Skip to Content

Department of Health Services

Homelessness Services

Continuum of Care Board Meeting

Date: February 22, 2023

Time: 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Webinar Information:

Registration Required: No

Add to Calendar


Agenda

 #

Agenda Item

Packet Item

Presenter

Time

 

Welcome, Roll Call and Introductions

 

Board Chair

1:00pm

 

Note: Items 1-3 below are proposed for adoption via one motion as the Consent Calendar.

N/A

 

 

1.

2/22/23 Agenda
(Consent Calendar)

Draft Agenda

Staff

1:05pm

2.

Minutes from 1/25/23
(Consent Calendar)

Draft Minutes

Staff

3.

Summary of Follow-ups from the Previous Meeting(s) –
(Consent Calendar)

Summary of Follow-ups

Staff

4.

Reports from Lead Agency Staff

  • Packet and Video Posting
  • Update on Community Housing Connectors Program
  • Update on local homelessness services Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA)
  • Dry Creek Rancheria’s Community Wellness Center Project Letter of Support

Potential ACTION ITEM

Staff Report for Reports from Lead Agency

Staff

1:20pm

5.

Built for Zero Status Report

Potential ACTION ITEM

Built for Zero Status Report

Staff

1:50pm

6.

Service Provider Roundtable (SPR) Update

Potential ACTION ITEM

 

Margaret Sluyk

2:05pm

7.

Word from the Street

Potential ACTION ITEM

 

Chessy Etheridge

2:15pm

8.

Community Development Block Grant Corona Virus (CDBG-CV), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), and/or Low and Moderate-Income Housing Asset Fund (LMIHAF) Notice of Funding Availability

ACTION ITEM: Approve funding recommendation

Staff Report for Community Development Block Grant

Veronica Ortiz-De Anda & Valerie Johnson

2:25pm

9.

In-Person Meetings and Changes to Teleconferencing Rules

ACTION ITEM: Approve staff recommendation

Staff Report for In-Person Meetings and Changes to Teleconferencing Rules

Staff

2:50pm

10.

10-minute break

 

 

3:05pm

11.

CoC Governance Charter Revisions Recommendations

ACTION ITEM

Staff Report for CoC Governance Charter Revisions

Staff

3:15pm

12.

Reports from Standing Committees:

  • Funding & Evaluation Committee
  • Coordinated Entry Advisory (CEA) Committee

ACTION ITEM: Approve updates to CE policies and procedures

ACTION ITEM: Approve updates to rapid rehousing, permanent supportive housing, and emergency shelter standards

  • Strategic Plan Committee

ACTION ITEM: Approve recommendation as future direction for the CoC Strategic Planning Committee

  • Homeless Management Information System (HMIS)/Data Committee
  • Lived Experience Advisory & Planning Board (LEAP)
  • Youth Action Board

Potential ACTION ITEM

  • Staff Report for CE Committee
  • Staff Report for Strategic Planning Committee

Committee Representatives

3:45pm

13.

Review Agenda for Next CoC Board Meeting

  • Report back on housing voucher public comment recommendation
  • Measure O Notice of Funding Availability Responses
  • Encampment Resolution Fund (ERF) Update
  • April Quarterly Membership Meeting Agenda
  • Community Assistance, Recovery and Empowerment (CARE) Court Update

Potential ACTION ITEM

Staff Report for DRAFT Agenda for 3/22/23

Board Chair

4:30pm

14.

Board Member Questions & Comments

Potential ACTION ITEM

 

Board Chair

4:50pm

15.

Public Comment on Non-Agendized Items

 

Board Chair

4:55pm

Accessibility

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you require special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the Sonoma County Community Development Commission at (707) 565-7500 (voice) or (707) 565-7555 (TDD). Translators and American Sign Language interpreters for individuals with hearing disabilities will be available upon request. A minimum of 48 hours is needed to ensure the availability of translation services.

Meeting Materials

In accordance with Government Code §54957.5, any materials of public record relating to an agenda item that are provided to a majority of the members less than 72 hours before the meeting will be made available upon request at the Sonoma County Department Of Health Services, 1450 Neotomas Ave. Suite 200, Santa Rosa during normal business hours and will be posted online 72 hours prior to each meeting.

Materials of public record that are distributed during the meeting shall be made available for public inspection at the meeting if prepared by the lead agency or a member of the legislative/advisory body, or within two business days after the meeting if prepared by some other person.

Public Comment

Public Comment may be made via email or during the live zoom meeting. To submit an emailed public comment to the Board, submit your responses at Homeless Coalition Board Comment Form >> Please provide your name, the agenda number(s) on which you wish to speak, and your comment. These comments will be emailed to all Board members. Public comment during the meeting can be made live by joining the Zoom meeting using the above provided information. Available time for comments is determined by the Board Chair based on agenda scheduling demands and total number of speakers.