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HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE

SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 2020 10:00 a.m.

Pursuant to Governor Newsom’s Executive Order N-29-20 (March 18, 2020), the

Homelessness Committee meeting will only be conducted via video/teleconferencing.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

Online: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86868884278?pwd=b1dOTVArUzhHMEFXb0pLbjVXTU9ldz09

Password: 860871

One-Tap Mobile: +16699009128,,86868884278

By Phone:

Dial in #: +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose) Webinar ID: 868 6888 4278

Password: 860871

This will provide listening access and ability to address the Committee when called upon.

IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO CONNECT VIA DIAL IN OPTION, PLEASE CALL 760-346-1127.

Public Comment is encouraged to be emailed to the Homelessness Committee meeting prior to the meeting at cvag@cvag.org by 5:00 p.m. on the day prior to the committee meeting. Comments intended to be read

aloud should be no more than 300 characters.

THIS MEETING IS HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE. ACTION MAY RESULT ON ANY ITEMS ON THIS AGENDA.

1. CALL TO ORDER (Chair Christy Holstege, City of Palm Springs) 2. ROLL CALL A. Member Roster 3. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS

This is the time and place for members of the public to address the Homelessness Committee on agenda items. At the discretion of the Chair, comments may be taken at the time items are presented. Please limit comments to three (3) minutes.

4. CHAIR / DIRECTOR ANNOUNCEMENTS 5. CONSENT CALENDAR A. Approve the July 15, 2020 Homelessness Committee Minutes 6. DISCUSSION/ ACTION

A. Update on Project Homekey — Greg Rodriguez

Recommendation: Provide feedback on Project Homekey proposal from Riverside County to acquire a hotel site in Palm Springs for permanent supportive housing units

7. INFORMATION

a) Attendance Record b) Ex Officio Updates

8. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS

This is the time and place for members of the public to address the Homelessness Committee on items of general interest within the purview of this committee. Please limit comments to two (2) minutes.

9. ANNOUNCEMENTS

Upcoming Zoom Meetings:

Homelessness Committee – Wednesday, September 16, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. Executive Committee – Monday, September 28, 2020 at 4:30 p.m.

10. ADJOURNMENT

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Item 2A

Coachella Valley Association of Governments Homelessness Committee

Member Roster

2020- 2021

VOTING MEMBERS

City of Blythe Councilmember Johnny Rodriquez

City of Cathedral City Councilmember Mark Carnevale

City of Coachella Councilmember Josie Gonzalez

City of Desert Hot Springs Councilmember Jan Pye

City of Indian Wells Councilmember Kimberly Muzik

City of Indio Councilmember Waymond Fermon

City of La Quinta Councilmember John Peña – Vice Chair

City of Palm Desert Councilmember Sabby Jonathan

City of Palm Springs Mayor Pro Tem Christy Holstege – Chair

City of Rancho Mirage Councilmember Charles Townsend

Riverside County – District 4 Supervisor V. Manuel Perez

Desert Healthcare District Director Carole Rogers, RN

Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians Unassigned

Cabazon Band of Mission Indians Unassigned

Ex-Officio / Non-Voting Members

Alice Salinas, Executive Director, Coachella Valley Housing Coalition

Darla Burkett, Executive Director, Coachella Valley Rescue Mission

Julie Reay, Executive Director, HomeAid Inland Empire

Linda Barrack, Executive Director, Martha’s Village and Kitchen

Vacant, The Salvation Army

Angelina Coe, Executive Director, Shelter f rom the Storm

Additional Support Staff

Casey Jackson, Path of Life Ministries Dr. Conrado Bàrzaga, CEO, Desert Healthcare District

Tanya Torno, Principal Development Specialist, Housing, Homelessness Prevention and Workforce Solutions

Carrie Harmon, Assistant Director Housing, Homelessness Prevention and Workforce Solutions

Marcus Cannon, Behavioral Health Services Supervisor, Riverside University Health System-Behavioral Health

Staff

Tom Kirk, Executive Director

Greg Rodriguez

Tom Cox

Libby Carlson

Updated 07-30-2020

Item 5A

Homelessness Committee Meeting Minutes

July 15, 2020

Audio for this meeting can be found online at: http://www.cvag.org/audio.htm

1. CALL TO ORDER - The meeting was called to order by Homelessness Committee Chair Christy

Holstege, City of Palm Springs, at 10:02 a.m. on Zoom videoconference.

2. ROLL CALL - Roll call was taken and it was determined that a quorum was present.

Members Present City of Blythe City of Cathedral City

Councilmember Johnny Rodriquez Councilmember Mark Carnevale

City of Coachella Councilmember Josie Gonzalez City of Desert Hot Springs Councilmember Jan Pye City of Indian Wells Councilmember Kimberly Muzik City of Indio Councilmember Waymond Fermon City of La Quinta Mayor Pro Tem John Peña, Vice Chair City of Palm Desert Councilmember Sabby Jonathan City of Palm Springs Mayor Pro Tem Christy Holstege, Chair City of Rancho Mirage Councilmember Charles Townsend Riverside County Carrie Harmon, Assistant Director Desert Healthcare District Board Director Carol Rogers, RN

Ex-Officio Members Present Martha’s Village & Kitchen Rosa Verduzco Shelter from the Storm Angelina Coe

Members & Ex-Officios Not Present

Coachella Valley Housing Coalition Coachella Valley Rescue Mission Home Aid Inland Empire The Salvation Army

Alice Salinas Darla Burkett Julie Reay Kristina Starkey

Others Present CVAG Tom Kirk Tom Cox Libby Carlson Erica Felci CVAG/ Riverside County CCSB City of Cathedral City City of Coachella City of Desert Hot Springs City of La Quinta City of Palm Desert City of Palm Springs Desert Healthcare District

Greg Rodriguez Jessica Meza City Manager Charles McClendon Councilmember Megan Beaman Jacinto Councilmember Russell Betts Mayor Linda Evans Chris Gerry Jay Virata Donna Craig

Dr. Conrado Barzaga Food Now Jewish Family Services Molina Healthcare National Core

Dana Johnson Becky Ruiz Jacqueline Portilla Tony Mize

Path of Life Ministries Jennifer Gonzalez Leonard Jarman

HHPWS Tanya Torno RUHS-Behavioral Health Marcus Cannon Riverside County Probation Department Shelley Vedrode

Cristine Castro

3. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS

No public comments were submitted.

4. CHAIR / EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMMENTS

Chair Holstege reported that the City of Palm Springs has received a formal agreement to secure a $10 million grant with the State.

Councilmember Sabby Jonathan highlighted the importance of regional collaboration in Coachella Valley for addressing homelessness, and members expressed interest in providing feedback on Palm Springs’ next steps.

Councilmember Mark Carnevale reported that the City of Cathedral City is opening a cooling center at the Elk’s Lodge.

5. CONSENT CALENDAR

IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER TOWNSEND AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER JONATHAN TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS:

A. Approve the May 20, 2020 Homelessness Committee Meeting Minutes

THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

Councilmember Johnny Rodriguez Councilmember Mark Carnevale

AYE AYE

Councilmember Josie Gonzalez AYE Councilmember Jan Pye AYE Councilmember Kimberly Muzik AYE Councilmember Waymond Fermon AYE Mayor Pro Tem John Peña AYE Councilmember Sabby Jonathan AYE Mayor Pro Tem Christy Holstege AYE Councilmember Charles Townsend AYE Director Carol Rogers AYE Assistant Director Carrie Harmon AYE

6. DISCUSSION / ACTION

A. Update on CV Housing First, The CV100 Homeless Outreach Initiative

Tom Cox provided a presentation about ongoing CV Housing First activities, including outreach. Member discussion ensued.

No action was taken.

B. COVID-19/Summer Update

Greg Rodriguez gave members an update on efforts related to responding to the COVID-19 pandemic and summer programs. Member discussion ensued.

No action was taken.

C. Update on CV Homelessness Collaborative

Tom Cox presented information on the development of a collaborative to address homelessness and discussed the ongoing role of Government Affairs and Public Policy Advisor Greg Rodriguez. Member discussion ensued.

IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER PYE AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER JONATHAN TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO NEGOTIATE AMENDMENT #1 TO THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN CVAG AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY FOR STRATEGIC PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COACHELLA VALLEY HOMELESSNESS COLLABORATIVE, EXTENDING THE TERM THROUGH JUNE 30, 2021 FOR AN ADDITIONAL $90,000.

THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

Councilmember Johnny Rodriguez Councilmember Mark Carnevale

AYE AYE

Councilmember Josie Gonzalez AYE Councilmember Jan Pye AYE Councilmember Kimberly Muzik AYE Councilmember Waymond Fermon AYE Mayor Pro Tem John Peña AYE Councilmember Sabby Jonathan AYE Mayor Pro Tem Christy Holstege AYE Councilmember Charles Townsend AYE Director Carol Rogers AYE Assistant Director Carrie Harmon AYE

7. INFORMATION – The following items were provided for information only:

A. Attendance Record

B. Ex-Officio Updates

Angelina Coe, Shelter from the Storm Executive Director, reported that the shelter is open with modified services.

Tanya Torno, Riverside County Housing, Homeless Prevention, and Workforce Solutions, Principal Development Specialist, thanked all involved with Project Room Key.

8. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS

Brad Anderson, Rancho Mirage resident, asked CVAG to consider making a local or toll-free phone number available for the public participation in Zoom meetings

9. ANNOUNCEMENTS - Upcoming CVAG meetings via Zoom:

Executive Committee – Monday, September 28 at 4:30 p.m.

Homelessness Committee – Wednesday, September 16 at 10 a.m.

10. ADJOURN - The meeting was adjourned at 11:06am.

Respectfully submitted, Tom Cox

Item 6A

Coachella Valley Association of Governments Homelessness Committee

August 5, 2020

Staff Report Subject: Update on Project Homekey Contact: Greg Rodriguez (GRodrigu@rivco.org) Recommendation: Provide feedback on Project Homekey proposal from Riverside County to acquire a hotel site in Palm Springs for permanent supportive housing units

Background: The CVAG Homelessness Committee has heard on numerous occasions about

the challenges CV Housing First and other providers experience with finding permanent housing

solutions. The programs and organizations throughout Coachella Valley have made great strides in terms of improving outreach, crisis stabilization housing, and linkages to services and transitional housing, but this work is hampered by the lack of permanent doors.

California Governor Gavin Newsom recently launched Project Homekey to allocate funding from

the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act for the purpose of hotel,

motel, or apartment acquisition and rehabilitation. The goal of the program is to increase the supply of permanent housing for California’s homeless residents. The State has allocated certain

amounts based on geographic regions. Riverside County is included with the Counties of Orange, San Bernardino, Ventura, and Imperial for a combined allocation of $55 million.

The deadline to submit an application is quickly approaching, and the Homelessness Committee

has been asked to provide feedback on a proposal that’s being submitted by Riverside County. The County’s Housing, Homeless Solutions and Workforce Development Department is actively

looking at sites across the County and has identified three potential sites in Palm Springs.

Attached to this staff report is the letter sent by the County to the City of Palm Springs, requesting approval for the County to move forward in acquiring one of the sites. The County is also seeking

an allocation of $3 million from the $10 million that Palm Springs received from the Homelessness

Housing, Assistance and Prevention (HHAP) grant. The County has asked Palm Springs for a special city council meeting for public input and council approval, which would provide an opportunity to share any feedback from the Homelessness Committee.

Fiscal Impact: There is no fiscal impact to CVAG for this funding application. Project Homekey

presents a unique opportunity to leverage City, County, and State funds for permanent solutions to housing. The timeline for this program is very tight, with all funds needing to be expended by December 31, 2020.

Attachments: Letter from Riverside County to the City of Palm Springs, dated July 28, 2020

Item 7A

Voting Members JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN

City of Blythe ● 1 out of 1City of Cathedral City ● 1 out of 1City of Coachella ● 1 out of 1City of Desert Hot Springs ● 1 out of 1City of Indian Wells ● 1 out of 1City of Indio ● 1 out of 1City of La Quinta ● 1 out of 1City of Palm Desert ● 1 out of 1City of Palm Springs ● 1 out of 1City of Rancho Mirage ● 1 out of 1Riverside County ● 1 out of 1Desert Healthcare District ● 1 out of 1

Total Attendance Per Meeting 12

Ex Officio / Non-Voting Members

Coachella Valley Housing Coalition ○ 0 out of 1

Coachella Valley Rescue Mission ○ 0 out of 1

HomeAid Inland Empire ○ 0 out of 1

Martha's Village and Kitchen ● 1 out of 1

The Salvation Army ○ 0 out of 1

Shelter From the Storm ● 1 out of 1Total Attendance Per Meeting 2

Scheduled Dark Month

No Meeting *Present ●Absent ○

ATTENDED

COACHELLA VALLEY ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTSHOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE

ATTENDANCE RECORDFY2020-2021