Community Services Commission

Hayward City Hall CITY OF HAYWARD 777 B Street Hayward, CA 94541 www.Hayward-CA.gov Official Meeting Minutes Community Services Commission Wednesday, May 19, 2021 7:00 PM Remote Participation This meeting is being conducted utilizing teleconferencing and electronic means consistent with State of California Executive Order No. 29-20 dated March 17, 2020, and Alameda County Health Office Order No. 20-04 dated April 29, 2020, regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. 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Emails will be compiled into one file, distributed to the Community Services Commission and City staff and published on the City's Meeting & Agenda Center under Documents Received After Published Agenda. https://hayward.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx When submitting written comments, indicate in the email if you want your comment read into the record. Request will be allowed provided the reading will not exceed three (3) minutes consistent with the time limit for speakers at Community Services Commission meetings. Email comments will become part of the record of the Community Services Commission meeting. CALL TO ORDER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE CITY OF HAYWARD Page 1 Wednesday, May 19, 2021 A copy of the official minutes is available by contacting the Office of the City Clerk. Community Services Commission Official Meeting Minutes May 19, 2021 ROLL CALL PUBLIC COMMENTS: The PUBLIC COMMENTS section provides an opportunity to address the Community Services Commission. The Commission welcomes your comments and requests that speakers present their remarks in a respectful manner, within established time limits and focus on issues which directly affect the City or are within the jurisdiction of the City. As the Commission is prohibited by State law from discussing items not listed on the agenda, your item may be taken under consideration and may be referred to staff for further action. Approval: Summary Notes of the March 17, 2021, Meeting MINUTES 1. Minutes of the March 17, 2021, Community Services Commission meeting That the Community Services Commission review and approve the minutes of the March 17, 2021, meeting. DISCUSSION - Debrief FY 2021 - 2022 Community Agency Funding Process 2. Federal Stimulus Funding: Review and Discuss Staff Recommendation for Allocating American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funding to Community and Nonprofit Programs That the Commission: (1) Reviews and comments on this report; (2) Recommends the funding recommendation to Council for final approval. ..End SUMMARY The recently passed America Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA), also known as the COVID-19 Stimulus Package, included over $65 billion in direct federal relief to cities to address the economic and fiscal impacts of the COVID crisis and to assist in the recovery of local communities. The City of Hayward is estimated to receive approximately $38 million in local relief from the federal government to address the internal and external needs of the City associated with the COVID crisis over the next year. At the April 6, 2021 Council meeting, City staff recommended splitting the funding into two major expenditure categories in a range of approximately $15 to $25 million each: (1) Community Safety & Economic Recovery; and (2) Fiscal Recovery & Stabilizing City Operations. The Community Safety & Economic Recovery category will prioritize the external needs of the community in the areas of: economic development and recovery for small businesses and other impacted business industries; housing and homelessness programs and assistance for the City’s most vulnerable populations; community and nonprofit programs and efforts; enhanced clean-up and maintenance; and partial implementation of some recommendations from the community public safety workshops. This category will focus particularly on addressing the needs of Hayward’s most vulnerable populations and implementing funding and programs with an equity lens as has been done throughout the City’s COVID response. Staff have recommended that a portion of the federal stimulus funds be dispersed to community and nonprofit programs and efforts with funding recommendations from the Community Services Commission. The estimated allocation of funding to be dispersed to community and nonprofit programs is between $250,000 - CITY OF HAYWARD Page 2 Wednesday, May 19, 2021 A copy of the official minutes is available by contacting the Office of the City Clerk. Community Services Commission Official Meeting Minutes May 19, 2021 $750,000. In addition to allocating additional funding to community and nonprofit programs, staff have recommended that $10M - $14M be allocated to Housing and Homelessness projects, including extending the Hayward Navigation Center Hotel Annex program, expanding Winter Warming Shelter services to year-round, and exploring additional projects for implementation as identified in the Let’s House Hayward! (LHH) plan and community engagement process. Additionally, staff have recommended a portion of the federal stimulus funding be allocated as startup funding to support the pilot projects identified in the Public Safety Innovation Workshop. ATTACHMENTS Attachment I Staff Report Attachment II Detailed Plan and Process for Expenditure of Stimulus Funding - Community Conversations on Policing 3. FY 2020 / 2021 Agenda Planning Calendar That the Community Services Commission reviews and adopts the 2020 / 2021 Agenda Planning Calendar and provides comments. Councilmember / Commissioner / Staff Announcements Future Agenda items ADJOURNMENT NEXT MEETING – June 16, 2021 Assistance will be provided to those requiring accommodations for disabilities in compliance with the Americans Disabilities Act of 1990. Interested persons must request the accommodation at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting by contacting the City Manager at (510) 583-4300 or TDD (510) 247-3340. CITY OF HAYWARD Page 3 Wednesday, May 19, 2021 A copy of the official minutes is available by contacting the Office of the City Clerk.