Housing and Human Services Commission

City of Sunnyvale Meeting Minutes - Final Housing and Human Services Commission Wednesday, April 3, 2019 7:00 PM West Conference Room, City Hall, 456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086 Special Meeting CALL TO ORDER Chair Gilbert called the meeting to order at 7 p.m. SALUTE TO THE FLAG Chair Gilbert led the salute to the flag. ROLL CALL Present: 6 - Chair Diana Gilbert Vice Chair Joshua Grossman Commissioner Patti Evans Commissioner Ken Hiremath Commissioner Minjung Kwok Commissioner Elinor Stetson Vice Chair Joshua Grossman (arrived at 7:03 p.m.) Council Liaison Russ Melton (present) ORAL COMMUNICATIONS None. CONSENT CALENDAR 1.A 19-0318 Approve the Housing and Human Services Commission Meeting Minutes of February 27, 2019 Chair Gilbert asked if there were any comments on the consent calendar item, or for a motion. MOTION: Commissioner Hiremath moved and Commissioner Stetson seconded the motion to Approve the Housing and Human Services Commission Minutes of February 27, 2019 as submitted. City of Sunnyvale Page 1 Housing and Human Services Meeting Minutes - Final April 3, 2019 Commission Vice Chair Grossman and Commissioner Kwok noted that they were absent during the February 27 meeting and would abstain. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 4 - Chair Gilbert Commissioner Evans Commissioner Hiremath Commissioner Stetson No: 0 Abstain: 2 - Vice Chair Grossman Commissioner Kwok PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS 2 19-0363 Evaluations and Funding Recommendations for FY 2019/20 Human Services Grants and CDBG Capital Project Loans Housing Officer Jennifer Carloni gave an overview of the staff report and answered questions. Chair Gilbert opened the public hearing at 7:19 p.m. The following agency representatives spoke in support of their proposals, answered questions, thanked the commissioners for their consideration, and encouraged them to support the funding recommendations. 1. Amanda Clifford, Bill Wilson Center: Family and Individual Counseling. 2. Chris Anderson, Downtown Streets Team: WorkFirst Sunnyvale Program in collaboration with Sunnyvale Community Services. 3. Marie Bernard, Sunnyvale Community Services: WorkFirst Sunnyvale in collaboration with Downtown Streets Team and Food Assistance Program for Low-Income Residents. 4. Tom Morse, First United Methodist Church: Sunnyvale Senior Nutrition Program. 5. Jo Bailard, Abilities United: Adult Services. 6. Wanda Hale, Catholic Charitites of Santa Clara County: Long Term Care Ombudsman Program. 7. Jordan Dancer, Next Door Solutions to Domestic Violence: Support Services for Survivors of Domestic Violence. City of Sunnyvale Page 2 Housing and Human Services Meeting Minutes - Final April 3, 2019 Commission 8. Teresa Johnson, The Health Trust: Meals-on-Wheels Program. 9. Colleen Hudgen, Live Oak Adult Day Services. 10. Ann Marquart, Project Sentinel: Fair Housing Services. 11. Georgia Bacil, Senior Adults Legal Assistance: Free Legal Assistance to Elders. 12. Sarah Norman, Friends for Youth: Mentoring Services for Youth 13. Pai Venegas, Silicon Valley Independent Living Center: Housing and Emergency Services for Persons with Disabilities. Chair Gilbert closed the public hearing at 8:17 p.m. After additional questions of staff and some discussion, Chair Gilbert asked for a motion. MOTION: Commissioner Evans moved and Commissioner Stetson seconded the motion to approve Alternative 1: Recommend that City Council fund the CDBG capital project and human services proposals in the amounts shown in Attachment 2 to the report, and the General Fund human service proposals shown in Attachment 3 to the report, with staff having the authority to make minor adjustments as needed once the final grant allocations arrive. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 6 - Chair Gilbert Vice Chair Grossman Commissioner Evans Commissioner Hiremath Commissioner Kwok Commissioner Stetson No: 0 MOTION: Commissioner Stetson moved and Commissioner Evans seconded the motion to request that staff allocate any additional CDBG funds that might be received in the final allocation from HUD, based on proposal ranking and past funding history. The motion carried by the following vote: City of Sunnyvale Page 3 Housing and Human Services Meeting Minutes - Final April 3, 2019 Commission Yes: 6 - Chair Gilbert Vice Chair Grossman Commissioner Evans Commissioner Hiremath Commissioner Kwok Commissioner Stetson No: 0 STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES None. NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS -Commissioner Comments Chair Gilbert reminded the rest of the commissioners that they could attend the Council meetings in May and June to advocate for human services funding recommendations. Chair Gilbert also reported attending the Study Issues Workshop to speak in support of the study issues that were ranked by the Housing and Human Services Commission. She noted that not all study issues moved forward. Vice Mayor Melton thanked the Commissioners for their advocacy and noted that only 10 study issues made it above the line out of the 45 that they started out with for all departments. He suggested to the commissioners to focus on more policy-oriented study issues as they go forward. -Staff Comments Housing Officer Jenny Carloni shared that the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors approved to keep the Sunnyvale Cold Weather Shelter on Hamlin Ct. open year-round. ADJOURNMENT Chair Gilbert adjourned the meeting at 8:56 p.m. City of Sunnyvale Page 4