Housing and Human Services Commission

City of Sunnyvale Meeting Minutes - Final Housing and Human Services Commission Wednesday, February 24, 2021 7:00 PM Telepresence Meeting: Web Stream TELECONFERENCE PRESENCE: CALL TO ORDER Chair Hiremath called the meeting to order at 7 p.m. ROLL CALL Present: 6 - Chair Ken Hiremath Vice Chair Elinor Stetson Commissioner Diana Gilbert Commissioner Minjung Kwok Commissioner Linda Sell Commissioner Emily White PRESENTATION 21-0373 Proposals for CDBG and General Fund Human Services Funding for FY 2021/22 and FY 2022/23, and for CDBG/HOME Capital Project Loans for FY 2021/22 Leif Christiansen, Housing Programs Analyst, gave an short introduction The following representatives gave 3-minute presentations to introduce the programs that they are proposing to fund with Sunnyvale's CDBG and General Fund grants to provide services to Sunnyvale residents: ● Pilar Furlong, Chief Community Resource Officer at Bill Wilson Center, Counseling Services Program ● Michelle Leporini, Director of Development at Child Advocates of Silicon Valley, CASA Program ● Marie Bernard, Executive Director at Sunnyvale Community Services, Emergency Food Program and partner in WorkFirst Program ● Amanda Olson, Sunnyvale Team Manager at Downtown Street Team Sunnyvale, partner in WorkFirst Program City of Sunnyvale Page 1 Housing and Human Services Meeting Minutes - Final February 24, 2021 Commission ● Frank Hernandez, Director of Infrastructure at Vision Literacy Program, Adult English Classes ● Anne Peterson, Executive Director at Live Oak Adult Day Center, Adult Day Care Program ● Deborah Witt, Site Manager for Senior Nutrition Program at First United Methodist Church ● Georgia Bacil, Directing Attorney at Senior Adults Legal Assistance ● Jason McMonagle YWCA Golden Gate Silicon Valley, Support Services for Domestic Violence ● Teresa Johnson, Program Manager at the Health Trust, Meals-on-Wheels Program ● Sheri Burns, Executive Director at Silicon Valley Independent Living Center, Housing Assistance Program ● Cecilia Chu, Associate Director at Friends for Youth, Youth Mentoring Program ● Kim Malhotra, Vice President of Marketing and Development at AbilityPath, Adult Services Program ● Jordan Dancer, Grants Manager at Nextdoor Solutions to Domestic Violence ● Wanda Hale, Program Manager at Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County, Long-Term Care Ombudsmen Program ORAL COMMUNICATIONS None CONSENT CALENDAR 1.A 21-0372 Approve the Housing and Human Services Commission Meeting Minutes of January 27, 2021 Chair Hiremath asked if there was any discussion needed on the consent calendar item, or a motion. MOTION: Commissioner Gilbert moved and Commissioner Kwok seconded the motion to Approve the Consent Calendar comprised of the Housing and Human Services Commission Minutes of January 27, 2021 as submitted. The motion carried by the following vote: City of Sunnyvale Page 2 Housing and Human Services Meeting Minutes - Final February 24, 2021 Commission Yes: 6 - Chair Hiremath Vice Chair Stetson Commissioner Gilbert Commissioner Kwok Commissioner Sell Commissioner White No: 0 PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS 2 21-0067 Consider Approval of Draft Third Substantial Amendment to the 2019 Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Action Plan Leif Christiansen, Housing Programs Analyst, provided the staff report. Chair Hiremath asked if there were any questions of staff by any of the commissioners. He then opened and closed the public hearing at 8:35 p.m. No members of the public asked to speak. After a short discussion and clarifying questions of staff, Chair Hiremath asked for a motion. MOTION: Commissioner Gilbert moved and Vice Chair Stetson seconded the motion to approve Alternative 1: Recommend that the City Council Approve the Third Substantial Amendment to the 2019 Action Plan as shown in Attachment 3 of the staff report. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 6 - Chair Hiremath Vice Chair Stetson Commissioner Gilbert Commissioner Kwok Commissioner Sell Commissioner White No: 0 STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES 21-0375 Housing and Human Services Commission Proposed Study Issues, Calendar Year: 2022 City of Sunnyvale Page 3 Housing and Human Services Meeting Minutes - Final February 24, 2021 Commission None. Staff shared with commissioners that the City Council Budget and Study Issues Workshop was scheduled to start at 8:30 a.m. on Feb. 25. During this all-day meeting, City Council discusses and ranks any proposed issues submitted throughout the previous year. NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS -Commissioner Comments Commissioners had some procedural questions regarding the next steps in the process to decide on funding for the agencies that presented earlier in the meeting. -Staff Comments Staff gave a brief overview of the process timeline and noted that funding recommendation will be presented at the next meeting for the commissioners consideration. ADJOURNMENT Chair Hiremath adjourned the meeting at 8:50 p.m. City of Sunnyvale Page 4