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Home My WebLink About2020-01-23 Housing & Human Services MIN Ashland Housing and Human ServicesCommission Minutes January23, 2020 Call to Order Commission Chair Rohdecalled the meeting to order at 4:02 pm in the Siskiyou Room at the Community Development and Engineering Offices located at 51 Winburn Way, Ashland, Oregon, 97520. Commissioners Present:Council Liaison Rich RohdeDennis Slattery Linda Reppond Erin CrowleySOU Liaison Tom GundersonNone appointed at this time Heidi Parker Jackie BachmanStaff Present: Linda Reid,Housing Program Specialist Commissioners Not In Attendance:Liz Hamilton, Permit Technician Gina Duquenne Sarah Spansail Approval of Minutes CommissionersJackie Bachman/Heidi Parker m/s to approve the minutes ofNovember 21, 2019, with revisions.Voice Vote: All Ayes. Motion passed. Public Forum-None H&HSC Calendar Overview Commission discussedand agreed on how to schedule meetingsand extraworkgroup timefor CDBG,Housing Trust Fund, and Social Servicegrants. St. Vincent Utility Bill Assistance Program Discussion John Englehardtpresented informationand handout (see attachment A) showingarise in the need for Utility Bill Assistance for Ashlandresidentsbetween 2018 and 2019.Rich Rhode callsfor volunteers to form work group to meet with OHRA and Senior Center to discuss possible solutions to bring forth to City Council. Work Group will be Rich Rhode, Jackie Bachman, Erin Crowley and Dennis Slattery. City of MedfordHomeless Action Plan Presentation Angela Durant, Principal Planner presented PowerPoint presentation (see attachment B) on City of Medford’s Homeless Action Plan. She advisedthat an Implementation Plan has been adopted at this point as Medford is still working out theAction Plan. Commission requested permission tohave a copy oftheImplementationPlan for future review of this Commission. Regional Mental Health Resource Overview Darin Dale, LCSW,Jackson Care Connect presented information on current “Care”organizations in the Rogue Valley. Strategic Priority Review and Discussion 2020 Goals for Housing and Human Services Commission Goal#1:Shelter: Sustainability of the Ashland Winter Shelter Goal#2:Mental Health/Upstream Services Goal#3:AffordableHousing: Workforce Housing/SRODevelopment Goal#4:Food Resources/SNAP cutbacks Goal#5:Utility Bill Issues/Education about the Round-up Program Goal#6:Work with Energy Action Plan Goal#7:Rent Caps (Renters with Property Management Companies) CommissionersLinda Reppond/Tom Gundersonm/s to adoptthe 2020 Goals for the Housing and Human Services Commission. Voice Vote: All Ayes. Motion passed. Liaison Reports discussion Council(Dennis Slattery) The Ashland City Council is planning a single-issueStudy session in March regarding the Circuit Court rulingagainstBoise ID,for the issue of criminalizing sleeping on publicland but not providing housing. (Linda Reid) Staff Unit on Chestnut has been resolvedand will betransferredby saleto a Low-Incomeeligibleperson. General Announcements Heidi Parker was invited by Jackson County Homeless Task Force to talk about how Ashland encourages volunteeringfor the Shelters. Rich Rhode submitted an article on an Oregon Legislature proposal (see attachmentC) Rich Rhode announces that Echo Fields hasbeen appointed to take position 2 on the Commission FebruaryAgenda Commission decides on Agenda items for February: Boise Court Case, Medford 14-page ImplementationPlan, CDBG, March Council Study Session. Next Housing Commission Regular MeetingFebruary27, 2020 Adjournment:Rich Rohdeadjourned the meeting at6:10p.m. Respectfully submitted by Liz Hamilton Commission and Human Services January 23, 2020 Housing Angela Durant - Principal Planner Action Plan Homeless System City of Ashland driven findings - Provide a brief backgroundDiscuss dataReview recommendationsShare recent accomplishments PRESENTATION OUTLINE BACKGROUND n o i t a t n e m e l p m I August 2019 through in November 2019 n a l Drafted by LeSar Development Consultants Presented to Council April 2019Collected community feedback April Council Adopted P (HSAP) Homeless System Action Plan Working with Consultants Working with Community City Council by inclusive accounting of efforts and potential partners What the Plan is Not - Complete reflection of community resourcesAllLocal cost of homelessness Exhaustive review of roles outside of the City of MedfordAdopted DRIVEN - FINDINGS DATA /ƚƓƷźƓǒǒƒ ƚŅ /ğƩĻ ΛЋЉЊВΜ /9{ 2,081 System Data (1,875 single adults and 206 families) of February 2019 there were over Analyzing Coordinated Entry As źƓŅƚŭƩğƦŷźĭ Ώ ƩĻŷƚǒƭźƓŭ Ώ families Veteran adults ƓğƒźƭğƓƷğĭƌğƩğ͵ƚƩŭ - Veteran - ĻƓķŷƚƒĻƌĻƭƭƓĻƭƭ͵ƚƩŭΉƩĻƭƚǒƩĭĻΉƩğƦźķ 245 single nonand 14 non Veteran adults - Veteran families - Establishing Priorities 83 single nonand 22 non Veteran single adults and - t s Choices e n c e i v m r e p e c s o n l t a e r t v o s i e p s d hronic homeless, non services p s C g a u ? l ns ? i l a s t W O a u n g H O o e e Wfamilies, youth, Veterans, and/or seniors and persons with disabilities H HRLSupport Innovative programs Workforce developmentLandlord incentives Making the Right Investment υЊͲЍЉЉͲЉЉЉ υЊЎЉͲЉЉЉ $2.65 Million υЌЉЉͲЉЉЉ υБЉЉͲЉЉЉ CDBGHOFGFGHSAP Estimated Biennial Funding NEXT STEPS RECOMMENDED Can Stock Photo (2019) Addictions Recovery Center (2019) The Homeless Club (2019) The Housing First Equation ) barrier outreach on - enforcement law - (non and Best Practices Outreach, Housing partners around to direct funding toward efforts Greenway Support creation of lowtemporary housing programs Engage the Begin that use best practices and demonstrate impact ) (2019 Can Stock Photo Housing Authority of Jackson County (2019) The Concord can have stakeholders to pursue the impact with key Meet align vision, funding, priorities and resourcesAggressively creation of affordable and supportive housing Stimulate efforts to secure new resources that immediate Collaboration and Resources Sheet.pdf - Fact - https://files.hudexchange.info/resources/documents/YHDP U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (2019) Support CoC Funding s d n d m a n s a r s a n g e n o e o il n o t r i s b t a s P a r n e d g l o e r e n v b s i o t e a sf m l r f l n u o P A e o o H f C d Hm o , d n e y p yg e a c i r l s r n a t h a i p l n e r s t ns p P o l r io e u l u e e s p o u r S h d m f e s H m a s p e v n e s e i h e m T eLt U v D s i a c t e ee e s cg c e i r s ss s s n un g o i a aa e a SE e r e eep d t e r rr d dd p rn a c cc r d c nn u u t n nn n IaAa IFIS IS ЎЍЌЋЊ Recommended Goals 31ActionsOne Biennium> 200 Available Partners Recommended Actions COMMUNITY FEEDBACK Ώ 9Ɠķ 5ğƷĻ .ĻŭźƓ 5ğƷĻ DƩƚǒƦΛƭΜ S L ğƩŭĻƷ wĻƭƦƚƓƭźĬƌĻ A O G S 5 N O I T ğƭƉƭ C tƩƚƦƚƭĻķ A LƒƦƌĻƒĻƓƷğƷźƚƓ 2 3 Adopting the HSAP Implementation Plan RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS ) family - t owned surplus youth n right development - the multi - e m p for Veterans o l e v e d for homeless and evaluating City (Downtown/Liberty Park) Opportunity Fund (HOF) 15 new beds - Supportive Housing dentifying Housing 100% dedicated to 16 new supportive units 12 Iproperties Code amendment to address residential review process (by Increase Supply of Affordable and Њ ) platform G O C V R ( tool mapping competitive) to the Continuum of Care - Funders Forum Housing for and Funding a sponsored - Joined the Jefferson e Approved funding to develop solutions to help coordinate distribution of goods and servicesSupported interactive resource Awarded $60,000 (nonEnhanced CoAshland Increase Leadership, Collaboration Ћ & CHOP 82,000 to the provide a transitional housing Placements to 50,000 grant from Providence Health $Services resource for the CHOPFunding priorities resulted in $Kelly Shelter and $13,000 to the transitional house Programs and Successful Increase Temporary Housing Ѝ housing/ - e r month stabilization activity - to rapid %, 6 85 standard for housing Strategies 150,000 Dedicated $Implemented performance stabilization funding Established legal services as an eligible housing stabilization Increase Diversion and Prevention Ў Program MARCH 2020! Chronically Homeless Outreach Partnership the the Reunification Implement new funding priorities Add homelessness Implement funding Implement FEBRUARY YOU THANK