To: Board of Supervisors
From: Family & Human Services Committee
Report Title: Council on Homelessness Appointments
☐Recommendation of the County Administrator ☒ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPOINT eight (8) individuals to seats on the Council on Homelessness and adjust the expiration date of the Federal Homeless and Housing Funding Administrator Representative seat, as recommended by the Family and Human Services Committee.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact for this action.
BACKGROUND:
The Contra Costa Council on Homelessness (COH), a Board of Supervisors appointed body, provides advice and input on the operations of homeless services, program operations, and program development efforts in the County. The COH establishes the local process for applying, reviewing and prioritizing project applications for funding in the HUD Homeless Assistance Grant Competitions, including the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program and the Emergency Solutions Grant Program.
At the November 25, 2024, Family and Human Services Committee Meeting, the Committee approved the appointment and reappointment of the following eight (8) individuals to the Council on Homelessness, with terms expiring December 31, 2026, and to extend the expiration date for the Federal Homeless and Housing Funding Administrator Representative seat, currently held by Gabriel Lemus from the Contra Costa Department of Conservation and Development, from December 31, 2024 to December 31, 2025.
|
SEAT |
NAME |
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REAPPOINTMENT |
|
Educational Services |
Alejandra Chamberlain |
|
Health Care |
Maria Fairbanks |
|
NEW APPOINTMENT |
|
Affordable Housing Developer |
Courtney Pal |
|
Homeless Services Provider |
Sherina “Rina” Criswell |
|
Lived Experience Advisor #1 |
LeAnn Matthews |
|
Lived Experience Advisor #2 |
Juno Hedrick |
|
Veteran Services |
Heather Worobey |
|
Workforce Development |
Verneda Clapp |
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Failure to appoint members and make the requested term adjustment will reduce public participation in advising policy development.