Meeting Minutes - Final  
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY Contra Costa  
Council on Homelessness  
1:00 PM  
Thursday, January 8, 2026  
Different Location: 2120 Diamond Blvd,  
Concord (McMorrow Training Room) or  
Register for Zoom:  
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Orientation and Regular Meeting  
Attachments:  
Council on Homelessness Orientation  
Attachments:  
Agenda Items: Items may be taken out of order based on the business of the day and preference of the  
Committee  
1.  
Roll Call and Introductions  
Staff Attendance: Jamie Schecter, H3; Jaime Jenett, H3; Mark Mora, Homebase  
Community Member Attendance:  
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In-person: None.  
Remote: Jill Ray, Board of Supervisors District 2; Aaron Higginbotham, Community member;  
Serene Terrazas, Community member; Lisa Malul, Crisis Center; Elizabeth Winstead,  
Department of Rehabilitation; Brittany Ferguson, H3; Carina Rodriguez-Pena, H3; Caroline  
Miller, H3; Jacqueline Franco, H3; Janel Fletcher, H3; Mary Juarez-Fitzgerald, H3; Vi Ibarra, H3;  
Yessenia Aguilar, H3; Seham Said, Impact Justice; Carmen Cano, LAO Family Community  
Development; Greg Colley, Multi-Faith ACTION Coalition; Hang Mosier, SAHA Homes;  
Alicia Alferez, SHELTER, Inc.; Cynthia Chavez, SHELTER, Inc.; Daniel Barth, SOS Richmond; Janny  
Castillo, SOS Richmond.  
Alejandra Chamberlain, Verneda Clapp, Sherina Criswell,  
Donnie Diego, Wayne Earl, Maria E Fairbanks, Nicole Green,  
Juno Hedrick, Danielle Jimenez, Belinda Jackson-Thomas,  
Gabriel Lemus, Anastasia Lockwood, LeAnn Matthews, Jared  
Murti, Courtney Pal, Ralph Payton, Shawn Ray, Tony  
Ucciferri, and Heather Worobey  
Present  
2.  
Public comment on any item under the jurisdiction of the Committee and not on this  
agenda (speakers may be limited to two minutes).  
3.  
Attachments:  
APPROVE minutes from the December 4, 2025 Council meeting  
APPROVE staff report for the January 8, 2026 Council meeting  
APPROVE rescheduling Council on Homelessness Meeting on July 2, 2026 to July  
9, 2026  
Motion:  
Ucciferri  
Second:  
Jimenez  
Aye:  
Chamberlain, Diego, Earl, E Fairbanks, Green, Hedrick,  
Jimenez, Jackson-Thomas, Lemus, Lockwood, Matthews,  
Murti, Pal, Payton, Ray, Ucciferri, and Worobey  
Absent:  
Criswell  
Abstain:  
Result:  
Clapp  
Passed  
4.  
Continuum of Care Notice of Funding Opportunity Update: Update on CoC NOFO  
and Funding Committee  
Mark Mora and Jamie Schecter provided an update on the HUD Continuum of Care (CoC)  
Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) competition. The FY 2025 CoC NOFO, originally  
released on 11/13/25, was withdrawn by HUD on 12/8/25. The Contra Costa CoC then paused  
the local competition on 12/2/25. HUD then re-issued a second version of the FY 2025 CoC  
NOFO on 12/19/25. On 12/23/25 a Court Order effectively blocked the FY 2025 NOFO until  
further notice and ordered HUD to take steps to process renewal of grants from the two-year  
FY 2024-25 NOFO which was originally released in July 2024. More details will come as HUD  
must release a plan and deadlines to process those renewals by February. However, it’s  
important to note that HUD reserves the right to implement the FY 2025 NOFO if and when a  
court order does not preclude it from doing so.  
Jaime added that the Funding Committee is expected to be active in the early part of 2026 to  
prepare for the FY 2026 CoC NOFO which is expected to mirror the significant changes from  
the currently blocked FY 2025 CoC NOFO. There also may be additional impact on the NOFO  
competition if Congress does not pass the budget bill at the end of January 2026.  
5.  
Committee Report Out: Point-In-Time Committee  
Janel Fletcher announced the date for the upcoming Point-In-Time (PIT) Count, set for January  
29, 2026, from 5:30 - 9:00 am. There is a need for volunteers, and the volunteer  
responsibilities were explained. All volunteers may register at Contra Costa Health’s website  
here <https://contra-costa-point-in-time-count-cocogis.hub.arcgis.com/>. All questions may  
be sent to PITcount@cchealth.org <mailto:PITcount@cchealth.org> or call or text at (925)  
464-0152.  
6.  
Committee Report Out: Youth Advisory Board (YAB) Update  
Anastasia shared the different activities that YAB members accomplished in the month of  
December, which included subcommittee communications, workgroups, bimonthly hybrid  
meetings with H3 and RYSE, youth PIT survey, peer support check-ins, among others. YAB  
members also continue to participate in the national YAB space and coordinating with YAB  
members from across the country, including Alameda County, and Marin County. YAB  
applications for new members was recently closed, and they received a total of 17  
applications for five vacant seats. The scoring group was developed with auto-scored factors  
by YAB leadership members. The acceptance notification was sent on December 18, 2025 and  
YAB members will meet with the new members on January 8, 2026. For 2026, YAB Board’s  
goals will be to welcome the new five YAB members; have a strong social media presence;  
reconvene youth and young adult strategic planning; work on youth PIT survey; release  
updates to 2024 Community Needs Assessment; and schedule a retreat for team building.  
Anyone interested in connecting with YAB can send an email at  
ContraCostaYAB@cchealth.org <mailto:ContraCostaYAB@cchealth.org> or call at (925)  
500-3237.  
7.  
New Business: Select 2026 Council on Homelessness Chair and Vice Chair (ACTION  
ITEM)  
Approve Nicole Green as Chair and Juno Hedrick as the Vice Chair.  
Motion:  
Second:  
Criswell  
Clapp  
Aye:  
Chamberlain, Clapp, Criswell, Diego, Earl, E Fairbanks,  
Jimenez, Jackson-Thomas, Lemus, Lockwood, Matthews,  
Murti, Pal, Payton, Ray, Ucciferri, and Worobey  
Abstain:  
Result:  
Green, and Hedrick  
Passed  
8.  
New Business: Select 2026 Council on Homelessness Committee Members (ACTION  
ITEM)  
Jaime Jenett explained the purpose, timing, and membership for each of the committee. The  
recruitment for COH Nominating Committee, Point-in-Time Count Workgroup, and  
Homelessness Awareness Month Workgroup will come at a later time. The distribution of  
membership from COH members for the committees were as follows:  
Oversight Committee: Alejandra Chamberlain, Belinda Jackson-Thomas, Courtney Pal, Donnie  
Diego, Juno Hedrick, Ralph Payton, Shawn Ray, Verneda Clapp, and Wayne Earl.  
HMIS Policy Committee: Gabriel Lemus, Heather Worobey, Juno Hedrick, LeAnn Matthews,  
Mia Fairbanks, Nicole Green, and Tony Ucciferri.  
Funding Committee: Courtney Pal, Dani Jimenez, Jared Murti, Juno Hedrick, Nicole Green,  
Sherina Criswell, and Wayne Earl.  
Governance Committee: Anastasia Lockwood, Dani Jimenez, Jared Murti, Juno Hedrick, LeAnn  
Matthews, Sherina Criswell, and Tony Ucciferri.  
To approve the 2026 committee selections for Council on Homelessness members.  
Motion:  
Second:  
Ucciferri  
Jimenez  
Aye:  
Chamberlain, Clapp, Criswell, Diego, Earl, E Fairbanks,  
Green, Hedrick, Jimenez, Jackson-Thomas, Lemus,  
Lockwood, Matthews, Murti, Pal, Payton, Ray, Ucciferri,  
and Worobey  
Result:  
Passed  
9.  
Announcements  
None  
The next meeting is currently scheduled for February 5, 2026  
This was approved.  
Adjourn  
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