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Description
Live Teleconference of the Regular Meeting of the City of Mountain View Human Relations Committee, March 2, 2023.
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A
D
Good
evening,
I
call
this
meeting
of
the
HRC
to
order
at
6
43
on
March,
2nd
2023..
We
apologize
for
the
technical
difficulty
with
our
mics.
Thank
you
for
all
being
patient,
so
welcome
here
tonight.
We
appreciate
you
all
being
here
and
I'm
very
excited
about
the
work
that
we're
going
to
do
to
help
our
community
and
the
organizations
that
support
it.
D
D
If
you
would
like
to
make
a
public
comment,
please
complete
a
blue
speaker
card
s
are
located
in
the
front
of
the
room
as
well.
Please
indicate
the
name
you
would
like
to
be
called
when
it
is
your
turn
to
speak,
and
the
item
number
on
which
you
wish
to
speak.
Please
complete
one
blue
speaker
card
for
each
item
on
which
you
wish
to
speak
and
turn
them
into
staff
as
soon
as
possible,
but
no
later
than
the
call
for
public
comment
on
the
item
you
are
speaking
on.
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D
The
next
item
on
the
agenda
item
four
is
oral
Communications
from
the
public.
Oh
sorry,
I
skipped
an
item
trying
to
catch
up
on
time.
I
guess:
item
three
approval
of
minutes:
the
minutes
for
the
February,
2nd
2023,
regular
meeting
have
been
delivered
to
commission
members
and
copies
have
been
posted
on
the
city
hall
bulletin
board.
If
there
are
no
Corrections
or
additions,
emotion
is
in
order
to
approve
these
minutes.
D
And
that
looked
unanimous
item
four
oral
Communications
from
the
public.
This
portion
of
the
meeting
is
reserved
for
persons
wishing
to
address
the
commission
on
any
matter
not
on
the
agenda.
Speakers
are
allowed
to
speak
on
any
topic
for
up
to
three
minutes
during
this
section.
State
law
prohibits
the
commission
from
acting
on
non-agenda
items.
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D
H
Thank
you,
madam
chair
and
good
evening,
everyone,
our
report
is:
we
had
a
very
good
meeting
regarding
the
bystander
training
that
we're
hoping
to
have
on
either
May,
9th
10th
or
11th.
We
submitted
an
application
of
interest
to
the
right
to
be
organization
to
express
our
interest
in
trying
to
get
a
training
for
our
community
for
the
public
and
we'll.
We
will
also
be
reaching
out
to
care
to
see
if
they
have
any
availability
for
that
month
as
well.
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D
G
Thank
you.
So
we
are
moving
forward
with
our
plans
for
the
advance.
We've
got
some
more
structure
around
it,
meaning
we
have
our
timings
down,
so
the
event's
going
to
be
approximately
two
hours
from
start
to
finish,
some
of
the
other
things
that
we've
worked
on
is
are
we
have
some
discussions
on
who
our
partners
are
going
to
be
outside,
having
tabling
some
resources
for
us,
and
we
also
have
our
questions
ready
for
our
speakers.
G
We
haven't
determined
who
the
speakers
are
going
to
be
yet
that's
the
next
step
in
our
process
or
we're
going
to
continue
out
with
that
process,
but
a
lot
of
it.
We
gathered
a
lot
of
the
timings
the
agenda,
how
things
are
going
to
flow
so
we're
it's
forming
up
really
well
right
now,
so
we
have
our
date
our
times
our
locations.
G
D
D
D
B
B
How
all
that
will
play
out
and
also
we're
talking
about
some
of
the
expectations
in
terms
of
the
attendees.
And
you
know,
but
focusing
on
what
our
goals
are.
We
kept
those
in
the
Forefront
understanding
and
recognizing
the
issues
of
Mental
Health
and
also
you
know,
empathy
through
Community
connections
and
we're
still
looking
to
have
a
practical
aspect
during
our
event
as
well,
and
so
we
also
have
a
partner
that
we've
been
engaging
conferencing
conversation
on
that
and
the
third
goal
is
to
have
some
referral
materials
available.
B
So
people
can
have
a
take
away
and
I'll.
You
know
after
the
event
and
yeah.
So
that's
basically
what
we're
doing
and
we're
just
happy
that
we're
able
to
you
know
make
some
breaking
ground
on
our
last
meeting
and
we
continue
to
work
on
that
so
looking
forward
to
a
great
event
as
well.
Thank
you
thank.
D
You
very
much
do
any
of
our
commissioners
have
questions
or
comments
seeing
none.
Would
any
member
of
the
public
like
to
provide
comment
on
this
item.
I
see
that
note
cards
have
been
submitted.
Moving
on
to
item
six
new
business
item,
6.1
is
federal,
Community,
Development
block
grant
and
home
home
investment
partnership
funding
recommendations
for
the
fiscal
year,
2023
2024
annual
action
plan.
The
human
relations
commission
will
hold
a
public
hearing
to
hear
funding
recommendations
for
the
fiscal
year
2023-24
annual
action
plan
and
make
funding
recommendations
for
city
council
consideration.
D
I
Staff
will
be
presenting
a
brief
overview
of
the
fiscal
year,
2023-2024
notice
of
funding,
availability
or
nofa
program.
The
evaluation
framework
presented
to
the
HRC
in
November
2022
and
the
following
funding
recommendations
for
the
HRC
to
approve
and
forward
to
the
city
council,
Public
Service
activities
as
part
of
the
annual
nofa
process
for
Community,
Development
block
grant
or
cdbg
and
general
funds,
which
include
one-time
American,
Rescue
plan
act
or
arpa
funding,
which
is
only
available
for
fiscal
year
2023
through
2024
and
eligible
capital
projects.
I
The
city
of
Mountain
View
is
an
entitlement
jurisdiction
which
enables
the
city
to
receive
annual
grants
on
a
formular
basis
for
the
cdbg
and
home
programs
directly
from
HUD.
The
amount
of
program
funds
that
are
awarded
each
fiscal
year
fluctuate
and
are
dependent
on
the
federal
budget
adopted
for
these
programs
to
receive
the
annual
Grant.
The
city
must
develop
and
submit
to
HUD
a
five-year
Consolidated
plan.
I
I
I
The
funding
threshold
that
was
approved
by
the
HRC
was
a
minimum
Grant
of
seven
thousand
five
hundred
dollars
for
cdbg
and
general
fund
applications.
The
funding
cycle
for
public
service
activities
is
a
two-year
funding
cycle
and
the
upcoming
fiscal
year
will
be
the
first
year
of
funding
year.
Two
funding
for
cdbg.
I
I
I
The
notice
of
funding,
availability
or
nofa
was
issued
on
December
5th
2022,
with
a
deadline
of
January
17
2023
for
public
service
and
capital
projects,
Outreach
for
the
nofa
included
emails
sent
to
interest
lists,
sharing
an
overview
with
community-based
organizations
that
attend
a
monthly
call
organized
by
the
Human
Services
Division
publishing
a
public
notice
in
print
in
the
Palo
Alto,
Daily,
Post
and
digitally
in
the
Mountain
View
voice.
The
Public
Notices
were
also
posted
on
the
city
website
in
English
and
the
city's
Multicultural
engagement
program,
languages
of
Spanish,
Mandarin
and
Russian.
I
I
In
addition,
the
federal
funds
have
various
program
and
Reporting
requirements
that
may
be
challenging
for
recipients
to
administo,
as
approved
by
the
HRC
in
November
in
case
of
no
or
ineligible
applications.
The
cdbg
funds
available
for
capital
projects
are
recommended
for
direct
allocation
to
the
city's
affordable
housing
projects
pipeline.
I
I
10
applications
were
received
for
cdbg
public
services.
The
funding
requests
were
for
approx
for
343
669
dollars,
and
funding
available
is
approximately
131
000.
to
address
the
over
subscription
project.
Sentinel
is
recommended
for
funding
through
General
housing
funds
instead
of
cdbg
funding.
This
aligns
with
past
practice
of
the
project
Sentinel
program
being
funded
through
housing
funds.
I
The
day
worker,
centers
education,
skills,
training
and
job
placement
program
is
also
recommended
to
receive
funding
from
the
general
fund,
along
with
other
general
fund
sub-recipients.
This
would
enable
the
day
Worker
Center
to
streamline
their
monitoring
and
Reporting
processes
for
both
activities
for
the
compliance
requirements
for
the
general
fund.
I
I
Given
the
city's
nofa
of
cdbg
funds
was
for
public
services
and
capital
projects
and
not
Economic
Development.
It
has
been
determined
that
the
city
will
be
unable
to
fund
week
as
boost
program,
including
the
alternate
funding
recommendations
for
these
three
applicants.
The
cdpg
funds
are
still
oversubscribed
by
about
45
000.,
based
on
the
funding
available.
Staff
recommends
consistent,
proportional
funding
of
74
of
all
funding
requests
for
the
seven
remaining
programs.
This
funding
percentage
allows
for
available
funds
to
be
distributed
equally,
among
all
recommended
applicants
for
the
two-year
Grand
cycle.
I
I
I
All
programs
and
activities,
including
the
day
worker
centers
education,
skills,
training
and
job
placement
program,
which
is
which
is
recommended
to
be
transferred
from
the
cdbg
list
of
applicants,
are
recommended
for
funding
at
78
of
their
requested
amounts.
This
funding
percentage
allows
for
available
funds
to
be
distributed
proportionately
and
consistently.
Among
all
recommended
applicants.
I
Capital
funding
recommendations
include
an
allocation
of
30
000
of
cdbg
funds
for
implementing
a
minor
home
repair
program.
The
city
received
one
application
from
Rebuilding
Together
Peninsula
for
their
safe
at-home
program.
The
organization
had
been
a
cdbg
sub-recipient
when
this
program
was
previously
funded
through
Public
Service
grants
until
2019..
The
program
was
paused
during
the
covid-19
pandemic
and
based
on
community
feedback.
There
remains
a
need
for
these
services.
I
I
It
is
recommended
that
there
is
the
combined
funding
of
approximately
2.2
million
is
allocated
for
rehabilitation
of
the
Crestview
Hotel
project.
Over
the
last
two
years,
the
city
has
set
aside
approximately
5.3
million
in
cdbg
and
home
funds
for
the
rehabilitation
and
conversion
of
the
Crestview
Hotel
for
permanent,
affordable
housing.
I
The
48
units
are
I'm,
sorry,
City
staff
has
been
working
with
the
county
and
the
selected
developer
to
advance
the
project.
The
project
has
also
been
awarded
important
funding
from
the
state's
project
home
key
program.
However,
due
to
the
rising
costs
of
construction,
there
is
a
remaining
funding.
Gap
that
must
be
closed
before
Renovations
can
begin.
The
county
remains
in
high
support
of
this
project
and
staff
is
actively
evaluating
funding
options
and
working
with
the
city
to
close
the
gap.
I
Staff
recommends
that
the
2.2
million
is
allocated
to
the
Crestview
Hotel
project
to
help
meet
this
funding
Gap.
This
would
allow
the
project
to
move
forward
and
provide
much
needed,
48,
affordable
housing
units
and
to
meet
project
home
key
deadlines.
If
the
actual
cdbg
or
home
funding
for
fiscal
year
2023-24
differs
from
the
estimated
amount,
the
amount
allocated
to
the
Crestview
Hotel
project
would
be
adjusted
accordingly.
I
This
brings
us
to
the
next
steps.
City
staff
will
include
HRC
recommendations
in
the
staff
report
for
the
city
council,
public
hearing
currently
scheduled
for
April
25th,
during
which
Council
will
make
the
final
funding
decisions.
The
city
council's
funding
decisions
will
then
be
incorporated
into
the
fiscal
year
2023-24
annual
action
plan.
I
D
Thank
you
very
much
Harsha
before
we
begin
discussion
on
these
items,
the
consideration
of
funding
recommendations
for
the
community
service
Services
Agency
requires
a
member
of
the
commission
to
recuse
themselves
due
to
conflict
of
interest.
Staff
will
explain
how
the
commission,
discussion
and
deliberations
on
this
item
will
proceed.
E
Thank
you
and
following
public
comment,
the
Commissioners
will
deliberate
and
take
action
only
on
the
CSA
funding
recommendations,
which
means,
if
Commissioners
want
to
discuss
amendments
to
overall
funding
that
includes
changing
the
CSA
funding
amounts
that
will
need
to
be
discussed
and
deliberated.
Then
it
cannot
be
Revisited.
Once
the
commissioner
returns
to
the
room,
once
action
is
taken,
the
commissioner
will
be
called
back
to
the
room
and
the
commission
will
be
able
to
ask
questions.
E
J
Good
evening,
everyone,
my
name-
is
Jocelyn
Baird
and
I'm.
Recusing
myself
from
discussion
of
the
Community
Services
Agency
funding
recommendation
for
the
Community
Services
Agency,
a
funding
recommendations
did
my
position
on
the
board
of
Community
Services
Agency
I
have
not
participated
and
will
not
be
participating
in
the
recommendation
to
council
regarding
CSA
funding.
In
any
way,
thanks.
D
The
commission
will
now
proceed
with
the
discussion
of
the
Community
Services
Agency
funding
recommendations.
As
noted
all
other
funding
recommendations
will
be
discussed
when
commissioner
Baird
returns.
Do
any
members
of
the
commission
have
questions
on
the
Community
Services
Agency
funding,
recommendations.
H
D
I
will
now
open
the
public
hearing
on
the
Community
Services
Agency
funding
recommendations.
There
will
be
an
opportunity
to
comment
on
the
rest
of
the
funding
recommendations
when
commissioner
Baird
returns
would
any
member
of
the
public
like
to
comment
on
this
item.
If
so,
please
submit
a
blue
speaker
card
to
staff.
If
you
have
not
already
and
noting
that
you
would
like
to
speed
up
speak
on
this
particular
recommendation,
each
speaker
will
have
three
minutes.
I
see
CSA
executive
director,
Tom
Myers
approaching
the
podium.
F
Thank
you
very
much
there
we
go.
Thank
you
very
much
chair,
Sylvester
and
other
Commissioners
for
considering
funding
for
CSA
tonight,
I'd
like
to
acknowledge
the
HRC
and
the
fact
that
the
HRC
is
about
to
be
30
years
old.
As
someone
who
used
to
be
on
this
commission
I
consider
that
to
be
very
important,
I'd
like
to
also
talk
about
the
importance
of
cdbg
funding.
The
emergency
assistance
Network,
to
which
CSA
belongs,
ensures
that
every
single
zip
code
in
Santa,
Clara
county
is
covered
with
basic
safety.
F
Net
services
and
CSA
is
a
proud
member
of
the
emergency
assistance
Network
and
the
importance
of
cdbg
and
the
general
fund
funding
cannot
be
overstated.
It
is
not
the
biggest
funding
that
we
receive
by
any
means,
but
it
is
very
important
to
show
our
partnership
with
the
city
of
Mountain.
View
I
also
want
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
what
cdbg
funds
can
be
used
for.
Cdbg
funds
can
be
used
for
things
that
other
funding
will
not
allow.
F
There
are
a
lot
of
low-income
seniors
here
in
Mountain
View,
who
don't
have
that
kind
of
advocacy
for
them,
which
makes
makes
it
really
important
to
have
a
senior
case
management
available,
especially
in
this
part
of
the
county.
Where
seniors
are
such
a
high
percentage
of
the
population?
So
in
short,
I,
would
say
I'm
here
to
answer
any
questions
you
may
have.
F
D
D
F
A
lot
of
people
don't
realize
that
if
you
look
at
census,
population
you'll
find
that
seniors
are
a
higher
percentage
of
of
the
population
in
Northern,
Santa,
Clara,
County
cities
and
then
specifically
in
CSA
service
area
of
Mountain,
View,
Los,
Altos
and
Los
Altos
Hills.
We.
Obviously
these
funds
are
used
specifically
to
serve
Mountain
View
seniors,
and
that
is
the
highest
portion
of
seniors
that
we
serve
because
poverty
is
much
stronger
and
much
more
prevalent
here
in
Mountain
View
than
it
is
in
a
lot
of
neighboring
communities.
F
D
B
F
F
Those
two
programs
in
this
in
the
general
fund
that
funding
helps
to
support
our
senior
lunch
program
which,
as
you
know,
operates
daily
out
of
this
Mountain
View
Senior
Center,
so,
and
that
that
we
provide
lunch
for
anywhere
from
150
to
200
seniors
on
a
daily
basis
at
the
Mountain
View,
Senior
Center,
so
yeah.
We
we
had
we
over
there.
We
have
four
staff,
a
cook
and
two
kitchenaids,
as
well
as
a
program
director.
H
F
Not
being
requested
that
doesn't
mean
that
it's
not
being
provided,
CSA
has
homeless
case
managers
and
in
fact,
thankfully,
after
a
little
while
we
we
are
now
fully
staffed
in
that
department,
and
so
we
do
have
homeless
homeless
case
managers.
They
work
in
conjunction
with
the
homeless,
Prevention
Services,
but
these
funds
are
used
specifically
for
homelessness
prevention
services.
In
years
past
we
used
to
get
a
small
amount
for
homeless
Services.
F
Specifically,
we
have
found
other
funding
sources
to
take
care
of
that,
so
that
we
can
concentrate
on
homelessness
prevention
here
and
you
can
never
double
dip.
You
know
everyone
will
tell
you,
you
can't
say:
okay,
we're
going
to
take
this
funding
and
and
oh
wait,
a
minute
we're
already
paying
for
that
case
manager
over
there.
F
G
Thank
you
for
doing
what
you
want
you
thank
you
and
I
know.
This
is
a
very
challenging
when
you
come
out
to
ask
for
funding
and
as
you
can
see
what
the
city
has
recommended
is
going
to
be
a
little
Gap
in
what
you're
asking
for.
Can
you
tell
us
what
the
difference
would
be
with
that
Gap
and
how
you
would
make
up
for
it?
That's.
F
An
excellent
question
and
I
think
that
what
that
means
is
that
we
have
to
go
find
other
funding.
We
have
to
go
find
other
funding,
which
means
we
have
to
go
out
and
fundraise.
A
big
chunk
of
my
time
is
spent
trying
to
fundraise
from
Individual
donors
from
foundations
from
corporations
and
others,
and
so,
if
we
have
that
Gap
as
any
of
the
agencies
do-
and
these
are
all
worthy
agencies.
My
my
counterparts
here
are
all
worthy
agencies
and
we're
all
doing
the
good
work
and
there's
never
enough.
People
engaged
in
this
good
work.
F
There
never
is,
but
I
I
would
say
that
that
means
that
all
of
us
have
to
go
out
and
get
that
additional
fund
and-
and
so
I
I
I,
think
that
you
know
it
can
come
from
a
variety
of
sources.
For
instance,
we
have
a
program
right
now,
where
only
about
half
of
the
Staffing
is
covered
by
grant
funding,
which
means
all
the
rest
of
that
is
covered
by
fundraising
and
I.
Know.
F
Fundraising
sometimes
has
a
a
dirty
connotation,
but
it's
so
important
because
when
you're,
an
organization
like
CSA
and
people
who
have
been
on
the
CSA
staff
have
heard
me
say
this
over
and
over
again
we're
not
a
government
entity,
we
can't
go
raise
taxes
to
get
more
revenue
and
we
are
not
a
corporation.
We
can't
make
more
widgets
to
get
more
Revenue.
F
H
F
Every
year
we
participate
in
the
fair
pay
for
non-profit
survey,
as
well
as
other
surveys.
We
look
at
other
surveys
as
well
and
our
goal.
We
have
a
compensation
philosophy
at
CSA
and
our
goal
is
to
pay.
People
is
at
least
75
in
the
above
median
and
at
least
somewhere
in
the
75th
to
100th
percentile
of
of
Staffing.
That
said,
non-profits
will
never
be
the
highest
paid
organizations
out
there
and
we
all.
F
We
all
know
that
and
I
I
frankly,
I
think
that's
a
shame
and
a
crime,
but
we
do
do
our
surveys
and
we
do
make
sure
that
everyone
is
above
median
in
in,
in
our
salaries,
very
important
to
us
to
retain
people,
and
especially
in
this
atmosphere
where
it
is
so
easy
to
go
jump
to
another
organization
or
another
entity
or
into
another
line
of
work.
We've
seen
the
same
churn
that
everyone
else
has
seen.
F
There's
no
question
about
I
used
to
be
able
to
say:
CSA
has
been
spared
a
lot
of
the
turnover
that
other
organizations
have
seen.
That's
not
the
case
anymore.
I
can't
say
that
truthfully
anymore,
we
have
seen
huge
amounts
of
churn,
just
like
everybody
else,
but
one
nice
thing
is
that
churn
seems
to
be
stopping.
We
have
seen
a
stabilization
over
the
last
several
months,
which
has
been
extremely
helpful
and
I.
F
D
D
D
E
D
D
D
L
I'm
Mark
Fishler
I'm,
the
development
director
of
parents,
helping
parents,
we
help
families
with
children
with
special
needs.
We've
enjoyed
I,
just
looked
it
up
20-year
relationship
with
City,
Mountain
View.
So
we're
very
grateful
for
the
funding
that
you
have
supplied
to
us
year
over
year.
We
typically
help
somewhere
in
the
range
of
100
to
125
Mountain
View
families
every
year,
but
we
don't
just
help
them
once
typically
we're
helping
these
families
three
to
four
times
so
we're
really
providing
closer
to
400
Services
a
year
for
these
families.
L
What
we
do
is
we
help
the
parents
of
kids
with
special
needs
and
that's
kids
of
all
ages.
So
you
know
whether
it's
a
child
with
autism
or
learning
disability
Down
syndrome,
whatever
the
case
may
be,
and
we're
helping
them
understand
how
to
work
with
their
child's
school
with
something
called
an
IEP
individual
education
program,
we're
showing
them
how
to
apply
for
public
benefits.
They
may
be
eligible
for,
like
In-Home
Support
Services,
which
you
can
get
from
the
county
or
SSI
supplements
security
income
which
you
can
get
from
the
federal
government.
L
So
we
have
mental
health
workshops
on
a
weekly
basis.
I
should
also
mention
that
everything
we
do.
We
do
in
English,
Spanish
and
Vietnamese,
so
matter
of
fact
more
than
half
of
the
families
we
help
speak
a
language
other
than
English
about
80
percent
of
the
families
we
help
or
come
from
communities
of
color.
L
We've
been
around
since
1976
and
the
need
just
grows
every
year.
The
last
thing
I'll
say
in
closing,
like
I,
said
I'm
very
grateful
for
the
partnership
with
the
city
of
Mountain,
View,
I,
have
to
admit.
I
was
a
little
disappointed
that
the
amount
of
funding
recommended
is
actually
less
than
last
year,
but
I
know
you
guys
have
budgetary
issues
you're
working
with,
but
of
course,
if
there's
anything,
you
can
do
to
at
least
bring
us
to
the
level
of
the
current
year.
L
D
L
You
know
salary
work
for
you
know,
so
you
know
I'm
not
going
to
sit
here
and
tell
you
that
the
difference
between
you
know
7,
500
and
6400
is
going
to
kill
PHP
it's
eleven
hundred
dollars,
but
every
little
bit
helps-
and
you
know
our
costs
are
going
up
every
year.
So
but
again,
I
understand
the
budgetary
pressures
that
you
guys
have
too.
B
L
M
We
follow
that
family
through
to
the
children.
Children
get
the
care
exactly
that.
They
need
no
matter
what
that
takes,
so,
whatever
barriers
they
need
to
overcome,
we're
helping
them
overcome,
so
we're
we're
working
with
underserved
families
and
we're
helping
them
under
overcome
barriers
like
getting
health
insurance,
Transportation
language
barriers.
All
of
our
parent
Advocates
are
multilingual.
As
Mark
mentioned,
we
have.
We
serve
a
large
population
of
Spanish
and
Vietnamese
speakers,
and
these
folks
find
it
very
helpful
that
we
are
able
to
speak
their
languages.
M
I
wanted
to
share
with
you
a
big
milestone.
We
just
celebrated.
We
just
celebrated
helping
kids
get
10
000
pairs
of
classes
since
our
Inception,
so
we're
really
excited
to
celebrate
the
impact
that
the
work
makes
in
the
community
and,
if
you'll
bear
with
me,
I
I
brought
a
testimonial
from
a
family
who
recently
had
our
services.
This
is
a
parent
of
a
five-year-old
when
the
parent
advocate
from
healthier
kids
foundation
called
me.
I
was
very
shocked
and,
to
be
honest,
very
emotional,
I
didn't
think
my
daughter
would
have
any
Vision
issues.
M
M
Then
we
followed
up
with
them
and
she
said
after
my
daughter
got
her
glasses.
She
was
able
to
see
better
and
is
now
reading,
she's
able
to
see
clearly
the
small
print
we
previously
were
only
using
books
with
big
print
because
she
couldn't
read
the
small
print.
She
says
this
parent
programs,
Outreach
and
follow-up
are
so
important.
Families
like
mine,
don't
know
about
the
services
and
resources
that
are
out
there
to
get
access
for
their
child
when
he
or
she
is
in
need.
M
J
Yes,
I
have
a
question
and
thank
you
for
your
public
comment.
I
was
wondering
for
the
families
that
use
your
services.
Are
they
primarily
getting
referred
to
the
public
school
system?
Or
do
you
also,
you
know
work
with
other
organizations
or
private
schools
or
just
where?
Are
they
mostly
getting
referred
from
sure.
M
So
we
actually
go.
We
have
some
contracts
with
actual
School
whole
school
districts
where
we
go
and
Screen
the
entire
schools,
but
we
also
work
with
preschools
day
care.
Centers
charter
schools
and
here
in
Mountain,
View
I've
actually
been
on
site
visits
where
we've
been
at
all
the
state
preschools
and
and
done
the
screenings
there.
So
in
Mountain
View
we
are
screening
about
315
children
a
per
year
or
per
year
because
we're
we're
not
doing
the
whole.
N
M
D
M
So
I
can
share
with
you
that
pre-pandemic
we
typically
saw
consistently
13
to
14
of
kids
screening
out
of
range
since
the
pandemic.
It's
gone
up
to
19,
which
is
actually
doesn't
seem
like
that
much
between
the
percentage,
but
it's
a
it's
a
large
increase
in
terms
of
the
number
of
kids
who
are
needing
additional
care
of
those
kids,
the
ones
that
we
were
able
to
to
specifically
get
treatment,
for
it
runs
about
68
percent
typically,
and
that's
to
do
for
a
lot
of
reasons.
M
D
O
Good
evening
my
name
is
Melissa
Luke
and
I'm.
The
executive
director
of
Rebuilding,
Together,
Peninsula
and
I
just
wanted
to
thank
you
for
consideration
of
our
proposal
this
evening
to
return
to
Mountain
View
to
to
provide
free
safety
and
health
related
repairs
for
the
residents.
We
anticipate
assisting
the
city
to
address
the
Consolidated
plan,
specifically
related,
of
course,
to
housing
and
to
infrastructure
and
physical
infrastructure
and
to
the
possibility
of
partnering
with
you
once
again
to
preserve,
affordable
home
ownership
and
maintain
the
diverse
fabric
of
the
community.
K
J
O
Well,
we
currently
actually
have
a
project
that
is
partially
funded
for
the
Silicon
Valley
Community
Foundation
collaboration
with
the
county
of
San
Mateo.
That's
very
similar
and
we've
been
doing
that
for
about
a
year.
There
were
code
violations
there,
so
we've
been
focused
on
the
ones
that
are
the
highest
safety
concerns,
but
there
really
aren't
any
that
we
couldn't
handle,
at
least
in
terms
of
subbing
them
out.
E
I
Thank
you
at
this
point.
Based
on
our
knowledge,
the
minor
home
repair
program
eligible
activities
would
be
single
homes
and
mobile
homes.
We
do
not
have
any
indication
that
our
recreational
vehicles
would
be
eligible
for
the
minor
home
repair
program,
but
we
can
confirm
and
get
back
to
the
Commissioners
correct.
J
A
question
about
these
services
in
the
is
part
of
the
services
that
you
offer
if
someone
needs
to
be
temporarily
displaced
from
their
home
during
repairs
or
if
you
know,
during
the
process
of
evaluating
the
repairs
needed.
It's
found
that
you
know
we
really.
You
know
it's
not
going
to
be
feasible
to
make
these
repairs.
O
That's
a
really
good
question.
We
have
not
encountered
that
so
far,
but
that's
not
to
say
that
it
couldn't
arise
so
I
would
be.
I
would
not
be
being
honest
if
I
said
that
we
do
it
currently
because
we
haven't
run
into
it,
but
we'd
be
very
open
and
we
do
referrals
all
the
time
to
other
social
safety
net
services
for
sure.
H
G
G
P
G
What
we're
recommending
and
how
would
you
get
that
funding
and,
if
you're,
not
able
to
get
that
funding?
What
would
the
impact
be
for,
say,
homeowners
that
are
in
single
families
versus
homeowners
in
the
RVs?
How
would
you
determine
which
type
would
not
be
able
to
get
the
funding
or
get
the
assistance.
O
Well,
they
are
screening
process
for
applications.
First
requires
that
they
be
income
eligible,
so
average
home
household
income
last
year
for
our
services
was
forty
thousand
dollars,
some
of
them.
Many
of
them
were
below
that
so
and
we'll
prioritize
those
that
have
not
had
services
in
the
last
five
years
so
first
time,
folks,
or
at
least
those
who
haven't
had
recent
services
and
then
we'll
prioritize
those
that
are
of
highest
concern
in
terms
of
safety
and
health.
O
So,
in
terms
of
triaging,
that's
part
of
your
question,
I
think
and
then
the
other
part
in
terms
of
how
we
fundraise
were
very
typical
to
many
of
the
colleagues
that
you've
heard
from
this
evening.
We
have
a
a
multi-tiered
approach
to
trying
to
to
bring
in
the
funds
that
we
need
to
do
the
services
we
we
have
a
robust.
O
We
have
a
grant
writer
that
helps
us
with
the
the
grants
for
foundations,
as
well
as
we
do
Outreach
to
Major
donors
and
and
other
donors
appeals
regularly
annually.
We
do
have
a
major
event
every
year
that
we
rely
on
for
a
great
deal
of
our
flexible
dollars.
That
you've
heard
talked
about
which
is
gold
to
those
of
us
in
the
non-profits
that
we
can
then
apply
across
the
other
programs.
Where
there's
a
shortcoming.
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Neuropathy
I,
don't
know
what
the
first
word
is
and
she
cannot
really
shop
or
buy
meals,
as
other
people
are
able
to
do.
She
does
use
a
walker
to
get
around
due
to
her
health
issues,
her
low
income
and
her
lack
of
social
support,
family
and
friends.
She
was
really
eating
a
minimal
amount
of
food
and
she
did
not
have
access
to
fresh
vegetables
and
fruits
very
often.
Q
Q
J
Q
And
I
think
your
city
is
probably
familiar
with
some
of
those
sources
of
funding.
There
was
lots
of
sources
of
funding
that
came
down
either
from
local
government
came
down
from
the
federal
government
through
the
state
government.
We
had
numerous
sources
for
those
funding.
For
example,
excuse
me
this
year
we're
receiving
seven
hundred
thousand
dollars
from
the
city
of
San
Jose
that
was
earmarked
directly
for
covid
support.
We
will
lose
that
funding
completely
next
year.
Q
Most
of
the
funding
we
lost
this
year
were
Federal
pass-through
dollars
that
either
came
from
the
older
Americans
act
or
other
local
governments
and
the
county
that
no
longer
had
the
funds.
For
example,
last
year
the
county
gave
us
a
hundred
and
fifty
thousand
dollars
which
we
did
not
get
this
year.
H
H
Q
Have
that
what
percentage
darn
it
I'm
always
so
prepared
I
would
not
I
can't
give
you
a
percentage
off
the
top
of
my
head,
because
I'm
super
bad
at
math,
but
I
can't
tell
you.
We
did
serve
12,
000
meals
in
your
community
last
year
to
homebound
seniors.
We
have
a
very
strict
screening
project
process.
Q
Not
only
do
we
ask
for
their
income-
and
you
know
we
put
the
extremely
low
and
the
very
low
clients
on
our
grants,
but
we
also
do
a
health
assessment,
so
there's
three
different
assessments
that
we
use
to
determine
their
level
of
need,
so
the
higher
the
scores
they
have
on
the
three
different
assessments,
the
it
puts
them
higher
on
the
list
to
get
Services
I
will
say
that
in
the
11
years
I've
been
with
the
Health
Trust
I
have
never
turned
away
an
applicant.
We
have
been
extremely
fortunate.
Q
We
have
support
from
throughout
the
county.
Local
government
state
government,
individual
donors.
You
know
the
same
type
of
fundraising
that
everyone
else's
spoke
about,
and
we
have
made
it
our
mission,
particularly
since
the
beginning
of
covid,
to
make
sure
that
nobody
is
turned
away
for
services.
When
we
run
out
of
money.
My
boss
is
frequently
out
there
on
the
phone
calling
people
and
asking
for
more
hey.
We
need
another
hundred
and
fifty
thousand
dollars
to
make
it
through
this
time.
So
we're
really
proud
of
the
service
that
we
provide.
Q
Our
seniors
are
so
fragile,
they're,
so
more
than
50
percent
of
them
live
alone,
and
you
would
not
believe
how
many
people
have
nobody
to
take
care
of
them
and
we
have
seniors
that
are
living
on
950
a
month.
Now
we
all
know
that's
like
almost
impossible,
and
so
they
do
not
have
the
funds
that
they
need
to
get
the
the
nutrition.
D
Q
Now
my
medium
I
have
three
vendors.
We
started
a
vegetarian
meal
menu
and
Asian
fusion
menu
in
an
American
menu.
Our
American
menu
has
gone
up
two
dollars
and
25
cents
per
meal
in
the
last
two
years
and
our
vendor
actually
gave
me
copies
of
their
invoices
showing
chicken
up
121
and
you
know
on
and
on
and
on
our
vendor
costs.
For
our
the
majority
of
the
meals
we
provide
is
eight
dollars.
Q
It
cost
us
about
another
three
dollars
per
meal
to
do
the
home
delivery
service.
We
do
utilize
volunteers,
but
we
can't
run
an
entire
volunteer
program
to
deliver
350
000
meals,
so
our
costs
have
gone
up
significantly.
My
vendors
have
already
told
me
that
they're
going
to
increase
their
costs
next
year
and
we're
negotiating.
Q
Our
most
vulnerable
community
members,
be
it
the
homeless,
the
elderly,
the
low
income,
I
will
say
the
covet
I.
In
my
mind,
the
covid
pandemic
was
a
blessing
in
disguise,
because
what
our
community
saw
were
hundreds
of
non-profits
that
came
together
to
provide
service
whatever
was
needed.
You
know
if
I
couldn't
serve
a
family.
I
would
call
another
non-profit
and
they'd
say
no
I'll
take
them
so
I
think
in
our
community.
We
have
so
much
money
and
there
are
so
many
great
non-profits
that
we
will
continue
to
provide
that
Gap.
Q
G
Q
We
do
one
of
the
things
that
our
drivers
are
trained
to
do
for
some
of
our
clients.
They
actually
go
in
the
house,
put
the
food
in
the
refrigerator
for
the
clients,
because
it's
easier
for
them.
If
they
see
additional
meals.
They
report
that
back
to
us.
If
the
client
mentions
that
they
haven't
eaten
yesterday's
meal,
the
our
driver
will
call
and
make
a
report
to
us
we'll
get
on
the
phone
with
the
client
or
their
caregiver.
Q
If
there's
one
available
or
an
emergency
contact,
and
we
have
the
ability
to
moderate
the
number
of
meals
that
they
get.
For
example,
most
people
get
seven
meals
a
week
one
meal
a
day.
We
can
provide
two
meals
a
day.
I
had
a
woman
the
other
day
that
was
crying
on
the
phone,
because
she's
eating
crackers
and
peanut
butter
for
dinner,
so
I
give
her
two
meals
a
day.
We
can
do
that.
I
had
another
lady
call
me
and
she's
getting
cancer
treatment
and
she's
sick
and
she
doesn't
want
to
eat
us
much.
Q
So
we've
dropped
her
meals
to
five
meals
a
week.
Do
we
miss?
Do
we
hit
everybody?
Probably
not,
but
we
do
have
a
lot
of
eyes
and
ears
in
the
community
so
that
we
can
get
the
feedback
from
those
clients
we
also
check
in
and
do
annual
assessments,
we'll
talk
to
the
caregivers,
we'll
talk
to
their
emergency
contact.
Talk
to
the
client.
Are
you
eating
the
food?
Are
you
having
problems
with
it?
They'll
usually
report
to
us,
though
they'll
say
I'm
getting
too
much
food.
Q
Or
can
you
stop
my
meals
for
a
couple
of
days
if
they've
built
some
up,
our
meals
are
all
provide
prepared
by
chefs,
so
our
Meals
on
Wheels
are
not
just
a
bag
lunch
with
a
ham
sandwich
in
it
and
some
cookies.
We
do
not
provide
dessert.
We
provide
a
fresh
fruit.
Every
day
we
provide
low-fat
milk
or
juice
and
the
meals
are
prepared
by
chefs.
According
to
older
American
act,
standards
for
nutrition
and
size.
B
Q
D
R
This
has
happened
many
times
in
the
past,
no
worries
all
right
good
evening.
Thank
you
to
the
city
of
Mountain
View
and
the
human
relations
commission
for
your
support
in
the
past
and
for
your
consideration
tonight.
My
name
is
Melissa
Luke
and
I
am
the
chief
program
officer
healing
and
justice
for
YWCA
Silicon
Valley
YWCA
is
proud
to
provide
residents
of
the
city
of
Mountain
View
with
a
Continuum
of
free
and
confidential
domestic
violence
services.
R
Our
24-hour
crisis
line,
support
includes
safety
planning,
crisis,
counseling
and
information
and
referrals
services
are
high
engagement
and
time
intensive,
requiring
a
high
level
of
24
7
Staffing.
We
provide
these
services
in
the
community
literally
meeting
survivors
where
they
are
at
physically
and
emotionally
all
services
are
Survivor,
centered,
culturally,
responsive
and
trauma-informed.
R
Unfortunately,
we
continue
to
see
the
importance
of
these
services
in
Mountain,
View
and
throughout
our
communities.
Domestic
violence
is
a
root
cause
of
homelessness.
Eighty
percent
of
all
homeless,
women
and
children
are
homeless
as
a
result
of
domestic
violence.
46
percent
of
women
report
staying
in
an
abusive
relationship
because
they
have
nowhere
else
to
go
since
the
pandemic
began.
Why
do
we
say
has
seen
a
295
percent
county-wide
increase
in
survivors
of
domestic
violence,
human
trafficking
and
sexual
assault,
seeking
support
and
a
26
increase
in
calls
to
our
24-hour
crisis
line?
R
R
This
is
a
25
increase
from
this
year's
contracted
goal
of
40
residents,
reflecting
increased
demand
for
services
from
your
residence
and
the
first
six
months
of
this
fiscal
year.
We
have
already
served
37
residents
meeting
93
of
our
annual
goal
in
six
months.
Please
know
how
grateful
we
are
for
your
recommendation
for
continued
funding.
R
R
J
I
want
to
thank
you
so
much
for
the
work
that
you
do.
You
mentioned
a
good
relationship
with
the
Mountain
View
Police
Department
I'm.
Also
wondering
do
you
have
a
direct
relationship
with
the
El,
Camino,
Hospital
or
local
healthcare
clinics?
Sometimes
survivors
I
imagine
might
need
care,
but
don't
want
to
involve
the
authorities.
At
least
you
know
not
at
that
time.
Yeah.
R
Definitely-
and
you
know,
our
goal
is
that
survivors
are
able
to
access
the
services
through
running
in
all
doors
right,
which
includes
partnering,
with
with
the
local
medical
providers
in
terms
of
our
partnership
with
El
Camino,
it's
actually
specific
to
therapy
services.
So
so
tonight
we
were
asked,
you
know
talking
about
the
case
management
and
the
legal
support,
of
course,
that
consumer
of
care
includes
therapy
and
so
we're
very,
very
fortunate
that
they
help
fund
our
Therapy
Services
in
this
area.
R
So
a
major
tactic
of
someone
who
is
doing
harm
is
to
completely
isolate
their
survivors,
so
they
have
no
other
options
for
support
right,
so
they
cut
off
their
connections
from
friends
and
family
and
loved
ones.
Making
them
feel
ashamed,
blame
and
guilt
for
seeking
support,
making
them
feel
like
it's
their
fault
right.
If
it's
an
immigrant
Survivor,
they
will
often
threaten
because
the
children
are
often
often
born
in
the
U.S
right.
R
They
will
often
threaten
that
the
children
will
get
taken
away
by
the
court
system
or
by
the
police,
because
you
know
the
Survivor
is
not
a
citizen
themselves.
Immigration
documentation
gets
taken
away,
oftentimes
our
survivors,
they
don't
even
know
what
their
immigration
status
is.
That's
another
reason
they're
not
going
to
seek
help.
There
are
just
so
many
considerations
right.
So
we've
talked
about
immigration.
We've
talked
about
basic
needs.
R
The
isolation
often
means
that
folks
do
not
have
a
job
or
even
if
they
have
a
job,
the
income
gets
put
into
the
the
account
of
the
person
doing
harm.
So
they
have
no
access
to
funds
again.
If
they
do
not
speak
English
as
a
first
language,
the
isolation
will
be.
You
can't
go
to
ESL
classes
right.
So
how
are
you
able
to
get
a
self-susting
job?
If
you
can't
speak?
English
I
mean
it's
just
on
and
on
and
on.
We
have
not
even
talked
about
the
physical
impacts
of
physical
abuse.
R
We've
not
talked
about
the
emotional
impacts
to
survivors
and
to
those
kids
that
are
witnessing
the
abuse
right.
So
there's
just
such
a
wide
spectrum
of
need.
That's
where
the
case
management
comes
in
the
case.
Managers
doing
needs
assessment.
Looking
at
all
of
those
different,
you
know
domains
of
need
and
support
and
then
and
then
go
from
there
right.
R
Everything
is
by
Survivor
choice.
So
if
they
choose
to
stay
with
us
long
term,
which
many
do
then
we'll
continue
working
with
their
case,
immigration
cases
can
take
years
right.
Visas
can
take
years
to
figure
out
court
cases
can
take
years
to
figure
out
if
you're
looking
at
a
divorce
or
child
custody
issues,
that's
until
the
kid
is
18
right
and
it's
especially
contentious
because
of
those
abuse
tactics.
H
Thank
you
so
much
for
what
you
do
Melissa
one.
So
it's
very
apparent
that
during
pandemic
and
even
post
pandemic,
we've
seen
a
rise
in
DV
cases
and
even
survival
rates.
Can
you
talk
a
little
bit
more
about
the
financial
hit
your
organization
has
taken
because
of
the
rise
in
DB
cases
as
well
as
The
Limited
service
you're
able
to
provide
to
these
survivors
yeah.
R
Definitely
so
I
think
your
question
is,
is
especially
meaningful
this
year,
so
that
this
request
is
for
next
fiscal
year
right
starting
July
1,
and
we
are
unfortunately
in
a
situation
where
so
my
department
alone.
Let's
say
we
have
a
5.5
million
dollar
budget.
Half
of
it
is
funded
by
the
county
that
entire
amount
is
going
out
for
bid.
It's
not
just
us.
R
Actually,
it's
the
entire
gender-based
violence,
funding,
county-wide
domestic
violence,
sexual
assault,
human
trafficking
for
five
agencies,
Aggie
Community,
Solutions
next
door,
support
number
for
better
woman
my
tree
and
asks
YWCA
Golden
Gate,
Silicon,
Valley
specific
to
the
YW.
That
means
half
of
our
funding
for
domestic
violence.
Services
is
on
the
line,
so
it
to
be
honest.
It's
it's
a
little
bit
of
a
scary
time.
R
The
way
I
see
it
is
that
our
funding
is
kind
of
like
built
a
bricks,
so
kind
of
like
a
brick
wall
right.
So
if
we
we
have
30
contracts
for
my
department
alone,
this
is
one
of
those
contracts.
Each
contract
is
a
brick
right,
and
so
those
bricks
are
stabilizing
and
allows
to
provide
that
support
as
the
bricks
fall
right
as
bricks,
maybe
like
they
maybe
shatter
a
little
bit.
R
N
I
know
that
you've
been
addressing
what's
been
going
on
in
Mountain
View.
Do
you
have
a
lot
of
correlation
between
other
towns
and
support
systems
between,
because
I
know
that
people
are
not
always
within
City
Limits?
They
move
they
adjust
and
do
you
have
the
outside
connections
and
support
Beyond
Mountain
View.
R
Definitely
so
our
services
are
County
Wide,
and
you
know
this
proposal
again
is
specific
to
domestic
violence.
We've
I've
very
much
talked
about
that
tonight.
We
are
one
of
five
domestic
violence
agencies
in
the
county,
so
we
work
very
closely
with
our
partner
agencies.
Everyone
kind
of
covers
a
different
area.
Historically,
YW
has
supported
North
County
right
for
folks
open
in
the
area
for
a
long
time
support.
Never
a
battered
woman
has
had
you
know
we
had
40
Years
of
a
relationship
before
they
merged
with
the
YWCA.
R
So
we
have
a
strong
history
and
a
strong
Network
in
this
area,
in
particular
for
sexual
assault
Services.
We
are
one
of
only
two
providers
in
the
entire
County,
so
the
Partnerships
there
look
a
little
bit
different
because
we
are
covering
from
essentially
South
San
Jose,
all
the
way
up
to
Palo
Alto,
but
that's
kind
of
within
those
jurisdictions.
You
know
we've
been
around
for
so
long.
We
have
all
of
those
all
of
those
different
connections
with
law
enforcement,
with
hospitals
and
so
on
and
so
forth.
Absolutely
and
yeah
people
are
people
move.
R
They
have
to
move
because
there's
no
housing
defined
and
again,
especially
if
you're
a
Survivor.
So
when
you're
a
survivor,
of
course,
there's
the
there's
the
piece
around
not
having
enough
money,
because
you
were
so
isolated.
You
weren't
allowed
to
make
money
right.
There's
the
piece
around
child
care.
How
do
you
make
money
if
you
have
to
take
care
of
your
kids
and
your
single
parenting
for
the
first
time,
because
you
chose
to
leave
that
abusive
relationship?
So
that's
a
barrier.
We've
talked
about
the
language
barrier
right.
R
If
someone
is
an
immigrant
or
doesn't
speak
English
as
a
first
language
and
then
there's
there's
additional
barrier
around
kind
of
safety
considerations,
so
not
wanting
to
live
near
where
the
person
doing
harm
is
currently
living
right
or
ordering
where
the
workplaces
are
or
other
people
who
may
be
contributing
to
the
violence.
So
that's
another
additional
factor
for
this
particular
population
right
they're,
trying
to
keep
that
safety
kind
of
that
safety
zone,
which
impacts
where
they
move.
K
R
R
That's
you
know,
pending
permitting
and
other
issues,
we
used
to
have
our
presence
in
Sunnyvale.
Actually,
so
we
were
very
very
close
to
here
and
then
what
our
Advocates
do
is
we
actually
go
to
the
Survivor?
If
the
server
can't
come
to
us,
we
go
to
them
and
realistically
that
I
mean
that's
going
to
happen
all
the
time
again
because
of
the
isolation,
no
access
to
cars,
limited
public
transportation.
S
Vista
Center
works
with
people
who
are
losing
their
Vision
or
have
lost
their
Vision.
We
work
with
all
ages.
Our
youngest
client
is
three.
Our
oldest
is
106.,
so
we
have
a
wide
range
of
people
that
we
serve.
Most
of
our
clients
are
elderly
as
vision
loss
as
predominantly
age-related
through
macular
degeneration,
diabetic,
retinopathy,
glaucoma
and
other
diseases
that
affect
us.
S
As
we
age,
Mr
Center
works
with
the
clients
to
regain
their
independence,
hopefully
return
them
to
working
into
the
society,
because
vision,
loss
typically
leads
to
depression
and
isolation
and
cutting
themselves
off
really
from
family
and
friends
or
feeling
like
they're,
cut
off
from
family
and
friends,
because
they
don't
have
the
independence.
They
can't
jump
in
their
car
anymore,
like
they
used
to
go
to
the
store
or
go
to
work,
so
they're
feeling
much
more
isolated
and
they
feel
like
they
don't
want
to
be
a
burden
to
their
families
and
friends.
So
they
isolate
themselves.
S
They
don't
call
their
friends
as
much
or
they
feel
like
their
friends,
would
feel
like
they're
a
burden.
So
again
they
isolate
themselves.
We
teach
we
go
in.
We
do
a
psychosocial
and
assessment.
We
make
sure
that
we
understand
what
their
vision
loss
is
any
health
issues
we
connect
them
with
services
in
the
community,
some
of
them
the
services
here
and
others
that
are
vision,
loss
related.
S
We
provide
daily
living
skills,
training,
which
is
teaching
people
to
be
able
to
do
their
cooking
cleaning,
all
the
things
that
they
do
in
their
home
safely:
medication
management,
accessibility
to
their
technology.
You
know
most
of
us
live
on
our
phone.
Well,
if
you
can't
see
it,
how
are
you
going
to
make
the
phone
call
or
even
do
your
Banking
and
other
things?
So
we
have
accessible
technology
training.
S
S
J
Thank
you
for
what
you
do
and
your
comment
I
was
wondering
for
the
services
that
you
provide
sounds
like
you.
Do
a
lot
of
helping
folks
kind
of
adapt
their
lives
to
the
new
reality
of
vision,
loss
and
I'm
wondering
how
much
of
your
services
is
sort
of
helping
them
adapt
their
environment
and
how
much
is
covering
potential
gaps
in
in
financial
need
for
treatment
programs
like
how
much
is
you
know,
helping
them
pay
the
health
care
costs
to
treat
their
conditions
versus
helping
them
in
the
home.
S
We
do
not
pay
for
any
health
things.
We,
we
are
providing
we're
instructors
who
provide
daily
living
skills,
training,
orientation,
Mobility
training.
We
do
have
the
medical
through
our
low
vision,
clinic
to
help
them
with
magnification
AIDS
and
devices
that
might
enhance
their
remaining
vision
and
we
do
help
them
find
sources
of
funding
for
that
if
they
need
special
lighting
magnification,
even
a
handheld
magnifier
is
72
to
100
and
something
dollars
for
a
good
magnifier
and
some
of
the
devices.
S
S
S
D
G
T
Good
evening
I'm
Georgia
Basile
I'm,
the
directing
attorney
of
senior
adults,
legal
assistants,
Salah
we're
a
non-profit
law
office.
Here
in
Santa
Clara
County.
We
provide
free
legal
services
to
clients
countywide,
as
well
as
in
Mountain
View,
targeting
seniors
that
are
62
or
older
and
clients
that
are
very
low
income
or
at
risk
of
abuse
or
loss
of
Independence.
Last
year,
77
percent
of
the
Mountain
View
seniors
we
served
were
very
low
income,
51
percent
were
75
or
older,
and
34
percent
had
a
disability,
making
them
really
highly
vulnerable.
T
We
provide
our
services
here
locally
at
appointments
at
Mountain,
View
Senior
Center
we've
been
going
there
since
the
mid-1970s,
and
we
were
able
to
reinstate
our
services
there.
Recently.
We
also
provide
services
by
phone
for
clients
that
can't
leave
their
homes
or
clients
that
have
emergencies
and
they
can't
get
to
the
senior
center.
We
are
a
current
grantee
and
we
thank
you
so
very
much.
Your
funding
supports
the
expanded
availability
of
our
services
here
in
Mount
View,
and
we
are
requesting
funding
for
next
year.
T
We
address
a
variety
of
safety
net
legal
matters
impacting
our
clients
daily
lives.
For
example,
we
assist
with
legal
problems
related
to
the
benefits
they
rely
on
for
their
basic
needs:
Social,
Security,
SSI,
Medicare
and
medical,
and
these
are
legal
issues.
We
don't
help
them
fill
out
the
applications.
These
are
legal
issues.
We
help
clients
that
are
worried
about
eviction,
clients
needing
reasonable
accommodations
due
to
a
disability
or
clients
whose
housing
is
otherwise
in
Jeopardy.
T
We
actually
help
clients
with
very
basic
legal
planning
to
help
them
point
someone
to
step
in
and
and
make
decisions
for
them
when
they
can
no
longer
do
that,
and
that
is
through
very
basic
documents
like
Powers
of
Attorney
and
regrettably,
we
continue
to
see
many
clients
that
are
victims
of
elder
abuse,
physical
and
financial,
usually
by
someone
living
in
their
homes
or
someone.
They
know
an
adult
child,
a
grandchild,
a
tenant,
renting
out
a
room
in
their
home,
a
caregiver
even
their
neighbors,
and
we
are
a
law
office.
T
So
we
provide
the
full
range
of
legal
representation
in
court
for
our
clients
from
getting
a
temporary
restraining
order,
all
the
way
to
a
final
order
and
often
wrap
around
Services.
We
can't
charge
fees
for
our
services,
we're
funded
by
the
older
Americans
act.
So
the
only
way
we
can
support
our
services
are
through
grants
such
as
yours
and
from
other
cities.
So
your
funding
really
helps
us,
provide
the
highest
level
of
service
possible
and
we're
very
grateful
for
the
funding
we
are
receiving.
T
Currently,
if
our
funding
is
reduced
in
the
upcoming
year,
regrettably,
we
will
be
reducing
Services
because
we
don't
have
an
alternative,
because
we
can't
again
charge
fees
or
do
fee
generating
cases.
So
I
again
want
to
thank
you
very
much
I'm
happy
to
answer
any
questions
that
you
might
have,
and
hopefully
we
will
see
you
next
year.
H
Thank
you
so
much
for
the
services
you
provide
to
our
most
vulnerable
communities.
My
question
is
more
regarding
on
kind
of
the
unknowns
like
what
so
aside
from.
Well
mostly,
what
is
a
success
succession
rate
of
your
services
for
the
elderly
community
and
how
will
These
funds
be
used
to
either
increase
the
rate
of
succession
if.
T
That
makes
do
you
mean
success,
I
wasn't
sure.
Regrettably,
our
clients
are
elderly
and,
and
they
do
pass
on
us
many
times
we
are
representing
them,
which
is
very
distressing
for
all
of
us.
Basically,
we
deal
with
what
we're.
Given
we
see
clients
at
senior
centers
they're,
not
pre-screened.
We
do
a
wide
variety
of
services.
Some
clients
have
cases
that
just
need
advice
as
to
you
know
where
to
go
and
how
to
address
their
issues.
Others
have
cases
that
have
Merit
and
are
very
serious
and
significant
that
we
will
pursue.
T
We
do
a
triage,
basically
as
attorneys
to
determine
you
know
whether
we
can
handle
a
case
or
not.
We
certainly,
as
attorneys
ethically,
cannot
represent
anybody
on
a
frivolous
case
or
take
up
court
time,
so
it
it's
difficult
to
say
what
we
see,
because
it
really
depends
on
the
needs
that
are
there,
but
public
benefit
issues.
T
We
just
do
a
wide
range
of
issues
and
many
clients
might
present
with
numerous
issues.
Their
social
security
has
been
denied
or
they
haven't
gotten
their
payment
and
so
they're
getting
evicted
so
we're
handling
that
whole
issue.
Basically,
at
the
same
time,
oftentimes
it's
crisis
management
we'd
rather
do
the
planning
to
prevent
you
know
problems
from
occurring,
but
so
much
of
our
our
service
is
really
safety
net
and
crisis
management.
Thank.
S
J
Thank
you
for
the
work
that
you
do.
You
mentioned
that,
oh
sorry,
I
lost
my
train
of
thought.
Okay,
you
mentioned
that,
of
course,
the
funding
challenge
that's
affecting
everybody
and
the
fact
that
you
are
not
able
to
do
fee
generating
cases
I'm
wondering
if,
if
it's
part
of
your
possible
realm
of
services,
I
don't
know
if
it
would
make
sense,
but
is
there
ever
a
case
where
somebody
comes
to
you
and
you're
able
to
refer
them
to
a
trusted
other
legal
consultant
who
might
charge
them
a
fee?
J
If
it's
you
know
somebody
that
you
can
verify
they're
able
to
afford
it.
I
guess
I'm
wondering
my
real
question
is:
are
there
income
checks
and
is
there
anything?
Is
there
ever
an
event
where
somebody
does
not
necessarily
qualify
for
your
services
for
the
the
free
services
and
you
refer
them
elsewhere?
Sure.
T
Per
HUD
guidelines
were
62
or
older.
Our
clients
are
presumed
eligible
for
cdbg,
so
we
can't
turn
them
away
regardless
of
income,
but
most
of
our
clients,
I
mentioned
71,
were
50.
What
you
know,
50
of
the
medium
are
lower,
actually
I
believe
it
was
50
were
at
30
percent
of
the
median.
We
actually
are
not
required
to
collect
income
information
under
the
older
Americans
act.
T
In
fact,
we're
prohibited
from
turning
anyone
away
as
our
senior
nutrition
programs,
any
any
entity
funded
by
the
older
Americans
act,
but
we
do
collect
that
information,
so
our
clients
are
primarily
low
income.
We
handle
issues
that
are
low
income
oriented.
We
don't
do
living
trusts,
we
don't
do
real
estate
litigation,
we
don't
do
taxes,
so
that's
the
other
type
of
triage.
We
do
so
we're
focusing
on
on
low-income
issues.
With
respect
to
referrals.
We
are
a
legal
aid
entity
funded
by
the
State
Bar
of
California.
T
We
are
prohibited
by
law
from
referring
any
cases
to
any
private
attorneys.
The
only
referrals
we
can
make
is
to
a
State
Bar
certified
lawyer,
referral
service,
Santa
Clara,
County,
Bar,
Association,
Palo,
Alto,
Bar,
Association
or
California
advocates
for
nursing
home
reform.
Those
are
our
primary
referrals
and
they
are
all
State
Bar
certified
lawyer
referral
services,
so
the
bar
is
very
protective
of
their
their
programs
and
of
referrals
that
are
made.
T
That
said,
we
do
work
with
other
partners
with
Bay
Area
Legal
Aid,
with
the
law
Foundation
of
Santa
Clara
County,
with
Asian
law
Alliance.
In
fact,
we
have
several
relationships
with
them
through
fair
housing,
Consortium
and
and
housing
consortiums,
but
I
would
say
one
of
the
agencies
we
do
work
really
closely
with
is
Community
Services
Agency.
T
D
D
P
P
P
P
I
D
Well,
thank
you
all.
We
appreciate
it
very
much
hearing
from
you
and
the
chance
to
ask
questions
of
the
important
work
you
do
so
I
will
now
close
the
public
hearing
and
bring
the
item
back
for
commission
deliberation
and
action
on
the
public
services
and
capital
projects
funding
recommendation,
excluding
the
Community,
Services
Agency
recommendation.
A
motion
will
be
required
to
take
action
on
this
item.
J
I
had
a
question
that
I
was
wondering
if
it
was
going
to
come
up
during
public
comment,
but
it
didn't,
and
so
I
just
wanted
to
ask
a
quick
question
of
Staff
regarding
and
I
believe
I'm
in
the
correct
section
for
this.
Regarding
the
allocation
of
funds
for
the
Crestview
Hotel
project
and
the
memorandum
does
a
great
job
talking
about
what
the
money
would
go
towards,
and
it
says
that
it's
going
to
help
close
the
gap
towards
funding
I'm,
just
wondering
what
is
the
anticipated
Gap
remaining
I
mean
like.
J
I
I
C
G
G
I
I
If
there
is
a
funding,
Gap
construction
will
not
be
able
to
begin
so.
The
goal
for
the
city
and
the
county
and
the
developer
is
to
close
that
funding
Gap
so
that
construction
can
begin
because
there
are
both
expenditure
deadlines,
as
well
as
project
completion
deadlines
associated
with
the
home
key
funds.
And
if
those
are
not
met,
then
we
will
be
in
big
trouble.
So
there
isn't
an
option
really
to
have
the
project
being
idle,
because
construction
has
to
begin
and
I'll
ask
Wayne.
If
you
wanted
to
add
in
do
that.
C
Thank
you,
Russia.
No,
that
was
a
very
comprehensive
response
and
we'll
just
say
that
all
the
parties
who
are
working
on
this
project
are
committed
to
moving
the
project
forward
and
figuring
out
any
remaining
items
that
that
remain
to
make
that
happen.
So
everyone
is,
is
very
committed
to
meeting
the
the
state
requirements
as
well
as
creating
the
units
to
serve
the
folks
who
will
need
these.
These
future
housing
units.
G
P
C
C
Sure,
yes,
if
it,
if
the
additional
funding
turn
out
to
be
more
than
what
is
needed,
then
we
would
work
with
the
county,
with
the
selected
developer,
to
figure
out
the
ultimate
financing
and
the
where
this
additional
funding
would
ultimately
come
from
and
be
distributed.
So
if
there
were
any
additional
funding
that
would
come
back
to
the
city,
then
the
goal
would
be
to
use
the
funds
for
the
other,
affordable
housing
projects
in
the
city's
Pipeline,
and
we
have
several
that
are
lined
up
and
projected
over
the
next
several
years.
H
S
H
I
guess
I
did
have
a
general
question,
I
guess
more
about
the
reporting
process.
My
understanding
with
the
human
relations
commission
was
that
Commissioners
would
get
a
full
report,
or
at
least
a
binder
of
a
lot
of
the
applications
that
would
be
submitted
by
a
lot
of
the
cbos
here.
In
order
for
us
to
do
a
much
more
informed
judgment
call
about
how
the
allocation
of
funds
would
be
would
go.
Is
there
a
reason
why
we
weren't
provided
that
this
year,
this
year's
HRC
or.
C
H
Thank
you,
chair,
I,
think
it's
pretty
evident,
I
guess
from
what
we've
heard
tonight
and
what
staff
reported
to
us
that
all
applicants
have
a
need
for
these
funds
and
it
would
be
put
into
a
valuable
resource
which
is
to
serve
our
community
members
in
Mountain
View
and,
by
that
extent,
even
further
along
with
throughout
the
county.
So,
but
with
that
being
said,
it's
I
think
I
still
find
myself
kind
of
conflicted,
because
I
feel
like
there's
still
some
components
being
missed
throughout
the
process.
H
That
I
still
don't
understand
fully
despite
the
briefings
and
what's
been
presented
in
front
of
us
by
staff,
so
I
don't
just
want
to
go
with.
Let's
just
go
with
staff
recommendations,
because
that
would
be
the
easy
way
out.
I
feel
that
since
our
community-based
organizations
did
take
the
time
to
come
to
to
talk
to
us
about
what
the
process
is
like,
how
this
implicates
their
services
and
what
that
would
mean
in
the
long
term,
I
get
Crestview
the
housing.
H
There
is
very
important,
especially
that
we're
trying
to
close
the
gap
there,
and
also
there
is
an
immediate
need
of
service
of
of
residents
here.
Who
are
also
requiring
that
service,
which
we
would
see
I
I,
would
assume
a
quick
turnaround
on
it
results.
So
I
think
that's
just
my
feelings
on
this
right
now.
I
If
I
may
I'd
like
to
make
a
clarifying
comment,
the
Crestview
allocation
is
part
of
cdb
Beach
towards
capital
projects
in
terms
of
funding
that
is
available
for
public
service
activities.
It
is
capped
at
15
of
the
available
funds,
and
the
recommendation
includes
using
the
entire
15
towards
foreign
allocation
towards
Public
Service
activities.
N
I'm
going
to
jump
in
there
so
of
the
top
six,
the
highest
across
our
CB
c
d,
b,
g
and
or
general
fund
two
of
the
highest
are
on
dwc,
but
I
didn't
get
very
much
information
on
that
funding
and
I
was
wondering
if
I
could
get
any
more
information
or
clarification
on
these
two,
as
they
are.
Some
of
our
biggest
allocations.
I
G
Let
me
talk
to
us
to
my
fellow
commissioners,
the
in
since
I've
gone
through
this
before
and
and
we've
had
some
long
deliberations
over
how
the
funds
are
divided,
an
equal
distribution.
It
may
not
seem
that
it's
fair,
because
there's
some
that
you
may
personally
feel
that
need
more,
but
the
hard
part
in
having
people
here
speaking
is
determining
it's.
Basically,
the
last
one
I
spoke
gets
the
most
right,
because
you're
feeling
this
this
heartfelt
desire
to
give
to
that
organization
what
they
want.
G
G
F
G
So
an
equal
distribution
based
on
our
funding
seems
like
a
fair
decision.
We
have
a.
We
have
a
floor
and
they're
they're
at
that
floor
there
was
one
that
was
slightly
below
it,
but
that
was
one
where
we
didn't
have
implemented
before
so
everyone's
getting
something
and
it's
getting
something
close
to
what
they're
asking
for.
So
that's
where
I'm
comfortable
with
making
the
decision
to
move
ahead
with
staff's
recommendations.
G
G
D
Foreign
piggyback
off
of
part
of
that
in
Grant,
making
there
are
two
schools
of
philosophy
about
evaluating
grants
at
the
highest
level.
One
is
to
allocate
proportionally
if
everyone
in
general
is
equally
credible
applicant
and
has
equal
impact
on
roughly
in
equal
impact
on
the
community.
The
other
school
of
thought
in
Grant,
making
and
professional
Grant
making
is
to
give
more
money
where
you
believe
it'll
have
the
most
leverage
and
impact.
D
It's
really
in
this
case,
I'm
I've
been
thinking
a
lot
about
this,
especially
after
what
Javier
just
said,
and
also
what
Eric
said.
I
don't
feel
I
have
enough
information
to
make
of
terribly
well-informed
opinion
about
the
impact
side.
I
I
could
argue
it
for
hours.
I've
heard
some
very
credible
comments
in
the
room,
but
I'm
still
short
on
some
of
the
information
I
would
make
to
make
an
overall
assessment
of
the
impact
of
the
of
allocating
funds
differently
than
in
the
staff
recommendation.
N
Sorry,
I'm
driving
back
on
the
same
horse,
real
quick,
because
the
dwc
has
two
different
things
in
here,
because
they've
compartmentalized
their
needs
into
two
different
things
and
I'm
wondering
if
now
everyone
is
going
to
come
back
and
compartmentalize
their
needs
into
different
needs
so
that
we
address
them
separately
in
future
cases.
So
that's
where
I'm
interested
in
how
this
is
going
to
play
out
and
how
this
works
previously.
N
I
And
I'd
like
to
add
to
that.
This
is
not
the
first
time
that
we
have
had
agencies
apply
for
programs.
So
with
taking
the
example
of
the
Community
Services
Agency,
for
example,
they
have
applied
for
three
very
distinct
programs
in
the
general
fund
and
the
cdbg
in
the
past.
We
have
also
had
life
moves
as
another
non-profit.
They
have
applied
for
support
for
operating
graduate
house,
which
is
a
shelter
as
well
as
their
homelessness
related
Services
programs.
I
So
this
does
a
align
with
past
practices
that
we've
seen
from
agencies
that
have
distinct
programs
to
apply
for
funding
separately
for
those
programs,
and
in
fact
that
is
encouraged,
because
cdbg
funding
in
particular
has
monitoring
and
compliance
requirements,
which
includes
data
reporting
on
population
served
as
well
as
their
demographic
data.
So
if
organizations
apply
for
funding
for
particular
programs,
it
makes
it
easier
to
track
outcomes
and
monitor
performance.
H
I,
thank
you
Steph
for
that,
but
I
think
this
goes
back
to
my
original
comment,
which
is.
It
would
have
been
great
to
know
that,
prior
to
to
this
moment,
where
we're
barely
being
informed
about
that
and
I
think
it
would
have
led
to
a
much
more
proper
conversation
of
like
seeing
backtracking
and
seeing
the
past
data
to
now.
And
how
can
we
make
a
good
judgment
call
on
how
do
we
serve
all
these
cbo's.
D
So
if
I'm
hearing
correctly
several
of
us
feel
we
don't
have
enough
information
to
make
a
decision
different
or
not
terribly
different
than
accepting
the
staff
report.
I
do
want
to
want
to
acknowledge
the
comments,
though,
in
questions
about
why
we
don't
have
more
information
and
why
certain
applicants,
how
certain
applicants
have
applied
in
multiple
different
ways.
I
want
to
acknowledge
that
there's
some
confusion
in
our
process
and
I
think
we're
working
through
that.
J
I
mean
I'm
still
formulating
my
thought,
but
so
I'm
brand
new
to
this.
You
know
I'm
first
time
on
a
commission
so
still
kind
of
figuring
out.
You
know
what
it
means
to
be
doing
this
work
and
definitely
appreciate
the
conversation
about
you
know
how
much
background
information
do
we
need-
and
you
know,
like
I'm
somebody
that
I
love
dive
into
the
details.
I
would
love
to
read
everyone's
applications
and
get
you
know
really
deep
into
it.
N
B
B
You
know
it's
a
result
of
what
we're
seeing
and
you
know
for
those
of
us
who
have
been
on
the
commission.
We've
gone
through
this
process
and
we
know
that
the
staff
are
very
thorough
and
I
think
what
I
was
pleased
to
see.
This
time
is
even
though
nobody's
getting
100
of
what
they
asked
for
I
I
still
feel
like.
It
was
fair
to
at
least
everyone
got
something
and
I
think.
Maybe
that's
why
we
also
ask
a
question.
B
We
know
there's
a
gap
and
we
ask
a
question:
how
are
you
going
to
make
up
for
that
Gap?
You
know
everybody
has
to
also
do
something
for
their
on
their
own
to
appreciate.
You
know
the
value
of
what
they're,
they're,
providing
and
so
I
also
feel
like
most
that
I
wouldn't
want
to
shift
anything
from
what
the
staff
has
recommended.
I
know
the
first
time
we
went
through
this.
B
D
I
just
want
to
take
us
a
step
back
in
the
process
and
acknowledge
and
thank
staff,
including
Wayne
who's,
not
who's.
Here
virtually
we
appreciate
all
the
work
you
do.
I
know
how
much
work
it
is
to
evaluate
grants
and
especially
how
much
work
is
behind
the
scenes
of
these
reports,
so
I
feel
we
all
want
to
say.
Thank
you
for
that.
I
think
where
the
disconnect
is
is
something
we
can
talk
about
for
the
future.
D
D
I've
I've
heard
a
few
pieces
of
data
that
may
be
helpful
in
the
future,
so
maybe
there's
a
way
to
add
you
know
maybe
10
or
20
percent
more.
That
would
satisfy
the
need
that
we
have
without
dramatically
increasing
staff
load.
But
thank
you
very
much
for
doing
the
work
you
are
doing
didn't
quite
hear
that.
C
We
will
definitely
take
this
back
and
work
with
you
to
figure
out
the
the
right
level
of
information,
whether
it's
a
full
binder
or
if
it's
a
digital
copy
or
key
parts
of
the
application
for
future
funny
rounds,
and
we
would
also
like
to
continue
briefings
that
we
typically
do
in
the
fall
with
the
commission.
So.
Q
C
Know
that
last
year,
towards
the
end
of
the
year,
we
held
one
of
those
briefings
as
well
and
saw
commission
input
on
funding
parameters.
I
think
this
discussion
has
identified
potentially
new
funding
parameters
that
you
might
want
us
to
bring
back
in
a
future
cycle
to
get
your
input
and
we
can
incorporate
those
funding
parameters
and
principles
into
future
rounds.
C
D
Thank
you
Wayne.
We
really
value
the
collaboration
and
the
chance
to
continually
improve
the
processes
we
are
all
doing
here.
Together
with
that
said,
I'm
hearing
consensus
to
accept
staff's
staff's
recommendations
as
written,
quick
straw
poll
or
show
of
hands.
If
that
or
is
there,
we
may
need
more
deliberation.
Point.
H
N
I
just
want
one
quick
on
the
record
that
I
would
like
to
know
as
soon
as
I
possibly
could
how
much
of
the
dwc's
funding
comes
directly
from
us,
because
one-third
of
what
we're
giving
out
is
going
to
them
on
this
on
this
second
panel
here.
So
one
third
of
the
funding
out
of
this
page
is
going
straight
to
them.
N
I,
just
I,
didn't
I,
don't
know,
I,
understand,
I,
understand
the
need
of
meals
and
I,
understand
the
need
of
training
and
that
kind
of
stuff,
but
I
want
to
see
like
everyone
else
is
talking
about
their
other
forms
of
funding.
There
are
other
outreaches,
there
are
other
stuff.
Are
we
the
they're
only
funding
or
that
kind
of
stuff
I
for
future
reference?
I
N
Sorry,
the
breakdown
on
slide
nine,
it's
a
little
bit
less
than
one
third,
it
is
technically
I.
Think
28
of
the
money
here,
but
still
it's
pretty
close
to
one-third
of
the
funds
coming
out
of
this
page,
are
going
to
food,
food
and
and
training,
and
then
I'm
I
understand
that.
But
there
was
three
other
people
on
here
that
were
doing
food
and
training
for
other
people.
So
I
just
wanted
to
make
sure
that
that
kind
of
divide.
N
I
want
to
see
what,
if
there's
a
reason
why
somebody
should
somebody
makes
a
you
know,
a
request
for
six
thousand
dollars
and
they're
like
well.
Maybe
I
should
just
ask
for
forty
thousand
dollars
because
I'll
have
a
better
chance
of
getting
it
or
I
want
to
know
if
there's
like,
if
we
can
better
allocate,
not
just
asking
for
the
moon,
because
you'll
know
your
land
amongst
the
Stars
to
recognize
like
this,
this
money
that
they're
asking
for
you
know
a
reasonable
amount
in
that
regard
or
something
along
those
lines.
Just
Thoughts.
I
And
if
I
may
add
for
more
context
as
part
of
the
reporting
requirements
for
both
cdbg
and
general
fund,
for
example,
for
the
day
work
or
Center
programs,
a
majority
of
the
funding
would
go
towards
Staffing
costs
as
part
of
the
reporting
requirements.
When
a
non-profits
submit
their
invoices
for
reimbursement,
they
are
required
to
provide
backup
documentation.
H
You
thank
you
again
to
all
the
organizations
that
came
tonight
to
speak
to
us
took
a
great
chunk
of
time,
but
know
that
we,
our
hearts,
are
always
with
you
and
that
we
support
your
y'all's
Mission.
So
with
that
I
move
to
past
that
recommendation
of
the
suggested,
the
recommendation
of
the
fiscal
year
for
2023
and
2024
for
the
Community
Development
block
grant
and
the
home
investment
partnership
funding.
D
D
D
A
A
N
A
B
D
I'll
just
stall
a
little
to
make
sure
everyone's
ready.
We
are
ready
item,
6.2
overview
and
approval
of
the
grant
home
ARP
allocation
plan.
The
human
relations
commission
will
hold
a
public
hearing
to
review
the
draft
home
investment
Partnerships
program
and
consider
a
recommendation
of
approval
to
council.
Action
will
be
taken
on
this
item:
housing,
specialist,
Harsha,
Rahman,
ramchandani.
Sorry,
oh
I
am
a
little
tired.
We'll
present
this
item
assistant,
community
development,
director
Wayne
Chen
and
Stephanie
Jennings,
Senior
Housing
and
Community
Development
technical
assistant
advisor
with
the
cloudburst
group
are
available
virtually
to
answer
questions.
I
Good
evening
Commissioners,
the
purpose
for
this
presentation
is
to
provide
members
of
the
human
relations
commission
a
brief
overview
of
the
home
investment,
Partnerships
American
Rescue
plan
or
home
ARP
program,
particularly
the
draft
allocation
plan,
which
is
required
to
be
submitted
in
order
to
receive
the
funds.
Staff
is
recommending
tonight
that
the
HRC
approved
the
funding
recommendations
identified
in
the
home
ARP
allocation
plan
for
Council
consideration
at
the
March
14
council
meeting.
I
Congress
passed
the
American
Rescue
plan
act
in
2021,
which
included
5
billion
dollars
in
home
ARP
funds
to
help
communities
across
the
country
address
the
ongoing
impacts
of
the
covid-19
pandemic
on
particularly
vulnerable
populations.
I
just
wanted
to
make
a
note
that
this
is
separate
from
the
arpa
funding
that
was
received
directly
by
the
city.
I
This
one-time
funding
is
administered
through
the
Department
of
Housing
and
Urban
Development
or
HUD
home
program.
The
city
is
an
entitlement,
jurisdiction
or
participating
jurisdiction,
which
enables
the
city
to
receive
grants
on
a
formula
basis
for
the
home
program
directly
from
HUD.
The
city's
one-time
home
ARP
allocation
is
982
560.
I
As
shown
on
screen.
There
are
four
eligible
groups
of
recipients
known
as
qualifying
populations
that
can
be
assisted
by
home
ARP
funds.
The
city's
allocation
plan
outlines
how
the
city
plans
to
spend
its
home
ARP
funds.
Hud
has
established
a
set
of
required
actions
for
the
allocation
planning
process,
which
includes
consultations
with
entities
serving
the
qualifying
populations,
as
well
as
data
collection
regarding
unmet
needs
and
system
gaps
based
on
the
unmet
needs
and
gaps.
Analysis
jurisdictions
can
use
their
home
ARP
funds
for
specific
eligible
activities
which
are
shown
on
screen.
I
The
consultation
process
was
from
the
period
March
through
November
2022.
It
included
a
set
of
10
virtual
stakeholder
consultation
sessions
and
online
stakeholder
survey
and
an
extensive
analysis
of
multiple
data
sources.
The
consultation
sessions
and
surveys
sought
to
engage
service,
shelter
and
housing
providers,
as
well
as
others,
with
knowledge
of
the
home
Erp
qualifying
populations
across
the
community.
I
Overall,
the
city
received
input
from
17
individuals
across
15
organizations,
with
at
least
one
organization
from
each
of
the
required
organization
types
being
consulted
in
the
development
of
the
city's
allocation
plan.
The
stakeholder
consultations
and
Survey
results
are
described
in
detail
in
the
home
ARP
allocation
plan,
which
was
included
as
an
attachment
to
the
memo.
I
Affordable
rental
housing
was
the
first
activity
identified,
while
stakeholders
described
a
need
for
both
short
and
long-term
Housing
Solutions.
They
also
underscored
how
the
lack
of
affordable
and
available
permanent
housing
options
for
low-income
communities
strains.
The
existing
housing
and
shelter
inventory.
I
More
supportive
services
wasn't
identified
as
the
next
activity
with
a
high
unmet
need
case.
Management
was
ranked
as
the
most
needed
Supportive
Service
for
each
qualifying
population,
Housing
search
assistance
and
counseling
Mental,
Health,
Services,
landlord
and
tenant
liaison
services
and
food
assistance
made
up
the
top
five
ranked
Supportive
Services
identified
in
the
survey.
I
The
needs
assessment
and
gaps
analysis
also
highlighted
gaps
in
the
current
shelter
and
housing
inventory,
for
example,
gaps
within
the
current,
affordable
rental
housing
inventory
and
the
current
support
of
services.
Delivery
System,
including
the
need
for
improved
coordination
between
service
providers
at
the
local
and
Regional
level.
I
Input
received
through
the
consultation
process,
along
with
quantitative
data
analysis,
identified
priority
areas
of
need
and
directly
informs
the
allocation
recommendations
in
the
city's
home
ARP
allocation
plan.
Based
on
the
analysis,
the
priority
areas
of
need
are
developing,
affordable
rental
housing
and
Supportive
Services.
As
shown
on
screen,
funding
allocated
towards
affordable
rental
housing
would
supplement
ongoing,
City
efforts
to
develop
additional,
affordable
rental
housing
units.
I
I
Information
analyzed
from
the
consultation
sessions,
the
stakeholder
survey
and
the
quantitative
data
demonstrates
that
there
are
high
levels
of
unmet
needs
faced
by
all
four
of
the
home
ARP
qualifying
populations,
while
the
city's
home
ARP
allocation
of
982
560
is
Meaningful
and
supplements
ongoing
city
funding
towards
various
programs.
This
is
a
limited
one-time
funding
and
more
funding
is
needed
to
completely
address
the
Housing
Shelter
and
service
needs
for
each
of
the
qualifying
populations.
I
If
the
HRC
recommends
and
forwards
the
home
ARP
allocation
to
council,
it
would
go
to
council
for
final
consideration
and
approval
on
March
14..
The
draft
allocation
plan
is
currently
posted
on
the
city
website
and
has
been
noticed
for
a
15-day
public
comment
period
from
Feb
24th
through
March
12th
final.
The
final
home
ARP
allocation
plan
will
be
submitted
to
HUD
by
the
March
31st
deadline.
I
H
Thank
you
again
for
all
the
work
you
all
done.
I
did
have
a
question.
I
think
the
one
for
me
is
on
slide
eight.
Regarding
the
supplemental
efforts
to
develop
additional,
affordable
rental
housing
options.
Would
a
portion
of
those
funds
be
also
going
to
the
Crestview
hotel
in
order
to
like
join
the
gap,
or
will
it
be
used
for
other
housing
opportunities.
I
Hud
allocation
plan
or
template
is
recommended
to
identify
eligible
activities
without
identifying
specific
projects.
At
this
there
will
be
a
process
for
identifying
projects.
The
city
has
an
affordable
housing
projects
pipeline
and
the
city
would
continue
to
work
with
developers
in
the
pipeline
to
identify
the
best
use
of
those
funds.
C
Thanks
Harsha,
just
to
note
that,
given
the
timing
of
the
home
ARP
funds
and
the
timing
of
the
Crestview
project,
we
are
not
currently
anticipating
Crestview
to
be
part
of
the
pipeline
for
these
funds.
The
intent
is
that
these
home
ARP
funds
for
affordable
housing
would
go
to
other
projects
based
on
the
time
you
have
Crestview
and
the
home
ARP
plan.
J
Just
for
my
own
understanding,
it
sounds
like
I
mean
I
guess
what
I'm
getting
from
this
is
that
this
is
much
more
of
a
framework
like
we
know
we
have
this
money
coming
from
this
one-time
source
and
we're
not
we're
not
getting
into
the
the
nitty-gritty
of
you
know
what
projects
like
we're
not
talking
about.
You
know
what
organization
should
get,
what
it's.
I
That's
fair
to
say
so.
There
are
four
qualifying
populations
that
the
funds
must
serve
and
it
it's
not
that
all
the
activities
that
are
recommended
should
serve
all
populations
but
overall,
the
funds
in
its
entirety
depending
on
regardless
of
which
activities
and
how
preferences
might
be
set
up
for
qualifying
populations.
Overall,
the
funds
should
serve
all
four
qualifying
populations
and
there
is
also
a
limited
set
of
eligible
activities
that
the
funds
can
be
applied
to
So,
based
on
the
analysis
from
the
consultation
sessions
and
the
data
it
is.
I
Staff
is
recommending
that
these
funding
recommendations
go
to
these
activities
and
for
the
affordable
housing
projects.
There
isn't
a
preference
at
this
time,
but
based
on
the
data
analysis,
there
may
be
a
preference
for
individual
for
Supportive
Services
for
two
qualifying
populations:
individuals
experiencing
homelessness
and
persons
fleeing
or
attempting
to
flee,
domestic
or
sexual
violence
or
human
trafficking.
G
Yeah
there
we
go
so
I'm
curious
about,
and
this
is
what
we
got
into
last
year
with
the
percentages
and
how
things
were
split
and
we're
seeing
the
non-profit
operations
is
getting
one
percent
when
their
limit
is
five.
Before
you
answer,
I
saw
the
little
red
light,
come
on,
I
I,
see,
based
on
what
we
saw
today
and
what
we
heard.
G
F
G
All
that
work
to
get
let's
I
would
like
to
see
if
we
could
possibly
shift
some
do
a
lift
and
shift
and
I
know
we
could
take
it
out
of
the
79,
but
you
know
who's
it
going
to
affect
I
mean
this
is
It's
a
tricky
one.
It's
a
very
tricky
one,
but
I
know
that
that
thing,
like
you
said
they
pull
out
our
heartstrings
with
their
comments,
and
this
is
where
we
could
actually
make
that
that
difference.
I
So
just
wanted
to
clarify
that
for
the
Supportive
Services,
that
is
city
funding,
that
would
be
provided
for
Supportive
Services,
which
would
include
Staffing
costs,
which
is
what
most
non-profits
typically
apply
for.
The
operating
costs
are
for
administrative
expenses
like
rent
utilities,
training
of
Staff
buying
a
printer,
so
just
administrative
expenses
that
would
streamline
their
operations,
which
is
why
that
was
kept
at
a
lower
amount
to
give
the
flexibility
to
non-profits.
I
But
it
would
really
be
50
000
that
would
be
available
to
allocate
to
non-profits
to
essentially
run
the
programs
and
pay
for
Staffing
costs
and
to
answer
the
second
part
of
your
question.
Commissioners
may
make
recommendations
for
changing
the
allocation,
because
both
Supportive,
Services
and
affordable
rental
housing
were
identified
as
high
unmet
needs.
D
Thank
you,
I
have
a
question
that
may
go
to
Javier's.
Point
15
is
allocated
to
Administration
and
planning,
and
that
says
building
staff
capacity.
Among
everything
else,
can
you
clarify
the
difference
between
the
non
non-profit
operating
and
the
administration
and
planning,
because
that
does
add
up
to
16
I'm
just
trying
to
understand
if
that
might
address
Javier's
question.
I
Sure
the
15
for
administration
and
planning
is
to
administer
the
home
Erp
program,
so
that
would
be
for
City
staff
and
if
the
city
engages
Consultants.
So,
for
example,
the
city
worked
with
the
cloudburst
group
to
help
prepare
the
allocation
plan,
so
costs
for
their
technical
assistance,
as
well
as
City
staff
costs.
J
Thank
you
for
clarifying
that
that
that
it
helps
me
I
was
also
wondering
so
we
addressed
kind
of
the
wise
non-profit,
operating
costs,
so
small,
and
then
you,
you
gave
the
helpful
clarification
that
your
non-profit
operating
costs
is
a
more
specific
category
where
it's
more
like
admin
stuff.
It's
not
necessarily
the
overall
administration
of
programs.
I
guess
my
question
is
but
I'm
sure
there's
a
reason
for
it,
but
why
bother
separating
them
if
the
goal
is
to
give
them
more
flexibility
like?
J
I
That's
a
great
question,
so
there
isn't
a
requirement
for
the
operating
cost.
There
is
an
allocation
limit
of
five
percent
and
that
was
really
built
in
to
give
staff
flexibility
as
well
as
the
non-profits
that
are
selected
as
the
sub
recipients.
If
that
is
funding
that
they
would
like
to
use
and
if
that
would
be
helpful
for
them
to
administer
their
program
because
it
would
be
harder
for
us
to
go
back
and
allocate
costs
towards
activities
that
were
not
identified
in
our
allocation
plan.
J
I
If
they
need
it,
because
it
would
be
if
the
operating
costs
were
not
called
out
and
we
had
that
amount
as
zero,
and
it
was
then
and
if
it
is
identified
down
the
path
that
having
administrative
overhead
or
flexibility,
to
use
expensive
expenses
for
administrative
overhead
expenses,
it
would
be
harder
to
go
ahead
and
make
a
change
in
the
allocation
plan
that
is
submitted
to
HUD
if
it
was
not
called
out
in
our
allocation
plan
to
begin
with.
So
this
is
to
give
flexibility
to
the
non-profits
that
might
be
selective
for
support.
C
Well,
I
was
just
going
to
say:
I
I
may
have
missed
it,
but
we
actually
do
have
our
cloudburst
consultant,
who
helped
us
put
together
this
home
here.
P
plan
Stephanie
Jennings,
who
is
also
connecting
via
zoom
and
I,
think
Stephanie
may
be
able
to
also
provide
some
additional
information
if,
if
that
would
be
helpful,
so
but
I
did
ask
Stephanie
to
unmute
and
provide
some
context
here.
U
U
B
I
B
H
That's
kind
of
just
my
creative
thought,
but
read
as
it
may.
I
I
did
have
a
question
about
slide
six,
who
were
the
stakeholders
that
were
that
were
consulted
with?
Were
they
a
combination
of
peop
of
organizations
that
were
part
of
the
like
the
emergency
agency,
Network
or
a
combination
of
also
like
the
15
organizations,
y'all
consulted.
I
I
can
take
a
takeoff
and
then
I'll
devote
to
Stephanie
to
provide
a
detailed
list
of
the
consultation
of
the
stakeholders
who
were
consulted.
So
the
city
and
cloudburst
had
consultation
sessions
with
the
County
Office
of
Supportive
Housing
for
learning
more
about
the
Continuum
of
Care
program
that
serves
the
qualifying
populations.
It
also
interacted
with
the
County,
Housing
Authority,
and
then
public
agencies
and
non-profit
organizations
that
serve
the
qualifying
population.
Each
of
the
qualifying
populations,
but
I
now
defer
to
Stephanie
to
provide
some
more
detail.
U
J
And
I
always
have
a
question
about
the
timeline
of
this
and
I
apologize.
If
it's
in
the
report
and
I
just
didn't
read
it
carefully
enough,
but
so
the
all
the
stakeholders
you're
mentioning
you
know
like
YWCA
and
all
them
maybe
start
to
think
about
how
we
just
had
this
tough
conversation
about
their
funding
and
I'm
wondering
for
the
timeline
of
this
funding.
J
Is
it
going
to
be
a
similar
process
where
they
can
apply
and
then
there'll
be
a
similar
set
of
you
know:
staff
recommendations
for
percentage
of
allocations,
I
guess
I'm,
just
kind
of
wondering
since
we're
looking
at
the
the
oh
God
acronym
GB,
the
other
one
funding
for
the
next
two
years.
For
all
these
organizations,
a
lot
of
them
are
looking
who
are
looking
at
shortfalls.
Is
it
possible
that
this
money
could
help
supplement
them,
or
is
this
like
on
a
totally
different
track.
I
I
would
say
it's
on
a
related
track,
because
the
home,
Erp
fans
must
serve
for
qualifying
populations.
So
some
of
the
programs
that
are
operated
by
the
non-profits,
who
applied
for
cdbg
and
general
fund
would
be
eligible
to
apply
for
Supportive
Services
that
serve
the
qualifying
populations.
Like
we
mentioned
in
the
memo
for
Supportive
Services,
the
city
may
include
a
preference
for
two
of
the
four
qualifying
populations.
D
U
Yes,
I'd
be
happy
to
jump
in.
Do
you
really
have
options
in
terms
of
how
you
decide
to
distribute
your
funds,
and
so
different
communities
have
different
methods,
and
so
this
is
something
in
the
allocation
plan
itself.
You
don't
have
to
provide
a
lot
of
detail
regarding
that
particular
issue
and
generally
because
of
the
deadline.
Hud
is
recommending
that
communities
move
forward
with
their
allocation
plan
get
those
in
by
the
deadline
and
then
think
about
implementation.
C
D
D
E
D
D
D
D
J
D
D
E
N
D
I
Essence,
in
essence,
the
recommendations
should
be
aligned
with
a
feedback
received
from
the
stakeholder
consultations
and
the
survey,
as
well
as
analysis
from
the
data.
So
there
is
fluidity
in
terms
of
the
amounts
and
the
percentages
that
are
allocated,
but
if
we
wanted
to
say
allocate
to
an
activity
that
is
not
mentioned
here,
there
would
have
to
be
justification
for
that.
C
Yes,
built
on
that
information
is
probably
the
the
framework
that
the
commission
may
want
to
use
is,
as
Harsha
is
saying
that,
because
of
the
stakeholder
analysis,
the
needs
assessment
and
the
data
analysis.
These
funding
recommendations
in
table
two
of
the
staff
report
would
would
be
the
data
supported
activities
that
HUD
needs
to
see,
and
so
the
HRC,
as
as
the
chair
mentioned,
could
recommend
to
counsel
the
amounts
as
as
shown
or
if
you
would
like
to
shift
the
funding
around
and
I
would
like
to
also
confirm
I.
C
Think
based
on
conversation
just
a
few
moments
ago,
that
the
capacity
building
non-profit
operating
line
item
is
not
is
not
a
required
funding
item.
So
if
the
HRC
wishes
to
stay
move
that
amount
into
Supportive
Services,
for
example,
that
is
an
option
or
if
you
would
desire
shifting
some
of
the
funding
from
the
affordable
rental
housing
line
item
and
put
more
towards
Supportive
Services.
That
is
also
an
option
as
well,
just
just
to
give
some
examples.
So
that
may
be
a
framework
that
the
commission
may
may
wish
to
to
use.
H
Thank
you
for
that.
Yeah
I
think
that's
where
my
head
is
stuck.
He
sounds
like
also
like
a
voice
of
higher
power,
which
is
crazy,
but
the
reason
why
I'm
thinking
this
and
I
kind
of
I
encourage
my
fellow
Commissioners
to
think
of
it.
This
way
as
well,
we
just
heard
from
a
bunch
of
cbos
that
the
the
price
of
of
just
providing
these
services
are
just
getting
more
costly
and
I
feel
that
reallocating
these
non-profit
operating
funds
would
be
better
use
under
the
support
of
services
that
are
increasing.
J
Basically,
the
reasoning
for
this
was
that
if
they,
basically,
if
we
don't
allocate
something
for
non-profit
operating,
it
sounded
like
that.
There
is
a
possible
future
where
a
non-profit
needs
the
kind
of
money
that
would
be
allocated
here
and
they
have
a
hard
time
using
the
Supportive
Services
fund.
For
it
is
that
correct
I
mean?
Can
you
give
me
like
I
mean
I,
mean
I,
know
it's
hypothetical,
but
like
what's
an
example
of
a
time
or
of
a
situation
where
a
non-profit
might
say:
oh
darn,
you
know
if
only
this
was
earmarked
non-profit
operating.
U
U
U
B
Thank
you
Stephanie
for
that
I
think,
with
the
earlier
explanation,
I
was
giving
and
getting
the
center.
This
is
not
a
lose
it
or
you
know,
use
it
or
lose
the
situation.
I
cannot
look
at
it
as
more
like
having
this
Reserve
just
in
case,
so
I
would
prefer
to
leave
it,
as
is
you
know,
because
they're
not
going
to
lose
it
anyway.
If
it's
needed,
then
it's
there.
B
If
it's
not
needed,
it's
still,
okay,
somehow
to
be
allocated
somehow
so,
but
at
least
giving
it
that
tag
or
label
as
non-profit
operating,
I,
think
I.
Think
it's
it's
safe,
I
think
it's
like
a
safety
net
than
just
lumping
everything
into
you
know,
support
your
services
or
someplace
else,
so
I
I
think
it
looks
like
a
safe
safety
net,
so
I
think
too
I
I
would
leave
it,
as
is.
Thank
you.
G
D
D
So
there
is
movement
afoot
to
keep
it
as
it
to
suggest
that
it's
kept
as
is
and
movement
afoot,
to
keep
it
or
to
move
it
to
where
it's
more
needed.
It's
five
thousand
dollars.
I
just
want
to
put
some
perspective.
We
do,
as
Wayne
said,
also
have
the
ability
to
reallocate
funds
from
the
development
of
affordable
housing
to
Supportive
Services.
I
If
it,
if
I
may,
if
it's
helpful
or
Stephanie
and
the
cloudburst
group
have
worked
with
a
number
of
jurisdictions
on
their
non-prof
on
their
home
ARP
allocation
plans
and
interacted
with
a
lot
of
non-profits,
she
could
provide
more
perspective
on
feedback
received
from
non-profits
about
the
operating
costs
that
they
are
useful
for
them.
That.
U
Sure
so,
as
part
of
our
discussions,
we
did
specifically
ask
all
of
the
organizations
that
we
spoke
with
both
about
the
needs
for
Supportive
Services,
affordable
housing
and
also
what's
happening
with
their
own
organizations
and
as
one
of
the
Commissioners
mentioned,
the
costs
are
rising
both
for
implementing
services
and
also
for
operating
organizations,
and
we
also
recognize
that
this
is
a
unique
one-time
funding
source.
There
are
startup
costs
with
these
activities.
U
There
are
unique
reporting
requirements,
and
so
some
of
this
was
just
simply
to
recognize
some
of
those
additional
requirements
for
agencies
that
may
be
using
these
dollars.
I
would
also
share
that
you
know
places
sometimes
use
these
funds.
They
offer
them
in
combination
with
the
other
resources,
so
you're
putting
out
a
request
for
proposals
for
Supportive
Services,
you
would
allow
them
to
apply
for
the
Supportive
Services
and
also
couple
that
with
the
operating
support.
J
To
want
to
change
this
significantly,
I
think
that
staff
has
done
a
lot
of
leg
work
to
get
it
to
this
point,
and
you
know
working
with
a
consultant
who
has
worked
with
a
lot
of
other
jurisdictions
and
non-profits.
So
I'm
definitely
open
to
further
discussion.
But
for
me
personally,
I
do
not
have
a
strong
opinion
on
changing
it.
D
I'm
not
sure
if
this
is
useful
or
not,
but
we
talked
about
that.
We
weren't
able
to
allocate
money
to
all
the
money
that
people
wanted
earlier
today.
I
just
did
a
very
quick
back
of
the
envelope
calculation,
I,
think
for
all
of
the
agents
or
the
organizations
that
approached
us
with
requests
for
housing
funds.
We
fell
short,
really
bad
back
of
the
envelope
around
50K.
D
D
So
I've
heard
one
person
say
they:
wouldn't
they
do
not
have
enough
information
to
make
notable
changes
to
the
allocations,
as
is
I'm,
not
sure
I've
heard
that
voiced
clearly
by
anyone
else
and
I.
Don't
know
if
I've
heard
anyone
One
Voice
the
idea
just
that
they
strongly
feel
that
there
should
be
changes
made.
So
that's
where
we're
at
does
anyone
want
to
advocate
for
one
side
or
another.
N
K
N
F
N
B
B
The
rationale
is
very
clear
and
straightforward
and
I
think
he
just
stated
it
very
clearly:
I
think
the
money
is
not
going
to
be
lost
either
way.
So
and,
like
you
also
said,
the
research
has
been
done
thoroughly
and
I.
Think
again
the
rationale
behind
why
this
line
item
is,
there
probably
comes
from
the
study
and
what
they've
seen
working
with
other
agencies
or
non-profits,
so
I
think
there's
a
good
sense
to
why
this
is
there
and
I
think
we
should
just
support
it.
I
do
thank
you.
H
Wait
all
eyes
on
me.
No
I
think
I
think
my
mind
as
we're
talk
discussing
it
right
now.
It's
also
my
question
kind
of
goes
to
of
the
agencies
consulted,
how
how
many
of
them
actually
would
access
the
home
ARP
of
it,
because
it's
such
a
little
percentage
too.
That
also
begs
the
question:
why
wasn't
it
a
higher
one
right
so
would
it
really
hurt
removing
it
I
get
the
opinion
of
just
leaving
it
and
is
kind
of
having
it
as
a
buffer,
but
also
it's
one
percent.
So
is
it?
D
D
D
So
that's
unanimous,
it
passes
this
portion
of
the
evening
is
closed.
I
just
want
to
say
excellent
work,
hard
work,
confusing
work,
lots
to
think
about
and
some
sad
difficult
decisions
to
occasionally
make.
So
thank
you
for
for
sticking
with
it
and
sticking
with
and
taking
care
of
each
other
in
that
process.
We
have
one
more
item
on
the
agenda.
D
Seven
commission
staff
comments,
questions
and
commission
reports.
No
action
will
be
taken
on
any
questions
raised
by
the
commission
at
this
time.
State
law
prohibits
the
commission
from
discussing
or
acting
on,
substantial
non-agenda
items.
Staff
I
do
not
unders
I
understand
you
do
not
have
any
reports
for
us.
E
Thank
you,
chair
Sylvester
staff
does
not
have
any
particular
two
brief
updates
for
you.
First
of
all,
we
may
have
a
new
commissioner
joining
the
Commission
in
the
near
future.
The
council
appointment
Review
Committee,
completed
interviews
yesterday
for
the
vacancy
on
the
HRC
and
we'll
be
recommending
John
McDonald's
to
the
council
for
appointment.
D
D
H
G
G
D
D
That's
right:
it's
March,
awesome,
I.
Second,
the
thanking
of
Laurel
I
know:
it's
been
a
very
I
I,
don't
know
what
the
last
month
was
like.
It
was
weird
it
was.
We
were
all
we
have
spring
fever
and
we're
all
running
in
a
million
different
directions
more
than
normal.
So
thank
you
for
putting
up
with
us
and
in
the
rain
and
in
everything.
Yes,
I'll,
blame
it
on
the
weather.
D
N
I
know
we're
kind
of
still
divided
on
the
binders
non-binders
for
future
reference.
Correct
I
thought
it
would
be
helpful
to
maybe
like
do
at
least
like
a
page
informational,
something
for
just
kind
of
slight
informationals.
Just
due
to
you
know
some
of
the
ones
that
some
of
the
ones
that
were
here,
we
did
get
a
lot
of
information
on
and
then
like.
It
was
basically
like
and
now
that
you
got
that
information.
You
don't
act
on
it
in
in
some
regard.
N
N
Because,
again,
looking
over
and
I
get
that
you
know
they,
they
moved
that
one
from
it
was
on
page
eight,
but
it
moved
on
to
page
nine
and
it
did
change,
but
it
was
still
two-fifths
of
all
of
the
requests
over
forty
thousand
dollars
and
we
didn't
get
any
information
on
it
really,
but
very
minimal
information
on
it.
So
just
wanted
to
comment
on.
E
That
thank
you,
commissioner.
Smith.
In
the
absence
of
our
other
staff,
who
are
presenting
tonight,
I
will
say
that
I
did
hear
that
they
very
much
heard
your
feedback
and,
as
a
assistant
develop
community
development
director
Wayne
Chen
mentioned,
we
will
likely
return
with
CDD
staff
in
the
fall
for
a
briefing
on
the
cwpg
and
home
process
for
the
Commissioners,
which
may
include
based
on
feedback
tonight.
A
discussion
of
what
both
the
funding
priorities
are
as
Harsha
mentioned,
and
then
what
the
process
might
be
for
this
discussion
or
how
to
support.
S
B
I
was
also
just
wondering
if
there's
a
way
to
even
encourage
this
agency
representative
to
shop
in
person.
I
know
the
first
year
we
went
through
this.
There
was
a
greater
number
of
you
know
there
was
via
Zoom,
but
you
know
people
were
here
to
speak
on
behalf
of
their
agencies
and
our
process
is
not
to
reward
those
who
shop
in
person
and
penalize
those
who
don't
I,
don't
want
it
to
get
that
kind
of
feel.
B
You
know
that
we're
scrutinizing
more.
You
know
one
more
than
the
other,
that's
not
the
the
idea,
but
I
think
also.
If
they
took
the
time
to
go
through
the
lengthy
application
process,
at
least
they
could
send
a
representative
to
speak
because
of
either
here
for
us
to
ask
questions
directly.
I
think
it
will
help
live
with
some
of
the
you
know,
gaps
and
so
I
was
trying
to
fill
the
gaps
or
you
know
on.
You
know
why
they're
requesting
certain
amounts-
or
things
like
that.
B
E
You,
commissioner,
nokiro
I'm
and
I
will
I'm
taking
down
your
comments
as
you're
mentioning
them
this
evening
and
do
recommend
holding
further
comments
for
when
we
do
have
a
discussion
on
it.
Just
so
that
we're
not
entering
into
to
a
more
substantive
discussion
during
this
agenda
item
on
a
non-agendized
item,
but
thank
you
I'm,
recording
them
and
will
be
responsive
to
them.
Thank.
D
You
seeing
no
other.
Thank
you.
Seeing
no
other
comments.
Item
eight
adjournment.
We
will
adjourn
to
the
next
regular
meeting
of
the
human
relations
commission,
scheduled
for
April
6
2023
at
6
30
PM
in
the
plaza
conference
room
at
Mountain,
View
City
Hall,
we're
adjourning
it
1009.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.