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A
Speak
about
you
suggest,
having
the
fee
schedule
in
housing,
stability
notice
that
they
know
your
your
tenants
know
what
it
is.
Do
you
also
think
it's
a
good
idea
to
have
these
fees
conspicuously
posted
when
advertising
for
your
units?
Do
you
think
that
that
changes
would
change?
If
people
knew
that
there
were
additional
fees
that
they
might
realize
that
you
know
an
extra,
it
may
look
like
the
rent,
eleven
hundred
bucks,
but
with
the
other
fees
it
might
be
more.
B
I
think
the
fee
discussion
is,
you
know
something
we're
always
willing
to
have,
I
think,
probably
for
today
you
know
we
really
came
here
to
speak
about
summary
eviction
and
our
participation
in
the
eviction
diversion
and
also
our
close
work
with
clark
county.
One
positive
thing
to
report
that
did
come
out
of
yesterday's
meeting
was
the
the
stark
reality
of
chap
coming
to
an
end
and
a
renewed
focus
on
a
fixed
income
chat
program.
A
Thank
you
all
right.
Do
you
have
anything
else
to
add
thanks
for
your
time?
Thank
you
for
your
time.
We
appreciate
you
at
this
time
I'd
like
to
ask
dr
tiffany
tyler,
garner,
miss
annette
dawson,
desean
jackson
and
miss
aaron
patterson
of
children's
advocacy
alliance
to
step
forward
and
bring
a
presentation
to
us.
Thank
you.
C
A
C
C
Awesome
so,
as
I
said,
thank
you
so
much
for
the
time
today.
C
Over
the
course
of
the
year,
we
publish
a
number
of
reports
to
contextualize
the
state
of
children
and
families
in
the
state,
in
hopes
that
we
might
arm
you
with
information
to
make
some
some
great
decisions
that
move
things
forward
for
children
in
four
key
areas:
education,
economic
well-being,
which
brings
us
to
this
table
today-
child
welfare,
as
well
as
health,
and
as
a
part
of
that
discussion,
we
just
want
to
always
underscore
that,
because
children
really
are
our
future,
it's
a
worthy
investment,
including
investing
a
time
to
understand
more
about
this
issue.
C
Today,
we
thought
that
you
would
benefit
from
having
some
national
context
around,
what's
happening
with
this
issue,
and
so
we've
invited
a
colleague
to
join
us
today,
aaron
patterson,
director
of
education
initiatives
with
schoolhouse
connection,
where
they
have
published
a
number
of
reports
about
the
impact
of
how
housing
instability
on
children
aaron.
Are
you
there.
D
I
am
here,
can
you
hear
me?
Yes,
let
me
say
good
afternoon,
thank
you
to
the
committee
and
to
the
children's
advocacy
alliance
for
the
opportunity
to
share
some
brief
remarks
today.
By
way
of
introduction,
schoolhouse
connection
is
a
national
nonprofit,
advocacy
organization.
We
are
committed
to
overcoming
homelessness
through
education.
D
As
dr
tyler
garner
mentioned
just
to
provide
some
national
context
across
the
u.s,
there
are
approximately
1.3
million
babies,
toddlers
and
young
children
under
age
6
experiencing
homelessness,
that's
from
the
2018
to
2019
school
year,
which
is
the
most
recent
data
available
and,
as
you
can
imagine,
the
pandemic
unfortunately
has
exacerbated
those
circumstances
and
you'll
hear
more
in
just
a
moment
about
nevada's
population
of
children
experiencing
homelessness.
D
I'd
also
like
to
briefly
paint
a
picture
for
you
of
the
challenges
that
families
with
young
children
experience
when
facing
eviction.
They
are
often
forced
to
make
impossible
decisions
about
how
to
spend
their
limited
financial
resources.
Those
who
have
lost
their
job
need
child
care
in
order
to
actively
pursue
other
job
or
training
opportunities,
but
in
many
cases
even
the
child
care
subsidy
is
not
enough
to
cover
the
full
cost
of
care,
and
the
difference
in
cost
is
too
much
for
them
to
pay
out
of
pocket.
D
Importantly,
once
evicted,
most
families
with
young
children
who
become
homeless
will
experience
what
we
call
hidden
homelessness
and
therefore
will
be
shut
out
of
other
systems
and
services
and,
in
fact,
more
than
80
percent
of
children
and
youth
identified
as
homeless
by
public
schools
are
actually
staying
with
other
people
temporarily.
What
we
call
doubled
up
or
staying
in
motels.
C
A
critical
one
that
happened
was
a
national
survey
by
kids
count
performed
by
annie
e
casey,
where
we
looked
at
what
they
call
the
paying
points
for
children
and
families
during
this
pandemic,
and,
unfortunately,
I
need
to
share
with
you
that,
in
terms
of
nevada,
nearly
one
in
four
families
reported
being
uncertain
about
the
ability
to
meet
their
basic
needs,
in
particular
housing
and
beyond
that.
In
that
same
survey,
26
of
nevada
families
reported
feelings
of
hopelessness
and
despair.
C
I
should
know
for
you
that,
during
that
same
period,
those
families
were
liking,
benefiting
from
the
extended
child
tax
credit
where
they
were
receiving
an
additional
benefit
based
on
a
number
of
children
that
they
had
that
allowed
them
to
meet
their
basic
needs
because
they
were
receiving
that
additional
supplement.
Unfortunately,
we
know
that
that
supplement
has
ended.
C
C
If
we
looked
at
our
previous
data
book
for
the
period
prior
to
the
pandemic
and
early
pandemic,
we
had
made
some
progress.
You'll
note
that,
as
it
relates
to
children
in
households
where
they
have
high
housing,
cost
burden
and
high
housing
cost
burden
is
defined
as
households
paying
more
than
30
percent
of
their
income
toward
housing.
That,
in
the
case
of
nevada,
it
was
47
nearly
half.
C
You
can
note
that
even
recent
reports
happening
this
week
suggest
to
us
that
this
has
significantly
shifted
for
our
families,
including
noting
things
like,
for
example,
this
past
may.
We
saw
our
highest
inflation
rate
since
1981
and
in
southern
nevada
alone,
a
26
percent
increase
in
housing
costs
for
children
and
families
here
in
this
community.
C
The
amount
needed
to
be
able
to
afford
a
two
bedroom
rental
in
our
community.
Forty
five
thousand
dollars.
Forty
five
thousand
dollars
just
afford
a
42
bedroom
and
the
brookings
institute
issued
a
report
just
this
week
that
indicated
of
the
10
most
common
jobs
in
our
economy
in
the
case
of
southern
nevada,
7
out
of
10
wouldn't
afford
someone
a
studio
apartment
and
6
out
of
10
in
reno
would
not
afford
someone
a
studio
apartment
in
this
community.
As
we
talk
about,
how
can
we
fast
track
eviction?
C
C
That
we
do
have
the
potential
to
move
the
needle
there
and
to
turn
it
over
to
my
colleague
at
schoolhouse
connections
is
going
to
just
reinforce
what
she
said
about
whether
or
not
there
is
a
place
for
families,
because
often
times
in
this
discussion,
it's
like
well
they'll
go
somewhere
or
someone
will
help
them.
The
research
and
findings
suggest
that
that's
not
a
case
that
this
pushing
into
homelessness
doesn't
result
in
some
other
safety
net,
catching
families
aaron.
D
And
hope
that
it's
driven
home
for
you
homelessness
is
more
than
a
housing
problem.
It
has
a
negative
impact
on
child
development
and
families
experiencing
homelessness,
face
multiple
barriers
to
accessing
early
childhood
programs
that
can
in
turn,
provide
comprehensive
support
not
just
to
the
child
but
to
the
whole
family.
D
So
first
on
the
next
slide,
you'll
see
that
evictions
can
cause
irreparable
damage
to
children
and
just
a
summary
of
the
impacts,
their
cognitive,
mental
and
physical
health
challenges,
poor
academic
performance,
which
really
gets
at
the
point
that
this
is
more
than
a
housing
problem.
This
has
multiple
generational
impact
and
can
impact
children
and
their
families
throughout
the
course
of
their
educational
career
and
it
impacts
their
livelihood.
Then,
and
then
the
next
slide
just
to
be
brief
here
and
to
really
drive
the
point
home
from
the
health
affairs
policy
brief.
D
In
2021,
they
noted
considerable
studies
linking
eviction
to
negative
birth
outcomes,
increased
child
hospitalization
and
increased
rates
of
food
insecurity
among
young
children
and
I'll
turn
it
back
over
to
you,
dr
tyler,
garner.
C
While
I
recognize
the
economic
impact
of
this
issue,
I
also
want
to
highlight
the
inherent
latent
effects
of
this
practice
in
the
implementation
implications
for
some
of
our
systems.
So
when
you
see
something
like
impacting
cognitive,
mental
and
physical
health,
I
hope
you
hear
impacting
our
health
system
impacting
our
mental
health
system
and
driving
or
increasing
costs.
C
When
you
hear
something
like
physical
assault
or
accidental
injury
here,
public
safety,
and
so
as
we
think
about
the
cost-benefit
analysis
of
these
short-term
strategies
or
approaches,
I
hope
we're
accounting
for
the
costs.
On
the
back
end,
you
see
poor
academic
performance
there
here
education
system,
someone
needs
to
address
the
the
learning
gaps
or
lags
that
naturally
result
from
the
process.
C
I
would
say
to
you
also
as
a
part
of
the
next
slide,
that
if
you
believe
that
there
are
certain
children
that
are
too
young
or
that
it's
too
early
for
them
to
really
know.
What's
going
on
that,
this
finding
suggests
that
the
impact
of
this
issue
begins
in
the
womb,
with
poor
maternal
health
and
health
care
costs.
C
That
today
are
untold
for
us,
because
we
are
not
connecting
the
dots
as
it
relates
to
these
practices
and
their
impact
on
systems
and
communities,
and
so
as
you
as
you
consider
the
possibilities
hear
it
from
a
couple
of
places.
As
I
think
about
this
practice,
what
is
the
ability
to
create
savings?
Because
I'm
looking
at
prevention
and
some
other
interventions
that
take
into
consideration
the
long-term
effects
of
these
decisions.
A
Pardon
me
before
you
begin,
I
just
want
us
to
be
cognizant
of
the
time.
There's
another
meeting
right
behind
us
and
we
want
to
leave
a
little
time
for
public
comment.
Thank
you.
Okay,.
E
Thank
you
so
much
committee
for
your
patience
and
diligence
and
that
dawson
owens
for
the
record
here
grateful
to
serve
as
the
school
readiness
policy
director
for
the
children's
advocacy
alliance.
Grateful
for
some
of
those
data
points
that
our
intern
rebecca
espinosa
also
shared
to
talk
about
how
one
in
four
families
is
struggling
to
keep
up
on
their
rent
and
93
percent
of
extremely
low
income.
Families
are
cost
burned
in
nevada.
So,
as
we
look
around,
this
is
very
real
and
right.
E
In
nevada
for
the
2018-19
school
year,
1
in
13
children,
birth
to
6
were
experiencing
homelessness.
44
percent
of
young
women
aged
18
to
25
and
18
percent
of
young
men,
18
to
25
were
homeless.
Expectant
parents
in
the
u.s
children
experiencing
homelessness
are
generally
not
served
well
in
general
and
educationally
in
nevada.
91
percent
of
children
under
age
six
experiencing
homelessness
were
not
served
in
early
education.
E
E
Pre-Pandemic
nationally,
students
experiencing
homelessness
graduated
a
rate
of
67.8
percent
compared
to
80
percent
of
economically
disadvantaged
and
85.5
percent
of
all
high
school
students.
These
rec.
These
rates
are
expected
to
be
much
lower
post-pandemic.
As
a
result
of
such
disruptions
homeless,
children
commonly
experienced
delays
in
language,
literacy
and
social
emotional
development
homeless
children
began
head
start
behind
their
low-income
peers
in
these
developmental
skills.
E
20
months
after
staying
in
an
emergency
shelter,
children
scored
worse
in
pre-reading
skills
and
had
higher
behavior
problems
and
early
developmental
delays.
Homelessness
in
early
childhood
is
correlated
with
poor
classroom
engagement
and
social
skills
in
early
elementary
students
experiencing
homelessness
are
more
likely
to
experience
child
welfare
involvement
and
early
school
failure.
E
As
was
mentioned
before,
homelessness
is
often
hidden
once
evicted.
Most
families
with
young
children
who
become
homeless
are
often
shut
out
of
other
services
and
systems
becoming
hidden.
More
than
80
percent
stay
with
other
people
temporarily
or
in
motels.
Putting
them
at
risk
and
not
eligible,
are
prioritized
for
housing
and
homeless
assistance.
E
We
must
bring
a
humane
course
of
action
to
this
situation.
An
individual
recently
testified
at
a
committee
meeting
that
they
were
taking
a
student
home
that
was
very
angry
and
had
been
kicked
out
of
school
after
school
transferred
to
a
final
school.
When
she
took
the
individual
home
she
found
that
they
were
living
in
a
small
apartment
with
seven
to
nine
other
individuals
and
that
the
single
mother
at
the
time
was
having
to
choose
between
paying
her
rent,
keeping
the
utilities
on
or
providing
food.
No
wonder
the
student
was
angry.
E
Basic
needs
were
not
being
met.
Food,
shelter,
clothing,
emotional
needs,
there's
a
humane
way
to
go
about
making
sure
our
most
vulnerable
children
and
populations
are
not
further
harmed.
We
heard
from
a
number
of
individuals
today
at
the
beginning
of
our
meeting,
who
are
college
students,
seniors
individuals
with
health
issues,
those
who
had
experienced
homelessness
and
concerns
were
expressed
for
those
with
intellectual
disabilities,
as
well
as
children
and
families
in
general.
Across
the
spectrum.
E
E
Luckily
they
did
not,
but
I
know
what
that
was
like
to
experience
that
and
worry
about
that.
We
must
go
forward
with
better
processes
and
in
more
humane
ways.
Post
pandemic,
especially
again
one
in
five,
are
struggling
to
keep
up
with
their
rent
look
about
the
room
it
is
concerning.
The
worry
is
about
stable
housing
and
there
is
much
struggle.
I
will
now
turn
the
presentation
over
to
my
esteemed
colleague,
desean
jackson,.
F
Good
afternoon
again
my
name
is
deshaun
jackson
and
I
have
the
privilege
of
serving
as
the
safety
and
welfare
policy
director
eviction
is
an
issue
that
affects
everyone,
including
homeless,
including
homeless,
and
struggling
youth,
our
foster
youth
and
so
many
more.
It's
an
issue
that,
as
mentioned
before,
not
only
affects
a
young
person's
basic
needs,
but
the
physiological
and
self-fulfillment
needs
everything
from
housing
and
food
to
safety
and
belonging.
It's
an
epidemic
that
has
been
escalated
by
the
covet
pandemic
and
the
continuous
inflation
costs
of
basic
living.
F
Many
youth,
transitioning
from
foster
care
and
or
with
a
parent
without
a
parental
or
adult
figure,
face
homelessness,
financial,
insecurities
and
inadequate
access
to
mental
health
services.
If
nothing
is
done
and
the
eviction
can
and
evictions
continue,
there
will
be
a
dire
consequences
for
many
of
nevada's
foster,
youth
and
youth
without
a
parental
or
adult
figure.
F
I
was
that
child
so
many
times
over
and
over
again,
and
this
was
before
the
pandemic
as
someone
who's
experienced,
nevada's,
foster
care
system
and
have
siblings,
who
have
each
faced
their
own
challenges
and
battles
within
the
foster
care
system
and
homelessness.
I
understand
the
importance
the
important
need
to
be
proactive
in
the
response
against
evictions
and
the
impact
that
it
will
have
on
the
lives
of
many
of
nevada's
children
and
families
and
surveyed
conducted
by
think
of
us
foster
youth
success
alliance,
their
field
centers.
F
For
children,
policy
practices
and
research
and
foster
advocates
minnesota
bars,
similar
trends
to
nearly
50
percent
of
foster,
youth
respondents
reported
housing,
instability
and
homelessness.
More
than
73.8
percent
reported
high
financial
insecurities,
with
top
needs
being
housing,
bills,
education
and
care
related
to
the
needs
and
food.
F
I
have
the
pleasure
of
leading
nevada's
youth
advisory
board,
no
matter
life
leaders
and
future
excellence,
as
well
as
clark
county's,
fostering
adopted
youth
together.
These
two
boards
come
together
to
meet
to
discuss
all
issues
regarding
child
welfare
things.
These
are
a
group
of
extraordinary
young
people
that
are
still
in
care
that
have
decided
they
want
to
make
an
impact
in
the
system.
F
These
youth
and
these
groups
have
voiced
concerns
regarding
homeless
housing,
among
other
challenges,
miriam
wright,
edelman
founder
and
president
emeritus
of
the
children's
defense
fund,
said
homeless,
shelters,
child
hunger
and
child
suffering
has
become
normalized
in
the
richest
nation
on
earth.
It's
time
to
reset
our
moral
compass
and
redefine
how
we
measure
success.
Thank
you.
C
I
took
tiffany's
allegheny
for
the
record
and
down
on
the
mic
conclude
with
with
this.
There
are
approaches,
and
it's
important
to
note
that
as
some
national
thought
partners
considered
what
we
might
do
to
stabilize
families.
A
number
of
those
approaches
have
been
underway
during
this
pandemic
period,
but
some
have
sunset
it,
and
so
I
highlight
this
slide
to
to
note
things
like
we've
seen
recent
investments
in
affordable
housing.
Yes,
we
have
expanded
legal
services
to
some
capacity.
C
C
But
we
need
to
ask
ourselves
what
will
be
sustained:
our
poverty,
our
challenge,
our
children's
plight
or
some
real
strategies
that
bring
us
to
a
full
recovery
for
everyone.
As
a
part
of
this
process,
you
have
some
resources
at
your
fingertips,
so
there
have
been
recent
investments
in
programs
like
the
home
visiting
program
here
in
nevada,
as
well
as
the
community
health
workers,
where
there's
an
opportunity
to
actually
have
professionals
go
into
homes
and
help
families
navigate
the
challenges
that
they're
facing
before
they
find
themselves
on
a
short
track
to
homelessness
or
eviction.
C
Please
invest
in
those
programs,
that's
part
of
the
work
that
can
be
done
tangibly
right
now.
We
also
ask
you
to
consider
how
we're
going
about
some
of
the
things
that
we've
recently
supported.
So
there's
been
a
lot
of
discussion
about
equity
in
schools
and
specifically
leveraging
opera
funding
to
ensure
equity,
as
we
do
that
we
can
ask
ourselves,
and
what
does
that
mean
for
the
children
that
we
know
will
be
experiencing
homelessness
if
they're
fast-tracked
into
it?
C
C
A
This
is
such
an
emotional
issue
and
it
is
critical
that
we
discuss
it
at
length
in
our
community
in
an
in
in
depth
in
a
holistic
manner,
and
I'm
glad
that
you
all
were
able
to
bring
us
another
perspective
on
what
are
the
effects
of
summary
eviction
in
our
community.
A
We
only
have
about
17
minutes
left.
We've
got
to
get
a
few
questions
in
any
questions
from
the
dice
here
in
southern
nevada.
A
Thank
you
with
that.
I'm
going
to
ask
you
all
to
your
excuse,
but
I
want
to
tell
you
thank
you
from
the
bottom
of
my
heart
for
coming
today.
A
H
Thank
you
so
much
lest
any
of
you
think
we've
suddenly
been
possessed
and
don't
have
questions.
H
So
I
wanted
to
make
sure
that
we
had
sufficient
time
for
public
comment
today.
I
see
people
who
I
think
have
been
waiting.
I
don't
maybe
they're
not
making
public,
but
I
know
people
have
been
here
all
day.
So
without
further
ado,
I
am
going
to
open
up
the
floor
for
public
comment
in
las
vegas.
Anybody
wishing
to
give
public
comment
will
have
three
minutes
to
opine,
and
I
see
someone
coming
up
to
the
table
already
go
ahead
and
start
whenever
you're
ready.
G
G
Last
name:
s
like
sam
may,
like
apple
v
like
victor
w-o-I-r,
and
I'm
a
member
of
the
nevada,
housing
justice
alliance,
we're
the
tenants,
rights
organization
coalition,
not
organization,
maybe
one
day
that
ran
assembly
bill
161
last
legislative
session,
with
an
aim
towards
banning
summary
eviction.
I
really
appreciate
the
robust
conversation,
the
work
of
this
committee.
By
agreeing
to
have
this
conversation,
we
know
that
summary
eviction
disproportionately
impacts
the
communities
that
our
coalition
is
working
in
marginalized
communities,
black
women,
black
families
and
so
on.
I
won't
regurgitate
a
lot
of
what
I
heard.
G
I
listened
to
the
last
committee
hearing
and
I
was
really
heartened
by
the
comments
from
the
apartment
and
reality
association.
I
agree
that
the
summary
eviction
process
is
hard
to
navigate.
The
forms
are
confusing,
but
we
cannot
let
education
solve,
for
it
cannot
be
the
solution
for
failed
policy
or
an
outdated
process.
This
is
a
unique
process
to
nevada
and
I
didn't
hear
anyone
mention
that
today,
we've
had
tons
of
research
conducted
and
from
what
we
have
gathered
as
a
coalition
we've
not
been
able
to
find
anywhere
else
in
the
country
that
does
this
process.
G
This
way,
nevada
is
the
only
state
in
the
u.s
with
a
summary
eviction
system
in
which
the
burden
of
initiating
eviction
court
proceedings
fall
on
the
tenant,
not
the
landlord.
It's
wholly
unique
from
others
by
not
requiring
a
summons
complaint,
lawsuit
or
hearing
to
evict
a
person
from
the
property.
Now,
while
education
might
help
mitigate
that
folks
should
be
guaranteed
to
get
their
date
in
court.
G
We're
the
only
place
that
does
this
and
you
don't
see
widespread
public
education
campaigns
in
other
major
cities
where
this
is
not
happening
because
they
have
to
go
through
a
formal
process.
I
really
appreciated
all
the
conversation
from
the
apartment
association
and
the
realty
group
to
try
to
figure
out
some
level
of
compromise,
but
I
feel
like
we
are
going
to
be
beyond
the
point
of
compromise
because
of
how
bad
this
problem
has
got.
G
Let's
please
keep
in
mind
that
this
policy
shows
up
differently
than
how
it
looks
when
it's
in
a
bdr
or
when
it's
in
nrs
families
are
sleeping
in
their
cars
and
the
assemblywoman
said
earlier.
Summers
armstrong
that
we
can't
adequately
talk
about
this
issue
without
talking
about
the
rising
rents,
and
all
I
can
sit
here
and
think
about
are
the
folks
that
work
for
ms
vasquez
at
the
apartment
association
that
are
leasing
agents.
They
probably
can't
afford
what
it
would
cost
to
get
an
apartment
or
pay
the
rent
in
this
climate.
G
So
having
rising,
rent
and
a
summary
eviction
process
has
us
careening
towards
a
housing
crisis
that
we
can't
have
I'm
heartened
as
well
that
we
did
not
have
a
massive
tsunami
of
evictions,
but
that's
not
to
say
that
we
are
immune
from
it.
So
thank
you
for
this
work.
I
continue
to
look
forward
to
working
with
you
all.
I'm
definitely
going
to
be
talking
to
my
community
members
and
with
our
coalition.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Thank
you
have
a
great
day.
H
I
This
morning
we
heard
from
some
of
those
tenants
families
seniors
college
students
all
whose
lives
were
disrupted
in
ways
that
could
have
been
prevented.
If
we
had
taken
action
last
legislative
session,
we
know
that
our
communities
cannot
thrive
when
our
neighbors
are
constantly
at
risk
of
unfair
displacement.
I
Housing
stability
is
the
foundation
for
safety
and
security,
children's
educational
success,
positive
health
outcomes,
economic
opportunity
and
equitable
vibrant
communities.
Evictions
and
economic
displacement
impact
us
all
by
putting
more
economic
burden
on
our
communities
through
increased
demands
on
social
services,
shelters
and
hospitals
by
families
who
become
homeless
and
other
costs
associated
with
the
disruption
caused
by
housing.
Instability
by
contrast,
stable
homes,
promote
educational
opportunity
for
children
and
economic
opportunities
for
families,
allowing
nevadans
to
save
for
a
house,
pursue
new
employment
options
and
open
new
businesses.
I
The
stories
you
heard
this
morning
were
only
a
tiny
fraction
of
nevadans
who
are
struggling.
We
cannot
let
these
issues
continue
any
further.
We
must
put
an
end
to
summary
of
evictions,
a
process
unique
to
nevada.
We
must
increase
tenant
protections
and
ensure
affordable
housing
without
absurd
rent
increases.
I
J
Good
afternoon,
chair
and
members
of
the
committee,
my
name
is
lilith
barron
l-a-l-I-t-h-b-a-r-a-n
for
the
record,
I'm
a
policy
associate
with
the
aclu
of
nevada
and
also
a
member
of
the
nevada
housing
justice
alliance.
Today
we
heard
from
seniors
students,
parents,
farmers
and
even
a
city
council.
Member
about
the
harms
summary
evictions
are
causing
nevadans
statewide,
one
who
was
even
evicted
while
in
the
hospital
we
didn't
have
to
hear
those
stories
today
in
2021,
the
legislature
had
the
opportunity
to
end
some
re-evictions
and
we
are
seeing
the
devastating
consequences
of
not
doing
so.
J
These
challenges
are
often
traumatic
and
can
be
deadly.
We
need
to
keep
people
in
their
homes
now
more
than
ever,
because
we
do
not
have
the
infrastructure
to
help
them.
Otherwise
it
is
wonderful
to
hear
that
there
are
some
more
responsible
property
owners.
However,
that
is
not
what
we
are
seeing
in
the
north
or
in
the
south
by
large.
Right
now,
in
reno,
we
are
the
second
highest
rising
rent
in
the
country
where
you
have
to
make
over
37
000
a
year
to
afford
a
studio
apartment.
J
I'd
also
like
to
add
that
I
often
work
among
the
unsheltered
community
and
while
many
are
employed,
not
our
landlords.
I
also
would
be
remiss
if
I
did
not
address
the
conversation
that
was
that
took
place
in
another
presentation
from
law
enforcement.
J
I
would
like
to
briefly
comment
on
the
conversation
and
remind
everyone
that,
since
its
inception,
policing
has
functioned
as
a
racist
institution
to
patrol
and
monitor
enslaved
black
people.
Much
of
this
legacy
can
still
be
seen
in
the
way
our
communities
are
stripped
of
resources
and
over-policed
and
over-surveilled.
J
J
How
can
we,
in
the
wake
of
briana
taylor,
george
floyd,
jorge
gomez,
ayanna
stanley,
jones,
and
so
many
others
still
be
sitting
here
debating
whether
or
not
race
has
anything
to
do
with
the
types
of
interactions
our
communities
have
with
the
police?
It
is
irresponsible
to
consider
to
continue
this
debate
once
the
numbers
have
shown
you
beyond
the
shadow
of
a
doubt
that
racism
is
alive
and
well
in
policing.
Thank
you.
K
K
K
If
we
create
safer
streets,
if
cars
become
more
autonomous
semi-autonomous
if
traffic
tickets
decrease
because
we
increase
safety
in
our
cities,
all
of
a
sudden,
our
post
loses
funding.
Our
the
administrative
office
of
the
courts
loses
funding.
We
need
to
look
at
these
funding
structures
when
we
rely
on
fees
on
crime
to
fund
necessary
functions
like
post.
We
are
making
a
mistake,
so
we
do
agree
there
now
looking,
we
want
to
thank
the
department
of
public
safety
for
all
their
hard
work,
it
that
that
presentation
was
concerning
in
some
areas
and
very
helpful
in
others.
K
We
believe
that
this
committee
and
all
the
help
you
have
offered
is
going
to
get
them
the
information
they
need
to
make
that
deadline.
The
final
fees
justice
center
wants
to
offer
its
assistance
in
any
way
it
possibly
can.
We
know
this
issue.
We
have
draft
language
that
we
believe
can
go
on
these
civil
citations.
That
will
be
understandable
to
anyone
who
gets
them
we're
happy
to
share
that
with
anyone,
who's
interested.
K
And,
lastly,
they
talked
about
having
two
different
tickets,
one
for
civil
one
for
criminal.
We
believe
that
is
absolutely
necessary.
If
you
have
information
for
both
civil
and
criminal
offenses
on
the
same
ticket,
you
will
confuse
both
criminal
defendants
and
civil
defendants
and
having
those
two
different
tickets
is
going
to
be
key,
because
we
do
not
want
to
have
mass
confusion
from
our
defendants,
and
it
really
is
something
that,
if
they're
looking
into
they
should
consider
strongly.
We
want
to
thank
you
so
much.
It
was
a
long
day.
B
B
We
truly
appreciate
that
and
we'd
like
to
thank
all
the
presenters
here
today
and
those
and
did
all
the
comments
that
have
been
made
by
previous
individuals.
As
for
the
excuse
me,
the
issue
of
the
renters,
now
we
need
to
find
some
kind
of
solution
to
this
existing
problem.
B
B
I'm
sorry
the
state
to
have
the
first
option
in
10
to
20
percent
of
foreclosures
dealing
with
banks
and
county
and
back
property
taxes?
I
know
that
the
state
will
work
with
people
for
home
buyers.
In
fact,
a
former
home
that
I
had
25
years
ago.
It
was
recently
purchased
about
less
than
two
years
ago,
from
a
first
time,
home
buyer,
the
state
helped
in
that,
and
she
paid
forty
thousand
000
for
this
home.
B
B
L
In
this
section.
I
would
submit
to
you
that
having
a
hearing
within
48
hours
of
a
defendant's
arrest
with
regard
to
detention
does
not
provide
reasonable
opportunity
to
notify
a
victim
that
they
might
be
present
or
be
able
to
hear
what
happens
at
that
48
hour
hearing,
and
I
indicate
that
because
in
these
types
of
situations
similar
to
the
housing
discussion,
you
just
have
when
there's
volatile
relationships
and
somebody
gets
arrested
for
a
domestic
battery.
L
It's
hard
to
know
where
that
victim
is
going
to
go
in
order
to
reach
that
victim
and
let
them
know
that
they
have
this
right
and
there's
going
to
be
a
hearing
and
to
provide
them
that
access
can't
always
be
facilitated
within
48
hours,
especially
when
you're
dealing
with
weekends
and
holidays.
So
I
think
that's
something
that
needs
to
be
considered.
Additionally,
I
think
that
when
this
law
was
passed,
it
really
didn't
look
into
some
of
the
other
things
that
were
put
in
place.
L
One
thing
by
the
supreme
court
was
80,
kt
539,
which
was
an
order
adopting
the
statewide
use
of
the
nevada,
pre-trial
risk
assessment
tool
that
was
developed
by
judge
hardesty
in
combination
with
a
panel
of
people
which
included
judges
from
world
jurisdictions
as
well
as
non-rural
jurisdictions
and
other
people
involved.
The
goal
in
that
matter
was
to
come
up
with
a
tool
that
is
based
upon
a
nationwide
tool.
L
It's
a
nationwide
tool,
that's
based
on
evidentiary
based
practices,
and
the
goal
was
to
guarantee
what
what
we've
always
looked
at
is
that
the
person
is
not
a
risk
to
not
appear
and
not
a
risk
to
the
community
if
they're
released,
and
so
that
pre-trial
risk
assessment
tool
which
analyzes
a
number
of
factors,
none
of
which
focus
solely
on
an
individual's
ability
to
pay,
but
whether
or
not
they're
homeless.
Whether
or
not
their
criminal
history
shows
that
they
might
be
a
risk
to
the
community
things
of
that
nature.
L
L
I'll
wrap
up
quickly,
also
the
valdez
jimenez
case,
which
requires
a
state
to
consider
least
restrictive
means
and
non-bail
for
defendants
who
are
in
custody.
What
my
point
is:
is
that,
with
these
48-hour
hearings,
we're
duplicating
the
process
of
addressing
a
person's
custodial
status,
and
when
we
do
that
prior
to
having
a
72-hour
hearing
where
a
complaint
would
be
filed
by
the
da's
office,
we
would
appoint
an
attorney
to
represent
somebody.
We're
not
really
changing
anything
based
upon
our
pre-trial
risk
assessment
tool.
We're
already
reviewing
a
person's
custodial
status
within
24
hours
of
their
arrest.
H
M
Hi
max
cortez
court
administrator
for
carson
city
justice
court.
I
wasn't
planning
to
speak
today,
but
I
didn't
realize
that
you
had
some
testimony
today
from
about
ab116.
I
wanted
just
to
clarify
that
carson
city
did
stop
issuing
warrants.
I
believe
that
was
in
2018
and
the
judges
agreed
to
do
that,
but
it
and
we
did
see
a
increase
in
collection,
but
that
was
because
the
court
allowed
payments
to
be
made
on
cases
where
there
was
no
longer
a
warrant.
Prior
to
that
change.
M
We
would
not
allow
payments
to
be
made,
but
the
person
had
to
be
paid
the
warrant
in
full.
So
once
we
changed
that
and
no
longer
issued
warrants,
the
payments
did
go
up
because
the
person
were
now
allowed
to
make
payments,
so
they
didn't
have
to
come
up
with
three
hundred
dollars.
They
could
start
making
fifty
dollar
payments
because
a
lot
of
people
didn't
have
the
means
to
pay
for
the
entire
warrant
and
the
and
the
in
the
fee.
So
I
just
wanted
to
clarify
that.
M
I
know
that
was
represented
time
and
time
again
at
the
legislature.
We
did
try
to
clarify
that
it
was
very
difficult
with
not
being
able
to
be
here
in
person
and
then.
In
any
event,
I
wanted
to
clarify
that
for
the
record,
so
that
all
of
the
members
know
that
the
warrants
yes,
we
did
stop,
we
did
see
an
increase,
but
that
was
because
people
couldn't
then
make
payments
where
before
they
would
have
to
pay
the
entire
warrant
fee
and
the
citation.
H
All
right,
thank
you.
I'm
sorry.
I
I'm
not
sure
if
there's
anybody
else
in
carson
city
to
give
public
comment,
it
looks
like
there's
not
all
right,
so
I
think
we
do
have
a
few
more
people
on
the
phone.
I
know
we
are
past
our
3
p.m.
Mark,
but
I
also
know
what
it
is
like
to
wait
on
the
phone
to
give
public
comment
and
I
would
never
cut
those
people
off
on
purpose,
so
we
will
go
to
the
phone
lines
for
a
public
comment.
Please
bps.
C
N
Health
crisis,
in
reality,
law
enforcement
have
no
duty
to
protect
anyone.
Ever
he
warned
the
district
of
columbia
besides,
when
they're
in
actually
in
their
care
in
custody,
as
was
my
brother,
he
was
no
threat
hog
tied
for
40
minutes.
Yet,
even
while
hog
tied
and
pleading
for
medical
attention,
one
deputy
told
thomas
you're,
making
me
nervous
wiggling
around
this
was
in
the
sally
port,
as
my
brother
was
fog,
tied
begging
for
his
life
with
four
other
officers
around.
Yet
that
officer
was
being
made
nervous
by
that
I.e,
wiggling
around
I.e,
struggling
to
breathe.
N
Just
because
the
method
of
deadly
force
wasn't
a
gun
with
my
brother,
his
murder
deserved
a
review
by
the
district
attorney.
However,
district
attorney
chris
hicks
never
did
that.
For
my
brother
or
the
two
other
men
associated
at
washoe
county
jail
within
one
year,
nico
smith
and
justin
thompson,
I
guess
nevada
needs
a
law
making
means
a
review
mandatory
if
someone
dies
in
the
custody
of
a
jail
there.
N
If
counties
don't
have
medical
staff,
they
need
to
get
rid
of
their
restraint
chair
if
they
can't
protect
the
arrestee
and
the
law
mandated
it.
So
they
need
to
just
totally
put
that
chair
out
in
the
dumpster
nick
sarah
died
in
a
restraint
here,
even
with
medical
staff,
once
in
a
chair,
they're
no
threat
to
anybody
and
should
be
evaluated
excuses
regarding
that
are
disheartening,
especially
when
you've
had
a
loved
one
affixiated
to
death
by
law
enforcement.
It
was
blatantly
obvious.
My
brother
was
mentally
ill
and
in
a
crisis
and
never
assaulted
or
threatened
anybody.
N
N
The
list
actually
goes
on
and
on
law
enforcement
supported
bills
in
2021,
because
they
knew
that
it
would
not
cause
them
to
have
to
make
any
meaningful
action
and
oppose
stronger
bills
until
they
were
watered
down.
No
impact.
I'm
curious
how
the
opposition
presented
at
the
21
legislative
session
against
the
bills.
My
brother
was
a
38
year
old,
male
with
mental
illness,
and
he
was
asphyxiated
hog
tied
while
calling
out
to
officers
saying
yes,
sir
and
man,
so
it
did
happen
in
your
state
and
it's
on
video.
N
O
Hello,
hi
everybody
and
thank
you
greetings.
My
name
is
therese
melchor,
I'm
a
resident
of
henderson
nevada,
I'm
an
advocate
with
faith
in
action
here
in
nevada
in
mass
liberation,
I'm
going
to
be
speaking
on
the
tenant
and
landlord
eviction.
I'm
currently
facing
eviction
for
the
second
time
due
to
my
landlord
saying
that,
because
I
have
three
small
children,
the
other
kids
in
my
neighborhood
come
and
play
in
his
yard.
This
is
impacting
me
because
I
didn't
have
a
plan
b.
This
was
our
home.
We
only.
C
O
Been
here
for
one
year
and
it's
impacted,
my
life
with
focusing
staying,
focused
at
work
and
just
trying
to
focus
on
a
daily
life,
because
this
is
all
I
worry
about.
I'm
scared
that
we
are
going
to
be
homeless
due
to
having
low
credit
score.
In
my
background,
I
also
feel
very
hurt
because
of
the
reason
we
have
to
leave
our
unit.
I
have
no
control
over
other
people.
Children-
and
I
can
only
do-
is
tell
my
children
how
to
behave
and
where
to
be
and
not
to
be,
I
feel
belittled.
O
It's
not
even
been
hurting
you
being
dismissed
and
I
also
reach
out
to
legal
aid,
and
I
was
told
that
there
was
nothing
that
I
could
do.
He
recently
put
me
on
a
multi-month
lease,
so
she
was
telling
me
that
there
was
nothing
that
I
could
do
if
he
was
to
say
that
I
have
to
leave
within
the
30
days
and
if
you
want
to
say
that
he
wanted
his
union
back,
that
I
would
have
to
go
and
that
he
will
win.
I
didn't
or
couldn't
stand
a
chance.
O
I
don't
understand
why
I'm
not
being
heard.
I
do
not
need
another
eviction
on
my
name,
I'm
already
being
denied
for
my
three-year-old
eviction.
It's
hard
to
sleep
when
your
30
days
are
counting
down.
I
don't
know
where
else
to
go
for
help
I
reach
out
to
so
many
resources
and
programs,
but
I
haven't
had
no
luck.
I
would
like
for
something
to
change.
I
would
like
to
be
able
to
fight
this
eviction.
Process
needs
to
be
put
attended
first
because
it
impacts
not
only
just
me
as
an
individual
but
our
community
as
well.
O
So
I
would
like
to
thank
you
for
your
time
for
hearing
me
out
and
and
that's
all
I
have
to
say
thank
you
guys.
P
Hi
good
afternoon,
my
name
is
sean
vess
and
I
work
as
a
cook
on
the
las
vegas
strip
and
I've
been
a
culinary
union
member
for
about
10
years
in
september
of
2020,
I
was
evicted
from
a
place,
that's
owned
by
westland
real
estate,
and
they
served
a
five-day
notice
for
a
summary
eviction.
P
P
P
Again.
I
was
evicted
in
september
of
2020
when
there
was
an
eviction
moratorium.
When
I
got
the
24-hour
notice
from
the
constable,
I
moved
as
much
as
my
stuff
as
I
could
into
my
car
started,
living
in
hotels
and
then
I
contacted
attorney
general
attorney
general
aaron's
ford's
office
to
help
and
they
did
about
a
week
after
I
was
evicted.
I
got
a
call
and
an
email
from
the
landlord
again
westwind
real
estate,
and
they
said
they
confirmed
with
their
corporate
office
that
a
mistake
was
made
in
evicting
me.
P
P
This
was
the
first
time
I
was
ever
evicted,
so
I
felt
intimidated
going
through
the
process.
I
didn't
know
where
I
was
gonna
go
or
what
I
was
gonna
do
with
all
my
stuff.
I
was
scared
of
becoming
homeless
or
having
to
live
in
my
car,
I'm
diabetic,
so
I
was
especially
worried
about
how
I
was
going
to
be
able
to
store
my
influence.
P
Remember
in
september
there
was
no
vaccine
access
yet
so
it
was
pretty
stressful
all
around
going
through
the
summary
eviction
process,
myself,
it
felt
like
there
was
no
compassion
at
all.
I
felt,
like
landlords
have
the
upper
hand
and
they
just
do
what
they
just
and
if
they
just
want
you
out,
they
do
it
and
I'm
sharing
my
story
to
encourage
the
nevada
legislator
to
end
summary
eviction.
Thank
you.
H
All
right,
thank
you
so
much
and
thank
you
to
all
of
our
staff
for
all
of
your
help.
That
concludes
our
meeting.
For
today
we
have
one
more
meeting
with
presentations
and
discussions
in
july.
Then
we
will
have
our
work
session
in
august.
I
look
forward
to
seeing
many
of
you
there
and
now.
This
meeting
is
adjourned.