AGENDA REGULAR MEETING Commission on Homelessness Monday, June 4, 2018, 6:00 p.m. Oxnard City Council Chambers, 305 West Third Street, Oxnard CA 93030

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1 AGENDA REGULAR MEETING Commission on Homelessness Monday, June 4, 2018, 6:00 p.m. Oxnard City Council Chambers, 305 West Third Street, Oxnard CA CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL 2. PUBLIC COMMENT. A person may address the Commission only on matters within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Commission. The presiding officer shall limit public comments to three (3) minutes per speaker. The Commission cannot enter a detailed discussion of or take action on any item presented during public comments that is not on the meeting agenda. Such items may only be referred to the Commission Secretary for administrative action or scheduled on a subsequent meeting agenda for discussion. 3. INFORMATION/CONSENT ITEMS SUBJECT: Minutes of Regular Meeting of May 7, 2018 (001) RECOMMENDATION: Approve minutes of meeting of May 7, REPORTS FROM CITY STAFF SUBJECT: Entitlement Grant Funding Process for FY SUBJECT: Program update from Homeless Assistance Program Coordinator 5. COMMISSION BUSINESS SUBJECT: Draft Five-Year Plan RECOMMENDATION: Receive presentation and provide input on draft Five-Year Plan to address issues of homelessness. SUBJECT: Sub-Committee and Commissioner Reports RECOMMENDATION: That the Commission receive reports and recommendations from these ad hoc sub-committees, and from individual Commissioners, and provide direction as appropriate: (A) Safe Sleep Program; (B) Oxnard Downtown Safety and Hygiene (C) Increasing Landlord Participation in Housing Choice and VASH Voucher Programs; and Tiny Homes SUBJECT: Commission Meeting Time for July Meeting RECOMMENDATION: Review and discuss recent experience relating to conducting meetings In the evening rather than the afternoon; determine time for Commission meeting in July and thereafter.

2 6. NEW BUSINESS 7. ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING EVENTS 8. ADJOURNMENT In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and City of Oxnard policy, if you need special assistance to participate in a meeting, please call (TDD ). Notification 72 hours prior to the meeting will assist the City in making reasonable arrangements to ensure meeting accessibility.

3 Minutes of Meeting of May 7, 2018 City of Oxnard Commission on Homelessness DRAFT Minutes of the Regular Meeting of May 7, 2018 On Monday, May 7, 2018, at 6:02 p.m. the Regular Meeting of the Commission on Homelessness convened in the Council Chambers at 305 West Third Street, Oxnard, CA The following Commissioners were in attendance: Vice-Chair Lucy Martinez, Commissioner Peggy Rivera, Commissioner Yukio Okano and Commissioner Francisco Jaena. Chair Francine Castañon was absent with excuse. City of Oxnard staff members present were Mark Alvarado, Homeless Assistance Program Coordinator; Commander Keven Baysinger, Oxnard Police Department; Associate Planner Paul McLaren, Development Services Department; and Karl Lawson, Housing Department, who acted as Recording Secretary. Vice-Chair Martinez presided. 1. ROLL CALL AND CALL TO ORDER Vice-Chair Martinez called the meeting to order at 6:04 p.m., and chaired the meeting. Roll was called and a quorum was deemed present. 2. PUBLIC COMMENT None. 3. INFORMATION/CONSENT ITEMS SUBJECT: Approval of Minutes of Meeting of April 2, 2018 Commissioner Rivera moved approval of the minutes as presented in the agenda packet, and Commissioner Jaena seconded. The motion carried unanimously. 4. REPORTS FROM CITY STAFF SUBJECT: Entitlement Grant Funding Process Mr. Lawson notified the Commission of two recent developments related to the entitlement grant funding process. First, the schedule for the second public hearing and the presentation to City Council of the funding allocation recommendations has been changed. Rather than taking place in the month of May, it will now be scheduled for sometime in July. Second, HUD has advised the City that the funding that the City will receive for the CDBG and HOME programs have been increased 14% and 48%, respectively, over the previous 2017 estimates. The final recommendations will include proposed allocations of these increased amounts. In response to questioning from the Commission, Mr. Lawson indicated that HOME funds are dedicated primarily to First-Time Homebuyer assistance the low-income homeowner property rehabilitation loans. SUBJECT: Homeless Assistance Program Coordinator Report Mr. Alvarado provided a comprehensive report to the Commission on the activities of the homeless services division, including updates on the following: development of Year-Round/Foul Weather shelter; issuance of Request for Qualifications by County, City of Oxnard, and City of Ventura, seeking organizations for operation of a shelter; the draft Five-Year Plan to be presented to the Commission and Page 1 of 3

4 Minutes of Meeting of May 7, 2018 then to City Council; the expansion and accessibility improvements at the Kingdom Center; the 2018 Point In Time Count data; the increase in the number of homeless near the intersection of Fifth Street and Richmond Avenue; financial and performance monitoring of ESG Sub-recipients; the upcoming clergy luncheon for the proposed Safe Sleep program; and the recent incident in Ventura which resulted in the death of a man. Mr. Omare Pryor addressed the Commission on the efforts of Community Action of Ventura County with respect to the recent increase in homeless persons along East Fifth Street. Commissioner Rivera provided additional detail on the Safe Sleep luncheon, thanking Mr. Abe Magaña for offering cosponsorship of the event by the Oxnard Downtown Business Improvement District, and at which Interim City Manager Chief Scott Whitney will be a speaker. 5. COMMISSION BUSINESS SUBJECT: Accessory Dwelling Units The Commission received a detailed presentation on the Accessory Dwelling Unit program from Paul McClaren, Associated Planner in the Development Services Department. Mr. McClaren responded to numerous questions from the Commissioners and from staff on the various aspects of the ADU program, and how ADUs can help increase the supply of affordable housing stock in the City. A copy of his power point presentation is attached to these minutes. SUBJECT: Sub-Committee and Commissioner Reports Safe Sleep: Commissioner Okano reported on the Safe Sleep sub-committee activities. He indicated that the leadership of All Saints Episcopal Church has expressed interest in serving as a host site, but noted that the church parking lot is on City-owned property. Downtown Safety and Hygiene: Vice-Chair Martinez advised that there had been no subsequent meetings, and reported on the efforts to develop proposed changes to City ordinances. She introduced Oxnard Police Commander Kevin Baysinger, who provided the Commission with a verbal update on proposed changes to ordinances that address actions, rather than a person s status as a homeless individual. Landlord Participation: Commissioner Rivera reported on the meeting with Oxnard Housing Authority program manager Brenda Lopez, and the issues of the housing assistance waiting list and homeless vouchers. 6. NEW BUSINESS None 7. SUBJECT: ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING EVENTS The Commission was informed of the upcoming events: Wednesday, May 9, 1:30 p.m.: Tally of remaining Vote-By-Mail ballots cast in the May 1, 2018, City Council recall election; at the Human Resources Community Room, 300 West Third Street. Page 2 of 3

5 Minutes of Meeting of May 7, 2018 Saturday, May 12: Dedication of complex at Press Courier Building; Day at Beach for Disabled Children, at Ed Hunt Rehab Point, beginning at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 30: Pastoral Luncheon for Proposed Safe Sleep Program, 12:00 3:00 p.m., Ventura County Rescue Mission, 234 East Sixth Street. 8. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 7:36 p.m. (Minutes prepared by Karl Lawson) Page 3 of 3

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