Homeless Committee Meeting 021472016
Committee on the Homeless
February 17, 2016
Welcome & Introductions
•The Committee:
•Gail Harris
•Lourdes Oroza -pending
•Debra Schwartz
•Calvin Kohli
•Freddy Funes
•Valerie Navarrete, Chair
•Dona Zemo
•Staff:
•Alba Tarre
•Maria Ruiz
•Guests:
•Belit Paulission
•Ysidro Llamoca
•Robin Schwartz
•Wayne Jones
•Michael DeFilippi
•Janaina Montero
•Febe Perez
•Ana Luiza Monteiro
•Sophia Monteiro
•Arianna Perez
•Gabriella Halabu
•Stephanie Wang
Action: Introductions made.
Approval of Meeting Summary
•Review of prior meeting summary
Action: Motion made by Mr. Funes and seconded by Mr. Kohli to accept
summary. Motion passed unanimously.
Old Business
Action: Data presented.
Monthly Morning Counts Monthly Shelter Placements
Month Average Month Number
Apr-15 26 Apr-15 55
May-15 42 May-15 43
Jun-15 68 Jun-15 42
Jul-15 87 Jul-15 43
Aug-15 105 Aug-15 59
Sep-15 97 Sep-15 78
Oct-15 106 Oct-15 100
Nov-15 105 Nov-15 49
Dec-15 98 Dec-15 73
Jan-16 120 Jan-16 69
Old Business
Action: Committee requested that service numbers be added to monthly
data summary.
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20
40
60
80
100
120
140
April 13 - 17, 2015May 4 - 8, 2015*May 25 - 29, 2015June 15 - 19, 2015July 6 - 10, 2015July 27-31, 2015August 17-21, 2015September 7 - 11,…September 28 -…October 19 - 23,…November 9 - 13,…Nov 30 - Dec 4, 2015December 21 - 25,…January 11 - 15,…February 1 - 5, 2016Morning Counts
Average 0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
April 13 - 17, 2015May 4 - 8, 2015*May 25 - 29, 2015June 15 - 19, 2015July 6 - 10, 2015July 27-31, 2015August 17-21, 2015September 7 - 11,…September 28 -…October 19 - 23,…November 9 - 13,…Nov 30 - Dec 4, 2015December 21 - 25,…January 11 - 15,…February 1 - 5, 2016Shelter Placements
Number
New Business
1.Chair’s Comments
The Chair offered various recommendations:
1.Encourage businesses to host collection boxes for clothing for the homeless.
2.Encourage people to volunteer to share their skills with the homeless.
3.Feature homeless stories with the monthly committee meeting.
4.Obtain more information about the day labor employees through Jewish
Community Services.
5.Obtain an update from the Communications office regarding the awareness
campaign approved by Commission and the design of trespass signs.
6.Invite the City Attorney to the next meeting.
7.Invite Reverend Hunter Thompson to the April meeting to discuss his church’s
efforts to serve the homeless.
8.Obtain the number of homeless served by Jewish Community Services within
its day labor program.
9.Invite the Sanitation Department Director to discuss the day labor program.
Good & Welfare
Robin Schwartz of the LGBTQ Committee presented and inquired as to how
both Committees can work together to address homelessness in the LGBTQ
community as well as ensuring that staff is trained in how to engage and best
serve the LGBTQ community. This item will ne included in the March agenda for
further discussion.
Adjournment
Our next meeting:
March 16, 2016
4pm
Office of Housing & Community Services
Conference Room
555 – 17th Street
The meeting adjourned at 5:25pm.