00:16:41 melissa troy: Reminder that PSE Foundation Grant application is due 8/31 for first round. This grant helps cover shelter, food, PPE needs for non profits. 00:16:44 melissa troy: https://psefoundation.org/. 00:17:09 Melissa Troy - Puget Sound Energy: https://psefoundation.org/grantGuidelines.shtml. 00:25:29 Luis Rivera Zayas TRM: Contacts for TRM for questions about operational information regarding Men's and Female's Shelter luisr@trm.org or natec@trm.org 00:28:25 David Sheppard: Let me log out and log back in to figure it out 00:30:36 Rita Lawrence: Sorry to everyone. I'm having technical difficulties. 00:31:07 Rob Huff - MDC (he/him): For the Bethlehem Baptist Church Shelter, you can contact me (rhuff@mdc-hope.org) or Angela Moore at (253) 318-9373. 00:31:28 SMiraflor: Congratulations, David and Heather! 00:32:43 Kendra J: Contact for GMAC Family Shelter at Altheimer Memorial Church: Director, Pastor Dexter Clark. Admin Asst., Kendra Jenkins. altheimerc@comcast.net 00:32:47 Theresa Power-Drutis, New Connections: Congratulations! 00:34:53 James Pogue - Comprehensive Life Resources (He/Him): Nativity House Overnight Shelter Supervisor Austin Burton 253-677-6536 00:36:25 David Sheppard: The Salvation Army Family Shelter 00:36:30 Julian F. Wheeler(He/Him/His),Chair,PC-ACAC: In case of connectivity issues, I'm placing this announcement here: All are invited to our next regular session of the Pierce County Accessible Communities Advisory Committee (PC-ACAC) is on-line on Tuesday, September 8th, at 9 am. We operate under the Accessible Communities Act of 2010, and can help fund accessibility projects. We're looking for new members, new ideas, and speakers for our upcoming meetings (2nd Tues/odd-numbered months). We are staffed by PC Human Services. Email your interest to attend to Julianfwheeler@ao..com. Thank you for your work. Sincerely, Julian F. Wheeler (He/Him/His), Chair, PC-ACAC. 00:36:41 James Pogue - Comprehensive Life Resources (He/Him): jpogue@cmhshare.org 00:36:45 Theresa Power-Drutis, New Connections: This is GREAT! Is it being recorded? Is anyone planning to make an excel sheet with all of this info? 00:37:32 David Sheppard: David.sheppard@usw.salvationarmy.org for any questions regarding The Salvation Army. 00:37:34 Julian F. Wheeler(He/Him/His),Chair,PC-ACAC: Correction to my email address given: Julianfwheeler@aol.com. 00:37:41 Paula Anderson: James can you unmute me! 00:38:54 Rob Huff - MDC (he/him): This meeting is being recorded! 00:44:05 Paula Anderson: Paula email andepaa12@msn.com 00:46:25 Julian F. Wheeler(He/Him/His),Chair,PC-ACAC: Can you place the questions in the chat box? 00:47:37 James Pogue - Comprehensive Life Resources (He/Him): How do we expand shelter during cold weather? What PPE/room do we need? 01:03:29 Rita Lawrence: For anyone that wants to reach me further. I work for Wellspring Family Services working with the public school for McKinney Vento for kids and families. My email address is Rlawrence@wellspringfs.org 01:04:49 Julian F. Wheeler(He/Him/His),Chair,PC-ACAC: Reiterating my earlier announcement here: In case of connectivity issues, I'm placing this announcement here: All are invited to our next regular session of the Pierce County Accessible Communities Advisory Committee (PC-ACAC) is on-line on Tuesday, September 8th, at 9 am. We operate under the Accessible Communities Act of 2010, and can help fund accessibility projects. We're looking for new members, new ideas, and speakers for our upcoming meetings (2nd Tues/odd-numbered months). We are staffed by PC Human Services. Email your interest to attend to Julianfwheeler@aol.com. Thank you for your work. Sincerely, Julian F. Wheeler (He/Him/His), Chair, PC-ACAC. 01:09:13 Sherri-Valeo: How many people did Freezing nights serve last year, what was the capacity created by the program, how was it funded, what do we expect the demand to be this year? 01:10:08 Sherri-Valeo: (and what was the fun/cost amount) 01:10:14 Sherri-Valeo: fund* 01:10:18 Paula Anderson: Sherri,, I believe we served over 300 unique individuals in Freezing Nights last year. 70 cap per night for most churches 01:10:22 SMiraflor: Nataly, could you post your contact information for the backpacks in the chat? Thank you! 01:12:03 Melissa Troy - Puget Sound Energy: May not be a TPU grant option, but they may have resources 01:12:13 Melissa Troy - Puget Sound Energy: PSE has a grant option right now 01:13:00 Sherri-Valeo: Thanks Paula! Do you believe you had capacity issues and could have served more if more facilities participated? 01:17:07 NR’s iPhone: Absolutely! Nataly Renteria with Amerigroup - Community Relations Representative for Pierce County, nataly.renteria@amerigroup.com 01:18:27 Dana (she/her): CHRP-Community Homeless Resolution Partnership- Dana Peterson danap@ccsww.org 01:18:58 Paula Anderson: Freezing Nights is ALL volunteers, which means each church would have their own volunteers to cover meals, security and activities. Most of the volunteers are older retired people, so they are extremely concerned about COVID. Also, a lot of the churches shelter in the sanctuary or common areas that are used by congregation. Capacity issues...Churches felt like 70 was the max. And due to concerns with City of Puyallup's less than supportive attitude, we were trying to serve people in the greater Puyallup area only. 01:19:51 Tony Lewis @ LLP (He/Him): Good morning everyone, I just wanted to make a plug for the Landlord Liaison Program - we work with landlords to build bridges and take down barriers to affordable housing for people in housing programs. 01:20:38 Tony Lewis @ LLP (He/Him): If you would like to find out more about Landlord Liaison Program, you can contact me at TonyL@LandlordLiaisonProgram.com - we are looking for new landlords to partner with, so if you know of any landlords that might be interested in working with us feel free to pass my information along. 01:21:21 Sherri-Valeo: Thanks Paula, that's the information I was looking for!!! 01:30:43 Sherri-Valeo: The shelter bed expansion over next three months is to add 113 beds, is that correct? 01:31:15 Sherri-Valeo: Thanks! 01:31:26 James Pogue - Comprehensive Life Resources (He/Him): Is the goal to have that at one location or spread among several smaller shelters? 01:31:32 Megan Capes - Tacoma DSA - she/her: Is there any plans for community engagement and public input for this process? 01:32:27 John Barbee, Pierce County: Yes, we will have community think tanks, collaboration and input from current providers. 01:33:01 Megan Capes - Tacoma DSA - she/her: What about community input, not just from providers? 01:33:43 Megan Capes - Tacoma DSA - she/her: Also thinking about how people experiencing homelessness can provide input to this process as well 01:34:23 John Barbee, Pierce County: We will continue to engage and have input from Coalition, CoC, persons with lived experience and other community members. 01:35:05 James Pogue - Comprehensive Life Resources (He/Him): John, awesome. Please let Rob or I know what we need to do to keep getting the word out or when public can have input. 01:35:10 Maureen Howard, TPCCEH Senior Policy Analyst: How many of the 2900 applicants have been determined eligible? How many have had checks to landlords cut? 01:36:18 Shannel Janzen: I thought they didn’t have to have income effected by job joss? I thought I heard that anyone could apply. 01:36:22 Laurie Davenport - Tacomaprobono (she/her): Tacomaprobono has an eviction diversion program available NOW, providing access to free mediation. Contact us at hjp@tacomaprobono.org. 01:37:05 Valeri Knight: they have to be impacted by Covid, currently that includes loss of income, loss of wages, OR folks on fixed income who had an increase in expenditures due to covid they are also eligible 01:37:13 Tony Lewis @ LLP (He/Him): We at the Landlord Liaison Program are heavily publicizing the Rental Assistance Program to our partnering Landlords 01:37:28 Valeri Knight: BUT with the new state funds, the requirements are a bit different and we will implement that in the next few days (contracts are being process currently) 01:37:31 John Barbee, Pierce County: $1.8 million for affordable housing 01:37:35 Tony Lewis @ LLP (He/Him): We have a couple applications submitted by their tenants already 01:38:28 Valeri Knight: That is great Tony! Thank you. 01:40:01 Megan Capes - Tacoma DSA - she/her: Could the shelter bed funding be flexed to fund alternatives to traditional shelter? Thinking about Safe Parking Lots and sanctioned encampments 01:40:40 Megan Capes - Tacoma DSA - she/her: Even just for the short-term to prevent deaths this coming winter. 01:40:46 Valeri Knight: Maureen, 2900 applicants. 653 have received assistance for a total of $1,240,450 in rental assistance (not operations or admin) 01:41:16 Maureen Howard, TPCCEH Senior Policy Analyst: thanks…I think weekly reporting on this will help us support the work 01:41:20 Valeri Knight: Megan unforunately no. The requirements are for fixed shelter locations. It can include shelters, hotels, etc. but safe parking would not currently be elgiible 01:41:29 Valeri Knight: Absolutely. we can report that out on Fridays. 01:42:45 Valeri Knight: I will ensure that we report out weekly an update on the # of applicants, # served in Rental Assistance, and funds spent each Friday moving forward. 01:42:59 Megan Capes - Tacoma DSA - she/her: Okay Valeri. Thanks for answering my question. I don't understand why its not eligible because it is acting as a shelter but with a lower cost than traditional shelter 01:43:20 Heather Moss - Pierce County Human Services: Heather Moss, heather.moss@piercecountywa.gov, 253-691-0565 01:43:33 Maureen Howard, TPCCEH Senior Policy Analyst: Megan - the $4.7M is specific 2020 state legislative action. Deliberately very narrow. 01:43:35 Theresa Power-Drutis, New Connections: I agree with Megan on this 01:44:02 Valeri Knight: We have to work within the requirements of the funder. Thank you Megan. 01:44:58 Megan Capes - Tacoma DSA - she/her: I get that. I'm wondering what other funding streams could be potentially tapped to support Safe Parking Lots. Thanks Valerie! 01:45:09 Valeri Knight: absolutely. have a great day 01:45:10 Maureen Howard, TPCCEH Senior Policy Analyst: Coming funds - CDBG-CV and ESG-CV have wider options. 01:46:56 Sherri-Valeo: Valeo wants to share that we've provided over 1400 showers at the 3 YMCA locations we 01:47:02 Sherri-Valeo: re partnering at! 01:47:18 Sherri-Valeo: And we're in need of donations. Please see my email to the coalition this morning:) 01:47:34 Valeri Knight: Sherri I have donations for you! I sent you an email :) 01:48:18 Megan Capes - Tacoma DSA - she/her: For updates or meeting link, feel free to email me directly at capesmegan@gmail.com 01:48:32 Megan Capes - Tacoma DSA - she/her: to Safe Parking Network project 01:58:01 Rob Huff - MDC (he/him): I am in favor of using some of those national frameworks to help guide local decision making. Maybe it will be helpful to highlight those that resonate with the Coalition. 01:59:32 Rob Huff - MDC (he/him): The equity frameworks in particular. 02:05:56 Kenny Coble: A heads up, Community Forum at Tacoma City Council is on September 15th next month (as opposed to the second Tuesday it usually is). 02:06:20 Megan Capes - Tacoma DSA - she/her: ^^^ 02:13:52 BeaG: Has anyone consider Unite Us? The referral system that presented a few months ago? 02:14:12 BeaG: It was a database and referral system. 02:15:31 Julian F. Wheeler(He/Him/His),Chair,PC-ACAC: Nice to engage y'all. 02:16:02 Julian F. Wheeler(He/Him/His),Chair,PC-ACAC: (I do have another function to attend.) 02:16:44 CC Mendoza: thanks all!