* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. ALRIGHT, JAN, [00:00:01] YOU'RE READY? HI. GOOD, GOOD. I SHOULD SAID. GOOD EVENING, . GOOD AFTERNOON. UH, LET'S WANNA START OUR CC BOARD MEETING. UM, WE DO LOCAL PEACE ABSENT JAMIE, PRESENT I DEAR ANNA , ABSENT BRANDON WASHINGTON, ABSENT CLAUDE DIAL HERE. DANIEL BOFF, A CLAUDE MC, ABSENT NIKKI AM LUTHER RICHARD HERE. CONNOR LOCK ABSENT. ROSE GU PRESENT, TAMIKA BOY ABSENT. MELANIE MAR PRESENT, THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO MOVE DIRECTLY TO ACTUALLY WE GONNA, UH, TOC BUILDS WHILE WE HAVE BORROW RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE A FILE REPORT ON C STATE MEALS NOTICE OF PLENTY OPPORTUNITY TO APPROVE THE COC OF PURSUANT CONSENSUAL PROJECT. THANK YOU EVERYONE. UH, JEFF PROCTOR IN OPERATIONS OFFICER OF THE BEACH SERVICES BUREAU. HAPPY TO PRESENT WITH COC BILLS AND THEN WE'LL TRY TO KEEP THIS UNDER 10. SO, UM, SO PRESENTATION WILL BE, UH, WE'LL HEAR FIRST ABOUT THE HUD NOFO PLUS WE'LL TALK ABOUT CITY'S PROPOSED PROCESS TO APPLY, UM, FOR CONTEXT. UM, UH, SO HUD UH, IN PREVIOUS YEARS IN THE COC NOFO COMPETITION, THEY HAVE APPROVED, UM, CAPITAL AS KNOWLEDGEABLE COST VERY SPARINGLY, AND NOT IN RECENT TIMES. THEY'VE NEVER DONE A NOTICE THAT SPECIFICALLY FOR CAPITAL. SO THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT HUD HAS RELEASED A CAPITAL NOFO, SPECIFICALLY FOR CS TO APPLY FOR. SO I'M VERY EXCITED FOR THAT. UM, AND THEY, UH, INTEND TO AWARD APPROXIMATELY HUNDRED $70, UM, AND, UH, APPLICATIONS TO HU DUE. UM, SO THERE ARE ALLOCATIONS WITHIN THE NOFO FOR, YOU KNOW, UH, BY COC. THE LONG BEACH, COC, UM, EXPECTS TO RECEIVE A MAXIMUM OF UP TO $5 MILLION. THAT'S BASED OFF OF OUR, UM, HUS, UH, PRO RATTA NEED. UM, EACH COC IS GENERALLY SPEAKING, ONLY ALLOWED TO SUBMIT ONE APPLICATION WITH THE EXCEPTION OF COS THAT INCLUDE TRIBAL GOVERNMENT, UM, A FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED TRIBE OR TRIBAL HOUSING AUTHORITY FROM THEIR JURISDICTION. OURS DOES NOT. SO OUR CC WILL BE LIMITED TO ONE APPLICATION. UM, THE, SO THE IN THE BUDGET, UM, ELIGIBLE COST, UH, CATEGORIES INCLUDE ACQUISITION, NEW CONSTRUCTION, REHABILITATION, UH, PROJECT ADMINISTRATION, OPERATIONS SERVICES, AND RENTAL ASSISTANCE. HOWEVER, UH, ONLY 20% OF THE TOTAL BUDGET IS ELIGIBLE FOR BASICALLY NON-CAPITAL WORK. SO, UM, SERVICES OPERATIONS, RENTAL ASSISTANCE GOES INTO THAT 20% CATEGORY. UH, ABOUT 70% FOR CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION WORK, LIKE 10% FOR ADMIN FUNDS, THAT 25% MATCHES REQUIRED CAN BE CASH OR IN KIND. UM, AND, UH, THERE IS A REQUIREMENT THAT THERE BE A 15 USE, UM, UH, COMMITMENT TO CONTINUE TO UTILIZE THE SITE AS PERMIT AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR ALL PERSONS FOR A MINIMUM OF 15 YEARS. UM, SO THESE POLICY PRIORITIES HERE ARE POLICY PRIORITIES THAT HUT HAS FOR ALL HOMELESS, UM, SERVICES AND ALL HOMELESS PROGRAMS. AND THOSE ARE EMBEDDED INTO THIS NOTICE OF FUNDING. UM, THE HEAD POLICY PRIORITIES ARE THESE INSTALLERS TO INCREASE THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING SUPPLY. SO WE INCREASE THE CAPACITY, INCREASE THE, UM, INVENTORY OF PERMANENT AFFORDABLE HOUSING WITHIN EACH COC JURISDICTION. UM, THERE ARE SOME, UM, CONSIDERATIONS FOR HOTEL AND MOTEL CONVERSION, UM, BUT IT'S NOT LIMITED TO THAT. IT CAN BE GROUND UP CONSTRUCTION. ALSO, POLICY PARTIES ARE TO ENSURE ACCESS TO SERVICES AND HOUSING SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, PUBLIC SERVICES, UM, PARTICULARLY FOR THOSE WHO ARE HOMELESS WITH DISABILITIES AND TO ENCOURAGE PARTNERSHIP COORDINATION, INTEGRATION OF HOUSING, HEALTHCARE AND SERVICES. UM, SO WE'LL INFORM, UH, APPLICATIONS THAT CAN DEMONSTRATE THAT AS WELL. THESE ARE THE HUD RATING FACTORS. SO WHEN, UM, WHEN THE COC SUBMITS TO HUD, THIS IS HOW, UH, COC PROPOSALS WILL BE SCORED. YOU'LL SEE THE GREATEST AMOUNT OF, UH, POINTS AVAILABLE ARE IN THE EXPERIENCE CATEGORY. SO THEY'RE LOOKING FOR DEMONSTRATED EXPERIENCE THAT AN APPLICANT OR THE PROPOSED APPLICANT, THE PROVIDER, THE DEVELOPER, HAS THE EXPERIENCE OF DEVELOPING SIMILAR LIKE PROJECTS AT SCALE. UM, SO, UH, EXPERIENCE WITH DEVELOPING FURTHER AFFORD PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THEY'RE ALSO LOOKING FOR DEMONSTRATIVE EXPERIENCE WITH MANAGING HOMELESS PROJECTS, UH, PROVIDING SERVICES. UM, THEY'RE ALSO LOOKING FOR, UM, APPLICANT APPLICATIONS THAT CAN BE ON TIME WITH THEIR IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE. THERE ARE, UH, THERE'S AN OBLIG [00:05:01] IF, UH, IF PROJECTS ARE AWARDED THE OBLIGATION DEADLINE. SO THE DATE THAT WHICH ALL FUNDS HAVE TO BE OBLIGATED TO CONTRACTS, UM, IS SEPTEMBER, 2025 OR SEPTEMBER, 2026, KIND OF DEPENDING ON WHICH ROUND THAT HU VERSUS, UH, MAKES THEIR NOTICE. UM, AND THE EXPENDITURE DEADLINE IS ABOUT FIVE YEAR EXPENDITURE DEADLINE. SO BASICALLY YOU'RE LOOKING FOR PROJECTS THAT ARE PRETTY CLOSE TO EACH ALREADY. UM, YOU ALREADY ALREADY HAVE SITE CONTROL, THINGS LIKE THAT GIVEN HOW LONG IT CAN TAKE TO GET YOUR PROJECTS THROUGH. UM, WE'RE ALSO LOOKING FOR LOTS OF EXPERIENCE WITH MANAGING, UM, RENTAL HOUSING. SO WE LOOKING FOR PROJECTS OR PROVIDERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCE MANAGING RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. UM, AND IDEALLY WE LOOKING FOR, YOU KNOW, PROJECTS, PROPOSALS, UM, THAT HAVE, UH, RENTAL SUBSIDY ALREADY AVAILABLE OR CAN'T LEVERAGE OR RENTAL SUBSIDIES. UM, WE'RE ALSO LOOKING FOR, AGAIN, COORDINATION WITH HOUSING PROVIDERS, HEALTHCARE, SOCIAL SERVICES AGENCY. SO WANTING A PROGRAM TO BE ABLE TO OPERATE ONCE, OPERATE ONCE IMPLEMENTED CAN FOR CANADA, OPERATING ACCORD WITH HOUSING FIRST, HARM REDUCTION AND TRAUMA INFORMED CARE. ARE WE BRINGING RESOURCES IN TO PEOPLE, UM, UH, SORT OF HELP THEM TO STABILIZE AND, UM, ACHIEVE INDEPENDENCE AND THINGS LIKE THAT. UM, AND OF COURSE THE RECOMMENDATIONS OR SURE, WE ALIGNED WITH ALL THE POLICY PRIORITIES, BUT WE'LL KIND OF JUMP THROUGH TO SOME NEW COMPONENTS. UM, THERE IS AN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, UM, PREFERENCE, WHICH IS LIMITED TO TWO POINTS, BUT WANTED TO MAKE NOTE OF THIS. WE'RE ALSO LOOKING FOR PROJECTS WHERE THE LOCATION, THE BUILDING MATERIALS, THE ENVIRONMENT PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE. SO WE'RE, WE'RE BUILDING IN A SITE THAT, UM, HAS ACCESS TO GREEN SPACE OR BUILT GREEN SPACE THAT USES, UH, DENTAL, GREEN MATERIALS, UM, THINGS LIKE THAT. UM, AND SO WE WILL, UM, PULL OVER THAT IN OUR SUBMISSION AS WELL. UH, TIMELINE STANDARDS, AS I MENTIONED, THESE ARE THE OBLIGATIONS. EXPENDITURE, DEADLINES AND THE GRANT TERMS, YOU KNOW, CAN'T BE TWO, THREE, OR FOUR YEAR GRAND TERMS. UM, BUT WE'RE LOOKING FOR AGREEMENTS WITH HUD TO START SEPTEMBER 20, SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2025, AND THEN HAVE THINGS MOVING VERY SOON. UM, SO THAT'S THE HUD REQUIREMENTS. AND THEN WHAT, UM, SO BASICALLY WHAT HUD REQUIRES IS, 'CAUSE THERE CAN ONLY BE ONE APPLICATION FOR CO, THEY'RE LOOKING FOR EACH COC TO HAVE LIKE A LOCAL PROCESS FOR THAT. THEY SELECT, UH, A PROPOSAL. UM, SO WHAT WE INTEND TO DO IS TO OPEN AN RFP AND HAVE THAT SERVE AS OUR PROCESS TO IDENTIFY THE, THE MOST COMPELLING, MOST COMPETITIVE, UM, APPLICATION AND OPEN IT UP TO COMMUNITY TO TELL US, YOU KNOW, WHAT THEY RECOMMEND IN TERMS OF, UM, UH, PROJECT. SO TO REITERATE, UM, YOU KNOW, WHAT LONG BEACH IS ELIGIBLE FOR IS TO SUBMIT FOR ONE PROJECT FOR A GRANT TOTAL OF NO MORE THAN $5 MILLION. UM, AND WE'LL OPEN THE RFP WE'LL REVIEW APPLICATIONS AND, UM, PROPOSAL AND OUR WE TO WORK WITH THE APPLICANT ON GOOD AFTERNOON LIBRARY OF PATRONS. PLEASE JOIN US IN A FEW MINUTES FROM FOUR TO SIX IN STUDIO JUNIOR FOR OPEN STUDIO HOURS. OPEN STUDIO HOURS IS EVERY WEEK FROM FOUR TO SIX, AND IT'S A PROGRAM WHERE YOUNG CHILDREN GET TO A VARIETY OF ART MATERIALS AT THEIR OWN PAINT. TODAY WE'LL HAVE HALLOWEEN COLORING PAGES, PLAYDOH BE, AND A SPOOKY HALLOWEEN TREE WITH SPONGE PAINTED PAINT. THAT SOUNDS GREAT. AND I'LL BE OVER THERE FOR . UM, SO YEAH, WE WORK WITH OUR APPLICANT TO SUBMIT THE PROPOSAL TO THE HU TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE, YOU KNOW, PROPOSING THINGS AND WHAT'S LOOKING FOR, AND WE'RE BEST REP REPRESENTING ING. UH, THE PROJECT HAS, UM, SOME OTHER APP, UH, REQUIREMENTS INTERNALLY THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR, FOR WHO WE WOULD LIKE TO SELECT WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, AN ENTITY THAT HAS QUALIFICATIONS TO CONDUCT BUSINESS IN THE CITY, LOOKING FOR A NONPROFIT, UM, OR, YOU KNOW, KNOW DEVELOPER WHO, OR PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN NONPROFIT DEVELOPER WHO HAS EXPERIENCE WITH AT LEAST FOUR PROJECTS OF SIMILAR SCOPE AND SCALE AND A NONPROFIT WITH, YOU KNOW, A PERSON ON THEIR BOARD WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE OR FORMALLY HOMELESS. UM, AND WE WANT THE ENTITY TO BE GOOD STANDING, NO NON RESOLVED, UM, CURRENT PATH COMPLIANCE ISSUES. UM, AND THEY'RE NOT DE BARRED FROM DOING BUSINESS WITHIN THE CITY COUNTY STATE. UM, FOR OUR PROJECT, REALLY WHERE WE ARE TRYING TO PRIORITIZE IS THE, LIKE THE CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION WORK. THOSE CAPITAL DOLLARS ARE SO PRECIOUS, PARTICULAR FOR, UM, THE DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING, PERMANENT HOUSING. SO WE ARE INTENDING TO IF, IF AWARDED FROM HUD, UH, TO MAKE ALL THE DOLLARS AVAILABLE FOR, UH, THE CONSTRUCTION REHABILITATION OF PROJECT ADMINISTRATION AND THAT AS A CONTINUUM OF CARE ENTRY SYSTEM, WE'LL LOOK TO PARTNER WITH THE DEVELOPER APPLICANT ON PROVIDING AN ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR RENTAL ASSISTANCE, SUPPORT SERVICES, ALL OF THAT. UM, THE TOTAL AWARD, YOU KNOW, IS CONTINGENT UPON HUD APPROVAL AND THAT CONCURRENCE OF CITY COUNCIL, THE MANAGER, BUT IT COULD BE, YOU KNOW, MORE OR LESS [00:10:01] THAN $5 MILLION OR CONTINGENT UPON HUD. UM, THERE'S THE 25% CATCH MATCH REQUIREMENT. UM, WE'D BE LOOKING TO HAVE A PROPOSED PROPOSER WHO CAN BRING THAT 25% CASH MATCH TO THE PROJECT, BUT AS WE WORK TO SUBMIT THE APPLICATION, WE CAN THEN AGAIN TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL MATCH LEVERAGE. UM, SO WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, MORE LEVERAGE, MORE MATCH, MORE COMPETITIVE APPLICATIONS, UM, AND THE POPULATION THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO HAVE, WE SERVED IN THE PROGRAM. SO WE, UM, A PROJECT THAT'S SERVING PERSONS WHO ARE HOMELESS OR CHRONICALLY HOMELESS ACCORDING TO DEFINITIONS 1, 2, 4. SO BASICALLY PERSONS . UM, SO ADDITIONAL, UH, PRIORITIES THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR ARE, YOU KNOW, UH, PROJECT TYPES THAT PRIMARILY SERVE SINGLE ADULTS. UM, THAT IS, YOU KNOW, SORT OF A DISPROPORTION, UH, REPRESENTATION OF POLITIC ARE ARE SINGLE ADULTS. SO WE'RE LOOKING FOR A PROJECT THAT PRIMARILY SERVES THAT POPULATION. WE'RE LOOKING FOR, YOU KNOW, HIGHER DENSITY PROJECTS. WE GREATER INCREASES IN INVENTORY OF P-S-H-R-C-O-C AND WE'RE LOOKING FOR PROJECTS THAT CAN MEET THE PREFERENCE POINTS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, UM, AND AGAIN, PROJECTS THAT CAN BRING MORE, UM, LEVERAGE TO THE PROJECT. HERE'S OUR TIMELINE THAT WE'RE PROPOSING. UM, CITY ATTORNEY, UH, WE HAVE HEARD TODAY HAS APPROVED RFP, SO WE'RE HOPING TO RELEASE IT AFTER THIS MEETING. UM, WE WILL, ONCE IT'S RELEASED, THERE WILL BE A DEADLINE FOR QUESTIONS BACK TO, UH, THE CITY OF OCTOBER 17TH. WE WOULD HOPE TO HAVE ANSWERS BACK TO APPLICANTS BY THE 23RD CLOSE, THE RFP ON THE 28TH. WE WILL HAVE A PANEL, UM, WHICH WILL USE TO PLEA INCLUDE C BOARD MEMBERS TO SELECT THE APPLICANT, UM, ISSUE NOTIFICATIONS OF AN INTENT TO AWARD VERY SHORTLY THEREAFTER. WE RIGHT, UH, THANK YOU JEFFREY. UH, WE'LL GO INTO A MOTION TO, UH, APPROVE THIS, THIS, UH, THIS REPORT COMMENT. AND THEN ANY DISCUSSION ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? NONE. ANY DISCUSSION FROM THE BOARD? ARE THERE ANY NOTICING REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS? SORRY. ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC NOTICING REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS? GOOD AFTERNOON PATRONS. PLEASE JOIN US ON LEVEL TWO IN THE STUDIO FOR AN EXCITING JOURNEY INTO THE WORLD OF JEWELRY MAKING WITHIN MODERN TWIST. OUR LASER CUT JEWELRY MAKING WORKSHOP IS A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN THE ART OF JEWELRY DESIGN USING THE POWER OF LASER CUTTING TECHNOLOGY. IT WILL BE AN EXPERIENCE WHERE ART TECHNOLOGY AND SELF-EXPRESSION CONVERGE SUPPLIES PROVIDED AGES 12 AND UP AND THERE'S A FEW ENTITLED PROJECTS WITHIN THE CITY. LIKE THEY'VE GONE THROUGH THE, THE PROCESS THAT HAVE FUNDING GAPS. SO THIS MAY BE ON OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO CLOSE FUNDING GAPS TO GET THAT PROJECT INTO CONSTRUCTION. UM, AT VERY MINIMUM WE NEED SOMEBODY THAT HAS SITE CONTROL, LIKE OTHERWISE IT'S FAR TOO SPECULATIVE WITH THE, THAT ARE AT HAND WITH THIS. SO, YOU KNOW, THE HOPE WOULD BE SOMEBODY THAT HAS AN ENTITLED PROJECT. THEY'RE JUST TRYING TO FIND OUT, FIGURE OUT ALL THE FUNDING TO MAKE IT WORK. AND THERE'S A FEW OF THOSE THAT EXIST WITHIN THE CITY RIGHT NOW. I 5 MILLION IS NOT A LOT WITHIN TODAY'S CONSTRUCTION COMP. CORRECT. SO THE MATCH OF THE IN KIND, UH, IT CAN BE IN KIND OR IDEALLY CASH. SO EITHER ONE OF THOSE MEET TO 25% WITH CONSTRUCTION COSTS IN THE AREA. 25% SHOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE FOR FIVE GIVEN THE FACT WOULD BE LOOKING FOR A PROJECT THAT HAS MOST OF ITS FUNDING. IT'S READY TO GO. YOU SAID IT HAS TO SHOW RUNNING BECAUSE IT GETS TWO YEARS TO GET THROUGH ALL. BUT YEAH. PURPOSE OF AND WE HAVE QUITE A FEW DEVELOPERS THAT HAVE PLATINUM LEAD PROJECTS THAT THEY'VE DONE THAT WOULD REALLY GO A LONG WAY TOWARDS SHOWING THE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE PIECE. SOUNDS GOOD. THINK WE'LL BE MORE CAPITAL. HOPEFULLY. HOPEFULLY, HOPEFULLY THIS IS NOT A ONE, ONE TIME THING FROM MUD, BUT YOU KNOW, THEY'VE MADE A FEW CHANGES AND [00:15:01] SOME POSITIVE THINGS OVER THE LAST COUPLE YEARS, SO THIS IS ONE THAT CONTINUES. WHAT'S IT CALLED? KIMBERLY? WAIT, ABSENT. JAMIE. TROOPER? YES. ACK? YES. ANNA ABSENT. BRANDON WASHINGTON ABSENT. CLAUDE DIAL? YES. DANIEL BOFF? YES. CLARK MC ABSENT. NICK AM? YES. LUTHER RICHARD APPROVED. CONNOR LOCK ABSENT. ROSE GU? YES. TAMIKA BOY. ABSENT. MELANIE MARTI APPROVE NAME AND ABSENT. MOTION PASSES. I THINK A MOTION TO TABLE THE REST OF THE ITEMS UNLESS YOU WANNA HOLD ON THE BOOK. I MEAN, I GUESS WE COULD DO MINUTES. MY HUSBAND'S BIRTHDAY. ARE WE GOOD WITH DOING MINUTES? GIVE, LET'S DO IT. LET'S, I'LL TELL HIM THE REASON WHY. OKAY. GOING BACK TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR THE CONTINUING CARE BOARD MEETING SEPTEMBER 24. ANY MEMBERS OF THE ANY DISCUSSIONS FROM THE BOARD WE CAN DO A NON ENROLLMENT CALL. UH, ALL APPROVED. ANY ABSTENTIONS? ANY OBJECTIONS? ALRIGHT, MOTION PASSES. YES. ITEM IS RECOMMENDATIONS TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR THE CONTINUUM CARE SPECIAL BOARD MEETING, WHICH TOOK PLACE ON OCTOBER 2ND, 2024. UH, YOU CAN PROBABLY COMMENT BOARD DISCUSSION. ALL APPROVED. SHOW OF HANDS. ABSTENTIONS. ANY OBJECTIONS? MOTION PASSES. SO ARE WE GOING TO, UH, WE'LL JUST, WE'LL TABLE WHAT'S THERE. WILL I DO IT WITHIN OUR NEXT ONE AND INCLUDE ITEMS FOR THIS MONTH SO THAT WE CAN ADJOURN? THANK YOU EVERYONE. HONOR ADJOURN EVERYONE. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.