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MEASURE X COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD

Meeting Date:	06/30/2021
Subject: Focussed Presentation and Discussion - Housing & Homelessness
Submitted For:	MEASURE X Com Advisory Board
Department:	County Administrator
Referral No.:	2/2/21 D.4
Referral Name:	Community Advisory Committee for Measure X
Presenter:	Mariana Moore	Contact:	Lisa Driscoll (925) 655-2047

Information

Referral History:

Plan for series of focussed presentations and discussion was established by the Measure X Community Advisory Board. Committee received presentations on May 12 regarding seniors, disabled people, and veterans, on May 19 community safety: fire protection, on May 26 early childhood, on June 9 youth and young adults, on June 16 healthcare, and on June 23 mental health/behavioral health & disabled residents.

Referral Update:

Attached are presentations regarding housing and homelessness.

Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):

RECEIVE presentations on the topics of housing and homelessness:

John Kopchik, Director, Department of Conservation and Development
Amalia Cunningham, Assistant Deputy Director, Department of Conservation and Development
Joseph Villarreal, Executive Director, Contra Costa Housing Authority
Lavonna Martin, Director, Health, Housing, & Homeless Services, CCC Health Services Department
Tony Bravo, Community Organizing Manager, Monument Impact
Mia Carbajal, CLT Program Manager, Richmond LAND
William Goodwin, Hope Solutions Resident Empowerment Program Advocate
Betty Gabaldon, tenant organizer in Concord
Daniel Barth, Safe Organized Spaces (SOS)
Kenneth Modica, SOS community member

Additional Materials:

Housing Crisis: https://www.treatmentadvocacycenter.org/fixing-the-system/features-and-news/4296-research-weekly-two-moms-on-a-mission, and https://www.accoglienza.us/why-is-no-one-talking-about-this-housing-crisis/.
This document provides a breakdown of the tiered array of entitlements for the IDD community served through the Regional Centers, https://www.dds.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/CCF_Rates_January_2021.pdf.
Issue brief by the California Association of Behavioral Health Boards provides a good overview of the issues, https://www.calbhbc.org/uploads/5/8/5/3/58536227/issue_brief_-_adult_residential_facilities_acc__2020.pdf

Attachments
1 Housing & Services Needs (DCD)
2 Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa
3 Housing and Homelessness (Health Services)
4 Collective Ask (DCD, Housing, Health Services)
Housing that Heals (public Comments)
CC Council on Homelessness
Eden HOusing and Community Housing Development (letter of support)