POLICY COUNCIL MEETING Thursday, May 11, 2017 9:00 – 11:00 am

Item #1 Public Comment

Item # 2 Comments and Announcements From Policy Council Members

Item #3 Consent Agenda March Policy Council Minutes

Item # 4 Housing Placement Report

Item # 5 Report from Lori Luhnow Chief of Police Santa Barbara Police Department

Item #6 C3H Administration, Chuck Flacks, Executive Director

Item #6a Proposed Budget and Home For Good Plan

Handout Highlights Projected Annual Budget: $484,749 Projected Revenues: $394,692 Projected Gap: $90,047 Each region receiving surplus value for its investment 10% increases projected in Santa Maria, Lompoc, Buellton, Goleta and Carpinteria and County Housing Authority Stable funding from Santa Barbara City and County Loss of funding from Housing Authority of City of Santa Barbara Stable funding projected from hospitals (possible increases)

Possible Solution: Home for Good Santa Barbara Clear Data Sufficient Resources Efficient Communication Political Will

Home for Good Strategies Oversight & Accountability Coordinated Entry Funders Collaborative Business Roundtable

Beginning Players C3H & United Ways County Continuum of Care SB Funders Roundtable Chambers of Commerce

C3H, United Ways and Chambers of Commerce to Launch Local Effort Next Steps: Stakeholder needs assessments – what is the full picture of gaps in housing, services and funding? Awareness events – Possible walk to end homelessness Funders Roundtable – presentation in summer Establish business roundtable – regular meetings to talk strategy and tactics Goal: Raise $1 million in 12 months – possible? Funds to be granted to local stakeholders

To Be Decided How will this impact C3H? Close funding gap Make coordinated outreach sustainable Role in collecting, managing, and reporting on data New leadership structure? Can we generate significant local revenue? LA example was a bond measure and sales tax Will Policy Council bless this proposal to move forward?

Item #6b Staffing Changes at C3H

Item #7 Regional Updates Jeff Shaffer, C3H Director, Luke Barrett, C3H Regional Coordinator, Andrea Sneed, C3H 10 Now Santa Maria Team Leader

Item #7a North County Report

CenCal Health & C3H In Coordination with Sylvia Barnard – Good Samaritan Shelter (Full Spectrum of Homelessness) Focus – Whole Person Care Outcomes Health Care Providers & Homeless Service Providers Specific Outcomes & 6 Month Plan Next Meeting – Wednesday, May 24 – Trinity Church in Lompoc

Lompoc Lompoc Town Hall on Homelessess Tuesday, May 23 In coordination with Mayor Bob Lingl Purpose – data presentation & solutions to local homelessness Housing, Shelter, Treatment, Outreach Partners Public Comment / Q & A Community engagement

Santa Maria: 10 Now Dignity Health grant 10 new clients added to 10 current clients New Clients – High utilizers & high vulnerability 10 TBRA Vouchers from the County Housing Authority Behavioral Wellness / Transitions Mental Health 10 Chronic & Vulnerable people housed by 12/2018

How Policy Council Members Can Help Help us find partners for flexible local dollars in North County Assistance for basic needs for COT Clients on the streets Assistance for basic needs for COT clients recently housed Funds are overseen by COTs– only used for clients who are taking empowerment steps

Item #7b South County Report

Carpinteria Ongoing outreach and case management services Homeless lunch, laundry, and mail Goals: tiny homes, shower access, safe needle disposal Public impact of homelessness is a concern, peer policing and stipend work is a possible solution

Santa Barbara Reunification program in partnership with Downtown Santa Barbara Research projects with Cottage Health Nutrition project in partnership with CSUCI Nursing Goals: improved tracking of reunifications and transparency in reporting

Goleta Coordinated Outreach Team now includes Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital 2 contracted shelter beds at the Salvation Army Hospitality House are going to budget review Success story: “Mark” Goal: build capacity of the Coordinated Outreach Team

Isla Vista Flexible local fund for stipend work: ongoing pilot project Philosophy of homelessness event in partnership with UCSB Housing retention success in partnership with Behavioral Wellness and the County Housing Authority Goal: increase mental health treatment service options

How Policy Council Members Can Help Support contracted shelter beds for Goleta Support increased funding and interagency cooperation for data sharing and outcome reporting: measurable public accountability Encourage expansion of the Sheriff’s Office Community Resource Deputy program. SBPD restorative police is a model.