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The County Board of Supervisors approved the following projects during
this month’s meeting:
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A land lease
with Many Mansions and the Area Housing Authority of the County of
Ventura for the purpose of developing 49 units of affordable senior
housing, with 24 units set aside for seniors experiencing
homelessness.
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A
co-application with Peoples’ Self Help Housing Corporation and
Community Development Partners/Mercy House to the State of
California for No Place Like Home Funding to support 3 affordable
housing developments with units set-aside as Permanent Supportive
Housing for persons experiencing homelessness. Additionally, the
board approved a local contribution of $1.6 million in County
discretionary No Place Like Home Funding.
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A
co-application with Mesa Independent Living and Peoples’ Self Help
Housing to the State of California for Homekey 2.0 funding to
acquire, rehabilitate and potentially add tiny homes on a 10-acre
property in the unincorporated areas of the county near Ojai to
provide transitional housing for Transition Aged Youth (18-24) who
are homeless or at-risk of homelessness. The Board also approved a
local contribution of $2 million in American Rescue Plan Act State
and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds and HOME-ARP funding to this
project.
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The County’s
HOME-American Rescue Plan Act Allocation Plan, which allocates
approximately $3.9 million to supporting capital investment and
operating subsidies for newly created units of housing, with a
priority for units dedicated to persons experiencing homelessness.
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Expansion of
the Mobile Crisis Care Units and development of a Transitional Age
Youth Rapid Response Team through a grant program with the
California Department of Health Care Services. Mobile teams will
provide crisis and non-crisis services throughout the County of
Ventura.
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The net result of the above actions
supports the creation of 128 units of permanent supportive housing
for persons experiencing or at-risk of homelessness; 98 units
affordable to households at or below 60% the area median income; and
between 8-11 transitional housing units for transition aged youth.
“We typically see 5-10 units in new development set aside for
special need populations such as people experiencing homelessness.
The Board action is a very significant step forward in creating
housing solutions that will help us in our regional progress to
prevent and end homelessness,” said Tara Carruth, Countywide
Continuum of Care Program Manager, County Executive Office.
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Agenda
for the Most Recent Regular Meeting |
draft minutes to be approved |
Agenda
1/5/22
Ventura Social Service Task Force
If you want to call in, dial (669) 900-9128, then
81514995979#
I.
Call to order and welcome
(Judy Alexandre)
II.
Introductions (Judy
Alexandre)
III.
Approval of or changes to
the Agenda for 1/5/22 (Judy Alexandre)
IV.
Approval of or changes to
the Minutes from 12/1/21 (Judy Alexandre) and thank you
Rob March!
V.
Financial update (Jan
Schmutte)
VI.
Follow up feedback and
action needed re housing element:
a)
General Plan update (Kyler
Carlson)
b)
Where we are with City
Council and the Housing Element (Sonja Flores)
c)
Important dates for
attending meeting and writing letters regarding
Inclusionary Housing policy, pro-housing, and Housing
Element update. (Sonja Flores)
d)
Other
VII.
Goal review and next steps
(Judy Alexandre)
a)
Housing implementation
b)
Gap services (substance
misuse, storage, transportation, hygiene stations, hours
of availability, safe parking, mobile phone charging,
clothing distribution, legal concerns, communication re
services). Need to prioritize.
c)
New strategic plan
d)
Needs to better serve the
un-housed experiencing mental illness
VIII.
Agency and city/county
reports:
a)
City of Ventura: HOPE &
Solutions Council Subcommittee, encampments, foul weather
shelter, other (Rebecca Kofman, Council members Johnson
and Halter)
b)
Continuum of Care: Project
Homekey, grants, Point in Time count, other (Jenn Harkey)
c)
City Center, Tenderlife,
foul weather shelter (Jim Duran)
d)
The Arch & Mercy House
(Ingur Smuts)
e)
Homeless Prevention Fund
and N. Ventura Ave, Highway 33 (Brian Brennan)
f)
Housing Authority of
Ventura (Sonja Flores)
g)
Salvation Army (Sandra
Meyer)
h)
County/HSA Homeless
Services (Summer Ward)
i)
Independent Living Resource
Center (Ella Moore)
j)
Step Up Ventura (Judy
Alexandre or Mary Kerrigan)
k)
Other
Note each agency only has 2 min. to share updates and
program that are specifically addressing homelessness as
we have 13 programs represented.
IX.
Legislative update (Pam
Marshall) please read in advance of the meeting. Pam will
answer questions.
X.
Adjourn. Next meeting is
Feb. 2, 2022 at 3:15pm via Zoom
Other meetings:
Hope & Solutions Council Subcommittee meeting: Jan 4
3pm via City of Ventura Webex
Faith Sub-committee Jan 21, 3pm at home of Judy
Alexandre contact Kyler Carlson
(kyler.s.carlson@gmail.com) for information
Housing Element hearings: Planning
Commission 1/12/22; City Council 1/31/22
Inclusionary ordinance: Planning Commission
1/26/22; City Council 2/28/22
City Council goal setting 1/13/22
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The mission of the Ventura Social Services Task
force (VSSTF) is to create and implement an integrated
community strategy to end homelessness in the City of
Ventura. The goals of the VSSTF include
1. involving a broad cross section of the
community, including representatives from elected
officials, governmental agencies and departments, law
enforcement, businesses, social service agencies,
charitable foundations, faith-based organizations,
community groups, pubic and private housing developers,
homeless individuals and concerned citizens;
2. developing a common understanding of the root
causes and circumstances of homelessness, how persons are
affected, and the impact of homelessness on the community;
3. identifying current best practices to end
homelessness;
4. developing and/or adopting strategic
initiatives that identify measurable
objectives, timelines, responsibilities, budgets
and sources of resources,
including funds.
Ventura's VSSTF is an inclusive, all-volunteer
organization. Everyone in our community is invited
to join us around the table to craft the actions moving us
to the day when "Everyone Has a Place".
We meet every 1st Wednesday of the month from
3:15-5:15 PM, at Family to Family, 303 N Ventura Ave
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