10 YEAR PLAN TO END CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS AND
REDUCE HOMELESSNESS IN THE CAPE FEAR REGION
EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING MINUTES
May 13, 2014
8:30 - 10:00 AM
Present – Karen Pleva (Chair); Chris Nelson; Commissioner Beth Dawson; Tom Dodson;
Kristina Bartlett; Paul D’Angelo; Katrina Knight; Ellis Pinder; JC Skane; Major Richard Watts
Lee Anna Stoker– Staff: Dan Ferrell; Liz Makley; - Advisor: Spiro Macris
Absent - Mayor Bill Saffo; Lisa Burris; Jason Thompson; Lori Messenger
Welcome & Introductions/Attendance
Old Business
Consent Agenda & Strategic Director’s Project Update Summary
Karen noted the copies of the draft February 2014 meeting minutes and the Strategic Director’s
Project Update in the meeting folder. She solicited a motion to approve both as a consent
agenda item. A motion was made and seconded and the consent agenda was approved
unanimously.
Board Member Updates and Presentation:
Recurring Key Updates
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Tri-County Homeless Interagency Council Update
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Lee Anna/Dan
CoC/HMIS Governance Discussions
Lee Anna and Dan facilitated a lengthy and in-depth discussion of the status of
efforts to place the Continuum of Care on a Hearth compliant platform and to
consolidate the various scattered homeless amelioration processes into a single
administrative unit. As outlined in the February Executive Board meeting, the
COC and 10 Year Plan focus continues to be on the City of Wilmington as the
possible best option for that administrative unit long-term. That course of action
is endorsed by the North Carolina Coalition to End Homelessness. However,
discussions with the City’s Community Development office subsequent to that
February meeting have made it clear that establishing an agreement on that
option is impossibility for FY15. Both City and County FY15 budget allocations
are in the final process of approval and funds for status quo operation from both
entities are itemized in those budget processes.
Dan and Lee Anna pointed out that an important piece of the discussions held to
date with City staff is the potential for some type of continuing funding for the
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process by New Hanover County. Commissioner Beth Dawson, who was absent
from the February meeting, requested a briefing on the process. Dan and Chris
agreed to provide that briefing following the current meeting.
The ultimate advantage in creating a Hearth Act-compliant CoC will be to
maximize potential federal funding through a consolidation of the HUD NOFA,
and State/HUD ESG application and management processes and creation of a
single point of contact for HMIS/CHIN data management and evaluation and
Point-in-Time Count administration, effectuation of a process of Coordinated
Assessment for clients and the provision of long-term staff support for
Continuum of Care membership.
Dan and Lee Anna said discussions with the City and County will continue after
July 1 with a new potential target date for consolidation being July 1, 2015
(FY16). The general consensus among board members was that CoC leadership
and 10 Year Plan staff should continue to educate elected leadership as tor the
options available and the desirability of and need for a HEARTH Act-compliant
CoC.
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Wilmington Housing Authority Update
Paul
Paul outlined the progress being made in the preparation for a Choice Neighborhoods
grant application for up to $40 million to redevelop the South Side and Dry Pond areas
of Wilmington. Paul also spoke briefly about the possibility of a Promise Zone Grant.
He outlines projects soon to be underway at 8th and Dawson that will provide an
additional 8 unites of permanent supportive housing. He also discussed a RAD program
(landlord based Section 8 concept) project underway that would create 40 new units of
affordable housing at 10th and Dawson and 60 units of senior housing at 15th and
Dawson. Paul said each of these projects enhances the Choice Neighborhoods
application funding prospects.
Paul said the waiting list for public housing units remains closed but that the Section 8
list is down to 50 names and may re-open soon.
Paul said the WHA CEO search has been narrowed to two people with a selection
expected in the very near future.
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BRAC Property Development Progress Update
Katrina
Katrina provided an in-depth briefing on the progress regarding the BRAC property,
which she noted has now been 8 years in the making. She said Good Shepherd Center is
the sole remaining Lakeside Partner working with a pre-development consultant to apply
for $750k in funding from the North Carolina Housing Financing Agency (NCHFA). In
addition, Katrina said the legally binding agreement between Lakeside and the City must
be amended to shift from 24 mixed resident apartments to 40 single occupancy
apartments.
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Member Presentations
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Homeless Medical Respite Care Project
Dan & Gloria Garton
Dan introduced Gloria Garton, dRC executive director. Gloria and Dan then made a
presentation on the workings and timeline for the newly funded Homeless Medical
Respite Care Project being coordinated by the 10 Year Plan Homeless Medical Respite
Care Strategy Team and case worked by dRC.
The strategy team has begun meeting monthly again. The project will launch softly on
July 1 with an approximate 10-date referral caseworker orientation week. The project
will begin accepting clients from a narrow band or referral points on July 10.
Dan said he would invite Gloria to continue to attend the quarterly 10 Year Plan
Executive Board meetings to provide updates on the project.
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The Salvation Army Service Review Executive Summary
Major Watts
Major Watts provided a briefing on the recently completed service review conducted of
the local presence of The Salvation Army. He noted the executive summary of the review
in the meeting folders.
Strategic Discussions
Topic
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Discussion Leader(s)
SOAR Funding FY15
Dan
Dan commended Jack Bartow and NHRMC for continuing to fund the SOAR project.
The FY 15 funding will be $62,500, an increase of $500 from FY14.
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Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) State Monitoring Visit (July)
Dan
Dan announced the scheduling of a three-day ESG grant monitoring visit from the State
of North Carolina (DSS/DAAS staff. He said he and the ESG Strategy Team would
coordinate the visit and report back to the board at the August meeting.
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Circles of Support Expansion Update
Liz
Liz noted the creation of 25 circles to date since the beginning of the project three years
ago. She also noted the continuing difficulty in getting new volunteers to commit to
attending the training course and to following through by signing up for a full year of
mentoring. Liz said new circles are being formed in Brunswick County and that
additional training will be scheduled for New Hanover County.
Folder Items
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2014 Point-in-Time Count Findings
Regional Alternative Futures Breakfast – May 22
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Dan
Dan
Dan noted the above items in the meeting folder and encouraged the members to
consider attending the FOCUS breakfast on May 22. He committed to attending that
event on behalf of the 10 Year Plan. .
Board Member Pocket Issues & Discussion Items
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None submitted
Adjournment
Karen adjourned the meeting at 10:05 a.m.
Next Executive Board Meeting
Tuesday, August 12, 2014
8:30-10:00 AM
United Way of the Cape Fear Area
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Karen