Title
Draft Meeting Minutes - September 22, 2016
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DRAFT UNTIL APPROVED
Social Service Human Relations Board
Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Social Service Human Relations Board, September 22, 2016
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
President Williams called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m. Present were Vice-President Blake, and members Hyman, Sorensen, Chilcott, Hastings, and Jenks.
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The minutes of the special meeting of August 25, 2016, were approved as presented.
M/S Hyman/Sorensen Unanimous
3. AGENDA ITEMS
3.-A WELCOME OF NEW BOARD MEMBER KALE JENKS
President Williams welcomed Kale Jenks to the Board, and invited him to tell the Board about
himself. Member Jenks thanked President Williams and shared with Board members that he is
the ?Director of School-Linked Services at Alameda Family Services and looks forward to working
on the Board. He added that he had already attended one of the Assessment & Awareness
Workgroup Community Needs Assessment Survey meetings.
3.-B REVIEW AND PROVIDE INPUT ON CITY OF ALAMEDA'S ACTION PLAN IN RESPONSE
TO INCREASED HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS
President Williams shared that in response to homeless people living on the streets of Alameda, in particular those living in encampments, City staff have drafted an Action Plan that they would like the Board to review, discuss, and provide feedback and suggestions. A copy of the action plan was included in the packet.
Speaker:
Doug Biggs, Executive Director of the Alameda Point Collaborative (APC), shared that he has been attending the meetings to develop strategies to serve Alameda's homeless living on the streets. He said that, while the current plan includes services for all of these individuals, these efforts are more of a reactive plan in response to calls to the City regarding homeless living in encampments, primarily those at the future site of Jean Sweeney Open Spac...
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