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Review and Approve Minutes of April 26, 2018
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DRAFT MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING OF THE
SOCIAL SERVICE HUMAN RELATIONS BOARD
THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 2018
1. CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 7:08 p.m.
ROLL CALL: Present: Audrey Hyman (Chair), Kale Jenks, Jennifer Hastings, Claudia Medina, Mark Sorensen, Sherice Youngblood
Absent: Christine Chilcott
2. MINUTES
The Board approved the March 22, 2018 minutes 6-0.
Chair Hyman welcomed comments from the members of the public. The following comments were made:
* Grant Eshoo of the Alameda Housing Authority Rent Program introduced himself and provided information on future workshops and events. Eshoo encouraged members of the public to visit www.alamedarentprogram.org for more information.
3. AGENDA ITEMS
3-A Presentation regarding Alameda Medical Respite and Wellness Center (McKay Avenue Project):
Doug Biggs, Executive Director of the Alameda Point Collaborative (APC) commended SSHRB for the completion of the Community Needs Assessment and the due diligence and analysis that went into the report. He noted that some of the findings in the report are informative of his presentation. Biggs said that the Alameda Medical Respite and Wellness Center on MacKay Avenue aims to address the health and housing needs of the growing aging and homeless population in Alameda County. It will be a medically-enriched campus with trauma-informed recovery care and responsive programming, along with supportive housing for those most in need and are homeless in Alameda. Biggs said that APC acquired the McKay property through the Homeless Accommodation legislation. He provided background information on the law created under the Stewart McKinney Homeless Act, which allows nonprofits and public agencies concerned with providing assistance to the homeless, to acquire Federal property through permit, lease, or deed. APC will acquire ownership of the McKay Avenue property through deed. He desc...
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