MEETING

February Homelessness Oversight Commission - Special Meeting

Homelessness and Supportive Housing

Meeting details

Date and time

How to participate

In-person

City Hall1 Dr Carlton B Goodlett Pl
Room 416
San Francisco, CA 94102

Online

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Overview

Members of the Homelessness Oversight Commission will attend this meeting in-person. Members of the public are invited to observe the meeting in-person or remotely online as described below. Members of the public attending the meeting in person will have an opportunity to provide public comment on every action or discussion item. In addition to in-person public comment, the Commission will hear up to 10 minutes of remote public comment on each action/discussion items, and during general public comment. The Commission will hear remote public comment on items in the order that commenters add themselves to the queue to comment on the item. Because of the 10-minute time limit, it is possible that not every person in the queue will have an opportunity to provide remote public comment. Remote public comment from people who have received an accommodation due to disability (as described below) will not count toward the 10-minute limit. Members of the public are encouraged to provide public comment via email. Send an email to bridget.badasow@sfgov.org by 5pm the day before the meeting to ensure your comment is received by the Commission in advance of the meeting.

Agenda

2

Roll Call

3

Announcement of Sound Producing Devices

4

Discussion: Announcements by the Chair

5

Discussion: Communications / Commissioner Announcements

6

Action: Approval of January 15, 2025 Special Meeting Minutes

7

Discussion: HSH Employee Recognition

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SHIREEN MCSPADDEN AND THE HOC ARE PLEASED TO HONOR:

  • Fredrico Pelayo, HSH Office of Administration and Finance for the month of February 2026
8

Discussion: Director's Report

Presented by: Shireen McSpadden, HSH Executive Director

  • Performance Measurement Plan
  • Homelessness Prevention
  • Shelter
  • Housing
  • Coordinated Entry
  • Legislative updates
9

Action: Requesting Review and Approval of the FY2026-27 and FY2027-28 for the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing

Presented by: Gigi Whitley, HSH Chief of Finance and Administration

10

Discussion: Equity Office Engagement Strategy and Alignment with the Department's Strategic Plan

Presented by: Anthony Bush, HSH Deputy Director of Equity, Compliance & Capacity Building

11

Old Business

12

Consent Calendar

ALL MATTERS LISTED UNDER THIS ITEM CONSTITUTE A CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE BY THE HOMELESS OVERSIGHT COMMISSION AND WILL BE ACTED UPON BY A SINGLE ROLL CALL VOTE OF THE COMMISSION. THERE WILL BE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION OF THESE ITEMS UNLESS A MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION REQUESTS DISCUSSION, IN WHICH EVENT THE MATTER SHALL BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND CONSIDERED AS A SEPARATE AGENDA ITEM. APPROVAL IS REQUESTED.

Requesting to amend the existing Lutheran Social Services of Northern California - Money Management Services (F$P: 1000021449) agreement, for the period of July 1, 2021 - June 30, 2028, in an additional amount of $5,491,679, plus a 15% contingency for a revised amount of $15,210,535.

13

New Business

ITEM 13A and 13B ARE ACTION ITEMS THAT REQUIRES A SEPERATE VOTE BY THE COMMISSION

A) Requesting review and approval to enter into a new Support Services grant agreement with Episcopal Community Services for Lark Landing for the period of March 1, 2026 – June 30, 2031 in the amount of $3,581,202 which includes a 20% contingency./HSH Supportive Housing Programs Manger, Elizabeth Hewon will present the item

B) Requesting review and approval to enter into a new grant agreement with Open Door Legal for Universal Legal Services for the period of February 15, 2026 to June 30, 2027 in the amount of $5,684,300, which includes a 20% contingency./Stephanie Coram, Interim Director of Coordinated Entry, Housing Placement, Prevention and Problem Solving

14

General Public Comment

AT THIS TIME, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON ITEMS OF INTEREST TO THE PUBLIC THAT ARE WITHIN THE SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION OF THE COMMISSION THAT ARE NOT ON THIS MEETING AGENDA. WITH RESPECT TO AGENDA ITEMS, YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION WILL BE AFFORDED WHEN THE ITEM IS REACHED IN THE MEETING. EACH MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC MAY ADDRESS THE COMMISSION FOR UP TO THREE MINUTES. THE BROWN ACT FORBIDS THE COMMISSION FROM TAKING ACTION OR DISCUSSING ANY ITEM NOT APPEARING ON THE POSTED AGENDA, INCLUDING THOSE ITEMS RAISED AT PUBLIC COMMENT. PLEASE SEE PAGE 2-3 OF THIS AGENDA FOR INFORMATION REGARDING INSTRUCTIONS FOR MAKING PUBLIC COMMENT.

15

Discussion: Nomination Committee Report

16

Discussion: Data Officer Report

HOC Data Officer, Commissioner Guerrero to present

17

General Public Comment

Continued if needed

18

Announcement of Future Agenda Topics

Commission Matters by Chair Albright

19

Adjourn

Notices

Disability access

Mobility

City Hall is accessible to persons using wheelchairs and other assistive mobility devices. Ramps are available at the Grove, Van Ness, and McAllister entrances.

Accessibility devices

Assistive listening devices, real time captioning, readers, large print agendas, or other accommodations are available upon request.

Disability Access requests

Email Bridget Badasow (bridget.badasow@sfgov.org) at least 2 business days before the meeting for Disability Access requests.

Language access

Sign language interpreters and interpreters for languages other than English are available upon request.

Email Bridget Badasow (bridget.badasow@sfgov.org) at least 5 business days before the meeting for Translation Services requests.

Sunshine ordinance

San Francisco Administrative Code §67.9(a) Agendas of meetings and any other documents on file with the clerk of the policy body, when intended for distribution to all, or a majority of all, of the members of a policy body in connection with a matter anticipated for discussion or consideration at a public meeting shall be made available to the public. To the extent possible, such documents shall also be made available through the policy body's Internet site. However, this disclosure need not include any material exempt from public disclosure under this ordinance.

Email: HSHsunshine@sfgov.org

Ramaytush Ohlone Land Acknowledgement

The San Francisco Homelessness Oversight Commission acknowledges that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the Ramaytush Ohlone who are the original inhabitants of the San Francisco Peninsula. As the indigenous stewards of this land and in accordance with their traditions, the Ramaytush Ohlone have never ceded, lost, nor forgotten their responsibilities as the as the caretakers of this place, as well as for all peoples who reside in their traditional territory. As guests, we recognize that we benefit from living and working on their traditional homeland. We wish to pay our respects by acknowledging the Ancestors, Elders, and Relatives of the Ramaytush Ohlone community and by affirming their sovereign rights as First Peoples.