HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/04/24 HOUSING & HOMELESSNESS SPECIAL MINMembers Present
Members Absent
HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE
MINUTES
SPECIAL MEETING
June 4, 2024, 12:00 p.m.
City Hall North Conference Room A
1600 Truxtun Avenue
Committee Member Andrae Gonzales - Chair, Committee Member
Eric Arias
Committee Member Ken Weir
City Staff Present: Christian Clegg, City Manager
Anthony Valdez, Assistant to the City Manager
Jennifer Byers, Economic Development Director
Juan Heredia, Administrative Analyst III
Julie Drimakis, City Clerk
Josh Rudnick, Deputy City Attorney
Nicole Anderberg, Bakersfield Police Lieutenant
Others Present: Destiny Reveles, Bakersfield Kern Regional Homeless Collaborative
Mary Scott, Bakersfield Kern Regional Homeless Collaborative
Sandra Plascencia, Leadership Counsel
Wendel Wesley, Community Member
Jim Wheeler, Flood Ministries
1. ROLL CALL
The meeting was called to order at 12:03 p.m.
2. PUBLIC STATEMENTS
a. Non -Agenda Item Public Statements
Roman Matera spoke about the difficulty for him to find housing and
expressed appreciation for the work of the Committee.
Chair Gonzales asked Flood Ministries to reach out to Mr. Matera to help
him with his concern.
Sandra Plascencia requested additional funding for the eviction protection
program.
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Wendell Wesley Jr. spoke in support of the eviction protection program.
b. Agenda Item Public Statements
Moved to after the staff report on item 4.a.
3. ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES
a. Adoption of April 23, 2024, regular meeting minutes
Moved by: Committee Member Eric Arias
Staff recommend adoption of minutes.
Approved.
4. STAFF REPORTS
a. April 2024 - Staff update on the City's efforts to addressing housing
and homelessness
Staff reports provided by Economic Development Director Byers, Assistant
to the City Manager Valdez, and Lieutenant Anderberg.
Roman Matera made comments regarding housing affordability.
Juan Rodriguez spoke regarding changing zoning practices and housing
affordability.
Moved by: Committee Member Eric Arias
Staff recommends Committee receive and file report.
Approved.
5. NEW BUSINESS
a. Presentation of 2024 Kern County Point in Time Count Report by
BKRHC
Destiny Reveles, Administrative Analyst for the Bakersfield Kern Regional
Homeless Collaborative, made comments and provided a PowerPoint
presentation.
Assistant to the City Manager Valdez made staff comments and provided
a PowerPoint presentation.
Economic Development Director Byers made additional staff comments.
Chair Gonzales made a referral that a plan of action is developed for
every unhoused person contributing additional shelter capacity and mental
health beds and to bring it back to a future committee meeting.
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Moved by: Committee Member Eric Arias
Staff recommends Committee receive and file presentation.
Approved.
1. PowerPoint presentation by Bakersfield Kern Regional Homeless
Collaborative
2. PowerPoint presentation
6. COMMITTEE COMMENTS
7. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 1.16 p.m.
ANDRAE GONZALES, CHAIR
JULIE DRIMAKIS, CITY CLERK
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