13 January 2020 Agenda

18 November 2019 Meeting Notes

Present:  Sarah Owens, Secretary; Members Michael Livingston, Jan Calvin, Kimm McBeth; Guest Janet Carlson (see Roster tab, above).

Report on the distribution of CANDO's Good Neighbor Guide:  Visited 72 downtown Salem businesses and spoke with owner or manager at 29 of them.  Guide received a uniformly positive response, and most immediately read it.  Some asked for extra copies for employees.  “Very helpful”

Asked if business had problems with "homeless" individuals?

• 15 “too busy to talk”
• 11  “not mentioned”
• 13  no problems, or no current problems
• 8  “yes, but no specifics”
• 15  occasional, or infrequent (intoxicated; “alternate reality; unruly person asked to leave; people drunk or using drugs at sidewalk restaurant tables; people sleeping in doorways when staff arrive
• 4 on High St north of Marion (2 based on previous contacts) identified continuing serious problems -- e.g., vandalism and people mentally ill and out of control)  Owner of one of those businesses spoke highly of Be Bold Street Ministries staff -- Josh & Matt, whose contact information is in the pamphlet

Asked if business did have any problems, how handled?  

• 10 relational approach (asking people to leave) & call police as needed
•  3  security guard
•  8  relational approach only
•  4  other (e.g., call police & coordinate with nearby businesses; complain to mayor & council; call Be Bold Street Ministries) 

Josh said that as a result of the distribution, he had received 27 calls, and Matt had received 15.

Nicole offered tours of SHA's Immediate Needs Station to which law enforcement has 24/7 access.

Discussion:  Mid-Willamette Valley Homeless Alliance's Built for Zero project; canceling December Health & Housing Work Group meeting to allow members to attend the Thursday, December 5 MWVHA meeting for area providers to discuss progress on forming the new continuum of care (9-10:30 at the Keizer Civic Center).

18 November 2019 Agenda

14 October 2019 Meeting Notes

Present:  Presenters Eunice Kim and Scott Eastburn; Sarah Owens, Secretary; Members Eddie Maestas, Christie Hughes, Kristin Keunz-Barber, Shelly Ehenger, Michael Livingston, Chris Jones (see Roster tab, above).

Shelly Ehenger:  The draft 5-year Consolidated Plan is available for comment.  The City is working with Western Economic Services.  Only ~80 or so people responded to the survey, which is open through March if you haven't yet taken it or want to change your answers.

Eunice Kim:  The City is in the midst of a multi-year project to update the Salem Area Comprehensive Plan, which guides development in the Salem area.  The project is called Our Salem, and is in the "community-wide visioning" phase.  Sign up to get email updates about the project and learn about opportunities to get involved.  

Scott Eastburn:  The ARCHES Project has launched a new housing program with three components based on a client's VI-SPDAT score, and three funding sources.  Four case managers, 15-25 client caseload.  Intent is to match services/support with need.  Expectation is one check-in/month and a six-month follow up after exit.  Key performance measure is housing stability; aim to house 95% of those going through intake, and have 90% exit to positive housing situation.  Program strengths: cultivated relationships with landlords; uniform forms; rapid, assisted intake; removing barriers before the housing search begins (e.g., help client complete out a standard lease application and practice interview), move in checklists to work while the client is waiting for the inspection to be completed; having staff certified to be able to inspect; solid relationship with Fair Housing.  Maximum assistance is for two years, but most will exceed income standard (30% of gross) in six months.  More details in Scott's outline (edited somewhat).



There is nothing yet planned for November, the work group having rejected Sarah's idea to hold a debate on the merits of the City's proposed Sidewalk Behavior Ordinance. Kristin Keunz-Barber agreed after the meeting to see if someone from Marion County's Health Advisory Board might be prepared to talk to the work group in November about HAB's interface with housing and homelessness.

14 October 2019 Agenda

9 September 2019 Meeting Notes

Present:  Sarah Smith, Chair, and Sarah Owens, Secretary; Members Eddie Maestas, Jan Calvin, Rob McAdam, Eunice Kim, Christie Hughes, Dana Schultz, Kristin Keunz-Barber, Shelly Ehenger (see Roster tab, above).

Yaquina Hall

Mid-Willamette Valley Community Action Agency and Salem Housing Authority Projects:  MWVCAA's Director of Program Development and SHA's Administrator Nicole Utz gave the presentation.  Joint projects included Redwood Crossings (fka "Fisher Road") and Sequoia Crossings (3120 Broadway St. NE).  Also discussed Yaquina Hall construction delays, HRAP (report on 2018 coming out soon), SHA's application for 75 mainstream NED vouchers, its progress on the RAD Project, the switch to SAFMRs, CCO 2.0-related changes, and what it means that Salem has opted against enacting a inclusionary zoning and construction excise tax in favor of "incentives."  See, e.g., Brynelson, T. "Hoping for affordable apartments, Salem eyes new twist on urban renewal" (September 11, 2019, Salem Reporter.)

Housing programs administered by MWVCAA's ARCHES Project is on the agenda for October 14 (a federal holiday [Columbus Day] but the Salem Housing Authority office will be open).  SHA will be closed for Veterans Day, so November's meeting has been moved to November 18.  The last meeting of 2019 will be December 9.             

9 September 2019 Agenda