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Noah told members that the encampment documentation is a new requirement for the HAP-6 funding round and that some communities have pushed back because the state is asking for elements similar to earlier Encampment Resolution Fund requirements without attaching additional funding. \"This is a newer requirement under the hap 6 funding stream,\" Noah said, noting HCD clarifications that the applicant set for HAP-6 can focus on eligible applicants (the counties and the continuum of care) rather than every individual city housing element.

Task force staff described three practical tools they will use in the application and stakeholder work: a Google map of known hot spots, a countywide outreach calendar that lists outreach teams and schedules, and a housing inventory showing scarce voucher and permanent supportive housing availability. Presenters emphasized the county's limits: outreach teams may be able to make contact quickly, but housing resources — section 8, permanent supportive housing and other subsidies — are largely fully utilized. The presenters said the region has housed over 200 people in the last two years but currently has limited new permanent subsidy capacity.

The task force scheduled a stakeholder meeting for the third Thursday of the month at the Visalia Rescue Mission to show the map of hot spots, invite law enforcement and city representatives, and discuss how to provide as much advance notice as possible for encampment resolution actions. Presenters said Cal ICH guidance asks for as much notice as feasible (Cal ICH suggests 48 hours) and for policies — for example, storage and handling of personal items when encampments are cleared — to be documented. The presenters said the state allows applicants to submit either a spreadsheet or a map; the task force chose a map to make coordination easier for field teams.

Members raised concerns about feasibility and timing. Mary Alice and others noted that the county still has outstanding standard agreements and funds for HAP-5 and warned that HAP-6 funding, if awarded, may not deliver immediate dollars. County staff said Tulare County's housing element is adopted and that the county holds a \"pro housing\" designation, which meets the state requirement; staff will confirm Kings County's status for the joint application.

Why it matters: HAP-6 contains new encampment documentation and coordination requirements that, if included in a successful application, could shape how cities, counties and law enforcement respond to encampments. Because housing subsidies are constrained, task force members said plans must be realistic about outcomes following outreach or removal actions.

Next steps: The task force will hold the stakeholder roundtable (case managers, law enforcement, city staff) to populate the map and outreach calendar, collect existing encampment-related policies, and include the compiled materials in the HAP-6 application. Staff will also follow up to confirm housing element statuses and to request any housing-law-violation information from HCD if available.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Homeless Task Force Meeting - 04/16/2024","oneSentenceSummary","Task force members reviewed HAP-6 encampment requirements from HCD and Cal ICH, outlined a plan to map known encampments and convene cities, law enforcement and outreach teams at a county-wide case management roundtable to coordinate advance notice and response protocols.","taxTitle","Tulare County, California","taxId",7749,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6595757,"Visalia Rescue Mission describes mobile shower unit, shelter and recovery services to Tulare County task force",1333,1050000,2383000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3025744-c0c14ecad1bf0c795eda4ca9c05d93c9&start=1050&end=2383","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3025744-c0c14ecad1bf0c795eda4ca9c05d93c9/thumbnail_1050000.jpg","/articles/6595757/Tulare-County/California/Visalia-Rescue-Mission-describes-mobile-shower-unit-shelter-and-recovery-services-to-Tulare-County-task-force","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6595757-0fd14b64f7aa27934b142bf5257d05da/orig.mp4?Expires=1771141330&Signature=fTENoQhmHkSexdKuD-K98xIQx8f8P7EN~rgMmm7m51swYz6T0NdarE9aoey0eO~ixv~03lWH28uV0GjIIKMBOyiJg7kuapKXQLflfryBVsaAklqp4gH44ecxbiJh~BPHMz3sHxbrd-uhnVjLE1slzsgv8KQMLDXlkoprICWMeXC-V6nXzAkQLsTD56JEeazIt~nfnSKDI0~d4Wwa3GWrc47BcLHoh94BhsB60X1Xk4yEaH1GQ4a3aBfHhQOi9BTyYJcYoSGBTcrC5lZNdi~5KneHwX1FHZ5jjPcQSSfHCVsmk3FOYS6UYm0cIZ-sncSsoM2fpsDeSMUc~ziVLwUXLw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Michael Simmons, chief executive officer of the Visalia Rescue Mission, and Noah Torres, director of programs, briefed the task force on the agency's range of services and the newest addition: a mobile shower unit funded with ARPA dollars.

Simmons described the Rescue Mission's continuum of care, from free water access and community meals up to emergency shelter, a 12-month residential recovery program, and transitional housing for program graduates. \"The showers is really it's it's it's an introduction,\" Simmons said, explaining that the mobile unit is intended to connect people who come for hygiene to case managers, shelters and recovery services.

Noah Torres provided recent usage statistics from the Rescue Mission's community shower sites, saying the previous year recorded 22,464 showers and 575 unduplicated clients, and noting a large number of children served by the program. Torres said the Rescue Mission tracks requests and attempts to link children to shoes, backpacks and school supports.

Simmons described the new mobile unit as two shower stalls with an office area, and said the Rescue Mission plans to operate it roughly two hours per day, four days per week, alternating days for men and women to manage capacity. He said the capital cost for the vehicle and trailer was about $120,000, and that the project is currently funded through ARPA; the contract is understood to run through 2026. \"This project is primarily funded currently through our ARPA dollars,\" a county presenter confirmed during the meeting.

Simmons added the Rescue Mission is exploring permanence for the unit: the organization owns a donation center on Santa Fe and Race that could serve as a long-term home and safe-parking location. He also said the Rescue Mission is pursuing health plan contracts to expand services including short-term recuperative care and housing navigation.

Several task force members asked operational questions about costs, waste-tank pumping, and city approvals for siting the unit. Simmons said pumping the waste tank and securing consistent sewer access may be among the largest ongoing expenses and that the Rescue Mission is in active conversation with the City of Visalia about locations and policies.

Why it matters: Access to showers is linked to health, school attendance for children and engagement with services. Task force members and community partners said they view the mobile unit as an outreach tool to connect people experiencing homelessness to shelter and treatment.

Next steps: The Rescue Mission and county staff will continue location planning with city officials and outreach partners; the task force planned an on-site visit to the mobile unit after adjournment.","The CEO of Visalia Rescue Mission presented the org's mobile hygiene/shower unit, shelter and recovery programs and said ARPA funds currently cover the mobile unit through 2026; staff reported last year's shower usage and described efforts to coordinate locations with city partners.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6595760,"Tulare County task force reviews edits to Pathway Home plan; members to return with feedback next month",363,595000,958000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3025744-c0c14ecad1bf0c795eda4ca9c05d93c9&start=595&end=958","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3025744-c0c14ecad1bf0c795eda4ca9c05d93c9/thumbnail_595000.jpg","/articles/6595760/Tulare-County/California/Tulare-County-task-force-reviews-edits-to-Pathway-Home-plan-members-to-return-with-feedback-next-month","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6595760-75dff695d63d8a9cb9621e39f9cd73b1/orig.mp4?Expires=1771141330&Signature=nSKkM05ZuT8neWotCuqpBsSfnXE9lqq37mWY1vT0cDCqCDM87GmRlF-t9SDqneoHJU-QaHj1VnBdcSWG46UTXHQzq0eqJfAzL9AUiGX3LXaal~ajnaWw1JHy-EdrwztS4FToMjHOeUCtetTr~6ol7sU14w7aPPK4wqKp8NENFmmOg23uWUs1hImibaR3ShEh54qSmbc3XGH3IkUmXnJq6eQBMvlpTn7jknEwxCEhLrxhaSfinNxeSGqIUZg2ZM5oUAWBQjTYJhYEQuuitTYjLI9ZISNVOPbfSaWY2rnOYo8hrzeUpnMedXJmgO02M00ihKhQvZaDOOjPDtE6aOHkpw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Amy Shucklian, chair of the Tulare County Task Force on Homelessness and Tulare County supervisor for District 3, opened the meeting and later invited Bradley Cottingham to present a series of proposed revisions to the Pathway Home strategic plan.

Cottingham said the group has worked for six to eight months on changes that include correcting typographical errors, marking completed items as done, consolidating strategy numbering, removing objectives the group judged unattainable given current funding and capacity, and reformatting the document so each “goal” contains discrete objectives and strategies beneath it. “It's similar to the 1 that's in there, but I think it would just be, easier and more understandable for anybody who ends up reading the document to kinda navigate through it,” Cottingham said.

The proposed edits Cottingham reviewed included: marking Strategy 2.2 and 2.3 as completed and removing them from the active list; renumbering items in Goal 2 to account for deletions; removing a Goal 4 prevention item the presenters said the county currently lacks funding to pursue; consolidating a proposed environmental cleanup action into a new county-wide navigation guide; and deleting a completed item establishing jurisdictional action committees under Goal 5, Strategy 2. Cottingham and a colleague recommended changing the plan structure from the current “goals then strategy” layout to a three-tier format of goal → objective → strategy to reduce ambiguity.

Task force members did not vote on the amendments at the meeting. Cottingham asked members to review the redline and “approved” copies distributed at the meeting and bring feedback to the next task force meeting. The plan as presented will be discussed again next month for possible final edits and an amendment vote.

Procedural action: the task force also approved the March meeting minutes by motion of Mary Alice (mover) and a second by Dana Wilde; no additional roll-call vote tally was recorded on the transcript.

Why it matters: The Pathway Home plan guides the county’s coordinated response to homelessness. The changes would remove tasks the presenters judged unachievable with current resources and create a single, county-wide guide to improve coordination among outreach teams and jurisdictions. Members said further review is necessary before any formal amendment.

Next steps: Task force members were asked to review the proposed redline and return with edits and comments at the following monthly meeting, when the group hopes to vote on the amendment if consensus emerges.","Members of the Tulare County Task Force on Homelessness previewed proposed structural edits and deletions to the Pathway Home strategic plan and agreed to return next month with written feedback before a possible vote to amend the document.","actionData","errors"]

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