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Scope and purpose: Williams said the RFA pools local reserve funds and leftover contract amounts to support five categories of activities: severe-weather planning, seasonal shelter staffing, operating emergency pop-up shelters or warming spaces, outreach/transportation, and supplies. She emphasized the RFA’s funds are one-time and intended to increase capacity rather than supplant preexisting budgets: “The funding awarded through this RFA is intended to increase the capacity. It’s not meant to replace the plan or shift costs that are already planned and budgeted,” Williams said.

Timeline and process: the county held a pre-submittal workshop and will run technical-assistance office hours in early September. Questions are due before the application deadline; staff will review technical completeness before sending proposals to a scoring committee on Sept. 22. Clark County Council approval is scheduled for Oct. 21 with a target program launch Nov. 1.

Application structure and scoring: Williams said applicants will submit a single consolidated application with a shared “core” tab (agency experience and coordination) plus separate tabs for each service category; the shared core contributes points across program tabs to give established providers credit for system coordination. Each program-type tab carries up to eight points emphasizing expanded capacity and coordination; the core tab carries up to four points that are distributed across program applications.

Partners and expectations: Williams said faith-based sites and other volunteer-run facilities are not eligible to contract directly but can partner through a contracting nonprofit or the planning entity via memoranda of understanding (MOUs). She said the county expects a lead planning entity to coordinate activations and system reach and noted the county will include a modest year‑two cost adjustment (about 3%) to account for inflation in multi-year implementation planning.

Community coordination and concerns: board members raised operational lessons from prior severe-weather responses, including volunteer fatigue among faith partners, the need for training and insurance considerations, transport and geographic coverage. Williams said the RFA design drew on feedback from providers, people with lived experience and ECHO and that the county will work with public health on a weather/dashboard collaboration to target responses.

Scoring committee recruitment: Williams asked CAB members to volunteer to serve on the independent scoring committee; the board had two volunteers at the meeting and sought additional members from CAB and ECHO representatives.

Ending: Williams said the RFA guidance and scoring documents are available in the county procurement portal (Bonfire/Enu) and encouraged applicants to use technical-assistance sessions to prepare competitive proposals. The board did not take formal action at the meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Clark County CAAB Meeting, Sept. 3, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Clark County released a rapid RFA to expand severe-weather response capacity — funding planning, staffing, shelter operations, outreach, transportation and supplies — with scoring and council approval targeted for Sept.–Oct. and program activity expected to begin Nov. 1.","taxTitle","Clark County, Washington","taxId",2766,"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},6476667,"Vancouver updates: rental-habitability registration, $500,000 AHF homeownership award to Habitat for Humanity, CAPER highlights",332,2660000,2992000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5717655-f1a8460fe801bd63c276627ea2718211&start=2660&end=2992","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5717655-f1a8460fe801bd63c276627ea2718211/thumbnail_2660000.jpg","/articles/6476667/Clark-County/Washington/Vancouver-updates-rental-habitability-registration-500000-AHF-homeownership-award-to-Habitat-for-Humanity-CAPER-highlights","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6476667-c3563d48da1bc426e37c226796476cb3/orig.mp4?Expires=1771137202&Signature=fUA4sCCeiUHTut~yNeD7HDAoJxOhKGUS0Pds1WiMtfnqNNf~6zGoYd0eAePGzS1o-Actlhqu-VjbtkJe~e17TGe-q9mkOQQ4JLsf7wBjLuFUyqPOoetooXSAF~VLbehcLYIyCaGe5H8QBwus11Vae46sN9~CBO6o17ICMrtsHoAygw9lrbAdz346sfQWOyMsVneHRi50fe9IrtF3uwK~MqjO1T-W2Zh8SZZgjUJPimYBDa6zREv~QIzVk3eR-KF5ehp7o0KZHcdI5ynywpyHyX2DGRX9~mfZucqv9QvrQ0u-mKaJE4DSAv1FZziQoQlaxQ3v9a5O1Yn~4aRjZQYpEA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Samantha Whitley of the City of Vancouver told the Community Action Advisory Board that the city is on track to launch a rental-habitability registration system Jan. 1 after a competitive procurement process. She said the city received five proposals, narrowed them to two vendors and is demoing systems with an expectation to contract in the coming weeks.

Ian Alger, Vancouver’s homeownership coordinator, described the city’s Affordable Housing Fund (AHF) homeownership award for 2026. “This year we had two applications and our scoring committee advised that we go with Habitat for Humanity’s 32-unit cottage-cluster project,” Alger said. He said the local award will serve as local match for state funding applications; construction is expected in 2026 with homes selling in late 2026 or early 2027.

Highlights from Vancouver’s CAPER (Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report): the city reported distributing about $2.7 million in CDBG and HOME funds in the prior year. The CAPER summary noted 19 agencies under contract, 17 homeowners assisted to purchase affordable homes, 194 businesses supported via microenterprise assistance, 182 young people served through foster-related contracts, about 3,500 people receiving homeless services (not unduplicated), and 39 households receiving rental assistance. Alger and Whitley clarified those service totals are not unduplicated counts; they come from agencies’ quarterly reports and can include repeat attendees at outreach events.

Public comment and questions: Board members asked about duplication in counts; staff confirmed totals are not unduplicated and explained how the city compiles quarterly reports. The CAPER will be available for public comment and will be presented to the Vancouver City Council on Sept. 15, Whitley said.

Ending: the city will continue outreach and will present contract and CAPER decisions to the council as scheduled; the board did not act on the items at the meeting.","City of Vancouver staff updated the board on the rental-habitability registration implementation, an Affordable Housing Fund homeownership award to Habitat for Humanity for a 32-unit cottage cluster, and the city’s CAPER that reported $2.7 million distributed to community programs.",{"_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},6476672,"Clark County FY2025 outcomes report: $2.7M distributed; volunteer contributions and grievances summarized",545,1924000,2469000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5717655-f1a8460fe801bd63c276627ea2718211&start=1924&end=2469","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5717655-f1a8460fe801bd63c276627ea2718211/thumbnail_1924000.jpg","/articles/6476672/Clark-County/Washington/Clark-County-FY2025-outcomes-report-27M-distributed-volunteer-contributions-and-grievances-summarized","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6476672-ccbd30a3d732cff03d7c1cffa0e3eea1/orig.mp4?Expires=1771137202&Signature=iYlo3uExYrsIj9HaaDBwEdS9fu1tNJI9gwVr0qGRcogrF5uYuGVK4gKy48lpvesocBjfTAqtLv-ZSLIfgFf61Zz-5HFUYZm~iDjltBLXxq79XxDc85MMRIEtfphoIBPvnwG-0d5d3~myyApeGnpGVMpn0yCzOgq6dUmoScN5WtOunz8RJs~PPCL-~vHxvDDK5rzkaAVybFLD05gSYXPgw6w7-Xt4D4ocahG1o-e9ljk3zsYpYkSao8aU~qkCZNRAAea6d8-ByPveNbFbxDoAqyEWrwxojlKfgMeHsSb3dMzIwIvwKD23CHNnIiWXDUPodJ63f7QeQbWNg0TcBngwxw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Abby Galloy, Clark County Community Services staff who manages the board, presented the fiscal-year outcomes report covering July 1, 2024–June 30, 2025, summarizing program activity, contract spending and client surveys.

Galloy said the report shows $2.7 million distributed through CDBG and HOME programs and summarized the county’s homeless crisis response system contracts, which include outreach, shelter, rapid rehousing, permanent supportive housing and prevention rent assistance. “Since this report is for the entire fiscal year, most of the percent achieved and percent spent will be at or around 100%,” she said.

What the report shows: program-level performance, contract amounts and demographic summaries. Galloy said 5,735 surveys were distributed and 1,322 were returned (a 23.1% response rate); of returned surveys, 91.4% indicated a positive overall experience. The report also showed 1,695 volunteers contributing a total of 29,725 hours, with 4,688 hours from low‑income volunteers and an estimated volunteer-hour value of nearly $600,000. Quarterly reports indicated 273 total grievances were filed during the year; 191 were resolved.

Clarifications in the meeting: board member Kayla corrected one item on rollovers, noting that eviction prevention rent assistance (EPRAP) funds are part of the consolidated homelessness grant (CHG) and, per state rules, any unspent CHG dollars were returned to the Washington State Department of Commerce. Galloy acknowledged the correction and said unspent eviction-prevention funds specifically designated for prevention would roll into FY2026, while other unspent funds were returned to Commerce per grant terms.

Data gaps and follow-ups: Galloy said ethnicity charts shown in the report come from programs reporting demographic data outside of HMIS and that the county is working with Dale Whitley to add ethnicity from HMIS in future reports. Board members asked whether grievance reports include demographic breakdowns; Galloy said agencies do report grievance details in quarterly reports but the county does not yet track themes or demographics across agencies, and she welcomed suggestions to standardize that tracking. Kayla (county program coordinator) said the state’s CHG grant will require more standardized grievance reporting starting July 1 and the county is developing a local grievance procedure.

Ending: Galloy said updated versions will be posted on the county site if minor technical updates arrive and that she will circulate revisions if needed. The board did not take formal action on the report at the meeting.","County staff reviewed the fiscal-year outcomes report for July 1, 2024–June 30, 2025, detailing program goals, contract spending, volunteer hours and grievances; staff noted some unspent prevention funds will roll into FY2026 and some grant reporting is still being updated.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":91,"_47":104,"_49":105,"_51":106,"_53":107,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":108,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":109,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6476677,"Point-in-time count: Clark County recorded 1,530 people experiencing homelessness on Jan. 30; unsheltered numbers rose 11%",1495,429000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5717655-f1a8460fe801bd63c276627ea2718211&start=429&end=1924","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5717655-f1a8460fe801bd63c276627ea2718211/thumbnail_429000.jpg","/articles/6476677/Clark-County/Washington/Point-in-time-count-Clark-County-recorded-1530-people-experiencing-homelessness-on-Jan-30-unsheltered-numbers-rose-11","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6476677-615b0a45ed255ad41aa5c3d7d61859fd/orig.mp4?Expires=1771137202&Signature=Lwwv5cFf55dVOymgt~ufPONl5JrgWg7xvsn5Tafg~KckgF4elg0XfqGQJ~4fzvnXhgJsgHiqbKw8cCQE8GkZsz1A7Cp43ok6hHmpAt9ScM60xYjcgbct6mIy9M0OIAQZOuAp8tAjOCtEVpUjigcvIZIkurg1nx~jAuFxZX8Wqi68zQ2LsvvU9WItQ7jq~VWQsNSFZRVSjwZiS82i1z5P2MilAI3ICG-CvtLVD-cuBZxE4JsFLB6p2UC3Li3VmEIIKjx8nhv9a6Z~P2yti1sCF~5Al-6r2DmlUQVvmGdZWZogQtjIhmEphXfneFxKjejx7wmlCg6USG1Lul6Yrfc6Yg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Dale Whitley, chief assistance officer for Accounts for the Homeless, told the Clark County Community Action Advisory Board that a total of 1,530 people were counted as experiencing homelessness on Jan. 30, 2025, an increase of about 12% from the previous year.

The point-in-time count is “a single night snapshot,” Whitley said, and is required by both the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Washington State Department of Commerce. “HUD requires an unsheltered count to happen at least every other year, but Washington state has required us to do one every year,” he said.

Why it matters: the count is used for planning and funding decisions but captures only people who meet HUD’s definition of literal homelessness on that one night, Whitley said. It does not include people who are doubled up or staying temporarily with friends or family.

Key findings reported to the board:
- Total counted: 1,530 (up 12% year over year).
- Unsheltered: 742 (up 11%).
- Emergency shelters: 560 (up 16%) — Whitley said that rise largely reflected added shelter beds, including an extra winter overflow site.
- Transitional housing: 228 (up 7%).
- Chronically homeless: 439 (28% increase). Whitley explained HUD’s chronic definition requires a year or more of homelessness (or four episodes in three years) plus a disability.
- Survivors of domestic violence: 152 (55% increase from 98 in 2024).

Demographics and disparities: Whitley told the board 42% of the people counted identified as women and 57% as men. He reported notable racial disparities: while roughly 25% of Clark County’s population identifies as BIPOC in census data, 38% of people counted identified as BIPOC. Whitley highlighted that Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander people made up 12% of those counted—despite being about 1.2% of the county population by the most recent census.

Seniors and veterans: Whitley said unsheltered seniors (age 62+) rose from small numbers in 2017 to higher counts in recent years; the 2025 unsheltered senior count was 30. Veterans counted in 2025 totaled 39, equal to the 2024 total.

Limits and sources: Whitley repeated that the point-in-time count is a best-effort, one-night snapshot. “We should say that it’s the best available data,” he said, and noted outreach teams, school liaisons and a Project Homeless Connect service fair were used to find and survey people on the count night. The full methodology and additional analyses — including ZIP-code reports and longer-term system data — are published on the county’s homeless-services website, Whitley said.

Board questions focused on drivers for increases and data detail. Board members asked whether new apartments should reduce homelessness; Whitley and other staff responded that market rents and eligibility hurdles for benefits often mean new market-rate units are not affordable to people exiting homelessness. He also said the county collects a custom survey question asking people why they became homeless and that staff would pull that item for further analysis.

Ending: Whitley said the county will continue refining methods and encouraged board members to review the full reports online for ZIP-code breakdowns and system‑wide data. “We always know that there’s probably somebody who wasn’t counted for whatever reason,” he said, noting the value of consistent methods for year‑to‑year comparison.","A Clark County presentation reported 1,530 people counted as experiencing homelessness on Jan. 30, 2025 — a 12% increase year over year — with 742 unsheltered. County staff emphasized the count is a one-night snapshot required by HUD and Washington state and described demographic disparities and limits of the method.",{"_33":111,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":112,"_41":113,"_43":114,"_45":115,"_47":116,"_49":117,"_51":118,"_53":119,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":120,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":121,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6476658,"Votes at a glance: CAB approves amended minutes and adds Clark County Council member seat to bylaws",38,5203000,5241000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5717655-f1a8460fe801bd63c276627ea2718211&start=5203&end=5241","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5717655-f1a8460fe801bd63c276627ea2718211/thumbnail_5203000.jpg","/articles/6476658/Clark-County/Washington/Votes-at-a-glance-CAB-approves-amended-minutes-and-adds-Clark-County-Council-member-seat-to-bylaws","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6476658-8d42694fa93ca5af10c9f82b83e37cc6/orig.mp4?Expires=1771137202&Signature=hX03Ojwy2IL~eBGhdPeeObroe01p45vQI9CojY95qwKID~49tBwI9vgpkUSg9S2gOsPx9IArAcrt3uXgyj48mp3lr-r7IKfH6UwZIDks0kh4VeEL8FR12XAsLGdGdOeIGTCzNisNdv87nKDzsQZgnRh75Cs3Zs54P~qphYqHmphacgoMYndwnyOF6eNf8u8gC0AVgzbk50u1sZLaZivPeGpQUR~KPa5p6EXDZlQWn4h8kKerrEWhCx77xK-88vl~SDcsIKm-PJ79MsuOSF2AdnO0hQO4Jn4qrWrreEw7FshecLNl79WuaiDsoQ~oigC26cJjZnXxMa6a~IjHRNYvcg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At the meeting the Community Action Advisory Board took two formal votes.

Approval of minutes (motion passed unanimously)
- Motion: Approve the minutes as amended; amendment to strike items 2 and 6.
- Mover: Megan Molesoff (board member). Second: Amy Rourke (board member).
- Vote: Unanimous in favor (ayes recorded from multiple members). Outcome: approved as amended.
- Notes: The amendment removed references suggesting certain agenda items had been skipped in the record; the chair explained the strike was to avoid an inaccurate impression in the minutes.

Bylaw revision to add Clark County Council member to elected-official representatives (motion passed unanimously)
- Motion: Amend Article 5, Section 1 of the CAB bylaws to designate one public office representative position to be held by a Clark County Council member (matching the Vancouver City Council position).
- Mover: Amy Rourke (board member). Second: Emily Wilson (board member).
- Vote: Unanimous in favor (ayes recorded). Outcome: motion passed.
- Notes: Abby Galloy said the county council will appoint its member and the timing will be determined by the council.

No other formal ordinance or contract awards were voted at the meeting. Both votes were recorded on the public meeting transcript and the board adjourned with next meeting scheduled for Nov. 5 at 9 a.m.","The Community Action Advisory Board unanimously approved amended minutes for a prior meeting and voted to revise its bylaws to reserve one elected‑official seat for a Clark County Council member; the council will appoint the member on its own timeline.","actionData","errors"]

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Clark County issues severe-weather RFA to expand winter shelter, staffing and outreach capacity; scoring committee recruitment underway

Vancouver updates: rental-habitability registration, $500,000 AHF homeownership award to Habitat for Humanity, CAPER highlights

Clark County FY2025 outcomes report: $2.7M distributed; volunteer contributions and grievances summarized

Point-in-time count: Clark County recorded 1,530 people experiencing homelessness on Jan. 30; unsheltered numbers rose 11%

Votes at a glance: CAB approves amended minutes and adds Clark County Council member seat to bylaws