Community Board 11 notified residents at its Jan. 14 joint committee meeting that the city will convene a community advisory board (CAB) to advise on a proposed homeless shelter on Blondell Avenue and is seeking local stakeholders to participate.

Sandra Unger, chair of the Health Committee, said the CAB formulation meeting will take place in February; a specific date had not been provided at the meeting. Residents interested in being listed as stakeholders were asked to call the community board office to register. A board member estimated the shelter would be approximately 200 beds.

Why it matters: Community advisory boards provide a local forum for residents, service providers and board members to exchange information and raise concerns about shelter operations, services and neighborhood impacts. Community members who want to participate were told to contact the board office so the CAB can identify stakeholders ahead of the February meeting.

Details and follow-up

- Registration: Committee members asked interested residents to contact the board office; committee staff will provide contact information to the CAB organizers.

- Local follow-up: Committee members noted that Kate Cardona and others signaled interest and that staff (Jeremy) would follow up to share contact details.

- Size estimate: One committee speaker said the shelter is expected to be about 200 beds; committee members framed this as an estimate and said the exact size and timing will be provided by DOB/HMIS or the relevant city agency when available.

Ending: The committee asked residents to register promptly so the CAB organizers can confirm stakeholder participation before the yet-to-be-scheduled February meeting.