Homelessness Prevention & Intervention / Continuum of Care - Full Board Meeting (Sept. 9. 2026)

The Homelessness Prevention & Intervention Board/Continuum of Care full-board meeting, identified in the title as Sept. 9, 2026, reviewed funding, shelter services, and homelessness program operations. The director reported that Emergency Disaster Services was selected through an RFP to operate the temporary winter shelter again; projected costs rose from about $2.5 million last year to just over $3 million this year. The proposal includes an average capacity of 200 people, accessibility upgrades, and related site operations. Other winter proposals included a Community Action Council family shelter program projected to serve 80 families and an RFP for motel-based shelter for older adults with disabilities. The board discussed a possible request for the remaining $881,732 in the Innovative and Sustainable Solutions Fund, noting a prior $300,000 commitment for family shelter, but the transcript records no final board vote on the winter allocations. The director also reported approximately $516,387 unallocated from FY26 and just over $2.44 million available when combined with current-year funds. A fire sprinkler installation for Arbor Youth and a new street outreach project under a recent RFP were also listed in the budget update.

Committee actions included a vote to reinstate a 30% cap on housing-flex-fund spending for prevention applications, to balance prevention with services for people already experiencing homelessness; the Advocacy Issues and Programs Committee also advanced a shared supportive-services participation agreement, subject to revision as HUD requirements change. The Data and Systems Integration Committee approved an updated FY27 data-quality plan for possible board consideration at a later meeting. The board discussed concerns that recurring winter shelter and outreach costs are limiting funds for new or pilot projects. Separately, the director reported that the FY26 Continuum of Care NOFO had been vacated by a court, leaving future awards and provider funding uncertain; this uncertainty has contributed to slower referrals. No board-level contract award or final winter-funding vote is established in the transcript.