Agendas / Social Services & Homelessness

COMMITTEE MEETING
Social Services & Homelessness Committee

Monday, January 20, 2020, 7:00 PM
Fire Station 82 Annex
1800 N. BRONSON AVENUE, L.A., CA 90028
Second Floor Conference Room

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Welcome

  1. Roll Call
  2. Approval of Minutes
  3. Public Comment on items not on the Agenda (2 minutes each)
  4. Update from City Officials present at the meeting
  5. Discussion and possible motion to recommendation new stakeholder committee members including Everett Cobb
  6. Introduction of new committee chairs their roles and goals for the committee
  7. Update on NPG for A Million Drops/Shower of Hope
  8. Update on the assembly and distribution of resource bundles to include resource guides, TAP cards and dates for production and distribution
  9. Discussion of possible block captains focusing on homeless areas of concern in the HUNC boundaries in conjunction with LAPD
  10. Discussion of updating the Homelessness Services Resource Guide for the Winter/Spring of 2020 and upcoming printing services needed
  11. Discussion and possible motion to support an NPG for $1,000 for First Presbyterian’s Winter Shelter
  12. Discussion of an NPG for Hollywood Food Coalition
  13. Update on a letter of support for the Kingdom Warriors plan of addressing homelessness to City Council that was approved at the last full board meeting
  14. Committee Member announcements on items not on the Agenda
  15. Old/Ongoing Business
  16. New/Future Business

Adjournment

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