[Taxpayers, Cameron Park Chamber of Commerce]
“Taxpayers’ Association of El Dorado County Homeless Housing Forum All are Welcome to Participate!
Please join the Taxpayers Association of El Dorado County & the Shingle Springs/Cameron Park Chamber of Commerce for a non-partisan forum on homeless housing options currently being discussed in our community:
Hostess;
Project Roomkey;
Project Homekey;
other programs/proposals.
Thursday, December 2nd, 2021 6:00 p.m. — 8:00 p.m.
Location: Food Bank of El Dorado County 4550 Business Drive Cameron Park.
For more information, please contact Taxpayers Association President Andy Nevis at (916) 837-1385 or the SSICP Chamber of Commerce at (530) 677-8000″
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Hostess Program:
“The HOSTESS program, which proposes a homeless encampment on a lot west of the El Dorado County Jail in Placerville, was the brainchild of county resident Liz Drummond. Tents would be provided for a maximum of 100 homeless with amenities such as showers, restrooms and laundry facilities.”[…] “Marissa Muscat told Health and Human Services Director Don Semon in writing Oct. 8 that after reaching out for funding it was confirmed the project is not compliant with California’s Housing First Policy, a homeless assistance approach that prioritizes providing permanent housing to people experiencing homelessness, meaning that CoC funds from the Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention grant cannot be used toward the managed camp.” […]
“The sheriff noted a number of community members he has spoken to support the concept of HOSTESS and that the ‘Key’ projects are not well-supported.
‘The majority of your constituents do not want a hotel or other housing for homeless in their backyards,’ D’Agostini said. ‘Nor do you because, if you did, we would be talking about putting it in El Dorado Hills or we would be buying property in Christmas Valley.’
D’Agostini said he was ready to end the HOSTESS effort but changed his mind, recognizing its importance and calling upon supervisors to be cooperative with the program.
‘If you decide to let the homeless issue to continue in the same direction it has over the last decade, the next fire started in a homeless camp, the increased crime surrounding a homeless camp, (Room) Key or Home Key project, if a person, god forbid, or child gets stuck with a needle, the next rape that happens in a homeless camp, it will be on your conscience, not mine,’ D’Agostini said, closing his comments to the board.
SEE: https://www.mtdemocrat.com/news/homelessness-solutions-put-on-hold/
Roomkey – Background [Homelessness COVID Response]:
Project Roomkey was established in March 2020 as part of the state response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of Project Roomkey is to provide non-congregate shelter options for people experiencing homelessness, protect human life, and minimize strain on health care system capacity.
Project Roomkey gives people who are experiencing homelessness and are recovering from COVID-19 or have been exposed to COVID-19 a place to recuperate and properly quarantine outside of a hospital. It also provides a safe place for isolation for people who are experiencing homelessness and at high risk for medical complications should they to become infected.
The Project Roomkey and Rehousing Strategy is designed to quickly provide dedicated resources to ensure Project Roomkey units remain online through the continued public health emergency and that homelessness is non-recurring. Project Roomkey units are intended to be temporary, emergency shelter options, while also serving as a pathway to permanent housing.
https://www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/cdss-programs/housing-programs/project-roomkey
Homekey – Background:
Building on the success of both Project Roomkey and the first round of Homekey, Homekey Round 2 continues a statewide effort to sustain and rapidly expand housing for persons experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness, and who are, thereby, inherently impacted by COVID-19 and other communicable diseases.
Administered by the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), approximately $1.4 billion (FY 2021-22) in grant funding will be made available to local public entities, including cities, counties, or other local public entities, such as housing authorities or Tribal Entities within California.
Homekey is an opportunity for state, regional, and local public entities to develop a broad range of housing types, including but not limited to hotels, motels, hostels, single-family homes and multifamily apartments, adult residential facilities, and manufactured housing, and to convert commercial properties and other existing buildings to Permanent or Interim Housing for the Target Population.
The Homekey Round 2 Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) will be released on September 9, 2021 and the Homekey Round 2 Application will be available in late September 2021. Completed applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until funds are exhausted or May 2, 2022, whichever comes first.
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