NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a meeting of the Southern Nevada Homelessness Continuum of Care Board and the Continuum of Care has been called and will be held at 2:00 via WebEx, Password: SNHCoC; Telephone at +1-408-418-9388, Access code: 2481 888 9589) to consider the following:
- Call to Order; notice of agenda compliance with the Nevada Open Meeting Law
- Public Comment — No action may be taken upon a matter raised under this item of the agenda until the matter itself has been specifically included on an agenda as an item upon which action may be taken. Comments will be limited to three minutes.
- Approval of the Agenda for August 10, 2023; for possible action.
- Approval of the Minutes from the August 10, 2023, meeting; for possible action.
- Approval of recommendations for funding for the local 2023 Continuum of Care competition and authorize the collaborative applicant to make necessary modifications for final application submission to U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD); for possible action.
- Educational session by HUD Technical Assistance (TA) on Equity; for possible action.
- Approval of the written standards for responding to homeless encampments previously presented by the Coordinated Outreach Working Group; for possible action.
- Approval of quality practices for engaging persons with lived experience previously presented by the Lived X Consultants; for possible action.
- Approval of quality practices for housing problem solving previously presented by Clark County Social Service; for possible action.
- Presentation by the Monitoring Working Group on the outcomes of 2023 Continuum of Care (CoC) and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) monitoring with Strategic Progress; for possible action.
- Discussion and approval to remove open meeting law requirements for future meetings; for possible action.
- Update and discussion of HUD TA recommendations for governance; for possible action.
- Questions and answers regarding reports from the Board working groups (Community Engagement, Coordinated Entry, Data & Systems Improvement, Evaluation, Lived X Consultants, Monitoring, Planning, Youth)—Public and Board members may ask questions related to Working Group Reports posted with the agenda. Comments made cannot be acted upon, but may be placed on a future agenda for consideration by the Board.
- Receive an update from each board member regarding relevant activities within their respective organizations relating to homelessness—Board members may speak on any item under this section of the agenda. Members may comment on matters including, without limitation, future agenda items, upcoming meeting dates, and meeting procedures. Comments made cannot be acted upon or discussed at this meeting, but may be placed on a future agenda for consideration by the board.
- Public Comment — No action may be taken upon a matter raised under this item of the agenda until the matter itself has been specifically included on an agenda as an item upon which action may be taken. Comments will be limited to three minutes.
Please be aware of the following: items on the agenda may be taken out of order; the Board may combine two or more agenda items for consideration; the Board may remove an item from the agenda or delay discussion relating to an item on the agenda at any time; and the Board may impose a time limit for speaking on an item on the agenda where public comment or testimony is allowed.