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SocialServiceHumanRelationsBoard | 2021-09-23 | 1 | City of Alameda, California SOCIAL SERVICE HUMAN RELATIONS BOARD THURSDAY, September 23, 2021 APPROVED MINUTES 1. CALL TO ORDER President Sarah Lewis called the meeting to order at 7:03pm. 2. ROLL CALL Present: President Sarah Lewis, Board members Dianne Yamashiro-Omi, Priya Jagannathan, Samantha Green, Scott Means. Absent: Vice President Kristin Furuichi Fong (excused), Board member Tony Lewis (unexcused). City staff: Lois Butler, Veronika Cole, and Eric Fonstein (Secretary to the Board). 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 3-A 2021-1326 Review and Approve August 26, 2021 Draft Minutes A motion to approve the minutes of August 26, 2021 was made by Board member Yamashiro-Omi and seconded by Board member Jagannathan. Ayes: Board members Yamashiro-Omi, Jagannathan, Green, and Means. Nays: none. Note: President S. Lewis abstained due to absence from meeting. Motion passed 4-0. 4. PUBLIC COMMENTS None. 5. AGENDA ITEMS 5-A 2021-1327 Alameda Housing Authority Presentation on the Emergency Housing Vouchers (EHVs) Shekhar Dubbani, Management Analyst with the Housing Authority of the City of Alameda, presented on the recently awarded, Emergency Housing Vouchers (EHVs), highlighting the following key segments: In May 2021, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) allocated 70,000 EHVs to public housing authorities. These vouchers were funded as a part of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). EHVs are to assist individuals and families who are experiencing homelessness, on the verge of homelessness, domestic violence, or transitional youth. Vouchers are portable throughout the United States. Alameda Housing Authority (AHA) was awarded 57, EHVs. | SocialServiceHumanRelationsBoard/2021-09-23.pdf |