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Ms. Vannarucci noted that CityServe was able to provide assistance to 174 Pleasanton people during 2018-2019, have already assisted 115 people for the current year and expect to reach their target of 1,919 Pleasanton residents for the year. She commented on the expense assistance they provide to individuals and how they are able to work with and refer individuals to other agencies. CRIL / Housing & Independent Living Services — Michael Galvan — advised he was now the Director for CRIL and thanked the City of Pleasanton for their continued support of CRIL. Mr. Galvan provided information about the independent living and housing services they provide to Pleasanton residents with disabilities. He discussed the difficulty in helping their clients find places to live that are affordable and accessible and commented on vouchers available through the Housing Authority of the County of Alameda that they will be using. Additional comments included the transition services and work they are doing with students and expanding transition for clients from nursing homes to home and helping them become self-sufficient. ECHO Housing / Housing Counseling Services — Marjorie Rocha—thanked the City of Pleasanton for their ongoing support of ECHO Housing. She indicated that during this pandemic their services are in need more than ever to provide support and counseling on the many different housing options to people at risk. Ms. Rocha discussed the work they have been doing with landlords to help prevent harassment and issues with 3-day eviction notices, etc.., and the moratorium that is now in place with regards to evictions, as well as the services they have been providing to clientele to better educate them on their rights. She commented on the number of classes and workshops they have been able to provide relating to audits, rental assistance and housing options. Ms. Rocha advised that ECHO has been receiving many more requests for rental assistance because clients are not able to pay rent because they are not able to work. Habitat for Humanity / Housing Rehabilitation Program — Jen Gray—advised that Habitat is completing four (4) projects, one of which has been ongoing for a number of years and working with another seven (7) applicants that Habitat for Humanity anticipates they will assist in the first two quarters of the next funding year. Ms. Gray commented on the outreach that Habitat for Humanity has been conducting and discussed the ways the outreach has been conducted through an advertising program. She thanked the City of Pleasanton for the partnership they have provided with Habitat for Humanity. Narika / Pleasanton Transitional Housing Project— Bindu Fernandes — advised that Narika is a domestic violence/abuse and prevention agency that specializes in providing counseling accommodations. The funds they have requested ($1,000,000) would assist them in securing a townhome in Pleasanton that they would convert to a transitional house for their clients. She provided information about a Pleasanton resident who contacted them about wanting to escape an abusive situation but did not know what she needed to do. Narika also provides assistance to teens who are in bad situations and relationships. Tri-Valley REACH / Housing Preventative Maintenance/Repair— Kay King— provided information about services and housing REACH provides for low-income adults with developmental disabilities. She noted that REACH has a total of 11 properties. 6 of which are in Pleasanton and the funding they have requested is to be able to complete capital improvements and repair projects such as new flooring, water heater replacements, duct repairs, etc. at two of the Pleasanton properties. Ms. King advised that REACH does not anticipate seeing any issues because of rent fallouts and all of their tenants are doing well. REACH is thankful for the support they receive from the City of Pleasanton. Chairperson Gaidos closed the meeting for agency presentations at 5:38 p.m. Page - 2 -