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Chairperson Gaidos opened the meeting for commissioner questions of agency representatives. 1. Commissioner Duggan asked Ms. Rocha for additional information regarding the eviction moratorium that is currently in place. Ms. Rocha advised that Pleasanton landlords are required to follow the ruling put in place by Alameda County that does not allow them to move forward at this time with eviction/termination notices. She advised that some landlords are trying to move around this ruling by claiming property destruction, etc., and ECHO has been providing clients with information and details on how they are protected. Ms. Rocha noted that the Alameda County ruling will be lifted 60-days after the Shelter-in-Place has been lifted. She noted that landlords still cannot evict for non-payment of rent and Pleasanton clients are protected. Commissioner Duggan confirmed with Ms. Rocha that most of the services provided by ECHO during the moratorium is education. 2. Commissioner Galvin asked Mr. Hernandez to confirm how referrals he has made to him are being forwarded to CityServe. Mr. Hernandez confirmed that all referrals are forwarded by him to CityServe and that sometimes CityServe has difficulties locating or contacting the individuals but suggested in the future he will provide the commission with progress reports. Ms. Vannarucci provided additional information and commented on the difficulties CityServe often experiences in contacting these individual and following-up with them because they move from place-to-place. Commissioner Galvin discussed information he had forwarded to Mr. Hernandez on an individual in Livermore and had been wondering whether the individual had been contacted. Ms. Vannarucci commented and advised CityServe will soon be using the new contact phone number 222-CARE that people will be able to call to obtain such information. 3. Commissioner Kiziloglu noted that homelessness is her passion. She asked the representative from Abode to provide information on where they were able to house the ten people they had been able provided assistance. Mr. Gutieriez advised that Pleasanton rentals are expensive and he was unable to recall where the 10 has been housed, but within the last couple of months they have been able to find housing for people in Pleasanton. He provided details about the outreach they conduct and advised that often places are found by word-of-mouth and by providing incentives to landlords. Commissioner Kiziloglu commented on CityServes' impressive numbers and asked for confirmation that all the requests for service were not for housing. She felt it would be difficult to provide housing for the numbers indicated based on the funding received. Ms. Beitsch advised that many were for other services. Commissioner Kiziloglu provided information about less expensive housing she had been able to find in Dublin for individuals she had been working with. Commissioner Kiziloglu discussed with Mr. Dolan and Mr. Hernandez the difficulty of asking Narika to wait for another year before being considered for funding when the services they provide are much needed. Ms. Dolan agreed there was a great need in the area for the services they provide, however, their request was for twice as much as the total of requests from all the other agencies. He noted that staff believes that more conversation is needed with representatives from the organization to learn more about the services they provide so they can be considered in this funding process. Mr. Dolan noted that the city has already gone above the funding guideline because of the difficult times we are in and believe more conversation with Narika is the best next move. Commissioner Kiziloglu questioned the "worth of a life" and felt Narika had requested a reasonable amount, especially to purchase a place in Pleasanton. She felt there was a need to change the process. Page - 3 -