HomeMy WebLinkAboutIR 10104 INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 10104
To the Mayor and Members of the City Council February 6, 2018
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*a SUBJECT: REORGANIZATION OF CONTINUUM OF CARE BOARD AND
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PROPOSED DISSOLUTION OF FORT WORTH ADVISORY
COMMISSION ON ENDING HOMELESSNESS
This informal report outlines recent changes to the Continuum of Care (CoC) Board charter, and
why it is now advisable to dissolve the Fort Worth Advisory Commission on Ending
Homelessness (FWACEH).
Reorganization of CoC Board:
The CoC is a planning body that includes all organizations working on homelessness in Tarrant
and Parker counties. The CoC Board distributes approximately $12 million annually in HUD
funding. On January 29, 2018, the CoC board unanimously voted to amend its charter.
One key change was the addition of a leadership council made up of Mayors of Fort Worth and
Arlington, Judges of Tarrant and Parker counties and the Chair of the Mayor's Council. This
change was made to ensure elected officials have more oversight of the homeless system.
There are multiple boards dealing with homelessness and overseeing various pools of funding.
However, until now, the homeless system has lacked coordination. This leadership council of
elected officials creates capacity to better allocate resources.
The membership council will consist of 25 members. Five members will represent their
municipalities. Seven positions will be reserved for executive directors of key community partners
in areas of healthcare, mental health services and education. Thirteen positions will be reserved
for business leaders, neighborhood leaders, affordable housing developers, consumers, service
providers, faith-based leaders and others who will be appointed by the leadership council or
nominated by the governance council. Some current FWACEH members will be appointed to
ensure City representation on the newly organized CoC Board.
One of the first tasks of the CoC Board will be to create an area-wide strategic plan to end
homelessness. This plan will effectively replace the Directions Home plan as the guiding
document for ending homelessness.
Dissolution of the FWACEH:
The FWACEH has promoted and encouraged community participation in efforts to end
homelessness and provided recommendations to the City Council regarding policies, plans and
methods for addressing homelessness.
However, the newly organized CoC Board will fulfill that role and expand it by looking at multiple
sources of funding across the system.
Directions Home staff supports this merger and the move to a systemic approach for the
homeless system. Having municipal and private foundation funders at the CoC table will allow
the community to maximize impact and create needed systems changes.
ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS
INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 10104
To the Mayor and Members of the City Council February 6, 2018
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PROPOSED DISSOLUTION OF FORT WORTH ADVISORY
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Although the FWACEH consists of 15 members, there are 11 members currently serving. In the
past nine months of CoC Board re-organization discussions, new members were not appointed to
FWACEH.
FWACEH Members:
Don Boren, Jesse Aguilera, Monnie Gilliam, Greg Scott, Jason Hall, Andy Taft, James Tapscott,
Patricia Ward, Carol Klocek, Dawn Zieger and Sheryl Kenny
There will be an upcoming Mayor and Council communication to formalize this proposal on March
6, 2018.
If you have any questions about this information, please contact Directions Home Manager Tara
Perez at 817-392-2235.
David Cooke
City Manager
ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS