City of Sunnyvale
Meeting Minutes
Housing and Human Services
Commission
7:00 PM Online and Redwood Conference Room,
City Hall, 456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale,
CA 94086
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Duncan called the meeting to order at 7:12 p.m.
SALUTE TO THE FLAG
Chair Duncan led the salute to the United States flag.
ROLL CALL
Chair Scott Duncan
Vice Chair Carol Weiss
Commissioner Jim Davis
Commissioner Morgan Friedlander
Commissioner Elizabeth Steward
Present: 5 -
Commissioner Ken Hiremath
Commissioner Leesa Riviere
Absent: 2 -
Commissioner Hiremath's absence is excused.
Commissioner Riviere's absence is unexcused.
Council Liaison Cisneros (absent)
STUDY SESSION
PRESENTATION
A 25-0391 PRESENTATION - CDBG and General Fund Human Services and CDBG/HOME Capital Project Funding Proposals
The following representatives gave 3-minute presentations to introduce the programs/projects that they submitted applications for in response to the request for proposals for Human Services and Capital Projects to receive CDBG/HOME
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and General Fund grants or loans to provide services to Sunnyvale residents:
●
Anne-Marie Hong, Grants Manager, AbilityPath, Adult Services Program ● Milton Cadena, Programs Director at Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County, Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program
● Stephenie Medina, Director of Development at Loaves & Fishes Family Kitchen ● Jonathan Darr, Director of Development at Next Door Solutions to Domestic Violence
● Georgia Bacil, Directing Attorney/Executive Director at Senior Adults Legal Assistance (SALA), Legal Assistance to Elders
● Pilar Furlong, Chief Community Resource Officer at Bill Wilson Center, Counseling Services Program
● Lorenzo Marconcini, Grants Manager at Child Advocates of Silicon Valley, CASA Program
● Carole Conn, Executive Director at Project Sentinel, Fair Housing and Tenant-Landlord Counseling Programs
● Marie Bernard, Executive Director at Sunnyvale Community Services (SCS), Food Assistance Program
● Ron Nathan, Board President of Sunnyvale United Methodist Church ● Erika Laguna, Director of Program Operations at Downtown Street Team, WorkFirst Sunnyvale Program partner
● Mélanie Faure, Community Impact Manager at Upwards
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
none.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Vice Chair Weiss moved and Commissioner Steward seconded the motion to approve the Consent Calendar.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: Chair Duncan
Vice Chair Weiss
Commissioner Friedlander
Commissioner Steward
4 -
No: 0
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Absent: Commissioner Hiremath
Commissioner Riviere
2 -
Abstain: Commissioner Davis1 -
1.A 25-0390 Approve the Housing and Human Services Commission Meeting Minutes of January 22, 2025
STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES
NON-AGENDA ITEMS AND COMMENTS
-Commissioner Comments
none.
-Staff Comments
Housing Officer, Jenny Carloni, provided updates on upcoming Housing and Human Services Commission meetings, including the meeting dates and the agenda items to be discussed.
INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS
25-0392 Housing and Human Services Commission Proposed Study Issues, Calendar Year: 2026
ADJOURNMENT
Chair Duncan adjourned the meeting at 9 p.m.
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