Convene the special meeting of the Folsom City Council for April 12th, 2022.

Do you have anything to report out, Mr.

City Attorney?

Nothing to report at all, Madam Mayor.

Okay, in which case we will adjourn the special meeting and adjourn the regular meeting of the Folsom City Council for April 12th, 2022.

And if you will all join me in the Pledge of Allegiance.

Pledge allegiance to the flag.

The United States of America.

And to the Republic, religious stance, indivisible liberty, and justice for all.

Do we have any agenda updates?

Good evening, Madam Mayor.

They are additional information for items eight and fourteen on Tennessee's agenda, a copy of which has been provided to you previously, and that they are also available on the table in the back.

Additionally, item 14.

I apologize, item 16 is being continued to an May T council meeting.

And during okay.

With that, we will move to business from the floor.

And that is the opportunity for people to speak to us about anything that is not on the agenda.

We do have three or four so far.

That's right.

This evening you have three requests to speak under business from the floor.

Our first speakers will be Jean Schumann and Beth Croton, who will be followed by Sharon Kindle.

Good evening, Madam Mayor.

We are start the timer when you're ready to begin.

Good evening.

Um, I just wanted to take Beth and I wanted to take a moment of your time just to give a thank you to the city council here.

And I believe you all have copies of it.

I just wanted to read it to you.

Um it says while facing critical budget constraints during these unprecedented public health concerns.

I want to personally thank you for your strong advocacy and continued partnership on behalf of Folsom Alliance for the Unhoused Sector.

You graciously granted several thousand dollars to the independence endeavor, five thousand of it allocated to the alliance's mobile center.

This funding allowed the alliance to fulfill their agreement of equipping the center with medical supplies, first aid, narcan, CPR, clothing, shoes, masks, computer, hot spot, refrigerator, microwave, water, and the ability to heat foods.

We are able to carry all supplies necessary to provide also for our veteran community stand downs, resource events in this and local communities.

The alliance has been in existence for a year.

It's had many growing pains in terms of where all these wonderful entities fit together in this puzzle of service.

Each brings a set of unique and genuine skills and people who are learning to work together and offer the best solution to our unhoused population.

Mentioning each of them is our way of recognizing the contributions they bring and just how in depth the city of Folsom goes to make a coalition of entities.

This shows that not only the city, but the community at large plays a stake in its successes, recognizing the following the city of Folsom itself, the City of Folsom Council, the City of Folsom Parks, Folsom Police Department, SAC Self-Help Housing Navigator, Heart of Folsom, Twin Lakes Food Bank, Powerhouse Ministries, Reflection, MCC, Folsom Library Outreach, Jake's Journey Home, joined with Has Hope and all our wonderful volunteers.

The brains brawn and heart of these entities couldn't be a finer representation representation of the giving heart of this community.

To say the least, making inroads into our unhoused community is a daunting task.

The education and information we have obtained has given us a unique insight into the issues surrounding homelessness, addiction, mental health, and family reunification, employment, lack of housing, and basic life skills.

Having the ability to go to the unhoused instead of making them come to us has been the key to fixing the problems surrounding our folks.

Jake's Journey Home has hope has done outreach in the past year to approximately 82 folks here in Folsom that were on the original unhoused list.

We have added about 20 more folks to that list.

Outreach from our center includes referral and placement into inpatient, day treatment, mental health services, medical services, physicals, vaccines for inpatient, day passes to appointments, community employment for the unhoused, housing assistance, rental, return to family with transportation, hand holding through all processes, clothing, food, narcan, CPR, masks, educational, vocational skills, legal assistance, case expungement, pardons, court letter, communications with probation departments, bicycle program, obtain driver's licenses, social security cards, and medical insurance, coordination with the VA to assist our veterans into housing and veteran benefits.

Coordinating with county programs to bring community-based services to Folsom, website creation to assist folks into services and another venue of outreach, 13,000 miles driven for outreach since we began the alliance.

McDonald's is the new remote office.

We appreciate them and a trello documentation.

For out of homelessness and into a life of product productivity, we appreciate you and this partnership.

And then there's another line there.

Thank you.

Thanks, you guys.

Thank you.

Okay, our next speaker will be Sharon Kindle, and Sharon will be followed by Janine Ferrer.

Coordinating the county program.

We appreciate the line.

Okay, Sharon, when you're ready, we'll start your timer.

Good evening.

City manager.

Um mayor Carrie Howell and all of the city member councils, the audience here, and at home.

My name is Sharon Kindle and I live at 118 Canyon Room Drive, Folsom, California.