GREATER HARTFORD
COORDINATED ACCESS NETWORK MEETING AGENDA
Wednesday,
January 20, 2021 via Zoom
1PM – 2:15PM
1. Welcome and Introductions – 5 minutes
2. Cold Weather/Winter Planning Updates – Lisa
Cretella, Bryan Flint, Kara Capone, Mark Jenkins, Emily Soucy– 15 minutes
a. Lisa
– no major update. At capacity at warming center. Some facility issues.
Overflow and triage are going well. Low volume at triage. Warming Center is now
operating 24 hours. People will be allowed back in their beds, can miss one
night, must arrive by 5pm.
b. Emily
– Enfield emergency center will open next week, for 20 clients, 10 rooms.
Working on protocols. Revised protocols will be sent out by Amanda. Placement
at hotel, will be open 24 hours.
c. ACT has some funds, reach out to
Melanie when they come to diversion. Can connect them to case managers.
Placement in Berlin and Newington. 14-21 day stay based on case and then will
move transitional housing.
d. Bryan
– warming center and bringing resources to Manchester. Had a meeting to discuss
what Vernon is doing. Town is working on MOU. Pushing to open on Friday.
Working with facilities to prepare space. Hopefully will open by next week.
e. Kara
– family triage still open and going well. Comparing numbers to last year’s
outcome. Past week has been slow.
f.
GHHRC – staffing hotels. Referrals from
hospitals, using for COVID positive clients.
3. COVID – 19 Agency Updates – 5 minutes
a. Agency updates
i.
Weekly testing at ImmaCare. Coming in every
Tuesday. First round of test on the 5th.
ii.
McKinney has one staff in quarantine. One
positive in shelter. 2 residents were relocated at hotel because they refused
quarantine rules. Weekly testing being done. Will receive vaccine at the end of
the month through HHC.
iii.
HOH meal program and day program are
operating as usual.
iv.
CRT – 1 PSH client tested positive.
v.
DMHAS – vaccine roll out has been delayed
for staff. Griffin Hospital is the provider for vaccinations.
vi.
Mercy – some staff at St. Mary's were able
to get the vaccine because they are located in a skilled nursing facility.
Mercy still have yet to hear anything from VAMS system.
vii.
CHR – lots of staff have been vaccinated and
have scheduled vaccination.
viii.
CRT – staff at behavioral health in process
of receiving vaccine. Most staff are scheduling appointment or have received
vaccine.
ix.
Matt met with Liany to discuss cleints who
tested positive. If someone has tested positive in homeless program, please
email Liany and Tung with information.
4. Hartford Civilian Crisis Response Team
Focus Group – 5 Minutes – Patricia McIntosh
a.
Mission for team has been identified by City of
Hartford. Reviewing programs nationwide. Town Hall meeting last week to discuss
what is going on with focus group. Have several focus groups. Funding has been
committed for the next 4 years.
Invitation for Wednesday Jan. 27th at 1pm to hear about
unsheltered population. Link will be emailed.
5. CT BOS Steering Committee Vote on
Reallocation Decision – 5 Minutes – Lisa Quach and Crane Cesario
a. Vote
on how they will reallocate grants. Lisa and Crane are reps for GH. Deadline is
next Tuesday. BOS has provided 3 options.
1.
Steering Committee (SC) is made
aware
of the projects that are being
proposed
for reallocation and votes on
whether
to reallocate their funding.
2.
Steering Committee makes the
decision
to reallocate the funding
WITHOUT
knowing the projects to be
reallocated.
3.
Steering Committee yields the
reallocation
decision to the SC Chairs.
b. Kara C. concern – needs a strategic
plan in place for reallocation. Need a non-conflicted committee. Not enough
descriptions on the three options. Kara supports the first option. Types and
path of reallocation needs to be discussed. Is it based on scoring? Other
methodologies that will be used?
c. Please
email vote or chat the vote to Lisa. Lisa and Crane will take a vote with CT
BOS.
6. ESG-COVID Program Updates/FLASH –Jane Banks/Yoshi
Bird, Andrea Hakian, Stephanie Corbin, Lisa Quach, Lionel Rigler, Barbara Shaw,
Kara Zichichi, Matt Morgan – 7 minutes
a. COVID
Beds – Yoshi Bird
i.
Working
on developing COVID beds. Received award funds and would like to use the
money for COVID ward. Total of 17 beds available in isolation and quarantine
wards. Can be used by other providers as well. Looking to prioritize those who
have tested positive in the last 10 days. Some vaccinated employees are working
in this ward. CAN is responsible for taking care of COVID positive for those
who have received results that was literally homeless. Doubled up will be
referred to CRC. Protocols will be sent out soon. Hotels will be a last option
if needed.
7.
Dedicated Plus – 3 minutes - Lisa Quach
a.
LIVE!
Lisa is identifying clients thorough HMIS. Training will be next week.
Enrollment and exit have to happen within 12 months. Will present new BNL and
how it will be prioritized. Will present on Tuesday at the Solutions meetings
and will be presented at other solutions meetings as well.
8.
HIC/PIT Updates – 5 minutes – Lisa Quach
a.
Alexis
has been working Amanda for outreach clients.
b.
Working
on cleaning up inactive.
c.
Unsheltered
PIT training going on today.
9.
Round 4 of COVID-19 Waivers – 5 minutes –
Lisa Quach
a.
Email
was sent out with COVID waivers. Some have been extended.
10. Future Agenda Items or Additional Announcements
– 2 minutes
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