Details Meeting Name: Committee on General Welfare Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 8/15/2024 11:00 AM Minutes status: Final   Meeting location: Council Chambers - City Hall VOTE* Published agenda: Agenda Published minutes: Minutes   Meeting video: Video   Attachments: CLICK ANY FILE # BELOW (in blue) TO ACCESS LEGISLATION AND ATTACHMENTS Meeting Items (9) 9 records Group Clear sorting Clear grouping Group by Type Group by Result Export Export to Excel Export to PDF Export to Word Show: All agenda items Legislation only All agenda items File # Ver. Prime Sponsor Agenda # Agenda Note Name Type Summary Action Result Action Details Multimedia                     Roll call Not available Int 0123-2024 * Diana I. Ayala   Proposed Int. No. 123-A Prohibiting the department of homeless services from requiring a child’s presence in person at an intake facility when a family with children applies for shelter Introduction This bill would prohibit the Department of Homeless Services (DHS) from requiring children to be present in person at an intake facility when their family applies or reapplies for placement at a shelter except when DHS requests to remotely view a child and is unable to do so within 24 hours, or when a child has not checked in to their assigned shelter by the shelter curfew on the day following placement. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0123-2024 * Diana I. Ayala     Prohibiting the department of homeless services from requiring a child’s presence in person at an intake facility when a family with children applies for shelter Introduction This bill would prohibit the Department of Homeless Services (DHS) from requiring children to be present in person at an intake facility when their family applies or reapplies for placement at a shelter except when DHS requests to remotely view a child and is unable to do so within 24 hours, or when a child has not checked in to their assigned shelter by the shelter curfew on the day following placement. Amendment Proposed by Comm   Action details Not available Int 0123-2024 * Diana I. Ayala     Prohibiting the department of homeless services from requiring a child’s presence in person at an intake facility when a family with children applies for shelter Introduction This bill would prohibit the Department of Homeless Services (DHS) from requiring children to be present in person at an intake facility when their family applies or reapplies for placement at a shelter except when DHS requests to remotely view a child and is unable to do so within 24 hours, or when a child has not checked in to their assigned shelter by the shelter curfew on the day following placement. Amended by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0123-2024 A Diana I. Ayala     Prohibiting the department of homeless services from requiring a child’s presence in person at an intake facility when a family with children applies for shelter Introduction This bill would prohibit the Department of Homeless Services (DHS) from requiring children to be present in person at an intake facility when their family applies or reapplies for placement at a shelter except when DHS requests to remotely view a child and is unable to do so within 24 hours, or when a child has not checked in to their assigned shelter by the shelter curfew on the day following placement. Approved by Committee Pass Action details Not available Int 0460-2024 * Sandra Ung   Proposed Int. No. 460-A Requiring the department of homeless services to report on the feasibility of contracting with community-based organizations to accept and process applications for shelter intake from families with children. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Homeless Services (DHS) to report on the feasibility of contracting with community-based organizations to accept and process applications for shelter intake for families with children. The commissioner of homeless services would be required to deliver the report to the mayor and speaker of the council no later than 1 year after this bill’s effective date. This bill would require DHS to identify potential barriers to implementing such contracts, as well as related training requirements, cost estimates, necessary information technology, confidentiality and data privacy issues, and to estimate a timeline for delivery of services under such contracts. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0460-2024 * Sandra Ung     Requiring the department of homeless services to report on the feasibility of contracting with community-based organizations to accept and process applications for shelter intake from families with children. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Homeless Services (DHS) to report on the feasibility of contracting with community-based organizations to accept and process applications for shelter intake for families with children. The commissioner of homeless services would be required to deliver the report to the mayor and speaker of the council no later than 1 year after this bill’s effective date. This bill would require DHS to identify potential barriers to implementing such contracts, as well as related training requirements, cost estimates, necessary information technology, confidentiality and data privacy issues, and to estimate a timeline for delivery of services under such contracts. Amendment Proposed by Comm   Action details Not available Int 0460-2024 * Sandra Ung     Requiring the department of homeless services to report on the feasibility of contracting with community-based organizations to accept and process applications for shelter intake from families with children. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Homeless Services (DHS) to report on the feasibility of contracting with community-based organizations to accept and process applications for shelter intake for families with children. The commissioner of homeless services would be required to deliver the report to the mayor and speaker of the council no later than 1 year after this bill’s effective date. This bill would require DHS to identify potential barriers to implementing such contracts, as well as related training requirements, cost estimates, necessary information technology, confidentiality and data privacy issues, and to estimate a timeline for delivery of services under such contracts. Amended by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0460-2024 A Sandra Ung     Requiring the department of homeless services to report on the feasibility of contracting with community-based organizations to accept and process applications for shelter intake from families with children. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Homeless Services (DHS) to report on the feasibility of contracting with community-based organizations to accept and process applications for shelter intake for families with children. The commissioner of homeless services would be required to deliver the report to the mayor and speaker of the council no later than 1 year after this bill’s effective date. This bill would require DHS to identify potential barriers to implementing such contracts, as well as related training requirements, cost estimates, necessary information technology, confidentiality and data privacy issues, and to estimate a timeline for delivery of services under such contracts. Approved by Committee Pass Action details Not available