Overview
The Board met by conference call on August 4, 2020, for its scheduled bimonthly meeting.
Attendance
Voting Attendance
Winona Connor, Louisiana Housing Corporation (LHC Seat) [Chair]
Laura Hasenstein, Louisiana Department of Health (LDH Seat)
Mariah Wineski, Louisiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence (LCADV Seat)
Weston Schild, Capital Area Alliance for the Homeless (HMIS Lead Seat)
Addie Duval, Start Corporation (Baton Rouge Seat)
Gail Gowland, Family Violence Program of St. Bernard (Plaquemines/St. Bernard Seat)
Tarek Polite, Calcasieu Parish Police Jury (Lake Charles Seat)
Non-Voting Attendance
Victoria Johnson, Louisiana Housing Corporation [Secretary]
Randy Nichols, Capital Area Alliance for the Homeless [Ethics Officer]
Gordon Levine, Louisiana Housing Corporation [CoC Manager]
Aundrea Braniff, Louisiana Housing Corporation [Coordinated Entry Specialist]
Carrie Patterson, Louisiana Housing Corporation [CoC Coordinator]
Josh Dean, Louisiana Housing Corporation [CoC Coordinator]
Keneisha Keener, Volunteers of America - Greater Baton Rouge
Kat McGraw, Empower 225
Gloria Winchester, AmeriHealth
Chris Nichols, Options Foundation
Outcomes
Waiving the Good Standing Requirement
The Board considered a proposal to suspend the Good Standing requirement in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The proposal’s details are as follows:
The Good Standing requirement will be waived for all organizations through December 31, 2020;
Organizations will not be required to meet the Good Standing requirements through December 31, 2020;
As of January 1, 2021, all organizations will be considered to be in Good Standing (i.e. past attendance records, etc., will be wiped clean for compliance purposes); organizations will be required to maintain Good Standing going forward rather than regain Good Standing going forward.
The Board voted to approve the proposal (4 in favor, 3 opposed, 0 abstaining).
Suspending Board Elections
The Board considered a proposal to suspend Board seat elections in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The proposal’s details are as follows:
Any Board seats that are due for an election in 2020 will have their elections suspended through December 31, 2020;
Elections will resume their schedule according to the LA BOSCOC Governance Charter in 2021 unless further delayed by action of the Board.
The Board voted unanimously to approve the proposal.
Minutes
For more information, including discussion topics which did not receive a vote, please refer to the meeting minutes.