HomeMy WebLinkAboutFanelly Millán - COVID-19 Federal Aid Funding. 20-21 Annual Action Plan public comment_RedactedFrom:Fanelly Millan
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Subject:COVID-19 Federal Aid Funding. 20-21 Annual Action Plan public comment
Date:Tuesday, August 18, 2020 5:45:49 PM
Hello my name is Fanelly Millan and I live in the San Bernardino county.
I am a community organizer working with labor day workers, domestic
workers & street vendors.
I am taking action in regards to San Bernardino’s Amended 2020-2021
Annual Plan and the allocation of Federal COVID-19 Funding our City
has received from the CARES ACT and Emergency Solutions Grant to
address the pandemic in our city.
The 2021 Annual Plan has budgets allocated to various services and
descriptions for what they are to be spent on. However, the lack of detail
in regards to structure, framework, and specific processes does not
speak to the level of accountability we expect of our city and it’s leaders.
In addition, the Judicial Council’s delay in processing eviction cases will
cease September 1st, meaning that our community members who are
waiting for critical eviction prevention funds to be approved will be
displaced before their application could be processed.
We ask that you modify the language in our eviction
moratorium to protect our families from becoming homeless while
our eviction prevention programs are funded and put into place.
We ask that you ensure that the process for Rent Relief and
Eviction Prevention is fair, equitable, and efficient for
immigrant families in our community who have been
excluded from prior relief funding when in desperate need of
support.
We ask that you work with our community to implement a
working oversight committee to maintain that the budget
proposed in the city’s Annual Plan is managed accordingly and
reported to the public. This would help ensure that our
community’s needs are being properly aided, and give our city the
statistical data to effectively adapt to our recovery moving
forward.
We ask that the funding for the eviction prevention program be
administered through our direct service providers as opposed