Lodi Committee on Homelessness - July 9, 2026
Lodi Committee on Homelessness – Agenda Summary
Thursday, July 9, 2026, 2:30 PM
Lodi Community Room, 215 W. Elm St, Lodi, CA 95240
Mission: The Lodi Committee on Homelessness exists to bring people together to collaborate and advocate solutions to homelessness.
Summary
The July 9, 2026 LCOH meeting reviews June 2026 activity from six service providers and six subcommittees, features a special election for a vacant Vice Chair and COC Subcommittee Chair position, and includes a tour of the Reimagined Housing project on Main Street. Combined, reporting service providers logged well over 8,000 meals, showers, and shelter nights, along with dozens of employment placements and housing transitions across the community's homeless service network.
Meeting Agenda Overview
The agenda follows the Committee's standard structure: welcome and introductions, review of June meeting notes, service provider and subcommittee reports, a City Staff update, a special election, a facility tour, action items, non-agenda items, and public comment, with the next meeting scheduled for August 13, 2026.
- Welcome and Introductions
- Notes from June Meeting (approval)
- Additions, Comments, and Questions on Submitted Reports (Service Providers and Subcommittees)
- Update from City Staff
- Election of a Vice Chair and COC Subcommittee Chair (due to vacancy)
- Tour of Reimagined Housing on Main Street
- Action Items
- Non-Agenda Items
- Public Comment
Service Provider Reports (June 2026 Data)
Six service providers submitted monthly reports covering employment placements, housing transitions, and core services delivered to unhoused residents.
Employment and Housing Transitions Summary
| Provider | Secured Employment (June) | Transition to Programs (June) | Transition to Housing (June) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lodi Access Center | 5 | 5 | 11 |
| Salvation Army LC & Hope Harbor FSC | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| Adventist Health Lodi Memorial | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Lodi House (June total contribution) | — | — | — |
Lodi Access Center
The LAC provided 1,190 overnight services, 2,187 day-use services, 2,302 total meals, 1,390 showers, and 106 transports serving 45 clients in June 2026. The center logged 74 case management services and engaged 60 unsheltered individuals a total of 78 times through outreach, with 59% of enrolled outreach clients experiencing chronic homelessness.
The Salvation Army Lodi Corps and Hope Harbor Family Services Center
The Corps served 2,327 walk-in dinners, provided 243 shower/hygiene kits, distributed 384 clothing articles to 86 people, completed 250 loads of laundry for LAC, and served 58 people through the Community Medical Center. Six clients gained full-time employment and three moved into permanent housing.
Lodi House
Lodi House sheltered 5 moms and 11 kids in the Shelter Program and 5 moms and 12 kids in the Transitional Program during June, with 8 moms achieving 32+ hours per week of employment. One mom is relocating out of state on July 12.
Adventist Health Lodi Memorial
AHLM housing supports received 15 referrals in June, with 52 individuals currently enrolled in Housing Trio services (HTNS, HD, HTSS). Grant-funded staff Madison Scheafer and Lupe Graham will become permanent AHLM employees past the August 31, 2026 grant end date.
Agape Love
Agape Love served 1,357 total anonymous meals and assists across five reporting weeks in June 2026, with no additional commentary submitted.
LPD Liaison Officer
Officer Kyle Shadman logged 41 total complaints, posted 23 vehicles/RVs for abatement, towed 2 additional vehicles, issued 21 citations/arrests, assisted 15 people, and collected 12 shopping carts, with cleanups at eight locations including Salas Park and the Softball Complex.
Subcommittee Reports
Data Enhancement & Metric Analysis
No separate narrative was submitted beyond the consolidated service provider summary tables included at the front of the report package.
Community Engagement
The subcommittee met June 30 at the Lodi Library to review a draft presentation about the Lodi Access Center's history and mission, created by Bob Oates, intended for public education use. A second review was scheduled for July 7, and the team will staff a Farmer's Market booth on July 16, with Chair Lisa Hill, Steve Opp, and Linda Opp volunteering.
SJCOC Meeting
No report was provided for June 2026.
Lodi City Council
On June 3, the Council reviewed the proposed FY2026/27 General Fund budget, noting funding cuts across departments and no general fund subsidy for the LAC. On June 17, the Council approved (4-1, Mayor Yepez dissenting) a construction update, quarterly report, and new five-year operator agreement with Outreach Ministries International (OMI) for the LAC.
Homeless Outreach
Reported jointly within the Lodi Access Center's outreach services section above.
Communications and Public Relations
The LCOH Facebook page had 602 followers (down 1), 2,412 views (down 19%), and 101 interactions (up 115%) over the trailing 28 days. Thirty posts covered topics ranging from food distribution events to the LAC's OMI contract approval and the opening of St. Mary's Pathways Transitional Housing.
Update from City Staff
An update on the permanent LAC facility, along with an LAC quarterly report and the LAC/City operator agreement, was presented at the June 17, 2026 City Council meeting. City staff and OMI provided a construction status update with progress photos and a budget overview highlighting that OMI has consistently submitted timely reports while remaining under budget.
Special Business: Officer Election
The July 9 agenda includes a special item to elect a new Vice Chair and a new COC Subcommittee Chair due to a current vacancy in both positions, a procedural matter not typically seen on monthly LCOH agendas.
Facility Tour: Reimagined Housing on Main Street
Following the business portion of the meeting, the Committee will tour the Reimagined Housing project on Main Street, a county-overseen transitional living facility that received a referral partnership announcement from SJCBHS Program Manager Sasha Jackson at the June 17 City Council meeting.
Non-Agenda Items
The formal July 9 agenda lists "Non-Agenda Items" as an open floor slot without pre-submitted written content in this packet; any updates will be shared live at the meeting. For reference, June 2026 non-agenda discussion included Chair Hill's report on the Manteca Homeless Committee meeting, a request from Johnny Coughran for a meeting on RV parking issues involving Councilman Cameron Bregman and LPD liaison Kyle Shadman, and tributes to retiring city staff member Jennifer Rhyne.
Next Meeting
Thursday, August 13, 2026, 2:30 PM – Lodi Community Room. Agenda item requests may be sent to lcohca@gmail.com.
Addendum A: Service Provider Facility & Organization Background
Lodi Access Center Origins
The Lodi Access Center at 710 N. Sacramento Street began as a temporary emergency shelter on July 22, 2022, after City Council approved purchasing the site in October 2021, and it currently houses up to 49 individuals with wraparound services including housing navigation, mental health and substance-use treatment, and job readiness training. The permanent facility under construction will expand capacity significantly, featuring a 15,000-square-foot multipurpose commissary, administration offices, and 130 individual shelters within a secure, tree-lined campus with a veterans memorial and meditation gardens. Outreach Ministries International (OMI) operates the center under the 5-year agreement approved by City Council on June 17, 2026 (4-1, Mayor Yepez dissenting). Eligibility is restricted to Lodi residents experiencing homelessness or those with a documented linkage to Lodi or a warm-handoff referral, excluding registered sex offenders and requiring ambulatory self-care ability.
Hope Harbor / Salvation Army Role
Hope Harbor Family Services Center, operated by the Salvation Army Lodi Corps, is the largest shelter in Lodi, with capacity to house 104 individuals per night across men's, women's, and children's programs. The City's initiatives page confirms the Salvation Army's formal role providing food and laundry services to Access Center residents in collaboration with OMI, aligning with the June 2026 report's mention of 250 loads of laundry done for LAC and Hope Harbor's use as a cooling center during 100-degree days.
Lodi House Background
Lodi House is a private nonprofit offering a home-like shelter for homeless women and children, with stays typically lasting two to six months while residents work toward employment, savings, and permanent housing. The City notes Lodi House assists roughly 15 families per year with a 60% success rate, providing useful context for the June 2026 report's shelter and transitional program capacity figures.
LPD Liaison and Safety Ambassador Structure
The Lodi Police Department's homelessness response includes a dedicated Transient Liaison Officer position – filled by Kyle Shadman in the monthly reports – plus a separately contracted Safety Ambassador Program run by A1 Protective Services since July 2023, handling non-enforcement outreach and hospitality patrols. The City Attorney's office also dedicates 50-60 hours per month to homeless-related code enforcement, contextualizing the abatement and citation figures in the LPD monthly report.
LCOH's Founding and Structure
The LCOH traces back to two 2015 Homeless Summits at the Lodi Grape Festival, leading City Council to adopt a formal "Report on Homelessness in Lodi" in September 2015 under founding Chairperson John Ledbetter, whose recent passing was noted in the June 2026 Communications report's mention of a memorial service. The Committee is structured as a multi-stakeholder body of service providers, city staff, business owners, and residents, explaining why its monthly packet blends service-provider statistics with a City Council subcommittee report and a SJC Continuum of Care update.
Countywide Point-in-Time Context
Prior coverage of the June 11, 2026 LCOH meeting shows city staff presented the 2026 Point-in-Time Count, finding unsheltered individuals countywide fell 47% (down 1,631) while sheltered individuals rose 16% since 2024 – a trend credited significantly to the Lodi Access Center and area shelters. That prior meeting also reported the LAC had facilitated employment for 75 clients since January 2025, delivering roughly 3,400 services per month.
Addendum B: Homelessness Funding Sources & Budget Breakdown
Annual Operating Cost and Funding Mix
Center Director Johnny Coughran estimates the permanent facility's annual operating cost at roughly $2 million, funded through a mix of city dollars, cash/in-kind donations, and Medi-Cal/CalAIM reimbursements. The five-year OMI operator contract, approved 4-1 on June 17, 2026, follows an earlier February 2026 agreement worth $1.8 million, with the new deal paying OMI approximately $1.62 million in Year 1 funded through Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention (HHAP) dollars and other sources.
City General Fund Pressure
The June 3, 2026 Council budget presentation referenced in the LCOH minutes confirmed the FY2026/27 General Fund budget contains no dedicated LAC subsidy currently or in the future, amid citywide departmental cuts. The adopted $302 million FY2026-27 balanced budget required a one-time $3.9 million appropriation from General Fund reserves, and Lodi faces a projected $4.8 million structural deficit over five years, underscoring the strain any LAC operating costs would add.
One-Time Federal and State Grants
The current interim operating arrangement relies heavily on one-time federal ARPA funds, which carry a spending deadline expiring by 2027, creating urgency around identifying a permanent funding source. The state's flexible HHAP grant program – historically about $1 billion per year statewide – received zero funding in 2025-26, with only $500 million proposed for a seventh round in 2026-27, roughly a 50% cut from historic levels.
County and Health System Contributions
San Joaquin County contributed roughly $2.9 million in capital funding toward the permanent facility's $10-11 million construction cost, plus $575,910 specifically for a 6,335-square-foot mental health "quiet ward" wing funded through Medi-Cal/CalAIM billing rather than city resources. The county also approved nearly $600,000 for 12 transitional respite beds and a 10-year lease for 40 units at the "Reimagined Housing on Main Street" project – the facility the July 9 LCOH agenda schedules for a committee tour.
Proposed County Takeover
District 4 Supervisor Steve Ding has floated county ownership of the Access Center once city operating funding runs out, an idea Councilwoman Lisa Craig-Hensley has publicly supported given the county's existing behavioral-health and CalAIM billing role. This remains only a stated intention requiring board approval and negotiated transfer terms, consistent with the June LCOH minutes noting "these conversations are happening because of budget issues."
Funding Sources at a Glance
| Funding Source | Amount / Status | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| City General Fund | Undisclosed share; no dedicated FY26/27 subsidy | Operating cost gap-filler |
| OMI 5-yr contract (Year 1) | ~$1.62 million (follows Feb 2026's $1.8M agreement) | Shelter operations, staffing |
| ARPA (federal, one-time) | Expires by 2027 | Interim operating costs |
| San Joaquin County capital | ~$2.9 million | Construction |
| County mental health wing | $575,910 | Quiet ward construction |
| HHAP (state) | $0 in 2025-26; $500M proposed 2026-27 (statewide) | Flexible shelter operating/construction funds |
| Medi-Cal/CalAIM reimbursement | Ongoing, partial | County clinical services offset |
| Donations (cash/in-kind) | Variable | Salvation Army food/laundry, other partners |
References
- City of Lodi – Homelessness Initiatives
- Lodi411 – LCOH June 11, 2026 Recap
- Lodi411 – Who Pays to Run Lodi's New Access Center?
- Lodi News-Sentinel – Council to Weigh Access Center Contract
- City of Lodi Agenda Center
- Lodi House
- Salvation Army – Hope Harbor Shelter
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