we had convarsation about the psh back rent issue.ou clarify of the erap funds, how much you are thinking and earmarking for helping the providers with back rent owed? >> yeah . we needed to take action this year and not wait for the budget to start supporting providers best we could, midbudget sime r cycle on rent arrears issues, so we have done a couple things. the first thing is, we have set aside $2 million and mohcd set aside $2 million of current year prop c funding for psh tenant behind in their budget and we are trying to streamline the process so that those tenants are served more quickly. we have referrals going to two prevention partners, checks are funneled through a fiscal agent. we are not go ing to require typical documentation you started making payment or you need to show income certification. that's one immediate strategy with that $4 million. there isn't new money to expand that in the budget. there is the erap funds we have, but we are in close communication. our director has been meeting with director adams from t

and psh, actually both psh and shelter, we are we're just switching over to a new system.ncy rate is something we now report monthly right at the commission meetings. and we are we are down hovering near 7, but we are trying to like, make sure that our system is really it's really right on before we kind of go back to reporting regularly, regularly every month. but we have worked very hard to get that down. and when we look at our overall vacancy rate, it's lower than the private market, has been at. and, you know, we're really trying to get it to the point where the only vacancies are the units that are in transition after somebody moves out and they're being worked on. so we have done a lot of work there. we've seen a lot of success there. and we want to continue, working on that vacancy until we get it down a little bit low 7. we think that's about right, given the number of units that are often offline for just remodeling and stuff like that. and that 7% totals is around what number you will figure that for you. i guess i was highlighting what i wanted to know more, an

is really around this new pilot program, and the ability to bring in home health care workers into psh, as well as not just like ihss, but also nursing staff, med management, sort of around the clock. and we wanted to make sure that was in compliance with what was needed and was billable to medi-cal. so it took some time to work out the details, but we have reached an agreement with the health plan and are really excited that this program is launching. i am too i mean, those were the additional, added to this agreement. i think those that's worthwhile to be able to negotiate it to, to include those terms, i think it will really include improve significantly the quality of life at the permit, supportive housing that we do provide. and i think those are the critical services for on site. thank you so much for your work on that. and i don't have any additional questions. and with that, let's go to public comment on this item. yes, we now invite members of the public who wish to address this committee regarding this item. 13 now's your opportunity to approach the lectern. madam chair, we h