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Chris Spahn, workforce development staff, described three new funding streams: an Office of Just Energy Transition (OJET) award to support renewable‑energy training and pathways from fossil‑fuel jobs; a New York Office of Mental Health grant to strengthen training for disability resource coordinators; and a youth employment program funded through a gun‑violence‑prevention initiative to place youth (ages 14–20) in jobs outside the summer months.

\"The goal is to work with...green pathways programs and create a job experience for people when they're done with that program,\" Spahn said of renewable energy training. On the mental‑health grant he said the funds will be used \"to further strengthen the disability resource coordinator program\" through trainings and workshops. He also described the youth employment initiative as targeted to young people at risk of gun violence and noted existing summer programs run by the county were a model for expanding opportunities.

Committee members asked whether the awards are new revenue or recurring. County staff said all three funding streams described at the March 5 meeting are new to the county this year. One committee member characterized the combined new awards as \"almost $500,000 of new workforce development money\" entering the community.

The resolution to accept the grants and adjust the workforce development budget passed unanimously. County staff said the new funds will be used for training, employer partnerships and youth placements and will be managed through the workforce development office's budget and awarded programs. No conditions or special limitations were described beyond standard state grant requirements.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Tompkins County Housing and Economic Development Committee - March 5, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Housing & Economic Development Committee unanimously approved a budget adjustment to accept new grants for workforce development, including funds for renewable energy training (OJET), a youth employment initiative tied to violence-prevention grants, and state support for disability resource coordinator training.","taxTitle","Tompkins County, New York","taxId",52737,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6284112,"County staff present short‑term rental trends; state sales‑tax changes raise implementation questions",333,2254000,2587000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2582919-6a09977cec6c10d83d6d64df2b609ffa&start=2254&end=2587","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2582919-6a09977cec6c10d83d6d64df2b609ffa/thumbnail_2254000.jpg","/articles/6284112/Tompkins-County/New-York/County-staff-present-shortterm-rental-trends-state-salestax-changes-raise-implementation-questions","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6284112-f8004de80afc894ffa370d7f5fb58706/orig.mp4?Expires=1771185846&Signature=NLuse1gMJs7pejegC9R6xe1Ykwk9tnNajlwhGOljgMAHX1N1EMEtRZpEG8xMHmJXr821iZ4JhH9nMx3eGq2o2Uko43OlADvv3CVJUwjN8dRdInTCjlD1A67wy~J90isA~y0Htzmwadipox3n6VUDEKZO6zqDjqtTpofKDeprj3ahQ6GozdxfntC2Ch8N5vkTpu32QU~ZPov02jHd-YJV4YMucpsgcE77EZnnncT1uxTD7KJrnBqZ3q8zIMzmYSseVATpQmHSz1i-UAtJyQB-Xb8dWsGkt416FUl7aJwvQ87zJu5msE6pwTtVbvfnJIto67~WT3WVBCAaQRD4J3Hu9g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Nick, Tompkins County tourism program director, presented two years of short‑term rental data (Airbnb and Vrbo) to the Housing & Economic Development Committee on March 5, noting seasonal and geographic differences in supply, occupancy and rates.

\"We have between roughly 2,600 active short‑term rentals at any given month,\" Nick said, adding that occupancy in that segment has been roughly 20% on average and average daily rates in the dataset ranged about $148 to $267 over the past two years. He said supply declined beginning April 2024 in the county.

The packet included breakdowns by municipality (Ithaca, Trumansburg, Lansing), unit size and month; county staff noted that lakefront and larger full‑house listings tend to command higher nightly rates than city one‑ or two‑bedroom units.

Committee members asked about a newly signed state law. Nick said the governor signed a short‑term rental bill on Feb. 28 and that state sales‑tax collection is expected under that law, but he and other county staff emphasized implementation details — including whether platforms or individual hosts will be treated as the taxpayer, how registration will be handled and how funds will flow to the county — remain unresolved. \"There's a question on who is the vendor — is it the platform or is it the host,\" a county staffer observed.

Staff said the county is discussing registration and collection logistics with Finance and ITS and that the state implementation will determine many details. Nick noted occupancy tax remittance timelines in state law create a later effective schedule for that local charge: occupancy tax remittance does not take effect until Nov. 28, 2025, giving the county time to set up registration systems.

The presentation was informational; committee members directed staff to continue planning for registration, enforcement and revenue flow but took no formal vote.","Tompkins County staff presented 2023–24 short‑term rental data showing roughly 2,600 active listings and average daily rates between $148 and $267; staff said a state law signed Feb. 28 requires sales tax collection but implementation details and registration remain unresolved.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6284117,"Tompkins County awards 2025 arts and culture operating grants after competitive review",68,1852000,1920000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2582919-6a09977cec6c10d83d6d64df2b609ffa&start=1852&end=1920","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2582919-6a09977cec6c10d83d6d64df2b609ffa/thumbnail_1852000.jpg","/articles/6284117/Tompkins-County/New-York/Tompkins-County-awards-2025-arts-and-culture-operating-grants-after-competitive-review","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6284117-de8c43e962d7e56d1d9e68d75db44702/orig.mp4?Expires=1771185846&Signature=ksR2aoxJYkWIRljO6zw85ZqjOxvYU4q5aCX4KMv7IX8lc08nsDhMS6~Mw4jrKUioVF-W5ybwYnZ6jW5mDQ-h5JI8Mp~rA80ggLNaRcCby1wZNH9SqKR~IyIiLGfcBoM7Yf9evQP1EWIDWrW-zm3noZteecfXX4q2fODFrpo6sLNlGc9JN37L~iz44bV-MkPZUb8X7aMlHCgSnYV5k3UTgjuVJBs4H8kL43hPCkj7zAmDW4GT-fb58drFaf37QKili9rf9w3tMhpqfqtGjUvb4h~lZ5CZveOXSwroRhYdUHjUvaKhBgLDmnY0Q1RbiWO2bkg9mOGwykxlZjGh6UvjDw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Tompkins County Legislature’s Housing and Economic Development Committee voted unanimously on March 5 to approve the county’s 2025 Arts, Culture and Organizational Development (ACOD) grant awards.

Nick (tourism program director) told the committee that 20 organizations applied requesting more than $540,000 while the county budgeted $330,000 for awards. \"Each application is scored in 4 criteria: tourism impact, artistic and cultural impact, economic impact, and administrative capability,\" Nick said, describing the panel process used to recommend awards.

A five-member grant panel met multiple times to review applications and produce a recommended slate; the panel initially reviewed applications, revised scores and then recommended awards that funded all but five applicants. Nick said the county intends to structure the awards as two‑year contracts, pending future funding availability.

Committee members asked whether the county evaluates the long‑term financial viability of grant recipients. Nick cited a recent discussion with the director of a museum that had publicly described financial difficulties and said the county plans to withhold payments on a monthly basis in that case so the county would not issue several months of funding if operations ceased.

The awards are intended primarily as general operating support; Nick said the program does not fund capital or construction projects. \"Many of the organizations request funding for staffing... some may request project‑related expenses, but this program really does not touch capital expenses,\" he said.

The committee moved the resolution, which passed unanimously. The resolution and score sheets were included in the committee packet for review.","The Housing & Economic Development Committee approved the 2025 Arts, Culture and Organizational Development (ACOD) grant awards after a competitive panel review; 20 organizations applied requesting about $540,000 and the county budgeted $330,000.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6284121,"Tompkins County officials update committee on Code Blue shelter use and coordinated entry process",768,84000,852000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2582919-6a09977cec6c10d83d6d64df2b609ffa&start=84&end=852","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2582919-6a09977cec6c10d83d6d64df2b609ffa/thumbnail_84000.jpg","/articles/6284121/Tompkins-County/New-York/Tompkins-County-officials-update-committee-on-Code-Blue-shelter-use-and-coordinated-entry-process","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6284121-c7c74b1a14db22fe93e6bbeee60ae394/orig.mp4?Expires=1771185846&Signature=JD9AUil0qXgAl8Okqk1G96SFFUGGMO8aiQex8eSzu75ZEV4Tfn6Smwl9PG9035F~jLGNKRE3JcGfIWQF5KVX4PQcT6XtLOZNBETrizmyvoLKOca8w-tq6uSeQfyKPS4hEhSs9IVEea9Dh-nR1bu7bJytpXjBU793SaWD7pVpRbvoPJQYsQichvFvZkIWRjgtkTPPauZg4HE8r1w-EdDRUeIW3UaSH13HUKA3nAAWxm6t-PExmzbCGxIzqycEAHRPF3AebzlsZAPHKGa-jUPXE~KwtzFI5HLeVPdU2tFJjp13pXXF6flIiwuxF76DgJZUSna1vnRQj5tI4Kc0TQI-sg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Liddy Barger, a Continuum of Care representative, updated the Tompkins County Legislature’s Housing and Economic Development Committee on March 5 about shelter usage and the coordinated entry system used to prioritize people for permanent supportive housing.

Barger told the committee that, as of Feb. 9, 2025, county data showed 16 people sheltered in hotels; 101 in THA (89 adults and 12 children); and 15 in Code Blue (11 adults and 4 children). She said the county was averaging about 35 people using the Code Blue shelter at the start and end of last week.

The report matters because coordinated entry acts as the community’s primary tool to identify people with the highest vulnerability for limited permanent supportive housing slots. \"Coordinated entry is designed to identify people who have the highest level of vulnerability,\" Barger said, describing the screening as a way to create an equitable waiting list for supportive housing placements.

Committee members asked about whether outreach workers and advocates can access the Code Blue site. Barger said advocates can access people at the site between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m., and that while she has visited the site, continuum staff are not embedded there regularly. \"People can come during those times if they're looking for people that they're working with,\" she said.

Barger described coordinated entry as a \"no‑wrong‑door approach\" and said the system has roughly 40 people on the coordinated entry list at any given time, with about 0–5 available housing referrals most months. She explained the practical referral process: when a permanent supportive housing project reports a vacancy, the coordinated entry lead overlays applicants' vulnerability scores with the project's eligibility criteria and provides a prioritized referral to the housing provider.

Committee members raised concerns and sought clarification about whether Code Blue participants generally seek permanent housing. \"Most people who enter Code Blue... are likely to score high on some of those vulnerability assessments, which would put them at a higher likelihood of getting served with permanent supportive housing,\" Barger said, while acknowledging the process is complex and not an automatic path to housing.

Public commenters and committee members described coordinated entry as labor intensive but effective. A community member who attends Continuum of Care meetings said the system has helped clients obtain housing. Barger encouraged committee members and the public to join Continuum of Care committees and said she would circulate sign-up information so people could participate in focused work groups.

There was no formal committee action on these items; the session provided updates and an opportunity for committee questions. The committee chair and staff said they will circulate additional materials and follow up as needed.","Continuum of Care representative Liddy Barger told the Housing & Economic Development Committee that Code Blue use and coordinated entry screening remain active; county reported hotel and Code Blue counts and described how coordinated entry prioritizes people for permanent supportive housing.","actionData","errors"]

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