TO: Napa County Housing Commission
FROM: Jennifer Palmer, Executive Director
REPORT BY: Alex Carrasco, Project Manager
SUBJECT: Occupancy Dashboard
RECOMMENDATION
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Presentation of occupancy dashboard. No action needed.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Staff are collaborating with the Department of Information Technology Systems (ITS) to create an occupancy dashboard that will provide visibility on the number of available beds across each of the three farmworker centers. The tool is simple to use - enabling the onsite managers to complete a survey, which then updates the number of available rooms in real time. By integrating the dashboard into our marketing, we aim to improve room utilization, drive revenue, and deliver a more active response. While the dashboard is near completion, it is not yet live. Today, staff will make a brief presentation to share progress and welcome feedback from the commission.
PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS
1. Staff report
2. Public comment
3. Discussion
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: The proposed action is not a project defined by 14 California Code of Regulations 1538 (State CEQA Guidelines) and therefore CEQA is not applicable.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
Marketing the number of available beds in real time is an important milestone for this program. The State requires occupancy at each of the three farmworker centers to meet or exceed 95%, which translates to filling 57 of the 60 beds at each facility for 330 days of the year. In efforts to comply with this requirement, onsite property managers employed by California Human Development Corporation (Operator) utilize a mix of high touch and low touch marketing strategies including tabling at flea market and community events, radio announcements, and social media. Unfortunately, these options do not currently help with real time information. This unmet need led to the collaboration between staff and ITS to develop a tool for information sharing.
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