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Human Services Advisory Committee
Meeting Report
Renton City Hall
Council Conference Room-7th Floor
June 21, 2016 3:00 p.m.
Chair Brook Dodd called the meeting to order at 3:15 p.m.
ATTENDANCE: Brook Dodd,Amy Koehl, Leslie Anderson, Krista Townsend,Teresa Kenney. Excused:Tina
Harris, Sheila Houston,Joanie Howe. Absent: Henry Malphus. Staff: Karen Bergsvik, Dianne Utecht.
1. Approval of Previous Minutes
Teresa asked that the April minutes be amended to show she was in attendance. Amy moved to accept
the May 2016 minutes as amended; seconded by Teresa; motion carried.
2. Resi�nation of Ashlev
Karen announced that Ashley had to resign. We will start recruiting for a replacement after this funding
cycle is complete. Karen reminded the committee that word of mouth is a successful approach to
recruiting new members and to be thinking of prospects.
3. Questions on Process
There were no questions about the funding process at this time.
4. Fundin�to Areas of Need
Karen explained that because we have new Need Areas for funding based on the needs assessment,that
we needed to determine how much funding was going to each area. These are considered "soft" funding
targets and can be changed. $562,038 is available for funding. She and Brook explained that staff is
proposing a $30,000 set aside as a place holder. Actual use of the funds will be determined later. The
$30,000 may be used for capacity building,the parallel funding process, or critical services. Brook
supported that amount and commented that based on the applications her group was reviewing,that the
quality of the applications of some agencies providing critical services would result in them not receiving
funding. Karen added that the general feeling of the cities reviewing the applications was that the quality
of the application was not as good as in previous years.
Karen referred to the Funding strategy main goals in explaining the rationale for the proposed percentages
forfunding:
• 1. Focus on basic needs; prevention and providing stability for those in crisis
• 2. Respond to changing needs in Renton as shown in the Community Needs Assessment
• 3. Align to regional priorities
• 4. Are large enough to impact the indicators related to the need addressed by the investment.
Brook and staff felt that the strategies listed above were in priority order and that funding strategy#1
covered#'s 2,3, and 4 of the needs areas. Areas 1 &5 respond to the changing needs in Renton. Need
Areas were in alignment with regional priorities;the two main ones being homelessness and Best Starts for
Kids. They also reflect the Mayor's priorities of helping vulnerable populations. Raising the minimum
amount for funding will reduce the number of agencies funded and increase the impact by need area.
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Responding to a question from Amy, Dianne also did an analysis, based on previous requests for funding
and using the number of application in each need area as proxy to represent current community needs.
She came up with percentages that varied only slightly from the proposed percentages.
Teresa moved and Amy seconded adoption of the funding percentages by need area as presented (Basic
Needs and Health and Wellness 35%each, Housing 20%,and Neighborhood Opportunity and Economic
Opportunity 5%each. Motion passed unanimously.
5. Fundin� Process Decisions
a.) After discussion,the Committee decided that the highest ranking application in each Need Area will be
funded at a minimum of what they received in the previous round, but the Committee is not required
to fund them at the requested level should that be hrgher than East year's award. Motion made by
Leslie, seconded by Teresa; passed unanimously.
b.) The Committee reaffirmed that programs must be funded in order from highest to lowest. No
program may be skipped in order to fund a lower ranking program. Motion made by Teresa, seconded
by Krista; passed unanimously.
c.) After discussing whether a subgroup could allocate any funds not spent to another need area,or
whether unallocated funds had to go back to the larger pot for full group discussion/allocation, Krista
moved that the subgroup be allowed to keep any unallocated funds and allocate to a different need
area, provided that if all funds were not allocated,the remainder would return to the larger pot for full
group discussion/allocation. Motion was seconded by Teresa and passed unanimously.
6 Parallel Fundin� Process
This item was removed from the agenda.
Karen announced a methadone clinic was opening on August 1, in the Highlands. It will be open from 7am-
11am. The clinic will provide a significant amount of security personnel to ensure there is no negative impact
on neighbors around the clinic. This will be the only clinic'tn Renton,as the one previously located in Renton
has moved to Kent.
She also mentioned the ongoing efforts for a sobering center in South King County. Emergency Medical
Services wants a demonstration project to be located in either Kent/Renton. It will be an 8 bed facility. The
group is looking at the old public health site. Renton Technical College has purchased the 5.5 acre site and will
allow its use on an interim basis. Transportation is the major issue with the site.
The meeting was adjourned at 4:54.
Respectfully submitted,
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Brook Dodd,Chair
Next regular meeting: July 19?,2016,Council Conference Room,7th Floor,Renton City Hall
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