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Human Services Advisory Committee
Meeting Report
Renton City Hall
Council Conference Room, 7th Floor
October 17, 2017 3:00 p.m.
ATTENDANCE: Brook Dodd, Cynthia Jones,Tina Harris,Teresa Kenney,Joanie Howe, Brandy Brown,Adair
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Excused: Leslie Anderson, Krista Townsend,Amy Koehl
Absent:
Staff: Guy Williams, Dianne Utecht,Jeannie Gabriel
1. Meeting was called to order at 3:01 by Chair Brook Dodd
2. Agenda approved with the addition to discuss the vacancy for next year's Vice-Chair and December HSAC
meeting.
3. Approval of Minutes
a. Approval of July&September: Moved by Teresa,seconded by Brandy
4. Manager's Report
a. Equity Lens—Benita Horn:
• Benita presented the process/analysis they have been using with Human Resources
• Discussed the Seattle Arts Commission experience where an opportunity was provided to
submit a written or an oral application which eliminated some barriers to an effective
application
• Discussion about how to assist agencies that were small,grassroots agencies or where
English was not their primary language-including notification to them as soon as
application dates are known because they may need a longer lead up time-set up a system
like the Best Start for Kids process and Save the Dates.
• Brook offered to work on some approaches to assist agencies
b. Updates/HSAC Work Plan: covered in Item 5 below.
5. Discussion and action items
a. Hearing,Speech and Deafness Center funding
• Dianne documented a pattern of communication issues with the agency
• No signed contact/Insurance was provided two and a half months after it was requested
• Dianne recommends that we pay agency this year but to no longer fund for next year
• The Committee voted 5-2 to not contract with them
b. Funding process start to finish:
• Mayor and council gives committee budget to spend on agencies
• Estimate of$560,000.00 annually-allocations are for 2 years
• Application and workshops being in Feb/March
• 18 cities joint process
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• Applications usually due late April
• Committee will split into two reading groups
• Reading groups will meet once a week to discuss ratings, can only rate what is on
application, no outside information allowed. Each group will determine their meeting
schedule
• Full committee meeting for final recommendations will be 2 days and starting at 9 or 10
am (TBD).
• Every City notifies agencies for approaching funding cycle, applications and reports need
to be in English.
• A number of decisions need to be made before the application becomes available in the
spring.
c. Work Plan elements
• November will be an important discussion on what results the Committee wants from
the process. Articulating the goal will help drive the process.
• Discuss the Needs Assessment categories and funding-review historical data regarding
effect of categories selected.
• First look at rating tool-does this tool get the Committee the results they
want/opportunities to incorporate an equity lens?
6. Information
a. HSAC Chair, Brook will be ending her position in December.Amy, our current Vice-Chair will take
her spot which will leave an opening for a new Vice-Chair for the next 2 years. Roles for Vice-Chair,
will be filling in meetings when Chair is not able to attend, decision making. Usually Vice-Chair
becomes Chair after 2 years. Committee will vote in December meeting,everyone can self-
nominate or nominate another person.
b. Next meetings: November 14, 2017
December 5, 2017
Meeting adjourned at 4:58PM
Respectfully submitted,
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Brook Dodd, Chair
Next regular meeting: November 14,2017, Council Conference room 7th Floor,Renton City Hall