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Human Services Advisory Committee
Meeting Minutes
Renton City Hall
Councii Conference Room, 7th Floor
November 19, 2013, 3:00 p.m.
CALL TO ORDER: Chair Linda Smith called the meeting to order at 3:05 p.m. A quorum was present.
1. ATTENDANCE:
In Attendance: Linda Smith, Chair; Shannon Matson,Vice-Chair; Brook Lindquist; Leslie Anderson; Elyn
Blandon; Ryan Mclrvin; Zenovia Harris. Excused: Len Aron; Dorothy Capers. Unexcused: Monica Mendoza.
City of Renton Staff: Karen Bergsvik; Dianne Utecht; Katie McClincy.
2. APPROVAL OF PREVIOUS MINUTES
Linda asked for a motion to approve the September 17, 2013, minutes. Elyn asked that the header on page
' two be corrected to show the correct date. Brook moved that the minutes be approved as corrected, Ryan
seconded. Motion carried.
3. UPDATE HUMAN SERVICES NEEDS ASSESSMENT
Karen explained that the handout was a result of the City's consultant, Berk,collecting data and getting
input from the focus groups. They did key stakeholder interviews and held an external focus group of
community members including agencies,clients,school district staff,caseworkers,and Valley Medical
Center,among others. The same process will be done with City staff on November 21 to provide input on
needs and indicators. The input identified the top 12 needs. HSAC will be reviewing the data in January and
February.
4. 2014 CHAIR
Election of the Chair and Vice-chair is usually done at the first meeting of the year. It is on our agenda for
' lanuary. Shannon, our Vice-chair, is prepared to become the Chair, so we need to select a Vice-chair. Linda
will be appointing a nominating committee in preparation for the January meeting. Please email her if you
are interested in serving on the nominating committee.
5. VACANCY
Amy Bresslour has moved out of the city limits and had to resign from the committee. We will need
volunteers to serve on the interviewing committee. Karen reminded the committee that the best applicants
are recruited by word of mouth, referrals and personal outreach.
6. HOMELESSNESS ACTIVITIES BRIEFING
Karen distributed the matrix of services in Renton that was presented to Council in October. As a result of
complaints about the homeless in the downtown area, staff was asked to compile a list of services for the
homeless in downtown Renton. It was later expanded to cover all of Renton.
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The goal for Renton Meal Coalition is to have one place for meals in Renton. Currently Harambee serves on
Saturdays and REACH/ARISE serves the men at the host church. They have agreed to consolidate meals at
The Salvation Army kitchen within the next 30 days or so. The goal is also to have the Community Supper
providing meals during inclement weather, and then people would go to the cold weather shelter when it is
open.
Currently the number of ineals at the supper is running between 45 and 70. The new website
Rentonmealcoalition.com goes live next week. They are looking for volunteers,cash donation, meals,socks,
blankets,etc.
Karen noted that the Mayor is making the homeless a priority in 2014,with the city working in partnership
with other organizations.
The One Night Count is scheduled for the end of January. They are in the process of identifying the count
teams and scouting out locations of homeless camps.
7. THIRD QUARTER PERFORMANCE REPORT
Dianne briefly reviewed the third quarter Agency Performance Report, highlighting the agencies that were
not meeting their performance goals,and explained how staff was working with them to address those
issues.
8. RESOURCE DIRECTORIES
Dianne distributed copies of the newly formatted Resource Directory. They are also available in Spanish,
Russian, Filipino (Tagalog),Vietnamese, and Somali. The Committee asked that she send out the order form.
The meeting adjourned at 4:47 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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Li a S ith, Chair
NEXT REGULAR MEETING:
lanuary 21,2014,3:00 p.m. Council Conference Room 7th Floor Renton City Hall
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