HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/19/2023 - MinutesSeptember 19, 2023 Regular Human Services Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes
MINUTES
HUMAN SERVICES ADVISORY COMMITTEE
3:00 PM - Tuesday, September 19, 2023
Council Conference Room 720, 7th Floor, City Hall – 1055 S. Grady Way or via Zoom
CALL TO ORDER
The Human Services Advisory Committee (HSAC) meeting for September 19, 2023 was called
to order at 3:07 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Committee Members Present: Staff Members Present:
Joe Scovel, Chair Guy Williams, Human Services Manager
Adair Hasty, Vice Chair Lori Fleming, Human Services Coordinator
Elizabeth Larson Nina Christian, Administrative Secretary 1
Leslie Anderson
Valentine Portolano
Margarita Villarreal
Committee Members Absent:
Gary Barquet
Jessie Friedmann
Marjan Didra
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Moved by Member Larson, seconded by Member Anderson.
MOTION CARRIED.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Approval of August 15, 2023 Human Services Advisory Committee meeting minutes.
Moved by Vice Chair Hasty, seconded by Member Portolano.
MOTION CARRIED.
September 19, 2023 Regular Human Services Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes
AUDIENCE COMMENT
No audience comment.
NEW BUSINESS
LeAnne Moss, Executive Director provided a presentation about the Renton Regional
Community Foundation. LeAnne Moss reviewed RRCF’s report that detailed the organizations
that received 2022 ARPA funds and the impact it had on those grassroots agencies.
Lori Fleming, Human Services Coordinator reviewed the six Human Services Funding Priority
Area definitions with HSAC. Lori Fleming allowed HSAC to make any suggestions or updates to
the definitions.
HSAC brainstormed on the agency selection criteria. HSAC indicated the following information
was important when reviewing Human Services grant applications:
• Number of clients being served and if they're Renton residents
• Multiple funding sources
• Longitudinal data - is funding being used effectively
• Accessibility to Renton residents
HSAC reviewed Renton's Human Services Application Rating Tool. Lori Fleming asked HSAC if
there were any updates they wanted to make for the upcoming 2025-2026 Human Services
funding cycle. HSAC indicated they wanted to keep the current rating tool as is.
Lori Fleming reviewed the upcoming events in Renton which included the Superhero 5K Fun
Run & Walk, Age Friendly Senior 50+ Resource Expo, and the Mooncake Festival.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 4:07 p.m.
The next Human Services Advisory Committee meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, October 17,
2023 at 3:00 p.m. via Zoom or in person.
Hearing assistance devices for use in the Council Conference Room #720 are available upon request.
For more information please email: nchristian@rentonwa.gov