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Humpn Servites Advisory �m ittee
Meeting Minutes
Renton City Hall
Cauncil Conference Room, 7t" Floor
February 19, 2013, 3:00 p.m.
1. CAL�TO ORDER
Chair Linda Smith called the meeting to order at 3:03 p.m. A quarum was present.
In Attendance '
Mernbers �inda Smith, Chair; Shannon Matson,Vice Chair; Elyn Blandon; Brook Lindquist;Amy Bresslaur;
Dorothy Capers, Ryan Mclrvin,Zenovia Radcliff, Monica Mendoza and Len Aron.
City of Renton Staff: Karen Bergsuik; Qianne Utecht; Katie McClincy; Mark Santos-Johnson;Angie Mathias '
Absent '
Unexcused: �eslie Anderson
2. WEI.COME
�inda welcomed everyone and thanked them for attending. She explained that Mayor�aw and Terry
Higashiyama,the Community Services Administrator,wauld be joining us when available and we would
switch the order af the agenda to accommodate their visit.
3. MAYOR�AW and TERRY HIGASHIYAMA '
Mayor�aw thanked the Human Services Committee for their involvement, commenting that they have a
vital role ta play,and that Council appreciated their input, leadership,and directian in funding. Noting that
human services are facing increasing needs with fewer dollars,the City is looking for partnerships and
creative ways to address the needs. Responding to a question about the role of the Human Services
Advisory Committee,Terry said her vision was for the HSAC to be interactive with the human services
providers in Renton, because contact with the agency either by site visits or having them present to the '
cammittee would be helpful in guiding their decisions. '
4. INTRODUCTIONS
This is the first meeting for three of the new members,sa Linda asked them to share a little bit about their
backgraund. �en shared that he is an administratar for a nan-prafit organizatian, Manica is a UW student,
and Zenovia is working on her Master's degree in public administration.
5. GROUND RULES '
Referring ta the New Member Handbook, Linda encouraged the members ta review the City of Rentan '
Guide ta Boards and Commissions. She then reviewed two key graund rules for the Committee. '
• Practice active listening skills.
• Raise your hand and wait to be acknowledged before speaking. '
City of Renton Human Services Advisory Committee Minutes
February 19,2013
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6. APPROVAL QF MINU1'ES
Ryan moved to approve the January Minutes as written and Amy seconded the motion. Motion carried. '
�. CCfMPREHENSIVE PLAN H�USING AND HUMAN SERVICES E�EMENT
Angie Mathias,a planner with Community and Econamic Develapment, explained that Renton is updating
their Comprehensive Plan (Plan} and expects to have it completed within the next two years. It is mandated
by the Growth Management Act. She noted that Housing is a required,elemenfi and that Human Services is
an optional element. Because there is so many crossavers in these two elements,they are being combined '
for this Plan update.
As part of the process,a Strategic Ptan (which is a two to five year strategy on how to achieve the
Comprehensive Plan) needs to be developed. The first step is a Needs Assessment for the city, and that data '
will feed into the Strategic Plan. Staff envisions the HSAC role will be to act as a sounding board,volunteer
for sub-committees to assist in outreach,focus groups, or Plan content. Karen asked HSAC members wha '
are interested in the details to contact her for more information sharing.
S. PROPOSED AGENCY VISIT SCHEDU�E.
Based an input from Linda and Shannon, Karen asked NSAC members ta ignore the agency visit mailing.
They felt a more equitable approach would be to survey the agencies ta see if they were interested in a site '
visit ar coming to an HSAC meeting. If the response is overwhelming,then we can do some sort of lottery ;
system to determine which agencies to include in the visit schedule. The Committee members decided that '
the purpose of the visits should be clarified before proceeding. How are we planning to use the visits in the '
pracess? What is the impact on the organization? Could the visits be used to gather information useful for '
the Needs Assessment? StafF will survey agencies prior to the March meeting. Members requested '
information an the past funding cycle be provided at the next meeting before making any decisions.
9. VOLUNTEER FOR RESQURCEIVO�UNTEER FAIR
Karen announced there will be a volunteer resource fair in early October. The fair wauld have Renton's non-
profits pramoting their volunteer apportunities to businesses and citizens laoking for ways to give; allow
non-profits ta educate the publie on their services; and, recruit potential baard members. Karen asked for '
volunteers to contact her if they are interested. Zenovia and Monica indicated their interest. '
10. 2012 PERFORMANCE MEASURES
Dianne briefly explained the contracting and reporting pracess for agencies funded by Renton. She provided
some background on haw the perfarmance measures are determined and how the city works with the
agencies to help them be successful. Dianne further discussed the three programs that did nat meet their
contract gaals for the year, providing information an the issues and how we are laoking to address those
issues in the programs funded in 2013. The performance measures discussion emphasized that an overview '
of the funding process is a high priority for the next meeting. ',
The meeting was adjourne at 5:�0 p.m.
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Sign tu�e Linda Smith, Chair '
NEXT REGULAR MEETING
March 19, 2013, 3:00 p.m.
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