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Tuesday, February 17, 2009 City Hall, 7th Floor
3:00 p.m. Council Conference Room
Committee members For your calendars:
present: The date of the next regular meeting is Tuesday, March 17, at 3:00 p.m. in the
Council Conference Room, 7�h Floor, Renton City Hall.
Margie Albritton
Rolf Dragseth Elizabeth called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m.
Charlie Gray
Alicia Glenwell 1. Minutes from Januarv 20, 2009, Retreat Meetinq: It was moved,
Robin Jones
Rob Spier seconded and carried to approve the January minutes.
Elizabeth Stevens
Samantha Williams 2. Update on Housinq Qualitv Standards: Tim reviewed the previously
proposed policy change to limit the housing repair assistance program
Absent: services to manufactured (mobile) homes built in the U.S. after June 15,
1976. The Committee had asked staff to look into Housing Quality
Anthony Costanti Standards and report back to them. It was determined that implementing
Adria Krail the standards may be costly due to additional inspection requirements and it
Staff Contacts: also may eliminate those in need, as potential clients may have to make
repairs to their home prior to qualifying for the program. Tim stated that if
Karen Bergsvik the proposed policy is implemented, current clients who own manufactured
425-430-6652 homes built prior to June 15, 1976, can be grandfathered in. The members
kbergsvik@rentonwa.gov voted six in favor, one against, that the HRAP policies be changed so that
only manufactured homes built in the U.S. after June 15, 1976, will be
Dianne Utecht eligible for services. Tim will continue to explore the idea of having
425-430-6655 minimum standards that every house, regardless of type, will need to meet
dutecht@rentonwa.gov
to receive services.
Katie McClincy
425-430-7555 3. One Niqht Count and South Kina Countv Response to Homelessness:
kmcclincy@rentonwa.gov �ason Johnson, of the City of Kent Division of Housing and Human
Carol Allread Services, provided an overview of the Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness
425-430-6650 in King County. The plan was written approximately four years ago with the
callread@rentonwa.gov City of Renton endorsing the plan two years ago. Jason said that the main
goal of the plan is to provide permanent housing for all homeless people.
He referenced the Call for Action Brochure, which outlines the eight strategies for ending homelessness
in South King County. It provides real data on homelessness in South King County. An insert specific
to Renton is being developed, and will include how many students in schools are homeless, how many
shelter beds are being filled and how many individuals are turned away from shelters each night.
Tim briefed the Committee on the One Night Count of the unsheltered homeless. He was the co-leader
for the One Night Count in Renton, with Nancy Piombo, of Communities in Schools of Renton. It was
noted that the count more than doubled this year, increasing to 90 homeless counted, up from 44 last
year. This can be attributed to the fact that more families are car camping. Two of the count areas were
also divided into two teams each, and this may have increased the accuracy of the count this year.
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4. Absences: The bylaws of HSAC in Article 2, Section 5, were modified in December, 2007, to state
that three absences in one year shall be cause for dismissal, and removed the possibility of a quorum to
excuse an absence. As member Cheryl Haskins had three absences in 2008, she was asked to resign,
creating a vacancy on the Committee. Alicia and Margie volunteered to form a sub-committee to
interview prospective new members for the Human Services Advisory Committee. To date there are six
applicants that have applied in the past 12 months. There was a discussion about recruitment and
several ideas were presented. They include: the opening be announced at the City Council meeting,
and for current members to consider individuals from their own professional affiliations. Past members
can apply to be on the Committee again.
5. Committee Protocols: Robin emphasized ground rules for the meetings. Members should come
prepared to the meeting, listen while someone else is speaking, and use the parking lot if the discussion
gets off topic. These courtesies will help to maximize the limited amount of time the Committee has to
meet each month. Additionally, he asked that more involved issues be brought to his attention or that of
Karen or Elizabeth (the Vice-Chair). Robin expressed appreciation for the positive interaction between
members at the retreat in January.
6. Citv of Renton Business Plan: An invitation has been extended to the Mayor and/or Jay Covington to
come to the March meeting to answer specific questions about the Plan. Karen reviewed the four
bullets on the back side of the Plan that the Human Services Division will be working on.
7. 2008 Year End Apencv Performance: Katherine's House and Way Back Inn were the two agencies
that did not meet their 2008 performance goals. Katherine's House has only served one Renton
resident in the past year; she is excelling in the program and achieving her goals. Dianne indicated that
due to limited bed space, we do not ask that they keep a bed open in case a Renton resident qualifies
for the program. Way Back Inn did not serve the number of individuals stated in their performance
goals. They are seeing a trend in smaller families and staff decided that it would be unfair to penalize
them for not serving the number of projected individuals due to the size of their families. They were fully
funded in 2008, and in 2009 they will track the number of families (not individuals) being served.
8. 2008 Performance Narratives: A sample of the narratives that agencies submit with their quarterly
reports was included in the packet. It was decided not to provide the narrative information unless the
agency is not meeting their performance goals.
9. Aqencv Visit: The Human Services Advisory Committee will visit St. Vincent de Paul on Friday, March
6, 2009, at 11:30 am. Karen requested that if inembers have questions of the agency to present them
to her or Dianne in advance.
The meeting was adjourned at 5:00 p.m.
R in Jones, Chair
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