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Home My WebLink About05/17/2011 - Minutes ~ � • CfTY OF RENTON ` MINUTES �" iof UN282011 City of Renton Q��Q� '� RECEIVED Human Services Advisory Committee CITYCLERK'SOFFICE Tuesday, May 17, 2011 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,June 21, at 3:00 p.m. in the Council Conference Room, 7t" Floor, Renton City Hall. Margie Albritton Rolf Dragseth Linda called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m. Alicia Glenwell Charlie Gray Robin Jones 1. Minutes from April 19. 2011. Meetin�: It was moved by Linda and Adria Krail seconded by Alicia, and carried to approve the April minutes. Linda Smith,Chair Rob Spier,Vice-Chair 2. A�encv Presentations: Nicole Wicks a) YWCA: June Wiley, Regional Director, spoke to the Committee about the Children's Domestic Violence Program. They served six families in the first quarter, exceeding their goal. They use a ten week in-home program to teach kids to make a safety plan, identify safe and healthy behavior, and Absent: how to know when to call 9-1-1. The mother is eventually brought in to the Elizabeth Stevens sessions. Advocates also work with the schools and Child Protective Services to provide wraparound services. b) King County Sexual Assault Resource Center: Mary Ellen Stone, StaffContacts: Executive Director, did not attend the meeting as scheduled. , Karen Bergsvik c) Friends of Youth: Keltie Wright, Program Manager, provided 425-430-6652 information about the Healthy Start Program. The main components of the kbergsvik@rentonwa.gov program are home visits, social support, developmental health screenings, and referrals to community resources. The program is for young, first time Dianne Utecht parents who are caring for only one child. It helps prevent child abuse and 425-430-6655 neglect and prepares the child for school. Since Healthy Start started in dutecht@rentonwa.gov 1994,they have served more than 2,400 clients, and families who exited the Carol Allread program had been served for an average of 25 months. 425-430-6650 d) Renton Area Youth and Family Services(RAYS) SPARK T.H.I.S. Program: callread@rentonwa.gov Rich Brooks, Executive Director, and Jennifer Moore, Program Manager, spoke about the program. This was not scheduled, and it was agreed to have them do their presentation since there was time on the agenda. It is a mentoring and community/school involvement program brought to the Renton School District through RAYS. T.H.I.S. stands for Truth, Hope, Involvement and Success. The aim is to make a positive change in the lives of youth. Students in the program will discover Truth about who they are and what they can accomplish, find Hope for a limitless future, get Involved in their community and the world around them, and achieve Success in education and in life. They work to enhance communication and life skills while learning to make positive educational and personal decisions and build healthy relationships. � Human Services Advisory CommitT�e Minutes � : May 17, 2011 Page 2 Spark Leaders meet with students individually to set goals and offer support. Participants also have the opportunity to be involved in volunteer activities in the community and attend college tours. Enrichment/team-building activities such as indoor rock climbing, Whirly Ball, hiking, Wild Waves and other fun events take place during school breaks. It is often the first time students have experienced these types of activities. The Committee discussed what to do about the agencies that schedule a presentation and do not show up. It was decided that they will have the opportunity to reschedule if there is time available on the remaining presentation dates, if it doesn't exceed the allotted time on the agenda. 3. linda's Openin� Remarks: Linda reiterated that she wants to work cohesively as a team, and show respect for each other. She asked the Committee if there were any questions regarding her philosophy as the new Chair. There were no questions or comments. I 4. Update—2011 CDBG Bud�et: The Federal Budget passed recently and in that was a 16%cut for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding. Karen has been asked to plan ahead to see how this will affect Human Services programs, especially the Housing Repair Assistance Program (HRAP). Final numbers are not available; however, as of now we are looking at a total cut of$42,000. Multi- Service Center and Institute for Family Development (PACT)will receive 16% less funding. The Housing Repair Assistance Program (HRAP) will lose $26,000. HRAP is sustainable for 2011, as $93,000 was carried forward in 2010. More CDBG cuts are expected, and Karen has to present different scenarios to offset the cuts. 5. Recommendation—Direct Entitlement vs.Joint A�reement Status: In light of the cuts in CDBG funding, Karen is recommending against becoming a direct entitlement city at this time. It is reviewed approximately every three years, so the City can look at this option again at a later date. 6. Re�ional Affordable Housin� Pro�ram (RAHPI A�reement: The City participates in a regional affordable housing program and the interlocal agreement is up for renewal. Karen explained that the funds come from recording fees, and three projects in Renton have benefitted from this program in the past three years: Compass Veteran's Center, Wonderland Estates, and the townhouses that RHA intends to build in the Renton Highlands. 7. Draft Caaacitv Buildin�Questionnaire: The Committee working on the capacity building decided to send a questionnaire to the agencies to get input as to what training should be provided. The consultant, Nathan Phillips, provided a questionnaire that is being used by the Renton Foundation and the South King Council of Human Services. A number of agencies in Renton have already completed this questionnaire. Technical assistance to complete the questionnaire will be provided to agencies that have less than three employees,for up to ten hours. The questionnaire will be sent out in late May to all of the agencies that applied to the City for funding. \\Rvfps-03\depts\CS\Human Services\-New structure\Advisory Committee\Agenda-Handouts-Minutes\Handouts\2011 Handouts\June Handouts\May 17 final minutes.doc � ti + Human Services Advisory Comm�ee Minutes � . May 17, 2011 Page 3 8. A�encv Survev Results: A survey about the 2011-2012 funding process was sent to the agencies who applied to the City for funding, and eighteen responded. The feedback was positive overall. A few indicated that they did not have enough room on the application to answer the questions in as much detail as they wanted. It is recommended for the next application that a respondent has to sequentially answer the questions and can't go on to the next question without answering the prior question. Karen thanked Nicole for her work developing the survey and the group for their contribution to the end product. 9. First Quarter Performance Report: • Pediatric Interim Care: Dianne reported that while Pediatric Interim Care Center is not currently meeting their goal,they are considered a regional service, and we cannot ask them to hold a bed open for a Renton baby. Once a Renton baby is admitted,they should have no problem providing the number of infant care days since the average stay is about 20 days. • Senior Services Volunteer Transportation:They are usually far over their goal, but numbers are currently down and there is no obvious reason for this. They will do some targeted outreach in Renton to attract more Renton clients to the program. • Valley Cities Counseling and Consultation/Homeless Healthcare: They are just under 90%of contract goals. The homeless are a difficult population to engage and serve. Staff worked with Valley Cities on a plan to do additional outreach to programs that serve the homeless in Renton. 10. Recap of Cedar River Clinic Visit: Several Committee members and staff visited the Cedar River Clinic on_Monday, Apri125, during non-operating hours. The group unanimously expressed that the clinic exceeded expectations. The staff is knowledgeable and efficient. The quality of care that patients receive is exceptional, and the clinic does a good job of educating and supporting anyone seeking their services. Safety and confidentiality are a priority, and the needs of each patient are considered. 11. Resource Fair—Update: Adria shared that the next step is to query the agencies to find out if they are interested in participating, and also to determine what they would need to man a booth. Members who have ideas about questions to ask can email Adria. The target time frame for the Resource Fair is the last week of August, or within the first two weeks of September. n 12. Adiournment: Charlie motioned to adjourn the meeting. Adria seconded the motion and the meeting was adjaurned at 5:00 p.m. .� __.... `� / `J Lin a Smith, Chair \\Rvfps-03\depts\CS\Human Services\-New structure\Advisory Committee\Agenda-Handouts-Minutes\Handouts\2011 Handouts\June Handouts\May 17 final minutes.doc