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Home My WebLink About07/17/2007 - Minutes ``'�' M I N U T E S � �ITY OF RENTON City of Renton SEP 2 4 2007 Human Services Advisory Committee RECEIVED �y � �ITY CLERK'S OFFICE � Tuesday, July 17, 2007 7th Floor Council Committee Room 3:00 pm Renton City Hall Committee members present: 1. Minutes from Mav meetinq Janet Bertagni/chair Margie Albritton Laura Brock Robin moved to approve May's minutes, Alicia seconded. Motion carried. Casey Bui Rolf Dragseth 2. Fundinp Process Discussion Charles Gray Robin Jones a. Onpoinq Fundina Process 2009-2010 Laura Law Alicia Wells Due to staff members struggling with the present roles of the Human Samantha Williams Services Advisory Committee (HSAC) and South King County, and how all fits together, June's meeting was cancelled. Staff asked for input from Absent: staff from other cities and United Way in order to help clarify some of Laura Law these issues. In response, a pre-application was not supported. They felt this was additional work for the agency and we would get limited Staff Contacfs: information from it. Staff then followed up with Terry Higashiyama. She concurred with the recommendation of the other cities, and suggested we Karen Bergsvik go back to the basics: What is the outcome desired, and what are the 425-430-6652 various roles of staff, the Advisory Committee members, and agencies? kberqsvikCa�ci.renton.wa.us The pre-application was removed until these things are clarified. Dianne Utecht 425-430-6655 There was discussion about the ro's and con's of the re-a lication. dutecht an.ci.renton.wa.us P P PP Dianne said that it could save time if the agency doesn't qualify for Katie McClincy funding, and would also help Renton identify what agencies are applying 425-430-7555 for what results. kmcclincvlc�ci.renton.wa.us Mary Ann Anthony 3. Future meetinas 425-430-6650 manthonvla�ci.renton.wa. It was suggested that the HSAC learn about City issues and how they relate to human services. For example, Alex Pietsch could talk about Highlands redevelopment, Suzanne Dale Estey about legislative process, Mike Bailey on budget process. Additionally, regional items such as the Veteran's Levy and housing proposals could be placed on the agenda. 4. Updates on Homesiaht and the Multiservice Center Emqlovment Proaram - handout Homesight was allocated $31,000 in City of Renton Community Developmenf Block Grant capital funds in 2005. They have had numerous problems in spending the funds. Renton, along with other funders, approved raising loan amount from $25,000 to $35,000 and deferring payment. Staff C:IDOCUME-1\MAnthony�LOCALS--11TemplJuly 07 MIN1.doc p. 1 of 3 version 9/19/2007 recommends that if they do�spend Renton's money by the en�''the year, to recapture those funds. Charlie moved to recapture the Homesight funds granted in 2005 if they have failed to spend it by Dec. 31, 2007. Seconded by Laura Brock. Motion carried. Casey abstaining. The Multi-Service Center(MSC) was allocated $61,140 in 2006, but spent less, so the City allowed them to use the balance of$12,763 for childcare scholarships. HUD is seeking clarification if the funds can be spent for childcare. Until this is clarified, no funds can be spent on childcare. 5. Aqencv contracts a. The Salvation Armv(TSA): There is not yet a contract with them for the $24,000 in general funds. $11,285 is to be used for a generator and the balance for salaries of two staff at the Food Bank. The fundraiser raised $54,000, enough to buy a generator. Karen obtained the health regulations regarding homemade food and shared them with the Food Bank. In essence: TSA can't use home canned goods, but can use commercially baked goods. TSA has stopped accepting homemade foods. b. CDBG: King County signed their contract with the City for 2007 CDBG funds. Three contracts with agencies are signed. All contracts should be signed by the beginning of August. King County takes over six months to process the contracts. The quarter just ended for General Fund agencies. Dianne said there will be some performance issues. She is reviewing Big Brothers/Big Sisters as it is only at 33% of its perFormance goal for outreach; the YWCA is behind on bed nights; Volunteer Transportation has lower numbers than normal. c. Catholic Communitv Services (CCS1: Has lost 2008 United Way funding, over$400,000. CCS wants to renegotiate funding for ARISE. Due to funding issues, they can no longer staff the emergency assistance line. They will forward callers to services until they hit the cutoff for the month, then they will suggest to call 211. 6. Absences from meetinqs Janet stated that if you will not be attending a meeting, please notify Janet or Mary Ann. You are entitled to three absences per year. HSAC was increased to 11 to get more people involved. Dan is out of town but he has been appointed to the committee. 7. Veteran's Lew a. Overview: The Veterans and Human Services Levy passed in 2005. It created a new funding source for housing & human services for veterans. $13.3 million is available per year for six years. The money is split befinreen veterans and human services. Its primary goal is to prevent or reduce homelessness, and provide medical care. In February 2007 two oversight committees were adopted. One of their accomplishments was to have a combined application for six different funding sources. Most applications are from Seattle. There will be a Funding Workshop July 18th. b. Charles asked how the allotment is figured for South King County. Do we need to assist South King County agencies since they are not competing well? Also, in ARCH (based on the East side) cities all give to ARCH rather than directly to the agencies. Is South King County C:\DOCUME-1\MAnthony�LOCALS�11TempWuly 07 MIN1.doc p.2 of 3 version 9/19/2007 , � rejecting in favor of high-end�...using? Should we partner with BeII�e�Cie so as to join the ARCH rather than duplicate it? Karen explained what the Veteran's Levy means for Renton. An office will be opening in Renton, for veterans. It will be near Worksource. The Renton Lutheran Project proposes Veteran housing and a Compass Center. They have requested funding from the Veteran's Administration and will know shortly if it was granted. For the $400,000 set aside for South King County, mobile medical and dental units to the homeless will be expanded. 8. Annexations and the imalications for Human Services Marty Wine, Assistant CAO, spoke regarding the possible annexations of unincorporated areas from King County. She reviewed the growth management and regional goals of annexation in the West Hill, East Plateau, and Fairwood (Benson Hill) areas. Impacts to Human Services: In Benson Hill area, 4000 households are below the median income. There are four King County Housing Authority There are more mobile home parks too. Financial obligations were discussed. Cost increases would be tallied by each department, which the City Council will consider. The goal is to extend the City's current level of service to the annexation area. ANNOUNCEMENTS Karen announced that on November 13 there will be a Regional Homeless Outreach at the Pavilion. It will be a landmark event in that services will be extended onsite. Also, the Renton Historical Society & Museum newsletter was distributed by Janet. The meeting was adjourned via motion carried at 4:55 pm. .�..f" ��sr.�/ �et B rtagni �/ C:\DOCUME�11MAnthony\LOCALS-1\Temp\July 07 MIN1.doc p.3 of 3 version 9/19/2007