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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/17/2009 - Minutes � `""'r` ClTY OF RENTON MINUTES MAR 18 2009 City of Renton Human Services Advisory Committee crr�r�i.�E�csB�ce ti`tY O U � YQ�'NTO� 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. H:\HS 09�Advisory CommitteeWgenda-Handouts-Minutes\Minutes\FebruaryMinutes.doc p. 1 of 2 version 3/16/2009 � � 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 H:\HS 09�Advisory Committee�Agenda-Handouts-Minutes\Minutes\FebruaryMinutes.doc p. 2 of 2 version 3/16/2009