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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/21/2020 - MinutesMINUTESCityofRentonHumanServicesAdvisoryCommitteeMeetingJanuary21,2020-3:00p.m.RentonCityHall-CouncilConferenceRoom,7thFloorAttendance:TeresaKenney(Chair),LeslieAnderson,KristaTownsend,JoeScovel,CatherineDang,StaciVanderPol,AdairHasty,JulieDubravetz,JeannieAnderson,CommunityMemberRokeaJonesExcused:AmyKoehl(Vice-Chair),JoanieHoweStaff:HumanServicesManagerGuyWilliams,HumanServicesCoordinatorDianneUtecht,AdministrativeSecretaryJenniferAyres1.CalltoOrderat3:04p.m.byTeresaKenney.2.ApprovalofAgenda—JoeScovelmovedtoapprovetheJanuary21,2020agenda.ThemotionwassecondedbyStaciVanderPol.Allwereinfavor;motioncarried.3.ApprovalofMinutes—LeslieAndersonmotionedtoapprovetheNovember19,2019minutes.MotionwassecondedbyKristaTownsend.Allwereinfavor;motioncarried.4.CommitteeUpdatesa.Memberintroductions,currentandnewb.Updatedmemberbindersfor20205.CityofRentonAgencyFundingCycleOverviewDianneUtecht,HumanServicesCoordinatora.ApplicationDraft1)FundingcycleopensonMarch3,2020andclosesonApril7,2020.2)Membersreviewedapplicationdraftanddiscussedpossibleimprovementstolanguageandcontent.b.ApplicationtimelinepreparationforHSAC1)February:DeterminefundingtargetsandandfinalizethesupplementalpagewiththeRentonspecificinformationandrequirements.2)March-April:Reviewandfinalizedocumentsandratingtools3)May-July:Reviewapplicationsc.AmountsAwarded1)Theminimumamountwhichcanberequestedandawardedis$7500.Thereisnomaximum.2)Newprograms,ifawarded,willreceive$7500.AnewprogramisonenotfundedbyRentoninthepreviousfundingcycle.d.CategoriesforFunding1)Categorieshavebeendeterminedforneedareas.2)Agenciesareaskedtoselectcategoryforwhichtheywillrequestfunding.6.Break—Sminutes CityofRentonHumanServicesAdvisoryCommitteeJanuary21,2020Page27.SupplementalQuestionstoGrantApplicationProcessDianneUtecht,HumanServicesCoordinatora.Allagenciescompleteaprimaryapplicationthatwillgotoanyofthe18citiestheyselecttorequestfunding.b.SupplementalpagesarespecifictoindividualcitiesandneedtobeindividualizedbyFebruary28,2020.c.Inthepast,supplementalrequestsforadditionaluploadshavehadalowsubmissionrateatroughly50%completion.8.OldBusiness/ActionItemsDianneUtecht,HumanServicesCoordinatora.ContingencyFunding—Identifiedadditionalfundsfrom2019contractsthatcanbeusedtocontractwithadditionalprograms.Oncefinalnumbersareavailable,thecommitteewillidentifyprogramstofund.9.UpdateonCityDevelopmentsDavidBuchheit,EconomicDevelopmentManagera.200MillAvenueSouthDevelopment:Expectedtocommencein2022.Thecurrentbuildingwillbedemolishedandanewriverfrontdevelopmentwiththreeseparatebuildingswillreplaceit.Thesewillincludespacesforresidential,retail,restaurant,office,housing,hotel,andparking.Mosttreeswillstayinplace.b.DowntownStreetscapeProjects:Projectsarecurrentlyinthedesignphase.Constructionshouldbeginin2-3months.Newsidewalks,lighting,trees,andlandscapingwillbeincluded.Intersectionsarebeingreworkedaswelltoincludeoverheadtrafficsignals,LEDlighting,andwayfinding.10.Informationa.HomelessCommunityResourceEvent:Monthlyeventcurrentlyheldatdowntownlibraryfordirectservices.ThehopeistoexpandtoHighlandslibrarylocation.11.AdjournmentLeslieAndersonmotionedtoadjourn.MotionwassecondedbyKristaTownsend.Allwereinfavor;motioncarried.Adjournedat4:59pm.Respectfullysubmitted,\Terenney,hairDateNextregularmeeting:February18,2020,CouncilConferenceroom7thFloor,RentonCityHall