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SocialServiceHumanRelationsBoard | 2006-11-13 | 1 | Social Service Human Relations Board Minutes of the Special Meeting, Monday, November 13, 2006 CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL - The meeting was called to order at 6:38 p.m. Present: Acting President Wasko, Members Franz, Chen, Villareal, and Nielsen. Also present were Development Services Director, Leslie Little and staff members Beaver and Jones. 3-A. RECOMMENDATION REGARDING AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE PUBLIC SERVICES PORTION OF THE FY 2006-07 CDBG ACTION PLAN - Acting President Wasko introduced the item. Member Franz stated he has a conflict of interest as a paid employee of Red Cross and recused himself. Director Little presented the staff recommendations, indicating that additional funds are available and need to be spent by March 31, 2007. The funds need to go to agencies that can spend them by that deadline and in keeping with previous reprogrammings, the funds are recommended to go to agencies that can use them for direct service benefits. Both Bananas, Inc. and ARC have direct service programs and have told staff they can meet the March 31 deadline. Little stated there is a public hearing before City Council on December 5, 2006 and staff would like to submit the SSHRB recommendation along with the report. Wasko asked about funding the Eden I & R 211 program. Director Little stated that Eden I&R assured the City Manager that there is sufficient funding to qualify for the Public Utilities Commission approval and a pilot program will be up and running by December 2006. Little explained that additional information regarding the 211 system was being sought from Eden I&R if and how CDBG and other funds might be able to be used. She indcated that staff will continue to research the funding options to include CDBG funds and perhaps the Board could revisit this subject next spring. M/S (Chen, Villareal) to accept the Staff recommendation to fund the amounts of $10k to American Red Cross and $16k to BANANAS, Inc. was approved 4/0/1. 4. BOARD / STAFF COMMUNICATIONS - None 5. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - None 6. ADJOURNMENT - Acting President Wasko adjourned the meeting at 6:57 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Carol Beaver, Secretary Social Service Human Relations Board CB:sb G:SSHRB\Packets\2006\Nov\NovMinutes1113.doc | SocialServiceHumanRelationsBoard/2006-11-13.pdf |