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SocialServiceHumanRelationsBoard | 2008-04-01 | 5 | Special Minutes of the SSHRB, April 1, 2008 Meeting Page 5 James - This is a follow up question. Are all currently funded grantees fulfilling their contractual obligations? Wright - Yes. We have high performers. We do monitoring every couple of years. Sometimes we find administration issues. In the case of administration performance issues, CDBG regulations are very clear that City staff should work with the grantee to improve those systems. Its technical assistance. If anyone has a performance issue, we would work with the agency from a technical assistance standpoint to solve that problem. In this competitive environment, if something is not working; it behooves them to work with us. No one is close to getting me in trouble at all. We have some incredibly high performing programs. Nielsen - I have a question for Four Bridges, with the Mental Health Services Act, do you foresee an increase in funding? Gross - Yes. We hope SO. A group that is researching what works is visiting us. We hope to continue that relationship, and we hope to get part of that project funded. But, while there is a lot of money out there, it may be two to three years before it trickles down to programs. Nielsen - In regard to Sentinel Fair Housing, what happened to the business license requirements for owners of single unit rental properties? Currently, they do not need to obtain a business license because of a loophole in the licensing requirements. Wasko - This is not the purview of this Board. Wright - Wasko is correct, but as a citizen you can talk to the Planning Board or this being a business license function within the Finance Department. Wright offered to look into the issue further. There might be many other reasons why it is not practical. Wasko - This is an issue that's been on our written agendas for our joint meetings with City Council for the last three years. It was identified as a way to get a list of single-unit landlords so that more of they can be provided with fair housing training. Wright - I'll work to see where the lines of communication lie. Villareal - Regarding WISE, the requested funds was for $25k and the recommended funds is $40k? Wright - -There is more flexibility because they are eligible for non-public service funds. I increased the funding so that the agency could include starter grants so that they can purchase computers and other technology that would be helpful in starting helping the women start their businesses. Chen -Filipinos for Affirmative Action's scores were right on the line, but they got zero funding. Why couldn't you use your discretion to provide them with funding? Wright - -Unfortunately there is not enough money in the public service cap to fund everyone who applies for funding. If I can I try to think outside of the box, I do. But they are a public service program, and there is just not a place where I can be flexible on the public service cap. | SocialServiceHumanRelationsBoard/2008-04-01.pdf |