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SocialServiceHumanRelationsBoard | 2009-03-26 | 1 | APPROVED AS REVISED Social Service Human Relations Board Minutes of the Regular Meeting, Thursday, March 26, 2009 1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL: President Wasko called the meeting to order at 7:35 p.m. Present were Nielsen, Soglin, James, Biggs, and Dailey. Absent was Member Villareal. Staff: Franz, Wright President Wasko welcomed new member Ardella Dailey to the Board 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: The minutes from the meeting on January 22, 2009 were tabled until the April meeting. Edits and additions were requested by President Wasko, and members Biggs and James. 3-A. REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) PUBLIC SERVICE FUNDING ALLOCATIONS President Terri Wright, Community Development Program Manager presented City's Draft CDBG Action Plan for FY 2009-10. Presentation included discussion of the Board's role as it pertains to the CDBG programs. 1. Assess and provide input regarding the community's social service and human relations needs, (a process you all completed in January); 2. Review staff CDBG public service funding recommendations to determine if the recommended activities are consistent with the priority needs identified and that funding levels are reasonable given the amount of funding available; and 3. Report to City Council on the recommended allocations. Wright outlined next steps of CDBG funding cycle, including the public meeting on May 5 where the City Council will consider the full CDBG funding recommendations. Wright explained how the CDBG Public Service funding cap worked, and outlined how funding allocations were determined using percentages since the funding allocations have not been released by HUD yet. Wright also explained how program services offered by the Food Bank and ECHO will be expanded to cover some of the services previously offered by the Red Cross. Because this is a two- year, the determination of which agencies funded for FY 2009-10 was made last year, subject to funding availability and grantees meeting program goals. Following the presentation comments, Wasko opened Public Comment. Speaker: Paul Russell, Executive Director, Alameda Food Bank spoke in favor of the recommendations. He acknowledged that, after food, housing is the greatest need. The Food Bank programs are now assisting the ECHO RAP by acting as pick-up and collection sites for rental assistance lottery applications. With the cut back in Alameda Red Cross programs, he has seen an increase in Alamedans coming in requesting assistance with services other than food (i.e. D.V counseling / referrals) With 2 paid and 100 volunteer staff, the Food Bank continues to expand their capacity to refer, but does not want to become a multi-service center. | SocialServiceHumanRelationsBoard/2009-03-26.pdf |