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SocialServiceHumanRelationsBoard | 2011-12-01 | 1 | Social Service Human Relations Board Minutes of the Regular Meeting, Thursday, December 1, 2011 1. CALL TO ORDER and ROLL CALL President Wasko called the meeting to order At 7:30 p.m. Present were: members Biggs, Dailey, and Nielsen. (Members Holder and James joined the meeting at 7:35) Absent was: Vice-President Villareal 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes of the September 22, 2011 Regular Meeting were approved as presented. Motion / Second: Biggs/Dailey Unanimous 3. AGENDA ITEMS 3-A. COMMENTS REGARDING NEEDS RELATED TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PUBLIC SERVICES FUNDING TO FORMULATE FY 2012/13 PUBLIC SERVICES NEEDS STATEMENT AND HEARING ON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) FY 2011-12 REPROGRAMMING OF PROGRAM INCOME FUNDS FOR PUBLIC SERVICES Claudia Young - -Community Development Program Manager for the City of Alameda presented a Power Point explain the CDBG process, timeline, funding levels over the past six years, and how the FY 11-12 funds were spread across services. (Power Point Presentation attached). She explained that the expectation is that there will be a 6% to 10% reduction in funding compared to last year and that only 15% of that can be used for Public Services. In crafting the budget, City Staff will plan conservatively and use the 10% reduction. There is an expectation that program Income will also be less for next year. Estimated funds available for Public services are $175,000 or about $49,000 less than last year. Hopefully the reduction will be less than the 10%. This funding will be for a FY starting July 1, 2012. Ms. Young was not aware of any plans to increase the Public Services cap beyond 15%. The final slides in the presentation showed the priority needs listed in our letter to the council last year. Public Comment: Shannon Ellis, ED -- Family Violence Law Center Ms. Ellis introduced herself as the new ED of FVLC, and thanked the Board for "keeping Domestic Violence in the mix". She explained that FVLC sees Domestic Violence as a core cause of many other areas of need in the community, such as unemployment, services for youth, and homelessness. In this respect, Domestic Violence programs are a vital component of Safety-Net Services. Kathleen Seabolt, West Alameda Community Programs Director - Alternatives In Action: Ms. Seabolt offered to provide a summary of her presentation and those made by The Alternatives in Action teens, Becca Alturk (grade 11), Edgar Alvarado (grade 10) and Dee McWilliams (grade 12), who accompanied her. Founded in 1994, Alternatives in Action engages youth to express their leadership potential and prepares them for college, career and community life through dynamic educational, skill-building and real world experiences. With funding from CDBG, last year we supported 140 youth attending schools in Alameda to improve their college & career readiness through our after school & summer workforce | SocialServiceHumanRelationsBoard/2011-12-01.pdf |