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SocialServiceHumanRelationsBoard | 2011-12-01 | 4 | We must encourage more service providers to attend the City Council Community Needs meeting and also bring their clients / residents / students. Hearing the presentations of the AIA youth is an example of how compelling that can be. It was decided that, while the four priority needs categories should stay the same, our letter should demonstrate a heightened urgency, as agencies are approaching a critical breaking point of needing to consider eliminating programs because they can no longer simply be cut back. The Council needs to hear that agencies "just can't get by" anymore, and that more funds must be identified. Youth was added to item three as an additional target population and "such as" was deleted from item #2. The letter should also be updated chronologically. Finally, the letter should state that the Board will present additional information at the February 21st Council meeting, after analyzing the 2012 Community Needs Assessment Survey data. Motion to amend the 2011 Needs Statement to include changes named above, with president Wasko working with staff to finalize the letter. President Wasko will present the letter and 2012 Survey findings at the February 21st meeting. (Speakers were encouraged to come to the meeting with their constituencies) M/S Nielsen/Dailey Unanimous 3-A. Cont' FY 2011-12 REPROGRAMMING OF PROGRAM INCOME FUNDS FOR PUBLIC SERVICES (Chart showing Reprogramming formula Below) Claudia Young then presented the staff recommendation for reprogramming funds, explaining that this formula would restore the grants for these three agencies to approximately their 2010 levels. These three agencies also received significant (30%) cuts in their 2011 FEMA Emergency Food and shelter Grant funding. Ms. Young explained that FVLC had submitted a $20,000 technical assistance grants which was not funded, and stated that staff was asking the Board to consider convening a meeting of DV services stakeholders for the purpose of bringing back the DV Taskforce. Speaker: Shannon Ellis, ED -- Family Violence Law Center, explained that if the $20,000 request would have come out of Public services dollars, FVLC would not have made the request. She also stated that the purpose of the request was to do a comprehensive study as to the DV needs and services available in Alameda. Member Biggs stated that, if more funds had been available, he would have recommended additional funding also be given to the Boys and Girls Club, based on their increased numbers served, After a brief discussion there was a motion to support the amendment to the FY11-12 Action Plan re- programming $11,816 in program income for the Alameda Food Bank, Building Futures Midway Shelter and the Family Violence Law Center, and send a letter to the City Council stating SO. M/S Dailey / James | SocialServiceHumanRelationsBoard/2011-12-01.pdf |