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SocialServiceHumanRelationsBoard | 2012-03-22 | 5 | He thought the staff and allocation team did a wonderful job given the resources and stated that we need to find other ways to fund programs. This year he (APC), realizing the funding cuts and safety-net priority, did not apply for funding for their VITA program. Member Radding referred to the need to "ration services" and appreciated the difficult choices the team had to make. He noted that we had not heard from FVLC, and their representative announced she was there, but had not filled out a speaker slip. (She was invited to speak) Public Comment (cont'): Elena Ortiz- Grants and Contract Manager, Family Violence Law Center (FVLC) shared that, given recent cuts in funding, FVLC needed to look at which services would be most important to provide. Focusing on Emergency Relocation and partnering with the Family Justice Center and other DV providers, they have been able to assist 85 clients as opposed to the 25 required in the grant. While primarily a provider of legal services, they have a 35-year history of partnering to support prevention and intervention services. Discussion: (cont'): Member Radding asked what the AFB grant was used for. Staff replied rent, utilities, and staffing. Staff also provided clarification on the formula used to determine the total funds available for Public Services. Staff also clarified a question as to the rationale for characterizing Four Bridges as a safety-net program. This is the only place for this population to go, otherwise they might be on the streets. Safety-net is a "place of last resort" Member Nielsen asked for clarification regarding the Girls Inc. program. Staff shared that it is a career-path program being conducted at both branch libraries. The program budget is $6,000, $2,000 of which is the CDBG grant. Member Holder asked what the income qualifications were for the Girls Inc program. Staff shared that they are the same as all the other CDBG programs: low and moderate income. A motion was made to accept the staff recommendation and draft a letter to be presented to city Council. If less funding is available than anticipated, the Girls Inc. grant would be considered for reduction / elimination before other considerations were made. M/S Nielsen/Biggs Unanimous 3-C. REQUEST FROM MEMBER NIELSEN AND PRESIDENT WASKO TO DISCUSS DIVIDING THE ASSESSMENT AND AWARENESS WORKGROUP INTO TWO SEPARATE WORKGROUPS President Wasko began by providing some history. In the past, we kept it as one (workgroup) because we were engaged in doing the survey and the outreach, and the survey happened every five years. We are now in a more technologically advanced world and, in the survey we just conducted; we got more than nineteen hundred households responding. The whole assessment piece has become more complicated, and we are getting feedback from the Council that we might consider increasing the frequency of the survey from every five years to every three years, or every cycle of CDBG funding. Awareness is the marketing piece. | SocialServiceHumanRelationsBoard/2012-03-22.pdf |