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SocialServiceHumanRelationsBoard | 2012-11-08 | 1 | Social Service Human Relations Board Minutes of the Special Meeting, Thursday, November 8, 2012 1. CALL TO ORDER and ROLL CALL President Wasko called the meeting to order at 7:03 p.m. Present were: Vice-President Villareal, members Biggs, Radding, Watkinson, and Williams 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The Minutes of the Special Meeting, September 12, 2012 were approved as presented. M/S Biggs / Villareal Unanimous 3. AGENDA ITEMS 3-A. COMMENTS REGARDING NEEDS RELATED TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PUBLIC SERVICES FUNDING TO FORMULATE FY 2013/14 PUBLIC SERVICES NEEDS STATEMENT CLAUDIA YOUNG - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM MANAGER, CITY OF ALAMEDA City Staff, Claudia Young began with a PowerPoint presentation describing the CDBG process which included: how Alameda's grant amount is determined, the purpose of CDBG funds, and an explanation that funding for Public Services cannot exceed 15% of the current allocation, plus the prior year's program income. She added that we do not know the amount of prior program income until the City's annual audit is completed, which was in November this year. One slide listed Alameda's Five-Year Consolidated Plan Priority Needs for 2010-2015, and another showed how our HUD funding has decreased by 27% in the last two years, adding that we may receive an additional 8% cut this year, depending on actions taken by Congress in the next few months. Ms. Young listed the priorities included in the Boards FY2012-2013 Community Needs Statement to the Mayor and City Council (Attachment A), and explained that next steps are City Council adopting a Needs Statement in January 2013, and the RFP being released in January / February 2013. Public Comment Karen Kenney- ED Girls Inc. of the Island City thanked the Board for supporting the funding of their 12/13 CDBG application, stated their growth plan includes serving more girls from the West End, that 43% of the girls they serve are from families living below the poverty level with the expectation of increasing that number to 65+%. Last year, they successfully piloted programs at the Academy and B&GC, are starting another at APC in January, and are in discussion with the Academy, EHS, NEA, ACLC and B&GC for programs next year. Hank Leeper-ED and Anna Crane -Board Chair of the Alameda Food Bank shared that the AFB is serving 5,000+ low-income Alamedans and, while the rate of increase has slowed, they continue to be at a record-high level of clients served. They provide these services with two full-time paid staff, one part-time holiday staff (funded by CDBG) and more than 200 community volunteers. They are open six days a week, and the food packages they provide help Alamedans balance their budget and be able to pay rent, utilities, and other basic needs expenses. They receive support from local donors, food collections such as ones by Postal Workers and scouting for Food, daily pick ups at local markets, and FEMA / CDBG grants. | SocialServiceHumanRelationsBoard/2012-11-08.pdf |