Human Services Commission · Wednesday, August 21, 2024 · City Council Digest

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Minutes of July 17, 2024

packet pp.3–4

▶ Watch from 4:57 Open packet at p.3 ↗

Staff report:

APPROVAL OF MINUTES a) 07-17-24 Human Services Commission Minutes CITY OF ISSAQUAH Human Services Commission 6:30 PM Steelhead Room, 235 1st Ave. July 17, 2024 MINUTES SE, Issaquah

4. AGENDA ITEMS

2025-2026 Human Services Grants - Draft Recommendations

Hannah Roberts, Human Services Coordinator · packet pp.5–25

Topics: BudgetEquity

▶ Watch from 4:54 Open packet at p.5 ↗

Staff report:

Review and discuss updated draft recommendations for 2025-2026 Human Services Grants.

5. REPORTS

Chair and Commissioner Reports

Topics: Boards & Commissions

Youth Report

packet pp.27–28

Open packet at p.27 ↗

Staff report:

• Issaquah Welcoming Week Event: Issaquah Culture Fest - Issaquah Welcomes You, Sept. 6, 5:30-7:30 p.m. on the Issaquah Community Center lawn. Come together for a free, family- friendly event to celebrate the cultural diversity of our community in Issaquah. Festivities include music, world dances, interactive art, Henna art, resource booths, food trucks, and more! The event will be at the Issaquah Community Center on the outside lawn. Invite your neighbors, family, and friends to join us in celebration at the Issaquah Culture Fest!

Staff Report

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0:02 ↗ taking a minute all right we're good to

0:04 ↗ go all right welcome it is uh August

0:07 ↗ 21st Wednesday 6:30 pm um we do have

0:10 ↗ Quorum uh we have commissioner Malon

0:13 ↗ Trish Murray and commissioner Huma

0:16 ↗ involved so first thing in order is call

0:19 ↗ to

0:20 ↗ order um yeah I just want to announce

0:23 ↗ that we have two Commissioners absent

0:25 ↗ right now Manny Brown and the CES chto

0:28 ↗ um who hopefully will join us short

0:31 ↗ but we do have Corum and we can move

0:33 ↗ forward with our commission meeting

0:35 ↗ tonight uh the next thing we do is um

0:38 ↗ public comments number two yeah so we

0:41 ↗ actually do have somebody here in person

0:44 ↗ I want to invite Heidi stabber from

0:46 ↗ kinder who would like to speak to uh and

0:49 ↗ um address the commission um Heidi you

0:51 ↗ have five minutes you can take the whole

0:53 ↗ time or last I'll just kind of give you

0:54 ↗ a little bit of a cue when we come up to

0:56 ↗ the yeah I have a prepared statement so

0:58 ↗ I wouldn't forget what I'm supposed to

0:59 ↗ say

1:00 ↗ but my name is Heidi stalber and I work

1:02 ↗ at kindering which is a non for-profit

1:05 ↗ neurodevelopmental Center and for over

1:08 ↗ 60 years kindering has been serving

1:10 ↗ children with disabilities and other

1:12 ↗ needs thank you for this opportunity to

1:15 ↗ speak in support of our pending funding

1:17 ↗ requests for three of our programs all

1:20 ↗ of these programs are offered at no cost

1:23 ↗ to participants and all are currently

1:26 ↗ having a positive impact on isaka

1:28 ↗ residents and child care care

1:30 ↗ providers First Child Care and preschool

1:33 ↗ consultation or ccpc which is the team

1:37 ↗ that I serve on ccpc uses on-site

1:41 ↗ classroom observation consultation

1:44 ↗ coaching and training to help child care

1:47 ↗ and preschool providers meet the needs

1:50 ↗ of the children in their care children

1:52 ↗ of color and children with disabilities

1:55 ↗ are disproportionately at risk of being

1:57 ↗ expelled from Child Care in preschool in

2:01 ↗ 2023 kering's ccpc program served 229

2:06 ↗ children the majority of whom identified

2:09 ↗ as black indigenous and people of color

2:12 ↗ nearly 60% of all children served were

2:16 ↗ referred for a developmental evaluation

2:18 ↗ to receive specialized support as an

2:22 ↗ important indicator of the program's

2:24 ↗ success 97% of the children served were

2:28 ↗ retained in their original Child Care

2:32 ↗ setting second um families in transition

2:36 ↗ we call fit

2:37 ↗ fit fit supports the needs of young

2:40 ↗ children experiencing homelessness and

2:43 ↗ their families through pediatric

2:45 ↗ therapies Early Education parent

2:48 ↗ coaching Outreach case management and

2:52 ↗ connection to resources a staggering 75%

2:56 ↗ of children experiencing homelessness

2:59 ↗ have won or more major developmental

3:02 ↗ delays last year 89% of children

3:06 ↗ involved in our fit programming made

3:08 ↗ measurable Improvement in their

3:10 ↗ development and third and final of these

3:13 ↗ programs is parent education and family

3:16 ↗ support this program offers

3:19 ↗ evidence-based culturally respectful

3:21 ↗ guidance for caregivers of young

3:23 ↗ children through group classes

3:26 ↗ customized programs and one on onetoone

3:29 ↗ coach for parents and caregivers surveys

3:32 ↗ have shown that over 90% of parents

3:35 ↗ reported significant improvements in

3:37 ↗ their knowledge and parenting skills in

3:40 ↗ 2023 most participants

3:43 ↗ 65% identified as people of color and

3:47 ↗ 68% of those who chose to disclose it

3:50 ↗ were very low to moderate income we

3:53 ↗ kindly ask the commission to consider

3:56 ↗ recommending fundings to support these

3:58 ↗ free of charge programs

4:00 ↗ which have been making a positive impact

4:02 ↗ on the lives of children families and

4:05 ↗ child care providers in the city of isot

4:08 ↗ and on behalf of kindering I just want

4:10 ↗ to thank you again for the opportunity

4:12 ↗ to come to your meeting and provide

4:14 ↗ some thank

4:19 ↗ you thank you kidi so much for your

4:21 ↗ time have a good

4:26 ↗ evening I also want to um say hi to the

4:29 ↗ CIA you've joined us here online good to

4:32 ↗ see

4:35 ↗ you are you able to hear me Hannah yes

4:39 ↗ we are thank you so much for testing

4:40 ↗ that yes I apologize for arriving late

4:43 ↗ I'm using a new computer and it was not

4:46 ↗ liking teams no problem glad to have you

4:50 ↗ lcia thank

4:52 ↗ you all right the next thing we have is

4:54 ↗ number three um there is an agenda item

4:57 ↗ with approval of minutes for July

5:00 ↗ 17th uh the minutes were included in the

5:03 ↗ agenda packet are there any corrections

5:06 ↗ that we like to address from the

5:16 ↗ group hearing none the minutes are

5:20 ↗ approved you have a

5:22 ↗ motion some motion to approve motion I

5:26 ↗ move to approve the minutes from last

5:29 ↗ time's me

5:31 ↗ then do we have a

5:34 ↗ second do we have a second from the

5:37 ↗ group

5:40 ↗ The I

5:46 ↗ second all right uh the next thing we

5:49 ↗ have in our agenda uh is number four

5:51 ↗ agendum items 2025 2026 Human Services

5:55 ↗ Grants draft recommendations presented

5:58 ↗ by Anna Roberts

6:00 ↗ wonderful thank you Commissioners just

6:02 ↗ give me a moment to get this

6:07 ↗ up

6:15 ↗ sorry my noise because it's right

6:21 ↗ there

6:22 ↗ Perfect all right welcome commissioner

6:25 ↗ Hanah Roberts here human services

6:26 ↗ coordinator you all know me well um

6:28 ↗ we've been working

6:30 ↗ for the last few months on this draft

6:32 ↗ recommendations so I'm very excited to

6:34 ↗ present this evening our recommendations

6:37 ↗ and some updates that we have um but

6:40 ↗ before I get into it um the nitty-gritty

6:43 ↗ of it I have been just really thinking

6:45 ↗ and just processing this entire um time

6:49 ↗ with you all and this process and I just

6:52 ↗ want to thank you I know you've heard me

6:53 ↗ every time thank you for your time um I

6:56 ↗ do appreciate it but it really is

6:57 ↗ heartfelt um you are all volunteers you

7:00 ↗ have lived outside of this um you're

7:02 ↗ making some very difficult very big

7:04 ↗ decisions that can really impact our

7:06 ↗ community um so I want to commend you

7:08 ↗ all on the time the passion uh the

7:12 ↗ commitment to uh making such thoughtful

7:15 ↗ decisions and just show share my

7:18 ↗ appreciation for working with you all

7:20 ↗ it's been a pleasure so thank you thank

7:21 ↗ you um so just want to start off this

7:24 ↗ evening with a true gratitude so Mar hi

7:28 ↗ May Trish meline Huma lucrecia Manny

7:32 ↗ who's not here thank you

7:34 ↗ again thank

7:36 ↗ you okay now we'll go into it so tonight

7:42 ↗ um we have a few items we want to go

7:43 ↗ over we want to review and discuss the

7:46 ↗ um updated draft

7:48 ↗ recommendations um and then ultimately

7:50 ↗ want to make a final decision and a

7:52 ↗ formal

7:53 ↗ decision you've seen this one a few

7:55 ↗ times but just to recap we've had 95

7:58 ↗ applications that were reviewed in total

8:00 ↗ we had 60 organizations with over $2

8:03 ↗ million in

8:05 ↗ request the amount that we have

8:07 ↗ allocated it's at

8:10 ↗ 62,6 18 that's with using a formula that

8:13 ↗ we used last cycle and we continue to

8:16 ↗ use this cycle as the average of 2025

8:19 ↗ and 2026

8:21 ↗ amounts and now what we are talking

8:23 ↗ about is onetime opioid settlement funds

8:27 ↗ that we'd like to um include in Human

8:29 ↗ Services Grants so I just want to use

8:31 ↗ this opportunity to just have a high

8:34 ↗ overview of what the opioid settlement

8:36 ↗ funds are um so if you're not familiar

8:39 ↗ with them they are um it's a from the US

8:42 ↗ to assist with the opioid recover

8:45 ↗ efforts um cities are allocated a

8:48 ↗ certain amount that needs to be used

8:50 ↗ towards U mental health and substance

8:52 ↗ use programming and services uh so for

8:55 ↗ the city of isqua for our one-time

8:58 ↗ funding for human Services Grants we

9:00 ↗ were allocated a total of 260,000 um

9:05 ↗ this does need to be spent specifically

9:07 ↗ towards mental health and substance use

9:10 ↗ fortunately we have a lot of programs

9:11 ↗ who applied in that and it is a priority

9:13 ↗ area for our funding for 2025 and

9:19 ↗ 2026 so what that does in changing our

9:21 ↗ numbers is we go from our current 612

9:24 ↗ and 618 we take the 260 and divide it by

9:28 ↗ two per year so we have a total of

9:31 ↗ 130,000 per year to add to the Baseline

9:34 ↗ amount so now we have um an increase of

9:37 ↗ 1time funding for 2025 and

9:40 ↗ 2026

9:44 ↗ 74261 so we are very very grateful for

9:47 ↗ City Administration to approve this as

9:49 ↗ we all know the need is very much

9:52 ↗ there so with the additional funds we

9:56 ↗ ultimately took the first step of

9:58 ↗ looking at our Bay Behavior health

9:59 ↗ programs and allocated um

10:02 ↗ $130,000 to those um this was in our

10:06 ↗ physical and behavioral health category

10:09 ↗ as well as our cultural specific

10:10 ↗ category that did also have behavioral

10:12 ↗ health programs that would qualify under

10:14 ↗ this we secondly then we leverage the

10:17 ↗ remaining amount and we put it in our

10:19 ↗ other uh priority areas including our

10:22 ↗ cultural specific and language access

10:24 ↗ our housing Continuum and a community

10:26 ↗ resource program so each category

10:28 ↗ received additional funding

10:29 ↗ that was leveraged with the additional

10:31 ↗ onetime

10:33 ↗ funding so break it down a little bit

10:36 ↗ this is what it looks like per our

10:38 ↗ subgroup areas so for physical and

10:41 ↗ behavioral health we originally at 10

10:44 ↗ programs and we uh were at

10:47 ↗ 123,000 we were then able to increase it

10:50 ↗ to 12 programs recommended with 147,000

10:55 ↗ total in this

10:58 ↗ category or cultureal specific and

11:00 ↗ language access Services we went from

11:02 ↗ again 10 programs to up to 12 so two

11:05 ↗ more programs and increased it from 172

11:09 ↗ to

11:12 ↗ 202,000 in our housing Continuum this

11:15 ↗ this was was a big jump from 10 programs

11:17 ↗ to 13 programs 165 to 230 you can see

11:23 ↗ detailed in your agenda item um their

11:27 ↗ the allocations went towards rental

11:28 ↗ assistant increase as well as shelter

11:33 ↗ programming and then Under Our Community

11:35 ↗ Resources we kept it at 13,000 or sorry

11:38 ↗ 13 programs um but we increased the

11:41 ↗ funding amount for some of the

11:45 ↗ programs here's kind of the visual of it

11:48 ↗ and um all of them together so we are

11:51 ↗ looking at therefore funding 49

11:54 ↗ programs uh with 74261

12:00 ↗ um you can find the

12:03 ↗ detailed um items of what is being

12:06 ↗ recommended you'll in that was emailed

12:08 ↗ to you as well as in our agenda packet

12:10 ↗ uh there is a column for the original

12:12 ↗ recommendations we all met in our

12:14 ↗ subgroups to talk about what we wanted

12:16 ↗ to do with the additional funds and you

12:19 ↗ can see in the additional funds um

12:21 ↗ column you can see things were

12:23 ↗ highlighted to help identify what were

12:25 ↗ the changes in many of the um addition

12:29 ↗ or the changes things went from um to

12:33 ↗ 100% uh um funded for the request and

12:38 ↗ then additional programs as you can also

12:42 ↗ see so kind of just looking at our

12:45 ↗ timing and what next steps so we spent a

12:47 ↗ lot of time in June and in August diving

12:50 ↗ into the review process we're here

12:52 ↗ tonight to make a uh a formal

12:56 ↗ recommendation and have a formal vote

12:59 ↗ and then um end of August beginning of

13:01 ↗ September we will plan our meeting with

13:03 ↗ our mayor to U present the

13:05 ↗ recommendations she will then in

13:07 ↗ September go to our city council and

13:09 ↗ present it to as part of the larger City

13:11 ↗ budget and then in November is when

13:13 ↗ we're anticipated to then have the

13:15 ↗ approval for the City Council budget of

13:17 ↗ 2025 and 2026 in which Human Services

13:21 ↗ Grants would be um in embedded

13:24 ↗ in so tonight um this is our time to

13:28 ↗ really just have our final discussion

13:30 ↗ there's questions comments concerns um

13:33 ↗ and um ultimately the goal will make a

13:35 ↗ formal action um to approve the draft

13:39 ↗ recommendations so that concludes my

13:43 ↗ portion I'm going to stop sharing

13:45 ↗ here Commissioners give you all the four

14:00 ↗ Hannah when you say we have the floor is

14:02 ↗ this when we would make make a motion

14:05 ↗ to approve the um the programs and

14:11 ↗ Awards as presented and or and this also

14:14 ↗ when there would be if there were still

14:15 ↗ any questions remaining that we would

14:18 ↗ raise those questions yeah motion and

14:20 ↗ then discussion a motion okay perfect

14:23 ↗ yeah so we so if somebody would like to

14:26 ↗ motion to approve it we'll have a

14:28 ↗ discussion and then we can have somebody

14:30 ↗ second it um if there's no changes made

14:35 ↗ and then if and if you want changes you

14:38 ↗ can make changes after but yeah motion

14:41 ↗ discussion and then you can make

14:42 ↗ amendments or you can approve

14:45 ↗ it I move this is

14:47 ↗ Trish this is Luccia a

14:52 ↗ second then now discussion you invite

14:54 ↗ discussion a motion for discussion the

14:57 ↗ motion was to approve to approve now

15:00 ↗ nexts as a for discussion to the group

15:02 ↗ as a

15:03 ↗ whole questions any thoughts comments

15:06 ↗ questions

15:12 ↗ around uh this is myy Edwards um I found

15:15 ↗ this year to be a little harder than

15:18 ↗ last time um we

15:22 ↗ um you know there's so much

15:25 ↗ need and uh and having the limited

15:28 ↗ resources

15:29 ↗ even though it doesn't seem like limited

15:31 ↗ resources it really kind of is compared

15:33 ↗ to what the need is and uh

15:37 ↗ particularly when we have this this

15:40 ↗ Heidi come in and talk to us with the

15:44 ↗ great presentation that she did uh

15:47 ↗ and um you know it made me want to just

15:52 ↗ go ahead and give her some money and uh

15:55 ↗ but yet I have you know uh we decided

15:58 ↗ not to and uh um you know there's only

16:02 ↗ so much we can give out and so this I I

16:05 ↗ guess I just wanted to say that this was

16:07 ↗ a a harder year than last time for

16:15 ↗ me

16:19 ↗ luia I just wanted to um say that I am

16:23 ↗ very grateful for the opportunity to

16:25 ↗ have the time between our last meeting

16:28 ↗ and this meeting

16:29 ↗ to actually go ahead and do the voting

16:32 ↗ because it gave me some time

16:34 ↗ for for any questions that I had to be

16:39 ↗ answered and and then I felt more

16:41 ↗ settled with the decisions that were

16:45 ↗ made um and now I also feel like if

16:48 ↗ someone were to ask

16:50 ↗ me how and why or what was the process

16:54 ↗ that I'm able to more thoroughly answer

16:57 ↗ that and so I I'm just grateful for the

17:00 ↗ the time in

17:01 ↗ between um the two sessions that we've

17:04 ↗ had around this topic and that's the

17:07 ↗ only thing I wanted to

17:09 ↗ share thanks you C thank you for

17:12 ↗ advocating for the extra time I think

17:14 ↗ everybody found it helpful as

17:23 ↗ well that's wanted to say no I was going

17:25 ↗ to say I I think it's been a a journey

17:28 ↗ of just learning from training and again

17:30 ↗ this is commissioner Hae uh

17:34 ↗ from uh Hannah you being intentional

17:37 ↗ with our meetings from sub groups and

17:40 ↗ kind of walking down um from the

17:43 ↗ scorecard to the Strategic plan to the

17:47 ↗ needs of of our community um so it it

17:51 ↗ made sense to even take a pause a little

17:53 ↗ bit I think commissioner Lua spoke to it

17:55 ↗ last month around being intentional with

17:57 ↗ some of the additional fun fing and

17:59 ↗ where we want to go to stretch those

18:01 ↗ needs so I was very I'd say very

18:03 ↗ grateful to take a pause and be

18:05 ↗ intentional where we want to put in

18:08 ↗ those dollars for um the needs of

18:11 ↗ is

18:18 ↗ SOA you have commissioner you have your

18:20 ↗ hand

18:25 ↗ up no sorry I think I forgot to un un

18:28 ↗ raise it or put it down whatever the

18:30 ↗ proper term

18:38 ↗ is okay so if there's no more discussion

18:41 ↗ then we can proceed with a

18:43 ↗ formal so do you have do we motion to

18:46 ↗ approve from the

18:48 ↗ group I saw

18:50 ↗ motion a

18:54 ↗ second I'll second

19:00 ↗ so you had already the motion so you're

19:02 ↗ now just like all in favor you can ask

19:04 ↗ for a yay yes and then is everyone in

19:08 ↗ favor with our

19:11 ↗ plan I yes I I

19:16 ↗ okay then you don't get to

19:23 ↗ vote I would vote Yes I don't know if I

19:26 ↗ can vote Yes but I would vote Yes

19:29 ↗ thank you

19:31 ↗ pron well thank you to the group um and

19:33 ↗ for your hard work it's not an easy task

19:36 ↗ to um make tough decisions when it comes

19:39 ↗ to our isqua neighbors and the need is

19:42 ↗ you know immensely and with the limited

19:45 ↗ funds we have to stretch those needs I

19:49 ↗ um huge praise to all you to take the

19:51 ↗ time and being intentional around

19:53 ↗ it congratulations Commissioners now you

19:56 ↗ formally made the recommendations to the

19:58 ↗ mayor and city

20:00 ↗ council official yeah all right thank

20:04 ↗ you thank you thank

20:06 ↗ you feels

20:08 ↗ good so the next thing we have on our

20:11 ↗ agenda here is

20:13 ↗ reports uh chair and commission

20:17 ↗ reports I don't have any reports uh that

20:20 ↗ I have to report out anybody from our

20:22 ↗ commissioner group that wants to speak

20:24 ↗ to our Human Services

20:32 ↗ all right then next thing we have is be

20:35 ↗ you uh youth report Preston is there

20:37 ↗ anything updates on

20:39 ↗ your okay so um currently we're still

20:43 ↗ the youth Advisory Board is still on its

20:44 ↗ summer break and our first meeting is

20:46 ↗ going to be starting in September and um

20:51 ↗ So currently I don't have any events

20:53 ↗ planned how it works with the youth

20:55 ↗ Advisory Board is every year we address

20:58 ↗ we we look at the issues happening with

21:00 ↗ the youth in isqua and then we choose

21:02 ↗ the events specific to what the board

21:04 ↗ wants to do so we currently are split

21:06 ↗ into two groups being teen action and

21:08 ↗ teen advocacy teen action works more on

21:11 ↗ um Community engagement events so

21:14 ↗ unfortunately you weren't able to do it

21:16 ↗ last year but our biggest event was is

21:18 ↗ the isai um youth Triathlon and that's

21:22 ↗ what we hold and then for teen advocacy

21:24 ↗ that's more similar to what we do here

21:26 ↗ at the Human Services Commission and do

21:29 ↗ events relating to um State of Mind CI

21:32 ↗ um youth Civic engagement and um other

21:36 ↗ child support things um just depending

21:39 ↗ on what the people want so we'll see in

21:41 ↗ September what events and then I'll get

21:42 ↗ back to you on what events we're

21:44 ↗ planning to do and then the only thing

21:47 ↗ we're planning to do over this summer is

21:48 ↗ that we're um currently sending out

21:50 ↗ emails to all the current and new

21:53 ↗ Commissioners regarding volunteering at

21:56 ↗ the isqua welcomes you event great

22:00 ↗ yeah I think that's it for

22:04 ↗ me thank you Preston uh is there any

22:07 ↗ reports from staff oh

22:10 ↗ yes I do have a couple um I would like

22:13 ↗ to share some very fun upcoming events

22:16 ↗ and then just some scheduling Logistics

22:18 ↗ I also want to take some time um so

22:21 ↗ first off I want to invite you all make

22:23 ↗ sure that you are aware of our isqua

22:25 ↗ culture Fest this is a part of our

22:27 ↗ welcoming week with this is our oh

22:29 ↗ you're going to have to help me fourth

22:31 ↗ fifth fifth oh we're already in our

22:33 ↗ fifth year sixth maybe no wow well we've

22:37 ↗ done this for a while um and each year

22:39 ↗ gets bigger and better um and it's a

22:42 ↗ collaboration with our different

22:43 ↗ Community Partners where we um will be

22:45 ↗ hosting it on Friday September 6th at

22:48 ↗ the community center of lawn from 5:30

22:50 ↗ to 7:30 this event really is intended um

22:54 ↗ as to be a part of the welcoming America

22:56 ↗ which is a a not

22:58 ↗ Nationwide um welcome for immigrants and

23:02 ↗ refugees um and we that is intended to

23:04 ↗ make them feel welcomed here and so

23:06 ↗ isqua is a part of that celebration

23:08 ↗ that's isqua specific um it's really

23:11 ↗ intended for um new residents old

23:14 ↗ residents um to learn more about our

23:17 ↗ community learn more about resources

23:19 ↗ that we have and ways to get involved we

23:21 ↗ have over 40 vendors in our resource

23:23 ↗ Fair very excited about that um we have

23:26 ↗ wonderful live performance

23:29 ↗ we have um a Chinese dragon dancing we

23:31 ↗ have a mariachi band West African um

23:34 ↗ culture dance and a few other items

23:37 ↗ we're very exciting um the cougar zoo is

23:39 ↗ bringing animals I'm very excited for

23:42 ↗ that one as well we have some henna um

23:45 ↗ uh free Henna art and then food trucks

23:47 ↗ for purchase so a lot of planning a lot

23:50 ↗ of excitement behind this one I'm just

23:52 ↗ please um consider coming and joining us

23:54 ↗ please invite family your friends um

23:58 ↗ your neighbors it's uh it's going to be

24:00 ↗ a good one so please put that in

24:01 ↗ calendars you'll be seeing more emails

24:04 ↗ and flyers and all that fun stuff coming

24:05 ↗ your way from me but want to put that

24:07 ↗ out there what was the date on that yeah

24:09 ↗ it's coming up September 6 it's a Friday

24:13 ↗ it's um starts at 5:30 I do recommend

24:15 ↗ getting there right at 5:30 we will be

24:18 ↗ having the Dragon Dance starting the

24:20 ↗ event so that should be a very fun one

24:22 ↗ um and it goes until 7:30 so where and

24:25 ↗ it's here at our community center right

24:27 ↗ hopefully with the weather

24:29 ↗ um it's good but it's going to be in the

24:30 ↗ lawn so every year I think we've been

24:31 ↗ able almost every year Do It Outdoors

24:34 ↗ which is ideal so and we'll have this

24:37 ↗ stage uh still up so we'll be doing it

24:39 ↗ all

24:40 ↗ there um also um another welcoming a

24:44 ↗ week event oh sorry Luccia didn't see

24:47 ↗ your hand there no worries um is there

24:51 ↗ any um way that we can contribute in

24:55 ↗ some way participate volunteer setup

24:59 ↗ question yeah thank you so much for that

25:02 ↗ offer um I do have I just started a

25:04 ↗ volunteer sign up list for helping us

25:07 ↗ there's different opportunities to help

25:08 ↗ um set up with

25:10 ↗ decorations um you can help during the

25:12 ↗ event be a welcomer um you could um help

25:16 ↗ with cleanup at the end so I can send

25:18 ↗ that out um for those who can sign up

25:20 ↗ for volunteering I do want to make you

25:22 ↗ aware that part of the volunteer process

25:24 ↗ does require a background check um and

25:26 ↗ then a a signed agreement or sign waiver

25:29 ↗ um so just I will put that in the email

25:31 ↗ but just keep that in mind um but yes

25:33 ↗ would love love help but mostly I would

25:35 ↗ love also just for you to join

25:37 ↗ us thank you ly I'll follow up with that

25:42 ↗ opportunity perfect anything else any

25:44 ↗ other questions on that one okay um

25:48 ↗ another one I want to invite us all to

25:50 ↗ is um the East Side welcoming week event

25:52 ↗ this is a joint Eastside event on

25:54 ↗ September 20th it's held by Eastside for

25:56 ↗ all and the is leading together in

25:59 ↗ communities where we will have um

26:02 ↗ Community Partners speak on behalf of

26:04 ↗ that um lunch is provided so it is a

26:07 ↗ good opportunity to get a free lunch

26:09 ↗ from 12: to 2 it is in bellev though um

26:11 ↗ but we are a part of that planning as

26:15 ↗ well another event that is not um quite

26:20 ↗ yet posted but want to put on all of

26:22 ↗ your radar is um Hispanic Heritage Month

26:25 ↗ so Hispanic Heritage Month is starting

26:27 ↗ SE uh September 15th through October

26:29 ↗ 15th and we are working with the circle

26:32 ↗ who will be hosting a um Hispanic um

26:36 ↗ Family dance at the uh Pickering Barn

26:39 ↗ for Hispanic heritage uh celebration um

26:42 ↗ more more details to come on that um but

26:44 ↗ that's going to be September 29th at 6m

26:48 ↗ at the Pickering Barn um so that's

26:50 ↗ almost finalized and we'll be posted out

26:52 ↗ um shortly so would love participation

26:54 ↗ and for you all to join us in

26:57 ↗ that okay okay so those are our fun

26:59 ↗ events coming up uh this next month it's

27:01 ↗ going to be a very busy month but very

27:05 ↗ fun um any other questions that for our

27:09 ↗ Event Event

27:11 ↗ piece

27:12 ↗ okay so then some logistic questions for

27:16 ↗ you um so in the stff report um there is

27:20 ↗ a we are invited to be a part of a

27:22 ↗ special board and commission meeting for

27:24 ↗ the Strategic plan um so this is the

27:27 ↗ isqua so we're familiar with strategic

27:29 ↗ plans and Human Services but this is for

27:31 ↗ the um overall isqua strategic plan and

27:35 ↗ they um are have had a task force

27:38 ↗ working on um editing uh the current

27:41 ↗ version and what they are now at the

27:44 ↗ stage where they want to invite boards

27:45 ↗ and commission to provide feedback um

27:48 ↗ for you all as Human Services Commission

27:50 ↗ we would focus more so on the Human

27:52 ↗ Services portion that would pertain to

27:54 ↗ the work that we do um and would um

27:57 ↗ would like to um invite you all to

28:00 ↗ provide review and input on that um so

28:03 ↗ this would be a much larger meeting it's

28:05 ↗ going to be at the Pickering barn on

28:07 ↗ September 19th at 6:30 to

28:10 ↗ 8:30 um this is a

28:12 ↗ Thursday um it's something that we can

28:15 ↗ we have basically a few options here so

28:19 ↗ our regular meeting is on Wednesday the

28:21 ↗ 18th what we can do consider is

28:23 ↗ canceling the regular meeting and all

28:26 ↗ attend um the special board and

28:29 ↗ commission meeting and use that as our

28:31 ↗ monthly Commission meeting to provide

28:33 ↗ our expertise there or if you would like

28:36 ↗ we can um have just a handful of

28:38 ↗ Commissioners attend that to provide

28:40 ↗ feedback uh based off

28:42 ↗ availability um so that we can discuss

28:45 ↗ that that's an option but before we do I

28:48 ↗ also want to put it on your radar um

28:51 ↗ that in our October uh we also have a

28:54 ↗ special meeting it's a joint meeting

28:56 ↗ with our Equity board um um and we will

28:58 ↗ be having a uh presentation on our

29:02 ↗ Transportation uh planning for the light

29:04 ↗ rail that's supposed to be coming in the

29:07 ↗ far future and so they want are looking

29:09 ↗ for Equity board members and

29:11 ↗ Commissioners um feedback on that and

29:13 ↗ that's going to be our regular

29:15 ↗ commission meeting so October 16th just

29:18 ↗ want to put that also on your radar as

29:20 ↗ we start planning for the next couple of

29:22 ↗ months so a lot of information there um

29:25 ↗ any questions regarding those

29:30 ↗ meetings yeah Hannah can you um tell

29:35 ↗ me sorry

29:37 ↗ e Huma was that you I think it was yeah

29:41 ↗ um I wanted to know what um date and

29:44 ↗ time the meeting in September is going

29:46 ↗ to be that's not our regular meeting

29:49 ↗ that you were suggesting yeah of course

29:51 ↗ it's Thursday September 19th from 6:30

29:54 ↗ to 8:30 and it will be at the Pickering

29:56 ↗ bar

29:59 ↗ okay thank

30:03 ↗ you and the question for you

30:05 ↗ Commissioners is Hannah

30:12 ↗ yeah sorry is is that meeting at

30:15 ↗ Pickering Barn so I assume that that's

30:17 ↗ going to be iners

30:23 ↗ only yeah um I'm just reading the notes

30:27 ↗ from the email we received I do believe

30:30 ↗ that is um going to be an inperson

30:33 ↗ meeting

30:35 ↗ yeah

30:38 ↗ okay this is yeah and is it for all

30:42 ↗ boards and commissions or did you say

30:44 ↗ just equity and Human Services sorry for

30:47 ↗ the confusion let me clarify it's

30:48 ↗ actually for all boards and um

30:51 ↗ commissions so everyone is invited to

30:54 ↗ partake in this special meeting to

30:56 ↗ provide feedback on the isqua Strategic

30:59 ↗ plan and the current edits that have

31:01 ↗ been made so far and what I was saying

31:04 ↗ is that for us we wouldn't spend the

31:06 ↗ whole time looking at the entire

31:08 ↗ strategic plan edits we would be

31:10 ↗ focusing more on our um on the Human

31:13 ↗ Services Social Service piece of it um

31:16 ↗ that pertains to a lot of the work that

31:19 ↗ we have

31:20 ↗ done so a very large meeting then I mean

31:25 ↗ if if all boards and commissions are

31:27 ↗ going to be there yeah yes yes exactly

31:30 ↗ it's going to be a good good amount of

31:32 ↗ people but there'll be breakout SE

31:34 ↗ sections if that makes sense then my

31:36 ↗ next question is if we don't have a

31:39 ↗ regular September meeting for just Human

31:42 ↗ Services is that going to put us back on

31:45 ↗ anything I mean are we is there anything

31:48 ↗ pressing that we need to take care of in

31:49 ↗ September I appreciate the question

31:51 ↗ Trish um no there's not anything

31:55 ↗ currently pressing we accomplish really

31:56 ↗ one of our large and Main tasks um that

31:59 ↗ we spent a lot of time on so this is a

32:02 ↗ little bit of our time to we can refocus

32:05 ↗ and um look at what next year is going

32:07 ↗ to look like um and so by canceling a

32:10 ↗ regular meeting and uh providing

32:14 ↗ feedback um for um the Strategic plan

32:17 ↗ would be very um fitting for where we're

32:20 ↗ currently at so the short answer is no

32:23 ↗ there's nothing

32:26 ↗ pressing um I think it would be very

32:30 ↗ interesting um for I mean I would

32:33 ↗ encourage all of us to go to the

32:35 ↗ strategic planning

32:36 ↗ meeting but um you know that would just

32:40 ↗ be my recommendation but I mean if we

32:43 ↗ cancel I suppose if if it doesn't work

32:46 ↗ for people they don't have to go yeah

32:49 ↗ yeah yes exactly we don't have to

32:50 ↗ necessarily meet Corum for that kind of

32:53 ↗ meeting um but that would be cancelling

32:57 ↗ or Reg

32:58 ↗ and then and then posting that this is a

33:00 ↗ special meeting that we will have

33:03 ↗ Commissioners

33:05 ↗ at so I would I would be in favor of

33:08 ↗ have of attending the strategic planning

33:10 ↗ meeting for the city

33:14 ↗ yeah thanks

33:16 ↗ Trish this is lcia speaking I have a

33:21 ↗ question Monica and um Hannah and that

33:25 ↗ is will we receive substance

33:28 ↗ information prior to this meeting so

33:30 ↗ that if we cannot attend for whatever

33:33 ↗ reason that we can maybe submit some

33:36 ↗ written you know perspective that can be

33:40 ↗ presented is that an

33:42 ↗ option absolutely yes certainly uh Dale

33:47 ↗ uh the assistant to the city

33:48 ↗ administrator Dale Mar Kemp is leading

33:51 ↗ this effort and there will be um just

33:54 ↗ like for any other commission meetings

33:56 ↗ the packet will be published in advance

33:59 ↗ and uh they're always going to welcome

34:01 ↗ written feedback if somebody cannot

34:02 ↗ attend in person um and uh again we

34:05 ↗ don't have all the details from they

34:07 ↗ they might also have an online option we

34:09 ↗ don't know at this point but at least at

34:11 ↗ minimum written uh um and then in person

34:15 ↗ attendance they will absolutely welcome

34:17 ↗ it so awesome thank you for that

34:20 ↗ clarification I appreciate it yeah and

34:22 ↗ the one thing that I'll add to for next

34:24 ↗ steps for this meeting is that I will be

34:26 ↗ sending out a um five question RSVP

34:30 ↗ survey so that is part of the

34:32 ↗ requirement if you are planning to

34:34 ↗ attend um and that's going to be due by

34:37 ↗ September 9th so I'll follow up in an

34:39 ↗ email on that and then an agenda packet

34:41 ↗ and the materials will you'll have the

34:43 ↗ week prior like Monica was saying so um

34:46 ↗ that's how you'll be able to prepare and

34:49 ↗ then again you'll you'll I'll be there

34:51 ↗ at the meeting and so I'll be help

34:52 ↗ leading the efforts in in some of the

34:55 ↗ subgroups that we'll be having

35:00 ↗ would you need a is this commissioner

35:02 ↗ would you need a vote in terms of

35:04 ↗ skipping on the 18th to attend the 19th

35:08 ↗ from the the group just a general

35:10 ↗ consensus if everyone's okay doing that

35:13 ↗ um or if there's any other thoughts more

35:14 ↗ of a conversation so nothing formal on

35:16 ↗ my

35:17 ↗ end and I also want to say hi to Manny

35:19 ↗ so good to see you thanks for joining

35:24 ↗ that you're welcome sorry

35:27 ↗ good all good Manny good to see you I

35:29 ↗ have a question Hannah uh this is myy

35:32 ↗ Edwards um I'm wondering is there

35:34 ↗ anything substantive that we would be

35:36 ↗ missing by skipping that meeting and

35:39 ↗ going to the uh to the strategic

35:42 ↗ planning meeting no no we don't have

35:45 ↗ anything really specific on our agenda

35:47 ↗ packet for next for

35:50 ↗ September it would be good use of the

35:52 ↗ month's time I think it's a great

35:55 ↗ opportunity for for Commissioners for

35:57 ↗ you all to learn more about where isqua

36:00 ↗ is headed and what the vision is for not

36:02 ↗ just Human Services but at large and

36:04 ↗ then really see how does Human Services

36:06 ↗ fit into that in addition I think this

36:09 ↗ is also a really great opportunity for

36:10 ↗ you to impact our strategic plan and

36:12 ↗ provide a unique perspective as human

36:15 ↗ services Commissioners who understand

36:18 ↗ our world you know a little bit better

36:20 ↗ or a little bit different than somebody

36:22 ↗ um from different boards and I think

36:23 ↗ that perspective is very valued and

36:26 ↗ wanted in in this Arena so well I'm all

36:29 ↗ for uh going to the Strate strategic

36:31 ↗ planning meeting then on the 19th and

36:34 ↗ skipping the 18th okay great so I'm here

36:39 ↗ what I'm hearing is a motion to move our

36:41 ↗ meeting to join the Strategic plan

36:44 ↗ September 19 6:00 p.m. to

36:47 ↗ 8:30 and louisv our September 18th is

36:50 ↗ there a second to that I

36:55 ↗ second that was L Gra speaki

36:58 ↗ thank you

37:00 ↗ Lum okay well then I will um provide

37:03 ↗ that posted online so it's public

37:05 ↗ information that our regular meeting is

37:07 ↗ cancelled and then we will have a

37:08 ↗ special meeting um to join the strategic

37:11 ↗ planning on September

37:13 ↗ 19th um perfect I want to say to to the

37:16 ↗ Commissioners is there any other uh

37:18 ↗ thoughts around our October 16th uh you

37:21 ↗ know in conjunction with the equity

37:23 ↗ board on having uh the light R

37:26 ↗ presentation is there we can get

37:27 ↗ information beforehand great question

37:29 ↗ I'll talk to the presenter on that um to

37:32 ↗ be able to provide that information but

37:35 ↗ um are you talking about the specific

37:36 ↗ content correct yes um yeah I'm I he

37:40 ↗ probably already has that so we can we

37:42 ↗ will post it the week prior um but I

37:44 ↗ know that's usually just a weekend for

37:45 ↗ everyone until the meeting um so I can

37:48 ↗ see if I can get information prior to

37:51 ↗ that um yeah and also just so you know

37:54 ↗ for that one um more details to come but

37:57 ↗ that will be our senior center again our

37:59 ↗ regular meeting time uh but will be

38:01 ↗ considered a special meeting since we

38:03 ↗ it's a joint one with our Equity board

38:06 ↗ um and an opportunity to um to have a

38:10 ↗ presentation on

38:12 ↗ Transportation I remember um last year

38:14 ↗ attended this and it was very uh

38:16 ↗ beneficial in terms of the light R

38:18 ↗ progress the feedback from the community

38:21 ↗ does it reflect that and then hearing

38:22 ↗ from different folks around maybe gaps

38:25 ↗ uh when it comes to the light

38:28 ↗ infrastructure yeah and they've done a

38:30 ↗ lot of work since then so I think there

38:31 ↗ well there'll be some helpful updates

38:34 ↗ and great opportunities for you all to

38:35 ↗ provide your

38:38 ↗ perspectives and then just to kind of

38:40 ↗ lay out the rest of the year um so we'll

38:42 ↗ probably our November meetings not too

38:45 ↗ close to Thanksgiving so if you are good

38:48 ↗ that that'll be our time to kind of come

38:49 ↗ back and hone in on um some human uh

38:53 ↗ Human Services um updates uh program

38:55 ↗ updates as well as

38:58 ↗ Grant updates um and then I uh we will

39:02 ↗ most likely recess in December to follow

39:04 ↗ our Council schedule so that's kind of

39:07 ↗ what the next part of the U rest of the

39:09 ↗ year looks like um in our November

39:11 ↗ meeting we'll ALS most likely plan out

39:13 ↗ our work plan for

39:15 ↗ 2025 um so I think it would be a very

39:18 ↗ productive meeting and then we'll take a

39:19 ↗ break for the holidays and come back for

39:22 ↗ a new

39:23 ↗ year you believe it it's August and

39:25 ↗ we're already talking about it next year

39:27 ↗ November I know it flies

39:33 ↗ by anything you want to add and uh we do

39:36 ↗ have number six other businesses or

39:38 ↗ announcements from the group uh people

39:43 ↗ online any updates from the group you'd

39:45 ↗ want to

39:50 ↗ present all right so we will see most of

39:54 ↗ you all at September 19th at the

39:56 ↗ Strategic plan

39:58 ↗ um so looking for to absolutely

40:02 ↗ yeah congratulations

40:04 ↗ Commissioners really well done all right

40:08 ↗ well we're going to be declaring the

40:09 ↗ meeting adjourn on the August 21st what

40:14 ↗ time is it 7:16

40:17 ↗ p.m. great thank you

40:20 ↗ all you

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Council / Members (8)

Jaime Fajardo

Trish Bloor

Manny Brown virtual attendance

Maury Edwards

Madeline Fish

Huma Mohibullah

Lucretia Choto

Preston Miele

Staff (2)

Hannah Roberts, Human Services Coordinator

Monica Negrila, Human Services Manager

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Hiedi Stauber

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EDWARDS motioned to approve the minutes of July 17,
There being no proposed edits, the minutes were approved by unanimous consent.
City Administration approved $230,000 one-time Opioid Settlement Funds towards the 2025-2026 Human Services Grants Behavioral Health programs and services.
BLOOR motioned the discussion and approval of the 2025-2026 Human Services Grant Recommendations and CHOTO seconded.