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Wednesday, December 18, 2024

6:30 PM
Topic tracked across meetings:
Human Services Commission: Annual Recap (I) 2/2
Section
Topic
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
3a
Minutes of August 21, 2024
packet pp.3–4
Staff report:
regarding the process and no proposed edits, EDWARDS motioned to approve the 2025-2026 Human Services Grant Recommendations with no edits, FISH seconded, all were in favor with unanimous consent and the 2025-2026 Human Services Grant Commission Recommendations were approved. Commissioner will now present to the City Mayor who will take the recommendations in the general budget to City Council in October/November.
3b
Minutes of September 19, 2024
packet pp.5–6
Staff report:
Facilitated by: Dale Markey-Crimp, Assistant to the City Administrator City of Issaquah Board and Commission Staff Liaisons Present board members and commissioners split up into small groups by Strategic Plan goal area aligned with the policy area of expertise for their board or commission. They then discussed the clarity of the objectives and actions in the recommended update, as well as the alignment between actions and objectives. They discussed potential areas where clarity or better alignment are needed, and proposed potential edits and revisions to the draft update.
3c
Minutes of October 16, 2024
packet pp.7–8
Staff report:
CITY OF ISSAQUAH Equity Board & Human Services Commission 6:00 PM Senior Center, 75 NE Creek October 16, 2024 MINUTES Way, Issaquah
4. AGENDA ITEMS
4a
Awarded 2025-2026 Human Services Grants Update (I)
15 min · Hannah Roberts, Human Services Coordinator · packet pp.9–19
Topics: BudgetEquity
Staff report:
The purpose of this memo is to provide an update on Issaquah’s proposed 2025-26 budget and the
4b
Human Services Commission: Annual Recap (I)
20 min · Hannah Roberts, Human Services Coordinator · packet pp.21–37
Topics: Equity
Staff report:
To provide a recap on the work completed by Human Services Commission in the last year. Human Services Grants Human Services Grants Outcome
4c
Human Services Commission 2025 Draft Workplan (D)
25 min · Hannah Roberts, Human Services Coordinator · packet pp.39–48
Topics: Equity
Staff report:
To review the draft 2025 Human Services Commission Workplan and provide feedback 1. Revisit the mission of the Human Services Commission 2. Review the draft workplan 3. Discuss specific questions
5. REPORTS
5a
Chair and Commissioner Reports
Topics: Boards & Commissions
5b
Youth Report
packet pp.49–50
Staff report:
• City Council Opening – Deadline January 25 Consider applying for open City Council seats. Help shape Issaquah’s future in this policy- making role. In January, the 7-member Issaquah City Council will have a vacancy in Council Position No. 6. The appointee will be selected by the City Council on February 10 and serve until the certification of the General Election in late November 2025. The appointee may choose to run for the Council seat in the November election. Learn more and apply online here.
5c
Staff Report
0:05 all right it's official Human Services
0:07 Commission uh December 18
0:09 2024 called to
0:12 order um we do have commissioner luia
0:15 and commissioner are not present we do
0:18 have
0:19 Quorum um for topic number two public
0:24 comment I no uh written or
0:30 uh verbal or people in present for a
0:33 public
0:35 comment thank you Hannah for number
0:38 three approval for minutes um we have
0:42 minutes for August 21st
0:44 2024 minutes for September 19
0:48 2024 and we have minutes of October 16
0:53 2024 edit it's approval we uh move to
0:57 accept all minutes as as is
1:00 commission Manny second
1:10 second
1:12 approv good thank you
1:15 all uh we do have our next uh topic of
1:19 agenda items that's uh award 2025 2026
1:23 human services Grand subate by
1:25 Hannah all right um well first off
1:29 commissioner is Happy December thank you
1:31 so much for being here I know this
1:33 meeting was not intended this is
1:35 supposed to be a recess meeting but we
1:37 had
1:38 a a windstorm November 20th during our
1:42 last meeting so this information that
1:44 I'm going to be sharing to you is
1:46 essentially the same information that I
1:48 was planning to share on the 20th with
1:49 some edits because the world still moves
1:52 on and there's some changes with a few
1:54 of it um so I want to start off um by
2:00 informing you all uh with an update of
2:03 our final recommendations for the 2025
2:07 2026 Human Services
2:09 Grants um they when last time we've seen
2:14 each other it's been a while since we've
2:15 had a regular commission meeting was
2:16 back in August when we all approved uh
2:20 the recommendations with additional
2:23 funds so kind of step back to remind you
2:25 all we had our foundational amount and
2:28 then we had the opioid settlement
2:31 um come in and so we prepared two
2:33 recommendations to present to our city
2:35 mayor one was a recommendation if we
2:37 were granted the additional funds and
2:40 one was granted without the
2:42 additional each other was in August at
2:45 that point our funds were confirmed that
2:47 we would have the additional funds so
2:49 that is what um high and Manny presented
2:52 for us Mar um yes back in the day
3:00 that's why we these
3:02 refresher um and so we presented um that
3:05 to our city mayor since that meeting
3:08 we've had some budget changes as a city
3:11 um and that you may have seen our
3:13 mayor's letter in regards to that it is
3:15 in the staff memo is um in part the
3:19 communication from our city mayor of
3:21 what we're seeing as an impact as a city
3:24 uh with some project changes some uh
3:27 some staffing position cuts
3:30 um so all pretty big impacts what this
3:33 does mean now for our grants is that we
3:36 no longer have the additional funds um
3:39 so we have to go back to original
3:42 recommendations without additional funds
3:46 so excuse me what about the opioid F so
3:49 so where are the opioid can we ask um
3:52 yeah that's what I was gonna ask too
3:54 great questions um so the opioid the way
3:57 that we are doing it so the funding that
4:00 needed to get cut is what we call
4:02 General funds uh General funds are tax
4:05 dollar um that we get from um our uh
4:11 construction or from uh people spending
4:14 money in es SOA and so General funds uh
4:18 is what funds are human services Grant
4:22 so what we're are doing in the budget
4:23 cut is we are taking out General funds
4:27 that are $130,000
4:30 which then the opioid settlement funds
4:33 are going to fit that in okay so it's a
4:35 quid pro yes so still getting the opioid
4:39 funds but we don't have the general
4:41 funds yeah so I mean it's a little bit
4:43 so we basically have these grants kind
4:45 of it's the money is still there the
4:47 amounts are still there in that
4:49 recommendations but the buckets of money
4:50 change it's coming from a different
4:52 placees yeah it doesn't change
4:54 requirements for reporting it doesn't
4:56 change any of that so what we are now
4:58 moving back to
5:00 is what we originally recommended so
5:03 thank you for doing all that work and
5:05 having to like I know that required a
5:07 few extra meetings but I'm thankful like
5:10 that we were able to have that prepared
5:12 for when all of a sudden we were told
5:14 budget cuts we need to figure this out
5:17 so in in in kind of a high level what
5:20 that does change from what we you
5:22 thought was probably going to be
5:24 recommended um it changes us from going
5:28 from what we originally were thinking
5:29 would be 48 programs from 38
5:32 organizations down to 42 programs to 34
5:36 organizations and where we saw the most
5:39 significant cut where I think cut was
5:41 where the money went mostly was towards
5:44 uh rental assistant programs and
5:46 shelters um we definitely sprinkled in
5:48 some money in our community resources um
5:51 in our cultural specific services but um
5:54 so but what we ultimately where I feel
5:57 the cut and when I see the dollar
5:59 amounts is we really cut back on the
6:01 shelter um and Rental assistant and then
6:05 we have some for the uh Food Services
6:07 for is um Bank Food Bank yes yes yes
6:14 that was
6:16 exactly um so um yeah so some of those
6:20 dollar amounts have changed for
6:21 organizations and then some of the
6:23 organizations that I was hoping to fund
6:26 we will not be funding because these
6:27 budget cuts so we're feeling we're
6:30 definitely feeling it um in human
6:33 services so but on the flip side it is
6:37 it is still a good situation that we are
6:39 at our base level we still increased our
6:41 funding from last cycle
6:43 $55,000 right so I mean we got to look
6:45 at the positives in our current
6:47 situation question yes Morty um so this
6:52 130 which is a one-time
6:54 deal um are you counting that are you
6:57 taking that away before you are talking
7:00 about the increase of $55,000 over last
7:03 year or is that included in the in the
7:06 increase of 55,000 over last year yeah
7:09 that's included I'm I'm I'm getting that
7:11 number from the difference of our total
7:13 amount of we currently have 6
7:17 12,618 and last or this current cycle
7:20 this last cycle was 556 th000 so we're
7:24 actually spending a little less of isqua
7:26 money and um so my my I guess my
7:29 question then is uh how will that
7:31 reflect in next
7:34 Cycles yeah yeah um great question and
7:38 definitely a concern of mine as well um
7:41 we do have a set formula that we use um
7:44 that got us to the 612 and so we will
7:47 use that same formula with the Baseline
7:50 of 612 for next cycle so we're not going
7:54 to use the less amount so we'll treat it
7:57 like
7:58 612 that make sense uhhuh and I the
8:01 other question I have Hannah I'm sorry
8:03 to hog the microphone here is is um
8:07 there were in the second goor round uh
8:10 the extra meetings we had there were
8:12 some groups that we funded that hadn't
8:14 been funded in the first cycle were
8:17 those groups still not funded in the
8:19 second now are they did they get knocked
8:22 off the
8:24 list um the are you talking about the
8:26 comparison uh with additional funds
8:30 versus without additional funds yes um
8:33 yeah so there's four um four
8:36 organizations that we were going to fund
8:39 with the additional funds that no longer
8:40 will um that includes off of the top of
8:44 my head is um Chinese information uh
8:48 service center Services uhuh
8:54 Nami hands across the
8:57 bridge which one hands across the bridge
9:00 that was in friends oh friends you do
9:03 you mean um PR across the bridge oh yeah
9:06 they were a part of our original amount
9:08 so they are being funded this cycle but
9:11 just not as much as we had bumped them
9:13 up uh they were they 5,000 5,000 yeah
9:17 they were at minimum
9:20 request yeah so so we kept them at the
9:23 same yeah okay good important program I
9:26 just wanted to make sure we're still
9:27 going there yeah yeah I've actually been
9:30 working a lot with their executive
9:31 director right now with the Contracting
9:33 so I'm very excited about their
9:35 organization glad to hear that Hannah
9:39 yeah um so any other questions or
9:43 any
9:45 um other items in regards
9:50 to uh the
9:52 2025 grants 2026 grants and I know you
9:57 promptly sent out letters to all the or
9:59 organizations I heard from various
10:02 organizations yeah we got money yes it
10:05 was a hard it was it was a mixed feeling
10:08 organ letter it's always a hard one as a
10:10 funer because you know you're going to
10:11 disappoint people and there's a lot of
10:13 organizations that I'm very um
10:16 personally bum that we're not funding
10:18 but you know we have our reasons for it
10:20 and we can't say we can't say yes to
10:22 everybody right otherwise we're going
10:23 with the peanut butter spread that
10:26 doesn't really align with our strategic
10:27 plans so yeah that's why we have these
10:30 toolkits in place and strategic plans to
10:32 help us make these hard decisions but
10:35 yes they have been informed and we are
10:37 in Contracting negotiation periods right
10:40 now so we are working on finalizing
10:43 contracts by end of January oh I do have
10:45 a question you know the new thing that
10:46 was being started with this cycle where
10:49 we were going to some of the smaller
10:51 organizations we were going to they
10:53 weren't going to be reimbursement grants
10:55 they were going to be so are we doing
10:57 that yes so Advanced payment is
10:59 something that we are very excited to
11:01 offer this cycle we are um finalizing we
11:04 have to have our attorney um update our
11:06 contract to reflect that um we are what
11:09 we call a part of a pooled contract so
11:12 um city of Kirkland ultimately holds
11:15 these the contracts and provides you
11:17 know pays the invoices and so um their
11:22 pooled contract we have 18 of our
11:25 programs are in that where they
11:27 basically process the payment
11:30 they're doing Advanced payments for all
11:31 of it and so they are basically going to
11:33 receive payments um in the first quarter
11:36 so in January they receive 50% of their
11:39 funding and then um in the third quarter
11:42 they'll receive their final amount so
11:45 how are we choosing which ones of ours
11:47 are are granes raising their hands to
11:49 say I yeah it'll be an optin program so
11:53 um kind of per our kind of attorney's
11:56 suggestion is that in order for Advanced
11:59 payments to um be awarded uh we they
12:04 have to be serving um low income
12:07 population all of our organizations do
12:10 serve that so they just need to
12:11 basically say opt in in like confirming
12:14 yes this is who the population we serve
12:17 and um yes we want to opt into it so
12:19 anybody is um is can opt into this
12:24 program um if you're in the pooled
12:26 program you automatically get that
12:28 payment cyle so that'll be different oh
12:30 okay so that's what you were trying to
12:31 explain okay so if they're in the pool
12:33 they automatically get yeah but for Isa
12:35 it can be a choice the think the reality
12:38 though is we still technically are
12:40 reimbursement model so we do need to
12:43 have and we do currently in one of the
12:45 contracts have it in the Clause of we
12:47 have to have something in case they
12:48 don't make it right if they don't get to
12:51 50% of their
12:53 exp um so we're really hoping that
12:55 doesn't happen of course but we have to
12:57 be prepared just in case
12:59 oh yeah so we're excited to see how that
13:01 goes it'll I I'll have a report with for
13:04 that um once we'
13:08 done thanks for filling Us in yeah of
13:11 course all right well that wraps up kind
13:13 of that uh 2025 and 2026 Human Service
13:17 grants
13:20 updates so I will just move us along
13:23 because I'm just doing quick
13:23 presentations
13:26 tonight all right so one of the things
13:28 that I like to do with um you all is uh
13:32 remember and do a little recap of what
13:36 did we do this whole last year what have
13:38 we accomplished and it's been quite a
13:40 bit um and so I want to take this
13:43 opportunity to kind of scoop back even
13:45 back to 2023 to show this is our current
13:49 cycle um and what has what was the end
13:53 year results to that in 2024 we
13:55 accomplished a lot in our work plan um
13:58 and of course course the big tasks to to
14:01 uh plot ourselves in is our grant
14:05 recommendations so as a just reminder
14:07 2023 feels like a very long time ago uh
14:11 but it's a part of this current cycle
14:13 that we're in uh we had 556
14:17 720 awarded to 34 organizations 42
14:22 programs um that was intended to serve
14:26 uh for over just under 5,000 residents
14:30 uh for actual numbers in 2023 was uh
14:33 just over
14:34 15,000 um we can't necessarily confirm
14:37 if they're duplicated or not but
14:39 somebody who went to the food bank got
14:41 counted as one versus somebody who went
14:43 to our meals program they may have both
14:46 gone to those programs so they may have
14:49 someone that receiv received services
14:51 from the food bank might have also
14:52 receed services from the yeah the U meal
14:56 program yeah exactly so that's the
14:57 number that we have
14:59 um and then this is kind of interesting
15:01 looking at this current cycle that we're
15:03 in just seeing you know how we have the
15:05 same priority areas but you can see how
15:08 is the funding um distributed with
15:11 programs and with money and um I have a
15:14 comparison slide or you'll see the
15:16 differences but um a lot of our funding
15:19 majority of it went to our housing
15:21 Continuum programs a lot to shelters
15:24 really um some highlights of 2023 uh the
15:27 food bank saw back in 2023 their largest
15:30 year and 2024 I think they're going to
15:32 have even higher numbers than this but
15:34 they had
15:36 7,369 unduplicated isqua residents they
15:39 seem any
15:41 more I was in a meeting with them uh
15:44 just yesterday and I think it was
15:46 yesterday they said they had their
15:48 largest day visit and I feel like they
15:52 they say that a lot so it just tells me
15:53 how much they're growing I've even seen
15:55 news articles like I know other food
15:57 banks are seeing a big influx in the
15:58 season
15:59 so um our meals program another local
16:03 program provides hot free meals uh saw
16:06 over 300 um individuals served uh over
16:12 6600 meals so a lot of work there as
16:16 well um I think some of the other
16:18 highlights is you know the number you
16:21 saw the five versus we saw
16:23 15,000 um we tripled with our funding we
16:26 we saw Triple the amount of residents we
16:28 were hoping to serve um so the
16:31 organizations have been busy doing a lot
16:33 of great work um and then one thing to
16:36 note too in our efforts is and the
16:39 biggest feedback I've been receiving is
16:41 just the network opportunities we've
16:42 been able to provide our nonprofit
16:44 organizations and them learning about
16:46 their organizations have been very
16:48 valuable so it was a good
16:51 year and then in 20124 we also kind of
16:54 steeping in from 2023 to 2024 we had our
16:57 site visits
16:59 um we also did a mid uh year review of
17:02 our strategic plan we had many of our
17:05 cultural events uh that you many of you
17:08 were able to participate in uh the
17:11 resource bears were a huge success this
17:13 year we had joint meetings a lot of them
17:15 actually um we did our Equity training
17:18 and then of course we had our grant
17:19 applications so a good good view of how
17:22 much we have done and how much you've
17:24 been able to participate in um just as a
17:27 reminder and this will be for one of our
17:29 next topic
17:31 conversations um back in January of 2023
17:35 um Commissioners you decided to do site
17:37 visits By Priority area and so you
17:40 reviewed um did site visits and
17:42 presentations from the organizations of
17:45 our cultural organizations for all
17:47 applications so some of these
17:49 organizations we did fund some of them
17:52 we did not but we made sure that we um
17:54 did site visits or had presentations
17:55 from all of
17:57 them we have a lot of great events I
18:00 will say one of the best year for Human
18:02 Services for our events U partnering
18:04 with some of our local organizations uh
18:06 Black History Month we uh had an art
18:09 gallery here at our community center um
18:12 in may we had our um aapi um event
18:15 around by the circle that was a
18:17 beautiful um just vibrant uh celebration
18:22 we had pride month uh partnering with
18:23 the garage and one of our Equity board
18:26 members uh Hispanic Heritage Month I
18:28 know was there uh that was at the pck
18:31 gream barn that was our uh first time
18:33 having a cultural event at the pck green
18:35 barn it was a big dance party um it was
18:38 amazing they also this is ran by the
18:39 circle they had a big what's that big
18:43 like robot on Ste thing it it looked
18:46 like the movie uh what's the character
18:49 Predator I don't know and it had but it
18:51 was a he was a was probably what 8 feet
18:53 oh yeah 8 feet and he was just dancing
18:55 along and had lights everywhere and wow
18:59 tilts yes yes yes wow yes it was very
19:03 the kids loved it so I just said that
19:05 kid oh that's cool very family friendly
19:08 event my kids are there dancing busting
19:10 out moves it was
19:12 great um and then of course we had
19:14 welcome leek um that's our big um uh one
19:17 that the city ultimately leads on that
19:19 so that was a very fun um fun event as
19:23 well one of our biggest ones so far
19:25 resource fairs again are great
19:27 opportunities for our community members
19:29 to learn more about our nonprofit
19:30 organization so we partner with our CH
19:33 chalk art festival um so that was in
19:35 July um that was actually fairly small
19:39 but like uh impactful as the back um the
19:43 information I got and then at our is
19:45 culture Fest during welcome week we had
19:48 44 um booths that was and it was a hot
19:52 day so we survived that and that was a
19:54 very big success so um I just love these
19:57 pictures I normally throw out pictures
19:59 for presentations but I couldn't help
20:01 but share um just some of the
20:04 performances we had um it was it was
20:07 just a well attended well received by
20:09 our community members so um I'm very
20:12 excited with the budget cuts we still
20:14 will we'll be looking at some of these
20:16 cultural events for um cutting back on
20:20 2025 um but we will still be doing
20:22 welcome um culture Fest
20:25 so forward to that you may have
20:27 forgotten but you you did a few joint
20:29 meetings with other departments and
20:32 boards and commissions so early on in
20:34 the year we did a climate uh
20:36 vulnerability assessment um
20:38 communication Tool uh concept uh with
20:41 our um sustainability they wanted some
20:44 input and feedback uh we did a Transit
20:47 study for Equity analysis and the uh
20:49 Link rail envisioning um these are all
20:52 pretty recent actually uh and then the
20:54 Citywide strategic plan so looking at
20:56 that larger plan and providing input
20:58 there
20:59 and um our joint Eastside Human Services
21:02 Equity training we did um in preparation
21:05 for the grant review so um when do we uh
21:08 revisit the um strategic pth that was um
21:12 if maybe you were there is a Pickering
21:14 Barn no I would we revisit that oh
21:16 revisit that actually that's been
21:18 adopted so I think they that was kind of
21:20 one of the final focus groups that they
21:22 were completing and so that has now been
21:24 adopted by Council I think it was
21:26 December 2nd so is there a timeline on
21:30 it where we have to look at it again oh
21:32 good question I don't know I'm sure
21:34 they'll probably do a midyear review
21:35 it's a EV every five years
21:39 so yeah so I hope you're still around
21:45 Manny and then of course the heavy lift
21:47 this year was our grant reviews uh we
21:50 had 95 applications whoosh over two
21:53 million um in request 60 different
21:57 organizations uh what that process
21:59 entailed was starting off with some
22:02 training some Equity training to set us
22:04 up on the right path we looked at the
22:06 review tools and had preparation um in
22:09 in how to review these applications and
22:11 how to score these applications we did
22:15 uh kind of divide and conquer so we uh
22:18 broke it up in categories instead of
22:20 reviewing all 95 which some cities do do
22:23 it that way um you instead were able to
22:27 review um a quarter of
22:30 them you also came up with two
22:32 recommendations not just one but two
22:34 that's a big deal um and then of course
22:37 H and manie being able to present that
22:39 to the mayor that was a great uh way to
22:42 close off and again just you've seen
22:44 these slides before but just wanting to
22:45 remind you this is our final dollar
22:48 amount 612 this will be the formula up
22:51 top that we will use again for next
22:53 cycle uh with the Baseline being
22:56 612 um and then this is again reminding
22:59 it's one time opid settlement funds it's
23:01 130,000 we're able to incorporate per
23:07 year and then this is again oh yeah long
23:10 do that fun last is um is there a good
23:15 question so the way yeah the way that
23:17 the opioid settlement funds is basically
23:20 they said here's
23:21 $260,000 you use how you want it but
23:25 that's it so that's a one time
23:28 that's how we're going to use it is with
23:30 embedded into our Human Services Grants
23:32 to fund our behavioral health programs
23:35 but with opioid settlement funds we do
23:37 get an annual amount I don't know the
23:40 exact but we're talking anywhere between
23:41 10 and
23:43 $220,000 so and that comes in every year
23:46 so that we can use that towards every
23:50 year forever every year
23:54 for there I want I don't know exactly I
23:57 haven't like we will see it I think
24:01 until 2050 I've heard but are we talking
24:03 about the opioid Grant yeah the opioid
24:05 settlement bu well I thought we got
24:08 we're doing 130 in 2025 and then 130 in
24:12 2026 and then you're saying we're
24:13 getting more but we're only getting
24:15 10,000 so so the cities will uh get
24:19 different amounts based off their size
24:21 and um so we get a large chunk of
24:24 funding like this this is called the
24:26 onetime settlement funds but then we
24:28 also get additional settlement funds
24:30 that come in got it um every year and
24:33 it's it's you know enough to maybe we
24:35 you know we do a campaign for prevention
24:38 or maybe we provide um trainings for you
24:42 know organizations so there's a lot of
24:44 different things we can do with it um
24:46 when we are prepared to have that
24:49 conversation in the next year or two
24:51 probably we'll bring it to the
24:52 commission for some feedback my concern
24:55 is that we look at it this year we had x
24:58 amount um set aside plus the 130 yes but
25:04 we ended
25:05 up putting that into the general fund so
25:08 therefore we really couldn't focus on
25:11 the upper um open problem this is that
25:15 going to continue it it didn't it didn't
25:18 magnify anything we wanted to do right
25:21 yeah yeah it it it didn't
25:24 exactly yeah exactly I mean so the um
25:28 opioid settlement funds have to be used
25:31 for specific purposes there's a big huge
25:35 list of how it can be um used and so
25:37 we've allocated and identified the
25:40 programs um that equal
25:44 130,000 um that are under that category
25:48 so yeah right and they had already they
25:50 already equaled 130 with version one
25:54 right yeah yeah exactly so just
25:58 concerned that yeah if you were going to
26:00 put emphasis on those areas you're not
26:02 really putting any more emphasis on it
26:04 from the year before because we took
26:07 those funds out and basically you're
26:10 just keeping it level right yeah
26:14 unfortunately that's yeah unfortunately
26:17 the timing of it like fortunately and
26:19 unfortunately right because uh we have
26:22 budget cuts so like we could have had
26:26 only 4 $100,000 or $500,000 technically
26:31 right if we didn't have this to kind of
26:32 help save kind of be our buffer so yeah
26:36 it I was very excited for the additional
26:39 funds let's just say that and it was a
26:42 very sad thing to to pull back that and
26:45 now you know it's hard when you're
26:48 saying you're giving you're given
26:49 something and then it's yeah taken away
26:52 so that's always a hard position to be
26:54 in for sure and that's unfortunately
26:55 where we were at so it's it's a just
26:59 being a part of the bigger picture you
27:02 know Hannah yes Mory um does is it
27:07 forecasted that we will have another
27:10 budget shortfall next year no it yeah
27:14 they're making some very big changes um
27:17 so we are on a a twoyear budget cycle um
27:22 and so they're making adjustments so
27:24 that way this doesn't happen one of the
27:26 ways they'll do that is um
27:29 with in the forecast of our Revenue was
27:33 construction as a city we receive a lot
27:35 of funding through
27:37 construction um but that um they're
27:40 going to basically remove that because
27:42 that's not guaranteed um what was
27:44 forecasted for this last year there
27:47 there was supposed to be some
27:48 construction happening that didn't end
27:49 up happening so we lost a lot of money
27:52 that it and so they realize this is not
27:54 a safe way to continue to forecast our
27:57 future budget we need a remove that and
27:59 and reallocate that kind of funding to
28:01 something different and I my
28:04 understanding too was sales tax revenue
28:07 so we're being much more conservative go
28:08 forward I mean we just didn't have the
28:10 rebound after covid that we thought we
28:12 would have so in most of the budget is
28:15 from sales tax revenue so they they just
28:18 didn't get it yeah and we have a huge
28:20 cost increase of our police department
28:22 and we have to contract with Eastside
28:24 buyer and rescue and their revenue or
28:27 their um expenses rather went up I want
28:31 to say 15% don't quote me on that but it
28:34 went up significantly so those cost um
28:36 costs of our judicial system with
28:39 attorney costs have also gone up so
28:42 expenses have gone up and Reven has gone
28:44 down therefore budget issues so yeah
28:50 yeah and we're not the only city kind of
28:51 wrestling with this it's a very common
28:53 thing along other cities and the east
28:55 side and so it's kind of what we call
28:58 the funding Cliff right the funding's
29:01 fully truly ended and everyone's feeling
29:03 it can you on these four categories here
29:06 the first one the green is housing oh
29:08 yeah sorry housing the next one is um
29:13 Community Resources the next one is
29:15 behavioral health okay and then this one
29:18 is cultural specific Services okay super
29:20 thank
29:21 you yeah and so um from last cycle it
29:24 was 200,000 for housing so that got
29:28 dropped
29:29 significantly um and our cultural
29:32 specific was 91,000 so that almost
29:35 doubled yeah and it's how we kind of
29:37 recategorize stuff too is a little bit
29:40 so within cultural specific there are U
29:43 behavioral health programs and there was
29:45 some housing stuff in there some housing
29:46 stuff yeah so it looks like it looks
29:48 like cultural specific programs got a
29:51 lot of money but it actually is
29:52 distributed in the three other
29:54 categories um but they're cultural
29:57 specific organization so I think that's
29:59 a a testament of what we were
30:01 prioritizing we really recognize
30:02 cultural specific organizations are are
30:05 important to fund um and then just a
30:08 kind of a highlight in here I thought
30:10 was interesting we had we are having 12
30:12 new programs so last cycle we had 42
30:14 programs this cycle we also have 42
30:16 programs but 12 of them are new um and
30:20 they're from eight new organization
30:22 organizations so um I'm excited for some
30:24 of those new Partnerships and meeting
30:26 some of our community needs them
30:29 so going to be a good next cycle here
30:33 all right so next steps here um so
30:35 looking back December 2nd that's when we
30:37 did have the adoption of the budget our
30:41 recommendations were embedded in the
30:42 budget therefore we're approved um We
30:45 Are Tonight going to be working on just
30:47 our draft work plan and brainstorming
30:49 and so uh next meeting will be um
30:52 adopting those and posting those on our
30:54 website in February I hope to have um
30:57 kind of report to you all about 2024 um
31:00 outcomes and and what did the final year
31:02 look like and then we will talk more
31:05 about it but uh we will be working on
31:08 site visits and what that will look like
31:09 for the rest of the
31:11 year any
31:13 questions other
31:17 comments uh Hannah you went uh you said
31:19 the the 15th and then the 19th of
31:22 February was there a March date
31:25 also oh I didn't put the March date no
31:28 no don't worry about it I just I didn't
31:30 get it so yeah it would probably be
31:33 March third Wednesday third Wednesday
31:37 would be the 18th does that sound right
31:39 March 18th yeah yeah I think so wait
31:45 Thursday Wednesday sorry
31:50 19th yes I'm sorry I'm looking at
31:52 Tuesday you're right March
31:54 19th there we go
31:58 all right okay anything
32:02 else I Mo along then um okay our work
32:07 plan so you do have a copy um printed
32:09 out for your reference very much our
32:11 draft form um so I'm hoping to make some
32:13 edits with you all tonight um really um
32:17 my purpose in reviewing this is um I
32:21 think I thought it would be helpful for
32:23 us to one like step back and remember
32:25 like okay we're commission but really
32:27 what like what do we do what kind of
32:28 difference what do we make what's our
32:30 purpose so I want to start off with
32:32 reminding us of what our impact is and
32:34 what our mission is here um I also want
32:37 to review what's on the docket for us
32:39 for 2025 and then I do have some very
32:42 specific questions that I'm hoping to
32:44 receive your guidance and feedback
32:46 on um so right in any border commission
32:50 really the main role is to advise um our
32:54 city mayor and our city council on
32:56 specific topics for for us it's
32:58 obviously going to be human services and
33:02 that is includes some of our planning it
33:05 includes our funding decisions um but
33:07 also different emerging needs that come
33:09 up uh within Human Services I think over
33:12 the years we've seen that with the
33:13 equity board um coming from our Human
33:16 Services Commission um and our different
33:19 events that we've had so um there is uh
33:22 our strategic plan is a big part of it
33:24 as well so your role is to really touch
33:27 on the Human Services
33:30 pieces and what that practically looks
33:32 like and the tasks that you are assigned
33:35 the big heavy lift you all just
33:37 completed with our funding
33:38 recommendations and so presenting that
33:41 is really the final and big main outcome
33:44 you um make some very big decisions that
33:48 really impact our nonprofit
33:50 organizations who really provide these
33:53 um these specific services so you get to
33:56 be a part of that impact and that
33:57 decision uh you review those
34:00 applications uh you are a big part of
34:02 our strategic plan we've got um in 20206
34:06 we will be diving really deep into that
34:08 for our next fiveyear plan and preparing
34:10 for that and then of course any other
34:13 emerging needs that come up within Isa
34:15 and our Human Services
34:18 Fe so let's just take a quick look at
34:20 the work plan um that we have so I'm
34:24 just going to go over at a high level
34:26 and um and and then I'll come back um
34:29 with a few questions for you
34:31 all um so the way that this sheet is set
34:35 up is is kind of our Citywide format
34:37 that we use you'll see kind of the
34:39 general item here's a little bit
34:41 description and then the gray box is
34:43 saying like when when we will be doing
34:45 it so you can see there's some that are
34:47 just a one-time thing and there are
34:48 other things that will be repeated on a
34:51 quarterly
34:53 basis um so this uh first quarter I'm
34:57 going to be working
34:58 hard on our contracts and scopes of work
35:01 um so that will be something that I'll
35:03 keep our commission posted on um the
35:05 next thing that we'll go in more detail
35:08 I have some questions for you for how
35:09 you'd like to do it is this is our our
35:12 year where we do some site visits and
35:13 learn more about our nonprofits that we
35:15 are funding um so we have a couple
35:17 different options of how we can do go
35:18 about that for this year um I'm going to
35:21 provide an annual report um I'll provide
35:23 of course our your quarterly reports I
35:25 want you to all know how our funded or
35:27 organizations are doing and provide any
35:30 um highlights or any challenges that are
35:32 coming up and
35:33 emerging um you'll um receive Human
35:36 Services updates and different
35:38 department um updates with that and um
35:41 if there's any um implementation updates
35:43 for a strategic plan uh so that's kind
35:46 of the high Lev General um topics that
35:49 we're looking at um there's a few kind
35:53 of just to-dos um which will be the work
35:55 plan we'll have recruitment um so I
35:58 think it opens in March is when we'll be
36:01 recruiting we do have two vacant
36:03 positions um so all I'll have to double
36:06 check whose terms are ending so those
36:09 can be renewed I hope you'll consider
36:11 renewing them if you're up um but we
36:13 will also be working on filling those
36:15 vacancies I think I am yeah and now that
36:19 is part of a a broader I mean all the
36:22 commissions the recruitment process
36:23 that's going on okay yes exactly so
36:26 that's just kind of that and and I would
36:29 love to fill those vacancy positions but
36:32 we'd have to go through a special
36:33 recruitment approval and process so we
36:35 are just going to wait until March and
36:38 then um we'll do the interviews in April
36:41 and then in May uh they'll be
36:45 appointed then we'll look at um chair
36:47 and vice chair position we'll go through
36:49 any orientations for new
36:52 Commissioners um there's for um open
36:56 government training
36:58 you and I excuse me go ahead am I oh
37:01 okay I just rened I'll door I think it's
37:06 because oh I was an alternate and you
37:08 got stuck in yeah one of probably one
37:10 year terms so we'll see what opens up
37:13 and am I own for another 10 years of
37:16 course you are Manny you're never
37:18 leaving
37:24 me um yeah so we can we can talk more
37:27 about that too and kind of see what that
37:29 all looks like but yeah recruitment for
37:31 sure hopefully we'll add a few more
37:32 people um to fill those bigant units um
37:35 recess meetings uh were kind of looked a
37:38 little bit different in 2024 but I'm
37:40 proposing we follow our
37:42 council's um recess meeting schedule so
37:44 in August this summer break vacation
37:46 time and then in December um so
37:49 something changes we can certainly
37:50 adjust but that's where we're at um and
37:53 then we'll talk more what I'm hoping to
37:54 seek input are the highlighted areas so
37:56 training and some joint
37:58 meetings so let me pull up my questions
38:04 have um any comments or questions about
38:06 the work plan and what we're looking
38:11 at okay so what I would love to figure
38:14 out and how see how you all would like
38:16 to do is these site visits again the
38:18 intention is to just better understand
38:21 these you know you looked at these
38:22 applications you know these
38:23 organizations through the paper but what
38:25 does it look like um in their building
38:27 or what does it look like with their
38:28 staff what does it actually mean to be a
38:30 part of this organization um so again
38:33 last cycle you decided to use the off
38:35 year doing cultural specific programs um
38:39 that uh who applied um so I think that
38:42 was a total of eight site visits um we
38:44 kind of divide and conquered a little
38:46 bit where well we had two Commissioners
38:48 go to one site and then do a report out
38:51 um so that's how we did last year um so
38:54 want to uh present three options and of
38:57 course I'm open to anything else but the
38:59 first option being um do the same thing
39:02 so you can select a priority area and we
39:04 can look at all the um applicants for
39:08 that program and we can kind of divide
39:10 and conquer of we can um work on
39:13 assigning
39:14 organizations um to uh or sorry we can
39:19 assign Commissioners to those
39:20 organizations and do a report out
39:22 throughout the
39:23 year um we also have the other option of
39:25 them coming to us so maybe we don't do
39:28 necessarily site visits and we go on
39:29 site and go you know a lot of it was we
39:31 went to their events or different things
39:33 like that um or tours but instead we can
39:36 any who one who's funded I can set it up
39:39 where if you're funded by isquat in the
39:42 next two years you need to come do a
39:44 presentation on your organization um so
39:47 we had quite a few of those kind of
39:49 online presentations I would assume most
39:51 of them would be online again
39:53 PowerPoints um sharing some data
39:55 information so if you found that to be
39:57 helpful and you would want to know um
40:01 all of the organizations I think that
40:02 would be the most efficient way is to
40:05 have them come to us the only yeah the
40:07 only thing there is with number one I
40:09 felt like and I didn't participate so I
40:11 want to like put that out there because
40:14 I was never able to work out the
40:15 schedule number one it's definitely um
40:18 allowing you're going to their site and
40:20 so it gives them the option to say
40:22 here's what works for us number two
40:25 means that they have to be they have to
40:28 be have someone available on a Wednesday
40:30 evening on the third Wednesday of the
40:32 month to do the presentation I like
40:34 number two because I think it's super
40:36 efficient um but I'm just pointing out
40:39 that that does put the it puts the
40:41 burden on
40:42 them um and I do think I was I just
40:46 especially remember your report out you
40:48 went to the
40:50 African uh resour I can't name the
40:55 Indian the Indian one and I just was
40:58 really for me it was very interesting to
40:59 hear what it was like to actually be on
41:01 site but that's a much bigger commitment
41:03 from on the part of an individual
41:05 commissioner right and and is there a
41:09 hybrid option yeah I would like a hybrid
41:11 option because um some places you know
41:14 if they don't have the setup to do a
41:17 nice you know PowerPoint or right you
41:21 know that a visit would be nice I I know
41:24 I really enjoyed the visit um
41:28 but I also enjoyed ones that we had
41:30 online that actually went through but
41:33 those are usually the
41:35 bigger that have the Staffing and the
41:39 flexibility yeah yeah um hybrid meaning
41:43 um for like for you as an individual
41:46 commissioner to connect with one of the
41:48 organizations online or hybrids meaning
41:50 they you go on site for some of them and
41:52 then some of them present online yeah
41:56 yeah yeah I don't see I not yeah so and
41:58 I have a question about number three
42:00 here collaborate with other Human
42:01 Services cities for organiz which I just
42:04 love that idea but
42:08 say like how does because these are like
42:10 official recorded meetings so someone
42:13 comes and they give their presentation
42:14 and we all hear it like can we invite
42:17 the other commissions to at the other
42:19 cities if you want to hear from this
42:21 organization you can sign into this how
42:23 does that work yeah so the way that it
42:26 was
42:27 so City of Redmond invited our
42:29 commission and all eite commissions to
42:31 join them they are doing a they are
42:34 having in January they um are having a
42:38 panel of organizations in person present
42:43 at their commission meeting and so
42:46 Kirkland is squ them have been invited
42:49 um the the January topic is
42:51 organizations that um serve um
42:55 disabilities and
42:58 actually the three of the four
42:59 organizations didn't even apply to isqua
43:02 that are presenting um one of them did
43:04 not receive fund so that's part of the
43:06 challenge and so I did ask so City of
43:08 Redmond you know they were the ones who
43:10 brought it up so I asked what their
43:11 schedule was going to be and so um they
43:16 have like in February would be opioids
43:19 so Health type of
43:22 organizations um March they have one
43:24 Redman which I don't know what that is
43:26 but then April they have youth programs
43:28 and then in July they're doing for
43:31 tomorrow and what are the dates for
43:33 these Anna I don't have the exact dates
43:36 so that's yeah so I mean there's if if
43:39 we want to go that route where we do the
43:41 joint thing with other City
43:43 commissioners um it's a it's going to be
43:45 a lot of coordination right because
43:46 it'll be deciding who's going to host
43:48 like is it going to be Redmond and like
43:50 that's the date that it's going to be um
43:54 so it's it's something if you and we
43:56 will have less control of who it will be
43:59 right right right right some of them
44:01 will be like if we went to the January
44:03 January one I'm sure it' be very
44:05 interesting to learn about these
44:06 organizations but they didn't even apply
44:08 for is class so isn't really relevant to
44:10 us so did you just gave a calendar that
44:12 Redmond had already decided on right
44:14 yeah and it's very like this is a very
44:16 new new thing I I my counterparts in
44:19 Redmond and in Kirkland they're amazing
44:22 and we would work with them and Sam
44:24 amush we work with them if this is the
44:25 route we would want to go so it would be
44:28 I mean I would be advocating for isqua
44:30 and what our needs are in in planning
44:32 and organizing that but we so but we
44:35 could do the same thing y right we could
44:37 say in January here's who we're gonna
44:39 have on in February March we here's
44:43 here's the programs we're going to
44:45 invite yes yes exactly so I mean we
44:48 could goad be good to have some of the
44:51 pooled people the that that were sharing
44:53 with the other that were funding with
44:55 the other cities together be good to
44:57 have those in in some kind of a deal
45:00 yeah that would actually be a really
45:01 good idea I'll present that to Kirk city
45:04 of Kirkland to see how they would how
45:06 they plan to do that with because the
45:08 pulled ones would make a lot of sense
45:10 yeah super interesting I mean again it's
45:13 the burden of we're not if the city of
45:16 Kirkland says here's who's coming on
45:18 this night do you want to come you're
45:20 invited you don't have to but it also do
45:22 it online too right oh yeah for sure so
45:24 you can just basically
45:28 yeah come in to to that
45:30 particular presentation right right and
45:34 then I mean if we're gonna I and it kind
45:36 of sounds like we we might be leaning
45:38 towards hybrid right just I mean I I
45:42 would like that and instead of having um
45:45 number one where we just put pick a
45:47 priority area I think it' be nice for
45:49 Commissioners to go through and you know
45:53 who our grantees are next year and see
45:56 what
45:57 which organizations really peique their
45:59 curiosity and which ones they want to do
46:01 a site visit to what do you guys think
46:03 of that we kind did that this yeah we
46:07 picked we picked the we picked the area
46:09 that we were in and then visits from
46:12 that no this this past I mean the past I
46:16 guess it was
46:17 2023 we picked organizations that were
46:21 just within the cultural specific sector
46:23 right yeah you got to pick but it was we
46:25 chose the priority area I actually was
46:27 in a part of that conversation I was on
46:29 leave during that time so I can't
46:32 recall why I think there was a reason
46:34 why there was and I'm just saying let's
46:38 just if somebody has one that they
46:40 really want to visit what if like each
46:43 commissioner committed to two for one or
46:47 physical site visit in the in the year I
46:51 of choosing is that what you're saying
46:53 like something like that but then I mean
46:54 we're then if we start doing these two I
46:56 mean
46:57 and then what was
46:59 that yeah a lot of coordinations going
47:02 on because you know if they're going to
47:04 present with Redmond then you don't have
47:06 to visit right unless you really want to
47:09 because the visit really is different
47:10 but again no you're I I get your point
47:12 with that too because again we're
47:14 talking about the burden on them okay
47:16 will they have a they have to be they
47:18 have to do their Redmond presentation on
47:19 Tuesday January 16 and then I'm going to
47:22 come do it works for me to come do a
47:23 site visit on J I mean like like I want
47:26 to I guess I want to be respectful of of
47:29 their resources and what what they have
47:31 available I'm super interested in in
47:33 learning more about some of the new
47:35 organizations we've funded but some of
47:37 those were also pretty small so you know
47:41 I don't want them to spend all of their
47:42 time appearing in meetings and doing
47:45 site visits when they got to be doing
47:46 the work too so I guess I just want to
47:48 be mindful of that so have we given you
47:52 a good any help
47:54 yeah Hanah we want it all I know how do
47:57 I give it to you a little bit all over
47:59 the place I haven't heard from behind me
48:02 though I do like as far as V site visits
48:06 um I do like number one I think we can
48:07 be very methodical for 2025 um you know
48:10 I given the way the economy is doing and
48:13 and and I think it's you know and how
48:15 we're trying to interact with community
48:17 in person and connect I do like number
48:20 two where maybe we have three to four
48:22 organizations come to our meeting and
48:25 and I I think with a guideline of you
48:27 don't have to present a half hour it
48:28 could be just hey five minutes just just
48:32 just simple hey um just so we can get a
48:35 name and face
48:36 and you know for me personally I think I
48:38 it would go far in terms of um
48:42 engagement piece um versus just the
48:45 PowerPoint just okay what's what's maybe
48:47 what's going on highs and lows and
48:49 challenges absolutely yeah for those
48:51 presentations I probably I maybe lean
48:54 into you guys what you'd want to know
48:56 because I think I I would I wouldn't say
48:58 come over and present I would say hey
48:59 here are the three questions that we
49:01 want to know like one give us a
49:03 two-minute overview of your
49:04 organizations and the programs you offer
49:07 um hone in on the program that we are
49:09 funding um tell us more specifically
49:11 about that program and then and then how
49:14 does it specifically like what what does
49:18 isqua specific Services look like right
49:21 because they many of these organizations
49:22 serve a lot of people but we care about
49:24 is and so we want to know what they
49:26 impact is um for isqua so I think I'd
49:30 ask yeah organizations big you know uh
49:34 big overview um program um Insight um
49:39 isqua impact and then challenge
49:41 highlights and then challenges I'm
49:43 always interested in challenges yes oh
49:45 thank you I mean and then there's some
49:48 organizations that are so small and I
49:49 can even speak for one that we funded
49:51 influen the choice it doesn't have a
49:54 building right yeah so right um I mean
49:57 people could go to a board meeting yeah
50:00 but um or one of their events they have
50:02 some good events right
50:05 yeah so Hannah would it be helpful I'm
50:09 just trying to think about this with the
50:10 number of organizations that we funded
50:12 and
50:13 everything figuring I I like the idea of
50:16 figuring out um maybe individually which
50:18 ones we're most interested in well we
50:22 can kind of go with our I'm sorry um
50:24 maybe you know how we were selected for
50:26 a certain group yeah a certain area
50:30 maybe we
50:31 can within our or we can be open to it
50:34 too you know hey I want to know more
50:36 about this you know M was Behavioral
50:37 Health like I'd like to know one of
50:39 those agencies and I can report back say
50:41 hey what I visit here what I learned
50:43 here's some things that you know I can
50:44 bring to the group I can't remember if
50:47 we actually um picked our sign area
50:51 first and then visit it or did was it
50:54 the opp other way around uh we the
50:57 commission decided to do cultural
50:59 specific
51:01 applications and then you went and
51:04 picked your top one and top two that
51:05 you'd want and then from there we
51:07 assigned you and I was probably I mean
51:09 we were probably at the meeting where
51:11 that decision was made yes but I don't I
51:14 don't remember exactly how we funneled
51:16 into right I think so so I think what
51:19 the thought is of choosing a priority
51:21 area so it's kind of to be Equitable and
51:24 they're not any biases right and so
51:27 because we're trying to say we we gave
51:31 all of the organizations the same
51:33 opportunity to present that we're in a
51:35 group right that were in a
51:37 group that's why because because 42 Pro
51:41 like it was 34 organizations that you
51:43 need to visit is is a lot for you all to
51:47 go out and do um we certainly could have
51:50 them come here what so from what I've
51:54 been hearing I have kind of a to do
51:56 maybe all of them a little bit um so
52:00 what I would like to consider is um one
52:03 everybody commits to do it an on-site
52:05 visit to one organization of your choice
52:08 okay can be any organization which one
52:11 you would like to learn more about and
52:12 actually be a site visit and to do I
52:15 think one in the year you could do more
52:18 than one certainly but and and I will
52:20 also say if Commissioners are not able
52:22 to commit to one that is okay this is
52:25 not a requirement but I think if we can
52:27 commit to
52:28 one on-site visit um to learn more and
52:32 to then to present you know what you
52:34 learned and what you experienced um you
52:36 we can get the on-site experience and
52:38 that could be again just a preferential
52:41 Choice then what I can do is I can
52:46 invite all of the
52:48 organizations um in my Contracting
52:50 process I can invite them in the next
52:52 two years here's our schedule would you
52:56 like to visit us you do not need to um
52:59 but here would you like to come and do a
53:01 minute presentation five
53:05 minut can be hybrid um so that way they
53:09 all have an opportunity blanket
53:11 statement to come present or not present
53:14 and we'll schedule around that in
53:16 addition to those two I can also work
53:19 with our city Partners in uh Redmond and
53:22 Kirkland and samamish um to see what
53:25 their topics and their schedules of
53:27 presentations look like and um and then
53:32 uh present it to you as an option of
53:35 saying hey I've learned that City Rond
53:37 are going to have this topic in the
53:40 spring or this month and these are the
53:42 organizations Commissioners are you
53:44 interested in going in person to redend
53:47 because that's also a big ask for you
53:49 guys is going on most of them are in
53:51 person and we and we don't all need to
53:54 go and like you said none of these are
53:56 have toos we're all volunteers here yeah
53:59 yeah so it everything would be optional
54:01 I like that idea okay even the ones that
54:04 they they uh come in
54:07 person are um
54:10 broadcast right
54:13 so you know you like if there someone
54:16 sitting here they could be watching it
54:19 they don't have to do that actually see
54:21 the presentation that's true yeah that
54:24 that that's very true um some of these
54:26 cities do need to give them a heads up
54:27 if if we were going to be online
54:29 visitors because they're not like set up
54:31 quite like we are they would need to
54:32 have I this assum yes I know they should
54:35 be right but I know some
54:40 of they don't yeah yeah I mean I'm just
54:44 looking at this now and you know the new
54:46 Youth Center that opened up on will yes
54:49 I'd like to go see that that would be a
54:50 really cool one that that opened up less
54:52 than a year ago right uh yes MH and we
54:56 gave it 20 grand MH yep and so how do
55:00 how do um youth from isqua get
55:04 there Segway yeah they would most likely
55:08 bus there is that redond right it's in
55:10 Kirkland it's a new facility in
55:12 Kirkland um and it's see we don't have
55:15 anything here yeah no shelters no
55:18 physical shelters
55:19 here what's the um usage from the is
55:25 side man um
55:27 um we didn't fund it last cycle so don't
55:30 have numbers for that but for the other
55:33 there was another shelter service I'd
55:35 have to look at those numbers but it's
55:36 low it's it's in the single digits
55:41 yeah so they would just get themselves
55:44 there okay or connect to a case manager
55:48 there and they may they may provide um
55:51 rides but yeah typically how they get
55:54 there or or you know they're dropped off
55:57 there by police or by other you know
56:00 Outreach
56:05 workers got a question oh yes
56:08 my oh that's an important important
56:11 stuff oh yes yeah
56:17 yeah um so so what I'm hearing is so do
56:22 you want to hear from us regarding what
56:25 programs interest us I I think what's
56:29 going on in my brain is I said Hannah I
56:31 really I'm really interested in doing a
56:34 um site visit to uh crises
56:38 connections
56:40 and but they're also going to be doing a
56:42 presentation at the Redmond meeting and
56:46 then you say to me well why don't you
56:47 just sign in to the Redmond meeting
56:48 rather than doing I see this Genera a
56:51 lot of work for you that's my part my
56:52 concern appreciate that
56:58 yeah so this is how I see it working so
57:01 far what I would do is I would send out
57:03 an email because we have some
57:04 Commissioners missing and kind of give
57:05 them these instructions and saying
57:07 here's the list of who we are funding um
57:10 by this date let me know which one you
57:11 would like to do on site visit between
57:13 now and November I think if that's where
57:16 you want to visit you should go yeah
57:18 exactly I wouldn't I wouldn't ex that
57:20 would be
57:21 the see who's going to be an online
57:23 presentation now or not so I think it
57:25 really is which organization like you
57:28 really would like to get your like you
57:30 know foot in the door and learn more
57:33 about that organization and see it
57:34 firsthand the other thing that we could
57:36 also consider too is a lot of these
57:37 organizations have different events
57:39 throughout the year I can make sure that
57:41 I'm in informing you of these events and
57:44 as a here's an opportunity to learn more
57:46 about IAC they're having an event in red
57:49 men at this time see developing a
57:52 calendar that just has that's that's all
57:54 it has on it thing you're right and and
57:56 to be quite honest if we're concerned
57:58 about workload for Hannah I've actually
58:02 just gone to places on my own yeah yeah
58:04 no but would I'd like to know so so one
58:06 I'm like okay I want to do eat happy now
58:08 I don't want to go out there and do that
58:09 if you're going two weeks from now I
58:11 guess is what I'm saying like if that
58:12 was one that also appealed to you and
58:14 I'm just using that as an example yeah
58:17 so maybe what I'll do is by I'll send
58:19 this homework out and then by January
58:21 15th um meeting uh Commissioners will uh
58:25 present their preference choice of where
58:27 they would like to do and then shoot and
58:30 then what I'll do is once I know who's
58:32 assigned to an on-site visit I'll um
58:35 would you guys decide would you like do
58:38 like would you like me to just email you
58:43 the because some of you may want to do
58:45 this in January some of you be like I'm
58:47 gonna wait till the summer time to deal
58:48 with you know look into this so um it
58:52 sounds like me like we kind have a
58:53 hybrid of all three of these yeah yeah
58:56 but
58:58 um how you know this
59:01 is I only see one person's name on this
59:04 whole presentation
59:06 today happens
59:09 to I've already visited porch like have
59:11 people visited porch oh I put that on my
59:13 list I have not oh beautiful yeah you
59:15 should go well I'm gonna I'm sending him
59:18 an email don't tell her D Michelle and I
59:22 were there and um yeah there's something
59:25 very special about being on site and
59:27 that's I agree so I mean it would be
59:29 really cool if you guys had the time and
59:31 interest to do more than one but I again
59:33 I know people this is volunteer so I
59:35 don't want to burden um and again if we
59:39 have seven Commissioners um and so that
59:43 means we get to have seven on-site
59:45 experiences and presentations I think
59:47 that's pretty good um but again people
59:50 can do extra credit if they want um so
59:54 yeah so so I'll send out a follow email
59:57 for you to kind of be prepared for which
1:00:00 organizations You' like to do your site
1:00:01 visit on we'll talk about it that'll
1:00:04 give me then a kind of a schedule and
1:00:06 then we'll figure out how you'd like to
1:00:08 do if you need a warm handoff or
1:00:10 contacts or anything like that I will
1:00:12 also in my Contracting in this next come
1:00:16 January when I'm meeting with our
1:00:17 organizations I will invite them to do a
1:00:20 10-minute total presentation to our
1:00:22 commission and board with kind of the
1:00:24 guidelines we discussed so awesome and I
1:00:26 will continue to work with our amazing
1:00:29 Northeast funders uh partners and see
1:00:32 how we see what it will look like I
1:00:33 think that's that's a new thing we're
1:00:35 trying um so I'll come back with you
1:00:37 with those options that we can say yes
1:00:40 let's do this or like we're not it
1:00:42 doesn't make sense for us yeah I could
1:00:44 see myself um visiting someone and also
1:00:48 um if redond has presentation on on
1:00:52 with just you know
1:00:56 into that no and the thing I like about
1:00:58 that there's there's
1:01:00 compelling stuff with all three of these
1:01:02 but the thing I like about that is kind
1:01:04 of presenting that um United
1:01:07 coordination between East Side cities
1:01:09 that are all dealing with the same
1:01:12 organizations problems you know I I
1:01:15 think it shows that we that there's a
1:01:18 high level a high interest in working
1:01:20 together yeah yeah and maybe you know we
1:01:23 have a conversation with the other uh
1:01:25 cities is that maybe they should
1:01:26 concentrate on the pool yeah right so
1:01:30 that way all the cities that are Eng um
1:01:34 involved in that that um I like that
1:01:36 giving them
1:01:38 funds yeah no no no I think that's a
1:01:40 great suggestion as well has everybody
1:01:43 been to the garage which is just through
1:01:45 that door I haven't been in we we gave
1:01:47 them 24 Grand yeah that would be I think
1:01:50 easy it would be easy you know what I
1:01:53 could schedule I could schedule a
1:01:57 little site visit right before 15 minute
1:02:01 tour for all of our before we start and
1:02:04 then kaye's really big on having the
1:02:06 students do a lot of the leadership yeah
1:02:09 and we could have the ask and Kaye well
1:02:12 Kaye will probably suggest us have the
1:02:14 students then do a little presentation
1:02:16 maybe I love that or or walk us through
1:02:18 or something yeah give them the choice
1:02:20 of what they want to do you know this is
1:02:22 going to come and you you know yeah this
1:02:25 work for you guys
1:02:26 yeah um not your problem but my problem
1:02:30 is I'd have to figure out how to post
1:02:32 that as a public
1:02:33 meeting that was be my next yeah that
1:02:36 was my next yeah so I would it would
1:02:39 just that's just Logistics so that would
1:02:41 I like would you want to do this in
1:02:43 addition to a commission meeting or
1:02:44 would you want to do it like in of
1:02:46 a you before one would be great and then
1:02:51 come back and just yeah because it won't
1:02:52 take very long yeah yeah okay I'll work
1:02:54 with Kay on that
1:02:56 it's funny because like the food bank's
1:02:58 right here uh it'sa Community Services
1:03:01 is right here the meals program is right
1:03:04 here you guys want to consider those
1:03:06 ones too or just point out that there is
1:03:08 stuff that would be kind of low hanging
1:03:10 food yes I agree
1:03:13 and yeah and we might as well visit
1:03:17 them right I mean the timings do work
1:03:20 meals we'd have to do a little bit early
1:03:22 because they're from 5 to 6 so all I
1:03:25 like the is that's good yeah local site
1:03:28 visit it it also keeps those on the toes
1:03:33 because they realize that we're engaged
1:03:36 I agree yeah I I I completely agree yeah
1:03:39 and that you care I mean that you care
1:03:41 or and we're trying to educate ourselves
1:03:43 that we're yeah this whole different
1:03:45 thing of okay I gotta fill out this
1:03:46 paperwork paperwork and they're going to
1:03:48 send me some money you know as oh
1:03:50 they're looking at what we actually do
1:03:53 yeah yeah I like that CU every body been
1:03:56 able to at least view the isqua
1:03:58 community meals at the Community Hall
1:04:01 yeah are you do you serve do you help
1:04:03 serve I have in the past yeah not
1:04:05 not but I mean you know
1:04:09 sen anyways again that would be low
1:04:12 hanging fruit oh yeah and there are a
1:04:14 lot of people that depend on meals there
1:04:16 yes oh yeah yeah the numbers every night
1:04:20 yeah okay well I think we have four
1:04:24 options for s think we're going to be
1:04:26 nice and busy I like it though it's
1:04:28 going to be good I think I I like the
1:04:31 the ideas on that um okay we kind of
1:04:33 tapped into this sorry I have two more
1:04:35 questions for you all this one is for
1:04:36 joint meetings so I've been um we've
1:04:39 been asked in this last year to kind of
1:04:43 um I've noticed when they when certain
1:04:46 departments are going through a project
1:04:47 and they're inviting the equity board
1:04:49 they've been now inviting Human Services
1:04:50 Commission have you enjoyed those joint
1:04:53 visits with the equity board you enjoyed
1:04:56 being a part of kind of providing some
1:04:58 feedback in different dep Department
1:05:00 projects is that something that you are
1:05:01 willing to do in this next year if we
1:05:04 asked um and is that something that you
1:05:08 would like to see as part of our work
1:05:09 plan yes yes and yes I'm
1:05:15 with what he
1:05:17 said yeah I on last ones we did there
1:05:20 was a few joint meetings and it was very
1:05:22 informative yeah and it also um allowed
1:05:25 those giving the presentations onto it
1:05:28 once yeah right yeah yeah yeah exactly
1:05:32 um I will say I I have not currently
1:05:35 been asked yet to to do a part of be a
1:05:37 part of any sort of advisory boards or
1:05:40 um projects but doesn't mean I won't so
1:05:43 I just kind of wanted to gauge interest
1:05:45 so I'm here personally or Human Services
1:05:49 yeah Human Services for our commission
1:05:52 yes I get invited to things man it's
1:05:59 you bring the
1:06:02 dessert okay so if we are invited we are
1:06:05 open to those opportunities and I'm also
1:06:08 hearing with the other East Side Human
1:06:10 Services Commission you are interested
1:06:12 in potentially doing some joint
1:06:15 collaboration with them at least know on
1:06:17 the schedule who's who's going to um
1:06:19 present and know might give us the
1:06:21 opportunity to um you know see that
1:06:24 presentation
1:06:27 colle onsite but at least we have
1:06:30 knowledge of what's going on and if one
1:06:32 of those cities is already scheduled
1:06:34 things
1:06:35 out I'm fine by that oh yeah they've
1:06:38 done the work and invited it to show up
1:06:40 it's on screen yeah I mean for this it
1:06:44 wouldn't be the best room yeah to do a
1:06:47 panel with yeah and I actually think a
1:06:49 panel would be very interesting to have
1:06:51 several
1:06:52 organizations yeah yeah yeah yeah
1:06:56 um are you all interested in the January
1:06:59 one it's again it's um i' would have to
1:07:03 look up it it's disability
1:07:05 programs did you say that there was one
1:07:07 organization that applied to us yeah we
1:07:09 did not put them so the three were not
1:07:12 even applicants for isqu so I just
1:07:14 didn't feel applicable to me may be
1:07:17 interesting but I don't think it really
1:07:19 align with our true but if if they're
1:07:23 planning to apply to us yeah might be
1:07:26 some an opportunity to learn about
1:07:29 them uh yeah and yeah the other one I
1:07:32 think was it was kindering who was on
1:07:34 the list um and we've had a presentation
1:07:37 from kending before or they've been for
1:07:39 public
1:07:42 comment and that's another thing they
1:07:44 could that's true yeah but that's two
1:07:47 minutes well maybe four I can give them
1:07:48 four minutes but you can't ask questions
1:07:51 technically on comment so yeah a little
1:07:54 more restrictive I know the rules I
1:07:57 don't I like I know rules
1:07:59 rules um okay so yes joint opportunity
1:08:04 sounds great I'll let you know what
1:08:06 those look like coming up and then this
1:08:08 is a ways away but while it's freshing
1:08:10 your M I'm laugh you got a pay raay so
1:08:12 you're
1:08:13 [Laughter]
1:08:17 okay um so for our next cycle you know
1:08:20 we had our so we've been doing these
1:08:22 Equity trainings in a joint fashion um
1:08:25 last year or this last year bellevie
1:08:28 wasn't did their own thing so I just
1:08:30 wanted to check in with you as we're
1:08:32 planning um for two years in advance do
1:08:37 is there interest in different types of
1:08:39 equity training um in preparation for
1:08:42 the grant review cycle are you okay with
1:08:44 joint do we want to do our own thing do
1:08:47 we want to rebr our this topic back when
1:08:49 it gets
1:08:51 closer okay we did have a debrief about
1:08:54 this okay the last one didn't work for
1:08:56 me but I was virtual yes virtual was it
1:09:00 was really not set up for that it wasn't
1:09:02 set up for it they didn't give us the
1:09:03 handouts that everybody in the room did
1:09:07 um but you know that was my fault for
1:09:10 not showing up well well they shouldn't
1:09:13 say it's not your fault for if something
1:09:15 is presented as a virtual opportunity
1:09:18 they had not set it up to to turning on
1:09:20 a camera and saying yeah you can attend
1:09:23 virtually is not the same same as a
1:09:25 incorporating the virtual attendant into
1:09:28 the right I can't remember were you
1:09:29 virtual or I was there and I thought
1:09:31 what they how they handled the virtual
1:09:33 was was terrible it was turn a camera
1:09:36 camera on and call it virtual it takes a
1:09:37 lot more than that to be effective
1:09:40 opinion yeah no no no it was it was a
1:09:42 Mis opportunity it was a I completely
1:09:44 agree yeah poor preparation on that yeah
1:09:47 and I have to admit that the little did
1:09:49 bit I was able to pick up on okay the
1:09:51 very first time I was a commissioner
1:09:55 um and it was during covid and we had
1:09:58 something virtually I mean I think
1:10:01 different organizations can bring
1:10:04 different skill sets I wasn't crazy
1:10:06 about this organization skill set yeah
1:10:09 and I can't remember who who no I I know
1:10:12 I get your point I can't remember who
1:10:14 presented during Co but um we did it
1:10:17 virtually and I thought it was one
1:10:20 person and I'm sure we could look up in
1:10:22 our records but I thought she was in
1:10:24 very very effective and we broke out
1:10:27 into what's it like when you're on Zoom
1:10:29 chat rooms yeah we broke out into chat
1:10:31 rooms to talk about it you know and then
1:10:34 we met in a big
1:10:35 group yeah yeah that was helpful okay
1:10:39 were you at that one during Co yeah I
1:10:42 was okay so you know who I'm talking
1:10:43 about yes I do I know the face I'm
1:10:45 forgetting the name but I have the face
1:10:46 in my mind yeah yeah anyway I think to
1:10:50 get back to the do you find joint Equity
1:10:53 training yes I do find it it ful and I
1:10:55 think it's I don't want to say you can
1:10:58 it's always good to have a refresher
1:10:59 yeah yeah yeah yeah there's always
1:11:01 something to work
1:11:03 on this is commissioner I might be the
1:11:06 not popular opinion here I think given
1:11:09 how we want to connect connect to our
1:11:12 community and connect with each other um
1:11:15 I think it's probably best that we try
1:11:16 to have our own like Equity training
1:11:18 within like our own group um just
1:11:21 because we're you know in order to lean
1:11:23 in and have those conversations of how
1:11:26 we want to help our community it takes a
1:11:28 small group I think that group that we
1:11:30 had last year or in red I I thought it
1:11:32 was it was good information to to absorb
1:11:35 but it wasn't like Hey how do we move
1:11:37 the needle a little bit around our
1:11:39 biases uh around racism around work that
1:11:42 we're trying to move and have those
1:11:44 vulnerable discussions it was it wasn't
1:11:46 set up that way and I can imagine from
1:11:48 virtue was like super tough but the fact
1:11:51 that I don't even think we moveed it was
1:11:53 just more just here's information
1:11:56 take it as it is and and for me I was
1:11:57 just kind of I I want to build more
1:12:00 Community with you all around some of
1:12:02 the topics we have when it comes to our
1:12:04 mission our strategic plan our funding
1:12:08 uh so we are so when we do meet with
1:12:10 agencies or organizations that are
1:12:12 having those tough you know impacts we
1:12:15 can have more of a a compassion U way
1:12:18 and that's just the way I was kind of
1:12:20 thinking about it is how do we now lean
1:12:22 in a little bit more hard when it or
1:12:24 double down around some of the equity
1:12:27 for agencies within
1:12:29 this that was kind of where I was coming
1:12:31 from there's a good point because that
1:12:33 way be a little more um specific on
1:12:37 questions and the answers and focus on
1:12:41 what is it that the human services are
1:12:43 doing and how does it affect what we're
1:12:46 we've never had training exclusively
1:12:48 just for us have we it's always been
1:12:51 join yeah is that a budget thing yeah um
1:12:54 in part yeah I mean because like um
1:12:57 Equity trainers can cost up to
1:12:59 $20,000 and so each city is able to
1:13:01 contribute like a w we budgeted sure
1:13:04 sure there's option though as far as you
1:13:07 can have it joint but then when you go
1:13:10 to your chat rooms this chat rooms for
1:13:14 this this chat rooms for that oh isqu
1:13:16 Commissioners in one sh room yes that's
1:13:19 that's funny because that Redmond one
1:13:21 they specifically steered us away from
1:13:23 that yes don't sit to people you know
1:13:26 yeah I remember feeling like I think I
1:13:28 suggested that but I think everyone they
1:13:30 wanted it to to mean right the whole
1:13:33 point of the joint is so you can kind of
1:13:34 get different perspectives from other
1:13:35 Commissioners and stuff I get your point
1:13:37 I mean but I would say I would say this
1:13:40 is just my opinion I I thought our board
1:13:42 was kind of an advanced level given to
1:13:45 other boards and that's why I
1:13:47 was what level more our Continuum of
1:13:50 learning I thought we were more on on
1:13:52 the further needle and and our Baseline
1:13:55 and I just felt like you know we I would
1:13:57 have had like having deeper discussion
1:13:59 with Manny yourself you around how does
1:14:01 that fit our plan our agencies and Ford
1:14:04 versus City our city exactly right um
1:14:08 and that's kind of my great my opinion
1:14:10 to that you know you I mean something
1:14:12 like that do that um redond would have a
1:14:15 Human Service Commission too right so
1:14:17 you could mix you know okay this is two
1:14:20 groups of Human Services chat rooms you
1:14:23 know type thing so you still have to
1:14:25 focus on the same thing but not
1:14:27 necessary okay all isqu people go to
1:14:30 this one you know type of thing but
1:14:31 Human Services people go to this these
1:14:33 two rooms and you know that sort of
1:14:35 thing yeah or we could this is just an
1:14:39 idea have this joint session just
1:14:43 to get all that information and make a
1:14:46 commitment to come to the next Human
1:14:48 Services Commission to really dig into
1:14:51 it as a group yeah like that's our only
1:14:53 topic is yeah really dig into into it
1:14:55 and yeah I I like the idea just thinking
1:14:58 practically for our budget and for
1:15:00 working with our cities is that we still
1:15:04 I mean I will advocate for this input
1:15:06 and so that it's set up for us so it
1:15:07 works out where we can kind of learn and
1:15:11 receive some basic you know information
1:15:13 and then we dive deep like we take that
1:15:16 initiative to dive deep into that oh
1:15:19 would with our Equity board here I
1:15:22 wonder what they're on boarding
1:15:25 education learn grow that's a great
1:15:27 question maybe that's something that we
1:15:30 can coordinate with them and saying you
1:15:32 know kind of have that information with
1:15:33 him as well I like that idea I go talk
1:15:36 to their s on just already do our own
1:15:38 thing it's like what is equity doing in
1:15:40 terms of their grow right because
1:15:43 through the grant process I turn to
1:15:45 equity what the equity people would do
1:15:47 you know in this situation I you know I
1:15:49 was really Fus on that yeah yeah okay
1:15:54 well again this this won't happen for a
1:15:57 couple years but but we start these
1:15:58 conversations early
1:16:00 absolutely mind I wanted to kind of kind
1:16:03 of gain that that feedback from you all
1:16:05 so like where you guys are ahead of
1:16:07 these are some great ideas um okay so I
1:16:10 think that helps me so what I will do
1:16:13 then is finalize this and then bring it
1:16:16 to our next meeting for an actual
1:16:21 note cool
1:16:26 that we'll vote on the work plan yeah
1:16:27 just to adopt it basically with my that
1:16:33 discussed alrighty so that's yeah for
1:16:38 looks like Manny has to give his
1:16:39 presentation for City Council on
1:16:42 February 3rd or
1:16:46 fourth when we were on the next agenda I
1:16:48 don't
1:16:50 find chair and commissioner reports so
1:16:53 Manny is there anything you want any
1:16:55 announcements announcements on your end
1:16:57 that we don't
1:16:58 know I'm going to
1:17:04 pass any reports from the
1:17:06 Commissioners Murray too commission
1:17:08 Murray anything from your side too I
1:17:10 want to ignore you there I have a
1:17:12 question for Mory Mory is your mustache
1:17:14 new I like it it is okay you are you
1:17:19 doing are you doing Santa anywhere this
1:17:22 season
1:17:28 he grows that in two days too by the way
1:17:31 oh wow impressive I sorry I interrupted
1:17:35 flow but is there anything you want to
1:17:38 report on that's coming from the
1:17:41 chair
1:17:43 no mo are you interested in the uh city
1:17:48 council
1:17:53 no no Manny it's all yours man I'm not
1:17:56 going to run against you there's
1:17:57 something here am I miss oh keep
1:17:59 scrolling it's yeah that's there's a
1:18:02 whole
1:18:03 schle that's my staff report we'll talk
1:18:06 about I do have a youth report I would
1:18:07 like to share with you all if that's
1:18:09 okay from our amazing little Preston
1:18:12 lovely Preston who fortunately be here
1:18:14 this evening circles around us yes yes
1:18:17 we are very fortunate to have him on our
1:18:20 commission um so he wanted to just share
1:18:23 um that they completely uh their yab
1:18:26 youth Advisory Board they completed
1:18:28 their annual Middle School dodgeball
1:18:30 tournament awesome uh our our Isa
1:18:34 hackathon is planned for the 11th of
1:18:38 January and their teen advocacy recently
1:18:41 completed their resume and career
1:18:42 planning event on the 12th we are also
1:18:45 planning a city issues mayor debate
1:18:47 event for the spring well that would be
1:18:49 fun to
1:18:50 watchest are these notes from Preston
1:18:52 yes this is for can you do hear
1:18:55 Preston's voice oh totally
1:19:00 yeah happy holidays he says everyone
1:19:04 what a what a guy yeah yeah so wonderful
1:19:08 to see some of their stuff that they're
1:19:09 doing his involvement
1:19:12 there thank you press on staff report
1:19:15 yes I've got just two them some hot
1:19:17 topics um off the press I'd like to
1:19:19 share with you all um so from our Mar
1:19:22 city council um you I believe there was
1:19:25 an email sent to All boards and
1:19:26 commission um I've also shared this
1:19:28 information with our nonprofit
1:19:30 organizations um but there will be a
1:19:33 city council opening um and the
1:19:36 application um is h a deadline is end of
1:19:39 January uh you'll see here I included
1:19:42 the dates if there's if you have any
1:19:43 questions or opportunities to connect
1:19:46 with our current mayor and um City
1:19:48 Council Members um so
1:19:51 just I know we're joking about it I know
1:19:55 um but I truly want to empower you all
1:19:58 here to very much consider um this
1:20:01 opportunity to serve in our city this
1:20:03 capacity you are all very capable
1:20:06 individuals um and and I'm talking about
1:20:08 all Commissioners uh present and not
1:20:10 present I see you all as leaders in our
1:20:13 community and I know you would make a
1:20:16 huge impact on that Council um Council
1:20:20 decides a lot for the city um they they
1:20:23 determine some of our work plans if they
1:20:26 say something's important as staff
1:20:28 employees we will follow Pursuit and
1:20:31 complete their their tasks that they're
1:20:33 requesting they change strategic plans
1:20:36 they um add and delete things Council
1:20:40 has a lot of authority in our city um
1:20:42 and they make a huge impact so having
1:20:44 individuals on their especially from the
1:20:47 Human Services side who has that
1:20:50 knowledge and passion would make a big
1:20:53 difference for our community so in light
1:20:57 joke uh but I do I do want to say if
1:21:01 anyone ever want to consider this I
1:21:04 really would promote and Advocate and
1:21:07 support you all in this um and maybe
1:21:10 this is not the time that's using your
1:21:12 life to consider this opportunity or
1:21:13 this appointment but I do believe maybe
1:21:16 in the future there will be a time for
1:21:19 you all to serve potentially in this
1:21:20 capacity if there's interest so um maybe
1:21:24 not this round but maybe in the future I
1:21:26 hope you do consider this
1:21:29 opportunity I believe in you thank
1:21:32 you very very nice pitch yes well
1:21:37 wouldn't that be so Dandy to have one of
1:21:39 you my Commissioners as a counsel there
1:21:42 actually been several it's a very common
1:21:45 yeah to come from Human Services
1:21:47 Commission Paul
1:21:49 winterstein um I can't Maria no not
1:21:52 Maria I can't think of anyways yeah
1:21:54 there been some yeah it's a is a common
1:21:56 step into that world so yeah la were you
1:21:59 saying something I feel warm all over
1:22:02 that was a great
1:22:06 pitch
1:22:10 know you make a great you all would
1:22:13 addition you all would be
1:22:15 wonderful um okay the last thing I'm
1:22:19 just kind of a this is more of a city
1:22:21 update but I feel like how do we not
1:22:23 talk about that Wednesday stor right
1:22:25 that was
1:22:27 a that was a I'm not going to say once
1:22:30 in a lifetime because yeah who knows but
1:22:33 that was something that the city uh was
1:22:37 prepared for it and wasn't prepared for
1:22:39 um and so I just want to want to share
1:22:41 with you some of the city response I'm
1:22:43 very proud of um all of our departments
1:22:45 and team um who quickly responded so um
1:22:49 one of the city uh our city mayor's
1:22:52 priority area has been Emergency
1:22:53 Management and preparing for extreme
1:22:56 situations um one of our newer positions
1:22:59 is an emergency manager and so we have
1:23:03 uh a staff member who has created what
1:23:05 we call resilience hubs these resilient
1:23:08 hubs are intended to be in emergency
1:23:10 situations this is a safe place where
1:23:12 people can be warm cool down what we
1:23:15 ended up Opening Our resilience Hub at
1:23:17 our senior center uh and Pickering Barn
1:23:20 um to be warming and charging stations
1:23:22 with the power outage um and so that uh
1:23:27 was our first time initiating these
1:23:29 resilience hubs and um there was a a
1:23:33 very nice quick response to it um and it
1:23:36 really I think also helped the city stay
1:23:39 in touch with what the needs are and
1:23:41 what people needed and so from there um
1:23:43 they were able to do additional
1:23:45 responses they opened up the uh pool for
1:23:47 showers for community members um so um
1:23:52 not as big as numbers you I think that
1:23:54 was on a Thursday um we had our Public
1:23:57 Works and park operations uh you saw
1:23:59 them probably working hard on clearing
1:24:01 out those roads um so emergency vehicles
1:24:04 and vehicles can get through uh the
1:24:07 number they told me was last I heard
1:24:09 there are 30% of the way through
1:24:11 clearing it all out so it's going to oh
1:24:13 my gosh it's a lot there's a lot of
1:24:15 damage it's a lot of damage ly yeah
1:24:19 they'll be working on that for a long
1:24:20 time is that is that including like is
1:24:23 that the city and the trail is that the
1:24:26 whole big picture or is that yes the
1:24:28 whole big I mean because a lot of the
1:24:29 trails a lot of like the footed the
1:24:31 areas that you're not super effec see or
1:24:34 as visual like those areas are still
1:24:36 going to clean up this not on the
1:24:38 priority list but they are still working
1:24:40 on it um one thing I really want to give
1:24:43 a shout out to our friends at the circle
1:24:46 is they really helped us um translate
1:24:48 some of our um uh so we had flyers and
1:24:51 communication that went out about our
1:24:53 resilient hubs and charge stations um so
1:24:56 um challenges obviously in communication
1:24:58 when the power is out um some people had
1:25:01 service some people did not but I was
1:25:03 very thankful that we were able to lean
1:25:05 into our partners who could provide uh
1:25:08 transl information in um Spanish and
1:25:11 mandrin um our Behavioral Health team
1:25:14 did an amazing job um following up with
1:25:17 um those who have encampments in in the
1:25:20 area or on house um to make sure that
1:25:22 they were safe and had the shelter and
1:25:24 resources they needed and get them
1:25:25 connected to shelters um they were very
1:25:28 much supporting our community some
1:25:30 incredible work there um there we also
1:25:34 opened up a debris um Hall so they that
1:25:37 was well received and well
1:25:40 utilized and so that's that was helpful
1:25:43 to have that partnership and
1:25:45 resource um and uh I I will mention that
1:25:50 Community meals didn't skip a
1:25:52 beat they they
1:25:55 they had all their meals as planned yeah
1:25:58 and I don't think everybody necessarily
1:25:59 knew about it yeah because they kind of
1:26:02 wouldn't have assumed that but because
1:26:04 the Community Hall is part of the fire
1:26:07 station the fire station of course has
1:26:09 generators yeah so the Community Hall
1:26:12 didn't have any problem with electricity
1:26:13 at all that's amazing yeah but the fact
1:26:16 that they were able to get volunteers
1:26:17 they were experiencing most likely their
1:26:19 own you know right damage they were
1:26:22 still able to buy that services so right
1:26:25 um you know as a city in emergency
1:26:28 situations we always talk about severe
1:26:30 weather so um cold or the snow or
1:26:33 extreme heat or you know we've
1:26:35 experienced some landslides so uh power
1:26:37 outages and windstorms was not one that
1:26:40 was highly talked about um but you never
1:26:43 know but is the one that we saw and had
1:26:46 to respond to quickly so um so yeah so
1:26:49 always opportunities for growth and
1:26:51 learning and and how do we we do better
1:26:54 next time um but overall um there was
1:26:57 the city did respond very promptly um
1:27:01 and we also made national isqua
1:27:03 specifically made national news and one
1:27:06 of our staff at the senior center was
1:27:08 quoted in the New York Times so yes so
1:27:13 very again very impressive uh work
1:27:16 during a kind of a scary time so I I
1:27:20 happen to be quoted okay you know that
1:27:22 trail head as head out to the um I90
1:27:26 interchange and tradition Plateau no the
1:27:30 no the trail okay here is you go out
1:27:32 Sunset yeah and if you're going to go
1:27:35 like up to isqua Highlands there's a
1:27:37 trail head parking lot on your right oh
1:27:40 those houses were right well I was over
1:27:42 there looking at the damage one day and
1:27:45 this woman walked up to me and said can
1:27:48 I interview you and I said oh why and
1:27:51 she said well I'm with the AP and so she
1:27:55 interviewed me and I made a point of
1:27:57 saying I was with the isqua Human
1:27:59 Services Commission and you know that
1:28:03 you know we we're here to look after
1:28:05 people and make sure the needs are met
1:28:08 for the community members well the
1:28:09 guardian you know the AP sends out their
1:28:11 little nuggets the guardian picked up on
1:28:13 my quote so I was I showed up in the
1:28:16 guardian which is a a
1:28:19 newspaper wow for giving us a shout out
1:28:23 but will mention that um The Seattle
1:28:26 Times just did an article and was it
1:28:29 just a few days ago and isqua was
1:28:32 featured as the hardest hit yeah but it
1:28:34 it is true checking in talking to our
1:28:36 other human services at different cities
1:28:39 I mean they got hit but nothing
1:28:44 like we're the tree City too yeah
1:28:47 exactly so was I have a friend that
1:28:49 lives at at snow call me Ridge and she
1:28:51 said they just thought it was the
1:28:52 funniest thing because they deal with
1:28:53 wind and outages all the time and she
1:28:56 was like it just completely bypassed us
1:28:58 and we're listening to all of you one
1:29:00 like well I was kind of serious it
1:29:02 bypassed them they had they they get hit
1:29:07 and it bypassed c yeah very interesting
1:29:10 yeah I came right to pass
1:29:14 yeah so anyways just I'm glad you are
1:29:17 all safe I'm glad we have power
1:29:20 now yeah that was good Lessons Learned
1:29:24 and I really liked M
1:29:26 Paulie's you know she was out there
1:29:28 doing
1:29:29 YouTubes I mean yeah and she wasn't you
1:29:33 know she didn't have her makeup on it
1:29:34 looked beautiful or anything you know
1:29:35 she looked normal you know she looked
1:29:37 like a normal person that was struggling
1:29:38 through the Cyclone you know um I
1:29:42 thought all those were very helpful yeah
1:29:44 for those people that could I was gonna
1:29:46 say that could get yeah that was also
1:29:49 the that's the challenge of power you
1:29:50 really can't you're you're knocking on
1:29:53 doors and you know our behavioral team
1:29:54 did that they did a lot of Wellness
1:29:56 checks because our PD were very swamped
1:29:59 and so they um we had our team kind of
1:30:02 you know for those that they were
1:30:03 concerned about they were able to do
1:30:05 those Wellness checks and provide food
1:30:07 and blankets to some apartment complexes
1:30:10 so yeah yeah it's very good I never I
1:30:14 was say I never had a problem with
1:30:16 Internet because I would go on go
1:30:19 somewhere and get my phone charged and I
1:30:21 would just use my Hotspot to run my
1:30:24 laptop work every yeah I had a really
1:30:28 good book on my Kindle it was 600 pages
1:30:30 and I finished
1:30:33 it okay Manny what were you gonna say I
1:30:36 just I was just looking at other
1:30:38 business a couple things I just wanted
1:30:39 to remind myself that I want to talk
1:30:42 about for a minute just uh yeah I'm done
1:30:44 with my sa so we're gon no um well with
1:30:47 talking about the storm is there any
1:30:49 indication that Isa is going to put the
1:30:52 uh um electrical
1:30:54 underground oh I have not heard but I
1:30:57 will keep you
1:30:58 posted I mean you know it's underground
1:31:00 in places I mean up in the highlands
1:31:02 it's underground yeah I want to imine
1:31:04 all the newer places it is yeah yeah I'm
1:31:07 sure that is a I'm sure it's a budget
1:31:09 yeah yes oh the is hobbert Road it was a
1:31:13 mess yes it was yeah it was so I mean
1:31:16 that's something to consider I don't
1:31:18 know who who takes care of that but not
1:31:20 Human Services but I know people who
1:31:21 probably could so I'll talk to them and
1:31:24 also um what would it take to U amend
1:31:29 our bylaws so that our Junior um
1:31:34 candidate um Preston Preston or whoever
1:31:37 in that person is a voting
1:31:40 M I'll have to talk to our clerks about
1:31:43 that yeah um I'll have an answer to you
1:31:45 guys at next meeting oh be a voting
1:31:48 member
1:31:50 yeah do you want them to have an option
1:31:52 to like run for a chair or vice chair
1:31:56 position you know would that also
1:31:59 include uh the the student that's been
1:32:03 um oh Elena she was an intern oh okay so
1:32:07 that's different that's different yeah
1:32:10 yeah and you know I'm gonna have to look
1:32:13 into that because I he might be a voting
1:32:17 member but I I would look to see what
1:32:20 the other youth Representatives I don't
1:32:23 think he because most sports and
1:32:25 commissions have a youth yeah yeah
1:32:27 exactly but there's like a age thing or
1:32:31 yeah no I I feel like we've talked about
1:32:33 this before and I just don't remember
1:32:34 the answer so let me look into it and
1:32:37 see if it can be a to I would not
1:32:39 necessarily Advocate that they be to
1:32:42 chair that they lead the
1:32:44 meeting yeah I mean I I would do
1:32:48 something like the chair would um we can
1:32:51 invite them says okay
1:32:55 he's going to be in charge for a
1:32:57 standing for me or whatever you know I'm
1:32:59 G be here to help whatever the case may
1:33:01 be but um I think to limit them to to
1:33:05 give experience yeah yeah give
1:33:06 experience because it' be great for them
1:33:09 to write on a resume that I
1:33:11 was this or that and Leadership
1:33:15 opportunity yeah yeah let me um let me
1:33:18 look into that I think that's a great
1:33:20 suggestion and um we can talk to Preston
1:33:22 here hopefully he can join us in January
1:33:24 and see if he has interest in cheering
1:33:27 for a meeting and and and whether it's
1:33:29 PR or not but
1:33:34 whoever we're recognizing that their
1:33:37 information and their input is important
1:33:40 then they should be able to vote and I
1:33:42 do F like okay I was talking about this
1:33:44 but I can't remember yet I bought it up
1:33:46 before but yeah I can't
1:33:50 remember Everything's changed we all
1:33:52 agreed that it was very important it's
1:33:55 the position is very important to us
1:33:57 yeah yeah we them to have an appropriate
1:33:59 say in our work totally agree with you
1:34:02 that was thank you yeah thanks for
1:34:04 bringing that
1:34:07 up uh for me commissioner H I would say
1:34:10 given the the Windstorm I do want to
1:34:12 recognize all of isqua Staff you know
1:34:16 just of the awareness of BR I keep going
1:34:18 back to connection and Community uh I
1:34:21 was the S senior sen a couple of times
1:34:23 and um just feeling I would say people
1:34:26 feeling
1:34:28 welcome I I would that kind of goes up
1:34:30 the top um the people that worked at the
1:34:33 senior center making the the food and
1:34:34 all that so um I think it's just a
1:34:37 reminder of just how important Human
1:34:39 Services is for the city of
1:34:41 Isa uh sometimes we just say hey we we
1:34:44 fund a couple of programs and so forth
1:34:46 but just the fact that it was just a
1:34:48 reminder of how much uh you know our
1:34:51 vulnerable adults too vulnerable folks
1:34:53 need when it comes to access to services
1:34:55 and resources and um that just my two
1:34:57 cents and and and what I saw and perhaps
1:35:00 you know maybe partnership with private
1:35:03 agencies I saw um I want to highlight
1:35:05 there was a
1:35:07 company uh let's see here Spring Hill
1:35:09 suit Suites by marott they in isqua they
1:35:12 were kind of opening up their uh
1:35:15 generator for people with any Wi-Fi so I
1:35:17 was kind of going back and forth from
1:35:19 senior Cent to them um so just stuff
1:35:22 like that where I think Partnerships
1:35:23 with with private agencies where when it
1:35:25 comes to emergency they're pretty open
1:35:27 for and I saw many young folks in in
1:35:30 that space so um those are just kind of
1:35:33 some observations that I saw during the
1:35:36 Windstorm
1:35:38 so and I I have to add that um hats off
1:35:42 to the people of isal too because I know
1:35:45 in our neighborhood people stepped up
1:35:47 and helped out it was
1:35:49 amazing help cut trees and yeah like
1:35:54 and actually I want to give a shout out
1:35:56 to Swedish Hospital okay because okay it
1:35:59 was Tuesday night right okay so
1:36:02 Wednesday morning um I went to Safeway
1:36:06 to see and they were running on a
1:36:08 generator and they didn't have any okay
1:36:10 this is something I learned um the only
1:36:13 Outlets that have electricity are ones
1:36:17 when you have a generator or ones that
1:36:19 are red did you know that you have to
1:36:21 look for a red Outlet oh yeah and so
1:36:24 they didn't have any red outlets and
1:36:26 then somebody said let's go to Swedish
1:36:28 hospital so a bunch of us went to
1:36:31 Swedish we would where did you did you
1:36:33 go there really and we were just hanging
1:36:35 out in the hallway in the lower section
1:36:38 they had WiFi yeah and we were all
1:36:41 looking for red outlets and Swedish was
1:36:44 great that's really wonderful to hear
1:36:46 they they were just great the only time
1:36:49 they asked us to move was when a bunch
1:36:51 of us were sitting on the floor and they
1:36:53 couldn't get cards through but um they
1:36:56 were just great and um I I heard that
1:37:00 some people then uh once Swedish did get
1:37:03 power and some people still didn't like
1:37:05 the people that were on isqua hobot road
1:37:07 they were still hanging out in the
1:37:08 living room at Swedish or but I you know
1:37:10 the piano room um but yeah Wednesday I
1:37:14 was sitting on the floor in a hallway
1:37:16 Swedish charging my phone
1:37:18 yeah yeah good job isqua yeah we are
1:37:22 very we very neighborly I think of being
1:37:26 an emergency so how was it where you
1:37:29 live uh we we were fine down south uh my
1:37:32 folks are in Miramont so we spent a
1:37:34 couple days with them clearing out their
1:37:36 they had 25 trees fall on their property
1:37:39 25 I destroyed their deck fortun not
1:37:41 their house but yeah it was I I want to
1:37:44 say almost one in four houses in
1:37:45 Miramont had a tree on at their home it
1:37:49 was it was a site I've never seen before
1:37:51 yeah so yeah we we we were helping my my
1:37:55 folks out during that time and and and
1:37:58 again it was a beautiful thing just
1:37:59 meeting the neighbors that I grew up
1:38:01 with and seeing them all come out and
1:38:04 you know talking to folks I mean it
1:38:06 really brought people together in a
1:38:08 really specially and unique way so did
1:38:10 did your folks have a generator no so
1:38:13 you you you guys spent several days
1:38:14 there in the cold no well I mean just
1:38:17 there to in the day time to help out
1:38:19 with clearing out their their damage
1:38:21 that they had okay and I didn't catch
1:38:22 this you said they were 25 trees but
1:38:24 none of them hit the home just the deck
1:38:26 their deck got destroyed and like their
1:38:28 the kid play area that my dad built oh
1:38:32 very sad but at least their house is
1:38:35 okay I had a tree come down but it
1:38:37 didn't hit my home so it's good that's
1:38:40 good yeah and again neighbors and
1:38:41 friends came out with their chainsaws
1:38:43 exactly it was a very um a beautiful
1:38:47 them in some chaos and right right like
1:38:49 came out some beauty came out of it
1:38:51 so took a couple trips up and down the
1:38:54 hill and people were trying to put some
1:38:56 of their debris in the back of their
1:38:58 cars and I just just throw in my truck
1:39:00 yeah know yeah that's what you got to
1:39:06 do all right um other business
1:39:10 announcements I how was it up in
1:39:13 Provence during the
1:39:16 Cyclone
1:39:21 you're no there were 11 people at
1:39:24 Providence Point um the all of their
1:39:27 power was
1:39:28 out uh there was no one with power no
1:39:30 one with Wi-Fi uh there were two small
1:39:34 community centers that people came to to
1:39:38 uh charge their
1:39:39 phones um the demand was enough with all
1:39:42 the phones charging that somebody tried
1:39:45 to use a microwave with the generator
1:39:48 and blew the generator so they had to
1:39:49 reboot that and get that going again but
1:39:53 but there were there were there were
1:39:55 people that came down with uh their
1:39:57 their Costco um Swedish meatball bags
1:40:01 and fed everyone and made rice and it
1:40:05 was very very a huge Community effort
1:40:08 and everyone it felt really good but
1:40:11 1100 people that's a lot of people yeah
1:40:13 and you guys you didn't have trees fall
1:40:15 down on on any of the structures right
1:40:18 uh no there were quite a few trees that
1:40:20 fell down um I I don't know about I
1:40:23 don't know whether they hit the
1:40:24 structures or not but uh they you
1:40:27 certainly couldn't drive around uh there
1:40:30 was U they were across all the roads the
1:40:33 problem with this the reason that that I
1:40:35 heard that uh this happened was is all
1:40:38 of our trees are used to getting wind
1:40:41 from the west and from the
1:40:43 south sometimes from the north but this
1:40:46 was a huge vacuum uh a huge low low
1:40:50 point out in the um to the West of us
1:40:54 and so it sucked all the uh all this air
1:40:56 in from the mountains so it was all
1:40:58 coming in from the East and if you look
1:41:00 at all the trees at least the ones in
1:41:02 Providence Point and along 228th and
1:41:05 along um East Lake uh uh samamish
1:41:08 Parkway all of the trees were falling to
1:41:12 West yeah my tree fell to the West yeah
1:41:17 oh yeah yeah it's
1:41:21 true I wish it actually had fall in the
1:41:23 other way if it Fallen the other way it
1:41:25 would have fallen in the road and then
1:41:26 my HOA people would have been in charge
1:41:29 it because it fell on my property oh
1:41:33 that's so
1:41:38 inconvenient thank you all uh our next
1:41:41 meeting is scheduled for January 15
1:41:44 2025 um meeting adjourn thank you happy
1:41:48 holidays every holidays