Human Services Commission · Wednesday, November 19, 2025 · City Council Digest

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Minutes of October 15, 2025

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Staff report:

APPROVAL OF MINUTES a) 10-15-25 Human Services Commission Minutes CITY OF ISSAQUAH Human Services Commission 6:30 PM Steelhead Room, 235 1st Ave. October 15, 2025 MINUTES SE, Issaquah

Human Services Emergency One-Time Funding (A)

45 min · Hannah Roberts, Senior Human Services Coordinator · packet pp.5–16

Topics: Public SafetyBudgetEquity

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City staff seeks approval from the Human Services Commission for the

5. REPORTS

Chair and Commissioner Reports

5 min

Topics: Boards & Commissions

Youth Report

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Staff report:

• November 17, 2025 City Council. City Council will review and vote on the 2025-2026 mid-biennium budget that includes $50,000 additional emergency human services one-time funding. • Mayor’s Non-Profit Organization Funding Impact Meetings o The Mayor has met with Issaquah specific non-profit organization to learn and track federal funding and policy changes impacts to determine the best way the city can support organizations at a state level. Last meeting was on November 6th and the next meeting is scheduled for Dec. 4th. Monthly meetings are anticipated but will adjust as needed. • Opportunity Center: As part of our ongoing commitment to expand access to affordable, community- based services, the City is providing a 10,000 sf space in a new affordable housing development near the Issaquah Transit Center for these services. The City of Issaquah is inviting qualified behavioral health,…

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0:03 ↗ All right, we are good.

0:04 ↗ >> All right. Well, good evening. Uh,

0:06 ↗ today's, uh, Wednesday, November 19th.

0:09 ↗ Uh, we're going to get started here. I

0:10 ↗ have 6:35

0:13 ↗ on our clocks here. Sounds like we do

0:16 ↗ have quorum. Um, we're going to wait on

0:19 ↗ Commissioner Huma.

0:21 ↗ >> Yes, I think she's having some technical

0:22 ↗ issues, so hopefully she'll be able to

0:24 ↗ join us shortly. Other than that, we

0:26 ↗ have everybody accounted for.

0:28 ↗ All right, we're going to move. Oh,

0:30 ↗ >> I also Sorry, I do want to um we do have

0:32 ↗ an additional staff member. I want to

0:33 ↗ say hi to Brenda Parker, our human

0:35 ↗ services manager. So, just want to

0:36 ↗ welcome our manager here for joining us.

0:41 ↗ >> Welcome, Brenda.

0:42 ↗ >> Good evening. Um we're going to go with

0:44 ↗ item number one here, call to order. Um

0:48 ↗ >> we're done.

0:49 ↗ >> Public comment.

0:50 ↗ >> Yeah, public comment.

0:51 ↗ >> Yes. So, I want to welcome Kelly Mud.

0:54 ↗ Thank you so much for joining us here at

0:55 ↗ our human services commission. Um would

0:58 ↗ love for you to um however you're

0:59 ↗ comfortable you can

1:01 ↗ >> stand on the side would love that. Um we

1:04 ↗ love several people here.

1:05 ↗ >> Oh do you wonderful we'd love an

1:06 ↗ introduction and then you feel free to

1:08 ↗ speak your public.

1:09 ↗ >> My name is Kelly W. I'm here as a

1:11 ↗ community member who did applaud the

1:13 ↗ work that you're going to be doing

1:15 ↗ tonight and I'm here also as an equity

1:17 ↗ committee member observing what you're

1:19 ↗ talking about tonight because it's

1:20 ↗ incredibly important for our community.

1:22 ↗ Um

1:24 ↗ what I wanted to say though is as a

1:26 ↗ citizen need to make sure I say that and

1:29 ↗ that is that

1:32 ↗ this city is definitely in the forefront

1:34 ↗ on how to comm to to treat its community

1:37 ↗ members and I think we are remiss if we

1:42 ↗ miss this opportunity for the city and I

1:44 ↗ know it's not your not your work but if

1:48 ↗ this city doesn't start communicating

1:50 ↗ what the community can do to help people

1:54 ↗ who are being chased by ICE that we

1:58 ↗ learn our rights and we learn what we

2:00 ↗ can do to support. You are doing great

2:02 ↗ work here to support actual families who

2:04 ↗ are being you know having difficult

2:08 ↗ times but we need to be doing that. We

2:10 ↗ need all of us to be participating and

2:12 ↗ if the city could do anything to do that

2:14 ↗ it would be good.

2:18 ↗ >> Thank you so much Kelly and thank you

2:19 ↗ again for joining us this evening.

2:26 ↗ Thank you.

2:28 ↗ >> There no other um public comments uh

2:31 ↗ written or in person

2:37 ↗ for joining us.

2:38 ↗ >> Oh, yeah. Sorry I'm late.

2:40 ↗ >> Okay. We thought we were thought we were

2:41 ↗ online for some reason.

2:43 ↗ >> It's an otter that follows me

2:45 ↗ everywhere. So, if you send me an email

2:46 ↗ with a Zoom invite, it will just

2:48 ↗ automatically I'm sorry. I don't know

2:50 ↗ how to turn the AI off.

2:53 ↗ >> We're trying to figure that out.

2:54 ↗ >> I'm so sorry.

2:55 ↗ >> Get a few messages.

2:57 ↗ >> Yeah.

2:58 ↗ >> Um,

3:00 ↗ our next line item is uh approval for

3:04 ↗ minutes for October 15th. We had a few

3:06 ↗ folks come in in terms of uh community

3:08 ↗ organizations from Friends of Youth for

3:10 ↗ Tomorrow, Influence of Choice, uh,

3:13 ↗ Community Cloit. Um, any approval of the

3:17 ↗ minutes? I have one comment on the

3:19 ↗ minutes. Um I think the dates are wrong.

3:21 ↗ It says October 15th and then it says we

3:23 ↗ approved October 15th. Didn't we approve

3:25 ↗ September minutes?

3:27 ↗ >> So that's my only

3:29 ↗ >> good catch.

3:31 ↗ >> Okay.

3:32 ↗ I move

3:35 ↗ >> I second.

3:37 ↗ >> Oh,

3:41 ↗ Mr.

3:43 ↗ >> Okay. And Trish, you motioned. Thank

3:44 ↗ you.

3:46 ↗ and then we will um approve the minutes

3:48 ↗ with the election.

3:50 ↗ >> Thank you.

3:53 ↗ >> That and uh

3:56 ↗ agenda items, human services emergency

3:58 ↗ one time uh presentation

4:01 ↗ uh from

4:03 ↗ >> Yes. Hello commissioners. Um thank you

4:06 ↗ again for your flexibility. As you all

4:08 ↗ may have recalled, this meeting was

4:10 ↗ actually supposed to be a a joint

4:12 ↗ meeting with our equity board for a very

4:15 ↗ different topic in regards to

4:17 ↗ transportation. However, um our

4:19 ↗ transportation um team, they did not

4:21 ↗ have the results that they needed in

4:23 ↗ preparation for that feedback. So, we

4:25 ↗ have future dates. We'll discuss more in

4:27 ↗ details of when we'll be meeting with

4:28 ↗ them. uh which is actually though very

4:31 ↗ timely because we had um kind of a last

4:34 ↗ minute um funding opportunity for human

4:36 ↗ services come up that we really needed

4:38 ↗ to discuss as a human service

4:39 ↗ commission. Um so that's what we are

4:42 ↗ focusing primarily on tonight. So let me

4:45 ↗ get this up.

4:47 ↗ Um so we have human services emergency

4:50 ↗ one-time funding. Um really tonight the

4:52 ↗ purpose is to um come to you

4:55 ↗ commissioners with our um ultimate

4:56 ↗ recommendation

4:58 ↗ um where we would love you uh your

5:00 ↗ approval or um or if you have other

5:04 ↗ recommendations or thoughts we will um

5:06 ↗ move forward with that um to use our

5:08 ↗ one-time emergency funding um

5:11 ↗ specifically for um our contracted human

5:13 ↗ services organizations that are serving

5:16 ↗ our immigrant and refugee and

5:18 ↗ asylumseeking community members. So

5:20 ↗ tonight, um, I intend to really go in

5:23 ↗ the background of why did this come up,

5:25 ↗ how did this come up, um, share with you

5:27 ↗ our staff's review process and what we

5:30 ↗ learned from that. Um, really discuss

5:33 ↗ from everything that we learned, what is

5:35 ↗ our priorities as a city. Um, and that

5:38 ↗ has ultimately led us to our

5:40 ↗ recommendation um, from staff and then

5:42 ↗ really just open it up for discussion.

5:44 ↗ If you have any questions, comments,

5:46 ↗ we'd love to really um have a robust

5:48 ↗ conversation with you all um with the

5:50 ↗ intentions of hopefully taking this as

5:52 ↗ an action item and voting to move

5:54 ↗ forward with our recommendation.

5:59 ↗ So, um, our city mayor has proposed, um,

6:04 ↗ well, now it has actually been

6:05 ↗ officially approved as of November 17th,

6:08 ↗ our city council did approve our 2025

6:11 ↗ 2026 midbian budget adjustments that did

6:14 ↗ include $50,000 for emergency one-time

6:17 ↗ funding for human services ser.

6:23 ↗ Um this is really in response to a few

6:26 ↗ things. Um but really intentionally from

6:29 ↗ um just the federal uh policy changes

6:32 ↗ and funding um changes for our

6:34 ↗ immigration ch um community members. Um

6:39 ↗ we have seen as a community some pretty

6:41 ↗ significant impacts um that I think we

6:44 ↗ have started that conversation here in

6:46 ↗ our commission and and starting to learn

6:48 ↗ and understand it in a broader sense. Um

6:51 ↗ if you recall uh a few months ago now we

6:53 ↗ had Alicia Spinner from the circle um

6:55 ↗ just she intentionally came to share

6:57 ↗ more about what the circle does but it

7:00 ↗ was also during the time where there was

7:01 ↗ a lot of changes quick changes happening

7:04 ↗ um there was ICE a agents in our

7:06 ↗ community and there was a lot of fear um

7:08 ↗ so if you recall that conversation I

7:10 ↗ think that's where we first were

7:11 ↗ introduced to this concern in our

7:13 ↗ community um we also have learned in the

7:16 ↗ last couple of months um of ICE agents

7:18 ↗ in um on the east side area um on

7:21 ↗ detaining. We've also talked to um

7:24 ↗ organizations like the circle who have

7:26 ↗ been working with um immigrants who have

7:29 ↗ been detained.

7:31 ↗ Um, and then more recently, um, if you

7:34 ↗ are aware of the incident that happened

7:35 ↗ in Isiqua, um, it was a very public

7:38 ↗ incident of a a woman being detained at

7:41 ↗ a child care facility, um, that really,

7:44 ↗ uh, concerned our community and was it

7:46 ↗ was really brought to our city

7:47 ↗ leadership as well as our city mayor. Um

7:50 ↗ so in response to all that and

7:52 ↗ understanding the growing need concerns,

7:54 ↗ um our city mayor did respond with u

7:56 ↗ emergency funding of $50,000.

8:01 ↗ So that's what has led us to say, okay,

8:05 ↗ we have potentially some money and

8:07 ↗ funding. How do we best use it? So, as a

8:10 ↗ city, what we did is we quickly did our

8:12 ↗ research uh by talking to our um city

8:15 ↗ partners um who are also using rapid

8:18 ↗ response funding um to serve our

8:20 ↗ immigrant community members. Um so, we

8:23 ↗ learned from them um what their process

8:25 ↗ has looked like and I'll go more detail

8:27 ↗ about that. Uh we also talked to our

8:29 ↗ community partners. So nonprofit

8:30 ↗ organizations, our um other or uh

8:33 ↗ foundations um that we just discussed

8:36 ↗ what's going on in our community, what's

8:38 ↗ going on in our nonprofit organizations,

8:41 ↗ what is the need, what is the gap. Um we

8:43 ↗ also timely we had our quarter 3 reports

8:46 ↗ from our contracted human services

8:48 ↗ grants um submitted u midocctober. So

8:51 ↗ from there we were able to review the

8:53 ↗ narratives, review performances and just

8:55 ↗ see what is going on most currently. Uh

8:58 ↗ we also reviewed our current contract.

9:00 ↗ So we have wonderful partners. Um so we

9:02 ↗ learn more about okay who is working

9:05 ↗ with immigrant community members

9:07 ↗ already? Who is um what type of work is

9:10 ↗ being done? So we looked at that deeper

9:12 ↗ and then we also talked to our city

9:13 ↗ attorney um to understand legally um how

9:18 ↗ can we provide the best support. Um so I

9:21 ↗ did I typically don't um print out the

9:23 ↗ staff memo but you have it here in front

9:24 ↗ of you because I think there is a lot of

9:26 ↗ helpful information a lot of detail um

9:29 ↗ to go into kind of the research that we

9:31 ↗ did. Um but a few I just want to go over

9:34 ↗ quickly that just the the high level

9:36 ↗ highlights that

9:38 ↗ excuse me that really led us to um our

9:41 ↗ ultimate recommendation. Um so city of

9:44 ↗ Kirkland was one of the first east side

9:46 ↗ cities uh to uh request funding um

9:49 ↗ through rapid response funding um to the

9:51 ↗ city council. They had 167,000 to be

9:55 ↗ able to allocate and um they quickly put

9:58 ↗ out an RFP and I think it was open for

10:01 ↗ about a week and in that week they

10:03 ↗ received 24 applications requesting 1.2

10:06 ↗ million. It's quite a bit of money for

10:09 ↗ only 167,000. You guys are very familiar

10:11 ↗ with that type of funding request and

10:13 ↗ not enough money to give out. Um and in

10:16 ↗ that they really um wanted to prioritize

10:19 ↗ making sure that they can spread that

10:21 ↗ money across to uh make sure that all

10:24 ↗ community members were represented that

10:26 ↗ also many services were represented from

10:28 ↗ basic needs to legal services to

10:30 ↗ housing. Um in that they found um six

10:33 ↗ organizations and award funding.

10:36 ↗ Um similarly, city of Redmond um

10:39 ↗ partnered with kind of the city of

10:40 ↗ Kirkland, their human services team, and

10:43 ↗ they use the same RFP um to um put out

10:48 ↗ um um the request for need. Uh they

10:52 ↗ received the exact same amount request

10:54 ↗ and applications. Um they they made

10:56 ↗ their decisions based off of different

10:58 ↗ funding gaps of where Kirkland wasn't

11:00 ↗ able to fund um and to make sure that

11:03 ↗ they were meeting their community needs.

11:06 ↗ So, those were seven organizations that

11:08 ↗ were funded.

11:10 ↗ We also talked to our community members

11:11 ↗ um such as um our northeast funders,

11:14 ↗ other human services staff in our east

11:16 ↗ side area. If you're familiar with

11:18 ↗ Debbie Lacy from East Side for All, had

11:20 ↗ a great conversation with her as well as

11:22 ↗ Alicia Spinner. She's our executive

11:23 ↗ director from the circle to just really

11:26 ↗ understand more so what is the need for

11:28 ↗ our immigration community? What where

11:30 ↗ are the gaps? Um and how can we best use

11:33 ↗ this funding?

11:35 ↗ And a couple things we learned um is

11:37 ↗ that legal services um is one of our

11:40 ↗ highest needs. Um this is anywhere from

11:44 ↗ power of attorneys um working with

11:47 ↗ people who have been detained, working

11:48 ↗ with families with a family member who's

11:50 ↗ been detained. Um in that looking closer

11:54 ↗ at our legal services that we support,

11:57 ↗ we um ELAP we learned is uh no longer

12:00 ↗ able to take um referrals. um they're

12:03 ↗ not providing immigration legal

12:04 ↗ services. Um they do help with um

12:06 ↗ trainings and know your rights, but um

12:09 ↗ that education is funded. Um Northwest

12:12 ↗ Justice Project is another known

12:13 ↗ organization. We don't partner with

12:15 ↗ directly, but um they do great work with

12:17 ↗ our immigration community members. Um

12:20 ↗ they are also at capacity. Um not a huge

12:23 ↗ surprise there. Um

12:28 ↗ um we also did learn um kind of the

12:31 ↗ residual um needs from um being

12:35 ↗ emergency financial assistance, basic

12:37 ↗ needs, rental assistance. Uh we we have

12:40 ↗ great services here at Isqua such as our

12:42 ↗ food bank, um Isqua Community Services

12:45 ↗ for rental assistance, um as well as

12:47 ↗ cultural navigation services.

12:50 ↗ Um we also again I I took a closer look

12:53 ↗ at our contracts um and looked at our

12:55 ↗ organizations that are already working

12:57 ↗ and embedded into um our community. So

13:00 ↗ we have the circle, we have

13:02 ↗ Indian-American community services, um

13:05 ↗ ELAP is our legal services and for

13:07 ↗ tomorrow.

13:08 ↗ And so um in the report you'll see some

13:12 ↗ more just um details from their

13:15 ↗ narratives that were taken or from

13:17 ↗ conversations with their community

13:18 ↗ members. Um this the circle really has

13:21 ↗ been focusing a lot on their legal

13:22 ↗ assistance has been a major need. they

13:25 ↗ um were able to hire recently a

13:27 ↗ communicate uh community navigator um

13:29 ↗ with legal background and she's able to

13:31 ↗ provide it's contracted work for complex

13:34 ↗ uh situations but she has experience

13:36 ↗ with asylum cases and and really can

13:38 ↗ help support. Um one of the things they

13:41 ↗ talked about that they found is that um

13:44 ↗ clients that come in um typically have a

13:46 ↗ lawyer but the lawyers are usually from

13:48 ↗ out of state. So when they come here

13:50 ↗ they don't know Washington law very

13:52 ↗ well. um so they're not very supported

13:55 ↗ um in that process. So having somebody

13:57 ↗ who speaks their language, having

13:59 ↗ somebody who can um really navigate a

14:02 ↗ very complex system um has been

14:06 ↗ significantly helpful. Uh we also

14:08 ↗ learned with the circle that funding for

14:10 ↗ that contracted um legal aid is um

14:13 ↗ ending at the end of the year.

14:15 ↗ ICS is doing wonderful work. Um they are

14:18 ↗ very focused on our South Asian

14:20 ↗ communities. Um they have been really

14:23 ↗ providing um helpful legal clinics. Um

14:26 ↗ they are located at the Together Center

14:28 ↗ in Redmond. Um they've been focused on

14:31 ↗ H-1B visas. Um if familiar with that um

14:35 ↗ that has been a concern in the last

14:37 ↗ couple of months um how policy changes

14:39 ↗ would impact those visas. And so those

14:42 ↗ legal um clinics have been very helpful

14:44 ↗ for those communities. Um for tomorrow

14:46 ↗ we support um them through their

14:48 ↗ organization. support them through

14:50 ↗ rental assistance.

14:52 ↗ Um and they are really supporting kind

14:54 ↗ of those basic needs. Um families who

14:57 ↗ have been left behind um coordinating

15:00 ↗ detention um kind of detention services

15:03 ↗ as that has been pretty complex.

15:07 ↗ Um

15:09 ↗ so um

15:12 ↗ from that

15:14 ↗ we really recognized

15:16 ↗ we have some really great resources and

15:18 ↗ we have also a few gaps. Um so what we

15:21 ↗ wanted to prioritize with $50,000

15:24 ↗ which sounds like a lot in some cases

15:27 ↗ but in other it's not that much. It can

15:30 ↗ go by very quickly. Um, we wanted to

15:32 ↗ also prioritize providing rapid um,

15:35 ↗ response, our our mayor put out that we

15:38 ↗ needed to have this um, funding

15:40 ↗ allocated by the end of the year. So,

15:42 ↗ that's a pretty quick process. Um, so to

15:44 ↗ be the most effective and provide the

15:46 ↗ most support in Isqua, we wanted to

15:48 ↗ provide uh, prioritize a currently um,

15:52 ↗ contracted human service organization.

15:55 ↗ And that's for a couple reasons. one um

15:58 ↗ these organizations have already been

16:00 ↗ vetted by our commission. You have

16:01 ↗ looked at their application in depth.

16:04 ↗ You've looked at their budget. You we

16:05 ↗ monitor their um performance um and uh

16:10 ↗ we know them. So that's a huge um a huge

16:14 ↗ reason. In addition to help with the um

16:17 ↗ effectiveness, we already have their

16:19 ↗ contractor requirements. So we have

16:21 ↗ their insurance, their business license,

16:23 ↗ all those things that takes quite a bit

16:25 ↗ of time and processing to get the

16:28 ↗ contracting in our system. Um, so that

16:30 ↗ will help expedite that process. We also

16:33 ↗ wanted to pri prioritize

16:36 ↗ just like we do with our human services

16:38 ↗ funding, what can we do that's going to

16:40 ↗ make the most impact. How do we move the

16:42 ↗ needle with just a little bit of money?

16:44 ↗ Um and so in that we really just wanted

16:46 ↗ to prioritize what we have heard and

16:49 ↗ found to be the current most urgent need

16:51 ↗ for immigration um communities members

16:54 ↗ which is legal services and legal

16:56 ↗ advocacies.

16:57 ↗ We also wanted to make sure the

16:59 ↗ organization that we wanted to fund had

17:01 ↗ capacity as we keep finding um commonly

17:04 ↗ with our nonprofits the need and request

17:07 ↗ for help is going up while funding and

17:11 ↗ staffing is going down. Um, so that was

17:13 ↗ important. And we also really wanted to

17:15 ↗ have an organization that's already

17:17 ↗ doing the work that we can just kind of

17:19 ↗ elevate and support with this extra

17:21 ↗ funding. Um, we didn't want to invent

17:23 ↗ the wheel again.

17:25 ↗ So, in that I present you our

17:26 ↗ recommendation. Uh, we would like as a

17:29 ↗ city to allocate just the full onetime

17:31 ↗ emergency grant to a single already

17:33 ↗ contracted human services organization.

17:36 ↗ We really would like to focus it on the

17:37 ↗ need that we have heard and seen, which

17:39 ↗ is legal advocacy and assistance. and

17:41 ↗ we'd really like to partner with an

17:43 ↗ organization that we have vetted, worked

17:45 ↗ closely with, and we know is doing

17:47 ↗ incredible work and who has capacity.

17:50 ↗ So, we'd like to consider awarding uh

17:51 ↗ the circle with $50,000

17:54 ↗ um for these services.

17:58 ↗ So, what that would look like moving

18:00 ↗ forward with next steps, uh we already

18:03 ↗ have the first one completed. Uh our

18:04 ↗ city council as of November 17th has

18:07 ↗ approved our midbian budget uh with the

18:10 ↗ additional emergency funding. Um the

18:12 ↗ next step is really here tonight to to

18:14 ↗ discuss commissioners what are your

18:16 ↗ thoughts? What are your concerns? Is

18:19 ↗ this what you see as the best use of

18:20 ↗ this funding? If approved um the next

18:24 ↗ step in the process would be amending

18:26 ↗ the circles uh contract. It's a very

18:28 ↗ simple process. We would add a new scope

18:31 ↗ of work, the award amounts, and we would

18:33 ↗ monitor it as a part of the human

18:36 ↗ services grant and the services would

18:38 ↗ begin as of the first of next year.

18:44 ↗ >> So, commissioners,

18:46 ↗ >> um,

18:46 ↗ >> your time.

18:47 ↗ >> Commissioner Fish, I'm just curious if

18:48 ↗ you have some sense of the circle and

18:52 ↗ this money like do are they going to

18:53 ↗ just are they adding staffing? Are they

18:56 ↗ going to just be able to add hours for

18:58 ↗ existing staff?

18:59 ↗ >> Yeah, great question. So, um, they

19:02 ↗ already have specifically a community

19:04 ↗ navigator with, uh, legal aid assistant

19:07 ↗ background. She's contracted right now

19:09 ↗ at about 10 hours a week. Um, she's

19:12 ↗ because of her experience, she is pretty

19:14 ↗ expensive and as you can imagine, if we

19:17 ↗ went straight to a lawyer, the $50,000

19:19 ↗ would go much faster. Um, those type of

19:21 ↗ services are very expensive. um there

19:25 ↗ this funding would basically allow this

19:27 ↗ specific staff to continue the work for

19:29 ↗ 2026. If they didn't have this funding

19:32 ↗ then they wouldn't have access to the

19:33 ↗ staff anymore or funding for the staff

19:35 ↗ ever. So um so it is already existing

19:40 ↗ staff and already existing programming.

19:44 ↗ >> Can I ask um for the circle we can see

19:47 ↗ here that they've worked in court on

19:49 ↗ more than 700 asylum cases. Do we have

19:51 ↗ any numbers for the others? How many

19:54 ↗ people have been served the other

19:56 ↗ organizations?

19:57 ↗ >> So, it was actually So, this that is

19:59 ↗ specific.

20:00 ↗ >> No, I don't think there's any other

20:02 ↗ numbers. I would have to look at their

20:05 ↗ um their contracts. We actually don't

20:07 ↗ contract specifically with those

20:08 ↗ services, but I have access to review

20:11 ↗ their um invoicing um so I can receive

20:14 ↗ like their narrative. So, I could double

20:16 ↗ check. I wouldn't have unless they're

20:18 ↗ tracking which I don't think they are is

20:20 ↗ numbers because they're not funded by

20:23 ↗ Isabot in that program. Um this

20:26 ↗ individual um this the 700 really is

20:29 ↗ from that individual

20:31 ↗ >> um who has kind of that that background.

20:34 ↗ >> Sure.

20:34 ↗ >> To kind of show like that she has the

20:37 ↗ experience.

20:39 ↗ >> But it's a great question. I would I

20:40 ↗ would have to either ask specifically

20:42 ↗ the organization for those numbers or

20:44 ↗ see if I can find them. I wouldn't know

20:46 ↗ if I could get I wouldn't know if they

20:47 ↗ would have a squash specific.

20:51 ↗ >> I like the fact you did the homework and

20:53 ↗ that um

20:56 ↗ >> we've already been

20:58 ↗ these most of these that you looked at,

21:00 ↗ right? And so we don't have to start

21:02 ↗ scratch and

21:03 ↗ >> and as far as rapid response that it

21:06 ↗ accounts to speed a lot faster than if

21:07 ↗ you started from somebody that was

21:10 ↗ >> um just coming into the program.

21:12 ↗ >> Yeah.

21:13 ↗ >> Yeah. I think that's a great and circle

21:15 ↗ would have been one of the first things

21:16 ↗ that I

21:18 ↗ >> Yes.

21:19 ↗ >> Yeah. Well, thank you for that that

21:20 ↗ input and yes, again, it was this is a

21:24 ↗ um this is not typical. I don't

21:27 ↗ commissioners who've been here for many

21:28 ↗ years, we we don't u we've probably

21:31 ↗ historically in my time in the last 5

21:33 ↗ years once had one-time emergency human

21:36 ↗ services funding for rental assistance.

21:38 ↗ If it if you were all a few of you were

21:41 ↗ part of that where we partnered with our

21:43 ↗ we did this very similar process where

21:45 ↗ we partnered with our rental assistant

21:47 ↗ programs is community services in St.

21:49 ↗ Vincent and Depal and provided them

21:50 ↗ extra rental assistant funding as an

21:53 ↗ emergency onetime funding. So, we went

21:55 ↗ very similarly to this process, but um

21:58 ↗ to me it just it speaks to our

22:00 ↗ leadership's um concern for this topic

22:03 ↗ and this matter and these community

22:04 ↗ members and really wanting to show we

22:07 ↗ care as a city and we want to make an

22:09 ↗ impact where we can.

22:11 ↗ >> So, how did the discussion go um with

22:13 ↗ the staff as far as um splitting that up

22:17 ↗ or just giving it to one was it? Mhm.

22:19 ↗ Yeah, it was um that was a great

22:22 ↗ conversation with our city attorney

22:23 ↗ actually with Brendan and with our

22:25 ↗ director where we discussed um okay,

22:28 ↗ what would it look like if we did divvy

22:30 ↗ it up? Um would it be 10,000? Would it

22:33 ↗ be 25,000? Would that make an impact?

22:35 ↗ And if we're doing legal services, we

22:37 ↗ know uh from, you know, we know legal

22:41 ↗ services are expensive um comparatively

22:44 ↗ to like a case management or food

22:46 ↗ services. Um and so we just uh it

22:49 ↗ ultimate we definitely considered that

22:51 ↗ and we tried to think okay if we could

22:53 ↗ split it up it would mean more um kind

22:57 ↗ of contracting logistic process which is

23:00 ↗ fine but it would also mean potentially

23:04 ↗ less impact with less funding for each

23:06 ↗ and we what I we also did a comparison

23:09 ↗ with the other cities and kind of what

23:12 ↗ their gr grants amount

23:14 ↗ >> and their largest grant was $50,000

23:17 ↗ um for organizations and then if anybody

23:20 ↗ was under 50,000 they matched what they

23:22 ↗ were requesting. So if they requested 10

23:24 ↗ they received $10,000. Um so um but

23:28 ↗ again those services from those other

23:30 ↗ cities varied those some of them were

23:32 ↗ just basic needs some of them were

23:34 ↗ financial aid assistance. Um but we

23:36 ↗ thought okay if we went with rental

23:38 ↗ assistance I mean we know $50,000 can

23:41 ↗ help not not many households right? Um,

23:47 ↗ so that's kind of that conversation

23:49 ↗ or how that

23:51 ↗ >> Well, basically just the same

23:52 ↗ conversation we had when we were doing

23:54 ↗ the bud.

23:55 ↗ >> Yeah.

23:56 ↗ >> Came up with the same idea.

23:57 ↗ >> Yeah.

23:58 ↗ >> More impact would be

24:00 ↗ >> Yeah.

24:01 ↗ >> Based on one spot instead of giving

24:05 ↗ 5,000 here or there, right?

24:07 ↗ >> Yeah.

24:08 ↗ >> Yeah. Exactly. Uh, sorry, Mory. I had a

24:11 ↗ question real quick if that's okay. If I

24:13 ↗ have the question, are you going to have

24:14 ↗ the feedback loop problem?

24:17 ↗ >> No, you're good. It sounds great.

24:19 ↗ >> Okay. Okay. Um, you know, I I really

24:24 ↗ really really believe in what the circle

24:26 ↗ does. Uh, things that the circle does, I

24:29 ↗ go to them. Um, I participate. I try to

24:32 ↗ help. Um, I've actually uh uh my partner

24:37 ↗ Lori has uh got uh Alicia out to uh our

24:42 ↗ church to speak to people to try to

24:46 ↗ widen the um uh uh input that we get

24:50 ↗ from for that group. Um and uh we

24:53 ↗ totally both of us totally believe in in

24:56 ↗ Alicia and what she's doing.

24:59 ↗ My concern with this is uh we have

25:02 ↗ someone um we're going to give $50,000

25:06 ↗ for a one-time thing for someone um who

25:11 ↗ is now doing 10 hours. Um and that's

25:15 ↗ probably not going to go I mean it's not

25:17 ↗ going to double their hours I'm sure um

25:20 ↗ but uh for the year. Um, but um, is that

25:25 ↗ first of all, is that person someone

25:28 ↗ that is, and I'm sure they are knowing

25:30 ↗ Alicia and how she operates, uh, is that

25:34 ↗ person someone who is going to, um, uh,

25:38 ↗ use that money. Well, um I understand

25:41 ↗ that there's the uh Northwest Lutheran

25:44 ↗ lawyer group that that they'll be

25:46 ↗ coordinating through and um and there's

25:49 ↗ some other things I'm sure that uh you

25:51 ↗ don't need a lawyer a lawyer lawyer to

25:53 ↗ do. Um you need you have a maybe a legal

25:56 ↗ aid or whoever it is that is with Alicia

25:59 ↗ there uh can do a lot of the stuff. Um

26:02 ↗ but uh I guess my question is a is that

26:07 ↗ person the the good person for this and

26:10 ↗ b are we giving the circle too much to

26:14 ↗ do and diluting what it is that they are

26:18 ↗ doing for our community as it is. Um I I

26:22 ↗ it's a concern of mine that we uh we we

26:26 ↗ don't want to take a a good a good boat

26:28 ↗ and swamp it. Um, I mean, I I know the

26:32 ↗ need's there and this is probably a

26:34 ↗ great a great deal, but those are just

26:36 ↗ two things that came to mind looking

26:38 ↗ over um your uh your memo that you sent

26:41 ↗ out.

26:44 ↗ >> Have you discussed this with Alicia?

26:46 ↗ >> Yes.

26:47 ↗ >> And is she comfortable that she has the

26:50 ↗ capacity?

26:51 ↗ >> Yes. Yes. because again that was part of

26:53 ↗ our priority wanting to make sure that

26:54 ↗ they had uh staffing for it, had

26:57 ↗ capacity for it and uh yes it has been

27:01 ↗ confirmed they have the staffing for it

27:03 ↗ and um the funding would make a prolong

27:07 ↗ the staff that they currently have for

27:08 ↗ 2026.

27:09 ↗ >> So so she's confident in this person

27:11 ↗ then.

27:12 ↗ >> Yes. Yes. And uh we that was part of our

27:15 ↗ questions too like what are her

27:16 ↗ credentials? What's her background? So

27:18 ↗ got some more details from that. Um,

27:21 ↗ Alicia,

27:22 ↗ >> that goes that goes a long way to

27:23 ↗ allaying my concern.

27:25 ↗ >> Yeah. Yeah. Absolutely. No, because it

27:27 ↗ was something that we wanted to make

27:28 ↗ sure um that it wasn't somebody doing

27:32 ↗ who wasn't an attorney who was doing

27:33 ↗ attorney or um that they had the

27:37 ↗ experience and the background um to be

27:39 ↗ able to support this level of work.

27:41 ↗ Alicia really used this community

27:43 ↗ navigator for the very complex because

27:46 ↗ because previously before this hire it

27:49 ↗ was Alicia and she well

27:51 ↗ admit she is no expert in legal matters.

27:54 ↗ she supported um documents the best she

27:57 ↗ could, but that's why she partnered with

27:59 ↗ this uh staff member to be able to do

28:02 ↗ the work that really she doesn't have

28:04 ↗ capacity or the knowhow to do at the

28:07 ↗ level.

28:07 ↗ >> I know that she's I know she's been

28:09 ↗ going down to the Tacoma Center and

28:12 ↗ she's been going to the the um the

28:15 ↗ trials, the u the uh immigration courts

28:18 ↗ to um to be a witness and and I know

28:21 ↗ that, you know, she's got a lot on her

28:23 ↗ plate already. So it it'd be great if

28:25 ↗ there was other people to do that,

28:27 ↗ >> you know.

28:28 ↗ >> Yes. And that has been confirmed. Yeah.

28:30 ↗ Yeah.

28:31 ↗ >> Those are great thoughts. So Mari, thank

28:32 ↗ you for bringing those concerns.

28:34 ↗ >> Yeah. I just wanted to say, I mean,

28:35 ↗ everybody's bringing up really good

28:37 ↗ points and questions.

28:40 ↗ Um, you guys done the leg work. you and

28:42 ↗ Brenda and whoever else, you guys have

28:44 ↗ done the leg work and I really

28:46 ↗ appreciate. I mean, you obviously spent

28:47 ↗ a lot of time coming up with this

28:49 ↗ proposal and you guys are I'm not even

28:53 ↗ sure if if you're asking for our

28:55 ↗ approval or if this is justformational

28:58 ↗ because um I mean I think it's great if

29:01 ↗ this is justformational.

29:03 ↗ Um I think um the circle would be a

29:06 ↗ great place to put the money. Um, for

29:08 ↗ one thing, it's the only local it's the

29:11 ↗ only local place. And you know, some of

29:13 ↗ these immigrants, they don't have

29:14 ↗ transportation to get up to Redmond and

29:17 ↗ wherever else these other places are

29:19 ↗ located. And and it's money from the

29:22 ↗ general budget that we want to spend on

29:25 ↗ our immigrant population here. So, we we

29:29 ↗ want it to be accessible. Yeah. So, I I

29:32 ↗ think giving 50 grand to the circle is

29:35 ↗ perfect.

29:35 ↗ >> Yeah. Yeah. and thank you for doing all

29:37 ↗ the live work.

29:38 ↗ >> Yeah. Yeah. And thank you for your point

29:40 ↗ and yeah, we wanted to come prepared

29:43 ↗ because we know this is a uh it's a

29:47 ↗ sensitive topic and it's a topic we all

29:49 ↗ care about deeply. Um and so we want to

29:51 ↗ make sure that we're we're doing this

29:52 ↗ right. We're serving our community the

29:54 ↗ best way that we can. And and to your

29:56 ↗ point, yes, we are seeking an action and

29:58 ↗ approval. Um Commissioner, I mean, this

30:00 ↗ is a part of your job as human services

30:03 ↗ initiatives, especially when it comes to

30:04 ↗ our funding. that's a part of part of

30:06 ↗ your role um is to help us make this

30:10 ↗ funding decision. Um this is not our

30:12 ↗ typical funding process by all means as

30:14 ↗ this is a rapid response. Um so this is

30:17 ↗ very different than what you will

30:18 ↗ experience in our upcoming application

30:21 ↗ cycle which is much more detailed. Um

30:25 ↗ and you are much more in leadership of

30:27 ↗ that. Um but uh but yes, we

30:32 ↗ with the need with the way that this

30:34 ↗ came about, we felt like it would be

30:36 ↗ best to do the homework, provide the

30:39 ↗ recommendation, and receive your input.

30:42 ↗ >> I'll say something real quick. I think I

30:44 ↗ think that is the reason why we probably

30:45 ↗ should ask for more money. I don't know

30:48 ↗ and I don't know how the 50,000 got I'm

30:50 ↗ thankful for that. But my question is

30:51 ↗ that we do have a vetted partner that's

30:53 ↗ been here spoke to our work around the

30:56 ↗ the importance around immigration

30:58 ↗ coordination and so forth. I would

31:01 ↗ actually make the argument we probably

31:02 ↗ should ask for more money. You have

31:04 ↗ Kirkland for 167

31:06 ↗ >> Redman 250 and if you really want to put

31:11 ↗ um safety within our communities I think

31:13 ↗ that starts with that. I think that's

31:14 ↗ the investment. you know, we're living

31:16 ↗ in some some tough times

31:18 ↗ >> and and that is maybe my, as we say in

31:20 ↗ my in my job, my wondering around why

31:24 ↗ how that came out around the 50,000

31:26 ↗ versus these other cities. They're all

31:28 ↗ within our region around Northeast

31:30 ↗ Founders.

31:31 ↗ >> Yeah. Yeah,

31:31 ↗ >> they're all trying to do their best in

31:32 ↗ terms of helping families and and we

31:35 ↗ have a an agency, a community pillar to

31:39 ↗ our work that's been doing this work in

31:42 ↗ terms of trustworthy uh the the

31:44 ↗ accountability uh the the the helping

31:47 ↗ our uh in cultural fest couple of time

31:50 ↗ here uh the other mas

31:53 ↗ um I'd probably make the argument why we

31:54 ↗ should give more money or try to find

31:56 ↗ ways to invest that just because they

31:59 ↗ have done the work here for many years

32:02 ↗ around our immigrant uh community.

32:07 ↗ >> I guess no, I was going to say it kind

32:08 ↗ of supports um your point of how far is

32:12 ↗ the 50,000 really going to go. I don't

32:14 ↗ know if that's one of the

32:15 ↗ >> it seems like a drop in the bucket.

32:17 ↗ >> Yeah. Over with the circle and see like

32:19 ↗ I obviously haven't I've actually

32:22 ↗ haven't been here like I wasn't here

32:23 ↗ when you guys originally met with the

32:25 ↗ circle. Um, and I don't know, Alicia,

32:27 ↗ but I've heard the circle come up pretty

32:29 ↗ often. Um, so I guess I'm curious one,

32:33 ↗ like, do they have other staff besides

32:34 ↗ Alicia that also support these services

32:37 ↗ in a non-legal capacity that that 50,000

32:41 ↗ will go towards supporting? Um, and also

32:43 ↗ this person that's providing like the 10

32:45 ↗ hours a week, that doesn't seem like a

32:47 ↗ lot.

32:48 ↗ >> Um, especially when you're hearing that

32:50 ↗ other organizations are already at max

32:52 ↗ capacity. So, how soon until the circle

32:54 ↗ sees that like, hey, we're, you know, at

32:56 ↗ 80%. Like, yes, we have capacity, but

32:59 ↗ only for a little bit longer.

33:00 ↗ >> Um, and then to add to that, like I

33:03 ↗ guess the final point is like how you're

33:06 ↗ saying like the 50,000 will support this

33:08 ↗ community staff, community navigator

33:10 ↗ staff through 2026, but is that the

33:13 ↗ whole year? Is it just like couple

33:15 ↗ months?

33:16 ↗ >> Um, is it based on need? And how are

33:19 ↗ they looking into meeting that need, I

33:21 ↗ guess?

33:21 ↗ >> Yeah. Great questions. That will be a

33:23 ↗ part of the amendment process where we

33:25 ↗ just like I do with our human services

33:27 ↗ contracts. Um you see what the

33:30 ↗ application is of okay the service that

33:32 ↗ a human services organization is saying

33:34 ↗ we are going to do provide this service.

33:37 ↗ Um and and so we have a very broad

33:41 ↗ service of legal advocacy. Um Alicia and

33:44 ↗ I part of our next steps when it uh when

33:46 ↗ we meet will be um amending the contract

33:49 ↗ so that way we have a very specific

33:51 ↗ scope. So part of that scope looks like

33:54 ↗ the detailed work that's being

33:56 ↗ completed. Um the number of units um so

33:59 ↗ we can measure it um in hours, we can

34:03 ↗ measure it in um

34:06 ↗ >> case load.

34:06 ↗ >> Case load. Yeah. So there's different

34:08 ↗ ways we can do it. And then we of course

34:10 ↗ also set a goal for um how many

34:13 ↗ residents that this funding will serve.

34:15 ↗ Um so so that's part of so I don't have

34:18 ↗ those details. That's part of the next

34:20 ↗ step is is really understanding that and

34:23 ↗ I think that would probably be really

34:24 ↗ help kind of the question of okay what

34:26 ↗ is 50,000 going to do for legal services

34:30 ↗ at the circle? Um how long will this

34:32 ↗ last? Will it be the entire year? Will

34:34 ↗ it be six months? Um that will be what

34:38 ↗ I'll find out in that next step

34:40 ↗ conversation. Um and then and then maybe

34:43 ↗ that is looking at um looking at what

34:47 ↗ does requesting additional funding look

34:50 ↗ like. Um the challenge will be uh some

34:54 ↗ of our our timing, but it doesn't mean

34:55 ↗ that we can't consider that as a as a

34:58 ↗ potential next step as a commission and

35:00 ↗ see what that brings us.

35:02 ↗ >> Uh

35:03 ↗ >> yeah,

35:04 ↗ >> sorry. couple. Yeah, we'll let Moore go

35:06 ↗ first.

35:07 ↗ >> Um, how much of the Kirkland money and

35:11 ↗ the Redmond money is going to the

35:14 ↗ circle? Is there any? Um, it is a

35:16 ↗ regional I mean, they're right here in

35:18 ↗ our in our community and they do help

35:20 ↗ our community, but they also help people

35:23 ↗ that are in those communities.

35:26 ↗ >> Yes.

35:26 ↗ >> Are is any money from those those is is

35:30 ↗ there any monies from those communities

35:31 ↗ going to the circle? Uh great question.

35:34 ↗ So for city of Kirkland, no. Uh they

35:36 ↗ decided not to fund uh the circle. For

35:39 ↗ city of Redmond, um they came in to kind

35:41 ↗ of help some of the gaps of uh Kirkland

35:44 ↗ funding and they recognized the circle

35:47 ↗ as an organization to fund and I believe

35:50 ↗ they were awarded 25,000 to serve

35:53 ↗ Redmond residents. Um I

35:57 ↗ um and I think that is for legal

36:00 ↗ services as well. Um but again that will

36:03 ↗ be for that's specifically for Redmond

36:05 ↗ residents like our funding would go

36:07 ↗ specifically to Isqua residents.

36:09 ↗ >> Absolutely.

36:10 ↗ >> Yeah.

36:12 ↗ >> And then

36:13 ↗ >> well I just want to point out Redmond is

36:16 ↗ over twice as big as Isiqua and uh

36:21 ↗ Kirkland is more than twice as big. So,

36:24 ↗ not that we can make generalities,

36:27 ↗ you know, I can't assume that, well,

36:29 ↗ that must mean that there's twice as

36:30 ↗ many immigrants. You can't make that

36:32 ↗ generality, but just keep in mind that

36:35 ↗ we are a smaller city.

36:37 ↗ >> Yeah, we are a smaller city

36:38 ↗ >> and our budget is different,

36:40 ↗ >> right? And if we were to ask for more

36:42 ↗ money, it would have to go before

36:44 ↗ council, right?

36:44 ↗ >> Absolutely. Yeah, it would be quite a

36:46 ↗ process for the commission to go through

36:48 ↗ that. Um, city of Kirkland, sorry. Yeah.

36:52 ↗ City of Kirkland Commission started that

36:54 ↗ and and went to their council

36:56 ↗ requesting. Um so that's that's actually

36:59 ↗ how we received um rental assistance uh

37:02 ↗ funding back in 202122

37:06 ↗ um is that our commission went to uh

37:09 ↗ council requesting for that.

37:10 ↗ >> Yeah.

37:11 ↗ >> So that would be the process.

37:13 ↗ >> Okay. Two things. Um so

37:16 ↗ requesting more funds would go to the

37:18 ↗ council which would negate the rapid

37:20 ↗ response. Yeah, correct.

37:22 ↗ >> Okay. Um and secondly, I see that um all

37:27 ↗ these organizations have capacity. Is

37:31 ↗ that yes, they're full or yes, they have

37:36 ↗ >> chart capability of more.

37:38 ↗ >> Um yes, they have capacity.

37:41 ↗ >> They have

37:44 ↗ not the circle.

37:47 ↗ >> Um they Yes. Capacity capacity.

37:50 ↗ >> Sorry. capac the the question the this

37:52 ↗ column basically means do they have

37:54 ↗ capacity to do additional work the

37:58 ↗ circle yes and then IS for tomorrow yes

38:02 ↗ but we do need to have a further

38:04 ↗ conversation I would need to get more

38:05 ↗ details from them and then elap we no

38:08 ↗ they do not receive referrals

38:11 ↗ >> okay and um they have capacity because

38:14 ↗ of the funding funds coming in

38:17 ↗ >> yeah exactly

38:20 ↗ this one.

38:22 ↗ >> Yeah, good question.

38:22 ↗ >> I get it.

38:24 ↗ >> And um Oh, sorry.

38:25 ↗ >> Sorry. JD had something. Go ahead.

38:27 ↗ >> How do we get educated on these

38:29 ↗ incidences that happen? Are we getting

38:32 ↗ that to the police departments

38:35 ↗ >> so we know specifically when, where, how

38:38 ↗ these these occurrences are happenings

38:40 ↗ or

38:42 ↗ >> I um

38:45 ↗ people talk, right? People talk. um

38:47 ↗ there's not a very streamlined

38:50 ↗ um dedicated professional way that it's

38:52 ↗ being communicated. A lot of it is found

38:55 ↗ out in the news. Um we share it in our

38:57 ↗ northeast funders like other

38:58 ↗ municipalities. We share information. Um

39:01 ↗ we have a lot of um nonprofit connects.

39:03 ↗ So um you Alicia from the circle also

39:07 ↗ been very good about sharing stories or

39:10 ↗ um kind of specific um households who

39:13 ↗ have been impacted. uh we receive

39:15 ↗ information from our quarterly reports.

39:17 ↗ So, it's a little bit of everything, but

39:18 ↗ nothing streamlined. Um but these are

39:21 ↗ kind of part of that's kind of part of

39:23 ↗ our our job is to like understand and

39:25 ↗ know what's going um ground what's going

39:28 ↗ on the ground level, kind of pull in all

39:30 ↗ the pieces so we can pro provide a

39:32 ↗ narrative to our city leadership and

39:34 ↗ say, "Hey, this is what's going on.

39:36 ↗ We've heard x amount of incidences

39:39 ↗ um and this is why it's a concern and

39:41 ↗ why it should be a concern to our city."

39:43 ↗ If you sign up for um council member

39:45 ↗ Sarah Perry's website or Facebook or I

39:48 ↗ don't know are you familiar with Sarah?

39:51 ↗ >> Yeah.

39:52 ↗ >> Yeah. And she

39:54 ↗ >> um but she reports out on her social

39:56 ↗ media.

39:56 ↗ >> That's good to know.

39:57 ↗ >> Okay. Interesting.

39:58 ↗ >> Yeah.

40:00 ↗ >> Katie, sorry you were um you were next.

40:03 ↗ Um,

40:05 ↗ oh, I actually don't know this, but does

40:08 ↗ the city of Seamish have any funding

40:11 ↗ that they could like we could also

40:13 ↗ partner since I feel like we're way

40:14 ↗ closer than like Redmond's and like

40:17 ↗ residents of Seamish were probably going

40:19 ↗ to be like Seamishes as well.

40:21 ↗ >> Yeah.

40:22 ↗ >> Yeah.

40:22 ↗ >> No, it's a great thought and we have

40:24 ↗ talked Northeast Funders including

40:26 ↗ Kirkland, Renman, Belleview, Seamish. We

40:29 ↗ have discussed potentially like funding

40:31 ↗ for human services needs like such as

40:34 ↗ immigration or basic needs. Um, city of

40:37 ↗ Seamish actually has way less funding

40:40 ↗ than Isiqua. Um, their human service,

40:42 ↗ they are the smallest city with the

40:44 ↗ least amount of human services grants

40:46 ↗ funding. Um, and they don't even have a

40:48 ↗ full-time human service staff, which

40:50 ↗ many other cities have at least four.

40:53 ↗ So, yeah. So, um certainly something to

40:57 ↗ consider with we can talk talk but um um

41:02 ↗ I don't think there's funding or

41:03 ↗ interest from from current

41:06 ↗ conversations.

41:07 ↗ >> Okay. But worth asking.

41:09 ↗ >> Okay. Yeah, it's a good thought.

41:11 ↗ >> And then another question just to get

41:13 ↗ back to the circle. Do we know if they

41:15 ↗ are supporting any specific group in

41:19 ↗ terms of like for example for tomorrow

41:22 ↗ they've kind of talked about like once

41:25 ↗ detention occurs um is the circle

41:28 ↗ providing services and like support

41:30 ↗ across all range or is it only like

41:33 ↗ prior to

41:35 ↗ any separation or detention or is it

41:38 ↗ more like just know your rights I guess.

41:41 ↗ >> Yeah. Um it has been a spectrum. Um from

41:46 ↗ what I have seen and talked to and seen

41:49 ↗ in their reports, it's a little more it

41:51 ↗ it's much more detailed than just know

41:54 ↗ your rights education. Um they are

41:56 ↗ working very closely like in household

41:58 ↗ with families. They're working with the

42:00 ↗ um family members um who have been left

42:03 ↗ behind um and meeting with them weekly

42:07 ↗ um providing funding and financial aid

42:09 ↗ for for those individuals or helping out

42:11 ↗ with groceries. Um so

42:15 ↗ um but in their other services they they

42:18 ↗ have done like power of attorney and

42:20 ↗ preparation if anything was to happen.

42:22 ↗ um they have done uh working with people

42:25 ↗ for who are seeking asylum and helping

42:27 ↗ them through that process and then they

42:30 ↗ are of course helping them people in

42:32 ↗ who've been detained um who because when

42:35 ↗ you're in the detention center you still

42:37 ↗ have to pay for your food and those need

42:39 ↗ so they're helping them there and then

42:40 ↗ helping helping with the family members

42:43 ↗ who are also left and and honestly just

42:45 ↗ people who are scared they get a lot of

42:48 ↗ phone calls they people don't leave

42:50 ↗ their homes anymore they don't want want

42:52 ↗ to walk their children to school. Um so

42:54 ↗ they are supporting you know families

42:57 ↗ also kind of socially as well in that

43:00 ↗ kind of capacity.

43:01 ↗ >> So um yeah so it's it's a spectrum I

43:04 ↗ guess.

43:08 ↗ >> I I just just key on to something you

43:10 ↗ just said is that when they're in

43:12 ↗ detention they have to pay for their own

43:13 ↗ food.

43:13 ↗ >> Yeah.

43:14 ↗ >> And how are they supposed to do that?

43:18 ↗ I don't know those details but yeah it's

43:21 ↗ um it's pretty gnarly system.

43:24 ↗ Yeah. So that's why the circle has

43:27 ↗ provided we'll give I think they have

43:30 ↗ usually family members put money in an

43:32 ↗ allowance kind of like a bank account

43:34 ↗ that they can use and they can buy like

43:36 ↗ deodorant or shampoos.

43:38 ↗ >> Alicia said that the circle puts in

43:40 ↗ $100.

43:41 ↗ >> Yeah.

43:42 ↗ >> A week.

43:45 ↗ a week I think or I have notes somewhere

43:48 ↗ >> a week or a month must be a week for

43:52 ↗ everybody that's in the detention center

43:54 ↗ that's you know in our area

43:56 ↗ >> you don't have numbers on that right now

43:59 ↗ >> um I don't I'm trying to think

44:03 ↗ I I don't I think it's I don't know um

44:06 ↗ Alicia I think might be working last I

44:08 ↗ heard I think there was four or five

44:10 ↗ individuals in in the detention center

44:13 ↗ but Um, that's just off memory. I don't

44:16 ↗ know Kurt.

44:26 ↗ >> Really great conversation. Um,

44:28 ↗ >> I have one more thing, Anna.

44:30 ↗ >> Please, Mory. Oh, sorry. I didn't see

44:31 ↗ your hand. Please.

44:33 ↗ Um, I'm wondering,

44:36 ↗ uh, I I like Haime's point of, you know,

44:39 ↗ this 50,000 isn't really,

44:44 ↗ is that the limit? And is there a way we

44:47 ↗ could say yes to the 50,000 now and

44:50 ↗ maybe work to get more money later so

44:52 ↗ that we don't have to go through, we

44:54 ↗ don't have to make it stop the rapid

44:56 ↗ response. we can get the rapid response

44:58 ↗ happening and then started an initiative

45:01 ↗ to perhaps uh get more money later.

45:05 ↗ >> I think that would be the solution, my

45:07 ↗ um so we can move forward with 50,000

45:10 ↗ because that has as of November 17th

45:12 ↗ been approved. Um any other funding uh

45:16 ↗ will be amendments to that um approval

45:19 ↗ um that will take time getting to on the

45:22 ↗ council calendar um and conversations to

45:26 ↗ happen. It could require multiple

45:28 ↗ council uh meetings um to to be able to

45:32 ↗ do that and and a lot of preparation on

45:34 ↗ our end to be able to provide that

45:36 ↗ argument. I think the best way to go

45:39 ↗ about it if we want to move forward with

45:41 ↗ something like that would be to um you

45:44 ↗ know to accept the $50,000

45:47 ↗ um and to monitor it closely to see what

45:50 ↗ the impact is. Work with the circle to

45:52 ↗ see how far does 50,000 go and really

45:54 ↗ what is the need and how much. I think

45:56 ↗ we're going to have um kind of a

45:58 ↗ magnifying glass on this for a while

46:00 ↗ because this is extra funding going to

46:02 ↗ human services. Um, so I think in that

46:04 ↗ we're going to learn a lot more

46:06 ↗ information that will help build a

46:08 ↗ stronger case for more funding. I think

46:12 ↗ um what would be the most natural way of

46:15 ↗ asking for additional funding is in the

46:17 ↗ 2027 2028 budget um because that is our

46:20 ↗ next um application cycle. So you will

46:23 ↗ be learning more about this um in the

46:25 ↗ coming months. But for our human

46:27 ↗ services grants, we um the dollar amount

46:30 ↗ is based off of a formula that um looks

46:34 ↗ at uh CPI. Um so the basically our

46:38 ↗ population index, it looks at um

46:40 ↗ inflation and um and it basically from

46:44 ↗ there kind of increases our funding

46:46 ↗ amount for each each year.

46:50 ↗ Um, so we have currently 667

46:54 ↗ some odd dollars annually for 2025 2026.

46:59 ↗ Um, that is an increase from $612,000

47:03 ↗ from the previous cycle. So we can

47:05 ↗ anticipate an increase. Um, but one

47:08 ↗ thing that we can also consider doing is

47:11 ↗ talking to our city leadership and city

47:12 ↗ council for additional human services

47:15 ↗ funding um, in that. So, um I think that

47:19 ↗ would be the most realistic timing to

47:21 ↗ ask for additional human services

47:23 ↗ funding, whether that's for a specific

47:25 ↗ or for more human services.

47:28 ↗ Um and so that's something that we can

47:30 ↗ continue to discuss as a commission to

47:32 ↗ figure out what that need is um and what

47:36 ↗ our dollar amounts that we're looking

47:37 ↗ for for the next cycle. Um but we can

47:40 ↗ decide that. Thank you, Kelly. Take

47:42 ↗ care.

47:44 ↗ Uh, with that in mind, Hannah, I I I

47:47 ↗ would like to move that we approve the

47:50 ↗ $50,000

47:51 ↗ uh going to the circle uh in a rapid

47:54 ↗ response fund.

47:56 ↗ >> Second.

47:59 ↗ >> Right. Thank you for your vote. So, we

48:01 ↗ have Ed um my who is motioning movement.

48:05 ↗ Trish, thank you so much for seconding.

48:07 ↗ And then we need all in favor

48:10 ↗ >> say I raise your hand.

48:13 ↗ Okay. No opposition.

48:16 ↗ Okay. Wonderful.

48:19 ↗ Well, thank you all. I know this is a a

48:21 ↗ tough conversation. It's funding um

48:23 ↗ funding's always it's always hard. Um

48:26 ↗ there's never enough money and the need

48:27 ↗ is always there um and pressing and so

48:30 ↗ I'm thankful for you all for very

48:32 ↗ intentional conversation. Um my next

48:35 ↗ steps will be to contact Alicia from the

48:37 ↗ circle to let her know um that we are

48:39 ↗ going to take actions to amend amend the

48:42 ↗ contract. So it reflects this funding

48:44 ↗ and the dollar amount. Um and then I

48:47 ↗ will provide updates for you all of of

48:49 ↗ how what that scope specifically looks

48:51 ↗ like and um how services are looking and

48:53 ↗ what additional conversations come from

48:55 ↗ there.

48:56 ↗ >> Um it is interesting. We did um allocate

48:59 ↗ what 47 something for originally

49:02 ↗ >> 42.

49:03 ↗ >> Oh we had 42,000 um for cultural

49:05 ↗ navigation services.

49:07 ↗ >> Yeah. Mhm.

49:08 ↗ >> So

49:10 ↗ in this day and time, I think it's well

49:12 ↗ spent.

49:13 ↗ >> So she's getting 92 then next year.

49:16 ↗ >> Yes. For 2026, correct? Yeah. Which is

49:20 ↗ the largest that I've ever seen an

49:22 ↗ organization from City of Biqua Human

49:24 ↗ Services. So that's that's

49:26 ↗ >> the need's big

49:27 ↗ >> need is big. Exactly.

49:32 ↗ >> Well, thank you all. That was a very

49:34 ↗ good conversation.

49:36 ↗ My last comment here is um

49:40 ↗ we we have our human services strategic

49:43 ↗ plan and I'm I'm looking at it right

49:45 ↗ now.

49:46 ↗ >> Um and one of them is cultural specific

49:48 ↗ services and I think that's the the

49:51 ↗ focus of today is how do we continue you

49:54 ↗ know not just write plans out but

49:56 ↗ actually implement and make the biggest

49:58 ↗ impact

49:59 ↗ >> uh that we can. So I just wanted to make

50:02 ↗ that on record.

50:03 ↗ >> Yeah. Thank you for bringing up our

50:05 ↗ strategic plan. It really does guide a

50:07 ↗ lot of our funding decisions. Um I will

50:10 ↗ say at this point that feels outdated.

50:13 ↗ Um our cultural specific um services are

50:15 ↗ still there, but I think it needs to be

50:17 ↗ interpreted a bit differently with the

50:20 ↗ times that that we're seeing today

50:21 ↗ versus in 2021 when that was created. Um

50:25 ↗ still important, but uh

50:29 ↗ expect um more important in a lot of

50:31 ↗ ways.

50:34 ↗ Um, I had two additional comments. So, I

50:37 ↗ feel like just in talking with different

50:39 ↗ people in the community, one thing that

50:41 ↗ I keep hearing is like, well, what is

50:42 ↗ actually happening?

50:44 ↗ >> And I don't know if maybe like one um if

50:49 ↗ there would be a way to put some sort of

50:50 ↗ like

50:52 ↗ like numbers on

50:56 ↗ like the specific services needs. So

50:59 ↗ whether it's like people that have

51:02 ↗ documents but have like laughs like

51:04 ↗ visas or people that are trying to get

51:07 ↗ their doc like that are just

51:08 ↗ undocumented. Um is it like separation?

51:12 ↗ Is it families? Um is it individuals?

51:16 ↗ um are like in what step kind of like of

51:19 ↗ the legal process are they just to like

51:22 ↗ as a city to say like hey we are

51:24 ↗ supporting these services and

51:26 ↗ >> this way

51:26 ↗ >> in this way and here's the broad range

51:29 ↗ of people that are in need. It's not

51:31 ↗ just like I feel like sometimes

51:33 ↗ especially with the news people usually

51:34 ↗ just say like oh it's undocumented

51:36 ↗ people they're just here trying to take

51:38 ↗ our jobs and it's like no like there's

51:40 ↗ >> it's way more complex than that. Um,

51:43 ↗ we've heard a lot of people in other

51:45 ↗ states that are going to the court

51:47 ↗ system and for their um, process and

51:51 ↗ that's where they're getting stopped

51:52 ↗ even though they're following exactly

51:54 ↗ what they're supposed to be following.

51:56 ↗ >> Um, so I don't know if there's any sort

51:57 ↗ of stats. I know it's it's really weird

52:00 ↗ to talk about people in the sense of

52:02 ↗ stats, but I think it could help the

52:04 ↗ communication and then just to raise

52:06 ↗ awareness um kind of like Kelly

52:09 ↗ >> was u mentioning and it's a simpler way

52:12 ↗ for others that maybe are not involved

52:15 ↗ in the space as much to be able to

52:16 ↗ process it as well and be able to say

52:18 ↗ like oh actually the need is bigger than

52:21 ↗ I realized you know. Um, so that's one

52:25 ↗ thing. And then

52:27 ↗ >> the second thing is really more of a

52:28 ↗ resource for people that are in this

52:30 ↗ situation. So I know that there was the

52:33 ↗ email that went out from the city of

52:34 ↗ Isiqua of like here's a link uh with a

52:36 ↗ list of resources. Um, and then as I was

52:39 ↗ reading through this, I saw like there's

52:41 ↗ some days that are providing like who

52:45 ↗ was it?

52:48 ↗ like there's like different days that

52:49 ↗ they're offering weekly, virtual, or in

52:51 ↗ person, three-hour cultural um help

52:54 ↗ desks. So, I don't know if there's like

52:56 ↗ a one pager. I feel like it might be a

52:58 ↗ lot more uh helpful for people in the

53:01 ↗ situations to see like, right, if you

53:03 ↗ send them a link and they're already in

53:04 ↗ crisis and there's

53:06 ↗ >> 10 other links inside that web page,

53:08 ↗ they're not going to know where to

53:09 ↗ start, right? Or they may call someone,

53:11 ↗ they might say, "Sorry, we're out of

53:12 ↗ capacity." So maybe creating one sort of

53:15 ↗ one pager that says like hey sorry what

53:18 ↗ is this organization

53:20 ↗ um

53:21 ↗ IAS we'll hold weekly three-hour

53:25 ↗ sessions at this location on this day

53:28 ↗ from this hour to this hour and then

53:29 ↗ this other organization supports

53:32 ↗ >> um I think for tomorrow was doing

53:33 ↗ something similar and so it's like what

53:36 ↗ day what time yeah

53:37 ↗ >> what's the location

53:39 ↗ >> um and it's all the different

53:41 ↗ organizations that are doing some sort

53:43 ↗ of work in this area.

53:44 ↗ >> Yeah.

53:45 ↗ >> And then that can just be like for

53:46 ↗ additional details maybe scan this QR

53:48 ↗ code but at least in a one pager that

53:50 ↗ just has this organization these days

53:52 ↗ these hours here

53:53 ↗ >> this organization these days these hours

53:55 ↗ here as something that can be more

53:58 ↗ >> um just impactful for when people are

54:02 ↗ looking for where to go.

54:03 ↗ >> Yeah. Um, and yeah, and then in addition

54:06 ↗ to that, I saw on the uh resources page

54:09 ↗ in in Isiqua, ELAP was there.

54:12 ↗ >> Um, and I think it said something about

54:15 ↗ like being able to provide legal

54:16 ↗ services,

54:17 ↗ >> but then I know that um we mentioned

54:20 ↗ here that they don't they're at capacity

54:22 ↗ and they don't have that. So, it's kind

54:23 ↗ of like

54:24 ↗ >> right

54:25 ↗ >> one of those that's hard to keep on

54:26 ↗ there. Like, do you keep it, do you not?

54:28 ↗ Um, but just something that I I flagged

54:30 ↗ cuz I'm like imagine you're calling

54:32 ↗ through all these different services and

54:33 ↗ they're like, "Nope, we're at capacity."

54:35 ↗ And it's like, okay, one more that

54:37 ↗ >> kind of feels like shutting you down.

54:39 ↗ >> Yeah.

54:40 ↗ >> So,

54:40 ↗ >> really good points. I love your because

54:43 ↗ I do think that's a common question of

54:45 ↗ like, well, like

54:46 ↗ >> what is actually going on? Like what is

54:48 ↗ the actual concern? And I think that

54:50 ↗ will help guide maybe the um scope

54:52 ↗ creating with the circle. So, they can

54:54 ↗ help us kind of gather the data. That's

54:57 ↗ really hard to gather, but they could

54:58 ↗ provide some broad numbers for that. And

55:01 ↗ that would I think help with kind of

55:03 ↗ additional funding requests or just

55:04 ↗ again that um narrative that to help

55:08 ↗ >> yeah show their impact like it's it's

55:10 ↗ hard but

55:11 ↗ >> to put numbers together especially when

55:13 ↗ you're talking about people. But I think

55:14 ↗ it it goes a long way towards showing

55:16 ↗ the impact and maybe even

55:18 ↗ >> getting access to additional funding

55:19 ↗ leading.

55:20 ↗ >> Yeah. Yeah. Absolutely. And then I love

55:22 ↗ your idea for as a one pager. We have I

55:25 ↗ brought these just cuz I just wanted to

55:26 ↗ show you the kind of what we have. So

55:28 ↗ these are kind of um resource cards for

55:30 ↗ people who are in crisis just on the

55:32 ↗ streets or just need immediate services.

55:35 ↗ And so it has the shelter information or

55:37 ↗ safe parking information on the back. It

55:39 ↗ has um kind of 247 kind of phone numbers

55:43 ↗ for people in crisis or clinics in the

55:45 ↗ area. Um and then basic means with that

55:47 ↗ QR code for additional services. So when

55:50 ↗ you were saying that I'm like, "Oh, we

55:51 ↗ have that for people in crisis." It

55:54 ↗ would be great to have create something

55:57 ↗ similar concept. Yeah.

55:59 ↗ >> Um kind of for like know your rights on

56:01 ↗ one side of the page resources on the

56:03 ↗ back saying um kind of the the base that

56:06 ↗ we know are

56:08 ↗ >> is specific services vetted and we know

56:11 ↗ they have capacity um with the QR code.

56:13 ↗ I love that idea.

56:16 ↗ >> I piggyback off James um about the

56:19 ↗ stats. I think also you add in how many

56:22 ↗ children are being helped as that's

56:24 ↗ always

56:25 ↗ >> that's a powerful statement

56:28 ↗ >> and also I realize that um sometimes

56:32 ↗ information is purposely um vague

56:36 ↗ >> so that

56:38 ↗ >> protect people

56:39 ↗ >> the ice doesn't um

56:41 ↗ >> get a hold of it

56:42 ↗ >> right so I think you have to be real

56:44 ↗ careful of

56:45 ↗ >> that's true absolutely and I I agree to

56:48 ↗ that but I think to the extent And of I

56:50 ↗ probably spent over 20 minutes um just

56:53 ↗ at work today trying to find like

56:55 ↗ something concrete and that was a little

56:57 ↗ bit challenging to

56:59 ↗ >> um and I was just sitting at my desk had

57:02 ↗ nothing to do and I was like okay let me

57:04 ↗ kind of click through the links and see

57:06 ↗ what I can find and then

57:08 ↗ >> um it was interesting to me like I feel

57:09 ↗ like I got more concrete information

57:11 ↗ obviously from a staff report that to

57:13 ↗ your point it's more detailed and it's a

57:15 ↗ safe area to share information but I

57:18 ↗ don't know if there's anything like that

57:19 ↗ created

57:21 ↗ >> um for for people that actually need it.

57:24 ↗ Um

57:28 ↗ >> yeah, no, I think I think that's a

57:29 ↗ really good point and something that we

57:31 ↗ can improve as a

57:33 ↗ >> Yeah. And I mean obviously maybe it's

57:35 ↗ not shared publicly, but maybe it's

57:36 ↗ something that the circle has and then

57:38 ↗ can share it with other families at or

57:40 ↗ even within like schools. Um

57:44 ↗ >> yeah,

57:45 ↗ >> but I think that's really um

57:48 ↗ >> that is our job is kind of creating the

57:50 ↗ pulling together these these detailed

57:52 ↗ narratives and stories and being able to

57:55 ↗ put it at as a highlevel statement

57:57 ↗ impactful statement for our city

57:59 ↗ leadership and basically try in that

58:01 ↗ statement saying this is why you should

58:03 ↗ care and this is the problem. Yeah. And

58:05 ↗ so that's that's what we get to work and

58:07 ↗ do with stad. So, um, Preston's still

58:09 ↗ on.

58:10 ↗ >> Preston?

58:12 ↗ Yes.

58:12 ↗ >> Yeah, I'm still on.

58:14 ↗ >> Has he heard anything

58:16 ↗ from the, um, deans or anything that's

58:19 ↗ happening in

58:20 ↗ >> Yeah.

58:21 ↗ >> anything from your peers or for your

58:23 ↗ from your community, Preston, in on this

58:25 ↗ topic?

58:27 ↗ >> Oh, yeah. when we um I know that at

58:30 ↗ least there was a lot of social media

58:32 ↗ presence um during the with information

58:36 ↗ about the

58:38 ↗ ICE incident in with that child care

58:41 ↗ center. Um there was a lot of social

58:44 ↗ media presence especially on like

58:46 ↗ Instagram where people were reposting

58:47 ↗ and posting about it and voicing their

58:50 ↗ opinions. Um, so I've been listen I have

58:54 ↗ I've been listening for this and I do

58:57 ↗ think um obviously I support it. I'm not

58:59 ↗ actually I I think I'm not allowed to

59:01 ↗ vote, but yeah, in favor, but um I think

59:06 ↗ it's really important to advocate for

59:07 ↗ this and to um continue to support not

59:11 ↗ only local profits that are helping this

59:14 ↗ community, but helping in such a time of

59:17 ↗ like um p a panic and need not only for

59:20 ↗ the people affected, but for just like

59:22 ↗ general concern in the community

59:24 ↗ overall, because this is a really

59:26 ↗ important topic, not only in Isiqua, but

59:29 ↗ essentially nationwide at this point.

59:33 ↗ >> Absolutely. Very well said, Preston.

59:35 ↗ Thank you.

59:40 ↗ >> Oh, commissioners, you have some really

59:42 ↗ good input, some really great insight,

59:44 ↗ and it really makes me excited for our

59:46 ↗ future of next year looking at grants

59:49 ↗ and and making these tough decisions and

59:51 ↗ having these tough conversations. So re

59:53 ↗ really appreciate just your

59:55 ↗ professionalism, your respect and your

59:57 ↗ your care. Truly it it comes across. So

59:59 ↗ thank you all.

1:00:03 ↗ >> All right, we on to reports.

1:00:06 ↗ >> Um any reports from the group?

1:00:16 ↗ Um well I went to um

1:00:22 ↗ uh the Halloween

1:00:24 ↗ >> DS day. What?

1:00:26 ↗ >> Yeah. And I thought it was Yeah.

1:00:27 ↗ >> I thought it was really well attended.

1:00:29 ↗ >> Yeah.

1:00:30 ↗ >> Did anybody else go?

1:00:31 ↗ >> Yeah, I went. It was great.

1:00:33 ↗ >> Yeah. And it was really well attended.

1:00:35 ↗ Yeah.

1:00:37 ↗ >> I I heard there was a lot of um city

1:00:38 ↗ council members who attended some city.

1:00:40 ↗ that we always appreciate when they come

1:00:42 ↗ to our city events.

1:00:44 ↗ >> Yeah,

1:00:48 ↗ >> I attended a community lunch. Maybe some

1:00:51 ↗ of you are familiar with it, but it was

1:00:52 ↗ my first time. It's in the fire station.

1:00:55 ↗ It's not the Catholic community services

1:00:57 ↗ lunch. It's not that. It's held on

1:00:59 ↗ Thursdays at noon.

1:01:01 ↗ >> Do you know about that?

1:01:02 ↗ >> Oh, yes. Oh, yes.

1:01:02 ↗ >> Oh, okay. Um, yeah. And I met some folks

1:01:06 ↗ there. I met the oldest participant who

1:01:09 ↗ has been attending for almost 20 years.

1:01:11 ↗ She's 102.

1:01:12 ↗ >> Oh my gosh.

1:01:13 ↗ >> She comes to lunch.

1:01:14 ↗ >> Yes.

1:01:15 ↗ >> And her friends drive her there.

1:01:16 ↗ >> Oh. And it is such an amazing community.

1:01:20 ↗ Um it is not

1:01:23 ↗ >> it is not just a community for like the

1:01:26 ↗ nons. It is truly building community

1:01:28 ↗ across.

1:01:29 ↗ >> And I'm sorry. This was at the Where was

1:01:30 ↗ it?

1:01:31 ↗ >> It's in the It's in the community. What?

1:01:33 ↗ What is that? It's It's a community

1:01:34 ↗ hall.

1:01:34 ↗ >> The community hall in the fire station

1:01:37 ↗ building.

1:01:37 ↗ >> So, the same place that they do.

1:01:38 ↗ >> The same place, but it is only Thursdays

1:01:42 ↗ uh at 12 and I think they might have a

1:01:43 ↗ weekend day that they told me.

1:01:45 ↗ >> They do weekend um meals. So, we we fund

1:01:47 ↗ um Isiqua Meals program services. Their

1:01:51 ↗ Monday through Friday um 365 days meal

1:01:54 ↗ program. Um but there is um a different

1:01:57 ↗ they're not even a nonprofit.

1:01:59 ↗ This is this is a group of people who 20

1:02:02 ↗ years ago decided we need to feed the

1:02:04 ↗ hungry in our community and they have

1:02:06 ↗ done it ever since. It's potluck style.

1:02:09 ↗ >> Um and they really wanted the

1:02:12 ↗ commissioners who don't know about it to

1:02:13 ↗ know about it. So

1:02:15 ↗ >> they don't have a name. It's uh

1:02:18 ↗ >> every Thursday

1:02:19 ↗ >> every Thursday at noon anybody is

1:02:21 ↗ welcome.

1:02:22 ↗ And I, you know, when I was there, I saw

1:02:26 ↗ folks that presumably are of all income

1:02:28 ↗ levels. Obviously, I did not ask them.

1:02:31 ↗ Um, I saw

1:02:33 ↗ day laborers who were coming in to eat

1:02:35 ↗ lunch. Um, uh, there were professors

1:02:39 ↗ there. I mean, there were there was

1:02:41 ↗ basically like every segment of society.

1:02:43 ↗ And I asked them how many people they

1:02:45 ↗ serve and they said like at least 50

1:02:47 ↗ each lunchtime. So, it is a need um that

1:02:51 ↗ they're meeting. And above all, I was

1:02:53 ↗ just really impressed with the community

1:02:55 ↗ that was being built. There's

1:02:57 ↗ generations of people,

1:02:59 ↗ >> different racial and ethnic,

1:03:02 ↗ >> you know, groups and Yeah.

1:03:04 ↗ >> Yeah. Well, thanks for sharing.

1:03:05 ↗ >> We really want everybody to know that

1:03:07 ↗ they

1:03:09 ↗ >> and to support them through word of

1:03:11 ↗ mouth and

1:03:13 ↗ >> Yeah. to check come out and check it out

1:03:15 ↗ and value what they do.

1:03:16 ↗ >> Yeah. I've been there where they've done

1:03:18 ↗ birthday parties and and brought out

1:03:20 ↗ cakes and

1:03:21 ↗ >> Oh, that's really cool.

1:03:23 ↗ >> Yeah.

1:03:23 ↗ >> Yeah. We we don't like monitor. It's

1:03:25 ↗ not, you know, funded things. So, we

1:03:27 ↗ don't have that data or information. So,

1:03:30 ↗ that's really great. Um, for comparison,

1:03:32 ↗ our meals program is anywhere usually

1:03:33 ↗ between 25 and 40 individuals each

1:03:36 ↗ night. So, that sounds like it's pretty

1:03:38 ↗ hopping.

1:03:39 ↗ >> And they did specifically say it is not

1:03:41 ↗ funding that we're looking for. We just

1:03:43 ↗ want people to know that we're doing

1:03:45 ↗ this and to support us feeding the

1:03:48 ↗ hungry.

1:03:49 ↗ >> That's great.

1:03:51 ↗ >> I think is it a church group that

1:03:53 ↗ started it and they

1:03:54 ↗ >> I feel like that's true. Yes. Because

1:03:57 ↗ Wes who is Do you know him? He's he's he

1:04:00 ↗ was a professor of religion at Seattle

1:04:02 ↗ University and he's like one of the main

1:04:03 ↗ organizers there.

1:04:05 ↗ >> It was through his church community many

1:04:08 ↗ years ago.

1:04:08 ↗ >> Yeah.

1:04:10 ↗ >> Yeah.

1:04:10 ↗ >> Great. That's great that you went.

1:04:13 ↗ >> Yeah, it was it was really it was

1:04:14 ↗ amazing.

1:04:15 ↗ >> How was lunch?

1:04:16 ↗ >> Delicious.

1:04:17 ↗ >> They Okay, so about lunch, it's not just

1:04:21 ↗ whoever is bringing whatever or um it is

1:04:26 ↗ they are so intentional about providing

1:04:28 ↗ a balanced meal. So, there will always

1:04:30 ↗ be a salad, there will be two kinds of

1:04:32 ↗ soup, a vegetarian option, there will be

1:04:34 ↗ a home-cooked hot dish. So, they're

1:04:37 ↗ trying to really balance it. And then of

1:04:39 ↗ course you've got the fun things like

1:04:40 ↗ you know the junk cupcakes and stuff.

1:04:41 ↗ But

1:04:42 ↗ >> yeah,

1:04:42 ↗ >> but they try to be really intentional

1:04:44 ↗ knowing that nutrition matters to people

1:04:47 ↗ who might be food insecure. So

1:04:49 ↗ >> make that meal count.

1:04:50 ↗ >> That's junk.

1:04:53 ↗ >> Um I volunteered at the Isqua Community

1:04:55 ↗ Closet event.

1:04:57 ↗ >> Oh, last week. Two weeks ago maybe.

1:04:59 ↗ >> Yeah, you did.

1:04:59 ↗ >> Um at Pickering Barn.

1:05:02 ↗ >> They had over a thousand people come

1:05:04 ↗ through the barn. I was going to stay

1:05:06 ↗ for about a half hour and like three

1:05:08 ↗ hours later.

1:05:09 ↗ >> Yeah.

1:05:10 ↗ >> Great.

1:05:11 ↗ >> Yeah.

1:05:11 ↗ >> It was bonkers.

1:05:13 ↗ >> Yeah.

1:05:14 ↗ >> Yeah. We knew there would be a lot more

1:05:16 ↗ people interested in this event, but I

1:05:18 ↗ don't think we anticipated it. Yeah. The

1:05:20 ↗ number

1:05:21 ↗ >> donations. It's seven tons of clothing.

1:05:24 ↗ >> Yeah, it was quite a bit.

1:05:26 ↗ >> I five of them.

1:05:28 ↗ >> Five.

1:05:30 ↗ >> More than that, Manny. Come on now.

1:05:33 ↗ >> Did you say you you went there?

1:05:34 ↗ >> Yes. Yes, he did. Twice. You stopped by

1:05:37 ↗ twice.

1:05:38 ↗ >> It was lovely. Yeah. Well, appreciate

1:05:40 ↗ that participation. It's It's a really

1:05:42 ↗ fun event. So,

1:05:47 ↗ >> I do want to give kudos to uh um here

1:05:51 ↗ have the Isiqua tree giveaway program.

1:05:55 ↗ >> Yeah. I didn't know. I had no idea. I

1:05:57 ↗ just know a couple of my neighbors are

1:05:58 ↗ like, "Hey, we got we signed up for

1:05:59 ↗ these

1:06:00 ↗ >> tree giveaway." And I'm like, "What what

1:06:02 ↗ are you talking about? We have a truck.

1:06:03 ↗ Can you go pick up trees?" I'm like,

1:06:06 ↗ "Okay, it's like at the big green barn."

1:06:08 ↗ I'm like, "All right." And here I am lo

1:06:11 ↗ the truck and they're all very great.

1:06:13 ↗ You have a team park rangers and

1:06:15 ↗ >> Yeah.

1:06:16 ↗ >> Um

1:06:16 ↗ >> only one park ranger officially. Yeah.

1:06:18 ↗ Alex.

1:06:19 ↗ >> Yeah. There you go. I got to meet him.

1:06:21 ↗ >> Yeah. Alex.

1:06:22 ↗ >> Definitely. Huge props to that program.

1:06:24 ↗ >> Yeah. No, it's great.

1:06:26 ↗ >> Like the whole green Eiqua is amazing.

1:06:29 ↗ >> They really mobilize our volunteers and

1:06:31 ↗ keep our parks great and

1:06:33 ↗ >> Yeah. It's part of the charm of this

1:06:35 ↗ process.

1:06:35 ↗ >> Yes.

1:06:38 ↗ >> All right. Preston, anything from you in

1:06:40 ↗ terms of youth report?

1:06:44 ↗ >> Um, I don't think I have anything today.

1:06:48 ↗ >> No worries.

1:06:49 ↗ >> Sorry.

1:06:51 ↗ >> We'll get you next time.

1:06:56 ↗ >> All right. Um,

1:06:57 ↗ >> I guess I had something to add.

1:06:59 ↗ >> Yes.

1:07:00 ↗ >> Okay. And it actually originated with um

1:07:04 ↗ Lucier.

1:07:05 ↗ Um

1:07:07 ↗ your team

1:07:09 ↗ recently housed a a council member sent

1:07:12 ↗ me this information. You your team

1:07:14 ↗ recently housed somebody that had been

1:07:17 ↗ unhoused here for like decades.

1:07:20 ↗ >> Yes. 30 years. Oh gosh. and uh you guys

1:07:24 ↗ because you built relationship and made

1:07:26 ↗ them feel comfortable they agreed to

1:07:28 ↗ move to a place in Seattle, right?

1:07:31 ↗ >> Yeah. So I mean you can share more about

1:07:33 ↗ that.

1:07:34 ↗ >> Yeah. I I think it's all because of our

1:07:37 ↗ coordinated entry program that we

1:07:39 ↗ started participating in with the King

1:07:41 ↗ County uh homeless what's it called?

1:07:44 ↗ >> HMIS system. What does that stand for?

1:07:46 ↗ I'm drawing a blank.

1:07:48 ↗ >> Homeless management information system.

1:07:49 ↗ Sorry. So, we're now able, the

1:07:51 ↗ behavioral health coordinators are now

1:07:53 ↗ able to do the coordinated entry

1:07:55 ↗ assessment, which gets them on a list

1:07:57 ↗ for housing in all different areas. And

1:07:59 ↗ so, then not only are they on a list,

1:08:02 ↗ they're also being nominated. So, Lisa,

1:08:04 ↗ Amir, and Kyle are daily nominating

1:08:06 ↗ them. As we find out places are coming

1:08:09 ↗ available, we can say yes, they've

1:08:11 ↗ agreed that they will live here or, you

1:08:12 ↗ know, they all have different

1:08:13 ↗ requirements.

1:08:15 ↗ >> And so, that has has absolutely changed

1:08:18 ↗ the work that we're doing. I think there

1:08:20 ↗ have been six in the last We've been

1:08:22 ↗ doing it for about six months and about

1:08:25 ↗ six.

1:08:25 ↗ >> Um, and we're also working with the

1:08:27 ↗ faith communities to donate these

1:08:30 ↗ welcome home baskets. So, as they move

1:08:32 ↗ in, we have these baskets full of

1:08:34 ↗ cleaning supplies and and it's really

1:08:36 ↗ overwhelming for someone who's been on

1:08:38 ↗ the street, you can imagine, for all

1:08:40 ↗ these years. They don't know what they

1:08:42 ↗ need and and some of these places

1:08:44 ↗ provide the basics, some bedding and and

1:08:46 ↗ some general things like that. But we're

1:08:49 ↗ able to now give them this nice basket

1:08:51 ↗ and some a broom and and all kinds of

1:08:54 ↗ things. So, we're really excited about

1:08:56 ↗ it.

1:08:57 ↗ >> And and I might mention that this place,

1:08:59 ↗ I understand, has supportive services.

1:09:02 ↗ They do.

1:09:02 ↗ >> So, this person's moving into a place

1:09:04 ↗ not only just to live, but there's and I

1:09:08 ↗ can't even describe what the supportive

1:09:09 ↗ services are, but there's supportive

1:09:11 ↗ services.

1:09:11 ↗ >> It's case management. It's um

1:09:13 ↗ >> case management. anything from helping

1:09:15 ↗ them get plugged into work or benefits

1:09:18 ↗ or

1:09:19 ↗ >> mental health um treatment, substance

1:09:21 ↗ abuse treatment. So, a variety of

1:09:23 ↗ different things.

1:09:24 ↗ >> Yeah, that's great.

1:09:26 ↗ >> We have uh two more who have been

1:09:28 ↗ approved who were we're waiting right

1:09:30 ↗ now for their spot to come open. They

1:09:32 ↗ can't one of the buildings in the Queen

1:09:34 ↗ Anne area, they weren't able to move

1:09:35 ↗ everyone in at once, so they're

1:09:37 ↗ staggering. So, uh, this gentleman that

1:09:39 ↗ you're talking about was number 12 to go

1:09:41 ↗ in there and we have two more who are

1:09:43 ↗ any day.

1:09:45 ↗ >> Yes.

1:09:46 ↗ >> Do do you find that any of the homeless

1:09:48 ↗ that you're working with just refuse to

1:09:51 ↗ leave as the

1:09:52 ↗ >> absolutely and even some of the people

1:09:53 ↗ even this gentleman for for the past two

1:09:56 ↗ years that I've known him has said, "No

1:09:57 ↗ way. I'm not leaving." And I think that

1:10:00 ↗ the data will be really interesting over

1:10:01 ↗ these next months or year to see how

1:10:04 ↗ many people that are actually placed in

1:10:05 ↗ those housing units, how many stay

1:10:08 ↗ >> because it's a big it's a big loss of

1:10:11 ↗ their support.

1:10:12 ↗ >> Yeah.

1:10:13 ↗ >> Um I'm a part of the Isiqua Gospel

1:10:15 ↗ Network and today we had a great

1:10:16 ↗ conversation about that very thing is

1:10:18 ↗ some people are saying don't take the

1:10:19 ↗ housing because now all of a sudden

1:10:21 ↗ you're isolated and and people are

1:10:22 ↗ overdosing and they don't have those

1:10:25 ↗ supports that they used to have out on

1:10:26 ↗ the street. So, we're working with other

1:10:29 ↗ people to try to help support that. So,

1:10:31 ↗ not just moving someone in, but staying

1:10:33 ↗ connected

1:10:34 ↗ >> and a lot of them will take the bus back

1:10:36 ↗ to Isqua just to hang out, check in, and

1:10:38 ↗ >> okay, let us know how they're doing. So,

1:10:41 ↗ >> yeah, thanks for bringing that up.

1:10:42 ↗ That's it's been really exciting for us.

1:10:44 ↗ >> Oh, yeah. That when I saw the email,

1:10:46 ↗ it's really exciting.

1:10:47 ↗ >> Yeah.

1:10:52 ↗ >> All right. Anything else from the

1:10:53 ↗ status?

1:10:55 ↗ >> No. My I have a self report.

1:10:58 ↗ >> What's that?

1:10:58 ↗ >> I got that before. I'll be ready for

1:11:00 ↗ that one.

1:11:02 ↗ >> All right. Um so, uh staff reports

1:11:04 ↗ sometimes are short, easy, sometimes

1:11:06 ↗ they're long. Um today they're a little

1:11:08 ↗ bit long. I wanted to use this as an

1:11:09 ↗ opportunity to share a few human

1:11:11 ↗ services initiatives that are happening

1:11:12 ↗ in our city. Um and uh so you have them

1:11:16 ↗ also printed out in front of you for

1:11:17 ↗ reference. Um so again, part of the

1:11:19 ↗ staff report I provide just specifically

1:11:22 ↗ mayor and city council updates. Um so

1:11:24 ↗ wanted to kind of go through that real

1:11:26 ↗ quick. Um so we've already discussed

1:11:28 ↗ November 17th um mid bianium budget was

1:11:31 ↗ approved uh with that additional funding

1:11:33 ↗ for human services. Um I also want to

1:11:36 ↗ share uh you may have reme recall our

1:11:39 ↗ our mayor um has been reported on this

1:11:42 ↗ maybe once um been meeting with our

1:11:43 ↗ local isa nonprofit organizations really

1:11:46 ↗ the start of this year um with a lot of

1:11:48 ↗ unknowns happening with federal funding

1:11:50 ↗ cuts um as policies have continued to

1:11:54 ↗ change. There's been concern about with

1:11:55 ↗ immigration and with ICE uh policy

1:11:58 ↗ changes as well as most recently with

1:12:00 ↗ SNAP benefits um freezing and how will

1:12:03 ↗ that impact our community. Um so very

1:12:05 ↗ thankful for a mayor who it really u

1:12:08 ↗ wants to work closely with our

1:12:09 ↗ nonprofits and really better understand

1:12:12 ↗ um what is going on and and the

1:12:14 ↗ intention of these meetings are to

1:12:17 ↗ really um to track data track

1:12:20 ↗ information um to create a narrative

1:12:22 ↗ that can be brought to our legislative

1:12:24 ↗ and state level for additional funding

1:12:28 ↗ or policy changes that could help and

1:12:30 ↗ impact human services. Um the feeling

1:12:33 ↗ that we are and sense that we're having

1:12:35 ↗ is we are in a human service crisis. Um

1:12:38 ↗ and we just basically need to provide

1:12:41 ↗ the data, the narratives um to our state

1:12:44 ↗ and legislative um level um to be able

1:12:47 ↗ to make these changes. And so that's

1:12:49 ↗ that's what her goal is for these

1:12:50 ↗ meetings. Um they were quarterly, they

1:12:53 ↗ are now moving monthly um because there

1:12:56 ↗ are just a lot of things changing. Um

1:12:58 ↗ and so with that, um as you are probably

1:13:02 ↗ all aware, um our city mayor is

1:13:05 ↗ retiring. She's stepping down and we

1:13:07 ↗ have a new city mayor coming in. Um so

1:13:09 ↗ with that, there's a few unknowns. Um

1:13:12 ↗ but fortunately, this initiative is

1:13:13 ↗ going to continue with deputy council

1:13:15 ↗ president um D. Michelle. Um so she will

1:13:18 ↗ she has been at these meetings and she

1:13:20 ↗ will continue um to take ownership and

1:13:22 ↗ leadership of this. So, um, very

1:13:24 ↗ thankful for, um, just leadership

1:13:27 ↗ listening to our nonprofits.

1:13:30 ↗ Um, I also want to share an update in

1:13:32 ↗ regards to our opportunity center. Um, I

1:13:35 ↗ can't recall if we've talked about it

1:13:36 ↗ briefly here in human services

1:13:38 ↗ commission. Um, opportunity center is a

1:13:41 ↗ project that the city's been working on

1:13:42 ↗ for 10 plus years.

1:13:46 ↗ >> We did. We did. We did.

1:13:47 ↗ >> Thank you. Thank you. Um, and um, so we

1:13:50 ↗ do have an update in regards to that. So

1:13:52 ↗ that is a affordable apartment complex

1:13:54 ↗ coming in at the squad transit center.

1:13:57 ↗ Um and the city has 10,000 square feet

1:14:01 ↗ to use for operation of behavioral

1:14:03 ↗ health, medical and dental um for

1:14:06 ↗ affordable services, people who accept

1:14:08 ↗ Medicaid or at a sliding scale. Um the

1:14:11 ↗ funding is very specific that we that

1:14:13 ↗ it's uh those services are provided at

1:14:16 ↗ um with using the space. So, we recently

1:14:19 ↗ um put out we not not human services,

1:14:22 ↗ our executive department, uh we helped

1:14:24 ↗ support um this, but there's a letter of

1:14:27 ↗ interest out to our community partners

1:14:29 ↗ and nonprofits. Um basically um saying

1:14:34 ↗ here's our initiative, here's our

1:14:36 ↗ request. Um if you are interested,

1:14:38 ↗ please answer these questions. Um so

1:14:40 ↗ that's currently out to I think we sent

1:14:43 ↗ it to 30 plus partners. Um but um I

1:14:48 ↗ think we're open if anybody has any kind

1:14:50 ↗ of specific organizations or even

1:14:53 ↗ individual providers um that you got

1:14:56 ↗ think might be interested. I think this

1:14:58 ↗ is a very broad

1:15:00 ↗ this is a very broad um letter of

1:15:03 ↗ interest that we we are really just

1:15:04 ↗ trying to see who is available to do

1:15:07 ↗ this. Um, we originally had two main

1:15:09 ↗ providers, Valley Cities and

1:15:12 ↗ remember the other one, Valley Cities

1:15:14 ↗ and I'm

1:15:15 ↗ >> Wasn't Sound?

1:15:17 ↗ >> No.

1:15:18 ↗ >> Um, but they they basically don't have

1:15:21 ↗ capacity when they agreed to it about 5

1:15:23 ↗ years ago. Um, so we are kind of a

1:15:25 ↗ little bit um starting over to figure

1:15:27 ↗ out who has capacity now. Um, so it'll

1:15:30 ↗ be interesting to see what we find out.

1:15:33 ↗ Um, this is not free space. We are

1:15:35 ↗ looking to rent it out. Um but there is

1:15:37 ↗ funding to for the the build. So if an

1:15:40 ↗ organization says yes, we can do it. Um

1:15:42 ↗ basically they can say this is how many

1:15:46 ↗ offices we need or this is the medical

1:15:48 ↗ you know rooms that we need and so we

1:15:50 ↗ can help support that.

1:15:53 ↗ Any questions or comments in regards to

1:15:54 ↗ either one of those?

1:15:56 ↗ >> Can we see the list of the organizations

1:15:58 ↗ that it went out to available to us?

1:16:00 ↗ >> Um yeah, I can I can email it. Is

1:16:02 ↗ anybody else interested? I know Ry, this

1:16:04 ↗ is a topic that you're probably very

1:16:05 ↗ interested in. So, we'd be happy to have

1:16:07 ↗ a follow-up conversation with you in

1:16:08 ↗ regards to this,

1:16:09 ↗ >> especially for the providers that um

1:16:11 ↗ receive funding through Medicare and

1:16:13 ↗ Medicaid.

1:16:14 ↗ >> Yeah. Yeah. Would love to kind of have

1:16:16 ↗ you take a look at that list for sure.

1:16:19 ↗ Thank you.

1:16:22 ↗ Okay. And then, um I think this is

1:16:24 ↗ shared a little bit, but I just want to

1:16:26 ↗ I'm going to share my screen. Um there's

1:16:29 ↗ been a lot going on as mentioned uh with

1:16:33 ↗ uh immigration policy changes with

1:16:35 ↗ federal funding uh with the government

1:16:38 ↗ freeze I mean all of it right so

1:16:42 ↗ out of this um so the city I just want

1:16:44 ↗ to share kind of some of the city

1:16:46 ↗ response

1:16:47 ↗ um in what we have done so um we've we

1:16:52 ↗ discussed this here but we do have a um

1:16:55 ↗ a topic in human services it's

1:16:57 ↗ integration resources

1:16:58 ↗ Um, so this is kind of what JD was

1:17:01 ↗ talking about kind of this lengthy email

1:17:04 ↗ or list frequently asked questions. Um,

1:17:07 ↗ but this is it is a helpful um kind of

1:17:10 ↗ resource to point people to at least for

1:17:12 ↗ initial concerns and kind of that you

1:17:15 ↗ know Q&A. I'm hearing multiple times

1:17:18 ↗ from from comm community members what is

1:17:21 ↗ the city doing? Um so currently our

1:17:24 ↗ action items are you know we're

1:17:26 ↗ providing emergency funding right now

1:17:28 ↗ and we have um we have communicated our

1:17:32 ↗ uh resources that are available.

1:17:36 ↗ And then in regards to um food resources

1:17:38 ↗ recognizing that um our SNAP benefits u

1:17:41 ↗ for many of our community members um uh

1:17:45 ↗ froze and there was a lot of unknowns in

1:17:47 ↗ that. We anticipated a lot of people in

1:17:50 ↗ need um and so we really partnered with

1:17:53 ↗ um the Silkot Food and Clothing Bank to

1:17:55 ↗ make sure they had um kind of the

1:17:57 ↗ support that they needed. They did uh

1:17:59 ↗ report that they had quite a bit of

1:18:01 ↗ increase in volunteers and donations

1:18:03 ↗ which has helped. Um but we've also here

1:18:05 ↗ posted some just emergency food support

1:18:08 ↗ um additional food banks knowing that

1:18:10 ↗ people will have to probably shop at uh

1:18:11 ↗ additional places, hot meal options and

1:18:14 ↗ those things. So that is a helpful tool

1:18:16 ↗ to have.

1:18:17 ↗ Um, and then the other thing that I

1:18:21 ↗ >> my understanding is SNAP cards are being

1:18:24 ↗ filled for November, right, for state of

1:18:26 ↗ Washington. Now, is is December up in

1:18:29 ↗ the air or

1:18:31 ↗ >> from what I understand? Yes.

1:18:33 ↗ >> Okay.

1:18:33 ↗ >> Yes. I mean, we'll see how the state

1:18:35 ↗ responds. Um,

1:18:37 ↗ >> with that, has there been more interest

1:18:39 ↗ in food bank? And

1:18:42 ↗ >> I was wondering that too. Um, you do you

1:18:46 ↗ mean is there um

1:18:48 ↗ >> more turnover flow through? I guess are

1:18:51 ↗ they serving more people?

1:18:51 ↗ >> Are they serving more people because

1:18:53 ↗ SNAP benefits have been cut?

1:18:55 ↗ >> That that's what we have heard kind of

1:18:57 ↗ from the food bank and from our other

1:18:59 ↗ nonprofits is um specifically needs and

1:19:05 ↗ the type of need has increased not just

1:19:07 ↗ for food bank for for many of our other

1:19:09 ↗ nonprofits. Did you want to add anything

1:19:11 ↗ else? just I met with Stephanie at the

1:19:13 ↗ food bank recently kind of right right

1:19:15 ↗ after the SNAP thing started and they

1:19:18 ↗ were in really good shape then but she

1:19:20 ↗ was expecting and then couple weeks

1:19:22 ↗ >> after a couple weeks they would have

1:19:23 ↗ more data on that. So

1:19:25 ↗ >> I'll circle back with her and see how

1:19:26 ↗ they how the month ended for them.

1:19:29 ↗ >> But in general even before the snap they

1:19:31 ↗ were up

1:19:33 ↗ >> uh year to date I think over a thousand

1:19:36 ↗ >> more people than the year before. So

1:19:40 ↗ >> thousand total or weekly

1:19:42 ↗ >> and I think total new people out

1:19:45 ↗ >> and just in that week that I had met

1:19:46 ↗ with her since the SNAP announced the

1:19:49 ↗ the cut um or since the government

1:19:52 ↗ announced the cut it was I think 30 new

1:19:54 ↗ families that week and then and that was

1:19:56 ↗ about two weeks ago. So it's time for me

1:19:58 ↗ to follow back up with her. But

1:20:00 ↗ >> yeah,

1:20:00 ↗ >> like Hannah said they were in good shape

1:20:02 ↗ then with so many volunteers coming

1:20:04 ↗ forward and donations.

1:20:06 ↗ So they

1:20:07 ↗ >> Yeah. And and with that, we actually um

1:20:10 ↗ I I think I was surprised by this,

1:20:11 ↗ pleasantly surprised. We received a lot

1:20:13 ↗ of response from our community members

1:20:15 ↗ asking, "Well, wait a minute. How do we

1:20:17 ↗ help? Like I I don't mean this, but I

1:20:19 ↗ want to make sure I help the people who

1:20:20 ↗ do." Um and so we decided to respond um

1:20:24 ↗ with kind of a help your neighbors

1:20:26 ↗ thrive campaign of um partner with our

1:20:29 ↗ organizations. So here are some local

1:20:30 ↗ organizations. Here's what they do.

1:20:32 ↗ here's how you can help to um volunteer

1:20:34 ↗ or to donate or different things like

1:20:36 ↗ that. I

1:20:37 ↗ >> mean community members actually called

1:20:40 ↗ the city

1:20:40 ↗ >> called the city called emailed us saying

1:20:44 ↗ how do we help

1:20:45 ↗ >> the food bank too

1:20:46 ↗ >> and the food bank. Yeah. But

1:20:48 ↗ >> and they the calls were then routed to

1:20:50 ↗ you guys probably.

1:20:51 ↗ >> Yeah. Emails directly to our to our

1:20:53 ↗ email. Yeah. So

1:20:55 ↗ >> yeah.

1:20:55 ↗ >> Um which again I just I think that's a

1:20:57 ↗ testament to how much our community

1:20:58 ↗ cares.

1:20:59 ↗ >> Yeah. um you know we are a community

1:21:01 ↗ that um in in some ways affluent in

1:21:04 ↗ other ways very much in need and so to

1:21:07 ↗ see people step up and want to help

1:21:09 ↗ their neighbors is a beautiful thing. So

1:21:11 ↗ I just appreciate that about this this

1:21:13 ↗ city.

1:21:15 ↗ Um so yeah so just wanted to share again

1:21:17 ↗ some some things that we're we're trying

1:21:19 ↗ to respond to in the ways that we have

1:21:21 ↗ capacity to as a city. Um so you can

1:21:23 ↗ find those online. The last thing I want

1:21:26 ↗ to do is some logistics. So, I love

1:21:28 ↗ scheduling out meetings and talking

1:21:30 ↗ about what's ahead of us. So, um the way

1:21:32 ↗ that I did it this time is I made u just

1:21:35 ↗ so you have reference of what we've

1:21:37 ↗ done. We've done a lot in 2025. We met

1:21:39 ↗ with a lot of great organizations, very

1:21:41 ↗ successful, very busy. Um but we we are

1:21:45 ↗ transitioning now to prepare for the

1:21:47 ↗ application review process. Um so, um

1:21:51 ↗ and in that we also have a few other

1:21:53 ↗ special meetings. Um, so I I just need

1:21:55 ↗ some feedback of how you would like to

1:21:58 ↗ move forward with some scheduling and

1:22:00 ↗ some rescheduling. Um, so we're going to

1:22:02 ↗ go through kind of each month of kind of

1:22:03 ↗ what to expect for kind of the basically

1:22:06 ↗ next nine months or so. Um, and then we

1:22:09 ↗ can kind of discuss what makes the most

1:22:11 ↗ sense for everybody. Um, so we have

1:22:13 ↗ decided we're going going to take a

1:22:15 ↗ break in December. Yay for all holidays.

1:22:18 ↗ Um, and enjoy some good hopefully family

1:22:20 ↗ time and some rest and peace. Um and

1:22:23 ↗ then um the joint meeting with our

1:22:26 ↗ equity board for transportation

1:22:28 ↗ presentation is now rescheduled to be on

1:22:30 ↗ um equity boards schedule. So it'll be

1:22:33 ↗ on January 7th.

1:22:34 ↗ >> Does that start at 6:30?

1:22:36 ↗ >> That's actually a great question. I

1:22:37 ↗ think they start at 6.

1:22:39 ↗ >> Oh.

1:22:40 ↗ >> So um I would love to know if any again

1:22:44 ↗ this is this is a what we considered a

1:22:47 ↗ special meeting. Um so it's not a part

1:22:48 ↗ of our regular scheduled meeting. Um and

1:22:52 ↗ uh we could have a few people attend. We

1:22:56 ↗ can have all of us attend. Um but um if

1:23:01 ↗ you are not able to attend, please let

1:23:03 ↗ me know.

1:23:04 ↗ >> I'm interested in attending.

1:23:06 ↗ >> Great.

1:23:08 ↗ Anybody able to not attend that they

1:23:09 ↗ know of already with their schedule

1:23:11 ↗ complex?

1:23:11 ↗ >> Is remote access available?

1:23:13 ↗ >> Yes, remote access will for sure be

1:23:15 ↗ available. Absolutely. Um and locations

1:23:18 ↗ u most likely will be Gibson Hall but

1:23:20 ↗ still TBD. Um so that is January 7th. So

1:23:24 ↗ then that brings us to January 21st. Um

1:23:27 ↗ that is our regular meeting um that we

1:23:30 ↗ technically have scheduled. So we need

1:23:31 ↗ to decide if that is a meeting that we'd

1:23:33 ↗ like to meet at or not. Let me continue

1:23:36 ↗ with the rest of the schedule and that

1:23:37 ↗ might help decide what makes sense for

1:23:39 ↗ us. The next meeting is February 18th.

1:23:42 ↗ However, um if you are I don't know if

1:23:44 ↗ you are familiar, but we do we have a

1:23:47 ↗ religious um holiday calendar. So if it

1:23:50 ↗ conflicts with certain religious

1:23:52 ↗ holidays, we don't have um public

1:23:54 ↗ meetings. So um the one for 2026 is on

1:23:58 ↗ February 18th. Um so we do need to look

1:24:01 ↗ to reschedule that meeting. Um so again,

1:24:03 ↗ we can consider cancelling it. Please

1:24:06 ↗ consider just rescheduling it as a

1:24:08 ↗ special meeting for different um first

1:24:11 ↗ day of Ramadan.

1:24:11 ↗ >> Oh, that's how I should know that.

1:24:14 ↗ >> I'm going to be fasting

1:24:18 ↗ your calendar.

1:24:20 ↗ >> Oh my god.

1:24:21 ↗ >> Wow.

1:24:22 ↗ >> Take it off for that.

1:24:23 ↗ >> Well, it's not off. Um like we all still

1:24:26 ↗ work but but we are trying to respect

1:24:28 ↗ those holidays so we don't have public

1:24:30 ↗ meetings.

1:24:31 ↗ >> Okay.

1:24:32 ↗ >> Okay.

1:24:36 ↗ Yeah. Yeah. So,

1:24:38 ↗ >> the city council also

1:24:39 ↗ >> That's awesome.

1:24:40 ↗ >> City council does it. Yeah. So, we

1:24:42 ↗ adjust meetings so we can um respect um

1:24:45 ↗ specific holidays. This was initiative a

1:24:47 ↗ few years ago that the equity board or

1:24:50 ↗ human services.

1:24:51 ↗ >> Yeah. They didn't take my birthday off

1:24:52 ↗ though.

1:24:56 ↗ >> Actually, the equity.

1:25:00 ↗ >> Um okay. So again, we'll we'll come back

1:25:02 ↗ to the January and February um one. I

1:25:05 ↗ just uh keep going here. So March 14th

1:25:08 ↗ um this is going to be our equity or so

1:25:11 ↗ every cycle we have a joint east side

1:25:15 ↗ human services commission equity

1:25:17 ↗ training um right before we review the

1:25:19 ↗ applications. Um so this year we have

1:25:22 ↗ decided um to um have it as a three-hour

1:25:26 ↗ chunk which means we'll need to do it on

1:25:28 ↗ a Saturday. Yay. Um, so it will be at

1:25:31 ↗ Redmond City Hall from 9:00 to noon.

1:25:33 ↗ We'll have coffee and snacks. Um, and so

1:25:38 ↗ more details on that to come.

1:25:40 ↗ >> Who is facilitating it?

1:25:42 ↗ >> Um, Community Rise is the so the same

1:25:44 ↗ facilitator from last time. However,

1:25:46 ↗ there are a lot of adjustments of how

1:25:48 ↗ we're doing.

1:25:48 ↗ >> Okay. I wasn't very impressed with them,

1:25:50 ↗ but I was one of those people online.

1:25:52 ↗ >> Yes. So, I will say and you'll note

1:25:54 ↗ here, I'm so so sorry team. It is in

1:25:57 ↗ person only because of that,

1:25:59 ↗ >> right?

1:25:59 ↗ >> So, if you're not able to attend, I I am

1:26:03 ↗ so sorry. There's no virtual options. We

1:26:06 ↗ will have to just fill you in next time.

1:26:08 ↗ Um I hope you all can attend in person.

1:26:11 ↗ Um it's just one of those meetings that

1:26:13 ↗ they just cannot accommodate virtually,

1:26:15 ↗ unfortunately. I

1:26:18 ↗ um had some fun conversations trying to

1:26:20 ↗ advocate for that, but I did not win.

1:26:23 ↗ So,

1:26:25 ↗ that's where we're at. No, I think I

1:26:27 ↗ think you know if people can make it,

1:26:28 ↗ it's better to all it

1:26:29 ↗ >> is better. Yeah,

1:26:30 ↗ >> but I wasn't impressed with that that

1:26:32 ↗ particular group as facilitators.

1:26:35 ↗ >> Yeah, we are working with them very

1:26:37 ↗ closely to have a lot more hands-on. So,

1:26:39 ↗ the plan the kind of agenda that we're

1:26:41 ↗ looking at is we're going to have have

1:26:43 ↗ like pre-work knowing that not

1:26:44 ↗ everyone's going to be able to do it,

1:26:46 ↗ but we're going to have some pre-work to

1:26:47 ↗ kind of set some foundational stuff. The

1:26:50 ↗ first hour will be kind of um some kind

1:26:53 ↗ of we know that everybody's on a

1:26:54 ↗ different equity journey and on

1:26:56 ↗ different some people are are brand new

1:26:59 ↗ to equity training some people are

1:27:00 ↗ experts at it um I have found that this

1:27:03 ↗ commission is a little more on the

1:27:04 ↗ expert end um and has had more

1:27:07 ↗ experience thought and knowledge in it

1:27:10 ↗ um comparatively but um so there will be

1:27:12 ↗ some foundational training um there's

1:27:15 ↗ going to be breakout groups inerson

1:27:17 ↗ breakout groups so there can be some

1:27:18 ↗ smaller kind of conversations and

1:27:20 ↗ discussion. Um, and then there's also

1:27:22 ↗ going to be like a followup. So, one of

1:27:25 ↗ the things that this group provided

1:27:26 ↗ feedback for um that we're making sure

1:27:28 ↗ we have for this equity training is that

1:27:31 ↗ we are going to basically say, "Okay,

1:27:34 ↗ Redmond, Kirkland, Samish Commissioners,

1:27:36 ↗ it was great chatting with you, hearing

1:27:37 ↗ your perspective. We learned this. We

1:27:39 ↗ took this, but now we're going to bring

1:27:40 ↗ it back home and we're going to talk

1:27:41 ↗ about it and we're going to really dive

1:27:43 ↗ deeper into it as a here on this

1:27:45 ↗ commission." And that's where it leads

1:27:46 ↗ us into March 18th. We're going to keep

1:27:48 ↗ that as a regular meeting so we can have

1:27:50 ↗ timely conversation um in regards to the

1:27:54 ↗ equity training followup.

1:27:56 ↗ So,

1:27:58 ↗ and then we'll discuss if we like it or

1:28:00 ↗ not for next time.

1:28:02 ↗ So, hopefully there's an improvement

1:28:03 ↗ because I agree there was some

1:28:04 ↗ opportunities missed and opportunities

1:28:07 ↗ for a better training. So, we hope this

1:28:11 ↗ will facilitate that. So, yeah. Yeah.

1:28:14 ↗ So, March 18th will be our equity

1:28:16 ↗ training um followup um and then

1:28:20 ↗ potentially grant preparation.

1:28:24 ↗ Um and then April 15th, this will be a

1:28:26 ↗ quick turnover for staff for us, but um

1:28:28 ↗ the application closes like April 7th or

1:28:31 ↗ some somewhere early April. Um so, what

1:28:33 ↗ the my hope is by April 15th that we'll

1:28:36 ↗ have basically the general numbers.

1:28:37 ↗ We'll tell you how many organizations

1:28:39 ↗ applied, how much funding was requested.

1:28:42 ↗ um we'll have it by our subgroups, those

1:28:44 ↗ things. And then um we'll make decisions

1:28:47 ↗ on um subgroup assignments at that point

1:28:50 ↗ and then um so then from there um you'll

1:28:53 ↗ also be trained on like how to access

1:28:56 ↗ everything kind of the logistics of the

1:28:57 ↗ application. So then from there, April

1:29:00 ↗ to May, our next meeting, you'll have

1:29:02 ↗ time basically to just dabble into it.

1:29:04 ↗ look at one, maybe two applications and

1:29:06 ↗ come prepared to ask questions on the

1:29:09 ↗ 20th meeting where we'll just kind of

1:29:10 ↗ say, "Okay, how's this process going?

1:29:12 ↗ What kind of questions do you have?

1:29:14 ↗ What's the review process? Making sure

1:29:16 ↗ our toolkits up up to speed, all that."

1:29:19 ↗ June, we will not have a meeting because

1:29:21 ↗ you're going to be meeting in

1:29:22 ↗ subcommittees. So, we'll have smaller

1:29:24 ↗ groups with that aren't quorum. So, no

1:29:26 ↗ regular meeting, but you are meeting at

1:29:28 ↗ least twice a month to have that those

1:29:30 ↗ kind of unrecorded conversations about

1:29:33 ↗ those applications and to make um to

1:29:36 ↗ make those decisions. Um and then July,

1:29:39 ↗ we'll have our report out and then come

1:29:41 ↗ August or September, we'll have um we'll

1:29:45 ↗ basically have our recommendation by

1:29:47 ↗ then.

1:29:49 ↗ So the one thing that we um have not had

1:29:52 ↗ or what we need to talk about is making

1:29:54 ↗ sure that we have between now and April,

1:29:58 ↗ I guess May, we have enough time to feel

1:30:00 ↗ like everybody here is trained in the

1:30:03 ↗ application review process. So, what

1:30:05 ↗ that's going to look like is a training

1:30:07 ↗ of um kind of the background

1:30:10 ↗ information,

1:30:11 ↗ um the application,

1:30:13 ↗ how to access the application, um how to

1:30:16 ↗ review it, and then the big one is the

1:30:18 ↗ toolkit. So, we use a specific toolkit

1:30:21 ↗ that I think has worked really well for

1:30:23 ↗ this group. It's basically kind of um a

1:30:26 ↗ two two-tier process. first is we go

1:30:30 ↗ through the applications in your

1:30:31 ↗ subgroup and we decide it's a it's a

1:30:35 ↗ red, yellow, green process. So, yes, we

1:30:39 ↗ should definitely fund them. I don't

1:30:41 ↗ know how much yet. Maybe we should.

1:30:43 ↗ Let's talk more about it. Or no, they're

1:30:44 ↗ not aligned. We have a toolkit that

1:30:47 ↗ really helps guide us those decisions.

1:30:49 ↗ So, what's in a green category is

1:30:51 ↗ labeled as this, a yellow, and then a

1:30:54 ↗ red category as this. Um that's what

1:30:56 ↗ we're going to go into details for so

1:30:58 ↗ everyone feels prepared in looking at

1:31:00 ↗ the applications and then add the equity

1:31:03 ↗ training we hopefully be well equipped

1:31:05 ↗ to um start looking at applications come

1:31:08 ↗ April.

1:31:09 ↗ >> Now we might have another commissioner.

1:31:13 ↗ So that is the other thing that kind of

1:31:16 ↗ is a little complex with this is that

1:31:18 ↗ come May 20th

1:31:20 ↗ will be there'll be a new we have a

1:31:23 ↗ vacant position that we're looking to

1:31:24 ↗ fill and if anybody steps down

1:31:30 ↗ we might have other positions to fill

1:31:33 ↗ that.

1:31:36 ↗ So it what that will require is um

1:31:39 ↗ one-on-one training with those

1:31:40 ↗ individuals to kind of get them up to

1:31:43 ↗ speed. So it'll be doable. But yes, we

1:31:45 ↗ probably have one to two additional

1:31:48 ↗ people.

1:31:49 ↗ Um so going back though to the kind of

1:31:52 ↗ So now I just my hope is that laying out

1:31:54 ↗ like what's what's ahead of our schedule

1:31:57 ↗ um and what we need to accomplish. Um

1:32:00 ↗ let's rewind to January and February.

1:32:03 ↗ Um, we basically need to make sure we

1:32:05 ↗ have time to talk about our toolkit and

1:32:08 ↗ dissect it, change it, update it, and

1:32:11 ↗ then making sure that we have enough as

1:32:13 ↗ a commission, enough time for training

1:32:14 ↗ in the application process. That can

1:32:18 ↗ take one meeting, that could take one to

1:32:19 ↗ two meetings.

1:32:20 ↗ >> I suggest that we keep the meeting for

1:32:24 ↗ January 21st.

1:32:25 ↗ >> We have a lot of new people

1:32:27 ↗ >> and maybe possibly go through a scenario

1:32:30 ↗ or how things work.

1:32:31 ↗ >> Yeah. And uh you know because that

1:32:35 ↗ toolkit does take a little bit of

1:32:38 ↗ >> work to get.

1:32:39 ↗ >> Yep. Yep. Great.

1:32:42 ↗ >> Are you proposing

1:32:44 ↗ >> Commissioner Money around maybe keeping

1:32:46 ↗ the 21st and then council on the 18th?

1:32:50 ↗ >> Yeah,

1:32:50 ↗ >> that's what I I when I look at this I if

1:32:53 ↗ I

1:32:55 ↗ >> Yeah. And then we would have that we

1:32:57 ↗ would know whether or not we need the

1:32:59 ↗ February meeting. I I think I think what

1:33:02 ↗ we could do is do like a very um I think

1:33:05 ↗ we could be very intentional on the 21st

1:33:08 ↗ really um go through kind of the the

1:33:11 ↗ kind of highlevel background so everyone

1:33:12 ↗ feels like orientated about what is

1:33:14 ↗ going on uh with grant application

1:33:16 ↗ process and then we can dive deeper into

1:33:18 ↗ our toolkit because that does take a

1:33:20 ↗ little bit of time um and I think that

1:33:22 ↗ could be easily done on one meeting um

1:33:25 ↗ and then come March 18th we'll have a

1:33:28 ↗ very Uh, nope. Sorry. March 18th.

1:33:32 ↗ Um, so with the so if we skip February

1:33:36 ↗ 18th keeping okay

1:33:38 ↗ >> instead of rescheduling it, we'll have

1:33:40 ↗ kind of two in March. So that's kind of

1:33:42 ↗ I we have two in January, we'll have two

1:33:45 ↗ in March

1:33:46 ↗ >> and possibly skip February.

1:33:49 ↗ >> Um, with skipping Yeah, with skipping

1:33:51 ↗ February, we could also wait to make a

1:33:53 ↗ decision and see how do we feel in

1:33:55 ↗ January? Do we feel a little bit

1:33:56 ↗ overwhelmed and we need to have a little

1:33:59 ↗ like we need to kind of slow down and

1:34:01 ↗ really start looking at things again? We

1:34:03 ↗ can certainly keep a February meeting so

1:34:06 ↗ we can make that decision. Um I think

1:34:08 ↗ with March 18th meeting we're going to

1:34:11 ↗ have probably an hour plus conversation

1:34:13 ↗ in regards to the equity training

1:34:15 ↗ followup and we could probably um

1:34:19 ↗ probably use about 30 minutes for kind

1:34:21 ↗ of grant prep. We will also have April

1:34:24 ↗ 15th uh or yeah April 15th we'll also

1:34:27 ↗ have grant preparation because we'll

1:34:29 ↗ have a report out of okay overview of

1:34:31 ↗ what it is. Now let's go and let's do it

1:34:34 ↗ um another training on it since it's so

1:34:37 ↗ that way it's fresh in your minds.

1:34:39 ↗ >> Yeah. I think the April May is when the

1:34:41 ↗ overwhelming comes.

1:34:43 ↗ >> Yes, I agree. Because you're meeting

1:34:45 ↗ outside of the regular monthly meeting

1:34:50 ↗ >> trying to make sense out of stuff. I

1:34:52 ↗ don't know if you need a break before

1:34:53 ↗ that, but I think if you're comfortable

1:34:55 ↗ with the tool blocks and that it will be

1:34:59 ↗ you don't there's be one part of the

1:35:02 ↗ process you don't have to worry about.

1:35:03 ↗ >> Yeah, that's true. And you know we are

1:35:05 ↗ trying to give you commissioners like a

1:35:07 ↗ month to kind of like test the waters a

1:35:09 ↗ little bit, try it out like and so that

1:35:11 ↗ will basically it's it come June June

1:35:15 ↗ and July is really when you are going

1:35:17 ↗ deep dive into the applications.

1:35:20 ↗ >> It's fine. fun.

1:35:24 ↗ I

1:35:24 ↗ >> was going to say for those of us who are

1:35:26 ↗ new,

1:35:29 ↗ >> how do you define fun?

1:35:31 ↗ >> Yeah.

1:35:33 ↗ >> Don't make sense.

1:35:35 ↗ It'll make sense.

1:35:37 ↗ >> I like getting into the nitty-gritty.

1:35:38 ↗ So, don't I like read reports and stuff.

1:35:42 ↗ So,

1:35:42 ↗ >> kind of rips you out as soon as you

1:35:44 ↗ think.

1:35:45 ↗ >> Yeah,

1:35:47 ↗ that's true.

1:35:48 ↗ >> Yeah. Okay. Okay. So, commissioners, I'm

1:35:50 ↗ hearing January 21st. Yes. And then

1:35:53 ↗ February 18th, we will cancel. And then

1:35:56 ↗ March, we got a double double meeting.

1:36:01 ↗ And then April, we'll get right into it.

1:36:03 ↗ Okay. Excellent.

1:36:05 ↗ >> Mor, you good with that?

1:36:07 ↗ >> I'm good with that.

1:36:08 ↗ >> Lovely. Okay. Thank you. All right,

1:36:10 ↗ commissioners. Appreciate your time on

1:36:11 ↗ that.

1:36:12 ↗ Um, I did have a question about the

1:36:15 ↗ information you you had out for helping

1:36:21 ↗ the homeless as far as getting

1:36:24 ↗ information. Is that information

1:36:25 ↗ available at the library?

1:36:27 ↗ >> Oh, like these resource cards

1:36:29 ↗ >> um cards or how they can get help from

1:36:33 ↗ different services?

1:36:35 ↗ >> Uh, at the library, I believe. So, we

1:36:37 ↗ used to have the library hours. We

1:36:39 ↗ haven't done that in a while. Yeah, we

1:36:40 ↗ used to staff over there once a week.

1:36:42 ↗ Um, let me check in with Carla and see

1:36:44 ↗ what they have.

1:36:45 ↗ >> Yeah,

1:36:46 ↗ >> they used to I know they they refer a

1:36:48 ↗ lot of people to us, so I think they

1:36:49 ↗ have the information over there still,

1:36:50 ↗ but I'll

1:36:51 ↗ >> you can look it up hard copy, right?

1:36:54 ↗ >> Yeah.

1:36:55 ↗ >> Thank you.

1:36:59 ↗ >> Okay. And other business over there,

1:37:01 ↗ other announcements or business

1:37:03 ↗ controls? Oh, you were nice. Um, I know

1:37:07 ↗ I brought this up a couple times before,

1:37:09 ↗ but I really believe that um our

1:37:15 ↗ our youth representative needs a vote.

1:37:18 ↗ >> Okay.

1:37:18 ↗ >> Uh I don't know if we have to go through

1:37:21 ↗ change of bylaws or or what, but um I

1:37:26 ↗ think if we're going to get other youth

1:37:28 ↗ engaged,

1:37:30 ↗ we have to be more than just present.

1:37:33 ↗ Absolutely. Um let me talk to our city

1:37:36 ↗ clerks about uh Preston's role. Um we

1:37:39 ↗ would love to have um him to have a

1:37:42 ↗ vote. He might might I I may not be just

1:37:45 ↗ be aware of that. Um some boards and

1:37:47 ↗ commission have specifically like a

1:37:49 ↗ position that is a youth representative.

1:37:51 ↗ We actually as a commission don't have

1:37:53 ↗ that. We just have had um volunteers

1:37:56 ↗ youth representatives come in. Um, so

1:37:58 ↗ that would be a bylaw change if we

1:38:01 ↗ wanted to look at that as a commission,

1:38:02 ↗ which we certainly can. Um,

1:38:06 ↗ um, but let me

1:38:08 ↗ let me ask and let me come and bring

1:38:10 ↗ this back in 2026 when I see you again.

1:38:12 ↗ >> And I guess I can ask Preston. Preston,

1:38:14 ↗ do you want to vote?

1:38:16 ↗ >> Sure.

1:38:19 ↗ >> All right. Well, we're going to give you

1:38:20 ↗ a vote.

1:38:20 ↗ >> Next one, too. Preston.

1:38:22 ↗ >> Yeah, we got Preston's place, but you've

1:38:25 ↗ been with us, Six years. How long? No,

1:38:27 ↗ it's Yeah. No, I totally agree. I think

1:38:29 ↗ that that's a great point. So, we we

1:38:31 ↗ would love to support that.

1:38:32 ↗ >> Okay.

1:38:33 ↗ >> Yeah. Thanks, Manny.

1:38:37 ↗ >> Any other announcements from the group?

1:38:39 ↗ >> I had a question.

1:38:41 ↗ >> Okay. I was I was I had a lot of time on

1:38:44 ↗ my hands today. So, I was doing a lot of

1:38:45 ↗ digging online and I was um I couldn't

1:38:48 ↗ find like all the past presentations

1:38:51 ↗ from the other providers I have

1:38:53 ↗ presented previously. And I don't know

1:38:55 ↗ if we have that saved in a folder

1:38:56 ↗ somewhere. I just couldn't find it.

1:38:58 ↗ >> I know sometimes they'll share it like

1:39:01 ↗ just like

1:39:01 ↗ >> Oh, their powerpoints.

1:39:03 ↗ >> Their powerpoints and like they'll send

1:39:04 ↗ those over email, but I wasn't sure if

1:39:06 ↗ we like shared those or kept those like

1:39:08 ↗ in an email somewhere.

1:39:09 ↗ >> Yeah, cuz um I didn't put them on our

1:39:11 ↗ agenda. Um I would need to follow up

1:39:13 ↗ with those um

1:39:15 ↗ >> providers cuz I didn't receive a copy of

1:39:17 ↗ them or most of them I didn't. Um, we do

1:39:21 ↗ have a YouTube channel that this gets

1:39:23 ↗ posted to. Um, so if you wanted to re we

1:39:27 ↗ re rewatch things on YouTube.

1:39:29 ↗ >> Okay.

1:39:30 ↗ >> I think this YouTube can find commission

1:39:32 ↗ and boards.

1:39:33 ↗ >> Okay.

1:39:34 ↗ >> This is all public recorded and posted.

1:39:36 ↗ So yeah.

1:39:38 ↗ >> Um, so that's where you can at least

1:39:40 ↗ find that like real quick. But if you

1:39:41 ↗ want me to follow up if there's any

1:39:43 ↗ anyone you're looking for specifically

1:39:44 ↗ or is there are you looking for all of

1:39:46 ↗ them? Well, I was looking for more of

1:39:47 ↗ the ones that I hadn't participated. So,

1:39:50 ↗ like everything before May.

1:39:52 ↗ >> Um,

1:39:53 ↗ >> but then I was like, oh, like I remember

1:39:55 ↗ like a couple different presentations

1:39:57 ↗ that were really good. And I was like,

1:39:58 ↗ oh, like additional details and

1:40:00 ↗ >> Yeah.

1:40:01 ↗ >> just to kind of like refresh and

1:40:03 ↗ >> Yeah. Yeah.

1:40:04 ↗ >> Like I've had like friends that will ask

1:40:05 ↗ me sometimes like how can we support and

1:40:07 ↗ I'm like there's a really good

1:40:08 ↗ organization for that. Let me look

1:40:10 ↗ through all my notes. But I'm like,

1:40:12 ↗ yeah, obviously if there was like

1:40:14 ↗ something that we could like at least

1:40:15 ↗ share, not everything, but like, oh,

1:40:16 ↗ hey, this organization is doing this

1:40:18 ↗ type of service. Here's how you can

1:40:20 ↗ support or whatever.

1:40:21 ↗ >> Yeah. Yeah.

1:40:23 ↗ >> Um, the website I shared um would be

1:40:26 ↗ really great just for that specifically.

1:40:28 ↗ Um, but YouTube to kind of reook at

1:40:31 ↗ video I think would be the quickest way

1:40:34 ↗ right now.

1:40:36 ↗ Thank you.

1:40:44 ↗ Oh, and so then for next year there

1:40:46 ↗ won't be any moreations,

1:40:48 ↗ >> right?

1:40:54 ↗ >> Yeah.

1:40:55 ↗ >> I mean, they are welcome to come as a

1:40:57 ↗ public um and make a public comment at

1:41:01 ↗ this point. Um but since it's a

1:41:03 ↗ application review year, we are

1:41:05 ↗ sensitive to making sure it's kind of

1:41:07 ↗ equally fair. Yeah.

1:41:14 ↗ >> All right. Hey,

1:41:16 ↗ >> I think uh

1:41:18 ↗ we're journ

1:41:22 ↗ >> and I have stop recording and

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