Human Services Commission · Wednesday, January 21, 2026 · City Council Digest

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Minutes of November 19, 2025

packet pp.3–4

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Staff report:

APPROVAL OF MINUTES a) 11-19-25 Human Services Commission Minutes Page 1 CITY OF ISSAQUAH Human Services Commission 6:30 PM Steelhead Room, 235 1st Ave. November 19, 2025 MINUTES SE, Issaquah

Minutes of January 07, 2026

packet pp.5–6

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Staff report:

APPROVAL OF MINUTES b) 01-07-26 Human Services Commission Minutes CITY OF ISSAQUAH Human Services Commission 6:00 PM Steelhead Room, 235 1st Ave. January 7, 2026 MINUTES SE, Issaquah

4. AGENDA ITEMS

Non-Profit Presentation: Cultural Bridges (I)

15 min · Laura Ni, Cultural Bridges Manager · packet pp.7–8

Topics: Arts & Culture

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Staff report:

APPROVED: [Date] REVISED: [Date]

2026 Human Services Commission Workplan (A)

15 min · Hannah Roberts, Sr. Human Services Coordinator · packet pp.9–26

Topics: Equity

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Staff report:

Provide an annual performance and outcome report on 2025 Human Services Grants.

2025 Human Services Grants Annual Performance Review (I)

20 min · Hannah Roberts, Sr. Human Services Coordinator · packet pp.27–32

Topics: BudgetEquity

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Staff report:

Human Services Division 2025 Highlights The Issaquah Human Services Division brings together outreach, planning, funding, and community leadership programs to advance equity, meet basic needs, and support community well-being.

2025 Human Services Division Highlights (I)

15 min · Hannah Roberts, Sr. Human Services Coordinator Brenda Parker, Human Services Manager

Topics: Equity

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5. REPORTS

Chair and Commissioner Reports

Topics: Boards & Commissions

Youth Report

packet pp.33–34

Staff Report

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0:05 ↗ Hello all. Hello all of Isaakqua. Um

0:09 ↗ this is Vice Chair Manny Brown um

0:12 ↗ chairing for our chairman um Haimey who

0:16 ↗ is uh will join us in a bit and we're

0:19 ↗ opening the uh Isiqua

0:22 ↗ Human Services Commission at uh 6:35

0:26 ↗ and uh call order.

0:31 ↗ any public comments?

0:33 ↗ >> Yeah, before we go into public comments,

0:34 ↗ I just want to call out um like you

0:37 ↗ mentioned, Haime's going to be joining

0:38 ↗ us late. Um and then uh we have a Trisha

0:41 ↗ Marshall

0:43 ↗ um just joining us. Is that Trish

0:48 ↗ or Laura? It's Trisha with with cultural

0:50 ↗ budget.

0:50 ↗ >> Yeah. Yeah. Trisha Sis is uh executive

0:53 ↗ director. So yes,

0:56 ↗ >> sorry I couldn't unmute.

0:59 ↗ So, she is she is supporting me.

1:03 ↗ >> Wonderful. All right, Trisha, so happy

1:05 ↗ to have you here. Um, we'll have your

1:07 ↗ presentation starting here shortly. Um,

1:10 ↗ and so we are uh just missing two

1:11 ↗ commissioners who might be joining us

1:13 ↗ late. Uh, JD and Trish Blur. Um, so we

1:16 ↗ will um see if they can join us shortly.

1:19 ↗ And then moving on to our public

1:20 ↗ comment, I just wanted to introduce we

1:22 ↗ do have one uh member in person for

1:25 ↗ public comment. Uh Christina, would you

1:27 ↗ mind introducing yourself and so

1:30 ↗ welcome?

1:31 ↗ >> Yeah, I'm Christina. I'm the board chair

1:33 ↗ of the downtown Isakiqua Association and

1:35 ↗ our office is the historic Shell gas

1:37 ↗ station on Front Street. So, as you

1:39 ↗ know, we interact quite a bit with

1:41 ↗ unhoused folks whether they're here in

1:43 ↗ Isiqua or passing through. So, I always

1:46 ↗ like to be engaged as to what's

1:48 ↗ happening. And I also saw Cultural

1:50 ↗ Bridges was on the agenda. So super

1:51 ↗ excited to hear an update from your team

1:54 ↗ and just want to say thanks to everybody

1:55 ↗ that's serving on a commission. I know

1:57 ↗ it's more evening work for everybody to

1:59 ↗ do, but you're doing meaningful work and

2:00 ↗ it is making a difference to the

2:02 ↗ community. So thank you.

2:04 ↗ >> Thank you so much for being here.

2:07 ↗ >> Well, then next is the approval of

2:09 ↗ minutes from November 19th

2:13 ↗ and January 7.

2:16 ↗ here.

2:19 ↗ >> Uh, Commissioner Fish and I move that we

2:22 ↗ approve the minutes. Can do they have to

2:24 ↗ be approved separately or can they be

2:25 ↗ approved together?

2:26 ↗ >> Approved together.

2:27 ↗ >> Okay. I move that we approve the minutes

2:29 ↗ from our meetings of November 19th and

2:32 ↗ January 7th.

2:33 ↗ >> And I this is Mory Edwards. I second

2:36 ↗ that.

2:37 ↗ have been moved to be approved and

2:40 ↗ second and uh take that as a note and go

2:45 ↗ to our agenda items. And first on our

2:49 ↗ agenda item is a nonprofit presentation

2:51 ↗ by uh Bridges.

2:57 ↗ >> Wonderful. Well, welcome Laura. Welcome

2:59 ↗ Trisha.

3:01 ↗ >> Thank you. Thanks everyone for having us

3:03 ↗ here. Um it's really our pleasure and

3:06 ↗ honor to present our culture bridges

3:09 ↗ program which is under the isawquest

3:11 ↗ schools foundation uh here to everyone

3:14 ↗ that uh what we're doing and what have

3:17 ↗ we achieved so far. Um can I share my

3:21 ↗ screen?

3:22 ↗ >> You should be able to do you see a share

3:25 ↗ um by your button? Yeah, please do.

3:27 ↗ >> Yes, thank you. Are you able to see it?

3:30 ↗ >> Yes.

3:31 ↗ >> Okay, thank you. That's good. Um so

3:36 ↗ let's start with could you just bear

3:39 ↗ with me

3:41 ↗ see how okay so first I just want to

3:45 ↗ introduce myself my my name is Lauren

3:48 ↗ and I uh coming from China Shanghai

3:52 ↗ China initially like 25 years ago um I

3:56 ↗ have undergraduate degree and master

3:58 ↗ degree in Michigan for computer science

4:00 ↗ and AI data retrieval

4:03 ↗ degree and and then I was in the uh one

4:08 ↗ of the online content retrieval manager

4:10 ↗ at an online daily publishing company

4:13 ↗ for eight years. Um it's in the Seattle

4:16 ↗ and also right now I am the Isakqua PTSA

4:19 ↗ council president. Um, as well as I'm

4:22 ↗ the staff in the circle community

4:24 ↗ navigator. Uh, and also I am the ISF uh

4:29 ↗ staff for the culture bridges and I'm

4:31 ↗ culture bridges manager. So I'm kind of

4:33 ↗ like multitasking. Um, and uh I start

4:37 ↗ with this uh culture bridges editing and

4:40 ↗ publishing job um at ISF since 2020. So

4:45 ↗ this is my five years, six years or five

4:48 ↗ years working with culture bridges and

4:53 ↗ um I will start my presentation and to

4:56 ↗ show you guys the ISD our school is

4:59 ↗ school district um demographic. I think

5:02 ↗ uh I don't know how many of you of you

5:04 ↗ might know um actually our um

5:08 ↗ demographic had changed dramatically in

5:11 ↗ 2022 23 uh the entire district we have

5:16 ↗ uh almost 20,000 students but we are

5:19 ↗ having like about 42% white students and

5:23 ↗ 58%

5:25 ↗ of student of color and with like 7.3

5:29 ↗ uh% of English language learners.

5:32 ↗ And this year uh we have about 19,000

5:35 ↗ students um across the district. Um and

5:38 ↗ we are about right now um 38.2%

5:43 ↗ white students and our um students of

5:47 ↗ color percentage um right now is 61%

5:52 ↗ almost 62%.

5:54 ↗ And then even though we have uh saw the

5:56 ↗ enrollment uh decrease however our

6:00 ↗ English language learner number

6:04 ↗ actually when you see it it's it's still

6:06 ↗ kind of 7.7 it's more than uh 2000 more

6:10 ↗ than 10 12 years ago. So that means uh

6:14 ↗ the needs and the the the needs for the

6:17 ↗ language uh support is still pretty uh

6:22 ↗ significant in our district

6:25 ↗ and that is why we are here for our uh

6:29 ↗ magazine culture bridges magazine.

6:32 ↗ Um so I just want to also start sharing

6:35 ↗ some history behind uh culture bridges

6:38 ↗ magazine. Uh we started there is like

6:41 ↗ 2013 2014 there is uh two Latino parents

6:47 ↗ uh start trying to create a resource to

6:50 ↗ help Latino families. uh that is a very

6:54 ↗ like initial uh program they are trying

6:58 ↗ to do but um the magazine itself it

7:02 ↗ doesn't really started until uh 2015 and

7:07 ↗ 2016 school year so this is the first

7:10 ↗ magazine like I I just give you the some

7:13 ↗ sense like how this magazine looks like

7:15 ↗ the first one um it is in uh English and

7:19 ↗ Spanish um and then it's only that by

7:23 ↗ then there is only three people working

7:25 ↗ on this magazine and there is three

7:27 ↗ bimonthly uh magazines uh available

7:30 ↗ annually but we are start to also at the

7:34 ↗ same time we are trying to uh work with

7:37 ↗ the school district to see what kind of

7:40 ↗ help that uh we can partner with the

7:42 ↗ district to help out with our families

7:45 ↗ especially like Latino family at that

7:47 ↗ time

7:50 ↗ however now is we just celebrate our

7:53 ↗ 10th year anniversary last year 2025. So

7:58 ↗ 10 years later uh we right now what we

8:02 ↗ have the team is like uh one manager

8:05 ↗ like me and then we have eight editors,

8:09 ↗ three proof readers, um one cover

8:12 ↗ designer, one photographer and two

8:16 ↗ community helpers. And then we publish

8:19 ↗ in eight different languages.

8:21 ↗ Arabic, Chinese, English, Japanese,

8:24 ↗ Korean, Russian, Spanish, and

8:26 ↗ Vietnamese.

8:28 ↗ We now publish one annual family guide

8:31 ↗ to help family navigate school system

8:34 ↗ from preschool to to high school

8:36 ↗ graduation. Um, and we also have three

8:40 ↗ issues per year with one issue combined

8:43 ↗ with family guide published, but we

8:45 ↗ right now we published online only. So

8:49 ↗ we published uh we print out paper

8:52 ↗ copies for

8:55 ↗ seven seven or eight years but however

8:58 ↗ um because of you know the the paper

9:01 ↗ cost and all all the online social media

9:04 ↗ blow up right now. So we write decided

9:07 ↗ to discontinue publishing the paper copy

9:10 ↗ but just publish online um right now. So

9:14 ↗ we annually we also attended or

9:17 ↗ supported tw more than 20 district-wide

9:21 ↗ events or workshops including ISD

9:24 ↗ resource fair, ISD family partnership

9:28 ↗ workshops, um district schools cultural

9:31 ↗ events, uh city cultural events, etc. So

9:35 ↗ we actually uh reach out to our

9:38 ↗ communities um to know what their needs

9:43 ↗ to listen and to understand what their

9:46 ↗ needs. So that that way we can we know

9:50 ↗ what things that people want to see in

9:52 ↗ the magazine and what they want to uh

9:56 ↗ learn about.

9:59 ↗ And we also partner with multiple

10:01 ↗ community organizations like the garage,

10:04 ↗ the circle, paps, isakqua, ptsa council,

10:09 ↗ uh isqua food and closing bank and king

10:11 ↗ county library systems. And we are also

10:14 ↗ uh we're keep expanding this com uh

10:17 ↗ community organization partnerships

10:20 ↗ um because we know right now especially

10:24 ↗ uh these couple years uh people need

10:27 ↗ lots of resources from our communities

10:30 ↗ uh to meet their basic whatever basic

10:33 ↗ needs or mental health needs. There's

10:35 ↗ lots of needs in our community and uh we

10:38 ↗ want to share as many uh resources as

10:42 ↗ possible to our community different

10:44 ↗ culture community to uh meet their uh

10:48 ↗ needs different needs

10:53 ↗ and I just want to show you like this is

10:55 ↗ what looks like uh for our magazine the

10:59 ↗ cover page the flyer and say this is our

11:03 ↗ 10th anniversary cover uh flyer. Um and

11:07 ↗ we we publish like this is the family

11:10 ↗ guide we just published last August. Um

11:14 ↗ and this is the number 31 is the one we

11:17 ↗ just we just published in November last

11:19 ↗ November. So we continuously providing

11:23 ↗ um

11:25 ↗ information from the district, from the

11:28 ↗ community, uh parent, students

11:32 ↗ and also the resources and also we

11:35 ↗ providing the culture awareness to our

11:39 ↗ community to let people know okay so

11:42 ↗ this is actually one of the culture that

11:44 ↗ existing in our community and what

11:48 ↗ they're doing to what they're

11:49 ↗ celebrating.

11:50 ↗ what their holidays uh are, how they

11:53 ↗ celebrate it. So it is really the

11:56 ↗ feedback that we got from parents is

11:59 ↗ that's very interesting to know that um

12:02 ↗ different culture uh celebrate different

12:04 ↗ holidays

12:06 ↗ in our community

12:08 ↗ and uh I want to share something like

12:12 ↗ the feedback we got from the community

12:15 ↗ uh people normal parents uh one of the

12:19 ↗ feedback we uh it's coming from the

12:21 ↗ school PTSA uh during their uh general

12:24 ↗ membership ship meeting a parented just

12:26 ↗ like suddenly just just sharing how

12:29 ↗ helpful she found our culture bridges

12:32 ↗ are uh for the information about college

12:35 ↗ preparation and the steps since they

12:38 ↗ even though she has lived here for a

12:40 ↗ while but she grew up and went to school

12:42 ↗ in Canada so they she didn't know the

12:45 ↗ process but our our magazine helped her

12:48 ↗ to understand or have the knowledge

12:50 ↗ about how to get prepare for their kids

12:54 ↗ college. And also another parent uh

12:58 ↗ immediately share that how helpful she

13:01 ↗ found our uh acronym article in the

13:04 ↗ family guide uh help her to understand

13:08 ↗ all those acronyms that the district

13:10 ↗ used. Um because like I believe many

13:14 ↗ people or majority even the

13:16 ↗ English-speaking families lots of

13:19 ↗ acronyms they might not even know what

13:22 ↗ meaning for those. So these are help

13:24 ↗ them to better understand uh the school

13:27 ↗ systems and then there's also other

13:30 ↗ comments uh I just want to share with

13:32 ↗ you is uh we uh every time when we talk

13:36 ↗ to a parents uh one of the feedback they

13:40 ↗ they actually say is they really never

13:43 ↗ know this existing in our school or in

13:47 ↗ our community until they read our

13:50 ↗ magazine. Um so this is very um and then

13:54 ↗ this is all I just want I think I just

13:56 ↗ want to there's lots of more comments

13:59 ↗ that uh from different like from Russian

14:02 ↗ community parents from uh Japanese

14:06 ↗ uh community uh Korean community. So I

14:09 ↗ we got feedback from all other all the

14:12 ↗ communities that read a magazine and

14:14 ↗ then uh mostly they are talking about is

14:18 ↗ uh this is really help them to

14:20 ↗ understand or even just realize there is

14:23 ↗ something existing in the district.

14:29 ↗ Um so we just here we just want to uh

14:34 ↗ share some some some navigation ways

14:38 ↗ that we we are having. So by 202123

14:44 ↗ uh we are having like almost like 330

14:48 ↗ minutes call with families but that was

14:50 ↗ the one-on-one service and mostly uh

14:53 ↗ serve as the Spanish speaking families.

14:55 ↗ Um but since 2023 July to now we're

15:01 ↗ actually trying to focusing on

15:04 ↗ understanding all the families

15:06 ↗ challenges and needs by attending

15:08 ↗ different community meetings and events

15:11 ↗ and also connect with different groups

15:14 ↗ of people on the social media. So

15:16 ↗ instead of uh we focusing on one-on-one

15:20 ↗ meeting uh with just one group uh we are

15:23 ↗ trying to actually expanding our

15:26 ↗ navigation and outreach to folks and

15:29 ↗ understanding entire school district

15:31 ↗ communities and parents and and get what

15:35 ↗ they want to because different groups

15:38 ↗ have different needs. So we want to

15:40 ↗ understand different uh cultural groups

15:44 ↗ really what they want. Um and that's

15:47 ↗ just some facts. Uh we annually attend

15:50 ↗ 15 to almost like more than 20 events

15:54 ↗ and reach almost 2,000 families. Um

15:57 ↗ support five to six school cultural

16:00 ↗ events every year. Um and also we uh we

16:04 ↗ based on the EVP data um there is like

16:08 ↗ language preference other than there's

16:10 ↗ families like selected language

16:12 ↗ preference other than English. Uh you

16:15 ↗ can see those numbers but um actually

16:18 ↗ these numbers is not accurate. uh this

16:21 ↗ because many families they they are

16:24 ↗ afraid of choosing uh other language

16:27 ↗ other than English because um they felt

16:30 ↗ this their kids will be um you know um

16:35 ↗ kind of um not they their kids will be

16:39 ↗ get um

16:42 ↗ get get like isolated or or um learning

16:47 ↗ less than the other kids. So that's why

16:50 ↗ they they know choosing the language

16:52 ↗ preference. Um but even with this data

16:56 ↗ we know that there is many families that

16:59 ↗ in our district need supports. Um not

17:02 ↗ only the student but the family as well.

17:07 ↗ Um so for 10 years our culture bridges

17:11 ↗ has supported ISD family events and help

17:13 ↗ with hundreds of individual families.

17:16 ↗ This is a pallet program and work very

17:18 ↗ closely with ISD ever since. But um

17:22 ↗ since ISD have right now has their own

17:25 ↗ cultural and family partnership team and

17:28 ↗ their family event have been expanded

17:30 ↗ and well known and they have the three

17:33 ↗ um district employee uh family leaons

17:36 ↗ are actively working with the ISD family

17:39 ↗ oneonone. So our needs to that saying

17:43 ↗ our needs to have the one-on-one support

17:46 ↗ to to the district family is kind of

17:49 ↗ redundant with the three family leaison

17:51 ↗ that work in the district. So we want to

17:55 ↗ we want to uh switch our gear to

17:58 ↗ continue be a resource for all the

18:01 ↗ families instead of just like uh

18:03 ↗ focusing on the one-on-one. So that is

18:07 ↗ why we uh right now we trying to uh we

18:11 ↗ still working pretty closely with the

18:13 ↗ ISD different department different

18:16 ↗ admins uh different schools and

18:18 ↗ supporting ISD family events by helping

18:21 ↗ like broadcasting the uh to different

18:24 ↗ culture groups and supporting the school

18:26 ↗ cultural events. Uh we and we are

18:30 ↗ continue publishing the community

18:32 ↗ resources from different Isakqua

18:34 ↗ community organizations. Um so people

18:37 ↗ knows first is uh they have those

18:41 ↗ organization in our isakqua community.

18:45 ↗ Two is uh these are the resources that

18:49 ↗ they can ask for or available to them

18:53 ↗ when they need. So um the that is very

18:58 ↗ important message to the the the uh

19:00 ↗ other group cultures because when they

19:03 ↗ first came here or you know they are

19:06 ↗ they they have no idea where to find

19:08 ↗ things. So that one the more resources

19:11 ↗ we provide to them um the better.

19:17 ↗ Um this is just briefly um in tell you

19:20 ↗ go tell all of you like how when we

19:24 ↗ publish uh paper print copies how how

19:29 ↗ many copies that we actually printed

19:32 ↗ out. Um it's it's a large number every

19:36 ↗ time. It's over um

19:39 ↗ over 10,000 copies. Uh we we print out

19:44 ↗ every single publication. Um what we do

19:47 ↗ by the time is we manually distribute

19:50 ↗ all those magazines to to all the school

19:54 ↗ to the libraries to the community uh

19:57 ↗ partners uh buildings. So uh that's a

20:01 ↗ lot lots of printers printings and that

20:04 ↗ is a lots of efforts for our volunteers

20:06 ↗ or uh order editors.

20:09 ↗ So right now uh we are fully converted

20:13 ↗ to our online magazine in uh late 2023

20:18 ↗ um beginning of 2024.

20:21 ↗ Um

20:22 ↗ however we did encounter some

20:25 ↗ difficulties for this switch. So we did

20:29 ↗ see the drop in the reads um and then we

20:33 ↗ kind of start to uh navigate the

20:36 ↗ different ways to increase the reads

20:39 ↗ number. Um but the good news is like if

20:43 ↗ you see for our 2024

20:46 ↗ we have 15,642

20:50 ↗ reads 58 clicks. The clicks means uh

20:53 ↗ people actually click the links inside

20:56 ↗ the uh publication and there's like 133

21:01 ↗ downloads in 2024.

21:04 ↗ Uh and then in 2025 we have 11,535

21:10 ↗ reads but our link clicks is increased

21:15 ↗ like uh six times or seven times more

21:20 ↗ than 2024.

21:22 ↗ That means uh people are click our links

21:26 ↗ actually reading our magazines and click

21:29 ↗ inside the magazine and we have double

21:32 ↗ almost double the downloads number. Um

21:35 ↗ so one thing I want also share is when

21:38 ↗ people download the magazine when we

21:41 ↗ kind of losing the control how many

21:44 ↗ people actually that person share to. So

21:48 ↗ they might share to 10 people, they

21:50 ↗ might share to 100 people. We don't we

21:53 ↗ lost the control when they download the

21:55 ↗ magazine. So um that's why I keep saying

21:58 ↗ if we saw the clicks rates uh higher and

22:01 ↗ the download rate higher that means we

22:04 ↗ are uh health we are pretty health at

22:07 ↗ this moment. Um that means the people

22:09 ↗ willing to download and read and share

22:12 ↗ at PDF to their community.

22:16 ↗ Um and we do have uh tried a very lots

22:19 ↗ of different ways to reach out to

22:21 ↗ people. Um and then we added keep adding

22:24 ↗ some new features into uh each issue and

22:27 ↗ publication since 2005 like we adding

22:31 ↗ the index page with article link to the

22:34 ↗ page and homepage button in each in the

22:37 ↗ each of the article in the end of each

22:40 ↗ article. So that way can with the online

22:43 ↗ version it will help people easily to

22:46 ↗ navigate each articles back and forth

22:50 ↗ and that works pretty well. The feedback

22:53 ↗ is people think it's easier to to find

22:56 ↗ stuff uh instead of scroll down uh from

22:59 ↗ one to page one to page 24. Um and our

23:03 ↗ current marketing tool including the

23:05 ↗ emails to all the uh district uh ELLL

23:10 ↗ MML team, teachers, all those um

23:14 ↗ communications or you know far family

23:16 ↗ partnerships PTSA presidents

23:20 ↗ um and then we start to sending the

23:22 ↗ culture bridges newsletter to every

23:25 ↗ parents in the district based on their

23:29 ↗ uh language preference. So if the family

23:32 ↗ uh language preference is Chinese, we

23:35 ↗ will send that family Chinese uh culture

23:39 ↗ bridges newsletter

23:41 ↗ and then if there they select Russian,

23:43 ↗ we will uh send the Russian version of

23:46 ↗ the newsletter. So we sending different

23:49 ↗ groups, different uh language

23:51 ↗ newsletters and we using social media

23:54 ↗ like Facebook, Instagram um and reach

23:58 ↗ out to 32 community Facebook pages,

24:01 ↗ groups and we have shared on six

24:04 ↗ WhatsApp groups and 30 wehat groups and

24:08 ↗ three Korean CA Kaka talks and then we

24:12 ↗ also like if that the the editors we ask

24:15 ↗ editors and also community member

24:17 ↗ members to share with us in their

24:19 ↗ communities. Um we print out we started

24:23 ↗ to print out paper flyers like eight

24:26 ↗ different language uh paper flyers were

24:29 ↗ sent to all ISD schools and uh four IS

24:33 ↗ uh ISD libraries um as well as we shared

24:37 ↗ with the circle and the poster the big

24:40 ↗ posters we sent to each school office to

24:44 ↗ put inside their school buildings. So

24:46 ↗ hopefully they that when the family and

24:48 ↗ student walk inside a school they they

24:51 ↗ can just scan the QR code and then start

24:54 ↗ read the magazine.

24:56 ↗ Um so we're saying this is like very

25:01 ↗ each publication we are now having

25:04 ↗ between 24 to 28 pages um and that is

25:09 ↗ really uh need lots of work to to put

25:13 ↗ everything together. So as our CB

25:16 ↗ manager um it we I have to complete like

25:20 ↗ the each magazine publication cycle with

25:22 ↗ like um about 20 hours per week and our

25:27 ↗ every single e uh culture bridges

25:30 ↗ editors they are translate and proofread

25:32 ↗ each magazine content and also help us

25:35 ↗ promoting the magazines. They each

25:38 ↗ issues each publication they will spend

25:41 ↗ about like 30 hours to translate and

25:44 ↗ proofread uh for us. And for the cover

25:47 ↗ designer they uh that person help us to

25:50 ↗ design all eight language covers as well

25:54 ↗ as like posters, flyers for each issue.

25:57 ↗ So it's really a team efforts to lots of

26:02 ↗ team efforts to put one publication

26:04 ↗ together every four months.

26:10 ↗ Um and this is just the uh list of the

26:13 ↗ community parties and resources that we

26:16 ↗ are currently work with. Um you will see

26:18 ↗ like this like Isaakqua school district

26:22 ↗ uh city of Isakqua, Seamesh, uh King

26:25 ↗ County Library System, Food Bank, all

26:28 ↗ those different organizations that we

26:31 ↗ working with and they are willing to

26:33 ↗ contribute the articles in our um

26:36 ↗ publication.

26:42 ↗ Uh that's it. Any questions?

26:46 ↗ >> Thank you.

26:49 ↗ That's incredible.

26:51 ↗ >> Thank you.

26:52 ↗ >> Thank you, Laura.

26:53 ↗ >> Any questions?

26:58 ↗ >> I have one. Hi, Laura. This is Ray

26:59 ↗ Manahan. Just a comment on um you

27:02 ↗ answered my first question, which is

27:04 ↗ what you have on the screen here is how

27:05 ↗ you increase your distribution is by

27:07 ↗ connecting

27:08 ↗ >> to all these organizations. So I would

27:11 ↗ assume that if you go on to each of

27:12 ↗ these organizations website there's a

27:14 ↗ way to access the link to to um your

27:18 ↗ publication through there. Is that how

27:20 ↗ you them that so so people can read it?

27:25 ↗ >> That is good question.

27:27 ↗ Thank you for actually you give a very

27:29 ↗ good idea. I never

27:32 ↗ done.

27:34 ↗ Yeah. So, some of the organization, yes,

27:37 ↗ like uh districts, yes, they have the

27:40 ↗ culture bridges link. Um I believe like

27:43 ↗ uh Isaakqua also shared uh our culture

27:46 ↗ bridges through their newsletter. Um and

27:49 ↗ then the the um uh Isaokqua PTSA council

27:53 ↗ shared uh the the the culture bridges

27:57 ↗ publication um on their social media and

28:00 ↗ also uh I don't I think on the on the

28:03 ↗ website too um but all the other

28:06 ↗ partners you just gave me the idea I can

28:09 ↗ tell them like if there's a possibility

28:11 ↗ to put us on their website so thank you

28:14 ↗ for the idea

28:16 ↗ >> and I was just going to say for the city

28:18 ↗ Yeah, that's something that you can page

28:20 ↗ where somebody's going to isqua.gov

28:23 ↗ >> and then there's a link to that that's

28:26 ↗ >> they can easily find. It doesn't have to

28:27 ↗ be on the homepage, but if there's a

28:29 ↗ location where it makes sense to put

28:30 ↗ that.

28:31 ↗ >> Yeah, we have a resource page that may

28:33 ↗ or may not be there, but I'll double

28:35 ↗ check and if not, that's an easy ad.

28:36 ↗ >> Yeah,

28:37 ↗ >> great idea.

28:38 ↗ >> So, that was number one. And then number

28:39 ↗ two, um Laura was

28:43 ↗ I think content is really key, right?

28:46 ↗ You want to keep the the folks who are

28:47 ↗ reading it engaged and interested.

28:49 ↗ There's probably a lot of um things that

28:52 ↗ are going on at each school. Let's just

28:55 ↗ take Isiqua High School as an example.

28:56 ↗ They must have a journalism department

28:59 ↗ where they know what's going on in the

29:00 ↗ school where there's a certain area of

29:02 ↗ focus that each each school can maybe

29:06 ↗ have um uh a topic that would land on

29:10 ↗ your magazine that would be of interest

29:12 ↗ to the broader community, right? just to

29:14 ↗ share it share it broadly.

29:17 ↗ >> Yes. So actually we did have her uh we

29:20 ↗ did publish uh students share like what

29:23 ↗ they they're happening at the school

29:25 ↗ like the what's the club uh like robotic

29:28 ↗ club or you know Chinese class, Chinese

29:31 ↗ language class uh or some other uh

29:35 ↗ activities they experience inside a

29:37 ↗ school. We do have the student uh

29:40 ↗ writing articles for us uh to to share

29:44 ↗ what they experienced at school and then

29:46 ↗ what is the program they they

29:48 ↗ participated. Um and then we also have

29:51 ↗ like uh influence the choice they have

29:54 ↗ the student contribute uh what is the

29:57 ↗ you know their voices means for uh the

29:59 ↗ the uh those drug use uh say no how to

30:03 ↗ say no all those yes we do including the

30:07 ↗ student voice and then the student voice

30:09 ↗ and a parent voice are a big part of our

30:13 ↗ magazine

30:15 ↗ >> and then if you yeah if you see like I

30:17 ↗ shared uh um this uh for our 10th

30:23 ↗ anniversary just for example uh

30:25 ↗ unfortunately this is in Russian but uh

30:29 ↗ actually this the the page the the cover

30:31 ↗ page it shows the students that in the

30:34 ↗ skyline high school AI club um and they

30:37 ↗ share their experience like their how

30:40 ↗ they explore their uh AI artificial

30:42 ↗ intelligent and what the artificial

30:45 ↗ intelligent um main for them at the

30:49 ↗ school, what changed their uh work, what

30:51 ↗ changed their school experience. So, uh

30:54 ↗ just example of uh the student voice. Um

30:58 ↗ and then we do also like this one. Um I

31:01 ↗ don't know, it's hard a little bit hard

31:03 ↗ to see. Um but this inside this is a

31:06 ↗ micro school that is uh one of the new

31:09 ↗ program that a school district have and

31:12 ↗ the uh they share the the uh pictures

31:15 ↗ and you know the the what the students

31:17 ↗ doing inside the class. So all those um

31:21 ↗ are yes. So we we encourage and we

31:25 ↗ trying to reach out to different schools

31:28 ↗ uh students to get their voices.

31:34 ↗ >> Thank you for for for your question.

31:37 ↗ >> Thank you.

31:39 ↗ >> And Laura, this is uh Commissioner

31:41 ↗ Brown. I uh you answered one of my

31:43 ↗ questions about um the um family guides

31:47 ↗ you put out. U I assume it's eight

31:50 ↗ different guides, not just one. Is that

31:53 ↗ correct?

31:56 ↗ >> Um it is one family guide containing the

32:00 ↗ information from preschool to high

32:03 ↗ school. So

32:04 ↗ >> as far as as far as language wise, is

32:07 ↗ there one booklet or eight booklets?

32:12 ↗ >> Language uh there's eight different

32:15 ↗ language. eight different uh

32:18 ↗ >> booklets.

32:19 ↗ >> Booket. Yes.

32:20 ↗ >> Okay. And and secondly, um can you tell

32:23 ↗ me what the PPS is?

32:25 ↗ >> What is that?

32:26 ↗ >> Oh, PAPS. Paps is actually a uh parent

32:30 ↗ education

32:32 ↗ uh nonprofit parent education

32:34 ↗ organization.

32:36 ↗ um they initially they focusing on the

32:39 ↗ uh Latino families but now they are

32:42 ↗ trying to reach out to uh multicultural

32:45 ↗ families and they provide different uh

32:48 ↗ parent education like how to com for

32:51 ↗ example how to communicate with

32:52 ↗ teenagers

32:54 ↗ um and then also like something like how

32:57 ↗ to get ready uh for like for parents and

33:01 ↗ student how to get ready to navigate

33:03 ↗ this US system um for the transition,

33:07 ↗ different grades transition. All those

33:09 ↗ like parent education

33:12 ↗ um that that can help their articles can

33:16 ↗ help parents to understand um more on

33:19 ↗ like different group of families. What

33:22 ↗ is um the the you know the the parent

33:25 ↗ what is the proper way mostly like how

33:28 ↗ to support your students how to support

33:30 ↗ teenager what is a way to to parenting

33:34 ↗ your kids when they grow up here.

33:38 ↗ >> Great. And um to Preston hope you're

33:41 ↗ still there. Uh are you aware of this?

33:47 ↗ >> Um yeah. Sorry, my camera's off because

33:50 ↗ my parents were in the room. But um I

33:53 ↗ think I I have seen this um magazine. I

33:56 ↗ know that they offer it at the front

33:57 ↗ desk and I know that I've seen it like

34:00 ↗ multiple times at both my high school

34:02 ↗ and at my middle school. Um at least the

34:06 ↗ old versions when they were back on

34:08 ↗ paper, but um I've never actually looked

34:12 ↗ at it in um I've never actually

34:13 ↗ downloaded the online version. So maybe

34:15 ↗ I should give that a read.

34:18 ↗ And for those don't know, press is our

34:21 ↗ um youth representative. So, thank you.

34:26 ↗ >> Any questions?

34:28 ↗ >> I have a follow-up question just random

34:29 ↗ with all the AI talk.

34:32 ↗ So, you mentioned that you have staff

34:33 ↗ that are actually acting as translators

34:35 ↗ to translate the magazine from one

34:37 ↗ language to the other. Is that right?

34:40 ↗ >> Yeah.

34:41 ↗ >> A lot of um online content has done that

34:43 ↗ that process is done through AI. So you

34:47 ↗ you can hover over uh an article or and

34:52 ↗ then you just say I'd like to translate

34:54 ↗ this to Tagalog or something and it's

34:56 ↗ able to do that for you. So I don't know

34:58 ↗ more and more companies are downsizing

35:00 ↗ because of the computer's ability to do

35:02 ↗ that.

35:03 ↗ >> So if if if staffing is an issue just I

35:06 ↗ would that's maybe something that you

35:07 ↗ might want to keep in mind.

35:08 ↗ >> Put your staff towards other things,

35:11 ↗ right?

35:12 ↗ >> Um yes. So we do think about this like

35:15 ↗ we also keep talking about like if we

35:18 ↗ can using AI translators instead of

35:21 ↗ person but the fact is uh because this

35:24 ↗ lots of content is district specific

35:27 ↗ content so when you using directly just

35:31 ↗ using the AI translator there's some

35:33 ↗ content it will translate it very weird

35:36 ↗ um I I actually uh what I find out

35:40 ↗ because I can read Chinese

35:42 ↗ So there is one time uh one of my editor

35:46 ↗ using AI translator um to translate a

35:50 ↗ magazine and I can find out immediately

35:53 ↗ because the content translation is very

35:57 ↗ weird if you really read it uh doesn't

36:00 ↗ make lots of lot there's lots of places

36:03 ↗ it doesn't make sense um because it need

36:07 ↗ uh actually need background knowledge to

36:10 ↗ understand what is the what is this?

36:13 ↗ That's why our translators, our editors

36:16 ↗ are all ISD parents.

36:19 ↗ >> Ah, okay. That's great.

36:21 ↗ >> Yes. Um, yeah, that's that's that

36:24 ↗ because uh there's lots of content is it

36:26 ↗ really like ISD uh related if they don't

36:30 ↗ have the back end knowledge um it will

36:33 ↗ be very weird uh translated. one of used

36:37 ↗ to have one of the translators they uh

36:40 ↗ she doesn't have the kids she didn't

36:41 ↗ have the kids in the ISD and every

36:44 ↗ single time that's the Chinese

36:45 ↗ translator and every single time there

36:47 ↗ is one uh events that she gave me the

36:52 ↗ translation is so off I was just like

36:56 ↗ very I have to I have to change to you

37:00 ↗ know change every single time and but

37:03 ↗ she that's because she doesn't even have

37:05 ↗ the back sto story or knowledge what

37:08 ↗ about what is this events and that one

37:11 ↗ it is actually the um the the ISF also

37:16 ↗ found it as the um what is that oh my

37:19 ↗ gosh it's I just forgot but it's related

37:23 ↗ to the the um graduation event you might

37:26 ↗ just remind me um what is the when that

37:31 ↗ happened going to be happen in the March

37:35 ↗ for the high school to to uh explore

37:38 ↗ different opportunity. What is that?

37:39 ↗ >> Oh, career kick. Oh, great career.

37:42 ↗ Korea.

37:42 ↗ >> Oh, yes. The great Korea. Yes, exactly.

37:45 ↗ So, the great Korea we used to publish

37:47 ↗ that the great Korea uh in our magazine

37:50 ↗ and then uh and then the the translation

37:53 ↗ the parent uh that that translator

37:55 ↗ doesn't have the knowledge about this

37:57 ↗ great Korean. And then the the the title

38:00 ↗ she translated is so off. It it's so

38:03 ↗ awful. So that

38:07 ↗ that is why we're saying like yes we we

38:10 ↗ need we still need a people person have

38:13 ↗ the backand knowledge to to translate.

38:17 ↗ Yeah.

38:20 ↗ >> Thank you. Commissioner you you had a

38:23 ↗ question.

38:26 ↗ >> Hi. No it was more of a comment. I was

38:28 ↗ just going to piggyback off of Preston

38:30 ↗ Manny. I think you were basically trying

38:32 ↗ to get at like the visibility of this

38:34 ↗ magazine. Um, and while I cannot know

38:37 ↗ from a student perspective, from a

38:39 ↗ parent perspective, I will say that it

38:41 ↗ is visible. It caught my attention when

38:44 ↗ I first enrolled my child in the school

38:46 ↗ district. Um, you know, we received a

38:49 ↗ bunch of, you know, different materials

38:50 ↗ like a school calendar, etc. And this

38:52 ↗ magazine was one of the things that, um,

38:55 ↗ that came in it. And I was immediately

38:58 ↗ taken by it. was meaningful. It I didn't

39:02 ↗ know anything much about the school

39:04 ↗ district, but it made me immediately

39:07 ↗ feel like I was sending my child who is

39:10 ↗ multi-racial to a place where

39:15 ↗ um to a place that was inclusive and

39:16 ↗ that made me it really helped me feel

39:19 ↗ better about sending my child to a

39:21 ↗ school district that I knew nothing

39:22 ↗ about. Um it was really informative and

39:24 ↗ it was really relevant. So yes, it is

39:27 ↗ visible and um I think it makes a really

39:30 ↗ positive impact. Thank you for all your

39:32 ↗ work on this project.

39:33 ↗ >> So

39:34 ↗ >> thank you so much. Thank you.

39:36 ↗ >> Now, what impressed me was the uh

39:38 ↗ numbers you gave as far as um the u

39:42 ↗ student of color.

39:44 ↗ >> Um I've been here 35 years and that is a

39:48 ↗ big difference from when my children

39:52 ↗ went to school here.

39:53 ↗ >> So appreciate your effort.

39:56 ↗ Yes. And then it's we keep that that's

39:58 ↗ really also our mission is the bridge

40:01 ↗ right we not only the c uh not only

40:05 ↗ culture but also race they are all the

40:07 ↗ same we are trying to connect every

40:10 ↗ community groups together and that is

40:13 ↗ always that's why we're saying disregard

40:16 ↗ your language like even you you you

40:18 ↗ speak English this is something that can

40:21 ↗ help you as well. So um we that's why I

40:25 ↗ we f uh reach out to all the groups all

40:29 ↗ the racials all the all the uh culturals

40:33 ↗ that is our ultimate missions for for

40:37 ↗ the magazine

40:40 ↗ >> Laura thank you

40:41 ↗ >> thank you

40:42 ↗ >> so much you thank you for everything you

40:44 ↗ guys do

40:45 ↗ >> thank you so much

40:47 ↗ >> thank you

40:48 ↗ >> Laura we really appreciate your time and

40:50 ↗ thank you Trisha and you guys are

40:51 ↗ welcome to jump off or of rest you're

40:53 ↗ welcome to stay as well.

40:54 ↗ >> Thank you.

40:55 ↗ >> Have a great

41:02 ↗ presentation.

41:03 ↗ I can move on to the human service

41:05 ↗ commission you work with.

41:07 ↗ >> Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Okay. Commissioners,

41:09 ↗ we are shifting gears to kind of the the

41:13 ↗ big 2026

41:15 ↗ year. Um so we have um our work plan. Um

41:19 ↗ so we this is an action item. So, I'm

41:22 ↗ going to need a an approval from

41:24 ↗ commissioners with or without edits. Um,

41:26 ↗ we're going to review it this evening.

41:28 ↗ Um, this is a city requirement for all

41:29 ↗ boards and commission in this format um

41:32 ↗ for our work plan. Um, and it's

41:35 ↗ basically divided up. You have it

41:36 ↗ printed out in front of you or in your

41:38 ↗ packet. Um, but it is uh divided into

41:41 ↗ just kind of our general work plans, um,

41:44 ↗ some administrative tasks and kind of

41:46 ↗ any other items that we have for the

41:48 ↗ year. Um for those of you who have been

41:50 ↗ with our human services commission for a

41:52 ↗ while, you have seen the pattern. We're

41:54 ↗ kind of on this every other year um

41:56 ↗ where we are reviewing um applications

41:59 ↗ and making funding recommendations and

42:01 ↗ offers we are usually just trying to

42:03 ↗ follow those dollars, learn about our

42:05 ↗ nonprofits and get a little more

42:06 ↗ involved in our community. 2026 is a

42:09 ↗ review year. So we have our work cut out

42:11 ↗ for us. Um and so you can see here kind

42:14 ↗ of going through what it looks like. Um

42:17 ↗ you've seen in my emails and you can see

42:18 ↗ also in our staff report. Um the way

42:20 ↗ that my brain works is I think about

42:22 ↗ kind of what's our plan for each

42:24 ↗ commission meeting. We have a pretty set

42:26 ↗ schedule for this year. Um this is a

42:28 ↗ little bit different format. This is

42:29 ↗ more list and and what you can expect um

42:32 ↗ from from our staff and um what we have

42:35 ↗ to get done. Primarily we have um grants

42:38 ↗ um in grants there's a lot of

42:40 ↗ preparation that has to happen. Um first

42:42 ↗ we have our supplemental um that we will

42:45 ↗ um provide and kind of just send send

42:48 ↗ for moreformational information to our

42:50 ↗ commission. Um we have uh preparation

42:52 ↗ and training. Um so this looks like um

42:56 ↗ going in more depth of our toolkit. How

42:59 ↗ do we um review the application? How do

43:01 ↗ we measure applications? How do we come

43:03 ↗ to recommendations? What's the

43:06 ↗ background? What are our priority areas?

43:08 ↗ So that will be the next couple months

43:10 ↗ really setting um us up for success in

43:13 ↗ reviewing and what our process is. Um

43:17 ↗ and then we will have um kind of the end

43:19 ↗ goal which is our recommendations that

43:21 ↗ will be presented to our city mayor and

43:23 ↗ then presented to our city council that

43:25 ↗ is um in the city budget. So they don't

43:28 ↗ see um these recommendations until

43:30 ↗ around October, November when they

43:32 ↗ approve um the the larger budget.

43:35 ↗ Hannah, are those it says 2027 2028.

43:40 ↗ >> Yep. So, we are preparing for that's the

43:42 ↗ GR. So, we are currently in the grant

43:44 ↗ cycle 2025 and 26. So, in 2024, the

43:47 ↗ commission made funding recommendations

43:49 ↗ for the two following years because

43:51 ↗ we're in a bianual bianium um funding

43:54 ↗ cycle.

43:55 ↗ >> Okay.

43:56 ↗ >> So, 25 and 26, you've already made your

43:59 ↗ recommendations. We're already

44:00 ↗ contracted with them. Those contracts

44:02 ↗ end um December 31st, 2026. and then our

44:05 ↗ new contracts will begin January 1st,

44:08 ↗ 2027.

44:10 ↗ >> Okay,

44:10 ↗ >> it's a little complicated.

44:12 ↗ Um, one of the things that I'm really

44:14 ↗ excited about that I think is

44:16 ↗ foundational to the review process is

44:18 ↗ our equity training. Um, so that's

44:20 ↗ actually going to be one of our next

44:21 ↗ meetings is a joint um, commission uh,

44:24 ↗ meeting for it's going to be a workshop.

44:27 ↗ Um, so we'll go in a little more detail

44:28 ↗ on that. Um, but that's going to be on

44:30 ↗ March 14th. Um and then of course we

44:33 ↗ always like to provide you quarterly

44:35 ↗ updates as we can. Um division updates

44:38 ↗ um anything related to human services

44:40 ↗ items that we cannot predict in January

44:42 ↗ that comes up later in the year. Um so

44:46 ↗ that's kind of the general work plan for

44:48 ↗ this year. Um and then just our typical

44:51 ↗ administrative tasks we have to get done

44:53 ↗ is uh we'll have elections. We're

44:55 ↗ actually going to be doing recruiting.

44:57 ↗ Um uh the application for uh boards and

45:00 ↗ commission is now opened. Um it closes

45:02 ↗ February 15th. So uh we will have some

45:05 ↗ open positions here on our commission

45:07 ↗ that will need to be filled. Uh so if

45:09 ↗ you have anybody in your sphere or world

45:12 ↗ or that you think would be interested in

45:15 ↗ serving um please let them know um that

45:17 ↗ that's online and you are more than

45:19 ↗ welcome to have them get connected to me

45:20 ↗ if they have any questions. Um so those

45:23 ↗ uh interviews will happen in March and

45:25 ↗ then they will be um appointed starting

45:28 ↗ in May. So if terms we have a few terms

45:32 ↗ ending um end of those terms is end of

45:35 ↗ April. Uh new terms begin in May.

45:39 ↗ Um and then we will shortly do election

45:42 ↗ um of officers.

45:44 ↗ >> So we have the joint equity training on

45:47 ↗ the 14th. We still have it our 18th

45:49 ↗ meeting.

45:50 ↗ >> Okay.

45:51 ↗ >> Yeah. And I'll go more details of what

45:53 ↗ to like our schedules for 2026 in our

45:56 ↗ staff report of kind of what um each

45:59 ↗ month looks like.

46:02 ↗ Um let's see.

46:06 ↗ Um and then a few I think you from our

46:10 ↗ January meeting you're aware we have

46:12 ↗ some the we're part of the transit study

46:14 ↗ uh focus groups. So we are anticipating

46:16 ↗ see them one more time in 2026.

46:19 ↗ Um, and that's the only joint meeting

46:20 ↗ that we have on our calendar, the equity

46:22 ↗ training and then the equity board um,

46:25 ↗ for now, but that could change.

46:27 ↗ >> Yeah, for the transportation.

46:30 ↗ >> I did hear back from Thomas.

46:32 ↗ >> Yeah, that was great. The followup. Um I

46:34 ↗ think the question I asked him was what

46:36 ↗ was the price of what was going on with

46:39 ↗ the taxation and and uh told me back

46:42 ↗ when it was developed it was uh 14

46:45 ↗ billion

46:46 ↗ >> and now it's the 22 to 30 billion.

46:51 ↗ >> So

46:52 ↗ >> trying to leave a little help

46:53 ↗ >> and behind.

46:55 ↗ >> Yeah. Did you ask about the timeline in

46:57 ↗ that same conversation?

47:00 ↗ >> It's gonna we know it's going to move.

47:02 ↗ Yeah.

47:04 ↗ >> Yeah.

47:05 ↗ >> So, commissioners, any questions, any

47:07 ↗ comments or any mostly want to know if

47:10 ↗ there's any edits or if you feel like

47:11 ↗ there are any items that were missing?

47:16 ↗ >> Is this pretty is there anything you

47:18 ↗ want to highlight in terms of uh changes

47:21 ↗ that you made or is this pretty much the

47:23 ↗ same

47:26 ↗ timeline that we've been following?

47:28 ↗ >> Great question. Um but yeah, this is

47:30 ↗ very just a general format of what we

47:32 ↗ have. This is our grant cycle year. So

47:34 ↗ you're going to see on even years this

47:37 ↗ common general work plan is what how we

47:39 ↗ typically do it. And again, you'll we'll

47:41 ↗ go through the breakdown of kind of what

47:43 ↗ our monthtomonth will look like for the

47:45 ↗ rest of the year as well.

47:46 ↗ >> Are Jay and I the only ones that are new

47:48 ↗ to this process? Have you guys all gone

47:50 ↗ through this before?

47:53 ↗ >> Mory has been on. Huma, I think Huma was

47:56 ↗ on last time, right, Huma?

47:58 ↗ Yes, she was.

48:01 ↗ >> And Trish is

48:02 ↗ >> Sorry, I can't tell if somebody said

48:04 ↗ just said my name.

48:05 ↗ >> I did. Um, you you went you went through

48:07 ↗ the review process last cycle, right?

48:09 ↗ You were with us.

48:12 ↗ >> Yeah, I was. Yep. It was me and Trish.

48:14 ↗ And Yeah. And then you would join

48:16 ↗ sometimes.

48:18 ↗ >> That's right. Yeah. And we currently

48:20 ↗ have a vacant position. Um, so we will

48:23 ↗ anticipate having a new commissioner

48:24 ↗ that we'll have to kind of get up to

48:26 ↗ speed. Um, and um,

48:29 ↗ yes,

48:31 ↗ >> I have a question, Anna.

48:33 ↗ >> Yes.

48:34 ↗ >> Uh, this is my um, do, uh, I think I

48:37 ↗ need to reapply for my position. Is that

48:39 ↗ correct?

48:40 ↗ >> Yes, that's correct. You still have to

48:42 ↗ go through kind of the same process as

48:44 ↗ if you were new. Um, we'll still do an

48:47 ↗ interview, but the way we're doing

48:48 ↗ interviews is a very different this

48:50 ↗ year. So, I'm not sure exactly what to

48:51 ↗ expect other than we have like a we're

48:54 ↗ trying to do all interviews for all

48:56 ↗ boards and commission on one evening.

48:58 ↗ Um, so in March, basically we're going

49:00 ↗ to have just a five hour sit down and

49:06 ↗ meet people. So,

49:09 ↗ >> what part of March will that be in Anna?

49:11 ↗ >> I have the date. Um, and again, Murray,

49:14 ↗ I'll I'll double check since he uh I'll

49:17 ↗ see if uh reapplying commissioners need

49:20 ↗ to do it in a different format. So,

49:22 ↗ apologies. I don't have all the details

49:24 ↗ yet just because we're doing it

49:25 ↗ different

49:26 ↗ >> and our city clerk office is kind of

49:28 ↗ leading the

49:30 ↗ um the process, but it looks like March

49:33 ↗ 12th.

49:35 ↗ >> I get back I get back into town on the

49:37 ↗ 24th

49:38 ↗ >> of March. Oh, yeah. That's right. You're

49:39 ↗ gone.

49:40 ↗ >> Okay. We we'll accommodate we'll

49:41 ↗ accommodate Mory. No problem. We'll

49:43 ↗ we'll work it out.

49:43 ↗ >> Thank you, Anna. Thank you.

49:45 ↗ >> Thanks for the heads up.

49:46 ↗ >> Okay,

49:48 ↗ >> there you go.

49:48 ↗ >> Maybe that brings a bigger question to

49:51 ↗ Commission. Is that who would have to

49:53 ↗ reapply if there u is there anybody

49:56 ↗ coming up besides Commissioner Murray in

49:59 ↗ terms of expiration?

50:00 ↗ >> Yeah, we have a uh two commissioners

50:03 ↗ terms ending in 2026.

50:05 ↗ Um well, technically three. The 2026 one

50:08 ↗ we had is vacant now where uh we had

50:10 ↗ Commissioner Bo step down. Um and then

50:13 ↗ we have uh Mory's 2026 4-year term and

50:16 ↗ Manny Brown's four-year term that will

50:19 ↗ be ending in 2026.

50:20 ↗ >> Is that why it says like vice chair and

50:22 ↗ chair?

50:25 ↗ >> I'm sitting in the wrong place.

50:28 ↗ >> I'm liking this.

50:29 ↗ >> Yeah. Yeah. So, so yeah. So, so, uh, my

50:35 ↗ will and Manny will have to decide if

50:36 ↗ they want to reapply and then we'll go

50:38 ↗ through the process.

50:40 ↗ >> Thank you.

50:40 ↗ >> Uh,

50:42 ↗ and sorry, Morin,

50:43 ↗ >> I said thank you.

50:45 ↗ >> Of course. Yeah. And then, um, come May

50:48 ↗ or June, we will need to, um, vote on

50:50 ↗ chair and vice chair position. So, if

50:52 ↗ anybody's interested in that in that um,

50:54 ↗ you know, note that I will be that

50:56 ↗ that'll be a month I will 100% be gone.

50:59 ↗ Um, so just just note that you will have

51:02 ↗ a Brenda taking over as staff liaison.

51:05 ↗ Um, so you may want to consider keeping

51:07 ↗ chairs and vice chairs or if you are

51:08 ↗ ready to mix it up um could be a year

51:11 ↗ for that as well.

51:12 ↗ >> Okay.

51:13 ↗ >> Just um as it gets closer and you're

51:16 ↗ interested in a vice chair or chair,

51:17 ↗ let's just have a a chat about that and

51:20 ↗ then we'll um have an official vote come

51:22 ↗ May or June.

51:25 ↗ >> Do you know when we'll get the

51:26 ↗ supplemental information?

51:28 ↗ Great question. I was just looking at

51:29 ↗ that because it's supposed to be a

51:31 ↗ February um topic. Uh but we don't have

51:34 ↗ a February meeting because of a

51:36 ↗ significant religious holiday. Uh it's

51:38 ↗ the first day of Ramadan, so we don't

51:40 ↗ have meetings on those days and so we

51:42 ↗ decided to cancel that.

51:44 ↗ >> Um

51:45 ↗ so we can it is it's public information

51:48 ↗ that's going to get posted online. So I

51:51 ↗ can email it to you prior to that or it

51:53 ↗ would be March 18th is when you would

51:55 ↗ review it. But that's when applications

51:56 ↗ already open. So it'll already be

51:58 ↗ >> Oh.

51:59 ↗ >> Um it's a pretty it's a pretty copy and

52:02 ↗ paste from last format. So we can even

52:05 ↗ um I can review send you the current the

52:07 ↗ one from last cycle.

52:09 ↗ >> Um it basically a supplemental um is so

52:12 ↗ we are a part of a 17 city

52:14 ↗ collaboration. Um but this is our

52:16 ↗ opportunity to say what's unique about

52:18 ↗ isqua. How much funding do we have? Um

52:20 ↗ what are our priority areas? are we um

52:24 ↗ are we requesting any other different

52:26 ↗ items in your application? Um and so

52:29 ↗ that hasn't really changed. Um we are

52:31 ↗ still aligned with our human services

52:33 ↗ strategic plan priority areas from our

52:35 ↗ last cycle. Um so those will continue to

52:37 ↗ be our priority areas. Um our funding

52:40 ↗ amount dollar probably will change and

52:43 ↗ so we are working on finalizing that.

52:45 ↗ Um, our dollar amount is a calculation

52:49 ↗ um that we use our previous year cycles

52:52 ↗ and it's a a fun calculation of cola and

52:56 ↗ CPI. So um our index of people and kind

53:02 ↗ of the dollar amount basically. So we

53:05 ↗ anticipate increases each year is the

53:08 ↗ end goal but um we just need to get that

53:10 ↗ confirmed from our finance team.

53:11 ↗ >> You're talking about people in the city,

53:13 ↗ right? Mhm.

53:14 ↗ >> So, has there been an increase?

53:16 ↗ >> Um, actually, I've seen decrease

53:18 ↗ numbers. So, we'll see. We'll see. We'll

53:22 ↗ again, uh, we got to provide that. One

53:24 ↗ thing to note, commissioners, with our

53:26 ↗ funding dollar amount is that we did,

53:28 ↗ um, h we used I don't know if you

53:31 ↗ recall, um, but we had to use the

53:34 ↗ $130,000

53:36 ↗ o opioid settlement funds. We put that

53:38 ↗ into typically it's general budget

53:40 ↗ funds. Um but we were pulling from a

53:43 ↗ different bucket for our behavioral

53:44 ↗ health services. Um so we're just

53:47 ↗ working with our city administration on

53:49 ↗ u making sure that we still have uh the

53:52 ↗ full dollar amount. So more

53:54 ↗ >> detail get that 138 for funding

53:57 ↗ appropriate.

53:58 ↗ >> Correct. That was just a one-time

53:59 ↗ funding that we were able to utilize.

54:02 ↗ >> So right there the number is going to be

54:04 ↗ smaller than we

54:06 ↗ >> um the goal Yeah. the the goal is to to

54:09 ↗ use it as a base seller, but that's

54:10 ↗ that's we we have to confirm with our

54:12 ↗ finance team on that one. Yeah. So,

54:16 ↗ the realities unfortunately.

54:20 ↗ Um so, that's the main thing on the

54:21 ↗ supplement is basically saying, hey,

54:23 ↗ this is how much money we have. Um here

54:26 ↗ are our priority areas.

54:29 ↗ Um and then, um it's usually just a

54:31 ↗ one-page pretty simple

54:34 ↗ item that each city gets to provide.

54:41 ↗ Okay.

54:42 ↗ Any items um that you would like to see

54:45 ↗ changed or edited? And if not, can we

54:47 ↗ move forward with approved?

54:56 ↗ >> Yeah, it has been approved. Uh I'll This

55:00 ↗ is Commissioner Fish and I move that we

55:03 ↗ approve the 2026 work plan as presented.

55:08 ↗ >> Second, Commissioner Edwards and I

55:10 ↗ second.

55:13 ↗ >> Sorry, I'm going to give that one to

55:14 ↗ Ray. Here it is. Voice second. And do we

55:18 ↗ have unanimous consent? Say I.

55:27 ↗ Thank you.

55:29 ↗ >> All right. Thank you, uh, Anna, and

55:32 ↗ we'll see you again at the, uh, services

55:35 ↗ grand annual performance now.

55:38 ↗ >> Me again. Okay. Uh, oop, sorry. Let me

55:41 ↗ share my screen.

55:52 ↗ I start off by saying it'll be difficult

55:56 ↗ this year because we've had a a lot of

55:58 ↗ great presentations

56:00 ↗ >> this past year and to

56:04 ↗ down

56:05 ↗ you know who are giving funds to was

56:08 ↗ very

56:09 ↗ >> yeah commissioners you have one of the

56:11 ↗ hardest tasks I would say from boards

56:13 ↗ and commission making funding decisions

56:15 ↗ that um you know these dollars are going

56:18 ↗ to people in need um and you know

56:20 ↗ there's just not enough the need is high

56:22 ↗ the money is never enough. So, um that's

56:25 ↗ why we have trainings and toolkit and a

56:29 ↗ strategic plan to help guide and help

56:31 ↗ make these decisions that um seem really

56:34 ↗ impossible. So, we really are trying to

56:36 ↗ give you all tools so you can make

56:39 ↗ educated um equitable decisions.

56:43 ↗ >> How many other recommendations are

56:45 ↗ accepted by the city? Um, it really

56:48 ↗ depends on what you all recommend, but

56:51 ↗ for example, for last year, we received

56:52 ↗ 95 applications and out of those 95, 42

56:56 ↗ of those programs were funded. Um, not

56:59 ↗ at 100% request. Um, some were at 100,

57:02 ↗ some were at 50, depending on how much

57:04 ↗ they were asking. We received 1.2

57:06 ↗ million in request um, and only had um,

57:10 ↗ just over 600,000.

57:12 ↗ So, we anticipate that number on both

57:14 ↗ ends to go much higher.

57:20 ↗ Okay. So, for the rest of the evening,

57:22 ↗ commissioners, um we are basically just

57:24 ↗ going to spend time in 2025 and just

57:27 ↗ look at um um some uh the report for our

57:32 ↗ grants and then we're going to our next

57:34 ↗ um item is our division update as well.

57:37 ↗ I'll try to be um sensitive to time as I

57:40 ↗ believe we're a little behind. Um so

57:42 ↗ just please pause me if you have any

57:44 ↗ questions or otherwise we'll have time

57:46 ↗ to um talk afterwards. So

57:51 ↗ this presentation really um we are

57:53 ↗ looking at um so our human services

57:55 ↗ grants we contract with them they

57:57 ↗ provide quarterly reports um that we

58:00 ↗ track their scope of works. Have they

58:02 ↗ met their service unit goals? Have they

58:04 ↗ met their um their resident goals? Um

58:07 ↗ and so um from that we also received

58:09 ↗ narratives to learn more about what's

58:11 ↗ going on um in their communities and in

58:13 ↗ their services. Um so I'm just providing

58:15 ↗ an update on that.

58:18 ↗ So um in 2025 2026 we had the exact

58:21 ↗ dollar 612,61800,000

58:28 ↗ is that right? 34 organizations, 42

58:30 ↗ programs. Um, and the goal was to serve,

58:35 ↗ um, just under 5,000 Islam residents.

58:39 ↗ Um, you can see here, um, these are our

58:42 ↗ priority areas within our strategic

58:44 ↗ plan. So, we look at each program and

58:46 ↗ we, uh, label them in one of the four

58:48 ↗ categories. Um you could see there were

58:51 ↗ housing continuum we had 10 programs

58:54 ↗ community resources 12 programs physical

58:56 ↗ and behavioral health and then we had

58:58 ↗ our language access and cultural

59:00 ↗ specific services.

59:03 ↗ So in our annual performance review uh

59:06 ↗ we look at um did these reports come in

59:08 ↗ time? Were they complete? Did they meet

59:10 ↗ their service unit goal and their

59:12 ↗ resident goal? Um so we had almost

59:15 ↗ everybody in time um send their reports.

59:18 ↗ uh 100% of them were accurate and

59:20 ↗ complete which tells them we've trained

59:22 ↗ them well.

59:24 ↗ Um and then as far as service units, so

59:26 ↗ service units really varies between

59:28 ↗ programs, right? So for unhoused, we

59:31 ↗ might be measuring um shelter nights um

59:34 ↗ or bed that were that were served. Other

59:37 ↗ ones could be case management. So the

59:39 ↗ service unit is um per hour or rental

59:42 ↗ assistance, maybe it's a household. So

59:44 ↗ you can see there there's such a

59:46 ↗ variation depending on the program uh

59:48 ↗ what the service unit is that we're

59:50 ↗ measuring. Um but this is what we work

59:52 ↗ on in and you'll see in their

59:54 ↗ application what they are applying for

59:56 ↗ and then we finalize it in the

59:57 ↗ contracting aspect of it. Um and so some

1:00:00 ↗ of them have one service unit um within

1:00:03 ↗ the contract some of them have up to

1:00:04 ↗ three. Um and you can see 40 of the 42

1:00:08 ↗ programs did meet their annual service

1:00:10 ↗ unit goals. Um, and then the two that

1:00:12 ↗ did not were newer programs that were

1:00:15 ↗ still establishing kind of their

1:00:17 ↗ relationship with the squat community.

1:00:19 ↗ So, we have some good uh game plans for

1:00:21 ↗ them to meet their goals for this year.

1:00:24 ↗ >> So, how far off were they?

1:00:26 ↗ >> Um, they were under 75%.

1:00:29 ↗ >> Yeah.

1:00:31 ↗ Um, okay. This number I think is very

1:00:32 ↗ impressive. So, um, what we do is Q4 we

1:00:37 ↗ look at the reports and we see the total

1:00:38 ↗ residents that they served. Um, so we

1:00:41 ↗ collected all that information. Um, and

1:00:45 ↗ um, you can see 41 of our 42 met that

1:00:47 ↗ resident goal that they set out for. Um,

1:00:50 ↗ but you can see how many ISO residents

1:00:52 ↗ combined that our nonprofits serve

1:00:55 ↗ through our human services grant funding

1:00:56 ↗ was over 22,000. But a person could be

1:00:59 ↗ counted more than once if they

1:01:01 ↗ >> It's very likely Yeah.

1:01:03 ↗ >> that a good number of this is one person

1:01:07 ↗ was measured was once at the food bank

1:01:09 ↗ but also went to the Isqua community

1:01:11 ↗ services but also received um services

1:01:14 ↗ from the circle. So realistically this

1:01:18 ↗ is not the exact number. Um there's no

1:01:20 ↗ way with our current system to um

1:01:24 ↗ determine who's not. But um regardless

1:01:27 ↗ when we're comparing this number to 2024

1:01:30 ↗ we saw a 65% increase.

1:01:32 ↗ >> How do you track that they're residents

1:01:35 ↗ that you're serving?

1:01:36 ↗ >> Um so each organization does it

1:01:38 ↗ differently. Um but a lot of them have

1:01:40 ↗ intakes because a lot of them are city

1:01:42 ↗ funded and they receive funding from

1:01:44 ↗ Isiqua and they have their goals for

1:01:46 ↗ Isiqua and they also see funding from

1:01:47 ↗ Samish and Belleview or Reton. And so

1:01:51 ↗ they basically have their intake process

1:01:55 ↗ Um, so like Isiqua Food and Clothing

1:01:57 ↗ Make for example, not everyone's from

1:01:59 ↗ Isiqua. And so in order to receive their

1:02:02 ↗ services, they have to fill in an intake

1:02:04 ↗ that determines their zip code.

1:02:06 ↗ >> So that's what part of our monitoring

1:02:08 ↗ process is. We get to see, okay, how are

1:02:10 ↗ you tracking us? What is your internal

1:02:12 ↗ system?

1:02:13 ↗ >> Um, so it's it it does vary.

1:02:18 ↗ >> Maybe this is kind of commissioner. Um,

1:02:23 ↗ I'm looking at in terms of like the

1:02:25 ↗ background of human services and talking

1:02:28 ↗ about residents with low income

1:02:29 ↗ disability, individual homeless,

1:02:30 ↗ immigrant, refugee and other groups.

1:02:33 ↗ Now given that number 22,000 we know

1:02:40 ↗ this is kind of sky um is there ways to

1:02:43 ↗ break it down to that specific um

1:02:47 ↗ demographics?

1:02:48 ↗ Um, we do receive annual demographic

1:02:51 ↗ reports from our nonprofits um that we

1:02:53 ↗ could um get reported numbers. Again,

1:02:57 ↗ not everything's reported. Um, but yes,

1:03:00 ↗ we do have that information of people

1:03:02 ↗ who um whether it's by race or by um

1:03:06 ↗ poverty or uh disability. So, that is

1:03:09 ↗ something that we do collect.

1:03:11 ↗ >> Also, are those unhoused, do they have a

1:03:14 ↗ zip code?

1:03:16 ↗ >> Unhoused is a little tricky. Um, so the

1:03:19 ↗ way that we in our unhoused or homeless

1:03:22 ↗ outreach program, the way that we um

1:03:26 ↗ basically we gather that information

1:03:28 ↗ versus like our nonprofits, so shelters

1:03:30 ↗ for example, um, our funding has shifted

1:03:34 ↗ where it previously back back before my

1:03:37 ↗ time, they had to if Isiqua was funding

1:03:40 ↗ porch light, let's say, um, congregation

1:03:43 ↗ for the homeless back then. Um and we

1:03:45 ↗ basically paid for like two beds per

1:03:48 ↗ month. They would have to save these

1:03:50 ↗ beds for isol then there would be these

1:03:52 ↗ empty beds and but because of the way

1:03:55 ↗ the funding cycle works. So we had to

1:03:56 ↗ shift our funding to say okay this is a

1:03:59 ↗ regional problem and so we are

1:04:01 ↗ regionally uh funding these beds for

1:04:05 ↗ unhoused individuals since it really is

1:04:07 ↗ hard to determine where where folks are

1:04:10 ↗ from or um where they live. They don't

1:04:12 ↗ have a zip code.

1:04:15 ↗ Yeah. Do you know how the different

1:04:18 ↗ nonprofits collect the intake

1:04:20 ↗ information or is it like somewhat

1:04:23 ↗ streamlined? Is it completely? Yeah,

1:04:26 ↗ this has been a conversation for years

1:04:28 ↗ now that that we would love just kind of

1:04:30 ↗ like one just like um technology that

1:04:35 ↗ would suffice for all of our nonprofits.

1:04:38 ↗ Yeah. You you worked at a nonprofit.

1:04:41 ↗ >> The challenges of that it's really hard.

1:04:43 ↗ I mean, it's expensive. Um, you know,

1:04:47 ↗ >> you can have someone that comes to the

1:04:48 ↗ food bank that's, you know, like couch

1:04:50 ↗ surfing. So, they have a a a zip code

1:04:53 ↗ for Isiqua, but then maybe the next time

1:04:55 ↗ they come, they've

1:04:56 ↗ >> couch surfed someplace the same person.

1:04:59 ↗ And

1:05:00 ↗ >> it's just it's really hard to

1:05:02 ↗ >> and I think for nonprofits and maybe you

1:05:04 ↗ can attest to this is

1:05:06 ↗ >> data is really important, right? because

1:05:07 ↗ it is it's a part of granting cycle and

1:05:10 ↗ I think you're going to receive you're

1:05:11 ↗ going to learn more of this in the

1:05:12 ↗ equity training but a lot of nonprofit

1:05:14 ↗ services it's it's the narrative right

1:05:17 ↗ it it is the the work that's happening

1:05:20 ↗ that is really hard to quantify but you

1:05:23 ↗ know is making a needle movement impact

1:05:26 ↗ in people's lives so I think it's really

1:05:28 ↗ important in reviewing these grants and

1:05:30 ↗ reviewing these reports of understanding

1:05:33 ↗ numbers are important numbers do tell a

1:05:35 ↗ part of the story but just a part of the

1:05:36 ↗ story. That's why it's so helpful to see

1:05:39 ↗ the narratives um and and get these

1:05:42 ↗ life-changing success stories that we

1:05:44 ↗ get to read in these reports. So, to

1:05:46 ↗ give us the fuller picture of the type

1:05:48 ↗ of impact that pro program can have.

1:05:52 ↗ >> And

1:05:54 ↗ when you guys ask for this information

1:05:55 ↗ as part of your quarterly reports, is

1:05:57 ↗ that like all streamlined as well or is

1:06:00 ↗ that like each nonprofit can provide it

1:06:02 ↗ in in very different?

1:06:03 ↗ >> It's very streamlined. Um yeah, so they

1:06:06 ↗ get to do one report and they get to

1:06:08 ↗ basically report to like their five

1:06:10 ↗ different funded cities and get paid um

1:06:13 ↗ either in a poolled fund or separately.

1:06:16 ↗ So it's a very streamlined process at

1:06:17 ↗ least for that.

1:06:18 ↗ >> Okay.

1:06:18 ↗ >> So then you guys would be able to have

1:06:20 ↗ that data aggregated like from all the

1:06:22 ↗ different nonprofits together at least

1:06:23 ↗ in in one function.

1:06:25 ↗ >> Then the city doesn't have to be like oh

1:06:27 ↗ I received this report as like a Google

1:06:28 ↗ sheet or this one is in Excel and this

1:06:31 ↗ one's like a separate system.

1:06:33 ↗ >> Yeah.

1:06:33 ↗ >> Okay. So there would be like a way to

1:06:35 ↗ potentially get like statistics of

1:06:38 ↗ >> how many services and people.

1:06:39 ↗ >> Yeah.

1:06:40 ↗ >> Yeah. Absolutely.

1:06:42 ↗ >> I think also the important part is that

1:06:44 ↗ the the human part of this is that we

1:06:46 ↗ don't want to be invasive to those that

1:06:50 ↗ come in.

1:06:50 ↗ >> There's a line to navigate there. Yeah.

1:06:53 ↗ >> Yeah. We've learned there's there's just

1:06:56 ↗ some questions and demographic questions

1:06:58 ↗ that are not appropriate to ask or or

1:07:00 ↗ people don't feel safe sharing right

1:07:02 ↗ now. Um so um it's the challenge of this

1:07:06 ↗ type of business. People are not numbers

1:07:10 ↗ you know.

1:07:12 ↗ >> Thank you commissioners. Great comments

1:07:13 ↗ and questions.

1:07:15 ↗ Um so so part of this report I like to

1:07:18 ↗ kind of share out um kind of the trends

1:07:20 ↗ that we see and the challenges and then

1:07:22 ↗ we'll we'll end on a positive note and

1:07:23 ↗ share highlights. Um 2025 was a tough

1:07:26 ↗ year though. Um I think we we had a few

1:07:28 ↗ meetings. We talked about it here. you

1:07:30 ↗ met many of our nonprofits that also

1:07:32 ↗ attested to many of the challenges they

1:07:34 ↗ saw. Um, a trend that I kept on hearing

1:07:37 ↗ from our nonprofits in our narratives,

1:07:39 ↗ but also in special meetings is just

1:07:41 ↗ this common theme of uh the need just

1:07:44 ↗ keeps going up and funding was cut

1:07:49 ↗ significantly in 2025. Um, we saw it

1:07:52 ↗ here locally. Uh, city of Isaba had to

1:07:54 ↗ make funding cuts. We saw it statewide

1:07:56 ↗ and we saw it federally. Um and the

1:07:58 ↗ impacts are still we're still going to

1:08:00 ↗ see that trickle effect probably for

1:08:02 ↗ years at this point. Um in addition, we

1:08:05 ↗ had administration changes and pol

1:08:07 ↗ federal policy changes that left uh a

1:08:10 ↗ lot of just kind of this unknown this

1:08:12 ↗ kind of this this what does this mean?

1:08:14 ↗ What when when are we going to see the

1:08:16 ↗ impacts here in Isiqua? Um what does it

1:08:19 ↗ mean for nonprofits trying to um do

1:08:22 ↗ their services? I we saw nonprofits

1:08:25 ↗ decline federal funding because of the

1:08:27 ↗ policy changes. So so it we saw those

1:08:30 ↗ impacts. Um we also recently in Q4 we

1:08:34 ↗ had a government uh shutdown with SNAP

1:08:36 ↗ benefits. Um so there was a little a

1:08:38 ↗ month-long kind of food basic need

1:08:40 ↗ crisis um of where where's food going to

1:08:44 ↗ come from? Um how do people access um

1:08:47 ↗ this? Do can they drive to work or do

1:08:51 ↗ they feed their family? Um and then

1:08:53 ↗ specifically here in Isiqua, we saw the

1:08:55 ↗ flooding. Um whether you all were

1:08:57 ↗ impacted personally. Um but we also saw

1:08:59 ↗ um our unhoused individuals um were

1:09:03 ↗ displaced. Uh we saw um our our

1:09:06 ↗ nonprofits struggling. We saw I saw in

1:09:09 ↗ our narratives it impacted how services

1:09:11 ↗ were provided because people couldn't

1:09:13 ↗ access or leave their house um or do

1:09:16 ↗ home visits. So we saw a lot of those

1:09:18 ↗ challenges.

1:09:20 ↗ Um, continuing on, um, a lot of our

1:09:22 ↗ housing programs, rental assistant

1:09:24 ↗ programs, um, saw a common theme

1:09:27 ↗ between, um, all all of them talking

1:09:29 ↗ about, uh, just this common increase in

1:09:32 ↗ rent and, uh, there was a lot more

1:09:33 ↗ eviction notices. So, a lot more people

1:09:35 ↗ were needing financial assistance to

1:09:37 ↗ stay housed. Um and then uh we also saw

1:09:41 ↗ a few more reports of individuals um

1:09:44 ↗ that were self-reporting they were

1:09:45 ↗ sleeping outside um um or living in

1:09:48 ↗ their vehicles.

1:09:51 ↗ So housing continues to be a challenge

1:09:52 ↗ here in Isiqua.

1:09:54 ↗ Um within the policy changes, I think

1:09:56 ↗ these were just like just constant words

1:09:58 ↗ I kept on hearing um just people so

1:10:01 ↗ fearful. Again, we had um I think

1:10:03 ↗ especially with ICE and immigration

1:10:05 ↗ changes, a lot of people not leaving

1:10:07 ↗ their homes causing isolation.

1:10:10 ↗ Um just a lot of just again this

1:10:12 ↗ uncertainty and we know when you we live

1:10:15 ↗ in unknowns, it it increases stress. Um

1:10:18 ↗ so just a lot of anxiety um from our

1:10:21 ↗ staff staff from the nonprofits um as

1:10:24 ↗ well as our residents. Um but one of the

1:10:28 ↗ things we heard from our nonprofits is

1:10:30 ↗ again um with these policy changes, it

1:10:33 ↗ really impacted our immigration

1:10:34 ↗ population, our unhoused uh people with

1:10:38 ↗ mental health um and um our non-binary

1:10:42 ↗ and uh gender identity community members

1:10:46 ↗ um have been just very much sharing

1:10:49 ↗ these stories of just afraid not not

1:10:53 ↗ going to services, not going to the food

1:10:55 ↗ because they don't want to leave their

1:10:56 ↗ house.

1:11:00 ↗ Um I just thought this was interesting.

1:11:02 ↗ Um got this information from crisis

1:11:04 ↗ connections

1:11:06 ↗ um when uh

1:11:09 ↗ when the government was shutting down

1:11:10 ↗ and you could see um just again that

1:11:13 ↗ common theme of increase in need and uh

1:11:16 ↗ decrease of funding. So there was no

1:11:18 ↗ funding during shutdown. But you can see

1:11:20 ↗ the blue line is 2025. Um compared to

1:11:23 ↗ the yellow line in 2024.

1:11:25 ↗ Um just a significant amount of uh need

1:11:28 ↗ just going up.

1:11:33 ↗ Okay. But on the good notes, some

1:11:35 ↗ highlights because it wasn't all bad. Um

1:11:39 ↗ I do I do want to highlight a few things

1:11:41 ↗ here. Um, biggest one is I I can't tell

1:11:45 ↗ you how proud and impressed I was of our

1:11:47 ↗ Isiqua community. Um, people were are

1:11:51 ↗ currently living in fear with the

1:11:53 ↗ government shutdown. Basic needs were

1:11:55 ↗ down, food was down, but what I kept on

1:11:58 ↗ hearing from our nonprofits is we have a

1:12:01 ↗ lot of donations. People are stepping

1:12:02 ↗ up. We have uh people who are supporting

1:12:05 ↗ us um in different ways. And and I think

1:12:08 ↗ that just attests to the type of

1:12:09 ↗ community we live in um is that uh that

1:12:13 ↗ we care. We care for each other and we

1:12:15 ↗ care for a healthy community and um it

1:12:18 ↗ it really takes everybody involved. Um

1:12:21 ↗ so I think that was um just extremely

1:12:23 ↗ impressive and again just very proud of

1:12:25 ↗ um for that. Um, I also want to shout

1:12:28 ↗ out to our leadership, um, you know,

1:12:30 ↗ whether it's our city mayor, city

1:12:31 ↗ administration, um, in our parks

1:12:33 ↗ department, um, with Brenda as well.

1:12:36 ↗ Just a lot of advocacy in our, um, in

1:12:38 ↗ human services. I mean, that's a huge

1:12:40 ↗ part of our job is to know what's going

1:12:43 ↗ on with our vulnerable population, what

1:12:45 ↗ are the needs, and to help share that

1:12:48 ↗ story in a way. And we saw that with our

1:12:50 ↗ mayor Paulie um responding with um

1:12:53 ↗ emergency funding um and and with

1:12:55 ↗ support with our different um challenges

1:12:57 ↗ that we came across.

1:13:00 ↗ Um another big success um I would say is

1:13:03 ↗ advanced payment. So advanced payment is

1:13:05 ↗ a new process of offering our nonprofits

1:13:07 ↗ basically money upfront. So we're

1:13:09 ↗ performance model. We need to pay them

1:13:11 ↗ based off of them meeting their

1:13:13 ↗ contract. But we heard for years saying

1:13:15 ↗ that's really hard for grassroot

1:13:17 ↗ organizations. they kind of need the

1:13:18 ↗ money up front. Um so, uh we implemented

1:13:21 ↗ that for the first time this year and so

1:13:23 ↗ far successful. Um there's no no

1:13:27 ↗ concerns with people not meeting their

1:13:29 ↗ contract goals. Um so we're going to

1:13:31 ↗ just continue to monitor their monitor

1:13:33 ↗ that

1:13:35 ↗ um but the other thing that I saw um

1:13:37 ↗ that I have I've actually not seen at

1:13:40 ↗ this level before in my years here is

1:13:43 ↗ our service units. Right? So we talked

1:13:44 ↗ about the scope of work. um the service

1:13:46 ↗ unit being case management or um

1:13:49 ↗ financial aid or different things like

1:13:51 ↗ that um everything was well over 100%. I

1:13:55 ↗ mean it was like some some were a

1:13:58 ↗ thousand% over what our contract was. Um

1:14:01 ↗ so again I think it it speaks to the

1:14:03 ↗ need but I think it it speaks to the

1:14:05 ↗ impact and and to our residents that

1:14:08 ↗ they're having. There's a lot of work

1:14:09 ↗ being done and a lot of people are are

1:14:11 ↗ exceeding their service unit goals.

1:14:15 ↗ Um 211, again these are just some highly

1:14:18 ↗ named a few nonprofits. 211 Transition

1:14:21 ↗ um they are now the sole um 211 provider

1:14:24 ↗ and 988. So if you call 988 um they're

1:14:28 ↗ the ones who are um answering those

1:14:31 ↗ lines um statewide. Um so there here's

1:14:35 ↗ just some numbers that they provided.

1:14:37 ↗ When they took over October um first

1:14:40 ↗ they saw an increase. So, I think

1:14:42 ↗ they're just saying, "Hey, this is a

1:14:44 ↗ very efficient way of doing this."

1:14:47 ↗ So, good on 211. Um, circle just

1:14:50 ↗ highlighting some of their top needs.

1:14:52 ↗ Um, basic needs is always usually I

1:14:54 ↗ always see it at the top three. Um, but

1:14:56 ↗ we saw it as our number one. Um, housing

1:15:00 ↗ advocacy, legal services we know is up

1:15:02 ↗ there. Mental health, they do a lot of

1:15:05 ↗ great services.

1:15:07 ↗ Um and then on Freebook, I think um

1:15:09 ↗ their stats are always really um helpful

1:15:12 ↗ and and wanted to highlight a few

1:15:14 ↗ things. Um they did see a 16% increase

1:15:17 ↗ in their um household served in food

1:15:20 ↗ services since 2024.

1:15:23 ↗ Um they saw a different trend um this

1:15:25 ↗ year, which was uh larger sized families

1:15:28 ↗ and households mostly because they're

1:15:30 ↗ multigenerational

1:15:32 ↗ um and they have an increase in diverse

1:15:34 ↗ client base. They reported

1:15:37 ↗ Um they are wonderful working with our

1:15:39 ↗ school district. They have power pack

1:15:41 ↗ program they've had for many years. They

1:15:42 ↗ saw 41% increase in that. Um

1:15:45 ↗ additionally they had a very successful

1:15:47 ↗ holiday gift program serving um 444

1:15:50 ↗ families providing gift cards and um

1:15:54 ↗ serving um 1100 children.

1:16:02 ↗ Okay. So that was 2025 and I always like

1:16:04 ↗ to say what's next. Um for 2026, as you

1:16:07 ↗ all know, um we have our grant um grant

1:16:11 ↗ process again that we'll be doing more

1:16:13 ↗ training on. We'll be focusing on our

1:16:15 ↗ strategic plan and those priority areas

1:16:17 ↗ and um we'll be following our equity

1:16:19 ↗ training um guidelines and then we'll be

1:16:22 ↗ using our review tool to help um make

1:16:25 ↗ those funding decisions.

1:16:28 ↗ >> Boom. Any questions or comments?

1:16:30 ↗ >> Oh, it's on this kind of this highlight

1:16:32 ↗ page that you did.

1:16:33 ↗ >> Oh, yeah. That's actually going to be

1:16:35 ↗ our next top. Oh, okay.

1:16:39 ↗ >> Anything about our grants though.

1:16:41 ↗ >> I was curious about the advanced

1:16:43 ↗ payment. So, to be able to do that, you

1:16:44 ↗ have to pull from a purse. Where where

1:16:46 ↗ is that coming from? Like

1:16:48 ↗ >> general funds.

1:16:48 ↗ >> Just general funds.

1:16:50 ↗ >> Yeah, we have we have it allotted. So,

1:16:51 ↗ the 612

1:16:53 ↗ >> Yeah.,000.

1:16:54 ↗ >> It's already basically like in our bank

1:16:57 ↗ that we are able to pull,

1:16:59 ↗ >> but that that's not going to the

1:17:01 ↗ organization. that's that's already been

1:17:03 ↗ allocated to the organizations that are

1:17:05 ↗ going to receive the funds, but you're

1:17:06 ↗ giving them like the in Q4 last year.

1:17:10 ↗ They received money from a purse. That

1:17:12 ↗ wasn't the purse that they received from

1:17:13 ↗ that was allocated for the human

1:17:14 ↗ services.

1:17:15 ↗ >> Yes, it was. So, for example, so so

1:17:18 ↗ annually we have the 612,000 plus um

1:17:21 ↗ that is divided by the 42 program. So,

1:17:24 ↗ the we we've allocated a dollar amount

1:17:26 ↗ per program. So for example, the circle

1:17:28 ↗ receives 42 is our largest um program

1:17:30 ↗ funded for 42,000. They signed up for

1:17:33 ↗ advanced payment. So in 2025, they

1:17:36 ↗ received 21,000

1:17:38 ↗ in when contract was created in Q1 and

1:17:42 ↗ then they received their second they

1:17:44 ↗ still provided the quarterly report

1:17:45 ↗ saying, "Hey, we're doing the services.

1:17:47 ↗ Here's our update." And then July 15th

1:17:49 ↗ is when they received the second

1:17:51 ↗ payment. So instead of doing a quarterly

1:17:53 ↗ payment of

1:17:55 ↗ >> 42 Yeah. So they're just getting the

1:17:57 ↗ money up front basically, but we're

1:17:58 ↗ still monitoring their their

1:18:01 ↗ performance.

1:18:01 ↗ >> Okay. So it's still part of the the

1:18:04 ↗ human services.

1:18:07 ↗ >> Yeah.

1:18:08 ↗ >> Yeah. We brought that in last year if I

1:18:10 ↗ remember right. And um it was agreed

1:18:13 ↗ that most of these uh nonprofit places

1:18:16 ↗ need the funds up front.

1:18:19 ↗ >> Yes.

1:18:20 ↗ >> Yeah.

1:18:22 ↗ Yeah. Thank you.

1:18:25 ↗ >> Right. More questions. Um I'm going to

1:18:29 ↗ go again turn it back over

1:18:33 ↗ service division highlights.

1:18:34 ↗ >> Wonderful. Thank you so much. Okay, let

1:18:37 ↗ me share my screen one more time.

1:18:39 ↗ >> Really good job, Hannah.

1:18:40 ↗ >> Oh, thanks Mark.

1:18:43 ↗ >> You know, I love this stuff. I nerd out

1:18:45 ↗ on human services.

1:18:47 ↗ Okay. Well, now to kind of transition to

1:18:49 ↗ um our human services division. So

1:18:52 ↗ that's our kind of staffing highlights

1:18:53 ↗ for 2025. So Brenda and I are going to

1:18:56 ↗ present on this one and kind of divide

1:18:58 ↗ and conquer this. So you have

1:19:00 ↗ commissioners in your packet as well as

1:19:02 ↗ online. Um we provided two reports. The

1:19:04 ↗ first one is a pretty highlight page

1:19:07 ↗ with numbers and pictures and colors.

1:19:10 ↗ And then the other report is the kind of

1:19:12 ↗ more the meat of the detailed

1:19:13 ↗ information um that provides uh the

1:19:16 ↗ background information um a few more

1:19:18 ↗ metrics and outcomes from our division.

1:19:22 ↗ So let me just start human services

1:19:24 ↗ division. Um really uh we are um a small

1:19:29 ↗ but mighty team. So we have Brenda our

1:19:31 ↗ human services manager uh myself as the

1:19:34 ↗ coordinator who um works with the

1:19:36 ↗ planning and the funding and then we

1:19:38 ↗ have three human uh or sorry behavioral

1:19:40 ↗ health coordinators who provide direct

1:19:42 ↗ service and our behavioral health and

1:19:44 ↗ homeless outreach team. Um, our division

1:19:46 ↗ really is intended to serve our

1:19:49 ↗ vulnerable population here in Esqua. Um,

1:19:52 ↗ we are known as an affluent area.

1:19:54 ↗ However, we still have people who live

1:19:56 ↗ in poverty. We still have people who are

1:19:57 ↗ unhoused. We still have the elderly, the

1:20:00 ↗ young, uh, disabled that um, our our

1:20:04 ↗ funding really goes to support. Um,

1:20:08 ↗ human services used to just be primarily

1:20:11 ↗ u focused as a funer to our nonprofit

1:20:14 ↗ and we have expanded and grown in the

1:20:16 ↗ last 5 years to a division um that does

1:20:19 ↗ the direct service that does uh our

1:20:22 ↗ planning or advocacy, the coordinating

1:20:25 ↗ um in in my role, my my bread and butter

1:20:27 ↗ is really our human services um which

1:20:29 ↗ includes our strategic plan, our human

1:20:31 ↗ services grants, our coordinating the

1:20:34 ↗ relationships with our nonprofits,

1:20:36 ↗ monitoring those grants. Um, and so, um,

1:20:39 ↗ the highlights here, um, are is kind of

1:20:41 ↗ a repeat of what we just talked about.

1:20:43 ↗ So, I'm not going to go in too much

1:20:44 ↗ detail about that since we had a big

1:20:46 ↗ presentation on that. Um, but the the

1:20:50 ↗ main things again that I want to um

1:20:55 ↗ highlight at least from the human

1:20:57 ↗ services side and then I'll pass it on

1:20:58 ↗ to Brenda for um for more of the

1:21:02 ↗ behavioral health and homeless outreach

1:21:04 ↗ information is um

1:21:08 ↗ human services. I think again my role

1:21:10 ↗ and my privilege that I have is working

1:21:12 ↗ with our nonprofits and our nonprofits

1:21:14 ↗ do a lot of uh very impactful work. I

1:21:16 ↗ think we learned that a lot here last

1:21:18 ↗ year having um the nonprofits share um

1:21:21 ↗ what their programming looks like in

1:21:23 ↗ Isiqua. Uh but it it is always such an

1:21:26 ↗ honor to partner with them and to learn

1:21:29 ↗ where what's going on, what are the

1:21:31 ↗ trends, um what's working well, what's

1:21:33 ↗ not working well. One of the things um

1:21:36 ↗ we had um impacted for this our our city

1:21:39 ↗ is that we had funding cuts this last

1:21:41 ↗ year. And one of those funding cuts was

1:21:43 ↗ our uh cultural specific um programming.

1:21:46 ↗ So we um had five different cultural

1:21:49 ↗ events throughout the year that we would

1:21:51 ↗ host and fund. Um and uh that those

1:21:55 ↗ dollars got cut. However, we still had

1:21:57 ↗ nonprofits say we still want to do it.

1:21:59 ↗ We want to make this happen. It's

1:22:00 ↗ important to our community. Um so the

1:22:02 ↗ city was able to help support that

1:22:04 ↗ through space um through staffing. Um,

1:22:07 ↗ and so we saw um, Hispanic Heritage

1:22:09 ↗ Month and AAPI um, uh, month and then we

1:22:12 ↗ of course had our cultural fest which is

1:22:14 ↗ a city sponsored event. Um, another

1:22:17 ↗ highlight I think that happened in 2025

1:22:19 ↗ is um, a creation of a new nonprofit to

1:22:22 ↗ help the service gap gap of clothing.

1:22:24 ↗ Um, so we had community clothing have

1:22:27 ↗ two free clothing events that were

1:22:28 ↗ extremely successful. Um, you had a

1:22:32 ↗ chance to meet with them and they will

1:22:33 ↗ be applying to this next funding cycle.

1:22:35 ↗ Um so really excited about um a new

1:22:38 ↗ development of a nonprofit that's is awa

1:22:40 ↗ specific. Um the other thing I want to

1:22:42 ↗ highlight that we did in human services

1:22:45 ↗ is really comes from our uh previous

1:22:47 ↗ mayor mayor Paulie. Um she really wanted

1:22:49 ↗ to understand kind of the human service

1:22:51 ↗ crisis that we might be um stepping

1:22:53 ↗ into. Um and so she did a wonderful job

1:22:57 ↗ uh with our council member Barbie

1:22:58 ↗ Michelle of um trying to basically

1:23:01 ↗ gather the data, the stories to take it

1:23:03 ↗ to the next legislative and state level

1:23:05 ↗ to say we need funding in human services

1:23:08 ↗ and this is why.

1:23:09 ↗ >> So Mary Lou was doing that and she was

1:23:12 ↗ also meeting with um community nonprofit

1:23:15 ↗ leaders. Is that going to continue with

1:23:17 ↗ our new mayor?

1:23:18 ↗ >> Um the plan is yes mostly through Barb

1:23:20 ↗ Michelle. um she will be

1:23:23 ↗ >> uh council president Barb Michelle she

1:23:25 ↗ will be uh moving forward with um that

1:23:28 ↗ initiative and from what I've heard

1:23:30 ↗ mayor mullet is supposed to participate

1:23:31 ↗ in that but he's you know week three so

1:23:34 ↗ he's learning a lot right now so

1:23:35 ↗ >> sure we'll we'll see that but but we do

1:23:38 ↗ have a council member who is pressing on

1:23:40 ↗ with that

1:23:40 ↗ >> okay very good

1:23:42 ↗ >> so that's human services um again we

1:23:45 ↗ went through most of those highlights

1:23:46 ↗ already in our previous

1:23:48 ↗ >> So but I I did want to ask a question

1:23:49 ↗ here so I the bottom line here. So, 184

1:23:53 ↗ individuals with

1:23:55 ↗ >> do that.

1:23:55 ↗ >> Oh, that's you. Yeah. Dang it. Okay.

1:23:58 ↗ Sorry. Sorry about that. Okay.

1:24:00 ↗ >> Close.

1:24:02 ↗ >> So, I'll transition to Brenda over to

1:24:04 ↗ focus more on our direct service

1:24:05 ↗ programs that we have.

1:24:06 ↗ >> Thank you.

1:24:07 ↗ >> Thanks, Brenda. I

1:24:08 ↗ >> I just want to start by a great big

1:24:10 ↗ thank you to all of you. I don't get to

1:24:11 ↗ be here very often. You'll see me a lot

1:24:13 ↗ more now with Hannah transitioning into

1:24:15 ↗ her new role, but um it's just really

1:24:18 ↗ good to be here and to see all the work

1:24:19 ↗ you're doing. And I'm I'm looking

1:24:22 ↗ forward to it. And you're going to see

1:24:24 ↗ that I'm going to keep this very brief.

1:24:26 ↗ So we'll we'll take a look at first the

1:24:28 ↗ types of homelessness that we saw. U

1:24:30 ↗ kind of the usual things, couch surfing,

1:24:33 ↗ the the people staying in shelters, the

1:24:35 ↗ people on the street. Those are the ones

1:24:36 ↗ that we really can kind of see and know

1:24:39 ↗ of who's out there. But the vehicles, I

1:24:41 ↗ just want to kind of make a a point

1:24:43 ↗ here. They have to move every day. So, I

1:24:46 ↗ really believe that this number is is um

1:24:49 ↗ under reportported. I think there's a

1:24:50 ↗ lot more people out there in their

1:24:52 ↗ vehicles

1:24:53 ↗ >> and they're just they constantly have to

1:24:55 ↗ move and cycle and it's it's very

1:24:57 ↗ unfortunate and we don't you know we

1:24:59 ↗ don't have safe parking here in Isiqua

1:25:01 ↗ so we're not seeing them congregate in

1:25:03 ↗ the evening and able to count them. So

1:25:05 ↗ that's something to kind of look at. The

1:25:08 ↗ as far as the annual contacts, this is

1:25:11 ↗ you can see 1,86

1:25:13 ↗ contacts. And what I would say about

1:25:15 ↗ that is a contact can be, you know, very

1:25:19 ↗ brief. It can be a few minutes sending

1:25:20 ↗ someone some resources or it can be

1:25:25 ↗ something that takes several hours. We

1:25:26 ↗ could be out on a call with someone,

1:25:28 ↗ with the police, with uh community

1:25:31 ↗ partners. So those contacts, I think

1:25:34 ↗ it's pretty impressive that we're seeing

1:25:36 ↗ a number that high, but when you add in

1:25:39 ↗ how much time that actually takes, I

1:25:41 ↗ think it's even more impressive. Our

1:25:42 ↗ behavioral health coordinators, like

1:25:44 ↗ Hannah mentioned, they're doing awesome

1:25:46 ↗ work and it's just every day is is new.

1:25:49 ↗ You never know what you're going to see

1:25:51 ↗ each day and how much time that's going

1:25:53 ↗ to take. So

1:25:55 ↗ uh the other thing that I want so

1:25:57 ↗ looking down below then the 184

1:25:59 ↗ individuals that we serve those are

1:26:01 ↗ unduplicated. So that's um how many

1:26:04 ↗ people have reached out for services and

1:26:08 ↗ then you see again the number of

1:26:09 ↗ contacts the 366 that's the number that

1:26:12 ↗ we measure of of service connections.

1:26:15 ↗ Those are actual followed through with

1:26:17 ↗ being connected to that service. So

1:26:20 ↗ there could be multiple times where we

1:26:22 ↗ offer the resources and people are like

1:26:24 ↗ not interested no thank you but these

1:26:26 ↗ are the ones that we have actually made

1:26:28 ↗ that connect made that connection. I

1:26:30 ↗ also want to draw your attention to the

1:26:32 ↗ number permanently housed nine it it

1:26:35 ↗ might look like a small number this is

1:26:36 ↗ huge for our area

1:26:38 ↗ >> and also uh the people that were housed.

1:26:41 ↗ I wish I could tell you a story about

1:26:43 ↗ every one of those people. I could tell

1:26:45 ↗ you a story about every one of those

1:26:46 ↗ people. I won't. But we know them. We

1:26:50 ↗ know their story. We know that they have

1:26:51 ↗ been on the streets in Isiqua and other

1:26:53 ↗ places. Some of these of the nine more

1:26:56 ↗ than 10 years. That's a long time. More

1:26:59 ↗ than I I think we have a couple of

1:27:01 ↗ individuals who are closer to 20 years.

1:27:03 ↗ >> Oh my goodness.

1:27:04 ↗ >> So the work that we put in with these

1:27:06 ↗ people and our I just again calling out

1:27:08 ↗ our behavioral health coordinators. they

1:27:10 ↗ have spent hours not only looking for

1:27:14 ↗ the resources but building a rapport

1:27:16 ↗ with them, you know, building when

1:27:18 ↗ someone has been on the street that

1:27:20 ↗ long, you can't just say, "Hey, I have a

1:27:23 ↗ um I have a housing opportunity for

1:27:24 ↗ you." You really have to get to know

1:27:26 ↗ them and hear their story and and you

1:27:29 ↗ have to feel the rejection of, you know,

1:27:31 ↗ of having something available to them

1:27:33 ↗ and having them say, "No, thank you."

1:27:35 ↗ >> I have to add, they have to trust you,

1:27:36 ↗ too.

1:27:37 ↗ >> They have to trust us and they do. Yes.

1:27:39 ↗ So what's to retain on on that?

1:27:42 ↗ >> So we're still I think it'll be

1:27:45 ↗ it'll be interesting to see over the

1:27:47 ↗ next couple of years because and I'll

1:27:48 ↗ talk about this in a minute. Um well

1:27:50 ↗ I'll talk about it now. So we have a new

1:27:52 ↗ program that we're working with called

1:27:54 ↗ coordinated entry and some of you might

1:27:56 ↗ be familiar with that. It's part of the

1:27:58 ↗ homeless management information system

1:28:00 ↗ with King County. They have a program

1:28:02 ↗ where really the first step in finding

1:28:04 ↗ housing is to get them on this list.

1:28:07 ↗ >> So that once they're on the list and we

1:28:09 ↗ know who they are and we know what the

1:28:10 ↗ need is, we the coordinators then daily

1:28:13 ↗ are able to nominate them for housing

1:28:16 ↗ that comes up. So there's a pool of

1:28:18 ↗ housing throughout the county and we've

1:28:21 ↗ at it's several steps. I won't go into

1:28:23 ↗ all the details, but we've basically

1:28:26 ↗ interviewed them to find out where will

1:28:27 ↗ you go, what will you accept, what

1:28:30 ↗ location, when is it available, what

1:28:32 ↗ criteria. Some of it is based on the

1:28:34 ↗ time that they've been unhoused. Some of

1:28:36 ↗ it is based on age, on disability or

1:28:41 ↗ substance use. So, there's a number of

1:28:42 ↗ criteria and we we hadn't used this

1:28:46 ↗ before in the city of Isiqua until about

1:28:48 ↗ six months ago. and all of the staff

1:28:50 ↗ went through extensive training. And so

1:28:54 ↗ I think now we're we're really going to

1:28:55 ↗ be able to answer your question, Manny,

1:28:57 ↗ I think now we're going to be able to

1:28:58 ↗ see, okay, we have this person housed

1:29:00 ↗ now. Maybe it's in Seattle, maybe it's

1:29:02 ↗ in Belleview, how long did they stay?

1:29:06 ↗ And I think that's going to be really an

1:29:08 ↗ interesting number because part of the

1:29:10 ↗ problem in Isiqua is we're taking people

1:29:12 ↗ who are from here, this is their

1:29:14 ↗ community, and because we don't have

1:29:16 ↗ those resources here, placing them

1:29:18 ↗ somewhere else, which is great that they

1:29:21 ↗ they have a place to go, but will they

1:29:23 ↗ stay or do they do we see them coming

1:29:27 ↗ back here now? We're kind of taking them

1:29:29 ↗ away from their support network here.

1:29:31 ↗ So, a lot of to be determined with that

1:29:34 ↗ number.

1:29:35 ↗ >> So, is more permanent housing available,

1:29:38 ↗ but there's a leg in getting people

1:29:40 ↗ making the right match.

1:29:43 ↗ >> The matching process is a big part of

1:29:45 ↗ it.

1:29:45 ↗ >> Okay. And it's not just, you know, the

1:29:48 ↗ list is huge and, you know, there's

1:29:50 ↗ people who have been on the list for

1:29:52 ↗ years, unfortunately.

1:29:55 ↗ >> So,

1:29:56 ↗ >> yeah, just a couple of things I wanted

1:29:57 ↗ to to point out. And then also in

1:29:59 ↗ thinking about the people we're working

1:30:01 ↗ with, the acuity of the the mental

1:30:03 ↗ health and substance use issues that

1:30:05 ↗ we're seeing is so high. It's it's hard

1:30:08 ↗ to put a number on that, but you

1:30:10 ↗ probably know just from the people you

1:30:12 ↗ encounter. We're encountering people who

1:30:14 ↗ have significant mental health and

1:30:16 ↗ substance use issues. And you know, back

1:30:18 ↗ in the day, they used to put them in

1:30:22 ↗ hospitals or, you know, and so that

1:30:23 ↗ whole system has changed.

1:30:25 ↗ >> And so now we see and deal with people

1:30:28 ↗ who are really in in um

1:30:32 ↗ in a crisis situation that, you know, we

1:30:34 ↗ wouldn't normally see. And I'm not just

1:30:36 ↗ talking recently over the last couple

1:30:37 ↗ years. I'm talking decades of of a cycle

1:30:42 ↗ if you know what I mean.

1:30:43 ↗ >> So um you have police referrals here.

1:30:47 ↗ Referrals are

1:30:49 ↗ difference between police referrals and

1:30:52 ↗ behavioral health. Uh or

1:30:56 ↗ is there different numbers because

1:30:59 ↗ referrals could be someone that's

1:31:00 ↗ putting someone else in behavior where

1:31:04 ↗ >> right? So, so a police referral, we also

1:31:06 ↗ knew to the behavioral health team this

1:31:08 ↗ year is that we are we are able to be

1:31:11 ↗ dispatched out directly from Isiqua

1:31:13 ↗ Police Department from dispatch.

1:31:15 ↗ >> And so a police referral is when they

1:31:18 ↗ maybe the police go out, they have a

1:31:20 ↗ call and either they call us directly

1:31:22 ↗ and dispatch us to that call or they

1:31:24 ↗ send us a referral afterwards and we

1:31:26 ↗ make contact, send resources, um connect

1:31:29 ↗ them to services. So that's what a

1:31:32 ↗ police referral is. Other referrals come

1:31:34 ↗ from walk-ins. They come from community

1:31:36 ↗ partners. They come from across the the

1:31:39 ↗ community, but those ones we track

1:31:41 ↗ specifically.

1:31:42 ↗ >> Yeah. I guess the warning threw me off

1:31:44 ↗ as well. You're looking referrals from

1:31:47 ↗ police.

1:31:48 ↗ >> Yes.

1:31:49 ↗ >> Okay. Yes. Not to police.

1:31:50 ↗ >> Okay.

1:31:51 ↗ >> Good. Oh, that's a good point, Mandy.

1:31:53 ↗ >> Yeah.

1:31:54 ↗ >> No, these are from and we're working

1:31:56 ↗ side by side with them on those

1:31:58 ↗ referrals.

1:31:59 ↗ >> And this is Commissioner Hime B. I

1:32:01 ↗ appreciate you kind of highlighting I

1:32:03 ↗ was just going to go there with that

1:32:04 ↗ Manny that I think with Mayor Mark Mully

1:32:07 ↗ talking about strong public safety.

1:32:11 ↗ This goes handinhand with

1:32:13 ↗ um you know I used to work in the

1:32:15 ↗ juvenile system 14 years court and you

1:32:18 ↗ name it and uh you brought the point

1:32:20 ↗ about hospitals but that that that was

1:32:22 ↗ the idea sometimes we would you can't

1:32:24 ↗ police yourself out of it in terms of

1:32:26 ↗ safety. So I I love the fact that we're

1:32:29 ↗ continuing that partnership because that

1:32:31 ↗ is safety meaning that you're you're

1:32:33 ↗ providing services to

1:32:35 ↗ families that meet our our end from you

1:32:39 ↗ know mental health, housing, uh

1:32:42 ↗ substance acuity and that you can't

1:32:46 ↗ release yourself out of it. That is the

1:32:49 ↗ that is the work is actually to do the

1:32:51 ↗ connections, the rehabilitation, the

1:32:54 ↗ working. You can't just hey this

1:32:56 ↗ person's having experienced mental

1:32:58 ↗ health and we're gonna be you know

1:33:00 ↗ jailing this this individ

1:33:06 ↗ how how do we um provide safety for all

1:33:10 ↗ including the people that are being

1:33:11 ↗ impacted. So I love the fact that we're

1:33:13 ↗ tracking this information and ways to

1:33:16 ↗ ensure that we are bringing safety for

1:33:18 ↗ all including people that are you know

1:33:20 ↗ struggling. We there's a good book that

1:33:22 ↗ talks about uh uh you can't just keep

1:33:25 ↗ punishing the poor,

1:33:26 ↗ >> right?

1:33:27 ↗ >> You know, through criminal systems. And

1:33:29 ↗ so I love the fact that we're continuing

1:33:30 ↗ that partnership with law enforcement to

1:33:32 ↗ ensure that we're providing the best

1:33:34 ↗ services. And I think that is what we do

1:33:36 ↗ here in the human services.

1:33:38 ↗ >> Yeah. So

1:33:39 ↗ >> I think it's also worth noting too in

1:33:40 ↗ the in the work that we do with the

1:33:42 ↗ police is from a staffing perspective,

1:33:45 ↗ this I don't send the team out one just

1:33:48 ↗ one at a time. They're in pairs. So the

1:33:50 ↗ the impact on staff when you look at 110

1:33:53 ↗ police referrals generally that's two

1:33:55 ↗ people going out to make sure that

1:33:57 ↗ they're safe.

1:33:58 ↗ >> Um and then there's also on the back end

1:34:00 ↗ of that there's co-raining that needs to

1:34:03 ↗ have that needs to happen more so with

1:34:04 ↗ the police department. we've started and

1:34:07 ↗ we have a I feel pretty good about the

1:34:09 ↗ policies that we have in place, but

1:34:11 ↗ that's something we'll be doing ongoing

1:34:12 ↗ as well is we'll be making sure that

1:34:14 ↗ we're co-training with our um emergency

1:34:17 ↗ responders on the fire side and the

1:34:19 ↗ police side. So again, when you see

1:34:22 ↗ these numbers, there's a lot that goes

1:34:24 ↗ into that. Now,

1:34:25 ↗ >> how is the uh police side accepting and

1:34:29 ↗ um I guess

1:34:32 ↗ >> being open?

1:34:33 ↗ >> Yeah, being open.

1:34:34 ↗ >> Yeah. I think we still have some room to

1:34:37 ↗ grow, but I think it's been a great

1:34:39 ↗ response. I think that um I think they

1:34:42 ↗ definitely see the value and

1:34:44 ↗ unfortunately there's not enough of us.

1:34:45 ↗ We can't be there 24/7 and a lot of

1:34:48 ↗ police calls do come in in the evening

1:34:50 ↗ or on weekends and so we're not able to

1:34:52 ↗ to be available I think as much as we

1:34:54 ↗ would like to be. But the relationships

1:34:57 ↗ are growing and the trust is growing and

1:35:00 ↗ I think we're we're really on the right

1:35:02 ↗ track to work well with them. I'm

1:35:05 ↗ sitting in this chair so I have

1:35:06 ↗ briefness. um that uh it's 8:09 right

1:35:10 ↗ now and I would move that we go another

1:35:13 ↗ 10 two 10 minutes that's okay with

1:35:16 ↗ everyone

1:35:17 ↗ >> um just the people that ease that we're

1:35:20 ↗ >> we're going towards the end but

1:35:22 ↗ >> yeah absolutely and that's that is all I

1:35:24 ↗ have for mine so if there

1:35:28 ↗ >> so in these annual contacts like 2025

1:35:32 ↗ the 1,86

1:35:34 ↗ were those like all contacts just from

1:35:36 ↗ the three behavioral health

1:35:38 ↗ coordinators.

1:35:39 ↗ >> Yes. A handful from Hannah and I. Yeah.

1:35:41 ↗ >> Sometimes we're in the office and and

1:35:43 ↗ there are times where I'll still go out

1:35:45 ↗ on the you know, if we have only one

1:35:46 ↗ person available, I'll jump in the car

1:35:48 ↗ and still go out and work in the field.

1:35:51 ↗ So, okay. Yeah, that's a small that's a

1:35:53 ↗ lot of contacts for one small team.

1:35:54 ↗ >> Yes, that is that is very

1:35:56 ↗ >> And the increase you'll see too, a lot

1:35:58 ↗ of that has to do with the coordinated

1:35:59 ↗ entry because it does take so many more

1:36:01 ↗ contacts

1:36:02 ↗ >> um to do that housing piece. So, you

1:36:05 ↗ know, we're officially not case managers

1:36:08 ↗ but we are doing some case management

1:36:10 ↗ tasks and so that has increased the

1:36:12 ↗ number as well

1:36:14 ↗ >> and the coordinated entry program that's

1:36:16 ↗ an east side like that's a cons

1:36:18 ↗ >> that's a countywide

1:36:19 ↗ >> countywide system okay

1:36:20 ↗ >> and I have to applaud both Brenda and

1:36:23 ↗ Anna this is your babies I know so

1:36:25 ↗ congratulations numbers are amazing

1:36:28 ↗ >> thank you um and then the other question

1:36:31 ↗ I had so for the types of homelessness

1:36:33 ↗ like the shelters is only like 10% Do

1:36:36 ↗ they have like do you think that number

1:36:38 ↗ could be higher

1:36:40 ↗ >> if there's spacing or do you think that

1:36:43 ↗ number like we'll probably usually stay

1:36:44 ↗ around 10% just because there's not

1:36:46 ↗ additional space.

1:36:48 ↗ >> I I think it would definitely um if we

1:36:51 ↗ had shelter here we would be measuring

1:36:54 ↗ we would be seeing that from

1:36:56 ↗ what am I trying to say? We would be

1:36:58 ↗ seeing that directly

1:36:59 ↗ >> but we're this is from self-report.

1:37:01 ↗ They're telling us that they are staying

1:37:03 ↗ shelter right. And I will also add we

1:37:07 ↗ offer shelter all the time. A lot of

1:37:08 ↗ people don't want to unless there's

1:37:11 ↗ emergency weather, people more inclined

1:37:13 ↗ or they're offered a motel voucher. Um

1:37:16 ↗ but congregate shelter especi co really

1:37:18 ↗ transition shelter because it turned

1:37:20 ↗ into motelling and so now that's been

1:37:22 ↗ the expectation for you know years

1:37:25 ↗ later. Um but it that's expensive.

1:37:28 ↗ >> Yeah.

1:37:29 ↗ >> Not sustainable. Um so so a lot of uh

1:37:32 ↗ folks would rather actually we found

1:37:34 ↗ choose to sleep outside than be in a

1:37:36 ↗ shelter situation. They find it safer

1:37:38 ↗ outside than in a shelter in some cases.

1:37:40 ↗ So um and they certainly don't want to

1:37:42 ↗ travel to be in the shelter. So they

1:37:44 ↗ don't want to get on the bus to go to

1:37:47 ↗ I

1:37:49 ↗ a homeless youth shelter. So kids under

1:37:52 ↗ 21.

1:37:52 ↗ >> Yeah.

1:37:53 ↗ >> So and yeah they were like I don't trust

1:37:55 ↗ anyone here.

1:37:56 ↗ >> So definitely get that. But yeah, just

1:37:59 ↗ always looking at like well you know if

1:38:01 ↗ there's additional services like would

1:38:03 ↗ they use or

1:38:04 ↗ >> Yeah, it's a great question.

1:38:07 ↗ >> Thank you everyone.

1:38:08 ↗ >> Thank you.

1:38:09 ↗ >> Thank you Brand.

1:38:16 ↗ Um we have uh chair and commission

1:38:18 ↗ reports. anything from the chair,

1:38:22 ↗ anything?

1:38:24 ↗ >> I don't I don't I'm just grateful to

1:38:27 ↗ I'll say this. I'm grateful to be doing

1:38:28 ↗ this journey with all of you, even the

1:38:30 ↗ folks on the screen. It's going to be um

1:38:33 ↗ a good learning experience around the

1:38:35 ↗ strategic plan, that grant funding, and

1:38:38 ↗ uh as as Hannah alluded to, it's going

1:38:40 ↗ to be one of those things that we're

1:38:42 ↗ just going to have to lean in giving

1:38:44 ↗ these tough decisions. Um and also I

1:38:46 ↗ would encourage too is you know what do

1:38:48 ↗ we want as our goals you know after the

1:38:50 ↗ grant cycle one of the things we we kind

1:38:53 ↗ of agreed as a group was having a you

1:38:56 ↗ know the site visits having the

1:38:57 ↗ nonprofit folks coming in and that

1:39:00 ↗ naturally fit hand in hand to like

1:39:02 ↗ really get a pulse around some of the

1:39:04 ↗ decision making and that might be

1:39:06 ↗ something

1:39:07 ↗ >> as we finish out the funding cycle to

1:39:09 ↗ start thinking about that as well. So

1:39:12 ↗ >> thank you. Um, our use for suppressed

1:39:17 ↗ and

1:39:19 ↗ still with us.

1:39:21 ↗ >> Yeah. Sorry, I had to turn my camera

1:39:23 ↗ off. Um, I'm having some Wi-Fi issues

1:39:25 ↗ and the camera kind of struggles with

1:39:28 ↗ that one.

1:39:32 ↗ >> You got anything for us today?

1:39:34 ↗ >> Um, no youth report for today.

1:39:38 ↗ >> Um, I'm just going to add to the youth

1:39:40 ↗ report topic for you, Preston. Um, I

1:39:43 ↗ don't know if you were here when Manny

1:39:44 ↗ um asked the question if we could look

1:39:47 ↗ into um youth representation here on our

1:39:50 ↗ commission to have uh more um to have a

1:39:54 ↗ vote, an official vote and maybe pull

1:39:57 ↗ the position. Um I did check in with

1:39:58 ↗ city clerks about that and basically

1:40:01 ↗ that is a bylaw change. So we would need

1:40:03 ↗ to go into those bylaws and change it.

1:40:05 ↗ However, I was told to push pause on

1:40:07 ↗ that because they are we are looking at

1:40:09 ↗ that citywide to see if we can change

1:40:11 ↗ that youth policy. Um so hopefully we'll

1:40:14 ↗ have uh more youth um voice and

1:40:18 ↗ representation citywide on our boards of

1:40:21 ↗ commission. So more information to come

1:40:22 ↗ on to that. So

1:40:25 ↗ >> sounds awesome. I'd love to get to vote.

1:40:27 ↗ >> Yeah, we still like your vote. I still

1:40:29 ↗ kind of count your hand, but the

1:40:32 ↗ official Yes.

1:40:35 ↗ That's great. Thank you. And and staff

1:40:38 ↗ reports.

1:40:39 ↗ >> Okay, staff reports. So, I always report

1:40:41 ↗ on council and mayor updates. So, we

1:40:43 ↗ have um some basically staffing changes

1:40:45 ↗ on that end. So, I listed those out

1:40:48 ↗ there. Um so, we have a new mayor, Mark

1:40:50 ↗ Mullet. I listed kind of his priority

1:40:52 ↗ areas from an email he sent. Um new

1:40:55 ↗ council members with new position. Barby

1:40:57 ↗ Michelle's our new council president. Uh

1:40:59 ↗ Tola Marts is our deputy council

1:41:01 ↗ president. Um, we have a new council

1:41:05 ↗ member, Kevin Nichols. Um, and then our

1:41:08 ↗ vacant position, when I filled this out,

1:41:10 ↗ we didn't know who it was, but I can

1:41:11 ↗ give you an update. Um, the council is

1:41:14 ↗ Paul Adair, I believe, is how you

1:41:16 ↗ pronounce it. Um, he was voted in last

1:41:19 ↗ night.

1:41:20 ↗ >> Um, he what? Uh,

1:41:22 ↗ >> Tuesday. Yeah,

1:41:22 ↗ >> Tuesday. Yep. He is on the uh park board

1:41:27 ↗ um currently and he also served u on the

1:41:29 ↗ public facilities task force. um he has

1:41:32 ↗ accounting background so he has been

1:41:34 ↗ appointed to be on the council.

1:41:39 ↗ And then the other part I give updates

1:41:40 ↗ on is our human services commission

1:41:42 ↗ update. I like to use this for our

1:41:44 ↗ schedule because it's a busy year. Um

1:41:47 ↗ you can see all the work that we've

1:41:48 ↗ done. Oh my goodness, we did a lot this

1:41:50 ↗ last year. Um but I want to focus our

1:41:52 ↗ attention on the upcoming meetings. Um

1:41:55 ↗ so

1:41:57 ↗ um this is the schedule that we kind of

1:41:59 ↗ agreed on since last time we met in

1:42:00 ↗ November. If anything needs a change,

1:42:02 ↗ let's discuss it. But currently, we are

1:42:04 ↗ scheduled for not meeting in February.

1:42:06 ↗ Um the reason why is February 18th a

1:42:09 ↗ regular meeting is um a religious and

1:42:12 ↗ cultural holiday with significant work

1:42:13 ↗ restrictions. So we would have to do a

1:42:15 ↗ special meeting. Since we're meeting

1:42:17 ↗ twice in January, twice in March, we

1:42:19 ↗ decided to take a pause in February. Um

1:42:22 ↗ the next time we will see each other

1:42:24 ↗ will be a while. Um so it'll be um

1:42:27 ↗ actually as a special meeting. Um March

1:42:30 ↗ 14th is our equity uh workshop and

1:42:33 ↗ that's going to be at cityman hall.

1:42:35 ↗ Please note folks, this is in person

1:42:37 ↗ only. Hybrid last time uh did not work

1:42:41 ↗ and so we are just requiring it to be in

1:42:43 ↗ person. If you can't make it, we'll give

1:42:46 ↗ you an update. Um

1:42:48 ↗ >> I'm not even

1:42:49 ↗ >> Yeah, please carpool.

1:42:51 ↗ >> Oh man,

1:42:55 ↗ >> um we will be starting at 8:30. Please

1:42:58 ↗ arrive. um as close to that as possible.

1:43:00 ↗ This is the time to grab coffee, mingle,

1:43:02 ↗ all that fun stuff. We will begin at

1:43:04 ↗ 9:00 promptly. This is a little

1:43:06 ↗ different format. We are making it a

1:43:08 ↗ threeh hour, so um just kind of gear up

1:43:11 ↗ for a Saturday morning. Um if you're not

1:43:13 ↗ able to attend, please please let me

1:43:15 ↗ know. Um I already am aware my has will

1:43:18 ↗ be out of town. Thank you, Mora. We'll

1:43:19 ↗ fill you in on that. Um this workshop

1:43:23 ↗ really um just so you heads up and

1:43:25 ↗ you'll receive some emails on this.

1:43:27 ↗ There's going to be homework. So

1:43:28 ↗ pre-work will be sent out. Do whatever

1:43:31 ↗ you can. I know everyone's busy, but

1:43:33 ↗ just it it will help kind of get

1:43:35 ↗ everyone on the same page to start off

1:43:37 ↗ with the workshop. So, um, invest in

1:43:39 ↗ that what you you can. And that will be

1:43:41 ↗ sent out a couple weeks prior. Um, and

1:43:44 ↗ then the workshop is kind of going to

1:43:47 ↗ be, you know, again, everyone's a little

1:43:48 ↗ bit different on their equity journey.

1:43:50 ↗ So, we're going to go through some basic

1:43:52 ↗ information, um, some foundational

1:43:54 ↗ information, and then we're going to get

1:43:56 ↗ a little more in how do we have this

1:43:58 ↗ equity lens in reviewing these

1:43:59 ↗ applications, how do we implement in our

1:44:01 ↗ toolkits, um, some good breakout

1:44:04 ↗ sessions. Um, but I think what will be

1:44:06 ↗ the most impact for us is the postwork.

1:44:09 ↗ So, the postwork is going to happen on

1:44:10 ↗ our regular meeting March 18th. Um,

1:44:13 ↗ that's where we're going to basically do

1:44:15 ↗ the follow-up. I love the timing because

1:44:17 ↗ it will be still fresh in our mind. Um

1:44:19 ↗ we'll go from a Saturday meeting to a

1:44:21 ↗ Wednesday meeting and we'll discuss the

1:44:23 ↗ training um the implications of that and

1:44:26 ↗ how to gear up. So that will be March

1:44:28 ↗ 18th is we'll do that follow-up

1:44:30 ↗ discussion that will be is specific and

1:44:33 ↗ that's when um we will start getting in

1:44:35 ↗ the uh nitty-gritty of our process and

1:44:38 ↗ how how we will u facilitate that. Um,

1:44:42 ↗ April 15th, we will continue continue

1:44:44 ↗ with the uh preparation. Hopefully, I

1:44:47 ↗ will still be here. Um, application

1:44:49 ↗ closes April 6. My goal is to have all

1:44:54 ↗ the numbers for you all by the 15th

1:44:57 ↗ saying this is how much was requested.

1:44:59 ↗ These are how many programs were

1:45:00 ↗ requested. I will have them categorized

1:45:03 ↗ within our strategic plan priority

1:45:06 ↗ areas. And at that point, we we will

1:45:08 ↗ need to decide subgroup um review

1:45:11 ↗ groups.

1:45:13 ↗ Um then that will probably be my

1:45:15 ↗ farewell. Um hopefully I'll last that

1:45:17 ↗ long and my water won't break when I'm

1:45:19 ↗ here. Um and then Brenda will take over

1:45:23 ↗ uh for our May meeting, which is

1:45:24 ↗ basically you'll have a homework

1:45:26 ↗ assignment to just uh look at one

1:45:28 ↗ application, maybe two, and then come

1:45:31 ↗ back in May if you have any questions.

1:45:32 ↗ And this is where we'll just make sure

1:45:34 ↗ everyone feels very solid about the

1:45:36 ↗ review process. Um they're good to go.

1:45:40 ↗ June there will be no meeting. However,

1:45:42 ↗ you'll have lots of meetings. Um you

1:45:45 ↗ potentially will have our joint meeting

1:45:46 ↗ with equity board and then you'll be

1:45:48 ↗ doing subgroup meetings. Those will be

1:45:50 ↗ hour and a half long meetings at least

1:45:52 ↗ two between June and mid July where you

1:45:57 ↗ will not be on camera. It will not be a

1:45:59 ↗ quorum meeting. It'll just be a

1:46:00 ↗ discussion on your priority areas um

1:46:03 ↗ with your subcommittee group and um

1:46:06 ↗ staff. Um July 15th, you'll come back

1:46:09 ↗ and we'll have a report out, have a

1:46:11 ↗ discussion. Um at that point, uh we'll

1:46:15 ↗ probably meet some follow-up meeting and

1:46:17 ↗ then we'll come back in August. Um or if

1:46:19 ↗ you need a recess in August, you can

1:46:21 ↗ come back in September at the latest and

1:46:23 ↗ u vote on your recommendations. And then

1:46:26 ↗ you can breathe a little bit, take a

1:46:29 ↗ little break, and then I'll be back in

1:46:31 ↗ November.

1:46:33 ↗ You can tell me all about it.

1:46:39 ↗ >> Yeah. So, any questions about the

1:46:40 ↗ schedule uh moving forward?

1:46:45 ↗ Got a fun year ahead of us.

1:46:54 ↗ Wow. Is there any other business?

1:46:58 ↗ Um have make a statement that uh

1:47:02 ↗ I ran into a show um Rachel Mal's uh

1:47:05 ↗ show called um Burn Order.

1:47:08 ↗ >> Burn Order

1:47:09 ↗ >> Burn Order, which was uh highlights on a

1:47:13 ↗ on the Japanese American uh incarnation

1:47:18 ↗ after World War II. Um it's amazing done

1:47:21 ↗ with very very well. Um if you get a

1:47:25 ↗ chance to see that and you can see it on

1:47:28 ↗ YouTube

1:47:31 ↗ about it.

1:47:33 ↗ It's very touching this.

1:47:39 ↗ >> Any other questions?

1:47:42 ↗ Well, that ends our meeting for the day

1:47:45 ↗ and I will close at 8:22

1:47:48 ↗ p.m.

1:47:50 ↗ Thank you all.

1:47:51 ↗ >> Well done, Andy. Good night everybody.

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Commissioner FISH motioned to approve both the minutes as presented.
Commissioner EDWARDS seconded the motion, there was unanimous consent to approve the minutes as presented.
Commissioner FISH motioned to approve the 2026 Human Servies Commission Workplan as presented.
Commissioner MANAHAN seconded the motion, there was unanimous consent to approve the workplan as presented. b) 2025 Human Services Grants Annual Performance Review (I) Presented by: Hannah Roberts, Sr.