Human Services Commission · Wednesday, March 18, 2026 · City Council Digest

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Minutes of January 21, 2026

packet pp.3–4

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Staff report:

APPROVAL OF MINUTES a) 01-21-26 Human Services Commission Minutes CITY OF ISSAQUAH Human Services Commission 6:30 PM Steelhead Room, 235 1st Ave. January 21, 2026 MINUTES SE, Issaquah

4. AGENDA ITEMS

Joint Human Services Commission Equity Training Workshop Follow Up

30 min · Jaime Fajardo, Human Services Commissioner Chair · packet pp.5–15

Topics: Equity

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Staff report:

Application Tonight’s Goal Process

2027-2028 Human Services Grant Background and Process (I)

20 min · Hannah Roberts, Sr. Human Services Coordinator · packet pp.17–24

Topics: Equity

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Staff report:

2027-2028 Human Services Grants- Application Overview MARCH 18, 2025 HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION MEETING

2027-2028 Human Services Grant Application Process Overview and Toolkit Review (D)

20 min · Hannah Roberts, Sr. Human Services Coordinator

Topics: Equity

▶ Watch from 1:12:48

5. REPORTS

Chair and Commissioner Reports

Topics: Boards & Commissions

Youth Report

Staff Report

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0:04 ↗ recording has started.

0:06 ↗ >> All right. Hello. Good evening. It's a

0:08 ↗ human services commission. Uh it is

0:10 ↗ March 18, 2026. Uh 6:34.

0:15 ↗ We'll note that down. Uh we will be

0:18 ↗ going down the list here. Good evening.

0:20 ↗ Uh call to order. We're going to go

0:22 ↗ around and do introductions

0:25 ↗ and we'll start with the left because

0:27 ↗ the heart goes with the left. A

0:30 ↗ >> my name's

0:32 ↗ >> Hello.

0:35 ↗ >> Go ahead.

0:36 ↗ >> Uh uh hardo, chair to the human services

0:38 ↗ commission.

0:40 ↗ >> Manny Brown, vice chair, human services.

0:43 ↗ >> Is that all you're going to say?

0:45 ↗ >> That's it.

0:45 ↗ >> Well, I I mean I could say Okay. So, I

0:49 ↗ will say uh we've been uh with the human

0:51 ↗ service for some time. I would say about

0:53 ↗ four to five years. uh it's been a great

0:56 ↗ opportunity to with the human services

0:58 ↗ not only with the grant but also getting

1:00 ↗ involved with the community. So that's

1:01 ↗ been a pleasure been involved for living

1:04 ↗ here for about 20ome years and so kind

1:06 ↗ of seeing full circle and how we can

1:08 ↗ kind of uh help and assist provide the

1:11 ↗ best way we can especially during these

1:12 ↗ times it is our voice is very critical

1:16 ↗ especially uh for our community members.

1:20 ↗ >> Sorry Manny that's a hard to follow.

1:24 ↗ You got you.

1:25 ↗ >> Okay. Yeah. I'm Annie Brown. Um,

1:28 ↗ commissioner, vice chair. Um, been

1:31 ↗ helping out for about eight years, six

1:33 ↗ years, something like that. And it's

1:35 ↗ been u great time working with me and uh

1:41 ↗ I'm glad that it is this group that is

1:44 ↗ in this time of what's happening around

1:47 ↗ is the world.

1:51 ↗ Um, I'm JD Ramirez. I've been with the

1:54 ↗ Human Services Commission for about a

1:56 ↗ year. Um, and it is a really unique

1:58 ↗ group of people to be with and

2:00 ↗ collaborate with. So,

2:03 ↗ >> does your nickname go?

2:04 ↗ >> Yes. Yes. Yes. No, like we have like a

2:07 ↗ really unique opportunity to do what we

2:08 ↗ do here. So, yes. Okay. Okay.

2:12 ↗ >> Thank you for making me clarify.

2:15 ↗ >> I'm Trisha Blure. Um,

2:19 ↗ I think I came on to the commission

2:20 ↗ after you, right? Well, anyways, I can't

2:24 ↗ remember how long. I've been on it for a

2:25 ↗ while. I think I came on during co

2:27 ↗ >> Yeah, that's when I came on. 2021 at

2:28 ↗ least.

2:28 ↗ >> Yes. Okay. And prior to that, I was on

2:30 ↗ the arts commission. Um, I've lived in

2:33 ↗ the Isiqua area for 40-ish years. and my

2:36 ↗ I raised my kids here who um are adults

2:40 ↗ now and um luckily were launched

2:44 ↗ successfully

2:46 ↗ and which I know is difficult now for

2:48 ↗ parents now and um I agree with

2:50 ↗ everything that Haimey said. So ditto

2:54 ↗ ditto ditto and um I look forward to our

2:56 ↗ next granting period.

2:59 ↗ >> I am Meline Fish. Uh, I've lived in

3:03 ↗ Isqua now for more than 30 years. I

3:06 ↗ married a local boy and I've been on the

3:09 ↗ commission for a couple years now. I

3:11 ↗ don't I don't remember the exact

3:13 ↗ >> I don't know. Anyway, yeah, this is

3:15 ↗ we're really getting into the meat of

3:17 ↗ what we do here soon.

3:20 ↗ >> Um, and I'm looking forward to it.

3:24 ↗ >> I'm Danielle Jalbert and um, soon to be

3:27 ↗ a commissioner. Um, I've lived in Isqua

3:30 ↗ for almost four years. I'm an eastside

3:33 ↗ girl. I've been all over the east side.

3:35 ↗ I have to say Isip is the best.

3:38 ↗ Um, I'm very um involved in service,

3:42 ↗ especially in with my community. Um, I

3:44 ↗ think it um enriches everyone around

3:47 ↗ you, including yourself. Um, and so I

3:49 ↗ was looking for something um more

3:52 ↗ involved and more active and more

3:53 ↗ meaningful to myself. Um, and that's why

3:55 ↗ I reached out to this um, commission and

3:59 ↗ um, I feel so validated in that because

4:01 ↗ it's already such a great experience.

4:04 ↗ Thank you so much for having me today.

4:06 ↗ >> And commissioners, I just want to shout

4:07 ↗ out, it's not typical we invite um, our

4:10 ↗ um, recommended commissioners before

4:12 ↗ their appointment which starts

4:14 ↗ technically in May. But due to kind of

4:16 ↗ the we are going into the thick of

4:18 ↗ granting season and there's some very

4:20 ↗ important information in the next couple

4:22 ↗ months and with my pending leave um we

4:25 ↗ wanted to invite the new commissioners

4:27 ↗ to kind of get them up to speed as

4:29 ↗ quickly as possible. So really

4:30 ↗ appreciate your extra extra time to come

4:32 ↗ and join and learn today. So thank you

4:34 ↗ so much.

4:37 ↗ >> I'll ditto everything you said. Hi Ray

4:38 ↗ Mann commissioner. I've uh been on same

4:41 ↗ time as Jay but approaching a year. I

4:43 ↗ can't believe I

4:45 ↗ >> prior to this I was in the human service

4:47 ↗ or the equity board for four years. It

4:50 ↗ was a pleasure to be there from

4:52 ↗ inception and uh yeah dit to everything

4:55 ↗ you said. This is an exciting time. I'm

4:57 ↗ looking forward to learning and

4:59 ↗ understanding

5:01 ↗ >> um sensitive to all the needs of the

5:02 ↗ community all those wonderful

5:03 ↗ organizations. It's going to be hard

5:06 ↗ from what I hear but in on you to guide

5:09 ↗ the way for me as a new

5:12 ↗ >> Yeah.

5:14 ↗ Thank you, commissioners. Um Hannah

5:15 ↗ Roberts here, a senior human services

5:18 ↗ coordinator, staff liaison um for human

5:20 ↗ services commission. I've been with the

5:22 ↗ city for 20 well started in 2021. So

5:26 ↗ that we're at five years actually on

5:28 ↗ April 15th will be my anniversary there.

5:31 ↗ Um but I am a local. I grew up in

5:32 ↗ Isiqua. My folks still live in Miramont.

5:34 ↗ I drop my kiddos off there and so a lot

5:36 ↗ of great ties um to this amazing

5:39 ↗ community and it's just such a honor to

5:41 ↗ serve Isiqua in this way. Definitely

5:44 ↗ love love our city here. Um and yeah, uh

5:49 ↗ as you all know, I am anticipating twins

5:52 ↗ any minute. Um so April 24th, yeah, I

5:56 ↗ know I'm going to last. Don't worry.

5:57 ↗ April 24th is technically my last day.

6:00 ↗ I'm going to be enjoying 6 months off.

6:02 ↗ Uh bonding with the the new girls that

6:04 ↗ are coming and just expanding family. Um

6:08 ↗ so they will um I'll be back November

6:11 ↗ 2nd is the plan. So in the meantime, you

6:14 ↗ are in good hands with our human

6:17 ↗ services manager. I'll let her introduce

6:18 ↗ herself.

6:19 ↗ >> Yes, I'm Brenda Parker, human services

6:21 ↗ manager and I have been with the city

6:23 ↗ only two years and just in the manager

6:26 ↗ role for the last year. So I've been

6:28 ↗ living in Isiqua for those two years.

6:31 ↗ Also came from the east side of the

6:32 ↗ state and have lived all over the

6:34 ↗ Nebraska, Oregon, Washington,

6:36 ↗ everywhere. So I'm happy to be here. I

6:39 ↗ love seeing what you do. You're very

6:41 ↗ dedicated and faithful to this work and

6:44 ↗ it's just really nice to see. So I'm a

6:46 ↗ little bit nervous with Hannah leaving.

6:49 ↗ I wasn't anticipating taking on this

6:52 ↗ this part of the work, but we're I mean

6:55 ↗ she you you all know her very well. you

6:57 ↗ know, how prepared and planned

6:58 ↗ everything is. So, I'm I'm definitely

7:01 ↗ she's handing it off. Um,

7:06 ↗ very I don't know how to say that. I

7:07 ↗ mean, you're just everything transition

7:09 ↗ >> very good transition. So, and I know

7:11 ↗ that Haime and Manny are gonna help me

7:14 ↗ out. So, I'm looking forward to it. And

7:16 ↗ we say I I'm hoping she'll be here also

7:19 ↗ next month, but

7:20 ↗ >> I think I'll be waddling. Okay. And

7:24 ↗ maybe you can help me sit up a little

7:26 ↗ bit. That's awesome.

7:28 ↗ >> Maybe we'll wait.

7:30 ↗ I'm pretty pretty waddly right now.

7:33 ↗ >> Well, thank you so much. We don't

7:35 ↗ typically do these kind of introductions

7:36 ↗ in the beginning, but it's so nice to

7:38 ↗ hear some of your backgrounds and um

7:40 ↗ stories and history in Isiqua. Lots of

7:43 ↗ years here. Um and again, welcome

7:45 ↗ Daniel. Thank you so much for joining

7:46 ↗ us. Um we have one other commissioner

7:48 ↗ who will be joining us um probably not

7:50 ↗ till May. He might join us a little bit

7:52 ↗ later, but his name is Micah. So, um, we

7:54 ↗ anticipate additional commissioners to

7:56 ↗ to kind of join. So, we may have to do

7:59 ↗ this again, but thank you all.

8:04 ↗ Okay, we're going to call the word.

8:07 ↗ >> Um, I do see just for um, uh, folks

8:12 ↗ absent here, uh, Murray Edwards, Huma,

8:15 ↗ and then, uh, Preston.

8:18 ↗ >> Okay. Yes. So, um, Mari has an excuse

8:20 ↗ absent. Huma is working on logging in so

8:22 ↗ she's just running late.

8:24 ↗ >> So we we have qu so we are good to

8:26 ↗ continue.

8:27 ↗ >> Perfect.

8:29 ↗ >> All right. Our next item here is uh

8:32 ↗ public comment from uh the community or

8:36 ↗ inside our human services.

8:38 ↗ >> Yeah. So we have two um folks here. One

8:41 ↗ person um in person. We have um another

8:43 ↗ organization online. Hi Mariana. Um and

8:46 ↗ so we will um invite the circle um to be

8:50 ↗ able to provide a a public comment. Um

8:52 ↗ Alicia, however you would like to

8:55 ↗ Christie can start just because I need

8:58 ↗ >> Perfect.

9:00 ↗ >> Christie, is this an okay time for you

9:01 ↗ to join us?

9:03 ↗ >> Yes. Yes. Can you hear me? Okay.

9:06 ↗ >> Yes.

9:07 ↗ >> Okay. So, um I'm Christy Schuman. I am

9:10 ↗ the development manager at the Circle.

9:12 ↗ So, I work with Alicia. Um quick

9:14 ↗ background. Um, I've worked at the

9:16 ↗ circle for about two years. Um, but I've

9:18 ↗ volunteered in the Isoka school district

9:20 ↗ for about 13 years and at the Isuka Food

9:23 ↗ and Clothing Bank for 10 years. Um, so

9:25 ↗ I'm very familiar with the ISO

9:26 ↗ community. Um, in my role I help with

9:29 ↗ grant writing and reporting. So, um, I

9:32 ↗ know a lot of our numbers. Um, Alicia

9:34 ↗ will discuss a little bit more what we

9:36 ↗ do. Um but wanted to share that in 2025

9:40 ↗ um we served 803 unduplicated residents

9:43 ↗ in Isiqua and by far that is the highest

9:47 ↗ um city that we serve. um we have the

9:49 ↗ most impact in the city of Isiqua and um

9:53 ↗ the things that people mostly come to us

9:55 ↗ for are really basic needs um housing

9:58 ↗ support, trying to find access to um

10:01 ↗ rental assistance um and advocacy and

10:04 ↗ legal trying to find assistance with

10:05 ↗ immigration um passports, know your

10:08 ↗ rights workshops, and um we also assist

10:12 ↗ with um power of attorney forms for

10:14 ↗ people. Um so those are really the

10:16 ↗ biggest needs in Isiqua. Um, Alisia, do

10:19 ↗ you want to jump in?

10:21 ↗ >> Yes. Yes. So, I um

10:28 ↗ >> um

10:30 ↗ so I'm here and Chris is here with me

10:32 ↗ just because first of all, I want to say

10:34 ↗ thank you for your support for rapid

10:36 ↗ response. I cannot explain how much that

10:40 ↗ has helped our community. Um it's not

10:43 ↗ our organization, but really the

10:44 ↗ community. that funding went directly to

10:47 ↗ the circle to the community around

10:51 ↗ a rapid response is something that you

10:55 ↗ know we didn't plan that we were going

10:56 ↗ to need. So we didn't we didn't have it

10:59 ↗ in our budget and we've been you know uh

11:01 ↗ looking for funding everywhere to try to

11:04 ↗ support that effort that now uh it's

11:07 ↗ it's a a new need in our community. Um

11:10 ↗ in January 12 ICE was ice agents were in

11:15 ↗ in they the same 12 people um were still

11:20 ↗ working with all those families and what

11:22 ↗ I would like for you to know is that and

11:25 ↗ before coming here I was with one of

11:27 ↗ those families at their house and that's

11:29 ↗ why my energy is really low right now

11:33 ↗ because it takes so long um to be able

11:36 ↗ to support them um just to see what

11:38 ↗ they're going to I already went twice to

11:42 ↗ the detention center in Tacoma to visit

11:45 ↗ this the person who is attending this

11:47 ↗ family that I just went to see. Um and

11:50 ↗ I'm going to go back on Monday because

11:52 ↗ he has another court date and I'm going

11:54 ↗ to make sure that he doesn't feel alone.

11:56 ↗ Yeah. That we're still communicating to

11:58 ↗ him that he's part of our community. He

12:02 ↗ a couple of a couple of months ago and

12:05 ↗ just January 12, he was January 11 and

12:07 ↗ he was walking into our community. He

12:09 ↗ was part of our community. These kids

12:11 ↗ are still on on a school district and

12:15 ↗ their family need food and they need

12:18 ↗ support and I'm working with um his wife

12:22 ↗ trying to make sure that we have a plan

12:25 ↗ for her and her kids. We have done power

12:28 ↗ attorneys. Uh we are working with a

12:31 ↗ lawyer to try to um get all the help

12:34 ↗ that he needs. Um and the family you

12:37 ↗ know at the beginning obviously they

12:38 ↗ were really scared so we were walking

12:41 ↗ kids to school. We were uh giving them

12:43 ↗ food. Now we have a system where we send

12:46 ↗ food every week in addition to the food

12:48 ↗ that they receive from the food junk. We

12:50 ↗ have another, you know, another um two

12:53 ↗ bags of food that they need the items

12:56 ↗ that they don't get in the food bank

12:58 ↗ because now it's only one adult in the

13:00 ↗ house, you know, instead of two adults

13:02 ↗ paying for the rent and paying for

13:04 ↗ everything. And she has three kids, two

13:07 ↗ of them who are really and the oldest

13:09 ↗ one as well, but the high schooler and

13:11 ↗ the middle schooler and um are really um

13:16 ↗ struggling really struggling. So, we're

13:19 ↗ working with the district about, you

13:20 ↗ know, ways to support them. Um, I I've

13:24 ↗ had Ben in the ER three times with a

13:27 ↗ high schooler because he gets panic

13:28 ↗ attacks and his birthday is tomorrow.

13:31 ↗ So, I was talking to him this afternoon

13:34 ↗ and I'm getting a cake and getting them

13:38 ↗ things for him for tomorrow. But this is

13:40 ↗ the kind of work that we do because I'm

13:42 ↗ your neighbor. You know, I'm I've been

13:44 ↗ in Isqua for a long time. I'm I'm

13:47 ↗ started the circle because I knew that

13:49 ↗ we needed this in Isiqua Hyper local as

13:52 ↗ a table helping neighbors. We have now a

13:55 ↗ team of people who are all neighbors of

13:57 ↗ Isiqua all in our schools all part of

14:00 ↗ our community that speak many different

14:02 ↗ languages and that we are helping each

14:04 ↗ other. And my hope is that this stays

14:06 ↗ for many generations in our community

14:08 ↗ and you know I'm working really hard.

14:10 ↗ We're working really hard. Christie is

14:12 ↗ working really hard as well to make sure

14:14 ↗ that the circle stays here for many

14:17 ↗ years to come. And I just wanted to say

14:20 ↗ that really we could have not done what

14:22 ↗ we have done with rapid respond and with

14:25 ↗ the families that were supporting it

14:27 ↗ without those funds that we received

14:29 ↗ from you. So thank you.

14:33 ↗ >> Thank you Lisa.

14:34 ↗ >> Thank you.

14:35 ↗ >> Oh absolutely.

14:36 ↗ >> Yeah.

14:37 ↗ >> Yeah. If you have any question you

14:39 ↗ always can contact me. I know Christie

14:41 ↗ has to go to to drop off for something.

14:44 ↗ >> Christie, thank you so much for your

14:45 ↗ patience and joining us online. It was

14:47 ↗ lovely seeing you.

14:49 ↗ >> Okay, thank you very much.

14:51 ↗ >> All right, take care.

14:53 ↗ >> Lisa, you are more than welcome to head

14:55 ↗ on up whenever. You're also more than

14:56 ↗ welcome to stay.

14:57 ↗ >> Okay, I'm going to say

15:00 ↗ >> that's very nice of you.

15:03 ↗ All right, and then I also want to um

15:05 ↗ acknowledge Huma. Um Huma is one of our

15:07 ↗ commissioners. She's joining us online.

15:10 ↗ Hi, Humea. Good to see you.

15:13 ↗ Hi.

15:15 ↗ Perfect. We're still in public comment.

15:16 ↗ So, we have Mariana um from Central

15:19 ↗ Cultural Mexico. Um would love to hear

15:22 ↗ from you.

15:25 ↗ >> Thank you so much. Um can you hear me

15:27 ↗ well?

15:28 ↗ >> Yes.

15:28 ↗ >> Okay, great. Fantastic. Thank you so

15:30 ↗ much for the opportunity to be here and

15:32 ↗ and and be able to present ourselves and

15:34 ↗ introduce ourselves and and in in

15:36 ↗ essence I'll try to go as as fast as I

15:39 ↗ can because I know you have business to

15:40 ↗ discuss but really I'm the new executive

15:43 ↗ director at Central Cultural Mexico. We

15:45 ↗ are located downtown Redmond and we

15:47 ↗ serve the Latino Hispanic community

15:49 ↗ across three counties. So, King County

15:52 ↗ um appears in Snowomish and um I'm so in

15:56 ↗ awe with all the the work that that

15:58 ↗ Alicia just me Alicia just mentioned at

16:00 ↗ the circle. I joined the organization a

16:03 ↗ little bit. It's going to be a year. So

16:05 ↗ uh but I will pull the new card until

16:08 ↗ the year and so this it's important to

16:10 ↗ me to you know just introduce ourselves

16:12 ↗ and tell you a little bit about what we

16:14 ↗ do in case you are familiar with what we

16:16 ↗ do or not but central is a nonprofit

16:19 ↗ organization that serves the Latino

16:21 ↗ community across this three three

16:22 ↗ counties and I would describe the work

16:24 ↗ that we do in four major pillars. their

16:26 ↗ first pillar around community. So it was

16:29 ↗ creating a sense of belonging,

16:30 ↗ connecting communities, not just the

16:32 ↗ Latino and Hispanic communities, but

16:34 ↗ also communities, immigrant communities

16:35 ↗ and the communities surrounding our um

16:38 ↗ you know non non-Englishspeaking.

16:41 ↗ And we do this through events. So we do

16:44 ↗ uh we celebrate our heritage like

16:46 ↗ Independence Day, Day of the Dead. Um

16:48 ↗ single Mario is actually one of our

16:50 ↗ largest events. It happens downtown

16:51 ↗ Redmond. We welcome between 10 to 15,000

16:54 ↗ people on that day and unofficially kind

16:57 ↗ of opens the the summer. We do art

16:59 ↗ recept uh uh art exhibition uh art

17:03 ↗ exhibitions, workshops and a lot of

17:05 ↗ things that create community. So that's

17:06 ↗ our first pillar. Our second pillar is

17:08 ↗ our programs and I won't mention all the

17:11 ↗ programs that we do but we do have seven

17:14 ↗ different areas in which each program

17:16 ↗ falls all the programs fall rather. Arts

17:18 ↗ and culture is the first one. Second is

17:20 ↗ basic needs. So think uh rent

17:23 ↗ assistance, down payment uh down payment

17:25 ↗ assistance, PMI elimination and you know

17:28 ↗ flexible spending uh for our communities

17:30 ↗ which is really really important. Third

17:32 ↗ one is education. We do English classes,

17:35 ↗ financial coaching, Spanish classes

17:37 ↗ recently we've opened in that kind of

17:40 ↗ education.

17:41 ↗ Fourth is health. Uh we have programs

17:44 ↗ like uh Zumba, yoga, kickboxing. We also

17:48 ↗ have done campaigns in collaboration

17:50 ↗ with department of health and you may

17:52 ↗ have may or may not have seen uh our ads

17:54 ↗ in the buses promoting health within our

17:58 ↗ communities both English and Spanish. Uh

18:01 ↗ we also provide support for small

18:02 ↗ businesses. Uh we have we do cohorts and

18:06 ↗ you know different preparing them from

18:09 ↗ ideiation all the way to the

18:10 ↗ registration of opening a business.

18:13 ↗ Uh another area is we put climate change

18:16 ↗ or envir environmental sustainability.

18:18 ↗ For example, we partner with cities uh

18:21 ↗ that as they envision their their their

18:23 ↗ their environmental sustainability

18:26 ↗ plans, we help them gather community

18:29 ↗ input, for example, through workshops or

18:32 ↗ through uh focus groups which can then

18:34 ↗ really feed into a city strategic plan.

18:37 ↗ And then lastly, digital equity and

18:39 ↗ inclusion. I think that's important.

18:41 ↗ we're heading towards the AI era and

18:44 ↗ oftentimes our communities are left

18:45 ↗ behind with uh with this kind of

18:48 ↗ technology and not being able to

18:49 ↗ leverage that for example for a business

18:51 ↗ could really hurt or you know we're

18:53 ↗ missing opportunities. So all of our

18:55 ↗ programs intersect with each other. So

18:57 ↗ support for small businesses for example

18:59 ↗ with digital equity etc. But that's the

19:02 ↗ second pillar is our programs. Our third

19:04 ↗ pillar is our work with youth and that's

19:07 ↗ really important in our premises. We do

19:08 ↗ have a maker space, a space with lots of

19:11 ↗ machines, printers, 3D printing,

19:13 ↗ anything that you can think of, machines

19:15 ↗ that I personally don't know how to use,

19:16 ↗ but thankfully my staff do. Uh

19:18 ↗ everything is free, so youth can come.

19:20 ↗ We target it to uh high school students,

19:22 ↗ but we also welcome college students.

19:24 ↗ And it's a place for of you know,

19:26 ↗ initiative rather imagination and

19:29 ↗ creation to us. Uh working with youth is

19:31 ↗ really important. youth. I wouldn't I

19:34 ↗ would dare to say maybe it's a strong

19:36 ↗ word to say that they're a

19:37 ↗ disenfranchised community. It's a strong

19:39 ↗ word, but they're often left out of

19:41 ↗ important decision-making processes.

19:42 ↗ Like, for example, a city, they're often

19:44 ↗ the last ones to ask or to be, you know,

19:47 ↗ their their views to be included. And we

19:49 ↗ think that's really important for us.

19:51 ↗ It's so important that we do have youth

19:53 ↗ representation in our board to say, you

19:55 ↗ know, we walk the walk and talk the

19:56 ↗ talk. So, that that space is really

19:58 ↗ important for us. And we see it as a

20:00 ↗ pillar because we do we do important

20:02 ↗ work around that. And then the last one

20:04 ↗ is advocacy. So uh as any nonprofit

20:07 ↗ organization right like we are on the

20:09 ↗ ground we understand the needs the the

20:10 ↗ the the fears the gaps in within our

20:14 ↗ communities but that's not enough. we

20:15 ↗ need to uplift their voices, talk to

20:18 ↗ elected officials, government officials,

20:20 ↗ entities like yourselves to so just so

20:23 ↗ you know what we're doing and it open

20:25 ↗ that feedback of communication from what

20:27 ↗ we're hearing in our communities to um

20:30 ↗ also connect with resources. often times

20:33 ↗ uh cities, government agencies have

20:36 ↗ really great resources available to

20:38 ↗ communities but our communities don't

20:40 ↗ know right don't know about this and

20:42 ↗ it's important to put that in open that

20:44 ↗ access to information create translate

20:47 ↗ the information and by translating I

20:48 ↗ don't mean just to Spanish but also

20:51 ↗ simplifying the the message putting it

20:54 ↗ in a language that it resonates with

20:55 ↗ people and most often that also means

20:57 ↗ putting you know speaking spang English

21:00 ↗ and in simplifying information that

21:02 ↗ could be complex like say affordable

21:04 ↗ housing making it simplify simplify the

21:08 ↗ language and make it in a way that it's

21:09 ↗ accessible to people. So that's it high

21:12 ↗ level what we do a lot of the things

21:14 ↗ that we do really is expansion to the

21:17 ↗ great work that the circle is doing cir

21:19 ↗ the circle is an amazing or nonprofit

21:21 ↗ organization that I'm getting to know so

21:22 ↗ as new executive director where you know

21:25 ↗ I'm introducing myself and getting to

21:26 ↗ know everybody but to me really this is

21:28 ↗ about expansion we are living in really

21:30 ↗ really difficult times Alicia Alicia I

21:33 ↗ keep calling her Alicia I apologize

21:34 ↗ Alicia mentioned how you know it's it's

21:36 ↗ it's difficult increase you know the

21:38 ↗ fear in our communities is

21:40 ↗ the way in which we need to serve our

21:42 ↗ communities has changed. There's a lot

21:44 ↗ of fear yet resources are decreasing. So

21:47 ↗ for me it's just you know it's expanding

21:51 ↗ and really is collaboration and it's

21:53 ↗ letting you know what we do as an

21:55 ↗ expansion of the work the great work

21:57 ↗ that's already happening in your

21:58 ↗ community. So really just wanted to

22:00 ↗ introduce myself telling you about you

22:02 ↗ know the work that we do and and look

22:04 ↗ forward to you know collaborating and

22:06 ↗ and we're here right like our services

22:08 ↗ are free anybody who work through our

22:10 ↗ through our doors get services so we

22:13 ↗ don't you know say you know our programs

22:15 ↗ really are it serve everybody and so our

22:18 ↗ is u your city is at the top 12 u number

22:22 ↗ of cities that we serve so I felt it was

22:24 ↗ important for me to either reintroduce

22:26 ↗ myself you probably know about us but if

22:28 ↗ you didn't just to let you know what

22:30 ↗ we're doing again as an expansion of the

22:32 ↗ work that is already happening and

22:34 ↗ important to you know as as we're

22:36 ↗ serving similar communities the circle

22:39 ↗ and I for example to to have you know

22:43 ↗ the same message if there's something

22:44 ↗ that you want to communicate see us as

22:47 ↗ an expansion um of the work that perhaps

22:49 ↗ you're doing and likewise whatever is

22:52 ↗ happening to us you know we can share

22:53 ↗ just so that the services the services

22:56 ↗ are reached to the communities that need

22:58 ↗ to that need to know about it. So,

23:00 ↗ that's all. Thank you so much. I'm happy

23:02 ↗ to answer any questions, but I

23:03 ↗ definitely look forward to meeting you

23:04 ↗ at some point in person and uh and thank

23:07 ↗ you so much for all the hard work that

23:08 ↗ you do because I know being a volunteer

23:10 ↗ is also something that, you know, takes

23:12 ↗ time and effort and and we appreciate

23:14 ↗ your your service. So, thank you so

23:15 ↗ much.

23:16 ↗ >> Thank you, Mariana. Appreciate your

23:17 ↗ public comment. You are um welcome to

23:20 ↗ step away or of course you you are

23:22 ↗ welcome more than welcome to stay. No

23:23 ↗ problem either way. So, thank you so

23:25 ↗ much for your time.

23:31 ↗ That's it. A couple.

23:33 ↗ >> Thank you all. Thank you. Thank you.

23:34 ↗ Thank you, man. And I only have one

23:36 ↗ more.

23:36 ↗ >> One more.

23:37 ↗ >> One more.

23:38 ↗ >> Well, hello.

23:39 ↗ >> Well, hello.

23:41 ↗ >> There's Commissioner Manny Brown here.

23:44 ↗ This is

23:46 ↗ Women's Month.

23:48 ↗ >> Oh,

23:53 ↗ >> appreciation of women's. Last year I

23:56 ↗ spoke about National Women's Month,

23:58 ↗ which is this month, March, and I

24:00 ↗ concentrated on the origins of women's

24:03 ↗ movement.

24:05 ↗ Now, I'm going to bring it home a little

24:07 ↗ closer to home. Let's recognize the

24:09 ↗ women that are close to us that are part

24:11 ↗ of our daily lives. Women, whether they

24:14 ↗ are mothers, wives, sisters, siblings,

24:17 ↗ coaches, teachers, counselors, board

24:19 ↗ members, stay-at-home moms, or staff are

24:22 ↗ the background

24:25 ↗ of Isiziqua and a major part of what

24:27 ↗ makes Isqua such an amazing place it is

24:29 ↗ today. First of all, ladies, thank you

24:32 ↗ for putting up with us men. It sure was

24:35 ↗ the easy task. Thank you for teaching

24:38 ↗ our sons to respect women.

24:41 ↗ Thank you for teaching our daughters

24:43 ↗ that they are strong and resilient and

24:45 ↗ they have a say in what happens to their

24:47 ↗ bodies.

24:49 ↗ I've always believed that the union of

24:51 ↗ women is the most powerful force in the

24:53 ↗ world.

24:55 ↗ So the women here in this room and for

24:58 ↗ those who are in our lives and for the

25:01 ↗ sound of my voice, if you not heard it

25:03 ↗ recently or enough, I would like to say

25:06 ↗ thank you.

25:08 ↗ And as your Oscars that you have earned,

25:13 ↗ I please ask you to stand and be

25:14 ↗ recognized.

25:18 ↗ staff.

25:24 ↗ >> Well, thank you ladies.

25:26 ↗ >> You got a seat.

25:31 ↗ >> This may be one of my last human service

25:33 ↗ commission meetings when my term is

25:34 ↗ expiring.

25:35 ↗ >> Wow.

25:36 ↗ >> It has been a pleasure working with each

25:38 ↗ one of you.

25:39 ↗ I will be gifting the human service

25:41 ↗ commission of women a small plant.

25:43 ↗ Woohoo. Wow.

25:47 ↗ A

25:49 ↗ >> and I hope that you will plant these in

25:51 ↗ your pot or your garden and whatever you

25:53 ↗ so that whenever you look at it, you

25:55 ↗ will realize that you are amazing.

25:59 ↗ Each and every one of you. If you're not

26:01 ↗ here, please go out and purchase the

26:03 ↗ plant and say to yourselves, I am

26:06 ↗ amazing. This is for me. All right? Not

26:09 ↗ me, but you. So, let me close with a

26:14 ↗ quote and paraphrase it. It's the only

26:17 ↗ time evil wins is when good people do

26:20 ↗ nothing. And ladies, women of Isakqua,

26:23 ↗ you are good people. Thank you so much.

26:26 ↗ >> A thanks.

26:32 ↗ >> Thank you.

26:34 ↗ >> I really appreciate it.

26:37 ↗ >> Thank you, Nanny. I know you'll be very

26:39 ↗ mad.

26:40 ↗ Oh my god.

26:47 ↗ >> I remember when

26:50 ↗ >> I think you brought us roses last time

26:52 ↗ very much. Can I be honest? I didn't

26:54 ↗ know it was women's month. So, thank you

26:55 ↗ for for liking it.

26:59 ↗ >> Go ahead.

27:00 ↗ >> Going to put it someplace that the deer

27:02 ↗ can't get it.

27:04 ↗ >> Now, Manny, you can reup.

27:08 ↗ You are so I want to do the

27:10 ↗ >> car.

27:11 ↗ >> Beautiful. Thank you so much.

27:13 ↗ >> Thank you.

27:13 ↗ >> I can't I'm not even aware of the

27:15 ↗ timeline. Have you already got all the

27:17 ↗ applications for

27:20 ↗ >> No.

27:20 ↗ >> Oh, no. No. They're open currently.

27:23 ↗ >> So, yeah. So, we can be anticipating

27:25 ↗ some public comments between now and

27:26 ↗ probably.

27:26 ↗ >> Thank you, ladies.

27:28 ↗ >> Thank you, Manny. That was

27:29 ↗ >> commissioners.

27:30 ↗ >> Oh, commissioners. I apologize. Um it's

27:33 ↗ Yeah. No, it's uh closed. Interviews

27:34 ↗ have been conducted and um

27:36 ↗ recommendations have been sent off. Yes.

27:40 ↗ Yep. So, recommendations um are sent to

27:43 ↗ mayor in March. It goes to council in

27:45 ↗ April for final vote and approval and

27:49 ↗ appointments start technically in May.

27:50 ↗ So, that's the timeline. So,

27:52 ↗ applications usually open the February

27:54 ↗ of every year.

27:56 ↗ >> Yeah.

27:58 ↗ >> Yeah. Thank you, Manny. Really

28:00 ↗ appreciate you

28:06 ↗ >> or may not. Yeah.

28:09 ↗ >> Yeah.

28:09 ↗ >> All right. Well, well, thank you, Manny.

28:11 ↗ That was very uh touching terms of the

28:14 ↗ educational side, but also the the

28:15 ↗ message behind that. Yeah.

28:17 ↗ >> So, thank you.

28:18 ↗ >> You're welcome.

28:19 ↗ >> Um, we will move on here. We do have uh

28:23 ↗ approval of minutes from January 21st.

28:27 ↗ >> I move that we approve the minutes as

28:29 ↗ submitted. That we approve, sorry,

28:32 ↗ >> as submitted.

28:35 ↗ >> Second that. I'll second.

28:39 ↗ >> JD seconds that. Okay.

28:44 ↗ >> All right. We do have uh going to move

28:47 ↗ forward to our agenda items uh for the

28:50 ↗ rest of the night. Uh we do have uh

28:52 ↗ human services commission equity

28:54 ↗ training workshop followup. There was uh

28:57 ↗ some rescheduling communication going

29:00 ↗ out. Um can I touch base on that Hannah?

29:03 ↗ >> Yeah, Commissioner. Thank you so much

29:05 ↗ for your flexibility um on having to

29:08 ↗ cancel. Who knew we would have snow in

29:10 ↗ what is it? March.

29:12 ↗ >> Um I will be honest, it was a really

29:14 ↗ tough call. We worked with other city

29:16 ↗ staff. We really we've been working very

29:18 ↗ hard to have this in-person workshop.

29:21 ↗ We've been very intentional uh with our

29:23 ↗ contract organization and um it was a

29:26 ↗ shame to kind of and tough to make that

29:28 ↗ tough call. We just felt safety first.

29:31 ↗ Um yeah, and and we knew also there's a

29:33 ↗ lot of power outages, so even virtually

29:35 ↗ it would be tough and it wouldn't be the

29:37 ↗ same experience that we've been really

29:38 ↗ working hard to get. Um so we have

29:41 ↗ rescheduled it for May 12th. Um we were

29:44 ↗ very limited with our uh community rises

29:46 ↗ is our organization we're working with.

29:48 ↗ They're very busy um organization have a

29:52 ↗ lot of work on their calendar. So we're

29:54 ↗ very limited on what our options were.

29:56 ↗ So I do apologize for kind of the

29:57 ↗ inconvenience of a late night. It's a

29:59 ↗ Tuesday. So May 12th is a Tuesday. We

30:02 ↗ are starting um at

30:06 ↗ >> it's 5 to 8:00 p.m.

30:07 ↗ >> 5 to 8:00 p.m. 5 to 5:30 is mingle time.

30:10 ↗ So we'll have some food um some time to

30:12 ↗ you know hang out with our

30:13 ↗ commissioners, meet other commissioners,

30:15 ↗ and then training will start at 5:30 and

30:17 ↗ go until 8. Um the workshop the way that

30:21 ↗ it's intended to be is um you all

30:24 ↗ receive the homework. Um so if you

30:26 ↗ haven't done it, that's okay. You've got

30:28 ↗ time now. Um, but really the the

30:30 ↗ intention of that homework is to be able

30:32 ↗ to just for us to everyone's different

30:35 ↗ on their equity journey, their

30:36 ↗ understanding. And so we wanting to set

30:39 ↗ in a foundation of here's some good

30:41 ↗ information um that you can start um to

30:45 ↗ read, to listen to, to understand

30:48 ↗ um and really with some follow-up

30:50 ↗ questions that will help you start

30:52 ↗ thinking kind of in terms of how how to

30:55 ↗ have an equity lens in this application

30:57 ↗ process. Um and then the idea is once

31:00 ↗ we're there, there'll be kind of a a

31:02 ↗ training um by our our contract

31:05 ↗ organization and then we'll do breakout

31:08 ↗ sessions so we can have some more

31:09 ↗ intentional conversations. You'll be

31:11 ↗ mixed with other cities um so you can

31:13 ↗ kind of have some good gain from

31:15 ↗ different perspectives um dive deeper

31:18 ↗ into the the content. And then the idea

31:20 ↗ too um that I think it's most valuable

31:23 ↗ is the followup. So that's what this

31:25 ↗ agenda item was intended for is kind of

31:27 ↗ have hey what did we learn what do we

31:30 ↗ take away um and how do we implement it

31:32 ↗ here in isqua. Um so we are pushing that

31:35 ↗ out to May. So this will be the agenda

31:37 ↗ topic for May. So just kind of wanted to

31:39 ↗ give you a little more details of what

31:41 ↗ that will look like. Any questions?

31:45 ↗ >> Is that still going to be at the Redmond

31:47 ↗ Library?

31:47 ↗ >> Um Redmond um uh

31:50 ↗ >> city hall.

31:50 ↗ >> City Hall. Thank you. City Hall. Yes.

31:52 ↗ which is actually next to the library.

31:54 ↗ Yes.

31:55 ↗ >> U and they've got really nice facility.

31:57 ↗ So plenty of space.

31:59 ↗ More details to come but um yeah

32:02 ↗ appreciate if you all can attend and it

32:05 ↗ will be in person. No virtual options

32:10 ↗ and then um I will not be there for that

32:11 ↗ one. Um so just if you're not able to

32:14 ↗ attend just um inform Brenda and it's

32:17 ↗ not a problem.

32:19 ↗ >> Okay. Yeah. And I'll say to that, I

32:21 ↗ attended the the previous one in in

32:23 ↗ Redmond and I think that the the the

32:26 ↗ understanding was that they were trying

32:27 ↗ to be virtual and in person. It was just

32:29 ↗ not

32:30 ↗ >> not working out specifically for the

32:32 ↗ topics that were being discussed.

32:34 ↗ >> And so that was a discussion. How do we

32:35 ↗ get it more, you know, in touch, you

32:37 ↗ know, because this work really is

32:38 ↗ dealing with the heart. And so I think

32:40 ↗ May 12, Tuesday at 5 to 8:00 PM is what

32:43 ↗ I got. and

32:45 ↗ >> and they did a nice job of providing a

32:46 ↗ packet of pre-work just I thought they

32:49 ↗ it seemed a little bit more intentional

32:51 ↗ this time

32:52 ↗ >> very intentional we've uh city staff

32:54 ↗ from different um cities east side

32:56 ↗ cities have been very involved with the

32:58 ↗ planning so it's very tailored to the

33:00 ↗ feedback we received from last cycle um

33:03 ↗ so I am really sad I'm going to miss it

33:05 ↗ because this one was gonna it's g it

33:06 ↗ should be really good so encourage you

33:09 ↗ all to try to intend and get the most

33:11 ↗ out of

33:15 ↗ I think I think it's good to see and

33:17 ↗ observe how other cities are doing their

33:20 ↗ equity work, right? We have our

33:22 ↗ strategic plan in place

33:24 ↗ >> and then kind of how does that tailor in

33:27 ↗ with equity within that plan. So, it's

33:29 ↗ kind of a good way to see where other

33:31 ↗ folks and it's a good way to mingle to

33:33 ↗ understand where other folks are dealing

33:35 ↗ with their human services. So, that's a

33:37 ↗ quick plug. Um,

33:39 ↗ >> yeah.

33:40 ↗ So Hannah, does other cities have a

33:42 ↗ strategic plans?

33:44 ↗ >> A lot of them do. Some of them like um

33:46 ↗ City Mammish, I don't think they have a

33:48 ↗ specific human services strategic plan,

33:50 ↗ but like City of Belleview, they do

33:52 ↗ every two years a community needs

33:54 ↗ assessment and they have a strategic

33:56 ↗ plan. Redmond has one. So

33:59 ↗ >> they don't have a mission statement

34:01 ↗ though if I remember right.

34:03 ↗ >> Yeah.

34:03 ↗ >> Which I thought was really I just I

34:05 ↗ found that interesting.

34:06 ↗ >> Yeah. Yeah, that is interesting. So

34:09 ↗ yeah, I like how we do it in this. Let's

34:11 ↗ just say I like how we do it.

34:13 ↗ >> Yeah, I'm sure you can help them out.

34:15 ↗ >> Definitely come back.

34:17 ↗ >> Yeah.

34:19 ↗ >> Um, our next topic is the 202027 2028

34:24 ↗ human service rent background and

34:25 ↗ process. Uh, Anna.

34:28 ↗ >> Yes. Okay, commissioners. So, I have the

34:31 ↗ table for the rest of the evening to

34:32 ↗ really dive deeper into kind of this

34:34 ↗ commission um grant review process. I

34:38 ↗ will tell you that I don't typically

34:40 ↗ start this conversation until maybe

34:43 ↗ April or May, but due to the

34:45 ↗ circumstances,

34:47 ↗ um I thought let's just jump right into

34:49 ↗ it. So again, Danielle, thanks for

34:50 ↗ jumping in early so you can kind of be

34:52 ↗ on track with what's going um and again

34:55 ↗ the intention the intention is for um

34:59 ↗ commissioners, especially new

35:00 ↗ commissioners in this process to

35:02 ↗ understand what are we doing, how do we

35:04 ↗ do it, and um we'll go in more details

35:08 ↗ um this um presentation and even next um

35:12 ↗ month's meeting. So let me just share my

35:15 ↗ screen here and get my PowerPoint up.

35:28 ↗ Oh,

35:30 ↗ sorry. Looks like I accidentally exit

35:32 ↗ out of it.

35:41 ↗ Okay,

35:44 ↗ you are a go.

35:46 ↗ Um, and then commissioners feel free to

35:48 ↗ if you have any questions, you are more

35:49 ↗ than welcome to interrupt me.

35:52 ↗ Ask anything we have. Let me put it in

35:55 ↗ present mode.

36:00 ↗ Okay, perfect. All right, so we're first

36:03 ↗ going to start off just kind of the high

36:04 ↗ level, the background, and kind of what

36:06 ↗ the general process is.

36:09 ↗ Um, and then kind of what the next steps

36:11 ↗ and timeline will look like. So that's

36:13 ↗ what this presentation's about.

36:16 ↗ So, human services commission um was not

36:19 ↗ ignited until 20 uh

36:23 ↗ 2007.

36:25 ↗ And um really the role and the intention

36:28 ↗ of this commission is to review the

36:30 ↗ application and make funding

36:32 ↗ recommendations that will go to our

36:34 ↗ mayor for final approval and then city

36:36 ↗ council. And city council actually

36:38 ↗ doesn't usually look too much detail

36:41 ↗ into our recommendation. it gets

36:43 ↗ embedded into our general budget. I will

36:45 ↗ say that's a little bit different from

36:47 ↗ other cities. Some cities uh they go

36:50 ↗ they do their own presentation. Um but

36:52 ↗ this is um a little bit different. We go

36:54 ↗ to our mayor and then our city council.

36:57 ↗ Um you can see the graph is kind of a

36:58 ↗ helpful visual to see how the dollars

37:00 ↗ have increased. Um so starting in um

37:04 ↗ 2021 we did a uh basically we got um

37:08 ↗ council approval to do a formula

37:12 ↗ increase that looks at our per capita

37:14 ↗ our population growth with the intention

37:17 ↗ of let's have something in place that we

37:19 ↗ can ultimately increase our funding

37:21 ↗ every year. Um but that is using kind of

37:25 ↗ that shows the need kind of as our city

37:27 ↗ is growing. Um and so that has been uh

37:30 ↗ put into place. Um and so this next

37:33 ↗ cycle we'll talk about what we're

37:35 ↗ anticipating to do um for Isiqua, but

37:38 ↗ you can see um the increase over the

37:41 ↗ years.

37:44 ↗ So these human services grants, it's

37:47 ↗ every 2 years. It is a

37:50 ↗ >> Oh yeah,

37:51 ↗ >> the formula that you were just referring

37:53 ↗ to, is that included in here or

37:57 ↗ >> I did not I did not put it in here. it

37:59 ↗ will be in future um reports that you'll

38:03 ↗ receive that you'll see kind of the

38:04 ↗ actual like percentage. We're still

38:06 ↗ working with our fin our finance team

38:08 ↗ helps us gather those fund numbers and

38:10 ↗ percentages and things like that. That's

38:12 ↗ not our expertise. Okay.

38:14 ↗ >> Um so once we get that um from our

38:17 ↗ finance team, you'll see it in future

38:19 ↗ presentations.

38:21 ↗ >> Yeah.

38:23 ↗ So um human services again this is every

38:26 ↗ two years. So, commissioners who joined

38:28 ↗ us last year, you came on on like the

38:30 ↗ nice easy breezy year where we got to

38:32 ↗ learn about a lot of our organizations

38:34 ↗ that were funding and um kind of gain

38:37 ↗ that knowledge. Um now this is go time.

38:40 ↗ This is uh the year where organizations

38:43 ↗ are applications are open for over a

38:46 ↗ month and then it's uh commission's job

38:48 ↗ to uh review all the applications and uh

38:52 ↗ make those funding decisions. Um, and

38:56 ↗ like I mentioned before, um, it is you

39:00 ↗ have the recommendation and council

39:02 ↗ typically will say you're the experts.

39:04 ↗ We're going to rely on you. We're going

39:05 ↗ to trust you and we're going to approve

39:08 ↗ moving forward is kind of our typical

39:10 ↗ pattern we've seen.

39:12 ↗ So the human services, you'll see this

39:15 ↗ um logo share one app. You'll get a

39:17 ↗ little bit familiar with it. This is um

39:20 ↗ what's unique actually we are a

39:22 ↗ collaborative of 17 cities so

39:25 ↗ norththeast and south cities where

39:27 ↗ basically we've designed this um process

39:31 ↗ for nonprofits to say one application

39:34 ↗ and applying to like five or up to 17

39:37 ↗ cities. Um we were the first actually

39:40 ↗ collaborative in the nation um to come

39:43 ↗ together for human services grants.

39:45 ↗ Yeah, I know. There's a whole article

39:47 ↗ about it and everything. I wasn't here

39:49 ↗ when it happened, but um but it's very

39:54 ↗ um and really we all we all kind of take

39:57 ↗ a similar approach in the sense of

40:00 ↗ looking at our different goal areas.

40:02 ↗ Again, the equity lens really is helpful

40:04 ↗ with that equity training. Um we uh will

40:07 ↗ always look at kind of what our local

40:09 ↗ isqua needs are because right we're

40:11 ↗ funding isqua residents. Um but we also

40:13 ↗ can kind of consider the regional needs

40:16 ↗ and the regional approach as well. Um

40:19 ↗ the share one app will go in more detail

40:20 ↗ but that is our online portal where

40:22 ↗ organizations submit their applications

40:25 ↗ their invoices. You will have access to

40:27 ↗ this as well um with reviewing the

40:30 ↗ applications. Um and then we also use

40:33 ↗ this for our um contracting process.

40:37 ↗ So, our funding process um kind of the

40:40 ↗ the cycle that we go through is we

40:42 ↗ really start with our community needs.

40:44 ↗ And so, this community needs uh we

40:46 ↗ conducted a a big assessment that led us

40:49 ↗ to our strategic plan. Um so, we at this

40:52 ↗ cycle at this time, we are using those

40:54 ↗ same community needs that we measured in

40:56 ↗ 2021 2022. Um however, we are also kind

41:00 ↗ of considering kind of the current

41:03 ↗ different community needs that we've

41:04 ↗ heard in the last year. I'm sure you all

41:06 ↗ can recall when our our nonprofits came

41:09 ↗ in, we heard um how need has gone up and

41:13 ↗ funding has decreased and we've kind of

41:16 ↗ learned that uh for me kind of some

41:19 ↗ changes that we've anticipated this year

41:21 ↗ is um some of the federal funding

41:24 ↗ changes. We've um the federal policies

41:27 ↗ um around immigration and that need has

41:30 ↗ changed I think from our last community

41:32 ↗ needs assessment in 2021. there's a very

41:35 ↗ big emphasis on behavioral health. Um,

41:38 ↗ and I would say right now we are um,

41:41 ↗ really struggling with basic needs. Um,

41:43 ↗ and so still behavioral health is one of

41:45 ↗ our top priorities. It's still a need

41:47 ↗ our community, but we want to keep in

41:49 ↗ mind, you know, what's the need in 2027

41:51 ↗ and 28. So we are using a little bit

41:55 ↗ dated information from our community

41:57 ↗ needs assessment. Um but excuse me there

42:00 ↗ really wasn't significant changes enough

42:03 ↗ for us to conduct a community needs

42:05 ↗ assessment for a recent it will be it

42:08 ↗ will be a future plan in the next year

42:10 ↗ or two.

42:12 ↗ From those community needs though we

42:14 ↗ move to what our funding priorities are

42:16 ↗ which will go in more details. Um but we

42:19 ↗ basically we're taking what what is our

42:21 ↗ nonprofit saying, what are our um

42:24 ↗ members of our community saying that

42:25 ↗ they need and that um human services

42:27 ↗ funding can help support those gaps. We

42:31 ↗ then go through the grant applications.

42:34 ↗ So you'll see there's lots of

42:36 ↗ applications numbers from last year. We

42:39 ↗ had 95 applications with $2.1 million in

42:43 ↗ request with only $612,000

42:46 ↗ to um be able to provide out. So, we'll

42:50 ↗ see what numbers look like. I anticipate

42:52 ↗ it to be going many more applications

42:54 ↗ and a much higher request, but we'll

42:56 ↗ see. We'll have that information for you

42:58 ↗ all next uh month.

43:00 ↗ Then the next step is the grant review

43:02 ↗ process which we'll be diving in more

43:04 ↗ details of what that will look like but

43:05 ↗ that's where your job and your work

43:08 ↗ really takes place. Um we'll go to the

43:11 ↗ from there we'll provide funding

43:12 ↗ recommendations who are we funding and

43:14 ↗ how much we want to fund them and then

43:16 ↗ we take it to our city council for final

43:18 ↗ approval which is usually around October

43:20 ↗ November time.

43:22 ↗ Here's kind of another way to look at it

43:24 ↗ from our timeline. Um, so Q1 is which is

43:28 ↗ right now we're going through we're

43:30 ↗ basically doing the preparation for the

43:32 ↗ review process. Q2 is when we're

43:34 ↗ actually doing the review and

43:36 ↗ recommendations. Um, you get in in the

43:39 ↗ thick of it. Um Q4, like I mentioned,

43:41 ↗ excuse me, is when we'll get the

43:43 ↗ adoption from our budget. And then we

43:45 ↗ start the contracts um January 1st of

43:47 ↗ 2027. Um, and that's when we'll be

43:50 ↗ working on contracting agreements and

43:52 ↗ negotiating with our nonprofits. And

43:55 ↗ then um and then we just do follow-up.

43:56 ↗ So then from there we kind of monitor

43:58 ↗ their work and do on-site visits as

44:01 ↗ staff and um we'll spend time getting to

44:04 ↗ know our organizations we're funding

44:05 ↗ that following year.

44:09 ↗ So your role um in this um and the

44:12 ↗ process that we have um you are assigned

44:15 ↗ the way that we do it um I don't know

44:17 ↗ about you but reading 95 applications

44:21 ↗ sounds like a lot of time. you are all

44:23 ↗ volunteers and have lives. So we have in

44:26 ↗ the past and then we will plan to

44:28 ↗ continue to do is do subcommittees. So

44:31 ↗ we're going to divide it by different

44:32 ↗ categories. So we are not meeting quorum

44:34 ↗ and we are having offline conversations

44:37 ↗ and meetings um that will discuss kind

44:39 ↗ of the review of these applications. So

44:42 ↗ what happens is we'll receive let's say

44:44 ↗ a 100 applications. We go through and we

44:46 ↗ categorize them based off of our

44:48 ↗ priority areas and then that your group

44:51 ↗ assignment will review usually around 30

44:54 ↗ or so 30 plus applications. Still a lot,

44:58 ↗ still timely uh but a little more

45:00 ↗ manageable than 90.

45:03 ↗ Um your job in reviewing it is to use

45:06 ↗ our strategic um tools that we have. Um

45:10 ↗ so you'll we'll go more details of the

45:12 ↗ tools that we'll provide you. Um, we

45:14 ↗ have a strategic plan. Basically, that's

45:16 ↗ what we are making funding decisions

45:18 ↗ based off of. Um, you will have a review

45:22 ↗ card tool that we're going to go in more

45:23 ↗ details over. Um, you're going to have

45:26 ↗ each other um to kind of discuss and

45:29 ↗ bounce off ideas. And, um, you'll have

45:32 ↗ also staff um, being able to help guide

45:34 ↗ and provide input if you have any

45:36 ↗ questions.

45:38 ↗ And then you are the ones who provide

45:39 ↗ those recommendations.

45:43 ↗ So, our review approach, I think very

45:45 ↗ importantly, um, is applying an equity

45:48 ↗ lens. You're going to hear that a lot,

45:50 ↗ and we're going to dive in more detail

45:51 ↗ like what that actually means. Um, but I

45:54 ↗ think what you'll learn from the

45:56 ↗ training that we're going to be getting

45:57 ↗ in May is that the reality is we all

46:00 ↗ have biases, unconscious or conscious.

46:03 ↗ Um and uh we need to make sure that we

46:05 ↗ are making decisions that will benefit

46:08 ↗ um really the the community that human

46:10 ↗ services are intended to need um and and

46:13 ↗ to serve. Uh which is um you'll see in

46:17 ↗ our strategic plan um people who uh have

46:21 ↗ been historically underrepresented

46:24 ↗ um people um who have disabilities,

46:27 ↗ mental health, unhoused um lowincome

46:30 ↗ seniors, youth. Um, so that's laid out

46:33 ↗ and and guided in our strategic plan.

46:36 ↗ Um, so I'm excited again for that

46:38 ↗ training because I think it really helps

46:40 ↗ set the tone of how to look at these

46:42 ↗ applications

46:44 ↗ where you're not focusing necessarily on

46:46 ↗ the grammar or the budget, but on the

46:49 ↗ actual service and the needs that

46:51 ↗ they're meeting.

46:53 ↗ Another approach that we have is we

46:56 ↗ really want to make sure we are making

46:58 ↗ meaningful investments. Um, which means

47:01 ↗ we um we want to make sure that we are

47:05 ↗ the organizations that we're funding and

47:07 ↗ the amount we're funding them actually

47:09 ↗ making an impact. Um, in the past we've

47:11 ↗ done what you'll hear us talk about

47:12 ↗ peanut butter spread. So, everybody gets

47:15 ↗ a little bit of money cuz we don't like

47:16 ↗ to say no and I get that approach. Um,

47:19 ↗ but really it's a lot of work for these

47:21 ↗ organizations to invoice, to track, to

47:24 ↗ have outcomes. Um, so we want to make

47:27 ↗ sure that we are providing a good dollar

47:29 ↗ amount for the organizations that will

47:32 ↗ specifically impact our Isiqua

47:33 ↗ residents.

47:35 ↗ Um, we will use our review card um to

47:38 ↗ guide us. We'll use our strategic plan

47:40 ↗ to guide us. We'll have small groups um

47:42 ↗ to have really the nittyritty

47:44 ↗ conversations and then we'll have larger

47:46 ↗ groups where you'll present in a you

47:49 ↗ know commission like this that's being

47:50 ↗ recorded where you can have larger

47:52 ↗ deliberations with the with the group.

47:58 ↗ All right. So, breaking it down a little

47:59 ↗ bit more. Um, so scratch the 14th. We

48:04 ↗ didn't do that. Um, today we're going

48:06 ↗ over the review process. The 15th. We'll

48:09 ↗ kind of touch base a little bit on this,

48:11 ↗ but less detail. Um, but that's where we

48:14 ↗ should have our numbers for you of how

48:16 ↗ how many organizations applied, um, and

48:19 ↗ how many are in the categories and how

48:22 ↗ much was being requested. Uh, and then

48:24 ↗ we're also going to go into more detail

48:26 ↗ next month about how to access these

48:29 ↗ applications. We'll look at an

48:31 ↗ application together to get you

48:32 ↗ orientated of what you're looking at and

48:34 ↗ what's important.

48:36 ↗ Um, May 20th, we'll do the equity

48:40 ↗ training uh, feedback. Um, and then

48:43 ↗ we'll that's basically between April

48:45 ↗ 15th and May 20th, you will all be

48:48 ↗ assigned basically a homework assignment

48:50 ↗ of just look at the applications.

48:53 ↗ um look at one or two applications.

48:55 ↗ Basically, I want to know by May 20th,

48:58 ↗ you know how to access the application,

48:59 ↗ you know like what you're looking at,

49:01 ↗ you've read through one, and you know

49:03 ↗ how to use a review card. And then if

49:05 ↗ you are, so you're going through one

49:07 ↗ application process, and if you have

49:09 ↗ questions, note it down and bring it to

49:11 ↗ the May 20th meeting. So that's really

49:13 ↗ the intention of that is just that

49:15 ↗ check-in. We're not going to have a

49:17 ↗ meeting in June because you will be

49:20 ↗ meeting your small groups two maybe

49:22 ↗ three times. Ideally, I like to have

49:24 ↗ them an hour and a half meetings. The

49:26 ↗ first meeting is we are basically making

49:29 ↗ trying to make a decision, a draft

49:31 ↗ decision on

49:33 ↗ who we're funding and who we're not

49:35 ↗ funding. So, basically, you'll see we

49:37 ↗ have a red, yellow, and um green system

49:41 ↗ that we'll use. So, we decide who we

49:44 ↗ want to fund as a small group. And then

49:46 ↗ the second meeting is how much we

49:48 ↗ actually make the dollar amount. And the

49:50 ↗ third meeting is we can't make

49:52 ↗ decisions. We need to we need to meet

49:54 ↗ again. So just plan on June and July. I

49:56 ↗ know it's always tough around um travel

49:58 ↗ time, but that is kind of where a lot of

50:01 ↗ work will get done. July 15th will be

50:04 ↗ kind of a report out. So some groups

50:06 ↗ will have a lead basically report on

50:08 ↗ their kind of general draft

50:10 ↗ recommendations. Um, and that's the time

50:12 ↗ to really like poke poke the holes and

50:14 ↗ figure out like is this the right

50:15 ↗ decision for us? How did your group come

50:18 ↗ up with that? Um, so trust your

50:20 ↗ commissioners, but also feel free to ask

50:22 ↗ the questions um and and look at that.

50:26 ↗ And then the hope is come back on the

50:28 ↗ August and make um a final report out

50:31 ↗ and and the um action to um take the

50:34 ↗ recommendations to mayor and counsel.

50:37 ↗ Any questions about that? I know there's

50:38 ↗ a lot of breakdowns of it, but

50:41 ↗ >> have there been any substantial changes

50:43 ↗ to the review card that we used in the

50:45 ↗ past? No. Okay.

50:47 ↗ >> Um,

50:49 ↗ >> yeah, I have a question. Will we I mean,

50:52 ↗ there's I'm sure there's going to be

50:53 ↗ plenty of um repeat applicants, people

50:56 ↗ that we're funding now.

50:58 ↗ >> Um,

51:00 ↗ are you going to be or is Brenda going

51:01 ↗ to be giving us some kind of I mean,

51:03 ↗ like, have there been any that haven't

51:05 ↗ turned in their reports? Mhm.

51:07 ↗ >> So, will we be getting feedback on any

51:09 ↗ repeat applicants, good or bad? Um, yes,

51:12 ↗ we are reporting. Um, so those will be

51:15 ↗ more reported on subcommittees. Um, and

51:19 ↗ so like if there's questions, if there's

51:21 ↗ organizations that we are currently

51:22 ↗ funding that we have concerns about,

51:24 ↗ Brenda will inform that subcommittee um

51:27 ↗ because if they're not meeting

51:28 ↗ performance um or anything like that, if

51:31 ↗ they are excelling, we'll also

51:32 ↗ communicate that in those subcommittees.

51:34 ↗ >> Okay. So, it'll be at the subcommittee

51:35 ↗ level. Mhm. Okay.

51:38 ↗ >> Yeah, fair question. Annie, did you have

51:41 ↗ something?

51:42 ↗ >> I just wonder why you put handcuffs up

51:44 ↗ there.

51:45 ↗ >> Handcuffs?

51:46 ↗ >> Oh, it does.

51:47 ↗ >> Yeah, I wonder. Yeah. Yeah.

51:49 ↗ >> I'm not Oh, now I see it. Well, that's

51:53 ↗ Excel for you.

51:56 ↗ That's too funny.

51:58 ↗ Okay. So um our next steps is we're

52:01 ↗ going to just confirm everyone's on

52:03 ↗ board with like our approach um that we

52:05 ↗ feel good about doing the subcommittees.

52:07 ↗ We feel good about kind of you know

52:09 ↗ basically the idea is larger amounts

52:13 ↗ fewer fewer organizations. Um that is a

52:17 ↗ very open discussion here. Um that can

52:20 ↗ also change as we go through the review

52:22 ↗ process. Um, we also want to review our

52:25 ↗ our toolkits that we have, making sure

52:27 ↗ that if um I did print them out and the

52:30 ↗ intention for our next presentation or

52:32 ↗ agenda item is to let's just look at it

52:34 ↗ a little bit closer, see if we have any

52:36 ↗ edits to it or concerns with it.

52:40 ↗ Um, and then yes, like I said, April

52:44 ↗ 15th, you'll get the summary of the

52:46 ↗ applications we received, and then it's

52:49 ↗ go time for you to start accessing them

52:51 ↗ in the portal, making sure there's no

52:52 ↗ kind of technical issues with that. And

52:55 ↗ then by May 20th, um, I want you to all

52:57 ↗ have the opportunity to have reviewed

52:59 ↗ one or two applications, um, so you know

53:02 ↗ what you're doing. You can do more

53:04 ↗ certainly, but the goal is just to make

53:06 ↗ sure you are well equipped for that.

53:12 ↗ >> That's that. Any other questions?

53:16 ↗ >> I would say, Commissioner H, I would say

53:19 ↗ it is a fun process. So, I know it can

53:21 ↗ be kind of, you know, a little

53:22 ↗ intimidating with

53:24 ↗ >> number and the narratives and and so

53:27 ↗ forth, but uh from looking at the new

53:29 ↗ folks and it is

53:31 ↗ >> when I did it, I I actually would do all

53:33 ↗ night and thinking that was do all night

53:34 ↗ and then like, oh, there's subgroups.

53:37 ↗ >> Oh, so I was like, so, uh I would say

53:40 ↗ it's just a good opportunity to get to

53:41 ↗ know the community, get to know the the

53:44 ↗ the community organiz

53:47 ↗ um so and also to just an opportunity to

53:49 ↗ inquire. Mhm.

53:50 ↗ >> Uh so uh I'm looking forward to it and

53:53 ↗ looking forward to having these

53:53 ↗ conversations too, right? How do they

53:55 ↗ meet? Uh I know with the equity train

53:58 ↗ we'll be having conversations and

54:00 ↗ discussions around impact, collective

54:03 ↗ impacts, less more I know there's always

54:06 ↗ a a tension around like are they isiqua

54:10 ↗ resident? Are they regional? And those

54:12 ↗ are all discussions that we all have

54:14 ↗ amongst each other. And so, um, it is a

54:18 ↗ a great opportunity just to get more in

54:19 ↗ depth. So,

54:21 ↗ >> there's a great you can go online and

54:23 ↗ look at how the last it kind of gives

54:25 ↗ you an overview of the last funding

54:27 ↗ cycle, the organizations, what they

54:29 ↗ requested, what they were granted. I

54:32 ↗ mean, it shows it for the city of Isqua.

54:33 ↗ So, it doesn't show you what they might

54:35 ↗ have gotten from other cities, but it

54:37 ↗ still gives you an idea about the

54:40 ↗ organizations that we're um trying to

54:43 ↗ support. I think one of the reports that

54:45 ↗ Hannah put out, we did show if they were

54:49 ↗ were uh getting fundings from different

54:51 ↗ cities, right?

54:53 ↗ >> Yeah, you can see it on the application

54:55 ↗ if um because they have to basically

54:57 ↗ report um for each city they're applying

55:00 ↗ for, what were they awarded in 2025 and

55:03 ↗ when are they asking? Um every

55:05 ↗ commission, different cities are

55:06 ↗ different timelines. So, our

55:08 ↗ recommendation might come out

55:09 ↗ differently. So we won't know like what

55:11 ↗ Belleview or Redmond are funding them.

55:13 ↗ But I'll tell you it actually doesn't

55:15 ↗ really matter because Belle is paying

55:16 ↗ for Belleview residents. We are paying

55:18 ↗ for isqua residents.

55:20 ↗ >> Um there we are paying for the service

55:22 ↗ and the outputs of the service units. So

55:26 ↗ when we provide funding to a rental

55:28 ↗ assistant program, we are saying here's

55:30 ↗ $30,000 that's going to go to Isiqua

55:34 ↗ residents. And that's even trickier

55:36 ↗ because we a lot of our organization

55:38 ↗ serves Isiqua School District which we

55:40 ↗ all know has Renton and Samish and

55:43 ↗ Belleview but unfortunately Isqua City

55:46 ↗ is for just zip code specific.

55:49 ↗ >> Um and so they only report on Isiqua. So

55:53 ↗ >> that really shouldn't sway our decisions

55:55 ↗ of how much they're getting from other

55:57 ↗ cities because um we we are contracting

56:01 ↗ them for Isiqua residents.

56:07 ↗ Well, thank you for that input. And if

56:08 ↗ you want to read online applications,

56:10 ↗ you are more than welcome to. Um, it is

56:13 ↗ it is welcomed. I'm just saying you are

56:16 ↗ all volunteers and it's going to be

56:17 ↗ summertime and I want you to have a good

56:20 ↗ good life. So,

56:24 ↗ okay, Haimey.

56:25 ↗ >> All right. Um,

56:28 ↗ I see. Is that a duplicate head on the

56:30 ↗ >> No, it's a little different. I see the

56:32 ↗ toolkit review.

56:34 ↗ >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Okay. Oh, another

56:36 ↗ presentation.

56:37 ↗ >> Another Sorry, y'all.

56:39 ↗ >> I mean, still doggy. Okay. So, this

56:42 ↗ one's a little more discussion

56:43 ↗ orientated. I need you all a little more

56:44 ↗ involved on this one. Um, so I really

56:47 ↗ want to just kind of provide that

56:48 ↗ introduction I mentioned about what the

56:50 ↗ review process is and the review

56:53 ↗ toolkits that we have. And I would love

56:55 ↗ for us to kind of look a little bit more

56:57 ↗ at our tool card, which you'll see um

56:59 ↗ printed in your packet.

57:01 ↗ uh

57:05 ↗ uh yes, maybe and nos. So you'll see the

57:08 ↗ recommendation toolkit. So we'll go

57:09 ↗ through that in more detail.

57:12 ↗ Um so here's a little bit more timeline.

57:14 ↗ Again, this feels like a repeat, but

57:16 ↗ we've got applications are closing April

57:18 ↗ 6, 4 p.m. sharp. I will tell you and I

57:20 ↗ tell our organizations if they sit

57:22 ↗ admitted at 401, it pains me to say we

57:25 ↗ cannot accept it. We've had to do that

57:27 ↗ last cycle and it was very painful. Um

57:30 ↗ so we um are very strict about that. Um

57:35 ↗ human services staff, this is our time

57:36 ↗ in the next um month or so to start

57:39 ↗ preparing and getting ourselves

57:40 ↗ orientated. April 15th is really kind of

57:43 ↗ when when it's a go um when you will um

57:47 ↗ have access to the applications. Um and

57:51 ↗ then uh you'll review the applications.

57:53 ↗ We'll have three sub commmittees in June

57:55 ↗ and July. and then we'll report out the

57:58 ↗ 15th.

58:00 ↗ So, here are the tools that I'm going to

58:01 ↗ be giving you. Um, and we'll go in more

58:03 ↗ details next month so you know exactly

58:06 ↗ how to access them.

58:08 ↗ So, you will have um our application.

58:13 ↗ So, you will have access to the

58:15 ↗ application. We'll go in more detail of

58:17 ↗ what they are. the application basically

58:19 ↗ you'll see agency profile um but you

58:22 ↗ will also see um basically program

58:25 ↗ description who are they serving um kind

58:29 ↗ of what is their equity approach

58:32 ↗ um and you will see the service units

58:35 ↗ that they are basically proposing. Hey,

58:37 ↗ we're asking for $50,000 and this is

58:39 ↗ what we're proposing um to do and how

58:42 ↗ many residents we're going to serve. you

58:44 ↗ will have access to some of their budget

58:45 ↗ and financial information, um some of

58:48 ↗ their audits, things like that. Um so

58:50 ↗ there's a lot of information there.

58:52 ↗ We'll kind of hone in on what's really

58:54 ↗ important um to focus in on. You will be

58:57 ↗ able to access that. Um I will provide

59:00 ↗ access um so I'm just grabbing my

59:03 ↗ charger. Um you'll have access with a

59:06 ↗ PDF file or you will also have access to

59:09 ↗ that share one. Um so we'll go over that

59:11 ↗ again how to look at that. The other

59:14 ↗ thing we also use is our strategic plan.

59:17 ↗ So our strategic plan again it's um how

59:20 ↗ how do you say like no to amazing

59:23 ↗ organizations. Um well we will have a

59:26 ↗ strategic plan that will help us say

59:28 ↗ this is a really good organization but

59:30 ↗ it does not align with our strategic

59:32 ↗ plan. Um so we we have to say no because

59:36 ↗ we will have to say no to a lot of

59:37 ↗ people or organizations rather. Um so

59:41 ↗ the strategic plan I will say is like a

59:43 ↗ 90page strategic plan. It's very

59:45 ↗ beautiful. I personally love it and nerd

59:47 ↗ out on it. But um I'm going to give you

59:51 ↗ summaries. So whatever subcommittee

59:53 ↗ you're in charge of I you will have two

59:55 ↗ pages to read that will help say okay

59:57 ↗ I'm in behavioral health and physical

59:59 ↗ health subcommittee. Here's what our

1:00:01 ↗ strategic plan just how they describe

1:00:03 ↗ it. Here's our outcomes we're looking

1:00:05 ↗ for. Here's the gaps. Here's the needs.

1:00:08 ↗ And then you can use that two-page to

1:00:11 ↗ help guide you review the applications.

1:00:14 ↗ Um you will also have um this

1:00:17 ↗ application toolkit. So we'll go in more

1:00:19 ↗ details about how to use this. Um, but

1:00:22 ↗ you're essentially like you have one per

1:00:25 ↗ application

1:00:27 ↗ um to help decide if we should fund or

1:00:29 ↗ not fund an organization.

1:00:32 ↗ And then I also have a really fun Excel

1:00:34 ↗ spreadsheet um that has all the

1:00:36 ↗ information that you need. Nice and

1:00:37 ↗ neat. If some of you remember, it's

1:00:39 ↗ pretty similar from our last year where

1:00:41 ↗ basically it's an Excel spreadsheet of

1:00:43 ↗ your subgroups that you're looking at.

1:00:45 ↗ So, 30 or so with the organization's

1:00:48 ↗ name, program, how much they received

1:00:50 ↗ last year or applied for, um, and then a

1:00:54 ↗ quick like easy description of their

1:00:56 ↗ program and who they serve. So,

1:01:00 ↗ basically, we're setting you up so you

1:01:02 ↗ can have all the applications in one

1:01:04 ↗ file ultimately, like the highle

1:01:07 ↗ information. I had a question. Um,

1:01:09 ↗ nonprofits are applying or organizations

1:01:11 ↗ are applying. Do they apply for like a

1:01:13 ↗ specific program or do they apply for

1:01:15 ↗ the whole organization? And then if they

1:01:17 ↗ have multiple programs, are those like

1:01:19 ↗ different? Great question, JD. So, um,

1:01:23 ↗ it depends, but typically it so they're

1:01:25 ↗ applying by the program. Um, so you may

1:01:28 ↗ have an organization that has multiple

1:01:30 ↗ programs, but they only it's only really

1:01:32 ↗ applicable one of their programs for

1:01:34 ↗ Isiqua, so they're only applying for

1:01:35 ↗ just Isiqua. Um, you will also see

1:01:38 ↗ organizations that have multiple

1:01:41 ↗ programs apply. So, for example, Isqua

1:01:43 ↗ Food and Clothing Bank. Last year, they

1:01:45 ↗ applied for a program called food

1:01:46 ↗ services and a program for case

1:01:48 ↗ management. So, they were actually in

1:01:51 ↗ two separate subcommittee categories,

1:01:54 ↗ but they're asking for funding for

1:01:55 ↗ different service units. Um, so you'll

1:01:58 ↗ see that a few times with some

1:02:00 ↗ organizations. Yeah. when they have two

1:02:03 ↗ programs like that, do they have to

1:02:05 ↗ legally keep those funds separate and

1:02:08 ↗ use X amount for one or the other?

1:02:11 ↗ >> Yeah. So, we so we don't necessarily

1:02:13 ↗ follow the dollars. We they have the

1:02:15 ↗ dollars that they need. They can spend

1:02:16 ↗ it how they want and need. What we

1:02:19 ↗ follow is their quarterly um reports

1:02:22 ↗ that say how many residents they served

1:02:25 ↗ and how many service units they

1:02:27 ↗ completed. So we are a outcome or

1:02:29 ↗ outputbased um funding model. So we

1:02:32 ↗ basically pay based on um if they are

1:02:38 ↗ achieving their contracting goals.

1:02:41 ↗ >> Yeah.

1:02:41 ↗ >> And it would be output or outcomes for

1:02:44 ↗ that program.

1:02:45 ↗ >> For that program. Yeah.

1:02:49 ↗ Great.

1:02:53 ↗ So um

1:02:56 ↗ the way that we will do it in your

1:02:57 ↗ subgroups is again you'll review your

1:03:00 ↗ applications.

1:03:02 ↗ You'll assign them a color. Again it

1:03:04 ↗ sounds so simple but it is helpful how

1:03:06 ↗ simple it is. You basically assign them

1:03:09 ↗ a color. Green is saying yes they meet

1:03:12 ↗ all the green standards for ISQUA. Um we

1:03:15 ↗ should definitely fund them. Yellow is

1:03:17 ↗ basically saying, I think they meet some

1:03:19 ↗ of the requirements, but I don't really

1:03:21 ↗ know enough. I just need I need to talk

1:03:23 ↗ this through a little bit more. I I just

1:03:25 ↗ I really don't know is what yellow is

1:03:27 ↗ kind of meaning. And red is just ah this

1:03:30 ↗ is and you're going to have to have a

1:03:31 ↗ lot of red and that's the hard part. Um

1:03:34 ↗ but red is basically it doesn't align

1:03:37 ↗ with our strategic plan or it's a

1:03:38 ↗ duplicate or they're not in Isaqua. Um,

1:03:41 ↗ and so really I will be honest with you,

1:03:44 ↗ the goal is to have that first

1:03:47 ↗ subcommittee meeting. Ideally, your half

1:03:50 ↗ of your um, applications are read at

1:03:53 ↗ that point and you're going to have to

1:03:54 ↗ have probably more likely more read than

1:03:56 ↗ that. So, just keep that in mind. So in

1:04:00 ↗ the meeting um first meeting again um

1:04:04 ↗ you kind of go through each one and say

1:04:08 ↗ which what commissioners um placed bring

1:04:12 ↗ um yellow or red and then um as time

1:04:15 ↗ permits you'll have more discussion on

1:04:17 ↗ the yellow ones to either move them to

1:04:19 ↗ the green or move them to the red.

1:04:22 ↗ So once kind of you have that initial

1:04:25 ↗ okay this is who I think we want to fund

1:04:28 ↗ we'll keep a few in yellow in case we

1:04:29 ↗ have more funding or have you know just

1:04:33 ↗ more room to play around. Um the next

1:04:36 ↗ meeting is you basically now play with

1:04:38 ↗ your dollars. So each we have we'll have

1:04:41 ↗ a total x amount of dollars around let's

1:04:43 ↗ just say $612,000

1:04:46 ↗ and then we'll allocate each sub

1:04:48 ↗ subcommittee with a certain dollar

1:04:49 ↗ amount and that's what you're basically

1:04:51 ↗ playing with um and then you can um

1:04:54 ↗ figure out how much you want to fund an

1:04:57 ↗ organization.

1:04:58 ↗ I have encouraged organizations to apply

1:05:01 ↗ for what the need is. Um so I am

1:05:04 ↗ anticipating dollar amounts to be quite

1:05:06 ↗ large. It's not very common we provide

1:05:09 ↗ 100% of the request. Um, for example,

1:05:13 ↗ we've had organizations ask for 100 and

1:05:14 ↗ would they get 20,000. We've had

1:05:16 ↗ organizations ask for 15,000 and they

1:05:18 ↗ get 15,000. So, it really does it really

1:05:20 ↗ does vary based off of your

1:05:22 ↗ recommendations.

1:05:26 ↗ So, um, let's have a quick discussion on

1:05:29 ↗ the grant tool card. Um, and then I

1:05:34 ↗ would love to hear if there's any

1:05:35 ↗ conflicts of interest. Um, so if you are

1:05:39 ↗ um on a board or work for a nonprofit

1:05:42 ↗ organization

1:05:44 ↗ um and or and or volunteer is helpful to

1:05:46 ↗ know. Um and then um we don't have to

1:05:51 ↗ decide this today, but I will kind of go

1:05:53 ↗ over the um kind of your preferred group

1:05:56 ↗ category. What I'd really like to do

1:05:58 ↗ this year though is is kind of pair new

1:06:02 ↗ commissioners with commissioners who've

1:06:04 ↗ gone through this cycle before. That

1:06:05 ↗ that is my ultimate goal. Um but I also

1:06:08 ↗ want to try to meet your preference if

1:06:09 ↗ possible.

1:06:12 ↗ Um so the grant review card um let's

1:06:16 ↗ just pull that up real quick. Um so you

1:06:19 ↗ will have an electronic version of this.

1:06:21 ↗ You can create one for each organization

1:06:23 ↗ that you have or you can kind of

1:06:25 ↗ basically use an Excel the Excel

1:06:27 ↗ spreadsheet. Um but um the information

1:06:31 ↗ here is agency program the focus area

1:06:34 ↗ that's kind of the um subcommittee group

1:06:37 ↗ that you're in is cultural specific who

1:06:40 ↗ do they serve and then down below you'll

1:06:44 ↗ see kind of h what how green is

1:06:46 ↗ described. This has not changed from our

1:06:47 ↗ last cycle. Um, so the first thing that

1:06:50 ↗ we're looking determining is

1:06:54 ↗ is this program and the services they

1:06:56 ↗ are describing is it aligned with our

1:06:58 ↗ strategic plan. So is it in one of these

1:07:01 ↗ categories? So that would be a green

1:07:04 ↗ maybe or a red

1:07:07 ↗ in that who are they serving? Is it

1:07:10 ↗ listed in our strategic plan? Are they

1:07:12 ↗ serving people who have been identified

1:07:14 ↗ in our strategic plan? and you'll see

1:07:18 ↗ does it align with our strategic

1:07:19 ↗ actions. So again, in the summary of

1:07:23 ↗ your subcommittee, you'll have all that

1:07:24 ↗ information to reference.

1:07:27 ↗ And then we're also looking at the

1:07:29 ↗ program description. Um is it does it

1:07:33 ↗ align with what the needs are? Um is it

1:07:37 ↗ unique specifically to Isaquab?

1:07:40 ↗ Another big one that I think is um a a

1:07:43 ↗ way to helpful to put more people in red

1:07:47 ↗ is access. So we all know isqua part of

1:07:49 ↗ isqua is really hard one organizations

1:07:52 ↗ it's hard to get them out here. So if

1:07:54 ↗ they're local that's a big green if

1:07:56 ↗ they're not local. They certainly can

1:07:59 ↗ have like remote sites or they can you

1:08:01 ↗ know do home visits. Um but we really

1:08:04 ↗ like to prioritize isqua located

1:08:07 ↗ organizations.

1:08:10 ↗ Um, we also really care about kind of

1:08:12 ↗ what their equity focus is. Who are they

1:08:15 ↗ serving? Are they do they have language

1:08:17 ↗ access? Um, do their staff represent

1:08:20 ↗ kind of the communities that they serve?

1:08:23 ↗ Um, another big one is um, program

1:08:25 ↗ impact. I think this one is also a way

1:08:27 ↗ to help um, put more people in the red.

1:08:31 ↗ Um, is basically is this program going

1:08:35 ↗ to make really an impact in our

1:08:37 ↗ community and meet those needs?

1:08:40 ↗ Um, and that's where I think leaning in

1:08:43 ↗ some staff input might be helpful

1:08:45 ↗ because we work with we have behavioral

1:08:47 ↗ health team who works with a lot of

1:08:48 ↗ these organizations. We we monitor a lot

1:08:51 ↗ of these organizations so we can help

1:08:52 ↗ kind of guide that if you're not sure.

1:08:55 ↗ And then one that's also really helpful

1:08:57 ↗ um is um duplicate programs. So um that

1:09:02 ↗ that is how we ultimately eliminate a

1:09:05 ↗ lot of great organizations um because we

1:09:08 ↗ want to prioritize isqua specific

1:09:10 ↗ organizations.

1:09:12 ↗ Um yeah,

1:09:13 ↗ >> you made a comment earlier this evening

1:09:16 ↗ that you anticipated

1:09:18 ↗ um our our strategic plan focus areas

1:09:22 ↗ are still the same, but you do

1:09:23 ↗ anticipate a higher need and basic

1:09:25 ↗ needs. And when I look at the

1:09:27 ↗ categories, so would you consider basic

1:09:30 ↗ a lot of that falling under um the

1:09:32 ↗ housing continues?

1:09:33 ↗ >> So yeah, basic needs actually can be

1:09:35 ↗ usually it's under community resources

1:09:37 ↗ like for so food service.

1:09:39 ↗ >> Okay.

1:09:40 ↗ >> Um but like uh basic needs like rental

1:09:43 ↗ assistance for example would be under

1:09:44 ↗ housing containers.

1:09:45 ↗ >> Okay.

1:09:46 ↗ >> Yeah. Good. Thanks.

1:09:47 ↗ >> Yeah.

1:09:52 ↗ I found last time we did this that

1:09:55 ↗ beginning we have say 25 green

1:09:58 ↗ >> and we had to cut even those that we had

1:10:01 ↗ green we had to figure out okay because

1:10:03 ↗ you don't know how many going to have

1:10:05 ↗ when you start going down the list

1:10:07 ↗ >> right so we have to cut some of those

1:10:09 ↗ out

1:10:10 ↗ >> and we taking in account that

1:10:13 ↗ >> it's more effective to give

1:10:15 ↗ >> one 10,000 than another than two of

1:10:18 ↗ 5,000

1:10:19 ↗ >> and so we have to end up

1:10:21 ↗ >> cutting those So it's uh

1:10:23 ↗ >> you have to find that balance between

1:10:24 ↗ the peanut butter and the

1:10:26 ↗ >> Yeah.

1:10:27 ↗ >> Yeah.

1:10:28 ↗ >> Yeah. Because you really you want like

1:10:31 ↗ for example like last year I I was

1:10:33 ↗ really hoping that we would recommend

1:10:35 ↗ more rental assistant programs because

1:10:37 ↗ that was a big need and if we don't fund

1:10:40 ↗ you know those programs we don't have

1:10:42 ↗ access to them. So we had to really

1:10:44 ↗ spread some of that dollar amount to add

1:10:47 ↗ more rental assistant programs to serve

1:10:50 ↗ Isiqua. So that there's that balance.

1:10:53 ↗ Yeah.

1:10:55 ↗ Tough

1:10:58 ↗ >> it is. Um those are hard strings when

1:11:00 ↗ you're doing this. So

1:11:02 ↗ >> yeah. Yeah. Exactly. It's really hard.

1:11:05 ↗ Um okay. Well,

1:11:08 ↗ as of now, this is what we have, but I

1:11:10 ↗ want to give you some time. There's time

1:11:12 ↗ um probably between now and our April

1:11:14 ↗ meeting. We'll put it back on our agenda

1:11:16 ↗ to see if there's any kind of questions.

1:11:18 ↗ actually till May um once you start

1:11:20 ↗ doing it and after our equity training

1:11:22 ↗ that we have if you feel like there's

1:11:24 ↗ any like oh I think we need to measure

1:11:26 ↗ this I think we need to add this topic

1:11:28 ↗ to our our toolkit or this this one's

1:11:31 ↗ not really making sense to me let's

1:11:33 ↗ bring that back to our May meeting um so

1:11:36 ↗ this we'll treat this as our tool

1:11:38 ↗ toolkit guide but please you know

1:11:40 ↗ commissioners if you have edits or

1:11:43 ↗ confusing spots let's uh let's review

1:11:50 ↗ All right, commissioners, if you feel

1:11:51 ↗ comfortable, would you mind um reporting

1:11:54 ↗ any um conflicts of interest? And if you

1:11:56 ↗ prefer just to email me, you are more

1:11:58 ↗ than welcome to. Um would love to know

1:12:00 ↗ if anybody's on board members

1:12:02 ↗ for nonprofits specifically. Um,

1:12:06 ↗ and so if you're a board member of any

1:12:09 ↗ of them, if you are a staff and or if

1:12:11 ↗ you are a volunteer,

1:12:15 ↗ you already know my

1:12:17 ↗ >> Yeah.

1:12:20 ↗ >> Oh, hey,

1:12:23 ↗ I thought you were asking if we were

1:12:25 ↗ part of any other boards that might

1:12:28 ↗ present a conflict of interest.

1:12:30 ↗ >> Yeah. Are do you are you thinking you

1:12:32 ↗ might be on like a nonprofit that might

1:12:34 ↗ apply?

1:12:35 ↗ >> No. No. I was saying nope. I I'm not

1:12:38 ↗ anything that so there's not even a

1:12:39 ↗ possibility.

1:12:42 ↗ >> Do you want me to repeat mine?

1:12:43 ↗ >> Uh food bank influence the choice food

1:12:46 ↗ bank.

1:12:46 ↗ >> Okay. Yeah. Then yeah just influence the

1:12:48 ↗ choice is community services

1:12:54 ↗ >> actually I guess. And then my other one

1:12:56 ↗ is a regional one. So it's that

1:12:57 ↗ >> okay. And I see us do volunteer there.

1:12:59 ↗ I'm I'm not on the board.

1:13:01 ↗ >> Okay.

1:13:01 ↗ >> No, I'm on the board. I'm on the board

1:13:04 ↗ for ITC and I volunteer at ICS.

1:13:07 ↗ >> Okay.

1:13:08 ↗ >> Volunteer is a little grayer than the

1:13:10 ↗ board. Uh but so implements the choice

1:13:13 ↗ would be a conflict for sure.

1:13:15 ↗ >> Yeah.

1:13:16 ↗ >> Thank you.

1:13:17 ↗ >> And I'm sending you an email.

1:13:18 ↗ >> Thank you.

1:13:19 ↗ >> Where I volunteer. I'm not on any This

1:13:21 ↗ is I I'm I'm not on any boards.

1:13:24 ↗ >> Yeah. Perfect.

1:13:25 ↗ >> Did you say fish?

1:13:27 ↗ >> I'm I I'm I'm off of fish.

1:13:30 ↗ Congratulations. Yeah. And the reason

1:13:32 ↗ why we ask that is let's say you worked

1:13:35 ↗ at the food and clothing bank or the

1:13:37 ↗ circle or one of our organizations were

1:13:38 ↗ on the board. Um you present a a bias,

1:13:42 ↗ right? And so we just want to kind of

1:13:44 ↗ that's why the sub subcommittees help so

1:13:47 ↗ we can kind of help separate anybody. Um

1:13:49 ↗ so if you are a part of it we just ask

1:13:51 ↗ that u um in the larger groups that you

1:13:54 ↗ just unfortunately have to stay silent

1:13:56 ↗ in in in those um so there's not any

1:14:00 ↗ potential biases that could happen. So

1:14:03 ↗ appreciate that. Um and then preferred

1:14:06 ↗ review uh group. I feel kind of um bad

1:14:09 ↗ asking what your preference are without

1:14:10 ↗ even like going in more details about

1:14:12 ↗ each one. Um, would you guys like for us

1:14:15 ↗ to postpone that for April to kind of

1:14:16 ↗ divide and conquer because we'll go in

1:14:19 ↗ more details of what that looks like or

1:14:20 ↗ do you guys feel like there's one that

1:14:22 ↗ stands out to you'd like to share

1:14:24 ↗ tonight.

1:14:27 ↗ >> Does it depend on the applica

1:14:30 ↗ applications that come in and where they

1:14:31 ↗ fall out?

1:14:32 ↗ >> Yeah. So, um, two years ago or two

1:14:35 ↗ cycles ago, we had four subcommittees.

1:14:38 ↗ Um last um cycle we had only three

1:14:42 ↗ because what we did is we really

1:14:43 ↗ highlighted the cultural specific um I

1:14:46 ↗ am gonna have to make that decision once

1:14:49 ↗ I see those applications. So I'm I'm

1:14:51 ↗ leaning towards potentially four

1:14:53 ↗ subcommittee groups um because I think

1:14:56 ↗ we'll have a decent amount of cultural

1:14:58 ↗ specific organizations apply if you have

1:15:01 ↗ more applicants. Mhm.

1:15:04 ↗ >> Even

1:15:05 ↗ >> 40h is 30 is a lot better than 40.

1:15:09 ↗ >> Yeah.

1:15:11 ↗ >> Yeah. And so and just quick quick high

1:15:13 ↗ level housing continuum will be like um

1:15:15 ↗ rental assistant programs um shelters,

1:15:18 ↗ homelessness services, transitional

1:15:21 ↗ housing programs.

1:15:23 ↗ Um community resource is kind of the

1:15:26 ↗ catch-all beall. So you'll see like

1:15:28 ↗ employment services, food services,

1:15:31 ↗ advocacy support. Um

1:15:33 ↗ >> so the food bank falls

1:15:34 ↗ >> the food bank falls in that one. Um like

1:15:38 ↗ senior specific services. Um so it is a

1:15:42 ↗ much larger category.

1:15:44 ↗ Um physical and behavioral health. So

1:15:47 ↗ anything mental health or substance use

1:15:49 ↗ related programmings. Physical health is

1:15:52 ↗ like um uh

1:15:55 ↗ uh medical dental programs. Um there's

1:15:59 ↗ not as many um medical programs that do

1:16:02 ↗ apply for grants, but there's enough.

1:16:03 ↗ So, we've put them in the behavioral

1:16:05 ↗ health. We also have placed uh DV

1:16:08 ↗ services, so domestic violence services

1:16:10 ↗ under physical and behavioral health. Um

1:16:13 ↗ I am anticipating more applications in

1:16:15 ↗ that category this year. Cultural

1:16:17 ↗ specific and language access. This is

1:16:19 ↗ where it gets a little tricky because we

1:16:21 ↗ really um c um categorize like for

1:16:24 ↗ example the circle they they

1:16:25 ↗ specifically serve um a a uh cultural

1:16:29 ↗ specific they have language access but

1:16:32 ↗ then they provide things like basic

1:16:34 ↗ needs then they provide behavioral

1:16:36 ↗ health.

1:16:36 ↗ >> They do rent assistance.

1:16:37 ↗ >> They do rental assistance. Um, and then

1:16:40 ↗ we had like Central Me uh um me uh

1:16:44 ↗ sorry,

1:16:45 ↗ >> Central Cultural Mexico. Um you know,

1:16:48 ↗ they're a cultural specific organization

1:16:50 ↗ and they you saw they did a lot of

1:16:52 ↗ different programs. Um and

1:16:54 ↗ >> we didn't fund them last year, did we? I

1:16:56 ↗ mean,

1:16:56 ↗ >> they didn't apply.

1:16:57 ↗ >> Okay, that's what I thought. I was like,

1:16:58 ↗ oh, I don't recognize.

1:16:59 ↗ >> Yes. Yeah, they're a new organization

1:17:01 ↗ for us.

1:17:02 ↗ >> So, I think what we're going to do So,

1:17:04 ↗ so you'll have like you'll have um those

1:17:09 ↗ priority areas. Each or program will

1:17:11 ↗ have um be categorized as one of those

1:17:14 ↗ four. And then you're going to have a

1:17:16 ↗ subcategory for each one. So like for

1:17:18 ↗ example, housing continuum, you'll have

1:17:20 ↗ a housing continuum program, but then

1:17:23 ↗ it'll be defined as if it's a shelter or

1:17:26 ↗ if it's rental assistance or if it's

1:17:28 ↗ transitional housing. So that will kind

1:17:31 ↗ of help. Then you can do okay, let me

1:17:33 ↗ look at all of our rental assistant

1:17:34 ↗ programs. Okay, there's five of them.

1:17:36 ↗ who do we want to apply for our rental

1:17:38 ↗ assistant programs. So that sub um

1:17:40 ↗ subgroup will also help kind of look at

1:17:44 ↗ making those decisions and behavioral

1:17:46 ↗ and physical health will label them as

1:17:49 ↗ medical dental um behavioral health DV

1:17:53 ↗ services.

1:17:55 ↗ Yeah. So I have a question. I know both

1:17:57 ↗ um the circle and the food bank they do

1:17:59 ↗ rental assistance.

1:18:01 ↗ So

1:18:03 ↗ when they apply,

1:18:05 ↗ I mean, are we going to ask them to

1:18:06 ↗ break out if they're asking for rental

1:18:09 ↗ assistance? So, it's up to them what

1:18:11 ↗ they applied for us. Um, and we

1:18:13 ↗ encourage organizations and, um, we've

1:18:16 ↗ had lots of meetings so far with

1:18:18 ↗ organizations right now, probably at

1:18:19 ↗ least 10 different organizations who ask

1:18:21 ↗ us these questions of, hey, how how

1:18:24 ↗ should we apply? Um, and so whatever

1:18:27 ↗ they apply for is what we're funding.

1:18:30 ↗ So, uh, for example,

1:18:33 ↗ uh, the food bank didn't apply for

1:18:34 ↗ rental assistant,

1:18:35 ↗ >> but they've done a lot of rental

1:18:37 ↗ assistance. I'm aware of

1:18:38 ↗ >> Oh, 100%. They I mean,

1:18:40 ↗ >> but if they didn't submit for that

1:18:41 ↗ specific program, if they didn't,

1:18:43 ↗ >> we're not funding them,

1:18:44 ↗ >> then we're not funding it

1:18:46 ↗ >> or tracking it, but they but if they

1:18:48 ↗ want to apply separate program,

1:18:51 ↗ >> they are more than welcome.

1:18:52 ↗ >> I see what you're saying.

1:18:54 ↗ >> Yeah. So, last year they decided, hey,

1:18:56 ↗ we do a lot of case management. Let's

1:18:57 ↗ see if we can get funding for that

1:18:58 ↗ service. Yeah.

1:19:01 ↗ >> And then same for the circle then.

1:19:03 ↗ >> Yeah. The circle I think we've

1:19:04 ↗ encouraged them to do multiple

1:19:06 ↗ applications this cycle.

1:19:08 ↗ >> Do we look at their funding request and

1:19:11 ↗ um look at that? I don't want to say

1:19:13 ↗ compared to but like what percentage of

1:19:16 ↗ their overall budget it is that they are

1:19:18 ↗ looking for.

1:19:20 ↗ It's not measured in our toolkit, but it

1:19:22 ↗ is something that I know that

1:19:24 ↗ commissioners do look at and and I also

1:19:26 ↗ encourage organizations if you're asking

1:19:28 ↗ for a significant increase, like have a

1:19:31 ↗ good reason why.

1:19:32 ↗ >> Let us know like why you're asking for

1:19:34 ↗ $100,000 more this year.

1:19:37 ↗ >> Um I know another thing we've looked at

1:19:39 ↗ is like um board composition. You know,

1:19:42 ↗ who are they do they is the

1:19:46 ↗ >> group that they support or are trying to

1:19:48 ↗ support? Are they represented? I mean,

1:19:50 ↗ there's been different things you've

1:19:51 ↗ looked at over this.

1:19:52 ↗ >> Yeah.

1:19:54 ↗ >> You have a question, too. And if they

1:19:56 ↗ identify a preferred group tonight, can

1:19:58 ↗ they change their mind?

1:19:59 ↗ >> Oh, yeah. And we don't have to decide

1:20:00 ↗ tonight. I just

1:20:02 ↗ >> I said

1:20:03 ↗ >> Oh, thank you.

1:20:04 ↗ >> I don't want to say it out loud because

1:20:05 ↗ then someone else,

1:20:13 ↗ >> we all love each other. We're fine. I

1:20:16 ↗ love it.

1:20:16 ↗ >> How much time do you need? Um, if you

1:20:19 ↗ can let us know,

1:20:23 ↗ I mean, by April 15th would be ideal.

1:20:26 ↗ Um, by the meeting, if you can come kind

1:20:28 ↗ of prepared for which one you'd like,

1:20:30 ↗ um, that would be and you'll have the

1:20:32 ↗ agenda packet with the information so

1:20:34 ↗ you can look to see and you can look at

1:20:36 ↗ our previous organizations that applied

1:20:38 ↗ and what categories they were under. Um,

1:20:41 ↗ I will say this might be the year where

1:20:43 ↗ you just have to go where you have to

1:20:44 ↗ go. um unfortunately because I think

1:20:47 ↗ we're half experienced and half not

1:20:50 ↗ experienced and my I think more

1:20:52 ↗ importantly I'd love to pair an

1:20:53 ↗ experienced commissioner with a new

1:20:55 ↗ commissioner in this process. So if you

1:20:57 ↗ can be understanding of that that would

1:21:00 ↗ be I think behoove everybody in this

1:21:02 ↗ process.

1:21:03 ↗ >> That's a good idea.

1:21:04 ↗ >> I agree.

1:21:04 ↗ >> But I would love to know where ideally

1:21:06 ↗ you would like to go and then try my

1:21:08 ↗ best to fit as many of you in that.

1:21:11 ↗ So, why don't we just do this? Follow up

1:21:13 ↗ with an email if you know. Otherwise,

1:21:15 ↗ you can um let us know on April 15th.

1:21:20 ↗ Oh, yay. I'm done.

1:21:24 ↗ Any other questions? Do we feel a little

1:21:27 ↗ more orientated of what's about to

1:21:29 ↗ happen?

1:21:32 ↗ Okay. Yeah. Good. And um and again, I

1:21:34 ↗ think April 15th you'll have an actual

1:21:37 ↗ summary of what we're working with and

1:21:38 ↗ what we're doing. Um and we will have an

1:21:41 ↗ application to kind of walk through um

1:21:44 ↗ and we'll show you kind of the portal um

1:21:46 ↗ where to access all of that and then um

1:21:50 ↗ and it's a go.

1:21:53 ↗ Great.

1:21:56 ↗ >> Uh thank you Hannah. Uh we're going to

1:21:58 ↗ move on to reports

1:22:00 ↗ uh in terms of chair and or commissioner

1:22:03 ↗ reports.

1:22:04 ↗ Um is there any reports from the group?

1:22:08 ↗ I have a question, but I don't know if

1:22:10 ↗ it's on your reports or later on.

1:22:12 ↗ Hit us up. Okay. So, I was um digging

1:22:16 ↗ through like the Human Services

1:22:18 ↗ Commission websites, and I found a few

1:22:19 ↗ links that were like maybe like out of

1:22:21 ↗ date or like that are not working.

1:22:24 ↗ >> Um and so I started writing an email to

1:22:26 ↗ you, but then I was like not sure if

1:22:27 ↗ there's like a better way to communicate

1:22:29 ↗ that or

1:22:31 ↗ >> how that sort of information should be

1:22:32 ↗ like shared. And so now I just have a

1:22:35 ↗ lot of tabs open with like trying to be

1:22:37 ↗ like, okay, how do I communicate all

1:22:38 ↗ this to you?

1:22:39 ↗ >> Oh my gosh.

1:22:40 ↗ >> I don't know.

1:22:41 ↗ >> Yeah.

1:22:42 ↗ >> Thank you for um doing that and flagging

1:22:44 ↗ those. I would love to know. So what we

1:22:47 ↗ typically would do is um you can email

1:22:50 ↗ it to me.

1:22:51 ↗ >> Okay.

1:22:51 ↗ >> Um the sooner the better,

1:22:54 ↗ you know, you may not catch all of them,

1:22:55 ↗ but then what I'll do is I have access

1:22:57 ↗ to update our website. So um we just

1:22:59 ↗ have not had time to do like that kind

1:23:01 ↗ of maintenance. So information like

1:23:03 ↗ that, yes, makes me excited.

1:23:07 ↗ >> And I was like, "Oh, wait. That doesn't

1:23:09 ↗ work." And I was like, "That's

1:23:10 ↗ >> I don't know if anyone knows that." But

1:23:11 ↗ I was like, "I don't know."

1:23:12 ↗ >> Probably not. Probably. So yeah, tell

1:23:13 ↗ me. And then in the future, if I'm not

1:23:16 ↗ here, you can tell Brenda and then

1:23:17 ↗ Brenda will bring it to our

1:23:18 ↗ communications team. Okay. And then you

1:23:20 ↗ can help with our website and stuff. I

1:23:22 ↗ just have special privileges on our

1:23:24 ↗ website that I get to do that sometimes.

1:23:26 ↗ >> Okay.

1:23:27 ↗ >> Yeah. Well, thank you. Oops.

1:23:29 ↗ >> Um I I have um a comment I guess um I

1:23:34 ↗ and I don't think I saw anybody. Um

1:23:36 ↗ we're and I don't think a lot of people

1:23:38 ↗ were aware of it. Mir Mirror Mullet had

1:23:40 ↗ just been sworn in and then January 24th

1:23:44 ↗ he had basically a town hall meeting at

1:23:46 ↗ Gibson Hall

1:23:48 ↗ >> regarding ICE and Isiqua. Did anybody I

1:23:51 ↗ didn't see any

1:23:52 ↗ >> I was I was there at the beginning of it

1:23:54 ↗ but then I had to leave.

1:23:55 ↗ >> Okay. and it was standing room only

1:23:57 ↗ >> and I couldn't be here so

1:23:58 ↗ >> right it was standing room only and um I

1:24:01 ↗ was just really impressed um that he

1:24:03 ↗ pulled that together and I will tell you

1:24:06 ↗ that

1:24:07 ↗ um there were very few brownskinned

1:24:11 ↗ people in the meeting

1:24:13 ↗ um it was mostly allies

1:24:17 ↗ um because you know particularly if I

1:24:20 ↗ was in town and they heard about this

1:24:22 ↗ meeting you know they would they would

1:24:25 ↗ standing nearby or whatever. So, um but

1:24:28 ↗ it was a very interesting meeting and

1:24:30 ↗ there were there were, you know, there

1:24:32 ↗ were some um international people there

1:24:35 ↗ that I um that told us about um places

1:24:39 ↗ where people could go to or volunteer um

1:24:42 ↗ to help out. But I thought it was a

1:24:44 ↗ really good meeting.

1:24:45 ↗ >> Yeah.

1:24:46 ↗ >> Well, thank you for attending that.

1:24:47 ↗ Yeah, I I agree. I was I was very

1:24:49 ↗ impressed for one of his first, you

1:24:51 ↗ know, items in his term

1:24:52 ↗ >> and he he spoke at it and there were

1:24:55 ↗ several um council members there

1:24:59 ↗ >> and um yeah, it was just standing room

1:25:02 ↗ only. I'm sure people tried to get in

1:25:04 ↗ and couldn't.

1:25:05 ↗ >> Yeah. Yeah.

1:25:08 ↗ >> So,

1:25:09 ↗ >> thank you for that.

1:25:15 ↗ Speaking of council members, um when is

1:25:17 ↗ um council

1:25:19 ↗ member Michelle sharing

1:25:22 ↗ >> celebration or

1:25:24 ↗ >> Oh, that's a good question. Do we know?

1:25:25 ↗ >> I have not heard of any sort of

1:25:27 ↗ celebration.

1:25:28 ↗ >> Yeah.

1:25:28 ↗ >> Yeah. So, I was going to provide it in

1:25:30 ↗ the staff report, but I'll bring it up

1:25:31 ↗ now. Um so, some council updates um for

1:25:35 ↗ folks. Um so, we have um unfortunately

1:25:39 ↗ council member D. Michelle, she's been a

1:25:41 ↗ huge advocate for human services. We

1:25:44 ↗ really enjoyed working with her and her

1:25:46 ↗ services. Huge shout out to to her. Um

1:25:49 ↗ she unfortunately had to set down um due

1:25:51 ↗ to some medical concerns and um so we

1:25:54 ↗ are hoping the best for her. Um as far

1:25:56 ↗ as a like a celebration, I'll have to

1:26:00 ↗ look more into that. Um and then we'll

1:26:01 ↗ pass that information on to commission

1:26:03 ↗ email um to let you all know if there's

1:26:06 ↗ if you would like to participate in

1:26:07 ↗ that. Um, so with that, that makes some

1:26:09 ↗ changes. So, council uh member D.

1:26:11 ↗ Michelle, she was president. Um, so now

1:26:14 ↗ we have President um uh Mars stepping in

1:26:19 ↗ um for that role. And then deputy

1:26:21 ↗ council president um Jane.

1:26:23 ↗ >> Yes.

1:26:24 ↗ >> Um are in those new positions.

1:26:26 ↗ >> Who else is deputy?

1:26:27 ↗ >> Jane. Um she's uh Jane.

1:26:30 ↗ >> Kelly. Kelly. Jane.

1:26:31 ↗ >> Yes.

1:26:31 ↗ >> I thought Lindsay was gonna step

1:26:33 ↗ Lindsay.

1:26:35 ↗ >> No.

1:26:36 ↗ >> No. what my email told me,

1:26:38 ↗ >> right? They had new roles and then and

1:26:41 ↗ then Michelle stepped down. So,

1:26:43 ↗ >> so there's but now but there is still an

1:26:46 ↗ opening.

1:26:46 ↗ >> So, there's an opening. Commissioners,

1:26:48 ↗ you may have gone on an application or a

1:26:50 ↗ you

1:26:51 ↗ >> go for it.

1:26:52 ↗ >> I may come on.

1:26:54 ↗ >> So, um commissioners, I do want to I

1:26:56 ↗ don't want to lose you obviously, but um

1:26:59 ↗ I do want to encourage uh we always like

1:27:02 ↗ uh council members who are allies and

1:27:04 ↗ supporters of human services. So, um

1:27:06 ↗ please don't hesitate to go through the

1:27:08 ↗ application process if you have any

1:27:10 ↗ questions. Um we will point you to

1:27:13 ↗ people who really know and who will give

1:27:15 ↗ you the best support in that process. Um

1:27:17 ↗ what's nice about this opportunity is

1:27:20 ↗ you don't have to campaign. Um and so

1:27:22 ↗ it's basically like a kind of a

1:27:24 ↗ rapidfire interview process. It's very

1:27:27 ↗ intense. It's very public. Um and u they

1:27:31 ↗ eliminate you on the spot. So, you know,

1:27:34 ↗ it's so just so you know what you're

1:27:35 ↗ stepping into. But we encourage you all

1:27:37 ↗ to consider it.

1:27:39 ↗ Um, it is a great opportunity.

1:27:43 ↗ Uh, if you have any questions though,

1:27:44 ↗ please don't hesitate to reach out to

1:27:46 ↗ us. Be happy to share more information

1:27:48 ↗ about it.

1:27:51 ↗ >> Any other reports from the group?

1:27:57 ↗ >> No reports. But I do have a question

1:27:58 ↗ about the city council process. uh just

1:28:01 ↗ because one of my neighbors was

1:28:03 ↗ interested in uh city council's spot. Um

1:28:05 ↗ do we know how many people go for it or

1:28:10 ↗ is there any way of knowing or is it

1:28:12 ↗ just like you show up at the rapid fire

1:28:14 ↗ interview and that's when you see

1:28:16 ↗ everybody or

1:28:17 ↗ >> I think there's the initial screening

1:28:19 ↗ that happens. So they um invite I think

1:28:22 ↗ like last time it was maybe like 13 to

1:28:25 ↗ 15 um that they invited into that

1:28:27 ↗ process. So, I don't know how many

1:28:29 ↗ initial applications they actually

1:28:30 ↗ received. Uh, but it is I think it's it

1:28:33 ↗ can be quite competitive because again

1:28:36 ↗ the opportunity is you're not having to

1:28:38 ↗ pay for campaigning or that process.

1:28:40 ↗ >> Totally. Exactly. Okay. Thank

1:28:43 ↗ >> I can add to that a little bit because

1:28:45 ↗ they they do publish an agenda packet. I

1:28:48 ↗ mean, when it's public, it's really

1:28:50 ↗ public. So the the all the people that

1:28:51 ↗ are applying come to a a meeting, a

1:28:55 ↗ council meeting and so there is an

1:28:57 ↗ agenda packet with all the applications.

1:29:00 ↗ >> Oh, so

1:29:01 ↗ >> yeah, with all the applications in the

1:29:03 ↗ agenda packet. I I know because I

1:29:05 ↗ observed the last one and um and I did

1:29:09 ↗ notice that some people that applied did

1:29:13 ↗ not show up for the rapid fire and it's

1:29:16 ↗ probably because they went through the

1:29:18 ↗ list and saw all the agenda packets and

1:29:20 ↗ thought, you know,

1:29:21 ↗ >> yeah,

1:29:21 ↗ >> I'm not going to put myself through

1:29:23 ↗ this. But yeah, so everybody gets, you

1:29:25 ↗ know, everybody in the world gets to see

1:29:28 ↗ >> the applications if they so desire.

1:29:30 ↗ Yeah.

1:29:30 ↗ >> Yeah. Yeah. And if you have an

1:29:32 ↗ opportunity to reach out, if you're

1:29:34 ↗ interested and you have an opportunity

1:29:35 ↗ to reach out to a council member, um,

1:29:38 ↗ they are very open to those conversation

1:29:41 ↗ and I recommend taking that step.

1:29:44 ↗ >> I also assume that this rapid filing has

1:29:47 ↗ been recorded at some point.

1:29:49 ↗ >> Oh yeah, it's live.

1:29:50 ↗ >> So you can actually go in and see.

1:29:52 ↗ >> It's on YouTube.

1:29:53 ↗ >> Yeah. Yeah.

1:29:55 ↗ >> Questions.

1:29:56 ↗ >> Yeah.

1:29:59 ↗ You know, the these are also on YouTube

1:30:01 ↗ as well. Okay. So, we'll record it and

1:30:03 ↗ we go on to YouTube. YouTube. I will say

1:30:05 ↗ I think I'm the only one who sometimes

1:30:06 ↗ watches it.

1:30:08 ↗ >> Is that when you're having trouble

1:30:09 ↗ getting to sleep?

1:30:12 ↗ >> No. If I can't remember who um approved

1:30:15 ↗ something,

1:30:17 ↗ >> anxiety attack.

1:30:22 ↗ >> Okay. Um well, are there any

1:30:24 ↗ announcements from the group?

1:30:26 ↗ Um, sorry, real quick, just uh I can

1:30:28 ↗ follow up with some emails, but just

1:30:30 ↗ want to share some events that are

1:30:31 ↗ coming up you might be interested in

1:30:32 ↗ either attending or volunteering at. Um,

1:30:35 ↗ so end of April uh 27th through the 29th

1:30:39 ↗ um clothing uh community closet, they're

1:30:41 ↗ our new organization that we've

1:30:43 ↗ presented. They've had two Pickering

1:30:45 ↗ Barn events. They are having another

1:30:47 ↗ Pickering Barn event. This is a

1:30:49 ↗ three-day event, though. Monday will be

1:30:51 ↗ donation day. So, if you have any

1:30:52 ↗ clothes that you want to donate, they're

1:30:54 ↗ uh we're very kind of or they are very

1:30:57 ↗ specific about it's not um bring clothes

1:31:01 ↗ that you would want to wear yourself,

1:31:03 ↗ you know, um and they don't take certain

1:31:05 ↗ things. So, there'll be information on

1:31:07 ↗ those specifics. Um but I really what

1:31:10 ↗ they're doing this this time is a little

1:31:12 ↗ bit different donation day and then the

1:31:15 ↗ second day is going to be invite only

1:31:16 ↗ for food bank and the circle residents

1:31:18 ↗ and the garage I believe. So, um, so

1:31:22 ↗ they're really kind of trying to get

1:31:24 ↗ their specific target audience. And

1:31:26 ↗ then, um, the third day is, uh, the

1:31:29 ↗ first half is registration day and then,

1:31:32 ↗ um, open to the public. So, it's a very

1:31:34 ↗ >> like if you have to register for the

1:31:36 ↗ time slot to come in.

1:31:38 ↗ >> Oh,

1:31:38 ↗ >> yeah. Yeah. So, they they have

1:31:41 ↗ >> for volunteers.

1:31:42 ↗ >> No, for um shop to shop.

1:31:44 ↗ >> That's different. That's new.

1:31:47 ↗ >> That's right. You worked there.

1:31:49 ↗ working out other than

1:31:51 ↗ >> it was um there was a lot of lessons

1:31:52 ↗ learned last time it because the first

1:31:54 ↗ time it was really successful um very

1:31:57 ↗ smooth the second time it was word of

1:31:59 ↗ mouth got around and we were not

1:32:01 ↗ prepared for those numbers um and how

1:32:04 ↗ quickly things were going um yeah

1:32:06 ↗ >> what was the date on that again

1:32:08 ↗ >> April 27th is donation day that's a

1:32:10 ↗ Monday Tuesday is the for uh garage and

1:32:13 ↗ the circle invite only and then

1:32:15 ↗ Wednesday the 29th

1:32:18 ↗ um flyers will start uh to be you'll see

1:32:20 ↗ it start on our um we're not going to be

1:32:24 ↗ advertising that Tuesday um for obvious

1:32:26 ↗ reasons. Um but just want you to be

1:32:29 ↗ aware of how they're doing it this year.

1:32:31 ↗ Um or this this time. So I will not be

1:32:34 ↗ in attendance.

1:32:35 ↗ >> So they're doing internal advertising to

1:32:38 ↗ like sort of

1:32:39 ↗ >> Oh yeah. Yeah. Yeah.

1:32:42 ↗ Um, and then if you want to volunteer,

1:32:44 ↗ um, our process is, uh, you have to do a

1:32:47 ↗ background check if because it's a city

1:32:48 ↗ event. Um, that's our process. Takes up

1:32:51 ↗ to 48 hours. Um, but yeah, the more the

1:32:54 ↗ marrier.

1:32:54 ↗ >> Do you know subordinating like

1:32:56 ↗ volunteers?

1:32:58 ↗ >> Um, the the um the community clothing

1:33:01 ↗ closet folks.

1:33:02 ↗ >> Okay. So,

1:33:03 ↗ >> they have a website.

1:33:04 ↗ >> Yeah. Yeah.

1:33:06 ↗ >> Now, are they in our grant? Uh they will

1:33:09 ↗ be applying.

1:33:10 ↗ >> They didn't apply this last

1:33:12 ↗ >> uh they weren't they didn't exist. They

1:33:14 ↗ yeah they are like babies nonprofit.

1:33:17 ↗ They just six months old

1:33:20 ↗ >> and checking applications if you're on

1:33:22 ↗ say

1:33:24 ↗ human service commission. I assume you

1:33:26 ↗ don't have to go through

1:33:28 ↗ >> the

1:33:30 ↗ process for volunteer.

1:33:32 ↗ >> Um technically we need a background

1:33:34 ↗ check.

1:33:35 ↗ >> I know. It's very

1:33:38 ↗ >> um however if you are not interacting so

1:33:40 ↗ the difference is if you're not going to

1:33:42 ↗ be interacting with the public um which

1:33:44 ↗ a lot of the um a lot of the

1:33:45 ↗ volunteering I think you came last time

1:33:47 ↗ was um you're just sorting through the

1:33:50 ↗ clothes you're in the back you don't

1:33:52 ↗ need to do a volunteer you can just sign

1:33:54 ↗ up for a

1:33:56 ↗ you just show up that's fine again we we

1:33:58 ↗ will take more the marrier we need a lot

1:34:00 ↗ of volunteers for this kind of event

1:34:02 ↗ >> and I'm talking to

1:34:05 ↗ >> I know it It was lovely seeing you

1:34:06 ↗ there.

1:34:08 ↗ Um, also want to put it on your radar,

1:34:11 ↗ um, um, AAPI for the month of A, so

1:34:14 ↗ Asian-American Pacific Islander Heritage

1:34:17 ↗ Month is coming up in May. Um, the

1:34:19 ↗ circle is, um, doing their event at the

1:34:22 ↗ community center. That'll be on a

1:34:24 ↗ Sunday.

1:34:25 ↗ Gosh, should have had the date, May.

1:34:29 ↗ It's like the 10th, I think.

1:34:30 ↗ >> And you're going to send us an email.

1:34:32 ↗ >> Yep. Yep. because I didn't get it on my

1:34:34 ↗ staff report. Um,

1:34:40 ↗ I'll get you the date. Oh, sorry. Uh,

1:34:42 ↗ 17. Oh, I'm still sharing my screen.

1:34:44 ↗ Great. It's on the 17th. 17.

1:34:47 ↗ >> Uhhuh.

1:34:49 ↗ Um, but you'll get you'll start seeing

1:34:50 ↗ that advertised and all that good stuff.

1:34:54 ↗ Um, okay. That's all my reports.

1:34:59 ↗ >> All right. Um, our next meeting will be

1:35:03 ↗ April 15th.

1:35:05 ↗ Uh, meeting is adjourned.

1:35:09 ↗ >> Huma, can you stay on for a second?

1:35:10 ↗ >> Stay on.

1:35:12 ↗ >> Of course I can.

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Council / Members (8)

Jaime Fajardo

Manny Brown

Madeline Fish

Huma Mohibullah, virtual attendance

Jaydianette Ramirez

Ray Manahan

Trish Bloor

Danielle Jalbert, pending alternate absence

Staff (2)

Hannah Roberts, Senior Human Services Coordinator

Brenda Parker, Human Services Manager

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Maury Edwards

Preston Miele, excused

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Christie Schumann

Mariana Martinez

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