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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