Human Services Commission · Wednesday, May 20, 2026 · City Council Digest

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Minutes of April 15, 2026

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APPROVAL OF MINUTES a) 04-15-26 Human Services Commission Minutes CITY OF ISSAQUAH Human Services Commission 6:30 PM Steelhead Room, 235 1st Ave. April 15, 2026 MINUTES SE, Issaquah

Minutes of May 12, 2026

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REDMOND HUMAN SERVICES SPECIAL JOINT COMMISSION EQUITY TRAINING Tuesday, May 12, 2026 – 5:00 pm

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Joint Human Services Commission Equity Training Workshop Follow Up

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2027-2028 Human Services Grants- Application Overview and Check-In MAY 20, 2026 HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION MEETING

2027-2028 Human Services Grant Application Process Commissioner Check-In (D)

30 min · Brenda Parker, Human Services Manager

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5. REPORTS

Chair and Commissioner Reports

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0:06 ↗ Okay good.

0:07 ↗ >> All right, welcome to Human Services

0:09 ↗ Commission here uh Wednesday, May 20th.

0:12 ↗ We got time at 6:32.

0:15 ↗ Um we're going to call to order and I

0:18 ↗ also want to welcome a few of our new

0:21 ↗ commissioner members, Micah and

0:22 ↗ Danielle. Uh so welcome, welcome. Um, I

0:26 ↗ think we have everybody except but the

0:29 ↗ excuse of Preston

0:31 ↗ and then we're going to wait for Human

0:34 ↗ might join in a few minutes. And so

0:37 ↗ online in terms of commissioner, we have

0:39 ↗ Matteline. Hello. Good afternoon. And

0:42 ↗ then we have Commissioner Mory as well.

0:45 ↗ >> Hi. Hi.

0:47 ↗ >> Welcome. Welcome. Uh, we're going to go

0:50 ↗ into order. Uh we have a we we have a

0:52 ↗ pretty good agenda today and uh the

0:55 ↗ first thing we're going to go into is

0:57 ↗ public comment. We have a few folks from

0:59 ↗ our community and I want to give the

1:02 ↗ space for public comment and we have

1:05 ↗ about three minutes per if you all

1:08 ↗ there's is there an order you want to

1:09 ↗ have or

1:11 ↗ >> up to them. Um anyone want to volunteer

1:14 ↗ to go first?

1:16 ↗ >> Okay. Yeah. if you want to sit or come.

1:19 ↗ >> Go ahead and silent and then just

1:20 ↗ introduce yourself.

1:22 ↗ >> So, thank you. First of all, good

1:24 ↗ evening. My name is I serve on the board

1:28 ↗ of the Sophia Way and at Sophia Way, we

1:30 ↗ actually serve the women who are

1:32 ↗ experiencing homelessness in the east

1:34 ↗ side including the Isakua uh community.

1:37 ↗ So um in the past year alone uh more

1:41 ↗ than 500 women accessed our services and

1:44 ↗ over 140 were supported into stable

1:47 ↗ housing. Uh these are women navigating

1:49 ↗ extremely low incomes as you can imagine

1:52 ↗ uh trauma and complex barriers who with

1:55 ↗ our right support are able to stabilize

1:57 ↗ and be care. Uh our work spans a

2:01 ↗ comprehensive continuum to of care

2:03 ↗ including emergency shelters, a resource

2:06 ↗ center we have in Belleview, uh vehicle

2:10 ↗ outreach and uh transitional housing

2:13 ↗ plus the permanent supportive housing uh

2:16 ↗ grounded in our three core pillars,

2:17 ↗ shelter, safety and stability. We

2:20 ↗ empower women with the resources,

2:22 ↗ support systems and confidence needed to

2:25 ↗ move forward uh towards uh long term of

2:28 ↗ independence. Uh our mission is streng

2:31 ↗ strengthened by the community

2:33 ↗ engagement. Volunteers, donors and

2:35 ↗ partners play a critical role in

2:37 ↗ providing mentorship, connection and

2:40 ↗ sustained support helping women rebuild

2:42 ↗ their lives with dignity, hope and sense

2:44 ↗ of belonging. uh every day we see that

2:48 ↗ homelessness for women is not simply

2:50 ↗ about the absence of housing. It is

2:53 ↗ about the need for consistent trauma

2:56 ↗ informed care and a clear supported path

2:58 ↗ forward. Uh that is why Sophia focuses

3:01 ↗ not only on the emergency response but

3:03 ↗ on enabling long-term stability through

3:06 ↗ housing uh solutions, support services

3:09 ↗ and strong community partnerships. Uh we

3:12 ↗ know that women uh have uh have

3:15 ↗ stability, a safe place to sleep, access

3:18 ↗ to food, consistent support and a path

3:20 ↗ forward and they are able to heal,

3:22 ↗ regain confidence and achieve

3:24 ↗ independence if we support from all the

3:26 ↗ communities that that they are coming

3:28 ↗ from. As we look forward based on our

3:30 ↗ projections, we request consideration

3:33 ↗ for approximately $100,000 in funding

3:36 ↗ for F2027.

3:38 ↗ This support would directly enable us to

3:40 ↗ serve approximately 10% of the women

3:43 ↗ from Isakawa community to access our

3:46 ↗ shelters and vehicle outreach programs.

3:48 ↗ Thank you for your time leadership and

3:51 ↗ your continued partnership. Thank you so

3:53 ↗ much and any questions?

3:58 ↗ >> Any questions from the group?

4:00 ↗ Well, thank you so much for taking time

4:03 ↗ to inter.

4:05 ↗ >> Thank you. So nice to meet you.

4:07 ↗ capacity. I missid

4:16 ↗ hear me. Okay. Yes. Um, good evening,

4:19 ↗ commissioners. My name is Heidi Stalber.

4:21 ↗ I work at Kindering, which is a

4:23 ↗ nonprofit serving more than 3,300

4:26 ↗ children with diverse needs and their

4:29 ↗ families each year, including more than

4:31 ↗ 200 in Isaac each year. Thank you for

4:34 ↗ helping us support families navigating

4:36 ↗ economic hardship, immigration

4:39 ↗ challenges, and child care issues. In

4:42 ↗ our free child care and preschool

4:44 ↗ consultation program, we address

4:46 ↗ inequities in early learning by

4:49 ↗ partnering with child care and preschool

4:51 ↗ providers to help them successfully

4:53 ↗ serve children of all backgrounds and

4:56 ↗ abilities. We also support the child

4:58 ↗ care workforce through provider

5:01 ↗ education and training. We regularly

5:04 ↗ visit child carees and preschools in

5:06 ↗ Isiqua, including larger center-based

5:09 ↗ programs, family home child carees,

5:12 ↗ church-based preschools, and bilingual

5:15 ↗ programs conducted in Spanish or

5:17 ↗ Mandarin. We see children from the full

5:20 ↗ range of income levels and ethnicities.

5:23 ↗ As an example of our work, one Isqua

5:26 ↗ child care provider recently came to us

5:28 ↗ for help with a child whose behavior

5:30 ↗ created serious safety concerns. The

5:33 ↗ child often ran out of the classroom,

5:36 ↗ climbed the shelves, or put small

5:38 ↗ objects in her mouth. The staff were so

5:41 ↗ overwhelmed by trying to supervise this

5:43 ↗ child while managing the rest of the

5:45 ↗ class that the director worried some

5:48 ↗ might leave their jobs. Our team helped

5:50 ↗ the teachers create a safer environment

5:53 ↗ to support the child's sensory needs and

5:56 ↗ recommended a developmental evaluation

5:58 ↗ free of charge so that the child could

6:00 ↗ access special support. The director

6:03 ↗ said that our support helped the child

6:05 ↗ be quote more at ease and safe in the

6:08 ↗ environment and greatly relieved the

6:10 ↗ stress of the teaching staff. Overall

6:14 ↗ last year, 96% of the children served

6:17 ↗ through CCPC, the child care and

6:19 ↗ preschool consultation team, avoided

6:22 ↗ expulsion from their school program.

6:26 ↗ Family uh Kindering's families in

6:28 ↗ transition program called also called

6:30 ↗ FIT FIT supports children and families

6:34 ↗ experiencing homelessness, poverty,

6:37 ↗ domestic violence, and immigration

6:39 ↗ challenges. Every child in FIT also has

6:42 ↗ a developmental delay. We provide

6:45 ↗ developmental evaluations, pediatric

6:48 ↗ therapies, infant mental health

6:50 ↗ services, case management, and

6:53 ↗ connection to basic needs such as

6:55 ↗ housing, food, and employment. Families

6:58 ↗ are served where they live or where they

7:00 ↗ feel most comfortable meeting us,

7:03 ↗ whether in a shelter, in their car, in a

7:05 ↗ friend's home, or in a park or community

7:08 ↗ center.

7:10 ↗ Last year, 88% of the children in the

7:13 ↗ families and transition program made

7:15 ↗ measurable progress toward their

7:17 ↗ developmental goals. In closing,

7:20 ↗ Hindering is grateful for the

7:21 ↗ opportunity to address the child care,

7:24 ↗ developmental, and basic needs of

7:26 ↗ families in the Isakqua community. Thank

7:28 ↗ you for your time today and for

7:30 ↗ considering our application. and I'm

7:33 ↗ happy to answer any questions if there

7:34 ↗ are any.

7:38 ↗ >> All right. Well, thank you.

7:42 ↗ >> Hi. My turn. Yes.

7:44 ↗ >> I'm J Longoria with Domestic Violence

7:46 ↗ Survivors. Um I'm a domestic violence

7:49 ↗ survivor myself, uh who fled to this

7:51 ↗ city 20 years ago seeking shelter and

7:55 ↗ help and all kinds of stuff. Um and so I

7:58 ↗ know firsthand what it's like to be in

8:00 ↗ this city and need help. Um along that

8:03 ↗ journey, I kind of realized that through

8:05 ↗ my healing, there are some things that

8:07 ↗ were missing, gaps and holes that could

8:09 ↗ be filled with services. Um and so

8:11 ↗ that's where why I developed my

8:13 ↗ nonprofit organization. Um and we had

8:16 ↗ our first year of funding with you guys

8:17 ↗ last year or last cycle. Um we're asking

8:21 ↗ for a considerably larger amount this

8:23 ↗ year because there's been

8:26 ↗ excess need that we couldn't support. Um

8:29 ↗ and we would love to. We feel that we

8:31 ↗ have the capability to support uh more

8:33 ↗ people and would love to do so. Um

8:36 ↗ services that we offer are hotel

8:39 ↗ vouchers for immediate housing needs,

8:41 ↗ medium and long-term rental assistance,

8:43 ↗ cell phones for those escaping violent

8:46 ↗ uh relationships and have no access to

8:48 ↗ communication or their partners are

8:49 ↗ monitoring them. Um temporary shelter

8:52 ↗ and warding for pets because that's

8:54 ↗ important and can hold people back

8:55 ↗ sometime, believe it or not. clothing

8:57 ↗ and hygiene supplies and culturally

8:59 ↗ competent behavioral health support um

9:02 ↗ provided by a group that we contract

9:03 ↗ with called uh for the culture

9:05 ↗ counseling services. Uh legal guidance,

9:07 ↗ assistance filling out protection orders

9:09 ↗ and court filing family services,

9:12 ↗ referrals and connections to local

9:13 ↗ services, assistance with resume

9:16 ↗ building, job searches, applications for

9:18 ↗ schooling. Um, our organization is, I

9:21 ↗ feel, is different than some of the

9:23 ↗ larger organizations that help with

9:24 ↗ domestic violence in the area because we

9:27 ↗ don't just step in and put a band-aid on

9:29 ↗ and pay rent. We step in and we come up

9:32 ↗ with a plan. We develop that plan and we

9:35 ↗ execute the plan. The participants have

9:37 ↗ to be willing and wanting to change

9:39 ↗ their life and remove theirel from a

9:41 ↗ domestic violence situation. It can take

9:43 ↗ seven to 10 times for a woman to

9:45 ↗ actually leave. And so we're we're there

9:48 ↗ for that seventh to 10th time when they

9:50 ↗ actually want to move on and move

9:51 ↗ forward. Um I have done that myself and

9:54 ↗ I know how hard it is to leave. Um and I

9:57 ↗ know the steps that need to be t taken

9:59 ↗ to get out of those situations and to

10:01 ↗ sustain that success. Um and so that's

10:04 ↗ why our group is a little bit different.

10:06 ↗ We're probably haven't heard of us. We

10:08 ↗ have helped, I think,

10:11 ↗ 25 or 30 people um in our funding cycle

10:15 ↗ this last couple of years. We still have

10:16 ↗ a few more. The year's not over yet. Um

10:19 ↗ but um we're we're more based word of

10:21 ↗ mouth based. Um we haven't really

10:23 ↗ released our website yet because um I'm

10:26 ↗ afraid that we'll get flooded and I

10:28 ↗ don't have the funding to help those

10:30 ↗ people. Um but we did make a website.

10:32 ↗ Yay for us. Um it was really hard for us

10:34 ↗ to do. Um, so I encourage you guys to

10:37 ↗ look at our new website, look at all the

10:39 ↗ services that we offer, and um, I hope

10:41 ↗ that you consider my application for

10:43 ↗ more funding this cycle. Thank you very

10:45 ↗ much.

10:46 ↗ >> What was your agency?

10:48 ↗ >> Domestic violence survivors.

10:52 ↗ >> I do have a question. What is your

10:54 ↗ service area?

10:55 ↗ >> Um, so we started and focused really on

10:59 ↗ Isiqua, but we have helped everybody

11:02 ↗ locally in all of the east side cities.

11:04 ↗ And so we have asked for funding from

11:06 ↗ all of the east side cities this year

11:08 ↗ for the first time including Reon um

11:11 ↗ because we help a lot of people up in

11:12 ↗ the highlands. Um we've even helped

11:14 ↗ people in Seattle um with donations that

11:17 ↗ we received and um some private funding

11:19 ↗ that we received as well.

11:21 ↗ >> Thank you.

11:22 ↗ >> Thank you very much.

11:22 ↗ >> Thank you so much Jamie. You guys have a

11:24 ↗ good night.

11:24 ↗ >> You too.

11:28 ↗ Jamie, before everyone leaves,

11:30 ↗ >> Jamie, before everyone leaves, what was

11:32 ↗ the name of the first the organization

11:34 ↗ of the first presenter?

11:36 ↗ >> Sophia Wayi.

11:38 ↗ >> Sophia Wayi. Uh, tell me your in your

11:41 ↗ application. Uh, you mentioned that you

11:44 ↗ uh I don't see um a um a brickandmortar

11:48 ↗ place here in Isiqua, but you do say

11:50 ↗ that you do home visits. Is it possible

11:53 ↗ for you? Um,

11:55 ↗ >> we do vehicle vehicle outreach.

11:58 ↗ >> I see. Is it possible for someone to be

12:01 ↗ in Isiqua to apply for your services,

12:04 ↗ get your services, and to um graduate

12:08 ↗ from your services while staying in the

12:10 ↗ city of Isiziqua?

12:12 ↗ >> That I'm not aware. I have to check

12:14 ↗ because we have Kirkland, Belleview, uh,

12:17 ↗ and Isaakqua covered, but how they stay

12:20 ↗ here and do that, I don't know. But we

12:22 ↗ actually bring them to the value shelter

12:24 ↗ or to the culture because we when we do

12:27 ↗ the outreach vehicle outreach they are

12:29 ↗ anywhere they are and then we take them

12:31 ↗ there.

12:32 ↗ >> Yeah.

12:32 ↗ >> I see. Thank you.

12:35 ↗ >> Absolutely. Thanks.

12:37 ↗ >> Thank you. Thank you.

12:46 ↗ I thought I'd mention that um Jamie the

12:48 ↗ last presenter she was on the human

12:51 ↗ services council. Yeah. His commission

12:53 ↗ brief. I was I mean we over overlapped.

12:56 ↗ Yeah.

12:56 ↗ >> Oh wow.

12:57 ↗ >> Yeah. So just FYI.

13:01 ↗ >> Couple of years ago you said or

13:02 ↗ >> it was right when I started so it was

13:04 ↗ during co

13:06 ↗ >> it must have been before you right.

13:09 ↗ >> She had us a strong testimony. Yeah,

13:12 ↗ >> personal journey uh given her efforts.

13:16 ↗ Um wow.

13:19 ↗ >> All right, we're going to move on order

13:21 ↗ if that's all right with the group. Um

13:25 ↗ >> just a quick minute to do introduction

13:27 ↗ so our new

13:29 ↗ >> people know everyone.

13:30 ↗ >> Yes,

13:31 ↗ >> I know that's not Let's do that real

13:32 ↗ quick.

13:33 ↗ >> Thank you, Brandon.

13:34 ↗ >> Yeah, you want to start?

13:41 ↗ Hi, welcome Bri Manahan. Um, fairly

13:44 ↗ newbie right before you two. Um, so

13:47 ↗ prior to joining this commission, I was

13:49 ↗ also on the equity board. Lived here in

13:50 ↗ Isiqua for now six years. Didn't come

13:53 ↗ too far. I was um in Seattle. Lived

13:55 ↗ about four blocks down that way here in

13:57 ↗ the Oldtown area. So, it's a pleasure to

14:00 ↗ be here and working with the group.

14:03 ↗ >> Um, name's Micah Lorenz. This is first

14:06 ↗ meeting. Um been living in Isiqua for

14:08 ↗ almost 2 years. I really really love it.

14:11 ↗ We were living in Kirkland for that my

14:14 ↗ family until we moved over here. So

14:16 ↗ really really enjoy it and honestly

14:18 ↗ excited to be a part of this commission

14:19 ↗ and get to know you all and jump into

14:21 ↗ this work.

14:23 ↗ >> Michael

14:24 ↗ Danielle Jbert. Um I've been living here

14:26 ↗ in Esqua for about four years. I'm

14:28 ↗ actually in the process of attempting to

14:31 ↗ buy the condo that I'm renting. Um like

14:33 ↗ paperwork is happening. Uh, so that's

14:36 ↗ very exciting. I love this area. I'm

14:38 ↗ very um invested in um supporting my

14:41 ↗ neighbors. Uh and so I'm very happy to

14:43 ↗ be uh able to do that with the work

14:45 ↗ you're um on this uh commission.

14:48 ↗ Um my name is Trish Flor. Everybody else

14:51 ↗ knows me. So um and I've been in the

14:54 ↗ Isiqua area since the mid 80s. I raised

14:56 ↗ my children here and and launched them

15:00 ↗ successfully. and um I've been involved

15:04 ↗ um on a volunteer basis with a lot of

15:06 ↗ different nonprofits in the area um and

15:09 ↗ um been on the prior to this commission

15:13 ↗ I was on the arts commission and then I

15:15 ↗ moved over here during co I can't

15:17 ↗ remember what year it was but I think I

15:19 ↗ might be the I think I might be the most

15:22 ↗ veteran now. I think Manny was and then

15:26 ↗ we had a commissioner that just left or

15:28 ↗ retired or whatever you want to call it.

15:30 ↗ I I think I might be the longest term,

15:32 ↗ but yeah.

15:35 ↗ >> Um I'm JD Ramirez. I've been in

15:37 ↗ Washington since 22 and living in NSF

15:40 ↗ since 2023. Um I joined the commission

15:43 ↗ last year. Um so starting with Ray and

15:48 ↗ yeah, it's pretty much me, right?

15:52 ↗ I want that focus real quick.

15:54 ↗ >> Maline, do you want to go next?

15:58 ↗ Over here.

16:00 ↗ >> Hi, I'm Meline Fish. I've lived in

16:03 ↗ Isiqua since 1992

16:08 ↗ and I think this is my second uh is it a

16:11 ↗ term on the human services commission

16:15 ↗ and I volunteer with other local

16:17 ↗ organizations as well.

16:22 ↗ Do you want to go next?

16:24 ↗ >> Sure. I apologize to everyone. My camera

16:26 ↗ doesn't seem to be working, so I You

16:28 ↗ can't see me. Right.

16:30 ↗ >> Right.

16:30 ↗ >> Right. Okay. So, um I've been uh I think

16:34 ↗ this is my third term, I think. And uh I

16:39 ↗ have been living here in Isiqua since uh

16:42 ↗ 85.

16:44 ↗ I love it here. Um I was a long-term

16:47 ↗ resident of Bellingham, Washington. And

16:50 ↗ uh this reminds me a lot of topography

16:54 ↗ or geographically a lot of uh the area

16:57 ↗ around Bellingham. It's it's real pretty

17:00 ↗ here. Lots of hills and I really enjoy

17:02 ↗ it. I came to do this work uh through uh

17:07 ↗ my church. Uh I was um a friend of a

17:11 ↗ fellow activist with Manny Brown who is

17:14 ↗ no longer part of this but um uh Manny

17:17 ↗ uh encouraged me to apply and I did and

17:22 ↗ uh I've um I feel like uh I feel like I

17:25 ↗ have a little bit of impact by doing

17:27 ↗ this and I really appreciate the

17:29 ↗ opportunity to continue to do it. That's

17:32 ↗ me.

17:33 ↗ >> Thank you Amorei and Huma. Welcome.

17:35 ↗ We're just doing a quick introduction

17:37 ↗ because we have our our new commissioner

17:39 ↗ starting tonight. So, if you want to

17:40 ↗ just do an introduction, that'd be

17:41 ↗ great.

17:42 ↗ >> Sure. Hi, my name is Huma and uh this is

17:45 ↗ my

17:47 ↗ third year on the commission. Um what

17:51 ↗ brought me to this work was being a

17:54 ↗ fairly new Isiqua resident and I'm going

17:56 ↗ on 10 years now, but you know, compared

17:59 ↗ to Manny Brown and others, it's that's

18:01 ↗ being a newbie. Um, and I just wanted to

18:03 ↗ get involved in the community,

18:05 ↗ particularly around, um, you know, areas

18:07 ↗ where I could help minoritized

18:09 ↗ communities. Um, and, yeah, just create

18:12 ↗ be part of a positive impact there. So,

18:14 ↗ I, uh, heard from Monica Negrilla, who

18:17 ↗ used to be Brenda's predecessor, and she

18:20 ↗ invited me in, and I've just been really

18:23 ↗ grateful to be a part of this community.

18:27 ↗ >> Great. Thank you. Yeah, I just kind of

18:29 ↗ piggyback a little bit on him saying is

18:31 ↗ my name is Haime and what brought me

18:33 ↗ here too was the same thing around just

18:35 ↗ wanted to give back and contribute and

18:37 ↗ get to know the community a little

18:38 ↗ better, right? From having cultural fest

18:40 ↗ to funding to our community based

18:43 ↗ organization, you know, to school

18:46 ↗ districts and how to serve the

18:47 ↗ underserved. Um, so I've been on the

18:51 ↗ board for man, I would say plus five

18:54 ↗ years, something like that. Um, but I'm

18:57 ↗ I'm very grateful to be part of these.

18:58 ↗ These are great great great people here.

19:00 ↗ They have their hearts in the right

19:02 ↗ place to ensure that we're making

19:04 ↗ decisions based on the community's

19:06 ↗ voices. So, that's what keeps me coming

19:08 ↗ is knowing that everyone's in the same

19:11 ↗ collective impact. Um, so welcome.

19:13 ↗ Welcome, Michael. Welcome. I have

19:15 ↗ Danielle and Mike is what I have here.

19:17 ↗ So welcome.

19:21 ↗ >> All right. So, we're going to

19:24 ↗ go forward here with approval of

19:25 ↗ minutes. We did have two of them. So, I

19:27 ↗ do need to get kind of a motion on these

19:30 ↗ uh minutes for April 15, 2026. Do I get

19:34 ↗ a motion from

19:36 ↗ >> I move that we've approved the minutes

19:37 ↗ from that meeting.

19:39 ↗ >> I second.

19:41 ↗ >> Second from both JD and Trish.

19:45 ↗ Um, and then we're going to have to also

19:46 ↗ do the same thing for our equity joint

19:49 ↗ commission meeting that we had um in

19:52 ↗ Redmond Human Services Tuesday, May 12,

19:55 ↗ 2026. I will need a motion for that as

19:57 ↗ well from the group.

19:59 ↗ >> A motion to

20:01 ↗ >> Okay, I'll second.

20:03 ↗ >> Oh, I think we have a second from R.

20:05 ↗ I'll second.

20:08 ↗ We We got it, but thank you.

20:20 ↗ We're going to go to our third item or

20:22 ↗ actually a item um for joint human

20:27 ↗ service commission equity training

20:29 ↗ workshop workshop followup. I do re

20:32 ↗ recognize that a lot of us were there uh

20:35 ↗ at Redmond Hall to talk about um

20:40 ↗ what was the group community rise that

20:41 ↗ kind of came in and and provided uh I'm

20:44 ↗ going to speak a little so folks can

20:46 ↗ hear me online as well is and a platform

20:50 ↗ to have discussions around biases,

20:53 ↗ equity, equality, institutional racism,

20:56 ↗ structural racism and and I and I was

20:59 ↗ talking to Brenda, you know, I

21:02 ↗ uh and we'll share the next slides here

21:04 ↗ uh as attachments

21:07 ↗ um was how does that fit within human

21:09 ↗ services funding right and how do we

21:11 ↗ kind of look at some of the blind spots

21:13 ↗ to ensure that we're we're doing what we

21:16 ↗ should be doing right and I one of the

21:18 ↗ items that was shared through Brenda on

21:21 ↗ folks's email was um the equity

21:24 ↗ statement shared funding priorities

21:30 ↗ >> I think does everyone have that online.

21:32 ↗ >> Okay, perfect.

21:33 ↗ >> And so I I I I thought it would be very

21:36 ↗ pivotal just to always center our work

21:38 ↗ around this statement because I know a

21:40 ↗ lot of work was done. I know Manny would

21:41 ↗ be super happy knowing that uh this is

21:44 ↗ being still continued to be at the

21:46 ↗ center of our vision. So I'm going to

21:48 ↗ read it out loud. Um, isqua human

21:51 ↗ services. Our work in human services is

21:53 ↗ centered around the vision of Isiqua as

21:55 ↗ a welcoming, inclusive, equitable, and

21:58 ↗ just community with a broad range of

22:01 ↗ social services where every person is

22:04 ↗ respected and we're meeting basic need,

22:07 ↗ basic human needs, a shared

22:09 ↗ responsibility.

22:15 ↗ So with that in mind, I I did want to

22:17 ↗ talk about uh for our group here and and

22:19 ↗ I don't want to make it I do want to

22:21 ↗ make it more of a reflection where I do

22:23 ↗ want folks to speak and how does that

22:25 ↗ fit within your internal compass

22:28 ↗ um new or no new I I still feel there's

22:30 ↗ a lot of wisdom in the room right is so

22:34 ↗ I did have uh some questions but I did

22:36 ↗ want to if folks want to take out um

22:40 ↗ there is another uh attachment around

22:45 ↗ uh equity, what is equity, what is

22:47 ↗ equality, and then what is bias.

22:52 ↗ >> This was good. I'm glad you brought

22:53 ↗ this.

22:54 ↗ >> Absolutely. I I and thank you for

22:55 ↗ bringing it up uh commissioner is that

22:59 ↗ for folks that could not attend how it

23:01 ↗ was broke it down was there's three

23:02 ↗ groups and it was really to look at

23:05 ↗ biases and actually to

23:08 ↗ pull those muscles around what are some

23:10 ↗ stereotypes that folks have. So um we

23:13 ↗ all have biases and I think the more we

23:16 ↗ can have conversations of like hey

23:18 ↗ here's what I have here is my internal

23:19 ↗ compass uh what does that mean now for

23:22 ↗ have discussion and dialogue to then

23:25 ↗ being able to make decisions and a in a

23:28 ↗ very uh going back to our statement of

23:30 ↗ equity going back to that statement to

23:32 ↗ ensure that we're making uh funding

23:35 ↗ recommendations based on the best we can

23:37 ↗ to our underserved communities and so I

23:40 ↗ wanted to just talk about equity

23:42 ↗ equality and biases and and I'm going to

23:45 ↗ read it out loud or someone has someone

23:48 ↗ wants to read it in terms of equity

23:51 ↗ definition on that attachment. I'm

23:53 ↗ looking for volunteers.

23:55 ↗ >> You want me to read it?

23:56 ↗ >> Yes, please. Thank you. Thank you.

23:59 ↗ Um, equity in power distribution

24:02 ↗ involves fairly assigning influence,

24:05 ↗ resources, and decision-making authority

24:08 ↗ while considering different starting

24:10 ↗ points and needs to promote fair

24:12 ↗ outcomes. Can you hear me? Okay.

24:15 ↗ >> Yep.

24:15 ↗ >> Okay. Unlike equality, which offers the

24:19 ↗ same for everyone and may overlook

24:22 ↗ systemic disadvantage or disparities,

24:26 ↗ equity is a proactive fairness approach.

24:28 ↗ It ensures all voices are included,

24:31 ↗ opportunities are accessible, and

24:34 ↗ support tailored to address barriers,

24:37 ↗ fostering an environment where everyone

24:39 ↗ has a genuine chance to succeed.

24:50 ↗ We want to read the equality or the

24:54 ↗ group.

24:55 ↗ >> Come on. It's pretty short. You guys

24:57 ↗ >> I'll do it.

24:59 ↗ >> Versus equality. Equality is the

25:01 ↗ condition of having equality or being

25:04 ↗ equal in equality or sense.

25:10 ↗ >> Thank you, Commissioner Ray. Anybody on

25:11 ↗ the bias one?

25:15 ↗ I can take it. So bias implicit or

25:18 ↗ unconscious bias involves automatic

25:21 ↗ stereotypes and attitudes that influence

25:22 ↗ our perceptions, decisions, and

25:24 ↗ behaviors without our awareness. These

25:26 ↗ biases often involve declared beliefs

25:29 ↗ and can affect sectors such as hiring,

25:32 ↗ healthcare, and justice through quick

25:34 ↗ judgments based on background, culture,

25:36 ↗ or appearance. shaped by personal

25:38 ↗ experiences, these mental shortcuts may

25:40 ↗ cause unfair treatment even when we

25:42 ↗ consciously endorse fairness and

25:44 ↗ equality.

25:47 ↗ And and so I'm going to piggy back. So

25:49 ↗ one of the examples they used here was

25:50 ↗ resumeé audit studies show that

25:52 ↗ identical application received different

25:54 ↗ responses based on a racially coded

25:56 ↗ names. Right? These findings demonstrate

25:59 ↗ that unconscious biases shape hiring

26:01 ↗ decisions even among employers who

26:03 ↗ endorse diversity. Um, so that's a a

26:09 ↗ bias and so I I I fielded some questions

26:13 ↗ to Brenda and um and I think given the

26:17 ↗ the the learn learning we had last week,

26:20 ↗ I think it would be in our best favor to

26:21 ↗ have these discussions as a group,

26:23 ↗ right? And it's one of the questions I

26:25 ↗ have and I really again it's very

26:28 ↗ important because we're all going to be

26:29 ↗ split in groups when we're talking about

26:31 ↗ funding recommendations and what I want

26:34 ↗ or my hope our hope is to go back to the

26:37 ↗ equity statement is that how do we

26:40 ↗ normalize discussion and say hey

26:42 ↗ actually do have a bias around you're

26:44 ↗ not good or bad but I think we should we

26:46 ↗ have to speak about them because that's

26:49 ↗ when we have these uh unconscious biases

26:52 ↗ and we're making recommend ations

26:53 ↗ without really having a conversation.

26:55 ↗ So, and so I just I'm going to put these

26:57 ↗ questions out there, but but I want to

26:59 ↗ put it in practical as we get split up

27:00 ↗ in groups for recommendations that it's

27:03 ↗ very critical to ensure we're having

27:05 ↗ discussions around biases, equity,

27:08 ↗ equality. So, my question to the group

27:10 ↗ here as we learn and stretch our muscles

27:12 ↗ and and I I do want to say everyone's on

27:14 ↗ a different continuum, right? So, how

27:17 ↗ that looks like is is is very important

27:18 ↗ too, right? Again, wisdom in the room.

27:21 ↗ So the question I had here uh what

27:24 ↗ biases may impact access to services or

27:27 ↗ in our community

27:30 ↗ >> what biases that we have.

27:32 ↗ >> Correct.

27:33 ↗ >> Okay.

27:38 ↗ >> Can be I see someone back there too.

27:42 ↗ >> Commissioner can make it. Go ahead.

27:46 ↗ >> Me.

27:46 ↗ >> Yes. Yes. Yep.

27:50 ↗ I was going to say um classism.

27:53 ↗ >> Okay.

27:55 ↗ >> Like um yeah

27:57 ↗ >> say more

27:59 ↗ >> um well

28:03 ↗ who

28:05 ↗ okay I'll just use a specific example um

28:08 ↗ and I don't mean to call anybody out but

28:10 ↗ it's just a specific example that I

28:12 ↗ that's coming to mind. um clothing drive

28:15 ↗ that happens at the barn and we have

28:18 ↗ assumptions about who deserves to be

28:19 ↗ there and who doesn't

28:21 ↗ >> and our people who are well off you know

28:26 ↗ but yes so are people are people who are

28:29 ↗ welloff just coming to get free stuff

28:32 ↗ >> yep

28:32 ↗ >> but we cannot necessarily know people's

28:36 ↗ class status or um should lower income

28:40 ↗ people look a certain way to gain access

28:44 ↗ to some of our services. Right? So, some

28:47 ↗ of those uh assumptions that we all

28:48 ↗ carry where we're trying to figure out

28:52 ↗ who really deserves our help or who

28:55 ↗ belongs uh in a particular category or

28:57 ↗ who doesn't. And I think it's something

29:00 ↗ that really each and every one of us

29:01 ↗ carry. It could be about class, but it

29:03 ↗ could certainly be about anything else

29:05 ↗ too, like white passing folks. um do you

29:08 ↗ really are you really uh okay to get

29:12 ↗ access to this or that resource if you

29:14 ↗ don't appear as a person of color

29:16 ↗ because you're white passing any number

29:18 ↗ of biases

29:22 ↗ >> and that's a great point. Uh one of the

29:23 ↗ things that to add to that was the

29:25 ↗ training was you know most of the

29:27 ↗ community based organizations are going

29:29 ↗ to be closer to the work right which

29:31 ↗ means also representation

29:34 ↗ identification

29:35 ↗ uh is very critical. Um one of the

29:37 ↗ things that I'm always mindful of is

29:40 ↗ when we do we have our site visits or

29:42 ↗ folks coming in is that you know they

29:46 ↗ might speak different languages too

29:48 ↗ right? So if they're speaking English

29:50 ↗ and they and it's not as proficient as

29:52 ↗ it is, there is biases with that and

29:54 ↗ there's some privilege around that. So I

29:56 ↗ think of it that way. Who has access and

29:58 ↗ who doesn't, right? Some of our

29:59 ↗ community based organization, I'm

30:00 ↗ thinking like the circle, right? They

30:02 ↗ might have some great people, but

30:05 ↗ English is maybe not the first. And so

30:08 ↗ um and I think of it that way. Who has

30:10 ↗ access, who doesn't have access, right?

30:12 ↗ And I think about it in a bigger scope

30:14 ↗ for isqua as we're diverse in our

30:16 ↗ community is some folks might not be

30:19 ↗ proficient with English doesn't mean

30:20 ↗ they're less than. they actually might

30:22 ↗ be more equipped because they might

30:24 ↗ speak four or five six languages and

30:27 ↗ that just something that I'm just being

30:29 ↗ mindful right so I think of it when

30:31 ↗ people come and present right is I that

30:34 ↗ can be something that how do we shape

30:37 ↗ that belonging piece to fact is that we

30:39 ↗ want you to show up for who you are and

30:41 ↗ speak to the great work you're doing and

30:43 ↗ so I think of it in that way even small

30:46 ↗ presentations like that I'm just I'm

30:48 ↗ mindful like okay what are they saying

30:50 ↗ how do I how do we try to examine that.

30:52 ↗ So, um that's just a quick observation.

30:55 ↗ I want to hear from the group if there's

30:58 ↗ anything biases that may impact

31:01 ↗ um around the work we do.

31:03 ↗ >> Well, I I thought um you know, yours was

31:05 ↗ a really good one. It made me think that

31:08 ↗ I have kind of one that's on a little

31:11 ↗ bit of a tangent off that. I have I I

31:14 ↗ admit I have not pulled up the link yet

31:15 ↗ to see who has applied, but hope link

31:19 ↗ I'm assuming has applied. they always

31:21 ↗ apply. And I tend to have a barrier

31:27 ↗ sometimes against funding Hope Link

31:30 ↗ because they're this big mega place and

31:32 ↗ they get, you know, hundreds and

31:35 ↗ thousands, millions of dollars. And so

31:38 ↗ that's something I have to think about

31:40 ↗ as I evaluate

31:43 ↗ their application

31:45 ↗ is um I have to kind of, you know, put

31:48 ↗ blinders on and just forget about the

31:50 ↗ fact that they've got all this money

31:51 ↗ flowing in and look at the true merits

31:53 ↗ of what they're trying to tell us. But

31:55 ↗ it's hard. It's really hard because they

31:57 ↗ get millions of dollars.

31:59 ↗ >> Yeah.

32:00 ↗ >> Yeah. And and that's I think as we go

32:03 ↗ into grammar, it's going to be an

32:04 ↗ ongoing tension. I think that's

32:05 ↗ something that is uh big organizations

32:09 ↗ and how much how much they serve our our

32:12 ↗ community right

32:13 ↗ >> that can be more intentionality is like

32:16 ↗ out of that pie how much are is and I

32:18 ↗ know some of you will ask that say hey I

32:20 ↗ think it was just asked just a minute

32:22 ↗ ago was how many folks do you serve that

32:25 ↗ are isiqua I think it was commissioner

32:26 ↗ Murray that asked that question so those

32:29 ↗ are good critical questions to keep

32:32 ↗ having on our front minds and saying hey

32:34 ↗ what is being served in our community

32:35 ↗ and that's going to be something that

32:36 ↗ comes up when we have funding decisions

32:39 ↗ around our groups. I think those are

32:41 ↗ great examinations, great reflections.

32:44 ↗ Um, anybody else from the group in terms

32:46 ↗ of how biases might show up uh in terms

32:50 ↗ of services in our community?

32:51 ↗ >> Well, to piggyback of what Trish just

32:54 ↗ said, my big bias is familiarity. I

32:56 ↗ mean, I walk here at every meeting and

32:58 ↗ there's two that are right on my path to

33:00 ↗ get over here, which is the clothing

33:02 ↗ bank and the garage next door.

33:05 ↗ I walk my dog and I see those two CBOS

33:07 ↗ right there. I go, "Oh, wow. Great

33:09 ↗ work." And there's 30 plus other

33:11 ↗ applications in my folder going, "Right,

33:13 ↗ you you that's you need to go take a

33:16 ↗ look at those. That's not the only ones

33:18 ↗ that you need to consider." They're

33:19 ↗ doing great work.

33:21 ↗ >> So, go open up those folders and go

33:23 ↗ figure out what they're trying to do.

33:24 ↗ How many people in the community do they

33:26 ↗ serve? What are they trying to

33:28 ↗ accomplish? What are their numbers? go

33:30 ↗ dissect them and look at them and

33:31 ↗ analyze them to see what they did, what

33:33 ↗ they're trying to do because they could

33:35 ↗ do equal amount of impressive work. So

33:37 ↗ don't let don't let that bias get in the

33:39 ↗ way of really trying to understand what

33:42 ↗ those organizations are trying to do and

33:44 ↗ that goes right along what you're trying

33:45 ↗ saying Trish whether it be the circle or

33:48 ↗ Kinderling that's another huge

33:49 ↗ organization is go in there and tr truly

33:52 ↗ understand what it's going to take some

33:54 ↗ time you just got to block off that that

33:57 ↗ will really go in there see what

34:03 ↗ >> on the flip side familiar I mean I I get

34:06 ↗ what you're saying, but familiarity

34:10 ↗ means access hopefully to other

34:12 ↗ community members, right? And people are

34:15 ↗ are familiar with the organizations and

34:17 ↗ particularly the food bank. Yeah. And uh

34:22 ↗ and go there because of their

34:23 ↗ familiarity. Yeah. Yeah.

34:30 ↗ >> Anybody else? I see.

34:31 ↗ >> I have a question. I have a question

34:33 ↗ related to familiarity. um and bias

34:36 ↗ reduction. Are we doing field trips at

34:40 ↗ all this time? Like sometimes we go

34:41 ↗ visit the organizations to get a better

34:43 ↗ sense of um what they've done when

34:46 ↗ they've been funded.

34:48 ↗ And since the last uh batch of funding,

34:51 ↗ I have not taken that field trip, but I

34:53 ↗ hear that they are done. So, I was just

34:55 ↗ wondering if that's in the works for

34:57 ↗ this round or

35:00 ↗ >> Yeah, generally we do the field trips

35:02 ↗ before. So we we did those this last

35:05 ↗ this past year. There were field trips

35:07 ↗ and there were presentations. So at some

35:09 ↗ point after the funding um that that

35:13 ↗ will happen after the these groups are

35:15 ↗ funded and then you'll go out and kind

35:17 ↗ of monitor and see them throughout the

35:19 ↗ grant cycles.

35:21 ↗ >> Thank you.

35:22 ↗ >> Question. And to that point, one of the

35:25 ↗ things that we identified when we got

35:27 ↗ done or concluded our grant sension

35:29 ↗ recommendations was like, "Hey, there's

35:32 ↗ like like six of these that we would

35:33 ↗ love to." So think about that. So as

35:35 ↗ you're going into funding is uh identify

35:39 ↗ which ones are like hey I would like to

35:41 ↗ know more about that one or you know so

35:43 ↗ you know having that back mind so it

35:46 ↗ does get presented to the human services

35:47 ↗ commission and just and then it gets on

35:49 ↗ the books and then we're all kind of in

35:51 ↗ there because that that that will be the

35:52 ↗ season for this upcoming year is doing

35:56 ↗ site visits and or one of the things

35:57 ↗ that we recommended was how do we get

36:00 ↗ folks to come to you know kind of a

36:02 ↗ two-way sphere right because sometimes

36:04 ↗ it might be difficult to go to their

36:05 ↗ spot. So, making it space where we have

36:08 ↗ I think there was one commission meeting

36:09 ↗ where we had like four or five folks

36:11 ↗ lined up and kind of giving their

36:13 ↗ overview of what they do, why they do

36:15 ↗ it. Um, and not just I think the rhythm

36:18 ↗ is great in that regard because they're

36:20 ↗ just not waiting for like, oh, it's

36:22 ↗ grant time. I got to go present. It's

36:24 ↗ more like, hey, it's naturally to say, I

36:27 ↗ really want to know your work. I think

36:29 ↗ it it helps us not be transactional. Uh

36:31 ↗ and so that was the the the discussion

36:34 ↗ we had last year was how do we get more

36:36 ↗ how do we get more participation even

36:38 ↗ from us right not just having them come

36:40 ↗ to us but us going out to their to their

36:43 ↗ space and community. So that will be

36:45 ↗ something that comes up and then folks

36:46 ↗ will raise their hand I would love to

36:48 ↗ check out and then kind of report back.

36:51 ↗ I think that was one of the things we

36:52 ↗ did. I'm looking at Commissioner Manlin

36:54 ↗ here too is that or Commissioner Manlin

36:57 ↗ and is that we we did come back and

36:59 ↗ report some site that we had and do it

37:02 ↗ that way. So that would be coming up for

37:04 ↗ the upcoming year.

37:06 ↗ >> Well, and I just want to add wh um I

37:08 ↗ can't remember which grant cycle it was.

37:10 ↗ I think this is my third now. Um there

37:14 ↗ were um applications where I wasn't

37:16 ↗ familiar with the organizations. I went

37:19 ↗ I went and did my own site visit,

37:22 ↗ you know, and I I you know, because most

37:24 ↗ of these places are I mean, you don't

37:26 ↗ even have to identify that you're a

37:28 ↗ commissioner, you know, you can just I

37:30 ↗ mean, I can't remember which

37:31 ↗ organization it was, but a lot of these

37:33 ↗ places are fine, you know, particularly

37:34 ↗ if they have a brick and mortar. If

37:36 ↗ they're working outside of their home,

37:37 ↗ it's different.

37:39 ↗ Now, we were we were discouraged from

37:40 ↗ doing that uh a couple of cycles ago by

37:43 ↗ uh Monica and uh uh she said to give her

37:47 ↗ questions that we had uh and that she

37:50 ↗ would follow up on those and get back to

37:52 ↗ us. Uh is that is that something that we

37:54 ↗ can do now that we can go to those

37:56 ↗ sites?

37:58 ↗ >> Okay. My and I see you Yeah, you're

38:00 ↗ taking it even further. I I just wanted

38:03 ↗ to see these places and I I can't even

38:06 ↗ remember if I really grilled them. And

38:08 ↗ you're you're talking about reading the

38:10 ↗ applications and then having questions

38:12 ↗ specifically that are arising from the

38:15 ↗ applications.

38:16 ↗ >> Yeah, there's that too. Yeah. And I

38:18 ↗ would also say too that when you start

38:20 ↗ meeting in the subgroups in August with

38:22 ↗ Hannah, that's a great time where as you

38:24 ↗ review the next couple of months, all of

38:26 ↗ your applications and you still have

38:28 ↗ questions to meet with the other people

38:30 ↗ in your subgroup and then ask those

38:31 ↗ questions directly to Hannah. I think

38:33 ↗ that'll be really helpful because there

38:35 ↗ there will definitely be some that

38:36 ↗ you're just not as familiar with.

38:38 ↗ >> Yeah.

38:38 ↗ >> And you're having some questions. So

38:40 ↗ that's part of the design for those

38:42 ↗ subgroups

38:43 ↗ >> and I remember more of what you're

38:44 ↗ talking about. Yeah.

38:46 ↗ >> Uhuh. because I think you and Manny and

38:48 ↗ I were in that subgroup together and and

38:51 ↗ we were all energetic and we wanted to

38:53 ↗ contact these organizations and you know

38:55 ↗ email them and ask some questions and

38:57 ↗ yet we were told no we shouldn't

38:59 ↗ >> because the and the reason is it was a

39:01 ↗ good reason. The reason is is that is

39:04 ↗ they have their jobs to do and if

39:06 ↗ they're constantly being peppered by the

39:09 ↗ commissioners from Redmond, from

39:11 ↗ Belleview, from Kirkland, from Isiziqua,

39:13 ↗ you know, they're it's going to be hard

39:14 ↗ for them to get the job done. Right.

39:16 ↗ Right.

39:16 ↗ >> Yeah. And that's a good point, Morin.

39:20 ↗ >> Yeah. One of the things that, you know,

39:21 ↗ Jamie, you were talking about um uh my

39:24 ↗ comment to the Sophia way lady. Um one

39:27 ↗ of the things that I think um

39:30 ↗ that that we have built into our system

39:34 ↗ here is that we have to care for just

39:37 ↗ isquat people. Um, or they have to be

39:41 ↗ there has to be a a place where

39:43 ↗ Isizakiqua people can get to. Um, you

39:47 ↗ know, I I've got this one uh application

39:52 ↗ here. I I've already gone through my my

39:54 ↗ applications and I've rated them and I I

39:57 ↗ kind of know kind of where they're at,

39:58 ↗ but one of them is u is for uh

40:02 ↗ indigenous veterans. Um, and it's

40:05 ↗ specifically for indigenous veterans um,

40:08 ↗ who are homeless or are struggling and

40:12 ↗ in in in uh, perhaps going to be

40:15 ↗ homeless. They have to go all the way to

40:17 ↗ SeaTac in order to get help, right? So,

40:21 ↗ you know, how possible is it going to be

40:23 ↗ somebody who who's homeless to get to

40:26 ↗ SeaTac to get assistance

40:30 ↗ um, and then, you know, get back home?

40:33 ↗ You know, it probably isn't going to

40:35 ↗ work out too well. Uh that's that's like

40:37 ↗ a three four hour bus thing for them to

40:40 ↗ get there. Um if you've ever ridden the

40:43 ↗ buses in the area, it's crazy. Um

40:47 ↗ so uh and then uh

40:51 ↗ so we can't and and then there's other

40:54 ↗ people who really need the help who

40:56 ↗ maybe don't who live just on the other

40:58 ↗ side of the city line or are living in

41:00 ↗ Belleview or are living in Seamish that

41:03 ↗ really need the assistance but we're not

41:05 ↗ helping them. We're helping only ours.

41:08 ↗ Um, so there is that little bit of

41:11 ↗ that's a little bit grading to me, but I

41:14 ↗ I mean I'm I go with the program because

41:15 ↗ I know what the program is, but it still

41:18 ↗ grades on me that we're not helping

41:20 ↗ others.

41:24 ↗ >> And that is a great observation. It kind

41:25 ↗ of leads into like my I'm trying to be

41:27 ↗ mad full time. So my next question here

41:29 ↗ is as we make recommendations and

41:32 ↗ decisions and brainstorming and so forth

41:35 ↗ is constantly asking who may still feel

41:40 ↗ underserved in Isiqua, underserved in

41:43 ↗ Isiqua. And it goes back to what

41:45 ↗ Commissioner M was saying is as we make

41:49 ↗ uh decisions and recommendations is

41:51 ↗ being mindful. we have our our

41:53 ↗ priorities around our strategic plan,

41:55 ↗ right? Those are the ones that guide our

41:57 ↗ our decision and I would say and who is

42:01 ↗ still feeling who is still being

42:02 ↗ underserved.

42:04 ↗ >> I think that is uh to your point,

42:06 ↗ Commissioner Murray, is uh having that

42:09 ↗ as

42:11 ↗ uh as a reflection.

42:17 ↗ >> Sorry. Sorry,

42:18 ↗ >> Mory. That was a very specific list of

42:21 ↗ check boxes that you had. Could I just

42:22 ↗ have to backtrack a little bit?

42:24 ↗ Indigenous,

42:27 ↗ >> homeless, and then isolas. So, as you go

42:29 ↗ down your list of check boxes, how how

42:32 ↗ are you going through that list? So,

42:33 ↗ homeless, I can understand, and I I

42:35 ↗ don't know which categories you're which

42:37 ↗ subgroup you fall in, but homeless and

42:40 ↗ indigenous and isqua. So, all those have

42:42 ↗ to be and veteran and veterans. So, how

42:45 ↗ how are you like h how are you making

42:48 ↗ sure that you check all of those or

42:50 ↗ what's the what's the list of how are

42:52 ↗ you how are you um

42:56 ↗ what's a good word for this? Um

42:58 ↗ >> it's a really great question.

43:00 ↗ >> A really great question.

43:01 ↗ >> The you you become a little bit of a

43:03 ↗ detective. How many how how many people

43:07 ↗ in Isiqua are identify as indigenous or

43:11 ↗ or Alaskan native? because you got to

43:14 ↗ include that, right? Um and so of those

43:18 ↗ people,

43:19 ↗ what's the percentage of that population

43:21 ↗ that actually was a veteran, right? And

43:25 ↗ of those people, it turns out that

43:27 ↗ there's about 124. If you just go

43:30 ↗ statistically, which is what I just was

43:33 ↗ what I went the process I went through,

43:35 ↗ um there's about there's about 124 that

43:38 ↗ are indigenous veterans that live in in

43:41 ↗ Isiqua. How many of those people are

43:43 ↗ homeless? I really don't know. But

43:46 ↗ they're only talking about serving maybe

43:48 ↗ three or four with this program that's

43:50 ↗ in SeaTac, right? But you have to be a

43:53 ↗ little bit of a detective. You got to

43:54 ↗ think outside the box a little bit. Not

43:57 ↗ that much uh to try to figure out who it

44:00 ↗ is that that's u that that uh is act

44:03 ↗ this is actually applying to. Right.

44:06 ↗ So, so the list of CBOS that are that

44:08 ↗ you're overseeing, there has to be some

44:10 ↗ some some connection to that that

44:13 ↗ population that you just

44:16 ↗ >> Yeah.

44:17 ↗ >> Okay.

44:18 ↗ >> I'll tell you my priority and I think

44:20 ↗ we've talked about this is I mean in in

44:23 ↗ that list that check list,

44:26 ↗ it has to be a place if it's not

44:28 ↗ something that's here in Isiqua, it has

44:30 ↗ to be a place that our isqua population

44:33 ↗ can readily get to. That's my very top.

44:36 ↗ >> Sure, that makes sense.

44:38 ↗ >> Yeah, that's Yeah, that comes first. And

44:40 ↗ then those other things Manny looked

44:43 ↗ into that would that would come after.

44:45 ↗ But if they if even if they say, you

44:48 ↗ know, they project that they might um

44:52 ↗ you know, service 10 people. I mean, I

44:55 ↗ don't know first of all how they're

44:56 ↗ coming up with those projections or

44:58 ↗ maybe they explain and again I haven't

45:00 ↗ looked at man. Um my and I happen to be

45:03 ↗ we're in the housing continuum. That's

45:04 ↗ our subgroup. But um yeah, if if if it's

45:09 ↗ not readily available, we're readily

45:11 ↗ accessible. I I pretty much rule it out.

45:14 ↗ That's what we did the last grinding

45:16 ↗ period, right guys?

45:18 ↗ >> That's right. Yeah. If it has to be

45:20 ↗ readily accessible to people that are in

45:22 ↗ isqua.

45:23 ↗ >> I mean it is it's taxpayer money.

45:27 ↗ >> Yeah.

45:29 ↗ >> Yeah. It's it's sad because because it

45:31 ↗ all you know we it's it's not like we

45:34 ↗ all exist in just within Isqua. We exist

45:37 ↗ in a in a larger area and people that

45:40 ↗ are outside this area that are

45:41 ↗ marginalized have effect on the people

45:43 ↗ that are in this area. For instance, uh

45:46 ↗ the city wants to put in this uh uh this

45:49 ↗ new deal where they photograph uh

45:51 ↗ license plates so that they can catch

45:53 ↗ the criminals as they're coming into

45:55 ↗ town, right? Um,

45:57 ↗ you know, the there's there's we're

46:01 ↗ we're not just existing within the city

46:03 ↗ limits, but but for our funding, we have

46:07 ↗ to kind of look at it like we're just

46:09 ↗ existing within the city limits.

46:12 ↗ >> Did you have a question?

46:13 ↗ >> Well, no, I was going to add to Mory's

46:15 ↗ comment. So,

46:17 ↗ like thinking about like him saying

46:19 ↗ like, okay, well, how is this small

46:21 ↗ percentage of people might get to CAT?

46:24 ↗ And I think another way of also looking

46:25 ↗ at it and kind of like

46:28 ↗ defending is not the right word but like

46:29 ↗ standing by your choice of choosing to

46:32 ↗ maybe not fund that organization is also

46:34 ↗ like what other services can we fund in

46:36 ↗ Isqua that maybe have a broader lens but

46:39 ↗ also support homelessness for example or

46:42 ↗ veterans for example.

46:43 ↗ >> We're fortunate because we have a city

46:45 ↗ excuse me we have a city I mean Brenda

46:47 ↗ heads it up.

46:48 ↗ >> Yeah.

46:48 ↗ >> The homeless outreach for Isiqua.

46:50 ↗ >> Correct. Yeah. And so that's what I'm

46:51 ↗ saying like and along that so like one

46:54 ↗ sometimes like we may think like okay

46:56 ↗ like this there's this really niche need

46:59 ↗ but can we find other ways for this need

47:02 ↗ to be met through maybe one of the other

47:04 ↗ programs that's like within our

47:06 ↗ applications

47:08 ↗ >> and then the other on the other side of

47:10 ↗ that is also thinking like about the

47:12 ↗ fund like programs that you're funding

47:13 ↗ and making sure that we're not like

47:14 ↗ duplicating services um and I think

47:17 ↗ that's something that

47:18 ↗ >> like as we continue to get like just

47:21 ↗ like beyond just like the funding years

47:23 ↗ and looking at how can current

47:26 ↗ organizations maybe like work together

47:29 ↗ or link them to like other organizations

47:31 ↗ that are providing similar services and

47:33 ↗ how can they like work together to

47:35 ↗ strengthen their programs and their

47:36 ↗ services. Um so yeah, I think that's

47:40 ↗ like a huge need or huge issue in just

47:42 ↗ like the nonprofit world. And just

47:44 ↗ listening to all of your comments, it's

47:46 ↗ makes me so much more grateful for the

47:48 ↗ work that you do because I know that you

47:49 ↗ have to say a lot of nos and it's not

47:51 ↗ going to be easy. So all of those things

47:54 ↗ that you're talking about, you're

47:55 ↗ checking a lot of boxes, but at the end

47:58 ↗ of the day, you're going to say no to a

47:59 ↗ lot of programs. And no one wants to do

48:02 ↗ that, but that's the job that you're

48:04 ↗ tasked with. And and if we had

48:08 ↗ more money and you know, if money were

48:09 ↗ not an option, we would want to fund all

48:11 ↗ of them. we could find a we could find a

48:14 ↗ reason why we want to fund every single

48:15 ↗ one of them. But again, so that's it

48:18 ↗ just makes me very grateful for the work

48:19 ↗ that you're about to do or have started

48:21 ↗ doing. So I

48:22 ↗ >> think I want to say hopefully I get the

48:25 ↗ numbers right. I think it was the we

48:26 ↗ have about $600,000 to provide back. I

48:29 ↗ think the request was like one point.

48:31 ↗ >> Yeah, I I'll actually that. So, so that

48:34 ↗ that goes back to again this is just a

48:38 ↗ discussion within that is that when you

48:40 ↗ are splitting your groups and and that

48:43 ↗ that's why I wanted to center this to

48:44 ↗ our equity statements not just a

48:46 ↗ statement there's also how we practice

48:48 ↗ that you know it's one thing and one

48:51 ↗ thing to practice that is those are the

48:53 ↗ muscles that we should be you know uh

48:55 ↗ increasing growing uh and and and the

49:00 ↗ with your partner and your team this is

49:02 ↗ a great way to kind do that. Uh, I'm

49:05 ↗ going to end it. Does anybody have any

49:06 ↗ more comments,

49:08 ↗ >> thoughts?

49:09 ↗ >> Okay. I just want to say one thing. Um,

49:12 ↗ >> the

49:13 ↗ granting that they did when CO first

49:17 ↗ started, I wasn't on the commission

49:18 ↗ then,

49:19 ↗ >> but they kind of did what is called a

49:21 ↗ peanut butter approach. And it could be

49:22 ↗ just because it was co, but they tended

49:25 ↗ to want to give money to everybody.

49:28 ↗ >> And so it meant not so much money to

49:31 ↗ everybody. And I remember Mayor Mayor

49:33 ↗ Paulie and I believe the council gave us

49:36 ↗ even though they don't like to give us

49:38 ↗ directives, we we definitely got the

49:40 ↗ message that we really should focus on

49:44 ↗ organizations where we want to make

49:45 ↗ meaningful contributions, which means

49:47 ↗ we're not going to do peanut butter.

49:50 ↗ Yeah. So, I just thought I might mention

49:51 ↗ that.

49:52 ↗ >> Good stuff. Jamie,

49:54 ↗ >> I will say to I know Commissioner

49:56 ↗ Danielle was there. Is there any com

49:58 ↗ You're right at the train. Um any

50:00 ↗ comments from you thoughts?

50:02 ↗ >> Plenty. Oh yeah.

50:05 ↗ Just trying to you know listen in and

50:07 ↗ absorb. Absolutely. One thought that I

50:09 ↗ had surrounding bias is um you know and

50:13 ↗ and um fairness and uh just ethics is um

50:20 ↗ you know do do the people who end up

50:22 ↗ making it to um the meetings and present

50:27 ↗ um could a bias develop from that

50:30 ↗ because they're presenting to us and so

50:33 ↗ they're more familiar to us um when we

50:36 ↗ are reviewing applications.

50:38 ↗ Um and and on an ethical side of things

50:41 ↗ or fairness um side of things um you

50:44 ↗ know the the resources are are un um

50:48 ↗ unbalanced you know for example with um

50:51 ↗ domestic violence survivors. mentions

50:53 ↗ the the website, you know, not having a

50:55 ↗ website and so how does that impact the

50:59 ↗ the you know, the ability to kind of

51:01 ↗ evaluate that um service or CBO. Um, so

51:06 ↗ this is as I'm thinking of bias like

51:08 ↗ having somebody coming in and presenting

51:11 ↗ may create a little bit of that because

51:14 ↗ you know you know them they're they're

51:17 ↗ presenting well or they're present you

51:18 ↗ know they're speaking well to their

51:20 ↗ mission or they have a compelling story

51:23 ↗ and so just being able to um you know

51:26 ↗ make sure that you're not influenced by

51:29 ↗ that is where I've been thinking a lot

51:31 ↗ of lately.

51:32 ↗ >> Good point. Yeah, that was I'm I'm glad

51:36 ↗ that up there is when we were going

51:38 ↗ through the grand funding and we were

51:39 ↗ talking about like we need to get to

51:41 ↗ know more our organizations, right? Was

51:44 ↗ this was one method of like can we have

51:47 ↗ more folks present and or us going out

51:50 ↗ and there I can I can see there can be

51:52 ↗ unintended consequences too of just like

51:55 ↗ hey they have more facetime

51:57 ↗ >> you know um there can be biases within

51:59 ↗ that too. So I just I'm glad you're

52:01 ↗ pointing that out. Um,

52:03 ↗ >> since I'm new, it's just something that

52:05 ↗ as I'm, you know, trying to be cognizant

52:08 ↗ of these things, I can see how it could

52:11 ↗ create a bias for myself

52:14 ↗ >> as I'm moving into this process and to

52:16 ↗ be aware of it as I do.

52:19 ↗ >> That was a good one to bring up. Yeah.

52:22 ↗ >> I'm going to end with one of the the

52:24 ↗ boxes here of recognizing and being

52:28 ↗ transparent with discomfort. I'm going

52:30 ↗ to read it out loud here because I think

52:31 ↗ it's so vital and needed when we're

52:35 ↗ having discussions of such, right?

52:36 ↗ Recognizing and being transparent about

52:38 ↗ discomfort means viewing feelings as a

52:41 ↗ sign of growth rather than threats.

52:44 ↗ Using mindfulness to stay within

52:46 ↗ feelings without reacting immediately

52:48 ↗ and communicate honestly about your

52:50 ↗ internal experience, your feelings and

52:52 ↗ impact rather than just facts to foster

52:55 ↗ deeper trust even when vulnerability is

52:57 ↗ involved. It also involves practicing

53:00 ↗ self-compassion, gradually taking small

53:02 ↗ consistent steps outside your comfort

53:04 ↗ zone to strengthen resilience and

53:06 ↗ self-awareness, turning discomfort into

53:09 ↗ growth opportunity instead of avoiding

53:11 ↗ it. So I say that is that is the muscle

53:14 ↗ we're trying to stretch is that if

53:16 ↗ there's discomfort, we're growing,

53:18 ↗ right? And so please lean into that as

53:20 ↗ we are splitting into our group

53:22 ↗ discussions.

53:24 ↗ And that is it. Thank you all. you're

53:27 ↗ here.

53:34 ↗ Uh I think the next item in order here

53:37 ↗ is uh Brenda Parker

53:40 ↗ uh application process check-in.

53:48 ↗ >> I will figure out how to share my screen

53:50 ↗ with you.

54:02 ↗ structural question if that's okay.

54:04 ↗ >> Um, since we're losing some members, um,

54:08 ↗ and as our newer members came in as

54:11 ↗ alternates, does that change our

54:13 ↗ position, do we move into a different

54:16 ↗ position or do we remain as an

54:18 ↗ alternate?

54:19 ↗ >> Um, there will be some change. We we

54:21 ↗ opted to put that um to push that back

54:24 ↗ until August. So in there will be let's

54:28 ↗ see how do I say this? So um

54:33 ↗ the mayor will appoint Trish from

54:35 ↗ alternate to a regular member that

54:37 ↗ happens in June and then in your August

54:40 ↗ meeting before the the very first order

54:42 ↗ of business we'll be electing the chair

54:43 ↗ and the co-chair. So that will be the

54:46 ↗ extent of the changes for now.

54:49 ↗ >> Yeah.

54:51 ↗ >> Is there a question?

54:52 ↗ >> Yeah.

54:54 ↗ behind me. I can't remember how to do

54:56 ↗ this.

54:57 ↗ >> Got Ray right there. Raise your guy.

55:00 ↗ >> I practiced that earlier. That worked. I

55:02 ↗ thought I could just share my screen,

55:03 ↗ but

55:05 ↗ >> this right here,

55:08 ↗ >> but I want to emphasize, you know, right

55:10 ↗ now

55:12 ↗ >> that we don't treat

55:14 ↗ we don't treat alternates. I mean, we

55:16 ↗ treat everybody the same.

55:18 ↗ >> I think though alternates don't uh vote.

55:21 ↗ If it came to a and I should even well

55:25 ↗ Brenda is busy. If it came to um where

55:28 ↗ we had to vote on a motion

55:32 ↗ >> um then and if we had a quorum with just

55:36 ↗ the regulars and the alternates I mean

55:39 ↗ how many regulars do we have? Seven

55:40 ↗ something like that. Oh, there's

55:42 ↗ >> But um if if we don't have all the

55:45 ↗ regulars here, then none of the

55:47 ↗ alternate will vote as if they're a

55:49 ↗ regular

55:51 ↗ pay attention will

55:55 ↗ >> like when you're in your subcommittee,

55:57 ↗ you'll be able to um

56:00 ↗ >> get as much weight in decision making as

56:01 ↗ anybody else.

56:03 ↗ >> Yeah.

56:06 ↗ >> Okay. So, uh yeah, thank you for that.

56:08 ↗ Those are good points and those are also

56:10 ↗ questions. If you have additional

56:11 ↗ questions any of you about how that's

56:13 ↗ going to to work during the transition,

56:15 ↗ feel free to reach out and be happy.

56:18 ↗ So, I'm just going to give a very brief

56:21 ↗ um presentation tonight. I wanted to

56:23 ↗ just give kind of an overview of what we

56:26 ↗ talked about before, reminding you that

56:28 ↗ there were 119 applications received

56:31 ↗ from 77 total organizations

56:34 ↗ u requesting $3,631,894.

56:38 ↗ So that's a lot

56:41 ↗ um as you all know.

56:44 ↗ And then we had um we had some

56:48 ↗ >> Can you go back?

56:49 ↗ >> Yes. Was this like the received and then

56:53 ↗ like I know some were

56:56 ↗ removed like

56:57 ↗ >> Yes. So that's the next slide that these

56:59 ↗ are the list. This is the list of 11

57:01 ↗ programs.

57:02 ↗ >> 11.

57:03 ↗ >> Oh, that did not qualify. Okay.

57:05 ↗ >> Maybe not quite 11. Uh this is the group

57:07 ↗ that

57:08 ↗ >> had incomplete applications or requested

57:11 ↗ below the minimum amount. So those are

57:13 ↗ the programs unfortunately that didn't.

57:15 ↗ You know, I I think it's interesting

57:17 ↗ with the requested below minimum amount.

57:20 ↗ So Hannah didn't go back and say, "Do

57:22 ↗ you want to just up it a couple thousand

57:23 ↗ dollars and you're at?"

57:24 ↗ >> We we cannot. Unfortunately, when the

57:27 ↗ application cuts off uh at four o'clock

57:30 ↗ on the cut off date, that's all we get.

57:33 ↗ >> Okay.

57:33 ↗ >> Yeah.

57:34 ↗ >> I mean, it makes our job easier.

57:36 ↗ >> I know. I know. Uh actually, I think

57:39 ↗ this is the old PowerPoint that I'm

57:41 ↗ looking at this. Oh,

57:45 ↗ >> let me go back to this for just a

57:47 ↗ second.

57:48 ↗ >> Yeah, I'm sorry. We're in the wrong

57:50 ↗ PowerPoint.

57:51 ↗ >> The applications I'm are clear on the

57:55 ↗ parameters. I

57:57 ↗ >> sure right amounts and what is required

58:00 ↗ to be complete.

58:02 ↗ >> Uh I would say we do provide some

58:04 ↗ sessions, right, where they can kind of

58:05 ↗ get some upfront kind of like here are

58:08 ↗ the rules of engagement, right? And so

58:11 ↗ but we do come across these issues where

58:14 ↗ some incomplete application or below the

58:17 ↗ minimum. Uh I know the year before we

58:20 ↗ had a cycle uh Hannah reached out but it

58:23 ↗ was be like a couple of days before. So

58:26 ↗ there was some wiggle room but it is

58:28 ↗ something that does happen to us where

58:30 ↗ unfortunately you know we do try to

58:31 ↗ provide a learning opportunity the the

58:34 ↗ rules of the engagement of the

58:35 ↗ application through share was it one

58:37 ↗ share to your point one share that where

58:40 ↗ it's a it's a portal through Bel um

58:43 ↗ >> yeah and there are meetings where

58:45 ↗ anybody that wants to attend can attend

58:48 ↗ to learn how to fill out these

58:49 ↗ applications. Yeah. So they're given if

58:52 ↗ they put in below the minimum it's their

58:54 ↗ fault for paying attention.

58:57 ↗ >> Yeah.

58:59 ↗ >> Did they treat it? What's the minimum?

59:01 ↗ Three or 5,000?

59:03 ↗ >> 5,000.

59:05 ↗ >> Yeah. I saw

59:06 ↗ >> Can I Can I ask a question?

59:08 ↗ >> 15,000,000.

59:10 ↗ That's a lot.

59:11 ↗ >> Yes.

59:13 ↗ >> Yeah.

59:15 ↗ Uh so uh I'm wondering how much my

59:18 ↗ housing continuum

59:20 ↗ uh section uh is uh allotted this time.

59:24 ↗ >> That'll come in the that'll come in one

59:26 ↗ of the slides.

59:28 ↗ >> Okay.

59:29 ↗ >> Yeah.

59:31 ↗ >> You think so? Okay.

59:32 ↗ >> Yeah.

59:32 ↗ >> Yeah. Because we've seen

59:33 ↗ >> Yeah. We're coming to

59:35 ↗ >> we've seen this deck before and it has

59:36 ↗ that breakout,

59:38 ↗ >> right? I didn't write it down last time.

59:40 ↗ Last time it was around 215 per category

59:43 ↗ is what I wrote down.

59:45 ↗ >> Uhhuh.

59:46 ↗ >> For some reason 169,000 sticks in my

59:49 ↗ head, but I wanted to verify that.

59:52 ↗ >> Oh yeah.

59:55 ↗ >> So my in our group, you, me, and who

59:58 ↗ else?

59:59 ↗ >> Um, I would have to look back on the uh

1:00:02 ↗ >> It's a new person. I don't know if it's

1:00:04 ↗ my card or

1:00:05 ↗ >> Dan.

1:00:09 ↗ I'm realizing that I missed some because

1:00:12 ↗ I wasn't able to attend the meeting.

1:00:15 ↗ >> Well,

1:00:16 ↗ >> I do not know either.

1:00:17 ↗ >> Okay.

1:00:18 ↗ >> We will we will we will we will assign I

1:00:20 ↗ think there was some meeting

1:00:21 ↗ >> not the the equity training but the one

1:00:23 ↗ before there was

1:00:25 ↗ >> there's a slide. There's a slide. Yeah.

1:00:27 ↗ So, what will this come up?

1:00:30 ↗ >> It's actually in the It's in the agenda

1:00:32 ↗ of one of the things. I'm I'll leave the

1:00:34 ↗ meeting and come back. I I can go get

1:00:36 ↗ it.

1:00:38 ↗ >> Sorry, everyone. We're getting there.

1:00:44 ↗ >> See you. I'll see you back here in a

1:00:45 ↗ minute.

1:00:46 ↗ >> Okay, Mari.

1:00:56 ↗ Yep, this is it. Okay. Okay. Sorry about

1:00:59 ↗ that. So, I wanted to just um I wanted

1:01:01 ↗ to make this very brief and I've already

1:01:03 ↗ messed that up, but I wanted to just

1:01:06 ↗ look at this slide here. We took the

1:01:09 ↗ original our current baseline of 612,000

1:01:11 ↗ just over 612,000.

1:01:13 ↗ We added like we normally do the

1:01:15 ↗ population growth which was actually

1:01:16 ↗ zero this year and the per capita rate

1:01:19 ↗ or which is 3.9%.

1:01:22 ↗ Giving us the new numbers for 27 and 28.

1:01:25 ↗ And then we were given permission just

1:01:27 ↗ to round those numbers. So the 650,270

1:01:31 ↗ 650,276

1:01:34 ↗ was the amount that we will get for each

1:01:36 ↗ year.

1:01:39 ↗ And so again, this is just an overview.

1:01:41 ↗ So, I'm not going to go into I I know

1:01:43 ↗ more was going to pull up how that broke

1:01:45 ↗ out into each of the groups, but what I

1:01:47 ↗ really want to focus on tonight is did

1:01:50 ↗ you we had last time we talked about the

1:01:53 ↗ the process tools, the review process

1:01:57 ↗ tools, and so there was share one app,

1:01:59 ↗ which you should all have access to, and

1:02:01 ↗ then there were also the PDF files on

1:02:03 ↗ SharePoint.

1:02:04 ↗ >> Oh, and there was homework, right?

1:02:06 ↗ >> There was. So, we're we're getting to

1:02:08 ↗ that. Yes, you can do it.

1:02:10 ↗ >> But I' I've done it before. So,

1:02:14 ↗ >> okay. And let's see. Okay. Over here,

1:02:17 ↗ right?

1:02:18 ↗ >> Yeah. I mean, I just reviewed like one

1:02:20 ↗ application.

1:02:20 ↗ >> Yeah.

1:02:23 ↗ >> Well, it sounds like my is all done.

1:02:25 ↗ >> Yeah,

1:02:25 ↗ >> I know.

1:02:29 ↗ >> Oh, you want to share?

1:02:31 ↗ >> I just want to scroll over. Maybe I can

1:02:33 ↗ do it this way.

1:02:36 ↗ >> No, I just want to go over to the next

1:02:37 ↗ slide. Oh, let's go back to

1:02:50 ↗ >> There we go. Okay.

1:02:52 ↗ >> Did it go? It didn't go.

1:02:54 ↗ >> It's not changing on the screen.

1:02:58 ↗ >> Let's click on it. Okay. So, this was

1:03:00 ↗ your assignment. Your assignment was to

1:03:02 ↗ uh verify that you have access to your

1:03:05 ↗ applications. Was everyone able to do

1:03:07 ↗ that?

1:03:07 ↗ >> Yes.

1:03:08 ↗ >> And then

1:03:10 ↗ >> maybe maybe not. Okay, that's fine. We

1:03:12 ↗ have lots of time. That's the good news.

1:03:14 ↗ And then you are going to review one or

1:03:16 ↗ two of those applications or like my you

1:03:18 ↗ would review all of them

1:03:21 ↗ >> and then write down any questions or

1:03:23 ↗ observations that you had and then we

1:03:25 ↗ really wanted you to be able to use all

1:03:27 ↗ the tools and then write down any

1:03:29 ↗ questions, comments or edits that you

1:03:31 ↗ might have. So for tonight the

1:03:33 ↗ discussion will be first of all did you

1:03:35 ↗ have any trouble accessing the

1:03:37 ↗ applications

1:03:42 ↗ >> okay

1:03:44 ↗ no problems there

1:03:45 ↗ >> I do not know how to access

1:03:47 ↗ >> okay

1:03:48 ↗ >> okay so let me work with you

1:03:50 ↗ individually since you've been this

1:03:52 ↗ you're just kind of joining us and so

1:03:54 ↗ you and I will connect and

1:03:57 ↗ >> should I have received some guidance on

1:03:59 ↗ that or or was this a self-study

1:04:02 ↗ you should have received a link with all

1:04:04 ↗ of with the applications and with your

1:04:06 ↗ subgroup of applications. So if we don't

1:04:08 ↗ have that

1:04:09 ↗ >> then yeah we'll definitely

1:04:11 ↗ >> independent

1:04:12 ↗ >> but we'll get you to

1:04:15 ↗ >> yes and so the second question then is

1:04:18 ↗ is do you have any questions regarding

1:04:20 ↗ the application content?

1:04:25 ↗ >> I think it's pretty straightforward. I

1:04:26 ↗ mean, there's a lot of information in

1:04:28 ↗ there, but um you know, you don't

1:04:30 ↗ necessarily have to read it word for

1:04:32 ↗ word and understand everything, but

1:04:34 ↗ definitely, you know, have a pretty good

1:04:36 ↗ understanding of what they're asking for

1:04:38 ↗ and and then definitely any questions

1:04:41 ↗ when you get ready to meet in your

1:04:43 ↗ subgroup. So, you can talk that out with

1:04:44 ↗ your

1:04:45 ↗ >> and the purpose. There's no difference

1:04:47 ↗ between share one and and and um share

1:04:50 ↗ point right?

1:04:51 ↗ >> Those are two different things. So,

1:04:53 ↗ share one is the is the application that

1:04:55 ↗ all the cities use.

1:04:57 ↗ >> Yes.

1:04:57 ↗ >> And you have um you have all been

1:05:00 ↗ granted access to that. That's what you

1:05:02 ↗ were talking about today that you didn't

1:05:03 ↗ have access and then we reached out to

1:05:05 ↗ all Alaric and now you do. I do.

1:05:07 ↗ >> So, that's all of the cities and that's

1:05:09 ↗ where the application was submitted.

1:05:12 ↗ >> Okay. And then what Hannah did and does

1:05:15 ↗ generally with this is she goes through

1:05:17 ↗ and puts everything to make it easier

1:05:19 ↗ for you instead of having to if you

1:05:21 ↗ don't want to access the share one app

1:05:23 ↗ you can use our SharePoint and we gave a

1:05:26 ↗ special permission for that. So you can

1:05:28 ↗ go in and just see our stuff.

1:05:30 ↗ >> Okay.

1:05:30 ↗ >> Which I think simplifies it quite a bit.

1:05:32 ↗ >> And it's digital. SharePoint is digital

1:05:35 ↗ whereas she one would be PDF files and

1:05:38 ↗ stuff like that.

1:05:39 ↗ >> Yeah. Okay.

1:05:42 ↗ Yeah. So again, Danielle and Micah, I'll

1:05:45 ↗ work with you um in the next couple of

1:05:48 ↗ days to make sure that you know how to

1:05:49 ↗ access those. Okay. So, what is your

1:05:52 ↗ current experience reviewing the

1:05:53 ↗ applications? What how's it looking?

1:05:55 ↗ Mory, you're all done. What do you

1:05:56 ↗ think?

1:05:57 ↗ >> Um it's good. I I you know, I I've uh I

1:06:02 ↗ have this group of of uh people that I'd

1:06:04 ↗ like to give money to. That totals about

1:06:07 ↗ $450,000

1:06:09 ↗ just for this small group. great out of

1:06:12 ↗ the 30 I wintered it down to I don't

1:06:15 ↗ know six or eight and and uh so there

1:06:18 ↗ you know it's a question of you know not

1:06:20 ↗ enough money how much how much are we

1:06:22 ↗ going to give these if those are the

1:06:23 ↗ ones we choose so that's why

1:06:26 ↗ >> yeah

1:06:28 ↗ my dad work for us

1:06:31 ↗ >> nice you have nothing left of you Daniel

1:06:35 ↗ >> has anyone else been to review any of

1:06:37 ↗ the applications

1:06:41 ↗ I only looked at one, but it was easy to

1:06:43 ↗ get in and out of the folders.

1:06:45 ↗ >> Okay. And did you use SharePoint or

1:06:46 ↗ SharePoint?

1:06:47 ↗ >> Uh, I do both, but I like I prefer

1:06:49 ↗ SharePoint.

1:06:50 ↗ >> Yeah.

1:06:51 ↗ >> Okay. I do too.

1:06:53 ↗ >> I use the one that Hannah set up for us.

1:06:56 ↗ >> Yes. Yeah, that's SharePoint.

1:06:58 ↗ >> Okay.

1:06:59 ↗ >> Okay. You know, Mori, I might have

1:07:02 ↗ misspoke. Maybe maybe Hannah said

1:07:06 ↗ she would figure out the breakout of the

1:07:08 ↗ monies between the subgroups later.

1:07:10 ↗ >> No, she did. She gave an estimate for

1:07:12 ↗ that and it it was on previous slides,

1:07:16 ↗ >> but and I can get that for you.

1:07:18 ↗ >> I'm looking for it now.

1:07:19 ↗ >> I also have the name the the names of

1:07:22 ↗ who's on each group

1:07:24 ↗ >> if you want that.

1:07:26 ↗ >> Yeah, sure. You can you can tell us

1:07:28 ↗ that.

1:07:29 ↗ >> Okay. The physical behavioral health is

1:07:32 ↗ uh Jamie and Ray and and Huma

1:07:38 ↗ and the housing is Trish, Mory, and

1:07:40 ↗ Danielle. Community um

1:07:44 ↗ um resources is uh Meline, JD, and

1:07:49 ↗ Micah.

1:07:52 ↗ >> There it is.

1:07:54 ↗ >> Yeah.

1:07:57 ↗ >> Okay. Is there any other discussion that

1:07:59 ↗ you would like to have about the

1:08:01 ↗ process?

1:08:01 ↗ >> Yes.

1:08:02 ↗ >> Okay.

1:08:04 ↗ >> So, um Moraurice's um been able to look

1:08:06 ↗ at everything and he's come to sort of a

1:08:10 ↗ um conclusion um where preliminary

1:08:12 ↗ conclusion on where he'd like to go. Um

1:08:15 ↗ is that generally how it works? We all

1:08:16 ↗ look at them individually and then we

1:08:18 ↗ come together.

1:08:19 ↗ >> Yes, absolutely.

1:08:21 ↗ >> Yeah.

1:08:21 ↗ >> And and then we hash it out.

1:08:23 ↗ >> Yes. Okay.

1:08:24 ↗ >> And when you're in that group, Hannah

1:08:26 ↗ has a spreadsheet and she'll be asking

1:08:28 ↗ you like, "Okay, you're a green, you're

1:08:30 ↗ a yellow, you're a red.

1:08:32 ↗ >> What are the questions? What is the

1:08:33 ↗ discussion?" And then you'll come

1:08:35 ↗ together and you'll make that decision

1:08:36 ↗ based on that additional information

1:08:38 ↗ that's provided. You don't have to do

1:08:40 ↗ that all in in one subgroup. You'll

1:08:42 ↗ probably meet two to three times in each

1:08:44 ↗ of your subgroups in August. And so,

1:08:47 ↗ you'll really be able to hash out all

1:08:49 ↗ the questions. What happens if if you

1:08:52 ↗ can't agree?

1:08:54 ↗ >> Well, you we will

1:08:55 ↗ >> I think you will. I think I think using

1:08:57 ↗ the tools that you have,

1:08:58 ↗ >> I think you'll have enough structure and

1:09:00 ↗ enough check boxes that we've talked

1:09:02 ↗ about that you'll get to a place where

1:09:04 ↗ like yeah, definitely on the same page.

1:09:07 ↗ Um I will find that I at the equity

1:09:10 ↗ meeting the um

1:09:13 ↗ um person that was leading the

1:09:15 ↗ discussion was saying

1:09:17 ↗ um you shouldn't go through and um

1:09:21 ↗ immediately focus on who you want to

1:09:22 ↗ eliminate.

1:09:25 ↗ >> Do you remember them saying that? And we

1:09:28 ↗ actually do you guys. So that's one of

1:09:31 ↗ our assignments I think before we meet

1:09:33 ↗ as a subgroup is to have figured out who

1:09:37 ↗ you want to be in the red. There's red,

1:09:38 ↗ yellow, and green

1:09:40 ↗ >> and who who you want to be in the red

1:09:42 ↗ and then Yeah. And then the yellow and

1:09:44 ↗ the green. But yeah, I mean we do go

1:09:46 ↗ through and figure out who we want to

1:09:48 ↗ eliminate right away.

1:09:49 ↗ >> I think Hannah said last time like at

1:09:51 ↗ least 50% you need to put in the red.

1:09:54 ↗ >> Say it again.

1:09:54 ↗ >> I think Hannah said it was like at least

1:09:56 ↗ 50%

1:09:57 ↗ >> Yeah.

1:09:57 ↗ >> has to go in the red.

1:09:59 ↗ >> Yeah. which is

1:10:00 ↗ >> I think it's still accurate though when

1:10:01 ↗ you're when you're reviewing it when

1:10:03 ↗ you're reading it for the first time. I

1:10:04 ↗ still think you can use that lens of

1:10:06 ↗ >> I'm not trying to eliminate. I'm trying

1:10:08 ↗ to find the strengths and the good and

1:10:10 ↗ ultimately it's still a no. And so I

1:10:12 ↗ still come up with that list of

1:10:14 ↗ >> I mean and again my major priority is

1:10:16 ↗ okay can people in Isiqua get to this

1:10:18 ↗ place

1:10:20 ↗ >> and then if they can't it's a no it's a

1:10:22 ↗ red.

1:10:23 ↗ >> Yeah.

1:10:23 ↗ >> I'm sure there's certain guidelines. Are

1:10:25 ↗ we can you approve like a partial amount

1:10:28 ↗ or is it a straight yes or no? like or

1:10:30 ↗ can we say we'll 50% fund them or

1:10:33 ↗ they're asking for 40,000 and we give

1:10:36 ↗ them 20,000 or is it just yes or no?

1:10:39 ↗ >> No, it the the you first decide if it's

1:10:42 ↗ a a yes or a no and then the the funding

1:10:45 ↗ amount comes in because you only have so

1:10:47 ↗ much to work with in the budget.

1:10:49 ↗ >> And so definitely there are a lot of

1:10:51 ↗ people who I mean we had someone say

1:10:53 ↗ today they're asking for $100,000.

1:10:55 ↗ >> Most people don't most applications

1:10:57 ↗ don't get what they

1:10:58 ↗ >> That's what I was wondering. Okay.

1:11:00 ↗ Gotcha.

1:11:01 ↗ >> You know, the first round is, you know,

1:11:02 ↗ choosing your color. And I would say too

1:11:04 ↗ is you're all selected for a reason. You

1:11:07 ↗ know, you guys are bringing your own

1:11:09 ↗ reality, your own perspective. So, if

1:11:11 ↗ there's certain agencies that you're

1:11:12 ↗ like, "Hey, that speaks to me." Mark it

1:11:15 ↗ down. You know, have a conversation,

1:11:18 ↗ >> you know. Um

1:11:20 ↗ and and that's why you meet with the

1:11:22 ↗ groups to say, "Hey, um there's this

1:11:24 ↗ comfort around that." And that's okay.

1:11:26 ↗ is saying, "Hey, this is important to me

1:11:27 ↗ and and and my reality, my world."

1:11:30 ↗ >> Yeah.

1:11:31 ↗ >> Um and that's why you're selected to be

1:11:34 ↗ on this commission is to do that to to

1:11:37 ↗ speak to those voices in the community.

1:11:39 ↗ I I I think that is so critical and so

1:11:42 ↗ important. Um you're selected for a

1:11:44 ↗ certain reason to be here. Um so don't

1:11:46 ↗ take this stuff lightly. You know, speak

1:11:48 ↗ to what's important to you and then have

1:11:51 ↗ a discussion. You know, there was a

1:11:52 ↗ couple of times in my sharing where me

1:11:55 ↗ and my other commission, we were in a

1:11:58 ↗ good dialogue and it was just like,

1:11:59 ↗ "Hey, here's what I'm seeing. I'm this

1:12:02 ↗ is what I'm seeing." And so then it's

1:12:03 ↗ like, "Okay, can we take a pause and

1:12:06 ↗ reflect and then come back at again?"

1:12:09 ↗ >> And so you're going to have those. Um,

1:12:11 ↗ so there's the strategic plan that we

1:12:14 ↗ have for the city of Isiqua, our equity

1:12:17 ↗ statement. uh those are all like I would

1:12:20 ↗ say uh documents of evidence to say hey

1:12:23 ↗ how do I compromise to that right and

1:12:26 ↗ also to just some of the realities that

1:12:28 ↗ we we're trying to serve here in the

1:12:30 ↗ community of Is right um so I'll give

1:12:32 ↗ you an example

1:12:34 ↗ uh what was it uh about a a few months

1:12:37 ↗ ago when ICE was going around our

1:12:39 ↗ communities and uh the mayor the board

1:12:43 ↗ they came to us and say hey there's

1:12:45 ↗ about $50,000 I think it was like

1:12:47 ↗ $50,000 000 75,000 we were trying to

1:12:49 ↗ like what does that mean and what's the

1:12:51 ↗ most going back to your point uh

1:12:53 ↗ commissioner man uh

1:12:55 ↗ >> or not

1:12:58 ↗ is that commissioner sh brought a good

1:13:00 ↗ point was that was we had the discussion

1:13:02 ↗ was do we do a peanut butter spread or

1:13:05 ↗ do we say who's doing the work right now

1:13:07 ↗ because there's an urgent need to have

1:13:10 ↗ and so the circle was like can we all

1:13:13 ↗ agree to the circle being closest to the

1:13:15 ↗ word and so we all voted on it. I think

1:13:18 ↗ it was about $50,000 and that

1:13:20 ↗ recommendation went down to the mayor

1:13:22 ↗ and the board and so forth. But you'll

1:13:25 ↗ you'll have instances like that where is

1:13:28 ↗ um discussions around it. You know, some

1:13:31 ↗ folks might say, "Hey, but I think we

1:13:32 ↗ all got together and say what's the best

1:13:34 ↗ bank for that?" And uh so versus the

1:13:36 ↗ peanut butter spread.

1:13:38 ↗ >> Um but I would say you're all selected

1:13:40 ↗ for a reason. And so, you know, have

1:13:42 ↗ those discussions, you know, have that's

1:13:43 ↗ why I I I I really was being intentional

1:13:46 ↗ around the biases conversations saying,

1:13:48 ↗ "Hey, because I'm I'm I'm going to miss

1:13:50 ↗ things." And so, how do how are we open

1:13:52 ↗ to that,

1:13:53 ↗ >> right?

1:13:54 ↗ >> And I will add that, okay, Hannah's

1:13:56 ↗ going to be in all these meetings, okay?

1:13:58 ↗ And Hannah will help guide us.

1:14:00 ↗ >> Yes.

1:14:00 ↗ >> And she will have an opinion.

1:14:03 ↗ >> She will have an opinion. And she's also

1:14:06 ↗ going to be able to tell us particularly

1:14:08 ↗ if a lot and a lot of these applications

1:14:09 ↗ will be repeats and she will tell us how

1:14:13 ↗ they performed last, you know, this last

1:14:15 ↗ granting cycle and any concerns she has

1:14:17 ↗ about them if we fund them again. So

1:14:20 ↗ Hannah will be a tiebreaker if we if it

1:14:23 ↗ comes to we can't make a decision or we

1:14:26 ↗ can't come to consensus. But I we always

1:14:29 ↗ come to consensus. Yeah.

1:14:30 ↗ >> Okay. For my fellow commissioners who

1:14:32 ↗ were at the Redmond meeting last week,

1:14:34 ↗ what was the one thing that they kept

1:14:36 ↗ saying over and over again that we that

1:14:39 ↗ was a bias? Do you recall?

1:14:42 ↗ >> There was one word that that that kept

1:14:44 ↗ coming up over and over again and it was

1:14:46 ↗ data.

1:14:47 ↗ >> So my question to you was is there a

1:14:50 ↗ tool that and I'm thinking spreadsheet

1:14:52 ↗ because I too am a spreadsheet person. I

1:14:55 ↗ can put because I'm in the in the the

1:14:58 ↗ share one application now that can pull

1:15:01 ↗ each one of these and pull them on a

1:15:02 ↗ common column and say oh this is the

1:15:05 ↗ statistics of how many ISO residents

1:15:07 ↗ this program serves and compare it to

1:15:09 ↗ another program and align it and say

1:15:12 ↗ this this is how many individuals it

1:15:13 ↗ serves.

1:15:14 ↗ >> Do you want to do that?

1:15:15 ↗ >> I believe I believe Hannah already has

1:15:17 ↗ that in a spreadsheet. Stay tuned.

1:15:20 ↗ >> No, because I I plan to cuz I did this

1:15:23 ↗ one with Morin and uh

1:15:26 ↗ >> Manny and I I made some changes to the

1:15:28 ↗ spreadsheet and I plan to go in there

1:15:30 ↗ probably make some changes. I I'll do it

1:15:32 ↗ just in ours. Our little subcommittee

1:15:35 ↗ spreadsheet unless

1:15:36 ↗ >> But no, what you do is that would be

1:15:38 ↗ fantastic. But if Hannah's already done

1:15:40 ↗ it,

1:15:42 ↗ >> that was a really good that was really

1:15:43 ↗ good stuff too that you did for us that

1:15:46 ↗ really helped.

1:15:48 ↗ Fantastic. Okay.

1:15:50 ↗ >> All right. Well, let's go ahead and move

1:15:52 ↗ on then.

1:15:53 ↗ >> Okay. All right. Any other comments,

1:15:55 ↗ thoughts from the group?

1:15:56 ↗ >> I'll just add really quickly. So, at the

1:15:58 ↗ last meeting that we had, if you go into

1:16:00 ↗ like the city of Isiquad, like to the

1:16:02 ↗ past agendas.

1:16:05 ↗ >> Um there is so it this will be my first

1:16:08 ↗ funding year as well. And one thing that

1:16:11 ↗ was like really really helpful just like

1:16:14 ↗ when you open the SharePoint it was a

1:16:17 ↗ little overwhelming and that's why I was

1:16:18 ↗ like okay we're going to do one and then

1:16:20 ↗ we'll come back. Um but we have like um

1:16:23 ↗ Ha mentioned the strategic plan and

1:16:26 ↗ that's attached on like last month's

1:16:28 ↗ agenda and then um I think you know we

1:16:31 ↗ keep talking about the tool but I don't

1:16:32 ↗ know if you guys have seen it but this

1:16:34 ↗ is the tool and so that's like a really

1:16:36 ↗ easy way to say like yes maybe or no.

1:16:40 ↗ Um, and it I think this is one thing

1:16:42 ↗ that was kind of missed during the

1:16:45 ↗ training last week. They kept saying

1:16:47 ↗ like, you know, don't let your biases

1:16:49 ↗ get in the way and like don't let data

1:16:51 ↗ get in the way and kind of like we do

1:16:55 ↗ have areas that the city has determined

1:16:57 ↗ like these are the areas of need for the

1:16:59 ↗ city. Like there was a whole um study or

1:17:03 ↗ >> strategic plan has

1:17:06 ↗ Yeah. And so I think that was like

1:17:07 ↗ obviously I understand where the

1:17:08 ↗ training was coming from of like don't

1:17:11 ↗ don't let your biases get in the way but

1:17:13 ↗ for the city of Isiqua which is like at

1:17:14 ↗ least like how I see myself as like I'm

1:17:16 ↗ a servant of the city.

1:17:18 ↗ >> Um this is what I follow and it can also

1:17:22 ↗ like help take myself out of the

1:17:24 ↗ equation. Um yeah so like that helped a

1:17:28 ↗ lot

1:17:28 ↗ >> and just like some of the things that

1:17:30 ↗ I'm like thinking about so you don't I

1:17:32 ↗ don't get overwhelmed when I open a

1:17:33 ↗ SharePoint again. Yeah,

1:17:37 ↗ >> and it's helpful because I think to your

1:17:39 ↗ bias question like for the first one

1:17:40 ↗ that said then only we serve 10% of

1:17:42 ↗ their population serves as like I I'd be

1:17:45 ↗ curious based on guidelines and the

1:17:47 ↗ stuff that I'll look at like does that

1:17:49 ↗ not meet a threshold or do we need to

1:17:51 ↗ hit a higher percentage of their people

1:17:53 ↗ >> for us to fund it? Um and that could

1:17:56 ↗ definitely be a bias or is that just us

1:17:58 ↗ following the guidelines that Isiqua Yes

1:18:00 ↗ wants us to.

1:18:01 ↗ >> Yeah. But I heard that and I was like,

1:18:03 ↗ "Oh, I don't know if that's high enough,

1:18:04 ↗ but that might be a bias and

1:18:06 ↗ >> or that might just be us listening to

1:18:08 ↗ the guidelines." So,

1:18:09 ↗ >> yeah. And I think at the training like

1:18:10 ↗ anything was kind of like, "Oh, that's a

1:18:12 ↗ bias." And I was like, "Okay, we always

1:18:14 ↗ have a strategic plan."

1:18:17 ↗ >> So, it's like having that balance of,

1:18:19 ↗ you know, we have direction and like

1:18:21 ↗ obviously understand where the trainers

1:18:23 ↗ were coming from, but like we have a

1:18:25 ↗ direction that we need to follow.

1:18:26 ↗ >> Yeah.

1:18:26 ↗ >> Help simplify it.

1:18:29 ↗ >> Absolutely.

1:18:30 ↗ >> Direction. And I would say again, you're

1:18:33 ↗ all selected for a reason, right? You

1:18:36 ↗ know, your your identity, your your

1:18:40 ↗ experiences, you know, just like is it

1:18:43 ↗ was it Jamie, right? She's new to give

1:18:45 ↗ it develop that new website having

1:18:46 ↗ having a powerful testimony. Folks are

1:18:49 ↗ grassroot is something, you know, she

1:18:53 ↗ might not have a proven track record,

1:18:54 ↗ but I know she's trying to help our

1:18:56 ↗ young our our folks in Isiqua, right? So

1:18:59 ↗ just I would say just again uh be

1:19:01 ↗ mindful advocate and have those

1:19:03 ↗ discussions you know because we do go

1:19:04 ↗ into the tier system with with with

1:19:05 ↗ Hannah you do the yellow green and then

1:19:08 ↗ you're like okay how do we compromise

1:19:09 ↗ and the second round is like the funding

1:19:11 ↗ how much is being dedicated to the

1:19:12 ↗ funding on that. So um have fun

1:19:16 ↗ >> might be a silly question I've gotten

1:19:18 ↗ emails from Hannah. What is Hannah's

1:19:19 ↗ role exactly?

1:19:20 ↗ >> So Hannah is the senior human services

1:19:22 ↗ coordinator and all of this is her role.

1:19:26 ↗ >> So we all serve Hannah.

1:19:27 ↗ >> Yes. Well, and then Hannah went on

1:19:29 ↗ maternity leave and had beautiful little

1:19:31 ↗ twin girls.

1:19:32 ↗ >> Oh, yes.

1:19:32 ↗ >> In the middle of the grant season.

1:19:36 ↗ >> Ah, okay.

1:19:37 ↗ >> So, yes, she will be back. And but she

1:19:40 ↗ requested and I am actually leaving as

1:19:42 ↗ you all know. And so, um, our timing

1:19:45 ↗ kind of missed a little bit with life.

1:19:48 ↗ >> We'll be fine.

1:19:49 ↗ >> But yes, you'll be fine. And and all of

1:19:51 ↗ that to say, uh, yeah, that is her role.

1:19:53 ↗ This is her baby. Cool. and she

1:19:55 ↗ requested to come back in August and

1:19:56 ↗ meet with you all in the subgroup. So,

1:19:59 ↗ she will be back to help you through

1:20:00 ↗ that. And what that also means, I'll

1:20:03 ↗ just kind of say this and then we can

1:20:04 ↗ wrap up this section, but um what that

1:20:07 ↗ also means is you have the next two

1:20:10 ↗ months to be looking through those and

1:20:12 ↗ making your decisions. So, um take your

1:20:15 ↗ time, you know, go through them

1:20:17 ↗ thoroughly and then be ready. Hannah

1:20:19 ↗ will get you all straightened out in

1:20:21 ↗ August and make sure that you're all on

1:20:22 ↗ the same page. So

1:20:25 ↗ >> that's great. That's helpful.

1:20:26 ↗ >> Brenda,

1:20:27 ↗ >> yes. More

1:20:28 ↗ >> is it would it be it seems to me that it

1:20:32 ↗ might be good for us to meet a couple of

1:20:34 ↗ times as in our little subgroups before

1:20:37 ↗ Hannah comes back in August.

1:20:39 ↗ >> So we're so we're ready to engage with

1:20:42 ↗ her.

1:20:43 ↗ >> No, that that was done intentionally.

1:20:45 ↗ Normally you would be meeting in July in

1:20:47 ↗ your subgroups with her or I but because

1:20:50 ↗ or I'm sorry in June but with me

1:20:52 ↗ transitioning out we opted just to push

1:20:55 ↗ it back and have all of that happen in

1:20:57 ↗ August. So you will get

1:20:58 ↗ >> when we when we've done it in previous

1:21:00 ↗ years we haven't met with Hannah at the

1:21:03 ↗ beginning. We usually would hash it out

1:21:05 ↗ a little bit first and then meet with

1:21:07 ↗ Hannah.

1:21:08 ↗ >> Right. Well, she will be she'll be

1:21:10 ↗ scheduling meetings for all of your

1:21:12 ↗ subgroups. So that's not anything that

1:21:13 ↗ you have to do on your own.

1:21:15 ↗ >> Okay. So, but if we want to,

1:21:17 ↗ >> I would recommend that you wait for her

1:21:19 ↗ to schedule those subgroup meetings so

1:21:22 ↗ that you're all on the same page. That's

1:21:25 ↗ my recommendation.

1:21:28 ↗ Um, again, it's a little bit backwards

1:21:30 ↗ because normally you would be starting

1:21:32 ↗ the subgroups right away, but now you

1:21:34 ↗ just have additional time to look

1:21:36 ↗ through those and we have plenty of time

1:21:38 ↗ before we have to get this information

1:21:40 ↗ to council. So, uh, I know it seems

1:21:43 ↗ weird, Mory, because it's flipped. It's

1:21:45 ↗ backwards, but that's what I would

1:21:46 ↗ suggest is that you just go with it. Um,

1:21:49 ↗ do your do all of your ratings

1:21:51 ↗ individually and read through those and

1:21:53 ↗ then she will schedule all of those

1:21:55 ↗ meetings.

1:21:58 ↗ >> I wanted to ask cuz you were asking

1:22:00 ↗ about guidelines. Do you do you feel

1:22:03 ↗ like you know what what we all are

1:22:05 ↗ supposed to do before we show up to our

1:22:07 ↗ first meeting with Hannah? I think I

1:22:09 ↗ have enough time to figure that out.

1:22:10 ↗ >> Okay. Yeah. Yeah. And that's where I'll

1:22:12 ↗ meet with

1:22:13 ↗ >> You're gonna meet with that.

1:22:16 ↗ >> So, I'm okay with Mory. I'm I could

1:22:18 ↗ sense your uh disease with the uh the

1:22:22 ↗ change, but I feel really good about it

1:22:24 ↗ because it gives me time to to

1:22:26 ↗ familiarize myself before I get together

1:22:28 ↗ with such experienced raiders.

1:22:31 ↗ >> Yeah.

1:22:33 ↗ >> I would I would say to that is take your

1:22:35 ↗ time on that really. You know, I I I I'm

1:22:37 ↗ I'm going to give you when I started

1:22:38 ↗ this was like six six years ago. I I got

1:22:41 ↗ the applications right. I did like all

1:22:43 ↗ 95 when it was like I it was only

1:22:45 ↗ supposed to be 30 and I pull an

1:22:47 ↗ allnighter just like oh I'm so stressed

1:22:49 ↗ out. I'm around focus. I know it more

1:22:51 ↗ than I and so and this is just me and

1:22:54 ↗ and I was and then I ended up being a

1:22:57 ↗ group and I'm like 30 I did I'm 95

1:23:02 ↗ so I didn't excel. So again,

1:23:06 ↗ take your time reviewing them. Um, and

1:23:08 ↗ so I'm just g to my person. I did review

1:23:11 ↗ all 95 and I scored over

1:23:14 ↗ >> and I will not and so when I was

1:23:16 ↗ relieving I was like it was only 34 what

1:23:18 ↗ it was.

1:23:20 ↗ So um I'm just sharing that example to

1:23:23 ↗ relieve some I see somebody like okay

1:23:25 ↗ you're you're you're a good company

1:23:27 ↗ >> this. Yes. Um, any reports from chair

1:23:31 ↗ and or commissioner reports for 5A from

1:23:34 ↗ the group?

1:23:37 ↗ >> I think you have a report for us.

1:23:40 ↗ >> I do have a report. I'm going to say so

1:23:42 ↗ this is a little different. So I would

1:23:43 ↗ say on Sunday we had our Asian-American

1:23:47 ↗ Pacific Islander Heritage Month

1:23:49 ↗ celebration

1:23:50 ↗ >> and we had it here at the Isiqua

1:23:52 ↗ Community Center. It was fabulous.

1:23:54 ↗ Awesome. Around including the dragon

1:23:56 ↗ lion dance, Japanese school of drums, uh

1:24:00 ↗ tah tahian

1:24:03 ↗ >> tahesian hoola dance. Uh it was uh the

1:24:07 ↗ aa aapi cultures within our community.

1:24:10 ↗ The event was free, open to the public.

1:24:12 ↗ So it was great to see um just a

1:24:15 ↗ multicultural

1:24:17 ↗ uh uh event down at the community

1:24:19 ↗ center. And so it was cool to see kids

1:24:21 ↗ just run around, dance, uh, and embrace

1:24:24 ↗ the cultural. So I just want to make as

1:24:26 ↗ an announcement that I know we have two

1:24:28 ↗ new board members. Uh, and so we do

1:24:31 ↗ have, one of the things I joined the

1:24:33 ↗ commission was to be intentional around

1:24:36 ↗ my footprint when it came to our our our

1:24:39 ↗ diversity, equity, inclusion here. So I

1:24:41 ↗ would encourage folks to kind of check

1:24:43 ↗ it out. We have a cultural fest coming

1:24:45 ↗ up. It is so awesome to see it happen.

1:24:47 ↗ So awesome to see people with our

1:24:49 ↗ community come out express themselves.

1:24:53 ↗ Uh it it just brings uh music to me. It

1:24:56 ↗ what we say it it feeds my soul.

1:24:59 ↗ >> So I would say please do that and and

1:25:01 ↗ and trust me it will make this grant

1:25:03 ↗ funding a lot easier as you because some

1:25:05 ↗ of those folks do attend uh uh our

1:25:08 ↗ cultural facilities.

1:25:11 ↗ Uh

1:25:12 ↗ so there's no press in today.

1:25:15 ↗ um in terms of uh reports. So that would

1:25:18 ↗ that be

1:25:20 ↗ >> Yeah, I have a staff report. Not not an

1:25:22 ↗ official report, but I just want to give

1:25:23 ↗ you a couple of brief announcements. Uh

1:25:26 ↗ like Haime said, CultureFest is going to

1:25:28 ↗ be coming up. It's scheduled for Friday,

1:25:30 ↗ September 18th at 5:30.

1:25:32 ↗ >> Please turn it. That's awesome.

1:25:33 ↗ >> A couple of things to follow up on. The

1:25:35 ↗ mayor did meet with the nonprofit

1:25:37 ↗ organization uh group. We met April

1:25:39 ↗ 30th. Some of you had asked questions

1:25:41 ↗ about that. he intends to continue

1:25:43 ↗ meeting with our nonprofits just to be

1:25:45 ↗ able to um to keep up to date on some of

1:25:48 ↗ the federal changes, the the impacts

1:25:51 ↗ that they're experiencing with different

1:25:52 ↗ things that are happening, current

1:25:54 ↗ events. And so that was a great u

1:25:56 ↗ opportunity to get together with all of

1:25:58 ↗ our nonprofits and just hear from them.

1:26:00 ↗ It was very well attended. and mayor I

1:26:03 ↗ think plans to put uh we'll put I think

1:26:06 ↗ take a break in the summer and then

1:26:08 ↗ maybe meet back in late summer after

1:26:10 ↗ people have kind of finished traveling a

1:26:12 ↗ little bit and then those will have the

1:26:15 ↗ the cadence will be about two to three

1:26:16 ↗ times a year but he definitely continues

1:26:19 ↗ to or plans to continue what Mayor Polly

1:26:21 ↗ started so we're excited about that and

1:26:24 ↗ then uh others asked about the transit

1:26:27 ↗ oriented development u just to give you

1:26:30 ↗ a brief update on that we continue to

1:26:32 ↗ meet with interested parties with that

1:26:34 ↗ transit oriented development project and

1:26:37 ↗ we um I was in a meeting just this week

1:26:40 ↗ with a partner who's very very

1:26:42 ↗ interested and so we'll continue

1:26:43 ↗ following up and when we have more more

1:26:46 ↗ information that we can report out we

1:26:47 ↗ will but it does look like it's moving

1:26:49 ↗ forward and and they will the housing

1:26:52 ↗ structure will actually break ground in

1:26:54 ↗ July so they're in the permitting

1:26:56 ↗ process right now but some good things

1:26:58 ↗ happening there

1:26:59 ↗ >> you want to explain to the new people

1:27:00 ↗ about the behavioral health component of

1:27:03 ↗ the tod.

1:27:04 ↗ >> Yes. So there because of of funding that

1:27:08 ↗ happened many years ago that that money

1:27:10 ↗ was tied to having behavioral health or

1:27:12 ↗ mental health or and even physical

1:27:15 ↗ health services. So we're looking for a

1:27:17 ↗ tenant who can come in and be able to

1:27:19 ↗ provide kind of our anchor tenant who

1:27:22 ↗ can come in and provide those key

1:27:23 ↗ services that Isiqua really needs. And

1:27:26 ↗ the city is not looking to make a profit

1:27:28 ↗ on that. where we'll be, you know, that

1:27:30 ↗ space will be leased out at below market

1:27:33 ↗ value just so that we can give these

1:27:35 ↗ nonprofits an opportunity to come in and

1:27:37 ↗ provide the services we really need. So,

1:27:40 ↗ looking forward to that.

1:27:40 ↗ >> And then there will be apartments for

1:27:42 ↗ rent.

1:27:42 ↗ >> Yeah, the apartments will be uh between

1:27:44 ↗ 30 and 80%

1:27:46 ↗ um AMI and then one of the buildings

1:27:48 ↗ will actually be full market rate. So,

1:27:50 ↗ we'll have a lot of a lot more choices

1:27:52 ↗ in Isaqua for housing. So, very excited

1:27:55 ↗ about that.

1:27:55 ↗ >> Yes.

1:27:56 ↗ >> Where's going to be? It's across from

1:27:58 ↗ the transit station.

1:28:01 ↗ >> Yes.

1:28:02 ↗ >> Behind it kind of. I guess. Yeah. Behind

1:28:04 ↗ it.

1:28:06 ↗ >> That's already been determined where

1:28:08 ↗ it's going to be.

1:28:09 ↗ >> Yes, it has.

1:28:10 ↗ >> Oh, okay.

1:28:12 ↗ >> Ground groundbreaking coming soon.

1:28:15 ↗ >> And then on Monday, we were at the city

1:28:18 ↗ council meeting. If any of you were

1:28:19 ↗ there, we recognized um former council

1:28:22 ↗ member Barb D. Michelle. It was a a

1:28:25 ↗ great tribute to her. It was great to

1:28:27 ↗ see her and and have her um receive that

1:28:30 ↗ recommend recognition from the community

1:28:33 ↗ and from the fellow council members. We

1:28:35 ↗ also recognized um Chief Paula Swan who

1:28:37 ↗ will be who's retiring. She'll be

1:28:39 ↗ leaving in June. So that was really fun

1:28:42 ↗ to be a part of. And then the final

1:28:47 ↗ announcement is just again staff

1:28:49 ↗ updates. I will be with the city until

1:28:51 ↗ the end of June. Um, I will actually

1:28:55 ↗ only been be in office until the end of

1:28:57 ↗ May. So, please feel free to reach out

1:28:59 ↗ to me with questions. I'll be working

1:29:01 ↗ with the two of you additionally. And

1:29:04 ↗ um, we don't have all of the answers

1:29:06 ↗ right now, but things are coming

1:29:07 ↗ together. My director has been on

1:29:09 ↗ vacation. He returns next week and we

1:29:12 ↗ can kind of um, continue to piece things

1:29:14 ↗ together, but I know that that you're

1:29:17 ↗ going to be in good hands and we're

1:29:19 ↗ we're going to get we're going to work

1:29:20 ↗ through it. So, and then uh, Hi, May. I

1:29:23 ↗ think you have additional

1:29:25 ↗ >> I would say things come in seasons as

1:29:27 ↗ they say, right?

1:29:28 ↗ >> Yes.

1:29:28 ↗ >> You know, unfortunately I've

1:29:31 ↗ >> um I want to say unfortunately is uh I

1:29:33 ↗ was talking to Brenda and chatting with

1:29:34 ↗ Hannah is that um I've been trying to

1:29:38 ↗ get my clinical supervising as a social

1:29:39 ↗ worker. So um I was talking to Ray and

1:29:43 ↗ so I'm going to be pretty busy with the

1:29:44 ↗ top of my job and then trying to get my

1:29:47 ↗ clinical hours and so something had to

1:29:48 ↗ give and I was like I can't do

1:29:51 ↗ everything. And so even that itself 40

1:29:53 ↗ hours plus clinic hours is going to be a

1:29:56 ↗ lot. Um but this so unfortunately I I

1:29:59 ↗ will have to step down. Um and so this

1:30:02 ↗ is it was not an easy decision and u

1:30:04 ↗ I've been involved for five six years

1:30:07 ↗ and seeing new folks you know having the

1:30:10 ↗ same advocacy brings a smile to me. You

1:30:13 ↗ know I I think we we need more people

1:30:15 ↗ like you all to continue the fight

1:30:17 ↗ continue to vocalize that. That's the

1:30:19 ↗ reason why I got um I say that because I

1:30:22 ↗ was um I worked at city of Belleview. I

1:30:25 ↗ was a paid intern at the time for human

1:30:27 ↗ services and that's why I knew about

1:30:28 ↗ human services. This is back in 2014

1:30:31 ↗ and so this when maybe had like half an

1:30:34 ↗ FTE on the human services side and so

1:30:37 ↗ I've seen it evolve and grow to you know

1:30:40 ↗ a couple of staff strategic plans at the

1:30:42 ↗ time didn't have a strategic plan or an

1:30:44 ↗ equity statement. And so it it it that's

1:30:47 ↗ kind of how I knew about human services

1:30:49 ↗ and I was like okay let me get when I

1:30:50 ↗ was kind of getting with my career like

1:30:52 ↗ let me get involved with the human

1:30:53 ↗ service here in cities as well and um so

1:30:56 ↗ I've been here for five six years and

1:30:58 ↗ hopefully it's not a it's not a for

1:31:01 ↗ everything hopefully I do come back um

1:31:03 ↗ but I wanted to say um for August we'll

1:31:05 ↗ be having you know the the conversations

1:31:07 ↗ of a chair and vice chair u please work

1:31:10 ↗ with with Hannah and Brenda to if your

1:31:13 ↗ folks are interested it's It's a

1:31:15 ↗ position of the community. That's the

1:31:17 ↗ way I look at it. There is no ego. It's

1:31:20 ↗ how do we support you all to the to the

1:31:23 ↗ faces and and the I think about that

1:31:25 ↗ example of uh of ICE and the $50,000 and

1:31:27 ↗ how to make an impact. That was all you

1:31:30 ↗ all.

1:31:30 ↗ >> You know, we all had a decision around

1:31:32 ↗ that. We could have said no, yes,

1:31:34 ↗ modified it, but we all made

1:31:36 ↗ recommendations. And one of the things I

1:31:37 ↗ would say to this group is the mayor

1:31:41 ↗ does listen. They do take our feedback.

1:31:44 ↗ um to to that conversation around the

1:31:47 ↗ construction. I was asked to can I can I

1:31:50 ↗ speak on that and and and have a

1:31:52 ↗ conversation on the human services side.

1:31:55 ↗ So I I would say the this is a position

1:31:57 ↗ that's not lightly. So um I will I will

1:32:00 ↗ be stepping out and putting the work to

1:32:02 ↗ you all and hopefully still be connected

1:32:04 ↗ in a different way. And I thank you so

1:32:07 ↗ much for your all like um love and care.

1:32:10 ↗ Uh it means a lot to me. So,

1:32:12 ↗ >> so Hime are you not going to be in?

1:32:15 ↗ You're not doing the grants.

1:32:16 ↗ >> This is it. Today is my last day.

1:32:19 ↗ >> It's my last day.

1:32:20 ↗ >> We'll be missed.

1:32:21 ↗ >> Hi May.

1:32:26 ↗ >> Things coming soon.

1:32:27 ↗ >> We will miss you.

1:32:28 ↗ >> We'll see you around town,

1:32:29 ↗ >> you know. So

1:32:30 ↗ >> he's not leaving town. That's a good

1:32:31 ↗ thing.

1:32:33 ↗ >> Uh but I I would say too, you know, I I

1:32:35 ↗ always say this, you know, things are

1:32:37 ↗ never permanent. I think it's the

1:32:39 ↗ opportunity for someone to step up step

1:32:41 ↗ up and um I I really believe that I it's

1:32:44 ↗ uh I'm always happy to let something go

1:32:47 ↗ and let the baton be carried with

1:32:49 ↗ someone else and I I I love that. I love

1:32:52 ↗ I I I to me is when we were having

1:32:55 ↗ conversations in the beginning was we

1:32:58 ↗ all have people that care for this work.

1:32:59 ↗ You know, you're all taking time out of

1:33:01 ↗ your day to volunteer. Um, and so I I I

1:33:05 ↗ I think that's very critical and

1:33:07 ↗ important and it's in good hands. So I

1:33:10 ↗ thank you all. This will be my last one.

1:33:13 ↗ So hopefully in the future I'll come

1:33:14 ↗ back, but for now

1:33:16 ↗ >> is I look forward to connecting with you

1:33:18 ↗ in a cultural fest on the community. So

1:33:21 ↗ thank you so much for your for your

1:33:23 ↗ guys' uh support.

1:33:24 ↗ >> Thank you.

1:33:25 ↗ >> Good luck in your next chapter.

1:33:27 ↗ >> I try to get emotional.

1:33:30 ↗ >> I do I do have something for the good of

1:33:32 ↗ the order.

1:33:33 ↗ >> Yes.

1:33:33 ↗ >> Okay. But I I'll wait till you are we

1:33:36 ↗ there

1:33:36 ↗ >> I think as far as a staff announcements

1:33:38 ↗ staff report um Brenda um I think any

1:33:42 ↗ other business or announcements from the

1:33:43 ↗ group

1:33:45 ↗ >> that'll be your cue there.

1:33:47 ↗ >> Okay. Okay. Okay. Thank you. Um, I just

1:33:50 ↗ wanted to say that um, I don't know if

1:33:52 ↗ people are aware, but the um, Chamber of

1:33:54 ↗ Commerce does their community awards

1:33:56 ↗ once a year and it was last Thursday and

1:33:59 ↗ I attended um, as a um, officer in the

1:34:04 ↗ um, nonprofit influence the choice which

1:34:07 ↗ helps um, young young people with their

1:34:11 ↗ well-being and um, trying to encourage

1:34:14 ↗ them um, not to use substances among

1:34:16 ↗ other things. Um and um we do a award

1:34:21 ↗ once a year to um somebody who has been

1:34:25 ↗ very impactful in our community with

1:34:27 ↗ young people and I would I had the

1:34:29 ↗ privilege of giving it to Barb bar de

1:34:31 ↗ Michelle um she couldn't attend. She's I

1:34:35 ↗ don't I don't know if and she told me

1:34:38 ↗ she and I are good friends so she told

1:34:39 ↗ me she's very open about this

1:34:41 ↗ information and it was it always is

1:34:43 ↗ helpful so people can know you know to

1:34:46 ↗ share. Um she had a stroke in January

1:34:50 ↗ and um she has rehab pretty well and um

1:34:55 ↗ but she is and she can walk. She's

1:34:57 ↗ learning how to rewalk. She lost all of

1:35:00 ↗ her mobility on her left side and um

1:35:03 ↗ she's regained it in her left leg, but

1:35:06 ↗ um she is still working and this is

1:35:08 ↗ apparently how it happens when you get a

1:35:10 ↗ stroke. The arm and the hand is the last

1:35:13 ↗ thing to return. And so she's working

1:35:15 ↗ with OT on that. But um but she was at

1:35:20 ↗ Monday's event.

1:35:21 ↗ >> Yes.

1:35:22 ↗ >> Yeah. And her son brought her there.

1:35:24 ↗ She's living in Covington with her son

1:35:25 ↗ right now.

1:35:27 ↗ >> Yeah.

1:35:28 ↗ >> Okay.

1:35:29 ↗ >> Yeah. So she luckily cognitively it

1:35:33 ↗ didn't impact her. She might say it did

1:35:36 ↗ because you know she has an excuse if

1:35:38 ↗ she forgets things now.

1:35:40 ↗ >> Yeah. She was a big proponent for human

1:35:42 ↗ services.

1:35:43 ↗ >> Oh yeah. Absolutely.

1:35:44 ↗ >> That she I don't know if people are

1:35:46 ↗ aware she co-founded the garage with

1:35:48 ↗ Kaylee.

1:35:49 ↗ >> She did? I

1:35:50 ↗ >> Yeah. Well, she I I contacted Kaylee

1:35:52 ↗ when I knew I was going to do the

1:35:54 ↗ presentation. I said, "Kaylee, what was

1:35:55 ↗ Barb's role in the garage?" She said,

1:35:57 ↗ "Oh, she co-ounded it with me."

1:35:59 ↗ >> Yeah. Yeah. She co-ounded it. So,

1:36:02 ↗ >> thank you, Trish. Appreciate that.

1:36:04 ↗ >> All right. So, we will not be having a

1:36:07 ↗ meeting June or July. That'll be

1:36:10 ↗ cancelled. So, our next meeting will be

1:36:13 ↗ scheduled for August 19th, 2026. In the

1:36:16 ↗ meantime, please uh review the

1:36:19 ↗ applications, make your notes, work with

1:36:21 ↗ Brenda and Hannah. And Hannah, it sounds

1:36:23 ↗ like Hannah's going to make some sort of

1:36:25 ↗ uh meetings come August around this

1:36:28 ↗ work.

1:36:29 ↗ >> Um so, and we do have time. I I remember

1:36:32 ↗ last time we working a little early. Uh

1:36:34 ↗ so, we do have time. So please, you

1:36:36 ↗ know, do work with Brenda and um and

1:36:39 ↗ Anna for those questions about that.

1:36:42 ↗ All right. Well, mean is ajourned 809

1:36:46 ↗ May 20th.

1:36:48 ↗ >> Thank you, Jamie.

1:36:50 ↗ >> Thank you.

1:36:50 ↗ >> Thanks, Hime.

1:36:52 ↗ >> Good one. Y'all take care.

1:36:53 ↗ >> Thanks, Hime.

1:36:55 ↗ >> Thank you.

1:37:01 ↗ >> Did you turn up the recording?

1:37:05 ↗ Okay.

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