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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Committees - Planning and Economic Development Committee - 01/26/1989 KENT HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION MINUTES OF MEETING OF JANUARY 26, 1989 Committee agenda of February 27, 1989 and the City Council agenda of March 7, 1989. Commissioner Atkin MOVED and Commissioner Foslin SECONDED the motion to proceed to obtain funding in the amount of It of the General Fund to fund human services. Motion passed unanimously. PLANNING SESSION FOR COMMISSION RETREAT The Commission retreat is scheduled for February 17, 1989 from 9 AM to 3 PM at the Battelle Conference Center in Seattle. Mary Duty reported the Center will provide a continental breakfast, buffet lunch and supplies. Cost is approximately $555 for 15 people. Discussion occurred on the proposed agenda for the retreat: 9:00 - 9:30 Networking 9:30 - 10:30 A) Create vision B) Review mission statement C) Set priority issues for 1989 10:30 - 10:45 Break 10:45 - 11:30 Speaker 11:30 - 12:00 Form groups for afternoon session 12:00 - 1:00 Lunch 1:00 - 2:30 Discussion groups: existing unmet needs and funding issues 2: 30 - 3:00 Reaffirm mission and priorities Commissioner Archer and Acting Chairwoman Moschel would like to discuss public education and having the Human Services Commission as an information source with its own library and speaker's bureau. Commissioner Atkin suggested that Judy Clegg be invited to a Human Services Commission meeting in March or April, at which time the Human Services Roundtable will have solidified its position. It was decided that staff will contact Doug Stevenson of King County to invite him to speak at the retreat. The topic will be regional issues and how they tie to South King County, i.e, what they mean to Kent. REVIEW AND DISCUSS CONTRACT CHANGES/REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR 1989 Lin Ball reported there were only minor changes made to the contracts; the changes related to insurance requirements. Staff has contacted the agencies being funded in 1989 to clarify what information the Commission needs and how the statistics should be reported. STATUS OF 1989 CONTRACTS Mary Duty stated the contracts have been drafted and approved and will be sent to the agencies on Monday. 2 KENT HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION MINUTES OF MEETING OF JANUARY 26, 1989 APPOINT NEW REPRESENTATIVE TO SOUTH KING COUNCIL OF HUMAN SERVICES The Council meets on the fourth Tuesday of the month from 12 - 1: 30 PM. it was suggested that Chairman Eckfeldt represent the Commission at the meetings he normally attends and Commissioner Mourer can report to the Commission on the meetings which Chairman Eckfeldt cannot attend. This item will be placed on the agenda next month to confirm the arrangement. EVALUATE FUNDING APPLICATION FORMS FOR 1989 AND DISCUSS ANY CHANGES FOR 1990 Lin Ball distributed copies of last year's application form and instructions. Commissioner Atkin suggested this issue be addressed by a subcommittee. Commissioner Atkin will chair the committee. Commissioners Pardo, Mourer and Carleton will be members and Mary Duty will represent staff. Mary Duty will provide the committee members with notes from last year on the application form. Lin Ball mentioned several items the committee might discuss, including 1) working with common information suggested by the Human Services Roundtable, 2) staff will obtain from the King County Health Department their age group breakdown, 3) including a signature line on the front page of the application, and 4) clarifying the sliding fee scale and poverty guidelines. Commissioner Archer suggested having a statement indicating that incomplete applications are a basis for denial. The committee will discuss that idea. Timing for the applications was discussed. The Roundtable will have their final changes made relating to common application information by March 7 or March 8. The committee will discuss also creating a data base of information from the applications. HUMAN SERVICES ROUNDTABLE Lin Ball distributed information on the Human Services Roundtable legislative package. The Roundtable will be requesting additional funding from the cities this year. Commissioner Atkin reported the regional groups are finishing their work and will forward their findings to staff and the Roundtable as a whole. There will be a retreat within the next couple of weeks. Acting Chairwoman Moschel requested that staff collect the materials from the retreat to distribute to the Commissioners. HOMELESS ISSUES DISPLAY Acting Chairwoman Moschel added this to the agenda. Commissioner Atkin reported that there is a black and white photo display presently at the Rotunda in Olympia which depicts the plight of the homeless in Washington. She asked if the Human Services Commission would like to co-sponsor the display in Kent along with the South King County Multi-service Center. She needs a place for the display and someone to help set it up and share in a reception around it. This item will be placed on the agenda next month, at 3 KENT HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION MINUTES OF MEETING OF JANUARY 261 1989 which time Commissioner Atkin will have obtained additional information on the display. Suggestions for location included the library and Kent Commons. CITIZEN OF THE MONTH Acting Chairwoman Moschel added this item to the agenda. She received the consent of the Human Services Commissioners to nominate Chairman Eckfeldt for the award given by Soroptomist International to an individual making an outstanding contribution to the quality of living in Kent. ADDED ITEMS Councilwoman Woods routed a letter from Food Lifeline which reported that the Gift of Food program contributed $54, 000 in six months to the food bank program. Commissioner Atkin reported that a food bank will be started at Springwood. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at approximately 5:00 PM. Respectfully submitted, ed N. Satterstrom, Secretary 4