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Unless otherwise noted, the Human Services Commission meets at 3 p.m. on the third
Thursday of each month in Kent Centennial Center, Mountain View Conference Room #401,
400 West Gowe St. Kent, WA 98032.
For additional information please contact Christine Cain at 253-856-5063 or via email at
Ccain@KentWA.gov.
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Human Services Commission Agenda
Commissioner: Zenovia Harris - Chair, Rickie Robinson – Co-Chair
June 20, 2019
3 p.m.
Item Description Action Speaker Time Page
1. Call to order Zenovia Harris, Chair 1
2. Roll Call Zenovia Harris, Chair 1
3. Changes to the Agenda Zenovia Harris, Chair 1
4.
Approval of May 16, 2019 Minutes
Yes Zenovia Harris, Chair 5
5. Public Comment No 15
6. Parallel Application Evaluation No Judy de Barros 30
7.
Strategy Development
• Community Engagement Debrief
• Timeline
No Lori Guilfoyle 15
8. Updates/Announcements
No
Staff
15
9. Adjourn No Zenovia Harris 1
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Date: May 16, 2019
Time: 3 p.m.
Place: Kent Centennial Center, Mountain View Conference Room #401
Agenda:
1. Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 3:03 p.m.
2. Roll Call
Rickie Robinson, Co-Chair
Gina Bellisario, Commissioner
Mike Heinisch, Commissioner
Selamavit Demssie, Commissioner
Bill Hallerman, Commissioner
Connie Stolpp, Commissioner Alternate
Merina Hanson, Human Services Manager
Lori Guilfoyle, Coordinator
Dinah Wilson, CDBG Coordinator
Christine Cain, Coordinator
Absent:
Zenovia Harris, Chair
Sara Roach, Commissioner
Andy Rosas, Commissioner
Dennis Higgins, Council Member
Vacant, Student Commissioner
3. Changes to the Agenda
There are no changes to the agenda.
4. Approval of March 21 & April 18, 2019 Minutes
Commissioner Bellisario MOVED to approve the minutes from March 21, 2019,
SECONDED by Commissioner Hallerman. Commissioner Robinson abstained. The
motion passed unanimously with a vote of 5-0.
Commissioner Demssie MOVED to approve the minutes from April 18, 2019,
SECONDED by Commissioner Heinisch. Commissioner Robinson abstained. The
motion passed unanimously with a vote of 5-0.
5. Public Comment
No public comment was made.
6. Nonprofit Landscape (Lori Guilfoyle/Jody Nishioka - Wayfind)
Human Services Coordinator, Lori Guilfoyle, presented on the current Human
Services and Community Block Grant Plan vision and goals. Staff and
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Commissioners will look at the City vision, mission, and goals at the July meeting
and review alignment with Human Services plan vision and goals for the plan under
development. The Human Services Master Plan, CDBG Consolidated Plan, and CDBG
Annual Action Plan are the guiding documents that will feed into the Housing and
Human Services element of the City Comprehensive Plan. Planning for the new City
Comprehensive Plan will begin next year and be approved in 2022.
For the Plan development, staff are gathering data and doing community outreach
including focus groups, surveys and outreach at existing meetings. Specific
outreach is being made to Hispanic speaking individuals, LGBTQI groups, and
families with small children. A consultant will be hired to interview elected officials
and businesses including the Kent Chamber of Commerce, Kent Downtown
Partnership, and Kent Station.
Jody Nishioka, Executive Director of Wayfind-NAC, provided information related to
the Plan priority – Improving and integrating systems. Wayfind and NAC have
recently merged, and Jodi is the ED of the newly created organization. Wayfind-
NAC provide services to promote social welfare by fostering movements to build
power in communities impacted by systemic oppression through community
partnerships, capacity building, and legal services for community organizations and
microenterprises.
Jodi gave an overview of the capacity issues for small non-profits and identified
leadership development, non-profit compliance and sustainability as top issues to
strengthen non-profits. Jodi recognized community-based non-profits are not well
connected and said KCDIG has been a good place for non-profits to connect.
Commissioners added ideas around “growth by leverage” and financial health.
7. Hepatitis A Update (Christine Cain)
Human Services Coordinator, Christine Cain, shared information on the confirmed
hepatitis A case of a man who is currently experiencing homelessness. Information
provided at an April 25 conference call directed participants, providers, and anyone
experiencing homelessness to consider vaccination. Hepatitis A has a high rate of
transmission and can survive on surfaces for up to one month, posing concern for
providers serving individuals in communal settings. Healthcare for the Homeless and
King County Public Health are offering free vaccinations at clinics across the county.
More information and fliers can be found at
https://www.kingcounty.gov/depts/health/communicable-diseases/disease-
control/hepatitis-A.aspx.
8. Updates/Announcements
• During the January 2019 annual Count Us In Point in Time Count, volunteers
counted 11,199 homeless individuals in King County. Preliminary numbers
indicate a decrease in the total number of homeless. The number of
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unsheltered individuals decreased where the number of sheltered increased,
indicating an increase in the number of individuals and families accessing
services. The full report detailing sub regional and completed survey results is
expected to be released at the end of May.
8. Adjournment
At 4:20 p.m. Commissioner Robison declared the meeting adjourned.
Christine Cain
Recording Secretary
May 16, 2019