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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Committees - Human Services Commission - 02/16/2017 (2)Unless otherwise noted, the Human Services Commission meets at 2:30 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. Any person requiring a disability accommodation should contact the City Clerk’s Office at 253-856-5725 in advance. For TDD relay service call Washington Telecommunications Relay Service at 1-800-833-6388. Human Services Commission Agenda Commissioners: Mike Heinisch, Chair – Andy Rosas, Co-chair February 16, 2017 2:30 p.m. Item Description Action Speaker Time Page 1.Call to order Andy Rosas, Chair 1 2.Roll Call Andy Rosas, Chair 1 3.Changes to the Agenda Andy Rosas, Chair 1 4.Approval of November 17, 2016 Minutes Yes Andy Rosas, Chair 5 5.Public Hearing Yes Dinah Wilson 15 6.Introduction of Parks Director No Merina Hanson 10 7.Presentation – Partners in Employment No Amina Ahmed 30 8.2017 CDBG Funding Yes Dinah Wilson 5 9.Youth Initiative Update No Lori Guilfoyle 5 10. Legislative Update No Merina Hanson 20 11.Adjourn No Andy Rosas 1 This page intentionally left blank. Kent Human Services Commission Meeting January 19, 2017 Minutes Kent, Washington Approval Pending Date: January 19, 2017 Time: 2:30 p.m. Place: Centennial, Mountain View Conference Room #401 Attending: Andy Rosas, Chair Mike Heinisch, Co-Chair Bill Hallerman, Commissioner Gina Bellisario, Commissioner Zenovia Harris, Commissioner Merina Hanson, Human Services Manager Dinah Wilson, CDBG Coordinator Lori Guilfoyle, Coordinator Christine Cain, Coordinator Absent: Shatha Abbas, Commissioner Wade Schwartz, Commissioner Amelia Drake, Student Agenda: 1. Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 2:30 p.m. 2. Roll Call Three Commissioners absent. 3. Changes to the Agenda Youth Initiative Agency Update – REWA Severe Weather Shelter Operation 4. Approval of Minutes, dated November 17, 2016 Commissioner Hallerman MOVED to approve the Minutes of November 17, 2016, and Commissioner Harris SECONDED the motion. The motion passed unanimously. 5. Office of Refugee & Immigrant – Housing Summit (Dinah) Housing summit tentatively scheduled for April. Meeting scheduled to occur quarterly to discuss lack of housing and impacts on the community. Kent Human Services Commission Meeting January 19, 2017 Minutes Kent, Washington Approval Pending 6. Youth Initiative (Lori) Youth Coordinator position description has been drafted will be taken to Parks Committee tonight. The four main goals of the initiative are Prevention, Intervention, Enforcement and Re-Connection and will be used to roles and service gaps. (Framework handout attached) 7. Agency Update –REWA (Dinah) Agency funded for Case Management and Senior Meals in 2015-2016. Agency has struggled to meet outcomes and submit reporting on time. Direction and staffing of agency is uncertain. Staff recommends not to fund through CDBG 2017-2018. Formal decision to come. 8. Severe Weather Shelter (Christine Cain) Due to the dangerously night time lows, the Severe Weather Shelter was activated January 2nd –January 5th. The shelter served between 56 and 104 individuals including a family of 19. 9. Presentation – Full Life Care (Patti Dahlman) Full Life Care provides services that enhance the quality of life for seniors and people with chronic or terminal illnesses and disabilities. Specialized services include in-home care, mental health counseling, nursing and rehab services. Full Life care currently serves 165 residents in Kent. 10. King County Post Election Convening (Dinah) King County will be holding a convening on immigration, impacts on services. People not represented on task force are being encouraged to participate. The convening is tentatively scheduled February 6th, 2017. 11. Calendar Planning (Merina) Adjournment At 3:53 p.m., Mike Heinisch declared the meeting adjourned. Christine Cain Coordinator January 17, 2017 1 Draft Youth Framework January 11, 2017 All young people have access to high quality programs and services to support their development. GOAL STRATEGY City of Kent Programs and Activities Possible External Partners Prevention Goal: Children, youth, and families access high quality culturally responsive programs and resources that promote positive child, youth, and family development. 1. Build on existing neighborhood and community networks and strengthen the ability of community and faith-based organizations to deliver high-quality programs and resources for youth. (This may include after-school programs, mentoring, tutoring, college preparation, internship, parenting skills, and similar resources). 2. Strengthen and work through existing neighborhood and community networks to improve local environments for high-risk youth. (This may include establishing safe places and passages, addressing problem properties, increasing social efficacy, etc.). Kent Parks Community Center After School Energy (9 sites) After School All Stars (3 sites) Middle School All Stars (s sites) Meridian Latenight Mill Creek Latenight Camp Walkapala Counselor in Training Walkapala Camp Waskowitz Camps for Holiday, Pres. & Spring Break You Me We Fishing Experience National Night Out Host Summer Playgrounds (5 sites) HERO (various sites through the year) Youth sports leagues, camps, clinics Community Education programs Spotlight Series performances and educational outreach programs Summer concert series Seasonal employment (sports officials, lifeguards, program leaders, etc.) Kent Kid’s Arts Day Fun runs SPLASH SYSTEM ENHANCEMENT(Infrastructure Development) - Schools Out WA – Youth Program Quality Program, Youth Development Executives of King County, Non Profit Assistance Center, Kent Best Starts Collaborative GEM, CIS – Kent, Centro Rendu, KYFS, DREAM Project, Coalition for Refugees from Burma, Easthill Boxing Club, other ethnic based organizations, YMCA, Boys and Girls Club, After School Allstars, Summer Search, KSD programs like Men on the Move 2 Draft Youth Framework January 11, 2017 Human Services funded programs PD - GREAT (gang resistance) Program – KSD Elementary Schools Game of Life Youth Conference Game of Life Follow Up Projects Cops In Schools – Kent Elementary Explorers STOP Underage Drinking prevention strategies (middle schools) Kent Police Youth Board Kent Meridian Police Science Class Intervention Goal: Youth who lack consistent social supports or are presenting challenges access effective resources to help them develop positive behaviors and build resiliency to risks (for gang involvement, substance abuse, youth violence and/or other criminal activity). Strategies 1. Ensure youth have healthy activities to engage in and promote access to programs that emphasize awareness and education in personal safety and positive interpersonal relationships. 2. Expand case management and multi-agency intervention teams to support youth at highest risk for problem behavior. 3. Increase and improve coordination among agencies serving youth, the Kent School District, and the City of Kent by establishing a shared electronic client management system and creating incentives for agencies and providers to participate. Kent Parks Community Center Middle School All Stars Meridian Latenight Mill Creek Latenight Totem Middle School C-21 Cops In Schools – Kent Elementary PD - GREAT (gang resistance) STOP Underage Drinking prevention strategies (middle schools) Youth Linc – managed by CCYJ/funded by KPD Human Services funded programs Kent Best Starts Collaborative, Consejo, SeaMar, Centro Rendu, GEM, 4-C, KYFS, Safe Futures, Youth LINC (CCYJ) 3 Draft Youth Framework January 11, 2017 Enforcement Goal: Youth crime is deterred and safe environments foster healthy youth and families. Strategies 1. Maintain data-driven policing. 2. Equip all branches of local law enforcement (police, prosecutors, public defenders, juvenile court, and judges) to facilitate appropriate referrals to prevention and intervention programs. Neighborhood Response Team Officers School Resources Officers Intelligence Led policing Alive and Free Gang Prevention Partnership Crime Accountability Partnership (CAP) Program, Diversion, KSD, CCYJ – Coordinated Council on Gangs Re-Connecting Goal Youth involved with the system or youth considered disconnected access effective resources to support their positive development and ability to fully participate in community life. 1. Increase education, employment, and career development opportunities for re-entering youth. 2. Enhance capacity and services for academic focused programs serving re-entering youth. (IGRAD) 3. Provide intensive case management to help youth successfully return to the community. 4. Identify and expand community or neighborhood-based networks of programs and providers (e.g. academic enrichment, job readiness, recreation, mental health counseling, coaching/mentoring) trained to serve re-entering youth. I-GRAD, Youth Source, Multiservice Center, 4-C Coalition, Consejo, KYFS, YOUTH LINC (CCYJ) 1 | 1 st A m e n d m e n t & P u b l i c H e a r i n g Re 2015 -2 0 1 9 C o n s o l i d a t e d P l a n For Immediate Publication/Release Posted on City of Kent Web Page February 2, 2017 CITY OF KENT Parks, Recreation & Community Services Housing and Human Services Division PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING FIRST AMENDMENT of the 2015 – 2019 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) CONSOLIDATED PLAN for HOUSING and COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT A. BACKGROUND 1. The 2015-2019 Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development provides a framework for implementing housing, human services and community development activities from 2015-2019. 2. Each year the City of Kent executes specific-actions to implement the objectives and strategies of the five-year Consolidated Plan, which are outlined in an Annual Action Plan. 3. The 2015-2019 Consolidated Plan was submitted via an online template that was mandated by HUD. 4. This template did not prompt the City to include a substantive Citizen Participation Plan (AKA Community Participation Plan) specifying what circumstances would constitute a substantial amendment of the Consolidated Plan and Annual Action Plan. 5. In addition, the federal regulation on what to include in Citizen Participation Plans was revised after the Consolidated Plan was submitted. 6. The Citizenship Participation Plan also includes the City’s Criteria for Investing in Capital Projects, which stakeholders and the community requested. 7. The City wishes to amend its 2015-2019 Consolidated Plan so that it can add a Citizen Participation Plan. 2 | 1 st A m e n d m e n t & P u b l i c H e a r i n g Re 2015 - 2 0 1 9 C o n s o l i d a t e d P l a n B. AMENDMENT Amend the 2015-2019 Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development to allow for the addition of a Citizen Participation Plan. Public Hearing In accordance with 24 CFR 91.105, notice is hereby given that the City of Kent will hold a public hearing on February 16, 2017 to receive comments regarding the First Amendment of the 2015-2019 Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development. Comments will be received by the Kent Human Services Commission. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PROCESS All interested persons are invited to comment on the First Amendment of the 2015- 2019 Consolidated Plan at the public hearing and during the 30-day comment period. DATE/TIME OF PUBLIC HEARING Thursday, February 16, 2017, 2:30 p.m. PLACE: 4th Floor, Centennial Center, Mountain View Conference Room, Suite 401, 400 W. Gowe St., Kent, WA 98032 Written comments will be accepted and may be mailed, e-mailed, or faxed to: Dinah R. Wilson, CDBG Program Coordinator City of Kent, 220 4th Ave. South, Kent, WA 98032 E-mail: drwilson@kentwa.gov Fax: 253-856-6070 A draft copy of the Citizen Participation Plan and this public notice can be found on the City’s web site at the following address: http://www.kentwa.gov/residents/human-social-services. In addition, the Citizen Participation Plan may be examined or copies may be requested at the following location:  Kent Human Services Division, Kent City Hall Building, 220 4th Ave. South, Kent, WA 98032, 3rd Floor  Clerk’s Office, Kent City Hall Building, 220 4th Ave. South, Kent, WA 98032, 1st Floor 3 | 1 st A m e n d m e n t & P u b l i c H e a r i n g Re 2015 -2 0 1 9 C o n s o l i d a t e d P l a n ADA Information: This notice is available in alternate formats for individuals with disabilities upon request. The Centennial Center is wheelchair accessible. Reasonable accommodations at the public hearing such as sign language interpretation or alternate formats for printed material are available for individuals with disabilities with a minimum of seven (7) days advance notice. Please call (253) 856-5070 directly or:  For TDD call (253) 856-5499  For Braille Relay Service call 1-800-833-6385  For Hearing Impaired Relay Service call 1-800-833-6388 Julie Parascondola, Director Kent Parks, Recreation & Community Services __________________________________________ Signature 2/2/2017__________________________________Date For Immediate Publication/Release Posted on City of Kent Web Page February 2, 2017 PUBLIC NOTICE CITY OF KENT NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE 2016 CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL PERFORMANCE AND EVALUATION REPORT (CAPER) FOR THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM The CAPER is written and submitted to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) annually. Its primary purpose is to inform the citizens of Kent where federal dollars are being spent, by whom, and what that money accomplishes. It also serves as an evaluation tool, and begins the process of setting spending goals for the next year. In accordance with 24 CFR 91, the City of Kent solicits comments and public review for its 2016 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program. The Kent Housing and Human Services Division will conduct a public hearing on Thursday, February 16, 2017, at approximately 2:30 p.m., at the Centennial Building, 400 W. Gowe Street, Kent, WA 98032, Fourth Floor, Mountain View Conference Room, Suite 401. The purpose of this hearing is to solicit public comments prior to approval of the CAPER and submission of the report to HUD. The CAPER is an overall review of housing and community development activities undertaken in 2016 in Kent. It is part of the Consolidated Planning process. It delineates the amount of federal funding that was distributed through the program, where that money was spent, and it assesses how that spending addressed the housing and community development goals that the City identified in its Consolidated Plan. In 2016, the CDBG program distributed 1,056,772 for capital and public service projects. The Consolidated Plan is an overall strategy for housing and community development in Kent. It is a prerequisite to receiving federal HUD funds. It guides the City in its allocation of Community Development Block Grant funds. 2016 CAPER-Posted on City of Kent Website Written comments and/or suggestions may be made in person before the Housing and Human Services Division during the public hearing on Thursday, February 16, 2017, or mailed to Dinah Wilson, CDBG Program Coordinator, Housing and Human Services Division, City of Kent, 220 4th Ave. S., Kent, WA 98032. Comments may also be faxed to (253) 856-6070. A draft of the CAPER and this notice can also be downloaded from the City’s website: http://www.kentwa.gov/residents/human- social-services. Non-English speaking residents and citizens with speech, sight, or hearing impairments who wish to review the documents or comment at the public hearing should contact the Kent Housing and Human Services Division. Each request will be considered individually according to the type of assistance required, the availability of resources, and the financial ability of the City to provide accommodation. For TDD Relay Service for the Hearing Impaired, call 1-800-833-6388. For TDD Relay Service for Braille call 1-800-833-6385. Julie Parascondola, Director Kent Parks, Recreation & Community Services 2016 CAPER-Posted on City of Kent Website For Immediate Publication/Release Posted on City of Kent Web Page February 2, 2017 PUBLIC NOTICE CITY OF KENT Department of Parks, Recreation & Community Services Human Services Division NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING 2017 CDBG ANNUAL ACTION PLAN FOR HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT In accordance with 24 CFR 91.105, notice is hereby given that the City of Kent will hold a public hearing on February 16, 2017 to receive comments regarding the City’s 2017 CDBG Annual Action Plan. Comments will be received by the Kent Human Services Commission. The 2017 Annual Action Plan outlines the City’s proposed use of 2017 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds awarded to the City by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban development (HUD) under Title 1 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 as amended, known as the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program. The Plan also identifies the objectives and strategies that will guide the City’s investments. Objectives and strategies are fueled by the City’s overarching goal to build a healthy community. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PROCESS All interested persons are invited to comment on the 2017 Annual Action Plan at the public hearing and during the 30-day comment period. DATE/TIME OF PUBLIC HEARING Thursday, February 16, 2017, 2:30 p.m. PLACE: 4th Floor, Centennial Center, Mountain View Conference Room, Suite 401, 400 W. Gowe St., Kent, WA 98032 Written comments will be accepted and may be mailed, e-mailed, or faxed to: Dinah R. Wilson, CDBG Program Coordinator City of Kent, 220 4th Ave. South, Kent, WA 98032 E-mail: drwilson@kentwa.gov Fax: 253-856-6070 A draft copy of the 2017 Annual Action Plan, which details how the City proposes to allocate CDBG funds, can be found on the City’s web site at the following address: http://www.kentwa.gov/residents/human-social-services . In addition, the Annual Action Plan may be examined and copies requested at the following location: •Kent Human Services Division, Kent City Hall Building, 220 4th Ave. South, Kent, WA 98032, 3rd Floor •Clerk’s Office, Kent City Hall Building, 220 4th Ave. South, Kent, WA 98032, 1st Floor ADA Information: This notice is available in alternate formats for individuals with disabilities upon request. The Centennial Center is wheelchair accessible. Reasonable accommodations at the public hearing such as sign language interpretation or alternate formats for printed material are available for individuals with disabilities with a minimum of seven (7) days advance notice. Please call (253) 856-5070 directly or: •For TDD call (253) 856-5499 •For Braille Relay Service call 1-800-833-6385 •For Hearing Impaired Relay Service call 1-800-833-6388 Julie Parascondola, Director Kent Parks, Recreation & Community Services __________________________________________ Signature 2/2/2017__________________________________Date