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
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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
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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
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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)
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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)
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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.
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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
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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
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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