HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Committees - Cultural Communities Board - 05/28/2019Cultural Communities Board Meeting May 28, 2019
Call to order:
Sara Franklin-Phillips at 6:32 p.m.
Roll call:
Present: Yusuf Bashir, Marvin Eckfeldt, Sara Franklin-Phillips, Ted Schwarz,
Oleg Pynda, and Taffy Johnson
Excused absence: Mizanur Rahman
Absent: Rand Al Hammadi, Davies Chirwa, Norma Maldonado, Ta Kwe Say,
Vaivao Semisi-Tupou, Lelei Masina, Tanya Medina and Ayat Murad
Visitors: Lucia Neare, Creahe Consultant, 4Culture
Rickie Robinson, Human Services Commission
T J Peterson, Community Member
Dinah Wilson, Housing and Human Services Planner
Lori Guilfoyle, Housing and Human Services Planner
City of Kent Human Services Needs:
Lori Guilfoyle, Human Services Coordinator and Dinah Wilson, CDBG
Coordinator, opened the conversation about the CDBG and Human Services
Master Plans for 2020-2024 and the investments into the community. The
City of Kent Human Services allocates funding to organizations that provide
social services to Kent residents. Current priorities from this division
includes:
Meeting Community Basics
o Ensuring that people facing hardship have access to resources
to help meet immediate or basic needs.
Increasing Self-Reliance
o Helping individuals break out of the cycle of poverty by
improving access to services and removing barriers to
employment.
Strengthening Children and Families
o Providing children, youth and families with community resources
needed to support their positive development, including early
intervention and prevention services.
Building a Safer Community
o Providing resources and services that reduce violence, crime,
and neglect in our community.
Improving Health and Well-Being
o Proving access to services that allow individuals to improve their
mental and physical health, overall well-being, and ability to live
independently.
Improving and Integrating Systems
o Leading efforts to ensure that human services systems meet
current demands and expectations by increasing capacity,
utilizing technology, coordinating efforts and sharing resources.
The discussion continued about what other options can the City use to make
funding decisions such as a short form, interview applicants, etc. Lori and Dinah will
provide notes from the discussion to the CCB. CCB members may contact Lori if
they have additional input.
The Human Services staff have been out in the community asking these questions
and will be offering a community survey in June to give other residents an
opportunity to provide feedback.
Adjourn: 8:12 p.m.
Minutes by Toni Azzola