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Home My WebLink About09-30-2022 09-30-22 AgendaHuman Services Committee Special Meeting September 30, 2022 – 11:00am City Hall Annex Conference Room 2 1 East Main St, Auburn and Virtual Public Participation The Auburn Human Services Committee Meeting scheduled for Friday, September 30, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. will be held in person and virtually. Virtual Participation Link: To attend the meeting virtually please click one of the below links, enter the meeting ID into the Zoom app, or call into the meeting at the phone number listed below. The link to the Virtual Meeting is: Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/94337641827?pwd=RU9DWk0zdk51elRxc0ZNaEdqN0EvQT09 To join the meeting by phone, please use the below call-in information: 253 215 8782 877 853 5257 (Toll Free) Webinar ID: 943 3764 1827 Passcode: 707239 I.Call to Order II.Welcome and Introductions III.Public Input, Public Hearings, and Correspondence a.Audience Participation This is the place on the agenda where the public is invited to speak to the Human Services Committee on any issue. 1.The public can participate in-person, via phone, virtually via Zoom, or submit written comments in advance of the scheduled meeting. Participants can submit written comments via mail, fax, or email. All written comments must be received prior to 9:00 a.m. on the day of the scheduled meeting and must be 350 words or less. Please mail written comments to: City of Auburn Attn: Joy Scott, Community Services Manager 25 W Main St Auburn, WA 98001 Please fax written comments to: Attn: Joy Scott, Community Services Manager Fax number: 253-804-3114 Email written comments to: communityservices@auburnwa.gov b. Correspondence IV. Other Business a. 2023-2024 Funding Recommendation Overview b. CDBG Funding c. Contingency Funding d. Human Services Committee Funding Recommendation Vote V. Announcements a. City Council Study Session, October 10th b. Next Human Services Committee Meeting November 28, 2022 VI. Adjournment AUBURN VALUES SERVICE ENVIRONMENT ECONOMY CHARACTER SUSTAINABILITY WELLNESS CELEBRATION AUBURN HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE HUMAN SERVICES FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 Department of Community Development Planning Building Development Engineering Permit Center Sustainability Community Services ●Code Enforcement 2023-2024 Funding Recommendation Overview CDBG Funding –Staff Recommendation Contingency Funding Option Human Service Committee Vote October City Council Meeting Questions AGENDA 2023-2024 HUMAN SERVICE FUNDING RECOMMENDATION OVERVIEW 80 of the 85 applications met the minimum qualifications for review AUBURN APPLICATIONS RECEIVED AUBURN APPLICATIONS ELIGIBLE FOR REVIEW PRIORITY AREA NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS REQUESTED AMOUNT Basic Needs 45 $917,256 Homelessness Interventions 17 $651,603 Housing Stability 13 $523,252 Job Training & Education 5 $172,000 Total 80 $2,264,111 FUNDING RECOMMENDATION HUMAN SERVICES FUNDING RECOMMENDATION PRIORITY AREA NUMBER OF PROGRAMS AMOUNT Basic Needs 21 $240,000 Homelessness Interventions 17 $611,603 Housing Stability 5 $237,000 Job Training & Education 5 $107,000 Total 48 $1,195,603 CDBG FUNDING CDBG Eligibility Review Process Agencies self-selected into CDBG funds 35 Programs indicated interest 18 Programs passed initial eligibility review 2 Agencies asked to be removed from consideration in July Further refinement based on programs recommended for funding 10 eligible programs across 7 agencies Programs ranked by overall score CDBG ELIGIBILITY REVIEW CDBG Funding Allocation Timeline September-October of the prior year: grantees develop their spending plan for the following year November of the prior year: Council approves plan for following year January 1: Auburn’s program year begins Late April: Auburn receives funding award amount for current year July -November: grant agreements for current year are executed Application materials were distributed in February 2022 Award amount estimated based on 2021 award: $651,632 (15% cap) Actual 2022 award received: $598,383 New estimation of CDBG funds available: $615,000 Public service cap: $92,250 CDBG FUNDING AVAILABLE Staff recommend that Solid Ground’s Housing Stability Program receive $92,112 of CDBG funds for 2023. Highest scoring program among eligible programs Currently funded with CDBG and in good standing No findings during recent monitoring Closest to new public service cap CDBG –STAFF RECOMMENDATION CONTINGENCY FUNDING In the event The Salvation Army is not able to meet the terms of the contract, the Committee can select their funding recommendation to go to another program. CONTINGENCY FUNDING HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION VOTE COUNCIL MEETING The Human Service Committee 2023-2024 Human Service Funding Recommendation will go to City Council on Monday, October 10th, 5:30pm Committee Member attendance is encouraged, but not required. OCTOBER COUNCIL PRESENTATION QUESTIONS