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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-09-2006 . HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE May 9, 2006 MINUTES I. CALL TO ORDER Chair Suzanne Limric called the meeting to order at 4:05 p.m. in Conference Room 3 located on the first floor of Auburn City Hall, 25 West Main Street, Auburn, W A. Committee members present were: Michael Cummings, Tony Ladner, Barbara Derda, Gary Masterjohn, Bill Kyle and Michael Harbin. Committee members absent were Marian Thomas, Daryl Thompson, Lorenzo Ortis and Kat Chociej. Economic Development Planner Al Hicks and Planner Bill Mandeville were also present. Chair Limric noted the Committee did not have a quorum. II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Michael Cummings moved and Gary Masterjohn second the approval of the minutes of April 11 , 2006, without any revisions. Motion passed by unanimous consent. III. DISCUSSION: May 4th Bidder's Conference Chair Limric lead discussion about the May 4th Bidder's Conference. She thought it was well attended by social service providers and was generally pleased with the reception that the results-based accountability model received. She noted the need for some minor revisions to the supplemental application form. She also noted comments from service providers that mental health was not mentioned in the supplemental information. IV. ACTION ITEM: Amendments to the Auburn's Supplemental Information for Human Service Grant Applications: Planner Mandeville proposed the following revisions to the Supplemental Information packet: 1. Revision to the community result statement for "Physically and Mentally Fit" to use the term - mental, physical and dental health care. This Page 1 Human Services Committee Minutes May 9, 2006 revision was made to acknowledge the inclusion of mental health in this community result statement. 2. Revisions to the section on "Victims of Domestic and Sexual Violence" to include more references to sexual assault. The community performance indicators were revised to include police incident reports of sexual assault. 3. Additional language to several community results pertaining to the need for collaboration that is culturally and linguistically sensitive to Auburn's diverse population. 4. Allowance for an additional page to describe the agency's organizational experience. Gary Masterjohn moved and Bill Kyle second the approval of the revisions proposed by staff in response to the May 4th Bidder's Conference. The motion passed by unanimous consent. V. DISCUSSION: Review of Grant Applications Committee members discussed ways to review the next round of human service grant applications. Staff said they could review the applications initially to determine if they are complete. The Committee would then need to decide if they want to accept incomplete applications. The use of a grading sheet was discussed. The grading sheet would use the funding criteria and points described in the supplemental application. This grading sheet could be used to determine which agencies the Committee wants to interview; thereby reducing the number of interviews to a more manageable number with more allotted to each interview. Gary Masterjohn and Tony Ladner talked in favor of studying the applications City Hall. The idea of breaking into teams to review a smaller number of applicants was also discussed; however, several members said they preferred to review all the applications and not just a few. VI. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at approximately 5:20 p.m. APPROVED THE DAY OF JUNE, 2006. anne imric, Chair X Laura Pierce, Secretary Page 2