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WASHINGTON
HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE
March 11, 2008
MINUTES
1. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 4:00 p.m. in Conference Room 3 located on the first
floor of Auburn City Hall, 25 West Main Street, Auburn, WA. Committee members present
were: Chair Suzanne Limric, Michael Cummings, Barbara Derda, Mike Harbin, Gary
Masterjohn and Tony Ladner. Not in attendance Daryl Thompson, Marian Thomas, Joanne
Walters and Virginia Lloyd. Ms. Lloyd is on a 6 month leave.
Staff present was Human Services Principal Planner Michael Hursh and Assistant
Secretary Carolyn Brown.
Guest: Jim Blanchard with the Auburn Youth Resources.
II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The February minutes were approved as read.
III AGENDA
A. Jim Blanchard with Auburn Youth Resources..
Mr. Blanchard addressed the HSC. He provided information on the goal of the AYR. He
said it is the largest youth mental health council. The AYR provides after school programs,
and drop in hours. There is chemical dependency treatment available, along with
intervention services and a residential outreach program.
Mr. Blanchard said the City of Auburn has helped the AYR by funding the programs. He
added they are able to employ 85-95 people and the facility is staffed 24/7 with a lot of part
time people. The funding is also aided by Medicade coupons that stay with the child for
one year. Also, the staff tries to include as many family members, friends, teachers and
others. These often help determine goals to help with treatment
Mr. Blanchard discussed the measurable points the AYR uses for the RBA. These include
mental health and case management because of poor grades, depression, fights and even
suicide prevention.
Mr. Blanchard said they detemine goals to help with treatment outcomes on the targeted
behaviors within the established goals. AYR can empower kids to move away from an
abusive situation by treatment.
The HSC discussed the perspective from the community down and from the child up.
The HSC would like would like to establish a discussion group with emphasis on what is
going on in Auburn. They would like to see the Auburn clients separated from the AYR
clients and then mesh with the community areas that the City of Auburn is concerned with.
The HSC would like to meet with key agency directors at a round table type discussion.
They would like to talk about being proactive rather than reactive.
B. CAPER
Mr. Hursh said every year the City has to put togethr an evaluation report that states the
grant money is spent as prescribed. Due to a delay in funding projects, the grant money
will carry over. The CAPER is in the public comment period now.
C. Monitoring Report Quarterly
Chair Limrick tabled until the next meeting.
D. Emergency Vouchers.
Mr. Hursh tabled until the next meeting.
E. Miscellaneous
Mr. Masterjohn discussed briefly the upcoming Lions' Club auction.
IV. OLD BUSINESS
V.
No old business.
The next meeting is scheduled for April 8 at 4:00 pm.
V. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 5:20 p.m.
APPROVED THE 8th day o April, 2008.
Suzanne imric, Ch ' Carolyn Bro n, Secretary