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HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE
MINUTES
March 23, 2015
I. CALL TO ORDER
The Human Services Committee Meeting was called to order at 4:00 pm on Monday, March 23, 2015 at
25 West Main Street, Auburn, WA.
Committee Members present: Jason Berry, Barbara Derda, Bette Van Gasken, JoAnne Walters, Lela Brugger, Maryelyn
Scholz
Committee Members not present: Chuck Booth
Staff present: Community Services Assistant Emily J. Pearson, Veterans & Human Services Coordinator
Erica Azcueta
Staff not present: Director of Administration Michael Hursh
II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Member Barbara Derda motioned to accept the February 23, 2015 minutes;
Member Maryelyn Scholz seconded the motion. All Committee Members were in
favor of adopting the minutes as submitted.
The February 23, 2015 minutes were approved.
III. AGENDA
CAPER
Emily Pearson handed out a copy of the draft CAPER (Consolidated Annual Performance
and Evaluation Report) to the Committee. The report is presented to HUD regarding the
City’s activities and accomplishments that are utilized through Community Development
Block Grant (CDBG) funds. Member Maryelyn Scholz suggested they read the report and
discuss it as an Agenda item next month. The Committee agreed to provide feedback at the
April 27, 2015 meeting.
Site visits
The Committee continued their discussion on upcoming site visits. Orion Industries is at the
top of the list. Member Barbara Derda stated her interest in revisiting Domestic Abuse
Women’s Network (DAWN). Member JoAnne Walters said she would like to see
Washington Women’s Employment & Education (WWEE); Emily Pearson noted that WWEE
had recently changed the name of their organization to Courage 360; the reason for the
change was to remove the stigma that WWEE only serves women. They provide job
placement training, interview preparation, etc. Ms. Derda mentioned that not all agencies
were visited and asked Ms. Pearson if she could find out specifically which ones and
perhaps those could be a priority.
Ms. Scholz asked if we could visit agencies that aren’t funded by the City. Chair Jason
Berry remarked that it was a possibility, although the priority of visits will be those agencies
that serve our residents.
Emily Pearson will coordinate a list of the top 5 preferences of the Committee and present
them at the next meeting; she’ll then coordinate the visits for the members.
Code Enforcement Overview
Emily Pearson introduced Jeff Tate, Assistant Director of Community Development
Services. Mr. Tate said that the City currently has two Code Enforcement officers and is in
the process of hiring a third, and that this was a good ratio given the population of the city.
The Department is in the process of changing the ways they approach code enforcement
issues.
IV. ANNOUNCEMENTS
The next Human Services Committee meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 26, 2015.
V. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 5:00 p.m.
APPROVED THE _____ day of ________________, 2015
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Jason Berry, Human Services Committee Chair Michael Hursh, Director of Administration