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Human Services & Housing Funding Board
REGULAR MEETING
November 10, 2021 at 5:30 PM
Remote/ZOOM due to COVID-19
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1. CALL TO ORDER
• At 5:32 PM the meeting was called to order by Josh Johnson.
2. ROLL CALL
• Board Members Present
o Josh Johnson, Chair
o Olga Duvall, Vice Chair
o Steve Backsen
o Mike Kulisheck – Excused self from meeting at 6:08pm
o Pat Hastings – Joined in progress
o Ethnie Treick
• Staff Members Present
o Adam Molzer, Staff Liaison, Social Sustainability - City of Fort Collins
o Taylor Reynolds, Social Sustainability – City of Fort Collins
• Guests Present
o Councilmember Tricia Canonico
For further information, details and insight, and audio recording, resources are available by contacting the
HSHF-Board staff liaison.
3. AGENDA REVIEW
Josh Johnson read remote session instructions for the Human Services & Housing Funding Board and public
attendees. Adam Molzer reviewed agenda. The Board accepted the agenda without modification.
4. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
None present.
5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – October 13, 2021 Regular Meeting
Josh Johnson moved to approve the minutes.
Pat Hastings seconded approval.
Ethnie Treick abstained. Passed unanimously.
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6. COUNCIL LIAISON DIALOGUE - COUNCILMEMBER TRICIA CANONICO
After introductions, councilmember and board members discussed City Council’s priorities including climate
change and affordable housing.
Adam Molzer shared that funding for human service grants were approved by City Council in the first
reading for the 2022 budget. Additional funding will be made available through ARPA (American Rescue
Plan Act) funds.
Board members and councilmember discussed the benefits and disadvantages of providing larger grant
sums to fewer community organizations or administering smaller sums to more programs.
Councilmember Canonico was invited to attend board meetings once a year (or more), with additional
invitations to specific meetings based on the agenda.
7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
a. FY22 Competitive Process Improvements
City Council will vote soon on the revision of the framework of the competitive process. Currently,
there is one application and one process defined, but changes would include additional application
processes and additional adaptations. These changes are on the agenda for the City Council meeting
on Tuesday, November 16.
8. NEW BUSINESS
a. 2022 Meetings
Meetings will continue to be 2nd Wednesday of every month from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM in 2022. The
schedule includes additional dates for deliberation and special work sessions to evaluate competitive
process applications.
b. 2021 Annual Report and 2022 Work Plan
Agenda item for City Council meeting on Tuesday, November 16 includes changing city code to allow the
HSHF-Board’s annual report and work plan to remain on the same schedule as the City’s other boards
and commissions.
New work plan proposed for 2022 includes revisions to codify the appropriate authority of the HSHFB.
Ethnie Treick moved to approve 2022 Work Plan as presented.
Steve Backsen seconded.
Approved 5-0.
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c. December Meeting
The HSHF-Board agreed that they are favorable to cancel December meeting unless pressing business
arises.
d. Scorecard Criteria and Weights
Adam Molzer presented a revised draft of the Human Services Scorecard Criteria/Weights. Board
members discussed additional revisions on language for the ‘Serves Low-Income & Vulnerable Clients’
criteria. Adam will circulate the new draft of the scorecard criteria.
9. BOARD MEMBER REPORTS
None
10. STAFF REPORTS
FY20 Human Services Grant Results
Adam Molzer shared the FY20 Human Service Program Grant Funding Results with a total of $1,153,998
provided for community organizations. Funding for two programs, Alliance for Suicide Prevention and
Neighbor to Neighbor: HomeShare, remain unspent. The A4SP funds will be reincorporated into the FY21
Human Service budget, and the N2N:HomeShare funds were already extended to support FY21
programming.
Super Issues Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, November 17. The HSHF-Board members are invited to
participate.
Adam Molzer attended training for the Engage platform technology discussed in last month’s meeting.
The timeline for implementation has been delayed allowing for additional feedback.
11. OTHER BUSINESS
Grantee Client Story
Adam Molzer shared a brief impact story submitted by Children’s Speech and Reading Center in their recent
quarterly report.
12. NEXT MEETING
a. Wednesday, January 12, 2022 | 5:30pm | Location: ZOOM
13. ADJOURNMENT
Josh Johnson adjourned meeting at 7:14 PM.
Minutes were finalized and approved by the HSHF-Board on ____________________
City of Fort Collins Staff Liaison: ____________________________________________
Adam Molzer
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