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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuman Services And Housing Funding Board - Minutes - 07/13/2022 Human Services & Housing Funding Board REGULAR MEETING July 13, 2022 at 5:30 PM Remote/ZOOM due to COVID-19 0 7 /13 /2022 – MINUTES Page 1 1. CALL TO ORDER • At 5:30 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 o Elizabeth Gillette • Board Members Excused o Pat Hastings o Ethnie Treick • Staff Members Present o Adam Molzer, Staff Liaison, Social Sustainability - City of Fort Collins o Amanda McGimpsey, Social Sustainability – City of Fort Collins • Guests Present o Annie Lindgren – Turning Point Center for Youth & Family Development o Pam Jones – Crossroads Safehouse o Sharlene Johnson – Food Bank of Larimer County 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 5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Josh Johnson moved to approve the May 11, 2022 meeting minutes as presented, Elizabeth Gillette seconds the motion. Approved 5-0. 6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS None Human Services & Housing Funding Board REGULAR BOARD MEETING 07/13/2022 – MINUTES Page 2 7. NEW BUSINESS a. Deliberations to Formulate Funding Recommendations – Social Services Recovery Grants (ARPA)  Amanda McGimpsey, Social Sustainability Recovery Specialist at the City of Fort Collins, joined the Human Services and Housing Funding Board to provide a review of the eligible funding period and programming, scoring criteria, and deliberations protocol. The total funding available is $150,000, as allocated by City Council through the awarded American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) dollars. Amanda reviewed the ranking spreadsheets and noted that funding recommendations are contingent until approved by the City’s ARPA team. SS-4: Crossroads Safehouse – 2022 ARPA Shelter-Crossroads Safehouse Motion by Josh Johnson to fund at $15,000. Seconded by Elizabeth Gillette. The motion passed unanimously 5-0. Discussion: The scores of the board members excused from tonight’s meeting and deliberations were not included in the ranking calculations. SS-7: Food Bank for Larimer County – Mobile Food Pantry at Poudre High School Motion by Steve Backsen to fund at $15,000. Seconded by Olga Duvall. The motion passed unanimously 5-0. SS-16: Volunteers of America Colorado Branch – Handyman Program-ARPA Motion by Josh Johnson to fund at $15,000. Seconded by Elizabeth Gillette. The motion passed unanimously 5-0. SS-3: ChildSafe Colorado, Inc. – Support for Child Abuse Treat Program Motion by Elizabeth Gillette to fund at $15,000. Seconded by Olga Duvall. The motion passed unanimously 5-0. SS-5: Elderhaus Adult Day Program, Inc. – Addressing Social Isolation and Transportation for Disabled Fort Collins Residents Motion by Mike Kulisheck to fund at $15,000. Seconded by Josh Johnson. The motion passed unanimously 5-0. SS-8: Homeward Alliance Inc. – Murphy Center Distribution Motion by Elizabeth Gillette to fund at $15,000. Seconded by Steve Backsen. City staff are authorized to redirect funding if needed. The motion passed 4-0. Josh Johnson abstained. Discussion: Board members questioned the funding procedure to follow should an organization be unable to spend the awarded dollars on the project described in their application (if certain expenses are deemed ineligible). City staff stated that ARPA funding must be used within the calendar year and that Human Services & Housing Funding Board REGULAR BOARD MEETING 07/13/2022 – MINUTES Page 3 board members are able to authorize staff to negotiate funding for expenses related to the original request of the organization or approve funding for a backup program, if desired. SS-3: ChildSafe Colorado, Inc. – Support for Child Abuse Treat Program Motion by Olga Duvall to reconsider the funding decision for SS-3. Seconded by Mike Kulisheck. The motion did not pass 2-3. Opposed by Josh Johnson, Steve Backsen, and Elizabeth Gillette. The previous vote to fund at $15,000 remains. Discussion: ChildSafe’s application included $5,850 in requests that were outside of desired eligibility focus by City requirements, not federal requirements. and, therefore, the City can make exceptions. This Board has the authority to determine whether to recommend funding. SS-9: Meals On Wheels for Fort Collins – Meal Delivery Program Motion by Josh Johnson to fund at $15,000. Seconded by Elizabeth Gillette. The motion passed unanimously 5-0. SS-1: A Little Help – A Little Help for Older Adults in Fort Collins Motion by Elizabeth Gillette to fund at $15,000. Seconded by Steve Backsen. The motion passed unanimously 5-0. SS-12: The Arc of Larimer County INC. – Transportation Education Series for Individuals with Disabilities Motion by Josh Johnson to fund at $15,000. Seconded by Elizabeth Gillette. The motion passed 4-1. Opposed by Mike Kulisheck. Discussion: Of the total available funding, only $15,000 remains. The Board is currently reviewing the applications in descending order; however, the next two programs received the exact same score – Care- A-Van/SAINT, Inc and the UCHealth Northern Colorado Foundation. Board members reviewed the focus areas of the remaining applications and shared those they believe to serve the greatest needs. SS-14: UCHealth Northern Colorado Foundation – FMC Food Pantry Motion by Steve Backsen to fund at $0. Seconded by Josh Johnson. The motion passed unanimously 5-0. Discussion: Board members shared their concern for funding an organization that has large amounts of money in reserves, over another that does not. SS-15: United Way of Larimer County, Inc. – Fort Collins Seasonal Overflow Shelter Motion by Elizabeth Gillette to fund at $0. Seconded by Steve Backsen. The motion passed 4-0. Olga Duvall abstained. Human Services & Housing Funding Board REGULAR BOARD MEETING 07/13/2022 – MINUTES Page 4 Discussion: Board members shared their concern, once again, for funding an organization with large funding reserves, over another program. SS-13: Turning Point Center for Youth and Family Development – Turning Point’s Fort Collins CCS Program Motion by Elizabeth Gillette to fund at $15,000. Seconded by Olga Duvall. The motion did not pass 2-3. Opposed by Josh Johnson, Mike Kulisheck and Steve Backsen. SS-2: Care-A-Van/SAINT, Inc. – Fort Collins SAINT Volunteer Transportation Motion by Olga Duvall to fund at $15,000. Seconded by Steve Backsen. The motion passed unanimously 5-0. Discussion: The available funding has been fully expended based on current standings. SS-11: Project Self-Sufficiency – Removing transportation barriers to mitigate COVID impacts for single parent families Motion by Josh Johnson to fund at $0 unless another application that was fully funded becomes ineligible or declines the award at which time SS-11 would be funded at $15,000 or less. Seconded by Mike Kulisheck. The motion passed 4-1. Opposed by Elizabeth Gillette. Discussion: Board members discussed which of the remaining projects to fund under the contingency that another funded organization becomes ineligible or declines their award, based on their focus area. SS-6: Ensight Skills Center – Blind and Low Vision Skills Training Motion by Steve Backsen to fund at $0. Seconded by Josh Johnson. The motion passed unanimously 5-0. Discussion: This organization provides an important service that improves quality of life for many. The funding decision made was based solely on available dollars. SS-10: Outreach Fort Collins – Outreach Fort Collins Midtown Expansion Motion by Josh Johnson to fund at $0. Seconded by Mike Kulisheck. The motion passed 4-0. Olga Duvall abstained. SS-13: Turning Point Center for Youth and Family Development – Turning Point’s Fort Collins CCS Program Motion by Josh Johnson to fund at $0 unless two applications that were fully funded become ineligible or decline the award at which time SS-13 would be funded at $15,000 or less. Seconded by Elizabeth Gillette. The motion passed unanimously 5-0. Discussion: Board members questioned whether partial ineligibility of an application results in total ineligibility for funding. City staff confirmed that if a portion of the application is ineligible, there is then an opportunity to partially fund, if desired by the Board. Human Services & Housing Funding Board REGULAR BOARD MEETING 07/13/2022 – MINUTES Page 5 Social Services ARPA Recovery Proposals Motion by Josh Johnson to fund Social Services ARPA Recovery proposals as presented, allowing City staff to adjust funding awards as needed. Seconded by Steve Backsen. The motion passed 5-0. Amanda McGimpsey thanked the board members for their thoughtful consideration and efficiency during deliberations. The funding decisions are contingent on final approval by the City’s ARPA team. The deliberations for all ARPA funding to be expended by December 31, 2022, have been completed. This Board may be asked to participate in another round of Social Services Recovery Funding deliberations next year if approved in the 2023-2024 City Budget currently under review. 8. BOARD MEMBER REPORTS None 9. STAFF REPORTS  As previously mentioned, the 2023-2024 City Budget process is underway. There will be a link available for the public to provide feedback regarding the City Manager’s Recommended Budget, as well as opportunities to share thoughts at upcoming community input sessions and City Council meetings.  There may be two new board members joining in the next few months.  A total of $375,000 was awarded to local nonprofits and government entities for Learning Loss Mitigation and $100,000 for Childcare System Support.  An additional $760,000 that will be distributed by the end of the year for Homelessness initiatives.  Two projects – Heartside Hill and Elevations Community Land Trust – that applied for Housing dollars during this year’s competitive grant process were able to secure City ARPA or State funding, which allowed City grant dollars to fund the four remaining Housing projects. 10. OTHER BUSINESS Grantee Client Story: Adam Molzer shared a brief impact story submitted by the Salvation Army for their Rent and Utilities Assistance program in their recent quarterly report. 11. NEXT MEETING a. Wednesday, September 14, 2022 | 5:30pm | Location: TBD 12. ADJOURNMENT Josh Johnson adjourned meeting at 7:08 PM. Minutes were finalized and approved by the HSHF-Board on ____________________ City of Fort Collins Staff Liaison: ____________________________________________ Adam Molzer October 12, 2022