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Home My WebLink About01/08/2025 - Human Services and Housing Funding Board - AGENDA - Regular MeetingHUMAN SERVICES & HOUSING FUNDING BOARD REGULAR MEETING January 8, 2025 – 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm Participation for this Human Services & Housing Funding Board Meeting will be online/virtual only via Microsoft TEAMS, using this link: https://www.fcgov.com/hshf-board-meeting Online Public Participation: The meeting will be available to join beginning at 5:20 pm, January 8, 2025. Participants should try to sign in prior to the 5:30 pm meeting start time, if possible. For public comments, the Chair will ask participants to click the “Raise Hand” button to indicate you would like to speak at that time. Staff will moderate the TEAMS session to ensure all participants have an opportunity to address the Board. To participate: • Use a laptop, computer, or internet-enabled smartphone. (Using earphones with a microphone will greatly improve your audio). • You need to have access to the internet. • Keep yourself on muted status. provide to the Human Services & Housing for its consideration must be emailed to amolzer@fcgov.com at least 24 hours before the meeting. Teams platform are encouraged to participate by emailing amolzer@fcgov.com, and send at least 24 hours prior to the meeting. Online/Virtual via Microsoft TEAMS – See Link Below 1. CALL TO ORDER & ROLL CALL 2. AGENDA REVIEW 3. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION (3 MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL) 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: November 13, 2024 5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 6. NEW BUSINESS a. Request from Respite Care for CDBG Public Facility Funding Retention b. 2024 Annual Report c. Competitive Process Update and Schedule of Activities d. Human Services & Homelessness Priority Platforms 7. BOARD MEMBER REPORTS 8. STAFF REPORTS 9. OTHER BUSINESS (Board member concerns, Announcements) a. Grantee Client Story 10. NEXT MEETING a. Wednesday, February 12, 2025 | 5:30pm | Online/Virtual 11. ADJOURNMENT HUMAN SERVICES & HOUSING FUNDING BOARD REGULAR MEETING Wednesday, November 13, 2024 – 5:30 PM Fort Collins Senior Center – 1200 Raintree Drive, Fort Collins – Foxtail 1 Room 1. CALL TO ORDER: 5:40 PM 2. ROLL CALL a. Board Members Present – • Erma Woodfin, Chair • Lori Kempter, Vice Chair • Olga Duvall • Mike Kulisheck • Michaela Ruppert • Jan Stallones b. Board Members Absent – • Chris Coy c. Staff Members Present – • Adam Molzer, Staff Liaison, Social Sustainability – City of Fort Collins • Jessi Kauffmann, Social Sustainability – City of Fort Collins d. Guest(s) – None. 3. AGENDA REVIEW – Adam Molzer reviewed the agenda. The Board accepted the agenda without modification. 4. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION – None. 5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – October 9, 2024 Regular Meeting Erma Woodfin motioned to approve the October 9, 2024 meeting minutes as presented. Olga Duvall seconded. Approved 7-0. 6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS – None. 7. NEW BUSINESS a. 2025 Meeting Calendar • Adam Molzer highlighted the included 2025 schedule for meetings, with the majority virtual and including a few meetings in-person. b. Board Recruitment • The City had an open house last week, about 50 community members attended to learn about available boards and commissions. Applications open soon. • The HSHF Board term is unique starting in July, so members term- ending in June of 2025 will need to re-apply. c. Council Liaison Invitation • Adam Molzer offered to coordinate a visit by the Council Liaison in the first months of the new year. • The Board agreed and asked Adam to coordinate this visit. d. FY23 Human Services Grant Results • Review of the Grant Results from FY23 – over 17,000 individuals served. e. Human Services & Homelessness Priority Platform Update • The Platform is in final stages of editing and was shared in a public meeting on October 23, 2024. • The Board expressed support and asked questions related to technical edits, homelessness, and board decision making. • Moving to 2-year grant cycles. • Housing will remain annual. Erma Woodfin motioned to endorse the Human Services & Homelessness Priority Platform and Olga Duvall seconded. Approved 7-0. f. Grant Process Improvements Erma Woodfin motioned to accept Option B for the Number of Funding Requests Each Applicant Organization May Submit. Michaela Ruppert seconded. Approved 7- 0. Erma Woodfin motioned to accept Option A with edits. Olga Duvall seconded. Approved 7-0. 8. BOARD MEMBER REPORTS • Olga shared that the City of Loveland will be losing over $11 million and will not be offering Human Services grants. The only remaining funding is CDBG. 9. STAFF REPORTS • Adam shared a story of Highpoint Services – The Board in 2023 awarded $15K for the partial purchase of a van. A newcomer to Fort Collins was able to use the van for local transportation. 10. OTHER BUSINESS Erma Woodfin motioned to cancel the next meeting and have a non-business holiday social gathering. Olga Duvall seconded. Approved 7-0. 11. ADJOURNMENT a. Erma Woodfin adjourned the meeting at 8:00 PM Minutes approved by the Chair and a vote of the Board/Commission on XX/XX/XX Signature: 11/13/2024– MINUTES Page 1 ANNUAL REPORT City of Fort Collins Human Services & Housing Funding Board 2024 Annual Report DRAFT The Human Services and Housing Funding Board met a total of thirteen times during 2024. Nine were regular meetings, three were special Competitive Process-related meetings, and one was special meeting to discuss drafting a letter to Council. Three meetings were cancelled due to lack of pressing business. One funding cycle was conducted in the spring for affordable housing and human services. The Board held three evening meetings during the spring cycle to discuss the merits of the housing and human service grant proposals, and to determine funding recommendations to Council. During the regular meetings, the Board reviewed and contributed insights towards the funding process, discussed the status of some grantees, and weighed in on the development of the Human Services & Homelessness Priority Platforms efforts. A Learning Series presentation was hosted in 2024 featuring a visit from City staff regarding the City’s affordable housing priorities. Council Liaison, Julie Pignataro, joined the Board meeting in January to discuss issues of interest to the Board. A special request from Disabled Resource Services to retain their 2012 CDBG public facility award upon the upcoming sale of their building was also considered and supported. The Board also submitted a letter to City Council advocating for the Human Services Program budget proposal. The Board provided recommendations to City Council as to the allocation of the City’s FY24 CDBG and HOME entitlement grants, CDBG and HOME program income, AHF and HSP funds and HOME-ARP Recovery funds. Funding requests were greater than available dollars so not all proposals submitted were fully funded. FY2024 FUNDING REQUESTS BY CATEGORY Category Number of Applications Funding Funding Request Administration - CDBG * $ 221,586 $ 221,586 $ 0 Administration - HOME * $ 60,201 $ 60,201 $ 0 Administration – HSP * $ 18,037 $ 18,037 $ 0 Housing 8 $ 2,370,715 $ 4,810,000 - $ 2,439,285 Human Services 46 $ 920,287 $ 2,029,600 - $ 1,109,313 CDBG Public Service 4 $ 181,684 $ 181,684 $ 0 * Funding designated for Administrative expenses are calculated using a HUD formula and automatically assigned to the City budget for eligible uses. The projects and programs funded during 2024 were: HOUSING • CARE Housing: Greenbriar-Windtrail Rehab • Fort Collins Habitat for Humanity: Harmony Cottages • Housing Catalyst: Village on Westbrook • Loveland Housing Development: Larimer Home Improvement Program CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE HUMAN SERVICES • A Little Help: A Little Help for Older Adults in Fort Collins • Alianza NORCO: Navigation Programming for Immigrants by Immigrants • Boys & Girls Clubs of Larimer County: Boys & Girls Clubs - Fort Collins • CASA of Larimer County: Court Appointed Special Advocates • CASA of Larimer County: Family Connections • Catholic Charities: Senior Support Services • Children's Speech and Reading Center: Scholarships, Screens & Early Literacy • ChildSafe Colorado: Child Abuse Treatment Program • Crossroads Safehouse: Bilingual & Bicultural Victim Advocacy • Disabled Resource Services: Disability Services for Independence • Elderhaus Adult Day Program: Direct Care for Fort Collins Residents Living with Disabilities • Ensight Skills Center: Low Vision Rehabilitaion Care and Support Program • Family Housing Network: Sherwood House - Bridge Housing • Food Bank for Larimer County: Fort Collins Kids Café • Homeward Alliance: Family Services • Homeward Alliance: Murphy Center • ISAAC of Northern Colorado: Housing in the Gaps: Safety Net for Unhoused Immigrant & Refugee Families • Larimer County Partners: Youth Mentoring and Prevention • McBackpack: Working to Alleviate Food Insecurity in Fort Collins • Meals on Wheels for Fort Collins: Meal Delivery Program • Neighbor to Neighbor: N2N Rent Assistance Coordination • Outreach Fort Collins: Street-Based Homelessness Services Program Support • Poudre River Public Library District: Social Service Interventions for Unhoused Library Customers • Project Self-Sufficiency: Career Pathways for Low-Income Single Parents • Respite Care: Career Pathways for Low-Income Single Parents • Sexual Assault Victim Advocate Center: Sexual Assault Intervention & Prevention Services • Teaching Tree Early Childhood Learning Center: Childcare Scholarships for Low Income Families • The Crawford Child Advocacy Center: Fighting Child Sexual Abuse & Maltreatment • The Family Center/La Familia: Childcare Scholarships & Family Support Services • The Matthews House: Family to Family Program at the Community Life Center • The Matthews House: Youth & Young Adults Transitioning to Independence • The Quarter Project: GEMS - Girls in Engineering, Math & Science • The Salvation Army: Rent and Utilities Program • Turning Point Center for Youth & Family Development: Connections Program • United Way of Larimer County: Larimer Child Care Fund • United Way of Weld County: Coordinated Assessment and Housing Placement System • Vindeket Foods: Vindeket Market • Volunteers of America: Handyperson Program • Volunteers of America: Home Delivered Meals Program CDBG PUBLIC SERVICES • Catholic Charities: Samaritan House Shelter • Crossroads Safehouse: Domestic Violence Emergency Shelter Advocacy • Family Housing Network: Shelter Programs • Neighbor to Neighbor: Homelessness Prevention Assistance