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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuman Relations Commission - Minutes - 12/14/20000 Human )Relations Commission CIC Room 300 W. Laporte Avenue December 14, 2000, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Council Liaison: Bill Bertschy I Staff Liaison: Angelina Powell Phone: 221-6525 Chairperson: Bob Lenk Phone: 493-5809 A regular meeting of the Human Relations Commission was held on December 14, 2000 in the CIC Room, 300 W. Laporte Avenue. HRC Members present Tim Daugherty, Mary Gomez, Bob Lenk, Man Oberoi HRC Members absent: Dan Devine w/notification Shion Hung w/notification Staff Members absent: Angelina Powell, HRC Staff (Minutes recorded and transcribed.) Guests present: Kathy Snell, Latimer County Health & Human Services Diane Jones, Deputy City Manager Call to Order. Meeting was called to order by Chairperson Bob Lenk at 5:32 p.m. II. Human Resource Grants Subcommittee. Kathy Snell, Larimer County Health & Human Services was invited to share information about the change in the way Latimer County was disbursing health and human services funds. The City's perspective per Diane Jones, Deputy City Manager, is that the County has expertise in this area. An intergovernmental agreement the City has with the County allows them some latitude to work on behalf of the City to provide a better health and human services outcome than might otherwise come from the City working independently. Ms. Snell explained that the Community Partnership Program change was made as a result of a request by the County Commissioners to move from a grants disbursal system to a purchaser of health and human services. The commissioners asked also that the new Program was an extension of services already provided. Ms. Snell explained the process for developing the new system and reported that the new system allocations would be more staff driven than volunteer hoard driven. The program is in a transitional/learning phase. They would very -much like to work with other community agencies such as Fort Collins Area United Way, Community Foundation, Stryker/Short Foundation, Interfaith Coalition and Catholic Charities to develop a coordinated and effective health and human services system. Deputy Manager Jones also encouraged the Commission to provide feedback if they identify a need in the community that should be addressed. There was special interest in the way the change would affect the Commission's charge by City Code Section 2-263 to recommend to City Council the expenditures of funds for meeting basic human Human Relations Commis --in Page 2 service needs in the city as defined by the City of Fort Collins Human Services Policy, through membership on the Larimer County Human Resources Board. • At Chair Bob Lenk's request, Nancy Snell through Diane Jones will provide information on 1999 Disbursements and 2000 Recommended Disbursements. • Diane Jones says that City Code Section 2-263 could be updated to reflect the change. III. Minutes. Bob Lenk asked for a motion to approve the minutes of the regular meeting held on November 8, 2000. Man Oberoi made a motion to approve the minutes as written. Mary Gomez seconded the motion. The minutes were approved unanimously. IV. 2000 Annual Report. Using the 2000 Work Plan, the Commission reviewed the work completed by the Commission's Executive Delegations, Police, Diversity, Human Relations Award, and Human Resources Grants subcommittees. Bob noted the subcommittee accomplishments and will work with Staff Liaison Angelina Powell to prepare the first draft of the 2000 Annual Report for the commission's review at their next meeting on January 11, 2001. V. Adjournment. The meeting was adjourned by Chair Bob Lenk at 6:38 p.m.