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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCommunity Development Block Grant Commission - Minutes - 04/14/20161 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT COMMISSION FUNDING DELIBERATIONS 300 Laporte Ave, Fort Collins April 14, 2016 6:00 P.M. COMMISSION MEMBERS PRESENT: Holly Carroll (Chair) Margaret Long (Vice Chair) Amy Dondale Steve Backsen Anita Basham Taylor Dunn Annette Zacharias COMMISSION MEMBERS ABSENT: Deb Westcott (medical leave) STAFF PRESENT: Sharon Thomas, Janet Freeman, Beth Sowder, Beth Rosen OTHERS PRESENT: Tina Hopkins-Dukes, Minute Taker About 25 applicants and community members The meeting was called to order by Chair, Holly Carroll at 6:00 p.m. with a quorum present. The purpose of the meeting was to allocate funds requested during the 2016 Spring cycle of the Competitive Process. The Commission deliberated four Housing requests and 37 Public Service requests. HOUSING HO-2 Habitat for Humanity: Harmony Cottages - $480,000 requested Anita Basham made a motion to fully fund this program in the amount of $480,000. Taylor Dunn seconded. Basham said this is top priority in the strategic plan and will provide 12 single family homes for our housing stock. Dunn agreed. 2 The motion to fund HO-2 at $480,000 passed unanimously. HO-3 Hendricks Communities: Northern Hotel - $250,000 requested Dunn made a motion to fully fund this program in the amount of $250,000. Steve Backsen seconded. Dunn believes this is a great program and the mission of the Board is to keep and rehab senior housing in addition to affordable housing. The motion to fund HO-3 at $250,000 passed unanimously. HO-4 Loveland Housing Development Corp.: LHIP - $150,000 requested Anita Basham made a motion to fully fund this program in the amount of $150,000. Margaret Long seconded. Basham said this is rehab project maintaining homes and including some mobile homes. Long added that the cost for mobile home repairs are very costly. Holly Carroll commented that the homes are located in the City of Fort Collins. The motion to fund HO-4 at $150,000 passed unanimously. HO-5 N2N: Aztec Siding Repair and Paint - $25,000 requested Basham made a motion to fully fund HO-5 in the amount of $25,000. Backsen seconded. Basham said these are rehab units trying to keep our housing stock in place by rehabbing them. Backsen agreed and added that the residents should realize some savings in energy costs once this work is completed. The motion to fund HO-5 at $25,000 passed unanimously. Chair Carroll asked for a motion to approve the Housing matrix, so moved by Steve Backsen. Seconded by Long. The motion to approve the Housing matrix passed unanimously. PUBLIC SERVICE APPLICATIONS PS-37 Volunteers of America: Home Delivered Meals - $35,000 requested Long made a motion to fund PS-37 at $30,000. Dunn seconded. 3 Long stated that this is a valuable organization that serves low income elders that are home bound and the agency does not charge participants. The program operates solely on donations. Dunn agreed. Backsen commented that the amount proposed was lower than the amount awarded last year. Carroll also commented that the organization does not receive federal funding either. Long corrected Carroll as the organization does get a small amount of funding from The Office on Aging. Backsen made a friendly motion to increase the amount to $31,000. Annette Zacharias seconded the motion. Backsen said that this is a worthwhile program and that he would like to see an increase from what was allocated last year. Zacharias agreed and said with the increase in the senior population we should not decrease their funding. Long accepted the friendly amendment. The motion to fund PS-37 at $31,000 passed unanimously. PS-17 Homeless Gear: Murphy Center Support - $56,000 requested Dunn made a motion to fund PS-17 in the amount of $30,000. Zacharias seconded. Dunn mentioned that Homeless Gear took a risk when they stepped up to manage the Murphy Center and that homelessness is a problem in Fort Collins. Zacharias stated that the increase in services provided by Homeless Gear merits an increase in funding. Long said that she was concerned with the amount proposed. She said with the increase in foot traffic she would like to see more funding. Dunn agreed with Long and said that he would like to increase funding for the programmatic area of this organization. The motion to fund PS-17 at $30,000 passed 6-0 with Long abstaining. PS-18 Homeless Gear: Program Support -$30,000 requested Basham made a motion to fund PS-18 at $17,500. Carroll seconded. Basham said that she chose that number based on their first and second priorities from their application. The amount would cover two priority staff positions. Carroll concurred in funding those two positions. Dunn said the amount was too low and that the organization has proven to be successful. Basham agreed with Dunn but was concerned about the limited amount of 4 money available and the amount of requests that there is not enough money. Backsen agreed with Basham and Dunn and echoed what Basham said about not having the funds available. Zacharias made a friendly amendment to fully fund PS-18 at $30,000. Long seconded the motion. Basham did not accept the amendment. The original motion to fund PS-18 at $17,500 failed 3-4. PS-10 CARE Housing: Healthy Minds and Bodies Program - $53,480 requested Long made a motion to fund PS-10 at $0. Backsen seconded. Long said that this program has potential, however she suggested they begin as a pilot program to see if residents will avail themselves to this program. Backsen agreed and said that during the presentation things did not appear to be well thought out. The motion to fund PS-10 at $0 passed unanimously. PS-24 Neighbor to Neighbor: Rent Assistance - $40,000 requested Dunn made a motion to fully fund PS-24 at $40,000. Long seconded. Dunn said that affordable housing is an issue and that this organization is best equipped to handle that. Long added ditto. Basham agrees but would like to decrease the amount to $38,250. Dunn said that the amount requested was an estimate so depending on the need they can use extra $1,250. The motion to fund PS-24 at $40,000 passed unanimously. PS-19 Homelessness Prevention Initiative: Emergency Rental Assistance - $40,500 requested Dunn made a motion to fund PS-19 at $10,000. Zacharias seconded. Dunn said he is concerned with the accountability of this organization but is not willing to completely turn his back on a resource that is so needed in Fort Collins. He wants to give them enough funding so we can see if their reporting improves and their organizational 5 structure settles. Zacharias agreed that this organization is struggling but hopes to see some improvement. Long is struggling with the capacity of this organization to administer and build back up so she is not in favor. Zacharias said she wanted to be on record stating that this is a very difficult situation and wishes it were different. Backsen agreed that there are multiple concerns with this organization but referred to the term “kicking someone when they are down.” Backsen said he knows the organization is struggling but he would not be in favor of “putting the nail in the coffin.” The motion to fund PS-19 at $10,000 failed 2-5. PS-26 Rehabilitation & Visiting Nurse Association: Home Health Care Scholarships - $35,000 requested Basham made a motion to fund PS-26 at $35,000. Carroll seconded. Basham said this is the only agency in Larimer County that provides skilled home health care to people without insurance. They use a sliding scale fee. Carroll wanted to hear Basham’s reasoning. Backsen said the amount is $10,000 more than we gave them last year and that we cannot afford to do that amount. Backsen made a friendly amendment to fund RVNA at the same amount as last year $25,000. Long seconded. Basham accepted the motion. The motion to fund PS-26 at $25,000 passed unanimously. PS-33 The ARC of Larimer County: Families in Action- $10,000 requested Dunn made a motion to fund PS-33 at $0. Long seconded. Dunn said they are doing great work but the camp does not fit the funding at this time. Long replied with ditto. Backsen commented that the organization had a great presentation but we are limited in our available funds. Basham agreed that it is a great program and that the money helps the parents more than the camp itself. It helps the parents understand that they are not alone in the struggle. The motion to fund PS-33 at $0 passed unanimously. 6 PS-31 Teaching Tree Early Childhood Learning Center: Childcare Scholarships- $60,000 requested Zacharias made a motion to fund PS-31 at $50,000. Dunn seconded. Zacharias said we funded them at $47,500 last year. CCAP is getting harder to obtain so childcare agencies are having to turn to scholarships to help offset the cost. This organization is one of very few that accepts CCAP for infants and they are a very important part of the childcare puzzle. Dunn agreed with ditto. The motion to fund PS-31 for $50,000 passed unanimously. PS-18 Homeless Gear: Program Support- $30,000 requested Dunn made a motion to fully fund PS-18 at $30,000. Zacharias seconded. Dunn said this program is dear to his heart. Zacharias said that the homeless situation is becoming more dyer with two deaths in the past few months so we need to turn to the experts in the field and this organization has proven themselves as capable to do that. The motion to fund PS-18 at $30,000 passed 5-2. PS-15 Food Bank for Larimer County: Kids Cafe - $30,000 requested Zacharias made a motion to fund PS-15 at $30,000. Amy Dondale seconded. Zacharias said last year we funded them for $23,500 and their numbers continue to increase so she would like to see a little more funding. Dondale agreed with Zacharias. Backsen made a friendly amendment to fund PS-15 at $23,500, the same as last year. Long seconded. Backsen stated that this is an important program and they have good visibility in the community. Since we are limited on funding he would like to at least stay the same as last year. Zacharias accepted the amendment. The motion to fund PS-15 at $23,500 passed unanimously. PS-25 Project Self-Sufficiency: Services Single Parent Families - $35,000 requested Dunn made a motion to fund PS-25 at $30,000. Long seconded. Dunn stated that this is a great program and we should not shrink our support, staying the same shows continued support. Long agreed. 7 Backsen made a friendly amendment to increase the amount to $32,000 since they are in alignment with the City in helping people become self-sufficient. Zacharias seconded. Dunn accepted the amendment. The motion to fund PS-25 for $32,000 passed 6-1. PS-32 Team Fort Collins: Define Youth - $50,000 requested Backsen made a motion to fund PS-32 at $0. Long seconded. Backsen said it seems there are other alternatives in terms of the services this program is attempting to provide and we do not have the money to fund them. Long agreed with ditto. Basham added that she would like to see them secure more funding from schools. The only funding they received was from Lesher Middle School for $4,000. She thinks they should do more to get the schools to put it on their budget to support that program. Zacharias stated that there are other programs run by non-profits that are receiving $5,000-$10,000 for similar presentations and the schools have ways to help them find alternate funding besides the City funding. The motion to fund PS-32 at $0 passed unanimously. PS-21 Matthews House: Education and Employment Center - $30,000 requested Basham made a motion to fund PS-21 at $20,000. Zacharias seconded. Basham stated that it is important for this population of troubled youth to get education and training so they can get jobs. Zacharias seconded for the sake of discussion and added that this program is for the community at large and takes the place of ELTC which merged with Matthews House last year. Basham said she believes they have improved the ELTC program and it has grown considerably. Backsen mentioned that we funded this organization at $10,000 last year so this would be double. Long made a friendly amendment to fund at $15,000. Carroll seconded. Long stated that there is a need for this program. This organization has done a good job of expanding and looking for other funding and they do great work. Basham accepted the amendment. 8 The motion to fund PS-21 at $15,000 passed unanimously. PS-35 The Family Center/La Familia: Childcare Scholarships - $50,000 requested Carroll made a motion to fund PS-35 at $40,000. Zacharias seconded. Carroll stated that childcare for families is a critical need and this organization provides scholarships for low income families. Zacharias said that it helps keep families working or allows the second parent to work. Backsen made a friendly amendment to increase funding to $42,000. Stating last year we gave them $40,000 and this is a high priority for the community and helps parents to be able to work and maintain self-sufficiency. Long seconded. Carroll accepted the amendment. Dunn mentioned that he was concerned with the $42,000 since we have more organizations to fund and will have to make cuts. The motion to fund PS-35 at $42,000 passed 6-1. PS-16 Health District of Northern Larimer County: Dental Connections - $33,450 requested Dunn made a motion to fund PS-16 at $10,000. Carroll seconded. Dunn said he understood the need for dental care is important but thought it was the middle-class that are being served and that he does not want to double the funding for one staff when we had it split for two staff last year. Carroll agreed and is also concerned about only having one staff. Carroll made a friendly motion to increase funding to $17,000 which is about one-fourth of the 50% salary they are requesting for the one staff. Long seconded. Zacharias stated that in their presentation it was actually the working poor not middle- class and the working poor are not receiving Medicaid to help pay dental expenses. Zacharias said that having two part time staff made for inconsistency. Dunn refused the friendly amendment. 9 Basham asked for clarification regarding how the money will be used. She thought it would be used to pay the dentists as well as the single staff salary. Dunn said that the request is to fund 50% of the Coordinator position. Zacharias mentioned that it is very difficult to find funders for oral health. Backsen stated that he was impressed with the list of dentists they have found to help with their program. He also mentioned that when a person has dental problems things begin to snowball and they have other issues to contend with as well. Backsen made a second friendly motion to fund the program at $15,000. Dunn seconded. The motion to fund PS-16 at $15,000 failed 2-5. PS-2 B.A.S.E. Camp: Childcare Scholarships - $70,000 requested Zacharias made a motion to fund PS-2 for $50,000. Basham seconded. Zacharias said we gave them $49,000 last year and they continue to increase their clientele. They provide scholarships to low income families which supports the economic stability of the community. Basham agreed and mentioned they continue to add new sites. Carroll mentioned that these scholarships are also used for their summer program. The motion to fund PS-2 at $50,000 passed unanimously. PS-13 Elderhaus: Community Based Therapeutic Care - $56,000 requested Dunn made a motion to fund PS-13 at $38,000. Backsen seconded. Dunn said it is a great program and would like to give more but holding at the same as last year is almost as good as giving more. Backsen agreed and said this is the only organization providing this service and the need is only going to increase. He would give more if we had it. Basham made a friendly amendment to fund their first priority at $39,600. Zacharias seconded. Dunn accepted. The motion to fund PS-13 at $39,600 passed 6-1. PS-12 Disabled Resource Services: Access to Independence - $29,836 requested 10 Basham made a motion to fund PS-12 at $18,627. Dunn seconded for discussion. Basham stated this is a vulnerable population and in their presentation their priorities are to fund the first two positions and that adds up to $18,627. Long stated her concern is that this would be a reduction in funding and made a friendly amendment for $25,000. Zacharias seconded. Basham accepted the amendment. The motion to fund PS-12 at $25,000 passed unanimously. PS-20 Voices Carry (Formerly Larimer County) Child Advocacy Center: Victim’s Services - $25,000 requested Dunn made a motion to fund PS-20 at $22,000. Dondale seconded. Dunn said this gives them the same funding as last year and funds their first priority. This is a very vulnerable population and would like to keep their funding stable. Dondale agreed that she would like to see funding match last year. The motion to fund PS-20 at $22,000 passed unanimously. PS -1 Alliance for Suicide Prevention: Suicide Prevention & Mental Health Education - $20,000 requested Basham made a motion to fund PS-1 at $5,000. Backsen seconded. Basham said we funded them for $5,000 last year and would like to keep the same funding. The funding is for printing of brochures and she thinks this is a good program and the education needs to continue. She is concerned whether the population they are reaching meets our income requirements. Backsen said that they are reaching the low income population in their school presentations and that we funded them for $4,250 last year. Dunn made a friendly amendment to fund their first priority at $4,836 which will cover the cost of printing. Carroll seconded. The motion to fund PS-1 at $4,836 passed unanimously. PS-28 Sexual Assault Victim Advocate Center: Sexual Assault Victim Services - $50,000 requested 11 Dunn made a motion to fund PS-28 at $20,000. Zacharias seconded. Dunn said this is a vulnerable population and would like to keep them at the same level of funding they received last year. Zacharias agreed. Backsen agrees with Dunn and would like to increase the motion to $22,000. Carroll seconded. Dunn accepted the amendment stating that we are fully funding their number one priority. Backsen accepted the stipulation. The motion to fund PS-28 at $22,000 passed unanimously. PS-23 Neighbor to Neighbor: Housing Counseling - $60,000 requested Dunn made a motion to fund PS-23 at $35,000. Zacharias seconded. Dunn said that it is an increase in funding because this is a service that continues to grow in need and this organization is doing a great job. Zacharias said this is an answer to part of our affordable housing crisis. Basham mentioned that it also meets some of the goals of the strategic plan. The motion to fund PS-23 at $35,000 passed 6-1. PS-3 Boys & Girls Clubs of Larimer County: Great Futures Start Here - $46,761 requested Zacharias made a motion to fund PS-3 at $23,000, which is the same amount as last year. Backsen seconded. Zacharias said this organization does great work and wants to keep their funding steady. Backsen agreed and added they have high visibility in the community and may be able to fundraise or tap into other resources others cannot. The motion to fund PS-3 at $23,000 passed unanimously. PS-5 CASA Program: Harmony House Supervised Visitation Center - $30,377 requested Long made a motion to fund PS-5 at $15,000. Zacharias seconded. Long said this is a good program and wants to keep funding the same as last year. She has concerns that Department of Human Services (DHS) is using this organization less which will potentially create budget problems for this program. Many of their clients are low income but are not associated with DHS and need the funding. Zacharias said they 12 perform a unique critical service and does not want to decrease funding. Both stated they would like to give more. The motion to fund PS-5 at $15,000 passed unanimously. PS-6 Catholic Charities: Senior Services - $31,440 requested Dunn made a motion to fund PS-6 at $10,000. Basham seconded. Dunn said this is a crucial service and it is a drop in funding but he has confidence in their ability to find alternate funding. Basham agreed and suggested they get additional funds from the Catholic Diocese of Colorado. Long stated that this organization has had to cut back on their services for lack of funding and suggested keeping the funding the same as last year which was $15,000. Long added that this is the only long-term low cost case management for low income seniors in town. Dunn offered a friendly amendment to fund priority two at $11,402. Dunn did not accept amendment. Backsen made a friendly amendment of $15,000. Zacharias seconded. Dunn refused the offer concerned with not having enough funds to allocate elsewhere. The motion to fund PS-6 at $10,000 failed 2-5. PS-7 Catholic Charities: The Mission Shelter - $66,129 requested Zacharias made a motion to fund PS-7 at $30,000. Backsen seconded. Zacharias noted that they are asking for more than they did last year but she stated there are other things afoot in the community that might help with this initiative so $30,000 will keep them stable. Backsen agreed that he would like to see funding stay the same. The motion to fund PS-7 at $30,000 passed unanimously. PS-8 ChildSafe Colorado: Sexual Abuse Treatment Program - $50,000 requested Backsen made a motion to fund PS-8 at $35,000. Dunn seconded. Backsen said this is a vulnerable population and may not be as well-known as other programs and therefore would like to increase funding. Dunn agreed and added that unfortunately there is a 13 growing need for this type of program. Carroll mentioned that this program had a dramatic increase in numbers served over the past year. The motion to fund PS-8 at $35,000 passed unanimously. PS-27 Respite Care: Childcare Scholarships - $35,000 requested Basham made a motion to fund PS-27 at $30,000. Long seconded. Basham said this organization has been in the community for over 35 years and work very hard to fundraise. They also meet two areas of the Social Sustainability Strategic Plan and she would like to give more. Long responded with ditto. The motion to fund PS-27 at $30,000 passed 6-0 with Taylor Dunn abstaining. PS-30 Summit Stone Health Partners: Essential Mental Health Services at the Murphy Center - $26,117 requested Zacharias made a motion to fund PS-30 at $20,000. Dunn seconded. Zacharias said she believes their presence is the most critical at the Murphy Center mentioning that this may be the only entry point to catch some of these individuals. Dunn agreed and said he had them at a higher amount because their population is growing and there will be more demand for this service. Basham made a friendly amendment to increase funding of PS-30 to $25,000. Dunn seconded. Basham has some concerns about their ability to manage their budget but agrees with the need for funding due to the increase in population. Zacharias accepted. The motion to fund PS-30 at $25,000 failed 3-4. PS-11 Crossroads Safehouse: Advocacy Project - $68,502 requested Dunn made a motion to fund PS-11 at $39,010 which would fully fund their first priority. Backsen seconded. Dunn said he wants to maintain funding and this amount would fully fund their first priority. Backsen agreed and wants to maintain funding as well. The motion to fund PS-11 at $39,010 passed unanimously. PS-14 Ensight Skills Center: Low Vision Program: - $15,000 requested 14 Backsen made a motion to fund PS-14 at $0. Long seconded. Backsen said this is a good program we just do not have the money this year. Long agreed and felt they are just not quite a close fit at this point. The motion to fund PS-14 at $0 passed unanimously. PS-29 Summit Stone Health Partners: Community Behavioral Health Treatment Program - $68,010 requested Dunn made a motion to fund PS-29 at $25,000. Backsen seconded. Dunn said this is a vulnerable population and this program is a good fit for Fort Collins and would like to give more if we could. Backsen agreed and wants to maintain funding. Carroll mentioned her concern for how they are treating those with dual diagnosis as compared to partnering with other agencies. The motion to fund PS-29 at $25,000 passed 5-2. PS-34 The Center for Family Outreach: Low Income Youth Scholarship Program - $15,000 requested Zacharias made a motion to fund PS-34 at $10,000. Dunn seconded. Zacharias said that scholarships are critical to help get the services to the people they serve and they work with vulnerable teens and their families. She also stated that it is difficult to find funding for this type of work. Taylor seconded for discussion. Basham asked for clarification as to where their referrals come from. Zacharias confirmed that most are referred from the courts but not all. The motion to fund PS-34 at $10,000 passed 5-2. PS-9 Colorado Health Network NCAP: Northern Colorado AIDS Project - $10,000 requested Basham made a motion to fund PS-9 at $7,000. Zacharias seconded. Basham pointed out this program meets four areas of the Social Sustainability Strategic Plan. She stated case management for HIV positive patients is very important and has an impact in several areas including housing. Zacharias noted that their funding has gone down 15 significantly since their merger which made them more regional. They have expanded their services and increased their cliental. Dunn made a friendly amendment to fund PS-9 at $6,000. Carroll seconded. Dunn said this amount would fully fund their first priority. Basham accepted. The motion to fund PS-9 at $6,000 passed unanimously. PS-36 Turning Point Center for Youth and Family Development: Crisis Intervention Services - $25,000 requested Basham made a motion to fund PS-36 at $15,000. Dunn seconded. Basham said this is a difficult population and they offer services for home care and residential. Dunn seconded for discussion. Backsen offered a friendly amendment to hold funding at $12,500. Long seconded. Basham did not accept the offer. She said this is a difficult population to work with and they do need both types of services. The motion to fund PS-36 at $15,000 failed 2-5. PS-36 Turning Point Center for Youth and Family Development: Crisis Intervention Services - $25,000 requested Dunn made a motion to fund PS-36 at $12,500. Carroll seconded. There was no further discussion. The motion to fund PS-36 at $12,500 passed 5-2. PS-22 Matthews House: Empowering Youth Program - $36,000 requested Dunn made a motion to fund PS-22 at $20,000. Backsen seconded. Dunn said this is a good program and keeps them at the same level of funding as last year. Backsen agreed. The motion to fund PS-22 at $20,000 passed 6-1. PS-4 CASA Program: Court Appointed Special Advocates - $30,661 requested 16 Dunn made a motion to fund PS-4 at $12,000. Long seconded. Dunn stated this is the same as last year. Long had no further comments. The motion to fund PS-4 at $12,000 passed unanimously. PS-6 Catholic Charities: Senior Services - $31,440 requested Long made a motion to fund PS-6 at $15,000. Zacharias seconded. Long mentioned this is a valuable service and wants to keep funding stable. The motion to fund PS-6 at $15,000 passed unanimously. PS-16 Health District of Northern Larimer County: Dental Connections revisited Basham made a motion to fund PS-16 at $25,000. Motion failed for lack of a second. PS-16 Health District of Northern Larimer County: Dental Connections revisited Backsen made a motion to maintain funding at $20,000. Zacharias seconded. Backsen said this is an important program and dental issues impact other areas of life and wants to maintain funding. Backsen added this organization has done an exceptional job of reaching out and recruiting dentists. Zacharias agreed. The motion to fund PS-16 at $20,000 failed 4-3. PS-16 Health District of Northern Larimer County: Dental Connections revisited Dunn made a motion to fund PS-16 at $17,000. Carroll seconded. Dunn said he was trying to find a number everyone would agree on. Carroll stated that she chose that number because it represents one quarter of the salary of the coordinator. The motion to fund PS-16 at $17,000 failed 4-3. PS-19 Homelessness Prevention Initiative: Emergency Rental Assistance - $40,500 requested Dunn made a motion to fund PS-19 at $10,000 to see what others are thinking. The motion failed due to lack of a second. 17 PS-19 Homelessness Prevention Initiative: Emergency Rental Assistance - $40,500 requested Zacharias made a motion to fund PS-19 at $20,000. Backsen seconded. Zacharias said she has concerns but does not want to punish those getting assistance. Zacharias said that HPI fills a niche in that they help people stay in their homes by helping pay other expenses such as utilities. Backsen agreed and stated that it is time for HPI and Neighbor to Neighbor to merge services. Basham agrees with the idea of a merger and is also concerned with the management of funds now that United Way will no longer be their fiscal agent and writing their checks and she is not confidant that the one staff will be able to handle that. Backsen asked if staff is confident that we would receive timely and accurate reports at any level of funding. Sharon Thomas stated, as administrator on this application that she is not confident of that. Long said this organization has a fair amount of reserves for a small organization and could possibly use that to get back on top. She is concerned with allocating governmental funds where it might jeopardize our own funding. Dunn said he has the same concerns and would like to give enough funding so that City staff is still able to have a relationship to maintain accountability. Long said that funding them a small amount would be costly to the organization and the City and recommends they come back for funding once they can show improvements. Backsen said if City staff have concerns maybe we should not fund the organization. Basham agreed with Long and believes they should come back at a later time. The motion to fund PS-19 at $20,000 failed 1-6. PS-19 Homelessness Prevention Initiative: Emergency Rental Assistance - $40,500 requested revisited Basham made a motion to fund PS-19 at $0. Long seconded. The motion to fund PS-19 at $0 failed 4-3. PS-30 Summit Stone Health Partners: Essential Mental Health Services at the Murphy Center revisited 18 Carroll made a motion to fund PS-30 at $20,000. Zacharias seconded. Basham said this is a vital service and wants to see it funded adequately. Zacharias added that many of the people using the Murphy Center services also suffer from mental health problems. The motion to fund PS-30 at $20,000 passed 6-1. PS-16 Health District of Northern Larimer County: Dental Connections 3rd revisited Dunn made a motion to fund PS-16 at $18,500. Zacharias seconded. The motion to fund PS-16 at $18,500 passed 6-1. PS-19 Homelessness Prevention Initiative: Emergency Rental Assistance revisited Dondale made a motion to fund PS-19 at $0. Basham seconded. The motion to fund PS-19 at $0 passed 6-1. PS-17 Homeless Gear: Murphy Center Support revisited Backsen made a motion to reduce funding for PS-17 to $20,000. Motion failed due to lack of a second. PS-35 The Family Center/La Familia: Childcare Scholarships revisited Dunn made a motion to reduce funding for PS-35 to $40,000. Carroll seconded. The motion to fund PS-35 at $40,000 passed 5-2. PS-25 Project Self-Sufficiency: Services Single Parent Families revisited Basham made a motion to reduce funding for PS-25 to $30,000. Zacharias seconded. The motion to fund PS-25 at $30,000 passed 6-1. PS-30 Summit Stone Health Partners: Mental Health Services Murphy Center revisited Dondale made a motion to reduce funding for PS-30 to $18,000. Dunn seconded. Dondale said that would fund one staff position. The motion to fund PS-30 at $18,000 passed 6-1. 19 PS-21 The Matthews House: Education and Employment Center revisited Dunn made a motion to reduce funding to PS-21 to $12,000. Long seconded. Dunn stated this will still be more than last year. The motion to fund PS-21 at $12,000 passed 6-1. PS-29 Summit Stone Health Partners: Community Behavioral Health Treatment Program revisited Dondale made a motion to reduce funding for PS-29 to $23,000. The motion failed for lack of a second. PS-31 Teaching Tree Early Childhood Learning Center: Childcare Scholarships revisited Dunn made a motion to reduce funding for PS-31 to $48,500. Dondale seconded. Dunn stated this is more than last year. The motion to fund PS-31 at $48,500 passed 5-2. PS-8 ChildSafe Colorado: Sexual Abuse Treatment Program revisited Carroll made a motion to reduce funding for PS-8 to $33,000. Long seconded. Carroll stated this is more than last year. The motion to fund PS-8 at $33,000 failed 3-4. PS-2 B.A.S.E. Camp: Childcare Scholarships revisited Dunn made a motion to reduce funding for PS-2 to $49,000. Dondale seconded. The motion to fund PS-2 at $49,000 passed unanimously. PS-11 Crossroads Safehouse: Advocacy Project revisited Basham made a motion to reduce funding for PS-11 to $38,000. Long seconded. The motion was recalled. PS-13 Elderhaus: Community Based Therapeutic Care revisited 20 Dunn made a motion to reduce funding for PS-13 to $38,500. Dondale seconded. The motion to fund PS-13 at $38,500 passed 6-1. PS-23 Neighbor to Neighbor: Housing Counseling revisited Basham made a motion to reduce funding for PS-23 to $30,000. Dondale seconded. Basham said this would maintain last year’s funding. Dunn made a friendly amendment to fund PS-23 at $32,500. Zacharias seconded. Basham accepted. The motion to fund PS-23 at $32,500 passed 6-1. PS-34 The Center for Family Outreach: Low Income Youth Scholarship Program revisited Dunn made a motion to reduce funding for PS-34 to $8,000. Dondale seconded. The motion to fund PS-34 at $8,000 passed 5-2. PS-24 Neighbor to Neighbor: Rent Assistance revisited Basham made a motion to reduce funding for PS-24 to $39,011. Zacharias seconded. Dunn mentioned that we cut rent assistance already and maybe we could find another area to cut. Zacharias agreed but reminded Dunn that we were asking the other agency to tap into their reserves so we are not asking them to cut services. Basham said it is not a significant reduction and the funding is still more than last year. The motion to fund PS-24 at $39,011 passed 5-2. The funds have all been allocated and the budget balanced. Chair Holly Carroll asked the Commission to do one more review. Upon no further comments she asked for a motion to approve the funding matrix as shown. Dunn made a final comment to those programs that did receive funding tonight. He stated that essentially $45,000 for rent assistance was taken off the books which made 21 some of these decisions a lot easier than they would have been. In subsequent years, if that organization does what has been suggested and they return for funding, it will make next year’s funding rough. Dunn added that we got lucky in some ways this year in that we were able to fund in the amount we did so plan accordingly next year. Basham would like the record to show the amount requested by all the agencies and compare that to what we actually had to allocate. Dunn made a motion to adopt the funding matrix as presented. Zacharias seconded. The motion to adopt the funding matrix as shown passed unanimously. Chair Holly Carroll thanked everyone for their hard work and declared the meeting adjourned at 8:47 pm.