Human Services Advisory Council

MINUTES Human Services Advisory Council City of Falls Church PURPOSE OF MEETING: To advise the City Council on human services delivery to Falls Church citizens. DATE OF MEETING: Oct 20, 2022 PLACE OF MEETING: In Person (Laurel Room) w/ Virtual Option MEETING CALLED TO ORDER BY Debra Z. Roth at 6:38 p.m. THOSE PRESENT: HSAC Members: Student Representatives: Alisa Macht Carter Williams Brian Bowden Jack Ackerman Debra Z. Roth Community Services Board: Claudia Volk Staff: Guests: Brenden Woodley Jeff Pearson Leslyn Barrow Margaret Cooper – Commission on Aging Dana Jones Mary-Beth Connelly - City Council Liaison Grace Starboard Allie Macdonald APPROVAL of MINUTES: The minutes from the Sept 15, 2022 meeting were approved. APPROVAL of Agenda: Debra added items to agenda and changed the order: • Added Grace Starbird to second on agenda for presentation on aging • Claudia Volk third • Leslyn Barrow fourth • There was a motion to adopt agenda by Brian Bowden, and it was seconded and approved. NEW BUSINESS: Debra read note sent by previous chair of commission announcing her resignation as a chair • Debra requested to be chair with Alisa Macht as vice chair • Debra said they may engage in additional projects like equity and diversity in March • A motion was made for Debra to be Chair and a second was made and passed. • Grace Starboard – Fairfax County Consultant - Report ‘Shape - the future of aging’ • Lived in FC, works with the consulting firm, Health Management Associates • She shared the purpose of the report is to gather information on resources and needs for  older adults in Fairfax County and Falls Church. • There are minutes from the discussion provided by Starbird. Community Service Board Report - Claudia Volk, CSB Falls Church representative • Volk shared information about the shortage of mental health workers across the region. Human Services Update – Leslyn Barrow, Senior Human Services Worker • Barrow gave an overview of services provided by Housing and Human Services in the City of Falls Church. Welcoming Falls Church – Paul Bosen, Director • They are looking to serve five families • The first family may be welcomed from Afghanistan, they are in process • $35k in the fund, hoping to get to the goal of $50k • Claudia Volk offered to provide resume and interview assistance • Five Ukrainian families would benefit from this assistance and language services Other Items • There will be a community public listening session on T-zones • Roth asked Council Liaison Connelly that of the $4M surplus in the budget, could some be allocated to Human Services. She shared that there is only $2M up for council discretionary spending. • Debra recommended to cancel the December meeting. There was a motion and a second to do this. This had been discussed in previous meetings. The meeting was adjourned at 8:25 p.m. The City of Falls Church is committed to the letter and spirit of the Americans with Disabilities Act. This document will be made available in an alternate format upon request. Call 703-248- 5005 (TTY 711).