Social and Voluntary Services Commission Meeting

CITY OF NORMAN, OK SOCIAL AND VOLUNTARY SERVICES COMMISSION MEETING Development Center, Conference Room B, 225 N. Webster Avenue, Norman, OK 73069 Monday, July 14, 2025 at 5:30 PM MINUTES The Social and Voluntary Services Commission of the City of Norman, Cleveland County, State of Oklahoma, met in Regular Session in Conference Room B at the Development Center, on Monday, July 14, 2025 at 5:30 PM and notice of the agenda of the meeting was posted at the Norman Municipal Building at 201 West Gray, Development Center at 225 N. Webster, and on the City website at least 24 hours prior to the beginning of the meeting. ROLL CALL This meeting was called to order at 5:30pm. Present Fallon Burleson Kay Critser Sandy Duncan Scott Meier Jennifer Newell Heidi Smith Ann Way Karen Webb Absent Marc Bonge Staff Tara Reynolds, Financial Management Analyst Lisa Krieg, CDBG Grants Manager MINUTES 1. CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL, ACCEPTANCE, REJECTION, AMENDMENT, AND/OR POSTPONEMENT OF THE MINUTES FROM JUNE 23, 2025 Motion to approve the minutes as submitted by Sandy Duncan; Second by Heidi Smith. Approved unanimously. ACTION ITEMS 2. CONSIDERATION OF FUNDING ALLOCATION FOR FYE26 SOCIAL & VOLUNTARY SERVICES GRANTS The Social & Voluntary Services Commission funded the applications for FYE26 as follows: SOCIAL AND VOLUNTARY SERVICES COMMISSION MEETING - Monday, July 14, 2025 Page |1  Agency Purpose Amount Requested Awarded Abbott House Client Assistance $10,000.00 $5,000.00 ABLE Fire sprinkler system $10,000.00 $10,000.00 Aging Services Special Assistance, utilities, housekeeping $10,000.00 $7,500.00 Among Friends Scholarships $9,600.00 $9,600.00 Antioch Church Assistant Director salary for tutor program $10,000.00 $6,000.00 Assistance League Operation School Bell shoes $5,000.00 $5,000.00 Beacon Project food pantry program $10,000.00 $10,000.00 Big Brothers Big Sisters 21 matches $10,000.00 $10,000.00 Bridges Student Utility Bills $9,600.00 $9,600.00 Care A Vans Car, general liability, and payroll insurance $10,000.00 $10,000.00 CASA Gas cards, gifts, meals, activities $9,135.00 $9,000.00 Catholic Charities Sanctuary Day Shelter $10,000.00 $10,000.00 CCFI Therapist Salaries $10,000.00 $10,000.00 City Care Administrative & operational oversight $10,000.00 $10,000.00 Food & Shelter Food/Operational Cost of Share Center $10,000.00 $10,000.00 Fostering Futures Beds $10,000.00 $9,000.00 Full Circle Scholarships $10,000.00 $8,500.00 Healthy Living Norman Fitness Instructor Salaries $8,000.00 $3,500.00 HeartLine 211 Staff, software, outreach $10,000.00 $10,000.00 Infant Crises Baby Mobile Program $10,000.00 $10,000.00 Legal Aid Office rent $10,000.00 $10,000.00 Little Read Wagon Books, activity books, reading glasses $7,500.00 $7,500.00 Loveworks After school program salary, insurance $10,000.00 $7,992.00 McFarlin Food pantry toilet paper $9,360.00 $9,360.00 Meals on Wheels Meals $10,000.00 $10,000.00 Mission Norman Scale, mailbox, warehouse position $10,000.00 $9,000.00 Salvation Army Salaries $10,000.00 $10,000.00 Zoom, prizes, equipment, location rentals, Share & Grow admin cost, office supplies $6,000.00 $1,000.00 St Francis Storage Unit, deliveries $9,948.00 $9,948.00 Thunderbird Clubhouse Staff healthcare $10,000.00 $10,000.00 Transition House Apartment flooring $10,000.00 $7,500.00 family support group/parenting classes for Virtue Center Family Pathways program $10,000.00 $10,000.00 Total $304,143.00 $275,000.00 MISCELLANEOUS COMMENTS None. ADJOURNMENT This meeting was adjourned at 6:23pm. SOCIAL AND VOLUNTARY SERVICES COMMISSION MEETING - Monday, July 14, 2025 Page |2