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, June 15, 2026 at 5:30 PM MINUTES The Social and Voluntary Services Commission of the City of Norman, Cleveland County, State of Oklahoma, will meetmet in Regular Session in Conference Room B at the Development Center, on Monday, June 15, 2026 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. This meeting was called to order at 5:30 p.m. ROLL CALL PRESENT Marc Bonge Fallon Burleson Scott Meier Pam Post Lisa Schmidt Heidi Smith ABSENT Bronte Bagwell Jennifer Newell STAFF Tara Reynolds, Financial Management Analyst Casey Mayo, CDBG Program Technician MINUTES 1. CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL, ACCEPTANCE, REJECTION, AMENDMENT, AND/OR POSTPONEMENT OF THE MINUTES FROM APRIL 6, 2026. Motion by Lisa Schmidt to approve the minutes, as submitted; Second by Scott Meier. All approve. REPORTS 2. UPDATE ON FYE26 AGENCY EXPENDITURES AND EXTENSION REQUESTS Ms. Reynolds presented current FYE26 agency expenditures and current extension SOCIAL AND VOLUNTARY SERVICES COMMISSION MEETING - Monday, June 15, 2026 Page |1  requests. Aging Services requested a 3 month extension of funds to assist with summer utility bills for clients. Agency Purpose Awarded Remainder Abbott House Client Assistance $5,000.00 $0.00 ABLE Fire sprinkler system $10,000.00 $0.00 Aging Services Special Assistance, utilities, $7,500.00 $2,852.00 housekeeping Among Friends Scholarships $9,600.00 $0.00 Antioch Church Assistant Director salary for tutor $6,000.00 $0.00 program Assistance League Operation School Bell shoes $5,000.00 $0.00 Beacon Project food pantry program $10,000.00 $0.00 Big Brothers Big 21 matches $10,000.00 $0.00 Sisters Bridges Student Utility Bills $9,600.00 $0.00 Care A Vans Car, general liability, and payroll $10,000.00 $221.19 insurance CASA Gas cards, gifts, meals, activities $9,000.00 $0.00 Catholic Charities Sanctuary Day Shelter $10,000.00 $0.00 CCFI Therapist Salaries $10,000.00 $0.00 City Care Administrative & operational $10,000.00 $0.00 oversight Food & Shelter Food/Operational Cost of Share $10,000.00 $0.00 Center Fostering Futures Beds $9,000.00 $0.00 Full Circle Scholarships $8,500.00 $0.00 Healthy Living Fitness Instructor Salaries $3,500.00 $0.00 Norman HeartLine 211 Staff, software, outreach $10,000.00 $0.00 Infant Crises Baby Mobile Program $10,000.00 $10,000.00 Legal Aid Office rent $10,000.00 $0.00 Little Read Wagon Books, activity books, reading $7,500.00 $0.00 glasses Loveworks After school program salary, $7,992.00 $0.00 insurance McFarlin Food pantry toilet paper $9,360.00 $3,067.53 Meals on Wheels Meals $10,000.00 $0.00 SOCIAL AND VOLUNTARY SERVICES COMMISSION MEETING - Monday, June 15, 2026 Page |2 Mission Norman Scale, mailbox, warehouse position $9,000.00 $0.00 Salvation Army Salaries $10,000.00 $0.00 Share & Grow Zoom, prizes, equipment, location $1,000.00 $1,000.00 rentals, admin cost, office supplies St Francis Storage Unit, deliveries $9,948.00 $2,580.43 Thunderbird Staff healthcare $10,000.00 $0.00 Clubhouse Transition House Apartment flooring $7,500.00 $0.00 Virtue Center family support group/parenting $10,000.00 $0.00 classes for Family Pathways program Total $275,000.00 $19,721.15 92% of funds expended DISCUSSION ITEMS 3. DISCUSSION REGARDING FYE27 APPLICATIONS FOR FUNDING & ADDITIONAL APPLICANT INFORMATION REQUESTED The Commission discussed the applicants that applied for FYE27 funding and compiled a request for more information from fourteen different applicants. City Council allocated $253,000 for the Commission to disburse among the applicants. FYE27 SVSC Applications Agency Purpose Request Abbott House Client Assistance $5,000.00 ABLE Fire Sprinkler for group home $10,000.00 Kitchen Utilities, Special Assistance Aging Services & housekeeping for Seniors $10,000.00 Among Friends Activity Center Participant scholarships $9,600.00 Assistance League Norman Operation School Bell shoes $5,000.00 Beacon Project Outreach, food $10,000.00 Bethesda Clinical services $10,000.00 Big Brothers Big Sisters Support recruitment, enrollment, assessment, matching $10,000.00 Bridges Bill assistance $9,600.00 Catholic Charities Women's Sanctuary $10,000.00 CCFI Therapist Salaries $10,000.00 City Care Client Assistance $10,000.00 CSBI Building utilities $10,000.00 SOCIAL AND VOLUNTARY SERVICES COMMISSION MEETING - Monday, June 15, 2026 Page |3  Fostering Futures Foster care beds and essential items $10,000.00 Full Circle Adult Day Center Participant scholarships $10,000.00 Healthy Living Center Personnel costs $10,000.00 HeartLine 211 Community Resource Line $10,000.00 HUGS Street Ministry Outreach Services $10,000.00 Legal Aid Services Rent for space to meet with clients $10,000.00 Lester Reed Music Project Music instruments $10,000.00 Little Read Wagon Books, reading glasses, literacy materials $7,500.00 Loveworks Leadership Facility rent and liability insurance $10,000.00 McFarlin Toilet Paper for Pantry Clients $9,360.00 Meals on Wheels Meals $10,000.00 Mission Norman Staff salary & warehouse equipment $10,000.00 Norman Care Association Vans Auto & liability insurance, worker's comp $10,000.00 Norman Coalition for Refugee Support School supplies, bikes, helmets $4,000.00 Rose Rock Habitat for Humanity Personnel costs $10,000.00 Salvation Army Personnel costs $10,000.00 Zoom accounts, equipment and Share and Grow Association location rental fees, administrative costs $6,000.00 South Central CASA Equipment, gifts, gas cards, activities with children $10,000.00 St. Francis Pet food, storage unit rent $9,966.30 St Vincent de Paul Rent & Utility Assistance $10,000.00 SunHive Collective Participant scholarships $10,000.00 The Virtue Center Screening Services $10,000.00 Thunderbird Clubhouse Health benefits for staff $10,000.00 Kitchen Cabinets for Transitional Transition House Housing $10,000.00 Total Requested $346,026.30 MISCELLANEOUS COMMENTS None ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 7:06 p.m. SOCIAL AND VOLUNTARY SERVICES COMMISSION MEETING - Monday, June 15, 2026 Page |4