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City Hall City of Olympia 601 4th Avenue E Olympia, WA 98501 Information: 360-753-8447 Meeting Minutes City Council Tuesday, June 11, 2013 5:30 PM Room 207 Special City Council Meeting to Conduct Business and to Hold Public Hearing on CDBG 1. ROLL CALL Mayor Buxbaum noted Councilmember Cooper was excused from the meeting because he works for TOGETHER! Present: 6- Mayor Stephen H. Buxbaum, Mayor Pro Tem Nathaniel Jones, Councilmember Julie Hankins, Councilmember Steve Langer, Councilmember Jeannine Roe and Councilmember Karen Rogers Excused: 1 - Councilmember Jim Cooper 1.A ANNOUNCEMENTS - None 1.B APPROVAL OF AGENDA Mayor Pro Tem Jones moved, seconded by Councilmember Roe, to approve the agenda. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 6- Mayor Buxbaum, Mayor Pro Tem Jones, Councilmember Hankins, Councilmember Langer, Councilmember Roe and Councilmember Rogers Excused: 1 - Councilmember Cooper 2. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS No one signed up to speak. 3. CONSENT CALENDAR 3.A 13-0481 Interlocal Agreement with the State of Washington Department of Corrections The agreement was adopted. Approval of the Consent Agenda City of Olympia Page 1 City Council Meeting Minutes June 11, 2013 Councilmember Langer moved, seconded by Councilmember Hankins, to adopt the Consent Calendar. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 6- Mayor Buxbaum, Mayor Pro Tem Jones, Councilmember Hankins, Councilmember Langer, Councilmember Roe and Councilmember Rogers Excused: 1 - Councilmember Cooper 4. PUBLIC HEARING 4.A 13-0466 Public Hearing - Community Development Block Grant Consolidated Plan and Annual Action Plan Housing Program Manager Anna Schlecht gave a brief presentation to share that the allocation is $357,000 and there has been a recent increase in pay-off requests, so more funds should be available with loan repayments. Ms. Schlecht noted public comments will be accepted through Saturday, June 30, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. Mayor Buxbaum indicated there would be a second opportunity to testify on June 25 for those not able to testify tonight. Family Support Center (FSC) Board Member Douglas McCuddon thanked the Council for financial support and asked that funding allocations be maintained as agreed upon to move forward. He reported the Smith Building project is expected to be completed by the end of March, 2014 and interior demolition has begun. Family Support Center Board Member and Nurse Practitioner Sarah Holt-Knox said she provides health services throughout the community and sees extensive community needs. She said she appreciates FSC’s role in helping provide health services to the homeless, to families, and for providing shelter. She thanked the Council for funding the Family Support Center and feels the Smith Building facility will be beneficial for the community and families. Family Support Center Executive Director Schelli Slaughter thanked the Council for making an investment in homeless families and homeless children and for providing funding so FSC can continue their work. She feels the investment is not only in FSC and the Smith Building, but also in the community. She said the Council made the right choice investing in all of the partners present and noted FSC could not do what they do without the other social service providers on the funding list. TOGETHER! Board President Rick Hughes thanked the Council for a commitment of $5,000 for the Evergreen Villages Community Center. He said they are in a dire situation financially since they learned they’ve lost about $50,000 in funding from the County, which will run out within two weeks. He asked the Council to consider funding $15,000 instead of City of Olympia Page 2 City Council Meeting Minutes June 11, 2013 $5,000. He shared that they provide academic support for needy kids, serve as an access point for DSHS, and for the food bank. TOGETHER! Evergreen Villages Community Center Program Director Brenda Jones shared that they serve 30-50 youth in a large HUD housing development where the median income is $11,000 per household, with most families being single-parent homes. They’ve helped over 500 youth in the past 11 years, many of whom have gone on to college. She thanked the Council for the $5,000, but asked that they consider providing more funding to help the kids. Out of the Woods Family Shelter Board of Directors President Julie Rodwell thanked the Council for their much needed funding allocation. She shared that statistics show only 17 percent of kids/homeless families in a community are typically sheltered; the rest live in tents, cars, or elsewhere. The financial support received from CDBG funding will help continue to provide support for homeless families in our community. Community Youth Services (CYS) Director of Program Services Derek Harris thanked the Council for funding and asked them to maintain the same level of funding. The new shelter on Pear Street “Shelter from the Storm” will serve youth up to 24 years of age and be co-located with their young adult program. Currently they house ten youth nightly, ranging in age from 18-24 years old, and provide 3,600 bed nights of care per year. The new shelter will allow them to provide transition-age service to 53 young adults and 23 children, and they expect the shelter will be completed by the end of 2013. Community Youth Services Clinical Director Scott Hanauer thanked the Council for funding; they plan to leverage that funding to continue to provide youth shelter and vital therapeutic trauma care. Most of the homeless youth they see have experienced trauma (an average of nine placements). By providing youth with therapeutic care, they have achieved a placement stability rate of 97 percent. TOGETHER! Vice-Chair Cynthia Pratt thanked the Council for their preliminary allotment of $5,000. She asked that they consider providing more funding and said the Evergreen Villages Community Center kids are dependent on their program. She acknowledged the focus on downtown, but believes investing in youth is an important preventative measure for the community. Community Youth Services Board Member Paul DesJardien thanked the Council for the CYS funding allocation and asked the Council to maintain the funding level awarded. Community Youth Services Board Member Linda Lamm thanked the Council for funding, which they plan to leverage further. She said this fits in the plans for the community development block grants as it pertains to mutual goals. Community Youth Services' success equals community success. This is the best use of public/private funding. Community Youth Services Rosie's Place Program Director Dae Shogren thanked Council for funding and expressed the importance in helping homeless youth in the community. In 2012 they served 800 unduplicated youth under 21 years of age at Rosie’s Place. Last year, there City of Olympia Page 3 City Council Meeting Minutes June 11, 2013 were 300 kids over 21 they were unable to serve. The funding will allow them to move offsite and expand important services. They anticipate serving 1,100 youth in the new Pear Street facility. Panza Board of Directors President Jill Severn thanked the Council for funding for Quixote Village. Enterprise for Equity (E4E) Executive Director Lisa Smith thanked the Council for including Enterprise for Equity in the allocation. She indicated that by providing funding to help individuals start up small businesses, they are helping the smallest businesses to get stronger! She’s seeing successful participants pay back micro-loans and positively affect other small businesses (e.g., small farms in the area). Providing CDBG funding to E4E helps them find matching programs and create an asset-building coalition program. She asked the Council to maintain the same funding initially proposed. Community Youth Services Rosie's Place Board member and Volunteer Cindy Berger thanked the Council for funding and for help with their new shelter. She passed on the thanks for the kids; currently the center gets very crowded and the new facility at Pear Street will be great. She let the Council know the kids appreciated the new shelter (currently in operation). The public hearing was closed. Mayor Buxbaum noted the consolidated plan and funding are not up for approval until July 9, 2013 and the plan is due to HUD shortly thereafter. Councilmember Langer asked what the implication is of additional funds available via loan repayment. Mayor Buxbaum shared there is a 15 percent limit for social services; the rest can be allocated to other projects. Mayor Buxbaum stated written public comments will be accepted through June 30, 2013 and indicated the Council may do initial deliberations on June 18 (approved by City Attorney Tom Morrill). 5. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 6:20 p.m. City of Olympia Page 4