2014/11/19 Council Agenda Packet

J > GRAFT To: Mayor Ray Stephanson City Council Members Date: November 4, 2014 From: Human Needs Advisory Committee: Sue Johnson, Teena Ellison, June Robinson, Dora Alcorta, Cris Larson, Megan Dunn, Christy Andre Re: Recommendation for Additional Funding for Human Needs Grants to address Everett Community Streets Initiative Task Force Recommendations We appreciate the efforts by Mayor Stephanson to convene the Everett Community Streets Initiative Task Force to "foster a vibrant and healthy community...(by) better understanding) the street-level social issues in Everett's commercial core areas and identifying(ing) potential short- and long-term actions for the community to address those issues." On November 4, 2014, the Everett Human Needs Advisory Committee met to formulate their recommendation to City Council on funding priorities for Human Needs Grants for 2015. The Human Needs Advisory Committee was briefed on the Task Force work by Committee members Megan Dunn and Teena Ellison, who are also members of the Task Force. We have reviewed the draft Task Force Report and understand the final Task Force Report will be issued soon with a number of important recommendations to address street-level social issues. The Human Needs Grant allocation is currently $3.00 per capita. The Human Needs Advisory Committee voted unanimously to recommend that City Administration and City Council provide additional Human Needs Grant funding in the amount of an additional $1.00 per capita to help address the recommendations of the Everett Community Streets Initiative Task Force. We further recommend that the additional funding be allocated through the existing Human Needs Grant funding allocation process. We greatly appreciate your consideration of this recommendation and your continued grant support to address human needs in our community. 18