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`EVERETT <br />City Council Agenda Item Cover Sheet <br />Project title: 2022 Human Needs Fund Recommendation <br />Council Bill # interoffice use <br />Agenda dates requested: <br />1/26/2022, 2/2/2022 <br />Briefing 1/26/2022 <br />Proposed action <br />Consent <br />Action 2/2/2022 <br />Ordinance <br />Public hearing <br />Yes <br />No <br />Budget amendment: <br />Yes No <br />PowerPoint presentation: <br />X Yes No <br />Attachments: <br />2022 Human Needs Fund <br />Resolution <br />Department(s) involved: <br />Community Development <br />Contact person: <br />Kembra Landry <br />Julie Willie <br />Phone number: <br />425-257-7155 <br />Email: <br />klandry@everettwa.gov <br />Initialed by: <br />Department head <br />Administration <br />Council President <br />Project: 2022 Human Needs Fund Recommendations <br />Preceding action: City Council Resolution 7705; Citizen Advisory Committee Public Hearing <br />12/14/2021 <br />Fund: 009/Human Needs <br />Fiscal summary statement: <br />Annually, City Council has budgeted $3 per capita towards agencies and programs that provide <br />human services and benefit community members in need and, since 2016, an additional $1 per <br />capita to fund services and programs specific to homelessness under the Safe Streets initiative. <br />In 2022, $338,400 is included for Human Needs programs and $112,800 is included to support <br />Safe Streets, for a total of $451,200. <br />Project summary statement: <br />Managed by the City's Community Development Division, Human Needs Funds are general fund <br />dollars that directly support the city's most vulnerable residents through grant awards to <br />community partners. Human Needs funds run consistent with the City's fiscal year, January — <br />December. Award recommendations are established annually through a public hearing held by <br />the Citizen Advisory Committee and enacted through City Council action in the form of a <br />Resolution. <br />City Council adopted priority needs for 2022 Human Needs funds under Resolution 7705 in <br />October, 2021. Human service agencies applied for funding under the priority needs identified. <br />The Citizen Advisory Committee held a public hearing on December 14, 2021 to review <br />applications and provide funding recommendations for City Council action. <br />Recommendation (exact action requested of Council): <br />Adopt resolution for 2022 Human Needs Fund Recommendations. <br />