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7 <br /> HUMAN SERVICES (continued) <br /> social service programs, but the agency was unable to meet the <br /> contract requirements for the youth program and better such programs <br /> are available elsewhere. <br /> In response to question as to the Manager's recommendation of $6,000 <br /> to the Emergency Hunger Fund while the Housing and Human Concerns <br /> Committee recommended only $3,000, Mr. Fales advised his <br /> recommendation was based on his belief that need for the full amount <br /> requested exists and that, although the Salvation Army provides a <br /> better 24-hour per day vehicle for use of the funds, that this year { <br /> the City can afford to grant each agency $6,000. <br /> Eddie Mae Spiller, Director of the Emergency Hunger Fund, presented a <br /> report on the use made of City funds and acknowledged the City did not <br /> yet have her up-to-date report. She described the operation of the <br /> program and, in response to questions, advised there may be repeat use <br /> of the program by individuals, but it is not her intent to support <br /> habitual users, since the service is for emergencies. <br /> Discussion followed and Mrs. Spiller commented and replied to <br /> questions regarding the need for reporting use of City funds on <br /> schedule; legal reporting requirements for tax purposes; and the <br /> failure of some other City-supported agencies to provide responses to <br /> Council requests for salary information. <br /> Michael Barrett, 1662 Lark Avenue, observed that not all social <br /> service programs fit neatly into a "box", but they may definitely <br /> provide a needed service. Mr. Barrett suggested that the Emergency <br /> Hunger Fund.is such an agency and urged Council to approve the <br /> Manager's recommendation of $6,000. <br /> Cliff Boxley, PROBE, observed that the $18,000 recommended for <br /> TEWCI-Social Service Advocacy is not a new program, but the advocacy <br /> part only of a program that had included a youth portion also. <br /> Mr. Smith advised that City funds for youth programs are recommended <br /> for other agencies with a record of success, pointing out that the <br /> City is only recommending about $100,000 for all programs and has <br /> tried to select those which meet City needs, recognizing the limited <br /> effect possible with such an amount. <br /> In response to question regarding the position of Senior Center <br /> Director, Management Analyst Margolis reported that the position is <br /> carried in the Budget as a recreation supervisor because the <br /> appropriate job specifications have not yet been developed. Mrs. • <br /> Margolis noted that senior services have not been consolidated because <br /> of the delayed construction schedule for the building at the Veterans 4 <br /> Memorial Building site. <br /> Robert Bennet, Resources Development, Berkeley, replied in <br /> response to a question concerning the request of Center for <br /> Independence of Disabled (CID) for an increase and whether increases <br /> were requested of other jurisdictions involved, that CID is seeking <br /> proportional increases but there is no expected increase in activity • <br /> because of the loss of 12 CETA employees. <br /> Dennis LaBuda, Director, RSVP, advised that while the members of <br /> RSVP are all 60 or older, the agencies for which they provide <br /> volunteer assistance serve all ages. <br /> i <br /> Captain Ron Bawden, The Salvation Army, observed that his agency <br /> was asked to provide emergency services, because they are able to do <br /> so on a 24-hour basis and have the organization to handle the <br /> services. <br /> Budget Study <br /> 6/13/81 <br /> Page 2 <br /> • <br /> • <br />