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REPORT To the Honorable Mayor and City Council From the City Manager May 6, 2002 Subject Housing and Human Concerns Committee 2002/2003 Funding Recommendations for the Human Services Financial Assistance (HSFA) Program. Recommendation Approve, by motion, the Housing and Human Concerns Committee 2002/2003 Human Services Financial Assistance Program Funding Recommendations. Background In April 2001, the Housing and Human Concerns Committee requested the Council's consideration of additional funding for the Human Services Financial Assistance Program for FY 2002-2003. As requested, the Committee conducted a needs assessment and brought their findings back to the Council at a study session in December 2001. One of the recommendations at that time was for an increase of $24,000 for the general HSFA Fund for FY 2002-2003. In December of 2001, the Committee issued a request for HSFA applications. City staff then held two technical workshops for potential applicants to explain the HSFA process and answer any questions. Agencies were also offered the opportunity to submit a draft of their proposal before the final deadline. Staff reviewed the draft proposals for completeness and offered comments as to how the applicant could make the application clearer and/or more competitive. Final applications were due February 6. On March 21, agencies were asked to make a presentation regarding their proposal before the Housing and Human Concerns Committee and answer questions by the Committee. This year's process included the unique addition of participation from youth involved in the Youth Engaged in Leadership and Learning Project (YELL), sponsored by the John Gardner Center of Stanford University and Kennedy Middle School. Six students served as resource persons for the Committee by reviewing the proposals submitted in the youth category, preparing questions and selecting one student to ask their questions during the agency presentations, and by sharing a summary of their comments about each of the youth proposals presented. On March 26, the Committee met to consider their funding recommendations for FY 2002- 2003. Please note that a white binder with the full agency applications is available in the Council Study. The Committee recommendations for funding are contained in Attachment I of this report. Attachment I also includes funding amounts received for FY 01-02. Attachment II includes a brief description of each agency and their funding request.