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7 (.0 REPORT To the Honorable Mayor and City Council From the City Manager June 30, 2003 Subject Housing and Human Concerns Committee 2003/2004 Funding Recommendations for the Human Services Financial Assistance (HSFA) Program. Recommendation Give staff direction to incorporate the Housing and Human Concerns Committee 2003/2004 Human Services Financial Assistance Program Funding Recommendations at the 7% level into the final budget ordinance. Background In December of 2002, 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 7. On March 19, 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 participation from members of the Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Teen Advisory Board. Four 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 their comments about and suggested ranking for each of the youth proposals presented. On April 3rd, the Committee met to consider their funding recommendations for FY 2003- 2004. Please note that a white binder with the full agency applications is available in the Council Study. At the request of the City Manager, the HHCC developed three sets of recommendations — to reflect a 2 %, 4.5 %, and 7% reduction in funds. The recommendation included with the FY 03 -04 budget is at the 7% level, consistent with the City Manager's recommendation to reduce all departments other than police and fire by 7 %. Attachment I includes the Committee recommendations for all three levels of funding. Attachment II includes a brief description of each agency and their funding request. Alternative The Council could choose to fund the Human Services Financial Assistance Program at a the 2% or 4.5% levels or to further reduce the total amount being recommended by the City Manager at 7% level. The Council could also choose to change the individual agency recommendations made by the Housing and Human Concerns Committee.