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� ,q- 2p ' SUMMARY OF CITIZENS PARTICIPATION PROCESS AND CITIZEN COMMENTS CDBG/HOME/HSFA FUNDING ALLOCATION PROCESS The City of Redwood City implemented its Citizen Participation Process for Program Year 2004-2005 from December 2003 until April 2004. In September, the Committee reviewed Annual reports from non-profit service providers funded in the 2003-2004 program year. Data from these reports was compiled to create a list of unmet and priority needs. The Human Services Network participants (40+ non- profit service providers) were given a survey to complete that asked them to prioritize the services the City should consider in the allocation of reduced funding. The Committee used the responses from this survey as a basis for continuing to improve and standardize the funding allocation process. Organizations were requested to demonstrate 3 basic principais as a condition of receiving funding: 1. Demonstration of Collaboration with other organizations to maximize limited resources and provide more comprehensive services to meet basic human needs 2. Demonstration of Best Bang for the Buck in per househoid cost to provide services and the ability to leverage resources. 3. Performance Outcomes emphasizing how these funds are used to make a difference in services provided. In December, 2003, the Committee held goal setting meetings to review input received from the Human Services Agency Network and other service providers from the Fair Oaks Community Center to a housing needs survey. The Committee members were able to review programs with varying levels of service, various lengths of waiting lists and effective use of funds for the type of service being rendered. From this process, service providers provided insight into the unmet needs and correlated the intensive cost of service to the length of time it takes to find affordable housing. In early January 2004, the City issued its Notice of Funding Availability and Request for Proposals. h1andatory Technical Assistance Workshops were held to assist new applicants and continuing programs to submit competitive proposals. In addition to the workshops, a preliminary application submittal allowed staff to review each proposal and provide comments to the applicant before their final proposal was due. This provided an additional opportunity for inexperienced grant writers to prepare the most competitive proposal possible. Public meetings began in February with presentations to the Committee by the applicants. Deliberations followed a Public Hearing, at which time applicants, beneficiaries and other persons interes;ed in certain programs and projects had an opportunity to address the Committee regarding how they would recommend funding allocations. At a subsequent meeting after the HSFA deliberations were completed, the i