APPROVED

Housing & Human Services Commission

Special Meeting

February 15, 2007

 

The Housing & Human Services Commission met in a special session in the Sunnyvale Public Library, Program Room A at 665 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086, on February 15 at 6:05 p.m. with Chairperson Timothy Persyn presiding.

 

ROLL CALL

 

Commission Members Present:  Chair Timothy Persyn, Commissioners Ann Andersen, Micki Falk, Damon Kali, Charles Keeler, Florence Tindle , and Patricia Plant

 

Commission Members Absence:  Commissioner Patrick Meyering

 

Staff:  Annabel Yurutucu, Housing Officer; Katrina Ardina, Housing Programs Analyst; Victoria Chambers, Senior Office Assistant and Jennifer Coille, Housing Consultant

 

PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS

 

  1. Agency Presentation for the FY2007/2008 and FY 2008/2009 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Outside Group Funding (OGF)

 

The following agencies presented their programs for funding and availed themselves to Commission’s clarification or questions.

 

 

 

Agency

 

Program

Fund Request

1.

Bill Wilson Center

Runaway and Homeless Youth Shelter

 

$32,000

2.

Catholic Charities

 

Long Term Ombudsman

$13,720

3.

Catholic Charities

 

Housing Services

$15,000

 

4.

Community Association for Rehabilitation

Development Disability Services

 

$10,000

 

 

 

5.

Cupertino Community Services

 

Shelter Program

$20,000

6.

Emergency Housing Consortium

Sunnyvale Homeless Shelter

 

$60,000

7.

Family & Children Services

Youth Counseling Services

 

$32,180

8.

India Community Center

Health Related & Human Care Services

 

 

$25,000

9.

Friends for Youth, Inc.

Mentoring Services for Sunnyvale Youth

 

$12,822

 

The Commission took a recess at 7:19 PM and reconvened at 7:49 PM

 

 

 

 

 

10.

Live Oak/Adult Day Services

 

Adult Day Care Center

$30,870

 

11.

Second Harvest Food Bank

Operation Brown Bag

$10,000

 

12.

Senior Adults Legal Assistance

Legal Assistance to Sunnyvale Elders

 

$8,721

13.

Senior Housing Solutions

 

Senior Group Residence Services

 

$14,000

14.

Senior Nutrition Program -  First United Methodist

Senior Nutrition Program

 

$24,000

 

15.

Sunnyvale Community Services

Emergency Assistance

$98,212

 

 

 

The Commission took a recess at 8:31 PM and reconvened at 8:46 PM

 

 

16.

The Health Trust

Meals on Wheels

 

$13,108

17.

Support Network for Battered Women

Services to Battered Women and their Children

 

$35,000

18.

Outreach & Escort Services

Senior Transportation Program

 

 

$40,000

19.

Santa Clara Valley Blind Center

Rehabilitative, Therapeutic and Social Programs

 

$65,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL FUND REQUEST

$559,633

 

 

ADJOURNMENT

 
Chair Persyn adjourned the meeting at 9:35PM.

 

 

Respectfully submitted,

  

Annabel Yurutucu

Housing Officer