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MINUTES CITY OF PLEASANTON SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING January 24, 2012 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Hosterman called the special meeting to order at the hour of 6:00 p.m. 2. ROLL CALL Present: Councilmembers Cook-Kallio, McGovern, Sullivan, Thorne, Mayor Hosterman Absent: None 3. PUBLIC COMMENT: None 4. ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION FOR THE FOLLOWING: • CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL — POTENTIAL LITIGATION pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(b): 1 case The meeting reconvened in open session at 6:25 p.m. Assistant City Attorney Seto reported that information was provided to the Council in Closed Session and no reportable action was taken. 5. 6:30 P.M. — ADJOURN TO JOINT CITY COUNCIL/HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION WORKSHOP to review and discuss the Eastern Alameda County Human Services Needs Assessment: Findings Report Human Services Manager Yurchak provided some background for the benefit of the public and described the assessment process. As a result of the recommendations of the working group established in 2008, in 2010 the City Council approved a professional services agreement with Resource Development Associates (RDA) to assess the current and future conditions of the Tri-Valley Human Services delivery network, identify service gaps, provide recommendations to strengthen delivery efforts, and identify service priorities for the use of local and federal grant funds. In collaboration with the Cities of Dublin and Livermore and a 12-member steering committee, the 2011 Eastern Alameda County Human Services Needs Assessment was developed. She noted that the report analyzed the overall human services delivery system and not any one individual program. Jennifer Suskin, RDA, provided a summary of the assessment via PowerPoint. The study utilized U.S. Census and American Community Service data from 1990, 2000, and 2010, as well as other sources, to compare needs among the different cities and the region as a whole. RDA held focused discussion groups with human services recipients, interviewed key informants, and conducted web-based and special outreach surveys. Key stakeholders indentified 14 distinct areas of concern, including behavioral health, affordable housing, healthcare, workforce development, homelessness, and transportation services. She discussed the assessment's findings in detail, concluding that the demand for human services is increasing at the same time that resources to provide them are diminishing. An increase in senior and traditionally underserved populations, unemployment and poverty has coincided with a general