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2. Introductions/Awards/Recognitions/Presentations Chairperson Roby presented Commissioner Clare with her Certificate of Appointment and welcomed her to the Commission. 3. Public comment from the audience regarding items not listed on the agenda There were none. MATTERS BEFORE THE COMMISSION 4. Recommendation to Allocate Housing and Human Services Grant (HHSG) Funds for Fiscal Year 2013/14 A summary outlining the importance of the HHSG Grant Funding program was discussed by Chairperson Roby. Ms. Yurchak and Mr. Erickson reviewed with Commissioners the Housing and Human Services Grant (HHSG) program that was implemented by the City three years ago. They advised that the HHSG program combined funding from the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME (HOME Investment Partnership Program) federal grants to local sources, (the Lower Income Housing Fund (LIHF) and General Funds allocated for human services), into a single streamlined grant program. The Commission was further advised that a total of twenty-five (25) applications had been received via ZoomGrants, by the January 28, 2013 deadline for a total funding request of $739,359. Four (4) applications, requesting a total of $333,408, are considered Capital/Rehab projects, five (5) applications requesting a total of $133,925 are for housing services and will be considered by the Housing Commission, and the remaining sixteen (16) applications, requesting a total of$272,026, are for non-housing public services projects. Mr. Erickson advised Commissioners that he had provided them with a copy of a letter from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, informing the City that they could expect to receive a 5 percent reduction from the FY 2013 annualized Continuing Resolution levels for the formula programs for which it is eligible that includes the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG). Staff reviewed with the Commission Attachment 1 showing Alternatives A & B. Mr. Erickson advised that Alternative A showed a moderate level of funding to a significant number of projects (about 76% of projects) based on priorities that had been established by the Human Services Commission in November 2012. Alternative B would provide some level of funding to all eligible projects given that all agencies are providing useful and necessary services to the community. The Commission was informed that two projects, (Tri-Valley YMCA — Case Management Services for Children and Families / ValleyCare Health System — Meals on Wheels Program (blast chiller)), were not being recommended for funding in either Alternative. Human Services Commission Minutes March 6,2013 Page 2