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Chairperson Hayes closed the meeting for presentations at 7:39 p.m. The Commission took a short break and the meeting resumed at 7:45 p.m. Chairperson Hayes thanked everyone for attending and the work that they do. The Commission understands the needs are growing and their job now is to make recommendations to City Council. She provided information about the process for making grant recommendations and discussed the approach for reviewing grant applications. Commissioner Clare suggested the Commission consider reviewing the items one by one. Commissioner Wright commented on the huge gap between funding requests and the amount of funding available and thought current needs should be considered before considering new projects and would like to serve needs first. Mr. Hernandez provided information about funds that can be applied for public services and the funds available from CDBG for Capital projects. Commissioner Clare stated she was unsure about providing funds this year for the Tri-Valley Haven Capital project because they had not used funds allocated from the previous year and questioned whether these funds could be used for another project. Ms. King advised that the solar panel project will move forward if it is determined the project can be done without repairing the roof. Commissioner Sedlak asked how long funds could be set aside without a project being completed. Mr. Hernandez provided details about the process and a 5-year rule and the likelihood that HUD would be contacting him if funds are not being used at 3-years. Commissioner Clare thought some funding could be taken from the Tri-Valley Haven project to fund the Tri-Valley REACH project. Ms. Hernandez advised that REACH had originally applied for funds in a different manner, and staff was not recommending funding the $12,000 because it would need to meet prevailing wage requirements which would bring the cost to over $24,000. Commissioner Roby suggested REACH receive coaching on how to submit grants in the future and questioned whether help could be provided if it was not considered a Capital project. Mr. Hernandez noted that based on the proposal of REACH the request could only be considered as a Capital project, In considering the Open-Heart Kitchen projects Commissioner Clare reminded everyone that the Commission had asked for Open Heart Kitchen to speak to them on several issues, especially the dropping of side salads. Human Services Commission March 7, 2018 Page 5