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Commissioner Rowland discussed her visit to Open Heart Kitchen during their time of crisis and commended them on the improvements they have made. Chairperson Kennedy closed the Public Hearing at 8:05 p.m. hhe Commission reviewed funding requests and staff recommendations with Mr. Erickson and Ms. Yurchak. Commissioner Detweiler discussed the conservative $250,000 grant amount being assumed by staff and what the consequences would be should the actual amount received from HUD be larger or smaller. Mr. Erickson explained staff s reasoning for using this amount and discussed the funding recommendations they had made. He also noted the $5,000 minimum grant amount that has been used in the past. fhc Commission discussed how to allocate and distribute any additional funds, should the amount received from I IUD be larger than the $250,000. A motion was made by Commissioner "fcnbrink, seconded by Commissioner Lambert, to allocate funds as recommended in the March 4, 200), staff report, with the understanding that any additional funds received from I IUD will be allocated proportionately to the amount not funded. Discussing the motion, Commissioner Detweiler expressed her concerns should the I IUD funds received be less than the $250,000 amoum assumed by staff Commissioner Nagler also felt that the motion should indicate specific choices should more or less funding be received. Commissioner Rowland agreed with this suggestion. ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES: Commissioners Detweiler, Lambert, "I~enbrink, and Chairperson Kennedy NOES: Commissioners Nagler and Rowland AI3SEN'f: Commissioner Wilson ABSTAIN: None The Commission further discussed how to distribute fimds should any less than the $250,000 amount assumed by staff is received from HUD. A motion was made by Commissioner Tenbrink, seconded by Chairperson Kennedy, recommending that any deficit in funding be distributed equally among the seven (7) applying agencies, should the total grant amount be less than the $250,000 assumed by staff. ROLL CALL VOTE,: AYES: Commissioners Detweiler, Lambert, Nagler, Rowland,'fenbrink, and Chairperson Kcnncdy NOES: None At3SEN'f: Commissioner Wilson AL3S'l'AIN: None Commissioner Nagler discussed with Mr. Erickson distribution of any funds that the City might receive from the Government's Stimulus Package. Mr. Erickson advised that should the City receive funds from Human Services Commission Minutes March 4, 2009 Page 4