Funders Group

Monday May 5, 2014 Noon – 1:45 p.m.

Agenda for Funders Group

Renton City Hall – Meeting Room: Council Conference Room

Time / Item / Presenter / Materials / Action
Noon / Welcome
Review agenda & materials / Putnam / 1. FG Agenda 5-5-14
2. FG Summary 3-24-14 / Review
12:05 / NOFA Priorities – Check Back
·  Combined Capital NOFA
·  Latest on Document Recording Fee / Quinn / Walker
Miller / 3. Affirmed 2014 NOFA priorities / Action: Approve/amend
12:25 / 2015 Planning
·  Discuss and identify next steps for decisions related to funding coordination for 2015 CEH Priorities / All / 4. Systems Map – funding sources and 2015 issues
5. HEARTH Dashboard (for benchmarks)
1:40 / Next Meeting:
FG meetings are now held every other month, just before IAC meetings. IAC will not be meeting in July. Does FG need to meet? / All / Establish Agenda

2013–2014 Funders Group Meeting Planning

Mon, Apr 14 Chinook 115, 3-5pm

Mon, May 5 Renton City Hall, noon-1:45pm brown bag

Mon, July 7 Hold? brown bag

Mon, Sep 8 Renton City Hall, noon-1:45pm brown bag

Mon, Nov 3 Bellevue City Hall, noon-1:45pm brown bag

2013 Funding

/ Funders Group

Funders Group Meeting Summary March 24, 2014

Funders Group Present: / Funders Group absent:
Emily Leslie
Andrew Lofton
Kathy Gerard / Sara Levin
Andrew Lofton
Steve Walker / Adrienne Quinn
Catherine Lester
Arthur Sullivan / Deborah Doyle
Stephen Norman
Alice Shobe
Others Present:
Mark Putnam, Gretchen Bruce, Katy Miller, Cheryl Markham, Kristin Winkel, Sola Plumacher, Declan Winn,

NOFA priorities

Katy Miller and Cheryl Markham shared proposed priorities and framework for the 2014 Coordinated NOFA - capital and service operating and rental supports for permanent housing. Recommended priorities for capital projects include: affordable housing for low-service need families and single adults, shelter for single adults, low-barrier housing for YYA, veterans projects that leverage federal service supports, and innovative projects that help single adults graduate from PSH or otherwise bring units online faster / free up existing units for graduation among single adults.

Staff explained that given the pipeline of new and expiring contracts, ORS funds will be oversubscribed. They project $9 million available, with $12 million in requests. Like last year, staff recommend a closed ORS round, with priority given to capital projects due to open in 2014, and existing projects whose ORS contracts are expiring. In order not to create further ‘draw’ on future ORS funds, capital projects should demonstrate they are able to leverage service dollars outside of HHSF funds [document recording fees (DRF), veterans and human services levy (VHS Levy) and MIDD).] Staff noted that the NOFA does not reflect vouchers from SHA/KCHA nor UWKC funding. Those portions are yet to be determined, and those partners may allocate their resources outside of the NOFA.

Funders discussed the repercussions of these recommendations on populations and regions. EKC and SKC tended, in the early years, to propose scattered site projects using rental supports. The prioritization of capital projects is something to reflect upon, because it automatically de-prioritizes these regional projects. Funders agreed that we remain committed to a regional approach.

Funders further discussed that the pipeline of capital development directs the flow of operating, service and rental supports in subsequent years, and we need to send a strong signal about what kinds of projects are sustainable. Future projects must leverage ORS supports beyond DRF, V&HS Levy and MIDD. Additionally, if/when a permanent supportive housing becomes available through Medicaid, contracts should be renegotiated.

Funders also seek projects that are innovative in their ability to come online faster, with less cost (see alternative housing models report developed in 2013 for CEH by Common Ground), and help people to graduate from services and subsidized housing in order to serve people who become newly homeless. Projects with a recovery-model / employment focus are needed. Members discussed whether KCHA/VA vouchers would be better aligned with as graduation housing instead of in PSH.

Finally, Funders discussed opportunities to move to portfolio funding to support agency’s ability to be nimble with service supports between programs.

April 14th FG Meeting

On the agenda:

·  McKinney Services Only Projects – HUD’s de-prioritization of SSO projects and local response

·  CEH infrastructure needs / funding – staffing, communication, capacity building projects

·  Coordinated Entry & Assessment – Deadlines for implementation and funding sustainability

1a-FG Agenda 10-14-13

For Purposes of Updates/Agenda Planning CEH Investment Priorities are:

1)  Housing Production (includes LLP/RRH) 2) Families 3) YYA 4) Single Adults 5) Vets 6) HEARTH/Perf Measures