SOCIAL SERVICES ADVISORY BOARD
Regular Meeting
Downtown Library Large Conference Room
January 24, 2007 - Monday, 5:15 PM
MEMBERS PRESENT: Lawrence Lee Oldaker, Michelle Casey, Joanne Hosey Schmidt, Sarah Lewis, and Ricardo Worl.
MEMBERS ABSENT: Michelle noted she was aware that there was a new appointment by the Assembly to the SSAB. Staff had not been informed and therefore had not contacted the new appointee, Linda Stevenson-Millard. Staff will get Ms. Millard’s info and contact her.
STAFF PRESENT: Penny Kohler
PUBLIC PRESENT: None
I. CALL TO ORDER: Chairperson Lawrence Lee Oldaker called the meeting to order at 5:20 P.M. A quorum was present.
II. AGENDA CHANGES: Add SAGA’s block grant revision to New Business. Add SSAB’s Annual Report to New Business.
III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Michelle Casey moved to approve the minutes of the Regular meeting of October 24, 2006. Joanne Hosey-Schmidt seconded the motion. Motion passed.
IV. OLD BUSINESS
Fourth Quarter FY06 Block Grant Reports
Fourth Quarter FY06 Block Grant Reports were distributed. Staff noted no unusual items to bring to the board. All reports were included in the meeting packet.
First Quarter FY07 Block Grant Reports
First Quarter FY07 Block Grant Reports were distributed with the exception of the reports for The Glory Hole which were received too late for the publication. Staff brought the Glory Hole reports to the meeting. No unusual items were noted. However, SAGA is requesting a budget revision, which will be discussed under New Business.
Block Grant Agency Cultural Training
An “Undoing Cultural Racism” seminar will be held Monday and Tuesday of next week. Lawrence Lee plans to attend the 2-day session to see how it might work with SSAB’s plans for Block Grant Agency Cultural Training. It should be an in-depth training which is intended for Alaska, state-wide use. It uses both pre- and post-testing to note progress in understanding.
Michelle understood the “Undoing Racism” program was the program that the SSAB hoped to use for cultural t raining. It is the seminar that United Way uses. It makes sense to use something tried and tested, if that training option exists.
Using “Undoing Cultural Racism” will be discussed further under Old Business at the next regular SSAB meeting.
V. NEW BUSINESS
CBJ Affordable Housing Summit Announcement
The Affordable Housing issue is moving along. Greg Pease of Gastineau Human
Services is on the Affordable Housing Committee of the CBJ. He was initially involved in the Affordable Housing Alliance which brought the affordable housing to the city’s attention.
Michelle reported that United Way is helping to fund for one year, a position that the City and Juneau Economic Development Corporation have set up to work exclusively on affordable housing. Daniel Unger is working in that position.
An update on affordable housing will be presented at the next regular SSAB meeting.
CBJ Comprehensive Plan – Social Service Discussion
Lawrence Lee and Joanne will work on a draft of The Comprehensive Plan, Social Services section to present to Susana Montana, CBJ Planner. Ms. Montana is soliciting public feedback on proposed changes to the Comp Plan.
First Quarter FY07 Block Grant Reports
All reports have been received and presented to the SSAB. Staff found no unusual items, except SAGA’s reports include the change to the budget.
SAGA Revision Request to Block Grant Budget
Staff should obtain a better comparison budget from SAGA so the board members can readily see the change. Staff will try to obtain that by the next regular meeting.
Joanne moved that we approve the change to SAGA’s budget with documentation
to adjust the budget when it can be demonstrated how the operating budget changed. Sarah seconded the motion which passed.
Annual Report
Lawrence Lee read a short memo he drafted to the Assembly and solicited more ideas for the Annual Report to the Assembly. There being no changes to his draft, the Board approved him sending it to the Assembly along with the board attendance record for 2006.
VI. SET AGENDA FOR NEXT MEETING
Agenda items for February 28th will be:
· Racial/Cultural Training for Block Grantees
· Affordable Housing
· SAGA budget change discussion
· Comp Plan suggestions
· Post Block Grant Survey
VII. ADJOURNMENT: Michelle moved that the meeting be adjourned. Sarah seconded the motion. The meeting adjourned at 6:00 P.M.
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