HomeMy WebLinkAboutHSAB 2017-03-24 MinutesCity of Tukwila Human Services Advisory Board
Friday, March 24, 2017
Human Services Conference Room
6300 Southcenter Blvd., suite 115
11 am —12:30 pm
AGENDA
Attendees: Borka Paponjak, Jan Bolerjack, Jonathan Joseph, Terra Straight, Coletha Albert; absent: Jonathan Houston, Charis Hnin; staff: Cheryl
Thompson, Evie Boykan, Stacy Hansen
1. New HSAB meetinq format training Cheryl Thompson, Executive Assistant — 20 min.
Ms. Thompson shared potential changes that may occur once Council approves new ordinance on Boards and Commissions. Changes include
electing a chair and vice chair, agenda setting based on work plan, call the meeting to order, call for official votes, adjourning the meeting, all terms
will end in December, all appointments will occur in January. If /when adopted, a resource template will be created, a new outreach /marketing plan to
recruit new members, increase visibility, and an annual report on work that boards /commissions focused on during the year. OMPA (open meeting,
public access) training will occur with each new member at the first meeting of their new term.
2. Discuss Chair position, date /time of meetings
All —15 min
Group discussed potential of changing date /time of future HSAB meetings. Monday afternoon was suggested - staff will contact absent board
members to determine feasibility of date /time change.
2. 2017 Work Plan — Focus /Prioritize during next meeting
Homelessness Service accessibility
Housing Security Refugees /immigration
Human Services infrastructure Community identity
4. YTD I &R stats
All — 20 min
New provider presentations /visits
Growing partnerships
Stacy —10 min
Shared ytd data; upcoming events: KCHA opens its Section 8 lottery for registration from 4 -5 -17 to 4 -18 -17 (on- line), Rebuilding Together Seattle will
be working on 3 Tukwila Homes at the end of April. Potential for a resource fair this Fall sponsored by KC Worksource and a variety of City and non-
profit partners.
5. Member sharinq All —15 min
Ms. Paponjak shared that although resettlement cases were cancelled at the end of January, some were rescheduled (family, asylee's) Afghani and
Iraqi working for the US and Army are still on target to arrive. 436 refugees were resettled by the IRC in less than 6 months - nothing scheduled for the
next two months. Typically, nationwide 100,000 individuals are resettled annually, however this has been cut in half.
Mr. Joseph shared that UofW will be hosting an event on Equity and Social Justice thru the MUP (Master of Urban Planning) on Thursday, March
30th starting at 5:30 at Gould Court. Currently an intern for the city in DCD, he shared the message of using an equity lens on all city work.
Rev. Bolerjack shared that Homestead is interested in purchasing a smaller piece of church property- several new partners want to engage (Habitat
for Humanity, Compassionate Communities). Focus being initial bunk -style housing (continuing the mission of housing the homeless) - graduation to
a tiny house -then a rental house to build a rental history and move toward stability /independence. By July all of the current tenants will have moved
from the RPUMC campus so that the new phase can begin. RPUMC's missions is Tukwila is a City of God, with a vision /focus on wholeness of
individual with access to food, shelter, medical care, dignity, security.
Ms. Straight shared that the future may include living on Vashon in a yurt in the future.
Ms. Albert shared that her foundation, The Joseph Duane Albert Foundation, is now a 501 c3 -her passion is public speaking to mother's who have
lost their children to homicide.