AGENDA ITEM EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
ITEM TITLE*
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Approve the Recommended Funding Plan for the Human Services Funding Program.
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RESPONSIBLE STAFF, TITLE, DEPARTMENT*
Sarah Osmer Vi?as, Director, Affordable Housing and Community Connections (AHCC) Department
Ryan Campbell, Assistant Director, AHCC Department
Jackie Thomson, Community Connections Manager, AHCC Department
STAFF RECOMMENDATION*
Staff recommend that Council adopt the resolution, approving the recommended funding plan for the Human Services Funding Program for FY 2026.
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ACTION/DECISION POINTS*
Adopt the attached resolution approving the recommended funding plan for the Human Services Funding Program for FY 2026.
Note: It is possible that at least one council member will need to ask council to approve a motion to recuse them from acting on this resolution, as they may serve on one or more of these boards that would receive funds.
LEGISLATIVE CONTEXT*
Town Council allocates annual funding for the Human Services Program through the budget process. Staff return to Council each year for approval of the recommended plan to distribute those funds to selected nonprofit agencies. Council approval is required to finalize the distribution of the $602,516 in Human Services funding for Fiscal Year 2026.
BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT*
* For FY26, staff made several updates to the Human Services application and process to simplify the process and further align with the Town's racial equity and inclusion goals. Key updates included:
o Reducing the requirements for Agency Hearings (required for agencies requesting $10,000 or more instead of all agencies).
o Simplifying the Funding Award Types
o Establishing a higher minimum award amount ($10,000) and higher maximum award amount ($75,000) for the program. Previously the minimum/maximum for the Program was $5,000/$50,000.
o Staff reviewing and developing funding recommendations
o Further prioritizing Public Housing residents
* Late Applications were not con...
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