AGENDA CAPTION:
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Hold discussion regarding allocating to non-profit agencies Human Services Grant funding of $500,000.00 from the City’s General Fund.
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Meeting date: March 7, 2023
Department: Planning and Development Services
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Fiscal Note:
Prior Council Action: At the December 14, 2022, meeting, City Council requested that time be set aside on the January 3, 2023, agenda for discussion to provide guidance to the Human Services Advisory Board (HSAB) on their 2023 allocation recommendation. On January 3 and 17, 2023, City Council discussed guidance for the HSAB and provided direction to the City Manager.
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Background Information:
Attached is a table showing the Human Services Advisory Board’s recommendation for funding human services grants for FY2023, after taking into consideration guidance provided by City Council.
Council guidance included the following two items for which there was not enough information in the current applications to make a determination, so these items were not implemented this year:
• Do not fund more than 20% of a full time position
• Do not fund brand-new start up agencies
Staff had previously ranked all applications by averaging the scores provided by HSAB members. With HSAB concurrence, staff assigned 5 points to each of the 4 priority items in Council guidance:
• Funding creates an increase in services or number of people served
• Agency has an office in San Marcos
• Agency has completed all quarterly reports on time
• Agency has a proven track record of at least 2 years serving San Marcos residents
At HSAB’s direction, with these points added to the previous scores, staff sorted to re-rank the applications. The HSAB strongly desired to fund all applicants, and began by assigning 55% of funding requested to the top 15 applications and 20% to the rest. Next after some discussion, the HSAB reduced the amounts of applicants who had requested very large amounts in comparison to other applications (and also reduced one new program). Next, upon further discussion, the HSAB moved those amounts to some long term San Marcos non-profits and two that serve populations that no other applicants serve (Bobcat Pride and PALS).
Program Applications are on the City’s website:
<https://sanmarcostx.gov/3051/City-Human-Services-Grants>
Council Committee, Board/Commission Action:
The Human Services Advisory Board (HSAB) considered applications throughout 2022 for funding in 2023 and provided a recommendation to City Council. City Council provided additional guidance to the HSAB. Staff briefed the HSAB on Council guidance, and the HSAB reconsidered the allocations on February 9 and February 16. The HSAB has provided the recommendation as described in Background Information.
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