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Block Grant Planning Committee Meeting
February 12th, 2014
Human Services Building
Attendance:
Voting Committee Staff Public Not present
Megan Shreve Jennifer Johnson Carrie Gray Sheri Morgan Manny Diaz
Ann Spottswood Amanda Black Jean Snyder Charlie Morgan Amy Hicks
Karen Johnston Marion Rowe Steve Nevada
Traci Kline Cori Seilhamer Jennifer Lipko
Sheldon Schwartz Doug Amsley Stacy Rowe
Anne Larew Rick Wynn Shalom Black
Kim Wertz Christy Briggs
The committee reviewed the fiscal report from fiscal year 2012/2013, which was submitted to the state
but has not been approved. The fiscal year 2013/2014 Block Grant plan was approved by the
Commissioners. The carryover from 2012/2013 for reallocations from our last meeting was also shared.
Stacy Rowe reviewed the approved redistribution of funds, which are listed below.
FY 13/14 approved redistribution of funds
o D&A BHSI $52,733
o HAP $23,000
o HSDF (Teen Intervene) $8,000
o HSDF (Elementary Groups) $12,000
o HSDF (Transportation marketing/HS needs assessment) $10,000
FY 13/14 reallocations
o HAP $35,000
o HSDF (Luncheon) $1,500
o HSDF (Compassion Fatigue Training) $11,750
o HSDF (Red Ribbon Week) $10,000
o HSDF (One by One Mentor Program) $20,000
The committee approved $46,894 for a summer youth work program in ID, the contract crossed fiscal
years with a period of May through August, 2014; ID is funding the fiscal year 2013/20014 portion within
their regular operating budget. The committee approved $10,000 for Red Ribbon Week, only $5,000 is
needed for fiscal year 2013/2014 due to the use of 2012/2013 carryover funds. The committee also
approved $20,000 for Healthy Communities Partnership’s One by One Mentoring Program, only $12,083
is needed for fiscal year 2013/2014, again, due to the use of the carryover funds from fiscal year
2012/2013. The Outcomes committee met in early December to discuss outcomes. Steve Nevada
presented outcomes that will be measured and monitored. These outcomes will be sent to the committee
and be placed on the county website. These outcomes are somewhat based on per capita and population
in the county. Shalom participated in the Block Grant forum that was held for the participating counties
in the block grant. At the forum Shalom was able to gain knowledge of some models for measuring
outcomes, goal, performance reports, etc. In preparation for the upcoming plan that will be due in May
that we look for volunteers to join the Priority Needs Assessments committee. This committee will meet
every two to three weeks and could recommend a different approach for this plan. Staff will be there to
provide information. So far Kim Wertz and Sheldon Schwartz have volunteered.
There were twenty- nine proposals submitted on time and were reviewed. The internal committee did
pre-reviews of the grants. The internal committee utilized a scoring process to ensure all applications
qualified and could be approved for funding through the block grant. Staff gave their recommendations.
Some of these qualifications were whether submission was on time, can be completed by end of June, and
could the application fit into one of the requirements of the seven categories. A finalized spreadsheet of
the applications that were approved by the committee will be sent out.
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Sheldon Schwartz made a motion to accept the applications presented and discussed, Kim Wertz
seconded the motion, all voting members were in favor.
The final part of this process will be that the grant applications that were approved by the block grant
committee be presented to the commissioners at the commissioners meeting at the end of February will be
reviewed and finalized by the commissioners. Once approved a final list of the approved grant
applications will be posted on the Franklin County website.
Public comment strongly advised to seek additional members for the block grant committee from the
community.