TO: Members of the City Council
FROM: Mayor Angela Birney
DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR CONTACT(S):
Planning and Community Development
Carol Helland
425-556-2107
DEPARTMENT STAFF:
Planning and Community Development
Brooke Buckingham
Human Services Manager
Planning and Community Development
Alaric Bien
Senior Planner
TITLE:
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Approval of the 2023-24 Human Services Funding Recommendations
OVERVIEW STATEMENT:
recommendation
Approve the Human Services Commission 2023-24 funding recommendations for inclusion in the overall city budget.
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? Additional Background Information/Description of Proposal Attached
REQUESTED ACTION:
? Receive Information ? Provide Direction ? Approve
REQUEST RATIONALE:
* Relevant Plans/Policies:
RMC Chapter 4.30 - (4) The commission shall review all requests for funding of human services in light of the guidelines contained in the Human Services Strategic Plan and make recommendations to the Mayor and City Council.
* Required:
The Human Services Recommendations must be adopted as part of the overall 2023-24 budget.
* Council Request:
The Commission is recommending that the funding plan outlined in Attachment B be accepted and adopted as part of the budget.
* Other Key Facts:
Every other year, the City accepts proposals from human services agencies seeking grant funding in the next biennium. This past March, Redmond participated with 15 other King County cities, releasing a joint online funding application. This allowed organizations interested in requesting funding support from any of the participating cities to complete a single application. This year Redmond received applications from 104 programs, with requests for over $3.9 million per year.
OUTCOMES:
City Council relies on the Human Services Commission to solicit, review and recommend funding allocations to nonprofit agencies who provide services to our community. Each biennium, the Finance Department generates a budget amount for human service needs based on the pe...
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