01-13-14GOLDEN VALLEY HUMAN SERVICES FUND
January 13, 2014
6:45 pm
Brookview Community Center Evergeen (Senior) Room
1. Call to Order
2. Agenda Changes or Additions
3. Approval of the November 11, 2013 minutes
4. Run the Valley Planning -April 12, 2014
a. T-shirt design
b. Solicitation for funding
c. Volunteers
d. Marketing/Publicity list
e. Kid's Fun Run Route
5. Calendar Review -Upcoming Meetings and Events
a. Approve meeting dates
b. April 12 - Run the Valley
c July ?? - Golf Classic
d. TC Gay Chorus
6. Other Business
a. December 3 Council meeting
b. Solicitation Letter
c. Review Member Roster
d. Allianz Support for 2014
7. Adjournment
Please call Jeanne if unable to attend 763-512-2340 or e-mail
jfackler@�oldenvalleymn.�ov by January 13th, 3 PM
Golden Valley Human Services Fund (GVHSF) Meeting
Minutes
November 11, 2013
Present: Amy Clements, Hilmer Erickson, Kathryn Frommer, Elissa Heilicher, Alan Ingber, Carolyn Kaehr, Craig
McDaniels, Connie Sandler, Peggy Watkins and Andrew Wold. Also present: Jeanne Fackler, Staff Liaison.
Not Attending: Toots Vodovoz.
Call to Order: Sandler called the meeting to order at 6:45 p.m.
Agenda Changes or Additions: No additions or changes to the agenda.
October 14 minutes: Erickson moved and Ingber seconded the motion to rive the minutes from October 14 with
corrections. The motion passed unanimously.
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2014 Funding Allocations:
Members discussed the requests for funding and made the followihikIecommertclation to approve the following
allocations as designated:
Agency
Request
Amount
Community Mediation
$3,000
$2,500
Crisis Nursery
$10,000
$31000
Dinner At Your Door
$8,000
$1,':500
Canvas Health/Crisis Connection
$2,500,000
PRISM
$10,000
;$,10,000
Senior Services HOME
$5,000
$51900
Senior Services Outreach
$3,500
The Bridge for Youth
$5,000
$3,500:x:
TreeHouse
$5,040
X3,500
TOTAL
$52,110
$4tii,500
Community Mediation: Funds to be`used for pt6gram supp60for Golden Valley residents/businesses.
Canvas Health/Crisis Connection Furj t to be00,to continu�:phone support.
Crisis Nursery: Funds ed to provicl soppo taYR are td families in crisis.
Dinner At Your Door' f=unds 61?' cued to s p lement C r u s una We to afford delivery and subsidize meals costs.
PRISM: Funds t be used to providg�Mergef*o d supposrt vices for Golden Valley residents.
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Senior Communiiy��rvices HOME F � to be t."�to fund the sliding fee scale to assist low-income Golden Valley
seniors.
Senior CommunityServrees�=outreach: Fun o be used for in-home service coordination (case management) and
counseling to Golden Valtey,�tidents.
TreeHouse: Funds to be used tti ffset thet of transporting teens to the TreeHouse facility in New Hope and St. Louis
Park.
The Bridge for Youth: Funds to be usedl tQ cover the cost of cab fares for "Project Cab" for Golden Valley residents.
Solicitation Letter: Sandler informed the members that the a memo from Dean Penk, Community Foundation Chair, was
sent stating "After considerable discussion the Board has decided the Foundation will conduct its annual fundraising
campaign this coming year independent of the city of Golden Valley and the Golden Valley Human Services Fund. What
that means is we will emphasize the broad appeal of the Community Foundation to raise funds to support activities,
events and organizations focused on supporting people and building community in Golden Valley." Fackler is working
with Cheryl Weiler, Communications Director, to prepare a letter. Sandier will approve and sign the letter. The letter will
be taken to the post office before Thanksgiving.
Run the Valley:
Run the Valley request: A request to offer a Kid's Fun Run was received. Fackler talked to city staff about adding the
event. Staff liked the idea and will support the addition. GVHSF approved adding the event. The Fun Run will be a .2 mile
run starting in the driving range parking lot and running on Field Drive to the Brookview parking lot. Fees were set at $5
to participate. All runners will receive a participation ribbon.
T -Shirt Contest: The annual T-shirt design contest will be held. Publicity about the contest will be sent to the SunPost, e-
mail blast and city newsletter. Deadline will be January 8.
Timing Company: Race Management has raised their rates for the event. Fackler received approval to approach other
timing companies as a cost-saving measure.
Other Business:
TCGMC: Sandler has been in contact with the director of the Chorus. The i'"late for Breck School to host the event is
March 14. The request was faxed to the Chorus director on November,4 4" oon as the Chorus Director verifies the
date, publicity will start. Ticket prices were discussed with a $25 ge�11 f bdm"t Sion ticket and a $50 reserved seating
with dessert ticket. Clements found "eventbrite.com as a websiiytoomote sell tickets for the event. Possible
sponsors were discussed. Sven Sundgaard was suggested as.issible MC. Sana t suggested the GVHSF apply for a
grant from the Community Foundation to underwrite thetip Ot.'This will be done "fire the date and fees have been set.
Community Foundation Representative: GVHSF members flit that a representative is no 4pger needed.
Council meeting: Sandler will be attending the December 3rd City, �AuncR,�Meieting. At the mei ng, she gives an overview
of the 2013 year and presents the 2014 funding n"'mendations "C' hcil approval. All GVlk5F members are invited
to attend the meeting.
Updated Roster: The updated roster was distrib
Sandler reminded the
Adjournment: Erickson
8:10 p.m.
Respectfully
Connie Sandler,
day."Unuary 13.
secondecifie motion. The meeting was adjourned at
Jeanne Fackler, Staff Liaison