11-10-14 Golden Valley Human Services Fund (GVHSF) Meeting
Minutes
November 10, 2014
Present: Hilmer Erickson, Kathryn Frommer, Elissa Heilicher,Alan Ingber, Craig McDaniels, Connie Sandler,Toots
Vodovoz, Peggy Watkins and Andrew Wold. Also present:Jeanne Fackler, Staff Liaison
Not Attending: Michael Herring, Carolyn Kaehr, and Jennifer Rudolph.
Call to Order:Wold called the meeting to order at 6:50 p.m.
Agenda Changes or Additions: No changes or additions to the agenda.
October 13 minutes: Erickson moved and Vodovoz seconded the motion to approve the minutes from October 13.The
motion passed unanimously.
Applications for Funding: Members reviewed the presentations given by Canvas Health/Crisis Connection, Second
Harvest Heartland and the YMCA-New Hope. After much discussion, the following motion was made:
Motion: Erickson moved and Heilicher seconded the motion to recommend to the city council the following
allocations for 2015:
Agency Request Recommended allocation
Canvas Health/Crisis Connection $2,200 $2,000
Crisis Nursery $5,000 $0
Dinner At Your Door $8,000 $8,000
PRISM $10,000 $7,000
Second Harvest Heartland $3,000 $3,000
Senior Services HOME $5,000 $5,000
Senior Services Outreach $3,500 $2,000
Sojourner Project $5,000 $5,000
The Bridge for Youth $4,000 $4,000
TreeHouse $5,000 $3,000
YMCA—New Hope $7,000 $5,000
TOTAL $57,700 $44,000
Canvas Health/Crisis Connection: Funds to be used to continue phone support.
Crisis Nursery: Eliminate funding for 2015
Dinner At Your Door: Funds to be used to supplement clients unable to afford delivery and subsidize meals costs.
PRISM: Funds to be used to provide emergency and support services for Golden Valley residents.
Senior Community Services HOME: Funds to be used to fund the sliding fee scale to assist low-income Golden Valley
seniors.
Second Harvest Heartland: Funding would go towards the shared maintenance cost for PRISM.
Senior Community Services Outreach: Funds to be used for in-home service coordination (case management) and
counseling to Golden Valley residents.
Sojourner Project: Funds to be used to support Sojourner Project's Shelter and Community Legal Advocacy Program for
Golden Valley residents.
The Bridge for Youth: Funds to be used to cover the cost of cab fares for "Project Cab" (emergency transportation)for
Golden Valley residents.
TreeHouse: Funds to be used to offset the cost of transporting teens to the TreeHouse facility in New Hope and St. Louis
Park.
YMCA-New Hope: Funds to be used to provide scholarships for memberships and programs for Golden Valley residents.
The motion passed unanimously.
Other Business:
Solicitation Letter: Fackler passed out a draft of the letter.The goal is to have the letter ready for mailing by November
15th
Run the Valley t-shirt: Fackler discussed trends in races,with offering a moisture wick t-shirt as a way to increase
runners. After discussion,the members decided to:
offer the moisture wick shirt
eliminate the T-shirt contest and ask the Communications Department to design the shirt
raise the entry fee by$5 to cover the increased cost of the shirt
Fackler will send a request for prices to t-shirt suppliers.
Council Meeting:Wold invited members to attend the December 2nd City Council meeting. He will be presenting the
annual report and ask the Council to approve the funding recommendations.The meeting begins at 6:30 PM.
November minutes: Fackler will send the minutes prior to the December 2nd council meeting for members approval.
Resignation: Carolyn Kaehr will be sending a letter to the Mayor indicating her resignation from the Commission.
Next meeting:There will be no meeting in December.The next meeting will be January 12tH
Adjournment: Sandler moved and Frommer seconded the motion to adjourn the meeting.The meeting was adjourned
at 7:40 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Andrew Wold, GVHSF Chair Jeanne Fackler, Staff Liaison