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ITEM 31

City Council Memorandum Neighborhood Resources Memo No. NR24-018

Date:

June 27, 2024

To:

Mayor and Council

Thru:

Joshua H. Wright, City Manager
Tadd Wille, Assistant City Manager
Leah Powell, Neighborhood Resources Director

From:

Dylan Raymond, Senior Management Analyst

Subject:

Resolution No. 5824 Authorizing the Human Services Funding Guidelines and Adopting the Service Area Priorities Recommended by the Housing and Human Services Commission

Proposed Motion:

Move City Council pass and adopt Resolution No. 5824 authorizing the Human Services Funding Guidelines and adopting the Service Area Priorities recommended by the Housing and Human Services Commission based on the results of the 2024 Community Needs Assessment.

Background:

In 1987, the City of Chandler established a formal process to support non-profit agencies in delivering human services to Chandler residents. Since then, the Chandler City Council has annually allocated funding to sustain these essential services. In Fiscal Year 2009-2010, the base allocation reached just over $1,000,000 and has remained at or above this level with the addition of supplemental funds.

The Neighborhood Resources Department (NRD) conducts periodic community needs assessments to understand the human service needs of Chandler residents. Based on these assessments and other data, the Housing and Human Services Commission (HHSC) develops service area priorities to ensure that Chandler funds address the community's most urgent needs.

In 2010 and again in 2019, the allocations process was revised in conjunction with community needs assessments to improve operational efficiencies and update funding priorities. In 2024, NRD updated the 2019 Community Needs Assessment and, with the City Council's guidance, developed recommendations to further refine the allocations process and enhance the impact of the city'ss investment in human services delivery.

Discussion:

On April 15, 2024, City Council held a work session to discuss proposed updates to the Human Services Funding Allocation Process. Recommendations to update the allocations process are detailed in the proposed Human Services Funding Guidelines attached as Exhibit B. These recommendations include defining the roles and responsibilities of the HHSC in prioritizing service areas, specifying definitions of Core and General Services, determining the amount of funding allocated for each category, setting the amounts agencies may apply for, and outlining the procurement and evaluation processes.

Based on the results of the 2024 community needs assessment, the HHSC recommends adopting four priority service areas: 1) Housing Stability and Homelessness; 2) Health and Behavioral Health; 3) Education and Enrichment; and 4) Basic Needs. A full description of each service area is attached as Exhibit B and included in the 2024 Community Needs Assessment, which can be accessed on the Residents tab of chandleraz.gov.

Financial Implications:

City Council approves funds to support the delivery of human services through the budget process each year.

Attachments

Resolution No. 5824

Exhibit A - Human Services Funding Guidelines

Exhibit B - Service Area Priorities