Comm Serv 2013/10/10City Hall Council Chamber Community Services Board
200 S. Anaheim Boulevard Thursday, October 10, 2013
Anaheim, CA 92805 5:30 p.m.
* M I N U T E S *
Board Members Present Staff Present
Grant Henninger, Chair Joe Perez, Community Services Superintendent
Lynn Cudd, Vice-Chair Wendy Solorio, Community Services Supervisor
Ashleigh Aitken Martha Billingsley, Senior Secretary
Roberto Baeza
Earl Kelso
Becky Murphy
Frances Noteboom
Natalie Rubalcava
John Santoianni
Board Members Absent
Anca Trifa
Kandee Beas
1. CALL TO ORDER: The Community Services Board meeting was called to order at 5:35 p.m. by Chair
Henninger.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Chair Henninger invited Board Member Kelso to lead the Board in reciting
the Pledge of Allegiance.
3. INTRODUCTION OF VISITORS & PUBLIC COMMUNICATION
A. Scheduled Public Communication: None
B. Unscheduled Public Communication: None
4. CORRESPONDENCE
A. Incoming: None
B. Outgoing: None
5. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES: Board Member Kelso made a motion to approve the minutes for the
September 19, 2013, meeting; Board Member Santoianni seconded the motion which passed with nine ayes and
no abstentions.
6. NEW BUSINESS:
A. Activity Report: Joe Perez reviewed and highlighted events and activities from the August-September
Activity Report that took place within the Recreation, Human Services and Neighborhood Services
Division.
7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
FY 2014/2015 Public Service Funding Process: Board Members reviewed each of the 21 applications they
received for consideration of funding and debated their merits. They agreed that all of the agencies provide
exceptional service to the community, and discussed how best to distribute funds fairly among three funding
categories that help support seniors, youth/children, and family/disabled/immigrant/refugee populations. The
actual allocation of CDBG funding to the city has not been determined and the Board agreed to take into
consideration agencies who do not have as many funding resources from outside donors and whose fund
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raising ability is limited. The Board agreed to devise a preliminary funding recommendation based on three
levels of potential funding; no change to FY12/13 funding level ($308,400), a 10% reduction ($277,500), and
20% reduction ($246,500).
After extensive deliberation by Board Members, and keeping with last year’s 30% range for each of the three
categories discussed previously, a unanimous decision was reached on each level of potential funding as
follows:
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
($308,400) ($277,500) ($246,500)
Acacia Adult Day Services $10,000 $10,000 $10,000
Access California Services $17,000 $16,000 $15,000
AIDS Services Foundation $25,000 $25,000 $25,000
Anaheim Family YMCA
-Children’s Station $15,000 $13,000 $13,000
-Youth Swim $10,000 $10,000 $10,000
-Youth Sports and Fitness $10,000 $10,000 $10,000
Big Brothers/Big Sisters of OC $10,000 $10,000 $10,000
Boys and Girls Club $45,000 $45,000 $41,200
Community SeniorServ
-Congregate Meals Program $51,400 $45,500 $39,300
-Personal Homemaking $10,000 $10,000 $10,000
Council on Aging $25,000 $25,000 $25,000
Creative Identity $10,000 0 0
Illumination Foundation $10,000 $10,000 0
Learning Light Foundation $10,000 $10,000 $10,000
Lestonnac Free Clinic $10,000 $10,000 0
Mariposa Women/Family Center
-Family Counseling Program $15,000 $15,000 $15,000
-Substance Abuse Program $10,000 0 0
YWCA of North OC $15,000 $13,000 $13,000
Board Member Santoianni made a motion to approve the preliminary funding recommendation and Board
Member Aitken made a second; the motion was passed with nine (9) ayes and no abstentions.
Joe Perez reported that the calendar for the CSB Meetings in November and December required a decision on
whether the Board wished to meet during these two months. Vice-Chair Henninger stated that he would like
the Board to go dark in November and December but would like to host a social gathering on December 12th
and invitations will arrive via mail. A motion to go dark in November and December 2013 was made by Board
Member Santoianni and was seconded by Vice-Chair Cudd; the motion passed with nine (9) ayes and no
abstentions.
8. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS: Joe Perez reported that invitations for the Miraloma Park and Family Resource
Center Groundbreaking on October 24th, 4-6 pm., will arrive by mail. Joe also noted that the Downtown Fall
Festival & Parade will take place on Saturday, October 26, beginning at 11 am. Frances Noteboom announced
that KABOOM! will be hosting a playground rebuild at Modjeska Park on October 21st. Earl Kelso reported
that Fire Station 10 is hosting a Ready Set Go! Block Party on October 24th.
9. ADJOURNMENT: Chair Henninger adjourned the meeting at 7:16 p.m.