HHSC Special Populations Subcommittee Minutes 03.28.22

City of Chandler — Regular Meeting (2022-04-27)

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MINUTES OF THE 
HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION 
SPECIAL POPULATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE 
Neighborhood Resources Department 
Virtually via Webex 
Phone: (415) 655-0001, Access Code: 2594-154-8559 
Monday, March 28, 2022, at 5:30 p.m. 
 
CALL TO ORDER / ROLL CALL 
Subcommittee Chair Steve Tepper called the Special Populations Subcommittee to order 
at 5:32 p.m. 
 
Subcommittee Members present on Webex: Vanessa Dearmon, Steve Tepper, Megha 
Dholakia, and Kathryn Kruithoff. 
 
Subcommittee Members absent: David Gonzalez (excused) and Iliamari Vazquez Houston 
(excused). 
 
Staff present: Riann Balch, Community Resources Manager, Karin Bishop, Community 
Development & Resources Supervisor, Dylan Raymond, Community Resources 
Coordinator, Tawn Kao, Assistant City Attorney, and Monica Thompson, Community 
Development Coordinator.  
 
Public Present: None. 
 
Action Agenda 
1. Evaluation, Discussion, and Development of Recommendation for Funding for FY2022-
2023 General Fund Special Population Proposals. 
 
Community Resources Coordinator Dylan Raymond provided an update on the funds 
available for allocation for FY 2022-2023 General Fund Special Populations proposals 
and the $10,000 minimum for allocation. 
 
Subcommittee Chair Steve Tepper facilitated a discussion of each of the following FY 
2022-2023 General Fund Special Populations proposals.  Commission and Panel 
Members made initial funding recommendations to be presented to the Housing and 
Human Services Commission at the next special meeting scheduled for Wednesday, 
April 27, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. 
 
• About Care, Inc. – Empowering Independent Living 
o Recommendation: $15,000 
• AZCEND – Senior Nutrition Program 
o Recommendation: $96,712.72 
• Chandler Gilbert Arc – Employment Program

o Recommendation: $0 
• City Help, Inc. – DBA East Valley Dream Center 
o Recommendation: $0 
• East Valley JCC- JBox Seniors in Need 
o Recommendation: $25,000 
• EMPACT – Suicide Prevention Center (SPC) – Senior Peer Counseling 
o Recommendation: $13,365 
• Neighbors Who Care, Inc. – Aging in Place 
o Recommendation: $18,000 
• Operation Shockwave – Pups and Warriors Side by Side (P.A.W.S.S) 
o Recommendation: $20,000 
• Raising Special Kids – Navigating Health Care and Education Systems for 
Families of Children with Disabilities 
o Recommendation: $0 
• Recreation and Athletics for Individuals with Disabilities (RAD) – Payment for 
Assistance for Individuals with Disability (PAID) 
o Recommendation: $0 
• Resurrection Street Ministry, Inc. – Driving Our Veterans 2022 
o Recommendation: $10,000 
 
 
Motion: Subcommittee Chair Steve Tepper made a motion to approve the initial 
funding recommendations for FY 2022-2023 General Fund Special Populations 
proposals.  Subcommittee member Kathryn Kruithoff seconded the motion. 
 
Discussion:  None.  
 
Results: Motion passed 4-0.  
 
Subcommittee Chair Steve Tepper thanked everyone for their time and commitment 
during this process. 
   
MEMBERS COMMENTS / ANNOUNCEMENTS 
None. 
 
CALENDAR  
2. HHSC meeting Wednesday, April 6, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. 
3. HHSC Special meeting Wednesday, April 27, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. 
 
INFORMATION ITEMS 
 
None.

ADJOURN 
The meeting adjourned at 6:27 p.m. 
 
 
Dated: _____________________________  
 
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Subcommittee Chair Steve Tepper 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Recording Secretary Monica Thompson