HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_SPCS_07.08.2015Minutes of the Meeting of the
Strategic Partnerships for Community Services Advisory Board
City of Georgetown, Texas
July 8, 2015, 2015
The Strategic Partnerships for Community Services Advisory Board of the City of Georgetown,
Texas, met on Wednesday, July 8, 2015 at 8:30 a.m.
Members Present: C.O. Smith, Suzy Pukys, Severine Cushing, Barbara Rauch, Larry Gambone
Members Absent: None
Staff Present: Shirley J. Rinn, Executive Assistant to the City Mana
MINUTES
Call to Order at 8:42 a.m.
Legislative Regular Agenda
A. Consideration and possible action to approve the Minutes from the April 21, 2015 SPCS Advisory
Board Meeting—Severine Cushing, SPCS Advisory Board Secretary
Motion by Gambone, second by Pukys to approve the Minutes from the April 21, 2015 SPCS
Advisory Board Meeting. (Approved 5-0)
B. Discussion and Possible Action regarding the recommendations to be made to the City Council for
allocation of funding for Strategic Partnerships for Community Services Grants—C.O. Smith, Board
Chair
C.O. Smith provided an introduction to the process for going through each of the applications.
Suzy Pukys also provided an overview of the process that was utilized in the prior year. Shirley
Rinn told the Board that the primary focus for the meeting was to make a decision on the
allocation recommendations for the City Council's consideration. She told them that if there were
things that came up during the discussion about the process and items that might need to be
reviewed or changed in the future that those items could be discussed further at future meetings,
but during this meeting the primary focus needed to be the allocation recommendations.
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The Board vetted 27 Applications, including the following agencies and made the following
recommendations:
• Annunciation Maternity
$0
. Family Eldercare
$0
• Lifesteps Council
$0
Home
on Alcohol & Drugs
• Assistance League of
$0
• GENaustin (Girls
$10,000
• Lone Star Circle of
$40,000
Georgetown Area
Empowerment
Care
Network)
• Backpack Buddies
$12,000
• Georgetown
$0
• Ride on Center for
$25,000
Palace Theatre
Kids (R.O.C.K)
• Brookwood in Georgetown
$20,000
• Georgetown
$42,000
• Run Free Texas
$0
(BIG)
Project
• Boys and Girls Club of
$40,000
• Georgetown
$0
• Samaritan Center
$10,000
Georgetown
Symphony Society
for Counseling and
Pastoral Care
• Boy Scouts of America,
$11,000
• Getsemani
$12,000
• Senior Center at
$12,000
Capital Area Council, San
Community Center
Stonehaven
Gabriel District, Pack 2935
• Georgetown Community
$50,000
• Goodwill Industries
$0
• Williamson County
$0
Service Center -The Caring
of Williamson
Institute for
Place
County
Excellence in
Nonprofits (The
Institute)
• CASA of Williamson County,
$10,000
• Habitat for
$36,000
The Locker
$10,000
Texas
Humanity of
Williamson County
• Faith in Action Caregivers
$20,000
• Williamson County
$40,000
Williamson -Burnet
$0
Crisis Center dba
Opportunities
Hope Alliance
(WBCO)
The Board also discussed some things that would be helpful in next year's process and the Board will
meet at a later time to work on that process. Shirley Rinn told the Board that the recommendations
are currently scheduled to go to the City Council on July 28, 2015. There was also some discussion
regarding the reporting requirements and the types of information the Board would like to see
included in the audit reports. C.O. and Shirley also provided an overview of the process moving
forward, including the presentation to the City Council and how the Council would make the decision
about approving the recommendations. There was also a brief discussion of what the future scope of
the committee might be.
The meeting as adjourned at 3:20 p.m.
Attest:
verine Cushing, Board Secretary
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C.O. Smith, Board Chair
