HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_SPCS_03.21.2024Notice of Meeting f the
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The Georgetown Strategic Partnerships for Community Services met on March 21, 2024 at 10:00 AM at
City Hall Community Room, 808 Martin Luther King Jr. St. .
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The Strategic Partnerships for Community Services will reconvene to welcome new members and begin
preparations for the FY2024-FY2025 grant cycle.
The following Members were in attendance:
Present were: Paul Secord (Board Chair), Jennifer Ridings-Myhra, Alexia Griffin, Jerry Huffman, Joe Orsak
Staff Attending: Jessica Clarke, Assistant to the City Manager
Regular Session
1.A Roll Call & Call to Order -- Paul Secord, SPCS Board Chair
Roll Call & Call to Order -- Paul Secord, SPCS Board Chair
Completed at the beginning of the meeting. The Board went around and provided introductions, since Joe
Orsak is a brand new member who has not completed a grant cycle before.
1.13 Approve minutes from the August 1, 2023 meeting -- Jessica Clarke, Assistant
to the City Manager
Approve minutes from the August 14, 2023 meeting --Jessica Clarke, Assistanttothe
City Manager
Completed. Minutes were approved by Board members:
1.0 Discuss policies and procedures for the FY2024-FY2025 SPCS Grant Cycle
Prepare for upcoming grant cycle through Board discussion of application form
revisions, application timeline, application evaluation criteria, applicant support and
grant reporting from the last cycle.
The Board discussed the funding formula and obtaining a summary of Fy22-FY23 grantee
reporting. SPCS reviewed the grant cycle timeline, discussed feedback from applicants last
year on the process overall, talked about considering grants for capital investments and the
amount of development fee waivers, and how to improve the application process. The Board
agreed on dates to meet for application review during the summer as well as how to host the
applicant town hall once applications are open.
Public Wishing rBoard
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table at the entrance to the meeting room. Clearly print your name and the letter of the item on which you wish
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when the Board considers that item. Only persons who have delivered the speaker form prior to the meeting
being called to order may speak. Speakers will be allowed up to three minutes to speak. If you wish to speak for
six minutes, it is permissible to use another requestor's granted time to speak. No more than six minutes for a
speaker maybe granted. The requester granting time to another speaker must also submit a form and be present
at the meeting.
n a subie t nqt Dosted on the en a: A request must be received by the Advisory Board or Commission Liaiso
prior to the day the agenda for this meeting is posted. Each speaker will be given three minutes to address the
Board or Commission members. No action can betaken.
These minutes were a0proved at the meeting of f rl zI
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