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Ann Land and Bertha Henschel Memorial Fund Commission Meeting - February 17, 2021

Ann Land and Bertha Henschel Memorial Funds Commission — Wednesday, February 17, 2021
BodySacramento, California
SessionAnn Land and Bertha Henschel Memorial Funds Commission
DateWednesday, February 17, 2021
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0:25

All right, the Anne Land and Debertha Henschel Memorial Funds Commission meeting is now called to order.

0:32

The time is 401.

0:35

Will the clerk please call the roll and we will establish a quorum?

0:40

Commissioner Leary.

0:42

Present.

0:44

Commissioner Corbs.

0:46

Present.

0:47

Commissioner Macintosh?

0:49

Present.

0:51

Commissioner Smith.

0:52

Present.

0:54

Commissioner Yannis.

0:56

Present.

0:57

Commissioner Zalmanudin.

0:59

Present.

1:00

Commissioners Bonniewell and Cobb have completed their terms and are not present.

1:09

We have quorum.

1:12

Great.

1:13

Thank you.

1:14

So this meeting is being audio and video recorded.

1:16

If you would like to speak on an item, we ask that you call 91608 7216 and follow the prompts or submit an e-comment through the city's website.

1:31

First up on our agenda, we have a um the consent calendar.

1:35

So uh clerk, do we have any members of the public who would like to speak on the consent calendar?

1:44

One second.

1:56

We have no callers right now.

1:59

All right, do we have any commissioners with comments on the consent calendar?

2:07

All right, do we have a motion?

2:11

I move to approve the the calendar or the attendance and agenda.

2:21

Are you asking for a motion to approve the minutes?

2:25

Yeah, the only item on the um consent calendar is to approve the minutes.

2:33

I'll second that.

2:35

All right.

2:37

Uh will you the clerk please call the roll?

2:40

Commissioner Leary?

2:42

Aye.

2:44

Commissioner Corps.

2:47

Aye.

2:49

Commissioner MacIntosh.

2:52

Aye.

2:53

Commissioner Smith.

2:55

Aye.

2:56

Commissioner Yannis.

2:58

Aye.

2:59

Commissioner Zamanudin.

3:01

Aye.

3:03

The motion passes.

3:06

Okay, now we are moving on to the discussion calendar.

3:10

Um, the first item on the discussion calendar is the nomination election of the president.

3:16

Um, do we have any members of the public who would like to speak?

3:21

Sorry, just one second.

3:22

I'm confirming.

3:31

No callers for this item.

3:34

All right, do we have any commissioners with comments or a nomination for president?

3:39

I'd love to nominate Allison to run again.

3:44

I second that.

3:45

Yeah, I think you've done a great job.

3:49

All righty.

3:50

Um, I'm happy to keep serving if no one else wants to do it.

3:56

Um is there a second?

4:01

Second, uh did that.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
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Procedural██████████████████████████████37%
Public Comments███████8%
Summary of Proceedings

Ann Land and Bertha Henschel Memorial Fund Commission Meeting - February 17, 2021

The Ann Land and Bertha Henschel Memorial Fund Commission met via teleconference on Wednesday, February 17, 2021, at 4:01 p.m., with all six current commissioners present (Commissioners Leary, Corbs, Macintosh, Smith, Yannis, and Zalmanudin). Commissioners Bonniewell and Cobb had completed their terms and were absent. The meeting adjourned at 4:33 p.m. No public callers spoke on any agenda item or on matters not on the agenda.

Consent Calendar

  • The commission unanimously approved the November 18, 2020 meeting minutes as presented.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No members of the public called in or submitted comments for any agenda item or for matters not on the agenda during the meeting.

Discussion Items

  • Election of 2021 Officers: The commission unanimously elected Allison as President for 2021, Joseph as Vice President, and Lori as Secretary. Each election passed by roll call vote with all six commissioners voting aye.
  • Semi-Annual Report (July-December 2020): Staff presented the report for receive and file. Commissioners praised grantees for creatively using grants during the COVID-19 pandemic, including during full shutdown months, while remaining within grant requirements and avoiding fund carryovers. No formal action was required.
  • Assignment of 2021 Site Visits: The commission assigned commissioners to visit all 21 grant recipient sites, with each commissioner taking approximately 3-4 sites. Site selections included River City Food Bank, Loaves and Fishes, ACC Senior Services, Reimagine Mac Road Foundation, Women's Empowerment, South Sacramento Christian Center, Meals on Wheels, CASH (Communities Against Sexual Harm), WEAVE, LGBT Community Center, First Steps Community, Sacramento Area Emergency Housing Center, Repairing the Breach, NeighborWorks, St. John's Program for Real Change, Salvation Army, Wellspring, and Women's Improvement Club. The commission set a July 16, 2021 deadline for submitting site-visit reports so staff could compile them for the August meeting. Staff confirmed visits could be done in person or virtually and that an online form would be provided.
  • Commissioner Comments and Future Work: Commissioner Lori requested an update on the previously approved process for setting annual funding priorities. Commission counsel Joe Surber reported the draft regulations were nearing completion after city attorney review and would come back to the commission for approval before moving to the city council. Staff was directed to bring the priority-setting items, including community needs assessments, to the next meeting.

Key Outcomes

  • Approved the November 18, 2020 meeting minutes (unanimous).
  • Elected Allison as President, Joseph as Vice President, and Lori as Secretary for 2021 (all unanimous roll call votes).
  • Received and filed the July-December 2020 Semi-Annual Report without action.
  • Approved the 2021 site-visit assignments and set a July 16, 2021 report deadline (unanimous).
  • Directed staff to place the funding-priority process items on a future agenda.

Meeting Transcript

All right, the Anne Land and Debertha Henschel Memorial Funds Commission meeting is now called to order. The time is 401. Will the clerk please call the roll and we will establish a quorum? Commissioner Leary. Present. Commissioner Corbs. Present. Commissioner Macintosh? Present. Commissioner Smith. Present. Commissioner Yannis. Present. Commissioner Zalmanudin. Present. Commissioners Bonniewell and Cobb have completed their terms and are not present. We have quorum. Great. Thank you. So this meeting is being audio and video recorded. If you would like to speak on an item, we ask that you call 91608 7216 and follow the prompts or submit an e-comment through the city's website. First up on our agenda, we have a um the consent calendar. So uh clerk, do we have any members of the public who would like to speak on the consent calendar? One second. We have no callers right now. All right, do we have any commissioners with comments on the consent calendar? All right, do we have a motion? I move to approve the the calendar or the attendance and agenda. Are you asking for a motion to approve the minutes? Yeah, the only item on the um consent calendar is to approve the minutes. I'll second that. All right. Uh will you the clerk please call the roll? Commissioner Leary? Aye. Commissioner Corps. Aye. Commissioner MacIntosh. Aye. Commissioner Smith. Aye. Commissioner Yannis. Aye. Commissioner Zamanudin. Aye. The motion passes. Okay, now we are moving on to the discussion calendar. Um, the first item on the discussion calendar is the nomination election of the president. Um, do we have any members of the public who would like to speak? Sorry, just one second.

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