Ann Land and Bertha Henschel Memorial Funds Commission Meeting - August 16, 2023
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Ann Land and Bertha Henschel Memorial Funds Commission Meeting - August 16, 2023
The Ann Land and Bertha Henschel Memorial Funds Commission met on Wednesday, August 16, 2023, at 4:03 PM in the City Hall Council Chamber. President Talbott Smith presided, with six commissioners present (Smith, Zamanudin, Ellis, Korbs, MacIntosh, Yanez) and one absence (Chan). The meeting included a land acknowledgement, pledge of allegiance, and covered consent and discussion items.
Consent Calendar
- Approved the June 29, 2023 meeting minutes with a correction: changing the header from "regular meeting" to "special meeting." The motion passed 6–0–1 (Commissioner Ellis abstained).
Discussion Items
- Grant Funds Reported Use by Category – 2021 and 2022 (Item 2): Received and filed. Staff presented summary percentages by category for the most recent complete year (2022).
- Semiannual Reports (Item 3): Received and filed. All reports were confirmed complete.
- Site Visit Reports (Item 4): Received and filed. Commissioner Korbs noted an incomplete site visit; staff clarified that missing reports do not affect eligibility for the next grant cycle. The item was received as a routine report.
- Review and Approve Grant Evaluation Matrix and Pre-meeting Score Sheet for 2024 Grant Cycle (Item 5): Commissioners discussed aligning the evaluation matrix with the previously approved application form. Key points included merging the two sustainability columns into one (reducing maximum possible score from 108 to 99), numbering the criteria to match the matrix, and concerns about scoring consistency on alignment with funding priorities (shelter, food, housing). Vice President Zamanudin suggested capping scores for non-priority categories, but no cap was adopted. Commissioners agreed to maintain the matrix with the merger and numbering changes, noting that subjectivity is inherent and internal consistency is more important.
Commissioner Comments – Ideas and Questions
- Commissioners discussed term limits. President Smith noted his term ends in January 2024; Commissioner Yanez learned her term ends December 31, 2024. Commissioner MacIntosh asked about recruitment for new commissioners. Staff confirmed applications are accepted through August 31, 2023, and may extend the deadline if needed. Commissioner Korbs asked about receiving the scoring packet in a user-friendly format (similar to past Adobe PDF indexing).
Public Comments – Matters Not on the Agenda
- No public comments were made.
Key Outcomes
- Consent calendar adopted (6–0–1).
- Items 2, 3, and 4 received and filed.
- Item 5 approved with amendments: (1) the Grant Evaluation Matrix is updated to merge the two sustainability columns into one, and (2) the Pre-meeting Score Sheet is updated to number the columns to match the matrix. Motion passed 6–0 (Commissioner Chan absent).
- Meeting adjourned at 5:07 PM.
Meeting Transcript
Thirty seconds has begun. President staff is ready when you are afternoon and welcome to the uh Wednesday, August 16th, 2022 Commission. The meeting is now called to order. Thank you, Chair. Or sorry, thank you, President. Staff uh Commissioners, will you please unmute your microphones? Uh there's a button for roll call. Commissioner Corbs? Here. Commissioner Yanas. Here. Commissioner Macintosh? Here. Commissioner Ellis is absent. City Manager Chan is absent. Vice President Zamanidine. Present. President Smith. Present. Thank you. We have a quorum. Meeting is in person in the historic city hall chambers in the old members of the public who wish to join, please refer to the agenda for the Zoom link. Once you've joined the meeting, if you wish to speak, please raise. If you are calling in via telephone to raise your hand, dial star nine. Then to unmute dial star six. Speakers will be called on by the last four digits of their telephone number. You are speaking. You will have two minutes to speak once you're called on. We will now proceed with today's agenda. First item on the agenda is the land acknowledgement and pledge of allegiance. Please rise for the opening acknowledgments in honor of Sacramento's indigenous people and tribal lands. To the original people of this land, the Dasyan people, the Southern Maidu Valley, and Plains Miwok, the Patwin Winton people, and the people of the Wilton Rancheria, Sacramento's only federally recognized tribe. May we acknowledge and honor the Native people who came here before us and still walk beside us today on these ancestral lands by choosing to gather today in the active practice of acknowledgement and appreciation for Sacramento's Indigenous People's History Bions and lives. Thank you. Please remain standing for the Pledge of Allegiance. Pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands. One nation undergone indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Thank you. Please be seated. Our first business today is approval of the consent calendar. Clerk, are there any members of the public who wish to speak on the consent calendar? Thank you, Mr. President. I have no speakers in chambers, and I have no speakers with their hands raised online for this item. Thank you. Are there any commissioners who wish to speak on this item? Consent calendar includes approval of the commission meeting minutes from our last meeting. I note that the minutes at the top say special meeting, Thursday, June 29th, and in the body of the minutes, it says regular meeting. Those two things match. Okay.
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