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Addressing a question from Mr. Tollenaar, Mr. Manela said the HSC had an operational <br />contingency fund of $40,000. Mr. Tollenaar wondered if the HSC, as a government entity, <br />qualified for federal or State money that a "purely private nonprofit" might not qualify for. Mr. <br />Manela said some of the funding comes to the commission with specific accountability and <br />fiduciary requirements, including some private funding that is for specific projects that are part of <br />the HSC's strategic plan. <br /> <br />Mr. Farr called attention to the packet material and pointed out that the largest contributor is the <br />federal government and there is a requirement that the money must be administered by a public <br />agency, which precludes having the United Way involved. Mr. Weinman said there could be <br />ways of working around that requirement. Mr. Farr said the current practice made more sense to <br />him because the HSC is able to leverage more money and it establishes competition among <br />contributors. He added that he was amazed at the Iow overhead for the HSC. Mr. Johnson <br />added that the allocation and selection of projects can be different than the actual contracting to <br />deliver services. <br /> <br />Mr. Laue pointed out that the missions of the HSC and United Way were different, with the latter <br />focusing more on rural communities and having a much greater overhead. He favored current <br />practice, saying that some projects deemed worthy by the City may fail to win support in an <br />interjurisdictional setting. <br /> <br />Ms. Nathanson summarized the discussion by saying there were two concepts to think about: 1) <br />the potential for collaboration between a public entity and United Way; and 2) how do we allocate <br />and spend Contingency Fund money. She addressed the latter by saying that if the council <br />majority decided not to allocate contingency funding to the HSC, then it should separate out <br />social services money. Aside from this, Ms. Nathanson said, she is worried about the <br />contingency request process, pointing out the potential for having a very worthy project unfunded <br />later in the year because all the money has been used up. <br /> <br />Mr. Johnson said the council needed to give direction with regard to the one percent general fund <br />allocation and its wishes regarding pursuing a collaborative effort with United Way. He said there <br />should be agreement from the City's jurisdictional partners to pursue the latter, followed by a <br />scoping effort, with a report back from staff. <br /> <br />Mr. Meisner said it was terribly important to reflect on council goals in developing a budget. He <br />said the same thing was relevant to this discussion, adding there should be processes among <br />the collaborators that supported each other. With regard to the contingency fund, he continued, <br />to the extent that the City provides contingency funding for nonprofits for social services <br />purposes, the council might consider having it go through the process of looking at the its goals <br />and priorities--a service that the HSC can provide for the City. <br /> <br />Addressing a question from Ms. Taylor, Mr. Weinman said there were about 40 agencies <br />receiving funds from the HSC, with some also receiving funding from United Way. She <br />ascertained that traditionally one of the Eugene representatives on the HSC has always been a <br />member of the Budget Committee. Ms. Taylor said she was concerned with funding duplication <br />between the HSC and United way and with the council's contingency fund process. <br /> <br />Mr. Lee said the Budget Committee should review the City's one percent allocation to the HSC. <br /> <br />MINUTES--Eugene City Council October 21, 1998 Page 4 <br /> 11:30 a.m. <br /> <br /> <br />