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City of Lansing HRCS Advisory Board Agenda
Tuesday, January 18, 2022
5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
C x z G Foster Community Center —Room 211
Andy Schor, Mayor 200 N. Foster, Lansing, MI 48912
In Attendance: Ron Embry, Chad Guerrant, Jody Washington, and Versey Williams. Others: Kimberly A.
Coleman, Renee Morgan Freeman, and Toni Young
Absent: Cordella Black
The meeting was called to order at 5:36 p.m. by Chair Ron Embry
C. Guerrant moved to approve the agenda. Seconded by J. Washington. Motion carried
J. Washington moved to approve the minutes of September 22, 2021, September 28, 2021, and October 18,
2021. C. Guerrant seconded it. Motion carried.
There was no public comment.
An email was received from Jeffrey Brown regarding HRCS Advisory Board's resignation as of December 31,
2021. J. Washington moved to accept the resignation of Jeffrey Brown. V. Williams seconded it. Motion
carried
K. Coleman provided an update of the Racial Equity Program Grant. HRCS has met with the two top grant
scorers (MPHI& MSU). Each organization will concentrate on two Wards. The Scope of Services and
deliverables will be presented to the Office of the City Attorney for legal review and creation of the contract.
It is hoped that the contract will start on February 1, 2022.
C. Guerrant moved to accept MPHI and MSU as the two organizations to be honored with the Racial Equity
Program Grant and HRCS to proceed with the process. J. Washington seconded it. Motion carried.
K. Coleman informed the HRCS Advisory Board of the challenges being faced within the department
regarding staff. T. Young has advanced to take the lead with contract management supervision. Due to these
changes, the Unsheltered Task Force has been placed on hold. There was a brief discussion regarding
homelessness and the additional need for future preparations. K. Coleman stated that the priority need is
securing space. She welcomed feedback from the advisory board on what they think the process should look
like.
T. Young referred everyone to the timeline within the meeting packet. This year additional time has been
provided for advisory board members to review the applications. Updates of the Alice Study will be shared at
the Virtual Community Forum being held on Thursday, January 27, at 10:00 a.m. The focus will be on what
data agencies should submit within their application. Specifics such as the application, scoring etc. were
highlighted. J. Washington stated that she would be unavailable from February 8 through February 22 but
would be willing to participate by Zoom.
K. Coleman provided an update on the HRCS Advisory Board vacancies. Charla Burnett(At-Large) and
Abigail Klomparens are scheduled for the City Council agenda on January 24. Recommendations for the
remaining at-large opening are welcome.
It is hoped that two future meetings could be scheduled. The first is intended to discuss clarity and strategy for
the amended HRCS ordinance, and the second meeting is to review the general fund scoring process. T.
Young hopes that applications can be advanced by February 22 via hard copies or flash drive. There was an
inquiry about progress reports of agencies being included. T. Young indicated that agency first and second
quarterly reports will be available.
J. Washington moved that the meeting be adjourned. Seconded by C. Guerrant. Motion carried.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:07 p.m.
HRCS Advisory Board Members: Cordella Black; Ronald Embry (Chair); Chad Guerrant; Josephine
Washington(Secretary); and Versey Williams. Three vacancies.
HRCS Director: Kimberly A. Coleman