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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMN-HSC-1989 HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE MINUTES January 24, 1989 PRESENT: Booth, Lytel, Johnson, Peterson, Nichols r OTHERS PRESENT: Chief McEwen, David Wallace, Carol 5eligmann, Beau`/Saul, Chief Olmstead, J emma Macera, Dan Rhoads, Firefighters Cook, Burbank, Baker, Labuff, Media 1. Chief McEwen reviewed the Human Services Committee Police Report (October 1987) in detail, noting general concurrence with the problems identified. He updated the committee on work thus far accomplished and areas that he will be concentrating on, especially a request for more civilian workers, a crime prevention patrol unit facility improvements. The Committee itself will focus on the Community Police Board. 11 . The Committee passed a resolution to request increased contributions from Cornell University and Ithaca College for fire service 5-0. 111 . The Committee passed a resolution recommending the structure of a committee to further study increased fire personnel - 2 Council members, 2 Town Board members, 2 Board of Fire Commissioners, the Mayor, Town Supervisor, and non-voting ex-officio membership for the firefighters union, the Chief, and a volunteer firefighter. Work should be completed by 7/1 /89. Passed 5-0. 1V. A Human Services Plan outlining needs of the City for certain services was passed 5 - 0. Respectfully submitted, Carolyn Peterson, Chair CP/cs 2/14/89 ,. 3 t r S 3,. r aI r� T: , %4...RA7E <P s CITY OF ITHACA 108 EAST GREEN STREET ITHACA, NEW YORK 14850 e TELEPHONE: 272-1713 COMMON COUNCIL CODE 607 :d TO : Ralph Nash FROM : Carolyn Peterson C P i RE : Police Board DATE : February 8, 1989 2 As you may recall from my previous phone conversation, a meeting 7. was set up with the Community Police Board and three Common K Council members (Dick Booth, Dan Hoffman, and myself) to discuss the role of the Board and the extent of its powers. We agreed to proceed in two directions . One direction is for Council to decide how it it would prefer to see the Board function. The second direction in- volves very basic ouestions to clarify the powers the Board may have and the Board 's relationship to the police department. It is this ' second area in which we need your assistance and research. The 0 following questions need to be answered : ,7 i 1 . Is the City charter,as it pertains to he prescription and N. =s enforcement of rules , by-laws , and regulations for the governance of the police department, consistent with State law, Civil Service law, General Municipal law and any A other applicable law? That is, if a Board feels a change in a policy is impottant, to what extent may they implement that change? 2 . Is our City citizen grievance procedure (listed as a resolution in our code book) consistent with the Charter, City law, i r' and State law? "- 3 . Are there conflicts with the police contract, the charter, `, and city grievance procedures and the law? 4 . If the Charter or City law conflicts with the contract, which zi controls? J. 5 . To what extent can the Board have budget authority? These general questions probably raise others too, Thanks for your help. ii An Equal Opportunity Employer with an Affirmative Action Program" -..cv,arv-^aivzr !t..ot7'?ib?ro.`.�'s. °. _."?:'! v,5--_x ';yr A.y ?i 57EA x i,^ , , . d. c .»T!M.PnMlrWi^ s??s�..?�^. .._. ,] -_.--... .:,.-- HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE MINUTES February 21, 1989 PRESENT: Nichols, Johnson, Lytel, Peterson, Booth OTHERS PRESENT: Carla Tessler(C.U.), Holly Robinson (C.U.), Audrey Cooper, Butch Howard, David Wallace, Mick Ellis I. The program for homeless temporary shelter at Southside Center was reviewed. It is nearly running at capacity each night. Long-range plans for a homeless shelter with some City involvement, involving or not involving Southside, were discussed. The Committee passed a resolution to be sent to Common Council. The resolution requests the formation of a subcommittee to deal with what direction the City should be going in this issue. The subcommittee will consist of 2 council members, 2 representatives from Southside, a person from the planning department, building department, and Department of Social Services. II. Community Police Board - The Committee outlined the key issues on this problem . 1) Synchronization of all documents pertaining to the police board 2) Clarification of the City Charter 3) Clear definition of the Board's role 4) Review of the grievance procedure 5) Maintenance of civilian input to the police department. Ill. The Committee unanimously supported the procedures and criteria for funding agencies other than human services, same procedure as in 1988. Respectfully submitted, Carolyn Peterson, Chair CP/cws 3-20-89 HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE MINUTES March 27, 1989 PRESENT: Peterson, Lytel, Nichols OTHERS PRESENT: Linda Beins, Nancy Burston, David Wallace, Chief McEwen, Dan Rhoads, Firefighters Schurle, Baker, Burbank, Cook, Marshall, Labuff, Coert Bonthius, Mike Oates I. Human Services Agency Funding - The committee agreed to look for ways to streamline the process. Two resolutions were unanimously passed - one to apply our 1989 criteria for 1990 requests, secondly, to meet at least the 1989 Human Services funding level for 1990. II. Community Police Board - A memo from Ralph Nash clarifying the Board's role as advisory in nature was discussed. The Board and Police Chief McEwen will jointly lay out their working relationship in the coming months, with special attention given to improving citizen complaint procedures. III. 2% Money - The committee decided to request from Ralph Nash his ex- planation for not wanting to release the "old" 2% money to the volunteer companies. It appears that a friendly resolution of distributing the funds minus 1 /9 for the paids (which is under question) should be acceptable. IV. The Health and Safety Committee of the Fire Department Union presented their ideas on future staffings and funding. They also asked for the study committee on this to be set up immediately. V. Job losses at the Ithaca Post Office were brought to the committee's attention by Coert Bonthius of the Tompkins Cortland Labor Coalition. The president of the Post Office union presented letters to show the potential for imminent job losses - 45 positions approximately. The committee unanimously passed a resolution to request that the U.S.P.S. clearly explain its intentions, including informing the workers, and the future of a Warren Road facility. VI. The committee unanimously passed a resolution to the Governor protesting proposed budget cuts that would drastically affect youth development services. VII. The committee discussed a referral from Common Council regarding commemoration of the Willard Straight Take-Over. The committee agreed to acknowledge the event as one that was a struggle for civil rights for African-Americans on the Cornell Campus. Nichols and Lytel further supported the placement of a plaque on the maintenance building in Stewart Park, which was designated as a mass detention facility, to denote the struggle for civil rights. Peterson opposed. The motion was sent to Council 2 - 1 . Respectfully submitted Carolyn Peterson, Chair CP:bfp 4/17/89 -- irk (6°‘ 4 [TIT 1ITLD,I i CITY OF ITHACA 1 OB EAST GREEN STREET ITHACA, NEW YORK 14850 OFFICE OF TELEPHONE: 272-1713 PERSONNEL CODE 607 M E M O R A N D U M TO: Carolyn Peterson, Chair Human Services Committee I FROM: Valerie Walker, Acting Personnel Administrator�a1 DATE: April 14 , 1989 RE: AFFIRMATIVE ACTION: EMPLOYMENT STATISTICS Enclosed, for the Human Services Committee ' s review , are the following Affirmative Action employment statistics : 1 . Departmental employment statistics 1984-1989 2 . Departmental employment statistics ( 1/1/89 ) 3 . Application statistics ( 10/1/88-12/31/88 ) As we discussed, Affirmative Action Advisory Committee members Jean McPheeters and Beau Saul will be attending the Human Services Committee on Monday, April 24, 1989 , to review the above statistics with the Human Services Committee . Should you have any questions prior to the Committee meeting , please feel free to contact me . An Equal Opportunity Employer with an Affirmative Action Program" DEPARTMENTAL EMPLOYMENT STATISTICS FEMALE ` Permanent % INCREASE Department 30-Jun-84 01-Jan-85 30-Jun-85 01-Jan-86 30-Jun-86 01-Jan-87 30-Jun-87 01-Jan-88 30-Jun-88 01-Jan-89 1984--1989 F Finance 13 14 14 13 14 15 15 16 14 17 30.71% E Personnel 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 0.00% M Purchasing 1 1 1 ._ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0.00% A D.P.W. 14 15 22 - 22 21 22 19 19 14 24 71.43% L Police 4 4 3 5 5 4 3 3 4 6 50.00% E Fire - 1 2 2 2 1 2 3 3 4 4 300.00% Youth Bureau 23 21 26 25 24 25 15 27 33 34 47.83% Building 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 -50.00% Planning 3 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 33.33% Water & Sewer 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 0.00% Mayor's 2 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 50.00% Total 67 69 81 81 78 80 69 82 83 98 Total # Employed 372 391 401 394 390 392 383 377 415 425 Females: 18.01% 18.55% 21.77% 21.77% 20.97% 21.51% 18.55% 22.04% 20.00% 23.06% Minority 5.65% 6.14% 6.48% 6.09% 5.90% 6.12% 6.27% 6.37% 6.02% 6.12% MINORITY Permanent % INCREASE Department 30-Jun-84 01-Jan-85 30-Jun-85 01-Jan-86 30-Jun-86 01-Jan-87 30-Jun-87 01-Jan-88 30-Jun-88 01-Jan-89 1984--1988 N Finance 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% I Personnel 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 -33.33% N Purchasing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0 D.P.W. 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 9 9 12.50% R Police 2 2 2 2 , 2 2 2 2 2 2 0.00% I Fire 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -100.00% 7 Youth Bureau 5 7 8 8 7 7 7 9 9 11 80.00% Y Building 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0.00% Planning 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0.00% Water & Sewer 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 0.00% Mayor's 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% 1 Total 21 24 26 24 23 24 24 24 25 26 1984 TO 1989 INCREASE IN POSITIONS: 53 FEMALE POSITIONS: 31 MINORITY POSITIONS: 5 PERCENTAGE INCREASE: 14.25% FEMALE PERCENTAGE: 46.27% MINORITY PERCENTAGE: 23.81% Full AND Part-Time Employees • si 10-01:to 12-31-88 COVERAGE PERIOD CITY OF ITHACA PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT AFFIRMATIVE ACTION APPLICATION STATISTICAL ANALYSIS TITLE TOTAL APPLICATIONS: 207 SEX: Female: 87 42.03 % Male: 118 57.00 No Answer: 2 0.97 AGE: Up to 20: 27 13.04 21 - 30: 104 50.24 31 - 40: 29 14.01 41 - 50: 28 13.53 51 - Up: 10 4.83 % No Answer: 9 4.35 % RACE/ETHNIC GROUP: White: 182 87.92 Black: 13 6.28 Hispanic: 3 1.45 Asian or Pacific Islander: 1 0.45 American Indian or Alaskan Native: 0 0 No Answer: 8 3.86 HANDICAPPED APPLICANTS: • 4 1.93 VETERN APPLICANTS: 7 3.38 . FOR: 10-01-88 to 12-31-88 rage 1 AppLog Sheet IIL; TOTAL FEMALJ4ALES_ N/A, To 2021-3031-400.-50;51+,10A . _,111iteB1ackHkfbpciAsLanAmerIIN/A ,landi, Veter Account Clerk 6 5 1 1 1 1 2 1 5 1 Account Clerk Typist 1 1 1 1 Automotive Mechanic 3 3 2 1 2 1 1 • Automotive Mechanic Helper 5 5 2 1 1 1 4 1 Bus Driver 4 2 2 1 3 4 1 Clerk 12 11 1 5 2 2 3 11 1 Confidential Secretary to the City Attorney 3 3 1 2 1 Confidential Secretary to the Police Chief 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 ; Custodial Worker 1 1 1 1 Laborer 13 1 12 3 6 2 1 1 13 Maintainer 4 4 4 3 1 r Meter Servicer 4 I 4 1 3 4 1 Micro-Computer Operator 2 2 2 2 Parking Lot Attendant 4 3 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 Parking Meter Checker 23 14 9 2 11 5 1 2 2 20 2 1 1 2 Payroll Clerk 2 2 1 1 2 ` Personnel Administrator/AAO 1 1 1 ` 1 - 1 Police Officer 64 5 59 11 46 2 5 58 5 1 1 Recreation Attendant • 12 6 6 7 4 1 12 School Crossing Guard 1 1 _ _ 1 . 1 'OTALS FOR ABOVE: _ _ I of Titles: 168 59 108 1 27 89 20 15 9 8 152 9 3 1 - 3 2 j 7 _ 1OK: 10-01-88 to 12-31-88 Page 2 AppLog Sheet 'TILE OTAL FEMALMAL'ES. N/A, To 2021-3031-4041-50„51+ N/A• 0E111tckHiSpc,AsianAmerI, N/A Handi, Veter r Senior Steno_ra.her 5 5 2 3 4 1 Senior Typist 8 8 3 2 3 8 Truck Driver 3 3 1 1 1 3 Typist 5 5 3 1 1 4 1 i Working Supervisor 2 2 1 1 2 Youth Development Program 1 1 Supervisor 3 4 3 3 1 5 1 outh Worker III 4 1 4 1 4 1 1 . - .; $ - "4011- ' - 11111 3 1 3 1 4 ■ 1 ■ ■ ■ POTALS FOR ABOVE: 11 of Titles : 8 391 28 10 1 - , 15 9 13 1 1 30 4 - - - 5 2 1 [11:1 r REPORTING DATE: 01-01-89 ■ DEPARTMENT STATISTIC WORKSHEET FULL-TIME PERMANENTS FINANCE BUILDING - Women 17 89.47 % Women 1 14.29 Minorities 0 0 % Minorities 1 14.79 % Total 19 Total 7 PERSONNEL/CIVIL SERVICE PLANNING Women 3 75.00 Women 3 50.00 % Minorities 2 50.00 % Minorities 1 16.67 % Total 4 Total 6 POLICE FIRE Women 6 8.00 % Women 4 6.67 % Minorities 2 2.67 % Minorities 0 0 Total 75 Total 60 • PURCHASING YOU_:? BUREAU Women 1 50.00 % Women 28 68.29 % Minorities 0 0 Minorities 9 21.95 % Total 2 Total 41 D.P.W. WATER & SEWER Women 14 12.84% Women 1 2.08 % Minorities 8 7.34% Minorities 0 0 Total 109 Total 48 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MAYOR'S OFFICE Women 0 0 % Women 0 '0 % Minorities m 0 % Minorities 0 0 % Total 1 Total 3 TOTAL CITY EMPLOYMENT TOTAL EMPLOYEES 375 TOTAL MINORITIES 23 6.13 % TOTAL WOMEN 81 21.60 % REPORTING DATE: 01-01-89 • DEPARTMENT STATISTIC WORKSHEET PART-TIME PERMANENTS FINANCE BUILDING Women 0 ) 0: % Women 0 0 % Minorities 0 % Minorities 0 0 Total 0 Total 0 PERSONNEL/CIVIL SERVICE PLANNING Women 0 0 Women 1 100.00 % Minorities 0 0 % Minorities 0 0 Total 0 Total 1 POLICE FIRE Women 0 0 % Women 0 _ 0 % Mi norities 0 0 % Minorities 0 0 Total 0 Total 0 PURCHASING YOUTH 3UREAU Women 0 0 % Women 6 75.00 % Minorities 0 0 % Minorities 2 75.00 % _ Total 0 Total 8 • • D.P.W. WATER & SEWER Women 10 20.41 % Women 0 0 % Minorities 1 2.04 % - Minorities 0 0 % Total 49 Total 0 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MAYOR'S OFFICE Women 1 100.00 % Women 0 n 7. Minorities 0 0 % Minorities 0 n % Total 1 Total 0 TOTAL CITY EMPLOYMENT TOTAL EMPLOYEES 50 TOTAL MINORITIES 3 6_nO %• • TOTAL WOMEN 18 16_nn z C REPORTING DATE: 01-01-89 • DEPARTMENT STATISTIC WORKSHEET SEASONALS & TEMPORARIES FINANCE BUILDING Women 0 0 % Women 0 0 Minorities 0 0 % Minorities 0 0 % Total 0 Total 0 PERSONNEL/CIVIL SERVICE PLANNING Women 0 0 % Women 0 0 % Minorities 0 0 % Minorities 0 0 % Total 0 Total 0 POLICE FIRE Women 6 75.00 % Women 0 . 0 % Minorities 1 12.50 % Minorities 0 0 % Total 8 Total 0 PURCHASING YOUTH 3UREAU Women 0 0 % Women 35 50.72 % Minorities 0 0 7 Minorities 7 10.15 Total 0 Total 69 D.P.W. WATER & SEWER Women 0 0 % Women 0 0 % Minorities 0 0 % Minorities 0 0 % Total 0 Total 0 COMMUNITY Dtvt.LOPMENT MAYOR'S OFFICE Women 0 0 % Women 0 0 % Minorities 0 0 % Minorities 0 0 % Total 0 Total 0 • TOTAL CITY EMPLOYMENT TOTAL EMPLOYEES 77 TOTAL MINORITIES 8 10.39 TOTAL WOMEN 41 53.25 % HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE MINUTES April 24, 1989 PRESENT: Booth, Johnson, Lytel, Nichols, Peterson OTHERS PRESENT: Audrey Cooper, Margaret Dennis, Stephen Magruder, Christa Staeuble, Laura Phillips, Anne Hales, Amy Simrell, Val Walker, Jean McPheeters 1 . Weekend Meals Program at Southside Center - Students currently coordinate the serving of meals on the weekend at Southside Center. They will not be here in the summer and proposed that the City fund a coordinator for the summer. The Committee voted 5-0 to allocate $2,400 for five months to fund a coordinator at 25 hours per week. II. Emergency Cold Weather Shelter - The Southside Center Board has decided that Southside Center could support a shelter in 1989-1990 if the City provided adequate funding. Furthermore, programatically, the shelter should be permanent and not in the center due to its own programs. Discussion on the 89-90 season and the City/County commitment to shelters is ongoing. III. Amy Simrell, of HOMES Inc. , presented information on their project on Green Street for a group home to house people who don't fit in other programs. She requested Council to send a letter of support for the project to the State, also urging the State to quickly release the awarded funding. Committee members agreed to send a letter if all zoning variances by the City were in order. IV. Affirmative Action Statistics (A.A.) Val Walker and Jean McPheeters reviewed several charts of labor statistics for the committee. The Committee will look at the stats quarterly. The Affirmative Action Committee's goal this year is a sexual harrassment policy. Additionally, - work will be done on coordination of hiring especially in light of A.A. goals, summer training of management on the new A.A. policy, encouraging people to take the civil service tests, and getting the committee up to full membership. Respectfully submitted by Carolyn Peterson, Chair CP/cs HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE MINUTES May 22, 1989 PRESENT: Peterson, Booth, Johnson, Nichols, Lytel OTHERS PRESENT: David Cornelius, Lyle Neigh, Dan Rhoads, Ed Olmstead I. 2% Money - Dick Booth moved, Ben Nichols seconded, that the comptroller distribute the pre-1989 2% "old" money above $105, 000 equally among the 8 volunteer fire companies. Passed unanimously. This resolution will be forwarded to Budget and Administration for their consideration. II. Booth and Peterson briefed the Committee on their meetings with the county regarding the best method of youth services delivery county-wide. They said that youth development (rather than recreation) would be the focus of a system where the county would do some of the youth development programs through contracts with other agencies, most notably the City Youth Bureau. The Human Services Committee raised the following concerns: year by year contracts could strongly affect the functioning of the staff and stability of the youth bureau, how much money would the county be paying out that the city now covers for youth development, large county-wide programs versus smaller city kids only programs, emphasis that triple fees for recreation would still stand, and potential for excessive bureaucracy. III. Homelessness - Two key questions to focus on are what are we willing to do and expend for 1989-90 shelter at Southside and what is the process for meeting those shelter needs "post" Southside. Funding is needed in both cases. The Committee unanimously passed a resolution that $3,000 be added to the planning department budget for a consultant to assist in examining moneys available for homeless shelters and how to qualify. The county will also be approached for financial support for both the consultant and Southside shelter. Respectfully submitted by Carolyn Peterson, Chair CP/cs HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING June 19, 1989 MINUTES PRESENT: Peterson, Lytel, Nichols, Johnson, Booth OTHERS: Sam Cohen, Dian Sams, Linda Sterk, Joe Lomax, Denise Lee, Krys Cail, Kathe Evans I. GIAC/City Contract The proposed document, with a question about correct language on GIAC's role in hiring, firing, and disciplining the Coordinator, was forwarded to the City Attorney. The GIAC by-laws and papers of incorporation will be attached. II. Day Care Component at GIAC Linda Sterk reviewed her paper on space needs at GIAC. With expanded day care, existing programs (except for summer program) could fit if no rental space was available to other programs. She strongly noted this would mean no space for program growth and emphasized that the Beohlecke study focused on plant improvement. Dian Sams strongly feels that GIAC programs are top priority and that day care could function elsewhere urging the Council to contact the School board regarding the Markles Flats building. If day care is not at GIAC, the issues to be examined are what renovations would be done, what is the GIAC wish list, and how do City finances apply. III. Homelessness Kathe Evans reported that the EOC Board will be voting on allocating State Funds they received for this year on this winter's shelter at Southside. Additionally, EOC has applied to the County and City for Human Service dollars for 1990 for shelter use. The Mayor should be urged to support EOC in its County request. Respectfully submitted, Carolyn Peterson, Chair CP/cs 7/17/89 06:;-c — 17:05 51=-455-4'==tr, o=e: 64...461/11A 011k STATE OF NEW YORK 6731 1989-1990 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 28. 1989 introduced by M. of A. BARBARO, ZIMMER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. Ot A, CATAPANO, DINAPOLI , GANTT. HARENBERG, HILL, HOiT, POPPEtt. NADLER, TONKA -- read once and referred to the Committer on labor AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to establishing a job stabil- ' faation act Ifie -feeoo,! of ti Late 4f New York.. reu ssnted in Senate and Assam-• Sir, do enact as follows; 1 Sactlon 1 . Legislative findings and intent. 1. The legislature hereby 2 finds that company Closings, partial Closings and relocations resulting { 3 in permanent layoffs occur at consjclsrabi• economic and social coats, 4 Including *covers* physical and mantel health effects on employees, loss 5 of income, increased demand for social services and loss of tax 6 revenues. It is therefore In the public interest to encourage employers to remain In this state and In the counties and municipalities In which 8 they are located and to otherwise alleviate those costs. 9 2. It is the purpose of this act to prevent or minimize the harmful 10 economic and social effects on communities, on state and Iotal govern- 11 rent end on employees which occur when business concerns undertake to 12 terminate or reduce substantially or relocate business operations. -13 3. It Is also the intent of the legislature to continue to alleviate 14 the particularly dangerous health effects to dislocated workers who are 15 not able to continue health insurance after lay off by the continuation 16 and improvement of the program created by chapter X39 of the taws of 12 1,87 and continued by chapter 6 of the laws of 1988. 18 S 2. The labor law Is amended by adding a new article 30-A to read et IS follows; 20 ARTICLE 14-A 21 JOB STABILl ATION ACT 22 11ction 925. Def inilions. [X/LANATlDN--Matter In Italics (underscored) is new; matter in DreckaLf [ ] is old law to be omitted. L8009194-01-9 • a. op iC B 3 ,• • y. 1 216. KotlflcLU n reoulrementst 2 E•P1°l t �naf i tss ' 3 g1�Netic to ewploye.rj 929. >rrlforceMenJ. 5 919, Job at;l Jl_l3t;ien caw ittion. 6 911, mul t a i eulations. ] 9ZS. Definitions. t used •in thi_u art�ia: 8 1 . "Affected eeelerar" vans any person, partnership. corporation or 9 BsiociaUlon. ealplgwlnp at least twenty-flue indiviluats In_ tny factory, 10 off i5$ Or Otter OSISInesa establishment that en ler emp oy ooeraus In tha II a s .h h f h ff • a -f h1 I r Iva financial 12 (Isis s- f.r •n• • v 1 n • r-- in f • wo - nd 13 five hundred dpilars from the spate or any of Its Doi ItieI. subdlvi- 14 1.1.2ns, Includi • • 1 mi d o vslo-.,: n on loans In- 15 dustriel development assistanct. rsloca_tipn .Ssistance, financing Rs- 16 s;stance, 6nterlst owns or LS ered( ts. If he current emp oy ler has 17 Isaulr.Sd th si e bu ne s estabiishlnent frofrl a Dreviout alnoloyer who efts• 18 the e ffe cv e As f hiia utrndicreld e dol lacrs pfre has cets _ a sflnan ial sist anc e 1n 19 es to _OWI f a a y xceof hnd va h lshata or anof its 20 potitlsal subdivislQns, tte current employer shell, for he purposes of 21 this article be considered to have operated the etj!tablishment during 22 the period in which the previous employer operated the business 23 establishment. A cons ruction contractor o•eratin• in a tem•orar work- 24 places the state, any political subdivision of _the etata, a public 25 authority or any Other dovert entai liency_ar instrumentality thereof 26 shall not be considered an affected amp?oyer for the purpose; of this 27 article. 28 2. "Affected employee" means any employee who has been employed in a 29 business fOr at least one year who suffers an employment loss as a 30 result of a closin- •artial closin• or relocation of a business • 31 establishment 32 3. "Business et blishhment'' means a facility located within New York 33 state at which at least• twenty-five persons are eseflloyed but does not 34 include a g trttction 'cite or _Other workplace that is actually pr 35 customarily a temporary work site. 36 4, "c1oslno" means the permanent termination of operations of a busi - 37 ne4S J;tablifhment. 38 5. ' unicipatity,' means any c9unty, town. City. or yillaae: 39 6. "Portia! closing" means the permanent sressation-•Of a portion of the 40 operation of a business establishment which result`s In the termination 41 of fifteen or more employees over a period of six. months. 42 I. "Relocation" moans the removal of all or sybstantia! iy a_11 of -the 43 g_eretions of a business establishment to a new location, within or 44 without the state, at a distance of fifes or more miles ,from the origi- 45 nal location of the business establishment. 46 8. "Seasonal lmployment' means occupations which can be carried on 47 only at certain seasons or for fairly definite portions of the .ear , ant 48 does not include such occupations as may be carried on throughout the 49 entire year. 50 9. "State"means the slat of New York one its Political suadiv s ons 51 and any public corporation, departm n ent, board, bureau. divisio , agency. 52 commission. _sr au hority thereof, ' 53 1_226, Notification requiramants, 1. Whenever an effected employer in- . 54 tends to undertake a cletino, partlal closing or relocation of its busi- 55 mess establishment, such effected .../ loser shall orov;oe written notice 05.'28.'S9 17:06 c 1 S-45 J-4386 0114 • • A. 613) ,` 3 2 Inn or relgcejis 3 2. th n- _. it I • ctT •n I n 1 - snt of: I. a. the name and address pf,the effected employer and �dcwes of the . • 5 location ..I i • i . - ti 1 • ,• - r 1•. I oc- , 6 cirj ; 7 b• a dessriot191' of the neturs pf the oosratlon of the business sste- - 1 , 8 b 1_sh._snt and the rsaaons for b tak)no .usn c 1 gtl1ln. partial c 101 l i1Q . :` 9 or relocation ate h ilausiness sstselieh��t • ± 10 c. the planned or prolacted d.t . s ch closing, a�ertial c toslno or 11 rsloca 1 •n kg 'lac ,- the sd ex -f .I• ant • 12 reduction or 1„pas_trhioh will rsa_uIU s . 13 d. • de ri - -n -f n 1 rn Iv • uch 1. 1 . , partial ;losing i ; II. or relocation under considerotagi fi 15 s. any plan to minimit- -r all vi e the sff, s on em•Io ees or the 1 16 affected community of such closlnu partial closing or -r elocation; an0 . 17 f. the names. addresses, lob delcriptions ;rtd IenQth of employment of 18 all affected employees who will sylffer an smoloyment loss as a result of 19 such closing, partial closing or r location. 20 34.. The notice raoulrred in thit section X11 be Draljdsd to the c0m- 2 2) missioner. the fob eta iliaation corporatign and the municipality in 22 which the cuteness establishment is IQceted in the manner provided for t 23 in section, thnee hyndrtd eleven of the civil prictice lew a-nd rules. v 24 4. The notice required In this •suction shall be given to each e12/2/11 25 who shall suffer en employment loss is a reau)t of pint' Closinoc_partial 26 Closin• or r to tion. h ,.tic o -1- r - I 1 action 27 max omit the r ouira�a„ nta of a`redrte b and shall. omit the ruulrements 28 of paragraph fig subdlviplon-tw .of this section,. but 0,11 Inciud, a 1 29 •estri -tion •1 b nefits fr-.4 the ffect d .lo r o whjch such em- t' 30 ployee: are entitled and a 'ste aenIent explaining the r(Sht to extension •1 31 and conversion of ha•Ith benefice under section nine hundred twenty- ; 32 Leven of .• r i le an a 1 -n thr .-u .: - , ndr ed twenty-one I 33 and fou oy r th ,uand three uundr d five of lb, insyrance law. 34 5. The notices rsaulred by this_ section shall), given not later than -- 35 six •n hs • -r . to I.- - r 1 • . • - . - f- 36 f c em-I- r . t .• 1 - • . VI •n • 37 fgur of this suction shal l a,o ne ho,1ater thak one soptt_IZe ore any 38 i i n par tai c I no oor rJclt i on 39 _Tn oslppor rile- 40 ca t,,,Qn wh i ctl Lily its Mat. • 1 41 p, ssaeonIl asoiQypentt QL •. I : 42 b. ffIre_11, Qt� sr acts of 4od. • 43 - f 1- h r .• .. A •1• r ... 44 ,,- 0 _ r • . r . •1 h - . • - ■ 45 notify ifflcts`Morass af� emelovtlent oeoortunl lti.21 jhe oth=r k- 46 place,■and shall of lIffled affffaetad emoloYaea priority in hlrine 47 over ether lob applicants. except for an such Dr1or1tx_hl rino Shall i 48 conflict with the terms of yin giatino cot)ective baraelnine agreement. 1 49 . Netht • in h sae I -, sh 11 .rohlbl n •„-i- a -r• • ation and 50 an employer from aareelno tto_auvids greater benefits jhan t auired in 1 : 51 this itStittn. 52 -28. Notice em-1- r . 1. h state h 1 •Ive notice of the S3 g sn tts of hs article o eey•vrrsuirem afface em_ r br including in 54 every contract or agreement between, the stets ent an affected smjloyer • 55 provisions whereby the employer agrees -to: i • 1 i I ., S ri,:, 1::07 455-4P:=t1_, A. 6731 4 1 _... , he • 1f i ion r _. Iran f.r in • , nin 2 hundr.d t ntraj.21 of t1+1s arjit1e: 3 P. 0 •. - - • • • be a rt. ired - rsusn to I . nl , hundr • 4 Ivsntr-sevipn of this article: • 5 c• _ notify ALLE tad- anoloyess of etorwen oD rturtitles at another_ 6 ...r -1 h .-i- r nd • Ive -uallfied ffee d ,.10 a •rl•rit 7 ln ,(!1_irina aver other ipp IDD1icpnts: tn4 8 n i. , to r ct •r h-s- 1 ■1 r• al - . 1 1 • - 9 ease to etch the affected employer is $ party shall eoopiy ith the 10 r auiroman -f a -n hree housan• two , ndr • wen -on or a tIon 11 tour thousan( throe rued ed flue of the insutance lew. 12 When any aff �ed ,�+,plpyer appl les for tae axealotions or tax ere- 13 dlts th seapiovar shsil as togyjz d to n s14 a aoraosent Including th_e_ 14 provlsiorj of auldlvi$i n ane 9J this section and no cre tts or ax p- 15 tilp6„thaw be granted unless the putomezillo s wi h t 16 provisionst 17 $_, 42e. i£tiforcai,ent. 1- A+' efilgted edtolayerztiLLIALmujamilsj 18 =Atone stone . h - , 19 plover Incp>!e assisting c9,pslstino of the sffact8d aalaioyaa's everea! 20 willOy w - - - - - - 21 the _acted _awloYaa'i lobs Of e1°Yoont u a ras it of a clos no, 22 pfal closing er—raiec n; r`eaardlesL f wh they wch iffectadd ate-, 23 pees a sntl lad to or spy be racalvino unenlo1oysan ,insrsnce or 24 sevsranct, benefits,. �5 1,r Af ' a teta or $u$h aaiolgyaa's ce; Ifie or racoon :ed co11actl_y 26 beroainfna_r rasen� ties who bet eves 1 v)oletipn of this a_ rtic1, hII 27 occurred a1ay file _a• eosLlaint with t a he 5c sionor ailea a sulnch 28 Yiolatlon, Won receipt of a domolaint,„. the j9asaissloner IN U1 cause 29 loch lhvetlaa ton to be wads as he or she deans g2proarlate, If the 30 wesIssionsr detersinss that an effected _emoloysr haioi ed a orovi- 31 ;Ion ,Qf this article, or any rule or regulation gro u,iaated thereunder 32 or s e sh 11 wit raaso able oron�ptness issue to the affected em- 33 plover n ord r directing the eipioyer to comply with the arovlsion of 34 .i a r i a • • •a ...ni s as ra•uir • b s bdiv Lon one. -f 35 I . . , • r •r - er • r aff ed • er41 tic). . ._ 36 22E11,91 . lesAted pursuant to this section cagy oetltlon he industriai 37 bard of Appeals for review of such determination ir1 accordance will+ 38 !ction ono 1+u- !d one f this chapter. Ju dicial rsvlew_of th desislgn 39 of She Lndustrlsl board of aaoeals say b obtained by any party affsjed 40 ueh�ecls1on bY_£ Weigle a procsedi g ourauan to article sev, Y. i 41 I • h Ivil •ractl law an• rut s wit in si , d of . • 42 dec l ti on It i egged 43 31 The at orner _general mar brine sn ctIp In the wDrssN court t4 44 rlstraln ,and redra s violations of this a ties. and u on e 45 - ,.i s -... r r • • • nforc- the c• is •ner' or- r 1 .. 46 • r 11 • to , a vi -lated he •rovisio of his r I 47 r , riedi on • re tr In v -1 ti - s -f thi r fl 48 ,. 1: ■ 1 - .. r' - . , -re h 1 1- ' 49 fty •oe l n . 1 - f • , vi - • , - - 50 - - , 51 1.4.12 8rticla and to order al, aepr ariate re_ f_ 52 i M _ . h 53 . •• , - • 54 -. - , . , , - - -. f 55 . ,.- .. . - . • . . . ... . V A A. 6731 5 • roc• ., 4• - i • . -r • Iv 1 -n • •v ncu the 2 poses It this ar Ll�l el 3 _ Stie CQ siOn shil Piaosd hree s►smber•. one of .+�._•. 4 pill omen _by the u ilar4f 3he quotably. one of whom shall e, 5 plosion. 0y r •r - -f h nd one -f whom &112: .6 pit chosen br ihi iOyarnor. ] i. MaisDers Of the csamijjpr ihsll gory.! without ergnpensstlon. 5 for •ipense, reisoRiblr Incurred In the dischards of their duties undo. 9 this seCt,on., 10 4, The c- 1 ston hall 1 • a re--r • the Is- I lature end the 2=_ ll ernor on- r of gr ff Iva •a e • this artl Ie. , 12 S 931. Rules and re0ulations. The f nwdissloner may Issue such r„' . 13 !nd regulAILOP, Of he or ladatsrmines necessary and proper to Wee:. 14 et^a the pytrposes end orovlsions ot_ hia article. 15 S 3. Thos act shill take affect January It 1990. • • { 06 `c ;`'s 1 7:07 518-455-4__6 do: eel4 1 e iN i f ! 1 STATE OF NEW YORK 6731 1989-1990 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY march 28. 1989 Introduced by M. of A. BARBARO, ZIMMER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CATAPANO. DINAPOLI , GANTT. MARENBERG, MILL. MUTT, ROPPEiL. NADLER, TONKA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Labor AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to establishing a job stabil- 1 laation Act Ti 2_Pe 611.2 34..A. s Stets of New York, resented In Senate end AssEm-, t ply. do enact es fQllo>~s� 1 Section 1. legislative findings end Intent. I. The legislature hereby 2 finds that company closings, partial closings and relocations resulting 3 in permanent layoffs occur at considerabl• economic and social costs, 4 Including adverse physical and mental health effects on employees, loss 5 of income, increased demand for social services and loss of tax 6 revenues. It is therefore in the public interest to encourage employers 7 to remain in this state and In the counties and municipalities In whiCh 8 they are located and to otherwise alleviate those Costs. 9 2. It is the purpose of this act to prevent or minimize the hermful 10 economic And social effects on communities, on state and IOcal govern- 1I rent end on employees which occur when business concerns undertake to 12 terminate or reduce substantially or relocate business operations. ji -13 3. It Is also the intent of the legislature to continue to alleviate 14 the particularly dangerous health effects to dislocated workers who are 15 not able to Continue health insurance after lay off by the cOntinuetlon 16 and improvement of the program created by chapter 539 of the laws of 17 4/87 and continued by chapter 6 of the laws of 1988. 18 S 2. The labor law Is amended by adding a new article 30-A to rose as 19 follows: 20 ARTICLE 1Q-A 21 JOB STABILIZATION ACT 32 ction 925. Detini�ions. 1 EXPLANATION--Matter In Italics (underscored) is new matter in brecke tt $ [ 3 is old law to be omitted. LYDo9794-01-9 R9 1_:0t 5 • • A. 6731 s:.d: .•�� { 3 < 4 #, - I s26. Ibtl!ic$tiOf1_-r__oylremente, 2 a1 es le benefits.= 3 G4Z=Netic to ee�ployers. 4 219. Inforswerl. 5 IN, Job stilibialitiOn commission. 6 931, Rutta and aulat�ona. 7 L Z5- Def n tofa. $ we in _1.1.a ,t is 8 I . "Affs0ed $11101911,7" os any Urson, pert»ershiD. corporation Qr 9 pssoc s !+e o iatlgnvinitj ttwnnty-five Indlvt¢wls in_ my factory, 10 office Or et, r In 11-1 -,- n n -I• r • -er In he II atraa Whl h f h ff - s -f hi I r Iva financial 12 3sslstl.clt for - • • v 1- n r -- In 13 five hun4rld tf_ lQ ia�Irethe $t!tLorr.jrw of lets, ..v 1 {t_ieft subdtvi- 14 !ions, inclvd1 • - 1 ml d o w10 n orl loans in- 15 )triel development ajetstarce, retooptIon ejsIatance, financing 4)- 16 sillince. low Interest loans or tax, credits. If the current employer has 17 ,S0ulr_ltd the - sin - li hment fr- •r viou _4•10 •r who after 18 the effective its of this article has sceebts financial asslsttnce 1n 19 excess of two thousand five hundred dolttrs front he eta ! or any of its 20 politljral su divielons, the current ,employer shalt. for he purposes of. 21 this article,,be conjidered_ to have operated the establishment ,during 22 the •eriod in which the .revious em-'o er o-erated the business 23 establishment. A construction contractor operatinj in a temporary work- 24 - lace the stet an -•liticel subdivision of the state a •ublic 25 authority or any oth*r covfri enta1 ...pricy or _ instirulentaiit thereof 26 shall not be considu.red an affected employer for the purposes of this 27 article. 28 2. "Affected erplpye e'�means any employee who Pigs been employed in a 29 business for at least one year who suffers an employment loss as a 30 result of a closin- •artiat closin• or relocation of a business • 31 establishment: 32 3. "Business est>tblishmentN means a f_acility located within New York 33 state at which at least—twenty-five persons are employed, but does not 34 include a c•nstr Lion -site or other work-lace that is actually or 35 customarily g temporary_ w•ork sit,. 36 4. . " 101.1n4" means Ihe •permanent termination of operations of a busi- 37 ncsd f#jabli1hment. — 38 5. "fluniCipalitz" means any county. town. city. o iIi$Qe. 39 6. "Partialclosing" leers the permanent cessation of a portion of the 40 operation of a business establishment which results In the termination 41 of fifteen or more plows over a _period of six months. 42 j. "Relocation" means the removal of all or sypstantially all of the 43 operations of a business establishment to a new location, within or • 44 without the state, pt a Qistance of fifty or more mills from the Ori i- 45 nal location of the business establishment. 46 8. "Seasonal olotnsent'• means occuaatlons which Can be carried on 47 only at certain seasons or for fairly definite portions of the year . ane 48 does not include such occupations as may be carried on throughout the 49 entire year. 50 9. "State" means the state of New York and its political subdivisions 51 and an •ublic cor--ration -e-artment board bur u division a•enc 52 commission. or aujhority thereof. • 53 9 6. Notification re irments. 1. Whenever an effected employer in- . 54 tends to undertake a casting, partial Clo inQ or relocation of its bust- 55 ^ess establishment, puch affected employer shall provide written notice. F0.8-455-4886 004 i . . • A. 6111 ,' :uch I in accordl� walk Shia section. of lnisflde4ttasingf,partial c l9s•, 2 Ina or relocat106% 3 2. Th n. _Lir • - 1 ctT •n I n 1 ent of: 4 a. h ddr h ff _ •1• ,• • . , of he . 5 location tj_phlch such closlne.,jortiel c1osina or relocates;,,mil► oc• • • 6 cur; ? 7 b. a des r . of n •f he - -...r I -n .f sines& est - 1 8 b l i shment and the reasons for 3 tek i rQ sum c l Qipg1 partly; c 14s i nQ . i ! et 9 oire, o s�cpulne esawattcetion ss 1 10 c_-_the planned or s,�oi•ett.d date luck c1o&1n, partial c1jIn. or ;` . 11 reloca I -n se -lee he , ed ex -f -.,•1. ent 12 reduction or ihlL W$iich rill result: } . 13 d. • descr PtI9n of any etternui ves to suck cIQ$i1a. partial Closing 14 or relocltion jnder consideratinj 1 15 t. env plan to winimi i or alleviate the effects on employees or the 16 affected cossnun:ty of sueh eloslmi,partial closing or relocation; lino _ 17 f. the names. addresses. job de$criptiens gDO length of riploymant or t IS all effected employees who will suffer an emoi0'ment loss is a result of ! 19 such closing, partial 4losinaor relOCat i�. 20 J. The notice ra9ulrrad in thi ,section shall be provided to the com- 2) missioner, the lob sta4ili*ation sorporati9n and t!+j llunitioalIty in 22 which the business establishment is ioC)ted in She manner provided for 23 in section, three hundred eleven of the civil practice Iiw end rules. 1 24 4. The notice required In the section shall be atvenn to each elaployee 25 who shall suffer an employment loss is a result of such closinot_partial 26 closin• or r to tion. h ,•tic o •1- r • i _by this section 27 may omit the 1,t9uife enta of earaaragh b end shell alit the roautrements 28 of ,paragraph fig subdivision two of this cn e�ialt inCluds e 1 29 •escri •tIon •f b nefits fra the ffect d .lo r to which such em- plo ' 30 _yetis ire entitled and a statement explaining the rjjht to ex pnsion i 31 and conversion of hesljj+benefits tinder section nine il4rtdred twenty- 32 seven of this article and sections three thou_sa.,wfo lyyngLed twenty-one 33 and ,thojsand three hundred fIva of the in_ sur,�.s I$w. 34 5 The notices reooulr*d U,X..tnls„ectlo $tt be aiveq not later than -- 35 six •n hs • -r , 10 I . • r 1 • i • i:��p enY Of- -f c .• am-l- r t .• I Juan s P2ivt�lon 37 f rot hi I n n• r , • f• n 38 91 sing.na, oar slat c],pti� . r3I ocit i on, 39 6. Tnl s art cl� �j,_��r to s ceasing. Partial cloelnq r reic- 40 c,3 I pn wh I e results f ram i. 1 41 g. seasonal esmlojgentz ILL 42 O. fire. flood or 9ther gets of God. ' 43 - f 1 - h r a• . , A -1- r .,. 44 X010. rs oe e n snot moor D1,ae wake__reaionab)s off90„i tQ ! 45 notify affected s evaaoof em joymenj 0000rtunitips�he other work- 46 place, end shall 01veau$llfl,ssUffectes1 employers yrioritY in hlrinq 47 ove_ r othe`ob eoDl ieants. sxciDS for when ■yeas 2r lqf i ty Maine shell i 48 csnflict with the terms ot__bn axlstiea eollecl;lve bargaining agreement. i ! 49 2. Nothing in this section shall or`ohlbit in louse sreanl=ation and 1 . 50 en enlptq er from tOreeina_-to prove a orea t.r ballet Its than required in I ; 51 thit se I ! 52 3; 928. Notice to employers. The state shall gi „ ve notice of the 53 raauirewents of this articl j e to everv� fected a oloyer by in ttudina in 54 every contract or aareesont between thenata sn$ in affected ew_plover 55 provisions whereby the employer sprees to: I 1 1 005 i . A. 6731 4 1 __ A he • IfI Ion r .: iram f•r in • , nIn 2 iyfn4rad twenty-six of this atjicls: 3 p• o •A - - • be I re ired - rsusn to I . ni , hundr • b jwnty-!even of this ertiale: . 5 ;. notJf factd eEDoyaLULLS o1oaaroaocunts _at •rtlis anpthr 6 mtk2laca of th .•1- r nd . Iva -uallfi•d !foe d ,lo a •ri-rlt 7 in hirtni aver other UP asolicents: end 8 31. 1neurj that aka h_eortjract t_ r hos�tts1 wroical er usdtcal co+- • 9 r • to . le h fec .. -1• r it ear h.11 a-- •1 ith he 10 locuirilsan •f a -n hree housan• two . ndr • wen -on_ or s tior 11 to the. . - hr and • f v of ha in nes . 12 j when en effected employer appl111 for tax axamatfons c,r tax cra- 13 dits4 the s>tplgyer iijlell ley rtquired to'Ion at aorelpent ineludlne the 14 gLoyisioni of subdivision one of this section end no credits or •xe02. 15 tion6 shall be granted unless the employer eomQlies with such 16 provlat - s} 17 - . - , . • . f r -1 . 18 orovlslons • h - „- 19 • - . . . a - a • - - I - 20 wsek Ly d - - - 21 ' - -f - ., . - - a- 22 iALSJai 0oal4, 4r ral_ocltion.. r-.aardtsn.e whether such__,_sff d iI- 2 3 p Loyea .. - I - •r s► • r I • • • ... n 1 - 24 ssvarane bs •fits. �3 j,, Afly,sployes or such aa�lQyaar;titl• qr riscoan :•d co11��1^s 26 pj aIo1ric raDr'aa. tl_vwho, believes a vlootat{ n of hit article he 27 -e r : _ fit e...J-I Int 1 h he - I -,. r al in. ch 28 ylol(tloni tioo receipt of a complaint, the cQ•wts !after Mali ea se 29 }ueh Inv atlas Ion to be wa a as Ae or she p*as opra�rlate If the 30 ;oasalssio:ler dsttsinet that an -effected omPloyer has vietatad a arovl- 31 ;ion ,2f tll,l: article. or am rule or reQu1atlo�Rram lasted thereunder. 32 he-9r Om sh;tl with reasonable promptness issue to the affect d en- 33 player an order directing the_emptoyer„jo couly wijh th, previsions of 34 All r i a • - •a ....ni s es ra•uir • b s bdiv Lon one. -f . 35 I . , , • r •r • er • r aff ad • er.,l tic,. . .- 36 64tsstt�loner issued pursuant io this section ea oatltlon h• lndustrfat 37 bard of - • fo rev ew of such determinat -n 1 car- n e . 38 'action one 1+u_M ra ons of this ch anter. Judi ial view of th dasislen 39 of the industrial board of *totals say be obtained by anz„oa_, r•ty„$ff tt d . 40 eh ci • b • , n • a •rocsedl • •ur uan o leis cv ...s - 41 I . • lull •reeti law an• rul s wit in si . d of _ !, ; 42 decision is teased. 43 js The oy _•,Hera! say b et rine sn c tloa i • ugr coutrns n t taita rt • 44 r s rain- end_r•drass violations of this te ada_u eg a letnn 45 i s •.., r' r • • nforc- the c•.. is -ner' or- r t .- 46 elnploysr alla•sd to Nava v{Qiated the orovisions of this r 1 47 court riadl on • restr in v -1 tins -f hi r ICS 4a ,.• ,.. ► .... 1 - I. r' ,. - a -re h -. I I- ' 49 fer seeinG any Dloysr Wooed to have vIo]jtsd lb, Dr9vislons of this 50 Iu.L(E1 v T , . . - • . 51 is artle s. end to order al, sopr nrlats_rrllet. 52 i 910, . . h S3 -, . -.. . • . - • • , 54 la_Aish c•meletl•n _shall examine the meeretion and of(scti sn st 55 1411-AULE)a and its imaiamsntatI n. suet, coalstsa,Lor_,sli 1eLbw al grit t I ) A. 6731 5 ., 1 rec• . a.• - - 1 • • -r • Iv - 1-n • -v nca the •ur 2 posse Qf L+LI. of lore. 3 2_ Such coMPl t1.1QD Fall le romoossd a three members one of ,,,..o': . i 4 that ) be essn_by the spanker f the ass r bir, one of whom :hart et 5 5hosell Di . ...-r r f h • nd on• -f when sna i 6 pi chosen br the po�ernor. • 7 . Mambo a -f - h 11 s r without - -ensatlon cry . • • a for • snots reasonably Ir ft.. in the discharge of their duties undo. 9 this section. 10 4.Th�Co lesion shall a a report i4 the legislature and t►+c q^_ 11 error o - r of er ff Iva •a e • this art! le. , 12 ,S 931. Rules and reputations. Thui n�wiissIoner ma_ Issue such r.,!E 13 ,nd raJuL1!Qf$ ea he or determines necessary and or per to offer 14 ate the • r• -ses nd •rovi 1 -n of his article. 15 S 3. This act shill take effect January 1. 199c. ri i 11 ■ I i • • HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE MINUTES July 24, 1989 PRESENT: Nichols, Lytel, Peterson, Johnson EXCUSED: Booth OTHERS PRESENT: Krys Cail, Linda Beins, Sean Killeen, Larry Roberts, Ross Haarstad, Diane Pogson, Dian Sams, Joe Lomax I. After input from Ralph Nash, the committee unanimously endorsed the GIAC contract with the City. It will be on the August Common Council agenda. II. The committee unanimously passed a resolution endorsing the concept of approaching the School Board to inquire about use of the Markles Flats Building for day care programs currently housed in GIAC. The Budget and Administration Committee will be requested to consider allocation of a sum of money for architectural review of the building, contingent upon School Board concurrence. III. The committee unanimously endorsed the State Assembly Bill that strengthens our labor laws. This endorsement will be sent to Common Council. IV. A resolution that our 1990 funding level for Human Services be a minimum of $100, 248 (15% over the 1989 level) was unanimously passed. To make processing of the funding requests easier, the committee requested that the Human Services Coalition Board recommend only one figure and that any agency wishing to accept that figure need not attend the next Human Services Committee meeting. If the Committee changes the allocation, organizations may come at a later time. V. Access Unlimited strongly protested the City's inaction on Clinton Hall - it has no certificate of occupancy due to incomplete handicapped access. The committee unanimously passed a resolution asking the Building Commissioner and City Attorney to take appropriate legal action to address this violation. Additionally the Building Commissioner will be asked to present a plan for Clinton Hall within seven (7) days and his input will be sought on how to prevent rear access being used as a handicapped access. 2 VI. The committee endorsed the Youth Services Plan prepared by the Ad Hoc Committee on Youth Services. Respectfully submitted Carolyn Peterson, Chair CP/cs 9-20-89 -'0 ITI, ,,,,, CITY OF ITHACA 1OB EAST GREEN STREET ITHACA, NEW YORK 14650 TELEPHONE: 272-1713 COMMON COUNCIL CODE 607 To: Homelessness working Group From: David Lytel Date: August 1 , 198• Re: next meeting We will meet again on ThUKSDAY AUGUST 24th at 10:00 in the second floor conference room of City hail. Our agenda will include but is not limited to these items: 1. The study that Dierdre Silverman will be doing under the sponsorship of EGG to look at the establishmejiL of a permanent shelter. 2. The question of operating support for the final year of operations of a temporary shelter at Soutiside Ceut r, including the possibilities of per uiem reimbursement by DSS, funding by the City, and additional McKinney money. included in this discussion will be consideration of EOC's application to city for homelessness which has been reviewed by the human Services Coalition. The City's lunding of human service agencies will be considered and voted upon at its meeting of MONDAY AUGUST 28th at 7:30 at City hall, so we must understand what changes or additions to these recommendations we are iooRing for before that meeting. if you are not able to attend this meeting please let no know as soon as possible and we will search for a mutually—agreeable alternative. sent to: Common Council: Carolyn Peterson, Ben Nichols board of Representatives: Mary Call ✓Tanning Department: Thys Van Cart, Kathy Evans ✓5)Juitty DSS: Mary Pat Dolan, BecKy Bush (301 Dates Drive) ✓HOLIES, inc. : Brenda Wolcott, Amy Simmrell (408 East State) Vouthaside Center: Audrey Cuopu.r, Latierta Glasser. , Margie Dennis (JOS S. Plain) led Cross: Dierdre Silverman, Rick Dean (201 West Clinton) "`duman Services Coalition: Linda Beins (: 13 North Aurora) EOC: Paul Eberts (230 ' ° L 12b3 (_3u ittnwicr` Drive), Charles Herndon, Virginia 15rya�l � Trucnausuur6 Road) An Equal Opportunity Employer with an Affirmative Action Program" Human Services Committee 0' V August 28, 1989 Booth, Nichols, Lytel attending Peterson, Johnson absent 1. The committee considered, revised, and passed (3-0) a resolution calling for the Postal Service to deliver to the City the information upon which it based its decision to relocate its mail processing operations to Elmira. Mike Oats of the Postal Workers Union told the committee that he had received a document that was represented to him as the study in question but that it is incomplete. He doesn't believe that there was a comparative study of mail processing at Elmira versus Ithaca, so the committee's resolution was re- written to reflect the desire to see such a study or to see that one is conducted. 2. Three human service agencies challenged the recommended level of funding passed on to the Human Services Commitee by the Human Services Coalition. Several others submitted written requests for the same action. Becky Locan, Tory Brower, and Sue Merrill of Displaced Homemakers, Greg Thomas of Neighbor- hood Legal Services, and Marilyn Grey and Claude Colleyacme of the Senior Citizens Council made their presentations in person. After discussion, the committee decided to increase the Coalition's recommendations by these amounts: Community Dispute and Resolution Center $295 Senior Citizens Council $1192 Displaced Homemakers $1000 Legal Services $1011 The first two agencies received a five percent increase over their 1989 funding levels, while the third received a 15% increase. The committee required of the fourth agency that the entire amount be held in restricted contingency and released only if a state grant to pay for legal services for the homeless was not forthcoming. 3. Three Economic/Cultural agencies addressed the committee: Michael Stamm of TCAD, Brian Ebban and Margaret Hobbie of DeWitt Historical Society, and Coert Bontius and Al Davidoff of the Tompkins-Cortland Labor Coalition. After much discussion the committee made the following decisions: restore TCAD to their 1988 and 1989 level of funding by adding $3,900 to the Council Committee's recommendation. Vote was 2-1 with Booth dissenting. All members of the committee wished this funding to be subject to TCAD's submittal of a letter to Council stating that they believe this to be the last year they will come to the City of Ithaca for funding. add $3000 to the Council Committee's recommendation of $15,000 for the Tompkins Cortland Labor Coalition for a total of $18,000. Vote was 2-1 with Booth dissenting. restore DeWitt Historical Society to their 1989 level of funding, or $5000. Vote was 2-1 with Lytel dissenting. 4. The 1990 Human Services Plan was not acted upon at this meeting. 5. Dian Sams, Joe Lomax, and Linda Sterk from GIAC, Krys Cail, Patt Frantz, Susan Howeck of the Drop-In Children's Center, and Barbara Wilcox of BOCES addressed the committee about the expansion of the day care operation in the GIAC building. The GIAC representatives informed the committee that it will vote on a resolution September 21 abrogating its agreement with DICC. Discussion centered around this pending action, and whether all parties involved would benefit from some common discussion before this vote takes place. The committee urged the GIAC representatives to consider all the options including the impact on GIAC if BOCES and other non-GIAC programs continue to use the building but the DICC leaves, as well as the possiblity that the DICC and GIAC share the building and BOCES and the other organiza- tions that rent space leave. GIAC was also urged to have its resolution address directly whether it would or would not agree to cooperate with an architect hired by the city to specifically investigate the GIAC building's suitability for both GIAC and an expanded day care operation. As an alterna- tive, the DICC was informed that the Human Services Committee would look favorably on a request from them that the city pay for an architect to investigate some other building's suitability for conversion to day care. 6. Alderman Booth introduced a resolution supporting the striking NYTEL workers written by Alderman Robert Romanowski. After noting the author's obvious leftist sympathies, the resolution was passed 3-0 [and will be delivered to the Clerk's office by Booth for the Council agenda.] 7. Dierdre Silverman and Linda Beins addressed the committee's proposed resolution on the operation of an emergency cold weather shelter at the Southside Community Center. The resolution was modified to reflect the fact that the per diem expense associated with a stay at the shelter is not yet known for certain but will be approximately $25. The resolution passed 3-0 and will be on the Council agenda for the September meeting. An abbreviated version was sent on to the Budget and Administation Committee for considera- tion at its August meeting. Exhausted, the committee adjourned at 11:30 PM. Respectfully submitted, Alderman David Lytel, Vice-Chair. t 4464 Human Services Committee August 28, 1989 Dot resolution: City of Ithaca Emergency Shelter at Southside Community Center, Winter 1989-90 WHEREAS, a working group considering the City of Ithaca's response to the growing problem of homelessness in our community was formed by the Human Services Committee at its March meeting, and WHEREAS, this group met several times with representatives of a number of community organizations that work with the problems of the homeless, and WHEREAS, the Southside Community Center and the City began the operation of the shelter at the Center in January 1988 on a temporary basis without consideration of the long-range implications, and WHEREAS, the City has requested and the Southside Community Center Board has furnished a set of conditions under which the Center is willing to continue to be used as a temporary cold weather shelter, and WHEREAS, the Board has made it clear it wishes to see the program continue but does not feel it is in the best interests of its other programs to continue to house the program in the Southside building after this Winter, and WHEREAS, the Board has requested $25,513 to meet the cost of providing staff support for the operation of the shelter for the 1989-90 Winter, and WHEREAS, at the June meeting of Common Council the expenditure of $3000 was authorized to hire a consultant to research future funding sources for a permanent homeless shelter, but that this expenditure is no longer required due to the Tompkins County Economic Opportunity Corporation's action to hire a qualified consultant to conduct the same work plan, and WHEREAS, the Homeless Needs Assessment Preliminary Results, authored by Dierdre Silverman for the Tompkins County EOC, shows without question that the shelter at Southside is not duplicative of other shelter operations in the county, is unique in serving the population that has been using the shelter, and that the Southside request is in line with the expenses associated with the operation of other shelters in Tompkins County on a dollar per bed night basis, and WHEREAS, the committee established by the Human Services committee has met, discussed, and endorsed these recommendations as necessary initial steps in formalizing the City's role in treating the problem of homelessness, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Common Council recognizes that the problem of homelessness is growing and will necessitate a rescue mission-type shelter like that operated by Southside for at least the next several years, and be it further RESOLVED, that $300 be taken from the account originally established in June to hire a consultant and that it be paid to the Southside Community Center to 4. underwrite the administrative costs associated with making an application to the United Way for its Merrill Shipperd Memorial Program for new and emerging human service needs, and be it further RESOLVED, that in exchange for reassuring the City that each new client of the shelter will be asked by the Center's Outreach Coordinator to apply for public assistance, the City will enter into a contract with the Southside Community Center for the period of October 1st to December 31st 1989 to pay the cal- culated per diem rate (up to $25) for each client whose stay cannot be reim- bursed by the County Department of Social Services, to an amount not to exceed $12,750 which is the half of the request by the Southside Center that would be required to operate the shelter from October to the end of December, and be it further RESOLVED, that the City urges the EOC to make a written committment to using any 1990 allocation of McKinney Act money to the operations of the shelter at Southside, and be it further RESOLVED, that if McKinney Act, United Way, and County DSS monies are not forthcoming or not sufficient the City will act as the funding agency of last resort for the remaining $12,750 necessary to operate the shelter from January to the end of March 1990. PASSED by Human Services Committee 3-0 Budget and Administration Committee August 31, 1989 WHEREAS, we accept the findings contained in the Human Services Committee resolution on the City of Ithaca Emergency Shelter at Southside Community Center, therefore be it RESOLVED, that the expenditure of $300 from the account established by Common Council in June to research future funding options for a cold weather shelter be released to Southside Center to underwrite the administrative costs associated with making an application to a new United Way program, and be it further RESOLVED, that the balance of that money ($2,700) be allocated to the contract between Southside and the City for the operation of a cold weather shelter, and be it further RESOLVED, that an additional $10,050 be allocated from 1989 unrestricted contingency to this same purpose, and be it further RESOLVED, that this total ($12,750) be transferred from the City to Southside in the form of a contract reflecting a per diem expenditure for each bed night so that the Center is also eligible for reimbursement for some portion of their bed nights by the County Department of Social Services, and be it further RESOLVED, that in accepting these funds the Southside Center agrees that its Outreach Coordinator will interview each new client of the shelter to deter- mine if he or she is eligible for DSS support and will assist those who are eligible in making their application. To: Human Services Committee Budget and Administration Committee From: David Lytel Re: Homelessness resolution Date: August 28, 1989 I've tried to put all that is necessary in the resolution, but here are some important explanations. 1. The $12,750 requested in the resolution can be met in part by the remainder of the $3000 we decided to spend in June to hire Kathy Evans to do research for us, which would be $2,700. That means that an allocation of $10,050 is required from 1989 contingency. 2. In order to secure a revenue stream from County DSS we must make that money a reimbursement to Southside of $25 for each client that does not meet or does not wish to meet DSS eligibility requirements. This represents 510 bed nights, which is a good estimate of how many will be required from October to the end of December, as well as being almost exactly half of the amount Southside asked for. DSS cannot provide reimbursement for housing at a facility that houses non-DSS clients without charge. Southside staff esti- mates that approximately 10% of the clients of the shelter could receive DSS support, meaning that we can hope that about 10% of the bed nights will be reimbursed by County DSS. 3. EOC is pretty certain that there will be 1990 McKinney Act money. The Planning Committee of the EOC Board has met to discuss making a committment of these funds, which in the past have gone to pay for a shelter coordinator but this year are going into the study that Dierdre is doing that will lead to a permanent shelter. The full EOC board will consider the letter of committment at its September meeting. 4. The Human Services Committee will consider the 1990 portion of the staffing expenses associated with operating the shelter as it considers its recommenda- tions for human service agency allocations in the 1990 city budget. 5. If we want to we can allocate the complete amount requested by Southside right now as a committment to pay for 1020 bed nights and then say to the County Board of Representatives that this represents the limit of our alloca- tion for homelessness. We could then ask them to pay the complete amount of any bed nights beyond this number regardless of the client's ability to qualify for DSS support. While this would put the burden for a larger than anticipated number of bed nights onto the County, we might rather focus our discussions with them on the much more expensive long-term replacement of Southside as a shelter site. That could be a half a million dollars or more, a figure that we might want to argue is a county responsibility. :q zU �q d d 40 Nun 2�v � �sQ REPORT OF THE AD HOCEiirfie4YOUTR SERVICES STUDY COMMITTEE The Youth Services Study Committee was convened in February, 1989, following the appointment by the Chair of the Tompkins County Board of Representatives and the Mayor of the City of Ithaca of two elected officials, one Youth Board member and one Youth Bureau staff member of each municipality. The charge to the committee was to assess the benefits and costs of integrating the governing and administrative functions of the Ithaca and Tompkins County Youth Bureaus with the goal of achieving the most effective and efficient provision of county-wide youth services, and to present a recommendation for review by each respective advisory and governing body. The committee defined its task, a meeting schedule, and a process by which to approach the assignment. Many different models for integrating the two bureaus were defined and examined. A synopsis of that effort follows: 1. Joint City-County Youth Bureau. Four distinct possibilities for conjoining the two Youth Bureaus emerged: a. A Youth Bureau that totally combined functions and governance of the two. b. A Youth Bureau that folded County Youth Bureau functions into the City Youth Bureau, expanded the advisory board to county-wide representation which, together with the staff, would report to both governments. The City would be the employer and the County would fund all county-wide services. c. Merge most of City Youth Bureau into County Youth Bureau with some employees being City, some County. Combine both boards into one restructured board. d. Leave both Youth Bureaus essentially intact. The joining would occur by incorporating services of program personnel from City Youth Bureau into County Youth Bureau by contract. 2. County Youth Bureau that would add direct service to its planning and coordinating functions. 3. Both Youth Bureaus to remain the same but with the County providing more money for contracts for service. 4. City Youth Bureau to develop county-wide capability for program delivery on contract with the County Youth Bureau. 5. Any of the above options, but dealing with youth development only. The major points of consensus that emerged as the committee discussed its concerns, and which serve as the basis for committee recommendations are: - For these deliberations the concentration would be on youth development services. It was noted that the City would still need to charge higher fees for participants in recreation programs from municipalities that had no contract with the City for recreation programs. The complexity and cost of trying to include recreational programs in this recommendation seemed prohibitive. The contributions of recreation to youth development and delinquency prevention was recognized, but it was felt that this should be -2- addressed by the Youth Board at some future time. - We wish to assure that services to youth populations that otherwise. would lose them continue and that services to youth needing them but not being served be extended. , - It is important for youth service offerings to be responsive to community needs and County direction. - The City has a legitimate concern for stability of existing staff and investments in facilities and a need for time to make adjustments within their budget time frame. - The County has a legitimate concern that the County be able to be responsive to its comprehensive planning process and be able to be prescriptive about programs, not merely reactive to existing programs. Also that there is control over expenditures for County government. - There should be continuity for youngsters involved in programs. - A solution should be easy to implement, minimally disruptive, flexible, and follow smoothly from the municipal youth service aid implemented in 1989. It should be simple, easy to evaluate and modify. - School districts are very important and the County Youth Bureau should try to involve them in the whole planning process for service delivery and in working cooperatively with youth service providers. Since their taxes are raised on the same real estate tax base as the County and municipalities, they are not really an additional revenue source except that they have access to outside (state and federal) funds which they should be encouraged to apply to these needs. RECONMENDATION 1. Defer consideration of recreation programs for now, and refer this to the County Youth Board for a recommendation in 1990. 2. The County should take responsibility for providing and funding youth development programs, to meet needs that are to be addressed by the County Youth Bureau. 3. Both Youth Bureaus continue to operate with their present governance and administrative structures. 4. The County Youth Bureau should add a programming capability which will be achieved for the present through contracts for which they have determined a priority need in the County in accordance with the comprehensive plan. This is to be a continuation of and improvement on the municipal youth services central program aid begun in this year. Programs provided by the County Youth Bureau with County dollars will not necessarily require a match by the contractor, and will be available to all youth within the County, regardless of the municipality of residence. Because the City has been providing services to non-city residents and has an investment in staff and facilities as well as demonstrated experience, the County Youth Bureau will examine the suitability of stablishe City youth development programs for meeting County priorities Any programs to be contracted for could be modified, expanded or eliminated upon recommendation of the County Youth Bureau. The City and County will work together on the development of contracts for programs. The City will have no -3- obligation to develop a county-wide capability where it does not wish to, and the Count, will not be constrained from contracting with other service providers if necessary in order to obtain the services it has deemed to be needed at a reasonable cost 1) 4 (1 . The City will have an opportunity to affect the process both through contract negotiation and through its representation on the County Youth Bureau and Board of Representatives.] It should fill its seats on the County Youth Board one of which by a member of the City Youth Bureau Board, become an integral part of the County process, and participate fully in the development of the comprehensive plan. The City and County Youth Bureaus should provide non-voting staff liaisons to each other's board meetings. ) trot6 6. The City Youth Bureau will retain its ability for the provision of services to individual municipalities or other entities. 7. Multi-year contracts will be developed if deemed advisable. 8. The municipal grant program, funded in the County's 1989 budget, should continue. 9. The County Youth Bureau will establish standards of effectiveness and accountability, propose a method for monitoring-and evaluating these programs, and will make a recommendation for needed staff. June 26, 1989 Beverly E. Livesay, Chair Mary Call Ccott Heyma. Richard Booth Caro n* Peterson Willm Heffner Francis Shattuck Sam Cohen Chuck Nocera iNancy Zahler HOMELESS NEEDS ASSESSMENT PRELIMINARY RESULTS August, 1989 Prepared by Deirdre Silverman Consultant , Tompkins County Economic Opportunity Corporation _ Emergency Community Services Homeless Grant Program SHELTER NEEDS ASSESSMENT I . Existing shelter services : During the winter of 1988-89 , emergency shelter services were provided by the Red Cross Emergency Shelter , the Cold Weather Shelter at Southside Community Center , the Task Force for Battered Women ' s Shelter and the county ' s Department of Social Services , through the provision of motel rooms . Descriptions of each of these programs follow, including origins of the program, client service profiles , client utilization, capital and operating sources of funding and expense categories . A. The Emergency Community Shelter : The Red Cross Emergency Community Shelter began in 1983 through the efforts of the Tompkins County Housing Task Force , a group of concerned agency representatives and individuals . Initial funding came from the Gannett Foundation and the United Way . Through a contract with the Housing Task Force , the Tompkins County Chapter of the American Red Cross operated the Shelter . In 1985, after a permanent shelter site had been purchased with funds from the Gannett Foundation and the City of Ithaca ' s Community Development Block Grant , the Housing Task Force transferred ownership of the property and operation of the program to the Red Cross . From its inception, program planning for the Red Cross shelter stressed the provision of short-term shelter services , and a concerted case management effort to link residents with existing services and to secure permanent housing as quickly as possible . The maximum capacity of eight residents is strictly enforced , except in cases of weather emergencies . When the shelter is full , residents are referred to other facilities or housed in motel rooms . For the first several years of the program, there were few restrictions as to admissions : potential residents had to be willing to provide information about themselves , to be capable of providing for themselves without constant supervision and , perhaps most significantly , could not be drinking or using illegal drugs while staying at the shelter . In addition , shelter staff maintain a list of people who have caused problems in previous stays , and are instructed not to shelter these people . After the murder of a staff member at the shelter in February , 1987 , screening procedures for potential residents became more restrictive , so that many transients and other single men who were not already known to service providers were denied admission or housed in motels until they could be screened more thoroughly . In 1988 , 279 people were housed at the Emergency Shelter for a total of 1516 bed-nights , an average stay of 5 . 4 nights . An additional 56 people were housed at motels for 85 bed-nights . 39% 1 of those sheltered were female , 61% male . 80% of the residents were white , 17% black, and 3% other minorities . 50% were from the city of Ithaca, and an additional 17% were from other parts of Tompkins County . 17% were children under the age of 16 , while only 2% were over the age of 60. It is worth noting that about 36% of those who stayed at the shelter in 1988 were under 21 years of age . In the first six months of 1989 , 138 people were housed at the Emergency Shelter for 794 bed—nights , for an average stay of 5 . 7 nights . 38 people were housed at motels for 48 nights . It is significant that only 7 people were housed in motels in the first 3 months of the year , while 31 were provided with motel rooms in the second quarter . This reflects the impact of the Southside Shelter closing at the end of April . Throughout 1988 , and continuing in 1989 , the Red Cross Shelter is housing more people with psychiatric histories , as measured by tallying those residents eligible for Community Support Services case management efforts . The Emergency Shelter operates as a large private house , with residents living in single , double or triple rooms . The triple room is generally used for families . The living room, kitchen and two bathrooms are shared . Residents prepare their own meals with food provided by the shelter . Although the shelter is closed during the day for the warmer months , residents can leave their belongings in their rooms . On weekends , holidays and throughout the winter , the shelter is open 24 hours a day . A staff person is always present when the shelter is open. Because the shelter houses a maximum of nine people (eight residents and one staff) , it is not subject to licensing or Health Department requirements. Capital funds for the acquisition and renovation of the shelter came from the Gannett Foundation Community Priorities Program, the City of Ithaca , New . York State ' s Homeless Housing Assistance Program, the Tompkins County Foundation and the Social Service League . The 1989 operating budget for the Red Cross Emergency Shelter program is $114 , 294 . Operating funds are provided by the United Way , New York State Department of Mental Health and Division for Youth , Tompkins County and City of Ithaca human services funding , the Service League and the Federal Emergency Management Agency . The Tompkins County Department of Social Services provides per diem reimbursement for its clients . Numerous donations are received from individuals , churches and other concerned community and college groups . The Shelter program also receives income from an endowment . Since the shelter building is owned by the Red Cross without indebtedness , the bulk of shelter expenses (71%) are in salaries and benefits ; however , it should be noted that the diversified funding base and the affiliation of the program with the Red Cross create 2 • r unusually heavy administrative costs. Each funding source has its own application , claims and reporting procedures , which consume a large amount of staff time. The affiliation with the Red Cross means that the shelter program pays a portion of the Tompkins County Chapter ' s "Fair Share" dues to national American Red Cross , as well as a share of the chapter ' s insurance and other administrative costs . B . Task Force for Battered Women ' s Shelter For the first few years of its existence , the TFBW sheltered victims of domestic violence in private homes . Although this system offered flexibility and varied locations around the county , most volunteer safe home providers were unable or unwilling to provide shelter for the long periods needed . In addition, problems of confidentiality , the difficulty of maintaining safe homes in downtown locations and the disruption of moving families from house to house made the need for a shelter obvious. In 1982 , through a Community Development Block Grant , the City of Ithaca made a house available to the TFBW on a long—term , dollar—a—year lease. The TFBW is responsible for ongoing maintenance of the property and for repairs , to a limit of $2000/year . The TFBW Shelter , which has a maximum capacity of 6 residents , has replaced the safe home network. In 1988 , safe homes provided only 8 nights of shelter . The TFBW Shelter is set up like a private house , with separate bedrooms for women and their children , and shared living room, kitchen and bathrooms . Until this year , the Shelter was not subject to licensing or Health Department certification requirements . New York State Department of Social Services now requires that domestic violence shelters be licensed , and the TFBW Shelter is currently going through this procedure . The Shelter is staffed by a volunteer , who is provided with free use of a bedroom and telephone in exchange for spending a minimum of five nights a week at the Shelter . In addition , there is a half—time shelter support worker , who is available during the day to provide assistance to shelter residents . Residence at the TFBW shelter is limited to women who are victims of domestic violence and their children. Male children are allowed only through age 16 . Women cannot have active drug or alcohol problems , medical or emotional conditions that require monitoring . They must be willing and able to respect the confidentiality requirements of the program. The TFBW works cooperatively with the Red Cross Shelter , which provides housing for women with older male children , those for whom confidentiality is difficult , women with psychiatric and/or developmental difficulties , and women or families for whom the TFBW shelter does not have room . 3 In 1988 , the TFBW Shelter housed 102 people (49 women, 53 children) for a total of 1076 bed nights . The average length of stay was 10. 5 nights . 73% of those nights were provided to Tompkins County residents . The Task Force sheltered families from six other counties in New York. The maximum residency limit of six is not strictly enforced , so that women and their families are not turned away without services . During the first six months of 1989 , 79 people stayed at the TFBW Shelter (33 women , 46 children) for 559 bed—nights , an average stay of 7 nights . Again , Tompkins County residents accounted for about 70% of those nights , with other residents coming from four New York counties . The annual operating budget for the TFBW Shelter program is $39 , 910. Operating funds come from the United Way , New York State Division for Youth and Department of Social Services , Tompkins County and City of Ithaca human services funding , Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Howell Foundation. The TFBW receives per diem reimbursement from the Tompkins County Department of Social Services , and usually from the Departments of Social Services in the families ' counties of origin . C. Southside Cold Weather Shelter In late 1987 , the Task Force for the Homeless was organized to address the problems of homeless people whose needs were not being met by then—existing services . The group determined that , due to space limitations and/or admissions procedures , the Red Cross Shelter did not serve all the homeless people in the community . One subcommittee of the Task Force began a site search for an additional shelter , while another subcommittee began meeting with local public officials to make them aware of the problem . Representatives of the Task Force for the Homeless went to a meeting of Common Council in January , 1988 to request that the city provide a shelter site . Council responded by designating the Southside Community Center as a temporary site , to provide shelter through the cold weather , with GIAC designated as a backup location if Southside was unable to accommodate the homeless . The program was not designated a city program, and no funding was allocated . The Southside building is owned by the city , and the Center ' s programs do not pay for rent , utilities or maintenance . With the assistance of the Task Force for the Homeless , Southside Community Center operated the Cold Weather Shelter in the winter of 1988 . Staff time was drained from existing Southside programs , or provided by staff volunteering to work extra hours at the Shelter . Community volunteers provided most of the staffing at 4 • the Shelter , but Southside staff were needed to recruit, train and coordinate volunteers. Donations were used to pay for program supplies , and EOC provided a security system for the Shelter . For the 1988-89 season , the Southside Board of Directors resolved to operate the Shelter again. They did not request funding for the Shelter as a Southside program, since they saw the Shelter as a community program located at Southside , rather than a program of the Center . EOC , through its McKinney funding , provided $4299 towards the operation of the program. Most of the money paid wages and fringe benefits for a part-time Volunteer Coordinator , and the remainder was used for food ( $510) and bus tokens ( $18) . 113 volunteers helped staff the Cold Weather Shelter . Donations and fund-raising activities covered the cost of program supplied. The Cold Weather Shelter is housed in the Southside Gym, where residents sleep on mattresses on the floor . The Shelter opens at 9 : 30 pm and closes at 7 am, so as not to interfere with Southside ' s permanent programming . There is no space in which residents can leave their belongings during the day. Meals are provided by staff and volunteers . Residents have access to the gym bathrooms and showers . There are fewer admissions restrictions , and less screening of residents , than at the Red Cross or the TFBW shelters . Drugs , alcohol and weapons are not permitted , and no one is usually admitted after midnight . During the 1988-89 season ( 10/17/88-4/30/89) , Southside sheltered 64 people for a total of 1 , 419 nights . The average length of stay at the Cold Weather Shelter was 22. 1 nights , significantly longer than at the other two shelters . Since a number of the residents , especially victims of the downtown fires , stayed only a night or two , it is clear that regular users of the shelter stayed there for considerable periods of time . This led to a different definition of the meaning of staying at the Shelter , based on the model used by Mitch Snyder in Washington , D .C . Residents at the Cold Weather Shelter had more of a sense of "belonging" to the shelter , and were encouraged to assume responsibility for its operation . There is less differentiation of residents , volunteers and staff than at the other shelters , and more of a sense of community . For homeless individuals who tend to be isolated from other social contacts , this may be the only community they have . 90% of the Shelter ' s residents were male . No one under 18 was sheltered . 75% of the residents were white , 20% black , and the remainder other minorities . 10 of the 64 residents ( 15 . 6%) were under age 21 , while only three were over the age of 50. Almost all of those sheltered were from Tompkins County , although some were returning from spending time elsewhere . The Southside Board of Directors has resolved to house the Cold Weather Shelter for the 1989-90 season , but is requesting funding to support the program. Southside ' s budget estimate is $25,000. This 5 • would be used to pay for a Shelter Manager and six part-time Shelter staff , each of whom would work an average of two overnight shifts a week. On most nights , the Shelter would be staffed by a paid worker and a volunteer , but additional paid staff time would be used for the long college winter vacation , when volunteers are scarce. The proposed budget does not include funding for time spent on the program by regular Southside staff , disposable supplies or telephone costs . D. Department of Social Services motel use : Local Departments of Social Services are required to provide emergency housing for homeless individuals and families who are receiving , or are applying for , public assistance. The Tompkins County Department of Social Services provides emergency housing at the Red Cross and TFBW Shelters through per diem reimbursement . People who cannot stay at either shelter because of space limitations or behavior problems are housed at local motels , where the Department pays the market rate for available rooms . A few rooms are available with cooking facilities . Most rooms available for those referred by DSS are without television or telephone . In the first quarter of 1988 , DSS provided 300 nights of shelter in motel rooms . For the first four months of 1989 , 144 people received 1 , 811 nights of motel housing . This increase is due primarily to the impact of the apartment house fires , and greater difficulty in finding housing for people who receive public assistance . Although statistics are not available on average length of stay in motel rooms , anecdotal information from DSS workers suggests that people at motels stay for far longer periods than do those at the Red Cross and TFBW shelters. In part , this is because those housed at motels are often the people the shelters refuse; however , it is also true that those staying at the shelters receive more concentrated assistance in homefinding . This combination of longer stays and higher per-night rates make motel use far less cost-effective for DSS than use of shelters to house the homeless . 6 II . Service Gaps and Unmet Needs : Clearly , an increasing number of people in Ithaca need shelter because of homelessness . The major factors creating this increased need are : escalating rents , apartment house fires and commercial conversions which have reduced SRO housing stock) and more restrictive rental policies of local landlords and property managers for absentee landlords .. In addition, many people who have difficulty maintaining housing because of financial mismanagement or behavior problems have , over time , exhausted the pool of landlords willing to rent to them. Shelter use statistics confirm this increasing need . Southside provided 59 nights of shelter in the first quarter of 1988, 738 during the same period in 1989 . Although the increase at the Red Cross Shelter from 1988 to 1989 was slight , shelter use for 1988 showed a 60% increase over that for 1987 . DSS paid for 300 motel nights in the first quarter of 1988 , and 1 , 401 in 1989 . Overall , shelter bed-nights increased from 1 , 013 in the first quarter of 1988 to 2 , 705 in 1989 . To what extent do the populations served by the different shelters overlap? A 1988 report by the Human Services Coalition found that , "The programs work well together , with very little overlap or duplication. " Certainly , people who are no longer welcome at one of the shelters may turn to another , but this cannot be considered overlap , as the original shelter service is no longer available for that individual or family . Reasons for being turned away from a particular shelter may include : violation of confidentiality requirements , fighting , drug or alcohol use , destruction of property or unwillingness to accept services . The Red Cross Shelter is more likely than the other shelters to ask people to leave if they have been in residence for some time , and staff members feel they are making no efforts to find housing . Of the 64 people who stayed at Southside last year , have been housed by the Red Cross in the past , some repeatedly . 16 o those would be refused admission at the Red Cross Shelter . Some benefit from the additiional supervision provided by having everyone sleep in one large room. Many of those who stayed at Southside were unwilling to stay at the Red Cross Shelter because they felt the restrictions on alcohol use were too stringent . Others felt that they would be required to accept unwanted services , such as being expected to apply for public assistance . Some of the people who stayed at Southside had specific reasons for needing long periods of shelter . People who have been sanctioned by DSS cannot receive benefits for a period of time , which may be as long as 60 or 90 days . During this time, they are likely to be without resources to obtain housing . Some of 7 • Southside ' s residents were employed at jobs that paid minimum wage , or were not able to find full—time work. For these people, it may take months to accumulate money for the deposit and rent required to secure housing. There are others who are unwilling to accept public assistance , either because they see it as unwanted charity , or because they do not want to provide required information or meet other requirements of "the system. " One measure of the impact of the Cold Weather Shelter on the Red Cross Shelter is the use of motel rooms , mentioned above. The Red Cross uses motel rooms when its shelter is full , or when potential residents are unknown to the staff and request shelter after office hours . When the Cold Weather Shelter was open, such people were referred there . Since the Southside Shelter closed , use of motel rooms by the Red Cross has increased enormously , with accompanying growth in expenses . There are specific groups in the population whose housing needs should be examined separately. Homeless youth, between the ages of 16 and 20 , account for a substantial percentage of the residents at both the Southside and Red Cross Shelters . However , the word on the street is that many more homeless youth do not seek shelter services from any agency. The County Youth Bureau has been attempting a needs assessment as part of its Runaway and Homeless Youth Services Plan , and has been unable to come up with a trustworthy estimate of the number of homeless youth . The most common estimate is that there are approximately 50 homeless youth , some of whom may be younger than 16 (and therefore technically runaways) , living in abandoned buildings and parks in Ithaca and the rest of the county . People with extensive psychiatric histories have difficulty finding and maintaining housing . A survey of the case managers in the Community Support Services Unit of the County Mental Health Department found that at least 20 of their clients are unable to keep themselves housed , and are either recurrently homeless or have been at the VI? motel for long periods of time . At least seven of these people have serious substance abuse problems . Other causes mentioned for their homelessness are their inability to find housing that they can afford , unwillingness of landlords to rent to them because of their appearance and/or behavior , and their inability to live in shared housing without supervision . HOMES ' Green St. project will meet the needs of some of these people , but with an 18 bed capacity , it will not serve even the group already known to CSS caseworkers . The permanent , or at least long—term need , for more than the Red Cross and TFBW Shelters seems clear . The number of homeless people in the community-mooing* is growing , and it takes a longer time for them to find housing and move out of shelters . Both the TFBW and the Red Cross shelters have fairly low maximum capacities (6 and 8 8 residents , respectively) , and programs designed around a small number of residents . In the second half of March , the Southside Shelter was regularly housing between 10 and 14 people each night . In designing the city ' s next permanent shelter , it would be wise to look for a building which could allow for expansion of the shelter program as needed . For 1990-91 , the first year after Southside no longer houses the shelter , an estimate of 12 to 15 people each night is probably not unreasonable. However , this number could grow quickly if more SRO housing is lost to fire or gentrification, or if a significant downturn in the economy occurs . Site selection should focus on a building which has the capacity for a larger shelter , and which would be able to meet applicable codes . III . Potential Funding Sources A. Operating Expenses for 1989-90 : As mentioned above , Southside Community Center has not applied for funding for the shelter because it does not consider the shelter a Southside program. Both the Red Cross and the TFBW spend considerable staff time in the application and claims processes for different funding sources , and the cost of this time is built into their program costs . Since Southside does not receive funds for administrative time spent on the Cold Weather Shelter , they cannot provide the staff services needed to secure funding . In addition , Southside ' s Board of Directors did not want to endanger the funding of Southside ' s permanent programs by having the shelter compete for scarce resources . Since the program is a community program , for which Southside provides a great deal in terms of space , resources and staff , the Board feels that the integrity of its other programs must be maintained . Without addressing the question of how such funds would be obtained , it should be noted that there are several potential sources of money for the Cold Weather Shelter , other than the city of Ithaca . The United Way recently called for applications for new programs , to be funded through its T . Merrell Shipherd Venture Grant Program. One—time grants of up to $10 , 000 aim at addressing "new, emerging or as yet unmet human service needs . " ( Ithaca Journal) The deadline for applications is September 15 . A number of local foundations could be approached for funds . The Gannett Foundation , through the Ithaca Journal , makes grants of $2-5 , 000 to address specific community needs . These grants have a fairly quick turnaround time , and do not involve the lengthy application process of the Gannett Foundation ' s Community Priorities Program grants . Other local foundations' 3 vide grants include the Social Service League , the Tompkins County Foundation and the 9 Delavan Foundation , all of which have been supportive of emergency housing programs in the past . The Social Service League and Tompkins County Foundation make awards quarterly, and the Delavan Foundation on an intermittent basis . However , it is important to assure the existence of the Southside Shelter for 1989-90, without the certainty that applications will be made to the funders suggested above , or that the funds requested will be granted . If the city wants a Cold Weather Shelter to exist for its homeless this winter , the funding commitment must be made in time for Southside to hire staff and plan the program. B. Funding for a Permanent Shelter : Without specific program plans for a permanent shelter , funding options can only be looked at in the most general sense. New York State ' s Homeless Housing Assistance Program could provide money for acquisition and renovation of an emergency shelter , although their emphasis has been shifting to permanent housing for the homeless. The Emergency Shelter Grants Program, funded through the McKinney Act , provides money for renovation or rehabilitation , but not for acquisition or new construction. Acquisition of a shelter facility is unlikely to be included as part of the city ' s future Community Development Block Grant applications , but a chunk of money for some portion of the project , as with the HOMES Green St . project , could be included . There are a number of potential sources for operating expenses . The agency which administers the permanent shelter will have to decide , based on staff time available and client groups being served , which sources are worth pursuing . However , many of the funders listed for the Red Cross and TFBW Shelters would be likely targets . A facility which met applicable codes and obtained the required license would be eligible for per diem reimbursement from DSS . Funding streams may change by the time a permanent shelter is opened , but currently both New York State DSS and HUD have grants available for operating subsidies for emergency shelters . Housing the homeless is a bottom line issue for many people in our community . Private agencies and local governments have tried to stay on top of the problem by responding relatively quickly . If we are to avoid the development of a crisis that blights the community , we must continue to support the programs that meet our most pressing needs . 10 -HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE MINUTES September 25, 1989 PRESENT: Peterson, Nichols, Johnson, Lytel, Booth OTHERS PRESENT: Larry Roberts, Eric Datz, Patt Frantz, Shelly Drazen, Chief Olmstead, Linda Sterk, Dian Sams, Al Nelson, Susan Holbeck, Krys Cail, Martin Hatch, Phyllis McCauley, Leigh Marshall, John Cook, David Cornelius I. Handicapped Access - The Committee discussed the concept of "principal" entrance in regard to access to buildings for handicapped persons. Eric Datz is awaiting both an official interpretation from the State as to the meaning of principal entrance in the codes and an outline of procedures for changing the codes from Ralph Nash. Discussion focused on the word principal vs. front vs. primary entrance used by the majority of the public vs. entrance from a main public way. Eric will next bring a proposed definition and any information from other municipalities. II. The Committee set a date of 10/30, 7: 30 P.M. , to receive testimony at a public meeting regarding reproductive choice. III. Two resolutions were passed in an attempt to create a mechanism for GIAC and the Drop-in-Center to work together towards a possibility of incorporation of both programs, although GIAC has presented a resolution stating that the expanded day care operation does not fit into the building. A. Passed 3-2 (Booth, Nichols) Resolved that GIAC and DICC mutually work together with a City-funded architect to create space for both programs, if possible, and that the Community Dispute Resolution Center be retained to assist with GIAC and DICC to improve their working relationship. B. Passed 4-1 (Booth) Resolved that the GIAC Client Committee be reconvened, with the addition of 1 DICC member, to work with the Planning Department to set up the process of hiring an architect for 1) imminent structural improvements and 2) programmatic needs as GIAC and DICC agree upon. IV. The Committee voted 3-1 (Peterson) to recommend to Budget and Administration Committee and the Mayor that Common Council accept the New Fire Stations Personnel Committee recommendation of 12 new personnel, 6 each year over 2 years. V. Peterson briefly reported that the Youth Bureau has submitted a proposal to the County for provision of County- wide recreation mainstreaming and youth development services. CP/cs 10-17-89 MEMORANDUM TO: LOCAL MEDIA FROM: HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE OF COMMON COUNCIL - CITY OF ITHACA, NEW YORK DATE: OCTOBER 23, 1989 SUBJ: PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT RE. PUBLIC MEETING ON REPRODUCTIVE CHOICE Would you please use the attached PSA? THANKS! CHAIR, HU AN SERVICES COMMMI1TEE r COMMON COUNCIL PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE PUBLIC MEETING OCTOBER 30, 1989 COMMON COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 7:30 P.M. The Human Services Committee of Common Council will hear testimony from the public on Reproductive Choice. Common Council has been requested to support the following: "to recognize the right of the individual, married or single, to be free of unwanted governmental intrusion into matters so private as the decision whether to bear a child." This meeting is to hear from the public before Common Council votes on the proposal. . �9 HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE MINUTES October 23, 1989 PRESENT: Peterson, Lytel, Johnson, Booth, Nichols (9:20 p.m. ) OTHERS PRESENT: Audrey Cooper, Larry Fabbroni, Val Walker, Deirdre Silverman, Terry Pasco I. Larry Fabbroni updated the Committee on Southside renovations, especially noting completion of the new stairwell and the discovery that the over hood system in the kitchen needed replacement. There is $3,800 left after these improvements. Larry and Southside board and staff will create a request for proposals for an architect for further code and program space improvements, using the $3,800. II. The Committee reviewed the proposed sexual harassment policy, made some comments and asked for certain questions to be responded to by the drafting committee. Draft two to be expected. The Committee agreed that even though job applicants don't always complete A.A. statistical questions, it was useful to collect whatever does get completed. III. The Committee voted 5-0 to send the 1990 human services plan to Council. It is based on the 1989 plan with the addition of preventive and supportive health services and education added to line 4. IV. Deirdre Silverman and Terry Pasco addressed the Committee about sheltering homeless people in the future. Ideas include: Bridging the communication gap between County and City, finding a building, procuring funding, increased role by DSS, transitional housing and services, forming a coalition of all interested groups, City application for McKinney money, money in the City Budget for 1990, and the involvement of the City Planning Department. Respectfully submitted, Carolyn Peterson, Chair CP/cs HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE MINUTES November 28, 1989 PRESENT: Lytel, Peterson, Booth OTHERS PRESENT: Linda Beins, Kathleen Tripp, Eric Datz, Val Walker, Jean McPheeters, Mindee Wasserman I. Ms. Wasserman addressed the Committee about the NYNEX strike. She said that no service has been available to her, not even dial tone service. She felt phone service should be treated as limited strike ability like the other public services. The Committee referred her to Alderman Romanowski. II. The Committee unanimously adopted the following definition for principal entrance, with the intent to aid handicapped persons. "Principal entrance(s) : an entrance(s) intended to be used by a substantial number of residents or users to enter or leave a building or facility as a primary path of travel to the building or facility". Passed 3-0. III. The Committee unanimously adopted the second draft of the City of Ithaca Sexual Harassment Policy. The Affirmative Action Committee was requested to review policy re: how City employees deal with the public under affirmative action and sexual harassment codes. IV. Linda Beins outlined some homelessness grants available to municipalities and will find out if the City can also funnel through McKinney dollars. V. Sam Cohen and Alan Green spoke to the Committee about 1990 as a pivotal year for the Youth Bureau due to county funding, future planning, and being on top of the needs of city youth. Additional areas of concern for 1990 are affirmative action, youth worker salaries, smaller applicant pool, internal reorganization, and the complication of multiple funding sources. CP/cs 12/11/89 GDCOMMUNITY DISPUTE low<410 RESOLUTION CENTER ' , ...- (P.+ • fr tO\ 1,1 1° `- t December 6, 1989 TO: Carolyn Pete s- FROM: Judith Sa RE: Mediation between Greater Ithaca Activities Center and Drop-In Childcare Center After individual meetings with representatives of the boards and staffs of the Greater Ithaca Activities Center and Drop-In Childcare Center, one joint meeting with eight representatives from the two organizations and one caucus with each organization, the parties involved agreed to the following: 1. both GIAC and the Drop-In Center have a strong commitment to providing day care for low income families in the central city; 2. the relationship between the City of Ithaca and the GIAC Board of Directors needs to be clarified before any negotiation between the Drop-In Center and GIAC can fruitfully continue; 3. the boards and staff of both organizations will work to maintain the current program and improve the relationship between the two organizations by implementing the Memorandum of Understanding signed in July of 1988. cc: Joe Lomax Patt Frantz 124 The Commons Ithaca, New York 14850 (607) 273-9347