City of Columbia, Missouri  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Human Services Commission  
Department of Public  
Health and Human  
Services, Training  
Room  
Tuesday, October 10, 2023  
6:00 PM  
Regular  
1, 1005 W. Worley St  
I. CALL TO ORDER  
10 -  
Present:  
Stacy Ford, Mark Jones, Diane Suhler, Lynn Kleopfer, Kimberly Getzoff, Joy Cook,  
Alexandria Teagarden-Monk, Elijah Thorn, Michael Nguyen and Barbie Banks  
1 - Rachel Cooper  
Excused:  
Ford called the meeting to order at 6:10 p.m.  
II. INTRODUCTIONS  
Hollis introduced Kari Utterback and Yessica Zuno.  
III. APPROVAL OF AGENDA  
Nguyen moved to approve the agenda, and Teagarden seconded the  
motion. The motion passed unanimously.  
IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
Nguyen moved to approve the agenda, and Teagarden seconded the  
motion. The motion passed unanimously.  
Draft meeting minutes October 10, 2023  
Attachments: HSC Draft Minutes-Draft 5-9-23  
V. OLD BUSINESS  
A. City of Columbia RFP FY2024 Social Services  
Hollis informed that there is no update. So far, no one has dropped out, and all the visits  
were completed on time, although there were some schedule changes with Rock The  
Community due to location and volunteer schedules.  
VI. NEW BUSINESS  
VII. REPORTS  
None  
A. Community Development Commission Representative Report  
Suhler said the Housing and Community Development Commission meetings were going  
well and they are in the process of developing to the new Consolidated Plan. Suhler said  
a new survey would be coming out in the spring and it will be a longer survey this year.  
Suhler said the survey last year was very brief. Suhler encouraged the commission to  
attend the Neighborhood Congress on October 17th, 2023. The purpose of the event is to  
collect input about the Consolidated Plan through a structed process. Hollis said he  
would send the commission details about the event.  
B. Staff Report  
Hollis discussed the mobile shower trailer pilot program. The City acquired trailer during  
the pandemic for people experiencing homelessness. The mobile shower doesn't hold  
water and sewage must be dumped before transport. It has been placed at the Ashley  
Street Center where there is a water source and sewer train as well as shore power. For  
the pilot, PHHS provides everything so that the nonprofits simply have to get people to  
the location to shower. The shower has three full individual bathrooms, and one is  
ADA-accessible. All showers run on timers. Utterback informed the commissioners that  
there is an open house on Wednesday, October 11th, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. and  
invited the commission to stop by. Utterback said seven people showered last week, and  
she was asked to open it again on Thursday. At the end of the week, it will be moved and  
winterized.  
Hollis said the city manager approved some emergency kitchen repairs to the Ashley St.  
center to prepare it for Room at the Inn. For now, we are proceeding with some other  
processes to do with design bidding.  
Hollis said the Room at the Inn contract amendment has been executed, allowing them  
to operate year-round. RATI will open on Sunday, October 29th, 2023, a month earlier  
than ever. Hollis said the amendment includes two additional renewal periods for 2024  
and 2025. This will mean RATI will need to reapply for funding in 2025. Hollis said this  
also applies to the pending amendment to the Wilkes Blvd. UMC contract for Turning  
Point. The contract amendment will allow Turning Point to extend their hours to 3:30 p.m.  
as they are currently only open until Noon. Turning Point will again provide the overnight  
warming center.  
Hollis said the contract with 4A Change for street outreach and case management was  
extended for another year. This contract replaced the longstanding contract with Phoenix  
Programs when the agency closed. Kari Utterback is working closely with 4A Change.  
She is also running the community’s Coordinated Entry Process, which is the process  
used to prioritize housing for people who are experiencing homelessness. She also  
supports the Coalition to End Homelessness.  
Hollis said ARPA funding allocations were made public and included a recommendation  
for the Opportunity Campus.  
Hollis said Interim Reports are primarily in. He is working with RATI on its interim report  
as the president has been experiencing personal challenges. There are also issues with  
Services for Independent Living's report. Hollis an Utterback are meeting with SIL on  
Friday to discuss the issues.  
Hollis announced that he plans to retire in July of 2024.  
Suhler asked about Loaves and Fishes. Hollis said they have not secured a new space  
and the search is ongoing. Ashley St. Center is the backup but it is not preferred as it  
would be challenging to operate Loaves & Fishes and RATI in the same space at the  
same time. Hollis said Loaves and Fishes is now incorporated but does not have 501(c)3  
status so they cannot pursue grants. Hollis said he hopes Loaves & Fishes can apply for  
the County’s second round of ARPA funding. Wilke Blvd. UMC is being flexible on when  
Loaves & Fishes must move out of the church.  
Kleopfer asked if Turning Point would be moving as well. Hollis explained that the plan is  
to move Turning Point along with Loaves and Fishes to the Opportunity Campus. He said  
VAC is opening up spaces at the Opportunity Campus for Turning Point and Loaves and  
Fishes to operate at the location with a low-cost lease. RATI will also be there, but under  
VAC management. There will also be two separate spaces for lease at market rate to  
create revenue for the building's ongoing maintenance. Burrell Behavioral Health is looking  
at one of the spaces  
VIII. GENERAL COMMENTS BY PUBLIC, MEMBERS AND STAFF  
None  
IX. NEXT MEETING DATE  
November 14, 2023  
X. MOTION TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION  
Suhler Moved to go into closed session to Discuss City of Columbia RFP  
FY2024 Social Services Proposals Pursuant to R.S.Mo. §610.021(12)  
(Sealed bids and related documents, until the bids are opened; and sealed  
proposals and related documents or any documents related to a  
negotiated contract until a contract is executed, or all proposals are  
rejected)  
XI. ADJOURNMENT  
Suhler moved to adjourn the meeting. Nguyen seconded the motion. The  
motion passed unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 8:54 p.m.  
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