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City of Apache Junction, Arizona
Meeting Minutes
Health and Human Services
Commission
5:00 PM City Council ChambersMonday, April 24, 2023
Call to OrderA.
Chairperson Mitchell called the meeting to order at 5:03 P.M.
Pledge of AllegianceB.
The commission recited the Pledge of Allegiance.
Roll CallC.
Commissioner Borey
Commissioner Kinner
Commissioner Brennan
Chairperson Mitchell
Commissioner Moeller
Commissioner Danford
Present 6 -
Staff in Attendance:
Jennifer Pena, City Clerk
Evie McKinney, Deputy City Clerk
Consent AgendaD.
Commissioner Brennan moved, seconded by Commissioner Danford to approve the Consent
Agenda.
Yes:Commissioner Borey, Commissioner Kinner, Commissioner Brennan,
Chairperson Mitchell, Commissioner Moeller and Commissioner Danford
6 -
No:0
1.23-239 Consideration of approval of agenda.
2.23-236 Consideration of approval of regular meeting minutes of February 27, 2023.
3.23-237 Consideration of approval of regular meeting minutes of March 27, 2023.
Public HearingsE.
Old BusinessF.
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New BusinessG.
4.23-238 Consideration of Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Health and Human Services funding
recommendations to be presented to City Council at the May 15, 2023 Work
Session.
Vice Chair Kinner moved, seconded by Commissioner Danford that the recommendation to
council for the 2023-2024 health and human services funding in the amount of $ 80,000.00 be
dispersed as follows:
$ 5,010.00 to Apache Junction Community Development Corporation (AJ CDC)
$ 5,674.00 to Boys and Girls Club
$20,000.00 to Genesis Project
$ 7,060.00 to Horizon Health and Wellness
$ 7,256.00 to Otherside Ministries
$35,000.00 to Superstition Community Food Bank
Yes:Commissioner Borey, Commissioner Kinner, Commissioner Brennan,
Chairperson Mitchell, Commissioner Moeller and Commissioner Danford
6 -
No:0
Commission members discussed their recommendations and reasoning behind them.
Information and ReportsH.
5.23-243 Announcement of Community Events.
Chair Mitchell reminded everyone the next Kiwanis Club Meeting is scheduled for April 27,
2023, at 6:00 P.M., to be held at the Apache Junction Salvation Army Headquarters located at
605 E. Broadway Avenue, Apache Junction, AZ 85120.
Rotary Club meets every Wednesday at noon at the Gold Canyon Golf Resort. The next
meeting is scheduled for April 26, 2023.
Apache Junction Homeless Coalition meets on May 4, 2023, at 9:30 A.M. at the Apache
Junction Multi-Generational Center.
Erik Arriola with Superstition Community Food Bank invited everyone to participate in the
annual USPS "Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive" on May 13, 2023. This is a partnership that has
been in existence since 1991. The postal service workers will collect food from mailboxes and
deliver to the food bank. In addition to participating with the food donation, help will be needed
the same day at the Food Bank from 9:30 A.M - 4:30 P.M., where the collected food will be
sorted, inventoried and labeled for the summer giving program.
The Food Bank will be celebrating 40 years of service on July 8, 2023. They will be serving
cake and punch at the food bank located at 575 N. Idaho Road, Suite 701, Apache Junction.
The time has not been set as of yet.
Commissioner Brennan shared that Northern Arizona University (NAU) is offering two free
education options:
Native American undergraduates can attend NAU tuition free for the fall semester 2023, and
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also the incoming freshmen or transfer students, which are classified as "dependent students",
determined by FAFSA, can attend the fall 2023 or spring 2024 semester. In addition, veterans
are qualified for subsidized tuition through the Pat Tillman Foundation, which many times
covers full tuition for an entire degree.
City Clerk encouraged the non-profits to attend the city council work session meeting on May
15, 2023 at 7:00 P.M., as the council may have questions for them.
Staff Liaison's ReportI.
City Clerk Jennifer Pena had no report.
Selection of Meeting Dates, Times, Location and PurposeJ.
No future meeting dates or times were selected.
AdjournmentK.
Chairperson Mitchell adjourned the meeting at 6:06 P.M.
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Jeffrey Mitchell
Chair
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION MINUTES
CERTIFICATION
I hereby certify that the foregoing minutes are a true and correct copy of the minutes of the
Health and Human Services of the City of Apache Junction, Arizona, held on the __________
day of _____________________, 2023. I further certify that the meeting was duly called and
held and that a quorum was present.
Dated this ___________ day of ________________, 2024.
_______________________________________
Jennifer Pena
City Clerk
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