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There were none. 3. Public Comment from the audience regarding items not listed on the agenda There were none. MATTERS BEFORE THE COMMISSION 4. Recommendation to Allocate Community Grant Funds for Fiscal Year 2014/15. Ms. Hopkins reviewed with Commissioners the Community Grant Funding process, advising that a total of eleven (11) applications for funding had been received in the Youth Category. She recommended Commissioners listen to agency presentations and ask questions of presenters as necessary. Then the Commission would review the eleven applications and discuss funding allocations. After agreeing on funding allocations the Commission would forward the recommendations to City Council for final review and consideration. Ms. Hopkins suggested the Commission also recommend to City Council that any unallocated funds for the Youth Category of the Community Grant Program be carried over for Fiscal Year 2015/16. Commissioners were advised by Ms. Hopkins that funding of$40,000 was allocated in the Youth Category for FY 2014/15, and that an amount of $7,877 in unspent funds from the FY 2013/14 Youth Category was also available, making a total of $48,877 funds available for FY 2014/15. The Commission was informed that the unspent funds had been returned by Axis Community Health because they had been able to obtain funds from another source for a program the Commission had recommended for funding in FY 2013/14. Vice Chairperson Olmo opened the meeting for agency presentations. Valerie Jonas, Axis Community Health — Assessment of At-Risk-Teens for Substance Abuse — Ms. Jonas thanked the Commission for past support of Axis programs. She advised that funding is being sought to enable Axis to purchase a software program entitled Adolescent Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory-A2. This program will allow them to better understand substance abuse by using the screening tool to ask a series of questions that will help them determine the probability of a substance abuse disorder in adolescents, those between 12 to 18 years of age. She advised that Axis is the only agency in the Tr-Valley area that provides this type of service. Commissioner Hadley questioned what could be done with this type of electronic testing that is not already being done. Joe Zawa, Cantabella Children's Choir—The 2015 Tri-Valley Children's.Choral Festival— Mr. Zawg advised that funding would allow Cantabella to fund three separate choirs and host its first children's and youth choral festival in Spring 2015. Cantabella anticipates six school and community choirs, a total of 350 youth, will participate in a day-long event of workshops, choral learning, singing, etc., and events that will offer cultural enrichment. Youth Commission Minutes March 12,2014 Page 2