Sec. 118.804. - Categories of Most Vulnerable Persons and Needs.

(a) Annual Recommendations. On or before March 1 of each year, the PSG Council shall assess the needs of the community and recommend to the City Council the categories of Most Vulnerable Persons and Needs for the upcoming fiscal year and provide recommended changes, if any, to the assignment of points to the evaluation criterion in Section 118.807 (c). By way of example only, a category of Most Vulnerable Persons and Needs may include elderly, low-income residents or individuals with particular public safety, medical or social needs, or may identify a particular need such as housing for homeless persons. Such recommendations shall be sufficiently narrow and specific to address a particular gap in service and shall not be so broad that every applicant is eligible. Subcategories of services within an identified category of Most Vulnerable Persons and Needs are discouraged. The services provided to each category should be evaluated through the application. If only a specific service is required to meet an identified need, such need should be so listed and prioritized in the recommendation to City Council. The PSG Council's recommendation of categories of Most Vulnerable Persons and Needs shall include: (1) The reasons for selecting the categories; (2) The recommended percentage of funds appropriated by the City Council to be allocated to each category; and (3) Whether the PSG Council shall award funding to requesting agencies under this Part via a Request for Proposal pursuant to Chapter 126 , Ordinance Code or through the grant application process outlined in this Part; and (4) Recommended changes, if any, to the assignment of points to the evaluation criterion in Section 118.807 (c). The PSG Council's reasons for selecting categories of Most Vulnerable Persons and Needs may include, but not be limited to, recommendations, studies and reports from the Nonprofit Center of Northeast Florida, Inc., Jessie Ball duPont Fund, The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida, Inc., United Way of Northeast Florida, Inc., the Mayor's Disability Council, Health Planning Council of Northeast Florida, Inc., the Florida Department of Health, and other organizations regarding the Most Vulnerable Persons and Needs. (b) Annual Establishment. The City Council shall review the categories of Most Vulnerable Persons and Needs recommended by the PSG Council and establish the categories on or before May 1 of each year. The Public Service Grants recipients awarded under this Part shall provide services to the established categories of Most Vulnerable Persons and Needs. Except for the annual establishment, categories of Most Vulnerable Persons and Needs may only be revised or amended by a two-thirds vote of the City Council. (Ord. 2016-56-E , § 4; Ord. 2017-317-E , § 1; Ord. 2017-424-E , § 1; Ord. 2019-210-E , § 2; Ord. 2025-191-E , § 2)