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Director Jackson Shahid described the grant as primarily used for education and assessment activities, including convening an environmental health summit and providing training for food service establishments to reduce foodborne illness risk. Shahid said the funding could support software or communication tools to improve engagement with retail food establishments and to help them implement updated FDA standards.

Council members asked about staff responsible for the grant. Shahid said the chief sanitarian would manage the grant, with assistance from the environmental health program manager. The committee noted the grant is typically a one-year award and that the city has received similar grants previously. Councilman Gail moved to send the item (2.8) to the full council with a favorable recommendation; the committee approved the motion by voice vote.

Committee members also asked about federal funding uncertainties; Shahid said the department had not lost environmental grants at that time and noted Connecticut state agencies had successfully pushed back on at least one federal stop-work order affecting immunization grants.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City of Hartford Committee Meeting June 3rd, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Health and Human Services Committee endorsed acceptance of an $18,500 grant from the National Environmental Health Association and FDA to support education and retail food safety assessments by the city's environmental health division.","taxTitle","Hartford City, Hartford County, Connecticut","taxId",5895,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6537012,"Committee backs accepting CTDOT and Greater Hartford Transit funding to support Hartford Dial-A-Ride program",396,1289000,1685000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3642647-359ecf18ca61ae3dfe81d34061d447de&start=1289&end=1685","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3642647-359ecf18ca61ae3dfe81d34061d447de/thumbnail_1289000.jpg","/articles/6537012/Hartford-City/Hartford-County/Connecticut/Committee-backs-accepting-CTDOT-and-Greater-Hartford-Transit-funding-to-support-Hartford-Dial-A-Ride-program","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6537012-16dc0d7292bd348eedf4200e0bccfd92/orig.mp4?Expires=1771204123&Signature=SvitnFoFt2lN~DiFj9DWh16s3WulW74CPIOWwWZG-jylvzlzfFhI~ty2Cfz2st7KjlsKYdjs0f7gLOlaWDqGonNuDJ2lPALecE0QEdzgTVtCkqhKk7W5GWzyXTtNCPhUBhlU6dUEfiVENLkXKu6CgPwAWSMd6cSx2j56fJLUZv9k8j0alRRBgkR4Gaxoz6dutul2lihHsPkkYYwgVLTga1UpOnMi47Avm1rdFi7g4hamo5Q5cbeFrlRtwnlfZj6ghSX29gLyCyw0ZvpFIf1grvox0X46R1Z-EmXJ3vnoH4h8PJbTt7whQ7u~a7R8xRtuhXse~aPLqJv-38Ph~BLJYw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Hartford City Council Health and Human Services Committee voted Tuesday to recommend that the full council accept state and regional transit funding for the city's Dial-A-Ride program, which provides door-to-door transportation for Hartford residents aged 65 and older.

Director Jackson Shahid described the Dial-A-Ride service as a bus service operated by the senior and community services division that allows residents 65 and older to schedule pickups for medical appointments, grocery shopping and other needs. Shahid said the program improves access to food and medical care and receives multiple funding sources. \"The Connecticut Department of Transportation and then the Greater Hartford Transit District, they are 2 funding sources for that program,\" Shahid said.

The committee considered two separate agenda items: item 2.6, a municipal grant from the Connecticut Department of Transportation for $68,418, and item 2.7, funding from the Greater Hartford Transit District (amount not specified in the committee transcript). Councilman Gail moved to send both items back to the full council with a favorable recommendation; Councilman TJ Clark seconded. The committee approved both items by voice vote.

Committee members and Shahid clarified that the funding is part of the department's ongoing budget for the Dial-A-Ride program and is intended to continue existing service rather than represent an expansion. Shahid said the service commonly takes seniors to nearby grocery stores and medical appointments and will cross city lines into neighboring towns such as Windsor and Bloomfield when needed, but is not intended to serve long-distance trips to locations outside the region. The committee recorded that receipt and expenditure of the funds were anticipated and built into the department's budget.","The Health and Human Services Committee recommended accepting $68,418 from the Connecticut Department of Transportation and additional funding from the Greater Hartford Transit District to support the city's Dial-A-Ride service for seniors.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6537017,"Committee recommends four appointments to Hartford LGBTQ+ Commission",752,518000,1270000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3642647-359ecf18ca61ae3dfe81d34061d447de&start=518&end=1270","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3642647-359ecf18ca61ae3dfe81d34061d447de/thumbnail_518000.jpg","/articles/6537017/Hartford-City/Hartford-County/Connecticut/Committee-recommends-four-appointments-to-Hartford-LGBTQ-Commission","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6537017-4f2c0d568b5d8f1da616a8913ba03648/orig.mp4?Expires=1771204123&Signature=b7YJoMokvXdZ2JWfizs4zrOR~eyMezDPGyn7XrkXZHPe3GC~bUDMKujY1Z~aDZe2F9KludLBNbqehd~FBKe5jQNngZSaNHV7MqKKckxMZlS-9CiQmaVqdTgHQNvhCs-UAVEcXjaq2K7B16rsrOaEHJIdakbR-rwzcrWdYp8uRs8Bs9WSu82FktG0jqnm15eSagAFuMiYuVXEYnMUIs7BKhEVSqYoJv4e1shbdqDD7Je81yrv~YAtdTNFwjV~7zFBiD6q9LDqFetalgq9p0UZmnu~szJE7rL8zS~zgceSHdkb6oFr0rFz6tfP~xftkE2lekCimn4OvCemgvFKo04Q6Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Hartford City Council Health and Human Services Committee on Tuesday recommended four mayoral appointees to the Hartford LGBTQ+ Commission be confirmed by the full council.

Councilman TJ Clark, committee chair, introduced items 2.2 through 2.5 listing appointments to the Hartford LGBTQ+ Commission. Mayoral appointees introduced themselves to the committee: Joel Hicks Rivera described his Hartford roots and work at the Hartford Foundation; Felipe Sanchez described youth-mentoring and youth-development work and said he is a drag entertainer and works at CREC; Luis Erizarry said he works for Access Health Connecticut's health equity department and has community outreach experience; Joshua Quinones said he is a Hartford small-business owner and artist working to build queer-owned creative businesses in the city.

Councilman Gail moved to send the four appointments—items 2.2, 2.3, 2.4 and 2.5—back to the full council with a favorable recommendation; Clark seconded. The committee approved the motion by voice vote. \"This is a very impressive quartet...kudos to all 4 of you for stepping up,\" Gail said during the meeting.

The committee recorded no formal roll-call voting names in the transcript; the motion passed by voice vote and will appear on the council agenda for confirmation at the next scheduled city council meeting.","The Health and Human Services Committee voted to send four mayoral appointees—Felipe Sanchez, Joel Hicks Rivera, Luis Erizarry and Joshua Quinones—back to the full council with a favorable recommendation for the Hartford LGBTQ+ Commission.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6537021,"Health and Human Services committee postpones ordinance creating African American and Black History and Culture Commission until public hearing",83,434000,517000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3642647-359ecf18ca61ae3dfe81d34061d447de&start=434&end=517","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3642647-359ecf18ca61ae3dfe81d34061d447de/thumbnail_434000.jpg","/articles/6537021/Hartford-City/Hartford-County/Connecticut/Health-and-Human-Services-committee-postpones-ordinance-creating-African-American-and-Black-History-and-Culture-Commission-until-public-hearing","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6537021-392768da8fd23dc1d40d99886eb41aa2/orig.mp4?Expires=1771204123&Signature=ImsN4e75lSfaNDNRKCzdY-yJsVnOHVGgEuYz~4VBMPYnhWcG0hk01dVlhfEMB~cX50UmpVf4UbA-R2QVTH99EVpzaCscM2pnDtT1NGYqkxte3XTplZ4dHanJi5sJKJ0tNKoAwfETXjZfesHpiXgoILSQAIWylg2WOlh9HThSYaEWbOz6EmyekWiX-aQeghlajDAqYC6LkQpXRxXA4xzJ0Ruh3173lL~GRG0BJH~eiNtWof2VbXAH4D7Xd13J3fS4JNzEJUwwt9y5RO1P4GnbOXk2RJKX~0lGkzxrfmS1LBz4RmoPn3~BuDvt1Z9UrQdo33TitHTnrvM2y~VJF8Szug__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Hartford City Council Health and Human Services Committee on Tuesday voted to postpone action on an ordinance that would create an African American and Black History and Culture Commission until after a scheduled public hearing.

Chair Councilman TJ Clark opened the meeting and called item 2.9, an ordinance amending the Hartford Municipal Code (Chapter 2, Article 5, Secs. 2-296 through 2-299, Division 10) to establish the commission, and placed the public hearing date for Monday, June 16, 2025, at 7 p.m. Councilman Gail moved to postpone consideration so the committee could hear public feedback; Clark seconded. The committee adopted the motion by voice vote. \"It's generally not our practice to discuss a matter in committee until the public has had an opportunity to provide us with some feedback,\" Gail said when moving postponement.

The motion sends the ordinance back to the committee's next meeting after the June 16 public hearing. No substantive discussion of the ordinance's provisions took place at Tuesday's meeting.

The committee did not take further action on the ordinance during the session and indicated the item will return to committee following the public comment period and the scheduled hearing.

For reference, the ordinance as read at the meeting amends Chapter 2, Article 5, Sections 2-296 through 2-299 (Division 10) of the Hartford Municipal Code to establish an African American and Black History and Culture Commission; the ordinance text and any additional materials will be available ahead of the June 16 public hearing.","The Hartford City Council Health and Human Services Committee voted to postpone consideration of an ordinance to establish an African American and Black History and Culture Commission until after a June 16 public hearing.","actionData","errors"]

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