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Commission to recommend dropping rarely used time‑sensitive award option for now
Summary
Commissioners debated whether to keep a rolling time‑sensitive loan/grant option; most agreed it has not been used in practice for at least five years and staff capacity and limited funds justify recommending its removal to council.
Commissioners examined whether the “time‑sensitive” loan/grant option should remain in the resolution. Several commissioners said the option has not been used in practice during the last five years and that the city lacks staff capacity to manage continuous, rolling awards.
The Chair said, "We haven't used it in practice in at least 5 years," and multiple commissioners concurred that removing the time‑sensitive option would reduce staff workload. Leanne told the commission she had not seen requests for time‑sensitive awards outside of joint NOFA postings and recommended staff investigate staff capacity and fund replenishment before proposing any replacement process to council.
