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11 Ms. Szakos asked who will conduct the proc ess. Ms. Christine Nardi, CNE, said evaluations of the coalitions and programs w ill be done by CNE staff and Ms. Porter, who has evaluation expertise. Ms. Smith asked if the toolkit gives training to nonprofits on how to structure a program and determine whether it is e ffective. Ms. Porter sa id the process creates tools for them to design their own out come measurements from the start. Ms. Smith said she hoped the Needs Assessmen t will assess the fundamental needs of our community instead of offering splin tered services. Ms. Ellis said this is what the network hopes to achieve. We hope to help people navigate the available resources. Ms. Szakos said the peer-to-peer task force seems to be the way to go, but we should address this during th e next budget cycle. Ms. Galvin said she is concerned that there was not a competitive RFP process. Ms. Ellis said because the money was already allocated, it was not required. She said the idea was proprietary. Ms. Galvin said there is a perception issue. Mr. Norris said giving childcare assistance will help eight children for one year, and this may not be making a substantial impact. Mr. Sarad Davenport said a barrier to connectin g people with services can be resolved by peer-to-peer networks. Mr. Murphy said Council may want to deliber ate whether they want to spend money on the "how" or the "what". On motion by Ms. Galvin, seconded by Ms. Szakos, Council accepted the following recommendations: explore best practices in pe er support networks; identify, map, and engage existing networks; determine gaps in network coverage; develop a model job description to identify peers and model curricula for traini ng peers; and recommend means to expand and coordinate networks, including opportunities fo r ongoing education, information, and feedback mechanisms. (Ayes: Ms. Galvin, Ms. Szakos, Ms. Smith, Mr. Huja, Mr. Norris; Noes: None.) Ms. Szakos asked if the recommendation for childcare would have come forward had the Barrett Learning Center not been closing at th e time. Ms. Ellis said she would bring this conversation back to the steering committee and return with a revised recommendation. Ms. Galvin said we need to devise a systemic resolution instead of putting money towards helping a select few. Ms. Szakos moved to go forward with the $15,000 allocation for the Center for Nonprofit Excellence pilot evaluation plan tool. Mr. Huja seconded the mo tion. Ms. Smith said she is voting against it because it would be better to ma ke this decision in a bigger context. The resolution passed. (Ayes: Ms. Galvin, Ms. Sza kos, Mr. Huja; Noes: Mr. Norris; Ms. Smith.)