* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:03] EVERYONE. TIME IS 1:02 PM ON THIS WEDNESDAY, EXCUSE ME, THURSDAY, MARCH 4TH, 2021. I'LL GO AHEAD AND CALL OUR SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER. UH, MADAM CLERK, COULD YOU READ YOUR ROLE? COUNCIL MEMBER TREVINO HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER ANDREW SULLIVAN. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER . HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER ROCHA GARCIA. COUNCIL MEMBER GONZALEZ. PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER CODA HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL. COUNCIL MEMBER. I'M HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY HERE. AND MAYOR BERG. HERE. MAYOR, WE HAVE A QUORUM. ALRIGHT. UH, DO WE HAVE AV RUNNING RIGHT NOW? WE'RE GOOD. WE'RE OKAY. ALRIGHT. [1. 21-1870 Pre-Solicitation Briefing of the FY 2022 - 2023 Consolidated Funding Process for Human Services. [Lori Houston, Assistant City Manager; Melody Woosley, Director, Human Services]] UH, ERIC, UH, CAN GO AHEAD AND GET US STARTED. THANKS, MAYOR. UH, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. TODAY'S STAFF WILL BE PROVIDING A BRIEFING ON THE UPCOMING, UH, F Y 22 AND 23 HUMAN SERVICES, UH, CONSOLIDATED FUNDING PROCESS. UM, AS YOU'LL RECALL, LAST YEAR, LAST SPRING, UM, WE WERE DUE TO GO BACK OUT FOR OUR TWO YEAR PROCESS. UH, WE ROLLED ALL THOSE, UH, AGREEMENTS WE HAD IN PLACE FOR THE YEAR AS WE DEALT WITH THE ONSET OF THE PANDEMIC. UM, AND SO TODAY'S CONVERSATION IS ABOUT THE SOLICITATION PROCESS AND ATTEMPT TO GET BACK ON TRACK. UH, WE WILL BRIEF YOU ON THE TIMELINE FOR THE PROCESS, UH, THE, THE PLANNED, UH, OR PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS AND, UH, LOOKING FOR SOME POLICY DIRECTION FROM THE COUNCIL. THE, OBVIOUSLY OVER THE LAST YEAR, THE, THE PANDEMIC HAS HIGHLIGHTED THE NEED FOR CONTINUED SOCIAL SERVICE SUPPORT TO OUR COMMUNITY IN A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT AREAS. SO THE FUNDING IS OBVIOUSLY CRITICAL AND IMPORTANT AND EXTENSION OF OUR, OF OUR OWN, UH, RECOVERY AND RESILIENCE PLAN FOR OUR COMMUNITY. UH, F Y 2022, THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS PROPOSING POLICY CHANGES, UH, TO ADVANCE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF EQUITY PRINCIPLES INTO THE PROCESS TO BETTER TARGET INVESTMENTS IN THE COMMUNITY. UM, YOU, UH, THE OTHER, THE OTHER AREA WHERE WE ARE MINDFUL IS WHERE, UH, AGENCIES COULD BE HELPFUL IN OUR RETURN TO WORK. I'M SORRY. OUR READY TO WORK, UH, PROGRAM. UH, THAT'LL BE, UH, LIFTED OFF, UH, LATER ON IN THE YEAR. SO, UM, WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MEL, WHO WILL START OUR PRESENTATION AND WALK US THROUGH IT. MEL, JOHN, CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, MA'AM. WE'VE GOT YOU. OKAY. I CANNOT HEAR YOU ALL, BUT I'LL GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED. WE CAN HEAR YOU. OKAY. SO, GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL LAST YEAR. ABOUT THIS TIME I BRIEFED YOU ON THE FISCAL YEAR 21 AND FISCAL YEAR 22, CONSOLIDATED FUNDING PROCESS FOR HUMAN AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. DUE TO THE IMPACT OF C OVID 19 ON THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO AND FUNDED PARTNERS, THE PROCESS WAS POSTPONED AND FISCAL YEAR 2020 AWARDS WERE EXTENDED FOR FUNDED AGENCIES. TODAY'S BRIEFING PICKS UP WHERE WE LEFT OFF. I WILL OUTLINE THE PROPOSED CONSOLIDATED FUNDING PROCESS NOW FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022 AND FISCAL YEAR 2023. I WILL REVIEW SEVERAL POLICY ITEMS FOR YOUR INPUT TO GUIDE THE APPLICATION AND FUNDING PROCESS AND GO OVER THE TIMELINE FOR THE PROCESS. ADDITIONALLY, THIS IS A HIGH PROFILE PROCUREMENT, AND SO THIS BRIEFING ALSO SERVES AS THE PRES SOLICITATION REVIEW FOR THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL PROCESSES. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THE CITY HAS A LONG HISTORY OF PARTNERING WITH COMMUNITY-BASED AGENCIES, WHILE PRIORITIES HAVE EVOLVED AND WE HAVE BECOME MORE INTENTIONAL IN OUR INVESTMENTS. FOR OVER 40 YEARS, THIS FUNDING HAS CONSISTENTLY FOCUSED ON HELPING VULNERABLE POPULATIONS ACROSS THE COMMUNITY. THIS PROCESS COMBINES MULTIPLE FUNDING SOURCES INTO A SINGLE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS AND INCLUDES GENERAL FUND AND THREE HUD GRANTS. EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, EXCUSE ME, BLOCK GRANT. IT DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY CARESS ACT FUNDING. THE CONSOLIDATED FUNDING INVESTMENTS ALIGN WITH CITY PRIORITIES, INCLUDING THE C OVID 19 RECOVERY AND RESILIENCE PLAN, SAN ANTONIO READY TO WORK PROGRAM, THE HOMELESS AND SENIOR SERVICES STRATEGIC PLANS, AND A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. INVESTMENTS ALSO ENHANCE AND EXPAND HUMAN SERVICES IN INVEST INITIATIVES BY SUPPORTING BUT NOT DUPLICATING OUR DIRECT SERVICES [00:05:01] SUCH AS THE NEXT LEVEL OPPORTUNITY YOUTH PROGRAM AND VITA AND INVESTMENTS IN SENIOR SERVICES SUPPORT THE ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS AT OUR SENIOR CENTERS. CITY COUNCIL PROVIDES POLICY DIRECTION REGARDING THE PROCESS AND PRIORITIES TO GUIDE DEVELOPMENT OF FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EACH BIENNIAL PERIOD. AS I MENTIONED, THIS IS A TWO YEAR FUNDING PROCESS. YEAR ONE OF THE PROCESS BEGINS TODAY WITH CITY COUNCIL POLICY INPUT AND YEAR ONE FUNDING AWARDS WILL BE APPROVED WITH THE FISCAL YEAR 2022 ADOPTED BUDGET CONTRACTED MEASURES AND RESULTS WILL BE MONITORED OVER THE FISCAL YEAR TO ACCESS ASSESS PERFORMANCE AND DRIVE FISCAL YEAR 23 RECOMMENDATIONS. YEAR TWO IS FISCAL YEAR 2023 AND CONTRACT RENEWALS WILL BE BASED ON PERFORMANCE, AVAILABILITY OF FUNDING, AND APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL. WITH THE ADOPTION OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2023 ANNUAL BUDGET FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR, A TOTAL OF 21.3 MILLION WAS ALLOCATED TO, I'M SORRY. NEXT SLIDE. FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR, A TOTAL OF 21.3 MILLION WAS ALLOCATED TO 55 AGENCIES AND 87 PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT HUMAN SERVICES OUTCOMES. THIS INCLUDES 18.2 MILLION FROM THE GENERAL FUND AND 3.1 MILLION IN HUD GRANT FUNDING, WHICH ADDRESSES HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS. THIS CHART DEMONSTRATES THE DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDING ALLOCATED TO EACH INVESTMENT PRIORITY, INCLUDING BOTH DESIGNATED AND COMPETITIVE AWARDS TO SUPPORT HUMAN SERVICES, LONG-TERM OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH SUCCESS, STRENGTHENING FAMILIES SENIOR INDEPENDENCE AND ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS. THIS CHART DOES NOT INCLUDE ABOUT 3.7 MILLION THAT WAS ALLOCATED TO SUPPORT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AND IS MANAGED BY THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT. THE FISCAL YEAR 2021 BUDGET ALSO INCLUDED 1.9 MILLION THAT WAS RESERVED FOR LATER DISTRIBUTION. 500,001 TIME FUNDING WAS ADDED TO ADDRESS IDENTIFIED, UH, COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS. 1.4 MILLION, WHICH WAS NOT DISTRIBUTED TO FUNDED AGENCIES, WAS SET ASIDE TO RESPOND TO UNFORESEEN CHALLENGES RELATED TO C OVID 19 AND 9 MILLION WAS DESIGNATED DIRECTLY TO HAVEN FOR HOPE, THE CENTER FOR HEALTHCARE SERVICES AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS PARTICIPATING IN THE AFTERSCHOOL CHALLENGE PROGRAM. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. IN FISCAL YEAR 2019, HUMAN SERVICES BEGAN IMPLEMENTING AN EQUITY DRIVEN APPROACH TO ENSURE THAT CONSOLIDATED FUNDING INVESTMENTS ARE ALLOCATED IN A WAY THAT MAKES THE GREATEST POSSIBLE IMPACT FOR POPULA POPULATIONS WITH THE LEAST ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITIES. WE FOCUSED ON USING DISAGGREGATED COMMUNITY DATA AND PROGRAM DATA TO IDENTIFY GAPS AND BETTER UNDERSTAND OUTCOMES BY RACE AND INCOME LEVEL. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. AND SO, FOR THIS CYCLE, D H SS WILL UTILIZE THE EQUITY ATLAS SCORES AND EQUITY DRIVEN STRATEGIES THAT REDUCE RACIAL AND INCOME DISPARITIES BY CORRELATING FUNDING TO COMMUNITIES WITH HIGHER COMBINED EQUITY INDEX SCORES, ALIGNING COMMUNITY FUNDER INVESTMENTS TO MAKE A GREATER COLLECTIVE IMPACT IN ADVANCING RACIAL EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE, ADDRESSING HEIGHTENED NEEDS OF THOSE, UH, COMMUNITIES DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED BY COVID 19, COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AND LIVING IN POVERTY, SIMPLIFYING FUNDING REQUIREMENTS TO CREATE A MORE EQUITABLE AND ACCESSIBLE APPLICATION PROCESS FOR SMALL AND PLEDGING FLEDGLING NONPROFITS AND ENSURING EQUITY IN THE EVALUATION PROCESS BY IMPLEMENTING EQUITY CRITERIA IN SCORING, ENSURING DIVERSE EVALUATION PANELS, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, INCLUDING THE TARGET POPULATION IN THE PROCESS, NOTHING ABOUT YOU WITHOUT YOU, AND ALSO REDUCING THE ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN THAT COMES WITH BEING A DELEGATE AGENCY, INCLUDING SIMPLIFYING THE CONTRACT EXECUTION AND MONITORING PROCESS, AND IMPLEMENTING A MINIMUM CONTRACT AWARD OF $50,000. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. WE ARE MAKING FIVE POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR YOUR INPUT. FIRST, CONTINUED INVESTMENT IN FUNDING PRIORITIES IDENTIFIED IN THE FISCAL YEAR 19 AND 20 PROCESS, WHICH SUPPORT HUMAN SERVICES LONG-TERM OUTCOMES. THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AND HUMAN SERVICES ARE ALSO RECOMMENDING THAT 3.7 MILLION IN WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES FUNDING BE PULLED OUT OF THIS PROCESS AND CONSOLIDATED WITH THE ESSAY READY TO WORK SOLICITATION PROCESS. AND ALEX LOPEZ WILL PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION ON THAT RECOMMENDATION COMING UP. WE ARE ALSO RECOMMENDING 10.7 MILLION IN DESIGNATED FUNDING TO HAVEN FOR HOPE, THE CENTER FOR HEALTHCARE SERVICES AND TO LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS WHO ARE OPERATING THE AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM. PRIOR TO 2017, [00:10:01] CITY PROCUREMENT POLICY PROHIBITED NONPROFITS FROM COMMUNICATING WITH COUNCIL MEMBERS, THEIR STAFF OR CITY STAFF ABOUT THEIR PROPOSALS FROM THE R F P BEING RELEASED. THE R F P RELEASE DATE IN MARCH UNTIL BUDGET ADOPTION WAS POSTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA IN SEPTEMBER, WE ARE AGAIN RECOMMENDING THE SHORTENED COMMUNICATION PERIOD, WHICH IS PROPOSED TO BEGIN WHEN PROPOSALS ARE SUBMITTED TO THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE AT THE END OF APRIL. EXACT DATES WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE DATE THE R F P IS ISSUED AND WILL BE COMMUNICATED TO APPLICANTS AND CITY COUNCIL. AGAIN, WE ARE RECOMMENDING HOLDING TWO DELEGATE AGENCY PUBLIC HEARINGS IN AUGUST TO PROVIDE ALL APPLICANTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS CITY COUNCIL AND ADVOCATE FOR THEIR PROGRAMS. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THE ESTIMATED FISCAL YEAR 2022 TOTAL BUDGET FOR CONSOLIDATED FUNDING IS 21.1 MILLION, 21.2 MILLION. 10.7 MILLION IS RECOMMENDED FOR DESIGNATED FUNDING TO SUPPORT HAVEN FOR HOPE CAMPUS AND COURTYARD OPERATIONS AND CENTER FOR HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INTEGRATED MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT IN HAVEN FOR HOPE, AS WELL AS THEIR RESTORATION CENTER SOBERING PROGRAM, AND THEN THE AFTERSCHOOL CHALLENGE PROGRAMS AND CHALLENGE PROGRAM IN SIX SCHOOL DISTRICTS. WITH THOSE DESIGNATIONS, 10 POINTS, 5 MILLION WOULD REMAIN TO BE AWARDED COMPETITIVELY TO SUPPORT CHILDREN AND YOUTH PRIORITIES, WHICH INCLUDE OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME ACTIVITIES, KINDERGARTEN READINESS, CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION STRATEGIES, AND YOUTH SUCCESS STRENGTHENING FAMILIES WILL SUPPORT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION, VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE AND FINANCIAL COUNSELING. ENDING HOMELESSNESS PROVIDES FUNDING TO PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS INDIVIDUAL YOUTH, FAMILY AND CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS, AND THEN ALSO SENIOR INDEPENDENCE PROGRAMS. AT THIS POINT, I WANT TO TURN THE PRESENTATION OVER TO ALEX LOPEZ TO PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION ON WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT RECOMMENDATIONS. THANK YOU, MELODY. AND GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL TO PROVIDE A BIT OF BACKGROUND ON THE SPECIFIC WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COMPONENTS OF THE CONSOLIDATED FUNDING PROCESS. OUR DEPARTMENT HAS TRADITIONALLY PARTNERED WITH HUMAN SERVICES TO IDENTIFY AGENCIES THAT PROVIDE WORKFORCE TRAINING THAT LEADS TO STABLE CAREERS AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY, OR THAT ARE SPECIFICALLY WITHIN TARGETED INDUSTRIES. IN FISCAL YEAR 2020, WE PROVIDED $1.2 MILLION TO DELEGATE AGENCIES AS THE SECOND YEAR OF THE 2019 R F P PROCESS, UM, THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY DESCRIBED. AND THEN WE ALSO AWARDED, UH, 2.5 MILLION IN DESIGNATED FUNDING, UH, ASSOCIATED WITH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. IN THE CURRENT YEAR, WE INCORPORATED THE MAJORITY OF OUR DELEGATE AGENCIES INTO THE TRAIN FOR JOBS, JOBS INTO THE EXISTING TRAIN FOR JOBS PROGRAM, GIVEN THE ALIGNMENT OF THE SERVICES THAT ARE BEING DELIVERED. UM, HOWEVER, OUTSIDE OF THE PROGRAM, WE DID EXTEND A LIMITED NUMBER OF DELEGATE AGENCY CONTRACTS AND THAT TOTALED $300,000 AND WE ALSO DECREASED OUR DESIGNATED FUNDING, UM, THIS YEAR FOR, AND, AND IT'S NOW JUST $1.5 MILLION, UM, AND FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022. AS MELODY BRIEFLY MENTIONED EARLIER, WE'RE SEEKING POLICY DIRECTION ON INCORPORATING ANY AVAILABLE FUNDING INTO THE SOLICITATION THAT'S GONNA BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE READY TO WORK, UH, PROGRAM, ALONG WITH POLICY DIRECTION REGARDING ANY CONTINUED DESIGNATED FUNDING. MELODY'S GONNA CONTINUE WITH THE PRESENTATION, BUT I'LL ALSO BE AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS, UM, AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE PRESENTATION. THANK YOU, ALEX. AND SO, COUNSEL, WE ALSO CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON ALIGNING OUR OUTCOMES, GOALS, AND PROCESSES WITH OTHER COMMUNITY FUNDERS TO AMPLIFY OUR COMBINED EFFORTS TO IMPROVE THE WELLBEING OF THE COMMUNITY. THROUGH THIS COLLABORATION, WE ARE WORKING TOWARDS BUILDING A COMMON UNDERSTANDING AND FOCUSING ON COLLECTIVE IMPACT TO ENSURE ALL NEEDED INTERVENTIONS AND SUPPORTS ARE IN PLACE IN THE COMMUNITY, AND TO REALIZE MORE EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE USE OF HUMAN SERVICES INVESTMENTS. OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS, WE HAVE WORKED ESPECIALLY CLOSELY WITH UNITED WAY TO ALIGN PRIORITIES AND SHARED METRICS, ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEMS AND DATA. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THE TIMELINE FOR THIS PROCESS BEGAN AFTER THE NEW YEAR IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY, D H S HELD MEETINGS WITH COMMUNITY FUNDERS, NONPROFITS, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS TO REVIEW PROPOSED PROCESS POLICY AND ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES. NEXT WEEK, D H S WILL POSE THE DRAFT R F P FOR ADDITIONAL STAKEHOLDER AND COMMUNITY INPUT, AND THE FINAL R F [00:15:01] P WILL BE RELEASED IN MID-MARCH WITH PROPOSALS DUE APRIL 30TH. DURING THE RESPONSE PERIOD, WE WILL HOLD PRE BIDDERS CONFERENCES AND OFFER TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SESSIONS TO ASSIST AGENCIES IN DEVELOPING THEIR SCOPES OF WORKS BUDGETS AND PERFORMANCE METRICS FROM MAY TO JUNE D H S WILL CONVENE INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL EVALUATION PANELS TO REVIEW, SCORE AND RECOMMEND FUNDING ALLOCATIONS. RECOMMENDED AWARDS WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE CITY MANAGER'S PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2022 BUDGET IN EARLY AUGUST. AS I MENTIONED, D H S IS AGAIN RECOMMENDING PUBLIC DELEGATE AGENCY INPUT SESSIONS PRIOR TO BUDGET ADOPTION, WHICH WOULD BE HELD IN AUGUST ONCE ADOPTED. CONTRACTS WILL BEGIN ON OCTOBER 1ST, 2021. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THIS SECTION PROVIDES DETAIL REGARDING THE HIGH PROFILE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL SOLICITATION TO PROVIDE A QUICK OVERVIEW. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. TO PROVIDE A QUICK OVERVIEW. THIS REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOCUSES ON ADVANCING HUMAN SERVICES OUTCOMES. IT IS DESIGNATED AS A HIGH PROFILE SOLICITATION WITH AN ESTIMATED VALUE OVER THE TWO YEAR PERIOD OF $42.4 MILLION. THE PROPOSED TERM IS ONE YEAR WITH A ONE YEAR OPTION TO RENEW BASED ON AGENCY PERFORMANCE AND FUNDING AVAILABILITY. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THIS R F P WILL BE WIDELY DISTRIBUTED AMONG PAST AND CURRENTLY FUNDED NONPROFIT AGENCIES, COMMUNITY NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS FOR DISTRIBUTION, INCLUDING THE NONPROFIT COUNCIL SA 2020 AND COMMUNITY FUNDERS. AND IT'LL BE ADVERTISED ON T B S A CHANNEL 21, THE CITY'S BIDDING OPPORTUNITIES WEBSITE, HUMAN SERVICES WEBSITES, AND SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS, AND THE EXPRESS NEWS. ADDITIONALLY, VENDORS REGISTERED WITH THE CITY UNDER THE HUMAN SERVICES CODE WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY NOTIFIED ONCE THE R F P IS RELEASED. NEXT SLIDE. THE R F P EVALUATION WILL BE BASED ON EXPERIENCE, BACKGROUND, AND QUALIFICATIONS, 30 POINTS. PROPOSED PLAN 45 POINTS AND PROJECT BUDGET AND FINANCIAL STRENGTH OF THE AGENCY. 25 POINTS. FOR THIS SOLICITATION, AGENCIES ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE CE BETA PROGRAM WILL BE WAGED AND LOCAL PREFERENCE AND VETERAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESS PREFERENCES ARE NOT APPLICABLE. ADDITIONAL REQUESTED INFORMATION WILL INCLUDE A DESCRIPTION OF THE AGENCY'S EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS PACKAGE, INCLUDING PAID SICK LEAVE. NEXT SLIDE. THE EVALUATION WILL INCLUDE LORI HOUSTON, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER ON THE VOTING MEMBER PANEL. IN TOTAL, 10 TO 12 EVALUATION PANELS WILL BE CONVENED THAT, UM, INCLUDE, AS I SAID, LAURA HOUSTON AND MYSELF. PANELS WILL BE FACILITATED BY D H S MANAGERS AND INCLUDED DIVERSE ARRAY OF INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS, INDIVIDUALS WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE SUCH AS YOUTH AND OLDER ADULTS, BOARDS AND COMMISSION MEMBERS, OTHER COMMUNITY FUNDERS, SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS AND STAKEHOLDERS. ADVISORY MEMBERS WILL INCLUDE PROGRAM AND FISCAL CONTRACT MONITORS IN THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. NEXT SLIDE IN. SO, UM, IN SUMMARY, WE WILL GATHER ADDITIONAL INPUT OVER THE NEXT TWO WEEKS AND RELEASE THE R F P IN MID-MARCH. RECOMMENDATIONS WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE CITY MANAGER'S FISCAL YEAR 2022 PROPOSED BUDGET, AND IT WILL BE BASED ON THE QUALITY OF THE PROPOSAL ALIGNMENT WITH THE R F P AND THE SCOPE OF WORK. PROVEN PERFORMANCE HISTORY AND AVAILABILITY OF FUNDING. FINAL AWARDS WILL BE APPROVED WITH THE ADOPTION OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2022 ANNUAL BUDGET AND CONTRACT AWARDS WILL BEGIN ON OCTOBER 1ST OF THIS YEAR, 2021. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY FORMAL PRESENTATION. I'M HAPPY TO TAKE QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION, MELODY. WE'LL GO RIGHT INTO, UH, COUNCIL DISCUSSION. WE'LL START WITH COUNCIL MEMBER VINNO. THANK YOU. UH, AND THANK YOU MELODY. UH, UM, I WOULD LIKE TO FOCUS ON THE EVALUATION COMMITTEE AND THE FUNDING FOR MENTAL HEALTH. UM, WHO WILL APPOINT THE, THE STAKEHOLDER, UH, COMMUNITY FUNDER AND LIVE EXPERIENCE MEMBERS TO THE EVALUATION COMMITTEE? SO, UH, GENERALLY D H S WILL MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EACH OF THE EVALUATION COMMITTEES. WE'LL END UP HAVING PROBABLY 10 TO 12 DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS THAT WE RECEIVE. AND SO THERE'LL BE A EVALUATION COMMITTEE FOR EACH FUNDING PRIORITY, INCLUDING, YOU KNOW, CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION, UH, CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS. WE'LL HAVE A EVALUATION COMMITTEE FOR DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF HOMELESSNESS AS WELL. AND THEN FAMILY SECURITY [00:20:01] AS EXAMPLES. SO WE WILL RECOMMEND A PANEL OF, UM, EVALUATORS FOR EACH PROPOSAL FOR EACH PRIORITY AND SEND THAT FORWARD FOR APPROVAL. AND SO, RELATED TO THE HOMELESSNESS PILLAR, WILL THE CITY'S NEW HOMELESS OUTREACH COORDINATORS HAVE A, HAVE A SEAT AT THE TABLE? THERE WILL BE, UM, D H SS STAFF ON THE COMMITTEES. IT PRO MOST LIKELY OUR OUTREACH MANAGER OR DR. MARY JO RODRIGUEZ WILL SIT ON THE COMMITTEE AND ACTUALLY PROBABLY LEAD ONE OF THE PANELS. SO, YES. OKAY. WELL, I MEAN, I, I'D LIKE TO REQUEST THAT, THAT, THAT THEY, THEY HAVE A SEAT AT THE TABLE, ESPECIALLY AS, UH, THE, AS THEY ARE GONNA BE LOCATED IN, IN EVERY DISTRICT. I, I THINK IT WOULD HELP TO, UH, GRAB A, A REAL PERSPECTIVE ON, ON WHAT'S GOING ON. ABSOLUTELY. WHEN WE ASK. THANK YOU. UH, WHEN WE ASK, UH, UNSHELTERED INDIVIDUALS IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO UTILIZE SERVICES AT HAVEN, UH, THE MOST COMMON RESPONSE WE GET IS NO. SO I, I DO FEEL IT'S IMPERATIVE THAT SOME OF THE LIVED EXPERIENCE SEATS BE FILLED BY FOLKS WHO ARE RETICENT TO GO TO HAVEN FOR HOPE. IS THIS A REQUEST STAFF CAN, CAN ACCOMMODATE? WE WILL CERTAINLY WORK ON THAT. WE DO WANNA HAVE, UM, BOTH FORMALLY HOMELESS AND HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS SIT ON THE PANEL AND WE WILL, WE WILL, UM, LOOK FOR INDIVIDUALS THAT CAN MEET THAT. OKAY. THANK YOU. MM-HMM. , UH, WE, WE ALSO NEED TO UNDERSTAND THE BARRIERS OF HOUSELESS, UH, PEOPLE FACE AND THEIR PERCEPTION OF, OF EXISTING RESOURCES. UM, SO, SO WE CAN, YOU KNOW, MEET THEM WHERE, WHERE THEY'RE AT. AND, AND THAT'S CERTAINLY WHAT WE'RE, UM, HOPING TO ACCOMPLISH, UM, BY, BY, YOU KNOW, TALKING TO ALL SIDES OF THIS ISSUE, UH, WITH MENTAL HEALTH FUNDING. I, IS IT REALLY, IS IT REALLY ITS OWN PILLAR? NO, WE, WE DON'T HAVE A FUNDING PRIORITY THAT'S JUST MENTAL HEALTH. IT WOULD BE INCLUDED IN, UM, YOU KNOW, WE, WE FUND, UH, GRIEVANCE COUNSELING IN THE CHILDREN AND YOUTH SUCCESS CATEGORY. WE FUND COUNSELING IN THE HOMELESS CATEGORY, SO IT'S SPREAD OUT THROUGH THE R F P. OKAY. AND SO, OKAY. SO, UH, ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT, THAT MANY OF OUR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS FACE IS, IS ACCESS TO QUALITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. SO I DO WANNA BE SURE THAT WE ARE NOT SILOING MENTAL HEALTH FUNDING AND THAT THE OTHER EVALUATION COMMITTEES HAVE HAVE INPUT. UM, YOU KNOW, I ULTIMATELY, UM, YOU KNOW, I, I HOPE THAT WE CAN, UH, GIVE REGULAR BRIEFINGS ON, ON THIS. MM-HMM. , UH, AS WE KNOW, THIS IS A, UM, A SUBJECT THAT, THAT IS TAKING THAT, UH, A SERIOUS, UH, PRIORITY, AT LEAST FROM, FROM, FROM MY OFFICE, AND I KNOW OTHERS AS WELL. UH, SO I JUST, I, I'D LIKE TO, TO GIVE, UH, REGULAR UPDATES ON THIS PROCESS MOVING FORWARD. UH, THOSE ARE MY QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS. THANKS AGAIN TO YOU AND YOUR STAFF. MELODY, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER TREVINO. COUNCIL MEMBER LIA. HI, UH, MELODY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. UH, GOOD PRESENTATION. UM, THIS IS, UH, AN IMPORTANT, AND IT'S NOT ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS THAT WE DO ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. AND SO, UM, AND YOU'VE SHEPHERD US THROUGH THIS, AT LEAST WHILE I'VE BEEN HERE FOR FOUR YEARS, AND EVERY SINGLE TIME I, I LEARN SOMETHING NEW AND I, I WALK AWAY, UM, I WALK AWAY FEELING BETTER ABOUT THE WORK THAT YOU, YOU AND YOUR TEAM DO. UM, THANK YOU. I, UH, I, I DO HAVE ONE CONCERN, UM, AND IT'S NOT A PROBLEM, BUT I, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT, THAT YOU, YOU DON'T FORGET, UM, THAT WHEN WE UNVEILED AND DISCUSSED THE HOMELESSNESS, UH, REPORT SURVEY THAT, THAT Y'ALL DID MM-HMM. THAT JUST REALLY THOROUGH AND, AND REALLY WELL DONE. UM, I MADE, UH, COMMENTS ABOUT MY, UH, ABOUT THE L G B T Q, UM, RELATIONSHIP WITH HOMELESSNESS. RIGHT? AND SO, UM, OF, IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, UH, OF ALL L G B T Q HOMELESS PEOPLE, UM, 40%, I'M SORRY, OF ALL YOUTH HOMELESS. YEAH. 40% OF THEM ARE L G B T, RIGHT? AND SO I, UH, I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT GOING FORWARD, UM, AND AS A RESULT OF EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE GONNA BE DOING WITH THIS, WITH THIS EFFORT, UM, THAT IT COMES BACK REFLECTING THAT CONCERN OF MINE, UM, THAT WE ARE BEING THOUGHTFUL AND DELIBERATE ABOUT THE L G B T PROBLEM. BECAUSE I, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU REMEMBER WHEN I POINTED OUT IN THE REPORT, UM, IT ONLY MENTIONED L G B T HOMELESSNESS TWICE, AND BOTH OF THEM WERE, I THINK, IDENTICAL [00:25:01] SENTENCES WHICH SAID, L G B T HOMELESS DON'T TRUST COMMUNITIES OF FAITH, OR WHAT IS IT? OR AGENCIES, UH, OR FAITH ORGANIZATIONS, RIGHT? THAT WAS IT. AND THEN LIKE, NO REAL ANALYSIS, NO REAL DEEP DIVE. AND THAT'S OKAY. I MEAN, UH, UM, MAYBE, MAYBE AT A FUTURE DAY WE DO THAT, BUT AT THE VERY LEAST FOR THIS PROCESS, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE DON'T FORGET, UM, YOU'D HAVE A REALLY HAPPY CITY COUNCILMAN IN DISTRICT EIGHT, IF WE COULD, UM, SHOW SOME DEMONSTRABLE MOVEMENT FORWARD ON THE FOCUS, UH, OF L G B T. AND I THINK YOU'RE PICKING UP ON WHAT I'M LAYING DOWN, AND, UH, AND I, AND YOU AND I HAVE TALKED IN THE PAST, AND I, I THINK YOU WERE OF THE SAME MIND. SO, UM, MAYOR, THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS. THANKS, MELODY. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. I'M, I'M ALWAYS IMPRESSED BY YOUR TEAM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER EZ, COUNCIL MEMBER ANDREW SULLIVAN. OKAY. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UM, THANK YOU, MELODY. THANK YOU, UM, SO MUCH, ALEX, FOR THE PRESENTATION. SO, AS I WAS LISTENING, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I LIKE TO, TO SEE ARE, UM, HOW WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE REPRESENTING THE SECOND CHANCE, UH, COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY WITH BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS TO HOUSING AND BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS TO, UH, AFFORDABLE HOUSING. UM, NOT JUST PLACES THAT THEY CAN BE THROWN INTO, BUT PLACES THEY CAN ACTUALLY LIVE IN. UM, SO I'D LOVE TO SEE HOW WE'RE GONNA HAVE THAT AS A PART OF THE CONVERSATION OF AGENCIES GOING FORWARD. AND THEN HOW ARE WE INCLUDING OUR SCHOOL COUNSELORS? WE KNOW THAT THEY HAVE A DIRECT 10, AND, AND, AND KNOWING WHO NEEDS THE RESOURCES, UM, BUT WE DON'T HAVE A COMPLETE TOOLKIT TO SEND OVER TO OUR SCHOOL BOARDS FOR THEM TO HAVE ACCESS TO ALL OF THE RESOURCES. UM, SO I'D LIKE TO SEE IF THAT IS SOMETHING THAT'LL BE INCLUDED IN THE CONCEPT OF, OF MAKING SURE WE HAVE THAT COLLABORATION. UM, AND THEN NORMALLY WE HAVE AGENCIES THAT ARE LEFT OUT OF THE CONVERSATION OR DON'T UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS OF GOING THROUGH AN R F P. UM, DON'T KNOW WHERE TO LOOK TO SEE WHEN THE SOLICITATION IS COMING OUT BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT AFFILIATED WITH ANY OTHER ORGANIZATION OR CHAMBER OR, UM, THEY'RE SMALL, BUT THEY DO, UH, MIGHTY WORK. AND SO I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE REACHING OUT TO, TO THOSE COMMUNITIES, SO IF WE'RE PARTNERING WITH SAGE OR IF WE'RE PARTNERING WITH COX METRO TO GET OUT THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE R F P TO THOSE NONPROFITS. UM, YES. BUT, UM, OTHER THAN THAT, UM, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION, AND THANK YOU, MELODY. I KNOW WE TALKED, UM, AND HAD OUR BRIEFING BEFORE, SO THANK YOU FOR INCLUDING SOME OF THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS IN, IN YOUR PRESENTATION. UH, THANK YOU, MA'AM. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER ANDREW SULLIVAN, COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY. THANK YOU, SIR. UM, MELODY, THANK YOU FOR SENDING THAT, UH, PACKAGE TO ME BASED ON OUR CONVERSATION. THE OTHER, MY CONCERN ABOUT METRICS AND MY CONCERN ABOUT, UH, MAKING SURE THAT A LOT OF THESE, LIKE AGENCIES ARE WORKING ACROSS THE AISLE, COORDINATING WITH EACH OTHER AND FOCUSING THEIR EFFORTS TO WORK TOGETHER INSTEAD OF INDIVIDUAL STOVE PIPES, UH, WORKING TOGETHER TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM, UM, OR HELP HELP PEOPLE OUT IN, IN THE, UH, COMMUNITY. I, I DID HAVE A QUESTION ON HAVEN FOR HOPE. WHAT HAS BEEN OUR, THEIR ANNUAL FUNDING OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS FROM THE CITY HAVEN FOR HOPE, UH, OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS HAS RECEIVED ANYWHERE FROM 5.5 MILLION TO 6.2. AND WHAT ARE, WHAT ARE WE LOOKING AT NOW? UM, WE'RE RECOMMENDING FOR FISCAL YEAR DESIGNATED FUNDING OF 6.2 MILLION. OKAY. SO, UM, YOU SAID 5.5, WHEN, WHEN WAS THAT 5.5 VERSUS A 6.2? UH, TWO YEARS AGO, I TO RECALL, IN THE BUDGET PROCESS FOR 2020, UM, HAVEN FOR HOPE WAS AWARDED AN ADDITIONAL $500,000 FROM THE RIVER BARGE AND, UM, TOWER REVENUES. AND THEN 560,000 WAS PUT INTO, UM, THE PROCESS FOR DESIGNATION OR WELL TO, UM, IMPLEMENT THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE HOMELESS STRATEGIC PLAN. SO THERE WAS ALMOST A MONTH OR A LITTLE OVER A MILLION BUDGETED FROM THAT REVENUE SOURCE FOR OKAY. 20. AND IS THAT STILL THE PLAN TO STILL, THE PLAN TO CONTINUE THAT? UM, YES. APPORTIONMENT OUT OF THOSE. OKAY. UM, OKAY. SO BASICALLY THE BUDGET IS STAYING THE SAME THEN FOR HAVEN FOR HOPE? YES. IN THIS, IN THIS NEXT, OKAY. RIGHT. THERE'S NOT AN INCREASE. OKAY. [00:30:02] UM, AND, AND HOW MUCH DO THEY ANNUALLY RAISE THROUGH CHARITABLE GIFTS AND THAT KIND OF THING? AND, UH, OTHER THAN, OTHER THAN WHAT THE CITY PUTS INTO IT, HAVEN FOR HOPES TOTAL OPERATING BUDGET IS, UM, CLOSE TO $25 MILLION. AND SO MORE THAN HALF OF THEIR FUNDING COMES FROM OTHER SOURCES. OKAY. ACTUALLY THREE, THREE FOURTHS. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. UM, THAT'S ALL MY QUESTIONS. UM, WE WILL, UH, WE'LL WAIT TO SEE HOW THIS ALL COMES TOGETHER THEN DURING THAT R F P PROCESS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY. UH, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? UH, COUNCIL MEMBER GONZALEZ. SORRY, MAYOR. I THOUGHT I HAD MY HAND UP. SO, UM, UH, SO, UH, YOU KNOW, THANKS, UM, FOR THE DISCUSSION AND, AND I KNOW THAT WE HAVE, UM, NOW, UH, SEVERAL, SEVERAL OF US, UH, COUNCIL WOMEN AND, AND THE MAYOR AND I HAVE SEEN THIS, UM, A NUMBER OF TIMES, UH, OVER THE YEARS JUST BASED ON, ON COUNCIL PRIORITIES. UM, AND I GUESS HAS THERE, AND WHAT I'M SEEING LOOKS FAIRLY CONSISTENT TO WHAT WE'VE SEEN OVER THE YEARS, YET WE KNOW THAT CIRCUMSTANCES HAVE DRASTICALLY CHANGED. SO IS THERE SOMETHING I'M MISSING THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, WE'VE MADE ADJUSTMENTS BASED ON COVID, BASED ON EQUITY, UH, BASED ON OUR NEW WORK, UH, READY TO WORK, UM, PROGRAMS? UM, I, I DON'T, I I'M JUST, IS THERE SOMETHING YOU CAN HIGHLIGHT? I DON'T SEE MUCH DIFFERENCE FROM WHAT WE PRESENTED TWO YEARS AGO. SO THE R F P DOCUMENT WILL REFLECT, UM, ALIGNMENT WITH THOSE, UH, INITIATIVES. WE WILL, UM, WE'RE PROPOSING TO FOCUS ADDITIONAL DOLLARS IN THE FAMILY STRENGTHENING, UM, AREAS SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE RESILIENCE AND RECOVERY PLAN, UM, INITIATIVES BEYOND, UH, WHERE, WHEN OUR CARES GRANT FUNDING ENDS IN MAY OF THIS YEAR. UM, WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT, UM, HOW TO ADD ADDITIONAL YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS, UM, FOR THE SUMMER AS WE'RE SEEING THAT MORE AND MORE YOUTH ARE BEING IMPACTED, UM, BY COVID. SO WE'RE LOOKING AT HOW DO WE, UM, PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES OVER THE SUMMER. THE R F P DOCUMENT WILL ASK AGENCIES TO, UM, TALK ABOUT HOW THEIR PROGRAMS ARE ALIGNED WITH THE RESILIENCE AND RECOVERY, UH, PLAN, HOW THEY'RE ALIGNED WITH ESSAY READY TO WORK, AND SPEAK TO HOW THEY WOULD SUPPORT THOSE INITIATIVES. AND SO THAT WILL BE PART OF EVALUATING THE PROPOSALS AND MAKING FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON WHAT THEY'RE, THEY'RE PROPOSING TO DO IN THEIR, UM, PRO PROGRAM SCOPE OF WORK. UM, YOU KNOW, I, I, I GUESS I, I'M, I'M, YOU KNOW, I, I, I GUESS WE DIDN'T, WHAT I, WE DIDN'T REALLY SEE WAS A BIG INCREASE IN FUNDING, AND I THINK THAT'S WHY I WAS, I HAD ASKED, I, I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A SEPARATE PROCESS. IT'S NOT PART OF THE CARES FUNDING, IT'S NOT PART OF ALL OF THE ADDITIONAL GRANTS WE'VE GOTTEN, UM, AS A RESULT OF, OF COVID. UM, BUT I, I JUST, IT SEEMS LIKE THERE SHOULD BE A DIFFERENT PROCEDURE AND, AND, AND I KNOW, YOU KNOW, THAT SHOULD BE NO MYSTERY TO MY COLLEAGUES. I'VE NEVER LIKED THIS, THIS, UH, THE WAY THAT WE DO THIS. UM, I'VE NOT, UH, I'VE NEVER HEARD VERY GOOD FEEDBACK FROM THE DELEGATE AGENCIES WHO PARTICIPATE. UM, THEY'RE WILLING TO COMPLY, UH, WITH WHAT'S PRESENTED. AND I THINK BY NOW, EVERYBODY'S, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE ARE COMFORTABLE WITH IT, THEY'VE DONE IT BEFORE. UM, BUT YOU KNOW, WHAT I HAVE NEVER REALLY SEEN, UM, IS I THINK I, WHAT I JUST DON'T FEEL LIKE IS THAT THERE'S A REAL RESPECT FOR THE WORK THAT THE AGENCIES DO AND ALL THE PEOPLE THAT WORK THERE. AND, UM, I THINK, YOU KNOW, AS A RESULT OF WHAT WE'VE EXPERIENCED IN, AT OVER THE LAST YEAR AND HOW IMPORTANT THOSE DELEGATE AGENCIES ARE, UH, I HIGHLIGHTED THIS MORNING ALL OF THE WORK THAT WE'VE DONE WITH THEM, INCLUDING RUNNING THE VACCINES THIS MORNING, INCLUDING ALL OF THE FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS, UH, THAT THEY HAVE BEEN PROVIDED, ALL OF THE WORK THAT THEY DO FOR OUR SENIOR COMMUNITY, AND YET WE'VE MAINTAINED THEIR BUDGET AT 21 MILLION FOR THE LAST EIGHT YEARS. AND I JUST DON'T THINK IT'S A VERY GOOD REFLECTION OF THE WORK THAT GETS [00:35:01] DONE, UH, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF IT ALL. SO I, I, YOU KNOW, I, I UNDER, THERE'S NOT A, A LOT OF QUESTION THERE. UM, UH, BUT I JUST FEEL LIKE, UM, EVEN WITH ALL THE FEDERAL FUNDING, UM, WE KNOW THAT THE NEED CONTINUES AND IT'S NOT REFLECTED IN OUR BUDGET, UM, TO THE DELEGATE AGENCIES. SO I, I KNOW THAT WE, UH, ALSO HAVE MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS IN, UM, THE PAPERWORK PORTION, UH, WHICH IS, YOU EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THE DELEGATE AGENTS HAVE IT, HAVE THEY SEEN IT YET? I GUESS HAVE THEY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE FEEDBACK ON WHETHER OR NOT THEY THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, IT, IT WILL BE EASIER TO, TO DO? OR WAS THAT JUST AN INTERNAL DOCUMENT? SO WE'VE HELD, UM, THREE OR FOUR, THREE, UH, STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS TO INCLUDE THE NONPROFITS AND GATHER FEEDBACK, YOU KNOW, LETTING THEM KNOW SOME OF THE CHANGES WE WERE PROPOSING, BUT ALSO GATHERING THEIR FEEDBACK ON WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE CHANGE. WE'VE INCORPORATED SOME OF THAT. WE PLAN TO HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL MEETINGS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS, UM, TO GATHER MORE FEEDBACK. AND WE ARE ALSO GOING TO POST A DRAFT THE DRAFT R F P, UM, ON OUR WEBSITE, AND THEY WILL BE ABLE TO LOOK AT THE ENTIRE DOCUMENT AND, AND PROVIDE, PROVIDE EVEN MORE DETAIL. SO, WE'LL, WE'LL BE ABLE TO GET THEIR RESPONSES TO THE CHANGES THAT WE'VE ALREADY MADE AND, UM, INCORPORATE ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK BEFORE WE ACTUALLY RELEASE THE FINAL R F P. I FEEL LIKE THAT IS, AND WHEN THE TIME ISN'T IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS OR SO, I'M, SO THE RFP, WILL THE TIMELINE BE POSTED? YEAH, THE R F P WILL BE POSTED NEXT WEEK, THE DRAFT, AND THEN THE FINAL WILL BE POSTED. UH, WE'RE LOOKING AT TARGETING MARCH 15TH AS THE FINAL FINAL DAY THAT WE POST THAT THE R F P IS ISSUED AND PEOPLE CAN BEGIN TO RESPOND. UM, BUT ALSO, BUT THE FUNDING WON'T BE, UM, FULFILLED UNTIL OCTOBER? NO, THE FUNDING RIGHT NOW, THE ESTIMATED FUNDING IS BASED ON, UM, THE FISCAL YEAR 20 AND FISCAL YEAR 21 BUDGET FOR THIS INITIATIVE FOR THIS, UH, R F P. UM, WELL, OKAY. WELL, THANK YOU, UH, FOR, UM, YOU KNOW, THE UPDATE AND, AND, UM, YOU KNOW, I, I, I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW, I, I, YOU KNOW, I DON'T REALLY LIKE IT AND I, I NEVER REALLY LIKED IT. I, I, UNFORTUNATELY, I, I DON'T HAVE AN ALTERNATIVE TO COMPLETELY REVAMP IT AND ASK THAT IT BE DONE A DIFFERENT WAY. UM, I JUST, I DON'T FEEL THAT WHAT'S PRESENTED ADEQUATELY REFLECT THE INCREDIBLE WORK DONE BY ALL THESE AGENCIES. UM, I KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, WE OFTEN TALK ABOUT RETURN ON INVESTMENT, AND SOMETIMES THAT'S PRESENTED. I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS PRESENTED TODAY. I I MAY HAVE MISSED THAT PART. UM, BUT, YOU KNOW, I THINK THERE'S JUST, UM, NO WAY IT, IT, THERE'S NO DENYING THE INCREDIBLE WORK, UM, BY THE ORGANIZATION. UM, MOST OF THEM RUN BY WOMEN AND, UM, STAFFED BY WOMEN. UH, SO, UM, I, I, THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU, MAYOR. IF, IF I COULD JUST QUICKLY, UM, CONFIRM THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS ONE PORTION OF FUNDING FOR HUMAN SERVICES AGENCIES THAT'S IN THE CITY BUDGET. THERE'S, THERE'S A NUMBER OF OTHER SOURCES THAT INCLUDE THE CARES ACT FUNDING, UM, WHAT'S IN THE HUMAN SERVICES, UH, BUDGET, AND THEN OTHER, UM, DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENTAL BUDGETS. THERE'S FUNDING FOR EDUCATION, THERE'S FUNDING FOR, UM, HOMELESSNESS EVEN. AND SO, UM, WHAT WE CAN DO IS PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON, ON THOSE OTHER SOURCES OF FUNDING AND, AND, UM, THE LEVEL OF FUNDING THAT MANY OF THE NONPROFITS ARE RECEIVING. UH, WHICH, WHICH DOES REMIND ME NOW THAT THERE WAS A, UM, A REPORT, UH, THAT WAS PUBLISHED A FEW MONTHS BACK, UH, ABOUT, UM, THE, UH, THE, UM, INVESTMENT OF THE DELEGATE AGENCIES. AND IT WAS IN THE BILLIONS NOW, I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT THE NUMBER WAS, AND I'M, UM, UH, BUT IT WAS, UM, A, SOMETHING THAT WAS IN THE NEW YORK TIMES OR, OR PERHAPS, UM, A, A REPUTABLE, UH, VERY, UM, THOROUGHLY EXAMINED REPORT REPORT. UM, AND, AND SO UNFORTUNATELY I DON'T HAVE IT IN FRONT OF ME, BUT I'M SURE SOMEBODY, UH, CAN RE REMIND ME WHAT THOSE NUMBERS ARE AND, AND SHOW THAT IT'S A VERY GOOD INVESTMENT. AND YET WE HAVEN'T SEEN MUCH OF AN INCREASE HERE IN THE PAST EIGHT YEARS. SO, UM, THANK YOU THAT, THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER GONZALEZ. COUNCIL MEMBER . THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU MELODY FOR THE PRESENTATION. AND I JUST, I DO WANNA AMPLIFY COUNCILWOMAN, UH, GONZALEZ'S CONCERNS [00:40:01] WHAT SHE'S BEEN SHARING, AND, UM, ALSO WHEN IT TALKS ABOUT OUTREACH. SO A COUPLE OF THINGS ON SLIDE NUMBER FIVE AND SIX, UM, IF YOU COULD MELODY, GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE. UH, AND THAT'S, I THINK THAT'S THE BEST WAY FOR ME TO UNDERSTAND. GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE OF, OF A PROJECT IN THE PAST THAT MAY, WE MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO HAVE AWARDED, BUT WAS SO CLOSE, BUT WE DID NOT AWARD IT. BUT NOW WITH THE EQUITY BASED APPROACH WOULD HAVE A CHANCE OF GETTING THIS AWARD. IT'LL HELP ME UNDERSTAND BETTER HOW THIS IS GOING TO, RIGHT. I'M, AND I'M, I'M TRYING TO, TRYING TO COME UP WITH A, UM, MAYBE AN AGENCY THAT, THAT WE DIDN'T FUND AND, AND WOULD, UM, IF WE HAD A MORE DIVERSE PANELS AND, AND MORE ATTENTION TO EQUITY SCORE. UM, AND I'M NOT, I'M, I'M SORT OF DRAWING A BLANK, BUT I WILL, UM, FIND AN EXAMPLE AND, AND MAKE SURE THAT, THAT WE SEND THAT OUT TO EVERYONE. I'LL SEE WHAT WE CAN FIND OR, OR JUST THE, THE, MAYBE EVEN THE ELEMENTS OF WHAT WOULD HAVE, MAYBE NOT A SPECIFIC AGENCY, BUT WHAT ARE THE ELEMENTS THAT NOW WOULD HAVE MAYBE A FIGHTING CHANCE THAT DID BEFORE, IF YOU EVEN HAVE THAT. YEAH. THE EXAMPLE WOULD BE, MELANIE, COULDN'T THE EXAMPLE ALSO BE, UM, AN AGENCY MIGHT HAVE, UH, A SHOT AT ADDITIONAL FUNDING. THEY WERE FUNDED BEFORE, BUT THEY'VE GOT, UH, A CHANCE FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING BECAUSE OF THE APPLICATION OF THAT, THAT, THAT, THAT OVERLAY. RIGHT? THAT'S, THAT'S ANOTHER TYPE OF EXAMPLE THAT YOU COULD USE. YES. THAT'S A, THAT'S A GOOD EXAMPLE. UM, YOU KNOW, IF WE HAVE AN AGENCY WHO MAYBE HAS BEEN DOING, YOU KNOW, ALL OF THEIR WORK IS CENTERED IN COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, UH, BUT FUNDING HAS BEEN MAYBE DISPERSED ACROSS AREAS THAT AREN'T NECESSARILY IN THAT HIGH EQUITY SCORE, THEN, YOU KNOW, WE WOULD, WE WOULD REALLOCATE THAT TO FOCUS ON, UM, HIGH EQUITY SCORE AREAS. AND, AND THE AGENCY THAT'S ALWAYS BEEN WORKING WITHIN THOSE BOUNDARIES WOULD RECEIVE MORE FUNDING. ALSO A SMALL AGENCY, UM, THAT MAYBE STRUGGLES, A STRUGGLES TO, YOU KNOW, HAVE THE CAPACITY TO, TO DO ALL THE ADMINISTRATIVE WORK. AND SO THEY'RE NEVER ABLE TO APPLY FOR MORE FUNDING, UM, BECAUSE THEY CAN'T, YOU KNOW, CAN'T GROW THEIR PROGRAM. CHANGING SOME OF THOSE RE THOSE REQUIREMENTS, MAKING THINGS EASIER FOR THEM TO MANAGE, UM, HELPS THEM FOCUS ON THE PROGRAM AND, AND GROW THEIR PROGRAM. OKAY. THAT'S, THAT'S HELPFUL. ONE THING THAT I WOULD ALSO LIKE FOR YOU ALL TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION, EITHER IN THE EQUITY EVALUATION AND OR IN THE EVALUATION COMMITTEE, UM, AT THE END IS ALSO HA THE CREATIVITY AND THE DIVERSE WAYS THAT OUR, UH, OUR GROUPS, THE, UM, THE AGENCIES ARE GOING TO DO OUTREACH IN THE COMMUNITIES. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE SEEN, LIKE COUNCIL MEMBER GONZALEZ SAID THE WHO HAVE BEEN OUT THERE WORKING SO QUICK, UH, SO HARD. AND SO, UM, IMPORTANT. AND THEN WE'VE SEEN A GREAT USE OF OUR COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS AS WELL. AND THEN WE'VE ALSO SEEN HOW, UM, YOU KNOW, TELEPHONE WORKS BETTER THAN ONLINE, WORKS BETTER THAN, AND THE OUTREACH COMPONENT. SO I THINK IF WE CAN, AND YOU MAY ALREADY BE DOING THIS, BUT I'LL JUST SAY IT ON THE RECORD, IF WE CAN DEFINITELY BE LOOKING AT THAT DIVERSITY OF HOW WE DO OUTREACH AND HOW WE RECRUIT PEOPLE AND TAKE IT INTO CONSIDERATION IN THE EVALUATION CRITERIA, I THINK THAT WILL BE HELPFUL, UM, FOR THE WHOLE, UH, COMMITTEE. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL. ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER. COUNCIL MEMBER. UH, THANK YOU, MAYOR. I, I JUST WANT TO CHIME BACK IN REAL FAST. UM, AND ONE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT I, THAT WE NEED TO LOOK AT, UM, THROUGH THIS R F P, ARE THOSE AGENCIES THAT SPEAK TO OUR FAMILIES WHO ARE UNDERINSURED OR HAVE NO INSURANCE, UM, AND THE MEDICAL CARE ACCESS. UM, IF WE CAN FIND AGENCIES TO SPEAK TO THAT, I THINK THAT'LL HELP WITH THE ISSUE OF MENTAL HEALTH, THE ISSUES OF NOT HAVING ACCESS TO MEDICAL CARE AND PRESCRIPTION CARE. UM, AND I THINK THAT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO LOOK AT, ESPECIALLY AS WE'VE SEEN, UH, THE DISPARITIES AS IT HAS HIT WITH COVID. UM, I THINK THAT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO START LOOKING INTO AS WE GO FORWARD WITH THE R F P. BUT THAT, [00:45:01] THAT'S ALL I HAVE, MA'AM. THANK YOU. UH, THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER ANDREW SULLIVAN. AND I'LL, I'LL JUST, UH, WRAP UP, UH, WITH A COUPLE COMMENTS AS WELL SOMEWHAT RELATED TO WHAT COUNCIL MEMBER ANDREW SULLIVAN SAID. I REMEMBER, UM, MUST HAVE BEEN TWO BUDGET CYCLES AGO, WE WENT THROUGH AN EXERCISE WHERE WE HAD TO IDENTIFY WHAT OUR TOP PRIOR POLICY PRIORITY WAS, AND THERE WAS EVERYTHING FROM TRANSPORTATION TO HOUSING TO, UM, YOU KNOW, PUBLIC SAFETY. BUT THERE WAS ONE ITEM ON THE BOARD. AND I THINK THE MORE WE TALKED ABOUT IT, UH, I THINK MORE FOLKS GRAVITATED TO IT, AND THAT WAS FAMILY WELLBEING, CONSIDERING, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING WE'VE BEEN THROUGH IN THE LAST YEAR AND THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR PUBLIC HEALTH, UH, ACCESS TO PUBLIC HEALTH AND ACCESS TO MEDICAL CARE. AS, UH, DAVID JUST SAID, UM, I WOULD JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT AS WE GET CLOSER TO THE EVALUATION PERIOD, WE KEEP CHECKING IN WITH OUR METRO HEALTH STRATEGIC PLAN TO SEE HOW THOSE TOUCH POINTS DO RELATE TO THE LEVELS OF FUNDING WHEN WE'RE ALLOCATING, ESPECIALLY FOR DESIGNATED FUNDING. UH, OTHER THAN THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, REBECCA AND ME AND SHIRLEY, I THINK HAVE BEEN THROUGH THIS, UH, THIS MUST MUST BE EIGHT TIMES NOW AT LEAST. UM, AND WE'VE SEEN THE EVOLUTION AND I THINK IT'S A GOOD ONE, UH, IN TERMS OF THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN AND THESE MAJOR PILLARS. UH, AND I THINK THAT ONLY FURTHER SPEAKS TO THE STRATEGIC PLANS THAT WE'RE, WE'RE EVALUATING AS WE, AS WE WORK ON OTHER AREAS OF POLICY, BUT THE, THE MORE THAT WE CAN CHECK IN WITH THE METRO HEALTH STRATEGIC PLAN, I THINK THE BETTER AS WE GET TOWARDS, UM, BUDGET, UM, BUDGET ADOPTION. SO GREAT WORK. MELODY, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANY OTHER, UH, COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS. UM, SO IF THAT IS IT, HAVE YOU GOTTEN WHAT YOU NEED FROM US? I, I DO. THANK YOU. OKAY. ALRIGHT. WELL THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. UH, TIME IS 1:49 PM AND OUR CITY COUNCIL MEETING IS NOW ADJOURNED. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.