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          [Call to Order]
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          PERFECT. 
          GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. 
          WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED. 
          WELCOME TO THE JANUARY 24TH MEETING OF THE PLANNING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE. 
          WE WILL START WITH ROLL CALL. 
          GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL MEMBER BRAVO HERE. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER GERRAN HERE. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER CASTILLO HERE. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE HERE. 
          CHAIR GARCIA GARCIA. 
          MA'AM, WE HAVE A QUORUM. 
          THANK YOU. 
          GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. 
          WE'LL START OFF WITH THE 
          [1. Approval of minutes from December 13, 2021 Planning and Community Development Committee Meeting.]
BUSINESS PORTION OF THE AGENDA BY APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM NOVEMBER THE EIGHTH AND NOVEMBER 15TH, 2021. 
          DO ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE ANY CHANGE? MOTION TO APPROVE. 
          THERE'S A MOTION. 
          MOTION. 
          SECOND. 
          SECOND. 
          THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND. 
          LET'S TAKE A VOTE. 
          ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE MINUTES. 
          AYE. 
          AYE. 
          AYE. 
          AYE. 
          LOOKS LIKE NO OPPOSITION AND NO ABSTENTIONS. 
          THANK YOU. 
          MOTION CARRIES. 
          WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER THREE, WHICH IS AT LARGE APPOINTMENTS TO THE BUILDING RELATED AND FIRE CODE APPEALS AND ADVISORY BOARD. 
          I WAS ON THE WRONG ONE. 
          WE WILL MOVE ON TO, AND FOR THE CORRECTION, IT WAS APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM DECEMBER THE 13TH, MY COLLEAGUES. 
          ARE YOU ALL OKAY WITH THAT? I READ THE WRONG THING. 
          I READ THE WRONG THING. 
          YES. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          ITEM NUMBER 
          [2. Briefing and possible action on FY 2022 Affordable Housing Development & NSP Single-Family Infill Development Funding Recommendations [Lori Houston, Assistant City Manager; Verónica R. Soto, Director, Neighborhood and Housing Services]]
TWO IS AT S UH, FISCAL YEAR 2022. 
          AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AND N S P, SINGLE FAMILY INFILL DEVELOPMENT FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS PRESENTED BY VERO OR, UH, VERONICA. 
          YES, GO AHEAD, VERONICA. 
          HI, GOOD MORNING COUNSEL COMMITTEE MEMBERS. 
          I'M VERONICA GARCIA, DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING SERVICES DEPARTMENT. 
          SO THIS MORNING I HAVE AN ITEM, WHICH IS A CONSIDERATION OF AN AWARD UP TO $6.3 MILLION IN HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM FUNDING, AND UP TO $2.7 MILLION IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDING TO HELP FUND SEVEN AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS. 
          EACH YEAR WE RECEIVE HUD ENTITLEMENT GRANTS, AND THESE FUNDS CAN BE USED TO DEVELOP AND PRESERVE AFFORDABLE HOUSING. 
          THIS, UH, PARTICULAR YEAR, WE'VE ALSO UTILIZED AN R F P PROCESS TO AWARD ALL OF THE FUNDS. 
          THE R F P, WE ISSUED TWO SEPARATE RFPS. 
          ONE WAS FOR HOME OWNERSHIP PROJECTS, AND THOSE MUST BE PRIORITIZED FOR FAMILIES AT 80% OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME OR BELOW. 
          THE SECOND R F P WAS LOOKING FOR PROPOSALS FOR MULTI-FAMILY RENTAL HOUSING, AND THAT HAD TO BE PRIORITIZED FOR FAMILIES AT 60% OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME OR BELOW. 
          THE RFPS WERE ISSUED BACK ON AUGUST 27TH, AND WE HELD THEM OPEN FOR JUST OVER 50 DAYS THIS YEAR, WHICH IS THE LONGEST WE'VE EVER HAD. 
          AND WE DID RECEIVE, UH, NINE DIFFERENT EVAL, NINE DIFFERENT PROPOSALS FOR THE TWO DIFFERENT RFPS COMBINED. 
          THE COMMITTEE SCORED ALL OF THE PROPOSALS ON NOVEMBER 17TH, AND THE FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS WERE PRESENTED TO AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY COMMITTEE BACK ON DECEMBER 6TH. 
          WITH YOUR APPROVAL TODAY, THEN WE WILL GO AHEAD AND FORWARD ALL OF THE PROPOSALS FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION. 
          ON MARCH 3RD, THE EVALUATION COMMITTEE LOOKED AT THE FOLLOWING SCORING CRITERIA, AND THIS IS THE SAME CRITERIA THAT CITY COUNCIL APPROVED BACK IN 2019, AND IT'S THE CRITERIA WE'VE USED EVER SINCE. 
          UH, THIS YEAR THOUGH, WE DID INCORPORATE SOME EQUITY CRITERIA. 
          WE, UH, FOCUSED ON THE PROJECT READINESS, UH, MADE SURE THAT PROJECTS HAD SITE CONTROL, THAT THEY HAD THEIR FUNDS ALREADY SECURED, AND THAT THEY JUST NEEDED THESE FUNDS IN ORDER TO MAKE THEM HAPPEN. 
          IN THE PROJECT. 
          SITE CHARACTERISTICS IS WHERE SOME OF OUR EQUITY CRITERIA WAS EVALUATED. 
          WE PRIORITIZED PROJECTS, UH, FOR HOME OWNERSHIP THAT WERE IN HISTORICALLY REDLINED AREAS. 
          AND OUR RENTAL PROJECTS ALSO LOOKED AT THE EQUITY SCORE FOR PROJECTS THAT WERE PROPOSED. 
          UM, IN ADDITION, WE PRIORITIZED PROJECTS THAT WERE PRESERVATION, SO PRESERVING THE EXISTING, UH, AFFORDABLE HOUSING THAT WE HAVE NOW. 
          THOSE ALSO WERE EXTRA POINTS. 
          WERE IN THAT PROJECT SITE CHARACTERISTIC CATEGORY. 
          AND IN THE UNDERWRITING CATEGORY, WE ACTUALLY HAVE OUR UNDERWRITERS ON THE EVALUATION PANEL AND THEY HELP US LOOK AT THE FINANCIALS OF A PROJECT, MAKE SURE IT IS FEASIBLE, AND THAT THE FUNDS THEY ARE ASKING FOR ARE NOT MORE THAN NEEDED TO FILL THE GAP THAT IS THERE. 
          THIS IS ALSO WHERE WE ADDED PRIORITY POINTS FOR ANY RENTAL PROJECT DEVELOPED THAT INCLUDED UNITS FOR FAMILIES AT 30% OF THE AREA AND MEDIAN INCOME OR BELOW. 
          THESE ARE THE ROT PROJECTS THAT ARE RECOMMENDED FOR AWARD. 
          YOU COULD SEE WE HAVE FIVE PROJECTS TOTAL IN THE AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING CATEGORY. 
          THE PROJECTS, UM, I'LL, I'LL HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE OF 'EM. 
          THE KING'S COURT REHAB IS DONE BY MERCED, UH, AND THEY ARE PROPOSING TO REHAB SOME EXISTING HOME, UH, RENTAL PROJECTS 
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THAT ARE FOR OLDER ADULTS. 
          THIS IS A PROJECT THAT IS GREATLY IN NEED OF SOME IMPROVEMENTS. 
          AND IN ORDER TO KEEP THE, THE RENTS AS LOW AS POSSIBLE, THEY ARE ASKING FOR HELP FROM THE CITY IN ORDER TO REHAB THOSE APARTMENTS. 
          SO THAT IS ONE REHAB PROJECT. 
          THE OTHER ONE IS THE COUNTRY CLUB VILLAGE PROJECT, WHICH IS BOTH PROPOSING NEW CONSTRUCTION, SO THE ADDITION OF 270 UNITS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING. 
          AND THEY ARE ALSO PROPOSING TO REHAB THE EXISTING PRO UH, UNITS THAT THEY HAVE AT THE SITE. 
          SO IT IS A, IT'S A COMBINATION AND YOU CAN SEE FROM, UH, THE REST OF THE PROJECTS ARE ALL NEW CONSTRUCTION AND THEY ARE ALL EITHER 4% OR 9% TAX CREDIT PROJECTS IN THOSE TAX CREDITS HAVE ALREADY BEEN SECURED. 
          EACH OF THESE PROJECTS, UH, THAT ARE PROPOSING NEW CONSTRUCTION INCLUDE UNITS, UH, OR ALL OF THE PROJECTS INCLUDE UNITS AT 30% OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME OR BELOW. 
          AND YOU CAN SEE THAT IN TOTAL, THESE, UH, FUNDING PROPOSALS WILL PRODUCE JUST OVER A HUNDRED UNITS AT THAT 30% A M I. 
          IN THE AFFORDABLE HOME OWNERSHIP CATEGORY, WE RECEIVE TWO PROPOSALS AND BOTH ARE RECOMMENDED FOR AWARD. 
          THE FIRST IS THE FAR WEST SIDE INFILL PROJECT. 
          THEY ARE PROPOSING NINE INFILLS SINGLE FAMILY HOMES FOR FAMILIES AT 80% OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME OR BELOW. 
          AND THAT ENTIRE, ALL NINE HOMES WILL BE BUILT AT THAT A M I LEVEL. 
          THE SECOND PROJECT IS DONE BY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY. 
          IT IS THE FOURTH PHASE OF THE RANCHO CARLOTTA SUBDIVISION. 
          AND ALL 54 HOMES PROPOSED AS PART OF THAT PHASE ARE, WILL BE BILLED FOR FAMILIES AT 80% OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME OR BELOW. 
          AS I MENTIONED, ALL OF OUR RENTAL PROJECTS INCLUDE UNITS FOR FAMILIES AT 30% OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME OR BELOW. 
          AND I WILL MAKE A NOTE THAT, UH, COUNCILWOMAN CASTILLO ASKED US TO LOOK AT OUR FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS, AND I'M REALLY GLAD YOU ASKED FOR THAT COUNCILWOMAN 'CAUSE IT HELPED US REFLECT ON WHAT HAVE WE AWARDED IN THE PAST. 
          AND WITH TODAY'S FUNDING PROPOSALS, WE ARE PROPOSING TO BUILD MORE THAN DOUBLE THE AMOUNT OF UNITS AT 30% AREA A M I THAN WE HAVE OVER THE FA PAST FIVE YEARS COMBINED. 
          SO I THINK THAT'S REALLY SHOWING THAT OUR, UM, OUR R F P AND THE DEVELOPERS WHO ARE RESPONDING ARE INDEED ALIGNING THEIR PROJECTS WITH THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY BASED ON, UM, THE TYPES OF PROJECTS THAT WE'RE ASKING FOR. 
          ALL OF THE HOME OWNERSHIP PROJECTS SERVE FAMILIES AT 80% OF THE A M I OR BELOW, WHICH ISN'T ALIGNED. 
          ALL OF THESE ARE IN ALIGN WITH OUR STRATEGIC HOUSING IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, AND WE ALSO HAVE SOME REHAB PROJECTS, WHICH ALSO, AS THE SHIP CALLS OUT, SHOULD HELP US PRESERVE THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING THAT WE HAVE NOW. 
          SO THAT CONCLUDES THE, UH, GAP FUNDING, AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS. 
          AND I'LL MOVE ON TO, OH, DO WE WANNA MOVE ON TO THE N S P OR DO WE WANNA DO QUESTIONS ON THE FIRST ONE? I THINK LET'S, LET'S DO QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE JUST IN CASE. 
          I THINK THAT IT'S, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT. 
          SO I'LL START OFF JUST REALLY QUICK BY ASKING, UM, THERE'S A LOT OF GREAT PROJECTS ON THIS, AND YOU MENTIONED THIS, BUT LEMME JUST HEAR IT AGAIN. 
          ALL OF THESE PROJECTS ARE ALIGNED WITH THE, UH, SHIP, CORRECT? YES. 
          AND NOT JUST, I'M TALKING ABOUT IN GENERAL TERMS, BUT ALSO IN GOALS. 
          YES. 
          THE GOALS, THEY'RE ALL, UH, PRODUCING, UH, UNITS FOR FAMILIES THAT ARE IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE AMOUNTS THAT ARE THE, THE TARGET POPULATIONS THAT THE SHIP RECOMMENDS. 
          THEY ARE ALSO LOOKING AT, UH, PRIORITIZING, UH, PRESERVATION OF THE RENTAL HOMES OF THE EXISTING AFFORDABLE PROPERTIES. 
          AND THEY ALSO, UM, ARE ENSURING THAT THEY HAVE THAT LONG-TERM AFFORDABILITY, UH, PERIOD. 
          IT'S NOT JUST A, YOU KNOW, A FIVE YEAR FOR THE RENTAL REHAB. 
          YES. 
          BUT THE ALL HOME OWNERSHIP PROJECTS AND THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS ARE ALL, UH, LOOKING FOR AFFORDABILITY PERIODS OF AT LEAST 20 YEARS. 
          THANK YOU, VERONICA. 
          AND THEN ALSO, HOW LONG HAVE WE USED THE CURRENT EVALUATION CRITERIA? UH, SINCE 2019. 
          OKAY. 
          AND THEN, UM, I NOTICED ABOUT 15% OF THE UNITS ARE RESERVED FOR 30% A M I N BELOW MM-HMM. 
          , UM, 78% OF THE UNITS. 
          UH, IT LOOKS LIKE, OR, OR ACTUALLY I'M, I'M, I'M GETTING MY, MY NUMBERS CONFUSED. 
          I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DRILLING DOWN TO THE LARGEST AND MOST SPECIFIC, UH, DIFFICULT GAP TO FILL YES. 
          UM, WITHIN THOSE HOUSING WITH USING THESE HOUSING FUNDS. 
          AND SO, UM, CAN YOU MAYBE WALK ME THROUGH THE PROCESS OF HOW YOU ALL ACHIEVE THAT? SURE. 
          SO WE DID AWARD PRIORITY POINTS IF OUR PROJECT HAD UNITS AT 30%. 
          UM, AND WE, I'LL HAVE TO KEEP IN MIND THAT THIS IS JUST ONE FUNDING SOURCE. 
          SO MANY OF 'EM DID LAYER ON THE 9% TAX CREDIT OR THE 4% TAX CREDIT LITECH THAT'S AVAILABLE, WHICH HELPED THEM. 
          SO IT'S NOT REALLY JUST THE HUD GAP FINANCING THAT'S HELPING THEM ACHIEVE THAT DEEPER AFFORDABILITY. 
          IT'S REALLY MUCH EASIER FOR THEM TO DO THAT IF THEY LAYER OTHER FUNDING SOURCES. 
          SO THAT'S WHAT, UM, THESE PROJECTS HAVE DONE. 
          WE DID HAVE 
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MORE THAN JUST THESE PROJECTS. 
          WE HAD A TOTAL OF SEVEN PROJECTS THAT SUBMITTED FOR, IN THE RENTAL HOUSING CATEGORY. 
          UM, BUT THE LAST TWO DID NOT SCORE HIGH ENOUGH TO RECEIVE, UH, FUNDING BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF FUNDS THAT WE HAVE TOWARDS. 
          SO I THINK THAT SHOWS THAT THE EVALUATION COMMITTEE REALLY DID LOOK AT PRIORITIZING AND GIVING PRIORITY TO THOSE PROJECTS THAT, UM, RESPONDED TO OUR REQUESTS TO MEET THAT DEEP AFFORDABILITY LEVELS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. 
          THANK YOU, VERONICA. 
          I SEE. 
          AND, UM, DISTRICT FOUR, WE HAVE, UH, 49 UNITS AT 30% ON, ON ONE PROJECT. 
          MM-HMM. 
          . 
          AND SO 15%, UM, IS, IS WHAT I'M, I'M GATHERING. 
          AND THEN WE HAVE THE RANCHO CARLOTA WITH HABITAT. 
          AND SPECIFICALLY THEY, UM, THAT IS AT 80% A M I AND BELOW. 
          YES. 
          CAN YOU REMIND ME ABOUT WHY IT WAS 80% A M I AND BELOW ON THAT ONE? SURE. 
          SO IN ALIGNMENT WITH OUR SHIP, WE'RE ALLOWED TO GO UP TO 120% A M I FOR HOME OWNERSHIP. 
          AND THIS PROJECT, UH, BECAUSE OF THE HUD FUNDS AND THE SOURCE OF THE HUD FUNDS, WE KEPT IT, WE WENT FURTHER, WE WENT DEEPER TO 80% A M I AND HABITAT ACTUALLY, UM, THAT PROJECT SPECIFICALLY, THEY SELL TO FAMILIES, UH, THAT EVEN CAN MEET MUCH LOWER LEVELS THAN THAT. 
          THEIR AVERAGE TARGET PRICE IN THIS SUBDIVISION, THIS PHASE WILL BE 95,000 TO $99,000, WILL BE THE FINAL SALES PRICE OF THOSE HOMES. 
          AND THEY ALSO HELP FAMILIES BY OFFERING A 0% INTEREST RATE FOR 20 TO 25 YEARS. 
          SO THAT REALLY HELPS THEM HELP FAMILIES THAT OTHERWISE COULD NOT QUALIFY FOR A HOME. 
          SO EVEN THOUGH THEY CAN GO UP TO 80% A M I, I THINK WHEN YOU LOOK AT THEIR NUMBERS, THEY REALLY SERVE FAMILIES AT MUCH DEEPER AFFORDABILITY LEVELS. 
          GREAT. 
          THANK YOU VERONICA. 
          AND I THINK I SEE, UH, FOLKS FROM HABITAT HERE, SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. 
          UM, WE'LL START OFF WITH MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES AND I'LL, I'LL START OFF WITH COUNCILWOMAN . 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU FOR THE INFORMATION, THE PRESENTATION. 
          UM, SO I THINK, AND I KNOW YOU TALKED ABOUT IN, IN SHIP, TRYING TO HELP PEOPLE FURTHER. 
          SO IN THESE NEW PROJECTS, WILL WE BE, WILL THE MANAGEMENT COMPANY OR THE CITY BE REACHING OUT TO THEM ABOUT OUR READY TO WORK PROGRAMS AND THE OTHER SERVICES THAT WE HAVE OFFERED? YEAH, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. 
          WE CAN CERTAINLY MAKE SURE THAT THEY DO THAT EACH OF THESE PROJECTS, BECAUSE, UM, THEY'RE BEING DEVELOPED BY OUR COMMUNITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION PARTNERS. 
          THEY DO HAVE, UM, SERVICES THAT THEY OFFER THE RESIDENTS OF THE PROJECTS ON SITE. 
          MANY OF THEM DO OFFER EMPLOYMENT COUNSELING OR IN DIFFERENT SERVICES, AND THEY LET THEM KNOW ABOUT RESOURCES SO WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE OUR READY TO WORK, UH, DETAILS AND ALL OF THOSE PROGRAM HOW TO REGISTER. 
          AND THEY CAN HELP GET THE WORD OUT TO THEIR RESIDENTS WITH THESE PROJECTS. 
          AND SINCE MANY OF THEM HAVE BUILT OTHER PROJECTS, WE CAN ASK THEM TO EXTEND THAT INFORMATION TO ALL OF THEIR OTHER PROJECTS AS WELL. 
          YES. 
          I MEAN, I'M, I'M FAMILIAR WITH, UH, MOST OF THESE DEVELOPER GROUPS, AND I KNOW THEY DO. 
          I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THE INFORMATION THEY HAVE IS, UH, UP TO DATE, UP TO DATE WITH, WITH THE, THE MOST CURRENT INFORMATION ABOUT OUR READY TO WORK AND WHATEVER WE, WE PLAN TO OFFER IN UTILITY SERVICES AND, UM, THINGS LIKE THAT. 
          OKAY. 
          THANK YOU. 
          YES, MA'AM. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCILWOMAN VRAN. 
          COUNCILMAN BRAVO. 
          NO QUESTIONS. 
          WE'LL MOVE ON TO MY COLLEAGUES WHO ARE ONLINE, COUNCILWOMAN CASTILLO. 
          HI. 
          THANK YOU, VERONICA, FOR THE PRESENTATION. 
          I APPRECIATE IT. 
          UM, AND, UM, AS WE KNOW, THE STRATEGIC HOUSING IMPLEMENTATION PLAN SUGGESTS THAT WE NEED TO PRODUCE THAT DEEP AFFORDABILITY AT ZERO TO 30%. 
          M I, UM, I'M GLAD THAT YOU KNOW, WHAT'S BEING PRESENTED DOES HAVE 30% M I, UM, MOVING FORWARD WHEN WE'RE USING BOND OR FEDERAL DOLLARS, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE, UH, UNITS TO CHIP AWAY AT THAT HUGE NEED. 
          UM, UH, AND I WANNA THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING THAT INFORMATION, UH, THAT I REQUESTED OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS. 
          I WAS INTERESTED IN WHO THE FOR-PROFIT AND NONPROFIT PARTNERS THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH OVER THE TIME, UM, TO SEE HOW THAT ALIGNS WITH, UM, THE RUBRIC OR THE, THE POINT SYSTEM ON HOW WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO GRANT, UH, THESE DOLLARS. 
          SO I, I THANK YOU FOR THAT. 
          UM, I HAVE A COUPLE OF, UH, COMMENTS FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD STABILIZATION PROGRAM. 
          DO WE KNOW HOW CROSS TIMBER ACQUIRED THOSE PROPERTIES? UH, WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO MOVE ON? WE DO HAVE A FULL PRESENTATION ON THE NEIGHBORHOOD STABILIZATION PROGRAM. 
          IF YOU'RE, IF YOU'RE READY FOR THAT. 
          OH, I'LL, I'LL, I'LL STICK IT. 
          UH, STICK WITH THE, THE, THE HOME AND C B D DIRECT RECOMMENDATIONS. 
          UM, BUT AGAIN, MOVING FORWARD, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE CHIP AT THAT NEED FOR ZERO TO 30% A M I. 
          UM, AND I KNOW THAT THE FEDERAL GUIDELINES STATE THAT 90% OF THE FAMILIES, UH, SERVE SHOULD BE AT BELOW 60% A M I, UH, AND I UNDERSTAND GOING FOR THE LOW HANGING FRUIT WHEN IT COMES TO AFFORDABILITY, BUT A AGAIN, RIGHT, WE KNOW THAT THERE'S THAT CRITICAL NEED, UH, FOR ZERO TO 30% A M I ALL THROUGHOUT 
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THE CITY. 
          UM, AND THAT'S WHAT I HOPE WE CAN CONTINUE TO CHIP AWAY AT. 
          UM, SO MOVING FORWARD, THAT'S WHAT I WOULD HOPE TO SEE WITH THE PROJECTS AND IN THE BRIEFINGS. 
          BUT THANK YOU, VERONICA. 
          THOSE ARE ALL MY COMMENTS FOR NOW. 
          THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN. 
          THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN. 
          COUNCILMAN COURAGE. 
          YES. 
          UH, THANK YOU CHAIR. 
          UM, IF YOU COULD GO BACK TO THE CHART THAT SHOWS THE DIFFERENT GROUPS AND THE BREAKDOWN OF THEIR, UH, UNITS, THE PERCENTAGES. 
          I FORGET WHAT PAGE IT WAS. 
          UH, YEAH, THERE IT IS. 
          UM, HOW COME KING'S COURT IS ONLY FIVE YEARS? 'CAUSE IT IS A REHAB PROJECT. 
          OH, THANK YOU. 
          UM, AND THEY'RE ONLY SPENDING A LIMITED AMOUNT PER UNIT. 
          I THINK THE TOTAL COMES OUT TO, UH, I DO THAT FOR, YOU KNOW, LESS THAN 30,000 PER UNIT OF C D B G FUNDS ARE GOING INTO REHABBING THOSE. 
          UM, THEN THE AFFORDABILITY PERIOD IS ONLY FIVE YEARS. 
          HAVING SAID THAT, THEY DID USE FEDERAL FUNDS INITIALLY TO HELP ACQUIRE THE PROPERTY. 
          SO THEY DO HAVE A MUCH LONGER AFFORDABILITY COVENANT ON THE PROPERTY. 
          THIS IS JUST WHAT THIS PARTICULAR C D B G AWARD BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF IT, UM, THE MINIMUM AFFORDABILITY PERIOD FOR JUST FIVE YEARS. 
          BUT IT WILL OVERLAP WITH THEIR MUCH LONGER AFFORDABILITY COVENANT. 
          OKAY. 
          GOOD. 
          THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT I'D LIKE TO HEAR. 
          THAT'S ALL I HAD. 
          THANK YOU, CHAIR. 
          THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN. 
          GO AHEAD AND PROCEED WITH N S P VERONICA. 
          OKAY, CHAIRWOMAN. 
          SO THE NEIGHBORHOOD STAB. 
          OKAY, THANK YOU. 
          THE NEIGHBORHOOD STABILIZATION PROGRAM WAS AUTHORIZED BY HUD AND THE CITY RECEIVED THE N S P AWARD, A ONE-TIME AWARD OF $8.6 MILLION BACK IN MARCH, 2009. 
          WE DID EXPEND ALL OF THE ENTITLEMENT FUNDS THAT WE RECEIVED, HOWEVER, SOME OF THOSE PROJECTS PRODUCE PROGRAM INCOME, AND WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO REPROGRAM THOSE DOLLARS TO FUTURE ELIGIBLE PROJECTS. 
          SO WE UTILIZE A COMPETITIVE R F P PROCESS BECAUSE WE HAVE $500,000 OF N SS P FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR A ONE-TIME AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT. 
          THE FUNDS, UH, MUST BE USED FOR A DEVELOPER TO ACQUIRE, DEMOLISHED OUR VACANT PROPERTIES IN COUNCIL APPROVED N S P TARGET AREAS. 
          AND THIS MAP JUST SHOWS THAT WE HAVE THESE N SS P PROGRAM TARGET AREAS ALL THROUGHOUT THE CITY IN ALMOST EVERY SINGLE COUNCIL DISTRICT. 
          SO THE DEVELOPERS REALLY DO HAVE A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES WHERE THEY CAN BUILD, UM, INFILL PROJECTS OF SINGLE FAMILY HOMES. 
          THESE PROJECTS CAN BE TARGETED TO FAMILIES AT A HUN UP TO 120% OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME . 
          SO THE, UH, CITY ISSUED THE R F P BACK ON NOVEMBER 16TH, AND WE HAD IT OPEN FOR ABOUT 30 DAYS. 
          WE, UM, RECEIVED A TOTAL OF THREE PROPOSALS AMOUNTING TO JUST OVER $1 MILLION IN REQUESTS. 
          THE COMMITTEE MET JUST ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO TO SCORE ALL OF THE PROPOSALS. 
          AND WITH YOUR APPROVAL TODAY, WE WILL BE TAKING THE, UH, THE PROPOSAL FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION ON MARCH 3RD. 
          THIS IS THE SCORING CRITERIA THAT THE COMMITTEE USED TO EVALUATE ALL THREE PROPOSALS. 
          YOU COULD SEE THAT POINTS, THE MOST POINTS, UH, WERE GIVEN IN THE CATEGORY OF EXPERIENCE, BACKGROUND, AND QUALIFICATIONS. 
          SO THE COMMITTEE REALLY LOOKED AT TRYING TO FIND A DEVELOPER THAT HAS EXPERIENCE IN BUILDING HOMES, QUALITY HOMES FOR FAMILIES AT THIS PARTICULAR INCOME LEVEL, THAT THEY HAD THE ABILITY TO MEET THE TIMELINE, THAT THE PROPOSAL THAT THEY PUT FORTH IN THEIR PROPOSAL, THAT IT WAS FEASIBLE, AND THAT THEY HAD THAT KIND OF EXPERIENCE AND BACKGROUND WITH MEETING THOSE TIMELINES. 
          AND THEN WE ALSO LOOKED AT THEIR PLAN OF HOW MANY HOMES THEY WERE GOING TO PROPOSE TO BUILD, AND WHETHER THEY HAD LOOKED AT SPECIFICALLY AT THE TARGET AREAS. 
          THE, AFTER LOOKING AT ALL THREE PROPOSALS, THE COMMITTEE IS RECOMMENDING AN AWARD TO CROSS TIMBER HOMES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF 12 AFFORDABLE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES. 
          THE SPECIFIC N S P LOTS HAVE NOT YET BEEN ACQUIRED, SO THEY DID IDENTIFY, UM, SEVERAL THOUSAND POTENTIAL PROPERTIES IN THE TARGET AREAS THAT THEY FELT THAT THEY COULD, UH, THAT THE MARKET WAS RIGHT, AND THEY COULD BUILD THEIR HOMES ON THESE AREAS. 
          SO THEY DO NOT YET HAVE SITE CONTROL, BUT THEY DO HAVE SEVERAL LOTS THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED FOR BUILDING. 
          THEY ALSO, UM, DO PROVIDE THEIR HOME BUYERS WITH DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE OF UP TO $5,000. 
          AND WITH THIS FUNDING THAT THEY CAN, UM, PROPOSE TO BUILD UP TO 12 SINGLE FAMILY HOMES IN THESE TARGET AREAS, THE FUNDING ITSELF WILL BE USED DIRECT AS A DIRECT SUBSIDY TO HOME BUYERS. 
          WHAT I MEAN BY THAT IS THAT THEY WILL USE, UM, ALMOST $40,000 WILL BE GIVEN TO THE FAMILY DIRECTLY TO BUY DOWN THAT PURCHASE PRICE. 
          SO HABITAT IN THEIR PROPOSAL IDENTIFIED A PURCHASE PRICE OF ABOUT $225,000. 
          AND 
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SO THAT MEANS THAT FAMILY WILL ALL GET AN AUTOMATIC REDUCTION OF JUST UNDER 40,000 ON THAT PURCHASE PRICE, MAKING THE SALES PRICE ABOUT 185,000. 
          THAT'S AN AVERAGE. 
          FAMILIES DO GET TO SELECT THE MODEL HOME THEY WANNA BUILD. 
          THEY HAVE DIFFERENT OPTIONS THEY CAN ADD. 
          SO THAT'S JUST AN AVERAGE, WHICH GIVES YOU AN IDEA OF HOW THE N S V FUNDS WILL BE USED, AND IT'LL BE AS A DIRECT SUBSIDY TO THAT HOME BUYER IN ORDER TO BRING THAT HOME PRICE DOWN AND HAVE MORE FAMILIES THAT CAN QUALIFY. 
          SO EVEN THOUGH THEY CAN GO UP TO 120% IN THE PROPOSAL, THEY OUTLINED THAT THEY'LL BE TARGETING FAMILIES ANYWHERE FROM 70% UP TO 120%. 
          SO THAT CONCLUDES THE, UH, FUNDING RECOMMENDATION FOR OUR N S P FUNDS. 
          THANK YOU, VERONICA. 
          I, I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. 
          THERE WAS NOBODY SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY, BUT FOR THE BENEFIT OF MY COLLEAGUES WHO ARE ONLINE, UM, WE DO HAVE FOLKS HERE FROM CROSS TIMBER TODAY. 
          UH, JUST IN CASE YOU ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. 
          AND I'LL START OFF WITH MY COLLEAGUE IN D FIVE COUNCILWOMAN CASTILLO. 
          I KNOW YOU HAD A QUESTION ON THIS, SO WE'LL, WE'LL KICK IT OFF TO YOU FIRST. 
          GO AHEAD. 
          OKAY. 
          YEAH. 
          THANK YOU CHAIR, AND THANK YOU, VERONICA AGAIN. 
          UM, UH, DURING, UH, MY BRIEFING CONVERSATION WITH VERONICA, UM, I, UH, I JUST SAW A WHOLE BUNCH OF ME, UM, WE, WE HAD A CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW THESE FUNDS CAN POTENTIALLY BE USED, UH, WITH THE DEMOLITION MITIGATION PILOT PROGRAM. 
          WHILE THE INTENTION OF THE PROGRAM IS TO MITIGATE DEMOLITION HERE, WE'RE SEEING, UH, DOLLARS USED TO ACQUIRE DEMOLISHED PROPERTIES TO ESSENTIALLY SELL THE PROPERTY TO A NEW HOMEOWNER WHEN THERE'S OPPORTUNITY TO USE THOSE FUNDS TO HELP THE EXISTING HOMEOWNER WHO'S HAS TO HAVE THEIR HOME DEMOLISHED TO REBUILD. 
          UM, A A A COUPLE OF CONCERNS I HAVE WITH THIS, AND IF THERE'S SOMEONE FROM THE NONPROFIT, IT'D BE HELPFUL TO KNOW, UM, THE, THE PROPERTY THAT YOU ALL INTEND TO ACQUIRE. 
          Y'ALL HAVE NOT, UH, IDENTIFIED THE EXACT EXACT LOTS, BUT Y'ALL HAVE IDENTIFIED, UH, CAN YOU WALK ME THROUGH, UH, WHERE YOU INTEND TO BUILD? SURE, SURE. 
          SO, UM, HABITAT OR CREST TIMBER HAS DONE AN N S P AWARD IN THE PAST, AND THEY BUILT TOWNS ALL AROUND THE CITY. 
          I DON'T HAVE THE EXACT COUNCIL DISTRICTS, BUT I KNOW SOME WERE BUILT IN THREE. 
          I THINK SOME WERE BUILT IN FOUR. 
          SO THEY DO, IT'S AN INFILL, SO THEY MAY BUILD ONE PROPERTY ON ONE VACANT LOT THAT THEY'VE ACQUIRED IN A COUNCIL DISTRICT, AND THEN THEY'LL PROBABLY BUILD AN INFILL PROJECT IN A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT AREA. 
          IT'S NOT PROPOSED AS A FULL SUBDIVISION, IT'S JUST INFILL CONSTRUCTION BASED ON THE LOTS THAT THEY CAN ACQUIRE. 
          THANK YOU, VERONICA. 
          AND IT WOULD ALSO BE HELPFUL TO HAVE AN IDEA OF HOW MANY OF THE PROPERTIES ARE GOING TO BE AT WHAT A M I I KNOW IT'S 70 UP TO 120% I, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF EXACTLY HOW MANY AT 70 AND HOW MANY AT 120 RATHER THAN JUST A, A RANGE. 
          UM, BUT THOSE ARE ALL MY COMMENTS. 
          THANK YOU, VERONICA, AND THANK YOU CHAIR. 
          OKAY. 
          THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN. 
          COUNCILMAN, COURAGE. 
          DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO. 
          COUNCILMAN VIA GRANT? ANY QUESTIONS? YES, UH, IF I CAN, UM, SO MY ONLY QUESTION IS, SO IT'S INFILL PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT MM-HMM. 
          . 
          AND IS THERE ALREADY A LIST OF, OF HOME OWN POTENTIAL HOMEOWNERS OUT THERE? BECAUSE I KNOW, I KNOW THE HOUSING MARKET IS TOUGH, SO I'M SURE WE ALREADY HAVE A LIST OF POTENTIAL. 
          YES, THEY DO HAVE A LIST OF POTENTIAL HOME BUYERS. 
          THEY ALSO, UH, PARTNER WITH ANOTHER NONPROFIT TO DO HOME BUYER COUNSELING. 
          SO AS HOME BUYERS KIND OF EXPRESS AN INTEREST IN BEING A HOME BUYER, GOING THROUGH CLASS, THEY HAVE A PRETTY LONG LIST OF PEOPLE WHO MIGHT, AND FOR CROSS TIMBER SPECIFICALLY, THEY HAVE A TRACK RECORD OF ONCE THEY BUILD A HOME, IT'S SOLD WITHIN A MONTH OF COMPLETION. 
          SO I THINK THAT SHOWS THAT THE SPECIFIC HOUSING PRODUCT THAT THEY'RE BUILDING IS, THERE'S PLENTY OF HOME BUYERS. 
          THERE'S, THERE'S NOT A LOT OF HOMES OUT THERE THAT ARE BUILT, UH, BELOW $200,000 RIGHT NOW. 
          SO I DON'T, I DON'T FORESEE A PROBLEM WITH THEM BEING ABLE TO NOT JUST SELL THE HOME, BUT SELL IT PRETTY QUICKLY AFTER COMPLETION. 
          YES. 
          AND I THINK IF WE CAN, ONCE WE START, ONCE THEY START THE PROCESS, AND IF THEY KEEP US POSTED ON HOW MANY ARE AT THE ONE 20 SURE. 
          HOW MANY ARE AT THE, UM, YOU KNOW, THE 80 OR THE 75. 
          SO WE CANNOT GET AN IDEA OF JUST, UH, WHAT OUR HOUSING MARKET LOOKS LIKE. 
          UM, ESPECIALLY FOR THE, UM, THE HOUSING TRUST, UH, AND THE OTHER AGENCIES THAT WE WORK WITH HERE, THAT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. 
          SO, THANK YOU. 
          SURE. 
          ABSOLUTELY. 
          AND WE CAN ALSO SEND, UM, WHAT THEIR PREVIOUS N S P AWARD, I THINK THEY BUILT, UH, MY NOTES HAVE JUST OVER 30 HOMES WERE BUILT WITH THAT FUNDING, 37 HOMES. 
          SO WE'LL BE ABLE TO SHARE YOU, UH, WHAT ALL THOSE SOLD FOR. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN. 
          AND, UH, IT LOOKS LIKE THOSE ARE ALL THE QUESTIONS FROM MY OH, COUNCILMAN COURAGE HAS A QUESTION. 
          GO AHEAD. 
          COUNCILMAN ONE CAME TO MIND AFTER YOU FIRST ASKED ME. 
          THANK YOU. 
          UH, COULD WE GET AN IDEA 
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OF THE, UH, I, I PRESUME ALL OF THESE HOMES ARE GONNA BE THREE BEDROOM, TWO BATH HOMES. 
          UH, LET ME KNOW IF I'M WRONG. 
          AND ALSO, WHAT'S THE APPROXIMATE SQUARE FOOTAGE, UH, THAT WE'RE BUILDING AT THIS PRICE? OOH, THAT'S AN EXCELLENT QUESTION. 
          I DON'T HAVE DETAILS ON THE SQUARE FOOTAGE, UM, BUT IS, IS IT OKAY IF I ASK THE DEVELOPER TO COME UP AND TALK ABOUT THAT? GOOD MORNING. 
          MICHAEL TAYLOR WITH CROSS TIMBER HOMES. 
          UM, COUNCILMAN COURAGE, UH, THEY ARE ALL THREE BEDROOM, TWO BATH HOMES, AND THERE ARE 1,460 SQUARE FEET. 
          OKAY. 
          DO THEY HAVE GARAGES ATTACHED? UH, NO SIR, NO GARAGES. 
          OKAY. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          THAT'S ALL. 
          THANK YOU. 
          ALRIGHT. 
          UM, SO THAT'S THE END OF DISCUSSION FOR THIS ITEM. 
          IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION? I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION. 
          SECOND, THERE'S A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN VRAN AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN RAVO. 
          ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. 
          AYE. 
          AYE. 
          AYE. 
          LOOKS LIKE THERE'S NO OPPOSITION OR NO. 
          ABSTENTIONS. 
          MOTION CARRIES. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH, VERONICA. 
          THANK YOU. 
          WE WILL MOVE ON TO 
          [3. Briefing and possible action on the adoption of amendments to Section 21-52(a)(6) and Section 10-6 of the Local Code to update the construction noise ordinance and issuing of permits by Development Services Department (DSD) to allow for enforcement of the ordinance by the Building Official. [Roderick Sanchez, Assistant City Manager; Michael Shannon, Director, Development Services]]
ITEM NUMBER THREE, WHICH IS BRIEFING AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON THE ADOPTION OF AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 21 DASH 52 A SIX, AND SECTION TEN SIX OF THE LOCAL CODE TO UPDATE THE CONSTRUCTION NOISE ORDINANCE AND ISSUING OF PERMITS BY D S D TO ALLOW FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE ORDINANCE BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL. 
          AND THAT WILL BE PRESENTED BY MICHAEL SHANNON. 
          IT'S ALL YOURS, MICHAEL. 
          ALL RIGHT. 
          GOOD MORNING COUNCIL MEMBERS. 
          UM, THIS ONE WILL ACTUALLY, I'LL GO THROUGH IT FAIRLY QUICKLY. 
          UH, IT SHOULD SEEM, UM, LIKE YOU'VE SEEN THIS BEFORE BECAUSE YOU HAVE, WE WERE BACK HERE IN NOVEMBER TO THIS COMMITTEE, UH, TALKING ABOUT A C C R, UM, FROM COUNCILMAN COURAGE A COUPLE YEARS AGO. 
          WE ACTUALLY TOOK IT TO COUNCIL IN DECEMBER. 
          UH, BASED ON THE FEEDBACK THERE, UH, WE ACTUALLY DID SOME FURTHER WORK WITH OUR COMMUNITY, AND I WANNA WALK YOU THROUGH THAT TODAY. 
          SO LET'S SEE IF WE CAN, UH, GO THROUGH IT. 
          SO, JUST AS A REMINDER, THIS IS A COUNCIL CONSIDERATION RE REQUEST E C R FROM COUNCIL DISTRICT NINE, UH, A COUPLE YEARS AGO, WHICH ASKED US TO LOOK AT OUR CURRENT CITY CODE, UH, REGARDING NOISE AROUND CONSTRUCTION SITES SPECIFICALLY, UH, IF IT'S CLOSE TO INHABITED RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY THAT'S GENERALLY WITHIN 300 FEET. 
          SO, UH, WE WERE ASKED TO WORK WITH, UH, BUILDERS AND OUR COMMUNITY, UH, TO SEE WHAT WE COULD DO TO, UH, BETTER IMPROVE THE CODE TO PROVIDE A LITTLE EXTRA, UM, PROTECTION. 
          AND IT WOULD BE, UH, SOME LOUD CONSTRUCTION OUTSIDE AS I GIVE THIS PRESENTATION. 
          SO, JUST A TIMELINE AGAIN, UH, WE DID, UH, BACK IN NOVEMBER, AS I MENTIONED, WE'RE HERE, UH, AND WE DID IN DECEMBER TALK ABOUT THIS AT, AT THE COUNCIL. 
          AND A LOT OF THE FEEDBACK THAT I GOT FROM YOU ALL AND YOUR COUNCIL COLLEAGUES WAS WE NEEDED SOME ADDITIONAL, UH, COMMUNITY INPUT, UH, IN THE OVERALL ORDINANCE. 
          BUT SPECIFICALLY, THE ONE ITEM THAT CAUGHT THE MOST ATTENTION, IF YOU REMEMBER, WAS THE NOTIFICATION PIECE. 
          THOSE TIMES THAT WE'RE GONNA BE A LITTLE BIT, UH, BEFORE, UH, THE CONSTRUCTION HOURS THAT WE'RE PROPOSING HOW TO PROPERLY NOTIFY THE RESIDENTS THAT ARE, THAT ARE CLOSE TO THAT CONSTRUCTION, UH, WHETHER IT BE INDIVIDUAL NOTIFICATION OR USING HOAS AND NAS. 
          EXCUSE ME. 
          SO, UH, JUST TO GO OVER A COUPLE OF THE RECOMMENDED, UH, CHANGES, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THE EXISTING CODE, WHICH HAD SOME, UH, IT HAS SOME CONSTRUCTION HOURS NOW, BUT IT'S A LITTLE UNCLEAR. 
          UH, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, IT'S VERY CLEAR, 6:00 AM TO 10:00 PM IS YOUR CONSTRUCTION HOURS TODAY, 11:00 PM ON FRIDAYS, BUT ON THE WEEKENDS, IT'S SOMEWHAT SILENT. 
          IT'S CONFUSING. 
          UH, THERE WAS SOME QUESTION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT CONSTRUCTION IS ALLOWED ON THE WEEKENDS OR NOT. 
          WE KNOW THAT IS ALLOWED. 
          UH, BUT THE CODE ACTUALLY HAD SOME CONFLICTING LANGUAGE. 
          SO WE'RE ACTUALLY PROPOSING SMALLER WINDOWS, RIGHT? THAT WENT THROUGH THE PROCESS. 
          SMALLER, UH, CONSTRUCTION WINDOWS SEVEN TO 8:00 PM ON WEEKDAYS, AND THEN ON WEEKENDS, UH, SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT, EIGHT TO EIGHT SUNDAYS. 
          SO THE, THE EXISTING CODE DOESN'T HAVE ANY SPECIAL CONSIDERATION NEXT TO EXISTING RESIDENCES, APARTMENTS, AND OR HOMES. 
          UH, WE'RE PROPOSING THE CODE CHANGE TO INCLUDE SPECIAL CONSIDERATION. 
          SO IF YOU ARE CLOSE TO RESIDENCES WITHIN 300 FEET OF EXISTING RESIDENCES, YOU ARE ONLY ALLOWED TO DO SOME EARLY MORNING OR OUT OUTSIDE CONSTRUCTION HOURS. 
          IF YOU HAVE AN APPROVAL FROM D S D. 
          IT HAS TO BE A UNIQUE SITUATION THAT YOU CAN APPLY FOR A, UM, A TEMPORARY WAIVER OF IT, OR WE WORKED THROUGH POURING CONCRETE, UH, BUT THAT WOULD REQUIRE SOME SPECIAL NOTIFICATION. 
          AND WE WENT THROUGH THIS BACK IN DECEMBER, BUT THE NOTIFICATION TO AJ TO ADJACENT RESIDENTS WOULD BE REQUIRED IF YOU'RE OUTSIDE THOSE HOURS AND AT LEAST THREE DAYS PRIOR. 
          RIGHT? AND THAT WAS WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT. 
          THE OTHER ITEM THAT I THINK IS IMPORTANT FOR THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE, WE TALKED THIS ABOUT, I THINK WE GOT SOME GOOD FEEDBACK CONTINUED, UH, THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS IS RIGHT NOW, IF THERE'S A VIOLATION OF THE CONSTRUCTION NOISE ORDINANCE TODAY, ALL 
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THE CITY CAN DO IS ISSUE SOME CITATIONS. 
          WE TRY TO MITIGATE THAT, GET PEOPLE TO WORK TOGETHER. 
          BUT REALLY, CITATIONS ARE THE ONLY METHOD TO USE. 
          WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING IS THAT IF SOMEONE DOESN'T, UH, FOLLOW THE RULES ON MULTIPLE TIMES, MEANING REPEAT VIOLATORS, UH, THAT, THAT I CAN ACTUALLY REVOKE THE PERMIT, UH, AFTER THREE OFFENSES. 
          NOW, AGAIN, WE WOULD NEVER WANT TO DO THAT, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, THIS WOULD BE THE ADDED TEETH TO ENCOURAGE THOSE FEW INSTANCES WHERE CONTRACTORS, UH, MIGHT BE WORKING, UH, A LITTLE BIT AGAINST THE EXISTING NEIGHBORS. 
          SO THIS SLIDE ACTUALLY IS JUST A SLIDE THAT TALKS ABOUT THE, THE NOTIFICATION TO NEIGHBORHOODS OR TO THE, THE EXISTING RESIDENCES. 
          THIS IS WHAT WE PROPOSED, UM, THREE DAYS AT AT LEAST IN ADVANCE, 72 HOURS WRITTEN NOTICE. 
          AND ACTUALLY WHAT WE PROPOSED BACK IN DECEMBER, IF YOU REMEMBER, THE ORIGINAL PROPOSAL WAS TO UTILIZE THE NA OR THE H O A, UH, IF THERE WAS ONE, OR THE MANAGEMENT COMPANY, AND THERE WAS A LOT OF CONVERSATION ON THE DAIS. 
          UH, AND THEN WE'VE HAD SOME CONTINUED FEEDBACK FROM STAKEHOLDERS, UH, SINCE THEN. 
          I'LL WALK YOU THROUGH THAT. 
          UH, WE STILL ARE, ARE REQUIRING POSTING ON THE JOB SITE, UH, DATES AND TIMES OF PROPOSED OFF HOUR CONSTRUCTION. 
          UH, THERE'S A FEW EXCEPTIONS THAT ARE IN THE CODE TODAY THAT WE WOULD KEEP FOR, UH, CITY INFRASTRUCTURE WORK OR EMERGENCIES OR RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISIONS THAT ARE, UH, UNDER, UH, UNDER INITIAL DEVELOPMENT. 
          SO WHAT HAVE WE BEEN DOING SINCE MID-DECEMBER? WE ACTUALLY TOOK THE INSTRUCTIONS FROM YOU ALL, UH, AND WE DID ADDITIONAL PUBLIC OUTREACH. 
          SO WE ACTUALLY HELD TWO COMMUNITY MEETINGS, UH, VIRTUAL LAST WEEK. 
          UH, ONE, ONE WAS ATTENDED BY ONLY ABOUT FIVE OR SIX ATTENDEES. 
          THE SECOND ONE HAD OVER, UH, 30, UH, I THINK IT WAS 35 ATTENDEES. 
          SO THAT WAS PRETTY WELL ATTENDED ON THURSDAY EVENING. 
          AND WE ALSO USED THE ESSAY SPEAKUP, UH, SURVEY, UH, PORTAL, UH, TO GET OVER, UH, 170, UH, RESPONSES. 
          SO WHAT WE FOCUSED ON, THIS IS JUST OUR ESSAY, SPEAK UP. 
          WE DID DO A, UH, A SURVEY, UH, WE PUT IT UP THERE, IT'S BEEN UP FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS. 
          WE HAD OVER 1200 VIEWS, ABOUT 240 PARTICIPANTS. 
          A FOCUS ON, UH, ABOUT 174 PEOPLE ACTUALLY RESPONDED TO THE SURVEY QUESTIONS THAT WERE SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO THE NOTIFICATION PIECE THAT WE TALKED ABOUT. 
          SO LET'S JUST TALK ABOUT WHAT WE FOUND, AND I'LL TALK ABOUT, UH, THE SURVEY FIRST, AND THEN ALSO THE COMMUNITY MEETING. 
          SOME OF THE FEEDBACK WE GOT, UH, WE ASKED THE PEOPLE, UH, THAT THE, THE 163 RESPONDENTS THAT RESPONDED TO THIS QUESTION, ARE YOU REPRESENTING YOURSELF A BUSINESS, MAYBE AN H O A OR A NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATION? SO 65% OF 'EM, OR 64% OF 'EM WERE JUST RESIDENTS OR SELF, UM, UH, REPRESENTED THEMSELVES, UH, 20% FROM NEIGHBORHOODS AND ABOUT 15% FROM FROM BUSINESS. 
          BUT THIS IS THE SLIDE I REALLY WANT TO KEY ON. 
          AND THIS IS, I, I THINK IT REALLY SOLIDIFIES SOME OF THE FEEDBACK WE RECEIVED FROM YOU AND YOUR COLLEAGUES BACK IN DECEMBER, WHICH IS OVER, UH, OVER THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE, 60% OF THE PEOPLE SAID, NO, YOU REALLY NEED INDIVIDUAL NOTIFICATION. 
          YOU REALLY SHOULDN'T NOTIFY THROUGH H O A OR NA. 
          AND WHAT WE HEARD IN THE VIRTUAL MEETINGS AS WELL WAS, YOU KNOW, PUTTING THAT RESPONSIBILITY ON THE H O A AND NA WAS PROBABLY NOT THE BEST WAY TO DO IT. 
          UH, SOME HOAS AND NAS ARE REALLY GOOD ABOUT NOTIFYING AND HAVE A LOT OF PARTICIPATION. 
          OTHERS ARE NOT, BUT IT REALLY SHOULD BE THE CONTRACTORS. 
          NOW, AGAIN, IT'S NOT A HUNDRED PERCENT. 
          UH, SOME FELT THAT THE MAIN ENTRANCE WAS THE WAY TO GO THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATION AND THEN, UH, THROUGH THE MANAGEMENT COMPANY. 
          SO AS WE MENTIONED, NOT A HUNDRED PERCENT, BUT A MAJORITY, UH, ALMOST TWO THIRDS, UH, FELT THAT THEY SHOULD DO THE DOOR TO DOOR, UH, WHERE POSSIBLE. 
          ANOTHER ITEM THAT WE ASKED THOUGH, UH, WAS, WERE THOSE INSTANCES WHEN WE HAVE APARTMENT COMPLEXES OR GATED COMMUNITIES, THAT'S A CONTINUAL ITEM THAT CAME UP EVEN IN THE VIRTUAL MEETINGS LAST WEEK, WAS SOME OF THESE GATED COMMUNITIES OR APARTMENT COMPLEXES DON'T WANT SOLICITING. 
          THEY, THEY HAVE NO TRESPASSING, NO SOLICIT SOLICITING, UH, SOLICITATION, EXCUSE ME. 
          UH, AND THEY TELL PEOPLE, STAY OUT UNLESS YOU'RE PART OF OUR COMMUNITY. 
          SO WE ASKED THE QUESTION SPECIFICALLY, IF YOU HAVE THAT SITUATION, WOULD, WOULD THAT BE ALL RIGHT THEN, UH, TO USE THE MANAGEMENT COMPANY OR THE H O A AND THOSE, UH, LEASING OFFICES, ET CETERA? AND, UH, THREE QUARTERS OF, OF THE RESPONDENTS OF 162 SAID THAT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE IN THOSE. 
          SO THAT WOULD BE AN EXCEPTION THAT WE WOULD PROPOSE TO BUILD, UH, INTO THE INDIVIDUAL NOTIFICATION. 
          SO, UH, AGAIN, WE ASKED, UH, WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHO WAS RESPONDING. 
          UH, EVERY COUNCIL DISTRICT ACTUALLY RESPONDED. 
          BUT IF YOU'LL, YOU'LL SEE HERE, OUT OF THE 165 RESPONDENTS, UH, MOST CAME FROM DISTRICT ONE, YOU SEE 26%, UM, 18%, DISTRICT NINE 14, ALL THE WAY DOWN TO, UH, DISTRICT, UH, UH, LET'S SEE, DISTRICT SIX ONLY HAD 1%. 
          DISTRICT FIVE HAD 2%, DISTRICT FOUR, 3%. 
          BUT, UH, WHAT WE DID GET EVERY DISTRICT, UH, REPRESENTED IN THIS SURVEY, WE, WE BLASTED IT OUT AND, AND WORKED THROUGH SOME COUNCIL OFFICES TO TRY TO GET, UH, NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS TO GET PEOPLE. 
          SO IN TWO WEEKS, WE HAD OVER 165 RESPONDENTS TO THAT, THAT I THOUGHT THAT WAS PRETTY GOOD. 
          UH, THAT SURVEY WILL CONTINUE TO BE UP THOUGH, BECAUSE WE'RE GONNA COME BACK TO COUNCIL WITH YOUR DIRECTION, HOPEFULLY TODAY. 
          BUT, 
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UH, IT'LL STILL STAY UP FOR A COUPLE MORE WEEKS. 
          SO WE'LL LOOK FOR, UM, FEEDBACK THERE. 
          SO, JUST TO SUMMARIZE, THE COMMUNITY MEETINGS, THE VIRTUAL, A LOT OF DISCUSSION, A LOT OF BACK AND FORTH, YOU KNOW, NOTHING, UH, A HUNDRED PERCENT. 
          UH, NOT EVERYBODY WAS IN AGREEMENT OF EVERYTHING. 
          UH, BUT I THINK WE, WE BUILT SOME CONSENSUS ON, UH, AGAIN, THE TOP ITEM THERE, WRITTEN NOTIFICATION TO AN INDIVIDUAL HOMES BY THE BILL. 
          THERE SHOULD BE THE REQUIRED METHOD, NOT RELYING ON THE H O A OR NA. 
          NOW, A BUNCH OF PEOPLE DID SAY, YOU SHOULD DO BOTH. 
          IF YOU HAVE AN NA OR H O A OTHERS SAID NO, THE INDIVIDUAL, UM, UH, NOTIFICATION SHOULD BE OKAY. 
          UH, BUT WE HAD SOME DISCUSSIONS ABOUT DATES AND TIMES, AGAIN, ARE THESE PERFECT DATES AND TIMES? WE HAD SOME PEOPLE, UH, SAY, NO WEEKEND CONSTRUCTION SHOULD BE ALLOWED. 
          OTHERS SAY WE NEED TO HAVE WEEKENDS. 
          SO A LOT OF BACK AND FORTH, UH, LITTLE, LITTLE BIT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT THE APPROVED EXCEPTIONS OF THE CONCRETE PORES THAT THE CITY SHOULD MONITOR. 
          FOR THOSE THAT ARE ASKING FOR EXCEPTIONS ALL THE TIME, THAT SHOULDN'T BE THE, THE NORM. 
          SO I THINK WE GET SOME GOOD FEEDBACK THERE. 
          SO BASED ON ALL OF THAT, AND I'M, I'M, WE'RE GOING VERY QUICKLY, UM, BUT, UH, THE RECOMMENDATION THAT WE HAVE FOR YOU TODAY IS, UH, WE'RE ACTUALLY GONNA RECOMMEND THE PROPOSED CODE CHANGE FOR THE, THE CONSTRUCTION SITE, UM, THE CONSTRUCTION NOISE, UH, WITH ALL THE PREVIOUS RECOMMENDATION, THE CO THE CHANGE TIMES, THE SPECIAL CONSIDERATION NEXT TO EXISTING RESIDENTIAL, UH, NEIGHBORHOODS OR, OR APARTMENTS. 
          UH, WITH THE ONE MAJOR CHANGE, MEANING NOT RELYING ON THE H O A OR NA, UH, BUT REQUIRE INDIVIDUAL NOTIFICATION BY THE BUILDERS AT LEAST THREE DAYS IN ADVANCE, UH, TO ANY OF THOSE ADJACENT HOMES. 
          UH, IF THERE'S GONNA BE AN EARLY MORNING CONCRETE POUR EXCEPTION. 
          UM, BUT AGAIN, NOT RELYING SOLELY ON THE HOA AS NA IS WHAT WE CONTINUALLY HEARD, UH, IN THE, UH, IN THE LAST WEEK OR TWO. 
          UH, NOW, I I, I AM GONNA RECOMMEND, UH, THE FEEDBACK THAT WE DID GET FROM THE SURVEY IS THAT IF YOU DO HAVE A GATED COMMUNITY OR AN APARTMENT COM COMPLEX, WE DON'T WANT CONTRACTORS SNEAKING IN OR BUILDERS SNEAKING INTO GATED COMMUNITIES OR RUNNING UP AND DOWN APARTMENT BUILDINGS. 
          THEY HAVE A LEASING OFFICE GENERALLY THERE. 
          SO WE THINK THAT'S APPROPRIATE TOO. 
          SO, UH, THAT, THAT'LL BE THE RECOMMENDATION. 
          AND, UM, REMEMBER THE FEEDBACK WAS TO COME BACK HERE, HOPEFULLY GET A RECOMMENDATION FROM YOU ALL AND GET BACK TO COUNCIL BEFORE FEBRUARY 17TH. 
          SO WITH THAT, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. 
          THANK YOU, MIKE. 
          UM, I'M, I'M JUST HAPPY BY THE WAY THAT, UH, LIKE ALMOST A HUNDRED FOLKS SAID DOOR HANGERS WORK. 
          'CAUSE I'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT DOOR HANGERS WAGES, AND SO THAT JUST MADE MY HEART HAPPY. 
          F Y I, UM, AND I KNOW THAT I SAW LIKE H STANDS SIMILAR TO THE ZONING, UM, PROCESS. 
          I THINK THOSE WORK WONDER WONDERS, RIGHT? SO PEOPLE JUST STOP AND READ, CORRECT, THE SIGNAGE AT THE JOB SITE, THAT, AND IT CAN'T BE A SMALL, LIKE EIGHT AND A HALF BY 11 WITH 10 FONT. 
          IT HAS TO BE BIG ENOUGH SO PEOPLE CAN SEE IT AND BE NOTIFIED. 
          YES. 
          RIGHT. 
          EXACTLY. 
          UM, YOU ANSWERED A FEW OF MY QUESTIONS, ACTUALLY. 
          I WAS WORRIED ABOUT DISTRICTS THREE, FIVE, AND SIX, UM, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE THEY DID HAVE SOME REPRESENTATION, ALTHOUGH I'M STILL WORRIED ABOUT THE AMOUNT. 
          BUT, UM, BUT YOU ANSWERED THAT QUESTION. 
          I'LL LET MY COLLEAGUES, I'M SURE THEY'LL HAVE QUESTIONS. 
          WHAT DID NEIGHBORS SAY ABOUT THE 72 HOURS ADVANCED NOTICE? UH, A LOT OF PEOPLE, UH, SAID THAT IT COULD BE OR SHOULD BE MORE, OR THAT IT WAS FINE. 
          UH, THE CHALLENGE THAT WE IDENTIFIED WHEN PEOPLE ASK, WELL, HOW COME WE CAN'T MAKE IT A WEEK OR TWO WEEKS, OR EVEN A MONTH AHEAD IF, IF A CONTRACTOR OR A BUILDER HAS SCHEDULES? UM, THOSE CONVERSATIONS DID HAPPEN LAST WEEK IN THE VIRTUAL MEETINGS. 
          THE CHALLENGE, AND THIS, THIS, THIS CONVERSATION HAPPENED WHEN WE WERE WORKING ON THIS PRIOR LAST SUMMER. 
          UH, CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULES CHANGE. 
          WE HAVE WEATHER ISSUES, DELAYS, THOSE TYPE OF THINGS. 
          SO I THINK YOU DON'T WANT TO DO IT THE NIGHT BEFORE, RIGHT? BECAUSE THAT'S NOT ENOUGH NOTICE. 
          BUT IF YOU GO A WEEK OR TWO WEEKS OR A MONTH OUT, THERE'S A NUMBER OF THINGS THAT COULD CHANGE THAT SCHEDULE. 
          SO GOING TOO FAR BACK, UH, CAUSED A LITTLE BIT TOO MUCH FOR EVERYONE. 
          THEY WOULDN'T, THEY WOULDN'T RELY ON THAT NOTIFICATION. 
          THEY'D BE THE FEAR THAT IT WOULD BE CONSTANTLY BEING UPDATED AND CHANGED AGAIN, WEATHER OR MATERIAL OR JUST A, SOMETHING'S NOT READY. 
          SO AGAIN, THE THREE DAYS, IT WASN'T, NOT EVERYBODY LOVED THREE DAYS, BUT THAT REALLY IS WHERE THE CONSENSUS WAS, AND WE THINK THAT'S ABOUT AS APPROPRIATE AS, AS WE CAN MAKE IT. 
          SO THANK YOU, MIKE. 
          I APPRECIATE YOUR ANSWERS. 
          AND I WILL, UM, PASS THIS OVER TO COUNCILMAN COURAGE, WHO, UH, SUBMITTED THE C C R AND I'M, I'M HOPING THAT HE'S GONNA READ US THE BOOK AGAIN, BUT I DON'T SEE THAT HE HAS IT. 
          BUT COUNCILMAN COURAGE, IT'S ALL YOURS. 
          NO, GOODNIGHT. 
          GOODNIGHT CONSTRUCTION SITE. 
          I WON'T READ IT AGAIN TODAY. 
          UH, BUT MIKE, I WANT TO THANK YOU, YOUR OFFICE, UH, FOR FOLLOWING UP, UH, AS WELL AS YOU HAVE WITH THE COUNCIL REQUEST FOR GETTING MORE INPUT INTO THIS. 
          UH, I THINK THAT THIS IS A, A GOOD RECOMMENDATION FOR YOU TO BRING FORWARD. 
          I BELIEVE ALSO LIKE YOU, THAT 72 HOURS IS A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME BECAUSE THINGS DO CHANGE, BUT ALSO IT'S ENOUGH TIME FOR PEOPLE TO BE PREPARED TO UNDERSTAND THAT, YOU KNOW, TWO DAYS FROM NOW OR THREE DAYS FROM NOW, THEY MIGHT GET WOKEN UP EARLY IN THE MORNING BECAUSE THERE'S GONNA BE A CONCRETE POUR. 
          BUT AT LEAST YOU, YOU'VE BEEN WARNED, 
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AND IT'S, IT'S NOT SO SHOCKING OR SO DISRUPTIVE TO THE FAMILY. 
          SAME THING IN THE EVENING. 
          UH, WE KNOW YOUNG CHILDREN NEED TO GO TO GO TO BED EARLY, OR PEOPLE WHO, UH, GET UP EARLY FOR WORK NEED TO GO TO BED EARLY. 
          WE DON'T WANT A LOT OF HEAVY DUTY CONSTRUCTION GOING ON AT 10 O'CLOCK AT NIGHT OR 11 O'CLOCK AT NIGHT AND DISRUPTING PEOPLE. 
          SO I, I THINK THAT WHAT WE'VE GOT NOW WITH THE NOTIFICATION 72 HOURS IN ADVANCE, AND THE NOTIFICATION NOT BEING JUST THROUGH YOUR H O A OR YOUR, UH, NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, BUT TO THE INDIVIDUAL HOMES THAT ARE GOING TO BE AFFECTED IS A VERY THOUGHTFUL, CONSIDERATE, AND EFFECTIVE WAY OF PROTECTING THE COMMUNITY, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, ENABLING THE CONTRACTORS TO DO THEIR WORK. 
          SO I'M PLEASED WITH IT. 
          I HOPE THE REST OF THE COUNCIL WILL BE, AND, UH, THAT WE CAN ACT ON THIS AT THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE TIME. 
          SO IT HAS MY TOTAL SUPPORT. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN. 
          COURAGE. 
          UH, DO WE, ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCILMAN BRAVO. 
          GO AHEAD. 
          THANK YOU. 
          UM, YOU KNOW, I, I HAD SOME IDEAS ON MAYBE HOW WE COULD TWEAK THIS SOME, BUT I, I'M ENCOURAGED BY THE FACT THAT MORE OF THE SURVEY RESPONDENTS WERE FROM DISTRICT ONE THAN ANY OTHER DISTRICTS. 
          SO I FEEL LIKE, UH, THEY REALLY WEIGHED IN. 
          AND SO I LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THIS AND SEEING, YOU KNOW, HOW WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO LEARN FROM IT OVER THE NEXT YEAR AND, AND SEE IF THERE'S ANY WAY WE CAN IMPROVE IT GOING FORWARD. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCILMAN CASTILLO, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, CHAIR. 
          UH, THANK YOU, MICHAEL. 
          I APPRECIATE THE EXTENDED OUTREACH THAT YOU ALL DID TO NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS. 
          UM, I, UH, A SUGGESTION WOULD BE, I KNOW, UH, IF WE COULD POTENTIALLY APPLY THIS TO DEMOLITIONS TO FOLLOW THIS, UM, SINCE THEY ALSO TAKE PLACE NEXT TO RESIDENTS MAKE NOISE, AND THEY ALSO KICK UP HAZARD POTENTIAL HAZARDOUS PARTICLES WITHIN THE RADIUS TO 600 FEET. 
          UM, SO I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD POTENTIALLY EXPAND TO THAT. 
          UM, BUT THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS. 
          THANK YOU, CHAIR. 
          THANK YOU, COUNCIL. 
          THANK YOU COUNCIL, COUNCIL VIE, THANK YOU. 
          UM, THANK YOU FOR THAT INFORMATION, MIKE. 
          I AM, I AM DISAPPOINTED THAT THERE WASN'T MORE OF A TURNOUT FROM SOME OF THE DISTRICTS, BUT I AM GOING TO BLAME THAT ON THE DIGITAL DIVIDE BECAUSE IT IS REALLY HARD TO GET VIRTUALLY, AND WE'RE TRY, WE'RE STILL TRYING TO GET OUR, JUST OUR SENIORS TO HEAD TO SA SPEAK UP AND DO THOSE SURVEYS. 
          SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH YOU TO DO THAT. 
          UM, WHILE I WOULD LIKE TO, TO SEE MORE OUTREACH, I, I DO APPRECIATE THIS, AND I THINK WE DO NEED CODE. 
          NOW, THE ONE THING I WANNA BE SPECIFIC ON IS THIS 7:00 AM IT'S NOT NECESSARILY THEIR DAY START TIME, IT'S WHEN THE ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION NOISE CAN START. 
          SO IF, IF THE EMPLOYEES GET THERE AT AT SIX 30 OR SIX AND START PREPARING, THAT'S FINE. 
          IT'S JUST THAT THE, THE BACKHOE AND THE JACKHAMMERS CAN'T START UNTIL SEVEN. 
          IS THAT CORRECT? THAT, THAT, THAT'S A GOOD CLARIFICATION. 
          THAT'S CORRECT. 
          OKAY. 
          I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE COMMUNICATE THAT TO THE RESIDENTS, BECAUSE WHAT I DON'T WANT IS CALLS TO THE FIELD OFFICE SAYING THEY WERE THERE AT 6:00 AM IN THE MORNING. 
          WELL, IF THEY'RE THERE AND NOT MAKING NOISE, OR IF THEY'RE THERE GETTING THINGS SET UP, THAT'S OKAY, BECAUSE THEY, THEY CAN START MAKING THE NOISE AT SEVEN, CORRECT? CORRECT. 
          THE CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY IS REALLY WHAT'S SUPPOSED TO START AT SEVEN. 
          IF MANY TIMES THEY GET THERE EARLIER, THEY GO TO THE JOB TRAILER, THEY GET THEIR MEETINGS OUT OF THE WAY, UH, TO GET STARTED AT THAT 7:00 AM THAT'S HOW IT WOULD WORK. 
          OKAY. 
          AND, UM, I, I THINK, AGAIN, AND IT WAS ONE OF THE REASONS I THINK, UH, MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUE, UM, MCKEE RODRIGUEZ MOVED IT BACK, IS THOSE DOOR HANGERS IS WHAT WORKS MM-HMM. 
           AND IS WHAT'S GOING TO BE WHAT THEY RESPOND TO, UH, MOST OF ALL. 
          AND I DO AGREE WITH, UH, THE APARTMENT COMPLEXES AND THE HOAS THAT HAVE THAT GATED SIGN, IT'S THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO GET THE MESSAGE OUT. 
          SO, UM, NO, AS IT IS NOW, AND WITH THE CHANGES, I, I LOOK, UH, I LOOK FORWARD TO APPROVING THIS. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          UM, MIKE, IT LOOKS LIKE THOSE ARE ALL THE QUESTIONS. 
          IS THERE A MOTION? I DIDN'T ENTERTAIN IT. 
          IT LOOKS LIKE COUNCILMAN CASTILLA MAKING A MOTION. 
          I I HAD ONE LAST QUESTION. 
          OH, SORRY, COUNCILMAN. 
          SORRY, COUNCILMAN. 
          GO AHEAD. 
          GO AHEAD. 
          I APOLOGIZE. 
          UM, UH, WILL THIS APPLY TO DEMOLITIONS? YES. 
          COUNCILWOMAN. 
          SO I WAS GONNA JUMP IN. 
          UH, THIS, ANY CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY, INCLUDING, INCLUDING DEMOLITION, WOULD BE SUBJECT TO THIS. 
          SO IF THEY DO THAT WORK PRIOR TO THE CONSTRUCTION HOURS, THEY WOULD BE REQUIRED TO NOTIFY ANY ADJACENT NEIGHBORS WITHIN 300 FEET, EXISTING HOMES AND OR APARTMENTS. 
          YEP. 
          OKAY. 
          THANK YOU. 
          AND THEN COUNCIL, ENCOURAGE, YOU HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION OR DID YOU WANNA MAKE THE MOTION? MOTION? I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE NIGHT CONSTRUCTION SITE, UH, AS PRESENTED TO US TO THE COUNCIL FOR THEIR APPROVAL. 
          SECOND. 
          SECOND. 
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SO, MOTION. 
          MOTION BY COURAGE. 
          A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN, BUT IVO, ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. 
          AYE. 
          AYE. 
          AYE. 
          LOOKS LIKE THE, THERE'S NO OPPOSITION AND NO ABSTENTIONS. 
          THANK YOU. 
          MOTION CARRIES. 
          THANKS, MIKE. 
          SHANNON, 
          [4. Briefing on the use of HOME-American Rescue Plan (ARPA) Program funds and next steps to administering the City’s grant. [Lori Houston, Assistant City Manager; Verónica R. Soto, FAICP, Director, Neighborhood and Housing Services Department]]
ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS A BRIEFING ON THE USE OF HOME ARPA PROGRAM FUNDS AND NEXT STEPS TO ADMINISTERING THE CITY'S GRANT. 
          AND THIS WILL BE PRESENTED A AGAIN, BY VERONICA. 
          THE FLOOR IS YOURS, VERONICA. 
          WE'VE SEEN MUCH OF THIS BEFORE, SO WE'RE JUST, UM, PROVIDING YOU AN UPDATE BASED ON THE, UH, STAKEHOLDER BRIEFINGS THAT WE CONTINUE TO HOST. 
          SO THE, UH, CITY, UH, THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT INCLUDED $5 BILLION FOR THE TO BE ALLOCATED BY HUD THROUGH THE HOME PROGRAM. 
          AND OUR CITY RECEIVED $20 MILLION OF THESE FUNDS. 
          UNLIKE ALL OF OUR OTHER HOME FUNDS, THESE PARTICULAR FUNDS MUST BE USED, UH, TO PRIMARILY BENEFIT SPECIFIC QUALIFYING POPULATIONS. 
          THOSE QUALIFYING POPULATIONS INCLUDE THOSE THAT ARE CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, ANYONE WHO IS AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS, SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, AND OTHERS THAT ARE AT GREAT RISK OF HOUSING INSTABILITY. 
          SO THE FUNDS THEMSELVES CAN BE USED FOR A NUMBER OF CATEGORIES. 
          WE CAN USE THE FUNDS TO ACQUIRE, CONSTRUCT, OR REHABILITATE AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING OR NON CONGREGATE EMERGENCY SHELTERS. 
          WE CAN USE THE FUNDING TO PROVIDE TENNIS, TENANT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE, OR WE COULD USE FUNDS TO PROVIDE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. 
          AND THIS COULD BE A CASE MANAGEMENT OR HOMELESS PREVENTION SERVICES. 
          THE USE OF THESE FUNDS IS IN ALIGNMENT WITH OUR STRATEGIC PLAN TO RESPOND TO HOMELESSNESS. 
          AND SPECIFICALLY THE PLAN REQUIRE, UH, MENTIONS THAT WE SHOULD BE INCREASING AFFORDABLE AND SPECIALTY HOUSING OPTIONS IN OUR CITY, AND WE SHOULD ALSO WORK TO CONNECT THE UNSHELTERED THROUGH LOW BARRIER OPTIONS. 
          THE, UH, USE OF THESE HALLMARK FUNDS IS ALSO IN ALIGNMENT WITH OUR STRATEGIC HOUSING IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. 
          SPECIFICALLY, THE PLAN MENTIONS THAT WE SHOULD ADD 1000 SITE-BASED PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOMES IN OUR CITY. 
          PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING IS, UM, ONSITE HOUSING IS HOUSING THAT PROVIDES ONSITE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR ANYONE THAT IS EXITING HOMELESSNESS. 
          THESE WRAPAROUND SERVICES COULD BE MEDICAL, MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT. 
          IT COULD INCLUDE EMPLOYMENT COUNSELING, PEER-TO-PEER SUPPORT, LEGAL AID. 
          SO THERE'S A VARIETY OF SUPPORTIVE SERVICES THAT CAN BE CONSIDERED. 
          P S H HOUSING IS SOME OF THE MOST DIFFICULT TO FUND AND DEVELOP BECAUSE OF THE PERMANENT NATURE OF THE, UH, SERVICES AND THE DEEP AFFORDABILITY THAT THE HOUSING PROVIDES FOR THE CLIENT TO LOOK AT HOW WE SH OUR STAFF RECOMMENDATION FOR THESE HOME ARC FUNDS. 
          BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY USES AND THERE ARE SO MANY POPULATIONS THAT WE CAN SERVE. 
          WE WENT THROUGH A COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROCESS. 
          WE HELD TWO IN-PERSON MEETINGS. 
          WE HAD INDIVIDUAL BRIEFINGS WITH MANY OF OUR STAKEHOLDERS AND OUR NONPROFITS THAT SERVE THE TARGET POPULATIONS. 
          AND THEN OF COURSE, WE ALSO DID AN ESSAY SPEAK UP SURVEY. 
          THE SURVEY HAD OVER 150 RESPONSES RECEIVED, AND IT WAS OPEN FROM NOVEMBER 29TH THROUGH JANUARY 10TH. 
          SO JUST OVER A MONTH. 
          AND WE DID, OF COURSE, PROMOTE THE SURVEY AT ALL OF OUR PUBLIC MEETINGS, AND WE ALSO HAD A PUBLIC COMMENT SESSION AT THE CITIZENS TO BE HEARD. 
          SO WE GOT THE WORD OUT ABOUT THE SURVEY. 
          WE HAD OVER 150 RESPONSES, AND THIS IS A BREAKDOWN. 
          THE PRIMARY QUESTION THAT WE ASKED WAS FOR RESPONDENTS TO LOOK AT ALL OF THE DIFFERENT ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES FOR THE FUNDS AND PRIORITIZE THEIR TOP SELECTION. 
          AND YOU CAN SEE, UM, THERE WAS ALL, THE TOP THREE CHOICES WERE PRETTY CLOSE, UM, IN, AS, AS FAR AS NUMBER OF RESPONSES RECEIVED, 33%. 
          SO THE MAJORITY RECOMMENDED THAT THE FUNDS BE USED FOR RENTAL ASSISTANCE. 
          THE NEXT HIGHEST CATEGORY WAS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING. 
          AND A CLOSE THIRD WAS FOR, UH, THE USE OF SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. 
          THIS IS JUST SOME OF THE COMMENTS THAT WE RECEIVE FROM OUR SURVEY EFFORTS, AND I'LL READ A COUPLE OF THEM HERE. 
          UM, THE, UH, THE RESPONDENT SUGGESTED THAT WE USE THIS ONCE IN A LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP MORE DEEPLY AFFORDABLE UNITS. 
          WE ALSO HEARD THAT WRAPAROUND SERVICES ARE KEY TO HELPING THE UNHOUSED FIND THE STABILITY THAT THEY NEED. 
          UM, FINALLY I'LL HIGHLIGHT THE LAST COMMENT, WHICH IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFICULT TO READ ON THE SCREEN. 
          IT SAYS, 
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CONSTRUCTION OF NEW P S H UNITS SUPPORT FOR SUBSIDIES FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THOSE UNITS AND FUNDING FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS RELATED TO PROVIDING THOSE SERVICES IS CRITICAL. 
          SO WE HEARD FROM THE PUBLIC IN THE RESPONSES REFLECT THAT, AND THE INDIVIDUAL COMMENTS TOO, AS WELL, THAT P S H IS, UH, A TOP OF MIND NEED IN SAN ANTONIO. 
          AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT WAS BROAD AGREEMENT BOTH FROM OUR INDIVIDUAL STAKEHOLDERS AS WELL AS THE GENERAL PUBLIC, THAT THESE FUNDS SHOULD REALLY BE PRIORITIZED TO HELP THIS PARTICULAR TARGET POPULATION. 
          SO WITH THOSE RESPONSES AND COMMENTS IN MIND, WE, UM, THIS IS THE SAME FUNDING PLAN THAT I PRESENTED A MONTH AGO TO EACH OF YOU. 
          AND WE ARE SHOWING THAT OF THE 20 MILLION THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE THROUGH HOME ARP, 10 AND A HALF MILLION SHOULD BE PRIORITIZED TO PROVIDE PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING. 
          SO WITH THIS FUNDING, THIS WILL ALLOW US TO PURCHASE AND RENOVATE A HOTEL THAT CAN BE TURNED INTO P S H DEVELOPMENT OR ANY OTHER PROPERTY. 
          BUT WE HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT SOME POTENTIAL HOTELS FOR THIS PROJECT. 
          AND WE'LL ALSO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE TWO YEARS OF OPERATING COSTS AND THE ONSITE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES THAT ARE GO ALONG WITH THAT DEVELOPMENT. 
          THIS, UM, WILL ALLOW US TO SERVE AT LEAST 85 CLIENTS WITH THIS FUNDING. 
          IN ADDITION, WE ARE PROPOSING THAT $5.2 MILLION GET SET ASIDE FOR TENANT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE. 
          CURRENTLY, WE HAVE A RE RAPID REHOUSING MODEL WITH E S G CARES FUNDS AND WHERE WE FOCUS ON HELPING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVORS AND, UH, THE UNSHELTERED HOMELESS POPULATION. 
          THROUGH OUR STAKEHOLDER BRIEFING, WE WERE ASKED TO TAKE THAT A LITTLE BIT FURTHER AND HELP THOSE THAT ARE EXPERIENCING NOT JUST A, A TEMPORARY UNSHELTERED, BUT CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS. 
          SO WE HAVE MADE THAT ADJUSTMENT TO OUR FUNDING PLAN, AND THIS WILL ALLOW US TO PROVIDE WITH THIS MODEL UP TO 24 MONTHS OF RENTAL ASSISTANCE, ALONG WITH CASE MANAGEMENT FOR ANYONE RECEIVING THESE TENANT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE DOLLARS. 
          WE'RE ALSO PROPOSING THAT $2.3 MILLION OF THE FUNDS, UH, GOES TO HELP WITH HOMELESS PREVENTION AND CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES. 
          THIS WILL ALLOW US TO PROVIDE RENTAL ASSISTANCE AND RELOCATION ASSISTANCE IF NEEDED, PLUS THE CASE MANAGEMENT FOR THOSE HIGH NEED HOUSEHOLDS. 
          AND THEN FINALLY, $2 MILLION IS PROPOSED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS AND TO HELP, UH, PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR NON-PROFIT CAPACITY BUILDING THOSE THAT SERVE THESE TARGET POPULATIONS. 
          SO THIS FUNDING PLAN, AGAIN, IT PRIORITIZES PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, WHICH REALLY COMBINES WHAT WE HEARD FROM THE PUBLIC, WHICH IS THAT WE SHOULD BE PRIORITIZING AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING PRODUCTION AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, UM, FOR OUR INDIVIDUALS. 
          SO THIS COMBINES THOSE TWO PRIORITIES AND HELPS US ENSURE THAT WE CAN FUND THIS TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT. 
          WE DON'T HAVE IT YET IN SAN ANTONIO. 
          WE DO HAVE ONE PROJECT THAT'S UNDER CONSTRUCTION NOW, TOWN VILLAGE, AND D TWO. 
          UM, BUT WE, IT'S NOT ONLINE YET, AND WE KNOW WE NEED A LOT MORE. 
          SO THESE FUNDS THAT WE BELIEVE THAT THIS IS THE HARDEST CATEGORY TO FUND, THIS IS A VERY GOOD USE AND A GREAT FIT FOR THESE HOME ARC DOLLARS. 
          AS I MENTIONED, WE HAVE SHARED THIS FUNDING PLAN, THIS SPECIFIC BUDGET WITH OUR STAKEHOLDERS, AND THERE WAS BROAD AGREEMENT THAT THIS, UM, THAT THIS KIND OF IS IN LINE WITH HOW THE FUNDS SHOULD BE SPENT. 
          THIS WAS, I'LL MENTION, I FAILED TO MENTION AT THE START THAT THIS ISN'T JUST AN N H S D INITIATIVE. 
          WE ARE WORKING CLOSELY WITH DEPARTMENT FOR HUMAN SERVICES AND OUR METRO HEALTH TEAM TO ENSURE THAT THIS FUNDING PLAN AND WITH ALL OF THE OUTREACH THAT I DISCUSSED. 
          SO WE HAVE GONE THROUGH, UM, OUR TIMELINE OF ALL OF OUR PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD HAS CLOSED. 
          WE HAVE CONTINUED TO HAVE THOSE INDIVIDUAL STAKEHOLDER BRIEFINGS. 
          WE DID ALSO MEET WITH OUR LOCAL PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITIES AS REQUESTED AT THE LAST MEETING. 
          AND WE SHARED THIS FUNDING PLAN, AND THEY WERE VERY MUCH IN AGREEMENT WITH THIS MODEL. 
          UM, THEY ALSO HAD SOME GREAT IDEAS ON OTHER WAYS WE CAN EXPLORE PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING. 
          SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS. 
          UM, THIS IS THE SECOND BRIEFING TO THIS COMMITTEE. 
          AND WITH YOUR APPROVAL, WE WILL PROPOSE TO TAKE THIS FULL ALLOCATION PLAN FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION ON FEBRUARY 10TH. 
          SO THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. 
          THANK YOU, VERONICA. 
          I, I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS. 
          SURE. 
          AND FIRST, CAN YOU EXPAND A LITTLE BIT FURTHER ON PERMANENT, PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROJECT? UH, WHAT EXACTLY WILL THIS BE AND HOW ARE WE FIGURING THAT ONLY 85 PEOPLE WILL BE ASSISTED WITH $10.5 MILLION? SURE. 
          SO, UM, P S H INVOLVES TAKING, UH, INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE EXPERIENCE EXITING HOMELESSNESS. 
          AND SO THAT MEANS THEY'RE, THEY NO LONGER NEED TO SERVE OR BE LIVING IN THE SHELTER. 
          THEY'RE READY FOR THAT NEXT STEP. 
          SOME LONG-TERM HOUSING, MANY OF THEM HAVE INDIVIDUAL NEEDS. 
          THEY MAY HAVE MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES. 
          THEY MAY HAVE SUBSTANCE ABUSE ISSUES. 
          IT, A LOT OF THEM ARE JUST INDIVIDUAL PERSONS BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN CHRONICALLY HOMELESS. 
          AND SO WE NEED A DEVELOPMENT THAT PROVIDES THOSE ONSITE SERVICES THAT MEET THEIR NEED. 
          THIS LIST JUST SHOWS SOME OF THE POTENTIAL 
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SERVICES, BUT THE SERVICES ARE REALLY GOING TO BE TAILORED AROUND WHAT THOSE INDIVIDUALS NEED. 
          THEY'RE NOT FORCED TO USE THEM, THEY'RE JUST THERE, THEY'RE AVAILABLE, THEY'RE ENCOURAGED, AND THEY HAVE THAT ONE-ON-ONE COUNSELING AND, AND SUPPORT. 
          SO WITH THIS 10 AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS, YOU COULD SEE A LARGE PORTION OF THAT IS SIMPLY FOR ACQUIRING THE PROPERTIES. 
          WE HAVE UP TO 6.5 MILLION BUDGETED FOR ACQUISITION, AND WE HAVE LOOKED AT SOME POTENTIAL SITES, AND THAT BUDGET SEEMS TO FIT WITH THE PROPOSED, UH, THE REQUESTED ASKING PRICES FOR THOSE PROPERTIES. 
          AND THEN, OF COURSE, WE'LL HAVE TO, UH, REHAB. 
          PART OF BUILDING A P S H MODEL DOES REQUIRE EXTENSIVE REHAB BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO BUILD A PROJECT THAT HAS SPACE ON SITE FOR THOSE COUNSELORS TO MEET WITH THEM INDIVIDUALLY. 
          UM, YOU KNOW, THE, THE, THE, UH, CLINICIANS ON SITE HAS TO HAVE A PLACE TO SERVE THOSE POPULATIONS. 
          SO THERE IS A LOT OF REHAB THAT'S REQUIRED. 
          AND, UM, BEYOND JUST ACQUIRING AND REHABBING THE PROPERTY, WE DID PROPOSE SETTING ASIDE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF FUNDS BECAUSE PROVIDING THOSE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, IT'S, IT'S EXPENSIVE. 
          AND EVEN WITH ALL OF THE FUNDS THAT ARE PROPOSED, UM, THIS IS ONLY GONNA COVER TWO YEARS OF OPERATING COSTS. 
          SO WE'LL BE LOOKING FOR THROUGH AN R F P PROCESS, WHICH HOPEFULLY WE'LL ISSUE THIS SUMMER. 
          WE'LL BE LOOKING FOR A PARTNER WHO CAN ACTUALLY PROVIDE THOSE ONSITE SERVICES, AND WE'LL BE LOOKING FOR CREATIVE WAYS OF HOW THEY CAN HELP MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THAT ONGOING AFFORDABILITY FOR THOSE FAMILIES. 
          THANK YOU, VERONICA. 
          YOU ANSWERED MY NEXT TWO QUESTIONS, WHICH YOU'RE GONNA BE HOW LONG MM-HMM. 
          AND WHO WOULD BE ADMINISTERING THE SUPPORT AND CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES. 
          SO THANK YOU. 
          YES, MA'AM. 
          UM, I ALSO HAVE A QUESTION THAT WE HAVE $5.2 MILLION ALLOTTED FOR TENANT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANT. 
          MM-HMM. 
          HOW DIFFERENTLY, OTHER THAN THE POPULATION TARGETS, UH, HOW IS IT DIFFERENT THAN EAP? UM, AND THEN I KNOW THAT WE'RE GONNA HEAR LATER ON FROM N H S D, UM, ON THE NEXT ITEM THAT WE HAVE ABOUT $16 MILLION AVAILABLE TO THE RESIDENTS OF SAN ANTONIO. 
          AND I'M JUST WONDERING, CAN YOU WALK ME THROUGH THE PROCESS OF WHY MAYBE WE DIDN'T WORK WITHIN, UM, THE EAP TO HELP THOSE 275 PEOPLE AND USE THE FUNDS ALLOTTED HERE TO ANOTHER PROGRAM? SURE. 
          YES. 
          SO, EAP IS PRIORITIZED FOR FAMILIES THAT ARE EXPERIENCING HARDSHIP AS A RESULT OF COVID. 
          SO FAMILIES HAD TO DEMONSTRATE THAT THEY HAD A COVID HARDSHIP. 
          THEY HAD LOST THEIR JOB, THEY HAD TO SHOW LOSS OF INCOME, OR AT LEAST PROVIDE A WRITTEN STATEMENT SAYING THAT THEY HAD BEEN, THEY WERE IN THIS SITUATION SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC, THE HOME ART FUNDS. 
          AND WE DO HAVE UP UNTIL 2030 TO USE THOSE FUNDS. 
          SO THE EAP UTILIZED CARES FUNDS, WHICH HAD A MUCH FASTER TURNAROUND FOR SPENDING. 
          AND WE WERE VERY FORTUNATE THAT WE WERE ABLE TO SPEND THOSE DOLLARS. 
          WE'VE GONE THROUGH THEM VERY QUICKLY IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME BECAUSE THERE IS SO MUCH NEED IN SAN ANTONIO. 
          AND BECAUSE OF THAT, WE HAVE SHOWN, DEMONSTRATED THAT WE'RE ABLE TO USE THOSE FUNDS IN THE QUICK TURNAROUND TIME, GET THEM, THE WHOLE GOAL WAS TO GET THEM TO FAMILIES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, BECAUSE THERE IS A NEED RIGHT NOW. 
          SO THAT'S WHAT WE'VE DONE, AND WE'VE BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN GETTING FUNDING FROM OTHER CITIES WHO WERE NOT ABLE TO SHOW THAT QUICK TURNAROUND. 
          WE WERE ACTUALLY REPROGRAMMED THOSE FUNDS TO SAN ANTONIO. 
          THERE'S AN ITEM ON COUNCIL TO ACCEPT THOSE FUNDS LATER. 
          SO I THINK THAT SHOWS EAP IS JUST QUICK TURNAROUND, HELP EVERYONE WHO NEEDS IT AS A RESULT OF COVID HALLMARK IS VERY DIFFERENT BECAUSE WE HAVE TO SERVE NOT JUST FAMILIES THAT ARE IN NEED DUE TO PANDEMIC, BUT BECAUSE THEY HAVE SPECIAL, AND FOR THIS TARGET, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND, UM, ANYONE CHRONICALLY HOMELESS. 
          SO IT'S NOT THAT THEY, UH, HAVE A QUICK NEED BECAUSE OF A PANDEMIC, IT'S BECAUSE OF THEIR KIND OF LIVING SITUATION. 
          SO THESE FUNDS ARE GONNA HELP THEM AND PROVIDE THEM WITH CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES. 
          EAP DID NOT REALLY FOCUS ON CASE MANAGEMENT, ALTHOUGH WE DO HAVE HOUSING NAVIGATORS THAT HELP FAMILIES, YOU KNOW, CONNECT WITH ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AS NEEDED. 
          BUT THIS PARTICULAR FUNDING POT WILL HAVE A MUCH LONGER TERM UP TO 24 MONTHS OF RENTAL ASSISTANCE. 
          AND THOSE CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES ARE ALSO WHAT'S VERY IMPORTANT ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR POT OF FUNDS. 
          THANK YOU, VERONICA. 
          AND I WAS ASKING THAT QUESTION IN THE LAST ONE BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THERE'S GONNA BE, GONNA BE PEOPLE THAT QUESTION RIGHT. 
          THE AMOUNT OR, OR THE REASON WHY WE COULDN'T TRADE, UM, YOU KNOW, THE ALLOTMENT. 
          SO THANK YOU FOR THAT EXPLANATION. 
          I THINK YOU DID WONDERFUL. 
          UM, LAST WEEK WE SAW SOME FREEZING TEMPERATURES, UM, AND IT, IT JUST BECOMES PAINFULLY EVIDENT THAT THERE'S JUST NOT ENOUGH, UH, HOUSING FOR, FOR SOME OF THE FOLKS WHO DON'T HAVE A HOME. 
          SURE. 
          UM, THERE, THERE WERE SEVERAL WARMING CENTERS, AND I THINK THAT THE CITY DID A, A, A GOOD JOB OF, OF ENGAGING AND PROACTIVELY, UM, GETTING FOLKS TO SEVERAL CENTERS ACROSS THE CITY. 
          THERE WAS NOT ONE NECESSARILY IN D FOUR. 
          THERE WERE SOME, SOME, UM, UH, DISTRICTS THAT DIDN'T HAVE ONE. 
          AND I, I UNDERSTAND AS WE'RE BUILDING UP, BUT I THINK THAT WE HAVE TO ESTABLISH A GREATER NUMBER OF SHELTERS AND NOT JUST DOWNTOWN. 
          UM, I, I'M SURE THAT YOU ALL HAVE SELECTED THE AREAS BASED ON THAT, BUT I JUST WANTED TO, UM, TO REMIND, UH, OR REMIND STAFF THAT THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY ALSO TO 
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CONSIDER OTHER AREAS, ESPECIALLY AS WE SEE THAT, UM, DIFFERENT ENCAMPMENTS ARE GROWING, NOT JUST DOWNTOWN, BUT REALLY ALL OVER THE CITY. 
          SO, UM, I WILL MOVE ON NOW TO COUNCIL, UH, COMMENTS. 
          AND IT LOOKS LIKE COUNCILMAN VO HAS A QUESTION. 
          THEN WE'LL FOLLOW WITH COUNCILMAN. 
          COURAGE. 
          GO AHEAD. 
          COUNCILMAN. 
          THANK YOU FOR THIS PRESENTATION. 
          UM, I AM, I'M IN SUPPORT OF THIS RECOMMENDATION AND, UH, I REMEMBER, UM, JUST LOOKING AT MY MEMO FROM BACK IN SEPTEMBER FOR THE CITY'S FISCAL YEAR BUDGET, I HAD MADE AN AMENDMENT, UH, FOR 10 MILLION DO TO SPEND $10 MILLION ON PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR CHRONICALLY HOMELESS. 
          I KNEW THAT AMENDMENT WOULD FAIL, BUT I WANTED TO START THE CONVERSATION. 
          AND, UH, HERE WE ARE, YOU KNOW, NOT TOO, TOO MUCH, TOO FAR AWAY. 
          AND HERE WE ARE WITH CITY REC, THE CITY STAFF RECOMMENDING 10.5 MILLION PLUS ANOTHER 2.3 MILLION FOR HOMELESS PREVENTION AND CASE MANAGEMENT. 
          AND SO I'M REALLY GLAD THAT WE HAVE ALIGNMENT HERE AND LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THIS. 
          GREAT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN BVO. 
          COUNCILMAN COURAGE. 
          UH, THIS IS HARD FOR ME TO, UH, REALLY FEEL, UM, SUPPORTIVE OF, AND IT'S, IT'S NOT THAT I DON'T THINK THAT WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO DO MORE FOR THE HOMELESS IS ISSUE IN OUR CITY AND THE INDIVIDUALS, BUT I BELIEVE THAT WE'VE DETERMINED, UH, THROUGH OUR OWN INVESTIGATION THAT THIS CITY AND RESOURCES FROM OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS CITY IS SPENDING $70 MILLION A YEAR DEALING WITH HOMELESS ISSUES. 
          UH, IS IS THAT FAIRLY ACCURATE? VERONICA? I WILL DEFER TO, UM, MELANIE, BECAUSE, UH, SHE HAS ALL THAT DATA AND CAN HELP CONFIRM IF THAT NUMBER IS, IS RIGHT ON. 
          UM, AND SO YES, COUNCIL MEMBER, IT'S, AS ALWAYS, IT'S A GOOD QUESTION. 
          THERE IS, UM, ABOUT $70 MILLION IN FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL FUNDING, GOVERNMENT FUNDING THAT IS SPENT ON HOMELESSNESS EVERY YEAR. 
          BUT THAT, THAT IS FOR VETERANS, THAT IS FOR, UM, CHRONICALLY HOMELESS PEOPLE WHO ARE SHELTERED ABOUT 10 TO 12,000 PEOPLE PER YEAR. 
          RIGHT. 
          UH, OKAY. 
          AND, UH, VERONICA RIGHT NOW, THE, THE ONE THAT WE'RE CONSIDERING IS GOING TO SPEND 10 AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS TO ACQUIRE A HOTEL, WHICH YOU'RE ESTIMATING WILL SERVE 85 FAMILIES A YEAR FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS. 
          YOU KNOW, AND IF THAT, IF I WERE TO BREAK THAT DOWN TO DOLLARS PER FAMILY, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT SPENDING $60,000 PER FAMILY PER YEAR FOR 85 FAMILIES OVER TWO YEARS. 
          UH, THAT'S, THAT'S JUST A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF MONEY. 
          UH, AND, YOU KNOW, ARE, ARE THESE FAMILIES THE MOST CRITICAL? NO. 
          THEY'RE ONES WHO ARE ALMOST PREPARED TO GO OUT ON THEIR OWN AND, AND UNDERTAKE, UH, HELPING THEMSELVES AND, AND NO LONGER BEING, UH, YOU KNOW, HOMELESS. 
          UH, AND THEY'VE COME A LONG WAY SINCE MAYBE THEY CAME IN OFF THE STREET. 
          AND I JUST WONDER IF, IF THAT IS THE BEST USE FOR THAT. 
          UH, HAVE WE, HAVE, WE LOOKED AT LEASING A HOTEL BECAUSE IF WE BUY IT, WE TAKE IT OFF THE TAX ROLLS FOR ONE, AND THEN WE ARE OBLIGATED TO PROVIDE SERVICES FOR THAT IN PERPETUITY UNTIL WE DECIDE TO SELL IT SOMEDAY IF WE DO. 
          UH, AND SO THAT MEANS WE'RE UNDERTAKING A LONG-TERM FINANCIAL COMMITMENT TO 85 FAMILIES A YEAR. 
          UH, AND I, YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT 3000 INDIVIDUALS WE IDENTIFY EVERY YEAR AS CHRONICALLY HOMELESS. 
          HALF OF THEM ARE IN HAVEN FOR HOPE. 
          UH, SOME OF THEM GET EVEN MORE SERVICES AT NIGHT 'CAUSE THEY'RE THERE FOR PROTECTION AND SAFETY. 
          UH, AND IT, IT JUST SEEMS LIKE THERE COULD BE BETTER USE FOR ATTACKING HOMELESSNESS THAN HELPING 85 FAMILIES A YEAR FOR TWO YEARS AT 10 AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS. 
          AND THEN ANOTHER ASPECT OF THIS THAT CONCERNS ME IS PART OF WHAT YOU CAN USE THE MONEY FOR IS HELPING PEOPLE WHO ARE, UH, VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, MANY OF WHOM BECOME HOMELESS OR ARE HOMELESS BECAUSE OF THAT. 
          AND I KNOW WE HAVE, I THINK IT'S TWO OR TWO AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS IN THE YEAR, BUT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES WHO GO THROUGH THE BEAR, UH, THE BATTERED WOMEN'S SHELTER EVERY YEAR, HUNDREDS. 
          AND I THINK WE COULD HELP MANY, MANY HUNDREDS MORE, AND NOT JUST THE FAMILIES, BUT THE PERPETRATORS NEED 
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TO GO THROUGH MORE HELP AND TRAINING AND ASSISTANCE TO LEARN, NOT TO CONTINUE TO COMMIT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. 
          AND I THINK SOME OF THIS MONEY COULD BE MORE ADVANTAGEOUSLY USED IN THAT AREA THAN JUST TWO, TWO AND A HALF MILLION. 
          SO I HAVE A LOT TO THINK ABOUT, UH, ON APPROVING THE MONEY THE WAY YOU'VE LAID IT OUT HERE RIGHT NOW. 
          SO THOSE ARE THE COMMENTS THAT I WANTED TO MAKE. 
          THANK YOU, CHAIR. 
          I WANTED TO CLARIFY ON THE, UM, 85, UH, YOU, IT'S REALLY 85 UNITS THAT WOULD BE PURCHASED, UM, THAT WILL TURN OVER OVER TIME WITH, UM, THE, THE KIND OF SERVICES THAT THERE, THERE ARE FOLKS WHO ARE CHRONICALLY HOMELESS WHO ARE LIVING UNSHELTERED, WHO, AND THEN, UM, YOU KNOW, MAYBE NOT NECESSARILY CHRONICALLY HOMELESS, BUT THEY ARE IN A VERY DIFFICULT POSITION AND THEY NEED THOSE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES RIGHT THERE, 24 HOURS. 
          AND THAT'S, THAT'S THE KIND OF HOUSING THAT'S PROVIDED. 
          THE 85 UNITS IS REALLY, WE'RE PURCHASING 85 UNITS. 
          HALLMARK DOES NOT ALLOW US TO LEASE, UM, THE UNITS. 
          AND SO WE ARE DOING THE PURCHASE. 
          IT'S ONE STEP. 
          UM, YOU KNOW, THE HOUSING BOND COULD POTENTIALLY PROVIDE ADDITIONAL UNITS. 
          IT'S, IT'S HOW WE GET TO THE, THE CRITICAL LEVEL OF SERVICE ENRICHED HOUSING THAT THE COMMUNITY DOESN'T HAVE. 
          UM, AND WE'RE BUILDING TOWARDS, THANK YOU MAYOR FOR THAT. 
          CLARIFI, CLARIFI, COUNCILWOMAN CASTILLO. 
          THANK YOU CHAIR. 
          AND I, I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS CONVERSATION THAT WE'RE HAVING. 
          UM, WE KNOW THAT HOMELESSNESS ISN'T A DISTRICT SPECIFIC, UH, UH, ISSUE THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS. 
          IT'S SOMETHING THAT AS A CITY, AS A STATE, AS A NATION, THAT EVERYONE'S, UM, TRYING TO NAVIGATE ON HOW TO ADDRESS. 
          AND WE KNOW THAT THE WAY TO ADDRESS IT IS, YOU KNOW, LOW TO NO BARRIER HOUSING. 
          UM, AS WELL AS ENSURING THAT WE'RE BUILDING THAT DEEP AFFORDABILITY THAT FOLKS CAN AFFORD TO TRANSITION TO. 
          UM, BUT WITH THAT, UM, I, I'M PLEASED TO SEE THAT WE ARE PRIORITIZING PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING. 
          UM, BUT DO WE KNOW WHO THE PARTNER IS AND IF IT WILL BE LOW OR NO BARRIER? WE DO NOT YET HAVE IDENTIFIED THE FUNDING PARTNERS. 
          SO WE'D ISSUE AN R F P TO IDENTIFY WHO THAT PARTNER COULD BE TO PROVIDE THOSE SERVICES. 
          BUT WE WILL ALSO OUTLINE IN THE R F P BASED ON THE COMMITTEE'S FEEDBACK, THAT IT'S A LOW BARRIER, NO BARRIER APPROACH. 
          UH, WE HAVE HEARD THAT WITH SOME OF OUR EXISTING MODELS IS JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S NOT ANYTHING KEEPING SOMEONE FROM, FROM LIVING THERE. 
          THANK YOU. 
          AND, AND I, I WANNA THANK, UH, THE DEPARTMENT OF, UH, HUMAN SERVICES. 
          UH, WITHIN DISTRICT FIVE, WE HAD A CONSTITUENT WHO WAS A VERY UNIQUE CASE AND NEEDED ASSISTANCE GETTING INTO HOUSING AND OUR OFFICE. 
          AND, UM, THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES NAVIGATED THIS LABYRINTH, UM, TO ENSURE THAT OUR NEIGHBOR COULD GET HOUSED. 
          UM, AND THERE ARE MANY BARRIERS, RIGHT? UM, YOU KNOW, HE WAS A DOUBLE AMPUTEE WHO LOST HIS LIMBS DURING THE LAST WINTER STORM, AND THERE WAS JUST SO MUCH, UH, NEED AND CARE THAT HE REQUIRED THAT IT WAS DIFFICULT FOR US, US TO LOCATE A PLACE FOR HIM. 
          UM, BUT AGAIN, RIGHT THROUGH THE WORK AND SOME TIME D H S IN OUR OFFICE HELPED FIND A PLACE FOR HIM. 
          UM, BUT WE WANNA BE SURE THAT MOVING FORWARD WITH OTHER FOLKS THAT IT'S NOT AS DIFFICULT TO IDENTIFY AND FIND THAT HOUSING. 
          SO WE'RE REALLY GRATEFUL FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES. 
          UM, BUT MOVING FORWARD AGAIN, RIGHT, MAKING SURE THAT IT'S NOT THAT DIFFICULT TO IDENTIFY HOUSING. 
          UM, AND MOVING ON TO THE TENANT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE, UM, CAN THAT ALSO BE USED FOR RELOCATION ASSISTANCE? UM, NO. 
          NO, IT WOULD NOT BE FOR RELOCATION. 
          IT WOULD BE FOR HELPING PAY THE RENT ON THE UNIT THAT THEY'RE GOING TO OCCUPY FOR UP TO 24 MONTHS. 
          BUT IT WOULD PROVIDE CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES IF THE FAMILY QUALIFIED. 
          WE DO HAVE RELOCATION DOLLARS AVAILABLE, SO THERE WOULD BE NOTHING PROHIBITING US FROM LAYERING A SEPARATE PROGRAM THAT WOULD WORK FOR THEM. 
          OKAY. 
          AND CAN THOSE TENANT-BASED RE UH, RENTAL ASSISTANCE DOLLARS ALSO BE USED FOR MORTGAGES? OR IS IT JUST FOR RENT? NO, JUST FOR RENTAL. 
          UM, ON THE, SO FOR VICTIMS OR SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, IT, IT COULD POTENTIALLY BE A RELOCATION FROM THEIR, THE SITUATION THAT THEY'RE IN THAT'S, THAT'S UNSAFE. 
          THAT'S WHERE YOU MIGHT SEE SOME RE RELOCATION. 
          WITH HOMELESS, GENERALLY, WE'RE TARGETING PEOPLE WHO ARE UNSHELTERED, SO IT WOULDN'T BE RELOCATION. 
          I SEE THAT $2.3 MILLION WILL GO TOWARDS PREVENTION AND CASE MANAGEMENT. 
          UM, WILL OUTREACH SPECIALISTS, UH, TAKE PART IN THE STAKEHOLDER GROUP? AND WHAT KIND OF FEEDBACK DID THEY PROVIDE IF THERE WAS A STAKEHOLDER GROUP? SO WE HAVE MET WITH A 
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NUMBER OF HOUSING OR HOMELESS PROVIDERS THAT HAVE OUTREACH WORKERS, INCLUDING OUR OWN, UM, AND THEY HAVE HAD INPUT INTO THIS PLAN. 
          OKAY, GREAT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          UM, AND I WANNA EMPHASIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF, YOU KNOW, THE OUTREACH SPECIALIST AND BUILDING THAT RELATIONSHIP WITH FOLKS OUT IN THE STREET AND TO CONNECT THEM TOWARDS THAT HOUSING. 
          I, I DEFINITELY THINK THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD BE INVESTING IN, UH, MOVING FORWARD, RIGHT? AND OUTSIDE OF, UH, THESE A R P DOLLARS, WHEN WE COME TO THE NEXT FISCAL, UM, BUDGET YEAR, UM, UH, DISCUSSION, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE CONTINUE TO ADD, UH, TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE MORE OUTREACH SPECIALISTS TO ENSURE THAT FOLKS ALL THROUGHOUT THE CITY ARE BEING CONNECTED TO SERVICES, BUILDING THOSE RELATIONSHIPS, UM, TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE GETTING FOLKS OFF THE STREET. 
          UM, BUT I, I WANNA ALSO BE SURE THAT OUR OUTREACH SPECIALISTS HAVE WHAT THEY NEED, UH, IN PROVIDING ASSISTANCE. 
          SO I'M, I'M PLEASED TO HEAR THAT THEY WERE INCLUDED IN A STAKEHOLDER GROUP. 
          UM, HOW WILL THESE FUNDS BE USED TO IMPROVE THE OPERATIONS FOR OUR OUTREACH OUTREACH SPECIALISTS? WELL, THEY'LL BE USED TO IMPROVE THEIR OP THE OPTIONS THAT THEY CAN OFFER, UM, TO THE INDIVIDUALS THAT THEY'RE WORKING WITH. 
          SO THIS IS ONE MORE, UM, OPTION IN THE HOMELESS RESPONSE SYSTEM FOR, FOR PERMANENT HOUSING. 
          THANK YOU, MELODY. 
          THANK YOU CHAIR. 
          ALSO, ADD THAT OF THAT $2 MILLION SET ASIDE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS. 
          SOME OF THOSE FUNDS WILL BE GIVEN TO OUR NONPROFIT PARTNERS TO HELP WITH THEIR CAPACITY BUILDING. 
          SO FOR OUR PARTNERS, AND WE DO HAVE NONPROFITS THAT SERVE AS THOSE OUTREACH SPECIALISTS AS WELL. 
          SO THEY'LL HAVE FUNDING FOR THEM TOO. 
          YES. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCILWOMAN CASTILLO. 
          COUNCILWOMAN VIAGRA, FOLLOWED BY COUNCILMAN BRAVO. 
          THANK YOU, VERONICA. 
          I AM SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS, UH, WHAT YOU'RE BRINGING THIS PLAN AND THE PROPOSED FUNDING. 
          I WANNA START WITH THE TENANT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE WITH THE ASTERISK THAT SAYS PRIORITY FOR SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. 
          WILL WE BE GOING, WORKING WITH OUR AGENCIES LIKE THE BATTERED WOMEN'S SHELTERS, FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION TO, TO LOOK FOR, UM, CLIENTS FROM THERE? YES. 
          WE GET OUR REFERRALS FROM A VARIETY OF NONPROFITS, INCLUDING THE ONES YOU MENTIONED. 
          SO YES, WE'LL BE ABLE TO HELP THEIR, THEIR CLIENTS SPECIFICALLY. 
          AND IF ANY OF THOSE NONPROFITS ARE, ARE WATCHING, I KNOW THAT YOU WORK SO VERY HARD, AND I THINK THAT THEY CAN GET YOU THOSE 2 75 RIGHT OFF THE BAT. 
          AND SADLY, I'M SURE THEY COULD, SADLY, BUT WHAT, WHAT A CHANGE THAT WOULD BE IF WE COULD HELP WOMEN GET, UH, AND OTHERS THAT ARE IN THESE RELATIONSHIPS, GET OUT OF THAT AND LIVES WE COULD SAVE. 
          SO I APPLAUD YOU ON THOSE EFFORTS. 
          WHEN WE TALK PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, I KNOW THAT WE HAVE AGENCIES AND GROUPS THAT, THAT KNOW HOW TO DO THAT AND DO THAT WELL. 
          AND SO I REALLY WANNA MAKE SURE, WHILE I LIKE LOW BARRIER, NO BARRIER MM-HMM. 
          , I DO WANNA MAKE SURE WHATEVER WE DO PUT ON THE R F P THAT THEY REALLY HAVE A PULSE ON WHAT SAN ANTONIO NEEDS SENSE, WHETHER OUR, OUR CHRONIC HOMELESS AND THOSE THAT NEED PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING NEED THAT LOW BARRIER OR THAT NO BARRIER, BECAUSE IT'S REALLY EASY FOR ME TO THINK ONE THING, BUT THEY'RE OUT THERE ACTUALLY ON THE STREETS, AND WE'LL HAVE THAT. 
          SO, UM, THE ONE THING I I WANNA ENCOURAGE IS YOU GUYS USE THAT NUMBER AT 85, AND I KNOW SOME OF MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES ONLY SEE THAT 85, BUT THE, I THINK MAYBE WHEN YOU BRING IT TO COUNCIL, YOU KIND OF BREAK IT DOWN OKAY. 
          INTO THOSE ONSITE SERVICES AND THE INVESTMENT THAT IT TAKES, BECAUSE THIS IS, THIS IS, I THINK, AFFORDABLE FOR TRYING TO CHANGE SOMEONE'S LIFE AND GET THEM OUT OF, UM, THAT ADDICTION THAT THEY MAY BE IN. 
          UM, AND THAT, THAT, UM, THAT CYCLE THAT THEY'RE IN, AND TO BREAK A CYCLE, IT DOES TAKE A LARGE INVESTMENT. 
          SO, UM, I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND THE, UM, THE AMOUNT THAT WE'LL WE'LL BE DOING FOR THOSE 85 UNITS. 
          AND I THINK THAT'S THE OTHER ONE. 
          WHEN YOU SAY ESTIMATED CLIENT ER SERVED, I KNOW THAT NOT IT, IT'S GONNA BE THAT ROLLING NUMBER MORE THAN THAT. 
          SURE, SURE. 
          AND, UM, HOPEFULLY ONCE YOU SEND OUT THE R F P AND WE GET THE RIGHT AGENCY IN THERE HELPING WITH THIS MM-HMM. 
          , UM, THAT'LL BE MORE PEOPLE PER YEAR THAT WE WE'RE ABLE TO MOVE FROM PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING ABSOLUTELY. 
          BACK INTO, UM, INTO THE, THE WORKFORCE AND, AND LIFE. 
          BUT, UH, I, I LOOK FORWARD TO, UH, SEEING THIS, UH, UNFOLD AND, AND HELPING ON THE, WITH OUR ADVOCATES THAT ARE HELPING SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, GETTING PEOPLE, UH, INVOLVED IN THIS PROGRAM. 
          SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          OKAY. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCILWOMAN VIGA, VRAN, COUNCILWOMAN, UH, COUNCILMAN B BRAVO. 
          THANK YOU. 
          MOTION TO, UH, TO APPROVE AND SEND A FULL COUNSEL. 
          SO THERE'S A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN BRAVO AND A SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN VRAN. 
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DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTION FURTHER QUESTIONS, COUNSEL? SURE, GO AHEAD. 
          SO, UM, I, I HEAR FROM SOME OF MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES, YOU KNOW, THAT THIS IS, IS EXPENSIVE, AND MAYBE THE THOUGHT IS, WELL, WHAT ELSE COULD WE BE DOING WITH, WITH THESE FUNDS? MM-HMM. 
          , AND WHEN I LOOK AT THIS, I DON'T THINK OF US THIS AS REALLY SPENDING MONEY I SEE, SEE IT AS INVESTING TAXPAYER DOLLARS AND WHAT DO WE GET FOR THAT INVESTMENT? AND I THINK ABOUT A PRESENTATION THAT I GOT IN A BRIEFING FROM ERIC EPLEY WITH STRAC AND HOW THEY LOOKED AT A STUDY ON HOW MUCH, UM, GETTING PEOPLE WHO ARE CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, GETTING THEM INTO PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, HOW MUCH THAT CAN SAVE IN TERMS OF, UM, EMERGENCY RESPONSE RESOURCES. 
          AND SO I THINK IT'D BE GREAT IF, WHEN WE HAVE THIS PRESENTATION FOR FULL COUNSEL, IF WE EITHER HAD THE POLICE CHIEF OR MAYBE ERIC EPLEY COME AND SPEAK ABOUT THAT. 
          UM, BECAUSE, SO, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A SUBSET OF PEOPLE WHO, WHO ARE LIVING ON THE STREETS, WHO ARE EITHER DIALING 9 1 1 ON A REGULAR BASIS, OR PEOPLE ARE DIALING 9 1 1 REPORTING THEM FOR AN ISSUE. 
          AND IF WE CAN GET THESE INDIVIDUALS INTO PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING IN, IN ORDER FOR THEM TO HAVE ACCESS TO WRAPAROUND SERVICES, WE CAN HELP STABILIZE THEM, UM, AND IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE. 
          AND THEN REALLY REDUCE THE CALL VOLUME TO NINE ONE ONE FOR 9 1 1 CALLS, WHETHER IT'S, WHETHER IT'S AMBULANCE RIDES MM-HMM. 
           THAT ARE FREQUENT FLYERS, OR WHETHER IT'S, UM, DISPATCHING POLICE, AND THEN, YOU KNOW, MAYBE TAKING THEM TO A HOSPITAL AND REALIZING THERE'S NOTHING MEDICALLY WRONG WITH THIS PERSON AND IT'S A MENTAL HEALTH ISSUE, AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO FI ROUTE THEM SOMEWHERE ELSE. 
          AND TYING UP A LOT OF THESE LAW ENFORCEMENT RESOURCES AND HOW MUCH WE CAN REALLY SAVE ON THAT END WOULD BE GREAT TO BE ABLE TO HEAR FROM, FROM EITHER THE POLICE CHIEF, ERIC, ERIC EPLEY. 
          SO THAT'S MY REQUEST. 
          THANK YOU. 
          OKAY. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCILMAN BRAVO. 
          THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE TABLE FOR THIS ITEM. 
          OH, OH, I'M SORRY, COUNCILMAN. 
          COURAGE. 
          I MISSED THAT. 
          COUNCILMAN COURAGE. 
          GO AHEAD. 
          THANK YOU. 
          I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION. 
          UH, MS. WOOLLEY, YOU CAN PROBABLY ANSWER THIS. 
          UH, YOU KNOW, WE SAY RIGHT NOW THERE'S, UH, ABOUT 3000 PEOPLE IN THE, UH, IN THE, UM, COUNT THAT WE DID, UH, A LITTLE LESS MAYBE 27, 2800 PEOPLE. 
          BUT OVER THE LAST, LET'S SAY FIVE YEARS, WOULD WE SAY WE'VE CONSISTENTLY HAD, UH, THAT ONE NIGHT COUNT OF CLOSE TO 3000 PEOPLE THAT ARE HOMELESS. 
          IT'S BEEN PRETTY CONSISTENT OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS. 
          OF COURSE, IN 2021, WE DIDN'T DO THE POINT IN TIME COUNT. 
          SO THE, THE 2,800 IS FROM, UM, 2020. 
          WE DO THINK IT'S PROBABLY INCREASED A LITTLE BIT, UM, DUE TO THE PANDEMIC. 
          AND, UM, WE DO PLAN TO DO A POINT IN TIME COUNT THIS YEAR. 
          WE AREN'T GOING TO DO IT IN JANUARY. 
          IT'LL BE CLOSER TO MARCH. 
          WELL, YOU KNOW, THE POINT I'M TRYING TO GET AT IS THIS, WE'VE HAD THIS CONSISTENTLY HIGH NUMBER FOR FIVE YEARS, MAYBE EVEN FOR SIX OR SEVEN, AND WE'VE SPENT, LET'S SAY 70 MILLION LAST YEAR. 
          AND EVEN IT WAS 65 MILLION A YEAR BEFORE AND 60 MILLION BEFORE THAT, AND 55 MILLION BEFORE THAT, AND 50 MILLION BEFORE THAT. 
          THIS IS ALL ADDING UP INTO HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS WE'VE BEEN SPENDING OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS. 
          AND WE'RE NOT SOLVING THE PROBLEM. 
          THE PROBLEM ISN'T IMPROVING. 
          UH, AND YOU KNOW, NOW WE'RE SAYING, WELL, UH, WE'LL SPEND ANOTHER 10 MILLION THIS YEAR, AND OH, OUR FUNDING'S COMING UP. 
          MAYBE WE'LL SPEND SOME MORE OUT OF THAT. 
          OR, YOU KNOW, WHAT, THE BOND IS GONNA SPEND 150 MILLION ON HOUSING, MAYBE WE'LL SPEND ANOTHER 10 OR 20 MILLION ON OUT OF THAT ON, UH, HELPING PEOPLE ARE HOMELESS. 
          AND YOU KNOW, TO ME IT SEEMS LIKE PUTTING OUR FUNDS TOGETHER IS NOT SOLVING THE PROBLEM. 
          UH, AND SO THAT'S WHY I'M, I'M SO RELUCTANT TO SIMPLY SAY, WELL, LET'S RENT ROOMS AND YES, BRING IN COUNSELORS AND SERVICES AND HELP THESE 85 FAMILIES. 
          AND YES, MAYBE THEY'LL MOVE OUT IN SIX MONTHS, SO MAYBE OVER TWO YEARS WE'LL HELP FOUR TIMES 85. 
          BUT IT, IT DOESN'T SEEM TO ME THAT WHATEVER WE'VE BEEN DOING HAS BEEN REALLY, UH, IMPROVING THE SITUATION. 
          AND SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT A MATTER OF SPENDING THE MONEY, IT'S, IT'S HOW WE'RE SPENDING THE MONEY, MAYBE BECAUSE IT'S SPLIT UP. 
          YOU, YOU WERE JUST SAYING THAT, WELL, WE'LL GIVE SOME OF THE 2 MILLION TO OPERATE TO SOME OF THE OTHER NONPROFITS. 
          AND THAT'S JUST IT. 
          WE DON'T HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE, COHESIVE, 
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COLLABORATIVE WAY OF ADDRESSING THIS. 
          AND WE'RE SPENDING OVER THE YEARS, HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO TRY AND ADDRESS A PROBLEM THAT JUST ISN'T GOING AWAY. 
          EVEN WITH HAVEN FOR HOPE, WHICH IS A SHOWCASE FOR WORKING FOR HOMELESS PEOPLE AROUND THE COUNTRY, WE STILL HAVE ALL OF THESE HOMELESS PEOPLE. 
          SO, YOU KNOW, I, I'M JUST SO RELUCTANT TO SAY, OKAY, HERE'S ANOTHER EFFORT TO TRY AND HELP, UH, AND, AND SPEND MAYBE ANOTHER 10 HERE AND WITH ARPA OR THE BOND FUNDING ANOTHER 20 SO THAT MAYBE NEXT YEAR WE SPEND A HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS. 
          WELL, IF WE DO, I HOPE AT THE END OF NEXT YEAR WE SEE A REAL CHANGE IN THE HOMELESS PROBLEM WE HAVE. 
          AND I'M NOT SAYING THIS BECAUSE MY NEIGHBORS ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT HOMELESS PEOPLE. 
          SURE THEY ARE. 
          EVERYBODY SEES THAT. 
          BUT BECAUSE WE'RE NOT ABLE TO HELP ENOUGH HOMELESS PEOPLE GET OUT OF HOMELESSNESS, AND WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR A LOT MORE THAN FIVE YEARS, PROBABLY FOR THE LAST 15 YEARS. 
          SO I'M JUST VOICING MY FRUSTRATION, AND I'M NOT GONNA BE SUPPORTING THIS, BUT I'M NOT GONNA NOT SUPPORT IT. 
          I'M SIMPLY GONNA ABSTAIN ON THIS VOTE. 
          'CAUSE I NEED MORE INFORMATION. 
          I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE A BETTER PLAN. 
          THANK YOU, COUNCIL. 
          GO AHEAD, MELANIE. 
          UM, UM, COUPLE OF CLARIFICATIONS. 
          I SHOULD HAVE MENTIONED THIS AT FIRST, COUNCILMAN. 
          UH, SO THE, THE 2,800 PEOPLE PER NIGHT, IT HAS BEEN CONSISTENT, BUT WE'VE ALSO SEEN AN INCREASE IN POPULATION. 
          SO IF WE LOOK AT PER CAPITA CHANGE IN HOMELESSNESS, IT'S ACTUALLY DECLINED OVER TIME. 
          IF, IF WE LOOK AT IT THAT WAY. 
          AND ALSO, YOU KNOW, WITH, WITH THOSE DOLLARS, HOMELESSNESS IS EXPENSIVE, THERE'S NO DOUBT. 
          UM, BUT THE COST OF SOMEBODY LIVING ON THE STREET IS ACTUALLY HIGHER THAN THE COST OF PUTTING THEM IN AN APARTMENT AND PROVIDING SERVICES NATIONALLY. 
          UM, YOU KNOW, THE ESTIMATE IS 50 TO $60,000 PER CHRONICALLY HOMELESS INDIVIDUAL PER YEAR. 
          AND SO IT'S ACTUALLY MUCH LESS EXPENSIVE TO, UM, HAVE THEM IN SAFE HOUSING AND REDUCE THE IMPACT ON THE, ESPECIALLY THE, THE E M S, THE JUSTICE SYSTEM, THE MEDICAL SYSTEM, BECAUSE THEY'RE IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT. 
          UM, AND SO THAT'S, YOU KNOW, THAT'S ONE ISSUE. 
          AND, AND ALL ADDITIONALLY, WE, WE USE THE POINT IN TIME COUNT AS A ONE NIGHT SNAPSHOT, BUT WE ACTUALLY SERVE 10 TO 12,000 PEOPLE ANNUALLY WITH HOMELESS SERVICES. 
          SO REALLY, WHEN YOU'RE DOING THE MATH, THAT'S THE, THE, UM, DENOMINATOR TO USE, I GUESS. 
          UM, BUT, BUT IT IS EXPENSIVE. 
          AND, UM, YOU KNOW, BUT WE BELIEVE, ONE, THE VALUE OF A HUMAN LIFE AND, AND HAVING THAT PERSON, UM, CONTRIBUTE TO THE ECONOMY AND THE WORKFORCE, UM, THE DOLLARS THAT WE SPEND TO GET THEM HOUSED AND PROVIDE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES ARE AIMED AT, AT HELPING PEOPLE BECOME MORE INDEPENDENT. 
          THANK YOU, MEL. 
          THANK YOU. 
          WE, UM, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND TAKE A VOTE ON THIS SINCE THERE'S A MOTION IN A SECOND. 
          UH, ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. 
          AYE. 
          AND IT LOOKS LIKE COUNCILMAN CURRY, YOU WILL BE ABSTAINING, CORRECT? YES, I ABSTAIN. 
          OKAY. 
          OKAY. 
          SO, ALL RIGHTY. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH VERONICA AND MEL. 
          WE APPRECIATE, UM, ALL OF THE INFORMATION TODAY. 
          WE WILL MOVE 
          [5. Briefing and update on Emergency Housing Assistance Program (EHAP) and Eviction Prevention. [Lori Houston, Assistant City Manager; Verónica R. Soto, FAICP, Director, Neighborhood and Housing Services Department]]
ON TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE, WHICH IS A BRIEFING AND UPDATE ON EMERGENCY HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AND EVICTION PREVENTION. 
          AND SO I'M SORRY FOR CLARIFICATION OF, UH, THERE, THAT LAST ONE. 
          UM, IT WAS, UH, IT PASSED WITH ONE ABSTENTION. 
          THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN. 
          YES, GO AHEAD, LORI. 
          AND, UM, MENTIONED THAT WE HAVE SEVERAL ACTIVITIES GOING ON RELATED TO THE EMERGENCY HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM THIS WEEK. 
          UM, STARTING WITH THURSDAY, WE ARE GOING TO BE AWARDING ANOTHER FOUR AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS FROM OUR FEDERAL PARTNERS FOR A GRANT TO HELP US WITH OUR RENTAL ASSISTANCE. 
          AND THEN, UM, ACTUALLY ON WEDNESDAY, YOU'RE GONNA RECEIVE A BRIEFING FROM VERONICA CARILLO IN THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE ON THE USE OF THE ARPA DOLLARS. 
          AS WE WENT THROUGH THE PUBLIC MEETINGS THIS PAST MONTH, WE SAW THAT RENTAL ASSISTANCE REMAINED A PRIORITY. 
          UM, SPECIFICALLY THOSE INDIVIDUALS WERE IMPACTED BY C O V I D. 
          AND SO YOU'LL SEE ADDITIONAL FUNDING, UM, BEING RECOMMENDED FOR THE RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AFTER THAT ALLOCATION, ALONG WITH THURSDAY'S ALLOCATION. 
          WE WILL PROPOSE TO END THE EMERGENCY HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ON MARCH ONE, ONLY BECAUSE WE WILL NO LONGER HAVE ANY FEDERAL FUNDING. 
          UM, BUT WE ARE GONNA TRANSITION BACK TO THE RISK MITIGATION FUND THAT 
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HAS VERY SIMILAR STANDARDS, UM, TO THE RISK, UM, AS, AS IT DOES TO THE EAP. 
          BUT WE'LL CONTINUE THAT PROGRAM THROUGH THE RISK MITIGATION FUND. 
          AND WE'LL TALK MORE ABOUT THOSE GUIDELINES AT THE UPCOMING MEETING. 
          BUT I JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT WE HAVE ADDITIONAL FUNDING SOURCES COMING TOWARDS THE PROGRAM BECAUSE THERE'S NO MORE FUNDING COMING FROM THE FEDS. 
          WE ARE GONNA BE RAMPING DOWN THAT PROGRAM. 
          UM, BUT IT'LL TRANSITION BACK TO THE RISK MITIGATION FUND THAT WAS CREATED RIGHT BEFORE WE INITIATED THE EAP. 
          THANK YOU. 
          LORI. 
          S UM, GOOD MORNING. 
          VERONICA SOTO WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND HOUSING SERVICES DEPARTMENT. 
          SO, AS LORI MENTIONED, THE EMERGENCY HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM'S SOMETHING THAT WAS CREATED AS PART OF OUR PANDEMIC RESPONSE BACK IN APRIL OF 2020. 
          WHAT IT HAS PROVIDED IS FOR FOLKS IMPACTED BY THE PANDEMIC TO HAVE RENT OR MORTGAGE ASSISTANCE. 
          WE HAVE THE UTILITIES TAKEN CARE OF, AS WELL AS INTERNET ACCESS. 
          AND AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PROGRAM, WE HAD ALSO PROVIDED CASH ASSISTANCE. 
          AND SO ALL THE BENEFITS ARE WHAT IS CAPTURED IN THE DASHBOARD THAT IS EASILY ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC. 
          AND THIS IS, AS OF LAST WEEK, THE 19TH, HOW MANY FOLKS HAVE BEEN ASSISTED, HOW MUCH HAS BEEN ALLOCATED FOR EACH OF THOSE CATEGORIES OF, UM, ELIGIBILITY AND HOW MANY INDIVIDUALS HAVE BEEN HELPED, UM, IN ALMOST TWO YEARS OF HAVING OUR EMERGENCY HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
          AND SO $174 MILLION HAS BEEN SPENT OF THE BUDGET. 
          UM, AS WELL, WE TRACK, OF COURSE, THE TEXAS RENT RELIEF PROGRAM, AND YOU CAN SEE THAT EVEN THOUGH THAT PORTAL CLOSED, UM, AND THE REASON THEY CLOSED IS BECAUSE THEY TOO HAD, UM, WERE RUNNING OUT OF FUNDS AND THEY HAD ENOUGH APPLICATIONS IN THE QUEUE TO PROCESS WITH THE MONEY THEY HAD, SO THEY CLOSED THE APPLICATION PORTAL. 
          BUT YOU CAN SEE THAT FOR OUR COUNTY, OVER 26,000 HOUSEHOLDS HAVE BEEN ASSISTED WITH ABOUT $159 MILLION. 
          SO THAT'S THE STATE RENT RELIEF PROGRAM THAT ALSO UTILIZED SOME OF THE FEDERAL MONEY THAT THE CITY HAS RECEIVED. 
          SO WHAT WE DID WHEN WE RECEIVED THE FEDERAL FUNDING IS WE CHANGED THE ALLOWANCES. 
          THIS IS BACK IN FEBRUARY, AND WE EXPANDED THE NUMBER OF MONTHS OF ASSISTANCE SO THAT FAMILIES AT OR BELOW 50% A M I, SO THOSE WITH GREATER NEED COULD GET UP TO NINE MONTHS OF ASSISTANCE. 
          AND WE KEPT IT RENT OR MORTGAGE AND UTILITY ASSISTANCE WE DID AWAY WITH THE CASH ASSISTANCE BECAUSE NOW WE WERE DOING MORE MONTHS FOR FAMILIES BETWEEN 51% TO 80% A M I, IT WAS SIX MONTHS OF ASSISTANCE. 
          AND ONCE WE ACCEPTED THIS ADDITIONAL FEDERAL MONEY, WE ALSO, UM, ALLOWED FOLKS WHO HAD APPLIED IN THE PAST TO REAPPLY. 
          SO WE DO HAVE SOME FOLKS WHO HAD, UH, APPLIED BACK IN 20 20 20 AND THEN REAPPLIED BACK IN 2021 BY COUNCIL DISTRICT. 
          WE FIND THAT WE HAVE HELPED IN EVERY PART OF THE CITY. 
          UM, THIS YEAR WE ALSO, NOT THIS YEAR, 2021, WE ALSO PARTNERED WITH BEXAR COUNTY. 
          SO WE ARE UTILIZING THEIR FEDERAL FUNDING AS WELL TO HELP COUNTYWIDE AND FOR THE COUNTY, IT'S ONLY RENT ASSISTANCE THAT WE PROVIDE. 
          AND AGAIN, THEY'RE USING THAT SAME FUNDING SOURCE, WHICH IS THE EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
          SO OVER ALMOST TWO YEARS, THE BUDGET FOR THIS PROGRAM IS AROUND 200 MILLION. 
          UM, WHAT YOU SEE BEFORE YOU IS BY FUNDING SOURCE WHAT WE HAVE UTILIZED FOR THIS PROGRAM. 
          AND WE HAVE USED EVERYTHING FROM, UM, LOCAL C D P G DOLLARS TO ALLOCATE TO THIS PROGRAM. 
          AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PROGRAM, EVEN THIS FISCAL YEAR, WE USED THOSE THIS YEAR FOR MORTGAGE, THE FEDERAL FUNDING THAT YOU SEE UP UP HERE. 
          BUT THEN WE ALSO PURSUED AND RECEIVED STATE GRANTS FOR, UM, EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE AS WELL AS MORTGAGE ASSISTANCE. 
          THE NUMBER HIGHLIGHTED IS THE ADDITIONAL E R A EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE MONEY THAT IS GOING TO BE REALLOCATED TO THE CITY. 
          THAT'S AN ITEM ON THURSDAY'S COUNCIL AGENDA. 
          AND OF COURSE, YOU'LL HEAR WEDNESDAY ABOUT THE LOCAL RECOVERY FUNDS FROM THE ARPA FUNDS AS WELL. 
          BUT WE ARE STARTING TO RUN OUT OF FUNDS, AND IT IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE, UH, A CLEAR DATE TO CLOSE INTAKE KNOWING THAT ONCE WE CLOSE IT, WE'LL STILL HAVE APPLICATIONS IN THE QUEUE THAT NEED TO BE PROCESSED. 
          AND SO, UM, THAT'S MY UPDATE TO YOU. 
          THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN, UH, VERY BENEFICIAL TO OUR COMMUNITY HELPING THOSE IMPACTED, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE STOOD IT UP, UM, BECAUSE PEOPLE NEEDED TO HAVE THAT HOUSING STABILITY. 
          AND SO I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE THEM. 
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UH, BUT THAT'S THE END OF THE PRESENTATION ABOUT THE EAP PROGRAM. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU, VERO. 
          I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS AND THEN I'LL TURN IT OVER TO COUNCILMAN VIAGRA. 
          UM, CAN YOU FIRST, JUST REALLY FAST, CAN YOU PLEASE REMIND ME ABOUT SAHA RESIDENTS AND IF THEY'RE ABLE TO RECEIVE EAP ASSISTANCE? UM, SO I'M, I'M TRYING TO FIND OUT IF SAHA OWNED PROPERTIES AND THOSE UTILIZING VOUCHERS IN PRIVATELY RENTED HOMES ARE ABLE TO APPLY FOR THIS ASSISTANCE. 
          AND IF SO, WHAT PERCENTAGE HAS BEEN AWARDED, UM, TO THOSE FAMILIES WITHIN SAHA? YEAH, SO SAHA RESIDENTS, IF THEIR VOUCHER HOLDERS OR LIVE IN PUBLIC HOUSING, ARE ELIGIBLE FOR OUR PROGRAM. 
          WE HAVE BEEN ASSISTING THEM CONSISTENTLY OVER THE LAST NEARLY TWO YEARS. 
          I DON'T HAVE THE LATEST FIGURES, BUT I KNOW IT'S, UM, IT'S, IT'S A SUBSTANTIAL NUMBER. 
          UM, WE HAVE SHARED WITH THEM THE, UH, FOLKS THAT HAVE BEEN ASSISTED. 
          I HAVEN'T LOOKED AT IT IN A WHILE, BUT WE'LL GET THAT NUMBER TO YOU. 
          OKAY, THANK YOU. 
          VERO. 
          I KNOW THAT A LOT OF OUR OFFICES HAVE RECEIVED LETTERS, UH, FROM SAHA ASKING FOR THE CITY TO ASSIST WITH RENTAL ISSUES. 
          SO, UM, I, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THOSE NUMBERS. 
          MY NEXT QUESTION IS, IT'S TAKEN ON ABOUT 45 DAYS TO PROCESS APPLICATIONS. 
          AND OUR UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THERE'S A LARGE BACKLOG FOR DECEMBER AND JANUARY. 
          AND SO I JUST WANNA, I'LL ASK THAT QUESTION FIRST. 
          IS THERE A BACKLOG FOR DECEMBER AND JANUARY? THERE, THERE, IS THERE, THERE  WAITING FOR THE MIC? UM, YES, THERE IS A BACKLOG. 
          WHAT WE SAW IS THAT AFTER C P S AND SAS ANNOUNCED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE DISCONNECTIONS, WE SAW A NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS INCREASE. 
          SO IT HAD BEEN, UM, AROUND 700 PER, UM, PER WEEK BEFORE THAT. 
          AND AROUND OCTOBER ONE, UH, WE SAW APPLICATIONS INCREASE TO OVER A THOUSAND PER WEEK. 
          AND SO THAT DID CREATE A BACKLOG. 
          UM, THAT IN NOVEMBER IS WHEN IT REALLY BECAME CLEAR. 
          WE HAD THE BACK, WE HAD THE BACKLOG. 
          UM, SO WE'D HAVE ABOUT 5,000 APPLICATIONS, UM, THAT ARE BEHIND. 
          UM, AND WE'RE CONTINUING TO PROCESS AND WE'RE WORKING OVERTIME. 
          UM, WE'VE BEEN IMPACTED BY, UM, OMICRON AS WELL. 
          SO, UM, BUT THE PEOPLE THAT DO SHOW UP THAT HAVEN'T HAD TO QUARANTINE, WE'RE ASKING THEM TO WORK OVERTIME TO ADDRESS THAT. 
          GOT IT. 
          ARE WE ADDING ADDITIONAL STAFF AS WELL FOR THE BACKLOG? AGAIN, WE'RE DOING THE OVERTIME. 
          THANK YOU. 
          UM, AND SO WE HAVEN'T ADDED ADDITIONAL STAFF, BUT WE HAVE, UH, WORKED OVERTIME FOUR DAYS A WEEK, INCLUDING SATURDAYS. 
          AND COUNCILMAN, I DO WANNA ADD, WE ALWAYS HAVE A BACKLOG. 
          AND SO OUR BACKLOG IS TYPICALLY THREE TO FOUR WEEKS. 
          AND SO IT TAKES US ABOUT FOUR WEEKS TO PROCESS AN APPLICATION. 
          VERONICA AND HER TEAM ARE ABLE TO DO ABOUT A THOUSAND OR SO APPLICATIONS A WEEK. 
          RIGHT. 
          AND SO WE ARE TAKING ONE EXTRA WEEK RIGHT NOW, BUT WITH THE OVERTIME WE SHOULD BE BACK ON TRACK. 
          RIGHT. 
          OKAY. 
          WONDERFUL. 
          THANK YOU. 
          HOW MANY APPLICATIONS ARE YOU GETTING A WEEK? AND I'M JUST WONDERING IF, IF YOU'VE SEEN ANY TRENDS, LIKE FOR INSTANCE, AS OMICRON HAS INCREASED, HAVE YOU SEEN THE APPLICATIONS INCREASE? WE SAW THE FIRST WEEK OF THE NEW YEAR APPLICATIONS INCREASED, BUT THEY'VE STABILIZED SINCE THEN. 
          UM, SO THE FIRST WEEK IN THE MONTH WE GOT ABOUT 1400. 
          SO THAT WAS A LITTLE, UM, MORE THAN WHAT WE EXPECT, BUT IT'S BEEN, UH, 700 THE LAST TWO WEEKS. 
          UM, VERO, WELL, THE $4.5 MILLION THAT'S BEING ALLOCATED AT A SESSION, WILL THAT COVER NEW APPLICATIONS FOR, FOR FEBRUARY AND MARCH, OR WILL THAT JUST BE THE BACKLOG OF DECEMBER, JANUARY? THOSE ACTUALLY WILL COVER APPLICATIONS THAT COME IN, UH, IN FEBRUARY. 
          'CAUSE THE FUNDING WE HAVE NOW SHOULD HELP US WITH ALL THE APPLICATIONS CURRENTLY IN THE QUEUE. 
          AND ANYTHING THAT COMES IN IN FEBRUARY, WE'LL BE COVERED BY THAT ADDITIONAL FUNDING. 
          AND IS THERE ANYTHING PREVENTING ARPA DOLLARS TO CONTINUE FUNDING THIS AT LEAST UNTIL THE END OF THE, THE FISCAL YEAR? AGAIN, YOU ALREADY HEARD FROM LORI THAT THERE IS CONSIDERATION AND YOU'LL HEAR THAT WEDNESDAY'S BE SESSION. 
          OKAY, PERFECT. 
          I'LL HOLD TILL TILL WEDNESDAY. 
          I DO HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION ON THE CHART THAT YOU PROVIDED. 
          I SEE, UM, THAT WE HAVE, UH, AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD SIZE APPROVED, UM, HOUSEHOLDS AND AN APPROVED AMOUNT. 
          CAN YOU GIVE US AN AVERAGE APPROVED PER DISTRICT? UM, I'M TALKING ABOUT LIKE AVERAGE HELP PER HOUSEHOLD, PER DISTRICT. 
          YES. 
          WE HAVE THAT DATA AND I'LL PROVIDE THAT TO YOU. 
          OKAY. 
          AND I'M JUST, UM, I, I, I SEE THAT, UH, SOME OF OUR DISTRICTS THAT HAVE DIGITAL DIVIDE ARE STILL KIND OF IN THE LOWER RANK ON THOSE, UH, ON THAT CHART. 
          AND SO I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT, THAT WE'RE DOING EVERY PO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO GET THAT OUT THERE. 
          AND THEN, UM, FINALLY, IS THERE A PLAN TO KEEP EAP FUNDED THROUGH, UM, THE SUMMER OTHER THAN WHAT WE'RE GONNA BE PRESENTED ON ON WEDNESDAY? WHAT WE'LL BE RECOMMENDING IS THAT THE PROGRAM END MARCH ONE 
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AND TRANSITION BACK TO THE RISK MITIGATION FUND. 
          NOW, THE RISK MITIGATION FUND, UM, HELPS ANYONE PROVIDED THEIR INCOME QUALIFIED. 
          THE EAP IS LIMITED TO THOSE THAT ARE IMPACTED BY C O V I D. 
          AND SO ANY BALANCE LEFT OVER IN THE EAP WILL TRANSITION OVER TO THE RISK MITIGATION FUND, AND WE'LL GO BACK TO THAT OLD PROGRAM. 
          AND AS A REMINDER, THE RISK MITIGATION FUND, UM, IT, THOSE GUIDELINES IN THE RISK MITIGATION FUND WERE WHAT HELPED US BUILD THE EAP. 
          AND SO THE RISK MITIGATION FUND WILL ACTUALLY BE MORE FLEXIBLE AND ALLOWS THOSE WHO AREN'T IMPACTED BY COVID, MAYBE INDIRECTLY FOR US TO HELP THEM. 
          UM, IT ALSO PROVIDES, UM, MORE FLEXIBILITY IN WHO WE HELP, WHETHER IT'S RELOCATION ASSISTANCE, WHETHER IT'S RENT, OR MAYBE THEY ARE GETTING A RENT INCREASE AS A RESULT OF JUST AN INCREASE FROM THE LANDLORD. 
          AND IF THEY'RE STILL CONSIDERED COST BURDEN AND WE'RE ABLE TO HELP THEM. 
          SO IT REMOVES THAT COVID REQUIREMENT FROM, FROM THEIR ELIGIBILITY. 
          THANK YOU, LORI. 
          I APPRECIATE IT. 
          AND I'LL START WITH COUNCIL COLLEAGUE, UH, VIA GRANT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU FOR THIS PRESENTATION. 
          AND I JUST WANT TO, I, I APPRECIATE WHAT EAP HAS DONE. 
          I AM READY TO TRANSITION BACK TO THE RISK MITIGATION FUND BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE WITH THE COST OF LIVING, HOW DO YOU MEASURE THAT, ESPECIALLY WITH SOME OF MY SENIORS OR THOSE LIVING WITH DISABILITIES ON FIXED INCOME. 
          IT'S REALLY HARD TO SAY THIS WAS A RESULT OF C O V I D WHEN WE'RE ALL EXPERIENCED THAT EXTRA, YOU KNOW, DOLLAR OR TWO TO GET WHAT WE NEED FROM THE GROCERY STORE. 
          SO I, I LOOK FORWARD TO MOVING THIS BACK TO RISK MITIGATION FUND, UM, IN THIS EAB. 
          AND WHAT WE'VE HEARD IS, UM, WHERE IS, IS THIS LIVING ONLINE WHAT THEY NEED TO COLLECT TO APPLY FOR THIS? FOR, UH, THE CURRENT AHAB PROGRAM? YEAH, THE EHAB PROGRAM. 
          YES. 
          ALL, ALL THE, UH, DOCUMENTS THAT ARE NEEDED ARE THERE. 
          UM, AND SO WE SAY SOME FORM OF ID AND WE HAVE SAMPLES. 
          SO, YOU KNOW, IT COULD BE UP TO THESE 10 KINDS OF IDENTIFICATIONS THAT, THAT ARE, YOU NEED ONE OF THE 10. 
          YEAH. 
          SO I THINK WE JUST NEED TO CONTINUE TO PUSH THIS OUT ONLINE, MAYBE WORK WITH OUR LIBRARIES IF PEOPLE COME IN, UH, FOR HELP. 
          ESPECIALLY AS, UH, COUNCILWOMAN MENTIONED IN, IN THE DIGITAL DIVIDE, UM, AREAS OF TOWN. 
          I AM, I, I SEE THAT DISTRICT THREE HAS COME OUT, BUT I KNOW THAT THERE'S MORE. 
          BUT AGAIN, FOR DISTRICT THREE, I THINK THE BEST THING FOR US WOULD BE TO TRANSITION BACK TO THE RISK MITIGATION FUND. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCILMAN BRAN. 
          COUNCILMAN REVO. 
          THANK YOU. 
          UH, OUR CHAIR MENTIONED THE DIGITAL DIVIDE AND HOW THAT MAY BE AFFECTING, UH, SOME OF THE DISTRIBUTION OF THESE FUNDS. 
          AND, UH, YOU KNOW, I WAS LOOKING AT THEM MYSELF, AND YOU KNOW, IT, I'M, I FEEL GOOD WHEN I SEE, UH, THAT THE APPROVED AMOUNT IS HIGHEST FOR DISTRICT TWO, BECAUSE I IMAGINE THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE IN DISTRICT TWO WHO QUALIFY, BUT THEN I'M TROUBLED A LITTLE BIT JUST EYEBALLING THIS, YOU KNOW, LOOKING AT DISTRICTS FOUR AND FIVE THINKING THEY MIGHT BE HIGHER. 
          I WONDER IF DISTRICT ONE SHOULD BE HIGHER IF THESE WERE, UH, YOU KNOW, IF, IF THERE WAS AN, UM, AN EVEN DISTRIBUTION. 
          AND SO I THINK WHAT WHAT MIGHT HELP US DETERMINE THAT IS IF WE KNEW HOW MANY HOUSEHOLDS QUALIFY IN EACH COUNCIL DISTRICT, AND THEN WE'RE TO DIVIDE THE ALLOTMENTS BY QUALIFIED HOUSEHOLDS. 
          SO FINANCIALLY DO, DO WE KNOW IN EACH COUNCIL COUNCIL, THEN IT'S, IT IS VERY HARD JUST BECAUSE IT IS COVID RELATED. 
          AND I DO WANNA MENTION FOR DISTRICT FOUR, FIVE AND DISTRICT ONE, UM, THERE IS A LOT OF, UM, AFFORDABLE HOUSING PRODUCT THAT'S, UM, SPECIFICALLY PUBLIC HOUSING WHERE THE RENTS ARE ALREADY LOW AND THEY'RE RECEIVING SOME TYPE OF ASSISTANCE. 
          AND SO WE, WE LOOKED AT THAT, AND THAT'S WHY WE FEEL THAT DISTRICT FIVE HAS A LOWER APPLICATION NUMBER MM-HMM. 
          . 
          AND THAT COULD BE THE CASE IN DISTRICT ONE. 
          NOW, WE MENTIONED THE DIGITAL DIVIDE. 
          UM, WE HAVE DONE OUTREACH EFFORTS, WE HAVE WORKED WITH OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS, UM, COPS, UM, I HAVE DOMESTIC US UNIT, US OTHERS TO HELP US GET THE WORD OUT. 
          AND WE'RE GONNA BEEF THAT UP OVER THE NEXT MONTH TO MAKE SURE THAT ANYBODY NEEDS HELP. 
          THEY KNOW THAT WE'RE STILL AVAILABLE. 
          AND COUNCILMAN, I DO WANNA MENTION THE SAHA NUMBER. 
          UM, I KNOW THAT WE, WE'VE HELPED THEM QUITE A BIT AND WE'LL GET YOU THE ACTUAL NUMBER, BUT ANYBODY WHO APPLIES FROM SAHA, WE ARE ABLE TO PROCESS THEIR APPLICATION. 
          WHAT OUR PROGRAM DOES IS WE WANT THE TENANT TO APPLY, AND THE STATE PROGRAM WANTED THE TENANT AND THE LANDLORD TO APPLY. 
          THE CHALLENGE IS, 
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WHAT SAHA IS REQUESTING IS THAT WE GIVE THEM THE FUNDING DIRECTLY, BUT WE NEED THE APPLICANT TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT APPLICATION PROCESS. 
          AND SO AS LONG AS WE GET THE APPLICANT TO SIGN OFF ON IT AND GIVE US THE INFORMATION, THERE'S NO ISSUE. 
          AND WE ARE GONNA BE OFFERING TO DO SOME MORE, UM, INFO SESSIONS AT SAHA PROPERTIES OVER THE, OVER THE NEXT MONTH TO HELP THOSE THAT STILL ARE IN NEED. 
          GOT IT. 
          SO, BUT ARE WE ABLE TO SEE MAYBE NOT WHO QUALIFIES AS FAR AS WHO'S BEEN IMPACTED BY COVID, BUT JUST AS FAR AS HOUSEHOLD INCOME, WE DO HAVE THAT, UH, ON HOUSEHOLD INCOMES, BUT AGAIN, THIS IS C O IMPACT AND, UM, ALL OF OUR FAMILIES HAVE BEEN IMPACTED DIFFERENTLY. 
          AND SO THE NEED IS DIFFERENT. 
          UM, WE DO HAVE THE INCOME DATA AND WE CAN SHARE THAT, BUT OF THOSE WHO HAS THAT COVID IMPACT, WE CANNOT SAY. 
          GOT IT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN. 
          UM, COURAGE AND I, I DO, UM, , SO I, I JUST WANNA ADD THAT YES, I, I STILL BELIEVE THAT THE DIGITAL DIVIDE HAS SOMETHING TO DO, UM, WITH IT. 
          AND I BELIEVE THAT SOME OF OUR NEIGHBORS, MAYBE IN SOME AREAS THAT DON'T HAVE OR DON'T EXPERIENCE A DIGITAL DIVIDE AS MUCH, ARE ABLE TO REALIZE THIS JUST BY THE PURE NUMBERS. 
          AND I'VE SPOKEN THIS AND I GET REALLY PASSIONATE ABOUT IT, SO I'LL JUST CALM DOWN. 
          BUT, UM, THE NUMBERS IN DISTRICT FOUR OF PEOPLE AFFECTED BY COVID, ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS LOOK AT THE MAP AND SEE THAT THEY WERE AFFECTED BY COVID. 
          THE DEATH RATES IN DISTRICT FOUR ARE THE SECOND HIGHEST. 
          AND SO, I'M SORRY, I GET REALLY PASSIONATE ABOUT IT, BUT, UM, I KNOW MY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN AFFECTED. 
          AND SO JUST BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW ABOUT A PROGRAM, BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE DIGITAL DIVIDE, UM, THAT IS ALIVE AND REAL IN THEIR AREAS, THAT'S NOT A BETTER, THAT'S NOT A GOOD ANSWER FOR ME. 
          SO WHATEVER IT IS THAT WE HAVE TO DO, I ALREADY, UM, REACHED OUT TO MY STAFF AND I SAID, HEY, WE'RE IN SIXTH PLACE. 
          THIS CAN'T HAPPEN. 
          THIS CANNOT HAPPEN. 
          WE KNOW HOW, UH, HOW DIFFICULT IT IS. 
          AND SO, ANYWAY, SO SORRY. 
          OKAY, I'LL CALM DOWN, BUT I'LL GO OVER TO MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUE, UH, COUNCILMAN CASTILLO. 
          GO AHEAD. 
          THANK YOU, CHAIR. 
          UH, DON'T EVER APOLOGIZE FOR BEING PASSIONATE ABOUT YOUR COMMUNITY, UM, AND I APPRECIATE THE QUESTIONS THAT YOU RAISED EARLIER. 
          UM, AND I WANNA THANK, UM, GLORIA AND VEDO FOR THE PRESENTATION. 
          AND, UM, I, I, I LOOKED AT THE DASHBOARD DATA AND I'M GOING TO CONNECT IT TO THIS ITEM. 
          UM, SEEING, YOU KNOW, THE SPIKE OF EVICTIONS AFTER THE HOLIDAYS IS VERY CONCERNING. 
          UM, DO WE KNOW, UH, IF THE EVICTION COURT TEAM, UM, AND THE RIGHT TO COUNCIL PROGRAM STILL HAS FUNDING? AND IS THAT STILL ACTIVE? YES. 
          UM, THOSE ARE GREAT QUESTIONS. 
          SO, OUR RIGHT TO COUNCIL CONTRACT IS GOOD FOR ALL OF THE CALENDAR YEAR. 
          AND SO THE ASSISTANCE, UM, IS BEING PROVIDED WITH REGARDS TO THE STAFFING. 
          SO WE HAVE STAFF PHYSICALLY AT ALL, THE JUSTICE OF THE PEACE COURTS, AND THEY'RE STILL THERE. 
          MATTER OF FACT, WE HAVE FUNDING TO MAKE THOSE POSITIONS MORE PERMANENT AS OPPOSED TO JUST BEING FUNDED AS TEMPS. 
          AND SO WE ARE ACTIVELY RECRUITING FOR THAT STAFF, UM, SO THAT THEY, THEY'RE NOT JUST TEMPORARY STAFF, BUT ARE, UM, RECEIVING FULL BENEFITS WITH THE CITY AS WELL. 
          AND WE'RE RECRUITING FOR THOSE IN SEVERAL OTHER POSITIONS IN OUR DEPARTMENT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          AND DO WE KNOW IF STAFF IS, UH, RECOMMENDING ANY ARPA FUNDING TO INCREASE RIGHT, TO COUNCIL SERVICES? NO, WE'RE NOT. 
          UM, WE DO NOT BELIEVE WE NEED THE FUNDING. 
          AS VERONICA SAID, IT'S, IT'S AN ANNUAL CONTRACT, AND WE GET THE SERVICE REGARDLESS OF THE NUMBERS. 
          AND SO WE WILL HAVE RIGHT TO COUNSEL PRESENT AT THE COURTS, UM, THROUGHOUT THE FISCAL YEAR AS IT'S FUNDED THIS FISCAL YEAR. 
          AND WE ANTICIPATE THAT BEING PART OF OUR ANNUAL BUDGET, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT'S NOT GOING TO GO AWAY AS A RESULT OF THE EHA PROGRAM GOING AWAY. 
          THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE SAW A LOT OF VALUE IN THAT PROGRAM, ALONG WITH OUR BENEFITS NAVIGATORS. 
          THOSE WILL CONTINUE POST COVID. 
          THANK YOU. 
          I'M PLEASED TO HEAR THAT. 
          AND I'M ALSO PLEASED TO HEAR THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE STEPPING UP EFFORTS WITH OUR PARTNERS, LIKE, UM, DOMESTICA UNI. 
          UM, WHAT IS THAT GOING TO LOOK LIKE? IS THAT GOING TO LOOK LIKE, UH, UH, SIMILAR TO THE PROGRAM WHERE FOLKS WERE GOING DOOR TO DOOR WITH AN IPAD, CONNECTING, SURVEYING AND CONNECTING THEM TO SERVICES, UH, TO SEE IF THEY NEED RENTAL OR UTILITY ASSISTANCE. 
          UH, WHAT IS THAT GOING TO LOOK LIKE OR, SO THE, THE, THE CONVERSATION WILL BE WITH THE DIFFERENT NONPROFITS. 
          UM, WE HAD A VERY SUCCESSFUL PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HEALTH COLLABORATIVE WHO BROUGHT, UM, SMALLER NONPROFITS INTO THE FOLD. 
          AND EACH ORGANIZATION DID IT DIFFERENTLY BECAUSE THEY KNOW THEIR, THEIR COMMUNITY. 
          AND SO SOME ORGANIZATIONS WILL DO THAT, UH, DOOR TO DOOR KIND OF INTAKE. 
          IT WON'T BE IN EVERY AREA, BUT IT'LL BE THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT DID THAT BEFORE. 
          SO WE'LL VISIT WITH THE HEALTH COLLABORATIVE AGAIN TO MAKE SURE THAT WE, UM, ACTIVATE THEM TO HELP US GET THE WORD OUT ABOUT ADDITIONAL RESOURCES. 
          UM, NOT EAP ANYMORE, BUT UTILITY ASSISTANCE IS AVAILABLE, 
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FOR EXAMPLE, AND DO THAT OUTREACH. 
          SO IT'LL LOOK A LITTLE BIT LIKE THAT IN SOME AREAS. 
          BUT NOT EVERY AREA IS GONNA HAVE THE DOOR TO DOOR BECAUSE IT DEPENDS ON WHO THE NONPROFIT PARTNER IS. 
          AND COUNCILWOMAN, DO YOU, DO YOU WANNA ADD FOR COUNCILWOMAN, ADRIANA ROCHA GARCIA, AND THE OTHERS ON THIS COMMITTEE? THE ARCHDIOCESE HAVE BEEN A HUGE PARTNER FOR US BECAUSE PEOPLE OFTEN GO TO THEIR CHURCHES OR THEIR PARISH FOR ASSISTANCE. 
          AND SO WE WILL PROVIDE ALL THE COUNCIL MEMBERS INFORMATION ABOUT THE EAP, AND WE ASK THAT YOU PUSH THOSE OUT TO YOUR CHURCHES, UM, BECAUSE THEY HAVE REALLY HELPED US GET THE WORD OUT AND HELP THOSE IN NEED AND REFERRED THEM TO US OR OTHER PARTNERS THAT CAN HELP 'EM COMPLETE THE APPLICATIONS. 
          THANK YOU. 
          UM, AND DO WE KNOW HOW MUCH MORTGAGE ASSISTANCE THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW? WE'RE, WE HAVE JUST OVER 2 MILLION AVAILABLE FOR MORTGAGE ASSISTANCE. 
          AND IF THE LOCAL RECOVERY FUNDS FOR ARPA ARE UTILIZED, THOSE CAN ALSO BE USED FOR MORTGAGES AS WELL AS RENT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          AND, AND I KNOW THIS IS MORE OF A D H S QUESTION, BUT DO WE KNOW HOW MUCH RELOCATION ASSISTANCE FUNDING IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE? ACTUALLY, THAT'S, RELOCATION ASSISTANCE IS, UH, UNDER OUR DEPARTMENT. 
          WE STARTED THE YEAR WITH JUST OVER, UM, UM, A MILLION, HALF A MILLION DOLLARS FOR RELOCATION, AND WE HAVE ABOUT HALF OF IT STILL REMAINING. 
          OKAY. 
          ALL RIGHT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          I APPRECIATE THAT. 
          UM, AND I WANNA, UH, DO I HAVE A, UH, SOME TIME, I JUST WANTED TO BRIEFLY SHARE, YOU KNOW, WITHIN DISTRICT FIVE, WE HAD A CONSTITUENT WHO RECEIVED A, A CODE COMPLIANCE VIOLATION FOR OUT OUTSIDE PLACEMENT. 
          AND THAT OUTSIDE STUFF WAS, UH, STUFF THAT WAS BEING STORED FROM A SON WHO HAD BEEN EVICTED. 
          SO THE, THE MOM WAS STORING THE SUN STUFF IN THE YARD WITH A TARP, AND IT WAS A CODE COMPLIANCE VIOLATION. 
          UM, BUT I WANNA THANK, UH, J H SS FOR WORKING TO ENSURE THAT FOLKS WERE OFFERED, UH, ASSISTANCE FOR, FOR A STORAGE UNIT FOR THAT, BUT JUST CONNECTING, RIGHT, HOW THIS IS ALL INTERCONNECTED AND THERE'S A LOT OF MOVING PIECES, AND WE NEED TO BE SURE THAT WE'RE WORKING TO ADDRESS ALL OF THEM. 
          THANK YOU, CHAIR. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCILMAN CASTILLO. 
          COUNCILMAN COURAGE. 
          THANK YOU, CHAIR. 
          I REALLY DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. 
          I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THE WAY THE PROGRAM'S GONE AND UNDERSTAND THE DIRECTION WE'RE HAVING TO GO IN NOW. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN COURAGE. 
          AND THAT WAS JUST AN INFORMATION ITEM FOR BRIEFING PURPOSES, SO THANK YOU SO MUCH, EVERYONE. 
          THANK YOU, VERO. 
          UH, AND, AND LORI FOR, UH, THAT LORI, GREAT IDEA WITH THE CHURCHES I'VE SEEN VERO AT, AT ONE OF THE D FOUR CHURCHES, IN FACT. 
          SO, UM, THANK YOU FOR WORKING WITH OUR PARTNERS. 
          THE NEXT 
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ITEM IS, UH, HOUSING DASHBOARD UPDATE, AND I THINK THIS ONE IS JUST PROVIDED REGULARLY TO US. 
          SO, UM, I DON'T, GUYS, SO TYPICALLY WHAT WE DO IN THE HOUSING DASHBOARD IS WE PROVIDE IT IN YOUR PACKET. 
          UM, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS YOU'D LIKE TO ASK DURING THIS MEETING, OR YOU, IF YOU HAVE SUGGESTIONS, UM, ON WHAT ELSE YOU'D LIKE US TO MEASURE, PLEASE LET US KNOW AND WE'LL ADD THAT TO THE DASHBOARD. 
          BUT IT REALLY IS A WAY FOR YOU TO SEE, YOU KNOW, WHERE WE ARE WITH OUR METRICS THAT WERE ADOPTED AS PART OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET. 
          AND, UM, BECAUSE WE GET A LOT OF FUNDING THROUGH OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING FUND, WE MANAGE SEVERAL PROGRAMS LIKE A REHAB MINOR REPAIR UNDER ONE ROOF PROGRAM, WANNA MAKE SURE THAT YOU SEE THAT WE'RE ON TARGET OR WHERE WE ARE IN THE PROCESS. 
          AND THEN THIS YEAR WE'VE ADDED INFORMATION ABOUT HOMELESSNESS. 
          AND I DO WANNA POINT THAT YOU'LL SEE THAT, UM, THE, UM, HAVEN OCCUPANCY IS 91%, UM, AND THAT REALLY HAS A LOT TO DO WITH THE COVID SPACE REQUIREMENTS THAT WE HAVE. 
          AND SO, UM, THERE ARE SOME BEDS THAT AVAILABLE AT HAVEN, BUT NOT A LOT. 
          UM, MAINLY BECAUSE WE REQUIRE MORE SPACING DURING THIS OMICRON OMICRON SURGE. 
          UM, BUT OUR D H S TEAM AND OUR OTHER HOMELESS PARTNERS WORK VERY HARD TO FIND ANYBODY WHO'S WILLING TO GO TO A SHELTER AND READY SHELTER SPACE. 
          THANK YOU. 
          LORI, DO ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE DASHBOARD? COUNCILMAN ? YEAH, THE, THE EVICTIONS, UH, FOR JANUARY SEEM TO HAVE GONE UP. 
          UH, IS THAT, IS THAT JUST BECAUSE OF THE, DOES THAT HAPPEN EVERY PART OF THE NEW YEAR? DO WE HAVE THAT INFORMATION? WE'RE GONNA BRING SARAH WAMSLEY, WHO'S OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING ADMINISTRATOR TO SPEAK TO THIS ISSUE. 
          GOOD MORNING, COUNSEL. 
          UM, SO TYPICALLY WE DO SEE AN INCREASE IN EVICTIONS IN JANUARY JUST BECAUSE IT'S, IT'S POST-HOLIDAY. 
          UM, BUT, UH, OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS, UH, THIS IS ABOUT DOUBLE WHAT WE SAW THIS TIME LAST YEAR. 
          UH, SO OUR TEAM HAS BEEN CLOSELY MONITORING THAT. 
          UM, EVEN AS THE NUMBER OF FILINGS GO UP, WE'RE STILL ABLE TO CONDUCT OUTREACH TO EVERY PARTY, 
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BOTH PLAINTIFF AND DEFENDANT. 
          UM, AND WE'RE CONTINUING TO DO THAT. 
          OKAY. 
          AND I THINK, UM, I, YOUR TEAM DOES A GOOD JOB ABOUT LETTING THEM KNOW IF THEY GET A NOTICE THAT THERE'S STILL OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS. 
          AND WE, WE SHOULD PROBABLY SEND THAT OUT SINCE IT WAS DOUBLED. 
          UM, OH, YES. 
          AND WE'RE HAP WE CAN PROVIDE, UH, YOUR OFFICES WITH SOME INFORMATION. 
          YEAH. 
          UM, JUST AS A, A FOLLOW UP TO THAT, UH, FOR ANY PUBLIC MEMBERS THAT ARE LISTENING, OUR TEAM IS REALLY GOOD ABOUT WORKING WITH FOLKS AT ANY POINT, UH, IN THE EVICTION PROCESS, UH, UP TO AND INCLUDING AFTER JUDGMENT. 
          UM, JUST LAST WEEK WE HAD SOME FOLKS WHO HAD MOVING VANS AT THEIR PROPERTY, UH, READY TO GO, AND OUR TEAM WAS ABLE TO, UH, MAKE SURE THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO LEAVE. 
          SO IT REALLY ISN'T TOO LATE, BUT THE SOONER THE BETTER. 
          GREAT. 
          AND, UH, YES, IF YOU COULD SEND THAT, BECAUSE WE COULD PUT, I KNOW, UH, FOR ME, AND I THINK MY OTHER COUNCIL COLLEAGUES COULD PUT IT IN THEIR VIRTUAL NEWSLETTER AND THEIR EMAILS, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND THEN GET, GET THINGS OUT AS WE MEET IN SLOWLY BUT SURELY IN PERSON. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCILMAN CURRY, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? GO AHEAD. 
          AHEAD. 
          YES, I DO. 
          THANK YOU, CHAIR. 
          I WANNA GO BACK TO THE EVICTIONS CHART, UH, IN THE DASHBOARD. 
          AND, UM, I'M WONDERING IF WE KNOW THE COMPARISON WITH PRE PANDEMIC COMPARED TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY, BECAUSE I THINK I RECALL SEEING THE PRE PANDEMIC PANDEMIC EVICTIONS IN 2018 AND 2019, OR EVEN HIGHER THAN WHAT WE'VE EXPERIENCED IN 20 AND 21. 
          AND I'M SURE A LOT OF THAT HAS TO DO WITH, UH, THE FEDERAL AND STATE GUIDELINES ON EVICTIONS. 
          UH, IS IS THAT PRETTY ACCURATE? YES, COUNCILMAN? UH, IT IS. 
          THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF POLICY CONTEXT CHANGE OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, SO WE'VE SEEN FILINGS GO UP AND DOWN, UH, IN ALIGNMENT WITH THAT. 
          UM, TO GIVE YOU A BETTER SENSE, LET ME JUST ACTUALLY, WE'LL SEND THIS TO YOUR OFFICES AS FOLLOW-UP AFTERWARDS, BUT, UM, WE DO TRACK, UH, RELATIVE TO PREVIOUS YEARS FOR 2019, WHICH WAS OUR LAST SORT OF NORMAL YEAR, IF YOU COULD CALL IT THAT. 
          UM, WE'RE SEEING CLOSE TO A THIRD OF WHAT WE HAD BEEN SEEING. 
          GENERALLY SPEAKING, ARE YOU SAYING EVICTIONS WERE DOWN ABOUT TWO THIRDS FROM THEN, GENERALLY SPEAKING, YES. 
          OKAY. 
          UH, CAN YOU SHOW US, UH, ALSO, UH, A CHART THAT MAY SHOW THE TREND OF FILINGS AND THEN, UH, EVICTIONS AND THEN HOW MANY TIMES THE, UH, PLAINTIFF, UH, WON THEIR CASE AND, UH, HOW MANY TIMES THE, UH, THE, UH, PROPERTY OWNER WON THEIR CASE. 
          SO WE CAN SEE THE TREND FOR THAT. 
          SO I'D JUST LIKE TO SEE THAT, UH, IF YOU COULD SEND IT TO US, I'D APPRECIATE IT. 
          ABSOLUTELY. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCILMAN KURT, COUNCILWOMAN CASTILLO. 
          THANK YOU CHAIR. 
          UM, DURING THE LAST ITEM, IT WAS MENTIONED THAT WE WERE GOING TO POTENTIALLY CLOSE INTAKE, UH, FOR THE EHA PROGRAM. 
          UM, WHAT RESOURCES ARE GOING TO BE PROVIDED, LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, UM, WHERE THE EAP APPLICATION IS, ARE WE GOING TO PROVIDE A LIST OF RESOURCES OF SHELTERS THAT RESIDENTS CAN CONNECT TO? UM, WHAT, WHAT STEPS ARE WE GOING TO TAKE TO ENSURE THAT WE, UH, MITIGATE FOLKS OUT ON THE STREET ONCE WE CLOSE THAT INTAKE PROCESS? SO WE DO HAVE A, A LIST OF RESOURCES THAT WE'RE COMPILING NOW. 
          UM, IT INCLUDES ALL THE PLACES THAT DO HAVE UTILITY ASSISTANCE, THE HOMELESS HOTLINE INFORMATION, UM, OUR INFORMATION ABOUT EVICTION HELP AND ALL OF THAT INFORMATION IS GONNA BE PUSHED OUT TO ALL THE E H APPLICANTS, SO THEY HAVE IT, IT'S GONNA BE FLYERS THAT WE DISTRIBUTE VIA THOSE NONPROFIT PARTNERS. 
          UM, AND ALSO FOR ANY ORGANIZATIONS THAT DO OUTREACH. 
          AND THEN OUR STAFF WILL HAVE IT ONCE WE CLOSE THE CVID 19 E H PROGRAM. 
          WE NEED TO ARCHIVE ALL THAT INFO. 
          UH, BUT IT, IT COULD MEAN THAT WE GO TO ANOTHER ONLINE APPLICATION FOR A REGULAR PROGRAM. 
          UM, AND SO WE JUST NEED TO ARCHIVE AND, AND HOLD THAT DATA BECAUSE OF THE FUNDING SOURCE AND, AND OPEN A NEW PHASE, UH, IF YOU WILL, THAT IS BROADER AND DOESN'T HAVE THAT COVID IMPACT. 
          OKAY. 
          THANK YOU FOR THAT. 
          UM, I, I SPOKE TO SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES WHOSE DISTRICTS, UM, HAVEN'T USED THEIR UNDER ONE ROOF OR MINOR REHAB FUNDING ALLOCATION. 
          UM, I, MY QUESTION IS, CAN STAFF REWORK, UH, THE ROOF ALLOCATIONS BY NEED AND THEN REACH OUT TO THOSE APPLICANTS WHO WERE TURNED AWAY DUE TO CAPACITY? YES, WE CAN. 
          YES, WE CAN DO THAT. 
          COUNCILWOMAN, THANK YOU. 
          [01:55:01]
THANK YOU. 
          CHAIR. 
          CAN I, CAN I, I WANNA THANK THE COUNCILMAN FOR BRINGING THIS BACK UP. 
          SOMETHING I FAILED TO MENTION, WHICH IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR ANY APPLICANT IS AS WE, UM, RAMP DOWN THE PROGRAM, ANYBODY THAT APPLIES, WHO HAS NOT USED THEIR ENTIRE, UM, CAP. 
          SO SOME INDIVIDUALS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR SIX MONTHS, SOME ARE INDIVIDUAL, SOME INDIVIDUALS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR NINE MONTHS. 
          SO LET'S SAY SOMEONE HAS DONE FIVE MONTHS OF EAP, UM, AND THEY'RE ELIGIBLE FOR SIX MONTHS, AND WE WILL GIVE THEM AN ADDITIONAL MONTH ON TOP OF THE PAYMENT THAT WE'RE MAKING THEM. 
          SO THAT WAY BECAUSE WE SEE A LOT OF DUPLICATE APPLICANTS. 
          THAT WAY WE HAVE A BETTER CHANCE OF TRANSITIONING THEM THROUGH THE APRIL TIMEFRAME. 
          SO IF YOU'RE APPLYING AND YOU STILL HAVE REMAINING ELIGIBILITY IN YOUR MONTHS, WE'LL ADD AN ADDITIONAL MONTH OF PAYMENT THAT'LL BE CREDITED TOWARD YOUR RENT IN THE FUTURE. 
          THANK YOU, LORI. 
          THANK YOU COUNCILMAN. 
          COUNCILMAN BEVEL? NO QUESTIONS. 
          OKAY. 
          THIS WAS ALSO JUST A, A BRIEFING ITEM, SO THANK YOU FOR MY COLLEAGUES FOR THAT PARTICIPATION. 
          THE LAST ITEM, 
          [Consent Agenda]
IT'S TWO ITEMS AND THEY'RE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA AND SO ON. 
          THE CONSENT AGENDA IS BEAVERING AND PASS POSSIBLE ACTION ON AN AMENDED RESOLUTION OF NO OBJECTION FOR 4% H T C FOR SOSA AT PALO ALTO IN D FOUR. 
          UM, IS THERE A, DO MY COLLEAGUES HAVE QUESTIONS? IS THERE A NEED FOR A PRESENTATION? COUNCILMAN? COURAGE? I THINK YOU'RE ON MUTE. 
          I JUST THINK YOU'RE ON MUTE. 
          YEAH, I MOVE THE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. 
          OKAY. 
          THERE'S A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA THAT INCLUDES ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, SECOND BREATHING AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT OF 9% H T C FROM TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING COMMUNITY AFFAIRS. 
          THERE'S A SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN VRAN. 
          IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCILMAN? COURAGE? DO YOU HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION? DO YOU HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION? OH, NO, SORRY. 
          OKAY. 
          COUNCILMAN CASTILLO, DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION? NO. 
          NO. 
          OKAY. 
          SO, UM, SO THERE'S A MOTION, UH, AND A SECOND. 
          LET'S GO AHEAD AND TAKE A VOTE. 
          ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. 
          AYE. 
          AYE. 
          AYE. 
          IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S NO OBJECTION AND NO ABSTENTIONS. 
          SO THANK YOU ALL. 
          THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE FINISH IN UNDER TWO HOURS. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH TO MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES. 
          LET'S MAKE THIS THE NORM FOR THE NEW YEAR. 
          THANK YOU EVERYONE. 
          HAVE A GOOD DAY.
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