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          GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. 
          WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED. 
          WELCOME TO THE, UH, PLANNING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEETING FOR THURSDAY, MAY THE 26TH. 
          WE WILL START WITH ROLL CALL. 
          GO AHEAD, DEBBIE. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER BRAVO. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER GRO HERE. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER CASTILLO HERE. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE PRESENT CHAIR ROCHA GARCIA. 
          HERE, CHAIR. 
          WE HAVE A QUORUM. 
          THANK YOU EVERYONE. 
          WE'LL START WITH 
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THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM MAY 9TH, 19. 
          NO, MAY 9TH, 2022. 
          HAS ANY, WE ALREADY HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW THEM. 
          IS THERE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? A MOTION APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES. 
          I SECOND. 
          THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND, PLEASE. 
          UH, VOTE. 
          ARE WE USING THE ELECTRONIC? OKAY. 
          PERFECT. 
          YAY. 
          21ST. 
          SECOND . 
          ALL RIGHT. 
          LOOKS LIKE MOTION CARRIES. 
          ITEM NUMBER TWO 
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IS A BRIEFING AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON AN UPDATE ON THE STRATEGIC PLAN TO RESPOND TO HOMELESSNESS IN SAN ANTONIO AND BEXAR COUNTY. 
          AND, UH, MELODY'S GONNA BE PRESENTING THAT. 
          SO THE FLOOR'S YOURS. 
          THANK YOU. 
          YES, THANK YOU. 
          OKAY. 
          I DON'T SEE IT. 
          ARE YOU GONNA, HE'S, OH, OKAY. 
          GREAT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          OKAY. 
          SO, GOOD MORNING COUNCIL MEMBERS, UM, COMMITTEE MEMBERS. 
          I'M MELODY WESLEY, DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES. 
          AND TODAY'S PRESENTATION PROVIDES AN UPDATE ON OUR FIVE-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN FOR HOMELESSNESS THAT WAS COMMISSIONED BY D H S IN 2019. 
          UM, WAS DELAYED SOMEWHAT DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, AND, UH, EVENTUALLY WAS ADOPTED BY CITY COUNCIL IN DECEMBER OF 2020. 
          AND IT IS CURRENTLY IN YEAR TWO OF IMPLEMENTATION. 
          IT WAS ALSO ADOPTED BY SARAH, THE SOUTH ALAMOS, UM, REGIONAL ALLIANCE FOR HOMELESSNESS IN APRIL OF 2021, AS THE COMMUNITY'S HOMELESS STRATEGIC PLAN. 
          AND SO THE BRIEFING INCLUDES A STATUS UPDATE ON OUR PRIORITY FOCUS AREAS FOR 2022, THE PROPOSED TIMELINE AND PROGRESS ON THE PLAN, AS WELL AS NEXT STEPS TO ENSURE THAT WE REMAIN ON TARGET. 
          SO THE HOMELESS STRATEGIC PLAN WAS COMPILED WITH INPUT FROM OVER 500 STAKEHOLDERS. 
          UM, IN ADDITION TO A DATA REVIEW, THOSE STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDE PEOPLE WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE OF HOMELESSNESS, FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, HOMELESS PROVIDERS, AND BUSINESS OWNERS TO NAME A FEW. 
          GIVEN THE SCALE AND COMPLEXITY OF HOMELESSNESS, THE PLAN IS FOR THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY AND NOT JUST THE CITY ORGANIZATION TO TAKE ON THROUGH 2000 OR, YEAH, 2026. 
          AND SO NEXT I'M GONNA WALK THROUGH EACH OF THE FOCUS AREAS, ACCOMPLISHMENTS, AND NEXT STEPS. 
          AND SO WE CONTINUE TO EXPAND AND IMPROVE OUR STREET OUTREACH EFFORTS AND COORDINATION THROUGHOUT THE HOMELESS RESPONSE SYSTEM. 
          WE LAUNCHED THE HOMELESS HOTLINE AND RESOURCE HUBS EARLY IN THE PANDEMIC TO CONNECT INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS TO RESOURCES, AND TO PROVIDE BASIC NEEDS AND INFORMATION TO INDIVIDUALS WHO COULD NOT ACCESS SHELTER SERVICES. 
          DUE TO SHUTDOWNS, UH, HUMAN SERVICES, ONBOARDED, STREET OUTREACH SPECIALISTS AND CLINICIANS DURING THE PANDEMIC TO SERVE ALL AREAS OF THE CITY, AND CONTRACTED WITH OUR PARTNERS, UM, SAN MINISTRIES, CORONE CENTRAL SAN ANTONIO, TO EXPAND, UH, STREET OUTREACH AND HELP US REACH FURTHER INTO THE COMMUNITY. 
          WE IMPLEMENTED OUTREACH GRID LAST SUMMER TO PROVIDE MOBILE FRIENDLY APPLICATIONS FOR OUTREACH WORKERS TO CAPTURE DATA AND INTEGRATE IT INTO THE HOMELESS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM. 
          ONE OF OUR HIGHEST PRIORITIES WAS DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING INTER-AGENCY COMMUNITY OUTREACH STANDARDS AND PROTOCOLS. 
          AND THIS ENSURES BEST, UM, THAT BEST PRACTICES ARE FOLLOWED THROUGHOUT THE HOMELESS RESPONSE SYSTEM IN A CONSISTENT WAY. 
          ALTHOUGH MANY OF THE INITIAL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR STREET OUTREACH HAVE BEEN ACCOMPLISHED, WE ARE STILL EVALUATING AND REFINING OUR APPROACH. 
          IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SARAH AND OUR PARTNERS, WE CONTINUE TO BUILD ON THE WORK THAT WAS STARTED IN RESPONSE TO C OVID 19, INTEGRATING THE HOMELESS CONNECTION HOTLINES, RESOURCE HUBS, AND OUTREACH STANDARDS INTO THE ENTIRE RESPONSE SYSTEM. 
          AND TO PROVIDE SOME CONTEXT AROUND OUR OUTREACH EFFORTS. 
          SINCE THE HOMELESS CONNECTION HOTLINE WAS LAUNCHED IN 2020, INTAKE SPECIALISTS AND CASE MANAGERS HAVE RESPONDED TO OVER 26,000 CALLS FROM RESIDENTS WHO ARE LITERALLY 
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HOMELESS AT RISK OF BECOMING HOMELESS, OR HAVE OTHER HOMELESS RELATED INQUIRIES. 
          OVER THE LAST YEAR, MORE THAN A THOUSAND CLIENTS HAVE ENROLLED IN STREET OUTREACH SERVICES WITH OUR TEAM, AND, UH, PROJECTS WITH MORE THAN 200 CURRENTLY PARTICIPATING IN CASE MANAGEMENT. 
          TODAY, WE CONTINUE TO IMPROVE OUR APPROACH AND INTERAGENCY COORDINATION OF HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT, OUTREACH AND CLEANUP LEADING WITH EXTENSIVE OUTREACH WERE POSSIBLE AND NEVER, UM, LESS THAN 48 HOURS NOTICE. 
          BEFORE WE DO, UM, THE ABATEMENT WORK, WE CONTINUE TO IMPROVE OUR APPROACH TO INTERAGENCY COORDINATION OF HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT OUTREACH, AND WE RECENTLY UPDATED OUR ABATEMENT PROTOCOL WITH AGREEMENT FROM SEVEN CITY DEPARTMENTS, OUTREACH PARTNERS, AND TXDOT TO FOLLOW ITS PROCESS. 
          OUR 2023 FOCUS AREA FOR OUTREACH IS TRAINING TO ENSURE CONSISTENCY AMONG PROVIDERS AND HIGH QUALITY, TRUSTED ENGAGEMENT. 
          DEVELOPING AFFORDABLE AND SUPPORTIVE HOUSING OPTIONS IS ESSENTIAL TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS IN OUR COMMUNITY. 
          YOU HEARD LORI SPEAK ELOQUENTLY A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO ABOUT THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE STRATEGIC HOMELESS IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AND THE HOMELESS, UM, STRATEGIC PLAN AND THE NEED FOR ALL TYPES OF HOUSING IN ORDER TO SOLVE, UM, HOMELESSNESS. 
          OUR MOST CHRONICALLY HOMELESS REQUIRE PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING WITHOUT TIME LIMITATION, WITH LOW BARRIERS, AND WITH CASE MANAGEMENT AND HEALTH SERVICES TO HELP THEM STAY HOUSED. 
          IN JULY OF LAST YEAR, WE WORKED WITH SAM MINISTRIES TO OPEN A LOW BARRIER SHELTER FOR CLIENTS WITH HIGH ACUITY NEEDS. 
          UM, IT IS ALSO SERVING AS A BRIDGE TO SHELTER HOUSING FOR CHRONIC HOMELESS. 
          AND WE ARE EXPLORING USE OF HOME ARPA FUNDS TO CONVERT A HOTEL INTO A SITE-BASED PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING COMPLEX HUMAN SERVICES NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING AND SARAH ARE PARTICIPATING IN AN A HOUSING AMERICA CAMPAIGN WITH GOALS TO HOUSE 1500 INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AND ADD 860 NEW AFFORDABLE UNITS FOR DEVELOPMENT. 
          SINCE THE PROGRAM LAUNCHED, WE HAVE HOUSED ALMOST 700 INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES, AND HUMAN SERVICES WILL CONTINUE TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY AROUND SUPPORTIVE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH THE $25 MILLION 2022 HOUSING BOND, UM, FOR PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING. 
          AND SO, P S H, AS WE CALL IT, IS CONSIDERED AN EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE TO EFFECTIVELY ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING SUSTAINABILITY. 
          THE RESPONSE SYSTEM HAS A GOAL TO ESTABLISH A THOUSAND NEW UNITS OF PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS. 
          BUT AGAIN, AS YOU HEARD FROM LORI, REALLY WE NEED THOSE UNITS NOW. 
          UH, OUR SYSTEM IS ONLY TURNING OVER ABOUT 11 TO 15 UNITS ANNUALLY. 
          AND SO, YOU KNOW, IF WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO MOVE PEOPLE OFF THE STREET, WE NEED THOSE, UM, PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING UNITS WORKING WITH C C D O AND SARAH. 
          THE GARDEN M PROPERTY LOCATED AT TWO, UM, 11 W W Y WAS IDENTIFIED AS A POTENTIAL OPTION FOR SITE-BASED P S H. 
          HUMAN SERVICES IN DISTRICT TWO HAVE HOSTED TWO COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MEETINGS AND PLAN TO HOST AT LEAST TWO MORE TO INFORM CONSTITUENTS ABOUT THE PROJECT AND GATHER INPUT BEFORE THE, WE MOVE FORWARD WITH PURCHASING A PROPERTY. 
          NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMMUNITY LEADERS HAVE EXPRESSED CONCERNS ABOUT THIS PROJECT IN DISTRICT TWO, AND THERE HAVE BEEN CONCERNS RAISED ABOUT OTHER SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROJECTS IN OTHER AREAS OF THE COMMUNITY. 
          AND SO WE WILL CONTINUE TO REFINE OUR MESSAGING AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROCESS, HIGHLIGHTING SUCCESSFUL PROJECTS IN OTHER TEXAS AND NATIONAL CITIES, AND POTENTIALLY ARRANGING SITE VISITS TO, UM, COMMUNITIES WHO HAVE SUCCESSFULLY DEVELOPED AND MAINTAINED PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING. 
          OUR FISCAL YEAR 23 KEY PRIORITIES INCLUDE IDENTIFYING, UM, P S H BOND PROJECTS, AND ALSO INITIATING MEDICAL RESPITE AND HOSP PILOT PROJECTS TO ENSURE THAT THE MOST VULNERABLE, UM, HOMELESS HAVE A PLACE TO STAY. 
          UM, THESE PROJECTS WOULD BE INTEGRATED EITHER WITH P S H PROJECTS OR OTHER SHELTER AND HOUSING SERVICES. 
          SO ENSURING THE VOICE OF OUR CONCERN, UH, CONSUMERS IS HEARD, IS ALSO KEY TO TRAUMA INFORMED AND EQUITABLE HOMELESS SERVICES. 
          THROUGH OUTREACH, ENGAGEMENT ENGAGEMENT VIA OUR HOTLINE OR STREET OUTREACH EFFORTS, THE TEAM IS ABLE TO CAPTURE THE CLIENT'S EXPERIENCE FOR THE 2022 
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POINT IN TIME COUNT. 
          SARAH USED THE OUTREACH GRID SOFTWARE TO SURVEY CLIENTS AND CAPTURE DATA TO CONDUCT AN ASSESSMENT OF HOMELESSNESS ON A GIVEN NIGHT. 
          IN FACT, THE RESULTS OF THE 2022 POINT IN TIME COUNT WILL BE SHARED IN ABOUT AN HOUR. 
          AND WE WILL PROVIDE AN UPDATE TO YOU ALL AS SOON AS WE RECEIVE IT. 
          WE ARE ALSO ADDING PEER COUNSELING TO OUR OUTREACH TEAM. 
          THESE ARE INDIVIDUALS WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE OF HOMELESSNESS, AND THEY WILL HELP US INFORM OUR OUTREACH EFFORTS, OUR, OUR PROCESS, AND FURTHER REFINE OUR MODEL. 
          AND THROUGH SARAH'S LEADERSHIP, A TRAINING CURRICULUM TO PROMOTE EQUITY AND HOMELESS SERVICES WILL LAUNCH IN THE FALL OF 2022. 
          ADDITIONALLY, THE SARAH BOARD OF DIRECTORS NOW INCLUDES FIVE PERSONS WITH, UM, LIVED EXPERIENCE OF HOMELESSNESS, WHICH IS ABOUT 30% OF THEIR VOTING MEMBERS. 
          AND SO, OVER THE SUMMER, WE WILL LAUNCH THOSE ONLINE DASHBOARDS TO IMPROVE PUBLIC ACCESS TO UM, DATA. 
          WE PLAN TO LAUNCH OUR, UH, HUMAN SERVICES DASHBOARD NEXT MONTH TO INCLUDE HOMELESS OUTREACH AND HOMELESS HOTLINE ACTIVITY AND OUTCOMES. 
          BY JULY, WE ANTICIPATE SARAH WILL LAUNCH A COMMUNITY HOMELESS RESPONSE SYSTEM DASHBOARD, WHICH WILL REPORT PROGRESS TOWARD IMPLEMENTING STRATEGIC PLAN RECOMMENDATIONS. 
          THESE WILL BE ACCESSIBLE, EASILY ACCESSIBLE TO THE COMMUNITY, AND THEN TO INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS AND REDUCE STIGMA REGARDING HOMELESSNESS. 
          OUR TEAM WILL PARTICIPATE, OR ALREADY DOES PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY AND NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION MEETINGS, AND REACHES OUT TO RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES ABOUT HOMELESSNESS CONCERNS ON A REGULAR BASIS. 
          WE ARE ALSO WORKING WITH TEXAS CREATIVE TO DEVELOP A CAMPAIGN TO EDUCATE AND FOSTER COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT REGARDING HOMELESSNESS. 
          AND SO A KEY FOCUS AREA FOR FISCAL YEAR 23 IS WORKING WITH OUR, UM, HOMELESS RESPONSE PARTNERS, BEXAR COUNTY, THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY CENTER FOR HEALTHCARE SERVICES, MUNICIPAL COURTS, AND SS A P D TO DEVELOP A HOMELESS CRIMINAL JUSTICE DIVERSION STRATEGY. 
          WE HAVE STARTED DISCUSSIONS WITH THE STAKEHOLDERS AS WELL AS OTHER COMMUNITIES REGARDING THE FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING A HOMELESS COURT OR STRATEGIC DIVERSION PROGRAMS TO CONNECT HOMELESS CLIENTS WHO ARE INTERFACING WITH A CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM TO MORE APPROPRIATE SERVICES. 
          AND THE PROCESS WOULD INCLUDE A REVIEW OF HOMELESS, CRIMINAL JUSTICE, UM, AND COURT DATA FROM MULTIPLE SOURCES, INCLUDING OUR H M I S SYSTEM, SS A P D, AND BEAR COUNTY. 
          EARLIER THIS YEAR, CHRISTIAN ASSISTANCE MINISTRY LAUNCHED A PARTNERSHIP WITH SAP'S DOWNTOWN BIKE PATROL UNIT TO CONNECT HOMELESS CLIENTS IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA WHO ARE HIGH UTILIZERS OF SOCIAL SERVICES AND JAIL SERVICES, MEDICAL SERVICES, UM, EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. 
          CAM PROVIDES AN ARRAY OF SERVICES ON SITE, INCLUDING FAMILY REUNIFICATION, CASE MANAGEMENT, BASIC NEEDS, SOME ID RECOVERY, UM, AND TRANSPORTATION. 
          TRANSPORTATION. 
          AND THEN THEY ALSO CONNECT CLIENTS TO, UM, OTHER HOMELESS SYSTEM RESOURCES, INCLUDING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES, SHELTER AND HOUSING. 
          UM, WE ARE ALSO COORDINATING WITH THE HAVEN FOR HOPE JAIL OUTREACH PROGRAM TO IDENTIFY THOSE ADDITIONAL PARTNERS AND GATHER INPUT ON HOW A HOMELESS COURT AND ADDITIONAL DIVERSION ALTERNATIVES WOULD IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. 
          AND SO, TO SUMMARIZE, OUR PRIORITY NEXT STEPS INCLUDE REVIEWING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF FUNDING PROGRAMS AND FINALIZING HOMELESS SERVICES, BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 23 OVER THE SUMMER. 
          WE ALSO PLAN TO LAUNCH ONLINE DASHBOARDS. 
          UM, WE PLAN TO LAUNCH THE HUMAN SERVICES DASHBOARD NEXT MONTH, AND THE SARAH DASHBOARD WOULD LAUNCH, UM, IN THE FALL. 
          AND SO IN JULY, IN THE JULY, AUGUST TIMEFRAME, UM, WE WILL ALSO LAUNCH OUR PUBLIC, UM, AWARENESS CAMPAIGN, WHICH IS CURRENTLY BEING DEVELOPED BY TEXAS CREATIVE. 
          THE INITIAL MESSAGE AND PRODUCTS WILL DEMONSTRATE HOW THE, THE CITY AND REALLY THE HOMELESS RESPONSE SYSTEM ARE ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS. 
          UM, OVER THE SUMMER AND THROUGH FISCAL YEAR 23, WE WILL STRENGTHEN STREET OUTREACH TRAINING, DEVELOPING A CURRICULUM THAT ENSURES THAT OUTREACH STANDARDS ARE CONSISTENTLY IMPLEMENTED AND SERVICES ARE COORDINATED BETWEEN PROVIDERS. 
          AND, UM, KEY 
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FOR FISCAL YEAR 23 WILL BE LAUNCHING P SS H PROJECTS FUNDED THROUGH THE 2022 HOUSING BOND AND ARPA HOME FUNDING. 
          WE ARE CURRENTLY, UM, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, IN THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROCESS WITH THE PROPOSED GARDEN INN, AND IT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH JUNE AND JULY IF NEEDED. 
          AND SO THAT, UH, CONCLUDES MY FORMAL PRESENTATION. 
          I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS. 
          THANK YOU, MEL, FOR THE PRESENTATION. 
          I'LL, I'LL START WITH SOME QUESTIONS AND JUST, YOU HAVE THAT SLIDE UP REALLY FAST. 
          LET'S TALK ABOUT THE TEXAS CREATIVE PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN. 
          MM-HMM. 
          , IS IT INTENDED TO BE AN EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGN? CAN YOU TELL ME A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHAT THE PURPOSE IS? SURE. 
          THE INITIAL PIECE, UM, PHASE ONE I GUESS, IS TO, YOU KNOW, LET THE COMMUNITY KNOW WHAT, WHAT'S HAPPENING, HOW ARE WE ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS? WHAT ARE WE DOING, WHO'S OUT THERE? UM, ONE OF THE THINGS TEXAS CREATIVE SAID THEY DID, YOU KNOW, DID THEIR RESEARCH AND SAID, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE DON'T EVEN KNOW SOME OF THESE THINGS ARE HAPPENING. 
          AND SO BEFORE WE, WE START PROVIDING THE EDUCATION PIECE, WE NEED TO LET THEM KNOW, HERE'S WHAT'S GOING ON AND, AND WHO'S PARTICIPATING. 
          AND HOW LONG IS THE CAMPAIGN? I'M SORRY? HOW LONG IS THE CAMPAIGN? WELL, THE WORK WE DO WITH TEXAS CREATIVES, PROBABLY FIVE OR SIX MONTHS, BUT THEY'LL LEAVE BEHIND THE MESSAGING VIDEOS. 
          A LOT OF, UM, UH, VIDEO MATERIAL THAT WE'LL CONTINUE TO USE AS LONG AS WE NEED TO. 
          AND IS IT ONLY VIDEO THAT WE'RE USING TO PUSH OUT THE MESSAGE OR SOCIAL MEDIA? DO YOU HAVE KIND OF A, A SCHEDULE YET OF WHAT KIND OF MEDIA IS GONNA BE USED? UM, WE DON'T HAVE A SCHEDULE YET. 
          OKAY. 
          BUT, UM, WE DO EXPECT IT TO BE PRIMARILY SOCIAL MEDIA, AND THEN WE'LL LOOK AT BUYS ON OUTDOOR ADVERTISING OR OTHER VENUES. 
          GOT IT. 
          OKAY. 
          THANK YOU, MEL. 
          MM-HMM. 
          . 
          UM, SO I'LL BE INTERESTED A LOT MORE IN THAT. 
          DO WE HAVE, UH, I KNOW THERE WAS A GOAL TO HAVE 1500 PEOPLE, UM, IN STABLE HOUSING BY THE END OF DECEMBER. 
          HOW ARE WE ON THAT GOAL? WE'RE ABOUT HALFWAY THERE. 
          IS THAT WHAT YOU SAY ABOUT HALFWAY THERE? OKAY. 
          AND SO THAT'LL BE PART OF THE DASHBOARD, I HOPE? YES. 
          OKAY. 
          ABSOLUTELY. 
          WONDERFUL. 
          AND DO YOU SEE ANY PROBLEMS WITH ACHIEVING THE GOAL BY DECEMBER? NO, I THINK WE'RE IN GOOD SHAPE TO, TO GET THERE. 
          OKAY. 
          AND THEN, UM, HOW, CAN YOU HELP ME WITH MAYBE PLOTTING HOW MUCH AFFORDABLE HOUSING HAS BEEN CREATED IN THE LAST, UH, MAYBE FIVE YEARS? I DON'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION. 
          DO YOU WANNA, AND IT'S OKAY IF YOU DON'T HAVE IT TODAY. 
          OKAY. 
          BUT I'D WE, THAT, THAT FOR YOU, I'D SEE IT, I'D LOVE TO SEE FIVE YEARS AND 10 YEARS, BECAUSE I, I REALLY WANNA SEE WHAT'S WORKING. 
          RIGHT. 
          AND SO IF WE ARE MOVING A LITTLE FASTER NOW, WHAT IS IT THAT WE'RE DOING? RIGHT, RIGHT. 
          UM, WHAT IS IT THAT WE DIDN'T MAYBE CONSIDER BEFORE THAT MIGHT HELP, UM, WITH, WITH, UH, ACHIEVING THOSE GOALS? AND THEN MY, MY NEXT FEW QUESTIONS ARE SPECIFICALLY IN REGARD, AND SO I SEE SOMEONE FROM POLICE HERE. 
          UM, HOW MANY PEOPLE DO WE ARREST EVERY YEAR THAT WE BELIEVE ARE HOMELESS? DO YOU HAVE A COUNT ON THAT? I DON'T RIGHT NOW. 
          OKAY. 
          THANK YOU. 
          AND THEN ALSO, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALL TRACKED THIS, BUT THEN THE PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT ARRESTED, RIGHT. 
          SO, UM, AS CONVERSATIONS HAPPEN, ET CETERA, I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S A, A DIFFERENCE THERE. 
          I, I'D LOVE TO, TO LEARN A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT. 
          AND THEN ALSO, CAN YOU TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE TRAINING THAT S A P D RECEIVES TO WORK WITH HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS? HOW OFTEN ARE THEY TRAINED? AND THEN IS IT EVERYONE THAT RECEIVES IT OR IS IT JUST SPECIAL UNITS? THANK YOU. 
          SO WE DO RECEIVE TRAINING, UH, SAFE OFFICERS WHO SPECIFICALLY ADDRESS SOME OF THESE CONCERNS. 
          THEY RECEIVE ADDITIONAL TRAINING WITH THROUGH OUR PARTNERS AND COMMUNICATION. 
          SO THERE'S A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT AVENUES THAT WE TRY TO USE WHEN WE, WHEN WE ENCOUNTER, UH, SOME OF THE HOMELESS ISSUES. 
          UM, WE UNDERSTAND THAT, UH, IT'S NOT A CRIME, SO WE TRY TO EVALUATE THAT. 
          WE COMMUNICATE WITH OUR PARTNERS, AND WE TRY TO TRY TO GET SOME, UH, INTERACTION WITH THESE INDIVIDUALS TO TRY TO OFFER THEM ANY KIND OF ASSISTANCE. 
          UM, WE UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS SOME, UH, CONSUMER ISSUES. 
          SO OUR FIRST AVENUE IS ALWAYS TO GET TO THE ROOT CONCERN OF THE INDIVIDUAL AND TRY TO OFFER THEM THOSE SERVICES. 
          UM, THROUGH OUR INTERACTION. 
          WE UNDERSTAND THAT A LOT OF 'EM DON'T WANT THESE SERVICES, BUT AS WE'VE NOTICED, IF YOU CONTINUE TO COMMUNICATE WITH THESE FOLKS, UH, YOU DO GET ACROSS TO SOME OF THEM. 
          SO IN WORKING WITH OUR PARTNERS, THERE'S CONTINUED COMMUNICATION AND EDUCATION, UH, FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. 
          UH, IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA. 
          WE'VE, UH, INITIATED A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT STEPS. 
          UH, TO GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE FOR, 
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UH, BIKE PATROL, UH, THERE'S SOME INCREASED, UH, COVERAGE OVER THE WEEKENDS. 
          THERE'S SOME UNDERCOVER ASSETS THAT WE UTILIZE. 
          UM, WE UTILIZE SOME OF THE HOTSPOTS IN THE, IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA TO TRY TO MITIGATE SOME OF THOSE CONCERNS. 
          AND THEN WE COORDINATE WITH OUR DOWNTOWN AMBASSADORS. 
          UM, SO WE'RE ALWAYS OPEN TO NEW TRAINING, UH, DIFFERENT TRAINING. 
          UH, IT JUST MAKES US STRONGER AS A DEPARTMENT. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          AND I APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU ALL ARE DOING WITH HAVEN AND, AND WITH CAM, AND OF COURSE, WITH THE BIKE PATROL TO DIVERT PEOPLE FROM THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. 
          I DO THINK WE PROBABLY NEED TO SCALE UP OUR EFFORTS. 
          UH, I I THINK THAT, UM, RIGHT NOW WE'RE DOING IT ON A SMALL SCALE, BUT WE HAVE ABOUT 505 MILES TO CO SQUARE MILES TO COVER. 
          AND SO, UM, WE, I THINK YOU ALL NEED SOME, SOME HELP THERE. 
          SO, UM, THAT'S WHY I WAS ASKING, AND I WAS TALKING IN TERMS OF HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE DEPLOYED, UM, SPECIFICALLY. 
          UM, BUT WE CAN HAVE AN OFFLINE CONVERSATION ABOUT THAT. 
          MY, MY NEXT QUESTION WAS WHAT, UM, CONVERSATIONS ARE YOU HAVING WITH THE DA'S OFFICE TO ALIGN OUR EFFORTS? UM, SO THAT'S MORE, I, I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY THE LATEST CONVERSATIONS, BUT I KNOW THAT IS A CONVERSATION. 
          UM, UM, I, I THINK THE CHIEF, UH, HAS MORE INFORMATION THAN I DO ON THAT, AND I CAN DEFINITELY GET BACK TO YOU. 
          OKAY. 
          BUT I KNOW THERE IS OPEN DIALOGUE WITH, WITH, UH, THE OTHER CRIMINAL JUSTICE PARTNERS. 
          WONDERFUL. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          THOSE ARE ALL MY QUESTIONS, BUT MEL, I JUST WANNA CLARIFY. 
          UM, I HAD ASKED ABOUT AFFORDABLE HOUSING. 
          I, I WANNA KNOW THAT VERONICA, BUT ALSO PERMANENT SUPPORT. 
          OH, PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING SPECIFICALLY. 
          I CAN TELL YOU THAT RIGHT NOW WE HAVE 523 SCATTERED SITE UNITS. 
          WE DON'T HAVE ANY, UM, SITE-BASED. 
          UM, GOT IT. 
          PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING UNITS. 
          AND AGAIN, OF THOSE 523, WE TURN OVER ABOUT 11 TO 15 A YEAR. 
          GOT IT. 
          OKAY. 
          THANK YOU, MEL. 
          MM-HMM. 
          . 
          AND THEN, UM, WE WILL START WITH COUNCIL QUESTIONS. 
          I'LL START WITH MY COLLEAGUE, UH, UH, COUNCILMAN . 
          DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? YES, GO AHEAD. 
          UM, THANK YOU, UH, MELANIE, FOR THE PRESENTATION. 
          UH, THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT WE'VE LONG LOOKED AT HERE IN SAN ANTONIO, UM, PRE PANDEMIC POST PANDEMIC. 
          AS WE LOOK AT THIS ISSUE, THERE ARE SOME THINGS I'D LIKE TO SEE. 
          UH, THE FIRST, THOUGH, QUESTION I HAVE IS ABOUT OUR OUTREACH SPECIALIST THAT ARE ASSIGNED TO COUNCIL DISTRICT. 
          UH, WHAT I DON'T SEE IS ANY INCREASE IN THAT, OR MAYBE A CHANGE IN THEIR TITLE BECAUSE, UH, AND, AND THIS IS FOR ALEX, ALSO, COMPRESSION WAGES, MAKING SURE WE KEEP THE OUTREACH OUTREACH SPECIALIST THAT WE HAVE MM-HMM. 
           ASSIGNED TO THE COUNCIL DISTRICT. 
          UH, IF WE NEED TO MAKE, MOVE THEM FROM SPECIALIST TO COORDINATOR, OR SPECIALIST TO MANAGER, I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT AS WE GET MORE OPTIONS LIKE PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING MM-HMM. 
          , AND WE WORK WITH OUR PARTNERS, MAYBE THEY CAN TAKE ON A LITTLE MORE RESPONSIBILITY OF TRACKING. 
          SO I'D LIKE US TO LOOK INTO THAT. 
          I DIDN'T SEE THAT PART OF OUR, OUR FIVE YEAR PLAN. 
          UM, THE OTHER THING I'D LIKE TO SEE, AND I'M VERY CREATIVE ABOUT THIS PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN, BECAUSE I DON'T BE, I, I BELIEVE PEOPLE ARE, ARE ACUTELY AWARE OF WHAT'S HAPPENING OUT ON THE STREET. 
          I THINK WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IS A PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN THAT ADDRESSES, THAT DOES NOT JUST LABEL THIS AS HOMELESSNESS, BUT WHERE WE ACTUALLY START TO TALK ABOUT OUR HOMELESS WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, OUR HOMELESS MM-HMM. 
           THAT HAVE ADDICTIVE ADDICTION ISSUES, OUR HOMELESS VETERANS. 
          UM, AND THEN THOSE THAT ARE JUST HAVING, UM, THE RUNAWAYS AND THE YOUTH AND THE, UM, THOSE STRUGGLING WITH THEIR FINANCES. 
          I THINK WE DO A DISSERVICE WHEN WE JUST LABEL HOMELESSNESS AS HOMELESSNESS BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY CATEGORIES AND THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT LIVE IN ENCAMPMENTS VERSUS THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT, AS WE DRIVE DOWNTOWN OR SLEEPING IN DOORWAYS, ARE, ARE LIVING TWO DIFFERENT LIFESTYLES. 
          SURE. 
          AND WE NEED TO MAKE THAT, THAT IS THE AWARENESS. 
          I THINK WE NEED TO KNOW THAT, THAT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THAT RUNAWAY THAT DOESN'T WANNA BE AT HOME BECAUSE IT'S ABUSIVE, AND THE, THE, UM, THE INDIVIDUAL THAT'S OFF HER MEDS AND IS WALKING IN THE STREETS. 
          IT'S TWO DIFFERENT CONVERSATIONS THAT WE NEED TO HAVE, AND WE NEED TO, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE COMMUNICATING THAT TO THE PUBLIC. 
          SO I, I'M VERY INTERESTED IN WHAT THEIR PLANS ARE, BECAUSE PEOPLE KNOW THERE'S A HOMELESS PROBLEM. 
          UH, THEY KNOW IT'S NATIONALLY A PROBLEM, THEY KNOW IT'S THERE. 
          BUT I THINK UNDERSTANDING, NOT JUST HOMELESS AND ASSUMING THEY ALL HAVE DRUG OR ADDICTION ISSUES, IS, IS KEY. 
          THE OTHER THING I THINK WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT IN PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS IS LOW BARRIER AND HIGH BARRIER. 
          BECAUSE IF YOU'RE NOT FACING 
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THIS, YOU, AND YOU SAY LOW BARRIER OR HIGH BARRIER, PEOPLE DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT WHEN IT COMES TO HOUSING. 
          AND WE NEED TO DO THAT BECAUSE I KNOW PEOPLE HAVE PEOPLE IN THEIR LIFE THAT ARE, MIGHT, MAY BE ON THE STREET, AND THEY'LL, THEY'LL, IF THEY KNOW THE DEFINITION, THEY'LL BE ABLE TO TELL A CASEWORKER, OR WHEN THEY CALL THE POLICE, HE WOULD NEED A LOW BARRIER FACILITY. 
          UM, AND, AND THE, THE ANGER ISSUES AND THE, THE HOSTILITY. 
          SO I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY WITH THAT PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN, BUT I THINK WE NEED TO BE, UM, MORE SPECIFIC ON HOW WE DO IT. 
          SO, UM, MY ONLY QUESTION IS THAT WE LOOK AT THE SPECIALISTS ASSIGNED, ASSIGNED TO OUR COUNCIL DISTRICTS, AND MAKE SURE WE KEEP THAT IN MIND FOR THE FIVE-YEAR PLAN. 
          BECAUSE WHAT I DON'T WANNA SEE, WHICH I'M AFRAID WILL HAPPEN, IS IF OUR PARTNERS GET MORE DOLLARS TO PAY BETTER SALARIES FOR COORDINATORS AND SPECIALISTS AND MANAGERS, THEY'LL LEAVE THE CITY AND GO THERE, BECAUSE I WOULD . 
          SO LET'S JUST MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE, WE'RE ADDRESSING THAT ISSUE. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCILMAN VRAN. 
          UH, COUNCILMAN CASTILLO. 
          THANK YOU, CHAIR. 
          AND THANK YOU, MELODY. 
          THAT'S A GREAT POINT, RIGHT? ENSURING THAT OUR OUTREACH WORKERS HAVE THOSE COMPETITIVE WAGES TO WHERE, UH, THEY DON'T LEAVE BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT WORK THAT THEY ARE DOING WITH BUILDING THOSE RELATIONSHIPS. 
          RIGHT. 
          AND MY CONCERN WITH HIGH TURNOVER AND EVEN THE SAFE OFFICER PROGRAM, RIGHT, IS THAT OUR SAFE OFFICERS DON'T STAY THERE FOR LONG. 
          RIGHT. 
          THEY GET PROMOTED, UM, AND THEY GO ELSEWHERE. 
          BUT THOSE OFFICERS AND THOSE OUTREACH WORKERS ARE BUILDING, UH, THOSE RELATIONSHIPS IN THE COMMUNITY. 
          AND THAT'S A LOT OF, UH, KNOWLEDGE, RIGHT? THAT IT'S GONNA TAKE SOME TIME TO REBUILD WITH SOMEONE NEW. 
          UM, SO THAT IS A CONCERN THAT I HAVE WITH BOTH, UH, SAFE, OUR OUTREACH, OUTREACH WORKERS IS ENSURING THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, THEY ARE BEING, UH, FAIRLY COMPENSATED AND, UM, ACCOMMODATED BECAUSE IT IS EXTENSIVE WORK, AND THAT RELATIONSHIP BUILDING IS GOING TO BE KEY TO GET CONNECTED TO HOUSING. 
          UM, BUT WITH THAT, UM, HAVE OUR OUTREACH WORKERS BEEN SURVEYED ON ANY RESOURCES THAT THEY MAY NEED? UM, IF THERE'S NOTICING THAT, HEY, THERE'S A GAP WITHIN SERVICES, THEY'RE BUILDING THOSE RELATIONSHIPS, BUT THE NEXT STEP, UH, THERE'S SOMETHING MISSING. 
          UH, ARE WE SURVEYING WHAT THAT IS? SO THE HOMELESS TEAM MEETS REGULARLY. 
          I DON'T THINK WE'VE DONE A FORMAL SURVEY, BUT, UM, THERE'S THAT OPPORTUNITY, I WOULD SAY PROBABLY AT LEAST WEEKLY AS A GROUP MEETING TO EXPRESS NEEDS AND, UM, IDEAS. 
          WE FREQUENTLY ASK FOR THEIR INPUT ON, UM, WORK THAT WE'RE DOING. 
          WHEN WE, UH, REVISE THE ENCAMPMENT PROTOCOLS AND THE OUTREACH PROTOCOLS, WE ASK THAT THEY PROVIDE INPUT INTO THAT. 
          SO, YOU KNOW, WE'RE VERY CONSCIOUS OF THE FACT THAT THEY'RE THE EXPERTS. 
          THEY'RE ON THE STREET, YOU KNOW, DOING THE WORK IN THE FIELD. 
          AND, YOU KNOW, WE CONTINUE TO, TO USE THAT EXPERTISE TO, TO REFINE OUR, OUR PROGRAMS. UM, AS FAR AS, UH, COMPRESSION AND SALARIES AND TURNOVER, WE AGREE COMPLETELY. 
          WE DON'T, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO START OVER, UM, FREQUENTLY. 
          AND THERE'S, THERE'S HIGH TURNOVER IN THE FIELD TO BEGIN WITH, AND SO WE'RE WORKING VERY HARD TO RETAIN AND MAINTAIN STUFF. 
          YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. 
          AND THE THINGS THAT, YOU KNOW, THE OUTREACH WORKERS HAVE TO, TO SEE AND EXPERIENCE MM-HMM. 
          , UH, FOLKS IN ALL TYPES OF CRISIS, IN ALL TYPES OF HEALTH CONDITIONS. 
          AND YES. 
          UM, I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE AS A CITY RIGHT, NEED TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT, UM, WHAT THEY'RE BEING EXPOSED TO AND HOW THAT WEIGHS DOWN ON AN INDIVIDUAL IN THE WORKPLACE. 
          RIGHT. 
          UM, WITH THAT, UH, I KNOW ON OUR, ON OUR ONE-ON-ONES, I'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS ABOUT, UM, THE CITY'S ROLE AND WHAT SWEEPS, RIGHT? BECAUSE AGAIN, THERE'S THAT RELATIONSHIP BUILDING, AND WE ALSO KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, NOT ONLY IS THIS TRAUMATIC FOR THE INDIVIDUAL LIVING OUT ON THE STREET, UM, BUT ALSO FOR SOME OF OUR OUTREACH PARTNERS WHO ARE BUILDING THAT RELATIONSHIP. 
          UM, BUT THAT'S MORE OF A NOTE FOR, UM, MY, MY COLLEAGUES IN THE CITY, RIGHT? THAT WE, WE NEED TO COME UP WITH A SOLUTION TO WHERE, UM, WE'RE NOT JUST LITERALLY SWEEPING, UM, THE, THE SOMETHING THAT NEEDS A SOLUTION TO THE NEXT NEIGHBORHOOD, TO THE NEXT ALLEY. 
          UM, AND I KNOW THAT THAT AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND SUPPORTIVE HOUSING OPTIONS ARE PART OF THAT, THAT PIECE. 
          UM, AND I'M PLEASED TO SEE THAT THERE IS GOING TO BE A CAMPAIGN AROUND DE-STIGMATIZING, UM, YOU KNOW, FOLKS OUT ON THE STREETS. 
          UM, MY ASK IS, ARE WE GOING TO INCLUDE FOLKS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED HOMELESSNESS IN THAT PLANNING PROCESS ON WHAT THEY BELIEVE SHOULD BE MESSAGED? OH, ABSOLUTELY. 
          YES. 
          GREAT. 
          UM, AND I ALSO HAVE A QUESTION WITH OUR SAFETY NEEDLE EXCHANGE PROGRAM. 
          MM-HMM. 
          , UH, THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT'S LEGAL, RIGHT? IN BEXAR COUNTY, IT IS LEGAL IN BEXAR COUNTY. 
          WE DON'T OPERATE ONE IN THE CITY, BUT, UM, CORONE MINISTRIES, OUR PARTNER IS PROBABLY OPERATING MAYBE THE LARGEST. 
          AND THEN THERE'S A COUPLE OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, I THINK. 
          AND IS THERE A COORDINATION WITH PD ON HOW THAT IS LEGAL? AND IF NOT, CAN WE HAVE THAT, UH, COORDINATION CONVERSATION WITH OUR OFFICERS? ALL RIGHT. 
          GREAT. 
          THANK WITH THAT, UM, I KNOW OUR CONSTITUENT SERVICES OFFICE, WHO ALSO DEALS 
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WITH A LOT OF FOLKS IN CRISIS, UM, ON THE WAITING LIST MM-HMM. 
          , UM, WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE FOR US TO GET BRIEFED ON WHAT THAT TRAINING, UH, LOOKS LIKE FOR OUR OUTREACH WORKERS? SURE. 
          GREAT. 
          THANK YOU, MELODY. 
          THANK YOU CHAIR. 
          MM-HMM. 
          . 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCILMAN, COUNCILMAN. 
          COURAGE. 
          THANK YOU, CHAIRWOMAN. 
          UH, ON PAGE FOUR OF THE PRESENTATION, UH, YOU TALKED ABOUT FINALIZED COMMUNITY OUTREACH STANDARDS, INCLUDING PROTOCOL AND SHARED DEFINITIONS. 
          UH, AND I THINK YOU ALSO MENTIONED THEY'RE GONNA CONTINUE TO TRAIN, UH, THE OUTREACH WORKERS ON THOSE. 
          SO, ARE, ARE WE SAYING THAT EVERYBODY'S WORKING FROM THE SAME PLAYBOOK, WHETHER YOU WORK FOR THE CITY OR YOU WORK FOR A NONPROFIT? YES. 
          WHEN WE DEVELOPED THE PROTOCOLS, THE, OUR, YOU KNOW, OUR PARTNERS, SOME THAT WE FUND, SOME THAT WE DON'T, WE'RE INVOLVED EVERY STEP OF THE WAY IN DEVELOPING THOSE PROTOCOLS SO THAT BY THE TIME WE FINISHED THEM, WE WOULD HAVE CONSENSUS. 
          UM, AND, AND MOST OF THEM SIGNED OFF ON IT. 
          UM, WE'VE GOTTEN SOME NEW PARTNERS SINCE THEN THAT HAVEN'T HAD THE CHANCE TO SIGN THE DOCUMENT, BUT, UM, THERE'S A LOT OF AGREEMENT AROUND THAT. 
          DO THEY HAVE ACCESS TO, UH, EQUIPMENT TO WHERE, YOU KNOW, ON THEIR CELL PHONE WHERE THEY CAN RECORD THINGS AND IT ALL GOES INTO A CENTRALIZED MM-HMM. 
           DATABASE? RIGHT. 
          UM, WE HAVE OUR OUTREACH GRID SOFTWARE, AND, YOU KNOW, IT DOESN'T, I DON'T THINK, UM, SUPPORT VIDEO, BUT THEY, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE ALL ON MOBILE, UH, CELL PHONES THAT HAVE THAT CAPABILITY. 
          OKAY. 
          HOW MANY TOTAL OUTREACH WORKERS ARE THERE IN OUR COMMUNITY AS FAR AS YOUR RECORD SHOW? SO WHEN WE LOOKED AT, UM, WHAT THE CITY HAS, THE PARTNERS THAT WE'RE FUNDING, AND THEN OTHER PROGRAMS OUT THERE, THERE MAY BE A LITTLE MORE SPECIALIZED. 
          THE CENTER FOR HEALTHCARE SERVICES PATH PROGRAM, UM, SMART PROGRAM, ALL OF THOSE, THOSE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS, WE COUNTED, YOU KNOW, OVER 60 PEOPLE WHO ARE DOING SOME KIND OF OUTREACH TO HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS. 
          WHEN YOU SAY SOME KIND OF OUTREACH, WOULD YOU SAY THAT ALMOST ALL OF 'EM ARE OUT IN THE FIELD EVERY DAY DOING SOMETHING? UM, SOME ARE STATIONED, YOU KNOW, CORONE MINISTRIES. 
          THEY HAVE OUTREACH PEOPLE WHO ARE OUT IN THE FIELD, BUT ALSO THAT ARE AT THEIR DAY CENTER, SO THAT AS PEOPLE COME IN, THEY'RE HAVING THOSE CONVERSATIONS AND BUILDING THOSE RELATIONSHIPS. 
          AND SO IT'S, I WOULD DEFINITELY SAY IT'S A HYBRID. 
          OKAY. 
          UM, NOW WE TALKED ABOUT OUTREACH AND AN AND, UH, ABATEMENT TO 101 ENCAMPMENTS. 
          IT'S ON PAGE FIVE OF THE PRESENT, FIVE OF THE PRESENTATION. 
          HOW IS THIS DONE? HOW IS THIS COORDINATED? FOR EXAMPLE, IF PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY SAY, HEY, THERE'S A BUNCH OF PEOPLE LIVING IN THE WOODS BEHIND THIS CHURCH MM-HMM. 
          , AND THEY'RE MAKING NOISE, OR THEY'RE CAUSING CONFUSION, OR WHATEVER. 
          WHAT IS THE NEXT PROCESS? HOW DOES IT WORK? SO THEY MIGHT REPORT THAT THROUGH 3, 1, 1 3, 1 1 WILL SEND IT TO US, WE'LL, UM, YOU KNOW, WITHIN A COUPLE OF DAYS, DO AN ASSESSMENT, UM, SEE WHAT IS HAPPENING, AND THEN MAKE THE DETERMINATION, OKAY, THIS ENCAMPMENT HAS, YOU KNOW, PRETTY SEVERE HEALTH AND SAFETY CONCERNS. 
          UM, WE NEED TO START MOVING FORWARD WITH A PLAN TO CLEAN THAT UP AND TO, TO HELP PEOPLE MOVE TO ANOTHER PLACE OR, YOU KNOW, SHELTER OR, UM, OUTREACH SERVICES. 
          AND SO WE START THAT OUTREACH IF, IF THINGS AREN'T SEVERE, IF THERE'S NOT AN IMMEDIATE THREAT, UM, WE'LL, WE'LL DO THE OUTREACH OVER A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME. 
          IT WON'T JUST BE A 48 HOUR NOTICE. 
          AND SO WE'LL MAKE MULTIPLE VISITS. 
          SOMETIMES WE'LL ASK OUR PARTNERS TO, UM, COME INTO THAT OUTREACH EFFORT WITH US. 
          UH, AND THE, YOU KNOW, THE, UH, THE PLAN THERE IS TO BUILD A, YOU KNOW, BUILD RELATIONSHIPS IF WE HAVEN'T ALREADY ENGAGED WITH THAT ENCAMPMENT AND TRY TO GET PEOPLE TO SERVICES OR SHELTER OPTIONS. 
          UM, IF THEY DON'T DO THAT, THEN WE MAKE SURE WE COME BACK WITHIN TWO DAYS AND LET THEM KNOW THEY NEED TO MAKE, THEY NEED TO HAVE THEIR THINGS TOGETHER, THEIR PERSONAL BELONGINGS, UM, BECAUSE IT, YOU KNOW, WILL BE ABATED ON X DATE. 
          MM-HMM. 
          . 
          AND SO THAT'S THE PROCESS. 
          AND THEN WE WORK WITH SOLID WASTE. 
          SOLID WASTE DOES MOST OF THE CLEANUPS. 
          UM, AND WE'RE THERE AGAIN THAT DAY AND CASE PEOPLE CHANGE THEIR MIND, OR THEY'RE STILL THERE? USUALLY AT THE TIME, UM, THAT WE GO FOR ABATEMENT. 
          MOST PEOPLE HAVE MOVED ON. 
          THEY'VE EITHER, UM, AGREED TO GO TO SHELTER AND WE'VE TRANSPORTED THEM, UM, OR THEY'VE GONE SOMEWHERE ELSE. 
          ON A TYPICAL ONE, LET'S SAY FROM THE DAY IT'S REPORTED TO THE DAY IT'S ABATED, WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? A WEEK? 10 DAYS? YOU KNOW, UH, WE'RE MOST, WE PREFER AT LEAST TWO WEEKS, BUT THERE ARE ARE TIMES WHEN IT'S BEEN A WEEK, UM, WHEN 
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THERE'S REALLY, UH, DANGEROUS CONDITIONS, IT WOULD BE TWO DAYS. 
          WAS THAT MY TIME? NO, I'D LIKE TO COME BACK AFTER ABSOLUTELY. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCILMAN BRAVO. 
          THANK YOU CHAIR. 
          UH, MELODY, UH, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE CHALLENGES THAT I HEAR ABOUT OFTEN IS THAT PEOPLE DON'T ACCEPT PEOPLE WHO LIVING ON THE STREET, THEY DON'T WANNA ACCEPT SERVICES. 
          AND THEN WE HAVE A SITUATION WHERE WE RUN INTO PEOPLE WHO HAVE DRUG ADDICTION PROBLEMS, AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THEY, THEY COME TO AN OUTREACH WORKER AND THEY SAY, HEY, I'M READY TO, TO GO CLEAN. 
          I'M READY TO TAKE HELP. 
          BUT THEN OUR DETOX BEDS ARE FULL. 
          HOW MANY MORE DETOX BEDS DO WE NEED? AND WHAT IS THAT BUDGET? HOW MUCH MORE MONEY DO WE NEED? DO I NEED TO, AS A COUNCIL MEMBER, ASK FOR IN OUR 2023 BUDGET SO THAT WAY WE CAN, UH, FULL HAVE AS MANY, UH, DETOX BEDS AS WE NEED FOR OUR COMMUNITY? SO THERE'S A COUPLE OF THINGS GOING ON AROUND DETOX, AND WE HEAR A LOT THAT, UM, A AGENCY TRIED TO TAKE SOMEONE TO DETOX AND THEY WERE TURNED AWAY. 
          UM, BUT WHEN WE TALK TO THE CENTER FOR HEALTHCARE SERVICES, WHO OPERATES THOSE BEDS, THEIR AVERAGE, THEIR, UM, THEIR BEDS ARE 80% FULL. 
          UM, SO THERE ARE TIMES WHEN MAYBE THEY'RE A HUNDRED PERCENT FULL, BUT THERE ARE ALSO OTHER TIMES AND WHAT THEY'RE, WHAT THEY TELL US AND WHAT WE'VE, 'CAUSE WE'VE, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF MEETINGS ON THIS, A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS IS THEY'RE COMMITTING TO, IF, IF THEY, IF WE TAKE SOMEONE IN AND THE BEDS ARE FULL, THAT THEY WILL HAVE A BED FOR THEM THE NEXT DAY. 
          SO THAT'S SOMETHING WE CONTINUE TO WORK FROM. 
          I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH THE COUNTY YESTERDAY, AND THEY INDICATED THAT THERE WILL BE MORE DETOX BEDS AT ANOTHER PROVIDER, UM, THROUGH COUNTY ARPA FUNDS, I BELIEVE. 
          AND SO WE'RE, WE'RE INVESTIGATING WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE AND HOW MANY, UM, WILL IT BE AVAILABLE TO ALL OF THE OUTREACH WORKERS IN THE COMMUNITY? OR DOES IT REQUIRE, UM, SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES? HOW ARE THEY GOING TO ACCEPT PEOPLE INTO THOSE DETOX BEDS? SO, UM, THAT WOULD CLEARLY BE A, A BONUS, I THINK, TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A SECOND PROVIDER THAT, THAT MAYBE HAS DIFFERENT, UM, AND ELIGIBILITY RULES AND CONSERVE CLIENTS THAT THE CURRENT DETOX PROVIDER DOESN'T SERVE. 
          WELL, CAN YOU KEEP ME APPRISED OF WHAT THE RESULTS OF ALL THOSE CON CONVERSATIONS ARE? I DON'T WANT TO BE IN A POSITION WHERE WE NEEDED MORE DETOX BEDS. 
          I DIDN'T MAKE AN ASK FOR THE 2023 BUDGET, AND THEN WE HAVE TO WAIT TILL 2024 TO, TO, TO HAVE SUFFICIENT DETOX BIDS THEN ON PERMIT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING. 
          YOU KNOW, OUR, YOUR UNDERSTANDING IS WE NEED A THOUSAND MORE UNITS FOR OUR COMMUNITY, UM, WITH THE CURRENT FUNDING THAT WE HAVE THROUGH THE 2022 BOND AND ARPA FUNDING. 
          HOW MANY, BECAUSE I, IT'S A THOUSAND UNITS OVER 10 YEARS MM-HMM. 
          , AND I'M WONDERING, WHAT CAN WE BUILD OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS OR PURCHASE OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS WITH THE FUNDING THAT WE HAVE NOW, THE BOND FUNDING AND ARPA FUNDING. 
          RIGHT. 
          SO BETWEEN THE HOUSING BOND AND THE HOME ARPA FUNDING, WE DO HAVE A CALCULATION ON HOW MANY UNITS DO YOU REMEMBER? GOOD MORNING. 
          COUNCILMAN IAN BENAVIDES, UH, INTERIM DEPUTY DIRECTOR AT NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING SERVICES. 
          UM, WE ESTIMATE THAT WE CAN PROBABLY ACCOMPLISH BETWEEN 507 50. 
          UM, THAT WILL DEPEND ON A COUPLE OF FACTORS THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN FLUXX RIGHT NOW THAT HAVE TO DO WITH CONSTRUCTION COSTS, LABOR MARKET, UM, AND I'M SURE YOU'RE VERY FAMILIAR WITH A LOT OF THE GAPS THAT ARE BEING CREATED RIGHT NOW WITH THOSE FACTORS. 
          SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO MONITOR. 
          THAT'S OUR GOAL. 
          UM, AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO UPDATE COUNCIL AS WE GO THROUGH THE BOND PROCESS, SURELY, AS WELL AS ARPA FUNDING. 
          RIGHT. 
          AND SO MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THERE, YOU KNOW, OFTEN THE CITY MIGHT FIND, UH, A LOCATION WHERE THEY WANT TO BUILD SOME PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, BUT THEN SOME NEIGHBOR LO NEIGHBORS IN THE AREA MIGHT PUSH BACK. 
          UH, I BELIEVE THERE ARE SOME NEIGHBORHOODS IN DISTRICT ONE THAT, THAT WOULD WELCOME THIS. 
          AND SO I'D LIKE TO MEET WITH YOU ALL AND SEE ABOUT, YOU KNOW, TRYING TO FIND LOCATIONS WHERE WE CAN GET GOING ON BUILDING SOME OF THIS OUT OR PURCHASING A LOCATION. 
          THANK YOU, CHAIR. 
          I'D LIKE TO CHIME IN A SECOND TIME WHEN MY TURN IS UP. 
          OKAY. 
          WONDERFUL. 
          UM, COUNCILMAN COURAGE. 
          AND THEN, UH, WE'LL GIVE IT BACK TO COUNCILMAN BRAVO. 
          GO AHEAD, COUNCILMAN. 
          THANK YOU. 
          UM, YOU TALKED ABOUT, UM, THE PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING. 
          WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHAT, WHAT YOU ARE PROPOSING, UH, FOR THE GARDEN INN AND WHAT WE HAVE EXISTING IN SOME HOTELS RIGHT NOW? UH, YOU KNOW, HOW MANY, HOW MANY IS THAT HOTEL SERVING? HOW LONG DO THEY STAY? UH, HOW'S IT BEING MANAGED? 
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RIGHT. 
          THE, THE HOTELS THAT WE HAVE CONTRACTS WITH AND ARE, UH, HAVE HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE STAYING, UM, IN THOSE HOTELS ARE NOT PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING. 
          THEY'RE ALL EMERGENCY TEMPORARY HOUSING OPTIONS. 
          UM, THEY'RE ALSO ALL, UH, WE'RE, WE'RE ABOUT TO COME TO THE END OF THE A HUNDRED PERCENT FEMA FUNDING FOR, FOR THOSE TYPES OF ACTIVITIES. 
          AND SO THEY'LL BE, UM, SLOWLY RAMPING DOWN, EXCEPT NOW THE DAYS IN IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. 
          AND THAT'S PROVIDING A EMERGENCY LOW BARRIER OPTION FOR CHRONICALLY HOMELESS, UM, WITH A BRIDGE TO HOUSING, UM, AS PART OF THAT. 
          BUT NONE, NONE OF THESE ARE PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING WITH, THAT AREN'T TIME LIMITED ON HOW LONG PEOPLE CAN STAY. 
          BUT YOU'RE PREDICTING THE GARDEN INN OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT WOULD BE YES. 
          WITH PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING. 
          YES. 
          AND THAT'S THE IDEA. 
          PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING REQUIRES A LEASE WITH THE CLIENT, UM, AND, AND TO STAY AS LONG AS THEY NEED TO. 
          RIGHT. 
          UH, ANOTHER ITEM ON, ON DIVERTING FROM CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. 
          I HAD A MEETING LAST NIGHT AND THE CHIEF WAS THERE. 
          MM-HMM. 
          AND HE SAID, YOU KNOW, WE ARREST PEOPLE, BUT THE COURTS JUST LET 'EM GO. 
          MM-HMM. 
          WHETHER IT'S MUNICIPAL COURT OR, UH, THE DISTRICT COURTS, COUNTY COURT. 
          SO, UM, YOU KNOW, WHAT IS THE PLAN FOR DIVERTING FROM THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM IF SO FEW HOMELESS PEOPLE GET PUT IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM? ARE WE TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE WHO ARE BEING RELEASED AND HELPING THEM GET SOME KIND OF HOUSING? BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, FROM WHAT THE CHIEF SAID, VERY FEW PEOPLE ARE ACTUALLY PUT IN JAIL BECAUSE THEY'RE HOMELESS. 
          WELL, I KNOW THAT HAVEN FOR HOPE, UM, JAIL DIVERSION PROGRAM IS A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO COME OUT OF JAIL WITH NO NOWHERE TO GO. 
          MM-HMM. 
          . 
          UM, AND WHEN YOU LEAVE JAIL, IF YOU'RE ON ANY KIND OF PROBATION PAROLE, YOU, YOU HAVE TO HAVE AN ADDRESS. 
          AND SO, UM, HAVEN FOR HOPE HELPS SERVE THAT POPULATION, HELPS GET PEOPLE WHO WOULD OTHERWISE, UH, EXIT THE JAIL TO STREET HOMELESSNESS AND, AND KEEPS THEM STABLE, UM, TO SOME EXTENT. 
          AND THAT, YOU KNOW, SO THERE'S DIFFERENT KINDS OF DIVERSION PROGRAMS. THAT'S ONE OF 'EM, UH, THE CAM PROGRAM WHERE DOWNTOWN BIKE PATROL OR ANOTHER OFFICER CAN TAKE AN INDIVIDUAL TO THEM AND CAM WILL WORK WITH THEM. 
          AND THAT'S IN LIEU OF MAYBE A CITATION. 
          UM, AND YOU KNOW, THE THING ABOUT A CITATION, IT'S NOT NECESSARILY GOING TO TAKE YOU TO JAIL RIGHT THEN, BUT IF YOU GET ENOUGH OF 'EM AND THEY'RE NOT PAID, WHICH THEY FREQUENTLY ARE, THEN YOU HAVE A WARRANT, IT, YOU KNOW, IT, UH, EVOLVES TO A WARRANT SITUATION, AND THEN POLICE DON'T HAVE AN OPTION. 
          YEAH. 
          BUT THE COURT STILL DISMISSED THE WARRANTS FROM WHAT THE SHERIFF RIGHT, RIGHT. 
          THE CHIEF TOLD US LAST NIGHT, SO. 
          RIGHT. 
          I CAN UNDERSTAND THOUGH, HELPING PEOPLE TRANSITION OUT OF JAIL. 
          YES. 
          AND I THINK THAT'S, THAT'S A SIGNIFICANT STEP THAT WE OUGHT TO CONTINUE TO WORK ON, TO KEEP PEOPLE FROM BEING HO UH, HOMELESS. 
          NOW WE HAVE A D H S DASHBOARD WORKING ON HOMELESSNESS, AND, UH, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, UM, WHAT ABOUT THE AVAILABILITY OF TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT HOUSING? ISN'T THAT SUPPOSED TO BE PART OF THAT DASHBOARD TO LET PEOPLE KNOW? AND I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S BEEN IMPLEMENTED YET. 
          SO THE C DASHBOARD, WHICH WILL BE THE DASHBOARD FOR THE HOMELESS RESPONSE SYSTEM COMMUNITY WIDE, WILL TRACK, UM, HOUSING AVAILABILITY, SHELTER AVAIL, YOU KNOW, THAT THAT'LL SHOW UP ON THE, THE C DASHBOARD, THE OVERALL STATE OF HOMELESSNESS FOR THE COMMUNITY. 
          UM, BECAUSE WE DON'T OWN, UM, SHELTER OR HOUSING OPTIONS, THE CITY, WE, WE WON'T REPORT THAT ON OURS. 
          WE'LL REPORT THE ACTIVITIES THAT WE'RE FUNDING AND ENGAGED IN. 
          UM, AND OF COURSE WE'LL REPORT ON HOW WE'RE DOING AS FAR AS GETTING OUR CLIENTS TO HOUSING. 
          UH, BUT THE ACTUAL CAPACITY OF AND AVAILABILITY OF, OF HOUSING OPTIONS WILL SHOW UP ON THE C DASHBOARD. 
          OKAY. 
          AND WE'LL LINK TO THAT. 
          YOU KNOW, WE WILL FIND A WAY TO SHOW THAT ON OURS, BUT IT WON'T BE OUR DATA. 
          OKAY. 
          UH, I VISITED THE C**N, UH, DAY CENTER. 
          I THINK IT'S TERRIFIC. 
          ARE THERE EFFORTS TO CREATE AN ADDITIONAL ONE? OBVIOUSLY WE DO HAVE HAVEN FOR HOPE, BUT THAT IT'S A MORE OR LESS RESTRICTED ON, ON ITS AVAILABILITY TO THE PEOPLE ON A DAILY BASIS. 
          UH, AND, AND THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT CIRCULATE DOWNTOWN AND MM-HMM. 
          , YOU KNOW, THEY'RE JUST SITTING ON BENCHES OR THEY'RE JUST, YOU KNOW, SOME OF 'EM SITTING ON THE GROUND, SOME OF THEM SLEEPING. 
          BUT THAT CORE ON IS VERY EFFECTIVE AS THERE AN EFFORT TO CREATE A SIMILAR ONE IN ANOTHER PART OF DOWNTOWN FOR PEOPLE TO GET TO USE. 
          WE HAVE, UM, IMPLEMENTED WHAT WE CALL RE HORSE RESOURCE HUBS IN OTHER PARTS OF THE COMMUNITY. 
          WE HAVE ONE AT, AT HARPER'S CHURCH IN DISTRICT ONE, AND THEY AREN'T, UH, 
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FULL-TIME SITES LIKE, UM, COR, BUT IT'S A, IT'S A POP-UP. 
          AND, YOU KNOW, THE HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS IN THE AREA KNOW THAT THEY CAN GO THERE ON CERTAIN DAYS AT CERTAIN HOURS AND RECEIVE SERVICES. 
          AND SO THE PASTOR AT, AT HARPER'S STARTED THE, YOU KNOW, CAME TO US ACTUALLY AND, UH, TO PARTNER ON A SITE BECAUSE HE KNEW HE HAD HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS IN HIS AREA, AND HE WANTED TO FIND A WAY TO HELP THEM. 
          AND SO THIS WAS, UM, OUR, OUR POP-UP SOLUTION TO THAT. 
          AND WE ARE LOOKING AT OTHER AREAS OF THE CITY WHERE WE HAVE A CONGREGATION OR AN ORGANIZATION THAT'S WILLING TO PROVIDE THE VOLUNTEERS WILLING TO, UM, PARTICIPATE IN THE FUNDRAISING OR RESOURCE NEEDS, UM, OF THE PROGRAM. 
          AND THEN WE WILL TAKE OUR RESOURCES AS WELL. 
          THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN, COUNCILMAN GRAVEL. 
          THANK YOU. 
          UH, I WANTED TO CALL, UH, DEPUTY CHIEF BEDA UP. 
          I COULD. 
          UM, AND SO SHORTLY AFTER I GOT INTO OFFICE, I HAD A POLICE OFFICER TELL ME ABOUT AN INDIVIDUAL WHO WAS LIVING ON THE STREETS. 
          AND HE SAID, YOU KNOW, UH, THEY SAY THIS PERSON WAS, PEOPLE WERE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS INDIVIDUAL. 
          AND THE OFFICER TOLD ME, YOU KNOW, UM, THEY SAY THAT THIS INDIVIDUAL HAS MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, BUT THE TRUTH IS HE'S JUST A METH HEAD. 
          AND I THOUGHT TO MYSELF, WHAT QUALIFIES THIS POLICE OFFICER TO, UH, TO MAKE THAT KIND OF A DIAGNOSIS? AND THE TRUTH IS, AND SO I'M GLAD THAT UNDER THE NEW POLICE CONTRACT WE'RE GOING, THERE'S GONNA BE A LOT MORE TRAINING AVAILABLE. 
          AND I SEE THIS AS A OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO BE ABLE TO OFFER SOME KIND OF TRAINING SO THAT THEY CAN UNDERSTAND, UM, THE COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE WHO ARE LIVING ON THE STREETS, UM, AND PEOPLE WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES. 
          BUT IT, I ALSO, IT'S NOT JUST THAT POLICE OFFICERS DON'T UNDER MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, I THINK THE GENERAL POPULATION DOESN'T UNDERSTAND MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES. 
          AND I THINK MAYBE A LOT OF US THINK OF MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AS KINDA LIKE JUST ZEROS AND ONES, RIGHT? YOU'RE, YOU'RE, YOU'RE, YOU'RE MENTALLY HEALTHY OR YOU'RE COMPLETELY CRAZY. 
          YOU'RE SCREAMING AT PEOPLE ON THE STREETS, YOU'RE PULLING YOUR, YOUR PANTS DOWN IN PUBLIC, THINGS LIKE THAT. 
          AND THERE'S, THERE'S ACTUALLY A WHOLE SPECTRUM. 
          AND SO I RUN INTO PEOPLE WHO, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES THEY THINK, OH, THAT THAT PERSON'S JUST LAZY. 
          THEY WON'T GET A JOB. 
          AND THEY DON'T, 'CAUSE THEY CAN'T SEE THAT MENTAL HEALTH ISSUE THAT THEY'RE DEALING WITH. 
          AND SO, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE, I WANTED TO ASK THAT, THAT WE, AND I DON'T KNOW WHO THE, THE ASK IS TO THE RIGHT PERSON, IS THAT WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT WITH ALL THESE ADDITIONAL HOURS OF TRAINING THAT THAT, UM, WILL BE OFFERED OR REQUIRED UNDER THE NEW POLICE CONTRACT, THAT WE ARE WORKING WITH PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY ON, UM, PEOPLE IN THE, THE HOMELESS OUTREACH COMMUNITY TO OFFER SOME, SOME TRAININGS THERE AND MAKE SURE THAT, THAT, UM, THE RIGHT OFFICERS WHO ARE DO ENCOUNTERING PEOPLE LIVING ON THE STREETS ARE GETTING THAT TRAINING. 
          SURE, SURE. 
          DEFINITELY. 
          AND YOU'RE TALKING TO THE RIGHT PERSON, UM, THROUGH OUR INTERACTION. 
          SO WE, WE RECEIVE A NUMBER OF HOURS IN, UH, CRITICAL RESPONSE, CRITICAL INCIDENT, UH, C I T TRAINING, MENTAL HEALTH TRAINING, AND THEN MORE SPECIFICALLY, OUR SAFE OFFICERS RECEIVE THAT SPECIAL ONBOARDING AND, AND ADDITIONAL TRAINING WHEN IT COMES TO, UH, CONSUMERS. 
          UM, SO OFFICERS, BASED ON THEIR CONVERSATIONS, COMMUNICATION, THEY GAIN AN INSIGHT INTO, UH, 'CAUSE EVERY INDIVIDUAL IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT. 
          WE RUN ACROSS A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT INDIVIDUALS. 
          SOME ARE CONSUMERS, VETERANS, UH, DRUG DEPENDENCY, ALCOHOL DEPENDENCY. 
          UM, SO OFFICERS, UH, BASED ON THEIR CONVERSATIONS, TRY TO GET THE APPROPRIATE SERVICES FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS. 
          BUT, UH, DEFINITELY WE CAN ALWAYS USE MORE TRAINING. 
          UM, IT MAKES US A BETTER EQUIPPED DEPARTMENT. 
          SO I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS AND I'LL TAKE IT BACK TO THE CHIEF. 
          THANK YOU. 
          SURE. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCILMAN BRANO. 
          COUNCILMAN CASTILLO. 
          THANK YOU CHAIR. 
          UM, WITH THE SLIDE, WITH THE 101 ABATEMENTS, DO WE KNOW HOW MANY FOLKS WERE PRESENT AND HOW MANY OF THOSE, UH, WERE CONNECTED TO HOUSING? UH, WE'RE AT ABOUT A RATE OF 20%. 
          ABOUT 20% EXCEPT SERVICES, UM, OR SHELTER. 
          AND WE DO TRANSPORT A NUMBER OF, UM, A NUMBER OF THEM ACTUALLY. 
          YOU KNOW, IF WE COME ACROSS SOMEONE AND, AND THEY NEED TO, THEY WANNA GO TO HAVEN FOR HOPE, THEY DON'T, THEY HAVE THEIR THINGS AND THEY DON'T WANT TO GO WITHOUT THEM, THEN WE HAVE, UM, LITTLE MINIVANS NOW THAT WE CAN, WE CAN TRANSPORT. 
          GREAT. 
          AND, UM, WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE HOUSING BOND AND THE OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO IMPLEMENT PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, ARE WE IN ANY WAY ALIGNING THIS WITH READY TO WORK 
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SA RIGHT. 
          ARE, DO WE HAVE THE WORKFORCE FOR SOCIAL WORKERS NURSES, AND DO WE HAVE THE STAFF NECESSARY TO, TO BE READY WITH THESE, UM, WITH PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING? WE DO. 
          UM, GREAT. 
          YOU KNOW, THERE'LL BE OPPORTUNITIES TO EITHER PLACE PEOPLE AT THE SITE OR FOR PEOPLE TO COME IN AND TALK ABOUT THE PROGRAM. 
          YEAH. 
          GREAT. 
          THAT'S, THAT'S REALLY HELPFUL. 
          UM, THOSE ARE ALL MY QUESTIONS, BUT ONE MORE COMMENT, RIGHT. 
          I, I'M, I REALLY VALUE THE CONVERSATION THAT'S, UH, TAKING PLACE. 
          AND I KNOW  MINISTRY, I BELIEVE THEY HAVE AN ASKED FOR A MOBILE UNIT SO THAT WAY THEY CAN GO ALL THROUGHOUT THE CITY. 
          UM, AND I'M HOPE, I'M HOPING THAT SOMETHING AS A CITY WE CAN, THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN SUPPORT THEM WITH. 
          UM, BUT RIGHT. 
          MESSAGING AND THE CAMPAIGN AROUND DE-STIGMATIZATION IS VERY IMPORTANT AND KEY. 
          UM, AND I, I WOULD LIKE TO BE BRIEFED, UH, BY S A P D ON WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE, RIGHT? 'CAUSE MY SAFE OFFICERS ARE AMAZING, AND THEY WILL TELL COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND SHARE, YOU KNOW, LIKE, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT CAN'T BE ARRESTED AWAY. 
          UM, IT'S A HOUSING ISSUE. 
          UM, HOWEVER, THERE ARE DIFFERENT PARTS OF MY DISTRICT WHERE IT'S NOT THE SAME MESSAGING FROM OFFICERS. 
          UH, AND I WANNA LEARN HOW WE CAN ALL BE ON THE SAME PAGE WITH THAT MESSAGING. 
          ALL RIGHT? 'CAUSE THEN I HEAR THE PIECE WHERE, OH, THE DA'S, UM, GETTING IN THE WAY. 
          RIGHT? BUT I'M NOT HEARING THAT FROM MY OFFICERS, BUT I DO HEAR FROM SOME OF MY CONSTITUENTS THAT THAT'S WHAT SOME OFFICERS ARE TELLING THEM. 
          UM, BUT I WOULD LIKE, AGAIN, FOR US TO COORDINATE AND BE ON THE SAME PAGE ABOUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO TACKLE, UH, AND ADDRESS THE ISSUE. 
          THANK YOU, CHAIR. 
          THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN. 
          COUNCILMAN VRAN. 
          THANK YOU. 
          UM, CHIEF BENAVIDES, I WOULD LIKE, UM, BECAUSE I KNOW, I KNOW CHIEF MCMANUS, 'CAUSE HE DID A TOWN HALL IN MY AREA IS TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE GETTING RELEASED. 
          BUT WHAT I'M HEARING IS IT'S, IT'S PEOPLE WHO ARE MAKING ACTUAL BOND ARE HOMELESS, THAT NEED A PR BOND, ARE ACTUALLY STAYING IN THE JAIL. 
          SO IF WE IS THE DA SHARING THAT INFORMATION OF WHO'S GETTING OUT ON BOND WITH THE PD, UH, WE CAN PULL THAT INFORMATION MM-HMM. 
          . 
          OKAY. 
          IF, IF WE CAN DO THAT, BECAUSE I DO WANNA SEE IF IT IS, IF IT IS THE, UM, THOSE WITH HOUSING OR THOSE THAT ARE ABLE TO GET BOND THAT ARE BONDING OUT, AND IF OUR HOMELESS ARE STAYING IN THE JAILS OR PART OF A, ARE, ARE THEY ABLE TO GET A PR BOND? AND IF THEY'RE GETTING A PR BOND, ARE WE PROVIDING SERVICES FOR THEM? BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S, THAT'S KEY IN, IN TERMS OF THAT BOND ISSUANCE, UH, FOR THAT ASPECT. 
          BECAUSE I'M HEARING FROM THE COUNTY THAT IT IS THAT THEY HAVE HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS STAYING IN JAIL. 
          AND MELODY, TO YOUR POINT, IT'S THAT THEY KEEP ON GETTING, THEY HAVE THE WARRANTS NOW, RIGHT? BECAUSE THEY KEEP ON GOING BACK AND THEY KEEP ON, UH, GETTING THE SAME TICKETS AND THEN EVENTUALLY THE POLICE HANDS ARE TIED AND THEY'RE HAVING TO TAKE THEM TO JAIL. 
          UM, AND I THINK THAT'S, THAT'S THE OTHER ASPECT WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND IS IF THEY'RE ADDICTS AND WHY WE NEED TO, THAT THEY, THEY DON'T HAVE THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THEY'VE JUST BEEN, YOU KNOW, CRIMINAL TRESPASSED FOR THE 10TH TIME, SO NOW YOU'RE GOING TO JAIL. 
          UM, I WANNA GIVE A PLUG FOR PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING. 
          I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A TRANSITION AND MAKING SURE THAT THERE'S THAT AFFORDABLE HOUSING ASPECT AFTER THEY GET OUT OF PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING. 
          SO WE'RE NOT WORKING IN A SILO AND WE ARE WORKING WITH, UM, EVERYONE, VERONICA, EVERYONE AT YOUR DEPARTMENT ABOUT IS THAT AFFORDABLE HOUSING AVAILABLE? WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? UH, WHEN WILL IT BE AVAILABLE? BECAUSE SOME OF THESE ARE, ARE NEW BUILDS, BUT I THINK WITH THE PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING OF WHAT, WHERE YOU'RE LOOKING FORWARD RIGHT NOW IS A, IS A GOOD START IN THAT. 
          AND I WOULD MUCH RATHER SEE US CLOSE DOWN SOME OF THOSE LOW BARRIERS THAT WE USE FOR FEMA AND START INVESTING IN PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING WHERE THEY WOULD GET THE COUNSELING ON SITE, WHERE THEY WOULD GET THE SERVICES THAT THEY NEED, THE, UM, THE, UH, JOB TRAINING, THE CLOTHING THAT THEY NEED TO GO OUT ON INTERVIEWS. 
          THE OTHER THING I'D LIKE TO SEE, AND I KNOW THE COUNTY IS WORKING ON THAT, THAT THOSE CURRENTLY DOING SOME SORT OF, UM, WORK THAT I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW IF Y'ALL HAVE REVIEWS ON HOW IT'S WORKING, BUT MAKING SURE THAT, UM, IT, WHETHER IT'S CROSSPOINT, WHETHER IT'S, UM, CATHOLIC CHARITIES WHO, WHOEVER'S PROVIDING SERVICES, WHETHER WE UNDERSTAND WHAT'S THE BEST FIT FOR, FOR OUR GOALS HERE IN SAN ANTONIO. 
          SURE. 
          UM, SO I THINK IF WE CAN GET THAT DATA, AND IT WOULD BE, UH, WHENEVER WE HAVE OUR PUBLIC SAFETY MEETING, UH, CHIEF BENES, IF YOU COULD GIVE US, GIVE IT TO US THERE. 
          'CAUSE I SIT ON THAT COMMITTEE AND THEN IF WE COULD HAVE IT HERE AT THIS COMMITTEE ABOUT THE, THE BOND WHO'S BONDING OUT AND IF HOMELESS ARE STAYING IN JAIL LONGER THAN NEED NEEDED. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANKS. 
          THANK YOU COUNCILWOMAN. 
          AND, AND MEL, I'LL JUST END WITH A QUESTION. 
          UM, THE BOND THAT HAS PASSED, WHEN WILL WE HAVE A PLAN FOR WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING? DO YOU HAVE A TIMELINE YET, OR 
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ARE Y'ALL, I'M SURE Y'ALL ARE WORKING ON IT. 
          NO, I KNOW. 
          UM, IT'S SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, THE, THE PERMIT SUPPORT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING IS ONE SMALLER PIECE OF THE BOND. 
          UM, AND WE'RE WORKING WITH NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND MARK CARMONA TO, UM, PUT THAT PLAN TOGETHER. 
          AND SO REALLY IT'LL BE, YOU KNOW, COMING OUT SOON, I GUESS. 
          YEAH. 
          HOPEFULLY. 
          BECAUSE WE ALREADY HAVE THE SHIP. 
          RIGHT. 
          SO I I, RIGHT. 
          MY UNDERSTANDING WAS THAT WE COULD JUST PLUG IN THAT MOVIE, UM, SORRY, THAT MONEY, UM, TO DIRECTLY TO THE, THE SHIP PLAN, BUT IS THAT OKAY? ABSOLUTELY. 
          YEAH. 
          MARK, I THINK MARK WANTS TO ADD SOMETHING. 
          GO AHEAD. 
          THANK YOU CHAIR COUNCILMAN, MARK CARMONA, CHIEF HOUSING OFFICER. 
          SO YES, OUR URGENCY IS TO GET THE FUNDS OUT THE DOOR. 
          OBVIOUSLY THAT THOSE FUNDS WON'T BE AVAILABLE TO OCTOBER, BUT IN THE SUMMERTIME WE'RE ALREADY WORKING ON, YOU KNOW, THE SCOPE OF WORK DEVELOPMENT OF RFPS, REACHING OUT TO PARTNERS, DETERMINING, YOU KNOW, 'CAUSE WE, WE HAVE THE BUCKETS AND WE HAVE THE PARAMETERS FROM THE BOND COMMITTEE. 
          SO WE HAVE THAT WORK TO BE ABLE TO START WITH. 
          SO WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THAT RIGHT NOW SO THAT WE DON'T WANNA START THAT WORK IN OCTOBER. 
          WE WANT TO GET THAT WORK DONE SO THAT IN OCTOBER FUNDS ARE, YOU KNOW, WE CAN BEGIN THE PROCESS SO FUNDS CAN GET OUT THE DOOR AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. 
          GOT IT. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH, MARK. 
          I APPRECIATE THAT. 
          AND THEN, UH, JUST FROM THE CONVERSATION, I THINK IT MIGHT MERIT, MAYBE WE TAKE THIS ON THE ROAD, OUR COMMITTEE, UM, AN UPCOMING COMMITTEE MEMBER AND MAYBE GO AND DO A FIELD TRIP, IF YOU WILL, AT, AT ONE OF OUR, UM, UH, HOMELESS SHELTERS OR MAYBE, UM, IF YOU WANNA SHOWCASE A PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING. 
          UM, BUT I, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING MY COLLEAGUES WOULD BE INTERESTED IN, BUT, UM, I THINK THAT SOMETIMES IT CHANGES WHEN WE SEE IT IN ACTION AND DURING THE DAY. 
          BUT JUST FOR CONSIDERATION, YES, COUNCILMAN, GO AHEAD. 
          SO THAT MANAGER ON, ON THE THIRD JUNE, I'M TAKING ABOUT 20 PEOPLE DISTRICT NINE OUT TO, UH, BOTH HOPE AND SAM INDUSTRIES AS WELL AS CENTER FOR HEALTHCARE SERVICES, JUST TO TRY AND EDUCATE PEOPLE IN, IN OUR COMMUNITY ABOUT HOW WE'RE SPENDING SOME OF THE FUNDS THAT WE GET. 
          AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE, UH, ALL THE COUNCIL DISTRICTS TRYING TO ARRANGE FOR THOSE KINDS OF TRIPS FOR YOUR, FOR YOUR CITIZENS. 
          GREAT IDEA. 
          COUNCILMAN, MAYBE I CAN TAG ALONG . 
          SO AS LONG AS WE DON'T INTRO IN CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. 
          ALRIGHT. 
          AWESOME. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH EVERYBODY. 
          THIS WAS A VERY IMPORTANT DISCUSSION. 
          WE'LL MOVE ON NOW TO ITEM NUMBER THREE, WHICH IS A BRIEFING ON THE ANNEXATION AND GROWTH POLICY UPDATE. 
          I, I THINK THIS IS RUDY WHO'S GOING TO BE GIVING THE PRESENTATION STEP. 
          BRIDGET. 
          MORNING COUNCIL, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS, MADAM CHAIR, UM, RUDY DINO, UH, WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT. 
          AND I'M HERE THIS MORNING TO UPDATE YOU ON THE ANNEXATION AND GROWTH POLICY, UH, WHICH WILL BE AN UPDATE TO THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. 
          UH, THE UPDATE, UH, BUILDS ON THE 2016 POLICY AND THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. 
          IT PROVIDES NEW GROWTH RELATED STRATEGIES AND EVALUATION CRITERIA TO MANAGE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT ISSUES IN OUR, IN OUR CITY'S E T J, AS WELL AS CONSIDERATIONS FOR REQUESTS RELATED TO E T J RELEASES AND MUNICIPAL BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT REQUESTS FROM NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES. 
          UH, IT'S ALSO MEANT TO CONFORM TO CHANGES IN STATE LAW, SPECIFICALLY SENATE BILL SIX AND HOUSE BILL 47, WHICH SIGNIFICANTLY LIMIT A CITY'S ABILITY TO ANNEX IN THE E T J. 
          UH, IT IS IMPORTANT TO STATE WHAT THIS POLICY IS, UH, BUT IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT, UH, TO STATE WHAT THE POLICY IS NOT, UH, AND WHAT THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO CAN DO AND CANNOT DO. 
          REGARDING DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH WITHIN OUR E T J, THE POLICY DOES NOT STOP OR SLOW GROWTH IN THE E T J. 
          AND WHILE STATE LAW PREVENTS THE CITY FROM PROACTIVELY MANAGING GROWTH IN THE E T J THROUGH CITY INITIATED ANNEXATION, OTHER GROWTH RELATED TOOLS OR A COMBINATION THEREOF WILL BE NEEDED TO INFLUENCE AND MITIGATE THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS ASSOCIATED WITH LEAPFROG DEVELOPMENT. 
          UH, WE UNDERSTAND THAT SPRAWLING DEVELOPMENT SEEN IN THE E T J IS COUNTERED TO MANY OF THE ASPECTS IN THE SA TOMORROW COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. 
          BUT AS GROWTH OCCURS IN THE E T J OVER THE NEXT FEW DECADES, THE CITY HAS A SIGNIFICANT INTEREST IN INFLUENCING THIS DEVELOPMENT. 
          HOWEVER, THE CITY IS FACED WITH A VERY LIMITED ABILITY TO DO SO. 
          THE POLICY UPDATE PROCESS BEGAN IN 2019, BUT WAS PUT ON HOLD IN THE SPRING OF 2020 AND RESUMED IN THE FALL OF 2021. 
          THE PROJECT WAS COMPLETED IN TWO PHASE, UH, WAS COMPLETED IN TWO PHASES. 
          PHASE ONE, UH, RESULTING IN A WHITE PAPER, UH, WHICH OUTLINED EXISTING CONDITIONS, A SUMMARY OF ISSUES AND OPPORTUNITIES, SPECIAL DISTRICTS CASE STUDIES, ALONG WITH AN INITIAL POLICY APPROACH AND SOME STRATEGY RECOMMENDATIONS. 
          ALTHOUGH THERE WERE DIFFERENT MEMBERS AT THE TIME, THE STAFF DID BRIEF THIS COMMITTEE ON THE FINDINGS FROM THAT WHITE PAPER IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THIS PROJECT. 
          OUR OUTREACH PROCESS FEATURED A NETWORK OF REGIONAL STAKEHOLDERS AND PROFESSIONAL, UM, PROFESSIONALS ORGANIZED 
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INTO THREE GROUPS. 
          THE WORKING GROUP IS, IS A COMMITTEE OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM SEVERAL CITY OF SAN ANTONIO DEPARTMENTS, PUBLIC ENTITIES, UH, AND PUBLIC ENTITIES, INCLUDING BEXAR COUNTY SAWS AND THE M P O. 
          UH, THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY GROUP IS A MAJOR STAKEHOLDER GROUP OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPS, ADVOCACY GROUPS, JOINT BASED SAN ANTONIO, AS WELL AS ECONOMIC AND REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT GROUPS. 
          THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT HAS ALSO ENGAGED TWO FOCUS GROUPS, ONE COMPRISED OF ENVIRONMENTAL, CULTURAL, AND HISTORIC STAKEHOLDERS AND ADVOCATES, AND THE OTHER COMPRISED OF REAL ESTATE AND DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONALS TO IDENTIFY ISSUES AND STRATEGIES FROM THEIR UNIQUE AND QUALIFIED PERSPECTIVES. 
          BY ANALYZING THE INITIAL FEEDBACK AND CONCERNS FROM STAKEHOLDER GROUPS AS WELL AS FINDINGS IDENTIFIED IN THE WHITE PAPER, THE VISION THAT YOU SEE ON THIS SCREEN WAS DEVELOPED TO GUIDE ALL POLICIES RELATED TO REGIONAL GROWTH MANAGEMENT AS THE ANNEXATION AND GROWTH POLICY AS A IS A COMPONENT OF THE SA TOMORROW COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. 
          THIS VISION ALIGNS WITH SA TOMORROW'S OVERARCHING LONG RANGE VISION. 
          THE SEVEN, UH, NOTED GOALS RELATE TO THE ISSUES ALSO NOTED IN THE WHITE PAPER, AS WELL AS FEEDBACK FROM OUR WORKING AND COMMUNITY GROUPS. 
          AS YOU CAN SEE, THE GOALS FOCUS ON SUPPORTING THE ECONOMIC HEALTH AND THE HEALTH OF THE CITY AND THE REGION, PRESERVING VARIOUS ASSETS, INCLUDING MILITARY INSTALLATIONS, FOSTERING COLLABORATION STRATEGICALLY USING VARIOUS MANAGEMENT TOOLS, AND MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE THE MOST APPROPRIATE EVALUATION CRITERIA IN PLACE. 
          ONE OF THE MAJOR OUTCOMES OF THE WHITE PAPER WAS THE IDENTIFICATION OF VARIOUS GROWTH POLICY TOOLS, AND THIS SLIDE REPRESENTS AN INVENTORY OF THOSE TOOLS THE CITY CAN USE. 
          WHILE THESE TOOLS ARE NOT PERFECT SOLUTIONS TO THE ISSUES WE'VE IDENTIFIED WHEN USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH ONE ANOTHER, THESE TOOLS CAN ASSIST THE CITY IN ACHIEVING THE GOALS OF THIS POLICY UPDATE, AS WELL AS CREATE A MUCH A, A MUCH MORE CONSISTENT, UH, POLICY. 
          UH, WITH THE SA TOMORROW COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ON THIS SLIDE, UH, IT SPEAKS DIRECTLY TO THE ISSUE OF ANNEXATION. 
          ANNEXATION WILL TAKE A LESS PROMINENT ROLE GIVEN THE CHANGES IN STATE LAW, BUT IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AN IMPORTANT TOOL FOR THE CITY. 
          AS YOU ALL KNOW, ZONING CANNOT BE APPLIED IN THE COUNTY. 
          HOWEVER, WITH ANNEXATION OF PROPERTIES INTO THE CITY, WE CAN APPLY ZONING TO A, TO A PROPERTY TO ADDRESS ISSUES RELATED TO FUTURE COMPATIBILITY, UH, AND DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS, THUS PROTECTING EXISTING AND FUTURE LAND USES. 
          ANNEXATION AND SUBSEQUENT ZONING CAN THEREFORE BE USED AS A GROWTH MANAGEMENT TOOL BY PROMOTING ORDERLY DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS. 
          UH, THERE ARE SEVERAL TYPES OF ANNEXATION THAT I WILL GO, UH, GO THROUGH, UM, BRIEFLY, UH, THROUGH LIMITED PURPOSE ANNEXATION, THE CITY CAN EXTEND LAND USE HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATIONS, AND RESIDENTS CAN VOTE IN CITY AND CHARTER ELECTIONS, BUT NOT BOND ELECTIONS. 
          THIS TOOL IS PARTICULARLY USEFUL IN NEGOTIATING AGREEMENTS WITH LANDOWNERS IN THE E T J WHERE SOME LAND CONTROL IS DESIRED BY THE OWNER TO BETTER ENSURE THE LONG-TERM SUCCESS AND PREDICTABILITY OF THE DEVELOPMENT. 
          LIMITED PURPOSE. 
          ANNEXATIONS ALSO PLAY A ROLE IN ESTABLISHING THE CITY'S ABILITY TO SHARE REVENUE WITH SPECIAL DISTRICTS THROUGH, UH, STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS AGREEMENTS, WHICH WILL BE DISCUSSED LATER IN THIS PRESENTATION. 
          FULL PURPOSE ANNEXATION EXTENDS THE ENTIRETY OF THE CITY'S UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE, MUNICIPAL SERVICES, FULL VOTING PRIVILEGES, AND GIVES THE CITY FULL REGULATORY AND TAXING AUTHORITY. 
          TERMS OF FULL PURPOSE ANNEXATION ARE INCLUDED IN DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS WHERE IN MOST CASES, THE PROPERTY OWNER AND THEREFORE, THE DISTRICT CONSENT TO ANNEXATION UPON THE, UH, AT THE AGREED UPON EXPIRATION OF THE AGREEMENT. 
          AND WITH VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION, PROPERTY OWNERS IN THE, IN THE CONTIGUOUS E T J MAY PETITION TO BE VOLUNTARILY ANNEXED INTO THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. 
          AS FAR AS MILITARY PROTECTION, THE STATE RECOGNIZES THAT SOME LEVEL OF LAND USE CONTROL IS IMPORTANT TO THE LONG-TERM VIABILITY OF OUR MILITARY INSTALLATIONS AND THEIR MISSIONS. 
          AND WITH THE PASSING OF SENATE BILL SIX, IN 2017, MUNICIPALITIES HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO HOLD ELECTIONS WITHIN FIVE MILES OF MILITARY BASES. 
          UH, RESIDENTS ARE PRESENTED WITH A CHOICE OF LAND USE CONTROLS OR ANNEXATION. 
          IN 2018, THE CITY HELD ELECTIONS FOR TWO AREAS, ONE AROUND CAMP BOLUS AND THE OTHER AROUND BLACKLAND. 
          IN BOTH INSTANCES, RESIDENTS CHOSE TO ALLOW THE CITY TO EXTEND LAND USE CONTROLS IN LIEU OF ANNEXATION. 
          UH, THIS POLICY UPDATE SUGGESTS A COMBINATION OF STRATEGIES TO PROVIDE THE BEST POSSIBLE LONG-TERM PROTECTIONS FOR MILITARY INSTALLATIONS AND SURROUNDING DEVELOPMENT THROUGH A MULTI-PRONGED APPROACH. 
          THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO WILL ALSO COLLABORATE WITH THE MILITARY, WITH MILITARY PARTNERS ON COMPATIBLE LAND USE PLANS, AND CONTINUE TO MONITOR DEVELOPMENT AS BEST WE CAN, ESPECIALLY DEVELOPMENT WITHIN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO MILITARY INSTALLATION. 
          A SECOND TOOL THAT THE CITY, UH, USES OUR SPECIAL DISTRICTS, WHICH ARE POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS OF THE STATE. 
          THE DISTRICTS WE SEE MOST OFTEN ARE CREATED AS A FUNCTION OF THE COUNTY, BUT OTHER DISTRICTS CAN ALSO BE CREATED BY CITIES, REGULATORY AGENCIES, OR THROUGH SPECIAL LEGISLATION. 
          THERE ARE DIFFERENT 
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TRI TYPES OF DISTRICTS FOUND THROUGHOUT TEXAS. 
          IN SAN ANTONIO, WE'VE SEEN AN INFLUX OF PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS OR PIS, UH, WHICH PROVIDE A WAY FOR DEVELOPERS TO FINANCE INFRASTRUCTURE AND IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH TAXING AND ROAD DISTRICTING POWERS. 
          WHEN THE CITY PROVIDES ITS CONSENT TO THE COUNTY'S CREATION, IF THE CITY DOES NOT PROVIDE CONSENT, THE PROPERTY, THE PROJECT CAN STILL MOVE FORWARD AS A DEVELOPER CAN FIND ANOTHER AVENUE TO FUND INFRASTRUCTURE AND IMPROVEMENTS. 
          AND THESE ALTERNATIVES DO NOT PROVIDE THE CITY WITH THE SAME LEVEL OR OPPORTUNITY TO NEGOTIATE TERMS. THE CITY, UH, CAN REACH MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL OUTCOMES BY NEGOTIATING ITS TERMS ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS. 
          THESE DISTRICTS CAN BE MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL, UH, WHEN THE OWNER CAN DEMONSTRATE FINANCIAL FEASIBILITY, WHEN THE PROJECT CAN PROVIDE A BENEFIT TO THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA, DOES NOT AFFECT THE CITY'S FINANCIAL STATUS. 
          HAS A WELL NEGOTIATED DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT OUTLINING TERMS OF THE DEVELOPMENT AND WHAT ROLE ANNEXATION WILL PLAY IN THE FUTURE OF THEIR DISTRICT. 
          THE CITY DOES NOT HAVE A ROLE IN THE DISTRICT SEEKING UTILITY CONNECTIONS AS THESE ARE PROCESSES THAT ARE SEPARATE FROM THE CITY AND FURTHER REINFORCE THE NEED TO CONTINUE TO BOLSTER REGIONAL COLLABORATION BETWEEN PARTNER AGENCIES. 
          BOTH DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS AND STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS REPRESENT A MAJOR TOOL IN THE CITY'S ABILITY TO STRATEGICALLY AND PROACTIVELY PLAN FOR THE FUTURE. 
          IN THE E T J THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS, THE CITY CAN NEGOTIATE THE CONDITIONS OF ITS CONSENT TO THE COUNTY'S CREATION OF A DISTRICT. 
          TERMS AND PROVISIONS OF THESE AGREEMENTS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO COMPLIANCE WITH THE U D C WAIVER OF VESTED RIGHTS ANNUAL PROJECT UPDATES, COMPLIANCE WITH THE TREE ORDINANCE, STREET CONNECTIVITY RATIOS IDENTIFIED IN THE U D C, INCREASED ACCESS POINTS FOR SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE MAJOR THOROUGHFARE PLAN DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS. 
          THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT ALSO INCLUDES A FRAMEWORK FOR A STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT. 
          THE SPAS ESTABLISH THE FRAMEWORK FOR REVENUE SHARING BETWEEN THE CITY AND DISTRICT ONCE IT'S CREATED. 
          THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH LIMITED PURPOSE ANNEXATION OF THE COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES. 
          ONCE DEVELOPED, COUNCIL WOULD'VE NOTICED THAT AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR, WE BEGAN COMING TO YOU FOR APPROVAL OF SPAS, UH, FOR DISTRICTS THAT HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY CREATED. 
          THE FINAL TOOL THAT I'LL HIGHLIGHT, UH, UH, THIS MORNING IS THE REGIONAL PLANNING AND COORDINATION. 
          THE NEED TO COLLABORATE MORE WITH OUR REGIONAL PARTNERS IS AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE AN INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT STRATEGY FOR ADDRESSING GROWTH RELATED ISSUES IN THE E T J. 
          IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR REGIONAL PARTNERS AND KEY STAKEHOLDERS, THE CITY WILL USE REGIONAL LAND USE PLANNING TO IDENTIFY AND MAP SENSITIVE RESOURCES, AS WELL AS AREAS BEST SUITED TO ACCOMMODATE GROWTH. 
          ONE OF THE THINGS YOU'LL NOTICE IN THE POLICY IS THAT IS THE BEGINNING OF AN E T J LAND USE FRAMEWORK, SIMILAR TO THE SUB AREA PLANNING PROCESS THAT YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH RELATED TO SA TOMORROW. 
          UM, FOR, WE ARE DEVELOPING LAND USE PLANS FOR THE 30 SUB AREAS WITHIN THE CITY. 
          ONE WAY WE INTEND TO IMPLEMENT THIS POLICY IS TO CREATE LAND USE PLANS IN THE E T J USING THE SAME LAND USE CATEGORIES THAT THE COUNCIL ADOPTED IN 2018. 
          AS PART OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING PROCESS, THESE SMALLER E T J AREA PLANS WILL ALLOW THE CITY TO WORK MORE CLOSELY WITH REGIONAL PARTNERS AND AREA STAKEHOLDERS AT A MORE LOCALIZED LEVEL AND ADDRESS ISSUES OR CONCERNS SPECIFIC TO THAT AREA. 
          AS PART OF OUR COLLABORATION EFFORTS, CITY STAFF WILL CONTINUE TO MEET BI-MONTHLY WITH SAS TO DISCUSS UPCOMING PROJECTS AND IDENTIFIED ISSUES AND OPPORTUNITIES. 
          THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT WILL CANVAS OTHER DEPARTMENT AGENCIES, UH, PARTNER AGENCIES AND INTERNAL COSA DEPARTMENTS WHEN PRESENTED WITH REQUESTS IN THE E T J TO RECEIVE THE MOST COMPLETE ANALYSIS OF DEVELOPMENTS AND THEIR IMPACTS. 
          IN ADDITION, THE CITY WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO PARTNER WITH J V S A, TXDOT VIA AND OTHER REGIONAL PLANNING AGENCIES SUCH AS THE M P O AND ACOG. 
          UH, THE PROCESS IS STILL DYNAMIC AND, UH, TO THAT END, WE CONTINUE TO DO OUTREACH AND ANALYSIS AS PART OF THIS PLAN. 
          UM, THE STEPS, HOWEVER, WILL REMAIN THE SAME, FINALIZING A DRAFT POLICY THAT WILL EVENTUALLY BE PRESENTED TO THE COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION. 
          UH, WE CONTINUE TO RECEIVE INPUT, UH, AS RECENTLY AS THIS WEEK FROM THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. 
          AND SO WE'RE GONNA, UH, TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION AS WE MOVE THIS PROCESS FORWARD. 
          AND SO, UM, WE'LL ALSO BE HAPPY TO DISCUSS WITH YOU IF YOU HAVE ANY, UM, UH, SUGGESTIONS RELATED TO THE POLICY ITSELF. 
          AND SO WITH THAT, THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION, AND I AM AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. 
          MADAM CHAIR. 
          THANK YOU, RUDY, SO MUCH. 
          AND I REALIZED THAT I DIDN'T ASK IF THERE WAS ANYBODY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. 
          UM, DEBBIE, OR IS THERE ANYBODY? OKAY, GOOD. 
          MY APOLOGIES FOR THAT. 
          YEAH. 
          OKAY. 
          WONDERFUL. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU, RUDY, FOR THAT BRIEFING. 
          HOW MANY PIS DO WE CURRENTLY HAVE? THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. 
          UM, 18. 
          18 PIS. 
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OKAY. 
          HOW, HOW DOES THAT COMPARE TO OTHER CITIES ACROSS TEXAS? HOUSTON BEING THE EXCEPTION? WELL, HOUSTON WOULD HAVE A SIGNIFICANT, YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT. 
          LARGER NUMBER OF PITS TIP AND MORE COMMON IN HOUSTON WOULD BE MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICTS. 
          GOT IT. 
          SO THEY'RE, THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, COLLOQUIALLY CALLED MUDS, BUT THEY'RE, THEY'RE, THEY'RE SIMILAR IN TERMS OF THE, THE DESIRED OUTCOMES, YOU KNOW, FINANCING INFRASTRUCTURE TO PROVIDE, UH, WATER STREETS AND OTHER TYPES OF, OF INFRASTRUCTURE WITHIN THE DISTRICT. 
          SO HOUSTON AREA SURROUNDING, THEY, THEY, THEY TYPICALLY HAVE MUDS, BUT THEY HAVE A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF, OF, OF SPECIAL DISTRICTS AROUND THEIR AREA. 
          AUSTIN HAS QUITE A FEW. 
          THERE'S, THERE'S THIS, YOU KNOW, A LARGE NUMBER OF COURSE IN THE DALLAS-FORT WORTH AREA. 
          SAN ANTONIO ACTUALLY, UH, UH, HAS PROBABLY OF THE LARGEST CITIES IN TEXAS, PROBABLY HAS THE FEWER NUMBER OF SPECIAL DISTRICTS RIGHT NOW. 
          OKAY. 
          GOT IT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          AND THANK YOU, UM, AGAIN, FOR THE, THE POLICY UPDATE. 
          I THINK THAT THIS CAN DEFINITELY BE A DELICATE SUBJECT, , ESPECIALLY AS SAN ANTONIO CONTINUES TO GROW, UH, GROW. 
          SO THANK YOU FOR ENGAGING ALL OF THE STAKEHOLDERS. 
          I APPRECIATE THAT. 
          I WOULD LIKE TO SEE CONSIDERATION FOR BRINGING AREAS UP TO CODE BEFORE ANNEXATION. 
          AND AS WE CONTINUE, UM, THE ANNEXATION PROCESS IN THE FUTURE, BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE, STREETLIGHTS, TRAFFIC SIGNALS, THOSE ARE ALL LACKING IN SOME AREAS. 
          AND UNFORTUNATELY, THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS, UM, SAFETY RELATED, RIGHT? THAT, THAT RESULT. 
          AND THEN I FEEL LIKE THE, THE CITY INHERITS THOSE PROBLEMS AUTOMATICALLY. 
          AND SO, UM, WE SHOULD PROBABLY MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE SOME IMMEDIATE, UM, BENEFIT RIGHT? AS WELL INSTEAD OF JUST TAKE ON ALL OF THE COSTS. 
          AND I'LL GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE, AND YOU'RE PROBABLY AWARE OF THIS. 
          WE HAD AN ANNEXATION IN, IN MY AREA MANY, MANY YEARS AGO. 
          AND WE ARE JUST NOW REALIZING THAT THE STREET LIGHTS THAT WERE REQUIRED TO GO UP NEVER WENT UP. 
          AND SO NOW BECAUSE OF GROWTH IN THE AREA, THERE'S AN EVENT CENTER OUT THERE, ET CETERA, THERE'S A LOT OF SAFETY ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH NOT HAVING THE STREET LIGHTS WE'RE WORKING ON IT. 
          UM, THEY, IT WAS RECOGNIZED THAT THAT NEVER HAPPENED, THE, THE STREET LIGHTS. 
          SO, UM, WE'RE WORKING TO FIX THAT. 
          BUT MY POINT IS THAT IF WE'RE A LITTLE BIT MORE PROACTIVE AND CONSIDERING THAT WE WILL BE GROWING, UM, WE COULD PROBABLY AVOID SOME OF THESE AREAS. 
          'CAUSE I'M, YOU KNOW, JUST, JUST AFRAID OF WHAT, WHAT CAN HAPPEN, UM, DOWN THAT STREET IN PARTICULAR, RIGHT? MM-HMM. 
          . 
          UM, BUT, AND, AND I KNOW THAT IT'S NOT JUST MY AREA, SO THERE'S SEVERAL AREAS, BUT THOSE ARE ALL MY COMMENTS. 
          SO I'LL BE HAPPY TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH YOU, UM, OFFLINE AND, AND GIVE SOME ADDITIONAL INPUT. 
          BUT I JUST WANTED TO START, UM, NOW WITH MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES, AND WE'LL START THIS, THIS THE OTHER WAY AROUND. 
          SO WE'LL START WITH COUNCILMAN BAR. 
          BRAVO, NO QUESTIONS. 
          PERFECT. 
          COUNCILMAN COURAGE. 
          THANK YOU, CHAIR. 
          I'VE BEEN WATCHING THIS FOR SEVERAL YEARS. 
          I'M VERY DISHEARTENED BY WHAT'S GONE ON WITH THE STATE LEGISLATURE, LIMITING OUR OPPORTUNITY AS A CITY TO REALLY GROW AND EXPAND. 
          AND I THINK A, A A GOOD EXAMPLE IS, YOU KNOW, THE PIS THAT ARE BEING DEVELOPED, THERE ARE, THERE ARE MORE AND MORE COMING UP EVERY WEEK, EVERY MONTH. 
          UH, AND WHAT THAT MEANS IS OUTSIDE OF OUR CITY LIMITS, BUT INSIDE OUR E T J, THERE'S, THERE'S GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT. 
          UH, AND THERE'S PROBABLY A HUNDRED THOUSAND PEOPLE OVER IN THE NORTHWEST PART OF TOWN WHO DIDN'T LIVE THERE 10 OR 15 YEARS AGO. 
          UH, AND ANOTHER A HUNDRED, 200,000 MAY COME TO LIVE THERE IN THE NEXT 200, UH, IN THE NEXT 10 TO 20 YEARS. 
          AND BEING OUTSIDE THE CITY, UH, BUT WORKING IN THE CITY, COMING INTO THE CITY FOR AMENITIES AND ENTERTAINMENT AND THINGS LIKE THAT, PUTS A GREAT BURDEN ON THE CITY TO MAINTAIN ROADS AND RESOURCES. 
          UH, AND, AND THE INABILITY FOR US TO COLLECT THE REVENUE FROM ALL OF THAT GROWTH TO HELP US MAINTAIN THOSE RESOURCES. 
          UH, THAT'S WHY, YOU KNOW, I, I DON'T KNOW THAT I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE OF, OF PIS AND THEIR DEVELOPMENT OUT THERE, UH, UNLESS THEY COME TO A, A MUTUALLY AGREEABLE TERM WITH THE CITY FOR FUTURE ANNEXATION, UH, AND AN INVESTMENT FROM THE PIT IN SUPPORTING THE CITY'S RESOURCES UNTIL THAT ANNEXATION. 
          UH, RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE SAID THAT, UH, WE WANNA HAVE A CERTAIN AMOUNT PER HOME COMMITTED TO THE CITY THAT MAKES A PARTIAL DOWN PAYMENT ON THE, UM, SUPPORT OF CITY FACILITIES THAT, THAT THOSE NEW DEVELOPMENTS WILL BE USING EVENTUALLY, MOSTLY STREETS OR, YOU KNOW, IF YOU DRIVE INTO DOWNTOWN, YOU HAVE AN ACCIDENT. 
          IT'S CITY E M SS THAT SHOWS UP, OR CITY, IT'S, IT'S CITY POLICE. 
          AND WHEN THEY COME DOWNTOWN, THEY GO AND USE CITY FACILITIES OR, UH, OR AMENITIES THAT ARE SUPPORTED BY THE CITY, LIKE THE RIVERWALK. 
          AND SO I THINK THAT WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO ADVANCE THE COMMITMENT FROM THOSE GROWTH, UH, POCKETS TO BETTER SUPPORT THE 
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CITY IN MAINTAINING THOSE RESOURCES GOING FORWARD. 
          AND I JUST HOPE SOMEDAY THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE REALIZES THE VALUE OF ALLOWING CITIES TO ANNEX, BECAUSE WE COULD END UP BEING A TOTALLY BOXED IN CITY SOMEDAY. 
          FOR EXAMPLE, YOU TAKE A CITY LIKE BOSTON, UH, WHERE I GREW UP, YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE ABOUT 900,000 PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE CITY, BUT THEY'VE GOT TWO AND A HALF MILLION PEOPLE WHO SURROUND THAT CITY. 
          AND SO THAT LIMITS THE CITY OF BOSTON'S ABILITY TO FINANCE ALL OF THE IMPROVEMENTS IT NEEDS TO CONTINUE TO MAKE, BECAUSE TWO AND A HALF, 3 MILLION PEOPLE AROUND THE CITY GO IN THERE ON A REGULAR BASIS. 
          AND I DON'T WANT SAN ANTONIO TO BE IN THAT KIND OF A SITUATION. 
          SO ANYWAY, THAT'S, THAT'S MY OBSERVATION OF, UH, ANNEXATION. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN. 
          COURAGE. 
          COUNCILMAN CASTILLA. 
          THANK YOU, CHAIR. 
          THANK YOU, RUDY. 
          UH, I WOULD LIKE TO EMPHASIZE SIMILAR CONCERNS, RIGHT? UM, I KNOW FOR MY CONSTITUENCY, THEY WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW IT'S GOING TO BENEFIT THEM, RIGHT? FOR MANY OF OUR CONSTITUENTS, THEY'VE BEEN WAITING DECADES, IF NOT GENERATIONS, FOR A SIDEWALK. 
          UM, AND WHEN WE ANNEX THESE AREAS, I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THEY ARE UP TO STANDARD, RIGHT? UM, SO THAT WAY THE EXISTING CONSTITUENCY WHO HAS BEEN PAYING THAT CITY TAX DOESN'T CONTINUE TO WAIT OR GET, UH, CONTINUE TO BE PUSHED TO THE BACK OF THE LINE FOR THESE BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE REQUESTS. 
          UM, WITH THAT, UH, WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE FOR US TO, UH, RECEIVE DATA ON HOW MUCH IT HAS COST TO RUN UTILITIES IN ANNEXED AREAS? IS THAT DATA THAT WE HAVE? UM, COUNCILWOMAN, I BELIEVE THAT THAT'S DATA THAT WE CAN PROBABLY WORK WITH OUR PARTNER AGENCIES TO PROVIDE, SUCH AS C P S AND SAWS. 
          THAT THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT, UH, THE EXPENSES RELATED TO EXTENDING SERVICES, KEEPING IN MIND THAT NEW DEVELOPMENT THAT OCCURS ON D T J, THEY DO HAVE TO PAY, THEY DO HAVE TO PAY TO RUN THOSE EXTENSIONS. 
          SO THAT'S PART OF THE REASON WHY OFTENTIMES YOU'LL SEE A DEVELOPER COME INTO REQUEST SOME SORT OF A SPECIAL DISTRICT BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT THEY, THE PROJECT MAY NOT PENCIL OUT, BUT IT COULD PENCIL OUT IF THEY HAVE A FINANCING MECHANISM TO BE ABLE TO PAY FOR THE EXTENSION OF SEWER WATER. 
          MM-HMM. 
           PARKS, UH, STREET MAINTENANCE AND SO FORTH. 
          UM, BUT YES, WE, WE CAN LOOK INTO THE TYPE OF INFORMATION THAT WE CAN PROVIDE FOR YOU. 
          YES, MA'AM. 
          GREAT. 
          AND I THINK IT WOULD ALSO BE USEFUL TO UNDERSTAND AND EXAMINE THE ZONING AND LAND USE BEHAVIOR AND WITHIN THESE ANNEXED AREAS, RIGHT? IS IT PRIMARILY COMMERCIAL MULTI-FAMILY? MM-HMM. 
          , AND WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? UM, BUT ONE RECOMMENDATION I HAVE IS FOR GOAL FOR, UM, ENHANCE THE COORDINATION PROCESS OR EFFICIENT EMERGENCY UTILITY AND SERVICE DELIVERY. 
          UM, I, I WOULD SUGGEST THAT BEING, UM, AMENDED TO INCLUDE WITHOUT NEGATIVELY IMPACTING OR DELAYING THE DELIVERY OF THE SERVICES OF RESIDENTS CURRENTLY WITHIN CITY LIMITS. 
          MM-HMM. 
          , UM, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT IS A CONCERN, UH, THAT I HEAR FROM, UH, MY CONSTITUENCY, RIGHT? IS THAT THEY'VE ALREADY BEEN WAITING, THEY CONTINUE TO WAIT. 
          UM, AND EVEN WHEN IT COMES TO, YOU KNOW, HAVING EMERGENCY SERVICES COME TO THEM, UM, AND THAT, THAT IS A CONCERN THAT I HAVE. 
          UM, BUT THOSE ARE ALL MY COMMENTS, SO THANK YOU, RUDY. 
          YES, MA'AM. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU, CHAIR. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCILMAN CASTILLO. 
          COUNCILMAN VRAN. 
          THANK YOU. 
          RUDY, OF OUR 18 PIDS, HOW MANY ARE OUTSIDE OF BEXAR COUNTY? ARE ANY OF THEM OUT IN, IN KENDALL OR ATCO, ATASCOSA OR GUADALUPE? IT'S LIKE ABOUT TWO. 
          TWO, YES, MA'AM. 
          BECAUSE THE ONE THING WE ARE SEEING, AND I I'M SURE Y'ALL ARE AWARE OF IT, THAT WE ARE GETTING, UH, E T J CASES IN ZONING YES. 
          AND THE MOST RECENT BEING RESIDENTS OF BERNIE, AND THAT'S KENDALL COUNTY. 
          AND SO, UH, ARE WE HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH KENDALL COUNTY, ATASCOSA GUADALUPE, ABOUT, UH, HOW WE'RE GOING TO, UH, ADDRESS THESE ISSUES AS, AS WE'RE TRYING TO BE THOUGHTFUL WITH THE DEVELOPMENT IN THE E T J? SURE. 
          SO WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WE HAVE, WE HAVE CREATED, AGAIN, THE, THE LIST OF, OF STAKEHOLDERS FROM, YOU KNOW, FOLKS THAT ARE, UM, INTER INTERAL AGENCIES WITHIN OUR, WITHIN OUR E T J. 
          VERY LITTLE OF OUR E T J ACTUALLY GOES INTO OTHER, UM, INTO OTHER COUNTIES. 
          BUT WE DO HAVE THAT. 
          AND SO AS WE MOVE FORWARD, PART OF THE STRATEGY, PART OF THESE STRATEGIES AND PART OF OUR RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE COUNCIL WILL BE CONTINUING TO COORDINATE, BUT MAYBE EVEN ENHANCE THE LEVEL OF COORDINATION THAT WE HAVE WITH SOME OF THESE OTHER MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES, UH, THAT ARE NEIGHBORING US, UH, SO THAT WE CAN BE ABLE TO TRACK THE TYPES OF DEVELOPMENT THAT'S OCCURRING IN OTHER AREAS THAT TYPICALLY WE WOULDN'T TRACK. 
          UM, AND WE CAN UNDERSTAND THE IMPACTS OF THAT GROWTH AND HOW IT'S GONNA IMPACT. 
          BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, FOLKS THAT ARE LIVING IN SOME OF THESE NEIGHBORING COUNTIES OR NEIGHBORING MUNICIPALITIES ARE, ARE GOING TO, AT SOME POINT PROBABLY USE CITY STREETS AND CITY SERVICES. 
          THEY'RE LIKELY WORKING IN THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, UM, OR SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE, THE, THE E T J. 
          AND SO WE THINK THAT IT'S IMPORTANT AS WE MOVE FORWARD. 
          THE COUNCIL DID AUTHORIZE US TO ENTER INTO NEGOTIATIONS WHEN WE TALK ABOUT SPECIAL DISTRICTS, LET'S SAY. 
          AND PART OF THAT DISCUSSION WAS MAKING SURE THAT DEVELOPMENT MAKES AN EFFORT TO PAY PART OF ITS FAIR SHARE BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT WE ALL KNOW IT IMPACTS THE 
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CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. 
          SO, UM, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON ISSUES LIKE ENSURING THAT THERE, THE DEVELOPMENT CONFORMS TO THE U D C, THAT THE DEVELOPMENT FOLLOWS OUR TREE ORDINANCE, BECAUSE THAT NOT JUST IMPLEMENTS OTHER PLANS, UH, LIKE, YOU KNOW, THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, BUT IT DOES OUR SUSTAINABILITY PLAN AND SO FORTH. 
          UM, BUT ALSO THAT THEY HAVE TO PAY AN APPLICATION FEE, YOU KNOW, BUT PRIOR TO A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, UM, SOMEBODY COULD MAKE A PETITION TO, FOR A SPECIAL DISTRICT, THE STAFF DOES A LOT OF WORK AND ANALYSIS. 
          WE HAVE A LOT OF COORDINATION THAT HAS TO OCCUR IN ORDER FOR THAT TO HAPPEN. 
          AND THERE IS, THERE WAS NO APPLICATION FEE, SO ANY EXPENSE THAT WAS INCURRED AS PART OF THE, THE, THE, THE CONSENT POTENTIALLY FOR THAT DISTRICT WAS BARRED BY THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. 
          SO THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS, AND THOSE IMPROVEMENTS ARE BEING WORKED INTO THIS POLICY IN AN EFFORT TO ENSURE THAT THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO IS NOT, UH, BURDENED WITH ANY ADDITIONAL COST RELATED TO THE PROCESS ITSELF. 
          AND THE HOPE IS THAT AS WE MOVE FORWARD, WE'RE GONNA BE REQUESTING, YOU KNOW, THOSE, THOSE, UH, UH, THOSE FEES, IF YOU WILL, FOR, YOU KNOW, PER RESIDENTIAL UNIT, SO THAT WE CAN RECOVER SOME OF THAT EXPENSE AND ULTIMATELY BE ABLE TO FIX SOME OF THOSE STREETS THAT ARE IN NEED OF SERVICE. 
          UH, THANK YOU, RUDY. 
          AND, UH, I THINK THE ONE THING FOR MY DISTRICT IN THE SOUTHERN SECTOR IS WHAT WE'RE SEEING A LOT OF AND IS THAT THERE MIGHT BE A PIECE OF PROPERTY OR, YOU KNOW, 1500 ACRES, 1800 ACRES, HALF OF IT'S IN THE CITY, HALF OF IT'S, IT, IT'S IN THE COUNTY MM-HMM. 
          . 
          AND WE HAVE TO ANTICIPATE THAT IF, UH, HOUSING DEVELOPMENT GOES THERE, OR A MULTI-USE DEVELOPMENT, THAT THEY'RE ALL GOING TO WANT TO BE PART OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO AT MM-HMM. 
           AT SOME POINT IN, IN THE, IN THE CAREER, VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT WE, WE, WHAT WE HAD HAPPENED IN THE WEST SIDE. 
          MM-HMM. 
          . 
          SO I THINK WE NEED TO ANTICIPATE THAT BECAUSE I, I DON'T WANNA REPRESENT AN AREA WHERE I'M LIKE, THIS, THIS PART OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS SAN ANTONIO, THAT PART OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD, YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN. 
          BECAUSE IT, IT JUST, WE WANT, WE WANNA BE INCLUSIVE AND WE WANT PEOPLE TO FEEL THE COMMUNITY. 
          SO I APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORTS. 
          I THINK THIS IS A GOOD, UM, BRIEFING ON, ON WHERE WE NEED TO GO NEXT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          AND, AND JUST VERY QUICKLY TO COMMENT, UH, COUNCILWOMAN, UH, ONE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT YOU'RE GONNA SEE WITHIN, UH, THIS POLICY, AND WE CAN DISCUSS IT WITH YOU FURTHER, IS, UM, RECOMMENDATION THERE. 
          THERE'S GONNA BE A FRAME, UH, A, A RECOMMENDATION TO ADOPT A FRAMEWORK PLAN TO ACTUALLY DO, UH, LAND USE PLANNING WITHIN THE E T J WITH THE VERY IDEA THAT WE'RE GOING TO PROJECT OUT. 
          UNDERSTAND IF THERE ARE PROPERTIES THAT ARE RIPE FOR DEVELOPMENT IN CERTAIN AREAS, UH, THEN WHAT TOOLS DO WE NEED TO PUT IN PLACE PROACTIVELY IN WORKING WITH YOUR OFFICE, WORKING WITH THE COUNTY, SO THAT IF IT'S WHERE THE, THE CITY WOULD LIKE TO SEE DEVELOPMENT, IF IT'S AN AN AREA WHERE IT'S GONNA BE BENEFICIAL BECAUSE IT'S DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO OUR MUNICIPAL BOUNDARIES, THEN WE DO NEED TO, TO PLAN AHEAD FOR, FOR AREAS LIKE THAT. 
          WHEREAS IF THERE ARE AREAS THAT ARE NOT NECESSARILY RIPE FOR DEVELOPMENT AREAS WHERE, YOU KNOW, WE WOULD, IT WOULD BE CAUSE FOR CONCERN. 
          THERE MAY BE ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS, THERE MAY BE HISTORIC OR CULTURAL, THEN WE NEED TO PLAN AHEAD AS WELL AND MAYBE PROVIDE A, A DIFFERENT TYPE OF LAND USE, UH, CLASSIFICATION FOR A PROPERTY LIKE THAT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN. 
          AND THANK YOU SO MUCH, RUDY, FOR THE INFORMATION. 
          I APPRECIATE IT. 
          WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR, BRIEFING AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON CONSIDERATION OF SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2022 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN AND BUDGET TO REPROGRAM $4.52 MILLION IN HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS, M C D V G FUNDS TO ELIGIBLE AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES. 
          VERONICA, IT'S ALL YOURS. 
          GREAT. 
          THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN. 
          UM, SO I DO HAVE AN ITEM TODAY FOR YOU, SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE, BUT REALLY WHAT THIS ITEM IS ABOUT IS PROVIDING ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR TWO AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS. 
          SO I THINK THAT'S A MUCH MORE EXCITING TITLE FOR THIS PRESENTATION. 
          UM, SO TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND, OUR CITY COUNCIL ADOPTED OUR 20 22, 20 26 CONSOLIDATED ACTION PLAN. 
          AND IN, UH, 2022, THAT BUDGET WAS ACTUALLY ADOPTED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS. 
          SO ANYTIME WE WANNA MAKE CHANGES TO OUR BUDGET, WE DO NEED CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL. 
          WE ALSO GO THROUGH A COMMUNITY INPUT PROCESS. 
          AND SO THAT IS THE ITEM BEFORE WE TODAY LOOKING AT INCREASING FUNDING FOR TWO PREVIOUSLY AWARDED AND SUPPORTED AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT. 
          SO WHAT WE ARE SEEING IN OUR HOUSING MARKET RIGHT NOW IS THAT THERE IS A DRAMATIC RISE IN BUILDING MATERIAL COSTS, LABOR COSTS AND INTEREST RATES ARE ALSO INCREASING. 
          ALL OF THIS HAS IMPACTED THE ABILITY FOR PROJECTS TO FULLY BE FUNDED. 
          AND WE HAVE TWO PROJECTS RIGHT NOW. 
          THEY'RE BOTH 4%, UH, TAX CREDIT PROJECTS THAT, UH, BECAUSE OF THE TAX CREDITS, THEY MUST CLOSE ON THEIR PROJECT BY JULY. 
          SO WHEN A PROJECT CLOSES, THEY HAVE TO HAVE ALL OF THEIR FINANCING IN PLACE, EVERYTHING HAS TO BE LINED UP AND READY TO GO. 
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AND SO WHEN THESE PROJECTS GET THEIR FINAL CONSTRUCTION COSTS BACK, AND THEY'RE HIGHER THAN EXPECTED, AND WHEN THEIR BANK LOANS COME BACK WITH HIGHER INTEREST RATES, THAT DOES CREATE THE GAPS THAT WE'RE SEEING. 
          UM, SO WHAT WE HAVE DONE AS STAFF AND SPOKEN WITH THE DEVELOPMENT TEAMS AND ASKED THEM, BECAUSE THEY'RE BOTH VERY, VERY AFFORDABLE DEVELOPMENTS, WHAT DO THEY NEED IN OR FROM THE CITY IN FORMS OF ADDITIONAL SUPPORT IN ORDER TO HELP THESE PROJECTS ACTUALLY BE BUILT? I THINK THIS GOES, UM, VERY WELL TO COUNCILMAN VIA GRANT'S QUESTION EARLIER, AS WE, UH, WORK ON HELPING FAMILIES THAT ARE EXPERIENCING LIFE-CHANGING EVENTS, WHERE ARE THEY GONNA GO? WHERE'S THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR THEM? AND SO THESE TWO PROJECTS WILL HELP DO THAT. 
          THE FIRST ONE IS CATTLEMAN SQUARE LOFTS. 
          THIS IS A PROJECT LOCATED IN DISTRICT FIVE. 
          IT IS, UH, CONSTRUCTION OF 138 NEW RENTAL UNITS. 
          21 OF THOSE ARE SET ASIDE FOR FAMILIES MAKING BELOW 30% OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME. 
          AND 117 UNITS ARE SET ASIDE FOR FAMILIES AT 60% A M I OR BELOW. 
          SO THE ENTIRE PROJECT IS, UM, CONSIDERED AFFORDABLE. 
          THIS PROJECT IS LOCATED ACROSS FROM THE CENTRAL VIA PLAZA. 
          SO IT'S IN A GREAT SITUATION ON A PUBLIC TRANSIT LINE. 
          AND IT ALSO, UM, INVOLVES THE RESTORATION OF A HISTORIC BUILDING ALREADY ON THE SITE. 
          SO THAT BUILDING WILL BE REHABBED AND IT WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO THE OVERALL DEVELOPMENT. 
          AND SINCE THIS IS BEING DEVELOPED BY ONE OF OUR, UM, OUR, OUR HOUSING TRUST AND ONE OF OUR NON-PROFIT AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPERS, IT WILL ALSO HAVE SOME SERVICES FOR THE FAMILIES ON SITE. 
          THE DEVELOPERS LOOKING AT ADDING A CHILDCARE FOR THE FAMILIES, AND IT WILL HAVE SOME OF THE OTHER, UM, ONSITE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT AND SERVICES THAT HELP SUPPORT THE FAMILIES WHO LIVE THERE. 
          SO THIS PROJECT HAS SEEN, UM, A BIG INCREASE IN COSTS. 
          IT WAS AROUND $30 MILLION TOTAL DEVELOPMENT COST. 
          AND IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR, AND NOW THAT WE ARE IN MAY, IT IS ABOUT $36 MILLION IN COST. 
          SO YOU CAN SEE THAT THE TOTAL DEVELOPMENT HAS GONE UP SIGNIFICANTLY. 
          UH, THIS PROJECT DID RECEIVE $1.27 MILLION IN C D B G FUNDS. 
          THIS WAS ABOUT A YEAR AGO. 
          IT WENT THROUGH A COMPETITIVE PROCESS AND WAS AWARDED THESE FEDERAL FUNDS FOR, UM, THE GAP FINANCING. 
          AND THAT WAS THE AMOUNT NEEDED TO MAKE THE PROJECT WORK AT THE TIME. 
          UM, SINCE THEN, THIS PROJECT HAS GONE THROUGH A FEW ITERATIONS OF TRYING TO MAKE THE DEAL WORK DIFFERENT FINANCING OPTIONS. 
          AND SO THIS IS THE PROJECT WE HAVE BEFORE YOU TODAY. 
          IT NEEDS AN ADDITIONAL $1.2 MILLION IN HOME FUNDS THAT WE ARE PROPOSING, AND AN ADDITIONAL, UM, $350,000 IN AN INNER CITY INCENTIVE FUND, UH, FORGIVABLE LOAN. 
          SO THE PROJECT ALREADY HAS $500,000 IN SAWS IMPACT FEES. 
          SO OUR CURRENT INVESTMENT RIGHT NOW IN THE PROJECT IS $1.7 MILLION. 
          AND WE ARE LOOKING AT INCREASING OUR SUPPORT TO ALMOST ANOTHER $1.6 MILLION IN A COMBINATION OF C D B G AND INNER CITY INCENTIVE FUNDS. 
          SO THE INNER CITY INCENTIVE FUND IS A, A, AN INCENTIVES THAT WE HAVE ACCESS TO. 
          WE CAN GRANT THEM IN THE FORM OF A FORGIVABLE LOAN, A GRANT, OR A LONG-TERM REPAYABLE LOAN. 
          UH, BECAUSE THIS IS AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT, WE ARE PROPOSING THAT IT'S A FULLY FORGIVABLE LOAN AS LONG AS THE AFFORDABILITY TERMS ARE MET. 
          THE NEXT PROJECT THEY'RE PROPOSING TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT TO IS COUNTRY CLUB VILLAGE. 
          THIS IS, UM, BOTH CONSTRUCTION OF NEW AFFORDABLE HOUSING, BUT IT'S ALSO REHABBING EXISTING UNITS. 
          SO THIS PROJECT IS LOCATED IN DISTRICT SEVEN. 
          IT, THE ENTIRE PROJECT, WHAT'S EXISTING AND WHAT IS BEING CREATED IS RESTRICTED TO RESIDENTS AGE 62 AND OLDER. 
          AND THIS PROJECT, UM, THE WHOLE THING IS ALSO AFFORDABLE. 
          WE HAVE 41 UNITS FOR FAMILIES UP TO 30% A M I AND 229 UNITS FOR FAMILIES UP TO 60% A M I. 
          AND AGAIN, THIS IS ANOTHER PROJECT THAT IS, UM, WE ARE PARTNERING WITH ONE OF OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPERS, AND THEY WILL BE PROVIDING ONSITE SERVICES TO THE FAMILIES, UM, AND THE, UH, OLDER ADULTS THAT LIVE THERE. 
          SO THIS PROJECT, TOO, HAS SEEN A DRAMATIC INCREASE IN COSTS, ABOUT $6 MILLION OVER, IT'S ABOUT $40 MILLION RIGHT NOW, THE DEVELOPMENT. 
          AND THEY TOO, UM, ARE SEEKING ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FROM THE CITY IN ORDER TO CLOSE THAT GAP AND MEET THEIR JULY CLOSING DEADLINE SO THEY CAN KEEP THE REST OF THEIR FINANCING IN PLACE. 
          THE REQUEST BEFORE YOU IS AN ADDITIONAL $2 MILLION IN C D B G FUNDS, AND WE WOULD BE CONVERTING THEIR EXISTING HOME AWARD TO C D B G 'CAUSE THAT IS A BETTER FIT FOR THIS PROJECT. 
          SO CURRENTLY WE'VE ALREADY AWARDED, THIS WAS A PROJECT THAT WE JUST CAME BEFORE YOU BACK IN FEBRUARY AND WE'RE, OR, UH, APPROVING $1.2 MILLION IN GAP FINANCING ON THAT DAY. 
          UH, THE COUNCIL MEMBERS CONSIDERED A TOTAL OF SEVEN RENTAL PROJECTS FOR, TO SUPPORT AFFORDABLE HOUSING. 
          AND THIS WAS THE TOP RANKED PROJECT. 
          SO, UM, WE FELT VERY 
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STRONGLY WHEN THEY CAME TO US AND, AND SHARED WITH US THAT THEY HAD ADDITIONAL COSTS AND THEY NEEDED ADDITIONAL SUPPORT. 
          UM, I'LL, I'LL BE, I'LL JUST SHARE WITH YOU, UH, BRAD'S SITTING HERE, HE ACTUALLY CALLED ME AND SAID, BAD NEWS, WE'RE CANCELING COUNTRY CLUB VILLAGE. 
          THE COSTS ARE TOO HIGH. 
          WE'RE NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THAT DEVELOPMENT AFTER ALL. 
          AND WE CHALLENGED HIM AND SAID, THIS WAS OUR TOP RANKED GAP FINANCING PROJECT. 
          IT'S BOTH REHAB AND IT IS NEW CONSTRUCTION, AND IT IS COMPLETELY RESTRICTED FOR OLDER ADULTS WITH THE ONSITE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. 
          WE FELT VERY STRONGLY THAT WE REALLY WANTED TO SEE IF WE COULD HELP AND SEE THIS PROJECT GET BUILT. 
          UM, SO THAT IS WHEN THEY CAME TO US AND ASKED FOR THIS ADDITIONAL FUNDING. 
          AND THAT IS A REQUEST BEFORE YOU TODAY. 
          THEY ALSO HAVE BEEN ALREADY AWARDED SAWS AND CITY FEE WAIVERS FOR THE PROJECT. 
          SO THIS WOULD BRING THEIR FULL AWARD, UM, IN FEDERAL FUNDS TO 3 MILLION, 3 MILLION TO THREE OVER $3 MILLION. 
          SO IN ORDER TO PROVIDE THE C D B G FUNDS TO THESE PROJECTS, WE ARE PROPOSING SWAPPING FUNDING FROM OUR OWNER-OCCUPIED REHAB PROGRAM. 
          SO WE WOULD NOT BE REDUCING FUNDS AVAILABLE TO OWNER-OCCUPIED REHAB. 
          THE TOTAL AMOUNT TO THE PROGRAM REMAINS THE SAME. 
          THE NUMBER OF HOMES THAT WE HELP REMAINS THE SAME. 
          WE'RE JUST SIMPLY SWAPPING OUT C D B G AND HOME FUNDS. 
          THEY'RE REALLY KIND OF INTERCHANGEABLE FOR THAT TYPE OF WORK. 
          BUT OUR C D B G FUNDS ARE A BETTER FIT FOR THE COUNTRY CLUB VILLAGE PROJECTS WE'RE PROPOSING TO SWAP THOSE OUT. 
          SO THIS IS A SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENT BEFORE YOU TODAY. 
          IT IS A TOTAL OF ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR CATTLEMEN SQUARE LOFTS OF, OF 1.6 IN NEW FUNDS. 
          SO A TOTAL OF $2.8 MILLION FROM THE CITY COUNTRY CLUB VILLAGE AWARD INCREASES TO A TOTAL OF 3.25 FUNDS. 
          AND THEN AGAIN, OWNER-OCCUPIED REHAB IS JUST BEING USED AS, UM, INTERCHANGING FUNDING TO MAKE THE OTHER TWO AWARDS. 
          SO THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. 
          HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH, UM, VERONICA, I APPRECIATE THAT. 
          AND I AM, UM, SO WORRIED ABOUT THE CONSTRUCTION COSTS. 
          I HAD ASKED A FEW MONTHS AGO WHAT THE DIFFERENCE WAS GONNA BE, RIGHT? BECAUSE I KNEW THAT COSTS WERE GOING UP AND I HAD HEARD, FOR INSTANCE, FROM HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, ONE OF THE, UM, EFFORTS THAT WE HAD IN DISTRICT FOUR. 
          PATRIOTS POINT IS NOW AT A STOP ALSO, THAT WAS THE ONE THAT I WAS MOST EXCITED ABOUT BECAUSE THERE WAS A VETERAN FOCUS ON IT. 
          AND SO I KNEW THAT IT'S OCCURRING ALL OVER THE PLACE. 
          AND SO TO SEE THAT IT WAS A $6 MILLION INCREASE WITHIN FIVE MONTHS IS JUST DEVASTATING BECAUSE WE'RE JUST GONNA NEED SO MUCH MORE MONEY NOW. 
          I THOUGHT WE WERE ON A GREAT PATH, AND NOW, UM, IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE GOING TO FALL BEHIND. 
          THAT'S WHY I WAS ASKING, UM, MEL, THE QUESTION EARLIER ABOUT ARE WE GOING TO BE ABLE TO ACHIEVE, UM, OUR GOALS BASED ON THE PROJECTED NUMBERS? I GUESS THAT THAT IS WHAT I WAS TRYING TO GET AT. 
          BUT I THINK THESE ARE SOLID PROJECTS. 
          THEY'RE GONNA HELP OUR FUTURE AND OUR CURRENT RESIDENTS. 
          I'M, UM, UH, EXCITED ABOUT THE COUNTRY CLUB VILLAGE SPECIFICALLY LOOKING TO CONTINUE HOUSING OLDER ADULTS. 
          AND I KNOW THAT YOU ALL DO YOUR HOMEWORK. 
          THANK YOU FOR PUSHING AND FOR ASKING THE DEVELOPER TO SCRUB THEIR NUMBERS. 
          AND, UH, FOR THE RECOMMENDATION ON INCREASED FUNDING. 
          UM, ONE OF THE, UH, PROJECTS, THE KETTLEMAN SQUARE LOFT IS IN COUNCILMAN CASTILLO'S AREA, SO I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER TO HER. 
          AND WE DO NEED ACTION ON THIS. 
          SO JUST A REMINDER TO MY COLLEAGUES, BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          THANK YOU. 
          OH, AND ACTUALLY, I'M SO SORRY, COUNCILMAN, I FORGOT. 
          WE HAVE ONE PERSON, UM, THAT HAD SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. 
          UM, THEY DIDN'T SIGN UP AT THE BEGINNING, BUT IS IT, IS IT, OH, IT'S ITEM FIVE. 
          I'M SO SORRY. 
          I THOUGHT IT WAS FOR THIS ITEM ONE, THIS SIDE, BECAUSE I, I SHOW A POSSIBLE SPOT. 
          OH, IT'S ON FIVE ON ITEM. 
          OKAY, WONDERFUL. 
          THEN NEVERMIND. 
          COUNCILMAN THE FLOOR. 
          FLORES, YOURS. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU, CHAIR. 
          UM, WHEN THE PROJECT CATTLEMAN SQUARE WAS FIRST PRESENTED, UH, TO OUR OFFICE, THERE WERE 35 80% A M I UNITS AND SPEAKING TO THE NEARBY NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS, RIGHT? UM, THEY FELT THAT WE NEEDED MORE DEEP AFFORDABILITY. 
          AND AFTER HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH N H SS D, THE HOUSING TRUST AND ALAMO COMMUNITY GROUP, UM, YOU KNOW, THEY PUT IN THE WORK TO ENSURE THAT WE SECURED THAT DEEPER AFFORDABILITY WITH 30% A M I UNITS AS WELL AS 60% A M I UNITS. 
          AND, UH, AS HIGHLIGHTED BY VERONICA, RIGHT? THIS IS NEAR U T S A, UM, BY CENTRAL. 
          SO IT COULD BE ONE OF THE CITY'S FIRST TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENTS. 
          UH, AND THAT THAT'S LESS CARS OFF THE ROAD. 
          IT'S IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO HOSPITALITY JOBS, UH, CHILDCARE, COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE WORKERS, 'CAUSE SANTA ROSA'S THERE. 
          UM, SO THERE'S REALLY AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO, UH, CONTINUE, UM, SHIP AWAY AT THE, THE NEEDS PUT FORTH BY THE SHIP. 
          AND WE'RE REALLY EXCITED FOR THAT. 
          AND I KNOW, RIGHT, THIS PROJECT'S NOT ACROSS THE FINISH LINE YET, BUT I'M ENCOURAGED BY THE WORK THAT, UM, N H S D, THE HOUSING TRUST, AND AGAIN, ALAMO COMMUNITY GROUP HAVE PUT, UH, INTO THIS PROJECT, ESPECIALLY SECURING THOSE 30% A M I UNITS, UM, THAT 
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I KNOW WE, WE NEED TO PRODUCE. 
          UM, AGAIN, THIS IS CLOSE TO THE CENTRAL MED, UH, NOT MED CENTRAL, UH, CENTER. 
          SO THERE'S OPPORTUNITY AGAIN FOR IT TO BE THE FIRST TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT. 
          AND I KNOW YESTERDAY DURING OUR ECONOMIC AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEETING, RIGHT, WE HAD A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER GIVE PUBLIC COMMENT AT THE, WHO OWNS THE GOLDEN STAR, AND SHE PRESENTED US WITH SOME PHOTOS. 
          AND, UH, RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET IS CATTLEMEN SQUARE, RIGHT? SO WE KNOW WE NEED A ONE, RIGHT? NOT ONLY PRODUCE THAT DEEP AFFORDABILITY, UM, BUT THIS ALSO WORKS TO SERVE OUR SMALL BUSINESSES AS WELL. 
          UM, NOT ONLY DOES IT HAVE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION SUPPORT, BUT IT'S NOT TOO FAR FROM THE COUNTY JAIL. 
          RIGHT? AND I THINK, UM, STARTING THIS PROJECT ALSO MOVES AWAY FROM THAT STIGMA, RIGHT? THAT WE CAN'T INVEST NEAR, UM, WHERE OUR COUNTY JAIL'S AT. 
          SO I'M REALLY SUPPORTIVE OF THIS PROJECT. 
          UM, AND AGAIN, UM, YOU KNOW, WE WORKED TOGETHER TO GET THAT DEEP AFFORDABILITY FOR THIS PROJECT TO ENSURE THAT IT MEETS THE NEEDS OF THIS CITY. 
          UM, I WOULD LIKE, UM, TO MOVE, UH, TO APPROVE THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION TO FORWARD THIS ITEM TO FULL CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERATION FOLLOWING THE HUD REQUIRED COMMENT PERIOD AND PUBLIC HEARING. 
          SECOND. 
          OKAY. 
          THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE TABLE. 
          WE'LL CONTINUE ON WITH COUNCIL DISCUSSION. 
          UM, COUNCIL MC, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? YES. 
          THANK YOU. 
          UH, SEVERAL OF US HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN CONVERSATIONS RECENTLY ABOUT THE RISING COST OF DEVELOPMENT. 
          UH, YOU KNOW, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IT ON THE SAN ANTONIO HOUSING TRUST, ECONOMIC WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, AND NOW THIS COMMITTEE. 
          UH, AND IT, IT DEFINITELY IS A REAL CRISIS SITUATION FOR SEVERAL OF THESE DEVELOPMENTS THAT ARE MOVING FORWARD. 
          ONE, ONE THING THAT I HAD HEARD, AND AND I THINK SOME OF US MAY HAVE HEARD THAT, IS THAT A LOT OF THIS IS, IS BECAUSE OF THE RISING COST OF CONSTRUCTION. 
          BUT AT THE SAME TIME, UH, A LOT OF WHAT I HEAR IS THAT, WELL, THIS IS TEMPORARY, THAT IT'S UNUSUAL THAT IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO GO DOWN OVER THE NEXT MAYBE YEAR OR TWO. 
          AND WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THESE PROJECTS, NONE OF THEM ARE GONNA BE BUILT, PROBABLY EVEN STARTED FOR A YEAR OR TWO DOWN THE LINE TO GET ALL THEIR FUNDING TOGETHER. 
          AND TO KIND OF LINE THINGS UP, I HEARD ONE OF YOUR COMMENTS ABOUT HOW THERE WAS, UH, A PROPOSAL ON ONE OF THESE PROJECTS THAT THERE WOULD BE A LOAN, BUT THEN IT WAS BEING CONVERTED TO A GRANT MM-HMM. 
          . 
          AND I GUESS WHAT I'M SAYING IS WHY CAN'T WE KEEP THAT OR ANY SIMILAR TYPES OF ORIGINAL FUNDING IN THE WAY OF LOANS. 
          SURE. 
          AND THAT WAY IN ANTICIPATION OF THERE BEING, UH, A MODERATION OF THE BUILDING COSTS, THAT THE CITY MIGHT BE ABLE TO RECUPERATE SOME OF THAT INVESTMENT, UH, IF THE COSTS COME DOWN AND IT BECOMES A, A MORE AFFORDABLE PROJECT. 
          AND IT COULD MEAN THE CITY GETS BACK A HALF A MILLION OR A MILLION DOLLARS OR SOMETHING OUT OF, UH, WHAT WAS GOING TO BE, UH, A GRANT AS OPPOSED TO A LOAN. 
          SO I'M JUST WONDERING IF WE CAN GET A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION ON WHAT THE DIFFERENCE IS. 
          I THINK TO THE, THE BUILDER, THE CONSTRUCTOR, THE DEVELOPER, DOESN'T MATTER IF IT'S A LOAN OR A GRANT, AS LONG AS YOU'VE GOT THE MONEY LINED UP YES. 
          TO MOVE THE PROJECT FORWARD. 
          AND I THINK THEY'D PROBABLY BEGA BE GLAD TO GIVE THE MONEY BACK IF THEY DON'T NEED IT, BECAUSE WE'RE STEPPING UP WHEN THEY DO NEED IT TO BE ABLE TO BE THERE FOR THEM TO MOVE FORWARD. 
          SO I JUST LIKE US AS, AS A COUNCIL, AT LEAST DEPENDING ON WHATEVER THIS COMMITTEE DOES TO CONSIDER, WHEN THERE ARE GRANTS THAT ARE BEING INCLUDED, THAT THEY REMAIN ACTUAL LOANS UNTIL SUCH TIME AS IT'S DETERMINED IT CAN BE CONVERTED TO A GRANT BECAUSE THEY SIMPLY WEREN'T ABLE TO BUILD IT ANY CHEAPER THAN THEY HAD SAID. 
          SO THAT'S MY COMMENT ON THIS. 
          AND THE OTHERS, OR ANY OTHERS COMING FORWARD. 
          SO, THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL, CAN I, CAN I GO AHEAD, VERONICA? GREAT. 
          THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN. 
          YOU'RE RIGHT, IT'S ALL GREEN MONEY TO THE BANKS. 
          SO THEY DON'T CARE IF IT'S A GRANT OR LOAN. 
          UH, THE DEVELOPERS CERTAINLY IT DOES IMPACT THEIR, THEIR PERFORMANCE AND HOW, HOW THAT LOOKS, UM, YEAR OVER YEAR AND THEIR ABILITY TO MAINTAIN THE PRO THE ACTUAL DEVELOPMENT ONCE IT'S BUILT. 
          AND I'LL USE THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO CLARIFY THAT. 
          FOR CATTLEMAN SQUARE LOFTS, THE, UM, HOME FUNDS THAT THEY'VE ALREADY RECEIVED, THE 1.2 MILLION IN HOME FUNDS, UM, THAT IS A LOAN, IT'S A LONG TERM, I THINK IT'S 40 YEARS. 
          SO THEY DO PAY THAT BACK. 
          UM, PROVIDED THAT THERE'S CASH FLOW EACH YEAR LEFT OVER, IT DOES GET PAID BACK A LITTLE BIT ANNUALLY TO THE CITY. 
          AND SO THAT IS, THAT IS A LOAN, IT IS NOT A GRANT. 
          THE, UM, ADDITIONAL C D B G FUNDS THAT WE ARE CONSIDERING, THOSE WOULD BE AWARDED TO THE HOUSING TRUST. 
          AND WE ARE TALKING TO THEM ABOUT WHETHER IT ALSO IS STRUCTURED AS A LONG-TERM LOAN OR IF HALF OF IT IS FORGIVEN, WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. 
          SO WE'RE IN DISCUSSIONS WITH THE HOUSING TRUST. 
          'CAUSE THOSE FUNDS GET GRANTED TO THEM FOR THIS PARTICULAR, UH, RECOMMENDATION FOR COUNTRY CLUB VILLAGE, THEIR EXISTING AWARD OF THE $1.2 MILLION 
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C D B G THAT IS ALSO A LOAN. 
          SO IT IS OVER 40 YEARS, I THINK IT'S A 1% INTEREST RATE. 
          SO, UM, IT DOES COME BACK A LITTLE BIT OVER TIME. 
          AGAIN, PROVIDED THERE'S CASHFLOW AT THE END OF EACH YEAR, IF NOT, WHATEVER'S LEFT OVER MUST BE REPAID FULLY IN YEAR 40. 
          AND THEN THE ADDITIONAL 2 MILLION WE'RE CONSIDERING, WE'LL HAVE THE EXACT SAME TERM. 
          SO ALL OF THAT IS BEING WORKED OUT. 
          SO THEY'RE NOT ALL, UM, GRANTS. 
          THE ONE PIECE THAT IS A FORGIVABLE LOAN FULLY IS THE INNER CITY INCENTIVE FUND, THE ISOF LOAN FOR CATTLEMEN. 
          AND THAT IS TYPICALLY HOW WE STRUCTURE THAT, IS, UH, THE $350,000 THAT'S PROPOSED FORGIVABLE, AS LONG AS THEY MEET THE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT. 
          UM, AND AGAIN, IT'S GOING BACK TO TRY AND HELP THEM FULLY CLOSE THE GAP. 
          AND THEY ALREADY HAVE SEVERAL OTHER LOANS THAT WE PROVIDED IN THE PROJECT. 
          WELL, UM, I'M VERY ENCOURAGED BY THAT EXPLANATION, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          ABSOLUTELY. 
          THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN COURAGE. 
          COUNCILMAN VRAN, UH, THANK YOU. 
          I LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THIS PROJECT. 
          I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM THE COUNTY THAT THEY WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS PROJECT. 
          THIS IS, UH, THIS AREA OF TOWN AND THIS PROJECT, I BELIEVE, BEGAN IN 2017. 
          OH, UH, 2018. 
          THEY PURCHASED THE LAND IN 2019 FOR KETTLEMAN SQUARE. 
          OKAY. 
          SO, SO THIS IS, THIS HAS BEEN YEARS IN THE COMING. 
          YES. 
          AND THE PANDEMIC HAS PUSHED IT BACK. 
          THIS IS AN AREA THAT DOES NEED, UM, GROWTH, DOES NEED MORE HOUSING, UM, OPPORTUNITIES. 
          THE ONE THING THAT I'M ENCOURAGED IS THAT THIS IS A HUNDRED PERCENT AFFORDABLE. 
          YES. 
          THERE'S NO MARKET RATE HERE. 
          SO IT REALLY IS ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF THE, THE NEIGHBORHOOD. 
          AS COUNCILMAN CASTILLO SAID, I THINK IF WE ARE GOING TO BE A CITY AND A COUNCIL THAT SAYS AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS OUR PRIORITY, WE NEED TO DEMONSTRATE THAT. 
          AND I THINK IT'S BY GIVING THEM A FORGIVABLE LOAN WHERE WE CAN. 
          OKAY. 
          SO I LOOK FORWARD TO MOVING THIS FORWARD, THIS PROJECT FORWARD, AND ALL THESE PROJECTS. 
          AND, UM, I LOOK FORWARD TO MAKING SURE THAT, UM, THE COUNTY GETS IN ON THIS GOOD WORK THAT WE'RE DOING. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN BIRAN. 
          UM, I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY OTHER FURTHER DISCUSSION, SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND TAKE UP THE VOTE NOW, UM, FOR APPROVAL. 
          I DO THINK THAT, UM, UH, WE ARE MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. 
          SO DEFINITELY THERE'S, UM, UNFORTUNATELY TEXAS IS FRONT AND CENTER IN SURGING HOUSING COSTS. 
          SO, UM, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR FLEXIBILITY AND YOUR CREATIVITY AND, AND WORKING WITH ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS. 
          WE'LL GO AHEAD AND TAKE YOUR VOTE NOW ON YOUR, UH, PETS. 
          AND MOTION CARRIES. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH AGAIN, VERONICA AND TEAM. 
          AND WE WILL, UH, GO ON TO OUR FINAL ITEM, WHICH IS BRIEFING AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON AVAILABLE FAIR HOUSING RESOURCES FOR SAN ANTONIO TENANTS, SUBJECT TO HOUSING CHALLENGES, INCLUDING INADEQUATE LIVING CONDITIONS, EVICTIONS, AND SIGNIFICANT CODE COMPLIANCE VIOLATIONS. 
          AND WE'LL LET YOU, UM, DO THE PRESENTATION. 
          AND THEN WE DO HAVE ONE, UH, RESIDENT SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. 
          SO FLOOR'S, YOURS. 
          THANK YOU. 
          HI, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. 
          MY NAME IS VERONICA GONZALEZ AND I AM THE HOUSING ACCESS AND STABILITY ADMINISTRATOR WITH N H S D. 
          I LOOK FORWARD TO SHARING WITH YOU FAIR HOUSING RESOURCES UPDATES, AND HERE TO SHARE SOME OF THOSE. 
          UH, D S D UPDATES IS DIRECTOR MICHAEL SHANNON AS WELL. 
          AND WE'RE HERE TO TALK ABOUT AVAILABLE FAIR HOUSING RESOURCES FOR FAMILIES THAT ARE FACING HOUSING CHALLENGES. 
          AND THESE CHALLENGES INCLUDE INADEQUATE LIVING CONDITIONS, EVICTIONS AND SIGNIFICANT CO SIGNIFICANT CODE COMPLIANCE VIOLATIONS. 
          MAINTAINING A SAFE AND HEALTHY RESIDENTIAL ENVIRONMENT IS ESSENTIAL TO SAN ANTONIO'S COMMUNITY TO OUR FAMILIES. 
          REGARDLESS OF INCOME, THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO ACCESS QUALITY HOUSING OPTIONS. 
          THE CITY DOES HAVE RESOURCES TO HELP TENANTS, THE WELFARE OF TENANTS IN SUBSTANDARD PROPERTIES, AND SOME OF THE CONCERNS THAT THESE PROPERTIES CAN INCLUDE. 
          SEVERE DEFICIENCIES AND EVERYTHING FROM REPAIRS, MAINTENANCE, UPKEEP. 
          ALSO, UM, NON-TIMELY RESPONSES FOR SITUATIONS THAT REQUIRE, UM, IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE. 
          ALSO, UM, WHAT WE'RE CALLING SUSPECT CONSTRUCTION OR NEGLECTING BUILDING CODE AND ANY RETALIATORY PRACTICE OR ACTION TOWARDS TENANTS. 
          THE CITY'S, THE CITY DOES HAVE ROBUST HOUSING RESOURCES TO HELP THE COMMUNITY IN THESE SCENARIOS. 
          AND THE SERVICES PROGRAMS AND RESOURCE INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING, THE HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, THE RELOCATION ASSISTANCE, LEGAL AID, HOUSING, COUNSELING, AND OF COURSE CODE COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT. 
          THE HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, YOU ALL, UH, WERE BRIEFED ON THIS 
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RECENTLY, BUT JUST TO RECAP, UH, IT DID LAUNCH EARLIER THIS MONTH TO HELP LOW INCOME FAMILIES IN NEED. 
          AND THE ASSISTANCE IS AVAILABLE TO FAMILIES AT 80% OR AT OR BELOW 80% A M I EXPERIENCING A FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR HOUSING INSTABILITY. 
          AND AS PART OF THE ASSISTANCE, THEY DO RECEIVE UP TO THREE MONTHS OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ALSO. 
          UM, THEY'RE ABLE TO PROVIDE 3,500 UP TO 3,500 MAX FOR HOUSING AND 1,500 FOR UTILITIES. 
          AND THIS IS ONCE EVERY 12 MONTHS. 
          AND OF COURSE, THIS IS BASED ON THE RISK MITIGATION POLICY ADOPTED BY COUNCIL. 
          UM, AND TO DATE, WE HAVE RECEIVED APPROXIMATELY 4,000 APPLICATIONS THAT WE ARE WORKING TO PROCESS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, UNDERSTANDING THE NEED OF THE COMMUNITY. 
          THE RESIDENT RELOCATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, THIS IS THE SECOND ARM OF THE HAP PROGRAM. 
          AND THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES ROBUST SERVICES INCLUDING TEMPORARY LODGING, SECURITY, PET DEPOSITS, APPLICATION FEES, AND REASONABLE MOVING COSTS. 
          A FAMILY CAN RECEIVE UP TO 3000 IN RELOCATION ASSISTANCE OR UP TO 7,000 FOR MOBILE PARK RESIDENTS. 
          ADDITIONALLY, HOUSEHOLDS WITH OLDER ADULTS OR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES, THEY'RE ELIGIBLE FOR $500 IN ASSISTANCE. 
          AND, UM, OF COURSE, AS PART OF THIS, WE MAKE SURE FAMILIES HAVE ACCESS TO HOUSING, COUNSELING, BENEFITS, NAVIGATION AND REFERRALS, THE EVICTION INTERVENTION, AND RIGHT TO RIGHT TO COUNCIL PROGRAM IN 2020. 
          THIS PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BEXAR COUNTY, JP COURTS, UH, TRA SALSA, ALL TO PROVIDE EVICTION EVICTION PREVENTION SERVICES TO OUR MOST VULNERABLE IN, IN OUR COMMUNITY FACING EVICTION. 
          OF COURSE, WE HAVE A TEAM OF HOUSING NAVIGATORS AND LEGAL AID STAFF AT EVERY EVICTION HEARING AT EVERY PRECINCT, COURT, COURT PRECINCT, JP COURT, AND THEY'RE THERE TO MAKE SURE WE'RE PROVIDING IMMEDIATE LEGAL AID, UH, REPRESENTATION, GUIDANCE, UM, IN SOME CASES EVEN APPEALS, BOND PAYMENTS. 
          UM, ADDITIONALLY, OUR NAVIGATORS DO PROACTIVE OUTREACH. 
          THEY WORK ONE-ON-ONE WITH CASE MANAGEMENT, MANAGEMENT, MAKING SURE THAT, UM, THESE HOUSEHOLDS HAVE ACCESS TO THE RIGHT RESOURCES, REFERRALS. 
          AND, UM, I ALSO WANNA JUST POINT OUT OUR KNOW YOUR RIGHTS TRAININGS. 
          IT'S ONCE A MONTH AND IT'S BILINGUAL. 
          AND THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR STAFF TO EMPOWER AND EDUCATE TENANTS ON THEIR RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES. 
          I, AND OF COURSE, THE FAIR HOUSING COUNSELING SERVICE. 
          WE ARE A HUD CERTIFIED COUNSELING AGENCY, AND UNDER THIS PROGRAM WE HAVE FOUR HUD CERTIFIED COUNSELORS THAT ARE TRAINED TO PROVIDE, UM, COUNSELING IN TERMS OF PERHAPS MEDIATION OR RESOLVING DISPUTES BETWEEN TE TENANTS AND LANDLORDS. 
          THAT WAY WE'RE ABLE TO HELP BEFORE WE EVEN GET TO A CITATION, WHICH IS WONDERFUL. 
          UM, OTHERWISE WE'RE ALSO THERE TO ASSESS HOUSING AND DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINTS IN CASE THERE'S ANY VIOLATIONS TO THE FAIR HOUSING LAWS OR OTHER PROPERTY CODE. 
          AND, UH, YOU KNOW, WE WORK WITH THE RIGHT PARTNERS IN TERMS OF REFERRALS IN COMMUNITY OUTREACH TO AGAIN, EDUCATE AND EMPOWER TENANTS ON THEIR RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES. 
          UM, I WILL HAND IT OVER TO, UH, MICHAEL SHANNON TO TALK ABOUT DSDS ROLE. 
          ALRIGHT, GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. 
          UM, SO JUST A COUPLE OF SLIDES ON SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT, UH, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES IN OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT SECTION, UH, HAS AVAILABLE. 
          UH, WHEN WE RUN INTO, UH, MULTI-FAMILY OR APARTMENT COMPLEXES WHERE WE'RE FINDING OR GETTING CALLS FOR, UH, CODE ENFORCEMENT, UH, IF WE SEE A HIGH NUMBER OF THEM, WE INSTITUTE WHAT WE CALL AN INTERNAL TEAM, UH, CALLED THE MULTI-TENANT INSPECTION TEAM. 
          IT'S MADE UP OF ACTUALLY EXISTING CODE OFFICERS FROM DIFFERENT TEAMS THAT HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING WITH, UH, REALLY APARTMENT TYPE, UM, UH, CHALLENGES, UH, THAT WE MAY SEE IN A UNIT OR MULTIPLE UNITS. 
          SO WE'LL INITIATE THE TEAM, DO SOME, UH, INSPECTIONS OF MAYBE THE UNITS AND OTHERS, UH, THAT WE'RE, THAT IN AND AROUND THAT, THAT WE HAVE SOME CODE VIOLATIONS. 
          THEN WE'LL, UH, WE'LL, UH, START THAT CONVERSATION, UH, BY ISSUING IF THERE ARE VIOLATIONS, UH, WITH THE PROPERTY MANAGER AND OWNER, UH, TO BRING THOSE UP INTO COMPLIANCE. 
          SO THAT'S A, A SPECIAL UNIT. 
          IT'S COMPRISED OF EXISTING CODE OFFICERS THOUGH, SO WE KIND OF PULL THEM IN ON A CASE BY CASE. 
          UH, WE, WE, THAT THAT COMES UP, UM, A FEW TIMES A YEAR. 
          UH, WE'LL, WE'LL, WE'LL SEE. 
          UM, WE HAVE SOME PROACTIVE THAT WE WORK WITH THAT HAVE SOME GRANT FUNDED, UH, APARTMENT PRO, UH, PROJECTS, UH, THROUGH SAHA. 
          WE WORK WITH A FEW OF THOSE. 
          UM, BUT THAT'S ONE, UH, ONE TOOL THAT WE USE. 
          WE ALSO HAVE, UH, AND HAVE DEVELOPED OVER THE YEARS, UH, A BOARDING HOME TEAM AND A MOBILE LIVING PARK TEAM. 
          UH, 
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THE BOARDING HOME TEAM WAS CREATED IN, UH, 2013, UH, WHEN THE CITY, UH, CREATED A BOARDING HOME ORDINANCE. 
          BOARDING HOMES ARE A TYPE OF CONGREGATE CARE FACILITY, UH, THAT THE STATE HAS AUTHORIZED THE CITY, UH, TO REGULATE. 
          WE ISSUE PERMITS TO THEM. 
          WE DO SPECIAL INSPECTIONS WITH CODE OFFICERS, HEALTH INSPECTORS, FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND WE DO PROACTIVE AND REACTIVE. 
          THEY ALSO HAVE TO GET A LICENSE FROM US, UH, EACH YEAR. 
          CURRENTLY, THERE'S ONLY 10 LICENSED BOARDING HOME, AND THAT'S BECAUSE BOARDING HOMES ARE A VERY SPECIFIC TYPE OF CONGREGATE CARE FACILITY. 
          THREE OR MORE, UH, RESIDENTS, UH, UNRELATED THAT ARE GETTING A CERTAIN TYPE OF BASIC CARE. 
          IF THERE'S MORE THAN BASIC CARE, UH, THEY ACTUALLY GO INTO ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES AND SUCH. 
          THOSE ARE REGULATED BY THE STATE. 
          UH, WE CAN CERTAINLY GET CALLS FOR THEM AND DO, UH, BUT THOSE AREN'T SPECIFIC TO OUR BOARDING HOME TEAM. 
          THE OTHER TEAM IS OUR MOBILE LIVING PARK TEAM. 
          UH, A FEW YEARS BACK, UH, MAYBE IN 2017, I THINK IT WAS, UH, THE CITY CREATED AN UPDATED, UH, THE MOBILE LIVING PARK ORDINANCE, UH, THAT, THAT REQUIRES MOBILE LIVING PARKS TO BE LICENSED, UH, AND REGISTERED WITH THE CITY. 
          AND WE ACTUALLY CREATED A TEAM THAT DOES PROACTIVE INSPECTIONS, UH, OF, OF THOSE, UH, ALL THOSE MOBILE, UH, LIVING PARKS IN THE CITY. 
          UH, THERE'S ABOUT 198 I THINK IT IS, UH, THAT ARE CURRENTLY, UH, REGISTERED WITH US. 
          UH, AND THERE'S, UM, UH, ABOUT A HUNDRED ON AVERAGE, UH, UNITS PER, UH, PER, UM, UH, RESIDENTS. 
          SO THOSE ARE THE TWO, THOSE ARE THE THREE TEAMS THAT, THAT WE HAVE IN-HOUSE WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, UH, THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, UH, UNIQUE TYPE OF, UH, LIVING CONDITIONS AND HOW WE REACT. 
          THE NEXT ONE, WE, WE JUST WANTED TO MENTION THIS ONE. 
          UH, THIS IS ACTUALLY THE, UH, DANGEROUS ASSESSMENT RESPONSE TEAM THAT CODE ENFORCEMENT IS PART OF. 
          WE HAVE THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE HERE. 
          THIS IS ACTUALLY RUN OUT OF THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. 
          WE DO RUN INTO SOME HOUSING ISSUES, UH, WITH OUR DART RESPONSE TEAM. 
          UH, BUT THE DART RESPONSE IS REALLY A VERY SPECIFIC, UH, TEAM. 
          IT'S A CONSOLIDATED TEAM, CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, UH, SS A P D, CODE ENFORCEMENT, ALSO, UH, ANIMAL CARE SERVICES, UH, DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, OTHERS FIRE DEPARTMENT. 
          BUT THIS IS A PROPERTY THAT HAS, UH, OVER TWO YEARS OF PUBLIC NUISANCE. 
          MANY TIMES IT'S A ILLEGAL OR CRIMINAL ACTIVITY ALONG WITH CODE VIOLATIONS, ET CETERA. 
          DURING THIS, MANY TIMES WE WILL RUN INTO SOME, UH, WHERE THE RESIDENTS ARE, UH, NEED SOME ASSISTANCE. 
          SO AS WE RESPOND, UH, TO ONE OF THESE, UH, DART CASES AS A A, A CITY UNIT, UH, MULTI, MULTI-TEAM APPROACH, WE WILL THEN PROVIDE SERVICES, UH, WITH OUR DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, N H S D, ET CETERA, WHATEVER SERVICES THEY MAY NEED, UH, IF THERE ARE RESIDENTS IN THOSE LOCATIONS. 
          NOW, AGAIN, MANY OF THOSE ARE NOT RESIDENTS THAT NEED SERVICES. 
          IT'S NOT HOUSING. 
          IT'S REALLY, REALLY A LOT OF ILLEGAL OR, UH, CODE ACTIVITY THAT WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO ABATE, UH, INCORRECT VERY QUICKLY BECAUSE OF THE LENGTH OF TIME THEY'VE BEEN A PUBLIC NUISANCE. 
          UH, BUT THAT'S ANOTHER TEAM THAT CODE ENFORCEMENT, UH, ALONG WITH MANY OTHERS, INCLUDING THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, UH, WORKS TO HELP ADDRESS. 
          AND I THINK THAT GETS ME TO THE END OF THE SLIDE, SO I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ALONG WITH, OH, VERONICA. 
          THANK YOU, . 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          UM, MIKE AND VERONICA, WE'LL TAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT NOW AND, UH, WILL TEJO IS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. 
          MR. REJO, YOU HAVE, UM, THREE MINUTES. 
          THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. 
          IS THIS ON? OKAY. 
          UM, HI, MY NAME IS  AND UM, I AM A MEMBER OF MY NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION VICE PRESIDENT, MY NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, AND THANK YOU . 
          AND I ALSO WORK WITH, UH, RENTERS. 
          I ACTUALLY BROUGHT ONE WITH ME TODAY. 
          UM, SHE IS A RESIDENT OF SAHA AND I WORK WITH COMMUNITY AND, YOU KNOW, COULD LISTEN TO THEIR STORIES AND HEAR WHAT THEY HAVE TO TELL ME ABOUT CERTAIN THINGS. 
          UM, THE REASON THAT I WANTED TO SIGN UP FOR THIS IS BECAUSE IT WAS TALKING ABOUT FAIR HOUSING RESOURCES AND INADEQUATE LIVING CONDITIONS. 
          UM, USUALLY THE PEOPLE THAT I SPEAK WITH HAVE ISSUES. 
          UM, ONE OF MY TENANTS, HER NAME IS CHRISTINA. 
          UM, SHE LIVES NEAR THE ARAGON APARTMENTS ON MARBA ROAD. 
          I BELIEVE IT'S IN DISTRICT SIX. 
          UM, AND SHE HAS HAD ISSUES WITH MOLD ISSUES WITH HER, UM, HOME BEING BROKEN INTO, AND WINDOWS BEING BROKEN ACROSS HER APARTMENT SQUATTERS IN THOSE APARTMENTS. 
          AND, YOU KNOW, EVERYONE IN THAT APARTMENT HAS HAD SOME TYPE OF COM COMPLAINT WITH MOLD AND JUST THE SMELL AND POOR, UM, YOU KNOW, JUST LIVING CONDITIONS. 
          AND IT'S REALLY AWFUL 'CAUSE THEY HAVE, UM, REPORTED THIS TIME AND TIME AND TIME AGAIN. 
          AND YET NOTHING GETS DONE. 
          AND, UM, UNFORTUNATELY FOR HER, THIS IS THE ONLY PLACE THAT SHE CAN AFFORD TO BE. 
          AND SHE'S ALREADY FACING EVICTION AS WE SPEAK. 
          SHE GOT HER 
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NOTICE YESTERDAY. 
          AND SO, UM, SHE IS TRYING TO UTILIZE THOSE RESOURCES THAT, UM, I GUESS THE OTHERS HAD MENTIONED EARLIER. 
          AND, AND UNFORTUNATELY, UM, FOR ANOTHER TENANT THAT I WORK WITH, HER NAME IS CRI, UM, ROSE. 
          AND SHE HAS, UM, AID, LEGAL AID AND SHE HAS RENT RELIEF. 
          AND STILL THESE, UH, PROGRAMS, THEY FALL SHORT. 
          'CAUSE UM, SOME LANDLORDS WON'T TAKE RENT RELIEF. 
          SOME, UM, LANDLORDS, UM, YOU KNOW, THEY JUST RETALIATE, RETALIATE AGAINST THEIR, UM, THEIR TENANTS BECAUSE OF THEM TRYING TO, UM, RAISE THEIR CONCERNS WITH THEIR LIVING CONDITIONS. 
          UM, EARLIER IN JANUARY THERE WAS A STORY ABOUT A BOY WHO HAD, WHO HAD PASSED AWAY BECAUSE HE WAS, HE HAD ASTHMA AND, UM, HIS LIVING CONDITIONS WERE, UM, INFESTED WITH MOLD. 
          AND HE HAD PASSED AWAY BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT HE WAS BREATHING IN MOLDY AIR. 
          HE HAD ASTHMA AND HIS, HIS LUNGS COULDN'T TAKE IT. 
          THESE STORIES ARE VERY HEARTBREAKING AND THESE STORIES SHOULD TAKE BE TAKEN VERY SERIOUSLY. 
          UM, I BELIEVE THAT EVEN AT THE END OF JANUARY AFTER THIS STORY WITH THIS ASTHMATIC BOY CAME OUT, UM, WE HAVE, UH, OTHER APARTMENT COMPLEXES LOCATED PRIMARILY ON THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF TOWN THAT, UM, ARE OWNED BY A SPECIFIC LANDLORD. 
          AND, UM, HE HAS BEEN REPORTED TIME AND TIME AGAIN AND WE ARE JUST CALLING ON CITY COUNCIL AND ALL OF YOU HERE, UM, TO REALLY SPEAK UP ABOUT THIS ISSUE. 
          BUT I KNOW THAT'S MY TIME, SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR, UM, FOR, FOR SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF YOUR RESIDENTS. 
          YOU BROUGHT A RESIDENT WITH YOU AND IF THE COMMITTEE'S OKAY, I'D LIKE TO, I DON'T THINK SHE KNEW SHE HAD TO SIGN UP. 
          ARE YOU ALL OKAY WITH GIVING HER THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK? GO AHEAD. 
          YES, ABSOLUTELY. 
          PLEASE. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          AND THANK YOU COMMITTEE MEMBERS. 
          GOOD AFTERNOON. 
          MY NAME'S LINDA GARCIA. 
          I'M A RESIDENT AT OBEL APARTMENTS RIGHT BEHIND SAHA. 
          UH, WHEN I CAME TO THE APARTMENT IN, IN NINE, 2019, I HEARD THAT THERE WAS A BUILDING GONNA BE BUILT RIGHT IN FRONT OF US, UM, FOR THE SAHA DE DEPARTMENT. 
          AND I QUESTIONED IT BECAUSE I SAID, OUR BUILDING IS SHIFTING. 
          UM, AT MY BED GOES LIKE THAT. 
          UM, MANAGEMENT WILL NOT HELP THE WOMEN THERE. 
          THEY GO AGAINST US AND THERE'S A LOT OF SEXUAL ABUSE, SEXUAL, UM, PREDATORS THERE THAT ARE ABUSING US. 
          AND I'VE HAVE ASKED FOR HELP. 
          MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN STOLEN. 
          UM, I TALKED TO MR. OSA, I HAD ASKED HIM, PLEASE FIX THE GATES. 
          WE'VE BEEN ASKING THE MAINTENANCE TO TAKE CARE OF IT. 
          NEVER GOT DONE UNTIL MY CAR WAS STOLEN AND I WENT TO THE COUNCIL TO MEET WITH THEM. 
          IT'S ALWAYS TOMORROW. 
          TOMORROW I HEAR EVERYBODY HERE ASKING FOR MONEY. 
          HOW ABOUT FIXING THOSE APARTMENTS, GETTING SECURITY, TEACHING THE PEOPLE THAT THERE'S A DIFFERENT WAY OF LIVING AND ACTING, TEACHING. 
          AND I'VE BROUGHT ALL THIS TO MR. OSA, TEACH YOUR MANAGEMENT TO LEARN ABOUT CULTURE, LEARN ABOUT HOW TO TREAT INDIVIDUALS, BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN BELITTLED BY OUR, OUR ENTIRE LIVELIHOOD BEEN TAKEN AWAY. 
          OUR LIFE OF, OF LIVING. 
          SOME OF THE PEOPLE THERE HAVE LOST THEIR HOMES BECAUSE OF THE TAXES THAT HAVE GONE UP SO HIGH. 
          THE POLICEMEN THAT COME THERE, THEY DON'T CARE. 
          THEY, THEY MISTREAT US SOMETIMES. 
          AND I'VE GOTTEN TO THE POINT THAT I'VE WAITED UP TO FOUR HOURS FOR POLICE TO COME. 
          AND I FINALLY, UH, ELEVATED TO MR. UH, POLICE BY THE NAME OF ANGEL. 
          AND I SAID, WHY IS IT THAT I HAVE TO WAIT FOUR HOURS FOR POLICEMEN? 'CAUSE WE'RE UNDERSTAFFED. 
          AND IF YOUR CASE ISN'T THAT IMPORTANT, GOES DOWN TO THE BOTTOM. 
          MY, MY, MY TV, MY PHONE, EVERYTHING HAS BEEN HACKED. 
          MY MEDICAL RECORDS HAS BEEN HACKED. 
          MY ACCOUNT, U S A A HAS BEEN HACKED BY INDIVIDUALS WITHIN THAT AREA. 
          I'VE REPORTED IT. 
          NOTHING HAPPENS. 
          MONEY HAS BEEN TAKEN FROM MY ACCOUNT. 
          I'M BARELY MAKING IT. 
          IT'S LIKE I TOLD MR. NOOSA HAD TO FIX IT. 
          DOGGONE GATE. 
          I WOULDN'T HAVE HAD MY CAR STOLEN. 
          I WOULDN'T HAVE TO BE PAYING PEOPLE THAT HELPED ME PUT IT TOGETHER. 
          YOU TALK ABOUT HAVING, UM, OR THE, THE FIRST LADY THAT WAS HERE HAVING, UM, VISUAL THINGS FOR US TO LEARN IT, IT DOESN'T WORK. 
          HACKERS GET INTO IT. 
          HACKERS HAVE GOTTEN INTO MY NETFLIX, MY SPECTRUM, MY EVERYTHING 
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THAT IN THESE APARTMENTS. 
          AND NOTHING IS DONE. 
          I'VE GONE TO THE POLICE, F B I F C C, I'VE TALKED TO SAHA. 
          IT'S ALWAYS BRUSHED UNDER THE, UH, THE RUG. 
          I, I BUILT A GARDEN THERE, UH, TO MAKE PEOPLE COME OUT AND NOT DIE. 
          WE'VE HAD, UH, I'M ALMOST FINISHED. 
          UH, WE'VE HAD RECENTLY TWO, THREE PEOPLE THAT HAVE DIED IN OUR APARTMENT AND HAVE BEEN THERE MORE THAN TWO WEEKS. 
          COME ON. 
          YOU KNOW, AND INSPECTION CAMERAS DON'T WORK. 
          UM, LOTS OF THE, UH, HOPE HAVEN PATIENTS ARE THERE, OR RESIDENTS HAVE BECOME RESIDENT THERE. 
          AND THEY'RE VERY SICK PEOPLE, VERY MENTALLY ILL. 
          THEY RUN AROUND NAKED. 
          THEY THREATEN US. 
          WE'RE ELDERLY PEOPLE. 
          THERE WE'RE SICK PEOPLE, MOSTLY WITH A LOT OF CHRONIC DISEASE. 
          AND NOTHING IS DONE. 
          I ASKED MR. NOOSA, WHY HAVEN'T HIS, HAS THE, THESE APARTMENTS BEEN FIXED. 
          THERE'S MOLDS, THERE'S WATER COMING DOWN THE ROOF. 
          UH, THERE'S NO SECURITY, THERE'S NO, IT'S NOT. 
          I'M, I'M SUPPOSED TO HAVE AN APARTMENT THAT I'M SAFE IN. 
          AND, AND IT DOESN'T WORK. 
          MANAGEMENT USES THOSE, THOSE PEOPLE THAT DO WRONG TO SUPPRESS A LOT OF THE WOMEN THERE. 
          I HOPE, AND I PRAY TO GOD THAT Y'ALL LOOK INTO THAT. 
          YOU HAVE BUILDINGS COMING UP AND EVERYTHING. 
          FIX WHAT YOU HAVE NOW. 
          ANNEXATIONS. 
          WHAT DO YOU WANT ANNEXATION FOR WHEN YOU CAN'T EVEN TAKE CARE OF THE PEOPLE HERE IN SAN ANTONIO? COME AND LIVE WITH US ONE DAY, ONE NIGHT. 
          AND YOU, AND YOU'LL UNDERSTAND. 
          I USED TO BE A NURSE FOR 42 YEARS, AND I REALLY WORKED HARD TO HAVE SOMETHING AT THE END. 
          AND IT'S LIKE I TOLD THE COMMISSIONERS, I AM SO SAD AND HEARTBROKEN BECAUSE THE SAME HISTORY REPEATS TOMORROW, TOMORROW. 
          AND NOTHING EVER GETS DONE. 
          AND PEOPLE DIE. 
          THERE'S NO PROGRESS IN AND SAHA. 
          IT'S, IT'S SAD. 
          IT'S EMBARRASSING. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU MS. GARCIA, FOR SHARING YOUR STORY AND FOR BEING WILLING. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR STORY AND FOR BEING WILLING. 
          WELL, WE'LL, UM, MAKE SURE THAT OUR TEAM REACHES OUT BEFORE, UH, THE END OF THE MEETING TO GET SOME ADDITIONAL CONCERNS. 
          SO  HAS BEEN VERY HELPFUL, BUT, OKAY. 
          ABSOLUTELY. 
          WELL, WE'LL, WE'LL TALK TO YOU. 
          WE'LL, WE'LL GET SOME STUFF, UM, RIGHT AFTER THE MEETING. 
          THANK YOU AGAIN. 
          THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME. 
          ABSOLUTELY. 
          THANK YOU. 
          UM, AND THANK YOU TO MY, UH, FELLOW COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOR ALLOWING HER TO SPEAK. 
          UH, AND THEN I WANTED TO, TO RECOGNIZE COUNCILMAN BRAVO BECAUSE HE ASKED FOR THIS ITEM TO BE PRESENTED. 
          AND SO EVERY SO OFTEN WE READ HEADLINES ABOUT OUR NEIGHBORS THAT ARE STRUGGLING, UM, BECAUSE OF UNCOOPERATIVE OR PUNITIVE LANDLORDS. 
          AND AS MUCH AS THE CITY WANTS TO HELP ALLEVIATE SOME OF THESE ISSUES FOR RENTERS, THE KEY IS A REASONABLE LANDLORD. 
          AND, UM, UNFORTUNATELY THAT THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN. 
          UH, IT, IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE'S, THERE'S A LOT OF, WE, WE STILL NEED TO DO A LOT. 
          I DON'T KNOW HOW ELSE TO SAY IT. 
          UM, SOME OF THE FOLKS THAT ARE, UM, RUNNING THESE ENTITIES, I FEEL LIKE WE HAVE TO PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE MANAGEMENT TEAM THAT IS HIRED TO DOING THIS BECAUSE THEY NEED TO HAVE TRAINING AND WORKING WITH VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. 
          AND I DON'T KNOW THAT THAT IS A, A COMPONENT OF THAT. 
          AND I, I DO KNOW THAT EVEN IN, IN THE RE THE RESIDENTS THAT I REPRESENT, A LOT OF THEM SAY THAT THE CUSTOMER SERVICE IS NOT THE BEST. 
          SO I'VE HEARD THIS TIME AND TIME AGAIN. 
          UM, WE ALSO NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR MOBILE HOME PARKS ARE UP TO CODE WITHOUT ENDANGERING THE WELFARE OF THE RESIDENTS THERE. 
          BECAUSE I WORRY THAT SOME OF THEM ARE SCARED. 
          UM, THEY FEAR FOR THEIR SAFETY, BUT THEY DON'T SPEAK UP BECAUSE THEY ALSO NEED TO STAY HOUSED. 
          AND ONE OF THE AREAS THAT I REPRESENT, LAZY ACRES, MOBILE HOME PARK, I FEEL LIKE THE RESIDENTS DON'T WANNA TALK TO US BECAUSE THEY'RE SCARED. 
          AND I CAN JUST FIGURE THAT OUT BY THE LOOK ON THEIR FACES, UM, BY THE, YOU JUST SEE THIS, THIS LOOK OF TERROR. 
          THEY DON'T WANNA WANNA OPEN THE DOOR SOMETIMES, RIGHT? AND SO, AND I KNOW THAT IT'S NOT JUST THAT ONE AREA, IT HAPPENS ACROSS. 
          SO, UM, THANK YOU, MIKE. 
          I, I APPRECIATE THE, THE, THE FACT THAT YOU HAVE A TEAM. 
          I'D LOVE TO LEARN A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT HOW THOSE TEAMS, UM, ARE DEPLOYED. 
          HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE ON THOSE TEAMS. UM, YOU MENTIONED ALSO THERE WAS 100 REGISTERED PROPERTIES. 
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HOW MANY UNREGISTERED, UH, ARE THERE, DO YOU HAVE? AND, AND IS THERE A REQUIREMENT FOR REGISTRATION OF THOSE? HELP ME UNDERSTAND THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE. 
          UM, I THINK WE HAVE, OH, I THINK WE HAVE CURRENTLY FOUR THAT WE ARE AWARE OF THAT HAVE, UM, WE'VE ISSUED CITATIONS TO TRYING TO GET THEM REGISTERED. 
          WHEN WE STARTED THIS IN 2017, THERE WAS MAYBE 15 OR 20. 
          UH, SO WE'VE CERTAINLY BROUGHT THAT DOWN, GOT GOTTEN THEM INTO COMPLIANCE, UH, AND ACTUALLY DO THOSE PROACTIVE INSPECTIONS. 
          UH, SO, AND WE DO RESPOND IF WE GET CALLED OUT AS WELL. 
          BUT I THINK, IS IT FOUR TOTAL RIGHT NOW? I MEAN, YEAH. 
          I'M JUST CHECKING. 
          IT'S FOUR THAT WE'RE WORKING THAT DON'T HAVE THE PROPER REGISTRATION, UH, TO GET THE PROPERTY OWNER TO REGISTER. 
          THANK YOU, MIKE. 
          AND WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THEY'RE REPORTED? WALK ME THROUGH THE PROCESS. 
          SO WHO CAN CALL AND REPORT SOMETHING IN? IS IT ANONYMOUS? HELP ME UNDERSTAND. 
          LIKE IF I NEEDED TO CALL SOMETHING IN, LET'S SEE IF I CAN GET THIS TOGETHER. 
          OKAY. 
          UM, SO IT'S LIKE ANY, UM, ANY CODE COMPLIANCE, UH, CALL OR IF YOU WANT TO CALL INTO THREE ONE ONE, UH, CERTAINLY IT WILL COME TO, TO, TO US. 
          UH, THE, LIKE I SAID, THE MOBILE LIVING PARK HAS SOME PROACTIVE INSPECTIONS, SO, SO WE HAVE A TEAM THAT GOES OUT, EVEN IF WE'RE NOT CALLED, WE'RE GONNA GO OUT QUARTERLY, AT LEAST, UH, TO THOSE AND DO OUR NORMAL INSPECTION OF THE ENTIRE PARK, UH, OR THE PROPERTY. 
          SO, BUT IF YOU OR ANYONE HAS, UH, IF YOU LIVE IN A PROPERTY, UH, WHETHER IT BE A MOBILE LIVING, MOBILE LIVING PARK, OR YOU'RE RENTING A SINGLE FAMILY HOUSE OR AN APARTMENT COMPLEX, UH, UNIT, YOU WOULD JUST CALL THAT INTO THREE ONE ONE. 
          IT WOULD COME TO US AND THEN WE WOULD INVESTIGATE. 
          THANK YOU, MIKE. 
          AND THEN, UM, I HAVE A QUESTION ON DARTS SPECIFICALLY. 
          HOW MANY ARE UNDERWAY ON AVERAGE MONTHLY? JOE, DO YOU WANT TO YEAH, YOU KNOW, COUNCILWOMAN, I COULD ANSWER THAT. 
          JOE NEEN, YOUR CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. 
          YOU KNOW, I THINK DART'S KIND OF, KIND OF, UH, AVERAGES AT LEAST ONE OR TWO INSPECTIONS A WEEK. 
          UH, REMEMBER, THESE ARE THE WORST OF THE WORST NUISANCE PROPERTIES, AS YOU'RE AWARE. 
          IT'S ONE OF THOSE, AND I BRING THIS FORWARD JUST WITH THE IDEA THAT, OF COURSE, DART UNIT IS PRETTY MUCH A INSPECTION TEAM OF LAST RESORT. 
          AND, AND I SAY THAT WITH THE IDEA THAT THEY HAVE TO HAVE A MINIMUM TWO YEAR HISTORY, UH, DOCUMENTED HISTORY, UH, WHICH MEANS DURING THAT INTERIM TWO YEARS, THEN CO COMPLIANCE OR S A P D OR, OR, OR THE OTHER TEAMS ARE BASICALLY, UH, DOING WHAT THEY CAN TO WORK WITH THAT PROPERTY OWNER, OR IF NECESSARY, ISSUING CITATIONS OR ISSUING ARRESTS. 
          UH, SO, SO ONCE IT REACHES A DART INSPECTION, UH, IT'S PRETTY MUCH, UH, UH, IT'S BECOME A NUISANCE PROPERTY FOR THE, FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMMUNITY. 
          BUT WE'RE TRYING TO, YOU KNOW, WITH COVID BEING OVER, NOT OVER, BUT, UH, ON, ON HOPEFULLY, UH, GETTING EVERYTHING BACK TO BUSINESS, WE'RE BACK TO PROBABLY DOING ONE OR TWO INSPECTIONS, UH, A WEEK. 
          GREAT. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          UM, AND THEN WHAT ABOUT, SO I, I'VE HEARD, OR I'VE HAD A CONCERN WITH CYBERSECURITY ISSUES IN GENERAL AT THESE LOCATIONS, I DON'T ANTICIPATE THERE'S ANYTHING, UH, IN WRITING OR, OR PROTOCOL FOR CYBERSECURITY ISSUES. 
          I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE, WOULD THAT BE SOMETHING THAT IS A REPORTABLE OFFENSE, I GUESS IS A QUESTION. 
          AND, AND WHO WOULD ADDRESS THAT? I DUNNO THE ANSWER TO THAT. 
          I KNOW, OKAY. 
          THAT'S NOT A TYPICAL, SAY, CODE ENFORCEMENT DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. 
          RIGHT? IF WE HAD ANY, UH, IF DURING OUR RESPONSE, MEANING IF IT WAS A CODE ISSUE AND WE HEAR ANYTHING ABOUT, UH, THEFT OR CYBERSECURITY OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, UH, WE MAY REACH OUT TO, TO CONNECT THEM TO PD OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. 
          UM, BUT I, I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER. 
          WE'D HAVE TO FOLLOW UP WITH YOU ON THAT ONE A LITTLE BIT. 
          YES, PLEASE. 
          SURE. 
          I WOULDN'T, I MEAN, TO ME THAT'S A QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUE. 
          RIGHT. 
          MADAM CHAIR, IF I MAY, JAMINE WILLIAMS CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE? YES. 
          UH, CYBERSECURITY IS A STATE LAW ISSUE. 
          IT IS ADDRESSED BY THE STATE PENAL CODE, AND SO IT WOULD BE HANDLED BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT LIKE ANY OTHER CRIMINAL OFFENSE. 
          OKAY. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU FOR THAT. 
          ALRIGHT. 
          I, THOSE ARE ALL MY QUESTIONS. 
          I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MY COLLEAGUES NOW. 
          COUNCILMAN OR COUNCILMAN? CORRECT. 
          GO AHEAD. 
          THANK YOU. 
          UM, MIKE, ARE YOU FULLY STAFFED WHEN IT COMES TO CODE COMPLIANCE? UH, WE HAVE SOME VACANCIES, BUT SO WHAT, WHAT'S YOUR STAFF NUMBER FOR CODE COMPLIANCE? WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY 116, I THINK, CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS THAT INCLUDES SUPERVISORS AND SOME MANAGERS THAT HOLD THE CODE ENFORCEMENT LICENSE. 
          OKAY. 
          WELL, FOR THE PEOPLE WHO GO OUT IN THE FIELD. 
          SURE. 
          UH, HOW MANY, WHAT'S YOUR PERCENTAGES? 90% OF YOUR STAFF OR? SO YEAH, 90, 90% OF THAT IS, IS FIELD CODE OFFICERS THAT ARE IN THE FIELD LIKE THAT. 
          YEAH. 
          NOW YOU ALSO BREAK THEM DOWN. 
          SOME OF THOSE WORK WITH A BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION, SO THEY DON'T NECESSARILY GO TO AN APARTMENT OR A HOUSE TO LOOK AT SOMETHING, RIGHT? NO, MY BUILDING INSPECTORS, UH, WHETHER IT BE A BUILDING INSPECTOR, MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING INSPECTORS THAT ARE INSPECTING HOMES UNDER CONSTRUCTION OR COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES UNDER CONSTRUCTION, THAT IS A SEPARATE DIVISION. 
          RIGHT. 
          SO THAT'S NOT WITHIN THE 116 OR SO. 
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I MIGHT BE OFF BY ONE OR TWO, BUT 116 OR SO CODE OFFICERS, CODE ENFORCEMENT IS, IS A SEPARATE DIVISION OF THAT. 
          SO YOU HAVE A A HOW MANY ACTUALLY ARE CHARGED WITH GOING OUT AND LOOKING IN APARTMENTS OR PEOPLE'S HOMES OR THINGS OF THAT NATURE WHEN THEY GET COMPLAINTS? SURE. 
          LET'S, LET'S CALL IT ABOUT A HUNDRED. 
          OH, OKAY. 
          OKAY. 
          FOR THE CITY. 
          OKAY. 
          YEAH. 
          AND, UH, HOW MANY COMPLAINTS DO YOU GET, UH, ON AVERAGE IN A MONTH? UH, WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT THIS, WE GET ABOUT, WE GET ABOUT 403 1 1 CALLS FOR CODE ENFORCEMENT SERVICES A DAY. 
          A DAY. 
          YES. 
          SO IF, IF YOU TALK ABOUT AVERAGE, EVERYBODY GETS ABOUT FOUR CALLS A DAY TO GO OUT AND CHECK ON. 
          YEAH, IT'S VERY, IT CAN VARY, BUT I MEAN, LET'S, LET'S KIND OF LOOK AT IT THAT WAY. 
          SURE. 
          OKAY. 
          UM, AND SO WHAT IS THE AMOUNT, UH, OF TIME THAT YOU DELEGATE TO YOUR CODE OFFICER WHEN THEY GET A CALL OR A CALL'S TRANSFERRED TO THEM FOR THEM TO ACTUALLY GO OUT AND FOLLOW UP ON IT? OUR RESPONSE TIME ON A REACTIVE CALL AND, AND YOU'RE ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT REACTIVE CALLS, UH, IS WITHIN TWO OR THREE DAYS, DEPENDING ON THE LEVEL OF SEVERITY. 
          WE HAVE A TIER SYSTEMS, SOME GET A LITTLE BIT MORE PRIORITY IF IT'S, UH, RAW SEWAGE, UH, VERY STRUCTURAL ISSUE, SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THOSE GET A LITTLE BIT HIGH, HIGHER PRIORITY THAN SOME OF THE LITTLE BIT LESSER SEVERE, BUT JUST BY A DAY. 
          OKAY. 
          SO TWO TO THREE DAYS. 
          AND, AND ONCE SOMEBODY GOES OUT AND LOOKS AT A SITUATION, HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE FOR THEM TO DETERMINE THERE'S A VIOLATION THAT SHOULD BE ACTED ON? IT'S, IT'S THAT DAY. 
          DURING THAT INSPECTION, THEY WOULD DETERMINE IS THERE A CODE VIOLATION OR NOT. 
          UH, IF THEY'RE NOT SURE, I NEED TO DO SOME RESEARCH THAT THERE, I'M SURE THERE'S SOME CASES LIKE THAT. 
          UH, BUT THEN THEY WOULD FOLLOW UP AFTER THAT RESEARCH MAYBE THE FOLLOWING DAY OR LATER THAT WEEK. 
          UH, BUT USUALLY THAT DAY, ONCE THEY'RE ON SITE, THE TRAINED OFFICER WILL SAY THAT'S A VIOLATION OR NOT. 
          UH, IF IT'S NOT, THEY'LL CERTAINLY CLOSE THE CASE BECAUSE IT'S NOT A VIOLATION. 
          IF IT IS, THEY'LL TAKE THE NEXT STEP, WHICH IS ISSUING A NOTICE TO THE PROPERTY OWNER OR APPLICABLE PARTY. 
          HOW LONG DO PROPERTY OWNERS HAVE TO RESPOND? UH, DEPENDING ON THE CODE VIOLATION, OUR CODE GIVES, UH, GENERALLY EITHER 10 DAYS FOR MOST OR 30 DAYS. 
          IF IT'S HOME REPAIR ISSUES OR THOSE TYPE OF THINGS THAT WOULD REQUIRE MAYBE GETTING A PERMIT, HIRING A CONTRACTOR. 
          OKAY. 
          WELL, LET'S LOOK AT SOMETHING LIKE, AND, AND THIS IS SERIOUS NOW. 
          THE AIR CONDITIONING HASN'T WORKED FOR A WEEK AND THE OWNER HASN'T DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT. 
          AND SO THE TENANTS CALLED IN AND SAID, I HAVEN'T HAD A AC FOR A WEEK AND I'M DYING IN HERE. 
          YEAH. 
          IS THERE, IS THAT ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT MOVES MORE QUICKLY THAN LET'S SAY, I'VE GOT A LEAK IN MY BACKYARD OR SOMETHING? YEAH, SO IF YOU, IF YOU HAD A, IF YOU HAD A BROKEN AC UNIT IN, IN, IN YOUR HOME OR THE, THE HOME THAT YOU'RE RENTING, UH, THEY WOULD GET A 10 DAY NOTICE. 
          SO IN 10 DAYS THEY HAVE TO HAVE IT FIXED. 
          OR, UH, IF THEY HIRED A CONTRACTOR AND THEY'RE WORKING ON IT, AND IT'S GONNA TAKE A FEW MORE DAYS, WE'LL GIVE THEM SOME EXTRA TIME TO FINISH IT. 
          BUT THAT 10 DAYS IS TO FIX IT OR SIGNIFICANTLY START THAT PROCESS TO FIXING IT. 
          OKAY. 
          AND THAT'S FOR A HOMEOWNER AND OR A LANDLORD. 
          AND SO WHAT'S THE PENALTY IF SOMEBODY DOESN'T RESPOND TO A CITATION OR REQUEST FOR REPAIR? WELL, REMEMBER THAT FIRST IS A NOTICE OF VIOLATION. 
          SO COUNCILMAN, I'M GONNA TELL YOU, YOU HAVE A VIOLATION. 
          SO I'M GONNA GIVE YOU A NOTICE THAT IS NOT A CITATION. 
          UH, BUT IF YOU CHOOSE NOT TO OR DON'T OR DON'T, DON'T FIX IT, UH, YOU WOULD BE SUBJECT TO A CRIMINAL OR A CIVIL CITATION, UH, WHICH COULD BE ANYWHERE FROM THREE TO $500. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCILMAN. 
          COURAGE. 
          COUNCILMAN CASTILLO. 
          THANK YOU, CHAIR. 
          THANK YOU VERONICA AND MIKE FOR THE PRESENTATION. 
          UM, YOU KNOW, UH, I KNOW THIS ISN'T UNIQUE TO MY OFFICE, RIGHT? UM, BUT ONE THING THAT OUR CONSTITUENT SERVICES TEAM HAS, UH, BEEN FIELDING OUR, UH, EVICTION CASES, UM, LAST WEEK I SHOWED UP TO MY OPEN OFFICE HOURS. 
          WE HAD A FULL, UM, WAITING LIST OF CONSTITUENTS, RYAN. 
          I'M LIKE, HEY, HOW'S EVERYONE GOING? YOU KNOW, HOW'S IT, HOW'S, HOW'S IT GOING? AND THE RESPONSE WAS, WE'RE ALL GETTING EVICTED. 
          UM, AND I SAY, THIS ISN'T JUST A DISTRICT FIVE SPECIFIC ISSUE. 
          'CAUSE AFTER, UM, CONNECTING RESIDENTS TO TRA AND DOING THE PAPERWORK, RIGHT, SOME OF THEM WERE FROM DIFFERENT COUNCIL DISTRICTS THAT NEEDED ASSISTANCE. 
          UM, BUT YOU KNOW, ONE THAT STOOD OUT TO ME WAS, UM, YOU KNOW, HIS LANDLORD, UM, HE LIVES AT THE, AT THE RENTAL UNIT, AND HE RECEIVED A CODE COMPLIANCE VIOLATION, ESSENTIALLY THE, THE GREEN FORM THAT BEFORE IT GOES TO THE BUILDING STANDARD BOARDS, I IMAGINE. 
          AND HE CONTACTED HIS LANDLORD, AND I BELIEVE THE CODE OFFICER ALSO CONTACTED THE LANDLORD. 
          AND THE LANDLORD SHOWED UP AND SAID, I'M NOT GONNA FIX THIS. 
          I NEED YOU OUT. 
          LIKE, I GUESS THE, THE IDEA WAS RIGHT, IT WAS THE, THE TENANT THAT CALLED QUOTE OR SOMETHING. 
          BUT IT, THE TENANT SAYS LIKE, I, I DIDN'T, RIGHT? I DIDN'T CALL ANYONE. 
          UM, AND NOW THE LANDLORD'S LIKE, I'M NOT GONNA FIX IT. 
          LIKE, I'M JUST GONNA EVICT YOU ESSENTIALLY. 
          RIGHT? BUT WE WALKED HIM THROUGH WHAT HIS RIGHTS WERE AND THE, THE, THE PROCESS FOR AN EVICTION. 
          UM, BUT THAT'S ONE OF MY CONCERNS WITH THE SWEEPS, 
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RIGHT? WITH THE FISCAL 2023 BRIEFING, UH, WE LEARNED THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE FIVE ADDITIONAL CODE COMPLIANCE OFFICERS TO CONDUCT SWEEPS, I BELIEVE IS WHAT, UH, YOU USE THE LANGUAGE YOU USE. 
          AND THAT GIVES ME CONCERN, RIGHT? BECAUSE ABSOLUTELY I DO HAVE CONSTITUENTS CALLING, UM, THAT HAVE CODE COMPLIANCE CONCERNS. 
          UM, BUT WHAT I'M HEARING FROM THOSE CONSTITUENTS IS THAT CODE NEVER GOES OUT THERE, RIGHT? AND IT SEEMS AGAIN, RIGHT, THAT THERE'S THIS PATTERN AND CONCENTRATION, AND THIS IS WITH MY DISTRICT WITHIN THE URBAN CORE OF THESE SWEEPS. 
          UM, AND IT'S PERPETUATING THE HOUSING LIEN PROBLEM THAT WE'RE HAVING THOSE DEMOLITION. 
          AND NOW I'M SEEING IT WITH EVICTION BECAUSE LANDLORDS NOT ALL, BUT THIS WITH THIS ONE CASE, RIGHT? WOULD RATHER EVICT THE PERSON THAN FIX THE CODE ISSUE. 
          UM, AT THE SAME TIME, WHAT WE'RE ALSO HEARING FROM OUR CONSTITUENTS IS THAT MENTAL HEALTH IMPACT OF EVICTION, RIGHT? I'M HEARING FROM MY CONSTITUENT SERVICES TEAM THAT FOLKS ARE EXPRESSING THAT THEY DON'T WANNA LIVE ANYMORE, RIGHT? AND I KNOW THAT'S SUPER MORBID, BUT THAT'S WHAT OUR CONSTITUENCY ALL ACROSS THE CITY'S EXPERIENCING. 
          UM, SO MY HOPE IS THAT RIGHT? WE CAN CONTINUE TO RECALIBRATE THE WAYS IN WHICH, UH, OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT ENFOR ENFORCE THE CITY CODE. 
          I UNDERSTAND THAT THAT TAKES ACTION OF COUNSEL. 
          UM, BUT, UM, POINTING TO THE FACT THAT THERE ARE RENTAL UNITS, RIGHT? AND THIS ISN'T ALL WHERE SOME OF MY PROPERTY OWNERS HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THE CONDITION OF THESE MULTI-FAMILY UNITS, RIGHT? AND YOU CAN DRIVE BY, AND I'VE BEEN READING THE CITY CODE , SO RIGHT. 
          THERE'S JUST VISIBLE CODE COMPLIANCE VIOLATIONS. 
          AND THE NEIGHBORS WILL SAY LIKE, WE'VE POD CODE, WE'VE POD CODE, AND, AND NOTHING HAPPENS. 
          SO CAN YOU EXPLAIN TO ME WHAT THAT ACCOUNTABILITY PIECE LOOKS LIKE? I'VE SEEN IT PLAY OUT WITH RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY OWNERS, HOW QUICKLY IT MOVES TO B S B, BUT WHAT'S THE PROCESS FOR MULTI-FAMILY PROPERTY OWNERS? WELL, I THINK THAT THE PROCESS IS VERY SIMILAR IN TERMS OF, UM, AS I DESCRIBED TO, UH, COUNCILMAN COURAGE. 
          UH, WE, IF WE, IF WE GET CALLED OR WE VISIBLY, VISIBLY SEE 'CAUSE REMEMBER MM-HMM. 
          , UH, WE ALSO HAVE PROACTIVITY, UH, GOALS. 
          UH, OUR, OUR, WE'RE NOT JUST RESPONDING TO CALLS AND COMPLAINTS, BUT THEY'RE, OUR CODE OFFICERS ARE OUT THERE. 
          IF THEY SEE SOMETHING, UH, THEY'RE, THEY'RE CHARGED WITH ADDRESSING IT. 
          UM, BUT IF WE ROLL, ROLL UP TO A PROPERTY AND IT'S A RENTAL, UH, THE PROPERTY OWNER IS ULTIMATELY RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING, UH, ADEQUATE HOUSING FOR THEIR TENANTS. 
          THAT'S WHY WE HAVE A MINIMUM PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE. 
          UM, BUT WE WOULD ISSUE THE NOTICE TO THE TENANT, NO, SORRY, THE TENANT, EXCUSE ME, UH, TO THE PROPERTY OWNER. 
          AND IT WOULD GO THROUGH THAT. 
          THEY WOULD HAVE TIME TO CURE IT, TIME TO FIX IT. 
          AND MANY DO. 
          UH, IF THOSE THAT DON'T, WE WILL USE THE COURT PROCESS THROUGH FINES AND ELEVATED FINES. 
          'CAUSE THOSE FINES START OFF AT HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS. 
          IF THEY DON'T FIX IT, IT WILL GO TO THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. 
          CERTAINLY IN, IN, IN INSIDE THIS PROCESS. 
          WE DIDN'T REALLY TALK ABOUT IT, BUT WE'RE ALSO CONNECTING. 
          IF WE SEE SOMETHING LIKE WE WOULD IN A SINGLE FAMILY HOME, UH, IF WE SEE SOMETHING THAT NEEDS SOME ADDITIONAL CITY SERVICES, LIKE THROUGH CASE MANAGERS OR SOCIAL WORKERS THAT THE CITY HAS, WE'LL CONNECT THEM. 
          BUT WE'LL KEEP UTILIZING THE TOOLS THAT WE HAVE TO GET THEM INTO COMPLIANCE TO MAINTAIN, TO GET THEIR, THEIR HOUSING UP TO MINIMUM STANDARDS. 
          WHAT, WHAT STEPS SHOULD, UH, OUR OFFICE OR ANY OTHER OFFICE TAKE IF THAT'S NOT THE PROCESS WE'RE SEEING PLAYED OUT? RIGHT. 
          IF THERE'S BEEN ONGOING, UH, CODE ISSUES WITH THE PROPERTY AND THE PROCESS YOU JUST EXPLAINED ISN'T HAPPENING, UH, WHAT DO YOU RECOMMEND? UH, THE STEPS THAT WE TAKE? WELL, LIKE WE, LIKE WE DO WITH ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS. 
          'CAUSE WE GO TO SOME NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS OR ANYBODY, ONE, LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU'RE SEEING. 
          IF YOU HAVE A SPECIFIC PROPERTY OR PROPERTIES, WE WILL LOOK IN AND TELL YOU WHERE IT IS IN THE STATUS. 
          BECAUSE GETTING TO COURT, THAT CITATION AND COURT PROCESS IT, RIGHT? IT IS, IT IS SLOW. 
          IT'S SLOWER THAN WE WANT, IS SLOWER THAN THE RESIDENT WANTS. 
          SLOWER THAN REALLY WE ALL WANT. 
          UH, BUT WE CAN TELL YOU WHERE WE ARE IN THAT PROCESS. 
          IF WE HAVE MISSED SOMETHING THAT YOU'RE SEEING OR HEARING, UH, THEN WE'LL HAVE TO ADDRESS IT. 
          BUT I THINK LETTING US KNOW WHAT PROPERTY YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT OR IF YOU HAVE MULTIPLE, UM, AND I TOOK SOME NOTES WHILE HE WAS SPEAKING, SO MM-HMM. 
          , I'M SURE WE'LL HAVE THAT CONVERSATION SOON. 
          RIGHT. 
          UM, BUT I THINK THAT, THAT, THAT WOULD, THAT WOULD BE THE WAY I WOULD, I WOULD ADDRESS IT AND, YOU KNOW, IT COME TO ME, I MEAN, OR MY CODE MANAGER IN YOUR AREA, THAT WOULD BE THE WAY TO GO. 
          ALL RIGHT. 
          THANK YOU MIKE, AND THANK YOU CHAIR FOR IZING THIS. 
          YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. 
          UH, COUNCILMAN COURAGE? YES. 
          THIS IS FOR MS. GONZALEZ. 
          OH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR, YOUR PRESENTATION AND, AND, UH, WORKING WITH THE HALF PROGRAM YOU HAD, COULD YOU TELL US WHAT IS THE, UH, ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES FOR THE, UH, HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM RIGHT NOW? CURRENTLY WITH HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM? THERE'S TWO ARMS. JUST TO REMIND YOU. 
          THE RENTAL ASSISTANCE IS 5.5 MILLION. 
          PARDON ME? 5.5 MILLION. 
          OH, OKAY. 
          AND I DO WANNA ALSO ADD, WHICH IS GREAT NEWS. 
          UM, WE ARE WORKING WITH BEAR COUNTY ON AN ADDITIONAL INFUSION OF FUNDS AND WE'VE ALSO, THE CITY HAS REQUESTED ADDITIONAL REALLOCATIONS FROM THE TREASURY. 
          UH, BUT THOSE ARE PENDING. 
          OKAY. 
          THAT'S GOOD. 
          'CAUSE I KNOW YOU MENTIONED YOU HAD 4,000 APPLICATIONS AND, YOU KNOW, IF YOU'VE ONLY GOT $5,500, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, $1,500 PER 
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FAMILY AND THAT COULD BE TWO MONTHS RENT AND NOT ENOUGH TO COVER A LOT OF OTHER THINGS. 
          SO I, I'M STILL GLAD TO HEAR THAT YOU'VE GOT AT LEAST THAT MUCH AND, AND MAYBE MORE COMING DOWN THE PIPELINE. 
          UH, HOW MANY CALLS ARE YOU AVERAGING OUR REQUESTS? ARE YOU AVERAGING SINCE WE WENT FROM EAP TO HALF PROGRAM? WELL, UM, WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE THAT WE PARTNER WITH THE THREE ONE ONE CALL CENTER, SO THEY WOULD HAVE THE EXACT DATA. 
          BUT WHEN I TALK TO, UM, MY, MY TE MY TEAM INFORMALLY, I MEAN, THEY'RE TRYING TO FIELD POSSIBLY 100 TO 300 CALLS A DAY, UM, IN REGARDS TO THE RENTAL ASSISTANCE OR RELOCATION. 
          SO THAT COULD BE ANOTHER 3000 PEOPLE A MONTH. 
          MM-HMM. 
          . 
          MM-HMM. 
          . 
          OKAY. 
          ALRIGHT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          MY PLEASURE. 
          THANK YOU, CHAIR. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCILMAN COURAGE. 
          AND COUNCILMAN CASTILLO HAS SOME, SOME FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS. 
          THANK YOU, CHAIR. 
          UH, AND I KNOW WE'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS AROUND THIS, AROUND THE, THE SENIOR MULTIFAMILY LIVING STANDARDS, UM, THAT WERE BEING EXPLORED, BUT WERE PAUSED PRE PANDEMIC. 
          UM, I THINK, UH, BASED OFF OF THE, THE PUBLIC COMMENT, RIGHT? AND SOME OF THE CALLS AND CONCERNS THAT WE ARE HEARING, UM, I THINK IT'S WORTH EXPLORING AGAIN, RIGHT? I, I UNDERSTAND THERE WAS SOME INDUSTRY PUSHBACK AROUND, UH, MULTI-FAMILY UNITS AND CODE. 
          UM, BUT I THINK, UH, GIVEN THE, THE HOUSING BOND, I THINK WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY WITH THOSE, THOSE DOLLARS, RIGHT? TO INSERT, ENSURE SOME LANGUAGE, UM, THAT IF THERE ARE CODE COMPLIANCE VIOLATIONS AND YOU'RE RECEIVING BOND DOLLARS, RIGHT? YOU HAVE A WINDOW TO ADDRESS THOSE CODE CONCERNS IN ORDER TO, TO QUALIFY, UM, FOR THOSE BOND DOLLARS, UM, I THINK IS, UM, ONE THING THAT WE CAN DO TO TACKLE, UM, UM, SOME OF THESE ISSUES AND CONCERNS THAT WE'RE SEEING. 
          UM, BUT THOSE ARE ALL MY COMMENTS. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN. 
          UM, I THINK THAT'S A GREAT IDEA. 
          SO MAYBE WE CAN EXPLORE THAT A LITTLE BIT FURTHER. 
          AND, UM, I GUESS IF WE WOULD HAVE TO AGENDAS IT EVENTUALLY FOR, UH, ACTION, LET'S, LET'S ADD THAT TO OUR, OUR LIST, UM, OF, OF THINGS THAT WE CAN EXPLORE. 
          DEFINITELY. 
          UM, I'VE ALSO INVITED SAHA, UH, TO COME AND DO A PRESENTATION. 
          I DON'T KNOW WHERE WE ARE ON THAT, BUT JUST, UH, KIND OF AS A REMINDER TO, TO STAFF. 
          LET'S FOLLOW UP ON THAT BECAUSE, UM, I, OH, IT'S NEXT MONTH, VERONICA SAYS. 
          OKAY, WONDERFUL. 
          SO I ANTICIPATE WE'LL GO OVER ON TIME THERE. 
          F Y I, IF WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENTS, SO PREPARE ADEQUATELY FOR IT. 
          UM, BUT THAT BRINGS US TO THE END OF OUR AGENDA TODAY. 
          THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR PARTICIPATING, AND WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT TIME. 
          THE MEETING'S ADJOURNED.
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