* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:06] THE TIME IS NOW 10:10 AM ON JUNE 13TH, 2022, AND THE MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY HEALTH ENVIRONMENT AND CULTURE COMMITTEE IS NOW CALLED TO ORDER. MADAM CLERK, CAN YOU CALL THE ROLE COUNCIL MEMBER BRAVO. COUNCIL MEMBER MCKEE RODRIGUEZ. PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER CASTILLO. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL. CHAIR VRAN. HERE. CHAIR. WE HAVE A QUORUM. [Approval of Minutes  ] FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES. CAN I GET A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE MINUTES? SO MOVED. THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE MINUTES. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE MINUTES, PLEASE VOTE USING THE SYSTEM. MOTION CA. MOTION CARRIES. MADAM CLERK, ARE THERE ANY CITIZENS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? YES, WE HAVE ROGER LOT. GREAT MR. LOT. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK IF YOU WANT TO COME UP TO THE PODIUM. OKAY. IT SEEMS THAT, UH, MR. LOT IS NOT HERE. SO LET'S MOVE ON TO THE AGENDA ITEMS. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE READ THE CAPTION. [Briefing and Possible Action on  ] ITEM NUMBER TWO IS ARPA, SENIOR SERVICES IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, UPDATE ON DEVELOPMENT AND TIMELINE FOR IMPLEMENTATION. IS THERE A STAFF PRESENTATION? GO, GO. GOOD MORNING. UH, CHAIR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. UM, SO THIS FIRST ITEM IS A BRIEFING ON, UM, IT'S REALLY JUST AN UPDATE ON STAFF'S PROPOSED IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR AMERICAN RESCUE ACT FUNDING FOR OLDER ADULTS MOST IMPACTED BY THE COVID PANDEMIC. UM, THE UPDATE WILL INCLUDE FUNDING PRIORITY INVESTMENTS, COMPETITIVE FUNDING PROCESS, AND THE IMPLEMENTATION TIMELINE. WE ARE FINALIZING THE PLAN, UM, AND THAT PLAN IS BUILT ON CHECK COMMITTEE GUIDANCE PROVIDED ON APRIL 12TH, MAY 10TH, AND TODAY COMMUNITY AND STAKEHOLDER INPUT, TARGETED STAKEHOLDER FEEDBACK, INCLUDING, UM, FROM THE CITY COUNTY JOINT COMMISSION ON ELDERLY AFFAIRS FROM SALSA COALITION, AND FROM THE BEXAR COUNTY SENIOR ADVISORY COMMITTEE. AND SO WHAT WE HEARD FROM CITY COUNCIL AND OUR PARTNERS REINFORCED THE DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACT THAT C OVID 19 HAS HAD ON OLDER ADULTS, PARTICULARLY RELATED TO SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL IMPACTS, INCLUDING INCREASED ISOLATION, FINANCIAL INSECURITIES, AND INCREASED RESPONSIBILITIES FOR INFORMAL AND UNPAID OLDER ADULT CAREGIVERS. IDENTIFIED PROGRAMS AS STRATEGIES IN THIS PLAN, FOCUS ON STRENGTHENING CONNECTIONS TO COMMUNITY AND HOME-BASED RESOURCES THROUGH TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS, NON CENTER-BASED PROGRAMMING AS WELL AS VOLUNTEERISM TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES WOULD INCLUDE REDUCED BARRIERS TO ACCESS AND HIGHER PARTICIPATION RATES AND PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. WE PROPOSE ALLOCATING $2 MILLION TO ADDRESS THIS COVID IMPACT. WE ARE ALSO PRO PROPOSING TO ALLOCATE $2 MILLION TO INCREASE ACCESS TO SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD AND BASIC NEEDS, FINANCIAL COUNSELING AND BENEFITS NAVIGATION TO HELP EASE THOSE INCREASED COSTS AND SCARCITY OF RESOURCES THAT SENIORS ARE EXPERIENCING. AND 1 MILLION, UM, IS RECOMMENDED TO BE ALLOCATED TO MITIGATING INCREASED CAREGIVER SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL ISSUES AND ASSOCIATED HEALTH RISKS. ULTIMATELY TO STABILIZE THE CAREGIVER, UM, UH, WORKFORCE PARTICIPATION OF VOLUNTEERS AND TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF CARE, UM, PROVIDED TO OLDER ADULTS. AND SO WE ARE PROPOSING, UM, A COMBINED COMPETITIVE FUNDING PROCESS THAT INCLUDES INVESTMENTS FOR NON-PROFIT AND AND SOCIAL SERVICES. PHASE TWO, OLDER ADULTS PROGRAMMING AND YOUTH SERVICES PROGRAMMING. WE ARE RECOMMENDING, UM, THAT THIS COMBINED COMPETITIVE PROCESS [00:05:01] WOULD HELP STREAMLINE THE APPLICATION FOR THESE FUNDS, UM, AND HELP IMPROVE TRANSPARENCY AND, AND WHAT WE'RE FUNDING. AND SO THROUGH THIS PROCESS, WE WOULD RETURN TO THE RESPECTIVE COMMITTEES AND CITY COUNCIL IN AUGUST FOR PLAN APPROVAL. SIMILAR TO THE R F P FOR IMMIGRATION SERVICES, PHASE ONE, WE ARE REQUESTING CHECK POLICY DIRECTION RELATED TO THE COMPETITIVE PROCESS AND PLANNED AWARDS. IN TERMS OF THE R F P PROCESS, WE WERE PROPOSING AN ABBREVIATED NON-COMMUNICATION PERIOD FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT WOULD BEGIN WHEN THE RFPS ARE SUBMITTED BY THE AGENCIES AND IT WOULD END WHEN THE ITEM IS POSTED TO THE AGENDA. CONSIDERATION OF PRIORITY FOR SMALL NONPROFIT, UM, ORGANIZATIONS WITH ANNUAL BUDGETS UNDER $500,000. UM, THAT WOULD, UH, THAT WOULD SHOW IN POINTS DURING THE EVALUATION PROCESS. UM, AGENCIES WOULD STILL NEED TO HAVE, UM, THE CAPACITY TO COMPLY WITH THE CITY'S FISCAL AND CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS, UH, INCLUDING UPDATED. UH, WE WOULD NEED TO HAVE THEIR UPDATED NINE 90 FINANCIAL REPORTS, NOT NECESSARILY A FULL AUDIT, BUT FINANCIAL REPORTS SO THAT WE CAN LOOK AT, UM, AND ENSURE THERE ARE SEPARATION OF DUTIES IN THEIR FISCAL UH, PROGRAMS. SO SIM WE'RE GONNA PRO, WE'RE ALSO PROPOSING A SIMPLIFIED ONLINE APPLICATION, A MINIMUM AWARD OF A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS IN FUNDING FLEXIBILITY THAT WOULD ALLOW HIGHER ADMINISTRATIVE RATES WERE NEEDED, UM, FOR THE AGENCIES TO CONTINUE TO PERFORM. AND WE'RE ALSO RECOMMENDING A TWO YEAR CONTRACT TERM. SO FOLLOWING TODAY'S SESSION, WE'RE PROPOSING TO SEEK FINAL PLAN APPROVAL FROM THIS SUBCOMMITTEE ON AUGUST THE NINTH AND CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL ON AUGUST THE 18TH. THE COMPETITIVE R F P WOULD BE RELEASED ON AUGUST 19TH. FROM AUGUST 29TH TO SEPTEMBER 2ND. WE WOULD HOLD A PRE HOLD OUR PRE-SUBMIT CONFERENCE AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANT WORKSHOPS. AND WE WILL WORK WITH YOUR OFFICES TO SCHEDULE THOSE DISTRICT SPECIFIC WORKSHOPS IF DESIRED. THE R F P WILL CLOSE ON SEPTEMBER 16TH AND WE WOULD REQUEST CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL OF RECOMMENDED AWARDS ON OCTO IN OCTOBER WITH ARE THOSE CONTRACTS BEGINNING IN NOVEMBER. AND SO THAT CONCLUDES THE SENIOR'S PRESENTATION. UM, AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE. ALRIGHT. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL START, UH, COUNCIL DISCUSSION. WE'LL START WITH, UH, COUNCILMAN MCKEE RODRIGUEZ. THANK YOU CHAIR. UM, I WAS WONDERING, CAN WE GET A CLARIFICATION ON WHAT COMMUNITY-BASED TRANSPORTATION MEANS? AND WHAT I'M GETTING AT IS, WILL SENIOR CENTERS BE ALLOTTED A VEHICLE FOR TRANSPORT AND A PICKUP OR THE WAY IT CURRENTLY IS? OR WILL, UM, THIS INCLUDE VIA TRANSIT AND SOME SORT OF COORDINATION WITH THEM? THIS, THERE'S A NUMBER OF PROGRAMS THAT ARE OUT THERE RIGHT NOW THAT, WELL, NOT A NUMBER, OBVIOUSLY NOT ENOUGH, BUT YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE SMALL PROGRAMS WHERE VOLUNTEERS PICK PEOPLE UP AND THEY PAY THE VOLUNTEERS STIPEND. IT COULD BE, UM, A NONPROFIT TRANSPORTATION COMPANY MAYBE THAT IS WILLING TO USE THEIR, THEIR VEHICLES. UH, WE DON'T ANTICIPATE PURCHASING VEHICLES FOR OUR PROGRAM NECESSARILY. THIS WOULD BE A, A TARGETED FOR NONPROFITS TO APPLY. AND SO THERE COULD BE ALSO CREATIVE SOLUTIONS OUT THERE THAT, THAT WE'RE NOT EVEN THINKING OF. SO, UM, I'M ALSO WONDERING, WE HAD, UH, SO IN 2019 MM-HMM. , THERE WAS A SENIOR SERVICES STRATEGIC PLAN AND TWO FOCUSES OF THE WERE LOCATION DECISION FOR FUTURE CENTERS. YES. UM, AND THE EVOLVING DEMAND OF, UH, SENIOR CENTER SERVICES. AND I'M WONDERING, ARE WE PLANNING TO, IS THERE, IS IT POSSIBLE TO SET ASIDE ANY AMOUNT OF MONEY TO SUPPORT OUR EXISTING SENIOR CENTERS AND, UM, MAKE THEM BETTER AND MORE ACCESSIBLE? 'CAUSE I GO TO A FEW DIFFERENT SENIOR CENTERS MM-HMM. AND THE NEED FOR IMPROVEMENT IS, IS ALWAYS THERE. RIGHT. SO IS THAT A POSSIBILITY? WE COULD LOOK AT ADDING ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES TO THE SENIOR CENTERS WITH THE CONSOLIDATED FUNDING PROCESS THAT WE GO THROUGH. ALL OF THE SENIOR SERVICES FUNDING IS FOCUSED ON OUR CENTERS. AND SO WE DO THAT IN THAT PROCESS AND LIMIT. UM, SO IF APPLICANTS WERE APPLYING TO PROVIDE ARTS SERVICES OR COMPUTER SERVICES, WE COULD SPECIFY THAT IT'D BE DONE IN OUR CENTERS. OKAY. I APPRECIATE THAT. AND THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN CASTILLO. THANK YOU CHAIR. AND THANK YOU MELODY FOR [00:10:01] THE PRESENTATION. I AM, UH, PLEASED WITH THE FUNDING PRIORITY INVESTMENTS THAT ARE LISTED. UH, FOR EXAMPLE, UM, WE HAVE THE NORMAL SENIOR CENTER WITHIN OUR DISTRICT, AND DOWN THE STREET IS THE SAN JUAN SENIOR HOMES. RIGHT. IT'S RIGHT DOWN THE STREET. AND WHEN I GO TO THE SENIOR HOMES, UH, THEY MENTIONED, I WISH THERE WAS A COMMUNITY CENTER NEAR ME. LIKE NORMAL IS RIGHT DOWN THE STREET. IT'S ON YOU JUST TAKE, UM, THE FIVE 20 AND IT'LL GET YOU THERE. RIGHT. BUT, UM, WE'RE, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SENIORS WHERE IT'S TOO HOT TO WAIT OUTSIDE, UM, AND YOU KNOW, THE, THE SIDEWALKS NEED IMPROVEMENT TO WALK TO THE BUS STOP. SO IT'S JUST, UM, SO MANY BARRIERS JUST TO GET TO THE BUS STOP TO GET TO THE SENIOR CENTER, UM, THAT WE'RE WORKING TO ADDRESS. AND THEY ASK, WHAT CAN, HOW CAN WE GET THINGS TO COME TO US? SO I'M PLEASED TO SEE THAT THERE'S, UM, FUNDING OPPORTUNITY FOR NON CENTER-BASED PROGRAMMING TO REDUCE SOCIAL ISOLATION. CAN YOU SHARE SOME EXAMPLES OF WHAT THOSE NON CENTER-BASED PROGRAMMING CAN LOOK LIKE? THEY COULD BE, FOR EXAMPLE, UM, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE OTHER, UH, NON-PROFIT COMMUNITY CENTERS OUT THERE, LIKE THE GOOD SAMARITAN CENTER. THEY COULD, YOU KNOW, POTENTIALLY APPLY TO, UM, INCREASE THE WORK THEY'RE DOING WITH SENIORS AT THAT CENTER, UM, CONGREGATIONS WHO ARE PROVIDING, YOU KNOW, MAYBE A PART-TIME NUTRITION SITE COULD APPLY TO PROVIDE MORE ACTIVITIES. SO, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A NUMBER, THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON OUTSIDE OF OUR CENTERS, UM, WITH SENIORS. AND, AND THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO SEEK RESOURCES FOR THOSE. GREAT. I, I, I THINK THAT'S EXCITING THAT WE CAN BRING SOME OF THESE RESOURCES TO OUR SENIOR HOMES. UH, I'M ALSO PLEASED TO SEE THAT THERE'S, UM, THE PILLAR FOR INCREASED FOOD AND RESOURCE INSECURITY. I KNOW I'VE SHARED THAT MANY OF OUR SENIORS AND SPEAKING TO SOME OF THE, THE LEADS AT THE SENIOR CENTERS, RIGHT? I'VE ASKED LIKE, WHAT, WHAT DO YOU NEED? OR WHAT DO, WHAT GAPS ARE WE SEEING? AND IT'S BEEN EMPHASIZED THAT THEY'RE SEEING AN INCREASE OF SENIORS WANTING TO APPLY FOR ASSISTANCE FROM THE FOOD BANK. UM, BUT THEY'RE BARELY MISSING THE MARK, RIGHT? MM-HMM. BECAUSE OF THEIR INCOME. UM, BUT WE KNOW, YOU KNOW, GAS IS INCREASING, ELECTRICITY'S INCREASING, SO ON AND SO FORTH. UM, IS THERE OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO WORK WITH THE, THE FOOD BANK TO, TO, YOU KNOW, TEE THIS UP TO WHERE WE'RE ASSISTING MORE SENIORS, UH, WITH HAVING ACCESS TO THAT FOOD? AND WHAT WOULD THAT PROCESS LOOK LIKE? UH, YOU KNOW, IT'S SOMETHING THAT FOOD BANK OR AN ANOTHER FOOD PANTRY COULD APPLY AND SAY, YOU KNOW, WE WANNA SERVE, UM, A HIGHER INCOME GROUP OF SENIORS. WE WOULD LOOK AT THAT. UM, YOU KNOW, WE, WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE COVID IMPACT, UM, WITH THE ARPA FUNDS AND, AND WE WANT TO, TO SERVE THE MOST VULNERABLE SENIORS, AND THAT'S WHY YOU HAVE THOSE INCOME THRESHOLDS. BUT WE CAN LOOK AT IS THERE A PROCESS THAT COULD TAKE INTO ACCOUNT OTHER, UM, CONCERNS AND CHALLENGES SENIORS ARE HAVING THAN JUST INCOME AND STILL MEET THOSE GUIDELINES. SO WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT THAT. GREAT. THANK YOU MELODY. AND I'D LIKE TO WORK ON, ON THAT PIECE, UM, UH, WITH Y'ALL. UM, BUT I, I APPRECIATE, UM, THE PRESENTATION AND SEEING THIS, UH, MOVE FORWARD. I KNOW THIS ASSISTANCE IS VERY MUCH NEEDED. UM, SO LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS, UH, CONTINUING TO MOVE FORWARD. THANK YOU, CHAIR. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN CASTILLO. AND MY COMMENTS ARE, THANK YOU, UH, MELODY FOR WORKING ON THIS, YOU KNOW, HOW IMPORTANT SENIORS ARE TO ME. AND I, UM, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE, AND AS YOU GO OUT TO THE STAKEHOLDERS, ARE, UM, OUR COMMISSION, OUR JOINT ELDERS AFFAIRS COMMISSION. THEY, I MET WITH THEM THIS WEEK. AND I THINK THEIR COMMUNICATING IS ON THAT FINANCIAL, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE THAT THEY'RE ALL FEELING KIND OF THAT CRISIS. AND WHEN WE LOOK AT SENIORS AND THEIR EXPENSES, UM, I THINK ABOUT MY SENIORS WHO HAVE, UM, MAYBE ONE OR TWO PETS AND THE PET'S BUDGET IS BIGGER THAN THEIR MAYBE FOOD BUDGET. AND WE NEED TO KIND OF LOOK AT THAT AND, AND TALK WITH THEM AS WE LOOK AT THAT FOOD, UM, AND RESOURCE INSECURITY. THE OTHER IS THE, UM, THE INCREASED UTILITY RATES THAT THEY MAY BE FACING ALSO. AND WE, WE ARE TRYING TO HAVE OUR COOLING CENTERS AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE TAKING CARE OF THE SENIORS, BUT THERE'S GOING, THERE'S A LOT WHERE ON PAPER IT MAY LOOK LIKE THE SENIORS HAVE A BUDGET THAT THEY CAN WORK WITH, BUT IN REALITY, UH, AS PRICES INCREASE, THEY DON'T. SO I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING MORE ABOUT THIS. THIS WAS FOR BRIEFING ONLY. MM-HMM. . SO, UH, WE LOOK FORWARD TO GET BACK IN AUGUST AND, UM, HOPEFULLY MOVE SOMETHING FORWARD TO THE FULL COUNCIL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MADAM CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE READ THE CAPTION FOR THE SECOND ITEM? ITEM NUMBER THREE IS ARPA, PHASE TWO, NONPROFIT AND SOCIAL SERVICES IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, UPDATE ON DEVELOPMENT AND TIMELINE FOR DISTRIBUTION. AND I BELIEVE THERE'S A PRESENTATION ON THIS, MELANIE, AND WE MIGHT HAVE MORE DISCUSSION ON THIS ONE. SO I'M BACK. [00:15:01] AND THIS BRIEFING VERY SIMILAR TO THE LAST ONE, PROVIDES AN UPDATE ON WHERE WE ARE WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FINAL PLAN. AND SO THIS IS, THIS ONE WILL SPECIFICALLY FOCUS ON THE PHASE TWO OF THE NONPROFIT AND SOCIAL SERVICES IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, INCLUDING THE PROPOSED FUNDING PRIORITY INVESTMENTS. UM, AGAIN, GUIDED BY THIS SUBCOMMITTEE AND STAKEHOLDER INPUT, AS WELL AS COMMUNITY INPUT, THE COMPETITIVE FUNDING PROCESS AND THE PROPOSED TIMELINE. WE ARE FINALIZING THE PLAN, WHICH, UM, AGAIN, IS, UM, BUILT ON THOSE VARIOUS FORMS OF INPUT. AND SO THE NONPROFIT AND SOCIAL SERVICES FUNDING IS, IS BEING AWARDED THROUGH THE TWO PHASES. PHASE ONE IMMIGRATION SERVICES TOTALED 1.5 MILLION. IT WAS APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL ON JUNE 4TH, AND WE ISSUED THE, UH, R F P ON JUNE THE SIXTH. SO IT IS ON THE STREET. AND WE WILL RETURN TO CITY COUNCIL IN AUGUST FOR APPROVAL OF OUR RECOMMEND, WELL REQUEST APPROVAL OF OUR RECOMMENDED AWARDS, UH, WITH OUR CONTRACTS TARGETED TO BEGIN IN SEPTEMBER. SO THEN THROUGH PHASE TWO OF THE PLAN, THE REMAINING 2.5 MILLION IS RECOMMENDED TO BE ALLOCATED TO SUPPORT BOTH NONPROFIT CAPACITY BUILDING AND RECOVERY AND PROGRAMMING. WE WILL RETURN TO CHECK, UH, IN CITY COUNCIL IN AUGUST FOR APPROVAL OF THE PHASE TWO IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, FOLLOWED BY RELEASE OF THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. AND WE ANTICIPATE, AGAIN, UH, PRESENTING THOSE RECOMMENDED AWARDS TO CITY COUNCIL IN OCTOBER TO REQUEST APPROVAL WITH THE CONTRACTS BEGINNING IN NOVEMBER. AND SO, UM, YOU KNOW, THE, LIKE IT HAS WITH SENIORS AND OTHER VULNERABLE GROUPS, THE PANDEMIC HAS HAD A, A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE NONPROFIT AND SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS IN OUR COMMUNITY. UM, THESE IMPACTS ARE RELATED TO DECREASED, UH, REVENUES AND INCREASED SPENDING OR INCREASED EXPENSES, LAYOFFS AND WORKFORCE CONCERNS, INCREASED DEMAND FOR SERVICES FROM THE COMMUNITY AND CHALLENGES, UM, IN CONNECTING WITH RESIDENTS. WE'RE FOCUSED ON TWO PRIMARY IMPACTS THROUGH THE PHASE TWO PLAN, NONPROFIT FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, AND INCREASED INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS. UM, WE'RE PROPOSING TO ALLOCATE $1 MILLION TO BOOST NONPROFIT CAPACITY AND 500,000 TO CONNECT NONPROFIT PARTNERS WITH LONG-TERM CAPACITY BUILDING RESOURCES TO SUPPORT SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCY. AND THIS IS SOMETHING WE HEARD DIRECTLY FROM, UM, NONPROFIT AGENCIES. DURING OUR STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS. WE ALSO RECOMMEND A MILLION TO ADDRESS ECONOMIC INSECURITY FOR RESIDENTS THROUGH CONNECTION TO BENEFITS, FINANCIAL RESOURCES, UM, BASIC NEEDS AND FOOD, AS WELL AS CONNECTION TO WORKFORCE TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. IDENTIFIED PROGRAMS AND STRATEGIES INCLUDE ADDRESSING IMMEDIATE AND SYSTEMIC NEEDS FOR NONPROFIT ORG ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE IMPACTED BY THE PANDEMIC, CONNECTING NONPROFIT PARTNERS WITH LONG-TERM CAPACITY BUILDING AND STRENGTHENING SAFETY NET SYSTEMS TO SUPPORT FAMILY STABILITY AND IMPROVE FINANCIAL SECURITY FOR RESIDENTS. AND SO, UM, THE, THIS NEXT THREE SLIDES ARE, ARE VERY SIMILAR TO THE, THE LAST PRESENTATION WE'RE PROPOSING THAT COMBINED R F P, THAT WOULD INCLUDE THE 2.5 MILLION FOR NON-PROFIT SENIOR SERVICES, 5 MILLION, AND ALSO OUR YOUTH, UM, SERVICES AT $10 MILLION. SO SIMILAR TO, UM, THE R F P FOR IMMIGRATION, WE'RE REQUESTING YOUR POLICY DIRECTION AGAIN, UM, WHICH INCLUDES THE ABBREVIATED NON-COMMUNICATION PLAN, CONSIDERATION OF PRIORITY FOR SMALL BUSINESS OR SMALL NONPROFITS. THE SIMPLIFIED ONLINE APPLICATION, THE MINIMUM AWARD OF $100,000 AND FUNDING FLEXIBILITY, ALLOWING, UH, MORE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS WERE NEEDED, AS WELL AS PROVIDING THE TWO YEAR CONTRACT CON PERIOD CONTRACT PERIOD. AND SO, AGAIN, THE TIMELINE IS THE SAME. UM, WE'LL BE BRINGING THE IMPLEMENTATION PLANS FOR BOTH, UH, PRIORITIES TO CHECK IN ON AUGUST THE NINTH FOR FINAL APPROVAL BEFORE WE GO TO CITY COUNCIL FOR FINAL APPROVAL ON AUGUST THE 18TH. AND THEN WE WILL RELEASE THAT COMBINED R F P ON AUGUST THE 19TH. UM, AND WE'LL REQUEST COME BACK TO CITY COUNCIL IN OCTOBER WITH RECOMMENDED AWARDS WITH CONTRACTS BEGINNING IN NOVEMBER. AND [00:20:01] SO THAT CONCLUDES THE NONPROFIT PRESENTATION, AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. UM, THANK YOU, MELODY. SO, UH, AND I'M GONNA START WITH QUESTIONS. SO WE HAD A LOT OF, UH, NONPROFIT SOCIAL SERVICE ASKS IN MM-HMM. THE INITIAL, SO DID WE, AND THIS SEEMS WIDE ENOUGH TO ENCOMPASS THEM MM-HMM. , BUT, UM, IT, IT, UH, MY CONCERN IS THAT WE, THE WORKSHOP IS A, IS A LITTLE TOO LATE IN THE PROCESS FOR THEM TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY NEED TO SUBMIT. UH, IS THERE ANY WAY WE CAN DO SOMETHING ALMOST DIRECTLY AFTER THE AUGUST 9TH TO GET THEM OR KIND OF ALLUDE TO WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO NEED? BECAUSE THAT'S THE FRUSTRATION THAT I'M HEARING IS THEY'RE NOT UNDERSTANDING WHERE THEY NEED TO FOCUS IN THEIR NEEDS BECAUSE THEY HAVE SO MANY NEEDS. THEY CAN DO PROGRAMMING, THEY CAN DO THE STAFFING, THEY CAN DO SO MUCH. BUT, UM, I THINK THERE'S A FEAR, ESPECIALLY FOR THE SMALLER ONES, THAT THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET EVERYTHING DONE IN A TIMELY MANNER. SO WHEN WE ISSUE THE, THE R F P WILL BE STRUCTURED WITH A LOT AND TO ANSWER A LOT OF THE QUESTIONS SO THAT IT'LL, IT'LL PROVIDE GUIDANCE, IT'LL PROVIDE, UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S REALLY, THERE'S A CHECKLIST THAT THEY CAN MAKE SURE THAT THEY'VE INCLUDED ALL OF THE INFORMATION THEY NEED TO INCLUDE. SO THAT'LL BE, YOU KNOW, THAT AS AN INITIAL, UM, START, WILL GIVE THEM A LOT OF INFORMATION. AND THEN WE DO, UM, EVEN BEFORE THE WORKSHOPS START A PRE-SUBMIT CONFERENCE PRETTY QUICK AFTER THE R F P IS ISSUED AND PEOPLE CAN, UM, COME TO THAT. WE DO A PRESENTATION ALONG WITH PURCHASING TO GIVE MORE, UH, DETAIL ABOUT THE PROCESS. AND, UM, PEOPLE ARE ALLOWED, YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHEN THEY CAN START SUBMITTING QUESTIONS THAT WE'LL ANSWER AN ISSUE TO ANYONE THAT HAS REQUESTED OR SHOWED UP AT THE PRE-SUBMISSION CONFERENCE OR REQUESTED THE, THE R F P DOCUMENT. BECAUSE WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IS WE DO THIS BY DISTRICT, ESPECIALLY IN THE SOUTHERN SECTORS THAT WERE, UM, THE SOUTHERN AND THE SOUTHEAST SIDE THAT WE'RE IMPACTED SO GREATLY, UH, ABOUT BY THE PANDEMIC. WE POSSIBLY DO SOMETHING THERE FOR OUR SMALLER NONPROFITS THAT HAVE NEVER, NEVER BEEN THROUGH THIS PROCESS OR ASKED THE CITY FOR MONEY BEFORE MM-HMM. . SO, UM, UH, I LOOK FORWARD TO, TO THE, YOUR DEPARTMENT CONTINUING TO WORK ON IT AND SEE HOW, UM, HOW WE CAN CONTINUE TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR NONPROFITS IMPACTED OR ARE INCLUDED IN THIS PROCESS. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO COUN MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES' DISCUSSION. AND WE'LL START WITH COUNCILWOMAN CASTILLO THIS TIME. THANK YOU CHAIR, AND THANK YOU MELODY. UM, YOU ADDRESSED US MANY OF MY QUESTIONS THROUGHOUT YOUR PRESENTATION AND IN THE PREVIOUS, UM, UH, CONVERSATION. BUT, UH, RIGHT. REFLECTING NOW ON THE FUNDING PRIORITY INVESTMENTS AND THE AMOUNT FOR SENIORS AND NONPROFITS, UM, I'M, I, I, I KNOW WE'VE ALREADY HAD THE CONVERSATION, THE DEBATE, RIGHT? BUT LOOKING AT 1 MILLION FOR FLEXIBLE FUNDING TO SUPPORT, UH, NONPROFITS WHO HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY COVID 19 THAT, UH, PROVIDE SYSTEMIC NEEDS, SEEING 1 MILLION, RIGHT? I'M A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED WITH THE NUMBER, BUT THAT DEBATE ALREADY HAPPENED. AND HERE WE ARE, RIGHT? WITH THESE LIMITED FUNDS. BUT WHAT THIS TELLS ME IS THAT AS WE ENTER THE FISCAL 2023 CONVERSATIONS THAT WE NEED TO, UH, CONTINUE TO INVEST, UH, EVEN MORE SO IN THESE BUCKETS BECAUSE, UM, IF WE'RE NOT INVESTING IN OUR MOST VULNERABLE AND SUPPORTING THOSE NONPROFITS, RIGHT? IT'S REMINDING OURSELVES THAT NOT ONLY ARE THESE NONPROFITS PROVIDING, UM, IMPORTANT SERVICES, RIGHT? MM-HMM. , WHETHER IT'S WALKING SOMEONE THROUGH THE EMERGENCY HOUSING ASSISTANCE APPLICATION OR APPLYING FOR, UM, FOOD RESOURCES, SO ON AND SO FORTH, THAT THESE ARE LIKE, THESE ARE CONCERNS THAT WE NEED TO BE ADDRESSING. BUT, UM, WE'LL SEE THAT CONVERSATION WITH THAT. BUT, UH, I, I APPRECIATE THIS BRIEFING. I DON'T HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OTHER THAN, UH, I KNOW EARLY ON WE HAD A CONVERSATION ABOUT HAVING A GENERAL APPLICATION SIMILAR TO THE HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAMMING APPLICATION, WHERE NONPROFITS WOULD CHECK A BOX IF THEY'VE APPLIED FOR COUNTY ASSISTANCE. DID, UH, WE EVER DEVELOP THAT AND DOES IT HAVE A BOX TO ASK IF THEY'VE APPLIED FOR COUNTY, UH, ARPA ASSISTANCE AS WELL? THE, WE WE COULD ADD THAT TO THE R F P. IN FACT, I THINK IT, IT'S PROBABLY IN THERE IS, UM, JUST WHAT OTHER, UH, ASSISTANCE HAVE THE, HAS THE AGENCY BEEN ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF MM-HMM. AND THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT DOESN'T NECESSARILY ELIMINATE THEM. UM, BUT IT LETS US KNOW YEAH. THAT THEY'RE ALSO LOOKING FOR OTHER FUNDING SOURCES. YEAH. THANK YOU, MELODY. THANK YOU, CHAIR. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN CASTILLO. UH, COUNCILMAN MC, MCKEE RODRIGUEZ. THANK YOU, CHAIR. UM, MY QUESTIONS ARE FAIRLY SIMILAR TO COUNCILMAN VRAN. UM, I'LL START WITH, WILL WE [00:25:01] OVERLAY, UM, THE EQUITY SCORE, UM, TO ENSURE THAT MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES ARE BEING SERVED MOST BY THE NONPROFITS THAT WE FUND? YES. UM, SO WE'LL BE LOOKING AT THAT. AND THEN THEY'RE ALSO THE FEDERAL FEDERALLY QUALIFIED CENSUS TRACKS. AND SO, UM, THAT'S ACTUALLY FOR ARPA FUNDING, WE HAVE TO SHOW THAT, THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT THOSE. SO, WONDERFUL. WONDERFUL. ABSOLUTELY. THE SECOND BIT IS ABOUT THE, UM, THE TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WORKSHOPS. MM-HMM. , I SEE THAT FOR THE IMMIGRATION, UH, PORTION OF THE NON-PROFIT FUNDS, UH, THE TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IS SUPPOSED TO START THIS MONTH. MM-HMM. , HAS THAT ALREADY HAPPENED THIS WEEK? STARTING THIS WEEK? AND HOW LONG WILL THAT LAST? UM, I THINK THERE'S THREE SESSIONS. THREE SESSIONS. OKAY. WOULD YOU MIND, I CAN SEND YOU THE PERFECT, 'CAUSE IF I HAVE THE, UM, IF I HAVE THE FLYERS OR WHATEVER IT IS, I CAN SEND THOSE OUT TO THE NONPROFITS THAT WE HAVE, UH, THAT WE HAVE CONNECTION TO. AND I WOULD MAKE THE SAME REQUEST AS FOR AUGUST, IF YOU HAVE ANY OF THOSE DATES AND LOCATIONS ALREADY DETERMINED. OKAY. UM, MAKES IT EASIER FOR ME TO SEND 'EM OUT FASTER. SURE. ASIDE FROM THAT, I THINK THAT'S EVERYTHING. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OKAY. YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND THIS ITEM WAS FOR BRIEFING PURPOSES ONLY. YES. UH, MADAM CLERK, CAN YOU READ THE CAPTION FOR OUR NEXT ITEM? [Consent Agenda  ] ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS APPROVAL OF THE MUNICIPAL SETTING DESIGNATION. M SS D APPLICATION FOR THE FORMER SAN ANTONIO LIGHT PROPERTY AT FOUR 20 BROADWAY, LOCATED IN CITY COUNCIL. DISTRICT ONE. THANK YOU. AND THIS ITEM IS FOR, UM, FOR ACTION. AND I BELIEVE THERE IS A STAFF PRESENTATION. WOULD MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES LIKE TO SEE THAT STAFF PRESENTATION? YES. NO. NO. SO, UH, CAN I GET A MOTION ON THIS MOVE TO APPROVE? WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. UH, WOULD WE LIKE DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. COUNCILMAN MCKEE RODRIGUEZ. I'LL JUST SAY BRIEFLY THAT, UM, I FEEL FAIRLY CONFIDENT IN DOING THIS BECAUSE, UM, DISTRICT TWO DID HAVE THE FIRST MUNICIPAL SETTINGS DESIGNATION AND WE WORKED WITH SIERRA CLUB TO ENSURE THAT THE PROCESS WAS SOUND AND THAT, UM, MEMBERS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMUNITY WERE BOUGHT INTO THIS. AND SO I FEEL FAIRLY CONFIDENT THAT, UM, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE, UM, ACCEPTED. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN CASTILLO. ALRIGHT, SO LET ME GET THE WORDING. WE HAVE A MOTION A SECOND. SO THIS IS, WE HAVE A MOTION AND, UH, A SECOND TO APPROVE THE M S D APPLICATION AS SUBMITTED. UM, LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE USING OUR DEVICE. MOTION CARRIES. THERE BEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION. OH, I'M SORRY. UH, THE TIME IS NOW 10 38 AND THE MEETING IS NOW ADJOURNED. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.