* 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. [00:00:05] FOR JOINING US TO THE COMMUNITY HEALTH ENVIRONMENT AND CULTURE COMMITTEE OF FEBRUARY THE 23RD, WE'LL GET STARTED WITH ROLL CALL COUNCIL MEMBER MCKEE RODRIGUEZ. PRESENT, COUNCIL MEMBER GRO. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER CASTILLO. HERE. CHAIR ROCHA GARCIA. HERE. CHAIR. WE HAVE A QUORUM. AWESOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH EVERYONE. WE [Approval of Minutes  ] WILL START WITH THE EASY STUFF, THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FOR JANUARY 19TH, 2023 OF THE CHECK MEETING. IS THERE, UM, ANY COMMENTS OR CAN I ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. I SECOND. AWESOME. THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE TABLE. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ITEM NUMBER TWO, AND [Briefing and Possible Action on  ] IT'S THE, UM, UH, ONLY ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT, SPENDING FRAMEWORK AND IMPACTFUL YOUTH INVESTMENTS FOR YOUTH AND SENIORS. POSSIBLE ACTION RECOMMENDATIONS RELATED TO THE BALANCE OF ARPA FUNDING FOR YOUTH AND SENIORS WILL ALSO BE DISCUSSED. WE HAVE THREE SPEAKERS THAT HAVE SIGNED UP FOR THIS ITEM. WE'LL TAKE THEM UP RIGHT NOW. EMMA ALEXANDER WILL BE THE FIRST ONE FOLLOWED BY BETHANY HOLE. SUMMERS. GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME AND SPEAK WITH YOU. I AM DR. M ALEXANDER. MY HUSBAND IS BISHOP TREVOR D ALEXANDER. WE PASTOR AT TRUVIN CHURCH IN DISTRICT TWO. OUR CHURCH IS, UM, A WELLNESS CHAMPION CHURCH. WE'RE GETTING RID OF THE STIGMA OF HAVING, UM, MENTAL HEALTH AS, AS FAR AS IN THE CHURCH AND SAYING THAT WE CAN'T GET HELP. BUT KNOWING THAT WE NEED THE HELP. WE, UM, ALSO WITH HAVING NAMI'S CLASSES AND GOING THROUGH BRIDGES TO CARE, WE HAVE BEEN MORE PROACTIVE AND BUILDING OUR CAPACITY AND, AND ALSO IN HELPING OUR YOUTH. OUR YOUTH HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DISCUSS, UM, HAVE CLASSES ON, UM, MENTAL WELLNESS. WE'RE WORKING ON HEALTHY BOUNDARIES THAT THEY'RE GONNA COME AND TEACH DIFFERENT CLASSES FOR THEM. UM, WE HAVE SEEN SOME POSITIVE RESPONSES IN OUR FAMILIES BECAUSE OF NAMI AND BRIDGES TO CARE IN OUR CONGREGATION. THAT'S EVEN IN OUR OWN HOUSE, MY OWN CHILDREN. UM, AS FAR AS GETTING THE COUNSELOR, THE HELP THAT THAT HAS MADE, NAMI HAS BEEN IMPACTFUL, EMPOWERING, AND WE HAVE BEEN GIVING TOOLS AND RESOURCES FOR MENTAL WELLNESS AND RESILIENCE. WE LEARN TO LISTEN FOR WORDS OF HOPE AND LOVE TO BE OPEN TO A PERSON, A PERSON'S PERSONAL STORY. AND WE'RE SHARING THAT WHAT OUR YOUNG PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY IN HIGH SCHOOL BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING THROUGH SO MUCH. BUT WE MUST ACT IN WAYS THAT RESPECT THE DIGNITY AND THE AUTONOMY OF OTHERS. ALSO, WE LEARN AS WELLNESS CHAMPIONS. WE ARE NOT RESCUERS OR FIXERS. WE CANNOT BE ALL THINGS FOR A PERSON IN DISTRESS, HEALING AND RELATIONSHIP BUILDING, TAKE TIME. IT IS A JOURNEY AND WE ARE A SMALL PART OF IT. AND IT'S IMPORTANCE OF HEALTH, OF SELF-CARE. WE ARE ALSO TEACHING TO OUR YOUTH. IT'S IMPORTANT TO TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES. SO THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY FOR ME TO SHARE JUST A LITTLE BIT THE BENEFITS OF NAMI AND BRIDGES TO CARE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. BETHANY HOLE SUMMERS FOLLOWED BY DOUG BEACH. GOOD AFTERNOON. IT'S AN HONOR TO BE HERE. I WAS, I AM REPRESENTING GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH. WE WERE ONE OF THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT APPLIED FOR THE ORIGINAL ARPA FUNDS, AND WE DID NOT GET THE FIRST ROUND, BUT THEN WE WERE SUGGESTED FOR SORT OF THIS POOL OF MONEY THAT'S LEFT OVER. SO I AM HERE, UM, BECAUSE THERE'S A SCRIPTURE THAT SAYS YOU DO NOT HAVE, BECAUSE YOU DO NOT ASK. SO I'M HERE TO ASK IF YOU WOULD PLEASE CONSIDER US. WE ARE A CHURCH THAT HOUSES SO MANY AMAZING THINGS ON OUR CAMPUS FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. WE HAVE CORONE DAY CENTER, WE HAVE CORONE HARM REDUCTIONS, UM, SERVICES. WE HAVE THE CITY SHOWER PROGRAM, WE HAVE CHRISTIAN ASSISTANCE MINISTRY, AND SO MUCH MORE. THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE WHO LITERALLY FIND HEALING AT OUR CAMPUS. SO I WOULD ASK THAT YOU WOULD CONSIDER TO CONTINUE, UM, THIS, THIS PROCESS OF ALLOWING US TO CONTINUE INTO THE FUTURE FOR SAN ANTONIO. UM, I HAVE SOME HANDOUTS FOR Y'ALL. MAY I APPROACH YOU AND GIVE THEM TO YOU? WOULD THAT BE OKAY? DO YOU WANNA DOWN? YES. OKAY. SO AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND IT'S AN HONOR TO BE A PART OF THIS CITY AND TO BE ABLE TO COLLABORATE. ONE LAST THING THAT I WANTED TO MENTION, AND THAT IS THAT IN EVERY DISTRICT THROUGHOUT OUR WONDERFUL CITY, THERE ARE FAITH COMMUNITIES. AND I THINK THAT AN ENDORSEMENT TO THE KIND OF RELATIONSHIPS THAT GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH HAS WITH THE CITY AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS GIVES HOPE TO OTHER FAITH COMMUNITIES AS THEY THINK ABOUT HOW TO USE THEIR CAMPUSES FOR THE HEALING OF SAN ANTONIO. SO I JUST WANT THAT TO BE A PART OF THAT CONVERSATION OF WHAT, WHAT IT MIGHT LOOK LIKE TO [00:05:01] HAVE THESE PLACES THAT ARE ALREADY IN PLACE IN EVERY COMMUNITY, IN EVERY DISTRICT, IN EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD THAT COULD BE TURNED INTO HEALING SPACES FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. DOUG BEACH. THANK YOU. UH, MY NAME IS DOUG BEACH. I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR NAMI SAN ANTONIO, THAT'S NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS. AND WE'VE BEEN HERE 40 YEARS. WE HELP EDUCATE, ADVOCATE, AND PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE IMPACTED BY MENTAL ILLNESS. AND I'M HERE TO ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR ARPA FUNDS TO HELP CONTINUE OUR PROGRAM OF GRASSROOTS MENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION THROUGH OUR BRIDGES TO CARE PROGRAM, OUR NAMI SIGNATURE EDUCATION PROGRAMS, AND OUR WARM LINE. UH, EACH OF THESE PROGRAMS PROVIDES FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS WITH THE SUPPORT THEY NEED TO HELP IDENTIFY MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES BEFORE THEY BECOME A CRISIS. WE KNOW THAT ONE IN FIVE PEOPLE ARE IMPACTED BY A MENTAL HEALTH ISSUE EACH YEAR AND TYPICALLY WAIT 10 TO 11 YEARS BEFORE THEY FIRST GET HELP. AND EVEN MORE ALARMING IS THE FACT THAT 50% OF MENTAL ILLNESS BEGINS BY AGE 1470 5% BY AGE 24. AND ADOLESCENTS AND, AND YOUNG ADULTS ARE THE HIGHEST RISK POPULATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES. BUT WE ALSO KNOW THAT EARLY IDENTIFICATION INTERVENTION CAN HELP SAVE LIVES AND IMPROVE OUTCOMES OF LIVES. AND THROUGH OUR NAMI BRIDGES TO CARE PROGRAM, WE ARE LAUNCHING A YOUTH TRACK. WE HAVE A PROVEN RECORD OF MAKING A POSITIVE IMPACT ON COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH. OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS, WE'VE WORKED EXTENSIVELY IN DISTRICT TWO AND BEGINNING TO WORK NOW IN DISTRICT FIVE. AND WE'RE REACHING THE MOST UNDER-RESOURCED AREAS OF OUR COMMUNITY WHERE SOME OF THE GREATEST DISPARITIES OF MENTAL HEALTH ED EDUCATION AND SUPPORT EXIST. AND OUR WARM LINE HELPS PROVIDE PEOPLE WITH A PLACE TO CALL BEFORE A CRISIS OCCURS. PEOPLE OFTEN DON'T KNOW SOMETIMES WHY THEY'RE CALLING. THEY JUST KNOW THAT THINGS AREN'T RIGHT AND THEY NEED TO TALK TO SOMEBODY. WE PROVIDE THAT OUTLET. WE DID NOT RECEIVE ARPA FUNDS IN THIS LAST ROUND, AND WE WOULD, UH, AND WE REALLY NEED THE SUPPORT, UH, OF THIS NEW GRANT TO CONTINUE OUR PROGRAMS ACROSS THIS COMMUNITY. AND JUST ONE OTHER COMMENT, GRACE LUTHERAN DOES WONDERFUL WORK. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THAT IS EVERYONE THAT WE HAVE SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. SO I BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE A PRESENTATION. AND SO WE'LL, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO LORI HOUSTON. OKAY, GREAT. BEFORE JESSICA, UM, DOES THE PRESENTATION OR REMIND EVERYBODY THAT THIS IS A CONTINUATION OF THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE MEETING THAT WAS HELD, I BELIEVE FEBRUARY 15TH. THERE WAS DISCUSSION ABOUT WHAT TO DO WITH THE UNALLOCATED FEDERAL FUNDING. UM, WHAT ULTIMATELY HAPPENED WAS THERE WAS $2.4 MILLION LEFT OF FUNDING AND IT WAS SPLIT. 1.2 MILLION WENT TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE FOR MENTAL, UM, ILLNESS AND WELLNESS, AND THEN THE 1.2 MILLION WENT TO CHECK FOR YOUTH AND SENIOR SERVICES. SO TODAY'S PRESENTATION, WE ARE GOING TO PRESENT OUR PLAN FOR HOW WE PROCEED WITH THE REMAINING $1.6 MILLION THAT WE HAVE BECAUSE WE HAD SOME UNALLOCATED FUNDING IN ADDITION TO THAT 1.2 FROM THE PREVIOUS R F P PROCESS. AND SO AS A REMINDER, WE DID TERMINATE THAT R F P PROCESS. UM, WE ARE PROPOSING A NEW PROCESS AND WE ARE RECOMMENDING AN ALLOCATION, UM, FOR EACH OF THOSE CATEGORIES, WHICH WILL BE DISCUSSED AT THIS COMMITTEE. SO I'D LIKE TO HAVE JESSICA DO THE PRESENTATION AND THEN OPEN IT FOR DISCUSSION. CHAIRWOMAN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU LORI. AND GOOD AFTERNOON CHECK COMMITTEE MEMBERS. UH, AS LORI MENTIONED, MY NAME IS JESSICA DOLINA AND I'M ONE OF THE ASSISTANT HUMAN SERVICES DIRECTOR WITH OUR HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT. AND TODAY WE ARE REQUESTING, AS LORI MENTIONED, POLICY DIRECTION RELATED TO ARPA YOUTH AND SENIOR SERVICES IMPLEMENTATION PLAN PROGRAM BALANCES. SO DURING THIS PRESENTATION, I WILL SPECIFICALLY PROVIDE A, A QUICK OVERVIEW OF ARPA SPENDING FRAMEWORK AND INVESTMENTS. I'LL PRESENT OUR STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE REALLOCATION OF THAT 1.7 MILLION IN AVAILABLE AR UH, FUNDING THROUGH A NEW COMPETITIVE PROCESS, AS WELL AS REVIEW NEXT STEPS. SO JUST AS A HIGH LEVEL RECAP, CITY COUNCIL DID APPROVE THE ARPA SPENDING FRAMEWORK IN FEBRUARY OF 2022. AND AGAIN, THIS WAS TO RESPOND TO THE IMMEDIATE IMPACT OF C OVID 19 ON OUR COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS TO ASSIST RESIDENTS WITH LONG-TERM RECOVERY. IN TOTAL, OF THE FUNDING THAT WAS APPROVED, 19 MILLION WAS ALLOCATED SPECIFICALLY TO FOCUS ON SUPPORTING NONPROFIT SOCIAL SERVICES, BOTH SUPPORTING AGENCIES AS WELL AS SUPPORTING RESIDENTS TO RECOVER FROM, FROM C OVID 19 SENIOR SERVICES AND YOUTH SERVICES. THESE PLANS, UH, WERE THEN DEVELOPED FROM APRIL THROUGH JUNE OF 2022 WITH CHECK AND E W [00:10:01] D C COMMITTEE GUIDANCE, AS WELL AS INFORMED BY INPUT FROM MORE THAN A HUNDRED AGENCIES THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT PROCESS. AND THIS IS SOMETHING IN PARTICULAR THAT CITY COUNCIL AND CHECK COMMITTEE AND E W D C COMMITTEE REALLY HELPED US TO GET THE WORD OUT AND GET THAT PARTICIPATION FROM THE COMMUNITY. FINAL PLANS WERE APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL IN AUGUST, AND THAT WAS FOLLOWED BY A COMPETITIVE SOLICITATION PROCESS TO ALLOCATE FUNDING PER EACH OF THE SPENDING PLANS. ON FEBRUARY 2ND, CITY COUNCIL DID APPROVE CONTRACT AWARDS RELATED TO A COMBINED SOLICITATION PROCESS. INCLUDED IN THAT AMOUNT WAS 18.4 MILLION FOR 41 AGENCIES TO SPECIFICALLY PROVIDE SERVICES AND STRATEGIES IDENTIFIED IN THE NONPROFIT SOCIAL SERVICES PHASE TWO PLAN, THE SENIOR SERVICES PLAN AND THE YOUTH SERVICES IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. AS LORI MENTIONED, ON FEBRUARY 15TH, THE BALANCE OF 7.7 MILLION IN ARPA FUNDS WERE PRESENTED TO THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE FOR POLICY DIRECTION THAT INCLUDED FUNDING THAT WAS NOT, UM, ALLOCATED THROUGH THE SOLICITATION PROCESS BASED ON THEIR POLICY DIRECTION AND ADDITIONAL UNSPENT FUNDING THAT WE HAD FROM A DECLINED AWARD. IN NONPROFIT SOCIAL SERVICES PHASE ONE, WE HAVE A BALANCE OF 1.67 MILLION AVAILABLE FOR ALLOCATION TO YOUTH AND SENIOR ORGANIZATIONS. WE ARE PROPOSING TO DISTRIBUTE THE FUND BALANCE, AS WE MENTIONED, THROUGH A COMPETITIVE PROCESS. AND OF THAT AMOUNT WE'RE PROPOSING 500,000, PROVIDE NONPROFIT SOCIAL SERVICES WITH FLEXIBLE FUNDING. AND THIS WOULD BE SPECIFICALLY FOR NONPROFIT SOCIAL SERVICES THAT FOCUS ON YOUTH AND SENIOR SERVICES. IN PARTICULAR, AN ADDITIONAL 500,000 TO SUPPORT SENIOR SERVICES INVESTMENTS IN ACTUAL SERVICES PROVIDED TO THE COMMUNITY AND 674,916 TO SUPPORT ADDITIONAL YOUTH SERVICES. THESE ALLOCATIONS DO ALIGN WITH WHAT WE IDENTIFIED AS NEEDS THROUGH THE PRIOR COMPETITIVE PROCESS, AND THEY ARE BASED ON ORIGINAL, UM, FUNDING ALLOCATIONS BY CITY COUNCIL FOR EACH OF THE INVESTMENT AREAS, ADDITIONAL CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSION, AND ALSO, AS I MENTIONED, WHAT WE SAW THROUGH THE APPLICATION PROCESS THAT WERE SUBMITTED FOR CONSIDERATION THROUGH THE PRIOR SOLICITATION FOR NONPROFIT SOCIAL SERVICES INVESTMENT. WE ARE RECOMMENDING THAT WE FOCUS ON FLEXIBLE FUNDING, AGAIN, TO YOUTH AND SENIOR SERVING ORGANIZATIONS. AND THESE AGENCIES THROUGH THE INVESTMENTS THAT WE WOULD MAKE THROUGH THIS PROCESS, WOULD ASSIST RESIDENTS WITH TECHNOLOGY ACCESS AND IMPROVEMENTS, EXPANSION OF EXISTING PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW PROGRAMS, LANGUAGE ACCESS SERVICES, AND CULTURAL COMPETENCY TRAINING, AS WELL AS EQUIPMENT UPGRADES THROUGH FUNDED STRATEGIES. WE BELIEVE THAT IT WE WOULD IMPROVE RESIDENT'S ABILITY TO ACCESS SERVICES. WE WOULD EXPAND VIRTUAL SERVICE OPTIONS, AND WE WOULD ALSO ASSIST AGENCIES IMPROVING LONG-TERM FUNDING SUSTAINABILITY FOR THEIR PROGRAMS. IN TERMS OF SENIOR INVESTMENTS, WE ARE PROPOSING TO FOCUS ON TWO OF THE C OVID 19 IMPACT AREAS PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED BY CHECK AND PRIORITIZED BY CITY COUNCIL. THESE INCLUDE ADDRESSING INCREASED FOOD AND RESOURCE INSECURITY, AS WELL AS THE INCREASED RESPONSIBILITIES THAT UN FORMAL AND UNPAID CAREGIVERS SPACE. DURING THE PANDEMIC THROUGH THESE FUNDED PROGRAMS, OLDER ADULTS, PARTICULARLY HOME BOUND SENIORS, WOULD BE CONNECTED TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES. WE WOULD ALSO ALLEVIATE SOME OF THE INCREASED COST AND RESOURCE NEEDS FOR OLDER ADULTS THAT HAVE FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY AND SAFETY OF CARE PROVIDED TO OLDER ADULTS WITH CAREGIVERS. THROUGH TARGETED CAREGIVER INTERVENTION FOR YOUTH SERVICES, WE'RE PROPOSING ADDITIONAL INVESTMENTS SPECIFICALLY TO OPPORTUNITY AND HOMELESS YOUTH. AND THIS IS ONE OF THE PRIORITY POPULATIONS, AGAIN, THAT WAS IDENTIFIED BY THE E W D C COMMITTEE AS WELL AS CITY COUNCIL. THROUGH FUNDED PROGRAMS AND STRATEGIES, WE WOULD BE FOCUSED ON PROVIDING POSITIVE PATHWAYS TO EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT, IMPROVING ACCESS TO BASIC SERVICES AS WELL AS PROGRAM PARTICIPATION TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE RETENTION IN THOSE PROGRAMS AND COLLEGE ENROLLMENT AND RETENTION. WE WOULD ALSO CONNECT OPPORTUNITY AND HOMELESS YOUTH WITH WRAPAROUND SERVICES THAT ARE FOCUSED ON EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, FAMILY SUPPORT, AND HOUSING STABILITY. SO TODAY, AS WE MENTIONED, WE ARE REQUESTING YOUR APPROVAL TO FORWARD STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS TO CITY COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION. DURING A SPECIAL SESSION ON MARCH 9TH, FOLLOWING CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL, WE WOULD REISSUE A COMPETITIVE PROCESS WITH THE CAVEAT THAT WE NOT FUND AGENCIES THAT HAVE PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED ARPA FUNDING THROUGH PRIOR, UH, FUNDING CYCLES. AND AGAIN, THIS WOULD BE TO GIVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO AGENCIES THAT ARE DOING GOOD WORK IN THE COMMUNITY, BUT FOR LACK OF AVAILABLE FUNDING TO FULLY FUND ALL APPLICATIONS. THEY HAVE AN ADVANTAGE IN APPLYING THROUGH THIS PROCESS, FOLLOWING THE RELEASE AND SCORING OF THE COMPETITIVE SOLICITATION, WE WOULD RETURN TO CITY COUNCIL WITH AWARD RECOMMENDATIONS. AND THAT DOES CONCLUDE THE STAFF PRESENTATION. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE ABOUT OUR RECOMMENDATIONS OR NEXT STEPS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION. UM, AND SO AGAIN, WE'RE NOT CHOOSING [00:15:01] ORGANIZATIONS TODAY. IT'S, UH, WE WE'RE MAKING LLOYD CORRECT. WHAT WE'RE DOING IS RECOMMENDING THE, THE BUCKETS FOR FUNDING, AND THEN WE WOULD ISSUE OUT A SOLICITATION FOR APPLICATIONS FOR THOSE THREE AREAS. WE WOULD COME BACK TO COUNCIL IN MAY WITH OUR FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS. AWESOME. THANK YOU. AND I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT OF THE THREE BUCKETS, UM, PROPOSED THAT YOUTH SERVICES HAS A HIGHER AMOUNT. UM, I KNOW THAT IN MY DISTRICT ALONE, THERE'S BEEN SEVERAL INCIDENTS THAT HAVE MADE THE NEWS AND UNFORTUNATELY THEY INVOLVE YOUNG PEOPLE. SO I THINK THAT DEFINITELY THIS IS AN IMPORTANT PART, UM, THAT WE NEED TO SEE. ALSO, RECENT QUARTERLY UPDATES ON SIGN AND RELEASE SHOW THAT A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF THOSE ENCOUNTERS, UH, ARE MEN BETWEEN THE AGES OF 21 AND 30. AND SO, UM, I'D LOVE TO TO SEE HOW WE COULD FOCUS ON ON THAT PREVENTION AS WELL. AND THEN THE VIOLENT CRIME REDUCTION PLAN, UM, ALSO TELLS US THAT WE SHOULD FOCUS ON YOUTH, UM, BECAUSE WE NEED MAKE SURE THAT THEY DON'T FEEL LIKE THERE'S NO OTHER OPTION THAN TO TURN TO CRIME. AND SO, UM, IF WE APPROVE THE PROCESS AS STAFF IS RECOMMENDING TODAY, WHAT WAS, WHAT DID, DOES OUR TIMELINE LOOK LIKE? SO WE WOULD COME BACK TO CITY COUNCIL ON MARCH 9TH, UM, ASSUMING THE PLAN TO REISSUE A SOLICITATION WOULD BE APPROVED, WE WOULD LOOK AT ISSUING THAT. IT WOULD BE HIGH PROFILE, SO WE'RE WORKING WITH OUR PROCUREMENT OFFICE. UM, IT WOULD INVOLVE A 45 DAY POSTING OF THAT SO THAT AGENCIES HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP APPLICATIONS, APPLY TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO ASSIST THEM WITH THE APPLICATION PROCESS. AND THEN WE WOULD BE LOOKING AT COMING BACK TO CITY COUNCIL TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS BEFORE THE SUMMER, BUT IT WOULDN'T COME BACK TO THIS COMMITTEE. IT WOULD GO STRAIGHT TO COUNCIL. THE RECOMMENDATION IS THAT IT GOES STRAIGHT TO COUNCIL, BUT WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO HAVE, UH, ONE-ON-ONE SESSIONS TO ALSO REVIEW RECOMMENDATIONS PRIOR TO COUNCIL. OKAY. I THINK THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL. RIGHT? JUST, JUST AS, UM, IF, IF WE CAN'T GET TOGETHER, UM, MY OFFICE HAS RECEIVED SEVERAL CALLS FROM SEVERAL ORGANIZATIONS. SOME ARE HERE, SOME ARE NOT HERE. UM, I BELIEVE THERE WAS NINE THAT WERE NOT FUNDED. AND SO I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE BEING PROACTIVE AND REACHING OUT TO THEM AND LETTING THEM KNOW THAT THERE'S A NEW R F P PROCESS AND TRYING TO HELP THEM SEE IF THEY QUALIFY FOR ANY OF THESE NEW BUCKETS. SO ARE, ARE WE DOING THAT? CAN WE WE ARE. SO WE'VE, WE'VE RECEIVED, UM, REQUESTS FROM ABOUT NINE AGENCIES TO DO DEBRIEFING SESSIONS. OKAY. AND METRO HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ARE DOING THAT ALONG WITH THE PROCUREMENT STAFF TO GIVE THEM FEEDBACK ON THEIR APPLICATIONS. BUT WE WILL PROACTIVELY REACH OUT TO THEM ONCE, UH, WE GET FINAL DIRECTION FROM CITY COUNCIL TO INFORM THEM OF WHEN IT'LL BE RELEASED AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE AVAILABLE. UM, THEY HAVE INFORMATION ON WHEN IT'LL BE AVAILABLE, AS WELL AS TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SESSIONS TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE ISSUES. OKAY. WONDERFUL. AND HAVE YOU HEARD OF ANY ORGANIZATION THAT WAS NOT FUNDED THAT HAD AN ORIGINAL REQUEST? BECAUSE I THINK WE SAW HALF OF THE RECOMMENDA OR, SO WHAT YOU ALL HAD RECOMMENDED WAS MAYBE HALF OF IT. UM, IS THERE ORGANIZATIONS THAT JUST SAID, IF WE DON'T GET THE FULL AMOUNT, WE CAN'T DO IT ANYWAY? HAVE YOU HEARD? WE HAVE NOT HAD. OKAY. UM, THE ONLY ORGANIZATION, UH, THAT'S DECLINED AN AWARD WAS UNDER PHASE ONE OF THE NONPROFIT SOCIAL SERVICES THAT WAS THE AMERICAN ORGANIZATION FOR IMMIGRANTS. WE ARE PROPOSING THAT, THAT GO BACK INTO THIS COMPETITIVE POOL. UM, BUT OF ALL THE OTHER AGENCIES THAT HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED, WE'VE BEGUN NEGOTIATIONS AND WE'VE NOT GOTTEN THAT FEEDBACK. OKAY. THANK YOU. I'LL OPEN UP TO MY COLLEAGUES, UM, TO SEE IF THEY HAVE THEIR QUESTIONS. YOU WANNA GO FIRST? I CAN GO FIRST. OKAY. COUNCILOR CASTILLO . THANK YOU, CHAIR. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. AND, UH, I, I WOULD, UH, ALSO STRESS THE, THE, THE IMPORTANCE OF THE YOUTH PILLAR AND THE OUTLINE THAT CITY STAFF HAS LAID, UH, OUT, UH, IS GOING TO BE VERY, VERY IMPACTFUL. AND I HOPE THAT, UH, WE CAN CONTINUE TO USE SIMILAR PARAMETERS WHEN IT COMES TO THE, THE UPCOMING BUDGET, UH, TO SECURE, UM, THAT, UH, INVESTMENT IN OUR YOUTH THAT'S VERY MUCH NEEDED. UH, WITH THE SENIOR BUCKET, OUR TEAM CHECKED IN WITH OUR CONSTITUENT SERVICES TEAM TO CHECK IN AND, AND SEE WHAT ARE THEY HEARING FROM OUR SENIORS ON THE GROUND AND WHAT ARE THEY MISSING AND, UH, HOW THEY CONTINUE TO BE IMPACTED BY C OVID 19. AND WHAT WE CONTINUE TO HEAR ARE MANY SENIORS WHO NEED, UH, SUPPORT WITH THINGS LIKE RAMPS, RIGHT? THEY HAVE IN-HOME CARE AND TO GET TO THEIR APPOINTMENTS. UH, THEY DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE A RAMP TO GET IN AND OUT, AND IT'S JUST A DIFFICULT, UH, GETTING TO THEIR APPOINTMENTS. UM, WOULD, UM, STAFF BE AMENDABLE TO POTENTIALLY EXPANDING THE SENIOR PILLAR TO INCLUDE, UH, MINOR SENIOR REPAIRS, WHICH INCLUDES, UH, INSTALLING RAMPS, UH, AND SHOWER BARS? THAT IS NOT PART OF STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION, BUT THAT COULD BE PART OF YOUR DISCUSSION. UM, ONE OF THE CONCERNS WE HAVE IS THAT WE ONLY HAVE $500,000. AND SO THAT'S NOT A LOT OF FUNDING FOR THAT EFFORT. ONE RAMP COULD BE $40,000, UM, DEPENDING ON [00:20:01] HOW OLD THE HOUSE IS AND THE TYPE OF STRUCTURE AND MEETING GUIDELINES. SO THAT COULD BE SOMETHING YOU ALL DISCUSSED. I'M JUST CONCERNED ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF MONEY MM-HMM. , THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE COULD LOOK AT WITHIN OUR EXISTING MINOR REPAIR FUNDING FOR THE BOND MM-HMM. AND SEE HOW WE COULD DEVELOP A PROGRAM AND COME TO P C D C WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION. YEAH. I I THINK THAT'D BE BENNY VERY, UH, BENEFICIAL TO OUR SENIORS, UH, BECAUSE, UH, WE HEAR IT ALL TOO OFTEN AND I KNOW IT'S VERY, UH, DEFEATING TO MY CONSTITUENT SERVICES STAFF WHEN THEY HAVE TO TURN THE SENIOR AWAY OR LET THEM KNOW THAT THE BUCKET OF FUNDING FROM THE DELEGATE AGENCIES THAT ALREADY PROVIDE THAT SERVICE, UH, ARE OUT OF FUNDING. SO I, I WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF WE CAN HEAR THAT, UH, IN P C D C. UM, AND THOSE ARE, UM, ALL MY COMMENTS. THANK YOU, CHAIR. THANK YOU COUNCILMAN, COUNCILMAN MAKI RODRIGUEZ. THANK YOU. AND, UM, I THINK WE JUST HAD PUBLIC SAFETY YESTERDAY OR THE DAY BEFORE THAT. UM, AND I, SO THIS COMMENT IS GONNA SOUND FAIRLY, UH, SIMILAR, BUT, UM, I DON'T KNOW THAT YOU WERE THERE, MEL. UM, SO A PART OF THE QUESTION THAT I ASKED WAS IF WE CAN, GOING INTO THIS NEXT, UH, BUDGET CYCLE AND GOING INTO THE NEXT, UH, CONSOLIDATED FUNDING, UH, DELEGATE AGENCY PROCESS, UM, REALIGN SOME OF THE, I BELIEVE THERE'S FOUR GOALS OF THAT. UM, IF WE COULD REALIGN SOME OF THOSE TO, UM, SOMEWHAT REFLECT OUR GOALS WITH ARPA. AND, AND I WISH I HAD MY, I WISH I HAD MY COMMENTS FROM THEM RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME, BUT THAT'S WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO. I WOULD LIKE US TO REALIGN OUR GOALS A LITTLE BIT. THEY DID ALMOST LIKE, FAIRLY, UH, THEY WERE FAIRLY SIMILAR, BUT I THINK THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY THERE TO REWORK THAT. AND THEN I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT AS A PART OF THIS R F P, WE HAVE VERY SIMILAR, UH, TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES OR, UH, NOW WE KNOW WHAT SOME OF THE ISSUES WERE, UM, FOLLOWING THE, UH, LAST RFPS, NOW THAT FOLKS HAVE ACTUALLY GOTTEN THEM SUBMITTED FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER. UM, I THINK THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO PREPARE PEOPLE TO DO THE SECOND, UH, PROPOSAL AND THEN ALSO TO PREPARE FOR THE DELEGATE AGENCY PROCESS. AND KI REMIND ME OF WHEN THAT STARTS AGAIN. UM, SO ACTUALLY I WILL PRESENT AT B SESSION, SPECIAL B SESSION NEXT WEEK ON THE CONSOLIDATED FUNDING PROCESS THAT KICKS OFF THE PROCESS. AND THEN WE PLAN TO ISSUE BY THE END OF MARCH. AND SO WE ARE, UM, ALIGNING THE CONSOLIDATED FUNDING KEY PRIORITIES AND SCOPE OF WORK WITH A LOT OF THE WORK THAT WAS DONE IN ARPA ALSO, UM, INTRODUCING AGAIN, THE INFORMATION SESSIONS THAT WE, WE DID BEFORE THE R F P WAS RELEASED AND THOSE ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WORKSHOPS AFTER THE R F P IS RELEASED. SO THERE'S A LOT WE LEARNED FROM ARPA THAT WE'LL IMPLEMENT IN THE CONSOLIDATED FUNDING. BEAUTIFUL. THAT'S EXCITING. AND THEN, UM, I GUESS JUST BECAUSE I'VE ALSO, THIS WEEK I THINK I'VE GOTTEN ABOUT 14 OR 15 REQUESTS FOR MEETINGS RELATING TO ARPA. AND I WANT TO MAKE VERY CLEAR, I AM NOT ON THE SCORING COMMITTEE. I WILL NOT BE SELECTING ORGANIZATIONS, BUT IF I DID, I WOULD LIKE AS MANY ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE HOMEGROWN TO THE ORGAN, TO THE COMMUNITIES THAT THEY WILL BE SERVED TO RECEIVE ARBA FUNDING. AND SO THAT HASN'T BEEN BAKED INTO THE SCORING CRITERIA NECESSARILY, BUT I, I WANNA MAKE THE POINT AGAIN THAT WE CAN SET A GIANT MAP OF WHERE, UH, WHERE WHICH COMMUNITIES SHOULD BE SERVED BASED ON, UH, EQUITY SCORES. AND A NUMBER OF ORGANIZATIONS CAN MEET THOSE BECAUSE THEY COULD FALL INTO THE SAME EXACT AREA, RIGHT? BUT IF AN AREA OF TOWN IS LEFT OUT OF THAT, THEN THEY'RE NOT BEING SERVED, EVEN THOUGH THE ORGANIZATIONS ARE MEETING THAT, THAT CRITERIA OF SERVING SOMEWHERE WITHIN THAT MAP. AND SO I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ACHIEVING EQUITABLE OUTCOMES THROUGH EQUITABLE ACCESS. AND SO I HAVE TO SAY THAT A BILLION TIMES UNTIL WE ALLOCATE THE FUNDING HAVE TO ADVOCATE. BUT, UM, I, I'M EXCITED FOR, UM, I'M EXCITED FOR THIS TO COME TO FULL COUNSEL. SPEAKING OF WHICH I MOVE TO SENATOR THIS TO FULL COUNSEL. THE MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? I GUESS IT'S NOT GOING TO FULL. UH, OKAY. OKAY. WE'LL, WE'LL CONTINUE WITH THE DISCUSSION COUNCIL ON THAT. UH, THANK YOU. UM, I WANNA KNOW IF THERE'S ROOM, BECAUSE I SEE THE YOUTH SERVICES AND WE HAVE MONEY COMING FOR YOUTH FROM THE, UM, PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE. UM, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO GET THE DEFINITION IN TERMS OF THE YOUTH SERVICES WHEN YOU'RE TALKING INCREASED HOMELESS AND OPPORTUNITY YOUTH. A MORE OF A ROBUST DEFINITION OF WHAT THAT IS BECAUSE WHAT I'M SEEING IS A LOT OF, UH, I'M NOT SEEING US GIVE TO UPSTREAM, UM, AGENCIES THAT DO UPSTREAM ISSUES, AGENCIES THAT ADDRESS THE FACT THAT, UH, HOMELESSNESS COULD START AT THE HOME WITH, UM, SORRY, WITH, UH, I DIDN'T GET TO FINISH MY TIMELINE PEOPLE, UM, WITH, YOU KNOW, ABUSIVE PARENTS EITHER PHYSICALLY OR VERBALLY. UM, [00:25:01] AND HOW DO WE HELP THE YOUTH MANAGE THAT? IT, IT DOESN'T START, YOU KNOW, JUST WITH ONE INCIDENT. IT, IT KIND OF BUILDS OVER THAT. AND I, I DON'T SEE US SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSING THOSE UPSTREAM ISSUES. SO IS THERE A POSSIBILITY FOR US TO KIND OF TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN WE LOOK AT THIS YOUTH SERVICES BUCKET OF, UH, OVER 600,000? YES. COUNCILWOMAN. SO WE, FOR OUR OPPORTUNITY YOUTH, WE ACTUALLY USE THE T E A DEFINITION, WHICH DOES INCLUDE SOME UPSTREAM INDICATORS THAT WOULD TELL YOU THAT A YOUTH IS ON THE PATH TOWARDS BECOMING AN OPPORTUNITY YOUTH. SO WE CAN, WE CAN PUT THAT MORE EXPLICITLY IN THE R F P. UM, BUT WE HAVE SEEN AN INCREASE IN OPPORTUNITY YOUTH THAT INCREASED ABOUT 10% SINCE 2019. AND WE'VE ALSO SEEN AN INCREASE IN HOMELESS YOUTH. AND SO THAT'S REALLY WHY STAFF FOCUSED ON THAT SPECIFIC CATEGORY. BUT WE WILL BE MORE EXPLICIT ABOUT INCLUDING UPSTREAM STRATEGIES. OKAY. SO, UH, WITH THAT, I WILL SECOND THE MOTION, UH, IF, IF WE CAN HAVE THAT PRESENTED ON THE B SESSION. UM, THE, THE OTHER THING I WANT TO, UM, ECHO WHAT MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUE SAID ABOUT THE SENIORS AND IF WE CAN GET, START THIS PROCESS WITH THE, UM, THEIR, THE HOME REPAIR AND SEE WHERE WE CAN FIND FUNDS ON THOSE MO MINOR HOME REPAIRS FOR THE SENIORS, BECAUSE THAT HAS BEEN COMING UP, UH, ESPECIALLY WITH THE MOBILITY, BECAUSE I THINK BEING, AND I KNOW WE CAN'T ADDRESS IT HERE 'CAUSE WE ARE LOOKING AT THE FOOD INSECURITY AND THE CAREGIVERS, WHICH I THINK IS VITALLY IMPORTANT, BUT KIND OF GETTING THAT IDEA OF SENIORS WERE AT HOME FOR TWO YEARS AND THEY LOST SOME OF THEIR MOBILITY BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT OUT AND THEY WERE STUCK AT HOME. AND I HAD ONE, UH, SHE'S, SHE'S GONNA BE 91, UH, SHE DOES VOLLEYBALL, AND SHE SAID THAT HELPS AMAZINGLY WITH HER, BUT HOW DO I GET MY SENIORS THAT ARE STUCK AT HOME IN THEIR CHAIRS OR IN THEIR WALKERS TO THE CENTER TO DO THE VOLLEYBALL? SO I THINK WE NEED TO, TO LOOK AT THAT. AND IF THAT OPPORTUNITY DOESN'T COME HERE, I HOPE WE MAKE THAT A PRIORITY IN OUR, IN OUR BUDGET, BECAUSE WE DO WANNA DO HOMEOWNER REHAB, BUT I THINK WE DO NEED TO LOOK AT THOSE THAT LOST THEIR MOBILITY DURING THIS PANDEMIC. AND COUNCILMAN, I'D LIKE TO RESPOND TO THAT. WE, IN THE HOUSING BOND, UM, THERE WAS $45 MILLION FOR, UM, HOMEOWNER REHAB AND WE COULD CARVE OUT SOME OF THAT AND DO A PILOT, OR WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO WORK WITH OUR NON-PROFITS WHO ARE DOING THIS WORK. UM, SO LET US, WE ARE COMING BACK TO THE P C D C. UM, I THINK OUR PRESENTATION ON THE SHIP AND HOMELESS STRATEGY WILL BE IN APRIL, AND WE CAN INCLUDE WHAT WE'RE DOING REGARDING THAT AT THAT TIME. THANK YOU. BECAUSE THE OTHER THING, UH, THIS WAS SOMETHING WE DIDN'T ASK THAT WE, WE ARE NOW SEEING THAT WE'RE OUT IN THE SENIOR CENTERS, IS THE LOSS OF MOBILITY FROM OUR SENIORS, UM, THAT WE DIDN'T KNOW WHEN WE MADE THESE PRIORITIES FOR ARPA NOW. SO IF WE CAN GET THAT, UH, UH, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. THANK YOU, LORI. THANK YOU. THANK YOU COUNCILMAN. AND SO, AND LORI, I THINK, UH, ONE OF THE, I GUESS DIFFICULTIES RIGHT? IS WITH ORGANIZATIONS, UM, I DON'T KNOW THAT THERE'S A SPECIFIC ORGANIZATION THAT BUILDS RAMPS, BUT I KNOW THAT EVERY TIME THAT I'VE ASKED, 'CAUSE I, I LITERALLY DRIVE PEOPLE THROUGH MY DISTRICT AND SHOW THEM, LOOK, LOOK AT ALL THESE, UM, MAKESHIFT WHEELCHAIR RAMPS THAT ARE FALLING APART, RIGHT? THAT MY RESIDENTS USE TO HAVE MOBILITY, RIGHT? AND EVEN WHEN I DRIVE, LIKE PEOPLE THAT COULD POTENTIALLY DONATE MONEY FOR IT, THEN THEY DON'T WANT TO HAVE THEIR VOLUNTEERS BUILD THE RENT BECAUSE OF LEGAL ISSUES, RIGHT? AND SO, UM, SO I, I FEEL LIKE IF WE DO PUT TOGETHER A PARTNERSHIP, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO FIND LIKE SOMEONE, I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S HABITAT FOR HUMANITY THAT, THAT, YOU KNOW, COULD, COULD HELP US WITH THIS OR SOMEBODY THAT, UM, THAT THAT KNOWS THE BUSINESS, RIGHT? UM, OR, UH, DISABILITY ESSAY, RIGHT? THAT, THAT ALREADY HAS, UM, ESTABLISHED REPUTATION OF HELPING THIS SPECIFIC COMMUNITY. UM, BUT I JUST WORRY THAT, THAT WE HAVEN'T ADDRESSED IT IN IN SO MANY YEARS AND IT'S JUST GETTING WORSE AND IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE OVER COVID. SO P C D C WOULD BE GRATEFULLY APPRECIATIVE. AND THEN COUNCILMAN MAKI RODRIGUEZ HAS TIME BACK IN. GO AHEAD, COUNCILMAN. THANK YOU. UM, I DON'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING LAST MINUTE, RIGHT? BUT I DO HAVE, UM, I'VE GOTTEN A COUPLE CONCERNS FROM SENIORS AT THE SENIOR CENTER. I TRY TO MAKE A MONTHLY VISIT AND I'M GOING TO, UH, SUM IT UP IN A COUNCIL FRIENDLY WAY. UM, THEY HAVE A NUMBER OF ACTIVITIES LIKE CRAFTS AND WHATNOT, CRAFTS AND WHATNOT, WHERE THEY'RE LIMITED TO THE NUMBER OF, UH, CRAFTING TOOLS LIKE BEADS AND, UH, STUFF OF THAT NATURE. AND THEY FEEL AS THOUGH THEY'RE BEING TREATED LIKE CHILDREN. BUT I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT A LOT OF THAT IS BUDGETARY CONSTRAINTS OR NEEDING, UH, SULI SUPPLIES IS THE WORD I'M LOOKING FOR. UM, [00:30:03] BUDGETARY CONSTRAINTS RELATED TO THE SUPPLIES. AND SO I'M WONDERING, IS IT POSSIBLE THAT, UM, WE TAKE A PORTION OF THIS OUT OF THE R F P AND, UH, USE IT FOR SUPPLIES AT EACH OF THE, UH, COMPREHENSIVE SENIOR CENTERS? IS THAT AN APPROPRIATE ACTION? AND WOULD THERE BE INTEREST IN THAT? BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO, SO COUNCILMAN, I WOULD ACTUALLY RECOMMEND THAT WE, WE CAN LOOK INTERNALLY AT OUR SENIOR SERVICES BUDGET. SO WE ALLOCATE ABOUT 16 MILLION TO PROVIDE SENIOR SERVICES PROGRAMMING. I THINK WE COULD CARVE OUT SOME ADDITIONAL FUNDS AND SO WE COULD REWORK IT TO ADDRESS SPECIFIC SUPPLY ISSUES THAT SENIORS MIGHT BE FEELING. AND WE CAN WORK ON THAT AND GET THAT BACK TO YOU. WONDERFUL. MS. MACK, I ASKED FOR YOU . THANK YOU. YES, GO AHEAD. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN MAKI RODRIGUEZ, COUNCILMAN VIEIRA. AND, AND JUST ONE MORE QUESTION. SO, AND, AND THE REASON, LIKE, I LOVE THE IDEAS OF TAKING IT BACK TO THE SENIOR CENTER. THAT WAS A GREAT IDEA, BUT WE HAD COMMITTED THIS TO GIVE THIS TO AGENCIES. THAT'S WHY I'M LIKE, LET'S GIVE IT TO AGENCIES. BUT WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THIS CYCLE, IF WE, IF WE JUST DON'T HAVE THE RFPS OUT THERE AND, AND WE CAN'T AND THEY'RE NOT MEETING WHAT WE REQUESTED, ARE WE GONNA DO A THIRD CYCLE? OR IS THAT WHEN WE GO BACK AND LOOK AT WHAT THE CITY NEEDS ARE, WE WOULD COME BACK TO A COMMITTEE WHERE WE MIGHT COME BACK, WE'LL HAVE A PROCESS ON HOW WE PROCEED WITH THAT. BUT THERE ARE OPTIONS. UM, WE HAVE THE CONSOLIDATED FUNDING PROCESS GOING ON AT THE SAME TIME. WE COULD EITHER ADD THAT MONEY TO THAT PROCESS TO HAVE MORE MONEY. UM, WE COULD DISCUSS IT DURING THE BUDGET. AND SO LET US GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS. IF THERE IS AN ISSUE, WE WILL COME BACK TO SOME COMMITTEE TO BRIEF THEM, AND THEN WE'LL IDENTIFY THE NEXT STEPS FROM THERE. THANK YOU. AND I, I JUST, I, I'M HOPING THAT WE DON'T HAVE WHAT WE HAD THE FIRST ROUND, BUT I THINK WITH THIS SECOND ROUND, I, I'M HOPING WE'LL GET THE AGENCIES OUT THERE TO, UH, TO APPLY AND TO, UH, PASS THESE DOLLARS OUT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SO THERE, THOSE ARE ALL THE COMMENTS. SO THERE'S A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN MAKI RODRIGUEZ, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN VRAN. LET'S GO AHEAD AND TAKE A VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR FOR FORWARDING THIS TO COUNSEL. SAY YES. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? NO ABSTENTIONS. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. THAT BRINGS US TO THE CONCLUSION WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 2 33. * 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.