* 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. [00:00:04] GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. WE'LL GET STARTED. ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. WELCOME TO THE PLANNING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEETING FOR THURSDAY, APRIL THE 27TH. WE WILL GET STARTED WITH ROLL CALL. DONE. OH, ARE I CAN DO ROLL CALL. ADRIANA RETRO GARCIA HERE PRESENT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU EVERYONE. [Approval of Minutes  ] WE WILL START WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM THE MEETING OF MARCH THE 20TH, 2023. DID EVERYBODY HAVE A CHANCE TO REVIEW THE MINUTES? SO THERE'S A MOTION. AND SECOND AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? UH, NO. ABSTENTIONS. MOTION CARRIES. COUNCILMAN VRAN WILL BE JOINING US ONLINE HERE IN A LITTLE BIT. WE'LL [Public Comment  ] MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMENT AND WE'LL START OFF WITH, UH, BILL NEELY SPEAKING ON ITEM NUMBER TWO, BILL NEELY. UH, THANK YOU. MY NAME IS BILL NEELY. I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE SAN ANTONIO COMMUNITY RESOURCE DIRECTORY. WE'RE ALSO KNOWN BY OUR ACRONYM OF SACRED.ORG. UH, SO LEMME START BY FIRST EXPRESSING GRATITUDE TO THIS COMMISSION AND TO THE CITY STAFF FOR THE DEDICATION SHOWN TO IMPROVING THE LIVES OF SAN ANTONIONS AND BEING THOUGHTFUL AND RESPONSIBLE STEWARDS OF THE RESOURCES USED TO MAINTAIN OUR CITY. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. SACRED.ORG IS A FREE ONLINE DIRECTORY OF ALL OF THE HUMAN SERVICES IN GREATER SAN ANTONIO. OUR MISSION IS TO CONNECT INDIVIDUALS WITH A NEED TO AN ORGANIZATION THAT HAS THE CAPACITY TO MEET THAT NEED. WE DO THIS BY SEEKING OUT PROGRAMS OFFERED BY NONPROFITS, FAITH COMMUNITIES, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, AND EVEN SOME SMALL BUSINESS THAT OFFER AFFORDABLE, COMPASSIONATE SERVICES. WE DOCUMENT PROGRAMS AND CATEGORIZE THEM ON SACRED.ORG AND MAKE THEM AVAILABLE FOR USERS TO SEARCH BASED ON THEIR LOCATION AND THEIR NEEDS. SACRED IS PUBLISHED IN ENGLISH AND IN SPANISH, AND IS THE ONLY WEBSITE IN SAN ANTONIO THAT I'M AWARE OF THAT ALLOWS USERS TO INTERACTIVELY SEARCH FOR, UH, FOR INFORMATION USING BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH SEARCH TERMS. TODAY'S SACRED.ORG CONTAINS ABOUT 9,198 RESOURCES AND WAS USED 34,479 TIMES IN THE LAST 30 DAYS, UH, BY, BY PEOPLE IN SAN ANTONIO LOOKING FOR ASSISTANCE. SO TODAY I'M HERE TO ASK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR THE PROPOSED HOUSING SERVICES PORTAL, WHICH, UH, WHICH WE, WHICH WE PROPOSED TO BUILD WITHIN SACRED.ORG. THIS PROJECT WILL COLLECT, MAINTAIN, AND DISSEMINATE INFORMATION ON ALL HOUSING SERVICES PROVIDED IN SAN ANTONIO, A VIRTUAL ONE-STOP SHOP FOR HOUSING ASSISTANCE BEYOND SIMPLY FINDING A PLACE TO LIVE. THE PORTAL WILL FACILITATE REFERRALS AND CONNECTIONS TO HOUSING SERVICE PROVIDERS BY INDIVIDUALS, CASE MANAGERS, SOCIAL WORKERS, AND OTHER HUMAN SERVICE WORKERS. SACRED WILL USE THE DATA THAT WE COLLECT TO IDENTIFY GEOGRAPHIC AREAS WHERE SPECIFIC TYPES OF HOUSING SERVICES MAY BE LACKING, AND WE'LL USE THESE INSIGHTS TO INFORM AND SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW PROGRAMS BY NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, FAITH COMMUNITIES, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. THE HOUSING SERVICES PORTAL ALIGNS WITH SEVERAL OF THE STRATEGIES DEFINED IN THE SHIP, SPECIFICALLY AS A SUPPORT TOOL FOR THE ONE-STOP HOUSING SHOP DEFINED IN STRATEGY ITEMS CH HS ONE, UH, AND IN GENERALLY AS A USEFUL METHOD FOR DISSEMINATING INFORMATION ABOUT ALL MANNER OF HOUSING RELATED SERVICES AND PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. HAVING ALREADY BUILT AND DEPLOYED TWO OTHER SPECIALIZED PORTALS WITHIN SACRED, WE HAVE DEVELOPED A RAPID AND REPEATABLE APPROACH FOR CREATING SUCH SERVICES. SO THE INITIAL RESEARCH INTO THE TAXONOMY OF SERVICES WE WILL USE FOR THE HOUSING SERVICES PORTAL IS ALREADY COMPLETED AND IS READY TO GUIDE OUR RESOURCE INVESTIGATORS AS SOON AS WE COMMENCE THE PROJECT. WE, UM, WE HAVE IDENTIFIED CURRENTLY EIGHT TOP LEVEL CATEGORIES AND POTENTIALLY UP TO 50 SUBCATEGORIES OF SERVICES THAT WE'LL BE IDENTIFYING. WE ANTICIPATE BEING ABLE TO DELIVER A BETA PREVIEW OF THE PORTAL IN AS FEW AS THREE MONTHS, UH, AND A PUBLIC LAUNCH IN ABOUT SIX MONTHS FROM THE TIME OF THE EXECUTION AND COMMENCEMENT OF THE PROJECT. SO, IN CLOSING, I'LL SIMPLY AFFIRM THAT SACRED IS FIRMLY COMMITTED TO SERVING THE PEOPLE OF SAN ANTONIO, AND WE ARE GRATEFUL THE CON FOR THE CONTINUED SUPPORT AND PARTNERSHIP OF THE CITY IN OUR MUTUAL WORK. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. NEELY. KEVIN LAMEL, FOLLOWED BY ASHTON, UH, CONDE. KEVIN. OKAY. ASHTON, HOW ABOUT DEBRA WATTS? ALL RIGHT. MARIA VICTORIA DE LA CRUZ, PEARL SUAREZ. ARE WE MEETING IN THE RIGHT ROOM? . OKAY. SYLVIA LOTUS, MARIKA WILCOTT [00:05:02] AND JOANNE ROLAND. OKAY, WONDERFUL. CAN WE JUST MAKE SURE THEY'RE NOT LIKE ON INSECURITY OR SOMETHING, BUT, UM, SO, SO WHILE WE CHECK ON THAT, WE DO HAVE A CONSENT AGENDA, SO I THINK THAT WE CAN TAKE THAT UP. I'M SORRY, WE TOOK THE MINUTES. YES, THERE WERE, YES. UH, MOTION BY COUNCILMAN CASTRO. SECOND COURAGE. AND SO [Consent Agenda  ] THE CONSENT AGENDA HAS, UH, ITEMS FIVE, SIX, AND SEVEN THERE, UH, RESOLUTIONS OF NO OBJECTION FOR THE COVA ROAD APARTMENTS FOR THE PALLADIUM, UH, SAN ANTONIO TWO. AND THEN FOR THE PALLADIUM SAN ANTONIO, UH, ONE. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON ITEMS FIVE, SIX, AND SEVEN? OR IF, DO WE NEED A PRESENTATION FROM ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES? NO, I BELIEVE SO. THE CONSENT AGENDA TO BE APPROVED. OKAY. THERE'S A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? ALL RIGHT. THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND. AND LET'S GO AHEAD AND TAKE AVO A, A VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE [Briefing and Possible Action on  ] WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER TWO, WHICH IS A BRIEFING AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON THE STRATEGIC HOUSING IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. AND THAT WILL BE, UH, STARTED OFF BY LORI HOUSTON. I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU, LORI. THANK YOU. TODAY'S PRESENTATION'S GONNA BE A JOINT PRESENTATION. UM, IT'LL START WITH OUR CHIEF HOUSING OFFICER, UM, MARK CARMONA, AND THEN HE WILL HAND IT OFF TO VERONICA GARCIA AND THEN SEVERAL OF OUR HOUSING PARTNERS. UM, I SEE PETE ALLEN. SO THE HOUSING TRUST HERE, UM, I BELIEVE I SEE, UM, WHAT IS HIS NAME? ED HINOJOSA. I WENT BLANK. I'M SORRY, ED. AND, UM, IF I SEE ANY, IF I MISSED YOU, I'M SORRY. BUT, UM, WE WILL BE HERE TO ANSWER ANY MORE QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE. BUT I WANNA STRESS THIS IS A PARTNERSHIP. IT'S ONE PLAN, AND IT'S BEING IMPLEMENTED JOINTLY. SO, MARK. GOOD LORD. GOOD MORNING CHAIR COUNCIL MEMBERS. I'M MARK MUNA, THE CHIEF HOUSING OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. UH, NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. SO I WANNA FOCUS TODAY ON, OH, THAT'S ME, RIGHT? SORRY. I WANNA FOCUS TODAY, UH, MY PART REALLY ON A KIND OF A MACRO LOOK AT WHERE WE ARE WITH THE SHIP. UH, TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE, THE FEDERAL RELATIONSHIPS THAT WE'RE BUILDING, SOME OF THE WORK WE'RE DOING WITH EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS. UM, AND THEN I'LL PASS IT ON TO VERONICA GARCIA, WHO REALLY WALKED THROUGH MORE IN DEPTH INFORMATION. I KNOW COUNCILMAN COURAGE HAD ASKED FOR THIS IN THE PAST ON THE SHIP'S STRATEGIES THEMSELVES AND, AND THE PROGRESS THAT WE'RE MAKING. A REMINDER TO THE COMMITTEE THAT THE SHIP IS REALLY A SHARED VISION TO STABILIZE HOUSEHOLDS MOST AT RISK THROUGH THE FIVE GOALS THAT WE DEVELOPED. UH, DEVELOPING A COORDINATED HOUSING SYSTEM, INCREASING OUR CITY INVESTMENT IN HOUSING, INCREASING HOUSING PRODUCTION, REHAB AND PRESERVATION, PROTECTING AND PROMOTING NEIGHBORHOODS AND ENSURING ACCOUNTABILITY TO THE PUBLIC. UM, ALSO WANNA RECOGNIZE OSA AND PETE LANIS. I KNOW GABE LOPEZ FROM THE OPPORTUNITY HOME, ONE OF THEIR BOARD MEMBERS IS HERE TODAY AS WELL, UH, AND THEIR PARTNERSHIP, WHICH HAS BEEN VERY VALUABLE FOR US. SO, JUST A QUICK LEGISLATIVE UPDATE, AND I'LL COUCH THIS WITH THE FACT THAT, UH, THINGS ARE CHANGING HOURLY, DAILY. UM, AS THESE BILLS KIND OF MOVE THROUGH PROCESS, THERE'S FOUR BUCKETS THAT WE THOUGHT YOU MIGHT HAVE AN INTEREST IN. THE FIRST BEING IN PROPERTY TAXES, REALLY, HB TWO AND SSB THREE ARE REALLY FOCUSED ON, UM, POSITIVELY IMPACTING AND PROVIDING PROPERTY TAX RELIEF. HB TWO IS REALLY FOCUSED ON APPRAISAL INCREASES GOING FROM 10% TO 5%, AND SSB THREE REALLY IS FOCUSED ON INCREASING SCHOOL DISTRICT, UH, EXEMPTIONS FROM 40,000 TO 70,000. H B TWO IS REALLY CHAMPIONED BY SPEAKER PHALEN, SB THREE BY LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR PATRICK. UM, THE CITY HAS NO OFFICIAL POSITION ON THESE TWO. WE WOULD LIKELY OPPOSE HB TWO AND SUPPORT HB THREE, UH, BECAUSE I THINK IT PROVIDES MORE OF OUR REDUCING THE TAX BURDEN ON SINGLE FAMILY HOMEOWNERS, WHICH IS OUR SHIP STRATEGY. UH, CHS EIGHT ON BOTH OF THESE. UM, ALSO HB 44 91. UH, WE ARE IN SUPPORT OF THIS LEGISLATION. THIS BILL WOULD EXEMPT IMPROVEMENTS MADE TO HOMESTEADS THROUGH OWNER OCCUPIED REPAIR PROGRAMS UNDER HOME AND T D H C A. THIS COMMITTEE HAS TALKED ABOUT THIS A LOT. UM, SO, AND NOT COUNTING TOWARDS THE APPRAISED VALUE OF THE HOMESTEAD. SO THE EXAMPLE BEING SOMEBODY'S IN A HOUSE THAT'S [00:10:01] APPRAISED AT ONE 20, WE GO IN WITH $150 THOUSAND DOLLARS REHAB. UM, SO WE SUPPORT THIS BILL AND WE WOULD LIKE OTHER GOVERNMENT OR NONPROFIT ADMINISTRATORS PROGRAMS SIMILAR TO COUNT AS WELL. UM, IT'S PENDING RIGHT NOW IN, IN WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE. UM, AND SO WE MAY REQUEST THAT SOME OF THE DESIRED LANGUAGE BE PART OF THE LARGER HOMESTEAD BILLS, BUT WE'RE STILL TRACKING THIS. UH, H THE NEXT BUCKET IS REALLY ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS, UH, HB 27 89 AND HP, UM, IS REALLY FOCUSED ON REGULATING, UM, ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS BY POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS. WE WOULD, UM, MORE THAN LIKELY OPPOSE THIS BECAUSE IT PREEMPTS OUR ABILITY TO REGULATE DESIGN AND ZONING REGULATIONS ON A D U. AND REALLY IT WOULD UNDO A LOT OF THE WORK THAT WAS DONE THIS LAST YEAR. UH, D S D ALONG WITH OUR COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS ON A D U AMENDMENTS TO THE U D C, UH, 2071 AND 1278 REALLY. UM, NEXT WITH, UH, SPECIFIC, UH, PUBLIC FACILITIES, CORPORATIONS. UM, SO OUR REAL ISSUE IS, ONE OF OUR REAL ISSUES IS P F C RELATED ISSUES WHERE PRIMARILY, UM, PFCS OPERATING OUTSIDE OF OUR JURISDICTIONS ARE GRANTING LOCAL TAX EXEMPTIONS. UM, AS OF YESTERDAY, WE WERE IN SUPPORT OF 2071, BUT THEN EIGHT AMENDMENTS WERE OFFERED ON THE FLOOR, WHICH REALLY HAS SIGNIFICANTLY CHANGED THE ESSENCE OF THAT BILL. SO I THINK WE'RE NO LONGER IN SUPPORT OF THAT. UH, BUT WE THINK THAT THERE'S GONNA BE OPPORTUNITY IN THE SENATE TO REALLY GET IN WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR. AND, UM, I KNOW THERE MAY BE SOME QUESTIONS WHEN IT'S TIME FOR QUESTIONS. PETER LANIS IS ALSO HERE WITH US TODAY, AND, AND THE HOUSING TRUST HAS REALLY BEEN A PARTNER IN, IN WORKING ON THIS. AND THEN FINALLY, LANDLORD TENANT. THIS BILL WOULD PREEMPT OUR, OUR ABILITY TO INTERVENE IN EVICTION PROCESSES. UH, WE WOULD LIKELY OPPOSE THIS DUE TO ALL THE WORK THAT THIS COMMITTEE AND COUNSEL AND STAFF HAS WORKED ON RELATED TO, UM, BEING ABLE TO POSITIVELY, PROACTIVELY INTERVENE IN EVICTION PROCESSES. I CAN THINK OF THE APARTMENT STAKEHOLDER GROUP AND OUR TENANT RIGHTS WORKS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON NOW. SO THESE ARE SOME JUST QUICK UPDATES ON OUR LEGISLATIVE WORK AS IT RELATES TO HOUSING OPERATION REBUILD, UH, MOVES FORWARD. I THINK WE'RE LEARNING A LOT FROM THIS PROGRAM. UH, AS YOU REM AS YOU MAY RECALL, IT'S KIND OF A TWO-PRONG APPROACH WORKING, UM, ON WHAT'S GOING ON INSIDE THE HOUSE WITH THE FAMILY AS MUCH AS THE REBUILD THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN ON THE OUTSIDE. WE'VE TAKEN A TAMARA AND FORMED APPROACH A LOT OF TRUST BUILDING WITH HOMEOWNERS, WHICH HAS BEEN VERY IMPORTANT. UM, AND WE'VE ALIGNED OUR APPROACH AND OUR COORDINATION COMMUNICATION WITH A SOCIAL WORKER, PROJECT MANAGER ON THE CONSTRUCTION SIDE, CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND BUILDING INSPECTORS. WE HAD A GREAT WORK SESSION WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT RECENTLY ON THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING, SO WE CAN HAVE MORE COORDINATION AND COMMUNICATION AS THEY'RE DOING THEIR JOB AND UNDERSTANDING THE WORK WE'RE TRYING TO DO. OPERATION REBUILD. I THINK THE USE OF THE SOCIAL WORKER HAS BEEN VERY VALUABLE IN THIS PROGRAM. I KNOW IT LED TO THE HIRING OF A, A SEPARATE SOCIAL WORKER FOR THE OWNER-OCCUPIED REHAB PROGRAM. WE HAVE FIVE HOUSES THAT ARE IN PROCESS. ONE IS COMPLETED NEXT MONTH, UH, A SECOND STARTS NEXT MONTH, UH, TWO MORE IN JULY. AND THEN WE'RE PENDING AGREEMENTS WITH THE HOMEOWNER ON THE FIFTH HOUSE. SO WE'RE MAKING GOOD PROGRESS HERE. ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS. ONCE THE AMENDMENTS PASSED THROUGH THE U D C. UM, IN CONVERSATIONS WITH LORI, I DECIDED TO TAKE ON A LEADERSHIP ROLE IN TERMS OF JUST COORDINATING ALL THE EFFORTS RELATED TO A D U SO THAT WE'RE MOVING IN THE SAME DIRECTION. UM, I THINK SOMETIMES IT'S HUMAN NATURE FOR YOU TAKE YOUR PART AND YOU JUST KIND OF START RUNNING WITH IT. SO WE HAVE IDENTIFIED WORKING GROUPS BOTH INTERNALLY AND EXTERNALLY. WE'RE LOOKING AT INCENTIVE PACKAGES, PRE-APPROVED PLANS, EDUCATION AND OUTREACH INTO THE COMMUNITY. WHY DOES IT MAKE SENSE FOR THE COMMUNITY TO HAVE AN A D U? WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR THEM? AND ANY POTENTIAL POLICY CHANGES? WE'RE ALREADY WORKING WITH THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION ON THEIR OWN TAX INCENTIVE PACKAGE. UH, WE'VE BEEN OUT TO THE MATERIALS INNOVATION CENTER, LOOKED AT SALVAGE MATERIALS FOR A D U CONSTRUCTION AND WORKING WITH SHANNON AND HER TEAM ON AN A D U PATTERN BOOK THAT WILL REALLY KIND OF DEVELOP PLANS THAT WILL BE, UH, APPROVED, UH, THAT FOR MORE OLDER HISTORIC HOMES. AND THEN FINALLY, WITH ONE OF OUR EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS, THEY APPLIED FOR AN A A R P COMMUNITY CHALLENGE GRANT, WHICH REALLY FOCUSES ON OUTREACH AND EDUCATION IN THE COMMUNITY. I THINK THAT GIVES US A BETTER SENSE OF GOALS, COMMUNITY INTENT, AND A WAY FOR THE COMMUNITY ITSELF TO TALK MORE ABOUT ADUS. SO WE'RE EXCITED. WE SHOULD HEAR SOMETHING IN, IN MAY, BUILDING FEDERAL RELATIONSHIPS. SO I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY ALONG WITH OTHERS IN THE ROOM THAT WERE PART OF OUR HOUSING TEAM ON THE S A D D C TRIP TO SPEND SOME TIME MEETING WITH, UM, LEADERSHIP AT HUD, REALLY ABLE TO TALK ABOUT OUR [00:15:01] STRATEGY AND PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, HOW WE'RE IMPLEMENTING THE INVESTMENT, OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES MAKING, UH, OUR NEED FOR PROJECT-BASED VOUCHERS IN PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING AND THE CRITICAL ROLE THAT THEY HAVE, UM, OUR NEED FOR YOUTH HOMELESSNESS, ESPECIALLY 18 TO 24 YEAR OLDS THAT ALIGNS WITH WHAT HUD IS BEGINNING TO LOOK AT RIGHT NOW. AND THEN OVERALL, HOW CAN OUR WORK IN SAN ANTONIO ALIGN WITH HUD PRIORITIES MOVING FORWARD? UM, THIS LAST WEEK WAS A GREAT WEEK FOR PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING WITH AN ADDITIONAL $14 MILLION THAT CAME IN AND 47 PROJECT VOUCHERS, UH, THAT CAME IN FOR, FOR THIS EFFORT. UH, SO WE NEED TO KEEP, YOU KNOW, WHETHER IT'S HOUSE AMERICA, THE WORK WE'RE DOING IN THE P S H. I THINK ALIGNMENT WITH THESE PRIORITIES AND STAYING IN TOUCH WITH HUD MAKES A LOT OF SENSE. AND SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO BUILD THOSE RELATIONSHIPS BASED ON THIS COMMITTEE'S INTEREST. UH, WE SET UP SOME TIME WITH THE UNITED STATES INTER-AGENCY COUNCIL ON THE HOMELESSNESS ISIC, UH, COUNCILWOMAN CASTILLO WAS WITH US IN THE ROOM, UH, CHAIR. WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME ON THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN THAT THEY HAVE. UH, WE ASK AGAIN, THE DIRECT QUESTION ABOUT FUNDS. HE SAID, IF I HAD A CRYSTAL BALL, I'D LET YOU KNOW. BUT I THINK THIS IS ANOTHER REASON TO STAY IN ALIGNMENT WITH THEM, TO JUST STAY IN, IN CLOSE TO WHAT'S HAPPENING AND WHAT, WHAT THEY THINK IS COMING DOWN. UM, WE HAD A FOLLOW UP MEETING THE NEXT WEEK WITH THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR, TAMARA WRIGHT, UM, WHO'S ALREADY INTRODUCING US TO SOME BEST PRACTICES, WANTS TO CONVENE A GROUP OF US TO GO TO HOUSTON TO SEE WHAT THEY'RE DOING THERE. SO I THINK WE'RE GROWING IN THIS RELATIONSHIP WITH USAGE, WHICH I THINK IS GONNA BE REALLY IMPORTANT. SO I APPRECIATE THIS. COMMITTEE'S REALLY PUSH FOR US TO CONSIDER SOME OF THOSE OPTIONS. SO THANK YOU. AND THEN FINALLY, JUST AT MY LEVEL, JUST DOING A LOT OF HIGH LEVEL LEVEL COORDINATION. OUR HOUSING AND HOMELESS HUDDLES WERE STARTED BY LORI HOUSTON, AND WE REALLY HAVE EVOLVED THOSE NOW. UM, I'M JUST THINKING OF THE HOMELESS HUDDLE THIS PAST WEEK, UH, TO PROBLEM SOLVING GROUPS THAT REALLY ARE FOCUSED ON SYSTEMS ENGAGEMENT AND HOW WE CAN IMPROVE AS WE LOOK TO IMPLEMENT COMMUNITY LAND TRUST AND LAND BANKING, BEING ABLE TO GO TO THE HOUSING HUDDLE AND, AND HELP PEOPLE HAVE PEOPLE HELP US FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE THAT WORK IN THIS COMMUNITY. WE HAVE MONTHLY MEETINGS WITH OUR SHIP PARTNERS THAT ARE WITH US TODAY AND THE COUNTY WHO'S NOT HERE. WE CONTINUE TO DO STATE AND LEGISLATIVE COORDINATION, ESPECIALLY RIGHT NOW DURING SESSION. AND THEN I HOLD SYSTEMS, UH, ENGAGEMENT MONTHLY MEETINGS INTERNALLY WITH DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS, HEALTH DEPARTMENT, UH, WORKFORCE, D H S, ET CETERA. SO THAT CONCLUDES MY RE UH, PRESENTATION. I'LL PASS IT OVER TO VERONICA GARCIA, HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU, MARK. I'M VERONICA GARCIA. I'M DIRECTOR FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING SERVICES DEPARTMENT, AND I'M JOINED BY OUR SHIP PARTNERS HERE TODAY. AND WE'VE BEEN REALLY BUSY. SO WE HAVE, UM, HAPPY TO REPORT THAT SINCE OUR LAST BRIEFING, WE HAVE MADE A LOT OF PROGRESS TOWARDS OUR 10 YEAR SHIP GOALS. UM, WE LOOK AT IMPLEMENTING THE SHIP AND ALL THE 36 STRATEGIES. AND THE IMPORTANT THING THAT WE CONTINUE TO COME BACK TO IS TRACKING THE PROGRESS AGAINST THESE 10 YEAR GOALS. WE HAVE A GOAL OF PRODUCING AND PRESERVING JUST OVER 28,000 HOMES IN OUR COMMUNITY OVER THIS TIME. AND SINCE OUR LAST UPDATE, WE ARE NOW AT ALMOST 9,500 HOMES, AFFORDABLE HOMES THAT ARE IN OUR PIPELINE. AND WE HAVE OVER 10,000 HOMES THAT ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION. UM, AND WE'VE SHIFTED SOME HOMES. SO NOW WE HAVE NEARLY 3000 HOMES THAT HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. SO JUST, UH, PROVIDE SOME CONTEXT. OUR LAST UPDATE WENT THROUGH THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR, SO THIS IS ABOUT SIX MONTHS LATER. AND SINCE THEN WE'VE ADDED 6,500 UNITS TO THE PIPELINE. AND THE UNDER CONSTRUCTION, THE COMPLETED 1400 MORE HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. SO THAT'S WHAT BRINGS US TO THE 3000 NUMBER OF COMPLETED HOMES. SO LOTS OF PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE, UM, AND WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH OUR PARTNERS AND ACROSS SEVERAL DIFFERENT INITIATIVES TO CONTINUE THE MOMENTUM. I'LL NOTE THAT THESE NUMBERS ALSO DO NOT INCLUDE, SINCE THEY ONLY GO THROUGH THE END OF MARCH, THEY DO NOT INCLUDE THE PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING UNITS THAT WERE JUST APPROVED BY OUR COUNCIL, UM, LAST WEEK. SO THOSE ARE SOME ADDITIONAL UNITS, UM, NOT REFLECTED IN THIS CHART THAT ALSO GO TO TOWARDS OUR 1000, UH, UNIT FOR PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING. SO, AS I MENTIONED, TO GET TO THESE NUMBERS AND TO CONTINUE TO MAKE PROGRESS, WE ARE WORKING THROUGH VARIOUS STRATEGIES AS OUTLINED IN THE SHIP. SO WE HAVE A FEW ITEMS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED. AS, AS MARK MENTIONED, WE ARE CONTINUING TO MAKE PROGRESS ON OPERATION REBUILD, WHICH WAS STARTED LAST YEAR. UH, WE ARE LOOKING AGAIN AT OUR CITY FEE WAIVER PROGRAM TO SEE WHAT UPDATES ARE NEEDED, BUT THAT WAS REVISED, UM, ALMOST TWO YEARS AGO NOW TO BE IN ALIGNMENT WITH OUR SHIP. AND SO WE CONTINUE TO LOOK AT THE OTHER INITIATIVES THAT WE'RE WORKING ON AND HAVE AN UPDATE ON THESE AND HOW WE ARE MAKING [00:20:01] PROGRESS. SO THE FIRST UPDATE IS ON OUR HOME REHAB PROGRAM. SO THIS IS A SHIP STRATEGY. UM, YOU CAN SEE OUR PRESERVATION GOAL ALONE IS JUST ABOUT HALF OF OUR OVERALL SHIP GOAL TARGET. SO FOR THE HOME REHAB, WE HAVE, UM, OVER $20 MILLION A YEAR THAT WE SPEND ON REHAB OF SINGLE FAMILY HOMES. ALL OF THEM FOR FAMILIES AT 80% OF THE AREA, MEDIAN INCOME ARE BELOW. AND MANY OF OUR PROGRAMS SERVE HOMEOWNERS AT MUCH LOWER INCOMES. SO WE HAVE A GOAL THIS YEAR OF REHABBING ABOUT 650 HOMES. WE ARE MAKING A LOT OF PROGRESS IN THAT. BUT BEYOND THE ACTUAL REHAB OF THE HOME, AS MARK MENTIONED THROUGH THE OPERATION REBUILD PROGRAM, WE'VE LEARNED A LOT ABOUT LOOKING BEYOND JUST THE INDIVIDUAL HOME REHAB AND HOW WE CAN WORK WITH THE HOMEOWNERS TO REALLY PRESERVE THE INVESTMENT THAT WE ARE MAKING IN THEIR HOME. SO I'M REALLY HAPPY TO REPORT THAT AT THE END OF LAST YEAR, WE TALKED ABOUT DOING, UM, HOMEOWNER MAINTENANCE WORKSHOPS. SOME OF OUR NONPROFIT PARTNERS DO THIS. SO WE WANTED TO BRING THIS TO ALL OF OUR HOMEOWNERS. AND SO WE HAD THE VERY FIRST CLASS THIS PAST, UH, TWO WEEKS AGO ON APRIL 15TH. IT WAS ON A SATURDAY MORNING. UM, THIS EFFORT WAS DONE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LIST SAN ANTONIO. THEY REALLY WORKED WITH OUR TEAM TO DEVELOP THE AGENDA. WE HAD NUMEROUS PARTNERS THERE. UH, MERCED HELPED US WITH PROVIDING A LOT OF DIRECT HOME MAINTENANCE INFORMATION FOR THE HOMEOWNERS, EVERYTHING FROM HOW TO MAINTAIN YOUR FOUNDATION, HOW TO IDENTIFY PLUMBING ISSUES, HOW TO HANDLE THOSE ISSUES. UM, WE HAD ONSITE DEMONSTRATIONS FROM SOME OF OUR PARTNERS. WE ALSO HAD, UM, FINANCIAL ADVICE FOR THE HOMEOWNERS. A LOT OF TIMES WE HEAR THAT, YOU KNOW, THESE ARE DEFERRED MAINTENANCE PROJECTS, THE HOME, UM, LOTS OF REASONS WHY HOMEOWNERS HAVE CHALLENGES KEEPING UP WITH THE MAINTENANCE OF THEIR HOME. SO WE HAD AN ENTIRE SECTION OF THE WORKSHOP DEVOTED TO HOW YOU CAN, HOW THE, THE IMPORTANCE OF PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE, CHANGING YOUR AIR FILTERS, WATERING THE FOUNDATION, IDENTIFYING ISSUES EARLY, AND HOW YOU CAN ADDRESS THEM BEFORE THEY TURN INTO BIGGER MAJOR REPAIRS DOWN THE ROAD. SO THAT WAS, AND HOW TO BUDGET, UM, FOR THOSE, UH, REPAIRS AND PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE ONGOING. UH, WE ALSO HAD OUR PARTNERS FROM FIRE AND OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT THAT TALKED A LOT ABOUT HOME SAFETY, FIRE PREVENTION, PLANNING FOR AN EMERGENCY. UM, SO LOTS OF GREAT INFORMATION SHARED WITH HOMEOWNERS. WE HAD 23 ATTENDEES AT THE VERY FIRST CLASS. MANY OF THEM BROUGHT A FAMILY MEMBER WITH THEM SO THAT THEY CAN HELP GET THE INFORMATION AND HELP, ESPECIALLY THE OLDER ADULTS CONTINUE TO CARE FOR THEIR HOMES AND PROVIDE THAT SUPPORT SYSTEM. AND WE HAD A LOT OF POSITIVE FEEDBACK. AND WE HAVE ANOTHER CLASS THIS MONTH, AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO HAVE MONTHLY CLASSES FOR HOMEOWNERS AS THEY GO THROUGH AND PREPARE AND FINISH OUR HOME REHAB. THIS IS A NEW SUPPORT THAT WE'RE DOING SO THEY CAN CONTINUE TO CARE FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF THEIR HOMES. UM, AS MARK MENTIONED, SOMETHING WE LEARNED FROM OPERATION REBUILD WAS HAVING A, UH, SOCIAL WORKER PROVIDE THAT ADDED SUPPORT TO THE HOMEOWNERS, UM, IS VERY VALUABLE AND MAKES A HUGE DIFFERENCE. SO WE HAD A BUDGET IMPROVEMENT IN LAST YEAR'S THROUGH THE BOND THROUGH LAST YEAR'S BUDGET. AND SO WE HAVE THE ADDITION OF TWO SENIOR FAMILY SUPPORT WORKERS. WE'VE HIRED THE FIRST ONE, HE'S BEEN HERE ABOUT A MONTH. HE, UM, IS THE PERSON WHO CONTACTED ALL OF OUR HOMEOWNERS, REGISTERED TO THEM FOR THE WORKSHOP, WAS THERE THE WHOLE DAY. UM, IT'S REALLY BEEN A VERY POSITIVE ADDITION TO OUR HOME REHAB PROGRAM, AND WE'LL KEEP IT UP. THE OTHER HIGHLIGHT WE DID AT THE END OF LAST YEAR WAS WE PRODUCED OUR FIRST ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE SHIP, WHICH OUTLINES ALL OF THE PROGRESS THAT WE'RE MAKING PROVIDES. UH, IT'S A PUBLIC DOCUMENT, IT'S ON OUR WEBSITE. THE WHOLE DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH. IT WAS PRODUCED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HOUSING COMMISSION. THEY HAD A SUBCOMMITTEE THAT REALLY LED THE CREATION OF THE DOCUMENT. SO NOW IT'S AVAILABLE FOR ANYONE IN THE COMMUNITY WHO WANTS TO TRACK HOW WE DID THE FIRST YEAR OF THE SHIP. SO, UM, BUILDING ON THAT, WE ALSO, THIS PAST JANUARY, LAUNCHED OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING DASHBOARD, WHICH PROVIDES QUARTERLY UPDATES ON ALL OF OUR SHIP GOALS AND STRATEGIES. SO ANYONE, ANYTIME CAN GO ONLINE TO THE N H S D WEBSITE, GO TO THE DASHBOARD AND SEE WHERE WE ARE IN RELATION TO ALL OF OUR SHIP GOALS. THE DASHBOARD ALSO INCLUDES AN INTERACTIVE MAP, WHICH, UM, HELPS PEOPLE EXPLORE THAT AFFORDABLE HOUSING INVESTMENTS NEAR THEIR AREA. SO IT'S VERY INTERACTIVE. YOU CAN SORT IT BY COUNCIL DISTRICT, YOU COULD SORT IT BY NEW HOME OWNERSHIP ONLY, WHATEVER YOUR INTEREST IS. THERE'S LOTS OF DIFFERENT FILTERS AND YOU CAN REALLY KIND OF NAVIGATE, UH, THE WEBSITE AND THE MAP TO SEE WHERE EXACTLY ALL OF OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING INVESTMENTS ARE GOING. AND I'LL, UM, GIVE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO THE HOUSING COMMISSION AGAIN, AS WELL AS OUR I T S D DEPARTMENT WAS REALLY A COLLABORATION TO CREATE THAT DASHBOARD TOOL AND MAKE SURE IT HAD, UH, IT WAS RESPONSIVE AND THAT IT HAD THE MOST FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS AND INFORMATION BECAUSE WE WANTED IT TO BE A TOOL THAT THE COMMUNITY USES. SPEAKING OF COMMUNITY, WE ALSO HAD OUR FIRST ANNUAL SHIP EVENT. IT WAS OUR INAUGURAL [00:25:01] SHIP EVENT. IT WAS HELD IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ALL OF THE PARTNERS THAT ARE JOINED BY US TODAY. SO OPPORTUNITY HOME, SAN ANTONIO HOUSING TRUST AND BEXAR COUNTY PARTNERED WITH US TO HOLD THE FIRST, UH, SHIP COMMUNITY EVENT. IT WAS ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 28TH. WE HAD OVER 250 ATTENDEES. UH, WE HAD OVER A HUNDRED VOLUNTEERS ACROSS MULTIPLE ORGANIZATIONS. IT WAS COMBINED WITH A RESOURCE FAIR FEATURING OVER 30 ENTITIES PROVIDING, UM, INFORMATION, COLLATERAL, GOODIE BAGS, YOU NAME IT. WE HAD, UH, PRODUCE BAGS THAT WERE ALSO DISTRIBUTED TO 150 FAMILIES. THE VOTING WAS HELD IN DISTRICT FIVE, AND WE HAD OPENING REMARKS BY MAYOR NUREMBERG. WE ALSO HAD A PANEL, UH, WITH MANY OF OUR PARTNERS THAT TALKED ABOUT OUR SHIP PROGRESS AND WHERE THE COMMUNITY WAS ENCOURAGED TO ASK QUESTIONS. WE HAD TWO OTHER AFFORDABLE HOUSING WORKSHOP, AND REALLY THE GOAL OF THE WHOLE DAY WAS TO SHARE RESOURCES, REALLY ENGAGE IN CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE SUCCESSES AND THE CHALLENGES SINCE THE ADOPTION OF THE SHIP. AND WE REALLY LEARNED A LOT. UH, WE ALSO ENCOURAGE ATTENDEES TO REALLY WORK WITH EACH OTHER TO GET INFORMATION AND HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH THEIR NEIGHBORS ABOUT HOW WE CAN CONTINUE TO IMPLEMENT THE SHIP AND FURTHER THE STRATEGIES IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE ARE ALSO WORKING, UM, TOWARDS ONE OF, ONE OF THE STRATEGIES MENTIONED IN THAT WE HAD A WHOLE WORKSHOP AT THE SHIP EVENT ON CREATING A HOUSING ONE-STOP SHOP. SO OUR FIRST PHASE OF THIS, UM, HAS LAUNCHED. IT IS HOUSING BASED. THIS LAUNCHED ON APRIL 10TH. SO THIS IS PROGRESS TOWARDS CREATING THIS DIGITAL ONE-STOP HOUSING SHOP. SO HOUSING BASE, UH, REALLY IS A, JUST AN ONLINE PLATFORM THAT HELPS PEOPLE SEARCH FOR SEARCH FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOMES ALL THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY. THEIR WEBSITE ALLOWS RENTERS TO CREATE THEIR OWN PROFILE, SET UP THEIR OWN SEARCH PARAMETERS OF WHAT THEY NEED TO HAVE A HOME, FIND THEIR NEXT AFFORDABLE HOME. SO WHETHER IT'S LOOKING FOR SOMETHING NEAR A PARK NEAR CERTAIN TRANSIT LINES, CERTAIN SCHOOLS, OR MAYBE THEY'RE LOOKING FOR AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMUNITY THAT HAS AN ONSITE FOOD PANTRY, THEY CAN HAVE MULTIPLE PARAMETERS THAT HELPS FIND THEIR SEARCH AND REALLY LOOK ACROSS VARIOUS, SO, UH, VARIOUS OPTIONS THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY. UM, THEY ALSO HAS A FEATURE SPECIFICALLY FOR SOCIAL WORKERS, SO THEY CAN CREATE DIFFERENT PROFILES FOR DIFFERENT CLIENTS THEY MAY HAVE AND CONDUCT MULTIPLE SEARCHES AND LOOK ACROSS SEVERAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPTIONS FOR MULTIPLE INDIVIDUALS THAT THEY ARE HELPING. THE WEBSITE, UM, RIGHT NOW HAS OVER 1900 HITS EVERY SINGLE DAY SINCE THE LAUNCH. SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO, UM, HAVE FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY WHERE THEY CAN SHARE WITH US THEIR THOUGHTS ON THE WEBSITE. UM, THIS IS A COMPLIMENTARY TOOL TO A COUPLE OF OTHER AFFORDABLE HOUSING LOCATORS, BUT THIS REALLY FEATURES PROJECTS THAT HAVE RECEIVED CITY INCENTIVES, PROJECTS THAT ACCEPT VOUCHERS, AND WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE TO EXPAND THE PORTAL, UM, SO THAT IT CAN HAVE, UM, ADDITIONAL PROPERTIES AND ADDITIONAL FEATURES, UH, BASED ON COMMUNITY FEEDBACK. SO AS WE CONTINUE TO LOOK AT HOW WE CREATE A ONE-STOP HOUSING SHOP, WE, AS, UM, MR. NEELY MENTIONED, WE ARE WORKING WITH SACRED ON A HOUSING PORTAL. SO THIS IS BASED ON THE ALREADY SUCCESSFUL MENTAL HEALTH PORTAL THAT THEY'VE ESTABLISHED. AND WE ARE LOOKING FOR, UM, HAVING ANOTHER STANDALONE PLATFORM THAT REALLY OFFERS SPECIALIZED HOUSING RELATED SERVICES SPECIFIC TO OUR COMMUNITY. UH, WE DON'T CURRENTLY HAVE A PLATFORM THAT IS SPECIFICALLY HOUSING RELATED. UH, THE SACRED PORTAL DOES HAVE LOTS OF DIFFERENT LINKS TO DIFFERENT RENTAL ASSISTANCE OPTIONS, DIFFERENT, UM, EVICTION RELATED RESOURCES, BUT IT'S ALL KIND OF COUPLED WITH MANY OTHER MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES. SO WE REALLY WANNA PARTNER WITH SACRED AND CREATE A VIRTUAL HOUSING ONE-STOP SHOP WHERE ALL OF THE INFORMATION IS READILY AVAILABLE. WE, UM, ANOTHER KEY THING I WANNA MENTION IS THAT THIS PORTAL WILL BE CREATED IN CONSULTATION WITH HOUSING SERVICES PROVIDERS. WE'LL BE ABLE ALSO TO COLLECT DATA ON ALL OF THE SERVICES THAT ARE BEING UTILIZED AND SHARE THAT WITH OUR PARTNERS. AND WE WILL BE DOING THIS BY ENTERING INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH SACRED FOR JUST OVER $101,000 FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THE PORTAL. AND THIS WILL INCLUDE TWO ONE YEAR AGREEMENTS FOR THE ONGOING MAINTENANCE OF THE PORTAL. SO THIS IS A SEPARATE ITEM THAT WILL COME TO COUNCIL IN THE NEXT MONTH OR SO, UH, FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION. BUT WE DID WANNA LET YOU KNOW THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE WORKING WITH SACRED TO DEVELOP AS IT IS A SHIP STRATEGY. AND THEN AS PART OF THAT SERVICE AGREEMENT, SACRED WILL ALSO BE HELPING US PROMOTE THE PORTAL TO THE PUBLIC AND CONTINUE TO EVOLVE IT OVER TIME. SOMETHING THAT OUR DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN WORKING VERY HARD ON IS A SHIP STRATEGY STRATEGY TO HELP HOMEOWNERS, UM, EXPLORE OPTIONS TO REDUCE TAX BURDEN FOR SINGLE FAMILIES. UM, THIS IS OUR PROPERTY TAX HELP CAMPAIGN, WHICH IS A BRAND NEW BUDGET INITIATIVE THAT WE HAD THAT COUNCIL MEMBERS APPROVED THIS YEAR. UM, THIS IS A COLLABORATION BETWEEN OUR CITY DEPARTMENT AS WELL AS SAN ANTONIO LEGAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION, TEXAS [00:30:01] RIO GRANDE LEGAL AID, BEXAR COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT, AND THE BEXAR COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR. THIS WAS A BEST PRACTICE THAT MANY OF OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS STARTED BY HOSTING PROPERTY TAX INFO SESSIONS IN THEIR DISTRICTS. AND NOW WE'VE DONE THIS CITYWIDE. SO WE PROVIDE BOTH INFORMATION ABOUT HOW TO PROTEST PROPERTY TAXES ON YOUR OWN IF YOU'RE A HOMEOWNER. AND WE ALSO, THE SECOND HALF OF THE WORKSHOP INVOLVES ONE-ON-ONE DIRECT ASSISTANCE TO HELP HOMEOWNERS FILE FOR ALL THE EXEMPTIONS THAT THEY MAY BE. SO THAT'S WHERE OUR LEGAL PARTNERS REALLY COME INTO PLAY. THEY ARE THERE, WE HAVE LOTS OF LEGAL LAWYERS AND LEGAL VOLUNTEERS THAT PROVIDE THAT ONE-ON-ONE ASSISTANCE TO HOMEOWNERS, AND THEY'VE BEEN REALLY POPULAR. WE HAVE, ARE HOLDING 14 EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. UH, WE ONLY HAVE TWO EVENTS LEFT, UM, IN DISTRICT FIVE ON SAT NEXT SATURDAY. EVERY SINGLE EVENT HAS BOTH SPANISH AND A S L INTERPRETATION SERVICES AT EVERY SINGLE EVENT. AND AS I MENTIONED, THEY'VE BEEN PRETTY POPULAR. WE'VE HAD OVER A THOUSAND HOUSEHOLDS SO FAR THAT HAVE BEEN SERVED WITH TWO MORE TO GO ON SITE AT THE WORKSHOPS. WE'VE, UM, HELPED INDI 300 HOUSEHOLDS FILE EXEMPTIONS, AND WE'VE ALSO HELPED THEM FILE 201 NOTICES OF INTENT TO PROTEST THEIR PROPERTY TAXES. SO THIS IS, UM, WHAT WAS DONE ON DIRECTLY AT THE WORKSHOPS. AND MANY, MANY, MANY FAMILIES LEFT WITH INFORMATION PACKETS WHERE IF THEY DIDN'T WANNA STAY FOR THE WHOLE TWO HOURS, THEY WERE ABLE TO GET THE INFORMATION AND THEN TAKE THE FORMS BACK AND MAIL THEM OR HAND THEM IN AT THE NEXT WORKSHOP AS WELL. WE ALSO ARE DOING SURVEYS AT EVERY SINGLE WORKSHOP. AND, UM, IN TOTAL, UH, 92% SAID THEY WERE EITHER HAPPY OR VERY HAPPY THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO COME TO A SESSION AND THAT THEY LEARNED SOMETHING FROM OUR SESSION. SO, UH, TWO MORE TO GO. WE'LL BE HAPPY TO PROVIDE YOU ALL WITH A FULL RECAP AFTER THEY'RE ALL DONE. UM, BUT EVEN AFTER THE MAY, THE LAST, UM, EVENT, IN MAY, WE'LL HAVE FOUR MORE OVER THE SUMMER. THOSE WILL BE SPECIFICALLY DEDICATED TO HELPING HOMEOWNERS CONTINUE TO FILE, UM, FOR HOMESTEAD AND OTHER EXEMPTIONS ON OUR HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE ERIC, UM, ANNOUNCE THIS LAST WEEK THAT WE'LL BE REOPENING THE RENTAL ASSISTANCE PORTAL ON MAY 15TH. IT'LL BE OPEN FOR ABOUT THREE WEEKS. UH, SAN ANTONIO WAS JUST AWARDED ANOTHER $5.2 MILLION FROM THE TREASURY. THIS IS THE THIRD REALLOCATION OF EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE DOLLARS THAT OUR CITY HAS RECEIVED THIS YEAR. UM, AND COUNCIL WILL CONSIDER THE ACCEPTING THE 5.2 MILLION FROM THE TREASURY. UM, ON MAY 18TH. THIS SPRINGS OUR TOTAL RENTAL ASSISTANCE BUDGET FOR THIS YEAR ALONE TO JUST OVER $18 MILLION. UM, SO FROM THAT WE'VE HAD TWO DIFFERENT OPENINGS AND WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO AWARD ALREADY AWARDED $5.7 MILLION TO OVER 2000 FAMILIES THIS YEAR. SO THAT MEANS WHEN WE REOPEN THE PORTAL ON MAY 15TH, WE'LL HAVE JUST OVER 12 AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS AVAILABLE FOR FAMILIES. UM, SO WE'LL BE ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS. JUST TO GIVE YOU SOME NUMBERS, UM, ON OUR LAST PORTAL THAT WAS OPEN TWO WEEKS, WE RECEIVED OVER 6,000 APPLICATIONS. SO, UH, WE EXPECT PROBABLY AT LEAST 7,000 TO COME IN WITH THIS NEW REOPENING, AND WE'LL PROCESS THEM ALL JUST AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN. AND FINALLY, UM, AS COUNCIL MEMBERS APPROVED JUST LAST WEEK, UH, THE OTHER BIG UPDATE FOR OUR SHIP PROGRESS IS THAT WE HAVE, UM, WITH THREE AWARDS, THREE PROJECTS IN A, UH, FROM OUR HOUSING BOND AS WELL AS BY COMBINING FEDERAL AND COUNTY CONTRIBUTIONS, WE ARE EXCITED TO BRING OVER TWO, UH, 288 MORE PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING USE UNITS FOR OUR COMMUNITY. UM, COUNCIL MEMBERS JUST APPROVED $23 MILLION FROM CITY FUNDS, AND THE COUNTY WILL BE CONSIDERING THEIR COUNTY CONTRIBUTION OF $8.1 MILLION TO SUPPORT ALL THREE PROJECTS. UM, NEXT, I THINK AS EARLY AS AS JUNE, THIS REPRESENTS ALMOST $95 MILLION BETWEEN THESE THREE PROJECTS ALONE. AND WITH THESE 288 UNITS, THAT DOES PROVIDE 29% OF OUR SHIP GOAL FOR PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING TO HELP INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE CHRONICALLY HOMELESS. SO MANY THANKS TO OUR SAN ANTONIO REGIONAL OR SAN SOUTH ALAMO REGIONAL ALLIANCE FOR THE HOMELESS. THEY HELPED US WITH THAT JOINT SOLICITATION AS A DEPARTMENT FOR HUMAN SERVICES. AND OF COURSE, MANY THANKS TO THE COUNTY. I KNOW THEY COULDN'T BE WITH US TODAY, BUT, UM, THEY'RE GONNA BE BUSY APPROVING THEIR P S H CONTRIBUTIONS NEXT MONTH. SO I WILL TURN IT OVER TO, UM, ED HINOJOSA FROM OPPORTUNITY HOME TO PROVIDE THAT, HIS UPDATE. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING. UM, OUR, OUR PRESENTATION, LORRAINE ROBLES IS HERE. SHE'S OUR DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AND, UH, SHE OVERSEES OUR NEW CONSTRUCTION AND WE HAVE SOME EXCITING PROJECTS TO TALK ABOUT. GOOD MORNING. THIS MORNING. WE'LL, UM, I'LL BE PROVIDING YOU AN UPDATE ON THE PROJECTS THAT ARE, [00:35:01] UH, GEARED TOWARDS MEETING OUR SHIP GOALS, UH, AS A COMMUNITY. SO, LET'S SEE. AFTER A YEAR LONGS, UH, INTENSIVE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT LED BY A MASTER PLANNER, UH, WE FINALLY HAVE A, UH, MASTER PLAN FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE AMAZON COURTS. UH, THE YEAR LONG EFFORT, UH, NOT ONLY TOOK INTO CONSIDERATION RESIDENTS WHO ACTUALLY LIVE ON SITE, BUT ACTUALLY THE RESIDENTS LIVING IN THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY AS WELL AS COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS AND ORGANIZATIONS, UH, TO DEVELOP A NEW PLAN THAT WOULD HELP NOT ONLY PRESERVE 501 PUBLIC HOUSING UNITS, BUT ACTUALLY INCREASE THE UNIT NUMBER BY 55 ADDITIONAL UNITS. UH, THIS AMAZON EXPANSION IS GONNA BE THE FIRST ONSITE PHASE. THIS IS WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT, THAT STREET THERE IS THAT BUILDING, UH, LONG BUILDING. NEXT TO IT IS THE EXISTING COMMUNITY ROOM FOR AND LEASING OFFICE FOR ZA APACHE COURTS. WE ARE UTILIZING VACANT LAND THAT'S BEHIND THAT BUILDING, UH, TO CREATE THE FIRST PHASE. THE FIRST PHASE WILL CONSIST OF 88 UNITS ALL SUBSIDIZED, UM, AND PROVIDE HOUSING FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS LI CURRENTLY LIVING AND THE ALLAN COURTS THAT ARE OFF OF GUADALUPE STREET. UM, SO THAT WE CAN START, UH, GEARING UP FOR THE MAJOR, UM, REHABILITATION AND RECONSTRUCTION OF ALLAN COURTS. UH, AGAIN, 88 UNITS. UH, RIGHT NOW WE ARE LOOKING, UM, WE'RE GOING THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND HISTORICAL REVIEW. UH, WE'VE JUST BEEN TOLD THAT, UH, O H P AND T H C ARE ASKING FOR A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION REGARDING THE LEASING OFFICE AND ANY HISTORICAL ASPECTS OF IT. SO ONCE WE GET THROUGH THAT, THEN WE'LL BE ASKING HUD FOR DISPOSITION APPROVAL, UH, AND THEN WE'LL MOVE INTO CONSTRUCTION. SO AGAIN, THIS WILL, THIS PROJECT WILL BEGIN CONSTRUCTION WITHIN THIS NEXT FISCAL YEAR. THE NEXT ONE IS VICTORIA BLASA. UH, THIS BUILDING ACTUALLY WAS BUILT IN 1959. IT'S A NINE STORY HIGH RISE, AND IT INCLUDES 185 UNITS FOR SENIORS AND, UH, UH, DISABLED INDIVIDUALS AS WELL, UH, BUILT OF A BRICK AND MASONRY. UM, THIS IS ONE OF THE BUILDINGS HIGH RISES THAT NEEDED TO HAVE IMPROVEMENTS, UH, DUE NOT ONLY TO THE CITY CODE, BUT TO MODERNIZE IT AS WELL. SO SOME OF THE MAJOR RENOVATIONS OCCURRED WITHIN THE BUILDING ITSELF. SO WE BROUGHT IT UP TO FIRE CODE. UM, WE DID SOME, EVERY UNIT HAS A NEW HVAC SYSTEM. UH, WE DID SOME INTERIOR MODERNIZATION, NOT ONLY WITHIN THE UNITS, BUT WITHIN THE COMMON SPACES, UM, TO MAKE IT A NICER, MORE COMFORTABLE ATMOSPHERE FOR OUR SENIORS AND OUR, OUR DISABLED, UH, RESIDENTS. UH, IT'S BEEN IN CONSTRUCT, UH, REHABILITATION OR CONSTRUCTION FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS AND JUST COMPLETED CONSTRUCTION THIS MONTH. UH, WE HAVE THE OKAY TO GO AHEAD AND LET, UH, STAFF BEGIN TO ENTER THE BUILDING AND OCCUPY IT AND PREPARE IT FOR OUR RESIDENTS. I BELIEVE WE NEED ONE MORE CLEARANCE FROM, UH, CITY FIRE MARSHAL, AND WE SHOULD HAVE THAT, UH, FAIRLY QUICKLY. AND THEN WE'LL START MOVING RESIDENTS IN. THE NEXT ONE IS ONE WE'RE EXTREMELY PROUD OF WEST SIDE REINVESTMENT INITIATIVE. THIS IS A, UH, SINGLE FAMILY, UH, OWNER OCCUPIED FIRST TIME HOME BUYER PROJECT, UH, THAT CONSISTED OF 88, UH, SINGLE FAMILY HOUSES WE'VE ALREADY COMPLETED AND SOLD, UH, OUR FIRST 40 IN THE BLUE RIDGE SUBDIVISION. THIS IS ALL ON THE WEST SIDE OF SAN ANTONIO. UM, WE, UH, JUST RECENTLY COMPLETED 23 AND THE SUBDIVISION NAMED VIA DE UNA, AND WE JUST CLOSED ON THAT 23RD HOUSE TWO DAYS AGO. UH, SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED. WE STILL HAVE 25 MORE HOUSES TO GO. UH, WE JUST BROUGHT IN A, A NEW BUILDER, UH, AND WE'RE FINALIZING THE CONTRACT. SO WE'RE LOOKING TO BEGIN CONSTRUCTION BY THE END OF MAY OR THE BEGINNING OF JUNE. NOW, WHAT MAKES THIS PROJECT UNIQUE IS THAT NOT ONLY IS IT FOR FIRST TIME HOME BUYERS, BUT IT'S FOR MODERATE TO LOW INCOME HOME BUYERS. SO OUR AVERAGE, UM, AREA MEDIAN INCOME OF OUR HOME BUYERS IS ABOUT 68%. UM, WE PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY WHERE THESE INDIVIDUALS WOULD NOT HAVE OTHERWISE. IN THE OPEN MARKET, WE NOT, AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, BECAUSE OUR PRICING RANGES FROM ABOUT 160,000 TO 185,000, AND WE'RE DOING TWO AND THREE BEDROOM HOUSES. UM, WE GET MULTIPLE OFFERS ON EVERY HOUSE. SO WE GET OFFERS THAT ARE ABOVE ASKING, BUT WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR IS ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS, LOOKING AT THE INDIVIDUALS OR THE FAMILIES APPLYING WHAT IS THEIR A M I LEVEL, UM, HAVE THEY EVER BEEN, OR ARE THEY CURRENTLY ON HOUSING? HAVE THEY EVER BEEN A PART OF, UH, ONE OF THE, UH, PROGRAMS THROUGH HOUSING? [00:40:01] AND THEY GET MORE CONSIDERATION FOR THOSE ITEMS. UM, AND SO WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE, UH, RECENTLY LEFT SECTION EIGHT AND NOW BECOME A HOME HOMEOWNER, AS WELL AS PUBLIC HOUSING, AND AS WELL AS OTHER FAMILIES WHO HAVE LIVED IN THE COMMUNITY, UH, AND HAVE BEEN RENTERS AND NOW HAVE BECOME HOMEOWNERS. UM, WE'RE, AGAIN, WE'RE HOPING TO START THIS BY THE END OF MAY, BEGINNING OF JUNE. IT'S A TWO YEAR PROJECT, SO WE'LL SEE COMPLETION ABOUT JULY OF 2025. AND FINALLY OUR SNOWED AND SENIOR APARTMENTS. THIS IS OUT IN THE MEDICAL CENTER AREA THAT ANOTHER PROJECT THAT WE'RE VERY PROUD OF. IT'S FOR SENIOR 62 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER. AND WE CLOSED ON FINANCING, UH, OCTOBER 16TH OF LAST YEAR, UH, AFTER MANY, MANY STRUGGLES. UH, BUT IT'S CURRENTLY IN CONSTRUCTION. WE'RE ABOUT 12% COMPLETE. UH, WE'RE JUST NOW GETTING READY TO FORM FOR OUR, OUR BUILDING PADS. UM, BUT THIS CONSISTS OF 135 UNITS, UH, 40% OF WHICH ARE GONNA BE TOTALLY SUBSIDIZED, UH, AND MADE AVAILABLE TO EXTREMELY LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS, UH, SENIORS, UM, 62 YEARS OF AGE, UH, OR OLDER. UH, THE DEVELOPMENT ITSELF HAS BEEN CREATED AND DESIGNED WITH OUR SENIORS IN MIND. SO NOT ONLY WITH THE WAY THE UNITS ARE LAID OUT AND THE AMENITIES WITHIN THE UNITS, BUT AS WELL AS THE, THE AMENITIES WITHIN THE PROPERTY. UH, WE'VE MADE SURE TO CREATE SPACES THAT ENCOURAGE COMMUNITY AND ENGAGEMENT. UH, ALSO ACTIVITY, EXERCISE ROOMS, WALKING TRAILS, UH, SWIMMING POOL THAT HAS A BEACH RAMP THAT GOES IN SO THERE'S NO CLIMBING OF STAIRS OR WHAT HAVE YOU. UM, PICNIC AREAS WITH, UH, BARBECUE, UM, UH, A LIBRARY AND A THEATER WITHIN IT, EVEN A PET WASHING STATION. SO, AGAIN, TRYING TO KEEP IN MIND WHAT OUR SENIORS, UH, LIKE AND ENJOY AND WOULD MAKE THEM COMFORTABLE, UH, WITHIN THIS NEW COMMUNITY. UH, THIS ONE IS ESTIMATED TO BE COMPLETED BY FIRST QUARTER 2024, AND I'LL HAND IT OVER TO PETE. THANK YOU. THIS IS A BIT LIKE SPEAKING TO THE CHOIR SINCE MANY OF YOU ARE ON MY BOARD. UM, BUT, UM, LET'S GO AHEAD AND GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE. SO, A COUPLE OF KEY UPDATES FROM THE SAN ANTONIO HOUSING TRUST. UM, FIRST AND FOREMOST, WE RECENTLY ADOPTED THE TENANT EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE MATTERS PROGRAM. UH, WHAT THIS IS IS A PROGRAM THAT IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE FOR TENANTS OF SAN ANTONIO HOUSING TRUST PROPERTIES, UM, WHO JUST NEED THAT BIT OF CUSHION, RIGHT? THEY HAD AN EMERGENCY MEDICAL ISSUE, UM, THEIR CAR BROKE DOWN, THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO PAY RENT. WE CAN COME IN WITH UP TO ONE MONTH OF ASSISTANCE. UM, AND THIS IS ALL CAPITALIZED BY THE PROJECT ITSELF, SO WE'RE NOT HAVING TO GO OUT TO OTHER ENTITIES. UM, WE'VE NEGOTIATED AND CAPITALIZED THE FUNDS UP FRONT WHEN WE DE, UH, DEVELOP THE, AND NEGOTIATED THE CONTRACTS ON THESE PROPERTIES. UM, SO EACH OF THE PROPERTIES MOVING FORWARD WILL HAVE A TENANT ASSISTANCE FUND THAT IS RUN THROUGH THIS TENANT EMERGENCY MATTERS PROGRAM. UM, SO REALLY PROUD OF THAT. AND, UH, WE CURRENTLY HAVE THREE PROJECTS THAT WE'VE NEGOTIATED, UM, YOU KNOW, BETWEEN 250 AND $400,000 PER, PER PROPERTY. UM, AND IN ALL THE OTHER LITECH DEVELOPMENTS, I THINK EXCEPT ONE, UH, WE ARE NEGOTIATING, UH, THOSE STRUCTURES IN THERE AS WELL. SO REALLY HAPPY THAT, UH, THAT OUR BOARD, UH, ADOPTED THIS PROGRAM. SECONDLY, WE'RE EVALUATING TWO COMMUNITY LAND TRUST PROPOSALS THAT WE RELEASED, UH, LAST QUARTER. UM, WE HAVE A PROPOSAL FROM THE MEXICAN AMERICAN UNITY COUNCIL FOR ON THE WEST SIDE AND, UH, PROPOSED C L T OVER IN DISTRICT EIGHT, NEAR THE MEDICAL CENTER AREA. UM, AND CULTURAL LINGUA IS THE, UH, THE ENTITY THAT HAS, UH, SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION. SO WE ARE GOING THROUGH AN INTERNAL PROCESS RIGHT NOW TO EVALUATE THOSE, AND WE'LL MAKE SOME RECOMMENDATIONS HERE. UM, IN THIS NEXT QUARTER. UH, WE'VE ALSO PLACED IN SERVICE ABOUT 448 RESIDENTIAL UNITS FROM OUR PIPELINE THIS PAST QUARTER. UM, AND WE ARE CURRENTLY CONSTRUCTING ABOUT 3,400 UNITS, UH, OF RESIDENTIAL HOUSING, UH, AS WE SPEAK. UH, WE'VE ALSO APPROVED THE EIGHT P F C PARTNERSHIPS FOR LITECH DEVELOPMENTS. UM, THESE ARE, UH, A COMBINATION OF REHABS, NEW CONSTRUCTION AND PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING. UH, SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD IN GETTING THOSE THROUGH, UH, TO COMPLETION. UM, YOU KNOW, AS THIS PROCESS FOR, UH, PRE-DEVELOPMENT GOES ON, UM, WE'VE ALSO CONTINUED OUR TECHNICAL WORK GROUP ON OUR INCLUSIVE UNIVERSAL DESIGN STANDARDS, UH, FOR MULTIFAMILY PROJECTS. UM, THAT IS AN AD HOC COMMITTEE OF THE SAN ANTONIO HOUSING TRUST, WHERE WE BROUGHT TOGETHER, UM, NOT ONLY [00:45:01] ARCHITECTS, DESIGNERS, DEVELOPERS, BUT ALSO PERSONS WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE IN THE, UH, DISABILITY COMMUNITY, UM, IN ORDER TO HELP DESIGN NEW CONSTRUCTION, MULTIFAMILY, NEW CONSTRUCTION, UH, UH, UNITS BETTER, UM, IN A MORE EFFICIENT WAY THAT'S GOING TO PROVIDE, UH, THAT LONG-TERM AGEABILITY, UM, FOR FOLKS, UM, IN OUR COMMUNITY. SO, UM, IT IS A VERY TECHNICAL PROCESS AND, UH, WE'RE WORKING THROUGH ALL OF THE, UH, UH, THOSE ISSUES, UM, MOVING FORWARD. SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO BRINGING THAT BACK TO OUR BOARD HERE IN THE NEXT QUARTER. WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. UM, WE'RE ALSO NEGOTIATING, UH, SOME ACQUISITION OF AVAILABLE PROPERTY FOR FUTURE AFFORDABLE HOUSING NEEDS. NOT READY TO KIND OF GO INTO MORE DETAIL ON THAT, BUT, UH, WE ARE LOOKING AT A NUMBER OF PROPERTIES THAT WE CAN HOPEFULLY ACQUIRE LAND BANK AND FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN BRING AFFORDABLE HOUSING, UM, ONTO THOSE, UH, ONTO THOSE SITES. UM, AND FINALLY WE'VE STARTED OUR PRELIMINARY DISCUSSIONS ON FOSTER YOUTH RELATED ENTITIES, UM, AND HOW WE CAN MEET THE NEEDS OF FOLKS WHO ARE AGING OUTTA THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM. SO WE'VE HAD SOME PRELIMINARY DISCUSSIONS WITH SEVERAL ORGANIZATIONS. WE DO PLAN ON CREATING A NEW AD HOC COMMITTEE, WHICH WILL BRING, UM, THOSE FOSTER CARE AGENCIES TOGETHER SO WE CAN COLLABORATE ON SOME, UH, SOME HOUSING SOLUTIONS FOR THOSE WHO ARE AGING OUT OF THE SYSTEM. UM, SO THAT IS MY UPDATE FOR, UH, FOR THIS QUARTER AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. UM, UH, PETE, I'LL START, UH, BY THANKING YOU AND, UM, I THINK THAT, UH, WE'VE BEEN ALL WORKING TOGETHER. UH, SO THANKS FOR ALL THE WORK. I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR, FOR YOU. I THINK IT'S JUST BECAUSE I'M SO FAMILIAR WITH IT, . UM, BUT I DO WANNA ALSO THANK, UH, MARK AND VERONICA AND VERONICA AND IAN, UM, AND, UH, SARAH AND ALL OF THE TEAM, UM, AS WELL AS ED. UH, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY. AND, UM, I BELIEVE WAS LORRAINE, RIGHT? SO, SO LORRAINE, UM, FOR, FOR YOUR PRESENTATIONS TODAY, MARK, I'LL START WITH YOU BECAUSE I THINK THE MOST OBVIOUS QUESTION I'M SUPER WORRIED ABOUT, UM, I WAS IN AUSTIN LAST WEEK, IT WAS ABOUT SOMETHING ELSE. THERE'S 44 AMENDMENTS FILED ON ONE PARTICULAR BILL. IT WAS CRAZY. UM, AND I'M JUST VERY WORRIED ABOUT, UM, WAS IT SSB 8 0 5 THAT HAD THE, THE AMENDMENTS THAT, THAT YOU WERE MENTIONING THAT WE MIGHT, UH, HAVE TO HELP HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL HELP ON? YEAH, ON THE HOUSE SIDE, I THINK IT WAS 27, 0, 20 71 AND IT'S, OR 20 71, 27, I THINK. UM, IT WAS 2071. ITS COMPANION WAS 1278 IN THE, IN THE SENATE. GOT IT. SO, UM, ARE YOU WORKING WITH THE I G R TEAM TO MAKE SURE THAT WE STAY ON TOP OF IT? OR HOW ARE WE COORDINATING? ABSOLUTELY. SO ACTUALLY AS I WAS MAKING THE PRESENTATION, I GOT A TEXT FROM NADIA ISLAM. GOOD. SO WE'RE, WE'RE TALKING DAILY. SHE SENT ME, UH, THE INFORMATION ON THE EIGHT AMENDMENTS YESTERDAY. AND, UM, I TALKED TO PETE AND I SENT 'EM TO HIM. I SAID, WE HAVE AN HOUR TO RESPOND TO THESE AND GET BACK. YES. SO WE DID, WHICH HELPED US DETERMINE THAT, UM, THE ORIGINAL LANGUAGE WE WERE MORE IN FAVOR OF, BUT WITH THESE AMENDMENTS COMING ON, I THINK IT CAUSED US TO REALLY HAVE A LOT OF OPPOSITION. SO IT CHANGED THE POSITION. AND AS I TALKED TO GA, I THINK A, A LOT OF WHAT WE'RE LEARNING IS, IS THIS CONTINUES TO MOVE THROUGH THE PROCESS. THERE PROBABLY IS A GREATER OPPORTUNITY IN THE SENATE SIDE TO CLEAN UP SOME OF THESE THINGS, BUT WE'RE WATCHING AND WE'RE, WE'RE WE'RE WORRIED AS WELL, COUNCILWOMAN. OKAY, WONDERFUL. SO LAST WEEK I LITERALLY HAD, I CLEARED MY SCHEDULE TO GO TO AUSTIN ON SOMETHING THAT REQUIRED LIKE THIS IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. AND I'M SURE ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES, UM, WOULD, WOULD BE WILLING TO DO THAT AND, AND, AND TESTIFY IF, IF YOU REALLY NEEDED US. 'CAUSE THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS THAT, THAT WE'RE DOING FOR OUR CITY, RIGHT? JUST MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE PEOPLE, UH, HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A HOME. UM, AND SO OUR PLACE TO LIVE. SO, SO THANK YOU FOR, FOR CONTINUING ON THAT. AND, UM, I WAS WITH NADIA AND THE TEAM LAST WEEK AND, AND IT REALLY IS LIKE, YOU HAVE HALF AN HOUR OR YOU HAVE, SO Y'ALL GOT AN HOUR THAT WAS GREAT, LIKE A LITTLE BIT LONGER. UM, SO THANK YOU FOR THAT ALSO. UM, AND, AND SO THAT WAS MY ONLY QUESTION FOR YOU. OKAY. GREAT JOB, MARK. I'M REALLY HAPPY ABOUT THE WORK THAT, THAT YOU'VE BEEN DOING, COORDINATING WITH ALL OF OUR PARTNERS. UM, THE, THE NEXT ONE IS FOR, FOR THE THE VERONICAS SPECIFICALLY. UM, AND WHILE YOU COME UP, UH, WE HOSTED A, UM, WE HOSTED ONE OF YOUR CLINICS IN DISTRICT FOUR, AND WE DID IT ALL IN SPANISH. DON'T WORRY. WE HAD ENGLISH TRANSLATION FOR OUR FRIENDS WHO DON'T SPEAK SPANISH. UM, BUT WE HAD SOME REALLY GOOD, UH, RESULTS AND PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER CAME. AND SO I KNOW THAT WE HAD LIKE 60 NEW EXEMPTIONS THAT DAY AND PEOPLE JUST DIDN'T KNOW. AND SO THEY JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY DON'T KNOW. AND SO WE HAD 30 PROTESTS THAT DAY, AND SO I KNOW Y'ALL ARE BLOWING THE NUMBERS OUT OF THE WATER, BUT, UM, VERY PROUD OF THE FACT THAT WE'RE ABLE TO WORK TOGETHER ON THAT. I'M GLAD THAT OPERATION [00:50:01] REBUILD IS MOVING ALONG SUCCESSFULLY. UM, COUNCILWOMAN, UM, CASTILLO ALWAYS MENTIONS THE ADDITION OF THE CONTRACTED SOCIAL WORKER WITH THIS PROGRAM. AND WE ALL HEARD TODAY HOW THE SOCIAL WORKER SOUNDS TO IT SEEMS TO BE DOING GREAT. AND SO, UM, SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. ARE WE PLANNING TO CONTINUE THIS PROGRAM IN THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR, IS MY QUESTION? OR IS IT SOMETHING THAT WE, LIKE OUR COLLEAGUES HAVE TO SPECIFICALLY ASK FOR AS WE DEVELOP THE BUDGET PROCESS? YEAH, EXCELLENT QUESTION. UH, WE UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF OPERATION REBUILD. IT REALLY HELPS US CONNECT WITH HOMEOWNERS WHO NEED REALLY EXTENSIVE ASSISTANCE. UM, EVERYONE WHO GOES THROUGH OPERATION REBUILD OR THOSE THAT HAVE, UH, THEIR HOMES ARE ON A DEMO ORDER ALREADY. SO CLEARLY A LOT OF OTHER ISSUES, IT'S VERY DIFFICULT FOR US TO MANAGE THOSE, UH, HOMEOWNERS SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE THE LEVEL OF NEED OF THE HOMEOWNER AND THE HOME THROUGH OUR NORMAL HOME REHAB PROCESS. SO HAVING OPERATION REBUILD AS AN OPTION IS REALLY VALUABLE. AND HEARING FROM THE COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT IT'S AN A PRIORITY, YOU WANT IT ALL TO BE AN ONGOING PRIORITY. WE ACTUALLY SET ASIDE BOND FUNDS, UM, EVERY YEAR FOR THE NEXT FOUR YEARS TO HELP FUND CONTINUE FUNDING OPERATION REBUILD. SO YOU COULD CONTINUE IT AS AN ADDITIONAL, UM, BUDGET REQUEST. BUT WE'VE SET ASIDE A MILLION A YEAR, UM, WHICH WAS WITH A BUDGET THAT OPERATION REBUILD WAS STARTED WITH LAST YEAR. SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO HAVE ONGOING FUNDING FOR THE NEXT, UH, FOUR MORE YEARS. PERFECT. THANK YOU VERONICA. AND BY THE WAY, I LOVE THE DASHBOARDS. SO, UM, I, I LIKE TO SEE THAT THERE'S SO MANY PEOPLE USING THEM ALREADY. AND I'LL TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAY THANK YOU TO SACRED. I HAD A RESIDENT THAT CALLED IN NEED OF SOME SERVICES AND I REFERRED HER TO THE SACRED WEBSITE. OH, OKAY. IN FACT, I WALKED HER THROUGH AND WE FOUND EXACTLY WHAT SHE NEEDED. IT WAS ON A WEEKEND. SO, UM, PEOPLE HAVE MY MOBILE NUMBER AND CALL ME DIRECTLY. SO I'M GRATEFUL TO SACRED BECAUSE YOU ALL ALSO HAVE MOBILE NUMBERS WHERE PEOPLE CAN'T WAIT UNTIL MONDAY. IT'S AN EMERGENCY. AND SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT. UM, WITH REGARDS TO THE ONE-STOP SHOP, I SEE THAT WE'RE MOVING TOWARDS A DIGITAL ONE-STOP SHOP, AND I UNDERSTAND IT'S EASIER TO COMPILE THE INFORMATION WITH APPLICATIONS AND YOU KNOW, IT, IT'S ALL AROUND EASIER, BUT WE NEED AN ACCESSIBLE IN-PERSON LOCATION STILL, RIGHT? MM-HMM. WHERE PERSON PEOPLE CAN GET INFO. HAVE WE MAYBE LOOKED AT PARTNERING WITH A NONPROFIT TO UTILIZE THEIR SPACE SPECIFICALLY? OR TELL, TELL ME A ABOUT THAT. HOW DO WE REACH THOSE WITH THE DIGITAL DIVIDE SURE. IN MIND? YEAH. SO IT, THIS CAME UP A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO IN GOAL SETTING. AND SO WITH, UH, THE SUCCESS OF THE PROPERTY TAX PROTESTS, WE'RE LOOKING AT HOW WE CAN, WHICH NONPROFITS ARE OUT THROUGH THAT WE CAN PARTNER WITH TO HAVE A MORE ONGOING PRESENCE. AND HOW DO WE PHASE THAT PRESENCE? WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE? SO WE WILL BE EXPLORING, WE HAVEN'T HAD THOSE CONVERSATIONS YET, BUT WE WILL BE EXPLORING WITH SOME NON-PROFIT PARTNERS, UM, HOW WE CAN HAVE, YOU KNOW, MAYBE ONE OR TWO ENTITIES WHO COULD HELP WITH YEAR-ROUND HOMESTEAD EXEMPTIONS, AND THEN MAYBE THEY ALSO HAVE SOME OF OUR OTHER INFORMATION AND MAYBE WE HAVE OFFICE HOURS THERE ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK. SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE EXPLORING IN THE COMING WEEKS AND MONTHS AS WE LEAD UP TO THE BUDGET DISCUSSIONS. UM, BECAUSE WE DO SEE THAT THERE, WE, WE'VE, WE'VE DONE SOME OF THAT WHEN WE HAD THE HOME REHAB APPLICATION OPEN IN THE PAST, WE HAD A PARTNER, IT WAS THE U T S A ON THE, ON THE, THEIR WEST SIDE COMMUNITY CENTER AND THEY WERE OUR ONE-STOP SHOP FOR THE HOME REHAB PROGRAM. SO WE HAD OUR WORKSHOPS THAT WERE IN THE COMMUNITY IN EACH OF THE COUNCIL DISTRICTS, BUT THEN WE HAD THE U T S A WEST SIDE COMMUNITY CENTER THAT HAD THEIR HOURS THAT WE COULD SEND PEOPLE TO WHEN WE DIDN'T HAVE OUR COMMUNITY DAY. SO IT WORKED WELL FOR THAT, UM, THAT EFFORT. SO WE THINK THAT THERE'S OTHER OPTIONS THAT COULD BE EXPLORED TO HAVE A YEAR-ROUND PLACE. WONDERFUL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I APPRECIATE THAT, VERONICA. UM, ALSO, UH, ACTUALLY I THINK IT WAS MARK THAT MIGHT HAVE MENTIONED THE US INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON HOMELESSNESS AND THE WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING, AND SPECIFICALLY THE INVITE TO HOUSTON. I KNOW THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE A CONFERENCE COMING UP IN JULY IN AUSTIN AS WELL. AND SO I APPRECIATE THAT YOU ALL TAKE THE TIME TO GO AND LEARN, RIGHT? BECAUSE WE WANNA LEARN FROM, FROM BEST PRACTICES. UM, ON, ON THAT FRONT, WHAT DO YOU SEE, UM, HAPPENING? LIKE WHAT, WHAT IS HOUSTON DOING BETTER THAN SAN ANTONIO? WELL, I, I THINK THEY'RE HAVE MORE EXPERIENCE IN THE P S H AREA. OKAY. SO I'D LIKE TO SEE WHAT THE OUTCOMES ARE RELATED TO THEIR WORK LEVEL OF INVESTMENT. UM, ANY METRICS THAT THEY WOULD HAVE FROM THAT. I THINK THEY ARE HAVING SOME SUCCESS AS IT RELATES TO ENCAMPMENTS. OKAY. AND SO I THINK WE WANNA STUDY THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE. WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT A LOT OF, A LOT OF DIFFERENT OPTIONS THROUGH OUR HOMELESS RESPONSE SYSTEM MM-HMM. AND UM, AND THEN THERE'S SOME OTHER STAKEHOLDERS THAT ARE DOING JUST A LOT MORE OF THE SERVICES ENGAGEMENT WITH PEOPLE MM-HMM. AND HOW ARE THEY INCLUDING OTHER NONPROFITS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES TO BE ABLE TO DO SOME OF THAT WORK. SO THOSE WERE A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT TAMARA BROUGHT UP, BUT I THINK SHE'S GOTTA MAYBE A COUPLE OF OTHER AREAS. AND I THINK COUNCILWOMAN, THIS IS WHERE USAGE CAN REALLY BE USEFUL AS A CONVENER. YEAH. [00:55:01] BECAUSE OF WHAT THEY BRING AND THEIR ABILITY TO GET PEOPLE AROUND THE TABLE. YEAH. AND I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING WE OUGHT TO CONSIDER SURE. MOVING FORWARD BECAUSE WE'LL NEED THESE SYSTEMS IF WE'RE GONNA BE SUCCESSFUL. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. AND SO I'M SURE COUNT ANY OF US IN, I'M SURE THAT THERE, THAT WE WOULD, IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT, THAT YOU NEED FROM US, UM, I FEEL LIKE WE'RE MOVING THROUGH A LOT OF THESE POLICY AND THESE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES RATHER QUICKLY. UM, BUT I APPRECIATE THAT ACTUALLY. 'CAUSE I FEEL LIKE WE, WE HAVE TRADITIONALLY BEEN KNOWN TO MOVE TOO SLOW, RIGHT? AND SO I'M, I'M HAPPY BECAUSE OUR RESIDENTS HAVE WAITED LONG ENOUGH FOR THESE CHANGES. AND SO, SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND THANK YOU FOR, UM, TAKING THE LEAD SPECIFICALLY, UH, ON, ON WORKING TOGETHER ON, ON THE CITY SIDE. RIGHT. SO I THINK IT WAS DUE TIME THAT THE CITY HAD A CHIEF HOUSING OFFICER. I THINK THAT YOU'RE DOING AN EXCELLENT JOB. I ALSO WANNA SAY THAT OPPORTUNITY HOME AND THANK YOU SO MUCH, ED. UM, YOU ALL HAVE HOSTED, I, I STARTED A QUARTERLY MEETING WITH SOME OF THE, UM, HOMELESSNESS PROVIDERS IN THE AREA AND YOU ALL, UM, BACK IN DECEMBER WE HAD 93 OVERFLOW FAMILIES AT HAVEN FOR HOPE. UM, YOU ALL HAVE GIVEN VOUCHERS AND HELP PLACED 68 OF THE 93, THAT WAS THAT LAST COUNT. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TAKING THAT EXTRA EFFORT. THERE WAS LITERALLY KIDS SLEEPING ON THE FLOOR AND IT, IT, IT WAS JUST AN UNFORTUNATE SITUATION, BUT YOU ALL STEPPED UP. SO I JUST WANT TO PUBLICLY ACKNOWLEDGE YOU SINCE, SINCE YOU ARE HERE. UM, WE'LL MOVE ON WITH, WITH COUNCIL COMMENTS AND UM, WE WILL START WITH MY TWO COLLEAGUES PRESENT HERE. WE'LL START WITH COUNCILMAN CASTRO AND COUNCILMAN COURAGE, AND THEN COUNCILMAN VIA GRANT HAS JOINED US, SO SHE'LL BE NEXT. COUNCILMAN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL THE PRESENTERS IS, TO WHAT EXTENT ARE WE, UM, DOING GREEN BUILDING WITH THESE NEW AND WITH THE REPAIRS OF HOMES? YES, THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. WE ARE LOOKING AT A LOT OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY UPGRADES WITH THE HOME REHAB THAT WE DO, ESPECIALLY ON THE FULL OWNER OCCUPIED THE FULL REHABS. SO WE HAVE, UM, CERTAIN STANDARDS OF INSTALLATION THAT WE PUT. EVERY NEW ROOF THAT WE PUT IN IS A WHITE ROOF WITH A RADIANT BARRIER UNDERLAY. UM, AND WE ALSO LOOK AT CERTAIN STANDARDS THROUGH THE WINDOWS WE ARE TAKING IT TO THE NEXT, UM, WE GO ON AND ON ABOUT ALL THE DIFFERENT ENERGY EFFICIENCIES THAT WE PUT IN THE HOME. WE'RE REALLY LOOKING AT HOW WE COULD TAKE THAT TO THE NEXT LEVEL BY PARTNERING MORE. UM, SO WE'RE WORKING WITH PARKS AND REC TO SEE HOW WE CAN ADD TREES TO HOMES THAT NEED THAT. 'CAUSE THAT WILL REALLY HELP, ESPECIALLY WITH THE URBAN HEAT ISLAND EFFECT. AND WE'RE HAVING MORE CONVERSATIONS WITH C P S ENERGY. WE KNOW A LOT OF HOMEOWNERS GO OR EVEN ATTEMPT TO GO THROUGH THEIR CASA VEDA PROGRAM, BUT SOME OF THEM ARE NOT ABLE TO GO THROUGH THE PROGRAM AND GET THEIR ENERGY EFFICIENCY UPGRADES BECAUSE THEY NEED OTHER REPAIRS. SO WE'RE TRYING TO PARTNER WITH THEM. AND WE'VE ALREADY HAD OVER A HUNDRED REFERRALS BETWEEN C P S AND SAN AND OUR CITY, UH, FROM THEIR HOMEOWNER HOURS AND HOURS TO THEIR PROGRAM, UH, WHERE POSSIBLE. AND WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE THAT PARTNERSHIP. GREAT. SO THAT'S PRETTY MUCH ON THE RADAR FOR YOU GUYS. YES, MA'AM. GREAT. THANK YOU. OKAY. SO IN THE CASE OF OPPORTUNITY HOME, WE'RE VERY FOCUSED ON ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND, UM, IN OUR NEW CONSTRUCTION AND ALSO IN OUR REHAB, THE ONE PROJECT THAT WE TALKED ABOUT ON THE WEST SIDE, AL AMAZON, 88 UNITS OF NEW CONSTRUCTION, WE'RE TARGETING A NET ZERO CARBON FOOTPRINT FOR THAT DEVELOPMENT. AND IT'LL BE THE FIRST NET ZERO PUBLIC HOUSING IN THE NATION. GREAT. SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT. ALL OF OUR NEW CONSTRUCTION, WE'RE TAKING THOSE SORTS OF APPROACHES TO. AND ALSO IN ANY, UM, REHAB WE DO OR, UH, UPGRADES, WE'RE ALSO CONSIDERING ENERGY EFFICIENCY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL FOR THE, WELL, GO AHEAD. GO AHEAD. I'M SORRY. . SORRY. UM, I THINK WITH THE SAN ANTONIO HOUSING TRUST, WE'RE REALLY LOOKING AT THE FEDERAL PROGRAMS THAT HAVE BEEN, UM, UH, APPROVED MORE RECENTLY. UM, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE, THE PREVIOUS INFRASTRUCTURE BILL AND A LOT OF THE, THE, THE GREEN, UH, OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE THERE WITH FUTURE REBATES THAT CAN HELP FILL THE GAP. 'CAUSE WHENEVER YOU CREATE, OF COURSE, SUSTAINABILITY NEEDS ON A PROPERTY, A BRAND NEW BUILD, THERE'S A, THERE'S A COST ASSOCIATED WITH THAT. SO FIGURING OUT HOW THE FEDERAL PROGRAMS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN APPROVED AND BUDGETED FOR, UM, AND HOW THEY CONNECT, UM, TO OUR PROJECTS, WE'RE, WE'RE STARTING TO RESEARCH ALL THAT BECAUSE ALL THAT REGULATION IS STARTING TO COME OUT. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL FOR THE PRESENTATION. UM, IT LOOKS LIKE A HARD LOT OF HARD WORK IS BEING DONE. AND I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S INTERESTING IS THAT ONE OF THE THINGS WE SEE IN OUR DISTRICT IS OFTEN A CHALLENGE WITH PEOPLE NOT WANTING CERTAIN HOUSING IN THEIR AREA AND YET NOT WANTING HOMELESSNESS. SO IT'S KIND OF A, [01:00:01] A THING THAT WE LOOK AT. AND SOME OF THE THINGS YOU'VE PRESENTED, MANY OF THE THINGS YOU'RE PRESENTING, INCLUDING THE WHOLE GREEN ASPECT, I THINK, UM, AND SENIOR, THE SENIOR, UH, DEVELOPMENTS THAT HAVE THE ABILITY FOR SENIORS TO STAY IN LONGER TERM BECAUSE OF WHAT HAS BEEN DONE TO THE BUILDING, TO THE APARTMENT, I THINK THAT THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WE CAN USE IN OUR DISTRICT TO HELP PEOPLE UNDERSTAND. UM, AND THAT WILL MAKE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND HOW MUCH BETTER THIS HOUSING ACTUALLY IS. UM, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL YOUR WORK. I REALLY APPRECIATE TODAY'S, UH, WORK. THANK YOU. THANK YOU COUNCILWOMAN. COUNCILMAN COURAGE. YES. THANK YOU. YOU KNOW, I WANNA START OUT BY ASKING, I THINK VERONICA, TO HELP ME ON PAGE 11, YOU TALK ABOUT ALL THE STRATEGIES AND YOU HAVE C I H E A P P P N, , YOU KNOW, C H SS, H P R P. CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT ALL OF THOSE MEANS? I MEAN, I'M SURE I'VE BEEN TOLD BEFORE, BUT I'M GETTING A LITTLE OLDER. IT'S HARDER TO REMEMBER ALL THAT STUFF. CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT EACH OF THOSE CATEGORIES ARE? SURE. THEY LINK TO DIFFERENT SECTIONS OF THE SHIP, SO MANY OF OUR, UM, COMMUNITY IMPACT OR, UH, DIFFERENT SECTIONS. AND THAT'S HOW WE CATEGORIZE ALL OF THE STRATEGIES AND EACH SECTION OF THE SHIP, IF YOU WILL, HAD A TASK FORCE THANK YOU, THAT OVERSAW THE CREATION AND THE DETAILS FOR EACH OF THOSE STRATEGIES. SO WE SAY OVER AND OVER AGAIN THAT OUR SHIP WAS NOT CREATED JUST BY THE CITY AND OUR PARTNERS, BUT IT WAS OVER 90 STAKEHOLDERS THAT CAME TOGETHER TO CREATE IT. SO EACH OF THOSE SECTIONS KIND OF, UH, WAS LED BY THOSE, THE SUBCOMMITTEE. SO JUST FOR AN EXAMPLE, THE C H S IS LIKE COORDINATED HOUSING SYSTEM, AND THEN WE HAVE 10 DIFFERENT STRATEGIES UNDER THAT SECTION. YEAH. WELL, WHAT ABOUT THE REST OF 'EM? COULD YOU JUST HELP ME REMEMBER 'EM? 'CAUSE SURE. THEY, THEY'RE ALL RELATED TO WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE WHAT THEY EACH MEAN. YES. AND MAYBE WE COULD PUT A CODE ON THE SLIDE NEXT TIME. YES, PLEASE. A KEY . UM, THE C I H IS CITY INVESTMENT IN HOUSING. OKAY. THE, UH, H H P R P IS AFFORDABLE HOUSING, PRODUCTION, REHAB AND PRESERVATION. OKAY. AND THEN WE HAVE P P N, WHICH IS PROTECT AND PROMOTE NEIGHBORHOODS. OKAY. AND THEN WE HAVE E A P, WHICH IS ENSURE ACCOUNTABILITY TO THE PUBLIC. OKAY. AND HOW ABOUT C H S? DID I SKIP THAT ONE? IT'S COORDINATED HOUSING SYSTEM AND C I H, UH, CITY INVESTMENT AND HOUSING. OKAY. THANK YOU. YEAH, A KEY WOULD REALLY HELP UNDERSTAND THAT NEXT TIME. THANK YOU. YES. UM, AND, UH, LET ME GO BACK TO, UH, I THINK MARK AT THE BEGINNING. UM, OR, UH, I'M NOT SURE WHICH ONE IT IS. SO LET ME JUST SAY ON SLIDE FIVE ON OPERATION REBUILD. MM-HMM. . OKAY. UH, I KNOW THAT WE'VE ALWAYS, AS A CITY SAID WE WANT TO HELP PEOPLE WITH MINOR REPAIR AND EVEN MAJOR RENOVATION. WE WANT PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO STAY IN THEIR HOME. UH, THE SAYING IS THE MOST AFFORDABLE HOME IS PROBABLY THE ONE YOU'RE LIVING IN TODAY. UH, BUT I KNOW THE CHALLENGE WITH THE COST AND, AND ALL OF THE EXPECTATIONS FOR REBUILDING A PROPERTY, UH, CREATES DIFFICULTIES BECAUSE WE'RE SAYING NOWADAYS THAT, WELL, IF WE BUILD SOMETHING, IT NEEDS TO MEET CITY CODES. BUT WHEN WE'RE REHABILITATING AN OLDER PROPERTY, UH, WHAT ARE SOME OF THE CHALLENGES WE HAVE WITH, UM, DOING THE REHABILITATION? DO WE HAVE TO MEET EVERY NEW CITY CODE THAT EXISTS TODAY ON REHABILITATING A HOUSE THAT WAS BUILT IN THE SIXTIES? AND WHAT DOES THAT DO TO THE COST OF THAT REHABILITATION? SO, OBVIOUSLY WE'RE FOLLOWING CODE, UM, AS, AS WE DO THESE RENOVATIONS AND REBUILDS. AND I KNOW ANN EATON'S HERE TODAY, IF THERE'S FURTHER QUESTIONS. BUT AS IT RELATES TO OPERATION REBUILD, I, I THINK WHAT'S BEEN KEY COUNCILMAN IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TEAM WITHIN D S D. JASON GRAY HAS BEEN EXTREMELY RESPONSIVE. HE, HE SHOWS UP ON SITE WITH SOME OF HIS TEAM AS WE'RE WALKING THROUGH THE PROPERTY AND WE'RE IDENTIFYING CERTAIN THINGS, AND WE'RE BRAINSTORMING TO SEE WHAT'S POSSIBLE AND WHAT CAN HAPPEN. MM-HMM. . UM, AND WE'RE ALSO TRYING TO MAINTAIN SOME OF THE CHARACTER OF THE HOUSE. MM-HMM. . SO, FOR EXAMPLE, THE FIRST HOUSE THAT WE'RE WORKING ON RIGHT NOW, THE FRONT PORCH WAS A CENTRAL THEME FOR THEIR FAMILY FOR DECADES MM-HMM. . AND SO THE, THE, THE, THE, THE WOMAN WHO WHO OWNS THE HOME REMEMBERS STORIES OF HER AS A YOUNG PERSON, FAMILY GATHERINGS, ALL THOSE KINDS OF THINGS. SO I THINK THAT'S EQUALLY IMPORTANT. SO OUR ABILITY TO HAVE THIS ALIGNED APPROACH WITH SOME OF THESE DEPARTMENTS, I THINK IS MAKING A BIG DIFFERENCE. I THINK, OBVIOUSLY AS WE COORDINATE MORE, I THINK IT'S GONNA HELP US ON THE COST SIDE. UM, AND THEN THE LEGISLATION I TALKED ABOUT EARLIER AS IT RELATES TO OWNER OCCUPIED REHAB AND NOT COUNTING THAT ADDITIONAL COST WILL BE ANOTHER BIG HELP FOR THE HOMEOWNER [01:05:01] AS WELL. WELL, YOU KNOW, I'VE HEARD A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE BUILDING AR AREA SAY, YOU KNOW, IF YOU JUST PUT A NEW ROOF ON A LOT OF THESE OLD HOMES, THEY CAN SUSTAIN THEMSELVES A LOT LONGER. OR IF YOU FIX THE FOUNDATION ON THESE HOMES, THEY'LL LAST A LOT LONGER. UH, BUT I WONDER WHEN WE GO IN AND WE SAY, WELL, OKAY, WE'RE GONNA PUT IT ON A NEW ROOF AND WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND DO SOME FOUNDATION WORK, DO WE ALSO SAY, WELL, WE'VE GOTTA UPGRADE THE ELECTRIC BECAUSE IT'S, YOU KNOW, 60 YEARS OLD, OR WE HAVE TO REDO THE PLUMBING 'CAUSE IT HAS LEAD PIPES. UH, AND, AND ALL OF THESE MUST DOS ACCORDING TO CODE REALLY CREATES, I THINK, A, A BIGGER CHALLENGE ON KEEPING THE HOMES LIVABLE. YES. UM, GOOD QUESTIONS FOR OPERATION REBUILDS SPECIFICALLY. MOST OF THOSE TURN INTO DEMOLITION, SO WE KIND OF HAVE TO START OVER ANYWAY. RIGHT. BUT FOR MANY PRO PRO HOMEOWNERS GOING THROUGH A COMPLETE OWNER-OCCUPIED REHAB, YES. IT REALLY DEPENDS ON THE SCOPE OF WORK THAT WE'RE DOING. FOR EXAMPLE, IF WE'RE, UM, INSTALLING A BRAND NEW HVAC, WHICH THAT'S A VERY COMMON ASK, WE WILL HAVE TO UPDATE THE ELECTRICAL. UM, SO IT REALLY DEPENDS. NEW ROOFS USUALLY DON'T REQUIRE US TO TOUCH EVERYTHING ELSE. UM, BUT EVERY TIME WE DO A SCOPE, WE ARE INCLUDING AS, AS MARK MENTIONED, OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING TEAM. SO, UH, SOMEBODY FROM DEVELOPMENT SERVICES THAT GOES WITH US AND HELPS INFORM, UM, IF THERE IS A, A CERTAIN THING THAT WE ARE TOUCHING AND LETTING US KNOW WHAT OTHER SYSTEMS OR A SCOPE WOULD NEED TO BE INCLUDED. AND IT, IT CAN ADD TO THE COST. AND THAT OFTENTIMES IS AN AREA THAT WE HAVE TO DISCUSS VERY CLOSELY WITH THE HOMEOWNER SO THEY UNDERSTAND, WELL, ALL I WANTED WAS THE WATER HEATER, SO WE UNDERSTAND THAT, MA'AM, BUT THIS IS SOMETHING ELSE THAT WE HAVE TO DO NOW AND THIS IS THE COST. SO WE WORK WITH THEM. OKAY. UH, ON ANOTHER ISSUE ON, UM, ADUS, YOU KNOW, I'M ALL FOR, UH, US DEVELOPING MORE ADUS, BUT I'M NOT FOR ADUS THAT ARE BEING BUILT FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES FOR PROFIT. AND I THINK THAT UNDERMINES THE WHOLE PURPOSE OF TRYING TO CREATE MORE AFFORDABILITY AND, AND SUPPORTING ADUS IF PEOPLE ARE GONNA BE BUILDING THEM JUST TO RENT 'EM OUT AS, UH, YOU KNOW, STR OR THEY'RE GONNA BE BUILDING A TWO STORY, ONE IN THE BACK THAT THEY'RE GONNA BE CHARGING, YOU KNOW, $2,500 A MONTH TO LIVE IN. SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE CAN DO AS A CITY TO KEEP THE FOCUS ON AFFORDABILITY, BUT I THINK THAT SHOULD BE ONE OF THE MAJOR THINGS WE DO, THAT THEY'RE NOT BEING BUILT FOR COMMERCIAL FOR PROFIT. THEY'RE BEING BUILT FOR MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING, I HOPE, IN THE CITY. SO I GUESS I'M JUST KIND OF MAKING A STATEMENT ON THAT. UM, WELL, WE DO HAVE IN THE CODE THAT YOU HAVE TO LIVE IN THE PRIMARY DWELLING OR THE AD. SO THERE'S THAT OWNER OCCUPANCY REQUIREMENT. AND, UM, SO MANY OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE WORKING, UM, WITH MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS ON IS IF WE ARE GONNA HELP INCENTIVIZE ADUS, HOW DOES AFFORDABILITY BECOME A REQUIREMENT OF THE INCENTIVES? RIGHT. UM, ANOTHER THING, I I WAS IN WASHINGTON AND, UH, TALKED TO SOME HUD PEOPLE, AND I THINK ONE OF THE BARRIERS THAT I THINK WE FACE IN SAN ANTONIO IS THE A M I THAT'S DEVELOPED USING AREAS OUTSIDE OF SAN ANTONIO AND HELP TO SAY, WHAT IS YOUR AVERAGE MEDIAN INCOME? WHICH CREATES A BARRIER BECAUSE EVEN IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO BUILD, UH, A BUILDER AND THEY SAY, WELL, I WANNA BUILD, BUT I'VE GOTTA BUILD ACCORDING TO HUD H M I IN ORDER TO GET MY FINANCING APPROVED AND THIS AND THAT, AND, AND OUR H M I, OUR A M I IS HIGHER, UH, THAN WHAT IT IS IN THE CITY FOR THE POPULATION IN THE CITY. AND I, I ASKED THEM, AND I'D LIKE US TO, TO PURSUE THIS, CAN'T WE CHANGE THE REGION FOR SAN ANTONIO? AND, AND WHAT HAPPENS WITH OTHER CITIES IS THAT SO MUCH THAT THEY TAKE IN SO MANY OF THE OTHER AREAS AROUND THE CITY THAT ARE MORE EXPENSIVE, THAT RAISE THEIR VALUES. AND CAN WE TALK TO HUD ABOUT, HEY, LET'S MAKE OUR OUR AREA MORE CONDUCIVE TO WHAT THE POPULATION FACES WHO LIVE CLOSER TO SAN ANTONIO INSTEAD OF TAKING IN NEW BRAUNFELS OR BERNIE OR SINE OR WHEREVER ELSE GETS THROWN INTO THAT. A M I. SO I JUST THINK THAT'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT IN ORDER TO CREATE BETTER AFFORDABILITY THAT THE BUILDERS AND THE CONTRACTORS, UH, TURN TO WHEN THEY'RE GONNA DO CONSTRUCTION. I KNOW I'VE GOT SOME MORE, AND I DON'T WANNA TAKE UP TOO MUCH TIME. I'LL ASK FOR MORE TIME AFTER SO THAT COUNCILWOMAN CAN HAVE SOME QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN. COUNCILMAN VRAN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU TEAM FOR THE PRESENTATION. AND, UH, I'M SORRY I WAS LATE. I HAD TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES. UM, BUT I'M ON NOW. UM, SO MY FIRST QUESTION IS THE DIGITAL. 'CAUSE WE TALK, WE KNOW THAT THERE'S A DIGITAL DIVIDE, THERE'S A GAP. WE KNOW THAT THERE'S FUNDING COMING OUT. UM, ARE Y'ALL HAVING REGULAR MEETINGS WITH BRIAN AND HIS TEAM? UM, DO WE NEED TO GET A GROUP TOGETHER TO KIND OF HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS WHEN YOU RUN INTO BILLS WHERE THERE IS NO DIGITAL [01:10:01] OPTION OR THE TWO, THE TWO OR ONE OPTION THAT IS THERE IS WOULD NOT BE AFFORDABLE? SURE. UM, SURE. WE, WE CAN, WE DO HAVE CONVERSATIONS OFTEN WITH INNOVATION AND FOR ALL OF OUR HOUSING. SO ALL OUR NEW INCENTIVES, WHICH ARE REALLY PRIMARILY THROUGH THE HOUSING BOND. UH, WE DO HAVE A REQUIREMENT IN THE R F P ASKING, IF YOU'RE BUILDING A NEW DEVELOPMENT, HOW ARE YOU BRINGING, UM, HIGH SPEED, RELIABLE INTERNET AND AFFORDABLE PRICE TO THE RESIDENTS TO THE DEVELOPMENT? SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE LOOK AT AND IT'S PART OF OUR SCORING CRITERIA, UM, BECAUSE WE ARE VERY COGNIZANT THAT IF WE'RE GONNA INCENTIVIZE NEW AFFORDABLE HOUSING, WE WANNA MAKE SURE WE'RE NOT CONTRIBUTING TO THE DIGITAL VIBE, BUT WE'RE HELPING WITH THAT. THANK YOU. AND SO THE OTHER, THE OTHER, AND I, I KNOW WITH THE NEW BUILDS IT HELPS, BUT WITH THE REHABS THAT WE HAVE COMING AND, UM, MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUE MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, IT STARTS WITH, I JUST THINK I NEED A NEW ROOF AND IT ENDS UP, YOU NEED A LOT MORE THAN THAT. UM, AND WE MAY NEED TO DEMOLISH AND REBUILD. UM, WHAT ABOUT, UH, THEIR, UM, NEED TO GET CONNECTED AND TO GET ONLINE? HOW ARE WE ADDRESSING THAT IN THOSE, IN THOSE, THOSE REBUILDS AND REHABS? YEAH. NOT, NOT TODAY, BUT WE ARE HIRING, UH, WE HAVE ONE SOCIAL WORKER ON BOARD HIRING ONE MORE. UM, AND I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN TALK TO THEM ABOUT. ASK, ASKING THE QUESTION, DO YOU HAVE INTERNET? IF NOT, WHY NOT? ARE YOU AWARE OF THE NEW FEDERAL PROGRAM THAT CAN HELP COVER THE COST OF THE INTERNET IF IT'S NOT IN YOUR AREA? CAN WE HELP CONNECT YOU TO RESOURCES IN OTHER WAYS? SO I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN CERTAINLY HAVE OUR TEAM ASK AND INQUIRE AND HELP CONNECT TO RESOURCES OUT THERE. GREAT. AND, UH, THE OTHER THING I ENCOURAGE YOU, UM, ALL MY COUNCIL MEMBERS HERE, AND I'LL ENCOURAGE MY COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT SIT ON THE DIOCESE, WE DO HAVE A REHAB PROGRAM GOING ON IN DISTRICT THREE THAT MY STAFF IS VERY INVESTED IN. AND, YOU KNOW, WE'RE, WE'RE VOLUNTEERING WITH THE CLEANUP DAYS AND THINGS LIKE THAT BECAUSE IT JUST TAKES A COMMUNITY EFFORT. AND I JUST CAN'T TALK ENOUGH ABOUT THAT PROGRAM AS IT GOES IN AND HELPS PEOPLE, UM, KIND OF JUST MAKE SURE THAT, THAT, THAT WE ARE WORKING AS A COMMUNITY SO THEY CAN LIVE, LIVE THEIR, THE REST OF THEIR DAYS OUT WHERE THEY CHOOSE TO. UM, THE ONE THING WE'RE LEARNING THOUGH, AND I DON'T KNOW, UM, VERONICA IF THIS IS FOR YOU OR IF Y'ALL HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT IT, BUT AS WE ARE LOOKING AT THESE REHAB PROGRAMS, WE'RE FINDING THAT WE HAVE SOME ZONING ISSUES AND WE HAVE SOME, UM, THEN SOME VACANT PROPERTIES OR DISREGARDED PROPERTIES ARE WE LOOKING AT WHEN WE DO A REHAB, MAYBE KIND OF TALKING TO THE SAN ANTONIO HOUSE, UH, SAN ANTONIO HOUSING TRUST OR THE CITY LAND BANKING THOSE, OR LOOKING TO BRING AFFORDABILITY, UM, SINGLE FAMILY HOMES INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD YET? UH, WE'RE JUST STARTING TO HAVE SOME CONVERSATIONS WITH THE HOUSING TRUST ABOUT LAND BANKING, COMMUNITY LAND TRUST, AS PETE MENTIONED, HE'S REVIEWING TWO, UH, PROPOSALS RIGHT NOW. UM, AND HE'S GONNA PROVIDE SOME TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SO THEY CAN PURSUE THE SETUP OF LAND TRUST. BUT YEAH, WE'RE, WE'RE DEFINITELY STARTING TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT HOW WE CAN TAKE VACANT LOTS OR PROPERTIES THAT ARE NOT OCCUPIED, AND HOW CAN WE BRING THEM IN AND REHAB AND, AND CONTRIBUTE THEM TO BE MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING. GREAT. 'CAUSE I, I, I, I'M, I'M GONNA GET A LIST FOR YOU GUYS FOR THAT. UH, MY LAST QUESTION IS, UM, KIND OF FOR, FOR, UH, OPPORTUNITY HOME AND, AND JUST, UM, ALL THOSE WITH NEW DEVELOPMENTS, ARE WE DOING ANY, ANYTHING NEW TO ADDRESS SAFETY IN TERMS OF, 'CAUSE I KNOW PART OF IT'S THE DIGITAL TOO, UM, IS, ARE, ARE WE DOING, YOU KNOW, REMOTE CAMERAS OR SENSORS OR THING LIKE LIGHT SENSORS? SO IF PEOPLE WALK IN, ARE WE LOOKING TO BRING THAT IN OR SEEING IF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CAN HELP WITH THAT? YES. WE'RE, WE'VE ACTUALLY ACTUALLY, UH, INTERVIEWED AND, UH, POLLED OUR RESIDENTS TO SEE WHAT IT WOULD TAKE TO HELP THEM FEEL MORE SAFE. AND THE VAST MAJORITY OF RESIDENTS ARE SAYING IMPROVED LIGHTING, UM, IS, IS REALLY WHAT THEY'RE CONCERNED ABOUT, NOT CAMERAS OR NOT SECURITY GUARDS OR WHATEVER. UM, SO WE'RE FOCUSING ON THAT. WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING THROUGH ALL OF OUR PROPERTIES RIGHT NOW AND IMPROVING THE LIGHTING. WE'RE, UM, FLYING A DRONE AT NIGHT OVER THE PROPERTIES TO UNDERSTAND THE LIGHTING, CURRENT LIGHTING SITUATION AND TRY TO CORRECT, UH, THE PROBLEMS THAT WE SEE IN NEW CONSTRUCTION. WE'RE ALSO ADDRESSING IT, SO WE'RE FOCUSING ON LIGHTING IN, IN THAT REGARD. YEAH, I, I THINK THAT THAT'S KEY. AND THE OTHER THING IS, AND YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY WE'LL MOVE FORWARD, UM, THE CITY WILL MOVE FORWARD IN THEIR PART AND WE'LL GET THOSE NEW, MORE PATROL OFFICERS SO THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE PATROLLING, UH, [01:15:01] IN THE COMMUNITIES WHERE, AND OF COURSE, I THINK SPECIFICALLY OF THE SENIORS OVER AT LILA, COCKRELL AND LEWIS CHATHAM AND FAIR AVENUE. AND WE MAKE SURE THAT THE, THE, THE PATROL OFFICERS ARE, UH, MAKING REGULAR VISITS OR ARE DRIVING BY, AND IF THEY SEE ANY OF THE LIGHTS THAT ARE OUT, ANY NEW LIGHTING YOU PUT IN, THEY CAN, THEY CAN INVESTIGATE THAT. SO THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT. AND I'M GLAD YOU'RE SURVEYING THE, UM, THE RESIDENTS. THANK YOU. THAT'S IT FOR ME. THANK YOU COUNCILMAN, COUNCILMAN. COURAGE WITH SOME MORE QUESTIONS. YES. THANK YOU. UM, REMIND US OF HOW THE 28,000 UNITS IN OUR 10 YEAR GOAL WAS ESTABLISHED. SURE. WE TOOK A LOOK AT THE, UH, MAYOR'S HOUSING POLICY TASK FORCE HAD GOALS ALREADY. SO WE USED A CONSULTANT TO REVIEW THE, THE, UM, THAT, AND REALLY UPDATE THE NUMBERS. WE DID A BIG ASSESSMENT OF ALL OF THE HOUSEHOLDS IN SAN ANTONIO, HOW MANY WERE COST BURDEN, AND LOOKED AT WHAT OUR HOUSING INVENTORY WAS, AND ALL THAT KIND OF CAME TOGETHER TO IDENTIFY WHAT OUR NEW HOUSING GOALS SHOULD BE. AND THAT WAS, OF COURSE, WE REALIZED PART OF THE STRATEGY, NOT JUST BUILDING NEW HOMES, BUT ALSO PRESERVING THE EXISTING AFFORDABLE HOMES SO THAT WE WOULDN'T LOSE THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING WE ALREADY HAVE. MM-HMM. , YOU KNOW, I'M, I ASK THAT QUESTION BECAUSE I, I HEAR, I THINK MANY OF US HAVE THAT WE HAVE A COUPLE HUNDRED THOUSAND PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN SAN ANTONIO WHO ARE HOUSING CHALLENGED. THEY LIVE AT OR BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL MM-HMM. , UH, AND THEY HAVE A HARD TIME EITHER FINDING A PLACE TO LIVE OR MAYBE STAYING THERE BECAUSE OF A LOT OF DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES. AND I, I JUST THINK, YOU KNOW, 28,000 SOUNDS LIKE A LOT, BUT IF YOU'VE GOT A COUPLE OF HUNDRED THOUSAND PEOPLE THAT ARE CHALLENGED, UH, IN MAINTAINING HOUSING, UH, AND THIS IS A 10 YEAR PLAN, AND OUR CITY GROWS BY THOUSANDS OF, OF PEOPLE, HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES EVERY YEAR, UH, WHAT ARE THE PLANS TO UPDATE THIS 10 YEAR PLAN? WHEN IS THE NEXT UPDATE EXPECTED? SURE. UM, AND I'LL CLARIFY THAT THE, THE INITIAL ANALYSIS WE DID IDENTIFY 96,000 HOUSEHOLDS. SO NOW THAT'S NOT PEOPLE, BUT FULL HOUSEHOLDS THAT WERE COST BURDEN. RIGHT. AND OF THAT 96,000, WE IDENTIFIED PRETTY LARGE PERCENTAGE THAT THROUGH OTHER PROGRAMS, MAYBE THE READY TO WORK PROGRAM, THEY, UM, WOULD BE A MATTER OF HELPING THEM, UM, UPSCALE THEIR, THEIR LIVING. SO GET THEM TO THAT NEXT AREA MEETING INCOME SO THEY CAN, UH, WOULDN'T BE COST BURDEN. SO THAT'S ALSO PART OF THE SHIP STRATEGY. SO THE 28,000 IS THE, UM, PRESERVED AND NEW UNITS THAT WE'RE CREATING TO HELP KIND OF, SO IT'S, IT'S PART OF THE PUZZLE AS FAR AS LOOKING AT, UH, WHEN WE WOULD UPDATE IT, USUALLY WE WOULD PROBABLY LOOK AT THIS ANOTHER AT THE FIVE YEAR MARK. HOW WE DOING AGAINST THE GOALS IS THAT TIME TO REVISIT, JUST LIKE WE DID WITH THE MAYOR'S HOUSING POLICY TASK FORCE MM-HMM. . UM, SO I THINK PROBABLY THE FIVE YEAR MARK IS A GOOD TIME TO REALLY SEE WHERE WE AT AND, AND, AND IS THAT EVEN STILL A GOOD NUMBER TO BE BENCHMARKED AGAINST? OKAY. THANK YOU. UH, I WAS IMPRESSED WHEN YOU TALKED ABOUT THE HOME REPAIR EVENT YOU HAD AND THE SHIP EVENT YOU HAD. BUT I'D LIKE TO KNOW WAS TOPS AND COPS METRO INFORMED AND INVITED TO PARTICIPATE. 'CAUSE THE FIRST ONE YOU HAD 23 ATTENDEES. I, I WOULD'VE THOUGHT YOU WOULD'VE HAD HUNDREDS HAVE, HAVE THOSE ORGANIZATIONS BEEN BROUGHT INTO, GET THE WORD OUT? UH, SO IT WASN'T A MATTER OF, THOSE WEREN'T, UH, THE SHIP WAS A COMMUNITY EVENT, THE SHIP INAUGURAL EVENT, BUT THE HOMEOWNER MAINTENANCE WORKSHOP WAS SMALL INTENTIONALLY. IT WAS MEANT TO ONLY, AND WE ONLY, UM, IT WAS BY INVITATION ONLY FOR HOMEOWNERS WHO HAVE GONE AND ARE ABOUT TO GO THROUGH OUR OWNER OCCUPIED REHAB PROGRAM. OKAY. SO IT WAS VERY TARGETED SPECIFICALLY FOR THOSE HOMEOWNERS, SO THEY COULD UNDERSTAND. WE USUALLY HAVE A ORIENTATION WITH OUR HOMEOWNERS, SO THEY UNDERSTAND WHAT THE HOME REHAB PROCESS IS GONNA MEAN. AND THEN NOW WE'RE DOING A WORKSHOP SO THEY KNOW HOW TO CARE FOR THEIR HOME AFTER THE REHAB. SO, UH, WE'LL CONTINUE TO HAVE THOSE. OUR GOAL IS TO HELP EVERYONE WHO GOES THROUGH OUR OWNER OCCUPIED REHAB PROGRAM, UM, BUT WE HAVE TO KEEP THOSE CLASS SIZE SMALLER SO THAT THEY CAN REALLY BENEFIT FROM THE INFORMATION AND THE HANDS-ON DEMONSTRATIONS. UM, I WAS, I WAS REALLY IMPRESSED TO HEAR WHAT'S, WHAT SACREDS DOING WITH, UH, YOU KNOW, THEIR INFORMATION SERVICE ABOUT HOUSING. AND, UH, I, I HEAR WHAT WE ARE DOING, UH, WITH HOUSING BASE. I HOPE THAT THERE'S GONNA BE A LOT OF COLLABORATION AND, AND CROSS SHARING OF INFORMATION BETWEEN BOTH OF THOSE. AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE WILL BE. SO, YOU KNOW, I'M, I'M REALLY GLAD TO KNOW THAT PEOPLE WILL BE ABLE TO GET ONLINE AND FIND AVAILABLE HOUSING AND UNDERSTAND WHAT'S AVAILABLE TO HELP THEM WITH THEIR HOUSING. SO I THINK THESE ARE REALLY GOOD EFFORTS FROM BOTH ORGANIZATIONS. GREAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN COURAGE. AND AGAIN, THANK YOU TO ALL. UM, AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS TOOK A LITTLE BIT LONG, BUT, UH, WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF THE PARTNERS WERE HERE AT THE TABLE TO ANSWER SOME OF THE QUESTIONS THAT, THAT WE HAVE. UM, SO WITH THAT, THAT IS JUST A [01:20:01] BRIEFING. THERE WAS NO POSSIBLE ACTION TODAY. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER THREE, WHICH IS, IS BRIEFING AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON A FUNDING RECOMMENDATION FOR THE Y W C A OF SAN ANTONIO WOMEN'S LIVE AND LEARN CAMPUS. SO, IAN, UH, THE FLOOR IS YOURS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCILWOMAN IAN BENAVIDES, DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING SERVICES DEPARTMENT. I'M REALLY HAPPY TO BRING THIS ITEM BEFORE YOU TODAY. IT'S A FUNDING AGREEMENT FOR THE Y W C A WOMEN'S LIVE AND LEARN CENTER. SO A WAY IS A WAY OF BACKGROUND. UM, AT THE B SESSION FOR OUR PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING ITEMS, OUR DIRECTOR, VERONICA GARCIA, UH, INDICATED THAT WE DID HAVE A PROJECT THAT HAD APPLIED, UM, PREVIOUSLY FOR TWO SOLICITATIONS, UH, RENTAL REHABILITATION, AS WELL AS OUR PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING. UH, ULTIMATELY WASN'T RECOMMENDED BECAUSE IT DIDN'T MET, MEET THE BOND PARAMETERS AS THEY HAVE BEEN DEFINED. UM, AND THIS IS THAT PROJECT. UM, THIS PROJECT HAS A LITTLE BIT OF UNIQUENESS IN TERMS OF THE POPULATION THAT IT SERVES AND THEIR MODEL. UM, AS A WAY OF BACKGROUND, WHY W C A HAS BEEN IN OUR COMMUNITY SINCE 1910, UM, THEY'RE DEDICATED TO LIMITING RACISM, EMPOWERING WOMEN, AND PROMOTING PEACE, JUSTICE AND FREEDOM AND DIGNITY FOR ALL. UH, MORE SPECIFICALLY, THE ORGANIZATION ORGANIZATION AIMS TO DISRUPT GENERATIONAL CYCLES OF TRAUMA AND POVERTY FOR SINGLE MOTHERS AND THEIR CHILDREN BY COMPREHENSIVELY ADDRESSING BASIC NEEDS AND PROVIDING PATHWAYS TO CAREERS AND FINANCIAL SECURITY. UM, THIS PARTICULAR SITE WAS ACQUIRED BY Y W C A AND THIS IS, UH, LOCATED ON 2318 CASTROVILLE ROAD IN COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE IN DECEMBER OF 2021. IT WAS REZONED IN MARCH OF 2022 FOR ALLOW TO ALLOW FOR A HUMAN SERVICES CAMPUS. AND THAT WENT THROUGH THE ZONING APPROVAL PROCESS, UH, AND COUNCIL APPROVED IT AT THAT TIME. LIKE I MENTIONED, Y W C A DID THEN WORK TO APPLY FOR FUNDING TO BE ABLE TO, UM, UH, COMPLETE THIS PROJECT AT THIS PHASE. AND I'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT PHASING. UM, THEY HAVE A VARIETY OF FUNDING SOURCES THAT THEY'RE BRINGING TO THE TABLE. UM, BUT THEY STILL HAD A GAP THAT THEY NEEDED TO FILL TO MAKE THIS PROJECT HAPPEN. UM, LIKE I SAID, ULTIMATELY, UM, THE PROJECT WAS NOT SELECTED BECAUSE IT DIDN'T MEET THOSE PARAMETERS. BUT THE SCORING CRITERIA, I MEAN, SORRY, THE SCORING COMMITTEE, UM, THAT WAS REVIEWING THIS PROJECT, REALLY LIKED THE PROJECT, UM, AS WELL AS OUR, OUR CITY STAFF WHO ARE, ARE ON THESE PANELS TO REVIEW PROJECTS. UM, THEY FELT THAT IT WAS A BENEFIT, UM, TO THE COMMUNITY AND WAS REALLY NEEDED. SO THEY ASKED STAFF TO LOOK AT, ALTERNATIVELY, WHAT CAN WE DO OUTSIDE OF THE BOND FUNDING PROCESS TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THIS PROJECT HAPPEN? SO, UM, THE SPECIFIC PROJECT THAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT FOR THE CAMPUS IS PHASE ONE. PHASE ONE INCLUDES RENOVATION OF A 30 UNIT RESIDENTIAL BUILDING. THE SITE WAS PREVIOUSLY A CONVENT. UM, ONSITE SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED BY THE Y W C A INCLUDE WORKFORCE TRAINING, NAVIGATION TO POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION OR DEGREE PROGRAMS, MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING, EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND EDUCATION MEALS, HEALTH AND WELLNESS, FINANCIAL LITERACY, AND HOME OWNERSHIP. RENTER TRAINING, UM, WORKFORCE TRAINING WILL BE, WILL PREPARE RESIDENTS FOR ENTRY INTO THE WORKFORCE AND ALIGN WITH OUR ESSAY READY TO WORK PROGRAM. UM, THIS PARTICULAR DEVELOPMENT WILL SERVE, UH, WOMEN AGES 18 TO 25 IN THEIR CHILDREN. THEY'LL BE ALLOWED TO HAVE, UH, UP TO TWO CHILDREN, AGES EIGHT AND UNDER WHO ARE AT RISK OF BECOMING HOMELESS F FLEEING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OPPORTUNITY YOUTH, OR, UM, IF THEY ARE AGING OUT OF THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM, THE PROJECT WILL SPECIFICALLY SERVE THOSE HOUSEHOLDS EARNING AT OR BELOW OF 150% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL, OR EQUATES TO ROUGHLY ABOUT 30% OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME. UM, AND THE DURATION, UH, COVENANT FOR THIS PROJECT WOULD BE FOR UP TO, UH, 40 YEARS. SPECIFICALLY, RESIDENTS WILL BE ALLOWED TO REMAIN ON SITE FOR A PERIOD OF UP TO FOUR YEARS, AGAIN, HOPING THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO TRANSITION OUT OF THEIR CURRENT SITUATION INTO MORE STABLE HOUSING. ADDITIONALLY, UM, THE PROJECT WOULD ALSO UTILIZE THE CITY'S NEXT LEVEL PROGRAM AND RESERVE SLOTS UP TO FIVE SLOTS FOR REFERRALS UP TO THAT PROGRAM AND THAT PROGRAM, THE CITY'S NEXT LEVEL PROGRAM SERVES YOUNG ADULTS AGES 16 TO 24, WHO ARE NOT IN SCHOOL OR EMPLOYED. UM, SO AGAIN, ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO LINK THIS PARTICULAR DEVELOPMENT WITH AN EXISTING PROGRAM, UM, THAT THE CITY HAS. THE TOTAL PROJECT COST FOR THIS IS APPROXIMATELY $5.8 MILLION FOR THE TOTAL PROJECT. UM, WE ARE PROPOSING TO PROVIDE, UH, A LITTLE OVER $2.3 MILLION IN A FUNDING AGREEMENT THROUGH A COMBINATION OF SOURCES INCLUDING A C D B G LOAN, UM, SAWS AND CITY FEE WAIVERS, AND OUR INNER CITY INCENTIVE FUND. UH, YOU CAN SEE THE BREAKDOWN OF THOSE SOURCES RIGHT THERE IN THE TABLE. NEXT SLIDE. AND THE ACTION, UM, ALONG WITH THAT FUNDING AGREEMENT, UH, WILL REQUIRE US TO DO A SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT TO OUR, UM, FEDERAL PLAN. UM, THIS WOULD ALLOCATE $1 MILLION FROM C D B G PROGRAM INCOME THAT WE'VE RECEIVED, NOT ALLOCATED TO ANYTHING CURRENTLY, AS WELL AS 400,000 FROM C D B G THAT IS CURRENTLY ALLOCATED TO OUR OWNER-OCCUPIED REHAB PROGRAM. UH, IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT THAT OWNER-OCCUPIED REHAB PROGRAM STAYS AT THE APPROVED LEVELS, UM, THAT CITY APPROVED EARLIER THIS YEAR, WE ARE GOING TO ALLOCATE $400,000 FROM OUR HOME PROGRAM, UM, WHICH CAME IN AS PROGRAM INCOME. SO WE'LL BE [01:25:01] ABLE TO DO, UM, THAT SWAP AND RE AND KEEP OUR OWNER OCCUPIED REHAB PROGRAM, UH, AT THE SAME FUNDING LEVEL WHILE BEING ABLE TO FUND THE Y W C A. SO THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. UM, FRANCESCA RATRI WITH, UH, WHO'S THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE Y W C A AND HER TEAM IS ALSO HERE. UM, SO, UH, AT THIS TIME I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE. UM, THIS ACTION, UH, THIS COUNCIL, I MEAN, THIS ITEM IS FOR ACTION FOR COUNCIL TO BE, UH, CONSIDERED THIS ITEM NEXT WEEK. THANK YOU, IAN. UM, AND I WANNA START OFF BY SAYING THAT I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS PROJECT AND THE Y W C A DOES GREAT WORK OPINION, UH, TO HELP THE Y W C A IS, IS IMPORTANT. THANK YOU ALSO FOR OUR FIESTA MEDALS, SO WE APPRECIATE IT. UM, I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION. WHAT'S THE TERM OF THE C D B G LOAN? SO THE C D B G LOAN, I BELIEVE IS FOR 40 YEARS. 30 YEARS. 30 YEARS. OKAY. GOT IT. AND THEN I'D LIKE TO GIVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO FRANCESCA, IF SHE WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMITTEE TO COME UP. SO, FRANCESCA, THE, THE FLOOR'S YOURS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, IAN, AND THANK YOU COMMITTEE. IT'S AN HONOR TO BE HERE. UH, WE ARE SO GRATEFUL TO THE CITY FOR ALLOCATING C D B G FUNDS, WHICH WILL PAY DOWN OUR ACQUISITION LOAN FOR THE PROPERTY, AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL FUNDS THAT WILL ALLOW US TO GET STARTED ON REHAB. UM, WE HAVE ALREADY BEEN RECEIVING CALLS FROM PARTNERS IN THE COMMUNITY ASKING WHEN WE'RE GOING TO BE OPENING OUR DOORS, UH, FOR FOSTER YOUTH AND OTHER YOUNG WOMEN WHO ARE WAITING FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. AS IAN MENTIONED, IT WILL PROVIDE HOUSING FOR UP TO FOUR YEARS. THIS IS A UNIQUE AND INNOVATIVE PROJECT THAT WILL LITERALLY ALLOW WOMEN TO REGISTER FOR SCHOOL TO RECEIVE THEIR ASSOCIATES OR EVEN BACHELOR'S WITHOUT HAVING TO WORRY ABOUT HOUSING, WHILE ALSO RECEIVING CASE MANAGEMENT TO GET THE SUPPORTIVE HELP THEY NEED TO STAY STABLE AND ON TRACK. WE WILL ALSO BE LOOKING TO WORK, WE PROVIDE TEXAS RISING STAR FOUR CHILDCARE IN OUR, UH, OLGA MADRID CENTER. AND SO OVER THE NEXT YEAR AND A HALF, WE'LL BE RAISING FUNDS FOR A NEW BUILDING THAT WILL PROVIDE ONSITE CHILDCARE SO WOMEN WILL NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT WHERE TO FIND CHILDCARE WHILE THEY'RE IN SCHOOL AND STUDYING. WE ARE PART OF THE CITY'S READY TO WORK PROGRAM. AND, UH, WE'RE WITH THE WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS ALAMO CONSORTIUM. WE'VE HAD, UH, UH, A WOMAN PRESENT TO OUR BOARD JUST RECENTLY TALKING ABOUT HOW, UM, THE PROGRAM HAS CHANGED HER LIFE. SHE'S STILL LIVING AT HOME WITH HER MOTHER, AND WE WOULD LIKE TO CHANGE THAT. WE WOULD LIKE TO BE THAT SOURCE THAT ALLOWS HER TO LIVE ON HER OWN, LIVE INDEPENDENTLY, GAIN IMPORTANT LIFE SKILLS TO BE, TO BUY A HOME IN THE COMMUNITY, LIKE THE ONES THAT HAVE BEEN DESCRIBED HERE TODAY. SO, UH, AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. THIS IS AN, UM, WE'RE, WE'RE SO LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. IT'S A DREAM COME TRUE KNOWING HOW YOUNG WOMEN, UM, YOU KNOW, TAKE TWO STEPS FORWARDS AND THREE STEPS BACK AT TIMES WHEN THEY'RE TRYING TO BREAK THE CYCLE OF POVERTY. AND WE'RE BUILDING THAT SAFETY NET TO ALLOW THEM TO CONTINUE TO TAKE STEPS FORWARD. SO THANK YOU. WONDERFUL. THANK YOU SO MUCH, FRANCESCA. I'LL START WITH, UM, MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES FOR ANY, UH, QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. SO, COUNCILMAN CASTRO? YEAH, JUST A COMMENT. UM, I'VE, I'VE SEEN THIS PROJECT FROM THE VERY BEGINNING WHEN THEY BOUGHT THE LAND. FIRST OF ALL, WHEN THAT LAND WAS VACANT, UM, I SUFFER WHEN I SEE VACANT LAND THAT IS SO BEAUTIFUL. UH, AND I WAS REALLY PLEASED TO SEE THAT THE Y WAS GOING TO DO THIS. UH, I THOUGHT OF IT IN TERMS OF ONE PROJECT THAT I WAS VERY FAMILIAR WITH, WHICH WAS VISITATION HOUSE MINISTRIES. THAT WAS A SMALL PROJECT, BUT I GOT TO SEE FIRSTHAND THE IMPACT THAT WRAPAROUND SERVICES HELPING WOMEN AND CHILDREN COULD MAKE ON THEIR LIVES. AND I THINK THIS IS A MUCH LARGER, UH, PROGRAM THAT IS GOING TO HAVE A SIGNIFICANT, UH, IMPACT ON NOT ONLY PEOPLE'S LIVES, BUT ON THE AREA. UM, IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THE AREA, IT'S NOT MY DISTRICT, IT'S DISTRICT FIVE, BUT I KNOW THAT AREA WELL. UM, IT'S A CORNER AND THERE'S NOT TOO MANY BUSINESSES AROUND. THERE'S SOME, BUT I REALLY THINK THIS KIND OF A PROJECT IS ALSO GONNA ATTRACT SOME MORE BUSINESSES TO THE AREA, AND I HOPE ALSO LEND MORE OPPORTUNITY TO PEOPLE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. I WAS ABLE TO GO TO A MEETING WITH NEIGHBORHOOD PEOPLE. THEY HAD SOME CONCERNS, BUT I THINK THAT, UH, THE Y HAS WORKED VERY WELL WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND HAS SHOWN WHAT THE POSSIBILITIES CAN BE. SO I'M REALLY HAPPY THAT WE'RE ABLE TO SUPPORT THIS, THAT WE FOUND A WAY TO, UH, DO THIS. AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR DOING THAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN CUSTER. [01:30:01] COUNCILMAN COURAGE. YES. I, I THINK THIS IS A REALLY VALUABLE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE Y AND THOSE, UH, WOMEN WHO MAY LIVE THERE TO REALLY MAKE IMPROVEMENTS IN THEIR LIVES. SO IT'S A GREAT CONTRIBUTION TO THE COMMUNITY IN GENERAL. UH, I GUESS I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. 'CAUSE WHENEVER WE TALK ABOUT DEVELOPMENT, OFTENTIMES I HEAR, WELL, WE'VE GOT THIS AND THAT LINED UP, BUT WE STILL HAVE A FUNDING GAP HERE AND THERE. WE'VE GOT TO GO AHEAD AND OVERCOME. DO YOU HAVE ANY POTENTIAL FUNDING GAPS RIGHT NOW AND WHAT YOU'RE DOING WITH THIS PROGRAM? THESE NUMBERS KEEP ME AWAKE AT NIGHT. SO, YES, UH, WE DO HAVE A FUNDING GAP, BUT GOOD NEWS IS THE, THE GRANTS HAVE STARTED TO COME IN. WE JUST RECEIVED A, UH, $500,000 GRANTS GRANT FROM THE MAIDS FOUNDATION FOR THE RESIDENTIAL UNIT, WHICH HAS CLOSED THE GAP TO ABOUT A MILLION DOLLARS RIGHT NOW. UM, WE JUST RECEIVED 845,000 FROM THE, MAYBE FOUNDATION FOR THE CHILDCARE CENTER. MM-HMM. . UM, SO WE ARE NEEDING TO RAISE THE $1.5 MILLION GAP FOR THE, UM, FOR THE CHILDCARE CENTER. WE'LL BE LOOKING INTO NEW MARKET TAX CREDITS FOR, FOR CHILDCARE, AND WE HAVE SEVERAL ASKS IN THE PIPELINE FOR THE RESIDENTIAL. SO, UM, MAKING A LOT OF GOOD PROGRESS, AND THERE IS A LOT OF SUPPORT FROM, FROM THE PHILANTHROPIC COMMUNITY. GOOD. WELL, I HOPE THAT YOU OVERCOME THAT GAP. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE NEXT PHASE IS TO BUILD A CHILDCARE FACILITY THAT'S RIGHT. EARLY LEARNING CENTER, SOMETHING LIKE THAT. YES. I'D RECOMMEND THAT, UH, AS MUCH AS YOU CAN VISIT WITH A PRE-K FOR SA BECAUSE THEY ARE, THEY HAVE MONEY AVAILABLE TO HELP INVEST IN EARLY CHILD LEARNING CHILDCARE CENTERS. UH, AND THAT COULD BE ONE AVENUE IN THE FUTURE THAT COULD BE, UH, A FINANCIAL, UM, YOU KNOW, INPUT INTO YOUR NEXT PHASE. ARE YOU LOOKING ALSO TO MAYBE EXPAND, BUILD OTHER FACILITIES SO THAT YOU CAN HELP MORE WOMEN DOWN THE LINE? WHAT, WHAT'S KIND OF THE LONG GOAL YOU THINK? WELL, WE, WE LIKE TO JOKE THAT WE WANNA OWN CASTORVILLE ROAD AND, UM, BUY ADDITIONAL HOUSING, RENOVATE IT THROUGH THE, THE REHAB PROGRAMS WE HEARD ABOUT TODAY AND TURN THEM OVER TO HELP WOMEN BECOME HOMEOWNERS THEMSELVES. UM, THERE ARE 200 YWCAS IN THE COUNTRY, HALF OF THEM ARE IN HOUSING. MM-HMM. . SO WE HAVE A LOT OF SUPPORT TO DRAW ON FROM OUR OTHER ASSOCIATIONS AROUND THE COUNTRY. BUT WE DO HAVE PLANS FOR, UH, LONGER TERM TO GET TO EXPAND REAL ESTATE AND HELP WOMEN BUY HOMES. GOOD. WELL, I HOPE YOU'RE SUCCESSFUL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, CHAIR. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN. COURAGE. COUNCILMAN VRAN? WE CAN'T HEAR YOU. WE CAN'T HEAR YOU. COUNCILMAN, CAN YOU HEAR US? NO, WE CAN'T HEAR YOU. SURE. DO YOU WANNA TRY TYPING YOUR QUESTION IN THE CHAT? YEAH, NO. ALL RIGHT. WELL, SHE'S JUST FRUSTRATED. ISN'T ANYTHING DETRIMENTAL TO YOUR VOTE? . OKAY, THEN I, I THINK THAT WE SHOULD, UM, IN THAT CASE, IF, IF YOU HAVE ANY FOLLOW UP COUNCILWOMAN, BUT, UM, IN THE INTEREST OF TIME, UH, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND, AND MAYBE YOU COULD USE YOUR, UM, JUST YOUR, YOUR ARM TO VOTE. UH, SO WE'LL TAKE A, WELL, WE'LL, WE'LL NEED A, A MOTION TO APPROVE AND THEN, UH, IF WE CAN GET A SECOND. SO, AND REAL QUICKLY, OH, I'M SORRY. I APOLOGIZE. UM, JUST TO CLARIFY, THIS WILL BE TWO, UM, AGREEMENTS THAT WE'LL BE DOING. ONE FOR THE FEDERAL FUNDS AND ONE FOR THE OTHER. SO JUST SO YOU'RE AWARE, IT'LL BE TWO SEPARATE AGREEMENTS FOR THE SAME PROJECT. WE CAN TAKE IT IN ONE MOTION. OKAY. YOU CAN DO IT WITH ONE MOTION, I BELIEVE. OKAY, PERFECT. WE'RE GONNA HAVE ONE. OKAY. GOT IT. WONDERFUL. OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVED AND SECONDED. THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. OR RAISE YOUR HAND. I, AYE. AYE. COUNCILWOMAN VRAN, WE LOST YOUR CAMERA. WELL, I THINK WE STILL [01:35:01] HAVE A MAJORITY. I, SO WE ARE, WE'RE GOOD. SO, UM, CONGRATULATIONS. IF COUNCILMAN GETS BACK ON, WE COULD, WE COULD MARK HER. UH, BUT, UH, IT LOOKS, OH, IS IT BACK? NO. ALL RIGHT. WELL, MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. BY W C A, UH, I, UM, AM SURE THAT COUNCILWOMAN WOULD'VE, WOULD'VE VOTED FOR YOU. SO, , THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR, WHICH IS A BRIEFING AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON THE CITY'S TENANTS RIGHTS AWARENESS CAMPAIGN. UM, AND WE HAD SOME, UM, SOME MEMBERS THAT CAME IN A LITTLE BIT LATE, UH, FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. SO I WAS GONNA ASK MY FELLOW COMMITTEE MEMBERS, IF IT'S OKAY IF WE ALLOW THEM TO SPEAK STILL. UM, AND WE'LL ADJUST THEIR TIME, UH, FOR THE SAKE OF TIME TO TWO MINUTES, UH, INSTEAD OF THE NORMAL THREE, SINCE WE'RE MAKING THE EXCEPTION. SO WE WILL START OFF WITH KEVIN LAMEL. IS KEVIN LAMEL HERE? THANK YOU KEVIN. AND KEVIN WILL BE FOLLOWED BY ASHTON. SO ASHTON, DID YOU SIGN THAT? NO, I HAVE, I HAVE ASHTON ON. OKAY. OKAY. I HAVE, I WISH I COULD HAVE HYDRAULICS. OKAY. I GOT IT. , YOU WANT ME TO TURN YOU TO FIX THE, YEAH. OKAY. MM-HMM. , GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS KEVIN LAMEL, TOP SECRETARY OF THE BOARD AND ORGANIZER. I AM, UM, I'M A STRONG ADVISOR OF THE TENNIS BILL OF RIGHTS. YOU UNDERSTAND? HEAR ME? OH, . OKAY. 'CAUSE I GOT A VOICE. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. LEMME REPEAT THIS AGAIN. UM, OKAY. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS KEVIN LAMEL, TOP SECRETARY OF THE BOARD OF E AND ORGANIZER. AND, AND I AM, AS I'M HERE TODAY, I, AS A MEMBER OF THIS ORGANIZATION FOR A STRONG, UH, STRONG, UH, ATTENDANCE BILL OF RIGHTS. A BILL OF RIGHTS IS, IS BY US, AND WE ARE CALLING THE MEMBERS OF THIS COMMITTEE TO ENSURE THE BILL OF RIGHTS REFLECT WHAT I WENT THROUGH, THROUGH THIS FINAL VERSION TO THIS. WE HAVE THREE COMMON GO DEMANDS. FIRST, I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND, AND, AND EXPLAIN MY SITUATION HERE. NUMBER ONE, I HAD A ROLLING PROBLEM. BRAS WAS ABOUT BIG . THEY WERE ABOUT ALMOST THE SIZE OF, OF A POSSUM. AND NUMBER TWO, I HAD A GAS LICK OVEN. I COULD, I COULD HAVE BEEN SLEPT AND I COULD HAVE BEEN DEAD. AND, AND I FEEL IN MY, IN MY, IN MY RENTAL PROPERTY ALMOST DIED ON DECEMBER THE 24TH, 2001. AND IT WAS, IT WAS A RECOVERY. RIGHT NOW, I'M GOING THROUGH RECOVERY RIGHT NOW. I WAS WALKING, AND THE THING ABOUT IT IS THIS. OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. LAMEL. DOES ANYBODY WANNA GIVE YOU TIME? IF ANYBODY WANTS TO GIVE UP THEIR TIME, IF I'M SIGNED UP. PERFECT. THAT WASN'T INTENTIONAL. YEAH, PLEASE. PERFECT. OKAY. YOU HAVE TWO, TWO MORE MINUTES, THEN TWO MORE MINUTES. GO FOR IT. OKAY. THANK YOU, ASHTON. OKAY. I'M SORRY. I'M DONE. I'M LIKE, OKAY. I DID. OKAY, SO ABOUT THAT. OKAY. WHAT I, WHAT I LEFT OFF. OKAY. I LEFT. I FELL, I FELL ON ON DECEMBER AND COULDN'T WALK. I WAS KINDA LIKE, PARALYZED, LIKE MY LEFT SIDE WAS OUT. THEN I [01:40:01] WENT TO, I WENT TO THE HOSPITAL TO GET RECOVERED. THEN I WENT TO, I WENT TO, UM, FOR SAM HOUSTON FOR REHABILITATION AND SO FORTH. AND THEN AFTER THAT, I GOT BETTER AND I STARTED EXERCISING. AND IT WAS, IT WAS LIKE A D UH, IN MY APARTMENT, A FINAL. IT WAS LIKE A DANGEROUS LIVING CONDITION. IT WAS THE GAS, THE FLOORS AND EVERYTHING ELSE. IT WAS JUST LIKE FALLING APART. BUT, BUT I, I WAS BEING FAITHFUL FOR EIGHT MONTHS. EIGHT YEARS. AND WHAT I WAS SAYING IS THAT I GOT OUT, I GOT INTO A BETTER APPLIED, BETTER, UH, PLANKS. NOW, NOW IN CONCLUSION, THE TENNIS BILL OF RIGHTS NEEDS TO PASS FOR THE HUMANITY OF PEOPLE. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. LAMEL. WE'LL MOVE ON TO DEBORAH WATTS, FOLLOWED BY MARIA VICTORIA DE LA CRUZ. HELLO, MY NAME'S DEBORAH WATTS. I'M AT SEVEN, WAS AT SEVEN OAKS, UH, FOR FIVE YEARS. UH, MY AC HAD TO GET FIXED. IT WASN'T WORKING. I WAS HARASSED, DIS DISCRIMINATED, UH, COLOR AND RACE. UH, MY ROOF, UH, NEEDED TO BE FIXED BECAUSE IT WAS LEAKING. HAD TO, IT, IT WAS HOT IN THERE. THE AIR WASN'T WORKING. UH, HAD TO GO TO SIT. UM, MOTEL SIX. UM, I HAD A BREATHING MACHINE. I'M ON S S I TOPS HELPED. UH, WE CAME A LONG, LONG WAY AND STRUGGLING. UM, WE ARE CALLING MEMBERS TO, TO THE COMMITTEE TO ASSURE THE RIGHTS, REFLECT, UH, WHAT, UH, WENT THROUGH. AND FINAL VERSION. UM, TO DO THIS, WE NEED THREE COMMENTS. UH, FIRST COMMENT IS A RESOLUTION TO INCLUDE, UH, THE RIGHTS OF ORGAN TO ORGANIZE WITHOUT FEAR AND RETALIATION. UM, IT'S, IT'S ENOUGH TO SAY, UM, TENNIS CAN JOIN THE ORGAN ORGANIZATION, KNOCK ON DOORS, UH, UH, HOLD MEETINGS, ORGANIZE TO JOIN, UH, UH, BUT THEY NEED TO BE PROTECTED. AND SO THEY THING, UH, TO KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN. ORGANIZING, ORGANIZING, UH, THE TENANT BILL OF RIGHTS, UH, UM, KNOW THAT, THAT WE CAN, UM, FIGHT FOR OUR RIGHTS, LIKE, UH, ALL BUT BUT DON'T KNOW ALL, UH, UM, ABOUT OUR RIGHTS. AND SO THAT THING, BUT, UM, THE SECOND DEMAND IS THE TENTATIVE RIGHTS COMMUNICATION, UM, LANGUAGE. UM, WE WANT TO KNOW IF THEY COULD GET THAT SO THE RESOLUTION SO THEY COULD FULLY, FULLY UNDERSTAND, UH, AND, AND, AND GET TRANSLATION SERVICES. AND SO THEY THINK AND, AND NOT BE MISTREATED OR TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF. FINALLY, THE DEMANDS OR, OR, OR THESE RIGHTS BE PRESENT TO SIGN LEASE. IT SHOULD BE STANDARD. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MS. WA. MARIA VICTORIA DE LA CRUZ, FOLLOWED BY PEARL SUAREZ, MARIA VICTORIA. SHE IS A, SHE IS HERE. SHE IS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND SHE IS HERE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF, OF, UH, THE ORGANIZATION. BUT SHE IS IN SUPPORT OF ALL THE CAMPAIGNS, SPECIFICALLY THE ONE IN SUPPORT OF HOUSING. I WAS COMPLETELY AFFECTED DURING THE PANDEMIC AND DURING COVID IN MY APARTMENT. MY RESTROOM WAS COMPLETELY DAMAGED. I GOT SICK FROM COVID. I COULDN'T WORK. [01:45:01] MY RENT FELL BEHIND. AND BECAUSE I WAS AFRAID BECAUSE MY, MY RENT WAS PASSED DUE, I DID NOT SPEAK WITH THE LANDLORD TO FIX MY RESTROOM. THAT'S WHY NOW THAT I HAVE UNITED WITH THE CAMPAIGN FOR, FOR HOUSING, I REALIZE THAT WE HAVE THE RIGHT NOT TO BE SCARED. WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO LIVE IN A DIGNIFIED WAY. AND THAT'S WHY I'M HERE, BECAUSE I WANT THE BILL OF RIGHTS THAT YOU ACCEPTED AND GIVE US THOSE RIGHTS SO THAT WE WON'T BE SCARED WHEN, WHEN WE HAVE A PROBLEM IN OUR, IN OUR RENTAL HOMES. AND IF DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIGHT THAT, AT LEAST WE KNOW WE HAVE RIGHTS. THIS SHOULD BE THE STANDARD PERSON FOR EVERY PERSON, FOR EVERY HUMAN. BECAUSE WE ALL NEED TO UNITE SO THAT WE CAN HAVE POWER. AND WE HOPE THAT YOU'LL PASS OUR BILL OF RIGHTS 'CAUSE WE TRUST IN, IN THE PROCESS. AND PEOPLE HERE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UH, THANK YOU. MARIA VICTORIA. PEARL SUAREZ. PEARL SUAREZ WILL BE FOLLOWED BY SVIA FLORES. PEARL HAS TO GO. OH, OKAY. SYLVIA AND SYLVIA WILL BE FOLLOWED BY, UM, MARIKA. WILL MARIKA. WILCOTT. MARCIA. MARCIA, SORRY. HELLO EVERYONE. I'M SYLVIA FLORES, AND I'M A RENTER AND A LEADER WITH TOP. AND I'M HERE TODAY TO CALL ON MEMBERS OF THIS COMMITTEE TO ADVANCE A STRONG TENANT AND BILL OF RIGHTS, A BILL OF RIGHTS THAT IS BY US. I USED TO LIVE AT SEVEN OAKS FROM 2019, EXCUSE ME, TWO 2023. I LIVE AT SEVEN OAKS, AND, UH, I HAD THE WORST EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE LIVING THERE. I HAD WATER LEAKS FROM THE BATHROOM CEILING. I HAD A BROKEN AC. BUT DURING THE SUMMER, UM, OF 2022, A TOP LEADER KNOCK ON MY DOOR. AND AS I STARTED TELLING HIM ABOUT MY LIVING CONDITIONS, I WAS INFORMED ABOUT THE THREE ONE ONE CALL AND OUR RIGHTS AS TENANTS. I STARTED ORGANIZING WITH MY NEIGHBORS, AND I WAS, I FOUND OUT THAT I WAS NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT WAS GOING THROUGH THE SAME OR DIFFERENT LIVING UNLIVE CONDITIONS. WE ARE CALLING ON MEMBERS OF THIS, OF THIS COMMUNITY, OF THIS COMMITTEE TO ENSURE THE BILL OF RIGHTS REFLECT WHAT I WENT THROUGH. IN THE FINAL VERSION TO THIS, WE HAVE THREE COMMON SENSE DEMANDS. FIRST, WE DEMAND THE RESOLUTION INCLUDE AN EXPLICIT RIGHT TO ORGANIZE WITHOUT THE FEAR OF RETALIATION. IT IS NOT ENOUGH TO SAY JUST TENANTS CAN JOIN AN ORGANIZATION. TENANTS WILL HAVE TO KNOCK DOORS AND WHOLE MEETINGS BEFORE THEY CAN EVEN CREATE AN ORGANIZATION TO JOIN AN, UH, ORGANIZATION TO JOIN. WE WITHOUT MAKING CLEAR THAT THIS ACTIVITY IS PROTECTED, TENANTS WON'T HAVE, TENANTS WON'T KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN. ORGANIZING IS WHAT BROUGHT US 10, UH, BROUGHT THE TENANT BILL OF RIGHTS THIS FAR. AND IF WE TENANTS DON'T KNOW THAT WE CAN FIGHT FOR RIGHTS, IT'S LIKE WE DON'T HAVE ANY RIGHTS AT ALL. SECOND, WE DEMAND THAT EVERY TENANT BE COMMUNICATED IN THE LANGUAGE THEY ARE MOST FAMILIAR WITH AND UNDERSTAND THAT SHOULD BE STANDARD. WE UNDERSTAND THE LIMIT OF RESOLUTION, AND SO WE DEMAND THAT THE CITY HAVE AN OFFICE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SYLVIA. MARCIA, FOLLOWED BY JOANNE. HELLO. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. MY NAME IS MARCIA WOMA. I'M A RENTER AND A LEADER IN TOPS. UM, BASICALLY I AM HERE TO DEMAND THAT YOU DO APPROVE A STRONG ADVANCE. OUR STRONG TENANTS BILLS OF RIGHTS. NOW, IN MY OWN COMPLEX, I LIVE IN DISTRICT 10 [01:50:01] AND THERE'S OVER 10 VIOLATIONS. UM, I'M ALSO CONSIDERED AS A DISABLED, UM, TENANT. NOW YOU CAN'T SEE MY DISABILITIES. I HAVE MORE THAN ONE. I WAS ACTUALLY BORN WITH AS A HALF MUTE, AND I DO KNOW OF SIGN LANGUAGE. I JUST DID A LITTLE BIT. UM, I KNOW MY RIGHTS. AND IT'S IMPORTANT FOR EVERYBODY THAT IS A TENANT, WHETHER THEY OWN A HOUSE OR IN AN APARTMENT, TO KNOW THEIR, THEIR RIGHTS. AND THEY HAVE A VOICE TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK UP AND SAY WHAT IS NEEDED AND WHAT IS GOING ON, AND HOW TO HAVE THEIR SITUATION PRESENTED IN THE, IN THE SITUATION. BECAUSE MANY OF OUR HOUSINGS THAT WE HEARD HERE TODAY ARE GOOD AND BENEFIT AND, AND COMMITTEES IS THEY'RE FORGETTING TO TALK TO OTHER TENANTS AND WHAT THEY SEE THAT IS REALLY THE UNDERLYING PROBLEMS THAT ARE GOING ON. AND YES, IT DOES COST MONEY, AND THERE ARE OTHER TYPES OF PROGRAMS TO BRING IN MONEY AND STUFF LIKE THAT. SO WE'RE AWARE OF THAT, WHERE WE HAVEN'T FORGOTTEN THAT. UM, THE OTHER THING IS THAT BY DOING THIS, IT BUILDS UP A RELATIONSHIP AND IT GIVES US ALL OPPORTUNITIES OF BRINGING TOGETHER TO SOLVE THESE VIOLATIONS NO MATTER WHERE THEY EXIST IN THE UNITED STATES. FOR THOSE SUGGESTIONS TO BE PRESENTED, ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS IS THAT WE'RE HERE TO DO DEMAND OF COMMON SENSE IS ONE, WE NEED THE RIGHT TO BE ABLE TO, UM, COME TOGETHER TO SPEAK ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE PROPERTY OR IN THE COMMUNITY TO, TO SOLVE THEM, AND THEN FURTHER ON. AND I THANK YOU AGAIN, APPRECIATE IT. OF BLESS. THANK YOU, JOANNE. ROLAND, UM, HELLO. I KNOW MY TIME IS LIMITED. UM, MY NAME IS JOANNE ROONE. I'M A TENANT AT SORRENTO AND A MEMBER OF TOP. UH, QUICKLY THEN I WANNA THANK THE NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING SERVICE DEPARTMENT TEAM FOR ASSISTING ME WITH MY OWN PERSONAL, UH, SITUATION. UH, WITH REGARDS TO THE, UH, BILL OF RIGHTS, I ASK, UM, THAT THE LEASES PLEASE INCLUDE THE BILL OF RIGHTS, OKAY. SO THAT WHEN A PERSON SIGNS A LEASE, UM, THEY KNOW THAT THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO ORGANIZE THAT THEY KNOW THAT, UM, THEY CAN DO SO WITH RE WITHOUT, UH, RETALIATION. UM, THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF FEAR OF RETALIATION THAT'S KEPT PEOPLE AWAY, UM, FROM JOINING TOP, TOP HASN'T BEEN ALWAYS WELCOMED. OKAY? THERE'S BEEN RESISTANCE FROM MANAGEMENT FROM TENANTS. SO IF THIS IS LISTED IN THE LEASE THAT'S SIGNED BY BOTH THE MANAGEMENT AND THE, UH, TENANT, UH, THERE'S LESS LIKELY TO BE THESE TYPES OF PROBLEMS. ALSO, THE LANGUAGE OF COMMUNICATION IS CRUCIAL. THERE'S A LOT OF SPANISH SPEAKING PEOPLE OVER AT SORRENTO, OKAY? AND LANGUAGE OF COMMUNICATION, MEANING IF IT, IF THERE'D BE A NEED FOR ANOTHER LANGUAGE TO BE, UH, USED IN THE, UH, LEASES THAT SHOULD BE PROVIDED. UM, ALSO, UM, I'M JUST ASKING THAT THESE, MY MAIN POINT IS THAT THE, THE BILL OF RIGHTS BE INCLUDED IN THE LEASE, UH, OTHER, OTHERWISE, IT'S, IT'S GONNA BE A BECOME MYSTERY AS TO WHAT THEIR RIGHTS ARE. IF IT'S NOT IN THE LEASE AND IT'S A BINDING AGREEMENT, IT WOULD BE MORE OF A BINDING AGREEMENT. SO I ASK THAT YOU PLEASE ASSIST US WITH THAT. UM, AND THAT'S, UH, THAT'S, I GUESS, I, I DIDN'T, I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING MORE EXCEPT BECAUSE MY TIME IS LIMITED AND I DON'T WANNA BE CUT OFF. BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK AND, UM, I HOPE I, I HOPE THAT YOU SUPPORT A STRONG, UH, TENANT BILL OF RIGHTS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH, SOAN, AND THANK YOU TO, UH, TO ALL WHO CAME, UH, TO SPEAK. AND AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR, ALLOW FOR, UH, FOR MY COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOR ALLOWING THEM TO, TO SPEAK STILL AND, AND FOR THE, THE TIME ADJUSTMENT. UH, WE WILL BRING THIS, I THINK LORI WANTED TO KICK THIS ONE OFF, RIGHT? SO, LORI, WHAT WAS THE NAME? WERE THEY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? NO, I'M SO SORRY. CAN BUR SHARE HER TIME? UH, SURE. WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE REGISTRATION, HOW MY NAME GOT IN THERE, WHAT HAPPENED? SHARE. THEY HAVE TO BE, YES, THEY HAVE TO BE IN PERSON TO GIVE YOUR SHARE THEIR SHARE. I'M SO SORRY. OKAY. UM, SO LORI, THE FLOOR'S YOURS, [01:55:03] OUR HOUSING TEAM HAS BEEN DOING WITH OUR PARTNERS, AND, UM, ONE OF THE BIG ITEMS THAT'S PART OF OUR SHIP IS TO CREATE THIS, UM, TENANT'S RIGHTS BILL OF RIGHTS. AND, AND OVER THE PAST YEAR, OUR TEAM HAS BEEN WORKING TOGETHER ON THIS WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY AND SEVERAL STAKEHOLDERS. WE'VE HAD SEVERAL MEETINGS WITH OUR STAKEHOLDERS TO MAKE SURE WE'RE GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. AND SO I'D LIKE TO ASK VERONICA GONZALEZ, WHO IS OUR ASSISTANT DIRECTOR AND NEIGHBORHOOD AND HOUSING SERVICES TO PREVENT THIS ITEM. VERY PROUD OF OUR TEAM. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THIS ON. IT'S ONE OF THE BIG ITEMS IN OUR SHIP THAT'S GONNA MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE, SO THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING, CHAIR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. I'M VERONICA GONZALEZ, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR WITH NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING AND SERVICES DEPARTMENT. TODAY WE HAVE A BRIEFING, AS LORI MENTIONED, ON THE CITY'S TENANTS RIGHTS CAMPAIGN. I'M REALLY HAPPY TO BE HERE WITH YOU ALL TO SHARE THAT. AND ECHOING WHAT LORI MENTIONED. UM, THIS CAMPAIGN IS IN LINE WITH OUR STRATEGIC HOUSING IMPLEMENTATION PLAN OR SHIP. THE 10 YEAR PLAN INCLUDES 36 STRATEGIES THAT GO ALONG WITH FIVE OVERARCHING GOALS FOR YOUR AWARENESS. ONE OF THOSE STRATEGIES, WHICH YOU SEE HERE, SPEAKS TO THE NEED OF A PUBLIC INFORMATION CAMPAIGN ON FAIR HOUSING LOSS. AND THAT IS E A P, ENSURING ACCOUNTABILITY TO THE PUBLIC. WE KNOW THAT IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE SPREAD KNOWLEDGE OF THE RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE, AND THAT THERE'S COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND A FEEDBACK LOOP INVOLVED IN THE PRODUCTION OF THAT CAMPAIGN. ANOTHER SHIP STRATEGY CALLS FOR SYSTEM-WIDE EVICTION AND FORECLOSURE PREVENTION, AND IDENTIFIES THE NEED FOR US TO PROACTIVELY ENGAGE WITH BOTH TENANTS AND LANDLORDS ABOUT THE RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES THAT ARE OUT THERE. P P N IS PROTECT AND PROMOTE NEIGHBORHOODS. IN ADDITION, THIS SPEAKS TO THE NEED OF HAVING EASY ACCESS TO THE RESOURCES AND SERVICES THAT WE HAVE. THE HIGH LEVEL PICTURE HERE IS THAT OUR STRATEGIC HOUSING IMPLEMENTATION PLAN HAS SOME STRATEGIES THAT VERY CLEARLY ARTICULATE THE NEED FOR THESE PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS AS IT RELATES TO FAIR HOUSING LAWS AND TENANTS RIGHTS. TODAY'S PRESENTATION IS A CONTINUATION OF IMPLEMENTING THESE TWO SHIP STRATEGIES THROUGH THE TENANTS RIGHTS CAMPAIGN. HERE'S AN OVERVIEW OF THE THREE ELEMENTS PERTAINING TO THE CAMPAIGN'S DELIVERABLES. THE FIRST IN RED INCLUDES DRAFTING, CRAFTING THE RESOLUTION FOR CITY COUNCIL, CONSIDERATION, SUPPORTING PROTECTIONS. THE RESOLUTION CONSOLIDATES AND AFFIRMS EXISTING TENANTS RIGHTS THAT FALL UNDER LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL LAW. WE'LL GO INTO WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE IN THE NEXT SLIDE, BUT WE KNOW THAT A CITY RESOLUTION IS NOT THE MOST PRACTICAL TOOL OR USEFUL DOCUMENT FOR LANDLORDS, ESPECIALLY TENANTS IN ACTIVE CRISIS. SO THE SECOND PIECE IN GREEN IS TO CREATE SIMPLE READER-FRIENDLY MATERIALS EXPLAINING THIS RESOLUTION AND TENANT'S RESPONSIBILITIES AND RIGHTS. THIS INCLUDES CLEAR CONTACT INFORMATION FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS TO REPORT A VIOLATION AND WHAT ASSISTANCE IS OUT THERE. THIS DOCUMENT WAS CREATED AS PART OF THE CAMPAIGN TO INCREASE AWARENESS, AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ON OTHERS. FINALLY, THE LAST ELEMENT IN OUR CAMPAIGN IN BLUE OR TEAL IS THE EXISTING NOTICE OF TENANTS RIGHTS DOCUMENT THAT HAS BEEN IN EFFECT FOR ALMOST THREE YEARS. AND THAT DOCUMENT WAS PRODUCED TO ACCOMPLISH SOME OF THE EDUCATIONAL GOALS, BUT OUR APPROACH WAS TO IMPROVE THE READABILITY OF THIS DOCUMENT AND MAKE IT MORE COMPREHENSIVE OF THE RESOURCES THAT ARE OUT THERE TODAY. ALL RIGHT, DIVING INTO THE TENANT'S RIGHTS RESOLUTION A LITTLE BIT MORE HERE ON THIS SLIDE, AS I MENTIONED, IT WILL CONSOLIDATE AND AFFIRM EXISTING LAW LAYERS OF PROTECTIONS AT ALL GOVERNMENT LEVELS. THIS INCLUDES CITING THE LOCAL HOUSING VOUCHER INCENTIVE POLICY ADOPTED IN 2021. THE NOTICE OF TENANT'S RIGHTS ORDINANCE ADOPTED BACK IN 2020, THE LOCAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE FOR LIVABLE SAFE HOUSING, AS WELL AS THE NON-DISCRIMINATION ORDINANCE ADOPTED IN 2013 TO PROTECT AGAINST ANY DISCRIMINATION. WE ALSO INCLUDED THE RECENTLY ADOPTED PROACTIVE APARTMENT INSPECTION PROGRAM THAT STARTED APRIL 2ND. THE CITY HAS ADOPTED ALL THESE LOCAL PROTECTIONS AND IS FULLY BEHIND THEM AT THE STATE LEVEL. THE RESOLUTION WILL CITE THE TEXAS PROPERTY CODE THAT PROVIDES REMEDIES FOR TENANTS AND THE PROCESS TO FOLLOW. TEXAS HAS ITS OWN FAIR HOUSING ACT, WHICH MAYORS THE FEDERAL ACT AND THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, WHICH HELPS ANYONE IN A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SITUATION. STAFF STAFF ALSO INCLUDED TITLE VI OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT RELATED TO LANGUAGE JUSTICE. SO WE WANNA PUT ALL THESE EXISTING LAWS INTO ONE PLACE AND SPREAD THE KNOWLEDGE TO COMMUNITIES THAT THERE ARE PROTECTIONS AND REMEDIES ALREADY COVERED BY LAW TO ENSURE TENANTS MAY LIVE IN SAFE QUALITY HOUSING WITHOUT FEAR OR RETALIATE, FEAR OF RETALIATION OR DISCRIMINATION. WE [02:00:01] KNOW THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE CARE VERY DEEPLY ABOUT THIS ISSUE, AND WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE HEARD FROM THEM. WE'RE GRATEFUL THAT A NUMBER OF STAKEHOLDER GROUPS PARTICIPATED IN THIS CAMPAIGN AND DEDICATED THEIR TIME AND THEIR VALUABLE INPUT IN SHARING IT WITH STAFF. THIS INCLUDES A PRETTY BROAD RANGE OF PROPERTY MANAGERS, REALTORS, COMMUNITY GROUPS, AND NONPROFITS. OVERALL, WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK STAKEHOLDERS FOR THEIR INPUT, BUT TO ALSO SPREAD THE WORD TO COMMUNITIES. WE WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP ALL STAKEHOLDERS ENGAGED AND AWARE OF THE CAMPAIGN DELIVERABLES. IN ADDITION TO THESE VALUABLE CONVERSATIONS WITH STAKEHOLDERS, WE ALSO ENGAGED TO THE COMMUNITY DURING A SERIES OF RENTERS RIGHTS, POWER HOUR SESSIONS, CO-HOSTED WITH TRIAL AND FAIR HOUSING COUNCIL. DURING THE MONTH OF APRIL, WE HAD FIVE SESSIONS IN TOTAL WHERE COMMUNITY MEMBERS PROVIDED INPUT ON THE RESOLUTION AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, THE EVENT LOCATIONS WERE STR STRATEGICALLY FOCUSED IN AREAS WHERE WE IDENTIFIED EVICTION HOTSPOTS. OUR DEPARTMENT HAS THE HONOR OF LEADING MANY RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO TENANTS, INCLUDING RENTAL ASSISTANCE, RELOCATION, FAIR HOUSING COUNSELING, EVICTION PREVENTION, AND RIGHT TO COUNSEL. AS SUCH, OUR HOUSING STABILITY TEAMS WERE ALSO AVAILABLE TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO ATTENDEES AT EACH OF THESE EVENTS. WHILE ATTENDANCE INCLUDED NEARLY 60 INDIVIDUALS IN TOTAL, THE LOCAL MEDIA COVERAGE OF THESE EVENTS AND TENANTS RIGHTS TOPIC REACHED APPROXIMATELY 230,000 PEOPLE. AS I MENTIONED, WE GATHERED FEEDBACK THROUGH WORKSHOPS, SURVEYS, AND DIRECT STAKEHOLDER DIALOGUE. WE HEARD A LOT OF INFORMATION. THIS CAPTURES SOME OF THE KEY THEMES ACROSS GROUPS THAT EMERGED, EMERGED THROUGH THIS INITIAL ENGAGEMENT PROCESS, INCLUDING RIGHT TO BE FREE OF RETALIATION OR DISCRIMINATION. THE RIGHT TO ORGANIZE IS ALREADY STATED IN STATE LAW, BUT WE HEARD FROM STAKEHOLDERS THAT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO INCORPORATE SPECIFIC TERM IN THAT SPECIFIC TERM IN OUR LANGUAGE. UM, SO THAT IS INCLUDING OUR RESOLUTION. WE ALSO HEARD ACCESS TO INFORMATION IN PREFERRED LANGUAGE ENSURES EQUITY, AND THAT'S INC INCLUDED IN OUR RESOLUTION AS WELL, WHICH I'LL GO INTO IN THE NEXT SLIDE. NOTICE OF TENANTS RIGHTS UPDATE IS NEEDED, INCLUDING FEEDBACK ON THE STAGE IT SHOULD BE PROVIDED, AS WELL AS COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT. ALSO, EDUCATION FOR RENTERS AND RENTAL HOUSING PROVIDERS ON PROTECTIONS AS WELL AS LEGAL OBLIGATIONS, RESPONSIBILITIES AND PROCESSES, ACCESS TO RESOURCES AND CLEAR CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THOSE RESOURCE. AND LASTLY, ACCESS TO USER-FRIENDLY LITERATURE, DIGITAL CONTENT AND ATTRACTIVE VISUALS AND FORMATS TO ENSURE USER-FRIENDLINESS. SOME OF THE UPDATES WE MADE TO THE RESOLUTION BASED ON FEEDBACK INCLUDE THE ADDITION OF THE PROACTIVE APARTMENT INSPECTION ORDINANCE. IN RESPONSE TO FEEDBACK REGARDING LANGUAGE ACCESS RIGHTS, WE ALSO STRENGTHENED THE RESOLUTION BY INCLUDING TITLE SIX OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACTS ACT, WHICH ENSURES THAT PEOPLE WITH LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY WHO ARE LIVING IN OR SEEKING HOUSING IN CERTAIN FEDERALLY FUNDED DEVELOPMENTS, HAVE ACCESS TO APPROPRIATE TRANSLATIONS OR INTERPRETATIONS OF ALL VITAL HOUSING DOCUMENTS. WE RECOGNIZE THAT THE RIGHT TO ORGANIZE HAS BEEN CENTRAL TO THIS CAMPAIGN FOR MANY INDIVIDUALS WE SPOKE WITH, AND MANY OF OF THE FOLKS WE HAVE IN THIS ROOM. STAFF INCORPORATED THE SPECIFIC TERM ORGANIZING INTO THE STATUTORY LANGUAGE. IN SECTION TWO OF THE RESOLUTION, WE CONTINUE TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO EDUCATIONAL DOCUMENTS THAT EXPLAIN THE RESOLUTION TO RENTERS IN A CLEAR AND HELPFUL MANNER. LASTLY, ON THE NOTICE OF TENANT'S RIGHTS, WE ADDED QR CODES TO MAKE IT EASIER TO GET TO OUR WEBPAGE WITH DETAILED INFORMATION ON RESOURCES AND ANOTHER HOUSING SUPPORT. WE ALSO HAD ADDED THE CITY LOGO TO ENSURE RENTERS KNOW IT'S A FORMAL DOCUMENT AND IMPROVE THE OVERALL FORMAT AND FLOW TO MAKE THE DOCUMENT READER FRIENDLY. THESE DRAFT DOCUMENTS ARE THE THREE ELEMENTS THAT I'VE DESCRIBED AS PART OF THE TENANT'S RIGHTS CAMPAIGN. THIS INCLUDES THE DRAFT RESOLUTION THAT WILL GO TO CITY COUNCIL FOR FULL CONSIDERATION NEXT WEEK. YOU CAN ALSO VIEW A SNAPSHOT OF THE EDUCATION DOCUMENT THAT ILLUSTRATES RENTER'S RIGHTS, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND RESOURCES, AND MEMBERS HAVE A COPY OF THAT, UM, WITH THEM AS WELL. THIS IS AIMED AT RAISING AWARENESS ON EXISTING PROTECTIONS. AT THIS TIME, STAFF RECOMMENDS ENCOURAGING LANDLORDS TO PROVIDE THIS RESOURCE GUIDE TO ALLOW FOR FLEXIBILITY IN HOW THE INFO IS PRESENTED TO ENSURE ACCESSIBILITY AND EFFECTIVE EDUCATION. LASTLY, THE UPDATED NOTICE OF TENANT'S RIGHTS IS SEEN ON THE RIGHT OF YOUR SCREEN AND WILL ALSO GO TO CITY COUNCIL FOR FULL CONSIDERATION NEXT WEEK WITH P C D C SUPPORT. WE KNOW THERE IS A CONTINUED NEED TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY AND PROVIDE INFORMATION TO THOSE WHO NEED IT MOST. WE PLAN TO WORK WITH, WITH PARTNERS SUCH AS TEXAS, HOUSERS, TEXAS ORGANIZING PROJECT, AND OTHER INDUSTRY STAKEHOLDERS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO DISTRIBUTE INFORMATION. WE ALSO PLAN ON MAKING EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AVAILABLE AT LIBRARIES, SENIOR CENTERS, MUNICIPAL COURTS, AND SCHOOLS BASED ON STAKEHOLDER FEEDBACK. WE ARE ALSO PROPOSING [02:05:01] COLLABORATING WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT TO DISTRIBUTE OUR RESOURCES DURING THEIR ENGAGEMENT AND DOOR-TO-DOOR, UM, ENGAGEMENT WITH THE COMMUNITY. THROUGH OUR HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, WE HAVE OVER A HUNDRED THOUSAND EMAIL CONTACTS FROM RENTERS WHO HAVE RECEIVED HOUSING ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE CITY, AND WE PLAN ON EMAILING EACH OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS WITH THESE RESOURCES. UM, ON AN ONGOING BASIS, DOCUMENTS WILL BE PROVIDED IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH, AND ALSO AVAILABLE IN DIGITAL FORM ON OUR WEBSITE, WHICH ENSURES THE MOST UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION. WE HAD A RAPID BUT INTENTIONAL TIMELINE THAT PROVIDED OPPORTUNITY TO FULLY VET THE PROPOSED LANGUAGE WITH STAKEHOLDERS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS WHILE COLLECTING PUBLIC INPUT. WE KICKED OFF THE CAMPAIGN HERE AT P C D C IN FEBRUARY. AT THIS POINT, WE'VE HAD TWO BRIEFINGS WITH THE HOUSING COMMISSION ONE, WHICH WAS YESTERDAY, AND WE ALSO MET WITH HOUSING COMMISSION SUBCOMMITTEES AND ON THIS PROCESS, AND THANK THEM FOR THEIR GUIDANCE. AS IT RELATES TO THIS CAMPAIGN, THE MONTH OF APRIL HAPPENED TO BE FAIR HOUSING MONTH, AND AS I MENTIONED, WE HOSTED FIVE EVENTS TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND SOLICIT FURTHER INPUT. WE ARE HERE TODAY BACK AT P C D C AND PLAN ONGOING TO CITY COUNCIL FOR FULL CONSIDERATION ON MAY 4TH WITH YOUR SUPPORT IF APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL. THE RESOLUTION WILL SERVE AS PART OF OUR EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGN TO EDUCATE LANDLORDS AND RENTERS ON THEIR RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES. STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE RESOLUTION AND NOTICE OF TENANT'S RIGHTS, UM, IS FORWARDED TO CITY COUNCIL ON MAY 4TH FOR THEIR CONSIDERATION. THAT BRINGS ME TO THE END OF MY PRESENTATION AND I'M AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, VERONICA. AND, UM, SO AGAIN, THANK YOU TO YOU AND, UH, IAN AND, AND VERONICA GARCIA AND LORI AND ANDY, UH, AND THE HOUSING COMMISSION, UH, FOR JUST HELPING. RIGHT? AND SO I KNOW THAT, UH, THERE WAS A WHOLE LOT OF, UM, JUST I FEEL LIKE TEAMWORK THAT WENT INTO THIS, RIGHT? AND SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. UM, THE AWARENESS CAMPAIGN, UH, INTERNALLY WAS DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS, AND SO YOU ALL WORKED ON THIS, I THINK QUICKLY AND DILIGENTLY, AND YOU ALL INVOLVE INVOLVED MULTIPLE STAKEHOLDERS. SO I DO, UH, AGAIN, WANNA SAY THANK YOU. UM, WE STARTED THE OFFICIAL BRIEFING YOU SAID ON FEBRUARY 23RD, AND HERE WE ARE JUST TWO MONTHS LATER. UM, I WAS HOPING TO GET THIS PASSED BY FAIR HOUSING MONTH, BUT IT DOES TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME. SO WE'RE GONNA BE JUST FOUR DAYS OVER FIVE DAYS, TECHNICALLY OVER FAIR HOUSING MONTH, BUT HOPEFULLY MY COLLEAGUES WILL APPROVE IT ON THE MAY 4TH AGENDA. UM, I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK, UH, TEXAS HOUSERS AND TOP AND THE RESIDENTS WHO MOBILIZED, AND ESPECIALLY THE ONES THAT WERE HERE TODAY. UM, BECAUSE WITHOUT YOU, WE WE WOULDN'T BE HERE. AND THEN, SORRY, UH, SOME, SOME ADVOCATES HAVE ASKED ABOUT LANGUAGE ACCESS REQUIREMENTS AND BEYOND ONLY IN THE FEDERALLY SUBSIDIZED HOUSING. AND SO I THINK THAT IT'S WORTH EXPLORING. DEFINITELY. WE, I MEAN, YOU SAW WHAT HAPPENED TODAY, RIGHT? SO THE TRANSLATION IS IMPORTANT. I THINK THAT PEOPLE NEED TO HAVE THEIR, THEIR VOICE HEARD. UM, CAN WE RECOMMEND, UH, THAT THE D E A OFFICE, IS THAT D E A OFFICE, UH, DIVERSITY, EQUITY INCLUSION, ACCESS, UH, ACCESSIBILITY OFFICE, UM, BE INVOLVED IN MAYBE PRESENT TO THE HOUSING COMMISSION OR, OR TO SOMEONE AT THE HOUSING COMMISSION, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT IT, IT INVOLVES LEASES, ET CETERA. AND I, I FEEL LIKE IT PROBABLY SHOULD START THERE. UM, SO CAN WE REC MAKE THAT RECOMMENDATION OR MAYBE ASK THE CHAIR TO IZE IT? TO IZE IT? YES, ABSOLUTELY. OKAY, WONDERFUL. AND THEN, UM, OH, I'M SORRY. YOU WERE GONNA SAY SOMETHING GOOD. NO, THAT'S OKAY. I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE WE'RE CLEAR. ARE YOU ASKING FOR THAT BRIEFING, UH, TO OCCUR BEFORE THE RESOLUTION IS ? OH, IT WON'T HAPPEN BEFORE MAY 4TH, AND I DON'T WANNA HOLD IT UP. SO LET'S, LET'S MOVE WITH WHAT WE HAVE ASAP. UM, BUT DEFINITELY THAT, THAT IS A PRIORITY. I THINK, UM, UH, FOR, FOR, FOR MYSELF, AND I'M SURE I'LL HEAR FOR MY COLLEAGUES AND JUST A LITTLE BIT. I DO APPRECIATE THE REDESIGN, UM, OF THE TENANT'S RIGHTS. I THINK THAT WE SHOULD PROBABLY GIVE IT TWICE TO THEM, RIGHT? LIKE AT THE, THE BEGINNING AND, AND AT THE END. DO WE, UM, UH, IS THAT PART OF THE PLAN? OR MARY, MAYBE WALK ME TO THE PROCESS OF WHEN THEY WILL SEE THIS? THANK YOU FOR ASKING. UM, AS PART OF THE INPUT, NOT EVERYONE LOVED EVERY LITTLE DETAIL, BUT THE GOAL WAS ALWAYS PROACTIVE EDUCATION AND HOW DO WE DO THAT IN A WAY THAT'S ACCESSIBLE, ACCESSIBLE, FLEXIBLE, AND PROVIDES EFFECTIVE EDUCATION. ULTIMATELY, ENCOURAGING THE LANDLORDS TO PROVIDE ATTENDANCE RIGHT? DOCUMENT IS A POSITIVE STEP TOWARDS INFORMING TENANTS. UM, HOWEVER, WE ARE NOT RECOMMENDING A MANDATORY COMPLIANCE, BUT RATHER VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE, ENCOURAGING OUR RENT, OUR RE SORRY, THEIR AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING PROVIDERS TO PROVIDE IT, UM, IN A FORMAT THAT MAKES SENSE FOR EVERY INDIVIDUAL PROPERTY AND MEETS THE INDIVIDUAL NEEDS OF THEIR RESIDENTS. [02:10:01] SOME FOLKS MIGHT WANT A PRINTED OUT DOCUMENT, SOME MIGHT WANT A DIGITAL VERSION. UM, SOME MIGHT WANNA HAVE IT UP ON A WEBPAGE WHERE IT COULD KEEP BEING UPDATED. BUT ULTIMATELY OUR GOAL WAS ALWAYS EDUCATION. AND THE CITY HAS A PLAN FOR OUTREACH IMMEDIATELY AND IN THE LONG TERM TO GET THOSE RESOURCE RESOURCES OUT. UM, IN ADDITION, IN ADDITION TO THAT, UH, WE HAVE INDUSTRY STAKEHOLDERS WHO ARE EXCITED TO HELP US SPREAD THE WORD, ALONG WITH, UM, SOME OF OUR NONPROFIT AND COMMUNITY ADVOCACY GROUPS. TO THAT POINT, DO YOU HAVE, UM, PROPER OUTREACH AND EDUCATION FUNDS AVAILABLE? AND SO I'M SPECIFICALLY WONDERING IF WE HAVE ENOUGH RESOURCES TO, TO HOLD THAT EDUCATION, OR DO WE NEED TO ASK FOR ADDITIONAL RESOURCES IN THE UPCOMING BUDGET SESSIONS? SURE. UM, LET ME SPEAK TO THE SHORT TERM. THE SHORT TERM PLAN IS YES, WE DO HAVE RESOURCES BECAUSE WHAT WE'RE DOING IS LEVERAGING OUR NETWORKS, CAPITALIZING ON THE RESOURCES WE HAVE NOW. SO THAT'S EVERYTHING FROM A NEW WEBPAGE PRINTOUT SPONSORING A RENTER ZINE, WHICH WOULD HELP PROVIDE IT ALREADY EXISTS. WE'RE JUST UPDATING, UPDATING IT TO ENSURE THAT IT INCLUDES EVERYTHING FROM THE PROACTIVE AND THE PROACTIVE APARTMENT INSPECTION PROGRAM TO OUR NEW NOTICE OF TENANT'S RIGHTS. SO WE ARE ABLE TO DO THINGS THAT ARE LIGHT, QUICK AND, UH, EFFECTIVE. BUT IN TERMS OF THE LONG TERM, WHAT WE COULD DO IS SURVEYS AND PUT TOGETHER WHAT MAKE A DATADRIVEN RECOMMENDATION ON WHAT KIND OF FUNDING WE WOULD NEED TO ENSURE WE CAN, UH, ROLL OUT AN EFFECTIVE CAMPAIGN. AND COUNCILMAN, I WANNA ADD, UM, VERONICA MENTIONED THE RENTER Z. THIS IS A DOCUMENT THAT'S ALREADY PRODUCED BY TEXAS HOUSERS. IT'S BEAUTIFUL. AND, UM, WHAT WE WANTED TO DO, THERE'S A FEW THINGS THAT WE CAN'T, WE CAN'T SAY AS A CITY, AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THEM TO MASSAGE THAT LANGUAGE SO WE CAN PAY FOR THE REPRODUCTION AND GET THAT RENT OUT MORE. OH, GOOD. AND, UM, SO YOU'RE GONNA SEE A NEW ONE WITH THE CITY LOGO ON IT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH TEXAS HOUSERS. AND THEN VERONICA, CAN YOU SPEAK TO, UM, TARGETED, UM, PROPERTIES THAT HAVE HIGH EVICTION RATES AND WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO WITH THIS, UM, THE, THE EDUCATION IN TERMS OF MAILING IT OUT IN ADVANCE, OR ABSOLUTELY TRYING TO TARGET THOSE PROPERTIES. WE LUCKILY HAVE ACCESS TO BEXAR COUNTY'S DATA IN TERMS OF EVICTION HOTSPOTS, WHICH WE LEVERAGE TO EVEN HOST OUR, OUR KNOW YOUR RIGHTS TRAININGS. SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO USE THAT DATA AND MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE EFFECTIVELY REACHING FOLKS WHO NEED THOSE RESOURCES THE MOST. WONDERFUL. THANK YOU SO MUCH, VERONICA. THOSE ARE ALL MY QUESTIONS. I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MY COLLEAGUES AND I'LL START WITH COUNCILMAN COURAGE AND THEN COUNCILMAN CASTER. THANK YOU. YOU KNOW, I, I'M GLAD THAT WE'VE MOVED THIS PROCESS FORWARD, AND I KNOW THERE'S BEEN, THERE'S BEEN COLLABORATION, THERE'S BEEN DISAGREEMENTS, THERE'S BEEN, WELL, LET'S DO THIS AND LET'S NOT DO THAT. BUT I THINK WE FINALLY GOT A, A PRODUCT, UH, A SET OF TENANTS RIGHTS THAT, UH, ARE GONNA BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY, WHETHER IT'S THE TENANTS OR, OR PROPERTY OWNERS. SO I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT GOING FORWARD. I WAS PARTICULARLY IMPRESSED TO HEAR THAT WE HAVE A BASE OF INFORMATION, I THINK YOU SAID EMAILS FOR ABOUT A HUNDRED THOUSAND PEOPLE WHO HAVE GONE THROUGH THE HOUSING PROCESS. SO I CERTAINLY HOPE EVERY ONE OF THOSE GETS THIS MAILED TO THEM, THAT THAT'S A HUNDRED THOUSAND MORE PEOPLE WHO ARE GONNA KNOW ABOUT THIS IN SAN ANTONIO. SO, UH, I'M SURE LOOKING FORWARD TO GET THAT OUT. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN COURAGE. COUNCILMAN CASTRO. UM, I JUST WANT ONE, ONE POINT OF CLARIFICATION. ARE WE SAYING THAT THE LEASE WILL INCLUDE THIS OR NOT? THAT IS NOT ENCOURAGING MANDATORY COMPLIANCE? IT'S ENCOURAGED THAT THEY PROVIDE IT ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS, AND THAT IS SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE OF CONCERNS ON FLEXIBILITY, ACCESSIBILITY, EVERY PROPERTY IS DIFFERENT. EVERY INDIVIDUAL HAS DIFFERENT NEEDS AND THE, THE FORMAT THAT THEY WANT INFORMATION PROVIDED. BUT WE'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS WHERE WE HAVE A STRONG NETWORK THAT'S GONNA HELP US ENCOURAGE AND GET THAT INFORMATION OUT. OKAY. DID WE MEET RESISTANCE FROM LANDLORDS TOWARDS HAVING IT WITH THE LEASE, GIVING IT WITHOUT, WITH THE LEASE? UM, I THINK EVERYONE WAS OPEN TO DIFFERENT IDEAS, HOWEVER, MAKING THIS MANDATORY, THERE WERE CONCERNS FROM ALL DIFFERENT TYPES OF INDIVIDUALS. I WANNA CLARIFY, IT WASN'T JUST INDUSTRY STAKEHOLDERS. UM, BUT THE FOCUS WAS ALWAYS EDUCATION AND HOW DO WE CREATE A PROACTIVE EDUCATION CAMPAIGN, WHICH WE DID. WE CREATED MATERIALS, AND NOW IT'S, IT'S, UM, STAFF THAT WANTS TO MAKE SURE WE GET IT OUT TO THE MOST, THE EVICTION HOTSPOTS, THESE SCHOOLS, THE LIBRARIES. BUT WE HAVE ALREADY, UH, RECEIVED SOME COMMITMENT FROM INDUSTRY STAKEHOLDERS THAT THEY WILL HELP US PUSH THAT INFORMATION BASED ON VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE. OKAY. I KNOW, YOU KNOW, THE WORK THAT'S BEEN DONE IS INCREDIBLE AND IT'S GREAT TO SEE THE TENANT'S BILL OF RIGHTS ACTUALLY COME TO FRUITION. [02:15:01] I GUESS THE THING THAT, UH, THAT TOP HAS ASKED FOR IN TERMS OF COULD IT BE SIMULTANEOUS WITH THE LEASE WE'RE SAYING PROBABLY WILL NOT OCCUR, BUT AN EDUCATION CAMPAIGN WILL OCCUR. MM-HMM. , THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT NOW. YES. OKAY. UM, PUTTING IN THE LANGUAGE ACCESSIBILITY, BOTH SPANISH, ENGLISH AND WHATEVER OTHER LANGUAGE MAY BE APPROPRIATE, WILL THAT HAPPEN NOW? YES. WE'LL HAVE INFORMATION IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH. OKAY. OKAY. WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL THE WORK, THE HARD WORK THAT ALL OF YOU HAVE DONE. UM, IT'S A VERY BIG GROUP THAT HAS COME TOGETHER AND THAT HAS HAD INPUT. SO, UM, I FEEL VERY GOOD ABOUT THE FACT THAT WE'RE DOING THIS, I GUESS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE CITY. SO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK. WONDERFUL. AND, AND SO WE'LL CONTINUE WORKING. RIGHT? AND SO, AND SO THAT'S WHY, SO WE'LL BE WITH THE LANGUAGE ACCESS AND EVERYTHING. WE'LL CONTINUE WORKING WITH OUR HOUSING COMMISSION. UM, SO WITH THAT, THIS DOES NEED ACTION TO MOVE FORWARD TO FULL COUNSEL FOR MAY THE FOURTH. SO IS CAN I GET A MOTION TO MOVE FORWARD? I MOVE THIS FORWARD TO COUNSEL FOR ITS APPROVAL. SECOND. SO THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? NO, ABSTENTIONS. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. ALRIGHT. AND WITH THAT, WE WILL CLOSE TODAY'S PLANNING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEET. OH, I'M SORRY. WHAT? NO, WE DID CONSENT AGENDA. UH, IT'S 1221 AND THE MEETING WILL COME TO A CLOSE. THANK YOU SO MUCH EVERYONE. WOO. A LOT OF GOOD STUFF TODAY. YEAH. THANK YOU. JOB. * 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.