[City of Dallas Neighborhood Public Meeting on January 5, 2024.]
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I AM SHANE WILLIAMS, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR IN THE GRANTS ADMINISTRATION DIVISION, THE BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES.
I'D LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYONE TO OUR ANNUAL NEIGHBORHOOD PUBLIC MEETINGS.
UM, WE WELCOME OUR GUESTS THAT ARE IN PERSON AND ALSO ALL OF OUR VIRTUAL ATTENDEES.
WE WILL PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF OUR FIVE YEAR CONSOLIDATED PLAN, THE NEW UPCOMING PLAN THAT WILL COVER FISCAL YEAR 24 25 THROUGH 2020 8 29, AND WE WILL TALK ABOUT OUR ANNUAL BUDGET, UH, WHICH WILL BE FOR FISCAL YEAR 24, 25.
SO, UH, TONIGHT I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR COMMISSION MEMBERS.
WE HAVE OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION, AND SO I'D LIKE TO GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO AROUND AND INTRODUCE THEMSELVES AND SHARE THE DISTRICT THAT THEY'RE, UH, REPRESENT.
THIS IS, UM, THE CHAIR, MELANIE RUBIN.
JUST WANNA THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE TODAY.
REALLY APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE TIME.
YOUR INPUT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO OUR PROCESS, AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU JOINING US THIS EVENING AND LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR INSIGHTS.
AND THANK YOU TO STAFF FOR BEING HERE AND FOR CONDUCTING THESE MEETINGS.
COMMISSIONER HOWARD? YES, I'M TODD HOWARD.
I REPRESENT COUNCIL DISTRICT NINE PAULA BLACKMAN'S DISTRICT AND HAVE SERVED ON THE COMMISSION FOR FOUR YEARS NOW.
HELLO, I'M NIA MENDEZ AND I REPRESENT, UM, DISTRICT 13, AND THIS IS MY SECOND TERM ON THE COMMISSION.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
I REPRESENT, UH, DISTRICT SEVEN UNDER COUNCILMAN BASAL DOULA, AND I'VE BEEN ON THE COMMISSION OVER FOUR YEARS NOW AS WELL,
WOULD LIKE TO, UH, INTRODUCE YOURSELF.
UH, YES, THIS IS ROSEANNE MILLS.
I AM, UH, THE DISTRICT 14 REPRESENTATIVE TO THE COMMISSION UNDER, UH, COUNCILMAN PAUL RIDLEY.
THANK YOU TO ALL WHO ARE PARTICIPATING TONIGHT.
AND THANK YOU A, A HEARTFELT THANKS TO OUR STAFF FOR ALL OF THEIR HARD WORK LEADING TO TONIGHT'S MEETING.
ARE THERE ANY OTHERS? WELL, IF NOT, I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR CITY DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE ATTENDING.
ALSO, WE HAVE STAFF REPRESENTED FROM OUR HOUSING DEPARTMENT, OUR OFFICE OF COMMUNITY CARE, WHICH IS MOST OF OUR PUBLIC SERVICE ACTIVITIES.
OFFICE OF HOMELESS SOLUTIONS, A CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE WITH OUR COMMUNITY COURTS, PARK AND RECREATION, UH, OUR OFFICE OF EQUITY AND INCLUSION, WHICH IS, UH, OUR HOUSING TEAM AND ALL OF THE STAFF IN THE BUDGETED MANAGEMENT SERVICES.
UH, OUR COMPLIANCE TEAM, OUR BUDGET STAFF WANNA THANK EVERYBODY FOR COMING.
AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE RESIDENTS ARE NOT, ARE ASSURED THAT WE HAVE STAFF HERE FROM EVERY DEPARTMENT.
SO IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE OR ANYTHING THAT YOU MIGHT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED, UH, STAFF IS HERE AVAILABLE TO ASSIST YOU WITH THAT.
AND WE DO HAVE, UH, SOME OF OUR RESIDENTS HERE.
WE'D LIKE TO KNOW IF YOU GUYS WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF OR SHARE WHAT AGENCY YOU REPRESENT.
IF YOU, YOU'RE WELCOME TO DO SO.
I'M THE DIRECTOR OF THE GOOD STREET LEARNING CENTER, LOCATED ON LCFA.
IT HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE IN THIS COMMUNITY SINCE 1952.
AND HELLO, I'M BRUCE BUTLER, CEO, UNION GOSPEL MISSION DALLAS.
WE HAVE TWO FACILITIES, A MAN'S FACILITY THAT ADMINISTER TO ABOUT 400 GUYS A NIGHT, CALVER PLACE, AND THE CENTER OF HOPE 150 WOMEN AND CHILDREN.
AND WE'VE BEEN IN TOWN SINCE 1949.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
AND, UH, JUST AS I PREPARE TO GET INTO OUR PRESENTATION FOR TONIGHT, JUST WANT TO SAY THAT THE RESIDENTS WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE WITH THE PRESENTATION TONIGHT.
YOU'RE ABLE TO ANSWER THE SURVEY QUESTIONS DURING THE PRESENTATION, OR YOU'LL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE RESPONSES ONLINE, AND WE'LL BE PROVIDING
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THAT INFORMATION.SO FOR TONIGHT'S, UH, PRESENTATION ON SLIDE TWO, UH, WE WILL PROVIDE SOME BACKGROUND ABOUT OUR CONSOLIDATED PLAN DOCUMENT AND EACH OF OUR, AN OVERVIEW OF OUR FOUR HUD GRANTS THAT MAKE UP THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN.
WE'RE GONNA REVIEW THE TIMELINE.
THERE'LL BE OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESIDENTS TO PARTICIPATE AND PROVIDE INPUT THROUGHOUT.
WE'LL TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THOSE THAT ARE INTERESTED IN BEING DOING BUSINESS WITH THE CITY.
AND WE WILL ALSO AT THE END, HAVE OPPORTUNITY FOR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS FROM ALL OF OUR ATTENDEES.
SO, UM, I WE'RE, WE'VE GOT SOME REALLY GOOD INFORMATION, VERY, WE'RE THRILLED ABOUT SHARING, BUT IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO STAY, WE HAVE, UH, THROUGH THE ENTIRE PRESENTATION, UH, YOU'RE STILL ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SURVEY BY SCANNING THE QR CODE THAT'S DISPLAYED ON THE SCREEN.
AND AGAIN, I WAS THINKING WHAT CAN BE MORE EXCITED THAN I HEARD INFORMATION, BUT JUST IN CASE YOUR LOTTERY NUMBERS COME UP IN SOMETHING AND YOU HAVE TO LEAVE US, THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO STILL PARTICIPATE WITH THAT QR CODE.
SO, UM, THE CITY RECEIVES GRANT FUNDS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS FROM THE US DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, REFERRED TO AS HUD GENERAL REQUIREMENTS TO RECEIVE THESE FUNDS INCLUDED HAVING A POPULATION OF 50,000 OR MORE, WE HAVE TO SUBMIT THAT CONSOLIDATED PLAN DOCUMENT THAT MEETS ALL OF THE, THE FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS.
AND THEN THE PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS THAT ARE IMPLEMENTED THROUGH THESE GRANT FUNDS.
THEY MUST ASSIST LOW AND PRIMARILY ASSIST LOW AND MODERATE INCOME PERSONS FUNDINGS FOR THESE GRANTS FROM THESE GRANTS VARY EACH YEAR.
THEY'RE BASED ON CENSUS DATA, BOTH OUR 10 YEAR DATA AND THE FIVE YEAR AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY DATA REFERRED TO AS OUR FIVE YEAR A CS DATA.
ALL GRANTEES MUST CERTIFY THAT THEY ARE AFFIRMATIVELY FURTHERING FAIR HOUSING.
THAT MEANS THAT WE'RE CONDUCTING ANALYSIS OF IMPEDIMENTS TO FAIR HOUSING CHOICES.
WE TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTIONS, AND THEN WE REPORT THOSE ACTIONS TO HUD EACH YEAR.
SO WE HAVE, YOU HEARD ME MENTION THE FOUR GRANTS, UM, THAT WE RECEIVE.
HUD OFFERS A NUMBER OF THESE FEDERAL PROGRAMS TO ELIGIBLE GRANTEES FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING ACTIVITIES.
THE KEY FEATURE FOR THE FOUR GRANTS THAT MAKE UP THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN IS THEIR ABILITY FOR THE CITY OF DALLAS TO BE ABLE TO CHOOSE THOSE ACTIVITIES THAT BEST MEET THE NEEDS IN OUR COMMUNITY.
THE FOUR GRANTS ARE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT.
IT AIMS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OUR LOW MODERATE INCOME INDIVIDUALS BY PROVIDING A WIDE RANGE OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND PUBLIC SERVICES, WHICH WE HUD REFERS TO THEM AS PUBLIC SERVICES.
BUT THE MORE COMMON ARE OUR HUMAN AND SOCIAL NEEDS PROGRAMS. OUR HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM REFERRED TO AS HOME DESIGNATED TO FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING INITIATIVES, FOCUSING ON EXPANDING THE SUPPLY OF DECENT AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR OUR LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT, ESG ADDRESSES OUR HOMELESSNESS AND PROVIDES FUNDING FOR A MYRIAD OF SERVICES THERE AS WELL.
AND THEN OUR HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS REFER TO AS A HOPPER GRANT.
AND THEN LATER ON IN THE PRESENTATION WE'LL GO INTO A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL ABOUT EACH OF THE FOUR GRANTS.
SO WHAT IS THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN? THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN, IN ORDER TO RECEIVE OUR HUD FUNDS, WE START WITH THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN.
THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN IS JUST THAT IT IS A COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS AND STRATEGIC PLAN THAT IDENTIFIES THE COMMUNITY NEEDS, IT PRIORITIZES THOSE NEEDS AND LAYS OUT THE PLANS AND DETAILS OF HOW WE WILL ADDRESS EACH OF OUR NEEDS.
AND THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN DOCUMENT ITSELF, IT, IT LOOKS AT THE NEEDS ACROSS THE CITY AND TALKS ABOUT PRIORITIZES THOSE NEEDS REGARDLESS OF THE FUNDING SOURCE.
IT'S JUST A PLANNING DOCUMENT OF ALL THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE GOING ON IN OUR CITY.
THE FIVE YEAR PLAN COVERS A FIVE YEAR PERIOD.
THE CURRENT PLAN THAT WE'RE IN NOW, WE'RE IN YEAR FIVE OF OUR CURRENT PLAN, WHICH, AND THAT PLAN EXPIRES, UH, SEPTEMBER 30TH TO 3 24.
SO THIS PROCESS IS THE BEGINNING OF US DEVELOPING THAT NEW FIVE-YEAR PLAN AND THEN DEVELOPING THAT FIRST YEAR ACTION PLAN OF WHAT WE WILL DO WITH THE HUD FUNDS THAT WE RECEIVE.
SO THE NEXT SLIDE GIVES YOU MORE OF A VISUAL OF WHAT I WAS SHARING EARLIER.
THE FIVE-YEAR PLAN LOOKS AT ALL THE NEEDS IN THE CITY.
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THESE ARE THE PLANS THAT ARE CURRENTLY EXISTING IN THE CITY.THESE ARE THE, THE DOCUMENT ITSELF IS DEVELOPED USING PRIMARILY SOME OF THE EXISTING SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES THAT ARE ALREADY IN PLACE THAT YOU MIGHT BE FAMILIAR WITH.
THE CONTINUUM OF CARE LOOKS AT ALL OF OUR HOMELESS NEEDS.
THE RYAN AND WHITE PLANNING COUNCIL LOOKS AT ALL OF THE, THE NEEDS AND SERVICES THAT ARE IMPACTED FOR OUR HIV AIDS COMMUNITY, THAT TARGET POPULATION.
WE HAVE THE, THE DALLAS HOUSING POLICY, THE BROADBAND AND DIGITAL EQUITY PLANS.
THOSE ARE ALL PLANS ALREADY ADDRESSING AND LOOKING AT THE NEEDS OF OUR CITY.
SO THIS, THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN USES HUD'S TEMPLATE AND WE ALL THESE DOCUMENTS FEED INTO THAT ONE DOCUMENT TO DESCRIBE THE NEEDS AND PRIORITIES OF OUR COMMUNITY.
SO THE STEPS INVOLVED IN DEVELOPING OUR COMP PLAN PROCESS ARE OUTLINE ON THIS SLIDE, STARTING WITH COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND OUTREACH.
AND THAT'S WHERE WE ARE NOW, UH, DEVELOPING THAT FIVE-YEAR PLAN, LOOKING AT HOW ALL OF THOSE EXISTING PLANS AND APPROACHES, UM, FEED INTO OUR PLANNING DOCUMENT TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AND THEN WE TAKE ALL OF THAT INFORMATION AND WE RECEIVE INPUT THROUGH THESE COMMUNITY MEETINGS WITH RESIDENTS AND STAKEHOLDERS IN OUR COMMUNITY, UH, PROCESS.
AND THEN RESIDENTS ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK THROUGH OUR SURVEYS AND THE COMMENT SECTIONS PROVIDED.
THE NEXT STEP WILL BE OUR BUDGET DEVELOPMENT, WHERE THE CITY MANAGER WILL, BASED ON THE FEEDBACK THAT WE RECEIVE IN STEP ONE, WE DEVELOP A RECOMMENDED BUDGET.
WE GO THROUGH MORE COMMUNITY AND BANK ENGAGEMENT.
WE HEAR MORE FROM MY RESIDENTS.
WE, IT'S REVIEWED BY OUR COMMISSION, AND THEN THE COUNCIL AMENDS OR APPROVES THE BUDGET.
AND THEN THERE'S THAT 30 DAY PUBLIC COM, UH, COMMENT PERIOD WHERE AGAIN, RESIDENTS ARE ABLE TO SEE, UH, WHAT THE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE AND PROVIDE FEEDBACK ON THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS.
STEP THREE, WE SUBMIT THAT PLAN TO HUD.
STEP FOUR, THE PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION BEGINS AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH FISCAL YEAR, WHICH IS OCTOBER ONE EVALUATION, IS THAT CLOSE OF OUR PROGRAM YEAR, WHICH IS OUR CAPER DOCUMENT THAT'S SUBMITTED TO HUD.
AND THEN JANUARY WE START AGAIN AT STEP ONE.
SO THE NEXT SLIDE PROVIDES THAT FUND A 20 YEAR FUNDING HISTORY.
AND YOU CAN SEE HERE HOW THE, THE FUNDING FROM EACH OF THE GRANTS THAT THE CITY HAS RECEIVED OVER TIME FOR OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOP INITIATIVES.
THAT BIGGEST BAR THERE IS OUR LARGEST GRANT, WHICH IS CBG, YOU CAN SEE LOOKS LIKE IN FISCAL YEAR 11.
UM, YOU CAN SEE THAT THAT WAS PROBABLY ONE OF OUR HIGHER YEARS WHERE THE CBG GRANT WAS WELL OVER $20 MILLION.
AND THEN YOU CAN SEE FOR THIS CURRENT YEAR, HOW, UH, IT'S DOWN UNDER 15 MILLION THERE BECAUSE OUR GRANT WAS ABOUT $13.8 MILLION.
AND THEN YOU CAN SEE FOR OUR HOPPER, WHICH IS THE RED, YOU CAN SEE THAT OVER TIME THAT GRANT HAS JUST INCREASED OVER YEARS.
BUT IT, JUST, LOOKING AT THESE TRENDS, IT GIVES US SOME INSIGHT AND GUIDES OUR STRATEGIC OF HOW WE WANT TO LOOK AT AND ADDRESS NEEDS WITH OUR FUNDS GOING FORWARD.
IN THE CURRENT YEAR, THE CITY RECEIVED, UH, ABOUT $31 MILLION IN FI FOR FISCAL YEAR 2324.
THAT ENDS SEPTEMBER 30TH OF 24.
YOU CAN SEE HERE HOW THAT 13 MILLION BREAKS OUT ACROSS THOSE FOUR GRANTS.
SO WE ARE NOW BEGINNING DEVELOPMENT OF OUR 2020 4 25 BUDGET PROCESS.
THE GRANT AMOUNTS FOR THAT FISCAL YEAR ARE NOT YET AVAILABLE, BUT WE KNOW THAT THEY ARE ANNUAL ALLOCATIONS.
SO TO BEGIN OUR PROCESS, WE'LL ASSUME A LEVEL FUNDING THAT WE WILL RECEIVE AT LEAST THE SAME AMOUNT, UH, FOR NEXT YEAR FOR BUDGETING PURPOSES.
AND THEN AS WE GET MORE INFORMATION, OUR RECOMMENDATIONS ARE ADJUSTED AT THAT TIME.
SO THE NEXT SLIDE JUST SHOWS WHAT THE NEEDS THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AND OF COURSE, NO SURPRISES THERE.
YOU SEE AFFORDABLE HOUSING, HOMELESS SERVICES, HUMAN AND SOCIAL NEEDS.
THAT'S WHAT WE REFER TO AS PUBLIC SERVICES FOR, UM, FOR OUR FUNDS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
AND THEN THERE ARE PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT TYPE NEEDS.
SO EACH YEAR WITH OUR BUDGET DEVELOPMENT AND COLLABORATION WITH INPUT FOR OUR RESIDENTS, THE CITY, UH, DETERMINES WHICH ACTIVITIES WILL BEST ADDRESS THE NEEDS BASED ON HUD'S BROAD RANGE OF ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.
THE NEXT SLIDE HERE IS OUR HUD INCOME LIMITS.
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THEY'RE USED TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY BECAUSE AGAIN, SOME OF OUR, OUR SERVICES ARE BASED ON TO PRIMARILY BENEFIT LOW AND MODERATE INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES.SO EACH YEAR HUD UPDATES THESE INCOME LIMITS FOR VARIOUS PROGRAMS. UM, THEY SET, THEY'RE BASED ON HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION, AND IT HELPS TO ENSURE THAT THESE FUNDS ARE TARGETED TO ASSIST LOW AND MODERATE INCOME, UH, INDIVIDUALS AS IN AS INTENDED BY EACH OF THE GRANT PROGRAMS. SO THE NEXT FEW SLIDES, WE'RE GONNA WALK THROUGH JUST SOME OF THE, THE, EACH OF THE GRANTS INDIVIDUALLY.
HERE AGAIN, WE'RE STARTING WITH OUR CDBG.
THAT IS THE LARGER OF THE GRANTS BACK.
AS YOUR ON THE OTHER SLIDES, YOU CAN SEE THAT FOR THIS YEAR, UH, WE RECEIVED $13.8 MILLION.
CDBG IS OUR MOST FLEXIBLE GRANT.
IT HAS THE MOST ELIGIBLE CATEGORIES, AND THEN EACH OF THE ELIGIBILITY FOR THESE SPECIFIC PROGRAMS, OR DEPENDING ON THE TYPE OF PROGRAM THEY HAVE, THESE PROGRAMS MAY INCLUDE, UM, ASSISTANCE TO LOW AND MODERATE INCOME PERSONS WHO CAN APPLY DIRECTLY FOR SERVICES.
LOW AND MODERATE INCOME AREAS, THAT'S FOR SOME OF OUR SIDEWALKS PARK IMPROVEMENT TYPE, UH, PROGRAMS WHERE THE AREA IS BENEFITED.
UH, PARTNERSHIPS WITH OUR NONPROFIT 5 0 1 C3 ORGANIZATIONS AND OR PARTNERSHIPS FOR OUR, FOR-PROFIT ENTITIES THROUGH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
AND THERE WE HAVE JUST A LIST OF SOME OF THE ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES THAT CAN BE USED WITH CDBG FUNDS.
THE NEXT SLIDE PROVIDES, UH, SOME OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED THROUGH, UH, OUR CURRENT FIVE YEAR PLAN.
AND OF COURSE, AS WE ARE NOW IN OUR FIFTH YEAR, YOU CAN SEE THERE FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS, OUR LAST FOURTH YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER OF 23.
UNDER THIS CURRENT FIVE YEAR PLAN, WITH THE FOUR YEARS OF ACCOMPLISHMENT TO DATE, WE'VE SERVED OVER 6,000, UH, PEOPLE IN OUR YOUTH PROGRAM.
OVER 2,700 UH, INDIVIDUALS HAVE BEEN ASSISTED THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY COURTS.
AND THEN WE HAVE PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS OVERCOMING BARRIERS TO WORK.
642 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ASSISTED THROUGH OUR PUBLIC SERVICES ACTIVITY FOR A TOTAL OF 9,520 PEOPLE.
THROUGH ALL OF THAT VARIOUS SERVICES, WHEN WE LOOK AT, UM, OUR HOUSING AND PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT, SO FOR OUR HOUSING, UH, ACTIVITIES, THAT HOME IMPROVEMENT, OUR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AND HOME BUYER ASSISTANCE, YOU CAN SEE THAT, UM, 1,170 HOUSEHOLDS BECAUSE OUR HOUSING ACTIVITIES ARE BASED ON HOUSEHOLDS.
SO, UM, 1,170 HOUSEHOLDS BEEN ASSISTED THROUGH OUR HOUSING PROGRAMS. AND THEN WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS, THERE AGAIN, WE TALK ABOUT THOSE AREA BENEFITS.
SO THAT'S THE TYPE OF SIDEWALKS.
AND SO WE COUNT EVERYONE IN THE AREA.
SO A SIDEWALK CAN'T BE JUST LIMITED TO JUST THE F TO BE ELIGIBLE.
51% OF THE PEOPLE IN THE AREA THAT WILL BENEFIT FROM THE IMPROVEMENT, SAY A PARK IMPROVEMENT THAT AREA, 51% OF THOSE PEOPLE, UM, MUST BE LOW AND MODERATE INCOME PEOPLE, BUT WE COUNT EVERYONE IN THAT AREA TO BE ELIGIBLE AND THEY HAVE BENEFITED FROM THAT PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITY.
SO YOU CAN SEE THERE THAT 1000 138,915 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ASSISTED THROUGH OUR PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES.
THE NEXT SLIDE PROVIDES SOME OF OUR MAJOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN, UH, DEVELOPED THROUGH THE PAST FOUR YEARS OF THIS CURRENT PLAN.
WE HAVE THOSE LISTED THERE ALONG WITH THEIR, UH, COUNCIL DISTRICTS, AND YOU ARE ABLE TO SEE THOSE IMPROVEMENTS FOR INDIVIDUAL ANNUAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
I DO WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT OUR CAPER FOR THE ONE YEAR IS AVAILABLE ONLINE.
SO HERE, I'D LIKE TO STOP AND WE GO THROUGH JUST OUR FIRST QUESTION, OUR SURVEY QUESTION, THE CITY ALLOCATES, ARE WE READY? LET ME KNOW WHEN WE'RE READY.
THE CITY ALLOCATES GRANT FUNDS TO ADDRESS HUMAN AND SOCIAL NEEDS, INCLUDING AFFORDABLE CHILDCARE, AFTERSCHOOL CARE, AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES SUCH AS EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE, EDUCATION, HEALTH SERVICES FOR ADULTS.
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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING NEED IS MOST IMPORTANT? I'M SORRY.GIVE THEM A, UM, A FEW MORE SECONDS.
YES, WE DO APPRECIATE YOUR PARTICIPATION IN OUR SURVEYS.
SO ARE WE READY TO MOVE TO QUESTION TWO, MARIZA? ONE SECOND, SHANNON.
WE'LL BE GIVING EACH QUESTION.
ARE WE READY TO MARIZA? QUESTION TWO NOW.
THE CITY SHOULD CONTINUE ALLOCATING GRANT FUNDS FOR PROJECT AIMED AT ENHANCING PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE IN ELIGIBLE AREAS, SPECIFICALLY RACIALLY AND ETHICALLY CONCENTRATED AREAS OF POVERTY REFERRED TO AS RECAPS.
THESE PROJECTS MAY INCLUDE REPAIRING SIDEWALKS AND STREETS, ENHANCING ACCESSIBILITY FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES, AND PROVIDING FUNDING FOR THE REVITALIZATION OF NONPROFIT FACILITIES.
WE STRONGLY AGREE, AGREE, NEUTRAL, DISAGREE, STRONGLY AGREE.
SO WE CAN'T SEE THE POLLING OR THE TIMING ON THIS SIDE.
SO MELISSA, CAN YOU JUST LET ME KNOW WHEN IT, WHEN WE CAN MOVE FORWARD? OR YOU, THE POLLING HAS CLOSED.
IT SHOULD BE LIVE NOW THAT'S QUESTION THREE.
SO WE'RE NOW MOVED TO OUR HOME GRANT.
100% OF THE HOME GRANT FUNDS MUST BE USED FOR HOUSING ACTIVITIES.
ELIGIBILITY IS BASED ON SPECIFIC PROGRAMS REQUIREMENTS, AND A MINIMUM OF 15% OF THE HOME FUNDS MUST BE SET ASIDE FOR COMMUNITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS REFERRED TO AS CHODOS.
UM, ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS MAY INCLUDE LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS SEEKING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO PURCHASE A HOME.
NONPROFIT 5 0 1 C3 ORGANIZATIONS AND DEVELOPERS.
ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE HOMEOWNER, REHAB, BUYER ASSISTANCE, ACQUISITION, TENANT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE, SINGLE AND MULTIFAMILY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT.
THE NEXT SLIDE HERE, UH, YOU'RE ABLE TO SEE FOR OUR CURRENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS UNDER OUR CURRENT FOUR YEAR, FIVE YEAR PLAN, OUR LAST YEAR, WE HAVE, UH, 177 HOUSEHOLDS BEEN ASSISTED THROUGH OUR HIP PROGRAM, WHICH
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IS PART OF OUR CDBG PROGRAM.AND THEN UNDER OUR HOME GRANT, THE 1000 1600 HOUSEHOLDS HAVE RECEIVED HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AND WE'VE HAD 42 NEW HOMEOWNERS ASSISTED THROUGH OUR HOME BUYER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
THE NEXT SLIDE HERE PROVIDES SOME OF THE BEFORE AND AFTER, UH, WHERE YOU CAN SEE WHERE HOMEOWNERS HAVE BEEN ASSISTED WITH REPAIRS AND DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE BEFORE AND AFTER SHOTS, AND MAKING NEW HOMEOWNERS.
AND WE'RE NOW AT QUESTION NUMBER THREE.
WHICH HOUSING PROGRAMS DO YOU BELIEVE THE CITY SHOULD SUPPORT THE MOST TO INCREASE ACCESSIBILITY AND SUPPLY OF AFFORDABLE HIGH QUALITY HOUSING FOR RESIDENTS OF DALLAS? A, CREATE NEW HOMEOWNERS THROUGH THE HOME BUYER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, REHAB, AND OR CONSTRUCT EXISTING SENIOR FAMILY AND MULTIFAMILY HOUSING, OR C, DEVELOP NEW HOUSING UNITS OR D ALL OF THE ABOVE.
THANK YOU FOR THOSE THAT PARTICIPATED.
AND WE'RE MOVING TO OUR EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT REFERRED TO ESG.
100% OF THESE FUNDS MUST BE USED TO PREVENT HOMELESSNESS AND TO ASSIST THOSE ALREADY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS CANNOT RECEIVE FUNDS DIRECTLY.
THEY MUST APPLY THROUGH A CONTRACTED ORGANIZATION.
AND THAT ORGANIZATION MUST BE A NONPROFIT 5 0 1 C3 AGENCY.
THERE AGAIN, WE HAVE A LIST OF THE ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES INCLUDING STREET OUTREACH, SHELTER, HOMELESS PREVENTION, AND THAT RAPID REHOUSING ALONG WITH THE, WITH THE HOMELESS MANAGEMENT HMIS SYSTEM AND THOSE ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITIES.
THROUGH OUR ESG GRANT, OVER 41,000 PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AND THOSE AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS HAVE BEEN ASSISTED THROUGH OUR VARIOUS ESG PROGRAMS, INCLUDING EMERGENCY SHELTER OPERATIONS, OUR RAPID REHOUSING, STREET OUTREACH, AND OUR HOMELESS PREVENTION.
SO MOVING TO QUESTION FOUR, WHICH SERVICES SHOULD THE CITY CONCENTRATE ON TO TACKLE HOMELESSNESS AND CATER TO THE NEEDS OF THOSE WITHOUT SHELTER IN DALLAS? A SHELTER OPERATION, SUPPORT, STREET OUTREACH, HOMELESS PREVENTION PROGRAMS, DE HOUSING PLACEMENT PROGRAMS, OR E ALL OF THE ABOVE.
OKAY, THAT QUESTION IS CLOSED NOW.
SO MOVING TO OUR HOPPO GRANT, OUR FINAL, UH, GRANT OF OUR FOUR GRANTS HOUSING OPPORTUNITY FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS REFERRED TO AS HOPPO, 100% OF THESE FUNDS MUST BE USED TO PROVIDE HOUSING AND OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS AND TO THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS WHO HAVE A MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS
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AND ARE LOW INCOME.HERE AGAIN, INDIVIDUALS CANNOT RECEIVE FUNDS DIRECTLY.
THEY MUST APPLY THROUGH A CONTRACTED ORGANIZATION AND THEN THAT ORGANIZATION MUST BE A NONPROFIT 5 0 1 C3 ORGANIZATION.
THE HOPPO GRANT PROVIDES, UM, ARRAY OF ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES RANGING FROM HOUSING RELATED ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING RENTAL ASSISTANCE, SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, HOUSING FACILITIES, ALL OF THEM AIM TO IMPROVE HOUSING STABILITY, PREVENT HOMELESSNESS, AND ENHANCE THE OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THIS POPULATION BY ENSURING SAFE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND MAKING SUPPORT SERVICES AVAILABLE.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS, UM, SO FAR UNDER THIS FIVE YEAR PLAN, UNDER OUR FACILITY-BASED HOUSING, 924 HOUSEHOLDS HAVE BEEN SERVED 900 AND 655.
HOUSEHOLDS HAVE RECEIVED HOUSING INFORMATION, RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO OVER 2000 HOUSEHOLDS AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES OVER 800 HOUSEHOLDS.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S UNIQUE ABOUT THE, UM, HOPPER GRANT, DIFFERENT FROM THE OTHER THREE GRANTS, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS, CDBG, HOME AND ESG.
THOSE SERVE ONLY THE RESIDENTS OF DALLAS HOPPER'S.
SERVICE AREA INCLUDES SEVEN COUNTIES, IS REFERRED TO AS THE DALLAS EMSA, WHICH IS THE ELIGIBLE METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA, AND THOSE SEVEN COUNTIES ARE COLLIN, DALLAS, DENTON, ELLIS, HUNT, KAUFMAN, AND ROCKWALL COUNTIES.
SO MOVING TO QUESTION FIVE, DO YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE WITH THE FOLLOWING? THE CITY SHOULD CONTINUE FUNDING THE FOLLOWING SERVICES THAT HELP AND PROVIDE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO IMPROVE THE HOUSING STABILITY, HEALTH OUTCOMES, AND OVERALL WELLBEING FOR THOSE AFFECTED BY HIV OR AIDS SERVICES INCLUDE RENTAL ASSISTANCE, HOUSING PLACEMENT, AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FACILITY-BASED HOUSING AND HOUSING INFORMATION SERVICES.
DO YOU STRONGLY AGREE, AGREE, NEUTRAL, DISAGREE, OR STRONGLY DISAGREE? COLLEEN HAS STARTED.
SO MOVING TO OUR CONSOLIDATED PLAN TIMELINE.
SO AS I SHARED EARLIER, UM, THROUGH THE MONTH OF JULY, UP THROUGH THE 18TH, WE WILL HAVE THESE PUBLIC INPUT MEETINGS.
OUR RESIDENTS AND OUR STAKEHOLDERS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK.
THROUGH FEBRUARY 29TH, WE HAVE AN ONLINE SURVEY AND COMMENTS ARE ABLE TO BE PRESENTED ONLINE.
THE DEADLINE FOR THOSE COMMENT FORMS IS FEBRUARY 29TH.
THEN IN THE MONTH OF MARCH, THE CITY MANAGER'S RECOMMENDED BUDGET WILL BE COMMITS PRESENTED TO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION THE MONTH OF APRIL.
THE CDC WILL MAKE THEIR BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CITY COUNCIL.
APRIL AND MAY, THE CITY COUNCIL WILL REVIEW THE BUDGET PRELIMINARY ADOPTION IN MAY.
IN THE MONTH OF MAY AND JUNE, WE WILL HAVE OUR PUBLIC REVIEW AND 30 DAY COMMENT PERIOD, A PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE CITY COUNCIL.
AND WE'RE ANTICIPATING THAT FINAL ADOPTION OF THIS FIVE YEAR, THE NEW FIVE YEAR PLAN.
AND OUR ANNUAL ACTION PLAN WILL OCCUR IN JUNE OF 2024.
WE SUBMIT OUR PLAN TO HUD IN AUGUST, AND IMPLEMENTATION WILL BE OCTOBER 1ST, 2024.
SO PARTICIPATION, HOW DO YOU PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROCESS? MULTIPLE OPPORTUNITIES.
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COMMENTS AT OUR PUBLIC MEETINGS THROUGH THE MAIL ONLINE, IN PERSON DIRECTLY AT OUR OFFICE, OR COMPLETE OUR SURVEY, VERBAL COMMENTS BY APPEARING IN PERSON TO SPEAK BEFORE THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AT OUR MONTHLY MEETING OR BEFORE CITY COUNCIL AT PUBLIC HEARINGS.OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION MEETS THE FIRST THURSDAY OF EVERY MONTH IN THIS ROOM 60 SOUTH.
THAT INFORMATION IS POSTED ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE, UH, EACH MONTH OR THE CITY COUNCIL AT OUR PUBLIC MEETINGS.
THOSE ARE POSTED IN THE PAPER AND ON THE CITY'S AGENDA.
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA INPUT OPPORTUNITIES.
THE NEXT SLIDE GIVES SOME MORE INFORMATION ABOUT HOW YOU CAN PROVIDE COMMENTS ON THE POTENTIAL USES OR SUPPORT WHAT'S IN THE BUDGET OR MAKE YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS FOR WHAT CURRENTLY MAY NOT BE INCLUDED.
AND YOU CAN SUBMIT THOSE, AGAIN, THE MAILING ADDRESS MAILED TO OUR OFFICE.
YOU CAN TAKE OUR ONLINE SURVEY OR EMAIL COMMENTS THERE TO OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT EMAIL ADDRESS THERE, OR YOU CAN COMMENT VIRTUALLY BY ATTENDING OUR PUBLIC MEETINGS AND OR CALLING OUR OFFICE.
AND THAT INFORMATION IS THERE AVAILABLE TO YOU.
I'VE REFERRED TO THE COMMENT FORMS. WE WILL BE RECEIVING THOSE UP THROUGH FEBRUARY 29TH IN ORDER FOR THEM TO BE CONSIDERED WITH THIS YEAR'S PROCESS.
AND JUST A REMINDER, THAT SUBMISSION OF A FORM DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE FUNDING.
SO WE ARE NOW AT QUESTION NUMBER SIX.
HOW DID YOU LEARN ABOUT THIS PUBLIC MEETING, NEWSPAPER, SOCIAL MEDIA, WORD OF MOUTH, CITY OF DALLAS, WEBSITE, EMAIL OR OTHER? AND WE DEFINITELY APPRECIATE YOUR FEEDBACK HERE.
WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE, IF THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE THAT WE DON'T KNOW OR WE WANNA KNOW WHAT'S MOST EFFECTIVE, AND WE CAN DO MORE OF THAT.
SO WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR FEEDBACK ON THIS PARTICULAR QUESTION AS WELL.
SO FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES, DOING BUSINESS WITH THE CITY.
AS I'VE SHARED EARLIER, MANY OF OUR PROGRAMS, UM, YOU MUST BE A 5 0 1 C3 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION AND OUR STATE LAW, AS WELL AS THE FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS THAT, UH, OUR PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS MUST BE MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH A COMPETITIVE SOLICITATION PROCESS.
IN ORDER TO BE NOTIFIED OF THAT INFORMATION, YOU MUST REGISTER AS A VENDOR.
AND THIS SLIDE PROVIDES ALL OF THE CONTACT INFORMATION IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN DOING BUSINESS WITH THE CITY, PARTICIPATING IN OUR PROCUREMENT PROCESS OR WOULD LIKE TO DO BUSINESS WITH THE CITY.
THE THE NEXT SLIDE PROVIDES SOME OF OUR SOCIAL MEDIA CONTACTS IF YOU'D LIKE TO GET IN TOUCH WITH US MORE OR KNOW MORE ABOUT US, CONNECT WITH US SOCIALLY.
AND WE'RE NOW AT QUESTION SEVEN.
SO DO YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE WITH THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT? THIS INFORMATION HAS BEEN HELPFUL AND INFORMATIVE, STRONGLY AGREE, AGREE.
THERE'S SOME OTHER CHOICES OF COURSE, BUT STRONGLY AGREE, AGREE, NEUTRAL, DISAGREE, OR STRONGLY DISAGREE.
AND AGAIN, THIS HELPS US TO IMPROVE OUR PROCESSES, MAKE INFORMATION BETTER FOR YOU.
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OKAY, THAT POLL IS CLOSED.SO THAT DOES COMPLETE OUR PRE PREPARED PRESENTATION, BUT AS I SHARED, STAFF IS AVAILABLE, WE ARE HERE FOR TO HEAR, HEAR YOUR COMMENTS, YOUR FEEDBACK, OR ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
AND IF WE DON'T HAVE IT TODAY, WE WILL ABSOLUTELY GET YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION AND GET BACK TO YOU.
WITH THAT, I WILL TURN THAT OVER.
WITH THAT, I WILL TURN IT OVER AND IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS FROM OUR AUDIENCE, OUR ATTENDEES FROM OUR COMMISSION, WE ARE AVAILABLE.
WE'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU ALL WHO ARE HERE ABOUT WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO YOU AND ANYONE ONLINE AS WELL.
IF YOU WOULD STATE YOUR NAME AND THEN LET US KNOW.
I'M CEO OF UNION GOSPEL MISSION DALLAS.
I JUST WANNA SAY FIRST THANK YOU TO YOUR LADIES AND AND GENTLEMEN FOR THE HARD WORK OF DOING THIS, UH, THIS PLAN.
I AM A CPA AS WELL IN ANOTHER LIFE, AND, AND I APPRECIATE THE HARD WORK THAT YOU GUYS HAVE HAD.
I JUST WANTED TO COMMENT REAL QUICKLY ON, ON THREE OF THE QUESTIONS, WHAT'S IMPORTANT, UM, TO US AS AN ORGANIZATION, WHICH I'M SURE IS IMPORTANT TO OTHERS AND, AND ALL VITAMINS ARE GOOD, BUT THE AFFORDABLE CHILDCARE ON THE QUESTION NUMBER ONE IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT.
I KNOW AT UNION GOSPEL MISSION DALLAS, WE HAVE A WOMEN AND CHILDREN'S CENTER AND A LOT OF THE LADIES THAT ARE TRYING TO COME OUT OF HOMELESSNESS AND GET ON THEIR OWN, ONE OF THE BIG NESS IS THAT CHILD CARE.
AND WE ALL KNOW HOW EXPENSIVE THAT IS.
SO ANYTHING THAT THE CITY CAN DO IN THAT AREA IS GREATLY NEEDED.
ON THE QUESTION NUMBER THREE, UM, I I CIRCLE D ALL OF THE ABOVE.
UM, I BELIEVE THAT ALL THOSE THINGS ARE NEEDED, BUT I GUESS MY VESTED INTEREST AS AN ORGANIZATION, WE ACTUALLY OWN TWO APARTMENT COMPLEXES, UM, WHICH IS OUR VERSION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
SO WE KEEP THOSE RENTS EXTREMELY LOW.
IF, IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING FROM A BUSINESS STANDPOINT, IF YOU KEEP THOSE RENTS LOW, IT MAKES IT MORE DIFFICULT FOR ME TO REHABILITATE THOSE PROPERTIES.
SO ANY OF THOSE FUNDS TO HELP IN THE REHABILITATION OF MULTIFAMILY WAS GOING TO THE POOR WOULD BE EXTREMELY HELPFUL FOR US AND, AND WAS ABLE TO SPEAK WITH SOME OF THE WONDERFUL STAFF ABOUT THAT.
AND THAT'S HOW I HEARD ABOUT THIS MEETING.
AND WE JUST PLEAD THAT MORE FIRMS COULD BE ALLOCATED IN THAT AREA.
AND THEN ON QUESTION NUMBER FOUR, I AGAIN CIRCLED, I AGREE WITH ALL OF THE ABOVE, BUT AS A SHELTER SERVICE OPERATOR PLEADING THAT, UM, UM, THAT THE SHELTER OPERATIONS AREN'T IGNORED, I AGREE THAT YOU NEED ALL OF THOSE THINGS.
I WOULD LOVE TO, UM, PUT MYSELF OUTTA WORK AND HAVE TO DO SOMETHING ELSE, BUT, UM, OUR NUMBERS ARE UP 40% FROM LAST YEAR OF THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT WE'RE HOUSING.
AND SO, SO THERE'S DEFINITELY A GREAT, UM, NEED IN THAT WAY AS WELL AS, YOU KNOW, THE SHELTER PROVIDERS BEING A SAFETY NET AS WE TRY TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO REALLY END HOMELESSNESS IN OUR COMMUNITY.
BUT THANK YOU ALL FOR THE HARD WORK AND GOOD WORK TO DO.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE, GWENDOLYN SNEAD.
AND I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO ADD MY, UH, APPRECIATION FOR WHAT I'VE HEARD AND WHAT YOU'VE PRESENTED HERE TONIGHT.
UM, I'M HERE FOR PURELY SELFISH REASONS.
UH, AFFORDABLE CHILDCARE IS, UH, MY HOT TICKET AND, UM, A LOT OF PROVIDERS ARE STILL IN THE PROCESS OF RECOUPING FOLLOWING THE PANDEMIC, WHICH AFFECTS FAMILIES WHICH ARE TRYING TO STAY AFLOAT, STAY IN BUSINESS WITHOUT PRICING FAMILIES OUT OF THIS
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MUCH NEEDED CARE AND EARLY EDUCATION FOR THEIR CHILDREN.UH, IT BECOMES PROBLEMATIC WHEN, UH, TUITION INCREASES TO A POINT WHERE PARENTS CAN'T AFFORD IT.
UH, THE CENTER WHERE I GIVE DIRECTION HAS PROBABLY THE LOWEST WEEKLY TUITION IN THE AREA, AND WE STILL HAVE PARENTS WHO STRUGGLE.
ON THE FLIP SIDE, I, UH, GET CALLS EVERY DAY FOR CHILDCARE OR INQUIRIES ABOUT CHILDCARE AND I'M NOT ABLE TO, UM, ACCEPT THOSE CHILDREN OR ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FOR ENROLLMENT BECAUSE OF LOW STAFFING.
UM, SO PROVIDERS ARE IN A KIND OF A PICKLE, UH, AS FAR AS, UH, RECOVERY WISE.
AND EVEN THOUGH IT'S BEEN THREE YEARS, THE RECOVERY PROCESS IS LONG.
AND, UM, WE ARE YET IN STRUGGLES FOR RESOURCES, GRANTS, ANYTHING THAT WILL HELP US STAY AFLOAT AND CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THE EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION THAT OUR FAMILIES, UH, DESIRE AND REALLY NEED FOR THEIR CHILDREN TO GET A HEAD START IN THEIR, UM, EDUCATIONAL CAREER.
SO AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO AND THE TASK AHEAD OF YOU.
AND, UH, HOPEFULLY CHILDCARE WILL HAVE AN IMPACT IN YOUR DECISION.
THANK YOU FOR ALL THE AMAZING WORK YOU DO IN OUR COMMUNITY.
IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE YOU AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AS WELL AND SHARING THAT WITH US.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO'S HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TONIGHT TO RUBEN? ARE THERE ANY MORE ATTENDEES IN PERSON THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? IF NOT, WE WILL MOVE ONTO OUR VIRTUAL ATTENDEES.
I THINK WE CAN MOVE ON TO THE VIRTUAL ATTENDEES.
WE HAVE KATIE WHO WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE.
KATIE, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO UNMUTE YOURSELF.
YOU HAVE BEEN MOVED TO PANELISTS.
CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, YOU CAN.
UM, I WORK AT THE COMMIT PARTNERSHIP.
UM, I DON'T WANNA SOUND LIKE A BROKEN RECORD, BUT I ALSO WANTED TO PROVIDE COMMENT JUST BRIEFLY ON THE NEED FOR THE PLAN TO ADDRESS CHILDCARE IN DALLAS.
UM, SPECIFICALLY THE AVAILABILITY AND AFFORDABILITY.
SO THOSE THAT TALKED BEFORE ME GAVE SOME EXCELLENT, UM, POINTS AND TESTIMONY ABOUT THE AFFORDABILITY COMPONENT, BUT I ALSO WANTED TO TOUCH ON THE NEED OF TO ADDRESS AVAILABILITY AND JUST THE CITYWIDE DATA.
SO KNOWING THAT WE ONLY HAVE ENOUGH CHILDCARE SEATS RIGHT NOW FOR 37% OF THE YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE CITY UNDER THE AGE OF FIVE, UM, I'M HOPEFUL THAT THERE WILL BE STRATEGIES IN THE PLAN, UM, BOTH TO OPEN UP ADDITIONAL HIGH QUALITY SEATS, WHETHER THAT BE THROUGH ADDRESSING THE EDUCATOR COMPENSATION ISSUE THAT WAS BROUGHT UP BEFORE, UM, AS WELL AS MAKING THOSE SEATS THAT ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE MORE AFFORDABLE FOR DALLAS WORKING FAMILIES.
UM, SO AGAIN, JUST WANTED TO DOUBLE DOWN ON THOSE THAT, OR THE POINTS THAT WERE BROUGHT UP BY THE TWO WHO SPOKE BEFORE ME.
UM, BUT REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY AND HOPE THAT THESE FUNDS CAN SUPPORT THIS CRITICAL ISSUE.
REALLY APPRECIATE THOSE INSIGHTS AND AND GUIDANCE.
NEXT WE HAVE TORI, TORI MAINES, YOU HAVE BEEN MOVED TO PANELISTS AND CAN UNMUTE, UNMUTE YOURSELF NOW.
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THANK YOU.LET SEE IF I CAN START MY VIDEO HERE.
MY, I DON'T KNOW THAT MY VIDEO'S WORKING ANYWAY.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE HEAD FUNDING, UH, THAT IS AVAILABLE AND, AND REALLY, UM, I'M, I'M VERY INTERESTED IN HOW IT MIGHT BE BRAIDED TOGETHER WITH OTHER FUNDING SOURCES.
I KNOW THAT THERE ARE A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT FUNDING, UH, AND I'M PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN THE CHILDCARE ISSUE TOO, AS HAS BEEN RAISED THIS EVENING.
UM, MY, THE, THE PRIOR SPEAKERS HAVE ALL TOUCHED ON THIS, BUT WE KNOW PARENTS ARE MAXED OUT WITH WHAT THEY CAN AFFORD, UH, TO PAY FOR CHILDCARE.
THEY REALLY CAN'T PAY MORE, UM, FOR THE CARE THAT'S REALLY ESSENTIAL FOR THEM TO, UM, GO TO WORK OR GO TO SCHOOL.
AND AT THE SAME TIME, AS MS. SNEAD MENTIONED, PROVIDERS ARE REALLY LIMITED IN THEIR ABILITY TO PAY STAFF A ADDITIONAL WAGES.
SO WE, WE HAVE A REAL, UM, CONUNDRUM IN THIS INDUSTRY.
I DO THINK THAT THERE'S THE OPPORTUNITY FOR, UM, BLENDED AND BRAIDED FUNDING USING ALL THE DIFFERENT RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE.
AND I THINK SOME OF THIS HEAD FUNDING MIGHT BE ABLE TO USE IN, BE USED IN NEW AND ADDITIONAL WAYS, PARTICULARLY IF WE'RE CONSIDERING DIFFERENT TYPES OF HOUSING SUPPORTS.
I WOULD ENCOURAGE THE CONSIDERATION OF AFFORDABLE ONSITE CHILDCARE AT ANY AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT THAT IS GOING IN.
I THINK PROVIDING WHAT WE HAVE FOUND IS THAT PROVIDING PLACE-BASED SERVICES AND RESOURCES THAT REDUCE THE BARRIERS TO PARENT PARTICIPATION IS REALLY ESSENTIAL AND REALLY DRIVES UP BOTH CHILD SUCCESS AND PARENT SUCCESS.
SO, UM, I WANNA OFFER THAT TO THE COMMITTEE FOR CONSIDERATION AND I TRULY APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LISTEN IN THIS EVENING AND APPRECIATE YOUR GREAT WORK.
MM-HMM,
ARE THERE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS THERE? NO MORE SPEAKERS.
WHY DO WANNA JUST THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING OUT TONIGHT AND FOR PARTICIPATING ONLINE.
UM, PLEASE DO SHARE WITH OTHERS THAT YOU KNOW, WE ARE REALLY HUNGRY FOR RESIDENT INPUT.
THAT'S WHAT MAKES THIS PROCESS WORK AND REALLY, REALLY DO WANNA HEAR THE OPINIONS OF WHAT WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO THE CITY.
SO PLEASE FEEL FREE TO SHARE THE LINKS WITH ANYONE THAT YOU KNOW, AND JUST REALLY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR INSIGHTS.
IT'S VERY HELPFUL TO THE PROCESS.
SO THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING OUT AND PARTICIPATING TODAY.
AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO STAFF FOR ANOTHER EXCELLENT PRESENTATION.
WE KNOW IT, IT'S LATE AND YOU'VE HAD LONG DAYS AND JUST REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE PRE-WORK AND THE WORK FOR THIS EVENING.
IT'S VERY VALUABLE TO ALL OF US AND WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL.
MS. WANTS THANK YOU FOR ALL THE DEPARTMENTS THAT CAME OUT TO HELP US AND I APPRECIATE YOUR PARTICIPATION TONIGHT.
THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS FOR STICKING THROUGH.
IT'S BEEN BEEN A LONG EVENING AND APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE TOO.
EVERYONE HAVE A GOOD EVENING AND GOOD NIGHT.