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[Citizen Homeless Commission on October 17, 2024. ]
IS NOW ONE 7:00 PM I'D LIKE TO CALL, UH, THE CITY OF DALLAS CITIZEN IN HOMELESSNESS COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING FOR OCTOBER 17TH, 2024.TO ORDER RENITA ROLL CALL POLICE.
PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT YOU MUST KEEP YOUR CAMERA FACE ON TO BE COUNTED IN THIS MEETING.
OTHERWISE, YOU'LL BE COUNTED ABSENT.
AND IF YOU CANNOT VERBALLY SAY PRESENT, JUST GO AHEAD AND PUT IN THE CHAT THAT YOU'RE PRESENT.
AS I'LL AS I'LL CALL YOUR DISTRICT AND YOUR NAME, PLEASE ACKNOWLEDGE YOURSELF.
COMMISSIONER KEYS, DISTRICT TWO, CHAIR GARNER.
PRESENT IN HOUSE DISTRICT THREE.
DISTRICT NINE, REVEREND BOONE.
UH, WE HAVE QUORUM PRESENT LEGAL NOTICE HAS BEEN POSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT AND THIS MEETING HAS BEEN DUE AND CALLED.
WE WILL BEGIN OUR MEETING WITH THE READING OF THE MISSION STATEMENT AND DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CHC.
THE CITIZEN HOMELESSNESS COMMISSION IS AN ADVISORY BODY.
THE PURPOSE OF THE CHC IS TO ASSURE PART PARTICIPATION FROM AND INCLUSION OF ALL STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING THOSE WITH PAST OR PRESENT EXPERIENCE WITH HOMELESSNESS, TO DEVELOP POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS TO ENSURE ALIGNMENT OF CITY SERVICES WITH REGIONAL SERVICES TO ENHANCE EFFICIENCY, QUALITY, AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THE COMMUNITY-WIDE RESPONSE TO HOMELESSNESS.
THE CHC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE ONE, ADVISE THE CITY MANAGER AND THE DALLAS CITY COUNCIL ON ISSUES AFFECTING HOMELESSNESS.
TWO, ASSIST THE CITY IN EVALUATING NEW AND EXISTING PROGRAMS. THREE.
COORDINATE WITH OTHER LOCAL OR REGIONAL BODIES ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS.
AND FOUR FORM SUCH OTHER DUTIES ASSIGNED BY THE CITY MANAGER OR DALLAS CITY COUNCIL.
UH, I JUST WANNA TAKE A QUICK NOTE OR MAKE A QUICK NOTE FOR EVERYBODY TO, YOU KNOW, TURN YOUR RINGERS OFF.
'CAUSE I, YOU MAY BE GETTING SOME SPAM CALLS AND WE WANT LIMIT THE INTERRUPTIONS TODAY.
ITEM TWO, PUBLIC COMMENTS AND SPEAKERS.
I, UH, BELIEVE WE HAVE ONE REGISTERED SPEAKER TODAY.
WE DO HAVE A, A REGISTERED SPEAKER.
IF YOU ARE IN THE AUDIENCE AND HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, GO TO THE PODIUM AT THIS TIME, PLEASE.
SO MOVING ON TO ITEM THREE IS APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM THE SEPTEMBER 19TH, 2024 CHC MEETING.
IS THERE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? I MOTION TO APPROVE WHICH COMMISSIONER WAS, WHICH IS THAT? OH, I MOTION TO APPROVE.
SO COMMISSIONER FLORES MOVED TO APPROVE.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND COMMISSIONER.
SO, THE MOTION BY COMMISSIONER FLORES AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HACK.
ANY DISCUSSION RELATED TO CORRECTIONS OR CHANGES TO THE SEPTEMBER MEETING MINUTES? HEARING NONE.
ALL IN FAVOR TO APPROVE THE MEETING MINUTES FOR SEPTEMBER 19TH.
NEXT ITEM, ITEM FOUR, UH, IS THE, WE'RE GONNA GIVE SOME TIME TO OUR PRESENTERS TO TAKE THE STAGE.
ITEM FOUR IS A PRESENTATION ON THE COLD WEATHER SHELTER, A SYSTEMATIC APPROACH, THE CITY OF DALLAS AND PARTNERS OPERATIONAL PLAN.
WE HAVE, UH, OUR OHS DIRECTOR, CHRISTINE CROSLEY, AND THE ESTEEMED DANIEL ROBY, CEO
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OF AUSTIN STREET.YOU CAN BEGIN WHEN YOU'RE READY.
GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR COMMITTEE.
OUR COMMISSION, UH, THIS IS CHRISTINE CROSLEY, ALSO HOMELESS SOLUTIONS DIRECTOR DANIEL, CEO OF BOSTON STREET CENTER.
CAN WE CHECK MR. ROE'S? MIC? MICROPHONE.
DANIEL ROE, CEO OF BOSTON STREET CENTER.
UH, HAPPY TO BE HERE TODAY WHILE WE'RE GETTING THAT SET UP.
UM, THIS IS A REFRESHER FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO'VE BEEN HERE FOR A WHILE.
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE NOT, WE'RE VERY HAPPY TO SHARE OUR INCLEMENT WEATHER SHELTER, UM, INFRASTRUCTURE WITH EVERYONE.
THIS HAS BEEN A LONG TIME IN THE MAKING AND IT STARTED RIGHT HERE IN THIS COMMITTEE IN DECEMBER, WELL BEFORE THAT OF 2020, UH, WITH A MODIFICATION TO CHAPTER 45 OF THE CITY CODE THAT ALLOWED US TO BUILD THE SYSTEM.
SO WE'RE VERY HAPPY NOW THAT, UM, OHS WITH BACKING BY THE CITY, UM, IS ABLE TO HAVE AN INFRASTRUCTURE THAT, UM, CREATES, UM, A SPACE THAT ALLOWS OUR PROVIDERS TO, UH, WORK WITH SOME FINANCIAL BACKING IN A SPACE.
AND THAT IS CONTRACTED OUT THROUGH AUSTIN STREET CENTER, WHICH IS WHY DANIEL ROBBIE'S PRESENTING, AND THEN THEY SUBCONTRACT WITH AN OPERATIONS PROVIDER.
SO, WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE STRUCTURE HERE, BUT THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE TODAY.
JUST TO DUST THIS OFF, TELL YOU WHAT OUR UPDATES ARE.
I'M NOT SURE WHY MY MIC SEEMS TO BE ANYBODY ELSE GETTING LIKE A RINGING TONE.
THE MICS ARE KIND OF HOT TODAY, SO YOU HAVE TO BACK UP JUST A LITTLE BIT.
I'M USUALLY TOLD I'M WAY TOO QUIET, SO HERE WE GO,
UM, SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE TODAY IS JUST DUST THIS OFF AND SHOW YOU GUYS WHAT'S COMING.
SO IF WE CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE.
TODAY, AS I SAID, WE'LL BE TALKING A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE BACKGROUND AND HISTORY, UM, THE PHASES OF IMPLEMENTATION AND OF THE STRUCTURE THAT CREATED, IMPLEMENT WEATHER SHELTER.
AND THEN, UM, WE'LL GO THROUGH ALL OF THE DIFFERENT COMPONENTS OF THAT AND THE NEXT STEPS AND WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
IF WE GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, AS I SAID, OUR INCLEMENT WEATHER, UH, RESPONSE SYSTEM IS MADE MORE EFFICIENT BECAUSE WE ARE ABLE TO USE INCREASED FUNDING THROUGH, UH, CITY COUNCIL TO IDENTIFY AN EXTERNAL PARTNER, AUSTIN STREET, UM, TO MANAGE ALL INCLEMENT WEATHER SHELTER ACTIVITIES.
THE ONLY PLACE THAT WE WOULD OPERATE, UM, IF THE, IF NEEDED, AND WE TRY NOT TO USE IT, IS THE CENTRAL LIBRARY ACROSS THE STREET.
OHS STAFF WOULD OPERATE THAT PERSONALLY.
UM, 'CAUSE IT IS A CITY OF DALLAS PROPERTY THAT'S VERY NEAR AND DEAR TO EVERYONE'S HEART.
BUT WE HOPE NOT TO HAVE TO USE THAT.
WE UTILIZE ROUGHLY A MILLION DOLLARS, UH, IN OUR GENERAL FUND BUDGET TO SUPPORT TEMPORARY IMPLEMENT WEATHER SHELTER ACTIVITIES.
AND CHAPTER 45 ALLOWS US TO SET PARAMETERS.
IF YOU LOOK IN CHAPTER 45, THOSE ARE BROADER.
THESE ARE OUR WORKING PARAMETERS THAT WE'VE FOUND TO BE MOST HELPFUL OVER THE YEARS.
SO, UH, ANY TEMPERATURE WHEN IT GETS BELOW 36 DEGREES IN WET WEATHER WITH 50% OR MORE PRECIPITATION PREDICTED, OR 32 DEGREES IN DRY WEATHER, AND THAT'S FOR THREE HOURS OR LONGER BEFORE THE HOURS OF 4:00 PM AND 8:00 AM THEN WE TRIGGER, UH, WE TRIGGER THE SITE.
SO WITH THAT, I'M GONNA HAND IT OVER TO DANIEL TO TALK US THROUGH THE DIFFERENT PHASES.
UM, SO, UH, CHAIR, GARDNER AND COMMISSIONERS, THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT TO YOU TODAY.
UH, FOR OVER 40 YEARS, AUSTIN STREET CENTER HAS PROVIDED SAFE SHELTER MEETING SOME OF THE BASIC NEEDS OF THE MOST VULNERABLE HOMELESS.
AND I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH THE CITY, UH, AND SEVERAL DIFFERENT EXTERNAL PARTNERS TO BE ABLE TO MAKE, UH, INCOME, SHELTER REALITY.
UH, JUST TO REWIND THE CLOCK AS SHE'S BEEN SHARING, UM, YOU KNOW, THERE WAS A TIME WHEN THERE WAS NOT INCLEMENT WHETHER SHELTER AVAILABLE, UM, WHICH MEANT THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE PASSING AWAY ON THE STREETS.
UH, AND WERE THANKFUL TO BE ABLE FOR THIS SERVICE TO, UH, TO MITIGATE THAT CONCERN.
UM, SO, UH, I REMEMBER BEING INVOLVED IN ADVOCATING FOR CHAPTER 45 IN THE VERY BEGINNING, AND I'M GLAD IT'S HERE.
SO, UM, GOING THROUGH THE PHASES, ESSENTIALLY FIRST, UM, THE, THE FIRST LOCATION THAT AUSTIN TREAT CENTER OPERATES IS ON AUSTIN STREET CENTER PROPERTY.
WE HAVE, UH, A SHELTER THAT WE DON'T CURRENTLY USE ON OUR CAMPUS, SO AUSTIN STREET AREA FOR THOSE WHO ARE UNFAMILIAR.
UH, SO A TOTAL OF ABOUT FIVE ACRES AND ABOUT TWO AND A HALF ACRES ARE, UM, INCLUDE A BUILDING THAT AUSTIN STREET OPERATED OUT OF FOR OVER 30 YEARS, FROM 1992 UNTIL 2022.
UM, AND SO, UM, THAT BUILDING IS ABLE TO OPEN TO EXPAND MORE CAPACITY.
UH, WE OFTEN GET THE QUESTION, WHY NOT YEAR ROUND? WE ARE LIMITED BY ZONING AND CAN ONLY OPEN IT DURING INCREMENT WEATHER, UH, WHICH IS THE REASON WHY, UM, YOU KNOW, WE, WE DO IT DURING THIS TIME.
SO PHASE TWO, UM, AS SHE MENTIONED, WAS WHEN WE OPERATE OTHER LOCATIONS.
SO WE WORK WITH OKLAHOMA, UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, UM, AND, UH, RACHEL'S A GREAT, UM, COLLABORATOR TO WORK WITH.
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AND THEN WE WILL MOVE TO FAIR PARK KINDA IF AND WHEN THAT WE NEED TO DO THAT.UM, SO WE DO HAVE, UM, A LEASE AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY FOR THE PROPERTY, UM, AT 2222 HICKORY.
UM, AND SO TO THE EXTENT THAT WE CAN, WE TRY TO FOCUS ON THAT BEING THE LOCATION OF WHERE WE SERVE.
IN TERMS OF OUR ROLE, UM, YOU KNOW, WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR COMMUNICATION BETWEEN AGENCIES.
SO THERE'S OVER HALF A DOZEN NON-PROFITS, UH, AND ALSO OVER ABOUT A HALF A DOZEN CITY, UH, DEPARTMENTS THAT WE HAVE TO COORDINATE WITH DURING THESE EVENTS.
AND SO, UH, IT'S HELPFUL TO HAVE A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT AND APPRECIATE, OH, SORRY, NEXT SLIDE.
UM, AND SO, UM, YOU KNOW, WE, WE COORDINATE WITH EVERYONE COMMUNICATION STANDPOINT.
AND SO WE HAVE MONTHLY MEETINGS ALL THROUGHOUT THE YEAR DURING AN INCOME WEATHER EVENT.
WE HAVE DAILY MEETINGS THAT OCCUR WITH ALL EXTERNAL PARTNERS TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE'S ON THE SAME PAGE.
WE ALSO, UM, YOU KNOW, UTILIZE, UM, THE COMMUNICATION, YOU KNOW, SYSTEM THROUGH, UH, YOU KNOW, WHATSAPP AND TEXT MESSAGING GROUP THAT ALLOWS US TO BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE IN REAL TIME, UM, FOR TRANSPORTATION.
UH, AUSTIN TREE OPERATES A CONNECTOR PROJECT, WHICH IS A, A NUMBER OF NONPROFITS THAT SUPPORT THAT PROGRAM AS WELL AS DARK.
UH, AND THAT PROGRAM, IT OPERATES YEAR ROUND TO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION TO PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS, BUT DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, IT EXTENDS ITS HOURS AND WE MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE CITY HAVE ACCESS TO INCLEMENT WEATHER LOCATIONS.
UM, SO WE'LL GO INTO MORE OF THAT IN A MINUTE.
UH, WE ALSO DO, UH, SUPPORT THE INTAKE AT THIRD PARTY LOCATIONS.
UM, I MENTIONED PLANNING, BUT WE DO, UH, EVALUATION DEBRIEFS AFTERWARDS AND REPORTING TO FUNDERS.
AND I'VE GOT SOME INFORMATION HERE TODAY IF YOU'D LIKE IT.
YOU DO HAVE A REVIEW HERE, A BRIEF, UM, PICTURE OF WHAT OUR FACILITY LOOKS LIKE.
ONE OF THE GREAT BENEFITS OF HAVING THIS FACILITY IS, ONE, IT'S DESIGNED WITH SHELTERING IN MIND.
SO WE DO HAVE, YOU KNOW, SHOWERS AND RESTROOMS FOR THIS, UH, NUMBER OF PEOPLE WE'RE SERVING.
IN ADDITION, WE CAN STAGE, UM, YOU KNOW, PRODUCT AND SO IT, IT BECOMES A CHALLENGE, FRANKLIN WEATHER SHELTER, UH, TO TR TRY TO, UH, SOURCE ITEMS FROM ALL OVER THE PLACE AND, AND KIND OF BRING ALL THOSE THINGS TO ONE LOCATION.
SO IT'S GREAT TO HAVE A FACILITY THAT WE CAN STOCK WITH BLANKETS AND TOWELS AND COTS AND, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING THAT WE NEED FOR THIS EVENT.
UM, AND SO WE DO HAVE IT ON ONSITE, THAT LOCATION.
UH, JUST WANNA LET YOU KNOW THAT WE DO UTILIZE A LOT OF CONTRACTORS.
SO WE MAY WORK WITH ENDEAVORS.
SO I THINK THE CITY DOES OCCASIONALLY AS WELL.
WE, WITH SEVERAL DIFFERENT SECURITY FIRMS, WE'VE WORKED WITH, UH, AGENCIES LIKE OUR CALLING, UH, YOU KNOW, WE TRY TO KEEP A STAFFING RATIO OF 40 PEOPLE PER 90 CLIENTS, UM, THAT, UH, DECREASES IN THE OVERNIGHT.
UM, BUT WE ALSO ARE GONNA COORDINATE WITH, UH, BOTH ANIMAL SERVICES AND SBA FOR KENNELS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE SPACE AVAILABLE FOR, UH, FOR ANIMALS.
AND THEN WE ARE PROVIDING ALL THE FOOD.
SO THAT MEANS THREE MEALS A DAY, UM, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO, DINNER'S ALWAYS SERVED HOT.
AND THEN WE DO HAVE, UH, OFTENTIMES WE'LL HAVE A, UH, A COLD LUNCH, BUT WE HAVE WARM, UM, YOU KNOW, BREAKFAST AND DINNERS, UH, WITH SNACKS AVAILABLE.
SO I'VE GOT SOME DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION IF YOU WANT TO GO OVER THAT.
UM, AND THEN WE, UH, ALSO, UH, CONTRACT OUT FOR JANITORIAL SERVICES.
THIS IS A, UM, PROBABLY DON'T HAVE TIME TO GO INTO ALL THIS, BUT YOU SHOULD JUST KNOW THIS IS A HIGHLY VULNERABLE POPULATION.
LIKE, AS YOU GUYS ARE LIKELY AWARE, THE PEOPLE THAT COME IN DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER ARE NOT THE TYPICAL PEOPLE THAT MAY BE ACCESSING SHELTER THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
AND BECAUSE OF THAT, PEOPLE ARE COMING IN WITH SIGNIFICANT MEDICAL NEEDS, UH, SIGNIFICANT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CHALLENGES, OFTENTIMES UNMEDICATED, UNTREATED.
UM, AND SO, YOU KNOW, WE, IT IS A LOT TO BE ABLE TO OPERATE.
UM, YOU KNOW, THIS, THIS SHELTER.
UM, WE DO WORK WITH AQUA MEMPHIS CHURCH HAS MENTIONED THEY HAVE CAPACITY UP TO 75 OR 80, UM, AND THEY'VE BEEN A GREAT PARTNER.
UH, WE ALSO HAVE A PARTNERSHIP WITH NORTH TEXAS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AUTHORITY.
UH, CAROL'S GREAT TO WORK WITH THERE.
AND THEY HAVE, UM, YOU KNOW, CARE COORDINATORS AT ALL LOCATIONS.
SO AT AUSTIN STREET, IF WE OPEN UP, UP ONE AND AS WELL AS THEY WILL SUPPORT FAIR PARK, KIND OF IF AND WHEN THAT BECOMES NECESSARY.
SO PRIMARILY THAT'S AUSTIN STREET.
AS MENTIONED, ONCE WE GET TO ABOUT 75% CAPACITY, THAT'S WHEN WE START LOOKING FOR THE NEXT SITE TO OPEN, KNOWING THAT, UH, USUALLY IT TAKES, YOU KNOW, AT LEAST 24 COULD BE 48 HOURS BEFORE ABLE TO OPEN UP THE NEXT SITE.
SO WE TRY TO LOOK, UH, FOR, UH, IN ADVANCE OF WHEN THAT FACILITY MAY BE NEEDED.
UM, YOU KNOW, OHS, UM, HAS A GREAT TEAM AND AS UTILIZES THE CENTRAL LIBRARY WHEN NEEDED, INCREASINGLY WE'VE, WE'VE, UH, FOUND THAT WE'RE, WE'RE ABLE TO GO, UH, DIRECTLY FROM AUSTIN STREET TO FAIR PARK WHEN THAT'S NEEDED.
UM, YOU KNOW, HISTORICALLY IN RECENT YEARS WE'VE HAD A MULTI-DAY EVENTS.
THE LONGER THE EVENT IS, THE MORE ICE AND SNOW THAT'S ON THE GROUND, THE MORE THAT WE KNOW WE'RE GONNA BE OPEN LONGER, WHICH MEANS MORE PEOPLE.
AND SO WE TRY TO, UH, THINK AHEAD AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PLAYING FOR THE RIGHT FACILITY GIVEN THE, UM, CIRCUMSTANCES ON THE GROUND.
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UM, WHEN IT REALLY BEGINS TO, UH, TO GET INTENSE FOR US BECAUSE, UH, YOU KNOW, WE MAY HAVE AS MANY AS, UH, YOU KNOW, 800 TO A THOUSAND PEOPLE DEPENDING UPON THE FACILITY.UM, IF WE HAVE A MULTI-DAY EVENT, AND THAT IS A SEA OF PEOPLE.
UM, AND SO WE HAVE TO, UM, UTILIZE A LOT MORE RESOURCES WHEN THAT HAPPENS.
UM, AND IT'S USUALLY REQUIRED WHEN WE HAVE A MULTI-DAY AGREEMENT.
UM, SO, AND KNOW THE CITY HAS AN AGREEMENT, UH, WITH FAIR PARK THAT'S SEPARATE FROM BOSTON STREET, SO WHAT A COORDINATOR ON GROUNDS.
UM, BUT THEY, UM, ARE THE OFTENTIMES THE ONE THAT CAN HELP US OPEN THAT WHEN THAT IS NECESSARY.
AND YOU'LL REMEMBER, UH, US TALKING ABOUT, OR MAYBE NOT, UM, THE SHORT TERM LEASE AGREEMENT THAT WE HAVE WITH FAIR PARK, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE WHERE WE ONLY PAY FOR IT WHEN WE NEED SPACE.
UM, THERE IS ALWAYS A REASONABLE EXPECTATION PER FAIR PARK THAT THERE WILL BE SPACE AVAILABLE FOR US BECAUSE THEY'RE, UH, CONTRACTING OUT TO OTHER VENDORS IS SLOWER IN THE WINTER MONTHS.
UM, AND EVEN WITH ALL OF THE, UM, EXPECTED, UH, RECONSTRUCTION, WE'VE BEEN TOLD THAT MOST OF THAT WILL FOCUS ON THE COTTON BOWL, AND IT WOULD BE QUITE SOME TIME BEFORE ANY OF THE BUILDINGS THAT WE USE ARE TOUCHED.
UM, AND I KNOW THERE'S ALSO BEEN A LOT OF TURNOVER AT FAIR PARK.
FIRST WE HAVE STAFF ON THE GROUND THAT WE ARE WORKING WITH.
UM, AND I THINK WE'RE GONNA BE DOING SOME WALKTHROUGHS HERE SOON TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE, UH, EYES ON ALL OF THE DIFFERENT THINGS.
BUT THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WHEN WE'RE TOLD BY AUSTIN STREET, HEY, WE NEED TO OPEN THIS UP, THE CITY GOES AND ENACT THAT CONTRACT.
UH, A GOOD MORE SOCIAL TRANSPORTATION PLANS.
SO AUSTIN STREET HELPS TO COORDINATE TRANSPORTATION BOTH WITH OUR VEHICLES AS WELL.
WE OFTENTIMES HAVE VOLUNTEERS WHO ARE PICKING UP PEOPLE, UM, IF VANS ARE AVAILABLE FROM, YOU KNOW, THE STUPA OR CHURCHES.
UH, WE'VE HAD SEVERAL CHURCHES VOLUNTEER TO BE ABLE TO DO PICKUPS, AND SO, UH, WE WILL COORDINATE THAT AS WELL.
SO WE'LL BASICALLY HAVE, UH, A CELL PHONE THAT SOMEONE IS USING AS A DISPATCH, AND THEY ARE, UM, AT THAT PHONE FROM FIRST THING IN THE MORNING.
AND SO USUALLY AROUND 10 O'CLOCK AT NIGHT.
UH, AND THAT 10 O'CLOCK AT NIGHT IS USUALLY WHEN, UM, YOU KNOW, WE END UP GETTING ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FROM DALLAS FIRE AND RESCUE TO MAKE SURE THAT, UH, PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO GET TO SHELTER EVEN IF THEY, UH, DECIDE, YOU KNOW, VERY, VERY, VERY LATE IN THE DAY.
UM, SO, UH, WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE PARTNERSHIP WITH DART, UM, SO THAT THEY HELP US TO, TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS, BUT ALSO WITH THEIR COMMUNICATION TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO, UH, ACCESS PUBLIC TRANS TRANSIT WHILE THAT'S AVAILABLE.
IN COLD WEATHER TRANSPORTATION, THIS SHOWS YOU WHERE ALL THE STOPS ARE.
UM, WE DO HAVE THE ABILITY TO FLEX A LITTLE BIT, UM, YOU KNOW, DURING AN EVENT.
I MEAN, WHEN A CRISIS EVENT LIKE THIS HAPPENS, WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO REMAIN AS FLEXIBLE AS POSSIBLE, WHICH MEANS THAT WE'VE DONE OCCASIONAL PICKUPS, UH, AT ENCAMPMENT LOCATIONS, YOU KNOW, WHEN, UM, YOU KNOW, IF WE KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE AND THEY MAY, THEY MAY NEED TO SWING BY, BUT MOSTLY WE HAVE THREE DIFFERENT ZONES WITH DIFFERENT VEHICLES, UM, WHERE PEOPLE GO BY TO PICK UP INDIVIDUALS.
UM, AND SO, UM, THAT, THAT ALLOWS, UH, FOR LOCATIONS FOR PEOPLE TO, UH, ESSENTIALLY BE STAGING AND WAITING FOR US SO THAT THEY KNOW SOMEONE'S GONNA BE THERE.
SO WHEN WE GET CONTACTED, UH, WE TRY TO REFER PEOPLE TO, UH, TO PICK UP LOCATIONS.
AND THESE ARE, THIS IS ALSO AN EXAMPLE OF THE PICKUP LOCATIONS.
SO I'M, YOU KNOW, DON'T LOOK AT THIS AND BE MARRIED TO ONE OF THE SITES.
UM, WE HAVE A LOT OF PARTNER BRIEFINGS TO DO TO LOOK AT DIFFERENT SITES, AND THESE MAY CHANGE, UM, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU GET TO INCLEMENT WEATHER SHELTER, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO GO TO THE OHS WEBSITE TO SEE WHAT'S LISTED AND WHICH SITES PEOPLE ARE BEING DIRECTED TO, BECAUSE THIS IS DYNAMIC AND IT WILL CHANGE DIFFERENT TIMES BASED ON THE SEVERITY OF THE ISSUE.
YEAH, AND I WOULD ADD, YOU KNOW, THIS IS REALLY ABOUT LIFE SAFETY.
SO WE'RE JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE GET ACCESS TO, UH, TO SAFE SHELTER.
SO PARTNERS ASSISTING WITH TRANSPORTATION, UM, KINDA SHOWS THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT THEIR VANS FROM OUR CALLING.
THERE'S A, A BUS FROM AUGUSTA, MICHELIN COORDINATE WITH, WE WORK WITH DOWNTOWN DALLAS, UH, AND DART AND DALLAS FIND RESCUE.
SO ALL THESE, UH, DIFFERENT GROUPS ARE INVOLVED IN TRANSPORTING AT SOME POINT OR ANOTHER.
AND WITH THIS ONE, OH, NEXT SLIDE.
UM, THIS IS JUST THE ACTIVATION STRUCTURE BECAUSE THIS IS THE CITY PROCESS.
UM, O-H-O-H-S HAS STAFF WHO MONITOR THE WEATHER IN PARTNERSHIP WITH AUSTIN STREET STAFF AND THE REST OF OUR SYSTEM.
AND IT IS THEIR JOB TO COME TO US AND SAY, HEY, THE WEATHER IS LOOKING LIKE, AND THEN THEY'LL SAY, YOU KNOW, CAN WE CHECK IT OUT? AND I THINK FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE, WE HAVE A VERY SPECIFIC ZIP CODE FOR A SPECIFIC FORECAST THAT WE LOOK AT BENCHMARKS THAT WE LOOK AT WITHIN THAT.
AND SO WE ALL HAVE TO AGREE THAT YES, WE DO SEE THAT THAT'S COMING.
AND THEN OHS PREPARES A, UM, STATEMENT THAT SAYS, YOU KNOW, THE DIRECTOR OF OHS IS ACTIVATING INCLEMENT WEATHER SHELTER, AND THEN THAT TRIGGERS EVERYTHING THAT YOU SEE HERE.
AND THEN THAT TRIGGERED STEPS TWO AND THREE, IF YOU WANNA TALK ABOUT SURE.
I, YOU KIND OF WENT OVER ALL OF IT, BUT YEAH.
SO BASICALLY, UM, YOU KNOW, OFFICE HOMELESS SOLUTIONS IS THE ONE THAT PULLS THE TRIGGER.
WE WORK WITH, UM, THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, UH, AS WELL.
AND, AND MAKING THIS DETERMINATION, WE UTILIZE THE NATIONAL MACHINE MAKING AND ATMOSPHERIC, UH, ADMINISTRATION, IF I GOT
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THAT CORRECT.UM, AND SO WE UTILIZE, UH, OEM'S ICS, UH, PROTOCOL, WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY A WAY TO MAKE SURE, UH, WE, EVERYONE IS COMMUNICATED WITH AND WE CAN HAVE AN ACTION PLAN ON THE GROUND EVERY DAY.
UM, SO OHS IS MAKING THAT DECISION AND THEN WE'RE ESSENTIALLY OPERATIONALLY THE ONES, UH, THAT ARE MAKING IT HAPPEN ACROSS, UH, COORDINATED PARTNERS.
IT USED TO HAVE A TYPO THAT SAID WE HAD 4,360 BEDS AT OLD AUSTIN STREET SITE
THIS IS SHOWING THIS CAPACITY AT EACH ONE OF THE LOCATIONS.
AND SOME OF IT DEPENDS UPON WHICH BUILDING AT FAIR PARK THAT WE HAVE ACCESS TO, YOU KNOW, BUT ESSENTIALLY WE MAY BE ABLE TO SHELTER AS MUCH AS, YOU KNOW, 1200 PEOPLE AT A LOCATION IF FAIR PARK IS OPENED.
UM, USUALLY, UM, THAT IS ONLY NEEDED WHEN WE HAVE A MULTI-DAY EVENT AND ESPECIALLY IF THERE ARE SNOW OR ICE ON THE GROUND.
SO, UM, IT'S NOT, THAT USUALLY WORKS.
FOR THE COMMUNICATION STRUCTURE, UM, YOU CAN TALK, I THINK IN A MINUTE ABOUT EXTERNAL, BUT FOR INTERNAL, WE'VE SPENT SEVERAL YEARS, UM, TAKING FEEDBACK FROM LOCAL ACTIVIST GROUPS, UM, OTHER NONPROFIT PROVIDERS, CITY STAFF, EXTERNAL STAFF, FIGURING OUT HOW DO WE GET TO EVERY SINGLE PERSON TO LET THEM KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON, IF THEY'RE IN NEW OR IF THEY WANT TO HELP SOMEONE WHO IS.
AND SO THE FIRST STOP FOR US IS THE OHS WEBSITE.
ONE TEMPORARY INCLEMENT WEATHER SHELTER IS ACTIVATED.
THERE IS A RED BANNER THAT GROWS ACROSS THE TOP OF THE SITE, SAME AS THE HEAT ADVISORIES, AND IT SAYS THERE IS A COLD WEATHER ADVISORY.
IT DIRECTS YOU WHERE TO GO TO LOOK AT THE DIFFERENT SITES.
UM, WE ALSO HAVE A TEXT ALERT THAT GOES OUT TO ALL CITY STAFF.
UM, WE ALSO HAVE AN EMAIL THAT GOES OUT.
WE DO BOTH, BECAUSE IF YOU'RE IN A COLD WEATHER SITUATION, YOU'RE PROBABLY NOT CHECKING YOUR EMAIL.
UM, WE HAVE HANDOUT CARDS THAT GO OUT WITH OUR COLD WEATHER KITS THAT HAVE QR CODES ON 'EM BECAUSE 95% OF FOLKS WHO ARE UNSHELTERED STILL HAVE A PHONE OR KNOW SOMEONE WHO DOES WHAT'S THE QUICKEST WAY TO GET TO OUR WEBSITE.
UM, WE ALSO HAVE, UH, PEOPLE WHO ARE, WE HAVE A SPECIAL 3 1 1 SERVICE REQUEST, UH, ASPECT THAT ACTIVATES DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER SHELTER.
SO PEOPLE CALLING THAT IN WILL IMMEDIATELY GET ROUTED TO ONE OF OUR TEAM MEMBERS WHO WILL THEN DISPATCH THAT TO ALL OF THE DRIVERS.
UM, AS I SAID, OUR COLD WEATHER KITS, THIS ACTUALLY WAS A SUGGESTION OF, UM, A GROUP OF ACTIVISTS A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO THAT WAS A REALLY GREAT SUGGESTION AND SAID, HEY, WE ALL KNOW THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO WILL REFUSE TO COME INSIDE.
IT COULD BE NEGATIVE 10, THEY WILL STILL REFUSE, SO LET'S GIVE THEM SOMETHING THAT GIVES 'EM THE BEST CHANCE OF STAYING ALIVE.
AND SO THIS IS JUST A COLD WEATHER KIT THAT THEY ARE GIVEN.
UH, WE'RE ALSO ABOUT TO START THROUGH, UH, THE TEMPORARY WEATHER SHELTER SEASON.
UM, WE HAVE A COAT DRIVE THAT GOES, THAT'LL KICK OFF HERE SOON.
UM, AND THERE'LL BE BOXES ALL OVER THE CITY WHERE PEOPLE CAN DROP COATS.
AND THEN AS THOSE FILL UP, THAT WILL ACTUALLY GO THROUGH JANUARY AND THEN WE DROP ALL OF THOSE COATS OFF TO AUSTIN STREET WHERE PEOPLE IN SHELTER.
AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANNA TALK ABOUT OTHER COMMUNICATIONS.
THAT MEAN IT'S PROBABLY GOOD TO KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, UM, LIKE, UH, CHRISTINE MENTIONED THAT, YOU KNOW, OHS WEBSITE IS ESSENTIALLY THE FIRST POINT OF CONTACT, BUT THAT ISSUE IS BASICALLY A STREAM OF COMMUNICATION, RIGHT? TYPICALLY AROUND THESE EVENTS, USUALLY MEDIA IS INVOLVED IN SOME CAPACITY.
USUALLY ALL THE DIFFERENT NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS ARE REPOSTING ALL THE INFORMATION ON THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA SITES, UM, WHICH GET RESHARED.
AND THEN, YOU KNOW, ANY OF THE AGENCIES THAT WE PARTNER WITH THAT HAVE THEIR OWN TEXT AND CAPABILITIES, SOME OTHER NONPROFITS, UH, DO KEEP DATABASES OF CLIENT, UM, TEXT, UM, CELL PHONES.
AND SO YEAH, THOSE TEXT ALERTS GO OUT.
SO WE BASICALLY USE EVERY COMMUNICATION CHANNEL THAT WE CAN TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS TO SAFETY.
AND FOR YOU GUYS BEING, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE A CITY OF DALLAS ID AND AN EMAIL ADDRESS, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO OPT INTO OUR INTERNAL TEXT COMMUNICATION SO THAT YOU HAVE THAT INFORMATION AS IT HITS TO BE ABLE TO GET OUT TO THE COMMUNITY.
UH, THIS IS JUST, UH, WE'VE HAD THIS ON HERE, UH, EVER SINCE COVID TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT HOW WE KEEP THE SPREAD OF DISEASE AT BAY.
NOW, WE HAVEN'T HAD TO DO ANY ISOLATION IN QUARANTINE TO A COUNTY SITE IN MANY YEARS, THANK GOODNESS,
BUT, UH, WE DO STILL HAVE NIFA ON SITE.
UM, DO YOU WANNA TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW WE STARTED NEEDING NIFA AND WHAT THAT, YOU KNOW, WE, WE HAVE THAT KIND OF YEAH.
SO, YOU KNOW, UM, AND TO REWIND, WE, WE'VE HAD THIS AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY FOR, UH, EFFECTIVELY TWO YEARS COMING ON OUR THIRD YEAR, YOU KNOW, BUT PRIOR TO THAT, WE DID IT, UH, INFORMALLY FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS.
AND, YOU KNOW, IT BECAME IDENTIFIED REALLY EARLY THAT THERE'S A LOT OF VERY PERSISTENT, SIGNIFICANT MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES TO THE POPULATION THAT MAYBE DOESN'T TYPICALLY SEEK SHELTER UNLESS IT REALLY BECOMES A, A LIFE SAFETY ISSUE.
AND SO HAVING, UH, MENTAL HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS THAT, SO ON SITE THAT CAN PROVIDE ACCESS AND CONNECTION TO MENTAL HEALTH MEDICATION BECOMES VERY IMPORTANT.
WE FIND SOMETIMES THAT ENDS UP REALLY KEEPING SOMEBODY WHO WOULD NOT TYPICALLY BE ABLE TO HANDLE, UM, A SURROUNDING WITH LOTS AND LOTS OF PEOPLE IN A CONGREGATE SETTING TO BE ABLE TO KIND OF HAVE THE MENTAL AWARENESS,
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UH, TO BE ABLE TO, AND WHEREWITHAL TO BE ABLE TO MANAGE THAT ENVIRONMENT.UM, AND SO, UH, SO THAT'S BEEN VERY USEFUL TO BE ABLE TO, UH, MAKE SURE WE HAVE ACCESS TO THEM.
SO WE ARE, UH, REQUIRED BY AGREEMENT TO MAKE SURE WE CAN REPORT OUT ON RACIAL DEMOGRAPHICS, THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE SERVED, THE SERVICES PROVIDED DURING COLD WEATHER SHELTER.
AND THEN YOU'VE GOT THE, UH, INFORMATION THERE ON WHAT ARE THE SPECIFIC DEGREE, UM, TEMPERATURES THAT WE IN ACT IN CON WEATHER, WHICH I'M SURE CHRISTINE CAN SPEAK MORE TO.
AS SHE REFERENCED, WE HAVE A VERY SPECIFIC WEBSITE AND VERY SPECIFIC ZIP CODE THAT WE USE TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THE DETERMINATION BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY THE FORECAST IS GOING TO CHANGE BASED ON THE NEWS AGENCY THAT YOU'RE WORKING WITH.
AND SO, UH, WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE CONSISTENT USING THE SAME, UH, INFORMATION, UM, AND THE BEST INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
SO, YEAH, IT ALSO HAS TO BE INCREDIBLY SPECIFIC BECAUSE YOU WILL GET TO POINTS WHERE WE ARE COMPARING SCREENSHOTS OF THE SAME FORECAST.
UM, BECAUSE THIS IS LIFE AND DEATH FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE.
UM, AND YOU KNOW, AS SOON AS IT HITS 50, WE'LL START GETTING CALLS SAYING, WELL, ARE YOU GUYS GONNA AN OPEN COMMIT WEATHER SHELTER? AND SO IT HAS TO BE, THESE ARE THE SPECIFICS THEY DO NOT CHANGE.
UM, AND WE'VE ACTUALLY ADDED THE PRECIPITATION.
I THINK WE INCREASED THE PRECIPITATION TO 50%, UH, UP FROM IT USED TO BE LESS.
UM, BECAUSE WE DID HAVE A TIME WHERE DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE CITY, BECAUSE DALLAS IS SO VAST, OPERATE IN DIFFERENT WAYS.
SO IT MIGHT BE FINE IN NORTH, IN, IN, UM, LIKE DALLAS PROPER AND DOWNTOWN, BUT IT'S SNOWING IN NORTH DALLAS.
AND SO WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO PLAY WITH THAT PRECIPITATION PERCENTAGE SO WE CAN FIGURE OUT HOW DO WE DO THIS IN A WAY THAT'S NOT GOING TO HAVE US OPEN FOR SIX MONTHS STRAIGHT, BUT IS GOING TO MEET THE NEED THAT'S THERE WHEN HE'S TIRED.
YEAH, I WOULD ADD, YOU KNOW, JUST, UM, YOU KNOW, HAVING INCOME, WHETHER SHELTER IS CRITICAL FOR LIFE SAFETY FROM A, UH, A FINANCE PERSPECTIVE, LIKE IT'S BECAUSE THE POPULATION HAS SUCH GREATER NEEDS, YOUR STAFFING LEVELS HAVE TO BE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT, WHICH WAS MENTIONED EARLIER IN THE BEGINNING OF THE SLIDE.
AND SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, WOULD NOT BE FINANCIAL FEE FEE, UH, FEASIBLE FOR US TO BE ABLE TO DO YEAR ROUND.
SO, UM, IT'S HELPFUL TO BE ABLE TO TARGET, UH, FOR THIS CRITICAL POPULATION IN THIS CRITICAL TIME.
YEAH, NEXT SLIDE IS OUR NEXT STEP.
SO WHAT, WHAT CAN YOU GUYS EXPECT US GOING INTO WHAT HOPEFULLY IS NOT COLD WEATHER, BUT YOU KNOW, I'M SURE IT'LL COME EVENTUALLY.
UM, WE ACTUALLY ARE PARTNERING WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND CRISIS RESPONSE.
YOU USED TO KNOW THAT AS THE OFFICE OF INTEGRATED PUBLIC SAFETY SOLUTIONS AND THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, THEY MERGED.
AND SO THEY'VE OFFERED TO WALK US THROUGH A TABLETOP EXERCISE THAT WE'RE SUPER EXCITED ABOUT.
UM, AND THEN OF COURSE, DANIEL'S MENTIONED HE'LL BE LEADING ONGOING MEETINGS.
THESE ARE ALL INTERNAL, UM, MEETINGS WITH CONTRACTORS AND DIFFERENT NON-PROFITS.
UM, STREET OUTREACH IS CURRENTLY CONDUCTING OUR INVENTORY AND REPLENISHING OF COLD WEATHER KITS AND COTS.
I THINK WE'VE ACTUALLY WRAPPED THAT UP AND WE'RE JUST LOOKING AT METRICS NOW.
AND I MENTIONED FRIENDS OF OHS IS GONNA KICK OFF ITS ANNUAL COAT DRIVE NOVEMBER 18TH THROUGH DECEMBER 31ST.
UM, AND THEN VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES RELATED TO INCLEMENT WEATHER SHELTER CAN BE INQUIRED AT VIA OUR EMAIL ADDRESS.
HOWEVER, WE'RE JUST, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE, WHEN WE GET THOSE VOLUNTEER REQUESTS, WE'RE SENDING THEM TO DANIEL OR TO OAK LAWN TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE HELPING.
SO IF PEOPLE WANT TO VOLUNTEER, WE ALWAYS ENCOURAGE THEM TO GO TO OUR PARTNER SITES FIRST.
BUT IF FOR SOME REASON THEY REALLY SPECIFICALLY WANNA WORK WITH OHS, THEY CAN COME TO OUR WEBSITE, BUT WE DON'T WANNA TAKE AWAY FROM WHAT EVERYONE ELSE IS DOING.
THAT SHOULD BE THEIR FIRST STOP.
THE ONLY THING I WANT TO ADD, UM, AT THE END, 'CAUSE I WAS MENTIONING, UM, YOU KNOW, THE FINANCE STRUCTURE IS THAT IF THIS IS A REIMBURSEMENT CONTRACT FOR SERVICES WHERE WE ARE PAYING FOR VENDORS TO BE ABLE TO DO THE WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING, THIS DOESN'T PAY FOR AUSTIN STREET OVERHEAD, DOESN'T PAY FOR ACCOUNTING OR HR OR IT OR MY INVOLVEMENT.
UM, IT'S REALLY JUST MAKING SURE THAT THE BUILDING IS, UH, IS WARM, THE FOOD IS AVAILABLE, AND THE STAFFING IS AVAILABLE TO BE ABLE TO DO THE SERVICES THAT ARE NEEDED.
UH, AND NONE OF THE EMERGENCY SHELTERS ARE CLOSING DOWN TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
WE ARE OPERATING OUR EXISTING SHELTER AND, UH, MAKING SURE THAT WE STAND UP THESE INCREMENTAL WEATHER SHELTERS AS WELL.
WE'LL TURN IT BACK OVER FOR QUESTIONS.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE THIS PRESENTATION.
I HOPE THAT AS WE HAVE THIS ANNUALLY, THAT THIS IS BECOMING, UH, INDELIBLE IN EVERYONE'S MINDS, UM, ON WHAT THE PROCESS IS AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS REFRESHER.
UM, I'M JUST GONNA START WITH SOME QUICK QUESTIONS.
UM, SO WE CAN START THE CLOCK FOR MYSELF IF LIKE, UM, JUST AS A RECOMMENDATION FOR NEXT STEPS, UM, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME ENGAGED, SINCE THIS WAS WRITTEN, TO ALLOW FOR CHURCHES TO, UM, OPEN THEIR DOORS AND BE INCLEMENT WEATHER SHELTERS.
UM, JUST I WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST SOME SORT OF COLLABORATION OR, UH, EMAIL CHAIN OR SOMEONE GOING TO AREA CHURCHES AND AREAS WHERE THE INCLEMENT WEATHER SHELTER IS LACKING
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SO THAT WE CAN GET MORE PARTNERS, UM, AS WE MOVE FORWARD IN THIS.AND I KNOW THERE'S A LOT IN NORTH DALLAS.
UM, AND THEN MY FIRST QUESTION IS IF THERE ARE ANY COORDINATION WITH OTHER WARMING SHELTERS, AND I KNOW THAT PLANO HAS ONE, GARLAND HAS ONE.
UM, SO WHEN PEOPLE, UM, TRY TO COME DOWNTOWN AND MAYBE THEY'RE IN MESQUITE, UH, OR SOMEBODY TRIES TO COME DOWNTOWN AND MAYBE THEY'RE IN PLANO, IS THERE ANY COORDINATION THERE? YEAH, SO I'LL START AND YOU CAN ADD ANYTHING YOU WANT TO.
UM, IS NO, THE ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION IS YES.
SO ALL THOSE WITH THE SHELTERS AND OTHER LOCATIONS ARE ALSO INVOLVED IN ALL OF OUR COMMUNICATION.
EVERYTHING FROM THE DAILY MEETING WHEN WE ACTIVATE THE MONTHLY MEETINGS THAT WE'RE PLANNING AND THE KIND OF LIVE MINUTE TO MINUTE, UM, TEXT MESSAGING AND CELL PHONE SERVICE.
SO WHEN WE DO THAT COMMUNICATION, UM, YOU KNOW, WE ARE TRYING TO ENSURE THAT PEOPLE ESSENTIALLY ACCESS THE SHELTER THAT'S AVAILABLE TO 'EM IN THE LOCATIONS WHERE THEY ARE.
SO, UM, YES, YOU KNOW, UM, GLOW SHELTER IN GARLAND IS USUALLY, UM, YOU KNOW, HAS, UM, IS, IS COMMUNICATED WITH AS WELL AS THE SALVATION ARMIES AND DIFFERENT, UH, YOU KNOW, FACILITIES.
AND SOME OF THAT HAS BEEN NEW THIS PAST YEAR.
SO I THINK WE'VE DONE A BETTER JOB THIS PAST YEAR AND NEEDED TO CONTINUE TO DO BETTER.
BUT, UH, THE ANSWER IS YES, WE ARE COMMUNICATING WITH THOSE, UM, OTHER FOLKS THAT ARE OUTSIDE THE CITY OF DALLAS PROPER AND HOUSING BOARD, UM, REALLY FOCUSES AND, AND HAS, I THINK LAST YEAR WAS MAYBE THE FIRST YEAR THAT THEY SPECIFICALLY MOVED TO FOCUS ON HELPING, UH, SUPPORT INFRASTRUCTURE AND HMIS ENTRY FOR OTHER AREAS OUTSIDE OF DALLAS WITHIN OUR CONTINUUM OF CARE BECAUSE THE DALLAS SYSTEM IS FAIRLY, UH, SEEMS VERY SOPHISTICATED THESE DAYS.
AND SO WE REALLY HAVE THAT ALL DOWN.
AND SO THEY ARE LOOKING AT HELPING OTHER AREAS IN THE COC STAND UP THEIR INFRASTRUCTURE TO A SIMILAR DEGREE.
IT SOUNDS LIKE WE HAVE A REGIONAL APPROACH, WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN HERE.
UM, SO I'LL OPEN THE FLOOR OF QUESTIONS FOR COMMISSIONERS.
UH, I'M GONNA START HERE AT CITY HALL.
UM, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE RAISE YOUR MIC INTO THE AIR, HIT THE BUTTON FOR SPEAK SO I CAN SEE THAT THE LIGHT IS ON.
AND THEN I WILL ACKNOWLEDGE YOU AND YOU CAN ASK YOUR QUESTIONS.
UH, WE'LL START WITH COMMISSIONER KATTEN.
H UH, YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES, WE'LL START THE CLOCK NOW.
THANK YOU CHAIR AND DIRECTOR CROSLEY.
AND MR. ROBBIE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
MY QUESTION IS, I HEAR FROM FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS IN MY DISTRICT, DISTRICT 11 WHO AREN'T QUITE READY TO STAND UP A SHELTER, BUT WHO WANNA HELP.
SO WHAT COULD I TELL THOSE ORGANIZATIONS? HERE'S WHAT YOU CAN DO WHENEVER WE HAVE ONE OF THESE EVENTS.
HERE'S HOW YOU CAN PREPARE TO HELP SOME OF THE OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS.
'CAUSE THEY WANNA DO SOMETHING, THEY'RE JUST NOT READY TO COMMIT TO THAT, UH, SET UP.
SO I THINK THE BIGGEST THING THAT THEY COULD DO DO IS VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME.
SO, AND, AND I WOULD SAY THE EARLIER THAT THEY CAN, YOU KNOW, REACH OUT TO BE ABLE TO REQUEST A VOLUNTEER THE BETTER.
BECAUSE IF WE CAN GET AHEAD OF TRAINING AND MAKE SURE PEOPLE ARE PREPARED TO SUPPORT, THEY ARE GONNA WANNA KEEP IN MIND THAT IF THEY'RE VOLUNTEERING FOR INCOME, WEATHER, SHELTER SPECIFICALLY, THAT MEANS THAT WE'RE GONNA CALL THEM, YOU KNOW, WHEN THE INCOME WEATHER IS ENACTED, WHICH MAY BE AN INCONVENIENT TIME.
WE'VE OPERATED INCL WEATHER SHELTERS ON CHRISTMAS DAY.
WE'VE OPERATED INCLEMENT WEATHER SHELTERS OVER THE WEEKEND AND OVER, YOU KNOW, DAYS THAT, UH, PEOPLE MIGHT BE OTHERWISE PREOCCUPIED.
I ALSO SAY, UH, IF YOU CAN DONATE THE TYPE OF PRODUCTS THAT WE NEED.
SO WE DO HAVE, UH, I KNOW AWESOME TREATS SEPARATELY FROM INCLEMENT WEATHER DOES POST A KIND OF A REGULAR AMAZON WISHLIST OR THINGS THAT PEOPLE CAN DO IN IT THAT WAY.
OR IF THEY WANNA SEND 'EM TO OUR LOCATION AT 1717 JEFFERIES, WE CAN ACCEPT THEM.
BUT ESSENTIALLY BLANKETS AND THE TYPE OF HYGIENE ITEMS, THINGS THAT WE'RE GOING TO NEED, UM, FOR THIS.
SO USUALLY A LOT OF EXTRA LARGE, YOU KNOW, SWEATPANTS AND SWEATSHIRTS AND T-SHIRTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT ARE NEEDED AS WELL.
I'LL ALSO SAY THAT INCLEMENT WEATHER SHELTER IS FOR ADULTS.
IF WE HAVE FAMILIES COME, THEN THEY ARE IMMEDIATELY TRANSPORTED TO OTHER LOCATIONS BECAUSE THIS IS JUST SINGLE ADULTS.
SO ALSO, WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT ALL OF THIS, DON'T FORGET THAT THERE ARE OTHER PEOPLE OUT THERE WITH WISHLISTS FOR PEOPLE WHO WERE ALSO HIT BY COLD WEATHER, BUT THEY'RE ALL IN SHELTER.
THIS IS SPECIFICALLY FOR THE PEOPLE WHO ARE OUTSIDE AND UNSHELTERED.
SO DIFFERENT POPULATIONS MAY BE OF INTEREST TO DIFFERENT PEOPLE.
UM, AND THERE ARE PLENTY OF WAYS THAT YOU CAN HELP OUT, EVEN IF YOU CAN'T, YOU KNOW, GIVE YOUR TIME OR YOUR MONEY.
I MEAN, SOMETIMES IT'S, I DON'T KNOW, DAY SIX AT AT OAK LAWN AND ALL OF THE CASSEROLES ARE GONE AND THE, YOU KNOW, THE VERY LOVELY LADIES WHO RUN THAT SITE ARE VERY TIRED.
UH, AND SO THERE ARE LOTS OF DIFFERENT WAYS THAT YOU CAN HELP AND FOR MINERS.
UM, I, I'M NOT SURE IF YOU GUYS DO, I KNOW THAT WE HAVE SOME STUFF OFFSITE THAT PEOPLE CAN DO.
'CAUSE YOU REALLY SHOULDN'T BE UNDER 18 AND COMING TO ONE OF THE SITES.
UM, BUT I KNOW A COUPLE YEARS AGO WE WERE DOING IT OVER CHRISTMAS, LIKE BISHOP LYNCH HIGH SCHOOL, UM, HAD PEOPLE WRITE CHRISTMAS CARDS FOR EVERYBODY AT THE SHELTER AND IT WAS REALLY SWEET.
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? YOU GOOD? OKAY, SO I'M HERE AT CITY HALL AND I SEE THE MICROPHONE RAISED FOR COMMISSIONER FLORES.
UH, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR, WE'RE GONNA START THE CLOCK AT TWO MINUTES.
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AND THANK YOU BOTH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.UH, I HAD A QUESTION ON THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ASSOCIATE, UM, CARE COORDINATOR THAT'S AVAILABLE.
SO I CAN SEE, UH, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A BIG DIFFERENCE FROM HAVING 450 CAPACITY VERSUS THE 1200.
UH, IS THERE EVER, UH, ARE THERE EVER TWO COORDINATORS AVAILABLE AT A, AT A LOCATION DEPENDING ON CAPACITY? THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.
UM, YOU'RE GOOD WITH ME TAKING THIS.
UM, NORTH TEXAS BAY HEALTH AUTHORITY, YOU KNOW, THEY SEND THIS QUALIFIED MENTAL HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS Q MHPS AND YOU KNOW, THEY ARE, UH, YOU KNOW, WITH US REALLY AROUND THE CLOCK AND WHEN THEY COME, THEY TYPICALLY COME IN TWOS, THERE'S OCCASIONALLY ONE PERSON AND WHEN WE'RE OUT OPENING UP, UM, YOU KNOW, THE FAIR PARK LOCATION, WE MAY HAVE FOUR.
SO, UM, YES, WE OFTENTIMES HAVE MORE THAN ONE PEOPLE AT LOCATION BASED UPON THE DEMAND AT THAT LOCATION.
AND THERE WAS ALSO ONE MORE QUESTION IF THAT'S OKAY.
UH, THERE WAS ANOTHER NOTE ABOUT SPCA RESOURCES BEING AVAILABLE.
UM, OUR NOT EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, OUR SERVICE ANIMALS THOUGH THEY ARE ABLE TO STAY WITH THEIR OWNER ON SITE.
IS THAT CORRECT OR DO THEY HAVE TO BE PUT IN KENNEL? OH, UM, SO IF I UNDERSTAND YOUR QUESTION CORRECTLY, SO YES, SERVICE ANIMALS ARE ACCOMMODATED FOR LIKE LOCATION, THEY ARE ACCOMMODATED FOR IN KENNEL.
SO JUST TO KINDA KEEP IN MIND, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE HUNDREDS IF NOT OVER A THOUSAND PEOPLE IN KINDA ONE ROOM, AND THERE CAN BE SOME SAFETY ISSUES INVOLVED.
USUALLY WHEN PEOPLE ARE HAVING KINDA A FREE OR, YOU KNOW, ROAMING ANIMAL OR YOU KNOW, HOW LONG IS THE LEASH AND IS IT LONG ENOUGH SO THEY CAN'T, THE ANIMAL CANNOT REACH THE PERSON CAUGHT NEXT TO THEM.
DOES THAT PERSON HAVE THE PAY FOR A HEALTH CHALLENGE THEMSELVES AND ARE THEY ABLE TO BE AROUND A PET? ALL THESE THINGS HAVE TO BE, YOU KNOW, ACCOUNTED FOR.
AND SO I THINK USUALLY WHAT WE DO IS WE TRY TO ENCOURAGE AN INDIVIDUAL TO PUT THE, UM, THE PET IN ONE OF THE KENNELS, BUT THEY ARE, UM, HAVE REGULAR ACCESS THROUGHOUT THE DAY TO THOSE KENNELS TO BE ABLE TO WALK THE PETS AND BRING THEM BACK.
AND SO WE HAVE SEVERAL, UH, DIFFERENT HOURS OF THOSE, UM, THAT THOSE TYPICALLY HAPPEN.
DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? IT IT, IT DOES.
I KNOW THAT, THAT SOME SERVICE ANIMALS ARE THERE TO NOTIFY THAT, UH, BLOOD SUGAR SURE.
CHANGING OR GETTING THE DANGEROUS LEVELS, THOSE SORTS OF THINGS.
SO WONDERING HOW DO YOU ACCOMMODATE THOSE TYPES OF THINGS? YEAH.
FORGIVE ME, I THOUGHT YOU WERE SPEAKING WITH EIGHT PEOPLE THAT HAVE ANIMALS THAT ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY TO PROVIDE A SPECIFIC SERVICE FOR THE INDIVIDUAL.
ANYONE CAN BRING THEIR ANIMAL IN.
THE ANSWER IS YES, THEY GET TO KEEP THE ANIMAL WITH THEM IF THEY ARE A SERVICE ANIMAL.
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER FLORES.
COMMISSIONER, HOW MINUTES? THANK YOU CHAIR AND UH, THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING, DIRECTOR CROLEY.
MR. I HAVE A QUESTION THAT I ASKED LAST YEAR ALSO, I'M GONNA ASK AGAIN JUST BECAUSE I'M THAT KIND OF PERSON,
WE THROW A BUNCH OF PEOPLE IN A BUS AND MOVE THEM.
AND WHAT I WONDER IS WHY WE DO THAT, IT FEELS TO ME A LITTLE ODD WHEN THE WEATHER IS IN CLEMENT POTENTIALLY ICY, SNOWY AND DANGEROUS, THAT WE WOULD'VE PUT A BUNCH OF PEOPLE IN A BUS AND DRIVE AND FOR ANOTHER PART OF TOWN WHO ALREADY ARE A LITTLE DISCOMBOBULATED AND THROWN OFF BY EVERYTHING GOING ON AND WHY WE DON'T FIND A WAY TO KEEP THEM WHERE THEY'RE AT AND THEN JUST OPEN THE ADDITIONAL CAPACITY.
WELL, THE ORIGINAL IDEA WAS, UH, OF THE CITY WAS TO HAVE SHELTERS DISPERSED ALL OVER TOWN AND THAT NEVER MATERIALIZED.
UM, FIRST IT WAS BECAUSE OF COVID AND PEOPLE WERE WORRIED AND THEN IT BECAME A LOT OF THE PLACES THAT IT WAS THOUGHT WOULD OPEN.
UM, YOU KNOW, CENTERS THAT HAVE SPACE COMMUNITY CENTERS OR CHURCHES END UP ALSO HAVING PRESCHOOLS DURING THE DAY OR THEY'RE SMALLER AND THEY'RE ALREADY SENDING ALL OF THEIR VOLUNTEERS DOWN TO THIS EFFORT.
UM, AND SO IT JUST NEVER HAPPENED THAT WAY.
AND OBVIOUSLY WE STILL HAVE LIFESAVING WORK TO DO, WHETHER PEOPLE ARE OPENING IT OR NOT.
AND SO THAT'S WHY WE ENDED UP PUSHING FOR THE CITY TO HAVE A SPACE BECAUSE FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS BEFORE THAT IT WAS TRIED TO DECENTRALIZE IT AND, YOU KNOW, TO, UH, THE CHAIR'S POINT, WE ARE STILL LOOKING AT WAYS THAT WE CAN DRAW PEOPLE INTO THAT SPACE TO HAVE PERMITS FOR TEMPORARY IMPLEMENT WEATHER SHELTER.
IT'S JUST THAT IT IS A VERY TOUGH JOB AND YOU'RE WORKING WITH A, YOU'RE WORKING WITH FOLKS WHO ARE NORMALLY OUTSIDE WHO HAVE VERY HIGH BARRIERS TO SHELTER, WHO HAVE A LOT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS.
THERE'S A LOT THAT GOES INTO IT AND I THINK IT'S DIFFICULT FOR MOST ORGANIZATIONS OUTSIDE OF THOSE WHO DO IT PROFESSIONALLY TO SET THAT UP.
I THINK IT'S, IT'S DAUNTING AND WE'RE STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE OVERCOME THAT BARRIER TO GET PEOPLE TO DO THAT WORK.
SO JUST TO FOLLOW ALONG ON THAT, IS, IS IT MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THAT IT'S IT'S A RESOURCE SAVING THING THAT CAUSES YOU DEBT TO CLOSE AND MOVE? OR BECAUSE IT THINK IF YOU'RE SPEAKING OF PEOPLE WHO ARE STRUGGLING,
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I WOULDN'T WANT TO MOVE THEM AFTER I GET THEM.RIGHT? OH, YOU MEAN CLOSE, CLOSE THE AUSTIN STREET INTO THEM.
I THOUGHT YOU MEANT LIKE BRING 'EM FROM ALL OVER DALLAS.
YEAH, I MEAN I CAN TALK ABOUT THAT, BUT YOUR OPERATING SHELTER, DO YOU WANNA TALK ABOUT WHY AUSTIN STREET GETS CLOSED DOWN? THEY MOVED TO FAIR PARK? YES, THAT IS YOUR QUESTION.
MOVING FROM AUSTIN STREET TO FAIR PARK.
SO, UM, YOU KNOW, WE WILL, BASED UPON THE CIRCUMSTANCES ON THE GROUND, SO I SAY THAT BECAUSE FOR EXAMPLE, UM, IF WE ANTICIPATE IF WE OPEN TO AUSTIN STREET AND WE ANTICIPATE THAT, UM, WE'RE GONNA OPEN UP FAIR PARK, BUT THAT FAIR PARK IS GONNA FILL UP, YOU KNOW, WE, WE WOULD NOT NECESSARILY CLOSE DOWN AUSTIN STREET IF WE ALREADY KNOW IN ADVANCE THAT HEY, WE BELIEVE THAT FAIR PARK IS GONNA OPEN UP FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, BUT TYPICALLY WE WILL MOVE PEOPLE, UM, BECAUSE OF THE EFFICIENCY OF SITE LOCATION.
SO, AND THIS ACTUALLY KIND OF FEEDS INTO WHAT YOU WERE REFERRING TO EARLIER, WHICH IS FROM A COST PERSPECTIVE AND AN OPERATIONAL PERSPECTIVE, IT IS INCREDIBLY MORE EFFICIENT TO BE ABLE TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE ALL AT ONE LOCATION WHENEVER POSSIBLE.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, UM, THE ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS IS MORE CHALLENGING FROM A STAFFING PERSPECTIVE.
YOU HAVE TO HAVE STAFF 24 HOURS A DAY REGARDLESS OF HOW MANY LOCATIONS YOU'RE AT.
AND SO WE TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT TO THE EXTENT THAT IT MAKES SENSE THAT WE WILL OPERATE ONE LOCATION AT A TIME.
NOW WHEN WE HAVE, UH, 75% CAPACITY AT AUSTIN STREET, YOU KNOW, WE, UM, THAT'S WHEN WE'RE TRYING TO STAY TO THE NEXT ONE.
I'LL ALSO SAY IN THE YEARS BEFORE WE HAD THE INFRASTRUCTURE WE HAVE NOW, WE DID DO THAT AND IT WAS BECAUSE THERE WAS NOTHING, NO OTHER OPTION.
AND SO, UH, YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD PEOPLE AT ALL OF THE SHELTERS PLUS THE LIBRARY PLUS THREE TO FOUR DIFFERENT REC CENTERS.
I'VE BEEN SETTING UP COTS ON BEHALF OF THE GYM WHERE THERE WASN'T A LEAK FROM THE STORM.
UM, AND IT'S NOT PLEASANT FOR ANYONE INVOLVED.
SO THE MORE CENTRALIZED WE CAN BE, THE BETTER SERVICE, BETTER QUALITY OF SERVICE WE END UP OFFERING EVERYONE.
OKAY, WE'RE GONNA MOVE ONLINE AND I BELIEVE, UH, COMMISSIONER REVEREND BOONE, YOU HAD YOUR HAND RAISED.
UH, DANIEL, THANKS FOR TAKING THE TIME.
IT'S, UH, GOOD TO HEAR THE GOOD WORK Y'ALL ARE DOING ON THIS.
UH, FIRST WE'LL GETTING ME QUEUED UP, SIR, HOLD ON.
YOU WANNA DO A QUICK MIC CHECK? REVEREND, Y'ALL HEAR ME? CAN YOU DO A QUICK MIC CHECK? REVEREND, CAN YOU HEAR ME? WE CANNOT HEAR YOU.
COMMISSIONER JACOB, I DO SEE YOUR HAND.
I BELIEVE IT SHOWS THAT YOUR SOUND IS OFF.
COMMISSIONER FROM YOUR SIDE, CAN YOU UNMUTE? I AM UNMUTED.
CAN YOU DO A, UM, REENACTMENT OF WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE
COMMISSIONER JACOB, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
INTERPRETER RUBY AND DIRECTOR CROSSLEY.
THANKS FOR YOUR TIME AND PRESENTATION TODAY.
WE CAN'T, IF YOU'D LIKE TO TYPE YOUR QUESTIONS INTO THE CHAT, MAYBE WE CAN SAVE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME BECAUSE WE ARE RUNNING A LITTLE BIT BEHIND.
CAN YOU SPEAK NOW? CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? OR COMMISSIONER JACOB, CAN EITHER ONE
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OF YOU SAY SOMETHING IN YOUR MICROPHONES? CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? OKAY.UM, HOW ABOUT WE, JUST FOR THE BEST INTEREST OF TIME AND UM, IF YOU GUYS WANNA TYPE YOUR QUESTIONS.
SO SORRY ABOUT THIS, UM, THE VOLUME ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT OF YOUR COMPUTER IS OFF.
SEE, THAT'S HOW COMPUTERS SHOULD BE.
THINK THERE'S A QUESTION ON THE CHAT.
I THINK WE HAVE A QUESTION IN THE CHAT AND I CANNOT SEE THE CHAT.
SO, UH, MS. RAIN, ARE YOU ABLE TO READ THE QUESTION BUT READ THERE'S YOUR REASON FOR
SORRY, THE QUESTION FROM COMMISSIONER BO SAYS, ARE THERE SCENARIOS IN WHICH A FORECAST WOULD BE SEVERE ENOUGH THAT THE SHELTER PLAN WOULD START WITH PHASE THREE? SURE.
THE ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION IS YES.
AND WE HAVE DONE THAT BEFORE, YOU KNOW, WOULD WE ANTICIPATE THAT THERE'S GONNA BE, IT'S GONNA BE, YOU KNOW, A MINIMUM FOUR OR FIVE NIGHTS AND WE'VE GOT PRECIPITATION THAT'S GONNA BE ON THE GROUND.
WE KNOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THAT MANY PEOPLE AND SO WE WILL GO STRAIGHT TO FAIR PARK IN THOSE CIRCUMSTANCES.
YOU KNOW, AGAIN, YOU KNOW, OPERATING DURING A CRISIS MEANS YOU HAVE TO HAVE FLEXIBILITY.
SO WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO DO WHAT WE NEED TO DO, UM, BASED UPON THE CONDITIONS ON THE GROUND.
DID THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? OKAY.
DID YOU HAVE ANY MORE? YOU HAVE ONE MORE? OKAY.
AND, UH, COMMISSIONER JACOB, WE'LL, WE'LL ADDRESS YOURS NEXT.
COMMISSIONER JACOB'S QUESTION IS, MY BIGGEST QUES QUESTION HAS TO DO WITH NONE, NO NATURE CLAY.
IN CLIMATE WEATHER IS MORE THAN JUST COLD WEATHER.
HAS THERE BEEN ANY THOUGHT TO ENACT IWS DURING THUNDERSTORMS OR TRAUMATIC DRAMATIC ACTIVITY? THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION.
UM, SO INCLEMENT WEATHER SHELTER SPECIFICALLY FOR HOMELESSNESS MEANS HOT OR COLD WEATHER, AND WE HAVE PARAMETERS FOR BOTH.
UM, ANYTHING OUTSIDE OF THAT THAT AFFECTS A LARGER POPULATION GOES THROUGH OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND THEN OUR RESPONSE GETS CO-OPTED INTO THEIRS.
SO YOU MIGHT RECALL DURING WINTER STORM URI OR, UM, SOME OF THE OTHER REALLY SEVERE EVENTS WE'VE HAD WHERE YOU SEE CITYWIDE POWER OUTAGES, UM, THERE WILL BE BRIEFINGS AND WE HAVE, LIKE, WE GET TO A POINT WHERE WE, UH, TWO OR THREE TIMES A DAY WE'LL HAVE BRIEFINGS WHERE THERE'S A BUNCH OF US DIRECTORS IS LIKE TALKING HEADS AND WINDOWS AND OEM BRIEFS, AND THEN THE REPORTERS ASK EACH ONE OF US FOR OUR DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS BECAUSE WE'RE TREATING THAT AS A CITYWIDE RESPONSE.
AND SO OHS GETS CO-OPTED INTO WHOLE AT THAT POINT.
UM, AND THEN AT THAT POINT YOU'RE LOOKING AT WORKING WITH FEMA RED CROSS FOR REIMBURSEMENTS.
SO YES, THERE THERE ARE MUCH LARGER, UM, RESPONSES AND THOSE GO THROUGH UH, OEM.
UH, REVEREND BOONE, DID YOU HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION? OKAY.
DID YOU TYPE IT IN? OKAY, WE'RE WAITING TO SEE THAT YOU PUT THE REVERB ON.
UH, QUESTION NUMBER TWO IS, IS IT STILL THE PREFERENCE OF OHS THAT REMOTE OR SATELLITE SHELTERS BE PLACED ALL OVER THE CITY? IS THERE A SPECIFIC DISTRICT WHERE THESE SHELTERS WOULD BE MOST HELPFUL IF SITES WERE RECRUITED? DOES AUSTIN STREET AND CITY STAFF HAVE THE RESOURCES TO SUPPORT MULTIPLE SH SHELTERS AROUND THE CITY? FROM A CITY STANDPOINT, WE CONTINUE TO HAVE REQUESTS FOR SHELTERS IN NORTH DALLAS.
UM, AND I THINK THAT WOULD BE GREAT, BUT IN TERMS OF ASKING OUR PROVIDER AND CONTRACTOR TO, UH, STAFF THAT UP, I MEAN FINANCIALLY, FINANCIALLY, THAT WOULD COME FROM THE CITY AND I'M NOT SURE WE'D BE ABLE TO PAY FOR THAT.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'D GOING THROUGH YOUR HEAD ON THAT.
YEAH, I MEAN I THINK IDEALLY, UH, THAT WOULD, THAT WOULD EXIST AND YOU KNOW, I'VE UH, TRIED TO EXPLORE OPPORTUNITIES TO BE ABLE TO FUND THAT PRIVATELY.
THE REALITY IS, UH, THE OPERATIONAL NEEDS BECOMES ENORMOUSLY STRAINED.
SO YOU WANT PEOPLE THAT HAVE EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH FOLKS THAT ARE CHRONICALLY HOMELESS AND KNOW HOW TO DEESCALATE AND PEOPLE GET UPSET, YOU KNOW, HAVE SOME SORT OF CONTEXT FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH BACKGROUND.
THEY DON'T HAVE TO BE EXPERTS, BUT THEY HAVE TO BE KNOWLEDGEABLE.
AND SO THE CHALLENGE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THAT MANY PEOPLE.
'CAUSE REMEMBER WHILE MOST FOLKS MAY BE, YOU KNOW, SNOWED IN AT THEIR OWN HOME OR WHATEVER, YOU KNOW, WE'RE TRYING TO GET STAFF, UH, FROM ALL OVER THE CITY TO THE, TO WHATEVER LOCATION THAT WE'RE OPERATING AND MAKING SURE THAT THAT STAFF IS
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AVAILABLE 24 7.SO FROM OUR STANDPOINT, FROM UH, AN ABILITY TO DO THAT, UM, EFFICIENTLY, WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO OPERATE MORE THAN, YOU KNOW, THE LOCATIONS THAT WE HAVE AGREED TO AT THIS TIME.
UM, EVEN IF THERE WAS MORE FUNDING AVAILABLE.
AND I THINK THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, IDEALLY, YOU KNOW, UH, THAT WOULD BE POSSIBLE AND WE COULD COORDINATE IF THERE WAS MORE MONEY AND MORE PARTNERS.
BUT WE DON'T CURRENTLY HAVE THE, UH, THE PARTNER STAFF AND CONTRACTORS AVAILABLE TO DO THAT.
YEAH, I THINK BASICALLY WE HAD SITES THAT WERE FAR ENOUGH AWAY IN DALLAS THAT THEY WOULD NEED A MIRROR INFRASTRUCTURE.
AND SO WE'D BE LOOKING AT FUNDING AND PARTNERS TO SET UP SATELLITE NOT ONLY SITES, BUT SATELLITE INFRASTRUCTURE.
SO NOT OUTTA THE REALM OF POSSIBILITY, IT'S JUST NOT AN OPPORTUNITY WE'VE EVER BEEN GIVEN TO EXPLORE.
UH, I'M LOOKING OUT INTO VIRTUAL LAND.
UM, I ONLY SEE REVEREND MITCHELL BOONE.
I THINK THAT WAS PROBABLY THE LAST QUESTION.
UH, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE, UH, MATT, JACOB GOT HIS QUESTIONS IN.
SO WE'RE GONNA TURN TO THE CHAT BOX REAL QUICK.
JACOB, CAN YOU GO AHEAD AND SPEAK NOW? HOPEFULLY THE VOLUME IS CORRECT, PLEASE, SIR.
UM, I JUST OUTTA CURIOSITY, WHAT FEDERAL GRANTS OR EVEN STATE AND LOCAL GRANTS ARE WE APPLYING FOR TO HELP OFFSET SOME OF THESE FINANCIAL BARRIERS THAT DO EXIST? AND I MEAN, REVEREND BOONE BROUGHT IT UP IN TERMS OF, UH, LOOKING POTENTIALLY AT, UH, CITY RECREATION CENTERS AS A WAY TO LOCALIZE OR CONTEXTUALIZE OUR TEMPORARY SHELTER EFFORTS.
UM, IS IT THAT STAFFING AND FINANCE AND FURTHER FINANCIAL BARRIER THAT KEEPS US FROM DOING SO? UM, SO LET'S SEE.
FOR THE FIRST QUESTION, THIS IS ALL GENERAL FUND.
UM, THERE'S, IN TERMS OF GRANTS FOR INCLEMENT WEATHER SHELTER, THERE'S NOT REALLY A SPECIFIC GRANT BUT EXISTS FOR THAT.
UM, WHEN THE DISASTER OR THE WEATHER GETS LARGE SCALE ENOUGH, THEN THERE ARE, UM, ABILITIES FOR US TO, THROUGH THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TO SUBMIT FOR FEMA REIMBURSEMENT.
SO THERE ARE TIMES WHEN WE DO GET OPPORTUNITIES AS A CITY, BUT IT REALLY DEPENDS.
IT ALSO THEN DEPENDS ON THE STATE LEVEL.
HAS THE GOVERNOR, YOU KNOW, DECLARED A STATE OF EMERGENCY? HAVE WE DECLARED A STATE OF EMERGENCY? SO THERE ARE LOTS OF HOOPS TO JUMP THROUGH.
UM, AND SO IT'S NOT SOMETHING WE CAN CONSISTENTLY BET ON.
FOR THE RECREATION CENTERS, IT SOUNDS GREAT, BUT IN PRACTICE, UM, IT REALLY ISN'T FEASIBLE BECAUSE THOSE RECREATION CENTERS BELONG TO THOSE COMMUNITIES AND THE COMMUNITIES HAVE INDIVIDUAL SCHEDULES.
AND SO WHILE IT MAY BE INCLEMENT WEATHER, SHELTER HOURS FOR US, AND IT'S NOT SAFE FOR PEOPLE TO EXIST OUTSIDE, THE REST OF THE CITY MAY BE GOING ON BUSINESS AS USUAL.
AND SO THERE ARE DIFFERENT SCHEDULED ACTIVITIES AT THOSE SPACES AND IT'S, OKAY, WELL YOU CAN HAVE IT TODAY, BUT TOMORROW YOU CAN'T BE THERE.
OR YOU CAN HAVE IT TONIGHT, BUT THEN YOU'VE GOT A FERRY PEOPLE OVER ONE OF THE OTHER REC CENTER THAT'S CLOSED BECAUSE WE NEED THIS FROM EIGHT TO FOUR TOMORROW, AND THEN YOU CAN BRING THEM BACK.
AND WE'VE HAD TO DO THAT WHEN NECESSARY.
BUT IT'S A LAST RESORT BECAUSE IT'S INCREDIBLY DISRUPTIVE FOR THE REC CENTER STAFF AND ALSO FOR THE, FOR THE RESIDENTS THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH THEMSELVES.
SO YEAH, YOU YOU WOULD THINK THAT IT WORKS THAT WAY, BUT ACTUALLY IT'S IN PRACTICE IT'S VERY DISRUPTIVE AND IT'S NOT CONSISTENT.
THE ONLY THING I WOULD ADD TO THAT, REC BEEN ENGAGED ABOUT THAT THOUGH.
WE WORK WITH PARKS AND REC AND THEY'RE GREAT WHEN WE NEED THEM TO.
THEY WILL OPEN UP SHELTERS FOR US, SO IN A PINCH, THEY, THEY ARE FANTASTIC.
IT'S JUST NOT A GOOD SETUP FOR ANYONE.
UH, WE'RE GONNA LEAVE, THAT'S ONE ROUND OF QUESTIONING.
UM, IT'S TWO O'CLOCK AND WE HAVE A COUPLE ITEMS TO GET.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION AND THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS FOR YOUR EXCELLENT QUESTIONS.
UM, DEFINITELY, UM, A WIN HERE AND THE CITY IS DEFINITELY MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION ON THIS.
SO, UM, WE'RE MOVING ON TO THE NEXT ITEM.
DO WE HAVE OUR PRESENTERS HERE? ALL RIGHT.
SO WHILE THEY APPROACH, UH, THE TABLE, UH, ITEM FIVE PRESENTATION ON THE HOMELESS ACTION RESPONSE TEAM, WHICH IS CALLED HEART, UH, COMMERS, YOU DO RECEIVE, UH, WEEKLY, I BELIEVE HEART REPORTS THAT, UH, ARE BOARD LIAISON, RENITA GRIGGS SENDS US.
AND HOPEFULLY YOU'RE REVIEWING THOSE.
I DID SEND OUT AN EMAIL EARLIER, CONSOLIDATING ALL OF THAT REPORTING INTO ONE DOCUMENT.
UH, HOPEFULLY YOU HAVE THAT IN FRONT OF YOU.
SO WITH THAT, WE HAVE, UH, SHANNON BROWNING, THE GENERAL MANAGER OF OFFICE OF HOMELESS SOLUTIONS, AND ANTHONY VIRGIL, SUPERVISOR OF OFFICE OF HOMELESS SOLUTIONS.
UH, APPRECIATE YOU INVITING US.
AND AGAIN, UH, MY NAME IS SHANNON BROWNING, GENERAL MANAGER OF OFFICE OF HOMELESS SOLUTIONS.
TODD ANTHONY VIRGIL, WHO IS SUPERVISOR OVER OUR HEART TEAM.
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I APPRECIATE YOU ALL, UH, FOR ALLOWING US TO PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW, OVERVIEW FOR YOU TODAY.SO, UH, AGAIN, UH, OUR GOAL IS TODAY IS TO PROVIDE YOU AN OVERVIEW OF OUR HEART TEAM, WHICH ARE, WHICH IS OUR HOMELESS ACTION RESPONSE TEAM, WHICH WAS ESTABLISHED TO TACKLE URGENT HOMELESS ISSUES ACROSS DALLAS IN A MORE STREAMLINED, UH, AND EFFECTIVE WAY.
UH, THE HEART TEAM WAS CREATED IN THE PHYSICAL YEAR, 20 22, 23 BUDGET YEAR AS PART OF THE CITY'S ONGOING COMMITMENT TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS ACROSS THE CITY.
UH, THIS IS A MULTI-DEPARTMENTAL TEAM, UH, WHICH IS DESIGNED AGAIN TO MAKE SURE THAT WE RESPOND TO COMPLEX HOMELESS ISSUES WITHIN 24 TO 48 HOURS, WITH A GOAL OF RESOLVING THOSE ISSUES WITHIN 10 BUSINESS DAYS.
UM, AGAIN, THIS, UH, THIS RAPID RESPONSE TEAM REALLY CAME ABOUT AS, AS A CITY, AS WE RECOGNIZE A GAP IN HOW QUICKLY WE CAN ADDRESS THESE URGENT MATTERS THAT ARE AFFECTING OUR HOMELESS POPULATIONS AND ALSO THE COMMUNITIES THAT ARE AFFECTED THAT ARE SURROUNDING THEM AS WELL.
UM, AGAIN, THIS, UM, THIS TEAM IS A, THIS TEAM'S IDENTITY IS A MORE PROACTIVE WORK APPROACH AND IDENTITY TO SOME OF THESE ISSUES THAT WE'RE TRYING TO GET AHEAD, UM, ON SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT CAUSES FOR OTHER DEPARTMENTS TO RESPOND TO THE ISSUES.
WE ALSO HAVE OUR GENERAL OUTREACH TEAM, WHICH IS THEIR GOAL IS TO RESPOND TO SERVICE REQUESTS WITHIN FIVE BUSINESS DAYS, WITH THE GOAL OF RESPONDING TO THOSE WITHIN 21 DAYS.
AND SO AFTER ASSESSING SOME, SOME DATA GOING THROUGH THERE, WE RECOGNIZED WE NEEDED A MORE PROMPT AND EFFICIENT RESPONSE TO ADDRESS SOME OF THESE ISSUES THAT ARE MORE COMPLEX FOR, YOU KNOW, SUCH AS, UM, RESPONDING TO HOMELESSNESS THAT ARE, YOU KNOW, SQUATTING.
AND THEY, THEY CAN BUILD THAT, THAT TAKES A CITYWIDE DEPARTMENT EFFORT TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE OTHER THAN JUST OFFICE OF HOMELESS SOLUTIONS.
SO, UH, NEXT SLIDE AGAIN HERE.
UM, THIS HOMELESS ACTION RESPONSE TEAM STRIVES TO PROVIDE A QUICK RESPONSE, IMMEDIATE SAFETY, IMMEDIATE SAFETY CONCERNS AROUND HOMELESSNESS AND HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT HOTSPOTS.
UH, THE HARD TEAM ISN'T JUST ABOUT ADDRESSING OR ABATING HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS.
THIS TEAM REALLY, REALLY STRIVES TO, UH, TACKLE HOMELESS ISSUES THAT ARE LIVING IN UNSAFE, UH, LIVING CONDITIONS OR IMPACTED BY ANY, UH, ANY IMMEDIATE SAFETY CONCERNS, UH, AROUND THEM.
UH, WE WORK CLOSELY WITH, UH, 3 1 1 CITY COUNCIL OFFICE, UH, BUSINESS STAKEHOLDERS TO COMMUNICATE WITH, TO, UH, QUICKLY ADDRESS SOME OF THESE ISSUES, UM, THAT ARE, UM, IMPACTING THEIR, UH, BUSINESS.
UM, AGAIN, ONE OF OUR KEY STRENGTHS IS TO ABILITY TO QUICKLY MOBILIZE AND CONNECT INDIVIDUALS WITH SERVICES RATHER THAN JUST ENFORCEMENT.
WHEN WE DO RESPOND TO THESE LOCATIONS, UM, SOME OF THE INDIVIDUALS WHO WE WORK WITH AT THESE LOCATIONS, WE DO RECOGNIZE THAT THEY MAY BE RESISTANT TO SERVICES, BUT AGAIN, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY, YOU KNOW, THEY MAY BE LIVING IN UNSAFE CONDITIONS WHERE WE NEED TO ACT QUICKLY AND PROMPTLY FOR, FOR THEIR OWN SAFETY.
UM, AND OUR TEAM DOES WORK VERY, VERY HARD TO, UH, BUILD RAPPORT, ENGAGE AND, AND REALLY TRY TO OFFER ASSISTANCE TO SOME OF THESE, UH, INDIVIDUALS.
I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THIS PIECE THAT, UH, THE WHOLE GOAL IS TO DEESCALATE WHATEVER CRISIS WE COME INTO.
WANT TO PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF OUR HOURS OF OPERATION? WE DO OPERATE SEVEN DAYS A WEEK.
WE DO RECOGNIZE THAT HOMELESSNESS DOESN'T STOP WHEN THE WEEKEND BEGIN, SO NEITHER DO WE.
UH, SO WE DO OPERATE SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, UH, RESPONDING TO THESE ISSUES.
OUR ORIGINAL SCHEDULE WAS, UH, OPERATING THROUGH MONDAY THROUGH THROUGH SATURDAY, BUT WE CLICKED THERE, ANALYZED THAT A NEED IS AWFULLY THROUGH SUNDAY.
WE DO RECOGNIZE THAT IT IS A HIGH VOLUME OF ACTIVITY OF HOMELESSNESS, UM, PARTICULARLY AROUND THE DOWNTOWN AREA.
WHAT WE REALIZED IN REGARDS TO STREET CHARITY THAT MAY BE DRIVING SOME OF THIS, UM, CONGREGATION TO THIS AREA.
AND SO WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE BEING, AGAIN, BEING PROACTIVE AND, AND AHEAD OF THOSE ISSUES AS THEY DO OCCUR.
UH, TO, TO, UM, JUST TO, UH, SOME OF THE ISSUES.
UH, ALRIGHT, GO TO, UH, NEXT SLIDE, WHICH BRINGS US TO OUR NEXT ONE, WHICH IS STREET CHARITY.
BUT AGAIN, WE DO UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S A LOT OF ACTIVITY GOING ON IN THE, IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA.
SO WHILE THESE ORGANIZATIONS DO COME OUT AND THEY ARE WELL INTENDED, THEY DO HAVE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES ON WHEN THEY ARE GIVING OUT.
SO OUR GOAL IS ON, ON, USUALLY WHEN WE TRY TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES WITH OUR, OUR TEAM IS NOT TO ENFORCE, BUT ALSO TO INFORM AND TO EDUCATE THESE ORGANIZATIONS OF HOW THEY CAN PROPERLY AND RESPONSIBLY GIVE, UH, WHILE HELPING AT THE SAME TIME, WHILE ALSO MAINTAINING, YOU KNOW, UH, PUBLIC SAFETY AND CLEANLINESS AFTER THEY FINISH PROVIDING THEIR, UH, THEIR, UH, SERVICES DURING THAT TIME.
UH, ALRIGHT, WE CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE.
UH, OFFICE OF HOMELESS SOLUTIONS,
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UH, RESPONSE TEAM.WE HAVE THE OFFICE OF HOMELESS SOLUTIONS.
WE HAVE THE DALLAS MARSHALLS, WE HAVE THE DALLAS ANIMAL SERVICE, AND WE HAVE OUR MOBILE CRISIS, WHICH IS CIT, WHICH IS A CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAM, AS WELL AS PUBLIC WORKS.
AND THEN OUR SECONDARY TEAM COMES INTO PLAY WHERE WE HAVE A DALLAS, UH, FILE, RESCUE, UH, CODE, COMPLIANCE, PARKS AND RECS AND SANITATION.
SO WE DO, UH, USE THESE PARTNERS TO HELP US TO RESOLVE ANY ISSUES THAT WE MAY COME ACROSS, UH, WITH DEALING WITH, UH, OUR HOMELESS POPULATION.
SO WE DO HAVE THE OFFICE OF HOMELESS SOLUTIONS, WHICH IS OUR OUTREACH SPECIALIST, AND THEY LEAD, UH, THE, UH, TASK AS WE HAVE WHEN WE'RE GOING TO DIFFERENT ENCAMPMENTS, WHEN WE'RE RESPONDING TO DIFFERENT, UH, UH, SITUATIONS, UH, THAT WE'VE BEEN CALLED UP ON.
THE ISSUES ARISE, UH, BY THE MAYOR OR THE CITY COUNCIL.
SO USUALLY WE GET A 3 1 1 SERVICE REQUEST, AND THAT, UH, OUTREACH SPECIALIST RESPONDS TO THAT 3 1 1 SERVICE REQUEST, AND THEN THEY GO TO THE LOCATION AND THEN THE REST OF THE TEAM FOLLOWS AS YOU.
IF YOU COULD TURN TO THE NEXT SLIDE, OH, LET ME ADD THIS TOO.
UH, ANY ENCAMPMENT THAT'S NEAR A SCHOOL, WE CLOSE THOSE.
WE, WE, WE GET ON THOSE PROPERLY WITHIN 24 HOURS, SOMETIMES QUICKER THAN 24 HOURS.
UH, AND ANY ISSUE THAT WOULD DERAIL THE NORMAL STREET OUTREACH SERVICE, UH, RESOLUTION PROP PROCESS IN WHICH WE, UH, WILL GO AND ADDRESS THAT ISSUE IMMEDIATELY TO RESPOND, TO GET A QUICK RESPONSE TO THAT ISSUE.
IF IT'S REGARDING HOMELESSNESS, IF IT'S REGARDING PANHANDLING, WE GO OUT AND ADDRESS IT QUICKLY.
YOU GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
SO WE HAVE OUR, UH, UH, DALLAS MARSHALL AND, AND THE UNIQUE ROLE THAT THE DALLAS MARSHALL SERVES IS THEY ARE THERE TO PROTECT NOT ONLY US, BUT THEY'RE ALSO TO PROTECT THE HOMELESS, RIGHT? OR THE POPULATION THAT WE COME IN CONTACT WITH.
UH, THEY ARE NOT THERE TO ARREST, EVEN THOUGH THAT THEY MAY BE THERE IN SOME OF OUR POPULATION.
THEY MAY, YOU KNOW, HAVE ISSUES WITH THE, UH, WITH THE POLICE.
OUR MARSHALS ARE TRAINED THAT IF THEY, IF THAT PERSON DOES HAVE A ISSUE WITH THE POLICE, THEN THEY STEP BACK.
BUT THEIR JOB IS TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE OUT THERE IS SAFE AND THAT WE ARE SAFE, AND THAT, UH, THE ENVIRONMENT IS SAFE.
USUALLY, SOMETIMES IF WE HAVE TO GO INTO AN ENCAMPMENT, THE MARSHALS GO IN FIRST TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS SAFE.
THEY'VE BEEN TRAINED TO DO THAT.
YOU CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
SO WE HAVE OUR CO COMPLIANCE, UH, OFFICER, UH, THAT'S CONNECTED TO THE HEART TEAM AND THEIR ROLE WITH THE HEART TEAM.
IF WE COME ACROSS ANY PROPERTY THAT'S PRIVATE, THEY HAVE A-A-S-O-P-A STANDARD OPERATION PROCEDURE WHERE THEY HAVE TO NOTIFY THE PROPERTY OWNER, UH, OF THE HOMELESS ACTIVITY AND GIVE THEM 10 DAYS TO ADDRESS THAT ACTIVITY.
DO IT BE TRASH, DEBRIS, OR IF YOU HAVE PEOPLE ON THEIR PROPERTY WHO ARE LIVING ON A PROPERTY, THEN THE COAL COMES IN AND THEY ADDRESS THAT THROUGH NOTIFYING THE PROPERTY OWNER.
AND THEN ONCE THEY NOTIFY THE PROPERTY OWNER, THE PROPERTY OWNER HAS 10 DAYS.
IF THE PROPERTY OWNER DOES NOT RESPOND, THEN WE COME IN, WE ADDRESS IT, AND THEN NICOLE, UH, TAKE CARE OF THAT MATTER WITH THE, WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER.
SO A LOT OF TIMES WE CANNOT GO ON, UH, ON, ON CERTAIN PROPERTIES DUE TO IT BEING PRIVATE PROPERTY.
AND THEN SOMETIMES, UH, PROPERTY CAN BE DARK PROPERTY AND CODE CAN LET US KNOW, HEY, THIS PROPERTY IS DARK PROPERTY, OR THIS PROPERTY IS TDOT PROPERTY, OR THIS PROPERTY IS CITY PROPERTY.
IF IT'S CITY PROPERTY, THEN WE CAN RESPOND TO IT IMMEDIATELY.
AND SO THAT'S THE QUICK RESPONSE THAT WE GET WHEN WE GO THERE.
WE GET IMMEDIATE RESPONSE IF IT'S CITY'S PROPERTY.
UH, IF YOU CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
SO WE HAVE OUR INTEGRATED PUBLIC SAFETY SOLUTION, WHICH IS OUR MOBILE CRISIS, WHICH IS CIT.
BASICALLY, THEY ARE OUR SOCIAL WORKERS, A PART OF THE TEAM, AND THEY GO, UH, TO THESE ENCAMPMENTS OR TO, UH, ANY LOCATION THAT WE GO TO.
IF A PERSON IS IN DANGER TO THEMSELF OR OTHERS, THEN THEY CAN CALL RIGHT CARE, OR THEY CAN CONTACT METRO CARE AND GET THAT PERSON SERVICE IMMEDIATELY ON THE SPOT.
SO THEY'RE THERE TO MAKE THE ASSESSMENT FOR SOMEBODY'S IN DANGER TO THEMSELVES OF OTHERS.
AND THEY CAN ALSO PROVIDE OTHER SERVICES.
IF WE HAVE A FAMILY THAT'S THERE, THEY CAN PROVIDE, UH, SERVICES TO FAMILY GATEWAY.
OR IF WE HAVE A FAMILY OUT THERE AND WE HAVE CHILDREN OUT THERE, THEY CAN CONTACT C UH, UH, THE, UH, CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICE, THEY CAN DO THAT AS WELL.
OKAY, SO THAT, GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE.
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SO WE HAVE DALLAS ANIMAL SERVICE, AND THEIR ROLE WITH THE HEART TEAM IS TO MAKE SURE THAT IF WE HAVE ANY ANIMALS, IF OUR, UH, POPULATION HAVE ANY ANIMALS OUT THERE, IT'S NOT TO TAKE THE ANIMALS, IT'S TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE ANIMALS CAN GET ANY TYPE OF SERVICES THAT THEY MAY NOT BE AWARE OF, AND WE COULD PROVIDE THOSE SERVICES IMMEDIATELY.WE HAVE NOT TAKEN A DOG SINCE, UH, I GUESS WE'VE BEEN WORKING, UH, IN THE POPULATION.
YOU KNOW, WE LET THOSE, WE LET OUR POPULATION KNOW THEY, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT HERE TO TAKE YOUR DOG.
WE ARE HERE TO PROVIDE A SERVICE, WHICH USUALLY THEY ARE CONNECTED TO THEIR, TO THEIR PETS.
UH, SO DALLAS ANIMAL SERVICE PROVIDE AND, AND ANOTHER UNIQUE SERVICE THAT THEY PROVIDE, YOU KNOW, IF THE ANIMAL NEEDS FOOD OR IF THEY NEED A LEASE, YOU KNOW, IF THEY NEED, UH, SOME, UH, WE, WE HAD AN INCIDENT WHERE A PERSON NEEDED TO GO, UH, GO BACK HOME FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS.
THEY PROVIDED THAT SHELTER SERVICE FORM, UH, THEY, AND THEN A PERSON WAS ABLE TO COME BACK AND PICK UP THEIR DOG.
UH, WE ALSO HELP OUT THE BRIDGE.
IF THE BRIDGE NEEDS SERVICES WITH ANIMALS OVER THERE, WE CAN DEPLOY A DALLAS ANIMAL SERVICE OFFICER TO THE BRIDGE AND HELP OUT.
YOU CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
SO WE HAVE TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS, AND TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS HAVE COME ABOARD TO HELP US IF WE HAVE ANY LARGE ENCAMPMENTS THAT NEED TO BE CLEAN OR MEDIUM SIZED ENCAMPMENT THAT NEEDS TO BE CLEAN.
AND IT TAKES, UH, HEAVY EQUIPMENT WHERE PUBLIC WORKS CAN COME IN AND GET THOSE ENCAMPMENTS CLEAN FOR US, UH, WITHIN, UH, THOSE 10 BUSINESS DAYS AND SOMETIMES USUALLY QUICKER THAN THAT.
AND SO I'M JUST GIVING CONTEXT ON THAT.
AND, AND PREVIOUSLY THIS ROLE FROM, UH, PUBLIC WORKS HERE IN REGARDS TO ADDRESSING THESE HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS, FORESTS WAS RECENTLY THE ROLE OF CO COMPLIANCE NUISANCE ABATEMENT TEAM.
AS YOU MAY BE AWARE OF THIS PHYSICAL YEAR, THERE HAS BEEN SOME MERGERS OF DEPARTMENTS AND ONE OF THOSE BEING, UH, TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS, THEY HAVE NOW MERGED.
UH, AND SO THEY ARE UN UNDER ONE.
AND SO, AND THEN ALSO THE, SO THE ROLE OF RESPONSIBILITY OF NEWS ABATEMENT HAVE TRANSFERRED OVER TO, UH, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TO ASSUME THIS YEAR'S, UM, CLEANING AROUND OUR, UH, HOMELESS, UH, ENCAMPMENTS.
AND, AND THEY USUALLY COME THROUGH THAT 3 1 1, UH, REQUESTS.
UH, WE GET THE 3 1 1 SERVICE REQUEST, AND THEN WE SEND THAT SERVICE REQUEST, IT WAS TO CODE, BUT NOW THAT IT'D BE TWO PUBLIC WORKS TO GET THIS LOCATION CLEANED.
AND THEN WHEN THEY DO COME TO CLEAN IT, THEY GIVE US A SCHEDULE, AND THEN WE GO MEET, UH, PUBLIC WORKS OUT THERE AND WE GET THE, UH, ENCAMPMENT CLEAN.
WE CAN TURN TO THE NEXT SLIDE.
YOU'LL SEE, UH, THE EQUIPMENT THAT THE HEART TEAM USES TO CLEAN ENCAMPMENTS, ESPECIALLY LARGE ENCAMPMENTS.
IF YOU COULD TURN TO THE NEXT SLIDE.
SO, UH, ENCAMPMENT, DECOMMISSION, UH, PROACTIVE MONITOR CLOSURE.
OUR ROLE IN THAT IS TO MONITOR THESE LOCATIONS TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE NOT CAMPING OR SLEEPING AT THESE LOCATIONS.
AND IF THEY ARE CAMPING AND SLEEPING AT THESE LOCATIONS, WE OFFER SERVICES TO THOSE LOCATIONS.
AND THEN WE LET THEM KNOW THAT THIS IS A DECOMMISSION SITE, THIS IS A CLOSED SITE, THAT THERE CAN BE NO CAMPING OR SLEEPING AT THIS SITE.
AND SO A LOT OF TIMES IF WE, UH, GET PEOPLE WHO ARE RESISTANT TO THAT, USUALLY THE MARSHAL WILL STEP IN AND SAY, HEY, THIS IS THE CLOSE SITE YOU HAVE TO LEAVE.
AND USUALLY WE GET, UH, THAT VOLUNTEER COMPLIANCE OF WHAT WE'RE SEEKING FOR THEM TO LEAVE THAT LOCATION.
UH, SO WE DO HAVE A TOTAL OF 24 LOCATIONS THAT WE VISIT WEEKLY, UH, TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE LOCATIONS DO NOT HAVE CAMPSITES OR STRUCTURES OR PEOPLE SLEEPING OR HANGING OUT AT THOSE, UH, AT THOSE CLOSED DECOMMISSION SITES.
SO THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS PERMANENTLY HOUSED, WE HAVE 331 FROM THOSE SITES.
SO IF YOU SEE THIS CHART, OUR ENGAGEMENT, IF YOU COULD SEE THE TOP THREE, WHICH, WHICH, UH, 38%, WHICH IS PRIVATE PROPERTY, AND USUALLY ON PRIVATE PROPERTY HERE IS WHERE WE HAVE TO HAVE CODE TO COME IN AND, UH, PUT IN THE REQUEST FOR THE OWNER TO, UH, TAKE CARE OF THAT PROPERTY TO BE AWARE THAT THERE'S HOMELESS ACTIVITY ON THAT PROPERTY.
'CAUSE A LOT OF TIMES, UH, OWNERS ARE NOT AWARE THAT THERE IS A HOMELESS ACTIVITY ON THAT PROPERTY.
SO THE CODE INSPECTOR WILL NOTIFY THE OWNER AND LET THEM KNOW, UH, THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE, UH, ACTIVITY GOING ON ON THEIR PROPERTY.
AND SO THEY CAN CONTACT THEM AND LET THEM KNOW
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AND GIVE THEM A 10 DAY NOTICE.SO YOU CAN SEE A LOT OF TIMES WHERE WE HAVE IS ACTIVITY ON PRIVATE PROPERTY.
SO A LOT OF TIMES WE NEED TO KNOW BEFORE WE GET TO THOSE LOCATIONS THAT THAT PROPERTY IS PRIVATE, AND THAT'S WHERE THE CODE INSPECTOR COMES IN AND SAY, HEY, THIS IS PRIVATE PROPERTY.
UH, WE WILL NOTIFY THEM AND LET THEM KNOW.
AND USUALLY, UH, WE GET GOOD RESULTS FROM THAT.
AND THEN YOU CAN SEE THE NEXT NUMBER WOULD OF 25% IS U UH, EXCUSE ME, 27% IS CITY PROPERTY.
SO ONCE IT'S ON CITY PROPERTY, WE GOTTA, WE CAN GET A FASTER RESPONSE, YOU KNOW, WITHIN 24 TO 48 HOURS WE ARE THERE, WE'RE RESPONDING, UH, WE ARE PROVIDING SERVICES, BUT WE ALSO ARE GETTING THAT PROPERTY TAKEN CARE OF AND COMING UP WITH A QUICK, UH, RESOLUTION ON, UH, TAKING CARE OF THE PROBLEM THAT'S AT HAND BE, IF IT'S SOMEBODY'S CAMPING ON PUBLIC PROPERTY, BE IF IT'S A STRUCTURAL PROP, UH, PUBLIC PROPERTY, WE TAKE CARE OF THAT.
AND THEN YOU HAVE, UH, TDOT T.PROPERTY IS MAINLY PEOPLE UP UNDER THE BRIDGES WHERE WE ADDRESS THOSE AREAS AND WE ADDRESS THOSE AREAS BY GOING UP AND LETTING THEM KNOW, YOU KNOW, GIVING THEM NOTICES SOMETIME THAT THEY CANNOT BE ON THAT PROPERTY.
AND THEN WE ADDRESS IT THAT WAY, AND THEN WE COME AND CLEAN IT AND WE NOTIFY TEXDOT THAT WE'LL CLEAN THAT PROPERTY.
AND THEN YOU HAVE, UH, YOU KNOW, 5% OF, UH, OF THAT CAN BE SOMETIME IT CAN BE ON DARK PROPERTY.
UH, THEY CAN BE ON D W'S PROPERTY, WHICH IS DALLAS WATER UTILITIES.
AND SO WE NEED TO KNOW WHEN WE HAVE AN ENCAMPMENT, WHAT PROPERTY THAT ENCAMPMENT IS ON.
AND ONCE WE FIND OUT WHAT PROPERTY THEY ON, THEN WE CAN CONTACT OUR, OUR PARTNERS IN THE CITY AND LET THEM KNOW THAT, HEY, WE HAVE SOMEBODY ON, ON DALLAS WATER PROPERTY, UH, WE NEED TO TAKE CARE OF IT.
WE NEED TO GET A RESO RESOLUTION.
AND THEN WE WORK TOGETHER TO GET THAT RESOLUTION RESOLVED AND GET THAT ENCAMPMENT RESOLVED AND GET THOSE PEOPLE THAT ARE ON THAT ENCAMPMENT, GET THEM HOUSING IF THEY NEED THOSE HOUSING, OR GET THOSE, GET THEM NECESSARY.
UH, WE DO LOVE TO BRAG AND, AND HIGHLIGHT OUR SUCCESSES THROUGHOUT THIS AS WELL, BUT WE WANNA BE HONEST AND TRANSPARENT AND ALWAYS RECOGNIZE WHAT OUR CHALLENGES ARE, UH, IS AT, UH, AT THIS TIME AS WE CONTINUE TO, TO TO WORK THROUGH THEM.
UM, AND, AND WITH THIS TEAM, WE HAVE CERTAINLY, UM, UH, KIND OF, UH, UH, ESTABLISH THAT.
AND SO KIND OF WANNA JUST JUMP TO THE, UH, NEXT SLIDE HERE AND KIND OF JUST GO THROUGH WHAT HAS BEEN SOME OF OUR SUCCESSES FIRST, THEN I'LL JUST DIVE INTO WHAT SOME OF OUR CHALLENGES HAVE BEEN AS FAR SO FAR WITH THE DEVELOPMENT AND ESTABLISHMENT OF THE, UH, HARD TEAM.
AND WITH THAT BEING IS THE INTEGRATED SERVICE, UH, OUR ABILITY TO DELIVER HOLISTIC CARE, UM, THROUGH SOCIAL SERVICES, LAW ENFORCEMENT AND MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS.
UH, THE CORE FOUNDATION OF THIS TEAM IS BARED THROUGH COLLABORATION.
UM, AND THAT'S BRINGING EXPERTISE FROM VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS, UH, TO ADDRESS SOME OF THESE ISSUES IN A MORE EFFECT, UH, EFFICIENT WAY AND, AND GET THEM SOLVED MORE EFFECTIVELY.
PRIOR TO THIS, IF WE WERE RESPONDING TO A PARTICULAR ISSUE THAT, THAT DID REQUIRE THE NEED AND ASSISTANCE OF A VARIOUS DEPARTMENT, EACH DEPARTMENT DOES HAVE THEIR SLA, WHICH THEIR REQUIRED RE RESPONSE TIME.
AND WHEN THEY DO, SO, WHEN WE WOULD GET THAT SERVICE REQUEST AND WE WOULD TRANSFER THAT TO A DIFFERENT DEPARTMENT, THEIR RESPONSE TIME MAY BE FOUR TO FIVE BUSINESS DAYS.
AND THEN IF YOU NEED ANOTHER TEAM TO, UH, TO, UH, TO RESPOND TO THAT ISSUE THAT IT COULD BE ANOTHER SEVEN TO 10 BUSINESS DAYS, AS YOU CAN SEE HOW THAT COULD REALLY PROLONG A RESOLUTION TO A PARTICULAR ISSUE.
SO THERE'S REALLY JUST CREATING THE IMPORTANCE AND REALLY WANNA HIGHLIGHT THE SUCCESS OF US HAVING THE, UH, COMMITMENT AND, UH, COLLABORATION WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS THAT ALLOW US TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE COMPLEXITIES AROUND HOMELESS ON WHAT WE'RE, UM, ADDRESSING AND AS WELL AS THE SWIFT COORDINATED RESPONSE TO SITUATIONS.
OUR HAVING AN INTERNAL ABATEMENT TEAM HAS HELPED TREMENDOUSLY.
UM, WE DO HAVE CONTRACTED VENDORS THAT WE DO USE, BUT SOMETIME IF WE WANTED TO RESPOND TO AN ISSUE WITHIN 48 HOURS, WELL, WE HAVE TO SEE IF THEY'RE AVAILABLE WITHIN 24 HOURS.
IF THEY'RE NOT, WE'RE REALLY JUST AT THEIR MERCY.
SO REALLY HAVING THAT TEAM HAS REALLY HELPED, UM, TREMENDOUS WITH THAT.
ALSO, JUST INVESTING IN OUR OWN HAS REALLY BEEN, UM, SAVING ON COSTS AS WELL.
SO US, YOU KNOW, JUST, UM, INVESTING INTO OUR OWN EQUIPMENT ASSETS AND BE ABLE TO ADDRESS AND HAVE THAT SERVICE ON OUR OWN HAS REALLY ALLOWED US TO, UH, QUICKLY ADDRESS SOME OF THOSE ISSUES.
UM, ALL RIGHT, UH, THEN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE.
SOME OF OUR CHALLENGES, UM, AND SOME OF OUR CHALLENGES IS, UH, JUST BALANCING IMMEDIATE ACTION WITH LONG-TERM, UH, SOLUTION.
UH, A CORE PRINCIPLE OF WHAT WE DO IS BE ABLE TO PROVIDE A RAPID AND SWIFT RESPONSE TO SOME OF THESE ISSUES.
AND WHILE WE KNOW THAT WHEN WE'RE RESPONDING TO ISSUES AROUND HOMELESSNESS, THE, THE, THE ULTIMATE GOAL AND SOLUTION IS HOME.
AND I WOULD LOVE TO RESPOND TO SOME OF THESE ISSUES AND GO ONSITE AND PROVIDE SOMEONE
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KEYS TO A, A HOME, RIGHT? RIGHT.THEN SO, BUT THAT'S NOT ALWAYS, UH, THE CASE.
SO AGAIN, AS WE, AS WE STRIVE TO BALANCE BETWEEN, UH, AN IMMEDIATE RESPONSE TO SOME OF THESE MORE URGENT ISSUES AROUND HOMELESS EN ENCAMPMENTS, WHILE ALSO UNDERSTANDING THAT, THAT THIS IS, THIS IS A MORE LONG-TERM SOLUTION, UH, APPROACH AS WELL.
AND SO WHAT, JUST KIND OF LEARNING TO, TO, TO BALANCE THAT AS WE DO RESPOND TO SOME OF THESE ISSUES.
UM, AND THEN ALSO WANT TO ENGAGE IN SERVANT, UH, SERVICE RESISTANT INDIVIDUALS, UM, UH, PARTICULARLY THOSE WHO ARE SUFFERING WITH MENTAL ILLNESS OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE ISSUES, UM, THOSE ARE THE MOST CHALLENGING TO CONNECT WITH.
AND IT TAKES TIME TO BUILD THAT ENGAGEMENT AND BUILD THAT TRUST FOR A TRUE, MEANINGFUL ENGAGEMENT WITH THOSE INDIVIDUALS.
AND SO WHEN WE DO COME OUT, WE WOULD LOVE TO OFFER SERVICES TO PEOPLE, BUT WE UNDERSTAND THAT THEY ARE NOT READY YET.
AND SO THAT IS A CHALLENGE FOR OUR TEAM AS FAR AS, UM, CALLING IT A TRUE SUCCESS WHEN WE DO HAVE TO GO OUT AND CLEAN AN ENCAMPMENT AND WHEN THERE WAS NO ONE THERE WHO OFFERED, WHO ACCEPTED SERVICES.
AND SO THAT'S, THAT'S ONE CHALLENGE THAT WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH AS WELL, UM, TO RESPOND TO THE ISSUE AS WELL.
AND THEN ALSO THE DATA QUALITY WANT TO ADDRESS THAT AS WELL.
AS FAR AS US TRACKING THE HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS AND HOMELESS SURROUNDING GENERAL, UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A TRANSIENT POPULATION AND WHEN PEOPLE ARE CONSTANTLY MOVING, WE ALSO DO NOT HAVE A TRUE, UH, IDENTITY FAR AS AN ADDRESS.
IT MAKES IT HARD FOR US TO REALLY KEEP UP WITH HOW MANY ENCAMPMENTS WE HAVE THROUGHOUT DALLAS AND WHERE ARE THEY AT ALL TIMES THAT THEY'RE, AS THEY'RE CONSTANTLY SHIFTING DAILY, WEEKLY, MONTHLY, THIS IS HAPPENING YEAR ROUND.
AND SO WE JUST WANT TO SEE, CONTINUE TO TRY TO FIND WAYS THAT WE'RE WORKING TO, UH, ENHANCE OUR DATA AND BETTER UNDERSTAND IT TO BE ABLE TO TRACK SOME OF THESE ENCAMPMENTS SO WE KNOW WHERE OUR PEOPLE ARE AND, UH, AND UM, OFFER THEM, UH, SOME ASSISTANCE.
ALRIGHT, READY TO THE CLOSING? OKAY.
SO I'M JUST GONNA OPEN THE FLOOR TO QUESTIONS.
I'M GONNA START, UM, WE ARE RUNNING BEHIND, SO I'LL TRY TO BE VERY CONCISE WITH MY QUESTIONS AND HOPEFULLY THE COMMISS WILL AS WELL.
UH, AS FAR AS CITY PROPERTY, UH, WHEN THE HEART TEAM ENGAGES, IS THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY, LIKE SIDEWALKS AND ALLEYS CONSIDERED CITY PROPERTY WHERE HEART CAN ENGAGE, UH, SIDEWALKS, UH, YES AS PUBLIC PROPERTY, BUT SOME ALLEYS CAN BE KIND OF TRICKY.
THEY CAN BE PRIVATE PROPERTY AS WELL.
SO IF THEY'RE PRIVATE PROPERTY, THEN WE WILL NOTIFY THE OWNERS OR WE WILL NOTIFY THE PEOPLE IN THAT COMMUNITY THAT THIS PROPERTY IS PRIVATE IN THE ALLEYWAY.
AND THEN WE'LL GIVE THEM, YOU KNOW, THE 10 DAYS TO ADDRESS THAT ISSUE.
BUT IF IT'S PUBLIC, WE ADDRESS IT IMMEDIATELY.
AND, UM, SINCE TRANSPORTATION IN PUBLIC WORKS IS TAKING ON MORE OF WHAT CODE COMPLIANCE WAS DOING, DOES THAT MEAN THAT CODE COMPLIANCE IS GOING TO BE PHASED OUT OR THEY WILL CONTINUE TO BE PART OF THE HEART TEAM? THEY STAFF-WISE, THEY WILL CONTINUE TO BE PART OF THE HEART TEAM ON THE SECONDARY LAYER OF THAT.
UM, AS FAR AS US, THE CLEANING AND NANCE ABATEMENT WISE, THAT THOSE RESPONSIBILITIES ARE GOING OVER TO, TO PUBLIC WORKS.
BUT AS FAR AS THE STAFF THAT ARE WITH US DAY TO DAY, UM, THEY ARE, ARE GONNA REMAIN SECOND ON OUR, UH, TEAM THERE.
UM, AND THIS IS THE BURNING QUESTION.
UH, SO, UH, OUR BOARD LIAISON SENDS US VERY HIGH LEVEL HEART, HEART TEAM REPORT BASED ON, UM, NUMBER OF ENCAMPMENTS CLEANED THE HEART OUTREACH AND ADVOCACY.
UM, ONE OF THOSE, UH, CATEGORIES IS THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS ENGAGED AND HMIS ENTERED.
SO SINCE JULY 22ND, I CONSOLIDATED THAT DATA AND THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS ENGAGED IS 896.
THE HMIS ENTERED IS UH, SEVEN, SO THE PERCENTAGE IS ABOUT 0.008.
SO, UM, I'D LIKE HOPEFULLY THAT TO BE ADDRESSED AND THAT MAY HAVE ALREADY BEEN ADDRESSED, UM, IN THE CHALLENGES.
UH, BUT AS A FOLLOW UP TO THAT, AND THEN I'LL GO OFFLINE, ARE THE OUTREACH PEOPLE ALL TRAINED ON THE HMS THROUGH THE SAME TEAM? HMIS IS FEDERALLY MANDATED.
I KNOW THAT HOUSING FORWARD USES IT, THEY SEEM TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE SUCCESS WITH THEIR OUTREACH AS FAR AS GETTING SOMEONE FROM AN ENCAMPMENT INTO A HOUSE, GETTING THEM INTO H-H-M-I-S.
IT DOESN'T LOOK THAT WAY HERE ON THE CITY SIDE.
SO ONE, WHY IS THAT NUMBER SO LOW? AND TWO, ARE WE ALL BEING TRAINED BY THE SAME ENTITY? YES.
TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, YES, WE'RE ALL BEING TRAINED BY HOUSING FORWARD TO UTILIZE HMIS.
AND WHAT YOU SEE HERE IS WHAT, UM, THE INDIVIDUALS ENGAGED JUST ME, HOW MANY PEOPLE WE ENCOUNTER.
UM, WE KIND OF ANTICIPATE THAT THAT RESPONSE TO BE LOW BECAUSE ONCE THIS TEAM IS, AGAIN, THEY'RE MORE OF A EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM, THESE INDIVIDUALS DO NOT KNOW SOME OF OUR PEOPLE WHO ARE RESPONDING TO SOME OF THESE ISSUES.
SO A LOT OF TIMES WE ARE URGENTLY HAVING TO, UH, SAY, GREAT, YOU HAVE TO MOVE.
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TIMES THAT PEOPLE AREN'T SO HAPPY, AND SO WE UNDERSTAND THAT THEY'RE NOT GONNA GIVE US THEIR INFORMATION DURING THAT, DURING, DURING THAT, THAT, THAT SENSE OF TIME.AND SO WITH, WITH OUR HEART TEAM ENGAGEMENTS, WHILE THE HMIS NUMBERS BELOW WITH OUR, WITH OUR REGULAR ENGAGEMENT TEAM, THEY HAVE TIME TO ENGAGE AND BUILD THOSE MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS.
AND SO THOSE NUMBERS ARE MUCH HIGHER.
SO WE WANT TO DO BETTER AS FAR AS OUR HEART TEAM ENGAGEMENT, BUT WE DO RECOGNIZE US RESPONDING TO THOSE URGENT ISSUES WHERE THERE ARE PEOPLE ARE HAVING TO MOVE AND NOT REALLY ENGAGE AND HAVE TIME OR REALLY KNOW OUR HEART TEAM INDIVIDUALS.
THAT NUMBERS ARE GONNA PROBABLY CONTINUE TO BE LOW, BUT WE DEFINITELY WANT TO IMPROVE THOSE.
AND I'M GONNA OPEN THE FLOOR TO QUESTIONS WE'RE GONNA START WITH ONLINE.
PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND VIRTUALLY IF YOU'D LIKE, HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
AND I'M GONNA TURN TO, UH, RENITA GRIGGS TO HELP ME IDENTIFY WHO HAS A QUESTION.
COMMISSIONERS, IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION, GO AHEAD AND RAISE YOUR HAND OR BEGIN SPEAKING.
UH, MADAM CHAIR, WE DO NOT HAVE ANYONE.
I'M GONNA TURN TO, UH, CITY HALL AND WE'LL START WITH COMMISSIONER EINSTEIN.
AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE TODAY.
UM, I AGREE TOTALLY THAT COLLABORATION LEADS TO EFFICIENCY, SO I'M SO GLAD THAT, UM, COLLABORATION IS OCCURRING.
UM, IN PARTICULAR, I LOVE THE RIGHT CARE.
I THINK THAT IS GENIUS WORKING WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AND METROCARE TOGETHER.
UM, IN THAT VEIN, UM, A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS SPECIFICALLY ABOUT FAMILIES AND YOUTH.
SO, UM, NUMBER ONE, WHAT IS THE PROCESS THAT Y'ALL, UM, HAVE IN PICKING UP CHILDREN OR YOUTH WITHOUT PARENTS? AND NUMBER TWO, YOU MENTIONED THAT IF YOU COME IN CONTACT WITH A FAMILY WITH CHILDREN, THAT THEY CAN CONTACT CPS, BUT I'M WONDERING WHAT THEY ARE REQUIRED TO DO.
UM, AND THEN IN ADDITION, OVERALL, HOW DO YOU PRIORITIZE WHO IS BEING PICKED UP AND CONNECTED TO SERVICES? UH, SO, UH, AGAIN, AN EXAMPLE FOR IS, UH, IF THERE ARE UNDERAGE CHILDREN OUT AT ENCAMPMENTS, AND THEN WHAT WE DO IS HAVE OUR SOCIAL WORKERS TO ENGAGE WITH THAT FAMILY TO FIND OUT WHY THEY'RE OUT THERE.
AND THEN ONCE THEY DISCOVER WHY THEY ARE OUT THERE, THEN THEY PROVIDE THEM THE NECESSARY SERVICES BECAUSE IT IS TO PROTECT THEIR CHILDREN.
WE HAVE RUN ACROSS AND IT'S, AND IT'S BEEN SELDOM AND WE RUN ACROSS, UH, UNDERAGE CHILDREN AT THESE ENCAMPMENTS.
BUT ANYTIME OUR PROCESS IS, ANYTIME THAT WE DO RUN ACROSS, UH, CHILDREN THAT'S UNDERAGE WITH A PARENT, OUR JOB IS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY GET THE TOP CARE, THE TOP SERVICE THAT WE CAN PROVIDE THEM.
AND THAT'S TO GET THEM OUT OF THAT ENCAMPMENT AND GET THEM CONNECTED TO FAMILY GATEWAY OR OTHER SERVICES THAT WILL PROVIDE, UH, SERVICES FOR THEM.
COULD YOU BE MORE SPECIFIC BECAUSE I'M FAMILY GATEWAY WAS HERE LAST MONTH, UHHUH, AND THEY ARE OUT OF BIDS.
SO, UM, WHAT HAPPENS IF Y'ALL HAVE A FAMILY, YOU CONNECT 'EM TO FAMILY GATEWAY AND THEY DON'T HAVE ANY SERVICES FOR THEM? UH, WE WOULD CONTINUE TO KEEP LOOKING FOR RESOURCES THAT WILL PROVIDE THOSE SERVICES.
UH, I WILL REACH OUT TO, UM, MY SUPERVISOR, MY MANAGER, UNTIL WE FIND THOSE SERVICES, UH, WE WILL FIND SOMEWHERE SOME WAY TO GET THEM INTO SERVICES AT FAMILY GATEWAY.
UH, USUALLY SOMETIMES WE USE DALLAS LIFE, UH, SERVICES.
UH, WE DO USE, SOMETIMES WE USE, UH, NOT BOARDING HOME, BUT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.
WE USE SUPPORTIVE HOUSING TO CONNECT FAMILIES INTO SERVICES AND SOMETIMES THAT COULD, WILL COST, BUT WE DO HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH SOME SUPPORTIVE HOUSING THAT THEY WILL WORK WITH US AND ALLOW THE FAMILY TO STAY FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS UNTIL WE ARE ABLE TO FIND SOME OTHER SERVICES FOR THEM.
SO THAT'S KIND OF THE PROCESS THAT WE'VE BEEN TAKING OUT IN THE STREETS FAR AS THE HARD TEAM AND A CASE IS, IS MADE TO, TO CPS.
IF WE DO COME ACROSS FAMILIES WITH, WITH CHILDREN WHO ARE SERVICE RESISTANT, THEY DON'T WANT TO GO INTO SHELTER, WE DO MAKE, REPORT THOSE CASES TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AND JUST TO, UH, DOCUMENT A CASE WITH CPS SO THEY ARE AWARE.
COMMISSIONER CLINTON, THANK YOU CHAIR AND THANK YOU GENTLEMEN FOR BEING HERE AND TAKING THE TIME.
MY QUESTION IS, UH, ON THIS HIGH LEVEL REPORT THAT WE GET, UM, WHAT, DO YOU KNOW WHAT MCC MEANS? THAT'S MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL, MA'AM.
I SEE THAT EVERYWHERE AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS.
UM, WE ALSO GET A LIST OF THE LOCATIONS VISITED, THE ENCAMPMENTS THAT ARE CLEANED, WHICH ALL OF THIS
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IS SUCH GOOD INFORMATION.AND I'M ASSUMING THAT THIS INFORMATION COMES FROM DETAILED INFORMATION THAT YOU GET FROM YOUR, OKAY.
I WONDER IF IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE FOR US TO SEE THESE.
I SAY THAT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE HEAR FROM OUR, UM, IN OUR DISTRICT AND NEIGHBORS, NO ONE'S DOING ANYTHING.
NO ONE, YOU KNOW THAT WE HEAR THIS AND IT'S SO, IT'S SO NICE TO BE ABLE TO SAY TO THEM, WELL WE, YOU KNOW, HERE'S WHAT OHS DID DO AND HERE'S WHAT HART DID DO.
WE WENT OUT THERE AND JUST TO, TO SHOW THE ACTIVITY.
'CAUSE I KNOW YOU'RE BUSY AND I KNOW YOU'RE OUT THERE DOING THAT.
UM, TO BE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, 36 LOCATIONS VISITED IN ONE WEEK, THAT'S A LOT.
UH, SO I THINK IT'D BE GREAT IF WE COULD, IF IT'S POSSIBLE TO KNOW THOSE LOCATIONS, YOU KNOW, UM, AND THE LOCATIONS CLOSED.
24 BE GREAT TO KNOW THAT BY DISTRICT AS WELL.
AND I'M REALLY SURPRISED BY THE PRIVATE, THE AMOUNT OF PRIVATE, UH, WHAT'S AN EXAMPLE OF A PRIVATE JUST BUSINESSES OR LIKE BEST BUY OR BUSINESSES? YEAH.
BEST BUY, UH, UH, PRIVATE CAN BE, UH, A FIELD.
S SO LIKE THE FIELD'S ON 35 THAT LOOK LIKE THEY'RE JUST EMPTY? YES.
BUT THEY'RE ACTUALLY PRIVATE PROPERTY.
THEY'RE PRIVATE, NOT CITY PROPERTY.
SO THAT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A PROCESS.
UM, HOW ABOUT WORKING WITH NTTA, UM, DO, DO YOU HAVE A GOOD WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE TOLLWAY AUTHORITY? THEY LIKE TO DO THEIR OWN CLEANING, IS THAT RIGHT? CORRECT.
HOW, HOW DOES THAT PROCESS? WE DO HAVE A GOOD WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM.
ANYTIME THAT WE NEED TO ENGAGE WITH THEM, WE HAVE THEIR CONTACT NUMBER AND WE CAN LET THEM KNOW THAT WE ARE ON THEIR PROPERTY AND, AND THEN WE ADDRESS THAT AND WE CLEAN IT.
BUT WE DO NOTIFY THEM THAT, THAT WE ARE WORKING WHAT WE CALL THE NTAA CORRIDOR, WHICH WILL BE FRANKFURT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO SPRING VALLEY.
SO WE, THEY ARE AWARE THAT WE ARE THERE.
COMMISSIONER, OP, UH, ANY AND COMMISSIONER HOWICK TOO.
THIS IS GREAT TO HAVE YOU HERE FOR THIS KIND OF INFORMATION.
UM, ON YOUR RESPONSES, CAN YOU TELL ME ROUGHLY HOW MANY OF YOUR RESPONSES ARE PROACTIVE VERSUS REACTIVE INTO THE 3 1 1 SERVICE REQUEST OR TO THE, YEAH.
YOUR SERVICE REQUEST SPACE? YES, IT CAN BE.
HOW, WELL I THINK OVERALL, HOW MUCH DO YOU GET THAT'S A PROACTIVE LOU VERSUS YOU'RE REACTING TO A CALL, YOU GOT ANY PROACTIVES? WE DO MOST OF OUR PRO PROACTIVE WORK, ANTHONY CAN SPEAK MORE TO THIS AS US FOLLOWING UP WITH THE ENCAMPMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN CLOSED.
THAT IS PART OF THEIR, UH, DUE DILIGENCE TO ENROLL AND RESPONSIBILITY TO FOLLOW UP WITH THOSE ENCAMPMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN DECOMMISSIONED.
SO THOSE, ANY OF ANY EMERGENCY CLOSURE SITES, ANY ENCAMPMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN DECOMMISSIONED, THEY, THEY DO FOLLOW WITH THOSE.
AND THEN AS THEY'RE RESPONDING TO DIFFERENT SERVICE REQUESTS, UH, WE CAN FOLLOW WITH THOSE.
SO I, I CAN PULL THAT, PULL THAT DATA FOR YOU ON A MORE OF OUR PROACTIVE RESPONSES VERSUS RESPONSIVE ON, ON ON SOME OF THOSE ISSUES.
WHEN WE GO TO THOSE CLOSED DECOMMISSION SITE, IT IS OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO GET TO KNOW THE PEOPLE THERE.
'CAUSE USUALLY IT'S THE SAME PEOPLE.
SO WE KIND OF BASICALLY STOP AND TALK WITH THEM.
AND USUALLY IF WE'RE OUT TRAVELING AND WE SEE SOMETHING, WE ARE PROACTIVE WITH IT.
WE JUST ADDRESS IT, WE ADDRESS IT, WE ADDRESS IT, YOU KNOW, WE TAKE CARE OF IT.
AND USUALLY WE DO SEE THINGS BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN TRAINED TO LOOK FOR SHOPPING CARTS, TRASH DEBRIS.
AND SO A LOT OF TIMES OUR HEAD ARE CONSTANTLY TURNING AND SAY, OH, SOMETHING OVER THERE.
'CAUSE YOU KNOW, USUALLY OUR POPULATION, THEY TRY TO HIDE FROM US, RIGHT? AND, AND SO USUALLY WE ARE PROACTIVE IN TRYING TO PROVIDE THOSE SERVICES WHEN WE DO SEE THEM OUT THERE.
I THINK YOU FIND A LOT OF THE COMMISSIONERS HEADS TURN WHEN THEY SEE THE SAME THINGS.
WHAT'S YOUR BEST RECOMMENDATION? ALWAYS 3, 1, 1, 2, 1.
I'M NOT SURE HOW THAT FITS, BUT I WOULD SAY 3 1 1, SO THAT WE CAN KEEP THE DATA, WE CAN HAVE THE DATA AND WE CAN, YOU KNOW, INPUT OUR RESPONSE AND WHAT WE'VE DONE SO THAT THE PUBLIC CAN KNOW AND THEN OUR INTERNAL CAN KNOW WHAT WE HAVE DONE TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE.
BUT 3 1 1 IS FOR ME, IS ALWAYS THE BEST WAY.
IS THERE ANY THOUGHT TO LOOKING AT THE 3 1 1 CHOICES AND POTENTIALLY TRYING TO EXPAND THOSE OPTIONS? BECAUSE RIGHT NOW IT'S PANHANDLING OR CAMP AND ONE GETS YOU A COP OUT THERE AND ONE GETS YOU SUPPORT.
AND I DON'T THINK THAT'S THE ANSWER.
WE CAN DEFINITELY, WE CAN, UM, LOOK AT DIFFERENT WAYS TO WORK WITH OUR 3 3 1 1 COORDINATORS TO FIND DIFFERENT, YOU KNOW, SERVICE REQUESTS THAT ALLOWS THE BEST RESPONSE.
SO WHATEVER, YOU KNOW, I'M OPEN TO SUGGESTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.
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A DIFFERENT SERVICE THAT IS NEEDED, UM, DEFINITELY REACH OUT TO ME.I CAN DEFINITELY LOOK INTO THAT AND SEE WHAT IS THE BEST RESPONSE TO THOSE PARTICULAR ISSUES.
O OTHER THAN A PANHANDLING SITUATION AND A HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT.
I THINK, OH, WE HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION.
COMMISSIONER FLORES, TWO MINUTES.
AND THANK YOU BOTH FOR, FOR YOUR TIME TODAY.
UH, MY QUESTION IS AROUND, UM, TRIAGING THESE CASES ONCE THEY'RE SUBMITTED.
UM, ONE, UH, I KNOW IT WAS BROUGHT UP THAT THE SAME TRAINING, UH, IS HAPPENING FOR THE VARIOUS PEOPLE WORKING THROUGH THESE ISSUES, BUT JUST CURIOUS, ARE YOU ABLE TO SHARE, UM, INFORMATION ON HOW OFTEN THESE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE PART OF THE HEART TEAM ARE BEING ENGAGED FOR, FOR THESE 896 CASES THAT HAVE BEEN PROCESSED OR SINCE JULY OF THIS YEAR? JUST SO THAT WE HAVE AN AWARENESS OF, YOU KNOW, IS, IS THE, UM, MOBILE CRISIS TEAM BEING UTILIZED MORE OFTEN THAN THE DALLAS MARSHALLS, FOR INSTANCE? I'LL LET ANTHONY ELABORATE ON THAT.
BUT AGAIN, THOSE TEAMS THAT WE HAVE ARE WITH US, ARE OUT WITH US DAILY.
SO WHEN WE DO, SO THEY OUT, OUT THERE, YES, THEY ARE WITH US.
THEY'RE PART OF OUR CORE TEAM THAT IS COORDINATED WITH US DAILY.
SO IF WE RESPOND TO THOSE, THEY ARE, ARE WITH US AS WELL.
AND SO HOW THAT PROCESS WORKS IS OKAY, WE ARE ALL TOGETHER.
SO USUALLY WHEN WE RIDE TO A SCENE, SAY WE ARE GOING TO, UH, 71 OH SOUTH, UH, HOUSTON STREET, WE ALL ARRIVE AT THE SAME TIME.
THE MARSHAL GETS OUT FIRST TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS SAFE.
AND THEN YOU HAVE YOUR I, UH, CIT, WHICH IS YOUR SOCIAL WORKER GETS OUT ONCE THE OFFICER SAID, HEY, IT'S SAFE, IT'S OKAY.
AND THEN THE CIT GETS OUT AND, AND AS WELL AS OUTREACH, GENERAL OUTREACH, AND THEY GO HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE PEOPLE THAT WE ARE ENGAGING AND THEN THEY FIND OUT WHAT SERVICES THAT THEY MAY NEED.
AND THEN WE HAVE, UH, THE CODE PERSON COMES OUT AND THEN THEY IDENTIFY IF THE PROPERTY IS PUBLIC, PRIVATE OR TDO.
AND THEN DALLAS ANIMAL SERVICES, THEY'RE AWARE OF THE THERE AS WELL IN CASE IF THEY HAVE ANIMALS AND THEN THEY CAN PROVIDE THE SERVICES.
SO USUALLY THAT'S THE FORMAT, UH, UH, HOW WE, UH, ENGAGE IN THE PUBLIC.
AND SOMETIMES THE MARSHAL DOESN'T GET OUT FIRST.
SOMETIMES, UH, UH, OUTREACH AND, UH, CIT GETS OUT BECAUSE WE'VE PROBABLY BEEN TO THIS LOCATION BEFORE AND THEY KNOW US AND SO THEREFORE THERE'S NO NEED FOR THE MARSHAL TO GET OUT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH COMMISSIONERS FOR YOUR QUESTIONS.
THOSE WERE GREAT AND THANK YOU GENTLEMEN SO MUCH, UH, FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
WE'RE GONNA LEAVE THAT TO ONE ROUND OF QUESTION QUESTIONING CHAIR.
I THINK YOU HAVE COMMISSIONER KEYS THAT WOULD LIKE TO ASK A QUESTION.
UH, NOT OFF THE HOOK JUST YET.
COMMISSIONER KEYS TWO MINUTES.
UH, WHAT ARE THE HOURS OF OPERATION OF THE HEART TEAM AND HOW DO Y'ALL LIKE, ARE Y'ALL AFTER HOURS? ARE YOU NINE TO FIVE? WHAT'S IT LOOK LIKE? UH, OUR OPERATION HOURS ARE MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.
WE HAVE TWO TEAMS, AND THAT'S FROM 8:00 AM TO 7:00 PM WE HAVE ONE TEAM THAT WORKS MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY, AND THEN WE HAVE ONE OTHER TEAM THAT WORKS WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY, 8:00 AM TO 7:00 PM AWESOME.
WHAT'S THE COURSE THEN ALSO I, UH, I FORGETTING ABOUT THE SUNDAY, THEN WE HAVE A SUNDAY TEAM THAT WORKS FROM 9:00 AM TO 2:00 PM OKAY.
FOR, UH, I, TWO TWO LITTLE QUICK QUESTIONS.
DO YOU, FIRST OF ALL, DO YOU FEEL THAT'S ADEQUATE, THOSE HOURS ARE, ARE ADEQUATE FOR, FOR YOU GUYS TO DO YOUR JOB EFFECTIVELY? AND SECONDLY, UH, LET'S SAY THAT UH, A RESIDENT OR A BUSINESS OWNER HAS SOMEONE THAT'S, UH, CAMPING OUT ON THEIR FRONT LAWN AND FRONT STEPS.
UM, WHAT'S THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION? UH, IF THEY'RE DOING IT LIKE AT 12 AT NIGHT VERSUS DOING IT AT FROM NINE TO SEVEN IN THAT PARTICULAR, UH, SCENARIO THAT WOULD IDENTIFY THAT AS TRESPASSING? IF ANYBODY IS ON TO MUCH PRIVATE PROPERTY WITHOUT PERMISSION AND IT'S AFTER HOURS, BEST COURSE WOULD BE, WOULD BE TO DIAL EMERGENCY SERVICES 9 1 1 AND INFORM THEM OF THAT AND OFFICER WILL RESPOND AND ADDRESS THAT, THAT ISSUE.
YEAH, SO I GUESS THE OTHER QUESTION IS LIKE, WHAT IF THE PERSON'S NOT THERE? LIKE HOW DO YOU, HOW DO YOU, IS THERE, IS THERE A 'CAUSE YOU, THEY, THEY WAIT, THEY GET THERE IN THE MORNING FROM THE BUSINESS AND THEY SEE IT LATER ON, SO, AND I THINK THEY FILED A CTA AND I GUESS THAT'S THE RE THAT'S THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION FOR THAT, CORRECT? YES.
A A CRIMINAL TRESPASS AFFIDAVIT WOULD ALLOW OFFICERS TO ENFORCE IF THE OWNER OF THAT PROPERTY, IT'S NOT PRESENT AND THEY COULD STILL PUT IN A 3 1 1 SERVICE REQUEST AND WE CAN COME THROUGH THE NEXT MORNING, THAT SERVICE REQUEST WILL BE IN OUR QUEUE, AND THEN WE CAN ADDRESS THAT, UH, ISSUE AS WELL.
AND DO YOU FEEL LIKE THOSE HOURS ARE ADEQUATE THAT YOU GUYS HAVE, OR DO YOU THINK
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YOU'D BE MORE EFFECTIVE, UM, HAVING LATER HOURS OR EARLIER HOURS THIS WEEK? AT THIS CURRENT TIME? THE HOURS THAT WE SELECTED ARE STRATEGIC TO WHAT WE BELIEVE IS THE, YOU KNOW, THE PEAK HOURS OF ACTIVITY OF ISSUES THAT THAT NEED TO BE, UM, RESPONDED TO.UM, AGAIN, THE, THE, THE, THE SUNDAY HOURS WERE SELECTED, AGAIN, WE KNOW THAT'S A HIGH VOLUME OF STREET FEEDING, A NUMBER OF, OF PEAK HOURS WHEN INDIVIDUALS ARE, UM, USUALLY IN, IN THOSE DOWNTOWN AREAS.
SO IT WILL AGAIN AS OUR MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY HOURS, THAT'S 7:00 AM THROUGH, UH, I'M SORRY, 8:00 AM THROUGH 7:00 PM HOURS OR HOURS ARE AGAIN, WHAT WE CAN RESPOND TO AND ALSO HAVE AN EFFECTIVE PLAN.
ANYTHING PASSED, I'M GONNA SAY, YOU KNOW, 8:00 PM A LOT OF RESOURCES AREN'T AVAILABLE.
A LOT OF SHELTERS ARE, ARE CLOSED.
WE REALLY DON'T HAVE A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO CONNECT INDIVIDUAL SERVICE TO.
SO US BEING ABLE TO RESPOND TO A PARTICULAR SITUATION AND BE ABLE TO OFFER A, A SOLUTION TO, TO SOMEONE OR IS, IS BETWEEN THOSE DESIGNATED HOURS.
BUT WE'RE CONTINUING, CONTINUING TO LOOK AT THOSE HOURS, YOU KNOW, AND, UM, MAKE SOME REVISIONS AS NEEDED AND ADJUST AS AS YOU NEED THERE.
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER KEYS AND THANK YOU GENTLEMEN.
AND I JUST QUICK, QUICK MESSAGE OUT TO MY COMMISSIONERS.
UH, JUST NOTE THAT WE HAVE SHANNON BROWNING AND ANTHONY VIRGIL HERE, UM, FROM THE HEART TEAM.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR NEED A RESPONSE FOR THE FROM THE HEART TEAM, PLEASE, THEY CAN EMAIL YOU.
OKAY, YOU GUYS, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
OKAY, SO WE ARE RUNNING SHORT ON TIME AND CHRISTINE AND WANDA NEED TO BE SOMEWHERE AT, UH, 3:00 PM SHARP.
SO WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO IS, UM, FOR THE ITEM SIX AND ITEM SEVEN, WE'RE JUST GONNA DO A QUICK PRESENTATION ON ONE OF THOSE.
AND THEN FOR ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THESE TWO PRESENTATIONS ON ITEM SIX AND ITEM SEVEN COMMISSIONERS, UH, YOU WILL EMAIL OR I'M REQUESTING THAT YOU EMAIL, UH, CHRISTINE CROSLEY, WANDA MORLAND, AMANDA VOIGHT, RENITA GRIGGS, AND MYSELF WITH YOUR SPECIFIC QUESTIONS SO THAT THOSE CAN BE ADDRESSED.
AND THEN, UH, WE CAN, UM, PUNT THOSE OUT TO THE REST OF THE COMMISSIONERS.
SO I BELIEVE WE'RE GONNA GO OVER THE BUDGET OVERVIEW, WHICH IS ITEM SEVEN.
CHRISTINE CROSLEY, OFFICE OF HOMELESS SOLUTIONS, WANDA MORMAN, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF OFFICE HOMELESS SOLUTIONS.
SO THIS IS JUST AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT WAS APPROVED, UH, SEPTEMBER 18TH BY THE CITY COUNCIL.
UM, YOU CAN SEE OUR GENERAL CODES, UM, CAPITAL OUTLAY, WE DON'T HAVE ONE, WE DON'T USUALLY HAVE ONE, BUT WE NEVER HAVE ONE, UM, REIMBURSEMENTS THAT'S NEW THIS YEAR.
SO INSTEAD OF US HAVING A, UH, LINE ITEM FOR OUR ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP FEE, WE ACTUALLY HAVE, OR EXCUSE ME, FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP, THERE'S ACTUALLY NOW AN ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP FEE THAT IS ADMINISTERED BY SANITATION SERVICES.
SO IT'S A FEE THAT COMES IN FROM THE TAXPAYERS AND THEN THAT WILL BE GIVEN TO US AS NEEDED ON A REIMBURSEMENT BASIS.
UM, SO THAT'S EXCITING 'CAUSE IT CUTS DOWN ON OUR BUDGET IN A WAY THAT REIMAGINES THE CITY BUDGET.
UM, WE ALSO USED TO HAVE, UH, FENCING AND NOW FENCING.
UH, THE FENCING LINE ITEM IS OVER WITH PUBLIC WORKS.
UM, AND SO WE WORK WITH THEM, BUT THEY HOLD THAT.
UH, AND THEN OF COURSE WE HAVE OUR, UH, ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS THAT COME FROM HUD, WHICH IS, UM, THE FEDERAL GRANT AND TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING COMMUNITY AFFAIRS.
YOU WILL SEE, UM, YOU WILL SEE AND HAVE SEEN THOSE GOING OUT VIA RFP AND VIA AWARDS, UH, THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THAT WE COME TO YOU TO BRIEF WHERE THEY'RE COMING TO COUNCIL.
AND THEN REMAINING ONE-TIME FUNDING.
THESE ARE THINGS THAT, UM, POTEN THAT ARE OBLIGATED TO VARIOUS PROJECTS OR IN THE WORKS 2017 BOND FUND FOR INSTANCE SAYS 1 68, BUT ACTUALLY RIGHT NOW IT'S AROUND 30,000, UH, THAT HASN'T BEEN SPENT.
UM, 2.5 MILLION OF THAT, WHICH I THINK SHOWED UP YESTERDAY IN A PRESENTATION TO COUNCIL THAT IS ACTUALLY OBLIGATED WAS FOR 41 50 INDEPENDENCE DRIVE.
SO SOME THINGS JUST HAVE NOT BEEN SPENT, BUT ARE ALREADY OBLIGATED.
I THINK THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT.
IT'S PRETTY MUCH, IT'S SIMILAR TO LAST YEAR'S BUDGET, UM, EXCEPT IT WENT DOWN BY ABOUT 3 MILLION.
AND THAT IS BECAUSE WE LOST A BUNCH OF THE, UH, WE LOST THREE OF THE $1 MILLION ONE-OFFS FROM LAST YEAR.
ONE OF THOSE WAS THE CAPACITY BUILDING FOR UNITED WAY, WHICH HAS BEEN HUGELY SUCCESSFUL.
WE'D OBVIOUSLY LOVE TO DO THAT AGAIN, BUT WHEN YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF TOUGH FINANCIAL DECISIONS TO MAKE, YOU CAN'T USUALLY DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
ALTHOUGH THE NEXT COHORT, UM, CLASS IS COMING UP, SO YOU GUYS WILL BE RECEIVING, UM, RECEIVING AN EMAIL ABOUT COMING TO MEET THE COHORT.
UM, AND THEN WE HAD AN, UH, UPDATE.
WE HAD A BOOSTED AMOUNT FOR CLEANING.
WE HAD AN ADDITIONAL 1 MILLION.
AND THEN WE HAD, WHAT ELSE DID WE HAVE? WE HAD SOMETHING ELSE.
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THE SANCTION ENCAMPMENT, YES.THERE WAS A 1 MILLION, UM, THAT WAS EARMARKED LAST BUDGET SESSION, UM, FOR A SANCTION ENCAMPMENT PROJECT.
AND THAT NEVER GOT DISCUSSED BY HHS DIDN'T GET OFF THE GROUND.
UM, OF COURSE NOW AT HHS WE'RE HAVING INTERIM HOUSING PROJECT DISCUSSIONS AND THAT'S GONNA COME BACK IN DECEMBER.
SO DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT THINGS, IT'S JUST THAT SPECIFIC PROJECT NEVER GOT DISCUSSED.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANNA BRING UP.
AND IF YOU GUYS HAVE QUESTIONS, PLEASE LET US KNOW.
UM, AS I SAID, SOME OF THESE ARE MULTI-YEAR, SOME OF THESE ARE ONE TIME, BUT THE TOP IS WHAT WAS JUST DISCUSSED AND PASSED BY COUNCIL AND THAT'S GENERAL FUND.
EVERYTHING ELSE IS HAPPENING OUTSIDE OF THE GENERAL FUND.
DID YOU GUYS WANNA BRIEFLY DO THE, UH, PROPERTY UPDATES? LEMME, LEMME DO THE PROPERTY 1 2 47, BUT I ALSO DON'T WANT TO KEEP YOU IF YOU NEED THIS SPLIT.
NO, I CAN DO THIS ONE VERY QUICKLY.
UM, SO FOR THE PROPERTY ONE, UM, ALL OF OUR PROPERTIES ARE MOVING ALONG.
SO FORT WORTH AVENUE, UM, WE'RE LOOKING AT 70 TO 70 SE 72 BEDS TOTAL ONCE IT'S DONE.
ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE FOR THAT IS DECEMBER 31ST, 2025.
UM, THERE'S BEEN REALLY GOOD COMMUNICATION BETWEEN, UH, ST.
JUDE AND THE ARCHITECT AND THE COMMUNITY.
EVERYONE'S VERY HAPPY WITH THAT.
UH, FOR 41 50 INDEPENDENCE DRIVE.
UM, AS WE HAD SAID, THE ORIGINAL PSH NOFA DIDN'T HAVE ANY RESPONDERS, SO WE REISSUED IT AND, UH, WE EXPECT, LAST I HEARD, THEY EXPECT TO HAVE ONE OR TWO UH, RESPONSES.
UM, PART OF THAT THAT WE REALLY PUSHED ON, WHICH WAS IN THE ORIGINAL NOFA, IS THE, UH, BUT WE MADE SURE PEOPLE SAW IT.
THE, IN THE SECOND ROUND IS THE OPTION TO DEMO THE RESIDENTIAL AREA AND REBUILD THAT, WHICH MAY IN FACT BE CHEAPER.
WE HEARD THAT THAT WAS PREFERABLE TO SOME PEOPLE.
SO WE'LL SEE WHEN THAT COMES BACK IN NOVEMBER, WHAT THOSE PROPOSALS WERE.
AND THEN IF WE GO TO THE NEXT ONE, HAMPTON, UM, THIS WAS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION IN SEPTEMBER, AND ACTUALLY THIS IS, UM, THIS INFORMATION IS OLD.
UM, THE NOVEMBER HHS MEETING IS CANCELED, SO IT'LL BE COMING BACK TO CLOSE SESSION IN DECEMBER.
I JUST WANNA REMIND COMMISSIONERS THAT IF YOU HAVE ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS RELATED TO THESE TWO ITEMS, UM, YOU'LL EMAIL CHRISTINE WANDA, AMANDA BOY, UH, RENITA, AND MYSELF.
AND JUST A PLUG FOR HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS SOLUTIONS NEXT TUESDAY.
UM, WE WILL BE DOING THE QUARTERLY REVIEW FOR OUR SYSTEM THERE, WHICH WILL THEN, OF COURSE COME TO YOU GUYS.
UM, BUT IN ADDITION TO THE CEO FOR HOUSING FORD ZERO CON AND MYSELF, WE WILL ALSO BE BRINGING IN, UM, MEADOWS MEDICAL, UM, MEDICAL HEALTH EXECUTIVE AND NORTH TEXAS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AUTHORITY EXECUTIVE TO TALK ABOUT OUR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TEAMS. SO I THINK IT'LL BE REALLY, REALLY INTERESTING IN A WAY THAT I'VE HEARD THIS GROUP TALKING ABOUT QUITE A BIT.
OKAY, UH, WE'RE NOW ON ITEM EIGHT.
THIS WILL BE THE TASK FORCE UPDATE FOR THE CITIZEN HOMELESSNESS COMMISSION.
WE'RE GONNA START WITH, UH, THE TASK FORCE FOR PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT.
UM, JAMES HOCK IS THE VICE CHAIR AND HE WILL DO THE PRESENTATION.
UM, I THINK WE COULD CHECK THAT.
UM, SO WE MET THIS MORNING, UH, BEFORE THIS MEETING.
AND, UH, I WANNA THANK, UH, MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS, UH, FOR BEING IN PERSON.
UH, COMMISSIONER SILHAN AND COMMISSIONER EINSTEIN AND COMMISSIONER OWENS WAS ON THE PHONE.
WE ARE WORKING ON OUR MISSION STATEMENT.
WE HAVE A STARTING POINT BASED ON WHAT WAS PROVIDED BY, UH, CHAIR GARNER AND HER ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS FROM THE, THE, UH, RETREAT.
AND, UH, WE ARE LOOKING TO EXPAND A LITTLE BIT THE SCOPE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE OFFERING VALUE AND NOT JUST A PARROT OF EXISTING COMMUNICATIONS.
SO WE'RE GONNA LOOK TO GROW FURTHER.
UM, WE WANT TO GET ANSWERS TO COMMON QUESTIONS ANSWERED.
SO WE'RE GONNA BUILD AN FAQ AND WE'RE GONNA PUSH FOR THE WEBSITE TO GET LAUNCHED SO WE HAVE A PLACE TO DROP THESE ITEMS THAT ACTUALLY LIVES BEYOND THE TIME WE CREATE THEM.
SO I THINK WE'VE GOT HIGH HOPES, BIG EXPECTATIONS, UH, AND WE'LL LET YOU KNOW AS WE GO.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT UPDATE.
WE ARE ALL REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
SO, UM, I THINK PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT IS KEY TO EDUCATING THE CITIZENS ON HOW WE CAN HELP OUR, UM, THE UNHOUSED CITIZENS OF DALLAS.
SO, MOVING TO OUR NEXT TASK FORCE.
DO WE HAVE JAMON BROWN ONLINE? SHE'S LOGGING IN REMOTE.
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OKAY.WE'LL, UH, MOVE TO THE NEXT TASK FORCE WHILE WE, UM, LOCATE RAMONICA.
SO THE DATA DRIVES INITIATIVE TASK FORCE.
THERE ARE TWO CO-CHAIRS, COMMISSIONER KEYS, AND COMMISSIONER KLATTEN HOFF, WHO WOULD LIKE TO LEAVE THIS DISCUSSION.
KATTEN HOFF, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.
SO WE MET THE DIG TIFF, DDI, TIFF, UH, DATA DRIVE INITIATIVES TASK FORCE.
WE MET OCTOBER 7TH, UH, AT ST.
UH, WE'RE TRYING TO MEET AT A DIFFERENT SERVICE PROVIDER EVERY TIME OR IN A DIFFERENT LOCATION EVERY TIME.
SO WE CAN BE SOUTH DALLAS ONCE NORTH DALLAS ONCE, 'CAUSE WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER.
UM, WE DID FINALIZE OUR MISSION STATEMENT, UH, SHALL, OKAY.
THE DATA DRIVES INITIATIVES, TASK FORCE, UH, STRIVES TO OBSERVE, CONSOLIDATE, AND ASSESS CITY OF DALLAS HOMELESSNESS DATA AND REPORTING ORGANIZED BY COUNCIL, DISTRICT AND SUBJECT MATTER TO ENSURE ALIGNMENT OF CITY SERVICES TO ENHANCE EFFICIENCY, QUALITY, AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THE CITYWIDE RESPONSE TO HOMELESSNESS.
SO WE REALLY TRIED TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN BEST UTILIZE THE DATA THAT'S AVAILABLE.
UH, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GONNA BE LOOKING AT AND, AND HOW WE CAN USE THAT DATA TO TELL THE STORY OF HOW WE CAN MOVE SOMEONE FROM STREET TO HOME MOST QUICKLY.
I, WE'RE TRYING TO GET THAT, UH, SET UP.
NOVEMBER 7TH, I BELIEVE IS THE, THAT DOESN'T SOUND RIGHT.
UM, YEAH, WHERE WE'LL MEET AGAIN IN NOVEMBER AND CONTINUE.
WE TALKED ABOUT THE HEART DATA, SO WE REALLY HAD KIND OF A DEEP DIVE ON THE REPORTS THAT WE GET FROM THE HEART DATA.
SO WE'LL BE LOOKING AT THAT MORE BASED ON THIS, UH, PRESENTATION TO KIND OF SEE WHAT MORE WE CAN GET FROM THAT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT PRESENTATION.
UM, THIS IS A DISCUSSION ON DISTRICT SPECIFIC HOMELESSNESS CONCERNS AND OBSERVATIONS.
THIS IS THE C ONE B ONE, TEACH ONE MATRIX.
UM, I DIDN'T RECEIVE ANY EMAILS, UM, ON ANYONE WANTING TO SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCE FOR BEING IN A SPECIFIC DISTRICT.
UM, BUT I CAN OPEN THE FLOOR NOW TO THAT IF ANYBODY HAS ANYTHING THAT THEY WANT TO SHARE.
I'M NOT SEEING ANYONE AT CITY HALL.
AND SO WE CAN OPEN THE FLOOR FOR INVITATIONS.
DOES ANYONE WANT TO VISIT A DISTRICT OR INVITE SOMEONE? COMMISSIONER HOCK.
I WILL OPEN THAT NOW THAT I'M BACK IN TOWN.
ANYONE'S INTERESTED? I'M HAPPY TO HOST A DRIVE THROUGH IN DISTRICT FOUR.
JUST GIMME A TIME AND WE'LL MEET COMMISSIONER HOCK HAS, UH, HAS AN OPEN INVITE FOR NEXT WEEK.
DID, DID YOU SAY A SPECIFIC DAY IN NEXT WEEK? DURING OKAY.
UH, COMMISSIONER SOHAN AND COMMISSIONER FLORES WOULD LIKE TO VISIT DISTRICT FOUR, UH, HOSTED BY COMMISSIONER HOWARD.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR ENGAGEMENT.
THIS IS MY FAVORITE PROPOSED ITEMS FOR NEXT FUTURE MEETINGS.
UM, WE'VE GOT 10 MINUTES ALLOTTED FOR THIS.
WE ARE AT 2:55 PM UM, IF ANYBODY WANTS TO PUT A MOTION TO EX EXTEND THE MEETING PAST 3:00 PM FOR A LITTLE BIT, I CAN DO THAT NOW OR I CAN JUST SPEAK VERY QUICKLY.
PROPOSE ITEMS FOR, UH, NEXT FUTURE MEETINGS.
UM, I WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE, UM, A PRESENTATION ON HMS. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO PROPOSE A MEETING WITH THOSE WHO ARE HEADING THE PROPERTIES, THOSE THREE PROPERTIES THAT WE WERE JUST BRIEFED ON.
I'M GONNA PROPOSE THAT WE HAVE A ROBUST DISCUSSION WITH THOSE INVOLVED.
UH, COMMISSIONER KLATTEN HOFF.
I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR ABOUT THE TRESPASSING PROCESS.
I LIVE THE SAME ORDERS AS FAR AS, UM, GETTING A DEEP DIVE ON THE PROPERTIES, THREE PROPERTIES.
AND I HONESTLY BELIEVE THAT IF WE, WE NEED TO FIND A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT WE CAN REALLY MOVE THE NEEDLE AND I WANT TO HIT THIS HARD ENOUGH THAT WE CAN MOVE
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THE NEEDLE.AND LET'S SOMETHING HAPPEN FASTER THAN IT'S HAPPENING.
IT'S, IT'S JUST LONG WAY WAY'S BEEN NEEDED.
ANY OTHER COMMISSIONERS HAVE ANY PROPOSED AGENDA ITEMS? COMMISSIONER HOWICK? I'D LIKE TO SEE IF NOT THE NEXT MEETING, THE MEETING AFTER SOMEONE FROM 3 1 1 TO COME IN AND TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW WE GET THAT SYSTEM ADJUSTED.
THAT WAS ACTUALLY PROPOSED FOR TODAY, BUT, UH, IT DIDN'T HAPPEN.
AND THAT WAS RECOMMENDED, UM, SEVERAL MONTHS BACK.
UM, I HAVE A RUNNING LIST OF EVERYONE'S PROPOSALS AND I'M SPIKING 'EM INTO PROPOSED AGENDAS FOR THE NEXT SIX MONTHS.
SO I JUST WANNA LET YOU KNOW THAT I AM LISTENING TO EVERYBODY AND TRYING TO GET EVERYBODY INVOLVED.
I'M READING MY ROMAN NUMERALS CORRECTLY.
ANNOUNCEMENT OF UPCOMING MEETINGS.
WE HAVE THE HOUSING AND HOMELESS SOLUTIONS.
THAT'S GONNA BE MONDAY, OCTOBER 28TH, 9:00 AM AND THEN AGAIN HOUSING AND HOMELESS SOLUTIONS.
IS THIS CORRECT? OKAY, WE'RE JUST GONNA, UM, THAT IS PENDING.
UM, I THOUGHT THE HOUSING AND HOMELESS SOLUTIONS MAY BE CANCELED, BUT, OKAY.
WE'LL WE'LL CHECK THE CITY WEBSITE 'CAUSE WE ALL KNOW HOW TO DO THAT NOW.
UM, DALLAS AREA PARTNERSHIP TO END AND PREVENT HOMELESSNESS.
UM, THAT IS ALWAYS THE FIRST THURSDAY OF THE MONTH AT NOON TILL 1:30 PM UM, AND THEN OF COURSE WE HAVE OUR MEETING IN NOVEMBER, CITIZEN HOMELESSNESS COMMISSION, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21ST, 2024.
SAME BAT TIME, SAME BAT CHANNEL AT SIX CS AND, UH, ANY, WE HAVE, UH, TWO MINUTES.
ANYBODY WANT TO, UM, PROMOTE ANY UPCOMING EVENTS UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN? MADAM CHAIR? YES, WE HAVE REVEREND BO THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK.
REVEREND BOONE, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.
IT WAS, UH, FOR PREVIOUS AGENDA ITEM.
SO JUST, UH, FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. I WAS GONNA ADD SOMETHING TO THAT DISCUSSION.
I WOULD JUST LIKE TO HEAR FROM CITY SQUARE, UH, ABOUT HOW THAT TRANSITION'S GOING.
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT HAPPENED IN THE MIDST OF ALL THAT IT SEEMS. YES, SIR.
NOT TO CATCH OFF, BUT I'M, I'VE GOT THAT FOR DECEMBER, UH, CITY SQUARE AND ST.
STUPOT SO THAT THEY CAN SPEAK ON IT TOGETHER.
AND ANY OTHER, DID YOU HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT OF ANY UPCOMING MEETINGS YOU WANNA ADD TO IT? YOU GOOD? OKAY.
UH, COMMISSIONER KLATTEN HOFF.
OHS FRIENDS GROUP HAS AN EVENT ON OCTOBER 26TH AT UNION GOSPEL MISSION CENTER OF HOPE, THE WOMEN AND CHILDREN'S SHELTER.
UH, THIS IS THE FIRST EVENT FOR THE TEEN FRIENDS GROUP WHERE THEY'RE GONNA, WE'RE GONNA GO OUT AND PLAY GAMES WITH THE KIDS THERE AND GIVE THEM SWEET TREATS.
SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO JOIN THE FRIENDS GROUP, UH, IF YOU'RE ABLE.
UM, MINE WAS ANOTHER FRIENDS GROUP, UH, MEETING, OR IT WAS, IT'S ACTUALLY AN APPRECIATION MEETING OF THE COMMISSIONER FROM LAKEWOOD HANDLES THAT SHE DOES THE, AND IT'S GONNA BE AT SMOKEY ROSE ON GARLAND ROAD.
AND THE, UH, PURPOSE OF IT IS A COAT DRIVE, AND AS SOON AS WE GET ALL THE COATS, EVERYBODY THAT COMES TO IT IS GOING TO, WE'RE GONNA TAKE 'EM TO CITY SQUARE.
I MEAN, NOT CITY SQUARE, UH, AUSTIN STREET.
OKAY, SO IT IS, UH, MADAM CHAIR.
COURTNEY RENITA, JUST FOR THE RECORD, UH, IT DOES SHOW THAT, UH, THE HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS SOLUTION COMMITTEE MEETING IS ON NOVEMBER, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER THE SEVENTH.
BUT I'M TOLD THAT THAT MEETING MAY CANCEL.
SO IF YOU GO TO THE CITY CALENDAR AND LEGISLATURE, UH, YOU COULD, UH, IT WILL BE POSTED, UH, PUBLICLY WHEN THAT MEETING IS CANCELED.
I'M ALSO NOT SEEING THE, UH, DAP MEETING ON THAT DATE, WHICH IS USUALLY THE FIRST THURSDAY OF THE MONTH.
THAT YES, THAT MEETING WILL BE RESCHEDULED DUE TO COMMITTEE CHANGES.
UM, CAN I, ARE YOU JESSICA? ARE YOU JESSICA? NO.
IT IS, THANK EVERYONE FOR BEING HERE.
UM, AND I JUST WANNA CALL, UH, DURING THIS MEETING AT, AND THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS, UM, AT 3:01 PM THANK YOU.