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THANK YOU

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ALL FOR BEING HERE THIS

[Special Called Community Development Commission on January 13, 2025.]

EVENING.

I'D LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION SPECIAL COLD MEETING ON JANUARY 13TH AT 6:02 PM REALLY APPRECIATE STAFF AND COMMISSIONERS ALL OF YOUR FLEXIBILITY WITH THE WEATHER, UM, AND FOR HAVING A SPECIAL MEETING HERE TONIGHT AND BEING HERE TONIGHT.

SO, THANK YOU.

VICTOR, CAN WE GO AHEAD AND PLEASE BEGIN OUR ROLL CALL CHAIR RUBIN HERE.

COMMISSIONER DAVIS.

COMMISSIONER ZEKI.

COMMISSIONER BLACK.

COMMISSIONER GARZA.

PRESENT.

COMMISSIONER BARIENTOS? HERE.

COMMISSIONER HOWARD? HERE.

COMMISSIONER GLOBIN? HERE.

COMMISSIONER MENDEZ.

COMMISSIONER MILLS HERE.

CHAIR RUBEN.

WE HAVE A QUORUM.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC SPEAKERS JOINING US THIS EVENING? NO, WE DO NOT HAVE PUBLIC SPEAKERS TODAY.

OKAY, THEN I'D LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE MONTHLY MINUTES FROM THE DECEMBER 5TH, 2024 MEETING.

YOU ALL SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED THOSE VIA EMAIL.

ARE THERE ANY MODIFICATIONS OR EDITS? SEEING NONE.

THANK YOU COMMISSIONER GLOBAN FOR MAKING THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.

THANK YOU.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

THANK YOU.

THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED.

JUST AS A HOUSEKEEPING ISSUE ON THE AGENDA FOR TODAY.

IT WAS THE DECEMBER 5TH, 2024, NOT 2025 MEETING.

WE CAN JUST MAKE THAT CHANGE.

THANK YOU.

I'D NOW LIKE TO INVITE OUR, UM, GRANTS ADMINISTRATION STAFF WITH THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIVISION REPORT, THE TIMELY EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS AND FI 25 26 HUD BUDGET DEVELOPMENT PROCESS.

THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING AND HAPPY NEW YEAR FOR EVERYONE I HAVE NOT SEEN SINCE, UH, THIS LAST MONTH.

UM, I AM SHA WILLIAMS, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR IN THE BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES, THE BRIDGE, UH, GRANTS SECTION.

AND WE HAVE A COUPLE OF, UM, THINGS WE'D LIKE TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON WHEN WE, REGARDING THE, UM, 2324 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT, UM, AS REQUIRED BY THE CITY CHARTER.

EACH OF THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS MUST PRESENT TO THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE, AN ANNUAL REPORT.

SO WE HAVE DEVELOPED ONCE WE, WE, FOR OUR PROCESS AND FOR THIS COMMISSION, WE PREPARE AND SUBMIT OUR ANNUAL REPORT TO HUD AND THAT IS DUE DECEMBER 31ST, 30TH OF EACH YEAR.

WE PREPARE THAT AND THEN FROM THAT REPORT WE USE THAT TO PREPARE THE ANNUAL REPORT FOR THIS COMMISSION.

SO WE HAVE A DRAFT OF THAT REPORT THAT WE WILL SEND OUT TO YOU GUYS FOR JANUARY BY JANUARY 27TH.

AND WHAT WE'RE ASKING YOU TO DO IS REVIEW THAT REPORT.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMUNICATE WITH STAFF AND THEN, AND GET YOUR FEEDBACK, UM, AT YOUR, IT'S DUE TO THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE ON FEBRUARY 1ST, ALL BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.

SO WHAT WE'RE ASKING IS TO REVIEW, PROVIDE YOUR FEEDBACK, AND THEN AT YOUR FEBRUARY 6TH MEETING, WE WILL ASK YOU TO VOTE ON THAT REPORT AND STAFF WILL SUBMIT AND HAVE YOU GUYS IN COMPLIANCE WITH YOUR ANNUAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING, UH, LET US KNOW.

BUT AGAIN, I THINK, UH, BASED JUSTICE WAS TELLING ME THAT, UM, YOU SHOULD BE HAVE IT IN YOUR EMAIL BY JANUARY 27TH REGARDING OUR CDBG TIMELY EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS.

AS YOU'LL RECALL, WE ARE, UH, SUBMITTING A WORKOUT PLAN FOR TO HUD ON A QUARTERLY BASIS PROVIDING THE STATUS OF OUR FUNDS, UH, THROUGHOUT THE FISCAL YEAR 25.

WE HAVE A REPORT THAT WAS DUE TO HUD, UH, AGAIN DECEMBER 30TH, BUT BECAUSE OF OUR ANNUAL CAPER SUBMISSION, WE DID GET AN EXTENSION.

SO, UM, WE'RE STILL WORKING ON THAT REPORT, PREPARING TO SUBMIT THAT TO HUD.

BASICALLY JUST, UM, RECAPPING OUR ACTIVITIES FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE FISCAL YEAR, WHICH WAS BASICALLY DEVELOPING, PREPARING FOR THESE MEETINGS AND OUR FINANCIAL, UH, ANNUAL CAP REPORT.

SO, UH, WE WOULD, THAT IS OUR ACTIVITY FOR THIS QUARTER, SO WE'LL BE SUBMITTING THAT TO HUD.

UM, WE HAVE AN EXTENSION

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AND WE'RE HOPING TO SUBMIT THAT BY THE END OF THE WEEK.

WE ARE ASKING FOR THE FINANCIAL MONITORING COMMITTEE TO SET A MEETING, UM, POSSIBLY IN FEBRUARY AFTER YOUR PUBLIC MEETINGS ARE DONE.

AND WE WILL GO BE ABLE TO GO INTO DETAIL, ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS, PROVIDE OUR UPDATE AND ALL THE THINGS, UM, IN YOUR COMMITTEE MEETING AS IT RELATES TO OUR, UH, TIMELY EXPENDITURE FUNDS.

AND SO, UM, THE DETAILS FOR THAT AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO SUBMIT AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS RELATED TO THAT REPORT.

AND THEN OUR FINAL, UH, UPDATE FOR THIS EVENING FROM THE STAFF IS THE FY 25 26 HUD BUDGET DEVELOPMENT PROCESS.

IT IS UNDERWAY.

UM, WE, AS THE CHAIR HAS SHARED, WE APPRECIATE YOUR FLEXIBILITY.

THIS MEETING WAS FIRST RESCHEDULED FROM FEBRUARY, UH, JANUARY 2ND BECAUSE OF THE HOLIDAY.

AND THEN IT WAS ON JANUARY 9TH WE HAD THE PENDING WEATHER EVENT.

SO, UM, THE FIRST PUBLIC, UH, HEARING WAS SCHEDULED, BUT I THINK WE HAD ONE TODAY AND THE WILLIE B. JOHNSON COMMUNITY AND I HEARD THAT THAT WAS A VERY, UH, GOOD MEETING.

I WANNA THANK ALL THE STAFF THAT MADE IT UP THERE AND GOT TO THE MEETING.

I HEARD IT WAS VERY GOOD.

WE APPRECIATE, UM, I HEAR THAT CHAIR RUBIN AND COMMISSIONER MILLS AND GOBIN WERE THERE AND IT WAS A GOOD MEETING.

SO I WANNA SAY THANK YOU AND THANK YOU TO THE STAFF THAT WAS THERE TO ASSIST.

UH, SO THAT ENDED UP BEING OUR FIRST MEETING, BUT FOLLOWING TONIGHT'S PUBLIC, UH, YOUR MONTHLY MEETING TONIGHT, WE WILL HAVE A, A, UH, PUBLIC HEARING, WHICH NORMALLY WOULD'VE BEEN EARLIER IN THE MONTH, BUT THAT MEETING WILL COMMENCE AT SEVEN, THAT PUBLIC HEARING.

SO I THINK THAT IS ALL THE UPDATES THAT I HAVE AND IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, LET ME KNOW AND WE WILL HAVE STAFF HERE TO ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS AND ANY, ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH SHANNON.

APPRECIATE THAT.

WELL, YOU KIND OF, UH, WENT EXACTLY WHERE I WAS GOING TO GO ON THE NEIGHBORHOOD PUBLIC MEETINGS.

JUST REALLY APPRECIATE, I KNOW IT IS A LOT OF WORK FROM THE STAFF AND IT'S A LOT OF TIME TO PREPARE THEM AND TO PRESENT THEM AND, UM, A LOT OF TIME AND PATIENCE AND EFFORT AND WORK AND I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

I DO THINK IT'S VERY EXCITING AND IT WAS A PRETTY LIVELY MEETING TODAY AND THERE WAS LOTS OF QUESTIONS AND UM, INPUT AND WE DEFINITELY HEARD FROM THE RESIDENTS, SO I THINK THAT WAS VERY POSITIVE AND REALLY APPRECIATE THE GREAT PRESENTATION, EVERYONE BEING THERE.

UM, CERTAINLY COMMISSIONERS, THANK YOU FOR SHOWING UP AND BEING THERE.

WE DO HAVE ANOTHER ONE THIS EVENING.

UM, SO AS MANY COMMISSIONERS AS CAN TO PLEASE STAY ON AND AND PARTICIPATE, IT REALLY IS GREAT FOR THE RESIDENTS TO SEE THAT WE REALLY DO CARE AND THAT WE WANNA HEAR WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY.

SO IF YOU CAN MAKE THAT, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

UM, VICTOR, IF YOU WOULD TO PLEASE MAKE NOTE THAT COMMISSIONER DAVIS HAS JOINED US AND IS WITH US THIS EVENING, UM, AS WELL.

AND THAT REALLY CONCLUDES MY CHAIR REPORT, UH, VICE CHAIR BARTOS, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD THIS EVENING? GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

I JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF REMINDERS REALLY THERE FOR MYSELF.

UH, AND MAYBE FOR A FEW OF FELLOW COMMISSIONERS.

A REMINDER THAT THE ORDER GIFT DIS REPORT IS DUE BY JANUARY 30TH AS WELL, OUR ANNUAL FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORT.

UM, AND WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME ON THAT, BUT TO GET A REMINDER ALSO, I KNOW NEVER TOO EARLY PREPARE AND SO I WANTED TO, UH, PUT A FEELER OUT THERE.

IF THERE'S ANY COMMISSIONERS THAT HAVE ANY IDEAS ON WHAT THE BUS TOUR COULD LOOK LIKE IN THE PERSON AND PROPERTY OR THAT THEY'RE TOURING WHILE WE'RE OUT ON THE BUS TO WHERE PLEASE GO AHEAD AND SEND THAT ME ABOUT THAT.

I'D REALLY LOVE EVERYONE'S FEEDBACK.

OTHER THAN THAT, EVERYONE, FOR STEPPING IN BEING THE PUBLIC, I REALLY APPRECIATE US TRAVELING AND STATES DON'T ALWAYS BUZZ CHIP OUR ANSWERS.

I'M SO SORRY YOU WERE CUTTING IN AND OUT.

SO I'LL JUST THANK YOU BECAUSE YOU DO KEEP US ALL IN SHAPE AND WE APPRECIATE THE REMINDER ON OUR REPORTS THAT ARE DUE OUR QUARTERLY OR GIFT REPORT AS WELL AS THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE.

SO REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.

AND ALSO THANK YOU FOR ALREADY STARTING TO THINK ABOUT OUR BUS TOUR IN APRIL.

UM, IT'S ALWAYS A HIGHLIGHT FOR THE COMMISSION TO REALLY GET OUT ONTO THE GROUND AND SEE A LOT OF THE WORK THAT IS GOING ON.

AND SO I THANK YOU FOR THAT INVITATION TO SEND SUGGESTIONS OR, UM, IF ANYONE WANTS MORE INFORMATION YOUR WAY.

SO REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.

SO COMMISSIONER GLOBIN IS ASKING IF THE BUS TOUR IS SCHEDULED, USUALLY TRY TIE IT INTO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WEEK.

IS IT ON THE CALENDAR? WELL, IT'LL BE

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BUT NOT YET.

DO WE KNOW WHICH WEEK IT IS IN APRIL? NOT YET.

OKAY.

IT'LL BE EITHER THE FIVE TO SECOND WEEK IN APRIL, SO JUST HOLD BOTH WEEKS FOR US.

, IT'S USUALLY THE SATURDAY AND IT'S REALLY USUALLY, YES, IT'S USUALLY A TREAT, BUT UM, WE WILL DEFINITELY WORK AROUND EVERYONE'S SCHEDULE, BUT REALLY APPRECIATE YOU THINKING ABOUT THAT AND KEEPING US SHIP SHAPE.

WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU VICE CHAIR.

THANK YOU.

THANKS.

ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION OR COMMENT? IJ WHILE WE ARE STILL IN THE PROCESS OF CALENDARING, I JUST, UH, SAW ON MY CALENDAR THAT PASSOVER IS, UH, GONE APRIL 12TH.

THAT'S THE FIRST NOT.

OKAY, SO THAT STARTS AT SUNSET UP.

SO IT STARTS.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

YOU'RE SAYING THAT'S A SATURDAY, BUT WE'LL BE OKAY.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH COMMISSIONER MILL.

CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THAT.

COMMISSIONER BARTO, DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD? NO CHAIR.

THAT WAS .

GREAT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I'D THEN LIKE TO ASK CHAIR HOWARD TO GIVE US A REPORT FROM THE DECEMBER 16TH FINANCIAL MONITORING AND PERFORMANCE STANDARDS COMMITTEE MEETING.

THANK YOU.

CHAIR RUBIN.

ON DECEMBER 16TH, 2024 AT SIX O'CLOCK, UH, THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION FINANCIAL MONITORING AND PERFORMANCE STANDARDS COMMITTEE MET IN THIS ROOM.

UH, PRESENT WAS WERE MYSELF, COMMISSIONER DAVIS, WHO IS VICE CHAIR.

UH, COMMISSIONER RUBIN WAS ALSO, UH, IN THE MEETING.

AND COMMISSIONER MILLS AT THAT TIME WE HAD SEVERAL DISCUSSIONS REGARDING THE REPROGRAMMING OF FUNDS AND TIMELY EXPENDITURE OF OF FUNDS AND I CERTAINLY HAVE THAT INFORMATION AND, AND CAN UH, BRIEF THE COMMISSION ON THAT.

BUT AT THIS TIME WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS, UH, TAKE SOME ACTION ON THE ITEMS THAT WE APPROVED AT THE SUBCOMMITTEE LEVEL.

AND SO I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE REPROGRAMMING OF $1,335,555 AND 18 CENTS AS OUTLINED IN THE EXTENSION REQUEST, UH, PRESENTED TO US DATED DECEMBER 16TH, 2024.

SO MOVED.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? ALRIGHT.

SECOND MOTION I'D LIKE TO MAKE IS I'D, I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE EXTENSION OF $3,634,013 AND 25 CENTS AS OUTLINED IN THE EXTENSION REQUEST DATED 12 16 24.

I, SO, OH, I SECOND.

ALL RIGHT, MOVED AND SECONDED.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU CHAIR RUBIN.

UH, FURTHERMORE I'D LIKE TO RECOMMEND TO THE COMMISSION THAT IN ADDITION, AND I WAS GLAD TO HEAR THAT, UH, THE FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE MONITORING COMMITTEE, UH, HAS BEEN REQUESTED TO SET UP A MEETING IN FEBRUARY TO GET AN UPDATE ON THE TIMELY EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS.

UH, BEING THAT THAT'S A QUARTERLY REPORT, I'D LIKE TO RECOMMEND TO THE COMMISSION THAT WE RECEIVE MONTHLY UPDATES ON THE CITY'S EFFORT TO COMPLY, UH, WITH AUGUST 2ND, 2025 DEADLINE OF THE EXPENDITURES.

I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT AS THIS MONEY IS SPENT, WE UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S BEING SPENT.

UM, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, UNDERSTANDING THAT BECAUSE OF SOME OF THE ARPA FUNDS, UH, COVID FUNDS THAT WE'RE GIVEN TO THE CITY, IT MADE THINGS A LITTLE MORE DIFFICULT TO EXPEND THOSE FUNDS.

BUT I THINK WITH US BEING A LITTLE BIT AT RISK WITH HUD ON, UH, FUTURE DISTRIBUTIONS, I THINK IT WOULD BE GOOD FOR THIS COMMISSION TO CONTINUE TO MONITOR THAT AND GET A REPORT FROM STAFF ON A MONTHLY BASIS.

MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE CITY IS PLANNING ON UTILIZING SOME OF THOSE FUNDS FOR, UH, FOR WORK THAT CAN BE QUICKLY DONE ON BUILDINGS, MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS THAT MAY NEED TO BE REROUTED, UH, OR OTHER KIND OF QUICK EXPENDITURE ITEMS. AND SO I THINK WITH TIME BEING OF ESSENCE ON THE EXPENDITURE OF THOSE FUNDS, IF WE COULD REQUEST THAT OF STAFF.

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THANK YOU.

THANK YOU CHAIR HOWARD.

I THINK THAT'S AN EXCELLENT, MY REPORT.

I THINK THAT'S AN EXCELLENT SUGGESTION AND APPRECIATE YOUR THOUGHTFULNESS ON THAT.

COMMISSIONER MO, I WAS JUST WANTING TO SAY THAT I CONCUR WITH COMMISSIONER HOWARD'S REQUEST TO HAVE THESE, UH, REPORTS DONE ON A MONTHLY BASIS, ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF THE FACT THAT, UM, GIVEN THAT THESE ARE SHORT TIMEFRAME, UM, YOU KNOW, WE CAN, UH, GET UPDATES AND METRICS RELATIVELY EASILY IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.

OKAY.

SO CHAIR HOWARD, ARE YOU THINKING IT WOULD JUST BE ADDED TO OUR MONTHLY AGENDA AND WE WOULD JUST HEAR IT AT THE MEETINGS? I THINK THAT'S A GREAT IDEA.

DOES THAT WORK? THANK YOU.

OKAY, GREAT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

VICTOR, HAVE ANY PUBLIC SPEAKERS JOINED US AT THIS POINT? NO, WE HAVE NO PUBLIC SPEAKERS.

COMMISSIONERS.

DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS? UM, THIS IS ROSEANNE.

THIS IS, UH, COMMISSIONER MILLS.

I JUST WANTED TO REMIND, UH, FELLOW COMMISSION MEMBERS THAT WE ARE BEGINNING OUR NEIGHBORHOOD PUBLIC MEETINGS OVER THIS NEXT WEEK.

AND THIS COMING THURSDAY AT 6:00 PM IS ANOTHER IN-PERSON NEIGHBORHOOD PUBLIC MEETING AT JC ZARAGO RECREATION CENTER, 3 1 1 4 CLIMBER STREET.

UM, BASED ON, UM, THE FEEDBACK THAT CAME FROM TODAY'S IN-PERSON MEETING, THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMISSIONERS TO GET A, UM, IN-PERSON UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THESE PROGRAMS IMPACT INDIVIDUALS' LIVES AND BENEFIT OUR COMMUNITIES.

SO IF YOU HAVE TIME TO, UH, LISTEN IN ON ANY OF THE VIRTUAL MEETINGS OR ATTEND THE MEETING, UH, THIS THURSDAY ON THE 16TH, I REALLY RECOMMEND, UH, MAKING THAT TIME.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

COMMISSIONER NOTES.

I ALSO DO THINK AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE IT DOES SHOW, UM, A GOOD SHOWING SHOWS THAT WE ARE COMMITTED TO WHAT WE'RE DOING.

SO I THINK IT GOES BOTH WAYS ON THEN APPRECIATE IT PARTICIPATION WHEN YOU, MICHELLE HOWARD.

ONE OTHER ANNOUNCEMENT, UH, ON JANUARY 23RD, I BELIEVE IT IS, AT SIX O'CLOCK, UH, THE CITY WILL BE CONDUCTING HOUSING FORWARD, WILL BE LEADING THE POINT IN TIME COUNT OF THE UNHOUSED IN THE CITY OF DALLAS.

I ENCOURAGE YOU TO VOLUNTEER TO, UH, BE INCLUDED IN THAT PROCESS AND, AND COUNT THE UNHOUSED, UH, ON OUR CITY STREETS IF YOU FEEL SO INCLINED.

UH, AND YOU CAN GO TO THE HOUSING COURT WEBSITE TO SIGN UP.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? THEN I'D LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN OUR SPECIAL CALL MEETING.

SO MOVED THERE.

SECOND.

THANK YOU COMMISSIONER .

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

AYE.

THEN OUR JANUARY 13TH SPECIAL CALLS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 6:20 PM.