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[Community Development Commission on March 6, 2025.]
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ALL RIGHT, IN THE ABSENCE OF CHAIR RUBIN, WHO WILL BE HERE MOMENTARILY, I'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND GET THE MEETING STARTED.
UH, THIS IS A MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION, OUR MONTHLY MEETING.
IT'S THURSDAY, MARCH THE SIXTH, 2025 AT 6:02 PM WE'RE IN DALLAS CITY HALL CONFERENCE ROOM SIX, EAST, SOUTH, AND WE HAVE CERTAIN COMMISSIONERS, UH, CALLING IN REMOTELY.
SO I'D LIKE TO ASK THAT WE, UH, HAVE THE ROLL CALL.
DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC SPEAKERS THIS EVENING? I, WE DO NOT HAVE ANY PUBLIC SPEAKERS.
UM, WE WILL, UH, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE FEBRUARY 6TH, 2025 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION MEETING.
ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ANYONE OPPOSED? ALRIGHT, THE MOTION CARRIES.
NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIVISION REPORTS.
UH, WE'LL TURN IT OVER TO BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR THEIR REPORT.
GOOD EVENING COMMISSION MEMBERS, UH, SHANE WILLIAMS, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF THE GRANTS DIVISION FOR BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES.
SO TONIGHT, UH, WE WILL BE PRESENTING TO YOU THE CITY MANAGER'S PROPOSED FFY 2020 5 26 HUD CONSOLIDATED PLAN BUDGET.
WE WILL PROVIDE, UM, SOME PURPOSE, SOME BACKGROUND, GO OVER SOME OF THE COMPONENTS FOR THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN, UH, TALK ABOUT THE GRANT ALLOCATIONS, SOME OF THE CONSIDERATIONS THAT WE HAD IN DEVELOPING THIS BUDGET.
WE WILL PRESENT THE 25, THE 2020 5 26 PROPOSED BUDGET AND MAKE SOME HIGHLIGHTS FOR EACH OF THE GRANTS, AND THEN WE'LL SHARE THE NEXT STEPS AS WE MOVE FORWARD IN THIS PROCESS.
I WILL NOT, UM, HOPEFULLY NOT TO READ, UH, EVERY SLIDE BECAUSE MUCH OF THE INFORMATION, UH, THIS COMMISSION, YOU GUYS HAVE SEEN IT, UH, SEVERAL TIMES, EITHER IN PREVIOUS BUDGET SUBMISSIONS OR IN OUR, AND IN OUR, UH, PUBLIC HEARING PRESENTATION THAT WE DID IN JANUARY.
HOWEVER, WE WILL TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT SOME OF THE ACTIVITIES AND AGAIN, SHARE THE CONSIDERATIONS THAT WENT INTO DEVELOPING THIS BUDGET.
AND ONE OF THE THEMES WILL BE THAT WE DON'T HAVE THE FINAL NUMBERS AND JUST KNOW THAT THIS BUDGET WAS DEVELOPED WITH, UM, PRELIMINARY PROJECTED NUMBERS AND CHANGES COULD OCCUR.
PROBABLY WE WILL OCCUR AS WE MOVE FORWARD IN THE PROCESS, BUT WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT.
AND ALSO, I JUST WANT TO SAY, UH, THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE DEPARTMENTS THAT WORKED WITH US AND PROVIDED INFORMATION AS WE, UM, PUT TOGETHER THIS BUDGET.
SO, UM, ON SLIDE FOUR, SOME OF THE BACKGROUND, UM, HUD OFFERS HOUSING.
HUD STANDS FOR DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND HUD OFFERS NUMEROUS FEDERAL GRANTS FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
THE CITY RECEIVES FOUR GRANTS FROM HUD ON AN ANNUAL BASIS THAT MAKE UP THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR CONSOLIDATED PLAN FUNDS.
A CITY GRANTEE TO BE ELIGIBLE, THE CITY MUST HAVE A POPULATION OF 50,000 OR MORE, AND THIS ALLOCATION IS FORMULA BASED, AND IT INCLUDES DATA FROM THE 10 YEAR CENSUS AND THE FIVE YEAR COMMUNITY AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY.
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PROVIDES WHAT THOSE FOUR GRANTS ARE.THEY ARE FOUR DISTINCT FORMULA GRANTS, BUT THEY ARE SEPARATE.
BUT ONE OF THE KEY FEATURES OF THESE GRANTS IS THEIR ABILITY.
THE CITY HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO CHOOSE HOW THESE FUNDS WILL BE USED IN OUR COMMUNITY.
THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN IS A COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS AND STRATEGIC PLAN THAT IDENTIFIES THE COMMUNITY NEEDS.
IT PRIORITIZES THOSE NEEDS, AND IT TELLS HOW THOSE NEEDS WILL BE ADDRESSED.
AND THOSE NEEDS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS AFFORDABLE HOUSING, HOMELESS SERVICES, HUMAN AND SOCIAL SERVICES, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS.
AND FOR THOSE THAT WERE A PART OF THE COMMISSION ON LAST YEAR, YOU KNOW THAT THIS WAS THE FIRST YEAR OF OUR FIVE YEAR PLAN THAT WENT WHEN WE DEVELOPED THIS NEW CONSOLIDATED PLAN.
IN ORDER TO RECEIVE OUR GRANT FUNDS, THE CITY OF DALLAS MUST COMPLETE A CONSOLIDATED PLAN AND SUBMIT THAT PLAN TO HUD.
AND THAT PLAN PROVIDES A BASELINE OF HOW THE CITY PROPOSES TO USE GRANT FUNDS TO ADDRESS THOSE NEEDS THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED IN OUR COMMUNITY.
THE PLAN COVERS A FIVE YEAR PERIOD, AND THE NEW PLAN COVERS THE FIVE YEAR PERIOD OF 20 24, 25 THROUGH 20 28, 29.
AND IT BECAME, THIS FIVE YEAR PLAN BECAME EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1ST, 2024.
THE 25 26 ACTION PLAN, WHICH IS THE ANNUAL BUDGET, WILL BE DUE TO HUD NO LATER THAN AUGUST 16TH, 2025.
AND THIS IS ACTUALLY THE SECOND YEAR OF THAT NEW FIVE YEAR PLAN.
THE NEXT SLIDE GIVES YOU MORE OF A GRAPHIC TO KIND OF EXPLAIN WHAT I JUST SHARED, UM, LAST YEAR WE SUBMITTED OUR NEW FIVE YEAR PLAN TO HUD, AND THEN WE ALSO SUBMITTED THAT ONE YEAR ACTION PLAN.
AND THOSE, BOTH OF THOSE WERE DUE IT TO HUD LAST YEAR IN AUGUST OF 2024.
THE BUDGET THAT WE'RE WORKING ON NOW, WHICH IS THE SECOND YEAR, YOU CAN SEE THAT IT IS FOR OUR 25 26 FISCAL YEAR.
AND THAT DOCUMENT, THIS DOCUMENT WILL, THE ANNUAL ACTION PLAN WILL BE DUE TO HUD IN AUGUST OF 2025.
SO HERE AGAIN IS WHERE WE SHARE.
AND JUST A REMINDER THAT WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED OUR FINAL GRANT FROM HUD.
UM, RIGHT NOW WE'RE OPERATING UNDER A CONTINUING RESOLUTION, WHICH IS SET TO EXPIRE SOON, UH, AROUND MARCH 14TH, ACTUALLY.
BUT WHENEVER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES THAT WE HAVE A 25 BUDGET, WHATEVER DATE THAT IS FROM THAT DATE, HUD HAS 60 DAYS FOLLOWING THAT APPROPRIATION.
UH, WHEN IT HAS ACTUALLY BEEN PUBLISHED, HUD HAS 60 DAYS TO GIVE OR PROVIDE TO THE CITY OF DALLAS OUR ACTUAL GRANT AMOUNT.
SO FOR PURPOSES OF DEVELOPING OUR BUDGET, THIS BUDGET ASSUMES LEVEL FUNDING FOR ALL GRANTS.
WE MOVE AHEAD WITH THESE LEVEL FUNDING, EVEN THOUGH WE DON'T HAVE OUR GRANT AMOUNTS IN ORDER TO MEET STATUTORY DI DEADLINES REQUIRED FOR DEVELOPING THIS BUDGET.
AND WE CAN'T WAIT UNTIL WE HAVE THE ACTUAL NUMBERS IN ORDER FOR US TO MEET ALL THE THRESHOLDS AND THE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT THAT IS REQUIRED AND HAVE THE BUDGET BE READY BY OCTOBER ONE.
SO WE'RE STARTING WITH THESE, UM, ESTIMATED NUMBERS.
HOWEVER, ONCE THE FINAL GRANT AMOUNTS ARE RECEIVED, THE CITY MANAGER WILL PROPOSE EITHER INCREASES OF DECREASES AS NECESSARY TO BALANCE THE BUDGET WITH AVAILABLE RESOURCES.
THIS NEXT GRAPHIC JUST SHOWS THAT, UH, WHAT OUR CURRENT 20 24, 25 ACTUAL GRANT AMOUNTS WERE, UH, WERE ARE.
AND THEN YOU CAN SEE THAT WE'RE ESTIMATING, UH, THOSE SAME AMOUNTS FROM HUD, WHICH IS THE TOTAL OF THAT 29 MILLION 179 8 23.
SO AS WE MOVE FORWARD TO, UH, DEVELOP THE BUDGET, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WERE, UH, WENT INTO THE CONSIDERATION IS THAT WE, WE WANT TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THAT FIVE-YEAR PLAN THAT LAID OUT THE STRATEGIES OF HOW WE PLAN TO USE OUR FUNDS AND ADDRESS THOSE NEEDS.
WE UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE COM INCREASED SERVICE LEVEL NEEDS IN OUR RECOMMENDATIONS.
WE HAD TO KEEP IN MIND THAT WE'RE REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH THE HUD GA HUD GUIDELINES.
UH, FOR OUR CDBG FUNDS WHERE WE HAVE, UH, LIMITED, UH, AMOUNTS, THERE ARE CAP, WE REFER TO THEM AS CAPPED CATEGORIES.
HUD RULE SAYS THAT FOR OUR CDBG GRANT, PUBLIC SERVICES CANNOT BE MORE THAN
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15%.AND FOR OUR PROGRAM OVERSIGHT ADMINISTRATION COMPLIANCE, BUDGETING, THOSE TYPES OF ACTIVITIES CANNOT EXCEED 20% OF THE CDBG GRANT.
AND CONSIDERING, UM, PROJECTS THAT WERE TO BE RECOMMENDED, WE HAD TO CONSIDER BOTH THE CITY'S TIMELY EXPENDITURE POLICY AS WELL AS HUDS.
THOSE WERE PART OF THE CONSIDERATION.
AND THEN WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO MEET THE HUD MONITORING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS AND ENSURE THAT OUR PROGRAMS AFFIRMATIVELY FURTHER FAIR HOUSING.
SO THAT NEXT SLIDE THERE PROVIDES ALL OF OUR SOURCES OF FUNDS.
THAT FIRST GROUP SHARE SHOWS WHAT, UM, THE SOURCES OF FUNDS WE REFER TO AS DIRECTLY FROM HUD.
THOSE ARE NEW FUNDS COMING IN EACH YEAR FROM OUR HUD ENTITLEMENT FORMULA.
THE SECOND GROUP OF NU OF, UH, SOURCE OF FUNDS ARE WHAT WE CONSIDER PROGRAM INCOME.
THOSE PROGRAMS IN, UH, THE CDBG BUDGET THAT MAY GENERATE AND HOME, WHICH MAY GENERATE SOME TYPE OF REVENUE, BE IT FROM A HOME LOAN REPAYMENT OR SOME OTHER ACTIVITY.
THE SAME WITH OUR HOME PROGRAM.
AND YOU CAN SEE THAT WE ARE PROJECTING, UH, 200,000 FOR OUR CDBG GRANT AND 500,000, UM, IN OUR HOME GRANT.
AND HUD ENCOURAGES US TO BE VERY CONSERVATIVE WHEN WE'RE PROJECTING PROGRAM INCOME BECAUSE WE'RE REQUIRED TO BUDGET THOSE FUNDS.
SO YOU WANNA BE CONSERVATIVE TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU DON'T FUND THE PROGRAM, AND THEN WE DON'T GENERATE THAT REVENUE.
SO WE'RE VERY CONSERVATIVE IN THOSE NUMBERS.
YOU WILL SEE THERE THAT THE REPROGRAM FUNDS FOR 25 26, WE DO NOT, THEY'RE NOT INCLUDED FOR THIS BUDGET.
LAST YEAR PROGRAM WHEN WE REPROGRAMMED THE FUNDS, 1,000,060 9,000, THERE WAS IDENTIFIED AS REPROGRAMMING.
AND OF COURSE YOU REMEMBER THAT THOSE ARE UNSPENT PRIOR YEAR FUNDS LAST YEAR.
THE RECOMMENDATION WAS TO HOLD THOSE FUNDS AND INCLUDE THEM AS A SOURCE OF FUNDS FOR BUDGET DEVELOPMENT THIS YEAR IN ORDER TO EXPEDITE AND GET THOSE FUNDS OUT.
WE'RE NOT HOLDING THEM UNTIL OCTOBER ONE FISCAL YEAR STARTS THAT REPROGRAMMING, I THINK THE AMOUNT WAS AROUND 1.3 MILLION.
THOSE FUNDS HAVE BEEN APPROVED, AND WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING TO AWARD THOSE FUNDS FOR THOSE ONE-TIME PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT.
AND BY US NOT USING THEM AS A SOURCE OF FUNDS, WE CAN GO AHEAD AND GET THAT MONEY OUT AS OPPOSED TO HOLDING THEM TO OCTOBER ONE, WHICH IS WHAT, WHAT WILL OCCURRED, UH, FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR.
THE NEXT, UH, SLIDE IS OUR USES OF FUNDS, AND THIS SHOWS THE USE OF FUNDS BY THE HUD CATEGORIES, CDBG.
AS YOU CAN SEE, WE, WE TALK ABOUT THAT CDBG IS OUR MOST FLEXIBLE GRANT.
AND HERE YOU CAN SEE THAT IT HAS MORE ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.
OUR PUBLIC SERVICES, WHICH ARE MORE OF OUR HUMAN AND SOCIAL NEEDS TYPE PROGRAM, OUR HOUSING ACTIVITIES, WE HAVE A NEW, UM, CLEARANCE ACTIVITIES YOU'LL SEE THERE.
AND WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT AS WE GO THROUGH THE PRESENTATION.
OUR PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS, FAIR HOUSING AND PROGRAM OVERSIGHT, ALL OF THOSE ARE VARIOUS USES FOR OUR CDBG FUNDS.
FOR THE OTHER THREE GRANTS, HOME, ESG AND HOPA, YOU'LL SEE THAT THAT'S ONE LINE BECAUSE THOSE GRANTS HAVE MORE LIMITED USE, BUT YOU CAN SEE HOW THOSE PROPOSED USE OF FUNDS BY THE HUD CATEGORIES.
AND YOU CAN ALSO SEE THAT, UM, FOR 25, 26, UH, WE HAVE LESS FUNDS THAT 1,000,069 BECAUSE THE RE REDUCTIONS THERE, BECAUSE THOSE THAT FUNDS ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR NEXT YEAR.
THE NEXT FEW SLIDES JUST TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS FOR EACH OF THE GRANTS AND THOSE, UH, HUD CATEGORIES HERE.
AGAIN, PUBLIC SERVICES, AGAIN, IT'S LIMITED TO 15% OF THE GRANT AMOUNT PLUS THAT PROJECTED PROGRAM INCOME.
AND FOR AS YOU GO THROUGH YOUR BUDGET PAGES, AND HERE I WILL JUST INTERJECT THAT YOU SHOULD HAVE ANOTHER ATTACHMENT.
AND THE OTHER SLIDE IS JUST A LINE BY LINE OF EACH OF THE PROGRAMS THAT ARE DISCUSSED IN SUMMARY ON, ON THESE SLIDES.
SO YOU'LL SEE UNDER THE PUBLIC SERVICES, UM, CATEGORY, YOU'LL SEE THAT OUR PARK, UH, OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME PROGRAM, EARLY CHILDHOOD OUTOF SCHOOL TIME, AND OUR DRIVERS OF POVERTY, AGAIN, LOCAL FUNDED.
AND THOSE MAY CHANGE BECAUSE OF THAT LIMITED CATEGORY.
BASED ON OUR FINAL GRANT AMOUNTS
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IN OUR HOUSING CATEGORY, AGAIN, YOU'LL SEE THAT, UM, THE HOUSING, THE DALLAS HOME BUYER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, THE HOME IMPROVEMENT AND PRESERVATION PROGRAM REFERRED TO AS HIP AND THE SUPPORT FOR THE HIP PROGRAM, THOSE ARE PROJECTED AT LEVEL FUNDING FOR NEXT YEAR.YOU'LL SEE A DECREASED FUNDING IN THE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT ACQUISITION LOAN PROGRAM, AND THAT IS, AGAIN, DUE TO THAT REPROGRAMMING FUNDS FOR ARE NOT BEING MOVED FORWARD TO BUDGETING.
THE NEXT SLIDE, WE TALK ABOUT A NEW PROGRAM REFERRED TO AS A NEIGHBORHOOD CLEARANCE AND ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM.
AND THIS IS A NEW PILOT PROGRAM.
IT WILL BE ADMINISTERED BY THE CODE, THE CITY'S CODE DEPARTMENT.
THE FUNDS WILL FOCUS ON CLEARANCE, DEMOLITION, REMOVAL OF BUILDINGS, AND OTHER STRUCTURES IN TARGETED NEIGHBORHOODS TO ELIMINATE HAZARDS AND REDUCE CRIME.
AND THE PURPOSE OF THAT IS TO ENHANCE NEIGHBORHOOD CONDITIONS TO ATTRACT NEW DEVELOPMENT SUCH AS AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND OTHER ECONOMIC INITIATIVES UNDER OUR PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT.
UM, YOU'LL SEE THERE, THERE IS A REDUCTION IN THOSE PUBLIC FACILITIES AND IMPROVEMENTS.
AGAIN, THAT'S DUE TO THE 24 25 REPROGRAMMING FUNDS BEING, UH, EXPEDITED AND MOVED FORWARD.
NOW, AS OPPOSED TO, UM, WAITING FOR OCTOBER ONE, THE NEW FISCAL YEAR FUNDS WILL FOCUS ON ELIGIBLE PROJECTS IN HIGH NEED PRIORITY AREAS, AND THEY MAY INCLUDE, UH, THOSE PROJECTS THAT SUPPORT HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS COMPLY WITH A DA REQUIREMENTS AND ELIGIBLE PROJECTS AT NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.
THE LAST CATEGORY FOR OUR CDBG PROGRAM IS THAT FAIR HOUSING AND PROGRAM OVERSIGHT.
THAT CATEGORY IS LIMITED TO 20% OF THE GRANT.
WE ARE, AGAIN, THERE PROJECTING BUDGETING LEVEL FUNDING UNTIL WE RECEIVE THOSE FINAL GRANT AMOUNTS FROM HUD.
MOVING TO OUR HOME GRANT, AGAIN, LEVEL FUNDING.
WE ARE, UH, CONTINUING TO MAINTAIN COMPLIANCE WITH THE HOME RULES THAT REQUIRE THAT CHODO DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE.
IT'S FUNDED AT NO LESS THAN 15% AND THE OPERATING ASSISTANCE AT NO MORE THAN 5% UNDER OUR HOME.
AND WE KNOW THAT 100% OF THESE FUNDS ARE USED FOR, UM, HOUSING PROJECTS.
MOVING TO OUR ESG EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT, THIS GRANT PER REGULATIONS, THE FUNDING ALLOCATIONS ARE MADE IN CONSULTATION WITH THE LOCAL HOMELESS CONTINUUM OF CARE REFERRED TO AS THE COC.
THEY'VE MADE THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS ON JANUARY 28TH, 2025.
AND YOU'LL SEE IN THIS, THIS ONE OF THE LIMITS FOR THIS GRANT IS THAT THE EMERGENCY SHELTER AND OUTREACH CANNOT EXCEED 60% OF THE GRANT AMOUNT.
AND YOU'LL NOTICE IN THAT ESG GRANT, THERE'S AN INCREASE IN THE EMERGENCY SHELTER BECAUSE THE CITY'S STREET OUTREACH PROGRAM IS BEING RESTRUCTURED AND THOSE SERVICES ARE BEING PROVIDED THROUGH ANOTHER FUNDING SOURCE.
SO WE WERE ABLE TO INCREASE THE SHELTER FUNDS.
ANOTHER CONTINUING HIGHLIGHTS FOR ESG, WE WILL CONTINUE FUNDING FOR HOMELESS PREVENTION.
WE'RE REQUIRED TO HAVE THE HIIS HOMELESS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM.
THAT'S A TRACKING, REQUIRED TRACKING OF THE HOMELESS SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES FOR OUR CITY REQUIRED BY HUD.
THAT IS NOT FUNDED, BUT WE ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THAT REQUIREMENT.
ESG ADMINISTRATION IS LIMITED TO 7.5% AND WE'RE MAINTAINING FUNDS THERE.
AND AGAIN, JUST REMINDING PENDING FINAL GRANT AMOUNTS FROM HUD.
OUR LAST AND FINAL GRANT, UM, IS THE HOPWA GRANT.
AND THOSE ARE HOUSING AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR, UH, FAMILIES, INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES THAT HAVE A POSITIVE DIAGNOSIS.
THESE ALLOCATIONS ARE MADE CONSISTENT WITH THE PRIORITIES ESTABLISHED BY THE RYAN WHITE PLANNING COUNCIL.
THE LATEST NEEDS ASSESSMENT WAS CONDUCTED IN 2022.
AND AGAIN, HERE WE ARE MAINTAINING ALL ACTIVITIES, FUNDING ACROSS ALL ACTIVITIES PENDING OUR FINAL GRANT AMOUNT.
FOLLOWING TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION, THE COMMITTEES WILL, UM, SET THEIR MEETINGS AND
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AT THOSE MEETINGS, STAFF WILL BE AVAILABLE TO RESPOND TO ANY QUESTIONS THAT THE COMMISSION MAY HAVE.AND AT YOUR MEETINGS, YOU WILL BE, WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW EACH OF THE LINE BUDGET LINE BY LINE FOR YOUR COMMITTEES.
YOU'LL HAVE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE INPUT, ASK QUESTIONS, AND PROPOSE ANY AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY MANAGERS, UH, PROPOSED BUDGET.
THOSE MEETINGS WILL OCCUR, UH, DURING THE MONTH OF MARCH.
EACH COMMITTEE WILL REPORT OUT AND THE FULL CDC WILL VOTE ON THE COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATIONS FROM YOUR APRIL 3RD MEETING.
THIS, THE PRESENTATION WILL, WE WILL MOVE TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND AT THAT MEETING, WE WILL WILL PRESENT THE CITY MANAGER'S PROPOSED BUDGET ALONG WITH FEEDBACK, INPUT OR WHATEVER ANY, SHOULD THERE BE ANY AMENDMENTS FROM THIS COMMITTEE, COUNCIL WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE RECOMMENDATIONS.
AND THEN ON APRIL 30TH, IF THERE ARE ANY AMENDMENTS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL, WE WILL ASK THE COUNCIL TO HAVE THOSE BY APRIL 30TH ON MAY 7TH, WE ARE SCHEDULED TO DISCUSS THOSE COUNCIL AMENDMENTS AND CONDUCT STRAW VOTES.
MAY 14TH PRELIMINARY ADOPTION OF THIS CONSOLIDATED PLAN.
BUT OF THE 25 26 CONSOLIDATED PLAN BUDGET, AND THERE WILL BE CALLED A PUBLIC HEARING MAY THE 15TH.
WE'LL BEGIN THE 30 DAY PUBLIC REVIEW PERIOD ON MAY 28TH.
WE WILL HOLD THAT PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL AND RESIDENTS WILL HAVE OPPORTUNITY TO, UH, COME AND PROVIDE COMMENT AT THAT TIME WITH FINAL ADOPTION FOR THE 25 26 CONSOLIDATED PLAN BUDGET SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 11TH.
WE WILL SUBMIT THAT DOCUMENT BUDGET ALONG WITH ALL THE REQUIREMENTS FOR OUR ACTION PLAN.
THAT WILL BE SUBMITTED TO HUDDLE ON AUGUST THE 16TH.
AND IT WILL BE IMPLEMENTED ON OCTOBER 1ST.
THAT COMPLETES OUR PREPARED PRESENTATION FOR TONIGHT.
WE'RE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
JUST A REMINDER, THE COMMITTEES WILL BE ASKED TO SET THEIR MEETINGS AND STAFF IS ONLINE SO THAT THEY CAN HEAR, UM, WHAT DATES AND TIMES, AND WE'LL SEND OUT REMINDERS AS WELL.
UM, BUT THEY WILL BE AT THOSE MEETINGS TO BE AVAILABLE FOR YOU DURING YOUR BUDGET.
DELIBERATIONS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION.
THANK YOU TO STAFF FOR ALL THE HARD WORK IN PULLING THIS TOGETHER.
UM, AT THIS POINT, JUST A A LITTLE BIT OF HOUSEKEEPING, UM, I WOULD LIKE THE MINUTES TO NOTE THAT, UH, CHAIR RUBIN AND COMMISSIONER BARIENTOS, UH, ARE AT THE TABLE NOW.
AND WITH THAT, I WILL TURN THE MEETING OVER TO CHAIR RUBIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHAIR HALL.
I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU STEPPING IN AND GETTING US STARTED.
AND SORRY, THE TIMING OF THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION IN AUSTIN IS MAKING THIS VERY TRICKY.
SO
UM, SHE THANK YOU FOR THAT GREAT PRESENTATION AND REALLY GROUNDING US ON WHERE WE'RE HEADING AND EXPLAINING SOME OF THE NEW FUNDING AND ALL THE DETAIL ON THAT.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE ON CHANCE PRESENTATION? COMMISSIONER HOWARD? SO FIRST QUESTION I, I HAVE IS ON THE REPROGRAMMING OF FUNDS, I, IF I RECALL CORRECTLY, DIDN'T WE REPROGRAM $1,335,555? CORRECT.
SO THE NUMBER REFLECTED IN THE 1,069,286 IS, UH, WHY ARE THOSE, WHY DID THOSE TWO NUMBERS DIFFER? UM, IF YOU LOOK ON THE FIRST PAGE, UM, OF THE, UM, BUDGET DETAIL, IT'S KIND OF EASIER TO SEE.
WE ALWAYS SHOW THE CURRENT YEAR COMPARED TO THE NEXT YEAR THAT WE'RE PLANNING FOR.
AND THAT JUST THAT 1,000,069 IS WHAT'S IN THIS CURRENT YEAR.
SO HAD WE PUT THE 1.3 THANK YOU.
HAD WE PUT THE 1.3 IN PLAN FOR NEXT YEAR, INSTEAD OF A ZERO IN THAT COLUMN, IT WOULD BE WITH A 1.3.
SO THE 1,000,069 WAS FROM PREVIOUS CYCLE? IT WAS PREVIOUS YEAR.
THAT WAS FOR THIS YEAR, AND THEN THIS YEAR WE'RE MOVING FORWARD.
AND SO IT'S ZERO FOR NEXT YEAR.
AND THEN I DID HAVE A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS REGARDING THE BREAKDOWN, BUT IT SEEMS AS THOUGH MAYBE TONIGHT'S MEETING IS NOT THE APPROPRIATE TIME THAT WE WANNA WAIT UNTIL, UH, WE MEET AT A LATER DATE.
OR I THINK YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND, OKAY.
SO I, I DON'T WANNA PROLONG THINGS.
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UH, REGARDING THE C-C-D-B-G FUNDS FOR HOUSING ACTIVITIES, UH, PARTICULARLY THE DALLAS HOME BUYER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.IT SAYS THAT, UH, WE ESTIMATED 20 LOANS TO BE ADMINISTERED THIS UPCOMING YEAR.
HOW MANY LOANS DID WE DO IN THE LAST CYCLE? DO WE HAVE THAT NUMBER? I THINK STAFF IS ON THE LINE.
THEY MAY HAVE IT, BUT THIS, IT'S GOOD TO FOR YOU TO GO AHEAD AND ASK YOUR QUESTIONS AND ANYTHING WE DON'T HAVE RIGHT, THEY WILL GO DOWN.
WE WILL HAVE ALL THAT FOR YOUR COMMITTEE MEETING.
IS THAT EASIER THEN I'LL JUST GO AHEAD AND ASK MY QUESTIONS? SURE, SURE.
UH, THE NEXT QUESTION I HAD, UH, IS IN REGARDS TO THE NEXT LINE ITEM, HOME IMPROVEMENT AND PRESERVATION PROGRAM.
UH, IT ESTIMATES 40 HOUSEHOLDS BE SERVE AND IT IS, UH, ALL INCLUSIVE REPAIR AND REHABILITATION PROGRAM FOR SINGLE FAMILY OWNER OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS AND LANDLORD RENTAL MULTIFAMILY UNITS.
WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THOSE FUNDS END UP WITH LANDLORD? SO THAT IS A CORRECTION.
AND I, I FAILED TO MENTION WE, THAT WAS AN ERROR THAT HAS BEEN UPDATED.
SO, UM, STAFF WILL BE SENDING OUT THE REVISED ONE.
SO, UH, WE HEARD FROM THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT, THE MULTIFAMILY UNITS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THAT.
AND INSTEAD OF THE 40 IT, I THINK IT SHOULD READ 125 HOUSEHOLDS BECAUSE AS YOU REMEMBER, THE, UM, THIS PROGRAM WAS, UM, AMENDED, REVISED, THE PROGRAM DESCRIPTION WAS REVISED, SO THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND THE, THE DESCRIPTION WAS CHANGED.
SO THAT WAS MY, UH, WE DIDN'T CATCH THAT, BUT WE SENT THAT OUT.
SO WE'LL BE SENDING OUT THE REVISED ONE.
UH, THE NEXT LINE ITEM, RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, ACQUISITION LOAN PROGRAM.
AGAIN, I'D LIKE TO KNOW HOW MANY, UH, HOUSING UNITS WE HAD IN THE LAST CYCLE.
WE'RE PROJECTING 40 HOUSING UNITS FOR THIS CYCLE.
UM, ON THE NEIGHBORHOOD CLEARANCE AND ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM.
I CERTAINLY WOULD LIKE TO UNDERSTAND A LITTLE BIT MORE, UH, BECAUSE $300,000 ISN'T A WHOLE LOT OF MONEY TO DO MUCH OF ANYTHING, UH, REGARDING DEMOLITION, I'D JUST LIKE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT, WHAT TYPES OF BUILDINGS, AREAS ARE THEY TARGETING ON THAT.
SO I'D LIKE TO ADD ONTO THAT QUESTION IF I MAY NOT, TO, NOT TO CUT YOU OFF, BUT I, I WONDERED HOW THAT CAME TO BE PART OF THIS.
IT SEEMED TO BE THE ONLY NEW ONE THAT YOU MENTIONED, AND EVERYTHING ELSE SEEMED TO BE CONTINUATION FROM THE PAST.
SO MY, MY, MY ADD-ON, UH, TO THE OTHER COMMISSIONER'S QUESTION WOULD BE HOW DID THIS COME TO BE AND ARE THERE ALREADY THINGS IN LINE, UM, TO SPEND THAT MONEY ON? ARE THERE ALREADY, UM, SITES THAT NEED TO BE CLEARED? UM, THAT WE WILL GET THAT TO THE CODE, BUT ACTUALLY, YES, THERE'S JUST A HARD NEED FOR IN CLEANING AND IMPROVING NEIGHBORHOODS SO THAT THEY'RE MORE TACTIC FOR DEVELOPMENT.
SO THE, THE NEED WAS SO GREAT, WE WERE JUST LOOKING FOR ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND FOR OUR TARGETED NEIGHBORHOODS, THOSE THAT WOULD BE 51% OR MORE OR THERE WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR CDBG FUNDS.
THIS GIVES THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THOSE FUNDS, WHICH MAY PUSH THEM A LITTLE SOONER OR SOONER IN THE PROCESS BECAUSE THE NEED IS SO GREAT.
AND THIS, THE GOAL IS TO IMPROVE NEIGHBORHOODS FOR THE, TO ATTRACT DEVELOPMENT AND NEW HOUSING.
BUT AGAIN, THE, UH, CODE DEPARTMENT PROVIDED A LOT OF INFORMATION FOR US AND IT WAS JUST A PILOT PROGRAM.
WE HAVE NOT DONE THIS IN THE PAST.
WE DID CHECKED AROUND SINCE SOME OTHER CITIES HAVE HAD SUCCESS WITH THAT AND WE'RE LOOKING TO GROW THE CITY'S TAX BASE AND ALL THE THINGS.
SO WE PUT THIS IN A RECOMMENDATION AS A PILOT JUST TO SEE HOW IT WOULD WORK AND THE RESULTS AND HOW WE COULD MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN OUR CBG FUNDS BECAUSE WE HAVE DONE, YEAH, IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE WE HAD ANY NEW OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE OF THE REGULATIONS.
SO THIS IS LIKE, WE'RE GONNA TRY SOMETHING NEW TO SEE IF WE CAN GET A BIGGER BANG FOR OUR BUCK.
SO WE BROUGHT THIS TO THE TABLE OURSELVES.
SOMEBODY DIDN'T REQUEST TO, UM, STAFF WAS LOOKING, JUST LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITIES.
AND SO THIS WAS JUST A RECOMMENDATION.
AND AGAIN, THE BUDGET HAS BEEN THE SAME FOR A WHILE AND SOME OF THE NEW PROGRAMS CAN'T MAKE BECAUSE OF THE SLOW EXPENDITURES.
WE TRIED PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS AND SOME OF THOSE THINGS WE PUT IN NEW A DA THINGS, UH, SOME AND A DA IMPROVEMENTS AND THOSE BECAUSE OF DESIGN AND ALL THE THINGS THAT GO INTO PUTTING IN RAMPS AND ALL THOSE, THOSE ARE SLOW SPENDING AS WELL.
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SO WE'RE LOOKING FOR THOSE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOMETHING THAT WILL MAKE A BIGGER BANG FOR THE COMMUNITY AND WE COULD SPEND SOME FUNDS THAT'S NOT SLOW SPENDING, RIGHT.SO THIS WAS JUST A NEW OPPORTUNITY.
I HEARD ANOTHER CONVERSATION AND WE WERE LIKE, HEY, THIS IS NEW.
THE CITY HADN'T TRIED THIS BEFORE, WAS A RECOMMENDATION.
WE DID SOME BENCHMARKING WITH SOME OTHER CITIES AND THOUGHT, YOU KNOW WHAT, WE CAN TRY IT AND 300,000, YOU KNOW, IT WON'T.
WELL, WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE UP FOR OUR 1.5 TESTS NOW.
SO I HAVE A FOLLOW UP QUESTION FOR LETTING ME INTERRUPT YOU.
AND, AND THAT INCLUDES MY QUESTIONS.
UH, COMMISSIONER DAVIS, I HAVE A QUE FOLLOW UP QUESTION TO THE CLEARANCE ACTIVITY.
CAN WE, UH, KNOW AHEAD OF TIME WHAT THOSE TARGETED NEIGHBORHOODS MIGHT BE? YES, WE, I'VE GOT THAT QUESTION DOWN AND THE CODE WILL BE PREPARED FOR THAT.
I THINK THIS WILL BE WITH THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE.
IT WILL BE PART OF THE PUBLIC COMMITTEE.
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE'S PURVIEW.
COMMISSIONER MILLS, DID YOU HAVE SOME QUESTIONS? YES, YES I DID.
UM, I JUST HAD A COUPLE OF ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS.
UH, OVER AND ABOVE THE ONES THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN ASKED.
UM, YOU HAD MENTIONED CODE ENFORCEMENT THAT WOULD BE ONE OF THE RESPONSIBLE DEPARTMENTS, UM, CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE INVOLVED IN THIS AT ALL, WHATEVER WORK THE CODE WOULD NORMALLY DO WITH THE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE RELATED TO THESE TYPE OF ACTIVITIES? YES, THEY WOULD BE.
AND THEN, UM, ARE THERE ANY OTHER AVAILABLE GRANTS, UM, TO SUPPLEMENT THIS 300,000 FOR THIS PILOT PROJECT OUTSIDE OF CBDG? SEE, YEAH, I DON'T KNOW THAT THERE GRANTS, UH, RIGHT NOW.
I DO KNOW THAT THERE, THERE MAY BE SOME CITY RESOURCES AVAILABLE, BUT THEY'RE VERY LIMITED.
SO THIS GIVES AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPAND WHATEVER, UH, RESOURCES THEY HAVE CURRENTLY.
BUT I AM NOT AWARE OF ANY OTHER GRANT THAT THE CITY HAS THAT ALLOWS FOR CLEARANCE.
AND, AND TO JUST ECHO, UH, COMMISSIONER HOWARD, 300,000 IS, UH, IS NOT A LOT OF MONEY FOR THIS PARTICULAR KIND OF PROJECT AND I WAS JUST LOOKING FOR OTHER SOURCES OF INCOME.
UM, A UH, I GUESS A MO MORE HOLISTIC QUESTION IS IN THE EVENT THAT HUD FUNDING IS LESS THAN WHAT IS ANTICIPATED, UM, DO YOU HAVE, UM, INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON, ON I GUESS FTES THAT MIGHT BE IMPACTED NEGATIVELY AS A RESULT OF UM, DECLINE IN FUNDING? I'LL TAKE THAT IN TWO QUESTIONS.
DO WE HAVE A NUMBER OF THE FTES THAT ARE FUNDED IN THE, UH, CONSOLIDATED PLAN? YES, WE DO.
UM, SO I COULD SAY ANY OR ALL OF THEM COULD BE BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THOSE NUMBERS ARE RIGHT.
OR WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE FINAL THING WILL BE.
SO I GUESS ANY OR ALL OF THEM COULD BE, ARE VULNERABLE BECAUSE THEY'RE FUNDED BY THE GRANT AND ANY DECREASE IN THE GRANT WOULD IMPACT SOME, BUT WE WOULDN'T, COULDN'T GUESS WHAT THAT IS UNTIL WE KNEW WHAT THE NUMBER WAS.
HAS THERE THERE EVER BEEN A PRESENTATION TO THE COMMISSION ON THE NUMBER OF FTES, UM, THAT ARE FILLED CURRENTLY IN OUR OPEN? I DON'T RECALL.
UM, I JUST OPEN TO MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS WHETHER THAT IS A TOPIC OF INTEREST IN LIGHT OF A FLUID FUNDING ENVIRONMENT.
I MEAN WE TALK ABOUT THE PROGRAMS AND THEN THERE'S SOME PROGRAMS. UM, I WILL SAY WE WILL HAPPY TO DO THAT IF THAT'S WHAT THE COMMISSION WANTED TO GET DOWN TO THE PO IN ACTUAL POSITIONS.
BUT WE DO HAVE SOME PROGRAMS OR THAT DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY.
UM, THOSE STAFF ARE IN THE GRANT FOR LIKE OUR CHILDCARE AFTER SCHOOL.
THOSE ARE, THOSE ARE STAFF, RIGHT? BECAUSE THEY'RE WORKING WITH THE CHILDREN.
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FOR SOME PROGRAMS, LIKE SOME OF OUR HOUSING ACTIVITIES AND ACTUALLY THAT YOU MENTIONED IT, THE CODE ACTIVITY THAT THOSE FUNDS, THAT PROGRAM IS JUST A SOURCE OF FUNDS.SO THE CITY IS ALREADY DOING SOME OF THESE THINGS.
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT, WE'RE ALREADY DOING BARRIERS, STREET IMPROVEMENTS, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.
THE CDBG FUNDS ALLOWS ADDITIONAL WORK TO BE DONE.
SO THERE'S JUST A SOURCE OF FUNDS FROM SOMETHING THAT'S ALREADY GOING ALONG.
SO DEPENDING ON WHAT THOSE PROGRAMS ARE, YOU KNOW, WE COULD TELL YOU IF STAFF, ONCE WE GET FINAL NUMBERS, WE COULD TELL YOU FOR THOSE PROGRAMS THAT MIGHT BE IMPACTED.
WE COULD INCLUDE IF THERE'S STAFF IN THOSE PROGRAMS. UM, I THINK THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL BECAUSE IN AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE IT IS IMPORTANT TO SPEND FUNDS TIMELY, HAVING THE PERSONNEL TO MANAGE THAT RIGHT.
TIMELY EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS IS, IS IMPORTANT.
SO WE'LL HAVE THAT WITH, WITH US AND WE'LL BE REPORTING AND AS WE HAVE THESE COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND WE'RE GETTING INFORMATION DAY TO DAY, UM, WE'LL, WE'LL UH, UPDATE YOU GUYS AND DEFINITELY WE WILL NOW ADD IF THERE ARE STAFF IN THOSE PROGRAMS THAT ARE BEING IMPACTED ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.
OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? OKAY.
WELL THANK YOU AND THANK YOU SHANNON FOR GETTING THOSE QUESTIONS ANSWERED FOR THE COMMITTEE MEETINGS.
WITH THAT, I WILL MOVE TO THE CHAIR BOARD AND REALLY GONNA TAKE THE TIME OF THE CHAIR REPORT TO GO AHEAD AND SET OUR MEETING TIMES FOR THE COMMITTEE MEETING.
SEEING THAT THIS IS OUR TIME, I ALSO JUST WANNA PUT IN A PLEA.
THE COMMISSION IS STILL UNDER STAFFED, UM, WITH MANY VACANCIES STILL IN.
SO IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT THAT THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS COME TO THE MEETING SO THAT WE HAVE A QUORUM.
UM, AND IT'S JUST MORE IMPORTANT.
SO PLEASE, UM, WHEN AS WE'RE SETTING THESE DATES, PLEASE DO LOOK AT YOUR CALENDARS AND PLEASE PLAN TO BE THERE WHEN YOU CAN.
UM, TO START OFF, WE, WE SHOOTING FOR, UM, PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS TO BE MONDAY, MARCH 17TH AT 5:00 PM DOES THAT WORK FOR THE COMMITTEE? YES.
AND AT 6:00 PM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT? UH, YES.
I WOULD LIKE THAT DATE AND TIME.
TUESDAY, MARCH 18TH, 5:00 PM PUBLIC SERVICE HOTLINE.
AND 6:00 PM CITIZEN PARTICIPATION AND POLICY AND PROCEDURES.
I HAVE A CONFLICT THAT I CANNOT, UM, RESCHEDULE.
SO I HAD ASKED TO BE CONSIDERED UNDER THE SECOND OPTION FOR COMMITTEE MEETINGS.
AND THIS IS CITIZEN PARTICIPATION.
SO IT WOULD BE MARCH 20TH AT 6:00 PM YES.
AND I'VE, I'VE MOVED THINGS, SO THAT WORKS.
DOES THAT WORK? COMMISSIONER HOWARD BARTOS BLACK AND GOLDMAN? IT DOES.
SO CITIZEN PARTICIPATION WILL BE MARCH 20TH AT 6:00 PM AND THEN, OH WELL HOLD ON THEN IT BUMPS THE FINANCIAL MONITORING.
WOULD THAT WORK FOR YOU? OKAY.
DOES IT WORK IF WE BUMP FINANCIAL MONITORING TO 5:00 PM ON THE 20TH TO BE FOLLOWED BY CITIZEN PARTICIPATION? YES.
IS THAT OKAY WITH STAFF? HELLO? SO RIGHT NOW WE HAVE, THAT'S A, THAT WOULD BE, IF WE GO TO OPTION, THEY'RE GONNA MEET ON SEVEN.
WE'RE GONNA DO OPTION ONE WITH ALL OF THEM, EXCEPT THAT ONE AND I THINK THEY'RE WORKING WITH OPTION ONE.
BUT I DO APPRECIATE STAFF GETTING AHEAD OF THIS 'CAUSE THIS IS USUALLY A VERY COMPLEX THING TO DO.
SO THIS IS A GREAT STARTING POINT.
SO WE WOULD, SO JUST TO RECAP, MARCH 17TH, THAT FIVE WILL BE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT AND AT SIX WILL BE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
MARCH 18TH WILL BE FIVE O'CLOCK PUBLIC SERVICES, HOT POINT ESG.
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AND AT SIX WILL BE CITIZEN PARTICIPATION POLICY AND PROCEDURES.JUST THE 18TH OR JUST 5:00 PM PUBLIC SERVICES.
AND THEN ON MARCH 20TH AT 5:00 PM WILL BE FINANCIAL MONITORING AND 6:00 PM WILL BE CITIZEN PARTICIPATION.
IS THERE ANY WAY WE COULD SWITCH THE FINANCIAL, UM, THE FINANCIAL MONITORING, THE CITIZEN PARTICIPATION ON THE 20TH? 'CAUSE I HAVE SOMETHING AT SEVEN THAT NIGHT, BUT I FIVE.
MR. MILL, COULD YOU DO CITIZEN PARTICIPATION AT 5:00 PM ON THE 20TH? OF COURSE.
OKAY, SO RECAPPING MARCH 20TH, WE WILL DO CITIZEN PARTICIPATION AT 5:00 PM AND FINANCIAL MONITORING PERFORMANCE STANDARDS AT 6:00 PM AND WILL YOU ALL SEND UP AN UPDATED, UPDATED LIST TO EVERYBODY WITH THE, THE, THE TIMES? YEAH.
OR COULD I ASK THAT? UH, THEY MAY BE SEND OUT MEETING INVITES.
SO THANK YOU AND REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO DIGGING INTO THE, THE BUDGET AND REALLY HAVING THE THOUGHTFUL DISCUSSIONS THAT I CAN SEE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE AND JUST REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S EFFORTS ON THAT.
ALSO, I THINK WE NEED TO DO A FINANCIAL MONITORING REPORT.
THEN WE CAN, WELL HOLD ON ONE SECOND.
LEMME JUST CHECK THAT WE CAN, OH, WE MISSED IT.
IT WAS, WE'LL DO THAT AT THE NEXT MEETING,
UM, AND THAT CONCLUDES MY CHAIR REPORT.
UM, COMMISSIONER, UH, VICE CHAIR TIS, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD? YES, I DO.
UM, EXCITING TIMES RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER.
UM, I WAS SAYING THERE'S EXCITING TIMES AROUND THE CORNER WITH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION COMING UP.
I WANTED TO SEE, UM, IF, I DON'T KNOW, WHAT WOULD BE THE EASIEST WAY TO SEE HOW WE CAN GET THE MOST PARTICIPATION TO THE BUS TOUR? UM, IT WOULD EITHER BE, I KNOW FOR A FACT I WON'T BE IN TOWN THE FIRST WEEKEND, BUT WHAT DOES, AND I KNOW SOMEBODY SAID THAT THE LAST WEEKEND WOULDN'T WORK FOR THEM EITHER.
SO THAT LEAVES THE 12TH OR THE NINTH WEEK.
HOW DOES THAT WORK FOR THE REST OF THE COMMISSION? EITHER OF THOSE? SUPER NC D WEEK IS THE WEEK OF THE 20TH, POSSIBLY THE 26TH.
SO THE BUS WILL BE ON APRIL 26TH.
WHY DOES IT HAVE TO BE? I DON'T THINK IT HAS TO BE THAT.
WELL IT NCD WEEK IT WOULD BE, OTHER THAN THAT WOULD BE OUT OF, OUT OF CIRCLE.
I CAN'T MAKE IT THE 26TH, BUT GO AHEAD.
YEAH, NO, AND I UNFORTUNATELY CAN'T MAKE IT THE 26TH EITHER.
IT'S COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MONTH.
WE'LL FIND ANOTHER DAY TO DO IT.
WE DO IT THE WEEKEND BEFORE THE 26TH.
BUT IF EVERYONE ELSE CAN DO 19TH IS GOOD FOR ME, I COULD DO IT.
WHAT ABOUT THE 12TH? SO, WELL EVERYONE ASK IT THAT WAY, BUT DOES, WE'RE AIMING FOR A HUNDRED GUYS.
DOES THE 12TH WORK FOR EVERYBODY? YES.
WELL WHAT TIME DOES IT DURING THE DAY? IT STARTS AT NIGHT.
WHAT TIME? I APPRECIATE THAT COMMISSIONER MILL, BUT I THINK IT, IT'S THE MORNING.
OKAY, SO WE'LL MARK IT DOWN AS TO BE CONFIRMED ON APRIL.
WELL APPROXIMATELY BE HERE TODAY, ALTHOUGH MR.
AND BILLY, I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE THAT WE CAN MOST IMPORTANT.
UM, I DO WELCOME COMMENTS OR SUGGESTIONS ON WHAT YOU GUYS WOULD LIKE TO GO TOUR AND SEE.
COULD WE GET A LIST OF PROJECTS THAT WE'VE VISITED BEFORE IN THE PAST AND MAYBE SOME OPTIONS ON LIKE WHAT WE COULD POSSIBLY TOUR OR SOME PARTNERS THAT WOULD BE OPEN TO HOSTING US ON THAT DAY? YEAH, WE ARE WORKING ON
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POSSIBLE SITE.SO YEAH, WE'LL SEND UP A LIST IN ABOUT A WEEK.
UM, IT REALLY IS A HIGHLIGHT AND IT REALLY IS SOMETHING THAT I THINK YOU'LL GET A LOT OUT OF.
IF YOU CAN ATTEND AND WE CAN ALL DO IT TOGETHER AND HAVE SOME TIME TOGETHER AND GO SEE THE SITES, IT REALLY DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC SPEAKERS THAT HAVE JOINED US? WE DO NOT HAVE ANY PUBLIC SPEAKERS.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS? NOTHING
OKAY, THEN I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
I ASSUMING THERE'S NO OBJECTIONS THEN THANK YOU VERY MUCH COMMISSIONER HOWARD FOR STEPPING IN AND, AND KICKING US OFF.
AND THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.
THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 6:48 PM EVERYBODY HAVE A GOOD NIGHT AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION.