* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY. [00:00:01] THANK [Community Development Commission on April 3, 2025.] YOU FOR BEING HERE. I'D LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION MONTHLY MEETING OF APRIL 3RD AT 6:00 PM STAFF, CAN WE PLEASE HAVE ROLL CALL CHAIR MILLS PRESENT? OH, I'M NOT CHAIR MILLS. UM, SORRY. I HAVE MY . I'M ONLY AM MERE COMMISSIONER. I HAVE MY, UH, . YOUR CHAIR. YEAH. UH, CHAIR RUBEN. HERE. COMMISSIONER DAVIS. COMMISSIONER ZEKI. PRESENT. COMMISSIONER BLACK. COMMISSIONER GARZA. PRESENT. COMMISSIONER BARIENTOS? HERE. COMMISSIONER HOWARD? HERE. COMMISSIONER GLADMAN? HERE. COMMISSIONER MENDEZ PRESENT. AND COMMISSIONER MILLS. PRESENT. CHAIR RUBIN. WE HAVE A QUORUM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, VICTOR. APPRECIATE THAT. YOU ALL SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED THE MINUTES FROM OUR MARCH 6TH MEETING ONLINE. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE'S ANY EDITS OR CHANGES. SEEING NONE. I'D LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES FROM MARCH 6TH, PLEASE. I MOVE. THANK YOU. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. THANK YOU. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MINUTES FROM MARCH 6TH HAVE BEEN OPPOSED. THANK YOU. VICTOR. DO WE, WE HAVE SOME SPEAKERS HERE TONIGHT. I KNOW WE HAVE SOMEBODY IN PERSON, WHICH I'D LIKE TO ADDRESS. UM, MR. ANDERSON, PLEASE, PLEASE JOIN US. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE THIS EVENING. PLEASE, PLEASE GO AHEAD. I'M SORRY. OKAY. I'M GLAD YOU'RE HERE. UH, THANK YOU. UM, THIS IS MY FIRST TIME BEING HERE. UH, UH, THANKFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK IN FRONT OF THE GUYS. UH, HOW CAN WE SERVE TOGETHER WITH A RAISE OF HANDS WHO ARE THANKFUL FOR THOSE INDIVIDUAL OR INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE GIVEN YOU LOVE OR SUPPORT, WHO DIDN'T EXPECT ANYTHING IN RETURN, BUT FOR YOU TO GROW? SOME OF YOU WOULDN'T BE IN THIS ROOM TODAY, BUT YOU ARE HERE TO GIVE BACK AND FOR THAT VERY UNSELFISH REASON, THANK YOU FOR THAT. THEY SAY A FOOLISH QUESTION IS A QUESTION YOU DON'T ASK. THERE'S A BUILDING IN OAK CLIFF ON, ON POLK AND CAMP WISDOM. THE BETHEL FOUNDATION NEXT TO THERE IS A MECHANIC SHOP AND ANOTHER LARGE SQUARE FOOTAGE BUILDING THAT'S BEEN ABANDONED FOR OVER 20 YEARS. I HAVE A NONPROFIT FORMING COMPANY, UH, COMPANY CALLED SYMBOL OF POPE THAT I'M FORMING OFF THE BIBLICAL PRINCIPLE. GIVE A MAN A FISH, HE'LL EAT FOR A DAY, TEACH A MAN A FISH, HE'LL EAT FOR A LIFETIME. MY PROGRAM WILL BE A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF DALLAS TO GET THE TEENS OFF THE STREETS TO A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT THAT HAVE VOLUNTEERS THAT WILL GIVE TIME TO TEACH PLUMBING, ELECTRICAL, STOCK TRADING, CYBER JOBS, AND ALSO AI, ALSO JOB, UH, PLACEMENT, FINANCIAL LITERACY PARTNERSHIPS, AND ALSO APARTMENT COMPLEX, UH, FOR A PLACE TO STAY IN THE HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT. AND ALSO TRANSPORTATION FROM, UH, THOSE WHO WANT TO DONATE THEIR, UH, USED VEHICLES JOBS WILL BE ON THE, ALSO ON THE BUS LINE. UH, WITH THIS QUESTION, I'M HERE TO ASK HOW CAN WE SERVE TOGETHER? MY QUESTION TODAY IS, HOW CAN I PARTNER WITH THE CITY OF DALLAS TO AID THE COMMUNITY HOUSING, EDUCATION, GROWTH AND LEADERSHIP? THAT'S MY QUESTION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR TAKING YOUR TIME TO BE HERE AND TO SHARING WHAT YOU DO. WE LOVE THE VISION THAT YOU HAVE. STOP. I'LL PASS THAT OVER TO YOU TO ADDRESS THIS QUESTION. PLEASE, THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO BE HERE WITH US. IF YOU CAN STAY BEHIND, WE CAN GET YOU TO GET YOU STARTED ON THE JOURNEY THAT YOU HAVE STARTED. I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER PUBLIC SPEAKERS HERE IN PERSON THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? VICTOR? I THINK THERE IS SOMEBODY ELSE ONLINE THAT WANTED TO, [00:05:01] TO SPEAK. YES. WE HAVE ANOTHER PUBLIC SPEAKER. I'M WAITING TO SEE IF SHE HAS LOGGED ON. GIMME ONE MINUTE. THANK YOU. WE CAN ACTUALLY GO AHEAD AND GO ON WITH THE MEETING, BUT IF SHE DOES, WILL YOU JUST LET US KNOW? YES. I, SO I DON'T SEE THAT SHE HAS LOGGED ON YET. OKAY. BUT, UH, SHE HAS, SHE HAS BEEN MADE AWARE THAT SHE HAS ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TOWARDS THE END. PERFECT. SO JUST LET ME KNOW IF YOU SEE HER LOG ON AND WE CAN ADDRESS THAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY. AT THIS POINT I WOULD LIKE TO TALK TURN TO OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTS DIVISION REPORT FOR BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES. GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONER SHANNON WILLIAMS, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES. JUST, UH, WE HAVE A FEW QUICK UPDATES. I WILL SHARE SOME ABOUT THE BRIEFING AND THEN I BELIEVE JUSTICE BOER AND HIS STAFF WILL HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR YOU IN THE WAY OF AN UPDATE REGARDING THE CITY MANAGER'S PROPOSED, UH, FISCAL YEAR 2020 5 26 HUD CONSOLIDATED PLAN BUDGET. UM, FOLLOWING TODAY'S BRIEFING, EACH OF THE COMMITTEES, UH, HAVE MET DURING THE MONTH OF MARCH AND DURING TONIGHT'S MEETING, THEY WILL REPORT OUT FOLLOWING TONIGHT'S MEETING AND THE COMMISSIONS WILL VOTE. WE WILL BE PRESENTING THE CITY MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION ALONG WITH THE CDC D'S, UH, RECOMMENDATION THAT WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL ON APRIL THE 16TH. JUST AS A REMINDER, THE BUDGET WAS, UH, DEVELOPED USING PROJECTED LEVEL FUNDING BECAUSE WE DO NOT HAVE FINAL NUMBERS FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. UM, FOR THOSE THAT MAY KNOW THE, ON MARCH 14TH, UH, A YEARLONG CONTINUING RESOLUTION WAS SIGNED. SO WE WITH THAT FROM THAT POINT, HUD HAS 60 DAYS BEFORE GIVING US OUR FINAL GRANT NUMBERS. SO WE WILL CONTINUE WITH THE BUDGET DEVELOPMENT PROCESS USING OUR PROJECTED NUMBERS AS THE BUDGET IS NOW, SHOULD WE, ONCE WE RECEIVE THOSE FINAL NUMBERS, ADJUSTMENTS WILL BE MADE, BUT IT BASED ON HUD'S SCHEDULE WITH THE 60 DAYS. THAT WILL STILL BE AFTER YOUR MAIN MEETING, BUT WE WILL PROVIDE AN UPDATE AT THAT TIME, SHOULD WE HAVE DIFFERENT OR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. WE WILL, UH, PROVIDE YOU WITH AN EMAIL AS A REMINDER ON THE 16TH WHEN WE PRESENT TO THE CITY COUNCIL. SHOULD YOU GUYS, UH, WANT TO PUT, UH, WATCH THE MEETING HERE, COUNCIL FEEDBACK ON THAT BUDGET. AND THAT COMPLETES MY UPDATE. I, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO JUSTICE BOLO FOR HE AND HIS STAFF FOR THE ADDITIONAL UPDATES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS. ASAN SAID, MY NAME IS JUSTICE , THE PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR. I'D LIKE TO GIVE AN UPDATE ON THE UPCOMING NCD WEEK. THIS IS AN ANNUAL EVENT THAT IS DONE TO, TO COMM, COMMEMORATE THE GOOD WORK THAT THE FUNDING THAT WE GET HELPS IN THE CITY OF DALLAS. FOR NOW, THE WEEK IS APRIL 21 THROUGH THE END OF THAT WEEK, FROM APRIL 21 TO APRIL 25, THAT WOULD BE THE END OF WEEK. WE'RE STILL WAITING ACTIVITIES TO BE PRESENTED. WE HOPE TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE, IF NOT BY THE END OF NEXT WEEK, THEN NO LATER THAN EARLIEST THE WEEK AFTER THAT. THAT IS APRIL FROM 21ST TO 25TH NCDV. THERE'LL BE SOMETHING ON MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY AND FRIDAY OF THAT WEEK TO CELEBRATE ALL THE GOOD WORK THAT THE COMMISSIONERS HAVE BEEN HAVING. GRACE OVER THE BUS TOUR NORMALLY TAKES PLACE AT THE END OF THAT WEEK, BUT BECAUSE OF THE CHALLENGES OF HER THIS YEAR, THAT THERE WAS A POLL OUT THERE TO SEE HOW MANY COMMISSIONERS COULD BE AVAILABLE ON THE DAYS THAT WERE SELECTED. AS OF NOW, THE TOUR WILL BE ON MAY 17TH. SATURDAY MAY 17TH. THAT WILL BE THE BUS TOUR. SO THAT IS HARD CODE DATE. YOU CAN PUT THAT ON YOUR CALENDAR. THE BUS WOULD LEAVE HERE NO LATER THAN 8 45 TO ARRIVE BACK HERE, NO LATER THAN ONE O'CLOCK. SO WE ARE BETTING SITES TO BE VIEWED IN THE PROCESS, AND THAT WILL BE UPDATED AS WE GET THAT I INFORM BACK AND THAT'S MY REPORT. THANK YOU. GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COMMISSIONERS. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? [00:10:02] ANY QUESTIONS? I HAVE ONE. THIS IS COMMISSIONER BARTOS. I JUST HAVE A QUICK QUESTION. UM, YEARS AGO WE HAD, OR WE'VE ACTUALLY HAD THE, UM, THE CDC WEEK T-SHIRTS. IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE'RE GETTING THIS YEAR? YEAH, THE T-SHIRTS AVAILABLE TO, BUT BECAUSE THE WENT ON SEVENTH 10TH OF MAY, WE CAN STILL SEE HOW WE CAN GET THEM BECAUSE THEY HAVE A DATE STAMP ON THEM. I SEE, I SEE. YEAH, WE GET THEM FROM THAT VENDOR. YEAH, WE CAN LOOK AT THE, THE LOGISTICS OF GETTING THEM. YEAH. CAN JUST BE A LITTLE . OKAY. AND I HAD A QUESTION AS WELL. UM, LAST YEAR WE HAD, UM, AT LEAST ONE, UH, COMMISSION MEMBER FROM ANOTHER ONE OF THE CITY COMMISSIONS JOIN US, AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR, UH, UH, FOR THERE TO BE SOME CROSS POLLINATION. DO YOU KNOW IF THERE ARE, UH, IS THERE'S ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR THAT THIS YEAR? YES, THERE SAW US OPPORTUNITY FOR EITHER A COUNCIL MEMBER, ONE OF THEIR APPOINTED COMMISSIONERS TO JOIN US ON THIS TOUR. ONCE THE DATES ARE FORMED, THE SITES, UH, AGREED UPON WILL HAVE A A, A SCHEDULE A CALENDAR THAT WILL GO TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS TO ALL THE COMMISSIONER CITYWIDE, WHICH WILL BE A PRESS RELEASE FROM COMMS. SO WHOEVER WANTS TO JOIN US IS WELCOME TO JOIN. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER WILLS, I THINK THAT WAS A GOOD REMINDER AND I DO THINK WE SHOULD GET THE WORD OUT. I THINK IT IS ALWAYS A HIGHLIGHT FOR THE COMMISSION TO GO OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY AND SEE THE GOOD WORK THAT IS GOING ON. SO HIGHLY, HIGHLY RECOMMEND EVERYONE TO PLEASE JOIN US AND TO GET THE WORD OUT AND, AND INVITE THOSE WHO YOU THINK WOULD BENEFIT FROM SEEING THE WORK. I DID HAVE A QUESTION ON THAT. IN THE PAST, THE COMMISSION HAS ALSO DONE A COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT TO DOVETAIL ONTO THIS WORK WHERE WE EITHER COLLECTED ITEMS FOR ONE OF THE RECIPIENTS OR WE DID SOMETHING AND I THINK IT'S A MEANINGFUL PIECE OF OUR WORK AND JUST WANTED TO SEE IF THERE WAS AN APPETITE TO DO THAT AGAIN, EITHER DURING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WEEK OR BUS TOUR. SO I WOULD JUST PUT IT OUT THERE FOR SOME FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMISSIONERS. IS THAT SOMETHING YOU ALL WANNA DO AGAIN, OR, OR NOT THIS NEXT YEAR? I WOULD BE IN FAVOR OF THAT. GREAT. HAPPY TO PARTICIPATE. I'M SORRY. WE'RE THUMBS UP IN YOU CHAIR. THANK YOU, . VERY GOOD. I'LL GIVE SOME THOUGHT. IF ANYONE HAS A PARTICULAR PROJECT THAT THEY WOULD LIKE US TO PURSUE, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. OTHERWISE, I'LL WORK WITH STAFF ON, ON IDENTIFYING THAT. SO THANK YOU. WITH THAT, I WILL CONTINUE, I GUESS AS MY CHAIR REPORT. UM, JUST THANK YOU STAFF FOR, FOR STAYING ON TOP OF EVERYTHING FOR US AND KEEPING US WORKING. UM, AND I WANT TO DO A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO ALL OUR COMMISSIONERS. THIS WAS OUR BUSY MONTH OF ALL THE COMMITTEES MEETING AND GOING THROUGH THE BUDGET AND IT REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATED THE ATTENDANCE, THE THOUGHTFULNESS, THE THOROUGH AND THE WORK THAT WAS DONE BY BOTH STAFF AND COMMISSIONERS. IT WAS A LOT OF TIME AND CERTAINLY, UM, APPRECIATED. THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE ON THE COMMITTEE AND EVEN THOSE OF YOU WHO, WHO ATTENDED MANY OF THE MEETINGS, UM, TO, TO LEARN AND TO PARTICIPATE. I THINK IT IS A PRETTY HEAVY PROCESS AND A LOT OF DETAIL AND A LOT OF THOUGHT AND JUST REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK ON THAT. SO THANK YOU. CHAIR RUBIN? YES. I'M SORRY. COMMISSIONER MILLS, IF YOU WOULD JUST LET ME KNOW WHEN WOULD BE AN APPROPRIATE TIME TO, UM, TALK ABOUT OR ASK ABOUT ONE OF THE, UH, HANDOUTS THAT WAS GIVEN TO COMMISSIONERS IN ADVANCE OF THIS MEETING, THE MARCH 28TH, 2025 MEMORANDUM TO CITY COUNCIL REGARDING HOME REPAIR AND DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. UPDATE. UM, I JUST HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS AND YOU CAN TELL ME THAT THERE, THIS MAY BE SCHEDULED AT A FUTURE MEETING. I'M FINE WITH THAT. YEAH, SO LAUREN, I THINK DURING [00:15:01] ANNOUNCEMENTS WOULD BE A GREAT TIME FOR YOU TO BRING THAT UP. IT WAS ACTUALLY ON MY LIST OF ANNOUNCEMENTS, SO I THINK FEEL FREE TO ASK. WELL, WE'LL BRING IT UP DURING ANNOUNCEMENTS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT. UH, INFORMATION. COMMISSIONER CHAIR, IF IT IS RELEVANT TO THE BUDGETS, CAN ASK THE QUESTION DURING, IF IT IS RELEVANT TO THE BUDGET, SHE CAN ASK THE QUESTION DURING THAT TIME THAT THE BUDGET HAS BEEN PRESENTED. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS. I DUNNO IF YOU COULD HEAR THAT. WE, YOU CAN EITHER ASK IT IN ANNOUNCEMENTS OR IF IT PERTAINS TO THE BUDGET WHEN WE'RE TALKING THROUGH THE C COMMITTEE REPORTS ON THE BUDGET, YOU CAN BRING IT UP AT THAT TIME AS WELL. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMM UH, VICE CHAIR BARTOS, WILL YOU GIVE US YOUR VICE CHAIR REPORT, PLEASE? THANK YOU SO MUCH. ACTUALLY, MINE WAS JUST ABOUT THE BUS TOUR, CDC WEEK. UH, SO THIS IS ONE FINAL PUSH. I'M SURE THAT, UH, JUSTICE AND STAFF HAVE REALLY GREAT THINGS, UM, PLANNED FOR THAT WEEK. BUT, AND I THINK JUSTICE, IF YOU ALREADY KNOW, IF YOU COULD JUST SHARE REALLY QUICKLY, I KNOW THAT THIS CITY USUALLY HAS EVENTS IN CITY HALL. UM, IF WE COULD GET THOSE OUT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, OR MAYBE EVEN IF YOU COULD JUST GIVE US A QUICK OVERVIEW JUST TO HAVE US PLAN AHEAD OF TIME AND MAKE SURE I, I'D LIKE TO PARTICIPATE THIS YEAR MORE THAN I HAVE IN OTHER YEARS, UH, JUST PUTTING IT OUT THERE IN THE UNIVERSE. BUT, UM, REALLY THAT WAS THE PRIORITY FOR, FOR TODAY WAS TO KIND OF GET THOSE DATES IN. SO I APPRECIATE THOSE DATES BEING SENT OUT. THANK YOU JUSTICE FOR SETTING IT. YES, YOU'RE WELCOME. CHAIR RUBIN. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CUT OUT OR I DID, BUT, UM, THAT WAS PRETTY MUCH IT. JUST THE CDC BUS TOUR THAT'S UPCOMING. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I ALSO, BEFORE WE MOVE ON, WOULD ALSO LIKE TO OFFICIALLY APPOINT COMMISSIONER ZEKI TO SOME NEW COMMITTEES. UM, WE ARE SO GRATEFUL FOR YOUR ATTENDANCE AND YOUR DILIGENCE DURING ALL THOSE COMMITTEE MEETINGS. UM, YOU WERE REALLY APPRECIATED AND REALLY THRILLED THAT YOU'RE JOINING, UM, ALL THE COMMITTEES THAT YOU ARE. SO I WOULD LIKE TO OFFICIALLY APPOINT YOU TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, HOUSING AND HOME PROGRAMS, PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS, PUBLIC SERVICES HOTLINE, ESG AND CITIZEN PARTICIPATION POLICY AND PROCEDURES. AND THAT BECOMES A MODEL COMMISSIONER AND CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I'M HONORED TO BE HERE, HONORED TO BE HERE. REALLY APPRECIATE ALL OF THAT, A GREAT ADDITION. SO THANK YOU. VERY GOOD. VICTOR, HAVE A, UH, OUR PUBLIC SPEAKER JOINED. HAS OUR PUBLIC SPEAKER JOINED US YET? NO, I DO NOT SEE A MONICA BROWN. IS MONICA BROWN IN PERSON? UM, SHE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE VIRTUALLY, BUT I DON'T SEE HER NAME. OKAY, THANK YOU. JUST CHECKING IN. OKAY. THEN I'D LIKE TO MOVE TO OUR CDC COMMITTEE REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE CITY MANAGER'S PROPOSED FY 20 25, 26, US DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, CONSOLIDATED PLAN BUDGETS. IF WE CAN GO COMMITTEE BY COMMITTEE AND GO THROUGH THE BUDGET PLEASE. WE'LL START WITH CHAIR BLACK ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HOUSING AND HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM COMMITTEE. UH, COMMISSIONER MILLS. I THINK IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE FOR YOU TO ASK YOUR QUESTIONS AFTER, UM, CHAIR BLACK GIVES HIS REPORT AND, UH, CHAIR RUBIN. UM, COMMISSIONER BLACK JUST MESSAGED ME. HE HAD AN EMERGENCY WITH HIS DAUGHTER JUST RIGHT NOW. OH, SORRY TO HEAR THAT. OKAY. HE'S GONNA STEP AWAY. I'LL, LET ME MESSAGE HIM, SEE IF HE'S COMING BACK. OKAY. PLEASE LET HIM KNOW THAT WE HOPE EVERYTHING'S OKAY AS WELL. WOULD SOME, DO WE HAVE A VICE CHAIR IN THE NO, WOULD SOMEBODY ELSE FROM THE COMMITTEE? COMMISSIONER MILLS, WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO GIVE US THE REPORT ON THAT? COMMISSIONER MILLS? I THINK YOU'RE ON MUTE. I'M OBVIOUSLY NOT PREPARED SINCE I'M ON MUTE. UM, I DID NOT PREPARE TO PRESENT FOR THAT AND DO NOT HAVE THOSE MATERIALS. I COULD DO MY BEST, BUT I, UM, ACTUALLY I HAVE, I AM UNABLE TO, UH, PRESENT FOR THAT. I AM SO SORRY. [00:20:01] NO WORRIES. I TELL YOU WHAT, WHY DON'T WE GO THROUGH THE COMMITTEES AND SEE IF CHAIR BLACK IS ABLE TO JOIN US AGAIN. IF HE'S NOT STOPPED. MAYBE YOU COULD GIVE A REPORT FOR US IF, OR SOME OR SOMEONE ELSE FROM THE COMMITTEE. BUT LET'S GIVE IT A FEW MINUTES IF YOU ARE ALL OKAY WITH IT. LET'S SKIP TO THE NEXT COMMITTEE AND WE'LL COME BACK TO THAT ONE. SO, CHAIR HOWARD, WILL YOU GIVE US A REPORT FROM FINANCIAL MONITORING AND PERFORMANCE STANDARDS COMMITTEE, PLEASE? YES, I WILL. UH, CHAIR RUBIN. UM, ON THURSDAY, MARCH 20TH, 2025 AT SIX O'CLOCK IN THE EVENING, THE FINANCIAL MONITORING AND PERFORMANCE STANDARDS COMMITTEE MET. AND AT THAT TIME, WE TOOK ACTION TO APPROVED CITY MANAGER'S PROPOSED FY 25, 26, US DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, HUD CONSOLIDATION PLAN BUDGET. IS THAT BETTER? SO AT THIS MEETING, UH, WE TOOK ACTION TO REVIEW AND APPROVE THE CITY MANAGERS PROPOSED FY 25, 26, US DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, CONSOLIDATE PLAN BUDGET, FOCUSING ON FAIR HOUSING AND PLANNING AND PROGRAM OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES. AND AT THAT TIME, WE DID APPROVE, UH, CD 10 THROUGH CD 14 OF THE BUDGET. AND SO WITH THAT, I, I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT, UH, THAT RECOMMENDATION FROM THE SUBCOMMITTEE. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CHAIR HOWARD FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP. APPRECIATE THAT. THANK THEN, WE'LL, I'D LIKE TO MOVE TO THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS COMMITTEE CHAIR. GARZA, ARE YOU ABLE TO GIVE US A REPORT ON THAT THIS EVENING? YES. THANK YOU. GIVE ME ONE SECOND. TRYING TO RESIZE MY SCREEN. SO WE ALSO, UH, MET, I BELIEVE IT WAS THE 17TH. AND, UM, OUR AGENDA WAS NOT VERY LONG. WE MET, I THINK FOR 15 MINUTES AND WE ALSO APPROVED, UH, THE ITEMS ON OUR AGENDA. I DON'T REMEMBER EXACTLY WHICH THE, UH, THE SECTIONS WERE. UM, BUT I DO KNOW THAT WE APPROVED THE AGENDA, UH, ON THAT DAY. UH, JUSTICE, DO YOU HAPPEN TO KNOW WHICH ONES PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT? CD EIGHT THROUGH CD NINE. YEAH, THERE WE GO. YES. SO THAT WAS PRETTY MUCH THE ENTIRETY OF THE MEETING. WE, UH, JUST VOTED ON THE AGENDA AND IT WAS APPROVED. GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IF YOU COULD GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION FOR THE FULL COMMISSION TO APPROVE THE COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATION ON THOSE. ABSOLUTELY. YEAH. SO THANK YOU. CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE, UM, CD EIGHT, CD NINE OF THE, UM, OF THE WHAT WOULD BE THE CITY MANAGERS OF THE CITY MANAGER'S PROPOSED? PROPOSED BUDGET. PROPOSED BUDGET. YEAH. IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. SO MOVED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? THANK YOU. THE MOTION CARRIES AND APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU. CHAIR GARZA. CHAIR BARTOS. CAN YOU PLEASE GIVE US A REPORT FOR PUBLIC SERVICES, HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS AND EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT COMMITTEE? YES. THANK YOU SO MUCH. CHAIR. UH, THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION PUBLIC SERVICES HEALTHPOINT, ESG COMMITTEE MET ON TUESDAY, MARCH 18TH AT 5:00 PM UM, THE, WE ALSO REVIEWED CD ONE THROUGH CD THREE, WHICH WAS THE PUBLIC SERVICES OUT OF TIME, OUT OF SCHOOL TIME PROGRAM, AS WELL AS THE EARLY CHILDHOOD AND OUT OF SCHOOL TIME SERVICES PROGRAM. UH, THE YOUTH PROGRAMS, WHICH INCLUDED THE DRIVERS OF POVERTY AND WHATNOT. UM, THERE WAS A LITTLE BIT OF TALK ABOUT [00:25:01] THE COMMUNITY CARE TEAM BUILDING CAPACITY AND PROGRAMS AND HOW THE CAPACITY TO SERVE THE CHILDREN WITH THEIR ESTIMATED GOALS, LIKE THEIR TARGET GOALS WAS BEING MET AND EVEN EXCEEDED. UM, JUST A LITTLE TIDBIT I HAD ASKED ABOUT THE CHILDREN SERVED IN THE OUTOF SCHOOL TIME SERVICES PROGRAM AND CURRENTLY THEY HAVE OVER 300 CHILDREN BEING SERVED, EVEN THOUGH THE ESTIMATED WAS 200. SO THEY'RE DOING EXCEPTIONALLY WELL IN THIS. UM, LET'S SEE. WE DID ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CITY MANAGER'S PROPOSED FY 2025 DASH 26 RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE CDBG PUBLIC SERVICE PROGRAMS WITH LINE CD ONE, CD TWO, AND CDCD THREE OF THE CDBG GRANT, ESG GRANT. THE GRANT IS PRESENTED WITH NO CHANGES AND THE MOTION PASSED. SO AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO, UM, APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE CITY MANAGER'S PROPOSED BUDGET AS STANDS FROM THE FULL COMMISSION, PLEASE. THANK YOU. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. UM, THIS IS COMMISSIONER MILLS. UM, WHILE OTHER PRESENTATIONS FROM COMMITTEE CHAIRS WERE MADE, I HAVE GONE BACK THROUGH THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN AND CAN REPORT IF SOMEONE CAN CONFIRM THE, UM, ITEMS WITH ME. THANK YOU. ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT FOR THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HOUSING? YES. OH, OKAY. GREAT. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER, JUST HOLD ON ONE SECOND. WE WILL CONFIRM THOSE FOR YOU, BUT LET'S JUST FINISH THE, THE MOTION THAT'S ON THE TABLE RIGHT NOW. BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE WILL TAKE YOU UP ON THAT. THANK YOU. SO I THINK WE WERE AT A SECOND ON THE MOTION TO ACCEPT THE PUBLIC SERVICES, HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AGE AND EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT COMMITTEE LINE ITEMS. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIES. AND NOW THANK YOU CHAIR COMMISSIONER, UH, MILLS, IF YOU WILL GO AHEAD AND GIVE US A REPORT ON THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HOUSING AND HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM COMMITTEE. AND THIS WOULD ALSO BE THE TIME FOR YOU TO ASK THE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE MEMO THAT WE HAD RECEIVED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE, UH, THAT CHAIR RUBEN, UM, ON MARCH 17TH AT 6:00 PM THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HOUSING HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM COMMITTEE MET, UM, OLIVER BLACK CHAIRING. UM, WE REVIEWED, UM, THE FOLLOWING ITEMS, UM, CD AND JUSTICE, IF YOU CAN CONFIRM THESE AS I RECITE THEM, I WOULD APPRECIATE IT. CD ONE, TWO, AND THREE MS. MILLS, THAT COMMITTEE REVIEWED CD4. OH, OKAY. THREE CD SEVEN. THOSE ARE THE HOUSING ACTIVITIES ON PAGE TWO OF AND THREE CD4 THROUGH CDO SEVEN OR THE HOUSING COMMITTEE, UH, ACTIVITIES. AND ALSO ON PAGE FOUR OF YOUR HANDOUT HOME, O ONE THROUGH HM, O FIVE, WHICH ARE THE OTHER HOME GRANT HOUSING ACTIVITIES. AND SO AS PART OF MY REPORT, I AM INCLUDING BY REFERENCE ALL OF THE, UM, UH, LINE ITEMS THAT, UM, HAVE JUST BEEN REPORTED BY CHAN WILLIAMS. UH, THE COMMITTEE REVIEWED THOSE, UH, LINE ITEMS. UH, THERE WAS DISCUSSION, ALL LINE ITEMS WERE APPROVED OUT OF COMMITTEE. UM, AND AS SUCH, I DO ASK THAT, UH, THESE LINE ITEMS BE APPROVED. THANK YOU. IS THERE A SECOND? SO MOVED. THANK YOU. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER MILLS, WHAT IS YOUR, DO YOU WANT YOUR SPECIFIC QUESTIONS REGARDING THE HOME REPAIR AND DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANT PROGRAM UPDATE? UH, YES. UM, I APPRECIATE, UM, CYNTHIA ROGERS, UM, ALEXON BEING IN THE MEETING. UM, I DID SEE HER SQUARE, UM, ON THE, ON THE CALL. AND SO I'M, I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND HOW, WITH RESPECT TO HOUSING ACTIVITIES, WITH RESPECT TO, UM, THE, UM, PROGRAM AND IT'S, UM, LINE ITEM FOR, UM, DELIVERY STAFF AND DIRECT SERVICE, WE ARE SQUARING [00:30:01] THE MEMO THAT WE RECEIVED, UM, ON AN INFORMATIONAL BASIS. GOOD EVENING. UM, I'M NOT, I DON'T QUITE UNDERSTAND YOUR QUESTION, BUT I THINK YOU'RE JUST ASKING ABOUT THE MEMO THAT WE, UH, PRESENTED TO CITY COUNCIL, CORRECT? YES. AND, AND JUST BY WAY OF HISTORY AND, AND YOU KNOW, THIS HISTORY, AND THERE ARE A NUMBER OF COMMISSION MEMBERS WHO WERE, UM, ON THE COMMISSION BACK IN JANUARY OF 2024. YES. BACK IN JANUARY OF 2024, THERE WAS A PRESENTATION, UM, THAT THOR ERICKSON GAVE ABOUT SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE YES. TO, UH, THE 2324 ANNUAL PLAN MM-HMM . AND, UM, THE REASON FOR THAT SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT IS BECAUSE, UM, WE WERE HAVING TO, UM, DEAL WITH A, UM, AN OUTSOURCING ATTEMPT THAT DID NOT HAVE A GOOD OUTCOME. CORRECT. THE RFP DID NOT, UM, ELICIT A GOOD CONTRACTOR. THAT'S CORRECT. AND, UH, TIME WAS WASTED WHILE, UM, MONIES WERE UNSPENT. AND THAT MEANS CITIZENS DID NOT GET THE BENEFIT OF HAVING THEIR HOMES IMPROVED. CORRECT. AND SO, UM, THERE WAS A LOT OF ROBUST DISCUSSION AT THAT POINT IN TIME WITH ASSURANCES FROM STAFF THAT THIS WOULD NOT BE OUTSOURCED AND THAT, UM, THERE WOULD BE A FOLLOW UP PRESENTATION, WHICH YOU ALL DID. AND, UM, WE RECEIVED ASSURANCES FROM STAFF THAT THIS IN FACT WOULD BE TAKEN IN-HOUSE. AND AS RECENTLY AS WITHIN THE LAST SIX MONTHS, I HAD TALKED ABOUT WOULD THERE BE SUFFICIENT STAFF TO HANDLE THESE ACTIVITIES IN-HOUSE. AND SO I WAS QUITE SURPRISED TO SEE THIS EMAIL WITH ANOTHER OUTSOURCING ATTEMPT. YES. AND I AM AT A LOSS AS TO UNDERSTAND WHY THIS IS GOING TO BE ANY DIFFERENT FROM THE LAST ATTEMPT THAT RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT NUMBER FIVE WHERE CITIZENS LOST OPPORTUNITIES TO HAVE THEIR HOMES REPAIRED. RIGHT. SO, UH, YEAH, SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND THANK YOU FOR, UH, RECAPPING THE HISTORY OF THE LAST ATTEMPT THAT, THAT THAT DID NOT GO WELL. SO A A COUPLE OF THINGS ARE DIFFERENT. UH, FIRST OFF, WE ARE NOT HALTING THE PROGRAM. YOU'RE CONTINUING TO SERVE THE PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE IN THE PIPELINE. SO CURRENTLY WE HAVE 158 PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE, UH, REVIEWED APPLICATIONS FOR AND ARE AWAITING CONTRACTS. UH, WE HAVE, THAT'S $6.2 MILLION IN ASSISTANCE TO HOMEOWNERS MM-HMM . AND SO WE CURRENTLY HAVE $10 MILLION IN OUR PIPELINE, I'M SORRY, IN OUR BUDGET THAT WE HAVE TO, UH, COMMITTED AND SPENT, UM, PREFERABLY ANNUALLY. BUT, UM, WE DO HAVE A TIMELINE THAT WE PRESENTED TO, UH, MS. WILLIAMS SHAND WILLIAMS ON HOW WE WERE GOING TO EXPEND OUR, OUR BACKLOG OF HOME REPAIR AS WELL AS OUR UPCOMING FUTURE HOME REPAIR. SO A COUPLE OF THINGS ARE DIFFERENT IN THIS PROCESS. ONE, WE WILL NOT HALT THE PROGRAM TO GET A VENDOR. ONE OF THE BIGGEST MISTAKES THAT WAS MADE THE LAST TIME THAT WE OBTAINED A VENDOR IS THAT THE PROGRAM WAS COMPLETELY HALTED FOR A YEAR BEFORE WE GOT A VENDOR. ONCE WE RECEIVED THE VENDOR, THE VENDOR WAS NOT QUALIFIED OR EQUIPPED TO MANAGE A PROGRAM LIKE THIS. SO THAT'S THE FIRST THING. WE WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE THESE FOLKS THAT WE HAVE IN THE PIPELINE THAT IS GONNA SPEND ABOUT 6 MILLION OF THE DOLLARS. ADDITIONALLY, WE ARE SEEKING A NATIONALLY KNOWN, UH, VENDOR THAT CAN ACTUALLY RUN A HOME REPAIR PROGRAM OF THIS SIZE. MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE REASON WE HAVE TO OUTSOURCE IS BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN PROVIDED THREE, 3 MILLION ADDITIONAL DOLLARS ANNUALLY FROM THE PROGRAM FOR THE HOME REPAIR PROGRAM. OUR STAFF ARE CURRENTLY SIZED TO ONLY ADDRESS THE FEDERAL DOLLARS. THEY ARE NOT EQUIPPED TO DO ANYTHING ABOVE OUR FEDERAL DOLLARS A YEAR. [00:35:02] YES, MA'AM. YOU HAD A QUESTION? YES, YES. IS THIS NEW WHAT YOU JUST SAID WITH THE ADDITIONAL TIF DOLLARS? IS THAT NEW INFORMATION FOR THE IT IS, IT'S NEW. WE RECEIVED IT. WE RECEIVED IT, IT WAS ALLOCATED LAST YEAR, AND WE RECEIVED IT FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR IN OCTOBER. THIS FISCAL YEAR. OCTOBER. THE REASON WHY I ASKED THAT IS BECAUSE I KNOW I SPECIFICALLY ASKED, WAS THERE GOING TO BE SUFFICIENT CITY STAFF TO RUN THIS PROGRAM? THERE IS SUFFICIENT CITY STAFF THE LAST TIME THERE WAS A PRESENTATION. YEAH. THERE IS SUFFICIENT CITY STAFF TO RUN THE FEDERAL BRANDED PROGRAM YES. ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. BUT WHEN WE RECEIVE TIF DOLLARS, THAT PUT US OVER THE ABILITY TO EXPEND WITH JUST THE STAFF THAT WE HAVE AND THE TIMING, BECAUSE THOSE TIF DOLLARS WILL COME TO US EVERY OCTOBER, AND WE NEED TO GET 'EM OUT TO THE RESIDENTS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, NOT ROLL IT OVER EVERY YEAR AND COMPETE WITH THE FEDERAL DOLLARS. WE'VE GOTTA GET OUT AS WELL. SO WE DO NEED TO OUTSOURCE THIS PROGRAM. SO THE TIF DOLLARS ARE ONLY ELIGIBLE FOR PROGRAMMATIC USES AND NOT ELIGIBLE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE OR, UM, PERSONNEL USES. THERE IS A PERCENTAGE THAT WE CAN USE ON ADMIN, YES. OKAY. AND WILL IT THAT IN FACT BE USED? UH, WE ANTICIPATE THAT IT WILL, YES. OKAY. AND, UM, EVEN WITH THAT, THERE IS STILL NOT ENOUGH BANDWIDTH ON THE PERSONNEL SIDE? THERE ISNT. NO, BECAUSE, UH, ONE OF THE, ONE OF THE REALITIES THAT WE FACED IN RUNNING OUR HOME REPAIR PROGRAM AND OUR DHA PROGRAM IS THAT EVEN THOUGH WE EQUIP OURSELVES AND OUR DEPARTMENT TO HANDLE THE VOLUME, OUR CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE STILL HAS TO BE ABLE TO HANDLE AN INCREASED VOLUME. OUR, UH, BUDGET OFFICE HAS TO BE ABLE TO HANDLE AN INCREASED VOLUME. OUR, UM, INSPECTIONS DEPARTMENTS HAVE TO BE ABLE TO HANDLE INCREASE VOLUME. I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT. SOMEBODY IS ZOOMING OUTSIDE, UH, AND WE DON'T FEEL THAT THEY CAN MOVE FAST ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH THE VOLUME THAT WE HAVE TO DO. AND SO THE PARTNER THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR IS ONE THAT WILL BE TURNKEY. THEY WILL BRING WITH THEM THE ATTORNEY, THE LEGAL TEAM THAT NEEDS TO HELP WITH DRAFTING AGREEMENTS AND BRING ALSO THE ABILITY TO FLOAT MONEY AT LARGE QUANTITIES INSTEAD OF ASKING US TURN BY TURN FOR EVERY SINGLE UNIT THAT IS, UH, ASSISTED AND GIVE US TIME TO BE ABLE TO PROCESS LARGER SUMS OF MONEY AT A GIVEN TIME. OKAY. THAT'LL SLOW DOWN. THAT WILL HELP WITH THE VOLUME GOING THROUGH OUR ACCOUNTS PAYABLE, UH, DEPARTMENT. AND I'M NOT SAYING THAT OUR ACCOUNTS PAYABLE DEPARTMENT IS NOT EFFECTIVE, THEY TRULY ARE VERY EFFECTIVE. OKAY. BUT WHEN WE'RE TRYING TO GET THAT MUCH MONEY OUT IN SHORT PERIODS OF TIME, IT JUST, IT JUST THROWS EVERYBODY FOR A LOOP. AND IT IS NOT THEIR FAULT THAT THE VOLUME HAS INCREASED. SO SUDDENLY WE HAVE TO GET PEOPLE TO THAT PACE. RIGHT. AND WE'RE NOT ABLE TO DO THAT IN THIS FIRST YEAR. WE REALLY NEED SOME HELP. MR. AND COMMISSIONER MILLERS FEEL LIKE THIS ISSUE ABSOLUTELY UNDERSTAND THAT BECAUSE I KNOW THAT, UH, THERE WAS THAT ISSUE WITH RESPECT TO, UM, INFLATION REDUCTION ACT FUNDS AND COVID RELIEF FUNDS. AND SO I ABSOLUTELY APPRECIATE THE BANDWIDTH. YES. BUT, UH, SPEAKING FROM MY, UH, POINT OF VIEW AS CHAIR AND SOMEBODY WHO ATTENDS EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD PUBLIC MEETING AS AS CHAIR OF THAT COMMITTEE, IT IS, UH, MEETING IN AND MEETING OUT THAT THE HOME REPAIR PROGRAM IS ONE THAT PROVIDES THE GREATEST PUBLIC OUTREACH FROM WHAT WE ARE TOLD IN THOSE MEETINGS. GOOD. I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT. YES. YES. AS YOU KNOW, I THINK THIS ISSUE IS A BIG ENOUGH ISSUE AND I, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOU ALL TO COME DO A BRIEFING BOTH ON WHAT HAS HAPPENED FROM THE PREVIOUS CONTRACTING OUT, AS WELL AS AN UPDATE ON THIS, BECAUSE I THINK THIS IS A BIG ENOUGH ISSUE. AND I THINK THERE ARE STILL SOME OUTSTANDING QUESTIONS THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO EXPLORE FURTHER. SO I'D LIKE TO REQUEST A BRIEFING ON BOTH THE OTHER OUTSOURCED CONTRACT UPDATE AS WELL AS THIS ONE. THANK YOU CHAIR, RUBEN, YOU WERE ANTICIPATED. MY VERY NEXT QUESTION, , SO I'M, I'M FINISHED. VERY GOOD. CAN WE SET THAT UP? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY. [00:40:03] I'D LIKE TO THEN ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR AN, UH, TO APPROVE THE FULL CITY MANAGERS PROPOSED FY 25, 26, US DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT CONSOLIDATED PLAN. BUDGET. SO MOVED. I SO MOVE. THANK YOU. SECOND. IS THERE A SECOND? COMMISSIONER, COMMISSIONER HOWARD MADE THE MOTION. COMMISSIONER MILL SECONDED. IF, IF I THINK COMMISSIONER MILL SECONDED IF SHE DIDN'T DIE, WILL. OKAY. I DID LOTS OF ENTHUSIASM ON THIS. GREAT. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSITION. THANK YOU. THE CITY MANAGERS PROPOSED FY 25 26, US DEPARTMENT OF HUD CONSOLIDATED, UH, PLAN BUDGET HAS BEEN APPROVED. UH, CHAIR MILLS, WILL YOU GO AHEAD AND GIVE US A REPORT ON THE CITIZEN PARTICIPATION POLICY AND PROCEDURES COMMITTEE, PLEASE? YES, IT WILL BE TRUNCATED. UH, YES. ON, UM, MARCH 20TH, 2025, THE, UM, CDC CITIZEN PARTICIPATION POLICY AND PROCEDURES COMMITTEE, UM, UM, MET, UM, ARE WE HAD ONE BRIEFING ITEM, WHICH WAS UPDATES ON OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT OUTCOMES, NEIGHBORHOOD PUBLIC MEETINGS FOR US, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT FOR THE FY 25 26 CONSOLIDATED PLAN. UM, VICTOR, I UNDERSTAND WILL BE, UM, UM, PROVIDING A PROMPT AND EFFICIENT, UH, PRESENTATION. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. CAN YOU GUYS HEAR ME? AND ARE YOU ABLE TO SEE, ARE YOU ABLE TO SEE THE PRESENTATION ON THE SCREEN? WE ARE. THANK YOU. GREAT. UH, GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. MY NAME IS VICTOR SALAZAR. I'M PRESENTING TODAY ON BEHALF OF SHANE ATONE, WHO UNFORTUNATELY COULDN'T MAKE IT TONIGHT. THIS PRESENTATION SUMMARIZES THE OUTCOMES OF THE CITY OF DALLAS OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 20 25, 26 HUD CONSOLIDATED PLAN, NEIGHBORHOOD PUBLIC MEETINGS. UM, START BY REVIEWING THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD PUBLIC MEETINGS. THEN WE'LL DISCUSS THE ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY AND THE SPECIFIC OUTREACH UNDERTAKEN. WE'LL LOOK AT THE NEIGHBORHOOD PUBLIC MEETING EVENTS THEMSELVES, HOW THE SURVEY WAS, WAS DISTRIBUTED, THE PROPOSED SCHEDULE. AND FOLLOWING THAT, WE'LL EXAMINE THE ATTENDANCE REPORTS AND THE RESULTS FROM THE SURVEYS AND THE COMMENTS THAT WERE RECEIVED. OUR NEIGHBORHOOD PUBLIC MEETINGS WERE GUIDED BY FOUR GOALS. UH, FIRST TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND DECISION MAKING. SECOND TO BUILD TRUST AND TRANSPARENCY. THIRD, TO ENSURE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO THESE PUBLIC MEETINGS. AND FOURTH, TO GATHER MEANINGFUL, ACTIONABLE PUBLIC FEEDBACK. TO ACHIEVE THESE, WE SET SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES SUCH AS COLLABORATING WIDELY TO ENSURE DIVERSE REPRESENTATION, CREATING TARGETED OUTREACH STRATEGIES, PROVIDING CLEAR FUNDING INFORMATION, KEEPING CITIZENS UPDATED, OFFERING ASSESSABLE MEETING FORMATS AND TIMES, PROVIDING TRANSLATION AND A DA COMPLIANT MATERIALS USING VARYING VARIOUS TOOLS TO COLLECT INPUT AND INCORPORATE THAT FEEDBACK INTO OUR PLANNING. REPORTING. BACK ON ITS IMPEND, OUR CORE ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY AIMED TO ENGAGE DAS RESIDENTS IN THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS FOR THE ANNUAL CONSOLIDATED PLAN BUDGET. THE GRANTS TEAM, ALONG WITH CITY STAFF AND CDC MEMBERS, UH, SPEARHEADED THESE EFFORTS TO KEEP RESIDENTS INFORMED AND INVOLVED IMAGES. HERE ARE TWO OF OUR IN-PERSON MEETINGS, ONE AT WILLIE B. JOHNSON REC CENTER AND THE OTHER AT JC COSA. UH, ACCESSIBILITY AND DIVERSITY WERE KEY COMPONENTS OF OUR OUTREACH. WE TRANSLATED READING MATERIALS INTO FIVE LANGUAGES. WE USED LANGUAGE MAPS TO ENSURE FLYERS REACH THE AREAS, UH, WHERE THE LANGUAGES ARE PREDOMINANT. UH, DISTRIBUTION WAS STRATEGICALLY TARGETED TO ELIGIBLE AREAS AND RESIDENTS, AND ALL INFORMATION WAS MADE AVAILABLE IN PRINT AND ONLINE FORMATS. OUR TEAM WORKED WITH MULTIPLE CITY DEPARTMENTS. THIS INCLUDED DISTRIBUTING FLYERS AND INFORMATION TO PARKS AND REC CENTER LIBRARIES, HOA LISTS CITY TV AND THE PODCAST, UH, NEXTDOOR FORUMS, CITY SOCIAL MEDIA AND CITY COUNCIL DISTRIBUTION LIST. UH, WE FOCUSED ON TARGET CENSUS TRACK THROUGH CANVASSING, AND WE REACHED OUT TO STAKEHOLDERS, SUB-RECIPIENTS AND INDIVIDUALS. UH, ADDITIONAL EFFORTS INVOLVE COORDINATING WITH OEI CODE COMPLIANCE AND OFFICE OF HOMELESS SOLUTION AND MULTICULTURAL COMMUNITY GROUPS. WE ALSO LEVERAGE LOCAL NEWSPAPER PUBLICATIONS. WE THAT INCLUDE DALLAS MORNING NEWS, ALIYA [00:45:01] DALLAS EXAMINER NUDE AT DALLAS, DALLAS, CHINESE DAILY, KOREANTOWN NEWS, AND THE DALLAS VOICE. UH, OUR OUTREACH RECORDS, UH, WERE SIGNIFICANT, WERE SIGNIFICANT ALL ACROSS OUR ACCOUNTS ON FACEBOOK, OVER 2000 ACCOUNTS. INSTAGRAM SAW 1800 CONTENT ENGAGEMENT X 347 ENGAGEMENTS AND, UH, LARGE VIDEO VIEWS ON YOUTUBE. UM, THE PODCAST AND THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN VIDEO AND ALSO LIKES ON LINKEDIN. THE BMS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WEBSITE, UH, SERVED AS THE HUB. IT FEATURED INFORMATION ON THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH THAT HOSTED THE WEBSITE AND DIRECT LINKS TO THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN SURVEY IN ALL SIX LANGUAGES. WE CREATED A DEDICATED VIDEO EXPLAINING THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN, WHICH ALSO RECEIVED, UH, 287 VIEWS. AND WE ALSO HAD A PODCAST. UM, WE WERE FEATURED IN TAP IN DALLAS. THE SEGMENT RECEIVED 110 VIEWS. WE FOCUS SPECIFIC ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVES ON 21 HIGH IMPACT ZIP CODES ACROSS THE CITY IDENTIFIED BASED ON VARIOUS FACTORS SUCH AS HUD FUNDING. THIS MAP PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW OF THOSE AREAS, AND THIS TABLE SHOWS A COMPARISON OF SURVEY PARTICIPATION FROM THESE HIGH IMPACT ZIP CODES BETWEEN THIS FISCAL YEAR AND LAST. OVERALL, WE SAW A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE WITH PARTICIPATION RISING FROM 102 LAST YEAR TO 220 THIS YEAR IN KEY AREAS RESULTING IN 617 TOTAL SURVEY PARTICIPANT FROM THESE ZIP CODES. UH, THE NOTABLE INCREASES WERE INCREASES WE'RE SEEING IN AREAS SUCH AS SOUTH OAK CLIFF, COCKER HILL, EAST DALLAS, AND PLEASANT GROVE. UH, WE EXTENDED OUR, WE EXTENDED TO VARIOUS COMMUNITY LOCATIONS. WE PLACED, UH, MATERIALS AND ENGAGED WITH PEOPLE, LOCAL BUSINESSES, LIBRARIES, PARKS AND REC CENTERS, AND RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS. UH, THESE NEXT FEW SLIDES PROVIDE A GRANULAR VIEW OF THE SPECIFIC COMMUNITY OUTREACH LOCATIONS WITHIN THE HIGH, WITHIN SEVERAL OF THE HIGH IMPACT ZIP CODES WE FOCUSED ON. UH, THESE ILLUSTRATE THE TARGETED NATURE OF OUR CANVASING AND FLYER DISTRIBUTION. THESE INCLUDE OAK CLIFF FAIR PARK, COCKER HILL, WEST DALLAS, CEDARS, PLEASANT GROVE, NORTHWEST DALLAS, WAYNE WOOD, BUCKNER TERRACE, EAST DALLAS, VICKERY, MEADOW, REDBIRD, AND KEYWOOD, SOUTH CENTRAL DALLAS AND HAMILTON PARK. WE HAVE A TOTAL OF SIX NEIGHBORHOOD PUBLIC MEETINGS BETWEEN JANUARY 13 AND JANUARY 23RD. THESE INCLUDED A MIX OF FORMATS, FORMATS TO MAXIMIZE ACCESSIBILITY. WE HAD TWO IN-PERSON MEETINGS, ONE AT JC OSA, THE OTHER AT WILLIE B. JOHNSON, ONE HYBRID MEETING AT CITY HALL, TWO VIRTUAL MEETINGS AND ONE TELEPHONE TOWN HALL MEETING. AND ONTO THE SURVEY, INPUT WAS GATHERED, UH, THROUGH, PRIMARILY THROUGH ONLINE SURVEY. IT WAS OPENED FROM JANUARY 1ST TO FEBRUARY 28TH WITH PAPER COPPERS THAT WERE AVAILABLE. NOW LET'S LOOK AT ATTENDANCE. THIS TABLE COMPARES THE NEIGHBORHOOD PUBLIC MEETINGS FOR THIS CYCLE VERSUS PREVIOUS CYCLE. UH, TOTAL ATTENDANCE INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY FROM 4,448 LAST CYCLE TO 5,207. THIS MAKING A 17% INCREASE. MUCH OF THIS GROWTH CAME FROM THE TELEPHONE TOWN HALL MEETINGS. UH, WE SAW A COMBINED INCREASE OF PARTICIPANT. WE ALSO TRACK ATTENDANCE AND SPECIFIC STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION MEETINGS FOR THE CONTINUUM OF CARE MEETINGS. ATTENDANCE ROSE FROM 60 TO 71, BUT WITH AN 18% INCREASE AND THE HUB WILL REPORT AND CONSULTATION MEETING WAS A SLIGHT DECREASE. UM, TURNING NOW TO THE, TURNING NOW TO THE SURVEY RESULTS. UH, IN TOTAL WE RECEIVED 821 COMPLETE SURVEYS AND 381 DISTINCT COMMENTS, UH, LEADING TO A COMBINED OF 1,202 SURVEYS AND COMMENTS SUBMITTED. COMPARING THIS TO THE PREVIOUS CYCLE, WE SEE A SUBSTANTIAL GROWTH. THE NUMBER OF SURVEYS INCREASED FROM 438 TO 821. COMMENTS MORE THAN DOUBLED FROM 1 58 TO 3 81. AND COMBINED FEEDBACK ROSE FROM 5 96 TO 1,202. RESULTS. UH, QUESTION [00:50:01] ONE. I'M GONNA REVIEW THE, THE ANSWERS. QUESTION ONE ASKED ABOUT PRIORITIES FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL SERVICE NEEDS. THE RESPONSES WERE FAIRLY EVEN EVENLY SPLIT WITH 35% PRIORITIZING AFTER SCHOOL OUT OF SCHOOL PROGRAMS. 34 CHILD AFFORDABLE CHILDCARE AND 34 31 SELECTED COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES FOR ADULTS. OUT OF 793 PARTICIPANTS COMPARED TO LAST YEAR, WE SEE A SHIFT. WHILE AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS REMAINED THE HIGH PRIORITY, AFFORDABLE CHILDCARE SAW A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN SELECTION THIS YEAR COMPARED TO LAST WHILE COMMUNITY SERVICES FOR ADULTS ALSO SAW AN INCREASE. QUESTION NUMBER TWO, FOCUSED ON HOUSING PROGRAM PRIORITIES AND OVERWHELMING MA MAJORITY, 63% OF 818. PARTICIPANT BELIEVE THE CITY SHOULD, UH, SUPPORT ALL THE ABOVE OPTIONS, WHICH INCLUDE CREATING HOMEOWNERS THROUGH THE HOME BUYER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, REHABILITATING 16 HOUSING AND DEVELOPING NEW UNITS. THIS, UH, PREFERENCE, UH, IS CONSISTENT WITH LAST YEAR'S RESULTS. THROUGH THE NUMBER SELECTING, UH, IT INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY ALONG WITH OVERALL PARTICIPATION. THE PROPORTIONS SELECTING INDIVIDUAL OPTIONS REMAIN RELATIVELY SMALL, BUT ALSO SAW INCREASE IN NUMBERS. QUESTION THREE ASKS IF THE CITY SHOULD CONTINUE FUNDING PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE ENGAGEMENTS IN THE INELIGIBLE AREAS. PARTICULAR, PARTICULARLY RER CAPS. UH, THIS IS VERY STRONG SUPPORT FOR THIS. 67% STRONGLY AGREE. ANOTHER 20 AGREED AND ONLY THREE DISAGREED OR STRONGLY DISAGREED. WITH THE 10% REMAINING NEUTRAL. THIS IS BASED ON 799 PARTICIPANTS AND SUPPORT REMAINS HIGH COMPARED TO LAST YEAR. REGARDING SERVICES TO TACKLE HOMELESSNESS, 69% OF 693 RESPONDENTS SELECTED ALL OF THE ABOVE, WHICH, UH, INCLUDED SHELTER OPERATIONS, STREET OUTREACH, HOMELESS PREVENTION, AND HOUSING PLACEMENT PROGRAMS. HOMELESS PREVENTION WAS THE HIGHEST AT 11% FOLLOWING HOUSING PLACEMENT, STREET OUTREACH AND SHELTER OPERATION. AND SIMILAR TO HOUSING, THE PREFERENCE FOR ALL THE ABOVE, UH, MAYOR'S LAST YEAR'S RESULTS FROM THE SIGNIFICANTLY MORE RESPONDENT CHOSEN THIS OPTION. UH, THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS SELECTING EACH INDIVIDUAL SERVICE ALSO INCREASE FOR QUESTION NUMBER FIVE. IT ASKS ABOUT CONTINUED FUNDING FOR SERVICES, SUPPORTING THOSE AFFECTED BY HIV AIDS INCLUDING RENTAL ASSISTANCE, HOUSING PLACEMENT, FACILITY BASED HOUSING, AND INFORMATION SERVICES SUPPORTED STRONG HERE AS WELL. UH, 50% STRONGLY AGREED, AND 27 AGREED. 16% WERE NEUTRAL WHILE 7% DISAGREED OR STRONGLY DISAGREED BASED ON 743, UH, RESPONSES. AGAIN, THE PATTERN HOLDS. STRONG, STRONG AGREEMENT REMAINS DOMINANT. AND THE NUMBER OF RESPONDENTS IN BOTH STRONGLY AGREE AND AGREE CATEGORIES INCREASE. QUESTION SEVEN, ASK HOW PEOPLE LEARN ABOUT THE MEETINGS. COMPARED TO LAST YEAR, WE SAW HUGE INCREASES IN, UH, PEOPLE LEARNING FROM EMAIL, SOCIAL MEDIA, CITY WEBSITE, UM, THROUGH FLYERS AND POSTERS, FACILITIES, OFFICIALS, AND ALL THIS COMES FROM DATA FROM 587 PARTICIPANTS THIS YEAR, FROM THE SURVEYS RECEIVED 381 COMMENTS. THIS IS UP FROM 158 LAST YEAR. THE KEY THEMES INCLUDED AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, UH, PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS, HOMELESS, HOMELESS INITIATIVES. AND WE ALSO SAW AN INCREASED, UH, COMMENTS ON HOME REPAIR, COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES FOR ADULTS, FINANCIAL PRO EMPOWERMENT, AND THE PROGRAMS. UH, TO RECAP, OUR EFFORTS WERE DRIVEN BY THESE FOUR GOALS, WHICH WAS STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, BUILDING TRUST AND TRANSPARENCY, ENSURING EQUITABLE ACCESS AND GATHERING MEANINGFUL FEEDBACK. THESE INCREASED PARTICIPATION, DETAILED FEEDBACK AND TARGETED OUTREACH DEMONSTRATED THE PROGRESS TOWARDS THESE GOALS AND THEIR UNDERLYING OBJECTIVES. AND THAT CONCLUDES THE SUMMARY OF OUR OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT OUTCOMES. WE NOW WELCOME ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. EXCELLENT JOB, VICTOR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. CHAIR MILLS, DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD TO THAT REPORT? [00:55:02] I JUST WANTED TO ECHO YOUR COMMENTS AND SAY IT WAS AN AMAZING PRESENTATION BACK WHEN IT WAS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE AND AGAIN TONIGHT. AND IT JUST IS A, UM, GREAT, UM, ENCAPSULATION OF ALL THE GOOD WORK THAT, UM, EVERYONE ON STAFF DID TO GET THE WORD OUT. AND WE HAD A, A, SOME GREAT RESULTS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND THANK YOU TO YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP TOO. CHAIR MILLS APPRECIATE YOU AND ALL STAFF AND ALL THE COMMISSIONERS WHO ATTENDED. IT WAS A REALLY GREAT YEAR AND LOOKING FORWARD TO MAKING IT EVEN BETTER NEXT YEAR. SO THANK YOU ALL. AND THEREFORE WE HAVE, IF THERE ARE NO OTHER COMMENTS, WE HAVE ONE ACTION ITEM. ALL RIGHT THEN. UM, WE, UM, NEED A MOTION TO, UM, APPROVE THE OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT OUTCOMES, UH, NEIGHBORHOOD PUBLIC MEETINGS FOR US, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, FISCAL YEAR 20 25, 26, CONSOLIDATED PLAN. UM, IS THERE, UM, A MOTION? SO MOVED. THANK YOU. AND IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND, YES. THANK YOU. AND, UM, UH, COULD WE HAVE A VOTE PLEASE? ALL IN FAVOR, AYE. AYE. THANK YOU. AYE PASSES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. VICTOR. I BELIEVE OUR PUBLIC SPEAKER JOINED US. YES, MONICA BROWN HAS JOINED US. UH, MS. BROWN, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. ARE YOU READY TO SPEAK? LET ME UNMUTE YOU. YOU CAN UNMUTE YOURSELF, MS. BROWN, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. YOUR TIME STARTS NOW. OKAY. GOOD EVENING. YES, I, I WANTED TO GO AHEAD AND NOT SPEAK. I DIDN'T NEED TO SPEAK. EVERYTHING WAS ALREADY ADDRESSED. CAN YOU HEAR ME? MM-HMM. WE CAN. AND WE APPRECIATE YOU LOGGING IN AND MAKING SURE OF THAT. SO THANK YOU FOR ABSOLUTELY, ABSOLUTELY. APPRECIATE THAT. DO WE HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS? SEEING NONE, I'D LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN, PLEASE. I SO MOVE. THANK YOU. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND, SECOND. THANK YOU. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THEN THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION MEETING OF APRIL 3RD IS ADJOURNED AT 6:58 PM THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE AND EVERYONE HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. THANK YOU. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. 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