[00:00:01]
[Community Development Commission on May 1, 2025.]
TO CALL TO ORDER THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION MONTHLY MEETING ON MAY 1ST AT 6:00 PM VICTOR, IF YOU CAN PLEASE LEAD US IN OUR ROLL CALL CHAIR RUBIN.AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COMMISSIONER GOMAN FROM JOINING US FROM OVERSEAS.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE COMMITMENT, SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC SPEAKERS JOINING US THIS EVENING? WE DO NOT HAVE ANY PUBLIC SPEAKERS ONLINE.
THEN I'D LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE MONTHLY MINUTES FROM OUR APRIL 3RD MEETING.
YOU ALL HAVE RECEIVED THEM FROM VIA, VIA EMAIL.
ARE THERE ANY MODIFICATIONS OR EDITS? I MOVE APPROVAL.
IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
SO IF WE CAN, LET'S TURN TO OUR BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES STAFF FOR OUR DE OUR DEVELOPMENT DIVISION REPORT.
GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS AND THANK YOU CHAIR RUBIN.
I AM SHANNON WILLIAMS, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR AND BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES, GRANTS DIVISION.
UM, JUST, UM, EACH OF YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED THE MEMO THAT WAS SENT OUT TO THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DATED APRIL THE 25TH.
UM, SO JUST, UM, JUST PART OF OUR ONGOING UPDATES.
WE WANTED TO, UH, PROVIDE YOU WITH THAT COPY AND JUST TO REMIND YOU THAT THE COMMISSION OF THE REMAINING STEPS IN THE TIMELINE FOR FINAL ADOPTION OF THE FY 2020 5 26 HU CONSOLIDATED PLAN BUDGET.
SO FOLLOWING YOUR MONTHLY MEETING ON APRIL THE THIRD, THE CITY COUNCIL RECEIVED A BRIEFING ON APRIL 16TH REGARDING THE PROPOSED BUDGET.
THIS PRESENTATION INCLUDED THE CITY MANAGER'S RECOMMENDED BUDGET AS WELL AS RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THIS COMMISSION.
SUBSEQUENTLY, ON APRIL 23RD, THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED PRELIMINARY ADOPTION OF THE BUDGET, SCHEDULED A PUBLIC HEARING FOR MAY 28TH.
AT THE SAME TIME, THE 30 DAY PUBLIC REVIEW AND COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW UNDERWAY.
DURING THE APRIL 16 BRIEFING, COUNCIL MEMBERS WERE INVITED TO SUBMIT ANY PROPOSED AMENDMENTS.
WE HAVE, NO AMENDMENTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED.
HOWEVER, THE HUD BUDGET IS SCHEDULED FOR DISCUSSION AT THE MAY 7TH CITY COUNCIL MEETING, WHICH IS THIS COMING WEDNESDAY.
AND AT THAT TIME, IF THERE ARE ANY MINUTE AMENDMENTS, UM, MAY STILL BE CONSIDERED.
AND AT THAT TIME, COUNCIL WILL HAVE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS AND CONDUCT STRAW VOTES IF ANY OF THOSE AMENDMENTS ARE PRESENTED.
AS A REMINDER, WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED THE FINAL GRANT ALLOCATION FROM HUD TO REMAIN COMPLIANT WITH OUR SUBMISSION DEADLINES.
THE BUDGET WAS DEVELOPED BASED ON PROJECTED LEVEL FUNDING.
WE ANTICIPATE RECEIVING THE FINAL GRANT AMOUNTS IN MID-MAY.
UPON RECEIPT, THE CITY MANAGER WILL RECOMMEND ADJUSTMENTS THAT'S NECESSARY TO ALIGN THE BUDGET WITH THE ACTUAL FUNDING LEVELS.
THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS WILL BE SHARED WITH BOTH THE CITY COUNCIL AND THIS COMMISSION.
THE PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL IS SCHEDULED FOR MAY 28TH, AND THIS COMMISSION WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW AND PROVIDE INPUT ON ANY RECOMMENDED CHANGES IN THE BUDGET.
AT YOUR NEXT MEETING ON JUNE 5TH, FINAL ADOPTION OF THE FY 25 26 HAD CONSOLIDATED PLAN IS SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 11.
SO WITH THAT, THAT COMPLETES THAT.
WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR CONTINUED ENGAGEMENT AND IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS OR THAT YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE, UM, I, THAT COMPLETES MY PRESENTED, UH, PREPARED COMMENT AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS.
COMMISSIONERS, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? SHANNON, HAVE YOU GUYS HEARD
[00:05:01]
ANYTHING ELSE OUT OF WASHINGTON, UM, ABOUT THE HEADCOUNTS AT ALL? UH, NOTHING OTHER THAN, WE'RE JUST WAITING FOR ME FOR MID MAY.UM, THEY HAD 60 FROM MARCH 15, AND SO THAT PUTS US AROUND MAY 15TH.
SO AS WE APPROACH THIS MAY STATIONS WITH RECIPIENTS AS TO, UM, BACKUP PLANS OR TRIAGE, YOU CUT OUT A LITTLE BIT IN THERE.
WILL YOU REPEAT YOUR QUESTION PLEASE? YES.
UM, I'M SO SORRY ABOUT THE, OUR INTERNET SERVICE RIGHT NOW.
UM, AS WE APPROACH THIS MAY 15TH DEADLINE, ARE THERE DISCUSSIONS WITH RECIPIENTS REGARD OR, UH, OTHERS REGARDING TRIAGE OR PLAN DS? NO DISCUSSIONS AT THIS TIME.
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTION? THANK YOU, SHANNON.
I'D LIKE TO MOVE TO MY CHAIR'S REPORT AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK STAFF FOR PUTTING ON AN EXCELLENT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION WEEK.
UM, UNFORTUNATELY, I KNOW THERE WAS NOT AS MUCH COMMISSIONER PARTICIPATION AS WE WOULD'VE LIKED, BUT REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE EFFORTS AND ALL THE DIFFERENT EVENTS, AND I WOULD ACTUALLY LOVE TO HEAR A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT IT.
UM, COMMISSIONER ESPI, I KNOW YOU ATTENDED AN EVENT.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO JUST TELL US A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHAT YOU GOT TO SEE? YOU BET.
I ATTENDED THE EVENT AT, UH, HELD AT THE, UM, UM, I CAN'T THINK OF THE NAME OF IT NOW.
IT'S, IT IS, IT IS A SHELTER RIGHT DOWN THE ROAD.
UH, GOT TO MEET SOME OF THE STAFF THERE AND GOT TO SEE, UM, AND MEET SOME OF THE, UH, RESIDENTS THERE.
IT WAS, IT WAS A VERY INTERESTING TOUR.
UM, HAPPY TO HAVE SUCH A FACILITY IN, IN DISTRICT TWO SERVING, UM, OUR, UH, HOMELESS, UM, OR HOUSELESS, UH, RESIDENTS HERE.
UH, ALSO GOT A CHANCE TO VOLUNTEER, UM, TO HOST, UM, A TECHNOLOGY EVENT THERE, UH, FOR THE GROUP.
AND I'M WAITING TO HEAR BACK ON DATES FOR THAT.
THANK YOU FOR REPRESENTING US SO WELL.
AND THANK YOU TO ALL THE COMMISSIONERS WHO MADE DONATIONS TO THE AUSTIN STREET SHELTER.
I THINK IT WAS REALLY APPRECIATED AND WELL RECEIVED.
CAN YOU SHARE A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT SOME OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE WEEK? YEAH, THANK YOU, JIN.
WE HAD A CHANCE TO HAVE AN IN-PERSON EVENT AT ONE OF THE SCHOOLS.
THAT'S THE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM.
AND WE HAVE A, A SLIDE DECK TO SHOW THAT'D, WE LIKE TO HAVE THAT SHOWN AT THIS POINT.
SO US ONE MINUTE SHOULD PROBABLY QUALIFY.
CAN Y'ALL SEE THE SLIDESHOW? YES.
THESE ARE PICTURES FROM THE OPEN HOUSE WE HAD AT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
WE BROUGHT SOME SNACKS FOR THE KIDS.
UM, HERE'S EVERYBODY SHOWING US THE PROJECT THAT THEY HAD.
IT WAS EARTH DAY, SO THEY WERE MAKING A, LIKE A DIAGRAM OR SOMETHING OF, OF THE EARTH'S CORE WITH LIKE PUDDING AND COOKIE CRUMBLES.
AND THEY WERE HAVING LOTS OF FUN.
AND SO THEY WERE ACTUALLY TEACHING US ABOUT THE ARTS LAYERS AND THAT WAS PRETTY FUN.
YOUR STAFF, UM, SOME OF THE BACKPACKS, UH, HALF OF THE STUDENTS WERE PLAYING OUTSIDE AT ONE POINT AND THEN THE OTHER HALF WERE MAKING THE ACTIVITY AND THEN LATER THEY CAME IN AND DID THEIR HOMEWORK.
HERE'S ME AND MAYA IRVING, JUSTICE JAYNA, SHANDRA AND JERRY.
AND WE HAD ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PARKER RECREATION, STEVEN BAKER, COME AND SERVICE AREA MANAGER.
CHRISTIE REED AND DIRECTOR OF PARK AND RECREATION, JOHN JENKINS.
[00:10:05]
HERE WE ARE READING SNACKS.AND THEN ON WEDNESDAY WE HAD THE PROCLAMATION READING.
A PROCLAMATION, UH, ABOUT CDBG WEEK.
WHEREAS THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT, CDBG PROGRAM FUNDED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT SINCE 1975, SUPPORTS LOCAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES INCLUDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING, ANTI-POVERTY PROGRAMS, AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT.
AND WHEREAS THE CDBG PROGRAM HAS STRENGTHENED THE CITY OF DALLAS BY PROVIDING ANNUAL FUNDING TO LOCAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, BUSINESSES AND RESIDENTS TO SUPPORT NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENTS AND HUMAN SERVICE NEEDS.
AND WHEREAS OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS, OUR COMMUNITY HAS RECEIVED ALMOST $41 MILLION IN FORMULA FUNDS SUPPORTING A RANGE OF PROJECTS THAT HAVE DIRECTLY BENEFITED OUR RESIDENTS AND NEIGHBORHOODS, INCLUDING HOUSING, REHABILITATION, HOME BUYER ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS, COMMUNITY COURTS, CHILDCARE AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS, AND FAIR HOUSING INITIATIVES.
AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF DALLAS ACKNOWLEDGES THE DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION MEMBERS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, AND CITY STAFF FOR THEIR DEVOTED SERVICE.
NOW ON BEHALF OF MAYOR ERIC JOHNSON, I DO BY HERE HEREBY PROCLAIM APRIL 21ST THROUGH 25TH, 2025 AS NATIONAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WEEK IN DALLAS, TEXAS.
AND URGE ALL CITIZENS TO JOIN US IN RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANT ROLE OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AND WHAT IT PLAYS IN THE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE VITALITY AND VIABILITY OF HOUSING, STOCK INFRASTRUCTURE, PUBLIC SERVICES, AND THE ECONOMIC WELLBEING OF OUR COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE, MELANIE AND COMMISSIONERS A PROCLAMATION.
AND THEN ON THURSDAY, THE INKIND DONATION DRIVE AT AUSTIN STREET CENTER.
HERE'S THE CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER, JENNIFER ATCHISON AND DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT GRANTS AND ADMINISTRATION, DAVID STUCKER.
WE GOT TO GET A BRIEFING OF, UH, WE LEARNED ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE AUSTIN STREET CENTER.
THIS IS SENIOR DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT, JULIAN MENSA.
HERE'S A PICTURE OF THE CAFETERIA.
WE HAD A LOT OF DONATIONS COME IN.
SO HERE WE ARE OPENING UP, UH, ALL THE AMAZON BOXES THAT WERE DELIVERED AND HERE WE ARE WITH SOME OF THE DONATIONS THAT WERE RECEIVED THAT DAY.
WELL, THANK YOU ALL REALLY DID APPRECIATE THAT.
I ALSO WONDERED, VICTOR, WERE YOU ABLE TO GET THE VIDEO OF WHEN CITY COUNCIL RECOGNIZED THE STAFF OR THE WORK THAT THEY'VE DONE WITH THE WHAT, UM, NEIGHBORHOOD PUBLIC MEETING? YES.
THIS IS AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING THE WEEK BEFORE.
UM, TO THE MAYOR AND TO THE CITY COUNCIL, FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO START WITH THE SPECIAL RECOGNITION, UH, FOR THE, UH, OFFICE OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES GRANT ADMINISTRATION DIVISION.
WE'RE RECOGNIZING THIS MORNING THE EXCEPTIONAL DEDICATION AND THE HARD WORK OF HOW THIS TEAM HAS ENGAGED OUR RESIDENTS DURING THE 2025 NEIGHBORHOOD PUBLIC MEETINGS FOR THE OF THE FY 25 26 HUD CONSOLIDATED PLAN BUDGET ON APRIL THE FIRST, I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM MELANIE RUBIN, WHO CURRENTLY SERVES AS THE CHAIR OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION.
THROUGH THIS LETTER, THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION ACKNOWLEDGE THE WORK OF ALL STAFF INVOLVED UNDER THE STRONG LEADERSHIP OF CHAN WILLIAMS AND JUSTICE BOLO.
THEIR COLLECTIVE COMMITMENT TO ENHANCING PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT HAS STRENGTHENED PARTICIPATION
[00:15:01]
AND INPUT IN THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS.THE COMMISSION DEEPLY VALUES THEIR DEDICATION TO THIS IMPORTANT COMMUNITY WORK AND APPRECIATES THE CITY'S ONGOING SUPPORT OF EFFORTS TO ENGAGE AND EMPOWER OUR RESIDENTS.
THEIR EFFORTS ARE NOT ONLY COMMENDABLE, BUT ALSO VITAL IN BUILDING A MORE ENGAGED AND INFORMED COMMUNITY.
THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION AND THE CHAIR HAVE EXTENDED THEIR GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION FOR A JOB WELL DONE THIS MORNING.
I TAKE GREAT PLEASURE IN HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACKNOWLEDGE, UH, SHANNON WILLIAMS JUSTICE BOLO AND THIS ENTIRE TEAM FOR THEIR ONGOING COMMITMENT TO ENGAGING OUR COMMUNITY AND THEIR DEDICATION, DEDICATION TO PUBLIC SERVICE.
AT THIS TIME, WILL YOU PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING THIS, THIS TEAM AND THEIR WORK? THANK YOU SO MUCH.
VERY WELL EARNED RECOGNITION AND WANTED YOU ALL TO SEE THAT 'CAUSE WE WERE VERY GRATEFUL FOR THAT AND WAS VERY WELL EARNED WITH THE CITY COUNCIL.
UM, I ALSO WANNA ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO, UM, ATTEND OUR UPCOMING MAY 17TH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TOUR.
WE'RE A LITTLE OUT OF ORDER THIS YEAR AS FAR AS TIMING, BUT REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
AND IN FACT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO VICE CHAIR ORIENTS TO GIVE A LITTLE UPDATE THERE.
CHAIR RUBIN, BEFORE WE BEGIN THE VICE CHAIR'S REPORT, COULD I ASK A POINT OF INFORMATION? ABSOLUTELY, YES.
I APOLOGIZE FOR FIRST OF ALL NOT BEING ABLE TO ATTEND TODAY, BUT, UM, VICTOR SALAZAR AND I HAVE BEEN, UM, AND VICTOR SALAZAR HAS BEEN COMMUNICATING TO, UM, THE ENTIRE COMMISSION ABOUT A POSSIBLE, UH, BRIEFING WITH RESPECT TO THE HOME REPAIR DAP PROGRAM.
AND I DO NOT KNOW IF ENOUGH, UM, RESPONSES HAVE BEEN RECEIVED SUCH THAT THAT BRIEFING WOULD HAVE ENOUGH OF AN AUDIENCE ON MAY THE 22ND.
AND SO I, UM, WOULD JUST ASK FOR CONSIDERATION, NOT NECESSARILY AT THIS TIME, BUT UM, IN ORDER FOR THE BRIEFING TO BE HEARD IN FRONT OF THE LARGEST POSSIBLE AUDIENCE THAT IT BE POSSIBLY CONSIDERED FOR, UH, THE MAY MEETING AGENDA.
AND THAT WAS MY POINT, DOES NOT NEED TO BE DECIDED AT THIS TIME.
UM, COMMISSIONER MILLS, I THINK THERE IS A QUORUM FOR MAY 22ND.
THAT'S NEW INFORMATION FOR ME, SO THAT'S GREAT.
WITH THAT, WOULD YOU RATHER IT BE TO BE PUT ON THE NEXT AGENDA? ARE YOU COMFORTABLE BEING ON THE 22ND SPECIFIC? I, UH, LEAVE THE TIMING TO THE DISCRETION OF THE CHAIR.
I'M, AND I THINK WE'LL LEAVE IT AS BOTH TIMES.
I THINK, UM, I THINK WE'RE SET FOR THE 20 SECONDS, SO WE'LL JUST PROCEED WITH THAT.
BUT THANK YOU FOR, FOR BRINGING IT UP.
IT'S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE CDC YEAR, UM, THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BUS TOUR.
UH, SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO THE STAFF WHO'S DONE SUCH AN EXCELLENT JOB AT MAKING SURE THAT CDC WEEK WAS EXCEPTIONAL THIS YEAR.
AND THEN ALSO I'M REALLY EXCITED, UM, IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN ON THE COMMUNITY BUS TOUR, IT'S, THERE'S NOTHING LIKE IT.
I THINK IT'S SUPER UNIQUE, UM, IN THAT WE GET TO ACTUALLY GO DOWN AND SEE FIRST, I ALWAYS CALL IT, IT'S OUR BOOTS ON THE GROUND MOMENT FOR EVERYONE, EVERYBODY COLLECTIVELY COMES TOGETHER.
I KNOW THERE'S A FEW COMMISSIONERS WHO CAN'T MAKE IT THAT DAY, SO WE'RE DEFINITELY GONNA MISS YOU GUYS.
BUT JUST A REMINDER, IT'S SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY MAY 17TH FROM 8:30 AM TO 1:00 PM AND I JUST WANNA CLARIFY, UM, WELL BEFORE I SAY THAT, UM, SOME OF THE VISITS ARE GONNA INCLUDE THE JO NEIGHBORHOOD, THE JALE JPR LOFTS, AND THEN THE PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS IN BACHMAN LAKE.
UM, SO JUSTICE, I HAVE A QUESTION OR IF SOMEONE COULD CLARIFY, I KNOW THAT IT SAYS IT'S FROM 8:30 AM TO 1:00 PM BUT WHERE AND WHAT TIME DO THEY NEED? 'CAUSE USUALLY THE BUS MEETS AT THE BACK OF CITY HALL, SO I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE EVERYBODY HAS
[00:20:01]
THAT INFORMATION.AND ALSO, WHAT TIME IS IT BUS DEPARTURE TIME FROM THE PARKING LOT.
THE BUS IS SCHEDULED TO BE AT CITY HALL AT EIGHT O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING.
WE'LL DEPART CITY HALL, NO LETTER THAN 8 45 FOR THE FIRST STOP.
THE BUS WILL BE BACK AT SEVEN, I MEAN AT 1:00 PM AT CITY HALL.
SO WE'LL BE SENDING THE TOUR ITINERARY IN THE COURSE OF THE WEEK, BUT THE SITES ARE BEING CONFIRMED AND WORKING WITH EVERYONE WHO IS GOING TO BE THERE.
AND HOW DO YOU WANT US TO RESPOND SO THAT YOU GET A, A HEADCOUNT? WOULD YOU LIKE US TO RESPOND TO THE EMAIL YOU SENT OUT OR DO YOU WANT US TO RESPOND TO THE OS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT? AT DALLAS.GOV EMAIL, WE SEND A, A DOLE POLL FOR THE COMMISSIONERS TO SEE HOW MANY ONES TO HOW MANY WILL BE ABLE AND WILLING TO MAKE TO THE TOUR.
WE HAVE, BECAUSE THIS IS AN OPEN EVENT, WE HAVE GOTTEN AN INVITE FROM CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO MAY WANT TO COME, SOME OF THEIR STAFF.
SO THERE WILL BE PARTICIPANT ON THE TOUR WHO ARE NOT COMMISSION MEMBERS, BUT EVERYONE WHO WANTS TO PARTICIPATE IS SENDING US THEIR INFO.
BUT FOR THE COMMISSIONERS IN PARTICULAR, WE'RE GONNA SEND A LITTLE POLL TO SEE HOW MANY OF THEM WANTS BE THERE.
WE APPRECIATE IT AND THANK YOU FOR STAYING ON TOP OF THAT VICE CHAIR.
ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TOUR? OKAY, VICTOR, ANY PUBLIC? I'M SORRY, GO AHEAD.
I WAS GONNA SAY JUST A NOTE, I'LL BE THERE.
IT SOUNDS LIKE AN AMAZING TIME,
IT IS DEFINITELY A WORTHWHILE DAY.
SO WE'RE THRILLED TO HEAR THAT.
SO AS A, A FINAL END TO MY CHURCH REPORT, I'M GONNA ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO COME TO OUR NEXT MEETING.
WE'VE GOT SOME FANCY NEW, UH, TECHNOLOGY HERE THAT WE SHOULD COME SEE.
WE CAN WATCH THE WHOLE SCREEN AT ALL.
UM, SEE AND IT'S REALLY WONDERFUL.
SO COME ON IN AND COME SEE FOR YOURSELF.
VICTOR, HAVE ANY PUBLIC SPEAKERS JOINED US AT THIS POINT? NO, THERE ARE NO PUBLIC SPEAKERS ONLINE.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS TO SHARE? ONE, UM, SATURDAY IS YOUR, IS THE, UH, AND MOST IMPORTANT DAY OF MAY, IT IS ELECTION DAY.
SO IF YOU HAVE NOT YET VOTED IN EARLY VOTING, UH, VOTE, UM, IN THE ELECTIONS THAT, UH, ARE IN YOUR PARTICULAR DISTRICT, PARTICULAR THAT INCLUDES, UM, CITY COUNCIL AND I BELIEVE SOME SCHOOL BOARD RACES.
SO GET OUT THERE, BRING A FRIEND, BRING FIVE AND VOTE.
AND AS WE SAW TODAY, UM, FROM THE VIDEO COMMISSIONER DANELLE WILLIS ACTUALLY STARTED, UM, AT OUR COMMISSION AND IT WENT ON.
SO DEFINITELY GET OUT THERE AND VOTE.
I ALSO, VICTOR, WILL YOU ALSO PLEASE MAKE NOTE? YOU PROBABLY DID, BUT THAT COMMISSIONER MEN MENENDEZ DID JOIN US.
SORRY, COMMISSIONER MENDEZ DID JOIN US AT SOME POINT DURING THE MEETING.
SO SHE IS HERE FOR ATTENDANCE.
ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? AND I'D LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
AYE THEN OUR MAY 1ST COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 6:24 PM THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE AND EVERYBODY HAVE A GOOD EVENING.