* 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. ALL RIGHT. [00:00:01] WE HAVE, UH, ENOUGH FOR A QUORUM. WE'LL BEGIN, UH, OUR MEETING. UH, FIRST OF ALL, WE'LL START WITH, UH, OUR CALL ROLE DISTRICT ONE ERS. I'M HERE. DISTRICT TWO ONE. DISTRICT THREE. DISTRICT FOUR. DISTRICT FOUR. DISTRICT FIVE. DISTRICT SEVEN. ORTEGA. PRESENT ACCOUNTABLE. OKAY. DISTRICT NINE, MR. HUNTER. HERE. DISTRICT 10. MR. WESTROM HERE. OKAY. DISTRICT 11. NORTH. BY HERE. DISTRICT 12 HERE. DISTRICT 13. RAY SMITH. DISTRICT 14. MATTHEW BELL. ALRIGHT, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE, UH, THOSE PRESENT STAND, UH, PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE BE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AT TUNA REPUBLIC WI STAND. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, I WANNA START THIS MEETING BY APOLOGIZING TO ALL YOU GUYS, ALL YOU PEOPLE. THE GUYS IN LADIES, UH, FOR MY ABSENCE LAST WEEK, I HAVE NEVER MISSED A MEETING, BUT LAST MONTH I DID. SO, UM, I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT BECAUSE ALL OF YOU ARE VERY, UH, CONSCIENTIOUS AND WE ALL, WE'VE NEVER, UH, NOT MADE QUORUM. SO THAT'S A, THAT'S A GOAL. THAT'S A GOAL THAT I'D LIKE FOR US TO CONTINUE TO MAKE. AND I PROMISE YOU I WILL NOT BE. ABSOLUTELY. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT YOU GET, UH, THREE DAYS IN THE BRI AND WATER AND BREAD. OKAY? OKAY. AND DEMO MOTION. I. ALRIGHT, NOW, I DON'T SEE IT ON HERE, BUT, UM, SINCE I WAS ABSENT AND MS. COLE WAS, UH, SOMEWHERE OUT IN THE ETHER, WE NEEDED TO HAVE SOME A, UM, SOMEONE TO RUN THE MEETING. SO I WOULD LIKE FOR US TO HAVE TWO, UH, OF THOSE PEOPLE. I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE JUAN. AND I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE MS. HOUSTON TO BE OUR CHAIR. WHATEVER YOU CALL, UH, WHEN THE CHAIR AND THE VICE CHAIR ARE HERE. SO, UH, DO I HEAR A MOTION TO THAT EFFECT? I SO MOVE. I HEAR A SECOND. SECOND. DISTRICT SEVEN MOTION, THEN MADE AND SECONDED. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ALL OPPOSED? SO THE MOTION CARRIES. THEY WILL BE RECORDED AS OUR BACK. ALRIGHT, SO THAT'S ABOUT ALL THAT. ALRIGHT. DO I HEAR ANY, UM, PUBLIC COMMENTS? ANYBODY WANNA MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT? NO. ALRIGHT. DO I HEAR A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE JULY MINUTES AS WRITTEN? I SO MOVE. I SECOND A. WE'VE HAD A MOTION TO ACCEPT AND A SECOND TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES FROM THE JULY MEETING. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED? AYES CARRY. SO THE MINUTES OF THE JULY MEETING ARE ACCEPTED. ALRIGHT. BEGINNING THIS WITH THIS MEETING AND CONTINUING IN THE FUTURE, UH, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A PART OF OUR AGENDA WHERE WE RECEIVE REPORTS FROM OUR DIFFERENT WORKING GROUPS. SO WE DON'T HAVE ANYBODY FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS YET. SO WE'LL MOVE TO THE NEXT, WHICH IS TRANSITION ASSISTANT. UH, JUAN AND MRS. HOUSTON [00:05:01] ARE THE CHAIR AND THE CO-CHAIR OF THAT WORKING GROUP, BUT WE HAVE TO REPORT, I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO REPORT. I HAVE REACHED OUT TO THE VSO, UH, DALLAS COUNTY OFFICE AND I'VE BEEN IN CONTACTED WITH THEM. SO ONCE I GET MORE INFORMATION, I WANNA HAVE YOU REPORT NEXT MONTH. WELL, YOU DID HAVE SOME TO REPORT . OKAY, MR. ORTEGA, YOU'RE THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, UH, SUBCOMMITTEE. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO REPORT TO THE COMMISSION? WE'RE STILL IN THE HOLDING PATTERN. WE REACHED OUT TO THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE IN CITY OF DALLAS AND, UM, WE HAVE NO LUCK AND A REPLY, BUT WE'RE STILL GONNA CONTINUE REACHING OUT TO THEM. MR. HUNTER IS NOT HERE. TALK ABOUT EMPLOYMENT SERVICES. UM, MR. COLEMAN IS NOT HERE TO TALK ABOUT HOUSING WITH MS. HUDSON. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING FROM THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON HOUSING? YES, I DO. SO I KNOW THERE'S AN EVENT. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU RECEIVED AN EMAIL ON APRIL, UH, AUGUST 18TH. UM, THEY'LL DO THAT WHERE THEY'RE GONNA BE GROUNDBREAKING. UM, ALSO I'VE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH A FEW ORGANIZATIONS WITH THE SOPF GRANT, WITH FAMILIES WITH HOUSING. UM, THAT BUDGET HAS BEEN CUT, UH, TREMENDOUSLY. UM, SO THE ONLY PEOPLE RIGHT NOW THAT ARE ABLE TO WORK WITH THAT IS LITTLE GET MORES. THEY HAVE, UH, FUNDING AND ENDEAVOR, BUT HOPEFUL WHERE WE ARE. UH, THANK YOU. UH, FAMILY SUPPORT. WE STILL NEED A CHAIR FOR THAT. UH, BENEFITS AND CLAIMS, AGAIN, ONE, UH, PREVIOUS REPORT REACHED OUT TO THE BSO FROM DALLAS COUNTY. WE'LL HAVE FURTHER, UH, NEXT MONTH. THANK YOU. EDUCATION AND TRAINING. WE DON'T HAVE A PERMISSION CHAIR FOR THAT YET. UH, HEALTHCARE, MR. WESTHAM IS NOT HERE. HOW ABOUT MR. SMITH? I'M, I'M HERE. WE IS HERE. OKAY. YEP. UM, YEP. NOT NOTHING SIGNIFICANT TO REPORT. I PLAN ON IDENTIFYING AND REACHING OUT TO KEY CONTACTS AT THE VETERANS AFFAIRS ADMINISTRATION. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. LEGAL SERVICES. MR. DOMAN? YES, I HAVE IDENTIFIED THREE ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE LEGAL SUPPORT TO VETERANS. I HAVE NOT REACHED OUT TO THEM. THAT'S MY NEXT STEP, WHAT THEY DO. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND FINALLY, THE HUB, MS. MS. HOUSTON. I'M READY. I'M GONNA ACTUALLY PRESENT THAT TO Y'ALL. AWESOME. ALL RIGHT. UM, SO AS WE KNOW, WE HAVE THE VETERANS, UH, AFFAIRS COMMISSION HUB THAT IS GONNA BE DIRECTLY ON MS. V DALLAS WEBSITE. UM, THIS HUB IS, YOU KNOW, WITH THE 10 CA CATEGORIES WE HAVE FROM SMU, UM, BASICALLY HOW WE HAVE IT IS WHERE YOU CAN CLICK ON AN EXAMPLE. SO LET'S GO TO MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS. JUST FOR EXAMPLE, . SO IN HERE IT JUST KIND OF SHOWS WHAT WE HAVE LISTED AND WHAT WE HAVE DONE, UH, ING HAS, UH, STARTED A FAVORITE FOLDER. AND WHAT THAT DOES IS DIRECT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE TO THE CITY OF DALLAS' WEBSITE DIRECTLY FROM FIND HELP.ORG. SO ON HERE, THIS IS ONE THAT WE HAVE WITH ZIP CODE. I THINK IT'S 7 5 2 0 1 IS A ZIP CODE WE HAVE. AND SO UP TOP WHERE IT SAYS SHOW ONLY PROGRAM SERVING MY ZIP CODE, YOU COULD PUT ANY ZIP CODE YOU WANT TO IN HERE. ALSO, THIS IS FILTERED ONLY FOR VETERANS. SO IT'S VETERAN FAN, UM, IT'S VETERANS ACTIVE DUTY AND NATIONAL GUARD. UM, SO WHEN YOU GO HERE, IT KIND OF TELLS YOU THE NEXT STEP. UM, SO IF YOU HAVE A VETERAN IN CRISIS, UM, YOU WOULD GO DIRECTLY TO THIS SITE, PUT IN THE ZIP CODE OF COURSE, AND THEN YOU'LL CLICK DOWN HERE WHERE IT SAYS MORE INFO. THIS RIGHT HERE WOULD TELL YOU MORE DETAILS ON WHAT THEY DO, WHAT THE PROGRAM PROVIDES. ALSO, I ALWAYS SAY CHECK FOR AVAILABILITY BECAUSE SOMETIMES IT SAYS THEY'RE CURRENTLY CLOSED OR SOMETHING MAY HAPPEN. UM, AND THEN THE OTHER PART THAT'S IMPORTANT IS THAT YOU LOOK FOR COST. SO SOME CAN BE FREE OR REDUCED COSTS. WE'RE TRYING TO STAY MOSTLY WITH FREE. HOWEVER, YOU KNOW, THESE SERVICES HELP WITH REDUCED COSTS. UM, THE PART I LOVE ABOUT THIS SITE IS ON HERE IT SAYS, LAST REVIEWED, WHICH WE KNOW ABOUT WHAT, THREE DAYS AGO? 'CAUSE IT'S AUGUST 13TH. SO AUGUST 10TH IT WAS REVIEWED. AND SO THEY TRY TO REVIEW THIS EVERY YEAR, BUT SOMETIMES WE CAN CALL AND GET THAT CHANGED EVERY, YOU KNOW, THEY CAN LOOK INTO IT AS MUCH AS WE WANT. UM, USUALLY PROBABLY TWICE A YEAR AS THE MATS. UM, SO THIS IS, THIS KIND OF SHOWS WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO FOR MENTAL HEALTH. NOW THIS IS GONNA BE FOR ALL CATEGORIES, SO IT'S GONNA BE VERY, VERY EASY. THE HYPO IS GONNA SHOW EVERYTHING. [00:10:01] UH, CAN WE GO UP A LITTLE BIT? UM, LET'S GO TO, WHICH ONE ARE WE GONNA GO TO? IS THERE ANY OTHER PROGRAMS Y'ALL WANNA LOOK AT OR Y'ALL ARE FINE, HUH? YEAH, THEY'RE ALL SIMILAR. SO THE SECOND PART OF THAT, UM, WE HAVE THE ZIP CODE AND KEYWORDS. SO WE HAVEN'T GOT THE HYPERLINK APPROVED OR HAVEN'T HAD THAT, UH, PUT IN THE SYSTEM YET. HOWEVER, FUNDING'S GONNA SHOW Y'ALL A LITTLE BIT HOW IT'S GONNA LOOK. IT'S SHOWING THE LONG WAY, BUT ONCE IT GETS DONE, IT'LL JUST BE A QUICK LINK. SO HOW IT'S GONNA WORK, SAY IF WE HAVE SOMEONE LOOKING FOR LET'S DO TRANSPORTATION, WE'LL DO THAT. PUT A ZIP CODE IN 7 5 2 0 1 TRANSPORTATION. AND SO THIS PART IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL BECAUSE THERE ARE A LOT OF, UM, SITES OR ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE SAW THAT ARE NOT JUST ONLY FOR VETERANS, IT'S FOR EVERYBODY. SO WE WANNA KEEP THAT SECTION WHERE IT SAYS KEYWORD OPEN TO EVERYBODY. SO WHAT WE WILL DO ON HERE IS GO TO PERSONAL FILTERS PENDING, AND THEN WE'LL GO TO ACTIVE DUTY AND VETERANS, AND THEN THAT WILL NARRATE IT DOWN TO ACTIVE DUTY VETERANS. AM I LOSING Y'ALL? LET ME KNOW IF I LOST ALL OFF. OKAY. SO ON HERE, UH, ME AND ADEEM ARE BASICALLY GOING HERE AND WE'RE JUST VERIFYING THAT THEY PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION, UM, TO, YOU KNOW, THEIR HOSPITALS OR THINGS LIKE THAT, THEIR MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS. SO THAT'S KIND OF WHAT WE'RE DOING. UM, YOU WILL SEE A LOT OF ORGANIZATIONS THAT SAY TRANSPORTATION, BUT THEY DON'T DO, UM, DO THAT. SO WE JUST ARE VERIFYING AND MAKING SURE ALL THE DATA IS CORRECT. UM, SO THAT'S WHERE WE ARE. SO FAR, OUR GOAL IS TO HAVE IT DONE BY OCTOBER 1ST. THAT IS THE GOAL. UM, GO AHEAD. OCTOBER 1ST YES. TO HAVE ALL THIS. HMM. YEAH, AND I MEAN, WE'RE HALFWAY THERE. IT'S JUST MAKING SURE WE JUST, UH, MAKE SURE ALL THE RESOURCES. SO WE'RE IN PHASE ONE WHERE WE'RE PUTTING EVERYTHING IN FAVORITES FOLDER. THIS NEXT PHASE FOR ME TO GO THROUGH AND VERIFY THAT THEY ARE GOOD TO GO. AND THEN WE'LL GO FROM THERE. OKAY. DID I FORGET ANYTHING TO ME? OH, THE FIND HELP, IF Y'ALL WANT TO DO TRAINING, THIS IS JUST AN IDEA IF Y'ALL WANT TO EVER JUST KIND OF UNDERSTAND THE, THE SITE. UM, YEAH, SO IT KIND OF GIVES YOU LIKE A OVERVIEW AND YOU CAN KIND OF JUST PLAY AROUND WITH THE SYSTEM ANALYTICS AND REPORTING RIGHT THERE. UH, ME AND ARE BOTH ADMINS, SO IT'LL TELL US HOW MANY PEOPLE WE SERVICE, HOW MANY PEOPLE WE HELPED. UM, IT ALSO TELLS YOU WHO'S BEEN REFERRED, THE STATUS OF THEIR REFERRAL. SO IT'S KIND OF LIKE WE'RE CASE MANAGERS, BUT NOT, WE JUST ARE ABLE TO SEE WHERE THEY ARE IN THEIR, UH, THE LEVEL OF, UM, HELP THEY RECEIVE. SO I THINK THAT'S BASICALLY IT, RIGHT? FOR ME. YEAH, THAT'S, THAT'S IT. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE, SO COMMISSIONER COLE, QUICK QUESTION. YES. WHAT DO YOU NEED AND ARE THE NEEDS AVAILABLE TO YOU? OR, OR IS IT A FUNDING NEED OR WHAT ELSE DO YOU NEED SOME WAY OF SUPPORT TO TRY TO MAKE THAT AMBITIOUS DATE OF OCTOBER? I MEAN, YOU DON'T HAVE FUNDING FOR THE C HELPS . UM, I DON'T THINK AS FAR AS FUNDING, WE DON'T, IT'S JUST WHATEVER RESOURCES THAT YOU FIND, IF YOU LET ME KNOW, WE CAN ADD TO THE HUB. THAT'S KIND OF MOSTLY WHAT I'M NEEDING HELP WITH. JUST, I'M ALSO ASKING FROM THE STANDPOINT OF THAT IF THERE IS FUNDING THAT'S NEEDED THAT YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY, I'LL GO FIND THE FUNDING, IF THAT MAKES SENSE. IF YOU NEED SOMETHING YEAH. YOU NEED AND SOMEBODY, A TECHNICIAN TO DO SOMETHING SPECIFIC AND THEY SAY HAVE 25 BUCKS AN HOUR, I NEED, I NEED TO KNOW THAT. YEAH. I'LL, I'LL FIND, YEAH, WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT OFF. UM, OKAY. YEAH. 'CAUSE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE, I JUST WANNA LET YOU KNOW THAT, THAT THAT'S AVAILABLE. OKAY. OKAY. AND THEN ALSO THEY'RE TRYING TO DO THIS FOR ALL COMMISSIONS, SO NO, I, I THINK THAT, THAT WE'RE THE COLONEL MM-HMM . THAT, YOU KNOW, THE CITY OF DALLAS WILL GROW OFF OF THAT KERNEL. CORRECT. SO CORRECT. HOLD A WHOLE PORN PLANT AT THAT POINT. CORRECT. SO EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE DOING FOR THE HOMELESS, FOR VETERANS, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO, WE'RE GONNA MAKE SURE THAT THAT WORKS FOR THE, THE CITY OF DALLAS FOR HOMELESS IN GENERAL MM-HMM . SO I, I THINK THAT'S ALWAYS BEEN THE PLAN. YEAH. THEY JUST NEED, THEY, THERE NEEDED TO BE A, A VANGUARD STARTING. SO [00:15:01] IT'S LIKE WE'VE GOT AN ATTRACTION THAT WE'RE VANGUARD. RIGHT. OKAY. UH, BEFORE YOU LEAVE, UH, ALL THOSE MEMBERS WHO ARE ON OUR WORKING GROUP, UH, YOU NEED TO FEED, UH, INFORMATION TO MS. HOUSTON SO THAT SHE CAN POST IT TO THE WEBSITE, UH, AND KEEP EVERYBODY UP TO DATE AS TO WHERE WE'RE AND WHAT WE'RE DOING. OKAY. AND, AND THEN FOR THE THREE AREAS THAT WE'RE MISSING, I CAN HELP OUT WITH THOSE. SO THE MENTAL HEALTH WELLNESS, 'CAUSE WE'RE DOING THAT ANYWAY. FAMILY SUPPORT AND THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING. I CAN, YOU CAN PUT ME ON THOSE AS THE, OKAY. I HAD A QUESTION. COMMISSIONER PRECIADO, UH, COMMISSIONER HOUSTON, LIKE, THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT WE'VE BEEN AIMING FOR. IT'S, I'M SO GLAD THAT THIS IDEA THAT WE USED TO HAVE IS ACTUALLY BECOMING SOMETHING CONCRETE AND IT'S ALL 'CAUSE OF YOU. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR US, BUT MOSTLY YOU. UM, SO I JUST WANNA GIVE YOU A ROUND OF PAUSE FOR THAT. BUT ALSO, UM, WHO'S GONNA BE MAINTAINING THIS WEBSITE? I DON'T WANT ALL THE WORK TO BE JUST ON YOU. IS IT GONNA BE FROM OUR, UH, HOUSING AND COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT, UH, DEPARTMENT WHO'S GONNA BE RUNNING THIS? EXACTLY. SOJA SPEAKING. SO, UH, THE WEBSITE ITSELF, BECAUSE IT IS ON THE CITY'S, UH, BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, THE VETERAN AFFAIRS COMMISSION'S WEBSITE, IT'S GONNA BE MAINTAINED IN THAT SENSE FROM THE CITY SIDE. BUT WITH REGARDS TO THE PROGRAMS THAT ARE WITHIN EACH OF THOSE CATEGORIES, THOSE ARE THINGS THAT, FOR EXAMPLE, COMMISSIONER HOUSTON WILL BE ABLE TO HANDLE AS WELL AS MYSELF. AND FROM THE SIDE OF FIND HELP, IF AND WHEN THERE'S EVER GONNA BE, LET'S SAY, ONE OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS THAT BECOMES IRRELEVANT OR THEY CLOSE OR THEY CHANGE SOMETHING, THOSE ORGANIZATIONS ARE ALL EMPOWERED TO MODIFY AND EDIT THEIR INFORMATION BY THEMSELVES. OKAY. SO IT REQUIRES A LOT LESS OF, OF, UH, MAINTENANCE ON OUR SIDE IN THAT SENSE. OKAY. PERFECT. AWESOME. YEAH, I I JUST DIDN'T WANT TOO MUCH WORK, YOU KNOW? 'CAUSE THIS ROLE IS A VOLUNTEER ROLE AND I DON'T WANT US TO BE OVERBURDENED AND STRESS ABOUT THIS, BUT THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW THAT. UM, LAST, I THINK WE NEED TO START THINKING ABOUT A PLAN, HOW WE'RE GONNA PROMOTE THIS WEBSITE, HOW WE'RE GONNA, YOU KNOW, CAST THAT NET, MAKE SURE THAT WE CAPTURE ALL THE VETERANS THAT WE CAN. MM-HMM . UM, I COULD DEF I'M, I'M JUST THINKING OF SOME IDEAS. WE COULD DEFINITELY TALK MORE ABOUT IT NEXT MONTH, BUT, UM, WITH DALLAS COUNTY, I KNOW WHENEVER VETERAN HAS TO MOVE TO DALLAS, THEY HAVE TO GET A DRIVER'S LICENSE. SO THAT'S ONE WAY TO CAPTURE THEM. WORK WITH DALLAS COUNTY, LET 'EM KNOW, LIKE, HEY, ANY NEW VETERANS, PLEASE DIRECT 'EM TO OUR WEBSITE SO THEY KNOW. UM, AND ALSO FOR US TO GO, YEAH. AND ALSO FOR US TO GO TO, UH, YOU KNOW, UH, VETERAN EVENTS AND, YOU KNOW, TABLE PROMOTE THE WEBSITE AND JUST LET VETERANS KNOW THAT THIS IS ANOTHER RESOURCE FOR THEM COMING UP WITH IDEAS. WELL, THAT'S RIGHT. THIS COMMISSIONER COLE. SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT ALSO HAS TO HAPPEN IS THAT WE'VE GOT TO INCORPORATE THIS INTO EVERYTHING THAT'S IN A DALLAS FIRST RESPONDER. MM-HMM . AND SO WHEN THEY COME ACROSS SOMEBODY, THEY'VE GOTTA BE ABLE TO SAY, IT'S NOT JUST A, OKAY, IT'S A MENTAL HEALTH, OR YOU'RE, YOU'RE A VET, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE A VETERAN. IT'S, HERE'S, HERE'S, I'M LEAVING THIS WITH YOU. HERE'S HOW YOU GET IN TOUCH WITH THESE PEOPLE. YOU DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO A COMPUTER. HERE'S THE PHONE NUMBER TO CALL, BORROW SOMEBODY'S CELL PHONE. RIGHT. SO WHAT, HOW I WAS DOING IT, I WAS CONNECTING. UM, I'VE ALREADY INFORMED THE BUSH INSTITUTE ABOUT THIS. UM, AND THEY HAVE A NEW FAMILY PROGRAM THAT I'VE, I'VE TALKED TO, UM, ALSO WITH THE VETERANS, UH, VETERAN COURT, VET COURT. SO THEY'RE NOTIFIED OF THIS. UM, SO EVERYBODY WHO TOUCHES VETERANS WILL ACTUALLY HAVE THE, UM, THAT EVERYBODY WHO WORKS WITH VETERANS, THEY WILL ACTUALLY HAVE ACCESS TO THIS. UM, AND THEN ALSO HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET INTO THE POLICE DEPARTMENTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT TO SHOW THEM, HEY, THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE WHEN YOU COME ACROSS A VETERAN. RIGHT. HAVE WE, IN LOOKING AT EVERYBODY THAT YOU'VE CONTACTED MM-HMM . ARE WE, ARE WE PUTTING TOGETHER THE LIST? BECAUSE I THINK WE HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, ONCE A MONTH, EVERY THREE MONTHS, EVERY TWO MONTHS, WE GOT A CALL AND FIND OUT, IS EVERYBODY STILL ON BOARD? YES. MM-HMM . SO I'LL, I'LL HELP WITH WHATEVER YOU TO THAT. OKAY. AWESOME. DEJA, IF IT'S OKAY, JUST ONE ADDITIONAL, UH, ONE ADDITIONAL POINT. WHAT WE HOPE TO ALSO PRODUCE ONCE THIS IS COMPLETED IS A QR CODE SO THAT THAT QR CODE CAN BE SCANNED AND IT'LL AUTOMATICALLY LEAD TO THE LANDING PAGE. AND SO THIS WAY, WHETHER IT'S FIRST RESPONDERS OR ANY OF THE VSOS OR ANY OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, UH, THE LIBRARIES, ET CETERA, THAT IDEALLY WE COULD HAVE SOMETHING OF A QUOTE FLYER AND OR MAYBE EVEN A BUSINESS CARD. CORRECT. AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN, WE CAN DEFINITELY WORK TOWARDS. THANK YOU. UH, I WOULD LIKE TO ECHO JUAN'S, UH, COMMENTS, MS. HUDSON OR HOUSTON [00:20:01] ABOUT, UH, YOUR WORK SO FAR. WHEN I FIRST JOINED THIS, UH, COMMISSION, WE HAD A LOT OF ORGANIZATIONS CAME AND BRIEFED US ABOUT WHAT THEY DID. I THINK WE'RE FAST APPROACHING THE POINT WHERE WE CAN INVITE THOSE PEOPLE BACK, NOT TO BRIEF US, BUT FOR US TO BRIEF THEM AS TO, OKAY, WHERE ARE WE? THIS IS WHAT THE CITY OF DALLAS IS DOING, AND THIS IS HOW YOU CAN PLUG IN. WELL, WE NEED TO BE THINKING ABOUT THAT WAY IN THE WORD TOO. AND SO THAT'S SOMETHING I THOUGHT WITH THE CITY OF DALLAS, UM, THEIR VETERAN TEAM HERE IS TO HAVE LIKE A RESOURCE THERE OR A RESOURCE DAY WHERE WE CAN TALK ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING AND INVITE, UH, THE VETERAN ORGANIZATION. SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I'M PUTTING ON THERE TOO. THAT IT? THAT'S IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. OKAY. OUR NEXT, UH, ITEM IS, OKAY. NEXT IS NUMBER SEVEN, DALLAS IS HOME PRESENTATION. HE WAS MAKING THAT PRESENTATION. OKAY. GOOD AFTERNOON. AMANDA VOIGHT, UH, BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION SUPERVISOR FOR THE OFFICE OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT. UH, SO WE'LL START TODAY BY INTER WE'RE GOING TO START TODAY. WE'RE INTRODUCING DALLAS'S HOME, THE CITY'S PROPOSED FRAMEWORK FOR BETTER COORDINATING HOUSING, HOMELESSNESS, RESPONSE, COMMUNITY, COMMUNITY SERVICES, AND NEIGHBORHOOD INVESTMENT. WE'RE ALSO HERE TO HEAR HOW THE EXPERIENCES AND NEEDS OF DALLAS VETERANS SHOULD INFORM THIS WORK. I'LL BEGIN WITH WHY THE CITY IS DEVELOPING A NEW FRAMEWORK. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. SEVERAL PREVIOUSLY SEP SEPARATE DEPARTMENTS ARE NOW PART OF THE OFFICE OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT. ALTHOUGH THESE DEPARTMENTS, ADMINISTRATOR ADMINISTERED DIFFERENT PROGRAMS, RESIDENTS NEEDS RARELY FIT NEATLY WITHIN ONE DEPARTMENT OR SERVICE AREA. A VETERAN SEEKING STABLE HOUSING, FOR EXAMPLE, MAY ALSO NEED EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE. HELP ACCE ACCESSING BENEFITS, HEALTH OR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES, TRANSPORTATION OR SUPPORT TO PREVENT HOMELESSNESS. THE MERGING OF THE DEPARTMENTS IN DALLAS' HOME GIVES THE CITY AN OPPORTUNITY TO BETTER CONNECT THESE PROGRAMS, REDUCE GAPS BETWEEN SERVICES, AND CREATE A MORE COORDINATED PATH FOR RESIDENTS TO RECEIVE THE ASSISTANCE THEY NEED. THIS WORK IS ALSO GROUNDED IN THE CITY'S BROADER DRIVERS OF OPPORTUNITY FRAMEWORK, WHICH YOU ALL HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN INTRODUCED TO. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THE DRIVERS OF OPPORTUNITY. WE HAVE THIS CUTE LITTLE GRAPHIC. THE DRIVERS OF OPPORTUNITY REPRESENT THE OUTCOMES WE WANT RESIDENTS TO EXPERIENCE, OR THE SECURITY PROVIDED BY HAVING A ROOF. DALLAS'S HOME PROVIDES THE FOUNDATION WHILE THE WALLS REPRESENT THE PROGRAM'S, INVESTMENTS, AND PARTNERSHIPS USED TO ACHIEVE THESE OUTCOMES. THOSE PROGRAMS AND INVESTMENTS ARE ORGANIZED UNDER SEVEN PROPOSED PILLARS. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. THE SEVEN PILLARS COVER THE FULL HOUSING CONTINUUM FROM PRODUCING AND PRESERVING HOUSING TO CONNECTING RESIDENTS WITH SERVICES THAT HELP THEM REMAIN STABLY HOUSED FOR VETERANS, THE STRONGEST CONNECTIONS INCLUDE HOMELESS PREVENTION, SERVICE AND BENEFITS, NAVIGATION, FAIR ACCESS TO HOUSING AND COORDINATION WITH VETERAN SERVING. VETERAN SERVING ORGANIZATIONS. VETERAN NEEDS MAY ALSO INTERSECT WITH, WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING PRODUCTION, HOME REPAIR, TRANSPORTATION, HEALTHCARE, AND EMPLOYMENT. SO THEIR EXPERIENCES, EXPERIENCES SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ACROSS THE ENTIRE FRAMEWORK. BECAUSE THESE NEEDS CROSS MULTIPLE SYSTEMS, EACH CITY BOARD AND COMMISSION BRINGS AN IMPORTANT PERSPECTIVE TO THIS FRAMEWORK. NEXT SLIDE. THE VETERAN AFFAIRS COMMISSION CAN HELP THE CITY BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW H HOUSING STABILITY INTERSECTS WITH EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS, DISABILITY ACCESS, HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION AND SERVICE NAVIGATION. YOUR GUIDANCE CAN ALSO HELP IDENTIFY GAPS BETWEEN AVAILABLE RESOURCES AND VETERAN VETERANS ABILITY TO VETERAN ABILITY TO ACCESS THEM. SO ULTIMATELY, THESE SEVEN PILLARS SHOULD TRANSLATE INTO PRACTICAL IMPROVEMENTS FOR RESIDENTS. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. RESIDENTS, THIS MEANS MORE HOUSING CHOICES, PROTECTION OF EXISTING HOUSE, EXISTING HOMES, EASIER ACCESS TO INFORMATION SERVICES, AND STRONGER SUPPORT FOR REMAINING HOUSED FOR VETERANS. SUCCESS SHOULD INCLUDE A CLEAR, A CLEAR PATH TO THE RIGHT HOUSING AND SERVICES WITHOUT HAVING TO NAVIGATE DISCONNECTED SYSTEMS. ACHIEVING THAT OUTCOME WILL REQUIRE COORDINATION BEYOND ANY SINGLE DEPARTMENT OR COMMISSION. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. UH, THE VETERAN AFFAIRS COMMISSION CAN HELP CONNECT OHCE WITH VETERAN SERVING [00:25:01] ORGANIZATIONS AND IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES, COORDINATION FOR COORDINATION WITH OUR OTHER ADVISORY BODIES. SHARED RECOMMENDATIONS ARE ESPECIALLY HELPFUL WHEN AN ISSUE AFFECTS VETERANS AS WELL AS SENIORS, RESIDENTS WITH DISABILITIES, YOUNG PEOPLE OR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. WITH THAT IN MIND, WE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR DIRECTLY FROM YOU. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. SO WE WELCOME YOUR FEEDBACK ON WHERE VETERANS ENCOUNTER THE GREATEST HOUSING BARRIERS, WHICH INVESTMENT SHOULD BE PRIORITIZED, AND WHERE STRONGER COORDINATION IS NEEDED. UH, OHC STAFF WILL REVIEW THIS INPUT AS THE DALLAS HOME FRAMEWORK CONTINUES TO BE REFINED. UM, COMMISSIONERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS MAY ALSO PROVIDE FEEDBACK THROUGH THE FOLLOWING SURVEY. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. SO YOU CAN SCAN THIS QR CODE OR GO TO DALLAS ENGAGE.COM. IT LINKS TO THE DALLAS' HOME SURVEY. YOU COULD SHARE IT WITH YOUR, WITH FELLOW VETERANS, YOUR FAMILY SERVICE PROVIDERS, COMMUNITY PARTNERS. SO ALL OF THEIR EXPERIENCE EXPERIENCES CAN ALSO INFORM THE POLICY. AND THEN I'LL CLOSE WITH THE ROLE WE HOPE THE COMMISSION WILL CONTINUE TO PLAY, WHICH IS BRINGING YOUR VO, BRINGING THE VOICES OF DALLAS VETERANS INTO THIS POLICY WORK. AS DALLAS'S HOME IS DEVELOPED, PLEASE CONTINUE SHARING THE BARRIERS, SERVICE GAPS AND PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES THAT THE CITY SHOULD ADDRESS TO HELP VETERANS OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN STABLE HOUSING. THAT IS SO COMMISSIONER COLE, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. IT, IT'S, UM, IT'S ENLIGHTENING IN A LOT OF WAYS. UM, QUICK QUESTION MM-HMM . UM, SO IN, IN THE BROADER SCOPE OF HOUSING WITHIN THE CITY OF DALLAS, WHAT ARE THE RULES? AND THE REASON I'M ASKING THIS IS 'CAUSE EARLIER THIS WEEK, I, UH, I WENT TO GO FIND A VETERAN TO SEE IF I COULD HELP WITH SOME THINGS. AND THE APARTMENT COMPLEX THAT THEY'RE IN, HIS FAMILY THEN, UH, IS, IS REALLY UNINHABITABLE, BUT A LOT OF STUFF'S BOARDED UP. A LOT OF ISSUES THAT YOU CAN JUST SEE. UH, AND HAVING BEEN OVER IN PUBLIC COMBAT THEATERS, I MEAN, THE HOUSING OVER THERE WAS BETTER THAN THIS, UH, FOR THE LOCALS. SO WHEN THE CITY LOOKS AT LOW INCOME HOUSING OR THE AVAILABILITY OF LOW INCOME HOUSING TO ADDRESS HOUSING STABILITY, WHAT'S THE CRITERIA? I'M JUST CURIOUS, IS, IS THERE, IS THERE ANYBODY THAT ACTUALLY GOES OUT AND LOOKS, UM, I KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, ZONING HAS THEIR HANDS FULL WITH A LOT OF THINGS WITHIN THE CITY. UM, BUT ARE WE DEVELOPING, ARE WE DEVELOPING THE, IS THERE A PIPELINE THAT DEVELOPS WHO COMES AND, AND HELPS THE CITY WITH LOW INCOME HOUSING, IF THAT MAKES SENSE? YEAH. SO WE ACTUALLY HAVE TWO CORPORATIONS. UH, WE HAVE THE DA, THE, I ALWAYS, I ALWAYS THINK OF THEM IN ACRONYMS. SO GIMME A SECOND. DALLAS FINANCE, CORPORA DO DALLAS. OKAY. D-H-P-D-H, UH, LISTEN, DALLAS FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND THE D I'LL GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT ONE. I'M LIKE, YEAH. SO, UM, ONCE THEY GO THROUGH, THEY GO THROUGH THE STEPS OF COUNCIL AND THEN THEY DEVELOP THE APARTMENTS, AND THEN IT'S, THEY HAVE TO, THEY HAVE THE RENT CONTROL, SO IT'S CONSIDERED LOW INCOME HOUSING. RIGHT. AND THEN THE INDIVIDUALS MOVE IN. OUR INSPECTOR, WE HAVE A HOUSING INSPECTOR WHO GOES AND I INSPECTS THE, THOSE DEVELOPMENTS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE OF STANDARD. SO FOR THE INDIVIDUAL THAT YOU'RE SPEAKING ON, WHAT I WOULD DO IN THAT CASE IS I WOULD, UH, FILE A SERVICE REQUEST WITH CODE COMPLIANCE. OKAY. YEAH. I USED TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT. MY DAUGHTER WAS IN THE, THE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE HERE PACIFIC. I USED JUST ASK THE, UM, BUT IF YOU, IF YOU COULD LET ME KNOW HOW I DO THAT, BECAUSE I MEAN, YEAH, THOSE DEPARTMENTS IN THAT WHOLE AREA NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT BECAUSE IT'S, IT'S DANGEROUS. UM, YEAH. AND IF YOU WANNA SEND ME OR GIVE, SPEND THE ADDRESS, I'LL, I'LL MOVE IT UP TO MY EXECUTIVES AND HAVE THEM LOOK INTO IT AS WELL. COPY THAT. I CAN DO THAT. UH, BUT FOR, AS FOR A SERVICE REQUEST, IT'S SUPER EASY. CALL 3 1 1, JUST DIAL THREE ONE ONE ON YOUR PHONE. OR YOU CAN GO TO 3 1 1 DALLAS AND FILE THROUGH THERE. JUST, UH, I'D HAVE TO LOOK THROUGH THE SERVICE REQUEST. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANNA PULL THAT UP. THERE'S A LOT OF OPTIONS FOR CODE COMPLIANCE, BUT I'M SURE IT WOULD FALL UNDER SOMETHING IN HOUSING, LIKE HOUSING REPAIR, SOMETHING LIKE THAT. SO DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE QUESTIONS? YES. COMMISSIONER , SIR IS THE RELATIVE SIZE OF THE PROBLEM. I GUESS [00:30:01] THE AMOUNT OF HOUSING THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE, THE DALLAS HAS AVAILABLE FOR THE PUBLIC VERSUS THE NUMBER THAT HAVE APPLIED, I GUESS WOULD BE, DO YOU HAVE ANY DEMO NUMBERS? I DON'T. SO HOUSING VOUCHERS ARE, UH, DISTRIBUTED THROUGH, UH, THE DE, UH, THROUGH DHA AND IT'S A LOTTERY SYSTEM. UH, MY, MY BACKGROUND IS ACTUALLY IN HOMELESSNESS. UM, BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT'S MERGED, I CAME OVER FROM THE OFFICE OF THE OFFICE OF HOMELESS SOLUTIONS. SO HOUSING VOUCHERS ARE DISTRIBUTED THROUGH DHA AND IT'S A LOTTERY SYSTEM. AND YOU COULD GET IN IN THREE MONTHS OR YOU COULD GET IN IN THREE YEARS. IT'S SO, BUT I DO NOT HAVE A NUMBER ON AVAILABILITY OF HOUSING VOUCHERS VERSUS THOSE THAT ARE HOMELESS. BUT YOU ALSO HAVE TO REMEMBER, THERE'S THOSE THAT ARE CHRONICALLY HOMELESS AND THEY NEED THE STABILITY AND THE SUPPORT OF THE PROGRAMS BEFORE THEY GET INTO HOUSING. AND THOSE INDIVIDUALS ARE STILL CONSIDERED HOMELESS. SECOND QUESTION, AND I, I DIDN'T REALLY READ THE DETAILS. THERE WAS AN ARTICLE IN PAPER THIS MORNING ABOUT FUNDING IS GOING TO THE CITIZENS OF DALLAS FOR VOTING, I GUESS THIS FALL. UM, HOUSING FOR THE HOMELESS, I THINK IS THE WAY IT WAS PLANNED. WHAT IS THAT ALL ABOUT? OH, SO THAT'S THROUGH HOUSING FORWARD. I CAN SEND OUT, I CAN, I CAN FIND SOMETHING ON THEIR WEBSITE AND SEND IT OUT TO YOU ALL. I DON'T KNOW THE SPECIFICS. OKAY. THAT'S FOR THE LEAD AGENCY OF THE CONTINUUM OF CARE. OH YEAH. DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTION ON COMMISSIONER SEVEN DISTRICT? SORRY, COMMISSIONER TAG DISTRICT SEVEN. UM, THIS PROGRAM THAT YOU'RE OFFERING, THIS IS OBVIOUSLY THROUGH, THROUGH THE CITY OF DALLAS. AND I'M, I'M JUST KIND OF CURIOUS BECAUSE I WAS JUST GOOGLING NEXT TO TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION. THERE'S A, UH, THE COTTAGES BY HICKORY CROSSING, AND I KNOW WE WE'RE GONNA HAVE SOME, UH, VETERAN HOUSING SOUTH OF LANCASTER NEXT TO THE, UH, THE VA. AND, UH, TRYING TO SEE HOW, WHAT THE CRITERIA IS TO PLACE VETERANS IN, IN, IN THOSE LOCATIONS AND BENCHMARKING AGAIN, THE, THE COTTAGES, UH, WHEN IT WAS FIRST INTRODUCED, IT WAS, IT WAS A BAD IDEA. IT WAS A, A GREAT IDEA. AND NOW THAT I DRIVE THROUGH THERE, IT'S STILL, I'M STILL KIND OF LOST OF WHAT THE, WHAT THE GOAL WAS. UM, 'CAUSE WHAT I UNDERSTAND IT'S A LONG PROCESS TO PLACE HOMELESS, JUST THE HOMELESS AND THE COTTAGES. SO IF YOU COULD JUST MAYBE ELABORATE ON THAT OR MAYBE WE CAN UP, SO I CAN'T SPEAK ON COTTAGES OR THE, UH, THE VETERAN HOUSING AS THEY, NEITHER OF THOSE PROJECTS ARE UNDER THE CITY OF DALLAS. OKAY. SO COMMISSIONER HOUSTON, DISTRICT THREE. UM, WHEN IT COMES TO VETERANS BEING HOUSED, THEY WOULD HAVE TO GO TO THE VA INTO THE HOUSING, UH, TT 50 IN THE BACK. UM, AND THAT RIGHT THERE, THEY'LL BREAK DOWN WHAT THEY NEED TO DO AS FAR AS THE D TWO FOURTEENS. UM, ALSO THEIR, THEIR, UH, PERCENTAGE AND THEN THAT'S HOW, 'CAUSE I USED TO DO HOUSING WITH THE VA. UM, SO YOU'LL GO TO THE MCT 50, THEY'LL GET OUR INFORMATION AND THEN VERIFY IF THEY CAN GET INTO THOSE, UH, COLLEGE. AND SO IT'S A NEW SITUATION, BUT YEAH. IF THAT MAKES SENSE. COMMISSIONER HOUSTON, DO YOU MIND IF I JUST GET YOUR POINT OF CONTACT AND MAYBE WE CAN TALK OFFLINE ON THIS? DEFINITELY. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IF THERE ARE NO MORE QUESTIONS, THEN THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. OKAY. UH, ABOUT A WEEK AGO, COMMISSIONER HOUSTON AND I ATTENDED A-O-H-C-E [00:35:02] ALIGNMENT MEETING. UH, IT WAS HELD, UH, BY MR. RO, UH, UM, ERICKSON. OKAY. THIS WAS ON THE 23RD OF JULY. AND EACH OF YOU HAVE RECEIVED A COPY OF THE HANDOUTS THAT WE WERE GIVEN AT THAT TIME. BASICALLY, I WON'T GO THROUGH THE WHOLE THING AGAIN, BUT BASICALLY WHAT OUR PARENT ORGANIZATION IS TRYING TO DO IS TO COORDINATE THE ACTIONS OF SEVERAL COMMISSIONS AND BOARDS SO THAT WE'RE NOT OVERLAPPING AND TRYING TO FIND WHERE WE CAN WORK TOGETHER. UH, HOMELESSNESS BEING ONE OF THOSE AREAS, UH, THAT SEVERAL OF THE COMMISSIONS AND BOARDS ARE INTERESTED IN. UH, I THINK THE MISSION THAT THEY'VE TAKEN ON, UH, IS SORT OF LIKE HERDING CATS. 'CAUSE EACH OF THE COMMISSIONS AND BOARDS HAVE THEIR OWN AGENDAS AND THEY HAVE THEIR OWN WAY OF DOING BUSINESS. AND, AND IT WAS VERY INTERESTING, UH, TO MEET WITH THEM. BUT I THINK THE, UM, THE GOAL OF THE, UH, MEETING, THE LEADERSHIP MEETING WAS GOOD AND THE, UH, WHOLE IDEA OF TRYING TO GET, UM, THE DIFFERENT COMMISSIONS AND, AND PEOPLE TOGETHER. AND I RECOMMENDED THAT AFTER IT WAS OVER THAT, UH, THEY HAVE ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE. 'CAUSE I THINK IT WOULD BE WORTHWHILE. UM, BECAUSE THEY TALKED ABOUT DALLAS'S HOME, WHICH WE TALKED ABOUT TODAY. THEY ALSO TALKED ABOUT THE DRIVERS OF OPPORTUNITY, UH, WHICH ARE INCLUDED IN THE HANDOUTS THAT WERE SENT, SENT TO ME. SO IT WAS VERY, UH, I, I WAS VERY SKEPTICAL GOING IN TO, UH, THE MEETING, BUT, UM, COMMISSIONER HOUSTON KEPT ME FROM GOING OFF THE RAILS. BUT, UH, IT WAS GOOD. AND, UM, I LOOKED FORWARD TO MORE, UH, INFORMATION AND ACTIVITY COMING FROM THIS EFFORT. AND I THINK WE ALL WILL BENEFIT FROM IT. UH, SOMEWHERE DOWN THE LINE. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVEN'T GOT ADDRESSED IN THE HANDOUT? OKAY. OKAY. UH, WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF, UH, WORKING GROUPS THAT DON'T HAVE ANYBODY IN ON THAT MOMENT. NOW, I WAS WONDERING IF MR. RU, WE, WOULD YOU BE INTERESTED IN DOING MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS? I'M SORRY. NOT AT THIS TIME. I'M ONLY INTERESTED IN THE HEALTHCARE WORKING GROUP AT THIS TIME. OKAY. ANYBODY INTERESTED IN DOING EDUCATION AND TRAINING? YOU ALREADY COVERED LIKE SOME, ANYBODY ELSE GET INVOLVED? ANYBODY WANNA DO EDUCATION AND TRAINING? OKAY. HOW ABOUT FAMILY SUPPORT? ANY FAMILY GUYS OUT THERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO, UH, DO FAMILY SUPPORT? IF YOU DON'T VOLUNTEER AS THE OLD ARMY TRADITION, I WILL VOLUNTEER YOU. SO I'LL GIVE YOU, I'LL GIVE YOU ONE MORE MONTH TO, UH, THINK ABOUT WHAT TRADITION OR WHAT, WHAT YOU'D LIKE TO BE A PART OF. AND THEN WE'LL ASSIGN THE ART. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU NEED TO DISCUSS IN THE OLD [00:40:01] BUSINESS THAT NEEDS TO BE DISCUSSED? ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS THAT ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE? I THINK HOUSTON, YOU AND I HAVE WENT TO THE ON THE 23RD. ARE, ARE YOU REFERRING TO THE GROUNDBREAKING? YES. YOU'RE GOING, WELL, THEY, UH, UP TO THE COMMISSION. SO EVERYBODY SHOULD HAVE GOT . YEAH. WELL, I I'M GOING ON 18TH. YES. YEAH, I WILL BE THERE. YOU YOU? AND I'LL GO. YES, SIR. ALRIGHT. ALRIGHT. JUST CHECKING. YEAH. WELL, IT'S THE 23RD. IT'S THE 18TH. 18TH. THE PARADE MEETING. UH, YEAH. AT THIS AN HOUR AFTER. SURE. YEAH. YEAH. WE'LL MAKE THAT. OKAY. UH, ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO MAKE? ANYBODY OUT THERE? THE TV LAND? WANNA MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT? I HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT. COMMISSIONER PRECIADO, UH, THE CITY MANAGER PRODUCED HER, UH, CITY BUDGET AND CURRENTLY THE, THERE'S, UH, BUDGET TOWN HALLS GOING ON. SO I ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY HERE TO ATTEND THOSE TOWN HALLS. UH, THE SENIOR AFFAIRS COMMISSION, BEFORE THE BUDGET WAS PRODUCED, THEY CAME OUT WITH A MEMO SAYING WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE IN THE BUDGET. UM, GOING FORWARD, I WOULD LIKE FOR THIS COMMISSION TO MAYBE PRODUCE SOMETHING IN, UH, IN THE FUTURE, A MEMO TO SEE WHAT WE, TO SAY, WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE IN THE BUDGET. IT'S, IT, IT'LL BE TOO LATE. YEAH. UH, SO JUST YEAH, . EXACTLY. SO GOING FORWARD, I, THAT'S SOMETHING WE COULD DO NEXT YEAR. UM, SO IN ABOUT SIX OR SEVEN MONTHS. YEAH. . BUT THAT'S ALL THE ANNOUNCEMENT THAT HAVE I HAVE ANY OTHER, UH, ANNOUNCEMENTS OR THINGS YOU WANNA BRING TO THE COMMISSION ATTENTION BEFORE WE CALL THE DAY? IF NOT, DO I HEAR IT BOTH DISMISS? I SO MOVE A SECOND. MAY, MAY I, MAY I ANSWER THE QUESTION? YES, YES. GO AHEAD. YEAH. SORRY. RAY SMITH, DISTRICT 13. UM, AS FAR AS THE SUBCOMMITTEES ARE CONCERNED, AND I DON'T KNOW IF WE WENT THROUGH THIS OR NOT, BUT I'M SURE SOME PEOPLE HAVE EXPERTISE IN PARTICULAR AREAS, AND IT MAY MAKE SENSE TO KIND OF ASSIGN PEOPLE BASED ON THE EXPERTISE. AND I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S OVERTHINKING IT. UM, BUT LIKE, JUST SPEAKING FOR MYSELF, I, I SELL MEDICAL EQUIPMENT TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR A LIVING. THAT'S, THAT'S, THAT'S KIND OF WHAT I DO IN MY DAY JOB. UM, BUT DOES THAT HELP THE OVERALL COMMITTEE GOALS TO KIND OF THINK THROUGH IT, THROUGH THOSE, THOSE PRISMS? YES. YES. I, I PUSHED IT WRONG, BUT YES. ANY EXPERTISE THAT YOU COULD BRING TO, UH, THE COMMISSION WOULD BE APPRECIATED. OKAY. THANK YOU SIR. ANY, ANYBODY ELSE? DO I HEAR A SECOND TO THE MOTION TO ADJOURN? MOTION HAS BEEN MADE AND SECONDED TO ADJOURN THE AUGUST MEETING. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED? AYE. I DECLARE THIS. PLEAD ADJOURNED. THANK YOU ALL. * 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.