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READY? YOU SUGGEST.[Call to Order]
EVERYONE.WE HAVE A QUORUM AND I CALL THE MEETING OF THE HOUSING AND HOMELESS SOLUTIONS COMMITTEE TO ORDER.
HOW'S EVERYONE DOING THIS MONDAY MORNING? OUTSTANDING.
WEATHER'S CHANGING, ISN'T IT? UM, THANK YOU.
HEY, DO YOU WANNA SIT? OH, SHE'S MY CHAIR.
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DO I HAVE A MOTION? SECOND.UM, ITEM NUMBER ONE IS, ITEM NUMBER
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A IS THE STATE OF HOMELESSNESS PART ONE.I SEE, UH, LIZ, DO WE HAVE THE STATE OF HOMELESSNESS PART ONE? WE'RE READY? ABSOLUTELY.
LIZ
TODAY'S BRIEFING BEGINS A TWO PART DISCUSSION ON HOMELESSNESS.
WE ARE FOCUSING ON THE CITY'S INTERNAL RESOURCES AND ON THE CITY'S DEPARTMENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES.
NEXT MONTH PER YOUR INSTRUCTIONS, WE'LL EXAMINE EXTERNAL PARTNERSHIPS AND THE BROADER RESPONSE SYSTEM.
SO, AS YOU ALL KNOW, OFFICE OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT, OVERSEAS CONTRACTED SERVICES AND LONG-TERM HOUSING STRATEGIES.
WHILE EMCR COORDINATES DALLAS STREET RESPONSE AND FIELD OPERATIONS, OUR PRIORITY TOGETHER IS TO STRENGTHEN CONNECTION BETWEEN IMMEDIATE RESPONSE AND LASTING HOUSING STABILITY.
AND THAT REQUIRES CLEAR RESPONSIBILITY FOR REFERRALS, CONFIRMATION THAT RESIDENTS RECEIVE ASSISTANCE AND REPORTING THAT DISTINGUISHES SITE CONDITIONS FROM INDIVIDUAL HOUSING OUTCOMES AS STAFF EVALUATES ADDITIONAL SHELTER AND HOUSING OP OPTIONS.
AND AS WE WORK WITH A NUMBER OF OTHER DEPARTMENTS, WE NEED TO ACCOUNT FOR BOTH CAPITAL COSTS AND ONGOING OPERATIONS, INCLUDING THE SERVICES REQUIRED FOR RESIDENTS WITH SPECIALIZED NEEDS.
SO, COMMITTEE RE, UH, COMMITTEE DIRECTION WILL HELP STAFF PRIORITIZE THESE OPTIONS AND REFINE IMPLEMENTATION MILESTONES, DEPARTMENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES, AND RESOURCE NEEDS.
SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR INPUT TODAY.
AND WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO OUR DIRECTOR OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT, THOR ERICKSON.
UH, THANK YOU, LIZ CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, GOOD MORNING.
I'M THOR ERICKSON, DIRECTOR OF HOUSING COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT.
I'M HAPPY TO BE JOINED BY DEPUTY DIRECTOR ARMSTRONG, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR BLEY, UH, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR ANDREW ROLLO, OUR MANAGER OFFICE OF EMCR.
AND UNFORTUNATELY, HONORABLE, UH, PRESTON ROBINSON IS NOT ABLE TO JOIN US, BUT WE WILL COVER HIS SLIDES IN THIS PRESENTATION.
UH, TODAY IS A LOOK AT OUR INTERNAL STRATEGIES AT WHAT THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS WHO TOUCH OUR UNHOUSED INDIVIDUALS, UH, DO, UH, SOME OF OUR BUDGETS ALLOCATED TO IT, AND SOME OPTIONS OF, UM, HOW DO WE CONTINUE TO IMPROVE OUR COORDINATION GAPS.
UH, THE NEXT SLIDE GOES OVER OUR PURPOSE TODAY, AND IT'S REALLY TO LAY THE F UH, FRAMEWORK FOR WHAT WE DO.
UM, THE WORK AND RECOMMENDATIONS WILL BE PART OF DALLAS'S HOME STRATEGY, WHICH IS PART OF OUR NEXT PRESENTATION, UH, AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO REFINE OUR STRATEGY AND COLLABORATION MOVING FORWARD.
SO ON THE NEXT SLIDE, I'LL HAND IT OVER TO MR. ARMSTRONG.
GOOD MORNING, CHAIR AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
SO THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE EVOLUTION OF THE CITY'S HOMELESS RESPONSE AND STRATEGY.
UM, IN NOVEMBER 20TH, 2005, VOTERS APPROVED A $23.8 MILLION, UM, BOND FOR HOMELESS ASSISTANCE FACILITIES, INCLUDING HOUSING.
THAT INVESTMENT SUPPORTED THE BRIDGE AND PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.
UM, FOLLOWING MAY OF 2008, THE BRIDGE OPENED MAY OF 2 20 16.
THE DALLAS COMMISSION ON HOMELESSNESS BROUGHT TOGETHER 40 COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES TO EXAMINE SYSTEM GAPS AND IMPROVE AND RECOMMEND IMPROVEMENTS.
UM, 2004, 2005, 2008 ARE IMPORTANT DATES.
AS A CONTINUATION, NOVEMBER, 2016, RECOMMENDATIONS, EMPHASIZE COORDINATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY AND HELP LAY THE GROUNDWORK FOR THE OFFICE OF HOUSING.
ESTABLISHED IN OCTO OCTOBER, 2017, UM, VOTERS, UH, APPROVED A $20 MILLION BOND FOR HOMELESS AND HOUSING FACILITIES
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IN 2017 AND ANOTHER 19 MILLION THROUGH PROPOSITION I IN 2024.UH, IN 2025, STREET OUTREACH AND FIELD OPERATIONS TRANSITIONED TO E-E-M-C-R HOMELESSNESS PROGRAMS. LATER JOINED HOUSING COMMUNITY SERVICES WITHIN HCE.
FROM THIS EVOLUTION OF WORK, WE WANT TO PINPOINT THREE MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
FIRST AND FOREMOST, UM, STAFF HAS REACTIVATED PLANNING FOR SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, UH, THROUGH CAPITAL PROJECTS.
UM, SECONDLY, THE CITY HAS COORDINATED HOUSING ASSISTANCE FOR FAMILIES DISPLACED BY THE CLIFF FLYER FIRE.
THIRDLY, THE CITY MAINTAINED FUNDING FOR ESSENTIAL PROGRAMS, INCLUDING DIVERSION, SENIOR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, AND HOMELESS RESPONSE COORDINATION.
SO, THIS, UH, SUMMARIZES WHAT WE BELIEVE OUR CITY'S CORE STRATEGY IS.
WE SEE STRATEGY AND OVERSIGHT, HOUSING SYSTEM ALIGNMENT AND FUNDING AND ASSETS, HCE FUNDS AND MONITORS, CONTRACTS, CONVERTING PREVENTION, DIVERSION, SHELTER, HOUSING ASSISTANCE, AND SUPPORTING SUPPORTIVE SERVICES.
WE ALSO EVALUATE HOW CITY FUNDING BOND RESOURCES AND CITY OWNED PROPERTIES CAN SUPPORT ADDITIONAL SHELTER AND HOUSING OPTIONS.
UM, OUR IMPORTANT WORK IS BRINGING HOUSING COMMUNITY SERVICES TOGETHER, UH, TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESIDENTS TO CONNECT.
I'LL GIVE IT TO ANDREW ROLLO FOR TO GIVE EM C'S RESPONSE.
SO, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND CRISIS RESPONSE SERVES AS ONE OF THE CITY'S CORE RESPONSES TO HOMELESSNESS.
OUR WORK COMBINES DAILY STREET LEVEL OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT, UH, WITH SITE REMEDIATION AND MAINTENANCE, UH, AND ENCAMPMENT RESOLUTION OF PUBLIC SPACES.
OUR TEAM WORKS DIRECTLY WITH INDIVIDUALS TO MOVE THEM FROM THE STREETS AND HELP CONNECT THEM WITH VARIOUS RESOURCES AND SOCIAL AND HUMAN SERVICES.
WE COORDINATE AND COLLABORATE WITH CITY DEPARTMENTS AND EXTERNAL PARTNERS, UH, TO ASSESS AND ADDRESS SITE CONDITIONS, UH, THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE CITY.
UH, WHILE RESPONDING TO AND TRACKING REQUEST TO SERVICE FOR SERVICE.
UH, WE DOCUMENT FIELD ACTIVITIES, MONITOR OUR RESPONSES, UH, AND KEEP COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS INFORMED, UH, THROUGH VARIOUS, UH, MEANS OF COMMUNICATION, PHONE CALLS, EMAILS, ATTENDING COMMUNITY MEETINGS, UM, HAVING IN-PERSON MEETINGS, UH, SOMETIMES SITE MEETINGS.
UH, WE AIM TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS WHILE MAINTAINING SAFE, CLEAN, AND ORDERLY PUBLIC SPACES.
SO, THE CITY'S RESPONSE SPANS, UM, FOR CONNECTED FUNCTIONS, PREVENTION, RESPOND, HOUSE AND STABILIZE PREVENTION AND DIVERSION CAN SOLVE A HOUSING CRISIS BEFORE A HOUSEHOLD NEEDS SHELTER.
FIELD RESPONSE AND EMERGENCY SHELTER PROVIDE IMMEDIATE PROTECTION AND ACCESS TO HOUSING.
HOUSING PLACEMENT DEPENDS ON AVAILABLE UNITS AND EFFECTIVE COORDINATION WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS.
EACH HANDOFF NEEDS A RECEIVING CONTACT AND A CLEAR FOLLOW UP FOR RESPONSIBILITY.
SO WE'VE TALKED ABOUT ON THE LAST SLIDE, WHAT IS OUR RESPONSE INTO THOSE FOUR CATEGORIES? AND HERE IS OUR, OUR BUDGET THAT SUPPORTS THAT RESPONSE.
UM, WE, IT'S BROKEN INTO SYSTEM COORDINATION, EMERGENCY SHELTER SERVICES, AND HOUSING AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES.
SO WE SEE HERE APPROXIMATELY 6.5 MILLION SUPPORTS, EMERGENCY SHELTER SERVICES, AND APPROXIMATELY 13.2 MILLION SUPPORTS HOUSING AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES.
THE PACKAGE COMBINES CITY RESOURCES WITH COUNTY, STATE, AND FEDERAL FUNDING, INCLUDING, UM, ARPA.
THESE SOURCES HAVE DIFFERENT RESTRICTIONS AND DURATIONS.
DECISIONS ABOUT EXPANDING SERVICES MUST ACCOUNT FOR BOTH ELIGIBLE USES AND THE SUSTAINABILITY OF OPERATING FUNDING.
SO HERE WE, WE SEE A LIST OF, UH, CITY OWNED ASSETS THAT, UH, STAFF HAS BEGAN TO REACTIVATE.
THE CITY'S PROPERTY PORTFOLIO INCLUDES OPERATING FACILITIES AND SITES THAT REQUIRE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OR DISPOSITION DECISIONS.
THE BRIDGE AND FAMILY GATEWAY PROVIDE EXISTING SERVICE CAPACITY AT 1950.
FORT WORTH AVENUE PLANNING INCLUDES 71 TIVE SUPPORTIVE HOUSING UNITS WITH 48 PROJECT BASED VOUCHERS SECURED BY THE OPERATOR.
STAFF ARE EXPLORING DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS FOR INDEPENDENT DRIVE WHILE HAMPTON ROAD.
UM, WHILE FRM CONTINUES TO WORK, UH, WITH AN IDENTIFIED
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BUYER FOR HAMPTON ROAD FOR EACH PROPERTY, THE IMPLEMENTATION QUESTION IS WHETHER THE SITE HAS A VIABLE OPERATOR, CAPITAL PLAN, RENTAL ASSISTANCE, AND ONGOING SERVICE FUNDING.EMCR FUNDS SEVERAL KEY SERVICES THAT SUPPORT THE CITY'S OVERALL RESPONSE.
UH, THESE INCLUDE STAFF ASSIGNED TO THE DALLAS STREET RESPONSE TEAM, UH, WHO CARRY OUT OUR OFFICE'S, FIELD OPERATIONS AND STRATEGY, UH, ADMINISTRATION OF THE TEMP TEMPORARY INCLEMENT WEATHER SHELTER, UH, THROUGH A CONTRACT WITH AUSTIN STREET SHELTER OR CENTER, UH, PROVIDING EMERGENCY SHELTER AND LIFESAVING SERVICES DURING EXTREME COLD WEATHER EVENTS.
UH, AND LASTLY, UH, PERFORMING ENCAMPMENT CLEANINGS USING TWO HAZMAT CERTIFIED CERTIFIED PRIVATE VENDORS, UH, WHO ARE CONTRACTED BY THE CITY AND THEY HELP ADDRESS HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS, REMOVAL OF DEBRIS, AND OTHER HEALTH CONCERNS TO KEEP PUBLIC SPACES CLEAN AND FREE FROM PUBLIC NUISANCES.
SO THIS SLIDE SHOWS, UH, A BREAKDOWN OF OUR 2024 BOND PROGRAM PROPOSITION I FUNDING.
VOTERS APPROVE 19 MILLION THROUGH PROPOSITION I FOR HOMELESS ASSISTANCE FACILITIES.
THE ALLOCATION INCLUDES COUNCIL DISTRICT, DISCRETIONARY FUNDING, SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, AND IMPROVEMENTS TO THE BRIDGE.
STAFF ARE CURRENTLY EVALUATING HOW REMAINING RESOURCES CAN ADVANCE FEASIBLE PROJECTS AND ADDRESS DOCUMENTED CAPACITY NEEDS.
ANY PROPOSED PROJECT MUST PAIR ITS CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS WITH AN OPERATING PLAN, A RESPONSIBLE PROVIDER, AND SUSTAINABLE SERVICE FUNDING.
CITY DEDICATES SIGNIFICANT RESOURCES ACROSS NUMEROUS DEPARTMENTS, UH, THAT SUPPORT THE RESPONSE TO HOMELESSNESS.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THESE DEPARTMENTS SUPPORT DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF THE RESPONSE FROM ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION ON DIFFERENT PROPERTY TYPES, UH, TO PUBLIC SAFETY, UH, TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT TO THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF STAFF PERFORMING FIELD WORK.
UH, EACH DEPARTMENT PLAYS A DIFFERENT ROLE AND ARE CONTINUOUSLY WORKING TOGETHER.
ALL DEPARTMENTS DEPEND ON EMCR TO PROVIDE OUTREACH AND CONNECTION TO SERVICES AND ENCAMPMENTS.
UH, PRIOR TO SITE REMEDIATION, UH, THE DALLAS MARSHAL'S OFFICE AND DALLAS WATER UTILITIES ARE ALSO IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTORS, UH, IN ADDRESSING ENCAMPMENT SITES AND CONDITIONS, UH, AND WORK CLOSELY WITH OUR OFFICE.
ULTIMATELY, NOTICE SINGLE DEPARTMENT CAN ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES ALONE AND COLLABORATION IS ESSENTIAL.
SO HERE WE HAVE OUR, UM, KEY PERFORMANCE METRICS.
UH, IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THESE MEASURES REPRESENT DIFFERENT SERVICES AND MAY INCLUDE OVER OVERLAP OVERLAPPING PARTICIPANTS.
THEY SHOULD BE REVIEWED SEPARATELY RATHER THAN ADDED INTO A TOTAL.
WE ARE STRENGTHENING REPORTING.
SO COUNCIL CAN SEE THE PERIOD COVERED, THE POPULATION SERVED, AND THE HOUSING OUTCOME ASSOCIATED WITH EACH MEASURE.
SO, EMCR ACHIEVED THE FOLLOWING RESULTS DURING THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR, UH, PRIOR TO EMCR, ASSUMING RESPONSIBILITY FOR STREET OUTREACH AND FIELD OPERATIONS, WHICH WAS 2025.
UH, MANY OF THESE ACTIVITIES AND PERFORMANCE MEASURES WERE NOT FORMALLY TRACKED.
UH, TO ADDRESS THIS GAP, WE PARTNERED WITH DATA ANALYTICS AND BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE AND 3 1 1, UH, TO ENHANCE THE HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT SERVICE REQUEST TYPE, BUILD OUT A DASHBOARD AND DEVELOP AN OUTREACH ASSESSMENT TOOL TO BETTER CAPTURE OUR DAY-TO-DAY WORK, UH, OUR FIELD ACTIVITIES, OUR SERVICE DELIVERY, AND OUR OUTCOMES.
UH, THESE DATA POINTS PROVIDE GREATER INSIGHT INTO THE SCOPE AND IMPACT OF OUR WORK.
THEY HELP US IDENTIFY TRENDS AND OPERATIONAL NEEDS, AND THEY GIVE OUR TEAM A CONSISTENT WAY TO MEASURE PERFORMANCE, TRACK PROGRESS, AND EVALUATE OUTCOMES.
SO, UP TO THIS POINT, WE'VE REVIEWED THE CITY'S CURRENT INVESTMENTS, OPERATIONS AND REPORTED OUTCOMES.
THIS NEXT SECTION FOCUSES ON THE CHALLENGES THAT CONTINUE TO AFFECT HOUSING STABILITY AND SERVICE DELIVERY ACROSS THE HOMELESSNESS RESPONSE SYSTEM.
WHILE PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE, EXISTING DATA AND STAKEHOLDER FEEDBACK CONTINUE TO IDENTIFY GAPS IN CAPACITY COORDINATION AND FOLLOW UP THE FOLLOWING SLIDES, HIGHLIGHT THOSE GAPS AND PRESENT POTENTIAL OPTIONS FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATION.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS SLIDE IS TO IDENTIFY WHERE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE RESOURCES AND SERVICES DO NOT FULLY ALIGN WITH DOCUMENTED COMMUNITY NEEDS.
FIRST SHELTER CAPACITY REMAINS A CHALLENGE.
WHILE DALLAS HAS A NETWORK OF EMERGENCY SHELTERS, LOW BARRIER OVERNIGHT SHELTER OPTIONS REMAIN LIMITED, PARTICULARLY DURING PERIODS OF INCREASED DEMAND AND SEVERE WEATHER EVENTS.
CERTAIN POPULATIONS ALSO CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE BARRIERS
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TO SHELTER ACCESS THAT CAN MAKE PLACEMENT MORE DIFFICULT.MEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS ALSO AFFECT HOUSING STABILITY AND SHELTER ACCESS.
MANY INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS HAVE PHYSICAL HEALTH CONDITIONS, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS, SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS OR MOBILITY LIMITATIONS THAT REQUIRE A LEVEL OF SUPPORT BEYOND WHAT TRADITIONAL SHELTER PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE.
YOUTH AND FAMILIES FACE DISTINCT CHALLENGES.
THESE POPULATIONS OFTEN REQUIRE AGE APPROPRIATE SERVICES, SPECIALIZED SHELTER MODELS AND HOUSING OPTIONS THAT DIFFER FROM THOSE DESIGNED PRIMARILY TO SERVE SINGLE ADULTS.
THE FINAL CATEGORY IS PREVENTION AND DIVERSION.
FOR MANY HOUSEHOLDS, HOMELESSNESS CAN POTENTIALLY BE AVOIDED THROUGH EARLY INTERVENTION, FLEXIBLE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, AND SHORT TERM CASE MANAGEMENT THAT HELPS RESOLVE HOUSING CRISIS BEFORE SHELTER BECOMES NECESSARY.
THESE GAPS ARE INTERCONNECTED.
LIMITED SHELTER CAPACITY CAN INCREASE UNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS, LIMITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CAPACITY, KINSLEY HOUSING PLACEMENTS, AND LIMITED PREVENTION RESOURCES CAN INCREASE DEMANDS ACROSS THE REST OF THE SYSTEM.
UNDERSTANDING WHERE THESE GAPS EXIST HELPS STAFF EVALUATE WHICH INVESTMENTS MAY PRODUCE GREATEST IMPACTS AND WHERE ADDITIONAL COORDINATION COULD IMPROVE OUTCOMES.
THE NEXT SLIDE SHIFTS FROM IDENTIFYING GAPS TO DISCUSSING POTENTIAL CITY RESPONSES AND POLICY OPTIONS.
SO THIS SLIDE FOCUSES ON BARRIERS THAT CAN CONTRIBUTE TO HOUSING INSTABILITY BEFORE OR AFTER AN INDIVIDUAL ENTERS.
HOMELESSNESS RESPONSE SYSTEMS. THE OPTIONS SHOWN ARE INTENDED TO SUPPORT COMMITTEE DISCUSSION AND WOULD REQUIRE FURTHER ANALYSIS BEFORE IMPLEMENTATION.
THE FIRST BARRIER IS EV EV EVICTION RISK.
LOSING HOUSING IS OFTEN THE EVENT THAT IMMEDIATELY PROCEEDS HOMELESSNESS AND EARLY INTERVENTION THROUGH REFERRALS.
LEGAL ASSISTANCE OR MEDIATION OR TARGETED RENTAL ASSISTANCE MAY HELP AN ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLD RESOLVE HOUSING CRISIS BEFORE DISPLACEMENT OCCURS.
THE SECOND BARRIER INVOLVES DIVERSION.
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ALONE MAY NOT ALWAYS BE SUFFICIENT TO MAINTAIN HOUSING STABILITY.
ONGOING CASE MANAGEMENT AND FOLLOW UP CAN HELP HOUSEHOLDS ADDRESS CONTINUING ISSUES RELATED TO INCOME, EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS, TRANSPORTATION, OR FUTURE HOUSING COSTS.
A RELATED CHALLENGE OCCURS WHEN TEMPORARY RENTAL ASSISTANCE ENDS.
WHILE TIME LIMITED ASSISTANCE CAN ADDRESS IMMEDIATE CRISIS, SOME HOUSEHOLDS CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE BARRIERS AFTER EXISTENCE EXPIRES.
PLANNING FOR THOSE TRANSITIONS MAY HELP REDUCE THE RISK OF A RETURN TO HOMELESSNESS.
HOUSING PLACEMENT DELAYS REPRESENT ANOTHER COMMON CHALLENGE, EVEN WHEN A HOUSEHOLD'S OP OR AN OPPORTUNITY FOR HOUSING BECOMES AVAILABLE.
APPLICATION FEES, THINGS LIKE SECURITY DEPOSITS, IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS, DOCUMENTATION ISSUES, AND OTHER LOGISTICAL BARRIERS CAN SLOW PLACEMENT PROCESS.
LANDLORD PARTICIPATION ALSO AFFECTS OVERALL HOUSING SYSTEM CAPACITY.
EXPANDING THE NUMBER OF LANDLORDS WILLING TO LEASE TO HOUSEHOLDS EXITING HOMELESSNESS CAN IMPROVE HOUSING AVAILABILITY AND REDUCE PLACEMENT DELAYS.
FINALLY, SOME SHELTER OR HOUSING REFERRALS OR DECLINES BECAUSE OPTIONS AVAILABLE DO NOT ALIGN WITH AN INDIVIDUAL'S NEEDS.
FACTORS SUCH AS ACCESSIBILITY NEEDS, FAMILY COMPOSITION, HAVING PETS, PERSONAL BELONGINGS, SAFETY CONCERNS, OR OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES CAN INFLUENCE WHETHER A PLACEMENT IS ACCEPTED.
UNDERSTANDING THOSE FACTORS CAN HELP GUIDE FUTURE SERVICE PLANNING.
THE COMMON THEME ACROSS EACH OF THESE BARRIERS IS THAT HOUSING PLACEMENT ALONE IS NOT ALWAYS THE END POINT.
LONG-TERM HOUSING STABILITY OFTEN DEPENDS ON SUCCESSFUL REFERRALS, APPROPRIATE SERVICES, CLEAR FOLLOW UP RESPONSIBILITIES, AND ACCESS TO HOUSING OPTIONS THAT MEET AN INDIVIDUAL'S NEEDS.
THE OPTIONS SHOWN HERE ARE INTENDED AS EXAMPLES FOR FUTURE EVALUATION.
ONE AREA WHERE HOUSING STABILITY AND SERVICE CONNECTIONS INTERSECT IS THE MUNICIPAL AND COMMUNITY COURT SYSTEM, WHICH WOULD WE'LL DISCUSS ON THE NEXT SLIDE.
COMMUNITY COURTS HELP ELIGIBLE ADULTS ADDRESS DALLAS CLASSY MISDEMEANORS WHILE CONNECTING THEM WITH RELEVANT SERVICES.
THE OPPORTUNITY IS TO CLARIFY HOW OUTREACH TEAMS AND PROVIDERS REFER ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS AND WHO UPS AFTERWARDS STAFF PROPOSE IDENTIFYING DESIGNATED CONTACTS AND CONFIRMING WHETHER RESIDENTS COMPLETE THE CONNECTION.
COURT PARTICIPATION SERVICE ACCESS AND HOUSING OUTCOMES SHOULD REMAIN SEPARATE MEASURES.
THE SAME NEED FOR CONFIRMED CONNECTION APPLIES TO FIELD RESPONSE.
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THE CITY AND ITS PARTNERS HAVE ESTABLISHED A STRONG FOUNDATION THROUGH SHELTER SERVICES, HOUSING PLACEMENTS, DIVERSION PROGRAMS, OUTREACH AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES.THE OPPORTUNITY NOW IS TO BUILD ON THOSE EFFORTS BY IMPROVING HOW INFORMATION, REFERRALS AND FOLLOW UP ARE CONNECTED ACROSS THE SYSTEM.
SO THERE ARE THREE POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITIES TO STRENGTHEN EMCR SERVICE DELIVERY.
UH, FIRST IS IMPROVING REFERRAL FOLLOW UP TO ENSURE INDIVIDUALS ARE SUCCESSFULLY CONNECTED TO SERVICES.
UH, SECOND IS EXTENDING SITE MONITORING, UH, TO IDENTIFY AND PRIORITIZE THE MORE PROBLEMATIC ENCAMPMENTS, INCORPORATING CRIME PREVENTION STRATEGIES AND SITE HARDENING TECHNIQUES AND EN ENABLING A MORE PROACTIVE, UH, RESPONSE.
UH, AND THIRD IS LEVERAGING EXISTING DATA TO PROVIDE BETTER CASE MANAGEMENT FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS WITH THE HIGHEST SERVICE NEEDS TO REDUCE, UH, RECIDIVISM AND IMPROVE PATHWAYS OUT OF HOMELESSNESS.
UH, THESE ENHAN ENHANCEMENTS ARE INTENDED TO IMPROVE SERVICE COORDINATION, PROMOTE DATA-DRIVEN DECISION MAKING, AND ACHIEVE BETTER OUTCOMES.
I THINK WE CAN GO TO SLIDE, UM, 22.
SO AS WE COME INTO OUR CONCLUSION OF THIS PRESENTATION, WE WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW BARRIERS AND OPTIONS FOR CITY RESPONSE.
FIRST, WE KNOW THERE'S LIMITED EMERGENCY SHELTERS AND LIMITED TRANSITIONAL HOUSING.
UM, WE DO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY AT A HUNDRED EMERGENCY SHELTER BEDS AT THE BRIDGE.
WE DO HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO CONTINUE TO LOOK AT OTHER OVERNIGHT SHELTER CAPACITY, UM, AS WELL AS OTHER OPTIONS ON THE SITES THAT WE CURRENTLY OWN.
UH, WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE LOOKING AT A VENDOR TO DEVELOP TEMPORARY HOUSING COMMUNITY.
UM, WE ALL KNOW WE HAD A, A MINOR SETBACK A COUPLE MONTHS AGO WITH A CURRENT VENDOR, UM, GOING OUT OF BUSINESS.
BUT THIS IS A PRIORITY THAT STILL REMAINS, UH, WHEN THAT WE'RE WORKING ON.
WE CONTINUE TO HAVE LIMITED SHELTER AND HOUSING OPTIONS FOR UNACCOMPANIED YOUTH AGES 18 TO 24.
UM, THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT HOW DO WE SERVE THIS CLIENTELE, POTENTIALLY, UM, A SHELTER DEDICATED TO YOUTH OR LOOKING AT EVALUATING RESERVING UNITS AND HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS.
UH, SPECIFICALLY FOR THIS POPULATION, WE HAVE LIMITED MEDICAL RESPITE BEDS.
WE CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTNER WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS THAT CREATE THESE RESPITE BEDS AND GROW THE CAPACITY WITHIN THIS SPACE.
UH, CONTINUE TO COLLABORATE WITH DALLAS COUNTY AND ACCESS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE RECOVERY SERVICES, ALL INTENDED TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO COORDINATED HOUSING, SHELTER, MEDICAL, RESPITE, AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES.
WE ALSO HAVE, UM, A BARRIER OF LIMITED SHELTER PLACEMENT OPTIONS.
WHEN INCLEMENT WEATHER, UH, CLOSES, THERE'S OPTIONS TO CONTRACT FOR RESERVE TRANSITIONAL BEDS, EXITING SHELTERS.
THERE'S OPTIONS TO BEGIN PLACEMENT PLANNING DURING SHELTER ACTIVATION.
THE WORK THAT EMCR HAS DONE YEAR OVER YEAR TO CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THIS SYSTEM, UM, IS PART OF THE REASON WHY WE HAVE SOME SUCCESS.
WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR WAYS TO REDUCE RETURNS TO OUR UNSHELTERED HOMELESS WHEN TEMPORARY SHELTERS CLOSE.
AND THEN WE NEED TO IDENTIFY THE CAPITAL AND OPERATING FUNDING GAPS THAT ARE NEEDED TO DEVELOP, UM, HOUSING.
WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO SECURE FUNDING TO SUPPORT CREATION OF NEW HOUSING UNITS, UH, AND BEDS.
SO AS WE END TODAY BY LOOKING AT A COMBINED LOOK AT WHAT DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS DO, THREE PRIORITIES CAME TO MIND FOR US, EXPAND SHELTER AND HOUSING OPTIONS, ADDRESSING CAPACITY FOR GAPS FOR YOUTH, FAMILIES, AND RESIDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.
STRENGTHEN HOUSING STABILITY, IMPROVING PRESERVATION SERVICE REFERRALS, AND FOLLOW UPS AND ADVANCE OUR POLICY THAT COMBINES HOUSING SUPPORTIVE SERVICES AND HOMELESS SERVICES INTO ONE THAT WE CALL DALLAS' HOME.
WITH THAT, WE CONCLUDE, WE OPEN THIS UP FOR YOUR FEEDBACK.
UM, I DO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE MANY OF OUR PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS IN THE AUDIENCE TODAY.
THIS WORK CANNOT BE DONE WITHOUT THE PARTNERS.
UH, OUR CITY INVESTMENT AND OUR INTERNAL STRATEGIES IS ONLY ONE PART OF THE CONTINUUM OF CARE.
IT TAKES ALL OF US WORKING TOGETHER.
NEXT MONTH, WE'LL HIGHLIGHT THE EXTERNAL PARTNERSHIPS AND THE WAY THIS WORK IS DONE SO WE CAN SHOW WHERE THERE'S CONTINUED WAYS TO IMPROVE, UPLIFT EVERYONE DOING THIS WORK, UH, AND CONTINUING TO SERVE OUR UNHOUSED, UM, INDIVIDUALS IN OUR CITY THE BEST WE CAN.
SO THANK YOU WITH FOR YOUR TIME TODAY.
WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO IS START ALL MY, YOU NOT READY? OKAY.
SO I'LL START ALL MY FAR RIGHT.
AND CAN WE KEEP OUR, EACH ONE OF OUR, OUR QUESTIONS DOWN AT ABOUT FIVE MINUTES SO WE CAN, WE CAN KIND OF STAY ON TIME.
I KNOW THERE'S ANOTHER MEETING THAT, THAT COMES BEHIND US AT
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ONE AT ONE.WELL, I DON'T HAVE THAT MANY QUESTIONS,
UM, UM, SO I WOULD ALSO SAY TO YOU THEN IF YOU COULD KEEP YOUR ANSWERS SHORTER, THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL.
UM, FIRST IS THERE WASN'T REALLY ANYTHING ADDRESSED ABOUT THE COUNTY TAX THAT'S BEING, UM, VOTED ON RIGHT NOW.
IF THE COUNTY TAX IS APPROVED AND A HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS IS ADDED INTO THE SYSTEM, DO YOU ANTICIPATE PULLING BACK THE CITY'S SCOPE OF SERVICES? UH, THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.
UM, WE, AS SOON AS WE UNDERSTAND THE OUTCOME OF THE ELECTION, WE PLAN TO BRING THE IMPACT OF THAT THROUGH OUR CONTINUUM OF CARE TO UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHERE THAT FUNDS WILL GO.
UM, THE CITY STILL HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO INVEST IN SOME PART OF THE SYSTEM AS WE UNDERSTAND WHERE THERE MIGHT BE GAPS, WHERE WE INVEST MAY SHIFT.
SO THE ANSWER IS YOU DON'T KNOW YET.
SO I'M GONNA SAY WE HAPPEN TO HAVE OUR FINANCE CHAIR HERE.
THIS IS ACTUALLY AN OPPORTUNITY IF THAT HAPPENS FOR US TO REALLY RETHINK WHAT IS OUR ROLE.
BECAUSE AS YOU'RE OUTLINING NEW OPPORTUNITIES, ADDING SHELTERS, ADDING WHATEVER, I DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT MONEY'S GONNA COME FROM.
I MEAN, THERE'S SOME BOND MONEY THAT IS AVAILABLE, BUT THE TRUTH IS WE MIGHT NOT NEED TO DO THAT.
AND THAT THE COMPREHENSIVE WAY THE COUNTY CAN LOOK AT IT BEYOND, I MEAN, WE THINK CITY HERE, BUT THE TRUTH IS THAT A LOT OF HOMELESSNESS IS GOING IN OUR SURROUNDING CITIES.
THEY'RE PUSHING IT INTO DALLAS, AND THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO ADDRESS THIS IN A MUCH MORE COMPREHENSIVE WAY, NOT JUST GEOGRAPHICALLY, BUT ALSO MENTAL HEALTH AND PHYSICAL HEALTH CARE THAT THEY'RE ALREADY PROVIDING, INCLUDING THE PORTION OF HOMELESSNESS THAT IS CIRCULATING IN AND OUT OF OUR JAILS.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, THEY'LL, THEY'LL READILY TELL YOU THAT THE LARGEST HOMELESS SHELTER IN DALLAS IS LUCERA.
SO WHILE I THINK THAT THERE IS A ROLE FOR THE CITY, NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS, I THINK IT'S A DIFFERENT ROLE AND WE NEED TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION.
IF THIS PASSES, WHICH I, BY THE WAY, I THINK IT WILL, FOLKS.
SO, UM, I THINK MS UH, MAY I PROVIDE ALSO A RESPONSE? THANK YOU CHAIR BLAIR.
AND, AND THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER MENDELSOHN.
UM, WE ARE AWAITING WITH V BREATH TO SEE WHAT OCCURS, BUT OF COURSE, AS WE ARE, WE ARE IN THIS POSITION.
WE, WE DON'T HAVE ANY WAY OF KNOWING AT THIS POINT AS, UH, MR. ERICKSON HAS NOTED, WE WILL REASSESS.
AND I THINK THAT CHAIR BLAIR HAD THAT IN MIND WHEN SHE BIFURCATED THESE PRESENTATIONS SO THAT WE'RE HAVING THE, UM, THE EXTERNAL PARTNERS COME NEXT MONTH.
WELL, SO, BUT THANK YOU FOR THE COMMENTS FOR ME.
I'LL JUST SAY I THINK THIS WAS PREMATURE, GIVEN WHAT PEOPLE ARE LITERALLY VOTING ON TODAY.
AND I THINK EVERYTHING HAS THE POSSIBILITY OF CHANGING, PERHAPS THE WILL OF THE COUNCIL IS FOR US TO DUPLICATE EFFORTS.
ONE OF THE ITEMS YOU HAVE ON HERE UNDER FUNDING AND ASSETS IS A BULLET THAT INCLUDES THE PUBLIC FACILITY CORPORATION.
THIS IS GENERALLY UNDERSTOOD TO MEAN THAT HALF OF THE UNITS ARE MARKET RATE AND THE OTHER HALF ARE GENERALLY 80% A MI.
SOMETIMES THERE'S LESS THAN 10 UNITS THAT ARE LOWER THAN THAT.
DO YOU SEE PFC AS A HOMELESS SOLUTION? 'CAUSE I DON'T, IT MIGHT BE A HOUSING SOLUTION, BUT I DON'T THINK THAT BELONGS ON THIS.
THANK YOU FOR THAT, THAT QUESTION.
UM, UH, COUNCILWOMAN, SO THE, THE PFC MODEL, WE, WE DO KNOW THE UNIT MIX AND WE HAVE REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE PFC HERE THAT COULD SPEAK TO THIS.
BUT THE WAY THAT WE SEE IT, UM, AS A HOUSING AND, AND, AND, AND THE HOMELESS DIVISION, AND, UH, WE UNDERSTAND THE UNIT MIX THAT THE STATE STATUE LAYS OUT, UM, THAT IS THE STATE STATUE.
UM, BUT THERE IS NEGOTIATING ROOM TO LOWER SOME OF THOSE AMIS TO TARGET THE INCOME BANS THAT WE KNOW ARE IN DEMAND FOR HOUSING.
WOULD YOU GENERALLY AGREE THAT MOST PEOPLE EXITING HOMELESSNESS ARE LOOKING FOR A 30%, UM, A MI BAND? THAT'S GENERALLY WHAT'S UNDERSTOOD IN THE INDUSTRY, CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT, YES.
SO HOW MANY PFC UNITS HAVE BEEN CREATED AT 30% A MI IN THE LAST YEAR? WE, WE CAN GET THAT INFORMATION FOR YOU.
UM, I THINK IT'S A VERY SMALL NUMBER.
SO IF YOU WANNA GIVE US 2025 SO THAT YOU HAVE A COMPLETE YEAR OF A CALENDAR YEAR, IF YOU WANNA GIVE US FISCAL YEAR 26, THAT'S GREAT.
BUT I, I THINK YOU'VE JUST ADDED TO YOUR BULLET SO THAT IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S MORE HAPPENING THAN THERE IS.
THAT IS NOT A REAL SOLUTION FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.
NUMBER SEVEN, UH, SLIDE SEVEN.
UM, UNDER COORDINATED RESPONSE, LIKE WHAT DEPARTMENTS ARE YOU COORDINATING? IF YOU'RE THE HOMELESS
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DEPARTMENT, OBVIOUSLY WE'VE GOT KEVIN'S GROUP GOING OUT TO ENCAMPMENTS.WHO ELSE ARE YOU CODE? ARE, ARE YOU WORKING WITH CODE? SO GO AHEAD.
CODE COMPLIANCE, PARKS AND RECREATION, DALLAS MARSHALL'S OFFICE, DALLAS WATER UTILITIES.
UH, THERE'S NUMEROUS DEPARTMENTS THAT, THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH.
AND DO YOU THINK THAT THERE'S ANY WAY TO STREAMLINE THAT? WHEN YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT ALL THE MEETINGS, THERE WAS ONE, ONE ITEM WHERE YOU'RE LIKE, WELL, WE MEET WITH THIS AND WE MEET WITH THAT, AND THEN WE MEET WITH THIS AND WE MEET WITH THAT.
AND THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT CITY HALL IS.
WE JUST ALL KEEP MEETING TO TALK ABOUT STUFF.
AND SO IT SEEMS LIKE IF THERE WERE VERY SET PLANS ON WHO'S DOING WHAT, THERE'D BE A LITTLE BIT LESS MEETING AND A LITTLE MORE ACTION.
UM, UNDER TRACKING AND FOLLOWING UP, UM, I BELIEVE IT WAS LAST MONTH WHERE Y'ALL SHARED THAT WHEN YOU GO OUT TO, UM, DO OUTREACH, THAT YOU'RE NOT INPUTTING PEOPLE IN HMIS.
HOW IS IT EXACTLY YOU'RE TRACKING, YOU'RE JUST DOING A TICK MARK OF HOW MANY PEOPLE YOU SEE? OR LIKE WHAT'S HAPPENING THERE? SO WE UTILIZE SALESFORCE, UH, WHICH OUR IS OUR CASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.
UH, AND SO WE HAVE CREATED AN OUTREACH ASSESSMENT TOOL, UH, WHERE OUR TEAMS FILL OUT THE INFORMATION, UM, IN REAL TIME AS THEY'RE IN THE FIELD.
DOES IT HAVE A NAME? UH, FOR THE INDIVIDUAL? IT DOES NOT HAVE A NAME FOR THE INDIVIDUAL.
UM, HOW DO YOU KNOW IF YOU'VE MET THE SAME INDIVIDUAL? TWICE.
SO THAT'S, WE DON'T ALWAYS GET NAMES.
UM, WHEN WE'RE IN THE FIELD ENGAGING WITH PEOPLE.
UM, IF YOU DO GET THE NAME, DO YOU PUT IT IN THERE? UH, WE CAN'T, UH, BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN ADVISED THAT YEAH, FOR, FOR JUST PERSONAL INFORMATION.
BUT YOU COULD HAVE PUT IT IN HMIS, UH, IF YOU GOT THE NAME CORRECT, I BELIEVE IN HMIS, YOU COULD INPUT NAMES.
SO WHY AREN'T YOU, WHY AREN'T WE UTILIZING HMIS? YES.
WHEN YOU DO OUTREACH, UH, WE, LIKE I SAID, WE USE, UH, SALESFORCE AND THE OUTREACH ASSESSMENT TOOL.
UM, AND THAT'S WHAT WE, BUT YOU'RE PURPOSELY NOT PUTTING IN INFORMATION THAT YOU COULD HAVE.
GOOD MORNING, KEVIN ODEN WITH EMCR.
SO GENERALLY SPEAKING, OUR, OUR JOB IS WE, WE WANT TO CONNECT WITH THE INDIVIDUAL AND WE WANNA MOVE THEM TO A SERVICE PROVIDER WHERE THEY DO THE DETAILED INTAKE INTO HMIS.
IT'S A EXTENSIVE LONGER PROCESS THAN JUST PUTTING A NAME IN THERE, RIGHT? AND SO WHEN WE CAN TRANSPORT SOMEBODY FROM WHERE THEY'RE AT TO A SERVICE PROVIDER, AND IT CAN BE ENTERED INTO IT THAT WAY, THAT'S THE IDEAL OUTCOME FOR THE SYSTEM.
AND THAT'S THE SYSTEM THAT, OKAY, SO I'M GONNA PAUSE YOU FOR ONE SECOND.
IF YOU'RE JUST TRANSFERRING THEM, IF YOU'RE JUST THE HANDOFF, THAT'S VERY DIFFERENT THAN IF THIS IS SOMEBODY WHO'S REFUSING SERVICE AND YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO KEEP GOING BACK.
AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
AND IT'S NOT BEING CAPTURED IN HMIS AND WE'RE NOT GETTING A FULL PICTURE OF WHAT'S REALLY HAPPENING.
SO WE, WE ALSO, AGAIN, WE'VE, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT HOW WE DO SOME LEVELS OF ESCALATED ENFORCEMENT.
SO IF THERE'S INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE CONTINUING TO ENGAGE IN NEGATIVE BEHAVIOR THAT VIOLATE CITY CODE, STATE LAW OR OTHERWISE, AND WE ENGAGE OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT PARTNERS, THAT'S WHERE DETAILS ARE TAKEN.
LIKE I, ONE OF THE CHALLENGES WE HAVE IN THE FIELD IS PEOPLE GIVING RELIABLE INFORMATION TO OUR TEAM.
I, I MEAN, THEY DON'T HAVE TO, WE CANNOT COMPEL THEM TO DO THAT.
UM, OUT OF RESPECT FOR TIME, I'M JUST GONNA SAY I DON'T THINK THE SUBSTITUTE FOR HMIS IS A POLICE REPORT.
I THINK THAT'S A BAD SUBSTITUTION.
SO MOVING ON TO THIS NEXT AREA.
IT SAYS REVIEWS, RECURRING CONCERNS TO GUIDE, FOLLOW UP AND IDENTIFY BARRIERS REQUIRING ADDITIONAL COORDINATION AFTER SEVEN YEARS.
THE SAME EXACT LOCATIONS THAT I COULD HAVE TOLD YOU SEVEN YEARS AGO WHERE WE HAVE A HOMELESS ISSUE ARE EXACTLY THE SAME LOCATIONS, MINUS THE LOCATIONS THAT HAVE FENCING, THE LOCATIONS THAT HAVE FENCING, THOSE HAVE CLEARED.
EVERY OTHER LOCATION THAT I WOULD'VE SAID SEVEN YEARS AGO ARE EXACTLY THE SAME ONES.
AND IN FACT, THIS ENTIRE PRESENTATION IS EXACTLY WHERE WE'RE AT WHEN THE CITIZENS HOMELESS COMMISSION BEGAN IN 2016.
THIS IS EXACTLY THE SAME INFORMATION WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
MY NEXT ITEM WOULD BE ON SLIDE 11 FOR THE, UM, LAST ITEM, ENCAMPMENT, KEEP CLEANING FOR A MILLION DOLLARS.
IS THIS BEING PAID FROM THE $3 ON THE WATER BILL? THAT'S CORRECT.
SO THE $3 ON THE WATER BILL EQUATES TO ABOUT $10 MILLION.
AND YOU'RE SELLING SAYING 1 MILLION OF IT IS GOING TO ENCAMPMENT CLEANING? YES.
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HAVE FOR, TO UTILIZE OUR PRIVATE VENDORS.SO CAN I ASK FOR, UM, INFORMATION BACK ON WHERE THE OTHER 9 MILLION GOES? I'LL BE HAPPY TO FOLLOW UP WITH THAT.
SO I BELIEVE IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE LITTER.
UM, THERE'S A LOT OF LITTER FOR 9 MILLION.
THIS IS THE ONE THAT I HAVE TO SAY REALLY, UM, SHOCKED ME.
SO THE PREVENTING HOMELESSNESS, 79 HOUSEHOLDS RECEIVED HOMELESS DIVERSION SERVICES.
AND WHAT IS THE TIMEFRAME THAT THAT 79 INCLUDES? THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT, THAT, THAT QUESTION.
UM, SO THAT TIMEFRAME IS WITHIN THE, UM, 11 PAST 11 MONTHS.
SO THIS IS WHY IT REALLY, OKAY.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT COST? JUST THE DIVERSION PORTION? DO YOU HAVE THAT BROKEN OUT ON YOUR TABLE? IT'S CONNECTED WITH ANOTHER ITEM.
I'M GONNA ASK OUR, UH, GLORIA SANDOVAL, OUR PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR TO COME AND, AND SPEAK TO THOSE NUMBERS.
I'M JUST LOOKING FOR A NUMBER, NOT AN EXPLANATION.
YEAH, SHE'S GONNA PULL THE NUMBER FOR US.
GLORIA SANDOVAL, PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR.
UM, THAT PERIOD REPORTING PERIOD WAS FOR FY 26 THROUGH AUGUST OF 2026.
SO THE DOLLAR AMOUNT IS FOR HOMELESS DIVERSION IS $250,000.
AND THAT'S SPLIT BETWEEN THREE DIFFERENT PROVIDERS.
SO YOU'RE TAKING CREDIT FOR WHAT THE PROVIDERS ARE DOING, JUST HAVING FUNDED THEM, IS THAT RIGHT? SO WE ARE, WE'RE REPORTING OUT ON WHAT OUR SUBRECIPIENTS DO WHEN WE AWARD THE SOLICITATION.
SO THESE NUMBERS TELL US WHAT WAS DONE WITH OUR FUNDING FOR THE FISCAL YEAR.
'CAUSE I'M JUST GONNA GIVE YOU THESE NUMBERS.
THESE ARE THE ONLY ONES I LOOKED UP.
FAMILY GATEWAY IN 2025, DIVERTED 1,930 HOUSING FORWARD SAYS THEY DIVERTED 2086 AND OUR CALLING SAYS THEY DIVERTED 10,000.
SO WE MAY NOT BE SPENDING OUR MONEY WISELY.
SO WHERE OUR FUNDING GOES IS WHAT WE'RE REPORTING OUT ON, PART OF WHERE WE'RE CHANGING, AND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE CHANGED IN THIS SYSTEM IS ACKNOWLEDGING WHERE OUR MONEY GOES AND THE REPORTS THAT WE GET OUT ON IT VERSUS WHAT THE ENTIRE SYSTEM CONTRIBUTES.
AND SO WHEN BRINGING IN THE EXTERNAL PARTNERS, NEXT MONTH WILL HIGHLIGHT THE, THE EXTRA WORK.
SO WHAT WE REPORT ON IS NOT THE WHOLE STORY OF WHAT EVERYBODY DOES.
WELL, CERTAINLY IT'S NOT, BUT WHAT I'M SAYING IS WHAT WE'RE INVESTING IS YIELDING VERY FEW OUTREACH, UM, SERVICES COMPARED TO WHAT THEY'RE DOING WITHOUT FUNDING.
UM, MS. UH, MENTAL SIM CAN, DO YOU HAVE ANY MUCH MORE? WE, YEAH, I HAVE A COUPLE MORE.
FOR THE CONNECTING PEOPLE TO HOUSING 1,412.
IS THAT FROM CITY PARTNERS? THESE NUMBERS ARE ALL FROM CITY PARTNERS.
THESE NUMBERS REPRESENT THE REPORTS CUMULATIVE THROUGH THE FISCAL YEAR, UH, DEMONSTRATING THE PERFORMANCE CRITERIA OF THE VENDORS.
SO, SO CAN I ASK THAT BE FOR THE SAKE OF TIME TRYING TO KEEP THEM THIS ON TASK IF WE HAVE QUESTIONS MOVING FORWARD THAT THEY'RE THIS DETAIL THAT WE PROVIDE THOSE QUESTIONS SO THAT THEY CAN ACTUALLY INCLUDE THOSE IN THEIR PRESENTATION.
UM, WITH THAT BEING SAID, UH, MR. RESENDEZ, DO YOU WELL, I'M JUST SAYING, I THINK EVERY ONE OF MY QUESTIONS IS ON TASK.
DON'T, SO I DON'T APPRECIATE THAT.
I DON'T DISAGREE WITH THAT, BUT I'M, I'M SAYING IN THE VERY BEGINNING, I SAID, CAN WE KEEP OUR, OUR QUESTIONS DOWN TO ABOUT FIVE MINUTES? I'VE GIVEN YOU ALMOST 15.
SO CAN WE INCLUDE OTHERS IN THE PROCESS? AND IF WE HAVE A TIME FOR A SECOND ROUND, WE'LL COME BACK AND YOU CAN ASK YOUR QUESTIONS A SECOND ROUND.
SO YEAH, I DEFINITELY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE NEED TO SEE WHAT THE OUTCOME OF THIS ELECTION IS.
I THINK THAT'S GOING TO INFORM A LOT OF WHAT WE HAVE IN THIS PRESENTATION.
BUT IT'S ALSO GOOD TO GO THROUGH THE EXERCISE OF OUTLINING, UH, ALL THAT WE TOUCH.
I, I THINK FOR THAT REASON, I'D LIKE TO FOCUS ON OUR RESPONSE TO OUR RESIDENTS AND WHERE THIS REALLY IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO TOUCH THE CITY OF DALLAS.
AND I'M LOOKING AT PAGE 20 WHERE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PROVIDING ADDITIONAL CASE MANAGEMENT TO HIGHEST UTILIZERS.
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AND THE POTENTIAL APPROACH IS ABOUT COMBINING MULTIPLE DATA SETS.SO WE KNOW THAT DATA'S BEING COLLECTED OUT THERE, WHETHER AT DIFFERENT POINTS IT'S COLLECTING EVERYTHING, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE ACKNOWLEDGING THAT YOU CAN AMASS THIS INFORMATION TO GET A BETTER PICTURE.
BUT I'M JUST WONDERING WHAT KIND OF TOOL WE WOULD USE TO DO THAT.
DO WE HAVE ONE? IS THIS SOMETHING HOUSING FORWARD WOULD DO? UM, WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT PULLING ALL OF THIS TOGETHER, 'CAUSE I MEAN EMS WE CAN DO, UH, BUT SOME OF THIS IS NOT OURS.
SO CAD, UH, DALLAS POLICE DEPARTMENT, UH, LAW ENFORCEMENT, UH, OF COURSE EMS, UM, THOSE THAT ARE BEING TREATED, UH, YOU KNOW, BY, BY DFR, UM, AND THEN HMIS, UH, WITH HOUSING FORWARD.
UM, SO TRYING TO UTILIZE THOSE FREQUENT, UM, I GUESS USERS OF THE SYSTEM, UM, AND TRYING TO PRIORITIZE THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT, UM, ARE, ARE UTILIZING SERVICES.
WELL, I KNOW WE, WHAT WE WANT TO DO WITH IT, BUT HOW DO WE AMASS THAT AND PULL ALL OF THE THINGS YOU'VE LISTED HERE TOGETHER.
DO WE HAVE SOME KIND OF TOOL THAT'S DOING THAT AND GENERATING A REPORT SAYING, HERE ARE YOUR HIGHEST UTILIZERS SO THAT YOU CAN DEVELOP A PLAN? NO, NOT CURRENTLY.
I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'LL LOOK AT BUILDING OUT AND HOW WE DO THAT.
UM, BUT WE WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT IT AS A POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITY, UH, FOR IMPROVEMENT, UM, AS WE RESPOND TO, UM, YOU KNOW, THOSE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.
AND AGAIN, THOSE IN THE HIGHEST NEED.
SO WE DON'T HAVE SOMETHING YET, BUT THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT COMPILING.
AND I, I JUST WANNA ADD 'CAUSE IT'S, 'CAUSE IT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
SO THERE'S SOME, SOME GREAT WORK THAT I'VE SEEN THAT'S COMING OUT OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN THAT THEY'RE REFERRING TO AS THE NO WRONG DOOR STRATEGY.
UM, AND ESSENTIALLY WHAT THEY'VE DONE IS THEY'VE TAKEN THOSE MULTIPLE DATA SETS.
SO POLICE CALLS FOR SERVICE OR INTERACTIONS, EMS CALLS, UH, SEEINGS AT HOSPITALS AS WELL AS, UH, THEIR HMIS SYSTEM.
AND THEY'VE MERGED ALL THOSE SOURCES TOGETHER VIA DATA AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THESE MULTIPLE ENTITIES TO CREATE, UH, IF I'M RECALLING, UH, THEY HAVE A LIST OF ABOUT A HUNDRED PEOPLE THAT ARE THE, THE HIGHEST UTILIZERS OF ALL THESE DIFFERENT SERVICES.
UM, AND THEY'RE REALLY FOCUSING HEAVILY ON HOW CAN WE OUTREACH AND SERVE THAT PARTICULAR POPULATION.
I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT, UH, IN, IN SEEING WHAT THEY'RE BUILDING, IT'S NOT THAT HARD TO DO AND REPLICATE SOMETHING I'M TRYING TO LEARN MORE ABOUT AS THEY'RE ROLLING IT OUT.
BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT I THINK IN A, IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME, IF THERE'S BUY-IN ACROSS THE BOARD, UH, WE COULD HAVE SOMETHING VERY SIMILAR HERE IN DALLAS.
THAT HELPS TO UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S SOME KIND OF MODEL FOR THIS.
ON PAGE 22, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT CITY OWNED PROPERTIES FOR TRANSITIONAL HOUSING.
IT SEEMS LIKE WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT THAT KIND OF THING FOR A WHILE, THAT THAT'S CORRECT.
UM, A COUPLE MONTHS AGO WE HAD IDENTIFIED A VENDOR PALLET WITH PARTNERSHIP WITH JPI, FORTUNATELY, PALLET WENT OUT OF BUSINESS.
AND SO WE'VE BEEN DOING SOME RESEARCH ON A DIFFERENT PRODUCT.
UH, SOME OF OUR CHALLENGES TO THAT IS THEY DON'T MEET THE LIFESPAN THAT WE NEED USING BOND FUNDING.
AND SO WE CONTINUE TO RESEARCH, UH, A VARIETY OF VENDORS HAVE REACHED OUT, OUR TEAM'S CONDUCTING THE RESEARCH, AND AS SOON AS WE HAVE IDENTIFIED A POTENTIAL SOLUTION, UH, WE WILL BRING THAT FORWARD FOR AN UPDATE.
BUT THAT'S THE HOUSING ITSELF.
THIS IS TALKING ABOUT CITY OWNED PROPERTIES THAT, THAT'S RIGHT.
SO WE'VE LOOKED AT THIS ON BOTH OUR PROPERTIES.
THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO EVEN PUT A FEW OF THESE TYPE OF SHELTERS, LIKE AT THE BRIDGE IN SOME OF THE SPACES.
THERE'S, UH, A LARGE PARKING LOT THERE.
UH, THERE'S SOME OTHER COMMON SPACES WHERE THIS COULD BE LOOKED AT.
UH, WE'RE LOOKING AT OTHER ADDITIONAL, UM, CITY OWNED LAND THAT WE CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR.
UH, DEPENDING ON THE ZONING OF THAT AREA AND THE TYPE OF USE WE END UP DOING WITH TRANSITIONAL USE, WE, WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THAT AS WELL.
IT'S BEEN PART OF THE ONGOING IDENTIFICATION OF LAND FOR THIS TYPE OF USE.
SO I THINK SOME OF THESE OTHER QUESTIONS, UH, WILL CHANGE DEPENDING ON THE OUTCOME OF THE ELECTION.
BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, I THINK ABOUT OUR ROLE AND I THINK ABOUT OUR GREAT PHILANTHROPIST LIGHTHILL WHO TALKS ABOUT DOING THE THINGS OTHERS CAN'T DO AND WON'T DO.
AND SO WE MAY HAVE TO FIND, AND, AND TO THE EXTENT A MUNICIPALITY CAN EVEN HAVE THAT KIND OF PHILOSOPHY, UM, YOU KNOW, WE MAY FIND THAT THERE IS A NICHE WHERE, WHERE WE BELONG IN THE SCHEME OF THIS, IF IT, IF IT PASSES.
BUT I DEFINITELY THINK THE RESIDENT FACING AND THE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE, YOU KNOW, LIVING THIS EXISTENCE, BUT THEN ALSO THOSE WHO WORK AND LIVE CLOSE BY, I MEAN, HOW IT TOUCHES THAT AS FAR AS, UM, PUBLIC SAFETY, QUALITY OF LIFE FOR EVERYBODY IN THE CITY OF DALLAS.
THE FINAL ISSUE IS ON THE BOND PROGRAM AND JUST THINKING ABOUT THAT BECAUSE IT'S FRUSTRATING THAT WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DEPLOY THOSE, THOSE FUNDS, BUT I KNOW WE'VE HAD SOME HANGUPS.
SO, UM, THAT IS SOMETHING CHAIR I'D LOVE TO SEE GOING FORWARD THERE.
THERE'S SOME PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN REFERENCED, BUT I, I WOULD LOVE TO DRILL INTO THOSE SO THAT WE CAN GET THOSE INTO, UM, INTO THE, THE SYSTEM AND SO WE CAN START SEEING SOME RESULTS FROM THEM.
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THANK YOU.UM, CHAIR, MY NAME'S ANDREA, MR. JOHNSON WITH YOU
UM, ACTUALLY, THIS IS WHAT, SO HOW IN ALL OF THIS, FOR OUR PARTNERS THAT OWN LAND, HOW DO THEY FIT INTO THIS FACTOR? I KNOW WE'VE BEEN TALKING A LOT ABOUT CITY OWNED LAND.
HOW DO WE CREATE THE OPPORTUNITIES TO BRING IN OTHER PARTNERS? FOR EXAMPLE, I'M WORKING WITH A CHURCH NOW WHO HAS DESIRE TO EXPAND HOUSING FOR WOMEN AND TEENS TO ADDRESS A LOT OF THESE THINGS.
HOW DOES THAT FACTOR INTO THIS CONVERSATION? THAT'S A, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
UM, WE'LL BE DISCUSSING THAT MORE IN LENGTH DURING OUR DIALYSIS HOME PRESENTATION.
BUT I WILL SAY THAT WE'VE MET WITH SIX TO SEVEN MAJOR STAKEHOLDERS IN THE SOUTHERN SECTOR.
UH, WE HAVE, UH, ALSO PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF TEXAS.
NADINE IS HERE, UM, TO LAUNCH A FAITH-BASED INITIATIVE IN JANUARY.
UM, BUT WE DO KNOW THAT THERE IS A DEMAND FOR STAKEHOLDERS WHO HAVE LARGE AMOUNTS OF LAND, NOT JUST APARTMENTS, BUT SOME ARE INTERESTED IN SERVING OUR LOWER, MOST VULNERABLE IN INCOME INDIVIDUALS.
SO I THINK WE'LL KNOW MORE IN JANUARY AND WE'LL HAVE, UH, OUR HOPE IS TO CREATE A PIPELINE OF, UH, FIRST ASSESS WHAT IS THE LAND THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH, AND THEN CREATE A PIPELINE OF PROJECTS THAT WE CAN INVEST IN.
UH, THANK Y'ALL FOR THE PRESENTATION.
UM, HOW DID WE GET TO THE BARRIERS? HOW DID WE IDENTIFY THE BARRIERS AND HOW DID WE COME UP WITH THE RESPONSES? SO, UM, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT, THAT QUESTION.
SO THE BARRIERS ARE A CULMINATION OF MANY DIFFERENT CONVERSATIONS WITH STAKEHOLDERS, WITH PARTNERS, COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS, UM, WITH OUR DIALYSIS HOME PRESENTATION AND OUR POLICY.
WE'VE BEEN DOING A LOT OF ENGAGEMENT WITH OUR PRACTITIONERS, AND SO WE'VE BEEN, UH, LISTENING AND, UM, THAT'S WHERE THEY DERIVED FROM.
DID WE ENGAGE WITH THE RESIDENTS AND THE COMMUNITY? AND WHY HAVE WE NOT BRIEFED THE HOMELESS COMMISSION ON TODAY'S BRIEFING? SO, UM, TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, YES, WE, WE HAVE ENGAGED WITH RESIDENTS, ALSO RESIDENTS WITHIN THE SHELTERS WE'VE ENGAGED WITH, WITH THEM.
UH, I I WILL SAY IT'S, IT'S PRACTICE THAT WE BRIEF THE HOUSING, UH, COMMITTEE BEFORE TAKING IT TO OUR CITIZEN'S ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
I WILL SAY THAT WE HAD A, UM, RETREAT, I BELIEVE IT WAS THIS YEAR, WHERE THEY WERE A INSTRUMENTAL PART OF CRAFTING WHAT THESE BARRIERS ARE.
AND SO, UH, WE WE'RE ENGAGED AND IN THE NEW FORMATION OF OUR OFFICE, WE USE OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AS ADVISORY BODIES.
AND SO THEY PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN SHAPING OUR POLICY AND SHAPING OUR UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THE NEED REALLY IS.
AND COUNCIL MEMBER, I WOULD JUST ADD THAT AS PART OF OUR ONGOING DALLAS' HOME POLICY FRAMEWORK, ALL OF THESE CONVERSATIONS ADD UP.
AND OUR, OUR GOAL IS TO KEEP YOU ALL INFORMED SO WE CAN SET OUR FINAL POLICY, UM, GOALS AND FINALIZE DALLAS'S HOME AS WE BRING HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS TOGETHER.
IT TAKES ALL OF THE FEEDBACK AND COLLECTIVE UNDERSTANDING AND FROM BOTH OUR PARTNERS, FROM YOU ALL AS COUNCIL MEMBERS FROM THE DIFFERENT RESIDENTS ACROSS THE CITY.
AND THAT'S WHAT SHOWS UP HERE WHEN WE IDENTIFY THESE BARRIERS.
SO IF WHAT I FIND IN HERE IS SAYING WHAT THE COUNCIL'S PRIORITIES ARE, AND SO I GET GATHERING INFORMATION FROM OUTSIDE ORGANIZATIONS THAT STAND TO BENEFIT, BUT THE QUESTION SHOULD BE, WHAT ARE THE COUNCIL'S PRIORITIES WHEN IT COMES TO TRANSITIONAL HOUSING? WHAT ARE WE DOING RIGHT? WHAT ARE WE DOING WRONG? WHAT ARE WE NOT DOING? WE'RE DOING EMERGENCY SHELTER CURRENTLY.
WHAT WE AREN'T DOING IS THAT TRANSITIONAL HOUSING.
I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THIS BODY HAS REPEATEDLY SAID, WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO MOVE ON.
HOW DID WE GET TO THE NUMBER OF 100 BEDS? IS THAT BECAUSE WE KNOW WHAT THE CAPACITY IS AT THE BRIDGE? OR DO WE ONLY NEED 100 BEDS TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS FOR GOOD IN DALLAS? THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT QUESTION.
SO WE, WE KNOW THE DEMAND IS GREATER THAN A HUNDRED BEDS.
UM, THE 100 BED IS WHAT WE ARE ABLE TO, WHAT WE PROJECT THAT WE ARE ABLE TO BRING TO THE SITE WITHOUT INCREASING THE FOOTPRINT OF
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THE SITE.OKAY? SO WE HAVE A ONE YEAR CONTRACT LEFT WITH BRIDGE, UH, BUILDERS, OR EXCUSE ME, WITH THE BRIDGE.
WHAT IS THE COST GONNA BE FOR OPERATION FOR EACH BED INTO WHAT WILL OUR INCREASE BE ON OUR OPERATION BUDGET? AND IF WE WERE TO DO A MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT WITH SOMEONE OTHER THAN THE BRIDGE, WOULD THEY BE ABLE TO FACILITATE AND MANAGE THAT INCREASE? UM, SO WE DO KNOW THAT THE DEMAND AT THE BRIDGE IS INCREASING.
AND SO, UM, PART OF WHAT WE'RE DOING NOW, PREPARING FOR THAT RFP IS, IS WE'RE HAVING THESE CONVERSATIONS, RIGHT? UH, TO MAKE SURE THAT, UM, THE RFP THAT WE WRITE IS SUFFICIENT AND THAT IT MEETS ALL THE NEEDS.
UM, BUT, UH, WE BELIEVE AND WE WILL ATTEMPT TO RELEASE THE RFP IN ENOUGH TIME TO WHERE IF THE BRIDGE IS NOT SELECTED, THE NEW OPERATOR WILL HAVE TIME TO, UH, TO COME IN.
AND, AND THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.
WE'RE ALSO WORKING WITH, WITH BRIDGE STEP TO MAKE SURE WE UNDERSTAND THE FULL OPERATING COSTS, UM, AS THEY CURRENTLY STAND AND PROJECT ANY FUTURE INCREASES.
AGAIN, I MEAN, THOSE ARE QUESTIONS WE SHOULD HAVE TODAY ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS THAT WE HAVE TODAY.
UM, SPEAKING OF ENGAGEMENT, UH, I'VE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH DISD.
UH, I DON'T BELIEVE WE'VE REACHED OUT TO DISD ON THE SCHOOL THAT'S BEING BUILT CATTYCORNER TO THE BRIDGE.
AND HOW WILL THIS WILL IMPACT OUR KID KINDERGARTNERS AND OUR FAMILIES, UM, GOING IN AND OUT OF THE CAMPUS? SO, SO I WILL SAY THAT WE HAVE WEEKLY MEETINGS WITH, UH, HOUSING FORD AS WELL AS LEADERSHIP AT THE BRIDGE.
AND THEY HAVE CONFIRMED THAT THEY ARE IN CONSTANT COMMUNICATION WITH DISD CONTACTS, UM, AND, UH, UH, BELIEVE HAVE A, A MEETING EVERY WEEK OR EVERY OTHER WEEK, UM, TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT RELATIONSHIP IS SOLID.
WELL, WE NEED TO SEE WHERE THOSE GAPS ARE.
'CAUSE THERE'S FOLKS WITHIN DISD THAT ARE CURIOUS ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON AND HOW THEY ARE GOING TO PLAN FOR, FOR THEIR FUTURE.
UM, WHEN THE BRIDGE FIRST OPENED REMINDED ME WHAT THE MODEL WAS FOR THE CAMPUS DOWNTOWN AND WHAT THE PLAN WAS TO BUILD ADDITIONAL, UH, SATELLITE STATIONS OUTSIDE OF THE CBD.
AND HAVE WE BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH THAT? SO, UM, I I WILL SAY THAT, UH, WAS NOT INVOLVED, BUT I'M, UH, I'M GONNA LEAN ON GLORIA IF, IF, IF I'M MISSTEPPING, BUT I WILL SAY THAT THE ORIGINAL INTENT WAS THE BRIDGE WAS TO BE A DAY SHELTER.
UM, AND BECAUSE OF THE NEED, IT HAS EVOLVED TO OUR LOW BARRIER, UH, DAY SHELTER AND NIGHT SHELTER.
C THERE WAS ALSO A PLANS COMMUNITY, EXCUSE ME, WHEN THE COMMUNITY WAS FIRST, UM, ADVICE ON WHAT WOULD BE TAKING PLACE WITH THOSE BOND DOLLARS, WHEN DID WE GO BACK TO THE COMMUNITY AND JUST LET THEM KNOW, HEY, THIS IS THE CHANGE YOU'RE NOW GONNA HAVE FOLKS BEING HERE NOT ONLY DURING THE DAY, BUT AT AT NIGHT AS WELL.
WE'LL HAVE TO RESEARCH WHAT HAPPENED, UH, DURING THOSE TIMES OF WHEN THE BRIDGE WAS FIRST BUILT TO WHEN THE CHANGES HAPPENED.
SO, SO THERE'S NO QUESTION THAT WE DO NEED MORE THAN A HUNDRED BEDS AND, AND I SUPPORT MORE THAN A HUNDRED BEDS.
IT'S THE CENTRALIZED, UH, IDEA THAT THE COMMUNITY AND MYSELF ARE AS OPPOSED TO, UM, WE, WE TALKED ABOUT DIFFERENT SITES, THE A HUNDRED BEDS AT THE BRIDGE, WHAT OTHER SITES HAVE WE RESEARCHED WHERE WE COULD PARTNER WITH EXISTING, UH, NONPROFITS TO HAVE BEDS IN ON THEIR CAMPUSES OR A NEW CAMPUS? YEAH.
THINGS WE'VE CONTINUED TO LOOK AT THAT PART OF THE BOND CRITERIA IS THAT WE'RE AN OWNER, UH, IN THE USE OF THOSE FUNDS.
AND SO SINCE WE'RE NOT AN OWNER IN THE OTHER FACILITIES, WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THE, THE FACILITIES THAT WE OWN FOR INVESTMENT IN OUR BOND MONEY.
UM, WHAT IS THE NEXT STEP? WHEN DO WE GET INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY AND THE STAKEHOLDERS, UH, WITHIN THE VICINITY? SO I, I, I WILL SAY THAT PART OF THE RFP PROCESS WILL BE THE, WILL BE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
UM, UM, WE EXPECT THAT THE RFP WILL BE RELEASED, UM, SOMETIME EARLY 2027 AND, UM, EITHER BEFORE OR AFTER IT'S RELEASE, WE'LL BE ASSURED THAT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TAKES PLACE.
SO TYPICALLY WHEN THERE'S, AND THIS IS MY LAST ONE.
WHEN THERE'S A PARK, UH, BOND ITEM, UH, WE IDENTIFY WHAT THE PROJECT IS AND LET FOLKS KNOW,
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UH, WHAT, WHAT THAT PROJECT IS BEFORE THE VOTE.UH, THIS IS, UH, AN ALLOWED TO USE, I MEAN, IT'S THERE, UH, IT HAS TO STAY WITHIN THE HOUSING AND, AND HOMELESSNESS, UH, SPHERE.
UH, BUT WE HAVE A SERIES OF COMMUNITY MEETINGS TO ENGAGE.
AND SO WHETHER IT'S A TRANSITIONAL HOUSING, WHETHER IT'S SOMETHING LIKE, UM, PALLET HOMES, WHETHER IT'S AN EXPANSION, WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE FOR WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TODAY? YEAH.
WE CONTINUE TO FOLLOW ALL OF THE ESTABLISHED PROTOCOLS FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
UM, THE TODAY'S BRIEFING IS TO REAFFIRM GOALS THAT WE'VE HEARD THROUGH THE LAST YEAR FROM DIFFERENT COMMITTEE MEETINGS, UH, TO CONTINUE TO GET YOUR FEEDBACK.
AND SO WE CAN SOLIDIFY THOSE PLANS MOVING FORWARD.
IN TERMS OF THE FUNDING ALLOCATED IN THE BOND, THERE WERE SOME COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT DEDICATED FUNDING FOR THE BRIDGE, FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AND FOR BRIDGE EXPANSION.
SO THAT HAS BEEN PART OF THE, THE PLAN ALL ALONG.
UH, WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS YEAR IS REAFFIRMING THE TIMELINE, THE PRIORITIES, AND LOOKING AT ALL THE GAPS IN THE SYSTEM.
UM, UM, CHAIR WEST, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? AND WE'RE GONNA GET BACK TO YOUR SECOND ROUND, UH, MS. MENDELSON.
AND I'LL, I'LL TRY TO BE QUICK CHAIR.
THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY, EVEN THOUGH I'M NOT ON THE COMMITTEE.
UH, THIS IS, THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THIS ON HERE.
THIS IS, WAS, IS VERY MUCH NEEDED AND I'M, I'M GLAD TO BE ABLE TO, TO HEAR FROM YOU GUYS TODAY.
UM, FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO GIVE YOU SOME KUDOS.
SLIDE FIVE, UH, MENTION THAT ONE OF THE THREE MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE CITY'S HOMELESSNESS EFFORTS WAS IMPACTING AND HELPING THOSE PEOPLE IN OAK CLIFF GET REHOUSED.
UM, THAT WAS REALLY, I MEAN, WE HAD, WE SAW SOME MEDIA STUFF THAT WASN'T AS FAVORABLE, BUT I, I SAW IT ON THE GROUND FROM YOUR TEAMS AND FROM OUR NONPROFIT PARTNERS, AND YOU DID WONDERFUL WORK.
UM, DID, DID WE LEARN ANYTHING AS A CITY IN HANDLING THAT TYPE OF CRISIS RESPONSE? UH, ABSOLUTELY.
UH, I MEAN, BEFORE WE WERE FOUR DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS IN HOUSING COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT.
IT WOULD'VE BEEN FOUR DIFFERENT PEOPLE TRYING TO COORDINATE OUR SERVICES.
SO OUR STREAMLINE SERVICE DELIVERY ALLOWED US TO RESPOND VERY QUICKLY.
WE WERE ABLE TO ENGAGE WITH OUR DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS THAT OWN POC AND HFC PROPERTIES, UNDERSTANDING THE, THE VACANCIES THAT EXISTED AND HELPING TO STREAMLINE PLACEMENT.
UM, SO WE, WE LEARNED THAT THROUGH JUST UNDERSTANDING WHAT'S AVAILABLE, OUR PARTNERSHIPS, THE, THE SYSTEMS NEEDED, UM, AND THAT, YOU KNOW, THE DEPARTMENT THAT TOOK THE LEAD WAS ACTUALLY KEVIN'S DEPARTMENT IN EMCR THROUGH A COORDINATED RESPONSE.
AND SO BY JUST FOLLOWING AND GETTING TO BE PART OF THAT SYSTEM OF COORDINATED ACCESS, WHERE THEY'RE COORDINATING WITH ALL OF THOSE DEPARTMENTS, I THINK IS ONE OF OUR BIGGEST SHIFTS, UH, IN THE WAY WE COORDINATE AND HAVE CHANGED OVER THE YEARS.
SO IN THE PAST ON THOSE TYPES OF INCIDENTS THAT I'VE SEEN THROUGHOUT MY CAREER HERE AT THE CITY, UH, WE WOULD TYPICALLY END UP HOTEL SHELTERING VICTIMS OF AN INCIDENT LIKE THAT UNTIL, UH, EITHER A NONPROFIT OR SOME OTHER MEANS OF, OF HOUSING IDENTIFIES ITSELF FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS.
OR IF THERE'S NO, UM, POSITIVE EXIT FROM THE HOTEL, WE, WE GOTTA GET 'EM INTO SHELTER.
UH, THAT IN THIS INSTANCE WAS NOT AT ALL THE OUTCOME.
WE WERE ABLE TO LEVERAGE VERY, VERY QUICKLY RESOURCES.
WE HAD RESOURCES FROM THE PRIVATE SIDE.
IT GAVE US SOMETHING THAT WE CAN USE AS A PROCESS IF THAT TYPE OF INCIDENT OCCURS IN THE FUTURE, UH, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PROVIDING EXCELLENT CARE AND, AND A BEST, UH, KIND OF RESET FOR, FOR ANYBODY THAT'S AFFECTED BY THOSE TYPES OF, UH, MAJOR INCIDENTS.
IT WAS ON THE GROUND DIVERSION AT ITS VERY BEST.
UM, SLIDE EIGHT WAS, UM, YOU HIGHLIGHTED UNDER THE PREVENTION, UM, CITY FUNDED EVICTION ASSISTANCE AND DIVERSION.
I KNOW THAT THE, UH, UM, CITY MANAGER TRYING TO FIND, MAKE THE BUDGET WORK THIS YEAR WAS CUTTING FUNDING OR SUGGESTING CUTTING FUNDING TO OUR EVICTION ASSISTANCE.
UM, THAT CAME BACK IN WITH THE, WITH THE HOPE AND UNDERSTANDING THAT EVENTUALLY THE EVICTION ASSISTANCE PARTNERS THAT WE HAVE WILL, WILL TRY TO BE SELF-FUNDED IN SOME OTHER WAY.
IS THAT YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF WHERE WE LEFT IT WITH THE BUDGET? THAT'S CORRECT.
UM, HOW IMPORTANT IS IT AS A CITY TO HAVE THAT DIVERSION IN PLACE, WHETHER IT'S FUNDED THROUGH THE CITY OR ELSEWHERE, UM, TO, TO AVOID, TO HAVE THAT ARM HELPING OUR PEOPLE? YEAH.
WE BELIEVE PREVENTION AND DIVERSION IS, IS INSTRUMENTAL, UH, TO THE, TO THE COORDINATED SYSTEM.
AS PART OF YOUR STABILIZED BOX.
UM, ON THIS SLIDE, UM, DOES THE HOMELESSNESS RESPONSE SYSTEM CONSIDER THE NEED FOR CHILDCARE FOR PARENTS AND FAMILIES THAT HAVE BEEN HOMELESS? YES.
WHO IS WHO WITHIN THE SYSTEM, WHETHER IT'S IN THE CITY OR, UM, IN OUR PARTNER NETWORK
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IS FOCUSING ON THAT ELEMENT.SO I, I I WILL SAY, UH, WANT TO JUST GIVE A, A SHOUT OUT TO OUR PARTNER FAMILY GATEWAY WHO PARTNERS WITH VOGEL, I BELIEVE, UM, ON PROVIDING, UH, JUST AFTER SCHOOL CARE MM-HMM
THEY, THEY HAVE A PHENOMENAL FACILITY, A WHOLE FLOOR DEDICATED TO, UH, JUST PROVIDING THAT, THAT, THAT CHILDCARE FOR PARENTS THAT ARE BEING STABILIZED.
WILL FAMILY GATEWAY BE HERE NEXT MONTH AS PART OF OUR PARTNER'S PRESENTATION? WE CAN, YES.
WE, WE CAN CERTAINLY ARRANGE THAT.
I'LL, I'LL ASK THAT QUESTION AGAIN.
THIS IS, YOU'VE HEARD ME ASK IT TO THE P-F-C-H-F-C, LIKE, I THINK WE JUST NEED AS A, AS A COUNCIL TO BE VERY CONSCIOUS OF THE COST OF CHILDCARE AND THE LACK OF CHILDCARE IN OUR CITY RIGHT NOW.
UM, ON SLIDE FOUR, UH, IT'S ONE OF MY ONLY DISAPPOINTMENTS IN THIS PRESENTATION IS THAT YOU DIDN'T LIST THE END TO VETERANS HOMELESSNESS THAT WE WORKED SO HARD ON.
YOU KNOW, IT WAS VERY FEW OF US VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT THAT.
I, I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THAT ON FUTURE SLIDE DECKS.
WELL, THAT WAS A HUGE WIN FOR US, AND WE DON'T WANNA FORGET ABOUT IT.
UM, AND THEN I WILL FINISH BY JUST TALKING ABOUT THE, THE TAX TAX MEASURE.
UM, I DO AGREE THAT ONCE WE DETERMINE WHETHER IT'S PASSED OR NOT, WE SHOULD HAVE A COMPLETE ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION.
I, I THINK FINANCE, YOU KNOW, SINCE WE'RE TAKING ON A GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY ROLE IS AN INTERESTING PLACE TO HAVE IT.
AND I THINK AT SOME POINT IT COULD MAKE SENSE HERE.
I THINK IT SHOULD START WITH HOUSING THOUGH, BECAUSE IF OUR ROLE'S GONNA CHANGE IN SOME WAY, UM, AS A CITY, THEN, YOU KNOW, IT SHOULD START HERE WHERE THIS COMMITTEE'S AT.
UM, BUT I WILL SAY THAT AS I, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THE TAX MEASURE IS INTENDED TO REPLACE THE CITY'S, UM, SUPPORT.
I THINK IT'S INTENDED TO AUGMENT THE CITY'S SUPPORT.
IS THAT RIGHT? THAT THAT'S CORRECT.
SO, UM, EVERYTHING THAT MY CONVERSATIONS HAVE BEEN IS THAT THIS WILL CONTINUE TO INVEST IN BEING ABLE TO MOVE PERSONS INTO HOUSING.
SO, UH, IF YOU THINK ABOUT THE STREET TO HOME MODEL, YOU THINK ABOUT THE SHELTER TO HOME MODEL THAT THIS COUNCIL IS BOTH INVESTED IN, UH, THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WOULD BE INCREASED.
THE SERVICING OF ENCAMPMENTS AND TREATING THE PLACES ARE NOT CONTEMPLATED UNDER MY KNOWLEDGE, UH, COUNTYWIDE UNDER THAT AGREEMENT OR UNDER THAT, UH, PARTICULAR PLAN.
AND SO WE WOULD STILL HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY, UM, AND THE NECESSITY TO PROVIDE THOSE SERVICES FOR OUR RESIDENTS.
WELL, AND I'LL, I'LL SAVE IT UNTIL NEXT MONTH TO ASK HOUSING FORWARD ABOUT THE NUMBERS INCREASE OF HOW, I KNOW WE'VE GREATLY ELEVATED THE AMOUNT OF HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE BEEN REHOUSED AND THE NEED CONTINUES TO GROW AS OUR REGION GROWS.
UM, BUT I WILL SAY THAT PART OF THE FUNDING THAT'S GONNA BE LOST IS THE APA FUNDING THAT, UM, WE'VE BEEN PASSING THROUGH THE CITY TO HOUSING FORWARD.
IS THAT RIGHT? 9 MILLION OR SOMETHING? THAT THAT'S CORRECT.
THE, THE LAST, UM, 10 MILLION THAT WAS AWARDED FOR STREET TO HOME IS ARPA REDEVELOPMENT FUNDS.
AND AS SOON AS THAT IS OVER, THEN THAT FUND IS DEPLETED.
SO THERE NEEDS TO BE OTHER FUNDING SOURCES IF WE WANT TO CONTINUE THE SUCCESS OF, UM, OF OUR HOMELESSNESS RESPONSE SYSTEM.
FROM A, FROM A CITY INVESTMENT OF THAT SCALE.
UM, CHAIR, UM, GREG JOHNSON, YOU HAVE QUESTIONS? YES.
UH, CHAIR BLAIR, I APPRECIATE, UM, THE COMMENT THAT COUNCILWOMAN MENDELSON MADE.
UM, ACTUALLY IT WAS ALARMING TO HEAR THAT SINCE THE BEGINNING, NOTHING PRETTY MUCH CHANGED SINCE 2016 AND SOME OF THE CONCERNS AND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT SHE WAS ACTUALLY SPEAKING ABOUT, IT'S WHAT SOME OF THE QUESTIONS THAT I JUST ASKED.
UM, WHEN WE ARE LOOKING AT THE HOMELESSNESS, THE TRANSITION, WHEN THEY LEAVE OUR HANDS TO, UH, GO TO THE OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE ARE PARTNERING WITH, WHAT HAPPENS DURING THE TRANSITION OR HOW THEY TREAT IT, AND WHAT, WHAT ROLE DO WE PLAY WHEN WE, WHEN WE, UH, GIVE THEM OVER OR WHEN WE SUPPORT OUR UNHOUSED COMMUNITY IN OUR, IN OUR CITY, WHAT IS THE ACTUAL PROCESS? THANK YOU CHAIR, UH, KEVIN ODEN ON THE FIRST PART OF THIS ANSWER.
SO, UH, IF WE IDENTIFY THE NEEDS OF AN INDIVIDUAL AND WE TRANSPORT THEM TO THE PLACE, SO BE IT A SHELTER, BE IT A, UH, UH, SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR, OR ANYWHERE IN BETWEEN, UM, WE MAKE SURE THAT
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NUMBER ONE, THERE'S A PLACE FOR THE, THE PERSON TO GO TO, AND GET IN.SO WE'RE NOT JUST DROPPING SOMEONE OFF SOMEWHERE AND THEY'RE, THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO ACCESS SERVICES.
UM, AND THEN NUMBER TWO, UM, WE TRY TO FOCUS ON THE PLACES AND THROUGH THE PARTNERSHIPS THAT THE CITY FUNDS OR WE KNOW ARE FUNDED, UM, WHERE WE CAN GET POSITIVE OUTCOMES.
AND THERE'S CASE MANAGEMENT FOR THE INDIVIDUAL FOR THE LONG TERM, RIGHT? SO FOR MOST OF OUR SERVE POPULATION, A ONE-TIME INTERVENTION FOR ONE DAY IS NOT GOING TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE INDIVIDUAL.
AND SO WE'RE LOOKING FOR PLACES AND PARTNERS THAT CAN MEET THOSE LONGER TERM NEEDS.
SO WHAT IS THE PROCESS? UM, WHEN WE SEE A, A HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT, AND I KNOW WE JUST HAD A BIG MEETING HERE IN MY, IN, IN OUR OFFICE, IN OUR COMMUNITY, BUT WHAT IS, WHAT IS THE, UM, PROCESS WHEN WE CONTINUE TO HAVE A SAME SITUATION HAPPENING OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN? UH, BECAUSE WHAT, WHAT I'M SEEING IN MY DISTRICT IS THERE'S NO RESOLVE TO THE MATTER.
UH, AND WE DISCUSSED THIS, THAT THE PLAN THAT YOU GUYS CAME UP WITH WAS NOT EVEN FOLLOWED.
SO IT'S HARD FOR ME AS A COUNCIL MEMBER GO TO MY COMMUNITY AND SAY, THIS THE PLANS THAT THE ADMINISTRATION IS SAYING THEY'RE GONNA DO, WHEN YOU GUYS NOT EVEN FOLLOWING THE PLAN THAT YOU GAVE US.
SO, UM, WHAT, WHAT ARE, WHAT ARE WE DOING WHEN WE SEE THE SAME IN CAP, THE SAME PEOPLE DO, AND, AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE, OR WE DON'T SEE THE RESULTS THAT'S NEEDED.
HOW ARE WE CONTACTING THOSE OWNERS OF THE LAND, UH, THAT OWNS THEIR PROPERTY? OR EVEN IF IT'S ON CITY, UH, PROPERTY OR, UH, ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD OR ON THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY? WHAT ARE WE ACTUALLY DOING? I KNOW ABOUT, UH, UH, PENTA CODE 4 8 0 5, BUT WE'RE NOT IMPLEMENTING THAT OPEN IN OUR COMMUNITY.
SO WE'RE, WE'RE SEEING THE, THE SAME THING.
SO HOW DO WE REALLY BRING A RESOLVE TO ONE AREA OR, UH, A COUPLE OF AREAS THAT'S, THAT'S BEING HABITUAL.
WHAT, WHAT DO WE DO TO FIX THAT PROBLEM? UH, THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.
SO I, YEAH, WE, WE HAVE A LOT OF CHALLENGES AND, AND I THINK WE RECOGNIZE THAT, UM, AND IT'S KEEPING SITES CLOSED.
THAT'S, THAT'S ONE OF OUR CHALLENGES.
SO WHEN WE LOOK AT PROBLEMATIC ENCAMPMENTS, THOSE THAT CONTINUALLY REPEAT, UH, WE HAVE TO COME BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD AND WE HAVE TO WORK WITH OUR PARTNERS, UM, TO, TO FIND A BETTER STRATEGY.
UM, I THINK CONSISTENCY IS, IS IMPORTANT.
UM, MORE MONITORING, UM, I MENTIONED THAT, UH, EARLIER IN THE SLIDES, BUT ALSO LEVERAGING OUR, OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT, UH, PARTNERS AS WELL, UM, AND BRINGING THEM INTO THE FOLD TO, TO MAKE IT UNCOMFORTABLE TO, TO, TO CAMP IN, IN PUBLIC SPACES.
SO I DO RECOGNIZE THAT THERE ARE CHALLENGES THAT WE FACE FOR THOSE REOCCURRING ENCAMPMENTS.
UM, AND I THINK, UH, WE UTILIZE THE DATA-DRIVEN APPROACH TOO, WHERE WE'RE RECEIVING A LOT OF SERVICE REQUESTS.
UH, THERE'S CRIME, THERE'S CRIME STATS, THERE'S VIOLENT CRIME HAPPENING.
UM, AND LEVERAGING THAT INTO OUR RESPONSE.
AND, UH, CHAIR JOHNSON, REAL QUICK.
I, I WOULD JUST ADD, LIKE SINCE 2016 WHEN OFFICE OF HOMELESSNESS WAS CREATED TO, TO NOW, THERE'S BEEN A COUPLE REALLY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES.
UH, FIRST, THE OVERHAUL OF OUR CONTINUUM OF CARE FROM METRO DALLAS, HOMELESS ALLIANCE TO HOUSING FORWARD, AND THE, THE COMPLETE, UH, REINVESTMENT IN BRINGING ALL THOSE PARTNERS TOGETHER HAS TRULY MADE, UH, AN IMPACT ON THE WAY WE SERVE, UH, HOMELESS.
ALL OF OUR CITY DEPARTMENTS HAVE INVESTED IN THAT COLLECTIVE STRATEGY AS WELL.
UM, REALLY HIGHLIGHTING THE WORK THAT'S THERE.
AND YES, WE DO HAVE CHALLENGES AND GAPS THAT STILL EXIST, UH, BUT THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE TODAY TALKING ABOUT THE WAYS TO, TO CO TACKLE THEM.
SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENT.
UH, LET ME JUST INTERJECT AT, AT THIS POINT IN TIME, UM, CHAIR GRACIE AND I, ALONG WITH CODE, ALONG WITH EMCR, UM, ALONG WITH PROPERTY OWNERS, WE DID EXACTLY THAT.
WE TOOK A FAC, WE TOOK A ENTRENCHED ENCAMPMENT.
WE WERE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE PROPERTY, WHO THE PROPERTY OWNERS, UH, AND I THINK, UM, CODE CAN BETTER ADDRESS SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH.
BUT NOT ONLY DID WE IDENTIFY IT CHAIR, UH, JOHNSON, WE TOOK THE TIME, AND IT WAS A LONG PROCESS.
IT WAS, AND, AND A LOT OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS WERE, UM, OUTTA STATE.
SO IT, IT TOOK A LONG PROCESS, BUT IT TOOK CODE.
IT TOOK DPD, IT TOOK THE PROPERTY OWNERS, IT TOOK EMCR, IT TOOK NUISANCE ABATEMENT FOR ALL OF THEM TO COME TOGETHER.
AND WE SUCCESSFULLY CLOSED DOWN.
AND IT TOOK TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS.
'CAUSE IT WAS TWO DIFFERENT DISTRICTS, AND IT TOOK ALL OF US, THE OP, THE TIME TO FOLLOW A PROCESS THAT HAS, THAT'S ALREADY THERE.
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IT'S BEEN CLOSED SINCE, HUH, LAST SPRING.BUT THE, THE ONE THING WE DID AFTER THE FACT WAS ACTIVATION.
AND IF YOU DON'T CLOSE IT DOWN AND THEN ACTIVATE, YOU'RE GONNA, THEY'RE GONNA COME BACK.
SO I'LL LET CODE TELL, TELL US EXACTLY WHAT THEY DID WITH THE PROPERTY OWNERS AND HOW TO MAKE SURE THAT, THAT THERE WAS SOME, SOME WAYS TO CLEAN UP THE LOCATION.
BEFORE, BEFORE, UH, I SEE CHRIS JUST SAT DOWN AND THANK YOU, CHRIS, AND I WANNA SAY, UH, I'VE SAID THIS, AND WHEN IT'S REAL, IT IS REAL.
CHRIS, YOU'VE BEEN VERY RESPONSIVE.
UH, AND I'M, I'M GONNA CONTINUE TO SAY IT BECAUSE I WORK WITH YOU TIME OF TIME, ANY TIME OF THE DAY, EVEN ON THE WEEKEND, I CALL YOU, YOU ANSWER THE PHONE, YOU, YOU GIVE, YOU DIRECT ME WITH, WITH WHO I NEED TO BE DIRECTED TO.
SO I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR PROFESSIONALISM AND YOU'LL CARE FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
UH, WE'VE ALREADY IDENTIFIED THE, THE, UH, OWNERS OF THE PROPERTY.
UH, AND SO WE KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.
THERE'S BEEN A LACK OF CONSISTENCY.
UH, AND I THINK THE GENTLEMAN JUST SAID THAT I CAN'T SEE PRETTY GOOD, PRETTY WELL BECAUSE THE SCREEN IS SMALL, BUT THERE'S BEEN A LACK OF CONSISTENCY.
AND, UH, WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE GATE UNDER THE PATHWAY, I THINK I HEARD SOMEONE MENTION THAT MAYBE, UH, COUNCILWOMAN MENON.
UM, BUT I KNOW WE HAVE SOME GATES UNDER CERTAIN PATHWAYS IN DISTRICT FOUR, AND YOU'RE RIGHT, WHEN I SEE THOSE GATES THAT'S UNDER THE PATHWAYS, UNDER BRIDGES, UH, GOING UNDER 67 ON POLK OR WHEREVER YOU, YOU DON'T SEE THOSE ENCAMPMENTS.
YOU DON'T SEE THOSE ENCAMPMENTS.
SO I GUESS, UH, CHRIS, I WANNA KNOW HOW CAN WE, UH, GET THOSE SAME, UH, BENEFITS OR RESOURCES THAT WE NEED? BECAUSE YOU HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH ME FOR A WHILE, AND WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT A NEW AREA.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE SAME AREA THAT WE'VE BEEN KIND OF SCREAMING ABOUT FOR AT LEAST A YEAR.
UH, HOW CAN WE GET THOSE RESOURCES SO WE CAN FINALLY PUT A RESOLVE AND AN END TO THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT WE'VE BEEN HAVING? AND JUST THAT, THOSE ONE TO TWO AREAS.
UM, DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM JOHNSON, AND FOR THE OPPORTUNITY CHAIR, CHRIS CHRISTIAN, CO COMPLIANCE SERVICES DIRECTOR.
UM, I THINK FOR US, I THINK ANDREW AND BOTH KEVIN BOTH HAD GREAT POINTS, AND I APPRECIATE THAT CONTEXT.
I THINK FOR CO COMPLIANCE, IT'S, IT'S THE PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERSHIP RESPONSIBILITY FOR MAINTENANCE.
SO IT'S US LEANING INTO OUR ENFORCEMENT TOOLS THAT THIS COUNCIL HAS GIVEN US WHEN PROPERTY OWNERS ARE NOT REGULARLY OBSERVING THEIR PROPERTIES, MAINTAINING THEIR PROPERTIES, KEEPING THEM FREE OF LITTER, DEBRIS, TENTS, ENCAMPMENTS, UH, WE TALKED TO PROPERTY OWNERS ABOUT SUB TED, UH, CRIME PREVENTION THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN, UH, OPTIONS AND SITE HARDENING OPTIONS, FENCES, CAMERAS, NO TRESPASSING SIGNS, GETTING THOSE CRIMINAL TRESPASS AFFIDAVITS ON FILE WITH THE DALLAS POLICE DEPARTMENT.
UH, AND SO THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE DO WITH PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS.
IF, IF WE CAN'T WORK WITH THEM TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE, WE DO HAVE ESCALATED ENFORCEMENT TOOLS, SUCH AS OUR HABITUAL NUISANCE DESIGNATION PROGRAM, AND THEN ALSO OUR CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE ESCALATION FOR LITIGATION.
AND SO WE HAVE THOSE TOOLS IN OUR TOOL BELT, WE CAN USE THOSE AS IT RELATES TO PUBLIC PROPERTY.
I KNOW YOU WERE MENTIONING DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM UNDER THE OVERPASSES AND BRIDGES AS IT RELATES TO PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY AND OP PROPERTY, UM, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN RESPOND TO BETTER AS A, AS AN ENTIRE TEAM, ALTHOUGH IT'S NOT CODE'S FULL RESPONSIBILITY TO RESOLVE, WE DO HAVE A LOT OF OFFICERS THAT ARE IN THE COMMUNITY EVERY DAY DRIVING OUR STREETS.
AND SO WHAT I'VE TRIED TO ADVISE MY TEAM TO DO IS WHEN YOU SEE THESE AREAS STARTING TO GET POPULATED OR STARTING TO GET, UM, HABITED AGAIN BY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS, THEN WE SHOULD BE, UM, CREATING THOSE SERVICE REQUESTS FOR OUR TRANSPORTATION PUBLIC WORKS PARTNERS, OUR CLEAN SWEEP TEAMS. UH, COMPLIANCE DOES NOT PARTICIPATE IN THAT $3 ENVIRONMENTAL FEE.
THAT IS FOR OUR SANITATION TRANSPORTATION PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENTS AND, UM, OUR HOMELESS DEPARTMENTS.
AND SO OUR MODEL IS BUILT ON COST RECOVERY, AND THE ONLY WAY WE'RE ABLE TO ACHIEVE THAT IS BY OUR DOING OUR PRIVATE PROPERTY ABATEMENTS THAT WE CAN THEN LEANN FOR THAT WORK.
AND SO IF WE DO NOT HAVE A PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNER THAT WE CAN LIEN FOR OUR WORK AND FOR THOSE DUMPING FEES, THEN CO COMPLIANCE WOULD END UP HAVING TO EAT THOSE COSTS.
AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT CO COMPLIANCE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO SUSTAIN LONG TERM.
AND SO, UH, WHILE WE ARE ABLE TO ASSIST WITH PUBLIC PROPERTY CLEANUPS WHEN AS NEEDED WITH OUR COLLEAGUES, UH, OUR PRIMARY GOAL IS FOR THOSE RESPONSIBLE TO TAKE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THOSE AREAS AND TO RESPOND WHEN WE, UM, REFER THOSE AREAS TO THEM.
UH, I'M, I DON'T HAVE TOO MUCH MORE TO SAY.
I'M, UH, UH, BUT I WANNA JUST APPRECIATE YOU AND I KNOW THAT WE HAVE SOME, AGAIN, WE JUST CAME OUT AND HE DID A WALKTHROUGH WITH ME OVER THE SAME SITUATION.
ONE OF THE GUYS THAT WE, THAT I'M FAMILIAR WITH
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OWNS, HE LIVES ACTUALLY IN, UH, OTHER PART OF TOWN, RICHARDSON.SO I'M PRETTY SURE THAT'D BE A PRETTY EASY, UH, FIX TO GET AHOLD OF THE, THE GENTLEMAN, UH, THAT, THAT OWNS THE PROPERTY THAT, THAT WE HAVE THESE, THESE SAME ISSUES WITH.
AND SO, UH, THERE AGAIN, THERE IS A GATE UNDERNEATH, UH, SOME OF THE PATHWAYS IN, IN MY, MY COMMUNITY.
AND SO I'M PRETTY MUCH, UH, HOPING THAT WE CAN GET STUFF DONE.
AND I KNOW I SAID THIS IN BUDGET, AND I, I, I SAID THIS AGAIN, UH, I WANNA SAY IT AGAIN TODAY.
I NEED THAT SAME PLAN THAT DDI HAS DOWNTOWN IN DISTRICT FOUR, AND WE'RE GIVING IN BUDGET.
WE A MILLION DOLLARS, UH, IS GOING TOWARDS THEM.
I BELIEVE THAT THAT MILLION DOLLARS TO BE TRANSFERRED TO OTHER, OTHER COMMUNITIES THAT NEED THE RESOURCES, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE SEE A COMMUNITY THAT HAS SELF, THAT IS SELF-SUFFICIENT FINANCIALLY.
SO I KNOW SOME PEOPLE DON'T LIKE ME TO SAY THAT, THAT'S NOT THAT'S IN THAT AREA, BUT THERE'S OTHER AREAS IN, IN THE CITY OF DALLAS THAT NEED THAT SUPPORT FROM OUR CITY, AND WE CAN REPLICATE WHAT, UH, DDI HAS DONE, WHICH THEY HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB.
I DON'T, I, I COMMEND THEM FOR THEIR, UH, FOR THE WORK THAT THEY'VE DONE.
WE JUST NEED TO SEE THE SAME THING HAPPEN IN OTHER PARTS OF THE TOWN.
SO THANK YOU CHAIR BLAIR, FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK.
I KNOW I'M NOT ON THE COMMITTEE, BUT THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK.
UM, I, I DO ASK, UH, A CM LIZ IS IF WE CAN GET A PRESENTATION OF WHAT I SPOKE OF, HOW, HOW ZAIN AND I WERE ABLE TO GET A MAJOR ENCAMPMENT CLEANED UP, UM, AND MADE IT SUSTAINABLE.
I THINK IT'S ALSO THE, IT'S ALSO THE PLAN THAT'S BEEN USED BY T UH, TI, UM, THAT THEY, TOO, IT'S, IT, THE PLAN HAS BEEN USED NORTH AND SOUTH.
SO CAN WE GET A PRESENTATION OF THAT PLEASE? ABSOLUTELY.
UH, UH, MS. MIDDLESTON, YOU HAVE OTHER
WOULD YOU AGREE THAT, UH, MOST OF OUR SHELTERS ARE FULL EVERY NIGHT OR AT 98% CAPACITY? YES.
SO HOW DO YOU RECONCILE THAT WITH THE ONGOING MESSAGE FROM HOUSING FORWARD? THAT HOMELESSNESS HAS DECREASED? SO I BELIEVE THAT HOMELESSNESS IS INCREASING YEAR OVER YEAR, BUT THE SERVICES PROVIDED ARE INCREASING.
SO THE NET GAIN ON ANYBODY, IN ANY INDIVIDUALS ON THE ANY GIVEN NIGHT IS LESS.
SO I'M GONNA DISAGREE AND JUST SAY THAT I THINK IF YOU PULLED MOST COUNCIL MEMBERS, UM, ESPECIALLY THE LONGER THEY'VE BEEN HERE, THEY HAVE SEEN ACTUALLY IT HAS INCREASED IN THEIR DISTRICT.
AND, UM, SO I'M JUST GONNA LEAVE IT AT THAT.
UM, THERE WAS A REMARK, I BELIEVE, KEVIN, YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT WANTING TO DO WHAT THEY'RE DOING IN AUSTIN.
I WOULD SAY THAT AUSTIN RESIDENTS ARE UNHAPPY WITH THE STATE OF HOMELESSNESS THERE, AND I WOULD NOT LIKE TO DO WHAT AUSTIN IS DOING.
UM, SLIDE 17 IS WHERE THE REST OF MY QUESTIONS ARE.
HOW DID YOU, HOW DID YOU COME UP WITH THIS POPULATION NEED THERE? IT'S THE SECTION FOR EACH OF THE DIFFERENT GAPS IN HOMELESS RESPONSE SYSTEM.
SO, UM, THANK YOU FOR THAT, THAT QUESTION.
AGAIN, THIS WAS TAKEN FROM, UM, PRACTITIONERS, UH, FEEDBACK THROUGH OVERALL ENGAGEMENT, UM, A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT SOURCES.
SO I'M JUST GONNA START WITH THE TRANSITIONAL AGE YOUTH AND FAMILIES TO SAY 150 ACCOMPANIED UNACCOMPANIED YOUNG ADULTS, AGE 18 TO 24, INCLUDING 31 UNSHELTERED.
I MEAN, THAT SEEMS SO UNLIKELY.
DALLAS, ISD, ALTHOUGH THEY'RE USING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION DEFINITION OF HOMELESSNESS, THEY REPORT 4,500 HOMELESS YOUTH RICHARDSON, 2,424 RICHARDSON, ISD 2,400 HOMELESS YOUTH.
SO THAT'S 7,000 NOT INCLUDING OUR OTHER DISTRICTS THAT HAVE, UH, SPACE WITHIN THE CITY.
THE LIKELIHOOD THAT THOSE KIDS MATRICULATED AND THEN ENDED THEIR HOMELESSNESS IS COMPLETELY UNREASONABLE.
IT'S ACTUALLY FAR MORE LIKELY THAT MORE BECAME HOMELESS.
AND SO TO THINK THAT THERE WOULD ONLY BE 150 UNACCOMPANIED YOUNG ADULTS IS SO STATISTICALLY WRONG.
UM, AND THEN WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THE FAMILIES 231 FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN, AGAIN, YOU PULL UP FAMILY GATEWAYS INFORMATION, 462 FAMILIES WERE IN SHELTER AND HOTEL IN TWENTY TWENTY FIVE, A HUNDRED THIRTY SIX IN SUPPORT OF HOUSING, THAT'S HOUSEHOLDS, AND THEN 6,000 CALLS FOR SERVICE LAST YEAR.
THEY, I MEAN, THE, THE NEED IS SO MUCH GREATER.
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AND I COULD DO THAT FOR EVERY ONE OF THESE ITEMS. I JUST PICKED THAT ONE BECAUSE I CARE DEEPLY ABOUT IT, BUT I DON'T THINK THIS IS WHAT THE NEED IS.AND, AND I'M JUST GONNA SAY THAT, YEAH, WE, WE, WE DO KNOW THE NEED IS, IS GREATER.
UM, THESE NUMBERS WERE GIVEN TO US, UM, FROM OUR, OUR PARTNERS WITH, UH, UNDERSTANDING OF OUR CONTRACTS WITH THEM AND WHAT THEY ARE ENCOUNTERING ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS.
BUT YOU, YOU SAT THERE AND YOU TOLD CHAIRMAN MORENO THAT YOU'RE GETTING YOUR INFORMATION FROM YOUR PARTNERS.
AND IF THIS IS THE KIND OF INFORMATION YOU'RE GETTING, YOU'RE MISSING THE MARK.
AND YOU'RE NOT LOOKING AT ACTUAL DATA THAT IS AVAILABLE OUT THERE.
AND LIKE, I THINK ANY REASONABLE PERSON WOULD SAY THE POPULATION NEED IS 231 FAMILIES.
BUT THEN OUR KEY PARTNER THAT ADDRESSES FAMILIES FAMILY GATEWAY, IS SAYING 6,000 CALLS FOR SERVICE.
THIS, THIS DATA POINT HERE, THE LITTLE ASTERISK POINTS TO US, THE POINT IN TIME COUNT TELLS US OF THE FAMILIES INTERVIEW.
THIS WAS THAT SNAP THAT SNAPSHOT OF WHAT WAS EXISTING THAT, THAT NIGHT.
OKAY? SO IT'S COLLECTIVE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
WELL, POINT TIME COUNT IS COMPLETELY FABRICATED AND INACCURATE.
AND YOU KNOW IT, YOU ABSOLUTELY KNOW IT.
AND IF YOU'RE GONNA ASK US TO DEVELOP A PLAN BASED ON THAT FAULTY INFORMATION, THEN REAL DATA, THAT FAMILY GATEWAY IS SAYING 6,000 CALLS FOR SERVICE IN A YEAR, AND YOU'RE GONNA TELL US 231 FAMILIES, 'CAUSE AT THE POINT IN TIME COUNT, THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE POINT IN TIME COUNT.
AND AGAIN, I USED TO RUN THE POINT IN TIME COUNT FOR COLLIN COUNTY, I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEMS ARE.
IT IS NOT SOMETHING WE SHOULD BE DEVELOPING POLICY BASED ON.
AND I MEAN, THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM IS HERE.
UH, WHEN WE, WE KNOW THAT ONE OF THE BARRIERS IN THE SYSTEM IS THE, THE GAPS THAT EXIST ACROSS DATA, ALL DATA SETS, UM, COLLECTIVELY GATHERING DATA FROM EACH INDIVIDUAL PRACTITIONER VERSUS THE POINT IN TIME COUNT, RIGHT? THERE IS ROOM, UH, FOR IMPROVEMENT AND ACCESSING ALL OF THE NEEDS AND, AND PUTTING THE FULL PUZZLE TOGETHER.
WELL, SO I'M JUST GONNA, MY LAST COMMENT IS THIS, ON THE GAPS IN THE HOMELESS RESPONSE SYSTEM, I THINK THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT CONVERSATION THAT PERHAPS YOU WOULD LIKE TO FACILITATE WITH THE COUNTY, BECAUSE THEY ARE THE ONES WHO SHOULD REALLY BE WORKING ON THIS.
THEY SHOULD BE WORKING ON THE GAPS.
I KNOW THAT THEY ARE AWARE BOTH TWO, TWO OF THE COMMISSIONERS HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS AND, AND RECOGNIZE THE ISSUES.
BUT I MEAN, YOU DON'T NEED ME TO RECITE THE FAILED PROPERTIES THAT WE HAVE TRIED TO DEVELOP, DO YOU? NO.
SO WE ARE NOT COMPETENT AT DOING THIS.
WE HAVE PROVEN TO NOT BE COMPETENT AT DOING THIS.
WE NEED TO WORK WITH THE COUNTY AND LET THEM HANDLE THIS.
THANK YOU CHAIR, UH, FOR STAFF.
I JUST WANNA SEE IF YOU GUYS RECEIVED CLEAR DIRECTION ON HOW TO PROCEED, AND THEN IF YOU DID, UH, I WOULD LIKE A, A MEMO ON THE OUTLINE STEP BY STEP ON HOW THIS ADVANCES.
UH, NEXT MONTH'S PRESENTATION FROM OUR EXTERNAL, UH, PARTNERS WILL COMPLETE THE TWO PART PRESENTATION.
AFTER WE HEAR BOTH THE COMPILED FEEDBACK OF HOW WE WORK WITH OUR PARTNERS, THE OUTCOME OF THE DALLAS COUNTY, UH, PROPOSITION, THE CONTINUED IMPROVEMENT WILL HIGHLIGHT MORE OF OUR FEEDBACK AND DIRECTION.
SO IT'D BE MORE APPROPRIATE TO HOLD UNTIL WE HAVE THE COMPLETE SET OF THESE PRESENTATIONS COMPLETED.
AND TO ANSWER ALSO THAT, UH, UH, CHAIR MORENO IS AFTER THE OUTCOME OF THE ELECTION, THEN WHAT I WOULD LOVE TO DO IS IF IT'S A POSITIVE OUTCOME, BRING THE COUNTY AND IN WITH US TO EXPLAIN HOW THEY PERCEIVE THEIR PROCESS IS GOING TO WORK AND HOW WE CAN FIT IN AND OR CHANGE WHAT WE'RE DOING IN ORDER TO BETTER ADDRESS THAT QUESTION.
UM, I'M NOT GONNA, YOU GUYS HAVE ALREADY HEARD A LOT FROM ME.
UM, I AM, I AM ALSO GOING TO ASK THAT WE LOOK AT HOMEWARD BOUND.
UM, I DO NOTICE THAT THERE ARE SERVICES THAT ARE NEEDED THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHERN SECTOR THAT DOES NOT SUPPORT THE UNHOUSED POPULATION AS THEY ARE FOR THE BRIDGE.
UM, AND IN, IN OTHER DISTRICTS THAT WE MAY ALSO LOOK AT SOMETHING THAT IS WORKING, ALTHOUGH IT HAS NOT BEEN SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN WELL SHARED IN HOMEWARD BOUND.
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SEE ENCAMPMENTS VERSUS SITES, HOW WE MANAGED LARGE ENCAMPMENTS AFTER WE DO A PRO, AFTER WE DO A ROLLOUT AND A READ OUT, OH, I'M SORRY.I'LL GET YOU TO YOU JUST A SECOND.
UM, DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TIM, I SEE YOUR HAND.
UM, HOW WE LOOK AT HOW WE LOOK AT THOSE THINGS VERSUS JUST CLEANING UP SITES AND HOW D HOW DOES, UH, CDC AND COMMUNITY COURTS OPERATE AS FAR AS WHAT THEY DO AND VERSUS WHAT WE HAVE BEEN MISSING AS FAR AS ENGAGING THEM IN THE PROCESS.
UM, DEPUTY MAYOR PROTE, WHAT, WHAT QUESTIONS DO YOU HAVE? THANK YOU, CHAIR.
UM, JUST PIG IT BACK OFF OF WHAT, UH, KAREN
I WANNA APPRECIATE, I'M LISTENING TO THE CONVERSATION HERE AND WRITING A LOT OF NOTES HERE.
UH, WHAT, WHAT ARE THE PLANS FOR OUR TRANSIENT STUDENTS, UM, IN, IN THE CITY OF DALLAS? THAT, THAT WE HAVE, I, I KNOW SHE MENTIONED DALLAS, ISD.
I HAVE 5,000 WHEN I WAS SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE, AND IT'S IN THE SAME DISTRICT.
UM, SO WHAT ARE, WHAT ARE WE DOING TO WORK WITH THAT? WHAT'S THE PLAN THAT WE HAVE FOR THEM? YEAH, GREAT, GREAT.
UH, WE, WE DO KNOW THAT, THAT THAT IS VERY MUCH A NEED.
AND AS THE PRESENTATION SAYS, WE KNOW THAT THERE IS 150 UNACCOMPANIED, UNACCOMPANIED YOUTH ADULTS, AGES 18 TO 24.
UM, AND SO WE WANT TO COMPARE APPLES TO APPLES.
UM, WE WE'RE EXPLORING OPTIONS WITH, UH, OTHER PARTNERS LIKE TRACK, UM, ON HOW TO EXPAND THEIR SERVICES TO, TO MEET MORE OF THE NEED FOR, UH, FOR YOUTH IN THAT AGE BRACKET.
SO I WORKED WITH A GUY BY THE NAME OF KEITH PRICE, UH, FOCUSED ON TEENS.
AND HE, HE WAS VERY GREAT IN HELPING OUR, UH, KIDS THAT WAS, UH, HOMELESS AND DIDN'T HAVE NOWHERE TO GO.
SO DO WE HAVE A PLAN? ARE WE, ARE WE, I KNOW YOU'RE SAYING YOU GUYS ARE FOCUSING OR LOOKING, BUT IS THERE A SOLID PLAN? BECAUSE IF I HAD THE SAME NUMBER IN WHEN OUR SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE AND I'M IN THE SAME DISTRICT, I COULD TELL YOU I HAVE A, A FEW HUNDREDS AT, AT, AT, THAT WAS AT ONE OF MY HIGH SCHOOLS HERE.
SO, OH, WE, WHAT ARE WE DOING? WHAT IS THE PLAN? UH, DO WE HAVE ONE OR DO WE NOT HAVE ONE? YEAH.
SO, OR HAS IT BEEN IMPLEMENTED OR HAS IT NOT BEEN IMPLEMENTED? SO ON, ON THE AGENDA, ITEM G SPEAKS TO THAT PLAN, AND, AND I CAN JUST UHT OUT THE SUCCESSFUL WORK THAT THAT TRACK DOES WITH, UH, STABILIZING OUR YOUTH.
UH, I KNOW FROM FIRSTHAND THERE WAS, UH, AN INDIVIDUAL THAT CAME TO OUR OFFICE, 19 YEARS OLD, ABUSED BY HIS PARENTS, UM, AND, UH, HE HAD BEEN HOMELESS FOR A YEAR.
WE CONNECTED HIM WITH TRACK TRAK, WAS ABLE TO STABILIZE HIM, UH, GIVE HIM EMPLOYMENT, UH, EMPLOYMENT TRAINING, UM, AND NOW ON FRIDAY, HE MOVED INTO HIS APARTMENT, UM, FOR THE FIRST TIME.
SO, UH, IT, IT'S A VERY, VERY POWERFUL PROGRAM, AND WE'LL BE LOOKING TO EXPAND THEIR CAPACITY IN THE FUTURE.
I, I'LL PROBABLY TRY TO INTRO YOU GUYS, INTRODUCE YOU GUYS TO KEITH PRICE.
HE, HE HAS DONE THIS WORK FOR YEARS, UH, AND PARTNERED WITH, UH, MEMBERS OF TEXAS RANGERS, I BELIEVE.
SO, UM, AGAIN, WE, WE HAVE A LOT OF THOSE ISSUES IN, IN MY DISTRICT, UH, WHEN IT COMES TO OUR KIDS.
AND I WANT TO THANK, UH, COUNCILWOMAN, UH, MENEN FOR HER COMMENTS THIS MORNING.
UH, AND I HOPE THAT WE CAN KIND OF GET SOME THINGS GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION FOR OUR, FOR OUR HOMELESS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHAIR BLAIR.
AND WE WILL, WE, WE ARE DONE WITH THIS PRESENTATION, AND WE'LL MOVE ON TO, CAN I ASK ONE MORE QUESTION? JUST ONE MORE? YEP.
SO YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT TRACK, WHICH WE DO HAVE AN AGENDA ITEM FOR ON WEDNESDAY, BUT THE CITY HASN'T FUNDED THEM IN AT LEAST TWO YEARS, CORRECT? NO, WE HAVE A CURRENT CONTRACT WITH THEM.
UH, SO THE SECOND ONE OVERLAPS BY A COUPLE MONTHS DUE TO THE PROCUREMENT TIMEFRAME FROM THE, THE STATE AWARDS.
AND HAVE YOU LOOKED AT AFTER EIGHT TO EDUCATE, TO MOVE TO A 24 HOUR SHELTER INSTEAD OF A A DAY RESOURCE? UM, WE, WE HAVE, UH, PART OF THE SOLICITATION WAS LOOKING AT MODELS TO SERVE YOUTH AGING OUT OF FOSTER CARE.
UM, THE MOST ADVANTAGE PROPOSER THIS TIME WAS, UM, WAS TRACK AND WITH FAMILY PROMISE, PROMISE GOING AWAY, IS THERE ANY VENDOR WHO'S DOING ANY NONPROFIT WHO'S DOING THAT NOW? UM, NOT THAT I'M AWARE OF.
I MEAN, WE'VE GOTTA BE THE LARGEST CITY IN TEXAS WITHOUT SOMEBODY DOING THAT, RIGHT? YEAH.
SO, AND, AND TO THAT END, I DO AGREE THAT WE DO NEED TO, AND ON MY LIST OF THINGS TO FOLLOW UP ON IS THOSE THAT ARE
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18 TO 24, 11 TO 21 THAT ARE AGING OUT OF FOSTER CARE, AND HOW, HOW DO WE SUCCESSFULLY HELP MANAGE THEM SO THAT THEY DON'T BECOME THE NEXT GENERATION OF UNHOUSED RESIDENTS? SO WE, WELL, THANK YOU.SO WE ARE GONNA BE LOOKING AT THAT, BUT WE DO NEED, THE PART THAT WAS MISSING IN THIS PRESENTATION IS ANY DISCUSSION OF WHAT THE CITIZENS' COUNCIL IS ADVANCING FOR HOMELESSNESS, AND THAT NEEDS TO BE PART OF THIS.
WHETHER THEY'RE GOING TO EAT UP ALL OF THE COUNTIES A HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS FOR OPERATIONS OF THIS NEW FACILITY.
I DON'T KNOW THAT THE CITY'S BEING ASKED FOR ANYTHING.
IT'S NOT REALLY A CITY AGENDA ITEM, BUT I DO THINK HAVING A DISCUSSION OF HOW THAT WOULD IMPACT US IS IMPORTANT.
AND, YOU KNOW, CHAIRMAN, MORE RENO'S GONE, BUT WOULD CERTAINLY IMPACT THE BRIDGE.
AND SO I, I DO THINK THAT LIKE NOTHING HAS BEEN DISCUSSED IN HERE ABOUT THAT.
AND IT'S A MASSIVE, UM, COMPLEX.
IT'S A LOT MORE EMERGENCY SERVICE BEDS.
AND MAYBE BRENDA WANTS TO TALK ABOUT IT SOME POINT, MAYBE THAT'LL HAPPEN NEXT MONTH, BUT I HOPE NEXT MONTH YOU WILL INCLUDE THAT.
I'M SORRY, BUT WE DO NEED TO MOVE ON.
SO CAN WE MOVE ON TO ITEM B, PLEASE? THANK YOU.
UM, IN THE SAKE OF TIME, WE WILL DO AN ABBREVIATED PRESENTATION.
HITTING THE HIGH POINTS OF THIS PRESENTATION.
SO TODAY WE WERE ASKED TO TAKE A DEEPER DIVE INTO OUR DALLAS' HOME POLICY, UH, PARTICULARLY EXPLORING OUR PILLARS IN A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL.
SO TODAY FOCUSES ON HOUSING PRESERVATION, UH, PRODUCTION AND INFRASTRUCTURE ALIGNMENT.
UM, WE'LL CLOSE THE TODAY WITH DECISIONS THAT SEEK YOUR FEEDBACK ON.
UM, WHERE ELSE MAYBE WANT TO FOCUS? ARE THERE THERE IDENTIFIED GAPS THAT WE HAVE NOT COVERED? OR TO REAFFIRM WHAT HAS BEEN PRESENTED IN THIS PRESENTATION? NEXT SLIDE.
ACTUALLY GO TO SLIDE, UM, FOUR.
SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE HIGHLIGHTED FROM LAST MONTH'S PRESENTATION.
WE SAID WE WOULD COME BACK THE NEXT THREE MONTHS WITH THE DEEPER DIVE PILLARS AT THE DIRECTION OF, UH, CHAIR BLAIR.
UH, SO THIS IS WHAT IS UPCOMING.
NEXT MONTH WILL BE HOUSING STABILITY, FAIR HOUSING, AND COLLABORATION AND ENGAGEMENT.
DECEMBER WILL BE THE DATA, UH, AND THEN THE FINAL ACTION PLAN.
UH, WE DO HAVE SLATED A JANUARY FULL COUNCIL BRIEFING, BRINGING IT ALL TOGETHER BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THE FINAL ADOPTION OF THE PLAN.
UH, THROUGHOUT THIS, THERE WILL BE PART TWO OF THE HOMELESSNESS STRATEGY, UH, AND THEN THE FEEDBACK RECEIVED FROM THOSE PRESENTATIONS.
ALL OF THAT COLLECTIVE FEEDBACK AND EVERYTHING WE'VE HEARD TODAY WILL GO INTO OUR FINAL ACTION PLAN AND POLICY.
SO THESE CONCURRENT PRESENTATIONS ARE ALL PART OF ONE BIG PLAN CALLED DALLAS'S HOME.
SO, AS WE IDENTIFY THE HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS ACTIONS OF THE CITY, WE PRO PROPOSE TO UNDERTAKE, THAT'S DALLAS' HOME DRIVERS OF OPPORTUNITY HELPS CONTINUE TO EVALUATE THE IMPACT OF THE, OF THE FUNDING AND THE COLLECTIVE RESOURCES.
THE EXTERNAL PARTNERS ARE INSTRUMENTAL TO THIS WORK.
AGAIN, WE HAVE THEM IN THE AUDIENCE.
WE HAVE NONPROFIT PARTNERS, WE HAVE SUB-RECIPIENTS, AND JUST GENERAL VENDORS.
UH, CAN'T DO THIS WITHOUT ANY OF THEM.
LAST MONTH WE TOOK A DEEPER DIVE INTO MEASUREMENT AND REPORTING, BUT WHAT WE'RE COMMITTED TO IS ESTABLISHING THE BASELINE DATA.
WE KNOW THE NEEDS THAT WE'VE EXIST THAT ARE CURRENTLY EXISTING THROUGH HRA WE DISCUSSED TODAY.
WE STILL HAVE TO IDENTIFY MORE OF THE NEEDS RELATED TO OUR UNHOUSED INDIVIDUALS AND MAKE SURE WE HAVE A FULL PICTURE OF HOW ALL THAT FITS TOGETHER.
WE'LL CONTINUE TO REPORT OUT ON PROGRAM DELIVERY AND THEN MEASURE THOSE OUTCOMES.
ONE OF THE THINGS WE'VE IDENTIFIED THIS YEAR, AND THE BIG CHANGE IS THAT WE REPORT OUT ON THE FUNDS THAT WE EXIST AND OUR PARTNERS REPORT OUT ON PEOPLE THAT THEY SERVE.
BUT IT'S HARD TO UNDERSTAND EACH OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO MIGHT HAVE GONE THROUGH THE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS. AND SO THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THROUGH WHICH KEVIN AND ANDREW WERE TALKING ABOUT.
THOSE COMBINED DATA SETS HELP US ACHIEVE THAT.
THAT'S A HARD LIFT IN ORDER TO BRING ALL THAT TOGETHER, BUT THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE KNOW WE NEED TO ESTABLISH.
SO WE UNDERSTAND THE BASELINE IN THIS POLICY WORK.
WE HAVE GREAT DATA SETS, BUT THEY DON'T YET TALK TO EACH OTHER.
UH, BUT WE'RE WORKING ON THAT WITH DBI AND THROUGH OUR PARTNERS TO MAKE SURE WE'RE TELLING THAT STORY.
UH, AND THEN WE NEED TO REVIEW PROGRESS.
WE KNOW MARKET CONDITIONS CHANGE.
WE KNOW, UM, PERCENTS CHANGE INTEREST RATES, MATERIAL COST CHANGES.
WE KNOW PERMITTING TIMES ARE GREAT RIGHT NOW, BUT, UM, THERE COULD BE IMPACTS OF THAT.
WE KNOW A WHOLE BUNCH OF BARRIERS THAT MAY EXIST TO, TO DELIVERING ON SOME OF THIS WORK, BUT WE'LL CONTINUE TO REVIEW THAT PROGRESS AND REPORT OUT TIMELY WHEN WE NEED TO PIVOT WITH A PROGRAM OR POLICY OR TO CONTINUE FORWARD.
UH, WITH THAT, I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER TO DEPUTY DIRECTOR ARMSTRONG TO WALK US INTO THE, THE DEEPER DIVE INTO THE THREE PILLARS THAT WE'VE DISCUSSED THAT WE'RE DISCUSSING TODAY.
SO THE FIRST, UH, PILLAR WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT IS PRODUCTION.
UM, THIS PILLAR FOCUSES ON INCREASING AFFORDABLE AND MIXED
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UP INCOME HOUSING OPTIONS ACROSS DALLAS.THE IMPLEMENTATION QUESTION IS HOW TO MOVE VIABLE PROJECTS FROM IDENTIFICATION AND APPROVAL TO COMPLETED HOMES.
THE STARTING POINT, AS DIRECTOR ERICSSON SAID, IS UNDERSTANDING THE HOUSING NEED AND DEVELOP CONDITIONS THAT VARY ACROSS DISTRICTS.
SO AGAIN, HERE IS OUR HOUSING PRODUCTION AND A FORMAT OF PROBLEM AND DESIRED OUTCOMES.
WE KNOW THAT DALLAS NEEDS RENTAL AND HOME OWNERSHIP OPTIONS AT PRICES RESIDENTS CAN AFFORD.
WE KNOW ALSO THAT LAND AVAILABILITY, DEVELOPMENT COSTS, FINANCING AND INFRASTRUCTURE AFFECTS.
WHAT CAN WE BUILD AND WHERE WE CAN BUILD IT? UM, WE KNOW THAT ALL 14 DISTRICTS HAVE VARIOUS NEEDS.
AND SO HOW DO WE CREATE A STRATEGY, UM, UH, THAT THAT APPROACHES, UH, THAT IN, IN A HOLISTIC WAY.
UM, SOME AREAS MAY SUPPORT INFILL OR REDEVELOPMENT.
OTHERS MAY OFFER OPPORTUNITIES FOR LARGER DEVELOPMENT, UH, HOUSING, NEAR TRANSIT, OR AFFORDABLE OWNERSHIP.
WE PROPOSE HOUSING AFFORDABILITY AND DISTRICT DISTRIBUTION ALONGSIDE EACH STAGE OF PRODUCTION.
SO DELIVERING THOSE HOUSING REQUIRES A PROCESS WITH SEVERAL DECISION POINTS AND DEPENDENCIES.
SO THIS IS OUR CURRENT PROCESS AS LAID OUT, UH, PROJECTS MOVE FROM SITE OR PROJECT IDENTIFICATION TO APPLICATION AND POLICY REVIEW.
UH, FINAL TWO, STEP FIVE, THE CONSTRUCTION AND COMPLETION OF COMPLIANCE.
UM, WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE VARIOUS GAPS TO, UH, HOUSING PRODUCTION.
UM, AND SO OUR TEAM IS LOOKING INTENTLY AT HOW DO WE UTILIZE OUR RESOURCES TO OVERCOME THOSE GAPS, BUT ALSO HOW DO WE LEVERAGE OUR PARTNERS, UM, TO, TO HELP US OVERCOME THOSE GAPS.
SO INFRASTRUCTURE OR FINANCING ISSUES IDENTIFIED LATE CAN REQUIRE REDESIGN OR DELAYED CLOSING OR CONSTRUCTION.
UM, EARLIER COORDINATION WOULD HELP ESTABLISH FEASIBILITY AND IDENTIFY UNRESOLVED REQUIREMENTS BEFORE SUBSTANTIAL RESOURCES ARE COMMITTED.
SO THE PROPOSED ACTIONS ADDRESS BOTH PROJECT DELIVERY AND THE INFORMATION NEEDED TO MANAGE IT.
SO AGAIN, IT'S GOING BACK TO ESTABLISHING THAT THAT BASELINE AND SHARED PROJECT PIPELINE THAT CAN DISTINGUISH CITY SUPPORTED AND OTHER PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PRODUCTION.
UH, SECONDLY, HOW DO WE USE DISTRICT CONDITIONS TO IDENTIFY, UH, THE APPROPRIATE HOUSING MIX AND AFFORDABILITY PRIORITIES, WHICH IS VERY CRITICAL.
THIRD, HOW DO WE CREATE AN EARLY INTERDEPARTMENTAL FEASIBILITY REVIEW TO IDENTIFY LAND USE AND INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIREMENTS? AND FINALLY, HOW DO WE ALIGN FINANCING COMMITMENTS AND TRACK, UH, PROJECTS THROUGH COMPLETION? THESE ACTIONS, UH, ALSO NEED MILESTONES THAT SHOW WHETHER THE PROCESS IS PRODUCING COMPLETED HOUSING.
AND, AND HERE ARE THOSE MILESTONES MEASURES AND, UH, AND WHAT WE ARE PROPOSING AS COMMITTEE DIRECTION.
UM, SO, UH, WE TALKED ABOUT, AGAIN, ESTABLISHING THAT BASELINE.
UH, BUT DURING THE MIDDLE YEARS BETWEEN YEAR TWO AND THREE, THE FOCUS WAS SHIFT TOWARDS, UH, MOVING PRIORITY PROJECTS INTO CONSTRUCTION AND COMPLETION, LONG-TERM REPORTING WITH EXAMINE AND COMPLETED AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AFFORDABILITY, DURATION, AND DISTRIBUTION ACROSS DISTRICTS.
EXPANDING SUPPLY MUST BE ACCOMP ACCOMPANIED BY EFFORTS TO RETAIN THE AFFORDABLE HOMES DALLAS ALREADY HAS.
AND THAT'S WHERE WE GET TO OUR NEXT STRATEGY, WHICH IS PRODUCTION, UM, WHICH IS PRESERVATION.
SO WE, WE TALKED ABOUT PRODUCTION AND, AND, AND SOME OF THE STRATEGIES THAT WE MENTIONED EARLIER, UH, TODAY ON HOW TO SPUR THE SUPPLY, UH, OF HOUSING, UH, IN AREAS OF OUR CITY THAT NEEDS IT.
WE TALKED ABOUT THE FAITH-BASED INITIATIVE.
WE TALKED ABOUT, UH, UH, TEMPORARY, UH, TRANSITIONAL HOUSING.
AND SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT PRODUCTION, UH, OF WITHIN DALLAS' HOME, THE PRODUCTION STRATEGY DEALS WITH ALSO, UH, SHELTER BEDS, AS WELL AS BRICKS AND STICKS OF, OF SINGLE FAMILY HOMES.
SO, HOUSING PRESERVATION, PRESERVATION ADDRESSES EXISTING RENTAL HOUSING AND OWNER OCCUPIED HOMES.
THE OBJECTIVE IS TO MAINTAIN SAFE, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, REDUCE INVENTORY, AND REDUCE INVOLUNTARY DISPLACEMENT.
SO WE KNOW THAT AFFORDABLE, UH, HOMES CAN BE LOST THROUGH DETERIORATION EXPIRING AFFORDABILITY REQUIREMENTS.
RISING COST REDEVELOPMENT, RENTERS CAN FACE DISPLACEMENT WHEN PRIORITIES CHANGE, OWNERSHIP, UH, RENTS INCREASE OR AFFORDABILITY RESTRICTIONS EXPIRE.
WE PROPOSE APPLYING CONSISTENT STANDARD CITYWIDE WHILE USING VERIFIED
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PROPERTY CONDITIONS AND RESIDENTS NEEDS TO PRIORITIZE ASSISTANCE.RESULTS SHOULD INCLUDE HOME REPAIRED, AFFORDABLE RENTAL UNITS PRESERVED AND HOME AND HOUSING RETAINED AFTER ASSISTANCE.
THE PROPOSED MILESTONES SHOW HOW PRESERVATION WOULD PROGRESS FROM IDENTIFYING RISKS TO COMPLETING INTERVENTION INTERVENTION.
VERY SIMILAR TO THE, UH, PRODUCTION FORMAT.
WE HAVE MILESTONES, MEASURES AND COMMITTEE DIRECTION.
UH, COMMITTEE DIRECTION IS, IS REALLY NEEDED WITH THE STRATEGY TO BALANCE BETWEEN RENTAL RESERVATION AND HOMEOWNER ASSISTANCE.
WE ALSO NEED DIRECTION ON RISK CRITERIA, FUNDING PRIORITIES, AND THE APPROACH TO SEQUENCING WORK ACROSS DISTRICTS.
THE CURRENT PROCESS HELPS EXPLAINS WHERE EARLY INTERVENTION AND BETTER COORDINATIONS ARE NEEDED.
SO AGAIN, THE, THE CURRENT PROCESS.
HOW DO WE IDENTIFY PROPERTIES? HOW DO WE ASSESS THE CONDITIONS AND THEIR ELIGIBILITY FOR THE VARIOUS FUNDING THAT WE HAVE? UM, HOW DO WE, UH, CHOOSE WHAT IS THE PRESERVATION OPTION THROUGH EITHER HCE FUNDING, UH, THE FINANCE CORPORATION OR THE, THE HOUSING FINANCE CORP, THE PUBLIC FACILITIES CORP.
AND THEN FUNDING AND WORK APPROVAL, AND THEN OBVIOUSLY WORK COMPLETED.
SO, OUR PROPOSED ACTION AS IT RELATES TO OUR PRESERVATION STRATEGY IS HOW DO WE LEAD DEVELOPMENT OF A VERIFIED PRESERVATION INVENTORY WITH PROPERTY AFFORDABILITY AND CONDITION INFORMATION? UM, HOW DO WE DEVELOP AN EARLY WARNING PROCESS THAT WOULD HELP US IDENTIFY EXPIRING OR EXPIRING RESTRICTIONS AND OTHER INDICATORS OF POTENTIAL AFFORDABILITY LAWS? EACH INTERVENTION WOULD NEED APPROPRIATE FUNDING, PROPERTY OWNER PARTICIPATION, AND ENFORCEABLE REQUIREMENTS.
BOTH PRESERVATION AND NEW PRODUCTION DEPEND ON INFRASTRUCTURE.
WE ALL KNOW THAT THAT SUPPORTS THE INTENDED HOUSING USE.
SO YOU CAN SEE HOW THIS IS BUILDING UP PRODUCTION PRESERVATION, AND OF COURSE, THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT IS, THAT IS NEEDED, UH, FOR THOSE STR TWO STRATEGIES TO WORK.
THIS PILLAR FOCUSES ON COORDINATING HOUSING PRIORITIES WITH INFRASTRUCTURE CAPACITY, FUNDING, AND PROJECT SCHEDULES.
IT IS, ITS PURPOSE IS TO IDENTIFY REQUIREMENTS EARLY AND ESTABLISH RESPONSIBILITY FOR RESOLVING THEM.
THE PROBLEM ARISES WHEN HOUSING COMMITMENTS AND INFRASTRUCTURE READINESS MOVES ON A DIFFERENT TIMELINE.
SO, UH, FOR TIME'S SAKE, I'LL, I'LL SKIP OVER THE, THE, THE DUPLICATIVE, UH, FORMAT THAT WE PREVIOUSLY WENT OVER.
BUT THE IDEA BEHIND THIS STRATEGY IS HOW DO WE ALIGN HOUSING PRODUCTION IN ITS PIPELINE WITH INFRASTRUCTURE AND THEIR PIPELINE TO ASSURE THAT OUR DOLLARS ARE, ARE GOING FURTHER? WE CAN SKIP TO 22.
SO PRODUCTION ADDS HOUSING OPTIONS.
WHILE PRESERVATION HELPS RETAIN EXISTING AFFORDABLE HOMES, INFRASTRUCTURE AFFECTS WHETHER BOTH TYPES OF INVESTMENTS CAN PROCEED.
SO ADDING NEW UNITS WHILE LOSING EXISTING AFFORDABLE HOUSING CAN LIMIT THE NET BENEFIT TO RES RESIDENTS.
UH, DISTRICT CONDITIONS SHOULD INFORM WHERE WORK BEGINS.
WHILE CITYWIDE STANDARDS PROVIDE CONSISTENCY.
COMMITTEE DIRECTION SHOULD ADDRESS THE BALANCE OF FUNDING AND DEPENDENCIES THAT COULD PREVENT DELIVERY.
THE NEXT SLIDE BRINGS THOSE DIRECTIONS, THOSE DIRECT, THOSE DIRECTION REQUESTS TOGETHER.
UH, SLIDE 23 TALKS ABOUT OUR HOUSING PRODUCTION PRESERVATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE SEEKING YOUR FEEDBACK TODAY.
UM, SHOULD WE MOVE FORWARD? SHOULD WE ADJUST, SHOULD WE PRESERVE MORE THAN WE PRODUCE? SHOULD WE CONTINUE TO PRODUCE? WE KNOW OUR DATA.
WE KNOW THAT 40,000 HOUSEHOLDS, UH, ARE IN NEED OF A HOME UNDER 30% A MI.
WE KNOW THAT THEY'RE NOT FORMING THOSE HOUSEHOLDS DUE TO VARIOUS ECONOMIC STRAINS.
WE KNOW WE HAVE CLOSE TO 10,000 UNITS EXPIRING IN THE NEXT 10 YEARS OF CURRENTLY DEED RESTRICTED UNITS.
WE KNOW WE HAVE EMERGENCY SHELTER SHORTAGES.
WE KNOW WE HAVE ALL THESE, SO WE NEED A COMBINATION OF BOTH.
UM, PREVIOUS DATA HAD A GOAL TO TRY TO CHANGE THAT TO 50%.
SO THAT MEANS PRODUCING MORE HOME OWNERSHIP OPTIONS, BUT IT ALSO MEANS PRESERVING THE HOMEOWNERS THAT WE HAVE.
AND SO WE CONTINUE TO STRIKE A BALANCE HERE, LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITIES FOR ANY FUNDING THAT COMES FORWARD FOR DEVELOPMENT TO SERVE ONE OF OUR PRIORITIES.
IS IT SERVING OUR SENIOR POPULATION? IS IT SERVING OUR LOWEST INCOME POPULATION? IS IT PRESERVING A UNIT? DOES IT HELP ACHIEVE SOME OF THESE PRODUCTION, UH, GOALS? THAT'S WHAT WE WANNA CONTINUE TO
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HEAR FROM YOU AS WE FINALIZE THIS, UH, POLICY.SO OUR NEXT STEPS INCORPORATE YOUR FEEDBACK FROM TODAY'S PRESENTATION FROM THE EARLIER PRESENTATION AND THE NEXT PRESENTATIONS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE MONTHS TO MAKE SURE WE CAPTURE ALL OF THE DIFFERENT FEEDBACK FROM YOU AS WE CONTINUE TO ENGAGE WITH THE DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES AND STAKEHOLDERS AND PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS AND PHILANTHROPY PARTNERS FUNDING ALONGSIDE OF US TO ENSURE THAT OUR POLICY IS ONE THAT CAN BE ACHIEVED, HAS STRETCHED GOALS, BUT CONTINUES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE NEEDS THAT EXIST SO THAT WE CAN PUT OUR MONEY AND RESOURCES TO THE BEST WAY POSSIBLE.
WITH THAT, WE CONCLUDE TODAY AND WELCOME YOUR FEEDBACK AND CONVERSATION.
UM, THANK YOU FOR THIS PRESENTATION AND THANK YOU, UH, FOR THE THOUGHTFULNESS OF IT.
THANK YOU FOR TAKING TIME TO MEET WITH, WITH ME AT LEAST.
I'M SURE YOU MET WITH ALL THE OTHERS TOO.
BUT THANK YOU FOR, UH, HAVING THAT CONVERSATION, UH, TO, TO REALLY UNDERSTAND THAT ONE SIZE DOESN'T FIT ALL.
SO I REALLY DO APPRECIATE THAT.
YOU KNOW, TO THE FEEDBACK SIDE OF THIS, I, I, I CAN'T QUITE, I CAN'T QUITE VERBALIZE IT JUST YET, BUT THERE'S SOMETHING NOT RESTING IN MY SPIRIT RIGHT NOW WITH, IN TERMS OF THE PRESERVATION GOAL VERSUS I THINK WHAT I'VE TALKED ABOUT IN TERMS OF A LITECH CAP.
I DON'T KNOW, BUT JUST MAKING SURE AS WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS ACROSS THE BOARD, I KNOW WE'VE USED THE, THESE NATURALLY OCCURRING AFFORDABILITY AND THINGS LIKE THAT, BUT I THINK THERE'S A DIFFERENCE WHEN IN SOUTHERN DALLAS IN PARTICULAR, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE A LOT OF US TRYING TO MARKET OUR DISTRICT, AND THE LI TECH IS REALLY HURTING A LOT OF US, NOT JUST FROM A HOUSING PERSPECTIVE, BUT JUST FROM A MARKETABILITY, FROM A A COMPS PERSPECTIVE.
SO EVEN IF WE DO GET MARKET RATE, THE ONLY COMPS THEY HAVE ARE LOW INCOME.
SO WE NEVER REALLY GET HIGH QUALITY DEVELOPMENT, UM, IN THIS OPPORTUNITY.
SO SOMETHING BETWEEN THOSE TWO HAS ME, I CAN'T QUITE FIGURE IT OUT.
SO I'D LIKE TO JUST TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHAT THAT LOOKS AND FEELS LIKE.
UM, UH, THERE, 'CAUSE IT, IT, IT, WHILE THIS STRATEGY IS SMART AND IT, AND IT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE AND IT IS CUSTOMIZABLE TO AN EXTENT, I JUST DON'T WANNA, I WANNA MAKE SURE WHILE WE'RE ADDRESSING HOUSING, IT STILL BECOMES A MARKETABLE PLACE.
AND, AND AGAIN, I'VE SAID THIS ALL THE TIME, WE HAVE 600,000 OR SO PEOPLE A YEAR COMING OUT TO CEDAR RIDGE NATURE PRESERVE, SEVERAL COME TO OAK CLIFF NATURE PRESERVE, AND ALL OF THESE, I'M TRYING TO GET 'EM TO WANT TO LIVE THERE.
AND RIGHT NOW I DON'T HAVE THOSE OPTIONS.
SO WHILE WE ARE GOING THROUGH THE PRESERVATIONS AND WE ARE DOING THAT, I REALLY WANNA MAKE SURE WE HAVE A VERY INTENTIONAL STRATEGY ABOUT HOW DO WE BUILD IT UP AND GET SOME OF THE FOLKS WHO ARE VISITING TO STAY.
UM, WHAT'S RIGHT FOR THE CITY AND THE RIGHT LOCATION NEEDS TO BE DISCUSSED MORE.
I THINK FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS WE HAVE NEEDED DEVELOPMENT TO ADDRESS THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
UM, OUR POLICIES HAVE ALLOWED US TO DO THAT.
WE HAVE A LITECH MEMO IN THIS AS WELL.
'CAUSE WE'RE THE 9% APPLICATIONS ARE GETTING READY TO GET OPEN.
PART OF THAT CONVERSATION IS THAT DEVELOPER MUST MEET WITH YOU BEFORE THEY SUBMIT A CONVER A PROPOSAL FOR THEIR LITECH SUBMISSION THIS YEAR.
WE THINK IN THAT UNDERSTANDING OF WHERE THEY WANNA DO IT, THE POPULATION THEY'RE SERVING HELPS ACHIEVE SOME OF WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
UH, WE ALSO NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, UH, ACCESS FOR EVERYONE.
AND THAT, UH, RENTERS GO TO THE NATURE OF PRESERVE AS WELL.
AND EVERYBODY HERE CALLING DALLAS' HOME HAS A, IS HAS THE AMENITIES IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS THEY WANNA LIVE.
IT SHOULDN'T SUPPRESS ANY ONE NEIGHBORHOOD OR ANOTHER, BUT EVERYBODY WHO NEEDS A HOUSE THAT WANT TO CALL DALLAS THEIR HOME, UH, SHOULD FIND THAT OPPORTUNITY HERE.
WE JUST WANT THAT OPPORTUNITY TO BE EVERYWHERE IN THE CITY WHERE AS MUCH AS WE CAN SO THAT OUR, OUR CITY, UM, HAS ACCESS AND IT HAS THE JOBS AND IT HAS THE AMENITIES, AND IT HAS ALL THOSE THINGS TOGETHER.
AND LET ME ALSO ADD, WE, THE LITECH PROGRAM IS NOT THE ONLY WAY TO PRESERVE EXISTING MULTIFAMILY UNITS.
WE'VE BEEN HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH PRIVATE DEVELOPERS WHO ARE FLIPPING PROPERTIES ON THEIR OWN DIME.
AND SO WE'VE, WE'VE ASKED FOR THEIR PRO FORMA.
UH, WE'RE GONNA DO A DEEP DIVE IN HOW THEY MAKE THEIR NUMBERS WORK, UM, BECAUSE THEY ARE BAKING AFFORDABILITY WITHOUT THE DEED RESTRICTIONS.
SO PART OF THOSE PRIVATE STRATEGIES, PRIVATE MARKET STRATEGIES, WE'RE HAVING CONVERSATIONS CONTINUOUSLY WITH PRIVATE DEVELOPERS WHO WANNA DO BUSINESS WITH THE CITY.
AND I DON'T, I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK OUT OF TURN OR ANYTHING LIKE THIS, SO I'M LOOKING OVER TO LEGAL TO MAKE SURE THIS IS, IS IS OKAY TO DO.
BUT I RECENTLY WE CAME ACROSS, UH, AND AGAIN, IT'S FINE, BUT THERE WAS A 66 UNIT, UM, COMPLEX, UH, UH, NEAR KEYS PARK WOULD'VE BEEN PERFECT FOR A CONVERSION.
I KIND OF RAN SOME, SOME LIGHT NUMBERS.
YOU KNOW, A I THINK YOU'RE REALLY SMARTER THAN YOU ARE, BUT I RAN SOME LIGHT NUMBERS JUST TO PUT SOME SCENARIOS IN.
AND THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY OWNER COULD STAND A BENEFIT IF IT WERE CONVERTED TO OWNERSHIP AND CREATING HOUSING AND ONE, TWO,
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AND THREE BEDROOM APARTMENT UNITS AND THERE'S 66 UNITS.THAT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE SOME AFFORDABLE OWNERSHIP.
SO I'M WONDERING WHERE IN THAT PROCESS TO, I THINK TO YOUR POINT, YOU JUST SAID IT, THAT'S WHERE THOSE CONVERSATIONS CAN START TO HAPPEN BEFORE THEY GET INTO THAT.
SO AS THE SUVS OR WHATEVER THE CASE, AND AGAIN, THAT'S THE, I DON'T KNOW, I DON'T WANT THEM TO THINK THAT THE SUP APPROVAL IS DEPENDENT UPON THEM AGREEING TO THIS, YOU KNOW, THING, BUT 'CAUSE IT'S NOT.
BUT IT'S JUST, HEY, HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT AND WHEN DO WE GET THE OPPORTUNITY OR WHEN DO YOU ALL GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS, UH, WITH THEM, UH, PARTICULARLY WHETHER THEY ARE EXPIRING, YOU KNOW, ONCE, BUT WHEN DOES THAT HAPPEN? AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT YOU WERE JUST ADDRESSING, JAMES.
UH, WE'RE HAVING CONVERSATIONS ON, ON THE WEEKLY WITH, WITH PRIVATE DEVELOPERS, UH, TO REALLY UNDERSTAND OWNERS, THOUGH.
UH, WHAT WE'VE, WE'VE LEARNED SOME INFORMATION.
HAPPY TO REPORT THAT AT A LATER DATE.
A LOT OF OWNERS ARE OUT OF TOWN.
AND SO HOW DO WE ENGAGE, UH, THEM, UM, IN WHAT THE CITY IS DOING AND HOW DO WE ALIGN THEM WITH THE POLICY, THE DALLAS' HOME POLICY.
I MEAN, IT SEEMS AS IT ALWAYS IS THAT IT'S JUST SO DIFFICULT AT THIS 30%, UH, A MI BAND UP TO 60%.
I MEAN, EVERY PROJECT THAT WE GET, IT'S JUST, THERE ARE JUST A FEW UNITS, I MEAN, ON, ON IN THAT CATEGORY.
SO I WORRY ABOUT PUSHING OUR WORKFORCE OUT TO THE SUBURBS AND, UM, YOU KNOW, WHAT THAT DOES TO OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
SO IT SEEMS LIKE IN THIS MARKET ESPECIALLY, I MEAN, THINGS ARE MUCH MORE DIFFICULT FINANCING WISE, AND THESE AREN'T TYPICALLY THE MOST ATTRACTIVE TYPES OF HOUSING TO BE INVOLVED IN THAT WE'RE ALWAYS HAVING TO CLOSE THE GAP, BUT THEN THAT ALSO MEANS THAT WE'RE PULLING SOMETHING OFF THE TAX ROLL IF IT'S GOING THROUGH THE HFC.
SO WHAT, I MEAN, SHOULD WE BE ADDING TO OUR TOOLS THERE OR, I MEAN, I'M JUST, I FEEL LIKE THAT'S THE PROBLEM THAT WE'VE GOT BEFORE US, BUT THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY THE THING THAT WE'RE SOLVING.
YEAH, THANK YOU FOR, FOR BOTH OUR HFC AND PFC THERE, THERE IS A LONG TERM TAX EXEMPTION.
UM, MOST OF THOSE PROPERTIES THOUGH, ARE ALREADY MINIMAL IN WHAT THEY'RE PAYING FOR PROPERTY TAXES.
AND SO THE OFFERING IS LESS, OBVIOUSLY THERE'S THE LONG TERM, UH, FINANCIAL OUTLOOK ON THAT AS WELL.
SO IT IS A, IT IS A STRONG MECHANISM TO PRODUCE AFFORDABILITY.
WHAT WE HAVE ALSO IN OUR INCENTIVE PACKAGE IS OUR, UH, FEDERAL FUNDS, WHICH THERE'S A MEMO THAT WHERE WE HAVE ONE OF THOSE COMING FORWARD.
UH, FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR, THE MARKET'S BEEN SLOW.
DEVELOPERS HAVE BEEN HESITANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH SOME PROJECTS.
UH, THIS ONE IS A 9% AWARD FROM LAST YEAR.
AND WILL DOES SEEK SOME GAP FINANCING, BUT WE BELIEVE THAT PROJECT HITS SOME OF THE HOUSING PRIORITIES THAT WE'VE ESTABLISHED.
AND SO THERE'S THESE OPPORTUNITIES THEN TO TALK ABOUT THE MONEY THAT WE HAVE AND HOW DO WE ADVERTISE IT AND TO, TO SEEK SOME OF THAT DEEPER AFFORDABILITY.
WE, OF COURSE, CAN'T SIT ON THAT TOO LONG BECAUSE THERE'S A TIMELINESS TEST TO SPEND IT.
AND SO THERE'S, THERE'S BOTH ANDS, LIKE HOW DO WE CONTINUE TO HAVE THE CONVERSATIONS WITH DEVELOPERS FINDING THE RIGHT PROJECT IN THE RIGHT AREA, BUT ALSO MAKING SURE THAT IT'S, IT, IT'S NOT ASKING TO DO EVERY PRIORITY THAT WE HAVE, BUT IT ACHIEVES MANY SO THAT WE, WE FEEL CONFIDENT IT'S A GOOD HOUSING PROJECT.
WELL, AND I'VE EXPRESSED BEFORE WE TALK ABOUT THE FIRST TIME HOME BUYER PROGRAM, AND I JUST, I STILL DON'T KNOW THAT THAT IS A BUSINESS THE CITY NEEDS TO BE IN.
I MEAN, WE'VE GOT OTHER FINANCIAL PARTNERS.
I KNOW THAT THERE ARE MAY BE HURDLES OR OBSTACLES OR WHATEVER THAT MAKE IT DIFFICULT, UM, FOR SOME FOLKS, BUT YOU'RE STILL COMING FORTH SAYING, WE NEED TO BE IN THAT SPACE.
SO IT'S A, IT'S ONE OF THE ALLOWED USES WITH CDBG AND HOME DOLLARS.
AND SO EVERY YEAR WE PUT, UH, 400,000 OF EACH INTO THAT PROGRAM.
IT SERVES ABOUT 50 PEOPLE A YEAR.
IT DOES HELP IN THE MARKET TO TURN PEOPLE INTO HOMEOWNERS, UH, ESPECIALLY GIVEN THAT WE CONTINUE TO BE EVER INCREASING RENTAL CITY.
AND WE KNOW THAT PART OF HOUSING STABILITY IS MORE CONTROL ON YOUR MORTGAGE.
UH, SO IT DOES HELP, UH, IN THE OVERALL SCHEME IN TERMS OF POLICY DIRECTION.
UH, THAT'S WHERE WE YIELD TO YOU IN TERMS OF IS THAT THE BEST USE OF DOLLARS? UH, WE'LL CONTINUE TO SAY ANYTHING THAT HELPS US TURN RENTERS INTO HOMEOWNERS AND KEEP THOSE PEOPLE INTO OUR CITY IS A BENEFIT TO US.
AND JUST ONE THING TO ADD, WE, WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT POLICIES, THE, THE BACKEND POLICY FOR, UH, OUR HOME BUYER EDUCATION AND DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
UH, TODAY WE, UH, OPERATE UNDER A RECAPTURE PROVISION THAT SAYS THAT IF THE BUYER SELLS WITHIN THE AFFORDABILITY PERIOD, THEY PAY BACK THE MONEY.
WE'RE LOOKING AT, UH, WHAT WOULD IT MEAN TO FLIP TO A RESALE PROVISION WITH EXTENDED AFFORDABILITY, RIGHT? SO TYPICALLY DHA IS USUALLY DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE, USUALLY FIVE YEAR AFFORDABILITY, FIVE TO SEVEN YEARS.
BUT IF WE'RE PUTTING 50,000 DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE, HOW CAN WE EXTEND THAT AFFORDABILITY PERIOD TO POSSIBLY 10 YEARS OR MAYBE
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EVEN 15 YEARS, THAT IF A BUYER SELLS WITHIN THAT AFFORDABILITY PERIOD, WE'RE REPLACING THAT BUYER WITH ANOTHER 80% OR BELOW BUYER.AND SO YOU'RE EXTENDING AFFORDABILITY AND GETTING MORE BANG OUTTA YOUR BUCK.
WELL, WE'VE GOT A MEMO COMING UP ABOUT THE LAND BANK.
ARE WE INTERSECTING THESE TWO PROGRAMS TO MAKE THAT, THAT MONEY? I MEAN, SERVING 50 PEOPLE, THAT'S GREAT, BUT WE'RE IN A BIG CITY.
THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE, MORE PEOPLE THAT COULD BE HELPED.
I MEAN, IS THERE A WAY THAT WE CAN MAKE THAT GO FARTHER AND DOUBLE THAT AMOUNT BY USING THIS KIND OF PROGRAM? UH, YEAH.
THE LAND BANK IS, IS ONE THAT ACHIEVES OWNERSHIP.
SOMETIMES A A BUYER NEEDS A SUBSIDY AND DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE AND SOMETIMES THEY DON'T.
UH, THE LAND BANK SELLS AT A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT A MI PRICE POINTS BY STATE LEGISLATION.
UH, IN JANUARY WE'RE GONNA TAKE A DEEPER DIVE INTO THE LAND BANK PROGRAM AND TALK ABOUT, UH, WHERE WE ARE.
THE ITEM WITH THE, UM, SUPPORT FROM COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS IS HELPFUL IN PUTTING TOGETHER A BUSINESS PLAN TO LOOK AT FULL OPPORTUNITIES, UH, POTENTIAL LEGISLATIVE CHANGE ITEMS. AND SO THE, A PLAN IS, UH, FORTHCOMING WITH THE BEST WAY TO USE OUR LAND BANK PROGRAM.
UH, JUST REALLY BRIEFLY, JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR THE WORK THAT HAS GONE INTO DEVELOPING THE THIS FRAMEWORK.
I THINK THAT, UH, IT'S A STRONG F FOUNDATION.
I BELIEVE THAT THE APPROACH IS THOUGHTFUL AND BALANCED.
AND SO I'M FULLY SUPPORTIVE OF, UM, CONTINUING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS WORK.
UM, MENDELSON, MS. MENDELSSOHN.
SO, UM, THE THING THAT IS MISSING FOR ME, AND PERHAPS THIS IS WHAT, UM, CHAIRMAN GRACIE WAS TALKING ABOUT AS WELL, IS THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ANY SORT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT THE RATIO OF THE MULTIFAMILY AND SINGLE FAMILY.
SO THANK YOU FOR SAYING THE WORDS OUT LOUD IN THE PRESENTATION, BUT IT DOESN'T, IT'S NOT WRITTEN ANYWHERE IN HERE.
AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A GOAL OF THAT PUBLISHED.
AND THEN I THINK WE NEED TO THINK THROUGH WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? AND SO WHEN I STARTED WE HAD 45% OF MULTIFAMILY PROPERTIES.
AND THE QUESTION BECOMES, AT WHAT POINT IS OUR ENTIRE CITY A RENTAL MARKET AND WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR OUR CITY? AND WE REALLY HAVEN'T HAD THAT DEPTH OF A CONVERSATION.
IT'S BEEN BROUGHT UP MULTIPLE TIMES IN THIS COMMITTEE, BUT I THINK IT ABSOLUTELY BELONGS IN THIS PRESENTATION.
REGARDLESS OF WHATEVER NUMBER OR UM, MINDSET WE COME UP WITH IT, IT'S JUST SO FUNDAMENTAL TO WHAT'S HAPPENING IN DALLAS RIGHT NOW.
I, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT WHERE THERE'S NO TAX ABATEMENTS AVAILABLE IF AN AREA ALREADY HAS A PREPONDERANCE OF THE MULTIFAMILY.
AND SO WHAT WE NEED IS THE DATA THAT SHOWS US THE NUMBER OF UNITS FOR MULTIFAMILY, THE NUMBER OF UNITS FOR SINGLE FAMILY IN EACH DISTRICT.
WITH THAT, WE SHOULD ALSO KNOW THE VACANCY RATE IN EACH DISTRICT OF THE MULTIFAMILY BECAUSE IF THERE'S AVAILABLE UNITS, WE PROBABLY DON'T NEED TO BE TAX ABATING MORE TO GET MORE IN THAT AREA.
AND THEN ALSO THE AFFORDABILITY OF THE MULTIFAMILY AND THE SINGLE FAMILY.
SO, YOU KNOW, WE ALL HAVE DIFFERENT SITUATIONS, WHICH I THINK WE ALL RECOGNIZE THE HOUSING, SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING IN DISTRICT 12 IS EXPENSIVE.
THE RENTAL PROPERTIES, THE RENT IS PROBABLY THE LEAST EXPENSIVE IN THE WHOLE CITY.
YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES PEOPLE WILL THINK IT'S SOUTHERN SOUTHERN DALLAS.
YOU CAN GET AN APARTMENT CHEAPER IN FAR NORTH DALLAS THAN YOU CAN IN SOUTHERN DALLAS.
IT'S AVAILABLE AND IT'S VACANT.
WE ALREADY HAVE A LOT OF HOUSING.
I KNOW THAT THERE'S THIS IDEA THAT WE'RE IN A HOUSING CRISIS, WE'RE IN PINPOINTED HOUSING CRISIS.
YEAH, IF YOU WANNA LIVE DOWNTOWN, IT'S GONNA COST MORE, BUT IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT DALLAS DOESN'T HAVE HOUSING AVAILABLE.
SO I THINK IF WE HAD THAT INFORMATION, WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO EXPRESS BETTER WHAT OUR POLICY PRIORITIES ARE.
BUT MY POLICY PRIORITY IS NUMBER ONE, I DO WANNA FOCUS ON THE LOWEST INCOME PEOPLE.
I THINK THAT'S THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT.
IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THERE'S NOT HOUSING NEEDS ACROSS THE SPECTRUM 'CAUSE THERE ARE, BUT GOVERNMENT AND TAKING OTHER PEOPLE'S TAX DOLLARS TO PAY FOR OTHER PEOPLE'S HOUSING SHOULD TRULY BE FOR THOSE WHO WOULD BE HOMELESS.
BUT FOR THE SUBSIDY, IN MY OPINION.
THE SECOND THING IS TO SAY, UM, WE DO NEED TO PRESERVE THE SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING THAT WE HAVE THAT IS AFFORDABLE.
AND I HAVE LONG BELIEVED THAT I HAVE WORKED PROFESSIONALLY IN THAT SPACE TO TRY TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
AND I KNOW THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE, UM, THAT KIND OF HOUSING OPTION
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FOR DALLAS RESIDENTS OR ELSE THEY WILL BECOME OTHER CITY RESIDENTS.AND THEN THIRD, AND THESE ARE NOT NECESSARILY IN ANY ORDER, IS THAT WE HAVE TO FOCUS ON SOUTHERN DALLAS.
SOUTHERN DALLAS HAS THE LAND AVAILABLE.
THEY ARE ASKING US OVER AND OVER.
THEY DESPERATELY WANT SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING IN SOUTHERN DALLAS.
AND I THINK WE SHOULD BE PUTTING OUR RESOURCES TO HELPING MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
SINGLE FAMILY THERE, I MEAN EVERY DISTRICT REPEATEDLY SAYS ENOUGH WITH A MULTIFAMILY, AGAIN, I'D LIKE TO SEE THE NUMBERS, BUT AT LEAST WE KNOW THE SENTIMENT OF THE RESIDENTS, WHICH IS THEY'RE CLAMORING FOR ADDITIONAL SINGLE FAMILY.
SO I THINK THAT THAT'S WHERE OUR RESOURCES AND FOCUS SHOULD BE.
AND IT GOES TO WHAT YOU HAVE ON PAGE 18 ABOUT INFRASTRUCTURE ALIGNMENT.
AND YES, IF YOU HAD THE INFRASTRUCTURE ALIGNMENT IN SOUTHERN DALLAS, THE DEVELOPERS WOULD BE ALL OVER IT.
AND THIS IS WHERE WE SHOULD PROVE GOVERNMENT WORKS BY HELPING THEM GET THEIR ZONING, HELPING THEM GET THEIR, THEIR PROJECTS OFF THE GROUND.
IF WE DID THIS WITH, WITH PUTTING THAT INFRASTRUCTURE ALIGNMENT IN PLACE WITH THE AVAILABLE LAND, THE MARKET WOULD DO THE REST.
WE DON'T NEED TO TAX ABATE IT.
THEY'RE LOOKING FOR GOOD DEALS.
BUT THE GOOD DEAL IS WE HAVE TO DO THE GOVERNMENT SIDE, WHICH IS THE INFRASTRUCTURE.
IT'S NOT GIVING EVERY SINGLE DEVELOPER A TAX ABATEMENT.
UM, SO I'M JUST GONNA MOVE TO THIS NEXT SECTION, WHICH IS SLIDE 15.
YOU TALK ABOUT AT RISK AFFORDABLE HOUSING, BUT YOU DON'T REALLY GIVE A DEFINITION FOR THAT.
AND I THINK THAT DEFINITION'S VERY IMPORTANT AND IT MEANS A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS TO DIFFERENT PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS.
SO I'D LIKE YOU TO THINK THROUGH WHAT YOU, HOW YOU'RE DEFINING THAT.
UM, AGREE WITH WHAT YOU'VE SAID TODAY.
UH, OUR BASELINE DATA DOES INCLUDE THE DATA THAT YOU'VE HIGHLIGHTED, UM, BEING INFORMED ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON THE CITY.
IT'S NOT IN OUR APPENDIX, IT'S NOT IN THIS APPENDIX, IT'S BEEN IN PREVIOUS, UM, OKAY.
WE CAN, WE CAN ADD, CONTINUE TO ADD SOME OF THE DATA IN THE APPENDIXES IF IT HELPS US A REFERENCE MODEL BACK TO PREVIOUS PRESENTATIONS.
SO A ONE PAGE MATRIX OF HERE'S YOUR DISTRICT, HERE'S THE NUMBER OF SINGLE FAMILY UNITS, HERE'S THE NUMBER OF MULTIFAMILY UNITS, HERE'S THE PERCENT THAT ARE AFFORDABLE, OR NOT EVEN THE NUMBER AND PERCENT THAT ARE AFFORDABLE.
I MEAN, YOU WOULD PUT THIS ALL TOGETHER.
IT WOULD REALLY HELP US, BUT IT WOULD ALSO HELP THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY TO SAY, LOOK, HERE'S SOME OPPORTUNITIES.
OH, THIS AREA IS NOT PRIME 'CAUSE LOOK AT THEIR VACANCY RATE AND THEY ALREADY HAVE A LOT OF HOUSING, BUT THIS ONE IS PRIME FOR IT.
AND THE CITY WILL ALIGN THE INFRASTRUCTURE WITH ME.
AND YOU HAVE THAT IN BOND FUNDS THAT PASSED, SO YOU MIGHT AS WELL USE IT.
OKAY, SO MY LAST ONE IS, UM, RIGHT HERE, UH, PAGE 22.
YOU TALK ABOUT DISTRICT CONDITIONS AND I DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS.
THAT'S, THAT'S A CALLBACK FROM LAST MONTH'S PRESENTATION WHERE WE HIGHLIGHTED SOME OF THE PRIORITIES PER DISTRICT.
UH, WE'VE ALSO STARTED TO MAP SOME OF THE DATA, UH, THAT YOU'VE DISCUSSED.
AND SO WE HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT'S THE EXISTING CONDITIONS IN EACH OF OUR CITY COUNCIL DISTRICTS.
WELL, GIVEN LAST MONTH YOU HAD SOME DISTRICTS ON THERE THAT I WOULD NOT THINK ARE THE PLACES WE SHOULD FOCUS.
UM, I WOULD LIKE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THAT.
MEANING IF THERE'S NOT AVAILABLE LAND, HOW CAN THAT BE A PRIORITY? IF THERE'S ALREADY EXISTING VACANCY, WHY WOULD THAT BE OUR PRIORITY? IF THE AREA IS ALREADY BUILT OUT, WHY WOULD THAT BE OUR PRIORITY AS OPPOSED TO AREAS THAT WE HAVE SO MUCH OPPORTUNITY IN? AND MOST OF THOSE ARE IN SOUTHERN DALLAS.
AND I DON'T KNOW, SEVEN YEARS I SIT HERE SAYING OUR FUTURE IS SOUTHERN DALLAS.
BUT INSTEAD, WHAT DO WE DO? WE TRY TO CRAM THINGS IN OTHER PLACES AND I DON'T GET IT.
AND YOU KNOW, I HAVE JOKINGLY SAID TO TWO OF MY COLLEAGUES TODAY, THERE'S A REASON WHY I THINK TERM LIMITS ARE IMPORTANT.
BECAUSE AFTER SEVEN YEARS OF LISTENING TO THE SAME PRESENTATIONS.
IT'S REALLY FRUSTRATING AND PEOPLE SHOULD ROLL OFF SO THAT THE SAME PEOPLE CAN HEAR, NEW PEOPLE CAN HEAR THE SAME EXACT PRESENTATION.
I, I WOULD I CONTINUE TO EMPHASIZE THAT, YOU KNOW, DALLAS IS CHANGING.
HALF OF OUR HOUSING STOCK IS OLDER THAN 1980.
UH, AS THAT HOUSING STOCK GETS OLDER, THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT MIGHT BE BUILT OUT RIGHT NOW THAT HAVE NOAH ARE GONNA FACE CHANGES IN 10 TO 15 YEARS.
AND SO HOUSING HAS TO BE THOUGHTFUL ABOUT BOTH THE FUTURE AND THE IMMEDIATE NEEDS.
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WE HAVE GREAT OPPORTUNITIES TO PRODUCE, UH, MIXED INCOME COMMUNITIES IN THE SOUTHERN SECTOR.WE HAVE GREAT OPPORTUNITIES TO BRING, UH, RESOURCES TO PRESERVE CURRENTLY, NATURALLY AFFORDING HOUSING.
UH, WE HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO BRING MORE LOW INCOME RESTRICTED UNITS WHERE THEY DON'T EXIST.
WE HAVE THESE OPPORTUNITIES ACROSS DALLAS.
AND SO I BELIEVE WE HAVE TO BOTH LOOK AT OUR EXISTING CONDITIONS AND THINK ABOUT THE FUTURE AND THE CHANGES AND ANTICIPATE THE NEEDS OF THAT AGING, UH, HOUSING STOCK AND INFRASTRUCTURE.
BUT WE HAVE TO ALIGN OUR RESOURCES TO WHAT OUR IMMEDIATE NEEDS ARE.
BUT WE, I DON'T WANNA MISS THE, THE THOUGHTFULNESS ABOUT WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN IN THE DISTRICTS THAT, UH, MIGHT NOT BE THINKING ABOUT IT YET.
AND HOW ARE WE LOOKING AT DATA TO UNDERSTAND THE CHANGING CONDITIONS OF A CITY? WELL, YOU AND I HAVE TALKED ABOUT THIS A NUMBER OF TIMES, AND I'M JUST GONNA SAY THAT, UM, YOU HAVE, YOU HAVE MENTIONED SPECIFICALLY IN DISTRICT 12 THAT, OH, SOME OF THESE APARTMENTS ARE GETTING OLDER, BUT EVERY SINGLE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY SAYS, I'M NOT GETTING RID OF MY PROPERTY.
AND BY THE WAY, THEY'RE IN BETTER CONDITION THAN YOU THINK.
UM, THE NEXT THING I'M GONNA SAY IS THAT YOU SAID SOMETHING, WHICH I THINK IS SO TELLING, AND I'M JUST GONNA HAVE TO CHALLENGE YOU ON IT.
WHY DOES SOUTHERN DALLAS ONLY GET MIXED INCOME OPPORTUNITIES? BECAUSE I'M GONNA TELL YOU, IF YOU DID A MASTER PLAN, WHY CAN'T THEY HAVE A MARKET RATE COMMUNITY? I DON'T AGREE WITH YOU ON THAT.
I THINK LOTS OF PEOPLE WOULD FLOCK TO A MARKET RATE COMMUNITY.
AND FRANKLY, JUST ACROSS THE HIGHWAY, LOTS OF THE, OUR NEIGHBORING CITIES HAVE MARKET RATE FOR GENERALLY THE SAME POPULATION.
AND IT'S JUST GONNA TAKE THE CITY SAYING, LET'S DO A MASTER PLAN AND HELP THIS COMMUNITY BECOME WHAT IT WANTS TO BE.
AND IT IS TELLING US OVER AND OVER AGAIN, I THINK PEOPLE WOULD FLOCK THERE.
THERE'S BETTER CITY AMENITIES IN SOUTHERN DALLAS THAN THERE ARE IN NORTH DALLAS.
I, I THINK WE'RE MISSING AN HUGE, HUGE OPPORTUNITY THERE.
AND I'LL LEAVE IT TO THE SOUTHERN DALLAS COUNCIL MEMBERS TO TALK ABOUT IT, BUT THERE'S NO WAY THAT WE SHOULD BE FOCUSING ON AN AREA THAT ISN'T SOUTHERN DALLAS.
WE HAVE THE UNDEVELOPED LAND THERE.
I, I, I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO SAY ABOUT THAT, BUT YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I'M GONNA GIVE MY INPUT ON.
WELL, I I'LL SAY IN, IN RESPONSE TO THAT, WHEN I TALK ABOUT WHAT WE CAN INVEST IN, IN MIXED INCOME COMMUNITIES, IT'S COMING FROM THE POSITION OF HOUSING, COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT, WHAT OUR FUNDS CAN GO INTO.
OUR FUNDS ARE ABOUT AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND MIXED INCOME COMMUNITIES.
IT DOES NOT EXCLUDE THE GREAT POTENTIAL FOR MARKET RATE COMMUNITIES, BUT THAT'S SEPARATE FROM OUR HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS POLICY THAT IS EXCLUSIVELY FOCUSED ON THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING SIDE OF WHAT WE PRODUCE AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE THOUGHTFUL ABOUT PLACEMENT AND UNDERSTANDING THE CURRENT CONDITIONS AND THE DIFFERENT REGIONS OF OUR CITY.
IN TERMS OF THE
UM, BUT WHEN WE LOOK AT WHAT'S MISSING FROM CERTAIN AREAS OF THE CITY, UH, MIXED INCOME COMMUNITIES CONTINUE TO BE VERY HEALTHY COMMUNITIES.
THEY'RE ONES THAT CONTINUE TO BE STABLE.
IT BUILDS ON MULTIPLE YEARS OF THEORY ABOUT BRINGING IN A DIFFERENT TYPES OF POPULATION.
IT BRINGS IN DIFFERENT TYPES OF AMENITIES TO THOSE AREAS.
AND SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT NEW DEVELOPMENT, WE HAVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THAT.
BUT BY NO MEANS IS IT, THIS SHOULD ONLY BE MARKET RATE AND THIS SHOULD ONLY BE AFFORDABLE.
AND, AND I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD CONTINUE TO TALK ABOUT THOSE SILOS, AND IT'S ONLY THIS OR ONLY THAT, BUT IT'S, IT'S THOUGHTFUL ABOUT WHAT'S, WHAT'S NEEDED ACROSS THE CITY.
IT BUILDS UPON THE DATA THAT YOU ASK FOR, FOR UNDERSTANDING CURRENT CONDITIONS AND THINKING ABOUT POPULATION CHANGE AND THINKING ABOUT MARKETABILITY AND, AND ALL THE VISIONS THAT CAN, THAT CAN COME TOGETHER.
AND I WOULD LIKE TO SAY, AND I'M GONNA GET TO YOU, UH, UH, DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TO ME JUST A SECOND.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT DISTRICT EIGHT AND YOU LOOK AT MUNICIPALITIES THAT ARE JUST SOUTH OF THERE, THEY START AT A HALF A MILLION DOLLARS.
SO, AND THEY'RE NOT ANY DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE WOULD LIKE IN IN DISTRICT EIGHT.
UM, BUT I ALSO WILL SAY THAT WE HAVE A HIGH NUMBER OF HOUSING STOCK THAT'S OVER THAT'S WAS BUILT.
AND I LIVE IN ONE OF THEM THAT WAS BUILT BEFORE 1980.
UM, AND WE HAVE, WE, YOU KNOW, WE DID A JUST PROGRAM SATURDAY ON AIRSHIP.
MOST OF THOSE HOUSES HAVE TITLE ISSUES.
SO MAINTENANCE AND UM, AND HOUSING REPAIR PROGRAMS ARE NEEDED.
BUT BEFORE YOU CAN DO THE REPAIR PROGRAM, YOU GOTTA DO AIRSHIP AND CLEAN UP THE TITLE.
AND THAT WOULD GIVE YOU A LOT OF AFFORDABLE OR, OR FIRST TIME HOME BUYER.
BUT HOW DO WE HAVE A FIRST TIME HOME BUYER
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PROGRAM ON A HOUSE THAT IS OLDER? YEAH.AND, AND I WANNA CLARIFY, WE DON'T HAVE A FIRST TIME HOME BUYER PROGRAM.
WE HAVE A DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
BEING A FIRST TIME BUYER IS NOT A ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA.
WE OFTEN JUST SAY FIRST TIME, BUT IT, IT'S REALLY OPEN TO ANYBODY PURCHASING A HOME THAT'S OF LOW, MODERATE INCOME.
WE ALSO HAVE THE TARGETED PROFESSION FOR THE FIRST RESPONDERS AND LIBRARIAN PROFESSIONS.
UM, AND SO WE DO HAVE THESE PROGRAMS THAT EXIST IN THE CITY TO HELP PEOPLE CALL DALLAS HOME THROUGH THOSE HOME OWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES.
BUT FIRST TIME HOME BUYERS IS NOT A PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE.
UM, WHEN WE LOOKING AT AFFORDABLE HOUSING, WHAT, WHAT, WHAT INCOME ARE WE LOOKING AT WHEN WE TALKING ABOUT AFFORDABLE HOUSING? OR LEMME SAY THIS NOT SO MUCH INCOME.
WHAT ARE THE PRICES OF THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING? WHAT RANGE DO THEY START AT? SO, UH, THERE'S, UH, THE WAY THAT WE LOOK AT IT IS OUR, OUR FUNDING SERVES INDIVIDUALS WHO FALL BETWEEN THE INCOME BANDS OF 80% OF THE AREA, MEDIUM INCOME AND BELOW.
SOME PROGRAMS, UH, GO ABOVE THAT 80%.
BUT ESSENTIALLY WE ARE, WE'RE LOOKING AT, UM, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT HOUSING STABILITY AND OUR BIG, UH, UH, BODACIOUS GOAL OF, UH, ASSURING THAT 55,000 FAMILIES ARE, RECEIVE SOME TYPE OF HOUSING, UH, SECURITY, UM, WITHIN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, WE WANT TO ASSURE THAT INDIVIDUALS AREN'T PAYING MORE THAN 30% OF THEIR TOTAL MONTHLY INCOME TOWARDS HOUSING EXPENSES.
SO WHAT PRICE RANGE? I DIDN'T HEAR IT.
MAYBE IT'S 'CAUSE THE CONSISTENT, WHAT PRICE RANK IS THAT SUPPORT BY HOUSING START? IT, IT, IT, IT, IT BAS IT'S BASED UPON WHAT THOSE INCOME BUYERS, THOSE INCOME BAN CAN'T AFFORD.
AND SO FOR SOME OF OUR PROGRAMS, WE HAVE MAXIMUM SALES PRICES, UM, RIGHT AROUND THE 300 HIGHER 200 RANGE.
UM, BUT IT'S BASICALLY BASED UPON THE AFFORDABILITY OF A FAMILY WHO FALLS WITHIN THE INCOME BAN OF 80% AND BELOW.
AND THE, AND THE SAME FOR A RENTER.
UH, THERE'S DIFFERENT INCOME BAN OR DIFFERENT, UH, PRICE POINTS FOR THE DIFFERENT UNITS, BUT ROUGHLY BETWEEN, UH, 1200 FOR A ONE BEDROOM TO 1500 FOR TWO.
AND WE CAN, WE CAN CONFIRM THE CHART, UH, IN OUR NEXT UPDATE.
WE'LL PUT IT IN THE APPENDIX, UH, JUST TO SHOW THE, THE DIFFERENT, UH, INCOME BANS AND RENTAL AND HOME OWNERSHIP PRICE LIMITS.
I MEAN, I, I KNOW EVERYTHING HAS INCREASED.
I GOT APARTMENTS OVER HERE A FEW YEARS BACK.
THEY HAVE NOT DONE ANY CHANGE TO THE INSIDE OF THE PROPERTY.
DOES PROPERTY LOOK THE SAME ON THE INSIDE? IT STILL LOOK THE SAME.
YOU GO GET THAT SAME UNIT NOW.
SO, UH, I MEAN, THERE'S A LOT OF, A LOT OF, A LOT OF THAT HAPPENING IN, UH, MY COMMUNITY IN SOUTHERN DALLAS.
AND SO, UM, WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT AFFORDABLE HOUSING, I HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING LESS THAN, UH, 250,000 OR, OR 300,000, UM, WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
SO, AND I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING THAT, UM, COUNCILMAN KAREN ANDERSON SAID.
AND SO BEFORE I GET DEEPER INTO THAT, UM, I WANT, I WANNA ALSO TALK ABOUT, UM, TRYING TO GET HOUSING FOR OUR EDUCATORS, OUR FIREFIGHTERS AND OUR POLICE OFFICERS AND OUR BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
UH, HOW CAN WE GET THAT DONE? BECAUSE EVERYTHING I'M SEEING BUILT IS 500,000, 600,000.
AND I'VE SAID IT VERY CLEAR, I'M NEVER SEEN IT LIKE THIS WHERE EVERY HOME IS 400 PLUS.
AND, AND, AND IT'S LIKE, THAT'S A GOOD DEAL.
IF IT'S 350 SOME THOUSAND, THAT'S A GREAT DEAL.
SO WHAT, WHAT, WHAT CAN WE DO TO, UH, GET RESOURCES OR HOMES FOR OUR EDUCATORS? SOME OF MY EDUCATORS THAT MAKE $65,000 A YEAR AND ET CETERA, THEY CAN'T AFFORD NO $500,000 HOME OR 600,000 HOME.
SO HOW CAN WE FIX THOSE PROBLEMS THAT I FEEL LIKE WE ARE CREATING? I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S THE MARKET, UH, BUT THEN YOU GO DOWN THE STREET, 15 MINUTES DOWN THE STREET TO EITHER RED OAK OR WAH HASIA OR, OR, UH, AN ANOTHER, ANOTHER, UH, SUBURB, THEY CAN GET A BETTER RATE FOR THE SAME HOUSE.
SO HOW, HOW DO WE FIX THAT? SO, TH THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT, THAT QUESTION.
UM, I, I I WILL SAY, UM, UH, MARKET RATE PRICES IS DRIVEN BY MARKET RATE DEMAND.
AND, UM, FOR OUR HOMES THAT WE, UH, ALLOW, THAT WE INVEST IN, OR PROJECTS THAT WE INVEST IN, FOR THOSE 80%
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BUYERS, YOU MIGHT SEE A SALES PRICE OF TWO 50.BUT THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT THEY PAY THE TWO 50.
UM, IN A LOT OF CASES WE HAVE DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE, WE HAVE SUBSIDY THAT GOES INTO THE PROJECT, AND IN SOME CASES YOU MIGHT SEE A SALES PRICE, A MARKET SALES PRICE ON THAT HOME FOR, LET'S JUST SAY TWO 50.
BUT THE BUYER'S ALSO GETTING 50,000 IN DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE, OR WE PUT, UM, ADDITIONAL SUBSIDY INTO THE DEAL.
AND SO THE BUYER, UH, MORTGAGE IS, IS GOING DOWN FROM THERE.
SO, UH, THERE ARE MULTIPLE WAYS THAT WE INVEST IN DEVELOPMENT SO THAT THOSE WORKERS, OUR WORKFORCE, ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE OR ARE ABLE TO AFFORD THE, THE HOUSING BASED UPON THE MARKET.
IT'S, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE'RE BUILDING HOUSES, UM, THAT CAN HOLD VALUE IN THE MARKET BECAUSE WE WANT TO ASSURE THAT HOUSES, UH, THAT HOMES ARE PART OF WEALTH BUILDING FOR THE INDIVIDUAL.
AND SO, UM, YOU MAY BE SEEING, YOU KNOW, PRICE POINTS AT A CERTAIN PARTICULAR POINT IN YOUR DISTRICT.
UM, BUT IF THE CITY PUTS MONEY INTO THE PROJECT, UM, THAT'S NOT WHAT THE ACTUAL BUYER, THAT 80% BUYER IS ACTUALLY PAYING FOR THAT HOME.
UH, ONE OF THE THINGS I'VE DONE IN MY, MY CAREER LIFE, UH, I WORKED AS A BROKER, AS A RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL, SO I'M VERY SAVVY WHEN IT COMES TO REAL ESTATE AND SOME OF THE PROGRAMS THAT'S OUT THERE.
AND I, I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT I HEAR WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, BUT THAT AIN'T THE REALITY OF WHAT'S GOING ON.
AND THAT'S PRIOR TO ME BECOMING A COUNCIL MEMBER OR EVEN A SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE.
AND I'VE SEEN PRICE CRA IN, IN INFL, INFLATE AND INCREASE, ET CETERA.
AND EVEN SPEAKING WITH OUR EDUCATORS AND, UM, AND EVEN GOING THROUGH TRYING TO HELP SOME OF, SOME OF MY FRIENDS THAT STILL, UM, TRYING TO LOCATE HOUSING THAT I KNOW IT IS A CHALLENGE.
AND SOME OF THE, AND SOME OF THESE INCENTIVES THAT YOU'RE MENTIONING, MENTIONING ARE NOT ACTUALLY HAPPENING.
AND SO WHEN I COME TO, UH, DEPARTMENTS IN THE CITY, UM, AND COULD TRY, TRY TO GET RESOURCES FOR HOUSING, UH, TO BE TAKEN CARE OF OR BUILT IN MY DISTRICT, I GET PUSHBACK OR I DON'T GET NO CONVERSATION.
THAT'S FROM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, THAT'S FROM HOUSING.
IT IS LIKE A, LIKE A, A A, A DEAD ZONE.
WHENEVER WE START TALKING ABOUT MARKET RATE HOMES AND ET CETERA.
WE DON'T, WE DON'T GET THOSE RESOURCES.
I HEARD COUNCILMAN GRACIE SAID, UH, PLENTY OF TIMES, AND IT ONLY LEADS US TO BELIEVE THE HISTORY THAT WE HAVE EXPERIENCED TO ANSWER, UH, COUNCILWOMAN, UH, MENON, WHY WE DO NOT HAVE A MARKET RATE COMMUNITY IN SOUTHERN DALLAS.
SOME OF THAT'S BEEN RACIALLY PRO, UH, UH, MOTIVATED.
THAT'S WHY UNDER THIS UNDERSERVED, UNDERFUNDED, DISPROPORTIONATE DISENFRANCHISES, THAT HAS BEEN THE HISTORY AND THAT IS WHY WE DON'T HAVE IT.
AND WHEN I COME TO DEPARTMENTS IN THE CITY OF DALLAS, I EXPERIENCED SOME OF THOSE SAME CHALLENGES.
AND SO THE ONLY WAY WE CAN DEAL WITH IT, WE HAVE TO CALL IT OUT EVEN FROM SOME OF OUR DIRECTORS.
AND I SAID, I'M GONNA BE VERY VOCAL ABOUT IT UNTIL CHANGE ACTUALLY HAPPENS.
AND SO THAT'S WHY WE DON'T HAVE IT.
CAMERA, UH, COUNCILWOMAN CAROL BISSON WAS RIGHT ON EVERYTHING SHE SAID, AND SINCE I'VE BEEN AT THE COUNCIL AND HAD PRIVATE CONVERSATIONS WITH HER, WE MAY NOT AGREE ON EVERYTHING, BUT ONE THING I CAN SAY IS SHE HAS BEEN PREACHING THE SAME THING TO ME WHEN WE HAVE THESE CONVERSATIONS.
AND SO WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO, AND OUR COMMUNITY IS REALLY TIRED AND FRUSTRATED.
SHE'S SAYING SHE'S TIRED OF SEEING THE SAME PRESENTATION FOR 70 YEARS.
I'M SAYING THAT WE'RE TIRED OF HEARING THE SAME EXCUSES AND NOT GETTING THE RESULTS THAT WE'VE BEEN ASKING FOR FOR LONGER THAN SEVEN YEARS.
SO THAT, THAT'S BEEN THE ISSUE.
AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, UH, UH, WHAT I'M TRYING TO, UH, GET TO, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO, UH, DEPUTY, UH, DIRECTOR ARMSTRONG, IS BRING THESE RESOURCES TO OUR COMMUNITY.
SO HOW DO WE GET MARK AND RAPE COMMUNITY IN OUR, IN SOUTHERN DALLAS, UM, UH, DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM, I KNOW THAT WE, YOU ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS, THIS ITEM.
AND, UM, I'M NOT SURE THAT THEY'RE GONNA HAVE THE ANSWER FOR HOW DO WE GET A A MARKET RATE COMMUNITY AT THIS PARTICULAR TIME.
AND, BUT I ALSO NEED TO KNOW, WE STILL HAVE SOME ITEMS ON
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THE AGENDA AND WE ARE ELIZABETH, SO YES, MA'AM.WELL, I WOULD LOOK FOR A HOLD, WE COULD HAVE A CONVERSATION OFFLINE.
DEPUTY, UH, DIRECTOR ARMSTRONG, WHO IS GREAT IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND HE HAS DONE EVERYTHING THAT HE SAID HE'S GONNA DO.
SO I APPRECIATE HIS, UH, HIS PROFESSIONALISM, BUT THESE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT AND THAT MY COMMUNITIES ARE ASKING AND I'M TRYING TO GET ANSWERS FOR HIM.
THANK YOU, UH, COUNCILWOMAN BLAIR.
BUT I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THESE DEPARTMENTS.
AND LET ME JUST SAY THIS, EVERY DISTRICT IN THIS CITY HAS SPECIFIC AND HAS INDIVIDUAL NEEDS AND CONCERNS.
UM, AND, AND AS A COUNCIL MEMBER IN THE SOUTHERN AREA, I DO KNOW, I DO HEAR YOU, I DO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT BECAUSE SOME OF MY, SOME OF OUR, ALL OF OUR DISTRICTS HAVE POCKETS OF SPECIFIC NEEDS.
UM, AND, AND IT'S, IT'S GOTTA BE A COLLABORATION BETWEEN DEVELOPERS, HOUSING POLICIES AND WHAT WE CAN AND CANNOT DO TO, TO MOVE A NEEDLE BASED ON WHAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE.
WITH THAT BEING SAID, UM, I DO KNOW THAT NEXT CHAIR, MAY I ASK ONE QUESTION? THE STAFF HAD ASKED, UM, FOR INPUT, AND I MEAN, WE'VE ALL SPOKEN IN SOME QUITE AT LENGTH, INCLUDING ME.
UM, BUT I'M WONDERING IF YOU FEEL LIKE YOU HEARD ENOUGH INPUT TO MAKE ANY CHANGES.
AND THEN I ALSO WANNA SAY THAT TO MY COLLEAGUES, WE ARE THE ONES WHO MAKE THE POLICY, NO MATTER WHAT STAFF BRINGS FORWARD, WE ARE THE ONES.
AND IF WE DON'T CHANGE THAT POLICY TO BE THE THING WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, IT'S NOT RACIAL PROFILING AND IT'S NOT REDLINING.
IT IS US THAT IS SETTING THAT POLICY.
AND IT MAY NOT BE WHAT THE DEVELOPERS WANT, AND YOU MAY BE REACTING TO THE DEVELOPERS, BUT I'M JUST TELLING YOU WHAT OUR CITY NEEDS.
AND AS LEADERS, WE NEED TO SET THAT FORWARD.
AND SO I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THEY GOT EVERYTHING THEY NEED.
WELL, AND I, AND WELL, YES, PLEASE GO AHEAD AND ANSWER THAT.
AND, AND I JUST GO AHEAD AND ANSWER THAT.
UM, I THINK TODAY IS A, A GREAT SESSION ON DIVING DEEPER.
UH, WE DID HEAR SOME OF WHAT WE NEED.
I I DO WANT TO, UH, ASK IF EACH OF YOU WOULD LIKE TO, TO DIVE A LITTLE BIT DEEPER WITH US.
WE'RE WELCOME FURTHER CONVERSATIONS, UH, TOURS, DIVE, UNDERSTAND SOME THINGS A LITTLE BIT MORE.
UH, PART OF THIS POLICY IS REFINEMENT AND MAKING SURE THAT OUR APPROACH IS THOUGHTFUL, UH, AND IT, AND IT UPLIFTS THE BEST OF OUR RESOURCES.
WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH RESOURCES TO ACHIEVE, UM, JUST SOLVING EVERYTHING THAT OUR CITY FACES, BUT I THINK COLLECTIVELY WE CAN PUT TOGETHER A REALLY GREAT STRATEGY TO MOVE THE CITY FORWARD.
THANK YOU CHAIR BLAIR, AND I DEFINITELY WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK WITH THEM OFFLINE.
I WANNA THANK COUNCILWOMAN MENEN FOR HER COMMENTS TODAY.
AND I, I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK AT THIS BEYOND JUST THE HOUSING COMPONENT, BECAUSE I HEAR WHAT WE SAY WE WANT IN TERMS OF MARKET RATE DEVELOPMENT.
I'VE ALWAYS SAID, WHERE'S THE PRESTON HOLLOW OF SOUTHERN DALLAS? WHERE ARE THE LIKE COMPONENTS, THE STRATA THAT WE MIRROR IN THE SOUTHERN SECTOR OF OUR CITY THAT WE HAVE IN THE NORTHERN SECTOR OF OUR CITY? UM, ALL OF THOSE DIFFERENT TYPES OF NEIGHBORHOODS.
AND SO I, I SEE THAT AS NOT JUST A HOUSING CONVERSATION, THOUGH, I THINK IT'S AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONVERSATION.
SO WE, WE TALK ABOUT IT IN THIS COMMITTEE A LOT, BUT I THINK ONE REASON IT'S NOT NECESSARILY GETTING SOLVED IS BECAUSE WE'RE NOT THINKING ABOUT IT IN A BIGGER PICTURE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND WHAT IT MEANS TO ACTIVATE LAND THAT IS FALLOW RIGHT NOW, BUT IS BEAUTIFUL
I MEAN, THE TOPOGRAPHY IS, IT'S WHAT CHAIR GRACIE SAYS EVERY SINGLE WEEK.
AND I THINK THE OPPORTUNITY IS THERE, BUT WE MAY BE SILOING IT TOO MUCH.
AND IT MAY BE THAT WHILE YOU ALL ARE FOCUSED ON THE AFFORDABILITY ASPECT OF HOUSING, IT'S MORE LIKE HAVING A FAM TOUR FOR THOSE WHO CAN COME IN AND MAKE AN INVESTMENT IF THEY STAND IN THE SPACE AND THEY SEE IT AND THEY SEE THE BEAUTY AND THE, THE POTENTIAL AND THE OPPORTUNITY, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT LIGHTS UP THE SCOREBOARD IS, UM, HAVING PEOPLE SEE THAT AND THEN START PUTTING A DEAL TOGETHER TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.
AND I AGREE, UM, I WOULD LOVE A PRESTON HOLLOW AND DISTRICT EIGHT.
UH, BUT, AND I WOULD, I WOULD HOPE THAT ANY COUNCIL MEMBER WHO NEEDS TO HAVE THAT, THAT DEEP DIVE IN THEIR PARTICULAR DISTRICT, THEY DO SO, AND I AGREE THAT THIS HAS BEEN SILOED TOO MUCH.
THAT'S WHY WE GET NO CHANGE TO THE NEEDLE.
WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THE NEED, WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THE ECONOMICS.
UH, WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THE DEVELOPMENT WE, AS FAR AS WHAT'S THERE.
UH, SOMETHING THAT, THAT WAS SAID EARLIER, UM, THE RATIO OF MIXED FAMILY VERSUS
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SINGLE FAMILY.AND I INCLUDED THE TYPES OF SINGLE FAMILY THAT ARE THERE, THE AGE OF THE SINGLE FAMILY, THE AGE OF THE MIXED, UH, MIXED FAMILY, THE MULTIFAMILY.
WE NEED TO SEE SOME, SOME TYPE OF DATA THAT GIVES US THAT.
SO THEN WE CAN HAVE A PICTURE THAT SHOWS DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AS TO WHAT IT IS WE HAVE VERSUS WHAT IT IS THAT THE DEVELOP THAT THE, THE, THE COMMUNITIES NEED WITH.
[BRIEFING MEMOS]
LET'S MOVE ON NOW TO, UM, ITEM C.THANK YOU ITEM ITEM C IS AN UPCOMING AGENDA ITEM, UH, RECEIVING $200,000 FROM COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS.
NADINE DE IS IN THE AUDIENCE REPRESENTING CFT.
UH, THIS DONATION WILL ALLOW, UH, STAFF TO BE COVERED FOR THIS YEAR.
UH, IN ADDITION TO THE 200,000 COMING TO THE CITY TO HELP OFFSET STAFFING SUPPORT.
CFTS ALSO PUT UP $200,000 TO INVEST IN A CONSULTANT, UH, TO HELP US LOOK AT OUR CURRENT LAND BANK OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR, FOR GROWTH.
THIS IS, AND, AND WE DID TALK ABOUT THIS A LOT WITH, UM, CHAIR WILL, UH, WILLIS WHEN IT KE WHEN SHE WAS SPEAKING ON HOUSING ABOUT, UM, THE COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS AND THE LAND BANK.
AND I KNOW WE ARE BRINGING ON AN, A PRESENTATION ON LAND BANK LATER ON.
I'M CAN'T WAIT FOR THAT PRESENTATION.
UM, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT TO SEE HOW IT WORKS AND HOW IT CAN FIT INTO HOUSING.
UM, DO WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL, FOR SAKE OF TIME, DO WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL, OH, WE DO HAVE ITEM D, WHICH IS THE DALLAS HOUSING FINANCE, UM, CORPORATIONS QUARTERLY PERFORMANCE.
UH, AND I SEE THAT WE, AARON AARON'S OUTSIDE.
OKAY, SO YOU'RE GONNA GET AARON.
YEAH, HERE THAT'S, UM, OH, HERE IT IS.
SO DO YOU HAVE QUESTIONS? SO I'M JUST LOOKING AT THESE UNRESTRICTED FUNDS IN THE HFC.
IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE AMASSING A LOT OF MONEY AND WE NEED A PLAN.
AND I KNOW WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT HAVING A PLAN, BUT I MEAN, WITH EVERYTHING WE'VE BEEN SAYING UP UNTIL THIS POINT, YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO DEPLOY, UM, FUNDS.
SO CAN YOU TELL US MORE ABOUT THAT? 'CAUSE I DON'T THINK IT'S INTENDED TO SIT ON THIS SHEET.
IT'S NEEDS TO BE TURNED INTO HOUSING.
THANK YOU FOR THE, UH, QUESTION.
SO THERE ARE, OH, NIE QUINTO, GENERAL MANAGER OF THE DALLAS HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION AND THE DALLAS PUBLIC FACILITY CORPORATION.
UM, THESE FUNDS ARE CURRENTLY, UM, UNDERGOING EVALUATION BY EACH BOARD.
THEY HAVE PLANS IN MIND, I CAN TELL YOU THEY HAVEN'T VOTED ON THEM YET, BUT I CAN TELL YOU, UH, POSSIBLE USES, THEY'RE LOOKING AT, UH, ALLOCATING THESE TWO ARE GAP FUNDING, KINDA SIMILAR TO WHAT THE HOUSING, UH, DEPARTMENT DOES RIGHT NOW WITH HOME AND CDBG FUNDS.
UM, THEY'RE CONSIDERING GIVING, YOU KNOW, SOFT LOANS TO DEVELOPERS WHO ARE LOOKING TO DEVELOP THESE PROJECTS.
UM, ALSO THEY ARE LOOKING INTO RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS AT THE PFC.
THEY'RE ALSO LOOKING TO KEEP A SMALL RESERVE BECAUSE THERE'S, I MEAN, LOOKING AT THE PORTFOLIO NOW, THERE IS NOW SEVERAL BILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF REAL ESTATE THAT WE NOW OWN.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, OVER THE LIFETIME OF A PROPERTY, THINGS HAPPEN, RIGHT? SO THE PROPERTY GETS SUED OR THE MANAGEMENT GETS SUED.
SO IT'S, IT'S A WISE, I GUESS, BUSINESS PRACTICE TO HAVE A SMALL RESERVE TO BE ABLE TO COVER ANY OF THOSE LEGAL FEES OR ANYTHING THAT IS NOT, UM, COVERED BY DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS OR GUARANTORS.
UM, AND SO THERE ARE OTHER VARIOUS, UM, PROJECTS THAT, THAT THEY'RE LOOKING TO ALLOCATE THESE FUNDS WITH.
BUT YES, YOU'RE, YOU'RE CERTAINLY CORRECT IN SAYING, YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S NOT JUST MEANT TO SIT THERE IN AN ACCOUNT.
UM, IT'S, IT'S GOING TO BE DEPLOYED AS SOON AS THEY CAN.
WELL, AND, AND PARTICULARLY FOCUSED ON THE HFC.
BUT WHEN, WHEN IS THE BOARD VOTING ON THAT PLAN? BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, YOU, YOU MENTIONED HAVING A RESERVE FOR ALL KINDS OF PURPOSES, I GET THAT, BUT WHAT ARE, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S
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THE, THE INDUSTRY NORM THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT FOR WHAT THAT PERCENTAGE SHOULD BE TO LET US KNOW HOW THE REST OF IT COULD BE DEPLOYED? RIGHT.SO I, I THINK THEY'RE BOTH LOOKING AT LIKE A 1% OF THE VALUE.
SO NOT LIKE A HUGE AMOUNT OF VALUE, BUT IT'S, IT'S A LARGE, YOU KNOW, VALUE.
AND SO, UM, JUST A BASELINE AMOUNT TO COVER ANYTHING SO THAT, UM, IF IF IN CASE THERE WAS A SHORTFALL THAT THE CORPORATION COULD HANDLE THAT, AND WHEN WILL THEY BE VOTING ON THIS? SO THIS IS EXPECTED TO BE DONE BY THE END OF THE YEAR FOR BOTH CORPORATIONS.
I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE THAT CHAIR.
DO YOU THINK WE CAN MAKE THAT HAPPEN? YES, MA'AM.
UM, I WOULD ALSO VENTURE TO SAY WE WOULD, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A PLAN IF, IF THAT THIS MONEY JUST DOESN'T SIT THERE, MAYBE SOMETHING THAT, UM, MS. MIDDLESTON HAS CONSTANTLY SAID, UH, THE EXTENSION OF GETTING TAX ABATEMENT IS TOO LONG.
UM, MAYBE WE NEED TO LOOK AT SHORTENING THAT TAX ABATEMENT PERIOD.
THAT WOULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IN WHATEVER IT IS YOU'RE GONNA BRING OUT AT THE END OF THE MONTH, END OF THE YEAR.
SO I WOULD LIKE, UM, DECEMBER TO SEE WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN.
WE'LL, WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT THAT.
UM, ANYBODY ELSE? WELL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I KNOW YOU GIMME MENDEL
UM, I WOULD JUST SAY THAT, SO IT IS ONLY THE PSC BOARD THAT GETS TO DECIDE WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE FUNDS THAT YOU'VE ACCU ACCUMULATED AS, AS LONG AS THE FUNDS FALL WITHIN THE OUTLINED STATE STATUTES AND THE OUTLINED POLICIES THAT THE CITY HAS PASSED, I THINK THAT THE PFC BOARD CAN DECIDE WHAT, WHAT TO DO WITH THE PFC MONEY AND THE HFC BOARD CAN DECIDE WHAT TO DO WITH THE HFC MONEY.
SO I'LL JUST SAY THAT I THINK THE CITY COUNCIL NEEDS TO RE-LOOK AT THE BYLAWS OF THE PFC.
THERE'S A LOT OF MONEY SITTING IN THERE AND THAT THE PRIORITIES OF OUR APPOINTEES ARE NOT NECESSARILY THE PRIORITIES OF THIS COUNCIL.
AND, YOU KNOW, AS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE DALLAS' HOME PROGRAM AND WHAT THOSE PRIORITIES ARE, THOSE DOLLARS SHOULD PROBABLY ALIGN.
SO IF WE SIT HERE AND SAY, WE NEED TO PRESERVE AFFORDABLE HOUSING, HERE'S A SOURCE OF FUNDS, AND FRANKLY, OTHERWISE THOSE FUNDS WOULD'VE COME TO US AS TAX REVENUE, AND NOW WE CAN DEPLOY IT BY MANDATING IT TO THEM THAT THIS IS WHAT THEY SHOULD FOCUS ON.
UM, YOU KNOW, THERE'S OTHER THINGS, WHETHER WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THOR'S TALKING ABOUT NOT BEING ABLE TO FUND FULL MARKET RATE DEVELOPMENTS, BUT GUESS WHAT THE PFC COULD.
SO IF THIS IS A PRIORITY, SOUTHERN DALLAS, I THINK IT IS A PRIORITY.
BUT AGAIN, WE'D HAVE TO OPEN UP THOSE BYLAWS.
UM, IN ADDITION TO THE LENGTH OF TIME FOR THE ABATEMENT, I STILL BELIEVE THAT WE MISSED THE MARK BY NOT LIMITING THE NUMBER OF ABATEMENTS AND OR THE DOLLAR AMOUNT OF ABATEMENTS.
THIS IS COMPLETELY UNLIMITED IN EVERY SINGLE ONE GETS PASSED FOR SEVEN YEARS.
SO IF YOU THINK THAT EVERY ONE OF THOSE IN SEVEN YEARS SHOULD HAVE PASSED, I DISAGREE, BUT YOU HAVE TO AT LEAST ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE HAVE NOT USED DISCERNMENT.
AND PEOPLE ASK ME, WELL, WHY DO YOU GUYS KEEP SAYING YES? AND I'M GONNA TELL YOU WHAT I THINK THE ANSWER IS.
EVERYBODY WANTS TO STAND UNDER THE BANNER OF, WE BUILT AFFORDABLE HOUSING, WE SUPPORT AFFORDABLE HOUSING, BUT WE HAVE TO HAVE FISCAL SANITY.
AND SO I WOULD JUST SAY, I THINK WE SHOULD REOPEN THOSE BYLAWS TO ADDRESS WHERE SIGNIFICANT DOLLARS CAN GO.
RIGHT NOW, THE PFC DOESN'T HAVE SIGNIFICANT DOLLARS, BUT THAT'S BECAUSE A LOT OF THESE PROPERTIES HAVE NOT COME ONLINE YET.
THEY'RE BEING BUILT, BUT IT'S GONNA GEAR UP, IT'S GONNA BE A LOT OF MONEY, FOLKS THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN COMING TO US AS TAX REVENUE.
SO WHILE WE'RE DOING FURLOUGHS, WE'RE, WE'RE CHARGING UP THE PFC WITH LOTS OF MONEY WHERE 15 UNELECTED PEOPLE GET TO DECIDE WHAT THAT'S BEING USED FOR.
I WILL SAY THIS, UM, WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO MY DISTRICT, THERE'S MORE IN, IN BOTH.
AARON WILL AND, AND WILL TELL YOU, AND AARON WILL TELL YOU THERE'S MORE ON THE FLOOR
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THAN GETS PASSED THROUGH.UH, CITY COUNCIL FOR DISTRICT EIGHT.
I, I, I, YOU GUYS HEARD ME SAY IT OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
IF I DON'T HAVE, IF I DON'T HAVE HOME OWNERSHIP, YOU'RE NOT BRINGING IT THROUGH.
SO, UM, BUT I DO AGREE THAT MAYBE WE, IT IS TIME TO REEVALUATE THE P-F-C-H-F-C BYLAWS AND TO SEE AS TIME HAS CHANGED, IF THINGS NEED TO BE CHANGED IN THE BYLAWS AS WELL.
I'M NOT SAYING THAT, THAT WE NEED TO REWRITE 'EM.
I JUST THINK WE, WE DO NEED AND, AND DO THINK THERE MAY BE SOME CHANGES THAT ARE NEEDED AND MAYBE SOMETHING WE DO NEED TO LOOK AT.
DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON, ON F ON E? ANY QUESTIONS ON F? UH, THIS IS A LOW INCOME HOUSING TAX, CREDIT POLICY AND APPLICATION PROCESS.
OKAY, SO, UM, YOU GUYS SEE THERE'S A FOUR FORECAST FOR NOVEMBER, DECEMBER.
UH, DID I MISS H? HOUSING AND HOMELESS? OH, WELL, OH SURE DID.
ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT? AUTHORIZED DEVELOPMENT LOAN AGREEMENT WITH OSDA.
OKAY, THEN OUR FOUR, OUR FOUR CLASS ITEM.
AND NO MORE QUESTIONS, THEN I CAN, I CALL THE MEETING OF THE HOUSING AND HOMELESS SOLUTIONS COMMITTEE ADJOURNED AT 1149.