Sep 14, 2021 Community Development Commission

MOVE INTO GENDA ITEM ONE APPROVAL OF MINUTES.

AND, UH, I ALSO, UH, FAILED TO READ THIS PART, AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR EVERYBODY TO HEAR THIS AROUND CITIZEN COMMUNICATION, THAT THE FIRST 10 SPEAKERS SIGNED UP PRIOR TO THE MEETING, UH, BEING CALLED TO ORDER, WILL EACH BE ALLOWED AT THREE MINUTE ALLOTMENT TO ADDRESS THEIR CONCERNS REGARDING ITEMS NOT POSTED ON THE AGENDA? UM, LET'S

[1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]

UM, ANY DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON THE AUGUST 10TH, 2021 CDC MEETING MINUTES.

WE HAVE THEM IN FRONT OF US.

EVERYONE WANTS TO TAKE A MINUTE TO LOOK THEM OVER AND CERTAINLY OPEN TO ANY MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES.

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DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES? UM, WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR FROM COMMISSIONER TOLLIVER TO RE UH, APPROVE THE MINUTES.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER GARRETT.

ANY DISCUSSION ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

ALL OPPOSED.

SAY NAY, ANY ABSTAINING.

WITH THAT SAID, LET'S MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO, THE COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT BRIEFING, AND DISCUSSION ON THE COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT WITH .

AND SINCE WE ARE, UH, DOING OUR FIRST HYBRID MEETING, I JUST WANT TO DOUBLE CHECK WITH THOSE WHO ARE THOSE ARE THE COMMITTEE, UH, THOSE COMMISSIONERS WHO ARE HYBRIDING IN, UM, AND WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HEARD EVERYONE, I BELIEVE IT'S, UH, FROM WHAT I'M SEEING, IT'S JUST COMMISSIONER FIDELITY WHO'S, UH, HYBRID.

IS THAT CORRECT? OR HE'S APPEARING SUPER, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

AND

[2A. Briefing and discussion on the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG)]

WHO'S THE MANAGER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES UNIT AT AUSTIN PUBLIC HEALTH ON HEALTH.

GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.

GOOD EVENING.

ALL RIGHT, SO LET'S GET STARTED WITH THE MONTHLY REPORT.

UM, I HAVE SOME UPDATES FOR YOU GUYS.

UH, FIRST ONE TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT THE COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT FUNDS THE DELIVERY OF SERVICES TO LOW-INCOME TEXANS RESIDENTS IN ALL 254 COUNTIES.

AND FOR THE CITY OF AUSTIN, THIS GRANT PROVIDES FUNDING FOR THE DELIVERY OF BASIC NEEDS, CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, PREVENTIVE HEALTH, AND EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT SERVICES THROUGH OUR NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS AND OUTREACH SITES.

I CAN'T SEE THE REPORT ON THE SCREEN, SO I'M JUST GOING FROM MY PAPER VERSION.

BUT PAGE ONE GIVES A LITTLE BIT OF A DESCRIPTION OF THE DIFFERENT NEEDS AND SERVICES WE PROVIDE.

IT ALSO HAS THE BUDGET WE'RE ON TRACK HALFWAY THROUGH THE YEAR TO FULLY EXPAND OUR FUNDS AT THE END OF THE YEAR, IF NOT JANUARY OR FEBRUARY, YOU GO TO PAGE NUMBER TWO, THERE'S AN UPDATE AGAIN, ON SOME OF THE SERVICES WE PROVIDE AND SOME OF THE OUTCOMES THAT ARE REPORTED MONTHLY TO THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF, UH, TD THCA.

UM, I'D LIKE TO POINT OUT FOR YOU.

UH, WE MET OUR TARGET, ACTUALLY SURPASSED IT, UH, HOUSEHOLDS TO AVOID ANY EVICTION WITH CARE SIDE FUNDS.

WE WERE ABLE TO, UM, SO FAR, UM, SERVICE 1,292 HOUSEHOLDS, AND WE ARE AT 108% OF OUR GOAL FOR THE YEAR.

WE CONTINUE TO EXPEND THOSE FUNDS USING, UH, AUSTIN AREA, URBAN LEAGUE.

AS OUR FISCAL AGENT, WE ALSO WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE SOME TAX PREPARATION SERVICES REMOTE, UH, WITH, IN COLLABORATION WITH ARP, UH, NOT A LOT THIS YEAR.

UM, BUT IT'S STILL ME A DIFFERENT FOR SOME OF OUR CLIENTS, ESPECIALLY AT THE ROSCOE SORT OF GOES TO ENABLE THE CENTER.

UH, WE CONTINUED TO, UM, PROCESS UTILITY PAYMENTS WITH OUR PLUS ONE FUNDING, UM, AND A LOT OF FOOD DISTRIBUTION TRYING TO, UH, ADDRESS THE FOOD INSECURITY ISSUES THAT THIS PANDEMIC HAS REALLY SHOWN TO BE REALLY PRETTY SERIOUS.

IF YOU GO TO THE BOTTOM OF PAGE TWO, YOU SEE THE PROGRAMMATIC ADMINISTRATIVE UPDATES, UM, NO VACANCIES CURRENTLY IN OUR UNIT.

UH, NUMBER TWO, I JUST KEEP IN THERE JUST A REMINDER.

UH, IT'S GOING TO BE 18 MONTHS SINCE OUR NEIGHBORHOODS TO STANDARDS CLOSE TO THE PUBLIC.

WE WENT VIRTUAL IN CURBSIDE AND BY APPOINTMENT ONLY.

SO WE CONTINUE TO OFFER THESE SERVICES, UM, AT ALL OUR NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS WHEN THE PAST 18 MONTHS NUMBER THREE, THE HOME DELIVERY PROGRAM.

UM, AND I DID ON THAT IS THAT WE EXPANDED ELIGIBILITY IN AUGUST TO INCLUDE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITY, UH, WITH A DISABILITY VETERANS AND ACTIVE MILITARY MEMBERS.

UM, WE ARE

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AT CAPACITY ON TUESDAYS.

WEDNESDAYS ARE ALMOST FULL AND WE ARE IN DISCUSSIONS WITH THE CENTRAL TEXAS FOOD BANK TO ADD, UH, AN EXTRA DAY TO IT, TO THE PROGRAM OR FULLY A THURSDAY.

AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN START THAT IN OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, TRYING TO KIND OF WORK OUT THE, UH, THE STAFFING, UH, CHALLENGES WITH THAT.

BUT AGAIN, VERY EXCITING PROGRAM.

UH, IN JULY WE SERVED A 214 HOUSEHOLDS, ALMOST 700 INDIVIDUALS GOT FOOD DELIVERED TO THEIR DOORSTEP IN COLLABORATION WITH, UH, AMAZON AND THE FOOD BANK.

UH, NUMBER FOUR CARE SIDE FUNDING WE CONTINUED TO, TO, TO, UH, PROCESS WENT TO ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS TO HELP OUR CLIENTS STAY HOUSED, UH, THROUGH JUNE WITH ASSISTED ABOUT 460 HOUSEHOLDS AND PROCESSED, UH, $1.1 MILLION IN RENT ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS.

UH, WE ALSO WORK CLOSELY AND REFER FOLKS OUT TO OTHER PROGRAMS IF WE CAN'T ASSIST SUCH AS THE TEXAS RENT RELIEF PROGRAM THROUGH THCA SPRINT 4.0 IN TRAVIS COUNTY, A NUMBER OF FIVE AUSTIN ENERGY PLUS ONE PROGRAM, WE JUST GOT OUR FISCAL YEAR 22 COLLABORATION AGREEMENTS, OR WE'RE EXCITED TO PARTNER UP WITH THEM AGAIN AND GET SOME FUNDS TO ADDRESS OUR FOLKS WHO HAVE FALLEN BEHIND WITH THEIR UTILITY BILLS.

UM, UM, USUALLY DUE TO COVID OR ANOTHER CRISIS LOSS OF A JOB HEALTH ISSUE.

UM, THINGS LIKE THAT.

UM, NUMBER SIX IS ALSO ITEM

[2B. Discussion and possible action on the Neighborhood Services Unit’s Mission Statement per Texas Department of Housing & Community Affairs Organizational Standard 4.1 which states that, “The board has reviewed the organization’s mission statement within the past 5 years and assured that: 1) The mission addresses poverty; and 2) The organization’s programs and services are in alignment with the mission.]

TWO B UH, WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF, UH, COMPLETING OUR ORG STANDARDS, UH, FOR THE YEAR.

AND, UH, WE'VE BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH TDH CA UH, IN COMING UP WITH OUR MISSION STATEMENT.

WE HAVE NOT HAD A MISSION STATEMENT THAT IS SPECIFIC NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES ALWAYS BEEN UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF THE AUSTIN PUBLIC HEALTH CITY OF AUSTIN MISSION STATEMENT.

UM, SO THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, ORGANIZATIONAL STANDARD 4.1 REQUIRES THAT THE BOARD YOU ARE REVIEWED THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION STATEMENT WITHIN THE PAST FIVE YEARS AND ASSURE THAT ONE, THE MISSION ADDRESSES POVERTY TO THE ORGANIZATIONS, PROGRAMS AND SERVICES ARE IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE MISSION MISSION STATEMENT IS RIGHT THERE UNDER BULLET SIX, THE NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES UNIT IMPROVES THE LIVES AND HEALTH OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING POVERTY AND PROVIDING PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES AND CONNECTING RESIDENTS OF AUSTIN AND TRAVIS COUNTY TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES.

SO WE WILL REVISIT THIS IN A MINUTE OR TWO, BECAUSE I'M GOING TO BE ASKING YOU TO REVIEW AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THIS MISSION STATEMENT SO THAT WE CAN SUBMIT IT OFFICIALLY TO TDH THCA OR A GRANT, OR IF YOU HAVE COMMENTS AND YOU CAN LET ME KNOW AT THAT TIME, UH, FEEDBACK AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST A SUCCESS STORY IN THIS MONTH FROM ONE OF OUR PUBLIC HEALTH NURSES OR A REMINDER THAT WE HAVE FIVE, UH, NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES, PUBLIC HEALTH NURSES WHO HAVE BEEN REASSIGNED FOR THE PAST 18 MONTHS TO WORK ON THE PANDEMIC RESPONSE FOR APH.

UH, RIGHT NOW THEY ARE ALL WORKING, UH, EITHER AT THE CALL CENTER OR AT THE VACCINE PODS, UM, WORKING OVER TIME, WEEKENDS, EVENINGS, UH, TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR COMMUNITY, ONCE THE VACCINE GETS IT IN AN EFFICIENT AND EASY MANNER.

AND THEN ONE OF OUR NURSES KIND OF SENT THIS INTO ME, UH, KIND OF SPEAKING IN TERMS OF RELATIONSHIP WITH CLIENTS AND MAKING SURE THAT WE MEET PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE, UM, MAKE THEM FEEL COMFORTABLE, UH, ENCOURAGE THEM TO GET VACCINATED, BUT IF THEY HAVE ANY HESITANCY THAT'S OKAY.

THE STORY KIND OF ILLUSTRATES A POSITIVE OUTCOME PERSON WAS A LITTLE BIT HESITANT, BUT THE NURSE WAS ABLE TO BUILD RAPPORT AND TRUST THE PERSON LEFT JUST A LITTLE BIT LATER, CAME BACK AND GOT THE VACCINE RIGHT BEFORE THAT DELTA REALLY TOOK OFF.

SO KNOW, TAKE TIME TO READ IT.

UH, JUST ONE STORY OUT OF PROBABLY THOUSANDS ACROSS AUSTIN, PUBLIC HEALTH, UH, THAT IS THE END OF MY MONTHLY REPORT WHERE YOU CAN PULL THIS MINDFUL AND JUST CONTINUE TO DO THE WORK.

AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, ORGANIZATIONAL STANDARD 4.1, WHICH STATES THAT THE BOARD HAS REVIEWED THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION STATEMENT WITHIN THE PAST FIVE YEARS AND ASSURED THAT ONE, THE MISSION ADDRESSES POVERTY AND TO THE ORGANIZATIONS, PROGRAMS AND SERVICES ARE IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE MISSION.

LONG HELD.

UH, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS OR THOUGHTS OR MANY OF THE COMMISSIONERS? OKAY.

WE COULD MOVE ON TO, TO BE THE DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON THE NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICE UNIT'S MISSION STATEMENT THAT YOU ALLUDED TO EARLIER, UM, PER TEXAS DEPARTMENT

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THE MANAGER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES UNIT WITH AUSTIN PUBLIC HEALTH.

SO AGAIN, I'M JUST BRINGING THIS 40 YOU GUYS, UH, FORMALLY, UH, I'M OPEN TO ANY FEEDBACK OR EDITS THAT YOU THINK WE SHOULD, UH, INCORPORATE OR TWEAKS.

UH, I HAVE, UM, VETTED IT WITH TDH CA AS YOU GUYS KNOW, FROM MY MONTHLY REPORTS, UM, WE ADDRESSED POVERTY BY OFFERING, UH, RENT ASSISTANCE, UTILITY ASSISTANCE, UM, CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES.

I LIKE TO HELP PEOPLE, UH, INTO THE WORLD OF WORK TO ADDRESS POVERTY.

UH, WE ALSO, UM, JUST EDUCATE FOLKS, YOU KNOW, IN TERMS OF OTHER RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO THEM SO THAT THEY CAN ADDRESS, UM, ISSUES OF POVERTY THAT WAY, WHERE THEY HAVE TO DO WITH HEALTH WARM HANDOFFS, TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS OR PUBLIC HEALTH NURSES, THROWING NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES, EDUCATE FOLKS IN PREVENTIVE, UM, PRACTICES, WELLNESS, ACTIVITIES, UH, BLOOD PRESSURE, CHOLESTEROL CHECKS, UH, PREGNANCY, UH, EDUCATION, THINGS LIKE THAT.

UM, SO HAVING SAID THAT, AND YOU KIND OF KNOWING WHAT WE DO, UM, I'M JUST PUTTING IT FORTH, UM, FOR YOU TO REVIEW.

AND LET ME KNOW IF THERE'S ANYTHING YOU NEED TO CHANGE OR ADD, OR IF IT'S GOOD AS IS POSSIBLY, UH, A VOTE ON APPROVING IT.

SO BEFORE WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM ANYONE ELSE, I JUST WANTED TO GET SOME, UH, PARAMETERS TO FRAME THIS UP.

DO WE HAVE, IS THERE ANY TIME SENSITIVITY HERE? UH, I DON'T KNOW WHEN IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS WE'VE DONE THIS AND, UH, DOES IT NEED TO, DO WE NEED TO WRAP THIS UP TODAY? UH, WE HAVE NOT DONE IT IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS BECAUSE WE'VE ALWAYS KIND OF BEEN UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF THE AUSTIN PUBLIC HEALTH MISSION STATEMENT OR THE CITY OF AUSTIN.

UH, BUT THIS YEAR WE WANTED TO MEET THIS ORGANIZATIONAL STANDARD.

UM, SO WE WANTED TO SUBMIT THIS BY SEPTEMBER 30TH TO THE STATE.

UM, GOT IT.

THERE WAS KIND OF A TIME CRUNCH UNDERSTOOD.

WELL WITH THAT SAID, UM, LOVE TO HEAR, UH, ANYBODY'S THOUGHTS AND I WILL TAKE THE ABSENCE OF COMMENT AS GENERAL, UH, ACQUIESCENCE.

UH, I THINK WE THINK THAT THE MISSION STATEMENT IS JUST FINE.

I THINK SO, TOO.

UH, SUPER.

UM, AND SO ARE YOU REQUESTING A VOTE ON THAT? IS THAT RIGHT? UH, YES, SIR.

UM, IF ANYBODY WANTS TO PUT A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO APPROVE THE MISSION STATEMENT AS IT STANDS, UH, OH, SORRY.

I APOLOGIZE, COMMISSIONER, UH, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OR TO APPROVE THE, UH, THE LANGUAGE AS WRITTEN HERE FOR THE MISSION STATEMENT.

WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER DESOLTEL, UH, COMMISSIONER, TELL THE VERSE SECOND, THEN WE HAVE A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER TOLIVER.

ANY DISCUSSION ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE OR INDICATE.

IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

ITEM NUMBER THREE, NEW BUSINESS, AND WE'LL BEGIN WITH THE BRIEFING ON PROJECT CONNECT, RACIAL EQUITY ANTI-DISPLACEMENT TOOL, UH, WITH SUSANA ALMANZA, JASMINE WILLIS, STEPHANIE WEB RACIAL EQUITY, CO CATALYSTS, BRIAN OAKS, THE CHIEF EQUITY OFFICER AT THE EQUITY OFFICE, RACHEL TEPPER AND ERICA LEAK WITH EIGHT WITH HOUSING AND PLANNING DEPARTMENT.

I'M CAN, OH, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

IT'S PRETTY CLEAR AND STRAIGHTFORWARD.

SO I'M REALLY HAPPY WITH IT.

UM, IF WE USE IT, YOU KNOW, OR A MARKETING, YOU KNOW, SO AS THE UNANIMOUS GROUP HERE, WE'LL MOVE ON TO

[3A. Briefing on Project Connect Racial Equity Anti-Displacement Tool]

IT'S ALREADY Y'ALL THIS IS CITY HALL.

BRIAN, CAN YOU HEAR US?

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CAN YOU ALL HEAR ME? OKAY.

WE CAN HEAR YOU.

THIS CO-CREATED COMMITMENT WAS REALLY BORING.

PERFECT.

UH, WE HAD A PRESENTATION PREPARED FOR TODAY.

I'M NOT SURE, UM, WHO SORT OF HANDLING THAT, BUT IF YOU ALL CAN BRING THAT UP, GREAT.

IT SHOULD BE THE RACIAL EQUITY ANTI-DISPLACEMENT TOOL.

THERE WE GO.

PERFECT.

I SEE IT ON THE SCREEN.

UM, I'LL SORT OF GET US STARTED TONIGHT.

I'M BRYAN OSO.

I'M THE CHIEF EQUITY FOR THE CITY OF AUSTIN.

AND, UH, AS MANY OF YOU ALL KNOW, UH, LAST YEAR, THE VOTERS APPROVED THE PROJECT CONNECT, UH, WHICH IS OUR, UH, IMPROVEMENT OF OUR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM, UH, OVER THE NEXT SEVEN TO 10 YEARS TO INCLUDE MULTIPLE LIGHT RAIL LINES, AS WELL AS RAPID BUS TRANSIT.

UH, AND IT'S A REPRESENTATIVE TO BE ABOUT A $7 BILLION INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT IN THE CITY OVER THE NEXT SEVEN TO 10 YEARS.

AND, UM, I ALWAYS SORT OF SAY THAT, UM, THAT PROJECT CONNECT IS IT'S, IT'S ALMOST SORT OF LIKE ONE OF THOSE SOUR PATCH CANDIES IS THAT IS THE ANALOGY THAT I, THAT I USE IN THAT.

UM, THERE'S A SWEETNESS IN THE SENSE THAT IT IS PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION THAT IS DESPERATELY NEEDED, UH, FOR OUR COMMUNITY, THAT IT HAS THE ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO BREATHE.

UM, BUT THERE'S ALSO THE POTENTIAL FOR A SOUR SIDE OF IT, UM, WHICH IS, UH, THAT WE CALL TRANSIT INDUCED DISPLACEMENT, UH, WHICH IS SORT OF, UM, MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS IN TRANSPORTATION.

THERE'S A PRETTY STRONG, UH, BODY OF RESEARCH ACROSS THE NATION, UH, THAT INDICATES, ESPECIALLY FOR COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AND LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES.

UM, ONE OF THE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES IS A DISPLACEMENT AND GENTRIFICATION, UH, FOR THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS.

AND IN THIS SORT OF CONTRACT WITH VOTERS, UH, FELT THAT OUR POLICYMAKERS WERE VERY AWARE OF THE POTENTIAL FOR DISPLACEMENT AS A RESULT OF, FROM A PROJECT LIKE THIS.

AND THERE WERE $300 MILLION THAT WAS SET ASIDE, UH, IN EFFORTS TO SUPPORT ANTI-DISPLACEMENT INITIATIVES ACROSS THE CITY TO HOPEFULLY PREVENT, UH, THE DISPLACEMENT THAT COULD COME FROM SUCH A MAJOR, UM, TRANSIT INVESTMENT.

I'LL SAY THIS BEFORE WE GET STARTED, BECAUSE I THINK WE'VE HAD MANY CONVERSATIONS AS WE WORK TO DEVELOP THIS TOOL.

THAT 300 MILLION IS PROBABLY JUST SCRATCHING THE SURFACE IN TERMS OF WHAT THE TRUE LEAD IS, UH, TO REALLY PREVENT THIS DISPLACEMENT AS A RESULT OF THE PROJECT THAT WE'LL SEE OVER THE NEXT SEVEN TO 10 YEARS.

UH, BUT IT'S A START FOR US.

AND TONIGHT WE WANTED TO, UH, INTRODUCE YOU ALL TO, UM, OUR RACIAL EQUITY ANTI-DISPLACEMENT TOOL.

THAT'S CALLED NOTHING ABOUT US WITHOUT US.

AND, UH, I'LL START US OUT BY TALKING A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW WE CAME ABOUT THIS TITLE.

UH, WE CAME ABOUT THIS TITLE BECAUSE IN THIS PROCESS TO BUILD AND DESIGN, UH, THIS EQUITY TOOL TO BE USED, UH, FOR PROJECT CONNECT, WE REALLY WANTED TO SORT OF DISRUPT A TRADITIONAL CITY PATTERNS OF HOW WE USUALLY DO OUR BUSINESS, WHICH IS THAT WE HEARD A LOT FROM COMMUNITY THROUGH THIS PROCESS THAT, UH, IN MANY EFFORTS TO SEE EFFORTS TO CITY ALREADY STARTED DESIGNS OR DECIDES, AND THEN WE COME OUT TO THE COMMUNITY AND, UH, WE REALLY JUST SORT OF WANT THE COMMUNITY SORT OF CO-SIGN AND SUPPORT WHERE WE'VE ALREADY DEVELOPED.

AND THEY TOLD US A LOT THAT WE, YOU KNOW, WE GET IN OUR FILLERS AND WE GET UPSET WHEN COMMUNITY PUSHED BACK AND SHOWS US THE GAPS IN THAT.

AND SO IN THIS PROCESS, WE SAID THAT WE WANTED TO REALLY DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

AND OUR DIFFERENT APPROACH WAS WHAT WE CALL A CO-CREATIVE MODEL AND A TEAM TO REALLY DEVELOP THIS TOOL.

UH, AND THAT CO-CREATIVE MODEL WAS REALLY CENTERED AROUND.

UH, IF WE'RE GOING TO BUILD AN EQUITY TOOL, THAT'S GOING TO HELP US PREVENT DISPLACEMENT.

AS A RESULT OF THIS PROJECT, WE HAVE TO ENGAGE AND CENTER PEOPLE WHO ARE DIRECTLY IMPACTED AND HAVE LIVED THE EXPERIENCE AND ARE AT RISK OF DISPLACEMENT.

AND OUR COMMITMENT IS REALLY THROUGH THEIR VOICES IS HOW WE SHOULD REALLY DESIGN OUR APPROACH TO PREVENT DISPLACEMENT THROUGH THIS PROJECT AND WOULD SAY THAT IF WE DIDN'T SORT OF REALLY CENTER THOSE VOICES, THEN WE WOULD REALLY FALL SHORT OF THE EFFORT, UH, TO, TO DO WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO, UH, THROUGH THIS, THROUGH THIS PROCESS, WHICH IS, UH, REALLY HOW, UH,

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AND OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT, UH, WORKED WITH US TO BUILD AND DESIGN THE TOOL.

UH, WE RECOGNIZE AS OUR COMMUNITY CATALYST, UH, WE SET OUT A PROCESS FOR APPLICATIONS.

WE HAD 117 APPLICATIONS AND WE SELECTED 30 COMMUNITY MEMBERS, UH, TO BE A PART OF THIS PROCESS OF REALLY WORKING, TO DEVELOP AND DESIGN THE TOOL OVER A COURSE OF ABOUT SIX MONTHS, UH, WITH SORT OF MULTIPLE, UH, WORKSHOPS THAT WE DID TO REALLY DESIGN AND DEVELOP DIFFERENT COMPONENTS OF THE TOOL.

AND, UH, TWO OF OUR CATALYSTS ARE HERE WITH US TONIGHT, UH, SUSANA ALMANZA, AND ALSO BELIEVE THAT, UH, STEPHANIE WEB AND JASMINE WILL, THIS MAY BE WITH US AS WELL TONIGHT.

UH, AND THERE'LL BE PRESENTING AND TALKING ABOUT THE TOOL TOO.

UM, BUT BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD, I JUST WANTED TO REALLY TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT, UH, OUR CATALYST TO SAY HOW MUCH WE APPRECIATE THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT REALLY STARTED TO HELP US DESIGN AND DEVELOP THE TOOL THAT REALLY PUSHED US TO BE CREATIVE AND BOLD, UH, IN, UH, HOW THIS TOOL REALLY SEEKS TO ADDRESS, UH, EQUITY.

AND I WOULD SAY, UH, SORT OF RIGHT OR WRONG, HAVE A HISTORY OF INEQUITY IN OUR COMMUNITY.

AND, UH, JUST AN IDEA OF WHO OUR CALVIS WERE.

UH, 88% OF OUR CALLUS ARE CURRENT OR FORMER MEMBER, UH, RESIDENTS OF THE EASTERN CRESCENT, A HUNDRED PERCENT OF OUR CALLOUS EARN LESS THAN IMMEDIATE INCOME OR AUSTIN, 50% OF THEM, UH, HAVE NO PERSONAL VEHICLE OR OPINION ON TRANSIT.

AND 90% OF OUR CALVIS, UH, ARE PEOPLE OF COLOR.

AND YOU CAN SEE THE BREAKDOWN OF OUR DEMOGRAPHICS AND, UH, REALLY TRYING TO CENTER THE VOICES OF PEOPLE THAT ARE MOST DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY THIS.

WHAT WAS REALLY OUR GOAL THAT I'M REALLY EXCITED AND PROUD TO PRESENT THE TOOL TO YOU ALL TONIGHT.

AND WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO OUR NEXT PRESENTER, WHICH IS STEPHANIE WEB.

STEPHANIE, ARE YOU HERE WITH US? WELL, I'M ALWAYS A LITTLE OUT THERE, BUT YES I AM HERE.

SO BASICALLY WITH THIS, WITH THESE THREE MAPS AND I CALL THEM THE BLUE MAPS WHERE INDIC WE'RE DISCUSSING HOW INTEGRATION HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE GOAL.

BUT IF YOU UNDERSTAND THE REAL CONCEPT BEHIND INTEGRATION, IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE MORE SYMBIOTIC AND MUTUAL.

WHAT YOU NOTICED WITH THIS PLACEMENT IS THAT WHILE THERE'S MORE BLUE GOING INTO THE EAST, CRESPIN, YOU DON'T SEE A LOT OF THE PURPLE AND THE BROWN BEING REDISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE CITY.

SO ONE OF THE MAJOR GOALS IN THE DISPLACEMENT TOOL WAS TO MAKE, UH, RACIAL AND SOCIOECONOMIC INTEGRATION, MORE SYMBIOTIC AND MUTUAL INSTEAD OF BECOMING INVASIVE AND BASICALLY SAYING, WELL, WE DON'T LIKE YOU HERE, SO NOW WE'RE GOING TO BE HERE.

SO, SO BASICALLY WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, WE, UH, I, I MENTIONED INTEGRATION BECAUSE OF COURSE THAT WAS THE REASON WHY PEOPLE RAN AWAY TO THE SUBURBS IN THE FIRST PLACE.

THEY SAID EVERYBODY HAS TO BE AROUND EVERYBODY.

AND THEY STARTED WITH THE BUSES.

SO PEOPLE SAID, OH, LET US GO TO THE SUBURBS AND WE WILL GET CARS AND WE WILL DRIVE.

AND WE'LL DRIVE REALLY FAST PAST THE BLACK AND BROWN FOLKS, WHICH IS WHY WE HAVE HIGHWAYS, WHICH IS WHY NOBODY WANTS TO WIDEN.

JUST THROWING THAT IN THERE.

UM, BUT BASICALLY ALL OF A SUDDEN IN THE MID 1980S INTO THE 1990S IN AUSTIN, BUT IN THE 1990S AND AUNTS IN PORTLAND, ALL OF A SUDDEN CITIES BECAME TRENDED AGAIN.

AND WE REALLY LIKE CITIES AND OOH, EVERYBODY VERTICAL, MIXED USE AND TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT.

WELL, THERE WERE PEOPLE HERE AND THE PEOPLE WERE LIKE, HEY, WE'VE BEEN ASKING FOR PUBLIC TRANSIT FOR DECADES.

WHAT HAPPENED TO US? AND THEY SAID, NOPE, YOU DON'T HAVE MONEY.

SO WE'RE READY FOR YOU TO BE GONE.

AND SO THEREFORE, WE HAD A LOT OF DEVELOPMENT.

WE HAD A LOT OF, UM, BUSINESS EXPANSION HAPPENING IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA.

AND WE BASICALLY SAID, OH, WELL, WE THINK TRAINS ARE COOL, BUT WE DON'T THINK THAT YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO RIDE THEM.

SO YOU CAN NOW GO TO THE SUBURBS THAT WE ARE DONE PLAYING WITH AND YOU CAN, AND YOU CAN TAKE YOUR TRAY AND YOU CAN DRIVE YOUR CARS THAT WE DEMAND THAT YOU PURCHASE INTO THE CITY TO WORK FOR US.

SO THAT'S KIND OF HOW TRANSIT ORIENTED DISPLACEMENT

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WORKS.

WE, WE DECIDE, WE LOVE ALTERNATIVE MOBILITY, BUT WE DECIDE THAT ONLY RICH PEOPLE CAN HAVE IT.

SO WITH, SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND READ THE VISION BEHIND THE TOOL WITH THE HELP OF THE EQUITY TOOL.

WE ENVISION AUSTIN RENOWNED FOR ITS STRONG COMMUNITIES AND INCLUSIVE NEIGHBORHOODS.

IT'S RACIAL AND ECONOMIC DIVERSITY AS A FOUNDATION, WHICH FUELS THE CITY'S INITIATIVE AND ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT AND AUSTIN THAT WELCOMES ALL INCOMING, ETHNIC GROUPS, NEW BIPAP, TRANSPLANTS, AND VALUES, IT'S NATIVE AND LONGTIME BIPAP RESIDENTS, BUSINESS, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS.

WE SEE A FUTURE IN WHICH AUSTINITES REGARDLESS OF RACE, OR MEANS THRIVE WITH THE POWER TO DETERMINE THEIR FUTURES IN SHORT, THE VISION BEHIND THIS EQUITY TOOL WAS SUPPOSED TO BE, NO, WE DO NOT THINK THAT THE CITY IS A TOOL OR A TOY FOR QUIET, SKINNY, RICH, YOUNG, WHITE PEOPLE.

WE BELIEVE IT'S A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE LIVE.

WE BELIEVE IT'S A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE WORK.

WE BELIEVE IT'S A PLACE WHERE EVERYBODY BELONGS AND DESERVES ACCESS TO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.

AND WE WANT TO SUPPORT PEOPLE WHO SEE THAT THAT IS WHAT A CITY IS.

I E WE ALL LIVE IN THIS SPACE.

THEREFORE WE SHOULD ALL HAVE EQUAL ACCESS AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY WITHIN SENSE FAITH.

SO OF COURSE, WE HAVE A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT MOTIVATIONS BEHIND HERE.

THE MAIN, UH, YOU KNOW, WE STARTED WITH, WE WANT TO PREVENT THIS PLACEMENT.

THAT'S EASY.

WHAT COMES WITH THIS PLACEMENT? WELL, PEOPLE HAVE TO HAVE MONEY TO BE ABLE TO STAY HERE.

THAT'S WHY WE HAD TO ADVANCE ECONOMIC MOBILITY AND OPPORTUNITY.

WELL, DO WE, ARE WE JUST TRYING TO GET SHINY NEW MONEY OR ARE WE TRYING TO TAKE, UH, BASICALLY UTILIZE THE PEOPLE WHO ARE ALREADY HERE? AND THAT'S WHY WE HAVE DRIVER THREE, WHICH WAS BUILDING ON LOCAL CULTURAL ASSETS.

BECAUSE AGAIN, PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HERE, THEY'VE BEEN HERE FOR A WHILE AND THEY HAVE AN OPINION.

AND OF COURSE, SINCE IT'S PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, WE DEFINITELY WANT TO PROMOTE TRANSPORTATION, MOBILITY AND CONNECTIVITY.

I E ALTERNATIVE MOBILITY IS NOT A TREND.

IT IS NOT A NICHE.

IT IS A TOOL THAT PEOPLE USE TO GET FROM POINT A TO POINT B, JUST LIKE I DID TONIGHT AND OUR CONCEPT OF A SAFE AND HEALTHY NEIGHBORHOOD NEEDS TO EVOLVE.

AND THAT IS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY MOST OF THE PEOPLE INVOLVED WITH THE EQUITY TOOL ARE PEOPLE OF COLOR, BECAUSE BASICALLY SAYING THAT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD IS NOT SAFE WHEN BIPAP OR IN IT IS PART OF THE PROBLEM WITH NOMENCLATURE AND PLANNING, AS IT IS DISCUSSED ALL THE TIME AND BASICALLY EQUITABLE ACCESS TO ALL NEIGHBORHOODS MEANS I SHOULD NOT BE INTERESTING IN THE SEAHOLM PLAZA.

JUST LIKE I AM NOT INTERESTING ON THE BUGGY CREEK TRAIL EVERYWHERE IN AUSTIN IS FOR EVERYBODY IN AUSTIN.

AND THAT WAS THE MOTIVATION BEHIND THE EQUITY ASSESSMENT TOOL.

AND THESE ARE THE UNWASHED MASSES WHO STAYED BEHIND WHEN EVERYBODY DECIDED TO GO PLAY IN THE SUBURBS.

OBVIOUSLY BLACK PEOPLE, OBVIOUSLY OF IMMIGRANTS, BUT AGAIN, THE PEOPLE WHO DID NOT MAKE THE MONEY STAY WITHIN THE MOST NEGLECTED INFRASTRUCTURE.

AND THAT INCLUDES LOW WAGE WORKERS AND SENIOR HOMEOWNERS.

THE MYTH THAT EVERYBODY IS JUST GOING TO ONE DAY TAKE OFF ON INSTAGRAM OR BLOW UP THEIR BUSINESS IS A LIE.

SOME PEOPLE WANT THE RIGHT TO BE ANONYMOUS.

AND JUST LIKE THE YOUTH WHO ARE HOMELESS DID NOT IMAGINE THEMSELVES TO BE THAT WAY.

WE HAVE TO IMAGINE A CITY WHERE YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE LARRY ELLISON TO BE ABLE TO HAVE ACCESS TO LIVING WITHIN RANGE OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.

UM, SO EVERYONE GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.

UH, ERIC LEE WITH HOUSING AND PLANNING DEPARTMENT, UM, THE TOOL ALSO HAS SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS AREAS.

AND THE CONCEPT THERE IS I'M SORRY FOR THOSE OF US ONLINE, WE CAN'T HEAR THE AUDIO.

CAN OTHERS HEAR THE AUDIO IN THE AUDIENCE?

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NOPE.

IT'S ERICA PRESENTING NOW.

UM, ONCE AGAIN, MY NAME IS ERIC I'M WITH THE CITY'S HOUSING AND PLANNING DEPARTMENT.

THE TOOL ALSO HAS A GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS AND THE REASON FOR THE GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS IS TO REALLY FOCUS ON AREAS WHERE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN FORCED TO MOVE DUE TO GOVERNMENT POLICIES, REDLINING, DISINVESTMENT, GENTRIFICATION, AND NEW CYCLES OF DISPLACEMENT.

SO THIS MAP IS ACTUALLY SHOWING DIFFERENT TO S UH, DISPLACEMENT RISK AREAS WITH THE MOST INTENSE RISK BEING IN KIND OF A BLUISH PURPLE AND THE LEAST INTENSE BEING IN KIND OF A PEACH COLOR.

AND WHEN WE LOOK AT THOSE AREAS IN RELATIONSHIP TO THE PROJECT CONNECT TRANSIT LINES, THOSE ARE THE AREAS WHERE THE ANTI-DISPLACEMENT FUNDS ARE TO BE INVESTED, UM, TO, TO TRY TO KEEP PEOPLE FROM BEING DISPLACED FROM THOSE AREAS.

SO, UM, SO WE HAVE THE PRIORITY PEOPLE, WE HAVE THE PRIORITY PLACES, AND THEN THEY'RE ALSO PRIORITY PURPOSES.

AND THE MAIN PRIORITY PURPOSES FOR THE FUNDS ARE TO MINIMIZE IMMEDIATE DISPLACEMENT, UH, AFFORDABLE HOUSING SUPPORT, BIPAP AND BUSINESSES, UM, STRENGTHENING TENANT RIGHTS, UH, CULTURAL ANCHORS AND PURCHASING LAND FOR COMMUNITY LED PROJECTS.

UM, AND THESE PURPOSES ARE INTENDED TO HELP MAINTAIN, YOU KNOW, NOT ONLY PEOPLE, BUT ALSO THE CULTURE THAT IS SO ESSENTIAL TO, TO ENABLE PEOPLE TO CONTINUE TO FEEL LIKE THEY BELONG IN THE SPACE.

SO THE TOOL IS INTENDED TO, UM, TO PROVIDE FOR A VARIETY OF THESE PURPOSES THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED.

AND NOW I WILL TURN IT OVER TO SUSANA.

UH, YES.

SO, UH, I AM GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT THE DIFFERENT RACIAL EQUITY AND ANTI-DISPLACEMENT TOOLS AS THERE ARE ACTUALLY FIVE.

AND I AM GOING TO START WITH THE COMMUNITY DRIVEN, UH, IF YOU WOULD GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE.

SO, UH, THE COMMUNITY DRIVEN IS, IS A PROPOSED STRATEGY CREATED BY AN ACCOUNTABLE TO THE COMMUNITY.

IT WILL SERVE ON HERE.

YOU CAN'T SEE IT, BUT THE TOP THREE, A ONE THROUGH EIGHT, THREE ON THE QUESTIONS, UM, MUST, MUST SCORE AT LEAST FOUR OR HIGHER TO MOVE FORWARD.

AND THERE IS A TOTAL OF 25 POINTS, UH, ON THAT COMMUNITY DRIVEN, UH, FOR THE PROPOSAL.

AND I'LL JUST MENTION A COUPLE OF THINGS.

ONE, DOES IT ADVANCE A VISION OF RACIAL EQUITY AND ANTI DISPLACEMENT TO, OR WAS THE VISION CREATED WITHOUT ANY CONSULTATION WITH THOSE MOST IMPACTED AND DISPLACE? UH, TWO, DOES IT USE A COLLABORATIVE OR DIFFERENTIAL MODEL OF COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP AND THREE, DOES IT USED DATA DESEGREGATED BY RACE FOR TRANSPARENCY IN DECISION-MAKING AND ACCOUNTABILITY, THOSE MOST IMPACTED AND DISPLACED AND DESERT REFLECT ON THE RESULT OF PREVIOUSLY ESTABLISHED AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY, UH, UM, UH, DISPLACEMENT INCLUDE BUDGET THAT ADEQUATELY AND EQUITABLY RESOURCES, ALL COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND PARTICIPANTS AND SUPPORT COMMUNITY BUILDING.

AND SO YOU'LL SEE THERE IS, THERE ARE THE STRONG POINTS ON ONE, OR IT ALSO COULD BE ON THE SECOND PART AND THAT'S PART OF THE COMMUNITY DRIVEN.

NOW, IF WE GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT COMMUNITIES, PRIORITIES, PEOPLE PLAYS IN PURPOSES, AND DOES THIS PROPOSAL MEANINGFULLY DESCRIBES THIS CREASE DISPLACEMENT PRESSURES FOR THOSE POPULATION BUSINESSES AND CULTURAL ANCHORS MOST AT RISK.

AND AGAIN, SO WE'RE LOOKING AT, UH, ON THE TOP THREE QUESTIONS.

UH, THE PROPOSAL HAS A SCORE FOR MORE WITH THE TOTAL OF 35 COINS.

AND, UM, FOR EXAMPLE, A ONE, IT SAYS EXPLICITLY DESCRIBE HOW IT DECREASES DISPLACEMENT PRESSURES FOR BIPAP HOUSEHOLDS WHO ARE AT RISK OF DISPLACEMENT TO EXPLICITLY DESCRIBE HOW IT, THIS CREASES DISPLACEMENT PRESSURE FOR BIPAP BUSINESS OWNERS AT RISK OF DISPLACEMENT, AND THREE EXPLICITLY DESCRIBE HOW DECREASES DISPLACEMENT PRESSURES

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FOR BACKPACK PARKLET ORGANIZATIONS AND AT RISK OF DISPLACEMENT.

AND THEN IT GOES ON THE, THESE ARE ALL THE QUESTIONS FOR THE PROPOSALS THAT ARE GOING, THAT PEOPLE WILL BE SUBMITTED AND HAVE TO ANSWER TO.

AND THEN IF WE GO TO THE THIRD ONE, WHICH IS A COMMUNITY GUARD RAILS, DOES THIS STRATEGY ADDRESS UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES THAT LEAD TO MORE HARM? SO WHEN WE LOOKED AT THAT, OR AGAIN, SCORING FROM ZERO TO FIVE ON THESE QUESTIONS WITH A TOTAL OF TWENTY-FIVE CAPACITY, UH, LOOKING AT HARMFUL CONCEPT CONSEQUENCES ON BIPAP COMMUNITIES OF PEOPLE WITH LOWER INCOMES, CLEARLY IDENTIFY AND MEANINGFUL MEASURES TO MITIGATE HARM FOR PROPOSALS, UH, PROPOSED, UH, IS THERE CLARITY ON HOW IT DECREASES OR MITIGATES HIS CONTRIBUTION TO ANY OF THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF DISPLACEMENT PRESSURES ON HIGH-RISK POPULATIONS, UH, DIRECT ECONOMIC CULTURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT.

AND SO YOU GO ON AND YOU CAN SEE THESE QUESTIONS OR DO BIPAP HOUSEHOLD BUSINESSES, OR IN A COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS PAY AN EQUITABLE SHARE OF THE COST.

SO YOU'LL SEE, ON ONE SIDE OF THE COLUMN TO THE LEFT, ARE THOSE QUESTIONS, OR THEY CAN ANSWER ON THE RIGHT HAND AGAIN, UH, WITH A TOTAL OF SCORM, ZERO TO FIVE, AND NOW WE'LL GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, WHICH IS THE REASONABLENESS, UH, AND, UH, IS THIS PROPOSAL STRATEGY LIKELY TO BE SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENTED AND GAIN? SO WE'RE LOOKING AT A TOTAL SCORE OF 30 POINTS ON THIS ONE WHERE AGAIN, THE TOP TWO HAPPENED TO SCORE AT LEAST FOUR OR MORE POINTS FOR THIS PROPOSAL TO MOVE FORWARD.

SO IT'S VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE WHEN WE LOOK AT IT AS A LEADERSHIP BOARD AND EXECUTIVES OF THE APPLICANT REFLECT THE RACIAL, ETHNIC DEMOGRAPHICS OF THE COMMUNITY BEING SERVED, HOW OFTEN HAVE WE SENT PROPOSALS AND THE BOARD DOES NOT REFLECT ANY OF THE COMMUNITY, NONE OF THE STAFF, AND DOESN'T EVEN INCLUDE THE COMMUNITY.

UH, NUMBER TWO, DOES THIS PROJECT BUDGET, ADEQUATELY RESOURCE, ALL COMMUNITY PARTNERS IN THE PROPOSAL.

AGAIN, WE'VE SEEN PROPOSALS WHERE THEY AS COMMUNITY AND COMMUNITIES DON'T GET ANY RESOURCES OR THE BENEFITS FROM THESE PROPOSALS.

SO I THINK THAT THESE ARE WE, THE WHOLE EQUITY TOOL, THE PEOPLE WORKED ON, IT REALLY LOOKED AT DEEP INTO THE QUESTIONS OF EQUITY AND REALLY CAME UP WITH THE SCORE CARD AND LOOKING AT THESE PROPOSALS AND BRINGING IN A NEW MODEL THAT REFLECTS EQUITY.

AND THAT, UH, WE'RE ALSO HOPING THAT, UH, AS A, UH, PUT WITH RFP THAT THESE TOOLS ARE PUT UP FRONT IN THE PROPOSAL, BUT THESE ARE THE QUESTIONS THAT ARE UPFRONT AND THE RFP, AND NOT JUST THE ONES THAT WE'RE SCORING, BUT ARE ALSO INCLUDED IN THE RFP PROCESS.

UH, AND THEN I'LL PASS IT ON TO THE NEXT PERSON.

SO AS WE DISCUSSED EARLIER, UM, PART OF THE, THE CONCEPT OF THE TOOL IS TO ALSO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S A BALANCED PORTFOLIO AND, UH, AND THAT THE FUNDS ARE, ARE SPREAD OUT BETWEEN ALL THE VARIOUS, UM, PRIORITIES TO MAKE SURE THAT THE VARIOUS NEEDS ARE HELP ARE ADDRESSED THROUGH THE FUNDING.

UM, SO AS BRIAN MENTIONED AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS PRESENTATION, THIS TOOL WAS DESIGNED IN A WAY SO THAT THERE'S COMMUNITY LED IMPLEMENTATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY.

AND SO THIS IS SORT OF A SPECTRUM OF THE VARIOUS WAYS THAT, UM, THAT WORK LIKE THIS IS, IS SOMETIMES UNDERTAKEN.

AND WITH THIS WORK, WE'RE, WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO MOVE TO THE, TO THE RIGHT HAND COLUMN WITH COMMUNITY LED IMPLEMENTATION CO-CREATION OF THE TOOL AND HAVING COMMUNITY MEMBERS AT THE TABLE AS PART OF THE SCORING PROCESS.

THERE'S ALSO A PROCESS OF CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT, UM, FOR THE TOOL ITSELF.

UM, AND, AND BY THAT, WE'RE BASICALLY THINKING OF, OF THE TOOL AS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TO, UH, INITIALLY NORMALIZE IN THE COMMUNITY TO TALK ABOUT WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO USE A RACIAL EQUITY BASED TOOL TO, TO DO ASSESSMENT OF, UM, OF FUNDING PROPOSALS.

THEN THERE'S ANOTHER ASPECT OF, UH, FEEDBACK LOOPS AND GETTING, GETTING FEEDBACK ON THE TOOL, UM, MAKING SURE THAT IT'S WORKING TO ACHIEVE THE OUTCOMES

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THAT ARE DESIRED AND THEN, UH, OPERATIONALIZING IT AS WE'RE USING IT, WE'LL LEARN MORE ABOUT IT AND, AND SEE IF IT REALLY IS, UH, FUNCTIONING AS IT AS INTENDED.

AND IF NOT, THEN PERHAPS SOME ADJUSTMENTS WILL NEED TO BE MADE.

UM, AND SO AS PART OF THAT PROCESS, WE WILL BE, UM, HAVING LEARNING SESSIONS THIS FALL TO WALK PEOPLE THROUGH EXAMPLES OF HOW TO USE THE TOOL, UM, AND TO START THAT PROCESS OF NORMALIZING, ORGANIZING AND OPERATIONALIZING THE TOOL SO PEOPLE CAN SIGN UP FOR THOSE LEARNING SESSIONS, UM, AT THE WEB ADDRESS THAT'S SHOWN ON THE SCREEN.

UM, AND I THINK THAT'S THE LAST SLIDE.

AND SO WE CAN ANSWER QUESTIONS.

GREAT.

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION AND OBVIOUSLY THE MANY, MANY, MANY MONTHS OF THOUGHTFUL WORK, UM, FLORES, OPEN, UH, IF ANY COMMISSIONERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR THOUGHTS COMMISSIONER LEAH'S SO THE FOCUS AREA IS WITHIN A MILE OF THE RAIL LINES.

UM, SO THE INTENTION, WHICH IS SHOW NONCE, OH BOY, THAT'S A VERY SMALL NUMBER.

UM, IT'S ON ONE OF THE MAPS SLIDES, BUT, UM, GENERALLY IT'S IN AREAS THAT ARE GENTRIFYING WITHIN A MILE OF THE RAIL LINES TO TRY AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE REALLY FOCUSING THE FUNDS IN THE PLACES WHERE THERE'S THE MOST PRESSURE OF GENTRIFICATION DUE TO THE TRANSIT SO BASICALLY I ACTUALLY HAVE A FRIEND WHO IS, UH, ON THE, UH, BLUE LINE RIGHT NOW, AND THEY'RE GOING TO, UH, AND, AND THEY'RE GOING TO MEETINGS AND BASICALLY SAYING, SO YOU'RE GOING TO BE DEALING WITH OUR PROPERTY, HOW'S THAT GOING TO HAPPEN? AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE BEEN TOLD IS THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE MORE NEGOTIATION WITH TRYING NOT TO DISRUPT THE PROPERTY THAT'S GOING ON, BUT BASICALLY IT'S FROM WHAT I'M SEEING AT THIS POINT IN TIME IT'S AS THE ISSUE COMES UP, FOR EXAMPLE, THERE'S AN INFORMATIONAL MEETING NEXT WEEK ON THE PLEASANT VALLEY RIVERSIDE STOP, WHICH IS RIGHT DOWN THE STREET FROM MY HOUSE.

SO BASICALLY RIGHT NOW, WE DON'T NECESSARILY KNOW BECAUSE THEY'VE BASICALLY BUILT IT 15% OUT, BUT AS WE ARE PRESENTED WITH THE STOPS WITH WHAT'S IN THE AREA, THAT IS WHEN WE'LL BE ABLE TO SAY, OKAY, NOW THAT WE KNOW WHAT'S W NOW THAT WE KNOW WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO BE EXACTLY WHAT YOUR, UM, AND WHAT EXACTLY IS IN THE AREA EXACTLY.

THEN WE CAN, UH, THEN WE CAN ADDRESS IT.

FOR EXAMPLE, I KNOW THAT ONE APARTMENT COMPLEX HAS, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE RUN BY PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANIES.

THEY'VE JUST DECIDED WE'RE NOT RENEWING LEASES.

AND SO WHETHER THEY USE SNOW AS AN EXCUSE, OR THEY USE PROJECT CONNECT AS AN EXCUSE, UM, WE'RE DEALING BOTH WITH INDIVIDUAL PROPERTY OWNERS, LIKE IN THE CASE OF, UH, MY BUDDY IN THE CONDO WHERE THEY'RE ALL PROPERTY OWNERS, AND WE'RE ALSO DEALING WITH THE FACT THAT SOME OF THEM WERE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANIES AND YOU CANNOT CAN'T MAKE THEM DO UM, YES, THE CONCEPT IS ALL OF THE 300 MILLION WE'LL GO THROUGH THE EQUITY TOOL AND, AND I MAY HAVE MISSED PART OF YOUR QUESTION.

SO IF I DID, NONE HAS BEEN AWARDED.

UM, COUNCIL DID PASS A RESOLUTION

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IN FEBRUARY SPECIFYING, UM, THAT 23 MILLION USE SHOULD BE USED FOR LAND ACQUISITION FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

SO THAT DIRECTION HAS BEEN MADE, BUT NO FUNDING HAS BEEN AWARDED.

AND WAS THAT 23 MILLION FOR A SPECIFIC PLACE OR NOT FOR ANY SPECIFIC LOCATION? JUST WITHIN THE SAME GEOGRAPHY OF GENERALLY, UM, APPROXIMATELY A MILE.

AND WHOEVER WHO WHOMEVER APPLIES FOR THAT MONEY, WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE EQUITY TO CORRECT? YES.

I BELIEVE COMMISSIONER JESSA.

TELL US THE QUESTION.

YEAH, THANK YOU, CHAIR.

MY QUESTION IS IN THE ANSWER, MAYBE THE EQUITY TOOL, BUT I'M TRYING TO SORT OF UNDERSTAND IF ALL THE FEEDBACK THAT YOU'RE GETTING FROM THE COMMUNITY IS WEIGHTED EQUALLY, OR IS THE EQUITY TOOL THERE TO SORT OF BALANCE OUT THE, UM, THE FEEDBACK YOU'RE GETTING, BECAUSE WE KNOW OBVIOUSLY HIGHER INCOME PEOPLE TEND TO BE MORE ENGAGED AND ALSO, UH, W ARE YOU GOING TO SAY SOMETHING? AND TH THAT'S, THAT IS EXACTLY THE REASON WHY, WHY THEY HAD, UH, BASICALLY THEY HAD THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ON THE FRONT END, BECAUSE YOU ARE CORRECT.

AS YOU CAN TELL, EVEN FOR THIS PRESENTATION, HALF OF US ARE HERE, HALF OF US ARE NOT.

AND SO, BECAUSE WE HAVE A CHALLENGE WITH, YOU KNOW, BEING AT A MEANING FOR SIX O'CLOCK CAN BE DIFFICULT FOR PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY PARENTS WITH CHILDREN.

THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WHY ONE OF OUR COLLEAGUES ISN'T HERE TONIGHT.

UM, WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE WAS SOME SEMBLANCE OF OUR SHELLS IN PLACE BEFORE, SO THAT PEOPLE COULDN'T JUST USE PLAUSIBLE DENIABILITY AND SAY, WE DON'T KNOW, WE DIDN'T KNOW.

AND IT'S LIKE, NO, THERE WERE GUIDELINES AND STIPULATIONS BEFOREHAND.

AND IF YOU DECIDED YOU NEEDED TO BASICALLY TAKE OUT THAT DAYCARE CENTER TO MAKE A CRAFT BEER STAND THAT THAT'S ON YOU.

YOU KNOW, AND THE CONCERN IS, IS THAT, AND THEN YOU, THESE MAPS THAT YOU'RE SHOWING FROM THE BLUE MAPS TO THE POTENTIAL DISPLACEMENT RISK AREAS, SOME OF THESE THAT ARE CHRONIC, LIKE MY NEIGHBORHOOD IS CHRONIC AND AND ALL THE WAY DOWN TO WHERE THE TRAIN STATION IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT DEVELOPMENT.

AND I KNOW THAT IT'S NOT AFFORDABLE.

THERE MAY BE SOME AFFORDABLE UNITS THERE, BUT IF YOU GO ASK THOSE PEOPLE, THEY MAY HAVE A DIFFERENT VIEWPOINT OF THE PEOPLE FIVE YEARS AGO, WHO WERE ALREADY DISPLACED ABOUT WHAT SHOULD HAPPEN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

AND SO, UH, I GUESS THAT THAT IS SORT OF WHAT THE EQUITY TOOLS IS THERE.

THAT SORT OF BALANCED BALANCE OUT THE, BECAUSE THERE'S ALSO THE CHALLENGE OF WHO IS CONSIDERED AN EXPERT AND PROFESSIONAL.

THERE ARE PLENTY OF PEOPLE WHO'VE BEEN LIVING IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD WHO KNOW QUITE A BIT ABOUT IT, WHO ARE CONSIDERED STUPID BY PEOPLE WHO COME INTO THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD AND SAY, I WOULD LIKE TO USE YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD AS A CANVAS.

WE NEEDED TO HAVE CONCERN.

AND PEOPLE WILL SAY, WELL, THAT'S RATHER HARSH.

NO, THAT IS EXACTLY HOW THE CONSTITUENTS HAVE FELT WHEN PEOPLE COME INTO THEIR COMMUNITY AND SAY, I KNOW YOU THINK YOU DON'T WANT THIS, BUT THIS IS A REALLY GOOD IDEA.

SO BASICALLY THE PURPOSE OF THIS TOOL WAS EVERYBODY IS NOT FORMALLY EDUCATED.

EVERYBODY DOES NOT HAVE QUITE A BIT OF MONEY, EVERY CAUSE I'M IN FOR ONE, SO SAME, SAME OLD, SAME OLD, JUST LIKE TWO, TWO.

UM, WE ARE NOT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'RE MUCH MORE UNWASHED THAN, THAN THE PEOPLE THAT THEY WOULD COME TO AND BECAUSE PEOPLE WOULD NOT, AND DO NOT CONSIDER COMING TO THE PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT QUOTE UNQUOTE IMPORTANT ENOUGH TO TALK TO, UH, WE MADE SURE THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE A CHOICE.

THAT'S WHAT THIS EQUITY TOOL IS.

SO SOME OF THOSE DETAILS ARE STILL BEING WORKED OUT.

AND THE COMMISSIONER SLOAN .

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UM, THE FUNDING ITSELF IS BEING THERE.

THERE'S A DIFFERENT FUNDING AMOUNT EACH YEAR, OVER OVER 13 YEARS.

UM, AND SO THERE WILL BE A TRAUNCH OF FUNDING AVAILABLE EVERY YEAR, BUT WE'RE STILL FIGURING OUT THE EXACT DETAILS OF, YOU KNOW, HOW THE FUNDING WILL, LIKE, IF IT WILL BE A ROLLING APPLICATION PROCESS OR, YOU KNOW, WHETHER THERE MIGHT BE AN ANNUAL CALL FOR PROPOSALS, UM, THOSE SPECIFICS ARE, ARE STILL IN DEVELOPMENT, UH, KNOWING THAT DEVELOPMENT.

AND THEN MY OTHER QUESTION WAS, I WAS JUST SO MANY OF THESE POINTS SPEAKS TO ME SO STRONGLY AND PARTICULARLY THINKING ABOUT THINGS LIKE, UM, FRANKLIN, NEW TENANTS, RIGHT.

THERE'S IN HERE, WHAT AN AMAZING CONCEPT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, UM, WHICH DOESN'T NECESSARILY FALL INTO THE LIKE NORMALIZED BUCKET OF WHERE DEVELOPMENT FUNDS LIKE THAT GO.

AND I WONDERED IF THERE, UM, IF THERE ARE PRIVATE PROPOSALS THAT COULD BE SUBMITTED THAT ARE OUTSIDE OF THE TRADITIONAL SORT OF DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK, UM, CLEARLY THERE IS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR HAVING COMMUNITY SPACES, BUT, UM, WHAT, WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS CAN THEY DO, CAN THEY VIEW PROPOSALS FROM ANYBODY? AND THE ANSWER IS YES, THEY CAN REVIEW PROPOSALS FROM EVERYBODY.

OBVIOUSLY THE COMMON, JUST LIKE WE DISCUSSED EARLIER WITH BOTH IN-PERSON MEETINGS, UM, AND ALTERNATIVE MOBILITY.

THERE'S ALWAYS THIS ASSUMPTION THAT IT'S LIKE, NO, WE HAVE TO BE JOE BOB.

AND BLINKEN STEIN V UH, JOE, BOB, AND BLINKEN STEIN, THE PLANNING FIRM THAT HAS 30 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AND BUILT A BUILDING IN HONG KONG.

NO, THE, THE CITY IS AGAIN A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE LIVE, SO PEOPLE CAN SUBMIT PROJECTS TO THE CITY ON WHATEVER TERMS THEY WANT.

I MEAN, YOU JUST, YOU HAVE TO FOLLOW THE GUIDELINES, BUT AGAIN, THE GUIDELINES ARE AVAILABLE FOR EVERYBODY TO SEE.

AND THAT'S THE BEAUTY OF EMPOWERING ONESELF, NOT TO SEE YOURSELF AS DUMB, NOT TO SEE YOURSELF AS AN EXPERIENCE AND TO SAY, HEY, I SEE THE GUIDELINES.

SO I'M GOING TO SUBMIT USING THE GUIDELINES THAT YOU GAVE ME.

AND I'M HEARING THAT.

NOT ALL THE QUESTIONS ARE BEING ABLE TO BE HEARD.

UM, SO COMMISSIONER SLOAN, UM, DID YOU, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE, SO, SO ONE OF, UH, ONE OF, OH, MAYBE CAN WE CHECK HER MICROPHONE AND, AND THEN MAYBE YOU CAN JUST RESTATE THE QUESTIONS SO THAT, SO THAT PEOPLE CAN HEAR THE QUESTIONS, EVEN THOUGH THE RESPONSES ALREADY BEEN GIVEN RIGHT NOW.

HOW'S THAT BETTER? IT IS.

THANKS FOR REPEATING THAT, UH, THOSE QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONER ISLAM LOOKS LIKE COMMISSIONER TOLLIVER HAS SOME QUESTIONS.

IT'S WORKING.

DO YOU WANT ME TO JUST SAY THE QUESTIONS ONE AFTER ANOTHER? YES.

OKAY, GREAT.

UM, I, I JUST REALLY APPRECIATE THIS TOOL.

AND THEN I, I WENT INTO SECOND COMMISSIONER ELIAS'S QUESTION ABOUT FUNDING CYCLE FOR, UM, FOR THE, UM, THE APPLICATIONS YEAR TO YEAR.

AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THAT IS UNDER DEVELOPMENT.

UM, IT'S NOT THAT NECESSARILY THAT EVERYONE IS APPLYING ALL AT ONE TIME AS WHAT I WAS ASKING.

UM, AND THEN MY OTHER QUESTION WAS ABOUT THE KINDS OF FRAUD.

I THINK THAT'S MY ONLY OTHER QUESTION WAS ABOUT THE KINDS OF PROJECTS THAT COULD BE SUBMITTED.

AND STEPHANIE SPOKE TO THAT, UM, THAT IT, THAT, UM, MY QUESTION WAS AROUND THAT SORT OF NON-TRADITIONAL NATURE OF SOME OF THE DESCRIPTIONS THAT ARE IN THIS TOOLKIT BECAUSE WE DON'T LIVE IN TRADITIONAL TIMES.

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PUSH IT ONE MORE TIME.

MY QUESTION IS IF THIS SITUATION OF, UH, CONNECT A MICE, WE'LL SEE IS CALLED CONNECT.

UH, WE HAVE 208 ACRES AND THE COLONY PARK SUBDIVISION THAT WE HAVE PROCESSED WENT THROUGH STUFF, HAS SOME OF THE FUNDING, AND NOW WE CAN'T EVEN GET THE INSTRUCTION AND, AND, AND, UH, INSTRUCTIONS SUCH AS ROADS AND STUFF LIKE THIS HERE.

NOW, HOW IS IT THAT THIS PLAN IS GOING TO BE ABLE TO BUY LAND FOR THE LAND OF THE NEW TRACKS, UH, FROM JOHNNY MORRIS, AND LOUELLA ALL THE WAY BACK DOWNTOWN FROM JOHNNY, MAURICE, AND LOT OLDER TO ELVIN DATE.

UH, CATHERINE METRO THAT I HEARD THE LAST TIME HAVE TO BUY THAT FROM PACIFIC AND SEE, THIS IS WHERE IF THEY GOING TO USE THE RAILS THAT EXISTING AND ADD NEW RAILS, THEY STILL HAVE TO BUY RIGHT OF WAYS.

AND SEE, I DON'T SEE NOTHING IN HERE ABOUT RIGHT AWAY.

UH, GREAT QUESTION.

SO, SO THIS FUNDING IS, IS NOT FOR THINGS LIKE PURCHASING RIGHT AWAY.

UM, SO THE WHOLE PROJECT CONNECT, UM, PROJECT, UH, OR, OR TRANSIT SYSTEM, UM, IS A MULTI-BILLION BILLION DOLLAR PROJECT.

UM, AND THE, THE PARTICULAR POT OF FUNDING THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TONIGHT FOR THE EQUITY TOOL IS 300 MILLION THAT WAS SPECIFICALLY CALLED FOR IN THE CONTRACT WITH THE VOTERS SPECIFICALLY FOR ANTI-DISPLACEMENT ACTIVITIES.

UM, SO IT WOULD NOT BE USED.

SO THE NEXT QUESTION I HAVE IS THESE FUNDS, IF I'M DISPLACED FROM MY PROPERTY, HOW MUCH OF THAT MONEY ARE THEY GOING TO GIVE ME TO MOVE TO ANOTHER LOCATION? SO IN TERMS OF THE PRIORITIES, UM, OR PURPOSES, EXCUSE ME, UM, THERE, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT, UH, AREAS WHERE THE FUNDING COULD BE USED.

AND SO THAT COULD INCLUDE RENTAL ASSISTANCE FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE AT RISK OF DISPLACEMENT.

UM, YOU KNOW, IT COULD BE USED TO PURCHASE LAND FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

UM, SO, SO THERE IS POTENTIALLY, UM, FUNDING AVAILABLE THAT COULD HELP HOPEFULLY STABILIZE FOLKS, BUT IT WOULDN'T PEOPLE WOULDN'T BE APPLYING INDIVIDUALLY FOR FUNDING.

IT WOULD LIKELY BE MORE OF A PROPOSAL FOR RENTAL ASSISTANCE, UM, FOR A RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

SO THIS PROGRAM THAT THEY'RE TRYING TO GET UP OFF THE GROUND.

COMMISSIONER TOLLIVER, UH, VICE CHAIR POP.

I THINK YOUR BLUE MAPS ARE FASCINATING AND I'M TRYING TO CONNECT THEM TO THE PLACES MAP, WHICH ARE HARDER TO SEE WITH THE COPYING, BUT, UM, SUPPOSE SOMEBODY WROTE FORWARD A PROPOSAL IN ONE OF THE HISTORICALLY EXCLUDED AREAS OR PERHAPS IN A CHRONIC AREA.

MEAN THAT THE BIAS NEEDS TO BE SHIFTED SO THAT THOSE PROJECTS RETAIN THE SAME RESPECT AS THE ONE THAT COMES FROM JOE, BOB AND LINCOLN STEIN WITH 20 YEARS WHO BUILT A BUILDING IN HONG KONG? YES, BUT THE REALITY IS THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE TWO EYES AND THEN OUR ACTION AND WHEN PEOPLE FEEL A, AND WHEN PEOPLE HAVE BEEN MISHEARD FOR DECADES AND THEY WERE, I BASICALLY LIVE IN THE CITY MINUTES, UM, THEY, THEY, THEY STOP ENGAGING.

SO IF YOU'RE SAYING, CAN BIPOD SUBMIT PROJECTS TO THE PROJECT CONNECT, UH, ANTI-DISPLACEMENT FUND AGAIN, ONE OF THE, ONE OF THE HARDEST BARRIERS THAT HAS THAT, THAT HAS BEEN BUILT OVER THE YEARS IS THE FACT THAT BECAUSE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN EXCLUDED, THEY'VE GOTTEN THEM, UH, THEY'VE GOTTEN THE MESSAGE THAT THEY ARE UNQUALIFIED AND INCAPABLE OF SUBMITTING PROJECTS, WHICH IS A LIE PEOPLE ARE PERMITTED TO DO.

SO NOW, DOES THAT

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SO THAT IS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY BOTH THE EQUITY TOOL AND THIS PROCESS INVOLVED PEOPLE, NOT JUST WITH THE CITY, BUT PEOPLE WHO WOULD BE AFFECTED WHO HAVE COME UP WITH IDEAS.

THERE'S A NUMBER OF OTHER ADVISORY GROUPS THAT ARE WORKING ON.

I THINK I'M A LITTLE DIFFERENT TRACK.

I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT DC IS JOE, BOB AND LINCOLN STEIN.

I'M GETTING INTO OTHER PROJECTS.

I'M TALKING ABOUT THE PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING TO LIVE THERE.

AND, UM, IT COULD BE A GROUP THAT, THAT ORIGINATES IN A COMMUNITY OF COLOR THAT BRINGS FORWARD A PROPOSAL, PERHAPS FOR AN AREA THAT WAS PART OF THEIR COMMUNITY, BUT THROUGH GENTRIFICATION OR, OR LIKE THE NONTRADITIONAL PROFIT, UH, PROPOSAL THAT, THAT HEIDI DISCUSSED EARLIER.

ABSOLUTELY.

THAT, THAT'S WHAT I MEAN.

I'M, I'M SAYING THAT THE PEOPLE FROM THE COMMUNITY WHO HAVE BEEN MISHEARD THE HOPE IS THAT AGAIN, THEY BRING FORTH PROPOSALS, THEY BRING FORTH OBS OPTIONS.

AND THEN INSTEAD OF IT JUST BEING QUOTE UNQUOTE, THE EXPERTS AND THE PROFESSIONALS, IT IS RESIDENTS.

BECAUSE AGAIN, THIS, UH, AGAIN, WHEN YOU, WHEN YOU WORK WITH RESIDENTS, YOU DON'T GET THE IDEA THAT THIS IS A PLACE FOR EXTRACTION.

YOU GET THE IDEA THAT THIS IS A PLACE FOR PEOPLE TO LIVE.

A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE DISCUSSED CO-OPS THAT WAS A RECENT, UH, THAT WAS A RECENT LAW, UM, DISCUSSION THAT'S BEEN HAD.

A LOT OF PEOPLE HAD BEEN TALKING ABOUT, UH, WORKER COOPERATIVES TO V WITH A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT SKILLS.

A LOT OF PEOPLE LIKE EVERYBODY IS COMING UP AGAIN, LEARNING HOW TO SUBMIT PROPOSALS SO THAT THEY CAN ENGAGE WITH IS WITH THIS PROCESS.

AND AGAIN, THERE'S SOME CATCH-UP BECAUSE WHEN PEOPLE IGNORE YOU, YOU DISENGAGE.

AND SO NOW PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO OVERCOME THE, THIS TRUST TO BASICALLY SUBMIT TO THE CITY AGAIN.

SO NOT SUBMIT THAT IS THE WRONG THING, SUBMIT PROPOSALS FOR CONSIDERATION TO THE CITY AGAIN.

HAS BEEN THERE TO WORK WITH LONGTERM EAST AUSTIN, RELATIVE RESIDENTS.

AND COMMISSIONER POP, DID YOU ALSO MEAN JUST IN TERMS OF GEOGRAPHY, UM, THAT, YOU KNOW, COULD THERE BE, IF, IF THERE'S A BIPAP COMMUNITY WHO SAY, WANTS TO, UM, PUT FORWARD A PROPOSAL IN CLARKSVILLE, WHICH IS, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, NOT, NOT IN THE FOCUS MAP.

UM, I MEAN, I, I'M NOT SURE THAT YEAH.

UM, I DON'T THINK THAT THAT WOULD BE NECESSARILY CATEGORICALLY EXCLUDED, BUT IT, IT WOULD HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, SINCE IT'S NOT IN THE FOCUS AREA WOULD ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO SCORE REALLY WELL KIND OF IN, IN ALL THE OTHER AREAS TO, TO PROBABLY SCORE WELL.

AND THAT WAS ALSO ANOTHER QUESTION AT THE CITIZEN ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING, UM, AT CATH METRO BASICALLY, WELL, THERE'S THIS PLACEMENT, THAT'S NOT GOING ON THE EASTERN CRESCENT.

ARE WE GOING TO ADDRESS THAT TO WHICH I WOULD REPLY? UM, NOBODY DID A DESIGNATED DEVELOPMENT ZONE IN WEST AUSTIN BEGINNING IN 1999, WHERE THEY BASICALLY DECIDED THAT THERE COULD BE A BULLSEYE PUT ON EAST AUSTIN FOR DEVELOPMENT.

THAT IS, YOU KNOW, WE LOVE TO TALK ABOUT THE 1928 MASTER PLAN, BUT WE DON'T TALK ABOUT THE FACT THAT THE NEW VISION FOR EAST AUSTIN, WHICH WAS INTRODUCED AND CODIFIED ON JANUARY 14TH, 1999 IS WHAT MADE EAST AUSTIN SO DISPLACED.

AND SO GENTRIFIED, WE LIKE TALKING ABOUT THE 1928 MASTER PLAN BECAUSE THOSE PEOPLE ARE DEAD AND GONE.

THEY DO NOT WORK IN THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT, THE PEOPLE WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE 1999 NEW VISION FOR EAST AUSTIN, THEY'RE VERY MUCH ALIVE AND KICKING.

AND TO, TO THAT, I WOULD SAY, WELL, THE OPPORTUNITY

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UH, THE SAVE OUR SPRINGS ORDINANCE DID NOT HAVE TO DESIGNATE JUST PROTECTING THE WATER AND THE LAND IN WEST AUSTIN.

THAT WAS A CHOICE THAT THE PEOPLE MADE, WHICH IS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY PODSHARE HAD TO COME INTO EXISTENCE TO FINALLY WORK WITH THE BROWN BERETS, TO GET RID OF THE POWER PLANT.

AND I THINK IT IS WORTH ACKNOWLEDGING THE FACT THAT IT IS IT'S SOMEWHAT INSENSITIVE TO EXPECT THAT EAST AUSTIN RESIDENTS, UH, DEFLECT TO WEST AUSTIN YET AGAIN, WHEN IT HAS HAD AND MEASURABLE AND UNCHANGEABLE DAMAGE DONE TO EAST AUSTIN AS A WHOLE.

I BET YOUR POP MAY INTERJECT, UM, KIND OF FOLLOWING ON THAT THEME FOR A SECOND.

UH, SO JUST TO BE CLEAR AND CERTAINLY, UH, APPRECIATE THE I, UM, UM, BUT, BUT, YOU KNOW, IN A MORE SUCCINCT WAY, UH, IF RESIDENTS FROM, UH, SAY A DISPLACED, A DISPLACED AREA OF TOWN, RESIDENTS OF COLOR, UH, FROM A DISPLACED, UH, AREA OF TOWN WHERE TO PRESENT A PROPOSAL THAT WERE WITHIN ONE MILE, UH, OF ONE OF THESE, UH, AREAS WHICH WERE LABELED, I BELIEVE, VULNERABLE, ACTIVE, CHRONIC AND HISTORICAL EXCLUSION, IS THAT WHERE THEY NEED TO BE WITHIN THE ONE MILE AREA IS WHEN WITHIN ONE OF THOSE FOUR DEMARCATED ZONES, OR IS IT JUST VULNERABLE, ACTIVE AND CHRONIC? I WASN'T SURE.

I WAS GOING TO SAY ONE WAY TO THINK ABOUT THIS TOOL IS THAT IT'S, IT'S NOT A TOOL THAT IS ABOUT EXCLUSION.

IT'S A TOOL ABOUT PRIORITIZATION.

UH, IT'S A TOOL THAT ALLOWS YOU TO BE ABLE TO SORT OF RANK PROJECTS AND REALLY TRY TO GET TO AS MANY OF THE DRIVERS AS POSSIBLE.

AND SO IT'S NOT AN EXERCISE OF THIS, NOT THAT IT'S REALLY AN EXERCISE OVER HOW DO YOU ELEVATE THE PROJECTS THAT ARE IN THE BEST PLACE THAT PRIORITIZE THE RIGHT PEOPLE AT THE RIGHT INCOME LEVEL THAT HAVE SORT OF THE, THE MULTIFACETED BALANCED PORTFOLIO OF IMPACT.

AND THOSE ARE THE PROJECTS THAT YOU WANT TO RISE TO THE TOP LESS SO THAN THIS EXERCISE OF, UM, OF SOMETHING'S EXCLUDED AT THAT.

SO IT DOES MAKE SENSE.

AND, AND SO, UH, I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY WHAT WAS BEING REFERENCED EARLIER IN, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WITHIN A ONE MILE ZONE, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S NOT EXCLUDING, BUT RATHER HELPING IDENTIFY PRIORITY, BUT I JUST WANTED TO RE MAYBE REFRESH WHAT I HEARD.

AND AS MUCH AS THAT BEING PRIORITY, IT WAS ONE WITHIN ONE MILE OF A, OF A PROJECT CONNECT INSTALLATION.

IN WHICH OF THESE SHADED ZONES, AGAIN, I'M SORRY.

I MISSED THAT.

UH, UM, THERE, I WAS JUST WONDERING WHERE THE ONE MILE DEMARCATION PRIORITIES ZONES ARE SORT OF THAT'S ALL, AND ERICA, WERE YOU, WERE YOU GOING TO BE ABLE TO MAYBE ANSWER? YEAH, SO, SO THE PRIORITY IS, IS GENERALLY IN THE VULNERABLE, ACTIVE AND CHRONIC, UH, DISPLACEMENT RISK AREAS.

UM, BUT, BUT AS BRIAN MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, IT'S, THERE'S NOTHING HARD AND FAST HERE.

I DON'T THINK, I THINK THIS IS THE BEAUTY OF THIS TOOL IS IT GIVES US MULTIPLE DIMENSIONS BY WHICH TO SORT OF EVALUATE THE GENERAL ETHIC, UH, UM, OF A, OF A PARTICULAR PROJECT THROUGH THE PARADIGM OF THIS TOOL.

IS THAT, IS THAT, DOES THAT SOUND ABOUT RIGHT? I THINK SO.

UM, NO, I THINK IT'S FANTASTIC.

AND I LOVE, I THINK THE FIVE MODALITIES THAT ARE IDENTIFIED, UM, WHETHER IT'S AFFORDABLE, STRENGTHENING, TENANT RIGHTS, CULTURAL, LINKERS ALL, ALL THOSE, I, I THINK IT'S FANTASTIC.

AND SO THEN, UM, I DIDN'T KNOW, VICE CHAIR, IF YOU HAD MORE QUESTIONS ALONG THAT SAME THEME, I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS WHENEVER.

FOR TRANSPORTATION, AND THEN ABOUT FIVE, FOUR OR 5% OF THAT TOTAL AMOUNT IS GOING TOWARD PREVENTING DISPLACEMENT.

UM, IN, SO I THINK, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I HAVE THIS CLEAR THIS, UH, AND, AND, AND SO, UM, ALSO ALL OF US HAVE IT CLEAR, UM, BECAUSE WHAT COMMISSIONER TELLER SAID HAS ME THINKING AND JUST KIND OF HAD MY BRAIN ROLLING.

SO THIS IS, UH, UM, THE 300 MILLION, UH, THAT ARE ALLOCATED FOR ANTI-DISPLACEMENT RELATED TO PROJECT CONNECT ARE SPECIFICALLY ALLOCATED TO ANTI-DISPLACEMENT PROJECT.

SO MY UNDERSTANDING IS PROJECT CONNECT HAS 7 BILLION.

SO, UH, UM, ALLOCATED TOWARD IT, BUILDING INFRASTRUCTURE

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AND THAT HAS, IT COULD HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH BUILDING TRANSPORTATION.

IT COULD HAVE EVERYTHING TO DO WITH BUILDING, UH, WHICHEVER SORT OF PROJECT WE THINK MIGHT PREVENT DISPLACEMENT, RIGHT THROUGH ANY OF THESE SORT OF FIVE MODALITIES AND ALL THE DIMENSIONS THAT WE'VE LOOKED AT AT THIS TOOL.

UM, SO WITH THE W WHAT REALLY INTERESTED ME WAS AT THE END, THE, UM, THAT CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT PLAN, THE NORMALIZATION ORGANIZATION, AND OPERATIONALIZATION, WHICH I THINK YOU, EVERYONE DESERVES TO BE APPLAUDED ON THAT THAT'S EVEN INCLUDED IN SUCH EARLY DAYS.

AND, UM, WITH THAT BEING SAID, HOW, HOW DO WE INTEND? AND AGAIN, IT'S EARLY DAYS, SO IT'S EASY TO KIND OF GARBAGE CAN THE QUESTION, BUT, UH, HOW DO, HOW DO WE INTEND TO EVALUATE THE TOOL IN PRACTICE, BY WHAT MEASURES ARE WE THINKING? WE COULD POSSIBLY MEASURE THAT WHETHER, WHETHER IT WORKS OR NOT, LIKE WHAT'S THE COUNTERFACTUAL, BRIAN, DO YOU WANT TO TAKE THAT ONE? YEAH.

SO, SO TWO THINGS, UM, ONE IS FOR THE, THE ANTI-DISPLACEMENT EFFORTS WITH THE 300 MILLION, OUR EVALUATION IS REALLY GOING TO BE CENTERED AROUND, UM, ARE WE ACTUALLY SELECTING THE RIGHT PROJECTS? I THINK IT WILL TAKE TIME BECAUSE SOME OF THE PROJECTS THAT WILL BE FUNDED, UH, WILL ACTUALLY TAKE YEARS TO ACTUALLY BE DEVELOPED.

AND SO IT'S GOING TO BE SORT OF A LONGER RANGE PROCESS FOR US TO REALLY KIND OF EVALUATE THE IMPACT OF THOSE PROGRAMS. WE ALSO HAVE TALKED ABOUT THE NEED FOR US TO KIND OF HAVE SOME TYPE OF A MECHANISM IN PLACE WHERE WE COURSE CORRECT.

IF WE'RE NOT HAVING THE TYPE OF IMPACT THAT WE NEED TO HAVE, AND WE SEE DISPLACEMENT CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE, UH, IN THE, IN THE IDENTIFIED NEIGHBORHOODS, UM, YOU ALSO BROUGHT UP ANOTHER REALLY IMPORTANT POINT THAT, UM, THAT I THINK IF COMMISSION IS REALLY SORT OF LOOKING AT TO, TO, UH, TO, TO WHAT YOU CAN DO TO SUPPORT THIS EFFORT, WE REALIZE THAT, UH, TO YOUR POINT, THERE'S A WHOLE 7 BILLION PLUS DOLLAR INVESTMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURE, WHICH WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON DISPLACEMENT.

AND UNFORTUNATELY THAT IS OUTSIDE OF OUR IMMEDIATE ZONE FOR THE CITY OF AUSTIN, THAT'S CAP, MID CAP METRO, AND AS THE AUSTIN TRANSIT PARTNERSHIP.

AND WE ARE ALSO ENCOURAGING THEM THROUGH THIS PROCESS TO REALLY ADOPT AND USE THIS TOOL IN THE WORK THAT THEY DO.

BECAUSE I THINK PART OF MY LEARNING EXPERIENCE THROUGH THIS JOURNEY, ESPECIALLY WITH TRANSIT INDUCED DISPLACEMENT, IS THAT IT MATTERS HOW YOU HANDLE AWAY, UH, FOR THE RAIL NINES, UH, FROM AN EQUITY STANDPOINT OF HOW AND WHERE YOU LOCATE A STATION, UH, IN MATTERS TO DISTANCE THAT YOU HAVE BETWEEN SORT OF STOPS AND THE IMPACT THAT THEY HAVE ON BLACK AND BROWN, SMALL BUSINESSES.

AND SO THERE'S A LOT OF LESSONS TO BE LEARNED AROUND SORT OF EQUITY AND A DISPLACEMENT THAT COMES FROM THE BUILDING OF THE, OF THE PROJECT THAT THE INFRASTRUCTURE ITSELF, UM, WHICH, YOU KNOW, I THINK PART OF ALL OF OUR TEAM AND OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE ALSO ADVOCATES TO SAY THAT THIS EQUITY TOOL CAN, UH, WOULD DEFINITELY BE APPLIED TO THE 300 BILLION, WHICH IS WITHIN OUR CONTROL, BUT WE ALSO ARE REALLY SORT OF PROMOTING AND ADVOCATING ALSO BE APPLIED TO THE BIGGER PICTURE OF THE PROJECT CONNECT.

EQUITABLE, THAT THEY'RE THE SAME, SO THAT WHEN PEOPLE GET OFF OF THE STATION, THEY CAN GO FROM THE RAIL TO THE BUS, FROM THE BUS TO THE RAIL AND NOT BE EXCLUDED BECAUSE A RAIL IS TWICE AS EXPENSIVE.

AND I DO WANT TO ADD TO THAT THIS IS A SIGN I WANTED TO ADD THAT ONE OF THE BIG THINGS THAT IS WORKING ON IS JUST INITIATING THE CAMPAIGN IS A FAIR AFFAIRS CAMPAIGN.

BECAUSE WHEN WE LOOK AT EQUITY, WE KNOW THAT TO RIDE THE RAIL IS TWICE AS EXPENSIVE AS IT IS FOR THE BUS AND THAT WE HAVEN'T QUESTIONED.

WHY ARE WE PAYING $7 ON THE RAIL, YOU KNOW, ONE WAY VERSUS TWO 50 ON THE BUS AND WHY, IF WE CONTINUED TO HAVE THAT DISCRIMINATION, THEN WE WILL MAKE SURE, THEN WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IS THAT, UH, REGULAR PEOPLE OF COLOR LOW-INCOME WORKING CLASS PEOPLE WOULD NOT BE RIDING THE RAIL.

AND SO WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE WHEN WE LOOK AT, YOU KNOW, INFRASTRUCTURE, WHEN WE LOOK AT THE WHOLE ISSUE OF THE DISPLACEMENT, THAT WE ALSO LOOK AT, WHAT IS THE RESULT OF THE FAIRS, BECAUSE THAT IS PART OF DISCRIMINATION OF LOW INCOME AND PEOPLE OF COLOR BEING EXCLUDED FROM THE WHOLE RAIL SYSTEM ITSELF.

SO WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE, THAT THE FAIRS ARE

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SO THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS WE NEED TO LOOK AT.

AND I REALLY GLAD THAT PEOPLE BROUGHT UP THE FACT THAT THERE'S $7.1 BILLION.

AND THERE'S MORE, THAT'S GOING TO BE ADDED TO THE CALL FIRST FROM THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT, UH, FROM THE FEDERAL LEVEL.

AND THAT WE CAN EXPECT ALL THE PROGRAMS TO BE INITIATED UNDER THAT 300 MILLION.

THAT'S NOT ENOUGH MONEY FOR WHAT'S HAPPENING, BECAUSE IF WE LOOK AT THE EAST RIVERSIDE CORRIDOR OR THE PROPOSED RAIL IN 2010, THIS PLACE OVER 2000 PEOPLE AND MORE NOW COUNTY.

AND SO THOSE PEOPLE ALREADY GOT DISPLACED.

AND SO WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PEOPLE WHO GOT DISPLACED, AND I THINK SOMEBODY BROUGHT IT UP.

WHAT IF THEY'RE, THEY'RE GONE NOW, BUT HOW, HOW DO THEY COME BACK AND, AND, UH, SUBMIT PROPOSALS? BECAUSE WE DO KNOW THAT 2000 PEOPLE, WHEN THE RAIL WAS FIRST PROPOSED GOT DISPLACED FROM THE AREA.

AND SO THOSE ALL THINGS WE NEED TO LOOK AT, AND I'D LIKE TO RECOMMEND TO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOP COMMISSION, THAT IT GETS QUARTERLY UPDATES, THAT WHEN THE RFPS GO OUT, THAT THEY TO GET REPORTS BACK ON WHO'S BEING SELECTED.

AND WHAT ARE THE PROJECTS BECAUSE THEY TOO CAN MONITOR THE OUTCOME.

ARE THEY REALLY SERVING THE POOR, THE WORKING POOR AND COMMUNITIES OF COLOR.

THAT'S NOT, THAT'S PART OF THEIR MISSION, THEN THEY SHOULD BE ABREAST OF WHAT'S HAPPENING AND WHAT THE PROCESS IS GOING ON.

AND I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU PUT THAT ON THE AGENDA SO THAT YOU TO MONITOR THIS WHOLE PROCESS JUST AS WE ARE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT THE VALUE TWEAK, IS IT REALLY DOING WHAT IT'S SUPPOSED TO DO, THAT, THAT YOUR COMMISSION, THAT IS YOUR PHYSICIAN, YOUR MISSION, AND YOU SHOULD BE CONSTANTLY BEING, UM, UH, YOU KNOW, INFORMED ABOUT THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING, UH, WITH THAT 300 MILLION AND THE 7.1 BILLION REALLY ACKNOWLEDGED AND APPRECIATED, UH, MRS. MONZA, THANKS SO MUCH.

AND WE'LL CERTAINLY KEEP OUR EYE ON IT.

AND WE'LL ACTUALLY HAVE AN AGENDA ITEM THAT'S SOMEWHAT TANGENTIALLY RELATED LATER TODAY.

UM, AND, UH, YEAH, JUST BACK TO WHAT I WAS THINKING ABOUT WHAT COMMISSIONER TOLERBER SAID, AND I'M JUST GONNA LEAVE IT WITH THIS, WHICH IS THAT 300 MILLION, UH, IS, YOU KNOW, IF YOU D IF YOU, WHEN COMMISSIONER TOLERBER WAS SAYING, YOU KNOW, WHO GETS MONEY FOR BEING DISPLACED OR TO PREVENT THEIR DISPLACEMENT, YOU KNOW, IF THERE'S, IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THESE KINDS OF DOLLARS, AND IF YOU SPLIT UP 300 MILLION, UH, 30,000 HOUSEHOLDS COULD GET $10,000 FOR A YEAR, UH, YOU KNOW, TOWARD HOUSING COSTS.

AND, AND SO NOW GRANTED THAT THAT'S A VERY BLUNT INTERVENTION, RIGHT? AND IT'S VERY BREAD AND BUTTER AND LOW PROBABILITY THAT IT CAN OCCUR.

HOWEVER, IT'S A GREAT, I THINK IT'S A GOOD FACT TO KEEP IN OUR MIND AS A, AGAIN, A SORT OF A CONCURRENT POSSIBILITY OF WHAT COULD HAPPEN.

AND IT ALSO, UH, SPEAKS TO THE IMPORTANCE OF Y'ALL'S WORK AND MAKING SURE THAT A TOOL LIKE THIS CAN ENTRENCH THE SYSTEMIC BENEFITS OF INVESTING THOSE DOLLARS IN A LESS BLUNT AND A MORE INTENTIONAL AND PRECISE WAY.

SO, SO, SO THANKS.

DID WE, DID WE HAVE ANY MORE, UH, THOUGHTS OR COMMENTS HERE BEFORE WE MOVED ON? YEAH.

COMMISSIONER GARRETT.

UM, I'M GOING TO KIND OF WANTED TO GO BACK AND KIND OF PIGGYBACK OFF OF NUMBER FOUR.

PEOPLE'S QUESTIONS IS MORE FOR, CAN PEOPLE HEAR COMMISSIONER GARRETT ONLINE? NO.

CAN WE DO A MIC CHECK? SHE'S CHECK.

COULD PEOPLE ONLINE HEAR THAT? OH, CAN YOU HEAR ME? UM, BRIAN, COULD YOU, COULD YOU HEAR HER? I'LL JUST RESTATE THE QUESTION FOR, FOR JUST THE VIRTUAL AUDIENCE.

SURE.

TRY IT ONE MORE TIME.

I THINK HER MIC IS WORKING NOW.

CAN YOU HEAR ME? UH, I HAVE AN ANSWER.

ASK THE QUESTION YET.

IF YOU'LL SAY IT I'LL, I'LL REPEAT IT.

PIGGYBACK OFF OF A COUPLE OF FOLKS QUESTIONS AND KIND OF FOR CLARIFICATION.

UM, JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY, LIKE, KIND OF A

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UM, IT'S KIND OF A TWO PART QUESTION.

UM, IF MULTIPLE TYPES OF PROJECTS CAN BE SUBMITTED FOR THE FUNDING, UM, LIKE THINKING ABOUT, AND WE'LL HAVE A UPDATE FROM HPD ON BOND FUNDING, AND IT'S GOT GROUPS OF ALEC, LIKE THE FUNDING IS BROKEN DOWN INTO WHAT IS INTERNET TO GO FOR.

UM, IS THERE SOMETHING SIMILAR TO THIS FUNDING IN TERMS OF BEING IN, LIKE, IN GROUPS OF LIKE YOU'RE WANTING TO FUND AFFORDABLE HOUSING, OR YOU WANT TO FUND, UM, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, LIKE, OR IS IT JUST WHEN YOU, WHENEVER YOU HAVE AN ANNUAL, UM, OR A CYCLICAL, UH, PROCESS FOR SOLICITING PROJECTS IS THIS POT OF MONEY FOR ANY SORT OF PROJECT, AND IT'S NOT NECESSARILY TO BE TARGETED TOWARDS SOME AVENUE, IF THAT MAKES SENSE.

AND I'LL STOP THERE BEFORE I ASKED MY SECOND QUESTION.

JUST, JUST DOUBLE CHECKING YOUR KIT.

YOU'RE BASICALLY SAYING, ARE THERE MORE POTS OF MONEY THAT ARE, THAT GROUPS CAN SOLICIT THAT ARE NOT NECESSARILY RELATED TO PROJECT? NO, I'M ASKING IS THE PROJECT CONNECT MONEY.

UM, THEY'RE GOING A MILLION DOLLARS, UM, BROKEN DOWN INTO SPECIFIC POTS OF MONEY.

THAT'D BE, ARE BETTER TARGETED TOWARDS, UM, CERTAIN, UM, ANTI-DISPLACEMENT STRATEGIES.

SO, SO TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, WE HAVE AN IMPLEMENTATION TEAM.

THAT'S HAVING A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THAT.

YOU KNOW, ERICA MENTIONED EARLIER THAT, UH, FOR THIS YEAR, UH, THROUGH A COUNCIL RESOLUTION IN ACTION, $23 MILLION WAS ALREADY EARMARKED FOR LAND ACQUISITION.

AND SO THAT PARTICULAR RFP WILL BE REALLY CENTERED AROUND LAND ACQUISITION, BUT WE'RE ALSO REALLY KIND OF THINKING ABOUT, UM, WHAT IS THE SORT OF BEST WAY, UH, TO, YOU KNOW, TO, TO STAND UP THE RFP.

UM, WE THOUGHT ABOUT, WE COULD DO SORT OF LIKE A FEW BROAD BUCKETS, UM, USING, UH, THE DRIVERS THAT ARE IN THE TOOL AND THE PURPOSES AS SORT OF A GUIDE FOR THOSE DRIVERS, UH, OR WE'VE ALSO HAD CONVERSATIONS AROUND, UH, WE COULD JUST HAVE ONE OPEN CALL, UH, WITH THE IDEA THAT, YOU KNOW, WE TRY TO GET PROJECTS THAT ARE AS MULTIFACETED HITTING ON, YOU KNOW, AS MANY OF THE DRIVERS AS POSSIBLE.

AND SO IT'S, IT'S DEFINITELY ONE OF THE AREAS WHERE WE'RE TRYING TO SORT OF FIGURE OUT AND HAVING A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS AROUND WHAT COULD BE THE BEST WAY, THE IMPLEMENTATION MODEL.

AWESOME.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

UM, AND MY SECOND QUESTION IS KIND OF, UM, OFF OF, UM, CHAIR, UM, OF THE CHAIRS QUESTION AROUND OUTCOMES AND IMPACT.

AND SO, UM, SO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS, UM, ME WANTING TO PASS ON NIGHTS AND THEN BY EMAIL, IT'S LIKE TRYING TO GATHER IT.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER GARRETT.

DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR THOUGHTS? COMMISSIONER DECIBEL, AND I'LL JUST HAVE ONE QUICK ONE AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER THIS TODAY IF IT'S NOT SIMPLE, BUT I WAS JUST CURIOUS WHEN I SEE THAT STRENGTHENING TENANT RIGHTS.

I'M CURIOUS ABOUT THAT JUST BECAUSE I KNOW THE PROPERTY CODE IS DONE AT THE STATE LEVEL AND THEY CONSISTENTLY CHANGE, UH, AND THAT'S WHERE THEY'RE, MOST OF THE ROLES ARE CODIFIED.

SO I'M CURIOUS WHAT WE CAN DO AT A LOCAL LEVEL TO ACTUALLY HELP STRENGTHEN THE RIGHTS OTHER THAN PREVENT EVICTIONS AND THINGS LIKE WE'VE DONE DURING THE PANDEMIC.

SO ONE OF, UH, SO ONE OF MY BUDDIES IS, UH, AN ATTORNEY.

AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HE'S MENTIONED AGAIN, THE WONDERFUL THING ABOUT THIS ERA IS THAT ACTIVISM IS BEING RECALIBRATED ON SO MANY DIFFERENT LEVELS.

WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, TENANTS RIGHTS, ABSOLUTELY AN ISSUE.

AND THAT'S WHY HE, AND SEVERAL OTHER LAWYERS I KNOW ARE BASICALLY KIND OF GETTING TOGETHER TO SAY, SO LET'S DANCE BECAUSE THEY SEE THE COURTS AS A PLACE TO GET SOME OF THAT STUFF DONE.

SO IT'S NOT NECESSARILY GOING TO BE THROUGH A PROJECT CONNECT.

THAT IS SOMETHING MORE THAT AGAIN, BUNCH OF ACTIVIST ATTORNEYS ARE LIKE, SO US FIT.

LET'S, LET'S FIGURE THIS OUT BECAUSE THERE'S, THIS COST OF LIVING IS OUT OF CONTROL.

COMMISSIONERS, ANY MORE QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM AND THEN

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GOING, GOING GREAT PRESENTATION AND OUR CHAIRS BACK.

SO WE'LL WAIT REALLY INTERESTING AND LOTS OF QUESTIONS.

SO I'M SURE WE'LL WANT TO KEEP UP WITH THIS.

YEAH, FOR SURE.

AND, UH, THANKS.

AND, AND, AND, UH, FOR, UH, ERICA FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH, IT'S HIGHLY PROBABLE.

THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN ANYWAY, BUT WE, UH, PER MS. ALMANZA SUGGESTION, UM, I'M SURE THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO BE UPDATED QUARTERLY OR AT LEAST KEPT THE BREAST IN SOME WAY, FORM OR FASHION.

SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

UH, WE WILL MOVE ON TO

[3B. Affordable Housing Bond Update and Production Report]

THREE B, WHICH IS THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING BOND UPDATE AND PRODUCTION REPORT WITH, UH, JAMES MAY AND MANDY DE MAYO WITH HOUSING AND PLANNING, MISSIONERS.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING US AND FOLKS HEAR ME.

PASS IT OVER BECAUSE THE NEXT PART OF THE PRESENTATION IS ABOUT THE 2018 GEOPHONES AND JAMIE MAY, AS WE GET FROM HERE, THANK YOU, MANDY.

HAVE A THUMBS UP.

THIS HAS MANDY TO MAIL.

I'M THE INTERIM DEPUTY DIRECTOR AT THE HOUSING AND PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND, UH, JAMIE AND I ARE PLEASED TO BE HERE.

WE'RE GONNA TAG TEAM THIS PRESENTATION, UM, AND WE'RE GOING TO START WITH AN OVERVIEW OF OUR PROGRAM PRODUCTION.

UM, THUS FAR, THIS FISCAL YEAR, WE CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE.

THIS PRINTOUT ESSENTIALLY SHOULD BE FAMILIAR TO YOU ALL.

IT IS OUR MECHANISM FOR KEEPING TRACK OF OUR PROGRESS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR ON ALL OF OUR VARIOUS PROGRAMS THAT WE REPORT THROUGH THE ACTION PLAN AND ULTIMATELY THE TAPER AT THE END OF THE YEAR.

UM, I'M NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH LINE BY LINE.

THIS IS AVAILABLE FOR YOU IN BACKUP, BUT I DO WANT TO POINT OUT A FEW THINGS.

UM, FIRST OUR PROGRAMS ARE DIVIDED INTO A VARIETY OF CATEGORIES.

THE TOP CATEGORY IS, UH, SPECIAL NEEDS ASSISTANCE AND IT'S PROGRAMS THAT ARE PRIMARILY ADMINISTERED THROUGH AUSTIN PUBLIC HEALTH FOR SPECIAL POPULATIONS.

WE ALSO HAVE PROGRAMS RELATED TO HOMELESS ASSISTANCE.

WE HAVE PROGRAMS RELATED TO RENTER ASSISTANCE AND GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE.

SEE THE SECOND AND FINAL PAGE OF OUR PROGRAM PRODUCTION.

UM, WE HAVE PROGRAMS RELATED TO THE HOME BUYER ASSISTANCE, HOME OWNER ASSISTANCE, HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE, AND THEN GENERAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE.

EACH OF THESE PROGRAMS IS TRACKED, UM, EACH MONTH.

AND I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT THAT OUR FISCAL YEAR, AS YOU ALL KNOW, IS OCTOBER 1ST THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH, THE DATA THAT YOU'VE HAD BEFORE YOU TAKES US ALL THE WAY THROUGH, UM, JULY, WE JUST GOT THE UPDATED.

WHEN THIS PRESENTATION WAS PREPARED, WE ONLY HAVE THE DATA THROUGH JULY.

WE JUST GOT OUR SEPTEMBER DATA.

SO WE TRACK IT EACH MONTH.

THAT INCLUDES DATA ON, UM, MEDIAN, FAMILY, INCOME, HOUSEHOLD TYPOLOGY, UM, UH, DEMOGRAPHIC, DATA, RACIAL AND ETHNIC DATA, UM, AND A VARIETY OF OTHER, UH, PIECES OF INFORMATION THAT WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH.

THE RED ARROWS YOU'LL NOTE.

I PICKED OUT TWO PROGRAMS SOMEWHAT RANDOMLY THAT I WANTED TO TALK THROUGH.

THESE ARE BOTH PROGRAMS THAT YOU ALL HAVE EXPRESSED INTEREST IN, IN THE PAST.

THE FIRST ONE IS DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE, WHICH IS FEDERALLY FUNDED, AND THAT IS THROUGH THE HOME PROGRAM.

AND THE SECOND ONE IS THE GO REPAIR PROGRAM, WHICH IS FUNDED THROUGH OUR GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND AS COMMISSIONER, UM, UH, GARRETT MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY WHEN SHE WAS REFERENCING THE 2018, UM, GEO BONDS, WHICH JAMIE MAY IS GOING TO GO OVER SHORTLY.

UM, THOSE BONDS THAT ALLOCATION THAT 250 MILLION WAS TO BUY IT INTO FOUR DIFFERENT PROGRAMS, UM, OR PRIORITIES.

ONE OF WHICH IS HOME REPAIR THROUGH THE GO REPAIR PROGRAM.

AND THAT AID IS A PROGRAM THAT WE ADMINISTER.

IT'S A PARTNERSHIP WITH SEVEN NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.

UM, IF WE CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, I THINK THE FIRST ONE WE'RE GOING TO DO A DEEP DIVE INTO IS THE GO REPAIR PROGRAM.

IT'S INTERFACE MAY LOOK FAMILIAR TO YOU ALL WHEN I WAS HERE BACK IN, I THINK IT WAS FEBRUARY.

UM, WE WENT THROUGH, WE HAD JUST, UM, UNVEILED INTERNALLY AND WE'RE STILL BETA TESTING IT, A DASHBOARD PROGRAM THAT TIES TO ALL OF OUR, UH, DATA AROUND ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS. WE WILL ULTIMATELY ULTIMATELY BE MAKING THIS PUBLIC.

SO YOU ALL, AT ANY POINT CAN GO ONLINE AND SEE WHERE WE ARE IN TERMS OF OUR PROGRAMS AND MEETING OUR GOALS, UM, RIGHT NOW IS STILL INTERNAL FACING.

SO I JUST TOOK SOME SCREENSHOTS AND I'M GOING TO WALK THROUGH

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THOSE WITH YOU.

UM, AND THEN OF COURSE, UM, I'M HAPPY TO MENTION QUESTIONS.

SO WITH RESPECT TO THE GOAT REPAIR PROGRAM, UM, AS I MENTIONED, IT IS, UH, A PARTNERSHIP WITH SEVEN NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS FUNDED THROUGH THE, UH, 2018 GEO BONDS.

AND WE PROVIDE UP TO $20,000 FOR ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLDS, UH, TO PROVIDE CRITICAL HEALTH, SAFETY REPAIRS, TO LOW-INCOME HOMEOWNERS HOMES.

UM, OUR GOAL FOR THE YEAR, UM, IS 250 HOMES RIGHT NOW, AS OF THE END OF JULY, OUR HOMELESS CARE PARTNERS HAVE, UM, COMPLETED 117 HOMES.

AND YOU'LL NOTICE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE CHART, IT SHOWS THE BREAKDOWN OF, UM, THE, UH, MEDIAN FAMILY INCOMES THAT WE'RE SERVING THROUGH OUR PROGRAM.

THIS IS PRETTY TYPICAL, EVEN THOUGH THE PROGRAM IS ACTIVE, 80% MEDIAN FAMILY INCOME, THE BULK OF THE FOLKS WHO WE SERVE ARE AT, OR BELOW 50% MEDIAN FAMILY INCOME.

AND YOU'LL SEE, UM, ALMOST HALF OF THE HOUSEHOLDS THAT WE SERVE ARE ACTUALLY AT, OR BELOW 30%.

SO IF YOU CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, UM, THIS PROVIDES, UH, A DEMOGRAPHIC I RACE, ETHNICITY BREAKDOWN OF THE HOUSEHOLDS THAT WE SERVE.

UM, AGAIN, IF YOU LOOK AT THE PIE CHART, YOU'LL NOTE THAT ABOUT HALF OF THE HOUSEHOLDS THAT HAVE BEEN SERVED THUS FAR THROUGH JULY, 2021, UM, ARE IDENTIFY AS BLACK OR AFRICAN-AMERICAN, UM, ABOUT A QUARTER IDENTIFY AS HISPANIC, LATIN X, AND ABOUT A QUARTER, IDENTIFY AS QUITE IMPORTANT VARIETY OF OTHER FOLKS IN THAT SMALL SLIPPER, UM, WHO IDENTIFY EITHER IT'S MULTI-RACIAL ASIAN OR OTHER.

WE CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE.

UM, THIS ALSO THESE ARE PRIORITY POPULATIONS IDENTIFIED, UM, BY HUD, THE U S DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT.

BUT ONE THING TO NOTE OUT OF THE HUNDRED AND 17 FOLKS SERVED SO FAR THROUGH THE GO REPAIR PROGRAM OR THROUGH JULY OF 2021, UH, 64 OF THEM ARE FEMALE HEAD OF HOUSEHOLDS, 19 ARE DISABLED AND 18 AND 48 ALLERGIES.

UM, OUR SENIORS ARE ELDERLY, AND IF WE CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, THAT SHOULD BE DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE.

UM, WE HAVE SEEN AN ENORMOUS UPTICK IN OUR DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.

UM, WE SET OUR GOAL, UM, AS PART OF THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN, AND THAT WAS TO PROVIDE, UM, 25 HOUSEHOLDS, UM, WITH DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE AS OF JULY, 2021, WE HAVE EXCEEDED THAT GOAL AND WE'RE ON TRACK TO DO WE PROBABLY CLOSE AN ADDITIONAL 10, UH, DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE, UM, UH, GRANTS BETWEEN NOW AND THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR.

SO YOU'LL SEE HERE AGAIN, SIMILAR TO GO REPAIR, UM, MAXIMUM INCOME LEVELS, 80% OR BELOW MEDIAN FAMILY INCOME, BUT YOU SEE, WE DO SERVE FOLKS BETWEEN 30 AND 50 AND 50 AND 60% MEDIAN FAMILY INCOME AS WELL THROUGH THIS PROGRAM TO THE NEXT SLIDE.

UM, THIS SHOWS THE, UH, RACIAL AND ETHNIC BREAKDOWN OF THE HOUSEHOLDS THAT HAVE BEEN SERVED THUS FAR THROUGH THE DOWN PAYMENT OR DPA PROGRAM.

UM, I, AGAIN, ALMOST HALF OF THE HOUSEHOLDS IDENTIFY AS HISPANIC OR LATIN X ABOUT A THIRD WHITE ANGLO, AND THEN A MIX, UM, 8%, WHATEVER, 8% BLACK AFRICAN AMERICAN, AND THEN A MIX, UM, OF OTHER, UM, SELF IDENTIFIED RACE ETHNICITIES.

AND IF WE CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE AND THIS PROVIDES SOME ADDITIONAL DATA ON SOME SPECIAL POPULATIONS, 25 OF THE 33 HOUSEHOLDS SERVED THUS FAR HAVE BEEN FEMALE HEAD OF HOUSEHOLDS, ONE DISABLED AND TWO ELDERS.

UM, AND AGAIN, THE WAY THAT THE SCREENSHOTS THAT YOU JUST SAW FOR EACH OF THOSE TWO PROGRAMS, WE DO HAVE THAT DATA IT'S EXTRACTED FROM THAT SPREADSHEET THAT YOU SAW PREVIOUSLY, THAT'S THE DETAILED BREAKDOWN, UM, OF ALL OF THE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS I JUST CHOSE TO, TO SHOW.

UM, AND PERHAPS THE NEXT TIME WE COME TO PRESENT TO THE CBC, WE'LL BE ABLE TO EITHER DO A LIVE SCREEN SHARE, UM, OR WE'LL HAVE THE ACTUAL LINK.

UM, AND WE HOPE TO HAVE THIS INFORMATION PUBLICLY AVAILABLE SHORTLY, BUT CERTAINLY THE NEXT TIME WE COME TO CDC, WE'LL BE ABLE TO DO A FULL LOOK BACK OF A FULL, UM, FISCAL YEAR.

WE SHOULD HAVE THAT, ALL THAT DATA UPLOADED AND READY TO GO BY OCTOBER, NOVEMBER TIMEFRAME.

I AM GOING TO

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UH, GET A GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS.

UM, WE ARE GOING TO GO OVER OUR 2018 GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND UPDATE.

UM, WE'RE GOING TO THE NEXT SLIDE, UH, JUST AS A QUICK REMINDER, THE 2018 GENERAL BOND VALID LANGUAGE IDENTIFIED FOR SPENDING AREAS, UH, AND, UH, GAVE SOME GUIDANCE ON HOW THESE FUNDS SHOULD BE SPENT.

UH, IT'S A HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS FOR LAND ACQUISITION, $94 MILLION FOR RENTAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. AND THOSE ARE DARK TARGETED TO HOUSEHOLDS MAKING LESS THAN 50% OF THE MEDIAN FAMILY INCOME, UH, ACQUISITION AND DEVELOPMENT OR OWNERSHIP, HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE, UH, IS A 28 MILLION.

AND THAT IS TARGETED TO HOUSEHOLDS EARNING LESS THAN 80% OF THE MEDIAN FAMILY INCOME, AND THEN OUR HOME REPAIR PROGRAM, WHICH MANDY ACTUALLY JUST WENT OVER.

UH, SO THAT IS $250 MILLION, UH, TO BE SPENT OVER A FIVE-YEAR PERIOD.

WE ARE TWO WEEKS, UH, SHY OF OUR THIRD, UH, THIRD YEAR.

UM, SO WE'LL BE STARTING OUR FOURTH YEAR SPEND IN ABOUT TWO WEEKS LATER, THE NEXT SLIDE.

AND THIS IS WHAT OUR, UH, SPENDING PLAN LOOKS LIKE.

UH, IT'S UH, THE LAND ACQUISITION, UM, KIND OF MIDDLE LOADED, UH, $30 MILLION IN THE SECOND AND THIRD YEAR, UH, TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE ACCESS TO THOSE FUNDS WHEN, UH, OPPORTUNITIES, UH, TO PURCHASE OR TO ACQUIRE LAND BECAME AVAILABLE.

UH, WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN SPEND IT IN A TIMELY MANNER.

UM, AND THAT'S, THAT'S REALLY THE GOAL, UH, FOR MOST OF THESE PROGRAMS IS MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE SPENDING IT, UH, AT THE RIGHT TIME, IN THE RIGHT PLACE, ON THE RIGHT PROJECT.

UH, SO THIS IS OUR ANNUAL BREAKDOWN.

WE'LL GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE.

THIS IS WHAT WE'VE ACTUALLY SPENT, UH, THUS FAR, UM, FOR, UH, FISCAL YEAR 18, 19, UH, WE SPENT, UH, $16 MILLION IN RENTAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE, $3 MILLION IN OWNERSHIP, HOUSING, AND ONE AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS FOR HOME REPAIR PROGRAM.

UH, WE INCREASED THAT DRAMATICALLY IN A YEAR OR TWO WITH $40 MILLION WORTH OF LAND ACQUISITIONS AND INCREASE IN UP TO A MILLION TO $3 MILLION IN OUR RHD PROGRAM AND OHD PROGRAMS. UH, AND THEN AN ADDITIONAL $2 MILLION SPENT ON THE HOME REPAIR PROGRAM FOR A TOTAL OF, UH, UH, DOING SOME QUICK MATH IN MY HEAD OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS.

WE'VE, UH, UH, ALLOCATED, UH, $77 MILLION 40 A LAND ACQUISITION PROGRAM, $52 MILLION FOR THE RHD, 15 MILLION FOR THE O HDA AND 6 MILLION FOR THE HOME REPAIR.

SO WE HAVE SPENT ON PROGRAM ATTIC ACTIVITIES, UH, OVER $151 MILLION JUST IN THE LAST THREE YEARS THAT LEAVES US WITH APPROXIMATELY $80 MILLION TO SPEND.

UH, NOW I KNOW THAT THE, UH, THE MATH WHIZZES, UH, ON THE COMMISSION ARE LOOKING AT THAT AND SAYING THAT DOESN'T QUITE ADD UP TO 250.

UH, WELL, THAT BALANCE ACTUALLY INCLUDES, UH, OUR TOTAL BOND ALLOCATION MINUS ALL OF OUR CONFERENCES, WHICH IS WHAT YOU SEE BEFORE YOU, UM, ALL THE LEGAL FEES THAT WE HAVE TO PAY FOR, UH, UH, FOR SOME OF THOSE LOANS AND ACQUISITIONS, AS WELL AS OUR SALARIES AND INDIRECT COSTS.

UM, IT'S, WE DO HAVE STAFF AND WE HAVE TO, UH, PAY STAFF IN ORDER TO SPEND THESE DOLLARS EFFECTIVELY TO MAKE THE, MAKE THE RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL AND TO, UH, HFC BOARD.

UH, SO THAT AGAIN, WE SPEND THE MONEY IN THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME AT THE RIGHT, UH, ON THE RIGHT PROJECT.

WE GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE.

THIS IS ONE OF THE AREAS THAT WE HAVE SPENT MONEY ON.

UM, WE HAVE, UH, UH, COUNCIL, UH, UH, ADOPTED A HOTEL ACQUISITION STRATEGY, UM, EARLY IN, UH, OR ACTUALLY BEFORE COVID.

UM, AND JUST IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS IN THE LAST MONTH, ACTUALLY WE'VE CLOSED ON, UH, THREE DIFFERENT HOTELS.

UM, TEXAS BUNGALOWS, UH, WILL BE, UH, OPENING SHORTLY.

WE ARE, UH, CLOSING IN, ON SECURING A, UH, A HALF CONTRACT OR, UH, UM, HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, CONTRACT COUNTRY IN CANDLEWOOD.

AND TOWNEPLACE ALL THREE OF THOSE, UH, ACTUALLY, UH, CLOSED IN THE MONTH OF AUGUST.

UH, IT WAS A VERY, VERY BUSY MONTH, UH, FOR US OVER IT.

UH, HOUSING AND PLANNING DEPARTMENT TOWNEPLACE IS A, UH, AN ACQUISITION THAT WE LENT MONEY TO, UH, FOUNDATION COMMUNITIES FOR THEM TO ACQUIRE THAT PROPERTY, BUT WE'LL BE

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WORKING WITH THEM IN PARTNERSHIP TO, UH, UH, TO CREATE THAT PROGRAM AND TO HOUSE HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS IN THERE, UH, ALONG WITH THE OTHER FOUR HOTELS THAT WE CURRENTLY GOT, AND YOU CAN SEE THIS SLOT, IT'S A CHART KIND OF SHOWS OUR, UH, THE NUMBER OF UNITS THAT WE HAVE SECURED JUST OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, UH, F Y 2122.

UH, YOU CAN SEE THERE'S KIND OF A DROP-OFF, BUT WE HAVEN'T EVEN STARTED FYI 21, 22, YET THOSE ARE JUST, UH, WHAT WE HAVE ON THE HORIZON THAT WE ARE FAIRLY CONFIDENT WILL BE COMING, UH, COMING ONLINE.

WE'LL GO TO THE NEXT LINE.

AND THIS IS ONE OTHER ONE OTHER MAJOR PROJECT, JOE, WE SPENT SOME OF THE 2018 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS ON THIS IS A PARTNERSHIP ON, UH, THE NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF ALTURA FROM PLEASANT VALLEY.

IT IS A NAMED A V KALEENA.

IT IS HFC IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OSDA.

UM, IT'S A 170 UNITS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

ALL OF THE UNITS WILL BE AFFORDABLE BELOW 80% MFI.

THERE ARE QUITE A FEW, UH, UNITS THEY'RE BELOW 50% MFI AND BELOW 30% MFI AS WELL.

AND THIS IS, AS YOU CAN SEE, IT IS NEARING COMPLETION, AND WE SHOULD EXPECT A COMPLETION SOMETIME IN EARLY 2022.

UM, WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS.

THIS IS ONE OF OUR, UH, FIRST, UH, PARTNERSHIPS AFTER A BRIEF HIATUS.

UH, AND THIS IS, THIS IS REALLY GOING TO BE A GYM FOR THE, FOR THE, UH, THE RIVERSIDE OR FOURTH AREA, NEXT SLIDE.

AND WE JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT, UH, WHAT THE PIPELINE FOR OUR DEVELOPMENT LOOKS LIKE.

SO, UH, FOR AN EXAMPLE, IN THE RHD, A OR RENTAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, UM, JUST LOOKING AT THAT CENTER COLUMN, UH, THE, BETWEEN THE TWO BLUE LINES, THAT'S YOUR MFI, UH, OR A MEDIAN FAMILY INCOME THAT, UH, WE WILL BE TARGETING WITH THESE FUNDS SO THAT WE HAVE TARGETED, UH, THE RED BLOCKS, UH, REPRESENT UNITS THAT WE HAVE COMMITTED THAT HAVE NOT BEEN COMPLETED.

UH, SO AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE WELL OVER, UH, 1500 UNITS COMMITTED AND UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN EITHER IN FREE DEVELOPMENT, UH, OR UNDER ACTIVELY UNDER CONSTRUCTION, UH, READY TO BE LEASED.

WE EXPECT THAT PIPELINE, UH, TO BE COMPLETED SOMETIME BEFORE 20 24, 20 25, BUT THROUGH EVERY QUARTER OF, UH, FUNDING WE ADD TO THAT PIPELINE.

UH, SO, UH, JUST IN THE LAST MONTH, UH, WE ADDED, UH, EVEN MORE THAN, UH, THAN WHAT'S ON THIS CHART.

THIS CHART WAS DEVELOPED BEFORE, UH, OUR HSC BOARD MEETING AT THE END OF AUGUST.

UM, BUT WE ADDED MANY, MANY MORE UNITS WITH OUR 9% AWARDS.

WE HAVE ANOTHER, UH, UH, UH, FUNDING ALLOCATION COMING UP IN NOVEMBER WHERE WE EXPECT TO ADD EVEN MORE TO THIS PIPELINE.

SO THINGS ARE HAPPENING, UH, AND THEY ARE MOVING ALONG.

UH, SO WE ARE BUILDING AS MUCH AS WE CAN GO TO THE NEXT LINE, AND I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AND NOT ANY OF OUR PROGRAMS OR PROJECTS.

UM, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME COMMISSIONER TOLLIVER.

AND THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.

I HAVE A QUESTION.

I SEE A LOT OF APARTMENTS BEING BUILT HERE IN AUSTIN, AND EVERY CONTRACTOR THAT I HAVE SPOKE WITH AND WENT UP ON HIS CONSTRUCTION SITE IS THAT THIS IS THE GOING THING FOR AUSTIN NOW, INSTEAD OF HOMES, CAN YOU EXPLAIN THAT TO ME? WHY IS IT THAT WE ARE BUILDING MORE APARTMENTS THAN HOUSING? UM, HUMANITY, THANK YOU FOR THAT REMINDER.

I'M HAPPY TO TAKE THAT ON AND DO THE MAIL AGAIN.

UM, I DO WANT TO POINT OUT AS, AS, UH, JAMIE MENTIONED IN THE FIRST PART OF THE PRESENTATION, THERE ARE FOUR DIFFERENT CATEGORIES.

TWO OF WHICH FOCUS ON HOMEOWNERSHIP.

ONE IS THE, UM, UH, OWNERSHIP, HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE, WHERE WE PROVIDE LOANS.

WE ALLOCATED $28 MILLION, UH, TO WORK WITH BOTH NONPROFITS AND FOR-PROFITS THAT ARE BUILDING AFFORDABLE HOME OWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES THAT INCLUDE SINGLE FAMILY AND CONDOMINIUMS. IN ADDITION, AS BOTH OF US TALKED ABOUT, WE HAVE THE GO REPAIR PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDES FUNDING TO, UM, SEVEN NONPROFITS TO REPAIR HOMES, SO HOMEOWNERSHIP.

SO WE TRY TO DIVIDE IN TERMS OF OUR INVESTMENT.

WE TRY TO SERVE FOLKS ACROSS THE SPECTRUM, CREATE NEW HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES ACROSS THE SPECTRUM.

AND THAT INCLUDES FROM, UM, UH, HOMELESSNESS ALL THE WAY UP TO HOMEOWNERSHIP.

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WE DO SEE A HUGE NEED FOR DEEPLY AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

UM, AND THAT IS ONE OF THE REASONS YOU SEE KIND OF A DENSER OR MORE RECENTLY, YOU SEE A BIT OF A, A DENSER PRODUCT AND MORE APARTMENTS BECAUSE THAT'S, THAT IS THE NEED AND THE FINANCING THAT IS AVAILABLE THAT WE SEE, NOT THE ONLY, I SHOULD BE CLEAR, BUT, UH, EXCUSE ME, THIS IS A COMMISSION AT TALAVERA.

AGAIN, I DON'T THINK THERE IS A NEED BECAUSE WHERE I LIVE AT I'M IN THE 7, 8, 7 2 4, I GOT APARTMENT COMPLEX SITTING AT THE INTERSECTION OF NOW OLA AND JANNIE, MAURICE, RIGHT DOWN THE STREET AT CRYSTAL BROOK.

AND LOUELLA, THERE'S ANOTHER ONE.

NOW, IF YOU GO ON OUT, UH, TWO 90, YOU GOT FOUR OF THEM, AND I'M JUST CURIOUS WHY THEY'RE BUILDING SO MANY APARTMENT COMPLEXES NOW.

WELL, I THINK, UM, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALL HAVE HAD A PRESENTATION YET FROM OUR, UH, BRAND NEW, FANTASTIC DEMOGRAPHER LAILA, VALENCIA, THE CITY DEMOGRAPHER, WHO IS NEW TO CITY OF AUSTIN IN THE COVENANT PLANNING DEPARTMENT, BUT SHE HAS JUST BEEN CORING THROUGH THE CENSUS DATA, THE 20, 20 CENSUS DATA THAT WAS RECENTLY RELEASED.

AND SO SOME OF THE TRENDS THAT SHE'S SEEING, UM, ARE RELATED TO BUILDING PERMITS THAT ARE BEING OLD FOR BOTH SINGLE FAMILY AND MULTIFAMILY, UH, PRODUCT, UM, AS WELL AS JUST POPULATION GROWTH AND DEMAND FOR BOTH MULTIFAMILY AND SINGLE FAMILY PRODUCT AND, UH, WHAT THE DATA IS SHOWING US ACROSS THE CITY.

AND CERTAINLY ACROSS THE REGION AS WELL IS EXTRAORDINARY POPULATION GROWTH IN THE CITY OF AUSTIN.

I THINK WE'VE GOT ABOUT 2% A YEAR AND REGIONALLY, WE HAVE CLOSE TO 4% PER YEAR.

UM, AND WE SEE A DIVERSITY OF INCOME LEVELS THAT DEMAND DIFFERENT HOUSING TYPE POLICIES.

UM, AND SO THE DEMAND, THE BUILDING IS TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH THE DEMAND FOR THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF HOUSING, WHETHER IT IS OWNERSHIP OR RENTAL HOUSING.

AND IT'S BEEN A CHALLENGE, WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO PRODUCE EITHER ENOUGH APARTMENTS OR ENOUGH HOMES LIKE OWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES, UM, UH, ACROSS THE BOARD.

WE ARE WE'RE, WE'RE STRUGGLING TO KEEP UP WITH THE DOMAIN.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER.

TALAVERA.

THANK YOU, MANDY, FOR THE RESPONSE, UH, COMMISSIONER DESOLTEL.

UM, MY QUESTION IS ABOUT THE LOCATION OF THE CITY, UH, PURCHASE PROPERTIES, OR IS THERE A, UM, A MAP OR A PLACE TO FIND THAT? UM, IT'D BE INTERESTING JUST TO SEE, I KNOW YOU DISCUSSED THE, THE DIFFERENT AMOUNTS YOU HAVE ALLOCATED ACROSS THE FISCAL YEARS, AND I'M JUST KINDA CURIOUS, EVEN IF YOU COULD JUST, JUST KIND OF SAY, UH, WE SAW THE OLD TOUR FROM PLEASANT VALLEY, WHICH IS REALLY GREAT, UH, THAT PROJECT, IS THERE A GENERAL AREA WHERE YOU'RE PURCHASING THE PROPERTIES? IS IT, IS IT DIVERSE? IS IT SPREAD AROUND OR WERE YOU, SO WE HAVE REALLY TRIED TO FOCUS OUR LAND ACQUISITION DOLLARS IN A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT AREAS, BUT ONE IS IN ALIGNMENT WITH PROJECT NECKED.

WHEN WE STARTED OUR LAND ACQUISITION PROGRAM, PROJECT CONNECT, I'VE NOT BEEN APPROVED YET, BUT WE DID HAVE WHAT WAS CALLED THE AUSTIN STRATEGIC MOBILITY PLAN OR THE ASM MP THAT HAD DESIGNATED KIND OF THE QUARTERS THAT WERE PRIORITY CORRIDORS.

SO WHEN WE FIRST STARTED LAND ACQUISITION, FOR EXAMPLE, UM, WE HAVE A 900 ACRE SITE AT 12, 12 SLAUGHTER.

THIS WAS PRETTY PROJECT NEXT APPROVAL.

WE WENT INTO IT WITH ART OR TIMBER RECREATION DEPARTMENT.

AGAIN, SLAUGHTER IS, UH, UH, PRIORITY, UH, THE ASM P UM, BUT THEN THIS IS ALSO WITHIN, IT'S LESS THAN A MILE FROM THE, UH, SLAUGHTER AND MANCHESTER.

IF I HAD THAT, RIGHT? YES, I DO.

UH, ORANGE LINE STOP.

UM, SO WE, WE TRIED TO BALANCE, WE'RE BALANCING A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT FACTORS.

UH, ONE IS PROXIMITY TO HIGH-FREQUENCY TRANSIT, UM, AND EVERY SINGLE ONE OF OUR ACQUISITIONS HAS HIT THAT, UH, GOAL.

WE'RE ALSO TRYING TO REALLY TARGET GENTRIFYING AREAS.

UM, AND THEN WE'RE TRYING TO BALANCE THAT OUT WITH HIGH OPPORTUNITY AREAS.

WE'VE HAD OUR FIRST ACQUISITION IN DISTRICT EIGHT, WHICH IS SOUTHWEST AUSTIN.

MANY OF YOU KNOW, THAT IT IS, UM,

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HARD TO GET LAND DEVELOPABLE LAND, UH, THAT IS AFFORDABLE.

AND SOME OF THESE AREAS THAT ARE WEST OF MOPAC, THIS PARTICULAR ONE IS JUST EAST OF BOAT BACK, BUT WE'RE DOING AN ASSEMBLAGE AND WE HOPE TO DEVELOP A MULTIFAMILY COMPLEX THERE IN THE FUTURE.

UM, WE DO HAVE A MAP, UM, WHICH I'M NOT SURE HOW WE WILL SEND YOU ALL A LINK TO THE PROJECT CONNECT.

UM, AT CITY INVESTMENT MAP, IT IS AN OVERLAY MAP THAT SHOWS THE PROJECT NECKLINES, UH, THEN WHERE WE HAVE ALL OF OUR INCOME RESTRICTED HOUSING, BUT OWNERSHIP AND RENTAL HOUSING.

AND THAT IT ALSO SHOWS CITY ASSETS THAT WE PRIORITIZE FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

AND THAT INCLUDES, UM, HOUSING THAT WE HAVE AT LAND THAT WE HAVE PURCHASED FOR FUTURE DISPOSITION.

UM, I SHOULD SAY THAT WE ALSO, WE'RE NOT JUST IN THE BUSINESS OF ACQUIRING LAND TO ACQUIRE LAND AND WE'RE NOT IN IT TO DEVELOP IT OURSELVES.

UM, WHAT WE ARE DOING AND WE STARTED THIS PROCESS OVER A YEAR AGO IS AN ACQUISITION AND DISPOSITION STRATEGY.

SO WE HAVE ALREADY HAD, WE JUST HAD OUR THIRD SOLICITATION FLOWS IN AUGUST.

UM, THE SOLICITATION WAS, UH, FOR A PARCEL THAT WE PURCHASED FROM A I S D ON TANA HILL LANE RIGHT NEXT TO THE NEW CONSOLIDATED NORMAN SIMS ELEMENTARY.

UM, THAT IS ABOUT EIGHT ACRES.

UH, WE GOT 10 PROPOSALS.

IT'S ACTUALLY ALL ONLINE.

IF YOU LOOK AT 10 AND BUYING 18 X, WE'LL SEE ALL 10 PROPOSALS THEY'VE BEEN SCORED.

UM, THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMUNITY INPUT REGARDING ALL OF THE DIFFERENT PROPOSALS, UM, AND TICK MISSIONER TOLERANCE POINT.

UM, WE DO HAVE IN THE SOLICITATIONS THAT WE HAVE RECENTLY COMPLETED, UM, WE HAVE, UH, FUNDED A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES RANGING FROM MULTIFAMILY TO A MIX OF MULTI-FAMILY AND OWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES.

UM, SO YOU'LL SEE SOME OF THOSE, UM, PROPOSALS, IF YOU WILL GO ONLINE AND LOOK AT THE 10 HOMELITE SOLICITATIONS, WE ANTICIPATE AS WE ACQUIRE MORE PROPERTIES, THAT WILL BE THEN EACH YEAR, WE'LL BE PUTTING OUT MORE LAND FOR DISPOSITION TO CREATE ADDITIONAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN CONCERT WITH THE COMMUNITY PARENTS.

UH, I APPRECIATE THAT MANDY AND I DID JUST WANT TO, JUST TO PARTIALLY TRY TO ADDRESS COMMISSIONER OLIVER'S POINT.

AND I KNOW I, I S I SPEAK TO THE, TO THE TEAM SOMEWHAT, UM, ON THE HOUSEMAN INVESTMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE, WHERE WE, WE SORT OF LOOK AT THE DIFFERENT PROJECTS AND EVALUATE THEM BASED ON THE COMMUNITY BENEFITS AND COSTS.

AND, AND JUST, JUST ON THE SURFACE, THE COST OF HOUSING OWNERSHIP IS A LOT MORE THAN THE COST PER UNIT, YOU KNOW, TO GET THESE UNITS AND, YOU KNOW, UH, AS OPPOSED TO BUILDING AN APARTMENT.

AND SO IF WE'RE LOOKING AT TRYING TO MAXIMIZE THE LIMITED DOLLARS WE HAVE, WHAT WE'RE SAYING IS THAT IT'S JUST A LITTLE EASIER TO DO THAT, UH, AND GET THE NUMBER OF UNITS AT DEEPER AFFORDABILITY.

UH, GIVEN THE LIMITED SPACE WE HAVE IN THE CITY OF AUSTIN, UH, AND THE LIMITED DOLLARS WE HAVE IN THE KIND OF CRAZINESS OF THE MARKET.

SO I FEEL LIKE, YOU KNOW, IN A PRACTICAL SENSE, THAT'S WHY WE'RE BUILDING MORE APARTMENTS AS BECAUSE IT'S, YOU'RE, YOU'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET MORE AFFORDABLE UNITS THAT WAY ACROSS THE CITY, UH, AS OPPOSED TO, UH, THE HOME OWNERSHIP AND THE AMOUNT OF LAND IT ACTUALLY TAKES TO PRODUCE IN THOSE INDIVIDUAL HOME, UH, HOMES, UH, WITH THE LIMITED DOLLARS WE HAVE.

SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S SATISFACTORY, BUT THAT'S AT LEAST FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, WHAT I'VE SEEN, UM, UH, FROM MY TIME ON THE HERC, ESPECIALLY, UM, AND THAT'S IT ALL YOUR COMMISSION, YOUR TELEPHONE? WELL, THE REASON I WAS BRINGING THIS UP IS THAT, UH, FOR US SENIORS AT LIVE AND, UH, I WILL SAY CHISEL PASS AND STREET, I LIVE ON, UH, WE ARE GETTING, UH, PEOPLE'S LEAVING NOTATION ZONE.

I DO I BUY YOUR HOUSE.

I HAVE A CLIENT READY FOR YOUR HOUSE.

AND I JUST CALLED HIM BACK TO, JUST TO BE NOSY, TO FIND OUT ONE GUY OFFERED ME 395,001 GUY OFFER ME 465,000.

THIS IS WHY I'M SAYING THESE PEOPLE THAT ARE COMING HERE CAN BUY A HOME, FIX IT UP, LIVE IN IT AWHILE AND RESELL IT, AND THEN GO BACK AND BUY A BIGGER HOME.

AND THIS IS WHAT I'M JUST WONDERING.

I'D RATHER SEE MORE HOMES BUILT THAN I DO APARTMENTS.

THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.

THANKS COMMISSIONER TELLER.

THAT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE TO VIEW THE HOME, NOT AS STRICTLY A TOOL OF APPRECIATING INVESTMENT VALUE IN THE SHORT TERM, BUT RATHER AS A PLACE TO LIVE.

UM, AND, UH, IT SEEMS LIKE SOMETIMES

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WE GET REALLY REMOVED FROM THAT CONCEPT.

UM, DO ANY OF THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS HAVE QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONER SLOAN, TAMMY? I WAS ACTUALLY GOING TO JUST ASK YOU IF YOU COULD HELP ME READ PAGE 14, THE 2018 AFFORDABLE HOUSING BOND ENCUMBRANCES, SPECIFICALLY THE HOME REPAIR ROLE HERE.

I CAN MAKE SENSE OF THE PREVIOUS THREE ROWS, BUT I GOT STUCK HERE IN, UM, IN LOOKING AT THE TOTAL, UM, HERE VERSUS THE TOTAL LISTED ON PAGE 13 AND THE DISCREPANCY THEN, UM, IN THE BALANCE REMAINING FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS, IT LOOKS LIKE, DO YOU WANT ME TO TAKE THAT? UH, UM, I NEED TO OPEN UP THE FILE.

SO IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND.

IF WE ARE, UM, CONSIDERING THE CONTRACTED ALLOCATION OF 13 MILLION OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS, IT WOULD SEEM TO BE THAT THERE IS 15 MILLION LEFT IN THE POTENTIAL ALLOCATION INTO THE HOME REPAIR PROGRAM.

UM, I'M, I'M OPENING UP THE FILE TO, TO THE SAME TIME.

IT'S, IT'S HARD WHEN YOU'RE NOT THERE.

UM, COMMISSIONER SLOAN, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE SLIDE HERE.

IT IS APOLOGIES.

THIS IS THE GEO BOND UPDATE, THE ONE WITH THE ENCUMBRANCES AND THE TOTAL SPECIFIC TO HOMEROOM THAT'S.

RIGHT, RIGHT.

SO, UM, THE IMPORTANT DISTINCTION BETWEEN THE OTHER THREE, THE OTHER THREE PROGRAMS, LAND ACQUISITION, RHODA, AND ODA, UM, ARE MEAN EITHER BY A PIECE OF, OR SIGN A LOAN.

AND THEN THAT IS ENCUMBERED AND IT'S, IT'S DUMB, RIGHT? IT'S WE, WE HAVE THAT MONEY IS COUNTED FOR, AND IT CAN NO LONGER BE SPENT.

THE WHOLE, YOUR REPAIR IS ACTUALLY A CONTRACT.

IT IS AN ANNUAL CONTRACT THAT WE HAVE WITH SEVEN NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.

YOU'LL NOTE THAT THE CONTRACTED AMOUNT THUS OUR, SO EVERY YEAR WE SIGN THIS CONTRACT, I THINK WE WERE IN AN EXTENSION YEAR RIGHT NOW.

AND THUS FAR, WE HAVE SIGNED 13 CONTRACTS FOR 13 MILLION DOT I, AND WE HAVE ONLY SPENT ON HOMEWORK THERE ABOUT SIX AND A HALF MILLION.

SO WE'RE BEHIND IN OUR SPENDING ON HOMELAND.

THERE'S A REASON FOR THAT.

UM, WE HAD, UH, WELL OBVIOUSLY IN THE MIDDLE OF A PANDEMIC LAST YEAR WAS EXTREMELY SLOW FOR ALL OF OUR HOME REPAIR PROGRAMS, BECAUSE WE WERE ESSENTIALLY PAUSED OUR HOME REPAIR IS PRIMARILY FOCUSED ON LOW INCOME FOLKS.

IT IS EXCLUSIVELY FOCUSED ON LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS, PRIMARILY SENIORS, UM, PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND PEOPLE WHO ARE VULNERABLE.

UM, IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT FOR US TO COMPLETE HOME REPAIRS, TO HAVE OUR NON-PROFIT CONTRACTORS ACTUALLY COMPLETE AND DRAW DOWN ON THOSE PHONE REPAIRS, BECAUSE WE WEREN'T GOING INTO PEOPLE'S PHONES FOR SAFETY REASONS.

WE WOULD DO SOME EXTERIOR, UM, MODIFICATIONS, BUT A LOT OF THE HOMEWORKERS ARE ACTUALLY INTERIOR MODIFICATIONS.

AND BECAUSE OF COVID, UM, WE, WE WEREN'T DOING THAT.

WE STARTED UP THIS YEAR.

WE STARTED UP WITH SAFETY PRECAUTIONS IN PLACE.

UM, WE STARTED UP, UM, HOME REPAIRS, UM, IN EARNEST AGAIN, BUT I WILL SAY WE ARE BEHIND WITHOUT A DOUBT.

WE ARE BEHIND IN OUR SPEND DOWN OF OUR GO REPAIR DOLLARS.

THAT DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING IS GONNA HAPPEN TO THE GO REPAIR DOLLAR VOTERS APPROVED IN OUR CONTRACT WITH THE VOTERS, THE 250 MILLION INCLUDED 28 MILLION FOR HOME REPAIR.

IF THAT TAKES US 20 YEARS TO SPEND, WE'VE STILL GOT THAT 20, IT MAY TAKE US LONGER TO SPEND.

WE HAVE JUST BEEN ABLE TO KEEP ON TRACK WITH OUR FIVE-YEAR SPEND PLAN WITH OUR THREE OTHER PROGRAMS. PALMER PEAR HAS PRESENTED ITS OWN UNIQUE SET OF COMPLICATIONS.

TOTALLY UNDERSTAND, UM, THE RETROSPECTIVE AND APPRECIATE YOU REITERATING THAT FOR US, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT'S SOMETHING WE REALLY PRIORITIZE ON THIS, UM, COMMISSION.

I ACTUALLY WAS, UM, PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN THE FUTURE, UM, SORT OF ALLOCATION AVAILABLE HERE THAT IT, AND MAYBE I AM MISREADING THIS CHART, BUT IT SEEMS TO BE SAYING THAT THERE IS A REMAINING BALANCE IN THE HOME REPAIR ALLOCATION OF 5.2 MILLION.

AND EVEN

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SO MOST LIKELY, AND I'D HAVE TO DIG INTO THE NUMBERS, BUT MOST LIKELY THAT'S DUE TO THE FACT THAT THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE DIRECT HOME REPAIR.

WE, UH, PAY THE NON-PROFITS UP TO $20,000 FOR THE HOME REPAIR.

AND THEN WE PROVIDE THEM A, UM, $4,000 ADMINISTRATIVE FEE.

SO PROBABLY WHAT WE DID, THIS IS MY GUESS IS THAT WE JUST COUNTED THE DIRECT HOME REPAIR COSTS.

WE ACTUALLY DON'T TAKE ANY STAFF CHARGES OUT OF OUR HOME REPAIR GEO BONDS.

UM, AND SO THE ADMINISTRATIVE FEE IS ACTUALLY FOR THE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.

SO MY GUESS IS THAT'S WHAT THAT IS.

I'M NOT, UH, MAYBE SOMEONE CAN CLARIFY FOR ME IF, IF ANYONE ELSE CHECKING, CAUSE I'M STILL JUST NOT QUITE GETTING THERE.

UM, IN TERMS OF LIKE IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR SPENDING, IT MAKES SENSE THAT THERE WOULD BE A DIFFERENCE IN A CONTRACTED AMOUNTS AND THE AMOUNT SPENT AT, UM, LISTED ASPECTS TO DIRECT REPAIRS.

RIGHT.

THAT MAKES SENSE TO ME.

WHAT I'M ASKING ABOUT IS THE REMAINING BALANCE LISTED HERE.

THE REMAINING BALANCE IS THE REMAINING BALANCE FOR DIRECT COSTS THUS FAR FOR HOME REPAIR.

WE HAVE CONTRACTED WITH OUR SEVEN HOME REPAIR, UH, NON-PROFITS UH, $13 MILLION.

IF YOU LOOK ABOVE FOUR FISCAL YEAR, WE HAD A CONTRACT FOR 2 MILLION AND 5 MILLION THAN 6 MILLION IN TOTAL.

SO THIS YEAR IS THE THIRD YEAR AND IT TOTAL 13 MILLION INTO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DEDICATING TO HOME.

WHEN THERE, IF YOU LOOK BELOW THE FULL COSTS THAT HAVE BEEN SPENT THUS FAR CUT TO THE NON-PROFITS FOR THE ACTUAL HOME REPAIRS HAVE BEEN ABOUT, LET'S JUST CALL IT 6.5 MILLION.

AND SO THAT LEAVES AN ADDITIONAL 6.5 MILLION IS LEFT.

THAT THE BALANCE RIGHT HERE SAYS 5.2 MILLION.

AND AGAIN, MY GUESS IS THAT IT DOES NOT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS THAT WE PROVIDE, THE ADMINISTRATIVE, THE, THAT WE PROVIDE TO THE NONPROFITS.

I THINK THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GO REPAIR AND THE OTHER THREE PROGRAMS IS THE OTHER THREE PROGRAMS ARE ADMINISTERED INTERNALLY.

UM, SO THOSE FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN AND BASICALLY ALLOCATED, UM, FOR GO REPAIR THE ADDITIONAL 15 MILLION THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THAT HASN'T BEEN CONTRACTED YET.

SO WE WE'VE GOT THE 5 MILLION THAT WE HAVE BEEN THAT HAS BEEN CONTRACTED.

IT JUST HASN'T BEEN SPENT.

UM, AND THEN WE HAVE ANOTHER 15 MILLION THAT IS AVAILABLE.

WE JUST HAVEN'T CONTRACTED IT TO ANYONE YET.

WE'RE WAITING UNTIL WE SPEND DOWN WHAT WE HAVE.

I'M SPINNING AROUND DOING MATH HERE.

THAT IS ABSOLUTELY CORRECT.

SO AS I MENTIONED, GO REPAIR HAS $28 MILLION.

IT'S JUST THAT WE'VE ONLY CONTRACTED THAT 13 MILLION.

THAT'S RIGHT.

THANK YOU, JAMIE.

THANKS COMMISSIONER SLOAN FOR MAKING SURE WE GOT TO THE BOTTOM OF THAT.

AND DO WE DO, DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY, UH, OH, WAIT, MR. CHAIR.

I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ON THE, THE PRODUCTION.

CAN YOU HEAR COMMISSIONERS COMMISSIONER PACK? CAN YOU HEAR ME? I CAN GET HER NOW.

OKAY, GREAT.

SO, UM, I SEE THAT YOU'VE SELECTED A COUPLE OF PROGRAMS TO GIVE US DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION, BUT I WASN'T CLEAR THAT THE REST OF THE DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ONLINE OR THAT'S STILL, UM, INTERIOR FACING AND NOT AVAILABLE TO THE COMMISSION TO BE CLEAR, NONE OF THIS IS AVAILABLE ONLINE.

NONE OF THIS IS PUBLICLY FACING, BUT YES, WE HAVE ALL OF THE DEMOGRAPHIC DATA AND I WILL MAKE SURE THAT WE PROVIDE A DOWNLOAD OF THE COMPREHENSIVE DATA.

IT WON'T BE PRETTY LIKE THAT.

GO REPAIR THE INTERFACE THAT YOU SAW, THE DASHBOARD THAT YOU'RE SEEING, BUT WE HAVE DEMOGRAPHIC DATA FOR EVERY SINGLE PROGRAM.

WE KEEP ALL OF THIS IN AN ACCESS DATABASE AND THEN THE DASHBOARD EXTRACTS FROM THAT DATABASE TO CREATE THAT

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PROFILE.

BUT THAT IS ALL INTERIOR FACING RIGHT NOW.

WE'RE STILL GOING THROUGH THE DASHBOARD IS LOVELY, BUT JUST FOR SUMMARY, IF WE HAD THIS PRODUCTION SUMMARY AND I DON'T KNOW HOW THE PEOPLE FEEL, BUT, UM, RATHER THAN SEEING MONTHS ACROSS THE CALL, THE REMAINING COLUMNS ON IT, I I'D RATHER SEE HOW MANY AFRICAN-AMERICAN HOUSEHOLDS DO WE SERVE, HOW MANY ELDERLY THESE ARE, HOW MANY SINGLE PARENTS DO WE SERVE? HOW MANY BELOW 30, 50, 80 THAT THE STANDARD DEMOGRAPHIC DATA WE USED TO WHEN WE GOT THESE REPORTS, WE ARE HAPPY TO PROVIDE THAT REPORT.

AND WE USED TO PROVIDE IT REGULARLY TO THE HOUSING COMMITTEE OF THE CBC, BUT I WILL MAKE SURE THAT, UH, WE GET THAT TO, UM, YOUR STAFF LIAISON FOR DISTRIBUTION.

RIGHT? THANK YOU.

UM, ON VERA ARCHITECTURE BARRIER, WE'LL MOVE ALL.

I SEE THAT WE HAVE A GOAL OF SEVEN UNITS FOR RENTAL HOUSING, AND THEN I DON'T SEE, I'M NOT FINDING ON THE OWNERSHIP SIDE, THAT PROGRAM, IS IT BUNDLED UP INTO HOME REPAIRS? NO, IT IS BUNDLED UNDER HOMEOWNER ASSISTANCE.

SO THAT PROGRAM IS BROKEN OUT.

ONE IS UNDER RENTER AND ONE IS UNDER HOMEOWNER.

THEY'RE BOTH FUNDED BY CDBG FUNDING.

OUR GOAL FOR HOMEOWNER WITH COVID TYPICALLY WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE THAT GOAL WAS 80.

UM, THIS YEAR WE HAVE WE'RE ABOUT 20 GROUPS, JULY WE'RE AT ABOUT 21% OF OUR GOAL.

YOU'LL FIND IT UNDER THE SECOND PAGE UNDER HOMEOWNER'S ASSISTANCE.

AND I SHOULD NOTE THAT ABR IS ONE OF THE PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE HISTORICALLY ADMINISTERED IN-HOUSE AND WE ARE PUTTING OUT A SOLICITATION OR NON-PROFITS.

UM, OUR NONPROFIT COMMUNITY HAS ASKED US FOR ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR HOME REPAIR.

WE'VE ALSO HAD SOME ISSUES WITH, UM, UH, GOING INTO SOMEBODY'S HOME FOR GO REPAIR AND THEN HAVING TO REFER PEOPLE TO A DIFFERENT PROGRAM, TO HELP OUT WITH ABR.

WE WANT TO ALIGN ALL OF THESE PROGRAMS. SO WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING A SOLICITATION.

IT SHOULD BE LATER THIS FALL, UM, WHERE WE ARE GOING TO, UM, SOLICIT PROPOSALS FROM NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO ACTUALLY ADMINISTER THE PROGRAM, BUT THE RENTER, AND THEN THAT'S GREAT.

I KNOW THE HOME REPAIR COALITION THAT OUR FORMER COMMISSIONER RUBY RELLA AND FORMER CHAIR JOHNNY LEHMAN, HELPED TO SET UP WOULD BE REALLY HAPPY TO HEAR OF ANY PROGRESS TO SIMPLIFY THAT APPLICATION PROCESS.

ABSOLUTELY.

WE ARE MAKING SLOW BUT STEADY PROGRESS, INCLUDING WE HAVE AN ONLINE APPLICATION.

NOW WE HAVE, WE'RE MAKING A LOT OF PROGRESS IN THE AIR TRYING TO MAKE IT EASIER TO BOTH ADMINISTER AND EASY TO FOR CLIENTS.

UNTIL RECENT YEARS, OUR DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, UM, ENABLED LOW TO MODERATE INCOME HOUSEHOLDS, PURCHASE A HOME ON THE MARKET, RIGHT? JUST THE REGULAR OLD MARKET.

ALL RIGHT.

I'M NOT SEEING ANY OTHER QUESTIONS.

I, I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF MYSELF AND, UM, CERTAINLY, UH, NONE OF THESE QUESTIONS NEED, NEED TO BE ANSWERED WITH A LONG ADMISSION.

I'M TOTALLY COOL WITH JUST A SENTENCE OR SOMETHING THAT, THAT GENERALLY SPEAKS TO, BUT, UH, IN PARTICULAR, UH, IT LOOKS LIKE, YOU KNOW, WHEN IT COMES TO THE DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, UH, THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, CLEARLY IT GOES OVER GOAL.

UH, AND, AND THAT'S FANTASTIC.

AND I'M WONDERING WHAT, UH, IT TAKES TO, YOU KNOW, IT SEEMS LIKE THE DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM IN MY MIND ANYWAY, THE, THE, THE SONG THAT IS IN MY MIND IS THAT IT'S TOUGH TO, UH, UH, TO REALLY GET THAT PROGRAM TO HAVE LEGS WHEN IT COMES TO LOWER MFI OR LOWER INCOME LEVELS.

UH, AND I'VE NOTICED THAT, YOU KNOW, OUT OF THE 31 IN PRODUCTION, UM, THAT, YOU KNOW, 16 OR 51 TO 80% OF MEDIAN FAMILY INCOME, WHICH OF COURSE IS ON THE HIGHER END OF THAT.

AND, UM, 9% WERE 31 TO 50 PER CENT OF MEDIAN FAMILY INCOME, WHICH W NINE PEOPLE OR NINE HOUSEHOLDS, I MIGHT SAY WE'RE AT 31 TO 50, WHICH SEEMS PRETTY, UM, PRETTY GREAT AT LEAST NEXT TO THE 16 NUMBER.

AND I'M WONDERING IF YOU HAVE ANY INSIGHTS AROUND WHAT IS WORKING THERE, OR, YOU KNOW, HOW IS THAT WORKING? SO, SO WELL, ESPECIALLY WITH THAT SIX NUMBER IN BETWEEN.

SO I'M GUESSING THERE'S NOT ENOUGH OF A STATISTICAL SAMPLE, BUT NONETHELESS 90 16 SEEMS PRETTY GREAT.

SO I'M PRETTY SURE WE KNOW EXACTLY WHERE THOSE NUMBERS CAME FROM.

UM, HISTORICALLY

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UM, IN RECENT YEARS, AS YOU ALL KNOW, HOME SALES PRICES ARE OUT OF CONTROL AND BASED ON THE HUD LIMITS OF WHAT A HOME, UM, CAN BE APPRAISED AT.

THERE'S VERY FEW.

WE ACTUALLY SAW A DIP IN OUR DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THERE ARE VERY, THE INVENTORY IS SO LOW FOR HOMES THAT ARE AVAILABLE AT THAT PURCHASE PRICE ON THE MARKET.

SO WHAT WE'VE NOTICED IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS IS SOME OF OUR NON-PROFIT PARTNERS WHO ARE BUILDING AFFORDABLE.

SO INCOME, WHICH THRIFTED HOMES WE'RE LAYERING OUR DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE ONTO THE INCOME RESTRICTED.

MY GUESS IS THOSE NINE HOMES ARE PROBABLY FROM TWO OF OUR PRIMARY PARTNERS, WHICH WOULD BE HABITAT FOR HUMANITY.

AND ONE WOULD BE NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, UM, AT THE LOWER INCOME SCALE.

THAT'S MY GUESS.

AND I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY A PRETTY GOOD GUESS AND JAMIE'S NODDING HIS HEAD.

ONE THING WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT INTERNALLY, BECAUSE WE ALREADY SUBSIDIZE THESE HOMES.

WE PROVIDE THEM OWNERSHIP, HOUSING DEVELOPMENT SYSTEMS, OR OLDER DOLLARS TYPICALLY THROUGH GEO BONDS.

UM, WE WANT TO LIVE, WE WANT TO STRETCH OUR DOLLARS AS FAR AS POSSIBLE.

ONE THING WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IS SEPARATING OUT OR NOT LAYERING THESE PROGRAMS. SO THAT DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE IS TRULY FOR MARKET HOUSING AND MAKING IT MORE ATTAINABLE FOR FOLKS WHO ARE ON THE MARKET, LOOKING FOR THEIR FIRST TIME HOME.

AND WE JUST INCREASE THE SUBSIDY THAT WE PROVIDE TO OUR PARTNERS, OUR NONPROFIT PARTNERS WHO ARE BUILDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING SO THAT THEY CAN BRING THE PRICES DOWN TO SOMETHING THAT IS TRULY ATTAINABLE FOR SOMEBODY IN THAT 30 TO 50%.

I KNOW THAT WASN'T A SUPER SHORT, YOU ASKED FOR A SENTENCE AND I PROBABLY, BUT IT'S COMPLICATED.

IT IS COMPLICATED TO UNDERSTAND, AND THAT MAKES SENSE.

AND, YOU KNOW, WITHOUT NECESSARILY NEEDING A RESPONSE, I, I GUESS I WONDER LIKE, YOU KNOW, WHAT, WHAT HAPPENS TO TAKE THAT TO SCALE SO THAT, YOU KNOW, EVERY SINGLE UNIT THAT COULD BE, YOU KNOW, ALREADY, UH, EVERY SINGLE INCOME RESTRICTED UNIT WHERE A DOWN PAYMENT IS OCCURRING AND WE HAVE SORT OF A FIXED AUDIENCE, AND WE KNOW WHAT THAT INCOME IS, BASICALLY EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THOSE INCOME RESTRICTED UNITS FOR SALE, BE SOMEHOW FUNNELED THROUGH THIS DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TO MAXIMIZE THE NUMBER OF 31 TO 50% HOUSEHOLDS, ET CETERA, ET CETERA.

AND, UM, I GUESS THE, YOU KNOW, THAT'S A PHILOSOPHICAL QUESTION.

THERE ARE PROBABLY REASONS IT DOESN'T HAPPEN.

AND, AND SO, AND SO I GET IT, BUT NONETHELESS, IT'S FANTASTIC TO SEE THAT, THAT KIND OF NUMBER JUXTAPOSED WITH THE, WITH THE 16 NUMBER.

AND, AND I KNOW I WOULD BE HAPPIER TO SEE IT, UM, BETTER PROPORTIONED.

AND, UM, THE OTHER QUESTION, AND I'LL JUST FORGOT MY OTHER ONES.

UH, THIS IS JUST AROUND THE AFFORDABILITY BLUEPRINT.

UM, AND GRANTED IT, YOU KNOW, THREE MONTHS CAN TURN A BRILLIANT DOCUMENT INTO AN ANACHRONISTIC MESS.

AND, UM, BUT NONETHELESS I'VE ALWAYS APPRECIATED, UH, UH, THAT DOCUMENT AND ENDED MO AND AS MUCH AS HOW IT TEMPLATIZED IS, IF ANYTHING, HOW WE TALK ABOUT, UH, DEVELOPMENT OR HOW WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT DEVELOPMENT SINCE IT'S, UH, SINCE ITS PRODUCTION.

AND THAT DOCUMENT BASICALLY, YOU MENTIONED THAT, YOU KNOW, GRANTED MFI IS MOVING, BUT BETWEEN ZERO AND 80% MFI, THERE WERE 60,000 UNITS THAT WOULD HAVE NEEDED HAVE BEEN CREATED BETWEEN 2015 AND 2025.

SO 6,000 SORT OF AFFORDABLE UNITS EVERY YEAR, UNDER 80%, UH, MFI, ARE WE ANYWHERE? OR HOW DO YOU, UH, HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT 6,000 UNITS A YEAR? AND, YOU KNOW, AND AGAIN, PLEASE INVOKE THE ANACHRONISM COMMENT, YOU KNOW, FROM EARLIER, BUT, BUT YEAH.

HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT? SO, UM, I WILL POINT YOU ALL TO A FANTASTIC WEBSITE THAT HAS OUR LATEST SCORECARD OR DOING SCORECARDS, UM, OF OUR BLUEPRINT, WHICH IS TRACKING PROGRESS.

SO THIS WILL BE THE THIRD ANNUAL LOOK BACK INTO THE YEAR 2020.

IF YOU GO TO AUSTIN, TEXAS DOT DUBS SLASH BLUEPRINT, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO FIND IT.

UM, I WILL FOREWARN YOU, UM, THAT IT'S NOT A ROSY PICTURE, UH, FOR 2020 IN PARTICULAR.

BUT I THINK THE IMPORTANT THING ONE IS I'M EVER THE OPTIMIST, BUT TWO, I THINK JAMIE'S SLIDES POINT THIS OUT.

UM, WE HAVE, WE ONLY COUNT

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OR THE STRATEGIC HOUSING BLUEPRINT.

WE ONLY COUNT THOSE UNITS WHEN THEY'RE BUILT AND OCCUPIED.

AND SO A LOT OF WHAT JAMIE SHOWED YOU THROUGH HIS CHARTS WAS WE'VE GOT A BIG PIPELINE.

WE HAVE MADE A TON OF INVESTMENT IN BOTH RENTAL AND OWNERSHIP, HOUSING, AS WELL AS I WANT EVEN I'LL TAKE LAND OFF THE TABLE, CAUSE THAT'S GONNA, THAT'S GOING TO TAKE SOME YEARS, RIGHT? WE BUY A PIECE OF LAND, WE MAY ENTITLE IT.

WE PUT OUT A SOLICITATION, WE SELECT A DEVELOPER, THEN THEY DO FREE DEVELOPMENT.

AND THEN THEY BUILT, THAT'LL BE YOURS.

WE'LL SEE THE FRUITS OF OUR LABOR, BUT JAMIE'S BAR CHARTS SHOWING THE PIPELINE ARE REALLY INSTRUCTIVE.

WE HAVE MORE THAN 1500 UNITS THAT ARE IN THAT 30 TO 50% MEDIAN FAMILY INCOME.

THOSE ARE THE HARDEST ONES TO GET.

AND WE HAVE ABOUT 1500 UNITS THAT WE'RE GOING TO SEE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS.

SO I ENCOURAGE YOU TO LOOK AT THE BLUEPRINT, BUT JUST KEEP THAT IN MIND AS YOU'RE LOOKING THROUGH IT.

UM, WE'VE GOT TWO THUMBS UP ON A COUPLE OF IMPORTANT THINGS.

ONE IS ALIGNING OUR HOUSING WITH HIGH-FREQUENCY TRANSIT AND TASTIC.

UH, THERE WERE A COUPLE OF OTHER KIND OF TWO THUMBS UP, AND THEN THERE WAS A LOT OF, WE HAVE MORE WORK TO DO.

AND SO WE TAKE THAT SERIOUSLY.

WE DO HAVE MORE WORK TO DO.

WE NEED TO DOUBLE DOWN ON OUR INVESTMENT BECAUSE OUR INVESTMENT AROUND HOMELESSNESS, UM, AND DEEPLY AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS.

UM, AND, AND WE ARE DOING THAT.

WE ARE DOING THAT THANKS TO THE WORK OF HOUSING INVESTMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE, WHICH COMMISSIONER DESOLTEL MENTIONED, UM, AND YOU KNOW, STAFF IN THE COMMUNITY.

IT'S, IT'S A JOINT EFFORT.

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.

UM, DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY FINAL QUESTIONS OR THOUGHTS? WE REALLY APPRECIATE Y'ALL, UM, COMING IN TO UPDATE US AND THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION AND THE THOUGHTFUL RESPONSES.

THANK YOU ALL.

AND WE'LL GET YOU THAT NICE JERK OFF.

LET'S GO TO THREE

[3C. Selection of a representative to the Austin Transit Partnership (ATP) Community Advisory Committee]

C A, WHICH IS A SELECTION OF A REPRESENTATIVE TO THE AUSTIN TRANSIT PARTNERSHIP COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE, UH, AND NOW LEAN ON ERICA FOR SOME PROCESS HERE.

BUT FOR THOSE OF US WHO MAY NOT KNOW, UH, COMMISSIONER ALBERTO MAHIA, UH, HAS, UH, STEPPED DOWN FROM HIS ROLE ROLE.

AND HE WAS OUR, UH, DEFACTO SORT OF REPRESENTATIVE TO THE, UH, TO THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE WITH, UH, COMMISSIONER SLOAN AS A BACKUP, UM, WITH THAT PREFACE, UH, CURIOUS ABOUT SORT OF WHAT THE PROCESS IS, IS A VOTING PROCESS, OR JUST KIND OF A, HEY, WHO WANTS TO DO THIS, AND YET YOU'RE THE ONE LET'S PUT IT ON THE MINUTES.

UM, SO SELECTION, I'M NOT SURE THAT IT HAS TO BE A VOTE PER SE, BUT JUST A SELECTION BY SOME PROCESS THAT YOU DEEM APPROPRIATE.

SO IT DOESN'T HAVE TO HAVE THE HAY IN THE POINTING STUFF.

UM, WELL, UH, W WITH THAT SAID, UH, YOU KNOW, AND WONDERING, UH, YOU KNOW, BY MEANS OF INERTIA, UH, YOU KNOW, I, I MIGHT, UH, ASK IF COMMISSIONER SLOAN WOULD BE, WOULD BE INTERESTED AND THEN, YOU KNOW, UH, FROM THERE, I THINK WE COULD TAKE THE DISCUSSION BEYOND I CAN COMMIT TO, I STILL CAN'T COMMIT TO BEING THE MAIN POINT PERSON.

I WOULD BE HAPPY TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT ANYONE WHO DECIDES TO FILL THAT ROLE, KNOWING THAT THIS IS ALREADY SUCH A DEMAND ON PEOPLE'S SCHEDULES AND THAT PEOPLE ARE SO INVESTED HERE THAT IF THERE'S EVER A TIME, WHEN YOU SPECIFICALLY CAN'T MAKE IT AND NEED SOMEONE FROM THIS COMMISSION TO GO, UM, I CAN BE A POINT OF CONTACT THERE, BUT THAT'S ABOUT FILLING IT UP WHERE I CAN COMMIT TO, UNFORTUNATELY, THANKS FOR YOUR FRANKNESS COMMISSIONED SUBTLE.

THANKS, SIR.

UH, SO I GUESS MY QUESTION WOULD BE, HOW OFTEN DOES THAT COMMITTEE MEET, UH, MIGHT BE HELPFUL FOR PEOPLE TO KNOW WHAT THE LEVEL OF COMMITMENT IS.

THEY GENERALLY MEET MONTHLY, MONTHLY, THAT THERE ARE WORKING GROUPS, SO WITHIN IT.

SO IF THEY JOINED WORKING GROUPS, THAT CAN BE MORE THAN THAT.

AND, UH, HOW LONG ARE THE MEETINGS ARE LIKE ONE OR TWO HOURS IN THE EVENING.

UH IT'S THEY'VE BEEN APPROXIMATELY TWO HOURS, UH, IN THE EVENING.

AND THAT, YOU KNOW, LAND ACQUISITION DOLLARS FROM THIS POT WON'T CANNIBALIZE LAND ACQUISITION DOLLARS FROM THE POT THAT WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT NOW AND VICE VERSA, UM, YOU KNOW, ALL THESE THINGS ARE REALLY IMPORTANT.

AND, UH, I, YOU KNOW, POINT OUT THAT, THAT WE, WE, YOU KNOW, AND WE HEAR ABOUT $300 MILLION GOING TOWARD UH ANTI-DISPLACEMENT AS RELATED TO PROJECT CONNECT AND STEWARDING THAT AS WELL AS WE CAN.

AND AS THAT SORT OF INSTIGATES US INTO MOTIVATION TO ASK QUESTIONS AROUND THOSE DOLLARS AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE SORT OF GOING TO BE WELL STEWARDED

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SO ANYBODY WHO FEELS CHARGED, UH, BY THESE ISSUES AND, AND FEELS LIKE THEY COULD MAKE THAT COMMITMENT, YOU KNOW, NOT ONLY WOULD WE BE DEEPLY APPRECIATIVE AND I WOULD BE DEEPLY APPRECIATIVE, BUT CERTAINLY THE COMMUNITY WOULD BE, IS THERE ANYBODY WHO IS INTERESTED SORT OF ON FACE RIGHT NOW, UH, IN BEING APPOINTED TO THAT? ALRIGHT, THEN I THINK THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, ABSENT, UH, A REQUIREMENT, UH, TO FORCE SOMEBODY TO DO SO.

WAS THAT AMAZING? WELL, YEAH, LET'S, UH, UM, UH, UH, PUT THAT ASIDE FOR NOW AND, AND, AND MARINADE ON IT, UM, BETWEEN NOW AND THE NEXT MEETING, UNLESS ERICA, THAT THERE'S SOME SORT OF STRINGENT REQUIRED.

I WAS JUST GOING TO NOTE THAT IT LOOKS LIKE THEIR MEETINGS ARE, LOOKS LIKE THE THIRD WEDNESDAY.

SO THE NEXT MEETING IS, UH, SEPTEMBER 22ND FROM FIVE TO SIX 30.

SO, UM, JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL IN CASE THAT'S HELPFUL.

COMMISSIONER COMMISSIONER ELLIS.

WE SEE YOU THERE.

UH, COULD I COMMIT TO GO TO THAT MEETING AND THEN DECIDE? IS THAT A ABSOLUTELY.

UH, DO WE HAVE AN UPDATE FROM, UH, THE HERC? YEAH, I HAVE A, AN UPDATE AND WE DID A MEET BACK IN AUGUST.

UH, SO YEAH, IT SEEMS LIKE WE HAVE A, A TEMPORAL COMMITMENT HERE, UM, AND, UH, OR TEMPORARY COMMITMENT HERE, AND WE CAN, WE CAN, WE CAN GO FROM THERE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

UM, AND, UH, ONTO THE FINAL, UH, AGENDA ITEM, WHICH IS WORKING GROUP AND COMMITTEE REPORTS,

[4A. Update from the Housing Investment Review Committee]

AND SO WE DID ALSO SEE SOME OF THE SLIDES THAT WERE HERE AND SOME OF THESE PROJECTS ARE INCLUDED IN THAT.

UH, BUT FOR THE, AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT I UNDERSTOOD FROM FROM MANDY.

BUT, UM, SO I'LL GIVE YOU A BREAKDOWN OF WHAT WE DID APPROVE OR THE PROJECTS THAT GOT APPROVED AND, UH, UH, FROM THE LAST, UH, QUARTER EARLY MEETING, UH, THERE WERE 84 RESIDENTIAL UNITS, UM, UH, UH, EXCUSE ME, I'M SORRY.

THERE WERE 465 TOTAL UNITS.

UM, FOR SOME REASON I DID NOT.

UM, OKAY.

YEAH, MY APOLOGIES FOR THIS, UH, THERE WERE 430 TOTAL, UH, RENTAL AFFORDABLE RENTAL UNITS, 430 TOTAL RENTAL AFFORDABLE UNITS THAT WERE APPROVED IN 35 HOME OWNERSHIP, UM, UH, UNITS THAT WERE APPROVED.

UH, ALL THE OWNERSHIP WAS APPROVED AT 80% MFI, UH, BUT THE RENTAL MUCH DEEPER.

I DO WISH COMMISSIONER TYLER WAS HERE TO HEAR SOME OF THIS, AND I FEEL LIKE IT KIND OF ADDRESSES WHAT HE'S ASKING.

UM, BUT SO ON THE RENTAL SIDE, 84, UM, WE'RE AT 30%, UM, 30 UNITS, WE'RE AT 40%, 203 UNITS.

WE'RE AT 50% AND 53 UNITS, WE'RE AT 60%.

SO ALL THE UNITS, UH, FOR, UH, UH, THE, UM, THE RENTAL UNITS WERE 60% OR BELOW.

SO THAT'S, THAT'S THE GOOD NEWS, 430 TOTAL UNITS.

AND, UM, THE SORT OF A LITTLE FURTHER BREAKDOWN THERE.

IT'S GOOD TO NOTE THAT HALF OF THIS MONEY, CAUSE THIS IS ABOUT $27 MILLION.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, ABOUT HALF OF THAT IS, UM, THE, UH, HOTEL FOR W FOR PURCHASE OR ONE OF THE HOTELS.

THAT'S A REALLY BIG CHUNK OF THAT MONEY IS THE FOUNDATION COMMUNITIES, UH, PROJECT.

UM, AND SO YEAH, THAT, THAT THAT'S ABOUT THE BREAKDOWN, UM, THAT I HAVE FOR THAT.

SO IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PROJECTS, I HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THAT, BUT THAT'S KIND OF THE HIGH LEVEL VIEW OF WHAT WAS APPROVED.

AND SINCE WE HAVEN'T HEARD A HERC UPDATE IN A WHILE, UH, THE HOUSING INVESTMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE REVIEWS INVESTMENTS IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING, VERY MUCH LIKE THE ONES THAT WE'VE BEEN HEARING ABOUT, UH, SAY HOTEL ACQUISITIONS, UM, THE RHODA AND ODA PROGRAMS THAT SHE MENTIONED, THESE ARE THOSE PROGRAMS. THANKS.

THANKS SO MUCH.

DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS COMMISSIONER? YES.

THEIR, HER MEETINGS, THEY SENT US THE FULL APPLICATIONS.

UH, AS FAR AS THE COMMITTEE, I'M, I'M NOT REALLY, UH, I DON'T REALLY KNOW A LOT ABOUT IT, BUT, UH, YOU DO, YOU GET TO SEE APPLICATIONS A HUNDRED PERCENT.

SO, BUT LIKE PROBABLY THE WEEK BEFORE, I WOULD SAY, OR AT LEAST A FEW DAYS BEFORE

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AND SO WE'RE ABLE TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT AND THEN THEY ALSO GIVE LIKE A PRELIMINARY SCORING OF THOSE APPLICATIONS AND THEY SHOW LIKE, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY THERE ARE WEIGHTED THINGS, UH, HOW DEEP AS AFFORDABILITY, HOW MANY BEDROOMS, YOU KNOW, EACH ONE IS, IS DOING AT WHAT RATE OF AFFORDABILITY, THE LOCATION OF THOSE, UH, SCHOOL SCORING OF HOW GOOD THE CLOSEST SCHOOL IS, AND ALSO HOW CLOSE TO TRANSIT THESE PROJECTS ARE.

AND SO ALL OF THESE PROJECTS ARE EVALUATED ONTO THOSE, UH, VARIABLES.

B AN UPDATE FROM THE AUSTIN TRANSIT PARTNERSHIP COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE, WHICH I THINK WE MAY NOT GET, UNLESS SOMEBODY ELSE HAS ONE BESIDES COMMISSIONER MANIA.

AND, AND COMMISSIONER EARLIEST, UM, THOSE MEETINGS ARE PUBLIC.

SO, YOU KNOW, IF YOU WERE EVER INTERESTED IN ATTENDING ONE, WE COULD DEFINITELY GET THAT INFORMATION TO YOU.

NO COMMITMENT REQUIRED.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER.

DESOLTEL, UH, FOUR

[4B. Update from the Austin Transit Partnership (ATP) Community Advisory Committee]

UM, SO AT THEIR LAST MEETING, THE, UM, WE GIVE A SIMILAR PRESENTATION ON THE RACIAL EQUITY ANTI-DISPLACEMENT TOOLS, JUST SO YOU'RE AWARE THAT THAT, THAT PRESENTATION WAS GIVEN TO THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE AS A VERY BRIEF SUMMARY.

COOL.

AND MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THERE HASN'T BEEN MUCH TEETH SINKING OCCURRING YET, SO TO SAY IN THAT COMMITTEE, AND SO THIS WOULD BE A GREAT TIME TO GET IN ON THE GROUND FLOOR IF YOU WILL, IF THEY'RE GETTING THAT SAME PRESENTATION ON THE EQUITY TO THE RAY COOL EQUITY TOOL THAT WE JUST GOT, THEN SOMETHING TO KEEP IN YOUR, IN YOUR POCKET.

UM, ANY OTHER THOUGHTS OR QUESTIONS AROUND THE AUSTIN TRANSIT PARTNERSHIP COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

WELL, LET'S TALK ABOUT FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. UH, DOES ANYBODY YET, UH, FORGIVE COMMISSIONER GARRETT? SORRY.

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WAS IT LIKE ANY WHO, UM, I JUST WANTED TO KNOW HOW OFTEN DOES, UM, WITH AMY, MANDY AND JAMES ARE ABLE TO BRIEF THE COMMISSION.

IS THAT GOING ON ON A REGULAR BASIS AROUND, UM, HOUSING PRODUCTION AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AND MAYBE EVEN TALKING ABOUT THE SCORECARD, UM, IN A FUTURE MEETING, OR IS IT, DO THEY HAVE A TYPICAL CYCLE OF THEY COME TO, TO CDC OR IS ONLY AS, UM, UPON REQUEST? I THINK THAT THE HOUSING CON WILL ACTUALLY, UH, DO YOU WANT TO ANSWER THIS, UH, KAREN OR I, I, WE USED TO HAVE A HOUSING COMMITTEE PRE COVID, UH, THAT RECEIVED UPDATES MORE FREQUENTLY.

AND OTHERWISE, I MIGHT GUESS THAT WE HEAR FROM MANDY, UH, NOW JAMIE QUARTERLY, BUT I WOULD PROBABLY DEFER TO Y'ALL TO ERICA AND KAREN ON THAT, IT'S BEEN QUITE A WHILE I, AS I RECALL, WE HAD A QUARTERLY PRESENTATION TO THE COMMISSION AND THE COMMITTEE, BUT MAYBE I'M BLURRING THEM TOGETHER.

AND I DON'T REMEMBER, I MEAN, I KNOW THE GOAL WAS QUARTERLY.

I CAN'T REMEMBER TO WHICH GROUP, SO, SO IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE MAY BE AN APPETITE FOR YEAH.

CAN WE ESTABLISH THEM TO COME LIKE QUARTERLY? YEAH, I THINK, I MEAN, TO ME, THAT SOUNDS GOOD IF IT SOUNDS GOOD TO EVERYBODY ELSE HERE, UH, AND YOU KNOW, I'M LOOKING AT VICE-CHAIR POP BECAUSE THEY KNOW THAT SHE HAS BEEN, SHE HAD, SHE'S PRETTY REGULAR ABOUT ASKING FOR, FOR UPDATES.

I THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO JUST ESTABLISH QUARTERLY THAT WE RECEIVED THOSE REPORTS.

AND I WANT TO ECHO WHAT THE CHAIR SAID EARLIER ABOUT, UM, ANOTHER FORMER COMMISSIONER, UH, SUSANA ALMANZA RECOMMENDED THAT WE ASK FOR QUARTERLY REPORTS ON THE PROJECT CONNECT.

AND I THINK THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL.

UH, COMMISSIONER GARRETT, UH, COMMISSIONER .

US TO HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT IT.

OH, LET ME SHOW YOU THAT.

I'D LIKE TO SEE US MAYBE TALK ABOUT, OR, OR PREFERABLY ACTION ON DEPENDING ON HOW WE FEEL ABOUT IT, BUT, UM, WOULD BE THE EXPANSION.

UH, JUST BECAUSE I FELT LIKE THERE'S A HUGE EQUITY COMPONENT THAT'S BEEN TAUGHT ABOUT IT.

AND, UH, I KNOW THAT, UM, AT LEAST IN TERMS OF THE OVERALL REQUEST FOR ALTERNATIVES, THERE'S A DEADLINE COMING UP IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS, BUT THEN THEY SHIFT TO THE NEXT PHASE OF PUBLIC INPUT, WHICH IS AROUND THE SORT OF SHORTLIST OF ALTERNATIVES.

AND SO, UM, YOU KNOW, EVEN IF IT'S JUST A GENERAL STATEMENT OF VALUES AND PRINCIPLES THAT WE WERE LOOKING FOR TO SEE IN THE PROGRAM, I FEEL LIKE WE COULD PROBABLY COME UP WITH SOMETHING IT'S TOO BIG OF A DEAL, UH, THAT DIVIDES OUR CITY.

LITERALLY ALL THESE MAPS WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT, THAT'S THE DIVIDING LINE.

I FEEL LIKE IT'D BE WORTH

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UM, AND POTENTIALLY TAKE ACTION ON A RESOLUTION OF SOME SORT AT THE NEXT MEETING BECAUSE OF THE TIMELINE SPECIFICALLY.

UH, DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER THOUGHTS? I HAVE ONE, UH, AND THIS IS LESS, UM, ON A TIMELINE THEN A LOT OF WHAT WE BRING UP.

SO IT CAME TO US GET, OH, I'M SORRY.

COMMISSIONER.

W WAS IT ON? I MEANT ACTUALLY, DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER THOUGHTS ON, ON COMMISSION? NO, I WASN'T CLEAR.

UM, DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY OTHER THOUGHTS ON, ON THE EXPANSION, UH, AND CONTINUING WITH IT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, IF WE, IF WE DO DISCUSS IT FOR ACTION AT THE NEXT MEETING, WE'LL PROBABLY HAVE TO DISCUSS IT IN BETWEEN NOW AND THEN.

SO ANYBODY WHO MAY BE INTERESTED IN THAT, UM, PLEASE PIPE UP, YOU KNOW, IF NOT NOW OVER EMAIL.

UM, AND, AND, UM, YEAH, THANK YOU.

AND I WILL JUST SAY THAT, UM, I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S ONLINE YET.

I COULDN'T FIND IT, BUT MY FRIEND WHO'S ON THE ARBOR TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION SENT ME THEIR RESOLUTION AND, YOU KNOW, UH, WE COULD USE THAT AS LIKE A, A BASIS OR SOMETHING.

I COULD TYPE SOMETHING UP AND HAVE IT SENT AROUND TO STAFF SO THAT YOU ALL CAN LOOK AT IT AND PUT YOUR FEEDBACK SO THAT WHEN WE COME TO THE MEETING, IT'S NOT A BRAND NEW CONVERSATION.

LIKE YOU SAID, WHEN WE COULD BE MORE POSITIONED TO TAKE ACTION, AS OPPOSED TO JUST GOTCHA.

THAT'S A LUXURY AND WE APPRECIATE IT.

UH, I LOVE THE COMMUNITY LEVERAGE THERE.

UM, I WAS GOING TO SUGGEST NOT ON THE TIMELINE OF URGENCY AND NEEDING TO GET DONE TOMORROW.

UM, GOING BACK TO SOMETHING THAT COMMISSIONER DISH HOTEL, UM, BROUGHT UP EARLIER THAT I DON'T BELIEVE IN MY TIME ON THIS COMMISSION.

I HAVE, I MIGHT BE WRONG, BUT I DON'T THINK I'VE SEEN A PRESENTATION ON, UM, TENANTS RIGHTS.

AND I THINK THAT THAT JUST COMES UP IN OUR CONVERSATIONS PRETTY REGULARLY NOW.

AND, UM, THAT IT WOULD BE, UH, POTENTIALLY BENEFICIAL FOR US TO BE LOOKING FOR THOSE OPENINGS AND THOSE IDEAS AND COMMUNITY ASSETS, AND TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THEM AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE.

AND WOULD YOU, ARE YOU THINKING FROM LIKE ORGANIZATIONS THAT DO THAT TYPE OF WORK, SOMETHING LIKE THAT? I THINK THAT THAT PROBABLY MAKES THE MOST SENSE ORGANIZATIONS THAT COULD, UM, THAT WOULD ALSO HAVE SOME KNOWLEDGE OF LIKE THE LEGAL PARAMETERS OF WHAT IS AVAILABLE, BUT I IMAGINE THEY COULD BOTH GIVE AN ACCOUNT OF WHAT'S HAPPENING AND ALSO LIKE WHAT THE SORT OF LIMITATIONS ARE.

THE, THE COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE OR SOMETHING, OR BOSTON TRALA OR SOMETHING, I DON'T KNOW.

AND THAT'S NOT IN A, IT'S NOT LIKE WE CAN REQUIRE ANYBODY TO COME FOR THAT.

SO WOULD, WOULD WE BE ABLE TO, TO, TO REACH OUT TO THEM TO SEE WHAT THEY CAN PROVIDE WITHIN? YEAH, WE CAN, WE CAN REQUEST IT AND SEE IF SOMEONE IS WILLING GUESTS.

I MIGHT SUGGEST THAT WE COULD VERY PRUDENTLY, UH, SUPPORT A POLICY, UH, THAT WE THINK IS BENEFICIAL FOR THE COMMUNITY AS RELATED TO OUR PURVIEW.

I THINK THAT'LL BE REALLY GOOD FOR US.

UM, AND SPECIFICALLY WITH RELATION TO SOME OF THE, UH, DISCUSSIONS I'VE HAD ON EMAIL WITH OTHER COMMISSIONERS.

SO THANKS SO MUCH.

ANYTHING ELSE? ALL RIGHT.

UM, I DO WANT TO MENTION THAT WE HAVE PLANNING MEETINGS, UH, FOR THE AGENDA, UH, USUALLY A COUPLE OF WEEKS BEFORE THE MEETING AND, UH, WE DO OUR BEST TO, TO TRY TO KEEP THAT OPEN.

OF COURSE WE HAVE TO AVOID A QUORUM.

SO IF ANYONE'S INTERESTED IN PARTICULARLY ATTENDING ONE OF THE AGENDA PLANNING MEETINGS, UH, JUST LET ME KNOW.

AND, UM, YOU KNOW, D DON'T WANT IT TO BE FORMAL, LIKE JUST AD HOC, WHOEVER WANTS TO ATTEND, BUT IT'S A GREAT WAY TO SORT OF STRATEGIZE AROUND WHAT THE AGENDA WOULD LOOK LIKE FOR THE, FOR THE FOLLOWING MONTH.

SO, AND I'D JUST LIKE TO WELCOME THE NEW COMMISSIONERS.

UM, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US AND, AND BEING WILLING TO SERVE.

SO THANK YOU.

IT'S FANTASTIC TO SEE EVERYBODY FACE TO FACE.

SORRY, CAN I ASK THE RAM AT THE END AFTER CLOSING UP, UM, LOOKING SO LAST, UM, UH, LAST WEEK YOU HAD THE PRESS CONFERENCE AROUND NO WAY ON PROPERTY AROUND, UM, THE, UM, THE PROPOSITION THAT WOULD REQUIRE, UM, CERTIFICATE MORE FUNDING EACH YEAR, UM, FOR INCREASING TO INCREASE POLICE AND ON THE WEBSITE, THERE'S, YOU KNOW, A SERIES OF ENDORSEMENTS FROM, UM, FROM YOUR PO, FROM POLITICIANS TO ORGANIZATIONS.

I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANYTHING ON THERE AROUND COMMISSIONS.

UM, BUT WOULD WE BE INTERESTED IN DRAFTING, MAYBE RESOLUTION, UM, OR IN, I GUESS TALKING ABOUT IT INTERNALLY AROUND, UM, AND ENDORSING THAT, AND I'M NOT SURE IF WE COULD, IF THAT'S LIKE A POLITICAL, LIKE EXCEPTION THING FOR COMMISSIONS,

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AND I'D BE OPEN TO ANY DISCUSSION ABOUT IT, UM, OVER THE NEXT MONTH AND SAME KIND OF DEAL, AS IN, AS MUCH AS THE RESOLUTION THAT, UH, I KEEP WANTING TO CALL EACH CHAIR, UH, THAT, THAT COMMISSIONER DESSA TEL WAS SUGGESTING WE MAY BE ABLE TO DO SOMETHING SIMILAR BETWEEN NOW AND THEN AS WELL.

SOUNDS GOOD.

AND ERICA, ARE YOU GOING TO KEEP ME HONEST HERE DID IT THAT I DON'T MIND, YOU KNOW, I, I ACTUALLY, I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO WHETHER THERE'S ANY, YOU KNOW, GUIDE RAILS ON, ON THAT.

SO I WILL, I WILL LOOK INTO IT BEFORE THE NEXT MEETING TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY CONCERN.