Sep 12, 2023 Community Development Commission

[CALL TO ORDER]

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TIME NOW IS 6 34, AND THIS IS THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION MEETING FOR SEPTEMBER.

WE ARE READY TO BEGIN.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS MEETING, OR THE PURPOSE OF THIS BOARD, IS TO ADVISE THE COUNCIL IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO SERVE THE POOR AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE WITH AN EMPHASIS ON FEDERALLY FUNDED PROGRAMS. THIS IS OUR CALL TO ORDER.

UM, DO WE HAVE THE

[PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL]

WE HAVE THE FIRST 10 SPEAKERS.

ANYONE SIGNED UP PRIOR TO THE MEETING BEING CALLED TO ORDER? WILL EACH BE ALLOWED A THREE MINUTE ALLOTMENT TO ADDRESS THEIR CONCERNS REGARDING ITEMS NOT POSTED ON OUR AGENDA.

DO WE HAVE ANY? YES.

COMMISSIONER.

WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER.

UM, ANOVIA JOSEPH, AND SHE'S, I THINK SHE'S GO, SHE'S REMOTE.

I DON'T THINK SHE'S HERE.

ALRIGHT.

THERE IS NO, SHE'S NOT THERE.

SHE'S NOT LOGGED IN RIGHT NOW.

NOT LOGGED IN RIGHT NOW.

YES.

WHAT ARE MY, UM, OPTIONS? I TAKE IT.

WE DON'T COME BACK TO THAT.

THIS IS A, THAT'S ONLY ONE TIME.

YES.

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.

GOING ONCE, TWICE.

ALL RIGHT.

LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT, UM, MS. JOSEPH WAS UNABLE TO, UH, LOG IN AND BE PRESENT AT THE TIME OF THE PUBLIC, UM, HEARING, I MEAN, THE PUBLIC, UM, MINUTES OR OPPORTUNITY.

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ALL RIGHT, WE'RE MOVING ON.

CAN YOU TURN THAT OTHER MIC OFF? OH, TURN THAT ONE OFF.

THERE YOU GO.

OKAY.

SORRY.

DIDN'T MEAN TO CREATE AN ECHO CHAMBER FOR YOU.

UM, MOVING ON, UH, WE ARE READY TO APPROVE THE JULY 11TH C D C MINUTES, MINUTE MEETING MINUTES.

THEY ARE WITHIN OUR PACKET.

DO WE HAVE ANYONE? YEAH, I'M, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THOSE MINUTES.

OKAY.

WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER STEVEN AND I SECOND.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

AND WE HAVE A COMMISSIONER, UH, ORTIZ HAS, UM, SECONDED.

AND THAT WAS COMMISSIONER BROWN, EXCUSE ME, WHO, UM, MADE THE MOTION.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER BROWN.

ALL RIGHT.

MOVING RIGHT ALONG.

WE HAVE SEVERAL BRIEFINGS THAT ARE ON OUR AGENDA.

THE FIRST ONE IS GONNA BE ADDRESSED BY STAFF.

YES.

COMMISSIONER, YOU.

UM, YOU SHOULD HAVE IN YOUR, IN YOUR PACKET, UM, THE COPY OF YOUR, THE ATTENDANCE MM-HMM.

, UM, AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM.

UM, IF YOU'RE GONNA BE, UM, WE'VE KIND OF COVERED THIS ALREADY, BUT I'LL, I'LL KIND OF GO OVER IT AGAIN.

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, IF YOU'RE GONNA BE ATTENDING REMOTELY, UM, YOU HAVE TO SIGN PRIOR TO THE MEETING, THE ATTENDANCE OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM, UM, AND EMAIL IT BACK TO ME OR RUBEN BEFORE AND PRIOR TO THE MEETING STARTED STARTING.

SO, LIKE I SAID, Y'ALL, Y'ALL SEEN THIS BEFORE.

UM, THIS HAS TO BE SIGNED FOR YOU TO PARTICIPATE, UM, IN THE MEETING, YOU KNOW, AS A COMMISSIONER AND SENT BACK TO US PRIOR TO THE MEETING.

SO, AND THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT.

I MEAN, IT'S PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD.

SO, ANY QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONERS? WELL, THANK YOU STAFF FOR GETTING THIS TO US, BECAUSE WE DO NEED TO, UM, BE ABIDING BY THE VARIOUS, UM, PROCEDURES THAT ARE EXPECTED, UH, OF US.

SO DID ALSO, DID WE VOTE ON THE MINUTES? I THINK Y'ALL, Y'ALL DID, RIGHT? MM-HMM.

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NO, WE DID NOT.

WE DID NOT.

NO.

NO.

'CAUSE COMMISSIONER, THANK YOU FOR THAT.

JAMIE.

THANK YOU.

YES.

Y'ALL DID VOTE ON THEM HEAP FIRST, AND I THOUGHT, YEAH.

COMMISSIONER OR ORT

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YEAH, WE GOT COMMISSIONER.

I THOUGHT SO.

YEAH.

BUT DID WE VOTE? I I, YEAH.

WE DIDN'T DO THE VOTE.

VOTE.

WE DIDN'T VOTE.

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OKAY.

SO WE GOT A FIRST AND SECOND WITH NO VOTE.

YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

SO, THANK YOU COMMISSIONER TOLIVER.

UH, LET'S START THAT AGAIN.

COMMISSIONER BROWN DID IN FACT, UM, MAKE THE MOTION THAT WE ACCEPT THEM.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE CORRECTION.

I ALWAYS TELL YOU GUYS, KEEP ME KEEP THOSE, UH, BUMPER, LIKE THE BOWLING, YOU KNOW, KEEP THEM BOTH BUMPERS THERE FOR ME.

I APPRECIATE IT.

AND THEN WE DID HAVE COMMISSIONER ORTIZ SECOND IT, AND THEN I FAILED TO ASK FOR A VOTE.

SO I'M GONNA BACKTRACK ON THAT AND ASK, UM, CAN WE, UM, GET VOTE ON

[APPROVAL OF MINUTES]

ALL RIGHT.

IT LOOKS LIKE COMMISSIONER DELGADO.

DID YOU? OH, .

I DIDN'T SEE HER.

I, WE DID THE, THE, THE MINUTES ARE ACCEPTED.

OKAY.

AS, AS PRESENTED.

THANK .

THANK YOU ALL FOR THAT.

AND THANK YOU JAMIE FOR THAT.

KEEPING ME ON.

ALRIGHT.

UM, MOVING FORWARD, UM, WE HAVE THE MULTI, UM, FACTOR, EMAIL LOGIN.

THAT'S, IS THAT WHAT YOU'VE ALREADY DEALT WITH? BECAUSE WE DIDN'T TALK ABOUT THAT AUTHORIZATION THING OR THE YEAH, WE, WE'VE, WE'VE KIND, KIND OF WENT OVER THIS ONE AS WELL.

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, UM, AND IT'S PAID TO YOU A MULTIFACTOR ON, ON YOUR, UH, YOUR C D C EMAIL MM-HMM.

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SO IF YOU GET LOGGED OUT OR BLOCKED OUT, UH, THEY'LL SEND YOU A, UM, AN A CODE TO YOUR PHONE.

YOU PUT THE CODE IN, AND THEN IT'LL, IT'LL ALLOW, BASICALLY IT PROTECTS YOUR EMAIL WHEN WE USE THE MULTIFACTOR EMAIL LOGIN.

SO Y'ALL, Y'ALL SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED AN EMAIL ABOUT THAT.

UM, IF YOU READ OVER IT AND, AND KIND OF FOLLOW WHAT IT SAYS, YOU, YOU SHOULD BE FINE.

UM, BUT IF YOU HAVE ANY ISSUES GETTING INTO YOUR EMAIL, TRY TO USE THAT.

AND IF THAT DOESN'T WORK, EMAIL ME AND I, AND I'LL HELP YOU.

I'LL HELP YOU GET LOGGED BACK INTO YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

MM-HMM.

COMMISSIONERS, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THAT? I'VE HAD TO KEEP MY PHONE A LITTLE BIT CLOSER TO ME FOR THAT REASON.

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ALL RIGHT.

ANNUAL

[4. Annual Internal Review (HD Staff)]

UH, THIS IS AN, UM, THE, UH, ANNUAL REPORT THAT'S DONE FOR EVERY COMMISSION WITH THE CITY OF AUSTIN.

UM, COMMISSIONER, YOU AND I KIND OF WORKED ON THIS TOGETHER AND GOT IT COMPLETED AND TURNED IT IN.

UM, IF I DIDN'T SEND AN EMAIL OUT WITH A COPY FOR EVERYONE TO SEE, UM, I DON'T THINK YOU DID.

I DON'T REMEMBER IF I DID OR NOT.

I, I'LL SEND THAT, UM, TO EVERYONE SO YOU CAN ALL TAKE A LOOK AT IT.

UM, BUT THE COMMISSIONER AND I, AND, AND LETICIA WORKED ON IT AND WE GOT GOT IT COMPLETED AND TURNED IN.

SO, SO, BUT IT'S BASICALLY STATES WHAT, WHAT THE COMMISSION IS FOR, WHAT WE DO, UM, KIND OF, UM, TELLS WHAT IT, WHAT WE'VE DONE OVER THE PAST YEAR.

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AND SO THAT'S WHAT THE CDC THAT THAT ANNUAL REPORT IS FOR.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

AND YES, WOULD YOU PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE GETS A COPY OF THAT? AND, UM, COMMISSIONERS, IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE ON IT, IT'S ALREADY BEEN SUBMITTED, BUT, UM, I DEFINITELY STILL WOULD LIKE, UH, FEEDBACK IN RETRO SPEC IF THERE WAS SOMETHING THAT WE OVERLOOKED OR SOMETHING YOU WANNA EMPHASIZE GOING FORWARD.

SO.

ALRIGHT.

ALL RIGHT.

WE ARE READY FOR ON HILL.

UM, WE HAVE THE PRESENTATION OF OUR COMMUNITY SERVICE BLOCK GRANT, OUR C SS, B, G, AND ON HILL IS GOING TO STEP TO THE DICE AND SHARE HIS GOODIES.

ALL RIGHT.

GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS ONLINE AND HERE IN PERSON.

MM-HMM.

, IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU GUYS AGAIN.

CAN YOU ALL HEAR ME JUST FINE? MM-HMM.

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PERFECT.

ALRIGHT.

UH, TODAY I HAVE A COUPLE OF ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.

UH, WE'LL START WITH THE

[5. Presentation on the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) (Angel Zambrano, Neighborhood Services Unit, Austin Public Health) ]

THIS IS THE ONE I DO EACH MONTH.

YOU HAVE IT IN YOUR BACKUP.

IF YOU CAN LOOK AT PAGE ONE.

JUST WANNA REMIND EVERYBODY THAT THE COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT FUNDS THE DELIVERY OF SERVICES TO LOW INCOME TEXANS, UH, IN ALL 254 COUNTIES.

THESE FUNDS SUPPORT A VARIETY OF DIRECT SERVICES IN ADDITION TO HELPING MAINTAIN THE CORE ADMINISTRATIVE ELEMENTS OF COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCIES, WHICH WE ARE ONE AT THE NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES UNIT.

OUR MISSION, THE NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES UNIT, IMPROVES THE LIVES AND HEALTH OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING POVERTY BY PROVIDING PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES, AND CONNECTING RESIDENTS OF AUSTIN AND TRAVIS COUNTY TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES.

WE DO THAT THROUGH A VARIETY OF SERVICES, BASIC NEEDS,

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CLOTHING, INFORMATION, REFERRALS, NOTARY SERVICES, TRANSPORTATION, THAT'S BUS PASSES, CAR SAFETY EDUCATION AND CAR SEATS, TAX PREPARATION, ET CETERA.

UM, WE ALSO OFFER PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES.

OUR PUBLIC HEALTH NURSES PROVIDE FREE SCREENINGS TO OUR COMMUNITY, UH, BLOOD SUGAR, BLOOD PRESSURE, CHOLESTEROL.

WE HAVE CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES.

OUR SOCIAL WORKERS PROVIDE SELF-SUFFICIENCY CASE MANAGEMENT WITH THE GOAL OF OUR CLIENTS, UH, BECOMING SELF-SUFFICIENT, FINDING EMPLOYMENT, REENTERING THE WORLD OF WORK AND, AND MAINTAINING EMPLOYMENT.

UH, THE BOTTOM OF THE FIRST PAGE IS JUST OUR BUDGET.

WE GET A, WE GOT 1 MILLION 1 29, 4 0 4 THIS PAST, UH, YEAR.

WE'VE EXPENDED 27% OF THAT WHEN RUNNING THESE PROGRAMS. IF YOU GO TO PAGE NUMBER TWO, ONE OF THE STATE'S, UH, GOALS IS, UH, TRANSITIONING PEOPLE OUTTA POVERTY.

UM, THE GOAL IS 43 FOR THE YEAR THROUGH JULY.

WE HAD SIX.

IT'S BEEN A PRETTY CHALLENGING YEAR FOR, UH, OUR CLIENTS TO MAINTAIN AND FIND EMPLOYMENT THAT, UH, PAYS A LIVING WAGE.

SO WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH FOLKS.

UM, THAT NUMBER WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE AS THE YEAR ENDS.

UM, YOU GO DOWN TO SOME OF THE OUTCOME DATA.

I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE OF THINGS.

THE FEDERAL, UM, PERFORMANCE INDICATOR FOR A HOUSEHOLD TO AVOIDED EVICTION.

OUR GOAL THIS YEAR, OUR TARGET WAS 400.

UH, WE HAVE 381 HOUSEHOLD TO AVOIDED EVICTION THIS PAST YEAR WITH SOME OF THE RENTAL ASSISTANCE MONIES.

WE RECEIVED THE 95% SUCCESS RATE.

UM, FIVE D INDIVIDUALS WHO IMPROVE SKILLS RELATED TO THE ADULT ROLE OF PARENT AND CAREGIVERS.

THAT'S OUR CAR SEAT PROGRAM.

SO WE EDUCATE FAMILIES ON HOW TO PROPERLY INSTALL A CAR SEAT AND MAINTAIN SAFETY FOR THEIR CHILD AS THEY GROW.

UH, OUR, THAT PROGRAM IS GROWING, SO WE KIND OF WENT OVER THE TARGET ON THAT.

SO THAT'S A GOOD, GOOD THING.

IF YOU LOOK AT SOME OF THE SERVICES, WHICH I WILL EXPLAIN LATER AT MY SECOND PRESENTATION, I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT THE, UH, FIVE JJ, THE FOOD DISTRIBUTION.

OVER 42,000 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SERVED AT ONE OF OUR MANY, UH, FOOD DISTRIBUTION EVENTS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CENTRAL TEXAS FOOD BANK.

UH, THAT INCLUDES FRESH FOODS FOR LESS SHOP FOR MARKET DAY, THE WHOLE PROGRAM FOR OUR FOLKS WHO ARE ELDERLY AND, AND FOOD INSECURE.

UM, THAT'S BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL.

AND I, AGAIN, GOOD NEWS, BUT ALSO BAD NEWS SO THAT THE NEED IS THERE AND THAT WE'RE TRYING TO MEET IT AS BEST WE CAN.

AND, UM, ANOTHER HIGHLIGHT IS OUR VOLUNTEERS.

WE WENT FROM ALMOST LIKE ZERO HOURS DURING COVID TO KIND OF HAVING A ROBUST VOLUNTEER, UM, GROUP AGAIN.

SO WE HAVE OVER A THOUSAND HOURS OF VOLUNTEERS DONATING THEIR TIME TO OUR AGENCY.

IF YOU GO TO THE NEXT PAGE, WE'LL HAVE SOME, UM, PROGRAMMATIC ADMINISTRATIVE UPDATES FOR THE MONTH.

I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT NUMBER THREE.

UH, IN JULY, WE SENT OUT TWO SURVEYS.

ONCE A YEAR, WE TRY TO GET SOME CLIENT SATISFACTION DATA, KINDA HELP US UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT, WHAT WE COULD IMPROVE.

THEY ARE IN THE BACKUP, SO I'LL LEAVE THOSE THERE FOR YOU TO LOOK UP, LOOK AT IT YOUR OWN TIME.

BUT I'LL HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE THINGS DURING THIS PRESENTATION.

UM, ONE OF THE SERVICE WAS TO OUR SELF-SUFFICIENCY CASE MANAGEMENT CLIENTS.

AND THE OTHER ONE WAS JUST ANYONE WHO RECEIVED BASIC NEEDS SERVICES.

UH, THIS PAST, UH, YEAR, THE RESULTS WERE OVERWHELMINGLY POSITIVE.

A COUPLE OF EXAMPLES, 72% OF OUR CASE MANAGEMENT CLIENTS WOULD RECOMMEND THE PROGRAM TO A FRIEND.

THE RELATIVE 86% AGREED THEIR CASE MANAGER WAS EASY TO CONTACT.

AND 86% ALSO, UM, OF CLIENTS WHO RECEIVED BASIC NEEDS SERVICES WERE HAPPY WITH THE SERVICES THEY RECEIVED.

THAT'S, UH, FOOD FANS, CLOTHING, CAR SEATS, ET CETERA.

AND 91% WOULD RECOMMEND THEM TO A FRIEND, THE RELATIVE.

AGAIN, THEY'RE IN THE BACKUP FOR YOUR OWN.

UM, CURIOSITY.

NUMBER FOUR, OUR HOME DELIVERY PROGRAM.

I'D LOVE TO REPORT ONCE AGAIN, IT CONTINUES TO BE VERY ROBUST.

UH, CONTINUES TO, TO GROW.

WE'RE ALMOST AT CAPACITY NOW.

IN JULY, WE HAD 2,345 HOUSEHOLDS RECEIVED FOOD BOXES DELIVERED TO THEIR DOORSTEP.

I BELIEVE THAT OUR, UM, OUR CEILING IS 2,500 HOUSEHOLDS.

WE DO DELIVERIES MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

AND THIS, AGAIN, IS IN COLLABORATION WITH THE FOOD BANK AND AMAZON.

IT'S BEEN A VERY SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM, A KIND OF INNOVATIVE WAY TO, TO ADDRESS FOOD INSECURITY, GET FOOD RIGHT TO THE FOLKS' HOMES INSTEAD

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UM, SOME DO BOTH.

THEY GET THE HOME DELIVERY PROGRAM, BUT THEY ALSO COME INTO SOME OF OUR, UH, FRESH FOOD EVENTS.

UH, NUMBER FIVE, OUR CITY OF AUSTIN FINANCIAL STABILITY FUNDING.

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF CENTRAL TEXAS.

WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO ASSIST 386 PEOPLE AVOID EVICTION WITH A TOTAL OF ALMOST $300,000.

THAT'S BEEN A PRETTY GREAT PARTNERSHIP OVER THE YEARS.

AND THOSE FOLKS THAT WE CAN'T ASSIST OURSELVES, WE REFER TO CATHOLIC CHARITIES AND THEY HAVE THEIR OWN FUNDING AND STAFF TO, TO HELP THEM OVER THERE.

UH, NUMBER SIX, THE PLUS ONE PROGRAM, FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE NEW, THAT THE PROGRAM WITH AUSTIN ENERGY, THAT HELPS US WITH SOME FUNDING FOR UTILITY ASSISTANCE HELP OUR FOLKS KEEP THEIR LIGHTS ON.

AND THAT PROGRAM HAS ALSO GONE VERY WELL.

IT'S NOT A LOT OF MONEY.

I THINK WE GET ABOUT $32,000 A YEAR, BUT IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF A LOT OF PEOPLE.

'CAUSE A LOT OF THE PAYMENTS ARE 200, $300.

SO IT DOES ADD UP.

AND I WILL, STARTING NEXT FISCAL YEAR, I'LL, I'LL TRY TO GIVE YOU SOME OF THE NUMBERS ON THAT PROGRAM TOO SO YOU GUYS CAN SEE THE IMPACT.

AND NUMBER SEVEN, OUR PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING, THEY'RE BACK, UH, THEY'VE BEEN BACK SINCE FROM THE PANDEMIC FOR ABOUT EIGHT MONTHS.

WE'VE STOOD UP OUR HUBS AT THE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS WHERE WE PROVIDE, UH, BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENINGS, BLOOD SUGAR, CHOLESTEROL, HEALTH EDUCATION, PREGNANCY TESTS, AND JUST GENERAL INFORMATION FOR FOLKS WHO, WHO NEED IT.

IF WE CAN'T DO SOMETHING FOR THEM, WE DO A WARM HANDOFF TO AN AGENCY THAT CAN, UH, THE NEXT STEP FOR THAT PROGRAM IS WE'RE GONNA STAND UP A DIABETES CASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS TO HELP FOLKS AND EMPOWER THEM TO, YOU KNOW, MAKE SOME LIFESTYLE CHANGES AND ADDRESS SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT THEY MAY NOT EVEN KNOW THEY HAVE UNTIL THEY COME IN AND GET TESTED FOR FREE AND REALIZE THAT, UH, THEY MIGHT BE PRE-DIABETIC OR, OR HAVE DIABETES.

SO I HOPE TO HAVE MORE SUCCESS STORIES IN THE COMING YEAR.

I USED TO DO THAT BEFORE COVID KIND OF HAVE A SUCCESS STORY AT THE END OF THIS REPORT SO YOU GUYS COULD ACTUALLY SEE, YOU KNOW, PUT A, A STORY TO THE NUMBERS SO THAT THAT'S COMING IN FISCAL YEAR 24.

SO THAT'S MY MONTHLY REPORT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

HEL COMMISSIONERS.

DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS, QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONER DELGADO.

GOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING.

WELL, FIRST OF ALL, THEY RECOGNIZE YOU.

OKAY.

YOU LOOK TOTALLY DIFFERENT.

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I LIKE THE HAIR.

UM, WELL FIRST OF ALL, I HAD THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS DEDICATING YOURSELF TO YOUR JOB AND, AND TO, UM, THE CITIZENS OF AUSTIN.

UM, IF WE DIDN'T HAVE PEOPLE LIKE YOU WORKING, UM, I DON'T THINK THAT WE WOULD BE WHERE WE'RE AT TODAY WHEN IT COMES TO THIS PROGRAM.

BEING ON THE BOARD FOR SEVEN YEARS.

I HAVE WATCHED THE NUMBERS AND THIS IS THE BEST I HAVE EVER SEEN.

AND SO YOU ARE DOING A LOT OF GOOD WORK OUT THERE.

I JUST WANNA TO JUST TELL YOU THANK YOU.

AND, UM, JUST LOOKING AT THIS AND HEARING IT JUST GIVES ME JOY AND, AND IT BRINGS, BRINGS ME A SMILE TO KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU ALL HAVE SERVED THAT MANY PEOPLE, AVOIDED THAT MANY EVICTIONS AND, UH, HELP PEOPLE, UH, THAT ARE IN NEED.

AND, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE TO DO.

AND SO, THANK YOU.

UM, AND YOUR PARTNERSHIPS, CATHOLIC CHARITIES AND FOOD BANK AND ALL OF THEM DOING GOOD WORK OUT THERE.

AGAIN, I JUST WANTED TO JUST TELL YOU THANK YOU AND THANK YOU TO YOUR STAFF AND ALL THE VOLUNTEERS AT ALL THE CENTERS THAT ARE DOING THE WORK.

THANKS.

WELL, YOU'RE WELCOME.

AND WELL, YOU'RE WELCOME.

COMM COMMISSIONER DELGADO.

I WILL LET THE STAFF KNOW.

WE HAVE CLOSE TO 50 STAFF NOW, SO WE HAVE GROWN A LITTLE BIT AND THEY ALL DO THE WORK EVERY DAY.

UM, JUST AT EAST AUSTIN NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER, WHICH IS THE ONE WHERE YOU REPRESENT, I THINK LAST MONTH WE HAD OVER 350 FOOD PANTRY SERVICES, WHICH IS AMAZING.

USUALLY IT WOULD BE MAYBE 50 70 'CAUSE IT'S JUST PART OF WHAT WE DO.

BUT AGAIN, THE NEED IS SO GREAT THAT THEY'RE, UH, REALLY STEPPING UP AND HELPING PEOPLE.

SO I'LL LET 'EM KNOW.

THANK YOU.

COMMISSIONER DELGADO.

COMMISSIONERS OTHERS.

OKAY.

I, UM, WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE, UH, OR POINT OUT COMMISSIONERS THAT THE SURVEY INFORMATION THAT IS IN OUR PACKET IS VERY HELPFUL.

UM, AND IT'S, UM, VERY INFORMATIVE.

SO, UH, WHEN YOU GET A MOMENT, TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND, UH, KIND OF JUST FAMILIARIZE YOURSELF WITH IT.

THAT'D BE GREAT.

UH, YES IT IS.

UM, CHAIR.

YES.

YES.

I'M SORRY.

THANK YOU.

I'M SORRY.

I HAVE, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR ANGEL.

UM, ANGEL, UH, DO ALL THE PEOPLE THEY NEED TO BE, UH, CAN THEY APPLY TO YOUR PROGRAM WITH AN, WITH THE 19 NUMBER? OR DO THEY NEED TO BE, UH, RESIDENTS OR CITIZENS? THEY JUST NEED TO COME IN? NO NEED TO

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AWESOME.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

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, ALSO, COMMISSIONER LONGORIA.

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UM, THANK YOU FOR ASKING THAT QUESTION.

UM, I HAVE SIMILAR QUESTION.

UM, IT STARTED THE BEGINNING.

THERE YOU GO.

OKAY.

ALRIGHT.

UM, I HAD A SIMILAR QUESTION WHEN IT COMES TO ELIGIBILITY AND UM, I DO WORK WITH, UM, A LOT OF FAMILIES WHO ARE, UH, UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS.

AND SO I JUST WANTED CLARIFICATION ABOUT ELIGIBILITY.

UM, AND WHERE ELSE THEY CAN FIND THIS INFORMATION.

UH, UH, REGARDING ELIGIBILITY, THEY JUST NEED TO COME IN.

UM, THEY CAN FIND THE INFORMATION AT THE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS ONLINE.

UH, WE HAVE FLYERS AS WELL.

I CAN SEND THEM OUT TO ALL OF YOU AS THERE'S SOME NEW FACES HERE AS WELL.

SO I CAN SHARE THAT WITH ALL OF YOU AS WELL.

UM, ELIGIBILITY, WE TEND TO SERVE PEOPLE UNDER 200%.

SO IN TERMS OF A RENTAL ASSISTANCE, THAT'S, UM, THE CUTOFF.

'CAUSE WE'RE REALLY TARGETING KIND OF THE POOREST OF THE POOR.

UH, 200% I HAVE HERE.

JUST FOR YOUR OWN KNOWLEDGE, IN AUSTIN, TRAVIS COUNTY, FOR A HOUSEHOLD OF THREE, THAT WOULD BE $49,000.

SO THAT'S NOT A LOT OF MONEY FOR A HOUSEHOLD OF THREE IN AUSTIN, TEXAS.

SO WE, AGAIN, WE'RE TARGETING THOSE THAT REALLY, REALLY NEED IT.

UM, OKAY.

UM, SO WELL, UM, I GET, ARE THESE SERVICES LIKE AVAILABLE IN SPANISH ALSO? UH, YES.

WE HAVE BILINGUAL STAFF AT ALL THE CENTERS.

IF THERE ARE NO BILINGUAL STAFF AT THE TIME, THE PERSON COMES IN, WE HAVE TRANSLATION SERVICES TO THE CITY OF AUSTIN THAT WILL MAKE IT EASY FOR FOLKS TO COMMUNICATE IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES.

AND ALSO WITH THE FAMILY.

WELL, WITH THE, WITH THE POPULATION THAT I SERVE, UM, OTHER TENDS TO BE A LOT OF, UH, LACK OF INFORMATION ABOUT, UM, IMMIGRATION.

JUST IMMIGRATION INFORMATION.

IT TENDS TO CAUSE A LOT OF LIKE STRESS AND ANXIETY.

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AND, UM, I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIND A RELIABLE SOURCE OF INFORMATION ABOUT THAT.

BUT DO, DO, WOULD THIS PROGRAM OFFER THAT TYPE OF EDUCATION OR SERVICE? IF THEY CAME IN, WE COULD TRY TO FIGURE OUT SOME INFORMATION ON REFERRALS.

WE HAVE SOCIAL WORKERS WHO ARE PART OF THE CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAM, WHO ARE VERY VERSED ON WHAT KIND OF RESOURCES ARE OUT THERE THAT WE CAN'T PROVIDE THIS SERVICE.

WE CAN SEND SOMEBODY TO TENANT COUNCIL OR MAYBE SOME KIND OF IMMIGRATION CLINIC.

I KNOW TEXAS HERE TO STAY WAS DOING SOME OF THAT WORK, YOU KNOW, UH, ABOUT THREE, FOUR YEARS AGO.

SO DEFINITELY JUST SEND THEM IN AND UH, WE CAN DO WHAT WE CAN.

GREAT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU COMMISSIONER LONGORIA.

UM, ANYBODY ELSE? ALRIGHT.

THE ONLY THING I POINT I'VE NOTICED WAS THAT I WANTED TO COMMENT ON WAS, UM, WE HAVE A GOAL OF THE, I'M GOING TO THE TOP HERE REGARDING OUR POVERTY GOAL, OUR TRANSITION OUT OF POVERTY.

WE HAVE A GOAL OF 43.

WE'VE ACHIEVED SIX.

AND I DON'T WANNA SAY WHAT'S YOUR PROJECTION OF BY THE END OF THE YEAR? 'CAUSE WE HAVE UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR.

THIS IS RUNNING ON A CALENDAR YEAR, CORRECT? CORRECT.

OKAY.

CORRECT.

AND WE ARE ACTUALLY AT 14 MM-HMM.

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BUT MY REPORT IS ALWAYS TWO MONTHS BEHIND IN TERMS OF THE LIVE DATA.

OH, GOOD.

SO, UH, WE HAVE DOUBLED THAT.

WE ARE NOT GONNA MEET THAT GOAL THIS YEAR.

YEAH.

IN SOME YEARS WE DON'T.

UH, LAST YEAR I THINK WE GOT 48.

DON'T.

UM, AND I THINK PART OF IT HAS TO DO WITH COMING OUTTA THE PANDEMIC.

PART OF IT HAS TO DO WITH THE JOBS THAT ARE, YOU KNOW, PAYING A LIVING WAGE AND FOLKS MAINTAINING EMPLOYMENT.

I BELIEVE PERSONALLY, NOT WITH ANY DATA FOLKS ARE DEALING WITH A LOT.

AND, UH, I THINK THAT SOMETIMES BECOMES DETRIMENTAL TO MAINTAINING EMPLOYMENT.

'CAUSE WHEN WE BRING FOLKS INTO OUR, UM, SELF-SUFFICIENCY CASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, THEY NEED TO BE 1 25 AND BELOW.

SO AGAIN, WE'RE TARGETING FOLKS WHO ARE VERY POOR, WHO, AND THAT USUALLY TRANSLATES TO A LOT OF BARRIERS AND A LOT OF THINGS HAPPENING IN THEIR LIFE.

WHETHER IT'S CHILDCARE, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, POVERTY, NUTRITION.

SO I THINK ALL THOSE THINGS KIND OF CLUSTER AND BECOME A BIG ISSUE, ESPECIALLY THIS YEAR.

SO, NOT AN EXCUSE, BUT I THINK PEOPLE ARE JUST HOLDING A LOT AND IT'S BEEN DIFFICULT TO GET TO THOSE THREE MONTHS.

THEY MIGHT GET THE JOB AND THEY HAVE TO MAINTAIN IT FOR 90 DAYS AND COME BACK TO US AND SHOW US THAT THEY'RE MAINTAINING IT, THE PAY STUBS SO THAT WE HAVE AN ACTUAL RECORD FOR THE STATE.

SO I THINK SOMETIMES THEY MIGHT NOT COME BACK.

THEY GET THE JOB AND FOR WHATEVER REASON THEY'RE READY TO MOVE ON.

SOMETIMES THEY LOSE THE JOB AGAIN, DUE TO ALL THESE DIFFERENT FACTORS THAT WE'RE ALL AWARE OF.

SO, UH, WE, WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO OUR BEST.

THEN FOR NEXT YEAR WE'RE

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FAIR ENOUGH.

I, I THINK I RECALL THAT THE NUMBER BEING A LITTLE BIT HIGHER LAST YEAR, AND I KIND OF, I DIDN'T REMEMBER WHAT IT WAS, BUT I WAS LIKE, HMM, THIS LOOKS LIKE A LITTLE BIT LOWER.

SO I WANTED TO JUST CHECK ON THAT.

SO DEFINITELY UNDERSTAND THAT, UH, SOME OF OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS ARE, UH, JUGGLING MULTIPLE HIGH PRIORITIES.

AND WHEN THE BALL DROPPING THE BALL, IT'S CAN BE A DISASTER.

SO I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND.

COMMISSIONER DELGADO, I JUST WANTED TO CHIME INTO OUR DISCUSSION HERE.

'CAUSE IT IS, IT IS TRUE THAT, YOU KNOW, OUR OUR POVERTY SUCCESSFUL RATE IS A LITTLE BIT LOWER THIS YEAR.

MM-HMM.

.

BUT I DO WANNA LET YOU ALL KNOW, UM, THAT THE EMPLOYMENT, UM, SIDE OF, IN AUSTIN, EVEN THOUGH THEY SAY THAT WE ARE HIGH MARKET OF JOBS, WE, AND JUST COMING, 'CAUSE I'M COMING FROM WORKING AS, AS A REENTRY EMPLOYMENT SPECIALIST.

MM-HMM.

, UM, WE'RE NOTICING THAT IT'S HARD FOR THEM TO RETAIN THE JOB AND KEEP THE JOB BECAUSE OF EITHER, UM, HOUSING CIRCUMSTANCES, TRANSPORTATION OR CHILDCARE OR ANYTHING ELSE, ANY OTHER BARRIERS.

SO, UH, THE 90 DAY RETENTION IS REALLY HARD AT, AT THIS TIME.

I DON'T KNOW WHY THIS YEAR, BUT IT'S BEEN A VERY CHALLENGING THING TO SEE COMING FROM THE EMPLOYMENT AND THE RECRUITING SIDE.

UM, OUR PROGRAM WITH THE GI FORM HAS ALSO A 90 DAY RETAINING, UH, POVERTY RATE, UM, SCALE THAT WE GO THROUGH AS WELL.

SO WE'RE NOT MEETING OUR NUMBERS.

SO EVERY PROGRAM I SEE IN OUR CITY AND OUR COUNTY ARE FACING THE SAME CHALLENGES.

SO I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT IT HAS BEEN A CHALLENGE AND HAD MAYBE JUST, YOU KNOW, A SUGGESTION, A LITTLE BIT OF FEEDBACK, MAYBE PARTNERING WITH SOME TYPE OF EMPLOYMENT, UM, ENTITY OF SOME KIND, THE WORKFORCE COMMISSION, UM, YOU KNOW, A STAFFING AGENCY.

UM, ANY TYPE OF OTHER RESOURCES WE HAVE THERE TO KIND OF ASSIST WITH THAT PORTION THAT YOU'RE PROB Y'ALL PROBABLY NEED SOME ASSISTANCE IN.

I SAW THAT YOU ALL ARE PARTNERING WITH CATHOLIC CHARITIES FOR, YOU KNOW, AND FOOD BANK.

LET'S, LET'S LOOK AT MAYBE THAT NEXT YEAR IF YOU DON'T SEE IT IMPROVING.

THAT'S ALL I WANTED TO SHARE.

THANK YOU.

WELL, THANK YOU FOR THAT SUGGESTION.

COMMISSIONER BROWN.

UM, YES, ANN, I JUST HAVE A QUICK QUESTION.

WHERE DO COMMUNITY MEMBERS GO ON THE CITY OF AUSTIN'S WEBSITE TO GET THAT INFORMATION? AND WHAT LOCATION DO THEY JUST NEED TO COME INTO? 'CAUSE I REPRESENT A LOT OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT ARE BORN AND RAISED HERE IN AUSTIN AND THEY HAVEN'T, UH, BEEN ABLE TO, THEY NEED HELP AND HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO GET SOME OF THOSE RESOURCES.

SO, UM, WHERE, WHERE, WHAT, WHAT'S THE LOCATION AND, UH, WHERE ON THE CITY OF AUSTIN WEBSITE CAN THEY SEE THOSE LISTS OF RESOURCES? BUT IF YOU, IF YOU GOOGLE CITY OF AUSTIN NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS, OUR WEBSITE COMES UP.

BUT WHAT I WILL DO, I'LL SEND YOU ALL AGAIN, THE FLYER, THAT'S THE TWO PAGER IN SPANISH AND ENGLISH THAT HAS THE SIX LOCATIONS.

AND THEN THAT'S THE FIRST STEP.

THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER FLYERS AND CALENDARS, BUT IT GETS CONFUSING.

I THINK THE MAIN FLYER WOULD BE THE WAY TO GO.

THEY COULD EITHER CALL OR COME IN.

UM, EITHER WAY WE'RE, WE'RE THERE MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

THANK, THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER BROWN.

ANYONE ELSE? ALL RIGHT.

MY LAST COMMENT.

I DON'T, I THINK IT'S JUST KIND OF A SIDE COMMENT ON, UM, FIVE D THAT DEALS WITH THE CAR SEATS AND HOW TO HELP PARENTS.

UM, IT WOULD BE GREAT IF Y'ALL HAD IT FOR THE GRANDPARENTS TOO, BECAUSE PUTTING THEM, THEM CAR SEATS ARE VERY, VERY DIFFICULT.

THAT IS NO EASY TASK.

SO ANYWAY, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR, UM, WHAT YOU ALL ARE DOING.

UM, IF THAT IS, IF WE DON'T HAVE ANY MORE COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS REGARDING FOR UNHA? OH, YES.

ONE MORE.

OH, OH, UM, I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION.

UM, I NOTICED THAT ON ITEM FIVE, A IMMUNIZATIONS IS BLANK.

IS THAT, UH, A SEASONAL THING? OH, I DIDN'T CATCH THAT.

UH, YES, COMMISSIONER, THAT IS SEASONAL.

THAT'S FLU.

AND WE'RE WAITING TO GET OUR FLU VACCINE.

IT ALWAYS COMES A LITTLE LATER FOR US.

UH, BUT WE ALREADY HAVE A, A COLLABORATION WITH A I S D TO TARGET SOME OF THE FOLKS WITH THE PARENT SUPPORT SPECIALISTS THIS YEAR.

SO MORE DATA TO COME, BUT THAT IS SEASONAL.

GOOD QUESTION.

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU.

MM-HMM.

GREAT QUESTION.

I I DIDN'T EVEN NOTICE THE MISSED THING.

ALL RIGHT.

VERY GOOD.

ANYONE ELSE? YES, COME ON.

COMMISSIONER TOLIVER.

ANGEL.

MY NAME IS COMMISSIONER MICHAEL TOLIVER.

I'M WONDERING WITH THE PEOPLE THAT THE GOVERNOR HAD SENT OUT OF STATE ON BUSES MM-HMM.

THAT SOME OF 'EM ARE MAKING THEIR WAY BACK TO TEXAS.

MM-HMM.

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WE ARE SEEING PEOPLE COMING IN WHO HAVE COME HERE TO TEXAS CENTER AND A FAMILY IN AUSTIN AND THEY COME INTO LIKE MONTOPOLIS OR SOUTH AUSTIN NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER.

BUT I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM, UH, OTHER PEOPLE COMING BACK FROM NEW YORK OR CHICAGO OR, BUT THEY'RE ON THEIR WAY.

WE'LL BE HERE .

YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER COMMISSIONERS? ANY OTHER THOUGHTS? THIS IS WHAT WE'RE ALL ABOUT.

SO I DEFINITELY APPRECIATE EVERYBODY, UM, CHIMING IN AND ASKING QUESTIONS AND ON HOW YOU PRESENTING THE INFORMATION.

WE ARE VERY INTERESTED IN THIS, THIS MATTERS TO US.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP.

ALL RIGHT.

WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE ARE FINISHED WITH, UM, NUMBER FIVE FOR OUR BRIEFINGS.

WE WILL MOVE NOW.

WE'LL KEEP ON HAIL IN THE HOT SEAT AND WE WILL MOVE ON TO NUMBER SIX.

[6. Briefing on the proposed 2024 CSBG Budget and Community Action Plan (Angel Zambrano, Manager, Neighborhood Services Unit, Austin Public Health). ]

OKAY? ONCE A YEAR.

UM, I MAKE THIS PRESENTATION TO THE COMMISSION AND ASK FOR YOUR REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE CAP AND BUDGET AS THEY'RE CALLED BY THE STATE.

SO I WILL START WITH THE CAP, THE COMMUNITY ACTION PLAN.

SO THIS KIND OF SHOWS YOU BEHIND THE SCENES SOME OF OUR MEASURES, YOU KNOW, SOME OF 'EM ARE SET BY THE STATE, SOME OF 'EM ARE SET BY US IN TERMS OF WHAT WE CAN AND CAN'T DO IN TERMS OF OUR CAPACITY AND BANDWIDTH.

SO IF YOU LOOK AT YOUR BACKUP, THERE'S FEDERAL NATIONAL PERFORMANCE INDICATORS.

SO THOSE ARE THE F MPIS, THOSE ARE WHAT KIND OF DRIVES WHAT WE DO.

AND THEN THERE'S THE SERVICES WHICH ARE ON THE RIGHT SIDE HERE.

AND THOSE ARE THE SERVICES WE PROVIDE TO BE ABLE TO GET THOSE OUTCOMES.

SO FOR 2024, UNDER F M P I ONE, THE EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES, THESE ARE THE ONES THE STATE GIVES US.

AND THEN WE AS A LEADERSHIP TEAM AND WITH STAFF, KIND OF PICK WHICH ONES WE CAN WORK ON AND WHICH ONES WE HAVE THE PROGRAMMING FOR.

SO I'M NOT GONNA GO THROUGH ALL OF 'EM, BUT IT KIND OF SHOWS YOU, UH, THESE ARE TO HELP PEOPLE GET BACK INTO THE WORLD OF WORK.

THE SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE TO DO THAT ARE JOB READINESS TRAINING, JOB COACHING.

THAT'S HERE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FIRST PAGE.

UM, RESUME DEVELOPMENT, SOME INTERVIEW SCALE, SOME JOB REFERRALS.

THE NUMBERS ARE KIND OF SMALL 'CAUSE THAT'S NOT WHAT WE DO A HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE TIME.

IT'S JUST WHAT WE CAN DO WITH SOME OF OUR CLIENTS WHO ARE IN SELF-SUFFICIENCY CASE MANAGEMENT.

WHEN WE CAN'T DO THAT, WE REFER OUT LIKE COMMISSIONER DELGADO TALKED ABOUT WORKFORCE AND OTHER AGENCIES THAT MIGHT PROVIDE SOME OF THESE SERVICES, UH, ONGOING.

SO THESE ARE OUR GOALS FOR OUR OUTCOMES.

WE HAVE THE GOALS THERE, LIKE F M P I ONE B, NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED ADULTS WHO OBTAIN EMPLOYMENT UP TO A LIVING WAGE.

WE'RE SETTING A GOAL AT 10.

AND THOSE WOULD BE CLIENTS THAT WOULD COME FROM OUR CASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMMING.

THOSE, THE NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED ADULTS WHO OBTAINED THEM, MAINTAIN THE EMPLOYMENT FOR AT LEAST 90 DAYS UP TO A LIVING WAGE IS FIVE.

SO YOU, IF YOU CAN SEE HOW, WHERE THIS IS GOING, WHICH IS THESE ARE THE OUTCOMES AND THE SERVICES ON THE, ON THE RIGHT SIDE WILL HELP US GET TO THOSE OUTCOMES.

WHEN IT COMES TO EMPLOYMENT.

IF YOU GO TO PAGE TWO, ANOTHER PRETTY BUSY PAGE, F M P I TWO, THESE ARE EDUCATION OUTCOMES.

WE'VE CHOSEN TO FOCUS ON FM P I TWO H, THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS WHO OBTAINED A RECOGNIZED CREDENTIAL, A CERTIFICATE OR DEGREE RELATING TO THE ACHIEVEMENT OF EDUCATIONAL OR VOCATIONAL SKILLS.

WE PUT DOWN SEVEN OF OUR CLIENTS IN SELF-SUFFICIENCY.

CASE MANAGEMENT WOULD GET SOME KIND OF CERTIFICATE.

WE DO HAVE RELATIONSHIP WITH SKILL POINT.

THEY'RE A TRAINING AGENCY.

THEY DO, UH, I THINK C D L, HVAC, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE FIELDS THAT ARE IN HIGH DEMAND RIGHT NOW, IF YOU LOOK AT THE RIGHT SIDE.

SO WHAT SERVICES HERE APPLY TECHNOLOGY CLASSES.

SO WE KIND OF PARTNER WITH THEM, WE SEND FOLKS OVER THERE, WE GO AND ALSO DO PRESENTATIONS.

AND HOPEFULLY SOME OF THOSE CLIENTS WILL TAKE UP, TAKE US UP ON IT.

UM, 'CAUSE WE CAN PROVIDE BUS PASSES.

WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP WITH RENT ASSISTANCE WHEN WE HAVE THE FUNDING.

AND JUST, YOU KNOW, SOCIAL WORKERS WHO CAN HELP WITH JOB COACHING, INTERVIEW SKILLS, THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO THAT IS F MPI I TWO.

YOU

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THAT'S OUR INCOME AND ASSET BUILDING OUTCOMES.

AGAIN, IT HAS TO DO WITH THOSE FOLKS IN SELF-SUFFICIENCY.

CASE MANAGEMENT.

WE'RE FOCUSING ON ONE OF THESE OUTCOMES.

'CAUSE HISTORICALLY THAT'S WHAT WE'VE DONE.

F MPI, I THREE H, THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS ENGAGED WITH THE COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY WHO REPORT IMPROVES FINANCIAL WELLBEING.

WE HAVE FIVE.

AND THIS IS BECAUSE THIS HAS TO DO WITH, UH, FILLING OUT A ASSESSMENT IN THE BEGINNING AND ONE AT THE END.

THE CHALLENGING PART IS GETTING THE ONE AT THE END.

ONCE FOLKS HAVE A JOB, THEY'VE MOVED ON.

THEY HAVE THEIR LIFE.

IT'S HARD TO GET THAT.

SO OUR GOAL IS, IS FIVE FOLKS IN, IN REPORTING THAT THEY IMPROVE THEIR FINANCIAL WELLBEING BY BEING IN OUR PROGRAM ON THE RIGHT SIDE.

SOME OF THE SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE, UM, IS THE A VIDA TAX PREPARATION PROGRAM.

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE, UM, A A R P.

THEY COME TO ROSEWOOD DURING TAX SEASON AND, UH, HELP FOLKS DO THEIR TAXES FOR FREE.

AND I THINK I, I DID PRESENT ON THIS, I THINK IN JULY OR JUNE IN TERMS OF HOW MUCH MONEY WAS REFUNDED TO OUR CLIENTS, UM, AND HOW MANY PEOPLE WE SERVED.

IF YOU TURN TO PAGE F M P I FOUR IS KIND OF OUR, ONE OF THE TWO BIG THINGS THAT WE DO.

I THINK A LOT OF IT IS FOOD INSECURITY AND HELPING PEOPLE AVOID EVICTION.

SO, FM P I FOUR E IS WHAT WE FOCUS ON.

THE NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS TO AVOIDED EVICTION.

OUR TARGET IS 800 FOR THE COMING YEAR.

UH, WE ARE HOPING TO GET SOME, UH, RENTAL ASSISTANCE FUNDING, AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE MONTHLY REPORT.

OUR TARGET LAST YEAR WAS 400.

WE'RE AT 3 81.

WE'RE TRYING TO DOUBLE THAT TARGET THIS YEAR.

AND AGAIN, THAT WOULD BE WITH SOME, UH, C O A FINANCIAL STABILITY FUNDING AND HOPEFULLY SOME DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY FUNDS.

IF YOU LOOK AT THE RIGHT SIDE, IT SHOWS THE SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE TO DO THAT.

SERVICE.

FOUR C IS THE RENT PAYMENTS, OBVIOUSLY 800 RENT PAYMENTS, WE'LL TRANSLATE TO THE 800 NUMBER.

ON THE OUTCOME SIDE, UH, WE ALSO HAVE SS SERVICE FOUR I, WHICH IS THE UTILITY PAYMENTS.

OUR TARGET IS 300 THIS YEAR, HELPING 300 FOLKS KEEP THE LIGHTS ON.

AND THEN WE HAVE SOME OTHER ONES THAT ARE A LITTLE SMALLER.

LANDLORD TENANT MEDIATION RIGHTS EDUCATION WITH OUR CLIENTS.

SOMETIMES PEOPLE DON'T KNOW WHAT THEIR RIGHTS ARE.

WE CAN EDUCATE THEM INTERNALLY OR SEND THEM OVER TO THE TENANT'S COUNCIL OR SOME OTHER AGENCY.

SO THAT CAPTURES SOME OF THE OTHER SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE AND WHAT THE TARGETS ARE.

IF YOU TURN THE PAGE, AGAIN, YOU'LL GET TO F M P I FIVE, WHICH IS OUR NURSING SERVICES, UH, OUTCOMES, FIVE F UH, TARGETING SENIORS TO MAINTAIN INDEPENDENT LIVING SITUATION.

WE TRY TO DO THAT JUST BY HELPING THEM WITH WHATEVER RESOURCES WE CAN.

AND ALSO WITH THE WHOLE PROGRAM, WHICH IS, UH, UH, FOOD INSECURITY PROGRAM WHERE FOLKS CAN COME IN AND RECEIVE A SHELF, STABLE FOODS, UH, MONTHLY TO BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN THEIR HOUSING AND USE THEIR MONEY ON OTHER THINGS.

IF YOU LOOK AT THE RIGHT SIZE, SOME OF THE SERVICES, THE IMMUNIZATIONS, WE'RE TARGETING 400, UH, FLU SHOTS NEXT YEAR.

WE DON'T GET A LOT OF FLUID NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES THIS YEAR.

I THINK WE'RE GETTING 500 DOSES.

UH, SO WE WILL SURPASS OUR TARGET.

UH, BUT FOR NEXT YEAR, WE'RE HOPING 400 IS A CONSERVATIVE.

IF WE GET MORE, WE'LL BE HAPPY.

AND IF WE DON'T, UH, WE'LL DO WHAT WE CAN.

UH, NURSING CARE SESSIONS, WE'RE HOPING TO DO 200.

THESE ARE MORE KIND OF ONE-ON-ONE, UH, SESSIONS WITH CLIENTS.

AND ONCE WE STAND UP OUR DIABETES CASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, THAT NUMBER WILL GO UP AS WELL.

AND THEN WE HAVE SOME OF THE, UH, OTHER SMALLER NUMBERS, SOME COACHING SESSIONS.

IN TERMS OF REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, WE DON'T DO A LOT OF THAT, BUT IF INDIVIDUALS COME IN THAT WANNA TALK ABOUT THAT, WE HAVE THE STAFF, THE NURSING STAFF TO BE ABLE TO, TO DO THAT.

UH, AGAIN, UM, CONTRACEPTIVE HEALTH, S T I H I V PREVENTION COUNSELING SESSIONS.

THERE'S VERY FEW.

AGAIN, THERE'S OTHER PROGRAMS IN A P H THAT REALLY DO THAT FULL-TIME.

UH, AND THEN YOU GET DOWN TO NUTRITION AND FOOD.

THE SERVICE IS FIVE.

JJ.

OUR FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM, OUR TARGET FOR NEXT YEAR IS 35,000.

WE'VE SURPASSED THAT TARGET THIS YEAR ALREADY AT 42,000.

WE'RE GOING A LITTLE BIT LOWER.

UH, WE KIND OF, WE MET WITH THE FOOD BANK AND ARE TRYING TO FORECAST WHAT'S GONNA BE AVAILABLE NEXT YEAR.

THE FOOD BANK IS HAVING A VERY TOUGH TIME, UH, PROCURING FOOD.

UM, SO THEY'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO STRATEGICALLY PIVOT A LITTLE BIT.

UM, PLUS IT'S VERY EXPENSIVE.

THAT'S WHAT THEY TELL US.

A LOT OF THE CANNED GOODS, UH, SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES ARE STILL GOING ON COST ISSUES.

SO THEY'RE, THEY'RE, THEY'RE TRYING TO ADDRESS THAT.

SO WE'RE AT 35,000.

IF WE SURPASSED THAT, THAT'D BE GREAT.

AND THEN WE HAVE UNDER FIVE, UM, KK FAMILY MENTORING SESSIONS.

THAT'S FOR OUR NURSES AS WELL.

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SERVICE SIX C IS BASICALLY YOU GUYS.

THAT'S THE SERVICE, THE TRIPARTITE BOARD MEMBERSHIP.

SO OUR TARGET IS TO HOPEFULLY HAVE 15 MEMBERS, UH, CONSISTENTLY ON THIS BOARD TO, UH, JUST HELP ADVOCATE FOR THE FOLK FOR THE SERVICES WE PROVIDE.

IF YOU TURN THE PAGE, AGAIN, VERY SMALL PRINT MM-HMM.

, BUT IT'S BASICALLY A LOT OF OUR PARTNERS.

SO IT KIND OF GIVES YOU AN IDEA.

WE HAVE MANY PARTNERS AS COMMISSIONER DELGADO KIND OF ENCOURAGED US TO KIND OF KEEP, YOU KNOW, REACHING OUT TO FOLKS.

SO WE HAVE A I S D CAB, METRO, UNITED WAY FOUNDATION COMMUNITIES, A LOT OF THE FOLKS THAT YOU GUYS KNOW, ST.

VINCENT DEPAUL, PEOPLE'S COMMUNITY CLINIC, INTEGRAL CARE ECHO, AMAZON, WIC, ET CETERA, ET CETERA.

SO WE HAVE A PRETTY ROBUST, UH, NETWORK OF PARTNERS THAT WE CAN REFER FOLKS TO AND WE CAN'T PROVIDE THE SERVICE.

UM, IF YOU GO TO THE NEXT PAGE, F M P I SEVEN SEVEN A, THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS WHO ACHIEVED ONE OR MORE OUTCOMES.

SO THE STATE IS KIND OF INTERESTED IN THAT NUMBER.

THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT CAME UP ABOUT FOUR YEARS AGO.

SO OUR TARGET WITH THAT IS 1200.

SOME OF THE SERVICES WE PROVIDE TO MEET THAT TARGET, AGAIN, IS THE ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATIONS FOR OUR RENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, OUR CASE MANAGEMENT, OUR, UH, TRANSPORTATION AND BUS PASSES THAT WE PROVIDE FOR FOLKS TO BE ABLE TO GET TO MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS, SCHOOL JOB INTERVIEWS, UM, SOCIAL SERVICE APPOINTMENTS OUTSIDE OF OUR AGENCY.

AND THEN UNDER EMERGENCY CLOTHING ASSISTANCE, SEVEN N WE'RE PUTTING THAT NUMBER AT 650.

WE HAVE A NEW CLOSING CLOSET AT ROSA OSA NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER.

IT JUST OPENED UP, I THINK LAST WEEK.

AND THEN OUR MAIN ONE IS THE EAST AUSTIN NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER.

PRETTY POPULAR FOR FOLKS WHO NEED CLOTHES FOR INTERVIEWS.

BABY CLOTHES ARE VERY EXPENSIVE.

UM, SO WE'RE HOPING TO GROW THAT PROGRAM AS WELL.

BUT AGAIN, IT, IT TAKES DONATIONS AND JUST KEEPING IT GOING.

IF YOU TURN THE PAGE, AGAIN, THIS ISN'T REALLY, IT'S KIND OF BORING HERE, BUT THIS PAGE MOSTLY SAYS, OKAY, DO YOU HAVE ANY ROMA CERTIFIED FOLKS? THAT'S A QUALITY ASSURANCE, UM, THING FOR THE STATE.

SO WE DO HAVE, UH, JILL SMITH, WHO'S OUR NATIONALLY CERTIFIED IMP IMPLEMENTER.

SHE KIND OF GUIDES US THROUGH OUR WORK STANDARDS AND ALL THE, UM, THE REPORTING.

AND THEN AT THE BOTTOM, UH, SORT OF, UM, AN EXPECTATION OF HOW MANY DIFFERENT AGENCIES WE WANNA CONTINUE TO PARTNER WITH.

WE'RE USING, UM, THE NUMBERS FROM LAST YEAR AND KIND OF HISTORY, LIKE NON-PROFITS, FAITH-BASED, LOCAL GOVERNMENT HEALTH SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, KIND OF KEEPS IT ON THE RADAR FOR US TO CONTINUE TO GROW IN OUR PARTNERSHIPS.

SO THAT'S BASICALLY THE, THE CAP IN A NUTSHELL, KIND OF WHAT DRIVES THE WORK THAT WE DO FOR 2024.

I WILL MOVE INTO THE POWERPOINT, WHICH SORT OF SHOWS YOU THE FRONT END OF WHAT THAT PLAN DOES.

SO I THINK YOU HAVE THAT IN YOUR BACKUP AS WELL.

COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT 2024 COMMUNITY ACTION PLAN, WHICH I JUST WENT OVER.

AND THE BUDGET.

SO THERE'S A PUBLIC HEARING REQUIREMENT FOR THIS FROM THIS STATE.

I'LL JUST READ IT VERBATIM HERE.

THE PROPOSED ESTIMATED 2024 C S B G BUDGET AND COMMUNITY ACTION PLAN PERFORMANCE ACTIVITIES ARE DISTRIBUTED IN PUBLIC COMMENT IS SOLICITED.

THE PROPOSED ACTIVITIES AS DESCRIBED IN THE BUDGET AND COMMUNITY ACTION PLAN ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT, WHICH IS THE FUNDING WE RECEIVE TO PROVIDE THESE SERVICES.

THIS, THE C S B G ACT STATES.

THE PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO STATES AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES WORKING THROUGH A NETWORK OF COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCIES AND OTHER NEIGHBORHOOD BASED ORGANIZATIONS FOR THE REDUCTION OF POVERTY, THE REVITALIZATION OF LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES, AND THE EMPOWERMENT OF LOW INCOME FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS IN RURAL AND URBAN AREAS TO BECOME FULLY SELF-SUFFICIENT.

IT'S A MOUTHFUL, BUT BASICALLY IT'S FIGHTING POVERTY.

UH, THERE'S OVER A THOUSAND OF THESE COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCIES.

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE NEW TO THIS COMMISSION, JUST TO GIVE YOU THE PERSPECTIVE ACROSS THE NATION, WE'RE ONE OF THOSE THOUSAND, I THINK THEY ARE IN EVERY SINGLE COUNTY IN THE US.