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THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION FOR JULY THE EIGHTH, AND WE'RE CALLING THE MEETING TO ORDER AT 6 32.
I AM COMMISSIONER HASSO SITTING IN FOR THE CHAIR WHO IS OUT ILL.
SO, SO THE FIRST THING IS WE NEED TO GO THROUGH, UH, THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM LAST MONTH.
IF YOU WANT TO TAKE A MINUTE TO LOOK THOSE OVER.
UM, IT'S LONGORIA AND, UM, I'M HAVING ISSUES WITH MY CAMERA.
I THINK I NEED TO RESTART THE BROWSER, SO I'M GONNA HAVE TO DO THAT REALLY QUICK BEFORE WE PICK A VOTE.
[PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL]
AND, UM, I WAS JUST REMINDED WE DO HAVE SPEAKERS SIGNED UP, SO WE NEED TO DO THAT FIRST BEFORE WE ACTUALLY APPROVE THE MINUTES.SO WE'RE GONNA STEP BACK TO THE PUBLIC COMMUNICATION.
AND SO THEN I JUST CALL UP THE FIRST SPEAKER.
SO THIS IS UNDER CITIZEN'S COMMUNICATION, RIGHT? YES.
UH, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK.
I LIVE AT 2008 HASCO STREET, AUSTIN, TEXAS, IN THE 7 8 7 0 2 DISTRICT, UH, WITH, UH, UH, DISTRICT THREE.
UH, I HAVE A CONCERN, UH, THAT I WAS JUST NOTICING THAT, UM, THE, ONE OF, SOME OF THE, THE, THE, WHAT IS IT, THE HOME, HOME PROGRAMS ARE BEING, UH, LOOKED AT AND, AND SO THAT IS THE ISSUE THAT I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT A LITTLE BIT.
'CAUSE I HAVE ANOTHER MEETING TO GO TO, UH, ON THE, UH, HOME REPAIRS.
AND, UH, I HAD UTILIZED HOME REPAIRS BACK IN THE DAYS.
AND, UH, AND, UH, 20 FAMILIES THAT I ASSISTED ALSO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO HAVE HOME REPAIR DONE THROUGH, UH, MEALS ON WHEELS AND THROUGH, UH, THE GOLD BONDS AND OTHER, OTHER ISSUES THERE TO REBOTTLE THEIR, THEIR, THEIR HOUSEHOLD.
THEY HAD A LOT OF, UH, DAMAGES IN THEIR HOMES BECAUSE OF THE POWER PLANT.
SO THERE WAS A LOT OF FUND FUNDING GOING ON AT THAT TIME.
THE LAST FUNDING WE GOT WAS IN 2010, I THINK, OR 2019.
AND THEN THE PANDEMIC CAME AND THERE WAS NO OTHER, BUT WE DID A LOT OF THE RESIDENTS HAVE TO, THEY APPLIED AGAIN FOR OTHER REPAIRS.
'CAUSE IT, YOU WERE LIMITED TO CERTAIN REPAIRS.
AND SO I APPLIED TOO, BECAUSE I WAS ONE OF THE, THE, THE, THE, THE PERSON THAT I, I DEALT WITH, BECAUSE MY HUSBAND WAS A VETERAN.
I HAD A, A BROTHER THAT WAS A VETERAN, BUT HE DIED DURING THE DE AND THEY, I DIDN'T FINISH MY, MY HOME REPAIR THEN.
UM, ANYWAY, UH, BUT I DID SEEK FOR VETERAN SERVICES TO HELP US OUT.
AND, UM, I GOT A LETTER FROM, AND I MET WITH HOME, UH, HOME REPAIRS WITH MEALS ON WHEELS.
AND I GOT A REAL BAD LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR.
ONCE I DEALT WITH THE PREVIOUS DIRECTOR.
HE, HE, UH, UM, MR. CLOUD CLAMAN, AND HE, UH, HE, HE WAS THE ONE THAT WAS HANDLING IT.
THEN HE BROUGHT IN BRIAN AND I GOT TO MEET HIM.
BRIAN, UH, SYKES AND I, HE WOULD MEET WITH ME AND I KEPT SAYING, WELL, WHERE'S MY APPLICATION? I NEED MORE REPAIRS.
AND SOME OF THE FAMILIES ARE STILL WAITING, UH, FOR MORE REPAIRS.
AND THEY SAID THAT, UH, THEY, THEY WERE MOVING ON TO ANOTHER SECTION AND THAT THERE WAS NO MORE FUNDING AND THAT WE COULDN'T APPLY ANYMORE.
AND THAT THEY, WE WEREN'T, UH, UH, UM, THEY WEREN'T A, UH, WHAT DO YOU CALL IT? UM, A MAINTENANCE, MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT THAT I SAID, WELL, I'M NOT ASKING FOR MAINTENANCE.
I'M ASKING FOR MORE REPAIRS, BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF REPAIRS THAT DID NOT GET COMPLETED.
OR, UH, OUR AIR CONDITION THAT JOB PLACED DIDN'T HAVE WARRANTIES ON IT, SO WE HAD TO REPLACE ANOTHER ONE.
AND SO THINGS LIKE THAT, YOU KNOW, ARE, ARE SOME OF THE RESTROOMS THAT WERE BEING, UH, UH, THEY WERE, THEY WERE, UH,
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FIXED.BUT THEN AGAIN, FOR SOME REASON, SOME OF THEM BROKE.
AND SO THAT'S WHY I HAD APPLIED AGAIN 'CAUSE I NEEDED PLUMBING AND I NEEDED, UH, UH, SOME MORE ELECTRICAL STUFF DONE IN THE HOUSE BECAUSE OF THE, OUR, OUR LOCATION AND THE WEATHER AND ALL THAT.
AND I GOT A, A LETTER FROM NIELSEN WHEELS BACK THEN THAT THEY WERE NO LONGER GONNA HELP ME.
AND, UH, MR. BRIANS WAS VERY RUDE TO ME IN PERSON BY SAYING, WE'RE NOT A MAINTENANCE PERSON.
WHAT ELSE ARE YOU GONNA WANT FROM US? I SAID, WELL, I'M JUST GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS.
THE PROGRAM HAS FUNDING, AND THAT IS FOR THE AREA.
AND, AND, UM, YOU KNOW, I, I DON'T WANT YOUR HAND ME DOWNS.
I WANT WHAT IS ALLOWED FOR EACH FAMILY MEMBERS THAT ARE OUT THERE.
AND I WAS TOLD, AND A LOT OF US WERE TOLD THAT, WAIT THREE YEARS, AND THEN AFTER THE THREE YEARS, YOU CAN REAPPLY AGAIN.
SO, AND THEN HE SAID THAT THAT WAS NO LONGER GONNA HAPPEN AND THAT I HAD USED A LOT OF MONEY AND, AND THEY WEREN'T GONNA FAVOR ME.
AND I SAID, WELL, I'M NOT ASKING YOU TO FAVOR ME.
I'M GONNA GO, I'M GOING THROUGH THE PROGRAM AND I PUT AN APPLICATION IN.
SO ANYWAY, THAT WAS, THAT IS THAT, THAT WAS MY MAIN CONCERN THAT I WANT Y'ALL TO UNDERSTAND.
WE LOOKED AT FUNDING THE LAST TIME I CAME.
AND, AND SO I JUST GOT REAL DISAPPOINTED AND VERY F FRUSTRATED THAT I'VE BEEN HAVING TO DEAL WITH A LOT OF MAINTENANCE MYSELF IN MY HOME.
I LIVE ON A SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS.
AND, UH, I'M RETIRED FROM THE CITY AND THE COUNTY, AND I WORKED FOR ALL THEM.
BUT ANYWAY, I KNOW THE SYSTEM AND I WORKED WITH EVERYTHING.
I DO GIVE BACK TO THE SYSTEM WHERE I DID A LOT OF VOLUNTEER FOR A LOT OF ELDERS IN THE COMMUNITY.
THEY NEEDED HOME REPAIRS AND THEY'RE NOT GETTING THE SERVICES ANYMORE.
SO I, I FEEL LIKE, LIKE, YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY NEEDS TO AUDIT SOMEBODY.
WHERE'S THIS MONEY? AND THEY SAID THEY HAD NO MORE MONEY AND THAT AREA WAS NOT GONNA BE ASSISTED ANYMORE.
AND OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS, UH, DELGADO.
IT'S GOOD TO BE BACK, EVEN THOUGH WE'RE NOT AT CITY HALL.
UH, FIRST OF ALL, I THANK ALL OF YOU ALL FOR DOING YOUR VOLUNTEER WORK, AND I DON'T JUST HAVE CONCERNS TODAY.
I ALSO WANNA GIVE THE DEPARTMENT A PRAISE TO NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING, UH, MS. MANDY, AND, UM, WELL, OF COURSE ALL THE STAFF, UH, ED NEDI, EVERYONE THAT WORKS REALLY HARD, I THINK THAT WE SOMETIMES GET JUST SO BUSY AND, AND, AND THIS COMMISSION CAN BE SO INTENSE THAT WE FORGET TO THANK THEM.
AND, UM, I WANNA THANK Y'ALL BECAUSE I ALSO SAW THEM IN THE COMMUNITY.
I LIKE TO SEE OUR, UM, OUR STAFF.
AND I WOULD LOVE TO SEE OUR COMMISSIONERS IN THE COMMUNITY WHEN GROUNDBREAKINGS ARE OCCURRING, WHEN RIBBON CUTTINGS ARE OCCURRING.
I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT STAFF ENSURES THAT YOU ALL ARE NOTIFIED, UH, AND THAT YOU ARE THERE.
'CAUSE IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT YOU SEE THE WORK, NOT JUST THE WORK THAT'S BEING DONE HERE INTERNALLY, BUT EXTERNALLY.
AND SO IT GAVE ME A LOT OF JOY TO SEE OUR, UH, OUR EXECUTIVE TEAM OUT THERE.
AND THEY'VE ALSO BEEN A VERY GREAT HELP IN HELPING, UM, WITH, YOU KNOW, FAMILIES THAT ARE STRUGGLING.
UH, WE HAVE, UH, A LARGE AMOUNT OF POPULATION AND THE LOW INCOME CATEGORY AND OUR ELDERS, UM, AND THAT ARE NEEDING THIS ASSISTANCE, THAT ARE NEEDING ASSISTANCE WITH THESE PROGRAMS OF HOME REPAIRS.
AND SO TODAY YOU ALL HAVE THAT ON THE AGENDA.
IF YOU'RE NEW HERE TO THE COMMISSION, PLEASE EDUCATE YOURSELF ON WHAT THESE PROGRAMS HAVE PROVIDED, UH, THROUGHOUT THE DECADES.
THEY HAVE BEEN A RESOURCE TO OUR CITY, TO OUR ZIP CODES, TO OUR AREAS, TO OUR NEIGHBORS.
AS YOU HEARD, UH, MY MOM, EL ALICIA TALK ABOUT HOW SHE WAS DENIED HOME REPAIRS AFTER SHE HAD NOT RECEIVED THEM AFTER FIVE YEARS.
WE DIDN'T REALLY UNDERSTAND THAT.
AND, AND, AND AGAIN, WE'RE HOPING THAT NOT JUST A RESIDENT LIKE HERSELF, BUT OTHER RESIDENTS THAT HAVE RECEIVED HOME REPAIR MONIES CONTINUE TO GET THE HOME REPAIR SERVICES IF THEY QUALIFY, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THE MONEY'S THERE FOR.
AND THE HOUSE, THE HOUSES DUE TO CLIMATE ARE CHANGING.
SO WE'RE HAVING MORE, UH, MAINTENANCE ISSUES.
WE'RE HA WE'RE NEEDING MORE REPAIRS, UH, ON WEATHER.
AND WE NEED OUR HOME REPAIR PROGRAMS TO BE THRIVING IN THE COMMUNITY WITH OUR, OUR PEOPLE WHO DO QUALIFY.
AND SO I KNOW THAT THE DEPARTMENT'S GONNA DO A GOOD JOB.
I KNOW THE COMMISSION'S GONNA DO A GOOD JOB BY ADDRESSING WHERE WE
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HAVE OUR GAPS, WHAT IS NEEDED, AND WHAT WE NEED TO BE DOING WITH OUR DOLLARS.I KNOW YOU ARE GONNA DO A GOOD JOB IN DOING THAT.
I JUST WANTED TO COME, UM, WE HAVE TO RUN TO ANOTHER MEETING, SO I WON'T BE HERE THROUGHOUT THE MEETING, BUT I WILL WATCH, IS WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE FUNDS ARE ACCESSIBLE AND THAT THEY ARE ALLOWED TO ACCESS AND THE HOME REPAIR PROGRAM.
[APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
SO LET'S GO BACK TO THE MINUTES.UM, CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AND CAMERAS HAVE TO BE ON PLEASE, SO THAT YOU CAN VOTE.
CAN I GET A MOTION PLEASE? TO APPROVE THEM? I APPROVE TO SANDRA MADANO.
OKAY, SO YOU'RE MAKING A MOTION TO APPROVE.
CAN I GET A SECOND? AND I NEED CAMERAS ON THERE, PLEASE.
CAN I GET A SECOND PLEASE TO SECOND MOTION? I SECOND THAT.
GOTTA HAVE YOUR CAMERA ON TO VOTE.
OKAY, YOU GOT IT? OKAY, MINUTES ARE APPROVED.
BEFORE WE PROCEED, I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT COMMISSIONER TRICE, IS YOUR AUDIO WORKING? I SEE THAT WE WERE HAVING SOME TROUBLE, SO I DON'T WANNA PROCEED IF ALL OF THE COMMISSIONERS CAN'T PROVIDE INPUT FOR THE MEETING.
IT WASN'T YOU, UH, COMMISSIONER TRICE.
COMMISSIONER ARNOLD, WE LOST HIM.
YEAH, BUT IT, OKAY, WE HAVE LONGORIA AGAIN.
COMMISSIONER LONGORIA, DO YOU WANNA TEST YOUR MIC? UM, UM, UH, YEAH, YEAH.
YOU WANNA TRY IT ONE MORE TIME? UM, SURE.
UH, COMMISSIONER ARNOLD, DID SHE STEP AWAY? OKAY.
[2. Discussion and possible action to approve the Annual Internal Review (Chair Elias).]
WELL, I'M GOING TO PROCEED AND IF AT ANY POINT WE NEED TO STOP THE MEETING, IF YOU HAVE, WANT TO PROVIDE INPUT, I CAN'T TELL WHICH MICS ARE WORKING IN WHICH YOU'RE NOT.UM, SO MY NAME IS NEFERTITI JACKMAN AND I SERVE AS THE, UH, COMMUNITY DISPLACEMENT PREVENTION OFFICER.
I'M SPEAKING ON AGENDA ITEM NUMBER THREE, TWO.
SO WHAT WE HAVE, UM, THE EACH BOARD AND COMMISSION IS, UH, RESPONSIBLE FOR SUBMITTING, UH, PER THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE, THE ANNUAL INTERNAL REVIEW.
UH, CHAIR ELIAS DID COMPLETE IT, AND VICE CHAIR
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ACHILLES ALSO REVIEWED IT AND HAD INPUT.YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO VOTE ON IT, BUT YOU CAN.
UNFORTUNATELY, IT HAS NOT BEEN INCLUDED AS BACKUP, SO THEREFORE THERE IS NOTHING FOR YOU TO REVIEW AND CONSIDER TO VOTE ON.
SO I'D JUST LIKE TO SEE IF ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS.
HOWEVER, I WILL SAY THIS AND, UH, COMMISSIONER OR VICE CHAIR, ACHILLES, IF YOU WANNA CHIME IN A LOT OF WHAT IS COVERED IN TERMS OF THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES IN TERMS OF WHAT WAS ACCOMPLISHED.
IT WAS A LOOK BACK PERIOD AND IT REVIEWED WHAT WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND WHAT WAS IN ALIGNMENT WITH YOUR MISSION AND GOALS FOR THE CDC.
BUT THOSE ARE THINGS WE WILL COVER IN THE UPCOMING RETREAT THIS AUGUST.
UH, COMMISSIONER OR VICE CHAIR? ACHILLES, I'M SORRY.
DO YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING? OKAY.
YES, AND I WAS TRYING TO PULL IT UP IN CASE FOLKS HAD QUESTIONS.
I'M NOT SURE WHY IT DIDN'T GET SENT OUT.
WE ABSOLUTELY CAN MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE IT AFTER THE MEETING.
UM, AGAIN, I'M YES, SORRY THAT Y'ALL, Y'ALL DON'T HAVE IT.
WE INTENDED FOR YOU TO HAVE IT, AND WE ARE ABLE TO FORWARD IT.
I ALSO CAN FORWARD IT NOW ON BEHALF OF THE CHAIR OR EVEN READ IT IF THERE ARE CONCERNS, BUT, UM, AS SHE SAID, THIS IS, IT'S, WE'RE REALLY, UM, APPRECIATE THAT THE CHAIR PUT IT TOGETHER.
IT WAS A LOT OF EXTRA WORK, BUT IT, IT IS A LISTENING OF WHAT WE DID OVER THE LAST YEAR AND WE, WE WOULD WANT YOU GUYS TO HAVE THAT.
I'LL, BUT I CAN'T FORWARD IT TO YOU, BUT I CAN SEND IT TO ED TO, UM, AGAIN, TO FORWARD TO YOU AND THEN WE CAN, UM, WE CAN GET IT TO YOU.
SO YEAH, IF, BUT IF ANYONE HAS CONCERNS, I ABSOLUTELY CAN JUST READ IT NOW TOO.
AND THAT WOULDN'T GIVE YOU TIME TO DIGEST.
OR ALSO YOU CAN LET, UM, LET THE CHAIR.
I KNOW IF YOU HAD ANYTHING THAT YOU THOUGHT WE LEFT OUT BEFORE IT, I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE TIMING IS ON WHEN IT GOES, BUT, UM, BEFORE IT GETS SUBMITTED, LOOKS LIKE NO CONCERN.
Y'ALL, OH, GO AHEAD, COMMISSIONER.
UM, CO UM, CO-CHAIR OR VICE CHAIR? UM, SURE, UH, I REMEMBER SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BRIEFLY.
UM, WHAT WAS IT? I TWO, THE ANNUAL INTERNAL REVIEW MM-HMM
WAS THAT IT? YEAH, WE, WE GIVE A, WE GIVE A REPORT EVERY YEAR, UM, THAT WE SUBMIT AND THE CHAIR'S REQUIRED TO MAKE, MAKE SURE IT GETS WRITTEN AND SENT IN.
UM, AND JUST APOLOGIES THAT THAT DID NOT GET FORWARDED TO Y'ALL.
WE WILL SUBMIT IT TO THE CLERK'S OFFICE BY JULY 31ST, WHICH IS THE DEADLINE.
SO WE WILL HAVE TIME TO CIRCULATE IT TO EACH OF THE COMMISSIONERS, TO THE COMMISSIONERS.
AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS, JUST LET US KNOW.
BEFORE JULY THE 31ST, AND HOWEVER, I WILL SAY THIS, IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CHAIR, UM, TO PUT IT TOGETHER.
SO IT IS NOT FROM STAFF, IT IS A REFLECTION AND A LOOK BACK BY THE CHAIR OF THE COMMISSION.
SO, ANY CONCERNS, UH, PLEASE LET US KNOW, OR THEY CAN BE DIRECTED, UH, DIRECTLY TO THE CHAIR OF THE COMMISSION OF THE CDC.
[3. Discussion and action to approve the City's Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Action Plan that will be submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development as part of the City's application for federal funding (Mandy DeMayo Interim Director, Housing Department).]
SO THE, THE NEXT, UH, ITEM ON THE AGENDA, ITEM THREE IS DISCUSSION AND ACTION TO APPROVE THE CITY'S FISCAL YEAR 25, 26 ACTION PLAN.AND THE PRESENTATION WILL BE FROM, UM, MS. MANDY DE MAYO, THE INTERIM DIRECTOR FOR HOUSING.
MANDY DEMEO, INTERIM DIRECTOR OF THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT.
TODAY WE ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE FY 25 26 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN.
AND I'M GONNA PROVIDE, LET'S SEE, THERE'S A LITTLE DELAY.
I'M GONNA PROVIDE A, A BROAD, HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW OF THE FEDERAL REPORTING PROCESS.
TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THE ACTION PLAN IS.
I KNOW WE HAVE A LOT OF NEW COMMISSIONERS HERE.
UM, WE'RE GONNA GIVE AN UPDATE ON WHERE WE ARE IN THE PROCESS, AND THEN WE'RE GONNA DO MORE OF A DEEP DIVE INTO THE FUNDING TABLE, WHICH IS, UM,
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PROVIDES A DETAILED, UM, SUMMARY OF EACH OF THE PROGRAMS THAT WE ARE PROPOSING TO FUND.AND THEN, OF COURSE, TAKE QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS.
SO, FIRST, THE FEDERAL REPORTING PROCESS.
THE ACTION PLAN THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TODAY IS REALLY OUR APPLICATION TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, TO THE US DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT FOR BLOCK GRANT OR FORMULA GRANT FUNDING.
SO EVERY YEAR WE SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR THE FUNDS THAT WE ARE QUALIFIED FOR AS A LOCAL MUNICIPALITY.
THOSE FUNDS INCLUDE FOUR DIFFERENT, UM, BLOCK GRANTS, CDBG, WHICH IS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT HOME, WHICH IS THE HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM, ESG, EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT, AND HOPWA HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS.
IN TOTAL, THOSE, UM, ADD UP TO APPROXIMATELY $14 MILLION EACH YEAR.
AND THE NUMBER HAS REMAINED PRETTY STABLE OVER THE LAST HANDFUL OF YEARS.
SO THIS CHART SHOWS YOU KIND OF WHAT WE DO EVERY YEAR, UM, FOR OUR FEDERAL, UH, REPORTING, OUR, OUR GRANT REQUEST IN OUR REPORTING.
EVERY FIVE YEARS WE DO A CONSOLIDATED PLAN.
OKAY? AND THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN IS OUR PLAN FOR ALLOCATING FEDERAL RESOURCES RELATED TO HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.
AND EACH YEAR IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FIVE YEAR PLAN, WE SUBMIT WHAT'S CALLED THE ACTION PLAN.
WE DID THIS LAST YEAR AS A COMPONENT OF THE FIVE YEAR PLAN.
SO THAT WAS THE FIRST YEAR OF OUR FIVE-YEAR PLAN.
THIS ACTION PLAN IS ACTUALLY THE SECOND YEAR.
THE ACTION PLAN SUMMARIZES ALL OF OUR PLANNED ACTIVITIES.
IT INCLUDES INFORMATION ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES WE ARE, UM, PLANNING ON TAPPING INTO THAT WE'RE INCLUDED IN THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN.
AND IT SETS GOALS FOR WHAT OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS ARE GOING TO BE FOR EACH OF THOSE PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES.
THEN AT THE END OF EVERY YEAR, WE DO WHAT'S CALLED A CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL PERFORMANCE AND EVALUATION REPORT, WHICH IS THE CAPER.
SO JUST A REMINDER THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND THE CITY OF AUSTIN FOLLOW A FISCAL YEAR THAT STARTS EVERY OCTOBER 1ST AND ENDS EVERY SEPTEMBER 30TH.
SO, CONSOLIDATED PLAN HAPPENS, UM, USUALLY WE START SOMETIME IN THE FALL.
WE DID, UH, LAST YEAR STARTED IN THE FALL.
WE, UH, UH, GATHERED COMMUNITY INPUT.
WE PUT TOGETHER THE PLAN, AND THEN THAT ULTIMATELY GETS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL, AND IT GOES TO HUD.
THE ACTION PLAN PROCESS TYPICALLY STARTS EVERY JANUARY.
I'M GONNA GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS.
AND THEN THE CAPER IS THE LOOK BACK THAT TAKES PLACE.
IT NEEDS TO BE SUBMITTED TO HUD BY DECEMBER OF EACH YEAR.
AND THE REASON FOR THAT IS WE CLOSE OUT EACH FISCAL YEAR, SEPTEMBER 30TH, AND THEN WE TAKE SOME TIME TO GATHER THE DATA, ANALYZE THE DATA, AND REPORT IT TO HUD.
SO THE ACTION PLAN, AGAIN, WE'RE IN THE SECOND YEAR, WILL BE SUBMITTED TO, UH, WE'RE ON THE AGENDA FOR CITY COUNCIL JULY 24TH FOR THEIR REVIEW AND APPROVAL.
AND THEN WE ARE, UH, SUBMITTING TO HUD, IT'S ACTUALLY DUE BY AUGUST 15TH.
SO LET'S TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE ANNUAL ACTION PLAN.
WE HAVE COME BEFORE THIS BODY SEVERAL DIFFERENT TIMES.
WE'VE ACTUALLY HAD A COUPLE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS, UM, FIRST TO TALK ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS, AND SECOND, TO REVIEW THE, UH, DRAFT ACTION PLAN.
IN TERMS OF OUR OUTREACH, THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF INTEREST IN HOW WE CONDUCT OUTREACH.
UM, AND I DO WANT TO, WE FORWARDED THIS TO, UM, AT LAST MONTH'S MEETING, THERE WERE SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW WE REACHED PEOPLE REGARDING THE ACTION PLAN.
WE REACHED OUT TO FOLKS THROUGH A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT MECHANISMS, INCLUDING OUR MONTHLY NEWSLETTER.
WE HAVE ABOUT 6,000 FOLKS ON OUR EMAIL LIST.
WE HAD IT OF COURSE, ON OUR WEBSITE.
WE WENT TO ALL AUSTIN PUBLIC LIBRARY BRANCHES.
THERE WERE PROMOTIONAL FLYERS THAT WE DISTRIBUTED THERE.
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AT VARIOUS EVENTS IN THE COMMUNITY.WE HAD PRINT AND DIGITAL PLACEMENTS IN BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH, IN LOCAL NEWSPAPERS, THE AUSTIN AMERICAN STATESMEN AND AL MUNDO.
AND THEN WE ALSO HAD A, UM, A, A FLYER IN THE AUSTIN ENERGY UTILITY BILL NEWSLETTER.
SO WE JUST WANNA MAKE SURE YOU ALL KNOW THAT THE DRAFT ACTION PLAN, BOTH THE COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND THE DRAFT ACTION PLAN, WERE POSTED ON THE SPEAK UP AUSTIN WEBSITE.
UM, AND, UH, WE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF TROUBLE WITH THE LINK LAST MONTH.
UM, AND SO FOLKS ARE ABLE THROUGH SPEAK UP AUSTIN TO ACCESS THE DRAFT ACTION PLAN REGARDING OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS.
A YEAR AGO, AS PART OF THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN, WE DECIDED TO, WHAT WE CALL EVERGREEN, OUR, UH, COMMUNITY INPUT.
SO IT WASN'T JUST GOING OUT TO THE COMMUNITY ONCE, IT WAS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, LEARNING ABOUT COMMUNITY NEEDS, REFLECTING BACK ABOUT THOSE NEEDS, AND HELPING FOLKS UNDERSTAND HOW WE HAVE HEARD THEM AND HOW WE ARE TRANSLATING THOSE NEEDS INTO DIFFERENT PROGRAMS AND WORK.
SO PART OF OUR, UM, OUTREACH ALSO INCLUDED INDIVIDUAL CONSULTATIONS.
WE WENT TO 18 BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, AND THEN INDIVIDUAL SERVICE PROVIDERS.
SOME OF THOSE ARE PRESCRIBED BY HUD, WHO WE NEED TO REACH, UM, IN TERMS OF, UM, DIFFERENT POPULATIONS, DIFFERENT INTEREST GROUPS.
OF COURSE, YOU'LL SEE A VARIETY OF, UM, UH, THE QUALITY OF LIFE COMMISSIONS, COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL, EARLY CHILDHOOD COUNCIL, MAYOR'S COMMITTEE ON PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.
AND THEN WITH RESPECT TO SERVICE PROVIDERS, UM, IT'S PRIMARILY SERVICE PROVIDERS WHO WORK WITH LOW INCOME POPULATIONS, INCLUDING CATHOLIC CHARITIES, UM, THE HOUSING AUTHORITY, INTEGRAL CARE, LIFEWORKS, THOSE ARE JUST A FEW EXAMPLES.
IN ADDITION, WE TOOK IN INDIVIDUAL COMMENTS.
SO THESE ARE WRITTEN COMMENTS AS WELL AS PUBLIC TESTIMONY.
AND WE INCLUDED ALL OF THE COMMENTS WRITTEN VERBATIM IN THE ACTION PLAN.
I WANNA MAKE SURE YOU ALL KNOW THAT THE CITY, PER THE FEDERAL REGULATIONS, THE CITY IS REQUIRED TO ONLY ACCEPT THE COMMENTS.
SO WE REVIEW ALL THE COMMENTS, AND THEN WE ACCEPT THEM.
THIS YEAR, WE ARE GOING TO BE ACTUALLY RESPONDING TO THE COMMENTS.
UM, SEVERAL OF THE COMMENTS WERE, UH, THERE WERE SOME COMMENTS RELATED TO HOME REPAIR.
WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THOSE COMMENTS ARE ADDRESSED.
THERE WERE SOME COMMENTS, UH, RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION.
AGAIN, WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THOSE COMMENTS ARE ADDRESSED AND THAT WE'RE ABLE TO CONNECT PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY WITH, UM, HOW WE HAVE HEARD AND ARE ACTING UPON THEIR COMMENTS.
WHEN WE LOOKED AT ALL OF THE INPUT AND THE VARIOUS CONSULTATIONS THAT WE HELD WITH BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AND STAKEHOLDER GROUPS, WE DIVIDED, UM, THOSE COMMENTS INTO SOME THEMES.
UM, I WILL SAY THIS YEAR, A RECURRING THEME IS A NEW ONE, WHICH IS THE IMPACT OF, UM, POTENTIAL FEDERAL CUTS, UH, TO THE LOW INCOME COMMUNITY.
WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME, PARTICULARLY AT BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS TALKING ABOUT THIS.
WE DON'T HAVE ANSWERS NECESSARILY.
UM, THE FEDERAL GOV GOVERNMENT IS, OR CONGRESS IS CURRENTLY CONTEMPLATING, UM, THE DISCRETIONARY SPENDING, WHICH INCLUDES ALL OF OUR, UH, FEDERAL, UM, PROGRAMS RIGHT NOW AS WE SPEAK.
SO WE SHOULD HAVE MORE INFORMATION IN THE NEAR TERM, BUT YOU ALL HEAR THE NEWS JUST LIKE WE DO.
AND THERE ARE, UM, SOME, UH, POTENTIALLY VERY SIGNIFICANT CUTS COMING DOWN THE ROAD.
THERE WAS A LOT OF CONVERSATION AROUND CASE MANAGEMENT AND FUNDING OF CASE MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME POPULATIONS.
A LOT OF REALLY GOOD CONVERSATION AROUND CHALLENGES WITH DATA AND HOW WE EVALUATE OUR PROGRAMS. UM, THERE WERE CONVERSATIONS WITH SERVICE NAVIGATION AND HOW WE COMMUNICATE WITH THE PUBLIC, UH, EQUITY AND ACCESS GAPS, VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE ARE TRYING TO ADDRESS.
AND THEN COMMUNITY SPECIFIC CONCERNS.
AND WHEN I SAY COMMUNITY SPECIFIC CONCERNS, WE MET WITH CERTAIN GROUPS THAT WERE FOCUSED ON SPECIFIC SUBPOPULATIONS, INCLUDING, UM, PEOPLE WHO ARE ELDERLY, UH, YOUTH AGING OUT OF FOSTER CARE, PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.
SO THERE WERE SOME VERY SPECIFIC CONCERNS THAT WERE RAISED.
AND THEN, UM, THERE WAS CONVERSATION AROUND STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITIES.
UM, AND THAT WAS REALLY HOW WE CAN BE MORE FLEXIBLE WITH OUR PROGRAMS AND SERVICES, HOW WE CAN FOCUS ON PREVENTION OR UPSTREAM, UM, RATHER THAN KIND OF COMING IN AT THE END WHEN THERE'S AN EMERGENCY
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OR SOME SORT OF NEED.UM, AND THEN ALSO HOW WE MIGHT LEVERAGE THE SOFT HOUSING MARKET RIGHT NOW TO BETTER SERVE LOW INCOME PEOPLE.
UM, SO YOU ALL KNOW ON AMIDST ALL THIS CONVERSATION AROUND FEDERAL BUDGET CUTS, WE GOT A GREAT LETTER FROM HUD ON MAY 14TH.
THAT WAS OUR ALLOCATION LETTER THAT SAID, THIS IS JUST AN EXCERPT, BUT SAID, CONGRATULATIONS, CITY OF AUSTIN.
WE HAVE DETERMINED THIS WILL BE YOUR FUNDING FOR NEXT FISCAL YEAR.
AND AGAIN, BETWEEN THE FOUR PROGRAMS, IT TOTALS A LITTLE OVER $14 MILLION.
OUR LARGEST BLOCK GRANT IS THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT, OR CDBG.
UM, NEXT IS HOME AND THEN HOPWA.
AND THEN FINALLY, EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS.
SO IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THE ACTION PLAN, I WILL WARN YOU IT IS, IT, IT WAS PROVIDED AS PART OF BACKUP.
IT IS, UM, ON THE SPEAK UP AUSTIN PAGE AS WELL, AND IT'S OVER 200 PAGES LONG.
SO THERE ARE A FEW THINGS THAT I WANT TO, AND SOME FOLKS MAY HAVE READ IT, WHICH IS FANTASTIC.
BUT I WANNA DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO A FEW THINGS THAT ARE TOWARD THE END.
ONE IS OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH, A SUMMARY OF THE OUTREACH WE'VE DONE AND THE, UH, INPUT WE HAVE RECEIVED.
THAT'S TOWARD THE END OF THE 200 PAGES.
UM, AND THEN FINALLY, THERE IS A SECTION, UH, THAT WE CALL THE FUNDING TABLE.
IT'S APPENDIX ONE OF THE, UH, ACTION PLAN.
AND IT PROVIDES, UH, A DETAIL OF EVERY PROGRAM AREA AND THE PROGRAMS WE ARE PROPOSING TO SERVE THE FUNDING SOURCE, AND THEN HOW MANY PEOPLE OR HOUSEHOLDS WE'RE PROPOSING TO SERVE WITH THAT FUNDING.
I'M GONNA GO THROUGH EACH OF THESE AND THEN I'M HAPPY TO DIG INTO ANY OF THE INDIVIDUAL PROGRAMS, UM, OR SERVICES.
THE FIRST SECTION IS CALLED SPECIAL NEEDS ASSISTANCE, AND THAT INCLUDES CHILDCARE, SENIOR SERVICES, AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.
THAT IS PART OF THIS IS FEDERALLY REQUIRED THAT 15% OF CDBG FUNDING GOES TOWARD WHAT WE CALL PUBLIC SERVICES.
SO IT'S MORE PROGRAMS NOT HOUSING RELATED, BUT PROGRAMS. UM, AND THESE ARE THE THREE PROGRAM AREAS THAT WE HAVE CHOSEN TO FOCUS ON.
THESE CONTRACTS ARE ALL ADMINISTERED BY AUSTIN PUBLIC HEALTH, AGAIN, CHILDCARE, SENIOR SERVICES, AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.
AND THROUGH THOSE PROGRAMS, EACH YEAR WE WILL BE SERVING, WE'RE PROPOSING TO SERVE OVER 450 PEOPLE.
FINALLY, UNDER SPECIAL NEEDS ASSISTANCE.
WE ALSO HAVE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS, WHICH IS THE HOPWA PROGRAM.
AGAIN, THIS IS ADMINISTERED BY AUSTIN PUBLIC HEALTH.
AND WE HAVE CONTRACTS WITH, UH, FOUR DIFFERENT NONPROFIT SERVICE PROVIDERS, AID SERVICES OF AUSTIN, PROJECT TRANSITIONS INTEGRAL CARE AND ASWELL.
SO THAT IS SPECIAL NEEDS ASSISTANCE.
THE NEXT PROGRAM AREA IS HOMELESS ASSISTANCE.
AND THERE ARE TWO MAIN, UM, AREAS THAT WE FOCUS ON THROUGH HOMELESS ASSISTANCE.
ONE IS TENANT BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE.
WE USE OUR HOME FUNDING FOR THIS.
UM, WE PROVIDE TENANT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS COMING THROUGH THE COORDINATED ENTRY SYSTEM THAT IS ADMINISTERED BY ECHO HAKA, OR THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN, HELPS, UM, MAKE THOSE PAYMENTS TO LANDLORDS TO HELP TENANTS STABILIZE AND STAY IN HOMES.
THIS PROVIDES UP TO 24 MONTHS OF ASSISTANCE FOR HOUSEHOLDS EXITING HOMELESSNESS.
THAT'S A LONGSTANDING PROGRAM.
IT IS, UM, HAS BEEN EXTRAORDINARILY SUCCESSFUL.
WE SERVE ABOUT 65 HOUSEHOLDS EACH YEAR.
THE OTHER HOMELESSNESS FOCUS SERVICE IS, UM, THE EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT, UM, WHICH PROVIDES, UH, SUPPORT FOR OUR SHELTERS AND ALSO RAPID REHOUSING.
SO, UH, YOU'LL SEE THERE THAT WE'RE PROPOSING TO SERVE 425 PEOPLE WITH THAT FUNDING.
AND THAT IS, OF COURSE, NOT SAYING THAT'S THE ONLY FUNDING FOR OUR SHELTERS.
IT'S ACTUALLY A SMALL SLICE OF FUNDING, BUT THIS IS THE FEDERAL FUNDING THAT COMES THROUGH THE BLOCK GRANTS.
ANOTHER CATEGORY IS HOME BUYER AND HOMEOWNER ASSISTANCE.
UM, WE WERE TALKING A LITTLE BIT EARLIER ABOUT DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE.
WE FUND DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE THROUGH OUR HOME ALLOCATION.
UM, RIGHT NOW YOU'LL SEE IT'S A LITTLE OVER A MILLION DOLLARS.
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UM, WE PROVIDE UP TO $40,000 FOR INCOME QUALIFIED, UM, HOME BUYERS, FIRST TIME HOME BUYERS.UM, OUR GOAL THIS YEAR, THIS COMING UP YEAR IS 15 HOUSEHOLDS SERVED, BUT I WILL SAY, UM, LAST YEAR WE SERVED 29 HOUSEHOLDS.
THERE'S HIGH NEED FOR THIS AND HIGH DEMAND.
UM, AND WE CERTAINLY WANT KEEP THAT PROGRAM GOING.
THEN WE HAVE HOME OWNER ASSISTANCE.
AND YOU HEARD IN PUBLIC COMMUNICATION ABOUT HOME REPAIR PROGRAMS. I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT IT'S VERY CLEAR THAT THIS IS JUST OUR FEDERAL FUNDING FOR HOME REPAIR.
WE HAVE ACTUALLY MORE SIGNIFICANT FUNDING FOR HOME REPAIR, AND I THINK ED IS GONNA TALK ABOUT THIS IN A LITTLE BIT.
UM, BUT THROUGH OUR LOCAL FUNDS, THROUGH OUR GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, IT'S CALLED GO, UH, GO REPAIR, BUT THIS IS OUR FEDERALLY FUNDED HOME REPAIR.
WE HAVE AN ARCHITECTURAL BARRIER REMOVAL PROGRAM, A MINOR HOME REPAIR PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES UP TO $7,500 IN HOME REPAIRS AND THE HOMEOWNER REHABILITATION LOAN PROGRAM OR HR LP.
AND THAT PROVIDES UP TO $75,000 IN REPAIRS AND COMES WITH A LIEN OR A LOAN FORGIVABLE NON-INTEREST BEARING LOAN.
SO THROUGH THOSE PROGRAMS, WE PLAN ON SERVING ALMOST 150 FOLKS.
AND THE LAST, AND THERE'S A LOT ON THIS COLUMN.
YEAH, I DIDN'T, IT HOPEFULLY IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT YOUR HANDOUT, IT, IT
UM, BUT THERE'S BOTH HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE.
SO WE HAVE TWO PROGRAMS, RENTAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE AND OWNERSHIP, HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE.
AND THAT'S WHERE WE PROVIDE LOANS TO NON-PROFIT AND FOR-PROFIT DEVELOPERS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO CREATE MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING OR PRESERVE.
THESE NUMBERS LOOK LOW, AND THERE'S A REASON WE HAVE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF LOCAL FUNDS THAT WE UTILIZE THAT ARE NOT REFLECTED IN THIS TABLE.
LAST YEAR IT WAS OVER 3000 UNITS OF, UM, AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
UM, AND SO THIS IS JUST A SMALL SLICE, AND THESE ARE FUNDS THAT, UM, WE UTILIZE, UH, TO SUPPLEMENT THE FEDERAL FUNDS.
UH, BUT WE PRIMARILY USE LOCAL FUNDS FOR THOSE PROGRAMS. THEN WE HAVE, UH, CHODO OPERATING EXPENSE GRANTS, CHODA OR COMMUNITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS, WHICH ARE OUR UNIQUE SUBSET OF NONPROFIT GROUPS THAT ARE COMMUNITY BASED.
WE HAVE A HANDFUL OF CHODOS HERE LOCALLY, AND WE PROVIDE THEM WITH OPERATING DOLLARS UP TO $50,000 A YEAR TO HELP SUPPORT, UH, THEIR CAPACITY.
AND FINALLY, INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT UTILIZING CDBG FUNDS.
MANY OF YOU MAY BE FAMILIAR WITH THE COLONY PARK DEVELOPMENT.
THAT'S THE CITY OF AUSTIN SPONSORED.
IT'S 208 ACRES IN NORTHEAST AUSTIN.
UM, UH, LOW INCOME AREA, UH, THAT THE CITY OWNS 208 ACRES AND HAS DID A MAJOR SOLICITATION, IS WORKING WITH ELLIS TO DEVELOP, UM, THAT INTO A MIXED INCOME MIXED USE COMMUNITY, WHICH WILL INCLUDE BOTH A CENTRAL HEALTH, UH, CLINIC.
UM, WE'RE HOPING FOR A GROCERY STORE.
WE'VE GOT A VARIETY OF NEW AMENITIES OUT THERE, LIKE A PUBLIC POOL AND A PUBLIC PARK.
UM, AND THEN A MIX OF HOUSING AS WELL.
SO THAT WILL BE UTILIZED FOR INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE COLONY PARK AREA.
THEN FINALLY, THE LAST PIECE AT THE BOTTOM IS REALLY MORE OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE PIECES, UM, OF OUR PROGRAM, WHICH INCLUDES, UM, ABOUT ALMOST $1.5 MILLION, UM, TO FUND ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS, STAFF, UM, SALARIES, UH, RENT, THINGS LIKE THAT TO ADMINISTER THE PROGRAMS. SO QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS.
I WILL JUST REMIND YOU ALL THAT.
UM, YOU KNOW, THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF OUTREACH, SOME REALLY GOOD COMMENTS FROM FOLKS, UM, THAT WE CERTAINLY HEARD AND, AND VALUE WHERE WE ARE NOT ABLE TO MEET THE COMMUNITY NEEDS WITH FEDERAL FUNDS FOR A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT REASONS.
WE TRY TO MEET THOSE NEEDS WITH OUR LOCAL FUNDS.
UM, SO THIS IS JUST A SLICE OF OUR PROGRAMS, UM,
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BECAUSE AGAIN, OUR FEDERAL FUNDS REPRESENT $14 MILLION OF OUR BUDGET, WHEREAS THE BUDGET IN THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT, INCLUDING OUR CAPITAL, SO FOR ALL OF, UH, LOANS, FOR BUILDINGS, UM, IS IN EXCESS OF A HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS.SO THIS IS A SMALL YET IMPORTANT PART OF OUR BUDGET.
UH, I AM HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.
THIS IS ON THE AGENDA AT CITY COUNCIL FOR THEIR JULY 24TH MEETING BECAUSE IT NEEDS TO BE SUBMITTED TO HUD BY AUGUST 15TH.
AND THAT IS THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING BEFORE THE SUBMISSION DEADLINE.
UM, THIS IS ALL REALLY NEW TO ME, SO I, UH, I'M JUST CURIOUS, YOU SAID THE 14 MILLION IS A SMALL SLICE OF A BIGGER POT.
I'M CURIOUS IF IN THAT BIGGER POT DAY LABOR, UM, AN INCREASED LIKE WAGE OPPORTUNITIES ARE A PART OF THAT AT ALL.
SO LIKE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT MORE FOR THOSE WHO CANNOT COMMIT TO LONG-TERM EMPLOYMENT, UH, LIKE SPECIFICALLY DAY LABOR OPPORTUNITIES FOR THOSE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, THE, FOR THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.
SO THERE IS NOTHING SPECIFIC IN OUR FEDERAL FUNDS OR OUR LOCAL PROGRAMMING THAT'S FOCUSED ON DAY LABOR.
OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, ONE OF OUR SISTER DEPARTMENTS, WORKS ON WORKFORCE PROGRAMS, INCLUDING THINGS LIKE THE INFRASTRUCTURE ACADEMY, WHICH IS A NEW EFFORT, UM, IN CONCERT WITH, UM, UH, CAPITAL AREA WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, THANK YOU.
UM, BUT THERE IS NOTHING SPECIFIC IN THIS BUDGET FOCUSED ON DAY LABOR.
THERE'S QUITE A BIT IN OUR OVERALL BUDGET FOCUSED ON PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, BUT IT'S FOCUSED ON THE HOUSING SIDE.
THE SERVICES SIDE IS TYPICALLY FUNDED THROUGH THE, UM, HOMELESS STRATEGY OFFICE OR AUSTIN PUBLIC HEALTH.
UM, WITH THAT BEING SAID, I THINK, UM, AS SOMEONE WHO'S EXPERIENCED HOMELESSNESS AND IS NOW TRYING TO KIND OF BRIDGE SOME OF THESE GAPS, I THINK THAT THAT SHOULD BE SOMETHING THAT THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION FOCUSES IN ON.
UM, EVEN IF IT'S A FORMAL RE RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL AROUND DAY LABOR OPPORTUNITIES, I THINK THAT WILL HELP WITH SOME DIGNIFYING FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.
UM, AND JUST ALSO LIKE BUILDING INCOME, BEING ABLE TO PAY FOR THEIR OWN HOTEL ROOM, WHATEVER THE SITUATION IS.
I THINK THERE'S A GAP, UM, IN THIS PLAN.
AND ALSO JUST LIKE THE ENTIRE, IF THERE'S NOTHING INCLUDED AROUND DAY LABOR, UM, I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST TO MAKE A FORMAL RECOMMENDATION, UM, TO HAVE SOME FUNDING FOR DAY LABOR OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.
UM, I, I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO ADD ON TO THAT, UM, WITH YOUR LIST OF PARTNERSHIPS.
I'M NOT AWARE IF Y'ALL ARE HEARD OF, UM, ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE HUNGRY HILL FOUNDATION OR IF THE OTHER ONE'S FOUNDATION THAT OFFERS THOSE WORKFORCE PROGRAMS TO INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE UNHOUSED AND THEY GET PAID THAT SAME DAY BECAUSE IT'S MORE SUSTAINABLE, ESPECIALLY LIKE THIS YOUNG LADY SAID, HAVING, HAVING TO EXPERIENCE HOMELESSNESS HERSELF AND KNOWING THAT WE ALSO WORK IN THE FIELD OF SERVING INDIVIDUALS THAT ALSO EXPERIENCE HOMELESSNESS.
UM, IT'S VERY HARD TO SUSTAIN, UM, THAT PLACE WHERE THEY TRANSITION OUT.
EVEN DOING THE ECHO, UH, COORDINATED ASSESSMENT, YOU CAN GET HOUSED FOR A, A YEAR OR 24 MONTHS.
THOSE PROGRAMS ARE GREAT, BUT IT'S MORE SUSTAINABLE IF THOSE INDIVIDUALS HAVE A WORKFORCE PROGRAM.
AND I SEEN THE LIST OF PARTNERSHIPS Y'ALL HAD, AND I, I NOTICED THAT ECHO ALSO.
Y'ALL HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH ECHO WHERE THEY'RE ABLE TO, UM, Y'ALL HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH ECHO, BUT I DON'T SEE, WE CAN NOW, THE HEALING PROJECT, THE HUNGRY HILL FOUNDATION, THE OTHER ONES FOUNDATION, A LOT OF BOOTS ON THE GROUND, LOCAL LED IN ORGANIZATIONS THAT'S DOING THE WORK RIGHT NOW, THAT'S ALSO DOING RAPID REHOUSING THAT, UH, OFFER URGENT, UH, NEED ITEMS BECAUSE INDIVIDUALS DON'T HAVE, UH, UH, INCOME.
SO THEY GO TO THE HEALING CLOSET TO GET, UH, DIAPERS OR, OR FOOD OR CLEANING SUPPLIES BECAUSE FOR FREE, BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE THAT FUNDING TO GET THOSE ITEMS AND THAT ITEM WHEN, AND WE HAVE THIS PROGRAM IN PLACE AT THE HEALING PROJECT, SORRY, I HAVE MY KID.
UM, BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE WORK.
THAT'S HOW YOU ABLE TO SHOP BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE FUNDING.
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THAT.AND I WILL SAY, I WROTE DOWN SOME OF THE ORGANIZATIONS WE DO WORK, UH, WITH BOTH TWO, UH, THE OTHER ONES, FOUNDATION AND HUNGRY HILL, UM, AND PRIMARILY THROUGH OUR HOMELESS STRATEGY OFFICE, WHICH HOLDS THE CONTRACTS WITH THOSE ORGANIZATIONS.
UM, BUT I'D LIKE TO ADD THEM TO OUR LIST OF FUTURE STAKEHOLDERS IN TERMS OF, UH, UH, TALKING TO THEM AND, UH, GETTING COMMENTS ON THE ACTION PLAN AND HOW WE DIRECT FUNDING IF WE WANT TO MAKE A FORMAL REQUEST ON THIS SPECIFIC ITEM.
UM, HOW IS THAT, LIKE, IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD BRING TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS ON THE 24TH OF THIS IS AN OFFICIAL RECOMMENDATION? SO IF, SO THIS IS POSTED FOR DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION.
AND SO WHAT YOU CAN DO IS MAKE A RECOMMENDATION, UH, AS A COMMISSION, UH, TO A CITY COUNCIL FOR, UM, RELATED TO THE ACTION PLAN.
SO YOU ALL CAN CHOOSE TO DO THAT AS A COMMISSION.
AND THEN IT WOULD BE DRAFTED AND IT WOULD BE INCLUDED IN BACKUP ON THE JULY 24TH AGENDA.
I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, SO, OH, YES, MANDY.
UM, UH, YOU KNOW, THROUGHOUT YOUR PRESENTATION I WAS ABLE TO KIND OF TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THE, UM, ACTION PLAN.
I DO SEE THAT THE GOALS OR THE PRIORITIES, I MEAN, AT LEAST THE WAY THAT IT, I I LOOK AT IT NOW, IT SAYS 2019 TO 2024 PRIORITIES.
IS THAT OUTDATED OR LIKE THOSE ARE STILL LIKE THE GOAL? NO, THIS IS PART OF THE 2025 TO 2029 CONSOLIDATED PLAN.
IS THERE, UM, YEAH, IT JUST, IT JUST SEEMS LIKE MAYBE, UH, WHAT WAS SHARED WITH ME, IT SAYS FY 2019 OF 2024, WHERE IT LISTS THE SPECIAL NEEDS ASSISTANCE, HOMELESS ASSISTANCE, RENTER ASSISTANCE, HOME BUYER ASSISTANCE.
I, I MAY PERHAPS I'M LOOKING AT THE WRONG.
I IF, SO IS THIS THE ACTUAL ACTION PLAN THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT? I'M SORRY.
IT SAYS FINAL DRAFT ACTION PLAN FY 25 26.
ITEM THREE, THAT WAS THE ITEM THAT WAS SHARED WITH ME VIA EMAIL.
IF THERE IS A REFERENCE TO THE OLD, UH, CONSOLIDATED PLAN.
SO REMEMBER THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN IS FIVE, UM RIGHT, RIGHT.
AND SO THAT, WE'LL HAVE TO LOOK AND SEE IF THERE'S AN INCORRECT REFERENCE IN TERMS OF YEARS.
BUT THIS ACTION PLAN IS PART OF THE 2025 TO 2029 ACTION PLAN, UH, CONSOLIDATED PLAN.
WELL, UM, WELL, I MEAN ALSO, UM, WELL, I, I, I, I WANNA SECOND WHAT, UM, COMMISSIONER LYRIC SAYS AS FAR AS LIKE, UM, HOMELESS ASSISTANCE AND LIKE DAY WORK.
UM, ALSO WHERE IT SAYS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE, I THINK THAT'S VERY, UH, INTERESTING, INCLUDING PROGRAMS TO OFFER ASSISTANCE TO NON-PROFIT AND FOR-PROFIT DEVELOPERS TO BUILD AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSEHOLDS ACQUIRE REAL PROPERTY.
I THINK THAT'S PRETTY INTERESTING.
UM, YOU KNOW, FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS I'VE BEEN SPEAKING ABOUT KIND OF LIKE, UM, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
I SEE ALSO THAT THERE'S LIKE A WINDOW OF LIKE A MONTH.
IS THAT CORRECT? LIKE, IT, IT, IT JUST SEEMS LIKE SO BRIEF.
UM, IS IT POSSIBLE TO EXTEND THAT PERIOD THROUGHOUT ROLLING CONTINUOUS? SO IN TERMS OF THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WE DID FOR OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT, KIND OF EVERGREENING IT.
IF YOU GO TO OUR SPEAK UP AUSTIN PAGE, WHICH WE DO MONITOR REGULARLY, THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES TO ACCESS THE SURVEY REGARDING COMMUNITY NEEDS AND TO HELP, UM, HELP US ASSESS DIFFERENT PRIORITIES.
IN TERMS OF THE ACTUAL ACTION PLAN PROCESS, WE KICKSTART THAT IN JANUARY.
WE ARE REQUIRED, WE HAVE, UM, I'M SORRY YOU ALL ADOPTED OUR CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PLAN, WHICH LAYS OUT THE PROCESS BY WHICH WE NEED TO HAVE PUBLIC HEARINGS.
UM, WE NEED TO HAVE TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS REGARDING THE, UM, COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT.
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PLACE IN FEBRUARY, MARCH OF EACH YEAR.AND THEN MAY, JUNE IS WHEN WE HAVE PUBLIC HEARINGS RELATED TO THE DRAFT ACTION PLAN.
AND THEN IT GOES TO CITY COUNCIL IN JULY.
SO THERE'S A VARIETY OF STEPS THAT WE NEED TO TAKE THAT ARE FAIRLY PRESCRIBED, UM, AND IT IS DUE TO HUD ACROSS THE COUNTRY AUGUST 15TH.
SO AS FAR AS LIKE THOSE PUBLIC HEARINGS, THIS IS CONSIDERED LIKE A PUBLIC HEARING, RIGHT? LIKE THESE MEETINGS? UH, NO.
ALTHOUGH THE, THE PUBLIC IS OF COURSE, UH, WELCOME TO COMMENT ON ANYTHING ON THE AGENDA.
WE HAD, UH, TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS AT THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION.
ONE WAS IN JUNE, ONE WAS IN MARCH, I BELIEVE.
UM, AND THEN WE HAD TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS, UH, AT CITY COUNCIL.
SO ACTUAL FORMAL PUBLIC HEARINGS.
WELL, UM, YEAH, I MEAN, I APPRECIATE YOU PUTTING THIS TOGETHER.
THE COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT, THE MARKETING AND OUTREACH MATERIALS, UM, I MEAN, I WOULD, I WOULD LOVE TO SEE IT ON THE CHRONICLE, 'CAUSE I READ THE CHRONICLE EVERY WEEK.
AND THEN ALSO PERHAPS KUTX, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE TUNE INTO THAT.
AND THEN, I MEAN, I GUESS I JUST WANT TO NOTE AND LIKE LEAVE IT ON THE RECORD.
I THINK, UM, THERE WAS ABOUT 15 RESPONDENTS TO THE SURVEY, LIKE NOT THAT MANY.
UM, YOU KNOW, SO I, I, I, UM, I, I, THIS, THIS IS KIND OF, UH, HOPING THAT THERE'S MORE ROBUST, YOU KNOW, SO PARTICIPATION, IF YOU SO AGREED.
UH, THE SURVEY THAT WAS ON SPEAK UP AUSTIN, WE DID GATHER AND SYNTHESIZE THE, THE COMMENTS AND THE FEEDBACK THAT WE RECEIVED AT EACH OF THE 18, UH, DIFFERENT, WHAT WE CALL CONSULTATIONS.
AND THEN OF COURSE FOR THE PUBLIC HEARINGS, THE INDIVIDUAL PUBLIC HEARINGS.
WE HAVE THREE COMMENTS, UM, FROM THE SAME PERSON.
UH, BUT THREE COMMENTS THAT IN THEIR ENTIRETY ARE INCLUDED IN THE FEEDBACK.
UM, I THINK SO FAR THIS IS, UM, IT LOOKS GREAT.
I DO SEE, UM, VERBATIM HOW DIFFERENT COMMISSIONS AND COUNCILS HAVE CHIMED IN ON THIS.
UM, YOU KNOW, VERY RECENTLY, MAYBE LIKE JUNE, JUNE MAY, AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
BUT I DO LIKE, I DO LIKE THAT THERE'S AN EVERGREEN COMPONENT GOING.
I THINK THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY.
UH, YES, COMMISSIONER? OH, THAT IS COMMISSIONER TISHA ISHA.
UM, I'M SO GLAD TO HEAR, SEE THAT MY AUDIO'S WORKING.
IT WASN'T WORKING EARLIER, BUT, UM, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION, MANDY, AS ALWAYS.
I
AND YOU TOUCHED ON IT WITH THE FEDERAL CUTS, AND YOU'RE ALREADY DESCRIBING THERE MIGHT BE FEDERAL FUNDING, UM, CONCERNS.
WHAT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT IN REGARDS TO THE HOMELESSNESS, A LOT OF THE TIMES WHENEVER WE THINK ABOUT IT OR TALK ABOUT IT, IT'S CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS OR EXTENDED PERIODS.
BUT WITH THESE NEW FEDERAL CUTS, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A LOT MORE NEW ENTRIES INTO HOMELESSNESS, IF NOT AT GREATER RISK OF HOMELESSNESS.
SO MY CONCERN OR MY, MY CONSIDERATION THAT I'M WONDERING IF YOU CAN HELP ME TO CL CLARIFY IS THE RENT, THE 10 TENANT, UM, ASSISTANCE THAT I'M SEEING AS A PART OF THE PLAN, IF THERE IS INCLUSION OF AT RISK.
BECAUSE THE CURRENT PROCESS TO GET HOUSING RENTAL ASSISTANCE ARE FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO MIGHT BE IN ARREARS FOR THREE MONTHS.
SO THEY'RE ALREADY AT THE RISK OF EVICTION SPACES OR LEGAL PROCEEDINGS WITH HOME, UM, LANDLORDS.
BUT THERE ARE INDIVIDUALS WHO MIGHT IN THE NEXT MONTH OR IN THE NEXT TWO MONTHS, REALIZE THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE AT RISK OF NEED FOR TENANT RENTAL ASSISTANCE THAT THEN PUTS THEM IN THE SPACE OF HOMELESSNESS IF THEY'RE UNABLE TO HAVE THOSE NEEDS MET.
SO MY QUESTION IS, IN REGARDS TO THIS ACTION PLAN, WHEN WE ARE LOOKING AT HOMELESSNESS AND CAT, HOW ARE WE CATEGORIZING IT OR CODIFYING HOMELESSNESS? BECAUSE I SEE THE, THE CHRONIC ONE WITH, UM, CATHOLIC CHARITIES, BUT THE OTHER ARENAS ARE WE NOT LOOKING AT GREATER RISK, HIGH RISK? WE HAVE VETERANS, WE HAVE ELDERS
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THAT, WITH THE CUT OF MEDICAID, ALL THESE DIFFERENT FEDERAL CUTS THAT ARE NOW GOING TO PUSH THEM INTO THE SPACE OF HOMELESSNESS.SO IF YOU CAN EITHER HELP CLARIFY, EXPAND UPON, IF THAT'S BEEN A CONSIDERATION AND THE CORRELATION OF THOSE FEDERAL CUTS AND THE IMPACT IT'S GOING TO HAVE IN HOME SECURITY, I'LL STOP THERE.
SO I APPRECIATE THE, UH, THE QUESTION AND THE COMMENT.
UM, PREVENTION IS SOMETHING THAT WE AS A DEPARTMENT AND WE AS A CITY ARE LOOKING AT VERY CLOSELY.
I WILL SAY, WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE ACTION PLAN AND JUST OUR FEDERAL FUNDING, YOU'LL NOTE THAT IT IS PRIMARILY FOCUSED WITH RESPECT TO HOMELESSNESS ON PEOPLE EXPERIENCING LITERAL HOMELESSNESS.
FOR EXAMPLE, THE TENANT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM IS FOR PEOPLE COMING THROUGH THE COORDINATED ENTRY SYSTEM.
THEY ARE EXPERIENCED LITERAL HOMELESSNESS.
WE ARE, WE ARE ASSISTING THEM WITH RENT FOR AT LEAST 24 MONTHS.
AND THEN HELPING THEM, UM, GET ON A, UH, MORE SUSTAINABLE SUBSIDY.
SO FEDERAL FUNDS, THAT'S THE PRIMARY FOCUS.
OUR LOCAL FUNDS, AS YOU MENTIONED, UM, THE I BELONG IN AUSTIN PROGRAM IS A LITTLE BIT MORE UPSTREAM.
IT'S PEOPLE WHO ARE TEETERING, THEY'RE BEHIND THERE ARREARS IN THEIR RENT.
UM, I THINK, UH, AND I KNOW NEFERTITI COULD SPEAK MORE ELOQUENTLY ON THIS, I THINK THAT WE HOVER SOMEWHERE AROUND FIVE TO $6,000 IS THE AMOUNT THAT THEY'RE TYPICALLY ARREARS.
AND IF WE CAN PAY THAT AMOUNT, WE CAN HELP TO STABILIZE THE HOUSEHOLD.
UM, WE CERTAINLY, THAT IS ALL LOCALLY FUNDED.
UM, WE HAVE IN NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET FUNDING TO CONTINUE THE I BELONG IN AUSTIN PROGRAM.
BUT AS YOU KNOW, THE NEED CLEARLY OUTPACES THE AMOUNT OF MONEY, THE RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE.
I THINK WHAT YOU'RE ASKING FOR IS GOING A LITTLE BIT EVEN MORE UPSTREAM FROM THAT.
LIKE HOW DO WE, THIS IS NOT PEOPLE KIND OF TEETERING ON THE EDGE NOW ON THE RI ON THE VERGE OF HOMELESSNESS.
NOW WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE WHO, UM, UH, WHO ARE MORE UPSTREAM AND MORE OF A PREVENTATIVE APPROACH.
AND WE DO HAVE A VARIETY OF SOCIAL SERVICE CONTRACTS NOT ADMINISTERED BY OUR DEPARTMENT AND NOT INCLUDED IN OUR FEDERAL FUNDS, UM, THAT PROVIDE KIND OF THAT SOCIAL SAFETY NET, WHICH UNFORTUNATELY IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE GONNA SEE IN LIGHT OF ALL OF THE, UH, FEDERAL, EXISTING FEDERAL CUTS AND POTENTIAL FUTURE FEDERAL CUTS.
WE'RE GONNA SEE MORE PEOPLE NEEDING TO TAP INTO THAT SOCIAL SAFETY NET.
THOSE PROGRAMS ARE PRIMARILY ADMINISTERED BY, UM, AUSTIN PUBLIC HEALTH.
UM, AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I THINK, YOU KNOW, WE HEAR EVERY MONTH FROM ON ZAMBRANO ABOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS.
UM, I WOULD SAY THAT THAT IS MORE OF THE PREVENTATIVE TYPE APPROACH THAT YOU ARE, UM, INQUIRING ABOUT.
AND WE'RE HAPPY TO BRING MORE INFORMATION OR GET SOMEBODY FROM AUSTIN PUBLIC HEALTH, UH, TO TALK MORE ABOUT SOME OF THEIR SOCIAL SAFETY NET PROGRAMS. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I APPRECIATE THAT AND I THINK THAT WOULD BE A GREAT POINT TO EXPAND UPON, UM, WHAT AND HOW ALREADY PRESENTS.
BUT THAT'S EXACTLY THE KIND OF INFORMATION THAT I'M LOOKING FOR.
THOSE CORRELATIONS OF A SPECIFIC, SOON TO BE POTENTIAL, UM, LEGISLATION CHANGE OR EVEN JUST ANNOUNCEMENT CHANGE IN GENERAL, THAT THEN THE IMPACT THAT IT CAN HAVE, IF WE CAN AT LEAST PLAN AHEAD FOR BUDGET FOR THEN WE CAN HOPEFULLY MAKE SOME PREVENTATIVE, UH, DECISIONS.
SO FUNDING CAN GO IN A MORE EQUITABLE SPACE.
'CAUSE MY CONCERN IS DUPLICATION OF FUNDING FOR INDIVIDUALS CURRENTLY IN THE SYSTEM.
OR A CONTINUATION OF, AND THERE'S, THERE WILL BE SUCH A GREAT DEMAND.
HOW DO WE CREATE BALANCE SO THOSE THAT ARE CURRENTLY BEING SERVED CAN ALSO, UM, BE A PART OF THE POT THAT IS BEING, THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO INVITE AND PROVIDE FOR NEW, UM, ENTRANTS.
AND, UM, WE'LL CONTINUE TO LOOK AT THE PLAN AND I DID SEE IT AT THE LIBRARY, SO THAT'S WHERE I INITIALLY READ MINE.
AM I ABLE TO MAKE AN OFFICIAL MOTION? CAN I DO THAT? I, I'M STILL, I STILL DON'T QUITE KNOW WHAT I'M DOING YET, SO, UH, YOU ARE WELCOME TO MAKE A MOTION.
UM, AND THEN IT WOULD NEED TO BE VOTED
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ON BY THE WHOLE BODY.I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO CREATE A LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION ON A DAY LABOR, UM, DAY LABOR ALLOCATION, UM, FOR THE ACTION PLAN THIS YEAR.
IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO SECOND THAT AND I CAN SPEARHEAD THE LETTER PIECE.
I JUST, I WOULD REALLY LOVE TO MOVE THIS FORWARD TO CITY COUNCIL.
UM, I'LL SECOND THAT IF THERE'S ANY DISCUSSION, ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT BEFORE WE TAKE A VOTE AND WE'LL NEED YOUR CAMERAS ON PLEASE.
I JUST HAVE A QUICK CLARIFICATION QUESTION.
IS THIS A RECOMMEND A RECOMMENDATION FOR AMENDING THE PLAN AS IT IS FOR THIS YEAR? I WOULD SAY SO, YEAH.
THAT, AND I DID WANT TO THEN REDIRECT TO MANDY, TO MR. MAYO AND ASK, IS THAT A POTENTIALITY TO BE ABLE TO DO FOR THIS YEAR? SO IT CERTAINLY IS WITHIN YOUR PURVIEW, UH, TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION REGARDING ANY CHANGES TO THE DRAFT ACTION PLAN UNTIL IT IS APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL.
I WILL NOTE THAT ANY PROGRAMMATIC, UM, UH, RECOMMENDATIONS, SO REGARDING, IF I UNDERSTAND CORRECTLY, CREATING, UM, UH, DAY LABOR OPPORTUNITIES, UH, THAT WOULD FALL UNDER PUBLIC SERVICES, WHICH IS CAPPED AT 15%, UH, OF THE CDBG FUNDING.
AND CURRENTLY WITHIN PUBLIC SERVICES, THERE ARE CONTRACTS FOR THE THREE PRIORITY PROGRAMS THAT ALREADY EXIST, WHICH ARE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, CHILDCARE, CHILDCARE, AND SENIOR SERVICES.
UM, SO, UH, SHOULD YOU MAKE A RECOMMENDATION, PLEASE KNOW THAT SHOULD CITY COUNCIL ACCEPT THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT OUR EXISTING CONTRACTS, UM, AND SEE WHEN THEY EXPIRE, WHAT WE WOULD DEPRIORITIZE IN ORDER TO PRIORITIZE THIS, UH, ACTIVITY.
WELL, I GUESS THAT WAS MY OTHER, MY OTHER INQUISITION, UM, IN REGARDS TO THE THE DAILY, WHICH I'M ABSOLUTELY ALL ABOUT IT.
I'M WONDERING IF THERE IS A SPACE, AS YOU MENTIONED, MS. DE MAYO GOING BACK, BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN MANDY AND MR. MAYO, UM, IN THE WORKFORCE LINE.
SO I MEAN, YOU'RE, YOU'RE, YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT ABOUT THE ACADEMY THAT WAS JUST RECENTLY ANNOUNCED ONLY A FEW WEEKS AGO, AND WONDERING WHERE IT CAN HAVE, I DON'T KNOW, THE MOST INFLUENCE, SOMETHING ALONG THESE LINES.
SO I, I DON'T WANNA ADD THINGS TO A FUTURE AGENDA THAT'S UP TO YOU ALL.
UM, BUT THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT DOES ADMINISTER ALL OF THOSE WORKFORCE CONTRACTS, UM, INCLUDING THE INFRASTRUCTURE, THE CREATION OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE ACADEMY.
SO I WOULD CERTAINLY WANT SOMEBODY HERE FROM THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TO SPEAK SPECIFICALLY ABOUT WHETHER DAY LABOR IS A CURRENT FOCUS OF THEIR CONTRACTING, UM, AND HOW IT MIGHT FIT INTO THEIR CURRENT PLANS.
I REALLY CANNOT SPEAK TO THAT.
I JUST, I WANTED TO ADD TO THE CONVERSATION THAT WE DO HAVE AN UPCOMING RETREAT, AND I DO THINK WE'LL WANNA SPEND SOME TIME REALLY DIVING DEEP INTO THE THINGS THAT WE WANNA HAVE A HUGE IMPACT IN.
SO I WAS GONNA SAY, IF, IF WE DON'T, AND IF IT DOESN'T PASS, BUT EVEN IF IT DOES, LIKE THIS IS A TOPIC THAT WOULD BE REALLY GOOD TO BRING TO THE RETREAT, I THINK THAT THERE'S A LOT OF, UM, A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS THAT WE CAN HAVE AROUND WHERE WE WANNA FOCUS OUR ENERGIES.
UM, AND SO I, I JUST WANTED TO SAY, REGARDLESS OF WHAT HAPPENS TONIGHT, I WOULD HIGHLY ENCOURAGE BRINGING THAT TO, TO THE RETREAT AS WELL AS OTHER AREAS THAT ARE REALLY SALIENT.
I WAS HEARING SO MANY DIFFERENT THINGS TONIGHT THAT I THINK WOULD, WOULD BE THINGS MM-HMM
WE WANNA TALK ABOUT AND, AND FOCUS OUR PRIORITIES FOR NEXT YEAR.
UM, SO I DID JUST WANNA REMIND EVERYBODY THAT REGARDLESS OF WHAT HAPPENS TONIGHT AND WHATEVER WOULD HAPPEN WITH THE
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RES WITH THE RECOMMENDATION, THERE ARE OTHER, WE CAN STILL CONTINUE THESE CONVERSATIONS.AND SO, UM, REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THOSE OPPORTUNITIES.
AND, UM, I'M JUST GONNA, 'CAUSE I, I'M JUST GONNA THROW OUT THERE BECAUSE I ALSO WOULD LOVE FOR FOLKS TO LIKE, CONVINCE ME LIKE I AM, I'M LEANING TOWARDS ABSTAINING BECAUSE I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE, THE POLICY PLAN AND I WOULD WANNA FEEL A LITTLE MORE COMFORTABLE ABOUT THE LOGISTICS OF OUR RECOMMENDATION, NOT BECAUSE I DON'T, UM, SUPPORT THE IDEA, BUT JUST BECAUSE OF ALL THE RAMIFICATIONS FOR IT.
AND SO I JUST WANNA BE HONEST ABOUT THAT.
BUT REALLY, AGAIN, OPEN TO BEING, UM, CONVINCED OTHERWISE.
BUT IT'S, AGAIN, IT'S, IT'S NOT LACK OF IMPORT FOR THE TOPIC, IT'S JUST NOT SURE THAT THE, A RECOMMENDATION TODAY WOULD GIVE SORT OF THE, THE DETAIL AND THE BLUEPRINT FOR COUNCIL THAT WE MIGHT WANNA PROVIDE ANYBODY ELSE.
UM, I, I HAVE, UM, A QUESTION, A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.
SO AGAIN, THIS, THIS IS ALL VERY NEW TO ME MM-HMM
SO I'M TRYING TO LEARN AS MUCH AS I CAN.
UM, I HAVE RESIDENTS THAT ASK QUESTIONS OF ME AND I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWERS.
UM, SO I, I I'M TRYING TO LEARN, UM, YOU KNOW, AS MUCH AS I CAN, BUT, UM, SO THAT I CAN HAVE ANSWERS FOR THEM.
SO THIS, UM, ACTION PLAN THAT YOU WERE SPEAKING OF.
SO, UM, AND SORRY, THIS IS LIKE REALLY, REALLY SMALL MM-HMM
SO, SO THE, UM, DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE, THE, UM, MINOR HOME REPAIRS, THE THINGS LISTED, THE FUNDS FOR THAT.
WHAT, UM, AGENCIES GET FUNDS FROM THIS? SO DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE IS ADMINISTERED, UM, BY OUR DEPARTMENT.
WE HAVE A TEAM THAT FOCUSES ON DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE AND LONG-TERM AFFORDABILITY.
AND WHO'S OUR DEPARTMENT? IS THAT CITY OF AUSTIN OR HOUSING DEPARTMENT? CITY OF AUSTIN HOUSING DEPARTMENT.
THE HOME REPAIR PROGRAMS ARE ADMINISTERED BY A GROUP OF NONPROFITS.
GENERALLY THERE'S AN EXCEPTION.
UH, WE HAVE SEVEN NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.
LIKE WOULD MEALS ON WHEELS BE ONE OF THOSE MEALS ON WHEELS WOULD BE ONE OF THEM.
I ACT, AMERICAN YOUTH WORKS HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, UH, A-A-U-L-A-A-U-L, THE URBAN LEAGUE.
UH, AND I'M ALWAYS MISSING SOMEBODY AND I EASTERSEALS I MIGHT HAVE COME UP WITH SIX, NOT SEVEN, BUT THERE ARE NONPROFITS THAT ADMINISTER THESE PROGRAMS. ONE PROGRAM IS ADMINISTERED IN-HOUSE, AND THAT'S THE HOME REPAIR LOAN PROGRAM, WHICH IS OUR LARGER, THE $75,000 LARGER PROGRAM.
UM, AND WE ADMINISTER THAT IN-HOUSE AND WE CONTRACT DIRECTLY WITH A, A BENCH OF GENERAL CONTRACTORS.
SO IF, IF, IF, UM, SOMEONE, I'M SO SORRY.
I DON'T MEAN TO, TO TO INTERRUPT, BUT I JUST, I DIDN'T KNOW IF WE WERE GOING INTO GENERAL DISCUSSION OR IF WE WERE GOING TO VOTE ON THE RECOMMENDATION REQUEST THAT THIS PRESENTED.
OH, I THOUGHT THIS WAS RELATED.
NO, COMMISSIONER, IS IT RELATED TO THE DAY LABOR? NO, NO, IT'S NOT.
I THOUGHT THAT'S WHERE THAT WAS.
LET'S DO WE NEED TO VOTE ON THAT FIRST? LET'S, LET'S PAUSE.
I, I, I'LL JUST SAY I THINK I CAN READ A ROOM PRETTY EASILY AND I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THIS FEELS LIKE SOMETHING THAT ALIGNS WITH BOTH THE TIMELINE OF THE CDC AND THE NEW MEMBERS AND, AND THAT KIND OF THING.
SO I HAVE NO PROBLEM RETRACTING THE MOTION AND WAITING UNTIL THE RETREAT TO TALK FURTHER ABOUT, UM, GETTING MORE DATA OR INFORMATION AND THEN MAKING A MORE SOLID RECOMMENDATION.
I THINK THE REASON WHY I WAS SO WILLING TO KIND OF MAKE A MOTION NOW IS BECAUSE AS SOMEONE WHO'S EXPERIENCED IT, I'M THINKING ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO ARE CURRENTLY OUT THERE WHO COULD REALLY USE SOME EXTRA FUNDS.
UM, BUT ALSO I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S PROBABLY SOME, SOME WORK THAT CAN BE DONE ON OUR END TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN WE GIVE A SOLID RECOMMENDATION THAT WE HAVE THE INFORMATION AND JUST, YOU KNOW, UM, THE BACKGROUND THAT WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THAT DECISION.
SO YEAH, I WILL RETRACT AND THEN WAIT FOR OUR RETREAT.
SO, SO THAT WAS THE, THE ONE QUESTION THAT I HAD.
I WASN'T SURE IF, IF, UM, THE, THE FEDERAL FUNDINGS, UM, SO LIKE, I'M, I'M SEEING, WE, WE WERE, YOU SPOKE ON, ON, ON THE THIRD AGENDA ITEM, SO THAT THE, THE HOME REPAIR COALITION ON NUMBER FIVE, ARE THOSE THE SAME THINGS OR IS THAT SOMETHING DIFFERENT? THEY ARE, THEY'RE THE, OUR PARTNERS WHO ADMINISTER THE PROGRAMS AND ED IS GOING TO BE SPEAKING, UM, ABOUT THAT.
THEN HE, THEN I'M, I'M GONNA WAIT TILL HE SPEAKS 'CAUSE HE'S PROBABLY GONNA ANSWER SOME OTHER QUESTIONS THAT I HAVE.
YEAH, BUT THAT'S WHAT I WASN'T SURE.
UM, LIKE I'M ONLY FAMILIAR WITH, UM, MEALS ON WHEELS 'CAUSE THEY PROVIDED, UM, SERVICES TO, UM, A, A, A RESIDENT.
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HAD, UM, HOME REPAIRS FROM MEALS ON WHEELS IN THE PAST, CAN THEY GO BACK TO THEM OR DO THEY NEED TO GO TO, UM, ONE OF THE OTHER, UM, AGENCIES OR THEY CAN GO BACK TO A DIFFERENT AGENCY? AND TYPICALLY, UH, WHAT IN ORDER TO SERVE THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PEOPLE ARE, ARE GUIDELINES DO SAY THAT YOU NEED TO WAIT THREE YEARS BEFORE GOING BACK FOR ADDITIONAL REPAIR, BEFORE GOING, AND THEY CAN, CAN THEY GO BACK TO MEALS ON WHEELS? OR DO THEY HAVE TO GO TO ANOTHER AGENCY? THEY CAN CHOOSE MEALS ON WHEELS IF THEY WANT.BUT IT'S, IT HAS TO BE THREE YEARS.
AND THEN, UM, LIKE, DO THEY GET ANNUAL FUNDING? SO, SO LIKE, UM, IF, IF THE FUNDS ARE NOT ALL USED, DO THEY ROLL OVER TO THE NEXT YEAR? SO, JUST SO YOU KNOW, ED IS GONNA COVER ALL OF THIS IN HIS, I DON'T WANNA STEAL HIS THUNDER.
HE'S GONNA COVER IT IN HIS PRESENTATION.
I WAS LIKE, LET HIM SPEAK AND THEN HE MIGHT ANSWER MY QUESTIONS.
HEARING NO MORE QUESTIONS, I'M GONNA TURN IT BACK.
[4. Presentation regarding the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) activities and outcomes (Angel Zambrano, Manager, Neighborhood Services Unit, Austin Public Health).]
SO AGENDA ITEM FOUR IS A PRESENTATION FROM ANGEL SOBRANO FROM THE, UH, COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT.I'M HERE FOR EVENING FOR THE, UH, JULY 8TH COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN SEE IT.
THERE'S A LITTLE DELAY, SO BEAR WITH US.
IT'S THE, UM, YOU WANT THE, THE PAMPHLET? THE, THE PROGRAMMATIC FINANCIAL REPORT.
SO YOU WANT THIS ON THE SCREEN? UH, YES.
SO WE'LL START AGAIN WITH 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 MEANS, BASIC NEEDS SERVICES, PREVENTIVE HEALTH, CASE MANAGEMENT, AND EMPLOYMENT SUPPORTS.
THE ITEM OF PAGE ONE YOU WILL SEE IS OUR, UH, BUDGET AND EXPENDITURES THROUGH MAY 31ST, 2025.
I'D LIKE TO LET ALL OF YOU KNOW THAT, UH, THIRD AND FOURTH QUARTER FUNDING HAS BEEN RELEASED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO THE STATE.
SO THAT'S BEEN A BIG CELEBRATION FOR US.
UH, THE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL DOES NOT INCLUDE OR TOUCH CSPG.
IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE ARE SAFE FOR NEXT YEAR, UH, BECAUSE CSPG WILL BE SORTED OUT THROUGH THE, UH, FY 26 APPROPRIATIONS PROCESS IN CONGRESS.
AND WE WILL KNOW MORE AROUND JULY 21ST WHEN THEY, UM, THEY SEND OUT THE KIND OF PRELIMINARY, UH, FUNDING LEVELS.
AND THEN THEY HAVE THROUGH, UM, THE END OF SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2025 TO, UM, COMPLETE THEIR APPROPRIATIONS.
SO, WORST CASE SCENARIO, WE WON'T KNOW WHAT THE CSPG FUNDING LANDSCAPE LOOKS LIKE UNTIL THE END OF, UM, SEPTEMBER, BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT THIRD AND FOURTH QUARTER FOR THIS YEAR, WERE RELEASED.
AND WE DO HAVE THAT FUNDING ALREADY IN OUR, UM, UNIT.
IF YOU GO TO PAGE TWO, THERE YOU GO.
UH, I'LL FOCUS ON A COUPLE OF THINGS HERE THAT ARE TRANSITION SIDE OF POVERTY.
THE STATE SET THE GOAL AT 43, WE'VE ACHIEVED 13.
AGAIN, THIS IS THROUGH, UH, MAY, UM, 30TH.
I THINK WE ACTUALLY HAVE ABOUT 18 TO DATE.
THERE'S BEEN A FEW MORE TRANSITIONS, UH, IN JUNE.
UH, LOOK AT SOME OF THE OUTCOMES HERE
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FOR E HOUSE.WE'VE ENROLLED 308 FOLKS AND HELPED THEM, UH, AVOID EVICTION.
OUR GOAL AND TARGET FROM LAST YEAR WAS A A THOUSAND.
I THINK WE'LL GET THERE BY THE END OF THE YEAR.
THE OTHER ONES, I'LL JUST LET YOU LOOK UP ON YOUR OWN TIME.
WE DO A LOT OF FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS, UH, EMERGENCY CLOTHING, SOME TRANSPORTATION AND CASE MANAGEMENT.
UM, OUR SOCIAL WORKERS HAVE PROVIDED CASE MANAGEMENT TO 104 FOLKS, UH, THIS PAST, UH, YEAR.
THAT'S ANYTHING FROM, UH, JOB SEARCH ASSISTANCE, RESUME, UH, WORKING WITH OUR, THEIR CLIENTS TO HELP THEM REENTER THE WORLD OF WORK.
SOME OF THEM END UP ON THEIR CASELOADS, AND THOSE ARE THE FOLKS THAT WE HOPEFULLY WILL HELP TRANSITION.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE BOTTOM OF PAGE TWO, I WANT TO GIVE A LITTLE UPDATE ON OUR NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS.
I'M, AS I SAID, LAST YEAR, WE CLOSED A FEW OF THEM, UH, FOR, UH, MAJOR HVAC RENOVATIONS.
UH, ROSEWOOD, UH, OSA IS NOW OPEN, AND SO IS THE BLACKLAND NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER.
SOUTH AUSTIN NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER CONTINUES TO BE CLOSED.
THERE'S BEEN SOME EXTRA WORK THAT NEEDED TO BE DONE DOWN AT THAT, UH, CENTER.
WE ARE HOPING THAT THEY REOPEN IN AUGUST OF THIS YEAR.
IF WE MOVE ON TO PAGE THREE, WE'RE PROGRAMMATIC AND ADMINISTRATIVE UPDATES.
I'LL FOCUS ON NUMBER FIVE TODAY.
SINCE YOU ALL KNOW A LOT ABOUT OUR FOOD HEALTH AND OUR LIMITED RENTAL ASSISTANCE FUNDING.
UH, NUMBER FIVE NSU PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING, AS YOU ALL KNOW, UH, THE NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICE NURSES PROVIDE FREE, UM, HEALTH SCREENINGS AT THE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS AND, UH, DOING THEIR OUTREACH.
THAT INCLUDES BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENINGS, BLOOD SUGAR SCREENINGS, CHOLESTEROL HEALTH EDUCATION.
THEY DO HEMOGLOBIN A ONE CS UMS TESTS, PREGNANCY TESTS, AND GENERAL HEALTH INFORMATION AND RESOURCES.
SO FROM MARCH TO MAY OF THIS YEAR, UH, THEY, WE GAVE THE A DA QUESTIONNAIRE TO 431 INDIVIDUALS.
SO IT'S KIND OF HELPED THEM ASSESS PEOPLE WHO HAVE PRE-DIABETES OR DIABETES.
UM, AND THEY PROVIDED A BLOOD SUGAR SCREENING TO 122 INDIVIDUALS WHO SCORE GREATER THAN FIVE.
THEY ALSO SERVE, UH, OTHER CLIENTS AT DIFFERENT LOCATIONS LIKE THE CONSULATE OF MEXICO, AUGUST GARCIA REC CENTER, CONING GUERRERO, ET CETERA.
AND ALSO, DURING THIS, UH, PAST YEAR, THEY'VE ALSO PROVIDED ABOUT 2,500 PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING SERVICES, UH, TO OUR CLIENTS.
SO THAT IS, UH, THOUSANDS OF CLIENTS GETTING, UH, SOME SORT OF FREE SCREENING AND, UH, IF NEEDED, SOMETIMES THEY ARE ASSISTED TO FIND MEDICAL HOMES OR APPLY FOR MAP OR OTHER HEALTH INSURANCE THAT THEY'RE ELIGIBLE FOR.
SO, KIND OF A SHOUT OUT AND KUDOS TO OUR NURSES.
THEY DO AMAZING WORK IN A VERY CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENT.
IT'S THE CLIENT SATISFACTION SURVEYS.
I WILL BE, UH, DOING A SHORT POWERPOINT ON THAT AFTER THIS, UH, PIECE OF MY PRESENTATION.
IT'S PART OF OUR, UH, REQUIREMENTS FOR A GRANTOR.
BUT WE WOULD DO IT EITHER WAY JUST TO FIND OUT, UM, HOW SATISFIED PEOPLE ARE WITH OUR SERVICES.
UH, WOULD THEY REFER SOMEONE TO US? UH, WAS IT EASY TO FIND OUR, OUR SERVICES, ET CETERA.
SO THIS KIND OF GIVES YOU A LITTLE SUMMARY.
UM, WE GOT REALLY GREAT FEEDBACK THIS YEAR.
90% OF CLIENTS THAT RECEIVED BASIC NEEDS SERVICES AT THE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS WERE VERY SATISFIED OR SATISFIED WITH THE OVERALL QUALITY OF THE SERVICES THEY RECEIVED.
87% WOULD RECOMMEND A FRIEND OR RELATIVES TO GET HELP AT THE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS.
SO WE FELT REALLY GOOD ABOUT THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING AND GETTING THIS TYPE OF FEEDBACK FROM OUR CLIENTS WHO A LOT OF THE TIMES ARE IN CRISIS AND NOT IN A REALLY GOOD MOOD.
BUT WE DO WHAT WE CAN TO SERVE THEM THE MEDIUM WHERE THEY'RE AT.
I'LL HAVE MORE DETAILS IN THE POWERPOINT.
YOU GUYS HAD ASKED FOR SOME SUCCESS STORIES.
UH, I THINK THIS CAME OUT OF, THERE'S SO MANY NEGATIVE STORIES GOING AROUND.
AND A LOT OF THE TIMES IN THESE, THESE MEETINGS GET PRETTY HEAVY.
'CAUSE WE FOCUS ON THE DARKNESS AND THE SHADOWS AND THE LACK OF RESOURCES.
AND WHAT ARE WE DOING TO ADDRESS UNHOUSED INDIVIDUALS? WHAT ARE WE DOING TO ADDRESS FOLKS WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CHALLENGES? WHAT ARE WE DOING TO ADDRESS PEOPLE WHO ARE HUNGRY, ET CETERA.
SO, UM, HOPEFULLY THIS WILL GIVE YOU A TASTE EVERY MONTH, UM, OF BRIGHT SPOTS, AS I CALL 'EM.
THIS WAS A STORY IN THE NURSE'S OWN WORDS.
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UH, SO IT KIND OF TIES TO NUMBER SEVEN.I'LL LET YOU READ IT ON YOUR OWN TIME.
UM, BUT I FOUND THIS STORY VERY POWERFUL AND, AND JUST VERY CLEAR AS TO WHAT OUR, HOW OUR NURSES CAN HELP PEOPLE.
THIS CLIENT HAD, YOU KNOW, UH, CHALLENGES WITH MAP NOT GETTING APPROVED WITH A HIGH A1C, GETTING DIAGNOSED WITH TYPE TWO DIABETES.
AND THIS STORY SHOWS HOW THE NURSE AT THE ROOSA NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER DOING THE HUB MET THE CLIENT AND JUST KIND OF HELPED THEM AND NAVIGATE THE COMPLEX WORLD OF, UH, HEALTHCARE AND WITH SOME PRETTY GOOD OUTCOMES AND SOME DEFINITE, DEFINITE, UH, BEHAVIORAL CHANGES AS WELL.
SO, KIND OF HIGHLIGHTS THE RAPPORT, THE TRUST, AND, UH, THE POWERFUL, JUST HOW POWERFUL, UH, JUST RELATIONSHIP CAN BE WITH OUR CLIENTS THROUGH THE EYES OF A NURSE.
OKAY, SO THAT'S THE END OF MY, UM, MONTHLY REPORT.
I THINK WE CAN GO ON TO THE, UH, 2025 GENERAL CUSTOMER SATISFACTION SURVEY ONCE HE GETS IT ON THE, UH, SCREEN.
OH, WILL IT GO TO THE NEXT ONE? THAT'S MORE OF A BACKUP.
THAT'S THE READ ON YOUR OWN TIME.
THIS ONE? UH, NO, THE NEXT ONE.
YEAH, THE 2025 GENERAL CUSTOMER.
ALRIGHT, THANKS FOR BEARING WITH US.
SO AGAIN, THE 2025 GENERAL CUSTOMER SATISFACTION SURVEY FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES UNIT.
JOHN'S, ONE OF OUR, UH, COMMUNITY WORKERS.
UH, WE PROBABLY INCLUDE A COUPLE PICTURES.
WE HAVE THE HEB BUDDY HELPING OUT AT ONE OF THE, UH, FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS.
UH, THE SECOND PICTURE THERE, A COUPLE OF OUR STAFF, THEY'RE CAR SEAT TECHNICIANS.
I MENTIONED SOMETIMES THE WORK THAT THEY DO WITH, UH, INSTALLING CAR SEATS, UH, TO ELIGIBLE FAMILIES.
THE TOP PICTURE THERE IS THE JUNETEENTH EVENT THIS YEAR.
AND THE BOTTOM IS, UM, THE CAR SEAT EVENT AS WELL.
JUST GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT WE DO.
ALRIGHT, WHY DO WE DO THIS SURVEY? AGAIN? IT'S REQUIRED BY OUR GRANTOR TO BE SENT TO ALL CLIENTS WITH THE PHONE NUMBER, WHO GOT THE PER, UH, GOT IN PERSON SERVICES.
UH, SO THIS COULD BE A NOTARY SERVICE, A FOOD ASSISTANCE, WHETHER IT'S MARKET FOOD, PANTRY, THE WHOLE PROGRAM, ET CETERA.
BABY SUPPLIES, IT'S ALL LISTED RIGHT THERE.
HOUSEHOLD SUPPLIES, SUMMER FANS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FAMILY ELDER CARE, WHICH WE'RE, WE'RE STILL, UH, STILL HAVE SOME FANS.
SO IF PEOPLE NEED THEM, THEY CAN, UH, CALL US.
UH, AND HOLIDAY EVENTS LIKE JUNETEENTH AND THANKSGIVING, IT DOESN'T EXPLICITLY INCLUDE RENTING UTILITY CLIENTS.
THEY'RE NOT PART OF THIS DATABASE, BUT THEY DO GET THIS AS WELL BECAUSE THEY RECEIVE OTHER SERVICES.
UM, MOST OF THE TIME WHEN THEY GET RENTAL OR UTILITIES.
UH, THAT'S OUR NURSE, UH, JANET, UH, UH, ONE OF THE, UH, HUBS.
AND HOW DO WE DO THIS? WE TEXT, UH, CLIENTS WITH A PHONE NUMBER DOCUMENTED ON OUR OASIS SERVICE INSIGHTS DATABASE.
WE RECEIVED A 235 RESPONSES, SOME KIND OF INTERESTING KIND OF DATA POINTS, OR WE ARE ALL BUT TWO OR FROM MOBILE DEVICES.
UM, SO PRETTY MUCH EVERYONE IS USING A CELL PHONE AND IT'S KIND OF A EASY WAY FOR THEM TO, UM, TO COMPLETE THE SURVEY.
WE SENT A TEXT MESSAGE IN SPANISH AS WELL.
AND 27% OF RESPONDENTS, UH, RESPONDED TO THE SPANISH SURVEY.
THIS PAGE KIND OF SHOWS YOU FOR THE PEOPLE WHO RESPONDED, WHAT WAS THE MAIN SERVICE THEY REMEMBERED.
PEOPLE RECEIVED MULTIPLE THINGS, BUT WE ASKED THEM, YOU KNOW, WHAT DID, WHAT DID YOU RECEIVE AT THE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS? AND THEN WENT THROUGH THE QUESTIONS.
SO A LOT OF OUR CLIENTS, UH, WHO RESPONDED, RECEIVED FOOD ASSISTANCE, UM, AS WELL AS MARKET AND OTHER FOOD ASSISTANCE.
HOPE IS SEPARATED HERE AS WELL.
UH, AND OTHERS RECEIVE, YOU KNOW, CLOTHING, BABY SUPPLIES, FORMULA AND, UH, HOLIDAY EVENTS.
SOME DIDN'T REMEMBER EXACTLY WHAT THEY GOT, BUT THEY STILL RESPONDED.
SO A FEW OF THE QUESTIONS THAT WE ASKED.
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HAPPY WERE YOU WITH THE OVERALL QUALITY OF THE SERVICES? THIS KIND OF BREAKS IT DOWN.UH, 90% WERE SATISFIED OR VERY SATISFIED.
OF THOSE 230 SOME ODD PEOPLE, WOULD YOU RECOMMEND A FRIEND OR RELATIVE TO GET HELP AT THE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS? WE WANTED TO KNOW IF YOU KNOW, PEOPLE WOULD DO THAT.
90, UH, 87% SAID THEY WOULD RECOMMEND US TO, UH, A FRIEND OR RELATIVE.
AND DO YOU AGREE? SERVICES AT NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS WERE EASY TO FIND.
IT'S PROBABLY KIND OF SMALL THERE, BUT I BELIEVE 89% SAID YES.
THEY WERE, THEY WERE EASY TO FIND.
AND THE LAST ONE I'LL SHARE WITH YOU, NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER STAFF CARED ABOUT AND LISTENED TO MY NEEDS.
KIND OF GOES BACK TO THE STORY WITH THE NURSE.
88% AGREED OR STRONGLY AGREED THAT THE NEIGHBOR SERVICES STAFF LISTENED TO THEIR NEEDS AND THEY FELT THAT WE CARED ABOUT THEIR SITUATION.
WE MAKE IT AS EASY AS POSSIBLE FOR PEOPLE TO RECEIVE SERVICES.
A LOT OF TIMES YOU JUST ASK FOR NAME, NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN THE HOUSEHOLD AND ZIP CODE.
SOME OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE TO DO ELIGIBILITY, BUT A LOT OF OUR FOOD EVENTS ARE VERY EASY TO ACCESS.
SO WHAT ARE THE TRENDS, UH, THAT WE SAW FOR THREE YEARS? WE'VE DONE THE SAME SURVEY TEXT.
SO THAT KIND OF GIVES US A LITTLE BIT OF AN IDEA.
UM, HOW WE'RE DOING OUR, UH, SATISFACTION, UH, RATE OVERALL IS RISING.
IT WAS 86% AND NOW IT'S 90% IN 2025.
UH, BUT ABANDONMENT RATE IS INCREASING.
HOW MANY PEOPLE START THIS SURVEY BUT DON'T FINISH IT? UH, SO YOU CAN SEE ONLY 42% DIDN'T FINISH.
AND THIS YEAR, 72% OF THE PEOPLE WHO, UH, STARTED THE SURVEY DID NOT FINISH IT.
UM, I THINK IT SPEAKS TO THE POLITICAL CLIMATE.
THEY DON'T WANNA ANSWER QUESTIONS THAT DEAL WITH RECEIVING SOME TYPE OF ENTITLEMENT OR SOME TYPE OF ASSISTANCE MIGHT AFFECT THEIR, UH, THEIR LEGAL STATUS.
UH, THAT'S ONE THING THAT I THINK PERSONALLY WE DIDN'T ASK.
UH, BUT I THINK THAT PROBABLY PLAYS A BIG PART INTO IT.
UH, ANOTHER ONE THAT, ANOTHER THING THAT MIGHT PLAY A PART IS ON THE NEXT SLIDE, ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SLIDE IS THE ACTUAL TEXT THAT PEOPLE RECEIVE.
SO I KNOW A LOT OF US GET RANDOM TEXTS SOMETIMES AND DON'T WANT TO ANSWER 'EM OR CLICK ON ANY OF THE LINKS.
UM, THAT COULD EXPLAIN, UH, WHY A LOT OF PEOPLE DIDN'T RESPOND.
ALTHOUGH THIS PHONE NUMBER THAT WE USE, UH, TO TEXT PEOPLE EN MASS IS THE NUMBER THAT WE USE TO TEXT THEM TO REMIND THEM OF OUR FOOD DISTRIBUTION.
SO THERE SHOULD BE SOME KIND OF, YOU KNOW, CHAIN IN THAT TEXT WHEN THEY RECEIVED IT.
OH YEAH, THIS IS THE, THE SAME TEXT I GOT TWO WEEKS AGO ABOUT THE FRESH FOODS, UH, EVENT.
BUT ANYWAYS, I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE MIGHT NOT WANT TO CLICK ON IT.
SO WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO FOR 2026 TO INCREASE CLIENT PARTICIPATION OR RESPONSE? UH, WE'RE TRYING TO, UH, REDUCE THE NUMBER OF QUESTIONS.
WE WANNA ADD A QR CODE AND SO WE'LL DO IT IN PERSON.
UH, SO WE'LL HOPEFULLY TRY TO CAPTURE MORE PEOPLE IF THEY SEE US.
'CAUSE I FOUND OUT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE ALSO NERVOUS ABOUT QR CODES, YOU KNOW, UM, WHEN THEY'RE JUST OUT THERE RANDOMLY ON A WALL OR SOMETHING.
BUT IF WE DO IT WHEN THEY'RE WITH US, YOU KNOW, AFTER WE CAN HOPEFULLY CATCH MORE PEOPLE.
'CAUSE YOU GUYS REALLY DON'T SEE OUR STAFF.
UH, SOME OF THE FOOD WE GIVE OUT ON THE TOP LEFT, THAT'S DANA, OUR SOCIAL WORKER.
SHE WAS OUR, UH, TOP TRANSITION SOCIAL WORKER LAST YEAR.
UH, WE HAVE OUR, ONE OF OUR NURSES MASKED UP THERE GIVING A A CLASS.
UH, WE HAVE A COUPLE OF STAFF, JOHN AND NORMA FROM ST.
JOHN'S AT THE BOTTOM TABLING ON THE PICTURE OF SOME OF THE FOOD WE GIVE OUT SOME OF THE FOOD RECOVERY.
UH, AND THEN WE HAVE TWO MORE SOCIAL WORKERS DOWN THERE, LAURA AND UH, STEFAN, JUST TO PUT A PICTURE TO ALL THESE NUMBERS.
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THANK YOU.IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND I CAN ANSWER 'EM FOR YOU NOW.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR PUTTING VISUALS TO THE NUMBERS.
AND I'M SO HAPPY THIS WILL NOW BE A PERMANENT PART OF THE PRESENTATIONS.
I'M NOT HOPING, BUT THAT'S WHAT I GATHERED FROM WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
THIS WILL BE A PERMANENT PART OF THE PRESENTATIONS, IS HAVING SOME OF THESE PHOTOS AND THE STORYTELLING BEHIND THE STATISTICS.
UM, I DID HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS.
UH, THE, WHEN YOU WERE PRESENTING ABOUT THE RENTAL ASSISTANCE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE NOT MOSTLY IN PERSON, I AM CURIOUS AS TO WHY DO WE HAVE ANY KIND OF CORRELATING INFORMATION AS TO WHY THE INDIVIDUALS HAVE NOT COME IN FOR ANY TYPE OF ASSESSMENT OR CONVERSATIONS THAT ARE RECEIVING RENTAL ASSISTANT FUNDS? UH, I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE QUESTION.
WHEN YOU, UM, SO LET'S SEE IF I CAN GO BACK TO THE, THE SLIDES HERE.
UM, WHEN YOU WERE DOING THE SURVEY, I BELIEVE, GIVE ME A MOMENT HERE.
I THINK, I THINK I UNDERSTAND YOU'RE SAYING IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY CAPTURE RENT AND UTILITY ASSISTANCE CLIENTS 'CAUSE THEY'RE IN A DIFFERENT, THEY'RE IN A DIFFERENT DATABASE.
SO OASIS IS OUR DATABASE THAT ALLOWS US TO SEND MAX MASS TEXTS.
SO THOSE FOLKS ARE IN THERE BECAUSE THEY RECEIVED SOME OTHER SERVICE, RIGHT? THEY FROM US, MOST OF THE FOLKS THAT GET RENT ASSISTANCE RECEIVE OTHER SERVICES.
SO THEY WILL GET THE TEXT, BUT WE'RE NOT DIRECTLY ASKING ABOUT RENTAL ASSISTANCE SATISFACTION.
WE'RE ASKING SORT OF OVERALL SATISFACTION AND WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER RECEIVING WHEN YOU CAME TO A CENTER? OKAY.
NO, 'CAUSE THAT SORT OF, THAT GIVES A LITTLE BIT OF, OF CLARIFICATION THERE.
UM, BECAUSE I'M, I'M CURIOUS IN LOOKING AT THE, THE SURVEY RESULTS WHERE IT, IT SAID I BELIEVE 12.5%, AND I'M GONNA GO BACK TO THE, THE GRAPH HERE.
UM, 12.5% STRONGLY, OR WHERE IS IT? MY GOODNESS, IT WAS THE LAST ONE.
IF GETTING SERVICES WAS EASY, UM, WHEN YOU AND THESE NUMBERS ARE WE DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN OUR SPANISH SPEAKERS AND OUR ENGLISH SPEAKERS? BECAUSE I'M CURIOUS AS TO WHY 12%, ALTHOUGH IT'S, IT'S NOT SIGNIFICANT.
UM, IT IS STILL AN, AN EYEOPENER 'CAUSE IT'S OVER 10% STRONGLY DISAGREE THAT, UM, THAT THEY FELT IT WAS EASY.
SO THERE'S, UM, GETTING SERVICES WAS EASY.
SO I GUESS THIS IS A TWO PARTED QUESTION.
UM, IS THERE ANY OTHER ADDITIONAL INSIGHT? WAS THERE AN ADDITIONAL QUESTION THAT PROMPTED THEM TO SAY WHY, UM, OR WHY YOU MIGHT FEEL THIS WAY FOR ANYTHING BEYOND AGREE AND ABOVE? AND THEN THE SECOND HALF OF THE QUESTION IS IF THERE IS A DISTINCTION BETWEEN ENGLISH SPEAKERS AND SPANISH SPEAKERS IN TERMS OF LOOKING AT RESULTS.
I THINK THESE, ALL THE, ALL THE SURVEY, UH, WERE COMBINED THE SPANISH SPEAKING, LIKE THE 27% OF PEOPLE WHO RESPONDED IN SPANISH.
I DON'T HAVE THAT DATA WITH ME.
I THINK WHEN YOU SPEAK OF THE 12%, THERE ARE CONFOUNDING VARIABLES, I'M SURE MIGHT NOT BE RIGHT.
EASY TO ONE PERSON MIGHT MEAN THEY HAVE TO TAKE TWO BUSES, YOU KNOW, TO GET TO THE FOOD DISTRIBUTION.
AND THEY'RE SATISFIED WITH THAT.
OR IT MIGHT BE THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE, YOU KNOW, BAGS TO TAKE AS MUCH AS THEY NEEDED.
WE DIDN'T HAVE BAGS TO PROVIDE.
UH, IT MIGHT MEAN THERE WAS A LONG LINE AND IT'S HOT, UM RIGHT.
UH, IT COULD MEAN A A LOT OF THINGS.
I, I, SO I DON'T HAVE THAT ANSWER, BUT, BUT AGAIN, I THINK IT'S JUST, UH, CONFOUNDING VARIABLES.
I'M WONDERING IF THOUGH, THAT'S ANECDOTAL INFORMATION THAT WE CAN CAPTURE.
UM, SO THAT'S A GOOD IDEA FOR NEXT YEAR.
I MEAN, WE, WE DO HAVE A BOX I THINK IN THE SURVEY WHERE WE ASK FOR COMMENTS.
BUT A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE JUST SAY, GREAT JOB, OR, YOU KNOW, KEEP IT UP OR KEEP DOING WHAT YOU'RE DOING OR, UM, RIGHT.
IF THE ONES THAT ARE NOT SATISFIED MIGHT SAY THINGS LIKE, YOU KNOW, THE LINE WAS TOO LONG OR I DIDN'T GET ENOUGH FOOD, OR, YOU KNOW, THINGS LIKE THAT.
BUT DEFINITELY IT'S GOOD TO KEEP IN MIND FOR NEXT YEAR FOR SURE.
UM, AND THEN THE LAST, JUST, JUST THE LAST
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QUESTION OVERALL IN GENERAL, UH, THE SURVEYS HAPPEN ONCE, UM, WITH NUMBERS THAT WERE GIVEN AT THE START OF THEIR ASSESSMENTS, OF COURSE, UM, THEIR, THEIR COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENTS.AND HAVE YOU DISCOVERED IF, IN TERMS OF BOUNCE BACK WHEN YOU ALL SUBMITTED OR SHARED THIS LINK, DID YOU HAVE ANY, OR DID YOU CAPTURE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT BOUNCE BACK IN REGARDS TO THE VALIDITY OF TELEPHONE NUMBERS? AND IF NOT, MAYBE THAT'S A CONSIDERATION FOR NEXT YEAR, UM, TO FIND OUT IF, YOU KNOW, 'CAUSE SOMETIMES NUMBERS CHANGE AND AT LEAST IN THE SOCIAL WORK, UH, YOU KNOW, SPEAKING FROM EXPERIENCE, A NUMBER OF PHONE NUMBERS, UH, MAY CHANGE, UH, OR SERVICES MAY NO LONGER BE AVAILABLE OR ACCESSIBLE.
AND THAT CAN AFFECT OUR SERVICE, OUR SURVEY RESULTS AND SORT OF THE STANDARD DEVIATION THAT WE'LL GET BETWEEN, BETWEEN THEM.
AND THEN I GUESS THERE'S ONE LAST THING.
IF WE'RE DOING THIS ONCE TIME, IS THERE A WAY THAT WE CAN INCORPORATE THIS AS A PART OF JUST GENERAL QUESTIONING, AGAIN TO DO THE GATHERING THAT ANECDOTAL INFORMATION THAT CAN PROVIDE SOME PATTERN SOURCING.
IS THAT A POTENTIALITY AT THESE CENTERS AS WELL? SURE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? UM, YES, I, I HAVE A QUESTION.
SO, UM, GOING BACK TO THE, UM, THE, THE FIRST PAGE WHERE IT SAYS, UM, THE INDIVIDUALS WHO TRANSITIONED OUT OF POVERTY, SO WHAT EXACTLY DOES THAT MEAN TRANSITIONED OUT OF POVERTY? DOES IT MEAN LIKE THEY WERE HOMELESS AND NOW THEY HAVE A HOME? OR WHAT, WHAT EXACTLY DOES THAT MEAN? UH, FOR CSPG AND FOR THE STATE, IT MEANS THAT SOMEBODY HAS GET THE JOB AND THEY'RE OVER 125% OF POVERTY FOR THREE MONTHS.
SO A LOT OF OUR FOLKS COME IN TO WORK WITH OUR SOCIAL WORKERS, UM, EITHER ARE UNDEREMPLOYED OR ARE UN MOSTLY UNEMPLOYED, AND THEN THE SOCIAL WORKER WILL WORK WITH THEM IN TERMS OF THE SELF-SUFFICIENCY CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES THEY RECEIVE.
SO THAT'S HOW IT'S MEASURED BY THE STATE.
IT'S NOT SOMETHING WE HAVE CONTROL OVER.
YOU GET A JOB THAT PAYS ABOVE 125% OF POVERTY, YOU HOLD IT FOR THREE MONTHS, YOU MEET WITH OUR SOCIAL WORKERS, AND THEN YOU END UP TRANSITIONING PER THAT DEFINITION THAT THE STATE AND CSB BG HAS.
AND THEN, UM, SO, SO, UM, YEAH, LIKE SHE SAID THAT THESE PICTURES ARE GREAT.
SO THESE ARE, THESE ARE ARE THINGS THAT THE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS PUT ON? UH, YES.
AND, AND SO, UM, LIKE HOW WOULD WE, UM, LIKE DO WE HAVE TO, UM, GO TO THE, THE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER IN OUR AREA TO LIKE BE INVITED OR HOW WOULD WE KNOW ABOUT THESE EVENTS? I THINK ED SENT OUT AN EMAIL OR, UH, ONE OF HIS STAFF, UH, DID WITH, UH, JULY'S, UH, CALENDARS.
SO READ OUR AND THE, UH, NSU FLYER.
AND THEN YOU COULD ALSO GO TO THE WEBSITE IF YOU PUT A NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES OR NEIGHBOR SERVICES UNIT OR NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS, AUSTIN, IT'LL TAKE YOU TO THE CITY OF AUSTIN WEBSITE THAT HAS THE INFORMATION.
AND THEN THIS NUMBER FIVE HERE THAT YOU SPOKE ABOUT, ALL THESE, UM, HEALTH SERVICES, THOSE ARE DONE AT THE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS? UH, CORRECT.
THEY'RE CALLED HUBS AND THAT CALENDAR WAS ALSO AS PART OF THAT EMAIL.
AND DO WE KNOW WHAT NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER IS FOR THE 7 8 7 2 3? I WOULD TRY TWO THREE, I WOULD SAY BLACKLAND OR ST.
GOT THE LIBRARY THERE AND THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
THAT'S ALL THE QUESTIONS I HAVE.
I HAVE, UH, A COUPLE, UH, NOT JUST QUESTIONS.
SO THE, UM, MY COMMS BRAIN IS REALLY ON WITH THIS.
SO THE 72% ABANDONMENT RATE IS I THINK, PRETTY COMMON WHEN IT COMES TO SURVEYS.
UM, BUT THE FACT THAT IT'S INCREASING IS PRETTY SIGNIFICANT.
AND I LIKE THE FACT THAT Y'ALL TALKED ABOUT, UM, UM, LIKE MAYBE REDUCING THE NUMBER OF QUESTIONS.
I THINK, UM, IT WOULD BE REALLY GREAT.
AND I HAD TALKED ABOUT THIS IN MY OWN JOB, UM, TO INCENTIVIZE THE SURVEY.
SO MAYBE IF Y'ALL DID A RAFFLE, IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE EVERYBODY, BUT AT LEAST, YOU KNOW, LIKE IF Y'ALL SAID WE'RE GONNA DO A $25 HEB GIFT CARD, IF YOU SUBMIT, UH, OUR SURVEY AND, YOU KNOW, ENTER THIS RAFFLE, LIKE IF YOU SUBMIT YOUR FEEDBACK, YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO WIN A $25 HB GIFT CARD.
UM, I THINK THAT'S REALLY SMALL, BUT IT COULD REALLY MAYBE GET PEOPLE TO WANT TO OPEN IT UP.
ALSO, THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH PUTTING AN EMOJI OR AN EXCLAMATION POINT AND A TEXT
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JUST TO MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT MORE PERSONALIZED.UM, I THINK IT, IT REMINDS PEOPLE LIKE, OH, IT'S NOT JUST LIKE AN AUTOMATIC MESSAGE BECAUSE AS SOON AS I SAW IT, IT LOOKS LIKE AN AUTOMATIC MESSAGE.
UM, SO ADDING AN EMOJI OR A GIF OR YOU KNOW, AN EXCLAMATION POINT WOULD PROBABLY REALLY HELP.
AND THEN, UM, WITH THE WHOLE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION STUFF AND PEOPLE WANTING TO STAY ANONYMOUS, WHEN PEOPLE OPEN THAT LINK, IS THERE LIKE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF WHAT IT IS OR DOES IT AH, YES.
BECAUSE I THINK, UM, IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE IN THE TEXT MESSAGE ITSELF BECAUSE PEOPLE DON'T WANNA READ A LOT OF TEXTS, BUT I THINK IN THE BEGINNING DESCRIPTIONS SAYING THAT THIS IS ANONYMOUS WOULD BE REALLY HELPFUL.
UM, SO THAT PEOPLE WHEN THEY'RE GOING THROUGH AND THEY GET TO THE LAST PART, THEY'RE NOT LIKE, WELL LET ME, IF I DON'T HIT SUBMIT RIGHT.
YOU KNOW, MAYBE THAT WON'T, THEY WON'T HA BE ABLE TO TRACK ME.
SO LITERALLY EMPHASIZE THE ANONYMITY OF IT.
UM, AND THEN I THINK YOU, YOU MENTIONED IN, UM, THE, THE LAST PART OF WHAT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT THAT THERE IS A COMMENT SECTION MM-HMM
I THINK IT WOULD BE REALLY COOL IF YOU, UM, SPECIFIED LIKE THE TYPE OF COMMENTS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO HEAR, UM, ABOUT.
AND I THINK SOMETIMES LIKE SAYING LIKE, GIVE US YOUR IDEAS AND SUGGESTIONS MM-HMM
UM, SOMETHING THAT I EXPERIENCED WHEN I WAS GOING TO FOOD PANTRIES WHEN I WAS YOUNGER WAS I HAD A LOT OF FEEDBACK ABOUT LIKE, HOW COULD THEY IMPROVE, LIKE WAITING IN THE SUN IF THEY HAD JUST BOUGHT LIKE TWO CANOPIES FOR THE PEOPLE THAT WERE OUTSIDE MM-HMM
IT WOULD'VE BEEN REALLY HELPFUL OR AN ATTENDANT TO MAKE SURE THAT NOBODY WAS CUTTING IN LINE OR SECURITY GUARDS TO MAKE SURE WHEN THERE WERE ANY ALTERCATIONS THERE WERE PEOPLE THERE.
SO I THINK HAVING AN IDEA BOX, NOT JUST LIKE A COMMENT SECTION, LIKE GIVE US YOUR COMMENTS 'CAUSE IT'S SO BROAD SOMETIMES.
HAVING THAT KIND OF LIKE, WE WOULD LOVE YOUR IDEAS SO WE CAN BETTER, YOU KNOW, SERVE YOU.
I THINK THAT WOULD BE REALLY COOL.
AND WE DO IT FUNNY, I'LL END ON THIS.
WE DO HAVE SECURITY GUARDS, CANOPIES AND UH, SOMEBODY CHECKING
'CAUSE I MEAN, THAT DOES HAPPEN.
I MEAN, IT'S, PEOPLE ARE IN CRISIS, RIGHT? SO, UM, SO THANK YOU.
[6. Update on the Planning/Retreat meeting scheduled for August 23rd (Chair Elias).]
AGENDA, AGENDA ITEM SIX UP NEXT BECAUSE THE, UH, PRESENTER NEEDS TO LEAVE AT EIGHT 30.SO COMMISSIONER ACHILLES, YOU'RE UP.
AND I'LL TRY TO STICK AROUND LONGER.
I JUST KNOW THAT I AM ASSUMING THERE WILL BE REALLY ROBUST DISCUSSION ON THE ON ED'S PRESENTATION AND I MAY NOT BE ABLE TO STAY TILL THE VERY END AFTER THAT.
SO I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR, FOR PUTTING THIS ONE HERE.
AND FULL DISCLOSURE, THIS ISN'T ACTUALLY MY AGENDA ITEM.
THE CHAIR WAS GONNA COVER IT, BUT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HELD SPACE FOR IT STILL.
UM, I THINK WE'VE ALREADY HAD A MINI MINI INTRO INTO IT.
SO WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT RIGHT NOW IS THE RETREAT.
WE'RE CONTINUING TO WORK WITH STAFF ON WHAT THAT AGENDA IS GONNA LOOK LIKE, UM, IN AUGUST.
AND IN FACT, I THINK WE, THEY SENT OUT A DATE, UM, WHICH I'M LIKE GOING THROUGH ALL MY EMAILS HERE.
I'M TRYING TO REMEMBER WHAT THE DATE WAS TO REMIND FOLKS.
UM, BUT THAT'S GONNA BE IN AUGUST 23RD.
SO YEAH, WE'RE MEETING THE 23RD.
I THINK WE'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT FIVE HOURS.
UM, JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU GUYS A HEADS UP AND GET YOUR THOUGHTS ON IT.
I THINK FIVE HOURS IS GONNA GO REAL FAST, RIGHT.
AND I THINK WE'VE GOT A LOT OF REALLY RICH DISCUSSIONS AND A LOT OF ENERGY AROUND COMING UP WITH SOME FOCUS AREAS AND SOME, SOME LIKE GOALS FOR HOW WE WANNA ACCOMPLISH THINGS AND WHAT WE REALLY THINK THAT WE CAN DO IN THE NEXT YEAR.
AND SO I'M HOPING WE HAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO DIVE INTO THAT.
SO WE'LL LIKELY, UM, AND THIS IS THE DISCUSSION PART.
I'M THINKING WE PROBABLY NEED MAYBE A LITTLE BIT OF PRE-WORK JUST IN TERMS OF BRAINSTORMING, LIKE WHAT ARE THE THINGS THAT ARE TOP OF YOUR MIND THAT YOU WANNA FOCUS ON.
UM, WE MAY ALSO WANT TO HAVE SOME OF THE MAY WANNA HAVE A, A SESSION WITH SOME OF THE LEVEL SETTING AHEAD OF TIME SO WE CAN ALL JUST KIND OF COME IN AND, AND JUMP IN AND GET GOING.
BUT I WANTED TO PAUSE FOR A MINUTE AND SEE IF FOLKS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR THINGS YOU WANNA MAKE SURE WE'RE THINKING ABOUT AS WE'RE BUILDING OUT THAT AGENDA.
WELL, I DID WANNA QUICKLY JUST, UM, ASK THE, AT THAT SAME DAY, THERE'S ALSO THE IMAGINE AUSTIN TAKING PLACE.
I KNOW AT ONE POINT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT HAVING IT AT HIGHLAND AT THE PLANNING CENTER, THE PLANNING SPACE.
UM, AND AS FAR AS I KNOW O OVER IN THAT AREA BY HIGHLAND, THE IMAGINE AUSTIN, THEY SENT OUT THEIR SAFE THE DATES FOR THAT 30 YEAR PLAN COMMUNITY EVENT, UH, THAT GOES FROM THE MORNING UNTIL EARLY AFTERNOON.
SO I DIDN'T KNOW IF Y'ALL ARE AWARE OF THAT OR PRIVY THAT INFORMATION, BUT AT LEAST THAT'S BEEN ALREADY DISTRIBUTED AND I DIDN'T KNOW IF THAT MIGHT CAUSE SOME CONFLICT, BUT SOMETHING TO CONSIDER FOR SURE.
UH, BECAUSE IT'S HAPPENING IN THE SAME SORT OF SPACE AND ZONE WE WERE CONSIDERING.
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AND THEN THE OTHER QUESTION I HAVE IS, IS ONE, AND, AND I'LL LET YOU HAVE THE FLOOR COMMISSIONER TRICE IF YOU WANTED TO BRING THIS UP, BUT EXACTLY WHAT JUST HAPPENED THIS EVENING ABOUT WHEN AND HOW WE PRESENT RECOMMENDATIONS AND CREATE AND SOLICITING A VOTE FOR RECOMMENDATION TO SEND TO COUNCIL, ABSOLUTELY WOULD LIKE THAT ON THERE.'CAUSE THERE'S MANY TOPICS WE CAN TALK AROUND THAT AND UTILIZE THAT PARTICULAR ACTION.
AND THEN, UM, ANOTHER THING THAT I, I WOULD DEFINITELY LOVE TO, TO DISCUSS MORE, AND MS. DE MAYO, MANDY STARTED TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS AND THE DIFFERENT COMMISSIONS AND THE DIFFERENT SPACES WHERE WE EITHER ALIGN OR WE CAN COLLABORATE TO EITHER HAVE A PAIRED RECOMMENDATION OR ALIGNMENT ON ISSUES THAT OTHER COMMISSIONS ARE DOING OR OTHER DEPARTMENTS, UM, ARE DOING.
SIMILAR TO THE EXAMPLE THAT EARLIER WHEN I WAS ASKING ABOUT WORKFORCE AND THEN THERE WAS A CONVERSATION WE NEED TO PRESENT THIS TO, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT MIGHT BETTER SERVE HAVING, UM, SOMEONE COME IN FROM THE OFFICE OF, UH, ECONOMIC OFFICE, SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES.
I THINK IT WOULD BE GREAT TO HAVE CLARIFICATION AROUND THAT TYPE OF PROCESS.
OH, THE FOLKS, I'M SORRY I'M TAKING NOTES AND TRYING TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON AT THE SAME TIME.
UM, ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM, FROM FOLKS? UM, I'M JUST CURIOUS IF ENDURING THE TEAM RETREAT.
UH, I, I LIKE TO KNOW KIND OF THE, THE SKILLS IN THE ROOM WHEN IT COMES TO OTHER COMMISSIONERS.
SO I'M NOT SURE IF THERE'S LIKE AN ACTIVITY WE CAN DO OR AN ICEBREAKER THAT WOULD HELP US GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER ON THAT LEVEL.
BUT I, I JUST THINK IT WOULD HELP ME IN THE FUTURE WHEN I, I I KNOW, OH, THIS COMMISSIONER IS GREAT WITH THIS THING OR, OR I CAN RELY ON THEM FOR SUPPORT IN THIS WAY.
OH, AND THEN THE OTHER THING I DID WANT TO ASK, UM, IT WAS BROUGHT UP A, A WHILE AGO OF DOING A TOUR OF SOME OF OUR DIFFERENT PROPERTIES AND I KNOW, UM, WE HAD ONE OF OUR COMMISSIONERS RETURN THAT WAS TALKING ABOUT SOME OF THE, THE NEW AND THE GROUNDBREAKING, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW IF THAT WAS STILL A POTENTIALITY OR A POST RETREAT BEING ABLE TO TOUR SOME OF THESE RECENT DEVELOPED WELL DEVELOPMENTS
WE CAN CERTAINLY BEGIN TO SEND THOSE OUT TO THE COMMISSIONERS WHEN, UM, NOTICES ARE MADE AVAILABLE.
UH, WE WILL FORWARD THOSE TO THE COMMISSION PLEASE.
ANYTHING ELSE? I'LL GIVE YOU ANYBODY ELSE? YEP.
I APPRECIATE Y'ALL GOING, MOVING THIS OUT OF TURN.
[5. Presentation and discussion on the Home Repair Coalition and home repair services (Nefertitti Jackmon, Community Displacement Prevention Officer, and Ed Blake Program Manager, Housing Department).]
TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE, THE PRESENTATION DISCUSSION ON THE HOME REPAIR COALITION AND HOME REPAIR SERVICES FROM MS. JACKMAN AND MR. ED.MY NAME IS NEFERTITI JACKMAN IN THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT, THE COMMUNITY DISPLACEMENT PREVENTION OFFICER.
AND, UH, THIS PRESENTATION IS, UH, GONNA BE LED BY ED, BUT I JUST WANTED TO, I KNOW SOME PEOPLE HAVE HAD QUESTIONS IN THE PAST ABOUT THE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF WHICH, WHICH AREAS OR WHERE.
UH, THE HOME REPAIR AND CONSTRUCTION DIVISION IS ONE AREA THAT IS WITHIN THE DISPLACEMENT PREVENTION, UM, DIVISION.
UH, YOU HAVE WORKED PREVIOUSLY WITH LETICIA BROWN, WHO, UH, RETIRED FROM THE CITY AND TOOK AN ASSISTANT DIRECTOR POSITION, UH, WITH THE CITY OF FORT WORTH.
AND SO I AM, I WILL BE RECRUITING FOR A NEW DIVISION MANAGER TO LEAD THE HOME REPAIR AND CONSTRUCTION DIVISION.
UM, SO THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WILL TALK ABOUT, UM, WHEN WE GET TO THE END IN TERMS OF NEXT STEPS AND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE FOCUSED ON.
BUT I'M GONNA PASS IT ON TO ED AND HE'LL LEAD US THROUGH THIS AND THEN I'LL, UM, WRAP US UP WITH SOME CLOSING REMARKS, UH, REGARDING THE HOME REPAIR DIVISION AND WHERE WE ARE AT PRESENT.
I'M CLICKING NEXT, BUT IT'S NOT WORKING.
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THE CLICKER'S NOT WORKING.SO YEAH, I'M HAVING SOME ISSUES.
ALRIGHT, THE TABLE OF CONTENT.
WE'RE GONNA GO OVER THE HOME REPAIR PROGRAMS AND, UM, WE'RE GONNA GO OVER THE, UH, OVERVIEW OF THE PROGRAMS, THE IMPACT GOALS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND OUR PARTNERSHIPS, HOW TO APPLY FOR HOME REPAIR, AND THEN WHAT'S NEXT THAT'S NOT OKAY.
FIRST OF OUR HOME REPAIR PROGRAMS IS OUR, WE CALL IT THE A BR PROGRAM, BUT IT'S ACTUALLY THE, HE WENT TOO FAR.
CAN YOU GO BACK ONE FOR ME PLEASE? THERE WE GO.
IT'S CALLED THE ARCHITECTURAL BARREL REMOVER PROGRAM.
UM, IT'S FOR, UM, TO ADDRESS, UM, BARRIERS IN THE HOME SUCH AS HANDRAILS, WALK-IN SHOWERS, UH, WIDENING DOORS, BUZZING AND FLASHING DEVICES FOR PURSES IMPAIRED HEARING FOR VISION AND ACCESSIBLE DOOR HANDLES, FAUCET HANDLES, UM, SHOWER, GRAB BARS, SHOWER WANDS, AND ELEVATED TOILETS.
UM, IT'S BASICALLY THAT PROGRAM COVERS BASICALLY, UM, ANYTHING THAT I IMPAIRS THE HOMEOWNER IN THE HOME.
IT'S UP TO $20,000, UH, PER HOME.
AND, UM, IT'S AT OR BELOW 80% OF OUR MEDIAN FAMILY INCOME, WHICH IS WE, WE SAY MFI, BUT MEDIAN FAMILY INCOME.
UM, THE APPLICANT OR THE HOUSEHOLD MEMBER ARE AT AT LEAST 62, UM, YEARS OF AGE OR SEVERELY DISABLED.
UM, THE NEXT PROGRAM IS CALLED OUR MINOR HOME REPAIR PROGRAM.
UM, THAT PROGRAM IS UP TO $7,500.
UM, THAT ONE IS ALSO, UM, FEDERALLY FUNDED, WHICH IS CDBG FUNDED.
THAT PROGRAM IS TO ASSIST ELIGIBLE HOMEOWNERS TO, WITH REPAIRS THAT POSE IMMEDIATE THREAT, UM, TO HEALTH AND OR SAFETY, UH, OF THE OCCUPANT.
UM, THAT ONE IS ALSO AT OR LADY AT OR BELOW 80% MFI.
UM, PROPERTIES MUST BE LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY OF AUSTIN, AND THAT'S WITH ALL OF OUR HOME REPAIR PROGRAMS MUST BE LAID, UM, LOCATED WITHIN, UM, THE AUSTIN CITY LIMITS.
UM, THE NEXT ONE IS OUR GO REPAIR PROGRAM.
NOW, GO REPAIR PROGRAM IS THE MOST POPULAR.
UM, IT, IT IS FUNDED BY OUR GEO BONDS, UM, WHICH IS VOTED ON BY THE CITIZENS OF AUSTIN.
UM, THERE'S ACTUALLY A VOTE COMING UP NEXT YEAR, I BELIEVE.
UM, THAT ONE, UM, COVERS, UM, A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING.
ACCESSIBILITY, UM, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, UM, MECHANICAL REPAIRS, DRYWALL FLOORING, UM, EXTERIOR SIDING, UM, CEILING FANS AND, UM, PATCHES TO ROOF.
AND WE ACTUALLY DO ROOF REPLACEMENTS.
UM, STRUCTURAL CARPENTRY INTEGRITY, UM, SUPPORT BEAMS, ROTTEN FLOORS, UM, THANK YOU ROT AND WALL MEMBERS, SHOWER WAND APPLIANCES, UM, UM, BUT ONLY, UM, REFRIGERATOR AND STOVES.
THAT ONE IS ALSO UP TO $20,000 PER HOUSEHOLD.
ALSO OUR 80%, UM, MEDIAN FAMILY INCOME.
UM, THAT ONE IS, UM, TO HELP FIX STRUCTURAL ISSUES FOR AUSTIN HOMEOWNERS WHO MAKE, UM, AT ALO BY 80%.
UM, WE DO, WE ALSO PARTNER WITH, I CAN GO TO THE NEXT ONE, THE PLUMBING PROGRAM.
THE PLUMBING PROGRAM, WE PARTNER WITH AUSTIN WATER ON THIS PROGRAM.
THIS ONE IS UP TO $15,000 PER HOUSEHOLD.
THIS ONE IS FOR ELIGIBLE REPAIRS INCLUDING, UM, THE FOLLOWING TOILETS, SHOWERS, UM, LABORATORY, PLUMBING SINKS, FAUCETS, DRAINS, TUBS, SHOWER, UM, WE ALSO INSTALL NEW DRIVER VALVES, WATER HEATER.
UM, SOME OF THIS STUFF YOU MAY NOT EVEN UNDERSTAND WHAT IT IS, BUT I'LL READ IT ANYWAY.
UM, WATER SERVICE LATERAL REPLACEMENT IN THE FRONT YARD, P TRAPPS AND ANTIS SIPHON DEVICES.
BASICALLY ANYTHING THAT IS CONSIDERED PLUMBING IN THE HOME.
THE PLUMBING PROGRAM CAN COVER THAT.
THIS ONE IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
IT IS AT OVER BELOW A HUNDRED PERCENT, UH, MEDIAN FAMILY INCOME.
UM, AND ONCE AGAIN, THE PROPERTY MUST BE LOCATED WITHIN THE, UM, AUSTIN
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CITY LIMITS OR THE METRO AUSTIN CITY LIMITS.UM, THE NEXT ONE IS OUR PRIVATE LATERAL PROGRAM.
THAT ONE WE ALSO PARTNER WITH AUSTIN WATER.
THAT ONE IS ALSO UP TO $15,000 PER HOUSEHOLD.
THAT ONE IS ALSO AT OR BELOW A HUNDRED PERCENT MEDIAN FAMILY INCOME.
AND THAT ONE ONLY REPLACES THE, UM, THE WHAT WE CALL A PA, BUT IT'S YOUR PRIVATE LATERAL, WHICH IS THE PIPE THAT RUNS FROM THE CITY'S, UM, PIPES TO THE HOME.
AND THAT'S STRICTLY WHAT THAT ONE IS FOR AND NOTHING MORE.
UM, THAT ONE USUALLY YOU HAVE TO HAVE, UM, A NOTICE FROM AUSTIN WATER STATING THAT, UM, THAT YOUR PIPELINE IS, IS, IS IN DYSFUNCTION.
AND THEN ONCE YOU HAVE THAT NOTICE, THEN THEY CAN REFER YOU TO, UM, TO THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT OR TO HFC.
AND THEN WE CAN TAKE IT FROM THERE IF YOU QUALIFY.
UM, THE NEXT ONE IS, UM, AS OUR HOME REHABILITATION LOAN PROGRAM.
UM, MANDY KIND OF TALKED ABOUT THIS ONE A LITTLE BIT EARLIER.
THAT ONE IS CDBG FUNDED ALSO, WHICH IS FEDERALLY FUNDED.
UM, THIS ONE PROVIDES FUNDING FOR UP TO $75,000 FOR REHABILITATION.
UM, THIS ONE IS, WHAT WE DO IS IF WE CAN'T COVER OR REPAIR THE HOME WITH ANY OF OUR OTHER PROGRAMS, WE'LL USUALLY MOVE ON TO THIS ONE OR REFER, UM, THE CITIZEN ONTO THIS PROGRAM BECAUSE, UM, THERE'S MUCH MORE FUNDING INVOLVED IN IT.
THIS ONE ALSO CAN GO UP TO, UM, $350,000.
IF WE DETERMINE THAT THE THE HOME CANNOT BE REPAIRED AND UNFEASIBLE, THEN WHAT WE CAN DO, UM, IS TEAR THE HOUSE DOWN AND BUILD IT BACK UP ON THIS SAME, UM, FOUNDATION.
AND, AND, UM, WE HADN'T DONE ONE OF THOSE IN 13 YEARS, BUT WE JUST DID ONE RECENTLY.
I WISH HE WAS BECAUSE HIM AND HIS TEAM DID A REALLY GOOD JOB AS FAR AS GETTING OUT.
AND I WENT OUT TO SEE THE HOUSE.
I SAW THE BEFORE AND I SAW THE AFTER AND IT WAS AMAZING WORK THAT THEY DID.
UM, THAT ONE, THAT ONE'S KIND OF LEFT UP TO, UM, LIKE I SAID, IF WE CANNOT REPAIR THE HOME WITH ANY OF OUR OTHER PROGRAMS, WE'LL REFER UM, CITIZENS ONTO THAT ONE.
ALRIGHT, HERE'S OUR FUNDING TABLES.
UH, AS FAR AS IMPACT GOALS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS, UM, FOR FISCAL YEAR 23, 24, UM, THE A BR OWNER, UM, OUR GOAL WAS 80.
UM, WE WANTED TO GET OUT AND REPAIR 80 HOMES.
WE REPAIRED 7 83, UM, UM, FISCAL, UH, YEAR 24, 25, WE HAVE THE SAME GOLD AND THE FUNDING IS ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED AND ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED AND TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS.
UM, OUR GOAL LAST FISCAL YEAR, 2324 WAS SEVEN.
WE DIDN'T COMPLETE ANY, UM, A BR RENTERS.
UM, THOSE ARE A LITTLE MORE DIFFICULT BECAUSE WE DO HAVE TO GO INTO A, AN AGREEMENT WITH, UH, THE LANDLORD AND THE HOMEOWNER TO GET THOSE DONE.
BUT FOR 24 25, WE HAVE THE SAME GOAL OF SEVEN, AND THAT ONE IS $185,000 FOR 24 25.
AND HAVE WE HIT ANY, HAVE WE HAD ANY THIS YEAR? WE HAVE TWO RIGHT NOW FOR A BR RENTER FOR THIS YEAR, AND IT'S LOOKING LIKE WE'RE GONNA HAVE MORE.
SO WE HAVE KIND OF FOCUSED IN ON A BR RENTER.
'CAUSE WE DO, WE DO, WE DO WANNA SPEND THE FUNDING.
WE ALWAYS WANNA SPEND OUR FUNDING.
SO, UM, THE NEXT ONE IS OUR GO REPAIR PROGRAM.
UM, THE GOAL FOR 2324 WAS 292 HOMES.
THE GOAL FOR UH, 24 25 IS 208.
UM, AND THE FUNDING FOR THAT ONE IS $5 MILLION PER YEAR.
UM, THE NEXT ONE IS OUR MINOR HOME REPAIR PROGRAM, THE GOAL.
AND, UH, FISCAL YEAR 2324, WHICH 230 HOMES WE COMPLETED 111.
UM, THE GOAL FOR 24 25 IS, UM, ONCE AGAIN 200 AND UM, 30 HOMES.
THE FUNDING ON THAT ONE IS A MILLION DOLLARS PER YEAR.
WHENEVER I SAY FEDERAL FUNDING THOUGH, IT IS DEPENDENT ON HUD AND WHAT WE'RE AWARDED EVERY YEAR.
I JUST WANTED TO PUT THAT IN THERE.
UM, THE PLUMBING PROGRAM, UM, OUR GOAL FOR 2324 WAS 15 HOMES.
YEAH, THE GOAL FOR 24 25 IS 15 HOMES.
AND I CAN TELL YOU NOW, WE'VE ALREADY SURPASSED THAT ALREADY.
UM, THE GOAL FOR THAT PROGRAM IS $350,000 A YEAR.
UM, OUR PRIVATE LATERAL PROGRAM,
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UM, THE GOAL FOR 2324 WAS 15 HOMES.UM, WE WERE PAIRED FOUR HOMES.
UM, AS FAR AS THE, UH, P LATS, THE GOAL FOR 24 25 IS, UH, AGAIN, 15 HOMES.
AND WE'RE, WE'RE ACTUALLY OFF TO A GOOD START ON THAT PROGRAM AS WELL.
WE SHOULD GET CLOSE TO THE GOAL, I'M HOPING.
UM, THE HRLP PROGRAM, UM, THE GOAL FOR 2324 WAS NINE HOMES.
WE COMPLETED FIVE HOMES, UM, WHICH IS REALLY GOOD COMPARED TO PREVIOUS YEARS.
AND THE GOAL FOR 24 25 IS NINE HOMES.
AND WE ARE ALREADY CLOSE TO GETTING CLOSE TO THAT NINE HOMES.
SO I, I THINK WE'LL MAKE GOAL FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR.
AND, UM, THE FUNDING FOR THAT IS $2 MILLION PER YEAR.
CAN YOU GO BACK ONE SLIDE PLEASE? THANKS.
IMPACT, GOALS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
HERE'S, UM, WE CHARTED OUT, UM, AS FAR AS OUR, UM, OUR MFI AND OUR ETHNICITY.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE MFI ON THE LEFT, YOU'LL SEE UM, BETWEEN ZERO AND 30% OF OUR MEDIUM FAMILY INCOME.
UM, YOU'LL SEE THAT IT IS 44%, UM, 61 TO 80%.
MF FIVE IS 32%, 51 TO 60 IS 11%, AND THEN 31 TO 50 IS 13%.
SO YOU CAN SEE BY THAT ABOUT THE MFI AND, AND THE DIAGRAM IN FRONT OF YOU THAT WE REALLY DO FOCUS IN ON THE, ON THE LOW AND MODERATE INCOME INDIVIDUALS.
AND THOSE SEEM TO BE THE PEOPLE THAT WE ASSIST THE MOST.
UM, ETHNICITY, IF YOU LOOK TO THE RIGHT, UM, UM, IT SAYS WHITE BUT CAUCASIAN, I'D SAY IT IS 32%.
UM, BLACK AFRICAN AMERICAN IS 31%.
WAIT, IT SAYS WHITE HISPANIC IS 26% AND THEN HISPANIC IS 7%.
ASIAN IS 3%, AND OTHER MULTIRACIAL IS 1%.
ALRIGHT, THIS SHOWS OUR, UH, PERCENT OF APPLICANTS SERVED BASED ON THE COUNCIL DISTRICT FOR, UH, THIS IS FOR FY 2324.
YOU'LL SEE, UM, UM, COUNCIL DISTRICT NUMBER ONE IS 31%.
UM, COUNCIL DISTRICT TWO IS 17%.
UM, THOSE TWO DISTRICTS ARE MOSTLY, UM, I THINK THAT'S NORTH, NORTHEAST, AND THEN SOUTHEAST, I BELIEVE.
UM, COUNCIL DISTRICT THREE IS 3%.
UM, COUNCIL DISTRICT FOUR IS 0%.
UM, COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE IS 15%.
COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN IS 22%.
COUNCIL, DISTRICT EIGHT IS 0%.
COUNCIL, DISTRICT NINE IS 12%, AND COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 IS 0%.
WE DID SEND OUT, UM, A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION SURVEY.
UH, WE MAILED OUT, WE DID A MASS MAIL OUT, UM, UM, OF TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTY, TWO HUNDRED EIGHTY TWO OF OUR, UM, UM, APPLICANTS OR CITIZENS THAT WERE, WERE SERVED BY OUR HOME REPAIR PROGRAMS. UM, TOTAL RESPONSES RECEIVED, UM, WAS 87.
SO OUT OF THAT 282, ONLY 87 87 RESPONDED BACK.
UM, IF YOU LOOK AT THE DIAGRAM BELOW, IT PREDOMINANTLY SHOWS A POSITIVE FEEDBACK WHERE 66, UM, UM, OF THEIR CITIZENS AGREED WITH OUR SERVICES, OUR HOME, OR WERE HAPPY WITH OUR SERVICES.
UM, UM, 13 WERE NEUTRAL, WHICH 15%.
AND THEN, UH, WE, WE HAD EIGHT THAT DID NOT AGREE WITH THE SERVICES PROVIDED.
SO OVERALL, UM, ABOUT 90% OF THE, THE CITIZENS THAT ACTUALLY RESPONDED BACK WERE, UM, HAPPY WITH THE SERVICES WE PROVIDED.
SO, AND HERE ARE OUR PARTNERSHIPS.
WE DO SUB ALL OF OUR HOME REPAIR PROGRAMS EXCEPT FOR THE HOME HRLP PROGRAM, ALL OF THEM.
WE ARE IN PARTNERSHIPS WITH OUR NON-PROFIT PROGRAM, UH, NONPROFIT, UM, ORGANIZATIONS.
UM, I BELIEVE MANDY KIND OF WENT THROUGH
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'EM A LITTLE BIT EARLIER, BUT AUSTIN, HABITAT FOR HUMANITY REBUILDING TOGETHER, AUSTIN AREA URBAN LEAGUE, INTERFAITH ACTION OF CENTRAL TEXAS, UM, MEALS ON WHEELS AND MORE EASTER SEALS OF CENTRAL, UH, CENTRAL TEXAS AND AMERICAN YOUTH WORKS.UM, WE DO PARTNER WITH AUSTIN WATER ON, ON PLUMBING AND THE PA PROGRAM AS WELL.
HOW TO APPLY, YOU CAN ACTUALLY GO TO, UM, UM, AUSTIN TEXAS.GOV/HOUSING AND JUST KIND OF FOLLOW THE LINKS THROUGH THERE, BUT IT'LL TAKE YOU INTO HOUSING AND HOW TO APPLY.
BUT WE DO HAVE A, WHAT WE CALL, WE CALL IT A SHORT FORM, BUT JUST 15 SHORT QUESTIONS THAT A CITIZEN CAN ANSWER.
ONCE THEY ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS, THEN IT KIND OF DIRECTS US THAT THAT INFORMATION COMES TO, TO, UM, MY TEAM OR OUR TEAM.
AND FROM THERE WE ASSIGN YOU A NONPROFIT, BUT WE ALSO, UM, ASSIGN AS FAR AS WHAT PROGRAMS WE THINK WOULD FIT YOU BEST.
IF YOU, IF IN YOUR, UM, SHORT FORM IN YOUR QUESTIONS YOU SAY THAT YOU NEED PLUMBING, YOU NEED A ROOF, THEN WE GO THROUGH THAT AND WE, WE FIGURE OUT WHAT YOU ACTUALLY NEED AND THEN WE SEND THAT OVER TO THE NONPROFIT.
FROM THAT POINT ON, THE CITIZEN WILL GET AN EMAIL SAYING YOU'VE BEEN ASSIGNED TO MILLS ON WHEELS OR, OR WHATEVER NONPROFIT HAS CHOSEN.
UM, AND THEN MILLS ON WHEELS WILL CONTACT YOU AND THEN THEY'LL DO THE REAL ASSESSMENT, COME OUT AND FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON AT YOUR HOME AND, AND ANY ANY NEEDS THAT YOU MIGHT NEED.
UM, I THINK I GOT THAT COVERED.
IF I CAN JUST SPEAK TO THE COMMENT THAT WAS MADE EARLIER TODAY, UH, DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT, UM, IT WAS STATED THAT A NONPROFIT PARTNER, UH, DENIED THE APPLICATION, UM, OF THE PERSON WHO CAME.
UM, WE WILL CERTAINLY TAKE A LOOK INTO THAT, BUT GENERALLY PEOPLE SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO GO TO OUR WEBSITE AND APPLY THROUGH OUR PORTAL, THE CITY OF AUSTIN'S PORTAL, AND THEN STAFF WILL DIRECT APPLICANTS TO THE APPROPRIATE NONPROFITS.
UM, SO AGAIN, WE WILL CERTAINLY LOOK INTO THAT, BUT THAT SHOULDN'T HAPPEN THAT WAY.
BUT, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY I DON'T KNOW WHAT OCCURRED, BUT WE WILL CERTAINLY LOOK INTO THAT.
AND THIS IS JUST, AND, AND THAT'S, THAT'S PRETTY MUCH THE END.
YOU CAN CALL 3 1 1 OR YOU CAN CALL, UH, 5 1 2 9 7 4 3 1 0 0.
THAT'S TO THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT.
OR YOU CAN GO ONLINE TO HP DCS@AUSTINTEXAS.GOV AND LEAVE A MESSAGE THERE AND WE GET THOSE MESSAGES, UM, UM, ON THE HOUSING, ON A HOME HOME REPAIR TEAM.
AND IN, IN CONCLUSION, I JUST WANNA SHARE WITH EVERYONE SORT OF WHERE WE ARE, UH, WITH A HOME REPAIR DIVISION.
UM, FIRST AND FOREMOST, WE ARE RECRUITING FOR A NEW DIVISION MANAGER, WHICH WE WILL HAVE, UH, BY THE FALL, BY THE END OF THIS FALL.
UM, HOPEFULLY BY THE SUMMER, IF IT GOES QUICKLY, IF I DO EVERYTHING RIGHT, UH, I WILL HAVE, UH, A NEW PERSON.
UM, BUT I THINK SOMETHING TO HIGHLIGHT IS THE FACT THAT WE DO HAVE, UH, SEVERAL DIFFERENT SOURCES OF FUNDING.
AND I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT IS UNIQUE TO AUSTIN.
THERE ARE OTHER CITIES THAT HAVE ROBUST HOME REPAIR PROGRAMS, UH, BUT ONE OF THE CHALLENGES IS OFTEN THE SOURCE OF FUNDING.
AND WE ARE FORTUNATE TO HAVE BOTH LOCAL DOLLARS AND THEN ALSO PARTNER WITH AUSTIN WATER TO HAVE MORE DOLLARS TO ADDRESS WATER AND PLUMBING ISSUES, LEAKS.
UM, AND THEN THE FEDERAL DOLLARS IS A, THEY'RE A SMALL PORTION OF OUR OVERALL FUNDING.
UM, SO WE'RE CONTINUING TO SEE HOW WE MIGHT EXPAND THE HOME REPAIR PROGRAMS AND REALLY BE ABLE TO HELP PEOPLE TO AGE IN PLACE AND PRESERVE THE EXISTING HOUSING STOCK THAT WE HAVE.
SO, UH, WITH THAT, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT COUNCIL HAS RECENTLY DIRECTED US IS TO EXPLORE THE OPTIONS TO EXPAND HOME REPAIR PROGRAMS FOR SMALL LANDLORDS.
THESE ARE THE PROPERTIES THAT, UM, MANY SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS THE NATURALLY OCCURRING AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
SO SAY FOR INSTANCE, YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW MIGHT OWN A RENTAL PROPERTY OR A HOUSE THAT YOU RENT OUT AND THERE'S NO GOVERNMENT SUBSIDY, BUT, UM, YOU LEASE IT AT AN AFFORDABLE
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RATE TO SOMEONE IN THE, IN, YOU KNOW, WHO'S LOOKING FOR HOUSING.THE CHALLENGES, OFTEN, UH, HOME REPAIR SERVICES HAVE NOT TO DATE, HAVE NOT BEEN AVAILABLE TO YOU.
AND SO OFTENTIMES RENTERS WHO ARE PAYING BELOW MARKET RATE OFTEN LIVE IN HOUSING THAT IS UNSAFE AND UNHEALTHY.
AND SO WE'RE GOING TO EXPLORE WHAT A PROGRAM COULD LOOK LIKE AND SEE IF THERE ARE FUNDS THAT WE COULD INVEST INTO A NO, A NEW PROGRAM, UH, TO ADDRESS, UM, THE NEEDS OF SMALL LANDLORDS.
UH, SO THAT'S ONE OF OUR PROGRAM ENHANCEMENTS.
WE ARE ALSO, UH, WORKING WITH THE TEAMS WITHIN THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT TO MAP OUT USING DATA TO MAP OUT WHERE HOME REPAIR SERVICES ARE, UH, BEING OFFERED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE DELIVERING SERVICES THAT ARE EQUITABLE AND WE ARE ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE, UM, AT HIGHER OR HIGHEST NEEDS.
SO AS ED SHARED, A LOT OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE RECEIVING OUR SERVICES ARE, UM, AT 30% MFI AND BELOW, BUT WE REALLY WANT TO, UM, THERE MIGHT BE SOME OTHER VULNERABILITY FACTORS.
SO WE'RE TAKING A LOOK, UM, AT THOSE TO SEE HOW WE MIGHT, UH, MAKE OUR BE MORE TARGETED, IF YOU WILL, AND OUR OUTREACH TO PEOPLE WHO ARE IN NEED.
AND, UM, SOMETHING ELSE THAT I THINK, UH, IS REALLY EXCITING TO ME RIGHT NOW, UH, ACROSS THE COUNTRY, I AM SEEING THE ELEVATION OF, UM, HOME REPAIR PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS HOUSING AFFORDABILITY.
I THINK HOME REPAIR PROGRAMS HAVE EXISTED, BUT THEY HAVE NOT, UH, A LOT OF POLICIES AND FUNDING HAS NOT BEEN, UM, DEDICATED TO HOME REPAIR PROGRAMS. AND YOU'RE SEEING MORE OF THAT HAPPEN.
AND I'VE BEEN, UM, FORTUNATE TO PARTICIPATE IN SOME, UM, POLICY SUMMITS WHERE WE'RE DISCUSSING HOME REPAIR SOLUTIONS.
AND THEN RECENTLY ED, UM, NICHOLAS GENTRY AND I, WE ALSO, UH, PARTICIPATED IN THE HOUSING SOLUTIONS LAB AT, UM, UH, NEW NYU, NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, NYU, I'M SORRY, I COULDN'T THINK OF THE A ACRONYM, IT'S RIGHT THERE.
BUT, UM, WE WERE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE, UM, WITH THIS, UH, COHORT TO REALLY TALK TO OTHER CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO SEE HOW THEY'RE ADDRESSING THEIR HOME REPAIR PROGRAMS AND THEIR NEEDS.
UM, AND I WILL SAY I AM, I THINK WE HAVE A GOOD PROGRAM, BUT THERE ARE AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT MOST DEFINITELY.
AND, UM, AND A MODEL THAT I THINK, UH, WE WILL BE LOOKING AT IS, UH, IS SAN ANTONIO.
I THINK THEIR, THEIR PROGRAM IS, UM, A LITTLE MORE ROBUST.
AND I SAY THAT BECAUSE, UM, THERE'S SOME HOMEOWNER EDUCATION COMPONENTS THAT THEY HAVE, THEY'RE ALSO WORKING WITH HOSPITALS.
AND SO THOSE ARE SOME THINGS THAT, UM, WE WERE ABLE TO LEARN FROM THAT HOUSING SOLUTIONS LAB AND, UH, UNDERSTAND HOW WE COULD JUST STRENGTHEN OUR HOME REPAIR PROGRAM OVERALL.
SO, UM, AT THIS TIME WE'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE.
SO, UM, UH, WHEN IT COMES TO THE PROGRAM ENHANCEMENTS THAT Y'ALL ARE TRYING TO DO, UH, WHEN IT COMES TO THE CODE VIOLATIONS THAT HAPPEN, HAVE Y'ALL EVER CONSIDERED TRACKING LIKE THE AREAS IN WHICH YOU'RE HA WHERE, WHERE CODE ENFORCEMENT OR CODE COMPLIANCE, THE ORG THAT'S DOING THOSE, HAVE Y'ALL EVER CONSIDERED TRACKING WHERE MOST OF THOSE VIOLATIONS ARE HAPPENING? WELL, AS YOU SHARED, THOSE ARE IN CODE.
WE DON'T ALWAYS KNOW THOSE OR GET THOSE, RIGHT, THAT IS IN THE CODE DEPARTMENT.
WE OFTEN WORK WITH CODE, UH, NOT ALL OF THE TIME.
THERE ARE, WHEN YOU'RE, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO WORK MORE COLLABORATIVELY TOGETHER.
I'D LIKE TO FIND A WAY THAT WE CAN CREATE A SYSTEM WHERE WHEN A PERSON DOES GET A CODE VIOLATION, WE ARE AUTOMATICALLY NOTIFIED THAT IS NOT THE CASE.
AND I DON'T SEE THAT HAPPENING RIGHT AWAY.
BUT THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I HAVE LISTED ON, LIKE, OKAY, THESE ARE SOME THINGS THAT WE NEED TO DO.
UM, AND WE DO HAVE A CASE NOW WHERE WE'RE WORKING WITH COLD, UH, AND ALSO AUSTIN WATER TO ADDRESS THE NEED OF SOMEONE WHOSE
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HOME MIGHT OTHERWISE BE DEMOLISHED.SO THERE IS COLLABORATION, BUT WE CAN DO BETTER COORDINATION ACROSS THE CITY.
YEAH, I WAS GONNA SAY, I THINK WHEN IT COMES TO THE CODE VIOLATIONS, UM, IT WOULD BE GREAT TO SEE MORE OF A PARTNERSHIP WITH CODE COMPLIANCE TO MAKE SURE THAT Y'ALL ARE NOTIFIED ABOUT THE, LIKE, THE VIOLATIONS THAT ARE HAPPENING.
AND ALSO IF SOMEONE RECEIVES A VIOLATION THAT THEY'RE RECEIVING THE LINK TO SAY, OH, YOU HAVE A VIOLATION, YOU CAN USE THE CITY OF BOSTON'S LINK TO THEN APPLY.
BECAUSE IF CODE ENFORCEMENT OR CODE COMPLIANCE IS NOT LETTING SOMEONE KNOW, HEY, YOU JUST RECEIVED A VIOLATION, THERE'S COMMUNITY SUPPORT, THEN THEY'RE NOT RECEIVING THE INFORMATION THEY NEED AND WE'RE MISSING ABSOLUTELY.
PEOPLE WHO ARE ACTUALLY BEING AFFECTED BY THESE VIOLATIONS.
AND I THINK WE NEED TO PAUSE FOR A SECOND.
UH, WEBEX CRASHED ON US, SO WE LOST ALL, YEAH, WE LOST ALL OF OUR, SO WE LOST QUORUM BASICALLY.
SO YEAH, HE'S TRYING TO GET IT BACK.
WE'LL WAIT A FEW MINUTES, BUT YEAH, WE, WE LOST QUORUM, SO WE HAVE TO KIND OF, WE HAVE TO SHUT IT DOWN FOR A MINUTE.
SO, OH, YOU WERE EXACTLY RIGHT? YEAH.
YOU, YEAH, THAT'S PRETTY MUCH OKAY.
YEAH, IF YOU NEED TO GO TO THE RESTROOM OR ANYTHING, IS NOW IS A GOOD TIME.
CAN Y'ALL ONLINE, UH, HEAR US? CAN I GET CONFIRMATION THAT Y'ALL IN WEBEX CAN HEAR US HEAR US? OKAY.
UH, CAN Y'ALL SPEAK AGAIN? I HAD YOU MUTED FOR A SECOND.
WE CAN HEAR YOU LOUD AND CLEAR.
MAKE SURE WE HAVE FORMS. OUR CHAIR STEPPED AWAY FOR, SHE WENT TO THE RESTROOM.
SO WE WILL WAIT A FEW MINUTES FORWARD.
DO WE HAVE TO HAVE, HOW MANY, HOW MANY DO WE HAVE TO HAVE? WE HAVE TO HAVE EIGHT.
WE DON'T HAVE FOUR REGARDLESS.
WE NEED TWO MORE COMMISSIONERS.
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THE COMMISSIONERS SHOULD BE ABLE TO JOIN FROM THE ORIGINAL LINK IF THEY WERE REMOTE.DO YOU WANNA TEXT THE YEAH, LEMME WHO? I DUNNO.
IKA, IS SHE ON? NO, SHE'S HER.
DON'T LET THE Y OH, Y'ALL IS, IT'S, IT'S MADANO.
WHO WE MISSING? CASSANDRA, IS IT? UH, MADANO.
I DUNNO HOW TO YEAH, Y'ALL ARE PROBABLY LOOKING FOR MS. QUA.
HOW MANY DO WE NEED TO CALL? WE NEED EIGHT.
I CAN GIVE BR MS. BREWSTER A CALL REAL QUICK.
SAID UM, BRUCE, I SENT HER A TEXT MESSAGE.
HOPEFULLY SHE CAN GET BACK ON AND BREWSTER.
OH, AND BREWSTER, ANY ONE OF THEM TOO.
AND COMMISSIONER LYRIC, I KEEP MISPRONOUNCING YOU AS COMMISSIONER TRICE.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE
UH, WELL, WE'RE GONNA SEE IF WE CAN, THEY'RE REACHING OUT TO, WE JUST GOT BACK IN.
SHE'S THE ONE THAT CALLS YOU TO SEE IF YOU'RE COMING.
I TEXT COMMISSIONER MADANO AND I DON'T HAVE BREWSTER.
LEMME SEE IF SHE, SHE SAYS SHE'S, I JUST TEXT, UH, MS. BREWSTER.
SHE JUST, I MEAN, WE'RE ALMOST DONE.
WE'RE ALMOST CHATTING SO WE HAVE TO ASK.
I RECORD AND I CAN'T EVEN WAIT THAT LONG.
REALLY? SO WE CAN CALL IT, IS THERE A TIME LIMIT? YEAH, I, WE CAN WAIT MY FIVE MORE MINUTES SO I, OKAY.
WE HEY, BEFORE YOU GUYS START, COULD YOU SAY SOMETHING ABOUT GO CERTIFICATE? MS. BREWSTER IS GONNA TRY TO HOP BACK ON RIGHT NOW.
YOU CAN, YEAH, BEFORE YOU WANT, JUST FOR REAL QUICK, JUST CHAIRS.
COMMISSIONERS, BEFORE WE START THE, UH, MEETING AGAIN, IF YOU CAN PLEASE COMPLETE YOUR OPEN MEETINGS ART ACT, UM, TRAINING, UH, BEFORE NEXT TUESDAY.
I NEED THE REST OF YOU TO GO IN AND LOOK AT THE EMAIL THAT LORENA SENT OUT, UH, LAST WEEK WITH THE, IT'S VERY CLEAR IN THE EMAIL HOW YOU DO IT.
ONCE YOU DO THE VIDEO, WATCH THE VIDEO, YOU GO TO THE SECOND LINK IN THAT EMAIL AND YOU ENTER YOUR INFORMATION, YOUR NAME, EMAIL THE CODE, THE DAY YOU TOOK IT, YOU HIT ENTER.
IT'LL SEND YOU AN EMAIL FROM, UH, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE, KEN PAXTON AND YOU FORWARD AND I THAT EMAIL.
AND WE'LL CONVERT THAT TO A PDF AND COLLECT THOSE.
AND THIS IS FOR A STATE MONITORING VISIT.
SO IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT THIS GET DONE.
WELL, YOU TELL IT'S PRETTY EASY.
YOU GO IN, YOU GET THE VIDEO SPED UP, YOU GET THE CODE, YOU PUT IT IN THERE, BOOM, YOU'RE DONE.
YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO TELL 'EM THAT
YEAH, IT IS THAT YOU I THINK YOU WANT THEM TO DO IT OR NOT.
YOU SAID IT, NOT ME, BUT YEAH.
UM, YEAH, SO, UH, I WAS TALKING ABOUT THE PROGRAM ENHANCEMENTS, TRACKING OF CODE VIOLATIONS.
'CAUSE I THINK THAT WOULD BE REALLY HELPFUL.
AND JUST LIKE IN GENERAL, PARTNERING WITH CODE COMPLIANCE, UM, A BETTER PARTNERSHIP AND, AND MORE JUST LIKE EXPECTATION AROUND MAKING SURE CODE COMPLIANCE IS GIVING INFORMATION AROUND YOUR RESOURCES AND THE FUNDING THAT IS AVAILABLE FOR THEM TO APPLY FOR THIS IF THEY DO RECEIVE A CODE VIOLATION AND FIT THE UH, REQUIREMENTS.
AND THEN, UM, I WAS CURIOUS FOR THE A BR AND THE L GB ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS, THOSE ARE DECIDED
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BY HUD.IS THAT LIKE THE AGE 62? I JUST THOUGHT THAT WAS KIND OF VERY SPECIFIC.
SO IS THAT A HUD REQUIREMENT? YES.
UM, AND THEN FOR THE, UM, A BR, UM, LIKE SEVEN PEOPLE RENT IT, IT WAS LIKE A, THE RENT A BR, UM, RENTER, THE NUMBER HASN'T GONE UP.
AND WHAT WAS THE REASON WHY THAT THAT ONE STAYED THE SAME? BECAUSE WE, WE HAVEN'T REACHED GOAL ON THAT PRO, UM, A BR RENTER IN A COUPLE OF YEARS.
OH, THAT'S BECAUSE IT, IT'S LIKE A LANDLORD.
SO THE GOAL FOR THAT ONE STAYED THE SAME.
UM, BUT WE'RE STRIVING THIS YEAR TO MAKE GOAL ON THAT PROGRAM.
AT LEAST GET AS CLOSER TO IT AS WE CAN, SO.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS WE DID, WE DID MAKE A CHANGE THIS YEAR WITH THE FUNDING SOURCE.
SO WE ARE NOT USING FEDERAL DOLLARS TO ADDRESS A BR RENTER.
I DON'T KNOW THAT THAT WAS A BARRIER, BUT WE THOUGHT PERHAPS IT MIGHT BE A BARRIER.
SO NOW WE SWITCHED FUNDING TO LOCAL DOLLARS AND WE ALREADY HAVE I THINK FOUR.
UH, AND WE HAVE A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, WE HAVEN'T TO THE END OF SEPTEMBER.
SO WE THINK, UM, BECAUSE SOME OF THE, SOME OF THE COMPLAINTS THAT I HAD HEARD, HEARD IN THE PAST IS THAT THE, IT'S IT'S A COMPLICATED APPLICATION PROCESS.
SO WE HOPE THAT THIS WILL CHANGE AND WE'RE SEEING IT CHANGE ALREADY.
AND THEN, UM, THE ONLY OTHER QUESTION THAT I HAD WAS FOR THE, THE SURVEY, UH, IS THERE A REASON WHY IT WAS MAILED OVER LIKE TEXT OR CALL OR EMAIL? WE, WE DEAL WITH A, UH, A LOT OF ELDERLY, UM, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE AND THE CITIZENS THAT DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO EMAIL OR, AND SO WE FIGURED THE BEST WAY TO DO IT WAS TO MAIL IT TO, TO, TO THE HOMEOWNERS SO THEY COULD SEE IT AND GET A PAPER COPY OF IT.
AND SO, AND WE, UH, PROVIDED, UM, A STAMPED E UM, ENVELOPE IN THE EMAIL, UH, IN THE MAIL OUT THAT WE YEAH.
RETURNED SO THEY COULD, UH, JUST FILL IT OUT AND THEN SEND IT BACK TO US.
UM, WE WOULD'VE LIKED TO HAVE GOTTEN MORE RESPONSES THAN WE DID, BUT THAT WAS WHY WE DID IT THAT WAY.
IS THERE WAY TO DO BOTH, LIKE CAN YOU LIKE, SO THAT THE ELDERLY PEOPLE CAN STILL MAIL IN, BUT ALSO YOU'RE REACHING MAYBE A LARGER, BROADER ABSOLUTELY.
AND UH, THE ONLY OTHER THING, JUST LIKE I WAS TALKING ABOUT THE, UM, THE HOUSING, UH, OR THE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS IS JUST, IF Y'ALL HAD AN INCENTIVIZATION OR INCENTIVIZATION FOR, UM, LIKE THE, THE SURVEY THAT MIGHT BE REALLY COOL AS LIKE A RAFFLE OR LIKE, YOU KNOW, FREE TICKET TO THIS EVENT OR SOMETHING.
WHICH I, I WAS GONNA MENTION THAT EARLIER.
UH, RAFFLES ARE, I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE PROHIBITED, BUT THEY ARE STRONGLY DISCOURAGED WITHIN THE CITY OF AUSTIN TO COMPLETE A SURVEY OR AS AN INCENTIVE.
SO THAT IS, UH, WE HAVE EXPLORED THAT IN THE PAST WITH OTHER PROGRAMS, BUT UM, WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO DO THAT.
SO, YEAH, I DON KNOW WE, WE DO HAVE TO BE CREATIVE TO GET GREATER PARTICIPATION AND I DO THINK HAVING, UH, AN ONLINE OR OTHER OPTIONS, EVEN TEXTING COULD BE HELPFUL TO GET MORE PARTICIPATION.
WE, WE, WE DO GET OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY CENTERS AND PRESENT THE, THE PRESENTATION THAT I GAVE TODAY.
WE'VE BEEN OUT TO MULTIPLE COMMUNITY CENTERS AND, AND, AND WE PRESENTED TO THIS TO, UM, MEIS DOVE SPRINGS.
AND SO SOMETIMES WE'RE REQUESTED TO COME OUT AND WE'LL GO OUT, UM, AND PRESENT THIS.
SO WE ARE TRYING TO DO, DO BETTER WITH OUR OUTREACH.
SO, SO MORE PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT OUR HOME REPAIR PROGRAM.
SO THAT'S, THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE DOING TO TRY TO GET THE WORD OUT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER CENTER, UH, SIMILAR TO LIKE THE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS OR NO.
IS THAT DIFFERENT? 'CAUSE I FEEL LIKE THAT COULD BE LIKE A GOOD SPACE FOR Y'ALL TO SHOW UP AS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS.
UM, WE DO NOT, BUT IT'S A GOOD IDEA.
I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW IF THE PRESENTATION, I KNOW WE WENT OUT DURING THE PRESENTATION.
UM, SO I DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS HAVE MORE TO SHARE BEFORE WE STARTED ASKING QUESTIONS.
FEEL FREE TO ASK YOUR QUESTION.
I, WE DON'T KNOW AT WHAT POINT IT DROPPED OFF, SO I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT.
SO IS THERE A WAIT LIST RIGHT NOW? UM, SO I KNOW YOU, YOU GUYS SAID FOR THE A BR RENTERS THERE'S NO, UM, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE THE SAME GOALS, BUT, UM, WONDERING IF THERE'S A WAIT LIST FOR INDIVIDUALS.
I KNOW WHEN I, YOU KNOW, OVER A YEAR AGO WHEN THERE WAS THE DISPLACEMENT FOR THE NAVIGATORS, UM, THERE WAS A WAIT LIST FOR THIS,
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BUT IS THERE A CURRENT WAIT LIST? YES.ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS RIGHT NOW HAVE A WAIT LIST.
UM, ESPECIALLY OUR GO REPAIR PROGRAM AND OUR PLUMBING PROGRAM.
UM, ANYWHERE FROM, IT WAS SIX TO EIGHT MONTHS, BUT WE'VE CUT IT DOWN TO FOUR TO SIX MONTHS.
BUT TO BE SAFE, I WOULD SAY SIX MONTHS.
UM, AND WE'RE WORKING ON, ON GETTING THAT CUT DOWN.
UM, THE DEMAND IS HIGH AND WE DO HAVE ONLY SEVEN NON-PROFITS, ACTUALLY SIX NOW THAT ARE WORKING ON THESE PROGRAMS. SO THERE IS A WAIT LIST.
SO IS THERE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR MORE ORGANIZATIONS TO BE, UM, TO BE A PART OF THIS PROGRAM? IF THAT'S A, AND I'M JUST ONLY LISTENING IF YOU'RE SAYING THERE'S A DECREASE, IS THERE AN OPPORTUNITY TO INCREASE THE ORGANIZATION SO THEN WE CAN EXPAND MORE FOR THE PROGRAM? UM, IF THAT'S AN OPTION YI WOULD SAY YES.
WE WE'RE GONNA BID THESE PROGRAMS OUT, UM, AND DO A MA LIKE, WE CALL IT A MASTER SOLICITATION.
SO SOLICIT THESE PROGRAMS OUT.
UM, I'LL FOLLOW UP ON THAT 'CAUSE I, I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THE DATE, BUT THEY WILL BE SOLICITED OUT AND WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS.
AND WE ARE TRYING TO, UM, GET SOME NEW NONPROFITS INVOLVED, UM, WITH OUR PROGRAM.
SO, AND IN ADDITION TO THE NONPROFITS, IF I MIGHT ADD, UH, WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS GET MORE CONTRACTORS WORKING, UM, WITH THE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.
SO THE, THE NONPROFITS ARE ALMOST LIKE THE GO-BETWEENS.
THEY RECEIVE THE FUNDING, THEY, UM, DO ADDITIONAL ASSESSMENTS AND ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS, BUT WE NEED MORE CONTRACTORS WORKING IN THIS SPACE BECAUSE A LOT OF THE NONPROFITS ARE USING SOME OF THE SAME CONTRACTORS.
SO IT'S SO FOR US TO GO OUT AND GET ADDITIONAL NONPROFITS, BUT WE HAVEN'T EXPANDED THE POOL OF CONTRACTORS.
WE'RE, WE'RE NOT ANY BETTER OFF.
SO THAT IS GONNA BE ONE OF THE KEYS THAT WE NEED TO WORK ON.
NOW DO THEY HAVE TO BE, UM, A VENDOR OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN TO BE A CONTRACTOR OR JUST AS LONG AS THEY MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THAT AGENCY? THEY, THEY DO HAVE TO BE REGISTERED, UM, VENDORS WITH THE CITY OF AUSTIN, UM, TO WORK ON ANY OF OUR, OUR PROGRAMS. SO YEAH, I WOULD, IF YOU KNOW CONTRACTORS THAT ARE INTERESTED, I WOULD TELL 'EM TO, UM, REGISTER WITH THE CITY OF AUSTIN TO BE A VENDOR AND THEN GO THROUGH ONE OF THE NONPROFITS TO GET INVOLVED IN OUR, IN OUR PROGRAM.
UM, JUST A FEW MORE QUESTIONS.
SO, UM, ON THE DOCUMENT THAT YOU GUYS SHARED IT SO THAT, UM, I WANTED TO KNOW WHAT WAS THE DIFFERENCE WHEN IT SHOWED, LEMME SEE WHICH SLIDE WAS IT? NUMBER 30, SAY 33 FOR THE IMPACT GOALS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
CAN YOU GUYS, UH, TELL ME WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHITE, WHITE, HISPANIC AND HISPANIC? OH, THAT, THAT'S A, WE, WE GET OUR DEMOGRAPHICS FROM HOOD.
UM, AND OUR, UM, AS FAR AS THE, AND THAT'S CHANGED RECENTLY, UM, OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS.
AS FAR AS THE DEMOGRAPHIC BETWEEN WHITE AND WHITE HISPANIC, I WOULD SAY IT'S THE SAME THING, BUT LIKE I SAID, WE GET THAT FROM HUD, SO NO.
SO WHAT'S WHITE HISPANIC? SO IS THERE ANY WAY WE CAN GO BACK TO THAT SLIDE THAT YOU'RE REFERENCING TOO? WAIT, I'M SORRY.
LET'S, UM, YES, WE CAN GO BACK TO THE, THE SLIDE.
THAT IT, THOSE ARE HUD DEFINITIONS.
BUT THEY ARE, THEY'RE NOT THE SAME, EVEN THOUGH SOMEONE MIGHT SAY THEY'RE THE SAME TO ME MM-HMM
UH, THEY GO BY RACIAL CATEGORIES.
I WILL SAY ALL THIS IS VERY COMPLICATED AND FALSE 'CAUSE THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS RACE.
SO THAT'S, BUT A PERSON WHO MIGHT, UH, BE IDENTIFIED AS, UH, THEIR RACE MIGHT BE WHITE, THEIR ETHNICITY MAY OR MAY NOT BE HISPANIC.
SO THAT'S WHY YOU SEE THOSE TWO DIFFERENT CATEGORIES.
AND IF I CAN QUICKLY CHIME IN, 'CAUSE THIS IS A PART OF MY, MY PREVIOUS WORK AND DOING WORK AS A SIGMA IS WHENEVER WE'RE DOING STATISTICAL INFORMATION, YOU KNOW, THE QUESTION THAT IT ASKS WHEN YOU DO YOUR RACE EXACTLY IS NOT TD DESCRIBED.
AND THEN THERE'S A SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTION THAT SAYS, ARE YOU OF HISPANIC ORIGIN? YES OR NO? MM-HMM
THAT IS WHERE THIS USUALLY LINKS AND, AND ENTAILS.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S THE SETUP IT WAS FOR THIS, BUT AT LEAST THAT IS THE STRUCTURE WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE CENSUS, UM, SET UP.
AND, AND THEN THEY, IT CATEGORIZES WITH THE OTHER RACES, BUT THERE PROBABLY WAS NOT ENOUGH
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STATISTICAL INFORMATION TO CREATE THIS DESIGNATION AS WHITE HISPANIC.SO THERE PROBABLY WASN'T EVEN A STATISTICAL INFERENCE UP TO 1%.
USUALLY THINGS BELOW 1% DO NOT GET CATEGORIZED ON, UM, STATISTICAL SCALES.
JUST WANTED TO ADD THAT PIECE MM-HMM
UH, I HAVE TWO MORE QUESTIONS.
SO IN REGARDS, SO JUST BASED ON ANY OF THESE PROGRAMS AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, UM, ANTI DISPLACEMENT AND BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT CODE COMES OUT, WHAT ABOUT FENCE REPAIRS? SO THOSE EXTERIOR THINGS OUTSIDE OF THE, JUST THE HOMES AND IF WE THINK ABOUT THE ELDERLY OR JUST EVEN ANYONE, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE SECURITY OF A, OF YOUR HOME, AND THEN WHEN I'VE DONE A RIDE ALONG WITH CODE, AND THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THEY LOOK AT IS YOUR FENCE.
AND SO WHETHER IT'S THE HOMEOWNER OR THE LANDLORD, IS THAT AN OPPORTUNITY THAT CAN BE INCORPORATED IN THE, UM, IN THIS BECAUSE IT'S NOT LISTED OR IF I'VE SEEN IT AS MAYBE I'VE, UNLESS IT'S AN OVERSIGHT, BUT IS THAT AN OPPORTUNITY AS WELL? YEAH.
I, I, I THINK I UNDERSTOOD WHAT YOU WERE SAYING, BUT I COULD BARELY MAKE OUT WHAT YOU WERE SAYING.
UM, SO, SO FENCE REPAIR IS NOT LISTED, BUT FENCE REPAIR IS ALSO A PART OF HOME OWNERSHIP.
AND SO CODE ACTUALLY DINGS YOU FOR THAT.
SO UNLESS YOU'RE DEEMED, OBVIOUSLY I, I MEAN YOU HAVE, IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT, I, I WOULDN'T WANNA GET DINGED FOR MY OFFENSE WHEN I CAN BE PROACTIVE MM-HMM
BUT HOW DO YOU, HOW, HOW, HOW CAN, OR CAN THAT BE INCORPORATED WITH THE PROGRAM? CURRENTLY NONE OF OUR HOME REPAIR PROGRAMS COVER, UM, COVER FENCE, UH, REPAIRS OR REPLACEMENTS.
UM, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN TAKE A LOOK AT AS FAR, FAR AS, UM, IT'D PROBABLY BE MORE APPLICABLE TO OUR GO REPAIR PROGRAM, BUT, BUT RIGHT NOW IT'S AGAINST OUR, UM, PROGRAM GUIDELINES.
SO, SO EVEN IF THAT'S, EVEN IF IT'S LOOKED AT AS A SECURITY MEASURE RIGHT NOW? YES.
IT IS NOT, I I KNOW SECURITY IS IMPORTANT.
SO WE, UH, UNFORTUNATELY WE CANNOT ADDRESS, WE DO NOT ADDRESS EVERYTHING.
IF THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY, WE CAN GO BACK AND LOOK TO SEE IF WE CAN USE LOCAL DOLLARS.
BUT EVEN FOR OUR BONDS, THERE ARE CERTAIN CRITERIA THAT MUST BE MET IN ORDER TO DO HOME REPAIRS WITH OUR BONDS.
SO WE WILL SEE AND EXPLORE TO SEE IF FENCES CAN BE LISTED.
AND I, YOU KNOW, I, I DO UNDERSTAND THE CONCERN IF CODE IS PROVIDING, UM, A VIOLATION NOTICE TO A RESIDENT, BUT I DON'T KNOW AT THIS TIME, BUT WE WILL LOOK INTO THAT AND SEE IF THAT IS SOMETHING THAT CAN BE INCORPORATED INTO ONE OF OUR FUNDING STREAMS. OKAY.
THEN MY LAST QUESTION, SO WHAT ABOUT, UH, MOBILE HOMEOWNERS, BUT THEY DON'T OWN THE LOT.
SO HOW DOES THAT WORK WITH THE REPAIR PROGRAM? YOU HAVE ALL OF THE GREAT QUESTIONS, ALL OF THE CHALLENGING QUESTIONS.
WELL, I'M ALSO WORKING WITH, SO I, SO I WORK WITH ANTI DISPLACEMENT WITH AN ORGANIZATION AND WE'RE HELPING WITH THE WILL AND ESTATE PLANNING.
AND SO LIKE THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE'RE COMING ACROSS, RIGHT.
WHICH ARE BARRIERS FOR FAMILIES.
THIS ONE STOMPS ME EVERY TIME, AND MY BOSS SAID I HAVE ALL OF THE ANSWERS, BUT I DON'T FEEL LIKE I NEVER, I I'M GOING GO TO ED AND THEN I MIGHT LOOK TO MANDY AS LONG AS THE HOME IS AFFIXED TO A PERMANENT, UM, A PERMANENT FOUNDATION FOUNDATION, NO WHEELS.
IF YOU CAN'T ROLL, WE WON'T REPAIR IT AND YOU CAN ROLL IT OFF.
IF IT'S A FIXED TO A PERMANENT, UH, PERMANENT FOUNDATION, THEN WE CAN GO IN AND REPAIR.
AND THAT'S WITH ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS, ALL OF OUR HOME REPAIR PROGRAMS. SO AS LONG AS IT IS NOT ON WHEELS, IF IT'S AFFIXED, IT SIT AND IT SIT ON A LOT THAT IT, IT CAN'T BE REMOVED FROM, IF IT'S, IF IT'S AFFIXED TO A PERMANENT FOUNDATION, THEN WE CAN REPAIR IT.
SO THAT SOUNDS LIKE
THEY HAVE TO BE THE HOMEOWNER.
I MEAN, I NEED TO, TO PUT THAT ALL OF OUR, ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS ARE HOMEOWNER PROGRAMS EXCEPT FOR A, SO THAT'S THE, THAT'S THE QUESTION THAT, THAT'S THE BARRIER.
THEY OWN THE MOBILE HOME, BUT THEY DON'T OWN THE LOT.
I'M, I'M GONNA FOLLOW UP ON THAT ONE.
I BELIEVE AS LONG AS THEY OWN THE HOME, THEY'RE THE HOMEOWNER AND IT'S AFFIXED TO A PERMANENT FOUNDATION, I BELIEVE WE CAN REPAIR.
BUT I WILL FOLLOW UP WITH EVERYONE ON THAT ONE.
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AND, AND THEN I ALSO WILL, AND I CAN GET IN CONTACT WITH YOU GUYS AND SO WE ARE WORKING ON OPPORTUNITIES WHERE WE'RE GOING INTO VARIOUS COMMUNITIES TO DO SOME OF THESE ANTI DISPLACEMENT TO JUST SHARE THIS WITH INDIVIDUALS.AND SO WE WOULD LOVE FOR YOU GUYS TO COME OUT AND SHARE THIS INFORMATION AS WELL.
UM, SO WE'RE TRYING TO DO A WORD AT LEAST OFFER EVERY QUARTER, UM, SO THAT FAMILIES CAN KNOW, ESPECIALLY IN CERTAIN, UM, ZIP CODES, ESPECIALLY WITH, UM, WHEN IT CONNECTS WITH PROJECT CONNECT.
SO WE WOULD LOVE FOR YOU GUYS TO COME OUT.
UM, I'M GONNA MAKE THIS REALLY QUICK 'CAUSE I KNOW IT'S LATE AND I DON'T KNOW ABOUT Y'ALL, BUT I'M HUNGRY.
SO, UM, THAT WAS A GREAT PRESENTATION.
UM, Y'ALL GOT ABOUT FIVE OF MY QUESTIONS, UM, COVERED, SO, BUT I HAVE A NEW, UM, A NEW QUESTION.
SO ACCORDING TO THIS, THE, UM, THE NUMBERS THAT WERE COMPLETED VERSUS WHAT THE GOAL WAS, UH, I SEE THAT ALL OF 'EM ARE WAY BELOW WHAT THE GOAL WAS.
WAS THAT BECAUSE THE FUNDS RAN OUT OR BECAUSE THERE WEREN'T ENOUGH APPLICANTS OR CONTRACT? IT, IT WOULD DEPEND ON WHICH, WHICH PROGRAM? UM, A BR, UM, I DON'T BELIEVE WE RAN OUT OF FUNDS.
UM, WE JUST, WE MISSED THE GOAL ON THAT ONE.
UM, THE DEMAND, LIKE I SAID, IS HIGH, BUT LIKE, KIND OF LIKE NEFERTITI SAID EARLIER, A LOT OF OUR NONPROFITS ARE USING THE SAME CONTRACTORS, THE SAME CONTRACTORS.
THAT BECAME A KIND OF AN ISSUE.
WE, WE SPOKE WITH, SPOKE WITH THEM AND MET WITH THEM ON THAT.
SO WE'RE TRYING TO EXPAND IT THAT WAY.
WE GOT A KIND OF, WE GOT A LATE START ON THAT ONE.
UM, HUD RELEASED OUR FUNDS A LITTLE BIT LATER THAN WE, WE NORMALLY GET IT FROM THEM.
SO IT KIND OF PUSHED THE PROGRAM BACK A LITTLE BIT.
AND THEN WE STILL HAD TO REPORT BY SEPTEMBER 30TH, SO YEAH, KIND OF GOT A LATE START ON THAT ONE.
SAME WITH A BR ACTUALLY WE GOT A KIND OF LATE START ON THAT ONE.
YEAH, NO, I WAS JUST CURIOUS WHY, WHY THOSE, UM, GOALS WEREN'T BEING MET.
AND THEN AS FAR AS THE FUNDS, IF, IF THERE WAS ANY FUNDS LEFT FOR THAT YEAR, DOES IT ROLL OVER TO THE NEXT YEAR? DO YOU GUYS LOSE THE FUNDINGS OR WHAT HAPPENS WITH ANY MONIES LEFT? USUALLY? UM, SOME, USUALLY THE MONEY IS AVAILABLE, UH, IN FUTURE YEARS, ESPECIALLY LIKE WITH THE GOAL REPAIR.
UM, SOME, SOMETIMES, OCCASIONALLY, UH, PROGRAM FUNDS ARE ALLOCATED TO OTHER AREAS IF THERE ARE HIGHER NEEDS WITH OUR FEDERAL DOLLARS, RIGHT? SO IF WE'RE, WHAT WE DON'T WANNA DO, WE HAVE A CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME, UM, TO SPEND THE DOLLARS, BUT IF WE ALSO HAVE A TIMELINESS RATIO THAT HUD IS LOOKING AT, ARE YOU GETTING THE DOLLARS OUT THE DOOR? IF WE'RE, UM, IF THAT'S GONNA BE NEGATIVELY IMPACTED TOO MUCH, THEN WE WILL ALLOCATE THE DOLLARS TO ANOTHER PRIORITY.
I'M SORRY, I'M NOT TALKING INTO THE, ANOTHER PRIORITY AREA WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT THAT'S A PART OF OUR ACTION PLAN.
LIKE ANOTHER ONE OF THESE, LIKE ANOTHER, SOME OF THE AREAS THAT MANDY SPOKE TO EARLIER.
UM, I DON'T KNOW WHY I KEEP LEANING BACK.
YOU SEE IT
UM, SO WE DON'T LOSE ANY OF OUR FEDERAL FUNDS.
IT'S NOT THAT WE HAVE TO GIVE IT BACK AT THE END OF THE YEAR, BUT THERE IS A CLOCK TICKING ON OUR FEDERAL FUNDS.
SO IF OUR ALLOCATION IS FOR A CERTAIN YEAR, WE HAVE A CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME WITHIN WHICH TO EXPEND THOSE DOLLARS.
IF IT LOOKS LIKE WE ARE NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO EXPEND THE DOLLARS WITHIN ONE OF THESE PROGRAMS, WE MAY REALLOCATE WITHIN THE ACTION PLAN PRIORITIES BECAUSE WE HAVE TO GET THE DOLLARS OUT THE DOOR BY A CERTAIN TIME PERIOD OR, UM, UH, OR WE JEOPARDIZE ALL OF OUR FEDERAL FUNDING.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS BEFORE WE FINISH? I HAVE ONE QUICK QUESTION.
UM, AS FAR AS THE SURVEY RESPONSES, DOES THAT INCLUDE THE DISTRICT, THE ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDED THE RESOURCES? HOW DO, WHO DO WE KNOW THAT PROVIDED THE, THE NEGATIVE EXPERIENCE OR THE NEUTRAL EXPERIENCE OR THE GOOD EXPERIENCE? WHAT ORG WHAT IN WHAT DISTRICT? THAT, THAT, THAT'S INFORMATION WE, WE DID NOT CAPTURE ON THE SURVEYS.
UM, NOW WE CAN LOOK IT UP AND WE CAN GO BACK THROUGH THE SURVEYS AND FIND THOSE, YOU KNOW, EIGHT OR NINE THAT WERE NEGATIVE AND, UM, AND FIND OUT WHO THE NONPROFIT WAS.
BUT, UH, A LOT OF THE TIMES WE'VE ALREADY HEARD FROM THE HOMEOWNER, UM,
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THEY'VE GONE THROUGH THE NONPROFIT AND, AND, AND CONTACTED US AND, AND WE FIGURED OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON OR WHAT, WHAT WENT WRONG.UM, ALSO, I KNOW THAT Y'ALL ARE HOPING TO EXPAND AND LIKE MS. EBONEE, UH, TRIES ASKED, UH, ABOUT RECRUITING COMMUNITY PARTNERS, BUT HOW DO YOU RECRUIT NEW TRUSTED COMMUNITY PARTNERS? UM, I SEE Y'ALL HAVE A LIST OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS, ALTHOUGH THAT LIST OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS AS A DIRECTLY IMPACTED INDIVIDUAL THAT ALSO SERVE DIRECTLY IMPACTED INDIVIDUALS, SOME OF THOSE COMMUNITY PARTNERS HAS ALSO CAUSED HARM AND ALSO, UM, CONTRIBUTED TO DIFFERENT HOME INITIATIVES THAT CAUSED HARM AND DISPLACEMENT IN INCREASING HOMELESSNESS FOR, UH, LOW INCOME IN MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES LIKE HABITAT FOR HUMANITY.
I CAN, I CAN SAY THAT THEY SIGNED UP FOR THE HOME INITIATIVE AND LET'S JUST SAY THAT THAT INITIATIVE IS IT, IT, IT CAME TO COUNCIL, HUNDREDS AND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE CAME OUT AND SPOKE AGAINST IT, BUT IT WAS STILL PASSED.
SO HOW DO WE BUILD TRUSTED COMMUNITY PARTNERS WITH ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE BOOTS ON THE GROUND, UM, THAT'S NOT ALREADY VETTED IN, YOU KNOW, LET'S, LET'S REALLY TALK ABOUT EXPANDING BECAUSE WE CAN'T EXPAND IF ALL THE ORGANIZATIONS ARE USING THE SAME CONTRACTORS.
YOU GET NEW NONPROFITS, YOU CAN POSSIBLY BRING NEW CONTRACTORS OFF THE RIP.
I THOUGHT OF PLENTY OF DIFFERENT CONTRACTORS THAT ARE BLACK OWNED TOO, WHICH IS A PLUS THAT CAN ALSO POSSIBLY PARTNER WITH Y'ALL AND COMBINE EFFORTS TO DECREASE THIS HOUSING CRISIS THAT WE'RE EXPERIENCING.
SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO WHENEVER WE HAVE A SOLICITATION, UM, AND OFTENTIMES PEOPLE WANT US TO JUST GIVE THEM CONTRACTS.
WE CAN'T, UH, JUST GIVE CONTRACTS.
BUT WHEN, UM, ED MENTIONED THAT WE WILL HAVE A NEW SOLICITATION THAT WILL OPEN IN FY UM, 27, SO SOMETIME LATE AND NEXT YEAR, FY 26, I WOULD ENCOURAGE ANYONE WHO IS INTERESTED IN DOING BUSINESS WITH THE CITY TO SIGN UP AS A VENDOR, YOU CAN JUST GOOGLE IT, UM, BECOME A VENDOR WITH THE CITY OF AUSTIN.
IT WILL COME UP AND WHATEVER TYPE OF BUSINESS A PERSON OR INDUSTRY COMPANY IS INTERESTED IN, SIGN UP SO THAT WHEN NEW SOLICITATIONS GO OUT AND THE SOLICITATION IS JUST SAYING, HEY, UH, THE CITY OF AUSTIN HAS MONEY, WE ARE LOOKING FOR PEOPLE TO DO CERTAIN TYPES OF WORK, WE NEED PEOPLE AND WE ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO APPLY.
UM, AND YOU KNOW, AND THAT'S, AND I WILL ALSO SAY, I BELIEVE IF IT'S NOT THE PROCUREMENT, THE SMALL BUSINESS DEPARTMENT, UM, SOMETIMES THEY HAVE WORKSHOPS ON HOW TO DO BUSINESS WITH THE CITY.
SO, UM, THAT'S A GREAT WAY IF, BUT IF SOMEONE IS INTERESTED, LET US KNOW AND WE CAN DIRECT THEM, ESPECIALLY IF IT'S AN AREA THAT PERTAINS TO THE WORK THAT WE DO, UH, IN THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT.
MY LAST QUESTION IS, I KNOW THAT Y'ALL, UM, HAVEN'T RECEIVED THE RESPONSES Y'ALL WANT WITH THE, UH, I BELIEVE THE SURVEYS.
UM, I WAS HOPING MAYBE I CAN DO, UM, LIKE Y'ALL SAID IN PERSON, UM, TEXT ONLINE, GOING DOOR TO DOOR, SOMETIMES WE GOTTA GO BACK TO THAT TO BREAK THE DIGITAL DIVIDE AND ALSO BE WITH COMMUNITY, UM, ALSO JUST DOING A SAME DAY EVENT THAT WITH PEOPLE THAT OFFER SAME DAY RESOURCES LIKE A FOOD PANTRY OR THE BACK TO SCHOOL EVENTS, YOU KNOW, JUST GETTING OUT THERE AND GETTING INVOLVED WITH THE COMMUNITY SO WE CAN REALLY KNOW HOW THIS IS IMPACTING THEM.
JUST VERY, VERY QUICKLY, DEMOGRAPHIC QUESTION.
THE SURVEY DID NOT BREAK OUT BY SURVEY, UM, OR, OR RESPONDER TYPE MEANING, UM, DO WE HAVE AN IDEA OF WHO IS ACTUALLY GETTING THESE PARTICULAR REPAIRS? UM, LOOKING AT CATEGORIES OF AGE OR EVEN CATEGORIES OF PROFESSION OR NON-PROFESSIONAL VOCATION TYPE OF THING THAT GIVE US AN IDEA, AGAIN, A PROFILE SIMILAR TO THE SAME THING, UM, THAT I WAS ASKING OF HEL WITH HIS REPORT OF HOW DO WE CREATE SORT OF THE PROFILES OF THE PERSONS WE'RE SERVING.
SO THAT'S A, A GENERAL, THE QUESTION IN LOOKING AT THE DEMOGRAPHICS, BECAUSE IT SHOWS DISTRICT, IT SHOWS OBVIOUSLY GENDER, EXCUSE ME, NOT GENDER, UM, THE MFI AND ETHNICITY, OR AT LEAST IT'S WHAT Y'ALL PRESENTED HERE, BUT DID YOU CAPTURE INFORMATION ABOUT, UM, AGE AND IF WE'RE GOING OFF OF CENSUS DATA, I'M CURIOUS.
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WE DO, UM, GATHER DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION.AGE IS PART OF IT, SO WE DO HAVE THAT INFORMATION.
IT JUST DIDN'T INCLUDE IT ON THIS REPORT, UH, ON THE, UM, SURVEY, ON THIS SURVEY.
SO, BUT WE DO GATHER SOME OF THAT INFORMATION.
JUST CURIOSITY, FUTURE SURVEYS.
YES, I DO ANTICIPATE THAT OUR, OUR NEXT SURVEY WILL LOOK, UH, MUCH DIFFERENT THAN THE ONE THAT WAS ISSUED FOR FY 24.
SO YOU CAN LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING SOME OF THAT INFORMATION.
[FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS]
OKAY, SO THE LAST, UH, AGENDA ITEM IS FUTURE, FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. SO ARE THERE ANY FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE, LIKE TO HAVE CONSIDERED? I WOULD LIKE TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE INFRASTRUCTURE ACADEMY.IT WAS PRETTY FUN TO BE THERE WHEN THEY LAUNCHED THAT ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE MAYOR.
UM, BUT I THINK IT WOULD BE GREAT TO HAVE A PRESENTATION ON THE INFRASTRUCTURE ACADEMY AND TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION.
SO WE CAN ADDRESS WHAT COMMISSIONER LIMERICK WAS DISCUSSING ABOUT DAY LABOR.
ANYTHING ELSE? OKAY, WELL WE'RE GONNA ADJOURN THIS MEETING AT 9 23.