[Housing and Community Affairs Committee on August 16, 2022.]
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AUGUST 16TH, 2020 AT 10:00 AM I OFFICIALLY CALLED THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE TO ORDER GOOD MORNING TO EVERYONE IN THE CHAMBERS, MY COUNCIL, COLLEAGUES, STAFF MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE, AND THOSE IN CHAMBERS.UH, THIS MEETING IS BEING HELD IN A HYBRID MODE DUE TO, DUE TO THE HEALTH AND SAFETY CONCERNS OF THE PUBLIC DURING COVID-19.
THIS MEETING IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, BUT RESTRICTIONS REGARDING MASK, ALLOWABLE ROOM CAPACITY AND SEATING ARRANGEMENTS MAY BE IN PLACE.
THEREFORE, AS THE PRESIDING OFFICER OF THE COMMITTEE I AM IN PRE, I AM PRESENT IN CHAMBERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5 51 0.127 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE APPLICABLE TO A GOVERNMENTAL BODY THAT EXTENDS INTO THREE OR MORE COUNTIES.
ALL OTHER COMMITTEE MEMBERS HAVE THE OPTION TO PARTICIPATE IN PERSON OR VIRTUALLY VIA MICROSOFT TEAMS. TODAY, WE WILL HEAR A SERIES OF PRESENTATIONS FROM OUR HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
UM, THEY WILL PRESENT ON PLANNING AND GRANTS, PUBLIC SERVICES, AND OUR AFFORDABLE HOME DEVELOPMENT.
UM, AS A COURTESY, WE ARE GOING TO REORGANIZE THE AGENDA, UH, TO MAKE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR STAFF CURRENTLY CAUGHT IN TRAFFIC.
UH, AND SO WE'RE GONNA START WITH OUR PLANNING AND GRANTS REPORTING AND BUMP PUBLIC SERVICES UNTIL THE, UM, UNTIL THE BOTTOM OF THE AGENDA.
GOOD MORNING, DIRECTOR, GET YOUR, BUT GOOD MORNING.
UH, WE ARE HAPPY TO BE HERE ONCE AGAIN.
UH, IN ORDER TO GET STARTED, WE ARE GONNA START OFF WITH PLANNING AND GRANTS MANAGEMENT THIS MORNING.
DOING THE PRESENTATION FOR THAT IS MARY ITZ, DIVISION MANAGER.
GOOD MORNING FOR AGENDA ITEM TWO.
THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDS THE APPROVAL OF AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF THE ACTION PLAN FOR DISASTER RECOVERY 2021 WINTER STORM TO THE US DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT.
HUD, THE CITY WILL RECEIVE $30,296,000 FOR LONG-TERM DISASTER RECOVERY ACTIVITIES TO ADDRESS THE IMPACTS FROM THE 2021 WINTER STORM AND IMPROVE RESILIENCE IN PREPARATION FOR FUTURE DISASTER EVENTS.
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF GRANT REQUIREMENTS FOR THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT DISASTER RECOVERY FUNDS, ALSO KNOWN AS C-D-B-G-D-R, INCLUDING 70% OF ALL ACTIVITIES MUST PROVIDE BENEFIT FOR LOW AND MODERATE INCOME.
INDIVIDUALS ACTIVITIES MUST ADDRESS AN IMPACT FROM THE DISASTER, EITHER DIRECT OR INDIRECT.
HUD REFERS TO THIS REQUIREMENT AS TIEBACK WHERE ALL ACTIVITIES MUST TIE BACK TO THE IMPACTS FROM THE 2021 WINTER STORM.
THERE'S ONE EXCEPTION TO THIS REQUIREMENT, WHICH IS THE MITIGATION SET ASIDE ACTIVITIES THAT MUST ADDRESS A HAZARD DIFFERENT FROM PAST DISASTER RECOVERY GRANTS THAT WE'VE RECEIVED.
THIS GRANT REQUIRES THE CITY TO SPEND A CERTAIN SET ASIDE AMOUNT PRESCRIBED BY HUD FOR MITIGATION ACTIVITIES.
THESE ARE DEFINED AS ACTIVITIES THAT INCREASE RESILIENCE TO DISASTERS BY DECREASING THE IMPACT OF FUTURE DISASTERS IN ORDER TO REDUCE OR ELIMINATE THE LONG-TERM RISK OF LOSS OF LIFE INJURY, DAMAGE TO AND LOSS OF PROPERTY AND SUFFERING AND HARDSHIP.
THERE'S A SIX YEAR EXPENDITURE TIMELINE FOR THESE FUNDS.
HERE'S AN OVERVIEW OF THE GRANT TIMELINE AT THE END OF MAY.
THE RULES FOR THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT DISASTER RECOVERY FUNDING WERE PUBLISHED IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER.
WE HAVE DEVELOPED A DRAFT ACTION PLAN, WHICH IS CURRENTLY POSTED FOR A 30 DAY COMMENT PERIOD.
AFTER THE COMMENT PERIOD, WE WILL INCORPORATE THE COMMENTS AND FINALIZE THE PLAN.
WE WILL ASK FOR CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL IN SEPTEMBER TO SUBMIT THE ACTION PLAN, AND WE WILL SUBMIT THE ACTION PLAN TO HUD BEFORE THE SEPTEMBER 28TH DEADLINE.
PLEASE NOTE THAT WE EXPECT TO RECEIVE THESE GRANT FUNDS IN EARLY 2023, UH, BUT THIS CAN CHANGE DUE TO HUD'S REVIEW PROCESS.
ONCE WE RECEIVE THE APPROVAL FROM HUD AND WE EXECUTE THE GRANT AGREEMENTS, WE WILL BEGIN THESE PROGRAMS IN PREPARATION OF THE DRAFT ACTION PLAN FOR DISASTER RECOVERY FROM THE 2021 WINTER STORM.
WE'VE COLLECTED INPUT FROM STAKEHOLDERS AND RESIDENTS THROUGH SEVERAL COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTS.
WE'VE CONDUCTED INTERVIEWS WITH PARTNERS AND STAKEHOLDERS, AND WE ALSO HAVE TWO SURVEYS THAT ARE CURRENTLY OPEN.
ONE SURVEY IS FOR HDS AGENCY AND ADVOCATE PARTNERS, AND THE OTHER SURVEY IS FOR HOUSTON RESIDENTS.
WE HELD A PUBLIC, UH, HEARING ON AUGUST 9TH, WHICH IS AVAILABLE TO VIEW ON OUR WEBSITE.
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WE ARE ALSO STILL WITHIN THE COMMENT PERIOD OF THE DRAFT ACTION PLAN THAT WILL END ON SEPTEMBER 4TH.SO FAR, WE HAVE OVER 120 ORGANIZATIONS, UH, TAKE THE PARTNER SURVEY, AND OVER 1100 PEOPLE TAKE THE RESIDENT SURVEY.
FROM THIS ENGAGEMENT, WE HAVE HEARD THAT HOUSTONIANS STILL NEED ASSISTANCE WITH HOME REPAIR, ESPECIALLY FOR VULNERABLE RESIDENTS, AND RESIDENTS WANT IMPROVED INFRASTRUCTURE TO WITHSTAND FUTURE DISASTER EVENTS AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES THAT CAN SERVE AS RESOURCES FOR HOUSTONIANS IN FUTURE DISASTER EVENTS.
THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT PROPOSES TO ALLOCATE THIS C-D-B-G-D-R GRANT FOR SEVERAL ACTIVITIES, ABOUT 22.2 MILLION FOR THE REHABILITATION AND RECONSTRUCTION PATHWAY FOR THE HOME REPAIR PROGRAM, OVER 1.6 MILLION FOR THE REIMBURSEMENT PATHWAY IN THE HOME REPAIR PROGRAM.
4.1 MILLION FOR NEIGHBORHOOD FACILITIES RESILIENCE PROGRAM, ABOUT 550,000 FOR RENTER HOUSING COUNSELING, 200,000 FOR PLANNING ACTIVITIES, AND 1.5 MILLION FOR ADMINISTRATION COSTS.
AND AGAIN, THE TOTAL BUDGET FOR THIS C-D-B-G-D-R GRANT IS $30,296,000.
HOME REPAIR WAS FOUND TO BE ONE OF THE MAIN NEEDS IN THE ACTION PLAN NEEDS ASSESSMENT, AND IT WAS ALSO A FUNDING PRIOR PRIORITY FROM PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT.
STAKEHOLDERS SAID THAT MANY RESIDENTS LIVE IN HOMES WITH DAMAGES FROM THE WINTER STORM, AS WELL AS HAD DEFERRED MAINTENANCE THAT CAN PUT THEM AT RISK IN FUTURE DISASTERS.
THE WINTER STORM HOME REPAIR PROGRAM WILL HELP IMPROVE HOMES FOR LOW AND MODERATE INCOME RESIDENTS IN HOUSTON, WHICH WILL GIVE RESIDENTS A SAFER PLACE TO STAY IN FUTURE DISASTERS.
THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, HCD WILL ASSIST HOMEOWNERS BY MANAGING AND COMPLETING CONSTRUCTION PROCESS FOR REHABILITATION AND RECONSTRUCTION OF DAMAGED HOMES.
THIS PROGRAM WILL HAVE A REIMBURSEMENT PATHWAY ALSO, WHICH WILL ASSIST HOMEOWNERS, UH, WHO COMPLETED PARTIAL OR FULL REPAIRS ON THEIR HOMES.
HCD WILL ADMINISTER PUBLIC SERVICES BY AWARDING GRANTS TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE HOUSING COUNSELING FOR RENTERS.
THESE SERVICES WILL SUPPORT RENTERS TO BECOME MORE RESILIENT IN FUTURE DISASTERS, WHETHER THEY BE NATURAL ECONOMIC OR PERSONAL SERVICES MAY INCLUDE BUT AREN'T LIMITED TO HOUSING, COUNSELING, TENANT LANDLORD COUNSELING, FAIR HOUSING COUNSELING, FINANCIAL LITERACY, APPLYING FOR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE RESOURCES AND INTERIM ASSISTANCE, WHICH MAY INCLUDE PAYMENT OF A RENTER'S INSURANCE PREMIUMS FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.
THE NEIGHBORHOOD FACILITIES RESILIENCE PROGRAM WILL FUND IMPROVEMENTS TO NEIGHBORHOOD FACILITIES OWNED BY A GOVERNMENT AGENCY OR A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION TO WITHSTAND POWER DISRUPTIONS IN FUTURE DISASTER EVENTS.
BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS MAY INCLUDE BUT AREN'T LIMITED TO ADDING POWER GENERATION AND OR POWER POWER STORAGE ENHANCEMENTS.
THESE FACILITIES ARE INTENDED TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER DISASTER IN CAPACITY, SUCH AS SERVING AS A WARMING CENTER AND A DISTRIBUTION POINT AFTER DISASTER.
TO PROVIDE CRITICAL RESOURCES, SERVICES, AND INFORMATION THAT COMMUNITY NEEDS, THE DRAFT ACTION PLAN COMMENT PERIOD WILL EXTEND UNTIL SEPTEMBER 4TH, 2022.
OUR ONLINE SURVEYS ARE AVAILABLE, UM, ON OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.HOUSTONTX.GOV/HOUSING.
YOU CAN MAKE COMMENTS ON THIS PLAN BY EMAILING HC DD PLANNING@HOUSTONTX.GOV, OR YOU CAN EMAIL US AT 2100 TRAVIS STREET, ATTENTION PLANNING NINTH FLOOR, UH, ZIP CODE 7 7 0 0 2 OR VIA VOICEMAIL 8 3 2 3 9 4 5400.
THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION TODAY.
THIS IS REALLY GOOD INFORMATION.
IT'S, AND IT'S, UM, IT'S WILD THAT THE STORM WAS IN 2021 AND WE'RE ANTICIPATING RECEIVING FUNDS IN 2023.
UM, BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT THE FUNDS ARE GOING TO, UH, WILL BE CRITICALLY USED.
I, I HAD WATER LEAKS ALL THE AMOUNT, AND I JUST GOT THE DRYWALL REPLACED LIKE 30 DAYS AGO.
SO HOUSTONIANS ARE, ARE STILL DEALING WITH THE IMPACTS OF THAT.
SO I APPRECIATE THIS BRIEFING.
UM, BUT BEFORE WE MOVE ON, I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS FOR CLARIFICATION.
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ACKNOWLEDGE, UM, THOSE THAT HAVE JOINED US ONLINE.AND THEN THE CHAMBERS, WE HAVE STAFF FROM, UH, MAYOR PRO TEMS OFFICE.
UH, COUNCIL MEMBER HUFFMAN'S ON VIRTUALLY ONLINE STAFF ARE COUNCIL MEMBER GALLEGOS STAFF FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CAYMAN AND STAFF FROM VICE MAYOR PRO TEM CASTEX TATUM, AND OUR VICE CHAIR DAVID ROBINSON IS IN PERSON.
THEN WE HAVE STAFF FROM COUNCIL MEMBER PECK, COUNCIL MEMBER ALCORN AND COUNCIL MEMBER PLUMMER.
I DID THAT AND COUNCIL MEMBER KNOX AS WELL, STAFF, SO WE HAVE A FULL HOUSE.
SO THANK YOU ALL FOR JOINING IN PERSON AND ONLINE.
SO IF WE CAN GO BACK TO, UM, SLIDE NUMBER SIX, PLEASE.
AND I'M GONNA ASSUME ON THE, UM, ON, ON ON THE TALKING POINTS ABOUT THE, UH, A MI THAT IT'S 80% AND BELOW, CORRECT.
SO ON SLIDE FIVE IT SAYS, UM, 75, 70% OVERALL TO LOW AND MODERATE INCOME.
I'M GONNA ASSUME THAT'S 80%, IS THAT CORRECT? CORRECT ASSUMPTION.
SO 80% AND BELOW, AND THEN ON SLIDE SIX, UM, SO IT, WE HAVE SIX YEARS TO SPEND THIS MONEY.
CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THE CONTROLS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN GET THIS LIKE QUICKER TO HOUSTONIANS, OR WHAT DO YOU ENVISION IN TERMS OF, UM, DISPERSING THIS GRANT OUT? SURE.
SO I THINK THE DIRECTOR, UM, HAS KIND OF EXPLAIN THAT THIS NEEDS TO BE A QUICK TIMELINE FOR THESE GRANT FUNDS.
AND SO OUR STAFF IS PREPARED, UM, PREPARING RIGHT NOW WITH GUIDELINES AND, AND RIGHT WHEN THE FUNDS COME OUT, WE ANTICIPATE THAT WE CAN START PROGRAM.
SO Y'ALL ARE IN THE PROCESS OF KIND OF PUTTING THOSE TIMELINES TOGETHER FOR AN EXPECTATION OF GETTING THAT OUT.
SO, SO, SO CHERRY, IF I, IF I MAY PLEASE ADD, ADD TO THAT, UH, IT IS $30 MILLION.
THIS WAS $30 MILLION THAT WAS REALLY UNEXPECTED, RIGHT? WE DID NOT EXPECT TO RECEIVE THIS FUNDING.
SO THE, THE STORM HAPPENED IN FEBRUARY OF 21.
WE'VE ALREADY PASSED THAT, UH, UH, MORE THAN A YEAR NOW.
AND THEN BY THE TIME THE FUNDS COME, IT WILL BE THE SECOND YEAR.
UH, WHAT WE HAVE MET WITH, UH, SPD AND HAVE TRIED TO PUT SOME STEPS INTO PLACE BECAUSE IF WE HAVE TO DO PROCUREMENT RIGHT NOW, PROCUREMENT IS TAKING, UH, CAN TAKE UP TO NINE MONTHS AND COULD POSSIBLY GO TO A YEAR.
SO IF WE'RE, UH, GOING TO START THE PROCESS, UH, IN PROCUREMENT AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN SO WE CAN GET A JUMP, SO WHEN THE FUNDS DO ARRIVE, THAT STEP WILL BE, UH, AHEAD OF US.
BECAUSE IF WE WAIT UNTIL THE FUNDS, WHICH TYPICALLY WE HAVE TO HAVE THE DOLLARS IN HAND TO DO PROCUREMENT, THAT WOULD MEAN WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO SPEND MONIES UNTIL 24, WHICH WOULD BE A RIDICULOUS AMOUNT OF TIME THAT WOULD HAVE PA GONE BY BEFORE WE WOULD BE ABLE TO SERVE INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE IMPACTED BY THIS, BY THIS FREEZE.
SO WE'RE, UH, I'VE INSTRUCTED THE TEAM TO LOOK AT PROGRAMMING THAT WILL GET THIS MONEY SPENT A WHOLE LOT QUICKER, AND I DO NOT WANT IT, AND I DO NOT ANTICIPATE US BEING SIX YEARS TRYING TO SPEND $30 MILLION.
WE NEED TO GET THIS MONEY OUT TO THE INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE IMPACTED BECAUSE THE LONGER THEY'RE, THE LONGER IT TAKES TO GET THEM, UH, UH, GET FUNDING TO THEM FOR THEM TO BE SERVED, THE DAMAGE JUST MULTIPLIES.
SO WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS GET IT DONE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, BUT WE ANTICIPATE BEING ABLE TO MOVE THIS PROGRAM A LOT QUICKER THAN SIX YEARS.
AND I APPRECIATE THAT, AND I THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT, UH, THE GENERAL PUBLIC KNOWS THAT THIS IS PRIORITY TO GET THIS TO THE STREET AND Y'ALL ARE MOVING AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
AND THEN IF I CAN JUST ENCOURAGE MY COLLEAGUES AND THE STAFF THAT'S IN ATTENDANCE, UM, THE SURVEY, UM, PERIOD THAT CLOSES ON THE FOURTH, LET'S GET THAT OUT TO PEOPLE.
UM, WE HAD, YOU KNOW, SO MANY WATER DISTRIBUTION SITES AND ALL THAT, ALL OF US DID.
WE WORKED TIRELESSLY, BUT ONLY TO HAVE 1100 INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATE ON THAT SURVEY.
WE CAN DO A LITTLE BIT BETTER THAN THAT.
SO WE'LL TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET THAT OUT.
UM, TO GET YOU SOME MORE FEEDBACK BY SEPTEMBER 4TH.
UM, THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS IN THE QUEUE REGARDING THIS ITEM.
ALRIGHT, MOVING ON TO OUR NEXT ITEM, WHICH IS PUBLIC SERVICES.
UH, BRINGING BACK WILL BE MELODY BARR, DIVISION MANAGER, I'M SORRY, DEPUTY ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR OUR PUBLIC SERVICE AREA.
I'LL BE PRESENTING, UM, SEVERAL ITEMS TODAY.
I, AND WE'LL START WITH ITEM THREE A.
THE DEPARTMENT IS PRESENTING AN AGREEMENT WITH SALVATION ARMY, PROVIDING UP TO $1,193,500 IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK.
GRANT CARES ACT COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS CDBG CV FUNDS TO PROVIDE DIVERSION SERVICES TO A MINIMUM OF 350 HOUSEHOLDS.
THE DIVERSION PROGRAM IS A SHORT TERM INTERVENTION.
TYPICALLY NO MORE THAN THREE MONTHS OF SERVICES DETERMINED ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS BASED ON THE NEEDS OF A CLIENT.
THE GOAL OF DIVERSION IS TO HELP THE PERSON
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OR HOUSEHOLD FIND SAFE ALTERNATIVE HOUSING IMMEDIATELY RATHER THAN ENTERING SHELTER OR EXPERIENCING UNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS.LAST PROGRAM YEAR THROUGH JUNE OF 2022, SALVATION ARMY SERVED 518 CLIENTS WITH DIVERSION SERVICES, MEETING THEIR PERFORMANCE GOALS AND UNDERSPENDING THEIR BUDGET.
THE UNSPENT FUNDS WILL BE REALLOCATED TO OTHER PROJECTS SERVING THE COMMUNITY COVID HOUSING PROGRAM, COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS CHIP WITHIN HOUSTON.
THE AVERAGE COST OF THIS PROGRAM IS $3,410 PER PERSON.
SALVATION ARMY HAS RECEIVED FUNDING FROM THE CITY OF HOUSTON SINCE 2012.
THIS PAST SPRING, THERE WAS A TRI-PARTY REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST CONDUCTED BY THE COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS HARRIS COUNTY AND THE CITY OF HOUSTON.
THROUGH THAT PROCESS, SALVATION ARMY WAS SELECTED TO RECEIVE FUNDING TO CONTINUE THIS PROGRAM AS PART OF THE COVID, THE COMMUNITY COVID HOUSING PROGRAM.
PHASE TWO, TODAY WE HAVE ROBERT STUTZ, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, KEN KINS, DIRECTOR OF SALVATION ARMY NAVIGATION SERVICES, AND WESLEY MARTIN, THE BUSINESS MANAGER HERE IN THE AUDIENCE, SHOULD THERE BE ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT.
ITEM THREE B, THE DEPARTMENT IS PRESENTING A FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE SUB-RECIPIENT AGREEMENT WITH CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF GALVESTON HOUSTON.
THIS AMENDMENT IS AN ADMINISTRATIVE MATTER.
THERE IS NO CHANGE IN SCOPE NOR A CHANGE IN BUDGET.
THIS ACTION WILL EXTEND AN INTERNAL EXPENDITURE DEADLINE WITHIN THE AGREEMENT.
WHEN THIS AGREEMENT WAS INITIALLY SIGNED, THERE WAS A DEADLINE IMPOSED ON THE CITY OF HOUSTON BY THE HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT OR HUD TO SPEND THE EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT CARE ACT FUNDING BY SEPTEMBER OF 2022.
AS A RESULT, THE CITY IMPOSED A TIGHTER DEADLINE ON ALL OUR SUB-RECIPIENTS CATHOLIC CHARITIES BEING WON.
SINCE THEN, HUD HAS EXTENDED THAT DEADLINE TO SEPTEMBER OF 2023.
THIS AMENDMENT WILL ALLOW CATHOLIC CHARITIES TO CONTINUE SPENDING FUNDS THROUGH THE END OF THEIR AGREEMENT, WHICH ENDS IN SEPTEMBER, SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2022.
CATHOLIC CHARITIES HAS RECEIVED FUNDING FROM THE CITY OF HOUSTON SINCE 2003.
AS OF JUNE, 2022, CATHOLIC CHARITIES ACHIEVED 100% OF THEIR CLIENT GOALS.
SERVING 400 CLIENTS EXPENDING APPROXIMATELY 71% OF THE PROVIDED FUNDING.
THERE HAVE BEEN NO FINDINGS DURING THEIR ANNUAL COMPLIANCE MONITORING.
TODAY WE HAVE BLANCA SALANA, THE CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER, LAKEISHA EDGAR, THE SENIOR HOUSING DIRECTOR, AND ALFONSO LOPEZ, THE BUSINESS MANAGER, UM, WITH US VIRTUALLY.
SO THEY ARE ONLINE ITEM THREE C, MAKE SURE.
UH, THE DEPARTMENT IS PRESENTING A SECOND AMENDMENT WITH THE COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS OF HOUSTON HARRIS COUNTY TO PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL $1,262,299 IN CDBG CV FUNDING FOR EXPANDED HOMELESS OUTREACH ACTIVITIES.
THESE OUTREACH ACTIVITIES ARE PART OF A LARGE SCALE RESPONSE TO CONNECTING HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS TO DIFFERENT HOUSING OPTIONS.
WITH THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF PERMANENT HOUSING.
WHILE ADDRESSING THE URGENCY OF THE COVID-19 CRISIS AND THE IMMINENT THREAT TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY OF UNSHELTERED HOMELESS POPULATION, THE COALITION WILL PROVIDE TARGETED OUTREACH SERVICES TO RECRUIT 600 NEW HOUSING UNITS, RETAIN 700 EXISTING HOUSING UNITS, AND ONBOARD 100 NEW LANDLORDS AND PROPERTY OWNERS.
AS THERE IS AN INCREASING SHORTAGE OF AFFORDABLE RENTAL UNITS, THIS EXPANDED OUTREACH ACTIVITY IS NECESSARY TO CONTINUE HOUSING INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES THROUGH THE CHIP PHASE TWO PROGRAM.
THE EXPANDED OUTREACH WILL FOCUS ON BUILDING AND MAINTAINING POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH AREA PROPERTY OWNERS ON BEHALF OF TENANTS AND THE SYSTEM TO ENSURE THAT THERE IS AN ADEQUATE NUMBER OF UNITS AVAILABLE FOR HOUSEHOLDS PLACED IN PERMANENT HOUSING AS PART OF THE CHIP PHASE TWO APPROACH.
AS OF JUNE 20, AS OF JUNE, 2022, THE COALITION EXTENDED 71% OF THE ESG FUNDS AND NEARLY 30% OF THE CDBG CV FUNDS FOR THEIR CURRENT OUTREACH SERVICES, INCLUDING SERVICES RELATED TO TE TO THE DECOMMISSION EINA STREET ENCAMPMENTS.
THE COALITION HAS PROVIDED 1,616 HOUSING ASSESSMENTS AND PROVIDED OUTREACH SER SERVICES TO 770 INDIVIDUALS EXCEEDING THEIR PERFORMANCE GOALS.
THERE ARE NO FINDINGS, BUT TWO CONCERNS WERE NOTED IN THE LAST MONITORING REVIEW.
AND I WOULD JUST LIKE TO TAKE A MINUTE TO EXPLAIN THAT ONE OF THOSE CONCERNS WAS SLOW SPENDING.
WE ASKED THE COALITION TO DIVERT ALL SPENDING TO C TO ESG FUNDING BECAUSE WE HAD A TIGHT DEADLINE ON THAT.
AND THERE WAS A LOWER NUMBER OF ASSESSMENTS COMPLETED AT THE TIME OF MONITORING, WHICH HAS BEEN, UM, YOU CAN SEE, UM, HAS BEEN CORRECTED.
BOTH ITEMS, UM, WERE CORRECTED.
THE COALITION HAS RECEIVED FUNDING FROM THE CITY OF HOUSTON SINCE 2012, AND TODAY WE HAVE MIKE NICHOLS, PRESIDENT AND
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CEO HERE IN THE AUDIENCE.ITEM 3D THE DEPARTMENT IS PRESENTING A SUB-RECIPIENT AGREEMENT WITH SEARCH HOMELESS SERVICES TO PROVIDE UP TO $886,223 IN CDBG CV FUNDS TO SERVE A MINIMUM OF 150 HOUSEHOLDS IMPACTED BY COVID-19 WITH RAPID REHOUSING CASE MANAGEMENT AND NAVIGATION SERVICES.
RAPID REHOUSING IS A PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES SHORT-TERM RENTAL ASSISTANCE AND SERVICES.
THE GOALS ARE TO HELP PEOPLE OBTAIN HOUSING QUICKLY, INCREASE SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND STAY HOUSED.
IT IS OFFERED WITHOUT PRECONDITIONS, SUCH AS EMPLOYMENT OR INCOME, ABSENCE OF CRIMINAL RECORD, OR SOBRIETY.
AND THE RESOURCES AND SERVICES PROVIDED ARE TYPICALLY TAILORED TO THE NEEDS OF THE PERSON.
NAVIGATION SERVICES IS A PROCESS BY WHICH HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS ENTER THE SYSTEM AND IS PROVIDED ONGOING ENGAGEMENT DOCUMENT COLLECTION AND DELIVERS A SOFT HANDS OFF TO THE LONG-TERM CASE MANAGER.
THE AVERAGE COST OF THIS PROGRAM IS $5,908 AND 15 CENTS PER PERSON, OR APPROXIMATELY $492 PER MONTH PER PERSON UNDER THE PHASE ONE CHIP PROGRAM SEARCH, UM, HOUSED, UH, OR MET THEIR HOUSEHOLD GOAL OF 150 AND THERE WERE NO FINDINGS IN THEIR RECENT MONITORING REPORT THIS PAST SPRING.
THEY, THEY WERE PART OF THE TRI-PARTY REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST AND SEARCH WAS SELECTED AS ONE OF THE AGENCIES TO RECEIVE FUNDING TO CONTINUE THIS PROGRAM AS PART OF THE CHIP.
PHASE TWO TODAY WE HAVE TAU COSTAS, THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER HERE IN THE AUDIENCE.
AND THE LAST ITEM IS ITEM THREE E.
THE DEPARTMENT IS PRESENTING A SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE SUB-RECIPIENT AGREEMENT WITH AVENUE 360 HEALTH AND WELLNESS, OR COMMONLY JUST REFERRED TO AS AVENUE 360.
THIS AMENDMENT IS AN ADMINISTRATIVE MATTER.
HOWEVER, THERE IS A DECREASE IN BUDGET.
THIS ACTION WILL REDUCE THE HOPWA CV ADMINISTRATIVE BUDGET CATEGORY BY $7,255 AND 89 CENTS.
THE REDUCTION IS THE AMOUNT THAT AVENUE 360 IS UNABLE TO USE AS ALL PROGRAM FUNDS HAVE BEEN EXHAUSTED.
SO TYPICALLY WHEN AN AGREEMENT EXPIRES, THE REMAINING FUNDS THAT ARE LEFT ON THAT AGREEMENT ARE THEN DELI OBLIGATED FOR FUTURE PROJECTS.
THE REMOVAL OF THIS FUNDING IS NECESSARY AT THIS TIME AS HOPWA CV HAS AN EXPIRATION DATE OF MAY OF 2023.
THE MOVE IS NECESSARY SO THAT OUR DEPARTMENT MAY REISSUE THESE FUNDS IN A TIMELY MANNER TO A DIFFERENT PROGRAM.
THIS AGREEMENT EXPIRES ON DECEMBER 31ST, 2022.
AS OF THIS PAST JUNE AVENUE 360 ACHIEVED 100% OF THEIR CLIENT GOALS, SERVING 145 CLIENTS EXPENDING 63% OF THE PROVIDED FUNDING.
THERE WERE NO FINDINGS DURING THEIR ANNUAL COMPLIANCE MONITORING, AND THEY HAVE RECEIVED FUNDING FROM THE CITY OF HOUSTON SINCE 2000.
TODAY WE HAVE YVONNE BENMAR, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF HA OF HOPWA SERVICES, APRIL PIERRE, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE, AND DR.
CHARLENE FLASH PRESIDENT AND CEO WITH US VIRTUALLY.
AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
WE HAVE NO QUESTIONS IN THE QUEUE FOR YOU, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE TWO OF MY COLLEAGUES, COUNCILMAN JACKSON, UM, EVAN SHABAZZ, AND THEN COUNCIL MEMBER CISNEROS IS ONLINE VIRTUALLY.
UH, ITEM FOUR, AFFORDABLE HOME DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM WILL BE PRESENTED BY, UH, OLIVIA BUSH DIVISION MANAGER FOR OUR LARGE TRACK DEVELOPMENT.
SO, I'M VERY THANKFUL, UM, TO PRESENT THE FIFTH DEVELOPMENT UNDER THE LARGE TRACK DIVISION TO THE HOUSING COMMUNITY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE.
UM, WE'VE PRESENTED HOMES IN NORTHEAST HOUSTON ACRES HOMES NEAR NORTHSIDE COMPLETE COMMUNITY AND SOUTH UNION OST.
THIS WILL BE ANOTHER INVESTMENT IN THE SOUTH UNION OST COMMUNITY.
UNDER THE SUPERVISION AND DIRECTION OF DIRECTOR BYNUM, WE ARE DELIVERING ON THE MAYOR'S PROMISE TO BUILD 3000 HOMES BY THE END OF 2023.
WITH THIS DEVELOPMENT, WE ARE 1002, UM, HOMES CLOSER TO MEETING THAT GOAL.
THIS, UM, $2 MILLION INVESTMENT OF UPTOWN TURS FUNDS OFF OF THE OFF OF, UM, MARTIN LUTHER KING BOULEVARD WILL INCREASE AFFORDABLE, UH, SINGLE FAMILY HOMES IN THAT COMMUNITY FOR A TOTAL INVESTMENT OF $2,512,843.
UM, EXACTLY THE, ACTUALLY THE ADDRESS OF THE PROPERTY WILL BE AT THE 5,300 BLOCK OF MARTIN LUTHER KING BOULEVARD.
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IS, UM, MAYBERRY HOMES ON BEHALF OF THE MIDTOWN REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.UM, HERE IS A SNAPSHOT OF THE, UM, THE CONSTRUCTION DEVELOPMENT TEAM FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT.
AND WE ARE, UM, WE ARE INVESTING TO BUILD 40, UM, THREE BEDROOM HOMES.
THE DEVELOPMENT WILL ACTUALLY BE A HUNDRED PERCENT AFFORDABLE FOR THAT COMMUNITY.
SO THERE'LL BE NO MARKET RATE HOMES AT AN A MI OF 120%.
THE HOMES WILL BE, UM, WELL CONSTRUCTED BEAUTIFUL HOMES.
WE ARE LOOKING AT ENERGY STAR CERTIFIED HOMES, AS WELL AS, UM, FORTIFIED GOLD, UM, RESILIENT DISASTER RESILIENT HOMES.
CAN YOU REPEAT THAT? THAT WILL, UM, BE ENERGY STAR CERTIFIED HOMES AS WELL AS FORTIFIED GOLD DISASTER.
HERE IS A MAP TO KIND OF SHOW YOU THE GENERAL LOCATION.
UH, OBVIOUSLY THE, THE DEVELOPMENT'S VERY CENTRALLY LOCATED IN DISTRICT D AS WELL AS AN OVERALL SITE PLAN FOR THE DEVELOPMENT.
UM, ADDITIONALLY, THE DEVELOPER PROVIDED US A FLOOR PLAN TO, UM, SHOW YOU THAT THERE ARE GONNA BE TWO STORY, UM, TOWN HOMES FOR THIS COMMUNITY AND A BEAUTIFUL RENDERING OF HOW THE HOMES WILL, WILL LOOK.
UM, I WANNA ALSO SHOW THE NEXT SLIDE TO SHOW YOU THAT THE DEVELOPER'S PLANNING A BEAUTIFUL PARK RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS THE TOWN HOMES, WILL ALSO PROVIDE A, UM, A BACKYARD FOR THE HOMES FOR EACH HOMEOWNER.
UM, SHARON MAYBERRY, THE DEVELOPER IS, IS IN CHAMBER, UM, TO PROVIDE, UM, ANY QUESTIONS THAT MAY COME UP AFTER THE END OF THE PRESENTATION, BUT HE DID PROVIDE A, A BEAUTIFUL, UH, VIDEO TO KIND OF GIVE YOU A BETTER 3D VIEW OF WHAT THE PROJECT WILL LOOK LIKE.
YOU KNOW, WE DO LOVE RENDERINGS OVER HERE.
UM, COUNCIL MEMBER EVAN SHABAZZ, SHE'S IN THE Q4 QUESTIONS.
UH, NOT NECESSARILY A QUESTION, BUT JUST TO COMMENT.
UH, MADAM CHAIR, I'M VERY, UH, EXCITED ABOUT THIS.
UM, IF I WANTED TO MOVE IN THAT PART OF DISTRICT DI WOULD CONSIDER MOVING HERE, BUT WHAT'S, UH, PARTICULARLY HEARTWARMING FOR ME IS THAT THE PEOPLE THAT ARE PARTICIPATING IN THIS PROJECT ARE ACTUALLY CONSTITUENTS OF DISTRICT D.
SO I KNOW THAT THEY WILL TAKE GREAT PRIDE IN DEVELOPING THESE PARTICULAR HOMES.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I ALWAYS SAY IN REGARDS TO PROVIDING AFFORDABLE HOMES, I NEVER WANT PEOPLE TO TELL ME THAT THEY WANTED TO STAY IN DISTRICT D, BUT THERE WERE NO OPPORTUNITIES.
AND SO I THANK THE, THE BUILDER, THE DEVELOPER, AND CERTAINLY YOUR DEPARTMENT FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD.
UM, OF, IT WOULD NOT BE A HOUSING MEETING WITHOUT MY VICE CHAIR CHIMING IN.
I KNOW YOU'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT THE RENDERINGS.
I ALSO WANT TO KNOW IF WE'RE GONNA LOOK AT THE VIDEO.
WHICH IS LIKE, I'M, UH, I'M ON THE EDGE OF MY SEAT HERE FOR, FOR THE VIDEO.
WE'RE GONNA WATCH THE VIDEO CHAIR, GET THE VIDEO.
CAN WE, CAN WE WATCH THE VIDEO? THANK YOU.
IS THE VIDEO TEED UP? YOU GOT IT.
BUT WHILE WE ARE, UM, WE DO HAVE SOME TIME, UM, AND WE DO HAVE MR. MAYBERRY HERE.
UM, UM, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY LIKE 30 SECONDS,
COULD YOU LISTEN, COME ON TO THE MIC SO WE CAN HAVE YOU.
WE GONNA CLOCK YOU NOW? NO, I'M SAYING YOU GOT A GOOD MINUTE OR SO BEFORE WE GET TEED UP.
AM I ON? GOOD, GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.
AND I, UH, I CAN'T ECHO THE SENTIMENTS ENOUGH AND THAT, UH, I'D LIKE TO FIRST GIVE THINGS TO YOU ALL, YOU KNOW, THE HOUSING COMMITTEE FOR THE WORK AND THE SERVICE THAT YOU ALL ARE DOING TO KEEP AFFORDABLE HOUSING ALIVE.
BECAUSE WITHOUT IT, IT WOULDN'T BE POSSIBLE, YOU KNOW? SO I WANNA ALSO THANK, UH, THANK YOU DIRECTOR BONHAM AND YOU OLIVIA, FOR MAKING SURE THAT WE GET THIS PUSHED THROUGH.
YOU KNOW, WE CAN'T DO ENOUGH OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
SO I, UH, WITH THAT, LET'S SEE A VIDEO.
DO WE HAVE A VIDEO GOING?
IS THAT YOU ON THE BIKE? SEAN
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THERE WE GO.WE WANT SOMETHING YOU CAN KIND OF SNAP YOUR FINGERS TOO.
I THINK, UM, I MEAN TO THE POINT OF, UH, MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE, UM, WE MAINTAIN AFFORDABILITY IN OUR CITY, UM, WHERE THOSE WHO ARE WILLING TO PURCHASE AND HAVE THE ABILITY TO BUILD EQUITY AND, UH, INTERGENERATIONAL WEALTH IS CRITICAL, UM, TO OUR ECONOMY AND OUR CITY.
SO I THANK YOU FOR PRESENTING THIS BEFORE THE CITY.
THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS IN THE QUEUE REGARDING THIS ITEM.
THAT WILL BE A BEAUTIFUL PROJECT WHEN IT'S DONE.
SO I WANT TO THANK, UH, MAYBERRY HOLMES FOR DOING AN EXCELLENT JOB.
HE'S BEEN A GREAT PARTNER FOR WITH US FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, I THINK.
SO, OH, AS ALWAYS, WE ALWAYS WANT TO, UH, GIVE YOU OUR LATEST UPDATE IN TERMS OF WHERE WE STAND, UH, UH, WITH OUR C-D-B-G-D-R 17.
AND, UH, SO LET ME TURN THAT OVER TO TAMIKA JONES, SYSTEM DIRECTOR AND CFO.
I DO JUST HAVE A BRIEF UPDATE FOR YOU.
UM, IF WE MOVE TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
WHAT YOU'LL SEE THIS IS, UM, AS OF LAST WEEK, THIS IS THE PROGRESS THAT OUR TEAM HAS MADE, UM, TOWARDS OUR DECEMBER 31ST BENCHMARKS.
IF YOU REMEMBER FROM LAST COMMITTEE MEETING, I DID TALK ABOUT OUR, UH, CONTRACT WITH THE GLO.
WE HAVE PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS EVERY SIX MONTHS.
AND WHAT I REALLY WANTED TO SHOW THE COMMITTEE WAS YOU CAN SEE THE SUBSTANTIAL DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHAT OUR JUNE 30TH BENCHMARK WAS IN TERMS OF APPROVALS COMPARED TO OUR DECEMBER 31ST BENCHMARK.
AND SO, UM, BASED ON MY LAST MONTH'S COMMENTS ABOUT BEING PROHIBITED FROM SPENDING FUNDS, THEREFORE BEING RESTRICTED TO RECEIVE REIMBURSEMENT, IT IS GOING TO BE VERY DIFFICULT, UH, FOR US TO BE ABLE TO MEET, UM, THE BENCHMARK THAT THE GLO HAS ESTABLISHED, UH, FOR THE END OF THE YEAR, WHICH IS JUST OVER 498 MILLION.
AND AS YOU CAN SEE, WE ARE, UM, LESS THAN HALFWAY THERE.
AND, AND I HAVE ALL OF THE PERCENTAGE BENCHMARKS BY PROGRAM.
SO, YES, UM, THIS TAPE, UH, UM, IMAGE DOES NOT SHOW WHAT'S SUBMITTED AND YET TO BE APPROVED, CORRECT? CORRECT.
THIS DOES NOT, THIS DOES NOT SHOW THIS.
THIS JUST SHOWS, UM, THE REMAINING AMOUNT THAT HAS NOT YET BEEN APPROVED TO MEET THE BENCHMARKS.
I THINK IT MIGHT BE HELPFUL TO KEEP THAT.
I THINK WE PRESENTED ON THAT IN JULY.
I THINK IT'LL BE HELPFUL 'CAUSE THAT JUST, THAT'S CONTEXT TO, UM, TO SHOW WHAT'S ACTUALLY IN THE QUEUE, WHAT'S BEEN SUBMITTED, WHAT'S WAITING ON APPROVAL, UM, TO GET US TO THE LINE FOR THE BENCHMARK.
YES, WE CAN, WE CAN INCLUDE IT EVERY MONTH.
I DO HAVE, UH, UH, ONE MORE UPDATE FOR YOU FROM LAST MONTH.
I DID GIVE THE COMMITTEE A HIGHLIGHT AND A RUNNING TOTAL OF WHAT THE GLO HAD INTENDED TO REMOVE IN TERMS OF FUNDING FROM THE CITY AND TO PUT BACK INTO THEIR HOMEOWNER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
SINCE WE LAST MET, WE HAVE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION THAT THE GLO DOES INTEND TO TAKE BACK 49.1 MILLION OR APPROXIMATELY 49.1, ALMOST 49.2 MILLION OUT OF OUR MULTIFAMILY PROGRAM TO PUT THAT INTO THEIR SINGLE FAMILY HOME REPAIR PROGRAM.
THAT IS A SUBSTANTIAL DECREASE, UH, FROM THE $450 MILLION BUDGET THAT WE ORIGINALLY HAD WHEN WE SIGNED THE 21 CONTRACT.
WHAT WE HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED OTHERWISE, UM, IS JUST THAT I DID MAKE A NOTE THAT WE HAVE NOT YET BEEN INFORMED OF ANY PROPOSED BUDGET REDUCTIONS TO OUR ADMINISTRATIVE LINE ITEM.
OTHERWISE, WE HAVE RECEIVED BUDGET REDUCTIONS FOR EVERY OTHER AREA, UM, WHERE THE BUDGETS WILL BE REDUCED FOR A TOTAL SO FAR OF $140,930,253 IS WHAT THE GLO DOESN'T TEND TO TAKE BACK.
BUT WHEN WE DID THE ADJUSTMENT TO THE SUB AGREEMENT, THE LAST ROUND ADMIN WAS CUT 50%, IT WAS CUT OVER 50%.
SO IF YOU REMEMBER, THE ORIGINAL 19 CONTRACT HAD ADMIN AT OVER 31 MILLION
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WHEN WE SIGNED THE 21 AGREEMENT.ADMIN WAS CUT, UM, BY OVER 50% AND REDUCED FROM OVER 31 MILLION TO 15 MILLION.
AND WE JUST DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE G'S INTENTIONS ARE GOING TO BE FOR REDUCING OUR ADMINISTRATIVE LINE ITEM.
FURTHER, WE HAVE NOT YET BEEN INFORMED.
NO QUESTIONS IN THE QUEUE REGARDING THIS ITEM.
I TURNED MY MIC OFF
I WANTED TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE UNDERSTOOD THE IMPACT THAT THIS WAS HAVING AND WILL HAVE TO OUR CITY.
ALRIGHT, SO I WANT TO ASK JUST MAYBE AN OBVIOUS QUESTION THAT IS, UM, REGARDING ANY POSSIBLE DIALOGUE THAT THERE MIGHT BE GOING ON BETWEEN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND THE GLO AND OUR CITY.
SO, DIRECTOR, MAYBE THIS IS TO YOU, BUT IS THERE ANY, UH, POTENTIAL THAT THIS OUTRAGEOUSLY DISAPPOINTING DECISION WOULD BE? THERE HAS BEEN, BEEN ALL BEEN TO CHECK FOR, UH, FOR ALL THOSE WHO WOULD OTHERWISE BE HOUSED IN THE CITY OF HOUSTON.
THERE HAS BEEN SOME ONGOING DIALOGUE.
WE HAVE NOT GOTTEN ANY POSITIVE, UH, FEEDBACK FROM WHAT HUD WILL INTENDS TO DO.
UH, IF YOU RECALL, SEVERAL, UH, MONTHS AGO, HUD, HUD HAD IDENTIFIED THE GLO AS HAVE, UH, DOING SOME DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES WITHIN THE CITY OF HOUSTON.
AND THAT WAS TIED TO THE MITIGATION PIECE.
UH, THE, FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN, THE GLO DISPUTED THAT AND SAID, WELL, IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT, SUE US.
UH, BASICALLY SINCE THAT POINT, WE HAVE NOT HEARD ANY RESPONSE BACK FROM HUD TO MAKE A DETERMINATION WHAT THEY INTEND TO DO IN, IN REGARDS TO THAT.
UH, WE HAD, WE REACHED OUT AND HAD A TRI-PARTY CONVERSATION WITH HUD, THE GLO AND US IN REGARDS TO OUR SITUATION.
UH, AND WE WERE TOLD BY HUD THAT THEY DID NOT WANT TO DISCUSS THE BACK AND FORTH AND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN US AND THE JLO.
THEY ONLY WANTED TO DISCUSS PRODUCTION.
SO WE HAVE NOT GOTTEN A, UH, WE HAVE NOT HAD A GOOD FEELING, UH, THAT HUD WILL DO ANYTHING TO STEP IN AND DO ANYTHING TO PULL OR, UH, UH, TO ADJUST THE THINKING AND THE, AND THE, UH, WAY THE GLO HAS OPERATED OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS.
UH, I THINK IT'S, UH, AND IT'S MY OWN PERSONAL CONTEXT, I GUESS I DON'T, I CAN DO WHAT I WANT TO DO.
UM, THEY HAVE NOT HAD ANY SERIOUS LEADERSHIP AT THE GLO FOR QUITE SOME TIME.
AND SINCE THAT LEADERSHIP DID NOT WIN ANY, THE, THE ELECTION, AND WE'RE WAITING FOR THE, UH, ELECTION IN NOVEMBER TO DECIDE WHO THE NEW LEADERSHIP WILL BE, I THINK A LOT OF THE DECISIONS THAT ARE BEING MADE HAS NOT BEEN, IS, IS NOT BEING MADE WITH A LOT OF THOUGHT FROM UPPER MANAGEMENT OR SENIOR MANAGEMENT WITHIN THE GLO.
SO IT HAS BEEN QUITE DISAPPOINTING THAT THEY HAVE TAKEN THIS APPROACH.
THE ONLY GOOD THING ABOUT THEM PULLING THE 1 41, UH, IS THAT THOSE DOLLARS HAVE TO BE SPENT IN HOUSTON.
THAT, THAT'S THE ONLY GOOD PART ABOUT IT.
UH, THE NEGATIVE PART ABOUT IT IS WE DON'T HAVE ANY INPUT ON WHERE THEY SPEND THE MONEY OR HOW THEY SPEND THE MONEY.
UH, WE JUST HOPE THAT THEY WILL BE RESPECTFUL OF THE RESIDENTS THAT THEY'RE TRYING TO SERVE AND LET THOSE RESIDENTS, UH, HAVE A VOICE IN THE PRODUCT THAT THEY'RE PUTTING ON THE GROUND.
UM, MAYBE, UH, NONE MORE, UH, OPPORTUNE IN A MOMENT TO GET OUT AND VOTE.
OKAY, I'M GOING NEXT, NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
I'LL JUST TAKE YOU THROUGH SOME OF OUR UPDATED AMOUNTS, UH, FOR SOME OF OUR PROGRAMS. OUR HOME BUYER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
YOU CAN SEE, UM, WE ARE JUST UNDER WHERE WE WERE LAST YEAR.
COMPARATIVELY SPEAKING WITH MARKET CONDITIONS.
THIS HAS BEEN A PROGRAM THAT HAS BEEN CHALLENGING, SIMPLY FINDING ENOUGH, UH, HOMEOWNERS TO BE ABLE TO QUALIFY FOR THE $30,000 DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE.
NEXT SLIDE IS SINGLE FAMILY HOME REPAIR PROGRAM.
YOU CAN SEE FISCAL YEAR 21, FISCAL YEAR 22.
WE TALKED ABOUT THIS PREVIOUSLY WITH JUST SOME OF THE DECREASES BECAUSE OF HOW WE HAVE DECIDED TO RESTRUCTURE SOME OF OUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH, UM, PROVIDERS FOR OUR SINGLE FAMILY HOME REPAIR PROGRAM.
AND THEN LAST BUT NOT LEAST, I WOULD LIKE TO LEAVE THE COMMITTEE WITH JUST A HIGHLIGHT OF THE NUMBER OF PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE COMPLETED, UM, AND THOSE THAT ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION THIS FISCAL YEAR.
SO MULTIFAMILY, WE HAVE 21 PROJECTS UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
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FIVE PROJECTS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED, UH, IN OUR PUBLIC FACILITIES.WE HAVE 10 PROJECTS UNDER CONSTRUCTION WITH THREE PROJECTS COMPLETED.
AND THAT IS THE END OF MY REPORT.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST, AND UNDER, UH, HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE DEPARTMENT.
EVERY MONTH WE DO, EVERY WEDNESDAY WE DO COMMUNITY OFFICE HOURS, AND THAT'S FROM ONE TO ONE TO FOUR.
UH, ON, ON AUGUST 9TH, WE DID A VIRTUAL PUBLIC HEARING IN, IN REGARDS TO THE WINTER STORM, HAD GREAT PARTICIPATION ON THAT.
SO YOU CAN GO THROUGH, FLIP THROUGH THOSE SLIDES AND YOU WILL SEE, UH, ALL OF THE PARTICIPANTS FROM THE DEPARTMENT, UH, WHO PARTICIPATED IN THAT, UH, PUBLIC HEARING.
UH, ON JULY 13TH, UH, THE SECTION THREE AREA OF THE DEPARTMENT DID A JOB FAIR IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE.
IT WAS, UH, EXTREMELY SUCCESSFUL, HAD A GREAT TURNOUT, AND IF YOU FLIP THROUGH THOSE SIDE SLIDES, YOU WILL SEE IT HAD, UH, TREMENDOUS, UH, PARTICIPATION WITH A NUMBER OF CORPORATIONS, UH, THROUGHOUT THE AREA, AS WELL AS A NUMBER OF CITY DEPARTMENTS, UH, AS WELL.
WE HAD A NUMBER OF GRAND OPENINGS SINCE THE LAST TIME WE DID 900.
UH, WINSTON, UH, WAS A GRAND OPENING ON JULY 21ST IN DISTRICT H.
AND YOU CAN FLIP THROUGH THOSE SLIDES AND YOU'LL SEE IT'S A BEAUTIFUL PROJECT.
UH, IT'S 100% COMPLETE, NOW 100% OCCUPIED.
UH, THE 102 OF THOSE UNITS WERE RESTRICTED.
UH, WE HAD A, AN $11.2 MILLION INVESTMENT INTO THIS PROJECT OF JUST OVER, UH, $31.4 MILLION.
WE HAD A RIBBON CUTTING ON LIGHT RAIL LOSS.
UH, THAT WAS JUST, UH, UH, A WEEK, UH, AND A HALF AGO AT 4,600 MAIN, RIGHT AT MAIN.
AND, UH, JUST UNDERNEATH 59 ACROSS FROM THE, THE RAIL YARD.
AND YOU WILL SEE, UH, A NUMBER OF SLIDES AND THE PARTICIPATION THERE AS WELL AS WHAT THE UNIT LOOKS LOOKED LIKE.
UH, THAT PROJECT IS 86% COMPLETE, ALTHOUGH ALL OF THE RESIDENTIAL UNITS ARE COMPLETE.
THE COMMERCIAL TRACKS THAT ARE, ARE, ARE STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION, UH, 56 UNITS.
UH, AND, UH, UH, 56 OF THOSE UNITS ARE RESTRICTED.
UH, SOME OF THOSE UNITS ARE IDENTIFIED FOR, UH, HOMELESS VETERANS.
I BELIEVE IT'S 29 OF THOSE UNITS ARE DESIGNED FOR HOMELESS VETERANS.
OUR PARTICIPATION IN THAT WAS 3.4 MILLION, A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN 3.4 MILLION INTO A 16, UH, $16.4 MILLION PROJECT THAT WAS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH HARRIS COUNTY.
NEXT SLIDE IS AN UPDATE ON TIMUS PLACE IN DISTRICT D.
UH, THAT PROJECT IS, UH, 2020 7% COMPLETED.
UM, AND THOSE, UH, WE HAVE A 12.5, UH, PER, UH, MILLION DOLLAR, UM, PARTICIPATION IN A 32, UH, ALMOST $33 MILLION PROJECT.
AND YOU WILL SEE, UH, THE SLIDES UPDATING THOSE, UPDATING THAT, UH, PROJECT.
NEXT ONE, SUNRISE LOFTS, WHICH IS 31 0 3 MCKINNEY, UH, WHICH IS A 47%.
UH, THIS PROJECT IS 47% COMPLETE.
I, IT'S A TOTAL NUMBER OF 89 UNITS WITH 87 OF THE 89 UNITS BEING RESTRICTED, EXCUSE ME, WE HAVE A $1.5 MILLION INFUSION OF HOME FUNDS INTO THIS PROJECT OF NEARLY 28 MILLION.
SO YOU CAN SEE WE ARE REALLY LEVERAGING OUR DOLLARS, UH, PRETTY WELL ON THAT PARTICULAR PROJECT.
NEXT PROJECT IS THE CITADEL, WHICH IS 33 45 ELGIN.
THAT IS IN DISTRICT D AS WELL.
A NUMBER OF, UH, UNITS ARE 74, UH, IT'S 67.
OF THOSE 74 UNITS ARE RESTRICTED.
WE HAVE A $10.2 MILLION INFUSION, UH, UH, PARTICIPATION IN THIS $25 MILLION PROJECT.
THE DEVELOPER ON THIS IS CHANGE HAPPENS AND YOU CAN SEE, UH, THE PRODUCTION OF THAT, THE PROGRESS THAT THAT PROJECT IS MAKING.
NEXT SLIDE UPDATE IS NEW HOME, UH, NEW, NEW HOPE HOUSING SAVOY, WHICH IS 63 15 SAVOY IN DISTRICT J.
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THIS PROJECT IS 39% COMPLETED.THIS HAS 120 UNITS, AND WE HAVE A $13.2 MILLION, UH, PARTICIPATION IN A NEARLY $34 MILLION PROJECT.
AND YOU CAN SEE THOSE, THOSE SLIDES IF YOU GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE.
HERITAGE SENIOR RESIDENCE, WHICH IS ON, UH, 1101 MOY, UH, IN DISTRICT C.
94 OF THOSE UNITS ARE RESTRICTED.
WE HAVE A 14.35 PER, UH, MILLION DOLLARS PARTICIPATION IN A LITTLE OVER $40 MILLION, UH, PROJECT.
AND IF YOU FLIP THROUGH THAT, YOU'LL SEE THE SLIDES ON THAT.
SO JUST FROM THOSE SLIDES THAT YOU SEE, WE WILL BE COMING TO YOU AND YOU WILL BE SEEING AND BE, UH, GIVEN NOTICE OF A NUMBER OF GROUNDBREAKINGS AND, UH, A NUMBER OF RIBBON CUTTINGS THAT WILL BE COMING UP.
SOME OF THOSE WILL BE, UH, THIS YEAR, SOME WILL BE THE BEGINNING OF NEXT YEAR.
SO WE HAVE A LOT OF PROJECTS THAT ARE, ARE IN THE PIPELINE THAT ARE MOVING FORWARD.
WE ALSO WANNA SPOTLIGHT ON THE NEXT SLIDE, EXCUSE ME.
OUR PUBLIC SERVICE AREA HEART, WHICH IS, UH, UH, HAS A TRAINING, UH, UH, UH, FOR VENDING AND CONCESSIONS PROGRAM.
UH, THIS, UH, HEART HAS BEEN A GREAT, UH, PARTNER WITH THE DEPARTMENT FOR MANY YEARS, AND WE, WE, UH, UH, LOVE THEIR ENTHUSIASM AND THE, THE WORK THAT THEY DO WITH THEIR CLIENTELE.
UH, THE NEXT SLIDE IS ALSO ON THE PUBLIC SERVICE, UH, SEARCH HOUSE OF TINY TREASURES.
UH, ALSO A, UH, A GREAT PARTNER.
THE SEARCH HAS ALWAYS BEEN A GREAT PARTNER WITH THE DEPARTMENT, AND YOU'LL SEE, UH, HOW THAT IMPACTS, UH, THE, THE YOUTH OF, OF OUR, OF OUR AREA.
UH, CONTINUING THE NEXT SLIDE.
YOU'LL SEE A PUBLIC SERVICE WITH THE PHW WITH THE SPELMAN BASIN, AND YOU'LL SEE THAT FIRST SLIDE, UH, SHOWS WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE BEFORE.
AND IF YOU FLIP OVER TO THE NEXT SLIDE, THEN YOU'LL SEE WHAT IT WAS AFTER.
SO IT IS A, UM, UH, PROJECT TO CLEAN UP.
WE'RE SPENDING 18 AND A HALF MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT FUNDED WITH 17, 17.7, UH, MILLION DOLLARS IN C-D-B-G-D-R 15 FUNDS, UH, TO DIMINISH FLOOD RISK FOR UP TO 309 HOMES IN THE LOW INCOME AREAS.
SO THOSE SLIDES REPRESENT HOW WE ARE MAKE, UH, IMPLEMENTING MITIGATION PROGRESS IN ORDER TO ELIMINATE FLOODING FOR THAT AREA.
THE NEXT SLIDE, YOU WILL SEE A SIGN OF COMING SOON.
UH, THIS IS THE BETHUNE EMPOWERMENT CENTER, WHICH WILL BE, UH, IN THE ACRE HOME AREA, WHICH IS A, UM, UM, IF YOU WERE FAMILIAR WITH THE EAST END MAKER HUB, THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT WILL BE SIMILAR TO THAT, THAT WILL BE, UH, OPPORTUNITIES FOR, UH, NEIGHBORING, UH, SMALL BUSINESSES TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO VENTURE AND GROW IN CAPACITY AND HELP DEVELOP THEM, THEIR, THEIR BUSINESSES IN THE ACRES, ACRES, HOMES, MARKET, SINGLE FAMILY HOME REPAIR.
WE CONTINUE TO DO QUITE A BIT.
YOU WILL SEE HERE THAT ON THE NEXT SLIDE YOU WILL SEE ON, UH, I THINK THIS IS BOWMAN STREET, UH, IN AKER HOME.
THIS IS DISTRICT BA KEY EXCHANGE.
YOU SEE IN THAT FIRST SLIDE, YOU SEE IN THE BACKGROUND WHAT THAT HOME LOOKED LIKE BEFORE IT WAS, UH, DEMOLISHED.
THEN IF YOU FLIP TO THE NEXT PAGE, YOU SEE WHAT SHE GOT IN RETURN FOR, UH, THE HOME THAT SHE WAS LIVING IN AND THE WHAT, WHAT WE WERE ABLE TO GIVE HER.
AND, UH, THIS HOME IS A DA COMPLIANT WITH A WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE RAMP.
AND IF YOU GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, YOU CAN SEE SHE IS VERY HAPPY TO HAVE RECEIVED THE KEYS TO HER NEW HOME.
SO WE CONTINUE TO DO ALL THAT WE CAN WHILE WE CAN, UH, DESPITE OF SOME OF THE CHANGES AND CHALLENGES THAT WE'VE BEEN GIVEN FROM THE GLO.
SO, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS THAT COME THAT I NO, CONGRATULATIONS ON THE PROGRESS THAT THE DEPARTMENT, UM, EVERY STAFF MEMBER FROM THE ONE WHO ANSWERS THE PHONE TO THE INSPECTOR, UM, EACH ONE OF THEM ARE CRITICAL.
UH, THANK YOU BROTHER MAYBERRY
UM, AND SO THANK YOU FOR REPRESENTING THEM TODAY.
BUT LET ME JUST ADD THAT I AM DEEPLY APPRECIATIVE OF THE, THE, THE WAY IN WHICH OUR COMMITTEE MEETINGS HAVE EVOLVED AND THE LEVEL OF CONTENT THAT Y'ALL ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE FROM DESIGN TO ARCHITECT, TO, UM, YOU KNOW, KEEPING BEFORE US HOW MUCH MONEY THE CITY IS INVESTING TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE RESTRICTED UNITS ARE PRIORITIZED, UM, AND THAT IT'S ON RECORD FOR ALL TO VIEW.
SO I APPRECIATE THAT, AND I, AND I DEEPLY APPRECIATE HOW OUR COMMITTEE MEETINGS HAVE EVOLVED OVER THE LAST THREE
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YEARS.SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THAT.
UM, THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS IN THE QUEUE BEFORE I TURN IT OVER TO MY VICE CHAIR FOR CLOSING REMARKS.
JUST WANT SECOND YOUR REMARKS.
I THINK YOU'RE DOING AN INCREDIBLE JOB CHAIRING THIS COMMITTEE, UH, BUT DIRECTOR TO YOU AND YOUR GROUP, THERE'S OUTSTANDING WORK GOING ON HERE DESPITE THE, UH, S SLAPS THAT SEEM TO KEEP COMING OUR WAY FROM, UH, OUR FRIENDS IN AUSTIN AND ELSEWHERE.
AND I GUESS WITH THAT, AGAIN, WITH THANKS.
I'D LIKE TO APPRECIATE EVERYONE FOR THEIR TIME TODAY, FOR PAYING ATTENTION.
WE WILL RECONVENE NEXT MONTH ON THE THIRD TUESDAY AT 10:00 AM THAT'S UH, SEPTEMBER THE 20TH, 2022.
AND WITH THAT CHAIR, UH, THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.