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IN THE FEBRUARY SPECIAL CALLED MEETING[Housing and Community Affairs Committee on February 7, 2023.]
OF THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, I OFFICIALLY CALLED THIS MEETING TO ORDER AND WELCOME ALL OF MY COUNCIL, UH, COLLEAGUES, THEIR STAFF AND PRESENTERS THAT ARE IN ATTENDANCE THIS MORNING.THIS COMMUNITY HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE IS BEING HELD IN A HYBRID MODE DUE TO THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE PUBLIC DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC.
THIS IME 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 MEETING, I AM PHYSICALLY IN PRESIDENT CHAMBERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5 5 1 1 27 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.
UM, SO GOOD MORNING TO ALL OF YOU IN CHAMBERS.
UH, WE HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER MIKE KNOX, COUNCIL MEMBER HUFFMAN, COUNCIL MEMBER PECK, MY VICE CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBER ROBINSON AND STAFF REPRESENTING THE OFFICE OF OUR MAYOR, PRO TEM, VICE MAYOR, PRO TEM, COUNCIL MEMBER GALLEGOS OFFICE.
WHO ELSE DO WE HAVE? UH, ONLINE WE HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER ROS, COUNCIL MEMBER LETITIA PLUMMER, STAFF FROM LA, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER PLUMMER'S OFFICE, AND I THINK THAT'S IT.
AND THEN I'LL ACKNOWLEDGE ALL OTHER GUESTS AS THEY ARRIVE.
AND COUNCIL MEMBER STAFF FROM COUNCIL MEMBER EVAN SHABAZZ'S OFFICE.
SO TODAY WE'LL HEAR A PRESENTATION FROM OUR HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
IT'LL PRESENT ON THE FOLLOWING 9% TAX CREDIT, SE SELECTION OVERVIEW, UH, PROPOSED HOUSTON TAX CREDIT APPLICATIONS FOR 2023.
COUNCIL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT FOR THE ALLOCATED 9% WITHIN THE CITY OF HOUSTON AND THE ETJ.
ALSO A RECOMMENDATION FOR EXCEPTION OF T-D-H-C-A DEVELOPMENT RULES.
THIS WILL BE PRESENTED BY OUR DIRECTOR AND DEPUTY ASSISTANT DI, UH, DIRECTOR ANNA MARTINEZ.
BEFORE WE GET STARTED ON THE PRESENTATION, JUST, UM, YOU KNOW, WE DO THIS EVERY YEAR, AND I JUST WANNA REMIND COLLEAGUES AND STAFF.
UM, I WANT, UH, WE HAVE 25 MEMBERS, UH, OF THE PUBLIC SIGNED UP FOR COMMENTS TODAY.
SO THEIR COMMENTS WILL BE LIMITED TO ONE MINUTE.
UM, AND FOR US TO BE EFFICIENT TO PLEASE LIMIT YOUR EX, UH, COURTESY OF EXTENDING YOUR TIME, AND THEN ALLOW THE PRESENTERS TO COMPLETELY GET THROUGH THE PRESENTATION.
AND THEN IF YOU HAVE A, A QUESTIONS REGARDING A SPECIFIC PROJECT, WE'LL GET BACK TO YOUR DISTRICT.
WE'LL GO BACK UP THROUGH THE PRESENTATION, BUT WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T GET, UH, LOCKED INTO, UH, ONE PRESENTATION OR ONE PROJECT.
SO ALLOW THE PRESENTERS THAT TIME TO DO THAT.
AND THEN WE WILL TRY TO BE EFFICIENT WITH TIME.
SO I'M GONNA GO AHEAD WITH THE REST OF MY COMMENTS.
SO AFTER THE MULTIFAMILY PRESENTATION, THE COMMITTEE WILL OPEN THE MEETING TO THE PUBLIC.
I MENTIONED 25, AND WE HAVE 26, AND I BELIEVE THERE MIGHT BE SOME ADDITIONAL SIGNUPS IN PERSON.
UM, SO PLEASE GIMME THAT TOTAL NUMBER.
UM, AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME OUR DIRECTOR, KEITH BYNUM, AND DEPUTY ASSISTANT DIRECTOR ANNA MARTINEZ, TO PROVIDE THEIR PRESENTATION.
UH, THIS IS OUR ANNUAL PRESENTATION TO LET EVERYONE KNOW, UH, UH, OUR PROCESS THAT THE CITY WENT THROUGH IN DETERMINING THE 9% TAX CREDITS.
UH, IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY AS THE GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY TO ACCEPT THOSE PROPOSALS.
WE EVALUATE THEM AND MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THIS BODY, UH, FOR, UH, LETTERS OF SUPPORT.
PRESENTING TODAY WILL BE ANNA MARTINEZ AND RYAN BIBBS, WHO HAVE GONE THROUGH THE PAINSTAKING TASK OF EVALUATING EACH AND EVERY PROPOSAL THAT CAME THROUGH THE DOOR.
I BELIEVE WE HAD 33 PROPOSALS WALKED IN, AND WE ARE GOING TO PRESENT TO YOU THE, THOSE THAT, UH, UH, MADE IT THROUGH OUR CRITERIA.
AND ARE, UH, WE ARE GOING TO REQUEST THAT THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT ARE ALLOWED TO RECEIVE THOSE, UH, LETTERS OF SUPPORT.
SO I'LL TURN IT OVER TO ANNA NOW.
UH, I'LL BE STARTING WITH THE OVERVIEW OF THE TAX CREDITS, AS WELL AS THE PROCESS THAT THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT HAS GONE THROUGH.
UH, AND THEN WE'LL BE TURNING IT OVER TO MY COLLEAGUE RYAN BIBBS, FOR THE, UH, DEEP DIVE INTO EACH OF THE TRANSACTIONS THAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING.
SO, COLLEAGUES, BEFORE HTV, UH, CATCHES UP WITH US, YOU SHOULD HAVE, I BELIEVE, TWO PIECES OF, OR THREE PIECES OF SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION.
YOU SHOULD HAVE THE COPY OF THE AGENDA WITH THE LIST OF RECOMMENDED, RECOMMENDED PROJECTS IN THE BACKGROUND THAT OUTLINES THE FRAMEWORK IN WHICH THEY'RE GOING TO DISCUSS.
I WANNA MAKE SURE EVERYONE HAS ALL OF THAT AVAILABLE.
YOU SHOULD HAVE THE AGENDA, THE COPY OF THE AGENDA, AND IT HAS AN OUTLINE OF ALL OF THE PROJECTS LISTED.
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OKAY.MAKE, SO LET'S GET YOU AN AGENDA, AND THEN YOU'LL HAVE THE PRESENTATION, A COPY OF THE PRESENTATION.
YOU NEED TO, I HAVE THE PRESENTATION.
JONATHAN, CAN YOU GET THEM A COPY OF THE AGENDA? I NEED TWO OF 'EM.
ALRIGHT, SO WHAT ARE TAX CREDITS? UH, AS YOU ALL KNOW, UH, THEY'RE NOT FUNDED BY THE CITY.
THIS IS FEDERAL FUNDING THAT'S COMING FROM THE IRS.
THEY'RE AN IMPORTANT RESOURCE FOR BUILDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING THROUGHOUT THE STATE AND THE COUNTRY.
UH, IT WAS CREATED THROUGH THE TAX REFORM ACT OF 1986.
AND HERE IN TEXAS IS ADMINISTERED BY THE T-D-H-C-A, THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS.
UH, IT'S PRIVATE EQUITY FOR CONSTRUCTION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING, UH, 9% TAX CREDITS ALLOCATED THROUGH A COMPETITIVE PROCESS.
UH, CREDITS ARE SOLD ON AN OPEN MARKET, WHICH DETERMINES THE PRICE.
I CAN KINDA KEEP GOING WITH MY COMMENTS IF THAT WORKS.
WHILE, WHILE THE POWERPOINT CATCHES UP.
SO WHAT THE NEXT SLIDE WILL SHOW, IT'S, IT'S THE MECHANICS OF THE TAX CREDIT ALLOCATION.
IT'S A VERY BUSY SLIDE, BUT ESSENTIALLY WHAT IT ILLUSTRATES IS, UH, THE PROCESS, RIGHT? UH, STARTING FROM THE IRS AWARDING THE STATES.
THE STATES THEN AWARDING DEVELOPERS THROUGH THIS APPLICATION PROCESS.
AND THEN THE DEVELOPERS CONVERTING THOSE CREDITS INTO EQUITY, UH, BY SELLING TO INVESTORS WHO THEN, UH, USE THEM TO OFFSET TAX LIABILITY.
THE CITY'S ROLE, IF YOU, IF YOU LOOK AT THE RED LINE, UH, THAT, THAT REALLY IS WHERE THE CITY'S BILL FITS IN.
BUT ESSENTIALLY THE, IT ILLUSTRATES IS, UH, THE PROBLEM, RIGHT? THAT FEEDBACK ADDRESS REWARDING MISTAKES, MISTAKES AND AWARDING DEVELOPERS THROUGH THIS APPLICATION PROCESS.
AND THEN DEVELOPERS CONVERTING THOSE CREDITS INTO EQUITY.
UH, I SELLING TO INVESTORS WHO THEN, UH, USE THEM TO OFFSET
WE'RE, WE'RE CLEARLY HAVING SOME TECHNIC DIFFICULTY.
SO WE'RE GONNA WAIT, WAIT UNTIL YOUR, UH, HOLOGRAM COMPLETES THE SECOND PRESENTATION.
AND THEN WE, HOLD ON ONE SECOND.
RYAN, WERE THERE COPIES OF THE PRESENTATION AVAILABLE? I KNOW IT WAS SENT OUT VIA EMAIL.
WE, WE PRESENTED, UH, WE GOT COPIES OF THE SUMMARIES AND, OKAY.
SO FOR THE ESSENCE OF TIME, AND I, WE HAVE A A LOT OF FOLKS SIGNED UP.
Y'ALL SHOULD HAVE A COPY IN FRONT OF YOU TO FOLLOW.
AND THEN WE WILL JUST GET ON TRACK WITH HTV WHENEVER THAT'S, UH, WHENEVER THEY'RE READY.
UH, SO JUST WRAPPING UP ON THE MECHANICS OF THE TRACKS CREDIT ALLOCATION, UH, OUR PORTION IS, IS A SMALL PART OF THAT RED LINE, WHICH IS THE HOUSING PROJECT, UH, PROPOSAL SUBMITTAL OVER TO THE STATE AGENCY, WHICH IN THIS CASE IS THE T-D-H-C-A.
THE FOLLOWING SLIDE, UH, DESCRIBES JUST THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE 9% AND THE 4% TAX CREDITS.
UH, NINE PERCENTS ARE OBVIOUSLY, IT, IT'S A COMPETITIVE PROCESS.
THEY TYPICALLY FUND ABOUT 70% OF THE, OF THE FINANCING FOR THE DEVELOPMENT.
UH, WHEREAS 4%, UH, IT'S MORE LIMITED.
TYPICALLY, 30 TO 50% OF THE FINANCING SOURCE CREDITS ARE PROVIDED AS AN, UH, OF RIGHT.
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AS COMPETITIVE OF A PROCESS.HOWEVER, WE DO WANNA FLAG DUE TO THE HIGH DEMAND FOR BONDS, THE 2023 ALLOCATIONS OF PRIVATE BONDS, UH, ARE GONNA BE PROVIDED IN A LOTTERY PROCESS TO ISSUERS AND APPLICANTS.
UH, WITH REGARDS TO SCORING, UH, IT'S A HIGHLY COMPETITIVE SCORING SYSTEM.
THE RESOLUTIONS OF SUPPORT ACCOUNT FOR 17 POINTS OF THE DEVELOPER'S APPLICATION OVER TO THE T-D-H-C-A.
UH, FOR APPLICANTS IN THE ETJ, WE DO LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT HALF THEIR POINTS COME FROM THE CITY, AND HALF THE POINTS COME FROM THE COUNTY.
RESOLUTIONS ARE REQUIRED FROM BOTH.
UH, THE T-D-H-C-A, UH, THIS SLIDE REALLY OUTLINES THE, YOU KNOW, THE, THE HIGH POINTS WITH REGARDS TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT SUPPORT.
THERE ARE ALSO SOME OTHER POINTS AWARDED FOR COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION, BUT THE 17 ACCOUNTS FOR A LARGE PORTION AND COULD POTENTIALLY MAKE OR BREAK, UH, THESE, THESE TRANSACTIONS.
THE NEXT SLIDE DESCRIBES THE SCHEDULE, UH, WHICH WAS CONDENSED, YOU KNOW, OF COURSE, UH, THE T-D-H-C-A, THE, THE GOVERNOR APPROVES THE QAP, I BELIEVE DECEMBER 1ST OF LAST YEAR.
SO IT'S A VERY CONDENSED PROCESS FROM THE TIME THE QAP IS APPROVED TO THE MARCH FULL APPLICATION DELIVERY DATE.
SO, UM, YOU KNOW, LIKE KEITH NOTED, UH, THE MULTIFAMILY TEAM WORKS VERY QUICKLY TO REVIEW ALL OF THE APPLICATIONS THAT COME IN HAND.
OUR APPLICATION, UH, PROCESS, OR OUR APPLICATIONS WERE DUE ON JANUARY 6TH.
AND SO THE MULTIFAMILY TEAM WORKED VERY DILIGENTLY, UH, UNDER RYAN TO REVIEW ALL 33 APPLICATIONS THAT WERE RECEIVED.
UH, OF COURSE, WE'RE HERE FEBRUARY 7TH, UH, WITH THIS PRESENTATION TO HOUSING COMMITTEE, WE ARE PROPOSING A FEBRUARY 15TH COUNCIL DATE WITH THE OPPORTUNITY FOR, UM, YOU KNOW, ANY THAT, YOU KNOW, EITHER ADDITIONAL COMMENT THAT'S NEEDED OR ADDITIONAL CLARIFICATION, UH, WE WOULD NEED THESE APPROVED NO LATER THAN FEBRUARY 22ND IN ORDER TO MEET THE DEADLINE, UH, OF THE T-D-H-C-A TO HAVE FULL APPLICATIONS IN BY MARCH 1ST.
TIMELINE APPLICATIONS ARE GONNA BE DUE TO THE T-D-H-C-A ON MARCH 1ST.
UH, THIS IS, YOU KNOW, ONLY THE BEGINNING OF THE PROCESS.
WE DON'T EXPECT THAT CREDIT AWARDS WILL BE ANNOUNCED UNTIL JULY OF 2023.
UH, PRIORITY ITEMS. SO IN BACK IN NOVEMBER, WE, WE CAME TO THE COMMITTEE AND PRESENTED PRIORITY ITEMS AS WELL AS OUR, OUR SCORING MECHANISM FOR THESE APPLICATIONS.
UH, PRIORITY ITEMS FOR OUR, FOR THE, FOR THE CITY, OR, YOU KNOW, REHAB AND RECONSTRUCTION, UH, PROJECTS THAT ARE IN COMPLETE COMMUNITIES OR TOURS, UH, PROJECTS THAT ARE IN AREAS OF LOW POVERTY AND HIGH PERFORMING SCHOOLS, UH, AREAS EXPERIENCING HIGH RENTAL COSTS, TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENTS, AREAS UNDERSERVED WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, OR HOUSING SERVING SPECIAL NEEDS POPULATIONS.
UH, WE DID STIPULATE IN OUR APPLICATION THAT WE WOULD NOT BE FUNDING PROJECTS THAT ARE LOCATED IN THE FLOOD ZONE.
UH, THE NEXT SLIDE OUTLINES THE POINT SYSTEM.
UH, ALL APPLICATIONS ARE REQUIRED TO, TO GET A MINIMUM OF 10 POINTS.
UH, THERE'S A TOTAL OF 27 POINTS AVAILABLE.
UH, YOU KNOW, THE, THE FIRST CRITERIA IS, YOU KNOW, ARE THEY LOCATED IN A COMPLETE COMMUNITY OR TOURS, UH, THE AVAILABILITY OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THE AREA, PROXIMITY TO MASS TRANSPORTATION, LOW POVERTY CONCENTRATION, MIXED INCOME COMPOSITION, SCHOOL PERFORMANCE, ONSITE QUALITY EDUCATION PROGRAM, DOCUMENTATION OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT, UH, BUILDING RESILIENCY FEATURES, OFFSITE NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENTS, ONSITE RECYCLING AND RENOVATION, OR RECONSTRUCTION OF EXISTING HOUSING.
UH, THIS TALKS ABOUT OUR EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION POLICY.
SO THE, THE PURPOSE OF THIS POLICY IS ESSENTIALLY TO, TO, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE DISPERSING THE ASSISTED MULTI-FAMILY DEVELOPMENTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
UH, AND IT CREATES GREATER HOUSING CHOICE, UH, BY, YOU KNOW, HAVING DEVELOPMENTS IN, IN ALL COUNCIL DISTRICTS WHENEVER POSSIBLE.
AND WHAT THIS DOES IS IT LIMITS THE, THE NUMBER OF RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE MAKE, UH, FOR COUNCIL DISTRICTS A, B, D, H, AND K.
WE'RE LIMITED TO TWO RECOMMENDATIONS EACH FOR DISTRICT C-E-F-G-I AND J.
IT'S, UH, LIMITED TO A MAX OF THREE RECOMMENDATIONS.
EACH, UH, EXCEPTIONS ARE MADE FOR REPAIR OR REHAB OF EXISTING AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
SO IN LOOKING AT THESE APPLICATIONS ONCE THEY'RE FULLY SCORED, UH, THE WAY THAT WE PRIORITIZE AND MAKE THESE DETERMINATIONS IS FIRST WE LOOK
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AT THE TENANT POPULATION.SO WE PRIORITIZE, UH, PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOLLOWED BY GENERAL POPULATION, UH, FOLLOWED BY AGE RESTRICTED POPULATION DEVELOPMENTS.
UH, THE FOLLOWING METRICS THAT WE LOOK AT IS THE HCD SCORE, WHICH GOES BACK TO THE, YOU KNOW, MINIMUM 10 OF THE 27 POINTS.
UH, EACH SCORE RECEIVES A HCD SCORE, WHICH HELPS US TO MAKE THOSE DETERMINATIONS ON WHICH DEVELOPMENTS WILL RECEIVE THE, THE RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT.
UH, THE, THE REALLY, THE TIEBREAKER COMES DOWN TO WHEN NEEDED, UH, COMES DOWN TO POVERTY RATE AND THE SITE COMPARED TO OTHER APPLICATIONS IN THE DISTRICT.
UH, THE NEXT SLIDE DESCRIBES OUR APPEAL PROCESS.
UH, WE REALIZE THERE COULD BE, UH, ADMINISTRATIVE, YOU KNOW, ERRORS THAT ARE MADE.
UH, THIS IS A VERY QUICK PROCESS ON OUR SIDE.
SO, UH, IF THERE IS, THE DEVELOPER FEELS THAT THERE'S BEEN AN ISSUE, THERE'S AN APPEAL PROCESS, APPEALS, WERE ACTUALLY DUE LAST FRIDAY.
UH, RYAN'S TEAM IS WORKING NOW, ALONG WITH OUR, UH, COMPLAINTS AND APPEALS TEAM TO GET RESPONSES TO THOSE APPEALS BY THE END OF THE WEEK.
UH, AND THEN NEXT SLIDE GOES THROUGH KIND OF OUR, OUR, OUR LOG OF, OF WHAT WE RECEIVED.
SO WE RECEIVED A TOTAL OF 33 APPLICATIONS.
UH, WE DID HAVE SOME FALLOUT, SO I BELIEVE WE ENDED UP WITH ABOUT 26.
AND THE TOTAL NUMBER OF RESOLUTIONS THAT WE'LL BE RECOMMENDING TODAY IS 16.
THE NEXT SLIDE IS A MAP THAT OUTLINES WHERE ALL 16 OF THOSE DEVELOPMENTS FALL WITHIN THE CITY.
AND THE ETJ AND I WILL TURN IT OVER TO RYAN BIBBS, WHO WILL WALK US THROUGH, UM, PER COUNCIL DISTRICT, EACH OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS.
I'LL START WITH, UH, COUNCIL DISTRICT A, UM, CHAIR.
IS IT OKAY? YOU WANT ME TO GO THROUGH APPLICATION NUMBER, DEVELOPMENT, NAME AND ADDRESS ALL THAT? OKAY, THAT WORKS FOR ME.
THE FIRST ITEM WE HAVE IS, UH, APPLICATION NUMBER 23 1 4 9.
UH, DEVELOPMENT NAME, THE UPLAND DEVELOPMENT ADDRESS, 1430 UPLAND DRIVE, TOTAL UNITS 165.
AND TARGET POPULATION IS FAMILY.
UH, SECOND RECOMMENDATION IN A IS APPLICATION NUMBER 23 0 6 8.
DEVELOPMENT NAME, UH, NALL STREET CROSSING DEVELOPMENT ADDRESS, 1938 NALL STREET, 80 UNITS SENIOR TARGET POPULATION.
NEXT SLIDE WILL SHOW THE LOCATION ON A, ON A MAP FOR YOU, JUST KIND OF WHERE THEY'RE LOCATED.
NEXT SLIDE IS COUNCIL DISTRICT C, APPLICATION NUMBER 23 2 0 9, DEVELOPMENT NAMED LOST CREEK OAKS ADDRESS, EIGHT 10 OAK STREET, TOTAL UNITS 90 TARGET POPULATION FAMILY.
NEXT, RECOMMENDATION, APPLICATION NUMBER 23 1 25.
THE HOWARD LOCATED AT TWO 90 IN RIDDEN ROAD, 80 UNITS.
NEXT, APPLICATION NUMBER 23 0 6 3.
CYPRESS CROSSING LOCATED AT 5 9 0 2 AND 5 9 0 9 CYPRESS STREET, 80 UNITS, SENIORS.
THE NEXT SLIDE SHOWS A MAP OF THE LOCATION.
NEXT SLIDE IS COUNCIL DISTRICT D RECOMMENDATION, APPLICATION NUMBER 23 180 3, TRINITY EAST PHOENIX PROJECT AT LOCATED AT 27 50 LIVE OAK A HUNDRED UNITS.
TARGET POPULATION, PSH, PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.
NEXT RECOMMENDATION IS APPLICATION NUMBER 23 0 6 1 DEVELOPMENT NAMED PARK BOULEVARD.
LOSS DEVELOPMENT OF ADDRESS BLACK HAWK ROAD AT SAGE DRIVE, 90 UNITS FAMILIES.
NEXT SLIDE GIVES A, A MAP OF THE LOCATIONS.
RECOMMENDATION IN COUNCIL DISTRICT E APPLICATION NUMBER 23 0 5 9 CLEAR LAKE CROSSING, LOCATED AT 17,300 SATURN LANE, 80 UNITS, SENIORS.
NEXT, RECOMMENDATION 23 180 6.
APPLICATION NUMBER, WEST FORK PLACE
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LOCATED AT KINGWOOD PLACE DRIVE, AND KINGWOOD MEDICAL DRIVE.SENIORS, I THINK THAT'S A TYPE ON THAT APPLICATION NUMBER THERE.
UH, DEVELOPMENT NAME, CROSSROADS AT GEMINI, DEVELOPMENT ADDRESS, BAY AREA BOULEVARD, AND GEMINI AVENUE, 80 UNITS FAMILIES.
RE RECOMMENDATIONS IN G WILL BE APPLICATION NUMBER 23 2 0 5.
DEVELOPMENT NAME FELICITY OAKS.
BRIAN, DID YOU SKIP FOR HIM? I DID.
SO I'M ON GG, UH, RECOMMENDATION IS 23 2 0 5, UH, DEVELOPMENT NAMED FELICITY OAKS.
UH, DEVELOPMENT ADDRESS IS 40 41 RICHMOND AVENUE, 120 UNITS FAMILIES.
NEXT SLIDE IS JUST THE MAP OF LO OF THE LOCATION.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE CANCEL, CANCEL.
DISTRICT H RECOMMENDATION, UH, APPLICATION NUMBER IS 2 31 21.
UM, THIS IS A, THIS WILL BE A, A TEAR DOWN AND A REBUILD.
NEW, UH, DEVELOPMENT NAME, UH, DEVELOPMENT ADDRESS, 4,500 SLASH 44 28 NORTH MAIN STREET, TOTAL UNITS 1 95, TARGET POPULATION FAMILY.
NEXT SLIDE IS THE MAP OF THE LOCATION.
DEVELOPMENT NAME, NEW HOPE HOUSING AVENUE C, LOCATED AT 75 0 1 HARRISBURG.
TOTAL UNITS ONE 10 TARGETING SENIORS.
NEXT, RECOMMENDATION, APPLICATION NUMBERS 23 1 0 8.
DEVELOPMENT NAMED HARTWOOD AT HARRISBURG.
DEVELOPMENT ADDRESS 73 76 34 HARRISBURG BOULEVARD.
TOTAL UNITS ARE 80 TARGETING FAMILIES.
NEXT SLIDE IS A MAP THERE OF THE LOCATION.
SO THOSE WERE THE, UH, RECOMMENDATIONS FOR, UH, THE PROJECTS THAT WERE IN, UH, WITHIN THE, UH, CITY LIMITS X.
WE'RE GONNA MOVE INTO CHAIR IF YOU'RE OKAY WITH THE, UH, ETJ.
THESE ARE JUST, UH, APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT FOR COMPETITIVE 9% HOUSING TAX CREDITS ALLOCATED BY A-T-D-H-C-A FOR EACH OF THE APPLICATIONS.
AND THE ATTACHED TABLE LOCATED IN THE HOUSTON'S ETJ APPLICATION WILL BE SUBMITTED TO T-D-H-C-A FROM ACROSS THE STATE.
AND THE NUMBER OF AVAILABLE 9% HOUSING TAX CREDITS ARE LIMITED.
AND TDHA WILL ANNOUNCE AWARDS IN JULY OF 2023.
HCDD HAS UNDERWRITTEN THESE PROJECTS FOR FINANCIAL, FOR FINANCIAL VIABILITY, BUT THERE'S NO FUNDING THAT'S GONNA BE APPLIED TO THESE PROJECTS.
HAS NOT RIDDEN UNDERWRITTEN THESE PROJECTS FOR FINANCIAL VIABILITY.
A CDD REVIEWED THE APPLICATIONS TO DETERMINE IF THE, IF THEY MEET THE CITY'S COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT POLICY OBJECTIVES AND MINIMUM STANDARDS BASED ON ESTABLISHED CRITERIA.
THE PROJECTS LISTED IN THE ATTACHED TABLE HAVE ATTACHED, HAVE ACHIEVED THE 10 POINT THRESHOLD AND QUALIFIED FOR RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT.
OUR APPLICATION NUMBER IS 23 0 4 9 DEVELOPMENT NAMED SADDLE CREEK VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT ADDRESS.
TOTAL UNIT IS 80 TARGETING FAMILIES.
NEXT RECOMMENDATION IS APPLICATION NUMBER IS 23 0 0 8.
DEVELOPMENT NAME, PARK ROAD, KATY LIVING DEVELOPMENT ADDRESS, UH, AT PARK ROAD DRIVE IN GREENHOUSE ROAD 85 UNITS TARGETING FAMILIES.
NEXT MAP IS THE LOCATION OF THESE ITEMS. OKAY, IF I COULD JUST CHAIR, MOVE INTO, UH, THREE E ITEM.
UH, THIS ITEM IS, UH, APPLICATIONS FOR ELIGIBLE FOR TWO MILES SAME YEAR WAIVER BASED ON HOUSTON'S URGENT NEED FOR AFFORDABLE
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HOMES FOR THE FAMILY, SENIORS AND PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.HCDD RECOMMENDS COUNCIL APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION, ALLOWING EXCEPTIONS TO THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING COMMUNITY AFFAIRS TWO MILES, SAME YEAR RULE FOR THE ATTACHED PROPOSED DEVELOPMENTS TO AVOID UNJUSTIFIED CONCENTRATIONS OF COMPETITIVE 9% HOUSING TAX CREDIT PROPERTIES, T-D-H-C-A REQUIRES IF A COMPETITIVE HTC APPLICATION PROPOSES A DEVELOPMENT LOCATED LESS THAN TWO LINEAR MILES FROM THE PROPOSED SITE OF ANOTHER HTC APPLICATION WITHIN THE SAME CALENDAR YEAR, THE APPLICANT RECEIVES A RESOLUTION FROM THE GOVERNING BODY AND THE MUNICIPALITY WHERE THE DEVELOPMENT IS TO BE, IS TO BE LOCATED APPROVAL OF THIS RESOLUTION DOES NOT GUARANTEE PROPERTIES WILL RECEIVE HOUSING TAX CREDIT, UH, HOUSING TAX CREDITS FOR THAT, FOR THAT PROJECT.
UH, THE FIRST ONE IS APPLICATION NUMBER 23 180 3 DEVELOPMENT NAMED TRINITY EAST PHOENIX, PROJECT DEVELOPMENT ADDRESS 27 50 LIVE OAK DISTRICT D, PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.
DEVELOPMENT NAME IS NEW POPE HOUSING AVENUE C UH, LOCATED AT NORTH EAST CORNER OF OF HARRISBURG AND 75TH DISTRICT I TARGETING SENIORS APPLICATION.
UM, NEXT ONE IS, NEXT ONE IS APPLICATION NUMBER 23 1 0 8, DEVELOPMENT NAMED HARTWOOD AT HARRISBURG DEVELOPMENT ADDRESS 76 34 HARRISBURG BOULEVARD DISTRICT I TARGETING FAMILIES.
THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION.
I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE COUNCIL MEMBER TASHA JACKSON FROM DISTRICT B AND COUNCIL MEMBER CA ABBY CAYMAN AND DISTRICT C THAT ARE IN CHAMBERS.
OH, AND COUNCIL MEMBER GALLEGOS.
COUNCIL MEMBER PECK IS IN YOU.
THANK YOU CHAIR, AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION.
UM, FIRST IS JUST A COMMENT THAT I THINK I SAY AT THIS MEETING EVERY YEAR, AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO SAY THAT IN THE SCORING CRITERIA.
IF THERE'S A WAY THAT WE CAN LOOK AT NOT JUST AREAS THAT ARE IN THE FLOOD PLAIN, BUT ALSO FLOOD PRONE AREAS, BECAUSE SO MUCH OF DISTRICT A FLOODS AND IT'S NOT IN ANY KIND OF FLOOD PLAIN.
AND SO I THINK THAT WE NEED TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT CRITERIA, UM, SO THAT WE'RE SCORING SOMETHING APPROPRIATELY IF IT'S, IF IT'S IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA.
UM, AND THEN A QUESTION, UM, FOR THE APPLICATIONS ELIGIBLE FOR, UM, SUPPORT IN THE ETJ, I'M JUST WONDERING, UM, HOW MUCH, UM, THE CITY LOOKED AT, UM, SCORING THESE AND IF THE SAME CRITERIA WAS FOLLOWED.
BECAUSE BOTH OF THESE APPLICATIONS, NOT ONLY ARE THE THE IN THE ETJ, BUT THEY'RE ACTUALLY IN THE LIMITED PURPOSE ANNEXATION, UM, ONE BEING CLOSEST TO DISTRICT A AND ONE BEING CLOSEST TO DISTRICT B.
SO IT'S NOT JUST OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS.
THERE'S ALSO A LIMITED, UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S IN THE LIMITED PURPOSE, UM, PART OF THE CITY OF HOUSTON.
AND SO THAT DEFINITELY IMPACTS THE CITY AS WELL.
SO I'M JUST WONDERING, YOU KNOW, WHY ALSO THAT DIDN'T COUNT AS PART OF THE TWO, UM, FOUR DISTRICT A THAT ARE MOVING FORWARD, AND IF THE SAME CRITERIA WAS LOOKED AT.
UH, SO THE PROJECTS THAT ARE LOCATED IN THE ETJ, UM, SO IN OUR, IN THE COUNCIL DISTRICTS, WE HAVE A DISPERSION POLICY WHERE CERTAIN DISTRICTS WILL RECEIVE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF, OF, OF, OF OUR PROJECT RESOLUTIONS, BUT WE DID NOT TIE THAT TO, UH, ETJ PROJECTS, UM, THE E-T-J-E-T-J PROJECT PROJECTS OR OUTSIDE OF THE CITY.
SO WE DIDN'T, WE DIDN'T TIE THAT TO IF IT WAS LIMITED TO, TO, UH, COUNCIL DISTRICTS SPECIFICALLY.
AND I, I THINK IN THE FUTURE, WE NEED TO LOOK AT THE ONES THAT ARE IN THE LPA BECAUSE LIKE I SAID, THAT'S NOT JUST OUTSIDE THE CITY OF HOUSTON.
IT'S LIMITED INSIDE THE CITY OF HOUSTON AS WELL AND IMPACTS US.
SO THINK THAT WE NEED TO MAKE THAT DISTINCTION GOING FORWARD IF IT'S ACTUALLY IN THE ETJ OR PARTIALLY IN THE CITY.
COUNCIL MEMBER KNOX MADAM CHAIR.
UM, I NOTICED ON THE AGENDA THERE'S NO AGENDA ITEM FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS.
SO WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IN THE INTEREST OF, UH, BEING CONSCIOUS OF OUR, UH, THE TIME THAT OUR CITIZENS ARE HERE TO SPEAK, COULD WE GO AHEAD AND SUSPEND, UM, COUNCIL COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS FROM STAFF? UM, AND LET'S GO AHEAD AND DO THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION
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FIRST.SO LET'S, IF I HAVE TWO IN THE QUEUE AFTER YOU, AND THEN AFTER COUNCIL MEMBER CAMAN WILL SUSPEND THOSE RULES AND WE'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO DO THAT SO WE CAN MAKE GOOD USE OF THEIR TIME.
I ONLY HAVE ONE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBER IN THE QUEUE AFTER YOU.
THANK, AND THEN WE'LL MAKE THAT MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND THEN MOVE A PUBLIC COMMENT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHAIR, UM, DIRECTOR, UH, MS. MARTINEZ AND MR. BIBBS.
THANK YOU ALL, AND THANKS TO YOUR TEAM.
AS YOU SAID, IT'S A FAST TURNAROUND ON THESE APPLICATIONS, SO MY APPRECIATION AND FOR THE DETAILED SLIDES CHAIR THAT WE HAVE THAT DO THE BREAKDOWN FOR EACH PROJECT, THAT'S VERY HELPFUL.
UM, I ALSO WANTED TO POINT OUT MY APPRECIATION FOR THE INCLUSION NOW OF RESILIENCY FEATURES AS A SCORING, INCLUDING ON TOP OF THAT, WHETHER THEY PROVIDE RECYCLING, BUT ALSO THE ADDED BENEFITS THAT THEY MAY BE PROVIDING TO THE COMMUNITY.
SO THAT'S VERY HELPFUL FOR US TO KNOW.
IN TERMS OF SCORING, ARE THERE ANY POINTS FOR WHETHER OR NOT AN ENTITY SETTING ASIDE NOTICE HAS MET WITH EITHER ELECTED OFFICIALS LIKE US OR THE NEIGHBORHOODS THEMSELVES OR DONE OUTREACH TO? IS THERE ANY POINTS CONSIDERED FOR THAT? UH, WE HAVE POINTS CONSIDERED TOWARDS, UM, SUPPORT LETTERS.
AND THE SUPPORT LETTERS CAN COME FROM CIVIC NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERS, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS, THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
AND, UM, DIRECTOR OR CHAIR, UH, YOU LET ME KNOW IF I CAN DIRECT THIS TO THE DIRECTOR.
UM, IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT BASED ON THE CITY'S HISTORY WITH THESE TYPE OF PROJECTS, THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND THE SCORING ARE THE RECOMMENDATIONS, AND WE CANNOT NECESSARILY DIVERT AWAY FROM WHAT THOSE, UH, SCORING OR RECOMMENDATIONS ARE.
IS THAT CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT, MM-HMM
UH, BUT BACK TO YOUR FIRST QUESTION.
IF YOU NOTICE, IF YOU GO TO SLIDE PAGE SIX, YOU'LL SEE THE BREAKDOWN, UH, WHERE 17 POINTS ARE COMING FROM US.
BUT THEN THERE'S COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION POINTS, SUPPORT FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVES, INPUT FROM COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, AND THEN THE COMMUNITY REVIT RE VIOLATION PLAN.
UH, THEY GET THOSE ADDITIONAL POINTS BEFORE THEY GO TO THE STATE TO SUBMIT THOSE.
SO THEY, WE DO ALWAYS RECOMMEND TO EVERYONE THAT'S COMING TO US THAT THEY DO NEED TO COME AND MEET WITH THE, UH, DISTRICT COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND LET THEM KNOW WHAT THOSE PROJECTS ARE AND WHAT IMPACT THEY WILL HAVE TO THOSE, UH, VARIOUS DISTRICTS.
UH, IF THEY DON'T DO IT PRIOR TO THIS PROCESS, UH, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY ABOUT THAT, BUT, UH, WE ENCOURAGE THEM TO DO THAT SO THEY CAN GET ALL OF THESE POINTS THAT THEY NEED AND AT LEAST MAKE ALL THE DISTRICT COUNCIL MEMBERS AWARE OF WHAT THOSE PROJECTS ARE.
AND I ASK THAT AGAIN, YOU ALL HAVE, I THINK, A FANTASTIC PROGRAM.
SO THIS IS NOT A CRITIQUE ON THE DEPARTMENT CHAIR, I'M JUST ASKING THAT TO MAKE NOTE IN THE RECORD.
IN DISTRICT C, WE HAVE THREE LETTERS COMING.
UH, TWO OF THOSE DID REACH OUT TO OUR OFFICE, MET WITH US, DID ACTIVE OUTREACH TO THE SUPER NEIGHBORHOODS.
THERE IS ONE PROJECT ON HERE THAT DID NOT REACH OUT TO US, SAY FOR NOTICE, UM, THAT WE GOT OVER THE HOLIDAYS.
AND I WAS SURPRISED BY THAT, GIVEN THEY HAVE ANOTHER PROJECT IN THE DISTRICT, THAT THEY KNOW HOW TO REACH US.
WE'VE WORKED VERY CLOSELY WITH THEM ON THE PAST.
SO I JUST WANTED THE RECORD TO REFLECT THAT.
UM, BUT AGAIN, THIS IS NOT A CRITIQUE AT ALL OF Y'ALL'S PROGRAM.
AND, UH, I'VE BEEN VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THESE TYPES OF PROJECTS AND THE WAY IN WHICH Y'ALL DO SCORE THESE.
AND JUST A REMINDER, UM, COLLEAGUES FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, UH, WE HAVE ENCOURAGED DEVELOPERS TO ENGAGE WITH ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS, UM, AHEAD OF TIME BEFORE WE GET TO SPECIAL CALL.
UM, IF YOU ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS BEFORE WE GET TO SPECIAL CALL, UM, SO COUNCIL MEMBERS WOULD BE ABLE TO INFORM OF THE VARIOUS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITY.
IT'S NOT JUST A SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD, IT'S NOT JUST ONE CIVIC CLUB.
AND OFTENTIMES WHEN, UH, THERE'S PUSHBACK IS BECAUSE COMMUNITY WAS NOT AND HAS NOT BEEN ENGAGED APPROPRIATELY.
SO I DO WANNA MAKE NOTE OF THAT, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER GALLEGOS, AND THEN WE HAVE NO OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS IN THE QUEUE, AND THEN WE'RE GONNA OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS SO WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THE REST OF OUR AGENDA.
UH, MY APOLOGIES FOR BEING LATE, SO I'M NOT SURE IF YOU'VE ALREADY GONE OVER THIS, BUT, UH, REGARDING HAR HARTWOOD AT HARRISBURG AND NEW HOPE HOUSING, UM, THEY ARE TWO DEVELOPMENTS THAT ARE JUST DOWN THE STREET FROM EACH OTHER ON HARRISBURG.
UH, WHICH AGAIN, THE, UH, GREEN LINE, UM, UH, UH, IN THE NEAR FUTURE SHOULD BE GOING DOWN HARRISBURG.
SO, UH, SO THAT'S A, THAT'S A BIG PLUS.
UM, THE DEVELOPERS DID COME TO SPEAK TO ME, UH, AND I ASKED THEM TO GO OUT TO THE, UH, TO THE, UH, CIVIC CLUB, UH, MAGNOLIA PARK, UM, PINEVIEW CIVIC
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CLUB.UH, AND THEY DID, UH, THEY WERE ACTUALLY OUT THERE LAST NIGHT.
UH, SO I ATTENDED THAT MEETING.
UH, WE ALSO HAD REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE, UH, MAGNOLIA, HARRISBURG, SMITH EDITION SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD.
SO THEY, THERE WAS A COUPLE OF REPRESENTATIVES THERE AS WELL AT THE MAGNOLIA PARK CIVIC CLUB MEETING.
UM, THERE WAS A LOT OF QUESTIONS TO THE TWO DEVELOPERS, UH, FOR NEW HOPE HOUSING AND, UH, BLAZER.
AND, UH, BUT THEY WERE ALL POSITIVE, POSITIVE QUESTIONS.
UH, THERE WAS NO NEGATIVE QUESTIONS.
NO ONE, YOU KNOW, HAD HAD ANY BAD THINGS TO SAY ABOUT THIS DEVELOPMENT.
UH, SO I DID ASK THE CIVIC CLUB, IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF THEY WOULD PROVIDE A LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR THESE TWO DEVELOPERS.
SO DIRECTOR, I BELIEVE I HEARD YOU SAY THAT THAT WOULD HELP, OR IS THAT A REQUIREMENT? OR IT IS A REQUIREMENT FOR, FOR THE PACKAGE TO GO FORWARD.
SO THE C CIVIC CLUB PROVIDING LETTERS? YES.
'CAUSE I ASKED THAT TO THE DEVELOPER AND, AND, AND HE, HE, HE, HE, THE WAY I INTERPRETED, I HAVE JUST A, THE WAY I UNDERSTOOD IT WHEN I ASKED THE DEVELOPER, SECOND, SECOND, YEAH, THANK YOU.
WHEN I ASKED THE DEVELOPER, YOU KNOW, WOULD IT BE HELP? BEFORE I WENT UP AND SPOKE, I ASKED DEVELOPER, YOU KNOW, IS IT HELPFUL TO GET A LETTER FROM THE CIVIC CLUB? AND THEY WERE TELLING ME, YES, BUT NOT NECESSARY.
BUT YOU'RE SAYING IT, IT WOULD, IT WOULD, IT BENEFITS.
SO, SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND, AND, UM, PUSH TO, UH, TRY TO GET THOSE LETTERS FROM THE CIVIC CLUB.
UH, BUT THESE ARE TWO DEVELOPMENTS THAT I DO SUPPORT.
UM, AS YOU KNOW, THE, UH, IT'S BEEN ON THE NEWS THAT THOSE THAT ARE, THAT ARE IN, IN 2030, UH, 65 YEAR OLDS ARE GOING TO BE OUTNUMBERING 15 AND, AND, AND, AND, AND LESS.
UH, AND THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN PUSHING ON COUNCIL IS THAT WE NEED MORE SENIOR HOUSING.
AND THIS GONNA, IF, IF THIS GOES THROUGH, UH, THIS WILL PROBABLY BE THE FOURTH ONE IN MY DISTRICT.
SO I, I DO SUPPORT THIS AND, AND THE MULTIFAMILY AS WELL.
AND JUST AS A, A, A, AGAIN, ANOTHER REMINDER, UM, ONCE THIS CYCLE OPENS UP, EVERY OFFICE RECEIVES A PUBLIC NOTIFICATION LETTING YOU KNOW THAT THESE, YOU KNOW, UH, THAT THEY INTEND TO APPLY TO THESE APPLICATION.
IT'S ALWAYS A GOOD TIME THAT WHEN YOU RECEIVE THOSE NOTICES TO LET YOUR COMMUNITY KNOW THAT THIS IS COMING UP.
UM, IT'S A GOOD TOOL TO GIVE THEM THAT, UM, ACCURATE AND CONSISTENT INFORMATION TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE STATE AGENCY APPROPRIATELY.
UH, WE HAVE NO OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS IN THE QUEUE REGARDING THE PRESENTATION.
SO NOW WE WOULD LIKE TO MOVE TO OUR PUBLIC SESSION, AND I WOULD LIKE TO CALL ROBBIE MEYER ONLINE.
ROBBIE MEYER, STAR SIX TO UNMUTE NEXT SPEAKER.
I LIVE AT 4,004 BERNARD HOUSTON, 7 7 0 2 7.
I'M A HOMEOWNER, LIVED IN LINN PARK SUBDIVISION FOR OVER 30 YEARS.
I AM HERE TODAY TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION OF THE PROPOSED FELICITY OAKS DEVELOPMENT LOCATED ACROSS THE STREET FROM LYNN PARK SUBDIVISION.
LYNN PARK SUBDIVISION IS COMPRISED OF 168 DEED RESTRICTED SINGLE FAMILY DWELLINGS.
WE HAVE A LETTER HERE, WHICH I'D LIKE TO PASS OUT TO Y'ALL FROM THE HEAD GUY, UH, THE MANAGING MEMBER FOR THE, UH, LYNN PARK SUBDIVISION.
AND I'LL JUST READ A QUICK EXCERPT OF IT.
REMINDER, YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE, SO YOU GOTTA I'M ROLLING.
SO, ANY RATE, UH, THE LETTER YOU'RE GETTING IS FROM THE HOA BOARD AND IT SAYS, GARY ANDERSON IS THE MANAGING MEMBER.
WE'LL TAKE YOUR NOTE INTO RECORD.
MADAM CHAIR, MAY I FINISH UP JUST A COUPLE MINUTES? NO, WE HAVE 25 OTHER PEOPLE TODAY.
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MR. MOSS.UM, I, I, I KNOW WHAT YOUR LETTER SAYS.
YOU'VE SENT ME A COPY OF IT ALREADY.
UM, LET ME JUST ASK YOU A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.
DURING THE COURSE OF THIS, UH, UH, FELICITY PROJECT, YOU'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH, AS I UNDERSTAND, ON THE IMPACT ON THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
CAN YOU, CAN YOU DESCRIBE FOR US WHAT YOU'VE DISCOVERED ABOUT THE CAPACITY OF THE SCHOOLS IN THE AREA TO HANDLE, UH, THE INFLUX OF THESE PEOPLE THAT ARE GONNA MOVE INTO THAT LOCATION? YES, SIR.
THREE SCHOOLS ARE ZONED TO THIS, UH, LOCATION.
LAMAR HIGH SCHOOL, LANIER JUNIOR HIGH, AND SCHOOL AT ST.
GEORGE'S PLACE ELEMENTARY, ACCORDING TO HISD RECORDS, THE CURRENT ENROLLMENT AT THESE SCHOOLS IS OVER CAPACITY NUMBERS 2,923, STUDENT ENROLLMENT AT LAMAR, CAPACITY 28 11 AT LAMAR LANIER ONE THOU ONE 1,415 STUDENT STUDENT ENROLLMENT.
AND THEY HAVE, SO YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED.
REALLY QUICKLY, UM, SIR, YOU HAVE A VERY FAMILIAR LAST NAME.
ARE YOU RELATED TO ANYONE THAT WORKS AT THE CITY? I AM MY BROTHER, JOHN TWIN.
AND YOU'LL HEAR MY BROTHER GARY HERE IN A MINUTE AS WELL.
BUT YOU'RE STILL A RESIDENT AND CITIZEN OF HOUSTON, RIGHT? ABSOLUTELY.
AND WITH ALL THE DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND OBLIGATIONS ASSIGNED TO THAT STATUS? YES, SIR.
AND MAYBE THIS IS A QUESTION FOR THE DIRECTOR, BUT IT SAYS, IN THE LETTER PROVIDED TO US BY MR. MOSS, UM, FROM GARY ANDERSON, IT SAYS THAT IN THEIR PURCHASE CONTRACT, THE DEVELOPER SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT THE CITY OF HOUSTON AND ANY OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCY IS ENJOINED FROM SHARING ANY DETAILS OF THIS PROJECT? UH, CAN YOU HELP ME UNDERSTAND THAT? IT'S THE VERY LAST PARAGRAPH, OR IF THAT'S ACCURATE? I'M NOT SURE.
UH, I DON'T KNOW WHERE, WHERE THAT CAME FROM.
UH, WE PROVIDE YOU WITH ALL THE INFORMATION THAT THEY PROVIDE US.
SO THERE'S, THERE'S NO REASON WHY WE CAN'T PROVIDE IT.
IF THEY WANT OUR, IF THEY WANT OUR SUPPORT, WE HAVE TO HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION IN ORDER TO EVALUATE IT.
THIS IS PROBABLY THE, THE 9% TAX, TAX CREDIT ROUND IS PROBABLY THE MOST, UM, COMPREHENSIVE, UH, UM, LEVEL OF INFORMATION YOU RECEIVE AROUND ANY OF OUR HOUSING PROJECTS.
AND SO THIS IS ACTUALLY IN TERMS OF THE A MI, THE NUMBER OF DOORS, NUMBER OF UNITS, ALL OF THAT EVALUATION IS PROVIDED.
SO ALL OF THAT IS PUBLIC AND WHY WE DO THIS MEETING PUBLICLY.
AND SO I, I, UH, I WOULD SAY THAT THIS IS INACCURATE BECAUSE OF IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S A STATE PROCESS THAT WE HAVE TO GO ON RECORD WITH OFFERING A RESOLUTION AND THEN PRESENTING BACK TO COUNCIL TO US, WHAT ARE THE RECOMMENDED PROJECTS, WHY NOT, UM, TO HEAR PUBLIC COMMENT.
SO, UM, MADAM CHAIR, I HAVE A COPY OF THE CONTRACT WHERE IT SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT AS WELL.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE IT, I HAVE 30 COPIES TO PASS OUT.
AND THANK YOU CHAD FOR COMING.
UH, I JUST, I, I THINK THIS IS A QUESTION ALSO FOR THE DEPARTMENT ON THE COMMUNITY SUPPORT.
IT, IT CAME UP EARLIER WITH COUNCIL MEMBER GALLEGOS.
SO LOOKING AT THROUGH THE, THE LIST OF THE, THE PROJECTS, IT SEEMS LIKE NINE POINTS IS, IS KIND OF THE STANDARD THAT IT'S SCORED FOR COMMUNITY SUPPORT, WHETHER THEY GET, CAN YOU JUST EXPLAIN WHETHER THEY GET A LETTER OF SUPPORT, UM, FROM THE COMMUNITY, OR THEY DON'T GET A LETTER SUPPORT FROM THE COMMUNITY? THEY HAVE, I'M SORRY, IS NINE POINTS JUST WHAT, WHAT IS THE NINE POINTS? I MEAN, IT SEEMS LIKE IF YOU HAD COMMUNITY SUPPORT, THAT WOULD BE MORE POINTS, AND IF YOU DIDN'T HAVE COMMUNITY SUPPORT, IT WOULD BE FEWER POINTS, BUT IT SEEMS TO BE NINE POINTS THROUGHOUT.
ARE YOU REFERRING TO THE T-D-H-C-A SCORING CRITERIA? MAYBE? I, I, I AM ON THE LONG.
OH, IS THAT JUST THE AVAILABLE POINTS? SO, SO SLIDE SIX GOES OVER THE POINTS AT THE T-D-H-C-A AWARDS.
SO, AND SO WE, YOU KNOW, IN THAT SLIDE ARE HIGHLIGHTING HOW CRITICAL, YOU KNOW, THE 17 POINTS THAT THE CITY'S SUPPORT WOULD GIVE, BUT THERE'S ADDITIONAL POINTS THAT THEY CAN EARN THROUGH COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION, UH, SUPPORT FROM STATE REP, INPUT FROM COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, AND THEN COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION PLAN.
SO THE, BUT THE SCORING ALONG HERE IS OUR SCORING THE CITY'S YES.
BASED ON NOT JUST, IT'S, IT'S ALL
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OF THE, THOSE THINGS, I GUESS I'M JUST, THAT SCORING IS BASED ON THE, YOU KNOW, OUT OF 27 MAXIMUM POINTS.THEY NEED TO EARN AT LEAST 10 POINTS FROM THAT, THAT METRICS, WHICH INCLUDES, YOU KNOW, WHETHER THEY'RE LOCATED IN A COMPLETE COMMUNITY OR TOURS.
THE, THE AVAILABILITY OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THE AREA, THE PROXIMITY TO MASS TRANSIT, UM, DOCUMENTATION OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT IS, IS ONE OF THOSE, UH, IT'S, IT'S WORTH ONE POINT.
I, I MIGHT HAVE TO TALK TO YOU OFFLINE, I'M JUST CONFUSED ON, IT SEEMS LIKE LETTERS OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT INCLUDED IN SUBMISSION, WHETHER THAT ANSWER TO THE RIGHT IS NO OR YES, IT'S NINE POINTS FOR OUR OR ON THAT PARTICULAR LINE ITEM.
WE CAN, YOU KNOW, PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT, THAT YOU MAY NEED ON THAT.
UH, NEXT SPEAKER IS ADAM HORTON.
CAN WE GET A CLARIFYING, SO AFTER THE MEETING TO CLARIFY THE, UH, LETTER OF SUPPORT, UH, WITH OR WITHOUT VERSUS THE LOCAL, UM, CRITERIA AND THE STATE'S, UH, POINT SYSTEM.
AND CAN YOU SHARE THAT WITH THE COMMITTEE TO GET TO ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS? THANK YOU.
AND, AND TO ADD ONTO THAT, I'D ALSO LIKE TO KNOW, YOU KNOW, WHAT, WHAT CONSTITUTES COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION? THANK YOU.
I AM HERE TODAY TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF A PROJECT NOT ON YOUR LIST, A PARK PLACE VILLAGE IN KINGWOOD DISTRICT E 90 UNITS SENIOR.
I AM HERE TO REQUEST THAT YOU PROVIDE THE CITY STAFF AND YOU AS COUNCIL, AS A COMMITTEE, AND THEN ULTIMATELY COUNCIL PROVIDE A BACKUP RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT.
UH, THIS PROJECT IS SUPPORTED BY BOTH THE SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD AND COUNCIL MEMBER MARTIN.
UM, WE UNDERSTAND THE CITY'S PREFERENCE FOR FAMILIES AND FOR, UM, UNDERSERVED NEIGHBORHOODS.
AND WITHOUT A BACKUP RESOLUTION, THERE'S A VERY HIGH PROBABILITY THAT ONE OF THE THREE, OR MAYBE TWO OF THE THREE THAT HAVE BEEN SELECTED, UM, BY THE, UH, CITY STAFF, UH, WILL FALL OUT.
MY EXPERIENCE BOTH AS HOUSING DIRECTOR FORMERLY 10 YEARS AGO AND AS A PRIVATE DEVELOPER, IS PROJECTS DO FALL OUT AT AN INCREASING RATE, AND IT WOULD BE A SHAME.
DISTRICT E DOES NOT HAVE THREE STRONG PROJECTS.
ABE IS CHAISON ONLINE STAR SIX TO UNMUTE.
HI, CHAIRWOMAN, UH, THOMAS, MEMBERS OF THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING, UH, ME THIS MORNING.
UH, THIS IS OUR THIRD YEAR IN A ROW, COMING BEFORE THE CITY OF HOUSTON.
WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT OUR PARK ROAD LIVING, UM, DEVELOPMENT OFF OF GREENHOUSE ROAD AND PARK ROAD DRIVE.
AS COUNCIL MEMBER PECK IT MENTIONED, IT IS IN THE LIMITED PURPOSE ANNEXATION LIMITS OF HOUSTON.
AND WE HAVE MET WITH HER STAFF AND WE'VE MET WITH THE COUNTY.
SO THE CITY SUPPORT WILL GO A VERY LONG WAY WITH US GETTING OUR RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT FOR, UH, THROUGH THE HARRIS COUNTY.
UH, THE SKY IS VERY TOP SCORING SITE.
IT'S PERFECT PLACE FOR MIXED INCOME WORKFORCE HOUSING FOR, UH, FAMILIES BEING CLOSE TO TEXAS, HARRIS, METHODIST WEST, AND TEXAS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL.
SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY HOUSING AT THIS LOCATION.
ONE REQUEST IS IF WE COULD HAVE, UH, INSTEAD OF 85 UNITS, UH, IN OUR RESOLUTION TO BE INCLUDED IN TIME FOR APPROXIMATELY 120 UNITS, UM, AS WE'RE STILL IN THE PROCESS OF WORKING ON THE SITE PLAN.
STAR SIX TO UNMUTE JESSICA RICE, NEXT SPEAKER.
MY NAME IS CRAIG O'CONNOR AND I STAND OPPOSED TO THE PROPOSED FELICITY OAKS APARTMENT COMPLEX, WHICH WOULD BE BUILT ON RICHMOND AVENUE BY A COMPANY FROM SAN ANTONIO.
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IS NOT RIGHT FOR THE AREA, AND THERE ARE BETTER WAYS TO SPEND TAX DOLLARS.UH, THE SAN ANTONIO BUILDERS PITCH TO GET FUNDS MENTIONS HOW RESIDENTS WILL HAVE ACCESS TO PARKS, SCHOOLS, RELIGIOUS FACILITIES, GROCERY STORES, ALL WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE.
UH, THIS IS NOT FACTUALLY ACCURATE.
YOU KNOW, THERE'S, IT'S NOT WALKING DISTANCE TO CENTRAL MARKET.
IT'S NOT WALKING DISTANCE TO RANDALL'S ON WESLEYAN.
THERE ARE NO PARKS WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE.
THERE ARE, ARE NO WALKABLE SCHOOLS.
UM, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT IS WALKABLE IS, UH, NIGHTCLUBS AND BARS, AND THERE IS A NIGHTCLUB THAT IS DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET FROM WHERE THIS, UH, UH, APARTMENT'S GOING TO BE BUILT.
I'VE SEEN THE, THE POLICE THERE MULTIPLE TIMES, AND, UM, IT'S NOT RIGHT FOR THE, FOR THE AREA IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
THANKS FOR COMING THIS MORNING.
ADAM HORTON ONLINE OR IN PERSON? ADAM HORTON ONLINE.
ALEXANDER ALEXANDER, THE TENNIS IN PERSON.
I'LL TRY AND BE AS QUICK AS I CAN.
I'M A RESIDENT AT 41 0 6 NORFOLK STREET.
UH, I ALSO HAVE AN OFFICE BUILDING AT 42 0 8 RICHMOND AVENUE.
I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE 4,100 BLOCK OF RICHMOND AVENUE.
UM, I EMPLOY AROUND 30 PEOPLE, UH, AND HAVE A FAMILY.
WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO RAISING OUR CHILD IN THE COMMUNITY.
UH, AND WE FEEL THAT THE FELICITY OAKS PROJECT IS TO THE GREAT DETRIMENT OF OUR DIRECT COMMUNITY, UH, BOTH TO OUR BUSINESS AND OUR FAMILY.
UH, WE'RE CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY AND, UH, A NUMBER OF OTHER ISSUES.
WE DON'T FEEL THAT THE PROJECT IS WELL SUITED, UH, FOR THE RESIDENT POPULATION THAT WOULD, WOULD OCCUPY IT.
THE, AS SEVERAL OF MY NEIGHBORS HAVE MENTIONED, THE COMMUNITY DOESN'T HAVE THE SUPPORT NECESSARY FOR EDUCATION PARKS OR FOOD SUPPLY, UM, YOU KNOW, THAT, THAT A COMMUNITY LIKE THIS WOULD NEED.
UM, AND I JUST WANTED TO TAKE THIS MOMENT TO, TO SHARE MY THOUGHTS WITH YOU GUYS.
LOOK, I DON'T EVEN HAVE TO SIT DOWN.
GOOD MORNING TO ALL OF YOU AND THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.
I'M SARAH ANDRE AND I'M HERE TO ADVOCATE FOR PARK POINT VILLAGE, WHICH IS NOT ON YOUR AGENDA TODAY.
IT IS IN DISTRICT E OF THE THREE DEVELOPMENTS RECOMMENDED FOR DISTRICT E.
THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH ANY OF 'EM, BUT THERE ARE TWO THAT ARE VERY UNLIKELY TO GET FUNDED BY T-D-H-C-A BECAUSE OF THE WAY THEIR POLICY AND YOUR POLICY, UM, DON'T ALWAYS MARRY UP.
AND I CAN GO INTO TECHNICAL DETAILS ABOUT THAT, BUT I THINK IN THE INTEREST OF TIME, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE PARK POINT VILLAGE PUT ON AS A BACKUP FOR DISTRICT E.
OTHERWISE, I FEAR THAT THERE WILL BE NO, UH, HOUSING IN THAT DISTRICT.
AND, AND I JUST, UH, BRIEFLY TALKED TO DIRECTOR ANDRE ABOUT THIS, UH, WHAT SHE BRINGS UP ABOUT PROJECTS FALLING OUT.
I'D LIKE TO GET SOME INFORMATION ON KIND OF HISTORY IN THE LAST COUPLE YEARS.
HOW MANY, MANY SUPPORT LETTERS DID THE CITY ACTUALLY GIVE? HOW MANY FELL OUT BEFORE THEY EVEN GOT THE APPLICATION IN? AND THEN HOW MANY ULTIMATELY WERE AWARDED OR NOT AWARDED THE TAX CREDITS? I THINK THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL DATA TO HAVE, BECAUSE SHE BRINGS UP A GOOD POINT.
IF THERE'S A, A PROJECT THAT THE COMMUNITY WANTS AND PEOPLE ARE IN, I MEAN, YOU KNOW, WHY NOT KIND OF, YOU KNOW, IS THE ATTITUDE.
IF, IF, IF, YOU KNOW, IF SOME MIGHT FALL OUT, IT MIGHT GIVE THE OPPORTUNITY.
THERE MIGHT BE SOME FACTORS THAT I'M NOT AWARE OF OR THAT WHY THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT DIDN'T BRING IT FORWARD.
BUT I'D BE INTERESTED IN THE DATA OF HOW MANY ACTUALLY MAKE IT ALL THE WAY THROUGH.
AND THAT'S A FAIR QUESTION AND WE CAN DEFINITELY DO THAT.
UM, MS. ANNA, IF YOU CAN, UH, PUT THAT INFORMATION TOGETHER.
AND JUST AS A NOTE PRIOR TO THIS PRESENTATION THAT YOU HAVE, THERE WERE APPLICANTS THAT PULLED OUT OF THE PROCESS PRIOR TO SPECIAL CALL.
SO IT IS COMMON, IT HAPPENS EVEN ONCE THEY GET TO THE STATE LEVEL.
UM, THEY MAY SELF-SELECT OR THERE'S SOME OTHER FACTORS.
SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS AND WE CAN GET THAT INFORMATION TO THE COMMITTEE TO ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS.
MADAM CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
MY NAME IS ROBERT WILSON AND I'M HERE TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO THE FELICITY OAKS PROJECT AT 40 41 RICHMOND.
IF EVERYTHING THE DEVELOPER TOLD THE CITY ABOUT THIS PROJECT WAS ACCURATE, IF IT WERE TRULY CONVENIENT AND WALKABLE TO SCHOOLS, GROCERY STORES, PARKS, RETAIL, AND MEDICAL FACILITIES, IF IT WERE LEGITIMATELY A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THE RESIDENTS WHO WOULD BE LIVING THERE, I WOULDN'T BE UP HERE RIGHT NOW, BUT NONE OF THIS IS
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ACCURATE.I SENT SOME SLIDES WITH MORE DETAIL TO ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS A FEW DAYS AGO, BUT JUST TO BRIEFLY SUMMARIZE, THE SITE IS EXTREMELY REMOTE FROM ITS SCHOOLS.
IT'S ALMOST TOTALLY UN WALKABLE.
IT'S ESSENTIALLY IN A FOOD DESERT AND IT'S DIRECTLY ON A SIX LANE ROAD THAT IS ONE OF THE BUSIEST STREETS IN HOUSTON.
THE CONCEPT OF DISTRI, UH, BETTER DISTRIBUTING AFFORDABLE HOUSING AROUND THE CITY IS A WORTHY GOAL.
BUT IF WE'RE GONNA DO IT, LET'S DO IT SOMEWHERE WHERE IT MAKES SENSE.
THIS SPECIFIC LOCATION MAKES NO SENSE TO US.
THIS IS A COMPETITIVE PROCESS AND AS CITY COUNCIL CHOOSES WHICH PROJECTS TO PROVIDE A LETTER OF SUPPORT TO, I WOULD URGE COUNCIL TO SUPPORT PROJECTS THAT ARE SET UP FOR SUCCESS AND FAILURE.
SALLY ETT IN PERSON, MS. SALLY, NO COMMENT.
THIS IS MY FIRST TIME IN YOUR CHAMBER, SO I'M EXCITED TO BE HERE.
EXCUSE ME, IT'S YOUR CITY HALL? YES.
UM, I'M HERE THIS MORNING AS PRESIDENT OF THE ROBINDALE CIVIC CLUB AND ALSO PRESIDENT OF SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD 30, WHICH IS BRAVEN SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD.
WE REPRESENT EIGHT NEIGHBORHOODS, UH, FROM HILLCROFT DOWN TO 59 ON BEACH NUT IN BIANT.
UM, LAST MONTH I GOT A LETTER FROM A, A CYPRESS CROSSING LIMITED, WANTING TO BUILD A UH, HUNDRED UNITS ON CYPRESS STREET.
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW, ROBINDALE BRADBURN TERRORISM BRAS VALLEY, BRAEBURN TERRORISM BRA TIMBERS ARE BORDERED BY HILLCROFT, NORTH BRASSWOOD AND BENU.
THIS CYPRESS LOCATION IS ONE BLOCK NORTH.
IT IS ACTUALLY PART OF BRADBURN TERRACE.
UM, LAST MONTH WE HAD A MEETING FOR THE SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD.
UM, JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, OUT OF THIS A HUNDRED, UH, UNITS OF YOUR TIMELY EXPIRED, UH, QUICKLY, ARE YOU, ARE YOU IN SUPPORT OF THE PROJECTS OR IN OPPOSITION? WE ARE BUSINESS OWNERS.
ALL EIGHT NEIGHBORHOODS AND MAPLEWOOD NORTH ARE ALL OPPOSED TO THIS, THIS IN OPPOSITION.
AND IF YOU HAVE A COPY OF YOUR LETTER, IF THERE'S I HAVE COPIES.
JONATHAN, WILL GETMAN MAKE SURE WE GET THANK YOU.
HE GOES, I THINK THIS IS ANOTHER ONE.
MS. VE DO YOU HAVE A COUNCIL MEMBER IN THE Q4 QUESTION FOR YOU? YES, PLEASE.
MS. I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR COMING.
THIS INFORMATION IS VERY HELPFUL.
AGAIN, FOR THE RECORD, THIS IS THE ONE PROJECT IN DISTRICT C THAT DID NOT SET UP OR REACH OUT TO MY KNOWLEDGE FOR A MEETING WITH US ON THIS.
WE'LL ALWAYS PASS ALONG INFORMATION AS WE GET IT AND WE'RE IN CLOSE COMMUNICATION, BUT I APPRECIATE YOU COMING JUST TO SHARE THE NEIGHBORHOOD'S CONCERNS ABOUT, UM, THE PROJECT.
SO AGAIN, JUST FOR THE RECORD CHAIR, I WANTED TO MAKE SURE IT WAS NOTED THAT, UH, THEY NEVER CONTACTED US TO MEET.
CAN I JUST SAY QUICKLY THAT WE, COUNCIL MEMBER KNOX, DISTRICT G THAT JAY THAT HAS ALREADY 85% APARTMENTS.
I KNOW YOU'RE IN A HURRY TO GET OUTTA HERE.
SO, UH, NO, I JUST DON'T KNOW.
SO YOU'VE INDICATED THAT YOU'RE IN OPPOSITION.
CAN YOU GIVE ME TWO OR THREE BULLET POINTS OF SPECIFIC ISSUES THAT YOU HAVE WITH THE PROJECT? UH, YES SIR, I CAN.
UM, THERE'S A HORRENDOUS LACK OF INFRASTRUCTURE IN THAT AREA THAT WE, WE FEEL LIKE IS GOING TO ULTIMATELY AFFECT.
FIRST OF ALL, IT'S GONNA COST THE CITY A LOT OF MONEY TO UPGRADE THE INFRASTRUCTURE OVER THERE.
THE SEWAGE IS NOT UP TO STANDARDS.
THERE'S NO PLACE FOR OTHER CARS, GUESTS TO PARK FOR THIS.
AND WE ALREADY HAVE A COUPLE OF HALFWAY HOUSES.
THIS AREA IS BASICALLY FOR SINGLE FAMILY.
AND YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT WHAT THEY WANNA DO IS 90 OUT OF A HUNDRED OF THOSE APARTMENTS BELOW INCOME, WE FEEL ULTIMATELY THAT IT'S GONNA AFFECT ALL OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS INVOLVED.
THANK YOU VERY, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
MADAM CHAIR, HONORABLE COUNCIL CITY MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK TO YOU TODAY.
I AM PRESIDENT OF OKAH STATE'S HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION.
I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT THERE FOR 30 YEARS, AND OKAH STATE'S COMPRISES OF HUNDRED 47 UNITS.
WE WERE RECENTLY MADE AWARE OF THE PROPOSED LOW INCOME HOUSING FACILITY OAKS TO BE LOCATED AT 40 41 RICHMOND.
OUR NEIGHBORHOOD OPPOSES THIS LOW INCOME HOUSING FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS.
SCHOOLS ARE EXTREMELY FAR AWAY, AS MY BROTHER TOLD YOU.
UM, THEY ARE OVER CAPACITY PER HISD, UH, STATISTICS LOCATION.
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WALKABLE FOOD AREAS THAT ARE AFFORDABLE.NO CONSISTENT SIDEWALKS, NO BICYCLE LANES.
THERE'S NO ONSITE PARKING CONTEMPLATED FOR THIS PARKING SURROUND.
THE SITE FUTURE, FUTURE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION WILL LIKELY BYPASS THIS LOCATION.
THE DEVELOPERS MAY MISREPRESENTATIONS IN HIS SUPPORT LETTER.
THE DEVELOPER HAS INCLUDED QUESTIONABLE CONTRACTUAL BUSINESS CONTRACT.
UM, MR. MOSS, YOU'RE RELATED TO MY CHIEF OF STAFF, RIGHT? HE IS MY YOUNGER BROTHER, YEAH.
AND SO WE, YOU ARE ALSO THE PRESIDENT OF YOUR HOMEOWNER'S ASSOCIATION? YES, SIR, I AM.
AND AT ANY TIME DID THE DEVELOPER, UH, CONTACT YOU OR GIVE YOU, UH, OFFER TO COME TALK TO YOU ABOUT THIS PROJECT? NO, SIR.
SO THEY HAVEN'T COMMUNICATED WITH YOU AT ALL.
HOW DID YOU DISCOVER THIS PROJECT WAS IN PROCESS? BOTH MY BROTHERS BROUGHT THIS TO MY ATTENTION AND NONE OF OUR HOMEOWNERS OR THE SURROUNDING HOMEOWNERS KNEW OF THIS GOING ON.
THANK, THANK YOU, UH, GARY FOR COMING.
AND, AND COUNCIL MEMBER N ASKED MY QUESTIONS, I WAS GONNA ASK IF THERE WAS ANY OUTREACH TO THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS BY THE DEVELOPER.
AND JUST SO YOU DON'T FEEL LIKE YOU WERE LEFT OUT, WE HAD A MEETING WITH THE DEVELOPER WITH FELICITY OAKS AND THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T REACH OUT TO, TO ANYONE.
SO WELL, AS YOU SEE IN MY BROTHER'S LETTER, YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE HIGHLIGHTED AREA WAS.
AND THAT TO ME IS PART OF THE TRANSPARENCY, UH, COUNCILMAN ALCORN WAS REFERRING TO.
AND I THINK THERE IS A SERIOUS LACK OF TRANSPARENCY HERE.
MY NAME IS DANIEL HENDRON WITH VERSA DEVELOPMENT.
I DO REPRESENT THE DEVELOPER ON THE FACILITY, FELICITY OAKS PROJECT, TO OFFER PERHAPS A DIFFERENT, UH, PERSPECTIVE AND HAVE ONE MINUTE TO, TO ADDRESS SOME OF THESE CONCERNS.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WOULD POINT OUT IS THAT IN A ONE MILE RADIUS FROM THIS SITE, THERE'S 10,122 APARTMENTS.
UH, THERE'S 38 DIFFERENT, UH, UH, DIFFERENT COMPLEXES, 16 OF WHICH DELIVERED SINCE 2010.
SO I CAN UNDERSTAND THE PRESSURES ON THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD NEED TO THE CITY OF HOUSTON CERTAINLY, UH, WOULD NEED TO WORK ON.
UM, THERE IS TRANSPORTATION FOR SCHOOLS.
UM, THERE WAS COMMENTS ON PARKING, CAR PARKING WILL BE PRESENTED AND PROVIDED ON SITE.
WE SEE THAT AS AN AMENITY, SO WE DO NOT WANNA BE UNDER PARKED.
UM, TRAFFIC, CERTAINLY RICHMOND IS A BUSY STREET.
THERE'S A 25 FOOT SETBACK, UH, ON OUR, ON THE PROPERTY LINE.
SO THAT FUTURE IMPROVEMENTS HOPEFULLY CAN ALLEVIATE SOME OF THAT.
UM, WHEN IT COMES TO GROCERY STORES, I WOULD NOT AGREE WITH THE ASSESSMENT.
IT'S A FOOD DESERT AS THERE ARE.
THERE'S A RANDALL'S JUST SOUTH OF IT, ONE MILE AND TWO OTHERS.
AND, UM, I KNOW THAT YOU HAD A MEETING, UH, WITH MY OFFICE SINCE THAT MEETING.
HAVE YOU REACHED OUT TO ANY OF THE COMMUNITY GROUPS OR SUPER NEIGHBORHOODS SINCE THAT TIME? WE, WE HAD REQUESTED FROM MR. RAINS THAT HE PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION IF IT WERE, UM, IF YOU WERE, UH, ALLOWED TO SHARE IT.
UH, SO WE'VE BEEN IN COMMUNICATION WITH THE CITY DEPARTMENT, BOTH WITH MR. BIBBS AND MS. MOORE WITH THE HCDD.
THEY HAVE BEEN PROVIDING AND PROVIDING US INFORMATION ANONYMOUSLY AS WE, UM, DO TRY TO REACH OUT TO THE COMMUNITY.
I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS DON'T, DON'T FEEL THAT WAY.
UM, AND CERTAINLY IT IS A, IT IS A PROCESS WHERE WE, THE, THE CONTRACT, UH, WAS LATE IN TERMS OF OUR DELIVERY OF OUR APPLICATION TO THE CITY OF HOUSTON.
UM, SO THERE WAS NO, UH, OUTREACH PRIOR TO THAT.
UH, WE HAD THE MEETING WITH YOUR CHIEF OF STAFF ON THE 26TH OF JANUARY.
UM, AND, UH, WE ARE NOT PART OF A SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD, THE UPPER KIRBY AND GREENWAY PLAZA.
UH, BUT I DO UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE OTHER HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS.
UH, WE, BETWEEN NOW AND THE FIRM APPLICATION DEADLINE, UH, WILL MAKE A FIRM COMMITMENT TO DISCUSS WITH THEM.
I BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE SOME MISCONCEPTIONS AND PERHAPS SOME AVERSION TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING AS THOUGH IT, UM, DOES NOT BELONG HERE.
BUT THERE, WE LIKE THIS SITE, WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE OPPORTUNITY TO BRINGING AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPTIONS TO THE CITY OF HOUSTON.
AND THE REASONS WHY IS FOR THE VERY REASONS THAT EVERYONE ELSE LIVES AND ENJOYS LIVING THERE.
UM, CAN YOU DESCRIBE FOR ME WHERE, HOW WOULD YOU WALK TO THE GROCERY STORE FROM THAT COMPLEX? SURE.
UM, WALKABILITY IS A RELATIVE TERM I WOULD SUBMIT TO YOU.
AND THERE'S NOT MUCH WALKABLE IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, FRANKLY, UH, THE GREENWAY PLAZA, UM, AREA AND, UH, RIVER OAKS AND SURROUNDING ARE CONSIDERED SOME OF THE MORE WALKABLE AREAS IN THE CITY OF HOUSTON.
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COME FROM ME.IF YOU LOOK, SO LET, 'CAUSE WE HAVE A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME HERE.
SO I NEED TO KNOW, YOU KNOW, YOU, YOU'VE ADVERTISED THAT THIS IS A WALKABLE AREA.
THAT, THAT, THAT YOU CAN WALK TO SCHOOLS, YOU CAN WALK TO GROCERY STORES.
THERE'S TRANSPORTATION AROUND ALL THIS KIND OF STUFF.
AND I, I TRAVEL THAT AREA QUITE FREQUENTLY AND I DON'T SEE WHERE THAT IS.
WHERE'S THE NEAREST PARK? IT'S ONE AND A QUARTER MILES EAST, BELIEVE ONE AND A QUARTER MILES.
SO KIDS ARE SUPPOSED TO WALK ONE AND A QUARTER MILES TO GO PLAY AT THE PARK.
I DON'T BELIEVE THAT'S THE CASE, SIR.
I THINK THAT PARKS ARE LACKING IN THAT AREA FOR EVERYONE THAT LIVES EVERY SPOT.
IT'S NOT A GOOD SPOT, I THINK FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT.
DO YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION? A HARD COPY YOU WOULD LIKE? YES, I DO.
JONATHAN, CAN YOU GET THAT FORM YOU MUCH? I HAVE COPIES FOR EVERYONE, OR I CAN JUST PROVIDE ONE COULD GET IT AND PASS IT AROUND.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TODAY.
MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, VERY GOOD TO SEE, UH, SO MANY OF YOU.
I WANTED TO SAY, UH, A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO COUNCIL MEMBER GALLEGOS AND HIS OFFICE FOR, UH, UH, MEETING WITH US AND, UH, AND, AND FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, THE, UH, MAGNOLIA PARK, UH, PINE V, UH, PINE VIEW PLACE CIVIC ASSOCIATION FOR THEIR WILLINGNESS TO OPEN THEIR DOORS, UH, HERE OUR PROPOSAL AND, AND, AND POTENTIALLY OFFER THEIR SUPPORT FOR OUR HARWOOD OF HARRISBURG DEVELOPMENT.
UM, ASIDE FROM FROM THAT PLAN DEVELOPMENT, UH, I HAVE SERVED, UH, THROUGH THE STATEWIDE TRADE ASSOCIATION AS THE CHAIR OF THE RULES COMMITTEE THAT WORKS WITH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING COMMUNITY AFFAIRS TO DEVELOP ITS QUALIFIED ALLOCATION PLAN ON, UH, A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT OCCASIONS.
SO, UH, I KNOW I'VE OFFERED IT TO MANY OF YOU BEFORE, BUT I'LL OFFER IT TO YOU AGAIN.
IF THERE ARE EVER ANY QUESTIONS RELATED TO T TCA'S RULES, PLEASE CONSIDER ME AS A RESOURCE TO ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS.
UM, I HAVE, UH, UM, UH, BEEN DOING THIS FOR A, A DECADE PLUS AND, UM, AND, AND JUST REALLY WANNA MAKE SURE EVERYBODY HAS, UH, CONFIDENCE IN, IN WHAT IT IS THAT THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY IS TRYING TO DELIVER.
MY NAME IS JANINE JACK, AND I'M A LOCAL HOUSTON REALTOR.
WORKED WITH HISD FOR 12 YEARS, AND I LIVE IN DISTRICT G 7 7 0 2 7.
I AM IN SUPPORT OF COURSE OF MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
HOWEVER, I'M EXPRESSING CONCERNS ABOUT FELICITY OATS ON RICHMOND AVENUE AND WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST THAT IT IS RECONSIDERED FOR SENIOR LIVING INSTEAD.
LIMITED BENEFITS FOR FAMILIES AS MENTIONED, BUT VERY CLOSE TO ACTIVE RAILROAD.
HOWEVER, TO DESIGNATE FOR SENIORS IT WILL BE A BENEFIT BECAUSE THE NEEDS ARE DIFFERENT AND HAPPEN TO MATCH WHAT THE EXISTING NEIGHBORHOOD HAS TO OFFER.
I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE UPCOMING CHANGES, BUT MATCH THE DEED WITH THE NEED.
NO, I WANT MY, MY, MY MINUTE TO START.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS MY OPPOSITION TO FELICITY OAKS.
I LIVE IN WESLEYAN PLAZA NORTH, WHICH IS KIND OF THE STEPCHILD OF LYNN PARK, BUT ALSO REALLY CHARMING.
UM, I HAVE THREE CHILDREN THAT ARE SIX, FOUR AND ONE, SO I ABSOLUTELY KNOW THAT BOTH OF THE NEAREST PARKS ARE WELL OVER A MILE AWAY.
I'M GLAD THE DEVELOPER BROUGHT UP THE NUMBER OF MULTI-FAMILY UNITS THAT HAVE GONE INTO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
THE INFRASTRUCTURE CANNOT SUPPORT ANYMORE.
THERE ARE BROKEN WATER MAINS ON WESLEYAN ALL THE TIME.
WE LIVE ON LAS PALMAS AND FRUSTRAT.
FRUSTRATED COMMUTERS ARE CONSTANTLY COMING DOWN OUR STREET, ZOOMING DOWN, TRYING TO GET PAST THE GRIDLOCK.
THE WEST ALABAMA FIRE TRUCKS ARE CONSTANTLY SEEN, STUCK IN TRAFFIC, WHICH IS TERRIFYING AS THE MOTHER OF A MEDICALLY COMPLICATED CHILD.
THE POLICE, WE HAD AN INCIDENT ON JANUARY 4TH WHERE HUNDREDS GATHERED AT 11:00 PM IN THE COSTCO PARKING LOT.
IT TOOK THE POLICE 45 MINUTES TO RESPOND THEIR WRITTEN RESPONSE.
DO YOU HAVE A COPY OR SOMETHING THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH THE COUNCIL? I'LL EMAIL IT TO EVERYONE.
MY NAME IS NIMA GMI AND I'M A RESIDENT OF LYNN PARK.
UM, I'M IN OPPOSITION TO THE PROJECT FELICITY OAKS AT THE CORNER OF LAS PALMAS IN RICHMOND.
UH, I BELIEVE IT'S A PUBLIC SAFETY RISK.
UH, THERE'S A, UH, AND YOU SHOULD DEFINITELY DO A TRAFFIC STUDY.
PRIOR TO THAT PROJECT EVEN BEING CONSIDERED FOR FUNDING, UH, THERE'S A ACTIVE AND BUSY RAILROAD TRACK ABOUT 600
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FEET TO THE WEST.UM, AS THE GENTLEMAN FROM FELICITY OAK SAID, THERE'S BEEN AT LEAST 10, I'D SAY THERE'D BEEN MORE DEVELOPMENTS IN THE AREA SINCE 2010.
THE TRAFFIC IS OUT OF CONTROL.
UH, THAT SPECIFIC CORNER OF LAS PALMAS AND RICHMOND IS THE SITE OF MANY, MANY ACCIDENTS, VERY DANGEROUS ACCIDENTS.
THE GENTLEMAN SAID, YOU CAN WALK WEST, UH, YOU CAN WALK TO CENTRAL, CENTRAL MARKET.
WESTLAND IS MAYBE ONE OF THE MOST CONGESTED THE TIME IN THE CITY OF HOUSTON.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS, JEREMY.
UH, MY NAME'S JEREMY BARTHOLOMEW WITH THE RESOLUTION COMPANIES.
I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF AN APPLICATION IN DISTRICT D, THE LAUREL BLACKHAWK.
UM, LET ME SAY THAT, UH, WE'VE GOT A LONG HISTORY WORKING IN THIS AREA.
WE OWN SIX PROPERTIES THAT ARE IN THIS GENERAL PART OF THE METRO.
WE'VE GOT A LOT OF HISTORY AND TRACK RECORD WITH THE COMMUNITY.
WE ENGAGED THEM, UM, EARLY, AND THE GUIDANCE WAS SENIOR HOUSING.
CURRENTLY IT'S ONLY PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING AND FAMILY THAT ARE LISTED.
AND SO MY ENCOURAGEMENT WOULD BE TO, UM, PUT PSH IN A SEPARATE CATEGORY AS WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST TO ADD SENIORS AS A, UH, SUPPORTED PROJECT.
WE, UH, THERE WAS AN ARTICLE WRITTEN ON THE 26TH BY THE SOUTH BEND ELLINGTON LEADER ENDORSING US, UH, ALONG WITH THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, UH, CO COUNCIL MEMBER EVAN SHABAZZ'S OFFICE AS WELL.
ALL, ALL OF THIS, WE CAN'T, WE'VE DONE A LOT OF THESE APPLICATIONS.
IT'S HARD TO GARNER THIS MUCH COMMUNITY SUPPORT.
SO MY ENCOURAGEMENT WOULD BE TO REEXAMINE THIS, TO ADD THE LOLA BLACKHAWK FOR SENIOR PROPERTY AND DISTRICT D, UH, AS SUPPORT.
UH, THANK YOU FOR COMING TODAY.
DID, DID YOU JUST HAVE A QUE ONE QUESTION FOR YOU.
DID YOU HAPPEN TO REACH OUT TO THE COMMUNITY, UH, TO TALK ABOUT YOUR PROJECT AND GATHER SOME OF THEIR SUPPORT? WE HAVE, INDEED.
AND WHAT AND WHAT MANNER DID YOU DO THAT WITH, I MEAN, DID YOU HAVE MEETINGS? DID YOU DO SOMETHING IN THE NEWSPAPER? WHAT'D YOU DO? OURS WAS THROUGH ONE OF THE MAIN COMMUNITY LEADERS IN THE AREA WHO, SHE'S VERY CONNECTED WITH ALL THE DIFFERENT CIVIC ASSOCIATIONS.
SHE'S ON THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BOARD.
AND BASED ON OUR PAST PROJECTS, SHE'S BEEN A KEY TOUCH POINT FOR US.
THAT'S BEEN KIND OF A PIED PIPER FOR THE AREA OF ORGANIZING SUPPORT.
SO THAT'S, THAT'S BEEN THE, THE PREDOMINANT AVENUE THAT WE'VE GONE THROUGH.
AND YOU HAVE, YOU'VE HAD A LOT OF COMMUNICATION THEN WITH THE COMMUNITY? INDEED.
NEXT SPEAKER, SAMSON BABY, MADAM CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, GOOD MORNING.
I'M HERE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THE RETREAT AT HALL AT HALL ROAD LOCATED IN DISTRICT D.
UH, WE RECEIVED SUPPORT FROM, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER SHABAZZ'S OFFICE ON THIS PARTICULAR DEVELOPMENT.
THERE IS A GREAT NEED FOR SENIOR HOUSING.
AS MUCH OF OUR PREDECESSORS HAVE, UH, SPOKEN OF, UH, PSH AND FAMILY CURRENTLY IS BEING RECOMMENDED.
BUT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE, UH, SENIOR HOUSING ALSO IN DISTRICT D JUST AS, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERSHIP AS, UH, HAS SUGGESTED AND SUPPORTED.
ANY QUESTIONS? NONE IN THE QUEUE.
I DON'T KNOW IF I PRONOUNCED THAT CORRECTLY.
UH, MY NAME IS KIN SIMONIANS WITH ITEX DEVELOPMENT.
UH, UH, WE ARE DEVELOPING THE SENIOR HOUSING IN DISTRICT D.
AS MR. SAMSON EARLIER DISCUSSED, UH, OUR PROJECT HAD SOME ISSUES WITH, UH, FLOODPLAIN, WHICH WASN'T CLEAR IN OUR APPLICATION.
SO IT WASN'T PACKAGED WITH THIS PACKAGE THAT YOU'RE, YOU'RE VOTING ON.
SUBSEQUENTLY, WE, UH, APPEALED AND WE PROVIDED INFORMATION THAT YOU'RE RAISING THE GROUND SO IT MEETS THE CITY REQUIREMENT TO DEAL WITH THAT ISSUE.
UH, THE POINT I'M TRYING TO EMPHASIZE IS THAT BY MARCH 1ST, WE HAVE TO SUBMIT OUR APPLICATIONS.
WE ARE SPENDING HUNDREDS AND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO PREPARE FOR THAT APPLICATION.
THE LONGER IT TAKES TO HEAR FROM YOU, YOUR APPROVAL, HOPEFULLY THAT MEANS THE METER IS RUNNING.
UH, I WOULD LIKE TO EMPHASIZE THE NEED TO GET A QUICK RESPONSE AND HOPEFULLY APPROVAL OF OUR APPLICATION FOR THE RESOLUTION SO THAT WE CAN PROCEED WITHOUT LOSING TOO MUCH MONEY.
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GOOD MORNING.I, UH, PARTICIPATED IN THIS PROCESS LAST YEAR FOR DISTRICT F.
THERE ARE NO PROJECTS THIS YEAR, BUT I JUST WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU THAT LAST YEAR THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT GAVE A RESOLUTION TO A PROJECT THAT WE FELT WAS VERY BAD AND THAT PROJECT ENDED UP DYING AND, UM, THAT DID NOT HAVE OUR SUPPORT.
AND I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE IF YOU HAVE ANY PROJECTS IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD THAT DID NOT GET SUPPORT, UH, FROM THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT, MAKE SURE THAT THE PROJECTS THAT DID GET SUPPORT HAVE THE NEIGHBORHOOD SUPPORT LIKE OUR SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD DID FOR THE OTHER PROJECTS.
BECAUSE MY UNDERSTANDING LAST YEAR WAS IF THE NEIGHBORHOOD DOESN'T SUPPORT IT, THE PROJECT DIES AT THE STATE LEVEL.
WE HAVE NO OTHER PUBLIC SPEAKERS SIGNED UP IN PERSON.
UH, DIRECTOR BYNUM CLOSING COMMENTS BEFORE I SHARE MY CLOSING COMMENTS.
UH, I JUST WANNA REMIND EVERYONE, WE, WE, UM, WE DON'T HAVE A A, A DOG IN THIS FRONT.
UH, WE ACCEPT ALL THE PROPOSALS THAT ARE PRESENTED TO US.
WE EVALUATE 'EM, UH, TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITIES UNDER THIS SHORT TIMEFRAME.
AND WE COME BACK WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON CRITERIA THAT IS ALREADY SET FORTH IN THE DEPARTMENT, UH, BASED ON THAT CRITERIA.
AND WE MAKE THE BEST RECOMMENDATION.
UH, IT IS UP TO THIS BODY TO DECIDE WHETHER YOU WANT TO SUPPORT ANY OR ALL OF THESE, UH, UH, PROJECTS.
AND, UH, WE HAVE DONE THE BEST THAT WE CAN TO GIVE YOU THAT INFORMATION.
AND WE HOPE THAT YOU ARE, WE HAVE PROVIDED YOU ENOUGH TO MAKE A GOOD INTELLIGENT DECISION.
I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND COLLEAGUES AND THEN THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE, THIS IS NOT THE ONLY OPPORTUNITY THAT YOU HAVE TO BE ON RECORD IN SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION.
AS MENTIONED IN THE PREVIOUS SCHEDULE, THE TENTATIVE SCHEDULE THAT THESE ITEMS COME TO COUNCIL, IT'S FEBRUARY 15TH, I BELIEVE, FEBRUARY 15TH NEXT WEEK.
WE HAVE TWO POSSIBLE PUBLIC SESSIONS BEFORE, UM, A FINAL VOTE.
UM, AND, UH, WE SEND A RECOMMENDATION AND THE RESOLUTION TO AUSTIN.
SO, UH, THIS IS LEVEL ONE, THIS IS ONE A, AND YOU HAVE SEVERAL MORE OPPORTUNITIES, NOT ONLY IN PERSON, BUT ALSO WRITTEN DOCUMENTATION WE WILL ACCEPT AS WELL.
UM, SO PLEASE TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF ALL OF THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AND TO CONTINUE, UM, TO SHARE AND SUPPORT OUR OPPOSITION OF THE PROCESS.
UM, AS A REMINDER OF SOME OF THE ITEMS REQUESTED, UM, A SUMMARY OF THE, UM, UH, THE POINT SYSTEM REGARDING THE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION PIECE AND THEN ALSO PROJECTS.
AND I WOULD SAY OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS, LET'S SAY OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS, THAT RECEIVED A RESOLUTION THAT FELL OUT OF THE QUEUE AT THE STATE LEVEL AND EVEN AT THE LOCAL LEVEL, UM, PRIOR TO US VOTING FOR RESOLUTION.
AND IF WE CAN GET THAT TO COMMITTEE TO GET THAT TO ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS.
SO YOU CAN HAVE THAT AS CONTEXT, I THINK THAT'LL BE HELPFUL.
UH, AND THEN I WOULD ENCOURAGE IF YOU ARE A DEVELOPER AND HAVE, OR HAVE A PROJECT AND HAVE NOT REACHED OUT TO YOUR COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, IT IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO DO SO.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND THAT PIECE IS VERY IMPORTANT TO THIS PROCESS.
I WANNA ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO THAT.
THANK YOU COLLEAGUES FOR, UM, GREAT, UM, COMMENTARY.
GREAT INFORMATION, GREAT QUESTIONS.
AND WE'LL GET THAT INFORMATION TO YOU, UM, VERY SOON.
AND WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT OUR NEXT MEETING OF THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE WILL TAKE PLACE ON MARCH 8TH.
FEBRUARY 21ST, WE HAVE OUR NEXT MONTH'S MEETING ON MARCH THE EIGHTH, AND, UH, THE DISTRICT F OFFICE WILL BE SENDING OUT ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR EVERYONE BEING HERE.
AND THERE ARE NO OTHER COMMENTS, MADAM CHAIR, WE ARE ADJOURNED.