* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. M TUESDAY, [00:00:01] APRIL 18TH. I OFFICIALLY [Housing and Community Affairs Committee on April 18, 2023.] CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER, AND I'D LIKE TO WELCOME ALL OF MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES IN CHAMBER STAFF AND PRESENTERS IN ATTENDANCE. TODAY WE'LL HEAR A SERIES OF PRESENTATIONS FROM THE CITY OF HOUSTON HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT. WE'LL PRESENT ON THE FOLLOWING, PLANNING AND GRANT REPORTING, A RECOMMENDATION OF AN APPROVAL OF AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF OUR ANNUAL, OUR ACTION PLAN FOR THE DIS DISASTER RECOVERY 2021 WINTER STORM TO THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HUD AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC SERVICES WILL HEAR A RECOMMENDATIONS ON SUB-RECIPIENT AGREEMENTS FOR THE MONTROSE CENTER, BRENTWOOD COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, AND DISTRICT K, A CARING SAFE PLACE, THE FOUNDATION LATINO AMERICANA IN DISTRICT J, AND THE BREAD OF LIFE, PRESENTED BY OUR DIRECTOR. WE'LL ALSO HEAR PRESENTATIONS FROM PUBLIC FACILITIES, A RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL OF A LOAN AGREEMENT WITH THE HARRIS CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND IDD AND DISTRICT. I PRESENTED ALSO BY OUR DIRECTOR WILL HEAR FROM OUR MULTIFAMILY DIVISION, A RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL FOR A RESOLUTION ALLOWING THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW HOPE HOUSING IN DISTRICT D. AND FINALLY, WE'LL CLOSE WITH OUR DIRECTOR COMMENTS. UM, I ESPECIALLY WOULD LIKE TO, UH, ACKNOWLEDGE COUNCIL MEMBER EDWARD POLLARD FOR GRESING US WITH HIS PRESENCE TODAY. UH, WE HAVE NOT SEEN YOU IN THESE HOUSING CHAMBERS IN A WHILE, SO WE WANNA THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND WE HAVE A SPECIAL ITEM ON THE AGENDA FOR YOU. WELCOME TO HOUSING. UM, GOOD MORNING, MR. DIRECTOR. UH, THANK YOU, UH, ONCE AGAIN, IT'S ALWAYS GREAT TO BE HERE TO DO OUR PRESENTATIONS. UH, WE ARE GOING AND GOING TO GET STARTED. OUR FIRST ITEM IS WITH PLANNING AND GRANTS MANAGEMENT, UH, REPORT. SO THAT IS GONNA BE PRESENTED BY DEPUTY DIRECTOR DEREK SELLERS. GOOD MORNING FOR AGENDA ITEM TWO, THE HOUSE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT'S RECOMMENDING CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL OF AN ORDINANCE FOR THE SUBMISSION OF THE ACTION PLAN FOR DISASTER RECOVERY RELATED TO THE 2021 WINTER STORMS. THE PLAN IS FOR A TOTAL OF 50,095,000 IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT DISASTER RECOVERY FUNDS. NEXT SLIDE. UH, THIS ORDINANCE FURTHER ALLOWS FOR THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE THE GRANT AGREEMENTS WITH HUT FOR THE FUNDS, AND ALSO ANY ASSOCIATED FORMS AS REQUIRED. NEXT SLIDE. AS WITH ALL C-D-B-G-D-R FUNDS, THE GOAL IS TO ASSIST COMMUNITIES WITH A LONG-TERM RECOVERY FROM DISASTERS. AND THESE FUNDS ALSO INCLUDE A MITIGATION REQUIREMENT TO HELP BETTER ENSURE WE ARE MORE PROTECTED FROM FUTURE DISASTERS. NEXT SLIDE. SO HERE WE HAVE THE BUDGET FOR THESE FUNDS. IT INCLUDES ABOUT 38 AND A HALF MILLION FOR HOME REPAIR, ABOUT 6.7 MILLION FOR NEIGHBORHOOD FACILITIES RESILIENCE PROGRAM, TWO AND A HALF MILLION FOR ADMIN, 1.6 MILLION FOR A HOMEOWNER REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM, 550,000 FOR RENTER COUNSELING, AND THEN 200,000 FOR, UH, PLANNING. NEXT SLIDE. JUST AS A REMINDER, IN MAY OF, UH, 2022, HUD ORIGINALLY ANNOUNCED AN ALLOCATION OF 30.2 MILLION IN DISASTER RECOVERY FUNDS FOR THE CITY OF HOUSTON. IN JANUARY, HUD ANNOUNCED AN ADDITIONAL ALLOCATION OF 19.7 MILLION FOR THE CITY. AS PART OF OUR PLANNING PROCESS RELATED TO THE ACTION PLAN, WE SOLICITED PUBLIC INPUT VIA SURVEYS, INTERVIEWS, PRESENTATIONS, PUBLIC HEARINGS, AND PUBLIC COMMENT PERIODS. SO ON THE, UH, NEXT SLIDE, IT GIVES YOU A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT WE DID PREVIOUSLY. AND THEN WITH THE NEXT SLIDE, UH, WITH THIS ADDITIONAL, UH, ALLOCATION OF FUNDS, WE DISCUSSED THE REVISED, UH, ACTION PLAN BUDGETS AT OUR RECENT PUBLIC, UH, SPRING PUBLIC HEARINGS THAT WE HELD AND PROVIDED OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMENT FROM THE, UH, FROM THOSE THAT ATTENDED THE PUBLIC HEARINGS. ADDITIONALLY, THE PUBLIC CAN STILL COMMENT ON OUR DRAFT 2021 WINTER STORM ACTION PLAN THROUGH THURSDAY OF APRIL 27TH, WHICH IS THURSDAY OF NEXT WEEK. A COPY OF OUR PLAN AND INFORMATION ON HOW TO MAKE A COMMENT CAN BE FOUND ON THE FRONT PAGE OF OUR WEBSITE@HOUSTONTX.GOV SLASH HOUSING. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION ON MS. THANK YOU, MR. SELLERS. THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS IN THE QUEUE, UM, BUT I JUST WANNA, UH, BUMP UP, UH, IF MS. LAWSON CAN MAKE SURE ALL COUNCIL, UM, OFFICES HAVE, UH, THE INFORMATION SO THEY CAN SHARE OUT IN THEIR NEWSLETTERS SO WE CAN GET ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK. BUT I WANNA BRING YOUR ATTENTION BACK TO PAGE SEVEN. UM, THE, UM, THE ITEM, THE ITEMIZATION OF THE FUNDS. IF YOU CAN TALK SPECIFICALLY TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD FACILITIES RESILIENCY PROGRAM, AND I WISH COUNCIL MEMBER PECK WAS HERE, UM, UM, BECAUSE OF WHAT THOSE FUNDS WILL ALLOW WITH OUR COMMUNITY CENTERS AND MULTIPURPOSE CENTERS IN TERMS OF, UH, UM, YOU KNOW, UM, DISASTER RELATED ITEMS. SO, KI IF YOU CAN TALK MORE ABOUT THAT AND THE BENEFIT OF WHAT THAT MEANS TO OUR DISTRICTS. YES. AND WE BELIEVE THIS IS PART OF THAT MITIGATION COMPONENT THAT CAME ALONG WITH THESE FUNDS. OUR INTENT BEHIND THIS IS TO BE WORKING WITH CITY OWNED MULTI-SERVICE CENTERS AND MAYBE PRIVATELY NON-PROFIT OWNED PUBLIC SERVICE CENTERS, UH, TO ADD THINGS LIKE GENERATORS TO THEM. SO IN THE EVENT OF THE NEXT WINTER STORM THAT OCCURS, OR EVEN IF A HEAT WAVE COMES THROUGH OR A HURRICANE THAT THEY STILL HAVE ACCESS TO POWER AT THOSE, UH, AT THOSE FACILITIES, IT CAN BECOME A COMMUNITY HUB FOR HANDING OUT [00:05:01] WATER FOR A PLACE FOR PEOPLE TO STAY FOR THOSE THAT MAY NOT HAVE POWER. I APPRECIATE THAT, AND I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT WAS SHARED. I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT IT IN BRIEFING, MR. MOSS. OKAY. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. JUST A QUICK QUESTION. UM, THE NUMBERS HERE, THESE ARE FOR FUTURE ACTIVITIES, NOT FOR REIMBURSEMENT, CORRECT? THE, THERE IS A LINE ITEM ON THERE, THE 1.6 MILLION OR SO THAT, THAT IS FOR A REIMBURSEMENT. SO IF HOMEOWNERS HAVE TO DO, UH, SAY PLUMBING EXPENSES RIGHT AFTER THE STORM, THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR THOSE PEOPLE THAT MAY HAVE ALREADY EXPENSED FUNDS AGAINST IT. THANK YOU. AND TO, AND TO THAT POINT, UM, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE WE KNOW THESE ARE FEDERAL DOLLARS AND THERE'S A DELAY, SO WE WOULD HAVE TO REALLY ENCOURAGE HOUSTONIANS THAT WERE IMPACTED BY WINTER STORM, UM, TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY KEEP THOSE RECEIPTS RIGHT. UM, BECAUSE MANY PEOPLE FIGURED IT OUT ON THEIR OWN, PAID FOR IT WENT ON ABOUT THEIR WAY. SO WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE, UM, REALLY GET THIS OUT AND COMMUNICATE THAT THERE, THERE'S FUNDING AVAILABLE FOR PEOPLE TO HOLD THOSE DOCUMENTS, MR. DIRECTOR. YES, WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE ALL INDIVIDUALS NO MATTER WHAT, UH, TO ALWAYS RETAIN YOUR RECEIPTS. BECAUSE PROGRAMS, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT PROGRAMS, WE DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE THIS PROGRAM WAS GONNA COME TO US, UH, BUT IT WOULD BE, UH, WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE ALL, UH, UH, CITIZENS WHENEVER WE'RE GOING THROUGH WHATEVER DISASTERS WE'RE GOING THROUGH. IF YOU ARE IN, IN, UH, ENGAGING IN YOUR OWN REPAIR, PLEASE RETAIN YOUR RECEIPTS BECAUSE THERE MAY BE THAT POSSIBILITY OF REIMBURSEMENT. YEAH. THE TWO BIGGEST THINGS YOU CAN DO AFTER A STORM IS SIGN UP FOR THE FEMA INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANCE. THAT THOSE NUMBERS GIVE US AN IDEA OF THE IMPACT TO THE CITY. AND OUR LONG-TERM ALLOCATIONS FROM HUD ARE LARGELY BASED ON THE PEOPLE THAT RAISE THEIR HANDS TO FEMA AND SAID, I NEED HELP. AND SO EVEN IF IT'S A LITTLE BIT OR A LOT OF NEED, PLEASE DO THAT. AND THE SECOND THING WOULD BE KEEP ANY RECEIPTS THAT YOU USED, UH, IN REPAIRING YOUR HOME. THOSE TWO THINGS GO A LONG WAY WITH ANY DISASTER THAT OCCURS AT THE CITY. AND THEN LASTLY, UM, WE EXPECT TO RECEIVE THESE FUNDS ON THE STREET IN THE HANDS MOVING THROUGH THE STREETS OF HOUSTON WHEN, SO WE'VE BEEN DELAYED IN OUR SUBMISSION. UH, IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THE ACTION PLAN, WE HAVE TO HAVE THE FEMA DATA I WAS JUST TALKING ABOUT AT THE SAME TIME THAT WE'RE RELEASING OUR INITIAL ALLOCATION. UH, FEMA AND HUD ENTERED INTO A NEW AGREEMENT FOR DATA SHARING. UH, WE HAD TO DELAY. WE ASKED FOR AN EXTENSION BECAUSE HUD WASN'T PREPARED TO PROVIDE THAT FEMA DATA TO US. AND ONCE THEY DID DURING THE FALL, IT WAS INCOMPLETE FOR WHAT WE NEEDED. AT THIS POINT IN TIME, WE'RE JUST GONNA MOVE FORWARD WITH OUR SUBMISSION, TRY TO COMPLETE THE TABLES THAT ARE REQUIRED IN THE ACTION PLAN AS BEST WE CAN. HUD IS VERY AWARE OF THIS LACK OF DATA THAT THEY NEED TO PROVIDE, AND WE'LL HAVE JUST NEGOTIATE WITH THEM TO SAY, WE NEED TO MOVE THIS THING FORWARD. AND MAYBE AT SOME POINT WE CAN GO BACK AND DO AN AMENDMENT TO CORRECT FOR THAT. SURE. BUT WE'VE GOTTA GET THESE FUNDS OUT TO THE PEOPLE THAT NEED IT. SURE. I THINK THIS, UH, ONCE THE FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE, IT'D BE, UM, EXTREMELY HELPFUL, UH, PARTICULARLY, UH, WITH THE GENERATORS. AND SO, UM, DISTRICT MEMBERS AND AT LARGE MEMBERS AND CHIEF OF STAFF, Y'ALL RECALL HOW WE HAD TO MOVE, UH, QUICKLY DURING, UH, POST WINTER STORM, UH, YURI IN 2021. SO TO HAVE THAT AS AN ACCESS POINT WOULD BE TREMENDOUSLY HELPFUL. SO LOOKING FORWARD TO THOSE FUNDS. THANK YOU MUCH. THANKS. THANK YOU. WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM THREE, PUBLIC SERVICES, UH, THAT WILL BE PRESENTED BY ASSIST. UH, DEPUTY ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, MELODY BARR. GOOD MORNING. TODAY, I WILL BE PRESENTING FIVE ITEMS BEFORE THIS BODY. PLEASE NOTE THAT ITEMS THREE A THROUGH 3D WERE ALL SELECTED AS PART OF THE NOTICE OF FUNDING AVAILABILITY ON NOFA CONDUCTED BY THE HOUSING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IN SEPTEMBER OF 2022. EACH ITEM IS FOR A TERM OF 12 MONTHS WITH A ONE YEAR RENEWAL OPTION. ITEM THREE A, THE DEPARTMENT IS PRESENTING AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING A SUB-RECIPIENT AGREEMENT WITH THE MONTROSE CENTER TO PROVIDE UP TO $2,461,386 IN HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS FUNDING, ALSO KNOWN AS HOPWA. THIS AMOUNT IS DIFFERENT FROM WHAT IS POSTED ON THE AGENDA, HOWEVER, IT IS CORRECT IN THE BACKUP DOCUMENTATION PROVIDED. THIS PROGRAM WILL SERVE A MINIMUM OF 265 LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS LIVING WITH OR AFFECTED BY HIV AIDS. THIS FUNDING WILL PROVIDE TENANT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO A MINIMUM OF 80 HOUSEHOLDS, SHORT-TERM RENT, MORTGAGE UTILITY ASSISTANCE TO 185 HOUSEHOLDS AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, INCLUDING PERMANENT HOUSING PLACEMENT TO 32 HOUSEHOLDS. UM, JUST FOR REFERENCE, PHP, WHICH IS PERMANENT HOUSING PLACEMENT, IS TYPICALLY FIRST MONTH'S RENT, SECURITY AND UTILITY DEPOSITS. SUPPORT SERVICES INCLUDE, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO HOUSING CASE MANAGEMENT, MENTAL HEALTH, AND OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELING. TRANSPORTATION. AND A, LIKE, MONTROSE CENTER HAS BEEN RECEIVING FUNDING FROM THE CITY OF HOUSTON SINCE 2012, AND THERE ARE NO FINDINGS IN THEIR LAST ANNUAL COMPLIANCE MONITORING. THE TERM OF THE AGREEMENT WILL RUN FROM JULY 1ST, 2023 THROUGH JUNE 30TH, 2024. TODAY WE HAVE NICOLE SULLIVAN INTERVENTION PROGRAM COORDINATOR HERE WITH US, AND IF SHE [00:10:01] MADE IT IN, I'M NOT SURE THERE'S SOME PARKING ISSUES TODAY BACK THERE. IS SHE? OKAY. AWESOME. THERE SHE IS. ITEM THREE B, THE DEPARTMENT IS PRESENTING AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING A SUBRECIPIENT AGREEMENT WITH BRENTWOOD COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, PROVIDING UP TO $886,636 FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OPERATION OF A COMMUNITY RESIDENCE, WHICH OPERATES AS TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAM AND AN EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, ALONG WITH SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, ADDITIONAL SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO APPROXIMATELY 318 HOPWA ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLDS. THE PROJECT UTILIZES HOPWA FUNDS TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE THROUGH SHORT TERM RENT MORTGAGE UTILITY PROGRAM TO A MINIMUM OF 168 HOUSEHOLDS, TRANSITIONAL HOUSING TO AT LEAST 18 MEN LIVING WITH HIV AT AN 18 UNIT COMMUNITY RESIDENCE, AND ADDITIONAL SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO 135 INDIVIDUALS THAT INCLUDE MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING SESSIONS AND CLIENT-CENTERED NUTRITION AND HEALTH EDUCATION SERVICES. BRYNWOOD HAS RECEIVED HOPWA FUNDING THROUGH THE CITY FOR VARIOUS CONTRACTS SINCE 1995. THERE ARE NO FINDINGS IN THEIR ANNUAL COMPLIANCE MONITORING, AND THE TERM OF THIS AGREEMENT WILL RUN FROM JULY 1ST, 2023 THROUGH JUNE 30TH, 2024. TODAY WE DO HAVE SHARON DE WRIGHT, PROJECT DIRECTOR HERE WITH US IN THE AUDIENCE. ITEM THREE C, THE DEPARTMENT'S PRESENTED AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING A SUB-RECIPIENT AGREEMENT WITH A CARING SAFE PLACE, PROVIDING UP TO 1,049,000, $48 AND 20 CENTS FOR THE ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATION OF TWO COMMUNITY RESIDENCES SERVING 45 ELIGIBLE ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLDS. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A CORRECTION ON THE AGENDA. IT SPECIFICALLY NOTATES MALE HOUSEHOLDS. THE WORD MAIL SHOULD HAVE BEEN DELETED. COMMUNITY RESIDENCE NUMBER ONE WILL SERVE A MINIMUM OF 30 MALE INDIVIDUALS WITH HISTORY OF CHEMICAL AND OR ALCOHOL DEPENDENCY THROUGH TRANSITIONAL HOUSING UNITS. COMMUNITY RESIDENCE NUMBER TWO WILL SERVE A MINIMUM OF 15 INDIVIDUALS WITH A HISTORY OF CHEMICAL AND OR ALCOHOL DEPENDENCY THROUGH PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING UNITS. SUPPORTIVE SERVICES PROVIDED AT BOTH LOCATIONS INCLUDE, BUT NOT LIMITED TO CASE MANAGEMENT, SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING, LIFE SKILLS TRAINING, AND JOB SEARCH. A CARING SAFE PLACE HAS RECEIVED FUNDING FROM THE CITY OF HOUSTON SINCE 1999. THERE ARE NO FINDINGS IN THEIR ANNUAL COMPLIANCE MONITORING, AND THE TERM OF THE AGREEMENT WILL RUN JUNE 1ST, 2023 THROUGH MAY 31ST, 2024. TODAY, WE SHOULD HAVE STANLEY FIELD CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER HERE WITH US, MAYBE NOT YET. MADE IT YET, HASN'T MADE IT YET. MOVING ALONG TO ITEM 3D, THE DEPARTMENT IS PRESENTING AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING A SUBRECIPIENT AGREEMENT WITH INCORPORATED, ALSO KNOWN AS TO PROVIDE UP TO $1,074,182 AND 53 CENTS IN HAWA FUNDING. THIS PROGRAM WILL SERVE A MINIMUM OF 140 LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS LIVING WITH OR AFFECTED BY HIV. THIS FUNDING WILL PROVIDE TENANT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO A MINIMUM OF 28 HOUSEHOLDS AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO A MINIMUM OF 140 HOUSEHOLDS. THE SUPPORT SERVICES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO HOUSING CASE MANAGEMENT AND SERVICES THROUGH FLO'S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAM, WHICH INCLUDES CLINICAL CASE MANAGEMENT, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, AND OUTPATIENT SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER SERVICES. THIS IS FLO'S FIRST AGREEMENT WITH HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. THE TERM OF THIS AGREEMENT WILL RUN THROUGH JUNE 1ST THROUGH MAY 31ST, 2024. TODAY WE HAVE ELLA CHINO, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ANDIA, KIMBERLY CIOS, DIRECTOR, PROJECT DIRECTOR HERE WITH US. OUR FINAL ITEM IS ITEM THREE E. THE DEPARTMENT IS PRESENTING AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING A SUBRECIPIENT AGREEMENT WITH BREAD OF LIFE TO PROVIDE UP TO $2,054,861 AND 69 CENTS IN HOPWA FUNDING. THIS PROGRAM WILL SERVE A MINIMUM OF 112 LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS LIVING WITH OR AFFECTED BY HIV. THIS FUNDING WILL PROVIDE TENANT BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO ALL 112 HOUSEHOLDS. SUPPORTIVE SERVICES INCLUDE HOUSING CASE MANAGEMENT, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, HEALTHCARE SERVICES, AND SERVICES THAT PROMOTE HOUSING STABILITY AND IMPROVED ACCESS TO CARE. THE TERM OF THIS AGREEMENT WILL RUN JUNE 1ST, 2023 THROUGH MAY 31ST, 2024. I WOULD LIKE TO NOTE THAT BREAD OF LIFE WAS SELECTED TO RECEIVE FUNDING THROUGH AN EMERGENCY GRANT MAKING PROCESS TO ADMINISTER HOPWA SERVICES TO CURRENTLY HOUSED FAMILIES. IN LATE FEBRUARY, THE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED THAT AVENUE 360 WOULD ALLOW ITS HOPWA AGREEMENT TO NATURALLY COME TO AN END AND NOT ACCEPT ADDITIONAL HOPWA AWARD. [00:15:01] SINCE THIS NOTIFICATION, MY TEAM AND I HAVE WORKED DILIGENTLY WITH FIVE AGENCIES THAT ARE TAKEN ON THE 211 HOUSEHOLDS. AVENUE 360 IS CURRENTLY SERVING UNDER TBRA. SOME OF THOSE AGENCIES HAVE PREVIOUSLY COME BEFORE THIS BODY, AND A FEW REPRESENTED TODAY. THOSE FIVE AGENCIES ARE AIDS FOUNDATION HOUSTON, WITH 28 HOUSEHOLDS, CATHOLIC CHARITIES, 28 HOUSEHOLDS, MONTROSE CENTER, 15 HOUSEHOLDS FLOSS, 28 HOUSEHOLDS, AND BREAD OF LIFE WITH THE VAST MAJORITY OF 112 HOUSEHOLDS TODAY FROM THE BREAD OF LIFE. WE HAVE HERE WITH US, RUDY RASMUS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, YVETTE TARREN, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, DR. SARAH SIMONE'S, DIRECTOR OF HEALTH OUTCOMES, AND DR. MONIQUE WILLIAMS, DIRECTOR OF PARTNERSHIPS AND DEVELOPMENT. THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION, AND I'M OPEN TO ANSWERING ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. WE HAVE QUESTIONS IN THE QUEUE, UM, FROM OUR VICE MAYOR PRO TEM STAFF. THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. AND THANK YOU, UM, FOR THE PRESENTATION, MS. BARR. UM, JUST WANT TO THANK, UM, FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE BRENTWOOD COMMUNITY, UM, FOUNDATION, AND THANK, UM, MS. SHARONDA WRIGHT FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICE, UM, WITH THAT PROGRAM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. VICE CHAIR ROBINSON. THANK YOU, CHAIR. I'D JUST LOVE TO RECOGNIZE PASTOR RASMUS, AND, UH, I DON'T KNOW IF HE'D GO OFF THE SCRIPT HERE A LITTLE BIT. IF HE, IF HE COULD TAKE A MOMENT, JUST, UH, COME TO THE PODIUM AND PERHAPS GIVE US A, A BRIEF WORD. I KNOW HIS, UH, ELOQUENCE IS LEGENDARY. , RIGHT? . THANK YOU. HE'S VERY HUMBLED. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBERS. THANK YOU. UH, AND THANK YOU COUNCILMAN ROBERTSON FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO JUST SAY SOMETHING. FIRST OF ALL, LET'S SAY, UH, IT'S ALWAYS AN HONOR, UH, TO, UH, TO SERVE, UH, THIS GREAT CITY OF OURS. UH, WE'VE BEEN AT IT FOR A LONG TIME. THIS IS YEAR 31. UH, UH, DEPUTY, UH, DIRECTOR BARR AND I GO WAY BACK, UH, FROM THE EARLY, EARLY DEVELOPMENT DAYS IN THE BREAD OF LIFE, AND, UH, AND COUNCIL MEMBER THOMAS, UH, WAS WITH US IN THE, UH, AND ALSO IN THE VERY, VERY EARLY DAYS. SO WE'RE JUST REALLY GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY, UH, TO SERVE, UH, THIS COMMUNITY. IN 1993, WE WERE SERVED OUR FIRST, UH, GRANT FROM THE CITY OF HOUSTON'S HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO, UH, TO PROVIDE TESTING AND COUNSELING TO, UH, TO PEOPLE, UH, AFFECTED, INFECTED, AFFECTED WITH HIV AND OUR FIRST EMPLOYEE, UH, IN 1993, UH, IS ACTUALLY ONE OF YOUR RECIPIENTS TODAY. UH, UH, STAN REVEREND STANFIELD. UH, WE GO WAY BACK IN THIS, IN THIS JOURNEY. UH, WE KNOW THAT THERE'S HOPE FOR, UH, FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH AIDS, AND WE'VE BEEN IN THE FIGHT FOR A LONG, LONG TIME, AND WE ARE GRATEFUL. I HAVE SOME GREAT, GREAT COLLEAGUES AND TEAM, ME MEMBERS, COUNCILMAN PILOT, GOOD TO SEE YOU TODAY. GREAT, GREAT. UH, GREAT TEAM MEMBERS THAT ACTUALLY GET THE WORK DONE. UH, Y'ALL PROBABLY WONDER WELL, WHAT'S RUDY DOING? WELL, I'M MAKING SURE, UH, THAT EVERYBODY'S BEING CHEERED FOR ALONG THE WAY, , BUT THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK Y'ALL FOR THE, FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. WE ARE, WE ARE EXCITED. APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ROBINSON FOR DOING THAT. AND THEN ALSO, UM, THE WORK AROUND, UH, THE HOMELESSNESS WORK IN THE CITY. UM, AND JUST TO BRING TO YOUR REMEMBRANCE, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF CONVERSATION ABOUT THE PUBLIC LIBRARY AND THEN THAT TRANSITION AND THE BREAD OF LIFE IS ALSO ASSISTING WITH THAT IN MEALS AND, UM, GETTING FOLKS, UH, TRANSITION TO PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING. SO JUST WANNA THANK YOU FOR THAT CONTRIBUTION AS WELL. ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MUCH. UM, IF I MAY, UM, BECAUSE WE HAVE A NEW FUND, A NEW AWARDEE IN THE ROOM, I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR ABOUT A LITTLE MORE BACKGROUND ABOUT THEIR WORK. AND SO, IF A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE FOUNDATION FOR LATINO AMERICAN I SOCIAL, VERY GOOD. I HAD TO PRACTICE. SO SPANISH IS NOT MY NATIVE LANGUAGE. I HAVE TO PRACTICE. THAT'S GOOD. IF WE CAN HEAR FROM, UM, YES. YEAH, IT WOULD BE GREAT. MS. CHINO IS, IS ARRIVING, ESPECIALLY SINCE WE HAVE THE DISTRICT J MEMBER THAT HAS GRACED US WITH THIS PRESENCE TODAY. , GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE AND REPRESENT THE LATINO COMMUNITY COMMUNITY PLUS BORN AS A, IN THE, IN THE EARLIEST ON THE NINETIES, BECAUSE THE TABOO, THE STIGMA, AND ALSO A LOT OF PEOPLE WAS DYING IN FRIEND HOUSES, BUT AT LEAST WITH THE FAMILY. BUT I, A LOT OF FRIENDS WAS DYING FROM HIV AIDS. AND THE FIRST THING, I WENT TO ACE FOUNDATION IN HOUSTON ONE DAY, AND I SAID, I WANT TO BE A VOLUNTEER. I WANT TO HELPING OUT. AND YES, MY HEART WAS TO GO HELPING OUT THOSE THAT WAS DYING. AND I CHOOSE TO GO TO BENTO, AND I DEDICATED THREE YEARS IN A ROW TO STAY AT THE FOUR, FIFTH AND SIXTH FLOOR WHERE ALL THE BEDS WAS PEOPLE WITH FULL BLOOD OF A STALLION. THAT'S THE ONES THEY GIMME THE ENERGIES TO CONTINUE FIGHTING. AND IT'S GOING TO BE ALMOST 30 YEARS. AND I STEP OUT AND I SAY, I NEED SOMETHING. I NEED [00:20:01] TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS SITUATION BECAUSE, UH, IT WAS SO MUCH NEED. 3, 4, 5 PEOPLE WAS DYING EVERY WEEK, AND WE HAVE TO DO FUNDRAISING TO BURY THEM OR TO SEND IT TO THEIR COUNTRIES. I'VE BEEN, I'VE BEEN IN A LOT OF COMMITTEES AROUND THE CITY, THE CPG WITH THE CITY OF HOUSTON, THE RYAN WHITE COUNCIL, UM, THE LATINO HIV TASK FORCE, THE UTAH FORCE. UH, I'VE BEEN, I RECEIVED FUNDING ALSO FROM THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SINCE 2004 FOR A PROJECT OVER COVER APP. IT WAS A COMMON DISTRIBUTION WITH THE COLLABORATION OF HOME OWN, UH, BUSINESS OWNERS AND THE SPRING BRANCH AND SOUTH HOUSTON, AND THEN ALL THE AREAS OF THE, THE FOUR QUADRANTS OF THE CITY OF HOUSTON. WE HAVE LIKE ABOUT 400 SITES THAT WE WAS DISTRIBUTING, UM, CONDOMS EVERY WEEK WHERE THEY CAN PASS IT OUT TO THE COMMUNITY. ALSO, WE HAVE A PROGRAM, UM, SCIENCE 2019 WITH THE CDC THAT IS TO, UH, PROVIDE AND INCREASE HIV CANCER AND TESTING FOR THE, UH, LBT COMMUNITY, THE LATINOS. WELL, THIS, UH, I, I WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE, AND IT'S EXCITING, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE OF YOUR BACKGROUND AND THE CONTRIBUTION YOU'VE BEEN ABLE TO MAKE IN THIS WORK, UM, FOR YEARS BEFORE BECOMING A PRIMARY FUNDER OF A RECIPIENT OF FUNDS. UM, AND, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE, UH, STIGMATISMS AND, UH, CULTURAL, YOU KNOW, BARRIERS TO, UM, THIS TYPE OF INFORMATION. AND I JUST BELIEVE THAT YOU'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE, UH, TO THE COMMUNITY IN A VERY DIRECT AND DEEP WAY. SO, EXCITED TO HAVE YOU A PART OF THIS. AND, UM, THE COUNCIL MEMBER THAT REPRESENTS THE AREA THAT YOU'LL SERVE IS GONNA BE A GREAT RESOURCE TO YOU AS WELL. YES. UM, HE DOES A LOT OF WORK IN OUTREACH IN DISTRICT J IN THE GULFTON SHARPSTOWN AREA, UH, AND HAS A LOT OF MULTIFAMILY, A LOT OF APARTMENTS, A LOT OF INDIVIDUALS THAT WERE A LANGUAGE MAY BE A BARRIER. UH, STAT IMMIGRATION STATUS MAY BE A BARRIER, BUT YOU HAVE THE CULTURAL CURRENCY TO GO IN AND, AND, AND BE ABLE TO OFFER THOSE RESOURCES. SO I JUST WANNA THANK YOU AND WELCOME YOU TO CITY HALL. NO, THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY, AND I HOPE THAT I, WE CAN REACH MORE PEOPLE, HOPEFULLY. ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU MUCH. COUNCIL MEMBER THOMAS, COUNCIL MEMBER POLLETT. OH, GO AHEAD. IF I CAN JUST ADD, UM, ONE THING IS THAT SHE MENTIONED RYAN WHITE AND I, UM, I HAPPEN TO SERVE ON THE RYAN WHITE PLANNING COUNCIL AS OF LAST YEAR. I DO HAVE ANOTHER COLLEAGUE ON THAT, ON THAT COUNCIL. THE HOPWA ADMINISTRATOR HAS A, A PERMANENT SEAT AT RYAN WHITE. RYAN WHITE IS THE, IS THE ARM THAT PROVIDES THE MEDICAL ASPECT. AND I WILL SAY THAT THEY DID A PUBLIC COMMENT BACK IN SEPTEMBER, 2022, AND THEY DID ABOUT 20 MINUTES WORTH OF PUBLIC COMMENT IN SPANISH ALONE. THERE WAS NO, UH, INTERPRETER THERE. UM, AND, AND THE, UM, THE, THE MOST OF THE COMMENTS, THE FEELING AROUND IT WAS THAT THERE WASN'T ENOUGH SERVICE PROVIDERS THAT WERE ABLE TO, UM, TO TALK TO PEOPLE IN THEIR LANGUAGE WHO LOOK LIKE THEM. AND WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT YOUR HIV STATUS AND ANY TYPE OF SERVICES, IT IS, IT IS DISRUPTIVE TO HAVE YOUR CHILD TRANSLATE FOR YOU. LIKE HOW, HOW AUTHENTIC IS THAT GONNA BE? AND SO WE WERE EXTREMELY EXCITED THAT FLOSS APPLIED FOR THIS GRANT SO THAT IT COULD HELP US, UM, UM, UH, CLOSE THAT GAP IN A SERVICE THAT WE CURRENTLY HAD IN OUR PROGRAMMING. AND THE HUGE STIGMA THAT IS STILL IN THEIR COMMUNITIES ARE US EVERY, ALL, ALL THE COMMUNITIES IN THE QUEUE. COUNCIL MEMBERS IN THE QUEUE FOR SOME COMMENTS, COUNCIL MEMBER PAPA. YES. THANK YOU, CHAIR. AND ELLIOT, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. IT'S ALWAYS, UH, GOOD TO SEE YOU. AND I'M GLAD THAT YOU WERE ABLE TO, UH, PUT FORWARD THIS, UH, EFFORT FOR THESE FUNDS. UM, I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THAT YOU WERE INVOLVED IN THIS ORGANIZATION AND, AND, AND WITH THESE EFFORTS, BUT YOU DO SO MUCH IN OUR COMMUNITY YES. ACROSS THE BOARD IN DIFFERENT SPACES. AND I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT AND SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS. THANK YOU. YES. ALSO, WANNA LET YOU KNOW THAT STAN FIELDS IS NOW IN THE AUDIENCE WITH CARING SAFE PLACE, THE ORIGINAL EMPLOYEE OF THE BREAD ALIVE. RIGHT. OKAY. . THAT'S RIGHT. THAT'S OKAY. JUST MA'AM, WE TRACKING? ALL RIGHT. GOOD TO SEE YOU. ALRIGHT. ALRIGHT. MOVING ON TO ITEM FOUR, UH, PUBLIC FACILITIES. MAKING THAT PRESENTATION AS DEPUTY ASSISTANT DIRECTOR ANNA MARTINEZ, GOOD MORNING, WILL BE PRESENTING FOR PUBLIC FACILITIES AS WELL AS MULTIFAMILY. UH, FOR ITEM NUMBER FOUR, HCD IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING A LOAN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY, UH, AND THE HARRIS CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND IDD PROVIDING APPROXIMATELY FOUR AND A HALF MILLION IN HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP FUNDS. THE PROPOSED LOAN WILL FUND CONSTRUCTION OF 24 1 BEDROOM AND TWO ONE BEDROOM, A DA UNITS THAT WILL PROVIDE SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR ADULTS [00:25:01] WITH MENTAL ILLNESS, SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDER, AND OTHER CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS. UH, THE SITE WILL BE LOCATED IN DISTRICT I, IT'S 61 68 SOUTH LOOP EAST. NEXT SLIDE. UH, IN ADDITION TO HOUSING HARRIS CENTER WILL ALSO PROVIDE LIFE SKILLS, TRAINING AND BEHAVIORAL AND PRIMARY HEALTHCARE, MENTAL HEALTHCARE SERVICES, UH, EXERCISE AS WELL AS NUTRITION PROGRAMS. SUPPORT SERVICES WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED ON SITE AT THE EXISTING RESPITE, REHAB, AND REENTRY FACILITY. UH, HARRIS CENTER WILL ALSO BE RECEIVING REFERRALS FROM TEMPORARY HOUSING PROGRAMS. NEXT SLIDE. THE TOTAL PROJECT COST IS $12,531,939. UH, HARRIS CENTER HAS DONE A GREAT JOB OF, YOU KNOW, BEING ABLE TO FILL THAT GAP. THEY HAVE COMMITMENTS FROM THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION OF $3.9 MILLION, UH, AS WELL AS ANOTHER 3.2 MILLION, UH, COMING FROM THE COMMUNITY HEALTH CHOICE, UH, PROGRAM. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. AND FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE PUBLIC. AND, UH, AS A REMINDER TO COLLEAGUES, CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THE, UM, UM, UM, PERIOD OF THE HOME FUNDS AND THAT, THAT LOAN AGREEMENT AND WHAT THAT MEANS? AND YES. SO, UH, THESE ARE HOME DOLLARS. THESE ARE NOT TRADITIONAL DOLLARS THAT ARE USED BY THE PUBLIC FACILITIES. BUT, YOU KNOW, IN, IN GETTING CREATIVE AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE ABLE TO SERVE THIS SPECIAL POPULATION, UH, WE ARE USING HOME DOLLARS FOR THIS TRANSACTION. UM, THE HOME DOLLARS DON'T HAVE SIMILAR TIMELINES LIKE CDBG DOES. SO WE DO HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE FLEXIBILITY, UH, BUT THERE ARE TIMELINES SPECIFICALLY ASSOCIATED WITH OBLIGATING FUNDS. SO GETTING THIS, YOU KNOW, APPROVED BY COUNCIL WILL HELP US TO MEET THAT REQUIREMENT. AND WHAT'S THE TE OF TIMELINE FOR THIS PROJECT? UH, WE ARE ARE TARGETING A MID TO LATE MAY COUNCIL DATE? WELL, NO, I'M IN TERMS OF, UH, COMPLETION. I'M SORRY. OH, IT, IT'S A 12 TO 18 MONTH CONSTRUCTION PERIOD. 1218, I THINK. I DIDN'T SEE IT IN MY NOTES. OKAY. AND THEY'VE, YOU KNOW, GOTTEN AHEAD OF IT, HAVE ALREADY STARTED THE PROCUREMENT OF THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR SO THAT ONCE WE GO TO COUNCIL, YEAH, THEY'RE ABLE TO START CONSTRUCTION IMMEDIATELY. THEY'VE ALREADY DONE THE PRELIMINARY. OKAY. YEP. THANK YOU MUCH. ALRIGHT, WE WILL MOVE TO MULTIFAMILY AND SHE WILL CONTINUE THAT PRESENTATION. YEP. UH, ITEM NUMBER FIVE, UH, HCD IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION, UH, TO ALLOW FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW HOPE HOUSING GRAY TO BE LOCATED AT 26 75 AND 26 0 4 GRAY STREET IN DISTRICT D. UH, NEW HOPE HOUSING IS APPLYING FOR 4% TAX CREDITS, UH, TO THE T-T-D-H-C-A. THE DEVELOPMENT WILL BE LOCATED IN THIRD WARD. UH, IT'S A 135 UNIT AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FOR SENIORS. NEXT SLIDE. UH, BECAUSE THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED WITHIN ONE MILE OF SIMILAR PROPERTIES CONSTRUCTED WITHIN THE LAST THREE YEARS, UH, T-D-H-C-A DOES REQUIRE A WAIVER OF THE ONE MILE THREE YEAR RULE. NEXT SLIDE. UH, NEW HOPE HOUSING IS A NONPROFIT DEVELOPER OPERATING SINCE 1993. THEY HAVE A LONG HISTORY OF WORKING WITH THIS CITY. UH, THEY'VE DEVELOPED DURING THAT TIME, THEY'VE DEVELOPED EIGHT SRO DEVELOPMENTS, SINGLE ROOM OCCUPANCY DEVELOPMENTS, TOTALING OVER 1000 UNITS AND THREE FAMILY DEVELOPMENTS WITH OVER 400 UNITS. THEIR 30 YEAR TRACK RECORD HAS DEMONSTRATED INNOVATIVE AND SUSTAINABLE HOUSING, UH, HOUSING SERVICES, INCLUDING STRONG PROPERTY MANAGEMENT AND ROBUST TENANT SERVICES. UH, HERE IN THE AUDIENCE WE HAVE KATIE HUNDO, UH, HERE REPRESENTING NEW HOPE HOUSING. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS IN THE QUEUE REGARDING THE ITEM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHTY. THANK YOU. SO WE WILL NOW MOVE TO DIRECTOR'S COMMENTS AND WE'LL START WITH, UH, GIVING YOU, PROVIDING YOU AN UPDATE. AND THAT WILL BE DONE BY, UH, TAMIKA JONES, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR AND CFO. GOOD MORNING. I DO JUST HAVE A SHORT UPDATE FOR YOU THIS MORNING. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. AS A CARRYOVER FROM LAST MONTH, I DID WANNA PROVIDE THE COMMITTEE WITH A SNAPSHOT OF WHERE, UH, WE WERE WITH OUR DR 17 GRANT. ON THE FIRST SLIDE IS JUST A SUMMARY OF THE DOLLARS THAT WILL BE, UH, CLAWED BACK BY THE GLO. THIS DOES INCLUDE BOTH THE FIRST AND SECOND REQUEST OF NOW TOTALING ALMOST $171 MILLION. I DID WANT TO JUST BRING THAT FORWARD. AND THEN AS WE LOOK AT OUR BENCHMARKS, UH, WE ARE IN CURRENT NEGOTIATION WITH THE GLO TO REVISE THOSE BENCHMARKS. UM, AND AS THEY STAND, AND THIS IS AS OF APRIL 12TH, UM, ON THE PREVIOUS BENCHMARKS, YOU CAN SEE FOR EACH OF THE PROGRAM HERE IS WHERE THOSE, UM, PROGRAMS ARE IN RELATION TO THEIR BENCHMARKS. THIS IS PRIOR TO US NEGOTIATING WITH THE GLO ON THOSE REVISED PERCENTAGES, BUT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS FULLY TRANSPARENT. HERE'S WHERE THEY CURRENTLY STAND WITH THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT THAT IS IN PLACE TODAY. AND YOU CAN SEE WE ARE ABOUT, [00:30:01] UH, 367, JUST OVER 367 MILLION IN APPROVALS RELATED TO THE BENCHMARK TOTAL OF 5 0 7. THE NEXT SLIDE JUST INCLUDE, HOLD ON ONE SECOND. SO, UH, STILL ON PAGE 44. SO WITH THE 367 MILLION YEAR, UM, AND WITHOUT THE CONFIRMED THE NEW BENCHMARKS, THIS IS WHERE WE'RE STAYING. CORRECT? GOT IT. CORRECT. THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT. YES. AND THEN ON THE NEXT SLIDE, WHICH IS SLIDE 43, THIS SHOWS YOU WHAT THE GLO HAD PROPOSED TO HCDD. THIS IS A CARRYOVER FROM LAST MONTH AS WELL. WE TOOK THIS, UM, ASSESSED EACH OF OUR PROGRAMS WHERE WE STAND REIMBURSEMENTS THAT ARE IN THE QUEUE. AND WE MADE SEVERAL REVISIONS THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY NEGOTIATING WITH THE GLO AND TO DATE HAVE NOT RECEIVED AN APPROVAL. THEY HAVE APPROVED. OH, THEY DID? APPROVED. I'VE BEEN ON VACATION. SO WELCOME BACK TO ME. SO THEY HAVE BEEN APPROVED. THAT'S WONDERFUL. OKAY, SO THIS IS GOOD NEWS. Y'ALL COULD HAVE TOLD ME THAT Y'ALL TEXT ME FOR EVERYTHING ELSE ON VACATION. SHOULD HAVE BEEN PAYING ATTENTION. Y'ALL TEXT ME FOR EVERYTHING ELSE. Y'ALL DIDN'T TEXT ME THAT. LOOK AT THAT. LOOK AT THAT. ALL RIGHT, WELL HERE WE GO. OKAY. WELL, SO SOME OF THESE BENCHMARKS ON THE NEXT SLIDE ARE GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT OFF BECAUSE WE WERE NEGOTIATING BACK AND FORTH. AND AGAIN, THIS IS AS OF APRIL 12TH, WHICH WAS PRIOR TO MY VACATION. UM, BUT THAT IS WHERE WE STOOD. SO I LOOK FORWARD TO BRINGING YOU A MUCH MORE CURRENT UP TO DATE VERSION OF WHERE WE ARE WITH OUR BENCHMARKS. THAT IS GOOD NEWS. AND THEN ONCE THAT'S UPDATED, IF YOU WOULD MIND HAVING MS. LAWSON SHARE THAT OUT, UH, TO COUNCIL MEMBERS SO WE'RE, UM, WE CAN SUPPLEMENT THAT INFORMATION WITH WHAT IS ON RECORD IN THE COMMITTEE MEETING. THAT WILL BE HELPFUL. ABSOLUTELY. WHEN I RETURN TO THE OFFICE RIGHT AFTER THIS MIRACLES, LOOK AT THAT MIRACLES. I'M SO HAPPY TODAY. WON'T YOU DO IT? YES, Y'ALL COULD GIVE ME MORE GIFTS. I MAYBE I SHOULD GO ON VACATION MORE OFTEN. YOU NEED TO GO ON VACATION MORE OFTEN. I THINK I CAN SEE. YOU HEAR THAT SHE NEEDS ANOTHER ONE. HE SAID. NO, NOT AT ALL. NOT AT ALL. BUT THANK YOU FOR THAT. I THINK THAT'S REALLY HELPFUL. THAT'S IT. THAT'S GOOD TO HEAR. THAT'S WONDERFUL. OKAY. ALRIGHT, WELL WE WILL MOVE FORWARD IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS ON THE RV GRANT. NO. ALRIGHT. UM, THE FOLLOWING SLIDES, IF YOU MOVE FORWARD, PLEASE DO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE OF WHERE WE STAND FISCAL YEAR, UH, 22 VERSUS 23. I BELIEVE YOU HAD SPECIFICALLY ASKED ABOUT HOME BUYER ASSISTANCE. SO YOU CAN SEE HERE IS WHERE WE ARE. NEXT SLIDE IS OUR SINGLE FAMILY HOME REPAIR PROGRAM. AND THEN I'M PLEASED TO REPORT THERE ARE SOME PROGRESS. THERE HAS BEEN SOME PROGRESS WITH OUR MULTIFAMILY PROJECTS AND OUR PUBLIC FACILITIES PROJECTS THAT HAVE CLOSED FISCAL YEAR TO DATE. YOU CAN SEE FOR MULTIFAMILY, WE HAVE 26 PROJECTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY, UM, GOING ON WITH THREE OF THEM HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. AND THEN ON THE PUBLIC FACILITY SIDE, NINE PROJECTS UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN PROCESS AND ONE TO BE COMPLETED THIS FISCAL YEAR. AND A QUESTION, UH, AND FOR CLARITY, ARE WE INCLUDING THE 9% DEALS THAT WE HAVE SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING IN WITH THE 26 MULTIFAMILY? I BELIEVE THAT IS CORRECT. I'M GONNA, YES. OKAY. I'M JUST TURNED AROUND FOR CONFIRMATION. IN ADDITION TO THE GL? YES. OKAY. YES. THIS SHOULD BE ALL OF THEM ACROSS ALL FUNDING SOURCES. OKAY. THAT CONCLUDES LET ME GET OUT 'CAUSE ANOTHER GIFT IS NO QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. SO, UH, HCD UH, PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS. I'LL GO THROUGH, UH, THIS KIND OF QUICKLY BECAUSE SOME OF THIS IS REPETITIVE. UH, HOWEVER, WE ARE ALSO WANT TO SHOW, UH, SOME OF THE PROGRESS THAT IS BEING MADE. AS ALWAYS, EVERY WEDNESDAY WE HAVE OUR, UH, OPEN, UH, UH, VIRTUAL COMMUNITY OFFICE HOURS. THAT'S EVERY WEDNESDAY FROM ONE TO FOUR. NEXT SLIDE. WE'LL SHOW, UH, SOME OF OUR, UH, COMMUNITY OUTREACH. UH, THIS ONE WAS AT PINEY POINT AT, UH, THE WALTER J RANSOMWARE PARK, UH, IN PINEY POINT IN DISTRICT F. NEXT SLIDE. UH, SOME MORE PHOTOS OF THAT OUTREACH AT THE PINEY POINT. YOU WILL SEE. GO THROUGH. NEXT SLIDE. NEXT SLIDE. UH, AND HERE, UH, BEGINNING IN OUR LARGE TRACK HERE IS, UH, UH, UH, COMMONS SIDE WEST TIDWELL. WE DID A, UH, GROUNDBREAKING AND RIBBON CUTTING IN HERE. THIS IS DISTRICT B. THIS IS, UH, 1538 WEST TIDWELL IN ACRES HOMES. NEXT SLIDE. YOU CAN SEE THAT WORK IS MOVING AND PROGRESSING. UH, NEXT SLIDE. ANOTHER, UH, PROJECT IN, UH, OUR LARGE TRACK, WHICH IS GRAND PARK HAVEN. UH, THIS IS ON PERRY STREET. THIS IS OST SOUTH UNION IN DISTRICT D. NEXT SLIDE. THIS IS ALSO, UH, GRAND PARK HAVEN, UH, CALHOUN [00:35:01] COSBY, AND, UH, IN, UH, OST SOUTH UNION. THIS ONE IS LIVERPOOL. NEXT SLIDE. UH, WE ALSO DID OUR, UH, CONDUCTED OUR SPRING 23 VIRTUAL PUBLIC HEARING THAT WAS DONE ON MARCH 30TH OF, UH, AND WE HAD A GREAT PARTICIPATION ON THAT EARLIER THIS YEAR, EARLIER IN THE MONTH, UH, WE DID A, UH, UH, FACE-TO-FACE PUBLIC HEARING, WHICH WAS OUR FIRST, UH, IN-PERSON PUBLIC HEARING THAT WE HAD DONE IN THE SPRING FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS, OR EVER SINCE THE, UH, COVID HIT. AND THEN YOU CAN SEE THIS ONE, UH, NEXT SLIDE. THIS IS THE SPRING 2023 PUBLIC HEARING THAT WAS DONE AT THE AKERS HOMES COMMUNITY CENTER, MULTIPURPOSE CENTER. WE HAD GREAT, UH, TURNOUT AND GREAT ENGAGEMENT. UH, BOTH, UH, THE IN-PERSON AS WELL AS THE VIRTUAL WERE, UH, VERY SUCCESSFUL. SO, MOVE FORWARD. UH, THEN, UH, YOU'LL SEE OST LOST GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY. THAT WAS DONE, UH, MARCH 31ST. UH, THIS WAS ON OLD SPANISH TRAIL. NEXT SLIDE. UM, UH, AGAIN, THIS IS PART OF THE OST LOST GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY. NEXT SLIDE YOU'LL SEE HERE IS FOR OUR SINGLE FAMILY HOME REPAIR PROGRAM. UH, KEY EXCHANGE. THIS WAS ON RIDGEWAY. THIS WAS DONE MARCH 23RD. THIS WAS IN DISTRICT D, ANOTHER SLIDE. SO TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON, ON 2100 MEMORIAL 2100 MEMORIAL IS, UH, NOW 37% COMPLETE. UH, AS OF MARCH OF 2023. THAT WILL BE 196 UNITS, UH, WITH, UH, UH, 100 OF THOSE UNITS HAVING 30 TO 80% A MI. UH, THIS IS A PROJECT THAT IS A JOINT VENTURE WITH US AND THE HOUSTON HOUSING AUTHORITY. UH, AND IF YOU FLIP TO THE NEXT SLIDE, YOU WILL SEE THAT IT IS NOW, UH, UH, GOING COMPLETELY VERTICAL AND THERE IS, UH, QUITE A BIT OF ACTIVITY GOING ON ON THAT PROJECT. NEXT SLIDE. UPDATE ON TIMINOS PLACE, WHICH IS 1303 GRAY, WHICH IS NOW 63% COMPLETE. UH, AND THEY'RE PROBABLY MOVED A, A LITTLE BIT MORE SINCE THEN. THIS IS 94 UNITS WITH, UH, UH, THOSE UNITS BEING FOR 30 TO 80%. A MI. THIS IS A $32.5 MILLION, UH, PROJECT WITH, UH, OUR PARTICIPATION OF BEING, UH, 12 POINT, UH, 5 MILLION. AND IF YOU GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, YOU CAN SEE IT IS A VERY COLORFUL BUILDING. YOU WILL SEE IT AS YOU PASS ON 45 ON THE PIERCE ELEVATED. YOU CAN'T HELP BUT SEE IT. THE NEXT SLIDE, AN UPDATE ON CITADEL. CITADEL IS 33 45 ELGIN. IT IS 89%, UH, COMPLETE. UH, THIS IS 74 UNITS, UH, 67 OF THOSE UNITS OR WILL BE FOR 30 TO 80%. A MI. IT'S A TOTAL OF 20, JUST UNDER 20. UH, UH, JUST A LITTLE BIT OVER 25 MILLION WITH OUR CONTRIBUTION BEING, UH, 10.25 MILLION. AND IF YOU GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, YOU WILL SEE, UH, HOW THAT, UH, UH, PROJECT IS PROGRESSING. A VERY BEAUTIFUL PROJECT, UH, THAT WILL BE IN THIRD WARD. NEXT SLIDE. UPDATE ON SUNRISE LOFTS THAT THEY ARE 95% COMPLETE. UH, THIS IS 89%. UH, AND WITH 88, I'M SORRY, 89 UNITS, 87 OF THOSE UNITS WILL BE FOR 30 TO 80, UH, PERCENT A MI. IT'S A PROJECT THAT IS JUST UNDER 28 MILLION WITH OUR, UH, UH, UH, FUNDING OF BEING JUST A LITTLE BIT UNDER 1.6 MILLION. AND IF YOU FLIP TO THE NEXT PAGE, YOU WILL SEE, UH, SEE A PHOTO OF THAT AND HOW THE PROGRESS IS GOING ON THAT, ON THAT PARTICULAR PROJECT, YOU SAID SUNRISE WAS 89 DOORS. IT'S 89 UNITS, 89 UNITS WITH 87 OF THOSE UNITS BEING FOR 30 TO 80% A MI. AND THEN YOU'LL SEE SOME SLIDES OF SOME OF THE, SOME OF THE INTERIOR THAT IS GONE. WORK THAT IS GOING ON AT SUNRISE LOFT GONNA BE A VERY BEAUTIFUL PROJECT ONCE IT'S DONE. NEXT SLIDE. UPDATE WITH, UH, NEW HOPE HOUSING SAVO. THIS IS 63 15 SAVO. UH, THIS IS IN DISTRICT J. THIS IS IN DISTRICT J, 85% COMPLETE. UH, TOTAL NUMBER OF UNITS 120 WITH 120. UH, GOING TO, UH, 30 TO 80% A MI, IT'S A $33.7 MILLION PROJECT WITH OUR PORTION BEING [00:40:01] 30 13.2 MILLION. AND IF YOU FLIP TO THE NEXT SLIDE, HOLD ON. DIRECTOR, COUNCIL MEMBER ROBINSON. THANK YOU. CHAIR. UH, I KNOW YOU'RE DOING REALLY WELL WITH, UH, LISTING THE ARCHITECTS THERE. THERE WAS ONE YOU DIDN'T, UH, SO DON'T MEAN TO SCRUTINIZE TOO HARD, BUT ON THE CITADEL, WHICH YOU, UM, COMPLIMENTED THERE, DO YOU KNOW WHO THE DESIGN TEAM WAS THERE? AM I MISSING SOMETHING? UH, LET'S SEE. DO I HAVE THE ARCHITECT NAME ON CITADEL? OH, I'M PUTTING YOU ON THE SPOT HERE, DIRECTOR. SORRY ABOUT THAT. BUT, UH, I DON'T HAVE THE ARCHITECT'S NAME. THE DEVELOPER WAS THE TEJANO CENTER WITH COMMUNITY CONCERNS. MM-HMM . UH, BUT I DON'T HAVE THE ARCHITECT'S. OH, I'M SORRY. THAT'S SUNRISE. LEMME SEE. AND MAYBE THE TENO PLACE AS WELL. TENO, UM, NOT LISTED IN OUR PACKET, BUT, UH, YOU KNOW, I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW AND YOU'VE, YOU ALL HAVE BEEN REALLY GOOD ABOUT THAT, SO I APPRECIATE THAT. UH, SO YES, UH, WE DON'T HAVE THE ARCHITECTS FOR TIMINOS OR FOR CITADEL, THE DEVELOPER, WHICH CHANGE HAPPENS ON CITADEL, BUT WE WILL, UH, IN MAKE SURE THAT WE ADD THE ARCHITECTS TO, UH, THOSE PROJECTS. THANK YOU. ALRIGHTY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. OUR NEXT NEXT SLIDE IS HERITAGE SENIOR RESIDENTS. IT'S 1102 MORE, UH, 98% COMPLETE. WE'RE GETTING VERY CLOSE ON THAT ONE. THAT'S A TOTAL OF 135 UNITS. 94 OF THOSE UNITS WILL BE FOR 30 TO 80 AM UH, A MI, UH, UH, THAT PROJECT IS A TOTAL OF 40, UH, 0.356 MILLION WITH OUR PORTION BEING 14.35. UH, THE ARCHITECT IS LISTED ON THIS ONE AND THEY ARE A GOOD ONE. ALRIGHT. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. UH, AND YOU FLIP TO THE NEXT SLIDE. YOU CAN SEE, UH, WHAT THAT PROJECT LOOKS LIKE. UH, AGAIN, UH, VERY ATTRACTIVE PROJECTS. THAT'S ALL. WE DO. A VERY GOOD LOOKING, UH, PROJECTS. AS A COURTESY COUNCIL MEMBER. UH, EVAN SHABAZZ JUST WANTED Y'ALL TO KNOW THAT DISTRICT D IS KICKING BUTT ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING. AND WITH THE THREE EXCLAMATION POINTS, JUST WANTED Y'ALL TO KNOW THAT WAS THAT ALL CAPS AND THAT D IS FOR DEVELOPMENT. ALRIGHT. UH, AND IF WE GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, AND THAT IS ALL PART OF THE HERITAGE SENIOR RESIDENCE. NEXT SLIDE. UH, AN UPDATE ON BETHUNE EMPOWERMENT CENTER. THIS IS, UH, 25, UH, HUNDRED SOUTH VICTORY, UH, IN DISTRICT B. THIS IS A PUBLIC FACILITY REHAB. 85% OF IT IS COMPLETE. UM, UH, THIS PROJECT IS, UH, UH, $4.1 MILLION TOTAL PROJECT WITH THE CITY PUTTING IN 4 MILLION. UM, THE, AND YOU SEE WE HAVE THE ARCHITECT ON THIS ONE AS WELL. MOODY NORLAND. UH, THIS IS, UH, THIS PROJECT IS IN TWO PHASES. WE'RE ABOUT TO BRING, UH, UH, A CLOSE TO PHASE ONE. AND THEN WE WILL BE BREAKING GROUND, UH, UH, EITHER THE END OF MAY, EARLY JUNE ON PHASE TWO OF, OF THIS PROJECT. AND THAT WILL BRING US TO AN END OF OUR PRESENTATION FOR TODAY. UH, I JUST WANT TO, UH, THANK THIS GROUP AS ALWAYS. HAVE BEEN VERY SUPPORTIVE OF WHAT WE'VE DONE. WE'VE MET, UH, SINCE THE LAST TIME WE'VE MET WITH A NUMBER OF COUNCIL MEMBERS IN ORDER TO CLEAR UP AND CLARIFY ON SOME QUESTIONS THAT THEY HAD. UH, BUT WE ARE, IT'S A, IT'S A CONTINUE. UH, THE STRUGGLE IS REAL, SO WE CONTINUE TO, TO BATTLE. BUT WE HAVE, UH, DEVELOPED, UH, SOME, UH, GOOD THINGS THAT HAVE COME OUT WITH WORKING WITH THE JLO. AS YOU CAN SEE, WE'VE GOT OUR BENCHMARKS. THEY APPROVE THOSE BENCHMARKS. SO WE ARE STILL, UH, IN THE TRENCHES DOING ALL THAT WE CAN, WHILE WE CAN. THANK YOU DIRECTOR. AND, UH, JUST WANNA ACKNOWLEDGE THE, UM, COMMITMENT YOU HAVE TO ALL COUNCIL OFFICES AND COMMUNICATING. AND THEN ALSO TO YOUR STAFF. THE PEOPLE WHO DON'T GET TO JOIN US IN CHAMBERS APPRECIATE THEIR WORK AND THE ENGAGEMENT IN COMMUNITY AND, UM, ALL OF THE EFFORT. IT'S, UH, IT'S NOT PRETTY WORK. SO WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT. UM, IT IS 10 44 AND I CANNOT REALLY CALL A TIME WHERE I'VE CONCLUDED A MEETING IN 44 MINUTES, SO I'M GONNA SHUT MY MOUTH AND COUNT MY BLESSINGS. OKAY. UM, WE'RE GONNA CALL THIS MEETING TO AN END AT 10 44. VICE CHAIR. WE DON'T HAVE ANY PUBLIC SPEAKERS TODAY. NO. OKAY. THAT'S IT. SHUT MY MOUTH AND CLOSED. THAT'S IT. WE'RE GOOD. VICE CHAIR. TAKE US AWAY. YES, MADAM CHAIR. WITH THAT, UH, DIRECTOR, WE'D LIKE TO THANK YOU AGAIN, YOUR DEPARTMENT FOR ALL THAT YOU DO FOR THE CITY OF HOUSTON. UH, WE WILL MEET IN THE NEXT MONTH AGAIN, UH, FOR THIS COMMITTEE, UH, THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, AND WE ARE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.