[FY 2025 Budget Workshop: General Services Department]
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THE MAY 16TH, UH, BUDGET WORKSHOP.AND WE ARE, WE KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE AT THE TRANSPORTATION ADVOCACY GROUP LUNCHEON, BUT WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED.
WE'RE NOT OFFICIALLY CONVENING THE MEETING 'CAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A QUORUM, BUT WE ARE ALLOWED TO GO AHEAD AND DISCUSS.
UH, SO WE HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER ABBY CAYMAN, DISTRICT C HERE, COUNCIL MEMBER MARY NAN HUFFMAN, DISTRICT G JOHN MOSS FROM JULIANNE RAMIREZ'S OFFICE.
UM, WE HAVE RUSSELL WITH MY VICE CHAIR, UM, MARIO CASTILLO'S OFFICE.
WE HAVE DEEDEE CHAVIS WITH, UH, WITH THE MAYOR PRO TE'S OFFICE.
WE HAVE, OH GOSH, THE NAME JUST FLEW OUTTA MY HEAD.
WE HAVE EDITH FROM JOAQUIN MARTINEZ'S OFFICE AND WE HAVE STAFF FROM LETITIA PLUMMER'S OFFICE AND WE HAVE, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER TWILA CARTER AND COUNCIL MEMBER FRED FLICKINGER.
AND SO THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.
AND AMY PECK IS ONLINE COUNCIL MEMBER AMY PECK IS ONLINE.
SO, SO WE DON'T GET TWO HOURS BEHIND LIKE WE WERE YESTERDAY.
WE WILL GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED.
WE HAVE GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND DIRECTOR CJ MESSIAH.
PRESENTATIONS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE PRESENTATIONS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE.
UM, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT PRINTING 'EM, WE'RE SAVING SOME MONEY.
AND SO YOU CAN LOOK AT 'EM ONLINE OR LOOK AT 'EM ON THE SCREEN OR PRINT THEM YOURSELVES IF YOU'D LIKE AT YOUR OFFICES.
AND THERE'S SIGNUP SHEETS IF THERE'S ANY PUBLIC SPEAKERS, WHICH IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THERE ARE, UM, IN THE ROOM.
ALRIGHT, GOOD AFTERNOON AND THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THE BUDGET FOR THE GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025.
I HAVE THREE CORE VALUES THAT I SHARE WITH THE GSD TEAM, AND THAT'S IN INTEGRITY FIRST SERVICE BEFORE SELF AND EXCELLENCE IN ALL WE DO.
NEXT ONE WITH ME TODAY IS THE GSDX SENIOR EXECUTIVE TEAM, CHIEF OF STAFF, ENIT HOWARD, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF REAL ESTATE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION.
RICHARD VALA, INTERIM ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, ANZO ELLISON, DEPUTY ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF SECURITY, JD WALTMAN, DIVISION MANAGER, DARNISHA DAVIS COLLIER, WHO OVERSEES OUR TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT EXECUTIVE STAFF ANALYST, SHELLY CARTER, WHO OVERSEES THE ENERGY RESILIENCE AND EFFICIENCY PROGRAM, EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT KIMBERLY FELON AND TO MY RIGHT CFO RUSSELL LEE, WHO WILL BE ASSISTING ME IN ANSWERING ANY FINANCIAL QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 BUDGET.
NEXT, THIS SLIDE SHOWS OUR ORGANIZATIONAL CHART.
GSD OPERATIONS ARE DIVIDED INTO FOUR CORE PROGRAMS OF SERVICE, PROPERTY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, REAL ESTATE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, SECURITY MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE FINANCIAL AND ENERGY MANAGEMENT SERVICES WITH THE PRIMARY GOALS OF REDUCING COSTS AND CONTINUING TO IMPROVE OUR LEVEL OF CUSTOMER SERVICE.
THIS TABLE SHOWS HOW GSDS PROGRAMS ALIGN WITH THE MAYOR'S PRIORITIES AND INITIATIVES AND THE PERCENTAGE OF OUR BUDGET DEDICATED TO EACH ONE.
OUR PROPOSED PROGRAM EXPENDITURE BUDGET FOR FY 25 IS JUST OVER $207 MILLION.
BUDGET FOR SERVICES INCREASE 1.2% OVER FISCAL YEAR 2020 FOR, FOR CURRENT BUDGET.
THE NEXT EIGHT SLIDES WILL PROVIDE MORE DETAIL OF EACH PROGRAM.
NEXT, OUR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES PROGRAM IS BUDGETED AT $14.3 MILLION AND PROVIDES LEADERSHIP AND EXECUTIVE SUPPORT, INCLUDING EMPLOYEE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT, BUDGET CREATION AND MONITORING, ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND RECEIVABLE AND FUNDING FOR RESTRICTED ACCOUNTS.
JUST FOR A MOMENT, OUR APOLOGIES.
WE WERE NOT LIVE, SO WE'RE JUST GONNA DO A QUICK RECAP.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO BACK THROUGH EVERYTHING.
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EVERYONE TO THE MAY 16TH, 2024 BUDGET WORKSHOPS.WE'RE STARTING WITH THE GENERAL SERVICES DIVISION AND, UH, THE FLOOR IS YOURS.
YOU CAN START RIGHT INTO THE NUMBERS.
OKAY, RIGHT INTO TO THE START OF THE NUMBERS.
ALRIGHT, SO THIS TABLE SHOWS HOW GSDS PROGRAMS ALIGN WITH THE MAYOR'S PRIORITIES AND INITIATIVES AND THE PERCENTAGE OF OUR BUDGET DEDICATED TO EACH ONE.
NEXT, OUR PROPOSED PROGRAM EXPENDITURE BUDGET FOR FY 25 IS $207 MILLION.
BUDGET FOR SERVICES INCREASE 1.2% OVER THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 CURRENT BUDGET.
THE NEXT EIGHT SLIDES WILL PROVIDE MORE DETAIL FOR EACH PROGRAM.
NEXT, OUR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES PROGRAM IS BUDGETED AT $14.3 MILLION AND PROVIDES LEADERSHIP AND EXECUTIVE SUPPORT, INCLUDING EMPLOYEE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT, BUDGET CREATION AND MONITORING, ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND RECEIVABLE AND FUNDING FOR RESTRICTED ACCOUNTS.
NEXT, THE ENERGY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM PROVIDES FUNDING FOR THE CITY'S ELECTRICITY AND NATURAL GAS CONTRACTS AND IS BUDGETED AT $115 MILLION.
NEXT, THE FACILITIES DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM PROVIDES CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT FOR ALL DEPARTMENTS.
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE HOUSTON AIRPORT SYSTEM.
THIS PROGRAM IS BUDGETED JUST OVER $8.4 MILLION.
NEXT, THE FACILITIES ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM PROVIDES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING SERVICES SUCH AS MOLD, ASBESTOS, AND LED REMEDIATION, AND IS BUDGETED AT $2.1 MILLION.
NEXT, THE FACILITIES MAINTENANCE PROGRAM HAS A BUDGET OF $50.6 MILLION AND PROVIDES THE REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE SERVICES FOR CITY DEPARTMENTS, INCLUDING POLICE, FIRE, HEALTH, LIBRARY, SOLID WASTE, A RA, AND FLEET MANAGEMENT.
NEXT, THE FACILITY SECURITY PROGRAM PROVIDES FOR SECURITY GUARD SERVICES AT CITY FACILITIES MAINTAIN CCTV ACCESS CONTROL INTRUSION ALARM SYSTEMS AND INVESTIGATES STOLEN CITY ASSETS AND EMPLOYEE POLICY VIOLATIONS AND IS BUDGETED AT $13.1 MILLION.
NEXT, THE REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM IS BUDGETED AT $357,000 AND HANDLES THE ACQUISITION AND DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY ASSIST CITY DEPARTMENTS WITH LEASING OFFICE SPACE AND MANAGES LEASING OF CITY OWNED PROPERTY NEXT RENTAL CHECKS.
THE DEBT SERVICE AND INTER FUND TRANSFER PROGRAM IS BUDGETED $2.4 MILLION.
THIS BUDGET IS USED FOR THE REPAYMENT OF DEBT SERVICE OBLIGATIONS MADE BY THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT.
NEXT, OUR PROPOSED EXPENDITURE BUDGETS BY FUND FOR FY 25 INCLUDE 46.9 MILLION BUDGETED OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND, 7.8 MILLION BUDGETED OUT OF THE PROJECT COST RECOVERY FUND, 115.5 MILLION BUDGET BUDGETED OUT OF THE CENTRAL SERVICE REVOLVING FUND AND 36.9 MILLION BUDGETED OUT OF THE MAINTENANCE RENEWAL AND REPLACEMENT FUND KNOWN AS MRR.
NEXT, THE GENERAL IN THE GENERAL FUND, THE 32.4 MILLION NON-PERSONNEL COSTS MAKE UP 69% OF THE BUDGET AND PERSONNEL SALARIES ACCOUNT FOR 14 AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS OR ROUGHLY 31% OF THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET.
RESTRICTED ACCOUNTS REPRESENT ROUGHLY 48.5% OF TOTAL NON PERSONNEL COSTS.
THE REMAINING NON PERSONNEL BUDGET IS FOR SERVICES SUCH AS JANITORIAL SERVICES, SECURITY MANAGEMENT, SEWER SERVICES, AND LANDSCAPING.
NEXT, THE PROPOSED REVENUE BUDGET IS $166 MILLION, AN INCREASE OF $4.9 MILLION, WHICH IS AN INCREASE OF 3.1% FROM THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 BUDGET.
THE NEXT SLIDE WILL HAVE A BREAKOUT OF REVENUE BY FUND.
OUR GENERAL FUND REVENUE IS BUDGETED AT $4.6 MILLION.
THE PROJECT COST RECOVERY FUND REVENUE IS BUDGETED JUST OVER $7.8 MILLION.
OUR CENTRAL SERVICE REVOLVING FUND REVENUE IS BUDGETED AT $115.5 MILLION.
AND OUR MRR REVENUE IS BUDGETED AT $38.7 MILLION, WHICH IS AN INCREASE OF $170,000.
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SIGNIFICANT HIGHLIGHTS ARE SHOWN ON THE NEXT SLIDE.THIS CONCLUDES OUR FY 25 BUDGET PRESENTATION ON BEHALF OF OUR ENTIRE DEPARTMENT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
THANK YOU, DIRECTOR, AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THE GREAT WORK YOUR DEPARTMENT DOES.
WELL, COUNCIL MEMBER KAMAN STEPPED OUT.
UM, SHE'S IN THE QUEUE, BUT I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS.
UM, I'M LOOKING FOR THE FINANCIAL POLICY THAT DEALS WITH THE, THE MRR AND HOW MUCH WE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE SETTING ASIDE, UM, FOR, UH, FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF OUR, OUR FACILITIES.
AND I DON'T HAVE IT RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME, BUT JUST LET ME KNOW.
ARE WE IN COMPLIANCE WITH PUTTING ENOUGH OF THE, OF OUR MONIES ASIDE IN THE MAINTENANCE, RENEWAL AND REPLACEMENT LINE ITEM? SO WE DO, WE DO USE IT FOR WHAT WE NEED IT FOR, FOR WHAT IT'S MEANT FOR.
UM, SO WE'RE BUDGETED AT 36.9 MILLION.
OF THAT 36.9 8.4 MILLION IS FOR PERSONNEL SALARIES.
OKAY? 742,000 IS USED FOR SUPPLIES AND 27.7 MILLION IS USED FOR SERVICES.
NOW, OF THOSE SERVICES, APPROXIMATELY 45% OF THAT IS BUDGET IS USED FOR PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE.
THE OTHER 55% IS WHAT'S LEFT FOR REACTIVE WORK AND PUT TOWARDS DEFERRED MAINTENANCE.
SO IT'S NOT OFFERED THE DEFERRED MAINTENANCE? NO.
OBVIOUSLY, UM, WHAT, WHAT IS OUR RUNNING, TOTAL RUNNING GROWING TOTAL OF DEFERRED MAINTENANCE OF CITY FACILITIES AS OF TODAY? 321,000,321 MILLION.
WHICH IS DOWN FROM WHAT HAS BEEN IN THE PAST, WE IDENTIFIED THROUGH CIP AND MRR FUNDS THIS FISCAL YEAR TO REDUCE THAT.
NEXT, NEXT YEAR'S WILL BE ROUGHLY 515 MILLION.
IF, IF SPENDING EVERYTHING WE PLAN TO SPEND THIS YEAR, WE'RE STILL GONNA BE UP AT 550 MILLION 'CAUSE OF THE AGE OF THE FACILITIES AND THE, UM, INFRASTRUCTURE AND, AND THAT, UM, EVERYONE IS, IS ONE OF THE KEY CONTRIBUTORS TO OUR STRUCTURAL IMBALANCE IN OUR BUDGET THAT WE KEEP, THAT WE HAVE A CONTINUING, UM, GROWING DEFERRED MAINTENANCE NUMBER.
I DO SEE SOME BIG, UM, BIG, UM, INCREASES IN HVAC AND OTHER THINGS IN, IN THE, IN THE RAW DATA, IN THE LINE ITEMS OF YOUR BUDGET.
UM, I DO WANNA ASK ABOUT THE INCREASE IN THE CONTINGENCY NUMBER.
I THINK YOU'VE EXPLAINED THIS TO ME BEFORE, BUT YOU KNOW, THE, THE FY 24, UM, ACTUAL IS GONNA BE AROUND 961,000 AND YOU GO BACK TO A CONTINGENCY OF 5 MILLION, YOU JUST KEEP IT HIGH IN CASE YOU NEED, HOW, HOW, HOW DO YOU USE THAT CONTINGENCY ACCOUNT COUNT? SO EVERY YEAR WE BUDGET, UH, $1 MILLION FOR OUR FIVE MAJOR CLIENT DEPARTMENTS.
AND I'M JUST LOOKING IN THE MRR, SORRY.
WE BUDGET, UH, FIVE AND IT'S NOW UP TO $5 MILLION IN CONTINGENCY BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO BRING RIGHT.
AS WE GO THROUGH THE YEAR, WE TRANSFER THAT BUDGET INTO THE PARTICULAR LINE ITEMS WHERE IT'S NEEDED, WHETHER IT'S FOR HVAC GENERATORS, GOT IT.
SO THAT'S WHY IT'S, IT'S CONSIDERABLY SMALLER IN ACTUAL NUMBERS IN EARLIER YEARS.
'CAUSE YOU TRANSFER WHATEVER YOU NEEDED INTO THE OTHER LINE ITEM.
YES, WE TRANSFER IT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AS IT'S NEEDED.
I JUST WANTED TO CHECK ON THAT MATH.
UM, I USUALLY GO LAST, BUT JUST ONE MORE THING ON SLIDE 12.
UM, THE, AND I APPRECIATE YOU'RE INCORPORATING A LOT OF THE PERFORMANCE MEASURES THAT WE SUGGESTED.
UM, JUST NUMBER OF CONTRACT AMENDMENTS.
I MEAN, I, I'M TRYING TO GET, WE'RE TRYING TO HAVE PERFORMANCE MEASURES THAT ARE MEANINGFUL TO THE PUBLIC.
SO WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? I MEAN, WHAT, WHY WOULD SOMEBODY CARE? WHAT, WHAT'S NUMBER OF CONTRACT AMENDMENTS AND WHY, WHY DO WE CARE ABOUT THAT? THOSE ARE THE NUMBER OF AMENDMENTS WE'RE ADDING TO OUR SERVICE CONTRACTS.
SO AS YOU KNOW, WE MIGHT START OFF WITH A FIVE YEAR CONTRACT.
IT'S WORTH SAY, $10 MILLION, YOU WOULD THINK 2 MILLION A YEAR, BUT IT'S NOT SPENT IN EQUAL AMOUNTS EVERY YEAR.
SO WE MAY GO THROUGH A $10 MILLION CONTRACT IN THREE YEARS AND HAVE TO HAVE AN AMENDMENT ADDED FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICES SO THAT WE HAVE THE CONTRACT CAPACITY TO CONTINUE THOSE SERVICES AND CONTINUE MAKING PAYMENTS.
SO IT'S JUST A MEASURE OF HOW OFTEN WE'RE HAVING TO ACTUALLY ADD OKAY.
I'M SORRY, DIRECTOR, I HAD TO STEP OUT FOR A MOMENT.
SO IF I ASK A QUESTION THAT YOU'VE ALREADY TOUCHED ON, I APOLOGIZE.
UH, FIRST AND FOREMOST, I DO WANNA THANK YOU AND THE ENTIRE TEAM, UH, WE ALL IN DISTRICT C GET, HAVE THE PRIVILEGE TO WORK WITH Y'ALL ON A NUMBER OF THINGS FROM, UM, UPDATING THE HECK, UH, LOUNGES.
WE'VE, UH, HELPED RESTORE DIFFERENT PARTS OF FIRE STATIONS IN THE DISTRICT.
UH, WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON WEST GRAY MULTI-SERVICE CENTER, WHICH
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I'LL ASK YOU ABOUT IN JUST A MINUTE.AND THEN OF COURSE, WORKING THROUGH THE CONTRACT, UH, CONTRACTUAL IMPLICATIONS OF FREE PERIOD PRODUCTS IN, UM, OUR MULTI-SERVICE CENTERS AS WELL AS OUR HEALTH FACILITIES.
UH, AGAIN, YOU MAY HAVE ALREADY MENTIONED THIS, BUT I, I THINK AS I CAME IN, YOU SAID THAT OUR DEFERRED MAINTENANCE BUCKET, SO TO SPEAK, THOSE COSTS ARE GOING UP.
WE'RE NOT BRINGING THOSE COSTS DOWN, AS IN, ARE WE NOT GETTING TO AS MUCH OF IT OR WE JUST HAVE A BALLOONED COST ON CERTAIN ITEMS? SO THERE ARE SEVERAL FACTORS THAT AFFECT THAT NUMBER IS AS OF TODAY WE'RE AT 321 MILLION.
NEXT YEAR WE'LL BE AT 515 MILLION.
AND THAT IS SPENDING WHATEVER'S ALLOCATED FOR CIP THIS YEAR.
AND THE MRR FUNDS FOR THIS YEAR TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT NEXT YEAR'S CIP AND MRR FUNDS.
IF WE WERE TO SPEND ALL OF THAT, THE COST WOULD STILL GO UP TO 515 MILLION DUE TO THE AGE OF OUR FACILITIES AND THE AGE OF THE EQUIPMENT OF THE FACILITIES AND THE COST OF DOING BUSINESS SINCE COVID HAS INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY.
AND THAT'S, I I THINK FOR COUNCIL TO, TO REALLY TAKE A HANDLE OF, BECAUSE WE KEEP HAVING TO DEAL WITH DEFERRED MAINTENANCE, BUT THE LONGER WE ARE PUTTING THINGS OFF, THE MORE IT COSTS US IN THE LONG RUN.
UM, SO I, YOU KNOW, NOT, I DON'T WANNA SAY OFTENTIMES GSD IS OVERLOOKED, BUT IT'S VERY EASY TO SAY, OKAY, WE'RE NOT GONNA GET TO THIS THIS YEAR, AND IT COMES OUT OF THE BUDGET TO TRY TO SAVE.
BUT AGAIN, THESE ARE THE BUILDINGS IN WHICH WE'RE OPERATING IN.
AND WHEN YOU GET TO, UH, WE NEED THE BUILDINGS TO BE ABLE TO OPERATE AND FUNCTION.
AND, UH, SO THE ROLE YOU PLAY IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT.
AND I'LL SAY THIS, YOU KNOW, AND I'VE TALKED TO OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS PRIOR TO YOU SITTING HERE FOR YEARS AGO AND PAST MAYORS AND ASKED ABOUT FUNDING FOR FACILITIES AND EVERYONE TOLD ME THE SAME PHRASE, THAT'S THE EASIEST CAN TO KICK DOWN THE ROAD.
RIGHT? WELL, THE CAN IS DENTED, IT'S RUSTED, IT CAN'T HOLD ANYTHING ELSE.
I, I CAN'T USE DUCT TAPE AND BANDAIDS ANYMORE.
AND, AND I APPRECIATE YOU SOUNDING THE ALARM ON THAT.
UM, WHEN IT, I'M GONNA ASK YOU SOME SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ABOUT SPECIFIC FACILITIES AND IF IT NEEDS TO GET SUBMITTED, BUT IT'S MY JOB AS A, A DISTRICT COUNCIL MEMBER TO BRING THOSE UP ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY.
UM, NOT IN THE DISTRICT, BUT OUR MUNICIPAL COURTHOUSE.
UM, WHERE ARE WE IN WORKING WITH FEMA AND RENOVATIONS TO THAT FACILITY? FOR THOSE THAT DON'T KNOW? UH, WE'VE BEEN, YOU KNOW, WE'VE LOST COURTROOMS THAT WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN BACK SINCE HARVEY.
WE HAVE, UH, COURTS SHARING SPACES.
WE HAVE CLOSETS AS TEMPORARY MEETING ROOMS. I MEAN, THEY'RE USING EVERYTHING THEY CAN, BUT WHERE DO THINGS STAND WITH OUR MUNICIPAL COURTHOUSE? RIGHT NOW WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF WORKING WITH THE ADMINISTRATION ON SELECTING A SITE TO BUILD THE NEW MUNICIPAL COURTS BUILDING THAT HAS TO TAKE PLACE FIRST.
AND ARE THINGS IN PROCESS WITH, UH, FEMA? ARE THINGS MOVING ALONG IN THAT RESPECT? YES.
UH, CHERYL, I'LL GO BACK IN QUEUE.
AND, UH, FIRST I'D LIKE TO WELCOME, UM, CAROL, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER CAROLYN AND EVAN SHABAZZ HAS JOINED US ONLINE.
UM, WELCOME COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIE DAVIS AND STAFF FROM COUNCIL MEMBER TARSHA JACKSON AND ED POLLARD.
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
UM, IT'S KIND OF A RANDOM QUESTION, BUT I'M JUST CURIOUS ON YOUR MRR FUND, UH, ON SUPPLIES YOUR 20 23, 2 0.2 MILLION, LET'S CALL IT IN ROUND NUMBERS AND, AND, UH, BUDGETED FOR 2025.
IT'S, IT'S GONE WAY, IT'S GONE DOWN A LITTLE BIT UP AND THEN WAY DOWN.
HOW DID, HOW DID YOU ARRIVE AT AT BEING ABLE TO CUT THAT SO DRASTICALLY? I COMMEND YOU ON THAT, BUT I'M CURIOUS.
SO COUNCIL MEMBER, IT IS, I'VE PLEDGED TO MY EMPLOYEES YEARS AGO THAT I WOULD DO WHATEVER I COULD NOT TO LAY ONE OFF.
SO I'LL GO BUY THE PAPER, I'LL GO BUY THE PENS, BUT I'M NOT LAYING ANYBODY OFF.
THAT'S A, A DRASTIC REDUCTION.
I'LL CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO IT ON PAGE 29.
I, I THINK THAT THERE'S SOME KEY, UH, LEARNINGS FOR OTHER DEPARTMENTS ON THAT.
AND COUNCIL MEMBER HUFFMAN, THANK YOU.
AND THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO.
UM, RECENTLY I WAS TALKING TO THE HPD, UH, LIAISON TO GSD WHO MANAGES HPD FACILITIES AND HE WAS SINGING YOUR PRAISES ABOUT HOW GREAT IT WAS WORKING WITH GSD.
UM, IT MAKES THEIR JOB SO MUCH EASIER.
UM, AND THIS ISN'T TECHNICALLY A BUDGET QUESTION, BUT UM, I KNOW THAT, UM, YOU DO, UH, THE SECURITY AND
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THE BADGES, IS THERE ANY WAY THAT WE CAN ACCOMMODATE OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS WITH EASIER PASSAGE THROUGH THE SECURITY PROCESS? I KNOW THAT CONGRESSMAN HUNT CAME UP TO CITY HALL AND YOU KNOW, HE'S TAKEN OFF HIS SHOES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.UM, IS THERE A WAY TO DO THAT? USUALLY THOSE ARE, AND I, I WAS, YOU KNOW, MY COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT HAVE BEEN HERE, WHILE I KNOW THAT BEFORE I RETIRED FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, I WAS HEAD OF THE MAYOR'S SECURITY DETAIL.
AND I'VE WORKED CLOSE WITH SERGEANT ROBERTS ON THIS DETAIL.
AND WE'VE ALWAYS HAD A, I GUESS A UNWRITTEN PRACTICE FOR OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS IF PRIOR NOTICE IS GIVEN OF THEIR ARRIVAL.
UM, SERGEANT ROBERTS IN THIS CASE WOULD APPROVE IT AND THROUGH OUR SECURITY DIRECTOR GET THE WORD TO THE SECURITY POST, THAT ONCE THE ELECTED OFFICIALS SHOWED UP, THEY WOULD NOT GO THROUGH SECURE, THEY WOULD NOT BE SCREENED, THEY WOULD BE JUST PROCESSED IN, GIVEN A VISITOR'S BADGE AND PROCEED TO THEIR LOCATION.
SO IF I WOULD SAY, IF YOU WOULD SEND, UM, MYSELF AND, UM, SECURITY DIRECTOR WALMAN AN EMAIL WITH, UM, THE ELECTED OFFICIAL THAT'S COMING IN WHEN THEY'RE PRO GOING TO ARRIVE, WE CAN DEFINITELY WORK WITH THE SECURITY DETAIL AND GET, MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
BUT TO COMMEND THE SECURITY GUARD, YOU KNOW, SHE WAS DOING AN AWESOME JOB AND SHE WAS DOING EXACTLY WHAT SHE WAS INSTRUCTED TO DO.
SO WE APPRECIATE HAVING SECURE FACILITIES.
UM, BACK TO COUNCIL MEMBER CARTER'S POINT, LOOKING AT THE, THE SUPPLIES, UM, AND I'M LOOKING AT THAT NOW TOO IN THE, IN THE, IN THE LINE ITEM DATA, IT LOOKS LIKE A BIG DROP IN, UM, CONSTRUCTION SUPPLIES.
SO THAT'S NOT REALLY GOING, YOU KNOW, THAT'S, THAT'S, AND IT'S, IT'S, YOU KNOW, LET ME FIND THE LINE ITEM.
THIS IS ACTUALLY NOT IN THE, THIS IS SOMETHING YOU, YOU FOUND IN THE PRO IN THE THING, BUT THEN WHEN I GO TO THE ACTUAL LINE ITEM, UM, DATA, WHICH YOU GET FROM THE RAW DATA THAT'S ONLINE, IT'S KIND OF, YOU HAVE TO GET IT THROUGH LIKE AN EXCEL.
UM, CAN YOU DO, CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THE, THE DECREASE, LIKE 74% IT LOOKS LIKE DECREASE IN CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS, THE RAW DATA, AND I CAN ASK THIS OFFLINE, I KNOW IT'S CONFUSING IF YOU'RE NOT LOOKING AT WHAT I'M LOOKING AT TO MY COLLEAGUES, BUT, UM, IN THE RAW, IF YOU LOOK ONLINE AT THE BUDGET DATA, THERE'S SOME, THERE'S RAW DATA THAT'S THAT'S THERE THAT YOU CAN DOWNLOAD IN EACH KIND OF CATEGORY.
AND THE ONES THAT'VE BEEN HERE HAVE KNOWN.
AND THAT'S HOW YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THE LINE ITEMS. LIKE WHEN YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT THE BIG DROP IN SUPPLIES, I LOOKED AT THAT.
CAN YOU SPEAK TO THAT AT ALL? OR ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES? NO, I JUST, I JUST HAD IT AND THEN I FOUND IT.
IF YOU CAN LET ME KNOW WHICH PAGE YOU'RE LOOKING AT OR WHICH SLIDE IT'S GONNA BE, IT'S NOT GONNA BE A DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
I'LL GET IT TO, I'LL GET IT TO YOU OFFLINE, I'LL GET IT TO YOU OFFLINE.
BACK TO THE, THE FINANCIAL POLICIES.
UM, IT'S EVERY OTHER YEAR WE PUT AT LEAST 0.25% AND CONTINUE UNTIL ANNUAL FUNDING REACHES AT LEAST 2% OF CURRENT REPLACEMENT VALUE AT, AT WHICH TIME IT WILL BE, WILL BECOME CONSTANT.
SO WE'RE SUPPOSED AT, PER THE FINANCIAL POLICIES, WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE PUTTING STUFF AWAY UNTIL WE HIT 2% OF WHAT THE VALUE OF OUR RICHARD SHAKEN AND NODDING HIS HEAD.
SO THAT'S AGAIN WHAT I'M ASKING THAT WE ARE PUTTING, WE HAVE, I DON'T KNOW IF THIS WAS OUR YEAR TO DO PUT EXTRA IN OR, OR 'CAUSE IT'S EVERY OTHER YEAR.
NO, UH, THIS YEAR IT STAYED PRETTY MUCH FLAT.
I THINK AS CJ MENTIONED, IT WENT UP ABOUT $170,000.
SO NEXT YEAR WE'LL DO A BIGGER BUMP INTO THERE.
SO EVERY OTHER YEAR WE'RE SUPPOSED TO MAKE IT SO THAT, THAT WHATEVER OUR FAC THE VALUE OF ALL OF OUR CITY FACILITIES, WE ARE KEEPING 2% FOR OPERATING, FOR MAINTENANCE, BOTH DEFERRED AND, YOU KNOW, AND BE AND MAINTENANCE WE NEED RIGHT NOW.
WE HAVE NOT REACHED THAT 2% LEVEL YET.
UM, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER CAYMAN, THANK YOU CHAIR.
UM, FOLLOWING UP ON THE MRR, I THINK A MORE GENERAL QUESTION.
IS THERE ENOUGH IN YOUR OPINION, DIRECTOR ENOUGH MRR FUNDING FOR YOU TO EFFECTIVELY ADDRESS ISSUES AT CITY FACILITIES? AT PRESENT? NO, BECAUSE AS I SAID BEFORE, THE 36.9 THAT YOU SEE, 36.9 MILLION THAT YOU SEE IS THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF MRR IS NOT THE TOTAL WE DEAL WITH RE REACTIVE MAINTENANCE OR, UH, DEFERRED MAINTENANCE.
IT'S ACTUALLY ABOUT ROUGHLY 15 MILLION OF THAT 36 THAT WE CAN TARGET TOWARDS REACTIVE MAINTENANCE AND DEFERRED MAINTENANCE.
AND HOW MUCH WOULD YOU NEED FOR REACTIVE AND DEFERRED? POOF.
UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S HARD TO SAY.
YOU KNOW, I SAID THE DEFERRED MAINTENANCE COST TODAY IS 321 MILLION.
AND IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT, YOU KNOW, UH, WE DID A REACHED OUT TO THE
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PRIVATE SECTOR A FEW YEARS AGO AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR UM, TOLD US, I BELIEVE IT WAS THAT WE SHOULD BE, WE BEING GSD OR WHOEVER'S DOING DEFERRED MAINTENANCE SHOULD RECEIVE ROUGHLY 2% OF OUR VALUE OF OUR, UH, BUILDINGS.SO 2% OF WHATEVER THE VALUE OF OUR BUILDINGS BACK THEN WAS ROUGHLY 40 MILLION.
AT, AT THAT TIME WE WERE RECEIVING PROBABLY 22 MILLION MM-HMM
UM, AND THEN, JUST SO I'M CLEAR, AND I DON'T HAVE THE RAW DATA IN FRONT OF ME, BUT, UH, DID Y'ALL HAVE TO DO AN ENTIRE 5% BUDGET CUT THIS YEAR? OR WHAT PERCENTAGE DID Y'ALL END UP AT? WE SUBMITTED 5%.
AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE FINAL, I WOULD, I WOULD HAVE TO CALCULATE THE ACTUAL PERCENTAGE, BUT IT WAS NOT THE FULL 5%.
I'D BE INTERESTED TO KNOW BY HOW MUCH Y'ALL HA DID HAVE TO CUT IN TERMS OF D DOLLAR AMOUNT AND PERCENTAGE AMOUNT.
UM, GOING TO, UM, JUST AS I SAID, THERE'S A FEW DISTRICT RELATED BUILDINGS AND IT'S MY ONE CHANCE TO GET TO TALK ABOUT IT.
SO FORGIVE ME AND I KNOW WE'LL CONTINUE WORKING ON IT.
BUT, UM, I RAISED WITH THE LIBRARY DEPARTMENT, THE HEIGHTS LIBRARY IS RANKED, UH, ONE OF THE TOP THREE MOST USED LIBRARIES IN THE CITY.
UM, BUT I BELIEVE IT'S RANKED WORST IN TERMS OF NEEDS RELATED TO DEFERRED MAINTENANCE.
SO, UH, WE'LL SUBMIT A QUESTION TO YOU ALL ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT THERE'S ANY PLANS RELATED TO THAT, WHAT THE STRATEGY WOULD BE, OR EVEN IF THERE IS ONE.
UM, AND THEN IF YOU ALL COULD TALK A LITTLE BIT JUST FOR THE PUBLIC'S KNOWLEDGE, UH, YOU KNOW, MY COMMITMENT IS TO NOT ONLY IMPROVE THE CURRENT FOOTPRINT AND FACILITY OF WEST GRAY MULTI-SERVICE CENTER, WHICH OF COURSE DOESN'T JUST SERVE THE DISTRICT, IT SERVES THE ENTIRE REGION AS IT RELATES TO DISABILITY SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
UH, IT'S THE ONLY KIND IN THE COUNTRY.
UH, YOU ALL HAVE BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN WORKING WITH OUR OFFICE, THE ADMINISTRATION PARKS, UH, IN LOOKING AT THAT AS IT CURRENTLY STANDS, THE FACILITY ITSELF WITHOUT ANY ADDITIONAL GROWTH OR, UH, WHAT WOULD BE THE FOOTPRINT TODAY, WHAT IS THE CURRENT COSTS, UM, FOR NEEDS RELATED TO THAT, BE IT HVAC, THE ROOF, ET CETERA.
DO WE HAVE A COST ESTIMATE ON HOW MUCH IS NEEDED AT WEST GRAIN MULTI-SERVICE CENTER? JUST TO BRING IT UP TO PAR RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE THAT IN OUR OFFICE AND I WOULD HAVE TO REFER BACK TO THE FACILITY CONDITION ASSESSMENT.
YEAH, IF WE COULD JUST GET THAT.
'CAUSE I WANT THE PUBLIC AND TO UNDERSTAND REALLY HOW MUCH WE'RE HAVING TO, TO LOOK AT HERE.
AND THAT'S JUST FOR ONE FACILITY.
UH, AND CHAIR, DO I NEED TO GO BACK IN QUEUE? NO, YOU CAN GO ON.
I DID WANNA THANK YOU ALL AS IT RELATES TO LOOKING AT PERIOD PRODUCTS, UM, FOR OUR PUBLIC FACING, UH, BUILDINGS, SPECIFICALLY OUR PARK AND RECREATIONAL CENTERS AND OUR HEALTH FACILITIES.
UH, I DO KNOW THAT IN OUR CONTRACT CURRENTLY, UM, WITH OUR SUPPLIER, OUR JANITORIAL SUPPLIER, UM, THERE ARE RESTRICTIONS IN THE LANGUAGE IN TERMS OF WHAT CAN AND CAN'T BE DONE.
I WOULD JUST ASK THAT WHEN IT COMES TIME FOR THAT CONTRACT TO COME BACK UP.
RIGHT NOW WE CAN ONLY PUT PRODUCTS IN WHERE THERE'S A CURRENTLY INSTALLED DISPENSER, AND SO WE'RE PROHIBITED FROM DOING CERTAIN THINGS.
I THINK WE CAN FIND SOME FLEXIBILITY IN THERE, BUT I, IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO KNOW WHEN THAT CONTRACT COMES UP SO WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE, UM, SOME OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE UPON THAT SERVICE.
BUT AGAIN, DIRECTOR, YOU AND YOUR TEAM, I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU DO WHAT YOU DO WITH WHAT YOU HAVE, UH, BUT MY APPRECIATION AND GRATITUDE GOES OUT TO ALL OF YOU BECAUSE THE LIGHTS ARE STILL ON.
UH, AND WE HAVE, AGAIN, IN PUN KICKING THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD FOR SO LONG, UH, PUT THE DEPARTMENT IN THE CITY IN A VERY PRECARIOUS POSITION.
AND I'LL MAKE SURE I PASS THAT ON TO THE DEPARTMENT COUNCIL MEMBER.
FLICKINGER, HOW MANY PROJECT MANAGERS, UH, POSITIONS ARE VACANT AT THIS TIME? I'LL TURN TO THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PROP, UH, DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION.
AND I ASSUME YOU WERE SHORT OR THE VACANT POSITIONS WAS ABOUT 10 LAST YEAR IS, IS THE PERCENTAGE IS TWICE AS MUCH? YES.
ARE YOU MANAGING OKAY WITH THE FIVE SHORT? SO WE HAVE ACTUALLY TWO, UM, THIRD PARTY CONTRACTORS THAT SUPPLY PROJECT MANAGERS TO HELP US KEEP UP.
AND I'VE STRESSED THIS TO MY EXECUTIVE STAFF THAT, YOU KNOW, THE CIP PROJECTS, WHICH OUR MAJOR
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PROJECTS, UH, SECTION HANDLES, THEY KEEP COMING IN AND I HAVE X AMOUNT OF MANY PROJECT MANAGERS WHO ARE MAXED OUT AND STRESSED OUT WITH, UM, PROJECTS.SO WE CAN'T LOAD THEM UP ANYMORE.
IF I DO LOAD 'EM UP, THEY LEAVE FOR THE PRIVATE SECTOR.
SO YOUR OUTSIDE VENDORS HAVE BASICALLY BEEN MAKING UP FOR THE SHORTFALL? WE, WE JUST STARTED THAT.
SO I THINK WE HAVE TWO ON BOARD RIGHT NOW.
UM, WHICH WILL HELP US CLOSE OUT SOME HARVEY PROJECTS.
UM, AND WE HOPE TO FILL THE FIVE THAT ARE VACANT.
WE HAVE MADE, UM, GREAT STRIDE IN WORKING WITH HR AND COMPENSATION ON GETTING INCREASES FOR THE PROJECT MANAGERS BECAUSE WE WERE LOSING THEM TO THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND UM, WE GOT THE JOB DONE AND WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO KIND OF HOLD STEADY.
THANK YOU PAUL WITH COUNCIL MEMBER POLLARD'S OFFICE.
UH, I JUST WANNA PUBLICLY THANK YOU DIRECTOR AND AND CHIEF HOWARD, YOUR ENTIRE TEAM FOR ALWAYS BEING VERY ACCESSIBLE TO US BEING AVAILABLE AND ALSO BEING VERY OPEN TO US, UH, TRYING TO FIND CREATIVE WAYS TO SAVE THE CITY MONEY.
THAT'S WITH, UM, SOME OF THE AI TECHNOLOGY WE'VE TALKED ABOUT SOME OF THE OTHER, OTHER PROGRAMS. SO I JUST WANNA SAY THANK Y'ALL FOR THAT.
I FOUND WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR, IT WAS, UH, IT'S IN THE MRR IN THE EXPENSES.
IT'S TWO LINE ITEMS THAT MAKE UP THE BULK OF THAT 50 PLUS PERCENT DECREASE CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS AND MISCELLANEOUS PARTS AND SUPPLIES.
SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO GIMME THE ANSWER RIGHT NOW, BUT WE MIGHT ASK ABOUT THAT.
I MEAN, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE YOU GUYS HAVE WHAT YOU NEED TO GET THE JOB DONE AND WE DON'T WANNA CUT THE SUPPLIES BUDGET SO MUCH AND MAYBE SOME OF THE THIRD PARTY CONTRACTORS TAKE CARE OF SOME OF THE SUPPLIES OR, OR, UM, THAT'S WHERE MOST OF THAT, THAT DECREASE, WHICH, WHICH DIVISION HAPPENS.
THAT'S IN THE MRR, IN THE SUPPLIES IN, UH, MAINTENANCE, RENEW GSD, MAINTENANCE, RENEWAL AND REPLACEMENT FUNDS.
AND YOU SAID WHICH TWO LINE ITEMS? I'M SENDING CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS AND MISCELLANEOUS PARTS AND SUPPLIES.
THE, WE HAVE FOUND OVER THE YEARS THAT WE WERE OVER BUDGETING FOR SUPPLIES.
AND SO THIS YEAR WAS AN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THAT BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES WHAT WE WOUND UP DOING WAS TRANSFERRING BUDGET THAT WAS NOT USED FOR SUPPLIES DOWN TO SERVICES.
SO THIS YEAR WE JUST MADE SURE THAT WE BUDGETED, UH, MORE ACCURATELY FOR, UH, OUR SUPPLIES.
SO IT'S NOT LIKE WE'RE DOING WITHOUT THAT, THAT STUFF WE NEED.
AND I THINK YOU SAID CJ $40 MILLION IS OUR 2% NUMBER.
SO THAT WAS, UH, AGAIN, I THINK THAT WAS PROBABLY 40 YEARS AGO.
AND IT WAS 40 MILLION FOR MAINTENANCE REPAIR OPERATIONS AND THEN ANOTHER 40 MILLION SHOULD BE INVESTED FOR CAPITAL.
BUT, AND WE ALWAYS CONSIDERED THAT 40 MILLION FOR THE OPERATING MAINTENANCE TO BE PART OF THAT WOULD BE PERSONNEL AND PART OF THAT WOULD BE FOR ONGOING OR WAS IT ALL YES, THAT'S WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING, YES.
UH, STAFF FROM COUNCIL MEMBER RAMIREZ'S OFFICE.
THANKS FOR KEEPING THE LIGHTS ON THE AIR CONDITIONING RUNNING.
UH, JUST A COUPLE OF QUICK QUESTIONS AND IF YOU NEED TO PROVIDE THEM IN WRITING THAT'S FINE.
UM, ALL OF THE JANITORIAL AND SECURITY SERVICES ARE OUTSOURCED, CORRECT? NOT ALL, ALL SECURITY AND SOME WERE JANITORIAL.
SOME JANITORIAL, JAN, MOST OF THE JANITORIAL YOU SEE HERE IN THE ANNEX OR GSD EMPLOYEES.
IF YOU CAN GET ME A BREAKDOWN ON THAT, THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL.
UM, WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE POWER USE FOR OUR FACILITIES IS GREEN VERSUS OTHER TRADITIONAL FORMS? 'CAUSE WE KEEP ON HEARING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, GOING TO GREEN POWER, SOLAR, WIND, ET CETERA.
DO YOU HAVE A BREAKDOWN ON PERCENTAGE? I'LL GET WITH OUR ENERGY PEOPLE AND GET THAT TO YOU.
UM, IF YOU CAN GET THIS IN WRITING, CAN YOU PROVIDE US A LIST OF HARVEY REPAIRS THAT ARE STILL NEED TO BE PERFORMED? YES.
AND LAST QUESTION ON SLIDE 15.
I KNOW YOU MENTIONED IT BRIEFLY.
CAN YOU EXPLAIN THE INTERFUND TRANSFERS, WHAT THAT IS, HOW THAT WORKS IN 30 SECONDS? SO THE, I'M ASSUMING YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, UH, WHERE WE ARE BILLING BACK TO SOME DEPARTMENTS? YES.
UH, WE, THEY WILL COME TO US AND WANT WORK DONE AND, BUT WE DON'T NORMALLY MAINTAIN THEIR FACILITIES.
SO WE WILL DO THE WORK AND THEN CHARGE THAT BACK TO THEM TO AN INTER FUND TRANSFER.
I DON'T SEE ANY, I DO WANNA WELCOME MY VICE CHAIR, MARIO CASTILLO TO THE HORSESHOE.
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MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION AND THANK YOU ALL FOR WAITING WITH US A LITTLE BIT TILL MORE PEOPLE CAME.AND THANKS FOR ALL THE GREAT WORK THAT YOU DO AT GSD.
UM, AND, AND THAT, AND EVEN THOUGH THAT, THAT DEFERRED MAINTENANCE, UM, LINE ITEM IS SCARY.
SO WE GOTTA KEEP AT, WE GOTTA KEEP AT IT.
UM, THE, SO THANK YOU SO MUCH, UH, FOR ALL THAT YOU DO.
AND WE DO HAVE ONE PUBLIC SPEAKER AND THAT IS SABA BLANDING.
THAT WAS TAMMY AND THEM COME ON IN.
WE'RE GLAD YOU DIDN'T, DON'T STAY AWAY.
HI, THIS, I'M SABA BLANDING FROM DISTRICT D.
UM, I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS.
THE FIRST IS THAT ON PAGE 11, WE'RE ONLY INSPECTING A SMALL FRACTION OF BUILDINGS BEFORE DEMOLITION.
UM, WHAT ARE THE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH DEMOLISHING WITHOUT INSPECTING? UM, IS THIS A POTENTIAL HEALTH HAZARD FOR HOUSTONIANS ESTONIANS? WE'LL GET YOU THAT ANSWER.
I WOULD, I WOULD ASSUME THAT IT NEEDS TO BE INSPECTED.
I MEAN, UM, BEFORE IT GETS DEMOLISHED.
I DON'T THINK YOU CAN, BUT I'M NOT IN THAT BUSINESS.
BUT WE'LL GET YOU A SPECIFIC ANSWER.
AND THEN MY SECOND QUESTION IS ON PAGE 10, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT MANAGER WORKLOADS ARE 50% HIGHER THAN THEIR TARGETS AND THE COMPLETED JOB ORDERS ARE CONSISTENTLY BELOW TARGET.
I'M CONCERNED THAT WE AREN'T ALLOCATING SUFFICIENT RESOURCES TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT.
I UNDERSTAND OUR BUDGETARY CONSTRAINTS, BUT THIS DIVISION HAS AN OUTSIZED INFLUENCE ON OUR INFRASTRUCTURE.
CAN YOU TELL ME MORE ABOUT HOW THIS ALLOCATION AFFECTS OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT COMPLETION? YEAH, WELL, I THINK YOU HEARD THE DIRECTOR SAY, I MEAN, THEY DEFINITELY ARE ARE, YOU KNOW, NEED MORE TO KEEP UP WITH IT.
WHEN WE, UM, WHEN THE FINANCIAL POLICIES WERE CONSTRUCTED, WE MADE SURE THAT THERE WAS MONEY SET ASIDE, YOU KNOW, EVERY OTHER YEAR TO DO THAT, 2% TO, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE KEEPING UP WITH IT.
UM, THAT, THAT THEY DID SAY THEY HAD SOME, UM, VACANCIES.
BUT, UH, I THINK IT'S JUST A MATTER OF RESOURCES.
SAVA, I THINK IT'S JUST A MATTER OF RESOURCES.
I MEAN, WE WANNA, UM, GET MORE.
I, I AM, UM, I'M GLAD THAT THEY WERE HONEST IN THEIR, IN THEIR PERFORMANCE MEASURES.
IT DOES GIVE US SOMETHING TO LOOK AT.
BUT, UH, I'VE BEEN HARPING ON DEFERRED MAINTENANCE FOR A LONG TIME.
IT'S NOT, IT'S NOT VERY EXCITING TOPIC, BUT IT, WE ALWAYS END UP PAYING MORE JUST LIKE EVERYBODY, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU'RE, DON'T FIX YOUR CAR, IT COSTS MORE LATER.
AND, AND, UM, SO, YOU KNOW, WE TRY TO STAY ON TOP OF IT AS MUCH AS WE POSSIBLY CAN.
OKAY, EVERYBODY, WE'VE GOT A, A LITTLE BREAK UNTIL TWO O'CLOCK, RIGHT? ME? GO ON.
SO IF IT'S OKAY, WE'LL WE'RE GONNA JUST TAKE A QUICK BREAK FOR HTV AND THEN WE WILL GET STARTED.
THERE ARE SNACKS AGAIN AS PROMISED.
ALSO, UM, BUDGET, FIRST BUDGET TOWN HALLS TONIGHT AT THE SOUTHWEST MULTI-SERVICE CENTER, 6:00 PM IF ANYBODY HASN'T HAD QUITE ENOUGH, YOU CAN COME OUT FOR MORE TONIGHT.