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TO GO OVER[Budget and Fiscal Affairs on June 9, 2025.]
THE PROPOSED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN.I'M SALLY ALCORN, CHAIR OF THE BUDGET AND FISCAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, AND I AM JOINED BY MY VICE CHAIR COUNCIL MEMBER MARIO CASTILLO.
STAFF FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CAROLINE EVAN SHEA'S, OFFICE COUNCIL MEMBER TWILA CARTER, STAFF FROM DISTRICT J ED POLLARD'S, OFFICE STAFF FROM JOAQUIN MARTINEZ'S, OFFICE VICE MAYOR, PRO TEM AMY PECK, STAFF FROM MAYOR PRO TE'S OFFICE.
ALSO MAYOR PRO TEM MARTHA CASTEX.
TATUM IS JOINING US ONLINE COUNCIL MEMBER JULIAN RAMIREZ.
STAFF FROM MARIANNE HUFFMAN'S, DISTRICT G OFFICE STAFF FROM TASHA JACKSON'S, DISTRICT B OFFICE STAFF FROM ABBY CAYMAN, DISTRICT C OFFICE.
ALSO COUNCIL MEMBER CAYMAN IS ONLINE.
UH, COUNCIL MEMBER FLICKINGER AND COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIE DAVIS, A FULL HOUSE TODAY, MARTINEZ ONLINE AND, AND COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ IS JOINED US ONLINE.
IF YOU DIDN'T SIGN UP ONLINE TO SPEAK AT THIS MEETING, THE PUBLIC, THERE'S A SIGNUP SHEET RIGHT THERE BY MAGGIE.
RAISE YOUR HAND AND, UM, FEEL FREE TO SIGN UP.
WE'LL LET EVERYBODY TALK WHO WANTS TO.
AND WITH NO FURTHER ADO, WE, UH, WE HAVE FINANCE DIRECTOR MELISSA DEBOWSKI AND FINANCE DEPUTY DIRECTOR ALMA TAM.
I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'VE GOTTEN ANY SLEEP SINCE THE BUDGET PASSED, BUT HERE THEY ARE BACK AGAIN AND THE FLOOR IS YOURS.
A LINK WAS SENT TO YOU BY JORDAN THIS MORNING.
UM, IT'S ALSO ON SHAREPOINT AND THE BOOKS ARE BEING DELIVERED TO YOUR OFFICE RIGHT NOW.
UM, BEFORE WE GET STARTED, I WANNA THANK EVERYONE, UM, IN THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT ON THE TEAM THAT WORKS TO PREPARE THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN.
SO THEY'RE ALL, UM, BEHIND ME HERE.
UM, THERE ARE SOME OTHERS BACK AT THE OFFICE AS WELL.
UM, THEY'RE THE ONES THAT PUT IN THE NIGHTS AND THE WEEKENDS TO PUT THIS TOGETHER.
UM, AND IT DEFINITELY COULD NOT HAPPEN WITHOUT THEM.
UM, WE ALSO WANNA THANK THE, UM, OTHER DEPARTMENTS.
UM, OF COURSE WE WORK, UM, WITH ALL THE DEPARTMENTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY, BUT PUBLIC WORKS IN PARTICULAR, UM, GSD, THE AIRPORT FLEET, AND IT DEDICATE QUITE A LOT OF TIME TO EVALUATING ALL THE PROPOSALS FROM THE OTHER, UH, ON BEHALF OF THE OTHER CLIENT DEPARTMENTS AND, UM, COMPILING THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN.
SO, UM, I DID WANNA, UH, DEFINITELY WANNA RECOGNIZE THEM FOR THEIR HARD WORK AND THEIR SUPPORT, UM, IN THIS ENDEAVOR.
OKAY, SO MOVING ON TO THE FIRST SLIDE, UM, JUST AS AN OVERVIEW, NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.
AS AN OVERVIEW, UH, THIS IS THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN, WHICH IS A ROLLING FIVE YEAR PLAN OF PROJECTED PROJECTS.
UH, THE PLAN GETS UPDATED ANNUALLY AND ACTUALLY IS A LIVE DOCUMENT AND SUBJECT SUBJECT TO CHANGE EVEN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, UM, AS EMERGENCY PROJECTS DO COME UP FROM TIME TO TIME.
UM, ALSO, UH, JUST TO GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW OF THE DIFFERENT COMPONENTS OF THE CIP, IT'S BROKEN INTO SEVERAL DIFFERENT AREAS.
WE HAVE WHAT WE CALL THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM TO BUILD, BUILD HOUSTON FORWARD, WHICH IS FORMERLY KNOWN AS REBUILD HOUSTON, THE ENTERPRISE FUND PROGRAMS AND THE COMPONENT UNITS.
ON THE NEXT SLIDE, I'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT EACH OF THOSE, UH, SECTIONS.
SO FIRST ON THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
UM, THESE PROJECTS IN THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM ARE PRIMARILY FUNDED, UH, WITH GENERAL FUND DOLLARS THAT GO TO PAY DEBT SERVICE PAYMENTS FOR THE PROJECTS THAT ARE FINANCED, UM, IN THE PLAN.
UM, THESE DEPARTMENTS ARE, LIKE I MENTIONED, ARE GENERALLY SUPPORTED BY THE GENERAL FUND, INCLUDING FIRE POLICE, UM, GSD PROJECTS, THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, UM, HOUSING DEPARTMENT, LIBRARY PARKS, UH, POLICE AND SOLID WASTE.
WE ALSO HAVE THE BUILD HOUSTON FORWARD, FORMERLY KNOWN AS REBUILD HOUSTON.
UM, THE TABS IN THE BOOK, UH, OR ON THE DOCUMENT ONLINE, ALL THE PROJECTS ARE IN THE STORM DRAINAGE AND STREET AND TRAFFIC SECTIONS, UH, OF THE BOOK.
AND THEN THE ENTERPRISE FUND PROGRAM.
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY'S BUSINESS TYPE ENTITIES, WHICH ARE ENTERPRISE FUNDED, MEANING THEY'RE, UM, CLOSED FINANCIAL SYSTEMS, BUT ARE CLOSELY RELATED.
UM, AND WE ALSO, UM, HAVE THEM IN THE BOOK FOR THE COMBINED UTILITY SYSTEM.
YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE WATER AND THE WASTEWATER TAB OF THE, OF THE BOOK.
WE ALSO HAD THE HOUSTON AIRPORT SYSTEM, WHICH IS SUPPORTED BY, UH, AIRPORT REVENUES.
AND THEN WE HAVE THE COMPONENT UNIT SECTION OF THE BOOK.
THESE ARE, UM, TECHNICALLY, LEGALLY SEPARATE ORGANIZATIONS FROM THE CITY, BUT ARE FINANCIALLY CLOSELY RELATED AND ARE REPORTED IN THE CITY'S ACT FOR EVERY YEAR.
UM, THE LARGEST, UM, SECTION OF THE COMPONENT UNITS ARE THET PROJECTS OR THE TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE PROJECTS.
SO THE PROJECTS THAT YOU SEE IN THE SECTION OF THE CIP ARE THOSE THAT CITY COUNCIL HAS ALREADY APPROVED THROUGH THE INDIVIDUAL TS, BUDGETS
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AND CIPS AS THEY COME FORWARD TO COUNCIL BECAUSE OF THE TIMING, UM, YOU DO SEE THAT THE PROJECTS ARE A LITTLE BIT IN ARREAR.SO THEY TYPICALLY IN THE FY 26, UH, CIP REFLECTS CIP PLAN AMOUNTS, FORTS BUDGETS FROM THE FY 25 THROUGH 29 CYCLE, PRIMARILY.
ADDITIONALLY, IN THE COMPONENT UNIT SECTION, WE INCLUDE THE HOUSTON PARKS BOARD, CIP, SINCE THEY ARE A COMPONENT UNIT OF THE CITY, AS WELL AS HOUSTON FIRST AND HOUSTON ZOO.
SO TO TOUCH ON THE FUNDING SOURCES FOR THE FOUR DIFFERENT SECTIONS, THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, LIKE I MENTIONED, IS PRIMARILY FUNDED BY GENERAL FUND, WHICH IS, YOU SEE IT IN THE BUDGET AS A GENERAL FUND TRANSFERRED TO PIB BOND DEBT SERVICE.
UM, GOES TO PAY THE DEBT SERVICE FOR THESE PROJECTS.
AND THEN WE DO, OF COURSE GET DONATIONS, CONTRIBUTIONS AND GRANTS TOWARDS THESE, UM, DEPARTMENTAL PROJECTS AS WELL IN THE BUILD HOUSTON FORWARD, FORMERLY KNOWN AS REBUILD HOUSTON, UM, THE PRIMARY SOURCES OF REVENUE ARE, UM, D-D-S-R-F, UH, COMING FROM THE DRAINAGE UTILITY CHARGE AND DEVELOPER IMPACT FEE.
UM, WE ALSO HAVE, UH, A VALOREM TAX THAT PREVIOUSLY, UM, PRIMARILY WENT TO PAY DEBT SERVICE FOR STREET AND DRAINAGE PROJECTS, AS YOU KNOW, AND WE HAVE, UM, SOME SLIDES ON IN THE BACK, BUT AS YOU KNOW, BEFORE THE AVALOR TAXES ARE, UM, SENT FOR PAY AS YOU GO PROJECTS IN THE CIP, THEY DO HAVE TO GO FIRST TO PAY DEBT SERVICE, AND THEN THE REMAINDER GOES TOWARDS PAY AS YOU GO PROJECTS.
AND WE ARE USING, UM, IN TERMS OF THE ASSUMPTIONS THAT WE'RE USING, WE'RE USING THE ASSUMPTION FOR THE D-D-S-R-F AD VALOREM THAT'S BASED ON THE AGREED MODIFIED INJUNCTION THAT WAS APPROVED BY THE COURT BACK ON MAY 30TH, 2025.
IN THIS SECTION, YOU'LL ALSO SEE FUNDING SOURCES FROM GRANTS AND OTHER GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES, INCLUDING METRO HARRIS, COUNTY T FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, HUD, AND FEMA UNDER THE ENTERPRISE FUND PROGRAM, UM, FOR THE COMBINED UTILITY SYSTEM.
UM, AGAIN, THAT'S THE WATER AND WASTEWATER TABS IN THE BOOK.
THESE ARE FROM REVENUES DERIVED FROM WATER CUSTOMERS AND, UH, SOMETIMES INCLUDES GRANTS FOR THE AIRPORT SECTION.
UM, THOSE ARE AIRPORT REVENUES, UM, DERIVED FROM AIRLINES PARKING FEES, FAA GRANTS IN THE COMPONENT UNIT SECTION, UH, FOR THE TOUR PROJECTS.
THOSE PROJECTS ARE PRIMARILY FUNDED WITH TAX INCREMENT DOLLARS.
UH, THE ZOO PROJECTS ARE FUNDED WITH ZOO REVENUE AND HOUSTON FIRST, UH, REVENUE, UH, GOES TOWARDS THEIR HOUSTON FIRST, UM, UH, PROJECTS IN THAT SECTION OF THE COMPONENT UNITS.
AND I'LL TURN OVER THE COUPLE NEXT SLIDES TO MS. TAM.
THIS SLIDE, UM, GIVES US A COMPARISON OF THE FY 26 30 PROPOSED CIP AND COMPARES IT TO THE LAST YEAR'S CIP.
UM, THIS CIP IS ESTIMATED AT 16.7 BILLION, AND AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE CHART BELOW, UM, THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM HAS ABOUT 913 MILLION ALLOCATED.
THE REBUILD HOUSTON FORWARD HAS ABOUT 2.6 BILLION, AND, UM, THE MAJORITY OF THE INCREASE TO THE OVERALL CIP IS WITHIN THE COMBINED UTILITY SYSTEM.
UM, THIS IS UP BY ABOUT 2 BILLION, AND THIS IS MAINLY FOR THE, UH, THE EAST WATER PURIFICATION PLANT, UM, BRINGING THE TOTAL CIP AT, UM, 16.7 BILLION.
OKAY, SO ON THIS SLIDE, THIS IS A HISTORICAL FIVE YEAR COMPARISON OF THE TOTAL CIP.
SO AS YOU CAN SEE, UM, OVER THE YEARS, UM, THERE HAS BEEN A INCREASE YEAR OVER YEAR, AND WE BREAK OUT THE FUNDING, UM, BY THE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS, UM, WITH THE COMBINED UTILITY SYSTEM, UM, THIS YEAR COMING IN AT ABOUT 8 BILLION.
OKAY, SO MOVING ON TO THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
SO THIS SLIDE, WE'LL HAVE NEXT SLIDE.
UM, THIS SLIDE HAS A COUPLE OF THE MAJOR, UM, PROJECTS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
UM, WE HAVE THE MUNICIPAL COURTS BUILDING.
UM, IN THE BOOK YOU'LL SEE ABOUT 112 MILLION.
AND THIS IS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION PIECE.
UM, WHAT'S NOT INCLUDED IN THE BOOK IS THE DESIGN PHASE, WHICH WILL BE COMING FORWARD, UM, BEFORE THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR.
UM, THIS WILL BE, UM, UH, PRESENTED TO COUNSEL FOR, UM, APPROVAL.
UM, AND SO, SO THAT'S WHY YOU WON'T SEE THAT PORTION OF THE DESIGN PHASE IN THE FY 26 30 UM, TIMEFRAME.
UM, FEMA, UH, THE REIMBURSEMENT THAT WE'RE GONNA GET FOR THIS PROJECT FROM FEMA IS ABOUT 42.4 MILLION AND SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY, UH, TEDO THROUGH SB SEVEN, UM, WE WILL ALSO BE, UM, AWARDED 3.5.
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THE BOOK WE HAVE, UH, TWO NEW FIRE STATIONS, FIRE STATION 40 AND FIRE STATION 1 0 4.UM, THERE IS AN INCREASE, UM, TO OUR FLEET COMMITMENT, UM, ABOUT 246 MILLION LAST YEAR.
UM, FLEET WAS, UH, 225 MILLION.
UM, AND THE TECHNOLOGY AND ENHANCEMENTS, UM, THE 3 1 1 SYSTEM ARE THE MAJOR PROJECTS, UM, AND ALSO THE SAPS FOUR HANA, AND THAT'S THE CITY'S SYSTEM OF RECORD.
SO I KNOW THAT WE'VE ALL FELT THEM PERSONALLY AND WE CONTINUE TO SEE THOSE INCREASES IN MATERIALS AND SERVICES.
WE ALSO CONTINUE TO SEE SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES, TARIFFS, POTENTIAL TARIFFS, UM, SO IT WILL COST MORE TO DELIVER, UM, THE SAME PROJECTS THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE IN THE PLAN.
AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO EVALUATE ALL FUTURE PROJECTS FOR CONSTRUCTION ESCALATIONS.
UM, SO, UM, UH, WE'RE WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH THE CENTRAL SERVICE DEPARTMENTS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE, UM, UH, PLANNING AND ENSURING THAT IF WE NEED TO INCLUDE ANY FURTHER COST ESCALATIONS, UM, WE'LL DO SO, UM, THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
THIS IS THE, UM, BOND ELECTION SLIDE.
AND SO THIS GIVES US A HISTORICAL BREAKOUT OF THE BOND ELECTIONS AND THE CATEGORIES.
THE LAST BOND ELECTION WAS HELD IN, UH, NOVEMBER OF 2022.
AND, UH, TYPICALLY, UM, THE BOND ELECTIONS OCCUR EVERY, UM, FOUR TO SIX YEARS.
OKAY, I'LL NOW TURN IT OVER TO DIRECTOR DEBOWSKI.
SO THE NEXT COUPLE SLIDES GO OVER THE BUILD HOUSTON FORWARD PROGRAM.
UM, SO THE BUILD HOUSTON FORWARD PROGRAM, UM, THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT TABS IN THE BOOK.
ONE IS FOR STREET AND TRAFFIC CONTROL, AND THE OTHER IS FOR STORM DRAINAGE FOR STREET AND TRAFFIC CONTROL.
UM, THE LARGEST PROGRAM INSIDE THAT, THAT AREA IS FOR CITYWIDE STREET AND TRAFFIC REHAB OF 750 MILLION.
UH, WE ALSO HAVE 492 MILLION FOR THOROUGH AFFAIRS AND COLLECTORS.
UM, COUNCIL DISTRICT SERVICE FUND DOLLARS ARE PROGRAMMED IN THIS AREA OF 27.5 MILLION OVER THE FIVE YEARS.
AND THE SAFE SIDEWALK PROGRAM 16.5 MILLION OVER THE FIVE YEAR PERIOD.
UNDER THE STORM DRAINAGE SECTION, UH, THIS SECTION TOTALS $1.16 BILLION.
UH, THE MAJORITY OF THE FUNDING GOES TO NEIGHBORHOOD DRAINAGE PROGRAM, $775 MILLION.
UM, YOU SEE A BREAKDOWN BETWEEN, UM, RECONSTRUCTION PROJECTS OF 480 MILLION.
THE LOCAL DRAINAGE PROGRAM, 70 MILLION STORMWATER ACTION TEAM 100 MILLION OVER THE FIVE YEAR PERIOD.
AND ROADSIDE DITCH TREE ESTABLISHMENT IS 125 MILLION OVER THE FIVE YEARS.
UM, THIS SECTION ALSO INCLUDES MONEY FOR REGIONAL STORMWATER DETENTION PROJECTS OF 131 MILLION.
UM, AND SOME OTHER HIGHLIGHTS ARE THE LAKE HOUSTON DAMS SPILLWAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT 128 MILLION AND THE NORTH CANAL $124 MILLION.
THE NEXT SLIDE, UM, GIVE SOME HIGHLIGHTS FOR SOME OF THE, UM, SOME OF THE PROJECTS IN THE BUILD HOUSTON FORWARD SECTION.
UM, I DID WANT TO MAKE SPECIAL NOTE OF THE NOTE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SLIDE THAT THE FIGURES ON THIS SLIDE DON'T REFLECT THE PASSAGE OF THE BUDGET AMENDMENTS THAT WE DISCUSSED LAST WEEK, 7.01, 7.02, AND 12.03.
UH, THE CIP BOOK WAS ALREADY, UM, COMPLETED AND AT THE PRINT SHOP AT THE TIME, WE WERE HAVING THE BUDGETARY DISCUSSIONS.
SO YOU WON'T SEE, UM, THE ALLOCATION OF THE FUNDING, UM, AS WE DISCUSSED DURING THE BUDGET AMENDMENT PROCESS FULLY REFLECTED, UM, IN THE NUMBERS IN THE BOOK.
UM, BUT REST ASSURED THAT THE ADMINISTRATION'S COMMITMENT TO THOSE BUDGET AMENDMENT STANDS AND WE'LL BE SURE TO, UM, UH, YOU KNOW, INCLUDE THAT IN THE, WHAT WE CALL THE ACTIVE CIP.
UM, SO JUST BREAKING DOWN WHAT YOU SEE HERE FOR THE STORMWATER ACTION TEAM, LIKE I MENTIONED ON THE PREVIOUS SLIDE, IT INCLUDES A HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS OVER THE FIVE YEAR PERIOD, OR 20 MILLION A YEAR.
AND, UM, IT'S AMENDMENT 12.03 THAT IS GOING TO ALLOCATE ADDITIONAL MONEY TO, UM, THE SWAT SWAT PROGRAM.
UM, FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE PROGRAM, UM, YOU CAN SEE OVER THE FIVE YEAR PERIOD IT'S $70 MILLION, UM, WITH THE, UH, BREAKDOWN BY FUND AND BY YEAR, UM, ON THE SLIDE.
AND THEN FOR THE DITCH REESTABLISHMENT PROGRAM, THE PROPOSED CIP HAS $125 MILLION OVER THE FIVE YEAR PERIOD WITH 25 MILLION IN EACH YEAR.
ON THE NEXT SLIDE, UM, THIS SLIDE GIVES AN OVERVIEW OF THE FEDERAL GRANTS THAT WE, UM, ARE ANTICIPATING TO RECEIVE ASSOCIATED WITH THE BUILD HOUSTON FORWARD PROGRAM.
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ON THE TRANSPORTATION SIDE, UH, WE DO HAVE GRANTS FROM THE US DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, UM, TOTALING $122 MILLION FOR THE, UH, BROKEN DOWN BY THE PROJECTS LISTED BELOW.UM, TELEPHONE ROAD BINETTE, UH, WEST BELT GRADE SEPARATION, AND GULFTON CASHMERE, UH, RESILIENT SIDEWALK PROGRAM.
UH, WE ALSO RECEIVE FUNDING THROUGH HGAC TIP PROGRAM, UM, ESTIMATED TO BE 224 MILLION, UM, FOR THE PROJECTS LISTED BELOW THAT.
AND THEN WE ALSO GET GRANTS TOWARDS OUR DRAINAGE MITIGATION PROJECTS, UM, UNDERNEATH THE HAZARD MITIGATION GRANT PROGRAM, UH, WHICH WE RECEIVE THROUGH FEMA AND TEEM $110 MILLION FOR THE NORTH CANAL LAKE HOUSTON DAM AND THE MEMORIAL CITY DETENTION PROJECTS.
AND THEN WE ALSO, UH, ARE PROGRAMMING AND ALLOCATION FROM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT.
UM, SO CDBG, MIT, SOMETIMES YOU HEAR IT REFERRED TO FROM HUD AND GLO OF $73 MILLION, UH, FOR THE PROJECTS YOU SEE THERE.
SO, AS I WAS DISCUSSING IN THE OPENING REMARKS, UM, ABOUT THE STREET AND DRAINAGE DEBT, SO YOU CAN SEE ON THIS SLIDE, UM, WHERE WE'VE COME SINCE THE START OF REBUILD HOUSTON.
UM, THE SLIDE GOES BACK TO 2012.
WE HAVE PAID OFF SO FAR A TOTAL OF $2 BILLION IN DEBT, UM, BROKEN DOWN BY 1.3 BILLION IN PRINCIPAL.
AND 692 MILLION IN INTEREST HAS BEEN PAID.
UH, TO DATE, WE STILL OWE $442 MILLION, UM, WHICH IS COMPRISED OF 369 MILLION OF PRINCIPAL AND 73 MILLION IN INTEREST.
AND THIS IS, UM, AS I MENTIONED, AS WE PAY DOWN THE DEBT, IT'S GOING TO FREE UP ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO GO TOWARDS THOSE PAY-AS-YOU-GO PROJECTS.
SO YOU'LL TYPICALLY SEE, UM, YOU KNOW, YEAR OVER YEAR ADDITIONAL MONEY GOING, UM, FROM THE GENERAL FUND BEING TRANSFERRED TO, UH, THE D-D-S-R-F PROGRAM.
AND I DID WANNA MAKE NOTE THAT WITH THE, UH, THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT THAT WAS APPROVED BY THE COURT, UM, WE BASICALLY HAVE, UH, IN FISCAL YEAR 26 AND 27, UM, THE AMOUNT OF MONEY, UH, THAT WE'RE PLANNING TO PROGRAM IS IN, IS IN ALIGNMENT WITH THAT SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT.
SO IN FY 26, UH, THE GENERAL FUND WILL BE SENDING AN ADDITIONAL $16 MILLION ON TOP OF WHAT WAS, WHAT WAS ALREADY GOING TO BE SENT TO D-D-S-R-F, IF NOT FOR THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT.
AND THEN IN FY 27, THE PLAN IS TO SEND AN ADDITIONAL $48 MILLION ON TOP OF WHAT THE CITY WOULD HAVE DONE IN THE EQUIVALENT CALCULATION.
AND THEN IN FY 28 AND, UH, BEYOND, WE'RE PROGRAMMING THE 11.80 CENT FULL.
I'LL TURN IT BACK OVER TO MS. ELLO.
OKAY, SO MOVING ON TO THE COMBINED UTILITY SYSTEM.
SO THIS SLIDE BREAKS OUT THE TWO, UM, UH, THE WATER, UH, TREATMENT FACILITIES, UM, SECTION OF THE COMBINED UTILITY SYSTEM AND THE, UM, WATER UTILITY.
SO IN THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES, WE HAVE ABOUT 3.8 BILLION.
AND THIS IS MAINLY, UM, FOR THE TWO LARGEST PROJECTS, THE WASTE, UH, WATER TREATMENT PLANT SERVICE AREAS COMING IN AT 1.1 BILLION.
AND THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT IMPROVEMENTS, UM, FOLLOWED BY THE NEIGHBORHOOD SEWER RENEWAL AND THE LIFT STATION RENEWAL AND REPLACEMENTS.
UM, THE WATER UTILITY SYSTEM IS, UH, 4.3 BILLION AND AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, THE LARGEST SINGLE PROJECT, UM, WITHIN THIS, UM, SECTION OF THE BOOK IS THE EAST WATER PURIFICATION PLANT.
UM, IT HAS, UH, AN ALLOCATION OF 2.1, UH, 2.1 BILLION.
THE TOTAL, UM, PROJECT IS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 4.2 BILLION.
SO YOU DON'T SEE THE WHOLE COST WITHIN THIS WINDOW OF THE CIP.
YOU'LL SEE THAT IN THE FUTURE CIPS.
UM, THE WE, UH, IT ALSO INCLUDES THE WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT RENEWAL SURFACE WATER TRANSMISSION PROGRAM, AND THE RAW WATER INFRASTRUCTURE.
OKAY, SO THIS IS THE HOUSTON AIRPORT SYSTEM.
AND THIS SLIDE BREAKS OUT THE, UH, PROGRAMS THAT ARE, UM, OCCURRING IN THE, UH, GEORGE BUSH INTERCONTINENTAL, UM, WILLIAM P HOBBY AND AT ELLENTON FIELD, UH, THE LARGEST PROJECT WITHIN, UM, IAH IS THE TERMINAL, UH, MODERNIZATION PROGRAM AT 923 MILLION.
AND ALSO THE, UH, UH, THE TERMINAL B REDEVELOPMENT AND THE SKYWAY AUTOMATED PEOPLE MOVER.
AND AT HOBBY, UM, THE SINGLE LARGEST, UH, PROJECT THERE IS THE AIRFIELD, TAXIWAY, AND RUNWAYS.
OKAY, SO THIS GIVES YOU, UH, OUR TIMELINE.
SO LAST WEEK, UM, MARTA SENT OUT THE EMAIL FOR THE CIP ON THE SHAREPOINT
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SITE.UM, TODAY'S THE BFA, UM, COMMITTEE MEETING.
UM, WE ASKED THAT, UM, IF WE COULD HAVE THE AMENDMENTS TO THE CIP BY THE END OF THIS WEEK.
AFTER THIS MEETING, MARTA WILL BE SENDING OUT AN EMAIL WITH THE TEMPLATES.
AND THEN ON, UH, JUNE 27TH AND, UH, I'M SORRY, JUNE 17TH AND THE 25TH, WE'LL COME BACK TO COUNSEL FOR, UM, FINAL COUNSEL ACTION ON THE CIP.
AND THAT CONCLUDES THE PRESENTATION.
THANK YOU BOTH FOR THE PRESENTATION, UM, FOR THE 2022, UM, BOND.
DO YOU HAVE A SCHEDULE OF THE CAPACITY OF HOW MUCH EVERY YEAR WE'RE LETTING FROM THAT BOND? WE DO, UM, WE DO PUBLISH THAT INFORMATION IN THE MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORT EVERY MONTH.
SO, UM, I DON'T KNOW THE FIGURES OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, BUT WE CAN PROVIDE.
SO IN THAT ONE IT SAYS THE BOND THAT'S THE 2022 YES.
BREAKS DOWN FOR EACH OF THE DIFFERENT BOND ELECTIONS.
IT HAS THE 2022, UH, IF ANY IS REMAINING FROM THE 2017, IT HAS A HISTORICAL VIEW, SO WE'LL BE SURE TO TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU.
AND ARE WE PLANNING ANOTHER BOND INITIATIVE ANYTIME SOON? DO WE HAVE CAPACITY FOR THAT EVEN? UM, WE DO HAVE CAPACITY.
IF YOU LOOK IN THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY, YOU CAN SEE THE YEAR THAT WE START PLANNING, UM, FISCAL YEAR 27, WE HAVE, UH, BASED ON, BASED ON THIS PROPOSED CIP, UM, FISCAL YEAR 27 WOULD BE THE FIRST YEAR THAT WE WOULD START NEEDING A NEW BOND ELECTION.
BUT IT'S ONLY A SMALL AMOUNT AROUND 674,000.
IT'S REALLY AN FY 28 THAT YOU START SEEING.
WE ANTICIPATE TO NEED ANOTHER BOND ELECTION.
DEEDEE WITH CA, UM, MAYOR PRO TEM CASTEX TATUM'S OFFICE.
AND THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.
AS, UH, CHAIR ERIC COHN STATED, UM, MAYOR PRO TEM CASTEX TATUM IS ONLINE, BUT SHE DOES ASK THIS QUESTION.
UM, WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME LOOKING AT THE DIFFERENCES, UM, FROM YEAR TO YEAR ON THE CIPS.
AND SHE ASKS IF YOU COULD POINT OUT THE DIFFERENCES IN DISTRICT K AND SEND THAT INFORMATION TO HER.
SO WE ARE WORKING ON THE COUNCIL DISTRICT REPORT AND AFTER THIS MEETING WE'LL CIRCULATE THAT FILE TO YOU ALL.
KATE DENTLER WITH COUNCIL MEMBER CAYMAN'S OFFICE.
AND DIDI WAS ABOUT TO ASK THE SAME QUESTION.
COUNCIL MEMBER CAYMAN IS ONLINE AS WELL, AND I HAVE A FEW COMMENTS FROM HER.
SO WE REMAIN WORRIED ABOUT THE WEST GRAY METROPOLITAN MULTI-SERVICE CENTER AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW WE COULD SET UP A FUND FOR THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE DOLLARS WE'RE TRYING TO BRING IN, I BELIEVE WE SECURED $10 MILLION FROM THE TS.
SO MAYBE THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN CONTINUE TO TALKING ABOUT.
INITIALLY WE'RE CONCERNED THAT WE'RE SEEING HEIGHTS LIBRARIES PUSH BACK A YEAR.
I'VE SUBMITTED A REQUEST WITH THE LIBRARY DEPARTMENT TO FIND OUT WHY THAT IS, BUT ANY INFORMATION WOULD BE HELPFUL AS WELL.
AND LASTLY, IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF PUBLIC WORKS COULD GIVE A PRESENTATION LIKE THEY'D DONE IN PRIOR YEARS BEFORE THE CIP.
UM, IS THERE ANYTHING PLANNED REGARDING THAT IN THE FUTURE? WE KNOW BEFORE THE PANDEMIC THERE WAS A HOPE WE COULD MOVE THEM INTO THE FALL TO GIVE AMPLE TIME TO WORK IN THAT FEEDBACK, BUT IS THERE ANY PLANS FOR BRINGING BACK CIP MEETINGS? SO ON THE, ON THE TWO FACILITIES YOU MENTIONED, WE WILL, UM, WE'LL BE FOLLOWING UP WITH THE GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT AS WELL BECAUSE THEY, UH, THEY PERFORM THE WORK ON BEHALF OF THE CLIENT DEPARTMENTS.
SO WE'LL ABSOLUTELY MAKE SURE, UM, WE CONNECT BOTH THE CLIENT DEPARTMENTS AND GSD ON THOSE QUESTIONS.
SO IN THE PAST WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IN ORDER TO, UM, HAVE BETTER, BETTER TIMING AS FAR AS THE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PROCESS IN TERMS OF UNDERSTANDING FROM THE PUBLIC, UM, THEIR THOUGHTS ON POTENTIAL PROJECTS THAT, ON BEING ON THE SPRING TIMELINE REALLY DIDN'T GIVE ENOUGH TIME TO INCORPORATE ANY OF THAT INTO, UH, THE PROPOSED CIP.
UM, SO WE WILL BE WORKING WITH, UM, THE DEPARTMENTS AND THE ADMINISTRATION TO COME UP WITH A A, A SCHEDULE AND A PLAN GOING FORWARD.
'CAUSE WE'RE CONTINUING TO GET QUESTIONS AND HOPING TO FURTHER UNDERSTAND THE FLOOD MITIGATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE TIMELINES, HOW THEY COMPARE TO WHAT WAS PLANNED AND APPROVED BY COUNCIL LAST YEAR AND WHAT'S CHANGING.
SO I APPRECIATE Y'ALL SENDING THAT BY COUNCIL DISTRICT LIST.
I KNOW IT'S A LOT OF WORK AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU'RE DOING ON THE, THE PARK SPENDING SINCE THERE WAS A KIND OF A DROP IN THE O AND M SIDE.
UM, I'M REALLY INTERESTED IN ALL OF THE PARK SPENDING IN THE CIP AND BASICALLY I'M GONNA FIND EVERYTHING IN HERE, WHETHER IT'S A PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT BOND PROJECT, WHETHER IT'S A PARKS BOARD PROJECT, WHETHER IT'S A TS PROJECT, WHETHER IT'S STRAIGHT UP PHILANTHROPY.
I MEAN, IF YOU DIG HARD ENOUGH, YOU CAN FIND ALL THE IMPROVEMENTS TO, TO PARK SPENDING IN
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HERE.IS THAT THERE A SUM? UH, IT SUMS UP THE TOTAL AMOUNTS IN THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY, SO I CAN TAKE A LOOK AT THAT TOO.
BUT, BUT WE'RE, IT'S NOT, EVERYTHING'S IN HERE.
WHAT ABOUT THE OPEN SPACE ORDINANCE MONEY? IS THAT, IS THAT IN FUND 40 35? I WANNA MAKE SURE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE SAME THING.
THAT'S, YOU KNOW, WHEN THE DEVELOPERS PAY IN LIKE A FEE IN LIEU OF FOR PARKS AND IT'S FOR ACQUISITION, I THINK THAT'S FUND 40 35 AND THERE ARE, UM, PROJECTS PROGRAMMED IN HERE IN FUND 40 35.
BUT I'LL FOLLOW UP TO MAKE SURE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE SAME THING.
AND I'VE ASKED FOR A BREAKDOWN OF WHAT KIND OF WHAT'S IN THOSE FUNDS AS WELL, AND IF IT'S, THEY'RE NOT, THOSE FUNDS AREN'T FOR O AND M, SO I WOULD THINK THEY WOULD BE IN THE CAPITAL SIDE IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE SAME, UM, THE SAME FUND, WHICH I THINK WE ARE.
UM, IF YOU LOOK IN THE BOOK, IT'S PROGRAMMED, UH, FUND 40 35 HAS ABOUT $8 MILLION PROGRAMMED, AND YOU CAN SEE WHAT PROJECTS IT'S GOING TOWARDS IN HERE.
OH, UM, THE ONE THING I WOULD SAY IS THAT WE CERTAINLY TRY OUR BEST TO GATHER THE INFORMATION ON ALL THE FUNDING SOURCES, WHETHER IT'S GRANT, PRIVATE CONTRIBUTION, UM, YOU EVEN SEE WHERE IF, UM, LIKE A TOURS IS SPENDING MONEY ON A PROJECT IN, IT COULD BE A PARK OR IT COULD BE A STREET.
WE TRY TO REFLECT THAT FUNDING IN THOSE SECTIONS AS WELL.
UM, I DO KNOW THAT THERE ARE SOME ADDITIONAL, UM, EARMARKS IN THE STATE BUDGET FOR SOME PARKS PROJECTS.
WHICH WE JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT.
SO THEY'RE NOT UNFORTUNATELY IN THIS BOOK.
UM, SO WE DO TRY TO CAPTURE ALL WE CAN, UM, OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, BASED ON TIMING.
IT'S NOT, IT'S NOT A PERFECT SCIENCE, BUT, AND I THINK THERE WERE 10.
HOW MANY, DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY PARKS WERE BEING FUNDED THROUGH THE STATE AND THE AMOUNTS? UH, I HAVE IT, I CAN, WE CAN FOLLOW UP.
BUT IT IS ABOUT, ROUGHLY ABOUT 10, 10 PARKS.
UM, COUNCIL MEMBER FLICKINGER? YES.
UH, WE'VE GOT A PROJECT IN, UH, DEERWOOD ESTATES.
UH, THERE IS NO LIFT STATION THERE, AND THEY ACTUALLY HAVE TO TAKE A VACUUM TRUCK OUT THERE TO, UH, REMOVE THE, THE SEWAGE.
AND I REALIZE THAT ALL OF THESE CIP PROJECTS HAVE BENEFITS TO THE CITY.
UH, NOT MANY OF THEM WILL ACTUALLY REDUCE OUR COST, WHICH THIS ONE WILL, UH, THIS ONE WILL PAY US BACK OVER A NUMBER OF YEARS.
AND THEN AFTER THAT IT'S A REDUCTION IN OPERATING EXPENSES.
SO I WOULD HOPE THAT PROJECTS LIKE THAT COULD BE MOVED TO THE VERY TOP, GIVEN THE FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS WE'VE GOT ALREADY.
CAN YOU REPEAT THE NAME OF THE AREA? IT, IT'S, UH, THE DEER RAGE ESTATES.
THEY'RE GONNA BE ADDING A LIFT STATION SO I CAN, UH, LEMME SEE IF I'VE GOT THE NUMBER FOR IT FOR YOU HERE.
WE DO, UM, WE DO HAVE FUNDING PROGRAM FOR LIFT STATION RENEWAL AND REPLACEMENT IN THE BOOK.
SO WE DO ALLOCATE FUNDING TOWARDS THAT, BUT I WANNA MAKE SURE I WRITE DOWN THE AREA THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT SPECIFICALLY AND I'LL MAKE SURE WE GET YOU THE DETAILS.
ANOTHER THING FROM THE STATE, I KNOW THERE WAS THE LEAKY PIPES BILL, AND I DON'T THINK THAT WENT ANYWHERE, BUT WHAT, WHAT DID WE GET, UH, ON FOR THE, FOR THE CUS? WE GOT, I MEAN, THERE'S THE EAST WATER PURIFICATION PLANT IS, WE'RE BAR, YOU KNOW, WE'RE DOING THE TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD, RIGHT? CORRECT.
SO WE'RE GETTING A LOAN THROUGH THE TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD, WHICH HAS A LOWER COST OF BORROWING TO FINANCE A PORTION RIGHT.
I THINK IT'S AROUND 900 AND SOME FEDERAL 90.
I KNOW 6 MILLION IS GOING INTO THAT TOO.
UM, AND THEN THERE WAS A DAVID WARDLOW, LIKE LIVINGSTON.
DAVID WARDLOW WITH HOUSTON PUBLIC WORKS.
THE ONE DIRECT ALLOCATION FOR A CITY OWNED ASSET WOULD BE THE LYNCHBURG.
THE LYNCHBURG, I KNEW THERE WAS SOMETHING, AN INITIAL HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS.
PLUS OBVIOUSLY THE, THE WATER BILL STATEWIDE HAS FUNDING ALLOCATED FOR THINGS.
WE WILL BE VERY INTERESTED WITH WHAT THE WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD CHOOSES IN TERMS OF RULES AND WE'LL BE APPLYING FOR ASSISTANCE THAT WAY TOO.
AND THE, THE, ON THE, THE NEIGHBORHOOD, WAIT, SO WHERE WOULD THE PIPES BE? WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT AND RENEWAL? 668 MILLION.
THERE'S A NUMBER OF LINE ITEMS THAT ADDRESS THAT INFRASTRUCTURE.
THERE'S, UM, THE S 35 PROGRAM, WHICH IS KIND OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD WATERLINE REPLACEMENTS THAT YOU SEE GOING INTO A WHOLE NEIGHBORHOOD.
BUT THEN THERE'S THE S 7 0 1 PROGRAM, S 700 PROGRAM.
WELL, WE'D BE FOCUSING ON, ON THOSE EVEN THOUGH WE DIDN'T GET THAT BILL, WE'LL BE FOCUSING ON THOSE.
UH, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.
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WAS GONNA BE MY ASK IN REGARDS TO WHAT THE CHAIRMAN WAS ASKING ON THE WATER TREATMENT.THESE DOLLARS, ARE THESE THE DESIGNATED DOLLARS OUT OF THIS BUDGET? THE 2020, UH, SIX BUDGET, 25, 26 BUDGET.
SO HOW MUCH OF IT, WELL, LET ME ASK THIS.
IS THERE, IS THERE A DESIGNATION FROM THE STATE TO US REGARDING THE WATER TREATMENT PLANTS THAT'S BEING ASKED NOW? I THINK WE'RE JUST GETTING THAT MONEY THROUGH THE TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD AND ALSO THROUGH THE FEDERAL, THERE'S A FEDERAL PROGRAM AS WELL.
WE'RE GETTING SOME MONEY FOR THE, FOR THE EAST WATER PURIFICATION PLAN.
SO I'M, AND AND THAT'S USUALLY HOW WE FUND THOSE BIG PROJECTS THROUGH THOSE LOW INTEREST LOANS THAT RIGHT.
SO, BUT THERE'S NO, BUT THERE'S NO, UM, THERE'S NO DESIGNATED DOLLAR NOW COMING IN FROM THE STATE DIRECTLY FROM THE ASK FOR THE RE UH, FOR THE, FOR THE WATER PIPES? NO.
IF THAT'S, YEAH, THAT'S, YEAH.
SO THERE IS NONE CORRECT, RIGHT NOW? NO.
SORRY, COULD YOU REPEAT JUST THE QUESTION JUST SO I MAKE SURE WE ANSWER IT ACCURATELY? RIGHT.
WHAT I, WHAT I WAS ASKING WAS, I KNOW THAT THE, UH, ADMINISTRATION, THE MAYOR WAS TRYING TO SEEK THE DOLLARS TO THE REPLACEMENT OF THE PIPE YEAH.
SO THAT WAS NOT APPROVED AT THE CORRECT.
NOT AS A DIRECT ALLOCATION FOR THE CITY OF HOUSTON.
STATEWIDE IN THE WATER RESOURCES BILL THAT DID PASS, THERE IS NOW AN ALLOCATION THAT DOES ALLOW MORE FUNDING TO GO TOWARDS ASSET REPLACEMENT.
LIKE WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
UH, SO THE WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD WILL BE COMING UP WITH THE RULES AROUND THAT PROGRAM.
THIS IS ALL ASSUMING THAT THE VOTERS APPROVE THE BALLOT MEASURE THIS FALL.
'CAUSE IT'S AN ALLOCATION OF, I BELIEVE SALES TAX.
THAT WAS, I THINK, I THINK THAT MADAM CHAIR, I THINK YOU WERE ASKING REGARDING THAT SHORTLY ON THE BILL FROM THE BOARD.
IS THAT, IF I UNDERSTOOD IT CORRECTLY? I THINK THAT WAS YOUR QUESTION.
I DIDN'T WANT TO SOUND LIKE THE SAME.
I THINK THAT WAS MORE FOR THE PURIFICATION PLAN, YOUR PURIFICATION, RIGHT? CORRECT.
AND I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE WHICH ONE THAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT ON THE, ON THE ALLOCATION.
THANK YOU BOTH FOR THE PRESENTATION ON THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, TECHNOLOGY ENHANCEMENTS.
THERE'S AN ITEM FOR SAP 12.8 MILLION.
WE ALSO HAVE COMING TO COUNCIL SOON, A NEW SAP CONTRACT FOR 22 MILLION.
DOES THAT INCLUDE THIS 12.8 OR IS THIS AN ADDITIONAL AMOUNT? UM, SO I HAVEN'T, I HAVEN'T, I DON'T HAVE THE DETAILS OF THE ITEM THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IN FRONT OF ME, BUT, UM, THE CONTRACT PROBABLY INCLUDES, UM, FUNDING IN THE OPERATIONAL BUDGET AS WELL.
UM, FOR SAP, UM, THE CIP BOOK JUST HAS THE CAPITAL COMPONENT OF IT.
UM, SO IT WOULD BE, UM, YOU KNOW, PROBABLY ADDITIONAL FUNDING IN THE OPERATING BUDGET TO GET TO THAT AMOUNT THAT YOU'RE MENTIONING.
AND I'LL HAVE, I'LL JUST FOLLOW UP WITH SOME, SOME QUESTIONS, UM, AFTERWARDS.
I DO WANNA ACKNOWLEDGE COUNCIL MEMBER TIFFANY THOMAS HAS BEEN ONLINE AT THIS MEETING.
THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR AND THANK YOU DIRECTOR AND DIRECTOR.
UM, YOU'D MENTIONED DIRECTOR DEBOSKY HAD MENTIONED ABOUT PARKS, I BELIEVE.
DID YOU SAY ABOUT 12 PARKS ARE PART OF THIS PLAN? UM, I, WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT WAS IN RELATION TO THE PROJECTS THAT, UM, GOT AN ALLOCATION OF FUNDING THROUGH THE STATE BUDGET.
UM, AND THOSE PROJECTS, IT IS 10, 10 DIFFERENT, UM, PARKS THAT ARE GONNA GET AN, AN ALLOCATION IN THE STATE FUNDING THAT WE'RE GONNA BE RECEIVING TO THE CITY.
AND, UM, SINCE WE DIDN'T QUITE HAVE THAT INFORMATION IN TIME TO PREPARE THE CIP, YOU WON'T SEE THOSE DOLLARS, UM, IN THIS BOOK, BUT THEY ARE GONNA BE COMING FROM THE STATE.
AND OUTSIDE OF THAT, ARE THERE ANY DOLLARS IN THIS CIP UM, DIRECTED TOWARDS PARKS? YES.
UM, AND, AND IS THAT TOWARDS CONSTRUCTION OF NEW PARKS OR RENOVATION OF EXISTING PARKS OR BOTH? A MIX OF BOTH.
UM, I WOULD SAY THAT IN GENERAL, WE TRY TO FOCUS MOST OF OUR CAPITAL SPENDING ON CAPITAL MAINTENANCE, UM, AND UPGRADING OF THE FACILITIES THAT WE ALREADY OWN.
UM, BUT THERE ARE A FEW NEW, UM, PROJECTS PLANNED.
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FOR EXAMPLE, THE, UH, THERE'S A NEW COMMUNITY CENTER, UH, PLANNED IN DISTRICT E, SYLVAN RODRIGUEZ COMMUNITY CENTER, AND THERE'S ALSO THE, UM, DISTRICT GA NEW COMMUNITY CENTER.UH, YES, A NEW COMMUNITY CENTER AND DISTRICT GI HAVE TO FIND IT.
UM, AND, UH, THE FUNDING FOR THOSE, IS IT THROUGH PIP OR SOME OF IT PRIMARILY THROUGH THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, WHICH WOULD BE FUNDED ULTIMATELY BY GENERAL FUND.
UM, SO FOR THE PROJECTS IN THE PARKS WHERE WE ISSUE PARKS, BONDS, THAT DEBT SERVICE PAID FOR WITH GENERAL FUND, UM, DOLLARS IN THE FUTURE YEARS AS THE DEBT SERVICE PAYMENTS BECOME DUE, WE DO ALSO SHOW SOME FEDERAL AND STATE GRANTS IN THE PARK SECTION OF THE CIP, WHERE WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO, UM, LEVERAGE SOME ADDITIONAL FUNDING, UM, FOR THOSE PROJECTS.
AND, UM, LAST TOPIC WOULD BE, UH, REGARDING THE TOURS BUDGETS.
YOU SAID THEIR BUDGETS COME, UH, MUCH LATER THAN, YOU KNOW, THE BUDGET WE JUST PASSED LAST WEEK IN THE CIP.
IS THERE, IS THERE A REASON FOR THAT? NO, UM, I KNOW THAT THAT'S BEEN THE CASE FOR AT LEAST AS LONG AS I'VE BEEN AT THE CITY.
UM, I THINK THAT GENERALLY THE TS BUDGETS AND CIPS, THEY, UH, THEY DO COME USUALLY TOWARDS THE END OF THE SUMMER, AUGUST, SEPTEMBER.
UM, WE DO HAVE A, UM, I WOULD SAY A MORE ROBUST REVIEW OF THOSE TOUR CIPS AND BUDGETS THAN WE HAVE IN THE PAST YEARS.
I KNOW THAT TYPICALLY WHAT HAPPENS IS THE TOURS BOARD, UM, YOU KNOW, WORKS TO GET THOSE BUDGETS AND CIPS TOGETHER.
AND NOW THAT WE HAVE, UH, THE T FINANCIAL POLICIES, THE ADMINISTRATION, UM, IS TAKING A MUCH CLOSER AND HARDER LOOK AT THOSE PROJECTS, UM, I DON'T KNOW THAT THAT'S WHAT'S CAUSING THE TIMING, BUT, UM, THAT'S CERTAINLY PART OF THE PROCESS.
AND JUST FINISHING UP ON THIS TOPIC, DO YOU KNOW WHEN WE'LL HAVE ACCESS TO THAT REVIEW? THE RESULTS OF THAT REVIEW? OH, UH, FOR THE ERNST AND YOUNG TOURS REVIEW? IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE REFERENCING? YES.
I DO KNOW, I BELIEVE THE ADMINISTRATION HAS SEEN AN INITIAL, UM, I CAN'T EVEN SAY AN INITIAL REPORT, BUT HAD SOME, UH, ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT ERNST AND YOUNG HAS PRESENTED TO THE ADMINISTRATION.
UH, I DON'T KNOW WHEN THE FINAL REPORT IS GONNA BE READY TO FOLLOW UP.
I'M LOOKING AT THE PARKS AND RECREATION, UH, ROLL UP OF ALL SPENDING, UH, UM, ABOUT $132 MILLION IN THIS CIP ALL FUNDS, UH, WITH A HUNDRED MILLION OF THAT BEING AN FY 26, AND THEN MUCH LESSER AMOUNTS IN THE OUT YEARS.
IS THAT BECAUSE OF THE COMMUNITY CENTER? WHAT, WHAT, WHAT'S DRIVING THE LARGE SPEND THIS YEAR? WE DO HAVE A LARGE INCREASE IN FY 26, AS YOU POINTED OUT, COUNCIL MEMBER.
AND THAT'S BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF PROJECTS THAT, UM, THAT WEREN'T COMPLETED IN FY 25.
SO WE HAD TO ROLL OVER A LOT OF THOSE PROJECTS IN 25.
SO IS THAT SOMETHING WE'LL JUST KEEP SEEING THAT FIRST YEAR IS GONNA BE THE BIGGER, OR IS THIS YEAR WEIRD? THIS IS A, UH, AN INTERESTING YEAR BECAUSE NOT ONLY DID WE HAVE A COUPLE OF, OF PROJECTS THAT, UM, WERE NOT COMPLETED IN 25, BUT WE ALSO HAD PROJECTS THAT WERE NOT COMPLETED IN 24.
SO THIS IS SORT OF A, YOU KNOW, A CATCH UP.
UM, OF THE, UH, THE TOTAL ON THE RIDERS FROM, YOU KNOW, THE STATE LEVEL AND SUCH OF THIS 14 MILLION FOR THE 10 PARKS, UM, YOU KNOW, THE LARGEST AMOUNT THAT I, UH, NOTED IS 3 MILLION TO TWELL PARK.
ARE THOSE FUNDS SPECIFIC FOR SPECIFIC RENOVATIONS OR JUST, UM, ARE THEY EARMARKED FOR, FOR ANYTHING SPECIFIC OR ARE THEY JUST GENERAL RENOVATIONS, OR DO YOU KNOW? THE WAY I UNDERSTAND IT, UM, IS THEY ARE FOR SPECIFIC, IN SOME CASES FOR SPECIFIC THINGS I'VE, I'VE SEEN, UM, I DON'T HAVE IT IN FRONT OF ME, BUT I'VE SEEN, LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, FOR TIDWELL PARK, I BELIEVE IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE USED TOWARDS THE POOL.
UM, BUT WE'LL HAVE TO FOLLOW UP IN, UM, AND GET YOU THOSE DETAILS.
YEAH, I, I JUST NOTED THAT TIDWELL'S THREE, UH, WARREN PARK WAS TWO AND BORDERS BILL WAS TWO, AND THE OTHERS WERE A MILLION.
THE OTHER QUESTION I HAD WAS, I UNDERSTAND 10 MILLION FOR 200 POLICE CARS.
WE, WE ALSO GOT THAT, RIGHT? YES.
AND VEHICLE PURCHASES ARE IN INCLUDED IN THIS AS WELL? THEY ARE, YES, THEY ARE INCLUDED HERE, BUT, UM, THANK YOU, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER CARTER FOR BRINGING UP THE $10 MILLION FOR THE PATROL CARS.
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THAT FUNDING IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS, IN THIS PLAN EITHER, SINCE, LIKE I SAID, WITH THE TIMING, UM, YOU KNOW, WE DIDN'T HAVE THE CERTAINTY OF THAT BEFORE WE FINALIZED THIS, BUT, UM, YES, IF YOU LOOK UNDER THE FLEET SECTION, UM, YOU'LL SEE WE HAVE PROGRAMMED, YOU KNOW, HOW MUCH WE'RE GOING TO BE SPENDING FOR, UM, POLICE VEHICLES, FOR FIRE VEHICLES, PARTICULARLY AMBULANCES FOR SOLID WASTE, UM, SIDE LOADERS.WE ALSO HAVE FOR PARKS, PUBLIC WORKS, THE AIRPORT.
UM, AND THEN THERE ARE SOME OTHER, UM, UM, LIKE I MENTIONED PARKS, BUT YOU SEE THEM ALL DETAILED IN THE FLEET SECTION.
ARE WE BUYING A LANE STRIPING MACHINE?
I, I, I'LL, I'LL PUT THAT OUT TO SAMIR LATER ON.
EVERYONE, IT SAYS A LOT OF INFORMATION TO TAKE IN ONLY 700 AND, OH, SORRY, SHE'S STILL GOING.
NO, I, I WENT BACK IN, I I JUST WANTED TO, SO THE 10 MILLION FOR THE 200 CARS AND THE OTHER TWO THAT I DON'T THINK WE'VE MENTIONED, BUT, SO THE A HUNDRED MILLION FOR THE LYNCHBURG, UH, UH, PUMP STATION AND THEN 50 MILLION FOR LAKE HOUSTON DREDGING, AND THEN 60 MILLION FOR THE LAKE HOUSTON DAM, I MEAN LAKE LIVINGSTON DAM THROUGH TRA AND NONE OF THOSE ARE INCLUDED IN YOUR NUMBERS, CORRECT? CORRECT.
THAT'S A, THEY'RE ALL BONUS, I SAY CORRECT.
UH, DIRECTOR, WHAT I HAVE BEEN, OH, GO AHEAD.
THE, THE 50 MILLION FOR THE LAKE HOUSTON DREDGING IS ALREADY IN THE BOOK, BUT OTHER THAN THAT THEY'RE NOT IN CORRECT FOR THE SPILLWAY YEAH, THE SPILLWAY, IT WAS DREDGING TWO SEPARATE.
WE CAN TRY, WE'LL GET SOME CLARIFICATION.
WE'LL GET SOME CLARIFICATION ON THAT.
WHAT I HAVE BEEN HEARING FROM MY DISTRICT COLLEAGUES IS, YOU KNOW, JUST WHAT WAS DISCUSSED EARLIER ABOUT A BREAKDOWN BY DISTRICT AND, AND ALSO THE CHANGE, YOU KNOW, IF THERE'S ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES, UM, A PROJECT GETTING BUMPED OR WHATEVER, OF COURSE ALL THE DISTRICT COUNCIL MEMBERS AND AT LARGE COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE INTERESTED IN THAT INFORMATION.
UM, BUT REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR HARD WORK ON THIS.
I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS IN THE QUEUE, SO WE WILL GO TO PUBLIC COMMENTS.
THANK YOU TO ALL THE FINANCE TEAM THAT PUTS THIS TOGETHER.
WE WILL HEAR FROM AMY VON BOCAL.
SHE HAS SIGNED UP VIRTUALLY AMY VON BOCAL.
WE HAVE ONE PERSON, WE DUNNO IF IT'S AMY.
PASTOR DEB, ARE YOU OUT THERE VIRTUALLY? HEY, I, THERE YOU GO.
FEEL FREE TO GO START SPEAKING.
I'M WITH SELMA PRINCE OF NORTH HOUSTON AL ORGANIZATION.
I'M ALSO ACTING PRESIDENT OF SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD 45.
UM, I'M REPRESENTING OUR AD HOC FAITH COMMITTEE TODAY.
THAT IS TO ACT DECISIVE, HEAL OUR COMMUNITY'S PLURAL, AND WE UNITE RESIDENTS IN DISTRICTS BNH AND PRECINCTS ONE AND TWO.
UM, WE, UH, SPEAK OUT ON HOUSTON'S DESERTS, FOOD, MEDICAL PARK ARTS, EARLY CHILDHOOD TECHNOLOGY, TRANSPORTATION, RECREATION, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND RESOURCE.
UM, WE ELECT OFFICIALS TO PROTECT, INSPECT, AND IMPROVE NEIGHBORHOODS FOR UNDERSERVED AREAS.
THE CITY'S BUDGET HAS FAILED TO CONSIDER HOUSTON'S DESERTS WITH LONGSTANDING CONCERNS, IMPACTING QUALITY OF LIFE AND SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH.
IN BETWEEN COMPLETE COMMUNITIES AND LIVABLE PLACES.
WE HAVE FOUND INCOMPLETE COMMUNITIES AND UNLIVABLE PLACES.
INSTEAD OF COMPETING AND FIGHTING FOR CRUMBS, EACH UNDERSERVED AREA SHOULD BE INVITED TO JOIN A PROBLEM SOLVING WORKING GROUP.
RESILIENCE RUNS LOW IN UNDERSERVED NEIGHBORHOODS FROM FREQUENT AND INTENSIFIED DISASTERS, BUT SOLUTIONS ARISE FROM WITHIN.
WE THOROUGHLY EXPLORE ISSUES AND CREATE DEFICIENCY PLANS THAT ADVANCE REPARATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS.
PAIRING NEIGHBORHOOD DRIVEN OUTREACH ENGAGEMENT WITH CITY COUNTY ALIGNED INITIATIVES IS MY RECOMMENDATION TO PREVENT DUPLICATIONS AND GAPS AND ACHIEVE NEIGHBORHOOD LEVEL IMPACT, UNLIKE DEVELOPER INCENTIVES OR AMENITIES.
COMMUNITY OF SOMETHING CREATED BY PEOPLE WORKING WITH PARK FRIENDS AND GRASSROOTS GROUPS PRESENTS THE MARIN COUNCIL UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES TO ADDRESS AND REIMAGINE UNDESIRABLE ASPECTS OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD UNDERSERVED AREAS.
REFLECTING YEARS OF COUNTY CITY'S INABILITY TO MEET THESE NEEDS.
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TO DECLARE A PUBLIC IMPERATIVE TODAY.ADDRESSING THE MOST PRESSING AND URGENT MATTERS IN THESE DESERTS.
AGREEING TO THIS WHILE CELEBRATING AND IMPROVING OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS DECREASES COMPETITION BETWEEN NEEDY AREAS OFFERS US A MODEST DOWN PAYMENT ON FUTURE COMMITMENT.
MOST IMPORTANTLY, AS VOLUNTEER LEADERS, WE NEED ACCESS TO ENGAGE WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VIABLE SOLUTIONS TO ALLEVIATE COMMUNITY DISTRESS WITHIN MANAGEABLE TIMEFRAMES.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE ABILITY TO SPEAK AND I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM ALL OF THE CITY COUNCIL, INCLUDING MR. CASTILLO.
AND THANK YOU MARIO, UH, FOR YOUR, UH, EFFORTS HERE, EFFORTS IN NORTHSIDE AND NORTHLINE.
THANK YOU PASTOR DEB FOR YOUR CONTINUED ADVOCACY.
NEXT WE HAVE THANK YOU IN PERSON, MICHELLE ET ELLA BLACKWELL.
MY NAME IS MISS, MY NAME IS MS. BLACKWELL AND I LIVE IN THE NEAR NORTH SIDE AREA UP UNDER THE DISTRICT H AREA.
AND MY QUESTION IS, I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO READ OVER EVERYTHING EXACTLY DEALING WITH THE BUDGET, BUT I DID HEAR SOME THINGS ABOUT MONEY GOING TOWARDS, UM, LIBRARIES AND IN MY AREA, I JUST WANNA KNOW IS MONEY GOING TOWARDS THE LIBRARY TO HAVE A MORE CONSISTENT HOURS WHERE THE, THE LONGER HOURS, BUT IT'S GONNA BE MORE CONSISTENT, YOU KNOW, FOR THE DAYS OF OPERATION.
AND ALSO, FOR INSTANCE, THE WHERE I LIVE, I, WHEN I HEARD THEM MENTION ABOUT THE PARKS, THEY MENTIONED ABOUT 10 PARKS BEING THE MONEY POURED INTO THESE AREAS OF THESE 10 PARKS.
I'M JUST SAYING FOR INSTANCE, IT'S MOODY PARK, THAT'S THE PARK I'D UTILIZE.
I DON'T KNOW IF MOODY PARK WAS ONE OF THE 10 PARKS MONEY WILL BE POURED INTO THIS AND THAT, BUT I NOTICED THAT THE COMMUNITY BUILDING, I WOULD LOVE TO SEE IT.
I WOULD LOVE TO SEE IT EXPANDED BECAUSE THAT AREA, A LOT OF PEOPLE, UH, THEY GO TO THAT PARK, THIS AND THAT.
AND I'VE BEEN TO OTHER COMMITTEE, UH, COMMITTEE BUILDINGS IN THE PARKS WHERE THE BUILD THE ROOMS WERE JUST VERY HUGE.
I WOULD JUST LOVE TO SEE AN EXPANSION WITH THE, THE MOODY PARK AS WELL.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT THE 10 PARKS, THE MOODY PARK A PART OF IT, BUT MAYBE ON THE NEXT PLANNING IF THAT COULD BE SOMETHING THAT CAN BE CONSIDERED Y'ALL.
COUNCIL MEMBER CASTILLO, MS. BLACKWELL, GOOD TO SEE YOU.
UM, WE'RE GONNA GET A BREAKDOWN OF, OF THAT LIST BY PROJECTS BY DISTRICT.
UM, IT'S A FAIRLY LARGE DOCUMENT AT THE MOMENT.
I DID SKIM IT AS BEST I COULD.
UM, CARNEGIE IS ON THE CIP THE LIBRARY TO GET THE RESTROOMS REPAIRED AND UPGRADED.
'CAUSE THEY'RE IN PRETTY ROUGH SHAPE.
UM, SO ONCE WE GET YOU THE REST OF THE LIST, UM, HAPPY TO, TO SEE WHAT ELSE IS, IS ON THERE AND GET THAT OVER TO, TO YOU AND TO OTHERS IN TERMS OF THE PARKS.
MOODY PARK IS NOT ON THAT LIST YOU ARE REFERENCING.
UM, BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN WE CAN'T LOOK FOR WAYS IN THE FUTURE TO TRY AND ENHANCE IT.
UM, BECAUSE WE DO HAVE, WE DO HAVE A LOT OF ACTIVITY THERE.
UH, YOU KNOW, THEY JUST GOT A NEW FRIENDS GROUP, ZO MOODY PARK.
THEY'RE DOING SOME GREAT THINGS.
YEAH, THE CONCERT ON SATURDAY WAS, WAS FANTASTIC.
UM, AND SO THERE'S MORE ACTIVITY HAPPENING AND UH, THAT COMMUNITY CENTER, YOU KNOW, ABSOLUTELY COULD PROVIDE MORE SERVICES IF, IF IT WAS EXPANDED.
BUT THANKS FOR COMING DOWN HERE AND SHARING YOUR COMMENTS.
ONE THING I DID WANNA ASK DIRECTOR, IS THIS PUBLICLY AVAILABLE? I KNOW IT'S ON SHAREPOINT, THE CIP, BUT IS IT, IS IT PUBLICLY AVAILABLE? UM, YET, SORRY.
WE USUALLY, UM, POST IT ON THE CITY WEBSITE PRETTY MUCH AS SOON AS WE LEAVE HERE.
UM, NEXT, UM, WE'LL HEAR FROM LISA HUNT, AN ORGANIZER WITH PEOPLE FOR POLK STREET.
FIRST OF ALL, I WANNA THANK YOU FOR ALL THE HARD WORK YOU'VE PUT IN ON THE BUDGET AND THIS PROCESS.
UM, AND I WANNA ACKNOWLEDGE THE CITY DEPARTMENTS, IT ALL CONTRIBUTED TO IT AND THE MAYOR, UH, FOR DEALING WITH SOME REALLY DIFFICULT FISCAL REALITIES AS A CITY.
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TO, UM, URGE GREATER TRANSPARENCY AND, UH, TENSION.UM, AS YOU LOOK AT THE CIP, I WANNA THANK YOU FOR INCLUDING THE WEST BELT IMPROVEMENTS AND TELEPHONE ROAD.
THE EAST END REALLY NEEDS THOSE ADJUSTMENTS AND WE'RE SO HAPPY TO SEE THAT ON THE CIP, BUT WE'RE SPECIFICALLY CONCERNED ABOUT, UM, UNBUDGETED, UM, IMPROVEMENTS THAT WILL BE NEEDED AS THE GEORGE R. BROWN GOES, GOES FORWARD.
THEIR BUDGETING PROCESS IS VERY OPAQUE.
WE'VE REQUESTED A PUBLIC INFORMATION, UM, UH, DRAWING ON THEIR BUDGET AND WE'VE BEEN DENIED BECAUSE WE UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE REAL ESTATE, UM, NEGOTIATIONS.
WE UNDERSTAND THOSE CAN'T BE PUBLIC, BUT, BUT, UM, THOSE COULD BE BLACKED OUT TO, UH, ALLOW THE PUBLIC TO SEE THE REST OF THAT BUDGET.
UM, I THINK AS YOU CONSIDER THOSE COMPONENT ENTITIES, PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AROUND THOSE BUDGETS IS REALLY LACKING.
UH, WE KNOW THAT YOU WILL BE CONSIDERING THE CLOSURE OF POLK STREET SOON.
WE JUST CAME FROM THE FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING OF HOUSTON FIRST, AND WE KNOW THAT DESIGN DEVELOPMENT IS COMPLETED FOR THAT PROJECT.
UM, AND THAT THE ASSUMPTION IS THAT WHEELING WILL BE AN ALTERNATIVE.
WE'RE NOT CONVINCED THAT IT WILL BE.
AND WE THINK THE CITY IS GOING TO INCUR, UH, ADDITIONAL EXPENSES THAT ARE NOT BUDGETED IN CIP.
AND WE'RE NOT AWARE THAT HOUSTON FIRST IS AWARE OF THOSE COSTS, UH, EITHER.
WE ALSO KNOW, UM, THAT THERE IS CONVERSATION WHICH WE APPRECIATE ABOUT GREATER, UH, EASTWEST CONNECTIVITY ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE GEORGE I. BROWN EXPANSION.
THOSE WILL REQUIRE DOLLARS TOO.
AND WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S A PUBLIC TRANSPARENT ENGAGEMENT WITH OUR COMMUNITIES.
UM, BECAUSE THIS IMPACT IS GOING TO BE MASSIVE FOR THE WHOLE CITY AS 59 IS BEING REBUILT AND AS TDOT IS DOING ITS 45 EXPANSION, WE UNDERSTAND THAT HOUSTON FIRST IS TAKING THE LEAD ON, UM, SOME OF THE IMPROVEMENTS AROUND THE, UH, 59 EXPANSION.
AGAIN, THAT PROCESS IS NOT PUBLIC, SO WE DON'T KNOW WHAT CHANGES ARE BEING AFFECTED.
AND WE THINK THE PUBLIC IN HOUSTON DESERVES TO KNOW IT.
AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, YOU AS COUNCIL MEMBERS NEED TO KNOW WHAT'S IN THAT PLAN BEFORE IT DRASTICALLY IMPACTS ACCESS AND MOBILITY AND HEALTH OF OUR CITY.
UH, EVERYONE USES DOWNTOWN AS THEY'RE COMING TO THE AMENITIES.
THOSE WHO LIVE HERE SHOULD HAVE A SAY IN HOW OUR CITY GETS CONSTRUCTED.
AND SO WE JUST WANNA URGE YOU AS YOU'RE CONSIDERING THE CIP BUDGET TO BE MINDFUL OF THOSE, UM, CORPORATE, UH, COLLECTIVE ENTITIES.
UH, HOUSTON FIRST IS A COMPONENT UNIT AND THEIR SPENDING IS, UH, IS UNDER OUR PURVIEW.
WE DO NEED TO BE UPDATED ON THIS PROJECT AND, AND THE PROCESS NEEDS TO BE AS TRANSPARENT AS POSSIBLE.
WE KNOW THAT IT WILL AFFECT EVERYONE IN THE CITY, UH, ESPECIALLY THE EAST END THERE.
SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS AND ADVOCACY.
I SEE NO OTHER SPEAKERS IN THE QUEUE AS SHE SAID THAT CIP AMENDMENTS WILL BE DUE THIS FRIDAY, JUNE 13TH.
AND WE EXPECT TO SEE THE CIP ON THE JUNE 17TH COUNCIL AGENDA.
WITH THAT, WE STAND ADJOURNED.
ANY OTHER PUBLIC SPEAKERS BEFORE I SAY THAT? OKAY.