[Housing and Affordability Committee on August 19, 2025.]
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READY TO START OUR MEETING ON TODAY FOR THE HOUSING AFFORDABILITY COMMITTEE, AUGUST 19TH, 2025.
AND WE CERTAINLY WANT TO WELCOME ALL OF THAT ARE PRESENT WITH US, AND, UM, WE'D LIKE TO IDENTIFY ALL OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, AND STAFF ATTENDANCE, UH, TO OUR AUGUST MEETING.
UH, WE HAVE A STAFF MEMBER FROM, UH, DISTRICT A AND DISTRICT B, AND WE ALSO HAVE, UH, OUR COUNCIL MEMBER FRED FLICKINGER, PRESENT WITH US FROM DISTRICT E.
AND WE ALSO HAVE, UH, A COUNCIL MEMBER, REPRESENTATIVE FROM DISTRICT H, AND ALSO WE HAVE A COUNCIL MEMBER REPRESENTED FROM K DISTRICT K, AND ALSO WE HAVE AT LARGE COUNCIL MEMBER JULIAN RAMIREZ FROM AT LARGE ONE AND ALSO F UH, STAFF.
FROM COUNCIL MEMBER THOMAS, OUR CHAIR OFFICE, UH, DISTRICT L.
UH, AGAIN TODAY WE ARE GOING TO HEAR FROM THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOR MANY OF YOU KNOW, UM, COUNCILMAN WILLIE DAVIS, VICE CHAIR.
AND, UH, WE ARE HAPPY TO HAVE THOSE OF YOU HERE WITH US.
WE WILL START OFF, AND THEN THOSE OF YOU WHO WANT TO SPEAK, WE HAVE A SIGN IN SHEET.
WE HOPE YOU SIGN IN AT THE THERE AT THE DOOR, AND, UH, WE'LL HEAR FROM YOU.
WE DO HAVE A THREE MINUTE LIMIT ON THE SPEAKERS FROM THE, UH, PUBLIC, BUT WE CERTAINLY WANT TO HEAR FROM ALL THE ONES THAT ARE PRESENT.
SO WITH THAT, UM, WE ARE GOING TO, UM, BEGIN, UH, WITH, UH, OUR PUBLIC SERVICES, UH, PRESENTED BY DIRECTOR MIKE NI AND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR MELANIE BARR.
UH, WE'RE HAPPY TO BE HERE THIS MORNING.
FIRST UP, WE'RE GONNA HAVE OUR PUBLIC SERVICE ITEMS, UH, DELIVERED BY ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, UH, MELANIE BARR.
TODAY, I'M EXCITED TO SHARE WITH YOU THE PROJECTS THAT WILL BE SUPPORTED THROUGH HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS FUNDING, BETTER KNOWN AS HOPWA AT THE HEART OF EVERY STRONG COMMUNITY, SAFE, STABLE HOUSING.
AND TODAY WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HOW HOPWA FUNDING IS MAKING THAT POSSIBLE FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH AND AFFECTED BY HIV AND AIDS.
OUR HOUSING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT INVITED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WITH 5 0 1 C3 STATUS TO APPLY FOR FUNDING TO PROVIDE VITAL SERVICES SUCH AS HOUSING, CASE MANAGEMENT, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, SUPPORTIVE PROGRAMS, AND OPERATING SUPPORT FOR HOUSING PROJECTS, ALL FOCUSED ON HELPING LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES LIVING WITH OR AFFECTED BY HIV OR AIDS.
WE RECEIVED 14 APPLICATIONS IN TOTAL, AND I'M PLEASED TO REPORT THAT EVERY ONE OF THEM WAS GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY FOR FUNDING.
TODAY, 12 ORGANIZATIONS ARE OFFICIALLY MOVING FORWARD WHILE TWO CHOSE TO WITHDRAW.
WHAT YOU'RE GONNA SEE TODAY IS THE FIRST SET OF THOSE PROJECTS WITH THE OTHERS TO BE PRESENTED IN THE COMING MONTHS.
EACH REPRESENTS AN IMPORTANT STEP TOWARDS STRENGTHENING HOUSING STABILITY AND SUPPORT FOR SOME OF OUR MOST VULNERABLE NEIGHBORS.
SO WE'LL BEGIN WITH ITEM TWO A.
THE DEPARTMENT IS PRESENTING A SUB-RECIPIENT AGREEMENT WITH A CARING SAFE PLACE INCORPORATED, PROVIDING UP TO $1,019,313 IN HOPPO FUNDS, SERVING A MINIMUM OF 50 LOW TO MODERATE INCOME HOUSEHOLDS LIVING WITH AIDS THROUGH TWO PROGRAMS. THE FIRST PROGRAM IS A 14 UNIT TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FACILITY FOR MEN OVERCOMING SUBSTANCE USE AND AT RISK FOR HOMELESSNESS.
THE SECOND PROGRAM IS A 14 UNIT PERMANENT HOUSING FACILITY PRIORITIZED FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH A HISTORY OF SUBSTANCE USE.
BOTH PROGRAMS OFFER SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, WHICH INCLUDE CASE MANAGEMENT, MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING, SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELING, 12 STEP PROGRAMMING, AND OTHER SERVICES THAT PROMOTE HOUSING STABILITY.
THE TERM OF THE AGREEMENT WILL RUN FROM SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2025, OR COUNTER SIGNATURE DATE, WHICHEVER IS FIRST THROUGH AUGUST 31ST, 2026, WITH AN OPTION TO RENEW AT THE CITY'S DISCRETION.
A CARING SAFE PLACE HAS RECEIVED FUNDING FROM THE CITY SINCE 1999 AND HAD NO FINDINGS IN THE LAST MONITORING REVIEW.
I'M NOT SURE IF HE'S MADE IT IN, BUT TODAY WE SHOULD HAVE STANLEY FIELD, THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER HERE.
WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO PAUSE FOR QUESTIONS OR WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO CONTINUE? JUST CONTINUE.
ITEM TWO B, THE DEPARTMENT'S PRESENTING A SUB-RECIPIENT AGREEMENT WITH BRENTWOOD COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, PROVIDING UP TO $740,343 AND 35 CENTS IN HOPWA FUNDS, SERVING A MINIMUM OF 145 LOW TO MODERATE INCOME HOUSEHOLDS LIVING
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WITH HIV OR AIDS THROUGH TWO PROGRAMS. THE FIRST PROGRAM IS AN 18 UNIT TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FACILITY FOR MEN AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS.THE SECOND IS AN EMERGENCY HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM SERVING A MINIMUM OF 100 HOUSEHOLDS SUPPORTED WITH SHORT, SHORT TERM RENT, MORTGAGE UTILITY ASSISTANCE, COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS STR.
BOTH PROGRAMS OFFER SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, WHICH INCLUDE CASE MANAGEMENT, MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING, HEALTH EDUCATION, AND NUTRITIONAL EDUCATION CLASSES, AND OTHER SERVICES THAT PROMOTE HOUSING STABILITY.
IN ADDITION TO THOSE SERVED UNDER BRENTWOODS HOUSING PROGRAMS, 25 ADDITIONAL CLIENTS WILL BE SERVED WITH SUPPORTIVE SERVICES ONLY.
THE TERM OF THIS AGREEMENT IS FROM SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2025, OR COUNTER SIGNATURE DATE TO AUGUST 31ST, 2026, WITH AN OPTION TO RENEW AT THE CITY'S DISCRETION.
BRENTWOOD COMMUNITY FOUNDATION HAS RECEIVED FUNDING FROM THE CITY SINCE 1995 AND NO FINDINGS ON THEIR LAST MONITORING REVIEW.
TODAY WE HAVE GLENDA HOPKINS, THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, AND SHARONDA WRIGHT, THE PROGRAM DIRECTOR IN THE AUDIENCE.
ITEM TWO C, THE DEPARTMENT'S PRESENTING A SUB-RECIPIENT AGREEMENT WITH THE WOMEN'S HOME PROVIDING UP TO $321,888 AND 41 CENTS IN HOPWA FUNDS, SERVING A MINIMUM OF 70 LOW TO MODERATE INCOME HOUSEHOLDS LIVING WITH HIV OR AIDS THROUGH THE WHOLE LIFE COLLABORATIVE PROGRAM.
THE WHOLE LIFE COLLABORATIVE PROGRAM ENHANCES THE WELLNESS AND STABILITY OF VULNERABLE FAMILIES THROUGH A HOLISTIC APPROACH BY WORKING COLLECTIVELY OFFERING PROGRAMS AND SERVICES AT THEIR MAYBE WHOLE LIFE SERVICE CENTER TOGETHER.
WHICH ONE? E COLLECTIVE PARTNERS INTEGRATED CARE IS OFFERED TO PROMOTE HOUSING STABILITY AND OVERALL HEALTH.
SUCH SERVICES OFFERED INCLUDE PRIMARY HEALTHCARE, MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING, PEER SUPPORT AND RECOVERY SERVICES, CASE MANAGEMENT AND REFERRAL SERVICES, BASIC NEED AND OTHER CRISIS ASSISTANCE.
THE TERM OF THIS AGREEMENT IS FROM SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2025, OR COUNTER SIGNATURE DATE TO AUGUST 31ST, 2026, WITH AN OPTION TO RENEW AT THE CITY'S DISCRETION.
THE WOMEN'S HOME HAS RECEIVED FUNDING FROM THE CITY SINCE 2000 AND HAD NO FINDINGS ON THEIR LAST MONITORING REVIEW.
TODAY WE HAVE ANNA COFFEY, THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER HERE IN THE AUDIENCE.
THE DEPARTMENT'S PRESENTING A SUBRECIPIENT AGREEMENT WITH CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF ARCHDIOCESE OF GALVESTON HOUSTON, PROVIDING UP TO $1,537,404 AND 85 CENTS.
WE LOVE THOSE EXACT DOLLAR AMOUNTS.
THE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES INCLUDE HOUSING CASE MANAGEMENT AND OTHER SERVICES THAT WILL PROMOTE HOUSING STABILITY.
THIS IS ON A NEEDS BASIS, DETERMINE THE AGREEMENT IS FROM OCTOBER 1ST, 2025 THROUGH AUGUST 31ST, 2026, BUT AN OPTION TO RENEW AT THE CITY'S DISCRETION.
CATHOLIC CHARITIES HAS RECEIVED FUNDING FROM THE CITY SINCE 2003 AND HAS NO FINDINGS ON THEIR LAST MONITORING REVIEW.
TODAY WE HAVE REYNA SUAZO, THE PROGRAM DIRECTOR, AND AIMA HENDERSON, THE SUPERVISOR HERE IN THE AUDIENCE.
THE DEPARTMENT IS PRESENTING A SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE SUB-RECIPIENT AGREEMENT WITH ALLIES AND HOPE PROVIDING UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 766,007 $766,760 IN HOPWA FUNDS FOR THE CONTINUED SUPPORT OF 112.
LOW TO MODERATE INCOME HOUSEHOLDS LIVING WITH HIV AND AIDS HOUSING ASSISTANCE WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE FOR 28 HOUSEHOLDS SUPPORTED WITH TENANT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE, 84 HOUSEHOLDS WITH PERMANENT HOUSING AND THREE DIFFERENT COMMUNITY RESIDENCES.
ALL CLIENTS ARE PROVIDED SUPPORT SERVICES, WHICH INCLUDE HOUSING, CASE MANAGEMENT, LIFE SKILLS TRAINING, SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING AND ALIKE.
THE AMENDMENT WILL EXTEND THE TERM OF THE AGREEMENT FROM APRIL 1ST, 2023 TO DECEMBER 31ST, 2025 ALL AND HOPE HAS RECEIVED FUNDING THROUGH VARIOUS AGREEMENTS THROUGH THE CITY SINCE 1999 AND HAD NO FINDINGS ON THEIR LAST COMPLIANCE AND MONITORING REPORT.
TODAY WE HAVE JEFFREY CAMPBELL, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, AND PAULA PUTMAN, CHIEF FINANCE OFFICER IN THE AUDIENCE.
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TWO F, THE DEPARTMENT IS PRESENTING A SUBRECIPIENT AGREEMENT WITH SEARCH HOMELESS SERVICES PROVIDING UP TO $142,713 AND 52 CENTS IN HOPWA FUNDS, SERVING A MINIMUM OF 10 LOW TO MODERATE INCOME HOUSEHOLDS LIVING WITH HIV OR AIDS THROUGH THE SEARCH CHE FAMILY HOUSE OF TINY TREASURES.HOUSE OF TINY TREASURES IS A NATIONALLY ACCREDITED PRESCHOOL PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES DEVELOPMENTALLY FOCUSED EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION TO CHILDREN AGES TWO THROUGH FIVE YEARS OF AGE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED HOMELESSNESS, NUTRITIONAL MEALS, EDUCATION INTENSIVE ART PLAY AND SPEECH THERAPY ADDRESS STUDENTS' NEEDS AND PREPARE THEM TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN KINDERGARTEN AND BEYOND.
THESE FUNDS WILL SUPPORT 10 HOUSEHOLDS, WHICH INCLUDES A MINIMUM OF 16 CHILDREN AND 35 FAMILY MEMBERS WHO ARE OR WERE FORMALLY HOMELESS.
SUPPORT SERVICES AVAILABLE TO FAMILY MEMBERS WILL INCLUDE CASE MANAGEMENT, TRANSPORTATION AND COUNSELING, ALL TO REDUCE BARRIERS AND INCREASE HOUSEHOLD FINANCIAL STABILITY.
THE TERM OF THIS AGREEMENT IS OCTOBER 1ST, 2025 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2026, WITH AN OPTION TO RENEW AT THE CITY'S DISCRETION.
SEARCH HAS RECEIVED FUNDING FROM THE CITY SINCE 1996 AND HAD NO FINDINGS ON THEIR LAST MONITORING REPORT.
TODAY WE HAVE LARRY KRAUS, VICE PRESIDENT OF GOVERNMENT GRANTS AND RYLAND ENCE, PROGRAM MANAGER AND FAMILY SERVICES, A FAMILY SERVICES IN THE AUDIENCE.
WELCOME, AND I'M SORRY IF I MESSED UP THAT LAST NAME.
THE DEPARTMENT IS PRESENTING A SUB-RECIPIENT AGREEMENT WITH F LATINO AMERICANA, THE ALSO KNOWN AS FLOS, PROVIDING UP TO $751,073 IN HOPWA FUNDS SERVING A MINIMUM OF 66.
LOW TO MODERATE INCOME HOUSEHOLDS LIVING WITH AIDS OR HIV HOUSING ASSISTANCE WILL BE PROVIDED TO 27 HOUSEHOLDS SUPPORTED WITH TENANT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE, 10 HOUSEHOLDS UTILIZING PERMANENT HOUSING PLACEMENT SERVICES AND 29 HOUSEHOLDS WITH CRITICAL CASE MANAGEMENT, THERAPEUTIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL INTERVENTIONS SERVICES, WHICH COULD INCLUDE OUTPATIENT TREATMENT, CRISIS INTERVENTION, PSYCHOTHERAPY AND PSYCHOEDUCATION.
THE TERM OF THE AGREEMENT IS FROM OCTOBER 1ST, 2025 TO SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2026 WITH AN OPTION TO RENEW AT THE CITY'S DISCRETION LOSSES RECEIVED FUNDING FROM THE CITY SINCE 2025 AND HAD NO FINDINGS ON THEIR LAST MONITORING REVIEW.
TODAY WE HAVE KIMMI PALACIOS, THE PROJECT DIRECTOR, JORGE LOPEZ, ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR AND ESMERALDA ERGON WELCOME THE HOUSING SUPPORT COORDINATOR IN THE AUDIENCE.
AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION OPEN FOR QUESTIONS.
UH, LET ME, BEFORE WE PROCEED, LET ME RECOGNIZE STAFF FROM AT LARGE FOUR IS PRESENT WITH US AND ALSO FROM, UH, C AND I THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
IT WAS VERY INFORMATIVE AND CERTAINLY, UM, ONE THAT, UH, WE KNOW THAT HOUSTON AND HOUSING IS CERTAINLY, UM, THESE AREAS OF PARTICULARLY AROUND AIDS IS SO NECESSARY NEEDED.
AND SO WE THINK OF HOUSING FOR THE ACTION THAT YOU TAKE IN DURING THAT PROCESS.
SO, UH, I WANNA RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, RAMIREZ IN THE QUEUE.
THANK YOU MELODY FOR THAT PRESENTATION.
DO WE, DO WE KNOW HOW MANY, HOW MANY FOLKS, UM, IN, IN HOUSTON FALL INTO THIS CATEGORY, UH, PERSONS WITH, WITH HIV AIDS, A PERSON'S LIVING? I DO NOT HAVE THAT NUMBER.
WE DO GET REPORTS, UM, ANNUALLY FROM THE RYAN WHITE PLANNING COUNCIL THAT DOES A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW.
THERE'S ALSO AN, UM, AN EPI DATA REPORT THAT THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT DOES, SO I CAN GET THAT INFORMATION TO YOU.
YEAH, I THINK THAT MIGHT BE HELPFUL FOR, FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS TO HAVE, UH, AN IDEA HOW MANY FOLKS FALL INTO THIS CATEGORY, HOW MANY WE SERVE, AND HOW OH, HOW MANY WE SERVE OR HOW MANY ARE LIVING WITH HIV, I'M SORRY.
AND, AND HOW THAT NUMBER HAS FLUCTUATED OVER, OVER TIME.
SO I CAN TELL YOU THAT THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT ARE SERVED IS, UM, THROUGH OUR HOPPER PROGRAMS IS ABOUT 1400.
AND SO WE ARE PUTTING TOGETHER OUR KEEPER, WHICH IS OUR CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL PERFORMANCE AND EVALUATION REPORTS.
UM, IT IS, IT IS ALMOST READY, I BELIEVE WE'RE GONNA HAVE IT COMPLETELY DONE BY MIDDLE OF SEPTEMBER, AND THAT WILL GIVE US AN ENTIRE SNAPSHOT, UM, OF ALL THE DATA THAT WE'VE COLLECTED OVER THE LAST YEAR.
UM, SO WE CAN DEFINITELY PRESENT THAT AT THE NEXT HOUSING COMMITTEE, UM, TO GO OVER THAT.
BUT IT'S ABOUT 1400 INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE TOUCHED WITH THESE HOPA DOLLARS.
I WANNA RECOGNIZE, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER FLICKER.
AND, UH, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.
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UM, WE SEE FAIRLY REGULARLY THESE PROGRAMS COME THROUGH FOR THE HOUSING FOR AIDS, HIV MM-HMMIS THERE ANY OTHER FEDERAL GRANTS FOR ANY OTHER DISEASES LIKE CANCER OR DIABETES OR ANYTHING? I HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING ELSE COME THROUGH EXCEPT FOR THE AIDS, RIGHT.
SO, UM, UNDER HUD, NO, THERE, UM, SO THIS IS A HUD PROGRAM THAT WAS ESTABLISHED BACK IN THE, UM, LATE NINETIES.
UM, I DO BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE OTHER PROGRAMS THAT ARE, UM, DISEASE SPECIFIC, BUT THOSE DON'T COME THROUGH THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT.
I BELIEVE THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS SOME OF THOSE, UM, PARTICULAR AWARDS.
UM, CDC HAS SOME GRANTS THAT, THAT TARGET, UM, UM, DIFFERENT TYPES OF DISEASES AND WE CAN, WE CAN ASK THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO SEE IF THEY HAVE ANYTHING.
YEAH, JUST CURIOUS BECAUSE LIKE I SAID, I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING, UH, OTHER AND JUST WONDERING ABOUT THESE OTHER COMMUNITIES ALSO.
LET ME, LET ME, I, I WANTED TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE CONCERNING, UM, THE QUESTION ON THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE, WHICH, UM, I'M SURE THAT NUMBER CHANGES, UM, MONTHLY, WEEKLY, YOU KNOW, PERIODICALLY.
SO IS THERE DATA PRIOR TO, WAS THERE EVER A REQUIREMENT BY THE CITY TO HAVE DATA THAT IDENTIFIED HOW MANY PEOPLE WAS THERE AN REQUIREMENT FROM HUD THAT, UH, ANY NUMBERS? SO THIS GRANT IS A FORMULA GRANT HUD YEAH.
THEN BASED ON THE DATA FOR THE REGION, 'CAUSE IT'S NOT JUST THE CITY OF HOUSTON THAT'S IMPACTED BY THIS GRANT, IT'S ACTUALLY THE REGION AND WE JUST HAPPEN TO BE THE LEAD ENTITY TO ADMINISTER THIS GRANT ON BEHALF OF THE REGION.
BUT IT'S BASED ON THE DATA THAT THEY HAVE.
THAT THEY, THEY RUN IT THROUGH THEIR FORMULA AND PRODUCE A, A, AN ALLOCATION AMOUNT TO US.
TELL US THAT ALLOCATION AMOUNT ANNUALLY.
AND I JUST KIND OF THOUGHT THAT, BUT I JUST WANTED TO KNOW BECAUSE I, I'M SURE IF IT HAD BEEN HU I MEAN, HOUSING WOULD'VE ALREADY HAD THOSE NUMBERS, UH, TO REFLECT WHATEVER THAT NUMBER IS, YOU KNOW? RIGHT.
BUT SO IT'S, IT'S, IT'S DONE BASED ON THE CDC NUMBERS YEAH.
AND AN INCIDENT IS WHEN SOMEBODY GOES FROM HIV TO AIDS AND THAT, THAT'S A DEFINING INCIDENT.
UM, SO THERE IS WHAT THEY CALL MODERNIZATION HOP OF MODERNIZATION ACT, AND THAT IS THE NEW FORMULA CHANGE.
SO I CAN ALSO PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION.
SO IF YOU'D LIKE, MAYBE WE CAN DO A HOPWA PRESENTATION, UM, LIKE A QUICK ONE.
UM, NEXT MONTH TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE FORMULA ABOUT OUR REGION.
OUR EMSA IS A NINE COUNTY REGION, SO WE DON'T JUST PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE CITIZENS OF HOUSTON, BUT WE GO AS FAR AS GALVESTON AND WE SHOULD BE PRESENTING OVER THE NEXT, YOU KNOW, 30 TO 60 DAYS, UM, UM, A NEW AGREEMENT FOR, UM, ACCESS CARE, WHICH IS OUT OF GALVESTON.
UM, BUT YES, I CAN, I CAN DO THAT.
I CAN GET THAT INFORMATION TO YOU.
AND WE'LL GET IT TO, UH, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER RAMIREZ AND OTHERS.
WOULD YOU, WOULD YOU LIKE A PRESENTATION OF THAT? I THINK IT MIGHT BE, I THINK IT MAY BE PROBABLY FAVORABLE TO HAVE A PRESENTATION AT THE COMMITTEE, AND THEN I CAN ALSO PRESENT OUR, UM, IF OUR FINAL REPORT ISN'T DONE, WE WILL HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION TO PRESENT A REPORT.
OF WHAT? OF WHO WE SERVED LAST YEAR.
WELL, WE'LL PASS THAT ON TO THE CHAIR WE IN IN THE NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING.
AND NOW IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS? THERE MAY BE ANY QUESTIONS, UM, THAT NEED TO BE BEFORE WE MOVE ON? SO THERE IS NONE.
SO WE'LL GO TO PUBLIC FACILITIES.
SO FOR AGENDA ITEM THREE FOR PUBLIC FACILITIES, HE'LL BE JOINED BY DEPUTY ASSISTANT DIRECTOR RYAN BBBS TO DO THE PRESENTATION.
COUNCIL MEMBER CHIEF OF STAFF.
THIS NEXT ITEM NUMBER THREE IS IN REGARDS TO EDGEWOOD PARK AND DETENTION BISON, LOA, THE HOUSING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IS REQUESTING APPROVAL OF A LETTER OF AGREEMENT IN LOA BETWEEN HOUSTON PUBLIC WORKS AND THE HOUSING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
THIS LOA WILL BE FOR THE USE OF A $3,425,000 $471 IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT DISASTER RECOVERY FUNDING C-D-B-G-D-R 15.
THIS FUNDING WILL BE FOR FLOOD, FOR FLOODING, FOR FLOOD MITIGATION IMPROVEMENTS AT THE EDGEWOOD MULTI-USE PARK AND DETENTION BASIN PROJECT LOCATED IN THE SOUTH PARK COMMUNITY.
THE NEW IMPROVEMENTS WILL MITIGATE THE RISK OF FLOODING IN THIS AREA.
THE NEW IMPROVEMENTS WILL INCLUDE DEPRESSING EXISTING AREAS, DEPRESSING AS REFERRING TO THE PROCESS OF CONSTRUCTION, UH, OF A DETENTION POND, ALSO KNOWN AS A DETENTION BISON.
THIS AREA WILL, WHICH WILL BE DEPRESSED, WILL INCLUDE THE EXISTING SOCCER FIELD,
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BASEBALL FIELD, BASKETBALL COURT, PLAYGROUND AREA, UH, THE TRAIL, AND OTHER GREEN SPACES.THE NEW AMENITIES WILL INCLUDE AN UPGRADED FOOTBALL FIELD, WALKING TRAILS, BENCHES, PEDESTRIAN LIGHTING AND TREES.
THE MULTI-USE DETENTION BISON WILL BE DESIGNED TO HAVE WATER FLOW INTO THE EXISTING STORM WATER ALONG THE SOUTH BANK STREET TO MINIMIZE STREET FLOODING AND PROPERTY DAMAGE.
THERE WILL ALSO BE UNDERGROUND STORM WATER DETENTION STORAGE FOR THE UPGRADED PARKING LOT.
THIS PROJECT IS LOCATED AT 58 0 3 BELFORT AVENUE AND COUNCIL DISTRICT D.
THIS AREA HAS FLOODED IN THE PAST.
THE IMPROVEMENT TO THE PARK IS WITH THE INTENTION OF PROTECTING THE HOMES STREETS RIGHT OF WAYS AS WELL AS IMPROVING THE COMMUNITY AMENITIES.
THE TOTAL PROJECT BUDGET FOR THIS IS $4,611,000.
THE HOUSING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IS FUNDING $3.4 MILLION.
HOUSTON PUBLIC WORKS IS FUNDING $1.1 MILLION.
HOUSTON PUBLIC WORKS WILL OVERSEE AND MANAGE THE BIDDING PROCESS, SELECTION OF THE CONTRACTORS, DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION.
THE PROJECT IS CURRENTLY IN THE DESIGN PHASE.
WE ANTICIPATE CONSTRUCTION TO LAST FROM FEBRUARY, 2026 THROUGH SEPTEMBER, 2026.
THIS NEXT SLIDE SHOWS THE EXISTING, UH, LAYOUT OF THE PROPERTY.
HERE ARE RENDERINGS OF THE PROPERTY, UH, WITH ITS NEW LAYOUT.
UM, AS YOU CAN SEE THERE AT THE TOP OF THE SCREEN THERE, YOU HAVE ARROWS MOVING OVER TO THE, TO THE LEFT THAT SHOWS THE WATER.
ONCE THE DETENTION IS, IS COMPLETE, UH, THE, SO THE DETENTION WILL, IS BUILT TO HOLD WATER FOR A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME.
AND AFTER A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME, THE WATER WILL DECIPHER OVER TO THE LEFT OF OUR SCREEN THERE TO SOUTH BANK STREET WHERE THE REST OF THE, UH, WASTEWATER WILL, WILL FLOW.
AND HERE ARE JUST MORE RENDERINGS OF THE NEW, NEW PROJECT.
I'M SURE THAT, UM, THEY WILL ABSOLUTELY BE EXCITED ABOUT THESE RENDERINGS.
OF COURSE, EDWARD PARK HAS BEEN ONE OF THE SUBJECT MATTERS FOR A LONG TIME ABOUT THE UPGRADING TO THAT CENTER.
UH, THEY STARTED THIS YEAR WITH THOSE QUESTIONS, SO I'M SURE, UH, WHEN THEY GET THIS GOOD NEWS, THEY'LL BE EXCITED TO SEE THOSE CHANGES THAT NEED TO BE, UH, DONE.
UH, I RECOGNIZE, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER RAMIREZ.
AND, UM, APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION.
UM, I SECOND THAT I'VE BEEN TO EDGEWOOD PARK AND I MET WITH THE RESIDENTS OUT THERE AND, UH, THEY HAVE BEEN CRYING OUT FOR UPGRADES TO THIS PARK FOR A LONG, LONG TIME, SO THEY'LL BE HAPPY TO, TO SEE THIS.
UM, KIND OF CURIOUS AS TO THE TIMETABLE.
WHEN, WHEN MIGHT THE PROJECT BE COMPLETED? SO WE'RE LOOKING TO HAVE THIS COMPLETED BY SEPTEMBER OF NEXT YEAR.
NOW, UH, CURRENTLY THERE IS, UH, A DETENTION AREA.
UM, WHAT, WHAT WILL HAPPEN, UH, TO THAT, IF, YOU KNOW, UM, THERE, THEY'RE, THEY'RE WORKING ON THE DESIGNS NOW.
SO THE CURRENT DE DETENTION AREA THERE, THEY'RE GONNA MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT DEEPER SO IT CAN HOLD MORE VOLUME OF WATER.
AND ALSO THEY'RE GONNA PUT IN SOME UNDERGROUND PIPING TO WHERE IT'LL FLOW MORE EASILY AND QUICKER TO THE SIDE STREET SOUTH BANK THAT WILL BE ABLE TO, UM, UM, REMOVE WATER FROM THE DETENTION AND IT GOES INTO THE REST OF THE, THE WASTEWATER DISPLAY.
AND WHO DO YOU KNOW WHO OVER IS OVERSEEING DESIGN AND WILL DETERMINE, YOU KNOW, WHETHER THOSE FOOTBALL FIELD, BASEBALL FIELD, THAT SORT OF THING, ET CETERA? UH, FROM HOUSTON PUBLIC WORKS, I DO HAVE A CONTACT, THAT'S WHO WE'RE WORKING WITH, UH, MOSO, UH, MOLAR.
THE, THE RESIDENTS OUT THERE HAVE SAID THAT, UH, THE FOOTBALL FIELD GETS A LOT, A LOT, A LOT OF USE, A LOT MORE, USE A LOT MORE USE THE LEAGUES THAT, THAT PRACTICE AND PLAY OUT THERE.
IT'S GONNA BE A GREAT PROJECT.
ALL SO THE, ALL THE FIELDS AND, AND I'M SURE YOU'VE SEEN DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES WHERE ALL THE PLAY AREA WILL BE, UM, LOWERED.
YOU CAN STILL PLAY ON IT, BUT THE WATER WILL ACCUMULATE AND OVER TIME IT'LL JUST, IT'LL, IT'LL RUN OFF, BUT IT'LL STILL BE ABLE TO BE USED AFTER THE WATER HAS, HAS, HAS RAN OFF OVER TIME.
ANY QUESTIONS? UH, PRESENT? ANYONE? ALRIGHT.
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GOOD.NOW WE WANT TO, UH, THANK YOU RYAN.
IT WAS CERTAINLY THE, ARE THERE, ARE THERE AT THIS POINT WE WANT TO UH, WELCOME.
UM, ARE THERE DIRECTOR'S COMMENTS CONCERNING THIS PARTICULAR? YEAH, SO WHILE RYAN'S SITTING HERE, THERE'S SOMETHING I WANNA NOTE.
UH, THE MULTIFAMILY TEAM, WHICH IS ALSO UNDER RYAN'S PURVIEW, WILL BE RELEASING A NOTICE OF FUNDING AVAILABILITY THE FIRST WEEK OF SEPTEMBER.
FOR CDBG FUNDED MULTIFAMILY REHAB.
UM, SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE EVERYBODY AT THE COMMITTEE AWARE TO BE LOOKING FOR THAT, UH, NOTICE COMING OUT.
WE'LL MAKE SURE WE'RE SHARING IT ACROSS ALL OF OUR SOCIAL SITES ON OUR WEBSITE AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
UH, THE GOAL HERE IS TO PRESERVE EXISTING MULTIFAMILY UNITS, UM, AND UPGRADE WHERE NECESSARY.
IT'S GONNA BE APPROXIMATELY 11 TO $12 MILLION.
IT'S GONNA BE MADE AVAILABLE, BUT WE'LL BE PUSHING OUT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THAT HERE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE WEEKS.
UH, AS WE TRANSITION INTO THE NEXT COUPLE OF ITEMS, WE'RE GONNA BRING MELODY BACK UP.
SHE'S GOT TWO MORE, UH, ITEMS THAT WE ADDED KIND OF THE LAST MINUTE.
UH, HOUSTON, SRO HOUSING AND THEN HOUSTON HELP.
SO WE HAVE THESE TWO ADDITIONAL PROJECTS THAT UNFORTUNATELY DID NOT MAKE THE AGENDA DUE TO TIMING.
WE ARE JUST GONNA MENTION THEM TODAY AND THEN I WILL GO AHEAD AND, UM, PROVIDE YOU WITH COVER SHEETS FOR THOSE ITEMS. THE FIRST IS A SUB-RECIPIENT AGREEMENT WITH HOUSTON SROA HOUSING CORPORATION PROVIDING UP TO $307,977 IN HOPWA FUNDS FOR THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF A PERMANENT HOUSING COMMUNITY RESIDENCE WITH SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO A MINIMUM OF 33 HOUSEHOLDS LIVING WITH AIDS.
THIS AGREEMENT WILL BEGIN ON OCTOBER 1ST, 2025 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2026.
AND HOUSTON SRO HAS RECEIVED FUNDING SINCE 1999.
TODAY WE HAVE OR PINSON THE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER AND JEFFREY BALL, WHO IS THE MANAGER OF HOUSTON, SRO.
THE SECOND IS A SUB-RECIPIENT AGREEMENT WITH HOUSTON HELP INCORPORATED, PROVIDING UP TO $413,091 IN HOPWOOD FUNDS FOR THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF A PERMANENT HOUSING COMMUNITY RESIDENCE WITH SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO A MINIMUM OF 50 HOUSEHOLD 50 HOUSEHOLDS LIVING WITH AIDS.
THIS AGREEMENT WILL BEGIN OCTOBER 1ST, 2025 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2026.
HOUSTON, SRO HAS RECEIVED FUNDING SINCE 1999 AND TODAY WE HAVE BEATRICE BRADFORD, THE COMMUNITY DIRECTOR OF HOUSTON HEALTH.
OKAY, FOR THE NEXT COUPLE SLIDES WE'LL HAVE TAMIKA JONES, OUR DEPUTY DIRECTOR AND CFO COME JOIN US, UH, TO TALK ABOUT DR.
I WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE THE COMMITTEE WITH AN UPDATE OF OUR HARVEY CONTRACT.
UM, WE DO HAVE A COUPLE OF ITEMS THAT HAVE MOVED INTO OUR CLOSEOUT PHASE AND SO I AM HAPPY TO REPORT ON THIS SLIDE.
WHAT WE ARE SHOWING IS WE DO HAVE AN EXECUTED COPY OF THE GLOS CONTRACT, WHICH IS AMENDMENT FOUR.
UH, WE HAVE OUR HOMEOWNER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, WHICH IS, UM, ON THE FOURTH ROW LABELED AS HOPE.
UM, I AM PLEASED TO REPORT THAT THE GLO AS OF LATE LAST WEEK HAS APPROVED THE FINAL PAYMENT REQUEST FOR THAT ITEM.
SO WE ARE MOVING INTO A, NOW CLOSEOUT COMPLETE THAT IS, HAS BEEN ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT PROGRAMS. SO OUR TEAM IS BACK AT 2100 TRAVIS, CELEBRATING RIGHT NOW, UH, WITH THAT PAYMENT REQUEST.
I THINK IT'S JUST OVER SEVEN AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS MM-HMM.
UM, FOR THAT LAST PAYMENT REQUEST BEING APPROVED.
SO WE ARE CERTAINLY CELEBRATING THE APPROVAL OF THAT ITEM.
UM, AND SO WE ARE NOW MOVING INTO JUST SOME OF THE FINAL CLOSEOUT ITEMS, UH, FOR THAT PROGRAM.
WE ARE ANTICIPATING REQUESTING SOME EXTENSIONS FOR OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AS WELL AS MULTIFAMILY.
UH, AND BUYOUT JUST TO COMPLETE CONSTRUCTION, UH, FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS REALLY JUST, UM, DOING SOME CLOSEOUT CLOSEOUT ITEMS WITH THE GLO.
SO YOU CAN SEE THOSE ITEMS NOTED THERE.
BUT WE DID WANNA PROVIDE THE COMMITTEE JUST WITH AN UPDATE OF WHERE THOSE, UM, PROPOSED CONTRACT END DATES WOULD BE.
AND THE NEXT SLIDE PLEASE JUST SHOWS YOU A REPRESENTATION OF WHERE WE ARE JUST IN TERMS OF OUR REIMBURSEMENT STATUS WITH EACH OF THOSE PROGRAMS. AND NOW WITH THE EXECUTED AMENDMENT FOUR DOCUMENT, YOU CAN SEE THAT WE HAVE ADDED THE PROGRAM HOME BUYERS 2.0, WHICH IS A PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE KICKED OFF HERE AT THE END OF JUNE, BEGINNING OF JULY, WHICH PROVIDES THE DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE FOR UP TO $125,000 FOR THE ELIGIBLE HOME BUYERS.
SO YOU WILL SEE WE WILL BEGIN TRACKING PROGRESS WITH THAT.
AND THEN I WAS HOPING THAT CHAIR WOULD
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BE HERE SO THAT I CAN PROVIDE A NON-DOCUMENTED SURPRISE UPDATE, UM, THAT WE WILL BEGIN REPORTING PROGRESS ON, WHICH IS JUST A QUICK SNAPSHOT OF WHERE WE STAND WITH OUR HA 2.0 PROGRAM.SO AS OF THIS MORNING, WE HAVE 12 APPLICANTS THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE GLO.
SO THIS IS THE APPROVAL WE HAVE SUBMITTED THEIR FILES, UM, THE GLO HAS APPROVED THAT PARTICULAR APPLICANT FOR ASSISTANCE AND NOW THOSE APPLICANTS ARE, UH, SHOPPING MM-HMM
AND THEN ONCE THEY FIND A HOME, WE WILL CONTINUE THE PAPERWORK AND THEN PROCESS THEIR FILE FOR THE DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE.
AND GLO HAS ALREADY APPROVED THE, THEY, THEY HAVE APPROVED THE ELIGIBILITY OF THE APPLICANT.
AND THEY ARE ACTUALLY REVIEWING ANOTHER THREE APPLICANTS.
SO, UM, WE HAVE THOSE 15 OR SO THAT WE ARE WORKING WITH.
AND THEN WE HAVE A STRONG PIPELINE, I AM TOLD, OF UP TO 272 ADDITIONAL APPLICANTS THAT WE ARE WORKING WITH TO GET APPROVAL WITH GLO.
SO WE HAVE A VERY STRONG PIPELINE.
THIS INDICATES A VERY SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM GOOD TO FULLY UTILIZE THAT $19.8 MILLION OF FUNDING.
AND THEN I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE THE COMMITTEE ANOTHER UPDATE WHILE IT IS NOT DR.
AND SO WHAT WE'LL DO IS MAKE SURE THAT DURING THIS TIME WE ARE REPORTING A PROGRESS OF WHERE WE STAND WITH OUR FUNDING SOURCES.
TYPICALLY, I HAVE TAKEN THIS TIME TO JUST BRIEF THE COMMITTEE ON, YOU KNOW, WHERE WE STAND WITH OUR FUNDING SOURCES.
SO GOING FORWARD, SINCE WE DID JUST KICK OFF THESE PROGRAMS, I'LL TAKE THIS TIME JUST TO REFRESH THE COMMITTEE AND BRING AN UPDATE OF WHERE WE STAND WITH THOSE.
SO, UH, WITH OUR DR 21, OUR SINGLE FAMILY PROGRAM, WE HAVE A PIPELINE OF 215 HOMEOWNERS THAT WE ARE WORKING WITH TO COMPLETE APPLICATIONS.
AND WE ARE ACTIVELY WORKING WITH 45 OF THEM, UM, BETWEEN THE REIMBURSEMENT PATHWAY AND THEN ALSO WITH THE REHAB RECON PATHWAY.
SO WE WON'T ACTUALLY KNOW WITH PA WHICH PATHWAY THEY GO ON UNTIL AFTER THE ELIGIBILITY IS COMPLETED.
AND THEN THE DAMAGE ASSESSMENTS ARE COMPLETED.
SO OUT OF THE FULL, UM, FULL PIPELINE OF 215 THAT WE HAVE SO FAR, WE ARE ACTIVELY WORKING WITH 45 45 45.
AND REMEMBER THAT'S ABOUT $40 MILLION OF FUNDING.
IS THAT FROM THE, WAS THAT, WAS THAT FROM THE GIVE FROM LAST YEAR FROM THE, THAT WAS THE, THE WINTER STORM MONEY, RIGHT, RIGHT.
THAT WAS THE WINTER STORM MONEY.
AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY.
SO TO PIGGYBACK ON WHAT TJ WAS JUST TALKING ABOUT, ON THE NEXT SLIDE WILL BE SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THAT WINTER STORM DR.
21 AVAILABLE HOME REPAIR PROGRAM.
AS TJ SAID, IT'S APPROXIMATELY $40 MILLION.
IT'S AVAILABLE FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR PEOPLE THAT HAD EXPENSES IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE STORM AND THEN ALSO, UH, REHAB OR RE POTENTIALLY RECONSTRUCTION BASED ON DAMAGE THAT WAS OCCURRED.
AND THEN ON THE NEXT SLIDE IS INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT WE CALL H BAP 2.0, WHICH WAS THE DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM THAT TJ JUST REPORTED ON.
AS SHE SAID, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF INTEREST IN THAT PROGRAM AND WE'VE BEEN HAPPY THAT, UH, GLO HAS BEEN A GREAT PARTNER WITH US IN GETTING THESE APPLICATIONS REVIEWED AND GETTING THEM TURNED AROUND TO US IN TIME AND, UH, HOPE TO BE REPORTING ON SOME CLOSINGS VERY SOON RELATED TO THE PROGRAM.
UH, WE, WE, UH, TALKED ABOUT THIS I THINK IN JUNE, BUT JUST A REMINDER, WE OPENED ROSEMARY'S PLACE LOCATED IN MIDTOWN.
IT'S, UH, GEARED TOWARDS, UH, PEOPLE AND FAMILIES COMING OUT OF HOMELESSNESS.
AND SO THAT WAS A GREAT EVENT FOR OUR STAFF TO BE ABLE TO ATTEND AND CUT THE RIBBON ON THAT.
UM, THE NEXT SLIDE, UH, JUST SOME, UH, ITEMS OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THAT WE'VE DONE, UH, OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS, INCLUDING A HOMELESSNESS ROUND TABLE THAT MIKE WAS A PART OF, UM, LOOKING AT SOME TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TRAINING THE REALTORS AND LENDING WORKSHOP.
THIS IS WHERE WE'VE REALLY BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS HA 2.0 AND OUR OTHER PROGRAMS THAT ARE AVAILABLE SO THAT THEIR CLIENTS ARE AWARE OF WHAT THE CITY CAN ASSIST THEM WITH.
UM, AND THEN JUST DIFFERENT INFORMATIONAL TOURS THAT WE'VE BEEN A PART OF.
AND THEN QUICKLY SOME UPDATES ON SOME OF THE CURRENT PROJECTS THAT WE'VE HAD.
'CAUSE IT'S BEEN A COUPLE OF MONTHS SINCE WE'VE TOUCHED ON THESE.
UH, THE RUSHMORE IS A PER, UH, RIGHT NOW SITTING AT ABOUT 31% COMPLETE.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE 85 RESTRICTED UNITS FOR FAMILIES AT 30 TO 60% A MI AND WE HAVE, UH, $3 MILLION IN HOME FINES ATTACHED TO THIS PROJECT.
WE'RE LOOKING AT NOVEMBER OF NEXT YEAR BEFORE WE HIT COMPLETION.
NEXT UP IS NEW HOPE HOUSING AVENUE C IN DISTRICT.
I, IT'S 60% COMPLETE WITH A TOTAL OF 120 RESTRICTED UNITS.
UH, WE HAVE HOMELESS AND HOUSING BONDS IN THIS ONE OF ABOUT $3 MILLION.
AND WE'RE DOING THAT IN CONJUNCTION
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WITH NEW HOPE HOUSING.WE'RE LOOKING AT APRIL OF NEXT YEAR FOR COMPLETION ON THAT.
UH, NEXT WE HAVE OST LOFTS AND THE GOOD THING WE GET TO REPORT HERE IS THE RIBBON CUTTING ON THIS DEVELOPMENT IS COMING UP ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH AT 10:00 AM.
UM, AND IT, THIS ONE, JUST AS A REMINDER, IT DOES INCLUDE AN, AN ACADEMY THAT PROVIDES EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT, UM, UH, DWR HAS BEEN INCLUDING IN MANY OF THEIR DEVELOPMENTS LATELY.
AND, UH, THEY'VE HAD A LOT OF SUCCESS IN OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS.
SO THIS IS AN EXCITING ADDITION TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD AS WELL.
BEYOND THE AFFORDABLE UNITS THAT ARE GONNA BE AVAILABLE, UM, WE HAD DR 17 FUNDING IN THIS DEAL, UM, AND A TOTAL OF 109 RESTRICTED UNITS.
UH, THEN WE HAVE AN UPDATE ON SUMMIT AT RENAISSANCE PARK.
I THINK WE'RE ALREADY WORKING WITH THEM ON THE RIBBON CUTTING.
SO MORE INFORMATION TO COME ON THIS ONE.
UM, SO THIS WAS A TOTAL OF 325 UNITS WITH 166 OF 'EM GEARED FOR FAMILIES TO 30 TO 60% A MI.
UH, WE'VE PUT $14.9 MILLION IN DR.
UM, SO AS I SAID, WE SHOULD BE GETTING A RIBBON CUTTING ON THE CALENDAR VERY SOON, LIKELY IN SEPTEMBER.
THE HAY CENTER, SO WE'RE GONNA BE DOING A RIBBON CUTTING FOR THE HAY CENTER THIS FRIDAY AT 10 O'CLOCK.
UH, THIS, UH, DEVELOPMENT IS GEARED TOWARDS YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS THAT ARE AGING OUT OF FOSTER CARE.
WE'VE DONE THIS IN CONJUNCTION WITH HARRIS COUNTY AS WELL, WHO'S FUNDED INTO THIS.
UH, WE PUT $5 MILLION IN DR 17 FUNDS IN THIS, AND THAT'S A TOTAL OF 40 RESTRICTED UNITS AND IT ALSO INCLUDES, UH, A LOT OF, UH, WRAPAROUND SERVICES THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PEOPLE LIVING IN THE UNITS.
AND THEN THE LAST PROJECT THAT'S, UH, WE WANT TO POINT OUT HERE IS, UH, RICHMOND SENIOR.
IT'S A HUNDRED PERCENT COMPLETE, 125 UNITS THAT ARE AVAILABLE WITH A HUNDRED OF THEM RESTRICTED TO, UH, SENIORS, 30 TO 80% A MI.
AND UH, WE PUT 15 AND A HALF MILLION OF DR 17 FUNDING INTO IT.
UM, SO I MENTIONED EARLIER THAT WE OF COURSE, WE'RE GONNA HAVE THAT NOFA COME OUT.
WE ALSO LIKE TO SHARE, UM, A LOT OF THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT HCDD IS DOING IN THE COMMUNITY, INFORMATION ON OUR PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS THAT ARE AVAILABLE.
SO HERE'S SOME WAYS TO CONNECT WITH OUR TEAM TO, UH, LOOKING AT FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM X, LINKEDIN, YOUTUBE, UM, WHERE WE SHARE A LOT OF THIS INFORMATION SO EVERYBODY IN THE PUBLIC CAN STAY UP TO DATE.
THEN OF COURSE, WE ALWAYS HAVE OUR OFF, UH, COMMUNITY HOURS EVERY WEDNESDAY FROM ONE O'CLOCK TO FOUR O'CLOCK.
SO BRING YOUR QUESTIONS, UM, THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
ANYBODY IN THE COMMUNITY MAY HAVE TO, UH, GET THE, GET RESPONSES FROM OUR STAFF DIRECTLY.
AND SO THERE'S SOME INFORMATION ON THE NEXT SLIDE ABOUT THAT.
AND THAT COMPLETES OUR PRESENTATION FOR TODAY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT PRESENTATION.
UM, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? NO.
SO NOW WE, DO WE HAVE ANYONE ELSE THAT JOINED US? TWO PEOPLE THAT ARE, THIS IS, NO, NO, THESE ARE JUST TWO PUBLIC SPEAKERS.
WE HAVE SOME PUBLIC SPEAKERS WHO HAVE SIGNED UP.
UH, WE HAVE A THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT ON THE PUBLIC SPEAKERS.
AND WHO DO WE HAVE? UH, DONNA, I DUNNO WHAT THE NAME IS.
IS IT DONNA? IS THAT DONNA? COME HELP ME WITH THE, THE WRITING THERE IS A LITTLE, I'M SORRY.
Y'ALL HEAR ME? MY NAME IS DONNA RICKENBACKER AND OKAY.
I'M NOT HERE ON ANY OF THE AGENDA ITEMS TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH.
I'M HERE, WELL, I ACTUALLY AM NOW, BUT I'M PRIMARILY HERE TO SAY THANK YOU.
UM, THE, THE ALLOCATION OR THE ADDITIONAL MONIES MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE DISASTER FUNDING TOWARDS HOUSING.
I VERY, VERY MUCH WANT TO, UM, SAY THANK YOU FIRST TO, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER THOMAS MM-HMM
AND PLUMBER FOR THEIR FOCUS AND THEIR AMENDMENTS, AND THEN ULTIMATELY THE SUCCESSFUL, UM, REALLOCATION AND, AND ALL OF THE, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT VOTED IN FAVOR OF IT.
UM, AND THEN I'M, I'M THE DEVELOPER OF OST LOFTS AND YES, LIKE DEREK EXPLAINED, IT DOES HAVE A STANDALONE PRE-KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM THAT WILL BE OPERATED BY THE TEJANO CENTER, WHO'S ALSO MY, UH, DEVELOPER, UH, CO-PARTNER.
UM, I HOPE YOU ALL WILL COME TO THAT OPENING.
WE'RE A HUNDRED PERCENT OCCUPIED.
AS SOON AS THOSE UNITS CAME ONLINE, UM, WE, WE MOVED THEM VERY, VERY QUICKLY.
WE HAVE GENERATORS THAT OPERATE THE, UM, THE, THE BUILDINGS AND THE ELEVATORS AND THE PRE-K SCHOOL.
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GENERATORS AT THIS PROPERTY.I HOPE YOU ALL WILL COME AND SEE WHAT WE'VE DONE AND, AND HOPEFULLY AGREE THAT WE, UM, USE THE FUNDING MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE CITY OF HOUSTON.
AND THE, AND THE GLO WISELY LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AND THE, AND THE GOOD.
UH, YOU SAID THE RIVER S WHEN IT'S TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER THE NINTH AT 10:00 AM OKAY.
AND YOU ALL SHOULD HAVE INVITATIONS BY NOW, AND IF YOU DON'T, THAT'S A PROBLEM.
DONALD, DID YOU WORK ON THE ONE IN FORT BEND OR IN DISTRICT AREA? YES.
I THOUGHT I REMEMBERED YOU FROM THAT.
I CAME TODAY, UH, TO ADDRESS THE, UH, ALL OF THE HOUSING WITH PEOPLE WITH AIDS, SEVERAL DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS.
AND THE THOUGHT THAT OCCURRED TO ME IS HOW DO THEY DECIDE WHICH ORGANIZATION GETS WHAT.
UH, AND UH, IT SOUNDS LIKE SOME OF MY QUESTIONS WILL BE ANSWERED IF WE CAN AT THE NEXT MEETING HAVE A REPORT THAT THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT, UH, AS TO WHAT ORGAN, YOU KNOW, IT SEEMS TO ME LIKE IF YOU HAVE ONE ORGANIZATION THAT'S DOING A LOT BETTER THAN ONE OF THE OTHERS, THEN MORE MONEY SHOULD BE ALLOCATED TO THAT ORGANIZATION.
AND I DON'T KNOW WHETHER YOU HAVE A PROCESS TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT OR NOT.
IF YOU DON'T, I THINK YOU SHOULD.
UH, AND, UM, ONE OF THE QUESTIONS, ANOTHER QUESTION THAT CAME TO MIND, AND WITH ALL OF THE CUTBACKS THAT ARE HAPPENING AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL, WILL THE FUNDING FOR THESE PROGRAMS, UH, BE CONTINUED? UH, UH, OBVIOUSLY THEY'RE GOING, THEY'RE IN PLACE RIGHT NOW WHERE WE WOULDN'T BE TALKING ABOUT WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TODAY, BUT THAT'S A QUESTION THAT COMES TO MIND AND, UH, I'M VERY MUCH LOOKING FORWARD TO, HOPEFULLY TIFFANY WILL AGREE TO INCLUDE THEIR REPORT AT NEXT MONTH'S MEETING.
AND I'M VERY MUCH INTERESTED IN LOOKING AT THE EVALUATION OF ALL OF THE DIFFERENT PROVIDERS, UH, FOR THIS, THESE PROGRAMS. SO THAT, AND THAT, THAT WAS IT.
UH, KNOWING THAT'S COMING THROUGH NEXT MONTH MM-HMM
HOPEFULLY MEANS THAT I HAVE FEWER QUESTIONS THAN I WOULD'VE HAD OTHERWISE.
QUESTION THAT, SO PRIMARILY YOUR CONCERN IS THE DATA, IS THAT THE NUMBER OF, UM, THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT ARE IN THE FACILITY ARE YEAH.
AND THESE PROGRAMS, UH, SOME OF THEM, UH, THE PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN FUNDED, MAYBE NOT THIS PARTICULAR PROGRAM, BUT THE ORGANIZATION SPONSORING IT, UH, HAS RECEIVED MONEY FROM THE CITY FOR 30 YEARS.
AND, UH, THE PARTICULAR PROGRAMS HOUSING PEOPLE WITH AIDS, IS IT THE SAME PEOPLE YEAR AFTER YEAR AFTER YEAR THAT GET THESE FUNDS OR ARE THERE NEW PEOPLE? DO THE OLDER PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, MOVE OUT AND ARE NEW PEOPLE ALLOWED TO, TO, UH, TAKE PART IN THE PROGRAM? BUT YEAH, THE DATA, I WAS AT A MEETING, UH, RECENT, NOT RECENTLY, SEVERAL MONTHS AGO HERE.
AND I THINK IT HAD TO DO, UH, WITH, UH, HELPING PEOPLE JOBLESS PEOPLE, FIND JOBS.
AND, UH, I SAID, YOU WILL YOU BE ABLE TO COME BACK IN A COUPLE OF YEARS AND TELL ME THE STATUS OF THE PEOPLE THAT YOU PROVIDED SERVICES TO? AND, UH, THE PERSON THAT, UH, WAS DOING THE PRESENTATION SAID, NO, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DOESN'T REQUIRE US TO DO THAT AND THEREFORE WE'RE NOT DOING IT.
WELL IF THE CITY'S GIVING MONEY TO THESE ORGANIZATIONS, THE CITY SHOULD REQUIRE A REPORT ON HOW SUCCESSFUL THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN.
AND THAT'S WHAT I'M WORKING ON OR WOULD LIKE TO SEE.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS THAT WE DON'T WANNA OVERLOOK? ANYONE? ARE THERE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS? THE AREAS? NONE.
VERY WELL, WELL, BEFORE WE JOIN, LET ME JUST PUT IN MIND IS THE ABSENCE OF THAT CHAIR TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT OUR NEXT HOUSING AND AFFORDABILITY COMMITTEE WILL MEET ON SEPTEMBER 16TH AT 10:00 AM UH, THE DISTRICT F OFFICE WILL BE SENDING OUT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND, UM, AND LET ME JUST SAY ON BEHALF, UH, OF OUR CHAIR IN THE ABSENCE, UH, THANK ALL OF YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY AND ALL OF THOSE ORGANIZATION REPRESENTATIVES WHO WAS PRESENT.
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NO OTHER COMMENTS, UH, OR QUESTIONS, THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.