[Quality of Life Committee on March 2, 2026.]
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AND SO WE WILL GO AHEAD AND BEGIN THIS QUALITY OF LIFE COMMITTEE MEETING.I'M CHAIR OF THIS COMMITTEE ALSO WITH US.
UH, THIS AFTERNOON WE HAVE OUR VICE CHAIR AND, UH, VICE MAYOR PRO TEM, AMY PECK, AS WELL AS COUNCIL MEMBER SALLY ALCORN IN ATTENDANCE.
AND WE ARE REPRESENTED BY STAFF AS WELL FROM, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER JACKSON'S OFFICE, COUNCIL MEMBER CASTILLO'S OFFICE, COUNCIL MEMBER CAYMAN'S OFFICE, AND ONLINE, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, THOMAS'S OFFICE AS WELL.
SO WE HAVE A, UH, RELATIVELY SHORT AGENDA TODAY.
AND, UH, DIRECTOR, I SEE YOU AT THE DICE, SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND, AND LET YOU GET US STARTED.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING US TODAY.
UH, TODAY WE DO HAVE A SHORT, UH, A SHORT LIST OF ORDINANCES THAT WE'D LIKE TO REVIEW WITH YOU.
UH, HE'S ONE OF OUR GREAT STAFF MEMBERS WHO WORKS WITH MELODY BARR.
UM, I'LL, I'LL GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO, UH, JARED, BECAUSE LAST WEEK MELODY WAS GONE FOR A VACATION AND WE THOUGHT WE COULDN'T LIVE.
AND JARED
SO WE'RE GLAD THAT THAT JARED'S HERE.
UM, WE HAVE TWO ISSUES THAT COME UP.
ONE IS CATHOLIC CHARITIES, UH, HC AND, UH, HARRIS COUNTY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COORDINATING COUNCIL BARBIE BROCHURE, WHO IS THE CEO OF THE CARE COORDINATING COUNCIL IS HERE.
AND WE ALSO HAVE THE FULL TEAM FROM THE SALVATION ARMY.
UM, AND AGAIN, THEY DO GREAT WORK AND MAYBE YOU'LL ASK SOME QUESTIONS TO THEM.
JARED CAN IS, IS THAT OKAY? YOU WANNA STAND UP? UH, EITHER WAY.
UH, CAN EVERYONE HEAR ME OKAY? YEP.
OKAY, I'LL GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED.
I'M THE DIVISION MANAGER WITH, UH, PUBLIC SERVICES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
UH, THE FIRST ITEM IS ITEM THREE A AND THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IS PRESENTING AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING A SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF HOUSTON AND CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF GALVESTON HOUSTON.
THIS AMENDMENT PROVIDES AN ADDITIONAL $300,000 OF ESG AND CDBG FUNDING TO CONTINUE PROVIDING RAPID REHOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION SERVICES TO HOUSEHOLDS THAT ARE CURRENTLY HOMELESS OR AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS.
THE HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION SERVICES INCLUDE RENTAL AND OR UTILITY PAYMENT ASSISTANCE TO PREVENT EVICTIONS OR TERMINATION OF SERVICES THAT MAY LEAD TO AN EVICTION.
MANAGEMENT SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO RAPID REHOUSING HOUSEHOLDS PLACED INTO A UNIT TO MAINTAIN THEIR HOUSING STABILITY.
CASE MANAGERS ASSIST HOUSEHOLDS WITH REFERRALS TO SERVICES, BENEFITS AND RESOLUTION OF ANY LANDLORD TENANT ISSUES.
I DO WANNA MAKE A NOTE THAT THERE IS AN ERROR ON THE COVER SHEET THAT'S IN THE PACKET, UH, AS THE GOAL SHOULD BE 60 HOUSEHOLDS TO BE SERVED WITH THIS AMENDMENT, NOT 75.
UH, CATHOLIC CHARITIES TRACKS OUTCOMES FOR BOTH ACTIVITIES AND ENTERS DATA FOR EACH HOUSEHOLD SERVED INTO THE HOMELESS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM, ALSO KNOWN AS HMIS.
THE AGENCY TRACKS SELF-SUFFICIENCY OUTCOMES THROUGH A SCORING MATRIX AT INITIAL INTAKE PROGRAM EXIT AND FOLLOW UP.
OVER 70% OF THOSE SERVED INCREASED THEIR SCORE AT EXIT AND FOLLOW UP.
WHILE 78% OF HOUSEHOLDS INCREASED THEIR INCOME AT TIME OF PROGRAM EXIT.
OVER 90% OF THE HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION HOUSEHOLDS SERVED, EXITED THE PROGRAM AND REMAINED, REMAINED PERMANENTLY HOUSED.
UH, CATHOLIC CHARITIES WAS INITIALLY SELECTED BY CHILDCARE COUNCIL INC.
UH, HD'S, FORMER ADMINISTRATOR OF THE CITY'S HOMELESS SERVICES PROGRAM AS A SERVICE PROVIDER.
THAT AGREEMENT EXPIRED IN MARCH 24, AND THE CITY SELECTED CATHOLIC CHARITIES TO AVOID A GAP IN SERVICES AND CONTINUE OPERATIONS.
THE CURRENT AGREEMENT EXPIRES ON MARCH 31ST, 2026, AND THIS AMENDMENT EXTENDS THE TERM THROUGH MARCH 31ST, 2027.
UH, AS OF JANUARY, 2026, THE AGENCY HAS SPENT 93% OF ITS FUNDING AND SERVED 47 HOUSEHOLDS.
CATHOLIC CHARITIES HAS PROVIDED SERVICES TO THE CITY SINCE 2003, AND THERE WERE NO FINDINGS IN THE AGENCY'S MOST RECENT COMPLIANCE MONITORING.
TODAY WE HAVE RANZO PROGRAM DIRECTOR AND AMBER JOHNSON, PROGRAM SUPERVISOR IN THE AUDIENCE.
ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS POINT? COUNCIL MEMBER ALCORN, ABOUT HOW, UH, ON THE TBRA IS, HOW, HOW LONG IS THE AVERAGE, YOU
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KNOW, HOW MANY MONTHS RENT DO THEY GET, OR, OR YEARS OR WHATEVER? WELL, THE, THE HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION, JUST TO CLARIFY, IS DIFFERENT FROM TBRA IN THAT THIS IS ASSISTING WITH RENTAL ARREARS OR A UTILITY CUTOFF.I WANNA RECOGNIZE, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIE DAVIS IS PRESENT AS WELL AS, UH, STAFF ONLINE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, MARTINEZ OFFICE AS WELL.
I KNOW WE HAVE TONS OF EVICTION CASES IN OUR JP COURTS RIGHT NOW, AND, UM, THIS, THIS, UM, IS GEARED TOWARDS HELPING SOME OF THOSE FAMILIES.
I WOULD, I WOULD GUESS OR NOT.
WELL, THESE FAMILIES MAYBE ARE FACING AN EVICTION.
THEY RECEIVED AN EVICTION NOTICE OR THEY'VE RECEIVED A UTILITY CUTOFF NOTICE, UH, THAT COULD LEAD TO AN EVICTION BECAUSE YOU CAN'T STAND A UNIT WITH NO WATER OR ELECTRICITY.
UM, I'M NOT A HUNDRED PERCENT ON CATHOLIC CHARITIES COORDINATION WITH THE JP COURTS, BUT THEY DO REFER CLIENTS, UM, THAT ARE IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE TO THE PROGRAM.
UH, THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IS PRESENTING AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING A SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF HOUSTON AND THE HARRIS COUNTY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COORDINATING COUNCIL TO PROVIDE UP TO AN ADDITIONAL $1,106,417 AND 20 CENTS IN ESG AND CDBG FUNDING TO CONTINUE THE ADMINISTRATION OF NONPROFIT DOME, I'M SORRY, THE ADMINISTRATION OF, UH, NONPROFIT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTERS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS PREVIOUSLY FUNDED THROUGH THE CITY'S HOMELESS SERVICES PROGRAM.
THESE SERVICES INCLUDE EMERGENCY SHELTER FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES THAT ARE FLEEING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, RAPID REHOUSING FOR FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, ASSISTANCE WITH SHORT TERM RENT AND UTILITY PAYMENTS TO PREVENT EVICTION OR TERMINATION OF SERVICES, DATA REPORTING, UH, AND SYSTEM MANAGEMENT.
AND THIS IS COMPARABLE TO HMIS AND MAINTENANCE AND ASSISTANCE IN OBTAINING OTHER SERVICES AND BENEFITS AS THE ADMINISTRATOR.
UH, H-C-D-V-C-C MANAGES FUNDING PROGRAM PERFORMANCE DATA COLLECTION, AND THE REPORTING FOR THE FOUR SUB-RECIPIENT AGENCIES.
THOSE ARE HOUSTON AREA WOMEN'S CENTER, FORT BEND WOMEN'S CENTER, THE BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATERS AND BAY AREA TURNING POINT.
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THESE VICTIM SERVICES PROVIDERS, UH, H-C-D-V-C-C WILL SERVE A MINIMUM OF 200 ADDITIONAL HOUSEHOLDS WHO ARE HOMELESS OR AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS AND ARE SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND OR HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
THROUGH JANUARY, 2026, THE AGENCY AND SUB RECIPIENTS HAVE SERVED 647 HOUSEHOLDS IN SHELTER WITH 456 OR 70% EXITING TO PERMANENT OR TRANSITIONAL HOUSING.
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES INCLUDE PROCESSING, REIMBURSEMENT REQUESTS, MONITORING PROVIDERS FOR PERFORMANCE AND COMPLIANCE WITH CITY, STATE, AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS, AND PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING.
H-C-D-V-C-C WAS SELECTED AFTER THE DEPARTMENT'S AGREEMENT WITH THE FORMER ADMINISTRATOR OF THE HOMELESS SERVICES PROGRAM ENDED IN MARCH, 2024.
TO AVOID A GAP IN SERVICES, HCD SELECTED THE DV COUNCIL TO OPERATE AS THE ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE EXISTING VICTIM SERVICES PROVIDERS PREVIOUSLY SELECTED BY CHILDCARE COUNSEL.
THE CURRENT AGREEMENT WILL EXPIRE ON MARCH 31ST, 2026, AND THIS AMENDMENT EXTENDS THE TERM THROUGH MARCH 31ST, 2027.
AS OF JANUARY, 2026, THE AGENCY HAS SPENT APPROXIMATELY 87% OF THE FUNDING ALLOCATED TO THEM AND SERVED A TOTAL OF 687 HOUSEHOLDS EXCEEDING THEIR ORIGINAL GOAL BY 35%.
UH, A-C-D-V-C-C-C HAS RECEIVED FUNDING FROM THE CITY SINCE 2022 AND THERE WERE NO FINDINGS DURING THEIR MOST RECENT MONITORING.
I DON'T SEE ANY QUESTIONS IN THE QUEUE.
CONTINUING ON ITEM THREE C, THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IS PRESENTING AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE FIFTH AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF HOUSTON AND THE SALVATION ARMY OF HOUSTON.
OH, CAN I PLEASE GO BACK TO THE PREVIOUS ITEM? SURE.
I MISSED AND DID NOT RECOGNIZE THAT WE HAVE BARBIE HIR, UH, BARBIE BRASIER IN THE AUDIENCE.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF H-C-D-V-C-C.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, BARBIE.
UH, SO WE'RE PRESENTING AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING FIFTH AMENDMENT, UH, TO THE AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF HOUSTON AND THE SALVATION ARMY PROVIDING UP TO AN ADDITIONAL $325,000 IN ESG AND CDBG FUNDS TO CONTINUE OPERATIONS OF A HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION PROGRAM, SERVING HOUSEHOLDS AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS, A DIVERSION PROGRAM, SERVING HOUSEHOLDS ABOUT TO ENTER THE HOMELESS RESPONSE SYSTEM AND AN EMERGENCY SHELTER.
FOR THOSE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, THE SALVATION ARMY WILL PROVIDE SERVICES TO A MINIMUM OF 57 ADDITIONAL HOUSEHOLDS.
HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION OFFERS RENTAL AND OR UTILITY PAYMENT ASSISTANCE TO PREVENT EVICTIONS OR TERMINATION OF SERVICES THAT MAY LEAD TO AN EVICTION.
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THROUGH DECEMBER 20, 25, 35 HOUSEHOLDS WERE SERVED AND 100% REMAINED HOUSED AND DID NOT RETURN FOR ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE.SHELTER OPERATIONS AT THE JONES FAMILY RESIDENCE HAVE ASSISTED 238 HOMELESS FAMILIES BY PROVIDING SAFE, CLEAN, TEMPORARY HOUSING, FOOD ESSENTIAL SERVICES AND CASE MANAGEMENT WITH 57% OR 136 OF THOSE EXITING TO HOUSING.
THE SALVATION ARMY WAS SELECTED AS PART OF THE COVID COMMUNITY HOUSING PROGRAM, PHASE TWO, ALSO KNOWN AS CHIP 2.0 THROUGH A JOINT REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST RELEASED IN MARCH, 2022.
THE CURRENT AGREEMENT WILL EXPIRE ON APRIL 30TH, 2026, AND THIS AMENDMENT EXTENDS THE TERM THROUGH APRIL 30TH, 2027.
AS OF DECEMBER, 2025, THE AGENCY HAS SPENT APPROXIMATELY 84% OF ITS FUNDING AND SERVED 1,685 HOUSEHOLDS, CUMUL CUMULATIVELY THROUGH THEIR DIVERSION SHELTER AND HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION PROGRAMS EXCEEDING THEIR OVERALL GOAL BY 9%.
THE AGENCY HAS PARTNERED WITH THE CITY SINCE 2012 AND THERE WERE NO FINDINGS IN THEIR MOST RECENT MONITORING.
TODAY WE HAVE CAPTAIN JEREMY WALKER, AREA COMMANDER ROBERT STUTZ, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, WESLEY MARTIN, BUSINESS MANAGER, AND KENNETH EKINS, DIRECTOR OF NAVIGATION SERVICES IN THE AUDIENCE.
THESE ARE THREE GREAT ORGANIZATIONS.
ARE YOU DONE? I YES, I'M DONE.
THESE ARE THREE TERRIFIC ORGANIZATIONS AND WHEN WE THINK ABOUT OUR SIGNIFICANT NEEDS IN THIS COMMUNITY, IN THE WHOLE AREA OF PEOPLE ENTERING INTO HOMELESSNESS AND PEOPLE WHO ARE ACTUALLY HOMELESS, UH, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, THESE THREE ORGANIZATIONS WHERE THEY STAND OUT, WHAT YOU'RE SEEING TODAY IS SOME MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE GONNA SPEND EVERY DOLLAR WE GET IN ESG OR CDBG.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS I'M VERY INDEBTED TO THESE ORGANIZATIONS IS THEY CAN TAKE SOME FUNDING WITH SHORTER DEADLINES AND BE ABLE TO USE THOSE FUNDINGS VERY WELL.
UM, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THESE NUMBERS, THEY'RE RELATIVELY SMALL.
UM, THEY'RE A COUPLE REASONS 'CAUSE THEY'RE THE END OF OTHER FUNDING STREAMS. UM, BUT ALSO EACH OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS HAVE SIGNIFICANT PHILANTHROPIC FUNDRAISING AND WE ARE LUCKY THAT WE, AGAIN, ARE ABLE TO, UM, BLEND THE CITY'S MONEY WITH THIS PHILANTHROPIC MONEY WITH THE WORK THAT THEY DO.
SO WE ARE, AGAIN, INDEBTED TO THEIR EXPERTISE IN DEALING WITH PEOPLE IN NEED, UM, THEIR SUCCESS RATE AND THEIR EXCELLENT ABILITY TO USE THIS MONEY WISELY.
THANK YOU FOR POINTING THAT OUT, UH, DIRECTOR AND I TOTALLY AGREE.
UH, AND I'M GLAD Y'ALL ARE HERE, UH, TO, TO, TO GET SOME RECOGNITION.
UM, Y'ALL DO A LOT OF GOOD, UH, THIS IS A HUGE, HUGE ISSUE IN HOUSTON.
UH, BUT WE DO WHAT WE CAN AND WE COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT SERVICE PROVIDERS LIKE YOU ALL.
SO THANK Y'ALL FOR WHAT YOU DO.
THE, THE, THE, I WISH I COULD THINK OF A BETTER WAY TO SAY WHAT'S GREAT ABOUT THESE ORGANIZATIONS AND SOME OTHERS, BUT I ALWAYS SAY THEY'RE THE, AND ORGANIZATIONS, IF YOU ASK THEM SOMETHING, THEY'LL SAY YES.
AND, AND THAT'S JUST WHAT THESE THREE ORGANIZATIONS PARTICULARLY DO.
DIRECTOR, YOU CAN PROCEED TO YOUR, UH, COMMENTS IF, IF YOU, IF YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL SURE.
UM, I'D LIKE TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOMELESSNESS IN GENERAL.
UM, I THINK MAYBE THE MOST IMPORTANT IS JUST AN UPDATE ON FOUR 19 EMANCIPATION.
UH, CURRENTLY THE CITY AND UM, AND OUR DEPARTMENT ARE USING SUBCONTRACTORS CONTRACTORS TO DO SOME EXTRA WORK THERE TO MAKE SURE IT'S A HUNDRED PERCENT READY FOR THE OPERATOR TO COME IN AS SOON AS THAT THAT IS CHOSEN AND THE DOLLARS ARE THERE.
SO WE'VE HAD TO DO A FEW ROOF REPAIRS AND A FEW PAINTING AND UH, AND SOME CLEANING.
AND IT'S GONNA, AGAIN, IT'S GONNA BE A HUNDRED PERCENT READY.
THE NOFO FOR THE OPERATOR HAS BEEN, UH, HAS BEEN OUT.
WE'RE IN A QUIET PERIOD THIS TIME TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE NOT GONNA BE APPEALS.
UH, AND THEN MR. CHAIRMAN WOULD LIKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BRING THAT RECOMMENDATION, UM, ONCE IT'S VETTED BY THE MAYOR AND HIS STAFF TO THE QUALITY OF LIFE COMMITTEE SO THAT WE CAN GET IT IN FRONT OF COUNCIL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
UM, I DON'T HAVE A DATE FOR THAT, SO I APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE AND FOR ME, BEING ABLE TO CALL YOU AND CALL YOUR STAFF AND SAY, CAN WE HAVE A SPECIALLY CALLED QUALITY OF LIFE COMMITTEE MEETING.
WE HAD WISHED WE WERE DOING IT HERE, BUT WE RAN OUT OF DAYS.
AND SO IT'LL JUST BE IN THE NEXT
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VERY FEW WEEKS, UM, MAYBE 10 DAYS.WE'RE HERE AT YOUR DISPOSAL, UH, DIRECTOR.
WE'LL, WE'RE HAPPY TO DO A SPECIAL CALL FOR AND WE CAN FOR, FOR THAT PURPOSE, DO IT IN PERSON OR TEAMS, BUT I JUST WANT, BUT I'M TO AGAIN, I APOLOGIZE.
UH, THE SECOND THING IS, UM, A CLARIFICATION.
UH, THERE WAS AN NPR REPORT, UH, ABOUT THAT SAID THAT THE CITY OF HOUSTON WAS, HAD FELL SHORT IN OUR FUNDRAISING EFFORTS.
UH, THERE'S JUST SOME CONFUSION IN THAT.
AND THE BEST I CAN SAY IS THAT THE BEST WAY I CAN EXPLAIN IT, AND IT IS IT'S COMPLEX, IS THAT WE HAD BEEN WORKING ON A VERY COMPLEX HOUSING FUNDING PROGRAM FOR PHILANTHROPY THAT WOULD FOCUS ON THE ACTUAL HOUSING AND SERVICES, UH, THAT IS LED IN THAT, IN THAT PROGRAM.
AND THAT FUNDRAISING IS A JOINT CITY COUNTY EFFORT, BUT IT'S LED BY THE COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS.
IN FACT, I'M MISSING A COMMITTEE MEETING RIGHT NOW ON THIS.
WE FEEL VERY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE EFFORTS IN, UH, FUNDRAISING FROM THIS SIDE, WHICH IS THE HOUSING SIDE AS WELL AS THE FUNDRAISING THAT'S NECESSARY TO MAKE SURE 4 1 9 CAN HAVE ALL OF THE SERVICES NECESSARY.
EVEN THOSE THAT ARE NOT AVAILABLE UNDER, UH, UH, WITH FUNDING FROM D 24 TURS OR THE CITY, THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS THAT WE STILL NEED FUNDRAISING.
SO WE FEEL VERY GOOD ABOUT FUNDRAISING ON BOTH OF THOSE.
UH, SO THE IDEA OF IT'S FALLING SHORT, I I DON'T THINK THAT'S A, UH, ACCURATE PORTRAYAL.
UM, THE, UH, COALITION THAT HAD RAISED $6 MILLION AND THERE'S MORE COMING, UH, AGAIN, THE PHILANTHROPY WANTS TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S A GOOD PLAN IN PLACE.
AND THIS IS PARTICULARLY FOR, TO HAVE PEOPLE WHO ARE HOUSED.
IT'S THE EXIT EFFORTS FROM FOUR 19 AND OTHER AND OTHER ENTITIES.
UM, SO LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING GOOD NEWS ABOUT HOW THAT'S GOING.
UM, OUR TEAM, AND I WANNA SAY WHO THE TEAM IS 'CAUSE I LIKE THAT.
UM, MYSELF, LARRY, SHADOW WHITE, UM, KELLY YOUNG, WAYNE YOUNG, UM, WERE ALL AT METRO FOR THEIR BOARD MEETING AND MADE A PRESENTATION ON METRO ON THE SUCCESS THAT WE'VE HAD WITH THE FUNDS THAT THEY SENT TO THE CITY TO EXPENDING ON HOMELESSNESS.
AND, UM, WE VERY MUCH HOPE THAT THERE'S, UM, AVAILABLE FUNDS NEXT IN THIS YEAR, THIS UPCOMING YEAR.
BUT IT WAS A VERY SUCCESSFUL PRESENTATION.
I THINK WE ALL REALIZE IT'S AN ONGOING THING.
UM, AND ON THIS POINT, I THINK COUNCIL MEMBER ALCORN HAS SOME QUESTIONS.
AND YEAH, I SAW THE ARTICLE TOO.
SO, SO YOU'RE SAYING FUNDRAISING FROM, UM, FROM PRIVATE SOURCES IS REALLY TWOFOLD.
THERE'S THE HOUSING PIECE, WHICH IS LIKE, I'M ASSUMING PAYING FOR HOUSING AFTER PEOPLE LEAVE.
AND THAT'S WHAT THE COALITION IS LEADING THAT EFFORT THAT IS CORRECT.
TO GATHER THOSE FUNDS, THE FUNDS WE USED TO USE ARPA MONEY FOR AND ALL THAT.
AND, AND TO, AND TO MATCH THEIR $70 MILLION IN CONTINUUM OF CARE FUNDING.
UM, NOW THE, THE GROUP IS UH, WHAT I CALL THAT GROUP IS SYSTEM FUNDERS.
WHO ARE REALLY INTERESTED IN HOW DO YOU LEVERAGE GOVERNMENT MONEY AND KEEP THE SYSTEM GOING.
THERE ARE OTHER FUNDERS WHO ARE MORE INTERESTED IN HELPING INDIVIDUALS AND I THINK THEY WILL BE THE GROUPS THAT ARE, WILL BE SUPPORTING FOUR 19 ALONG WITH CORPORATIONS.
AND THEN IT'S A DIFFERENT INTEREST.
AND, AND THEN OUR EFFORTS ARE CONCENTRATED ON FOUR 19 AND, AND FOR LIKE OPERATIONS MONEY, AND YOU SAID THERE WERE CERTAIN THINGS THAT D 24 AND THE OTHER TURS FUNDING AND WHATEVER CAN'T PLAY FOR LIKE GIMME SOME EXAMPLES.
ANYTHING TO DO WITH PETS CLOTHING.
UH, THOSE ARE THE THREE MAIN ISSUES.
UM, UH, I THINK ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PART IS MY, UM, I THINK ALL OF OUR INTERESTS AT FOUR 19 IS HAVING A PLACE THAT THE PEOPLE WANT TO STAY AROUND THAT, WHICH MEANS YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE THERE'RE SNACKS AND OTHER THINGS SURE.
PLUS I'M ASSUMING TO SUPPLEMENT O AND M, UH, I, YES.
BUT I FEEL AGAIN, WE FEEL PRETTY COMFORTABLE ABOUT HAVING ADEQUATE FUNDING.
UH, FOR, UH, OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT.
AND MIN NOFO, UM, UM, SAID THAT WE WERE GONNA USE $10 MILLION A YEAR FOR, UM, UM, FROM THE DR 24 FUNDING AND UP TO $4 MILLION A YEAR OF OTHER FUNDING THAT WE'LL HELP BRING IN.
SO WE THINK IT STILL IS ABOUT A $14 MILLION A YEAR OPERATION
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MAINTENANCE PROCESS.SO THE PRIVATE FUNDRAISING GOALS FOR JUST FOUR 19, WHAT IS YOUR GOAL? I DO NOT HAVE A GOAL YET.
THE, UH, AND, AND, AND EVEN THE, I DON'T HAVE A ACCESS POINT AND THE REASON IS IS THAT THE OPERATOR WHO WE CHOOSE MM-HMM
UM, EITHER MUST BE A GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION OR A 5 0 1 C3 AND THE FUNDRAISING WILL BE DONE THROUGH THAT ENTITY.
AND WE THINK THAT'S A MUCH MORE EFFECTIVE WAY.
AND BECAUSE SALVATION ARMY AND, AND, UM, CATHOLIC CHARITIES HERE AS ALL WE TALK ABOUT ALL THIS FUNDRAISING, WE HAVE TO DO IT IN A WAY THAT DOESN'T HURT.
ENTITIES THAT DO SO MUCH YEAH.
FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AND HAVE MUCH EASIER WAY TO DEAL WITH THEM.
UM, AND FOUR 19 IS, IS REALLY GONNA BE A GREAT PLACE FOR THEM BECAUSE THOSE ENTITIES ARE GONNA HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PICK AND CHOOSE THE INDIVIDUALS WHO WITH WHOM THEY WILL BE MOST SUCCESSFUL.
AND THE SELECTIONS GOING ON NOW FOR THE OPERATOR.
IT, WE ARE COM WE ARE AT THE VERY END OF.
AND ON THAT DIRECTOR, UH, I, I'D HEARD EARLIER, UH, HOW MANY HAD APPLIED, BUT CAN YOU CONFIRM HOW MANY, HOW MANY? UH, WE HAD TWO ENTITIES WHO APPLIED AND I, IF I HAVE TO TURN AROUND, I CAN'T, I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN MENTION WHO THEY ARE.
UM, I WILL, I WILL SAY THE TEAM WE WORK WITH KEEPS ME ON MY TOES TO MAKE SURE THERE'S TREMENDOUS TRANSPARENCY AND TREMENDOUS FAIRNESS.
I, I WILL TELL YOU THAT THE HCD IS, IS, DOES A GREAT JOB TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN THESE FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE, WE CAN ALL TIE BACK TO FAIRNESS AND THERE'S NOT ONE PERSON, INCLUDING ME WHO CAN PUT OUR FINGER ON THE SCALE.
DID YOU WANT TO CONTINUE? THAT'S REALLY WHAT I HAVE.
UM, AND AGAIN, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS FROM OUR VISITORS HERE FROM SALVATION ARMY, UH, HARRIS COUNTY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COORDINATING COMMITTEE, OR, UM, OR, UH, CATHOLIC CHARITIES, I'D BE HAPPY TO BRING THEM UP.
UM, I DON'T SEE ANY QUESTIONS IN THE QUEUE, SO I THINK WE'RE OKAY.
THESE PEOPLE ARE A LOT SMARTER THAN ME.
AND, UH, AT THIS POINT WE CAN GO AHEAD AND GO TO THE PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION OF THE MEETING IS MARGO FDR HERE? MARGO.
UH, DOMINIC, UH, WHY DON'T YOU COME UP? HOW ARE YOU THIS AFTERNOON? UH, GREAT.
UH, CAN YOU HEAR ME OKAY? OKAY.
UM, OF COURSE I DID MY 96 TO THE RED LINE AND WALKED OVER HERE.
HOWEVER, THERE'S A NEW SIGN UP, THE COUNTY JUST PUT UP A NEW SIGN AT MOODY PARK.
SO THERE, THAT MOVEMENT IS COMING, I THOUGHT, AND I THOUGHT THIS WAS THE APPROPRIATE COMMITTEE TO, TO REJOICE WITH THAT.
UH, MY QUESTION IS WITH WITH YOU'RE GIVING MONEY TO GALVESTON HOUSTON
NOW I'M CATHOLIC, SO, UH, I'M NOT TRYING TO BE ANTI ANTI-CHURCH HERE, BUT I THINK WHEN WE GIVE MONEY TO AN ORGANIZATION TO HELP US, WHICH I DON'T MIND, BUT I THINK THE ORGANIZATION THAT WE HAVE TO HELP, WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT NOT ONLY ARE THEY SPENDING OUR MONEY CORRECTLY, BUT ANY MONIES THAT THEY ARE GIVEN ARE SPENT CORRECTLY.
SO THAT, OKAY, SUPPOSE THEY GET MONEY FROM SOMEWHERE ELSE AND IT'S, THEY'RE NOT DOING IT RIGHT.
YOU KNOW, THAT COULD BE BLOW BACK ON US.
SO I THINK, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO BE VERY, VERY, VERY CAREFUL ABOUT, UM, ABOUT, UH, STUFF LIKE THAT.
UH, ONE OTHER THING, THIS SOUNDS, SOUNDS MEAN, BUT I WAS INVOLVED WITH THE, WITH HAND RADIO COMMUNICATIONS DURING THE SUPERDOME TO ASTRODOME EVACUATIONS IN THE KATRINA EVENT.
AND MY THING IS, I HATE TO SAY THIS, BUT MAYBE WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO LOOK AT SOMETHING.
UH, WE HAD ALMOST 50,000 PEOPLE ON THE SURFACE OF THE ASTRODOME.
THIS WAS THE LAST MAJOR EVENT IN THAT STADIUM SO FAR.
AND MY QUESTION IS, UNTIL WE GET SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT MORE PERMANENT, MAYBE WE NEED TO LOOK AT THE POSSIBILITY, NOT 50,000 PEOPLE IN A BUIL BUILDING, BUT MAYBE HAVE COTS, YOU KNOW, WITH REASONABLE SPACE WITH A, YOU KNOW, OR A, YOU KNOW, A LITTLE THING WHERE THEY CAN STORE THE PEOPLE CAN STORE THEIR STUFF.
MALES IN ONE PLACE, FEMALE IN ANOTHER.
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BUILDINGS THAT ARE NOT BEING USED THAT MAYBE COULD BE TEMPORARILY CONVERTED.THE GRB DURING THE HOUSTON MARATHON ACTUALLY HAS A MASS HOSPITAL IN IT.
A MEMORIAL HERMANN USUALLY HAS A, PUTS AN EMERGENCY ROOM AND THE GRB.
SO IF ANYBODY GETS, YOU KNOW, HAS PROBLEMS ON THE COURSE AND SAYS, OVERLOADING THE HOSPITALS, THEY BRING THEM TO GRB, STABILIZE THEM AND THEN SEND THEM OUT.
SO I THINK THERE'S VARIOUS OTHER WAYS, UH, YOU KNOW, THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX, UM, THINKING ABOUT OTHER WAYS OF HANDLING THINGS.
AND LASTLY, UM, SALLY, I GOT A PROBLEM WITH YOUR WEB, WITH THE, UH, BUDGET COMMUNITY WEBSITE, THE LINKS TO THAT TO WAIT AND SIGN IN FOR THE, FOR, UH, COMMENT IN TOMORROW.
SO WHO DO I TALK TO? YOU? YES.
I'LL BE HERE, HERE IN THE MORNING AND, AND ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO TALK CAN ALWAYS JOIN IN AT THE END.
ALSO, LASTLY WITH, I THINK ANOTHER GROUP THAT NEEDS TO BE A PART OF THIS IS METRO.
METRO NEEDS TO HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE HERE, BOTH FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND FROM OPERATIONS, YOU KNOW, SECURITY.
AND THEN THE PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS, THEY DON'T HAVE A CAR, THEY GOTTA GET AROUND, THEY DON'T HAVE TO BE HERE PHYSICALLY.
I MEAN, WE DO HAVE ZOOM, BUT I THINK METRO NEEDS TO BE AN INTIMATE PART OF HAVING THE, SOLVING THIS PROBLEM.
AND WITH THAT, WITH THE NEW AFFAIRS SYSTEM, I TRIED SOMETHING TODAY, IF YOU DON'T HAVE MU A CUE CARD OR A NEW CARD AND YOU DON'T HAVE CHANGE, YOU CAN TAP WITH YOUR CREDIT CARDS AND IT WORKS.
IT GIVE YOU A THREE HOUR TRANSFER.
SO, I MEAN THAT'S AN, UH, I THINK THAT'S ANOTHER THING I KNOW, UM, COUNCIL MAYOR EDWARD WANTS THE, UM, SCHOOL DISTRICT TO TALK.
BUT I THINK ONCE A YEAR OR MAYBE TWICE A YEAR, I THINK METRO SHOULD COME IN HERE AND TELL THE, TELL THE HORSESHOE WHAT'S GOING ON, I THINK.
SO Y'ALL WOULD KNOW WHEN THE CONSTITUENTS TO ASK Y'ALL.
Y'ALL HAVE SOME IDEA WHAT'S GOING ON.
WITH THAT, UH, I THINK MY TIME IS UP.
UM, DOES ANYBODY ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, UH, WANT TO COME FORWARD? UM, YOU DON'T HAVE TO, BUT IF YOU DIDN'T GET TO SIGN UP, HERE'S YOUR CHANCE.
WITH THAT, UH, WE WILL GO AHEAD AND ADJOURN THE MEETING UNTIL OUR NEXT MEETING, UH, WHICH SHOULD BE NEXT MONTH UNLESS THERE'S A SPECIAL CALLED MEETING.
BUT THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.