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I OFFICIALLY CALLED THE HOUSING AND AFFORDABILITY COMMITTEE TO ORDER.
IN CHAMBERS, WE HAVE STAFF REPRESENTATION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER JACKSON AND DISTRICT B STAFF REPRESENTATION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CASTILLO'S OFFICE, DISTRICT H STAFF, REPRESENTATION FROM DISTRICT I, COUNCIL MEMBER, ME MARTINEZ.
IN CHAMBERS, WE HAVE MAYOR PRO TEM, MARTHA CASTEX, TATUM, COUNCIL MEMBER RAMIREZ AND STAFF FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CARTER AT LARGE THREE.
COUNCIL MEMBER ALCORN AL AT LARGE FIVE, AND VICE CHAIR DAVIS IS IN CHAMBERS AS WELL.
TODAY OUR AGENDA IS SOLELY FOCUSED ON SINGLE FAMILY.
WE WILL HEAR PRESENTATION ABOUT ASSISTANT DIRECTOR CEDRIC LISSE, AND WE'LL HEAR DIRECTORS COMMENTS, AND OF COURSE OUR STANDING PRESENTATION OF FINANCE.
AND WE HAVE TWO INDIVIDUALS CURRENTLY SIGNED UP.
DOUG, IT WOULDN'T BE RIGHT IF DOUG WASN'T ON THE AGENDA, THEN WE, IT WOULDN'T BE.
SO WE HAVE THREE, UM, PUBLIC SPEAKERS.
AND SO AT ANY POINT IN THE MEETING IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK, YOU JUST SIGN UP AND WE'LL GIVE SPACE TO YOU.
EACH SPEAKER WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES.
AND AGAIN, THIS IS, WE'RE WE'RE, THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF OUR MOVING FAST FROM THE DR 21 DR 20 FOURS, AND WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
AND TODAY WE'RE FOCUSED ON SINGLE FAMILY, WHICH OF COURSE IS A SIGNIFICANT PRIORITY OF YOU AS CHAIRWOMAN AND OF THE MAYOR, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE, UM, IMPROVE OUR STOCK OF SINGLE FAMILY HOMES AND IMPROVE THE LIVES OF THOSE WHO LIVE IN THE, UH, WE'LL START WITH THE, UH, CEDRIC SAIN WHO RUNS OUR SINGLE FAMILY PROGRAM.
AND WE'LL GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE.
HOW'S EVERYBODY? GOOD MORNING.
UH, GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIRWOMAN, VICE CHAIR MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE.
I'M PRESENTING ITEMS TWO A THROUGH 2D ON BEHALF OF THE HOUSING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
ITEMS A AND ITEMS B ARE TOGETHER, UH, UH, THE SAME ITEM.
UH, SO WE ARE RECOMMENDING COUNCIL APPROVAL FOR AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE EIGHTH AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED HOME BUYER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, ALSO KNOWN AS HAP GUIDELINES TO INCREASE THE MAXIMUM SUBSIDY FROM 50,000 TO 75,000 TO DECREASE THE LENGTH OF TIME FOR A PARTICIPANT TO FIND A HOME FROM 120 DAYS TO 90 DAYS AND INCORPORATE THE STANDARD ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA THAT'S ACROSS ALL SINGLE FAMILY PROGRAMS. AND THIS WILL AFFECT ALL DISTRICTS.
YOU WANT ME TO GO ON TO ITEM B? WE HAVE ANY? OKAY.
ITEM BHCD RECOMMENDS COUNCIL APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE HOME BUYER CLOSING DOCUMENTS FOR THE HOME BUYER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TO ALIGN WITH THE EIGHTH AMENDMENT OF THE AMENDED RESTATED HOME BUYER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM GUIDELINES.
THE HOME BUYER CLOSING DOCUMENTS INCLUDE THE SECOND LIEN DEED OF TRUST, THE NOTICE OF OCCUPANCY RESTRICTIONS, DEFERRED PAYMENT LOAN NOTE, AND THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS WHICH AFFECTS ALL DISTRICTS.
UM, WE'RE GONNA GO ON TO, UM, CAN I HAVE A QUESTION ON A, UH, JUST FROM THE, CAN YOU JUST EXPLAIN THE REDUCTION OF THE 120 TO THE 90 DAYS? SURE.
UH, SO WHAT WE ARE SEEING IN, UH, THE HBA 2.0 PROGRAM, UM, THAT LENGTH OF TIME THAT'S LETTING IT HANG OUT THERE, UH, WE ARE NOT GETTING THE MONEY SPENT, SO WE ARE DECREASING THAT TIME DOWN TO 90 DAYS TO GO AHEAD AND PUSH THAT BUYER TO GO AND START LOOKING FOR A HOME.
UM, WE HAVE HOMES THAT ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH OUR NHDP PROGRAM YEP.
THROUGH OUR PARTNERS THAT, UH, WITH OUR AFFORDABLE HOME DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
SO THERE ARE HOMES THAT ARE AVAILABLE, UM, AND JUST TRYING TO GET THOSE BUYERS A LITTLE BIT OF A MORE OF A PUSH TO GET OUT THERE AND DO IT.
UM, I ALSO WANT TO POINT OUT THE ASSISTANCE THAT'S BEING PROVIDED UNDER THE HAT PROGRAM IS FOR 80% AND BELOW BUYERS.
UM, AND THAT'S GONNA GO UP TO AN EIGHT YEAR AFFORDABILITY PERIOD.
UH, AND, AND WE ARE ALSO GONNA MAINTAIN THE 33 AND 45% RATIOS.
SO JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE ONLY USING 33% OF THEIR INCOME FOR HOUSING.
UH, IT'S STILL GONNA FOCUS ON THE HOME BUYERS, UH, THAT HAVE NOT OWNED A HOME SURE.
OR THAT HAVE NOT OWNED A HOME IN THE LAST THREE YEARS.
SO IT'S A THREE YEAR CYCLE AND NOT A SEVEN YEAR, IT'S A THREE YEAR.
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HOME IN THE LAST THREE YEARS.UM, ALSO WANT TO ADD IS THE HOME BUYER EDUCATION WILL STILL BE IN PLACE.
THE ASSISTANCE THAT WILL BE PROVIDED WILL BE THROUGH DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE.
THROUGH, UH, PRINCIPAL MORTGAGE REDUCTION, UH, AS WELL AS SOME ANCILLARY FEES THAT ARE INCLUDED WITH THE CLOSING OF THE, UH, LOANS.
SO YOU'RE SEEING THE 90 DAY IS ALMOST LIKE THE MEDIAN OF THE, FOR THE, IN ORDER TO STRIKE FROM AN ADMINISTRATOR PERSPECTIVE TO GET THE MONEY DOWN.
COUNCIL MEMBER RAMIREZ, JUST FOLLOWING UP ON THAT, CEDRIC, UH, YOU SAID, UH, WE'RE NOT GETTING THE MONEY SPENT.
UH, ARE WE LOSING ANY MONEY? ARE WE HAVING TO GIVE ANY BACK OR WHAT? I'M GLAD YOU ASKED.
SO I WANTED TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF UPDATE ON THE HBA 2.0 BEFORE WE GO INTO THE NEXT ITEM.
UH, SO JUST TO THINK ABOUT THE ASSISTANCE THAT WE ARE, WE ARE PROVIDING.
SO THERE ARE 708 APPLICANTS THAT HAVE APPLIED FOR THE HBA 2.0 OF THAT BREAKDOWN.
216, UH, HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE GLO.
AND OF THAT 216, THERE ARE 139 BUYERS THAT ARE CONSIDERED LMI AND THEN THERE ARE SEVEN, I'M SORRY, CONSIDERED WHAT? LMI ADVANCE LOW TO MODERATE INCOME AND THERE ARE 77 FILES, UM, THAT IS UNDER, UH, URGENT NEED.
AND THEN IF YOU WANNA BREAK DOWN, I'M GONNA BREAK THAT DOWN A LITTLE BIT FURTHER AS WELL.
SO THERE ARE 89 FILES THAT HAVE CLOSED FOR $8.9 MILLION.
THERE ARE 49 FILES UNDER THE URGENT NEED THAT IS $3.8 MILLION FOR A TOTAL OF $12.7 MILLION.
AND WE HAVE SPENT THAT MONEY IN THE LAST NINE MONTHS.
SO WE ARE IN OUR 10TH MONTH NOW FROM LAUNCHING THE ACTUAL PROGRAM.
WITH THE, A MAX OUT OF 18 MILLION, THE REALLOCATION MAX.
BUT WE HAVEN'T LOST ANY, HAD TO GIVE ANY MONEY.
'CAUSE THIS IS THE 2.0, THIS IS OUR PROGRAM.
SO 2.0 WAS THE REALLOCATION OF THE DR.
BACK TO DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE.
THIS IS OUR DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM THAT'S MODELED AFTER THAT.
AND THAT'S WHAT THE FOCUS IS, IS LOOKING AT THE, UH, INCREASING TO THE 75,000.
WE WERE SEEING AN AVERAGE FOR OUR LMI BUYERS SOMEWHERE AROUND $90,000 90.
UH, BUT YOU KNOW THAT THE AMOUNTS ARE UP TO, SO JUST DEPENDING ON THE HOMES THAT ARE CHOSEN, UM, THE LMI BUYERS NEED TO BE WITHIN A CERTAIN PRICE POINT.
AND THERE ARE QUITE A FEW HOMES ON THE MARKET, SO THE, THE INVENTORY INVENTORY IS AVAILABLE.
NO OTHER QUESTIONS IN THE QUEUE.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN RAMIREZ.
UH, ITEM NUMBER C UM, HCD RECOMMENDS COUNCIL APPROVAL OF AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE 2024 DERECHO AND HURRICANE BARREL SINGLE FAMILY HOME REPAIR PROGRAM GUIDELINES.
THE DR 24 HOME REPAIR WILL PROVIDE REHABILITATION AND RECONSTRUCTION SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE LOW TO MODERATE INCOME HOUSEHOLDS AT OR BELOW 80% AREA MEDIAN INCOME.
AND WHOSE PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE WAS DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY IMPACTED BY THE 2024 RECHO AND HURRICANE BARREL STORMS. THIS AFFECTS ALL DISTRICTS.
ITEM DHCD RECOMMENDS COUNCIL APPROVAL OF AN ORDINANCE USING, UH, USING THE LEGAL DOCUMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE 2024 DIRETO AND HURRICANE BARREL SINGLE FAMILY HOME REPAIR PROGRAM TO ALIGN WITH THE NEWLY ADOPTED PROGRAM GUIDELINES.
THE LEGAL DOCUMENTS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE TRI-PARTY AGREEMENT, THE DEED OF TRUST AND THE PROMISSORY NOTE.
AND THIS AFFECTS ALL DISTRICTS.
UH, CEDRIC THIS CORRECT ME IFM, I'M WRONG.
THIS IS ITEM 19 ON TOMORROW'S AGENDA.
SO I, I HAD A QUESTION ABOUT THE GUIDELINES THEMSELVES AND, AND AS FAR AS, UM, HOW MUCH MONEY CAN BE SPENT ON EACH SINGLE FAMILY HOME, UM, THE BACKUP INDICATES YOU'VE GOT THREE TIERS WITH TIER ONE BEING EMERGENCY AND MINOR REPAIRS UP TO 50,000, TIER TWO, MODERATE SUBSTANTIAL REHAB, 50 TO 80,000 AND TIER THREE COMPLETE RECONSTRUCTION AND SUBSTANTIAL GUT REHABILITATION.
UH, AND UP TO, UH, ANOTHER DOCUMENT IN THE BACKUP SAYS UP TO 300,000 CAN BE SPENT ON, ON ONE HOME.
AND, YOU KNOW, THAT'S, THAT'S AN AWFUL LOT OF MONEY AND A LARGE CHUNK OF THE OVERALL AWARD, WHICH IS WHAT, 3 MILLION IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY? NO, IT'S, IT'S 50,000,040 8 MILLION IS ABOUT 45 MILLION IS GOING TOWARD, UM, RECONSTRUCTION AND REHABILITATION.
UM, OBVIOUSLY IF YOU ARE RECONSTRUCTING, UH, HOMES, THAT'S,
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THAT, THAT MEANS THERE'S LESS MONEY FOR EMERGENCY AND MINOR REPAIRS AND MODERATE TO SUB SUBSTANTIAL REHABILITATION.I'M, I'M CURIOUS TO KNOW IN, IN PRACTICE, HOW, HOW OFTEN, UH, DOES THIS OCCUR? YOU KNOW, HOW HOW MANY OF THESE, UH, HOMES THAT ARE REPAIRED FALL INTO TIER ONE, TIER TWO, AND TIER THREE? SURE.
SO IT'S, IT'S, IT'S, SO AS MIKE EXPLAINED, SO WE ARE LOOKING AT MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE REVITALIZING HOUSING STOCK AND MAKING SURE THAT IT'S NOT DECLINING.
UH, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO IS WHEN WE GO IN AND DO A DAMAGE ASSESSMENT, WE LOOK AT THESE HOMES FOR EVERY SINGLE ITEM.
IT MAY NOT NECESSARILY BE RELATED TO THE ACTUAL STORM.
SO FOR INSTANCE, IF WE GO IN AND WE KNOW THAT THE HOME HAS HAD AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE FROM HURRICANE UH BARREL, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE GONNA MAKE SURE IS THAT WE'RE NOT GONNA JUST FIX THAT ELECTRICAL ISSUE.
WE'RE GONNA MAKE SURE THAT THAT HOME IS GONNA BE ABLE TO SUSTAIN FOR THE AFFORDABILITY PERIOD OF 10 YEARS.
SO THERE ARE, THERE ARE, THERE ARE SOME MITIGATING FACTORS THAT OUR PERMITTING DEPARTMENT REQUIRES TO MAKE SURE THAT THE HOME REMAINS IN CODE COMPLIANCE.
THAT MEANS THAT IF YOU TOUCH AN ITEM IN THAT HOME, THAT ITEM MUST BE BROUGHT UP TO CODE.
SO WHEN YOU GO IN AND, YOU KNOW, YOU TOUCH THE PLUMBING SYSTEM, THAT WHOLE PLUMBING SYSTEM MUST NOW MEET THE CURRENT CODE REQUIREMENTS.
SO THERE IS SOME THINGS THAT MM-HMM
WHEN IT GETS INTO THE PERMITTING PHASE AND THEY'RE LOOKING AT WHAT THE VALUE OF THE HOME IS, UH, COMPARED TO WHAT THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT'S GONNA BE DONE, YOU POTENTIALLY MAY TRIGGER, UH, SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND WITH A SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, IT'S GONNA MAKE YOU BRING EVERYTHING UP TO CODE.
AND, AND DO YOU HAVE A SENSE OF HOW OFTEN, UH, THESE PROJECTS END UP BEING TIER ONE, HOW OFTEN THEY END UP BEING TIER TWO AND HOW OFTEN TIER THREE? YEAH, SO ON, ON HOMEOWNERS THAT HAVE MADE REPAIRS, WE PROBABLY SEE FIVE TO 10% THAT FALL IN THAT MAY NEED A ROOF OR MAY NEED ELECTRICAL, OR, YOU KNOW, MAY NEED A PLUMBING REPAIR.
UM, A LOT OF THE HOMES THAT WE ARE SEEING THAT ARE COMING THROUGH THE PIPELINE, I'M GONNA SAY PROBABLY 80% FALL WITHIN THAT RECONSTRUCTION.
UM, AS YOU KNOW, THE CITY OF HOUSTON, UM, AS, UM, A GUMBO SOIL.
AND IT'S VERY ROUGH ON FOUNDATIONS HERE.
UM, THAT'S THE MAIN THING THAT WE GENERALLY SEE IN OUR PROGRAM IS WHEN WE GO IN, THERE'S DAMAGE TO FOUNDATIONS AND THAT AUTOMATICALLY PUSHES THOSE HOMES TO A RECONSTRUCT.
SO ABOUT 80% PERCENT THEN FALL INTO RE COMPLETE RECONSTRUCTION.
AND, UM, THE AFFORDABILITY PERIOD IS, IS 10 YEARS.
SO THEY HAVE TO HOLD ONTO THE HOME AND CORRECT.
AND WHAT IF THEY, WHAT IF THEY SELL IT WITHIN THAT 10 YEAR PERIOD? SO ONE OF THE THINGS IS, IS ITEM D WE PUT IN A, UM, A DEED OF TRUST AND A PROMISSORY NOTE.
SO IN THE EVENT THAT THEY GO TO SELL THAT HOME, THE CITY IS GONNA RECOUP ALL THE MONEY THAT WE HAVE PUT IN AT CLOSING.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER RAMIREZ, UM, FOR, FOR BUMPING THAT UP.
AND, AND I WILL TELL YOU, AS SOMEONE WHO COMPLETED A, A FULL CONSTRUCTION DECEMBER, DID WE DO THAT IN DECEMBER, MS. STONES IN DECEMBER, TRANSFORMATIONAL, UM, BECAME THE, THE GYM OF THE BLOCK.
UH, THE CONTRACTORS THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE TO DO FULL CONSTRUCTION ARE EXCEPTIONAL AND IT DEFINITELY LIFTED THE SPIRITS OF THE, OF THE ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD.
UM, AND PEOPLE WERE DEFINITELY JEALOUS.
AND, UH, I THINK WE EASE SOME NEIGHBORLY TENSIONS, UM, BECAUSE WE WERE ABLE TO GET THAT HOUSE BACK, UH, RESTORED.
UM, SO I, I APPRECIATE YOU RAISING THE DATA POINTS ABOUT, YOU KNOW, UM, RECONSTRUCTION REPAIR, YOU KNOW, REHAB AND THE DIFFERENCES AROUND THAT BECAUSE WE DO HAVE, UH, DIFFERENT POCKETS OF MONEY RELATED TO THAT.
THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS IN THE QUEUE RELATED TO THIS ITEM.
JUST AS A CLOSING ASIDE BEFORE THE DIRECTOR SPEAK, I JUST WANT TO, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF TIMES WE TALK ABOUT A, UM, RENTAL AFFORDABILITY, AND THAT'S SO IMPORTANT, MAKING SURE THAT OUR, UH, UH, NEIGHBORS THAT MAKE 30 TO 60 A MI HAVE A PLACE TO STAY.
AND I KNOW WE ARE AGGRESSIVELY WORKING TOWARDS THAT GOAL.
UM, BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO TALK ABOUT THE PHENOMENAL WORK THE SINGLE FAMILY DIVISION DOES, UM, WITH VERY LIMITED FUNDS.
SO Y'ALL ARE MAKING BRICK WITH NO STRAW.
UM, AND, YOU KNOW, AS A DISASTER CITY, WHEN THOSE NOTICES TO PROCEED GO OUT, I KNOW RESIDENTS ARE DEEPLY GRATEFUL.
UM, AND THANK YOU FOR KEEPING OUR BELOVED NEIGHBORHOODS WHOLE, RIGHT? THAT'S WHAT THE, THE COMMUNITIES WE REPRESENT AND, AND LOVE SO MUCH THAT MAKE OUR CITY.
UM, AND SO IT'S NOTHING LIKE REPAIRING A, A BLIGHTED HOME, UM, AND GIVING THE HOMEOWNER THOSE KEYS BACK.
SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR, YOUR WORK ON DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE, UM, AND THE REHAB ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO VOTING ON THAT ITEM.
UH, WANTED TO, WANTED TO ADD ONE MORE THING.
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AN UPDATE FOR DISASTER RECOVERY 21 WINTER STORM.SO WE HAVE HAD OVER 1200 APPLICANTS IN THE SAME NINE MONTH PERIOD.
SO WE CUT OFF IN APRIL OF ACCEPTING ADDITIONAL APPLICATIONS AS WE'RE PROCESSING THROUGH.
UM, THERE ARE 59 HOMES THAT ARE APPROVED.
THERE ARE 31 THAT ARE IN DAMAGE ASSESSMENT OUT OF THAT 59, AND THERE ARE 47 THAT ARE SITTING IN THE QA QC PROCESS ALONG WITH ANOTHER 57 BEHIND THAT IN REVIEW.
UM, SO WE ARE LOOKING TO SERVE SOMEWHERE AROUND 130 TO 140, UH, HOMES OUT OF THAT FUND.
THANKS FOR RAISING THAT POINT.
AND SO, UM, FOR THOSE THAT ARE IN THE 1200 THAT ONCE THEY MEET THE, THE CUTOFF, WE'LL HAVE A WAIT LIST.
AND SO WHAT'S THE ALTERNATIVE? ARE WE GETTING THEM TO DR 24? WE'RE GONNA GET THEM TO OUR TURS REHAB.
SO WE ARE SEEING SOME HOMEOWNERS THAT ARE STATING THAT THEY HAVE DR 24, UM, UH, DAMAGE.
AND WE ARE TAKING THOSE APPLICANTS AND MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE KEEPING THEM IN A QUEUE, UH, TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE GONNA GET SERVED.
SO I DON'T HAVE TO, UH, SIT ON ANOTHER ROOF AND SAY, APPLY, APPLY.
THANK Y'ALL FOR YOUR WORK ON THAT.
WE GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE ON DIRECTOR'S COMMENTS, I HOPE.
ONE, ONE OF THE THINGS I WANT TO SPEAK TO COUNCILMAN RAMIREZ'S COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS.
THESE ARE BIG POLICY QUESTIONS AND THAT HUD'S INVOLVED IN AND THAT WE'RE INVOLVED IN.
I THINK THIS IS THE RIGHT DECISION TO MAKE SURE WHEN WE REPAIR A HOME, WE ARE LEAVING THE NEIGHBORHOOD IN BETTER SHAPE THAN BEFORE.
AND THAT'S HAS ADDED AN EXPENSE.
BUT IN THE BIG PICTURE, THIS IS THE RIGHT DECISION, UH, TO GO IN AND PUT SOME WINDOWS AND DOORS IN AND NOT HAVE AN APPROPRIATE PLUMBING OR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
AND, UM, AGAIN, IT'S, IT IMPACTS LESSER, FEWER PEOPLE.
BUT IN THE LONG RUN, I THINK IT MAKES A STRONGER CITY AND A STRONGER HOUSING STOCK, WHICH IS OUR JOINT GOAL, BOTH HELPING PEOPLE IN THE WHO'VE HA WHO'VE BEEN HIT WITH DISASTER AND GROWING OUR HOUSING STOCK.
UM, RYAN VIVS IS SITTING IF WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
HCD CURRENTLY HAS A MULTI-FAMILY NOFA AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT AFFORDABLE HOUSING RECOVERY IN COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY THE 2024 DIRE AND HURRICANE BARREL THROUGH THE D 24 MULTIFAMILY PROGRAM.
APPROXIMATELY 52 MILLION IN C-D-B-G-D-R 24 FUNDING MAY BE USED TO SUPPORT THE CONSTRUCTION REHABILITATION ACQUISITION OR ACQUISITION OF MULTIFAMILY PROPERTIES SERVING LOW TO MODERATE INCOME HOUSEHOLDS ACROSS HOUSTON.
UH, THE APPLICATION DEADLINE IS JUNE 8TH, 2026.
WE ENCOURAGE YOUR COUNCIL OFFICES TO SHARE THIS OPPORTUNITY WITH ELIGIBLE HOUSING PARTNERS, DEVELOPERS, AND COMMUNITY NETWORKS TO HELP BROADEN AWARENESS AND PARTICIPATION.
THIS IS THE, THIS IS THE MULTIFAMILY SIDE OF THE DR 24, WHICH, UH, AGAIN, THANKS TO YOUR WORK, WE ENDED UP WITH A HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS GOING TO HOUSING.
UM, WE HAD A NOFA THAT JUST CLOSED.
UM, WE HAD A ONE SUBMISSION, WHICH IS CURRENTLY UNDERGOING THE EVALUATION PROCESS FOR BACKGROUND, THE NOFA IS CURRENTLY UNDERGOING.
UH, FOR BACKGROUND, THE NOFA SOUGHT QUALIFIED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS OR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT ENTITIES TO APPLY TO OPERATE THE FACILITY KNOWN AS THE NAVIGATION CENTER LOCATED AT 2309 JENSEN DRIVE AND DISTRICT B.
THE CENTER WILL BE SUPPORTED BY APPROXIMATELY $10.5 MILLION IN C-D-B-G-D-R 24 HUNTING FUNDING AND OTHER LOCAL SOURCES.
THIS IS THE DR 24 FUNDING FOR HOMELESSNESS.
THE NAVIGATION CENTER CONNECTS INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING UNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS TO IMMEDIATE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, HELPING RESIDENTS CHRIST IN CRISIS STABLE STABILIZE AND ACCESS THE NEXT STEP TOWARD HOUSING.
IT REMAINS A CRITICAL COMPONENT OF HOUSTON'S HOMELESS RESPONSE SYSTEM.
IF YOU, IF YOU THINK ABOUT THE MAJOR DISTINCTION BETWEEN THE NAVIGATION CENTER AND FOUR 19 EMANCIPATION IS THAT FOUR 19 EMANCIPATION WILL HAVE SIGNIFICANT SERVICES, MENTAL HEALTH, UH, HEALTHCARE TRAINING SERVICES, REALLY SIGNIFICANT
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SERVICES.UM, AND THE COST, THE COST OPERATED IS MUCH HIGHER, UM, PER PERSON.
THE NAVIGATION CENTER IS A LOWER COST AND FOR REALLY PEOPLE WITH LESS ACUTE MENTAL HEALTH SUBSTANCE USE ISSUES, UH, AND WHO ARE ON THEIR WAY TO HOUSING.
SO I THINK IT'S A REALLY VERY GOOD SYSTEM.
AND BY BIFURCATING IT THIS WAY, WE ARE NOT CHARGE, WE ARE NOT COSTING THE CITY SO MUCH MONEY FOR EVERY INDIVIDUAL EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AND TRYING TO, UH, DIFFERENTIATE THOSE WHO JUST NEED A LIGHT TOUCH.
AND THOSE THAT NEED A HEAVIER TOUCH DIRECTOR HERE.
UM, THE FUNDING STREAM FOR THIS NOFA, IS THIS GENERAL FUND OR IS THIS THE RESTRICTED FUND WE CREATED FOR THE HOMELESSNESS DETS? THIS IS NEITHER, THIS IS DR.
24 FUNDING $10 MILLION OVER THREE.
OH, WE'RE DOING THE 10 OUT OF THE 30.
RIGHT, RIGHT, RIGHT, RIGHT, RIGHT, RIGHT.
BECAUSE I REMEMBER THERE WAS A PREVIOUS, I THINK A HOUSING COMMITTEE WHERE YOU TALKED ABOUT THE NEED FOR MORE GENERAL FUND FOR US TO DEEPLY INVEST IN, IN THE NAVIGATION CENTER FOR SOME CONTINUITY.
AND SO I JUST, WE WERE ABLE TO WORK THIS OUT.
WE THINK THIS IS THE BEST WAY TO DO IT.
WE DO HAVE THE FIVE YEAR COMMITMENT YEP.
UM, 'CAUSE WE'RE PUTTING A NEW ROOF IN.
UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S, UM, WE'RE GLAD TO HAVE THIS DR.
WE'RE GLAD THAT WE WORKED OUT THE RIGHT MIX BETWEEN THE DR.
MONEY AND OTHER FUNDS FOR FOUR 19 EMANCIPATION.
THIS GOES BACK TO, UM, CEDRIC'S WORK.
HCD CONTINUES TO EXPAND HOMEOWNER OPPORTUN HOME OWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES BY CONNECTING RESIDENTS AND INDUSTRY PARTNERS TO PROGRAM INFORMATION TRAINING AND AVAILABLE RESOURCES.
RECENT OUTREACH INCLUDED REALTORS AND LENDER INFORMATION SESSIONS, AS WELL AS APPLICANT TRAINING FOCUSED ON PROMOTING HCH CD'S, TRADITIONAL HOME BUYER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
AGAIN, THESE EFFORTS HELP STRENGTHEN AWARENESS, IMPROVE APPLICATION READINESS, AND ENSURE MORE HOUSTONIANS UNDERSTAND THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT THEIR PATH TO OWNERSHIP.
PART OF TRANSPARENCY IS MAKING SURE THAT LARGER AND LARGER GROUPS KNOW ABOUT THE BENEFITS THAT THE HOUSTON, UM, PLAN HAS FOR THEM ON HOMEOWNER ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. SLIDE 20.
UM, AS REFLECTED ON THE SLIDE, BOTH HAP 2.0 AND DR.
21 HOME REPAIRS CONTINUE TO DEMONSTRATE THE NEED FOR HOUSING SUPPORT AND THE MEANINGFUL ROLES THESE PROGRAMS HAVE PLAYED IN HELPING RESIDENTS RECOVER, REPAIR, AND MOVE TOWARD HOME OWNERSHIP.
OVER $12.6 MILLION ACHIEVED IN CLOSINGS FOR HAP 2.0 AND 499 APPLICATIONS RECEIVED IN DR.
UH, AS THESE PROGRAMS BEGIN TO WIND DOWN, WE LOOK FORWARD TO SPOTLIGHTING THEIR IMPACT ACROSS THE HOUSTON COMMUNITY.
HCD IS ALSO EXCITED TO SHIFT FOCUS TOWARD OUTREACH AND MARKETING EFFORTS FOR UP OUR UPCOMING DR.
24 SINGLE FAMILY PROGRAM, WHICH WILL BUILD ON THE MOMENTUM AND CONTINUED CONNECTING FAMILIES TO CRITICAL RECOVERY RESOURCES.
SUBJECT, DO YOU WANNA ADD ANYTHING TO THAT? TO THESE NUMBERS? THANK YOU, DIRECTOR.
AND SO CAN YOU, UM, UH, CLARIFY OR DEFINE RATHER INACTIVE? YES.
AND ACTIVE WOULD BE FILES THAT, UH, DID NOT HAVE, UH, OR DID NOT HAVE A TIEBACK OR DID NOT MEET THE CRITERIA FOR ELIGIBILITY OF 80% AND BELOW.
WE SPEND A GREAT DEAL OF TIME CHECKING BOXES TO MAKE SURE THAT, THAT THE PEOPLE, THAT FOLKS WHO APPLY ARE ELIGIBLE, RIGHT.
AT THE SAME TIME, WE DO NOT WANT TO HOLD BACK PEOPLE FROM TRYING.
AND IT IS, IT IS A COMPLICATED PROCESS AND THE ELIGIBILITY IS COMPLICATED AND WE WISH IT WAS EASIER, BROADER, BUT THIS REALLY IMPACTS THOSE WITH THE RIGHT, UM, FUNDING STREAMS, THOSE WITH THE RIGHT, UH, UH, BACKGROUND TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN DO THIS WORK FOR THE MOST VULNERABLE.
UH, TALKING ABOUT THE EMANCIPATION CENTER.
UM, I THINK WE'RE ABOUT, WE DON'T HAVE A NAME YET, BUT I THINK WE KNOW WHAT IT IS.
WE NOW CALL IT A 222 BED RESIDENTIAL HOMELESSNESS RESOURCE CENTER.
AND THAT'S, IT'S STARTING, IT'S STARTING TO AT LEAST KNOW WHAT IT IS.
AND THE TRIAGE, TRANSITION AND TREATMENT ARE THE, UH, KEY COMPONENTS.
UM, AGAIN, UH, THE IDEA IS THAT WE'LL SERVE, UH, AT 24 7,
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IT'D BE AN EASY ENTRY FACILITY TO PROVIDE THIS TRIAGE TRANSITION AND TREATMENT FOR IN INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.UM, THE FACILITY IS A CRITICAL COMPONENT OF THE MAYOR'S BROADER STRATEGY TO ADDRESS STREET HOMELESSNESS AND STRENGTHEN HOUSTON'S REGIONAL HOMELESS RESPONSE SYSTEM.
AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE UNDERSTAND THAT WE STILL HAVE A REGIONAL HOMELESS RESPONSE SYSTEM.
WE, WE IN THE CITY WORK OUR ROLE IN THAT AND OUR LEADERSHIP IN THAT.
UM, LAST WEDNESDAY, CITY LEADERS AND PROJECT PARTNERS CONTINUED COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS WITH DISTRICT H AS, UM, AND I CONSTITUENTS CREATING SPACE TO SHARE UPDATES, ANSWER QUESTIONS, AND HEAR DIRECTLY FROM RESIDENTS ABOUT THE PATH AHEAD.
THAT WAS A PRETTY INTENSE MEETING.
UH, BUT THE RESIDENTS ARE STARTING TO UNDERSTAND HOW THIS WORKS.
THEY HAVE LOTS OF SUGGESTIONS.
I'M VERY IMPRESSED WITH EVEN THOSE PEOPLE WHO HAVE OPPOSED THIS IN THE PAST ARE COMING FORWARD WITH SUGGESTIONS IN VERY CONSTRUCTIVE WAYS.
UM, THE CONVERSATIONS REFLECT THE CITY'S CONTINUED COMMITMENT TOWARD TRANSPARENCY, PARTNERSHIP, AND THOUGHTFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF FOUR 19 EMANCIPATION.
IT REMAINS ON TRACK FOR A PHASED OPENING IN LATE MAY.
AS MAY COMES DOWN TO THE LAST FEW DAYS.
UM, LITERALLY PEOPLE ARE WORKING.
THEY, WE WORK MANY, MANY HOURS THIS WEEKEND AND WE FEEL VERY COMFORTABLE ABOUT THE WORK THAT'S GOING ON, THAT WE ARE GONNA HAVE A OPENING IN LATE MAY, AND WE'LL GET CLOSE.
WE DON'T WANT TO MAKE A COMMITMENT 'CAUSE WE'RE ALWAYS WORRIED ABOUT THAT.
ONE MORE THING, IT WILL BE A PHASED OPENING.
UH, THE FIRST FOLKS COMING IN WOULD BE THOSE BROUGHT IN BY OUTREACH AND LAW ENFORCEMENT.
UM, THE, UH, THE LEADERSHIP AT THE HARRIS CENTER ARE THE KIND OF PEOPLE WHO SAY, YOU KNOW, ALTHOUGH THAT'S PHASED, IF PEOPLE WALK IN THIS DOOR AND WANT TO COME IN, WE ARE NOT, WE'RE GONNA TAKE THEM IN.
AND, UH, WE HAVE EMPLOYEES SET UP, WELL TRAINED.
UM, ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS ABOUT THE HARRIS CENTER IS THEY DO 900 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH BEDS.
SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE GONNA MOVE SOME OF THE MORE, THEY ARE GONNA MOVE SOME OF THE MORE TRAINED EMPLOYEES, UH, TO FOUR 19 EMANCIPATION.
HAVE THE NEWER EMPLOYEES WORK AT SOME OF THE OTHER FACILITIES.
AGAIN, I CANNOT SAY ANYTHING, BUT THESE FOLKS CAN'T LED BY KENA PACE AND WAYNE YOUNG ARE OUTSTANDING LEADERS, THOUGHTFUL LEADERS, UH, EVELYN LANDON, WHO IT WILL OPERATE.
THE ACTUAL FACILITY IS JUST A HANDS-ON PERSON AND HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR DECADES.
UH, DIRECTOR, I, I WANTED TO MAKE A COMMENT ABOUT THE FOUR 19 EMANCIPATION.
UM, WE HAD A VISIT FROM THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, AND WE, UM, WERE TALKING ABOUT THE EVENT WE WILL HOST HERE IN THE CITY OF HOUSTON WITH LARGE CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENTS, UM, FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
THESE ARE COUNCIL PRESIDENTS IN CITIES OVER 400,000.
AND THE NUMBER ONE THING THEY WANTED TO TALK ABOUT WAS OUR FOUR 19 EMANCIPATION AND HOW WE ARE HANDLING, UM, HOUSING IN THE CITY OF HOUSTON.
SO WHEN WE DID A BRIEF VISIT, UM, EVERYONE WAS BLOWN AWAY THAT THIS IS HOW THE CITY OF HOUSTON IS MOVING TO HELP WITH THIS ISSUE, WHICH UNFORTUNATELY IS AN ISSUE ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
UM, SO I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT IN, IN AUGUST WHEN WE HAVE OUR GROUP HERE OF LARGE COUNCIL PRESIDENTS, THEY WANT TO SEE HOW WE, HOW WE ARE OPERATING.
AND THAT I DO BELIEVE FOUR 19 EMANCIPATION WILL BE, UM, AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO SHARE OUR SUCCESSES AND OUR CHALLENGES AND HOW WE ARE WORKING TO GET PEOPLE OFF THE STREETS AND INTO LONG-TERM HOUSING, UM, AND HANDLE SO MANY OF THESE, UM, QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES THAT HAPPEN IN, IN LARGE CITIES.
I MEAN, IT HAPPENS IN SMALL CITIES TOO, BUT YOU SEE IT MORE IN LARGE CITIES.
SO KUDOS TO THE ENTIRE TEAM AND EVERYONE WHO'S WORKED TO, UM, GET US THIS FAR.
UM, BUT I DO THINK THAT EYES ACROSS THE COUNTRY WILL BE ON FOUR 19 EMANCIPATION AND THE HARRIS CENTER AND THE WORK THAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO, UM, IN THE CITY OF HOUSTON AROUND HOMELESSNESS.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO WELCOMING THEM.
I'M, UH, PLEASED THAT IT'S NOT TOMORROW,
UH, AND I, AND I WANT TO SHOUT OUT TO OUR MAYOR WHO'S, UM, BEEN UNUSUALLY PATIENT WITH ME AND CHIEF SATTERWHITE, UM, AS YOU KNOW, AS YOU CAN RECOGNIZE THIS, NOT ANY KIND OF GRAND OPENING.
'CAUSE REALLY WHAT WE WANT AND WHAT HE WANTED, AND I I'M DEEPLY APPRECIATIVE FOR THIS, IS LET'S GET SOME DAYS, MONTHS
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UNDER OUR BELT MM-HMMAND LOOK WHAT WE'VE LEARNED AND SEE OUR SUCCESSES BEFORE WE POUND OUR CHEST ABOUT HOW GREAT IT IS.
IT'S, IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT RIDE.
AND AGAIN, UM, WE, WE ARE PARTNERING WITH THE HARRIS CENTER, HARRIS HEALTH AND THE HOMELESS RESPONSE CITY SYSTEM LED BY THE HOUSTON, UH, HOUSTON COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS.
AND ALL OF THEM ARE LEARNING ORGANIZATIONS.
I THINK, UM, I THINK IN DEALING WITH HOMELESSNESS, BECAUSE IT'S SUCH AN INDIVIDUAL CRISIS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, ALL OF US HAVE OUR EXPERIENCES AND IT'S VERY INDIVIDUAL.
IT REALLY HELPS YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT THE BEST OF GOVERNMENT, WHICH IS WHEN YOU'RE IN A LEARNING PHASE AND YOU DON'T GO IN ASSUMING YOU HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS.
AND THIS IS A, IT'S A TERRIFIC, IT'S A TERRIFIC LEARNING PROCESS.
UM, AND I HOPE THAT WE SEE THAT.
UH, I LIKE THAT HOW WE'RE WORKING WITH OTHER GOVERNMENTS, THE COUNTY, YOU KNOW, UH, HARRIS HEALTH IS GONNA BE RIGHT THERE WORKING WITH US.
UM, WE LOOK FORWARD TO HARRIS COUNTY STEPPING UP ON RAPID REHOUSING.
AGAIN, PART OF THE LEARNING PROCESS.
AND WE WE'RE WATCHING, AND WE NEED THE STATE AND FEDERAL TO REALLY DO THEIR JOB AND NOT JUST TALK ABOUT THINGS.
AND WE'LL SEE HOW THAT WORKS OUT TOO.
MADAM CHAIR, BROTHER DIRECTOR.
JUST WANTED TO ASK, UH, COUPLE OF THINGS.
NUMBER ONE, YOU MENTIONED IN THE INTAKE SIDE THAT IT WOULD BE OUTREACH AS WELL AS LAW ENFORCEMENT.
UM, AS YOU KNOW, UM, IN ADDRESSING THAT, MANY PASTORS ARE ASKING ABOUT DOING THE TOUR.
WE'VE TRYING TO PUT TOGETHER THROUGH THE MAYOR'S, THE MINISTRY ADVISORY BOARD A DAY THAT WE CAN BRING IN A GROUP TO SEE, YOU KNOW, THE TWO OF THE FACILITY AS WELL, UH, LOCALLY.
AND 'CAUSE MANY OF THEM ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THAT PROCESS AND HOW THEY CAN FILTER PEOPLE FROM THOSE TO THE CHURCHES.
SO, UH, WE LIKE TO SET THAT UP.
LET'S DO THAT QUICKLY AND, AND EVEN IF WE, EVEN IF WE CAN JUST HAVE A MEETING ABOUT IT, THAT MAY BE ONE WAY TO DO THAT.
UM, AGAIN, THE CHURCHES HAVE TO PLAY A BIG ROLE IN THIS.
THE FAITH COMMUNITY HAS TO PLAY A BIG ROLE IN THIS.
AND, AND AS YOU SPEAK TO THAT, I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT YOU, THAT WE ALL RECOGNIZE THIS IS A COMPONENT IN A BIGGER PROGRAM, BIGGER PROCESS.
I MEAN, WE HAVE SUCH GOOD PARTNERS OUT THERE DOING REMARKABLE WORK, UM, LED BY THE FAITH COMMUNITY AND, AND THE BIG PRO BIG PARTNERS LIKE STAR OF HOPE AND SALVATION ARMY AND OPEN DOOR MISSION, MISSION OF YAHWEH.
THESE ARE, THESE ARE GOOD PARTNERS AND THIS, THIS WOULDN'T BE SUCCESSFUL WITHOUT THEM.
AND I, I WANT TO KEEP SAYING THAT BECAUSE I DON'T WANT ANYBODY TO THINK THAT THIS IS THE ONLY ANSWER WHEN, WHEN YOU GET YOUR FUNDRAISING FROM THESE OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.
UM, BECAUSE THIS IS JUST ONE PEG IN A MORE, ONE COG IN A MORE, IN A BROADER PROCESS.
WE NEED THE, WE NEED THE MINISTERS RIGHT THERE.
WE'LL, WE'LL SET UP A MEETING AND GET THAT DONE AND, UH, FAST TRACK IT.
UH, HCD IN THE, UH, UH, IN THE COMMUNITY WEST SIDE MOBILE CARE DAY, WE RECENTLY PARTICIPATED IN THE CHAIR THOMAS'S WEST SIDE MOBILE CARE DAY.
UH, STAFF CONNECTED IN ATTENDEES WITH INFORMATION ON HCD FUNDED PROGRAMS, INCLUDING RAPID REHOUSING, MENTAL HEALTH AND SERVICES THROUGH THE HARRIS CENTER JOB READINESS INITIATIVES, WHILE ASSISTING WITH INTAKE AND COORDINATED ENTRY ASSESSMENTS.
AGAIN, THIS IS VERY EXCITING AND, AND PART OF WHAT YOU SEE HERE IS WE'VE HAD GREAT WORK ON THE ASSESSMENTS IN FOR HOUSING.
NOW WE HAVE GREAT WORK BEGINNING SOON ON THE ASSESSMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES.
THIS IS THE WAY WE SOLVE MANY OF THE PROBLEMS IN OUR COMMUNITY.
THIS WAS A GREAT, THANK YOU A DIRECTOR FOR, UM, SPOTLIGHTING THIS.
I WAS LIKE, OH, THEY LOOK FAMILIAR.
UM, AND, AND JUST TO TELL YOU ABOUT THE WORK THAT HAS HAPPENED AND JUST WANNA SHOUT OUT NICK FROM YOUR TEAM WHO WAS WITH US ON GROUND ZERO, WHAT WE EXPERIENCED WAS REALLY TRANSFORMATIONAL, PROBABLY MORE SO FOR US THAN THE PEOPLE WE SERVED SINCE THAT POINT.
UM, WEST HOUSTON'S ASSISTANCE MINISTRY HAS CREATED A SATELLITE INTAKE, RIGHT? UM, CENTER AT THE AGAPE FELLOWSHIP CHURCH.
UM, THEY ARE ROUTINELY INTAKING AVERAGING AROUND 25 UNHOUSED INDIVIDUALS, MANY WHO HAVE NEVER BEEN IN HMIS, WHICH JUST SPEAKS TO THE, UM, I THINK THE LARGER POINT THAT WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO FUND OUTREACH.
AND WHEN THESE CONTRACTS COME BEFORE US, WE HAVE TO
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GET THEM TO THE STREET AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE REALLY GOING INTO THE HIDDEN PARTS OF HOUSTON.UM, YOU KNOW, GOOD NEWS, WE WERE ABLE TO SECURE A COUPLE OF IDS.
UH, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO, UH, PURCHASE BIRTH CERTIFICATES SO THEY COULD START THE PROCESS OF STABILIZATION.
WE DO PLAN ON HOLDING A SECOND ONE IN JUNE JULY DURING OUR SUMMER SAFETY.
SO I JUST WANNA THANK YOUR TEAM FOR BEING OUT THERE WITH US, UM, AND LENDING THEIR EXPERTISE AND OUR PARTNERS HEALTHCARE FOR THE HOMELESS WHO ARE PHENOMENAL AND A HOST OF OTHERS.
UM, AND, UH, JUST REALLY GRATEFUL THAT THE PEOPLE WHO NEED THE SERVICE TRUST US ENOUGH TO SHOW UP, UM, FROM SHOWERS TO HAIRCUTS.
THE HOUSTON HEALTH DEPARTMENT PROVIDED IMMUNIZATIONS ON THE SPOT.
SO JUST THE COLLABORATION OF CITY DEPARTMENTS AND, UM, OUR COUNTY PARTNERS AS WELL.
AND OF COURSE, OUR FAITH COMMUNITY FOR PUTTING THEIR MONEY WHERE THEIR MOUTH IS.
THIS IS, THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT.
AND, AND AGAIN, THIS IS, THERE'S HOMELESSNESS AND, AND VULNERABLE PEOPLE IN EVERY SINGLE DISTRICT.
IT'S A, IT IS NOT, IT IS NOT JUST IN, UH, DOWNTOWN.
IT'S IN EVERY SINGLE DISTRICT.
SO WE APPRECIATE THAT AND APPRECIATE THE COUNCIL MEMBERS MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE DOING THE RIGHT THING AND WE SEE THE CITY AS A WHOLE.
UH, THIS IS, UH, SOME JUST OUR FAVORITE PROGRESS REPORTS.
MAYBE THAT'S NOT THE LAST, UH, THIS IS, UM, 7 75 20 AVENUE C UH, NEW HOPE, NEW PROJECT.
UH, THERE'S A GRAND OPENING THIS WEEK.
IT SEEMS LIKE YESTERDAY WE WERE JUST STARTING IT OUT.
THIS ONE, DISTRICT D 1117 BLAND STREET.
AGAIN, WHEN YOU SEE THESE NUMBERS UNIT, THE WHOLE, THE TOTAL PROJECT'S, 31 MILLION HCE FUNDING WAS 4 MILLION OF HOME DOLLARS.
THAT $4 MILLION IS WHAT MAKES THE DIFFERENCE.
THAT'S WHY I'M, I, I KEEP SAYING PEOPLE WHEN, IF, IF WE CAN PUT SOME MONEY IN, WE CAN MAKE THE DIFFERENCE IN THESE DEVELOPERS THAT THEY CAN BUILD THIS.
GOVERNMENT DOESN'T NEED TO BUILD IT.
AND, UH, JUST ENCOURAGE US TO THINK OF MORE WAYS TO DO THAT AND PUT PRESSURE ON OUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO KEEP FUNDING HOME AND OTHER PROJECTS LIKE THAT.
UH, 800 HIGHWAY SIX SOUTH THE RUSHMORE.
REMEMBER THAT WE CAME IN, THAT, THAT WAS A LOT OF ACTIVITY, BUT HERE IT IS.
UM, IT'S, UH, COMPLETION IS NOVEMBER, 2026.
UM, AGAIN IN AN EXCELLENT SCHOOL DISTRICT.
AND THIS IS GONNA BE A REALLY GOOD PROJECT.
AGAIN, 85 UNITS AT 30%, 30 TO 60%.
NEXT, UH, 6,001 OH ONE RICHMOND DISTRICT J UH, BOULEVARD 61.
AGAIN, OCTOBER, 2026 IS THE OPENING.
COMING SOON AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE THE NUMBERS, WHAT THAT $4 MILLION OF CITY HOME MONEY DID.
THIS COMMITTEE IS YOUR INTEREST, YOUR DRIVE.
WHEN WE GET THINGS TO CITY COUNCIL, Y'ALL HAVE BEEN RIGHT THERE SUPPORTING US.
IT IS A, UM, IT'S A REAL PLEASURE TO WORK WITH THIS WHOLE COMMITTEE.
AND SHOUT OUT TO YOUR COMMUNICATIONS TEAM.
I SEE THE GRAPHICS HAVE ELEVATED, WE LOVE IT.
AND SO, YEAH, ANYTIME Y'ALL WANT TO GET THAT OVER TO COUNCIL OFFICES SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO COMMUNICATE THE DATA POINTS, YOU KNOW? YES MA'AM.
SO WE CAN, YOU KNOW, TELL PEOPLE WHAT IT IS AND WHAT IT'S NOT.
PUT IT IN OUR NEWSLETTER SO PEOPLE HAVE A STATUS REPORT.
PLEASE ALLOW US TO, YOU KNOW, USE OUR DIGITAL REAL ESTATE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF YOUR WORK.
THIS WHOLE IDEA OF TRANSPARENCY, MAKING SURE PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT THESE PROGRAMS. UH, THAT'S THE ONLY THING EVER UPSETS ME WHEN SOMEONE SAYS I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT.
UM, WE DO HAVE, OR WE'RE NOT HAVING THE, THE FINANCE YOU COMING? YES.
AM I SAYING DOES THE MONEY LADY NOT WANT TO TALK?
TJ IS, UH, TAMIKA JONES HAS BEEN A, UM, WHIRLWIND OF ACTIVITY.
UM, WE, SHE AND I WERE JUST TRYING TO GET TOGETHER THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AND SHE DIDN'T HAVE ANY TIME.
'CAUSE YOU'RE WORKING ON SO MANY IMPORTANT PROJECTS.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE SLIDES ON.
THIS WAS GIVING THE COMMITTEE, I KNOW WE'LL HAVE ANOTHER CONTRACT AMENDMENT THAT IS COMING FORWARD HERE SOON.
BUT IF WE MOVE FORWARD ONE SLIDE, I DO WANT TO JUST PROVIDE THE COMMITTEE WITH A SMALL UPDATE AS WE MOVE CLOSER TO CLOSING OUT OUR DR 17 AWARD.
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AS YOU KNOW, WE, THE GRANT DOES EXPIRE FEBRUARY OF 27.SO WE HAVE A VERY SHORT WINDOW, LESS THAN A YEAR TO GO.
SO WE ARE ANXIOUSLY CLOSING OUT SOME OF OUR PROGRAMS. YOU'LL SEE JUST A SNAPSHOT.
A COUPLE OF ITEMS TO HIGHLIGHT TO YOU.
WE ARE GETTING CLOSE TO EXPENDING ALL OF OUR ADMINISTRATIVE FUNDS.
UM, THE GLO DOES HAVE AN ADMINISTRATIVE DRAW THAT THEY ARE HOLDING ON TO UNTIL WE MEET A LOT OF THE PROGRAMMATIC SPEND.
AND THEN ONCE WE MEET THE PROGRAMMATIC SPEND, THEN THEY WILL APPROVE THAT.
SO THAT WILL LIKELY, UM, GET APPROVED AT THE VERY END.
BUT YOU WILL SEE A NOTICE OF JUST OVER 329,000 FROM, I THOUGHT IT WAS APRIL WE MET, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE THAT WAS MARCH.
ON THE HOME BUYERS 2.0 PROGRAM, THAT ONE IS FULLY OPERATIONAL.
UH, CONSIDERABLE PROGRESS FROM MARCH, WE'LL SEE, UM, JUST OVER TO ALMOST $2.9 MILLION IN APPROVALS, UM, IN SUBMISSIONS ABOUT 3.3 MILLION OR 3.4 MILLION IN SUBMISSIONS TO THE GLO, UM, OVER THE LAST TWO MONTHS.
SO THAT PROGRAM AS, UM, CEDRIC MENTIONED, IS BLOWING AND GOING.
AND THEN ON OUR MULTIFAMILY SIDE, WHAT YOU'LL SEE IS A LOT OF CLOSEOUTS.
SO YOU'LL SEE A LOT OF RETAINAGE PAYMENTS BEING RELEASED.
SO OVER THE, IN SUMMARY, OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST TWO MONTHS, YOU'LL SEE, UM, APPROVALS, TOTALING MEANING DOLLARS RECEIVED BACK, 'CAUSE I KNOW WE HAD THAT QUESTION DURING OUR GENERAL FUND PRESENTATION.
UH, APPROVALS AND FUNDS REIMBURSED TO THE CITY OF 5.8 MILLION.
AND THEN ADDITIONAL SUBMISSIONS OF JUST OVER 4.7 MILLION.
SO AGAIN, GETTING A LOT OF THOSE DOLLARS BACK TO THE CITY THAT HAVE BEEN EXPENDED FOR SOME OF THE CRITICAL PROJECTS.
AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
AT THIS TIME WE'LL OPEN THE FLOOR FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS.
WE DO HAVE FIVE SPEAKERS THAT HAVE SIGNED UP.
I DO NOT SEE HER IN CHAMBERS, BUT I'M GONNA CALL HER AGAIN FOR THE RECORD.
PASTOR CAMILA JOSEPH, UH, HEARING NINE, WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON TO DOMINIC MAZA AND HIS PENTECOST RED.
I KNOW I HAVE MY 180, UH, THREE MINUTES.
ONE, I DID TAKE METRO HERE, 96 TO THE RED LINE AND WALKED.
UH, SECOND OF ALL, I THINK THIS CROSSES TWO COUNCIL, UH, COMMITTEES, UH, QUALITY OF LIFE.
AND THIS ONE, I THINK CITY OF HOUSTON ABOUT 25 YEARS AGO.
AND HARRIS COUNTY STEPPED UP DURING THE KATRINA DISASTER.
WE OPENED UP THE ASTRODOME, OR, OR I SHOULD SAY HARRIS COUNTY OPENED UP THE ASTRODOME.
'CAUSE THEY, THAT'S, THEY OWNED THAT FACILITY AND THERE WERE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE.
I MEAN, THEY WERE ORGANIZED, BUT, AND MY THING IS, THESE PEOPLE WERE DE HOUSED BECAUSE OF, OF A TROPICAL SYSTEM.
AND WE STEPPED UP AND I WAS A HAND RADIO OPERATOR.
I WAS HELPING WITH COMMUNICATIONS, THE DUMP AND IT, WE DID A GOOD JOB.
I THINK WE NEED TO TAKE SOME OF THAT ENERGY FROM THAT, FROM THAT LESSON AND APPLY IT TO THE HOMELESS SITUATION.
GRANTED, I THINK WE HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL.
I THINK IT HAS TO BE ALL SINGLE MEN IN AN AREA, SINGLE FEMALES IN AN AREA.
MAYBE WE NEED CUBICLES, BUT YOU KNOW, WE HAVE PLENTY OF OLD STORAGE FACILITIES.
I DON'T WANT TALK AS IF WE'RE WAREHOUSING POOR, UH, POOR PEOPLE.
BUT TO GET THE PEOPLE OFF THE STREETS, GET 'EM FREE, HOT TO THE CO, THAT IS VERY CHRISTIAN WHEN YOU SAY WILLIE.
AND SO I THINK WE, WE NEED TO LOOK BEYOND EVEN THAT COULD BE AN INTAKE WAY TO GET PEOPLE OFF THE, AT LEAST DONE, IF NOT FULL HOUSING.
SECOND OF ALL, HOUSING, UH, USING CONTAINERS.
YOU KNOW, THOSE CONTAINERS THAT ARE ON TRUCKS, SHIPS AND TRAINS, THEY WEAR OUT.
WE HAVE THOUSANDS OF THEM NEXT TO THE PORCH.
WHY CAN'T WE COME UP WITH SOME CITY, UH, CODE TO CONVERT THAT INTO HOUSING? NOW GRANTED, I WOULDN'T WANT THAT IN RIVER OAKS.
I THINK THAT SHOULD BE IN, IN AREAS THAT, THAT WHAT'S THAT? YOU DON'T WANT THAT ALL.
SO, NO, BUT YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT I'M SAYING IS I THINK THERE'S CERTAIN PLACES IN THE CITY OF HOUSTON WHERE THAT TYPE OF HOUSING COULD BE DONE.
OR IT, IT COULD BE YOU TAKE THE CONTAINER AND YOU PUT FOAM AROUND IT AND IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE A CONTAINER.
I THINK THERE'S SOME GOOD THINGS.
WE GOT TO THINK COMPLETELY OFF THE SHELF, OFF THE, YOU KNOW, IF IT'S A GOOD IDEA, LET'S LOOK AT IT.
NOW, I'M NOT SAYING THE IDEA SHOULD BE PERMANENT, BUT LET, I THINK WE NEED TO
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TRY SOME THINGS TO SEE IF THEY WORK ALSO WITH HOUSING.NUMBER TWO, WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN WHEN, UH, IRVINGTON VILLAGE CLOSES? I PASS THAT THING ON THE RED LINE EVERY TIME I COME INTO, DOWN INTO DOWNTOWN.
WHERE ARE THOSE PEOPLE GOING? I THINK THAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE CLOSING BECAUSE IT'S A, IT'S IN A, UH, FLOOD ZONE WITH WHAT, A LITTLE WHILE BY IN THE BACKGROUND.
I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PLANS ARE, BUT SOMETHING TO CONSIDER.
AND LASTLY, WHEN PUT HOUSING UP, MAKE SURE IT'S ON A METRO ROUTE SO PEOPLE CAN GET TO AND FROM WHERE THEY NEED TO GO.
AND I'M SURE COUNCIL MEMBER RAMIREZ AND THE QUALITY OF LIFE COMMITTEE WOULD LOVE TO ENGAGE WITH YOU AND YOUR BOLD IDEAS.
COUNCIL MEMBER RAMIREZ IS THE MAN FOR THE JOB.
I WAS THINKING ACROSS THE TABLE.
AND COUNCIL MEMBER CASTILLO, I BELIEVE IS SENDING OUT COMMUNICATION ALONG WITH THE HOUSTON HOUSING ALLIANCE, UM, ABOUT, UH, IRVINGTON AND THE RESIDENTS, UH, AND THEIR, AND TO INTERRUPT DISPLACEMENT.
AND THEY'VE BEEN OFFERED, UM, ALTERNATIVES AND MANY OF THEM HAVE EXPRESSED EXCITEMENT ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE IN A NEW LOCATION.
SO THANK YOU FOR EXPRESSING THAT.
YOU HEAR ANYTHING ABOUT THE CONFUSION?
I HOPE Y'ALL HAD A RESTFUL, UH, BREAK.
SO I MOVED TO HOUSTON SEVEN YEARS AGO TO EXPLICITLY FOCUS ON THE HURRICANE HARVEY RECOVERY AND THE HOME REPAIR PROGRAMS. SO I HAVE BEEN WATCHING SINCE, UM, WE STARTED THE HARVEY PROGRAM AND WE ALL KNOW WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE GENERAL LAND OFFICE AND THAT FIRST PROGRAM.
AND SO HAPPY TO HEAR THE UPDATES OF HOW THIS NEW, UH, 21 DR 21 AND DR 24 PROGRAMS ARE BEING STOOD UP.
UM, I THINK A LOT OF THE CONSIDERATIONS AND, AND WHAT HAS BEEN WRITTEN IN THE PLAN IS VERY GOOD.
UM, I THINK THERE'S A LOT MORE TRANSPARENCY THAT WHEN WE SEED WHAT WE'VE SEEN IN THE PAST, UM, THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS SEEM VERY HEAVY.
AND SO MAYBE SOMETHING TO LOOK AT OR TO REALLY UNDERSTAND THAT THESE THINGS ARE VERY INTENSE TO GO THROUGH.
SO HOW DO WE HAVE, UH, VERY, UH, DEEP CASE MANAGEMENT AND INTENSE CASE MANAGEMENT WITH THESE FOLKS? I THINK THE, ONE OF THE LARGEST PARTS OF OUR TIME WEIGHTED IS THE ADMINISTRATIVE TIME WHEN PILES OF PAPERS ARE JUST KIND OF WAITING TO BE CHECKED.
AND SO WE SEE IN THE REGULATIONS THAT, UM, A HOMEOWNER HAS 30, 30 DAYS FROM THE DAY THAT THEY GET A NOTICE TO RESPOND.
BUT SOMETIMES THAT'S NOT ALWAYS RECIPROCAL TO SAY PEOPLE ARE WAITING FOR MONTHS FOR A RESPONSE AFTER THEY'VE SUBMITTED DOCUMENTS.
SO HOW DO WE WORK MORE INTENTIONALLY AND DEEPLY WITH THE HOMEOWNERS? AND I KNOW CEDRIC AND, AND THE FOLKS IN THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT, UM, HAVE WORKED VERY LONG ON THESE THINGS.
I USED TO WORK, UH, MEET MONTHLY WITH CEDRIC.
UH, BEFORE THEN I MET MONTHLY WITH NANCY AND TOM KALIN.
AND BEFORE THEN THE COMMUNITY WOULD MEET MONTHLY DURING THE IKE PROGRAMS WITH, UM, ANISE, UH, FORMER ANISE MAYOR, ANISE PARKER, AND TO KALIN TOO.
SO HOW DO WE CONTINUE LISTENING TO THE COMMUNITY? I THINK A COMMUNITY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE IN THESE PROGRAMS TO ENSURE THAT THESE APPLICATIONS ARE MOVING OR HOW DO WE SUPPORT THESE HOMEOWNERS A LITTLE MORE INTENTIONALLY WOULD BE REALLY GOOD.
UM, AND PARTICULARLY LIKE WE SEE THE, UH, DEATH ON DEED, UH, TRANSFER THAT IS IN A MANDATORY REQUIREMENT AND MOST PEOPLE DON'T HAVE THAT.
SO ARE THERE WARM HANDOFFS TO BE ENSURING THAT OUR APPLICANTS HAVE THOSE THINGS ARE NOT ELIMINATED AND BECOMING INACTIVE BECAUSE OF SOME OF THESE GUIDELINES OR SOME OF THESE, UM, ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.
UM, AND I REALLY THINK THAT, UH, I HEARD FUNDING OUTREACH IN NOT JUST THE, UH, HOUSING PORTION, BUT IN THE HOMELESSNESS PORTION.
AND HOW DO WE HIRE THE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY THAT KNOW THE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY.
SO, UH, THE MONEY COMING TO US, NOT THROUGH US, IS WHAT WE HEAR A LOT FROM THE PEOPLE.
SO HOW DO WE ENSURE THAT THAT OVERSIGHT AND THAT OUTREACH IS REALLY DONE MEANINGFULLY? UM, I'M ALSO THINKING ABOUT THAT 10 YEAR AFFORDABILITY PERIOD SEEMS A LITTLE HEAVY.
ORIGINALLY WE'D SEEN A 20 YEAR AFFORDABILITY PERIOD WITH THE HARVEY PROGRAM.
I THINK THAT'S COME DOWN TO THREE YEARS.
SO HOW CAN WE MEET SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE FOR PEOPLE? THANK YOU.
I'M THE CEO OF THE APARTMENTS CONCIERGE.
WE'RE EXCITED TO CONTINUE BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS TO BOTH SUPPORT HOUSING PROVIDERS AND FAMILIES THROUGHOUT THE HOUSTON AREA.
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WE'VE ACTUALLY JUST INVENTED A PROP TECH TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM THAT IS DESIGNED TO HELP SIMPLIFY THE LEASING PROCESS FOR VOUCHER HOLDERS WHILE GIVING THEM ACCESS TO PROPERTY PARTNERS AND SUBSCRIBERS, BETTER ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES.OUR CONSUMER PORTAL WILL ALLOW CLIENTS TO LOG IN, SUBMIT THEIR INFORMATION, WHETHER IT BE AFFORDABLE OR A HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER PROGRAM, UM, OR CONSIDERED SECTION EIGHT, UH, TO SEARCH FOR PARTICIPATING PROPERTIES WITH REAL-TIME INVENTORY WITHIN THE APPROPRIATE BUDGET AND CONNECT DIRECTLY WITH THE HOUSING SUPPORT RESOURCES IN ORDER TO HAVE A MORE STREAMLINED, EFFECTIVE MANNER.
THIS WILL ALSO ALLOW CULTIVATING THE BUYING PROCESS FOR THE HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER HOME OWNERSHIP PROGRAM.
OUR TAC SUBSCRIBERS CONSIST OF BROKERS, REALTORS, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS.
THE GOAL IS SIMPLE, FASTER COMMUNICATION, BETTER PLACEMENT SUPPORT, AND INCREASED HOUSING ACCESSIBILITY ACROSS HOUSTON.
WE'RE COMMITTED TO WORKING ALONGSIDE PROPERTY MANAGERS, HOUSING ORGANIZATIONS, AND THE HOUSTON HOUSING COUNCIL TO HELP CREATE MORE SUCCESSFUL PLACEMENTS AND LONG-TERM HOUSING STABILITY FOR THE FAMILIES IN OUR COMMUNITY.
CURRENTLY WE ARE PARTNERED WITH 360 APARTMENT COMMUNITIES THAT WILL ACCEPT SECTION EIGHT HOUSING VOUCHERS AND AFFORDABILITY CLIENTS.
WE ARE SEEING THE SUPPORT OF THE CITY.
WE ARE, WE'RE SEEKING THE SUPPORT OF THE CITY TO DEPLOY THESE RESOURCES IN THE COMMUNITY ALONGSIDE THE APPROPRIATE ORGANIZATIONS.
THANK YOU GUYS FOR YOUR TIME AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO COLLABORATE TOGETHER.
LAST AND DEFINITELY NOT LEAST, DOUG SMITH REPRESENTING THE BEST OF HOUSTON.
IT'S APPROPRIATE THAT MOST OF THE, UH, TALK TODAY WAS ON SINGLE FAMILY BECAUSE IT GOES RIGHT INTO THE REQUEST.
UH, THE IDEA I HAD REGARDING FACTORY BUILT HOMES, AND I KNOW THAT HAS A BAD CONNOTATION, BUT THINGS HAVE DRAMATICALLY IMPROVED, UH, WITH BUILDING LIKE THAT.
AND IT WOULD BE A VERY RAPID WAY TO GET HOUSES ON THE GROUND, PEOPLE IN THOSE HOUSES AND SOLVE A LOT OF THE PROBLEMS THAT THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT THAT THEY HAVE TO DEAL WITH.
WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IS WHAT THE DEPARTMENTS THOUGHT IS ON THAT.
AND IF IT'S NOT SOMETHING THEY CAN DO, I'D LIKE TO UNDERSTAND WHY UH, THEY CAN'T DO IT.
AND I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN A DEVELOPER THAT HAS ON THE WEST SIDE THAT HAS, YOU KNOW, SOME ACRES OF LAND THAT IS INTERESTED IN PILOT PILOTING SOMETHING SIMILAR.
I SAW THE, I THINK IT WAS 60 MINUTES.
IT WAS THE 60 MINUTE SEGMENT AND I WAS LIKE, WELL, I WAS VERY IMPRESSED WITH, WHEN I THINK ABOUT AFFORDABILITY, YOUNG PEOPLE COMING OUTTA COLLEGE, YOUNG FAMILIES, IT'S AN OPTION.
AND, UM, I'VE HAD TO EVOLVE MY IDEOLOGY AND THOUGHT AROUND HOUSING FROM EVERYTHING FROM SINGLE FAMILY PURCHASE TO SINGLE FAMILY RENTAL.
RIGHT? BECAUSE WE CAN'T PENALIZE PEOPLE 'CAUSE WE DO NEED THE PRODUCTION.
UM, SO I DO THINK THERE'S HOPEFULLY AN APPETITE FOR US TO LOOK AT CREATIVE WAYS OF, OF CREATING, UH, AFFORDABLE PATHWAYS IN AN AFFORDABLE MANNER.
AND SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN DO SOMETHING ON THE WEST SIDE AND SEE.
YEAH, YOU MENTIONED THE 60 MINUTES.
THAT WAS REALLY APPROPRIATE BECAUSE WE HAD THE BIG MEETING AT THE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER TWO DAYS AFTER THAT.
AND THAT'S WHERE I CAME UP WITH THE IDEA AFTER SEEING THAT.
AND IF ANYBODY HAS NOT SEEN THE 60 MINUTES, I'M SURE THERE'S A WAY TO GO BACK AND TAKE A LOOK AT IT.
IT, AND IT'S REALLY, IT'S IMPRESSIVE.
IT IS 10 54 AND I WANNA TURN IT OVER TO OUR VICE CHAIR.
THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR BEING HERE.
AND, UH, JUST REMIND YOU ALSO THAT THE, UH, HOUSING AFFORDABILITY COMMITTEE BE HELD AGAIN 16TH, UH, 10:00 AM FURTHER INFORMATION DISTRICT.