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I'D LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION MONTHLY MEETING ON NOVEMBER 5TH AT 6:00 PM.
VICTOR, IF YOU CAN, PLEASE BEGIN OUR ROLL CALL FOR US.
DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC SPEAKERS JOINING US TONIGHT? NOT TODAY.
[IV. Approval of October 1, 2026, Community Development Commission (CDC) Meeting Minutes]
ALL SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED THE MINUTES FROM OUR OCTOBER 1ST MEETING.ARE THERE ANY MODIFICATIONS OR EDITS? SEEING NONE, I'D LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES, PLEASE.
IS THERE A SECOND, PLEASE? SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR OF EX - OF APPROVING THE MINUTES? AYE.
ANY OPPOSITION? MINUTES ARE APPROVED.
[V. Community Development Division Reports ]
TO TURN TO OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIVISION REPORT.UH, GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONERS.
UH, SHAN WILLIAMS, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES.
UH, JUST A FEW QUICK REMINDERS.
JUST A REMINDER THAT YOUR QUARTERLY GIFT DISCLOSURE REPORTS WERE DUE ON OCTOBER 31ST, SO FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT HAVE GOTTEN IT, UH, TURNED THEM IN ALREADY, THANKS SO MUCH.
IF YOU HAVE NOT, UH, PLEASE, UM, UH, ACT ACCORDINGLY.
AND, UM, WE ARE NOW IN THE CAPER, UH, SEASON, WHICH IS THE CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL PERFORMANCE AND EVALUATION REPORT, WHICH IS A LONG WAY TO SAY OUR HUD YEAR-END REPORT.
UM, WE ARE RECONCILING THAT SO THAT THE DRAFT WILL BE AVAILABLE ON NOVEMBER 15TH, AND WE'LL SEND YOU NOTICE FOR THAT.
WE HAVE TO PUBLIC, PUBLISH IT FOR THE PUBLIC REVIEW.
AND THEN AT YOUR DECEMBER 3RD MEETING, THERE WILL BE A PUBLIC HEARING FOR ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS RELATED TO THAT CAPER DOCUMENT.
UM, AND THAT WILL, THE PUBLIC HEARING WILL FOLLOW IMMEDIATELY AFTER YOUR MONTHLY MEETING.
IT'S POSTED FOR SEVEN O'CLOCK.
AND THEN OF COURSE, THAT RE - FINAL REPORT WILL BE DUE TO HUD ON DECEMBER 30TH.
SO JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS LOOKING FORWARD.
AND WITH THAT, I WILL TURN IT BACK TO THE CHAIR.
THOSE REPORTS COME AROUND PRETTY QUICKLY.
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR SHARON? OKAY.
[VI. Community Development Committee Report: Public Improvement Committee, October 19, 2026 ]
THEN WE'LL TURN TO OUR COMMITTEE REPORTS.IF WE COULD PLEASE HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE.
UM, ON MONDAY, UH, OCTOBER THE 19TH, 2026, UH, THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE, UH, MET.
UH, WE WENT, MET IN THE, UH, CITY HALL, UH, COUNCIL BRIEFING ROOM 6ES.
UH, WE WILL CALL TO ORDER ON TIME AT 5:30.
UM, UH, WE RECEIVED COMMUNITY DE- DEVELOPMENT DIVISION REPORTS.
UH, THE BRIEFING PROVIDED AN UPDATE FOR OUR FISCAL YEAR 25 / 26 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT, UH, FOR NONPROFIT PUBLIC FACILITY AND IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, INCLUDING CURRENT FUNDING ACTIVITIES AND PROPOSED STRATEGIES TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND INCREASE NONPROFIT PARTICIPATION FOR FUTURE, UH, NOFAS.
UM, UPON PRESENTATION, THE, THE PRESENTATION WE REVIEWED, THE STATUS OF THE FISCAL YEAR 25 / 26 NOFA DISCUSSED THE, UH, PROPOSED ALLOCATION OF FISCAL YEAR 26 / 27 FUNDING AND SUMMARIZED THE HISTORICAL POLICY FRAMEWORK AND CITY COUNCIL ACTIONS THAT HAVE GUIDED NONPROFIT FACILITY AND IMPROVEMENT FUNDING OVER TIME.
ALSO HIGHLIGHTED OPPORTUNITIES TO ENHANCE APPLICANT AWARENESS, PREPAREDNESS AND ENGAGEMENT, UH, WHILE OUTLINING NEXT STEPS AND PLANNING TIMELINES FOR FISCAL YEAR 27 - ' 28'S FUNDING CYCLE.
UH, AHEAD OF OUR TIME, UM, WE'D LIKE TO PRESENT THE COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATION FOR, UH, CONSIDERATION AND ACTION.
WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO, UH, WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT THE STAFF WOULD PROVIDE A BRIEFING TO THE FULL COMMISSION.
UH, THIS WOULD ALLOW ALL COMMISSIONERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE INFORMATION THAT WE SPENT QUITE A BIT OF TIME DISCUSSING, UH, DURING OUR MEETING.
AND HOPEFULLY, UH, WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE
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IS WELL-INFORMED, UH, BY THE BRIEFING THAT WE WILL, UM, UH, HEAR TONIGHT.THAT WILL GIVE US OPPORTUNITY TO SUPPORT MEANINGFUL DELIBERATION AND ENABLE EACH COMMISSIONER, UM, THE OPPORTUNITY TO THOUGHTFULLY CONSIDER THE RECOMMENDATION BEFORE PARTICIPATING, UM, IN THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS.
[VII. Action Items: Consider and Approve (1) Allocating FY 2026–27 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Public Improvement funds, along with returned Boys & Girls Club of Greater Dallas (BGCD funds and prior-year savings, to (2) Bishop Arts Theatre in the amount of $703,125, and (3) For Oak Cliff in the amount of $87,900 for planned facility improvements and rehabilitation, and (4) authorize advancing this item for City Council consideration and potential contract award. Both agencies completed the FY 2025–26 NOFA process, but were not funded due to limited resources. ]
I'D LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO, UH, JASHANDRA DOSS, UH, WHO WILL PRESENT, UH, THE REPORT.I'M A GRANT COMPLIANCE SPECIALIST, UH, WITH PLEDGE AND AMANDA SERVICES.
TODAY, I'LL BE PROVIDING AN UPDATE ON THE CITY'S PHYSICAL YEAR 25 / 26 CDBG NONPROFIT PUBLIC FACILITY AND IMPROVEMENT FUNDING.
I'LL BEGIN WITH A QUICK OVERVIEW OF WHAT WE'LL COVER.
WE'LL START WITH THE PURPOSE AND A BRIEF BACKGROUND ON CDPG, THEN WE'LL REVIEW THE FISCAL YEAR 25 / 26 NOFA PROJECTS AND THE PROPOSED USE OF THE FISCAL YEAR 26 / 27 FUNDS.
WE'LL ALSO REVISIT THE HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE OF COUNCIL POLICIES THAT GUIDE NONPROFIT FACILITY FUNDING, DISCUSS WAYS TO STRENGTHEN OUTREACH, AND THEN WE'LL CLOSE WITH THE ANTICIPATED SCHEDULE FOR THE NEXT NOFA.
THE PURPOSE OF TODAY'S PRESENTATION IS TO PROVIDE A STATUS UPDATE ON NONPROFIT PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS SELECTED THROUGH THE FISCAL YEAR 25 - ' 26 NOFA.
UM, WE'LL ALSO PRESENT THE USE OF THE FISCAL YEAR 26 / 27 FUNDS TO SUPPORT REMAINING ELIGIBLE FISCAL YEAR 25 / 26 NOFA PROJECTS.
WE'LL THEN REVIEW THE HISTORY OF THE CITY'S NONPROFIT PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT FUNDING POLICY AND RELATED CITY COUNCIL ACTIONS.
AND THEN FINAL, WE'LL OUTLINE THE PLANNING SCHEDULE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 27, 28 NOFA AND THE NEXT FUNDING CYCLE.
EACH YEAR, THE CITY OF DALLAS RECEIVES FOUR HUD FORMULA GRANTS THROUGH ITS CONSOLIDATED PLAN, CDBG, ESG, HOME, AND HOPWA.
THE CDBG PROGRAM SUPPORTS A RANGE OF ELIGIBLE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING PUBLIC FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS.
THESE PROJECTS CAN BE IMPLEMENTED BY THE CITY OR ELIGIBLE NONPROFIT PARTNERS.
ALL RIGHT, THIS SLIDE WILL SUMMARIZE ALL FOUR OF OUR RESPONSIVE PROPOSALS.
FOR NONPROFIT, FOUR NONPROFIT PROPOSALS ARE SHOWN HERE.
THE STUPART REQUESTED $800,000 FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO A MEDICAL FACILITY SUPPORTING CARE FOR INDIVIDUALS EXPER- EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AND SCORED A 92.8.
NEXT WE HAVE THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF GREATER DALLAS WHO REQUESTED $107,000 FOR SAFETY AND FACILITY IMPROVEMENT AND THEY SCORED A 91.2.
BISHOP ART'S THEATER REQUESTED $750,000 FOR STRUCTURAL AND BUILDING SYSTEM REHABILITATION AND THEY RECEIVED A SCORE OF 83.2.
FOR OAK CLIFF REQUESTED $87,000 FOR SANITARY SEWER REPAIRS AND THEY SCORED AN 80.8.
IN TOTAL, REQUESTS WERE TOTALED OUT TO BE $1,745,760, AND THE INITIAL RECOMMENDATION TOTAL $907,000.
ON MAY 27, 2026, CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZED AN $800,000 CDBG FORGIVABLE LOAN FOR THE STEW FO, STEWPOX FACILITY REHABILITATION.
THE ORGANIZATION REQUESTED CHANGES TO THE AGREEMENT TO CLARIFY THE LIEN DOCUMENTATION.
THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT LIMITS THE LIEN TO THE PARTNER BUILDING 350, AND IT REVISES THE AGREEMENT TERM FROM OCTOBER ONE, 2026 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2027.
COUNCIL CONSIDERATION HAS NOW BEEN DEFERRED TO DECEMBER 9TH, 2026.
TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR CDBG FUNDING, A NONPROFIT FACILIT - NONPROFIT FACILITY PROJECTS MUST MEET SEVERAL CONTINUING REQUIREMENTS.
AS PRESENTED HERE, THE ORGANIZATION MUST OWN THE FACILITY OR MAINTAIN A LEASE FOR AT LEAST 15 YEARS.
THE FACILITY MUST ALSO BE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC USE AND ELIGIBLE PUBLIC SERVICES MUST CONTINUE FOR AT LEAST FIVE YEARS AFTER PROJECT COMPLETION.
THESE OBLIGATIONS HELP PROTECT THE PUBLIC INVESTMENT, UM, BEYOND THE CONSTRUCTION PERIOD.
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TALK ABOUT THE AMENDMENT OF THE GIVABLE LOAN.THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT DOES NOT CHANGE THE $800,000 AWARD.
INSTEAD, IT PROVIDES FORGIVENESS FOR OVER FIVE YEARS AT $160,000 ANNUALLY, UH, SUBJECT TO VERIFIED COMPLIANCE.
THE LIEN AND DEED RESTRICTIONS WILL BE RELEASED AFTER THE REHABILITATION IS COMPLETED AND THE FIVE-YEAR SERVICE COMMITMENT HAS BEEN MET.
MOVING ON TO THE OTHER ORIGINALLY FUNDED PROJECT.
UM, THE ORIGINAL $107,000 AWARDED TO THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF GREATER DALLAS WAS INTENDED FOR REHABILITATION AT 4804 WORTH STREET.
AT THE ORGANIZATION'S REQUEST, CITY COUNCIL RESCINDED THAT AWARD ON SEPTEMBER 23RD, 2026 THROUGH RESOLUTION NUMBER 26-1505.
THOSE FUNDS HAVE BEEN REPROGRAMMED FOR ELIGIBLE CDBG USES, INCLUDING NONPROFIT PUBLIC FACILITY PROJECTS.
WITH THOSE PROJECT UPDATES, WE WILL MOVE INTO THE PROPOSED USE OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2627 CDBG FUNDS.
THE CITY'S FISCAL YEAR 2627 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTS BLOCK GRANT ALLOCATION TOTALS TO 12.7 MILLION, OF WHICH 4.2 MILLION IS BUDGET FOR PUBLIC FACILITIES AND IMPROVEMENTS.
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CITY COUNCIL POLICY AND FUNDING PRIORITIES, APPROXIMATELY $637,948 ARE AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT NON-PROFIT PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS DURING FISCAL YEAR 26, 27.
AN ADDITIONAL $107,000 FROM THE PREVIOUSLY RESCINDED AWARD HAS BEEN REPROGRAMMED TO SUPPORT ELIGIBLE NONPROFIT PROJECTS.
ADDITIONAL SAVINGS FROM PRIOR YEAR PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS HAVE ALSO BEEN ALLOCATED TO SUPPORT NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO THE FISCAL YEAR 25 / 26 NOTICE OF FUNDING AVAIL- AVAILABILITY.
COLLECTIVELY, THESE RESOURCES WILL SUPPORT PROGRAM EXPANSION, INCREASED SERVICE CAPACITY, AND COMMUNITY FOCUSED IMPROVEMENTS THAT BENEFIT DALLAS RESIDENTS.
DURING THE FISCAL YEAR 25 / 26 NOPA EVALUATION PROCESS, FOUR NONPROFITS AGENCIES WERE RESPONSIVE AND SCORED ABOVE MINIMUM 70 POINT THRESHOLD.
DUE TO LIMITED FUNDING, THE STUPOD AND THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF GREATER DALLAS RECEIVED AWARDS, WHILE BISHOP ARTS THEATER CENTER AND FORT OAK CLIFF WERE NOT RECOMMENDED AT THAT TIME.
WITH ADDITIONAL RESOURCES IDENTIFIED, STAFF IS NOW BRINGING THOSE TWO PROJECTS FORWARD FOR CONSIDERATION.
STAFF RECOMMENDS FISCAL YEAR 2627 CDBG PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT FUNDS, UH, RETURNED FROM THE BOYS AND GIRL...
THE FUNDS RETURNED FROM THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB RESCISSION AND ADDITIONAL SAVINGS FROM PRIOR YEAR PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS TO SUPPORT BISHOP ARTS THEATER CENTER AND FOR OAK CLIFF.
BOTH ORGANIZATIONS COMPLETED THE FISCAL YEAR 25 / 26 NOFA PROCESS, BUT WERE INITIALLY, WERE NOT INITIALLY AWARDED FUNDING BECAUSE RESOURCES WERE LIMITED.
BISHOP ART'S THEATER REQUESTED $750,000 AND THEY SCORED A 83.2.
THAT ADJUSTMENT REFLECTS THE APPLICANT'S PROPOSED 20% MATCH COMPARED WITH THE NOFA'S REQUIRED 25% MATCH.
FORT OAK CLIFF REQUESTED EIGHT $87,900 AND THEY SCORED AN 80.8.
IT'S RECOMMENDED FOR THE FULL $87,900.
TO THE OTHER, THE ORIGINAL REQUEST OF BOTH TOTAL $837,000 AND THE RECOMMENDED AWARDS TOTALED $791,000.
IN ADDITION TO SUPPORTING THESE TWO PROJECTS, THIS APPROACH OFFERS BENEFITS FOR BOTH THE CITY AND THE APPLICANTS.
FOR THE CITY, USING AVAILABLE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT FUNDS CAN REDUCE A POTENTIAL BACKLOG AND MOVE THOSE RESOURCES TOWARDS ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES SOONER.
IT ALSO ADDRESSES CDBG TIMELINESS CONSIDERATIONS BY REDUCING DELAYS THAT COULD AFFECT THE 1.5 TIMELINESS TEST.
FOR NONPROFIT APPLICANTS, THIS PROVIDES ANOTHER FUNDING OPPORTUNITY TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUCCESS- SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE NOFA PROCESS AND ALLOWS ELIGIBLE PROJECTS TO ADVANCE WITHOUT WAITING FOR ANOTHER FUNDING CYCLE.
THE SHARED GOAL HERE IS TO MOVE PROJECTS FORWARD.
THE RECOMMENDATIONS WILL FOLLOW THE CITY'S ESTABLISHED REVIEW AND APPROVAL PROCESS.
THE FIRST STEP WAS, WAS THE PRESENTATION OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE
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CDC PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE ON OCTOBER 19TH, 2026.THE RE - THE RECOMMENDATIONS WERE PRESENTED ON TODAY TO THE FULL COMMITTEE DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION.
TENTATIVELY CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERATIONS JANUARY 13TH, 2027.
MOVING ALONG TO THE HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE, THIS SECTION WILL PROVIDE HISTORY BEHIND THE CITY'S NONPROFIT IMPROVEMENT POLICY AND THE COUNCIL ACTIONS THAT ESTABLISHED THE REQUIREMENTS IN PLACE TODAY.
IN 2002, COUNCIL DISCONTINUED CDBG PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT FUNDING FOR NONPROFIT-OWNED FACILITIES AND LIMIT THE FUNDING TO CITY-OWNED FACILITIES.
THAT ACTION FOLLOWED SITUATIONS IN WHICH NON-PROFIT PROJECTS DID NOT MEET THE REQUIRED FIVE-YEAR SERVICE COMMITMENT.
THE CITY FACED THE PROSPECT OF FINDING ANOTHER OPERATOR OR ASSUMING SERVICES WITH ASSOCIATED ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCIAL EXPOSURE, INCLUDING POTENTIAL REPAYMENT TO HUD USING GENERAL FUNDS.
ON OCTOBER 26TH, 2010, THE CITY COUNCIL RESCINDED THE 2002 POLICY AND ADOPTED THE CDBG NONPROFIT PUBLIC IMPRO- IMPROVEMENT POLICY UNDER RESOLUTION 10-2778.
ON APRIL 20TH, 2020, COUNCIL AMENDED THAT POLICY THROUGH RESOLUTION NUMBER 20-0655, REDUCING THE CASH MATCH REQUIREMENT FROM 50% TO 25% AND ALLOWING NON-CASH RESOURCES TO SATISFY THE MATCH.
THE POLICY LIMITS THE ANNUAL NON-PROFIT PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT ALLOCATION TO NO MORE THAN 5% OF THE TOTAL CDBG FISCAL YEAR BUDGET.
IT REQUIRES A 25% MATCH USING ELIGIBLE CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS, DONATIONS, AND VOLUNTEER SERVICES.
IT ALSO PROHIBITS NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS FROM RECEIVING PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT AWARDS IN TWO CONSECUTIVE FISCAL YEARS.
IN ADDITION, AN APPLICANT MUST BE A 501 ORGANIZATION AND COMMIT TO MAINTAINING OPERATIONS FOR AT LEAST FIVE YEARS AFTER DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROJECT IS COMPLETED.
ANY LIEN PLACED ON THE CITY BY THE CITY ON REAL PROPERTY TO SECURE PERFORMANCE OF A CDBG FUNDED IMPROVEMENT MUST BE IN THE LIEN FIRST PLACE.
THE ORGANIZATION MUST ALSO DEMONSTRATE THE ABILITY TO BEGIN THE PROJECT WITHIN 90 DAYS OF THE CONTRACT EXECUTION.
AND LASTLY, PROJECTS MUST COMPLY WITH APPLICABLE FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS, INCLUDING ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS, DAVIS VACANT LABOR STANDARDS, AS WELL AS SECTION THREE.
THESE OBLIGATIONS HELP EXPLAIN THE RECOMMENDATION REGARDING THE CURRENT NON-PROFIT FUNDING ALLOCATION.
AT THIS TIME, STAFF RECOMMENDS DEFERRING CONSIDERATION OF AN INCREASE TO THE EXISTING 5% ALLOCATION FOR PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.
MAINTAIN THE EXISTING ALLOCATIONS UNTIL WE HAVE A STRONGER BASIS FOR RECOMMENDING AN ADJUSTMENT.
THE CITY FACES SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT NEEDS AT ITS OWN FACILITIES WHILE GENERAL FUND RE- RESOURCES REMAIN LIMITED.
NONPROFITS ALREADY FACE CHALLENGES IN DEVELOPING VIABLE PROJECTS WITHIN THE CURRENT FUNDING LEVEL.
STRONGER EVIDENCE OF SU- SUCCESSFUL PROJECT DELIVERY AND COMMUNITY IMPACT WILL SUPPORT ANY FUTURE EXPANSION.
OVER THE PAST SIX YEARS, SEVEN PROJECTS HAVE RECEIVED A - RECEIVED AWARD.
ONE HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND FUNDING AWARD, UH, FOR FOUR PROJECTS HAVE BEEN RETURNED.
A REQUEST TO INCREASE THE NONPROFIT SHARE COULD PROMPT A BROADER CITY COUNCIL REVIEW OF THE CURRENT ALLOCATION.
THE POSSIBLE OUTCOMES ARE NOT LIMITED TO AN INCREASE.
COUNCIL COULD PRIORITIZE CITY-OWNED FACILITY PROJECTS, REDUCE THE NONPROFIT ALLOCATION BELOW 5%, OR SUSPEND THE ALLOCATION FOR A DEFINED PERIOD OR INDEFINITELY, POTENTIALLY BRINGING THAT TO ZERO.
FOR THAT REASON, THE PROPOSED APPROACH IS TO SUPPORT VIABLE NONPROFIT PROJECTS UNDER THE CURRENT POLICY AND ASSESS PROJECT DELIVERY AND COMMUNITY IMPACT BEFORE WE CONSIDER EXPANSION.
WHILE THAT WORK CONTINUES, THERE ARE PRACTICAL WAYS TO STRENGTHEN NONPROFIT PARTICIPATION WITHIN AN EXISTING PROGRAM.
THE FIRST PRIORITY IS HELPING ORGANIZATIONS UNDERSTAND THE OPPORTUNITY AND ITS REQUIREMENTS BEFORE THEY APPLY.
STAFF PLANS TO EXPAND OUTREACH PARTNERSHIPS WITH NONPROFIT NETWORKS, NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO DISTRIBUTE ANNOUNCEMENTS AND REACH MORE ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS.
WE ALSO WANT TO SIMPLIFY APPLICATION
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GUIDANCE BY PROVIDING PLAIN L- LANGUAGE OVERVIEW, A CHECKLIST, FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS, AND EXAMPLES OF ELIGIBLE FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS.INFORMATIONAL WORKSHOPS AND SCHEDULE ASSISTANCE SESSIONS WOULD HELP EXPLAIN ELIGIBILITY, APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS, EVALUATION CRITERIA, AND COMMON SUBMISSION AREAS.
EQUALLY IMPORTANT, ORGANIZATIONS SHOULD UNDERSTAND THAT THE 25% MATCH LEAN REQUIREMENTS, FIVE-YEAR SERVICE COMMITMENT, AND OTHER FUNDING OBLIGATIONS UPFRONT SO THAT THEY CAN ASSESS THEIR READINESS BEFORE SUBMITTING THEIR APPLICATION.
ALONG WITH CLEAR GUIDANCE, WE WANT TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO NOTICES AND USE FEEDBACK TO MEASURE, UM, WHETHER THE OUTREACH IS WORKING.
STAFF PLANS TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO FUNDED NOTICES BY HELPING ORGANIZATIONS REGISTER FOR PROCUREMENT, NOTIFICATIONS BY USING THE CITY'S WEBSITE, EMAIL LIST, AND OTHER COMMUNICATION CHANNELS TO SHARE ANNOUNCEMENTS AND DEADLINE REMINDERS.
MOVING ALONG, THIS FINAL SECTION WILL OUTLINE THE ANTICIPATED PLANNING SCHEDULE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 27 / 28, PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT NOFA, AND THE NEXT FUNDING CYCLE.
THE SCHEDULE BEGINS WITH THE COMMITTEE DISCUSSION AND OUTREACH PLANNING.
FROM NOW THROUGH 2027, THE CDC PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE WILL DISCUSS OUTREACH, AWARENESS, AND BARRIERS TO NONPROFIT PARTICIPATION.
IN EARLY 2027, THE CITY ANTICIPATES NO- NOTIFICATIONS OF ITS NEW CDBG ALLOCATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 27 AND 28.
THE TARGET FOR LUNCH IN THE NEXT NOFA IS LATE SUMMER OR EARLY FALL OF 2027, FOLLOWED BY AN EVALUATION AND AWARD RECOMMENDATIONS.
THE FINAL MILE- MILESTONE IS SHOWN ON OCTOBER 1ST, 2027 OR SOON AFTER FOR TARGETED PROJECT ADVANCEMENT, SUBJECT TO THE CDC UPSATE - UPDATE, SORRY, COUNCIL APPROVAL AND THE REQUIRED IMPLEMENTATION STEPS.
THESE ARE ANTICIPATED MILESTONES RATHER THAN GUARANTEED DATES.
AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION FOR TODAY.
IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, WE...
I MEAN, AT THIS TIME, WE WILL OPEN THE FLOOR FOR QUESTIONS.
I THINK YOU JUST DON'T WANT THERE TO BE ANY QUESTIONS.
UM - FLOOR IS OPEN FOR QUESTIONS, JESSE.
I HAVE, HAVE A QUESTION AND I...
MY FIRST QUESTION IS, IS THERE ANYONE WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY STAFF WHO IS FAMILIAR WITH THESE DOCUMENTS THAT IS IN THE MEETING? I DON'T KNOW THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IS ONLINE, BUT I CAN TAKE A STAB AT IT IF YOU HAVE, LIKE TO ASK YOU QUESTIONS.
I NOTICED, UM, AND LET ME PREFACE BY SAYING I TRULY SUPPORT, UM, THE ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FOR ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE STEW POT, BUT I HAD A QUESTION ABOUT, UM, THE...
WHETHER SOMETHING HAPPENS, UM, IN THAT 15-YEAR TERM OF OWNERSHIP OR LEASE THAT RESULTS IN AN, AN IMPOSSIBILITY OF PERFORMANCE.
MAKE UP AN EXAMPLE, WHICH IS A TORNADO HITS THE STEW POT SUCH THAT THE STEW POT IS UNABLE TO PERFORM THERE, UH, OR IN THAT CAPACITY.
IS THERE ANY LOAN FORGIVENESS?.
IF SOMETHING HAPPENED IN THERE, I THINK THAT'S A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS.
WELL, ACTUALLY - THE LOAN IS BEEN GIVEN - OH, UH-HUH.
SO THE CITY GUARANTEES TO HUD, RIGHT? OKAY.
SO IF IT'S A, YOU KNOW, UM, FIVE-YEAR REQUIREMENT - UH-HUH.
YOUR THREE DOES A TORNADO IN WHICH TWO YEARS - YES.
UM, I THINK THAT COULD BE ASSESSED ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS BECAUSE IF THE FACILITY WAS NOT, YOU KNOW, TORN DOWN AND THEY COULDN'T, I'VE SEEN TIMES WHERE WE, THEY'VE HAD TO, LONGER SAY VISION, THAT'S A NATURAL DISASTER OR SOMETHING, WE COULD WORK THAT OUT.
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BUT THE TWO, THREE YEARS THAT WOULD BE ACCOUNTED FOR, THE TWO-YEAR REMAINING, MAYBE A $2,000, UM, REPAYMENT IF SERVICE IS NEVER PRESUMED.RE- RESUME, RIGHT? THEY WOULD BE GIVEN TIME TO RECOVER AND IF THEY WERE GONNA BE AT THAT SITE OR ANOTHER SITE, THERE WOULD BE SOME TIME TO WORK THAT THROUGH ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS.
THERE ARE OTHER MORE PERTINENT EXAMPLES THAT I CAN GIVE, BUT YOU'VE GIVEN ME, THROUGH THAT EXAMPLE, THE FRAMEWORK FOR ME TO UNDERSTAND HOW I CAN EXTRAPOLATE.
SO, WELL, THE NONPROFIT JUST RAN OUT OF MONEY, AND THOSE WERE CASES WHERE THE CITY HAD TO REPAY HUD - UH-HUH.
OR THERE HAVE BEEN CASES WHERE, UH, THE NONPROFIT ABANDONED THE LOCATION - UH-HUH.
AND THE CITY HAD PUT SERVICES THERE.
THE CITY MAINTAINED THOSE SERVICES ON THAT SITE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONER WATTS HAS A QUESTION ONLINE? UH, YES, THANK YOU.
ARE WE ABLE TO RETURN TO THE PRESENTATION? YEAH.
WHAT SLIDE? UM, CAN WE START WITH, I BELIEVE, SLIDE 21? IS IT 21? AND WHILE WE'RE GETTING THERE, THANK YOU FOR THE VERY CLEAR PRESENTATION.
I APPRECIATED THE BACKGROUND INFORMATION.
THIS IS JUST A GENERAL CITY QUESTION, UM, RELATED TO THE PRIOR CHALLENGES WE FACED WITH PUBLIC FACILITIES REHABILITATION.
IS THE IMPLICATION OF BULLET POINT NUMBER ONE THAT IF WE AWARD THESE FUNDS TO THESE ORGANIZATIONS AS PROPOSED, THEY DON'T DELIVER, WE HAVE TO REPAY OUR GRANTS WITH THE GENERAL FUND WHILE WE WOULD RATHER SPEND THEM ON CITY FACILITIES? CAN YOU REPEAT YOUR QUESTION, PLEASE? I, I HEARD THAT IT WAS REGARDING BULLET NUMBER ONE, AND THE QUESTION WAS...
I'M GETTING A BIT OF A FEEDBACK, SORRY.
SO I THINK THIS WAS RELATING TO, UH, THE RECOMMENDATION.
THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION TO CONSIDER REVISITING, UH, THE RECOMMENDATION, THE, THE CURRENT POLICY, REVISITING THAT CURRENT POLICY.
AND SO THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION OF WHY IT MAY BE A GOOD IDEA TO DEFER THAT DISCUSSION, AND THESE BULLETS KIND OF LAID OUT SOME OF THE REASONS THAT MIGHT BE.
WE GO BACK TO COUNCIL AND SAY, "HEY, WE, UH, WANNA CHANGE THE POLICY, UPDATE THE POLICY," ALL THE THINGS.
AS A COMMISSION, YOU GUYS KNOW WHAT IT IS THAT YOU'RE SEEKING TO DO, BUT IN THIS CLIMATE, WHEN THE CITY IS FACING SUCH SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS ON OUR GENERAL FUND SIDE, THE COUNCIL COULD VERY WELL SAY, "YOU KNOW WHAT? WE WILL PUT A MORATORIUM BECAUSE OUR OWN FACILITIES NEED, UH, UH, IMPROVEMENTS." SO THE COUNCIL COULD SAY, "NO CITY, UH, NO NONPROFITS.
WE'RE GONNA USE ALL THE FUNDS THAT WE HAVE UNTIL THE CITY GETS PAST ITS OWN, UH, BUDGET RESTRAINTS." SO THIS WAS JUST SOME, JUST SOME RECOMMENDATIONS, DISCUSSION TOPICS OF PROS AND CONS ABOUT REVISITING, UM, THE CURRENT POLICY WITH THE CITY COUNCIL AT THIS TIME.
CAN I JUMP IN AND JUST ASK FOR CLARIFICATION ON THAT? YEAH.
THE CITY COUNCIL COULD DO THAT REGARDLESS, RIGHT? OR ONLY IF WE OPEN IT UP? THEY COULD DO IT REGARDLESS.
BUT THEY PROBABLY WON'T THINK ABOUT IT UNLESS YOU'RE.
IN 2002, THE CITY WAS IN A SIMILAR AND THEY PUT A MORATORIUM FOR 10 YEAR.
THEY SAID, "WE'RE GONNA STOP FOR A WHILE TO LOOK AT CITY FACILITIES." SO SINCE THERE'S A HISTORY THAT HAS TAKEN PLACE, IT COULD EASILY REVERT TO THAT BECAUSE THE CITY NEEDS FUNDING, A NUMBER OF CITY-RUN FACILITIES RIGHT NOW.
AND I, I WILL SHARE THAT I DID HAVE, UM, UH, A MEETING WITH A COUNCIL MEMBER REGARDING THIS POLICY, AND BASICALLY IT WAS A AGENCY IN THEIR AREA THAT WAS SEEKING TO WAIVE SOME OF...
BECAUSE AS YOU WILL SEE, THE HUD HAS REQUIREMENTS.
AND THEN IN 2002, IT'S JUST TO SAY, WE HAD SOME CHALLENGING PROJECTS.
THE CITY ENDED UP HAVING TO USE GENERAL FUNDS WHEN THEY PUT THE MORATORIUM ON, RIGHT? SO WHEN WE BROUGHT THE POLICY BACK, THIS COMMUNITY...
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WORKED WITH THE COUNCIL TO BRING A POLICY BACK.AND SO WHAT WE HAVE NOW IS THE AMENDED POLICY AS OF 2020.
HUD REQUIRES A 501 OPEN FOR FIVE YEARS AFTER YOU COMPLETED THE, THE LEASE.
THE CITY'S POLICY ADDED SOME SKIN IN THE GAME.
THE 25% MATCH REQUIREMENT, SOME OF THE OTHER RULES, WHICH IS ALLOWED BY HUD.
THIS PARTICULAR ENTITY WAS ASKING TO WAIVE SOME OF THE CITY'S REQUIREMENTS.
AND AFTER DISCUSSION WITH THE COUNCIL MEMBER, HE WAS LIKE, "NO, I SUPPORT WHAT WE HAVE, UM, MAKING THESE FUNDS AVAILABLE." SO THERE'S GOOD SUPPORT FOR WHAT WE HAVE.
AND I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT FEEDBACK.
WE WENT THROUGH THE COUNCIL'S WALK THROUGH WHAT HUD'S POLICY WAS, WHAT THE CITY, PRETTY MUCH THIS BRIEFING.
AND, UH, THERE WAS GOOD SUPPORT FOR WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW, SO.
I THINK THAT LAST PORTION WAS THE, THE CLARITY I WAS ASKING FOR ABOUT OUR USAGE OF GENERAL FUNDS.
I ONLY HAVE TWO MORE QUESTIONS.
UM, IF WE COULD RETURN TO THE ACTUAL FUNDING FOR THE ORGANIZATIONS A FEW SLIDES PRIOR.
THIS WAS THE REQUESTED AND APPROVED AMOUNTS, OR SORRY, PROPOSED AMOUNTS.
SO FOR BISHOP ARTS THEATER, AM I RIGHT IN ASSUMING THAT OUR RECOMMENDATION OF $703,000 HAS BEEN SCALED DOWN SUCH THAT THEIR IN-KIND CASH MATCH IS NOW 25%? THAT IS CORRECT.
IN THEIR BUDGET, THEY ONLY PROPOSED 20%.
SO WE MET WITH THEM TO LET THEM BE AWARE, REQUIREMENT IS 25%.
IF YOU GOT, IF YOU GOT 75%, ARE YOU ABLE TO PROCEED? THEY SAID YES, THEY HAVE ACQUIRED EXTRA FUNDING.
SO 703 IS WHAT HAS BEEN RECOMMENDED IN LINE WITH WHAT CITY COUNCIL POLICY STATES.
AND THEY, THEY'RE CONFIDENT IN THEIR ABILITY TO DELIVER ON THIS PROJECT WITH THE REDUCED FUNDING DUE TO THIS EXTRA THAT THEY'VE FOUND? THAT IS WHAT THEY STATED.
OKAY, LAST QUESTION, AND I APPRECIATE THE ANSWERS.
UM, A SLIDE OR TWO AFTER THIS, WE DISCUSSED THAT THE, UH, ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.
I BELIEVE THESE PLANS WERE PRESENTED A MONTH OR TWO BACK.
APOLOGIES FOR NOT KNOWING THE EXACT DATE.
ARE WE CONFIDENT THAT BOTH OF THESE GROUPS ARE ABLE TO BEGIN WORK ON THESE PROJECTS WITHIN 90 DAYS, JUST GIVEN TIME HAS LAPSED AND MATERIALS AND RESOURCES MIGHT HAVE CHANGED? WE, WE DO BECAUSE AFTER THE RECESSION OF THE, THE PREVIOUS AWARD AND AFTER THE LAST MEETING THAT WE HAD, WE WENT BACK TO, WE REACHED OUT TO THEM AND MADE THEM AWARE OF WHAT IS BEING PROPOSED AND ASKED THEM IF THEY'RE ABLE TO GET ALL THESE PROVISIONS BASED ON THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS AND THEIR COMMUNICATION BACK TO US.
COMMISSIONER BARK? S- SO MINE'S REAL QUICK.
I JUST WANT TO GET STRAIGHT IN MY HEAD.
SO FOR THIS UPCOMING YEAR, WE'RE FUNDING, UM, THE STEWPOD AND WE'RE FUNDING BISHOP ARTS THEATER AND, UH, FOR OAK CLIFF.
IS THAT RIGHT? FOR OAK CLIFF? THOSE THREE ENTITIES? YEAH.
IF THIS IS APPROVED TONIGHT AND TO GO TO CITY COUNCIL ON MAY, ON JANUARY 13TH, YES.
WE'LL HAVE THOSE THREE FUNDING GOING FORWARD.
SO THAT, THAT'S OUR PROPOSAL IS THAT WE'RE GONNA FUND THOSE THREE ENTITIES.
AND, AND WHEN, I MEAN, WHEN WILL THEY GET THE MONEY? WHEN WILL IT START AND ALL THAT, PLEASE, IF IT GOES SMOOTHLY? THIS TWO PART WENT TO CITY COUNCIL.
THEY CAME BACK WITHOUT THE CHANGES MADE TO THEIR CONTRACT.
THAT GOES BACK TO CITY COUNCIL DECEMBER 9TH.
UPON APPROVAL, THE MONEY'S AVAILABLE.
ONCE THIS CON - ONCE THIS RECOMMENDATIONS GOES TO CITY COUNCIL ON JANUARY 13TH, THE CONTRACT WILL BE DELIVERED TO THEM.
THEY HAVE THE, THEY HAVE 90 DAYS TO INITIATE THE PROCESS.
SO AFTER JANUARY 13TH, THE FUNDS BECOME AVAILABLE.
WE'LL ALL BE KIND OF MOVING FORWARD.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION.
I, I FULLY APPRECIATE THE THOUGHTFULNESS THAT'S GONE INTO THESE RECOMMENDATIONS AND REALLY KIND OF LOOKING AT THE LANDSCAPE AND THINKING WHAT'S BEST FOR THE CITY, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL OF THAT.
IT DOES CONCERN ME, AND IT HAS FOR A LONG TIME, OF HOW MANY OF THESE PROJECTS DON'T WORK OUT, UM, AND HOW LITTLE RESPONSE WE GET SOMETIMES.
AND SO AS PART OF THIS EVALUATION OF THIS PROCESS OF LOOKING AT IT IS SEEING, YOU KNOW, DIGGING INTO THAT A LITTLE BIT FURTHER OR THINKING
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IF THERE'S ANY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE NEEDED ONCE PEOPLE GET GR - I, I, I JUST, I, I, I, I, I'M, I JUST WOULD LOVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT BETTER AND THINK ABOUT HOW WE COULD DO A BETTER JOB OF, OF, OF BOTH ENCOURAGING MORE NONPROFITS TO BE ABLE TO APPLY AS WELL AS BEING ABLE TO COMPLETE THE GRANT REQUIREMENTS AND, AND USE THE FUNDING.YEAH, AND THAT IS WHAT WE PLAN.
VICTOR, IF WE CAN GO BACK TO SCHEDULE, I MEAN, TO SLIDE 24.
WE ARE PROPOSING TO TAKE THIS NEXT YEAR, THE TIMELINE BEGINNING ON 24 AND ALSO ON 27.
WE WANT TO SIMPLIFY THE PROCESS, AS WE SAID, GET AHEAD OF THE GAME, MEET WITH THE NONPROFIT, ASK AND FOR UNDERSTANDING, WHAT ARE THE CONCERNS THAT YOU SEE? WE BELIEVE THAT A YEAR'S TIMEFRAME IS ENOUGH TO GIVE US ADEQUATE INFO TO DRAFT THE NEXT NUMBER THAT WE GOT IN THE, EITHER THE SUMMER OR THE FALL OF NEXT YEAR.
AND IT SHOULD BE DIFFERENT FROM THE ONE THAT WE HAVE, THAT WE'VE BEEN USING.
WE HOPE TO OUTREACH THE, TO THE POTENTIAL APPLICANT AHEAD OF TIME TO GET UNDERSTANDING.
IS IT THE LOGISTICS OF USING THE SYSTEM WE HAVE? WE HAVE A SYSTEM THAT IS ONE SYSTEM FOR EVERYONE.
THE CITY HAS ABOUT $5 BILLION IN GENERAL FUND.
SO BECAUSE IT IS ONE SYSTEM, IT IS WHAT, WHAT WE GOT.
IT MAY BE DAUNTING FOR THE NON-PROFITS FOR SMALL ENTITIES TO NAVIGATE THAT.
IF THAT IS WHAT WE FIND, WE CAN HAVE WAYS TO GIVE THEM SOME TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ON HOW TO GET TO UPLOAD, TO DOWNLOAD.
I'VE BEEN TOLD IT TAKES TOO LONG TO UPLOAD BECAUSE MY COMPUTER ONLY HAVE LIMITED CAPACITY.
YOU UNDERSTAND THAT? SO WE, WE HOPE TO GET ALL THAT WORKED OUT.
SO, BUT THE NEXT TIME THE NUMBER GOES OUT, SOME OF THESE ANSWERS, SOME OF THESE QUESTIONS CAN BE ANSWERED.
AND IN ADDITION TO THAT, IS THERE ANY PART OF THIS PROCESS THAT WOULD LOOK AT OTHER CITIES THAT ARE HAVING MORE SUCCESS OR BEST PRACTICES FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT MAYBE HAVE SOME OF THE SIMILAR, YOU KNOW, RESTRICTIONS BUT ARE DOING BETTER? JUST SO THAT WE CAN, WE DON'T JUST START OVER, WE CAN LEARN FROM THAT AS WELL.
YEAH, WE HAVE DONE SOME OF THAT RESEARCH, A LOOK AT SOME OF THE CITIES THAT HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL AND IT'S SIMILAR ACROSS THE BOARD.
PEOPLE HAVE LEARNED A LOT FROM PRIOR HISTORY.
GIVING MONEY WITHOUT ANY CONDITIONS IS ONE, AND YOUR HISTORY TELLS YOU IT DID NOT WORK IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THOSE CITIES.
GIVING MONEY FROM NONPROFITS WITHOUT ANY CONDITION MAY SOUND GOOD AND ALT- ALTRUISTIC, BUT FINANCIALLY, IT MAY NOT WORK OUT THE WAY IT SHOULD OR THE WAY IT WAS INTENDED.
SO MOST ENTITIES THAT WE HAVE REACHED OUT HAVE AT LEAST A MARCH IN THAT REQUIREMENT.
AND THE LEAD IS ALMOST AN OPTION.
I MEAN, IT'S ALMOST A REQUIREMENT BECAUSE YOU NEED TO HAVE SOME GUARANTEE THAT FIVE YEARS IS WHAT I SAYS.
EVEN IF YOU'RE LISTING YOUR BILLING FOR PEOPLE FOR 15 YEARS, I ONLY WANT THE PAST FIVE YEARS.
IF YOU CAN'T PASS THAT FIVE YEARS, THE BILLING IS YOURS.
I, UH, HAVE A QUESTION RELATIVE TO, UH, THE RECOMMENDATION.
UM, AT WHAT POINT WOULD YOU RECOMMEND THAT WE DO, UH, OFFER UP, UH, AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COUNCIL TO REVIEW THESE POLICIES? UM, ON PAGE, ON, ON SLIDE NUMBER 19, IT SEEMS LIKE IT TAKES ABOUT 10 YEARS.
UM, I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE THAT KIND OF TIME, BUT, UM, THE POLICY WAS REVIEWED, UH, OCTOBER 26TH, 2010, BUT IT WAS RESCINDED FROM 2002.
AND THEN, THEN FROM 2000, FROM TWO, FROM 2010 ALL THE WAY TO 2020 BEFORE SOME ADJUSTMENTS WERE MADE, IF WE FOLLOW THE RECOMMENDATION THAT WE NOT APPROACH THE COUNCIL ABOUT, UM, REVIEWING THE, THE POLICY, AND I GUESS, UH, I'M NOT ASKING THAT YOU WOULD KNOW THIS, THIS ANSWER, BUT WHAT WOULD BE A GOOD TIME TO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS IF, E- ESPECIALLY IF THE, IF THE HISTORY IS IT TAKES ABOUT 10 YEARS FOR THE, FOR THE COUNCIL TO ACT, AT WHAT POINT DO WE GO, GO FORWARD AND SAY, "LISTEN, WE KNOW WE'RE IN A TIGHT BUDGET, UH, CYCLE, BUT WHEN CAN WE TAKE A LOOK AT, AT THESE, UH, THESE POLICIES?" WELL, WE DON'T HAVE A CRYSTAL BALL, BUT SOMETIMES WHAT IS TAKING PLACE KIND OF GIVE YOU SOME INKLING.
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NOW, THE CITY'S BUDGET IS CONSTRAINED.FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS, THE CITY HAS BEEN MERGING PROGRAMS, CLOSING PROGRAM, LAYING STUFF OFF, AND FROM WHAT WAS SAID, THAT IS YET, THAT IS EXPECTED TO BE THE, THE TREND FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS.
SO UNTIL THE ECONOMY TURNED AND THINGS CHANGE, THIS IS, THE CITY'S LOOKING FOR EXTRA FUNDING.
THE CITY HAD A BOND PROPOSITION, AND WE ALL KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO IT, BUT THE NEED IS STILL THERE.
SO FOR THE CITY IS, HOW WOULD THAT NEED THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE MET BY THE BOND BE MET? IT HAS TO COME FROM SOMEPLACE.
THE ONLY PLACE IS THE GENERAL FUND.
SO IF WE GO TO CITY COUNCIL TO ASK THEM TO MAKE THESE CHANGES TO MAKE IT EASIER, A COUNCIL MEMBER THAT WE SPOKE WITH ALREADY SAID, "NO, I'M NOT IN ANY CHANGE, IN ANY MOOD TO MAKE ANY CHANGES FOR NOW." IF CHANGES COULD BE MADE, IT'S TO JUST LET THEM GO.
THE CITY NEEDS FUNDING, THAT'S WHAT IS BEING SAID.
SO A DAY MAY COME, ONCE THE ECONOMY HAS IMPROVED, AT THAT POINT, THE CITY MAY BE MORE AMENABLE TO CHANGE.
BUT FOR NOW, WE CAN TRY, BUT ONE AL- ALREADY SAID, "I'M NOT INTERESTED IN DOING THAT." OKAY.
UH, WELL, YOU CAN'T GET AN ANSWER IF YOU DON'T ASK THE QUESTION, RIGHT?.
IS SHAN SPEAKING? SHAN, I THINK YOUR MICROPHONE IS OFF.
I WAS JUST SAYING, THE CURRENT PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE ARE VERY, UH, UH, WELL-KNOWN PROJECTS IN THE COMMUNITY.
SO WITHIN THE NEXT YEAR OR SO, WE EXPECT THOSE PROJECTS TO BE COMPLETED, AND THAT WILL PROVIDE, UM, SOME POSITIVE RESULTS FROM, UH, FOR THE, FOR THESE FUNDS TO, THAT IF IT DOES COME UP IN A YEAR OR TWO, IT'S GONNA TAKE SOME TIME FOR THESE PROJECTS TO COME, AND THEN YOU CAN SHOWCASE THOSE.
IN ADDITION TO THE, THE CONSTRAINTS ON THE, FOR THE CITY FACILITIES, WE DON'T REALLY HAVE A GOOD TRACK RECORD.
COUNCIL IS, REMEMBERS THAT WE'VE HAD TO GO BACK - UH-HUH.
AND WE SEND FUNDS FROM VERY, VERY WELL-KNOWN NONPROFITS THAT SAID, "HEY, NO, WE CAN'T FOLLOW THESE RULES.
WE DON'T WANNA DO THESE THINGS." AND WE HAVE MADE ACCOMMODATIONS TO MAKE SURE THESE PROJECTS...
STUPOD CAME BACK AND SAID, YOU KNOW, "WE NEED THESE ACCOMMODATIONS." COUNCIL WORK, THE STAFF WORK WITH THEM, THE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE DID A LOT OF WORK TO MAKE IT COMPLY WITH THE HUD RULES, STAY CONSISTENT WITH WHAT COUNCIL DID, AND IT WAS A NEGOTIATION.
SO IN A COUPLE OF YEARS, YOU'LL HAVE SOME REALLY GOOD PROJECTS TO SHOWCASE, AND IT MIGHT BE A LITTLE BETTER INCENTIVE.
YOU'LL BE BETTER POSITIONED FOR THAT TO DO.
ON SLIDE 21, SLIDE 21, IT SAYS, UH, IN THE LAST SIX YEARS, SEVEN PROJECTS HAVE BEEN AWARDED.
ONLY ONE HAVE BEEN COMPLETED, FOUR WERE RETURNED.
THAT'S NOT A GOOD WAY TO GO TO CITY COUNCIL FOR NOW.
SO NOTHING BIG SUCCESS THAN A SUCCESSFUL PROJECT.
IF YOU CAN GET THESE THREE BE SUCCESSFUL, THAT WOULD BE AT LEAST FOUR.
SO TO THAT END, JUSTICE, IS THERE ANY PLAN TO CHECK IN WITH THEM? UM, A- A- AND REALLY, IT IS CRITICAL THAT THEY SUCCEED AT THIS POINT, JAI.
SO, YOU KNOW, WHILE YOU'RE GATHERING DATA AND WHILE YOU'RE MAKING A BETTER PLAN, I'M HOPING THAT THERE'S CHECKPOINTS TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T END UP AT THE SAME PLACE AGAIN.
YOU MEAN TO CHECK WITH THE NONPROFITS? YEAH.
ONCE THE FUNDS ARE AWARDED, WE HAVE A, A PLAN.
THAT'S A PLAN THAT, UH, THERE'S A CHECK-IN EVERY MONTH, EVERY...
BECAUSE, YEAH, WE HAVE TO GET THAT, TO REIMBURSE THEM FOR THE FUNDING THAT THEY SUBMIT TO US.
ANY MONTH, ANY TIME A REQUEST IS SUBMITTED, WE HAVE TO VERIFY THAT THINGS ARE ACCURATE, UH, AND IN COMPLIANCE.
AND IF THERE'S A NEED FOR TECH - FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, WE PLAN TO GIVE WHAT WE CALL JUST IN TERM TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.
WE DON'T WANT TO WAIT UNTIL THE YEARS OF, WAIT A MINUTE, YOU DID THIS.
WHY DID YOU COME TO US? NO, WE'LL BE COMING TO YOU BECAUSE YOU HAVE A HISTORY OF WHAT HAS BEEN TAKEN PLACE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I, I JUST WOULD AGREE WITH YOUR POINT.
I MEAN, I, I THINK THE IDEA OF A TRACK RECORD IS SO IMPORTANT, AND SO IT MAKES SENSE, BUT I ALSO AGREE, Y- YOU KNOW, I THINK AT SOME POINT YOU GUYS START ASKING THAT QUESTION.
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HAVE THAT TRACK RECORD.UM, I, I DON'T KNOW, ARE, ARE WE IN A POSITION TO, AS YOU DO YOUR RESEARCH, LOOKING FOR BEST PRACTICES IN OTHER CITIES, COULD YOU MAKE THAT INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO, UH, TO THE COMMITTEE? WHAT, WHAT THE PLAN SAYS, THIS, THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE WILL BE MEETING IN MORE THAN ONE DURING THE COURSE OF THE YEAR.
WE HOPE TO HAVE A MEETING AT LEAST ONCE A QUARTER TO UPDATE YOU ON OUR FINDINGS, OUR DELIBERATIONS, GET YOUR INPUT.
WE WANT TO BE READY BY THE FALL OF, OF 2097.
WE DO NOT WANT TO POST AN OFFER SIMILAR TO WHAT WE HAD BEFORE.
IF IT IS THE SAME, THAT WOULD MEAN THAT WE DID NOT MAKE ANY IMPROVEMENT OR ANY CHANGE, BUT WE NEED YOUR INPUT AND WE'LL BE COMING TO YOU ON A REGULAR BASIS.
ANY OTHER, UH, QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? SEEING THERE IS NONE, WE'RE READY TO TAKE ACTION ON THIS, UH, UH, UH, UH, ITEM.
UM, I'D LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION THAT WE CONSIDER AND APPROVE, UH, NUMBER ONE, ALLOCATING FISCAL YEAR 2026, 27 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT FUNDS, ALONG WITH THE RETURN BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF GREATER DALLAS, UH, AND BISHOP ARTS THEATER IN THE AMOUNT OF $703,125.
AND NUMBER THREE, FOR OAK CLIFF IN THE AMOUNT OF $87,900 FOR PLANNED, UH, FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS AND REHABILITATION.
AND NUMBER FOUR, AUTHORIZE ADVANCING THE ITEM FOR CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERATION AND POTENTIAL CONTRACT AWARD.
BOTH AGENCIES COMPLETED THE FISCAL YEAR 202 - 25 - ' 26 NOFA PROCESS, BUT WERE NOT FUNDED DUE TO LIMITED, UH, PROCESS, EXCUSE ME, LIMITED, UH, DUE TO LIMITED RESOURCES.
WE'D LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THIS ACTION.
ALL RIGHT, SO IT'S BEEN, UH, UH, MOVED AND SECONDED.
ANY, ANY QUESTION? SEEING THERE IS NO QUESTION, ALL IN FAVOR OF THIS ACTION ITEM GOING FORWARD, WE SIGNIFY WITH AN AYE.
YOU DID A GREAT JOB AND HAVE A LOT ON YOUR PLATE, AND WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR ALL OF IT, SO THANK YOU.
[VIII. Community Development Committee Report: Citizen Participation/Policy & Procedures Committee, October 20, 2026 ]
NOW I'D LIKE TO TURN TO THE CITIZEN PARTICIPATION POLICY AND PROCEDURES COMMITTEE REPORT.THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHAIR RUBIN.
UM, THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION CITIZEN PARTICIPATION COMMITTEE AND PROCEDURES COMMITTEE, UH, MET ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2026.
THE MEETING WAS DULY POSTED BY THE CITY SECRETARY AND BEGAN AT 5:30 PM IN COUNCIL BRIEFING ROOM 6ES.
THE COMMITTEE WAS BRIEFED ON THE FISCAL YEAR 2027-28 CITYWIDE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND OUTREACH COMMUNICATION, UM, OUTREACH PLAN, WHICH INCLUDED A COMMUNICATIONS PLAN, OUTREACH STRATEGIES, AND EVENT SCHEDULE, AND ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES DESIGNED FOR THESE PURPOSES TO ENSURE BROAD PUBLIC AWARENESS, INCLUSIVE PARTICIPATION, AND MEANINGFUL INPUT FROM RESIDENTS AND STAKEHOLDERS.
UH, THE PRESENTATION BY STAFF ALSO INCLUDED, UH, THE PROPOSED 2027 NEIGHBORHOOD PUBLIC MEETING FLYER.
UH, AFTER THE PRESENTATION, COMMITTEE MEMBERS ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PLAN AND PROVIDED FEEDBACK ON THE FLYER.
THE COMMITTEE, AFTER THE PRESENTATION AND FEEDBACK, VOTED TO APPROVE THE PLAN AS PRESENTED AND VOTED TO APPROVE THE FLYER AS PRESENTED WITH THE, UH, ADDITION OF CITY STAFF MAKING MINOR ST- STYLISTIC CHANGES.
THE PLAN AND FLYER NOW MOVE TO FULL COMMISSION CONSIDERATION.
THE MEETING ADJOURNED AT 5:56 PM.
[IX. Action Item: Consider and Approve the (1) FY 2027-28 City-Wide Community Engagement and Outreach Communication Plan, (2) Outreach Strategies, (3) Schedule (Dates/Times), (4) Engagement Efforts Designed to Promote Broad Community Awareness, Inclusive Participation, and Meaningful Feedback from Residents and Stakeholders, and (5) Meeting Flyer. ]
I TURN THE MICROPHONE OVER TO VICTOR SALAZAR, UH, WHO WILL BE PRESENTING THE PLAN THAT WE PASSED OUT OF MITI AND ALSO THE NEIGHBORHOOD, UH, PUBLIC MEETING FLYER THAT IS IN YOUR PACKET.[00:50:02]
SHOULD I PUT THIS FULL SCREEN? OKAY, I'LL JUST DO IT THIS WAY.I'M THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR WITH BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES GRANT ADMINISTRATION.
TONIGHT WILL PRESENT THE FY 2027-28 COMMUNICATIONS PLAN FOR OUR CITYWIDE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND OUTREACH ON THE HUD CONSOLIDATED PLAN BUDGET.
TONIGHT, WE'LL REVIEW THE COMMUNICATIONS PLAN, OUR ENGAGEMENT GOALS AND OBJECTIVES, ADVERTISEMENT EFFORTS, DEPARTMENTAL COORDINATION, STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS, THE PROPOSED JANUARY MEETING SCHEDULE, COST DEPARTMENTAL COLLABORATIONS, AND HOW WE TRACK OUTCOMES AND PERFORMANCE.
LET'S BEGIN WITH THE HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW OF THE PLAN.
THE CDC HAS WORKED CLOSELY WITH CITY STAFF TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO INFORM AND ENGAGE THE PUBLIC ON HUD CONSOLIDATED PLAN FUNDING.
CITY STAFF WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE CDC MEMBERS TO FACILITATE THESE COMMUNITY OUTREACH EFFORTS.
OUR STRATEGY IS ANCHORED BY FOUR GOALS, EACH WITH TWO OBJECTIVES.
THE FIRST, STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND DECISION-MAKING, COLLABORATE WITH RESIDENTS, LOCAL INSTITUTIONS, NONPROFITS, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS FOR DIVERSE REPRESENTATION AND CREATE A NEIGHBORHOOD SPECIFIC STRATEGY FOR UNDERREPRESENTED AREAS.
SECOND, BUILD TRUST AND TRANSPARENCY, PROVIDE CLEAR, DETAILED INFORMATION ON PLAN FUNDING AND ACTIVITIES AND REGULAR UPDATES, REGULARLY UPDATE CITIZENS AND PARTNERS ON PROJECT PROGRESS VIA ACCESSIBLE PLATFORMS. THIRD, ENSURE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO PUBLIC MEETINGS, ORGANIZE MEETINGS ACROSS DIVERSE SCHEDULES, INCLUDING VIRTUAL OPTIONS AND OTHER TRANSLATION SERVICES AND ADA COMPLIANT MATERIALS FOR NON-ENGLISH SPEAKERS AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.
AND FOURTH, GATHER MEANINGFUL AND ACTIONABLE PUBLIC FEEDBACK, USE SURVEYS, COMMUNITY FORUMS, AND DIGITAL PLATFORMS TO COLLECT BROAD RESIDENT INPUT, INCORPORATING, INCORPORATING IT INTO PLANNING AND REPORT BACK ON HOW IT SHAPED FINAL DECISIONS.
HUD GUIDELINES REQUIRE TWO PUBLIC MEETINGS, ONE GENERAL AND ONE HOP WAS SPECIFIC, AND AT LEAST ONE ADVERTISEMENT IN A NEWSPAPER OF GENERAL CIRCULATION.
WE ADVERTISE BOTH IN PRINT AND DIGITALLY ALONGSIDE THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS.
WE PLAN TO ADVERTISE IN ALDEA, THE DALLAS EXAMINER, AND DALLAS VOICE THROUGH, ALTHOUGH PUBLICATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
DIGI- DIGITALLY, WE WILL SHARE OUTREACH ACTIVITIES ACROSS FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, X, AND LINKEDIN USING @CITYOFDALASBMS TO CONNECT WITH MORE RESIDENTS, INSPIRE INVOLVEMENT, AND INCREASE ACCOUNT REACH, CONTENT ENGAGEMENT, AND POST ENGAGEMENT.
WE WILL ALSO HIGHLIGHT OUTREACH ACTIVITIES ON OFFICIAL CITY PAGES, SPECIFICALLY THE CITY OF DALLAS NEWSHUB, THE BMS FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY PAGE, AND THE BMS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WEBPAGE.
IN COORDINATING WITH OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS, WE PARTNER ACROSS DEPARTMENTS TO DISTRIBUTE FLYERS AND E-FLYERS EFFICIENTLY THROUGH THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL'S OFFICE AND THE CDC.
WE UTILIZE CITY COUNCIL DISTRIBUTION LIST AND CONSIS - CONSTITUENT DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS WITH COMMUNICATIONS AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE.
WE DISTRIBUTE FLYERS AND E-FLYERS, LEVERAGE CITY OF DALLAS TV AND PODCASTS, POST ON NEIGHBORHOOD FORUMS LIKE NEXTDOOR, UTILIZE HOA LISTSERVS, CONDUCT TARGETED CENSUS TRACK OUTREACH, ENGAGE STAKEHOLDERS, POST WEBSITE NOTICES, AND MANAGE SOCIAL MEDIA POSTINGS.
AND WITH BMS, OUR TEAM CONDUCTS DIRECT CANVASSING AS WELL AS TARGETED OUTREACH TO STAKEHOLDERS AND SUBRECIPIENTS.
WITH PARK AND RECREATION AND THE DALLAS PUBLIC LIBRARY, WE DISTRIBUTE FLYERS ACROSS RECREATION CENTERS, FACILITIES, AND LIBRARY BRANCHES, AND WE CONNECT DIRECTLY WITH RESIDENTS THROUGH ESOL OUTREACH PROGRAMS. AND FOR OUR ADDITIONAL EFFORTS, WE CONDUCT SPECIALIZED OUTREACH TO THE AMIR COMMUNITY, CONNECTING THROUGH WITH LOCAL SO- SOCCER LEAGUES, BUSINESSES, AND RELIGIOUS LEADERS AND EASTERN PARKLAND COMMUNITY.
AND WE ALSO CONDUCT IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND PARTNERSHIP WITH CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF DALLAS, REFUGEE SERVICES, MBE AND MOSAIC ALONGSIDE STAKEHOLDER OUTREACH AND HOUSING AND COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT.
THE KEY FOCUS IS ENHANCING ENGAGEMENT WITHIN THE 22 DESIGNATED HIGH IMPACT ZIP CODES SHOWN HERE.
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BY COORDINATING WITH EXTERNAL PARTNERS AND PARTICIPATING IN LOCAL EVENTS, WE WILL TARGET A 10% INCREASE IN COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ACROSS THESE ZIP CODES.IN OUR STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS, BEYOND THE GENERAL MEETINGS, WE WILL PRESENT THE FY 2027, 28 CONSOLIDATED PLAN BUDGET TO KEY STAKEHOLDER GROUPS FOR REVIEW AND FEEDBACK, THE EMERGENCY SOLUTION GRANT BUDGET, ESG BUDGET TO HOUSING FORWARD AND THE CONTINUUM OF CARE, AND THE HOPWA BUDGET TO THE DALLAS RYAN WHITE PLANNING COUNCIL.
AND NOW I'M GONNA PRESENT THE PROPOSED MEETING SCHEDULE FOR JANUARY 2027.
WE PROPOSE SIX ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES ACROSS VARIOUS FORMATS.
ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 7TH AT 7:00 PM, A HYBRID MEETING HERE AT DALLAS CITY HALL, ROOM 6ES.
ON MONDAY, JANUARY 11TH AT 10:00 AM, AN IN-PERSON MEETING AT SINGING HILLS RECREATION CENTER.
ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 12TH AT 12:00 PM, A VIRTUAL HOPWA SPECIFIC MEETING VIA WEBEX.
ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 12TH AT 5:00 PM, A GENERAL VIRTUAL MEETING VIA WEBEX.
ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 14TH AT 6:00 PM, AN IN-PERSON MEETING AT JAMIE C.
AND FINALLY, ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 21ST AT 6:00 PM, A VIRTUAL TELEPHONE TOWN HALL MEETING.
TO ENSURE RESIDENTS KNOW WHEN AND HOW TO JOIN, WE WILL HAVE MEETING DETAILS ACROSS SOCIAL MEDIA, THE CITY WEBSITE, ROBOCALLS, TEXT ALERTS, CO - UH, CITY COUNCIL MEMBER NEWSLETTERS, PROMOTIONAL YOUTUBE VIDEOS, NEIGHBORHOOD OUTREACH, AND ON EVENTBRITE.
AND TO TIE OUR OUTREACH TOGETHER, WE FOCUS ON PARTNERING WITH CITY OUTREACH TEAMS, HOUSING AND COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT, CCX 311, PARK AND RECREATION, AND CODE COMPLIANCE TO ALIGN OUR STRATEGIES AND SHARE OUR RESOURCES.
AND WE INVITE YOU, THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSIONERS, TO PUBLIC MEETINGS SO YOUR INSIGHTS HELPS SHAPE OUR PROGRAMS AND DECISIONS, AND ALSO PARTNERING WITH EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS IN HIGH IMPACT ZIP CODES TO LEVERAGE THEIR NETWORKS AND INCREASE PARTICIPATION.
FINALLY, OUR OUTCOMES AND PERFORMANCE.
WE WILL USE MICROSOFT FORUMS TO CAPTURE SURVEY RESPONSES AND PUBLIC SPEAKER REGISTRATIONS, STREAMLINING DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS THROUGH PROACTIVE MULTI-CHANNEL OUTREACH.
WE AIM TO DRIVE A 10% INCREASE IN ANNUAL SURVEY PARTICIPATION.
AND AFTERWARDS, WE WILL COMPILE SURVEY OUTCOMES, TOTAL SURVEY PARTICIPANTS, AND MEETING ATTENDANCE INTO A COMPREHENSIVE REPORT TO THE COMMISSION.
AND THAT CONCLUDES THE PRESENTATION ON THE FY 2027-28 COMMUNICATIONS PLAN.
AND WE ARE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AND TAKE ANY COMMENTS LEADING AHEAD.
AND I OPEN, UH, THE FLOOR TO QUESTIONS.
WOULD YOU GO BACK, PLEASE, TO THE SLIDE THAT SHOWED THE MEETING DATES, PLEASE? YOU KNOW, I...
THIS IS JUST A COMMENT, NOT SO MUCH A QUESTION.
I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE, UM, WHEN WE'RE THROUGH JANUARY, THE NUMBER OF ATTENDEES AT EACH OF THOSE MEETINGS, JUST TO KIND OF GIVE US A SENSE OF, YOU KNOW, HOW MANY SHOW UP IN PERSON VERSUS HYBRID VERSUS...
SO ANYWAY, IF YOU COULD JUST MAKE A POINT TO CAPTURE THAT INFORMATION, THAT'D BE VERY HELPFUL.
YEAH, WE CAPTURE EVERYTHING, AND THEN WE REPORT IT BACK TO YOU IN MARCH TO THE COMMITTEE, AND YEAH, WE DO CAPTURE, UH, EVERYONE'S ATTENDANCE IN PERSON AND VIRTUAL.
AND JACQUELINE, UH, BECAUSE THIS INFORMATION WILL BE USED TO INFORM THE CITY MANAGERS TO POST BUDGET, WE PLAN TO HAVE THE CITIZEN PARTICIPANT COMMITTEE MEET NEXT YEAR BEFORE THE OTHER COMMITTEES MEET TO GO ABOUT THE BUDGET SO THEY, SO EACH MEMBER KNOW WHAT INFORMED THE BUDGET.
SO ALL THAT WILL BE PRESENTED IN THAT REPORT.
A QUESTION? ON PAGE SLIDE, UM, ON SLIDE NUMBER NINE, UH, YOU LIST FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, TWITTER, LINKEDIN.
WILL YOU BE, UH, USING ANY OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS OR JUST THOSE FOUR? JUST THESE FOUR, AND THEN WITH THE CITY'S OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS, WE SHARE OUR CONTENT WITH THEM, BUT THESE ARE THE FOUR THAT WE MANAGE HERE.
WOULD IT BE, WOULD IT BE OF, UM, OF INTEREST MAYBE TO LOOK AT SOME, SOME OF THE OTHERS THAT ARE OUT THERE? IF YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS WE COULD SEND - I THINK WE COULD.
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BUT, UH, I KNOW THERE'S MORE THAN THESE FOUR RELATIVE TO WHERE YOUNG PEOPLE ARE ON EASTER.WE HAVE, LIKE I MENTIONED ON, UM, EVENTBRITE NEXT DOOR.
YEAH, WE KNOW THERE'S OTHER - ON THE SCREEN.
LIKE, UM, YOUTUBE, WE HAVE VIDEO COUNCIL MEMBERS, NEWSLETTERS THEY POST ON THEIR VARIOUS CHANNELS.
SO THERE'S MORE THAN JUST THOSE FOUR.
WE SHARE WITH THE COUNCIL MEMBERS.
LIKE I SHARE THE FLYERS AND GRAPHICS AND THEN HOPEFULLY THEY COULD SHARE IT WITH ME.
AS CITY LETTERS TO, TO SOCIAL MEDIA, THERE'S SOME EXTRA GOVERNMENTAL RULES THAT PROHIBIT US FROM USING CERTAIN OF LIKE TIKTOK CANNOT USE.
AND THE STATE PROHIBITION THAT SAYS WE CANNOT USE THEM ON CITY FACILITY, ON CITY EQUIPMENT.
SO SOME OF THOSE THINGS ARE THERE, BUT WE ARE LIMITED FROM - INTERESTING.
THE, THE, UH, SOCIAL MEDIA IS SPECIFIC TO THIS COM - THIS COMMISSION WORK OR IS IT GENERAL CITY OF DALLAS? THERE'S SOME SPECIFIC ONES.
THESE, THESE FOUR THAT I PUT ON SCREEN - OH, BUDGET.
THAT'S REALLY WHAT MY QUESTION, THANK YOU.
IT HAS ALL OF THEM, THE SAME HANDLE.
SO IF YOU SEE ANY POSTING FROM ME AND THEN - I'M FAMILIAR WITH FACEBOOK, BUT I DON'T KNOW A LOT OF THE OTHER.
WELL, WE'LL BE MORE ACTIVE THE NEXT MONTH.
YOU'LL SEE A LOT OF POSTING, SO MAKE SURE TO SHARE ALL OUR CONTENT AND GET MORE ENGAGEMENT THAT WAY.
AND IN FACT, VICTOR, IF YOU WOULD SEND OUT THE LINKS TO EVERYONE SO THAT MAKE SURE EVERYONE'S FOLLOWING ON ALL THESE DIFFERENT PLATFORMS, THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM OUR COMMISSIONERS THAT ARE ONLINE OR PARTICIPATING VIRTUALLY? UH, I'M SORRY, CHAIR RUBIN.
UH, COMMISSIONER SEDARZEWSKI, DID YOU HAVE A COMMENT? NO, NO.
I, I JUST, YOU KNOW, I GET VERY EXCITED WHEN I SEE PROGRESS AND I JUST THINK THIS FIRE IS, LOOKS GREAT.
AND I THINK IT'S, I JUST APPRECIATE ALL THE THOUGHT THAT HAS GONE INTO UNDER YOUR LEADERSHIP CHANNELS WITH MAKING THIS REALLY THOUGHTFUL AND EYE-CATCHING AND WITH THE RIGHT MESSAGING.
I, I JUST THINK IT LOOKS FANTASTIC AND I JUST REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
AND I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO THE MEETINGS AND I JUST THINK THIS IS AN AREA THAT WE HAVE HAD TREMENDOUS GROWTH AND IT JUST MAKES ME REALLY HAPPY AND REALLY EXCITED AND I LOOK FORWARD TO EVEN MORE.
WHAT AN AMAZING SEGUE TO THE SECOND PART OF VICTOR'S PRESENTATION, WHICH IS WALKING US THROUGH SOME OF THE IMPROVEMENTS OVER THE, I DON'T THINK COULD BE IMPROVED UPON NEIGHBORHOOD PUBLIC MEETING FLYER, BUT IN FACT, THANKS TO COMMITTEE MEMBER, UH, COMMENT, INCLUDING CHAIR RUBIN.
UH, WE HAVE, UH, REALLY AN OUTSTANDING, UM, AN OUTSTANDING FLYER FOR THIS YEAR.
SO I WILL RETURN THE MIC TO VICTOR SALAZAR.
WHO'S THAT? OH, WE TOOK YOUR SUGGESTIONS AND WE MADE THOSE STYLISTIC CHANGES.
IT'S NOT LETTING ME ZOOM IN, BUT, UM, WE KEPT SOME OF THE SUGGESTIONS THAT COMMISSIONER BACH GAVE US AND COMMISSIONER ZETARZOWSKI AND CHAIR RUBIN.
AND WE, AND WE PUT THEM INTO THIS FLYER AND WE CHANGED THE COLOR SCHEME THAT WE WANTED TO MATCH THE IN-PERSON AND THE HYBRID AND THE VIRTUALS.
AND THE SOCIAL MEDIA IS DOWN THERE ON THE FLYER.
SO WHEN PEOPLE GET A FLYER, THEY, THEY KNOW TO FOLLOW US OR THEY COULD SCAN THE QR CODE AT THE TOP AND IT TAKES YOU TO THE WEBPAGE WHERE WE HAVE THE FLYER.
WE HAVE, UM, THE PRESENTATION THAT WE'LL GIVE IN JANUARY.
WE WILL HAVE THE SURVEY ALSO, SO WHEN PEOPLE GET THIS FLYER, THEY COULD SCAN IT AND IT TAKES THEM TO THE SURVEY TO THE WEBPAGE.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT OUR FLYER? UH, WE DO HAVE, UM, AS PART OF THE PACKET, BOTH THE ENGLISH VERSION AND THE SPANISH TRANSLATION.
I THINK THE FLYER REALLY JUMPS OUT AT YOU AND, AND JUST SOMEONE WHO'S BUSY AND RUNNING THROUGH THE LIBRARY, WHAT CAN THIS FUNDING SUPPORT? I, THAT REALLY IS A GREAT EYE CATCHING, YOU KNOW, THEY MIGHT STOP AND ACTUALLY READ IT.
I'M SORRY, PLEASE, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
JUST SAYING ECHO THAT LOOKS GREAT.
AND, UM, I ECHO THE PREVIOUS COMMENTS THAT,
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UH, IT IS THE CALL TO ACTION AND THE CALL TO ATTENTION THAT REALLY MAKE THIS FLYER STAND OUT.SO, UM, DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON EITHER THE PRESENTATION OR THE FLYER.
SO WITH THAT, UM, MY COMMITTEE REPORT IS CONCLUDED EXCEPT FOR A QUESTION.
DO YOU WANT ME TO MAKE THE MOTION, CHAIR, OR DO YOU...
SO I, UH, REQUEST, OR I, UM, UM, M - OFFER A MOTION TO APPROVE BOTH THE PLAN AS PRESENTED AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMUNITY MEETING FLYER AS PRESENTED, UH, TO THE FULL COMMITTEE FOR VOTE.
SO, UM, IF I COULD, UM, HEAR A SECOND.
AND SO, UH, IF, UH, THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION COULD SAY AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES AS PRESENTED.
AND AGAIN, THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH TO EVERYONE ON CITY STAFF WHO, UH, WORKED SO HARD THESE PAST YEARS AND IN THIS CYCLE TO PREPARE FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD PUBLIC MEETINGS.
AND A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO ALL THE COMMISSIONERS WHO, UH, PROVIDED SUCH, UH, IMPORTANT FEEDBACK AND COMMENTS.
AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS.
WE APPRECIATE YOU CHAIRMAN ALSO.
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ME TO MY CHAIR'S REPORT.AND, UM, AGAIN, IF YOU HAVE NOT SIGNED UP FOR COMMITTEES, PLEASE DO, OR, UH, UM, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, LET ME KNOW.
BUT REALLY, AS I'VE SAID BEFORE, THAT'S REALLY WHERE A LOT OF THIS DETAIL AND WORK TAKES PLACE AND WOULD INVITE YOU TO JOIN AS MANY COMMITTEES AS YOU WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE IN.
I ALSO WANT TO KIND OF GO BACK A LITTLE BIT TO, UM, SOME OF YOU OLD TIMERS WILL REMEMBER THAT, UM, I, I JUST THINK THERE IS SUCH KNOWLEDGE AND TALENT ON THIS COMMISSION FROM ALL DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE CITY, AND I DON'T JUST MEAN GEOGRAPHICALLY.
AND, UM, AT ONE POINT, WE WOULD DO KIND OF A LEARNING MOMENT TOGETHER AS A COMMISSION THAT IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO TALK ABOUT SOMETHING THAT THEY REALLY KNOW ABOUT THE CITY OR WHY THEY'RE COMMITTED TO BEING HERE.
UM, I THINK, CHAIRMANS, YOU TALKED ABOUT THE LIBRARIES AT ONE POINT.
UM, WE HE - WE HEARD ABOUT ALL DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE CITY, BUT IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT AT ONE OF THESE COMMISSIONS, AGAIN, A BRIEF REPORT BECAUSE OUR AGENDAS ARE FULL MOVING FORWARD, BUT I WOULD INVITE YOU TO DO SO AND JUST LET ME KNOW AHEAD OF THE NEXT MEETING IF THAT'S SOMETHING YOU WANNA DO.
BUT IT IS REALLY GREAT TO LEARN FROM EACH OTHER AND, AND IT'S, IT'S ALWAYS BEEN EDITED.
SO I WOULD INVITE THAT IF ANYONE'S INTERESTED.
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THAT CONCLUDES MY CHAIR REPORT.SO I'LL MOVE IT OVER TO VICE CHAIR.
MARIANTOS, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD? I DON'T.
JUST EXCELLENT WORK, EVERYONE, ESPECIALLY EVERYONE ON THE COMMITTEES AND WHATNOT.
YOU KNOW, LIKE YOU SAID, THAT IS WHERE THE BULK OF THE WORK GETS DONE.
AND SO, UM, THE FLYER LOOKS BEAUTIFUL, SO THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY'S INPUT INTO IT.
I COULDN'T BELIEVE JUST HOW...
I MEAN, I CAN LOOK AT IT NOW AND KIND OF GO BACK AND SEE JUST ALL THE LITTLE EFFORTS THAT WERE MADE TO MAKE IT JUST MORE VISUALLY APPEALING OR MORE ENGAGING.
UM, SO IT'S JUST, IT LOOKS REALLY GREAT.
I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY OF US ARE STILL HERE FROM BACK IN THE DAY, BUT THOSE, THOSE LITTLE REPORTS WERE JUST SO EXCELLENT.
I THINK, UM, I REALLY, I, I SEE IT AS SUCH A SPECIAL TIME BECAUSE IT REALLY GOT US INVOLVED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT ROOTS, LEARNING MORE ABOUT PARTS OF THE CITY THAT, YOU KNOW, UNFORTUNATELY AREN'T EVEN HERE.
SOME OF THOSE PARTS ARE NOW, LIKE, SHUT DOWN AND WHATNOT.
AND SO I THINK IT WOULD BE GREAT IF, UM, I'LL, I'LL SEE IF I CAN REACH OUT OR IF YOU HAVE AN IDEA ON WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT OR WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AND MAYBE EVEN DIG UP SOME OLD PRESENTATIONS.
AND WE PREFER IT NOT TO BE LONG.
WE PREFER IT TO BE CONCISE AND IMPACTFUL AND VERY INTENTIONAL, UM, JUST TO, YOU KNOW, TO GET OUR KEY POINTS AND WHATNOT.
BUT IT'S, IT'S DEFINITELY WORTH REVISITING AND RESTARTING.
SO I'LL HOLD MYSELF ACCOUNTABLE TO FIND A NEW TOPIC OR MAYBE REVISIT AN OLD ONE.
BUT OTHER THAN THAT, THAT'S ALL FOR ME.
DID YOU HAVE ANY PUBLIC SPEAKERS JOINED US AT THIS POINT? NO, THERE ARE NO PUBLIC SPEAKERS.
UM, THE ONE OTHER POINT THAT, UH, I'M GONNA OPEN IT UP FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS, AND I JUST DO WANT TO REITERATE WHAT VICTOR HAD SAID IN HIS PRESENTATION ABOUT ENCOURAGING PEOPLE YOU KNOW AND GETTING THE WORD OUT TO COME TO THESE NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS, BECAUSE IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE IN EVERY DISTRICT TO RAISE THEIR VOICE AND TO SAY WHAT'S IMPORTANT.
SO I JUST WANNA HIGHLIGHT THAT AS PART OF OUR ROLE AND OUR RESPONSIBILITY AND I WOULD JUST LOVE TO HIGHLIGHT THAT.
AND I ALSO JUST WANNA SHARE THAT I AM THANKFUL FOR ALL OF YOU.
IT'S A COMMITMENT TO, TO BE HERE AND IT'S AN ADDED
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JOB FOR EVERYONE AND JUST REALLY GRATEFUL FOR THE, THE, THE, THIS BODY AND FOR COMING TOGETHER AND WORKING AND WISH YOU ALL A VERY HAPPY THANKSGIVING.ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? I HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT.
UM, WE KNOW THAT ALZHEIMER'S AND OTHER, UH, DEMENTIA RELATED, UH, DISEASES ARE A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS IN OUR COMMUNITY.
UH, THIS SATURDAY, UH, NOVEMBER THE 7TH AT CLYDE WARREN PARK, THE ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION OF GREATER DALLAS WILL BE SPONSORING THE ANNUAL WALK TO END ALZHEIMER'S, UH, WALK.
UH, AND I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE TIME THIS SATURDAY TO MEET ME AND MY WIFE AS WE WALK TO BRING ABOUT A CURE, UH, TO THIS DREADED DISEASE.
ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? AND I'D LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
ANY OPPOSED? THEN I, UM, OFFICIALLY ADJOURN OUR NOVEMBER 5TH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION MEETING AT 7:11 PM.
AND REALLY THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION.
HAVE A GREAT EVENING AND A WONDERFUL THANKSGIVING.