May 09, 2023 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE

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NOW CALLED, UM, PLEASE FORGIVE ME.

TODAY IS TUESDAY, MAY 9TH, 2023.

[ CITY OF BAYTOWN NOTICE OF MEETING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE TUESDAY, MAY 9, 2023 5:30 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBER, CITY HALL 2401 MARKET STREET, BAYTOWN, TEXAS 77520 AGENDA CALL TO ORDER AND ANNOUNCEMENT OF QUORUM ]

[a. Conduct a public hearing regarding the City of Baytown Community Development Block Grant funding for the 2023-2024 program year.]

ALL PERSONS DESIRING TO SPEAK.

SO SIGN THE LIST IN FRONT OF THE ROOM IF THEY NOT HAVE ALREADY DONE SO.

TODAY'S HEARING IS FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECEIVING IMPER WITH REGARD TO THE 20 23 20 24 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOG GRANT, UM, PROGRAM BUDGET.

EVERYONE DESIRING TO PRESENT INFORMATION AT TODAY'S HEARING WILL BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO.

I WOULD, HOWEVER, LIKE TO ENCOURAGE EACH SPEAKER TO BE AS BRIEF TO THE POINT AS POSSIBLE.

THIS IS NOT AN ADVERSARIAL TYPE PROCEEDING.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS HEARING IS TO GIVE ALL INTERESTED PERSONS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD ON THE PROPOSED BUDGET.

IF ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS, SUCH QUESTIONS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO ME AND WITH THE AID OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SUPERVISOR, MS. SHE ON MY RIGHT HAND SIDE, SITTING ON MY RIGHT HAND SIDE, I SHALL ATTEMPT TO HAVE THE QUESTIONS ANSWERED.

I WOULD NOT LIKE TO ASK THE REPRESENTATIVE FOR BAY AREA REHABILITATION CENTER TO MAKE THEIR PRESENTATION.

THAT IS TAB NUMBER THREE IN THE BOOKLET.

4, 4 4.

YES, I DO APOLOGIZE.

HELLO.

THANK YOU FOR, OH, SORRY.

FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

I'M JERRY KATES FROM BAY AREA REHABILITATION CENTER.

I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT, UH, PATSY'S DESTINY WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE PLAYGROUND, UH, LOCATED AT BAY AREA REHABILITATION CENTER AT 53 13 DECKER DRIVE.

UH, IT IS A FACILITY THAT IS OPEN FOR THE COMMUNITY, EVEN THOUGH BAY AREA REHABILITATION MAINTAINS AND OWNS THE PROPERTY.

UH, ONE REASON I THINK IT'S A GOOD PROJECT FOR CDBG IS IT'S BUILT BY THE COMMUNITY FOR THE COMMUNITY.

AND YOU'LL SEE WHAT I MEAN WHEN WE GO THROUGH SOME OF THESE THINGS.

FIRST OF ALL, IT'S CON WAS CONSTRUCTED.

THE ORIGINAL PLAYGROUND STRUCTURE.

YOU SEE THERE WAS CONSTRUCTED IN ONE DAY BY OVER 100 VOLUNTEERS AS PART OF A KABOOM PLAYGROUND BUILD, UH, FUNDED BY THE HOME DEPOT.

IT'S NAMED IN HONOR OF LONGTIME BAYTOWN VOLUNTEER FOR THE DISABLED COMMUNITY.

PATSY DOWLING AND OVER 5,000 VOLUNTEER HOURS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF BAY AREA OF, UH, PATSY'S DESTINY.

UH, SINCE THE, UH, PLAYGROUND WAS CONSTRUCTED, IT PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CHILDREN WITH OR WITHOUT SPECIAL NEEDS TO RECREATE TOGETHER AND LEARN FROM EACH OTHER'S STRENGTH AND WEAKNESSES.

IT IS, UH, A LOT OF THE THINGS HAVE BEEN CONSTRUCTED BY UNITED WAY DAY OF CARING VOLUNTEERS.

AGAIN, I GO BACK TO THE COMMUNITY THING.

THE BENCHES YOU SEE HERE, UH, THE, UH, WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE, UH, GAZEBO WAS BUILT BY AND FUNDED BY THE ROTARY CLUB.

HERE WE GO.

UH, WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR IS FOR PHASE ONE, UH, TO GO TOWARD PHASE ONE FUNDING OF THE EXPANSION OF THE CURRENT, UH, ACCESSIBLE PLAYGROUND.

THERE IS A PHASE TWO THAT'LL COME LATER.

UH, THAT'LL BE A SHADE STRUCTURE OVER THE, UH, PLAYGROUND THAT'S CURRENTLY THERE.

AND THEN PHASE THREE WILL BE AN ADDITION OF A FITNESS TRAIL WITH WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE AND SENIOR GEARED, UH, OUTDOOR WORKOUT EQUIPMENT.

I KNOW WE GOT THE, WE HAVE THE EQUIPMENT OVER AT THE JENKINS PARK.

THIS WILL WILL ALL BE GEARED MORE TOWARD INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE IN WHEELCHAIRS AND SENIOR INDIVIDUALS, PEOPLE RECOVERING FROM UH, DISABILITIES.

BUT WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR AGAIN, UH, FOR FUNDING FOR THE CDBG IS FOR THE PHASE ONE.

AGAIN, THAT'S, UH, THE FACILITY.

YOU HAVE THE ORIGINAL ASSESSABLE PLAYGROUND IS IN THE BROWN AREA THERE.

UH, WHAT WE BE ADDING IS A, WE GO ROUND WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE, UH, PLAYGROUND STRUCTURE AND THEY, WHERE WHEELCHAIRS CAN ACTUALLY GET ROLL RIGHT INTO THE WHEELCHAIR.

KIDS WITH OR WITHOUT SPECIAL NEEDS CAN PLAY ON IT.

THEY CAN ROLL AROUND KIND OF A MERRY-GO-ROUND STYLE, UH, PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT.

WE'RE ALSO GONNA BE ADDING A WE GORO WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE, UH, SWING, WHICH WE GO SWING.

THEY CAN ROLL THE WHEELCHAIR ON IT.

THEY CAN SWING BACK AND FORTH.

IT'S ALL LEVEL ON THE GROUND WHERE A WHEELCHAIR CAN ASSESS IT.

UH, PRETTY UNIQUE THING FOR THE TOWN.

WE'LL

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IT'S NOT A PLAYGROUND WHERE IT'S CROWDED ALL THE TIME.

SO IT DOES PROVIDE A SAFE SPACE FOR SOMEBODY WITH A, A KID, WITH A CHILD WITH AUTISM, WHERE THEY CAN COME IN AND KIND OF FEEL SAFER IN THE ATMOSPHERE.

IT ALSO HAS A ROLLER TABLE THAT WILL BE ADDED.

UH, THIS WILL BE A TABLE THAT'S EASY TRANSFER FROM A WHEELCHAIR, BUT OTHER KIDS CAN USE IT AND THEY CAN PULL THEIR SELF ALONG THE ROLLER.

IT HAS SEVERAL SENSORY POINTS OF LINE.

THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS WE WENT THROUGH TO MAKE SURE WE HIT DIFFERENT THINGS WITH, UH, DIFFERENT CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS AND ALSO HITTING OTHER SENSORY NEEDS OF CHILDREN THAT ARE DEVELOPING.

AND THE FINAL THING WOULD BE A THREE PANEL SENSORY, UH, PLAY CENTER.

AND THAT'S WHEELCHAIR ASSESSABLE.

IT HAS THREE DIFFERENT PLAY, UH, TYPE PANELS ON THIS STRUCTURE.

AND IF I CAN GET THIS THING IN ADVANCE, THERE WE GO.

, UH, THIS IS A CLOSER VIEW OF THE WHEELCHAIR OF THE, WE GO ROUND THAT YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE WHEELCHAIR CAN GO.

NOW I'VE ADDED, ADDED AT THE BOTTOM OF THAT THERE.

AND I'LL HAVE SOME FLYERS OR SOME HANDOUTS FOR Y'ALL THAT HAVE THIS WEBSITE WHERE YOU CAN GO AND ACTUALLY WATCH A VIDEO.

I COULDN'T GET THAT TO DOWNLOAD ON THE, UH, THING WHERE YOU COULD SEE THE VIDEO AND TIME CONSTRAINTS WOULDN'T REALLY ALLOW FOR THAT.

ANYWAY, THERE'S THE PICTURE OF THE WEGO SWING AND CLOSE UP WHEN YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE WHEELCHAIR CAN GET RIGHT ON THERE.

AND IT CAN, UH, PARENTS CAN GET UP THERE WITH THEM.

THEY CAN HAVE A LOT OF FUN INTERACTING WITH CHILDREN.

ALL CHILDREN CAN ACCESS IT AT THE SAME TIME.

AND AGAIN, ANOTHER VIDEO SITE FOR THAT.

BOTH OF THOSE ARE 100% WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE.

AGAIN, THE COZY DOME, YOU CAN SEE WHERE KIDS CAN GET INSIDE OF THAT.

BUT THEY CAN ALSO CLIMB ON THE OUTSIDE OF IT FOR EXERCISE FOR CHILDREN THAT ARE ABLE TO, UH, DO THAT TYPE OF ACTIVITY.

AND THERE'S THE ROLLER TABLE I WAS TALKING ABOUT.

UH, ALSO GIVES YOU A CLOSER VIEWPOINT OF WHAT THEY CAN DO WITH THAT.

AND BOTH ARE DESIGNED FOR INCLUSIVE PLAY.

UH, HERE'S A CLOSER VIEW OF THE, UH, WHEELCHAIR OF THE, UH, WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE PANEL.

YOU CAN SEE WHERE THERE'S CHILD WITH A WALKER THERE, BUT A WHEELCHAIR CAN EASILY ASSESS THAT.

AND IT HAS DIFFERENT TYPE PLAY PANELS.

IT HAS A COLOR SPLASH PANEL.

IT'LL HAVE A MARBLE PANEL, AND IT'LL HAVE AN OPTIC GEAR PANEL.

UH, AND THERE'S A DESCRIPTION WITH, YOU'LL SEE ON YOUR THING.

BUT THE COLOR PANEL BASICALLY HAS COLOR ON ONE SIDE AND BLACK AND GRAY OPTICAL ILLUSION ON THE OTHER.

UH, THE MARBLE PANEL HAS MARBLES THAT MOVE AROUND IN IT SO THEY CAN GET SOME SENSORY TYPE ISSUE, UH, TAKEN THERE WITH THAT.

AND THE OPTIC GEAR HAS SEVERAL GEARS WHERE THEY CAN TURN AND GET SOME ACTIVITY.

WITH THE GEARS GOING, THE SURFACING IS GONNA BE DIFFERENT.

ONE THING WE'RE GONNA DO IS REMOVE WE'LL WHERE THE CURRENT PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT IS.

WE'LL REMOVE THAT, UH, UNDER, UH, COVERING AND WE'LL PUT RECYCLED MULCH.

IT'LL BE A LOT BETTER THAN THAT.

UM, UH, MULCH THAT STAINS CLOSED BUGS, LIKE IT BETTER.

WE'LL BE PUTTING IN RECYCLED MULCH THERE.

ALSO, UNDER THE COZY DOME, WE'LL HAVE THE, UH, RECYCLED MULCH.

THE REST OF IT WILL HAVE THE POURED IN, UH, RUBBER SURFACING SO A WHEELCHAIR CAN COME ON AND EASILY ACCESS AND IT CAN ROLL, RIGHT.

IT HAS TO HAVE THAT TYPE OF SURFACE SO THEY CAN ROLL RIGHT INTO THE EQUIPMENT, UH, THAT I HAD SHOWN YOU.

THAT WE GO ROUND AND THE WE, WE GO SWING.

UH, THAT'S THE, THE ORIGINAL PLAYGROUND SURFACE.

YOU CAN SEE HAS THE WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE.

THEY CAN GET UP THERE, BUT THERE'S ONLY ABOUT TWO OR THREE THINGS THAT ARE ON THERE THAT THEY CAN DO.

AND THEY'RE ALL PANELS.

WE WERE TRYING TO FIND SOME WAYS TO ADVANCE AND PROVIDE MORE ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.

AND, UH, THIS CERTAINLY THE EXPANSION CERTAINLY ADDRESSES THAT FINANCIAL INFORMATION ON IT.

THE BUDGET PHASE ONE, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE COMING FOR FUNDING FOR WITH THE CDBG IS $272,889.

THAT'S THE MOST EXPENSIVE PHASE.

UH, PHASE TWO WITH THE SHADE IS 87,655 AND PHASE THREE IS $109,067 FOR A TOTAL BUDGET OF 463,611.

SO IT'S GONNA BE ADDING A VERY NICE PARK TO THE, UH, WEST SIDE OF BAYTOWN.

UH, EACH PHASE, EACH PHASE WILL BE CONSTRUCTED INDEPENDENTLY.

ONCE WE GET THE FUNDING FOR PHASE ONE COMPLETED, WE WILL, UH, START THE CONSTRUCTION OF PHASE ONE.

'CAUSE IT'S ALL DESIGNED WHERE WE CAN DO THE PHASES INDEPENDENTLY.

AND I HAVE TO DO IT ALL AT ONE TIME.

UH, RIGHT NOW WE CURRENTLY HAVE A GRAND IN-HOUSE OF, UH, FROM UNION PACIFIC OF 5,000.

AND THEN I HAVE, I CAN GET THIS THING TO MOVE AGAIN.

THERE WE GO.

UH, THE ALBERT AND ER, ETHEL HERSTEIN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION IS FUNDED BAY AREA REHABIL REHABILITATION CENTER.

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, WE ARE ON THEIR BA UH, BOARD AGENDA, UH, FOR THE, FOR A GRANT THAT WE'VE APPLIED FOR WITH THEM FOR 30,000.

THE CHRISTOPHER AND DANA RE FOUNDATION, IF YOU RECOGNIZE THAT NAME, THAT'S THE ACTOR.

UH, THEY FUNDED THE ORIGINAL PLAYGROUND, UH, A SMALL AMOUNT.

SO WE, WE WENT TO THEM, UH, WE SHOULD KNOW BY THE END OF MAY ON THAT 20,000 GRAND, HOW THAT STANDS.

BUT THAT IS ONE OF THE THINGS THEY DO LOOK TO FUND IS THE PLAYGROUNDS.

UH, WE'VE ALSO FILED FOR A, UH, CAB, KUBOTA, KUBOTA HOMETOWN GRANT.

THAT IS A, IT SAYS 200,000.

THAT'S A HUNDRED THOUSAND YOU'RE ORIGINALLY GOING FOR.

AND THEN THEY, THEY'LL PICK FIVE FROM THAT.

THAT WILL BE VOTED ON FOR AN ADDITIONAL A HUNDRED THOUSAND.

SO THAT'S WHERE THE 200,000 COMES ON FROM THAT.

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I DID THE LOI AND WE WERE APPROVED TO SUBMIT A, UH, GRANT TO THE MOODY FOUNDATION FOR 75,000.

SO THAT'S ANOTHER ONE.

AND THAT ONE'S A NEW ONE.

WE'VE TRIED GETTING FUNDING FROM THEM IN THE PAST FOR OTHER THINGS.

NO SUCCESS.

THEY INVITED US TO, UH, SEND A GRANT IN FOR THIS.

AND WE ALSO HAVE ONE CURRENTLY WAITING ON THE WALMART FOUNDATION.

UH, TOTAL PENDING GRANTS THAT WE HAVE AT THE MOMENT, OR 345,000 THAT WE'VE GOT OUT.

UH, WE WILL BE GOING TO SOME OTHER, I'M KIND OF WAITING IN THAT STANDBY WAITING AND SEE WHERE WE GO FROM THAT.

AND THEN BUILD, YOU KNOW, ONCE I SEE WHERE WE GET IN FROM THAT, BECAUSE SOME OF THEM WANNA SEE SOME FUNDING COME IN BEFORE WE ACTUALLY CAN SUBMIT TO THE OTHER ONES THAT I'VE GOT ON MY PLANS.

UH, THAT'S ANOTHER VIEW OF THE PLAYGROUND.

WHY SHOULD PATSY'S DESTINY RECEIVE CDBG FUNDING? I THINK THAT'S THE MAIN THING Y'ALL ARE WANTING TO KNOW.

ONE, IT IS IN A DESIGNATED CDBG FUNDING ZONE.

I WOULDN'T BE HERE IF IT WASN'T.

UH, TWO, UH, CDB FUNDING WOULD BE USED ON A LONG-TERM PROJECT.

IT'S NOT SOMETHING WHERE YOU'D PUT IN FUNDING THE NEXT YEAR, THE FUNDING'S GONE AND THERE'S NOTHING THERE.

UH, IT IS SOMETHING THAT WOULD LAST GOOD TO HAVE A GOOD 10 20 YEAR LIFE, IF NOT LONGER.

IT PROVIDES A BENEFIT TO THE DISABLED IN OUR COMMUNITY.

IT PROVIDES A PARK UNLIKE ANY OTHER IN BAYTOWN.

I DON'T THINK.

WE'VE GOT A PARK IN BAYTOWN THAT ADDRESSES SPECIAL NEEDS THE WAY THIS ONE HAS IN THE WAY IT CERTAINLY WILL IF WE CAN BRING IN THIS NEW, UH, EXPANSION TO THE PLAYGROUND.

UH, IT IS A COMMUNITY PROJECT.

THAT'S WHAT IT'S BEEN FROM DAY ONE.

WE GOT OVER 5,000 VOLUNTEER HOURS INTO IT.

THE LATEST THING WAS 2021 WHEN THE ROTARY CLUB PURCHASED THE WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE GAZEBO.

THEY CONSTRUCTED IT.

THEY PUT IN THE, UH, REDID THE RAMP TO GO UP INTO IT.

UH, THE PLANTS AROUND IT, THEY DID THE WHOLE THING AND INCLUDING THE BUILDING OF IT.

AND IT PROVIDES BAYTOWN A PARK WITHOUT THE COST OF MAINTAINING THE PARK.

THE OTHER PARKS IN BAYTOWN, CITY OF BAYTOWN IS RESPONSIBLE FOR BAY AREA REHAB HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE ONE THAT IS, UH, TAKING CARE OF THE MAINTENANCE AND THE, UH, MOWING AND ALL THE DIFFERENT, UH, COSTS THAT ARE TYPICALLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE PARK.

IT WILL ENCOURAGE OUTSIDE FUNDING FOR SOURCES TO FUND PATSY'S DESTINY.

IF WE SEE IN BAYTOWN COME IN, THAT'S OBVIOUSLY, OBVIOUSLY SHOWING THE LOCAL SUPPORT, WHICH WILL GENERATE MORE INTEREST FROM OTHER FUNDING SOURCES.

AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M READY FOR THOSE.

WHEN WILL YOU KNOW ABOUT ALL THESE GRANTS? WILL IT BE LISTED? MOST OF, MOST OF THOSE THAT I HAVE LISTED THERE, UH, WE SHOULD KNOW BY THE END OF THIS MONTH.

UH, MOST OF 'EM PRETTY MUCH HAVE A MAY 31ST DEADLINE.

I THINK THERE, THE KUBOTA GOES A LITTLE LONGER THAN THAT, UH, BECAUSE OF THE PROCESS.

THAT ONE'S ONE WHERE THEY, AGAIN, THEY PICK THE FIVE, UH, GRANTS FOR A HUNDRED THOUSAND AND THEN THERE'S A VOTING PERIOD WHERE PEOPLE CAN VOTE FOR, UH, AN ADDITIONAL A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS GRANT.

AND I THINK THAT ENDS IN LIKE OCTOBER, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN.

BUT WE WILL KNOW THAT PRIOR TO THE CDBG FUNDING IN 'CAUSE I COMING IN.

'CAUSE I THINK THAT'S, UH, OCTOBER WHEN THAT ACTUALLY GOES INTO EFFECT.

SO WE'LL HAVE A BETTER FEELING ALSO.

WELL, YOU'LL KNOW IN, YOU'LL KNOW IN JULY IF YOU RECEIVE THE FUNDING OR NOT.

OKAY.

BUT YES SIR.

AND THEN I'LL CERTAINLY KEEP Y'ALL, EVERYBODY ON THE, UH, COMMITTEE UPDATED, UH, OR AT LEAST THE PERSON THAT THE EMAIL CONTACTS ALL THAT.

WHEN DO YOU ANTICIPATE ACTUALLY BEGINNING CONSTRUCTION? THAT WILL DE THAT WILL DEPEND ON WHEN WE GET THE FUNDING IN.

LIKE I SAID, WE'LL, WE'LL DO IT AS WE COM AS WE FUND A CERTAIN PHASE OF IT.

LIKE PHASE ONE IS WHAT WE'RE COMING TO THE CD BT COMMITTEE.

WELL GUESS THAT'S WHAT I'M ASKING.

WHEN WILL PHASE ONE? WE HOPE TO HAVE THAT WITHIN ANY, THAT'S, UH, GOAL IS BY THE END OF THE YEAR, UH, TO HAVE IT.

BUT, UH, CERTAINLY BY THE END OF THE CDBG FUNDING PERIOD, BECAUSE THIS ONE NOT ACTUALLY LAST INTO OCTOBER NEXT YEAR, OCTOBER 1ST THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH.

SO WE'LL CERTAINLY PLAN TO HAVE IT DONE BY THEN.

AND IF NOT, CERTAINLY IT GOES BACK TO CDBG.

SO IT'S A NO LOSS BASICALLY, UH, UH, THING FOR THE CDBG TO VOTE ON AS FAR AS PARTS GO.

SO WE ACTUALLY PROVIDED THEM WITH FUNDING LAST YEAR.

I UNDERSTAND.

AND THEYAND ACTUALLY HAD ALL OF THEIR MONEY SPENT BY JANUARY.

THERE'S JUST NOTHING IN THE, IN THEIR PRESENTATION ABOUT THE TIMELINE, THE DATES AND TIMELINES.

SO THAT'S WHY I WAS YES, MA'AM.

THAT'S A VERY GOOD QUESTION.

I'M, UH, VERY GOOD QUESTION.

SO ON SOME OF THE QUOTES THAT YOU HAVE IN HERE, THEY'VE ALREADY EXPIRED.

DID YOU GET, UM, NEW QUOTES TO MAKE SURE CHANGE? WE DON'T, A NEW ONE HASN'T, BUT, UH, WE, YOU KNOW, THERE COULD BE SOME ADDITIONAL COST INVOLVED IN THAT.

I DON'T HAVE A NEW ONE BECAUSE IT IS, THE QUOTE WAS ACTUALLY DONE GOT, UH, CAME TO US I BELIEVE IN DECEMBER.

LATE NOVEMBER.

IT CAME IN NOVEMBER AND EXPIRED IN DECEMBER.

YEAH.

WELL, OKAY.

YEAH.

BUT, UH, THERE WON'T, I DON'T SUSPECT A BIG DIFFERENCE IN THAT.

UH, I CAN GET ANOTHER, I CAN GO AHEAD AND ASK THEM TO SEND US ANOTHER ONE BECAUSE THAT, THAT WOULD BE A GOOD THING TO HAVE FOR ADDITIONAL ONES AS WELL.

YEAH.

AND THE EXISTING PLAYGROUND, IT'S STILL GONNA BE THERE.

YES.

NO, WE'RE NOT REMOVING ANYTHING FROM THERE, THERE WE'RE JUST EXPANDING IT.

IF YOU SAW WHERE THE ORIGINAL PLAYGROUND IS AND WHERE, WHERE THE BENCHES ARE.

THERE'S A AREA PROBABLY 50 TO 75 FEET, I'M GUESSING IN THE DISTANCE SOMEWHERE IN THAT RANGE OVER RIGHT BEFORE THE TREES.

IF YOU'VE ACTUALLY BEEN THERE, THE TREES WON'T BE TAKEN OUT, BUT IT'LL GO RIGHT UP TO THAT POINT ALMOST WHERE THE BENCHES ARE.

THE, UH,

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AND THE OTHER FUNDING SOURCES THAT YOU LISTED ON YOUR BUDGET SPREADSHEET, THOSE ARE ALREADY SECURED? UH, YEAH, I HAVE, I DIDN'T BRING THAT WITH, THAT'S ONE THING I DIDN'T BRING WITH ME, SO IT'S FINE.

I HAVE 110,000 FOR LANDSCAPE STRUCTURES EQUIPMENT, 55,699 FOR LANDSCAPE STRUCTURES.

INSTALL, PLAY AREA MATERIAL AND INSTALL.

NO, THAT'S THE, THAT'S THE BUDGET.

WE DON'T HAVE THAT.

THAT'S PART OF THE BUDGET.

THE FUNDING I'VE GOT SUBMITTED.

THAT'S OKAY.

I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE.

NO, THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.

DURING NON-OFFICE HOURS, IS THE PARK, IS THE PARK CURRENTLY, UM, BEING UTILIZED? UH, THE PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT, THE WAY WE, THE WAY WE'VE ALWAYS PROMOTED IS, IS IT'S OPEN FOR COMMUNITY USE BECAUSE WE DON'T REALLY HAVE THE LIGHTING ON THE PARK.

SO IT'S REALLY NOT SAFE TO BE THERE AT NIGHT, JUST LIKE ANY OTHER PARK IF IT DIDN'T.

UH, SO WE BASICALLY, IT'S OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY DURING ALL THE DAYLIGHT HOURS IS THE WAY WE'VE ALWAYS PROMOTED IT.

UH, SO IT, I'M, I HAVEN'T BEEN THERE AFTER DARK WHERE I'VE WATCHED PEOPLE PLAY ON IT, BUT IT WOULD BE DARK.

I DON'T THINK THERE'D BE REALLY A STRONG INTEREST IN THAT ANYWAY, UH, TO BE HONEST.

DOES THE, UH, COST ESTIMATE INCLUDE INSTALLATION BY PROFESSIONALS OR WILL THAT THAT IS, YES, THAT IS IN THE BUDGET.

UH, THE QUOTE, ALL THOSE QUOTES I GAVE YOU CAME FROM THE LANDSCAPE STRUCTURES.

UH, AND THAT INCLUDES THE, UH, INSTALLATION, THE WHOLE THING.

WE DO NOT HAVE ANY BAY AREA STAFF OR, UH, MONEY GOING TO BAY AREA DIRECTLY FOR THAT.

THAT ALL GOES TOWARD WHATEVER IT TAKES FOR THE PARK WHERE THERE'S NO, LIKE MY, NONE OF MY SALARIES INCLUDE IN THAT.

AND IT, WE NEVER INTENDED FOR THAT TO BE THE CASE.

SO IT'S STRICTLY ANY OF THE INSTALLATIONS COST YOU ARE THE PROFESSIONALS COMING IN.

UM, ALSO, UH, I SEE THE DATE ON, UM, UH, ON THE, EXCUSE ME, ON THE ESTIMATE IS, UH, THE END OF NOVEMBER 22.

UM, DO YOU EXPECT THERE TO BE A RISE IN COST? UM, YOU KNOW, INFLATION AND EVERYTHING? THAT'S, THAT'S KIND OF THE QUESTION.

UH, SHE ASKED I BELIEVE A LITTLE BIT EARLIER AND IT, UH, I, THERE MIGHT BE SOME, I CAN, LIKE I SAID, I CAN GO AND GET 'EM TO SUBMIT ME AN UPDATED ONE.

I DON'T THINK THERE'S GONNA BE A BIG CHANGE IN THAT.

IF, IF ANYTHING, UH, I WOULD HOPE IT WOULD STAY STATIONARY.

I DON'T THINK THERE'S GONNA BE THE TIME SPENT.

I DON'T THINK THERE'S BEEN A TIME FOR A BIG JUMP IN IT.

I BELIEVE FROM WHAT YOU SAID, YOU WOULD HAVE MONEY IF YOU RECEIVED ALL OF YOUR GRANTS, YOU WOULD'VE ADEQUATE MONEY TO COVER AN INCREASE IN COST.

IS THAT CORRECT? YES.

BUT YOU'RE NOT.

I CAN, I'M GONNA BE HONEST, THE FRONT, YOU'RE NOT GONNA GET ALL THOSE.

THERE'S NO WAY YOU'RE GONNA GET A HUNDRED PERCENT ON ALL THOSE GRANTS.

UNLESS I'M THE LUCKY.

WELL, I CAN ALWAYS BE HOPEFUL.

NO, I CAN BE HOPEFUL.

YES.

UH, I DON'T SUSPECT THAT I PUT THOSE, SO YOU KNOW WHAT I'M, WHAT I HAVE SUBMITTED, I DON'T FULLY EXPECT THAT WE WOULD GET 100% OF ALL THAT BECAUSE SOME OF 'EM ARE JUST YOU, YOU'RE JUST GONNA GET TURNED DOWN.

UH, I DON'T KNOW AT THIS POINT.

I'LL KNOW BY THE END OF THE MONTH, OBVIOUSLY ON THOSE.

AND THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS I HAVEN'T SUBMITTED ADDITIONAL GRANTS AT THIS POINT IS 'CAUSE I WANNA SEE WHERE THOSE ARE BEFORE I GO OUT AND SUBMIT OTHER ONES.

UH, SO I KNOW WHAT KIND OF FUNDING I NEED AT THAT POINT.

SO IF YOU GET HALF OF THOSE, LET'S JUST SAY, HOW MUCH OF THE PROJECT DO YOU THINK YOU'LL BE ABLE TO COMPLETE? WELL, WHAT WE WILL COMPLETE, UH, AS I STATED AT THE BEGINNING, IT'S DESIGNED TO WHERE THE, THE THREE PHASES.

SO WE WILL NOT START CONSTRUCTION UNTIL WE COMPLETE ONE OF THE PHASES OF FUNDING.

SO THE FIRST ONE, I FORGOT TO FIGURE OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, UH, BUT WE WOULD GET ALL THAT FUNDING BEFORE WE WOULD START CONSTRUCTION BECAUSE, AND IT'S MAINLY BECAUSE OF THE SURFACING, BECAUSE OF THE SURFACING OF THE WEGO ROUND AND THE WEGO SWING.

THAT TYPE OF SURFING SURFACING HAS TO BE PUT IN PLACE FOR THOSE, UH, WHEELCHAIRS TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS THAT EQUIPMENT.

'CAUSE IT'S ACTUALLY SUNK DOWN A LITTLE BIT.

AND THEN THE RUBBER IS ACTUALLY POURED UP AT A LEVEL TO THE EQUIPMENT.

BUT IF I UNDERSTOOD YOUR PRESENTATION CORRECTLY, THE 200 AND I THINK IT'S 70,000 THE FIRST AMOUNT MM-HMM .

THAT YOU NEED, THAT YOU'RE ASKING FOR NOW.

YES, MA'AM.

WAS TO COMPLETE THE WHOLE FIRST PHASE.

THAT WOULD COMPLETE THE FIRST WHOLE.

SO IF YOU DO NOT GET THAT WHOLE AMOUNT, WILL YOU COMPLETE ANY PART OF THE FIRST PHASE? WE WILL GO FOR FUNDING LONGER.

OBVIOUSLY, IF WE DON'T GET IT IN TIME FOR THE CDBG FUNDING IN THAT FIRST OCTOBER, WE'LL HAVE TO GIVE THAT BACK.

ALL THE GRANTS THAT I HAVE SUBMITTED HAVE BEEN WITH THE, UH, CONDITION WHEN I'VE SUBMITTED THAT WE WILL COMPLETE THE FUNDING BEFORE WE INITIATE A STAGE OF THE, UH, OF THE PROCESS.

SO WHEN I SEND IN OUT THE OTHER GRANTS THAT'S WORKED IN, WITHIN THE GRANTS, SO THEY KNOW THAT UPFRONT, UH, CDB G'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT ANIMAL BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT IF WE DON'T DO IT IN THAT BY THE OCTOBER WE HAVE TO GIVE IT BACK, WE CERTAINLY WON'T SPEND THE CDBG MONEY AND THEN NOT BE ABLE TO GIVE IT BACK TO YOU.

I WANT THAT NEEDS TO BE UPFRONT.

WE WON'T, WILL NOT DO THAT.

IT WILL NOT BE SPENT UNTIL WE GET ALL THE OTHER FUNDING WE NEED TO COMPLETE.

THE, UH, PHASE ONE.

UH, I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS NOT A, UM, NOT PROPERTY OWNED BY THE CITY OF BAYTOWN.

IT'S NOT A PARK THAT'S MANAGED BY THE CITY OF BAYTOWN.

UM, HAVE YOU

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UH, WE'VE PRETTY MUCH DONE IT.

EVERYTHING THAT'S BEEN, UH, BEEN THERE HAS, UH, BEEN DONE THROUGH GRANTS VOLUNTEER, UH, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, LIKE I SAID ABOUT THE ROTARY HOME DEPOT FUNDING THAT WE DID, THE KABOOM BUILD MM-HMM .

UH, SO WE REALLY HAVEN'T AT THIS POINT.

OKAY.

UH, AND, AND PROBABLY MORE BECAUSE IT IS THE PROPERTIES OWNED BY BAY AREA, IT GETS REAL, I THINK PROBABLY TRICKY IF YOU HAVE CITY OWNED AND BAY AREA OWNED TYPE THINGS IN THE SAME FACILITY.

I IMAGINE THERE WOULD BE, I DON'T KNOW FOR SURE, BUT I IMAGINE THERE'D BE SOME ISSUES WITH THE CITY WANTING TO DO THAT, POTENTIALLY.

ANY MORE QUESTIONS? THANK YOU.

YOU BET.

AND I'VE GOT THE SLIDESHOW, ALL THE THINGS ON THESE PRESENTATIONS FOR Y'ALL PRINTED OUT.

AND IT HAS THAT WEBSITE WHERE YOU SEE THE STUFF IN ACTION IF YOU WISH.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

NEXT I'LL CALL BAY AREA COUNCIL ON DRUGS AND ALCOHOL.

THANK YOU.

MM-HMM .

THAT IS TAB THREE.

I'M KIND OF SHORT.

YEAH.

THAT.

OKAY.

ALRIGHT.

GOOD.

EXCUSE ME.

HELLO.

UH, MY NAME IS CAROL ANN PETERS.

I'M THE CEO OF THE BAY AREA COUNCIL ON DRUGS AND ALCOHOL.

AND WE ARE FINALLY REFERRED TO AS KODA.

AND THIS EVENING I HAVE WITH ME OUR, UH, COO SUE ROBERTS, UM, IS HERE REPRESENTING KODA AS WELL.

CODA IS, WE'VE GOT A PROJECT, UM, UH, THAT WE ARE SEEKING FUNDS FROM, UH, THE CDBG.

UH, WE'RE SEEKING A $55,000 FUND TO LAUNCH A COMMUNITY EDUCATION CAMPAIGN.

UH, AND THIS IS A FOCUS PROJECT OF OUR EXISTING PROGRAM THAT WE STARTED A YEAR AGO BEING FUNDED BY, UH, PARTIALLY FUNDED BY, UH, UNITED WAY.

WE'RE A PARTNERSHIP WITH THEM WHERE WE PROVIDE ACTUAL COUNSELING.

NOW, AS FAR AS THIS PROJECT IS CONCERNED, TO GO ALONG WITH YOUR STRATEGIC, UH, PRIORITIES, UH, THE DRUG ABUSE COUNSELING EDUCATION, UH, HEALTH EQUITY AND HEALTH DISPARITIES FOR THE UNDERSERVED IN ALL OF THE BAYTOWN AREAS.

AND JUST TO, JUST SO YOU NOTE, THE, THE PROGRAM, THE, UH, SECOND CENTURY VISION PROGRAM THAT THIS PROJECT IS A PART OF.

IT'LL BE SPECIFICALLY FOR THE BAYTOWN AREA.

UH, THAT PROGRAM FOR THE COUNSELING IS FUNDED FOR THE A CERTAIN ZIP CODES, BUT THIS PROJECT WILL BE FOR THE ENTIRE CITY IN ALL THE AREAS OF BAYTOWN.

AND THAT PARTICULAR FUNDING, THE UNITED WAY, UH, RESTRICTS THAT TO THE ASSET LIMITED INCOME PEOPLE IN CERTAIN ZIP CODES THAT FALL WITHIN SOUTHEAST TERRACE COUNTY AND THE BAYTOWN AREA.

SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU WERE CLEAR, UM, ABOUT, ABOUT THAT.

AND, UM, OUR, OUR, UH, COUNSELORS ALREADY, UH, BUSY DOING, DOING COUNSELING IN THIS, IN THIS AREA AS WELL.

SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE ASKING FOR THIS, THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT, WE WANT TO SATURATE THE COMMUNITY WITH KNOWLEDGE AND RESOURCES AVAILABLE NOT ONLY FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE, UH, OH, I'M SORRY, .

UM, NOT ONLY FOR THE SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTERVENING SERVICES, BUT ALSO MENTAL HEALTH AND OTHER, UH, COMMUNITY REFERRALS.

DAKOTA IS VERY WELL KNOWN FOR, UH, WE'RE, WE'RE, WE ARE THE RESOURCE CENTER FOR A LOT OF, WE MANAGE A LOT OF PHONE CALLS THAT COME IN FROM ALL OF THE AREAS.

THE COMMUNITY EDUCATOR WILL PROVIDE INFORMATION DISSEMINATION, UH, EDUCATIONAL PRESENTATIONS AND OTHER MEANS.

UH, WE WANT TO, UH, USE SOME OF THE BUDGET FOR, UH, RADIO ADS TO DO PSAS IN BOTH SPANISH AND ENGLISH.

UH, BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT A BIG, BIG PART OF THE COMMUNITIES ARE SPANISH SPEAKING PEOPLE.

SO, UH, THE PROJECT WILL, UM, TARGET THIS INFORMATION DIRECTLY TO THOSE PEOPLE THAT ARE UNDERSERVED AND UNDERPRIVILEGED.

THE IMMUNITY EDUCATOR WILL BE THE FEET ON THE GROUND, UH, FOR THIS AWARENESS CAMPAIGN.

BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH WE KNOW IT, IT'S REALLY HARD BECAUSE WE HAVE A STIGMA TODAY STILL ABOUT SUBSTANCE ABUSE, SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS.

PEOPLE WILL SAY, OH, THAT'S JUST AN ALCOHOLIC.

THAT'S JUST AN ADDICT.

THAT'S JUST A MORAL, MORAL THING.

SO THIS EDUCATION WILL ALSO BE FOR THE PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS NOT A MORAL, THIS IS NOT A MORAL ISSUE.

THIS IS

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THE PROJECT BUDGET, UH, WILL ALSO LAUNCH OUR PSA, UM, ON THE RADIO IN BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH.

AND WE HOPE TO GET ENOUGH, ENOUGH BUDGET THERE TO DO AT LEAST A MONTH'S PSA, UH, IN THE MOVIE THEATERS.

WE'VE BEEN REALLY SUCCESSFUL WITH SOME OF OUR OTHER PROGRAMS THAT THOSE ARE COMING UP NOW.

UM, AND THIS WILL ALSO INCREASE THE NUMBERS OF FAMILIES THAT WE'LL KNOW THAT THEY HAVE RESOURCES TO GET HELP FOR COUNSELING, UM, FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDERS.

OUR TARGET MARKET, OUR COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROJECT, WILL TARGET THE ENTIRE CITY, UH, LIMITS OF BAYTOWN.

AND THERE'RE A TOTAL OF, AND I GOT THESE STATISTICS ON ONLINE TOO, BUT THERE ARE A TOTAL OF 26,592 HOUSEHOLDS IN BAYTOWN.

EACH MADE OF ABOUT THREE PEOPLE, 57%.

AND THIS IS, THIS IS ALL OF METROPOLITAN HOUSTON FROM HOUSTON, OUR WHOLE AREA ALL THROUGH THE BAY, THAT 57% OF ALL HOUSEHOLDS TODAY ARE LIVING IN POVERTY.

AND MOST OF THESE PEOPLE WORK.

UH, THAT, AND THEN OF COURSE, TODAY WE'RE FACED WITH PEOPLE NOT WORKING.

SO, UH, WITH ALL THOSE FAMILIES, THAT'S 15,157,000, UH, HOUSEHOLDS THAT ARE LIVING IN POVERTY IN YOUR AREA.

FAMILY ESTABLISHMENTS REPRESENT 68.33% OF BAYTOWN HOUSEHOLDS WHILE NON-FAMILY UNITS REMAINING IS 31.67%.

ADDITIONALLY, 40.01% OF THESE, UM, HOUSEHOLDS HAVE CHILDREN.

AND THE OTHER 59.99% OF THE HOUSEHOLDS ARE WITHOUT CHILDREN.

OUR LICENSED COUNSELOR, UH, OUR, OUR, UH, PARTNERSHIP WITH UNITED WAY PAYS FOR OUR LICENSED COUNSELOR SO THAT WE CAN PROVIDE, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE THAT ARE UNDERSERVED, WE CAN PROVIDE FREE COUNSELING.

UM, WITH, WITH THAT, SHE IS ALREADY, WE'VE ALREADY CONNECTED IN GOOSE, GREEK, ISD, AND SHE IS GONNA BE PROVID PROVIDING, UH, SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELING IN THEIR, IN THEIR SCHOOL DISTRICT.

AND OF COURSE, WE'RE RAMPING UP THAT PROGRAM BIG SINCE WE'RE AT THE END OF THE YEAR FOR, FOR THE NEXT YEAR.

THE NEXT SLIDE IS REALLY ABOUT THE COMMUNITY EDUCATOR.

THIS WOULD BE HIRED.

AND OUR TIMEFRAME IS, ACCORDING TO THIS PROGRAM, IS IF WE GET THIS PROGRAM LAUNCHED, UH, BY, BY OCTOBER, WE WILL OR KNOW THAT WE, WE'VE GOT THE FUNDING TO REALLY DO, AND WE'RE SEEKING OTHER FUNDS TOO, AS WELL WITH, WITH COMMUNITY SUPPORT IN SPONSORSHIPS AND BUSINESSES AND PEOPLE TO HELP.

BUT BY DOING THIS, WE ARE ALSO ABLE TO, UH, LAUNCH THIS, ESPECIALLY BY, BY BY THE OCTOBER YEAR, YOUR YEAR OF THE, OF THE BLOCK GRANT.

UH, THE COMMUNITY EDUCATOR, UM, WILL BE DOING, UH, CONNECTIONS WITH THE COMMUNITY, ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS, UM, CREATING CONTENT FOR SOCIAL MEDIA.

THE PROBLEM IS, IS PEOPLE DON'T GET THE INFORMATION, ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT ARE UNDERSERVED.

AND I WON'T GO INTO ALL THE, THE JOB DESCRIPTION IS HERE.

BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE WANNA MAKE CERTAIN IS, IS THAT WE HAVE A PERSON FROM THE BAYTOWN AREA AS THE COMMUNITY EDUCATOR.

SO THIS PERSON KNOWS THE COMMUNITIES AND KNOWS THE PEOPLE, UM, EVIDENCE OF NEED.

AND I'M SURE YOU'RE AWARE OF ALL THE DRUG STATISTICS THAT ARE COMING DOWN THE PIKE RIGHT NOW.

WE ARE IN A, WE ARE IN A CRISIS, UM, ACCORDING TO THE 2020 NATIONAL SURVEY OF DRUG USE AND HEALTH, 20.4 MILLION AMERICANS, AGE 12 AND OLDER HAVE DEALT WITH SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDERS IN 2019.

THESE ARE OLDER NUMBERS.

AND THIS NU THESE NUMBERS HAVE BEEN ESCALATING AND INCREASING AT RAPID PACE.

UM, WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT DEALING WITH, UH, SEVERE WEATHER.

AND, AND THE INFLATION POVERTY BRINGS ALONG PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, THEY WANT TO HIDE THEIR EMOTIONS, SO THEY GO TO SUBSTANCES.

UM, THE DRUG CRISIS TODAY, UM, HAS INCREASED OVERDOSES.

AND I DON'T KNOW IF Y'ALL READ, BUT EVEN IN GALVESTON COUNTY, THEY'VE HAD, THEY'VE HAD A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF DRUG DEATHS, OVERDOSES, AND DEATHS FROM, FROM THAT.

AND THIS CRISIS IS A RESULT OF THIS LARGE FLOW OF THESE SYNTHETIC OPIATES, ESPECIALLY THE FENTANYL THAT'S BEING MADE IN CHINA.

IT'S COMING THROUGH SOUTH AMERICA AND COMING ACROSS OUR BORDERS AND BEING DISTRIBUTED.

AND THE, THE, THE THING THAT'S MY PASSION AND MY CONCERN.

AND I'M SURE IF YOU'VE GOT CHILDREN OR GRANDCHILDREN, THESE KIDS GO TO A PARTY AND SOMEBODY SAYS, OH, WE'VE GOT SOMETHING FUN FOR YOU.

TRY THIS.

AND THEY TOUCH THE FENTANYL AND TRY IT, AND THEY'RE DEAD INSTANTLY.

THIS

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AND SO, UM, THAT RIGHT NOW WE WANT TO, WE WANNA PUT A STOP TO IT.

WE NEED TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC, ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT ARE, THAT ARE NOT AWARE OF HOW DANGEROUS THIS, THIS IS.

UM, AND ALSO WE HAVE AN INCREASE IN OUR YOUTH, UH, VAPING.

VAPING.

THE SCHOOLS ARE CALLING US.

VAPING IS A HORRIBLE THING TODAY.

AND, AND IT STARTS WITH SECOND GRADERS.

SECOND GRADERS.

UH, THE CURRENT STATISTICS FOR OUR EVIDENCE OF NEED HERE IS 4% OF, OF ADOLESCENTS AGE, 12 TO 17, 14.8% OF YOUNG ADULTS, 18 TO 24, 6 0.4% OF ADULTS, 25 TO 64, AND 12% OF THOSE OVER 65 ARE AT RISK FOR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS.

AND THESE ARE ALCOHOL.

UM, OTHER, OTHER DRUGS.

THESE OPIATES, UH, THESE PRESCRIPTION DRUGS AND, AND THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT, THAT THEY'RE USING, ESPECIALLY THE MARIJUANA TODAY.

EVERYBODY'S THINKS THAT'S JUST A, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST A, A SOCIAL, SOCIAL DRUG.

UH, 10.5% OF CHILDREN UNDER FIVE AND 10.5% OF CHILDREN, FIVE TO 17, 7.5% OF AGES 18 TO 24, ALL LIVE WITH A PARENT THAT IS SUFFERING FROM ALCOHOL SUBSTANCE ABUSE.

TODAY, ONE IN FIVE ADULTS LIVE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS.

MANY SELF-EDUCATE, SELF-MEDICATE, I'M SORRY, UH, WITH, WITH ALCOHOL.

75% OF CHRONIC MENTAL ILLNESS STARTS BY THE AGE OF 24.

BUT IT CAN BEGIN BEFORE THEIR 14 YEARS OF AGE.

UH, JUST OVER 10 MILLION PEOPLE OVER THE AGE OF 18 HAVE MORE THAN ONE ADDICTION AND OR A MENTAL HEALTH DISORDER.

57% OF ALL HOUSEHOLDS IN THESE COMMUNITIES ARE LIVING IN POVERTY WITH MANY BEING SINGLE PARENTS.

AND THEY'RE HAVING TO DEAL WITH THESE KIDS ACTING OUT, OR THE PARENTS ARE TRYING TO WORK AND THE KIDS ARE UNSUPERVISED.

WHAT IS THE IMPACT AND THE LONG IMPACT, UM, OF OUR COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAM THAT WILL HELP DRIVE TO GET PEOPLE INTO BETTER OUTCOMES? RESEARCH HAS CONSISTENTLY SHOWN THAT , EXCUSE ME, HEALTH LITERACY CAN CHANGE PEOPLE'S HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR THE BETTER.

THE MORE THEY'RE EDUCATED AND THE MORE THEY HAVE ACCESS TO GOOD, GOOD HEALTH AND, AND, UH, QUALITY AND AFFORDABLE, UH, SOLUTIONS FOR THEM.

THE HIGH LEVEL OF, OF NEED IN THE COMMUNITY STEMS FROM COLLECTIVELY EXPERIENCED BARRIERS TO GETTING AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, AND OTHER SUPPORT FOR HEALTH AND WELLNESS.

OUR, UM, CULTURAL CO, OUR, UM, OUR HEALTH, OUR COMMUNITY HEALTH FOCUS, AND OUR WELLNESS PROGRAM ON THIS, ON CULTURAL, CULTURAL COMPETENCE AND HELPS ENSURE THAT INDIVIDUALS RECEIVE HEALTH EDUCATION ON TOPICS, UH, VITALLY IMPORTANT TO THEIR NEEDS AND THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES, AND WHAT THEY'RE LIVING WITH IN LONG TERM.

HERE'S THE LONG TERM IMPACT OF US REALLY EDUCATING THE PEOPLE AND GETTING THEM HELP, IS THAT WE CAN, UM, ADDRESS A VI VARIETY OF HEALTH CONCERNS, INCLUDING SUBSTANCE USE, ABUSE, NICOTINE ADDICTION, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE, JOB RETENTION, TEEN PREGNANCY, TRUANCY, GRADUATION RATES, AND DROPOUT RATES.

'CAUSE THE KIDS DON'T WANT TO GO TO SCHOOL AND, AND THEY'RE, THEY'RE STAYING AT HOME.

OUR GOALS AND EVALUATIONS, HOW WE DO THIS, WE DO IT THROUGH OUR SMART GOALS, WHICH ARE ALL SPECIFIC, MEASURABLE, ACHIEVABLE, RELEVANT, AND TIME BOUND, TIME BOUND.

UM, WE RUN SO MANY, WE HAVE SO MANY, UM, STATE AND FEDERAL PROGRAMS AND UNITED WAY THAT WE HAVE TO REPORT.

WE MONITOR EVERY SINGLE THING.

WE MEASURE EVERY SINGLE THING THAT WE DO.

SO WE WANT TO KNOW THE NUMBER AND PERCENT OF INCREASED CALLS FROM THE BAYTOWN COMMUNITY.

SEEKING SERVICE NUMBER AND PERCENT OF INCREASED UTILIZATION OF DAKOTA SERVICES FROM THE BAYTOWN AREA.

NUMBER OF PRESENTATIONS THAT ARE GONNA BE GIVEN IN THE COMMUNITY, AND NUMBER OF PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER COMMUNITY SERVICES.

NOW, FOR OUR MATRIX, FOR THE ACTUAL COUNSELING, BECAUSE THIS WILL DRIVE PEOPLE TO GET BETTER OUTCOMES AND, AND HAVE A BETTER LIFE, IS THAT WE, UH, THE NUMBER AND PERCENT OF CLIENTS RECEIVING RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES AND COUNSELING NUMBER AND PERCENT OF CLIENTS THAT ACHIEVE THEIR RECOVERY GOALS.

NUMBER OF CLIENTS ATTENDING RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES AND COUNSELING,

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UH, HOW IS OUR PROGRAM? UM, WE, WE HAVE COLLABORATIONS AND WE ALSO ARE SUSTAINABLE.

DAKOTA ITSELF HAS FIVE COMMUNITY COALITIONS.

BUT THE MAIN ONES THAT WE HAVE NOW THAT WE, WE HAVE ONE IN, IN, UM, IN SOUTHEAST HARRIS COUNTY THAT WORKS WITH BAYTOWN LAPORTE AND, AND DEER PARK.

AND BY THE WAY, DAKOTA, I DON'T KNOW IF Y'ALL REMEMBER THE DOCUMENTARY, AND FOR SOME REASON, I CAN'T THINK OF IT, BUT ABOUT SIX YEARS AGO, DAKOTA BAYTOWN FUNDED A PROGRAM FOR US TO DO A DOCUMENTARY ON SYNTHETIC MARIJUANA.

WE WORKED WITH YOUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, WITH THE YOUTH AND EVERYONE.

SO OUR COLLABORATORS WITH OUR PROGRAMS, 'CAUSE THOSE ARE, THESE ARE STATE FUNDED PROGRAMS TOO.

UH, AND WE HAVE ONE IN PASADENA.

UH, OUR COALITION COORDINATORS SEEK OUT THE, TO THE BIG JOB IS TO DO ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES TO PREVENT UNDERAGE DRINKING USE OF MARIJUANA PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.

THESE KIDS WILL STEAL ANYTHING AND TAKE IT OUT OF THEIR GRANDPARENTS' MEDICINE CABINETS.

AND THEY GO TO PARTIES AND THEY STILL DO SKITTLES WHERE THEY PUT IT IN A BOWL AND JUST PASS IT AROUND AND TAKE WHATEVER TO SEE HOW IT, IT WORKS FOR THEM.

UH, WE SERVE NINE SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AND OF COURSE, LIKE I SAID, WE'RE ALREADY, UH, MAKING ROADS INTO YOUR, TO THE GOOSE CREEK.

UH, BUT WE ARE IN THE, UM, UM, LAPORTE, CHANNELVIEW AND CROSBY ISDS ALSO.

UM, WE COLLABORATE WITH THE PROMISE CENTER, SAN JACINDA COLLEGE, LEE COLLEGE BAKER RIPLEY.

THEY PROVIDE PLACES FOR OUR PRESENTATIONS AND THEY'RE ALSO FOR INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING.

WE ARE INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HERE IN BAYTOWN AND LEE COLLEGE BECAUSE THEY HAVE LONGSTANDING BEEN SUPPORTING OUR COALITION.

UM, WITH THE GROWTH OF THIS PROGRAM, THE GRANT WILL SUSTAIN ITSELF TO SUPPORT THE ENTIRE BUDGET, THE FUTURE PROJECTIONS AND REVENUES AND EDUCATION CLASSES, COUNSELING, SERVICE REVENUES.

AND THESE ARE GONNA BE DONE ON, UH, SLIDING SCALE FOR THOSE THAT DON'T FALL INTO THE, THE, THE FREE ARE THE, THE, THE COUNSELING THAT IS PROVIDED.

BUT THE EDUCATION IS FOR EVERYONE.

UM, WE WILL ALSO BE WORKING IN WITH THE, UM, SPONSORSHIPS AND, AND DONOR CAMPAIGNS.

AND DAKOTA, WE'RE VERY ACTIVE.

WE BELONG TO 26 CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE.

UH, I SERVE ON FOUR COMMITTEES WITH THE PORT ALLIANCE ECONOMIC, UH, DEVELOPMENT, AND ALSO WITH BAY A, UH, I SERVE ON SEVERAL COMMITTEES THERE SO THAT WE ARE OUT THERE IN THE COMMUNITY TRYING TO REACH PEOPLE AND EDUCATE PEOPLE AND TO BRING MORE AWARENESS TO YOUR AREA AS WELL.

SO THAT'S WHY WE REALLY WANT TO FOCUS, EXCUSE ME ON THIS.

UM, I'VE GIVEN YOU A COPY OF OUR BUDGET.

AND THE, THE FIRST COLUMN IS ABOUT THE BUDGET, JUST FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT THAT WE HOPE TO FILL.

AND WITH THIS, WE COULD HIRE A FULL-TIME PERSON, UM, AND, AND HAVE, UH, BOOTS ON THE GROUND, FEET ON THE GROUND ALL THE TIME IN EDUCATING, EDUCATING THE PEOPLE.

AND LET'S STOP THIS DRUG WAR.

THIS, THIS, IT'S KILLING OUR, KILLING OUR PEOPLE.

AND DAKOTA IS WELL KNOWN ALL OVER THE STATE OF TEXAS BECAUSE OF OUR PREVENTION SERVICES.

SO WE GET THIS AND WE CAN GET IN AND GET THESE KIDS AND GET THE YOUTH AND SAVE THE YOUTH, THEN WE ARE GONNA HAVE GOOD COMMUNITIES.

THANK YOU.

ANY QUESTIONS IN YOUR EVALUATIONS, UM, THAT YOU HAVE, UM, YOU SPEAK OF THE PERCENTAGES, BUT I HAVEN'T SEEN ANYWHERE IN YOUR PRESENTATION THAT YOU GAVE TO US HERE THAT YOU HAVE, HAVE ANY KIND OF SPECIFIC NUMBER OR PERCENTAGE OF INCREASE IN BAYTOWN THAT YOU WILL BE YOUR GOAL OR WILL BE YOUR BENCHMARK OF SUCCESS? UM, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY CALLS, FOR INSTANCE, I DON'T HOW MANY CALLS YOU CURRENTLY GET.

YES.

AND HOW MANY CALLS YOU WOULD NEED TO RECEIVE OR WOULD RECEIVE WHEN YOU FELT IT HAD BEEN A SUCCESS.

THERE'S NO MEASUREMENT.

THERE'S, THERE'S NO MEASUREMENT.

AND YOU'RE RIGHT IN THOSE GOALS.

THAT'S WHAT WE WILL SET THOSE GOALS WITH, WITH THIS.

AND I DID NOT PUT THAT IN THERE.

UM, SUE, UM, OUR COO, BECAUSE SHE REPORTS

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SO WE ARE ACTUALLY WILL BE SETTING THOSE, THOSE GOALS.

AND LIKE, IF WE CAN REACH, IF WE COULD REACH, UM, UH, SAY 10% FOR THE FIRST YEAR OF, OF THE PEOPLE WHO NEEDED THESE SERVICES OR NEEDED THIS EDUCATION, THEN WE WOULD FEEL LIKE WE'VE, WE'VE MADE SOME INROADS, BUT I CAN CAN COME BACK WITH THAT.

HOW WOULD YOU KNOW, YOU HAD REACHED 10%, WOULD THAT BE A 10% INCREASE IN YOUR PHONE CALLS? YES.

IT'D BE A, AND AND BY MEASUREMENT IT'LL BE THE MEASUREMENTS THAT WE ARE ACTUALLY DOING WITH THE COMMUNITY EDUCATOR IN THIS PARTICULAR AREA, SO THAT WE WOULD KNOW EXACTLY HOW MANY PHONE CALLS CAME FROM BAYTOWN.

UM, WE, WE, WHEN WE DO THE INTAKE ON EVERY PHONE CALL, WE GET THE ZIP CODE THAT PEOPLE LIVE WITH.

WE GET THEIR AS MUCH INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR, UM, THEIR, THEIR PERSONAL LIVES, THEIR FAMILIES AND EVERYTHING ABOUT THEM.

AND THEN GETTING THEM DRIVEN TO US.

UM, THAT WAY WE WOULD BE ABLE TO PRESENT, EVALUATE THE PROGRAM AS WE GO.

BECAUSE THIS COMMUNITY EDUCATION, EVEN THOUGH WE'VE DONE IT IN A LOT OF OUR PROGRAMS, WHICH WE HAVE TO MEASURE, WE, WE MEASURE AND THEY SET GOALS.

AND IN FACT, THE STATE SETS GOALS FOR US.

NO, I KNOW.

I UNDERSTAND THAT.

THAT'S, I, I KNOW, BUT I, BUT I GET, I'M NOT ABOUT KEEPING RECORDS FOR, FOR THE FED, BUT MY QUE MY, MY REAL CONCERN IS IN THE PRESENTATION, THERE'S NO NUMBER, NO AMOUNT.

WE WON'T KNOW WHETHER YOU'VE BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN BAYTOWN.

'CAUSE WE DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU STARTED, AND WE DON'T KNOW WHERE YOUR GOAL IS.

YOU'RE GOING FOR THIS, FOR THIS GRANT.

SO NEXT YEAR IF YOU WOULD REQUEST MORE MONEY, WE WOULDN'T HAVE A WAY TO MEASURE WHERE, WHETHER IT HAD BEEN SUCCESSFUL OR NOT.

EXACTLY.

SO AT THIS POINT, THE ONLY THING THAT I CAN GIVE YOU, AND I DON'T HAVE IT IN HERE, IS I COULD GO BACK AND GET THAT INFORMATION FOR YOU OF, SINCE WE STARTED IN 2022 WITH THE ACTUALLY SUBSTANCE ABUSE, UH, COUNSELING AREA WITH, WITH UNITED WAY, WE CAN GIVE YOU THOSE NUMBERS AND WE CAN START MEASURING WHAT WE, WHERE WE ARE WITH THAT.

AND THEN WE WANT TO SEE HOW MANY PRESENTATIONS WE CAN GET.

BUT IN SETTING, SAY IF WE GET A FULL-TIME PERSON, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT PERSON IS CONTACTING AT LEAST 40 PEOPLE A WEEK.

THAT WOULD, THAT WOULD'VE BEEN NICE TO HAVE HAD THAT WOULD'VE, AND I, AND I APOLOGIZE THAT, THAT I, I DIDN'T DO IT.

I, I COME FROM A, A MARKETING STANDPOINT TOO, AND I, AND I KNOW BETTER, UH, BUT I WAS JUST TRYING TO REITERATE THIS.

SO I, I CAN GIVE YOU THOSE, THOSE KINDS OF INFORMATION BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE TO KNOW IN ORDER TO SEE HOW WE'RE GROWING AND HOW WE'RE REPORTING, EXCUSE ME, I'M SORRY.

UM, HOW WE'RE REPORTING THIS AND RECORDING IT ON A, ON A, ON A WEEKLY BASIS.

AND THAT'S WHAT THIS PERSON WILL BE TASKED WITH THAT WE HIRE, UH, BECAUSE I'VE NOT HAD A COMMUNITY EDUCATOR BEFORE, SO THANK YOU.

BUT, BUT IN ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION, I THINK TO MAKE IT CLEAR SO THAT I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO, TO, TO GET FROM ME IS THAT I WANT TO KNOW THAT IF I'M GONNA SET A MEASUREMENT THAT I'M GOING TO, I'M GONNA AT LEAST TRY TO HAVE, UM, I'M SORRY, EIGHT PRESENTATIONS A WEEK.

I'M, I'M, WE'RE GONNA HAVE, YOU KNOW, SO MANY PEOPLE THAT WE'RE, WE'RE GETTING INFORMATION FROM.

SO THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE DO FOLLOW AND WE FOLLOW VERY, VERY WELL.

SO THAT WAY IN A YEAR, IF WE COME BACK, I CAN TELL YOU EXACTLY THE NUMBERS.

BUT IN ORDER TO START AND LAUNCH THIS PROGRAM WITH A, WITH A EDUCATION PROGRAM AND A WELLNESS EDUCATION PROGRAM, I'M GOING TO HAVE TO PICK NUMBERS OUT OF THE, OUT OF THE AIR BASED ON PERCENTAGES OF THE PEOPLE THAT WE'RE TRYING TO REACH.

DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? YES.

THANK YOU.

OH, UH, QUICK QUESTION.

UH, YOU MENTIONED EARLIER THAT, UH, YOU GUYS DID WORK WITH, UH, DIFFERENT LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.

MM-HMM .