Jun 13, 2023 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE

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TUESDAY,

[ CITY OF BAYTOWN NOTICE OF MEETING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE TUESDAY, JUNE 13, 2023 5:30 P.M. HULLUM CONFERENCE ROOM, CITY HALL 2401 MARKET STREET, BAYTOWN, TEXAS 77520 AGENDA CALL TO ORDER AND ANNOUNCEMENT OF QUORUM ]

THE THE TIME IS FIVE 30.

I WILL NOW CALL TO ORDER

[a. Conduct a public hearing and consider making a recommendation for the PY2023 Action Plan and Projected Use of Funds for Adoption by City Council. ]

ALL PERSONS DESIRES TO SPEAK SHALL SIGN THE LIST IN THE FRONT OF THE ROOM IF THEY NOT HAVE ALREADY DONE SO.

TODAY'S HEARING IS FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECEIVING INPUT WITH REGARD TO THE 2023 PROPOSED ACTION PLAN AND PROJECTED USE OF FUNDS.

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 AND TO THE POINT AS POSSIBLE.

THIS IS NOT AN ADVERSARIAL TYPE PROCEEDING.

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

IF ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS, SUCH QUESTIONS ARE BEING DIRECTED TO MEET AND WITH THE AID OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SUPERVISOR.

MS. SHARON, I SHALL ATTEMPT TO HAVE THE QUESTIONS ANSWERED, MS. SHARON.

ALRIGHT.

SO OUR ESTIMATED, OUR BUDGET THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED FROM HUD FOR NEXT YEAR IS GONNA BE $744,907.

WE ANTICIPATE ABOUT $5,000 IN PROGRAM INCOME.

NOW OUR PROGRAM INCOME IS A REPAYMENT OF LIENS.

UM, FOR OUR HOUSING PROGRAMS OR ANY DEMOLITIONS THAT WERE DONE PRIOR TO 2011.

WHEN WE USE CDBG TO DEMOLISH THE PROPERTIES, WE ESTIMATE 5,000 BECAUSE I WOULD RATHER ESTIMATE ON THE LOW THAN THE HIGH BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO BASE OUR BUDGET OFF OF THIS IS WHAT WE THINK WE'RE GONNA GET.

AND IF WE SAVE 50 AND WE ONLY GET FIVE, THEN OUR BUDGET NUMBERS ARE GONNA BE COMPLETELY THROWN OFF.

SO WE ALWAYS KIND OF LOW BALL IT ON THE, WHAT WE ANTICIPATE IN PROGRAM INCOME.

I KNOW FOR THIS YEAR WE HAVE GOTTEN MORE THAN $5,000, BUT THAT DOESN'T ALWAYS HAPPEN.

SO WE WANT MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE LOW BALLING IT.

PREVIOUS YEARS UNEXPECTED FUNDS, UM, WE'RE ESTIMATING THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE ABOUT A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS LEFT OVER FROM THE CURRENT YEAR.

AND THAT WE HAVE TO REMEMBER AT ONE POINT IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, I WAS THE ONLY EMPLOYEE, SO I WAS THE ONLY PERSON GETTING PAID OUT OF THAT.

SO WE DO HAVE A LOT OF SALARY SAVINGS.

SO WE ARE FULLY STAFFED NOW AND WE HAVE BEEN SINCE JANUARY.

SO FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS OUTTA THE YEAR.

IT WAS JUST ME THOUGH, SO WE SHOULD HAVE A MONEY LEFT OVER.

SO OUR TOTAL BUDGET THAT WE DID, OUR, UM, BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS OFF IS 8 49 9 0 7.

SO OVER HERE IS JUST KIND OF A QUICK LITTLE RUNDOWN.

BAY AREA REHABILITATION CENTER.

THAT'S THE REFURBISHMENT OF THE WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE PLAYGROUND.

AND THEN WE HAVE OUR SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURES ABATEMENT PROGRAM, OUR NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT HOUSING PROGRAMS, AND OUR PUBLIC SERVICES.

WE HAVE OUR TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM, OUR NEW YEAR, NEW SHOES, DOORSTEP, BLESSINGS THROUGH HEARTS AND HANDS OF BAYTOWN, VIRTUAL JOB READINESS TRAINING AND TALENTI COALITION'S, HOMELESS OUTREACH PROGRAM AND OF COURSE PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION.

DO Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THOSE AMOUNTS OR THE PROGRAMS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE PREVIOUS SLIDE WHERE YOU SAID PREVIOUS.

IS THAT JUST LAST YEAR'S UNEXTENDED FUNDS? THE YEAR THAT WE'RE IN NOW, SO WHEN WE'RE BUDGETING, SO IT'S THE PREVIOUS YEAR, SO STARTING OCTOBER 1ST, ANY MONEY WE HAVE LEFT OVER FROM THIS YEAR, WE PROBABLY HAVE MONEY LEFT OVER FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR AS WELL.

WHAT WE DO WITH THAT IS WHENEVER WE ARE DOING OUR HOUSING RECONSTRUCTIONS, WE USE THAT MONEY FIRST.

SO ANYTHING THAT'S LEFT OVER, THAT'S WHY WE ALWAYS SAY WHATEVER'S LEFT OVER KIND OF GOES INTO HOUSING.

SO WHENEVER WE GET, SO HUD JUST THE SAME WAY THAT OUR SUB-RECIPIENTS OPERATE ON REIMBURSEMENT, THE CITY ALSO HAS TO DO THE SAME THING.

SO WE'LL GET PAID OUT OF THE CITY'S POT OF MONEY AND THEN THE CITY WILL ASK HUD TO REIMBURSE THEM FROM THE MONEY THAT WE HAVE THROUGH HUD.

THEY DON'T JUST GIVE US THIS MONEY OUTRIGHT.

WE HAVE TO ACTUALLY GO AND DO SOMETHING CALLED A DRAW DOWN.

SO THAT, GO AHEAD.

SORRY.

UM, JUST ONE OTHER QUESTION.

SO THIS IS MONEY THAT WE ALLOTTED AND THEY DIDN'T TURN IN RECEIPTS BEING REIMBURSED OR WASN'T SPENT, OR WE HAD SALARY SAVINGS BECAUSE FOR A WHILE THERE I WAS THE ONLY PERSON IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOR LIKE EIGHT MONTHS, MAYBE SIX TO EIGHT MONTHS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

SO I HAVE A QUESTION ON ABOUT THAT 'CAUSE I'M NEW AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

YOU SAID IT WOULD GO BACK IN.

SO WERE THE FUNDS FOR SALARY ALREADY IN THIS CURRENT YEAR'S BUDGET OR WERE THEY NOT? AND YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE THEM IN NEXT YEAR AND THIS WILL HELP COVER 'EM? NO, THEY'RE, EVERY YEAR WE BUDGET FOR SALARIES.

HOW MANY SALARIES ARE IN FOUR? FOUR SAL? ALL FOUR SALARIES ARE NOW IN EVERY YEAR.

20.

BUT WHICH BUDGET? CITY BUDGET? NO, IT'S ALL COMES, COMES FEDERAL BUDGET.

AND YOU'RE ALSO FEDERAL BUDGET? YES MA'AM.

WE'RE WORKING ON CHANGING THAT, BUT RIGHT.

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FOR CDBG? NO, THESE ARE, THESE ARE ALL FEDERAL FUNDS.

FEDERAL FUNDS.

YEAH.

WE'RE WORKING ON CHANGING THAT NOW.

BUT IF THE CITY FUNDED ONE OR MORE OF THE SALARIES, SO THERE WOULD BE MORE FUNDS TO DISTRIBUTE? YES MA'AM.

THANK YOU.

WE WOULD LIKE FOR THEM TO TAKE OUR SALARIES OVER SO THAT WE CAN ADD MORE MONEY TO, UM, HOUSING.

BECAUSE RIGHT NOW FOR OUR HOUSING RECONSTRUCTION PROGRAM, WE HAVE ABOUT 52 NAMES ON A LIST, 52 FAMILIES THAT WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE ASSISTANCE.

WE'RE ONLY ABLE TO DO TWO HOUSES A YEAR.

SO THAT'S, UM, IT'S KIND OF HARD FOR US TO, I MEAN, EVEN IF WE ONLY HAD 20 NAMES ON THE LIST, IT'S STILL, IF WE DO TWO HOUSES A YEAR, THAT'S ONLY, THAT'S 10 YEARS FOR 10 YEARS.

SHARON, HAVE WE ALREADY STARTED A PROJECT ALREADY? NOT YET, NO.

OH, OKAY.

I'LL, I'LL GO OVER THAT IN OUR MANAGER REPORT.

OKAY.

BUT NOT YET.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS REGARDING THE AMOUNTS THAT YOU SEE THERE? THIS WAS EVERYTHING THAT WAS APPROVED BY Y'ALL.

SO I DO HAVE A QUESTION.

SO ALL OF THESE AGENCIES THAT CAME , ALL OF THESE AGENCIES THAT, UM, PRESENTED ARE, THEY SUBMITTED THEIR REQUESTS AND THAT WE DECIDED AS A COMMITTEE TO FUND.

HOW DO THEY FIND OUT? YOU GUYS SENT THEM A LETTER.

WE'LL SEND THEM A LETTER, UM, LETTING THEM KNOW.

SO WE WAIT UNTIL COUNCIL APPROVES OUR BUDGET.

GOT IT.

SO THAT WON'T BE UNTIL JULY 27TH.

SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.

IT'S A 30 DAY PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.

AND THAT'S A HUD REQUIREMENT.

SO FROM JUNE 5TH UNTIL JULY 5TH, ANYBODY CAN, UM, SUBMIT COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT REGARDING HOW IT IS THAT WE ALLOCATED OUR FUNDING.

AND THEN WE TAKE IT TO COUNCIL.

COUNCIL APPROVES OUR BUDGET.

ONCE COUNCIL APPROVES OUR BUDGET, WE'LL SEND A LETTER OUT TO THE PEOPLE WHO DON'T GET FUNDED, WHICH IS REALLY JUST ONE AND IT WAS DAKOTA.

AND THEN WE'LL SEND IT TO THE PEOPLE WHO DID GET FUNDED, LETTING THEM HOW MUCH IT IS THAT THEY GOT FUNDED FOR.

SO HOW DO YOU EXPECT ANYBODY TO COMMENT AND IF SO, IF SOMEONE CHALLENGES IT OR DISAGREES WITH IT, DO WE MEET AGAIN TO DISCUSS IT OR IS IT A DONE DEAL? IT'S MORE OR LESS A DONE DEAL.

I MEAN, THEY CAN BE BASICALLY ANY COMMENTS THAT ARE PROVIDED BY THE COMMUNITY, WE PUT THAT IN OUR ACTION.

OKAY.

THAT'S A PART OF CITIZEN PARTICIPATION.

AND THAT GOES TO FOR CITY COUNCIL SO THEY CAN KNOW WHAT THE COMMUNITY SAID.

YES.

OKAY.

BOBBY, HAS ANYBODY EVER SAID ANYTHING? NO.

SO YEAH, PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND.

WE'RE THE COOLEST BOARD.

THEY JUST DON'T GET ANY I'VE NEVER HEARD OF THAT.

SO THE ACTION PLAN, YOU KNOW ABOUT THE, WE GIVE THEM BASICALLY THE, IT DRAFTED THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND THE BUDGET ITSELF.

SO THESE TWO, SAME TWO DOCUMENTS THAT ARE HERE ARE GONNA GO TO COUNCIL TO COUNCIL.

THE ACTION PLAN IS ONCE COUNCIL APPROVES OUR BUDGET, THEN WE START WRITING THE, THE ENTIRE ACTION PLAN, WHICH IS LIKE 90 PAGES.

SO NO.

YEAH, I THINK THE ACTION PLAN IS SHORTER.

SO WHEN YOU 10 YEARS, IS IT A, IS IT 20, 23, 24.

OCTOBER 1ST, NEXT YEAR, 23, 24.

OCTOBER THE FIRST OF 23 TO SEPTEMBER 30TH OF 24.

SEPTEMBER 1ST S SO NEW ALL THE TIME.

I LEARN SOMETHING NEW ALL THE TIME.

THAT'S, THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE.

THAT'S RIGHT.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? SO THIS GROUP ARE NOT ALLOWED TO USE THE FUNDS IF THEY GET APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL UNTIL OCTOBER 1ST AND THEY HAVE UNTIL SEPTEMBER 30TH TO USE THAT.

YEAH.

IT'S ON THE FEDERAL YEAR.

YES.

THE FISCAL YEAR.

YES MA'AM.

FEDERAL.

SO, SO BOBBY ON THE END, UM, ON THE END OF THAT, SO SAY THEY JUST SAID, OKAY, WE ALLOCATED 20, THEY USED 10, THAT GOES BACK INTO OUR BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR.

CORRECT? THAT'LL BE ON THE UNENDED FUNDS.

YEAH.

OKAY.

I I JUST, I DON'T WANT TO LOSE NOTHING.

SAY, SOMETIMES SOMEBODY DOESN'T WANT TO.

HEY, WE'LL FIND SOMEWHERE, YOU KNOW, TO PUT THE FUNDS TO HELP THE COMMUNITY.

AND I JUST DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU, IF BEING A PROGRAM, IT'S NOT A USER OR LOSE IT, IT'S NOT A USER LOSE IT.

I MAY HAVE ALREADY ASKED THAT QUESTION, BUT I JUST WANTED TO REITERATE IT.

IT'S OKAY.

THAT'S FINE.

OKAY.

I WILL NOW I WILL NOW CLOSE THIS PUBLIC HEARING.

I

[a. Receive the Community Development Manager's Report.]

MS. SHARON.

ALRIGHT, SO OUR BUDGET IS DONE.

THANK YOU EVERYBODY THAT PARTICIPATED IN OUR BUDGET PROCESS.

Y'ALL DID A GREAT JOB.

UM, THE NEXT STEPS, LIKE I HAD SAID, WAS FOR US TO TAKE THIS TO CITY COUNCIL, IT'LL GO TO COUNCIL.

OUR PENDING COMMENT PERIOD WILL END ON JULY 5TH, AND THEN WE'LL ENTER THE ITEM FOR COUNCIL.

THE COUNCIL ACTUALLY ALREADY ENTERED FOR THE COUNCIL AGENDA.

WE JUST HAVE TO UPDATE IT.

AND THEN IT'LL GO TO COUNCIL ON JULY 27TH.

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HUD HAS 45 DAYS TO REVIEW THE ACTION PLAN AND WE'LL GET A LETTER SAYING GOOD TO GO.

AND THEN OCTOBER 1ST IS WHEN THE FUNDS CAN START THE EASEMENT.

SO WE'LL NOTIFY ALL THE SUBRECIPIENTS, UM, ONCE COUNSEL APPROVES IT, WHO WAS APPROVED AND WHO WASN'T.

AND FOR HOW MUCH? PLUS THE RECEIPT RECIPIENTS DON'T, I ACTUALLY, IT JUST RIGHT NOW NECESSARILY CAN'T REIMBURSE BEFORE OCTOBER.

YOU GIMME A RECEIPT THAT SAYS SEPTEMBER 30TH.

I SAY NO IF OCTOBER 1ST WE'RE GOOD TO GO.

AND THEN FOR OUR RECONSTRUCTION PROJECTS, UH, WE HAVE TWO PROJECTS, UH, TWO HOMES THAT WE'RE ABOUT TO REBUILD TO 21 GRAM AND SEVEN 11 DENBY.

WE PUT THE PROJECTS OUT FOR BID BIDS WERE DUE ON MAY 26TH AND WE RECEIVED TWO BIDS AND ONE NO BID.

WE ARE GOING TO GO WITH RIO AND HE'S ACTUALLY BUILT HOUSES FOR US BEFORE.

UM, BOTH OF THE PEOPLE THAT BID HAVE BUILT FOR US BEFORE, BUT JESSE'S QUALITY OF WORK, WELL HIS BID WAS LOWER, BUT HIS QUALITY IS ALSO HIGHER.

HE DOES GRANITE AND STONE COUNTERS.

HE DOES CUSTOM CABINETS.

RUBEN IS MORE FOR MICAH AND BUILD A GRADE CABINETS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO WE'RE GONNA USE JESSE, UM, THAT'S GONNA GO TO COUNCIL FOR THEM TO AWARD THE BID TO JESSE ON JULY THE 12TH, I BELIEVE IT IS.

AND ONCE IT NO, THE 13TH.

ONCE COUNCIL APPROVES THAT, THEN WE'LL HAVE THE HOMEOWNERS COME IN, SIGN 50 DOCUMENTS, UM, AND THEN WE'LL DEMOLISH THE HOME AND WE START REBUILDING IT.

THE CONTRACTOR HAS 90 DAYS TO, UM, FINISH THE PROJECT.

90 WORKING DAYS, WHICH ENDS UP BEING MORE LIKE FOUR TO FIVE MONTHS WHEN YOU FACTOR IN WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS AND STUFF.

BUT HOPEFULLY WE CAN HAVE THESE FAMILIES IN A NEW HOUSE BY CHRISTMAS.

THAT'S HOW, THAT'S MY GOAL.

SO THEY, THEY THEY HAVE TO, THEY'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR FINDING THEIR OWN LODGING WHILE YES.

UM, WE DON'T HAVE THE FUNDS TO PROVIDE RELOCATION ASSISTANCE.

SO IN ONE OF THE, ONE OF THE DOCUMENTS THEY SIGN, IT ACTUALLY DOES THEY SIGN SAYING THAT THEY'RE AWARE THAT WE CAN'T PROVIDE THEM WITH RELOCATION ASSISTANCE.

SO THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE AND USUALLY THEY GO STAY WITH FAMILY AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

UM, SO WE HAVE THOSE TWO THAT ARE READY TO GO.

IS THAT THE LADY OVER THE FLOOR THAT YES, THAT'S ONE OF THEM, YEAH.

THAT WE SAW.

YEAH.

YEAH, THAT'S ONE OF THEM.

SO, UM, HOPEFULLY THAT'S ONE DIDN'T BE IN NO, THAT'S GRAHAM, RIGHT.

OKAY.

THAT'S GRAHAM.

THOSE ARE THE HOUSES THAT WE WENT TO SEE A DURING OUR TOUR.

YES MA'AM.

YES SIR.

SORRY.

YES SIR.

WE DROVE BY BOTH OF THOSE.

AND CAN WE DO THAT AGAIN? I'LL TAKE YOU ON ONE MYSELF.

WE'LL JUST GO RIGHT AROUND, TAKE A DAY OFF.

I'LL CALL IN AND SEE , UM, AND SEWER LINE.

WE HAVE ONE PENDING SEWER LINE PROJECT.

UM, THE LADY FINALLY SUBMITTED HER LAST DOCUMENT FOR US TO DETERMINE HER ELIGIBILITY.

THAT'S WHERE THE CITY OF BAYTOWN WILL, UM, TV.

THEY'LL TAKE A CAMERA, RUN IT THROUGH THE CLEANOUT ON YOUR PROPERTY, AND IF THEY SEE ANY INCLU ROOT INCLUSIONS OR ANY COLLAPSES OF YOUR LINE, THEY'LL SEND YOU A LETTER AND YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO FIX IT WITHIN A YEAR.

IF YOU DON'T GET IT FIXED WITHIN A YEAR, YOU CAN CHARGE $25 A MONTH ON YOUR WATER BILL UNTIL YOU HAVE IT FIXED.

SO WE'LL FIX IT FOR YOU.

UM, SO WE HAVE, WE'VE DONE TWO PROJECTS ALREADY SO FAR THIS YEAR AND WE HAVE ONE MORE THAT SHOULD BE COMING UP.

IT'S OVER ON PIERCE 4 21 WEST PIERCE.

SO NOT FAR FROM YOU.

MM-HMM .

UM, SHE'S LIVED THERE FOREVER TOO, SO YOU MIGHT KNOW HER.

WHO KNOWS.

YOU'RE, YOU'RE ON WEST REPUBLIC, RIGHT? MM-HMM .

YEAH.

THAT'S A GOOD DEAL THERE.

YOU KNOW THAT I DON'T KNOW.

YEAH.

'CAUSE I HAD TO DO THAT A FEW YEARS AGO.

REALLY.

THAT'S THE FIRST THING THAT'S GONNA GO IS MY OUT.

YOU GET $25.

YEAH.

OH.

AND, AND PROJECTS CAN RANGE FROM ANYWHERE FROM 70 THAT LIST.

6,500 I'VE SEEN IT.

SO, UM, WE DID ONE LAST YEAR THAT WAS ABOUT, NO, WE'VE ALREADY DONE THREE THIS YEAR.

NO, ONLY TWO.

BUT WE DID ONE LAST YEAR THAT WAS ABOUT 6,500.

6,700.

I BELIEVE IT WAS SEWER LINE STIMSON.

YEAH.

WELL BECAUSE HIS, THE SEWER MAIN USED TO BE THE MAIN LINE USED TO BE IN THE BACK OF THE, IN THE ALLEY ALLEY AND THEY MOVED IT TO THE FRONT, SO IT HAD TO GO AROUND THE HOUSE.

OH WOW.

SO THAT MADE IT MORE EXPENSIVE.

IT WAS MORE OF A LINEAR FEED OF PIPE THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED.

SO, SO WHEN THEY COLLAPSE, IT'S JUST LIKE BASIC WEAR AND TEAR FROM AGE OR PIPES WERE MADE OUT OF CLAY AND CONCRETE BACK IN THE DAY.

NOW EVERYTHING IS PVC OR COPPER IF YOU CAN AFFORD IT.

RIGHT.

BUT THESE ARE OLD HOUSES THAT HAVE PROBABLY OLD CLAY PIPES OR CO UM, CONCRETE PIPES THAT END UP OVER TIME.

YEAH, YEAH.

THAT OVER TIME THEY JUST END UP GETTING, IT DETERIORATES ALL DETERIORATED.

SO THEY HAVE TO APPLY.

DO YOU USUALLY HAVE QUITE A FEW PEOPLE APPLY AND THEN YOU CHOOSE? HOW DO YOU DECIDE WHICH ONE GETS TO, RIGHT NOW WE'RE BEGGING PEOPLE TO APPLY.

UM, WE USED TO DO ABOUT EIGHT PROJECTS A YEAR AND WE'RE DOWN TO MAYBE FOUR A YEAR, WE DO A MAIL OUT WHERE THERE'S A REPORT THAT KIM RUNS IN ONE OF OUR SOFTWARE SYSTEMS. AND THAT TELLS YOU EVERYBODY WHO IS CURRENTLY ON THAT LIST OF PEOPLE THAT, UM, NEED THE REPAIRS DONE.

AND WE SEND POSTCARDS TO THEM.

AND

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BUT OTHER THAN THAT, SO YOU GO CHECK THE PROPERTY, RIGHT? AND SURE.

WITH THAT CAMERA, WE DON'T CHECK IT.

PUBLIC WORKS DOES THAT? NO, IIII THINK IT'D BE COOL, BUT THEY DON'T DO THAT.

WHETHER IT'S TRUE OR NOT.

YES.

PUBLIC WORKS IS THE ONE THAT GOES OUT THERE AND DOES THAT.

AND THEN THEY, THEY'RE THE ONE THAT KIND OF INITIATE, 'CAUSE THAT'S A CODE VIOLATION.

SO THEY'RE THE ONES THAT SEND THEM A LETTER AND LET THEM KNOW, UM, YOU KNOW, HEY, THIS IS MESSED UP.

YOU HAVE A YEAR TO FIX IT FROM THE DATE OF THIS LETTER.

AND AFTER THAT YOU GET TO PAY $25 A MONTH.

I MEAN, I THINK THE GENTLEMAN THAT'S LOOKING TO TO APPLY NOW, HASN'T HE BEEN PAYING THIS SINCE LIKE 2014 OR SOMETHING? GOSH, THAT'S AN EFFECT LIKE HIS, I GUESS DRAINAGE OR WATER ISSUES.

THAT'S WHY THEY, THAT'S WHY THEY PAY CHARGE THEM THAT FINE.

YOUR GRASS GROWS REALLY WELL.

.

YEAH.

SO, UH, SO WE DO HAVE ONE SEWER LINE COMING UP AND THEN OF COURSE THE BIG KAHUNA OF AL IS OUR BACK TO SCHOOL FAIR AUGUST 5TH.

UM, WE HAVE ALREADY SENT OUT EMAILS TO POTENTIAL SPONSORS WITHIN, UM, THE COMMUNITY.

JSW STEEL HAS PLEDGED $3,000 SO FAR.

UH, WE'VE HAD A COUPLE OF OTHER LOCAL BUSINESSES SAY THAT THEY EXPRESS AN INTEREST IN ALSO DONATING FOR THAT.

SO, UM, ONCE THOSE COME IN, IF WE GET BACKPACKS OR SCHOOLS, UM, THE ACTUAL CASH, UM, THEN WE'LL HAVE TO GO BUY THE BACKPACKS.

AND WE SPOKE TO THE BAY, UH, NOT THE BAYTON YMCA, JUST THE YMCA.

UM, LAST YEAR THEY PROVIDED US WITH SCHOOL SUPPLY PACKS 300.

SO THEY CALLED TO ASK IF WE'RE DOING IT STILL.

EVEN THOUGH STEPHANIE HAD EMAILED THEM, THEY CALLED TO ASK IF WE'RE DOING THE FAIR AND DO WE STILL WANT ASSISTANCE.

AND I SAID, YES, PLEASE.

UM, STATE SENATOR ALVARADO'S OFFICE IS GOING TO BE DOING BACKPACKS.

WE DON'T KNOW HOW MANY YET.

LAST YEAR WE GOT 250.

WHICH ONE? 75, 201 OF THOSE.

UM, AND THEN TEXAS CHILDREN'S LAST YEAR THEY GAVE US 300 THIS YEAR THEY SAID THEY'RE ONLY GONNA GIVE US 100.

SO, UM, WE'LL SEE, YOU KNOW, LOOK THAT UP.

AT LEAST HAVE SCHOOL SUPPLIES THEN SOME OF THEM DO.

SOME OF THEM DON'T.

WITH THE MONEY THAT WE RECEIVE, BASICALLY WHAT WE DO IS, IS WE LOOK LIKE THE ONES THAT WE GOT FROM TEXAS CHILDREN'S LAST YEAR, THEY DID HAVE SCHOOL SUPPLIES IN IT LAST YEAR WITH UH, SENATOR ALVARADO'S OFFICE.

UM, THE ONES THAT SHE GAVE US, PLUS THE EMPTY ONES THAT WE GOT, THE SCHOOL SUPPLY PACKS THAT WE GOT FROM THE YMCA, WE WERE ABLE TO JUST PUT THOSE IN THERE.

AND THEN WHEN WE HAD MORE BACKPACKS THAN SCHOOL SUPPLY PACKS, WE ACTUALLY WENT OUT AND PURCHASED SCHOOL SUPPLIES AND STUFFED THEM WITH THAT.

SO IT'S, IT'S MOVING ALONG.

IT'S MOVING ALONG.

GO SCREEN AND SCHOOLS HAD IT ON THEIR FACEBOOK TODAY.

YEAH.

'CAUSE WE'RE PARTNERING WITH THEM.

I SHARED, I SHARED IT A COUPLE OF TIMES.

SO HOW WOULD THIS WORK OUT THAT IF, YOU KNOW, LET'S SAY JUST FOR INSTANCE, YOU KNOW, HYPOTHETICAL THAT UM, WE HAD SOME OF THE MONEY THAT WAS LEFT OVER, HOW COME SOME OF THAT MONEY CAN'T BE USED FOR THIS SIT FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT? SO WE ARE TRYING TO SERVICE ALL KIDS THAT GO TO G-C-C-I-S-D.

UNFORTUNATELY, NOT ALL KIDS THAT GO TO G-C-C-I-S-D LIVE WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF BAYTOWN.

SO WE WOULD HAVE TO EXCLUDE A LOT OF KIDS THAT GO TO EF GREEN, A LOT OF KIDS THAT GO TO GCM HARLEM ELEMENTARY, THINGS LIKE THAT.

OR THE NEW PUMPHREY BECAUSE THEY LIVE OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS BY US NOT, WE'RE NOT TOUCHING CDBG AT ALL WITH THIS.

WE'RE DOING THIS ALL BASED ON DONATIONS SO THAT WE CAN HELP MORE PEOPLE BECAUSE IF WE WERE DOING A-C-D-B-G, THEN WE'D HAVE TO CHECK EVERYONE'S INCOME, THEN WE'D HAVE TO CHECK THEIR RESIDENCY.

SO IF WE CAN JUST TRY TO DO THIS ALL ON DONATIONS, THEN IT WOULD BE BETTER FOR US BECAUSE WE COULD SERVE MORE PEOPLE.

GREAT.

DO YOU NEED SOME VOLUNTEERS ON THAT DAY? OF COURSE.

OF COURSE.

TAKE YOU TO WORK, SIR.

YOU'RE GONNA BE ONE OF OUR SECURITIES.

SO WHERE ARE YOU USING, WHAT FACILITY ARE YOU USING? FOR US? WE'RE GONNA BE AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER.

AT THE COMMUNITY? YES MA'AM.

IT'S GONNA BE FROM EIGHT TO 12 WHILE SUPPLIES LAST, FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE.

UM, WE, UH, STEPHANIE AND I ARE WORKING ON THE WEBSITE.

WE'RE UM, WE JUST NEED SOME GRAPHICS FOR IT AND THEN WE'RE HOPING TO HAVE THE WEBSITE, UM, READY.

IT'LL BE ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE, JUST A PAGE ON THE WEBSITE.

UM, AND WE'RE, WE'RE READY.

I MEAN I'VE TRIED CALLING HARRIS COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH TODAY TO SEE IF I CAN GET, UH, MOBILE VACCINATIONS LIKE FOR UM, KIDS IMMUNIZATIONS FOR SCHOOL AND EVERYTHING AND THAT'S AWESOME.

I LEFT A VOICEMAIL, SO I'M HOPING I HEAR BACK FROM SOMEONE IF YOU KNOW SATURDAY.

ANYBODY THIS SATURDAY? YES MA'AM.

DO YOU KNOW OF ANYBODY THAT DOES LIKE ON FIFTH, FIFTH, FIFTH, FIFTH? IF YOU KNOW OF ANYONE THAT, UM, ANY, I DON'T KNOW IF THEY HAVE MOBILE VACCINE UNITS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, BUT WE'D LIKE TO TRY TO HAVE IT BE TO WHERE, YOU KNOW, THOSE THINGS THAT YOU NEED FOR GOING BACK TO SCHOOL ARE AVAILABLE AT THAT EVENT.

DO YOU THINK, YOU KNOW, SINCE THE DRUGSTORES NOW THEY ALL THESE VACCINES, YOU THINK THEY MIGHT DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT? CERTAINLY WOULD BE GOOD PR MAYBE CHECK.

I KNOW CVS NOW HAS CLINICS INSIDE OF THEM.

HOSPITAL HAS CVS.

I MEAN, THEY HAVE TO GET SOMETHING FOR IT, I THINK WOULD BE REALLY GOOD.

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I'M NOT GONNA PUT HIM ON THE SPOT.

OH, TALKING ABOUT THE U THE UPS STORE HAS SAID THAT THEY PLEDGED THAT THEY WOULD BE DONATING.

WE, WE HELP EVERY, YEAH, THEY WOULD BE DONATING, BUT I DIDN'T WANT TO JUST LIKE OKAY.

PUT 'EM A BLAST OR ANYTHING.

SO, BUT UM, YEAH, SO HOPEFULLY, UM, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A SPECIAL MEETING PROBABLY IN AUGUST AFTER THE BACK TO SCHOOL FAIR.

UM, BECAUSE I WANT TO UPDATE THE REHAB GUIDELINES TO INCREASE THE MAXIMUM CONSTRUCTION AMOUNT FOR OUR PROJECTS.

I KNOW I HAD MENTIONED THIS BEFORE, UM, RIGHT NOW THERE'S MAYBE A 30 DAY TURNAROUND AT LEGAL WHENEVER WE SUBMIT DOCUMENTS TO THEM FOR REVIEW.

UH, SO I KNEW I WASN'T GONNA HAVE IT READY FOR THIS MEETING AND WE COULD PROBABLY TRY TO DO IT IN JULY, BUT WE'RE GONNA BE PRETTY BUSY GETTING READY FOR THE BACK TO SCHOOL FAIR.

SO I FIGURED MAYBE WE JUST DO A SPECIAL MEETING IN AUGUST.

SO IF THERE'S A TIME IN AUGUST THAT Y'ALL AREN'T AVAILABLE, PLEASE LET US KNOW THAT WAY.

I ALREADY KNOW YOU GUYS ARE BUSY IN JULY, BUT THE WEEK OF THE 21ST OH THAT'S OKAY.

THAT'S MY BIRTHDAY WEEK.

WE'RE NOT DOING IT THEN .

BUT UM, BUT YEAH, UM, MY, THE FIRST WEEK OF AUGUST, YEAH, FIRST WEEK.

IS THAT YOUR BIRTHDAY? THE 21ST? THE 24TH? UM, I'M OFF THAT THURSDAY AND FRIDAY , BUT UM, RIGHT NOW OUR MAXIMUM CONSTRUCTION COST IS A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS.

IT'S HARD TO GET CONTRACTORS TO BID ON THAT BECAUSE THEY SOMETIMES OPERATE AT A LOSS WHEN THEY DO THAT.

WHEN WE HAD OUR MANDATORY PRE-BID FOR THESE RECONSTRUCTIONS, WE HAD FOUR CONTRACTORS SHOW UP, ONLY TWO BID.

AND THEY'RE THE TWO THAT ALWAYS BID ON OUR PROJECTS.

BUT THEY ALWAYS BID BECAUSE THEY KNOW WHAT OUR WORK IS, WHAT IT IS THAT WE'RE DOING.

SO, UM, I WANT TO TRY TO KEEP US IN LINE WITH THE STATE OF TEXAS.

THEY HAVE A HOMEOWNER RECONSTRUCTION PROGRAM AND WHAT I'M RIGHT NOW, THEIR MAXIMUM COST FOR RECONSTRUCTION IS 135, BUT IT'S PART OF THE TEXAS ADMINISTRATIVE CODE.

SO WHAT I'M TRYING TO DO IS, IS THE WORDING THAT I WANNA PUT IN OUR GUIDELINES IS THAT OUR MAXIMUM CONSTRUCTION COST WOULD NOT EXCEED WHAT IS FOUND IN THE TEXAS ADMINISTRATOR CODE, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH.

THAT WAY WHENEVER THERE'S INCREASES, SO IT CHANGES.

WE DON'T HAVE TO EXACTLY.

THERE YOU GO.

SO THAT'S WHAT I WANNA DO WITH THAT.

YEAH.

UM, AND THEN FOR OUR HOME BUYER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, I WANT TO INCREASE THE MAXIMUM SALES PRICE OF A HOME.

RIGHT NOW OUR MAXIMUM SALES PRICE IS $108,000 AND YOU CAN'T REALLY FIND ANYTHING GOOD FOR $180,000 ANYMORE.

I DON'T WANT IT TO BE TOO HIGH THOUGH, TO WHERE WE ARE SETTING PEOPLE UP FOR FAILURE TO WHERE THEY'RE GONNA END UP FORECLOSING IN A COUPLE OF YEARS BECAUSE THESE STILL ARE LOW INCOME FAMILIES.

SO I'M LOOKING AT ABOUT 200 BECAUSE I'M THINKING THAT THAT'S PROBABLY ABOUT A $1,500 A MONTH MORTGAGE, GIVE OR TAKE DEPENDING ON INTEREST RATES TOO.

RIGHT.

UM, BUT SO HOPEFULLY I CAN HAVE THOSE GUIDELINES READY FOR US TO MEET IN AUGUST.

SO IF WE CAN MEET MAYBE LIKE THE SECOND OR THIRD WEEK OF AUGUST OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, WE CAN DO THAT.

THAT WAY WE CAN TAKE IT TO COUNCIL SO WE CAN HAVE EVERYTHING APPROVED BEFORE WE START OUR NEW YEAR, UM, BEFORE OCTOBER 1ST.

THAT WAY WE CAN GO INTO THE NEW YEAR WITH THE NEW MAXIMUM SALES PRICE AND MAXIMUM CONSTRUCTION COSTS.

SO THAT'LL BE SOMETIME IN AUGUST, HOPEFULLY.

BUT THAT'S EVERYTHING THAT I HAVE THAT I CAN THINK OF.

UM, UM, SOME OF YOU MIGHT HEAR AT CITY COUNCIL, THEY'RE UM, GOING TO BE GETTING A PRESENTATION AT THE NEXT MEETING ABOUT A HOUSING ASSESSMENT AND IT'S ASSESSING SINGLE FAMILY AND MULTIFAMILY HOUSING HERE INSIDE CITY LIMITS.

UM, WE'LL BRING IT TO YOU SO YOU CAN TAKE A LOOK AT IT.

I JUST WANNA LET YOU KNOW IN CASE YOU HEAR ABOUT IT, SHARON AND MYSELF ARE BOTH INVOLVED IN THAT PROCESS.

SO WE KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON AND WE'LL BRING IT TO YOU ONCE IT'S COMPLETED.

WHAT DO YOU, WHAT IS, WHAT DO YOU MEAN WHEN YOU SAY ASSESSING AVAILABILITY? QUALITY, WHAT ARE THEY ASSESSING? YES, A LITTLE OF BOTH.

A LITTLE.

IT IS JUST AN ASSESSMENT THOUGH.

IT'S A MARKET ANALYSIS SO THERE IS NO, UM, POLICIES OR RECOMMENDATIONS REALLY COMING OUT OF IT.

BUT WE WOULD SAY, WELL PART OF THE ASSESSMENT BE WHETHER THERE'S A TOO MUCH, TOO LITTLE, UH, IN ONE AREA OR BOTH AREAS OR ALL AREAS.

UM, NOT NECESSARILY IN SPECIFIC AREAS, BUT IT DOES SAY, UM, YOU KNOW, IF THERE IS A MARKET SATURATION OF LIKE A CLASS A MULTIFAMILY VERSUS CLASS B AND C.

THAT'S REALLY WHAT I WAS ASKING.

YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.

SO, UM, WE DID REQUEST SOME FUNDING FOR NEXT YEAR TO DO A HOUSING STUDY.

UM, AND OF COURSE THAT BUDGET ISN'T APPROVED YET.

THAT WOULD COME FROM GENERAL FUNDS.

IT WOULDN'T COME FROM CDBG.

UM, BUT THAT WOULD BE WHERE THE POLICIES AND RECOMMENDATIONS COME INTO PLACE.

SO JUST FYI YOU HEAR ABOUT IT, THAT'S WHAT'S GOING ON.

DO WE EVER HAVE, WE HAVE HURRICANE HERE ALREADY, SO WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING YET.

SO, BUT DO WE EVER HELP OUT WITH

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'CAUSE OUR FUNDS ARE USUALLY ALREADY ALLOCATED.

UM, AND THEN WHENEVER THERE IS A HURRICANE, IF IT'S BAD ENOUGH TO WHERE, UM, ANY FEDERAL FUNDS DO COME UP, UH, HARRIS COUNTY WOULD USUALLY HANDLE THE HOUSING PORTION AND THEN THE CITY WOULD GET MONEY FOR INFRASTRUCTURE.

THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED WITH HARVEY.

UM, ANY HOME REPAIRS, UM, HARRIS COUNTY HANDLED ALL OF THAT.

AND THEN INFRASTRUCTURE, LIKE DRAINAGE PROJECTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT WITH NEW WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS, LIFT STATIONS, WHATEVER THAT CAME OUT OF, UM, WHATEVER THE CITY GOT.

SO FREMONT GOES TO THE COUNTY.

SO LIKE IF YOU'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF BUILDING THOSE HOUSES, IT'S UH, YOU PROTECT IT AS BEST YOU CAN.

YES.

WE'RE GONNA GO OUT THERE AND PUT TARPS ON IT AND STAND AROUND IT AND CIRCLE WITH CANCER.

, PUT A TARP ON IT, FILL THAT WATER WHILE AROUND.

NO, UM, IT HASN'T COME UP SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE TO WHERE WE WERE BUILDING LIKE, AND A HURRICANE CAME.

SO LET'S HOPE THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN.

THIS YOU NEED HURRICANES.

YEAH, I DON'T WANT IT.

I DON'T NEED, I KNOW, I MEAN, I KNOW IT'S A POSSIBILITY, BUT JUST TO BE READY, I WAS THINKING OF THE TWO HOUSES THAT YOU'LL BE WORKING ON AND AT THE SAME TIME, YOU KNOW, THE DRAINAGES DONE WELL AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF.

EVERYTHING.

A LOT OF THINGS GET AFFECTED.

I KNOW.

WE'LL JUST CROSS OUR FINGERS AND HOPE FOR THE BEST.

WE HAVE EL NINO THIS YEAR, SO THAT'S GONNA HELP US A LITTLE BIT.

I THOUGHT IT WAS NOT GONNA HAPPEN SINCE EVERYTHING'S WARMER.

YES.

IT IT PUSHES IT PUSHES IT AWAY FROM US.

DOES IT? OKAY.

MM-HMM .

AND THEN THE SAHARA DUST HELPS TOO.

I DID SEE, UH, THAT, THAT IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE LIKE A TYPICAL HURRICANE YEAR, SO NOT ABOVE AVERAGE LIKE IT HAS BEEN.

SO THAT'S NICE.

.

I MEAN, BELOW AVERAGE WOULD'VE BEEN NICE TOO, BUT I MEAN WE'RE ALREADY HAVING A HUNDRED DEGREE WEATHER AND CRAZY.

CRAZY.

THAT'S EVERYTHING THAT I HAVE.

DO Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING ANYTHING? VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY? AUGUST 5TH.

PUT IT ON YOUR CALENDAR IF YOU GUYS WANT TO COME AND HELP, WE'LL TAKE YOU.

WE'LL HAVE THE MEN'S WORK AND SECURITY.

SECURITY.

THE 8:00 AM RIGHT? YEAH.

WELL WE'LL GET HERE PROBABLY AT ABOUT SIX 30 OR SEVEN.

UM, WE WON'T HAVE Y'ALL GET HERE GENERALLY THOUGH.

UM, PROBABLY LIKE 7 45.

WELL, IT'S SO HOT.

I MIGHT WANT TO GET HERE EARLY.

, WE'RE GONNA BE INDOORS WILL BE.

IT IS AN INDOOR EVENT THOUGH.

LET'S HOPE THE CHILLER DOESN'T BREAK.

YEAH, NO HURRICANES AND NO BROKEN WEATHER.

THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HOPING FOR NOW, FOR THIS YEAR.

WELL, Y'ALL AIRPORT YESTERDAY, Y ALL HAVE DATES AS FAR AS LIKE TO SET UP AIR CONDITION.

WE NOT TWO.

I'LL BE ON VACATION AND I DON'T COME BACK TILL AUGUST 5TH, LIKE IN THE, THEY SAID IT WAS TERRIBLE, BUT LIKE DAYS THAT, I DON'T KNOW, LIKE TO PACK THE STUFF TOGETHER, ORGANIZE IT, KINDA STEPHANIE BACKPACK, STUFFING DATES AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

WE'LL HAVE I THINK LIKE A WEEK OR TWO BEFORE.

OH, OKAY.

YEAH, WE'LL HAVE, IF WE HAVE THE STUFF ALREADY, THEN WE'LL BE ABLE TO START WORKING ON THAT.

YEAH, TOTALLY.

OKAY.

WHAT ABOUT THE STUFF THAT GOES IN IT? THE, YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE SAYING WHEN YOU SAW STUFFING ON THESE, I KNOW LAST YEAR WE, WELL, BECAUSE SOME, I KNOW SENATOR ALVARADO'S OFFICE DELIVERED THE BACKPACKS LIKE THE WEEK OF, AND THEN THE YMCA DIDN'T GIVE US THE SCHOOL SUPPLY PACKAGE UNTIL THE DAY BEFORE.

OH WOW.

SO WE WERE AT THE COMMUNITY, WE HAD A NICE LITTLE ASSEMBLY LINE THING GOING ON, STUFFING IT AND THAT, THAT, THAT'S GOOD WHEN IT'S COMPLETED PACKS 'CAUSE IT'S LIKE IN A SHRINK WRAPPED PACKAGE.

BUT WHEN WE PURCHASED OUR OWN SCHOOL SUPPLIES, WE HAD TO LIKE THE FOLDERS AND THE CRAYONS AND THE PENCILS AND THEN WE HAD TO, THEN WE REALLY HAD AN ASSEMBLY LINE GOING ON.

BUT WE'LL DEFINITELY LET Y'ALL KNOW OF ANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR THAT.

IF Y'ALL WANT TO COME HELP Y'ALL SEPARATE THE LITTLE, THE LITTLER BACKPACKS WITH THE SMALLER CHILDREN'S SUPPLIES VERSUS THE FIFTH GRADE STUFF.

THEY DON'T GIVE US SMALLER CHILDREN'S SUPPLIES AND VIGOR CHILDREN IN A, IT'S IN A SHRINK WRAPPED PACKAGE.

AND THEN THE THINGS THAT WE PURCHASE, UM, WE TRY TO PURCHASE JUST THE BASIC STUFF, YOU KNOW, SCHOOL, UM, SCISSORS, ERASERS, PENCILS, CRAYONS, FOLDERS, NOTEBOOKS, RULERS, THINGS LIKE THAT.

WE DON'T GO ALL OUT AND BUY USB UM, THINGS AND, AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

I WAS JUST THINKING BECAUSE UH, AS A CS THREE, THE PARENT EDUCATOR, I HAD TO GO LOOK FOR BACKPACKS FOR THE KIDS.

SOME OF 'EM WERE DECENT, SOME OF 'EM WERE NOT AS DECENT AS OTHERS.

SO THEY WOULD BREAK THE STRAPS AND ALL THAT WOULD BREAK.

AND, AND THEN, SO YOU HAVE TO FIND JUST THE RIGHT PACK BACKPACK FOR A LITTLE KINDERGARTNER OR A SMALL FIRST GRADER.

YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE BACKPACKS ARE REGULAR ADULT SIZE, YOU KNOW, SO, AND THEN THE SUPPLIES WILL, EVERYTHING THAT WAS IN THERE WAS MORE FOR THE, YOU DON'T HAVE THAT HAND, YOU KNOW, COORDINATION SO THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE THEIR SPECIAL CRAYS AND THEY ALSO DON'T NEED THE SMALL LINE TO PAY FOR IT.

THEY NEED THE LITTLE LARGER PAPER, ET CETERA.

IS THIS THAT PAPER IN IT? IF WE CAN BUY IT? YEAH.

TABLETS THOUGH.

WE DON'T HAVE

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WE DON'T HAVE LIKE WIRE, UM, NOTEBOOKS.

BUT WE, WE CAN'T PURCHASE THE ENTIRE SCHOOL SUPPLY LIST.

SO WE TRY TO PUT AT LEAST THE BASIC, WELL WHAT WE DID LAST YEAR IS WE ACTUALLY LOOKED AT THE DIFFERENT SCHOOL SUPPLY LISTS AND TRY TO PICK UP THE BASICS THAT ARE ON ALL THE LISTS, YOU KNOW, WHICH IS PENCILS, CRAYONS, PENS, COLORED PENCILS, FOLDERS, THINGS LIKE THAT.

BUT WE CAN'T GO TOO DEEP INTO UM, THAT BECAUSE THEN WE'D END UP SPENDING A WHOLE LOT MORE MONEY ON SUPPLIES AND THEN WE'D HAVE LESS TO GIVE AWAY.

WE'LL TRY TO GIVE YOU AT LEAST A BEARD.

ESSENTIAL.

WHERE DO Y'ALL GET YOUR SUPPLIES? GO TO WALMART.

YOU GO TO WALMART? LAST YEAR WE DID TO SAM'S.

WE WENT TO WALMART LAST YEAR.

WE CAN GO TO SAM'S.

WE HAVE A MEMBERSHIP.

YEAH, THE CITY HAS A MEMBERSHIP.

SO WE CAN GO TO SAM'S.

BUT WHAT ABOUT, WHAT ABOUT NEW SHOES? YES, WE ARE GOING TO START HITTING THE PAVEMENTS NEXT WEEK.

STEPHANIE AND I ARE GOING TO GO TO THE SHOE STORES AND UM, TALK TO THEM IN PERSON.

RIGHT NOW, FAMOUS FOOTWEAR SEEMS THE MOST AGREEABLE TO DOING IT, SO I THINK NOW WE JUST NEED TO GO AND TALK TO THEM FACE TO FACE BECAUSE THIS IS LITERALLY $15,000 OF GUARANTEED REVENUE FOR YOUR STORE.

SO, UM, WE'RE GONNA GO AND POUND THE PAVEMENT NEXT WEEK AND PROBABLY GO TO FAMOUS FOOTWEAR, MAYBE KOHL'S AND ACADEMY OR SOMETHING JUST TO UH, LET THEM KNOW IF STEPHANIE PUT TOGETHER A PRESENTATION.

SO WE'RE JUST GONNA PRINT THAT OUT.

AND I'M EVEN GONNA BRING THE BUDGET AND THE ORDINANCE SHOWING THAT THIS IS APPROVED.

LIKE WE HAVE THE MONEY DUE, WE WANNA GIVE DEAL, WE WANNA GIVE $15,000 OR MORE BECAUSE IF THE SHOES END UP BEING 60, THEY HAVE TO, FAMILY HAS TO PAY THE DIFFERENCE.

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? SO YOU'RE MAKING MORE THAN 15,000 AND IT'S 20,000 NEXT YEAR.

SO , THIS IS GUARANTEED MONEY.

SO WE'RE GONNA GO NEXT WEEK.

'CAUSE WORST COMES TO WORST, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO END UP MEETING THE PEOPLE AT THE STORE AND AND PAYING FOR IT WITH OUR CITY CREDIT CARDS LIKE THAT, WHICH WILL BE TEDIOUS.

AND IT'LL ALSO BE BAD FOR OUR ADMIN 'CAUSE SHE'LL HAVE TO PROCESS EVERY ONE OF THOSE.

I WOULD THINK THAT WOULD BE SO DISRUPTIVE FOR THE STORE.

THEY WOULD JUST RATHER GO AHEAD AND DO IT.

YEAH.

SO WE'RE GONNA GO NEXT WEEK AND STEPHANIE'S GONNA CALL AND FIND OUT IF THE MAN, 'CAUSE I DON'T, WE WERE GONNA GO MONDAY MORNING, BUT I WAS LIKE, WELL WHAT IF THE MANAGER'S NOT THERE ON MONDAYS? BECAUSE I WOULD THINK SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WOULD BE LIKE THE BUSIEST DAY.

SO HER DAYS OFF MIGHT BE MONDAY AND TUESDAY OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

SO LET'S FIND OUT WHAT DAY THE MANAGER'S THERE AND SHOW UP.

EXCUSE ME, I HATE YOU.

YOU KNOW, JUST THAT HORN.

I KNOW, RIGHT? Y'ALL HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS? NOPE.

ALRIGHT, SO WE'LL REACH OUT TO Y'ALL IN JULY TO LET YOU KNOW WHAT DAY WE'RE GONNA MEET IN AUGUST.

SEND Y'ALL AN EMAIL AND THEN GO FROM THERE.

I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOIN THIS MEETING.

I SECOND THAT MOTION.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

A.