Dec 10, 2024 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE

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I'M GOOD.

I'LL

[ CITY OF BAYTOWN NOTICE OF MEETING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2024 5:30 P.M. HULLUM CONFERENCE ROOM, CITY HALL 2401 MARKET STREET, BAYTOWN, TEXAS 77520 AGENDA CALL TO ORDER AND ANNOUNCEMENT OF QUORUM ]

UM, TO ORDER, TODAY IS TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10TH, 2024.

THE TIME BEING 5:29 PM I'LL MOVE ON

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CONSIDER APPROVING THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADVISING COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES FROM MAY 28TH, 2024.

DO I HAVE A MOTION? I MOTION BY MS. MA MESSA? I'M SORRY.

SECOND LOPEZ.

AND, UM, ALL, UH, ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

AYE.

ALL OPPOSED.

MOTION CARRIES.

I WILL NOW MOVE ON TO UM, TWO A CONSIDER APPROVING THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADVISING COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES FROM JUNE 18TH, 2024.

DO I HAVE A MOTION? ALRIGHT, DO I HAVE A SECOND? ALRIGHT.

ALL IN FAVOR A OR OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES.

[a. Conduct a Public Hearing for the PY2023 CAPER.]

MR. SHERRY, UH, NOW WE'RE, FORGIVE ME.

I WRITTEN NOW A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE UM, 2023 KEEPER REPORT IN THIS PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING THE PROPOSED CITY OF BEONE 20 23, 20 24 TO FOLLOWING DAY OF PERFORMANCE AND EVALUATION FOR KEEPER.

ALL PURPOSES DESIRING, UM, TO SPEAK, TO SIGN THE LIST IN 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 20 23 20 24 CONSOLIDATOR PERFORMANCE EVALUATION, UM, REPORT.

SINCE THERE IS, SINCE THERE BEING NO ONE ELSE DESIRING TO SPEAK, HOWEVER, NOW CLOSE.

NO, WE'RE NOT CLOSING.

OH, OKAY.

I'M SORRY.

I'M GONNA SPEAK .

SO OUR CAPER IS OUR CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION REPORT.

SO EVERY YEAR AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR PRIOR TO THE PROGRAM YEAR BEGINNING, WE SUBMIT AN ACTION PLAN.

AND THAT'S BASICALLY HOW, WHERE WE TELL HUD HOW WE'RE GONNA SPEND OUR MONEY FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR.

AT THE END OF THAT YEAR, THEN WE SUBMIT OUR CAPER, WHICH TELLS THEM HOW WE SPEND THE MONEY, LIKE WHAT EXACTLY IT WAS THAT WE DID.

SO THIS TIME PERIOD COVERS OCTOBER 1ST, 2023 TO SEPTEMBER 30TH TO 2024.

TELLS US HOW THE FUNDS WERE EXPENDED.

WE PUT ALL OF OUR REPORTS IN IDIS, WHICH IS HOW WE REPORT EVERYTHING TO HUD.

I HAVE MAPS OF PROGRAM ACTIVITY RIGHT NOW THERE'S JUST A DRAFT OF THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY IN THERE.

I AM WAITING FOR THE FINAL FINANCIAL REPORTS FROM OUR FINANCE DEPARTMENT.

AND THE REASON THAT WE DO THIS IS TO COMPLY WITH THE STATUTORY REQUIREMENT FROM HUD.

WE WOULD ACTUALLY GET IN A LOT OF TROUBLE IF WE DID NOT SUBMIT THIS REPORT.

IT'S A WAY FOR US TO MEASURE OUR ACTIVITIES.

WHAT WE CAN DO IS LOOK AT HOW A PROGRAM IS PERFORMING OR UNDERPERFORMING IN CN IF MAYBE IT NEEDS TO BE FUNDED AGAIN NEXT YEAR.

AND ALSO FOR US TO UM, TRANSPARENT IN HOW IT IS THAT WE'RE SPENDING OUR MONEY.

SO FOR PY 2023 WE HAD $744,907 IN OUR ACTUAL ENTITLEMENT WITH AN ESTIMATED A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM PREVIOUS YEARS AND $5,000 IN UNEXPENDED FUNDS.

SO FOR OUR LITTLE RUNDOWN OF ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS FOR OUR OWNER OCCUPIED HOUSING REHABILITATION PROGRAM, WE HAVE THREE PROJECTS THAT ARE PENDING AND I'LL TALK ABOUT THOSE.

DURING THE MANAGERS REPORT, WE WERE ABLE TO COMPLETE ONE SEWER LINE PROJECT THAT'S ACTUALLY LESS THAN WE NORMALLY DO.

WE HAVE BEEN DOING WHAT WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO DRUM UP MORE INTEREST IN THE PROGRAM.

SOME OF YOU MIGHT HAVE SEEN AN INSERT IN THE WATER, IN YOUR WATER BILL OR UM, IF YOU DO HAVE A PLIP AT YOUR HOUSE, THEN YOU WOULD'VE RECEIVED A LETTER LIKE SAYING, HEY, YOU HAVE A PLIP, IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED.

IF YOU DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE ONE, LOOK AT YOUR WATER BILL.

IF YOU ARE PAYING AN ADDITIONAL $25 A MONTH AND IT SAYS PLIP FEE, IT'S BECAUSE YOU NEED TO HAVE YOUR SEWER LINE REPAIRED.

WE HAVE A PROGRAM TO WHERE WE CAN DO THAT, BUT THERE ARE OF COURSE INCOME ELIGIBILITY RESIDENCY, THINGS LIKE THAT WITH CDBG DOLLARS.

PUBLIC WORKS ALSO, THEY CREATED A PROGRAM THAT MIRRORED OURS, BUT ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THEIR PROGRAM IS THAT YOU'RE DENIED BY US BECAUSE YOU'RE OVER INCOME.

SO ANYBODY THAT WE DENY BASED ON INCOME, THEY WILL PICK 'EM UP.

SO WE ACTUALLY HAVE ONE PROJECT PENDING NOW AND WE TRANSFERRED TWO PEOPLE, TWO APPLICATIONS TO THEM AND THEY'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO COMPLETE THOSE PROJECTS.

HOME BUYER ASSISTANCE, WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE ONE HOUSEHOLD WITH HOME BUYER ASSISTANCE AND WE DROVE BY THAT HOUSE.

IT WAS ON SCOTT STREET.

WE DROVE BY IT DURING THE TOUR SUBSTANDARD.

SO OUR SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURED ABATEMENT PROGRAM ONLY PAYS FOR THE SALARIES AND RELATED EXPENSES FOR A DEMOLITION AND HOUSING INSPECTOR.

THE GENERAL FUND ACTUALLY FUNDS THE DEMOLITIONS OF THE PROPERTIES.

SO CODY, OUR INSPECTOR ACTUALLY OVERSAW 26, UM, DEMO DEMOLITIONS THIS PAST YEAR.

ONE SECURING AND THEN HE ASSISTED IN SEVEN CODE ENFORCEMENT CASES.

AND FOR OUR NIP PROGRAM, WE BASICALLY FOCUS, UM,

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WE HOSTED TWO NEIGHBORHOOD CLEANUP DAYS.

BOBBY CAN ASSESS THAT 'CAUSE HE WAS OUT THERE UNLOADING TRASH FROM TRAILERS.

AND WE TRY TO INCREASE COORDINATION BETWEEN RESIDENTS BUSINESSES IN THE CITY.

AND THIS HERE IS A MAP OF THE CURRENT NIP ERIC, I'M SURE YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THAT AREA.

DOORSTEP BLESSINGS WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS FOOD TO 910 RESIDENTS IN BAYTOWN.

THAT'S USUALLY THE ELDERLY AND PEOPLE WHO HAVE BARRIERS IN TRANSPORTATION, THEY'LL ACTUALLY EITHER DELIVER PARCELS OF FOOD TO THEIR HOMES OR THEY WILL HOST A KIND OF A FOOD FAIR IN, LET'S SAY IN THE SENIOR LIVING FACILITIES IN THEIR ACTIVITIES ROOM.

THEY'LL ACTUALLY BRING ALL OF THEM AND THE PEOPLE, THE RESIDENTS CAN GO SHOPPING AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

THIS IS ALSO THE PLACE WHERE WE VOLUNTEERED LAST YEAR FOR, UM, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WEEK AND WE ACTUALLY BAGGED UP FOOD THAT WAS GONNA BE DELIVERED AND WE'RE GONNA WANNA DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT AGAIN THIS YEAR.

SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT Y'ALL CAN BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR.

AND MAYBE IF Y'ALL HAVE TIME, IT'S DURING THE WEEK.

UM, BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE, I THINK IT WOULD BE A GOOD THING FOR US TO ALL GET TOGETHER TO DO BECAUSE WE'RE SEEING BASICALLY WHERE OUR DOLLARS ARE GOING.

COMMUNITIES AND SCHOOLS WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE 119 STUDENTS WITH ACCESS TO WORKSHOPS THAT WOULD HELP THEM APPLY FOR COLLEGE OR APPLY FOR JOBS.

REALLY ALL DEPENDS BECAUSE A LOT OF KIDS DON'T GO TO COLLEGE RIGHT OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL.

IT'S NOT ALWAYS AN OPTION FOR PEOPLE.

SO THEY'RE TRYING TO OPEN DIFFERENT AVENUES FOR THEM.

OUR NEW YEAR IN NEW SHOES PROGRAM, WE WERE ABLE TO ASSIST 366 CHILDREN AND TEENS WITH A NEW PAIR OF SHOES FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR.

WE PARTNERED WITH FAMOUS FOOTWEAR.

YES, FAMOUS FOOTWEAR AGAIN.

AND WHAT ENDS UP BEING ACTUALLY REALLY COOL IS THAT DURING THE TIME, SO EVERY FAMILY GETS UP TO $50 PER CHILD.

WELL THEY USUALLY HAVE BOGO GOING ON AT THAT TIME, SO WE'LL ACTUALLY ALLOW THEM TO GET, IF IT'S WITHIN THAT $50, THEY CAN GET ONE PAIR AND THEN GET A SECOND PAIR FOR HALF OFF.

AS LONG AS IT'S WITHIN THE 50 OR IF IT'S MORE THAN 50, THEN THEY CAN, THE PARENTS CAN PAY THE DIFFERENCE.

QUESTION.

YES MA'AM.

'CAUSE THIS WAS 2324.

THE SHOES WOULD'VE BEEN THIS, THIS PAST AUGUST.

IT'S IN THIS, IT'S IN THE FISCAL UNIT, JUST ENDED TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM.

WE HAVE 109 PARTICIPANTS, 1,224 TAXI RIDES.

WERE USED THROUGH OUR HARRIS COUNTY RIDES PORTION AND WE PROVIDE ABOUT 80 BUS PASSES EVERY QUARTER TO THOSE PARTICIPANTS.

WE HAVE SOME PEOPLE WHO ONLY USE IT FOR THE TAXI SERVICE.

AND THEN WE HAVE SOME PEOPLE WHO ONLY USE IT FOR THE BUS, WHICH IS WHY THE NUMBERS DON'T ALWAYS MATCH UP BECAUSE WE DO HAVE PEOPLE THAT USE THE TAXI FOR DIALYSIS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO PATSY'S DESTINY, WHICH IS THAT BAY AREA REHABILITATION CENTER, THEY WERE ABLE TO, UM, UTILIZE ALL OF THEIR FUNDING TO DO PHASE TWO OF THE REHABILITATION OF THE WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE PLAYGROUND THAT THEY HAVE IN FRONT OF THEIR FACILITY.

SO PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION, THAT IS US.

UM, FUNDING WAS USED TO PREPARE REPORTS FOR HUD TO MONITOR OUR SUB-RECIPIENTS.

WE ATTENDED A COUPLE OF TRAININGS AND WE PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO OUR CURRENT SUB-RECIPIENT AND FUTURE SUBRECIPIENTS, UM, ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS.

AND THAT IS THE END OF MY PORTION OF THINGS.

DO Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? THAT 109, UM, THE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM IS, IS THAT UP FROM? I THINK IT'S UP BY LIKE THREE FROM LAST YEAR.

OH, SO NOT MUCH? NOT MUCH.

NO.

IT'S HARD TO PUT IT UP BECAUSE, SO WE PROVIDE UP TO $300 A MONTH ON A RIDES CARD PLUS THE QUARTERLY BUS PASSES.

WE ACTUALLY DID THE MATH.

IF WE WERE TO, IF EVERYONE GOT MONEY PUT ON THEIR RIDES CARD AND EVERYONE GOT A BUS PASS, WE WOULD, WE WOULDN'T, WE WOULDN'T SEED OUR BUDGET BUYOUT.

WE WOULD BREAK THE PUBLIC SERVICE CAP 'CAUSE ONLY 15% OF OUR FUNDS CAN BE USED.

SO THAT WOULD BE TO WHERE WE COULDN'T FUND ANYONE ELSE JUST TO FUND TRANSPORTATION.

LIKE MONICA ACTUALLY PUT TOGETHER A WHOLE REPORT ON HOW WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO ADD MAYBE 10 MORE PEOPLE.

BUT WHEN WE ACTUALLY SAT DOWN AND DID THE MATH, IT WASN'T FEASIBLE.

I MEAN, SHE JUST WANTED TO GET IT UP TO AT LEAST ONE.

I THINK WE WOULD'VE TRIED TO GET UP TO ONE 15.

IT WOULDN'T WORK JUST BECAUSE OF THAT PUBLIC SERVICE GAP.

DO YOU HAVE EVEN 90, 78 80 CLOSE TO 80 CLOSE 80 PEOPLE WAITING.

AND THE ONLY WAY FOR YOU TO GET OFF OF THE PROGRAM IS IF YOU PASS AWAY OR YOU MOVE OUT OF BIG TOWN.

SO IT'S KIND OF HARD.

IT'S, IT'S, IT DOESN'T, BUT IT'S ALSO A PUBLIC SERVICE ACTIVITY.

SO ONLY 15% OF OUR FUNDING CAN BE USED FOR THAT.

SO EVEN IF WE WERE TO JUST USE ALL OF OUR PUBLIC SERVICE DOLLARS, THAT MEANS, WELL WE COULDN'T FUND COMMUNITIES AND SCHOOLS SHOES, UM, ARTS AND HANDS.

THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE.

SO IT'S LIKE, DO WE PUT ALL OF IT INTO ONE THING AND THEN ELIMINATE ALL THE OTHER PROGRAMS? OR DO WE TRY TO SPREAD THE LOAD? HOW DO WE GET BULK PERCENT INCREASE? UM, THAT'S THE ONLY WAY.

IT'S, IT'S A STATUTORY REQUIREMENT.

ONLY 15% OF OUR FUNDING CAN BE USED TO PUBLIC SERVICE ACTIVITIES.

ONLY 20% CAN BE USED TO PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION.

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I MEAN THEY GET MILLIONS.

WE, WE GET THREE QUARTERS OF A MILLION.

I MEAN HARRIS COUNTY ABOUT 20 MIL.

CITY OF HOUSTON GETS ABOUT SIX OR SEVEN PASADENA, THEY, THEY GET SO MUCH MORE SO THEIR PUBLIC SERVICE CAP IS BIGGER.

BUT I DON'T THINK A LOT OF THEM HAVE A TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM LIKE THAT EITHER THOUGH.

LIKE HARRIS COUNTY TRANSIT IS PRIMARILY IN BAYTOWN.

WE LEARNED THAT A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT ALL OF THEIR BUS ROUTES, IT'S IN BAYTOWN.

AND THEN THERE ARE FOUR BUS ROUTES THAT ARE PRIMARILY IN BAYTOWN AND THEN THERE'S ABOUT THREE THAT WILL TAKE YOU EITHER TO CROSBY TO PASADENA OR TO NORTH SHORE COUNTY.

IT SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE STARTING TO GET IT USING THE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.

YES, IT'S PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IS VERY IMPORTANT.

IT MORE FUNDS TOO, RIGHT? IT SHOWS FOR A NEED FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.

YEAH, I REMEMBER WHEN IT STARTED IT WAS, IT WAS I, 'CAUSE WHEN I MOVED TO BAYTOWN IN 2004, WE DIDN'T HAVE PUBLIC TRANSIT AND COMING FROM NEW YORK CITY.

SO YOU KNOW, LIKE THAT'S WHAT I GREW UP WITH.

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? LIKE I DIDN'T KNOW LIFE WITHOUT GETTING ON A SUBWAY.

SO I DON'T THINK IT STARTED UNTIL 2006 OR SEVEN.

IT WAS SEVEN OR EIGHT.

IT WAS AFTER I CAME AND I CAME IN OH FIVE.

YEAH, IT WAS AFTER I CAME TOO.

BUT WE WERE LOOKING AT IT THE OTHER DAY.

IT WAS OH EIGHT.

IT PEAKED AT ABOUT 90,000 IN 2020 WHEN THERE WERE FREE FREE RIDES.

BUT AVERAGE WE WERE ABOUT 65 TO 70,000 RIDES A YEAR IS THE ROUTE THAT SURVEY.

SO THAT'S EVERYTHING I HAVE.

YOU CAN CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

OH, I HAVE A QUESTION.

YES.

IT BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT THE RECIPIENTS FOR THE NEW YEAR'S AND NEW SHOES, IN ORDER FOR THEM TO SAVE MORE OR ADDITIONAL MONEY, COULDN'T YOU HOST IT ON TAX FREE WEEKEND ON BACK TO SCHOOL? THAT'S WHEN WE DO THE BACK TO SCHOOL FAIR.

AND THAT IS WHEN THEY ARE AT THEIR BUSIEST AT THAT STORE.

SO I YOU SHOULD COME TO A A SHOE DAY.

ONE DAY.

SO WE HAVE, WE TRY TO SPLIT, WE DO TWO DIFFERENT DAYS 'CAUSE WE CAN'T, SO CDBG DOES NOT ALLOW US TO GIVE OUT GIFT CARDS.

IT DOESN'T ALLOW US TO GIVE OUT CASH.

IT DOESN'T ALLOW US ANYTHING.

SO WE ACTUALLY HAVE TWO DIFFERENT DAYS THAT THE FAMILIES MEET US.

WE HAVE A TABLE SET UP, THEY CHECK IN WITH US AND THEN WE SIT THERE AND WE SWIPE OUR PCARD FOR EVERY SINGLE PURCHASE.

SO IF YOU IMAGINE ABOUT 150 KIDS OR FAMILIES ONE DAY PLUS ALL OF THE PEOPLE THEY'RE SHOPPING FOR TAX-FREE WEEKEND, IT WOULD BE INSANE.

SO YEAH, SO WHICH IS WHY WE END UP, IF THERE'S BOGO GOING ON, BUY YOUR KIDS TWO PAIRS OF SHOES AS LONG AS YOU'RE WITHIN THE $50.

WE DON'T MIND IF IT GOES OVER 50.

IF YOU PAY THE DIFFERENCE, WE DON'T MIND EITHER.

BUT WE DO ALLOCATE $50 FOR FAMILY.

ANOTHER QUESTION ON THE TAX FREE DAYS, AREN'T THEY GONNA BE CHANGING THAT TO A TAX WEEKEND? TAX FREE WEEKEND? IT IS A WEEKEND.

IS THAT OKAY SO THAT LIKE SAY ON FRIDAY NIGHTS OR A CERTAIN TIME PERIOD, YOU CAN DO THAT.

SO THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT ARE ALREADY SHOPPING ON TAX FREE WEEKEND AND THEN YOU ADD 150 FAMILIES WITH THEIR KIDS ANYWHERE FROM TWO TO FIVE KIDS EACH WOULD BE INSANE INSIDE THE STORES.

I DON'T GO SHOPPING ON TAX FREE USE THAT .

UM, BUT UH, YOU KNOW, I WAS JUST THINKING, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE THE LADY ACROSS THE STREET FROM ME, SHE HAD TO BUY SIX PAIRS OF SHOES AND SHE WAS HAVING PROBLEMS FINDING SHOES THAT WAS ON THE IN STOCK FOR THAT SIZE OF THE, FOR THE KIDS.

SO WHAT FAMOUS FOOTWEAR WILL ACTUALLY DO FOR THE FAMILIES IS IF THE SHOE IS NOT IN STORE, THEY WILL ORDER IT FOR THEM ONLINE AND HAVE IT SHIPPED DIRECTLY TO THEIR HOUSE.

THAT'S WHAT THEY DO AT FAMOUS FOOTWEAR ALL THE TIME.

SO TELL YOUR FRIENDS TO GO TO FAMOUS FOOTWEAR BECAUSE THEY WORK WITH THE FAMILIES THERE.

IF THE SHOES ARE NOT IN STOCK, THEY WILL ORDER IT FOR YOU AND HAVE IT DELIVERED TO YOUR OWN AND WE STILL PAY FOR IT.

HOW DID THOSE NUMBERS COMPARE TO PREVIOUS YEARS? THE COMMUNITIES, THE SCHOOLS, HOW MANY STUDENTS DID THEY WERE ABLE TO HELP LAST YEAR I BELIEVE.

'CAUSE I WAS LOOKING AT LAST YEAR'S CAPER OF 76 WAS HOW MANY COMMUNITIES AND SCHOOLS HELPED BUT THEY GOT MORE MONEY AND THEY ALSO EXPANDED TO JUNIOR HIGHS NOW.

SO THEY WERE ACTUALLY IN JUNIOR HIGHS.

YEAH.

AND THEN THE SHOES LAST YEAR WAS ABOUT, IT WAS LESS THAN 250 BUT THIS YEAR WE HAD MORE MONEY.

UM, SO THAT'S WHY WE WERE ABLE TO HELP.

AND DOORSTEP BLESSINGS LAST YEAR WAS ABOUT 5 45 I BELIEVE IT WAS.

AND NOW IT WAS 910 THIS YEAR.

SO LEAST WE KNOW IT'S BEEN, IT IS.

AND WE ACTUALLY REDUCED THEIR FUNDING.

'CAUSE I MEAN WE'RE NOT GIVING THEM WHAT THEY ASKED FOR.

SO THEY'RE WORKING WHAT THEY HAVE.

THE NEED IS THERE.

YEAH, WE ACTUALLY VOLUNTEERED AT THE, THE THANKS THE FEW DAYS BEFORE THANKSGIVING.

ME, MONICA, STEPHANIE AND CODY WERE AT THE FOOD DISTRIBUTION ON THAT TUESDAY MORNING BEFORE THANKSGIVING AND OH IT WAS CRAZY.

I DIDN'T THINK THE CARS WERE GONNA STOP .

IT WAS, WE WERE THERE WORKING

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WE WERE GOING NONSTOP AND IT WAS CHILLY THAT DAY.

NEXT TIME WE DO ONE OF THOSE, WE CAN ALWAYS LET Y'ALL KNOW.

YES, YES, YES.

I KNOW SOME OF Y'ALL WORK AND STUFF LIKE THAT OR ELSE.

WELL NOW YOU HAVE NEW HIPS SO YOU CAN STAND .

NO EXCUSE.

ARE THERE ANY MORE QUESTIONS? YOU HAVE A QUESTION? YES SIR.

TRANSPORTATION.

YES SIR.

TO ORDER FOR YOU TO GET OFF OF IT, YOU HAVE TO PASS AWAY OR MOVE.

IS THERE A WAY THAT, LET'S SAY FOR INSTANCE, I'M SIGNED UP FOR IT, I'M NOT ABLE TO PURCHASE MY OWN CAR.

AM I STILL QUALIFIED FOR THAT OR SO THOSE AREN'T THE ONLY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PROGRAM.

YOU ACTUALLY HAVE TO, UM, FALL WITHIN THE INCOME LIMITS.

SO, UM, IF YOU PURCHASE YOUR OWN CAR, AS LONG AS YOU STILL QUALIFY, I MEAN WE DON'T CHECK TO SEE IF YOU OWN A CAR, YOU APPLY FOR THE PROGRAM, YOU MEET OUR INCOME REQUIREMENTS, YOU MEET OUR ELIG UM, RESIDENCY.

'CAUSE YOU HAVE TO LIVE WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF BAYTOWN.

YOU HAVE TO UM, FALL WITHIN HUD'S INCOME LIMITS AND YOU HAVE TO BE ELDERLY OR DISABLED.

IF YOU ARE UNDER 62, YOU HAVE TO UM, SUBMIT WE HAVE A DISABILITY CERTIFICATION FORM THAT'S FILLED OUT BY YOUR DOCTOR.

IT DOESN'T TELL US THE NATURE OF YOUR DISABILITY, BUT IT DOES TELL US THAT YOU'RE DISABLED.

AND THEN THOSE ARE THE REQUIREMENTS SINCE WE'RE FOR 62 AND OLDER OR DISABLED OR VICTIMS OF SEXUAL OR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

BUT THAT DOESN'T COME UP AS MUCH.

MAKING SURE UNDERSTOOD.

THAT'S WHY I'M HERE, SIR, TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS.

MAKE SURE I WAS LIKE, WELL WHAT IF I DO GET A CAR THEN MAYBE I COULD RELINQUISH THAT AND GIVE IT TO SOMEBODY AND IT'LL JUST GO TO THE PERSON THAT'S NEXT ON THE WAITING LIST.

AND WE ACTUALLY CHECK, UM, REGULARLY TO SEE, UH, LET'S SAY WHEN WE MAIL OUT YOUR BUS PASS, IF IT'S RETURNED TO US, WE START CALLING TO FIND OUT IS, YOU KNOW, 'CAUSE WE DEAL WITH ELDERLY PEOPLE SO WE FORGET OR YOU PASS AWAY .

SO ONE OF THOSE TWO THINGS, RIGHT? SO, UM, SO WE WILL CHECK, YOU'RE BEING QUIET, RIGHT? FOR THE TAXI RIDES, IF YOU'RE USING THE TAXI WITHIN CITY LIMITS, YOU CAN GO TO THE GROCERY STORE, YOU CAN GO TO CVS, YOU CAN GO TO WHATEVER EXCEPT FOR LIQUOR STORES.

UM, IF YOU LEAVE BAYTOWN, YOU HAVE TO BE GOING TO A MEDICAL APPOINTMENT.

WE ACTUALLY, HARRIS COUNTY RIDES, WE CAN GO ON THEIR WEBSITE AND RUN A REPORT AND SEE EVERY ADDRESS THAT YOU GET DROPPED OFF AT.

AND EVERY NOW AND THEN I DECIDE TO GO THROUGH AND CHECK AND SEE WHERE PEOPLE ARE GETTING DROPPED OFF AT.

AND IF YOU ARE NOT GOING TO A MEDICAL 'CAUSE, I WILL GOOGLE IT AND I START LOOKING ALL I KNOW DOCTOR NEAR THERE.

AND THEN YOU WILL GET A LETTER LETTING YOU KNOW THAT YOU'RE IN VIOLATION OF THE PROGRAM.

WE HAVE 80 PEOPLE WAITING.

IF YOU CAN'T USE IT FOR ITS INTENDED PURPOSE, THEN LET'S LET SOMEBODY ELSE DO IT BECAUSE THE PEOPLE, WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT NEED IT, YOU KNOW, DIALYSIS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

SOME OF 'EM HAVE TO GO THREE TIMES A WEEK, YOU KNOW, AND THEN YOU'RE SITTING HERE GOING TO WESTHEIMER.

NO SIR.

WHY ARE DOING THAT? ? THAT HAPPENED.

WESTHEIMER WAS ONE OF THEM.

PROGRAM.

IS THERE ANOTHER PROGRAM THAT'S FOR NO SIR.

NO, NOT AT THIS TIME.

ALRIGHT, ANY MORE QUESTIONS GUYS? SINCE THERE WAS NO ONE ELSE IN TOWN TO SPEAK, I WOULD NOW CLOSE THIS PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNED THE PROPOSED 20 23 20 24 CONSOLIDATE ANNUAL PERFORMANCE AND EVALUATION REPORT, CAPER REPORT.

I'LL NOW MOVE ON TO

[b. Consider a recommendation for the PY2023 CAPER.]

CONSIDER A RECOMMENDATION FOR THE 2023 CAPER.

DO I HAVE A MOTION? HOLD ON, LEMME JUST SO WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF WRITING THE CAPER NOW I'M WAITING FOR SOME FINANCIAL REPORTS FROM FINANCE.

ONCE THAT'S DONE, UM, IDEALLY THE CAPER IS DUE ON DECEMBER 28TH.

I LIKE TO SUBMIT IT BEFORE CHRISTMAS.

I WANT TO GO INTO THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY KNOWING THAT WE'VE DONE OUR JOB AND WE'RE GOOD TO GO.

SO MY GOAL IS TO SUBMIT THE CAPER NEXT FRIDAY.

SO, UM, THAT'LL BE SUBMITTED TO HUD FOR REVIEW AND IF THEY HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR ANYTHING, THEN THEY WILL SEND US EMAILS LETTING US KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, BASICALLY IF THEY READ IT, THEY MIGHT HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS, WE ANSWER THEIR QUESTIONS AND THEN WE'RE GOOD TO GO.

IS THAT SUBMITTED VIA EMAIL? UH, DIS UH, THE SOFTWARE THAT WE HAVE TO USE TO REPORT TO HUD.

SO, AND THEN A COPY OF IT WILL BE, UM, POSTED ON THE WEBSITE.

UM, LIKE ALL OF OUR REPORTS ARE ON OUR WEBSITE, SO IF ANYBODY WANTS, I CAN ALWAYS SEND YOU ALL A LINK TO WHERE THAT PAGE IS AND YOU CAN JUST SEE ALL OF OUR STUFF ON IT.

SO DO WE HAVE TO HOLD OFF ON ITEM? OH NO, YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND REMOVE.

OKAY THEN I'D LIKE TO CONSIDER A RECOMMENDATION.

DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR ITEM THREE DI MOVE SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? ALL OPPOSED.

MOTION PASSES.

WE MOVE ON

[a. Consider electing the Chairperson and Co-Chairperson for the Community Development Advisory Committee.]

CONSIDER ELECTING THE CHAIRPERSON AND CO CHAIRPERSON FOR THE COMMUNITY COMMITTEE.

ALRIGHT.

ALL RIGHT.

SO EVERY

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EVERY, EVERY YEAR AT OUR MEETINGS WE ELECT A CHAIR AND A CO-CHAIR.

UM, AND THEY BASICALLY LEAD THE MEETINGS.

UH, CURRENTLY OUR CHAIRPERSON IS BOBBY DIAZ.

HE IS VERY WELL VERSED IN, UM, HE'S ACTUALLY BEEN ON THE CDAC, UM, BEFORE I GOT HERE.

SO HE, HE KNOWS A A LOT.

BOBBY'S ALSO VERY INVOLVED WITHIN THE COMMUNITY TOO.

UM, HE COMES TO OUR TRASH OFFICE AND UNLOADS TRAIL, UH, TRASH FROM TRAILERS FOR US.

I MEAN I'M TALKING BIG STUFF TOO.

UM, AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE MS. RONALD LOPEZ AS OUR CO-CHAIR AT THIS TIME.

Y'ALL CAN OPEN IT UP FOR NOMINATIONS.

I UNDERSTAND ANITA HAS NOMINATED BOBBY AS THE CHAIR.

THANK YOU ANITA.

ANYBODY ELSE? IS ANYONE ELSE? I NOT.

SHE'S THE FIRST.

I MEAN WE CAN CUT THROUGH ALL THAT.

SAY, HEY, YOU KNOW WHAT? I THINK WE SHOULD CONTINUE WITH THE TWO THAT WE HAVE.

I SAW WHO SECOND THEN JUST TAKE A VOTE.

SO, OKAY THEN MOTION FOR NOMINATING ME.

R HAS AND NOMINATING MS. RONDEL LOPEZ FOR CO-CHAIR PERSON.

DO I HAVE ANY SECOND? NOT ME.

ALRIGHT, MS. SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

ALL OPPOSED, THANK YOU GUYS AND WE HOPE TO CONTINUE MAKE YOU IN EVERYBODY AND THE CITY PROUD.

YOU DO.

ALRIGHT, OUR NEXT

[b. Consider approving the PY2024-25 Community Development Advisory Committee’s Calendar.]

SO, WHICH IS THE LAST PAGE OF THE PACKET.

SO YOU'LL SEE THERE MIGHT BE A COUPLE OF EXTRA MEETINGS ON HERE BECAUSE WE DID RELEASE THE RFP FOR OUR CONSOLIDATED PLAN.

SO EVERY FIVE YEARS WE HAVE TO SUBMIT A PLAN TO HUD ON HOW IT IS THAT WE, UH, INTEND TO USE CDB DOLLAR CDBG DOLLARS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY OVER A FIVE YEAR PERIOD.

AND THEN OUT OF THAT PLAN WE HAVE OUR ACTION PLANS THAT WE SUBMIT EVERY YEAR.

SO RIGHT NOW WE ARE CURRENTLY, UM, ACCEPTING RFPS FROM UH, REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FROM QUALIFIED CONSULTANTS TO CREATE THAT CONSOLIDATED PLAN.

SO THERE MIGHT BE A COUPLE OF EXTRA MEETINGS ON HERE, NOT BY MUCH OR WE MIGHT JUST CONSOLIDATE.

I BELIEVE LIKE OUR FIRST, UH, IN MARCH IT'S GONNA BE A CONSOLIDATED PLAN, PUBLIC HEARING AND OUR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WORKSHOP.

SO WE CONSOLIDATE A FEW THINGS INTO THOSE MEETINGS AS WELL.

SO, UM, WE DID LOOK AT EVERYTHING.

YOU'RE FINE.

I'LL PUT IT RIGHT HERE.

WE DID LOOK AT UM, EVERYTHING.

TRY TO MAKE SURE I'M NOT SCHEDULING ANYTHING ON GOOD FRIDAY, LIKE I DID ONE YEAR.

AND UM, THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE SO FAR.

UM, YOU'LL SEE THAT THERE IS UM, WE HAVE A HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE EVENT ON JANUARY 11TH, WHICH I'LL GO OVER AGAIN IN THE MANAGER'S REPORT.

REAPPOINTMENTS, UM, CDAC MEETING IN FEBRUARY AND THEN ANOTHER IN MARCH THAT SHOWS YOU WHEN OUR REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS SO THAT OUTSIDE ORGANIZATIONS CAN APPLY FOR FUNDING.

HAS ALL THOSE DATES ON THERE.

BASICALLY ALL OF OUR MEETINGS UP UNTIL JUNE OF NEXT YEAR.

JULY.

SO JANUARY 23RD WHEN WE NEED TO BE AT COUNCIL.

YOU ARE NOT UP FOR REAPPOINTMENT.

THE PEOPLE WHO ARE UP FOR REAPPOINTMENT RIGHT NOW ARE DISTRICT SIX AND MY THREE AT LARGES AT LARGE? NO, DISTRICT TWO.

ERIC.

ERIC.

YEAH.

I THOUGHT I WAS JUST, YOU WERE JUST REAPPOINTED.

YEAH, YOU'RE NOT DISTRICT SIX.

I'M DISTRICT FIVE, BUT I THINK I'M AT LARGE.

YOU'RE AT LARGE, SO NO YOU WEREN'T JUST REAPPOINTED.

I WAS, IT WAS 1, 2, 3, 4, AND FIVE.

I FELT LIKE I WAS AT THE END OF LAST YEAR.

IT'S EVERY TWO YEARS.

1, 2, 3, 4 AND FIVE WERE REAPPOINTED AT THE END OF LAST YEAR OR THE BEGINNING OF, OF 2024 AND THEN SIX, EIGHT, UM, AND THEN THE THREE AT LARGEST.

SO THE FIRST FIVE IT'S STAGGERS, SO IT'S FIVE IN ONE YEAR.

FOUR IN THE OTHERS.

SO WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO? YOU NEED TO EMAIL YOUR COUNCILMAN, WHICH IS NOT POWELL.

CORRECT.

SO EMAIL POWELL.

EMAIL POWELL.

SO IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN STAYING ON THE BOARD, UM, YOUR MEETING ATTENDANCE IS PROVIDED TO THE COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THEY WILL ACTUALLY LOOK THAT OVER.

YOU CAN DO LIKE RHONDA AND EMAIL THEM OR BOBBY AND SAY, LOOK, I I LIKE BEING ON THIS COMMITTEE.

I'D LIKE TO CONTINUE TO DO SO.

YOURS IS LESTER.

YOURS IS ALVARADO ALVARADO.

UM, BUT YES, SO IF YOU DO WANNA STAY ON THE BOARD COUNSEL, THE REAPPOINTMENTS TENTATIVELY ARE FOR JANUARY 23RD.

UM, I NEED TO DOUBLE CHECK WITH CITY CLERKS BECAUSE SINCE THEY'RE NOT HAVING A MEETING IN THE BEGINNING OF JANUARY, THEIR JANUARY 23RD AGENDA MIGHT BE REALLY PACKED.

SO THEY MIGHT MOVE REAPPOINTMENTS TO THE NEXT ONE.

BUT I WILL VERIFY WITH THEM AND UM, LET Y'ALL KNOW.

THAT WAY YOU CAN EMAIL YOUR COUNCILMAN AND SAY, HEY, ESPECIALLY YOU, I JUST GOT HERE.

LIKE, DON'T HIT ME .

SO, UM, SO YES, BUT YOU ARE UP FOR REAPPOINTMENT THIS YEAR.

UM, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.

YOU'RE SAFE UNTIL NEXT YOU'RE SAFE.

YEAH.

UM, ON THE CALENDAR, THE PHONE ONES ARE THE ONES THAT WE HAVE TO ATTEND,

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THE OTHER ONES ARE OPTIONAL OR THEY'RE INFORMATIONAL? OPTIONAL.

YEAH, BECAUSE I MEAN THE RELEASE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL, THAT'S NOT A MEETING.

THAT'S JUST LETTING YOU KNOW THAT WE'RE RELEASING OUR APPLICATION.

WE MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE, AND THEN THE DAY THAT WE, UH, DELIVER THEM TO THE CDAC, YOU KNOW, THAT'S NOT A MEETING.

UM, NATIONAL.

NOW OF COURSE OUR FRIDAY, APRIL 25TH, THAT'S WHEN WE TAKE OUR BUS RIDE AROUND TOWN, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO COME, BUT IT'S FUN.

IT'S IT'S THE 25TH CHARLES THE 25TH.

IT'S REALLY FUN.

YES.

YEAH.

ARE YOU GONNA LAKE CHARLESTON? I'M NOT GOING TO LIKE NO, NO.

AND STOP ON THAT WEEKEND.

SO ARE THERE ANY CHANGES THAT YOU'D LIKE TO MAKE OR DOES EVERYTHING LOOK GOOD FOR Y'ALL? YES.

UM, I'LL ASK FOR A MOTION TO APPROVING THIS CALENDAR.

THE 20 24 20 25 COMMITTEE ADVISING COMMITTEE CALENDAR.

DO I HAVE A MOTION? DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? ALL OPPOSED.

MOTION CARRIES.

WE MOVE ON TO

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

RECEIVED THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT REPORT FROM MS. SHE OKAY, WELL I ALREADY TALKED ABOUT THE AND I ALREADY TALKED ABOUT REAPPOINTMENTS.

WE DO HAVE THREE REHABS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE PUTTING OUT FOR BID SOON.

WE'RE CURRENTLY REVIEWING FLOOR PLANS.

UM, RIGHT NOW WHENEVER WE, WE REBUILD A HOME, WE DO A THREE BEDROOM, ONE BATH WITH THE LAUNDRY IN THE BATHROOM.

SO WE'RE GONNA BE CHANGING THAT TO THREE TWO WITH A SEPARATE LAUNDRY.

IT'S GONNA ADD PROBABLY 200 SQUARE FEET MAYBE.

CURRENTLY OUR FLOOR PLAN IS 1111 88, NO, 11 0 8 10 88.

10 88 IS OUR SQUARE FOOTAGE NOW.

SO I'M TRYING TO BRING IT UP TO ABOUT 1300 SQUARE FEET 'CAUSE WE ALSO HAVE TO CONSIDER COST OF CONSTRUCTION.

WE DID INCREASE OUR MAXIMUM CONSTRUCTION COSTS EARLIER THIS YEAR.

Y'ALL APPROVED IT AND WENT TO COUNCIL.

COUNCIL APPROVED IT.

IT USED TO BE TO WHERE OUR MAXIMUM CONSTRUCTION COSTS WERE A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS.

NOW WE'RE MOVING IT TO BE IN LINE WITH THE STATE OF TEXAS.

THEY HAVE SIMILAR PROGRAMS. UM, RIGHT NOW THEIR MAX IS 1 35.

SO, UM, ALL OF OUR HOUSES NOW WE, WE COULD SPEND UP TO $135,000 WHICH SHOULD HELP US ADD THAT ADDITIONAL SQUARE FOOTAGE AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO WE DO HAVE THE THREE HOMES THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE PUTTING OUT FOR BID PROBABLY IN JANUARY.

'CAUSE ANYTHING WE DO NOW IS GONNA WAIT TILL AFTER CHRISTMAS ANYWAY.

WHERE ARE THEY? SO 2006 WEST GULF, THREE 11 AVENUE J AND 1408 OAK STREET .

UM, WE DID DISCOVER THAT THREE 11 AVENUE J IS IN THE FLOODPLAIN.

SO THAT'S PROBABLY GONNA BE A HOUSE THAT WE HAVE TO BUILD ON PIER AND BEAM.

NOT PROBABLY, IT WILL BE A HOUSE THAT WE HAVE TO BUILD ON PIER AND BEAM.

DO YOU HAVE THAT'S THAT'S A QUESTION.

I'M SORRY.

IT'LL HAVE TO BE MUCH.

MAYBE 18 TO 20 INCHES OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

OH, THAT'S ONLY IT HAD TO BE NOT, IT DEPENDS ON THE BASE FLOOD ELEVATION.

YEAH.

THEY HAVE TO BE AT LEAST TWO FEET ABOVE THE BASE FLOOD ELEVATION.

AND SO I THINK THIS ONE LOCKED WEIGHT AND GET ELEVATION CERTIFICATE.

BUT WE, THEY PROBABLY NEED OUT OUT IT.

WHY DO WE, WHY DO WE CONTINUE TO DO THAT? CONTINUE TO DO IT.

TO DO IT.

YOU KNOW THAT IT'S GONNA FLOOD BECAUSE YOU, YOU'RE GONNA WELL THAT'S THE THING.

AVENUE J HAS NEVER FLOODED BECAUSE THEY GOT THAT BIG, BIG THAT THAT LITTLE PARK IS RIGHT THERE.

THAT'S WHERE DAYS OF ALL THE COURTS IS.

RIGHT.

YOU KNOW WHERE AVENUE J IS, RIGHT? YEAH.

SO IT'S NEVER FLOODED BUT BECAUSE THERE'S THAT CREEK IN THE BACK, IT'S IN THE FLOOD FROM, THIS IS ACTUALLY THE SECOND HOUSE WE'VE EVER BUILT THAT I SEE WHAT YOU SAYING.

YEAH.

IT'S NOT A HOUSE THAT'S FLOODED BEFORE BUT IT'S IN BECAUSE OF THAT THAT BAYOU OR WHATEVER THAT'S BACK THERE.

I THINK IT'S GOOSE CREEK OR SOMETHING THAT'S BACK THERE.

'CAUSE IT GOES BY THE LIBRARY TOO IN THE FLOOD PLAIN.

SHE LOOKS GREAT RIGHT THERE.

SEEMS THE HOUSING ARE, ARE STARTING TO PEOPLE MOVE BACK IN THERE AND SEEMS LIKE THEY CLEARED OUT A LOT OF LAND AND OPPORTUNITY AND STAY WITHIN WHATEVER THEY STAY.

WELL EVERYBODY THAT LIVES ON AVENUE J IS RELATED IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.

I WAS GONNA SAY WOW, LEGIT THERE'S ABOUT SEVEN HOUSES ON THAT STREET AND ALL FIVE OF THEM ARE ALL FAMILY AND THERE'S TWO UM, ODD PEOPLE.

BUT WHAT'S INTERESTING IS THAT THEY'RE ALL LAST NAME GONZALEZ AND THE TWO PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT RELATED TO THEM ARE ALSO GONZALEZ .

SO IT'S VERY, THE FIRST TIME I DROVE BY, 'CAUSE THEY HAVE IN FRONT OF THEIR HOUSE, GONZALEZ GONZALEZ .

I WAS LIKE, IS THIS ALL FAMILY? IT'S LIKE A COMPOUND, RIGHT? BUT NO IS A DEAD END STREET.

IT IS DEAD END STREET.

SO ARE THESE RECONSTRUCTIONS? YES, WE HAVE ONE THAT'S RIGHT IN CENTRAL HEIGHTS THAT'S RIGHT ON THE CORNER OF UM, GULF AND ATLANTIC.

AND THEN AVENUE J, WHICH IS RIGHT BEFORE, IF YOU'RE ON THE FEEDER GOING TOWARD DECKER DRIVE PAST TEXAS AVENUE AND THERE'S A LITTLE DEAD END STREET RIGHT THERE.

AND THEN 1408 OAK IS OVER THERE.

RIGHT UP THE ABOUT A BLOCK OR TWO AWAY FROM A HOUSE THAT WE BUILT A COUPLE YEARS AGO

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THAT'S OLD CONDITION, RIGHT? YEAH, NO, WELL KIND OF.

IT'S LIKE OLD COUNTY.

YEAH, IT'S IN THE NIP OH I'M SORRY.

UM, I WENT TO THE FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT MEETING THAT THE CITY HAD AND EVERYTHING.

UM, THEY WERE CONCERNED ABOUT SOME OF THE AREAS, UH, AROUND OLD BAYTOWN FLOODING INTO BEHIND LEE COLLEGE AND THAT AREA BACK THERE.

THEY'RE SAYING THAT THEY'RE GOING TO REDO THE SEW, I MEAN REDO THE DRAINAGE SYSTEM AND PUT IN NEW DRAINAGE SYSTEMS IN THERE.

HOW'S THAT GONNA AFFECT THE HOUSES THAT YOU'RE GONNA BE BUILDING? BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO BE CAUSE PROBLEMS. THE HOUSES THAT WE'RE BUILDING AREN'T OVER THERE.

ONE HOUSE IS ON OAK STREET, BUT IT'S FURTHER DOWN.

LEE DRIVE TOWARD WEST MAIN.

SO THERE'S THAT HOUSE DOWN THERE TOWARD WEST MAIN.

MM-HMM .

BUT BY THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT.

IT'S OVER THERE.

BUT THE HOUSES ARE, THE ELEVATION OF THE HOUSES ARE TO WHERE THEY'RE NOT.

OKAY.

SO THEY'RE ON STA STAS OR WHATEVER.

THEY ARE ON STILTS.

THEY'RE NOT IN THE FLOODPLAIN.

SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO BE ELEVATED.

OKAY.

THEY ARE GONNA OKAY.

UM, BECAUSE WE HAVE A PROBLEM OR STARTING TO HAVE A PROBLEM OVER IN OUR AREA, EVEN THOUGH I'M AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATION WHEN IT FLOODS, I CAN'T GET OUT.

YEAH.

YOU KNOW, WE HAVE CELESTIAL TIDES, WE CAN'T GET OUT.

SO IT'S BECOMING A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM ALL OVER FOR BAYTOWN.

NOT JUST IN ONE AREA.

THAT'S 'CAUSE Y'ALL DON'T HAVE SEWERS LIKE WE DO IN NEW YORK.

SO THERE'S NO WAY WE CAN COME.

SO THERE'S NO WAY WE CAN WORK WITH HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL IN THIS AREA.

WE OURSELVES KNOW THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT PUBLIC WORKS WOULD DO.

THEY HAVE, UM, THE FLOODPLAIN MANAGER IS IN THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT.

RIGHT? ENGINEERING.

UM, THEY'RE SO THEY'RE THE ONES THAT WOULD ACTUALLY WORK WITH HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT.

OKAY.

ANYTHING THAT HAS TO DO WITH DRAINAGE AND STREETS AND FLOODING AND ALL THAT IS ALL HANDLED IN PUBLIC WORKS.

WE DON'T GET ENOUGH MONEY TO DO PROJECTS LIKE THAT.

JUST WE ARE GONNA EAT THAT.

WE AGREED TO START CONSTRUCTION ON A HUB BECAUSE YOU KNOW, YOU'RE, WHEN YOU'RE BUILDING YOUR HOME, YOU'RE EXCITED, YOU WANT EVERYTHING ABOUT IT.

AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT'S KAPO YOU CAN'T DO ANYMORE BECAUSE WE CAN'T GET THE CITY TO FIX THE DRAINAGE SYSTEM.

YOU KNOW? DID THEY MOVE THE PART OF, UM, OH, STORMWATER OR FLOOD, STORM WATER.

IS THAT IN ENGINEERING NOW OR IS IT STILL IN HEALTH? IT'S STORMWATER IS IN ENGINEER.

IT USED TO BE IN HEALTH.

YEAH, IT'S IN ENGINEERING NOW.

'CAUSE IT WAS JOE GARZA WHO WAS OVER STORMWATER BACK IN THE DAY AND HE WAS IN HEALTH.

NO, IT'S ALL IN PUBLIC WORKS NOW.

BUT THAT'S WHAT, THAT SOUNDS MORE LOGICAL TO ME.

I NEVER UNDERSTOOD THAT.

ME NEITHER.

BUT YES, THAT'S ALL A PART OF PUBLIC WORKS.

OKAY.

DO Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? WE DONE YOU RECORD.

I'M DONE.

I'M DONE NOW I WOULD NOW UM, MOVE ON TO ITEM SIX, WHICH IS THE AJO.

DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION? SECOND.

HAVE A SECOND.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? I SECOND.

I SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

ALL OPPOSED? NOT REALLY.

AND THE MEETING HAS BEEN.