* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:01] I NOW CALL [ CITY OF BAYTOWN NOTICE OF MEETING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2025 5:30 P.M. HULLUM CONFERENCE ROOM, CITY HALL 2401 MARKET STREET, BAYTOWN, TEXAS 77520 AGENDA CALL TO ORDER AND ANNOUNCEMENT OF QUORUM ] THIS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADVISING COMMITTEE. MEETING TO ORDER TODAY BEING TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9TH, 2025. THE TIME BEING 5:30 PM UM, THE FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA AS CITIZENS COMMENT, THE PER, SINCE THERE'S NOBODY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK, I'LL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM TWO [2. MINUTES] A, WHICH IS THE MEETINGS PORTION, WHICH IS, AND WHICH IS CONSIDERED APPROVING THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADVISING COMMITTEE. MEETING MEETINGS FROM JUNE 17TH, 2025. DO I HAVE A MOTION? I MOVE. MOTION BY MS. MELISSA. SECOND BY MS. LOPEZ. ALL IN FAVOR A AYE. ALL OR OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIED. ITEM THREE, A [a. Conduct a Public Hearing for the PY2024 CAPER.] CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL PERFORMANCE AND EVALUATION REPORT. AKA CAPER, UH, CONDUCTED PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE, UM, FOR THE 2024 CAPER. MS. SHARON, I WILL NOW CALL TO ORDER THIS PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING THE PROPOSED CITY OF BAYTOWN 2024. 2025. CONSOLIDATED PERFORMANCE AND EVALUATION REPORT KEEPER. ALL PERSONS DESIRE ENSURE TO SPEAK SHOULD SIGN THE LIST IN FRONT OF THE ROOM IF THEY HAVE NOT ALREADY DONE SO. TODAY'S HEARING IS FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECEIVING IMPERF WITH REGARD TO THE 20 24 20 25 CONSOLIDATED PERFORMANCE AND EVALUATION REPORT. KEEPER, 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 NOW AN ADVERSARIAL TYPE PROCEEDINGS. THE PURPOSE OF THIS HEARING IS TO GIVE ALL INTERESTED PERSONS THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD ON, ON THE ANNUAL REPORT. IF ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS, SUCH QUESTIONS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO ME AND WITH THE AID OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT STAFF, I SHOULD ATTEMPT TO HAVE THE QUESTIONS ANSWERED. ALRIGHT, SO CAPER YOU TO SHARE. SO OUR CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL PERFORMANCE AND EVALUATION REPORT IS BASICALLY A REPORT THAT WE PROVIDE TO HUD AT THE END OF THE PROGRAM YEAR, TELLING THEM HOW WE SPENT THE MONEY. SO IN AUGUST WE PROVIDE THEM WITH AN ACTION PLAN THAT SAYS THIS IS HOW WE'RE GONNA SPEND THE MONEY. AND THEN AT THE END OF THE YEAR WE PROVIDE THEM WITH AN A PLAN THAT SAYS, THIS IS HOW WE SPENT THE MONEY. SO THIS IS BASICALLY CLOSING THAT CIRCLE. THIS IS THE LAST YEAR TO REPORT ON THE CON PLAN FOR 20 20, 20 24. SO, UM, BASICALLY WHAT WE'RE DOING IS, IS WE HAVE TO COMPLY WITH HUD'S STATUTORY REQUIREMENT. UM, I ALREADY RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM THEM REMINDING ME THAT THIS IS DUE ON DECEMBER 29TH. WE DO PLAN ON SUBMITTING IT NO LATER THAN DECEMBER 23RD. 'CAUSE I WOULD LIKE TO GO INTO THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY WITH NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. RIGHT. SO OUR BUDGET WAS 8 34 8 17, WHICH IS WHAT ACTUALLY WE RECEIVED FROM HUD WITH OUR REPROGRAM FUNDS AT A HUNDRED THOUSAND WITH PROGRAM INCOME AT 5,000. MADE THE TOTAL BUDGET 9 39 8 17. SO BREAKING IT DOWN FOR REHAB. THOSE ARE ACTUALLY THE SAME THREE HOUSES FROM BEFORE. WE ACTUALLY, UM, NOW THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAS REOPENED, WE CAN PUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OUT. I GOT THE EMAIL FROM HUD TODAY PROVIDING ME WITH THE CORRECT INFORMATION TO PROVIDE PEOPLE IF THEY WANNA MAKE COMMENT TO HUD. I GOT THAT THIS MORNING. SO I'M GONNA BE PREPARING THE ADS. SO I'M HOPING THAT WE CAN MAYBE GO TO COUNCIL FOR THE LAST MEETING IN JANUARY OR THE FIRST MEETING IN FEBRUARY TO AVOID CONTRACT. BUT WE DID PUT IT OUT FOR BID. WE GOT TWO BIDS. WE HAD ONE THAT CAME IN AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT WAS ABOUT $20,000 MORE PER PROPERTY. SO WE ENDED UP GOING WITH THE LOWER GATE 'CAUSE IT WAS JUST A LOT MORE, UM, SEWER LINE. WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO FIVE FAMILIES THAT HAD THEIR SEWER LINE REPLACED. DOORSTEP BLESSINGS, WHICH IS THE HEARTS AND HANDS OF BAYTOWN FOOD BANK ON CEDAR BAYOU ROAD. THEY WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE 958 HOUSEHOLDS WITH ACCESS TO HEALTHY, NUTRITIOUS FOOD COMMUNITIES AND SCHOOLS. UM, WHO WE PARTNER WITH FOR THE BACK TO SCHOOL FAIR. THEY ALSO HAVE THEIR JOB READINESS TRAINING PROGRAM. THEY WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE 110 STUDENTS WITH, UM, ACCESS TO COMPREHENSIVE WORKSHOPS TO HELP THEM EITHER PREPARE FOR COLLEGE OR THE WORKFORCE, WHICHEVER ONE. AND THAT'S WHERE THEY EITHER DO, UM, WORKSHOPS ON HOW TO APPLY FOR SCHOLARSHIPS AND FINANCIAL AID OR HOW TO DO JOB INTERVIEWS. YOU KNOW, WHAT TO DRESS, WHAT TO SAY, THINGS LIKE THAT. NEW YEAR IN NEW SHOES, WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE A VOUCHERS OF 380 CHILDREN TO GET A NEW PAIR OF SHOES. NOW WE DID ONLY HAVE ENOUGH FUNDING FOR 300 KIDS, BUT WE DID, AS I TOLD Y'ALL, UM, WE REALLOCATED BAY BAYTOWN PD WAS NOT USING THEIR MONEY. WE WERE NINE MONTHS IN. THEY STILL HADN'T USED THEIR, THEIR FUNDS. SO I SPOKE TO MY DIRECTOR AND I SAID, LOOK, I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO SPEND THESE $5,000 IN THREE MONTHS, BUT I KNOW I CAN'T. AND WE DID. WE WERE ABLE TO HELP 80 ADDITIONAL CHILDREN WITH THAT MONEY. SO WE ENDED UP BASICALLY REALLOCATING IT. SO WE ENDED UP HAVING 20 TO SPEND ON NEW YEAR NEW SHOES INSTEAD OF, UM, 15, WHICH IS HOW WE WERE ABLE TO HELP 80 ADDITIONAL KIDS. [00:05:01] THANK YOU SIR. TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM. WE, WE DO AN AUDIT OF THE PROGRAM REGULARLY AND WE WILL, UM, REMOVE PEOPLE. 'CAUSE WITH THIS PROGRAM YOU HAVE TO LIVE IN BAYTOWN AND YOU HAVE TO BE ALIVE. SO SOMETIMES THAT HAPPENS TO WHERE THEY MOVE AWAY OR THEY PASS AWAY AND WE ARE NOT AWARE OF THAT. SO WE'LL CALL AND SEND LETTERS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO WE DID REMOVE A BUNCH OF PEOPLE FROM THE PROGRAM AND WE GOT IT DOWN TO 70 I THINK IT WAS. AND WE WERE ACTUALLY GONNA TRY TO ADD 20 ADDITIONAL PEOPLE. BUT THEN THE THINGS CAME UP WITH HARRIS COUNTY TRANSIT TO WHERE WE REDUCED THE NUMBER OF BUS LINES AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO WE KNOW THAT WE'RE PROBABLY GONNA HAVE TO USE MORE MONEY ADDING IT TO PEOPLE'S RIDES CARDS THAT USED TO BE ON THAT BUS ROUTE BECAUSE WHILE THEY DID ADJUST THE BUS, BUS ROUTE TO INCLUDE BAKER ROAD, WHICH IT WAS INITIALLY ELIMINATING, THEY DID ADJUST IT TO INCLUDE THAT AREA. THERE ARE STILL PARTS OF BAYTOWN, LIKE PIEDMONT APARTMENTS WHERE PEOPLE, THE BUS DOESN'T GO THERE ANYMORE, BUT THEY DO HAVE A RIDES CARD, SO THEY MIGHT BE USING IT MORE. SO WE ENDED UP JUST ADDING SEVEN NEW PEOPLE, WHICH BROUGHT US UP TO 77 FOR THE YEAR. UM, AND I THINK FOR THE NEW YEAR, THE YEAR THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY IN NOW, I THINK WE SAID WE DO 80 AND WE'RE HOPING MAYBE WE CAN GET TO 80, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S GONNA BE ABLE TO HAPPEN. UM, 772 IS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF TAXI RIDES THAT WERE TAKEN THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE YEAR BY ALL OF OUR PARTICIPANTS. MEALS ON WHEELS WAS ABLE TO ASSIST 26 SENIORS WITH, UM, ONE HOT MEAL PER DAY, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. AND THAT'S ONLY, THEY ONLY HAD THE $10,000 AND I THINK THEY SPENT THE BULK OF THEIR MONEY TOO. UM, OH, THAT'S A MISTAKE. SORRY ABOUT THAT. AND THEN OF COURSE, OUR NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. WE WERE ABLE TO DO TWO NEIGHBORHOOD CLEANUPS LAST YEAR AND WE DO HAVE ONE COMING UP NEXT WEEK. THIS WEEK. I'LL TELL Y'ALL ABOUT IT. AND WE, UM, OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT PEOPLE WERE ABLE TO HELP PEOPLE, UM, TO GET THEIR PROPERTIES INTO CODE COMPLIANCE AND AN INCREASED COORDINATION BETWEEN RESIDENTS BUSINESSES. AND THIS IS A MAP OF THE LY NEIGHBORHOOD. NOW, WHEN WE DO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD CLEANUP EVENTS, WE ACTUALLY INCLUDE THREE AREAS, WHICH IS THE MIDDLETOWN AREA, WHICH IS RIGHT NEXT TO WHERE WE DO THE TRASH OFF, WHICH IS, UM, CLEVELAND GRAHAM, NEIL, NS R, THINGS LIKE THAT, THOSE STREETS. AND WE ALSO INCLUDE WEST BAYTOWN, WHICH IS MAGNOLIA, CHERRY PINE, WISCONSIN, MINNESOTA, AND THOSE STREETS LIKE THAT. AND THAT'S WHAT, WHENEVER WE DO OUR CLEANUPS, WE ACTUALLY USE, WE SERVE ALL THREE OF THOSE AREAS INSTEAD OF JUST ONE SPECIFIC AREA. SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURES ABATEMENT PROGRAM. THE CITY WAS ABLE TO OVERSEE THE DEMOLITION OF 12 STRUCTURES. THE NUMBER HAS BEEN HIGHER IN THE PAST, BUT BECAUSE OF THE REDUCED DEMOLITION BUDGET, IT'S THE REDUCED NUMBER OF DEMOLITIONS THAT ARE DEBT. BUT WE DID HAVE MORE CODE ENFORCEMENT CASES THAT WERE, UM, OVERSEEN AND THAT WAS 44 CODE CASES. AND THOSE ALL OCCURRED WITHIN THE CDBG TARGET AREA, WHICH INCLUDES BASICALLY ALL OF THE AREAS OF BAYTOWN THAT ARE 51% OR MORE LOW INCOME PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION, WHICH IS WHAT WE DO. AND WE PREPARED THE REQUIRED REPORTING FOR HUD. WE MONITORED, UH, SUBRECIPIENTS, WE ACTUALLY MONITORED MEALS ON WHEELS THIS YEAR, UH, PARTICIPATED IN TRAININGS TO MAINTAIN COMPLIANCE WITH HUD GRANTS. AND WE PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO PEOPLE AS NEEDED. DO Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE INFORMATION I PROVIDED? UH, I SAW THAT THE, UH, YOU KNOW, COURTS OR THERE STARTING TO, I STARTED WITH IS THAT, WAS THAT SOMETHING WE HAD THE OLD WHAT, UH, OVER THERE ON, ON TEXT AVENUE, THE OLD APARTMENT. GOOD WEEK. THERE WAS GONNA BE DEMOLITION TO IT AND THEN THEY CANCELED DEMOLITION. OH, THE, THE, UM, DAYS OF ALL COURTS. IT USED TO BE DAYS OF ALL COURTS. THEY, WE WERE SUPPOSED TO PROVIDE THEM WITH FUNDING FOR THE DEMOLITION OF THAT A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. RIGHT. BUT HUD WOULD NOT SIGN OFF ON THAT. SO THEY ENDED UP SELLING THE PROPERTY. OKAY. AS DEVELOPER CAME, THEY COMPLETELY REHABILITATED IT. THEY, UH, MITIGATED FOR ASBESTOS AND FOR LEAD AND NOW THEY'RE RENTING NOW. YEAH. RIGHT. THAT'S JUST WHERE I'M ASKING OF ALL COURTS. YES. I DIDN'T KNOW IF WE HAD A, YOU SAY TEXAS AVENUE, I START THINKING OF TOWN SQUARE. I HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THE BEGINNING OF TEXAS AVENUE. RIGHT. BUT NO, THAT'S, UH, DAYS OF ALL COURTS. YES. WE DID PROVIDE THEM WITH FUNDS FOR DEMOLITION A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, BUT THEY HAD TO GET PERMISSION FROM HUD AND THEY COULD NOT GET IT. SO INSTEAD OF DEMOLISHING IT, THEY SOLD IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S LOOKING GOOD. YEAH. I ACTUALLY WENT ON AN, IN AN INSPECTION ONE TIME, UM, WHEN IT WAS LIKE JUST DOWN TO THE STUDS, LIKE THEY SAY ON EACH . IT WAS DOWN TO THE STUDS. I GOT TO GO IN WITH RJ WITH OUR, UM, ONE OF OUR ASSISTANT DIRECTORS OF BUILDING. AND I GOT TO KIND OF LIKE, HE WAS SHOWING ME LIKE THE DIFFERENT THINGS TO LOOK FOR BECAUSE WE'RE HOPING TO START THESE RECONSTRUCTION SOON. AND WHILE WE NO LONGER HAVE LIKE A DEMOLITION AND HOUSING INSPECTOR, CODY WILL ASSIST US AS NEEDED, BUT THERE'S GONNA BE TIMES HE CAN'T GO TO THE FIELD. SO I WANT TO BE ABLE TO GO AND IF I'M LOOKING AT SOMETHING, I'LL BE LIKE, OH, IT LOOKS GOOD. AND IT'S LIKE, YOU KNOW, NOTHING. I WANNA BE ABLE TO LOOK AT IT AND BE LIKE, WAIT, WHAT'S THAT? LIKE I WANNA BE ABLE TO, SO EVERY NOW AND THEN I TRY WHEN I HAVE TIME, I TRY TO GO IN THE FIELD WITH OUR INSPECTORS. MM-HMM. SO I CAN LEARN TO LOOK AT THINGS, YOU KNOW, LIKE WHEN I'M MOVING. SO I GOT TO GO TO [00:10:01] WALK THROUGH TWO OF THOSE BUILDINGS. IT WAS PRETTY . ANY OTHER QUESTIONS REGARDING THE INFORMATION? ALRIGHT, THINK STILL BEING NO ONE ELSE'S DESIRE TO SPEAK. I WILL NOW CLOSE THIS PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING THE PROPOSED 20 24, 20 25 CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL PERFORMANCE AND EVALUATION REPORT. THE KEEPER I WILL NOW MOVE ON TO CONSIDERING APPROVING THE, UM, 20 25, 20 26. CAN UM, I'M SORRY. CONSIDERING [b. Consider a recommendation for the PY2024 CAPER.] A RECOMMENDATION FOR THE 2024 KEEPER, WE HAVE A MOTION HOLD ON, LEMME JUST GO OVER REAL QUICK. OKAY. SO, UM, WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF WRITING IT NOW. UM, I HAVE LIKE THE EASY SECTIONS DONE. THERE'S A COUPLE OF MORE SECTIONS THAT WE HAVE TO PUT A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION INTO IT. BUT LIKE I SAID, I DO HOPE TO HAVE IT FINISHED BY THE 19TH. THAT WAY WHEN I COME IN ON THE 22ND AND 23RD, I'M JUST FINALIZING IT AND PUTTING IT INTO THE SYSTEM AND SUBMITTING THAT TO HOOD. SO IN THE, IN THE PERFECT WORLD, WELL IT WILL BE SUBMITTED BY 23RD. THAT'S JUST WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN, UM, IN THE PERFECT WORLD IS SUBMITTED BY THE 19TH. BUT I DO PLAN ON HAVING IT WRAPPED UP WITH A BOW TIE ON IT AND DELIVERED THE HUD ON DECEMBER 23RD. NOW DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION BY MS. MESSA? SECOND. SECOND BY MR. TONY. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ALL OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES. NEXT ITEM, [a. Consider electing the Chairperson and Co-Chairperson for the Community Development Advisory Committee.] CONSIDER ELECTING THE CHAIRPERSON AND CO-CHAIR PERSON FOR THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADVISING COMMITTEE. ALRIGHT, SO EVERY YEAR WE GET TO ELECT A CHAIRPERSON AND A CO-CHAIR PERSON FOR, UM, OUR BOARD. BOBBY HAS SERVED AS THE CHAIR FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS AND RHONDA HAS SERVED AS THE CO-CHAIR. SO NOW YOU GUYS GET TO DECIDE IF YOU'D LIKE TO KEEP THEM AS YOUR CHAIR AND CO-CHAIR OR IF YOU'D LIKE TO NOMINATE SOMEBODY ELSE FOR THAT POSITION, KEEP THEM . KEEP. ALRIGHT, SO Y'ALL WANT TO KEEP, UH, ROBERTO DIAZ AND RHONDA LOPEZ AS THE CHAIR AND CO-CHAIR FOR THE COMMUNITY TO CORPORATE ADVISORY COMMITTEE. YES. YES. I'LL, I'LL MAKE A MOTION FROM THAT. AYE. BY MS. MESSA. A SECOND BY MR. TONY. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ALL OPPOSED MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU GUYS. HOPEFUL I'M, YOU GOTTA GET ALL CHOKED DONE. RON ONE THING I WILL SAY THOUGH, THEY ARE BOTH UP FOR, NO, HE'S UP FOR REAPPOINTMENT THIS YEAR, BUT WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT AT THE MANAGER'S REPORT. ALL RIGHT, SO CALENDAR TIME. [b. Consider approving the PY2025-26 Community Development Advisory Committee’s Calendar.] SO THIS HERE IS OUR PROPOSED CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR CDAC OR THE UPCOMING YEAR. IT'LL HAVE OUR NEXT MEETING ON FEBRUARY 10TH IF WE NEED TO HAVE IT. IF WE DON'T NEED TO HAVE THE MEETING, THEN WE CAN ALWAYS CANCEL IT. YES. SHOWS YOU WHEN OUR REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS WILL BE RELEASED. WHEN OUR, UM, ALL OF OUR MEETINGS ARE LISTED ON HERE. ANY COUNCIL MEETINGS THAT ARE RELEVANT TO US, WHAT NATIONAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WEEK IS. SO FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE NOT LUCKY TO BE RETIRED, LIKE TONY ALREADY, ASK FOR YOUR TIME OFF NOW. THAT WONDERFUL TOUR THAT WE'LL HAVE ON THAT FRIDAY WEEK. NICE. YES. DOES A GREAT JOB PLANNING THAT. YES. UM, WHEN IS THAT TOUR? YOU SAID IT'S GONNA BE ON THE LAST DAY. SO THE 10TH, APRIL 10TH. APRIL 10TH. IT'S ON THE CALENDAR. YEAH, IT'S NATIONAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WEEK. OH, OKAY. I SEE IT. YES. SO THE 10TH WOULD BE THE DAY OF THE TOUR. WE ALWAYS SAY THAT WE'RE GONNA DO, UM, A, WE WOULD LIKE TO DO A TRASH OFF DURING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MONTH, WEEK ACTUALLY THAT MONTH. 'CAUSE THAT'S ALSO FAIR HOUSING MONTH. BUT UM, WE'VE BEEN PARTNERING WITH PUBLIC WORKS AND ENGINEERING WITH THEIR HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE EVENT AND THEY BASICALLY SELECT THE DATE OF THE EVENT. SO I MEAN IF I CAN LIKE, YOU KNOW, NUDGE, NUDGE, WINK, WINK. IF WE CAN DO IT IN APRIL, THAT'D BE MUCH BETTER THAN DOING IT IN JUNE. YES. OR MAY. WAS IT MAY OR JUNE? THAT WE MAY. IT WAS MAY AND IT WAS VERY HOT . SO APRIL TO ME, I FEEL LIKE WE SHOULDN'T DO THOSE, ANYTHING LIKE THAT BETWEEN MAY AND LIKE OCTOBER BECAUSE IT'S JUST TOO HOT IN TEXAS FOR THAT. BUT UM, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING ANY OF THESE DATES? ANY CHANGES YOU MIGHT THINK WE NEED TO MAKE? SORRY? SPRING. IT'S NOT SPRING BREAK. ISN? NO, SPRING BREAK IS IN MARCH. YEAH, THAT'S IN MARCH. WHERE YOU GOING AT YOUR CHURCH? OH, THAT'S GOOD. PRAYING US. I AIN'T KNOCKING. AIN'T KNOCKING. SO, SO IF EVERYBODY'S OKAY WITH THE CALENDAR, THEN THIS CAN BE THE CALENDAR FOR THE YEAR. DO I HAVE A MOVE DUE TO ADOPT THIS CALENDAR? SO MOVED. DO HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES. NEXT ITEM. PROCEED. [a. Receive the Community Development Manager's Report.] THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT REPORT. MS. SHE OKAY, SO ON SATURDAY, THIS COMING SATURDAY 1200 LEE DRIVE FROM EIGHT 30 TO 2:00 PM WE WILL BE THERE COLLECTING [00:15:01] TRASH. IT IS OUR NATIONAL, UM, NOT NATIONAL. IT'S OUR SEMI-ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT NEIGHBORHOOD CLEANUP EVENT. WE PARTNER WITH PUBLIC WORKS AND ENGINEERING LIKE I HAD MENTIONED. SO WE'LL HAVE A TEAM THAT WILL BE AT THE DUMPSTER UNLOADING THE TRUCKS THAT COME IN. AND THEN WE'LL ALSO HAVE A TEAM THAT'LL BE WALKING THROUGHOUT THE NEIGHBORHOODS TO PICK UP TRASH. SO IF ANY OF Y'ALL ARE INTERESTED IN COMING, STEPH CAN SEND Y'ALL THE INFORMATION TOMORROW. UM, I KNOW BOBBY'S USUALLY THERE WITH US, YOU, THE WEATHER'S SUPPOSED TO BE NICE THIS WEEKEND. IT'S SUPPOSED TO GET TILL LIKE 72. I'LL BE HERE. MUCH BETTER THAN WHEN WE DID IT IN JANUARY. . YES. SO, SO YEAH. YEAH. IT'S NOT, YEAH, IT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO RAIN. UM, AND THEN, LIKE I SAID, THE THREE HOUSES, YOU KNOW, WE FINALLY GOT THE PLANS, WE PUT IT OUT TO BID, THE GOVERNMENT SHUT DOWN, GOVERNMENT REOPENED. SO NOW I'M HOPING THAT WE CAN GET THE ENVIRONMENTAL OUT SO THAT WE CAN THEN TAKE IT TO COUNCIL. 'CAUSE WE WEREN'T, WE COULD NOT AWARD THE CONTRACT UNLESS WE HAD THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW COMPLETED. 'CAUSE IT'S CALLED A PROHIBITED ACTION AND WE CAN GET IN TROUBLE FOR THAT. SO, UM, I'M HOPING THAT, UM, WE'LL BE ABLE TO GET ALL OF THAT DONE AND GO TO COUNCIL. AND OF COURSE PRIOR TO THAT, WE'LL LET Y'ALL KNOW. AND, UM, WE'RE CURRENTLY OVERSEEING OUR CITY'S ANGEL TREE. HOW MANY KIDS? 152. 152 KIDS. UM, EMPLOYEES SIGNED UP TO GET TOYS FOR 152 KIDS. SO ON THURSDAY WE'RE ACTUALLY GONNA BE DELIVERING TOYS TO SAN JACINTO, ASHEVILLE DE AND CLARK AND CARVER. AND THEN CHURCH, WOMEN UNITED, THE CHILDCARE BEHIND THE LIBRARY AND COMMUNITIES AND SCHOOLS WILL COME AND PICK UP THE TOYS. BUT THEY ALL SEND US LIKE A LIST OF LIKE 25 KIDS PER SCHOOL OR AGENCY. AND THEN CITY STAFF SIGNS UP. BUT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE OVERSEE IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ALSO. WE JUST GIVE ALL THE STUFF AWAY. SO, UM, SO WE'LL BE, WE DO THE FUN STUFF. WE DO THE FUN STUFF. WE FAMILIES TOO. SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE CAN ALWAYS DO, AND I KNOW THAT, UM, WE'VE HAD A FEW STAFF MEMBERS THAT HAVE ACTUALLY SHARED THE ANGEL TREE LIST OUTSIDE OF CITY EMPLOYEES. SO IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT Y'ALL NEXT YEAR WOULD LIKE TO MAYBE, YOU KNOW, SPONSOR A CHILD. YEAH. IT'S ALL TAKEN CARE OF NOW. UNLESS YOU WANNA, I'LL TALK TO YOU ABOUT MY DAUGHTER LATER, BUT ABOUT ME LATER RESPONSIBILITY. BUT, UM, BUT YEAH, IT WAS ALL TAKEN CARE OF. WE SOMETIME, LIKE NEXT YEAR WE MIGHT, RIGHT NOW WE'RE DOING SIX AGENCIES TO OUR SCHOOLS NEXT YEAR. WE MIGHT ONLY HAVE TO DO FIVE THOUGH, BECAUSE SOMETIMES IT'S HARD. LIKE, ONE OF OUR STAFF MEMBERS IN OUR DEPARTMENT, SHE GOT LIKE A BUNCH OF PEOPLE FROM OUTSIDE TO SPONSOR KIDS BECAUSE PEOPLE JUST WEREN'T TAKING THEM. SO, AND I KNOW WE'RE, IT'S, IT'S, EVERYTHING'S EXPENSIVE NOW. EVERYBODY'S KIND OF TIGHT UP. SO I KNOW IT'S CAN'T EXPECT EVERYONE TO DO IT. SO WE MIGHT HAVE TO DROP THE NUMBER OF KIDS WE DO NEXT YEAR, UNLESS YOU GUYS WANNA SPONSOR KIDS. BUT, UM, BUT NEXT YEAR, IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT Y'ALL ARE INTERESTED IN, WE CAN DEFINITELY SHARE THE, THE ACCESS TO THAT GOOGLE DOC TO Y'ALL SO THAT YOU CAN, UM, SIGN UP TO HOW DO, HOW, HOW DO YOU PICK KIDS? WE DON'T PICK THE KIDS. THE SCHOOL COUNSELORS DO. OKAY. SO WE BASICALLY, LIKE THE SCHOOLS THAT WE TARGET ARE THE, BASICALLY THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS THAT ARE IN THE LOW INCOME AREAS IN BAYTOWN. MM-HMM . 'CAUSE IT'S ASHEVILLE, CARVER, SAN JACINTO AND DELA. SO THOSE ARE THE MORE LOW INCOME AREAS. AND THEN THE, THE, THE COUNSELOR THERE WILL PROVIDE US WITH A LIST OF 25 KIDS COMMUNITIES. AND SCHOOLS OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE THE ONES THAT DEAL WITH THE AT-RISK YOUTH HIGH SCHOOL AND JUNIOR HIGH. AND THEN THE DAYCARE BEHIND THE LIBRARY. CHURCH, WOMEN UNITED, THEY'RE INCOME BASED. BUT, YOU KNOW, I WAS GONNA SAY THAT IT'S ALL INCOME FAMILIES. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, THAT I, I FOUND, UH, IN DOING THIS THIS TIME PARTICULARLY IS THAT RIGHT NOW PEOPLE ARE AFRAID TO COME. THEY CAN SAY THEY, THE SCHOOL SAYS, OKAY, I'M GONNA GIVE YOUR NAME AND WE GO VISIT YOU. THEY'LL OPEN THE FLOOR. OH, WE DON'T VISIT ANYONE. WE ACTUALLY LIKE STEPHANIE. WELL, WE HAVE ACCESS TO LIKE THE NAMES OF THE KIDS. YEAH. BUT WHAT WE SEND TO THE EMPLOYEES IS ANONYMOUS. IT'S BASICALLY THE KIDS, ITS AGE, THEIR FAVORITE COLOR, THEIR SHOE SIZE, THEIR SHIRT SIZE, THEIR PANTS SIZE, AND THEIR LITTLE WISHLIST. OH. AND THAT'S WHERE WE PROVIDE THE CITY. THERE'RE A NUMBER LIKE D 17 OR A ONE. THAT'S HOW NO, WE DON'T, NO ONE HAS ACCESS TO THOSE NAMES. WE DON'T PROVIDE THAT. AND THEN WE DELIVER THE SCHOOL, THE TOYS TO THE SCHOOL AND THE SCHOOL. THE COUNSELOR GIVES IT TO THE PARENTS. THEY THINK THAT'S A BETTER WAY. THEY'LL NEVER MEET US. IT IS KIND OF SAD THOUGH, BECAUSE SOMETIMES I DO WANNA MEET THE KIDS. . YEAH, YEAH. WOULD LIKE, WELL, I MEAN, YOU CAN'T, YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T KNOW THE KIDS. THEY JUST GIVE YOU THEIR NAMES, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU GO THERE. AND, AND, AND I AND, AND ALONG THROUGH RESPECT TO THE PARENTS, YOU KNOW? YEAH. YOU KNOW, THERE WAS, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT PEOPLE. SO IT WASN'T JUST HISPANIC OR BLACK OR WHITE. IT WAS EVERYBODY. AND, AND EVERYBODY THINK I, YOU KNOW, LIKE, WHO ARE YOU? YOU KNOW? I MEAN, NOT THE LAW, NOT NONE OF THAT. I'M NOT IMMIGRATION. I'M NOT NOBODY. I'M JUST ANOTHER HUMAN BEING TRYING TO HELP A FAMILY. THAT'S IT. AND FINALLY, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE TO TALK TO 'EM BECAUSE THEY DON'T, THEY WON'T [00:20:01] LET YOU IN THAT. THAT'S IT. HEY, THAT'S IT. OKAY. SO THEN YOU GOTTA CALL THE, NOW YOU'RE GONNA CALL THE SCHOOL BACK. HEY, CALL THESE PEOPLE. TELL THEM WHO WE ARE. IT'S GONNA BE ME AND BARBARA . HERE WE GO. HEY, THEN AFTER THAT, MAN, HEY, THEY'RE FRIENDS. SO THE KIDS ARE THE ONES THAT WIN. AND THAT'S WHAT IT'S ABOUT. BUT I, I DIDN'T KNOW IF THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT NO, ALL OF OUR STUFF IS, IS CONFIDENT. NONE OF THE GREAT, GREAT. ONLY US CAN SEE THAT. AND HONESTLY, I DON'T EVEN THINK I'VE LOOKED AT THAT. STEPHANIE'S REALLY THE ONLY ONE THAT KNOWS LIKE WHO THOSE KIDS ARE SECRET. IT'S A SECRET. I, I THINK THE TEACHER, THE COUNSELOR FROM CARVER, I THINK IT WAS LAST YEAR OR THE YEAR BEFORE, LIKE, SHE WAS ACTUALLY NERVOUS. LIKE I WE'RE, I HAVE A FRIEND THAT'S FRIENDS WITH HER AND I WAS AT A, A GET TOGETHER AND SHE WAS THERE. SHE WAS LIKE, WELL I KNOW I GOT AN EMAIL AND THEY WANTED ME TO PROVIDE. SHE WAS LIKE, I DON'T KNOW IF I WANTED TO PROVIDE THAT THOUGH. I SAID, NO, EVERYTHING IS CONFIDENTIAL. LIKE, WE DON'T SHARE THEIR NAMES OR ANYTHING. NO, WE DON'T. JUST THEIR AGE, THEIR SHOE SIZE, THEIR SHIRT SIZE, AND THAT'S IT. YOU KNOW, SO IT'S ALL CON WE'RE THE ONLY ONES THAT KNOW WHO THEY ARE. LIKE WE, WE HAVE ACCESS. SHE'S THE ONLY ONE. WHAT THE THING I, WHAT I'VE SEEN, BECAUSE I WAS JUST SEEING THREE, UH, THEY, YOU ASKED THE PARENTS TO COME AND GET IT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S ONLY ONE OR TWO KIDS THAT COME AND GET IT. AND THERE'S FOUR, FIVE KIDS. THEY, THEY HOME TAKE IT TO AND, AND IT'S OKAY BECAUSE THEY RECOGNIZE THE COUNSELOR. YEAH. THEY'RE AN EDUCATOR THAT I'M NOT SURE HOW GOOSE CREEK CANDLES IT ONCE WE DROP OFF. NOW THEY'RE VERY, THEY'RE VERY SCARED. VERY. THAT WAS INTERESTING. BUT HEY, WE, WE'VE HAD, WE HADN'T HAD TO RETURN ANYTHING. WE, THEY TALKED TO 'EM. YEAH. WE WERE PERSISTENT THAT DAY. OKAY. MR. TONY CONWELL AND THE GIFTS ARE ALSO UNWRAPPED. THE PARENT HAS A CHANCE TO SEE WHAT WE'RE GIVING THEM TO MAKE SURE THEY FEEL THAT IT'S APPROPRIATE FOR THEIR UN FILE AS WELL. THAT'S SO IT IS IN A BAG, BUT YOU KNOW, IT'S IN A GIFT BAG. BAG. EVERYTHING IS UNWRAPPED. SO THE PARENT DOES STILL GET, OKAY, THAT'S JUST GIVEN TO THE CHILD AND THEY OPEN AND BE LIKE, OH, WHAT IS THIS? RIGHT. YEAH. BUT THAT'S EVERYTHING WE HAVE FOR Y'ALL. I HOPE Y'ALL HAD A, A GOOD BREAK FROM CD AND, UM, WE'LL START WORKING AGAIN IN FEBRUARY OF MARCH AND SEE HOW GOES. LET'S DO IT. BUT THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR Y'ALL. DO Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? WE WERE GONNA TALK ABOUT AUDIO. OH, YES. OH, I'M SO SORRY. 1, 2, 3, 4 UP FOR RE UH, APPOINTMENT. THANK YOU. 1, 2, 3, 4. SO, TONY, BOBBY, AINA AND KIM ARE UP FOR REAPPOINTMENT. Y'ALL DID SAY THAT Y'ALL WANTED TO BE REAPPOINTED 'CAUSE SHE SAYS THAT SHE TALKED TO Y'ALL. MM-HMM . CALL YOUR COUNCIL MEMBER IF YOU DO WANNA BE REAPPOINTED JUST TO BE ON THE SAFE SIDE. I KNOW YOU HAVE A PRETTY DECENT RELATIONSHIP WITH SARAH, RIGHT? MM-HMM . AND YOU'RE GOOD WITH I KNOW YOU. SO, UM, WELL, TONY'S EXACT WORDS WERE IF Y'ALL WANT ME, INDIANS, AND COURSE I WANT YOU. THAT'S TRUE. THAT'S TRUE. I'M NO MAN, MAN OVER THERE, YOU KNOW, EIGHT. I MEAN, IF YOU GOT SOMEBODY ELSE IN MIND, THAT'S FINE TOO. I'M ADVOCATING THAT I WANT YOUNG PEOPLE FIVE TOO. NO YOUNG PEOPLE NEED TO BE HERE. HEY. OH, WE DON'T HAVE A FIVE, HUH? YEAH. AND HARD BIG, THIS . YEAH, WE DON'T HAVE A DISTRICT. WE DON'T HAVE ANYBODY AT DISTRICT FIVE RIGHT NOW. UM, WE'RE HOPING TO GET SOMEBODY, WHERE'S DISTRICT FIVE? CHAMBERS COUNTY? UM, MASSEY TOMPKINS, UM, 1 46 NORTH OF MASSEY CHAMBERS. YEAH. JACOB POWELL. JACOB POWELL. YEAH. YEAH. HE'S MY COUNCILMAN. SO YEAH, THAT'S UM, THAT'S A, THAT'S POWELL. THAT'S DISTRICT FIVE IS OKAY. SHE'S, SHE IS, UM, SHE WENT OUT OF TOWN AND IT WAS SNOWING. AND SO SHE CALLED ME TO TELL ME THAT SHE WAS GOING TO GET ON THE FLIGHT AND SHE WASN'T GOING. SHE WAS GONNA TRY TO GET HERE AS FAST AS SHE CAN. I, SINCE BOBBY'S ABOUT TO ADJOURN THE MEETING THOUGH. I DON'T THINK THAT'S GONNA HAPPEN TODAY. SO WE'LL SEE HER IN FEBRUARY IF SHE'S REAPPOINTED. YES, PLEASE. WITH THAT. SO, OH, OKAY. DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT, WHAT MEETING THAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE? I BELIEVE TOMORROW. NOT TOMORROW. THURSDAY. THURSDAY THE 11TH. THINK SO. WOW, THAT WAS QUICK. SO THE REAPPOINTMENTS? YEAH. MM-HMM. YEAH, BECAUSE I'M ALSO HOPING TO GET SOMEBODY APPOINTED TO DISTRICT FIVE AT THAT MEETING ALSO. BUT TOMORROW'S THE, UH, INAUGURATION, RIGHT? I THINK THAT'S ALSO ON THURSDAY. IT'S BEFORE THE COUNCIL MEETING. OH, THE, THE COUNCIL ONE AND THREE. THEY'RE DOING THE THE NO, NO PROB Y'ALL WANT ME TO ASK HER WEARING IN DAD, MY TEACHER. SHE CAN TALK THE OTHER ONE. . YEAH. YEAH. SO 1, 2, 3, 4, AND FIVE. FIVE IS VACANT. SO JUST ONE, TWO, ANITA, AND FOUR, PLEASE GET WHAT YOU'RE APPOINTED. PLEASE ME AND ENJOY HAVING KNOW ON OUR, DO I NEED TO CONTACT THEM REALLY? [00:25:01] . I DON'T REALLY DO, DO I REALLY? SOMETIMES IT'S NOT A BAD IDEA. THAT'S WHAT I SAYING. I THINK SEND COURTESY SHOULD ALL THE COUNT. 'CAUSE THEY ALL VOTE YES. AND LET THEM KNOW. I REALLY ENJOY AND ANGIE DOES PROVIDE EVERYBODY'S, UM, ATTENDANCE RECORD TO THEM SO THAT THEY SEE LIKE HOW THEIR PERSON IS DOING AND THINGS LIKE THAT. AND ALL OF Y'ALL HAVE GOOD ATTENDANCE. SO YEAH. I WOULD NOT JUST DO YOUR OWN BUT DO DO THE WHOLE COUNCIL. THAT'S GOOD. KNOW WE CAN NEVER RESPOND . BUT HE'S NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT I, EVERYBODY. SO LIKE THEY'RE THE ONES THAT CAN LIKE BE LIKE, YEAH, I WANNA REAPPOINT HER AND THEN THEY HAVE TO MAKE A MOTION AND THEN ALL OF THEM HAVE TO I OR NAY. THAT'S WHAT I DID WHEN I WAS AT. THAT'S SWEET. I EMAILED 'EM ALL. THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME KNOW THAT. NOW I CAN THANK THE REST OF THE GUYS FOR HER. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST LAURA WHO SAY YAY OR NAY FOR ME OR NOT. WELL LAURA CAN DECIDE IF SHE WANTS TO APPOINT YOU AND THEN THEY BASICALLY WILL SECOND OR WHATEVER AND THEN THEY ALL . I'M STILL TRYING TO PROCESS WHAT I'M GONNA EMAIL THEM G PT THOUGH. SOME, DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS? OH, ONE MORE THING. I'M SO SORRY. I'M SO SORRY. SCARED ME AT THE DAY. I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE ALL OF THEM. I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE MR. CALVIN. ABRAM IS OUR ASSISTANT DIRECTOR IN PLANNING. HE REPLACED RYAN, YOU KNOW HOW RYAN WENT TO THE BOARD TO BE THE DIRECTOR OVER THERE? WHEN DID THAT HAPPEN? WAS THAT WHEN YOU HAD COVID? THAT WASN'T WHILE BACK. THANKS. THAT WAS LIKE A YEAR AGO. NO, IT WASN'T A YEAR. BECAUSE CONGRATULATIONS MR. NICE TO MEET YOU. DO YOU MIND INTRODUCING YOURSELF TO OUR BOARD? SAY SOMETHING ABOUT IT. I'M SORRY TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT. WHAT? UH, OF COURSE. MY NAME IS CALVIN ABRAM. I CAME FROM, UH, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. I'VE BEEN PLANNING FOR OVER TWO DECADES AND I AM HERE TO SUPPORT SHARON, HER GREAT TEAM, MONICA AND STEPHANIE, WHO I'VE BEEN ASKING TO DO SO MUCH . SO THEY'VE BEEN DOING AN EXCELLENT JOB. WELCOME TO. YOU'RE WELCOME. WE'RE A NICE COMMUNITY. VERY NICE. WERE YOU IN DC? WELL, AT ONE POINT I WAS. YEAH. AT ONE POINT I WAS. BECAUSE YOU DID FEMA, RIGHT? YES. AS YOU CAME BACK, AS YOU FIGURED OUT SHARON AND MONICA. MONICA SHARON AND MONICA AND STEPHANIE SORRY, GO AHEAD. GO AHEAD. NO, NO, I'M NOT, I WAS JUST TALKING. DON'T NEED ME ON CAMERA. ON CAMERA. OKAY. YOU'RE A GREAT TEAM AND PART OF THE REASON I REALLY ENJOY SERVING ON THIS COMMITTEE. YES. YES. UM, THEY DO AN EXCELLENT JOB. THEY'RE ON TOP OF THINGS. THEY ARE. THEY REALLY ARE. AND I KNOW YOU'VE SEEN THAT, BUT I WANTED TO HEAR IT FROM SOMEONE ELSE WHO IS, DOESN'T WORK FOR THE CITY. . I'M, I'M A CITIZEN. I ACTUALLY, I'M A NATIVE ETONIAN. I WAS BORN AND RAISED HERE. AND UM, THAT'S PART OF THE REASON WHY I ENJOY SERVING I ON THE COMMITTEES THAT I DO, IS I'M KIND OF GIVING BACK. THIS WAS, THIS WAS A GREAT PLACE TO GROW UP AND A LOT OF PEOPLE BASH IT ONLINE. UM, I STILL THINK IT'S A GREAT PLACE. DO WE HAVE ISSUES? YES. BUT DOESN'T EVERYBODY, UM, ANYWAY, THIS, I, I SO ENJOY THIS COMMITTEE AND THEY ARE A BIG PART OF IT. SHARON AND HER TEAM, BOBBY'S BEEN ON THIS COMMITTEE SINCE BEFORE I STARTED WORKING WITH YOU. YOU AND BOBBY HAVE BEEN TOGETHER FOR 10 YEARS AT LEAST. . THAT'S A LONG TIME. IT WAS A LONG TIME. AND I THINK TONY IS THE NEXT LONGEST SERVING BOARD MEMBER. . . YEAH. YOU KNOW, SO I JUST WANTED TO INTRODUCE Y'ALL 'CAUSE I KNOW WHEN HE WALKED IN Y'ALL WERE LIKE, WHAT THE HAPPENING HERE? BUT, UM, WE WERE BOTH ALREADY HERE WHEN I GOT HERE. SO THAT MEANS I'M NEXT AFTER THAT. AND THEN I'M NEXT AFTER YOU AND THEN WELL, AND KIM WAS AN EMPLOYEE FIRST BABY, RIGHT? KIM WAS IN, KIM WAS IN MONICA'S SEAT BEFORE. SHE'S NOW IN THAT SEAT. SO YES, KIM ACTUALLY HAD MONICA'S POSITION. SHE RETIRED AFTER 27 YEARS WITH THE CITY. SHE WAS IN MONICA'S OFFICE. SHE WAS ONE OF MINE. AND THEN SHE LEFT ME TO GO TO LEE COLLEGE. SHE RETIRED AND THEN PICKED UP ANOTHER ONE SO SHE CAN GET THE CHIPS. BUT YEAH, STAY AWAY. SHE COULDN'T STAY AWAY. YES. ALL RIGHT. NOW I'M DONE. OKAY. ALRIGHT. I WILL NOW ADJO THIS MEETING MOTION, I, I, TO CALL. MOTION MOVED AND SECOND BY MS. ESA. ALL IN FAVOR? ALL OPPOSED. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. 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