* 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] CAN EVERYBODY HEAR [ CITY OF BAYTOWN NOTICE OF MEETING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE TUESDAY, MAY 5, 2026 5:30 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL 2401 MARKET STREET, BAYTOWN, TEXAS 77520 AGENDA CALL TO ORDER AND ANNOUNCEMENT OF QUORUM] ME? YES. YES. OKAY. I WILL NOW CALL THIS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADVISING COMMITTEE MEETING, UM, TO ORDER TODAY BEING TUESDAY, MAY 5TH, 2026. THE TIME BEING 5 32. THE FIRST ITEM, THE AGENDA IS CITIZENS COMS. AND I'M SAYING THERE'S NO ONE DESIRING TO SPEAK. I WILL NOW MOVE ON TO [a. Consider approving the Community Development Advisory Committee meeting minutes from March 3, 2026.] ITEM TWO, MS. SHE, WHICH IS CONSIDERED APPROVING THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADVISING COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES FOR MARCH 3RD, 2026. DO I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED. MOVE, UM, BY MS. LOPEZ. AND SECOND BY, AND ALL IN FAVOR? ALL OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES. MOVE ON TO ITEM THREE [a. Conduct a public hearing regarding the City of Baytown Community Development Block Grant funding for the 2026-2027 program year.] A, CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE CITY OF BAYTOWN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDING FOR THE 20 26 20 27 PROGRAM YEAR AND . AND, UM, WE HAVE, UH, BATES ON SUPPORTIVE HOUSING THAT'S HERE TO SPEAK. CAN YOU HEAR ME OKAY? YES. YES. GOOD EVENING. COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS KEN BERRY. I'M THE DIRECTOR OF HOUSING AND AFFILIATE OPERATIONS FOR ACCESSIBLE SPACE INCORPORATED. WE ARE THE NONPROFIT SPONSOR, DEVELOPER AND MANAGER OF THE ROLLING BROOK APARTMENTS HERE IN BAYTOWN, WHICH WAS, UH, FUNDED IN 1995. CONSTRUCTED GOT ITS CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FROM HUD IN, UH, NOVEMBER OF 1999. SINCE THEN, IT HAS BEEN PROVIDING 24 WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE ONE AND TWO BEDROOM APARTMENTS FOR EXTREMELY LOW AND VERY LOW INCOME PERSONS WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES. UH, ALL OF THE APARTMENTS ARE 100% BARRIER FREE WITH ROLLING SHOWERS, UH, WIDENED DOORWAYS, LEVER ACTION HANDLES, UH, ALL KINDS OF FEATURES THAT MAKE THEM, UH, MORE USABLE FOR WHEELCHAIR USERS, UH, THROUGHOUT THE APARTMENTS AND THE COMMON AREAS OF THE BUILDING. UH, WE'VE BEEN OPERATING IT AS THE NON-PROFIT MANAGER, UH, SINCE THE BUILDINGS OPENED. AND, UH, DURING THAT TIME THROUGH ITS 27, ALMOST 27 YEARS OF ITS 40 YEAR COMMITMENT WITH HUD. WE'VE HAD SOME ONGOING STRUGGLES WITH THE FOUNDATION OF THE BUILDING. IT'S ON A FLOATING SLAB OF CONCRETE. UH, THE GROUND THAT IT WAS BUILT ON, UH, ISN'T AS STABLE AS IT ONCE WAS, AND THE BUILDING IS, UH, HAD MITIGATION REPAIRS THROUGHOUT THE YEARS. UH, MORE KIND OF A BANDAID THING, TRYING TO, UH, ELIMINATE OR MITIGATE RUNOFF AND, AND, UH, DETERIORATION OF THE GROUND UNDERNEATH OR, UH, THE SLABS AROUND THE BUILDING. UH, WE'RE IN A POSITION NOW WHERE THE BUILDING HAS SETTLED TO SUCH A DEGREE THAT WE ARE SEEING EVIDENCE OF THAT INSIDE THE BUILDING, UH, WITH MINOR CRACKS AND FISSURES IN THE WALLS. UH, SO WE'RE IN A POSITION WHERE WE, UH, NEED TO LITERALLY, I THINK IT'S CALLED SAND JACKING OR MUD JACKING, WHERE THEY WILL, UH, DRILL HOLES INTO, UH, THE FOUNDATION OF, UH, ABOUT HALF ONE SIDE OF THE BUILDING IS SETTLED MORE THAN THE OTHER, UH, TO GET EVERYTHING BACK TO LEVEL. UH, THAT'S OUR PRIMARY, UH, REQUEST FOR TONIGHT'S, UH, PROPOSAL. UH, AND THE, THE BUILDING UNDER THE HUD SECTION EIGHT 11, UH, PROGRAM, UH, WAS ONCE A REALLY, REALLY GOOD PROGRAM. IT PROVIDED FUNDING, UH, FOR, UH, CONSTRUCTION. AND THEN THE OTHER POT OF MONEY WAS FOR THE RENTAL ASSISTANCE. SO EVERYBODY THAT LIVES THERE RECEIVES SUBSIDY RENT BASED ON THEIR SPECIFIC INCOME. UH, AND THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN A GREAT PROGRAM. IT NO LONGER OPERATES AS IT ONCE DID. UH, SO OUR GOAL RIGHT NOW IS TO PRESERVE THE HOUSING THAT WE HAVE BECAUSE THE, THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF, UH, A HUNDRED PERCENT BARRIER FREE HOUSING IS, UH, TO TECHNICALLY NOT AN OPTION SINCE HUD LIMITS THIS TYPE OF HOUSING TO ABOUT 20% OF TOTAL UNITS IN ANY PROJECT ANYMORE. SO, UH, SINCE 2012 WHEN WE BUILT OUR LAST FULL EIGHT 11 BUILDING, WE'VE CONSTRUCTED A TOTAL OF 14 HUD SECTION EIGHT 11, UH, UNITS, UH, IN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA AS PART OF A 70 UNIT, UH, PROJECT. SO OUR GOAL RIGHT NOW IS THE PRESERVATION OF WHAT WE HAVE, KEEPING OUR HOUSING STOCK IN GOOD SHAPE FOR THE PEOPLE THAT WE SERVE. AND, UH, UH, THE STRUGGLE WITHIN THE HUD PROGRAM, AGAIN, IT'S A KIND OF A DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD. IT'S A GREAT PROGRAM. IT BUILT THE BUILDING, IT MAKES THE RENT AFFORDABLE. UH, PUTS SOME OF THE SHORTCOMINGS OF, OF THE HUD PROGRAM IS THAT, UH, OUR RENTS ARE VERY LIMITED. UH, UNLIKE PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITIES THAT GET UP TO 110, EVEN UP TO 125% OF THE FAIR MARKET RENTS. OUR BUDGETS ARE BASED ON A ZERO, UH, BASED BUDGET. WE CAN FACTOR IN MAYBE UP TO 3% VACANCY WHEN ONE VACANT UNIT IS A LITTLE OVER 4% VACANCY. UH, IN THE EVENT THAT WE DO HAVE SURPLUS CASH, UH, HUD TAKES THAT REMAINING MONEY, ALL BUT $250 PER UNIT, WE ARE LEFT TO KEEP IN WHAT'S CALLED [00:05:01] A RESIDUAL RECEIPTS ACCOUNT. SO WE'VE GOT SOME CHALLENGES AHEAD OF US WITH, UH, BUILDING UP WHAT WE CALL A REPLACEMENT RESERVE FUND. AND WE, WE PUT A, A SMALL AMOUNT OF THAT REQUIRED BY HUD ON A MONTHLY BASIS, BUT THE TIME THAT IT WOULD TAKE TO BUILD UP THE FUNDS THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS THE FOUNDATION ISSUES, AND THEN STILL DO THE OTHER WORK THAT WE NEED TO DO, WHETHER IT'S REPLACING CARPET OR, UH, REPLACING WINDOWS OR PLUMBING OR OTHER TYPES OF ELECTRICAL AND, AND OTHER REPAIRS THAT GO ALONG WITH ANY TYPE OF, UH, RENTAL PROPERTY, UH, BRINGS ME HERE TONIGHT TO ASK FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. I HAVE A QUESTION. YEAH. SO YOU'RE TO, YOU'RE ASKING FOR 160,000 TOTAL. CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES. OKAY. I'M GETTING A LITTLE OLD, A LITTLE LONG IN THE TOOTH. SO, , THANK YOU FOR, AND I'M LOOKING AT THE LINE ITEM FOR RELOCATION. CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT THAT IS? WELL, IN THE EVENT THAT WE HAVE A, A SITUATION WHERE, WHILE THE WORK'S BEING PERFORMED, UM, WE ANTICIPATE THE POSSIBILITY, BUT NOT FOR SURE, UH, WHILE THEY'RE LEVELING THE BUILDING OUT, WE MAY BE REQUESTED TO TEMPORARILY RELOCATE OUR RESIDENTS TO, IN, IN THE EVENT OF, LIKE WE DO AN ELEVATOR MODERNIZATION, WE'LL PUT FOLKS INTO A WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE HOTEL ROOM DURING THE TIME THAT THE ELEVATOR'S BEING MODERNIZED. SO, UH, THAT'S ONE OF THE OTHER SHORTCOMINGS WITH HUD. HUD TYPICALLY WILL NOT ALLOW US TO USE REPLACEMENT RESERVE FUNDING TO COVER THE COST OF RESIDENT RELOCATIONS, WHICH IS WHY IT'S IN OUR CDBG REQUEST. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. SO I HAVE A QUESTION REGARDING, UM, YOUR EXISTING FUNDING SOURCES. SO YOU RECEIVED SECTION EIGHT 11 SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, RIGHT? CORRECT. AND IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT THAT YOU PROVIDED, IT SHOWS THAT YOU RECEIVED A CAPITAL ADVANCE OF A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN $1.6 MILLION. WHAT IS THAT BEING USED FOR? THAT WAS ORIGINALLY FUNDED IN 1995, AND THAT WAS USED TO BUILD THE BUILDING ALONG WITH SOME ADDITIONAL SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING SOURCES LIKE THE FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF DALLAS, I THINK CONTRIBUTED TO IT. SO THAT WAS ALL SIX AND STONES, BRICKS AND MORTAR TO BUILD THE BUILDING. AND THEN IN YOUR REPLACEMENT RESERVES LAST YEAR YOU HAD 112,000 A LITTLE BIT OVER, AND THEN YOU'RE REQUIRED TO ADD $40,000 ANNUALLY INTO THAT RESERVE FUND? CORRECT. AND THEN YOU SPENT 115,000, IT WAS THAT FOR THE ELEVATOR REPAIR? 'CAUSE I KNOW IN THE PREVIOUS REQUEST THAT DIDN'T INCLUDE . NO, WE'VE HAD, UH, SEVERAL REPAIRS, TWO UNITS INCLUDING A NUMBER OF, UH, UH, UNIT TURNOVERS MM-HMM . TO GET THE UNITS UP TO DATE. UH, WE ALSO HAVE THREE APARTMENTS THAT ARE WHAT WE CURRENTLY CALL OFFLINE BECAUSE OF THE DAMAGE TO THE APARTMENTS IS SUCH THAT WE, WE DON'T WANT TO LEASE THE APARTMENT OUT BECAUSE OF THE WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE IN THERE. SO THEN THE $36,000 IS YOUR TO TOTAL R FOR R BUDGET, THEN THAT YOU HAVE, THAT'S OUR CURRENT BALANCE, AND WE CONTINUE TO DEPOSIT INTO THAT EACH AND EVERY MONTH AND BUILD IT AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN. I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE DUPLICATION OF BENEFITS IS A BIG THING WITH HUD, SO I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT UNDERSTOOD. ABSOLUTELY. YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T HAVE THE MONEY, BUT YOU JUST WANNA USE OURS 'CAUSE WE WANNA SAVE YOURS. ABSOLUTELY. AND HUD WOULD BE ABLE TO CONFIRM ALL OF OUR FINANCES. WE SUBMIT YEARLY AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO HUD AND WE WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH OUR HUD ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES ON THE OPERATION OF OUR PROPERTIES. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I HAVE A QUESTION. AS YOU WERE FILLING OUT THIS APPLICATION ON ONE PARAGRAPH, IT SAYS IN OUR, AND I'M QUOTING YOU, CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES. OKAY. ON ONE PARAGRAPH, IT SAYS IN OUR QUOTE, THE CRUMBLING FOUNDATION HAS CAUSED ISSUES TO OUR UNITS, INCLUDING ONE UNIT BEING TAKEN OFFLINE. AND THEN YOU MOVE DOWN TO TWO MORE PARAGRAPHS. IT SAYS, AND I QUOTE, OUR BUILDING IS FULL ASIDE FROM THE THREE OFFLINE UNITS IN ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE ONCE AND FOR ALL WILL HELP THE APARTMENT COMPLEX COMMUNITY REMAIN FINANCIALLY INDEPENDENT FROM NOW IN THE FUTURE. HOW MANY UNITS ARE OFFLINE WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS TWO? THERE'S THREE CREW UNITS CURRENTLY OFFLINE THAT, SO I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE NUMBER, THE, THE NUMBER ONE CAME FROM. IT SEEMS LIKE THERE WAS AN ERROR THAT THE GRANT APPLICATION WAS SUBMITTED BY OUR FUNDING SPECIALIST, UH, DEVIN VANDER SHEF. UH, BUT MY UNDERSTANDING IS WE HAVE THREE VACANT UNITS THAT ARE INTENTIONALLY LEFT VACANT THAT WE CONSIDER THEM TO BE OFFLINE. WE ARE NOT LEASING THOSE UNITS EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE A WAITING LIST FOR THE BUILDING UNTIL WE CAN MAKE THE REPAIRS TO THOSE ADDITIONAL UNITS. SO WE'VE GOT 21 OCCUPIED APARTMENTS, THREE THAT ARE INTENTIONALLY BEING LEFT VACANT MAY THEIR AUDIT ALSO STATES THAT THEY HAVE THREE VACANT UNITS. OKAY. SO THEY'RE NOT RECEIVING ANYTHING FOR THAT. ANYBODY ELSE? [00:10:01] THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT I WILL CALL HARKS AND HANGS OF BAYTOWN DOORSTEP BLESSING. MS. NIKKI, THAT IS TAB NUMBER EIGHT. THANK YOU. OKAY. BEAUTIFUL. GOOD EVENING. UH, THANK YOU GUYS FOR ALLOWING ME TO COME BEFORE YOU AND SPEAK TODAY, AND FOR ONCE AGAIN HEARING ABOUT OUR DOORSTEP BLESSING PROGRAM. UM, SO I'M NIKKI RECON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF HEARTS AND HANDS. AND SO MANY OF YOU GUYS HAVE SEEN THIS, THIS PRESENTATION BEFORE. SO I'LL JUST GO THROUGH IT QUICKLY. I DO HAVE A VIDEO AT THE END THAT I WANNA SHOW YOU GUYS THAT JUST CAPTURES SOME BEAUTIFUL MOMENTS. SO HEARTS AND HANDS OF BATAN. OUR MISSION IS TO SHARE THE LOVE OF CHRIST THROUGH THE WORK OF OUR HANDS, SERVING THE COMMUNITY AND BEYOND, WITH THE VISION OF TURNING THE SAFETY NET INTO A SPRINGBOARD. ALRIGHT, SO, I'M SORRY. I GET, I JUST GET EMOTIONAL. I JUST CAN'T HELP IT. I GET EMOTIONAL, SO BEAR WITH ME. WE JUST BELIEVE THAT NO ONE SHOULD GO HUNGRY AND, UH, INNER OUR DOORSTEP BLESSING SUCH A UNIQUE PROGRAM, MEETING PEOPLE WHERE THEY'RE AT. IMAGINE NOT BEING ABLE TO SOURCE FOOD YOURSELF, RIGHT? TO COME TO A TRADITIONAL PROGRAM AT A BRICK AND MORTAR LOCATION AND KNOWING THAT THERE IS A UNIQUE PROGRAM HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT'S GONNA DELIVER DIRECTLY TO YOUR DOORSTEP OR TO YOUR APARTMENT COMPLEX IN THE COMMUNITY ROOM SETTING FOR MANY IN BAYTOWN, ESPECIALLY OUR SENIORS AND OUR DISABLED, UM, THAT REALITY IS VERY TRUE, RIGHT? AND SO MANY HAVING TO CHOOSE BETWEEN GETTING THAT MODE OF TRANSPORTATION OR MEDICATION ARE JUST DIFFERENT, UM, SITUATIONS THAT COME UP. AND THEY SOMETIMES HAVE TO CHOOSE THAT OVER FOOD. SO WE ARE PROUD TO, UM, HAVE THE DOORSTEP BLESSING, AGAIN, VERY UNIQUE IN OUR COMMUNITY SINCE 2015. UM, I'VE SHARED WITH YOU GUYS IN THE PACKET JUST SOME OF OUR INFORMATION. SO IT SHOWS OUR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN 2025. UM, DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING AND ENGAGING IN THAT 3.7 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD. VERY ROBUST. OF COURSE, ALL THAT DOES NOT FALL UNDER DOORSTEP BLESSING. BUT AGAIN, JUST SHOWS, UH, I GUESS THE INTEGRITY, THE AND GROWTH OF OUR PROGRAM, THE COMMUNITY THAT HAS COME BEHIND AND JUST RALLY BEHIND US JUST TO CONTINUALLY GROW AND AMPLIFY WHAT WE ARE DOING IN OUR COMMUNITY. UM, SOMETHING THAT, UH, WE'VE INTRODUCED THIS YEAR THAT I'M VERY PROUD OF IS THE ORGANIZATIONAL LOGIC MODEL. AND AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE DOORSTEP BLESSING IS ONE OF THE ACTIVITIES, ONE OF THOSE PROGRAMS. BUT AGAIN, JUST SHOWING ALL THE INPUTS, ALL THE RESOURCES FROM ALL THE UNIQUE PLACES, OUR OUTPUTS, THAT OUTCOMES THAT WE ARE LOOKING TO ACHIEVE, MANY OF WHICH THAT WE ARE HITTING. AND IT'S JUST, AGAIN, JUST, IT'S BREATHTAKING WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT FROM THAT 30,000, UM, MILE VIEW DOES HEALTHY AND HOPEFUL COMMUNITIES. RESTORATIVE, DIGNITY AND EMPOWERED FOR THE FUTURE IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO ACHIEVE. SO, DOORSTEP BLESSING, BREAKING THROUGH TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS. THIS SLIDE SHOWS THAT WE DO HAVE 10 UNIQUE SITES, SO THAT ENCOMPASSES TWO THAT DO NOT FALL UNDER THE DOORSTEP. BLESSING PREVIEW, ONE BEING OUT IN CHAMBERS COUNTY, ANOTHER BEING OUT IN PASADENA. OF COURSE, NONE OF THE CDB FUNDING FUNDING IS USED FOR THOSE LOCATIONS. THOSE ARE FUNDED SEPARATELY, BUT THIS IS JUST ONE OF OUR GENERAL SITES. WE HAVE EIGHT UNIQUE SITES THAT ARE HOUSED UNDER THE CDBG, UM, UMBRELLA. SO MANY COLLABORATING PARTNERS, VOLUNTEERS, YOU CAN SEE THE DIFFERENT, UH, PEOPLE THAT PLAY INTO THIS, NOT ONLY THROUGH FUNDING, BUT AL ALSO THROUGH VOLUNTEERISM. AND WE CANNOT DO IT WITHOUT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THESE, UM, COMPANIES, INDIVIDUALS, AGENCIES, HOWEVER YOU WOULD LIKE TO LOOK AT THEM. SO THIS IS ACTUALLY THE CDBG SLIDE. AND THIS IS FROM OUR LAST FISCAL YEAR WITH YOU GUYS. EIGHT UNIQUE SITES OVER, UH, 30,000, I'M SORRY, 3000 DELIVERIES. 519 UNIQUE HOUSEHOLDS. 5,535 SERVICES PROVIDED OVER 125,000 POUNDS OF FOOD. 104,000 MEALS SERVED. LOOK AT THAT VOLUNTEER HOURS. AGAIN, THE IMPACT OF THAT IS ABSOLUTELY, UM, PHENOMENAL. 19 COLLABORATING PARTNERS COMING TOGETHER TO MAKE THIS MISSION THAT WE'RE INVOLVED IN TOGETHER COME TO [00:15:01] FRUITION. I WANTED TO PUT THIS SLIDE IN BECAUSE WE HAVE HAD COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW, BUT, UM, NOW OUR NAVIGATORS HAVE BEEN UPGRADED TO WHAT'S CALLED A LEVEL FOUR. AND SO THEY'RE JUST WORKING DIRECTLY WITH THE STATE TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO, UM, HELP ENROLL PEOPLE AND TO SNAP MEDICAID SOURCE OUT DIFFERENT THINGS THAT THEY ARE GONNA NEED TO HELP THEM TO GET TO A PLACE OF STABILITY. OH, I'M RUNNING OUTTA TIME. I'M SO SORRY. I'M USED TO TALKING ON AND ON AND ON. OKAY. UM, YOU GUYS HAVE THIS AS WELL. YOU COULD SEE ALL THE, THE PARTNERSHIPS. AND WE BELIEVE THE BEST WAY TO FIND YOURSELF IS TO LOSE YOURSELF IN THE SERVICE TO OTHERS. MAY I SHOW THE VIDEO OR AM I OUT? YEAH. OKAY. I'M SO SORRY. OKAY. IN THE PINK, YOU GUYS SEEN THIS BEAUTIFUL PHOTOS? YES. OKAY. SORRY. NO, IT'S OKAY. AND WE CAN SHARE THIS, UH, PRESENTATION WITH THEM TOO. OKAY. SO THEY CAN, THEY CAN, I'LL SHARE THE PRESENTATION WITH YOU GUYS SO THAT WAY YOU GUYS CAN WATCH IT TOO. UM, SO THESE ARE THOSE TYPE OF PROJECTS THAT, I'M SORRY, WHERE THE NON-PERISHABLE COMPONENTS ARE PACKED UP, GETTING READY TO GO FOR THOSE DIFFERENT DELIVERIES. BAYTOWN CHRISTIAN ALLIANCE, ONE OF OUR DELIVERY PARTNERS, YOU'LL SEE HERE, THIS IS WINDHAM PARK ON ROLLING BROOK. AND THE SENIORS ARE SO BEAUTIFUL THE WAY THEY LINE UP. SECOND BAYTOWN, OUR LONGEST STANDING DELIVERY PARTNER, GETTING READY TO GO TO BAY TERRACE. THANK YOU GUYS WILL RECOGNIZE SOME OF THOSE FOLKS THERE. , JUST REMEMBERING, THESE AREN'T JUST NUMBERS. THESE ARE OUR NEIGHBORS IN THE COMMUNITY. THIS FAITH LEADERSHIP CHRISTIAN ACADEMY. THEY'RE ACTUALLY A CHRISTIAN SCHOOL OUT IN BEACH CITY, AND THEY COME AND SPEND TIME WITH US TWICE A MONTH. AND THEY ACTUALLY HELP US DELIVER TO BOTH THE VILLAS AND A BIRD SONG. AMAZING FUTURE LEADERS THERE. LEADERS. NOW IMAGINE BEING A SENIOR AND YOU'RE STUCK IN YOUR HOME. AND THEN YOU OPEN THE DOOR AND THERE'S THIS BEAUTIFUL YOUNG PERSON READY TO NOT ONLY GIVE YOU PHYSICAL NOURISHMENT, BUT ALSO SHARE LOVE, SHARE JESUS. AND THOSE ARE OUR NUMBERS. AND YOU GUYS HAVE A PRINTOUT OF THAT. THOSE ARE THE NUMBERS FROM LAST FISCAL YEAR. AND SO WE CAN JUST REMEMBER THAT THIS PROGRAM IS DEEPLY ROOTED IN DIGNITY. EVERY DELIVERY IS MORE THAN FOOD. IT'S A REMINDER THAT SOMEONE CARES, THAT SOMEONE SHOWED UP. AND TO MANY OF OUR NEIGHBORS, THAT MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD. HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS AGAIN? I'M SORRY. JUST KIND OF RUSHED THROUGH IT. OKAY. SO IN LOOKING AT YOUR RFP FROM LAST YEAR MM-HMM . AND COMPARING YOUR BUDGET FROM LAST YEAR TO THIS YEAR, THE ONLY INCREASE THAT WE ACTUALLY NOTICED WAS IN SALARIES AND IN FOOD, THE FOOD LINE ITEM. BUT NOTHING ELSE HAS INCREASED WITH THE WAY EVERYTHING IN LIFE IS INCREASING RIGHT NOW. HOW CAN YOU MAINTAIN THAT? WELL, WE RECEIVED MANY OF OUR DONATIONS, YOU KNOW, FROM THE HOUSTON FOOD BANK, AND SO THAT'S A HUGE SOURCE OF FOOD. WE'VE ALSO STARTED PICKING UP FROM SEVERAL ADDITIONAL ADDITIONAL RETAILERS, WHICH DOESN'T COST US ANYTHING BECAUSE WE HAVE WONDERFUL VOLUNTEERS THAT ARE SPENDING THEIR TIME AND THEIR GAS TO GO GET THAT FOOD. UM, AND SO THAT THE IN KIND THAT WE RECEIVE FROM VOLUNTEERS, FROM DONORS IS JUST WHAT OFFSETS EVERYTHING. WE COULD NOT DO WHAT WE DO WITHOUT THE IN KIND THAT COMES IN. I FORGOT QUESTION. [00:20:01] OH. UM, CONSIDERING THE PRICE OF FOOD AND EVERYTHING RIGHT NOW, DO YOU HAVE ANY PLANS TO TRY TO, I GUESS ALL IT DEPENDS ON YOUR FUNDING, BUT, UM, TO EXPAND, TO HELP MORE PEOPLE IN THIS DAY AND TIME BECAUSE OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES? YES. WE WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING TO DO THAT. UM, DOORSTEP BLESSING IS ONE OF OUR MOST EXPENSIVE PROGRAMS. IT IS THE HARDEST TO EXPAND BECAUSE IT, IT COSTS MORE WITH THE MATERIALS THAT GO IN THE GAS THAT GOES INTO DELIVERING ALL THESE THINGS. WE ARE ACTUALLY LOOKING AT ANOTHER SITE HERE IN BAYTOWN NEXT TO HARLEM. UM, THE BAY VILLAGE, THE, I GET, I ALWAYS WANNA SAY THE VILLAGE APARTMENTS, BUT IT HAS MORE THAN THAT, BUT IT'S A SENIOR LOCATION AND I'M ACTUALLY WORKING WITH BAYTOWN CHRISTIAN ALLIANCE TO SEE IF THEY WOULD PARTNER WITH US TO HELP US GET THAT FOOD OUT. UM, AS FAR AS EXPANDING LIKE OUR ACTUAL LOCATION AND OTHER SITES, WE DO THAT THROUGH ADDITIONAL FOOD FAIRS. WE'RE ALREADY KIND OF MAXED OUT, I WOULD SAY IS WITH THE AMOUNT OF APPOINTMENTS THAT WE CAN SEE IN THE COURSE OF A DAY, BECAUSE THESE ARE ALL SEPARATE PROGRAMS. WE NEED MORE SPACE. IF THE CITY HAS A BUILDING THEY WANNA GIVE US FOR A BUCK A YEAR FOR THE NEXT 30 YEARS, WE WOULD GLADLY TAKE IT OFF THEIR HANDS. BUT, UM, WE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING TO DO WHATEVER WE CAN TO SERVE MORE PEOPLE. ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU. YES. I DO HAVE ONE SPECIFIC QUESTION MM-HMM . ABOUT YOUR LINE ITEM, UM, ON FOR FOOD. MM-HMM . MOST OF YOUR FOOD IS IN KIND OR DONATIONS, RIGHT? MM-HMM . SO WHAT IS THAT? SO THAT IS, FOR EXAMPLE, I JUST MADE A PURCHASE, IT WAS PROBABLY TWO AND A HALF WEEKS AGO BECAUSE ALTHOUGH WE, WE SOURCE A LOT OF FOOD FROM THE HOUSTON FOOD BANK, A LOT OF IT IS COMING THROUGH THE TAP, THE USDA PROGRAMS. SO WE MIGHT NOT GET GREEN BEANS OR CORN OR FRUIT OR WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE. WE MIGHT BE LACKING IN SOME AREA, AND THEREFORE I HAVE TO GO OUT AND PURCHASE IT. WE DO WORK WITH WHAT'S CALLED A HUNGER RELIEF PARTNER. SO IT'S NOT LIKE WE'RE BUYING FOOD OFF THE SHELVES, WE'RE GETTING IT FOR A LITTLE BIT LESS MONEY. BUT GUYS, WHEN THE HOUSTON FOOD BANK DELIVERED THIS MORNING, WE ALL FLOATED, OH GOSH, WAS AT LEAST 12 PALLETS OF FOOD. I WANT TO SAY. YES. 12 PALLETS OF FOOD FREE OF CHARGE, HOUSTON FOOD BANK. RIGHT? WHEN I MADE THIS RECENT PURCHASE, IT WAS $4,000 AND IT WAS TWO AND A HALF PALLETS OF FOOD. WOW. SO, HUGE, HUGE DIFFERENCE. AND AGAIN, THAT'S WHY I SAY WE COULD, WE COULD NOT EXIST. WE SIMPLY COULD NOT, THERE'S NOT ENOUGH FUNDING TO BE SUSTAINABLE IF WE HAD TO PURCHASE EVERYTHING. SO WE USE THOSE DOLLARS AND, UM, TO FILL IN HOLES. RIGHT? TO FILL IN GAPS. YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. YES, OF COURSE. ANYBODY ELSE, ANYMORE QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, MA'AM. THANK YOU GUYS AGAIN. HAVE A BLESSED EVENING. YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. DID IT? YES. QUESTIONS I WILL NOW CALL TALENT YEAR COALITION. FIRST STEP HOMELESS SERVICES PROGRAM. THAT IS TAB NUMBER 10. SORRY. SORRY. IT'S OKAY. I'LL JUST HAPPY. OKAY, I'M JUST PRESSING. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS TAMMY GUIDRY. I'M DIRECTOR OF HOMELESS SERVICES WITH TALENT YIELD COALITION. MARCELLUS WILLIAMS RESOURCE CENTER TALENT YIELD COALITION. MARCELLUS WILLIAMS RESOURCE CENTER. I BEGAN OUR HOMELESS SERVICES PROGRAM BACK IN 2020. UH, OUR PROGRAM MEETS AT THE STERLING MUNICIPAL LIBRARY ON TUESDAYS IN THE BAYTOWN SERVICE OFFICE. SHOWN IN THIS PICTURE ON THIS SLIDE IS THE, UM, AN ARTICLE THAT WAS RECENTLY POSTED IN THE BAYTOWN SUN ABOUT THE CITY'S INITIATIVE TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS THERE. UH, THE CITY OF BAYTOWN IS LOOKING TO SPEND $580,000 TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS IN BAYTOWN. OUR HOMELESS. UH, FIRST STEP HOMELESS SERVICES PROGRAM IS A VITAL PART OF ADDRESSING THE HOMELESS POPULATION IN THE CITY OF BAYTOWN. A COMMON MYTH IS THAT HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS ARE LAZY AND DON'T WANT TO WORK, HAVE MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE ISSUES. [00:25:01] THIS IS FAR FROM THE TRUTH. HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS COME IN, ALL COME FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE. AND MANY ARE FAMILIES, ELDERLY, DISABLED, AND YOUTH WHO FOR WHATEVER REASON HAVE FOUND THEMSELVES WITHOUT PERMANENT HOUSING. AND OTHER FACTORS ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR CYCLE OF HOMELESSNESS. DUE TO THE FEDERAL, UH, FUNDING CUTS, SOME CRUCIAL HOUSING, UH, OPTIONS AND PROGRAMS ARE NO LONGER EXIST. AND THE WAITING LIST FOR SECTION EIGHT IN BAYTOWN EXCEEDS 5,000 SUBSIDIZED APARTMENTS, WHICH PAYS A PORTION OF THE RENT FOR, UH, CLIENTS HAVE ALSO BEEN CUT. AND THERE'S ALSO LONG WAITING FOR THOSE PROGRAMS. THE CLIENTS THAT WE SERVE AT THE, UH, THROUGH OUR FIRST STEP SERVICES PROGRAM, HOMELESS PROGRAM ARE ELDERLY, DISABLED. SOME HAVE LOST THEIR JOBS. WE DO HAVE MANY FAMILIES. OTHERS FACE CHALLENGES OF JOB LOSS, AS I JUST STATED, AND FALLING ON HARD TIMES. MANY ALSO HAVE MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE ISSUES THAT CAUSE TO THEIR HOMELESSNESS. THE FACES OF HOMELESSNESS ARE BROAD AND THE POPULATION CONTINUES TO INCREASE AS MANY NAVIGATE ECONOMIC HARDSHIPS. WE HAVE SEVERAL PARTNERS THAT SUPPORT OUR PROGRAM. THEIR COMMITMENT RESOUNDS THE NEED OF THE COMMUNITY TO COME TOGETHER AND ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS. THIS PAST YEAR, WE BEGAN, WE BEGAN A COLLABORATIVE INITIATIVE, THE EAST HARRIS COUNTY HOMELESS INITIATIVE WITH A COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS HOUSTON HARRIS COUNTY TO BRING AWARENESS, ADDITIONAL HOMELESS RESOURCES AND SUPPORT AND FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES TO THE EAST HARRIS COUNTY AND BAYTOWN AREAS. WE ARE THE ONLY NONPROFIT AGENCY PROVIDING SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR THE HOMELESS IN EAST HARRIS COUNTY. WE BEGIN, WE BE, OH, I'M SORRY. WE BEGIN REPORTING DATA TO THE COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS THROUGH THEIR HMIS SYSTEM, WHICH IS THEIR HOMELESS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM IN JULY OF 2025. UH, THIS INFORMATION PROVIDES US TO ENTER IN OUR DATA, UH, INTO THEIR DATABASE TO ASSIST THOSE CLIENTS THAT ARE HOMELESS. WE ALSO HAVE OUR OWN CRM UH, DATABASE THAT TRACKS THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS THAT PARTICIPATE IN OUR PROGRAM. OUR APPROACH FOR SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM IS BASED ON THE PREMISE OF FACILITATING FROM BEGINNING TO END. WE ADDRESS ALL THE NEEDS THAT A CLIENT MAY HAVE. WE ALSO HANDHOLD AND WALK WITH THEM THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS THROUGH FOLLOW UPS AND CONSTANT BEING IN CONSTANT CONTACT WITH THEM THROUGHOUT THEIR SERVICES. OUR PROGRAM HAS ASSISTED HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS WITH DOCUMENT REPLACEMENT, APPLYING FOR SNAP FOOD BENEFITS, MEDICAID, MEDICARE, S-S-D-I-S-S-I, AND MANY OTHER BENEFITS THAT THEY MAY QUALIFY FOR, AS WELL AS CHILDCARE AND EDUCATION ASSISTANCE, EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE AND REFERRALS. WE HAVE ALSO, WE ALSO PROVIDE BASIC NEEDS SUCH AS CLOTHING AND HYGIENE PRODUCTS. WITH THE REWARD OF THE CDBG GRANT, WE'LL BE ABLE TO ASSIST HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS WITH DOCUMENT REPLACEMENT SUCH AS THEIR ID, STATE ID AND BIRTH CERTIFICATES. WITHOUT IMPROPER DOCUMENTATION, IT IS HARD FOR CLIENTS TO OBTAIN EM EMPLOYMENT, SHELTER, AND HOUSING. THE FUNDING WOULD ALSO ALLOW US TO PURCHASE BUS PASSES SO THAT THEY CAN BE ABLE TO GO TO THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND A SOCIAL SECURITY OFFICE FOR THEIR, UM, ID CARDS AND SOCIAL SECURITY CARDS. I'M RUNNING OUT OF TIME. UH, WE, WE WORK CLOSELY WITH, UH, COMMUNITY LEADERS AS AND ALSO WITH THE BAYTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT, G-C-C-I-S-D LEE COLLEGE, HARRIS COUNTY PRECINCT TWO, AND THE CITY OF BAYTOWN TO PROVIDE SERVICES FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE FACING HOMELESSNESS. OUR FIRST STEP HOMELESS SERVICES PROGRAM WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE STEPPING STONE THAT WILL BREAK THE CYCLE OF HOMELESSNESS FOR SO MANY INDIVIDUALS IN THE CITY OF BAYTOWN. AND I DO THANK Y'ALL. AND I'M OPEN FOR QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS? YEAH. UM, WITH THE LIBRARY MOVING, HOW IS THAT GONNA IMPACT THE SERVICES THAT YOU PROVIDE? WE HAVE, UH, WE MET WITH THE, UH, LOVE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH THIS PAST THURSDAY. THEY HAVE OFFERED US OFFICE SPACE THERE. WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF CREATING MOU TO BE ABLE TO SERVICE THOSE CLIENTS AT THAT LOCATION. THEY, UH, WANT TO COLLABORATE WITH US TO PROVIDE OFFICE SPACE. THEY CAME TO US BEFORE THE, UH, ALL THIS LIBRARY REMODELING AND MOVING. IT WAS EVEN DECIDED UPON BECAUSE THEY SEE MANY HOMELESS CLIENTS THROUGH THEIR CHURCH AND WE ARE GOING TO COLLABORATE WITH THEM AND THEY HAVE ALREADY PROVIDED A SPACE THERE. THAT'S AWESOME. SO YOU'LL BE ABLE TO DO IT MORE DAYS A WEEK OR WILL IT STILL BE JUST, UH, A FEW DAYS A WEEK? WE ARE LOOKING TO MOVE INTO TWO DAYS A WEEK, UH, IF NOT MORE. UH, ALTHOUGH WE ARE JUST ONE DAY A WEEK IN BAYTOWN AT THE STORE AND LIBRARY, THAT'S JUST WHEN WE ARE THERE AT THAT LOCATION. I'M IN BAYTOWN ALL THE TIME. IF SOMEONE CALLS ME THE, A HOMELESS, UH, CLIENT NEEDS ASSISTANCE, I'M THERE. UH, I MEET THEM WHERE THEY'RE AT. IT'S NOT JUST AT THAT STORE LIBRARY, BUT IT'S THERE IN THE BAYTOWN LOC AREA AND THEY NEED ASSISTANCE. I CAN DEFINITELY [00:30:01] MEET THEM WHEREVER THEY ARE. OKAY. AND THEN HOW DID YOU DETERMINE THE AMOUNT REQUESTED ON YOUR LINE ITEM FOR BIRTH CERTIFICATES IN TEXAS? ID LIKE HOW DID YOU DECIDE ON THAT DOLLAR AMOUNT? THAT DOLLAR AMOUNT WAS DECIDED FROM, UH, THE, THE NUMBER OF IDS AND, UH, AND SOCIAL SECUR, I'M SORRY, BIRTH CERTIFICATES THAT WE'VE PURCHASED IN THE PAST AS WELL. WE, WHAT WE'VE BEEN PURCHASING SINCE, UH, LAST YEAR, 2025. OKAY. THANK YOU. I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION. MS. TAMMY, UM, OFFICE APPLIES. WHAT DOES THAT ENTAIL OF FOR 600 THAT ENTAILS INK FOR THE PRINTER? 'CAUSE I DO HAVE THE PRINTOUT APPLICATIONS FOR THE BIRTH CERTIFICATES. IT ENTAILS, UM, THE ENVELOPES THAT WE HAVE TO MAIL OUT THE BIRTH CERTIFICATES IN. EVERYTHING THAT WE DO IS BY MAIL, UH, ESPECIALLY FOR THE BIRTH CERTIFICATES, IF THEY'RE OUTTA STATE BIRTH CERTIFICATES, IT INCLUDES THE, THE, THE APPLICATION THAT WE HAVE TO PRINT OUT AS WELL AS THE INK, THE PAPER, AND JUST OFFICE SUPPLIES THAT WE DO HAVE TO USE FOR THAT. AND THEN ON THE HARRIS COUNTY, UM, BUS TOKENS IT SAYS 500. AND HOW MANY DO Y'ALL ANTICIPATE? LIKE WHAT DO Y'ALL GET CHARGED PER PERSON TO SAY, THIS IS HOW MANY PEOPLE Y'ALL ARE GONNA HELP? WE CAN CHARGE. IT IS A DOLLAR PER PASS. AND SO WE CHARGE, UH, WE JUST ESTIMATE HOW MANY THAT WE WILL USE. WE MAY NOT USE THAT WHOLE $500 WITHIN A YEAR'S TIME, BUT WE DO USE AT LEAST A HUNDRED TO 200, UH, THROUGHOUT THE YEAR GETTING THE BUS PASS BECAUSE WE DO GIVE THEM A BUS BUS PASS TO GET TO WHATEVER OFFICE, THE DPS OFFICE OR SOCIAL SECURITY OFFICE TO GET THERE AND TO ALSO GET BACK. SOMETIMES SOMETHING MAY HAPPEN, SO THEY MAY NEED OTHER DOCUMENTATION AND THEY HAVE TO GO MAKE ANOTHER RETURN TRIP. AND SO WE DO HAVE TO SEND THEM BACK OVER THERE AGAIN. SO AS MANY TIMES IT TAKES WITH THEM TO GO, WE DO PROVIDE TWO BUS PASSES FOR EACH WAY. SO THEY'RE PA THESE BUS PASSES ARE JUST BASICALLY ONE WAY TICKET? YES. THERE AND BACK. IT'S NOT LIKE IT'S A MONTHLY BUS PASS. NO. SO Y'ALL DON'T SUPPLY MONTHLY BUS PASSES FOR PEOPLE? NO, WE DON'T AT ALL. NO. OKAY. ANY OTHER COMICS? THANK YOU MA'AM. OKAY, THANK YOU. I ARE NOW CALLED BAY AREA REHABILITATION CENTER. KIDS ARE US SPECIAL NEEDS DAYCARE PROGRAM. THAT IS TAB NUMBER FOUR. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. AND THANK YOU FOR, UM, ALLOWING ME TO BE HERE TO PRESENT, UM, ABOUT OUR NEW UPCOMING EXPANSION TO BAY AREA REHABILITATION CENTER. MY NAME IS KIMBERLY WATSON AND I SERVE AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. AS YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN IN THE COMMUNITY FOR 77 YEARS OFFERING SUPPORT SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. AND WE THOUGHT WE WOULD EXPAND ON THAT BY OPENING UP A SPECIAL NEEDS DAYCARE. OUR SPECIAL NEEDS DAYCARE IS DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEED OF THE GAP IN THE COMMUNITY. THIS PROGRAM IS NOT ONLY FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITY AND DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS, BUT ALSO THE FAMILIES WHO ARE STRUGGLING TO, UH, TO HAVE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE AND RELIABLE CARE. MANY OF THE FAMILIES WE SERVE FALL BELOW THE POVERTY LINE OR PART OF THE ALICE POPULATION, WHICH IS THE ASSET LIMITED INCOME CONSTRAINT AND EMPLOY, WHICH MEANS THAT THEY'RE WORKING, BUT THEY CAN'T AFFORD SPECIALIZED CARE, UM, WITHOUT THE SUPPORTS. THE PARENTS ALSO FACE IMPOSSIBLE CHOICES BETWEEN MAINTAINING AN EMPLOYMENT AND ENSURING THEIR CHILD RECEIVES SAFE, APPROPRIATE CARE. OUR DAYCARE IS DESIGNED TO HOUSE 20, UM, DISABLED INDIVIDUALS AGE SIX WEEKS TO FIVE YEARS OLD. AND THE FUNDS THAT WE'RE REQUESTING WOULD HELP TO OFFSET THE COST OF DAYCARE FOR FAMILIES. WE WOULD OFFER THAT IN AS TO WHAT REDUCE TUITION OR SCHOLARSHIPS, ENSURING THAT WE MEET THE NEEDS OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS IN THE PROGRAM. OUR PROGRAM, UM, ALSO WILL HAVE A TWOFOLD BECAUSE WE OFFER THERAPY SERVICES. SO ANY OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT NEED SPECIALIZED THERAPIES, THEY WOULD ALSO BE ABLE TO GET IT AT OUR, AT OUR FACILITY. WE'VE SEEN THE NEED IN THE COMMUNITY. WE REALIZE THERE'S OTHER DAYCARES IN THE COMMUNITY, BUT NOT A LOT OF DAYCARES SPECIALIZE IN INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM BEHAVIORS, DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS, AND THAT IT'S BEEN BAY AREA, JUST BAY AREA'S NICHE FOR 77 YEARS. [00:35:02] SO WE ASKED FOR, WE'RE REQUESTING THE FUNDS TO DIRECTLY USE THAT MONEY TO OFFSET THE COST FOR FAMILIES. AND THAT WOULD HELP EIGHT TO 10 FAMILIES. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? I HAVE A QUESTION. SURE. SO, EIGHT TO 10 FAMILIES. SO WE'RE ASSUMING THAT EACH FAMILY HAS ABOUT ANYWHERE FROM TWO TO THREE KIDS, SINCE IT'LL BE 20 KIDS THAT WE'RE ASSISTING. WELL, WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WHAT WE'VE, WHAT WHAT OUR DESIGN WILL BE IS THAT WE WOULD HAVE, UM, OF COURSE WE WOULD HAVE INDIVIDUALS FILL OUT A PACKET. THEY WOULD, WE WOULD BASE IT ON THE INDIVIDUAL'S NEEDS. AND OUR STAFF IS EQUIPPED TO HANDLE THAT. WE HAVE A SET FEE. SO WHAT THE PERSON IS PAYING FOR IS THE SPOT YOU'RE PAYING TO HOLD YOUR SPOT. YOU'RE NOT PAYING LIKE A REGULAR DAYCARE. IF YOU COME ONE DAY OR FIVE DAYS, YOU'RE PAYING THAT CERTAIN AMOUNT. IT, IT, IT GUARANTEES YOUR CHILD'S SLOT BECAUSE IT'S SPECIALIZED. WE HAVE SPECIALIZED STAFF TO HANDLE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. SO THIS IS A PILOT PROGRAM, CORRECT? MM-HMM . YES IT IS. AND WHERE WILL IT BE CARRIED OUT? AT THE SAME FACILITY AT THE CENTER. AT OUR CENTER. WE HAVE ENOUGH SPACE. OUR FACILITY IS OVER 40,000 SQUARE FEET. THAT WAS MY NEXT QUESTION. SO WE DEFINITELY HAVEN'T, UM, WHEN I STARTED AT BAY AREA 17 YEARS AGO, WE HAD A DAYCARE AND IT WAS FOR THE FAMILIES. SO WE THOUGHT WE WOULD EXPAND OUR SERVICES TO SPECIAL NEEDS. WE REACHED OUT TO OTHER DAYCARES IN THE COMMUNITY AND THEY, THEY'RE LIKE, KIM, WE CAN DEFINITELY USE THAT. 'CAUSE THEY'RE NOT SPECIALIZED TO HANDLE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. I THINK I ONLY KNOW OF ONE THAT'S OVER THERE ACROSS FROM THE PROGRAM ALEXANDER, THAT THEY, UM, HELP WITH AUTISTIC CHILDREN AND THAT DAYCARE THAT I KNOW NOT BEHAVIORS. SO OUR, OUR PROGRAM WILL BE UNIQUE IN THE SENSE THAT WE TAKE ALL DISABILITIES EXCEPT VENT TRAIT, G-TUBE, ALL OF THAT. SO WE WOULD TAKE ALL OF THAT. WE HAVE A NURSE ON SITE. YEAH. UM, A THANK YOU. I'M VERY SORRY THAT I'M LATE. IT'S OKAY. DO I HAVE TO HAVE TO LIKE, UM, BAYTOWN TRAINS , UH, BECAUSE CREEK INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT HAD A PROGRAM, UH, BACK IN THE SEVENTIES AND EIGHTIES I WAS INVOLVED WITH. OKAY. UM, UNFORTUNATELY IT DIDN'T WORK OUT BECAUSE THE PARENTS WANTED THEIR KIDS IN THE REGULAR SCHOOLS. UH, THE REGULAR CLASSROOMS. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I NOTICED THAT YOU'RE SAYING THE INFANTS TO FIVE YEARS OLD, THAT THAT YOU'RE TAKING INFANTS. SO YOU'RE STARTING 'EM OUT LIKE AT THREE MONTHS. UH, SIX WEEKS TO FIVE YEARS. AND DOES THE STATE REQUIRE, THE STATE REQUIRES THAT SO MANY ADULT CERTIFIED THINGS PER CHILD. YOU SAID YOU HAVE ADEQUATE STAFF TO PROVIDE FOR THAT? CORRECT. OKAY. OR THEY ARE GOING TO BE CERTIFIED THAT WE CAN GO IN THERE AND SAY THE SENIOR. YOUR CERTIFICATIONS? YES MA'AM. WE CURRENTLY HAVE IT. OKAY. THE OTHER THING IS, IS THAT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT 700 $7,500 PER 20 KIDS. THAT'S $350 PER KID. WELL, WHAT WE'RE DOING, THAT WON'T GO TO ALL KIDS. WE WOULD, WE WOULD TARGET THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE WORKING THAT MAY NOT MEET THE NCI QUALIFICATIONS AND MAY NOT HAVE ENOUGH REVENUE TO COME TO THE PROGRAM. SO THOSE ARE WHO WE'RE TARGETING. ARE YOU GONNA ALSO, OKAY, SO IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE. YOU'RE GONNA BE TRYING, SO IF THERE'S ONE CHILD THAT'S AUTISTIC AND ANOTHER CHILD THAT'S HANDICAPPED FROM THE SAME FAMILY, SAY LIKE A CIVIL POLICY OR TALKING PLOTING, YOU ARE SAYING THAT ONLY ONE CHILD WILL BE ABLE TO GET TO TOWN. BOTH OF 'EM WILL BE ABLE TO CORRECT. IF THEY BOTH LIVE IN THE CITY LIMITS AND MOM IS, MOM WORKS AT WHATABURGER AND SHE NEEDS, SO IT'S JUST UP TO 20 KIDS. THAT'S THE MAX WE WILL TAKE BECAUSE WHEN YOU HAVE INDIVIDUAL. OKAY. ALRIGHT. UM, OKAY. ALRIGHT. SO, UM, YOU TALKED ABOUT YOUR THERAPY PROGRAMS. OKAY. THAT'S UNDER A DIFFERENT AREA. THAT'S STILL AT THE SAME FACILITY. YOU SAID YOU'RE GONNA HAVE THERAPIST THERE. THE THERAPIST, THEY'RE GONNA, THAT'S UNDER A DIFFERENT AREA. NO, MA'AM. THAT WE ALSO, WE PROVIDE THERAPY SERVICES NOW SO THAT, SO IF YOUR GRANDCHILD, LET'S JUST SAY A CHILD CAME THAT NEEDED SPECIALIZED SERVICES, OT OR PT OR SPEECH, THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO HAVE THAT SERVICE AT OUR FACILITY WHILE THEY'RE THERE IN THE DAYCARE AS WELL. AND WE WOULD ALSO HAVE A [00:40:01] WAITING LIST FOR INDIVIDUALS THAT WOULD BE WAITING FOR SERVICES. WHAT MAKES, SO YOU'VE ALREADY STARTED, SO THIS PROGRAM, YOU'VE ALREADY STARTED WORKING ON THIS PROGRAM AND I'VE ALREADY SIGNED UP SOME CARE, SOME OF THE, SOME OF YOUR CLIENTS. RIGHT. WE'VE, WE HAVE NOT STARTED THE PROGRAM AS OF YET, BUT WE PLAN ON STARTING IT IN JULY. WE'RE GETTING ALL OUR LICENSES TOGETHER BECAUSE WE HAVE TO HAVE THAT FOR THE STATE. WE'RE GETTING EVERYTHING IN PLACE. BUT WE'VE YOU HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE STATE. CORRECT. OKAY. BUT BECAUSE WE ARE STATE. OKAY. HOW BAD IS THE STATE? WE'RE NICE COMPARED TO THE STATE. . . I'M GONNA TAKE THE FIFTH. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I WAS ABLE TO USE IT. THANK YOU. DO ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY I I DON'T HAVE TO. I KNOW . DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE YOU. I HAVE A QUESTION. SURE. ADVERTISING. I WANT DISCUSS IT. YES. HOW WOULD YOU GO ABOUT ADVERTISING? IS THIS YOU, YOU GOING PLANNING ON PLACING WHERE IN THE BAYTOWN SUN AND SOCIAL MEDIA? UM, UM, APARTMENT COMPLEXES, UM, DAYCARES, DAYCARE SCHOOLS. UM, WE GO TO OUR, UM, YOU MAY NOT BE AWARE, WE HAVE AN ADULT, UM, IDD PROGRAM AND OUR CLIENTS WORK FOR US. SO WE GO TO WALMART AND PUT FLYERS ON CAR WINDOWS. WE GO TO DIFFERENT PLACES IN THE COMMUNITY. WE LET EVERYBODY KNOW THAT THIS IS COMING. ALL THE DAYCARES IN THE COMMUNITY, THE LOCAL SCHOOLS. WE HAVE AN ECI PROGRAM, WHICH SERVICE INDIVIDUALS FROM ZERO TO THREE YEARS OLD, WE'RE TARGETING THOSE FAMILIES. SO WE HAVE WAYS TO GET, UM, INFORMATION OUT THERE. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NOPE. THANK YOU MA'AM. SHE WILL ALSO BE HERE FOR THE NEXT PRESENTATION. . THAT WAS GOOD. LET ME RESET YOUR TIMER. SO OUR NEXT PROGRAM THAT I WANNA TALK ABOUT, UM, IS IT MS. ANITA? YES. OKAY. THAT'S TAB. I'M SORRY MA'AM. I'M, THAT'S TAB FIVE. THAT'S THE NEXT TAB. I'M SORRY MA'AM. YOU CAN GO AHEAD. IT IS THE BAY AREA REHABILITATION PEDIATRIC THERAPY PROGRAM. AND THAT PROGRAM ALSO SERVES INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE UNDER 18 WITH SPEECH O, OT, PT, AND UH, SER SPECIALIZED SERVICES. SO THE REQUEST FOR THIS, AND I GUESS LET ME DO A LITTLE HISTORY. BAY AREA IS 77 YEARS OLD. THE PRO, THE ORGANIZATION WAS FOUNDED ON INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES AND THE FIRST PROGRAM THEY HAD WAS A PEDIATRIC PROGRAM. SO WE'VE HAD THAT PROGRAM FOR OVER 77 YEARS AS WELL. SO OUR PEDIATRIC PROGRAM, THE, THE REQUEST IS FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE UNDERINSURED OR NO INSURANCE AT ALL. UM, DURING, UM, A COUPLE YEARS AGO, A LOT OF PEOPLE LOST MEDICAID SERVICES. SO WE HAVE PROBABLY 20% OF OUR CLIENTS THAT COME THAT DON'T HAVE, UM, ADEQUATE INSURANCE AND OR NEED ASSISTANCE. SO WE WANNA BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE SERVICES FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS. UM, WHY DOES THIS BENEFIT BAYTOWN? IT SUPPORTS FAMILIES. THAT'S NOT MINE. I'M ON TWO. I'M ON ANOTHER ONE, RIGHT. . OKAY. I SAID WE DELIVER SERVICES. OKAY. SO THE FUNDS, OH, AND THAT'S ONE THING ABOUT BAY AREA. ALL OF THE FUNDING THAT WE RECEIVE, THE BULK OF OUR FUNDING GOES BACK INTO PROGRAMMING. SO YOUR FUNDING WOULD GO TO HELP INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE UNDERINSURED OR NOT INSURED RECEIVE SPECIALIZED SERVICES? UM, WE WOULD BE ABLE TO SERVE, UM, AT LEAST 10 TO 12, UM, INDIVIDUALS WITH THERAPY SERVICES FOR MULTIPLE DISCIPLINES. SO INDIVIDUALS THAT RECEIVE SPEECH AND OT, THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO RECEIVE BOTH OF THOSE SERVICES WITH THIS FUNDING. YOU HAVE A QUESTION? I, I HAVE A QUESTION. YES. SO YOU SAID THIS PARTICULAR REQUEST WOULD GO TO HELP THOSE FAMILIES WHO HAVE NO INSURANCE OR THEY'RE UNDERINSURED. WHAT'S CURRENTLY HAPPENING WITH THOSE PEOPLE? WE'RE SERVICING THEM BECAUSE WE DON'T, WE'VE HAD INDIVIDUALS WHO MAY HAVE HAD MEDICAID AND THEY LOST MEDICAID. SO WE CONTINUE TO SERVE 'EM. WE DO GET A SMALL AMOUNT OF FUNDING FROM UNITED WAY THAT WE USE TO OFFSET THE COST OF THOSE SERVICES FOR THOSE CLIENTS. BUT WE JUST DON'T TURN 'EM AWAY BECAUSE WHEN YOU HAVE A CHILD WITH AUTISM AND THEIR FAMILY IS BRINGING THEM THE SPEECH, YOU, YOU CAN'T JUST STOP THE SPEECH SERVICES. SO WE ASK PARENTS, WE DO A SLIDING SCALE FEE IF THEY CAN AFFORD IT, BUT IF THEY CAN'T, WE TRY TO HELP [00:45:01] 'EM WITH THAT COST. THANK YOU. MM-HMM . SO THE THERAPY THAT'S PROVIDED IN THIS PROGRAM, 'CAUSE IF I REMEMBER READING IT CORRECTLY, IT'S ABOUT EIGHT THERAPY SESSIONS THAT THEY WOULD COME IN FOR. YES. SO YOU HAVE AN EVALUATION FOR, AND IT'S DIFFERENT, DIFFERENT DISCIPLINES. SO FOR SPEECH YOU HAVE YOUR SPEECH EVALUATION AND YOU MAY HAVE SIX TO 12 SESSIONS BEFORE RE-EVAL. UM, PT AND OT CAN VARY. IT JUST DEPENDS. BUT THE BASE IS SIX. YOU HAVE SIX SERVICES AFTER YOUR EVALUATION. OKAY. THANK YOU. MM-HMM . MS. KIM, SO THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A, UM, PROJECT THAT'S ALREADY SET. YES. Y'ALL ARE JUST ASKING FOR AN ADDITIONAL HELP FOR SERVICES TO HELP OFFSET THE UM, THE COST FOR SOME OF THESE FAMILIES THAT HAVE LOST MEDICAID? YES. OR HAVE NO INSURANCE. YES MA'AM. SO IT IS, UM, HELPING, I THINK YOU SAID IS IT LIKE YOU SAID, EIGHT TO 10 FAMILIES WE WOULD BE ABLE WITH THIS FUNDING WE WOULD BE ABLE TO HELP EIGHT TO 10 MORE FAMILIES. MORE FAMILIES. MORE FAMILIES, OKAY. YES. SO ADDITIONAL FAMILIES. MM-HMM . OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU GUYS. I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME TODAY. YES, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE IT. OKAY. IS THE GUY FROM THE UH, BAYTOWN SUPPORT HOUSING STANDING STILL HERE? I AM. DO YOU MIND IF I ASK HIM SOME QUESTIONS? CAN I STILL ASK HIM SOME QUESTIONS? I DON'T MIND. SURE. YES. IS THAT OKAY? OKAY. YES. HI. OKAY, . NOW PROBABLY SOME OF THIS IS GOING TO BE REPEATS. OKAY. THAT'S OKAY. ALL I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU. I I WOULD BUY THE HOME. THERE IS A NEED FOR THE FOUNDATION REALLY BAD. I DO AGREE WITH THAT. UM, ARE YOU GETTING ANY MONEY FROM THE FOUNDA FROM THE FEDERAL DISABILITIES HOUSING PROGRAM? WE RECEIVE FEDERAL RENTAL ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE PROJECT RENTAL ASSISTANCE CONTRACT THAT SUBSIDIZES THE RENTS. NO. THERE IS A SPECIAL PROGRAM FOR . NO, WE ARE NOT. NO, NO. YOU DID NOT ATTEND. OKAY. ALRIGHT. OKAY. UM, YOUR INSURANCE DIDN'T PAY OUT BECAUSE THIS IS AN ISSUE. THIS IS A BUILDING OUT, IT'S NOT COVERED UNDER INSURANCE. IT'S NOT COVERED JUST LIKE A, A DETERIORATED ROOF, UH, WOULD BE DEPRECIATED OVER TIME. IT'S NOT COVERED UNDER OUR, OUR OUR COVERAGE. I NEED ADDITIONAL FOUNDATION WORK AT MY HOUSE AND UNFORTUNATELY I CAN'T PUT IT ON MY INSURANCE EITHER. REALLY. IT'S, I GOT YOU. I GOT YOU. BECAUSE I HAVE FLOOD INSURANCE AND YOU KNOW PEOPLE IN PEAN, YOU'RE RIGHT THERE, RIGHT ON THE CREEK. THAT WAS PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS. THEY DIDN'T TELL YOU THAT, DID THEY? UH, I DON'T KNOW. FLOOD INSTRUMENT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE FLOOD ZONE IS. I DON'T HAVE THAT IN FRONT OF ME. THAT ALL WOULD'VE BEEN DONE PRIOR TO DEVELOPMENT. OKAY. ALL UM, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT BOTHERED ME THE MOST IS THAT I SAW WHERE YOU'RE NOT, AND YOUR MANAGERS MAKE $2,698 A YEAR. HOW MANY PEOPLE IS WORKING WORKS AT THAT SITE? CAN YOU, UM, CLARIFY THE STATEMENT? UH, PER YEAR, HUH? I'M, YOU SAID $2,698 PER YEAR. OKAY. HOW MANY PEOPLE DO YOU HAVE WORKING AT THE HOUSING PROGRAM? THE HAVE, WE HAVE ONE ONSITE PROPERTY CARETAKER THAT DOES THE MAINTENANCE. THE CARETAKER JUST ONE? CORRECT. JUST ONE PERSON. ONE PERSON THAT LIVES, THAT WORKS AT THE PROPERTY STAFF 24 HOURS A DAY. THEY'RE ON CALL 24 HOURS A DAY. THEY DON'T WORK AT A 24 HOUR SHIFT. I'M IN THE WRONG BUSINESS. OKAY. OKAY. ALL FOR, THEY'RE ON STAFF. THEY'RE CALLED ANYTIME. AND THEY ONLY MAKE LESS THAN A THOUSAND DOLLARS A MONTH, A YEAR. A MONTH. OUR CARETAKER, OUR PROPERTY CARETAKERS RANGE ANYWHERE FROM 18 TO $22 AN HOUR DEPENDING ON THEIR EXPERIENCE. UH, I DON'T KNOW WHICH NUMBER YOU'RE LOOKING AT. [00:50:02] OKAY. BUT YOUR AUDIT FROM THE ABOVE, THE AUDIT SAYS YOUR AUDIT SAYS . THAT AND THE PRO AND THE SIGN MANAGER MAKES ONLY $12,000. THAT WOULD BE A PART-TIME POSITION. SO IF YOU DIVIDE THAT PART-TIME AND WHATEVER TIME NOW THAT'S BELOW MINIMUM WAGE, I'D HAVE TO GET BACK TO YOU ON THE EXACT PER HOUR, UH, WAGE THAT WE PAY THIS PERSON AT ROLLING BROOK APARTMENTS IN BAYTOWN. I DON'T HAVE THAT IN FRONT OF ME, BUT OKAY. THEY TYPICALLY AVERAGE 17 TO $22 PER HOUR. YEAH. HERE'S THE OTHER ONE THAT I HAVE A QUESTION ON IN THE AUDIT. IT SAYS YOUR NET, YOUR NET CASH FLOW, IT SAYS VACANCY AND YOU'RE GETTING MONEY FROM VACANCIES AND IT'S ADDED AS A ASSET. IS THERE A DOLLAR AMOUNT PROVIDED? WHAT PAGE OF THE AUDIT ARE YOU ON? THE VACANCIES IS WHAT PAGE OF THE AUDIT? OH, UM, 15. 15 AND 16. SO WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT? IT SAYS YOUR ACCOUNT NUMBER 52 3 20. THAT'S THE ACCOUNT NUMBER I'M LOOKING AT. IT SAYS NET RENTAL VACANCIES, APARTMENTS. YOU'RE CONSIDERING THOSE. YOU GET PAID FROM THE HUD NO MATTER WHAT IF THEY'RE VACANT OR NOT, RIGHT? NO, THAT'S NOT TRUE. WE DO NOT GET PAID. SO WHY ARE YOU SAYING $47,964 AS AN AS ASSET? THIS WAS PROVIDED BY THEIR AUDITOR. THE AUDITOR WAS THE ONE THAT DID THESE NUMBERS. IT WASN'T THEIR OFFICE PER SE. SO THAT WOULD BE A QUESTION THAT WE CAN ASK THEM ON THE SIDE. WELL, WE GET THE NUMBERS FROM THEM. WELL, I CAN CERTAINLY, SO THAT CAN BE A QUESTION THAT WE ASK THEM ON THE SIDE. I CAN TRY TO LOOK AT IT NOW AND TRY TO ANSWER IT. OTHERWISE I CAN GO TO OUR AUDIT FIRM AND GET YOU AN ANSWER. BUT WE, WE DO BUDGET FOR SEE WHERE SEE WHERE IT SAYS OKAY. UH, YOU NEVER INCOME. ALRIGHT, SO YOU DON'T GET ANY OTHER ADDITIONAL FUNDING FROM HUD, CORRECT. EXCEPT FROM HUD. SO I I'D LIKE TO, CAN I, I'D LIKE TO CLARIFY THAT WE DO RECEIVE RENTAL ASSISTANCE IN THE FORM OF SUBSIDY, UH, THAT WE BILL HUD FOR THE OCCUPIED UNITS EACH AND EVERY MONTH. THE PORTION OF THE RENT THAT THE TENANT DOESN'T PAY, WE DO RECEIVE THAT. UM, OKAY. NOW DOES THE TENANT, THE CLIENT, THE TENANT ALSO PAY FROM THEIR DISABILITY CHECKS THAT I GET? THE, ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS PAY 30% OF THEIR ADJUSTED GROSS MONTHLY INCOME FOR THEIR TENANT PAID RENT. SO EVERYBODY'S RENT IS DIFFERENT AND THEY RECEIVE AN ALLOWANCE FOR THEIR UTILITIES, WHICH OFFSETS THEIR ELECTRIC BILL. THEY ALSO RECEIVE FROM HUD IN THE CALCULATION OF THEIR RENT, UH, WHAT'S CALLED A, A, A DISABILITY DEDUCTION, WHICH IS ALL OF THE RESIDENTS THAT LIVE THERE ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE A QUALIFYING DISABILITY. SO EVERYBODY AUTOMATICALLY GETS THAT DEDUCTION IN THEIR MONTHLY RENT CALCULATION. THEIR MONTHLY RENT'S CALCULATED ON THEIR ADJUSTABILITY DATE. THEIR RENT IS CALCULATED BASED ON THEIR GROSS ADJUSTED MONTHLY INCOME, REGARDLESS OF THEIR INCOME SOURCE, THEIR ADJUSTED MONTHLY INCOME REGARDLESS OF THEIR . CORRECT. MANY OF OUR RESIDENTS DO RECEIVE SSI OR DISABILITY INCOME. PARDON ME. UH, SAY LIKE I'M DEAF BECAUSE I KNOW I AM DEAF. OKAY. AND SO IF I GO DOWN THERE WITH MY DISABILITY AND MY ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME, BASICALLY I WOULD BE PAYING A HIGHER RIGHT THAN EVERYBODY ELSE. NO, YOU WOULD PAY RENT BASED ON 30% OF YOUR GROSS ADJUSTED MONTHLY INCOME. SO LET'S SAY FOR EXAMPLE, UM, YOU HAD A, A PENSION. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. ANITA, LET'S SEE. THE OTHER THING, ANITA, SHARON HAS A, IF WE CAN WRAP IT UP. 'CAUSE HIS PRESENTATION WAS AT FIVE 30. YES. SO HE HAS, I'M SORRY. YES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IT'S MY PLEASURE QUESTION. I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU. QUESTIONS, UM, [00:55:01] UH, DO WE HAVE ANOTHER NO, YOU, SINCE THERE IS NO ONE ELSE STARTING TO SPEAK, IT'S NOT MY FAULT. TRYING BLOCK THE ROAD. OUR NOW CLOSEST. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER SOCIAL, DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER TAX DRIVEN? THE ONE THAT WAS DATED FROM 1995 FOR THEM? NO, THAT'S ALL WE GOT. THE TECH, THE, THE IS YOU KNOW, THEIR REVENUE. DO WE HAVE ANOTHER ONE? ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THEIR 5 0 1 3 C LETTER? THEY'RE TAX FORMS. DO WE HAVE ANOTHER ONE BESIDES THE ONE THAT'S DATED FROM 1995? I WILL ASK HIM. OKAY. UH, THE OTHER THING IS HOW MANY COMPANIES DO THEY ACTUALLY HAVE IN THE STATE OF TEXAS PROPERTIES THEY HAVE IN THE STATE OF TEXAS? IF YOU CAN PUT ALL OF YOUR QUESTIONS IN AN EMAIL, I CAN FORWARD THEM TO HIM. SINCE YOU WERE UNABLE TO BE HERE DURING HIS PRESENTATION. I'LL, I'LL, OKAY, THANK YOU. OKAY, THANKS. THERE IS NO ONE ELSE STARTING TO SPEAK. I WILL NOW CLOSE THIS PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING THE PROPOSED 20 26 20 27 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT BUDGET. I WILL NOW MOVE ON TO [a. Receive the Community Development Manager's Report.] THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM. IF YOU GIMME ONE MOMENT, WHICH IS THE MANAGER'S REPORT RECEIVED THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MANAGER'S REPORT. MS. SHARON, THANK YOU FOR THOSE WHO ATTENDED OUR FAIR HOUSING WORKSHOP. IT WAS ACTUALLY VERY GOOD. UM, WE DIDN'T HAVE AS MANY PEOPLE THERE AS I WOULD'VE LIKED, BUT NEXT YEAR IT'S GONNA BE BIGGER. THE GUY DID A REALLY GOOD JOB. HE'S FROM THE TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION. HE DID A REALLY GOOD JOB PRESENTING. UM, AND WE HAD SANDWICHES AND WE HAD LEFTOVERS AND YOU DIDN'T GET ANY. BUT, UM, WE DID HAVE A, A GOOD TURNOUT. WE HAD ABOUT SIX OR SEVEN PEOPLE THERE. AND THEN WE HAD A COUPLE OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS THAT, UM, WERE ABLE TO ATTEND AS WELL. AND I THINK EVERYBODY LEARNED A LITTLE BIT OF SOMETHING. UM, I DON'T REALLY HAVE A LOT FOR THIS. UH, WE HAVE ANOTHER MEETING NEXT WEEK. WE, UH, WILL BE STARTING AT 5:30 PM AND WE DO HAVE PEOPLE PRESENTING THAT DAY AS WELL. MONICA'S GONNA PRESENT INSTEAD OF ME, I THINK. BUT, UM, OTHER THAN THAT, THAT'S REALLY ALL I HAVE. UM, THANK Y'ALL FOR COMING. I APPRECIATE IT. I KNOW WE'RE SHORT A COUPLE OF PEOPLE AND BY HAVING ALL FIVE OF YOU HERE, I MEAN AT AT LEAST FOUR, I HAD A QUORUM, SO I WAS HAPPY. SO THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS. BUT OTHER THAN THAT, THAT'S ALL I HAVE. DO Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? DO Y'ALL HAVE ANYTHING FOR ME? NOPE. NOPE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WITH THAT BEING SAID, I WILL NOW ADJOURN THIS MEETING AT 6:29 PM SORRY. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. 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