* 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. STAY READY. [00:00:01] HI, EVERYBODY READY? EVERYBODY LITO. EVERYBODY READY? LITO, GO AHEAD. I'LL NOW CALL THIS COMMITTEE DEVELOPMENT ADVISING COMMITTEE MEETING TO ORDER TODAY BEING TUESDAY JUNE 16TH, 2026. UM, THE TIME BEING 5:30 PM ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS CITIZENS COMICS. SINCE THERE WILL BE NO ONE ELSE DESIRING TO SPEAK, THIS CONCLUDES THE CITIZENS' COMMENT PORTION OF THE AGENDA. I WILL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM [2. MINUTES] TWO A, TWO A, B, AND CI WILL GROUP OF , WHICH IS CONSIDER APPROVING THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADVISING COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES FOR MAY 5TH, 12TH, AND 19TH. DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR THAT? A MOTION BY MR. SECOND. SECOND BY MS. MESSA. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ALL OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. I'LL MOVE ON TO [a. Conduct a public hearing and consider making a recommendation for the PY2026 Action Plan and Projected Use of Funds for Adoption by City Council.] ITEM THREE A, CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER MAKING A RECOMMENDATION FOR THE PY 2026 ACTION PLAN AND PROJECT PROJECTED, SORRY, USE OF FUNDS FOR ADOPTION BY CITY COUNCIL, MS. CHAIRMAN. OKAY, SO, UM, MY NAME'S SHARON ROSE, I'M THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SUPERVISOR AND TODAY WE ARE GOING TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT OUR BUDGET FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR. SO FOR OUR NEW PEOPLE. UM, BASICALLY IN THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR ABOUT IN FEBRUARY WE RELEASED AN APPLICATION, UM, AND IT'S CALLED A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR OUR LOCAL NONPROFITS OR CITY DEPARTMENTS TO APPLY TO DO PROJECTS IN BAYTOWN. THE PROJECTS HAVE TO BENEFIT LOW TO MODERATE INCOME FAMILIES OR AREAS. SO WE RECEIVED 10 APPLICATIONS AND THEN FIVE INTERNAL. AND THEN WE REVIEW THE APPLICATIONS. WE MAKE A A HANDY DANDY BOOK FOR OUR BOARD MEMBERS. UM, NEXT YEAR Y'ALL WILL GET ONE, BUT WE MAKE THIS HANDY DANDY BOOK AND IT HAS ALL OF THE APPLICATIONS THAT WE RECEIVE ON THEM. AND THE FIRST TWO TUESDAYS IN MAY, WELL NOT THE FIRST TWO, FIRST AND SECOND TUESDAY OF MAY IS WHEN THE NONPROFITS ACTUALLY WILL COME UP AND THEY WILL PRESENT THEIR PRO. THEY'RE BASICALLY SELLING THEIR PROJECT TO US. THEY PROVIDE US WITH PRESIDENT POWERPOINT AND WE'LL HAVE THE MEDIAN COUNCIL CHAMBER AND THEY'LL TELL US, HEY, THIS IS WHY I WANT THE MONEY. THIS IS HOW MUCH I WANT, THIS IS HOW I INTEND TO SPEND IT, THIS IS WHO IT'S GONNA HELP, SO ON AND SO FORTH. AFTER THOSE MEETINGS ARE CONCLUDED, WE UH, THE BOARD WILL MEET TO DECIDE ON A BUDGET FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR. SO RIGHT NOW OUR BUDGET FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR, THE ENTITLEMENT THAT WE RECEIVE, AND THAT'S THE ANNUAL AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WE RECEIVE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT IS $782,486. WE ANTICIPATE THAT WE SHOULD BE RECEIVING PROGRAM INCOME OF $5,000. PROGRAM INCOME IS FOR THE REPAYMENT OF LIENS. SO IN OUR HOUSING PROGRAMS, WHENEVER WE COMPLETE A PROJECT, WE PUT A LIEN ON YOUR PROPERTY. THE AMOUNT OF THE PROJECT, THE LIEN IS ONLY GOOD FOR FIVE YEARS. AS LONG AS YOU LIVE THERE FOR FIVE YEARS, WE REMOVE IT AND YOU DON'T OWE THIS CITY ANYTHING. IF WITHIN THAT FIVE YEAR PERIOD YOU WERE TO SELL YOUR PROPERTY, THEN WE WOULD RECOUP OUR LOSSES. IT IS PRORATED THOUGH, SO EVERY YEAR 20% IS FORGIVEN. SO SOMETIMES WE MIGHT GET A PAYOFF ON A LIEN FOR LIKE $1,700. AND I THINK ONE YEAR, BACK IN LIKE 2019 WE GOT LIKE A $45,000 ONE. THAT WAS WHEN CDBG FUNDS WERE ACTUALLY USED FOR THE DEMOLITION OF PROPERTIES. NOW IT'S ONLY FOR THE REHAB, THE HOME BUYER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM OR THE SEWER LINE REPAIR PROGRAM. WE PUT A FIVE YEAR LIEN FOR THE COST OF THE PROJECT. NOW FOR A SEWER LINE, THAT CAN BE ANYWHERE FROM $1,700 TO $6,500. WHEN WE RECONSTRUCT SOMEONE'S HOME, THAT IS A LIEN. THAT MIGHT BE ABOUT $130,000, BUT AS LONG AS YOU LIVE THERE FOR FIVE YEARS, YOU DON'T HAVE TO PAY ANY OF THAT MONEY. SO IT IS FREE AND CLEAR. I MEAN THE HOME IS USUALLY WHENEVER PEOPLE APPLY FOR THE REHAB PROGRAM, YOU OUTRIGHT OWN YOUR HOME. YOU'RE NOT, YOU'RE NOT MAKING MORTGAGE PAYMENTS OR ANYTHING. SO, UM, AS LONG AS YOU LIVE THERE, YOU BASICALLY GET A BRAND NEW HOUSE AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO PAY ANYTHING AS LONG AS YOU LIVE THERE FOR FIVE YEARS. WHEN YOU USE OUR DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE, SAME THING. AS LONG AS YOU OWN AND OCCUPY THE PROPERTY, YOU CAN'T RENT IT OUT OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, YOU HAVE TO OWN AND OCCUPY. THOSE ARE THE TWO MAIN THINGS. AS LONG AS YOU OWN AND OCCUPY ANY OF THE PROJECTS THAT WE DO FOR FIVE YEARS, YOU DON'T PAY ANYTHING BACK. SO WE ANTICIPATE, WE NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH IT'S ANTICIPATED. WE DON'T WANNA SAY THAT WE'RE GETTING TOO MUCH BECAUSE THEN WE MIGHT OVER BUDGET AND NOT HAVE ENOUGH FUNDING AT THE END OF THE DAY. SO WE ALWAYS JUST SAY WE'RE GONNA GET $5,000. AND WE TYPICALLY DO GET ABOUT $5,000. SOMETIMES IT MAY BE MORE, IT'S NEVER REALLY LESS. IT'S USUALLY AROUND THAT AMOUNT. SO WE JUST TO BE SAFE AND THEN OUR MONEY CAN BE USED FOR SEVEN YEARS. SO IF WE DON'T SPEND ALL OF LAST YEAR'S MONEY, WE CAN USE THAT MONEY THIS IN THE NEXT YEAR AND SO ON AND SO FORTH. SO WE'RE ANTICIPATING THAT WE'LL HAVE ABOUT $200,000 LEFT OVER FROM THIS YEAR. IT MIGHT BE A LITTLE MORE 'CAUSE THESE REHAB CONSTRUCTIONS ARE TAKING FOREVER, BUT, UM, BUT THAT'S FINE BECAUSE THEN WE JUST BUDGET IT AGAIN FOR THE NEXT YEAR. SO WE ARE ANTICIPATING THAT WE HAVE $987,486 FOR THE NEW YEAR. THAT WOULD START ON OCTOBER 1ST. SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT THIS LITTLE PIE CHART THAT I MADE FOR YOU, $146,000 OF THAT WILL BE FOR PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION. THAT'S FOR THE, THE OVERALL MANAGEMENT OF THE CDBG FUNDS. THAT'S MANAGING THE SUBRECIPIENTS, THAT'S ALL OF OUR NONPROFITS [00:05:01] THAT'S MANAGING ALL OF OUR INTERNAL PROGRAMS. WRITING THE REPORTS FOR HUD AND MAKING SURE EVERYTHING IS IN COMPLIANCE, PUBLIC SERVICE ACTIVITIES, THOSE ARE THE NONPROFITS OR CITY, UH, PROJECTS THAT WE FUND THAT DIRECTLY BENEFIT LOW TO MODERATE INCOME FAMILIES IN BAYTOWN. SO THAT THERE IS ACTUALLY A 15% CAP. SO WE CAN'T SPEND MORE THAN 15% OF OUR ENTITLEMENT AMOUNT, NOT OUR ENTIRE BUDGET. OUR ENTITLEMENT AMOUNT WE ACTUALLY BUDGETED AT THE CAP MAKES ME NERVOUS, BUT IT'S OKAY. UH, THAT'S 1 17, 373 LOW TO LOW TO MODERATE AREA BENEFIT. THE NUMBER'S NOT SHOWING, SORRY, THAT'S $26,750. THAT'S FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. THAT'S FOR AREA BEAUTIFICATION. WE DO NEIGHBORHOOD CLEANUP EVENTS IN THREE DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS. IN BAYTOWN, OUR PRIMARY FOCUS IS THE PELI AREA, WHICH IS AROUND THE BAYTOWN SEAFOOD ON WEST MAIN AND LEE DRIVE AND AROUND THE HOUSING AUTHORITY. THOSE, THAT NEIGHBORHOOD OVER THERE. UM, THAT'S OUR PRIMARY FOCUS. BUT WE ALSO DO THE CLEANUP EVENTS IN PREVIOUS NIPS, WHICH IS MIDDLETOWN, WHICH IS GRAHAM STREET, UM, OFF OF PRUITT, UM, NOT HOME, NEAL, CLEVELAND, GRAHAM, THAT AREA OVER THERE. AND THEN ALSO HERE ON THIS SIDE OF TOWN, I CALL IT THE STATE STREETS AND THE TREE STREETS. SO WISCONSIN, OKLAHOMA, MAGNOLIA, PINE, CHERRY, THAT, THAT AREA THERE. SO WE HAVE THREE DIFFERENT AREAS AND I BELIEVE I SENT Y'ALL A MAP THAT MIGHT SHOW THE THREE NPS ON IT AS WELL AS THE TARGET AREA AND EVERYTHING. SO THAT WOULD BE LOW TO MODERATE AREA BENEFIT. AT LEAST 51% OF THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN THE AREA HAVE TO BE LOW INCOME FOR US TO BE ABLE TO JUST CALL IT A AREA BENEFIT BECAUSE IT'S NOT EVERYONE THAT LIVES THERE IS BENEFITING. INSTEAD OF INDIVIDUAL HOUSEHOLDS BENEFITING, THE ENTIRE AREA IS BENEFITING. SO AT LEAST 51% OR MORE OF THE PEOPLE IN THAT AREA HAVE TO BE LOW INCOME. AND THEN OUR HOUSING ACTIVITIES, WE HAVE TWO THINGS THAT WE'RE GONNA BE FUNDING UNDER HOUSING AND I HAVE A BREAKDOWN FOR IT HERE. AREA BENEFIT AND HOUSING ACTIVITIES. WE HAVE THE REPAIR OF THE ROLLING BROOK APARTMENTS IS AN APARTMENT COMPLEX ON ROLLING BROOK DRIVE BETWEEN GARTH AND NORTH MAINE. THAT IS FOR ELDERLY AND DISABLED RESIDENTS. UH, SPECIFICALLY YOU HAVE TO BE ELDERLY OR DISABLED. THEY HAVE FOUNDATION ISSUES TO THE POINT WHERE THEY HAD ELEVATOR PROBLEMS WHERE PEOPLE WERE STUCK UPSTAIRS AND COULDN'T GET DOWN. 'CAUSE THAT'S ONE OF TALLER BUILDINGS IN BAYTOWN IT'S ABOUT FOUR FLOORS OR WHATEVER, WHICH IS FUNNY 'CAUSE IT'S SMALL, BUT SEE IS THAT THE SMALL, THERE'S A SMALL, MY BROTHER'S IN ROLLING BROOK REHAB AND THERE'S A SMALL APARTMENT. I GUESS IF YOU'RE DRIVING TOWARD NORTH MAIN, IT'S ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE, SEVEN 30 ROLLING BROOK DRIVE IS THE ADDRESS. OKAY, THAT'S IT THEN. SO WE'RE, WE'RE GONNA BE PROVIDING THEM WITH $132,000, $363 TO DO FOUNDATION REPAIRS AND POSSIBLE RELOCATION IF IT'S NECESSARY WHENEVER THE WORK IS BEING COMPLETED. AND OF COURSE THE AREA BENEFIT IS THE NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, WHICH IS 26,750. FOR OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT HOUSING PROGRAMS. IT'S 5 65. THAT IS FOR OUR DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, OUR SEWER LINE REPAIR PROGRAM, OUR HOUSING REHAB OR RECONSTRUCTION PROGRAM THAT ALSO COVERS SALARIES AND RELATED EXPENSES. UM, WE HAVE THREE EMPLOYEES THAT, UM, ARE IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. THAT'S MYSELF, MONICA, AND STEPHANIE, WHO'S UNABLE TO JOIN US TODAY. OUR SALARIES, THE CITY DOES NOT PAY OUR SALARIES. OUR SALARIES ACTUALLY COMES OUT OF THE GRANT. SO OUR SALARY ACTUALLY COMES OUT OF ANY CITY INTERNAL PROGRAM. SO NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, HOUSING, THE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM AND PROGRAM ADMIN. OUR SALARIES COME OUT. THEY, OUR SALARIES ARE SPLIT AMONGST FOUR BUDGETS. THE THREE OF US. SO FOR OUR PUBLIC SERVICE ACTIVITIES, BARRIER HOMELESS SERVICES, UH, THAT'S RECEIVING A THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THEIR OPERATION BID PRO BRIDGE PROGRAM. THAT IS WHERE THEY PROVIDE CHILDCARE SERVICES TO RESIDENTS OF THE HOMELESS SHELTER WHO ARE THERE WITH THEIR FAMILIES. THAT WAY, INSTEAD OF ASKING ANOTHER HOMELESS PERSON TO WATCH THEIR KID WHILE THEY GO LOOK FOR A JOB, THEY CAN PUT THEIR KID IN A, IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT. UH, MEALS ON WHEELS, EVERYBODY KNOWS MEALS ON WHEELS, THAT'S SELF-EXPLANATORY. COMMUNITIES AND SCHOOLS OF BAYTOWN IS GETTING $8,500 FOR THEIR JOB READINESS TRAINING PROGRAM. THAT IS WHERE THEY ACTUALLY PROVIDE WORKSHOPS TO JUNIOR HIGH AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FOR RESUME WRITING. 'CAUSE THERE ARE SOME KIDS THAT MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO GO TO COLLEGE RIGHT OUTTA HIGH SCHOOL. I DIDN'T, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST NOT AVAILABLE TO THEM AT THAT TIME. SO THEY ACTUALLY ARE TRYING TO BASICALLY TOUCH BOTH OF THESE KIDS. UM, AND THAT'S TO WHERE THEY'RE EITHER PROVIDING THEM WITH, UM, WORKSHOPS ON HOW TO APPLY FOR SCHOLARSHIPS, HOW TO FILL OUT A FAFSA, THINGS LIKE THAT. OR RESUME WRITING, JOB INTERVIEW SKILLS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. THAT WAY THE KIDS WHO LEAVE THAT PROGRAM ARE READY TO TACKLE WHICHEVER AVENUE IT IS THAT THEY'RE GONNA BE TAKING. OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM THAT IS MANAGED IN HOUSE BY US, THAT IS WHERE WE PARTNER WITH HARRIS COUNTY RIDES AND HARRIS COUNTY TRANSIT TO GIVE QUARTERLY BUS PASSES FOR UNLIMITED RIDES ON THE HARRIS COUNTY TRANSIT BUSES IN BAYTOWN OR A RIDES CARD. AND OR YOU CAN GIVE BOTH A RIDES CARD THAT PROVIDES YOU A TAXI RIDES WITHIN HARRIS COUNTY TO TAKE DOCTOR VISITS OR TO GO TO THE GROCERY STORE. WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT USE IT FOR DIALYSIS. 'CAUSE YOU KNOW, YOU MIGHT GET THERE AND YOU'RE OKAY, BUT WHEN YOU'RE DONE, YOU'RE, YOU KNOW. SO, UM, THAT'S WHAT THE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM DOES. HEARTS AND HANDS OF BAYTOWN, [00:10:01] MOST PEOPLE ARE FAMILIAR WITH IT. IT'S THE FOOD BANK OVER ON CEDAR VALLEY ROAD. THEY, UM, DO OUR THEIR DOORSTEP BLESSINGS PROGRAM AND THAT'S WHERE THEY PACKAGE FOOD AND DELIVER IT TO ELDERLY AND HOME BOUND RESIDENTS. AND THIS ISN'T LIKE MEALS ON WHEELS WHERE IT'S A PREPARED MEAL. NO, THIS IS CHICKEN AND RICE AND BEANS AND ALL THIS OTHER STUFF. AND THEY CREATE THESE, WE'VE ACTUALLY DONE AN EVENT WHERE WE'VE GONE AND PACKED BOXES OF FOOD THAT THEY END UP DELIVERING TO THE SENIOR, UM, SENIOR LIVING FACILITIES IN BIG TOWN. SO THEY'LL PROVIDE THAT, UM, TO THEM. NEW YEAR, NEW SHOES PROGRAM THAT'S ACTUALLY MANAGED IN-HOUSE BY US. AND THAT IS WHERE WE PROVIDE FAMILIES WITH UP TO $50 PER CHILD FOR THEM TO BUY A NEW PAIR OF SHOES FOR THEIR KIDS FOR SCHOOL. TALENTI COALITION IS OUR FIRST STEP HOMELESS SERVICES PROGRAM. THAT'S WHERE THEY HELP HOMELESS PEOPLE GET IDS AND SOCIAL SECURITY CARDS AND BIRTH CERTIFICATES SO THAT THEY CAN THEN START APPLYING FOR THE DIFFERENT SERVICES THAT CAN HELP GET THEM OUT OF HOMELESSNESS. YES, MA'AM. I WANNA SAY SOMETHING ABOUT THE HOME. THE, I THINK I WAS AT THE LIBRARY. MM-HMM . AND I SAID A LOT OF PEOPLE JUST WAITING TO TALK TO SOMEBODY. AND OUR PEOPLE, I WERE THERE AND THEY, UH, ONE OF THE LITTLE ROOMS THERE AND THEY WERE, IT WAS REALLY NICE TO SEE THAT THEY WERE, YOU KNOW, PASSING UP OR FINDING. AND UM, THEY DID FIND A NEW LOCATION. WE'LL GO OVER THAT ONE DURING THE MANAGER REPORT, SINCE THEY'RE GONNA BE RELOCATING THE LIBRARY. SO THEY DID FIND A LOCATION. THEY WERE BUSY THOUGH, VERY BUSY. THEY'RE VERY BUSY. AND THEN THE UNITED WAY OF GREATER BAYTOWN AREA IN CHAMBERS COUNTY, THEY HAVE A CLOTHING FOR KIDS CLOSET. THIS IS WHERE THEY PROVIDE KIDS WHO ARE IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS WITH CLOTHING, NEW CLOTHING AND HYGIENE PRODUCTS. IT'S, UM, I BELIEVE THEY CAN ONLY GET IT FOUR TIMES A YEAR OR, OR WAS IT FOUR TIMES A YEAR? AND THEY SERVICE, UM, THE KIDS THAT LIVE IN THE LOW INCOME AREAS IN BAYTOWN. SO LIKE ASHEVILLE, CARVER, SAN JACINTO, AND I FORGOT WHAT THE OTHER TWO ARE. IF YOU REALLY WANNA KNOW, I CAN LOOK IT UP. BUT, UM, I JUST DON'T HAVE HAVE IT. I HAVE EVERYTHING ELSE OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, BUT I DON'T HAVE THAT ONE. UM, AND THAT'S OUR PUBLIC SERVICE ACTIVITIES. AND THEN OF COURSE, PROGRAM ADMIN. PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION IS FOR THE GENERAL ADMINISTRATION OF OUR CDBG DOLLARS. HOW WOULD MANAGING ALL OF THOSE PEOPLE OR PROGRAMS WRITING ALL THE REPORTS FOR HUD AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO THIS IS OUR ACTION PLAN. PUBLIC HEARING. WHENEVER HUD TELLS US HOW MUCH MONEY THEY'RE GONNA GIVE US, WE HAVE TO PROVIDE THEM WITH SOMETHING CALLED AN ACTION PLAN. AND THE ACTION PLAN IS LIKE, OKAY, YOU'RE GIVING ME THIS MUCH, THIS IS HOW I'M GONNA SPEND IT. AND WE SUBMIT THAT PLAN TO THEM. SO THIS IS GONNA TURN INTO A LIKE A 40 PAGE DOCUMENT AND IT'S GONNA BASICALLY, UM, YOU SENT TO HUD. WE SUBMIT THAT TO HUD IN AUGUST. ON AUGUST 14TH IS WHEN WE'LL BE SUBMITTING IT. SO TODAY WE'LL GO OVER THIS. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, ANY CONCERNS, ANY COMMENTS, WE CAN GO OVER THEM. NOW AT THE END OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING PORTION, ONCE WE CLOSE THIS ITEM, YOU WILL VOTE, SEND IT TO COUNSEL FOR COUNSEL TO APPROVE IT. ONCE COUNSEL APPROVES IT, IT GOES TO HUD. IT CAN'T GO TO HUD WITHOUT COUNCIL APPROVAL. SO THAT'S WHAT THE POINT OF TODAY'S MEETING IS. AND THAT IS EVERYTHING THAT I HAVE TO SAY. DO Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? IT WAS A LOT. I'M SORRY. ALL THAT IN REPEAT IT. NO BE COVERING THIS LATER, BUT, UH, I KNOW YOU, YOUR NEW SHOES APPLICATION STARTED YET ARE OPEN. AND I HAVE NUMBERS FOR YOU, RHONDA, WAIT FOR THE MANAGERS FLYERS. SO, SO IF YOU KNOW ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO SHARE FROM THE S BUT I'M GLAD YES MAN, I MADE SURE BEFORE THIS MEETING, I WANT OUT NUMBERS RIGHT THERE. DO Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING REGARDING ALL OF THE INFORMATION THAT I THREW AT YOU RIGHT NOW? NOT RIGHT NOW. YOU CAN ALWAYS, Y'ALL HAVE MY PHONE NUMBER. I KNOW THAT Y'ALL, THIS IS BRAND NEW TO YOU. UM, YOU CAN ALWAYS GIMME A CALL. WE'RE HERE FROM SEVEN 30 TO FIVE 30, MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY, SEVEN 30 THROUGH 1130 FRIDAYS. SO, UM, WE'RE MORE THAN HAPPY. EITHER ONE OF US CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE REGARDING ANY OF THIS. I KNOW I SENT Y'ALL LIKE A-C-D-B-G QUICK GUIDE JUST TO KIND OF GIVE YOU AN IDEA WHAT CD BG IS AND THINGS LIKE THAT AND ALL OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS' NAMES AND MAP AND ALL THAT. BUT THAT'S PROBABLY, THAT'S, IT'S NOT THE SAME AS LOOKING AT SOMEBODY AND TALKING TO THEM. AND, AND THEN I CAN YOU ASK ME A QUESTION AND YOU CAN SEE IF I'M CONFUSED BY YOUR QUESTION AND THEN YOU CAN ELABORATE AND THINGS LIKE THAT. I PREFER FACE-TO-FACE INTERACTION ANY DAY OF THE WEEK. I WAS BORN IN 19 HUNDREDS. I LIKE THAT . SOUNDS GOOD TO ME. YES MA'AM. SO, OKAY, SO NOW I WILL CALL A MOTION TO ADOPT THIS, UM, UM, PROTECTED USE OF FUNDS. AN ACTION PLAN. YOU HAVE A MOTION. UM, I'LL SECOND MAKE A MOTION BY MS. LOPEZ. AND SECOND BY, UM, JENNIFER. JENNIFER, I'M SORRY. UM, ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ALL OPPOSED? A MOTION CARRIES. I WILL NOW MOVE ON [a. Receive the Community Development Manager's Report.] TO MANAGER'S REPORT. THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MANAGER SUPPORT MS. SHARON. ALRIGHT, I'M GONNA GET Y'ALL OUTTA HERE BEFORE IT STARTS. RAIN MARK . OKAY, SO WE HAVE TWO NEW MEMBERS. WE HAVE MS. STEPHANIE WHITLEY, SHE LIVES IN DISTRICT THREE. AND CYNTHIA COKER WHO IS AT LARGE BUT LIVES IN DISTRICT SIX. SO THESE ARE OUR MEMBERS RIGHT HERE. UNFORTUNATELY, UH, MS. ANITA WAS OUR DISTRICT THREE APPOINTEE, BUT [00:15:01] SHE ACTUALLY MOVED OUT OF DISTRICT THREE. SO SHE, BECAUSE SHE WAS THE APPOINTED MEMBER FOR DISTRICT THREE, SHE COULD NO LONGER REPRESENT DISTRICT THREE ANYMORE. SO THEY ENDED UP REMOVING HER FROM THE BOARD. UM, AND WE SENT HER HER NAME PLATE AND THEY MADE LIKE A LITTLE GOODBYE BAG FOR HER AND STUFF LIKE THAT. SO WE SENT HER THAT. BUT, SO SHE'S NO LONGER ON THE BOARD UNTIL MAYBE, UM, WELL DISTRICT FOUR POSITION IS NEVER GONNA COME OPEN. SO DISTRICT FOUR, I'M FOUR, SHE'S GONNA BE HERE FOUR, I GUESS I'M DISTRICT FOUR. YEAH, I DON'T KNOW THE DISTRICT. SOMETIMES YOU WERE FOUR, BUT NOW YOU'RE FIVE BUT YOU'RE AT LARGE. SO IT'S OKAY WITH THE, WITH THE WAY THEY DID THE REDISTRICTING. BUT YOU'RE IN AT LARGE POSITION SO WHY NOT FOUR? JUST BECAUSE KIM CAN'T LEAVE ME. SHE ALREADY RETIRED. SHE, KIM HAD MONICA'S JOB AND THEN SHE RETIRED. I JUST THOUGHT MAYBE THEY HAD MAKE CHANGE. YEAH, SO KIM ACTUALLY HAS KNOWS A LOT ABOUT THIS TOO BECAUSE SHE WORKED FOR ME FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS BEFORE SHE RETIRED FROM THE CITY. ARE WE FULLY STAFFED? THOUGHT THAT DISTRICT FIVE FIVE STILL WAITING ON A FIVE. THAT'S WHY THAT SIX SOMETHING. WE'RE CLOSE THOUGH. WE'RE GETTING THERE. I COULD MOVE TO DISTRICT FIVE. AND YOU HAVE AN AT LARGE ANYTIME. I DON'T KNOW UP FOR CHANGE. I DON'T HAVE THAT OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD. 1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 4. JUST GOT REPOINTED. SO 5, 6, 7, 8, AND NINE. SO FIVE, EXCUSE ME. SIX. AND THE THREE AT LARGE POSITIONS WILL BE UP FOR REAPPOINTMENT AT THE END OF THIS YEAR. SO THAT'LL BE YOU, NOT YOU SIX, YOU'RE ONE, YOU'RE AT LARGE. I'M AT AT, OH YOU'RE AT LARGE. SO 1, 2, 3. AND EVEN THOUGH YOU WERE JUST APPOINTED FOUR AND AND WE DON'T HAVE A FIVE. SO WE HAVE FOUR PEOPLE WHO WILL BE UP FOR REAPPOINTMENT. WHERE IS FIVE IN THE CITY? UM, 1 46. MASSEY TOMPKINS, BOB SMITH ROAD. IT GOES UP TO PINEHURST. OKAY. I'M TRYING TO THINK LIKE I CAN'T, IT'S LIKE WHISPERING PINES. OKAY. IT HELPS ME KNOW WHO I CAN ASK TO RACCOON AND MY CIRCLE OF FRIENDS. HEY, YOU NEED TO BE ON THIS. I THINK LIKE CARRIE CREEK MAYBE CARRIE CREEK. HARDIN. UM, RACCOON. ACTUALLY THAT'S, THAT'S DISTRICT SIX. SIX. OKAY. SO BOB ON BOB SMITH FROM LIKE NORTH MAIN TO THE RAILROAD TRACK IS DISTRICT FIVE. AND THEN FOR THE RAILROAD TRACK, WHAT IS THAT EAST ON BOB SMITH. THAT'S DISTRICT SIX. THEY GERRYMANDERED US. SO WE USED TO ALL BE FIVE, BUT NOW IT'S PART FIVE AND PART SIX. WHERE IS IT? IS THAT ARC? GIS? NO, TELL ME IF THEY SEE BAYTOWN MAPS OR ARC. GIS. SO GO TO BAYTOWN LINKS. OH YEAH, THERE WE GO. AND THEN GIS MAPPING DOWN, DOWN, DOWN. RIGHT THERE. THERE. RIGHT THERE. STAY RIGHT THERE. RIGHT THERE. THIS IS ALSO AVAILABLE THROUGH THE WEBSITE. IF YOU BOUNDARIES YOU CAN SEE THAT DISTRICT. OKAY, WHY I SHOWING IT CONTINUE CHANNEL. OH WELL COME. OKAY. SO, OH, WEIRD. OKAY, SO DISTRICT. DISTRICT. THAT IS WEIRD. IT'S ALL LABELED. OH THERE IT IS. OKAY, SO HERE'S FIVE. AND I NEED LIKE STREET DISTRICT. GIMME A SECOND. YEAH. ADDRESS. BUT UM, THAT'S JENKINS. OKAY, SO JENKINS. NO, SO JENKINS. ANYBODY THAT LIVES HERE. UM, INTERESTING. YES. SO THIS IS DISTRICT FIVE, THIS WHOLE AREA HERE. I NEED TO FIND OUT WHY SOMEBODY JUST TOOK A MARKER AND WENT, I WANT THESE . SO ANYTHING THAT'S WHITE IS ACTUALLY OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS. SO WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT OUR MAP, WE DO HAVE GAPS. UM, OF COURSE THIS IS EXXON, THIS IS STALWART, SHO LANDER, LIKE A PART OF SHO LANDER, ARCHER THE AIRPORT AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO ALL OF THE PROGRAMS THAT WE PROVIDE FUNDING FOR, YOU HAVE TO LIVE IN THE CITY LIMITS. YOU CANNOT LIVE IN LPA, YOU CANNOT LIVE IN ANY OF THE WHITE PARTS BASICALLY. AND RIGHT NOW WE ARE DOING OUR NEW YEAR NEW SHOES APPLICATIONS. SO LET ME SEGUE INTO THAT. UH, THE APPLICATION AND THIS IS WHERE WE PROVIDE SHOES FOR UM, LOW INCOME FAMILIES. [00:20:01] APPLICATION OPENED YESTERDAY AT MIDNIGHT ON SUNDAY NIGHT. I WENT IN THERE AND I TURNED IT ON. SHE DID. AND UM, I SENT THEM A PICTURE . BUT UM, SINCE WE HAVE OPENED THE APPLICATION, WE'VE RECEIVED 69 APPLICATIONS. OUT OF THOSE APPLICATIONS WE'VE APPROVED 32 FAMILIES. OF THOSE 32 FAMILIES IS 82 CHILDREN. 29 OF THE APPLICATIONS THAT WE RECEIVED WERE INCOMPLETE AND ARE PENDING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. AND EIGHT WERE DENIED BECAUSE THEY LIVED OUTSIDE OF CITY LIMITS. UM, I HOW MANY CAKES? AGAIN? IT WAS TWO TOTAL SO FAR. THAT'S LIKE ONE DAY. YEAH, BUT IT ACTUALLY WAS MORE. YES. LAST YEAR IT WAS MORE, WE PROBABLY STILL HAVE, I MEAN SHE SAID THE INCOMPLETE, BUT WE STILL HAVE PROBABLY ABOUT MAYBE 15 APPLICATIONS THAT I HAVEN'T EVEN LOOKED AT OR WE HAVEN'T EVEN LOOKED AT. 'CAUSE WE'RE WE SPLIT IT TAKING YEAH. AS THEY COME IN. SO WE STILL HAVE SOME THAT'S STILL IN REVIEW. I FEEL LIKE LAST YEAR IT WAS A LOT MORE. IT WAS LIKE I TURNED ON THE APPLICATION AT MIDNIGHT LAST YEAR AND WE CAME IN AND THERE WERE LIKE 50. RIGHT? AND KIM COULDN'T EVEN ATTEST TO THAT. IT CAN BE A LOT. BUT GOOSE CREEK SENT IT OUT AS A FLYER IN PARENT SQUARE. THIS TIME IT'S, IT WAS IN THE NEWSLETTER THAT THEY SENT LIKE A WEEK OR TWO AGO. BUT ALL THE WAY AT THE BOTTOM OF THE NEWSLETTER BECAUSE I EVEN WENT ON THERE LIKE DID THEY SEND IT AND I MISSED IT, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE I MEAN I HAVE A GOOSE CREEK KID, YOU KNOW, AND I'M JUST LIKE, SO IF IT'S AT THE BOTTOM OF THE NEWSLETTER, FIRST OF ALL IT'S SUMMER. A LOT OF PEOPLE PROBABLY AREN'T EVEN LOOKING AT IT. SO YESTERDAY I CONTACTED NIKKI FROM HEARTS AND HANDS OF BAYTOWN AND I ASKED HER, CAN YOU SHARE THIS WITH YOUR FACEBOOK COMMUNITY? BECAUSE I KNOW THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE IN NEED ARE, YOU KNOW, FOLLOW THE FOOD BANK. SO SHE SHARED IT YESTERDAY. SO THAT WAS, YEAH, I INBOXED HER. I WAS LIKE CAN YOU PLEASE SHARE THIS? SO, 'CAUSE WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE SERVE. 'CAUSE LAST YEAR, I MEAN WE, I THINK WE FINISHED WITHIN LIKE A WEEK OR SO OR MAYBE, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? LIKE WE, YEAH. SO DID WE COME AN UNDER BUDGET LAST YEAR? NO, ACTUALLY WE TOOK MONEY FROM SOMEONE ELSE LAST YEAR. UM, SO LAST YEAR, SO WE BUDGETED $15,000 AND LAST YEAR, UM, BAYTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT HAD A PROGRAM. THEY RECEIVED $5,000 IN CDBG FUNDS TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY HOTEL STAYS FOR VICTIMS OF SEXUAL OR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. WE ARE ALMOST TO THE END OF THE THIRD QUARTER. AND THEY HADN'T SPENT ANY MONEY. SO I TALKED TO MY DIRECTOR AND I SAID LOOK, WE'VE ALREADY REACHED OUR 300 KIDS, OUR 15,000 IS DONE. UM, THEY HAVEN'T SPENT THEIR MONEY, IT'S BEEN NINE MONTHS. CAN WE ACTUALLY, ARE YOU OKAY IF WE, WE APPROPRIATE THEIR FUNDS? AND THAT'S WHAT WE DID. AND WE ENDED UP SERVING 388 KIDS LAST YEAR. AND THAT'S ONLY BECAUSE WE HAD SOME FAMILIES THAT WERE APPROVED BUT THEN ENDED UP NEVER SHOWING UP. 'CAUSE WE CANNOT DIRECTLY GIVE ANYBODY MONEY EVEN WITH ALL OF OUR, EVERYTHING THAT WE DO IS DONE ON A REIMBURSEMENT BASIS. BUT FOR OUR SHOE PROGRAM WE ACTUALLY STAND AT FAMOUS FOOTWEAR AND WE SWIPE OUR, OUR CREDIT CARD AND WE STAMP IT SAYING NO REFUNDS AND STUFF LIKE THAT ON THE RECEIPT. UM, SO THE FAMILY DOESN'T GET THE DIRECT, THEY JUST WALK OUT WITH A PAIR OF SHOES. OKAY. YOU KNOW, SO, BUT YOU HAVE TO SHOW UP TO GET THE PAIR OF SHOES. RIGHT. SO WE HAD, I THINK ONE FAMILY HAD LIKE SIX KIDS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. 'CAUSE WE WOULD'VE BEEN AT OUR 400 THAT DIDN'T BECAUSE $5,000. YEAH, $5,000 GIVES US A HUNDRED KIDS $50. RIGHT. SO WHEN WE TOOK THEIR FIVE GRAND THAT LED US. DO YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING? MORE KIDS. SO, SO YES. UM, YEAH THIS YEAR, UM, WE'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD 'CAUSE CITY STAFF HAS ABSOLUTELY NO SAY IN HOW MUCH MONEY IT IS THAT YOU ALLOCATE TO ANY OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS. ALL WE CAN DO IS GUIDE YOU AND TELL YOU WHAT COULD WORK, WHAT CAN'T WORK, WHAT HASN'T WORKED IN THE PAST. AND I KNOW THIS YEAR THEY DID WANNA ADD MORE MONEY FOR SHOES AND THEY WANTED TO ADD MORE MONEY FOR THE TRANSIT. BUT BECAUSE WE HAD ADDITIONAL ORGANIZATIONS APPLY THAT HADN'T APPLIED IN THE PAST AND WERE LIMITED TO A CAP, BUT THEY WANTED TO GIVE THEM FUNDING, WE STAYED AT THE SAME LEVEL. WELL WE STAYED AT WHAT WE WERE BUDGET FOR LAST YEAR, NOT WHEN WE HAD TO SPEND. SO YEAH, IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS, THE MONEY THAT'S BEING REQUESTED BY THESE, UM, NON-PROFITS, IT'S RAY MORE THAN WHAT'S AVAILABLE IN THE, IN THE POT. SO WE HAVE TO MAKE SOME DIFFICULT DECISIONS ON DIFFICULT, VERY DIFFICULT DECISIONS ON WHO WE TELL NO TO. AND, BUT THEY ALL DEAL WITH LOW TO MODERATE INCOME INDIVIDUALS. SO IMPORTANT PROGRAM. YES. THAT IMPORTANT. I KNOW. WHAT COULD WE HAVE DONE DIFFERENTLY? I KNOW, WHICH I BEAT MYSELF UP BAD. ONE OF THE PAGES DOES SHOW IT AS TO WHAT THEIR, WHAT OUR BUDGET WAS FOR 26 AND WHAT THEY, WHAT THEY REQUESTED AND WHAT ACTUALLY MEMBERS ACTUALLY PASSED. SO THERE DIDN'T GET, SEE THE ONES THAT DID REQUEST A LOT OF THEM DID GET REDUCED FUNDING. SO, UM, SO YOU'LL SEE THAT, UM, THIS WILL SHOW YOU LIKE WHAT THEY HAVE IN YEAR AND THEN YOU'LL SEE WHAT THEY GET NEXT. YOU KNOW, AND THIS IS CURRENT. YEAH. AND THEN THIS IS REQUESTED AND THIS IS WHAT THEY'RE GETTING THE VERY BACK. THOSE WERE DECISIONS THAT SHE MAKE. YEAH, THAT ONE'S A LITTLE SMALLER, THE BIGGER ONE. AND [00:25:01] LIKE I SAID, GET RIGHT THERE JUST LIKE TWO, THREE PAGES IN SO Y'ALL CAN REF HAVE SOMETHING TO REFERENCE. ALRIGHT. SO THAT'S MY UM, THING ON THE SHOES. AND THEN BACK TO SCHOOL FAIR SO FAR. SO BACK TO SCHOOL FAIR. THAT IS NO CDB, NO CDBG DOLLARS ARE USED FOR THIS PROGRAM. WE ACTUALLY SOLICIT DONATIONS FROM LOCAL BUSINESSES AND UM, THINGS LIKE THAT. AND FOR US TO BUY BACKPACKS AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES FOR AND HAND THEM OUT IN AUGUST FOR SCHOOL KIDS. UM, YOU, THE ONLY REQUIREMENT FOR THIS PROGRAM IS YOU HAVE TO BE A-G-C-C-I-S-D STUDENTS. WE PARTNER WITH COMMUNITIES AND SCHOOLS OF BAYTOWN. THEY'RE THE ONES THAT DO THE JOB READINESS TRAINING BECAUSE THEY HAVE COUNSELORS IN, UM, THE G-C-C-I-S-D SCHOOLS, JUNIOR HIGHS AND HIGH SCHOOLS MOSTLY. BUT THEY HAVE ACCESS TO THE SYSTEM. SO WE USUALLY HAVE SIX TABLES WITH THE CITY EMPLOYEE AND A COMMUNITIES AND SCHOOLS EMPLOYEE. AND THEY'RE CHECKING THE, THE FAMILIES COME UP AND THEY CHECK TO SEE IF THEY'RE ENROLLED. IF THEY ARE SLAP A BRACELET ON 'EM, THEY CAN GO GET A BACKPACK WITH SCHOOL SUPPLIES IN. UM, EVERYTHING IS DONE BY DONATION. UM, AND THE ONLY THING WE PAY IS OUR OVERTIME THAT WE WORK THAT DAY. THAT'S IT. UM, AND SO FAR WE HAVE COLLECTED $9,300. SO WE, LAST YEAR WE DID 13 FIVE. SO WE'RE HOPING TO GET A LITTLE MORE METHODIST. UM, WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN A DATE YET TO GO AND PICK UP THE BATH BACKPACKS FROM METHODIST, BUT HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL, UM, FOR LOS SANTO, UM, THEY ACTUALLY DO LIKE A BIG BACKPACK LIKE COMPETITION AT THEIR SCHOOL. LIKE ALL THE DEPARTMENTS COMPETE AGAINST EACH OTHER TO SEE WHO CAN GET THE MOST. AND WE COLLECTED OVER 400 BACKPACKS FROM THEM LAST YEAR AND THEY ACTUALLY WANT TO GO BIGGER THIS YEAR. SO THAT'S, UM, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'LL BE WORKING ON. UH, JULY. IT'LL BE GOING HEAVY ON THAT. I GET TO GO SHOPPING AND IT'S NOT MY MONEY. IT'S ALWAYS FUN. UM, SO, UM, YEAH, SO WE HAVE 9,300 NOW. WE DO HAVE OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. STEPHANIE WILL BE ABLE TO, I CAN TELL YOU HOW MUCH WE HAVE 'CAUSE I'M THE ONE THAT GETS THE MONEY AND GIVES IT TO FINANCE TO DEPOSIT. BUT STEPHANIE IS THE ONE THAT IS ACTUALLY IN COMMUNICATION WITH THE ORGANIZATION. SO SHE'LL KNOW WHAT, WHO HAS COMMITTED FUNDS. BUT RIGHT NOW WE DO HAVE $9,300, WHICH I CAN, I CAN, I CAN DO SOME DAMAGE WITH 9,300. SO, UM, AND WE PROVIDE JUST BASICALLY THE BASIC SCHOOL SUPPLIES, UM, YOU KNOW, FOLDERS, WIRE NOTEBOOKS, COMPOSITION NOTEBOOKS, UH, PENCILS, PENS, SCHOOL, UM, PENCIL POUCH WITH ERASERS, COOL STICKS, HIGHLIGHTERS, ALL THAT STUFF. SO WE HAVE, AND THEN WE'LL TAKE SOME OF THE MONEY 'CAUSE COMMUNITIES AND SCHOOLS ALSO COLLECTS MONEY. AND SO WE'LL TELL THEM, HEY, BUY A BUNCH OF ONE INCH BINDERS. BUY LIKE 201 INCH BINDERS. THAT WAY FOR THE OLDER KIDS, 'CAUSE SOME OF THE LITTLE KIDS DON'T NEED BINDERS LIKE THAT, BUT THE OLDER KIDS DO. OR WE'LL BUY FLASH DRIVES BECAUSE A LOT OF THE KIDS NEED THAT NOW. SO I'LL GO ON AMAZON AND BUY, I MEAN, THEY'RE NOT LIKE THE BEST, MOST EXPENSIVE FLASH DRIVES IN THE WORLD, BUT I CAN BUY A HUNDRED PACK FOR . SO WE'LL DO THAT AND WE'LL HAND THAT OUT AS WELL. WE'LL HAVE LIKE A SEPARATE TABLE AND THAT'S FOR THE OLDER KIDS TO GO AND GET THAT IF NEED BE. LAST YEAR WE DID THE WIRELESS EARBUDS OR WHATEVER BECAUSE SOME CLASSES ACTUALLY DO REQUIRE IT. AND EVEN WITH THESE IPADS, THERE'S NOWHERE TO, THERE'S NO WAVY JACK, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? YOU CAN'T HOOK HEADPHONES UP TO THEM. SO IF THEY NEED IT FOR CLASS, SO WE ACTUALLY FOUND LIKE WIRELESS EARBUDS ON AMAZON FOR LIKE $10. SO WE PUT LIKE 60 OF THOSE. SO EVERYTHING IS DONE ON DONATIONS. SO WE'RE GEARING UP FOR THAT. UM, ONE OF OUR EMPLOYEES, UM, MYRA, UM, SHE ATTENDS EMANUEL CHURCH AND THEY'RE UM, THERE'S A SMALL GROUP OF WOMEN WHO ACTUALLY WANT TO BE INVOLVED. SO THEY WANT TO SEE ABOUT DONATING SOME WATER AND MAYBE HANDING IT OUT DURING THE BACK TO SCHOOL FAIR. AND THEY ALSO WANT TO BUY SNACKS AND DRINKS AND HAND IT OUT DURING THE SHOE DAY. SO FOR NEW YEAR, NEW SHOES, WHAT WE DO IS, IS WE ACTUALLY, UM, TEAM UP WITH FAMOUS FOOTWEAR OVER BY OFFICE DEPOT AND THEY SET ASIDE A TIME FOR US TWICE TO COME IN. SO ON A MONDAY MORNING, WE'LL COME IN FROM LIKE 10 TO 12 OR, AND WE LET THE FAMILIES CHOOSE IF THEY WANT TO COME IN MONDAY MORNING OR TUESDAY EVENING. THAT WAY IF THE FAMILIES WORK AND THEY CAN'T COME IN DURING THE DAY, THEY CAN COME IN THE NEXT DAY ON THE EVENING AND BUY THEIR KIDS SHOES. SO, UM, EMMANUEL CHURCH WANTS TO HAND OUT, YOU KNOW, SNACKS AND DRINKS AND STUFF WHILE THEY'RE IN THEIR SHOPPING AND STUFF. RHONDA HAS VOLUNTEERED BEFORE WITH US FOR, UM, FOR THAT. SO, UM, AND IT'S, YOU KNOW, WE'LL LET Y'ALL KNOW ABOUT IT IN CASE Y'ALL WANT TO JUST SHOW UP AND, YOU KNOW, BE LIKE, HEY, LET, BOY YOU HELP. I DON'T KNOW, OR YOU WANNA HAND OUT BACKPACKS. I KNOW DALIA AND RHONDA AND BOBBY HAVE HANDED OUT BACKPACKS. I DON'T THINK Y'ALL, AND I DON'T, I HAVEN'T MADE IT YET. KIM HAS HELPED PLAN THE EVENT. SO KIM KNOWS HOW THAT GOES. BUT I WANT YOU THIS YEAR THOUGH. BUT YES, SO, UM, STEF WILL DEFINITELY SEND OUT THAT INFORMATION. UM, WHENEVER IT GETS CLOSER THAT WAY IF YOU DO WANNA ATTEND AND HELP IN ANY WAY, YOU JUST LET US KNOW. IS THERE A DATE FOR PRACTICE SCHOOL? AUGUST 8TH. AUGUST 8TH? YES MA'AM. THAT IS ALSO TAX FREE WEEKEND HERE IN TEXAS. SCHOOL STARTS AUGUST 12TH, SO I KNOW IT'S MY DAUGHTER'S SENIOR YEAR. WE'RE NOT TALKING. [00:30:01] I KNOW, RIGHT? SATURDAY. WOW. YEAH, I BELIEVE IT'S THE 12TH. YEAH, I THINK IT'S THAT WEDNESDAY TWO MONTHS. LABOR DAY LABOR, I KNOW. HOPEFULLY BE GOING AROUND, I BELIEVE. AND THEN, OH AND COOL. DAD WANTS TO PARTNER WITH BACK TO SCHOOL FAIR AS WELL. OH GOOD. THEY WANTED TO ACTUALLY DO LIKE A BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT KIND OF THING, BUT IT WAS VERY LAST MINUTE, LIKE WITH THEM TRYING, ACTUALLY THEY WANTED US TO MOVE THE EVENT TO LEE COLLEGE AND WE WERE LIKE, THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE. IT'S HARD TO MOVE EVERYTHING FROM HERE TO THE COMMUNITY CENTER. IMAGINE DRIVING, YOU KNOW, EVEN IF IT'S ONLY LIKE A MILE OR TWO, THAT STILL WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. UM, AND THEN THEY WERE GONNA DO A THREE ON THREE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT TYPE THING HERE AT FOOT PARK, WHICH IS THE PARK RIGHT HERE BY CALYPSO COVE. BUT THEN THEY DECIDED THAT IT'S KIND OF LAST MINUTE TO BE LIKE INSERTING THEMSELVES IN. SO THEY'RE JUST GONNA VOLUNTEER LIKE, HELP US HA HAND OUT WATER OR BACKPACKS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. HAVE A PRESENCE THERE. AND THEN NEXT YEAR THEY WANNA ACTUALLY COLLABORATE TO MAKE IT BIGGER. SO THAT'LL BE FUN. AND I THINK THAT'S ALL THAT I HAVE. DO Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA. I KNOW I SAW ON FACEBOOK, THE CITY JUST ANNOUNCED THAT THE LIBRARY IS GONNA BE MOVING TO SAN SINO ELEMENTARY TO THE YEAH, THEY ANNOUNCED IT A COUPLE HOURS AGO THAT THE LIBRARY IS MOVING UP THERE. SO THEY'RE GONNA BE RELOCATING UNTIL BECK IS FINISHED AND THEY, BECK, WHICH IS THE EXXONMOBIL BASED TOWN OF SEPTEMBER SHOW UP. I I, SHE TOLD ME THAT LIBERIA, THAT THEY'RE GOING THERE ALL SUMMER FOR THE KIDS. I HOPE SO. AND THEN SEPTEMBER, YOU KNOW, STARTS YEAH, I, I BELIEVE IT IS, BUT THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE'RE PRIVY TO BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE MORE LIBRARY STUFF AND THEY'RE NOT EVEN IN OUR BUILDING. SO I WORKED AT THE LIBRARY FOR FIVE YEARS AND WHEN I MOVED HERE EVERYBODY WAS LIKE, OH, YOU NEW. I WAS LIKE, HERE FOR FIVE YEARS AND NEXT MONTH IS MY 15 YEAR ANNIVERSARY YET. YEAH. BUT THAT'S ALL I HAVE GUYS. SO IF Y'ALL DON'T HAVE ANYTHING FOR ME, WE CAN ASK BOBBY TO DISMISS. OKAY. I'M SORRY. AND ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, OR CONCERNS? NO. I'LL NOW, UH, JOIN THIS MEETING. I'M COMING. * 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.