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I WANT TO CALL TO ORDER THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY BOARD, REGULAR MEETING, TWENTY
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TWENTY ONE BEFORE.MR JOHNSON. MS. PRESIDENT, MR. MAUREEN. PRESIDENT.
MR.. MR. PAYNE. MR. PRICE. OR AS ATTORNEY RODNEY EDWARDS.
BEFORE WE GO ANY FURTHER, I WANT TO TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO LET THE BOARD KNOW THAT MR. O'HAIRE. SUBMITTED HIS RESIGNATION FROM THE BOARD.
IT WAS ACTUALLY IN REGARDS TO HIS AILING WIFE, BUT A LITTLE BIT OF SIDE INFORMATION THIS PAST SATURDAY, HIS WIFE ACTUALLY.
I HAD A TALK WITH SANDRA ABOUT THE BOARD POSSIBLY DOING SOMETHING AND SENDING HIM SOMETHING. BECAUSE HE DID SIT ON THE BOARD FOR WELL OVER 30.
AND IF HE COULD TAKE UP A LITTLE COLLECTION TO MAYBE SEND HIM A.
FRUIT BASKET OR SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, JUST LETTING HIM KNOW THE US, IF WE COULD POSSIBLY WITH SANDRA AND HER.
HE MONEY. AND I'M REALLY SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT THAT.
MR. JOHNSON IS OUTSIDE YOU ALL SPEAKING TO THE MS..
IT'S HARD FOR HIM TO HEAR ON THE PHONE, BUT YES, ABSOLUTELY.
WE CAN DEFINITELY PUT SOMETHING TOGETHER.
AND I'M VERY SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT THAT.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO ON TO PUBLIC COMMENT.
ANYONE HERE FOR JUST GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT? OH, I'M SORRY, ADOPTION, THE MINUTES, I NEED A MOTION IN IT, SEVEN SECONDS IT.
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AND EMOTION, I GOT A SECOND ALL IN FAVOR.I KNOW IT'S HARD FOR RODNEY RODNEY TO HEAR IT, TOO, CAN YOU PLEASE SPEAK INTO THE MICROPHONES? ALL RIGHT.
MOTION PASSES ON TO PUBLIC COMMENT.
SO WE'RE JUST GOING TO GO HEAD ON TO THE OLD UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
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THAT WILL BE THE PRESENTATIONS OF THE ISD BGC THREE AGENCY APPLICATIONS.I BELIEVE YOU GUYS PROBABLY TOOK A.
LIST OF WHO'S GOING TO BE FIRST AND I WILL TURN IT OVER TO YOU.
SO FIRST WE HAVE ON THE LIST BETHEL ABANDONED LIFE MINISTRY INC.
WE HAVE ANYBODY FROM THIS AGENCY.
ALL RIGHT, SO I HAD JUST WANTED TO GET KNOW EXACTLY HOW MUCH FUN TO BE WORKING WITH TONIGHT. LET ME GIVE YOU THE EXACT DOLLAR AMOUNT, BECAUSE IT IS SEVENTY SEVEN THOUSAND.
SEVENTY SEVEN THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED TWENTY NINE DOLLARS AND 20 CENTS, THAT'S WHAT'S LEFT FROM THE ALLOCATION, FIRST OF THREE.
THANK YOU. AND THAT'S TOTAL OR THAT'S JUST FOR PUBLIC SERVICE AGENCIES.
THAT'S TOTAL, WHETHER IT'S PUBLIC SERVICE AGENCIES OR SPECIAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OR AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THAT IS UP TO THE BOARD.
THANKS. COULD YOU REPEAT YOUR NUMBER AGAIN? SEVENTY SEVEN THOUSAND SEVENTY SEVEN THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED TWENTY NINE DOLLARS AND TWENTY CENTS.
I GUESS WE'LL MOVE TO THE NEXT AGENCY, AND THAT WOULD BE ANGELA AITKIN FROM EVANS CENTER.
GOOD EVENING. JUST MAKE SURE YOU SPEAK INTO THE MIC, PLEASE.
WE HAVE A COUPLE OF PEOPLE ON PHONES.
OK. HI, I'M ANGELA AIKIN AND I AM THE CENTER DIRECTOR AT EVANS CENTER.
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WE ARE SITUATED IN THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE CITY OF PALM BAY'S BAYFRONT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AREA AT THIRTEEN SIXTY ONE FLORIDA AVENUE NORTHEAST.ON OUR CAMPUS IS EVANS COMMUNITY MARKET, A COMMUNITY ROOM SLASH EDUCATION CENTER AND BOVARD HEALTH ALLIANCE.
WE ARE UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO PROVIDE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO INCREASE THE QUALITY OF LIFE, HEALTH AND LIFE EXPECTANCY OF OUR RESIDENTS IN PALM BAY.
WE WORK WITH LOCAL PARTNERS TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE HEALTHY CHOICES ARE EASIER TO MAKE. EVANS COMMUNITY MARKET IS A PLACE WHERE FAMILIES HAVE ACCESS TO FRESH, AFFORDABLE FOODS. RESIDENTS OF ALL AGES FEEL SAFE AND ARE ATTRACTED TOGETHER TO HAVE FUN, MAKE MEMORIES OR HAVE A CUP OF COFFEE.
PROVIDE HEALTH ALLIANCE PROVIDES ACCESS TO QUALITY, AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE.
AND EVANS COMMUNITY ROOM IS A GATHERING SPACE FOR JOB TRAINING, COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND NEIGHBORHOOD CONNECTIVITY.
WE ARE SEEKING FIFTY FIVE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED DOLLARS IN CD CHEBEAGUE S.V.
FUNDS IN RESPONSE TO THE CORONAVIRUS.
THESE FUNDS WILL BE USED TO RETAIN JOBS.
AT THE EVANS COMMUNITY MARKET, ENHANCED TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEES AND PURCHASE CLEANING SUPPLIES AT A TIME WHEN THE MARKET HAS EXPERIENCED REVENUE LOSS DUE TO COLVERT, THERE IS AN URGENT NEED TO REMAIN ADEQUATELY STAFFED AND TO PROVIDE THE PUBLIC WITH A CLEAN, SAFE SHOPPING ENVIRONMENT.
PERSONNEL WAGES ARE THE LARGEST EXPENSE IN OUR BUDGET, HAVING THESE BIG FUNDS TO RETAIN JOBS FOR PALM BAY FOR FIVE PALM BAY RESIDENTS THAT WE CURRENTLY EMPLOY.
WE'LL HELP CLOSE THE GAP ON THE PROGRAM SHORTFALL AND KEEP THE MARKET OPEN DURING.
WE HAD A BIG SHORTFALL DUE TO CORONAVIRUS.
THE MARKET MUST BE ADEQUATELY STAFFED IN ORDER TO STAY OPEN AND PROVIDE LOW TO MODERATE INCOME PALM BAY RESIDENTS WITH ACCESSIBILITY TO FOOD.
IF EVANS MARKET WERE TO HAVE TO SHUTTER ITS DOORS.
THE SHOCK WOULD PRESENT A DOMINO EFFECT WITHIN THE LOW TO MODERATE INCOME HOUSEHOLDS, AND THE AREA WOULD ONCE AGAIN BECOME A FOOD DESERT.
I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR CONSIDERATION.
I WANT TO SHARE AN EXAMPLE OF ONE OF OUR EMPLOYEES WHO CURRENTLY WORKS AT THE STORE.
HE USED TO WORK AT A UNIVERSITY WHERE HE WAS A COOK, OF COURSE, DUE TO CORONAVIRUS.
HE THE SCHOOLS WERE SHUT DOWN.
DONTAE HAD TO MOVE BACK HOME TO PALM BAY AND HE MOVED IN WITH HIS MOTHER.
WE HAD AN OPENING IN THE MARKET IN OUR KITCHEN.
DANTI IS WORKING THERE RIGHT NOW.
HE'S DOING A FANTASTIC JOB MAKING DELICIOUS FOOD.
I WOULD INVITE YOU ALL TO COME AND STOP BY AND EAT THERE SOMETIME.
AND WE ARE ABLE TO EMPLOY, KEEP DONTAE EMPLOYED AND HELP HIM BRING FUNDS INTO HIS HOUSEHOLD. SO I WANT TO ALSO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
THE BECAUSE OF THE CORONAVIRUS, THE AMOUNT OF CUSTOMERS THAT CAME IN TO PURCHASE FOOD AND STUFF OR JUST REALLY DROPPED DRAMATICALLY, THAT IT YES, IT DID HAVE A NUMBER HERE THAT I CAN SHARE WITH YOU.
YES. ALL OF THOSE PEOPLE THAT DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY TO COME IN AND BUY FOOD.
THE YOU KNOW, THE PEOPLE THAT.
IT DIDN'T COME IN, YOU KNOW, LESS AND LESS BUSINESS.
WHERE DID THEY EVER GET THEIR FOOD? I MEAN, I'M JUST WONDERING WHY OBVIOUSLY THEY WEREN'T, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, YOUR REGULAR
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CLIENTELE DIMINISHED A LOT.I WAS JUST WONDERING WHERE WERE THEY GETTING THEIR FOOD? THAT'S A VERY GOOD QUESTION.
SO FOR A TIME, WE WERE WE HAD TO SHUT THE DOORS, SHUT DOWN OPERATIONS FOR A LITTLE OVER TWO MONTHS, CLOSE TO THREE MONTHS.
BUT WHAT WE WERE ABLE TO DO BECAUSE OF PARTNERSHIPS, AGAIN, THAT WE HAVE WITH OTHER NONPROFITS IS WE WERE ABLE TO DEVELOP FOOD TO GO PROGRAM.
AND WHAT WE DID WAS TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY.
WE SERVED OVER 8000 FREE MEALS FOR THE COMMUNITY COULD COME AND DRIVE THROUGH, PICK UP A HOT MEAL EVERY DAY.
THERE ARE OTHER AGENCIES ALSO THAT WERE PROVIDING FOOD.
WE WORKED WITH THE SHARING CENTER WHERE FOR MANY SENIORS IN THE COMMUNITY, CLOSE TO 60 EVERY WEEK, WE DELIVERED BAGS OF GROCERIES TO THEM SO THAT THEY COULD HAVE FOOD.
BUT TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION ABOUT OUR CUSTOMER BASE, RIGHT NOW, ABOUT 50 PERCENT OF OUR CUSTOMERS ARE FROM PALM BAY.
IN 2019, 37 PERCENT OF OUR CUSTOMERS HELP TO, YOU KNOW, BRING REVENUE TO THE STORE.
AND IN SO FAR IN 2021, IT'S AT FORTY NINE PERCENT.
SO THE THE MONEY THAT YOU'RE REQUESTING, DO YOU MIND EXPLAINING AGAIN WHERE EXACTLY IT WOULD GO IF YOU DO THAT? SURE. SO THE MONEY WILL GO FOR US TO BE ABLE TO KEEP THE STAFF EMPLOYED.
PALM BAY RESIDENTS THAT ARE WORKING, WE HAVE FIVE NOW WHO ARE WORKING AT THE STORE TO KEEP THEM EMPLOYED AND ALSO BE ABLE TO KEEP OUR DOORS OPEN.
IF WE DID NOT RECEIVE THE FUNDING, WE WOULD, YOU KNOW, POSSIBLY BE AT RISK OF LOSING SOME OF OUR EMPLOYEES.
WE WOULD ALL OBVIOUSLY CONTINUE TO WRITE GRANTS, TRY TO GET OTHER FUNDING, ALSO GO TO DONORS. BUT IT WOULD REALLY HELP US TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THOSE JOBS FOR OUR CURRENT EMPLOYEES OR MORE CUSTOMERS COMING INTO THE STORE NOW SO THAT YOU'RE THAT YOU ACTUALLY NEED EMPLOYEES NOW.
ABSOLUTELY. WE'VE DONE A RECENT STUDY OVER THE LAST MONTH, TWO MONTHS, AND OUR CUSTOMER BASE IS INCREASING.
MORE PEOPLE ARE COMING INTO THE STORE, WHICH IS WONDERFUL.
AND IT'S GOING THAT TO WILL HELP US KEEP THEM EMPLOYED.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.
I JUST WANT TO SAY, YOU KNOW, KUDOS TO WHAT YOU GUYS DO.
I KNOW FIRSTHAND WHAT YOU DO THERE AND IT'S CRITICAL TO THE COMMUNITY.
NOW, THE BIG THING THAT WAS ASKED WAS IF YOU DO NOT GET FUNDING TONIGHT.
SO WHEN WE ASK FIRST HOW MUCH FUNDS WAS HERE, IT WAS SEVENTY SEVEN THOUSAND.
RIGHT. AND YOU ASKING FOR FIFTY FIVE.
UM, WHAT WAS THE MINIMUM? YOU THINK YOU'RE ABLE TO FUNCTION PROPERLY? WELL, OUR BUDGET IS OVER TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS, AND SO IT WOULD IT WOULD IT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL FOR US IF WE COULD GET AS MUCH AS WE CAN.
BUT AGAIN, WE WON'T STOP SEARCHING FOR OTHER FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES AND LOOKING FOR DONORS, YOU KNOW, SOLICITING FUNDS FROM ANYONE WHO WILL SUPPORT US FINANCIALLY.
SO, YOU KNOW, TO GIVE A NUMBER.
ANY NUMBER WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR US, WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, BE VERY HELPFUL.
ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. NEXT, WE HAVE JOE STECKLER FROM HELPING SENIORS OF RIVERSIDE COUNTY.
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MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.I MAY HAVE TO SIT DOWN, I DON'T THINK STAND UP ALL THE TIME, BUT I'M GOING TO TRY.
YOU KNOW, WE CAME DOWN HERE BEFORE AND WE MADE A PRESENTATION AND WE DIDN'T DO A GOOD JOB. WE DIDN'T EXPLAIN IT TO YOU.
YOU DIDN'T UNDERSTAND HOW WE HELP PEOPLE DURING THIS CORONAVIRUS AND WHAT WE DO AND HOW WE HELP PEOPLE. YOU KNOW, IT GAVE ME A SHEET OF PAPER.
WHAT WE DO AND WHAT WE DO THAT NOBODY ELSE DOES.
AND I COULD POINT OUT TO YOU ON MY WAY OVER HERE TONIGHT, I HAD TO SIGN A PAPER FOR OUR NONPROFIT AT THE PNC BANK.
THE BANK MANAGER CAME OUT TO ME AND HE SAID, MR. STECKLER. I HAVE A CLIENT THAT NEEDS HELP.
YOU KNOW, WE'RE SAYING GO FOR HELP.
WHAT SHE NEEDED WAS THE COUNTY'S REGENERATION PROGRAM THAT PAYS THE BILLS FOR RENT AND OTHER. THINGS LIKE FOOD AND THINGS THAT SHE CAN'T GET.
YES, ONE OF THE THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT.
ON OUR TELEVISION SHOWS, OUR RADIO SHOW.
AND ALL THE MEDIA OUTREACH THAT YOU SEE IN FRONT OF YOU, WE TALK ABOUT THINGS LIKE THAT.
AND HOW MANY OF YOU KNOW THAT A CURRENT LEGISLATOR NATURE IS GOING TO SWEEP? SWEEP 66 PERCENT OF THE FUNDS THAT HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED FOR.
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, HOW IN THE WORLD ARE WE EVER GOING TO GET AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR PEOPLE IF THEY TAKE IT AWAY FROM US? WE ADVOCATE FOR THINGS LIKE THAT.
WE TALK ABOUT THINGS LIKE THAT IS IMPORTANT.
IT'S AS IMPORTANT AS A CORONAVIRUSES, IMPORTANT AS EVERYTHING, BUT TO BE BE SPECIFIC, IN THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS WE HAVE HAD 19 SPECIFIC CALLS FOR HELP FROM CORONAVIRUS FROM PALM BAY. NOW WE'VE ASKED FOR THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLARS.
OUR BUDGET IS TWO HUNDRED AND TWENTY THOUSAND.
YOU HAVE TWENTY THREE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED SENIORS HERE IN BREVARD COUNTY.
BASED ON A NUMBER OF SENIORS THAT ARE OVER ONE HUNDRED SIXTY, OVER 65 AND IN BROWARD COUNTY, THAT EQUATES TO ABOUT 19 PERCENT OF PALM BAY AND THE SAME PERCENTAGE FOR ALL OF OUR COUNTY. WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR IS TO BE ABLE TO GET INFORMATION OUT TO PEOPLE, RADIO, TELEVISION, NEWSPAPERS AND ALL THE WRITINGS THAT WE DO, AND THE SENIOR SEED MAGAZINE, WHICH REACHES 12000 PEOPLE IN BREVARD COUNTY.
I CAN'T SEPARATE VASVARI COUNTY FROM BOMBAY, BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT IT'S ABOUT ONE SEVENTH OF OUR BUDGET HERE WE'RE ASKING FOR FROM YOU.
THAT'S THE THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLARS.
ANYTHING AT. I JUST WANT TO ECHO WHAT WHAT JOE WAS SAYING, JUST FROM THE STANDPOINT THAT AS WE TALK BEFORE WE TRY TO BE A MOUTHPIECE, I HEARD SO MANY GOOD PROGRAMS GET FUNDED THE LAST TIME WE WERE HERE.
AND ONE OF THE COMMON QUESTIONS WAS, WHAT IS YOUR ABILITY TO LET PEOPLE KNOW IN PALM BAY THAT THESE PROGRAMS EXIST? AND I WOULD SUBMIT THAT'S ONE OF THE ROLES THAT WE CAN PLAY.
WHEN WE BRIEFED THIS PROGRAM OUT OF THE COUNTY LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, ONE OF THE MOST PROMINENT QUESTIONS THAT BOARD, SAME AS YOU ASK THE PEOPLE THAT CAME UP AND ASKED FOR MONEY, WAS HOW DO PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT YOUR SERVICES? NOT ONE OF THEM NOW ON.
OUR PROGRAM HAS BEEN VOTED THE NUMBER ONE NUMBER ONE MEDIA OUTREACH PROGRAM IN THE ENTIRE STATE OF FLORIDA IN 2007 IS THE SAME PROGRAM TODAY.
I KNOW BECAUSE I HELPED DO IT AND I'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR 30 YEARS.
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WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR MUCH, BUT WE'RE ASKING FOR YOUR HELP.ANY QUESTIONS? REAL QUICK, I DO WANT TO POINT OUT THAT THE STATE RECOMMENDED THEIR APPLICATION IS INCOMPLETE AND THEIR CERTIFICATION IS MISSING.
SO BEFORE WE GO ANY FURTHER, I WANT TO PUT THAT OUT THERE TO EVERYONE IF WE WANT TO ADDRESS THAT IMMEDIATELY BEFORE WE GET INTO QUESTIONS OR.
I WILL STATE THAT THERE THE CERTIFICATIONS, IT'S THE TWO PAGE DOCUMENT THAT WAS IN THE APPLICATION THAT TALKS ABOUT DEPARTMENT CERTIFICATION OF DRUG FREE WORKPLACE.
THEY DID HAVE THAT IN THEIR FIRST CV THREE APPLICATION.
IT JUST WASN'T PRESENT IN THE SECOND ONE.
AND SO I IS LEAVING IT UP TO THE BOARD TO DECIDE HOW TO PROCEED.
WE HAVE ANOTHER APPLICANT AT THE LAST MEETING THAT DIDN'T HAVE EVERYTHING AND WE DISQUALIFIED THEM, I WOULD THINK WE WOULD NEED TO STAY CONSISTENT.
AND THAT'S JUST MY OPINION. I BELIEVE AT THE LAST ONE YOU HAD ONE THAT WAS MISSING AN ENTIRE APPLICATION.
AND SO THEY WERE NOT CONSIDERED ONE THAT WAS LATE.
SO THAT WAS THE REASON WHY THEY WERE NOT CONSIDERED FOR FUNDING.
UM. I THINK YOU DID HAVE ONE THAT DID GO FORWARD WITH BUT JUST GIVE ME A SECOND AND LET ME LOOK INTO THAT. IN THE MEANWHILE, I WOULD SAY IS I WOULDN'T BE AS A STICKLER.
I MEAN, IT'S A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION TRYING TO DO THEIR WORK IF THEY DID HAVE IT IN THE LAST APPLICATION.
SO I WOULDN'T BE TOO MUCH OF A STICKLER FOR THAT.
WHATEVER THE QUESTION I HAVE AND THE SAME QUESTION THAT WE ASKED THE LAST TIME YOU ARE HERE IS FIGURING OUT HOW TO QUANTIFY WHAT WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND WHERE IS THE FUNDS GOING.
SAME QUESTION WE ASKED THE LAST TIME AND WE STILL DIDN'T.
WELL, I DIDN'T HEAR AN ANSWER TO THAT.
WELL, I DOUBT THAT MONEY IS GOING TO PAY FOR THE RADIO TIME.
APPROXIMATELY 14000 IS GOING TO HELP US PAY FOR THE ONE SEVENTH OF OUR BUDGET FOR THE NEWSLETTER OF TWENTY SIX THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS A YEAR AND THEN PART OF OUR TV TIME. AND IN PART, TO PAY EIGHT THOUSAND DOLLARS TO PAY HELP PAY THE NEW DIRECTORS COMING IN. WE HAVE GOT IN THE BUDGET WE HAVE NEVER FUNDED BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE ONE THAT LASTED. THEY COULDN'T LAST A STICK AND DO THE WORK.
OK, SO WE'RE JUST WE HAVE TRIED WE'VE TRIED TO PULL OUT A KATE A LITTLE BIT OF THE THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLARS AND CONSIDER THIS NOW.
YOU HAVE TWENTY THREE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED SENIORS FROM PALM BAY, AND THAT THIRTY THOUSAND MEANS THAT YOU'RE GOING TO GET THE INFORMATION OUT TO ALL THOSE PEOPLE, PLUS EARNING FIFTEEN THOUSAND PEOPLE AT HOME OR A DOLLAR, 40 CENTS A PERSON.
A 40. MY NEXT QUESTION IS THE STAFF.
ARE THESE ALL ALLOWABLE EXPENSES BASED ON THE PROGRAM, THEY'RE ALLOWABLE EXPENSES.
YOU JUST CAN'T USE THESE FUNDS TO SUPPLANT FUNDS.
SO YOU HAVE TO USE IT FOR EITHER A NEW PROGRAM OR TO EXPAND AN EXISTING PROGRAM.
YOU CAN'T USE IT TO REPLACE FUNDING THAT YOU ALREADY HAVE.
SO IF YOU'VE ALREADY BUDGETED WITH A CERTAIN NUMBER WITH OTHER FUNDS, SAY TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS, YOU CAN'T USE THESE FUNDS TO REPLACE THOSE.
SO YOU CAN'T SUPPLANT WITH THESE FUNDS.
AND I DID LOOK UP AT THE LAST MEETING, IT WAS ST.
JOSEPH'S CHURCH, ST VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY THAT DIDN'T HAVE THE REQUIRED AFFIDAVIT, BUT THEY HAD DONE FOR THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.
BUT THEY HAD DONE ONE ON ONE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WITH THE STAFF AND THEY WERE ALLOWED TO MOVE. THE BOARD DECIDED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THEM.
THE ONLY TWO AGENCIES, THERE ARE JUST TWO AGENCIES THAT WEREN'T THAT DIDN'T MOVE FORWARD BECAUSE ONE WAS MISSING THE ENTIRE APPLICATION QUESTIONNAIRE AND THE OTHER ONE WAS SUBMITTED AFTER THE DEADLINE.
ACTUALLY, A QUESTION AND SOME COMMENTS, BUT I WANTED TO ASK YOU THIS.
APPARENTLY, MOST OF YOUR REQUESTS WOULD BE FOR JOB RETENTION, IS THAT CORRECT? ESCHATON. OR.
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MARKETING. WELL, I'M SORRY I COULDN'T CATCH THE WORD.YEAH. IT SAYS, WELL, YEAH, THE MONEY WE'RE ON THE SHOW DON'T GET MONEY, I CAN'T PAY THE PEOPLE, I DON'T TAKE ANYTHING I'M IN FOR 30 YEARS FREE.
BUT THE MONEY WE'RE ASKING FOR HELPS PAY OUR EDUCATION SPECIALISTS DOES THE WORK.
IT HELPS PAY FOR THE RADIO TIME AND IT HELPS PAY FOR THE PERSON THAT PUTS A NEWSLETTER TOGETHER. YES, IT'S ALL OUR MONEY GOES OUT.
HELP PEOPLE. UM, I'LL PASS ON MY QUESTION, I WASN'T LOOKING AT THE PROPER NOTES. I HAVE A QUESTION, SINCE THESE ARE SERVICES THAT YOU'RE PRETTY MUCH ALREADY PROVIDING TO THE COMMUNITY.
COULD YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW THIS EXPANSION OF THE SERVICES IS GOING TO BE DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE CORONAVIRUS? I THE ONE PERSON I MENTIONED EARLIER, THE ONE THAT COULDN'T AFFORD TO RENT AND SHE WAS LOST ALL HER MONEY DUE TO LOST HER JOB, THE CORONAVIRUS ACCOUNTING PROGRAM, THAT THEY HAVE ONLY USE SEVEN PERCENT OF THE MONEY AND THERE ARE SEVERAL MILLION DOLLARS PUT INTO THE COUNTY TO PAY FOR THIS PROGRAM.
THAT'S ONE EXAMPLE OF HOW WE CAN HELP PEOPLE DURING THE PANDEMIC.
OTHER PEOPLE THAT CALL OUR OFFICE THAT HAVE LOST THEIR JOBS AND THEY HAVE NO ELECTRICITY, WE CAN DIRECT THEM TO THREE OR FOUR PLACES THAT WILL HELP THEM WITH ELECTRICITY.
WE CAN DIRECT THEM TO FOOD BANKS, THAT WILL HELP THEM WITH FOOD.
THESE ARE ALL THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED BECAUSE PEOPLE HAVE LOST THEIR JOB DURING THE PANDEMIC. WE ALSO JUST FIVE DAYS AGO, I TOOK MY WIFE OUT TO ROCKLEDGE MEDICAL CENTER TO POUR HER HEART REHABILITATION PROGRAM.
AND DEBBIE WETTENHALL, WHO IS A NURSE OF HER, RECOGNIZED AS A NURSE FOR SENIORS FOR MANY YEARS IN BROWARD COUNTY.
THEY'VE STARTED A PROGRAM TO VACCINATE COVID-19 SHOTS UP THERE.
AND ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS CALL AND KNOW FOR A MINUTE THEY'RE NOT GOING TO MAKE A WAIT OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
BUT IT'S GETTING THE INFORMATION OUT ON WHAT'S AVAILABLE, WHERE TO GO FOR A SHOT.
I HAVE A WOMAN DRIVE FROM TAMPA, FLORIDA, TO THE PUBLIC AND MERRITT ISLAND TO GET A KOVACEVIC. THAT'S RIDICULOUS.
WHAT IF WE HAD A BETTER WAY TO GET INFORMATION OUT, SUCH AS WE DO? AND THAT MAY MEAN THAT PERSON DIDN'T HAVE OR DRIVE.
CAN YOU EXPAND A LITTLE BIT ON HOW HOW ARE YOU TRACKING THAT TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS ADDITIONAL FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR YOUR RADIO SHOW IN THE FOURTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR YOUR NEWSLETTER, HOW IS THAT SPECIFICALLY GOING TO BE TARGETING PEOPLE IMPACTED BY KODET? YEAH, LET ME TAKE A STAB FOR THAT ONE, BECAUSE YOU UNDERSTAND HOW OUR PROGRAMING WORKS IS WE HAVE WE'RE SUPPORTED BY A NUMBER OF CORPORATE SPONSORS, AS WE TALKED ABOUT BEFORE.
IF WE HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL SUPPORT, WE CAN BRING IN COMMUNITY RESOURCES THAT DO NOT ACTUALLY HURT WHAT WE OTHERWISE NEED TO PAY FOR TO DO OUR COMMUNICATIONS.
SO, FOR EXAMPLE, I MENTIONED LOIS THOMAS OVER AT THE GRAVEYARD, THE WORK CENTER FOR BOVARD, AND THE PROGRAMS THAT THEY HAVE FOR PUTTING SENIORS BACK TO WORK.
WE'VE HAD GUESTS FROM THE PALM BAY POLICE DEPARTMENT ON THE AIR BEFORE TO TALK ABOUT THE THE WELLNESS CHECKS FOR NEIGHBORS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO IT GIVES US A FLEXIBILITY THAT WE ARE OTHERWISE NOT AFFORDED TO BRING.
I GUESS, TO PUT IT BLUNTLY, NONREVENUE GUESTS.
SO AGAIN, THOUGH, MY QUESTION IS, HOW ARE YOU TRACKING THAT SO THAT YOU CAN BE ABLE TO DOCUMENT THAT? WELL, NOT ONLY DO LET ME SEE IF THIS TELL ANY OF THIS ANSWERS THE QUESTION. SO EVERY PROGRAM THAT WE DO, WHETHER IT'S TELEVISION, RADIO OR PRINT, OBVIOUSLY IS ARCHIVED BY ITSELF.
SO IT BECOMES A CLEAR RECORD OF EVERYTHING THAT WE DO.
SO WE KEEP A LOG OF WHO THE GUESTS ARE, WHAT THE TOPICS ARE AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT.
AND EVERYTHING IS AVAILABLE ON OUR HELPING SENIORS, YOUTUBE, OUR WEBSITE AND OUR FACEBOOK CHANNEL, BECAUSE NOT ONLY WHEN WE DO THESE LIVE, BUT THEN WE GO BACK AND SOCIAL MEDIA PROMOTE THEM AFTER THE FACT SO PEOPLE CAN CHECK IN LIKE TODAY.
AS AN EXAMPLE, WE HAD A PERSON THAT WAS TALKING ABOUT HOW SUPPLIMENTS CAN TALKING ABOUT
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THE SUPPLEMENTS THAT CAN BE HELPFUL TO AN IMMUNE SYSTEM FOR, YOU KNOW, KEEPING YOU GENERALLY SAFE, BUT ALSO IN SPECIFIC IN REACTION TO COVID.SO WE TRACK ALL THOSE PROGRAMS AND THEN WE RELEASE THE REBROADCAST OF THEM.
SO THEY'RE AVAILABLE ON OUR MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA.
IS THAT GOING TO BE SUFFICIENT FOR MARIA IMBURSEMENT PERSPECTIVE? YES AND NO, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BE ABLE TO TRACK HOW MANY PEOPLE THAT YOU WERE REACHING OUT TO, BUT IT'S ONE OF THE REPORTING FORMS THAT THE CITY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR IS TRACKING HOW MANY PEOPLE, WHAT THE DEMOGRAPHICS ARE, UM, THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
SO YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BE ABLE TO DOCUMENT HOW MANY PEOPLE WHAT ARE THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF THE PEOPLE THAT YOU'RE REACHING? WHAT ARE THE QUANTIFIABLE NUMBERS? YEAH, AND I SAW THAT REPORT THAT I HAD GIVEN YOU FROM THE ONE THAT'S PART OF ANY SPECIFIC AGREEMENT FOR CHEBEAGUE IT WILL STATE WHAT KIND OF INFORMATION? AND THAT'S STRAIGHT FROM HUDS ONLINE SYSTEM THAT A CITY IS REQUIRED TO REPORT ON THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS. BECAUSE ANYTIME WE HAVE THESE FUNDS, WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO TELL HUD WHAT OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS ARE AND THAT'S THE CITY BEING ACCOUNTABLE FOR.
WHAT DID WE DO WITH THE FUNDS THAT WE WERE GIVEN BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT? AND THERE ARE SPECIFIC INFORMATION THAT'S THAT'S REQUIRED BY THE CITY IN ORDER TO DOCUMENT OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
CORRECT. AND SO ONE OF OUR ANSWERS TO THAT, IF YOU REMEMBER, WE WERE SPEAKING BEFORE THAT ONE OF THE ABILITIES WE HAVE, PARTICULARLY WITH SOCIAL MEDIA, IS TO DO TARGETED GEO TARGETED BOOSTS AND PROMOTION.
AND THAT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO WANT TO DO WITH THIS PROGRAM IS THAT'S A WAY THAT WE CAN DOCUMENT BECAUSE IT'S IN CLEAR BLACK AND WHITE IN TERMS OF THE IN TERMS OF THE ANALYTICS IS PROVIDED BOTH ON YOUTUBE AND ON GOOGLE PARTICULARLY.
AND OF COURSE, WE CAN ALSO MONITOR WEBSITE TRAFFIC AND WHERE THAT COMES FROM TO.
SO I BELIEVE WE CAN MEET THAT HURDLE.
THAT I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU, IS IT A SITUATION WHERE THEY ARE ABLE TO SINCE LIKE AIR TIME, YOU CAN PUT THAT AS SOMETHING THAT YOU'RE DOING TO HELP THE COMMUNITY? BECAUSE INFORMATION IS CRITICAL AND IS IMPORTANT AND IT HAS TO BE DONE IS ALWAYS YOU'RE NOT ALWAYS ABLE TO SAY, OH, I HELP.
YOU KNOW, TEN PEOPLE OR TEN PEOPLE RESPONDED.
BUT YOU WANT TO BE ABLE TO PUT IN HOURS HOW MANY YOU KNOW, THE PEOPLE YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO REACH, THAT SORT OF THING.
WOULD THAT HELP THEM? BECAUSE AS I LISTEN, WE STILL DIDN'T GET THE ANSWERS, I THINK, THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR TO MAKE IT PRACTICAL AND SOMETHING THAT WE CAN LITERALLY LOOK AT.
IT'S OUT THERE SOMEWHERE IN THE AREA.
HOWEVER, INFORMATION IS CRITICAL AND IT'S IMPORTANT AND PEOPLE VALUE.
SO I DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS A WAY TO MAKE IT.
SO IT'S. QUANTIFIABLE BASED ON WHAT THEY DO OTHERWISE, TO BE HONEST, BASED ON OUR CRITERIA HERE, THEY YOU KNOW, I COULDN'T, YOU KNOW, QUALIFY THEM, BUT IT'S KNOWING THAT THERE'S A RESOURCE THAT'S NEEDED.
SO I THINK THEY HAVE SUFFICIENT WAYS BASED ON WHAT THEY'RE SAYING.
AND I KNOW WE HAD OUR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, BUT.
ONE OF THE REASONS WHY I WAS BRINGING IT UP AGAIN IS THAT THEY HAVE NOT HEARD THAT INFORMATION. SO IT SOUNDS LIKE THEY HAVE A WAY OF BEING ABLE TO TRACK WHO THEY'RE TARGETING, WHO IS ACTUALLY RECEIVING THE INFORMATION ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO DOCUMENT IT.
SO AS LONG AS THERE'S SOME MECHANISM IN PLACE TO SHOW THAT THEY'RE REACHING SOMEBODY AND THEY CAN PUT THAT INTO QUANTIFIABLE FORM, THAT THAT'S ACCEPTABLE.
DOES THEIR PROGRAMING HAVE TO BE SO THIS EXTRA FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS THAT YOU'RE SPENDING FOR YOUR TIME, DOES IT HAVE TO SAY THIS FIVE THOUSAND WAS SPENT ON COVID SPECIFIC PROGRAMING WOULD HAVE TO.
IT WOULD HAVE TO MEAN IT WOULD HAVE TO BE COVERED RELATED.
IT WOULD HAVE TO RESPOND, PREPARE, PREVENT.
THAT DOESN'T GO AWAY BECAUSE THEY'RE DOING RADIO, BUT THEY WOULD HAVE TO.
THEY WOULD HAVE TO SAY THIS FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS WENT TO TEN THOUSAND PEOPLE, THEY WOULD SAY I DID, THEY WOULD TAKE A REIMBURSEMENT.
THESE ARE THE ELIGIBLE CAUSE THAT WE'RE SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR FOR THIS MONTH.
AND THIS IS HOW MANY PEOPLE WE REACHED DURING THIS MONTH.
AND SO THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO SAY FOR EVERY MONTH, THIS IS HOW MANY PEOPLE THEY'VE HAD ON EITHER THEIR FACEBOOK. THIS IS HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE ON THEIR WEB TRAFFICKING.
THIS IS HOW MANY PEOPLE WE KNOW REACHED.
I MEAN. IT SOUNDS LIKE THEY HAVE SOME WAY TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT, AND AS LONG AS THEY CAN SHOW THIS IS HOW MANY PEOPLE THEY'VE DONE THIS MONTH AND HAVE SOME DEMOGRAPHICS, THEN THAT'S ACCEPTABLE. AND JOE REMINDED ME, TOO, OF COURSE, AS IT PERTAINS TO CALLERS, WHEN THEY CALL IN TO OUR SENIOR INFORMATION LINE, WE TRACK ALL THE DATA ON THEM, WHERE THEY ARE CALLING FROM, WHAT THEIR AGES, ALL THE ALL THOSE DEMOGRAPHICS.
AND AGAIN, LIKE WITH EVERYTHING WE CAN MEASURE, LIKE THE MAGAZINES, WE KNOW HOW MANY MAGAZINES ARE DROPPED INTO PALM BAY SPECIFICALLY.
THE RADIO STATION IS LICENSED TO PALM BAY.
SO TECHNICALLY IT'S A PALM BAY RADIO STATION, BUT IT ACTUALLY DOES COUNTY THAT, YOU KNOW,
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COVER THE COUNTY. SO I DON'T KNOW HOW WE SPECIFICALLY TRACK THAT.BUT ON THE THINGS WE CAN TRACK, I THINK WE CAN WE CAN PROVIDE GOOD DATA.
TO BE SPECIFIC, I WOULD JUST MAKE SURE THAT YOU IF YOU ARE AWARDED FUNDING BY THE BOARD, JUST MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A GOOD MECHANISM IN PLACE TO DOCUMENT THAT, BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T AND IT COMES TIME TO MONITOR, THEN OTHER FUNDS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPAID OR FUNDS WOULDN'T BE PAID OUT. SO IF YOU ARE WORRIED, THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING WE WOULD WORK ON TOGETHER BEFORE YOUR CONTRACT IS EXECUTED TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THAT DOCUMENT, THAT YOU HAVE THAT SYSTEM IN PLACE, JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE IN COMPLIANCE BECAUSE.
WHAT I DO MONITORING, I LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT I'M WORKING WITH THE AGENCIES.
IT'S A WE WANT YOU TO SUCCEED.
SO THAT'S HOW I WOULD APPROACH IT IS MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A GOOD SYSTEM IN THE BEGINNING SET UP SO THAT YOU CAN'T SUCCEED.
IS IT A SITUATION WHERE IF THEY ARE NOT AWARDED FUNDING TODAY TO PROVIDE THEM WITH THAT TOOL ANYWAY SO THAT GOING FORWARD THAT THEY WILL BE ABLE TO HAVE THAT? BECAUSE I THINK THEY QUALIFY FOR EVEN OTHER PROGRAMS, THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO HAVE SOMETHING THAT WE ALL CAN LOOK AT IN BLACK AND WHITE.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I CAN ABSOLUTELY SIT DOWN WITH THEM WITH IF THEY DECIDE TO.
I KNOW I HAVE SAT DOWN WITH THEM AND I'VE GIVEN THEM SOME MORE INFORMATION THAN THEY HAD BEFORE, GAVE THEM SOME OF THE DOCUMENTS THAT WE REQUIRE FROM OUR CONTRACTS THAT THEY KNEW BEFORE THEY SUBMITTED THEIR APPLICATION.
THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE ASKING FOR.
THIS IS PART OF THIS IS WHAT YOUR CONTRACT REPORTS ARE GOING TO LOOK LIKE.
THIS IS THE DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION HUD IS REQUIRING.
SO THAT INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO YOU, BUT I COULD ABSOLUTELY WORK WITH THEM IF THEY ARE AWARDED FUNDING OR NOT, IF THEY DO DECIDE TO GO FORWARD WITH ANY OTHER CITY OR HUD FUNDING THAT OUR DEPARTMENT GETS.
I GOT A STACK OF LETTERS AT HOME, I JUST SPENT FOUR MONTHS IN A REHAB CENTER DOWN HERE IN PALM BAY AND I GOT A STACK OF LETTERS THAT PEOPLE WROTE TO ME THANKING US FOR OUR HELP OVER THE LAST FOUR OR FIVE OR SIX MONTHS AND BEING THERE FOR THEM WHEN THERE WAS NOBODY ELSE AROUND TO BE THERE FOR THEM.
THAT'S GOT TO COUNT FOR SOMETHING.
HOW DO YOU MEASURE THAT? I HAD A WOMAN THAT LAST YEAR ASKED ME TO MEET HER AND NEIL TOYS R US.
SHOPPING. CARNOT AND SHE WANTED FIVE TICKETS FOR OUR RAFFLE RAFFLE.
I TOOK THEM TO HER. A.N., WANT SOME MORE? THIS YEAR, I GOT A LETTER FROM THAT LADY AND SAID, MR. STECKLER, I WISH I COULD HELP YOUR ORGANIZATION TO HELP OTHER PEOPLE THIS YEAR.
BUT SHE SAID DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, I'VE LOST MY JOB AND I CAN'T AFFORD IT.
THAT'S THE ONE THAT STICKS IN MY MIND AND CAN HAPPEN.
REMEMBER, I COULD GO WITH I COULD SET ALL KINDS OF STUFF FOR YOU.
LOOK. WE HELP PEOPLE, WE GET INFORMATION OUT TO PEOPLE.
WE FOLLOW UP AND MAKE SURE THEY GOT THE HELP THEY NEEDED.
WE LOG EVERY PHONE CALL THAT COMES IN MY NAME, AGE AND WHERE THEY LIVE.
IT'S HARD TO GET FINANCIAL INFORMATION.
I CAN GET IT, BUT MY PHONE CALLERS CAN'T ALWAYS GET IT.
WE HELP PEOPLE, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ASKING MONEY FOR, TO HELP PEOPLE.
THANK YOU. UM, I'VE GOT A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS NOW THAT I'VE COME UP TO SPEED ON EVERYTHING. UM.
YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THE PEOPLE THAT COME BEFORE US, YOU KNOW, ARE FOR FOOD, FOOD BANKS, YOU KNOW, YOU TALK A LITTLE LOUDER.
ANDRE. HE'S HAVING A LITTLE DIFFICULTY HEARING, HE'S ASKING YOU, CAN YOU CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? YEAH.
SO, YOU KNOW, WE ALL NEED FOOD EVERY DAY NOW.
TWENTY ONE THOUSAND SENIORS THAT ARE OUT THERE.
I DON'T KNOW IF THEY NEED TO HEAR YOUR PROGRAM BEING ADVERTISED, NUMBER ONE, EVERY SINGLE DAY. I MEAN, IF THEY ARE AWARE OF YOUR PROGRAM AND HAVE LEARNED FROM YOUR PROGRAM WHAT THEY NEED TO LEARN, THEY MAY NOT NEED TO LISTEN TO YOUR PROGRAM AGAIN FOR THE NEXT SIX MONTHS, BUT.
I MAY BE WAY OFF BASE, BUT IT LOOKS TO ME LIKE YOU'RE JUST ASKING FOR MORE ADVERTISING MONEY AND YOU ALREADY SERVED 21000, IT SEEMS LIKE YOU'RE ALREADY DOING A GOOD JOB.
SO I AM A LITTLE BIT BAFFLED BY WHAT KIND OF INCREMENTAL BENEFITS
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ARE GOING TO COME, BECAUSE THEY WOULD HAVE TO COME TO PEOPLE THAT DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROGRAM BECAUSE THOSE THAT KNOW ABOUT THE PROGRAM ARE ALREADY BENEFITING.THAT'S EXACTLY WHY WE PUBLISH ARTICLES AND EBONY NEWS TODAY, WHICH GOES TO THE BLACK COMMUNITY. IS OUT THERE TODAY, WHICH GOES TO THE SPANISH COMMUNITY AND WE GOT ON NINETY POINT THREE, WHICH IS W E JF, WHICH IS BROADCAST THROUGHOUT ALL OF PALM BAY AND THANK ALL OF BREVARD COUNTY.
THAT'S WHY I SAID IT'S HARD TO PINPOINT AND SAY I CONSIDER THIS MANY PEOPLE IN PALM BAY.
I CAN ONLY TELL YOU BY HOW MANY PEOPLE CALL IN.
BUT I CAN TELL YOU, IF WE DON'T MAKE INFORMATION AVAILABLE, NOBODY'S EVER GOING TO FIND OUT. HOW WOULD YOU FEEL IF I TOLD YOU THAT THIS COUNTY GETS FOUR MILLION DOLLARS FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT? IT GOES TO AGING MATTERS AND THEY DON'T HAVE ONE OUTREACH PROGRAM THAT TALKS ABOUT THEIR SHARED COST PROGRAM, ABOUT THEIR PROGRAM HELPS PEOPLE FIX THEIR HOUSES AND.
I TELL YOU, I HAVE BEEN THE RECIPIENT OF PHONE CALLS FROM ELDERLY WOMEN THAT ARE LIVING ON EIGHT AND NINE HUNDRED DOLLARS A MONTH THAT ARE RETIRED FROM HERRIES.
THAT'S THE HONEST TO GOD TRUTH, BUT WE WE GET THE WORD OUT BY WORD OF MOUTH.
IT DOES GET OUT, BUT IT WON'T GET OUT IF WE DON'T MAKE THESE PROGRAMS AVAILABLE.
THAT'S WHAT WE DO. YOU'RE GOING TO SHUT YOUR BUSINESS DOWN IF YOU DON'T GET ANYTHING.
SO ARE YOU GOING TO SHUT THE BUSINESS DOWN IF YOU DON'T GET ANYTHING? HECK, NO, WE'RE NOT GOING TO SHUT IT DOWN.
WE'RE GOING TO KEEP ON DOING THIS.
WHY DO YOU THINK I MAKE PHONE CALLS AND WHY I DO I GET I WOULDN'T COME DOWN HERE AND ASK YOU FOR HELP IF I DIDN'T WANT YOUR HELP.
I NEED IT. ALL RIGHT, YOU KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO GO AND SIT BY THE SIDE OF A ROAD, SEVEN CAR TICKETS, FIVE FOR ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS OR TWENTY FIVE BUCKS, AND YOU TRY TO GET PEOPLE AND YOU SAY, I GOT PEOPLE THAT COME FROM ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES AND BUY TICKETS FOR OUR CAR RAFFLE TO SUPPORT PEOPLE HERE IN BROWARD COUNTY.
AND YET IT'S HARDER AND SOMETIMES GET PEOPLE IN ONE COUNTY JUST FOR OUR PROGRAM.
I THOUGHT THE CHEBEAGUE, THE COUNTY AND EVERYTHING.
FOR YEARS I'VE WATCHED THE COUNTY TAKE AWAY A MILLION DOLLARS OF HELP FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. THAT'S LESS THAN ONE TENTH OF ONE PERCENT OF THIS BUDGET.
YET WHO IN HIS COUNTY FIGHT SEQUESTER SHOULD GET THAT MONEY BACK? WE HAVE AN ADVOCACY PROGRAM.
I GOT PEOPLE IN TOWN BAY THAT SIT ON THE ADVOCACY COUNCIL.
POMPEII'S INVOLVED IN WHAT WE DO, BELIEVE ME, SIR, THEY ARE.
THANK YOU. AND NEXT, WE HAVE TERRY SMITH FROM HELPS COMMUNITY INITIATIVE.
THEY COME DOWN HERE FOR A MINUTE, PLEASE.
MY NAME IS TERRY SMITH AND I'M PROGRAM DIRECTOR FOR HELPS COMMUNITY INITIATIVES WHERE HOPE THRIVES. HCI WAS INCORPORATED IN 20 FEBRUARY OF 2016 AND WE WERE A FAITH BASED 501 C
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THREE NONPROFIT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.OUR FOUNDER AND CEO IS BISHOP MERTON AL CLARK.
HE'S ALSO THE PASTOR OF TRUTH REVEALED INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES RIGHT HERE IN PALM BAY, FLORIDA. UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF BISHOP CLARK, WE SERVE THIS COMMUNITY FOR OVER 25 YEARS.
HCI IS THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH ARM OF TRUTH REVEAL INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES IN OUR OFFICES ARE LOCATED AT TWENTY EIGHT 51 PALM BAY ROAD, AGAIN RIGHT HERE IN PALM BAY, FLORIDA.
IN NOVEMBER OF TWENTY TWENTY EIGHT, SHE WAS AWARDED FORTY THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM THE CITY OF PALM BAY IN SUPPORT OF THREE OF OUR UMBRELLA PROGRAMS, OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH CENTER, OUR CARE LEARNING CENTER AND OUR CAREER DEVELOPMENT CENTER.
SO WHAT HAVE WE BEEN DOING SINCE NOVEMBER OF TWENTY TWENTY? WE HOSTED THE COLD NIGHT SHELTER.
WE HOSTED THE COLD NIGHT SHELTER IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MOSAIC CHURCH AND TOMOKA CHRISTIAN CHURCH. WE HAD OUR OFFICIAL RIBBON CUTTING IN JANUARY.
AND. WE ALSO INITIATED A FOSTER PARENT RECRUITMENT PROGRAM IN THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY AND WE INITIATED OUR OPEN TABLE INITIATIVE, OUR LEADERSHIP TRAINING HAS COMPLETED AND WE ARE NOW BEGINNING OUR TABLE MEMBER TRAINING ON THIS THURSDAY, APRIL THE 22ND. WE ALSO INITIATED OUR STEM PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH STARBASE AT PATRICK SPACE FORCE BASE. WE HAD AN AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM AND WE DID A SPRING BREAK IN MARCH OF 2021.
AND WE ARE NOW PLANNING OUR FULL MONTH SUMMER CAMP IN JUNE.
WE ALSO PARTNERED IN A CAREER DEVELOPMENT CENTER WITH INDIAN RIVER STATE COLLEGE FOR BUSINESS SPECIALIST CERTIFICATE AND ENTREPRENEUR CERTIFICATE PROGRAM FOR RAPERT CREDENTIALING, AND WE ARE ALSO COMMUNITY PARTNERS WITH CAREER SOURCE BOVARD, WHERE WE'VE BEEN HELPING INDIVIDUALS GET JOBS AND CHANGE CAREERS AFTER COVID FOR THIS PROPOSED FUNDING AND KVI THREE, WE ARE REQUESTING THIRTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR TEMPORARY HOUSING ASSISTANCE AND REFERRAL SERVICES.
WE ARE TARGETING 20 CLIENTS AND OUR TARGET GROUP WILL BE THE HOMELESS AND THE UNSHELTERED, SINGLE INDIVIDUALS, VETERANS, YOUTH THAT HAVE AGED OUT OF FOSTER CARE, OLDER ADULTS, THE DISABLED AND THOSE WITH UNDERLYING MEDICAL CONDITIONS AND ALSO THE MINORITY COMMUNITY. WE'RE ASKING FOR THIRTY THOUSAND FOR TEMPORARY HOUSING COSTS.
TWENTY FOUR HUNDRED FOR MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT FOR OUR VOLUNTEERS AS THEY DO OUTREACH AND ALSO SUPPORT THE RESIDENTS.
BUSINESS BUS PASSES ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS AND THEN TWENTY FOUR HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS FOR MISCELLANEOUS SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS FOR A TOTAL OF THIRTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS. WE HAVE THREE GOALS UNDER THIS PROGRAM.
OUR FIRST GOAL IS TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY HOUSING SUPPORT TO THOSE MOST VULNERABLE TO COVID-19. OUR SECOND GOAL IS TO INCREASE MINORITY PARTICIPATION IN APPLICATIONS FOR HOMELESS SERVICES AND THEN LASTLY, OUR THIRD GOAL IS TO INCREASE THEIR SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND THAT THEY REMAIN HOUSE FOR UP TO ONE YEAR AFTER THEIR PLACEMENT.
WE WILL BE PROVIDING WRAPAROUND SERVICES FOR THEM THROUGH OUR OPEN TABLE PROGRAM.
WE'LL BE CONTINUING TO LEVERAGE EXISTING COMMUNITY RESOURCES FOR TRANSITIONAL HOUSING, ASSISTED LIVING AND SUPPORTIVE LIVING PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT BOVARD, WHILE ALSO TRYING TO INCREASE PARTICIPATION OF BUSINESSES AND LANDLORDS RIGHT HERE IN PALM BAY.
OUR PREVIOUS COLLABORATIONS HAVE ALREADY WE'VE ALWAYS HAD OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH BOVARD FAMILY PARTNERSHIPS.
JEREMIAHS HOUSE CROSSWINDS ARE READY FOR LIFE, A HOUSING FOR NSW HOUSING FOR HOMELESS WITH DISABILITIES, SOUTH OF ART SHARING CENTER, THE DAILY BREAD AND VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA. A CDC HAS ALSO RECOMMENDED THIS TYPE OF EMERGENCY HOUSING USING INDIVIDUAL ROOMS VERSUS THE TRADITIONAL KONGREGATE SETTING OF THE REGULAR HOMELESS SHELTERS AND EVEN THE BOVARD HOMELESS COALITION IN THEIR 2020 GAP ANALYSIS RECOGNIZED THAT THERE WAS A LACK OF IMMEDIATE DIRECT SERVICES FOR THE HOMELESS HERE IN THE SOUTH END OF THE COUNTY AS
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REVATHI, 72 MILES LONG.AND THE MAJORITY OF THE NONPROFIT SERVICE PROVIDERS ARE ARE LOCATED IN MELBOURNE AND TITUSVILLE, ALSO IN THAT 20 20 GAP ANALYSIS.
THERE WERE TWO OTHER DISTINCTIVE FACTS.
FACTS AROSE OUT OF THEIR FINDINGS.
FIRST, THAT PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT RACES AND ETHNICITIES ARE LESS LIKELY TO RECEIVE HOMELESS ASSISTANCE. AND THEN FOR THOSE SAME PEOPLE, IF THEY DO RECEIVE HOMELESS SERVICES, THEY ARE MORE LIKELY TO RECEIVE TO HAVE A POSITIVE OUTCOME FROM THAT ASSISTANCE.
MA'AM, YOUR TIME IS UP FOR PRESENTATION FOR YOUR KID.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO GO THERE, BUT, YEAH, YOU TAKE LIKE ANOTHER, I'M LIKE, YEAH, YEAH, ONE MINUTE AND I'M DONE.
THE PARMLY HOMELESS TASK FORCE ALSO REPORT IT TO THE PALM BAY CITY COUNCIL IN NOVEMBER OF 2020. AND THEY ALSO RECOMMENDED THAT THERE BE SOME FUNDS GRANTED FOR EMERGENCY HOUSING SUPPORT IN THE CITY OF PALM BAY AND ALSO THE USE OF LOCAL MOTELS, HOTELS AND LANDLORDS.
GIVEN BISHOP MARTIN L. CLARK IS A PROVEN COMMUNITY LEADER AND SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS OWNER, I MYSELF HAVE SIX YEARS EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH HOMELESS COALITION AND A HOMELESS SHELTER IN ORLANDO AND KISSIMMEE.
TRUTH REVEALED HAS SHOWN THEIR COMMITMENT BY THEIR CONTINUED INVESTMENT OF FINANCIAL AND HUMAN CAPITAL INTO THE HCI VISION.
AND WE WILL CONTINUE LEVERAGING OUR EXISTING RELATIONSHIPS BUILT OVER 25 YEARS OF PROVEN EXPERTIZE AND OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE WITH GOVERNMENT, FAITH, COMMUNITY, NON OTHER NONPROFITS AND LOCAL BUSINESSES.
AND LASTLY, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION.
AND WE DO LOOK FORWARD TO OUR CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF PALM BAY.
QUESTIONS. MY QUESTION FIRST IS THE STAFF, UM, IN TERMS OF PAST PERFORMANCE, AWARE, HOW ARE THEY BEEN PERFORMING? NOVEMBER. WELL, NONE OF THE SO ALL OF THE CBC WINE AGREEMENTS ACTUALLY START APRIL 1ST, AND MOST OF THEM ARE IN ROUTE AS FAR AS THE AGREEMENTS, BECAUSE FIRST, THE BIG ONE IN NOVEMBER IS WHEN SOME OF THE AGENCIES WERE AWARDED AND THEN IN JANUARY OR FEBRUARY, WHEN THE OTHER ONES WERE AWARDED.
SO AND THEN IT HAD TO GO THROUGH ITS PUBLIC HEARING COMMENTS.
IT HAD TO GO TO THE AXIS, THE SUBSTANTIAL REVENUE.
THEY ACTUALLY HAD TO COME BEFORE THE BOARD AND THEN IT HAD TO GO TO CITY COUNCIL TWICE.
SO NONE OF THE CBC V ONE APPLICANTS HAVE HAD A TIME TO PERFORM UNDER THEIR AGREEMENT.
SO I CAN'T ANSWER THAT. THAT WAS THEIR FIRST AWARD, AND THAT IS CORRECT.
YES, THAT WAS OUR FIRST REWARD.
AND I WOULD HOPE THAT THAT WOULD NOT BE A NEGATIVE.
SO ON THIS AND AS YOU CAN SEE, WE'VE BEEN BUSY STILL EVEN WITHOUT ANY FUNDING.
I WAS JUST SAYING THIS IMPRESSIVE SLEW OF OUR PROGRAMS. SO THAT'S WHY I WANTED TO FIGURE OUT, MAN, YOU MUST HAVE SPENT IT ALL ALREADY.
SO. YEAH, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO.
DEFINITELY FOR ME. I SEE IT'S CLEAR, CONCISE, AND I DON'T THINK I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AT ALL. AND LET ME ASK YOU A QUESTION, PROFESSOR.
THE OR AT LEAST THE STAFF SUMMARY SAYS THAT THE 35000 WOULD BE INTENDED TO SERVE 20 RESIDENTS IN PALM BAY, IS THAT IS THAT CORRECT? YES. AND THESE ARE HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS WILL BE.
WELL, LET ME ASK YOU THIS QUESTION.
AND SO THAT COMES UP TO LIKE 1750 PARTICIPANT.
HOW MUCH TIME DOES THAT BUY THEM? OBVIOUSLY, MORE THAN A WEEKEND IN A MOTEL.
WE'RE LOOKING AT TWO TO FOUR WEEKS.
AND AGAIN, THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF THE PROGRAM.
BUT WE ARE HOPING TO BE ABLE TO LEVERAGE AND INCREASE OR SAY MULTIPLY THE USE OF THAT FUNDS BY ESTABLISHING SOME, YOU KNOW, RELATIONSHIPS WITH MAYBE SOME LOCAL LANDLORDS AND THOSE WE'VE BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN THAT AS WELL.
WE ALREADY HAVE ONE HOUSE, A LANDLORD.
WE HAVE THREE INDIVIDUALS THAT WERE HOMELESS, CAME THROUGH OUR COLD NIGHT SHELTER THAT ARE HOUSED THERE NOW.
AND WE'RE LOOKING TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT AGAIN.
AND SO WE FOUND SOME OTHER RESOURCES.
THEY WERE ACTUALLY IN HOTELS AND MOTELS, YOU KNOW, BY THE WEEK THREE SEVENTY FIVE A WEEK.
AND THAT'S HOW IT CAME UP WITH WITH THAT FIGURE.
YOU KNOW, THAT EVERYONE ELSE HAS BEEN USING THE OTHER BRIDGE PROGRAMS AND THOSE HAVE BEEN
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USING THE HOTEL MOTELS AND THAT'S HOW MUCH THEY'VE BEEN CHARGING.SO REALLY WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR MAYBE IS.
WE'RE ABOUT WELSHER MINUS 20 RESIDENTS TO MAYBE HAVE A PLACE FOR THE NEXT 30 DAYS AT THE MOST, RIGHT? I MEAN, YOU COULD COVER IT MAYBE FOR A MONTH, MAYBE TWO MONTHS IF YOU GET A HOUSE WITH SEVERAL PEOPLE IN, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, WHEN YOU'RE WORKING WITH A HOMELESS, INITIALLY, YOU MEET THEM ON THE STREET.
YOU DO THE ASSESSMENT OF WHAT THEIR NEEDS ARE.
ONE OF THE MAJOR PROBLEMS THEY HAVE, AGAIN, IS JUST LIKE THE PREVIOUS INFORMATION.
AND YOU CAN'T KEEP THEM IN ONE PLACE LONG ENOUGH TO EVEN, YOU KNOW, GET THE APPLICATIONS COMPLETED, TO GET THEM CONNECTED WITH THE OTHER AGENCIES THAT MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP THEM.
THE OTHER AGENCIES THAT WE MENTIONED THAT WE'VE BEEN COLLABORATING WITH CROSSWINDS, WE WERE ABLE TO HELP AN INDIVIDUAL WE FOUND THAT WAS AGING OUT OF FOSTER CARE.
THEY WERE THE ONES THAT AFTER THE INITIAL YOU KNOW, WE HELPED THEM INITIALLY.
THEN AFTER THAT, WE WERE ABLE TO CONNECT THEM WITH THEIR THEY WERE ABLE TO GET SOME ADDITIONAL FUNDING AND FOR HOUSING AND OTHER RESOURCES IN CASE MANAGEMENT, WE HAVE ANOTHER RESIDENT THAT WE FOUND.
SHE WAS ABLE TO CONNECT WITH VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA.
BUT AGAIN, WE HAD TO HOLD ON TO HER FOR LONG ENOUGH TO GET THOSE TWO TOGETHER.
AND THAT'S WHY WE CALL IT EMERGENCY FUNDING.
IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, FOR NOW WE ARE, YOU KNOW, THAT INITIAL WE DO OUR OUTREACH, WE CONNECT WITH THEM AND THEN WE CONNECT THEM WITH THE OTHER TRANSITIONAL HOUSING.
WE FIND OUT, ARE YOU DISABLED? ARE YOU A VETERAN? AND THEN WE'RE CONNECTING WITH THE OTHER AGENCIES.
WE HOLD THEM IN ONE SPOT AGAIN SO THEY CAN COMPLETE THOSE THE PAPERWORK PROCESS AND EVERYTHING SO THEY CAN GO ON TO THE NEXT TO THE NEXT PROCESS.
LAST QUESTION OR MAYBE NEXT TO THE LAST.
SO LIKE EVERY DOLLAR YOU GET FROM THIS REQUEST IS GOING TO GO TO AN ARM'S LENGTH.
AND LORD, OR IS IT GOING TO GO TO HIRING SOMEBODY TO HELP OUT OR IS IT GOING TO GO TO RENT OFFICE SPACE OR IS IT GOING TO REALLY GO TO PAY FOR SOMEBODY TO HAVE A PLACE TO SLEEP AND HAVE HOT WATER? NO TRUTH REVEALED HAS ASSURED THAT WE HAVE OFFICE SPACE, WE HAVE OFFICE SPACE.
THAT PART HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF THE FUNDS AND AS IN OUR BUDGET THAT I INCLUDED IN THERE, THIRTY THOUSAND THAT WILL GO DIRECTLY TO EITHER HOTEL, MOTEL OR A LANDLORD OR A PRIVATE LANDLORD. AND WE'RE HOPING TO DEAL MORE WITH THE LANDLORDS NOW.
AGAIN, YOU KNOW, THE MODEL WAS HOTEL MOTEL.
BUT WE'RE ALSO, AS I MENTIONED, LOOKING TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS AGAIN BECAUSE WE HAVE CONNECTIONS IN THE COMMUNITY AND WE'RE FINDING THAT THAT IS ALSO A VIABLE OPTION AND POSSIBILITY THERE AND IT'S CHEAPER.
SO WE MAKE MORE THAN LIKELY BE ABLE TO HELP MORE THAN 20.
OUR TARGET IS TO AND THERE'S GOING TO BE PRETTY EASY TO FIND 20 PEOPLE, YOU 20 NEW PEOPLE TO FIND. I MEAN, MY GUESS YOU'RE ALREADY HELPING PLENTY OF HOMELESS ALREADY, CORRECT? YES. AGAIN, IN OUR PRESENTATION, WE DID HOST THE COLD NIGHT SHELTER.
WE ALREADY HAVE A LIST OF ONES THAT WE WILL BE GOING BACK TO AND SEARCHING AND HELPING THEM LIKE, SAY, THREE OF THOSE THAT ARE IN THE HOME RIGHT NOW CAME FROM THE COLD NIGHT SHELTER. ONE ALREADY THROUGH OUR EFFORTS HAS ALREADY BEEN GIVEN A HOUSING, A PERMANENT HOUSING VOUCHER. AND SHE'LL BE MOVING OUT THE 1ST OF MAY TO HER PERMANENT HOUSING THAT'S GOING TO OPEN UP ANOTHER SPOT WILL BE ABLE TO MOVE SOMEONE ELSE RIGHT INTO THAT LOCATION.
AND AGAIN, THAT'S JUST ONE HOUSE.
AND WE DID OUTREACH ON SATURDAY.
WE WENT OUT TO LOCAL PARKS AND PLACES WHERE THE HOMELESS ARE, AND WE GAVE OUT FOOD AND CLOTHING AND WE DID A SURVEY AGAIN ASKING THEM THOSE PERTINENT QUESTIONS.
YOU KNOW, DO YOU WANT TO BE HOMELESS? YOU KNOW, WHY ARE YOU WHY DO YOU FEEL YOU'RE HOMELESS? WHAT IS YOUR OBSTACLE? DO YOU HAVE ANY INCOME? IT IS AMAZING HOW MANY PEOPLE OUT THERE ON LIMITED INCOMES.
YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE SSI OR, YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE DISABILITY, THEY HAVE SOME INCOME.
THERE'S NO AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
AND OF COURSE, ALL OF THE WAITING LISTS ARE YEARS LONG.
SO WE ASKED THEM, WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO SHARE, YOU KNOW, A HOME? YOU KNOW, IF YOU COULD GET OFF THE STREET, WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO? AND SO THOSE WERE SOME OF THE QUESTIONS THAT WE ASKED.
AND THEN WE ASKED THEM, WOULD YOU LIKE US TO HELP YOU IN THAT VENTURE? AND I DON'T THINK WE GOT ONE PERSON THAT SAID, NO, I SO I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION.
SO THE HOMELESS PERSONS THAT YOU'RE HELPING.
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YEAH. ARE THEY FROM PALM BAY OR PALM BEACH RESIDENTS THAT BECOME HOMELESS? ARE THERE SOMEBODY FROM TENNESSEE THAT JUST KIND OF YOU SAW ON THE STREET? WELL, HOMELESS IS WHAT IT IS.SHE CAME WELL, SHE STARTED OUT IN PALM BAY.
WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT COME BACK TO PALM BAY, STARTED OUT IN PALM BAY.
SHE WAS HOMELESS. AND UNFORTUNATELY, THERE IS A.
TENDENCY SOMETIMES FOR US TO RELOCATE SOMEBODY GAVE HER A BUS TICKET SOMEWHERE ELSE, AND SHE'S TOLD US SHE'S PRETTY MUCH TRAVELED.
YOU KNOW, THE ISSUE GAVE US A LIST OF ALL THE CITIES THAT SHE'D BEEN TO, BUT SHE WAS HOMELESS IN EVERY ONE AND NOW SHE'S BACK.
AND AGAIN, WE WERE ABLE TO WORK WITH HER HELP.
SHE CAME THROUGH THE COLD NIGHT SHELTER.
SHE SOMEBODY PICKED HER UP FROM THE BUS STOP AND DROPPED HER OFF AT OUR LOCATION.
SHE WAS DOING CALCE COUCH SURFING IN GARAGES, THINGS LIKE THAT.
WHEN WE GOT THE HOUSE, YOU KNOW, SHE'S WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BRINGING HER IN, BUT SHE'S WORKING NOW. YOU KNOW, MATTER OF FACT, THE OTHER DAY SHE SAID SHE HAD FOUR JOBS AND SHE HAD TO CHOOSE. WE WERE TRYING TO HELP HER AGAIN TO DECIDE WHICH JOB WOULD BE THE BEST ONE FOR HER. WE'VE PROVIDED TRANSPORTATION, SOME OF OUR FOLKS, FOR HER TO WORK AND BACK EVERY NIGHT JUST TO HELP HER UNTIL SHE GOT A PAYCHECK.
AND THAT'S WHERE THE BUS PASSES WE ASKED FOR.
SO WE ARE WE ARE ALREADY DOING THE WORK AND DOING SOME OF THAT.
WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE SOME, YOU KNOW, THE FUNDING TO, YOU KNOW, HELP US TO BE ABLE TO DO MORE. AND AGAIN, A LOT OF THERE ARE FUNDS OUT THERE THAT E.S.P FUNDS THAT CAME DOWN THROUGH MELLBERG. IT'S VERY HARD TO DRAW THAT LINE, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THE HOMELESS PEOPLE HERE, THERE'S NOTHING IN PALM BAY, SO EVERYBODY GOES UP TO DAILY BREAD EVERY DAY.
SO THEN ARE THEY FROM MELBOURNE? BUT THEY COME RIGHT BACK TO BOMBAY.
SO, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE HOMELESS IN BOVARD COUNTY.
YOU KNOW, BUT YEAH, BUT THOSE THAT WE HAVE COME THROUGH, WE ARE TARGETING ARE IN PALM BAY AND AGAIN, ONE OF OUR GOALS IS TO INCREASE MINORITY PARTICIPATION AS WELL, HE SAYS WE DO OUTREACH. AGAIN, IT'S JUST FAMILIARITY AND COMFORT LEVELS.
WE'RE ASKING. SENSITIVE QUESTIONS.
SO SOME PEOPLE DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE TALKING WITH EVERYBODY, BUT THEY'LL TALK TO US.
AND SO WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO REACH OUT TO FOLKS THAT MAY MAYBE NOT HAVE HAD THAT CONVERSATION WITH A CASE MANAGER OR.
A COMMENT I JUST WANTED TO SAY HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE THIS PROGRAM.
I FEEL LIKE HOMELESSNESS IN BREVARD COUNTY HAS BECOME THE NEXT EPIDEMIC.
SO I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO HOPEFULLY PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THIS AND TO HELP BRIDGE THAT GAP, BECAUSE IT DEFINITELY IS A PROBLEM IN THE WHOLE COUNTY.
AND I THINK EVERY CITY IS TRYING TO DEAL WITH IT RIGHT NOW.
AND IT'S GOING TO TAKE EVERYBODY TOGETHER TO TRY TO HELP THE PROBLEM.
SO I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU GUYS ARE DOING.
I AGREE. I BELIEVE IT'S GOING TO GET WORSE HERE IN A MINUTE.
I JUST WANTED TO MENTION AS WELL THAT BISHOP CLARK HAS APPROVED FOR US TO DO THE COLD NIGHT SHELTER AGAIN NEXT SEASON IF NEEDED.
UP NEXT, WE'LL HAVE TARA PARAISO FROM SALISBURY'S SHARON CENTER.
AND AFTER HARRY AND YOU GUYS GOT A TEAM OF HER WONDERFUL PRESENTATION AND IF I MAY.
PETE. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE TODAY. THE SOUTH PROFIT SHARING CENTER HAS BEEN PROVIDING SERVICES IN SOUTH BOVARD FOR 50 YEARS AND 20 21.
WE'RE EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE SERVICES THAT WE DO.
SUPPORT OF HOUSING AND HOMELESS SERVICES IS SOMETHING THAT'S RATHER NEW TO OUR AGENCY.
WE STARTED PROVIDING THESE SERVICES BACK IN 2015.
WE ACTUALLY STARTED HERE IN PALM BAY PROVIDING SERVICES TO THE CHRONICALLY HOMELESS POPULATION. WE STARTED SERVING A HANDFUL OF FOLKS WITH A SMALL GROUP OF CASE MANAGERS, AND WITHIN ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF THAT EXPLODED, WE SERVED ABOUT 65 FOLKS THAT WE WERE ABLE TO GET OFF THE STREETS BETWEEN PALM BAY AND MELBOURNE.
WE HAVE A SUPPORTIVE HOUSING TEAM AT THE SHARING CENTER.
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WE COLLABORATE WITH ALL THE AGENCIES IN BREVARD COUNTY WHERE PART OF THE HOMELESS COALITION, WE'VE HAD FUNDING THROUGH CHEBEAGUE AND THE CITY OF PALM BAY IN THE PAST TO HELP WITH OUR HOUSING PROGRAM.THE LAST TIME THAT WE HAD FUNDING, WE HAD ASKED FOR SUPPORT TO HELP 10 INDIVIDUALS.
WE WERE ABLE TO HELP THEM GET INTO PERMANENT HOUSING.
CURRENTLY, WE HAVE ABOUT AN 84 PERCENT SUCCESS RATE OF FOLKS STAYING IN THEIR HOUSING ONCE THEY'RE THERE FOR OVER 12 MONTHS.
OUR CASE MANAGERS WORK WITH THEM ONCE THEY GET INTO HOUSING TO DO WHATEVER THEIR GOALS ARE. SO THEY'LL WORK WITH THEM IF THEY NEED TO LEARN HOW TO BUDGET, IF THEY NEED TO LEARN HOW TO PAY THEIR BILLS, IF THEY WANT TO RECONNECT WITH FAMILY, IF THEY NEED TO APPLY FOR SOCIAL SECURITY OR GET A JOB, WHATEVER IT IS THAT'S GOING TO MAKE THEM STABLE IN THEIR HOUSING, WE FIND THAT THE EASIER IT IS FOR THEM TO REACCLIMATE INTO THEIR COMMUNITY AND GET CONNECTED, THE EASIER IT IS FOR THEM TO FEEL COMFORTABLE AND SAFE AND BE ABLE TO.
SO COMFORTABLE IN THEIR HOME AND IN THEIR COMMUNITY AND HERE IN PALM BAY, LIKE TERRY MENTIONED THERE, THERE AREN'T SERVICES IN PALM BAY.
SO WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO BUILD UP THE SERVICES THAT ARE AVAILABLE.
WE ALSO WERE AWARDED FUNDING WITH CB1.
SO WE WILL BE DOING SIGNIFICANTLY MORE OUTREACH THAN WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO.
WE HAD BEEN DOING IT ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO.
FUNDING GOT PULLED FROM HUD, SO WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DO IT AS MUCH WITH COVID.
OUR FOLKS ARE SIGNIFICANTLY MORE VULNERABLE BECAUSE OF THEIR HEALTH, BECAUSE OF THEIR MENTAL HEALTH AND THEIR TRANSIENT NATURE.
THEY'RE MOVING AROUND A LOT BECAUSE THERE IS A LACK OF SERVICES HERE IN PALM BAY.
THEY'RE TYPICALLY TENDING TO MIGRATE TO MELBOURNE, BUT THEN THEY'RE BEING SHUFFLED BACK HERE. THIS IS WHERE THEY'RE STAYING.
THIS IS WHERE THEY'RE COMFORTABLE. THIS IS WHERE THEY KNOW.
BUT THEN THERE ARE SERVICES HERE FOR THEM.
SO WE'VE BEEN PARTNERING WITH MOSAIC CHURCH TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO THEM THERE.
THEY'RE GETTING FOOD, THEY'RE GETTING CLOTHING SERVICES.
SO WE ARE ABLE TO BE PRESENT IN PALM BAY, EVEN THOUGH WE NO LONGER HAVE OUR OWN LOCATION HERE. ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO, WE STARTED A BRIDGE HOUSING PROGRAM IN THE CITY OF MELBOURNE WITH INTERNAL FUNDS THAT WE RECEIVED AND WITH EMERGENCY SHELTER FUNDS.
THAT DAILY BREAD STARTED WITH COVID FUNDS THAT THEY RECEIVED FROM THE CITY OF MELBOURNE.
WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF IT, SO WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DO A WHOLE LOT.
BUT SO FAR WE'VE HELPED FOUR INDIVIDUALS.
ONE OF THEM, HE ACTUALLY ENDED UP REALLY SICK.
HE WAS IN THE HOSPITAL OVER THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY.
WE THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO LOSE HIM.
HE CAME OUT OF THE HOSPITAL, DIDN'T HAVE ANYWHERE TO GO.
SO WE WERE ABLE TO PUT HIM IN INTO A HOTEL.
WE HAD A PLACE THAT WAS GETTING READY TO BE READY FOR HIM.
SO WE PUT HIM IN THE HOTEL WHILE THAT WAS GETTING READY IN THAT TIME, HE WAS ABLE TO GET CLEAN AFTER BEING IN THE HOSPITAL, BEING IN THE HOTEL, HE WAS ACTUALLY ABLE TO CONNECT WITH HIS FAMILY UP NORTH.
AND HE HAD A BROTHER AND SISTER COME ALL THE WAY DOWN FROM PENNSYLVANIA, PICK UP ALL OF HIS STUFF THAT HE HAD WITH HIM AND BRING HIM BACK UP NORTH WITH THEM.
SO HE CONNECTED IN THAT SHORT TIME.
I WAS ABOUT A MONTH AND A HALF SO WELL THAT THEY ACTUALLY FELT COMFORTABLE ENOUGH BRINGING HIM BACK UP NORTH WITH THEM.
SO TO BE ABLE TO SEE THAT AND SOMEBODY HE WAS ONE OF THE GRUMPY OLD MEN I HAVE EVER MET FOR HIS BROTHER AND SISTER AND ALL OF THEIR KIDS AND EVERYBODY TO WANT HIM TO COME BACK AND LIVE WITH THEM. THAT WAS PRETTY AMAZING TO SEE.
AND IF WE HADN'T HAD THE ABILITY TO PUT HIM IN THE HOTEL, THEY WOULDN'T WANT RIGHT FROM THE HOSPITAL, RIGHT BACK OUT ONTO THE STREETS BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE AN APARTMENT AVAILABLE FOR HIM. WE HAVE A GENTLEMAN RIGHT NOW WHO BECAUSE HE WAS KIND OF HOPPING AROUND, HE DIDN'T HAVE ANYWHERE TO STAY.
WE WERE ABLE TO CONNECT. WE HAVE A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HOUSING AUTHORITY SO WE CAN GET SECTION EIGHT VOUCHERS FOR INDIVIDUALS THAT QUALIFY.
BUT WE DIDN'T HAVE ANYWHERE FOR HIM TO GO.
WE LOST TRACK OF HIM FOR ABOUT A MONTH AND A HALF.
WE WERE CHECKING EVERYWHERE. MY CASE MANAGER WAS CALLING THE POLICE.
SHE WAS CALLING, UNFORTUNATELY, THAT MS. OFFICE COULD NOT FIND THIS GENTLEMAN FOR ANYTHING.
WE WERE CALLING LOOKING AT BOOKINGS, HAD NO IDEA WHERE HE WAS.
ONE DAY HE SHOWS UP AT OUR BACK DOOR AND WE'RE LIKE, WE HAVE NOT WHAT HAPPENED? IT'S LIKE, WELL, I WAS I GOT PICKED UP ON AN FTA AND I'VE BEEN IN JAIL, OK? WE LOOKED EVERY DAY LIKE WE SERIOUSLY LOOKED.
WHERE WERE YOU THIS WHOLE TIME? SOMEHOW HE MANAGED TO SERVE HIS TIME.
HE'D BEEN IN THERE FOR FORTY THREE DAYS, SO HE WAS FORTY THREE DAYS CLEAN IN A MATTER OF AN EIGHT HOUR SHIFT ON MY CASE MANAGER SITTING THERE WITH HIM.
SHE MANAGED TO GET HIM TO FILE HIS TAXES, GET HIM A PHONE, GET HIM ON WITH SOCIAL SECURITY TO ORDER A NEW SOCIAL SECURITY CARD.
HE WENT BROUGHT HIS ID DOWN TO THE DAY LABOR PLACE TO GET HIM SET UP WITH WORK.
BY THE END OF THE DAY, WE WERE ALL IN TEARS.
CURTIS SAID, BRING HIM OVER TO THE SUBURBAN, PUT THEM IN A HOTEL, BECAUSE IF HE GOES BACK OUTSIDE, HE'S NOT GOING TO BE CLEAN EVEN FOR ONE MORE DAY WITHOUT THE FUNDS TO BE ABLE TO BRIDGE OUR FOLKS.
THAT'S WHERE THEY WOULD END UP, THEY DID END UP BACK OUTSIDE, WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO GET A HOLD OF THEM. WE WENT FORTY THREE DAYS.
HE ALMOST LOST HIS CHANCE AT HAVING PERMANENT HOUSING.
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WITHOUT THE FUNDS TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT, WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO HELP THESE INDIVIDUALS.WE DON'T DO THE TEMPORARY TRANSITIONAL HOUSING BECAUSE IT PUTS PEOPLE IN FOR A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME, THE BRIDGE HOUSING, ON THE OTHER HAND, WE HAVE SOMEWHERE LINED UP FOR HIM. SO HE HAS AN APARTMENT.
IT'S IN THE MIDDLE OF GETTING READY.
THE LANDLORD HAS SOME THINGS THAT HAVE TO BE FINISHED IN ORDER FOR IT TO PASS SECTION EIGHT INSPECTION. AS SOON AS THAT'S DONE, HE'S GOING TO BE.
AND SO WE KNOW WE HAVE ABOUT THREE WEEKS.
SO THE BRIDGE HOUSING FOR US IS A MATTER OF.
AND BEING IN A PLACE, US LEARNING, WHAT IS HE POTENTIALLY GOING TO HAVE TROUBLE WITH AND THEN BRINGING THEM ONTO PERMANENT HOUSING? SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR THE FUNDS FOR IS FOR THE BRIDGE HOUSING AND THE STAFF TO HELP THEM WHILE THEY'RE THERE.
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? OK, THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. OK, SO OUR LAST AGENCY WOULD BE SPACE COAST CULTURAL ARTS AND BUSINESS ORGANIZATION CHARITIES, AND THE PRESENTER IS MARQUIS SMITH.
OH, AND MS. ELBERTA CLINKSCALES, CLINKSCALES.
I. OH, I SEE WHERE YOU BEGIN. I'M JUST TRYING TO GET THIS SET UP AS A PDF, SO I'M TRYING TO.
MAKE IT LOOK LIKE A PRESENTATION.
OK. WE HAVE ENOUGH STAFF AND EVERYBODY.
UM, SO GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.
MY NAME IS ALBERTO CLINKSCALES ON THE PRESIDENCY OF MEXICO'S CULTURAL ARTS AND BUSINESS.
WANT TO TAKE THIS OFF. SO WE ARE HERE TODAY.
AND WELL, FIRST, LET ME SAY, WE'VE BEEN SERVING THE CITY OF PALM BAY FOR SIX AND A HALF YEARS, WORKING WITH OUR TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS, TEACHING ENTREPRENEURSHIP, PERSONAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND HELPING THEM WITH SOME ECONOMIC STABILITY.
SO OVER THE PAST YEAR, WE'VE BEEN TALKING TO TECH BRIDGE, WHICH IS A TECHNOLOGY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM OUT OF ATLANTA, TO BRING A NEW PROGRAM TO BRAVAS COUNTY AS A CORPORATE RESPONSE.
AND IT IS A COLVERT RESPONSE IN TWO RESPECTS.
ONE IS THAT IS A WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND JOB PLACEMENT PROGRAM.
AND IT ALSO PREPARE WORKERS FOR WHAT WE CALL THE DIGITALIZATION OF WORK.
EVERYBODY KNOW PEOPLE USING ZILLMAN TEAMS IN ALL KINDS OF TECHNOLOGIES TO DO WORK NOW AND SINCE WE'RE MORE AT HOME.
AND SO MARCUS IS GOING TO GO OVER THE PROGRAM A LITTLE BIT.
AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, YOU'LL LET US KNOW.
EVERYONE DESERVES ACCESS TO GREAT TRAINING AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO EARN LIVING WAGES.
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THIS PROGRAM IS ALL ABOUT.
SO THANK YOU FOR BEING ON THAT SLOT.
SO WE HAVE SOME OBJECTIVES WITH THIS PROGRAM.
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MY BACKGROUND.
I AM I AM A NATURAL ENGINEER, BACHELOR'S DEGREE MBA AND ALSO IN THE MILITARY FOR TWENTY SIX YEARS. AND I HAVE COLLEAGUES AND THEY'VE HAD THIS NONPROFIT PROGRAM AND IT'S PRODUCING AMAZING RESULTS, GETTING PEOPLE TO THE JOBS THAT EMPLOYERS SAY THAT THEY NEED.
SO THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THIS PROGRAM IS ALL ABOUT.
SO WE HAVE SOME OBJECTIVES, BOTH NEAR-TERM AND LONG TERM, AS YOU CAN SEE HERE.
NEXT SLIDE. SO OUR MISSION IN WORKING WITH TECH BRIDGE IS THEY HAVE A MISSION TO BREAK THE CYCLE OF GENERATIONAL POVERTY THROUGH THE INNOVATIVE USE OF TECHNOLOGY AS A KARBO BE AN ORGANIZATION THAT WE ARE.
AND STEVE BEING ONE OF OUR PRIMARY OBJECTIVES, WE JUST SAW THIS OPPORTUNITY AND NOW WE WANT TO BRING THIS TO THE SPACE COAST.
NEXT SLIDE. SO A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM AND I'LL SHARE SOME OF THE STATS THAT THEY'RE DOING, THIS PROGRAM WAS DEVELOPED IN 2017 AND IN TWENTY EIGHTEEN WHEN IT WAS LAUNCHED IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA.
AND SO I TALKED TO MY COLLEAGUE AND NOW WE'RE LOOKING TO EXPAND IT IN TWENTY, TWENTY ONE.
AND WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE THAT THE SPACE COAST CAN BE THE FIRST RECIPIENT AND PARTNER TO BE ABLE TO TAKE PART IN THIS PROGRAM.
AND THIS IS ABOUT RESKILLING CROSSCUTTING AND UPSKILLING WORKERS WITH LOW TO MODERATE DIGITAL SKILLS, AGE 18 PLUS AND OLDER.
AND IT'S A 12 TO 16 WEEK PROGRAM WITH UP TO THREE CERTIFICATIONS.
SO WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR HERE IS NEXT SLIDE.
WE WANT TO HELP INDIVIDUALS GET CERTIFIED IN IT SO THAT THEY CAN GET A LIVING WAGE, AN AVERAGE INCOME IS ABOUT FIFTY SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS AND THIS IS WITHOUT A BACHELOR'S DEGREE. AND IF YOU SEE HERE, THE NUMBERS HAS BEEN THREE HUNDRED AND FOURTEEN GRADUATES
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AND ABOUT 85 PERCENT HAVE COMPLETED THE PROGRAM, 55 PERCENT WOMEN AND THEN NINE PERCENT VETERANS. NEXT SLIDE.SO THIS IS A NEW PARTNERSHIP, THIS WHOLE TECHNOLOGY TO CAREER PROGRAM.
THIS IS JUST A FAILURE. SO NEXT ONE.
OUR NEXT STEPS, WE WANT TO ESTABLISH A SPACE COAST TECH CERTIFICATION COUNCIL, WE WANT TO ASSESS THE LOCAL EMPLOYMENT AND CERTIFICATION NEEDS.
AND THIS IS WHAT COMPANIES HERE IN PALM BAY, AS YOU KNOW, ED HARRIS, WE'RE IN CONTACT COMMUNICATION WITH THEM, TRYING TO FIGURE OUT A FEW THINGS.
THEN AS WE MARKET A PROGRAM AND INVITE STUDENTS TO APPLY.
AND ONE WAY THAT WE'RE GETTING STARTED AS A PILOT PROGRAM THAT WE'RE DOING THIS SUMMER WHERE WE'RE LOOKING FOR ABOUT 10 STUDENTS, NOT STUDENTS, BUT 10 INDIVIDUALS, TO HELP US TO START TO BUILD TO STATS LIKE YOU SAW ON THE LAST SLIDE.
NEXT SLIDE. AND THIS IS GO BACK ONE.
AND AS YOU SEE HERE, IT HAS FOUR TRACKS WITH TECH BRIDGE, AND WHAT WE'RE FOCUSING ON IS JOB READY SKILLS, RIGHT? NOT JUST I.T. CERTIFICATION FOR THE SAKE OF IT, BUT ACTUALLY TALKING WITH THE EMPLOYERS IN THE LOCAL AREA TO FIND OUT WHAT THEY NEED AND THEN GETTING PEOPLE AS A CONTINUUM INTO THAT PROGRAM. NEXT ONE.
AND AS YOU KNOW IT, EVERY COMPANY THAT YOU COULD THINK OF, THEY'RE TOUCHED BY IT IN SOME WAY, SOME MORE THAN OTHERS MORE ADVANCED, LESS ADVANCED, BUT EVERYONE IS TOUCHED BY IT.
SO JUST IMAGINE CREATING A WORK FOR A WORKFORCE THAT'S GOING TO HELP TO MEET THE DEMAND OF THE JOBS THAT MAY BE VACANT RIGHT NOW.
CERTIFICATIONS, AND THIS IS THIS IS THE HIGH LEVEL STUFF, NOT JUST THE MICROSOFT OFFICE, BUT THIS IS THE DATABASED ADMINISTRATION.
THIS IS THE AMAZON WEB SERVICES WHERE AMAZON COMING INTO THIS AREA.
I HAVE AN EXAMPLE. MY COUSIN DID THIS PROGRAM IN ATLANTA AND HE COMPLETED SALESFORCE TO SALESFORCE CERTIFICATIONS AND HE GOT A JOB AS AN I.T.
AND THEN HIS FIRST CLIENT WAS DELTA AIRLINES.
SO THAT JUST TELLS YOU HOW IT WORKS.
JUST A COUPLE MORE AND I'LL BE RIGHT DOWN.
NEXT ONE. SO THIS IS SOME OF THE EMPLOYEES IN THE ATLANTA AREA AND ON THE NEXT SLIDE.
THESE ARE THE EMPLOYERS THAT WE WANT TO CONNECT WITH HERE IN THIS AREA.
SO WITH THAT, WE'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE FUNDING.
I DON'T. YEAH, I'LL START FIRST, THOUGH.
LOVE IT, WHATEVER, JUST WANTED TO FIGURE OUT WHO YOU'RE TARGETING, BECAUSE REMEMBER, THIS IS FOR COVID-19.
SO HOW ARE YOU TARGETING THAT? SO WE MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE IN COMPLIANCE.
SO WE ARE TARGETING LOW TO MODERATE INCOME FOLKS WHO ARE OUT OF WORK NOW.
THEY WERE WORKING, NOW THEY'RE NOT WORKING.
AND IN THIS PROGRAM, THE BEAUTY OF IT IS A LOT OF PEOPLE NOW WHO WHO HAD JOBS NOW NEED TO LEARN TECHNOLOGY IN ORDER TO DO THOSE SAME JOBS BECAUSE THE JOB ROLES HAVE CHANGED THE WAY THAT YOU DO. THE JOB HAVE CHANGED.
SOME PEOPLE ARE NOW HAVING TO WORK FROM HOME.
SO MORE TECHNOLOGY IS INVOLVED IN THE WORK THAT THEY DO.
SO WE ARE TARGETING THOSE WHO WERE WORKING, WHO WERE DOWN, NOT WORKING, LOST THEIR JOB.
YOU LOST THEIR JOBS DUE TO CONVEY THAT IS THE TARGET.
PERFECT. AND WHAT AGE GROUP ARE YOU TARGETING? 18 AND UP. AND WE ALREADY WORKING WITH CAREER SOURCE BOVARD.
WE ALSO WORKING WITH A 50 WHO WOULD PROVIDE US THE CLASSROOM.
WE ARE IN COMMUNICATIONS AND WE'VE SENT OUR REQUESTS UP TO THEM BECAUSE, AS YOU KNOW, THAT'S THE TECHNOLOGY SCHOOL.
SO OUR STUDENTS WHO MAY WANT TO GO INTO A BACHELOR'S DEGREE PROGRAM, THEY WOULD ACTUALLY PIPELINE INTO ELFATIH TO MOVE INTO THE HIGHER COURSES JUST COMING FROM A CERTIFICATION PROGRAM. AND THE RESPONSE SO FAR FROM ALL THESE COMPANIES, ALL THREE HOURS.
SO OUR GOAL IS TO HAVE CAREER SOURCE PROVIDE.
CONSORTIUM. THAT CONSORTIUM IS A GROUP OF I.T.
COMPANIES. AND SO THEY ARE SETTING US UP WITH THE MEETING WITH THEM SO THAT THEY CAN TELL US WHICH OF THESE CERTIFICATIONS ARE MOST USEFUL TO THESE COMPANIES.
AND SO THEN WE ARE GOING TO, YOU KNOW, PUT OUR STUDENTS DOWN THOSE PATHWAYS.
AND SO WHEN THEY FINISH, THEY WOULD ACTUALLY BE PLACED IN A JOB.
AND SO THERE'S A FEW COMPANIES ON THAT CONSORTIUM.
AND SO THAT'S, OF COURSE, ONE OF THE COMPANIES WE'LL BE WORKING WITH.
AND, YOU KNOW, THEY BRING IN A HUGE FACILITY TO PIVOT TO PALM BAY.
YES. SO SO I HAVE PRETTY GOOD CONNECTIONS THERE IN THE I.T.
FOLK. IS MY NIECE ONE OF THE TOP LEADERS THERE?
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SO SO, YEAH, WE'RE MAKING WE'RE MAKING OUR ROUNDS AND, YOU KNOW, WE'RE FEELING REALLY CONFIDENT ABOUT THE PROGRAM.AND ONE LAST QUESTION, PLEASE EXPOUND ON HOW THE FUNDS WILL BE SPENT.
SO IN YOUR HAND ON THE THIRD PAGE FROM THE LAST.
IS. ISN'T OPEN IS AN OVERVIEW, TECH BRIDGE HAS GIVEN US A FLAT RATE OF WHAT THIS IF YOU LOOK AT THAT GRAPH, JUST SO MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND IT, IT HAS THE TASK.
IT HAS TO CARBOS TOTAL AND TECH BRIDGES TOTAL.
SO IF YOU LOOK LOOK AT TECH BRICKS, BRIDGES TOTAL, THE THIRTY SIX THOUSAND, BECAUSE WE ASKED THEM FOR 50000, WHICH IS 5000 PER STUDENT.
AND IT'S REALLY RARE THAT YOU CAN GET AN I.T.
CERTIFICATIONS THAT WE'RE OFFERING FOR FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS AND PROVIDE COUNTERVAIL LIKE FOURTEEN, FIFTEEN, SIXTEEN THOUSAND FOR THE SAME PROGRAM THAT WE ARE DOING FOR FREE.
AND ALSO LET ME JUST SAY THAT TECH BRIDGE IS GOING TO DO FIVE STUDENTS FOR FREE THIS SUMMER AS A PILOT JUST TO SHOW HOW BENEFICIAL THE PROGRAM IS.
THEY'RE GOING TO GIVE US FIVE STUDENTS FOR FREE AND THAT'LL GIVE US A CHANCE TO WORK OUT SOME OF THE YOU KNOW, YOU BRING A NEW PROGRAM, JUST SOME GLITCHES AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
WE GET TO WORK THEM OUT IN THE SYSTEM SO THAT SO AND THEY ARE SO CONFIDENT THAT THEY ARE WILLING TO DO THE FIVE STUDENTS FOR FREE.
AND SO THE ADULT ADULT EDUCATION IS GIVING US STUDENTS, AS WELL AS PALM BAY HIGH SCHOOL ADA DIXON WITH HER FEMALES WHO ARE PREGNANT, YOU KNOW, TEEN MOMS WHO ARE GRADUATING AND SOME WHO'S ALREADY GRADUATED.
THEY'RE GOING TO BE REFERRING THOSE GIRLS TO THOSE STUDENTS, NOT JUST GIRLS.
YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE OTHER ADULT ED AT PALM BAY HIGH SCHOOL.
SO THEY'RE BRINGING THEY'RE GOING TO BE OUR PIPELINE FOR STUDENTS IF WE DECIDE TO DO IT JUST DEPENDS ON HOW MANY STUDENTS WHO WANT TO DO.
WE'RE REALLY LOOKING AT THE ADULT, ED, BECAUSE A LOT OF THEM ARE GETTING THEIR GED.
THEY'RE TRYING TO FIND NEW WORK OPPORTUNITIES BECAUSE THEY'VE LOST JOBS.
AND SO SO IF YOU LOOK AT THEIR BUDGET, YOU'LL SEE TECH BRIDGES TOTAL AND WHAT IT INCLUDES A LAPTOP. SO I INCLUDED EVERYTHING THAT THEY NEED IS INCLUDED WITH THE TECH BRIDGE SIDE OF IT. IN TERMS OF THE TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION PIECE IN CHICAGO'S PIECE, YOU SEE THE FOOT THAT 14000 IN THAT PIECE LOOKS AT PERSONAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND THE BANKING INITIATIVE, BECAUSE ALL OF OUR STUDENTS WHO DON'T HAVE CHECKING ACCOUNT OR BANKING ACCOUNTS, WE DO BUDGETS, WE TEACH THEM.
SO IT'LL BE PERSONAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AS WELL AS OUR FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS PARTNER, WHICH IS TRUWORTHS AND WELLS FARGO BANK.
THEY WILL DO SECOND CHANCE ACCOUNTS FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD ACCOUNTS AND, YOU KNOW, THEY MESSED THEM UP IN THE PAST OR THEY OVERDRAW THEM AND NOW THEY CAN'T GET THEM.
THEY WILL QUALIFY THEM ONCE THEY FINISH OUR PROGRAM.
AND SO THEY CAN HAVE ACCOUNTS.
AND OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, PERSONAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT HELPS WITH HOMELESSNESS BECAUSE OF, YOU KNOW, HOW TO MANAGE MONEY.
WHEN YOU GET IT, WHEN YOU GET A JOB, YOU LEARN HOW TO BUDGET AND THOSE TYPE OF THINGS THAT DECREASES HOMELESSNESS.
AND SO WE HEAR SO MUCH ABOUT THAT NOW.
SO AND THEN IF YOU LOOK AT THIS, A SHOCKABLE TOTAL, YOU'LL SEE WHAT'S INCLUDED IN OUR TOTAL AS WELL IN TERMS OF HOW THE MONEY WILL BE SPENT.
OK, THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT.
YEAH, AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE MEAN, IF THAT'S IF THERE'S A COMPANY THEY NEED, THAT'S A REQUIREMENT. LET'S GET THE FOLKS FINISHED.
YES, YES. WE ARE HOPING AT THE CITY TO EXACTLY.
THE CITY OF PALM BAY HAS IT NEEDS AS WELL.
SO WE'RE HOPING YOU'LL BE A PARTNER WITH THAT AS WELL.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT, THAT IS THE LAST PRESENTATION I WANT TO LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT THERE IS ONLY SEVENTY SEVEN THOUSAND DOLLARS AVAILABLE, SOME OF YOU WILL NOT BE FUNDED, UNFORTUNATELY, BECAUSE OF THE YOU KNOW, THE AMOUNT WE ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND TALLY UP AND THEN WE'LL TAKE A FIVE MINUTE BREAK AND WE'LL GO FROM THERE.
ALL RIGHT, EVERYONE. OH, BRING IT BACK TO ORDER.
ALL RIGHT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO SANDRA.
OK, SO I'LL DO IT IN ORDER COMBINING ALL OF THEM, AND THEN I'LL DO IT IN ORDER FROM THE
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TOP SCORE DOWN. SO THE FIRST ONE WAS HELPS COMMUNITY INITIATIVE WITH EIGHTY SIX.TOWARDS SHARING CENTER WITH FOUR HUNDRED AND SEVENTY ONE OF CENTER WITH FOUR HUNDRED AND SIXTY EIGHT. IT GOES CULTURAL ARTS AND BUSINESS ORGANIZATION WITH FOUR HUNDRED ONE.
HELPING SENIORS WITH 220 AND BHATHAL ABUNDANT LIFE MINISTRY WITH 170.
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AND I GUESS BEFORE WE GET INTO THE MEAT AND POTATOES OF THIS.I WANT TO BRING IT TO THE BOARD, SEE HOW ARE WE GOING TO.
AGENCIES, ARE WE GOING TO DO ONE FLAT OUT STRAIGHT UP AWARD OR ARE WE GOING TO BREAK IT DOWN INTO TWO INDIVIDUAL AGENCIES TO SPLIT IT, WHICH WILL BE THIRTY EIGHT THOUSAND EIGHT, 14 SIXTY? WE WOULD ALSO HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE AGENCY WOULD BE ABLE TO ACCEPT THAT OR DO WE BREAK IT DOWN OVER THREE AND IT WOULD BE TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND EIGHT SEVENTY SIX OR.
GO AHEAD, MR. JOHNSON. WE'LL BRING IT DOWN.
UNFORTUNATELY, WE CAN'T DO FOUR BECAUSE IT HAS TO BE A MINIMUM OF TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS AND THAT WOULD ACTUALLY END UP BEING ABOUT SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS SHORT OF THE 20.
WE HAVE TO DO IT BASED OFF OF ONE, TWO OR THREE.
I'LL BRING IT TO THE BOARD TO HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT BEFORE WE MOVE ANY FORWARD.
MOVE FORWARD. YES, FIRST, LET ME ASK A RECOMMENDATION FROM STAFF AS TO.
WHAT YOU WOULD PREFER THE THE BOARD TO ACCEPT OR.
THE DIRECTION WE WANT TO GO FOR.
I WOULD GIVE YOU A COUPLE OPTIONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS, YOU CAN EITHER.
AWARD THE TOP AGENCY, THE FULL AMOUNT, AND THEN GIVE IT TO WHATEVER IS REMAINING TO THE.
UM, THE SECOND AGENCY, OR YOU CAN SPLIT IT EQUALLY BETWEEN THE TWO.
WHEN YOU PARCEL IT OUT TOO MUCH, THEN.
YOU WOULD HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY THEY'RE ABLE TO BE ABLE TO FIND AT A MUCH LESSER RATE, ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE DOING IT WITH THREE, THERE'S ONLY SEVENTY SEVEN THOUSAND DOLLARS REMAINING OF THE ORIGINAL ALLOCATION FROM CHEBEAGUE THREE, WHICH WAS FOUR HUNDRED NINETY ONE THOUSAND. SO THIS WAS JUST WHAT WASN'T ALCAIDE AT THE PREVIOUS MEETING.
SO IT'S REALLY UP TO THE BOARD.
I WOULD TRY TO STICK WITH AWARDING THE TOP AGENCY AND THEN GOING DOWN OR TRYING TO DIVIDE IT UP, NOT GOING OVER THE MINIMUM OF TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS PER AGENCY.
BUT YOU'D HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT IF THEY OPERATED OUT A LESSER AMOUNT, THAT THEY COULD STILL BE ABLE TO PERFORM IT AND THEN GO FROM THERE.
YOU. WITH THAT RECOMMENDATION, I'LL BRING IT TO THE BOARD.
THAT IS CORRECT. YOU WANT TO HEAR THOSE SCORES AGAIN? OK, ALPS COMMUNITY INITIATIVES WITH FOUR HUNDRED EIGHTY SIX S FORWARD SHARING CENTER WITH FOUR HUNDRED AND SEVENTY ONE EVENT CENTER AT FOUR HUNDRED AND SIXTY EIGHT, SPACE COAST CULTURAL ARTS WITH FOUR HUNDRED AND ONE HELPING SENIORS ARE PROVIDED WITH TWO HUNDRED AND TWENTY IN BETHEL ABUNDANT LIFE MINISTRY WITH ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY.
FIRST OFF, I WAS NOT IN FAVOR OF FUNDING BETHEL ABUNDANT LIFE.
YOU KNOW. I KNOW THEY WEREN'T HERE TO GIVE A PRESENTATION, BUT I WAS CONCERNED WITH THEIR USE OF THE FUNDS TO PURCHASE VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT AND WHAT THAT WAS GOING TO MEAN FOR THEM LONG TERM.
SO I'M NOT SURE THEY HAD A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF REQUIREMENTS OF THE PROGRAM OR I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THAT ONE. I ALSO.
I'M LEANING TOWARDS NOT FUNDING, HELPING SENIORS OF BOVARD.
I KNOW YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN HERE TWICE, BUT AT THIS TIME I THINK IT'S STILL.
NOT SUPER CLEAR EXACTLY WHAT THAT FUNDING WAS GOING TO BE USED FOR.
SO. SORRY, I'M NOT IN FAVOR OF THOSE FIRST TWO.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE BOARD THINKS FROM THEIR.
THAT WAS WHAT WE PUT AS A MINIMUM, THE BOARD CAN DECIDE OTHERWISE WHEN YOU START GETTING INTO A LESSER AMOUNT, IT'S.
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WHAT KIND OF IMPACT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE, YOU WOULD HAVE TO DETERMINE IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU'RE WILLING TO FUND AT A LOWER AMOUNT, IF IT'S NOT A LESSER VALUE OR NOT LESSER VALUE, BUT AT A LESSER DOLLAR AMOUNT.BUT I DID HEAR THAT, REBECCA, YOU WERE YOU HAD IT SOUNDED LIKE YOU WERE TRYING TO MAKE A MOTION, DID YOU WANT TO DECIDE IF THERE ARE SOME AGENCIES THAT YOU DON'T WANT TO FUND TO MAKE THAT MOTION FIRST AND THEN TALK ABOUT THE ONES THAT YOU'VE DONE? YOU'VE DONE THAT IN PRIOR MEETINGS, SO BUT I'LL LEAVE THAT ULTIMATELY UP TO YOU.
I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW IF I NEED A MOTION.
I JUST KIND OF PUTTING ON THE RECORD WHERE MY THOUGHTS WERE.
RIGHT. THE REASON FOR THE RANKING IS HOW MUCH MONEY WE HAVE AND WHO WERE THE TOP AGENCIES TO GET FUNDED SOME OF WAY DOWN THE BOTTOM, YOU KNOW, THE MONEY RUNS OUT MEAN WE HAVE SEVENTY SEVEN THOUSAND DOLLARS.
I AM IN AGREEMENT AND FUNDING EVEN THE PERSON WHO GOT TOP RANK, WHAT THEY DO.
THIRTY FIVE THOUSAND AND UM, AND DIVIDE THE THE REMAINING TWO FOR THE TOP.
SO BASICALLY FUNDING THE TOP THREE BECAUSE WE COULDN'T GO TO THE I LOVE THIS FUND THE TOP FOUR BUT THE THE TOP.
I WOULD SAY MAKE SURE THAT THEY GET FUNDED AND PROBABLY DIVIDE THE FORTY TWO THOUSAND OR WHATEVER REMAINING BETWEEN EVANS AND BRAVAS.
NO. I'M IN FAVOR OF DOING IT THAT WAY ALSO.
AND I'M LEANING TOWARDS ONLY FUNDING THE TOP TWO BECAUSE THE WHOLE COMMUNITY.
STAY RIGHT IN SOUTH OF OUR ENGINEERING CENTER, I THINK.
FOR HOUSING IN THIS COMMUNITY IS SUCH A BIG.
RIGHT NOW, AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE ENOUGH FUNDING TO BE ABLE TO SERVE ENOUGH CITIZENS TO REALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
I UNDERSTAND THAT, HOWEVER, WHEN I LOOK AT WHAT WHATEVER CENTERS IS DOING, THEN WE'RE STILL ELIMINATING A COMMUNITY OR A SERVICE THAT IS IN A COMMUNITY THAT WE ALL KNOW THAT IS STRUGGLING. AND AND I THINK THE TOP THREE GETTING FUNDING THE TWENTY THOUSAND PLUS TWENTY THOUSAND AT LEAST WHEN WE ASK HER, SHE SAID THAT ANYTHING HELPS.
AND SO I WOULD DEFINITELY WANT TO FUND IS THERE TO BE ABLE TO AT LEAST SPREAD THE MONEY TO ENSURE THAT THAT COMMUNITY GETS SOME HELP.
THE RECOMMENDATIONS BY THE BOARD.
OK, LET'S GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON, AT LEAST MAKING A MOTION FOR AT LEAST ONE OF THEM THE TOP. ALL FUNDED THIRTY FIVE THOUSAND FOUR HELPS COMMUNITY INITIATIVE.
CAN I GET A MOTION TO AWARD THEM SINCE THEY WERE THE TOP VOTE GETTER AND THEN WE CAN FIGURE OUT THE REMAINING AFTER AFTER THAT? MOTION TO AWARD HCI THE FULL FUNDING OF THIRTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS.
I HAVE A MOTION LIKE I HAVE A MOTION OF SECONDMARKET ALL IN FAVOR.
ALL RIGHT. OK, HCI GUYS ARE FULLY AWARDED THIRTY FIVE THOUSAND.
YOU FOR YOUR WONDERFUL PRESENTATION.
YOU ALL RIGHT? NOW ON TO THE SECOND PART THAT LEAVES US A GRAND TOTAL OF.
FORTY TWO THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED TWENTY NINE DOLLARS AND 20 CENTS TO AWARD.
GOING FORWARD, ANY RECOMMENDATIONS, WORDS? JUST REITERATE WHAT I SAID BEFORE, I WOULD SPLIT THE FUNDING EVENLY SPLIT BOVARD DID GET A LITTLE BIT MORE POINTS THAN EVANS CENTER.
SO IF YOU WANT TO GIVE EVANS THE TWENTY ONE THOUSAND THE REMAINING TO PROVIDE, I'M OK WITH THAT AS WELL. OTHER IDEAS, RECOMMENDATIONS.
LET'S BE CLEAR. YOU'VE GOT FORTY TWO THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED TWENTY NINE DOLLARS AND 20 CENTS LEFT AFTER YOU'VE FUNDED HEALTH COMMUNITY INITIATIVES.
VERIFY WITH THOSE APPLICANTS THAT A LESSER FUNDING AMOUNT THAT THEY WOULD THEY'LL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THESE SERVICES, I KNOW, NOT AT THE SAME EXTENT, BUT.
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BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHAT THE SOUTH CAR SHARING CENTER REQUESTED AND WHAT KEVIN FENTON REQUESTED. UM.OR MAKE SURE. I'M SORRY, REBECCA, WERE YOU ASKING WHAT THE DIFFERENCE WOULD BE IF THEY WERE FUNDED AT LESS? NO.
WHAT? NO, I'M ASKING BECAUSE SOUTH OF OUR ENGINEERING CENTER RECOMMENDED THEY REQUESTED SEVENTY SEVEN THOUSAND SIX TWENTY NINE TWENTY.
IF WE WERE TO PROVIDE THEM WITH A LESSER AMOUNT, COULD THEY STILL ACCOMPLISH THESE TASKS? IS IT IS IT AN ALL OR NOTHING SITUATION? BUT THEY'RE SHAKING THEIR HEAD THAT, YES, THEY COULD FOR ME, NOT TO THIS FULL EXTENT, OBVIOUS. SO, OK, WHAT WOULD WHAT IS YOUR RECOMMENDATION TO SPLIT IT IN HALF, OR DID YOU HAVE A SPECIFIC AMOUNT? I I MEAN, SPLITTING IN HALF IS FAIR ENOUGH, BUT I DO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT BOVARD SHARE SHARING'S AND OUR DAD GOT GET A FEW MORE POINTS AHEAD OF EVAN.
SO IF YOU WANT TO GIVE US, YOU KNOW, TWENTY ONE AND THEN THE BALANCE.
I'M OK WITH THAT. TWENTY THOUSAND IN THE BALANCE ARE TWENTY ONE THOUSAND, ONE THOUSAND.
HEALTH PREFERRED SHARING CENTER AT TWENTY TWO, SIX TWENTY NINE TWENTY AND EVANS CENTER AT TWENTY THOUSAND AND THAT WOULD.
TAKE CARE OF THE USE OF ALL THE FUNDING THAT SOMETHING THAT WE WANT TO DO CONSIDERING ON THE. OR IN WHICH? OH. WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO NICKEL AND DIME THE EXTRA THOUSAND.
OK? ALL RIGHT, SO I NEED IF THAT'S THE WAY THE BOARD WANTS TO WORK IT, I NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE SOUTH OF OUR CHEERING CENTER AT TWENTY TWO THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED TWENTY NINE DOLLARS AND TWENTY CENTS AND EVANS CENTER AT TWENTY THOUSAND EVEN.
YOU'RE TO SAY SO MOVED, REALLY.
I HAVE A MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND ALL IN FAVOR.
I THINK YOU ACTUALLY HAVE TO STAY WITH THE MOTION IS IF YOU'RE MAKING IT OK.
GIVE ME THE FIGURES AGAIN, 22.
MOTION TO APPROVE TWENTY TWENTY SIX, TWENTY NINE, TWENTY CENTS OF SHARING CENTER AND TWENTY THOUSAND TO THE EVANS CENTER.
ALL RIGHT, HAVE A MOTION IN A SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR. I MEAN, HE KNOWS YOU HAVE A NAME, OK? ALL RIGHT. IT PASSES, THANK YOU SO MUCH AND CONGRATULATIONS FOR SHARING CENTER AND EVAN CENTER AND AGAIN, THIS IS BY NO MEANS A BAD SITUATION ON ANY OF THE OTHER UNFUNDED AGENCIES. YOU GUYS DID A WONDERFUL PRESENTATION.
I WISH WE WOULD HAVE HAD MORE FUNDING AVAILABLE.
IF THERE'S ANY MORE EMERGENCY FUNDING IN THE FUTURE, PLEASE REACH OUT TO SANDRA AND APPLY KNOW WE'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO HEAR YOUR AGENCY RECOMMENDATIONS AGAIN.
OH. YES, YES, YES, THAT IS AVAILABLE.
AND CAN I JUST MAKE A COMMENT FOR HELPING SENIORS, BECAUSE I KNOW YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN HERE A COUPLE OF TIMES, I THINK WITH THE BOARD STRUGGLES WITH SOMEBODY, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG. WHAT YOU SEEM TO BE REQUESTING IS SUPPLEMENTING YOUR OVERALL OPERATIONAL EXPENSES.
I THINK IF YOU WERE TO DEFINE IT DOWN TO A SPECIFIC PROGRAM, THAT'S WHAT SETS YOU GUYS APART, I THINK LAST TIME, AND THIS TIME FROM A COUPLE OF THE OTHER AGENCIES, IF YOU WERE TO SAY AND I'M NOT SAYING DO THIS, BUT FOR EXAMPLE, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SIX ADDITIONAL NEWS BROADCASTS OR COMMERCIALS OR WHATEVER, THEY ARE PERTAINING SPECIFICALLY TO COVID OR DIFFERENT NEW EDITIONS OF THE NEWSPAPER, SPECIFICALLY COVID.
SO SOMETHING THAT'S MORE DEFINED, THAT'S A PROGRAM VERSUS YOUR TOTAL OVERALL OPERATION.
I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE'RE STRUGGLING WITH.
YOU GUYS ARE DOING EXCELLENT WORK AND WE REALLY WANT TO BE ABLE TO FUND YOU, BUT WE GOT TO DEFINE IT A LITTLE BIT CLOSER ANYWAY.
I UNDERSTAND FULLY THE NEED FOR BEING ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH OUR CITIZENS.
WE HAVE A PROBLEM HERE AND YOU'RE SOLVING IT OR HELPING SOLVING IT.
BUT SHE SAID, YOU KNOW, IF IT WORKED BECAUSE THIS IS SO SPECIFIC TO COVID, HAD IT BEEN ANOTHER KIND OF CBG FUND, I DON'T THINK YOU'D HAVE A PROBLEM IS JUST THAT BECAUSE IT'S
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SPECIFIC TO COPE. AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE FOLLOWING THE GUIDELINES AND YOU'RE FULLY FUNDING AND YOU CAN ACTUALLY GET REIMBURSED WHEN YOU SUBMIT THAT THING BECAUSE IT MAKES SENSE. WE DEFINITELY DON'T WANT YOU GUYS, SINCE IT IS REIMBURSEMENT BASED.WE DON'T WANT YOU EXPENDING FUNDS AND THEN COMING BACK AND YOU'RE NOT ABLE TO GET REIMBURSED LIKE THAT'S THE LAST THING WE WANT TO HAPPEN.
SO I'M SURE WE WILL HAVE FUTURE FUNDING AVAILABLE.
SO JUST TARGET IT DOWN A LITTLE MORE SPECIFIC AND I THINK WE'LL BE ABLE TO HELP YOU GUYS.
WE WANT TO REALLY, REALLY DO WANT TO THANK YOU.
UH, NO, WE HAVE ONE MORE ITEM, ONE MORE ITEM.
[OTHER BOARD BUSINESS]
YOU'RE RIGHT, IT STANDS.IT'S IN. PART OF OUR POLICIES.
SO THAT'S OK, THAT'S SOMETHING WE SAID, RIGHT? ANDERSON. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, SO TWO, I'M GOING TO JUMP AROUND ON MY NOTES JUST BECAUSE THERE'S THINGS I WANT TO STATE FIRST.
SO WE FROM THE LAST MEETING, I DON'T BELIEVE I WE HAD RECEIVED OUR FISCAL YEAR 21, 22 ALLOCATIONS WE MAY HAVE, BUT WE DO HAVE A REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE, IF ANY. I'D BE HAPPY TO.
WE'D BE HAPPY TO SEND YOU A LINK IF YOU WANT TO, TO THE PRESS RELEASE, IF YOU WANT TO GET THAT OUT TO ANY AGENCY THAT YOU WOULD LIKE.
WE, UM, WE WENT OUT ON APRIL 14TH.
IT WILL BE BACK DO MAY 11TH AT THREE P.M.
SO I'M GOING TO KEEP YOU BUSY. AND I'M YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR PRESENTATIONS AT YOUR NEXT MEETING. I'LL TAKE IT.
OK, WELL, WE'LL MAKE SURE IT GETS OUT TO THE WHOLE BOARD.
AND THEN SO THE APPLICATION ISN'T ON OUR WEBSITE BECAUSE IT'S NOT ADA COMPLIANT.
SO WE CAN SEND YOU THE LINK LIKE WE DO FOR OUR CBG PACKETS.
AND THAT'S WHAT GOES OUT TO ALL THE AGENCIES THAT REQUEST IT.
AND THAT'S ON OUR DISTRIBUTION LIST.
AND SO I'VE HAD TO SEND IT TO A COUPLE OF TIMES.
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY SEVEN THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED SIXTY NINE.
HOW DOES SOMEONE GET ON YOUR LIST? THEY CAN JUST EMAIL, CALL REQUEST AND SO THEY'RE ADDED EVERY TIME SOMEONE HAS TO BE ADDED TO IT. SO IT'S JUST A SIMPLE I WANT TO BE ON YOUR LIST AND YOU GET AT IT.
AND I'VE HAD I'VE ADDED SOME PEOPLE ON THERE.
SO IT KEEPS GETTING BIGGER AND BIGGER, WHICH IS GREAT BECAUSE WE GET TO REACH MORE PEOPLE. SO IF OUR CURRENT FISCAL YEAR, WE STILL HAVE FIVE PUBLIC SERVICE AGENCIES, THEY ARE GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN MONITORING THEM IN THE NEXT COUPLE TO THREE WEEKS ANNUAL MONITORING THAT'S REQUIRED.
I'M THE SENIOR CENTER IS STILL UNDERWAY.
IT'S STILL EXPECTED TO BE DONE BY MAY SIX.
SO IT'S COMING UP SOON. AND AS SOON AS WE HAVE INFORMATION, AS SOON AS THE SUBSTANTIAL WORK IS COMPLETE AND THEN IT'S ACTUALLY COMPLETED, WE'LL PROBABLY DO ANOTHER RIBBON CUTTING EVENT AND SEND THAT OUT TO ALL AS WELL TO ATTEND TO SEE.
WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE AFTERWARDS AND.
I MAY I MAY DO A PRESENTATION AND SHOW YOU BEFORE AND AFTER AS WELL.
I'M EXCITED FOR THAT ONE. YES, I'VE ACTUALLY BEEN OUT THERE A COUPLE OF TIMES, THOUGH, TO SEE WHAT THEY HAVE BEEN DOING, AND I'M EAGER TO SEE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE EVEN NOW, BECAUSE THEY'VE DONE A LOT MORE WORK SINCE THE LAST TIME I WAS OUT THERE.
IT LOOKS REALLY GOOD, EVEN JUST FROM THE OUTSIDE.
NO, THAT THAT'S STILL PART OF IT.
THERE ARE A LOT OF THE RENOVATIONS ARE INTERIOR TO MAKE THE BATHROOMS AND AREAS ADA ACCESSIBLE, AND THAT'S ONE OF THE BIGGEST PUSHES.
UM, TO GIVE AN UPDATE ON OLD FIRE STATION ONE, THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW WAS COMPLETED AND APPROVED BY HUD. SO THAT'S A BIG STEP BECAUSE YOU CAN'T DO YOU CAN'T SPEND ANY FUNDS UNTIL YOU GET THAT DONE. AND THAT JUST HAPPENED A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO.
AND THEN THEY'RE GOING TO START DOING CONSULTING SERVICES FOR THOSE SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE DEMOLITION. AND RIGHT NOW, THEY'RE ESTIMATED TO BE COMPLETED BY SEPTEMBER 30TH, THAT MAY OR MAY NOT GET PUSHED BACK.
AND I DID AND I HAVE TO PULL THIS UP BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE OUR HOME ALLOCATIONS EARLIER TODAY WHEN I DID MY NOTES AND THEN WE GOT AN EMAIL TELLING US WHAT ARE 21, 22 HOME ALLOCATIONS ARE. AND OF COURSE, WE'RE STILL.
IN THE PROCESS OF WORKING WITH BREVARD COUNTY TO GET INTO COMPLIANCE, ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT WENT ON THE APRIL 1ST REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING WAS TO REQUEST FIFTY EIGHT THOUSAND
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ONE HUNDRED THREE DOLLARS OF GENERAL FUND TO BASICALLY PAY BACK THE HOME PROGRAM.AND IT'LL PROBABLY BE DONE INTERNALLY IN OUR ACCOUNTING SYSTEM FOR THE PROGRAM INCOME THAT WAS USED AGAINST ADMIN INCORRECTLY OVER THE LAST FIVE FISCAL YEARS.
SO THAT'S A COMPLIANCE ISSUE THAT WE CAN SAY THAT WE HAVE ADDRESSED, WE'VE GIVEN THE COUNTY SOME OTHER ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT THEY HAVE REQUESTED AND WE'RE WAITING TO HEAR BACK. I'LL BE FOLLOWING UP WITH THEM ON MONDAY.
IF I HAVEN'T HEARD. LAST TIME I REACHED OUT WAS APRIL 15TH.
AND WE'VE BEEN REVAMPING OUR HOUSING POLICIES, COMBINING THEM INTO ONE BIG POLICY AND TRYING TO BE COMPREHENSIVE, AND THAT'S SO WE'LL BE SENDING THAT TO THEM ON MONDAY AS WELL AND. HOPEFULLY GET OUR DISPERSEMENT AGREEMENT AND START MOVING FORWARD WITH THE FUNDING, AT LEAST PART OF IT, BUT I'M GOING TO PULL UP WHAT ARE RIGHT NOW THEY'RE TELLING US OUR ALLOCATIONS ARE. SO GIVE ME JUST A SECOND, BECAUSE THAT'S NEW.
ALL RIGHT, OUR CURRENT ALLOCATION IS TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY EIGHT THOUSAND TWO DOLLARS AND 62 CENTS, MINUS SIX THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED THIRTY DOLLARS AND SIXTY SEVEN CENTS OF OUR ABAND THAT WE HAVE TO GET BACK TO THE COUNTY IS PART OF BEING A MEMBER OF THE HOME CONSORTIUM. IT WILL HAVE JUST OVER 19000 IN ADMIN AND WE WILL HAVE TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTY TWO THOUSAND IN PROJECTS.
ONE OF THE THINGS WE'LL BE FOLLOWING UP ON IS WHAT CAN WE USE THAT FOR AND WHEN IS THAT GOING TO BE INCLUDED? SO EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE AN ALLOCATION WE'RE STILL WAITING TO GET INTO TO PROVE TO THE CITY OR THE COUNTY THAT WE ARE IN COMPLIANCE AND THAT WE CAN BE GOING FORWARD. THERE ANY QUESTIONS SO FAR? ALL RIGHT, THE SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT FOR ISD BIG ONE TO OUR ACTION PLAN HAS BEEN SUBMITTED TO HUD, SO WE'RE JUST WAITING ON APPROVAL FROM THEM.
WE'VE ALSO GOT ALL THIS UP, PERCIPIENT AGREEMENTS COMPLETED THERE IN VARIOUS PROCESSING OF EXECUTION, WHETHER IT'S BEING REPORTED INTERNALLY OR IS WAITING FOR A SIGNATURE FROM THE AGENCY. YOU HEARD ALL THE TV THREE PRESENTATIONS TONIGHT, SO AT THE NEXT.
MEETING, YOU'LL HEAR THE SUBSTANTIAL ONE OF THE ITEMS WOULD BE TO APPROVE THE SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT TO THE ACTION PLANS FOR THOSE FUNDS AND THEN THOSE OLDCO HAVE TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS AT CITY COUNCIL AND THEN GET SUBMITTED TO HUD FOR APPROVAL.
OR OUR SHIP, WE ARE STILL VERY MUCH TRYING TO.
WE HAVE SEVEN CURRENT, WE HAVE CLIENTS, ONE EMERGENCY, WE FINISHED A UTILITY HOOKUP CLIENT AND WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF COMPLETING OUR ANNUAL HOMEOWNER MONITORING POLICY, OUR PROCESS. AND THAT'S TO MAKE SURE THAT THE HOMEOWNERS ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE MORTGAGE DOCUMENTS THAT THEY HAVE WITH THE CITY.
WE'RE ALSO DOING THAT FOR OUR THAT'S ALSO UNDERWAY FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD STABILIZATION PROGRAM. HOMEOWNERS ARE ISD BIJI.
WE HAVE A COUPLE OF REHABS FROM A WHILE AGO AND ALSO WITH OUR HOME PROGRAM THAT'S RECEIVED ASSISTANCE FOR.
PURCHASE ASSISTANCE, SO IT IS MONITORING SEASON AND WE ARE.
MONITORING EVERY SINGLE HOMEOWNER THAT CURRENTLY HAS AN ACTIVE MORTGAGE TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE, IT'S CONTINUING TO BE THEIR PRIMARY RESIDENCY, THERE'S NO CODE OR VIOLATIONS AGAINST THE HOME. THEY HAVE GROWN ON THEIR PROPERTY TAXES AND THEY ARE THEY HAVE HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE. AND SO THAT'S REQUIRED BY BOTH THE STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE MONITORED ANNUALLY.
OR VOLUNTARY HOME BUYOUT PROGRAM DŌ IS UNDERGOING SOME HAS UNDERGONE VERY RECENTLY SOME DRASTIC CHANGES WITH THEIR STAFF.
I NO LONGER HAVE A I AM WITHOUT A PROGRAM MANAGER AT THE STATE LEVEL.
SO I HAVE A TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CALL WITH THEM TOMORROW TO GIVE THEM AN UPDATE ON WHERE WE WERE WITH THE LAST STAFF.
THEY ARE EAGER TO WORK WITH US, BUT IT KIND OF PUTS A HOLDING PATTERN ON SOME OF THE QUESTIONS THAT WE HAD, SPECIFICALLY THE CENSUS TRACK THAT HAS BEEN.
ONE OF THE REASONS THAT WE WERE WAITING ON THAT WAS TO SEE IF WE COULD GET A WAIVER ON THAT CENSUS TRACK THAT SOME ON CIRCLE IS LOCATED IN.
AS OF RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE TO DO INCOME CERTIFICATIONS ON ALL THE HOUSEHOLDS WE WENT FROM 13 WERE DOWN TO FIVE.
I CAN TELL YOU THAT IS NOT ABNORMAL FROM MY PHONE CALL RECENTLY WITH ALL THE
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JURISDICTIONS THAT HAVE VOLUNTARY HOME BUYOUT ASSISTANCE, 32.THE ATTRITION RATE IS VERY COMPARABLE, NO ONE SPENT ANY FUNDS YET IT'S.
IT'S QUITE A PROCESS WITH THE CEO AND SO WE CAN'T SPEND HAZARD MITIGATION FUNDS UNTIL WE GET THE DEALER SITUATION FIGURED OUT.
SO WE'RE TRYING TO EXPLORE OTHER AVENUES, BUT WE'RE DEFINITELY THE CITY IS DEFINITELY NOT ALONE IN. SOME OF THE OBSTACLES THAT WE'RE FACING WITH HOMEOWNERS NOT WANTING TO PROVIDE INCOME INFORMATION NEEDED TO MAKE SURE THAT THEIR INCOME QUALIFY BECAUSE THE FUNDING THROUGH DŌ IS ZPG DISASTER RECOVERY DOLLARS.
SO IT FALLS UNDER HUD, WHICH THEREFORE FALLS UNDER HUD'S RESTRICTIONS, JUST LIKE CBG, MAKING SURE THEY'RE LOW TO MODERATE INCOME, AT LEAST 70 PERCENT.
SO IT'S IT'S BEEN A CHALLENGE.
BUT I GUESS THE ONLY COMFORT IS THAT WE'RE DEFINITELY NOT ALONE IN OUR CHALLENGE.
AND WE STILL ARE WAITING TO HEAR ON THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN AND WHAT THAT 19 MILLION DOLLARS IS GOING TO BE USED FOR.
SO WE'RE STILL WAITING ON GUIDANCE.
SO I HAVEN'T HAD ANY INFORMATION ON THAT YET.
BUT WHEN I DO, I WILL DEFINITELY LET YOU KNOW, BECAUSE I KNOW THE CITY IS USING IT FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS OR VARIETY OF PURPOSES ACROSS THE WHOLE CITY.
WE JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE YET.
THAT'S WE'RE STILL IN WAITING.
AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? ANDREA. LESTERS, ANYTHING ELSE FROM THE BOARD? UM, WE CAN DO IT WITH SANDRA AND PROVIDE A DONATION.
YOU KNOW IT ALREADY WE'VE ALREADY DISCUSSED THAT ABOUT, YOU KNOW, DIRECTION.
ARE THEY GETTING FLOWERS IN A FRUIT BASKET OR SOMETHING THAT.
A. AND GET IT DONE NEXT WEEK, THE.
I MEAN. SO FOR MYSELF, I DON'T HAVE ASH IS THERE LIKE TOMORROW? CAN I JUMP IN? YEAH, DOESN'T HAVE TO BE TONIGHT.
DOESN'T HAVE TO BE TONIGHT. I JUST IF YOU HAD ANYTHING AND YOU WANTED TO GIVE IT, NOW YOU CAN IF NOT YOU CAN STOP BY AND, YOU KNOW, MEET UP WITH SANDRA AND THERE SHE'LL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO TAKE, YOU KNOW, TAKE THE MONEY AND GET SOMETHING FOR HIM.
ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.