NOTES FROM THE LAST YEAR. MY SON.
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OH MY SON. ALL RIGHT, LET'S CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.[CALL TO ORDER]
THIS IS THE 2023 DASH 12 REGULAR MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY BOARD.IT IS WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20TH AT 6 P.M..
COULD WE HAVE A ROLL CALL, PLEASE? ELENA. MISS TIBER PRESENT.
MR. WILLIAMS. MISS BEARD PRESENT.
MISS BITTER HERE, MR. FELIX HERE, MR..
SO NEXT WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON AGENDA ITEMS. I'M SEEING NONE ON THAT.
REPORT TO THE FLORIDA HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION WHICH IS DUE DECEMBER 30TH, 2023.
WE'LL TURN THAT OVER TO STAFF.
I'M SORRY GUYS, LOOK AT ME JUMPING AHEAD.
[ADOPTION OF MINUTES]
LET'S GO BACK. ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING 2023 DASH 11, WHICH WAS ON NOVEMBER 15TH OF 2023.ANY DISCUSSION OR DO WE WANT TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THAT? I WAS GOING TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES FOR NOVEMBER 15TH, 2023.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
AYE. ANY OPPOSED? SEEING NONE. AND I VOTE I IN THAT MOTION PASSES.
[OLD/UNFINISHED BUSINESS]
SO NOW WE WILL MOVE TO THE FIRST ITEM UNDER OLD UNFINISHED BUSINESS, AND I WILL TURN THAT OVER TO STAFF.CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? BETTER. A LITTLE BETTER, YES.
JUST SPEAK INTO THE MIC, PLEASE.
PURSUANT TO HOUSE BILL 1339, ADOPTED DURING THE 2020 FLORIDA LEGISLATIVE SESSION, EACH AFFORDABLE HOUSING ADVISORY COMMITTEE MUST NOW ANNUALLY REVIEW THEIR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, ESTABLISHED POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, ORDINANCES, LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, AND COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, AND RECOMMEND SPECIFIC ACTIONS OR INITIATIVES TO ENCOURAGE OR FACILITATE AFFORDABLE HOUSING WHILE PROTECTING THE ABILITY OF POPPE OF PROPERTY TO APPRECIATE AND VALUE.
SO THERE WAS DISCUSSION BY THE BOARD IN REGARD TO WHETHER THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING PERMIT FEE WAIVER WOULD APPLY TO ADUS, AND STAFF CONFIRMED THAT YES, IT WOULD APPLY AS LONG AS THE ADU MET THE DEFINITION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
SURE. WHAT IS THE DEFINITION? SO IS THERE A WHAT IS THE ARMY FOR AFFORDABLE.
IT WOULD DEPEND ON WHAT WHAT SHIP IS, BUT I GUESS.
SO BETWEEN IS THAT IN THE DEFINITION? THAT'S WHAT I'M ASKING.
FOR US. IF YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT SHIP THAT THE ARMY WOULD BE 80% OR LOWER.
BUT WE CAN DEFINITELY FIRM UP.
AM I UNDERSTANDING, MISS BEARD, THAT YOU ARE JUST ASKING WHETHER OR NOT THAT LANGUAGE IS IN THE, UM, OUTLINE FOR THE ADU, THAT IT IDENTIFIES IT AS, UM, WITHIN SHIP LIMITS.
I JUST WANTED TO GET THE DEFINITION OF AFFORDABLE.
YES, THERE IS AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR AMI, BUT IT DEPENDS.
THAT'S SET BY THE STATE AND IT'S NORMALLY 80% FOR SHIP OR BELOW.
BUT THIS WOULDN'T BE UNDER SHIP BECAUSE THEY WOULD JUST BE GETTING PERMITS.
WHAT. WELL, YES, I SEE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
UM, SO WE WOULD HAVE TO SEE WE'D HAVE TO HAVE MORE DISCUSSION.
BUT THEY WOULDN'T BE WORKING WITH A GRANT.
THEY WOULD JUST BE SAYING I'M.
BUT YEAH, SO CAN WE CAN WE PUT THAT AS A NOTE TO NEXT MEETING.
HAVE A DEFINITION FOR PERMIT WAIVERS.
WHAT OUR DEFINITION OF AFFORDABLE IS GOING TO BE.
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THAT INVOLVES MATTERS SUCH AS SETBACKS, FLOOR AREA RATIOS, FRONTAGE REQUIREMENTS, SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS, HEIGHT LIMITATIONS, LOT COVERAGE, SIZE RESTRICTIONS, YARD REQUIREMENTS, PARKING, AND OTHER VARIANCES WHICH HAVE NO RELATION TO CHANGE OF USE OF THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION.AND THIS ORDINANCE WAS APPROVED ON JULY 21ST, 2020 AT THE 20% ADMINISTRATIVE VARIANCE AND ANY PERCENTAGE INCREASE ABOVE THAT WOULD BE A COUNCIL DECISION. AND THOSE WERE THE THREE BULLETS.
UM, THIS REPORT IS DUE TO FLORIDA HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION FOR DECEMBER 31ST, 2023.
DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION FROM THE BOARD ON THE REPORT? UH, JUST WANT TO NOTE THAT I STILL THINK THAT WE SHOULD BE DOING MORE TO BRING IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
UM, AS I NOTED IN THE LAST MEETING.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR ANYONE WANT TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THAT ONE? I ACTUALLY AGREE, SO WHAT DO I GIVE A SECOND? YES, I AGREE WITH THAT STATEMENT.
OKAY. AND UM, I THINK THERE SHOULD BE MORE DISCUSSION AND MORE OPPORTUNITY TO EDUCATE BECAUSE I THINK A LOT OF THE ISSUE HAS TO DO WITH EDUCATION.
YOU KNOW, THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO DON'T WANT THESE TYPES OF, UM, LOW INCOME HOUSING, AND IT COMES WITH A WHOLE, UM, STIGMA.
AND I THINK THAT THAT STIGMA NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IN A POSITIVE WAY AND HOW OUR CITY IS UNIQUE ONTO ITSELF TO BEGIN WITH, AND THAT THIS PRESENTS A POSITIVE FOR THE CITY, ESPECIALLY IF WE'RE NOT LOWERING THE IMPACT FEES.
BUT I DO THINK EDUCATION AND I AGREE WITH MY FELLOW BOARD MEMBER WHO THINKS THAT WE NEED TO DO MORE JUST AND JUST SO YOU KNOW, UM, I DID SOME RESEARCH AND I DON'T HAVE THE NUMBERS IN FRONT OF ME, BUT OBVIOUSLY, WE ALL KNOW PALM BAY'S POPULATION IS MUCH LARGER THAN, SAY, MELBOURNE'S POPULATION, 135,000 PER THE DEPUTY CHIEF.
AND THEIR SO THE NUMBER OF ASSISTED UNITS THAT THEY HAVE AFFORDABLE ASSISTED UNITS IS PROBABLY UH IT WAS LIKE TEN TIMES MORE THAN OURS.
SO WE HAVE A TON MORE RESIDENTS AND WE HAVE SO FEW ASSISTED UNITS THAT ARE AVAILABLE.
SO SOMEBODY ON A LOW INCOME CAN'T LIVE.
THEY JUST THE UNITS AREN'T IN PALM BAY.
WE REALLY NEED TO WORK TOWARDS BRINGING IN THOSE EARLY UNITS, THE, YOU KNOW, THE AFFORDABLE UNITS.
AND I JUST FEEL LIKE, I THINK TO DO MORE THINGS TO INCENTIVIZE.
I THINK IT'S NOT JUST EDUCATION, BUT I THINK IT'S ALSO PROVIDING FINANCING AND ACCESSIBILITY TO FINANCING, BECAUSE NOT EVERYBODY CAN COUGH UP 60 GRAND IN A SITTING, POSSIBLY.
OKAY. AND MOST OF THESE UNITS THAT I'VE SEEN HAVE BEEN RUNNING AT MINIMUM AT THAT AND MORE.
OKAY. SO I THINK THAT THERE'S A TWO FOLD ISSUE.
I THINK IT'S NOT JUST EDUCATION, BUT IT'S ALSO A FINANCIAL BARRIER IN, UM, GETTING INSTITUTIONS, WHETHER IT'S THE CREDIT UNIONS, OKAY, OR THE BANKS HERE LOCALLY THAT SUPPORT THIS AND PARTNER WITH THE CITY IN PROVIDING SOME OF THE EDUCATION.
AND THAT'S WHY I BROUGHT UP SOME OF THE STRATEGIES ABOUT, YOU KNOW, SAY LIKE THE PARKING REDUCTION.
AND I KNOW THAT THE A DEVELOPER CAN COME BEFORE CITY, THE CITY COUNCIL.
WE HAVE A PROJECT CALLED SPACE COAST COMMONS, WHICH PALM BAY HAS INVESTED THEIR THEIR FUNDS IN.
WE'RE BRINGING 31 UNITS TO PALM BAY.
THAT WILL BE WILL HAVE L UNITS AT THE HIGHEST AMI WILL HAVE IS 60%.
SO WE'RE BRINGING IN THOSE LOW INCOME UNITS.
UM, BUT I WAS JUST EXPLAINING TO TO CITY THE CITY.
WE WERE ABOUT TO SO WE WE NEEDED A PARKING REDUCTION JUST AS AN EXAMPLE.
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HAD TO GET APPROVED BY.IF WE HAD MISSED THAT BOARD MEETING, IT WOULD HAVE COST US ALMOST $100,000 IN A PENALTY.
SO THAT'S WHY, YOU KNOW, I FEEL LIKE IT'S WE NEED TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR THESE PROJECTS TO COME IN HERE, BECAUSE THESE PROJECTS THAT ARE RUNNING AT THAT LOW AMI, THEY ARE DOING EVERY THEY CAN, EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO PUT THE MONEY TOGETHER AND THEN THE RENT AMOUNTS THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO CHARGE AN LG UNIT I THINK IS LIKE 388.
I DON'T HAVE THE NUMBERS IN FRONT OF ME, BUT THEY'RE VERY LOW RENTS.
AND SO IT JUST THE MORE WE CAN DO TO MAKE IT EASIER WHEN IT MAKES SENSE, NOT EVERY TIME.
IT'S NOT GOING TO MAKE SENSE EVERY TIME TO REDUCE PARKING BY 50%.
BUT WHEN IT MAKES SENSE TO TAKE OUT THE STEP OF HAVING TO GO IN FRONT OF THE CITY COUNCIL IS JUST WE DON'T ALWAYS KNOW WHAT THAT CAN AFFECT THE DEVELOPER. AND $100,000 IS A LOT OF MONEY TO AFFECT A NON PROFIT DEVELOPER.
SO THAT'S WHY I JUST KIND OF WANT TO GO ON THE RECORD SAYING THAT.
THAT'S WHY I BROUGHT UP A LOT OF THESE BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE WE REALLY NEED.
TO INCENTIVIZE SOME OF THESE LOWER COST UNITS, THE LOWER ELLIS AND THE AMIS.
SO BACK TO, UM, I THINK EDUCATION IS NECESSARY, AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE NEED TO DO AS A COMMITTEE TO FURTHER THE EDUCATION AND ACCESSIBILITY FOR THE RESIDENTS HERE TO BE ABLE TO DO WHAT THEY NEED TO SUPPORT THE NEEDS IN THEIR OWN HOMES AND SO FORTH ON THEIR PROPERTIES, ETC..
I MEAN, THERE'S GOT TO BE GUIDELINES, THERE'S GOT TO BE EXPECTATIONS.
AND I APPRECIATE WITH, UM, BOARD MEMBER UM, BEARD WAS SAYING ABOUT TIMING AND, YOU KNOW, I HAVE SEEN THE COUNCIL AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, DEPUTY MAYOR, THAT THEY HAVE HAD SPECIAL MEETINGS IF NEED BE, IN ORDER TO ISSUE APPROVALS, IF THERE ARE ISSUES LIKE THIS.
AND I SEE OUR CITY AS TRYING TO BE AS FLUID AND ACCESSIBLE AS POSSIBLE, OKAY.
WITHIN THE CONFINES OF DAY TO DAY BUSINESS.
NOW BACK TO EDUCATION AND ACCESSIBILITY, I THINK.
DO WE CREATE A WORKSHOP? I'M JUST NOT SURE WHERE WE GO FROM HERE.
SO FLORIDA HOUSING COALITION OFFERS EDUCATION ON THEIR WEBSITE, BUT I BELIEVE THEY ALSO ARE ABLE TO COME TO A WORKSHOP, SAY FOR OUR ALL OF US, TO EDUCATE US MORE ON SOME OF THE STRATEGIES THAT ARE BEING USED ACROSS THE STATE BY OTHER CITIES.
I UNDERSTAND, LIKE PALM BAY OBVIOUSLY IS A VERY UNIQUE CITY.
UM, I KNOW I BRING UP MELBOURNE A LOT.
BUT UM, THEY DO OFFER EDUCATION.
I THINK WE, WE JUST NEED TO REACH OUT TO THEM AND SEE IF THEY WOULD COME AND DO A WORKSHOP FOR US.
JUST, JUST JUST A QUICK POINT OF ORDER, CHAIR.
YOU HAVE A REPORT THAT HAS BEEN GIVEN.
IF YOU CAN'T PASS THE MOTION, THE MOTION WOULD JUST DIE.
SO IF YOU WOULD, LET'S CALL THE QUESTION ANYONE WANT TO MAKE A MOTION ON THAT? OKAY. I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING ADVISORY COMMITTEE REPORT TO BE TRANSMITTED, OR FOR CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL TO THEN BE TRANSMITTED TO THE FLORIDA HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION.
I SECOND IT A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION? SECOND, I GOT A SECOND.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT IS IS THIS WHERE WE DISCUSS IT? HERE WE GO.
OKAY. SO WE ENSUE FROM HERE OKAY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR GETTING US BACK ON TRACK.
THANK YOU. SO BACK TO MY QUESTION.
WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? DO WE CREATE THIS WORKSHOP? I MEAN, YOU KNOW, AT THE END OF THE DAY.
BOARD MEMBER BEARD IS ABSOLUTELY CORRECT.
I MEAN, PALM BAY IS VERY UNIQUE.
WE TAX DIFFERENTLY THAN 99.9% OF OTHER MUNICIPALITIES EVEN, LET'S BE HONEST.
OKAY, SO WE ARE DIFFERENT AND OUR USE OF PROPERTY HERE IS DIFFERENT.
OKAY. WE HAVE LOTS OF OPPORTUNITY.
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DOING SOMETHING, OR SHOULD WE ENGAGE IN OUR LOCAL, UM, AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOLKS AND, UM, OUR LOCAL FINANCING PEOPLES, THE BANKS, THE CREDIT UNIONS THAT ARE MOST FAMILIAR WITH PALM BAY AND SEE WHAT THEY SAY. BECAUSE REALLY, AT THE END OF THE DAY, I THINK THAT'S WHERE THE RUBBER IS GOING TO HIT THE ROAD.SO BREVARD COUNTY DOES HAVE AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMITTEE THAT MEETS REGULARLY, UM, MONTHLY.
I BELIEVE THEY'VE HAD DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE WILLINGNESS TO COME BEFORE THIS BOARD AND PUT ON A WORKSHOP SPECIFICALLY TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN BREVARD COUNTY.
SURE. UM, OTHER NONPROFIT DEVELOPERS OTHER THAN VOA.
UM, I KNOW THAT THERE'S COMMUNITY OF HOPE.
UM, HOUSING FOR THE THEY JUST CHANGED THEIR NAME.
IT'S NOT HOUSING FOR HOMELESS ANYMORE, BUT IT'S THE BREVARD HOUSE.
THEY ARE ALSO DOING AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AS WELL.
BUT THERE'S THE FLORIDA HOUSING COALITION HAS A TON OF RECORDED TRAININGS ALREADY ON THEIR WEBSITE.
AND THE REASON I KNOW, BECAUSE I'M I HAVE TO GO TO THEM.
I HAVE TO DO THEM WHEN THEY'RE ACTUALLY DOING THEM ALL THE TIME.
SO I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S SOMETHING WHERE YOU ASK MAYBE THE THAT AFFORDABLE HOUSING, BREVARD COUNTY'S AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMITTEE TO MAYBE PUT TOGETHER A COUPLE OF THOSE THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR US TO WATCH, OR IF THEY COME IN AND JUST PRESENT ON THEM IN PERSON.
SO ARE YOU SAYING THAT THEY'RE GOING TO COME IN HERE TO EDUCATE US ON HOW THEY'RE GOING TO PROVIDE EDUCATION TO THE PUBLIC? BECAUSE I THOUGHT THAT'S WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT.
I'M NOT SURE THAT'S WHAT KIRA IS TALKING ABOUT.
I THINK KIRA IS TALKING ABOUT TRAINING FOR BOARD MEMBERS SO THAT WITH THAT AND STRATEGIES, OTHER STRATEGIES THAT ARE BEING IMPLEMENTED, OTHER PLACES THAT ARE WORKING AND HOW THEY'RE WORKING AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
BUT I THINK IF IF YOU WANT TO PURSUE TRAINING TO THE PUBLIC OR SOME SORT OF PUBLIC WORKSHOP LIKE THAT, IT PROBABLY NEEDS TO BE SOMETHING THAT, UM, IS WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE AND POSSIBLY THE CITY COUNCIL, BECAUSE THE OTHER ELEMENT TO THIS, AND PART OF WHAT KIRA IS TOUCHING ON IS THAT STAFF APPROVAL ABILITY, THE ABILITY TO EXPEDITE THOSE PROJECTS COMING THROUGH.
AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AT THE STAFF LEVEL.
AND IF THE CITY MANAGER, IF YOU KNOW WHAT, WHAT HER DIRECTION IS TO HER STAFF ON HOW HOW THEY'RE HANDLING THESE ADMINISTRATIVELY, YOU DON'T WANT TO BE OUT IN THE PUBLIC SAYING, PLEASE COME TO PALM BAY BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO PUSH THESE PROJECTS THROUGH IF THAT'S NOT WHAT STAFF IS REALLY DOING.
UM, I THINK THERE'S SOME OTHER ELEMENTS HERE.
BEFORE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT PUSHING IT OUT TO THE PUBLIC THAT PROBABLY NEED TO BE WORKED ON.
I THAT'S WHY I THOUGHT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING THAT IS SUPPOSED TO AFFECT FOR THE PUBLIC.
I MEAN, ARE WE TALKING ABOUT EDUCATING THE CITY STAFF? I MEAN, IT'S NOT LIKE WE'RE GOING TO BE QUALIFYING.
WELL, I GUESS I GUESS WHEN YOU'RE ENVISIONING SOME SORT OF PUBLIC WORKSHOP, WHAT MESSAGE ARE YOU SENDING TO THE PUBLIC AT THIS POINT IN TIME? WELL, I THOUGHT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT ADA UNITS, ADU UNITS, AND HOW PEOPLE IN THE CITY OF PALM BAY AREN'T AWARE OF THIS AND AFFORDABILITY AND SO FORTH, AND.
I THOUGHT THAT'S WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT.
OKAY. SO I THINK WE'RE WE'RE STRAYING A LITTLE BIT OFF OF THIS, I APOLOGIZE.
UM, I APOLOGIZE BECAUSE I THOUGHT THAT'S WHAT BOARD MEMBER UM, BEARD WAS REFERRING TO SPECIFICALLY, HER INITIAL QUESTION WAS SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE DEFINITION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
AND WHERE IS THAT DEFINITION IN RELATION TO ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS.
IS THAT THAT WAS MY ORIGINAL QUESTION.
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AND THEN I STARTED DISCUSSING SOME OF THE POINTS THAT I THOUGHT YOU SHOULD STILL CONSIDER THAT WEREN'T CONSIDERED IN THE LAST MEETING.OKAY, SO WE HAVE A MOTION IN THE SECOND.
[NEW BUSINESS]
UM, NEXT WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO OUR NEW BOARD MEMBER.INTRODUCTION. MR. DEPUTY MAYOR. JOHNNY FELIX, WHO WE'RE VERY HAPPY TO HAVE ON BOARD.
WE'RE GOING TO MISS MISTER JOHNSON, BUT WE'RE VERY HAPPY TO HAVE YOU.
ANYTHING YOU WANT TO WANT TO SAY? NO, NO, I JUST LIKE TO, UH, SAY, UH, NUMBER ONE.
QUITE A FEW, UH, NOT SO FAMILIAR, BUT, UM, THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE.
UM, I, UH, FULL DISCLOSURE, I DON'T THINK, UH, COUNCILMAN JOHNSON WAS QUITE WILLINGLY.
UH, I SAID, MAN, THIS BOARD MUST BE A GREAT BOARD TO SERVE ON BECAUSE, UH, HE TRULY ENJOYED IT.
BUT, UH, YOU KNOW, WE WE WORK VERY WELL TOGETHER.
AND, UH, SO WE DID A SWAP AND, UH, AND, UH, SO I'M VERY PLEASED TO BE HERE.
I'M WILLING TO LEARN, UM, CERTAINLY DON'T HAVE THE ANSWERS.
AND, UH, I'M HERE TO SERVE AND LEARN ALONG THE WAY.
[OTHER BOARD BUSINESS]
SO THE NEXT ITEM WE HAVE THE INFORMATIONAL STAFF REPORT.DID YOU WANT TO GO OVER THAT OR JUST OPEN IT UP TO QUESTIONS.
UM, WE CAN OPEN UP FOR QUESTIONS.
OKAY. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, THAT'D BE GREAT.
UM, SO DID ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE REPORT OR.
YOU GUYS GOT A LOT GOING ON? YEAH. ALWAYS. ALWAYS.
WHERE'S MY STORMWATER PROJECT? JUST THE HEIGHT. YEAH.
DRISCOLL HEIGHTS. IT'S BEEN, UM, COMPLETED.
YAY! WE WERE ABLE TO SPEND ON THE FUNDING, UM, AND ASSIST WITH REDUCING THE FLOODING IN DRISCOLL HEIGHTS. EXCELLENT.
OH, AND CLOSING FOR MACEDONIA.
UM, CAN WE ASK WHEN MACEDONIA IS DONE IF THEY WOULD OFFER FOR US TO TAKE A TOUR OF THOSE REHAB UNITS? BECAUSE I DID THAT MANY, MANY, MANY YEARS AGO ON THAT.
THE YELLOW HOUSE ON LIPSCOMB STREET.
YES, MA'AM. AND IT WAS AMAZING.
DO YOU KNOW IF THEY'RE DOING A RIBBON CUTTING OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? OH, ABSOLUTELY. OKAY.
THAT WOULD BE JERRY WILL MAKE SURE THAT WE YES, YES, THAT WE GET INVITED TO THAT.
ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THE STAFF REPORT? ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON ANYTHING ELSE THAT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA OR ANYTHING ELSE FROM THE BOARD MEMBERS? IF I MAY. WELL, THE COMMENTS, YES.
GO AHEAD. UM, SO I JUST JUST WANTED TO, UH, UM, IN TERMS OF, UH, I'M TALKING NOT SO MUCH OF A MEMBER OF COUNCIL OVERALL.
UH, ONE OF THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS, THIS COMMITTEE, WHAT I'D LIKE TO SEE IN THE FUTURE AS WELL, THE OVERALL, UH, DISCUSSION WOULD SHOULD BE AS WELL.
HOW CAN WE ENCOURAGE, UM, ORGANIZATIONS NON-FOR-PROFIT, UM, OR, UH, YOU KNOW, NON FOR PROFIT DEVELOPERS TO COME FORWARD WITH, WITH SOLID PROJECTS? WHAT I'VE SEEN IN MACEDONIA AS AN EXAMPLE.
UM, IT'S IT'S NOTHING AGAINST MACEDONIA.
I THINK IT'S A GREAT ORGANIZATION.
UM, THEIR, THEIR HEART IS CERTAINLY IN THE RIGHT PLACE.
UM. A LOT OF GREAT ORGANIZATIONS IN OUR COUNTY.
UM, WE'VE SEEN THE APPLICATIONS CAME THROUGH.
I KNOW YOU GUYS DEAL DIRECTLY WITH THEM.
UM, GOT TO BE A WAY WHERE WE SEND A CLEAR MESSAGE TO COME UP WITH SOLID PROJECTS, MONEY AS WE.
YOU KNOW, HANDING OUT THOSE, THOSE CHECKS TO KNOW THAT.
AND THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS I REFLECT ON QUITE A BIT AS WE THOSE PROJECTS COME FORWARD.
I STRUGGLE PERSONALLY STRUGGLE.
AND I'M BEING GOOD STEWARD OF TAX TAX DOLLARS.
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RIGHT. UM, AND SEEING HOW WHERE THE PROJECTS ARE GOING, I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF, UH, RESTRICTION AND SO ON AND SO FORTH.THERE'S A LOT OF FOLLOW UP AS WELL.
UM, BUT IT GOT TO BE A WAY WHERE WE SEND A CLEAR MESSAGE, UM, THAT WE WANT TO SEE SOLID PROJECTS, GOOD PROJECTS. LIKE, AGAIN, YOU MIGHT SEE THAT PROJECT, THAT TRIPLEX 400 PLUS THOUSAND DOLLARS.
SO I QUESTION QUITE THAT QUITE A BIT.
UM, I KNOW PAUL, MISTER JERRY, WHEN, YOU KNOW, ASK QUESTIONS FOR HIM, IT WAS KIND OF I FELT LIKE IT WAS A LITTLE BLINDSIDED BY MY QUESTIONS AND AND GETTING DEEPER AND QUESTIONING SOME OF THE HOW THE MONEY IS BEING SPENT, THE REPORTS AND SO ON.
UM, YOU KNOW, UH, COMMUNITY OF HOPE IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE IN THE PAST.
UH COUNCIL. WE WERE ABLE TO SET ASIDE A GOOD AMOUNT OF, UH, UPPER, UH, UP, YOU KNOW, UM, THE AMERICAN RESCUE FUND OR THE COVID FUNDING, WHERE WE'RE ABLE TO SET ASIDE A LOT OF FUNDING FOR TOWARD THAT GOES TOWARDS AFFORDABLE HOUSING, UM, SOCIAL SERVICES AND HOMELESSNESS.
UM, SO I SAID A LOT TO SAY THIS.
WE GOT TO FIND A WAY WHERE WE SEND MESSAGES, WHERE BRING SOLID PROJECTS, REAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS THAT THAT REALLY, UM, MAKE IT WORTHWHILE TO SPEND THOSE DOLLARS.
THAT'S WHY I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? NO. ALL RIGHT, I'M SEEING NONE.
SO WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND ADJOURN IT AT 627.
I JUST WANT TO TELL EVERYONE HAVE A HAPPY HOLIDAY.
WE WILL SEE YOU AFTER THE NEW YEAR.
ALL RIGHT.
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