[00:00:01] ALL RIGHT, LET'S CALL. HOLD ON. LET'S CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. [CALL TO ORDER] THIS IS MEETING NUMBER 2020 601. FIRST MEETING OF THE NEW YEAR OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY BOARD. COULD WE HAVE A ROLL CALL, PLEASE? CARMEN? YES. PRESENT. BOARD MEMBER. BOARD MEMBER. CLARK. PRESENT. BOARD MEMBER. JOHNSON. PRESENT. BOARD MEMBER. MAUREEN. HERE. BOARD MEMBER. MCNAMEE HERE. BOARD MEMBER. COSTELLO. PRESENT. BOARD MEMBER. WALKER. THANK YOU. GOOD. YEP. WE'RE GOOD. OKAY. AND I JUST WANTED TO NOTE FOR THE RECORD THAT DOCTOR LIVINGSTON IS NO LONGER ON THE BOARD. SHE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA. SO HAD TO RESIGN HER SEAT. SO WE APPRECIATE HER SERVICE TO THIS BOARD. WE WILL MISS HER. WE'LL MOVE TO OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM, WHICH IS ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF JUNE 18TH, [ADOPTION OF MINUTES] 2025. ANY QUESTIONS OR DO WE WANT TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION? I'LL MAKE ONE. I HAVE A MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? I'M HEARING NONE. I VOTE AYE, AND THAT MOTION PASSES. NEXT WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON AGENDA ITEMS. I'M SEEING NONE. SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO NEW BUSINESS WHICH IS THE SUBSTANTIAL SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT TO THE CDBG ACTION PLAN FOR FY [NEW BUSINESS] 2526. MRS. CARTER. OKAY. CHAIR, BEFORE I PROCEED WITH THAT, I ALSO WANT TO MENTION THAT MISS POTTER IS NO LONGER ON THE BOARD AS WELL. OH, OKAY. MISS POTTER, SHE WAS OUR VICE CHAIR, SO SHE'S NO LONGER ON THE BOARD? YES. SHE'S NO LONGER ON THE BOARD. WE'RE GOING TO START WITH THE SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO FIRST AND JUDGE JOSHUA HODAK FROM THE CITY'S FACILITIES, PARKS AND FACILITIES DEPARTMENT IS HERE. AND HE CAN SPEAK TO YOU ON THAT. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR COMMUNITY, FOR THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY BOARD TO APPROVE A SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT TO PROGRAM YEARS 2024 AND 2025 2024, 2025, 2025 2026 ACTION PLANS. WE HAVE TO AMEND OUR ACTION PLAN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF 24 CFR PART 91.105, THE CITY OF PALM BAY HERE HEREBY PROPOSES TO REALLOCATE LEFTOVER FUNDS FROM COMPLETED PROJECTS OR CLOSED PROJECTS TO CANCEL ONE PROJECT AND ALLOCATE FUNDS TO A NEW PROJECT IN THIS AMENDMENT TO. THE AMENDMENT WAS PUBLICLY NOTICED IN FLORIDA TODAY ON JANUARY THE 20TH. THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR FOR THE SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT IS FROM JANUARY THE 20TH THROUGH FEBRUARY THE 19TH, AND ON THE 19TH IT WILL BE PRESENTED TO CITY COUNCIL. I WILL ASK JOSH IF HE WOULD COME UP AND TALK ABOUT THE PROJECT, AND THEN I WILL TELL YOU WHAT OUR RECOMMENDATIONS ARE IN TERMS OF MOVING MONIES TO GET TO THE AMOUNT OF FUNDS NEEDED FOR THIS PROJECT. I WANT TO PASS. WE'RE GOING TO ALSO PASS THIS PROGRAM. AROUND TO YOU. BOARD MEMBERS MAY WANT TO SEE IT PASSING FORWARD. AND THAT'S WHAT THE MULTI-PURPOSE COURT LOOKS LIKE TO SHARE. OKAY. OKAY. SO THIS IS MOVING FUNDS FROM VICTORIA PARK THAT WE WERE GOING TO DO THE PLAYGROUND. WE DID AN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY, THE ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES COMING BACK SHOWING THAT THERE MAY BE POTENTIAL ISSUES THAT FOR THAT AREA THAT WILL DELAY THIS PROJECT, WHICH MEANS WE WON'T BE ABLE TO SPEND THE MONIES. SO WE'RE PROPOSING TO MOVE IT OVER TO LIBERTY PARK, WHERE WE HAVE A AGING OF HOCKEY RINK THAT'S THERE. IT WAS ORIGINALLY FOUR TENNIS COURTS THAT THE CITY HAS CONVERTED OVER TO A HOCKEY RINK. EARLY 2000 THE FOUNDATIONS DETERIORATING, THE FENCE IS DETERIORATING, SIMILAR TO WHAT WE'RE DOING AT OUR OTHER PARKS WITH BASKETBALL. THE SUBBASE IS DETERIORATING WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. SO INSTEAD OF REPLACING IT TO WHAT THE CITY HAD ORIGINALLY CONVERTED IT TO IS A HOCKEY RINK CHANGING IT OVER TO A MULTI-USE COURT. SO UP THERE, YOU SEE EXAMPLES OF SOME LINE PAINTINGS WHERE WE CAN EASILY PUT MORE THAN JUST A HOCKEY RINK IN THERE. WE COULD PUT A PORTABLE PICKLEBALL. WE COULD PUT FUTSAL, WHICH IS AN UP AND COMING FIVE ON FIVE SOCCER GAME. [00:05:05] AND THERE'S EVEN BEEN TALKS ABOUT A BOX LACROSSE. THE BOX LACROSSE ESSENTIALLY USES THE SAME LINES AS ROLLER HOCKEY. SORRY. USUALLY THE WE HAVE BUTTONS HERE TO PRESS THIS COUNCIL. SO I WAS LOOKING FOR MY BUTTON. MADAM CHAIR, ALL RIGHT. OKAY. NO, I LOVE THIS CONCEPT. BECAUSE AS FAR AS I CAN REMEMBER, I REALLY DON'T SEE MANY PEOPLE USING THE ROLLER RINK HERE AND THERE. YOU MIGHT SEE PEOPLE RIDING THEIR BIKES THERE OR SKATING, BUT NOT. I FEEL LIKE THIS WILL BRING A MUCH LARGER USAGE FOR THE, YOU KNOW, FOR OUR RESIDENTS OUT THERE. AND THEY'LL COME FROM OTHER AREAS, ESPECIALLY PICKLEBALL IS THE HOT THING RIGHT NOW. PICKLEBALL IS A HOT THING. FOOTBALL'S SUPPOSED TO BE THE NEW UP AND COMING PICKLEBALL. OKAY THE BOX LACROSSE. LIKE I SAID, IT USES THE SAME LINES. IT ALSO USES THE SAME WALLS. OKAY, IT'S MEANT TO BE PLAYED WITHIN THE SAME. YEAH. DIMENSIONS. I LOVE THE THINKING ON THIS, SO THANK YOU SIR. YES, SIR. IT'S LIKE TRUE. MULTI-PURPOSE. TRUE. MULTI-PURPOSE. MULTI MULTI-PURPOSE. HARD HARD SPORT SERVICES. YEAH THAT'S EXCELLENT. IS THERE ANYTHING LIKE THIS ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE COUNTY THAT YOU KNOW OF? I DON'T THINK MELBOURNE BESIDES LIKE INSIDE GYMS, YOU KNOW, HAVE LIKE VOLLEYBALL. I CAN'T THINK OF ANY COURTS BESIDES, YOU KNOW, THE TENNIS AND PICKLEBALL. YEAH. MERGERS. THIS IS AN IDEA THAT I SAW UP IN GAINESVILLE WHILE VISITING. THAT'S VERY COOL. I LIKE IT, I LIKE IT. EXCELLENT. OKAY. MR. CARTER, DID YOU WANT TO ADD TO THAT? YES. AS JOSH MENTIONED WE HAVE TO GO MOVE FORWARD AND CANCEL VICTORIA PARK. MANY OF YOU MAY KNOW WHERE VICTORIA PARK IS ON US. ONE RIGHT NEAR UNIVERSITY, NOT TOO FAR FROM UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD. AND THERE IS A BREVARD AUTO SALVAGE AND RECYCLING CENTER THERE. THAT WAS HISTORICALLY OPERATED AS A JUNKYARD. AND AS WE HAD OUR PHASE ONE ENVIRONMENTAL DONE, THE COMPANY THAT DID IT FOR US, THE CONSULTANTS NOTIFIED US THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO DO A PHASE TWO. WHILE THERE'S NO DIRECT EVIDENCE OF THE IMPACT TO THE SUBJECT PARCEL, THAT IT WAS IDENTIFIED THAT THE SALVAGE YARDS CAUSED ANY PROBLEMS. THE LIKELIHOOD OF CONTAMINATION MIGRATING FROM THE ADJOINING JOURNEYING PROPERTY CANNOT BE RULED OUT. SO WE HAVE TO GO IN AND CHECK THAT AND DO AN ASSESSMENT TO. WE'RE NOT SURE HOW LONG THAT ASSESSMENT IS GOING TO TAKE. AND THEN IF THERE'S CONTAMINATION THEN IT WOULD HAVE TO BE REMOVED. SO THE BEST THING WITH THE TIMING THAT WE HAVE TO SPEND OUR MONIES WITH THIS YEAR IS TO CANCEL IT AND COME BACK TO IT AFTER EVERYTHING HAS BEEN RESOLVED. SO AND ALSO THE I PUT IN THE REPORT THE INFORMATION FROM THE RAILROAD. I DID NOT KNOW THAT THEY USED PESTICIDES, ARSENIC BASED PESTICIDES ON THE RAILROAD. AND ITS ADJACENT TO THE RAILROAD. OKAY. ABUTS THE RAILROAD. SO WITH THAT, WE'RE WE'RE ASKING YOU ALL TO WE'RE RECOMMENDING STAFF IS RECOMMENDING TO TAKE THE 210,000 FROM VICTORIA PARK THIS YEAR, CANCEL THAT PROJECT AND MOVE IT TO THIS MULTI-COURT IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT, ALONG WITH MOVING AMENDMENT TO SOME OF OUR HOUSING INSPECTION COSTS. WE DON'T FEEL THAT WE WILL USE ALL OF IT. SO WE'RE RECOMMENDING 65,000 COME FROM THAT, AND THEN $125,365.66 IN AMENDMENT THREE. ALL OF THOSE MONIES WOULD BE MOVED TO THIS ONE PROJECT. AND AND THE MULTI-PURPOSE, MULTI-USE COURT WILL COST. WE'RE WE'RE BUDGETING 400,360 $365.66. AND THIS PROJECT CAN TOTALLY BE DONE THIS YEAR. PARKS DID LOOK INTO THAT. CAN EVERYTHING GET HERE? CAN EVERYTHING BE IMPLEMENTED? AND THEY SAID YES. SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING THAT THE BOARD CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL TO THIS EVENING. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THAT? SO WITH THE TRANSFER OF THE FUNDS, WHAT WOULD BE THE REMAINDER THAT WOULD HAVE TO COME. IS THERE ANY. I WAS ABOUT TO DO THE QUICK MATH, BUT I WAS LIKE, YOU PROBABLY WOULD ALREADY KNOW EVERYTHING. IT WOULD BE TOTALLY, COMPLETELY COVERED. THE WHOLE PROJECT WOULD BE TOTALLY COMPLETED WITH THIS AMOUNT. [00:10:04] ALL RIGHT, WELL, I'M READY TO MAKE A MOTION. WELL. GO AHEAD. ALL RIGHT. THERE'S ONE IN THE PACKET. DO YOU HAVE IT? YEAH, WELL, I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY SO. MOVED. OH, OKAY. DO YOU NEED THIS MOTION WORD FOR WORD, DENISE, OR DOES IT. YES. WE NEED YOUR APPROVAL. OKAY. MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT NUMBER FOUR. I MEAN, NUMBER TWO FOR THE PY 2024, 2025 AND 2025 2026 CDBG ACTION PLANS AND SUBMIT THE AMENDMENT TO CITY COUNCIL IN THE US DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT FOR APPROVAL. THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? RIGHT HERE I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? I'M HEARING NONE. I VOTE AYE IN THAT MOTION. PASSES. JUST WANT TO SAY GREAT JOB. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ANOTHER SHOVEL READY PROJECT. YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SPEND OUR FUNDS ON TIME. YES, SIR. GO AHEAD. HOW LONG DO YOU THINK UNTIL THIS IS SO, CONTRACTORS RIGHT NOW ARE ABOUT 3 TO 4 WEEKS OUT FROM STARTING FROM THE DATE OF THE POE, AND IT TAKES THEM ABOUT A MONTH, GIVE OR TAKE, WHETHER. OKAY, A COUPLE WEEKS, GIVE OR TAKE WHETHER. SO IT'LL BE THAT QUICK. SO AS SOON AS FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE WE'LL GET A WE'LL GET A POE GOING THROUGH ON THE CONTRACT. SO IT'S WE DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE STANDARD PROCUREMENT PROCESSES. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. EXCELLENT. USING PARKS AND FACILITIES TO DEMO THE PROJECT. OKAY. YOU'RE DOING THAT WORK IN HOUSE. WELL, AND WE'LL ALSO LEAN ON PUBLIC WORKS A LITTLE BIT. OKAY. YOU GUYS DO A GREAT JOB OF LEVERAGING YOUR IN-HOUSE SERVICES WITH YOUR OUTSIDE CONTRACTED SERVICES TO MAKE THINGS AFFORDABLE. SO GOOD WORK. IT BOGS US DOWN, BUT WE DO OUR BEST. YEAH, YOU DO A GREAT JOB. SO IT'S RECOGNIZED. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. I'M IMPRESSED. ALL RIGHT. NEXT WE'RE GOING TO GO TO ITEM NUMBER TWO WHICH IS SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT FOR FY 2526 FOR THE NSP PROGRAM INCOME FOR TO USE ON CDBG. YES. THIS IS THIS IS A REQUEST FOR THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY BOARD TO APPROVE A SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT TO PROGRAM YEAR 2025 2026 ACTION PLAN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF 24 CFR 91.105. SEE THE CITY OF PALM BAY HEREBY RECOMMENDS NEW PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES SUBMITTED DURING THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL PROCESS FOR THE CDBG PROGRAM INCOME FUNDS. THE AMENDMENT WAS PUBLICLY NOTICED IN FLORIDA TODAY ON JANUARY THE 20TH, 2026. THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS FROM JANUARY THE 20TH, 2026 TO THROUGH FEBRUARY 19TH, 2026 AT CITY COUNCIL MEETING. AND SO THIS IS THE SAME PROJECTS THAT WERE BROUGHT TO YOU AT THE LAST ADVISORY BOARD MEETING THAT YOU APPROVED. WE JUST HAVE TO PUT IT IN A SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT. AND I WILL GO BACK AND ANSWER. I KNOW THAT THE BOARD ASKED THAT WE PROVIDE TO YOU ALL THE INFORMATION FROM OUR FROM OUR PLAN THAT WE HAD TO SUBMIT OUR WORKOUT PLAN TO HUD. THE I SPOKE WITH A HUD REPRESENTATIVE. THEY STILL HAVE NOT APPROVED IT. WHAT THEY NEED NOW IS OUR SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT. SO THEY ASKED US TO PUT EVERYTHING IN A SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT AND THEN SEND IT TO THEM. SO THIS WILL BE SENT TO HUD ON TOMORROW. SO THIS IS THE SAME AND I'LL GIVE YOU A SUMMARY FROM THE, FROM PAGE ONE WHERE WE'RE ASKING FOR ADMINISTRATION AND PLANNING OF 134, EIGHT 7673. AND THAT'S 20% THE MAXIMUM ALLOWED FOR US FOR OUR ADMINISTRATION FUNDS. THE PUBLIC SERVICES WERE SPECIFICALLY SPELLED OUT THERE. THE SAME ONES THAT YOU ALL APPROVED LAST LAST BOARD MEETING AT 101,157. 55. AND THEN THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. AND SO IF YOU TURN THE PAGE. PAGES ONE, TWO AND THREE THERE WERE SPECIFICALLY PROVIDED TO YOU YOU YOU ALL APPROVED AGING MATTERS AT 26, 724. CATHOLIC CHARITIES AT 37, FOUR 8355 GREATER MELBOURNE PAL AT 26,002 50 MATTHEWS HOPE AT 10,700. AND THAT TOTALED THE 101,001 5755. AND THEN IN THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS THEY WERE FOR DRISCOLL PARK BASKETBALL COURTS ONE AND TWO, TWO COURTS AT 200,000 LIBERTY PARK, PHASE THREE AT 168 343 339 AND THE SPECIFICS AT LIBERTY PARK THAT PHASE THREE AND THEN LIBERTY PARK PHASE FOUR AT 70,000. AND THEN I THINK WE SHOULD BE FINISHED AT LIBERTY PARK, I DON'T KNOW. [00:15:05] I'M SURE THEY CAN FIND SOMETHING ELSE. A BATHROOM OR SOMETHING, MAYBE. BUT THE TOTAL IS FOUR 3438 THREE 4940. SO GOOD WORK ON THAT. SO, AS MISS CARTER SAID, THESE ARE THE SAME PROJECTS THAT WE REVIEWED AT OUR LAST MEETING IN DECEMBER. SO IT SHOULD BE FAMILIAR TO ANY EVERYONE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ON THESE ITEMS. DO WE WANT TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION. SO MOVED. GOTTA READ IT. OH YEAH. YOU'RE RIGHT. SORRY. ALL RIGHT. MOTION TO APPROVE. SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE FOR P Y 2025 TO 2026 CDBG ACTION PLANS AND SUBMIT THE AMENDMENT TO CITY COUNCIL IN THE US DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT FOR APPROVAL. WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? RIGHT HERE. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? I'M HEARING NONE. I VOTE AYE, AND THAT MOTION PASSES. AND GOOD WORK TO STAFF ON THIS. TRYING TO REALLOCATE THIS FUNDING SO QUICKLY. I KNOW IT WAS A LOT OF WORK, SO GOOD JOB. SO NEXT WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER THREE, ELECTION OF OUR CHAIRPERSON AND VICE CHAIRPERSON. WELL, I NOMINATE REBECCA AS CHAIRPERSON. OKAY. HAPPY TO CONTINUE TO DO IT. ALL RIGHT I'LL SECOND. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? I VOTE AYE, AND THAT MOTION PASSES. NOW WE NEED A VICE CHAIRPERSON. ANY NOMINATIONS FOR VICE CHAIR? I'LL VOLUNTEER IF NOBODY ELSE WANTS IT. OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE? NO, MR. WARREN? NO. TOO MUCH ON MY PLATE ALREADY. UNDERSTOOD. HE'S ON A WHOLE NOTHER BOARD. SO DO YOU WANT? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SHE SAID SHE WOULD. OKAY. DO YOU WANT TO DO. DO WE DO A ROLL CALL FOR THAT IF WE HAVE TWO NOMINATIONS OR WHAT? WELL, YEAH, WE HAVE TWO NOMINATIONS FOR VICE CHAIR. OH, YOU WANT TO PASS? OH, OKAY. OKAY, SO WE'RE GOOD. I'M SORRY. GIVE ME YOUR NAME ONE MORE TIME BECAUSE I DON'T MIX IT UP MY CAR. OKAY. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I SAID THE RIGHT ONE. OKAY. SO DO WE HAVE A MOTION FOR MYEISHA? DID YOU MAKE A MOTION? SO, YES, I MAKE A MOTION. OKAY. MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? YES, SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION. AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? I'M HEARING NONE. I VOTE AYE, AND THAT PASSES. CONGRATULATIONS. ALL RIGHT. OKAY, SO THEN OUR LAST ITEM IS OUR INFORMATIONAL STAFF REPORT, [OTHER BOARD BUSINESS] WHICH WAS INCLUDED IN THE IN THE AGENDA PACKAGE. MISS CARTER, DID YOU WANT TO HIGHLIGHT ANYTHING IN THERE? YES. I WANTED TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION UNDER PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION. WE WILL START WITH $1,826,544.33. AND THAT'S THAT INCLUDES INCLUDES OUR ALLOCATION FOR THIS YEAR, CARRY FORWARD FUNDS FROM UNEXPENDED PROJECTS AND THE NEW AND NEW PROJECTS. SO JUST WANTED TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF THAT. UNDER PUBLIC SERVICES, WE'RE GETTING OUR AGREEMENTS TO THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, TO TANYA TO REVIEW. AND THESE ARE THE THESE ARE THE NONPROFITS. WE HAVE OUR GRANT AGREEMENT. AND WITH THAT, WE'RE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD. NOW, HOWEVER, IN OUR GRANT AGREEMENT, THERE WERE CERTAIN STIPULATIONS NEW STIPULATIONS REQUIRED FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THIS YEAR. AND I THINK WE POINTED THAT OUT IN OUR NOTES THAT HUD ADDED NEW REQUIREMENTS TO OUR GRANT AGREEMENT THAT WILL SIGNIFICANTLY, SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT OUR OUR PUBLIC SERVICE PROJECTS. AND THE BIGGEST IMPACT THAT WE'RE HAVING TO PREPARE FOR IS WITH WHAT IS CALLED SAVE. THE SAVE PROGRAM. AND IT WAS ADDED TO OUR OUR GRANT AGREEMENT. AND THAT STANDS FOR SYSTEMATIC ALIEN VERIFICATION FOR ENTITLEMENTS. IT'S A PROGRAM THAT'S USED BY THE GOVERNMENT AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO VERIFY IMMIGRATION STATUS FOR BENEFITS. SO AS YOU ALL KNOW, AND YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE LISTS FROM OUR FROM OUR PUBLIC SERVICES. WE'RE FUNDING, YOU KNOW, HOUSING PROGRAMS. WE'RE FUNDING AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS. OUR BUS VOUCHER PROGRAM THAT WE DIRECTLY ADMINISTER WILL BE FUNDING [00:20:03] SUMMER CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS. AND THE SOUTH BREVARD WOMEN'S CENTER PROJECT THAT'S NOW FINISHED. THEY WILL BE HAVING WOMEN THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE GOING INTO THAT SHELTER. WELL, WITH THAT, WE'VE BEEN TALKING WITH OUR ATTORNEYS ABOUT WHAT TO PUT INTO OUR AGREEMENT AND HOW WE'RE GOING TO HANDLE VERIFICATION OF WHETHER A PERSON HAS LEGAL STATUS TO BE IN THE UNITED STATES. AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TO DO FOR EVERY NONPROFIT AND EVERY PARTICIPANT. SO WHETHER THEY'RE IN SUMMER CAMP OR WHETHER THEY'RE IN THE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM. ALL OF THAT INFORMATION WILL HAVE TO COME TO US SPECIFICALLY DEALING WITH THEIR VERIFICATION OF THEIR STATUS, LEGAL STATUS IN THE UNITED STATES. SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE FEEL WILL IMPACT OUR PROGRAMS, MAYBE MORE SO THE BUS VOUCHER PROGRAM. BUT WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT. SO WE WANT TO JUST MAKE YOU AWARE IF OUR NUMBERS ARE NOT HIGH THERE IS A LAWSUIT RIGHT NOW THAT'S PUTTING THAT ON HOLD. AND SO WE'VE BEEN TALKING WITH THE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE ABOUT HOW WE DEAL WITH THAT WHILE IT'S ON HOLD BY DUE TO A LAWSUIT. SO JUST WANTED TO MAKE YOU ALL AWARE OF THAT. ON OUR DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. WE WERE TOLD TODAY THAT THREE THREE HOUSES WILL BE CLOSING, SO WE SHOULD SPEND MOST OF OUR MONIES THERE ON THAT PROJECT AND YOU'LL SEE THAT IN THE NEXT REPORT. WE'RE GETTING OUR WAITING LIST DOWN. WE'RE DOWN TO I HAVEN'T HERE 128, BUT IT'S A LITTLE LOWER THAN THAT. I THINK IT'S 110 NOW, SO THAT'S GOOD. WE ARE WORKING ON OUR WAITING LIST BY CLOSING IT AND THEN SENDING OUT LETTERS AND, AND TRYING TO SEE WHETHER PEOPLE QUALIFY OR WHETHER THEY'RE STILL INTERESTED IN THE SCHIP PROGRAM AND PARTICIPATING IN THE SCHIP PROGRAM. SO THAT IS GOING WELL. WE HAVE A LOT OF APPLICANTS THAT WE JUST WE'VE QUALIFIED AND WE'RE WORKING WITH OUR, WITH OUR INSPECTORS TO, TO WRITE THEIR HOMES UP AND THEN GET THEM OUT TO BID THE SOUTH BREVARD WOMEN'S CENTER. WE HAD A CONTRACT WITH THEM TO RENOVATE THE FOUR UNITS, AND THEY DID FINISH ON TIME. THEY FINISHED THE LAST DAY OF THE CONTRACT. SO IT'S 100% COMPLETE. AND THEY'RE MOVING, GETTING READY TO MOVE. SOME PEOPLE INTO THE UNITS. LASTLY, WE'RE WORKING ON OUR LOCAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE PLAN. EVERY THREE YEARS YOU HAVE TO DO A LOCAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE PLAN IN ORDER TO RECEIVE FUNDS. ALSO, IF PROGRAMS ARE NOT IN THE PLAN, YOU CANNOT IMPLEMENT THEM. SO WE ARE DOING OUR MEMBER MEETING WITH COUNCILMAN JOHNSON, AND HE HAD ASKED ABOUT THE PURCHASE ASSISTANCE SWEAT EQUITY PROGRAM THAT MELBOURNE IS DOING WITH HABITAT FOR HUMANITY. SO WE'RE ADDING THAT WE'RE ADDING A NEW PROGRAM THAT CITY OF ORLANDO IMPLEMENTED. AND IT'S A REPAIR PROGRAM. SO WITH ADDING ALL OF THOSE NEW PROGRAMS, WE HAVE TO COME UP WITH POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR THEM AS WELL. SO WE KNOW THAT WE'RE WE ARE ADDING NEW PROGRAMS TO OUR LOCAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE PLAN. AND THAT HAS TO BE SUBMITTED TO IN MAY, BY MAY 2ND TO FLORIDA HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION. ARE THERE QUESTIONS ON THE REPORT? OH, AND THEN ALSO WE'RE DOING THE SEPTIC TO SEWER AND WE HADN'T BEEN INCLUDING THAT. SO WE HAVE SOME ARPA MONEY STILL LEFT, AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT MONEY LEFT. AND WE ARE PAYING LOW TO MODERATE INCOME PERSONS FOR THEM TO GET CONNECTED TO, TO GO FROM SEPTIC TO SEWER. DO YOU KNOW, FOR THAT SEPTIC TO SEWER IS THAT GRAVITY SEWER THAT'S BEING RUN OR THOSE ARE LIKE INDIVIDUAL FORCE MAINS AND PUMP STATIONS THAT MIGHT I'M NOT SURE. I THINK IT'S INDIVIDUAL. INDIVIDUAL. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THE STAFF REPORT. [00:25:12] AS ALWAYS YOU GUYS ARE VERY VERY BUSY. ALL RIGHT. WELL THAT'S OUR LAST ITEM. DID WE HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR ANY OTHER BUSINESS FROM THE BOARD THIS EVENING? I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING. NO. OH, LET'S TALK ABOUT THIS, COUNCILMAN JOHNSON. OH, YEAH. I WAS THINKING TO. YEAH, YEAH. YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD OR. OH, NO. YOU CAN GO AHEAD. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, SO THIS IS THIS YEAR, EVERY YEAR, BREVARD HOMELESS COALITION, THEY HAVE A POINT IN TIME COUNT. AND THIS YEAR, I WAS WORKING WITH THEM IN REGARDS TO HOW CAN WE JUST MAKE THIS MORE THAN JUST COUNTING? HOW CAN WE MAKE, YOU KNOW, EACH INTERACTION COUNT? AND HOW CAN WE GET THE SERVICES NEEDED FOR THOSE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS? SO I'VE HAD SEVERAL MEETINGS WITH THEM OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS AND WAS ENCOURAGING THEM TO, HEY, LET'S LET'S UTILIZE LIKE WE AS A CITY SHOULDN'T BE INVOLVED IN HOMELESSNESS. WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE THE ONES TO SOLVE IT. YES, WE CAN PROVIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE, BUT THOSE WHO ARE NONPROFITS, WHO ARE THE SERVICE PROVIDERS, SHOULD ALL BE COMING TOGETHER. AND WE CAN UTILIZE THE FACILITY TO BRING IN THE MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS, THE CASE MANAGERS, THE STREETSIDE SHOWERS CAREERSOURCE VETERAN AFFAIRS AND OTHER ENTITIES TO HELP THOSE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. SO THAT'S WHAT THIS EVENT IS ABOUT. IT'S GOING TO BE AT THE TONY ROSA COMMUNITY CENTER NEXT MONDAY, JANUARY 26TH FROM 11 A.M. TO 1 P.M.. SO WE HAVE ALL THE SERVICE PROVIDERS NOW. THE BIG PUSH IS TO GET THOSE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS OUT. SO TOMORROW I'M GOING TO ANNOUNCE IT AND MAKE SURE WE GIVE STAFF DIRECTION TO PROVIDING THAT ALL THE PARKS AND FACILITIES, BECAUSE THAT'S TYPICALLY WHERE THEY TEND TO, YOU KNOW. YEAH, CONGREGATE. SO AND THEN OTHER THAN THAT, IF YOU KNOW OF ANY PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS OR ANYBODY WHO HAS CONNECTIONS WITH THE HOMELESS, LET'S MAKE SURE WE GET THE WORD OUT. SO THE PEOPLE WHO NEED THE SERVICES ARE GETTING THE SERVICES THEY NEED. SO THAT'S ALL. AND LET'S GET THEM COUNTED. BECAUSE YES, THEM BEING INCLUDED IN THE COUNT IS WHAT GETS THE SERVICES OUT THERE. IT'S SUPER IMPORTANT. AND BREVARD HOMELESS COALITION, THEY DO A GREAT JOB WITH THAT EFFORT EVERY YEAR. AND I FEEL LIKE IT'S ALWAYS IN A COLD WEEKEND. THE TIME THEY DO THE COUNT, IT'S ALWAYS WHEN IT'S FREEZING AND THEY'RE OUT TRYING TO COUNT EVERYBODY. SO THIS IS GREAT TO HAVE ALL THESE SERVICE PROVIDERS IN ONE ONE PLACE. SO EXCELLENT. ANY OTHER COMMENTS THIS EVENING? ALL RIGHT I'M SEEING NONE. ALL RIGHT. WELL HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE. WE'RE GOING TO ADJOURN AT 631. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.