WEBVTT METADATA Video-Count: 1 Video-1: youtube.com/watch?v=R41c4bNYUe0 Part: 1 1 00:11:27.920 --> 00:11:37.496 OKAY PARENTING DISTRICT FIVE BOSTON CITY COUNCILOR AND I AM THE CHAIR OF THE BOSTON CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. TODAY IS FRIDAY, JUNE 12TH 2026 2 00:11:37.496 --> 00:11:49.642 AND IT IS EXACTLY 10:05 A.M. IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER TWO OF THE ACTS OF THE 2025 MODIFYING CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS OF THE OPEN MEETING LAW AND RELIEVING PUBLIC BODIES OF CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS 3 00:11:49.642 --> 00:12:02.121 INCLUDING THE REQUIREMENT OF POKEBALL NUGGETS MEETING IN A PUBLIC SPACE THAT IS OPEN AND PHYSICALLY ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC. THE CITY COUNCIL WILL BE CONDUCTING THIS HEARING VIRTUALLY VIA ZOOM. THIS HEARING IS BEING RECORDED. 4 00:12:02.121 --> 00:12:12.965 IT IS ALSO BEING LIVE STREAMED AT BOSTON GOV. CITY COUNCIL TV AND BROADCAST ON INFINITY CHANNEL A RCN CHANNEL 82 AND FILES CHANNEL 5 00:12:12.965 --> 00:12:23.709 964. RELEVANT COMMENTS MAY BE SENT TO THE COMMITTEE EMAIL AT SEEK STAFF HOUSING AT BOSTON GOV. IT WILL BE MADE ANY PART OF THE 6 00:12:23.709 --> 00:12:34.687 RECORD AND AVAILABLE TO ALL COUNCILORS. PUBLIC TESTIMONY WILL BE TAKEN AT THE END OF THIS HEARING. INDIVIDUALS WILL BE CALLED ON IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY SIGNED UP AND WILL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO TESTIFY. 7 00:12:34.687 --> 00:12:45.664 IF YOU WISH TO SIGN UP FOR PUBLIC TESTIMONY AND HAVE NOT DONE SO, PLEASE EMAIL OUR CENTRAL STAFF LIAISON RYAN PRATT AT RYAN PRATT UH BOSTON.GOV. FOR THE ZOOM LINK AND YOUR NAME 8 00:12:45.664 --> 00:12:56.842 WILL BE ADDED TO THE LIST. TODAY'S HEARING IS ON DOCKET NUMBER 0792 METHODS IN ORDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON ACTING THROUGH ITS MAYOR'S OFFICE OF HOUSING TO APPLY FOR 9 00:12:56.842 --> 00:13:07.052 AND ACCEPT AND EXPAND THE FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2025 CONTINUUM OF CARE GRANTS FUNDS OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO 10 00:13:07.052 --> 00:13:19.331 EXCEED $50 MILLION. THESE FUNDS WILL BE USED TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE SERVICES AND HOUSING PERSONS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THIS MATTER WAS SPONSORED BY MAYOR MICHELLE LUKE AND WAS 11 00:13:19.331 --> 00:13:28.774 REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON APRIL 15TH, 2026. WE WILL ALSO HEAR ON DOCKET NUMBER 0913 MESSAGE IN ORDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON 12 00:13:28.774 --> 00:13:42.721 TO ACCEPT AND EXPAND THE AMOUNT OF $16,834,742 IN THE FORM OF A GRANT THE FEDERAL FY 26 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT, A WORD ABOUT THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING 13 00:13:42.721 --> 00:13:54.366 AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT WILL BE ADMINISTERED BY THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF HOUSING. THE GRANT WILL FUND HOUSING, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS. THE AWARD AMOUNT IS ESTIMATED 14 00:13:54.366 --> 00:14:02.741 FROM PRIOR YEARS. WE WILL ALSO HEAR ON DOCKET NUMBER 0914 METHODS IN ORDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON 15 00:14:02.741 --> 00:14:18.657 TO ACCEPT AND EXPAND THE AMOUNT OF $4,825,132.90 IN THE FORM OF A GRANT FOR IN THE FORMULA GRANT THE FEDERAL FY 26 HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM 16 00:14:18.657 --> 00:14:29.735 GRANT AWARDED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF HOUSING. THE CONTRACT WOULD FUND THE PRODUCTION OF NEW AFFORDABLE 17 00:14:29.735 --> 00:14:40.713 RENTAL AND HOME OWNERSHIP HOUSING AND ALSO PROVIDE OPERATING SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS. THE AWARD AMOUNT IS ESTIMATED 18 00:14:40.713 --> 00:14:49.121 FROM PRIOR YEARS. WE WILL ALSO HEAR IN DOCKET NUMBER 0915 MESSAGE IN ORDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON 19 00:14:49.121 --> 00:15:03.469 TO ACCEPT AND EXPAND THE AMOUNT OF $3,859,049 IN THE FORM OF A GRANT THE FEDERAL FY 26 HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS HOPE WA 20 00:15:03.469 --> 00:15:14.513 GRANT AWARDED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF HOUSING. THE GRANT WILL FUND SERVICES FOR INCOME ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS 21 00:15:14.513 --> 00:15:26.058 AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY AIDS. THE AWARD AMOUNT IS ESTIMATED FROM PRIOR YEARS. DOCKET NUMBER 0916A MESSAGE IN ORDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY 22 00:15:26.058 --> 00:15:39.838 OF BOSTON TO SET AND EXPAND THE AMOUNT OF $1,489,616 IN THE FORM OF A GRANT THE FEDERAL FY 26 EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT 23 00:15:39.838 --> 00:15:50.082 AWARDED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF HOUSING. THE GRANT WOULD FUND STREET OUTREACH, EMERGENCY SHELTER, 24 00:15:50.082 --> 00:16:02.127 HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION, RAPID REHOUSING ASSISTANCE AND SHELTER SERVICES. THE AWARD IS ESTIMATED FROM PRIOR YEARS. THESE MATTERS WERE SPONSORED BY MAYOR MICHELLE WU AND WERE 25 00:16:02.127 --> 00:16:16.108 REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON MAY 6TH, 2026. TODAY I AM JOINED BY MY COLLEAGUE IN ORDER OF ARRIVAL COUNCILOR AARON MURPHY. 26 00:16:16.108 --> 00:16:31.090 UM I THINK COUNCIL AGREED TO TAKE. UH, KAREN. 27 00:16:31.090 --> 00:16:42.167 TO MAKE SURE I'M SEEING EVERYONE I DON'T SEE HER ON YET BUT WHEN SHE GOES ON I WILL ACKNOWLEDGE HER. UM, OKAY. I'M GOING TO WAIVE THE OPENING 28 00:16:42.167 --> 00:16:54.680 REMARKS FOR TODAY JUST BECAUSE I WISH WE COULD GO STRAIGHT TO THE PRESENTATION. AND NOW I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE TODAY'S PANELIST. UM, WE HAVE RICK WILSON WHO'S A DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE. WE HAVE CHRISTINE O'KEEFE, 29 00:16:54.680 --> 00:17:03.756 DIRECTOR OF NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING DEVELOPMENT KATIE CAHILL HOLLOWAY, WHO'S DIRECTOR OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING DANIEL JOHNSON, DIRECTOR FOR THE 30 00:17:03.756 --> 00:17:15.934 OFFICE OF HOUSING STABILITY IS UH, CHRISTINE MCCRARY, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR HOMES FOR WE HAVE DONALD WRIGHT, INTERIM CHIEF OF THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY INCLUSION. 31 00:17:15.934 --> 00:17:25.477 ALISA FAUSTINO DIRECTOR SMALL BUSINESSES AND I BELIEVE WE SHOULD HAVE KATIE GAO AS WELL DIRECTOR OF WORKFORCE GRANT MAKING. SO WITH THAT I WANT TO PASS IT 32 00:17:25.477 --> 00:17:39.525 OVER TO UM TODAY'S PANELIST. THANK YOU. COUNCILORS. OKAY, SO RYAN, I'M SHARING MY SCREEN RIGHT. YES. >> THAT WORKS. 33 00:17:39.525 --> 00:17:57.242 ALL RIGHT. THAT WORK THINK WORKED. OKAY. UH GOOD MORNING COUNCILORS. UM, FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS, 34 00:17:57.242 --> 00:18:07.786 UH, RICK WILSON AND I'M THE DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE AT THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF HOUSING. UM, I'M JOINED TODAY BY SENIOR STAFF FROM MO H AS WELL AS, UM, 35 00:18:07.786 --> 00:18:19.665 UH, INTERIM CHIEF DONALD WRIGHT FROM THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND INCLUSION. UM, AND AND OTHER SENIOR STAFF FROM THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC ACTION INCLUSION AND THE OFFICE OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. WE'RE HERE TODAY TO REQUEST 36 00:18:19.665 --> 00:18:32.611 APPROVAL TO ACCEPT AND EXPAND OUR ANNUAL GRANTS FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT OR HUD, UM, FOR THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR. 37 00:18:32.611 --> 00:18:43.722 TODAY'S HEARING COVERS UH, FUNDING FROM FIVE HUD PROGRAMS. OUR FOUR ENTITLEMENT GRANTS, OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT, MY BETS AND PARTNERSHIPS INITIATIVE, HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH 38 00:18:43.722 --> 00:18:55.834 AIDS EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT UH AND AND THE CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM. UM COMBINED THESE GRANTS TOTAL OVER $79 MILLION WHICH WILL PRIMARILY BE USED DURING THE CITY'S UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR 39 00:18:55.834 --> 00:19:05.677 2027. UM, AS YOU WILL HEAR, THESE ARE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT SOURCES OF FUNDING FOR THE CITY THAT SUPPORT, UH, A NUMBER OF PROGRAMS FOR LOW AND MODERATE INCOME BOSTONIANS, UM ,AND FORMERLY HOMELESS 40 00:19:05.677 --> 00:19:18.590 INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES. IT'S A SCREEN SHARING WORKING STILL THUMBS UP. LOOKS LIKE IT'S OKAY. UH, SO FIRST I'LL TALK ABOUT 41 00:19:18.590 --> 00:19:30.636 OUR, UH, HUD ENTITLEMENT GRANTS AT HOME HARBOR AND ESG. UM, THESE GRANTS, UH, ARE DETERMINED BY STATUTORY FORMULAS. UH, BASED ON FACTORS LIKE POPULATION, AGE OF HOUSING, 42 00:19:30.636 --> 00:19:42.014 EXTENSIVE POVERTY AND HOUSING OVERCROWDING. UM, THE FUNDING ALLOCATIONS FOR EACH JURISDICTION DEPENDS ON THE TOTAL OF FUNDING AVAILABLE FOR THE ACROSS THE NATION. UM THESE FORMULA INPUTS AS WELL AS THE NUMBER OF JURISDICTIONS 43 00:19:42.014 --> 00:19:54.459 ELIGIBLE FOR FUNDING. UM IN OTHER WORDS, THE MORE JURISDICTIONS ARE ELIGIBLE THE LESS FUNDING EACH JURISDICTION RECEIVES. UM AND THAT IS A TREND THAT WE'VE BEEN SEEING FROM SEEING FOR MANY YEARS. UM, LUCKILY, UH THE 44 00:19:54.459 --> 00:20:04.836 APPROPRIATIONS ACT PASSED BY CONGRESS EARLIER THIS YEAR REJECTED UM, SOME OF THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S PROPOSALS TO TO SLASH FUNDING FOR THESE PROGRAMS. UM AND PROVIDED UH CLOSE TO LEVEL FUNDING FOR THESE GRANTS 45 00:20:04.836 --> 00:20:18.784 FOR FOR FY 26. SO HERE ARE OUR 26 ALLOCATIONS UH FOR CDBG AND HOME. UH, WE THINK WE'RE SEEING SMALL DECREASES OF ABOUT $100,000 EACH. 46 00:20:18.784 --> 00:20:29.828 UM, WHILE HAVE. OUR HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES IN PERSONS WITH AIDS IS INCREASING BY OVER $200,000 AND ESG IS DECLINING SLIGHTLY BY $21,000. SO OUR TOTAL ALLOCATION IS 47 00:20:29.828 --> 00:20:41.573 ESSENTIALLY LEVEL AT UH JUST OVER $27 MILLION. UM OR 0.17% LESS THAN LAST YEAR. UM I WILL POINT OUT THAT THESE UH, GRANTS HAVE BASICALLY BEEN FLAT OR EVEN DECLINING FOR MANY 48 00:20:41.573 --> 00:20:53.752 YEARS. UM, AND AS COSTS AS WE KNOW COSTS ARE INCREASING AND THAT MEANS THAT WE CAN DO LESS AND LESS UH, WITH OUR HUD FUNDING. 49 00:20:53.752 --> 00:21:04.696 I'LL START BY I'LL DIVE INTO A LITTLE MORE DETAIL FOR EACH OF THESE SOURCES. SO STARTING WITH CDBG OUR FY 27 CDBG ALLOCATION IS $16.8 MILLION. 50 00:21:04.696 --> 00:21:15.674 UM MO IS THE PRIMARY ADMINISTERING AGENCY FOR THESE FUNDS. UM BUT WE DO SUB GRANT A PORTION OF THEM TO UH OH WE APPLY FOR SMALL BUSINESS ASSISTANCE UM FOR TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FOR JOB TRAINING 51 00:21:15.674 --> 00:21:26.918 AND READINESS PROGRAMS. UM AND TO THE OFFICE OF FAIR HOUSING AND EQUITY FOR INVESTIGATION ACTIVITY UH BREMBO WE USE OUR CDBG FUNDING FOR UH FIRST TIME HOMEBUYER ASSISTANCE, HOME REPAIR 52 00:21:26.918 --> 00:21:38.930 PROGRAMS, ACQUISITION AND PRESERVATION OF AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING, UM AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITY GARDENS AND OPEN SPACE, UH, THROUGH THE GRASSROOTS PROGRAM. 53 00:21:38.930 --> 00:21:50.409 UH NEXT WE HAVE HOME AND OUR FY 27 HOME ALLOCATION IS $4.8 MILLION. UM AND WE USE THIS ENTIRELY TO FUND, UH, THE DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING. UM, HOME FUNDS MUST BE USED FOR 54 00:21:50.409 --> 00:22:04.690 HOUSEHOLDS AT OR BELOW 80% OF MI. UM BUT 90% OF THE UNITS FUNDED WITH HOME UM HAVE TO SUPPORT HOUSEHOLDS. UH UP TO 60% AMI. 55 00:22:04.690 --> 00:22:16.768 UM FOR HAPA. OUR 27 ALLOCATION OF $3.9 MILLION. UM MOST IS THE ADMINISTERING AGENCY FOR ARPA FOR ALL OF NORFOLK, PLYMOUTH AND SUFFOLK COUNTIES. UM WE USE SOFTWARE FOR TENANT 56 00:22:16.768 --> 00:22:28.180 BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE, SHORT TERM MORTGAGE RENT, UTILITY ASSISTANCE, HOUSING COUNSELING AND PERMANENT HOUSING PLACEMENT FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV AIDS . 57 00:22:28.180 --> 00:22:39.191 AND OUR LAST, UH, ENTITLEMENT GRANT IS ESG. UM, IT'S OUR SMALLEST 11. $5 MILLION IS OUR ALLOCATION FOR FY 27. UM, WHICH WE USE TO FUND STREET OUTREACH AND HOMELESSNESS 58 00:22:39.191 --> 00:22:51.169 PREVENTION ACTIVITY. SO THOSE ARE OUR FOUR ENTITLEMENT GRANTS. UH, NEXT I'LL TALK ABOUT OUR LARGEST HUD GRANT, WHICH IS UH, THE CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM. THIS IS ACTUALLY A NUMBER 59 00:22:51.169 --> 00:23:00.746 OF DIFFERENT GRANTS BUT IT'S ALL THROUGH THE SAME PROGRAM. IT'S A COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM. UM, FOCUSED ON HOMELESSNESS. UM, OUR IF YOU ADD UP ALL THOSE AWARDS FOR UH FOR THE UPCOMING 60 00:23:00.746 --> 00:23:13.592 YEAR, IT'S ABOUT $52 MILLION. UM MO ADMINISTERS THE CRC FUNDS FOR THE CITY OF BOSTON, BUT THE VAST MAJORITY 94% ARE PASSED THROUGH TO 18 DIFFERENT NONPROFIT HOUSING AND SERVICE 61 00:23:13.592 --> 00:23:27.706 PROVIDERS. UM, AS SHOWN HERE. UH, YOU'LL SEE THAT UH, IN THE CITY OF BOSTON, 90% OF OUR CRC FUNDS UM SUPPORT PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING AND RAPID 62 00:23:27.706 --> 00:23:38.750 REHOUSING PROGRAMS. UM, FOR NEARLY 2000 HOMELESS FORMERLY HOMELESS HOUSEHOLDS. UH, WE BELIEVE IN HOUSING FIRST. UM, THE TARGETED POPULATIONS FOR THIS FUNDING INCLUDE, UH, CHRONICALLY HOMELESS 63 00:23:38.750 --> 00:23:51.029 INDIVIDUALS, INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES, MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS, VETERANS, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVORS, YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS. WE ALSO USE CSC FUNDS FOR OUR HUD MANDATED HOMELESS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM 64 00:23:51.029 --> 00:24:01.606 OR AGENCIES. UM COORDINATED ENTRY AND HOUSING NAVIGATION. I'LL JUST TAKE A MOMENT TO UM JUST PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON UH, OUR CRC FUNDING OVERALL. 65 00:24:01.606 --> 00:24:13.018 UH, AS UM YOU PROBABLY KNOW, COUNCILORS LAST YEAR, UH, HAD ATTEMPTED TO REORIENT THE CSC PROGRAM, UH, AWAY FROM HOUSING FIRST, AWAY FROM PERMANENT HOUSING AND TOWARDS SHELTER, TRANSITIONAL HOUSING TREATMENT 66 00:24:13.018 --> 00:24:24.162 AND WORK REQUIREMENTS. UM, YOU SHOULD KNOW FOR OUR AT THE END OF LAST YEAR THAT UM, PRIORITIZED THOSE UH, PROGRAMS OVER UH, PERMANENT HOUSING. UH, THOSE CHANGES WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF HUNDREDS OF PERMANENT 67 00:24:24.162 --> 00:24:35.173 HOUSING UNITS IN BOSTON AND WOULD HAVE JEOPARDIZED HOUSING, UH, FOR MANY VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES. UM, THANKFULLY WE ALONG WITH A NUMBER OF OTHER JURISDICTIONS HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN COURT 68 00:24:35.173 --> 00:24:46.251 AND IN CONGRESS. UH, FEEDING BACK THOSE CHANGES AND HOW HUD IS IN THE PROCESS OF RENEWING ALL OF OUR UH, CFC GRANTS FOR FOR FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR AND FOR THE NEXT FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR. UH, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE 69 00:24:46.251 --> 00:24:57.028 SHOWING HERE AND THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE VOTING ON. SO THAT'S WHAT YOUR WHAT THIS HEARING IS UH, ABOUT TODAY. UM, HOWEVER HUD DID JUST RELEASED THEIR 2026 UM CSC 2026 NOVO. 70 00:24:57.028 --> 00:25:08.740 UH AND AS WE EXPECTED IT THEY ARE ONCE AGAIN TRYING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THESE CHANGES. IT'S NOT QUITE AS BAD AS THE NO FOR WHAT THEY RELEASED LAST YEAR. UM BUT WE ARE WORKING THROUGH THAT RIGHT NOW AND I'M WORKING 71 00:25:08.740 --> 00:25:21.820 WITH OUR PROVIDER PARTNERS AND WITH THE STATE UM, AND OUR LAWYERS UH, TO UH, REVIEW THAT NOVO. UH, AND AND TAKE ACTION. 72 00:25:21.820 --> 00:25:33.732 SO THAT COVERS ALL OF THE HUD UH, GRANTS BEFORE YOU TODAY. I DID WANT TO JUST QUICKLY, UH, HIGHLIGHT WHAT WE INTEND TO ACCOMPLISH WITH THESE FUNDS. UM, AS I MENTIONED, THEY SUPPORT A BROAD, YOU KNOW, A BROAD RANGE OF IMPACTFUL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. 73 00:25:33.732 --> 00:25:45.877 UM, THE TARGETS THAT WE'RE SHOWING HERE ARE JUST FOR OUR HUD FUNDS. THEY DON'T INCLUDE, UH, YOU KNOW, CITY OPERATING INCLUSIONARY DEVELOPMENT NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING TRUST OR OUR COMMUNITY PRESERVATION ACT. UM. >> I 27 UH WITH OUR HUD 74 00:25:45.877 --> 00:25:57.622 FUNDING, WE ARE PLANNING TO CREATE 750 INCOME RESTRICTED UM, HOUSING UNITS. UH, PROVIDE DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE TO 115 FIRST TIME HOMEBUYERS. UM HELP. 75 00:25:57.622 --> 00:26:09.668 230 HOMEOWNERS WITH HOME REPAIRS PROVIDE HOMEBUYER EDUCATION AND FORECLOSURE PREVENTION TO OVER 1600 INDIVIDUALS. HELP 2000 FORMERLY HOMELESS HOUSEHOLDS WITH PERMANENT HOUSING AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES 76 00:26:09.668 --> 00:26:19.778 . PROVIDE HOUSING ASSISTANCE TO 500 PEOPLE WITH HIV AIDS AND HELP 900 INDIVIDUALS WITH HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION SERVICES. THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC 77 00:26:19.778 --> 00:26:31.823 OPPORTUNITY AND INCLUSION IS PLANNING TO HELP 1700 BUSINESSES WITH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, STOREFRONT IMPROVEMENTS AND SMALL BUSINESS LOANS. UH WE WILL PROVIDE JOB TRAINING AND READINESS PROGRAMS TO OVER 2000 INDIVIDUALS. 78 00:26:31.823 --> 00:26:42.767 UM AND FINALLY THROUGH THE GRASS ROOTS PROGRAM WILL HELP. WILL HELP. CREATE OR EXPAND SIX COMMUNITY GARDENS OR OPEN SPACE PROJECTS . 79 00:26:42.767 --> 00:26:54.212 THE NEXT FEW SLIDES JUST UH, SHOW SOME PHOTOS OF HUD FUNDED ACTIVITIES. UM HERE YOU SEE ON THE LEFT. UH, A RECENT HOME REPAIR PROJECT CARRIED OUT BY THE BOSTON HOME CENTER. UH, AND ON THE RIGHT. UH, FIRST TIME HOMEBUYER WHO 80 00:26:54.212 --> 00:27:08.593 WAS ASSISTED WITH CDBG FUNDING. UM, THESE ARE THESE ARE BOTH, UH, IMPORTANT CDBG FUNDING ACTIVITIES FROM THE HOME CENTER. UM. >> NEXT WE HAVE HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION AND STREET OUTREACH. THE PHOTO ON THE LEFT SHOWS OUR 81 00:27:08.593 --> 00:27:20.572 OFFICE OF HOUSING STABILITY. UH, AT A COMMUNITY EVENT SHARING INFORMATION ABOUT, UH, TENANT RIGHTS AND AND EVICTION PREVENTION. OHSU UTILIZES BOTH CDBG AND AND ESG FUNDING. AND ON THE RIGHT UH IS YOU HAVE 82 00:27:20.572 --> 00:27:33.284 A PINE STREET AND STREET OUTREACH WORKER. UM ON THE. STREET AND THAT ACTIVITY IS UH IT'S FUNDED BY ESG. NEXT WE HAVE NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT AND BUSINESS 83 00:27:33.284 --> 00:27:43.895 ASSISTANCE. UH, ON THE LEFT YOU HAVE A VERY RECENT UH. UH UH, ACQUISITION OPPORTUNITY UH, PROGRAM PROJECT. UH. COUNCILOR EVAN, THIS IS AND YOUR DISTRICT PARK SIDE ON ADAMS. UH, RIGHT. BUT INVEST IN DEL SQUARE. 84 00:27:43.895 --> 00:27:56.007 UH, AND WE USE THAT FUNDING. UH, CBG FUNDING WAS ONE OF THE SOURCES WE USED TO SUPPORT THAT ACQUISITION TO CONVERT THOSE 43 UNITS TO, UH, INCOME RESTRICTED HOUSING. UM, AND ON THE RIGHT YOU SEE A 85 00:27:56.007 --> 00:28:09.320 SMALL BUSINESS, UH, THAT RECEIVED CBG FUNDING TO UH, DO A FACADE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM THAT TO DO A FACADE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. AND HERE WE HAVE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. 86 00:28:09.320 --> 00:28:20.732 UM, ON. >> THE. LEFT IS THE, UH, GRADUATION DAY AT THE JUSTICE RESOURCE INSTITUTE, WHICH IS THE REENTRY PROGRAM. AND THEN ON THE RIGHT YOU HAVE RECENT GRADUATES FROM THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEW ENGLAND'S BRIDGE TO IT. 87 00:28:20.732 --> 00:28:32.377 UH PROFICIENCY PROGRAM. AND UH, AGAIN I WOULD OF YOU TO UTILIZE THIS FUNDING FOR FOR THEIR UH GRANTS. UM SO BEFORE. CONCLUDING I DID JUST WANT TO. NOTE THAT UM, OUR HARD. 88 00:28:32.377 --> 00:28:44.122 FUNDED ACTIVITIES, YOU KNOW, ARE INFORMED BY UH. INPUT FROM BOSTON RESIDENTS AND STAKEHOLDERS. WE HAVE A HUD APPROVED CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PLAN THAT WE HAVE TO FOLLOW IN DEVELOPING OUR FIVE YEAR CONSOLIDATED PLAN AND 89 00:28:44.122 --> 00:28:56.468 OUR ANNUAL ACTION PLAN. UH. >> WE HOLD VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON HEARINGS. WE POST OUR DRAFT PLANS. UH, ONLINE FOR PUBLIC. COMMENT BEFORE SUBMITTING THEM TO HUD. UH, WE ALSO POST UM, ALL OF OUR . CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL PERFORMANCE 90 00:28:56.468 --> 00:29:10.081 AND EVALUATION REPORTS OR. CAPERS ONLINE. SO RESIDENTS CAN SEE WHAT WE ACCOMPLISHED. WITH OUR FUNDING. AND ALL. >> OF THESE DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE. UM, ON THE ON THE WEBSITE. SO THAT CONCLUDES. 91 00:29:10.081 --> 00:29:22.026 OUR OUR PRESENTATION. UH I WANT TO THANK YOU AGAIN COUNCIL THE FOR YOUR SUPPORT. UM OF OF OUR WORK AND FOR YOUR TIME TODAY. UM AGAIN, THESE ARE, YOU KNOW, CRITICAL FUNDS UH, FOR HUD FUNDING IS. UH, CLOSE TO HALF OF OUR BUDGET 92 00:29:22.026 --> 00:29:35.440 COMES FROM HUD FUNDING. UM, SO. >> REALLY IMPORTANT. FOR US AND THE WORK THAT WE DO. UH, AND WE'RE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE AND I, I. >> THINK. I'M THE ONLY ONE PRESENTING TODAY. I THINK THE REST OF THE FOLKS HERE ARE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE ABOUT OUR PROGRAMS. 93 00:29:35.440 --> 00:29:46.050 THAT'S PERFECT. GREG, THANKS SO MUCH FOR THAT. VERY THOUGHTFUL AND JUST, UM, INFORMATIVE PRESENTATION. I AM A BIG FAN OF THE PROJECTS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN STARTED 94 00:29:46.050 --> 00:29:58.196 AND HAVE BEEN ABLE TO REALLY BENEFIT FROM A LOT OF THESE GRANTS, SO THANK YOU. UH, I WANT TO ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE HAVE BEEN JOINED BY COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE AND I BELIEVE THAT COUNCILOR FLYNN IS 95 00:29:58.196 --> 00:30:09.040 ALSO LISTENING. AND SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE I ACKNOWLEDGE HIM. UM, I'M GOING TO DIVE RIGHT INTO QUESTIONS IN CASE MY COLLEAGUES DO HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE GRANTS OR IF THEY 96 00:30:09.040 --> 00:30:21.186 WANT TO FIND MORE. UM, STARTING WITH COUNCILOR MURPHY I'M GOING TO BE FLEXIBLE WITH TIME. UM, I DON'T ABUSE IT. BUT YOU KNOW, IF IF YOU NEED FIVE, SEVEN MINUTES, I'LL BE OKAY WITH THAT. AND, UM, JUST LET ME KNOW IF YOU NEED MORE TIME. 97 00:30:21.186 --> 00:30:38.670 SO COUNCILOR MURPHY, THE FLOOR IS YOURS. OR IF YOU. 98 00:30:38.670 --> 00:30:52.050 OKAY. I'LL COUNCIL MURPHY, CAN YOU HEAR US? I'LL COME RIGHT BACK TO MURPHY 99 00:30:52.050 --> 00:31:03.328 . UM, COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. YEAH. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. UM, I JUST HAD A QUESTION AND I WAS, UM. I'VE BEEN ON DOUBLE DUTY AND I 100 00:31:03.328 --> 00:31:14.606 JOINED A BIT LATE. UM, OBVIOUSLY THESE THESE GRANTS ARE SUPER CRITICAL AND I WILL BE VERY ENTHUSIASTICALLY SUPPORTING THEM. I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR THE HARD WORK THAT YOU DO TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE IS 101 00:31:14.606 --> 00:31:26.618 HOUSED IN OUR CITY. AS MANY OF US SAY, HOUSING IS A BASIC RIGHT AND EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO IT. UM I JUST HAD A QUESTION. I THINK THE QUESTION WILL BE FOR RICK OR I'M NOT SURE WHO CAN ANSWER IT ON THE CALL BUT 102 00:31:26.618 --> 00:31:37.929 UM, I KNOW THAT A PORTION OF THIS GRANT THAT THESE GRANTS IS FOR THE CONTINUED IT IS FOR THE CONTINUUM OF CARE AND I'M WONDERING I KNOW THAT THERE WAS AN ONGOING LAWSUIT, UH, CHALLENGING THE 103 00:31:37.929 --> 00:31:50.508 ADMINISTRATION'S TERMINATION OF THE CONTINUUM OF CARE GRANT. SO I JUST WANTED TO SORT OF KNOW HOW THAT LAWSUIT INTERACTS WITH ACCEPTING THESE GRANTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY BEFORE US. YEAH, I'M HAPPY TO UH I. 104 00:31:50.508 --> 00:32:02.487 >> CAN I CAN GET STARTED IF NECESSARY. UM, KATIE HOLLOWAY WHO IS UH, THESE ARE SUPPORTIVE HOUSING DIVISION AND OVERSEES THE CSC FUNDING CAN CAN JUMP IN IF NECESSARY, BUT. UM, YES, WE, UH, LAST YEAR, UM 105 00:32:02.487 --> 00:32:14.532 UH, WELL. WE'RE INVOLVED IN A FEW LAWSUITS UH. AGAINST AGAINST HARD RIGHT NOW. . >> UM, ONE. SHOULD BE YEAH. UM, ONE HAS TO DO. WITH, UH, SOME TERMS AND CONDITIONS THAT WERE ADDED TO OUR HUD GRANTS. 106 00:32:14.532 --> 00:32:26.978 UH, NOT JUST. >> OUR GRANTS BUT ACROSS THE COUNTRY, UM, TERMS AND CONDITIONS THAT WERE ADDED TO HUD GRANTS BY THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION AROUND UM YOU KNOW WHAT QUOTE UNQUOTE. DEI ACTIVITIES. >> OR GENDER IDEOLOGY THINGS LIKE THAT AND. UM. 107 00:32:26.978 --> 00:32:39.123 >> REQUIRING JURISDICTIONS TO CERTIFY THAT THEY WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN ANY OF THOSE ACTIVITIES. THERE WERE OTHER CONDITIONS AS WELL. UH. >> WE ALONG. WITH UH A NUMBER OF OTHER JURISDICTIONS FILED SUIT IN KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON, UM, TO 108 00:32:39.123 --> 00:32:51.102 AND WERE SUCCESSFUL AT GETTING A PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION AGAINST THOSE THOSE TERMS AND CONDITIONS. SO THAT DEFINITELY MORE INJUNCTION IS STILL IN PLACE IF WE ARE. ABLE TO ACCESS OUR. FUNDS WITHOUT HAVING TO SIGN ON TO THOSE CONDITIONS. UH, WHICH IS GREAT. 109 00:32:51.102 --> 00:33:03.314 UH, AND THEN I THINK THE ONE THAT YOU'RE PROBABLY MORE UH SPECIFICALLY. REFERRING TO IS THEIR CASE IN RHODE ISLAND. UM. >> THAT HAS TO DO WITH UH, THE THE NO FOR THE NOTICE OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITY THAT. HUD PUT OUT LAST YEAR WHERE. THEY WERE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT 110 00:33:03.314 --> 00:33:15.626 THE PRIORITY FOR CFC FUNDING AWAY FROM HOUSING FIRST, AWAY FROM PERMANENT HOUSING. UM TOWARDS. UH TREATMENT AND SHELTER AND STREET KNOWN ENCAMPMENTS UM AND WORK REQUIREMENTS. UM AND. 111 00:33:15.626 --> 00:33:28.106 AGAIN WE WERE SUCCESSFUL AT. PICKING UP WITH ANOTHER AND ANOTHER A NUMBER OF OTHER. JURISDICTIONS AND THE THE UM NATIONAL ALLIANCE TO END HOMELESSNESS. UM, WE WERE SUCCESSFUL AT. WINNING A PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION IN THAT CASE AS WELL . UM. >> THAT PROHIBITED HUD FROM 112 00:33:28.106 --> 00:33:41.185 IMPLEMENTING THAT THAT NO FOE. UM WE ALSO. ADVOCATED IN CONGRESS WITH. OTHER JURISDICTIONS AND CONGRESS. INCLUDED LANGUAGE IN THEIR. APPROPRIATIONS ACT THAT. PREVENTED HUD FROM DOING SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THEY WERE ATTEMPTING TO DO. SO THEY PULLED BACK. >> THAT. 113 00:33:41.185 --> 00:33:55.199 NOVO AND THE GRANTS THAT UM, YOU'RE. HEARING ABOUT TODAY THE CSC GRANTS FOR BY. 25, UM, ARE ALL JUST RENEWAL. >> OF GRANTS THAT WE THEY HUD. AT THIS POINT. UM, THANKS. >> TO THE LAWSUIT AND THANKS TO THE CONGRESSIONAL ACTION. HUD IS JUST. RENEWING ALL OF. 114 00:33:55.199 --> 00:34:07.645 OUR ALL OF OUR CFC. 25 GRANTS THAT WE WERE ABLE TO RETAIN ALL OF OUR PERMANENT HOUSING. UH, WITH THESE FUNDS. UM, SO THAT'S. >> WHAT'S. IN. FRONT OF. >> YOU RIGHT NOW. NOW HUD DID JUST UH I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS LAST. WEEK OR THE WEEK BEFORE JUST. 115 00:34:07.645 --> 00:34:20.792 ISSUED THEIR NO VOTE FOR THE FOLLOWING. YEAR WHERE. THEY ARE ONCE AGAIN ATTEMPTING TO DO, YOU KNOW, PUT IN PLACE SOME OF THESE CHANGES. UM. >> DECREASING THE PRIORITY OR OFFER FOR PERMANENT HOUSING. UH, IT'S NOT QUITE AS BAD AS WHAT THEY TRIED TO DO. 116 00:34:20.792 --> 00:34:32.170 >> LAST YEAR. I THINK CONGRESS PUT SOME PARAMETERS IN THEIR APPROPRIATIONS ACT, UH. THAT THAT LIMITS WHAT I CAN DO. >> BUT. IT STILL HAS SOME PROBLEMATIC, UH, LANGUAGE. >> WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT RIGHT NOW. WE'RE TALKING TO OTHER JURISDICTIONS. WE'RE TALKING TO THE LAW 117 00:34:32.170 --> 00:34:43.214 DEPARTMENT AROUND THAT NOVO. BUT WHAT'S IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY. UM, IS THANKFULLY. UH IS IS WE'RE ABLE TO RENEW ALL OF OUR CAC GRANTS, ALL OF THAT PERMANENT HOUSING, UM, WITH THE FUNDS THAT THAT ARE IN 118 00:34:43.214 --> 00:34:56.394 FRONT OF YOU RIGHT NOW AND KATIE, I'M NOT SURE IF THERE'S ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD. I THINK I COVERED IT. NOW. >> I THINK YOU COVERED IT WELL, RICK I THINK THE ONLY THING I WOULD SAY IS CRC 25 AS RICK 119 00:34:56.394 --> 00:35:07.572 SAID IS BEING NON COMPETITIVELY RENEWED. UM AND THE REASON THAT HUD IS ABLE TO DO THAT IS BECAUSE IN COC 24 THEY ACTUALLY RELEASED A 120 00:35:07.572 --> 00:35:19.016 TWO YEAR NOVO AND SO IN THE PRIOR ADMINISTRATION THE INTENTION HAD BEEN THAT THEY WOULD NON COMPETITIVELY RENEW COC 25 BASED ON PERFORMANCE IN COC 24. 121 00:35:19.016 --> 00:35:29.827 UM THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TRIED TO SORT OF UPEND THAT BY RELEASING TWO NO FROZEN COC 25 TO TRY TO IMPLEMENT THE CHANGES THAT RICK DESCRIBED. BUT UH, THANKFULLY THROUGH THAT 122 00:35:29.827 --> 00:35:43.641 COURT ACTION HUD WITHDREW THOSE NO OPPOSE AND THEN REVERTED TO THE NONCOMPETITIVE RENEWAL OF COC 25. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT UPDATE AND UM, THANK YOU FOR THAT UPDATE IN THE LAWSUIT. IT'S A PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION SO THE LAWSUIT IS STILL 123 00:35:43.641 --> 00:35:54.986 ONGOING. IS THAT CORRECT? I THINK. >> IT TECHNICALLY. >> IS, BUT I THINK AT. THIS POINT IT'S PROBABLY ESSENTIALLY MOOT BECAUSE. IF WE RENEW OUR FUNDING. YEAH. >> OKAY, GREAT. AND THEN, UH, I THINK THIS IS 124 00:35:54.986 --> 00:36:07.798 MY LAST QUESTION IS ARE ANY OF THESE GRANTS HELPING US HOUSED, UM, VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OR ANY OF THESE UH, DO WE USE ANY OF THE FUNDING FROM THESE GRANTS OUT THOSE UM, WHO 125 00:36:07.798 --> 00:36:21.212 ARE IN SEARCH OF HOUSING UH, AS A RESULT OF, UH, INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE OR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SEXUAL ASSAULT? YES. >> WE HAVE SEVERAL GRANTS IN THE PORTFOLIO THAT ARE SPECIFICALLY, UM, TARGETED TO 126 00:36:21.212 --> 00:36:30.955 SUPPORT PEOPLE THAT ARE SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND OTHER FORMS OF INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE, GENDER BASED VIOLENCE. UM, THOSE ARE SPONSORED. UM, THERE'S A MIX OF PROVIDERS IN THEM. 127 00:36:30.955 --> 00:36:42.733 SOME ARE CERTIFIED AS VICTIM SERVICE PROVIDERS OR PROVIDERS LIKE CUSTOMER AND UH UM THEY SPONSOR A COUPLE OF THEM AND THEN WE HAVE. OTHER PROVIDERS LIKE JUSTICE FOR HOUSING. THEY'RE NOT A VICTIM SERVICE 128 00:36:42.733 --> 00:36:56.147 PROVIDER BUT THEY DO HAVE UH UM SPECIALIZED SERVICES TO SUCCESSFULLY SERVE THIS POPULATION. SO UH, WITHIN THE PORTFOLIO I. >> THINK. WE PROBABLY HAVE LIKE 4 OR 5 GRANTS THAT ARE SPECIFICALLY TARGETED TO THAT POPULATION. 129 00:36:56.147 --> 00:37:07.725 THANK YOU TO THE CHAIR. UM, I'D LOVE IT IF I COULD GET INFORMATION MORE LIKE JUST IN WRITING ABOUT THE GRANTS THAT THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF HOUSING USES OR JUST THE FINANCIAL NUMBERS BEHIND, UH, HOUSING 130 00:37:07.725 --> 00:37:20.371 SUPPORTS THAT WE PROVIDE FOR FOLKS WHO ARE VICTIMS OF INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE OR SEXUAL OR UH, OR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OR DO THEY SHARE IF I COULD GET THAT INFORMATION THAT WOULD BE GREAT. THANK YOU. 131 00:37:20.371 --> 00:37:31.849 I THINK THOSE ARE MY QUESTION. I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYONE ON THE CALL FOR THE INCREDIBLE WORK THAT YOU DO FOR OUR MOST VULNERABLE RESIDENTS. UM. >> DANIEL JOHNSON FOR THE INCREDIBLE WORK THAT YOU DO IN AFTER THE HOUSING STABILITY CHIEF RIGHT TO THE THE IMPORTANT OVERLAP BETWEEN, YOU 132 00:37:31.849 --> 00:37:43.628 KNOW, ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITY AND HOUSING AND ALICIA AND FOR ALL THAT YOU DO TO SUPPORT OUR SMALL BUSINESSES AND EVERYONE CHRISTINE O'KEEFE EVERYONE ON THIS CALL I'M JUST REALLY GRATEFUL FOR THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING. YOU BELIEVE THAT EVERYONE DESERVES A PLACE TO CALL HOME. 133 00:37:43.628 --> 00:37:57.975 THANK YOU. I THANK YOU GUYS. I DID WANT TO STEP IN, COUNSELOR. I JUST I. >> DON'T I GET IN. >> TROUBLE WITH THE LAWYERS AND TAKE BACK MY COMMENT ABOUT THE LAWSUIT BEING MOVED. WE ARE STILL. >> IN THE PROCESS. OF GETTING OUR GRANT AGREEMENTS FROM FROM HUD FOR OUR CAC 25 GRANT. 134 00:37:57.975 --> 00:38:09.120 SO EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE IN PROCESS BUT THE LAWSUIT IS VERY . IMPORTANT BECAUSE THEY WE ACTUALLY. HAVEN'T DON'T HAVE SIGNED GRANT AGREEMENTS YET HOW TO KEEP SAYING THAT THEY'RE WORKING ON THEM AND WE'RE SURE THAT THEY WILL BUT THEY WILL COME UM BUT IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT THAT 135 00:38:09.120 --> 00:38:20.831 THAT THE LAWSUIT IS STILL IN PLACE SO THAT WE CAN UM, PUT PRESSURE ON HOW TO ACTUALLY DELIVER THOSE THOSE GRANT AGREEMENTS AND MAKE SURE WE CAN ACCESS OUR FUNDING. OKAY. >> THANK YOU. GOOD TO KNOW WHATEVER THE COUNCIL NEEDS TO DO I REMEMBER THAT STARTED UH, LAST YEAR. 136 00:38:20.831 --> 00:38:32.243 I'M SURE WE'RE HAPPY TO CONTINUE SUPPORTING THE LAWSUIT EFFORTS. SO THANKS FOR THAT UPDATE RICK. AND THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. THANK YOU COUNSELOR. OKAY. UM, LET ME CHECK IF COUNSELOR 137 00:38:32.243 --> 00:38:45.656 MURPHY IS WITH US. YES, COUNSELOR MURPHY, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. >> CHAIR, I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYONE ON THIS CALL AND HONESTLY DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. 138 00:38:45.656 --> 00:38:57.835 I LISTENED IN AND I'VE BEEN FOLLOWING THESE GRANTS AND JUST WILL BE STRONGLY SUPPORTING THEM AND ALL THE WORK YOU DO. JUST THANK YOU AGAIN. IT'S FRIDAY IT'S A WARM ONE. 139 00:38:57.835 --> 00:39:09.413 I HOPE EVERYONE HAS SOME NICE PLANS FOR THE WEEKEND BUT KNOW THAT YOU KNOW THIS BUDGET CYCLE I GUESS IS SOMEWHAT ALMOST 98% BEHIND US. UM BUT WE'LL CONTINUE TO 140 00:39:09.413 --> 00:39:20.458 ADVOCATE AND WORK ALONGSIDE YOU THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE HOUSING AND ESPECIALLY THESE GRANTS. IT'S SPECIAL TO SEE, YOU KNOW, THAT WE'RE TARGETING MOST 141 00:39:20.458 --> 00:39:33.838 VULNERABLE POPULATIONS THAT UM, YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT. SO THANK YOU ALL FOR THE WORK YOU DO APPRECIATE YOU ALL. THANK YOU CHAIR. . >> THANK YOU COUNCILOR THANK YOU FOR JOINING OKAY LET 142 00:39:33.838 --> 00:39:52.390 ME JUST MAKE SURE I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS. >> UM I THINK THEY CAME BACK. OKAY. >> NO, UM, JUST TO MAKE SURE RYAN I'M NOT MISSING ANY COLLEGE FOR TODAY, BUT I JUST 143 00:39:52.390 --> 00:40:02.933 SAY THAT THEY WERE LISTENING. BUT THEY CANNOT THEY DON'T THEY'RE NOT ASKING QUESTIONS, SO. I BELIEVE THAT EVERYBODY WHO SHOULD BE A PANELIST IS A 144 00:40:02.933 --> 00:40:14.512 PALACE PERFECT. NO. >> THAT'S GREAT. UM. I AM VERY GRATEFUL FOR THE WORK THAT ALL OF YOU DO AND JUST, UH ,THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT HAS 145 00:40:14.512 --> 00:40:28.392 BEEN DOING SUCH HEAVY LIFTING FOR. >> FOR THE. >> CITY FOR THE RESIDENTS OF BOSTON TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE HOUSED. I AND I'VE BEEN REALLY BEEN ABLE TO LEARN A LOT OF THE WORK THAT YOU DO, THE GRANTS THAT YOU ARE AND MR UM, AMAZING 146 00:40:28.392 --> 00:40:38.502 PROJECTS THAT YOU NOT ONLY HAVE DONE IN MY DISTRICT BUT ACROSS THE CITY UH, BEING ABLE TO I I WAS ABLE TO HAVE A NICE BEAUTIFUL UM MEETING WITH A LOT OF THE DEPARTMENT HEADS UM THE 147 00:40:38.502 --> 00:40:50.414 HOUSING CABINET A COUPLE A FEW WEEKS AGO NOW AND IT WAS JUST BRILLIANT TO SEE THE DIFFERENT AREAS THAT YOU ALL COVERED AND UH, THE WORK THAT YOU DO DOES NOT GO UNNOTICED. 148 00:40:50.414 --> 00:41:00.758 SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I'M SAYING THAT HERE IN THIS FORUM I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION ON THE GRANTS. I I WILL BE SUPPORTING THEM. THIS IS IMPORTANT WORK FOR US TO CONTINUE TO TO PROVIDE FOR 149 00:41:00.758 --> 00:41:11.335 OUR RESIDENTS AND UM YEAH, BUT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT IF YOU HAD ANY CLOSING COMMENTS OR ANY FINAL REMARKS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE, I WOULD LOVE TO GIVE YOU THE 150 00:41:11.335 --> 00:41:25.449 OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT NOW. WELL, I'LL JUST SAY UH WE ARE SO APPRECIATIVE OF. YOUR YOUR SUPPORT. COUNSELOR AND AND. ALL OF YOUR. COLLEAGUES ON THE COUNCIL AS WELL AS THE MAYOR. UM, AND UH, YOU KNOW. 151 00:41:25.449 --> 00:41:36.594 THE OUR WORK AND. >> AND SUPPORTING OUR USE OF THIS OF THIS FUNDING UM, AND OUR, YOU KNOW, FIGHT TO PRESERVE IT, UM, AND CONTINUE TO OPERATIONALIZE IT FOR UM AS COUNCILMAN MURPHY SAID, THE 152 00:41:36.594 --> 00:41:50.474 MOST VULNERABLE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY. UM UM. >> I'M NOT SURE IF UM IF DONALD IS IS STILL ON OR IF HE WOULD LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING. UM BUT AGAIN, JUST UH. REALLY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR 153 00:41:50.474 --> 00:42:02.453 SUPPORT AS WELL AND NOT JUST IN OUR HEDGE FUNDS BUT ALSO ON THE CITY BUDGET PROCESS. YOU KNOW, UH, I THINK WE WE'RE FOLLOWING THAT CLOSELY AS WELL AND AND I'M GLAD TO SEE THE ACTIONS THAT YOU TOOK THERE. NOTHING REALLY. >> ON MY PART. I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU, 154 00:42:02.453 --> 00:42:15.266 COUNCILOR AND AS WELL AS THE OTHERS FOR YOUR SUPPORT UM AND ALSO REC AND AND TO THE MOU TEAM YOUR CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP AS WE COLLECTIVELY DO THIS WORK SO THANK YOU ALL. 155 00:42:15.266 --> 00:42:28.012 THANK YOU GUYS AND I ACTUALLY THANK YOU TO RYAN FOR POINTING THIS OUT AND UM, IN THE DOCKET FOR REGARDING CONTINUUM OF CARE GRANT IT SAYS UM 50 MILLION BUT 156 00:42:28.012 --> 00:42:39.857 AT THE PRESENTATION IT SAYS 52 MILLION. CAN YOU JUST PUT A CLEAR CLARIFICATION THERE? YEAH AND WE DID ASK THROUGH IG AH WE DID ASK FOR THAT. TO GET UPDATED ON THE DOCKET. SO I. HOPE IT'S IT'S. NOT TOO. >> LATE TO DO THAT BUT. 157 00:42:39.857 --> 00:42:52.269 >> I THINK. UM INITIALLY WE HAD ESTIMATED 50 MILLION WHEN WE FIRST SUBMITTED THE. REQUEST FOR. >> THE FOR THE HEARING UM AND. UH AND. >> THEN SUBSEQUENTLY WE ACTUALLY GOT THE. AWARDS FROM HUD SO UM SO WE. 158 00:42:52.269 --> 00:43:04.114 WE ASKED FOR THAT AMOUNT TO BE INCREASED TO TO 52 SO THAT'S. >> A GREAT THAT'S GREAT. UH I MEAN A LOT OF THAT HAS TO DO. WITH JUST KIND OF RENT INCREASES ON THE ON THE OPERATING SIDE BUT UH BUT IT IS YOU KNOW, OF COURSE WE'RE VERY 159 00:43:04.114 --> 00:43:15.993 HAPPY FOR OUR GRANTS TO GO OUT EVERY YEAR. WE WISH WE WISH UH, THE OTHERS UH, YOU KNOW, CDBG AND HOME AND THE OTHER GRANTS WOULD WOULD ALSO UM WOULD ALSO BE INCREASING. THAT'S RIGHT. 160 00:43:15.993 --> 00:43:26.804 OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR PROVIDING THAT CLARIFICATION. AND I GUESS THE GOOD THING THAT'S A LITTLE MORE THAN EXPECTED. UM OKAY. THAT IS IT FOR ME. RYAN. >> DO. 161 00:43:26.804 --> 00:43:40.017 WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC TESTIMONY? NO PUBLIC TESTIMONY TODAY. OKAY, PERFECT. UM ALL RIGHT, WELL, IF THAT'S THE CASE, THEN, UM, I TRULY 162 00:43:40.017 --> 00:43:50.561 HOPE THAT EVERYONE, UM, HAS A GOOD WEEKEND TO THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO. IT'S GOING TO BE A BUSY WEEKEND IN BOSTON. WE HAVE, UM, A VERY IMPORTANT GAME OF HAITI VERSUS SCOTLAND. 163 00:43:50.561 --> 00:44:06.877 UM, I'M A LITTLE BIASED IS CALL HAITI BUT UM UM I JUST AM. >> SO EXCITED FOR. >> THE WORK THAT YOU ALL DO. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO. >> YOU AND ME BOTH BUT THEN. OH LET'S GO. . ANALYSTS BECAUSE I'M NOT SAYING SOMETHING. 164 00:44:06.877 --> 00:44:17.988 NOTHING. BUT I KNOW ALICIA'S BIASED. DO I KNOW WHO SHE'S ROOTING FOR? I LOVE YOU PRESENT HAITI SO. UNDEFINED A HAITI JERSEY SOMEWHERE BECAUSE THEY WOUND UP AND UM. 165 00:44:17.988 --> 00:44:28.499 BUT OKAY. BUT WITH THAT THIS HEARING ON DOCKET NUMBER 0792091330916 IS 166 00:44:28.499 --> 00:44:34.638 OFFICIALLY ADJOURNED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU THANK.