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control affiliated with controlled by DC Commercial and JB being developer tense. A developer of 0 Jackson Street. P I n +1-929-222-1011, to district 6 Ward, 5. Thank you so much. feel like that's the pinpoint exact. not we're talking And so we did have a chance to hear from the developers. >> Last week as well for this 2 weeks ago. last week was a 5th. Lindsey, but we had a chance to listen to them. We asked a few questions. also heard from Commissioner Kim who she's not here today. She give a lot of responses and a lot of comments around and then support of the project. And so for those to be continue to be noted for the record at time, take a motion from commissioner into approved. But is there any discussion? things Chair John said. >> Why is he the representatives from from DC commercial be here with us. The county's I want to say thank you for coming back and joining us. I am excited to share my full support for the project here. I just can't say enough how grateful I am to especially emerging developers who come intercity, energize and just really excited about supporting us and goal is to build more housing in the city here to also expand our tax base to like the you play such a key role in that so I want
to say thank you to you, David. Any wish you success in your project and also thank you to the representatives from JB Thing forward. Your important role in paying The role of mentor. mean, do you have clearly ben in the space of being an emergent Jean developer to cite just so great to see the ways in which you continue to really invest in other companies, some to grow to be at your skill to incite. I commend you all and again, wish you know you and the entire team success in your project here. commissioning. >> Any other commissioners? heck of a lot of your sentiments. I think one of the things that's really unique about this project is just how that the mentorship component. I think it's super notable. >> It's something that I whole and we continue to see a the yours progress, especially the full knowledge of how hard sometimes it can be to break into being a developer, especially. You know, I think one of the questions, especially as being a you ally, Ready, Cohort alumni. One of the questions that came up in our cohort was around. How long are emerging? And, you know, just how long has been urging developer emerging before they make So it's really was excited to hear from even as well. So as this hearing from te strategy
behind the partnership, it up being so Commissioner Ian, his mood for a motion for support. All those in favor. Aye. all opposed. >> 6 and favors or oppose. The resolution is adopted. Item. Number 3, Sr 26 Dash, 8, 7, permit ready plans. Brady so the next 2 items into a staff report on them. >> I'm glad to see Mr. Spencer, back with us. Johnson, excuse Welcome come on back. Chair commissioners, good afternoon. MLS teams Thank you. I am back. Your top already Stay excited to give you guys an update. >> So just back from starts How we got here. I think you know this. But 2023, the cty Council adopted the one to 6 unit housing amendments. These comprehensively overhaul the residential zoning districts in the city by allowing up to 46 units on almost all residential zoned properties. As an additional implementation step. PE published the new dwelling tool kit last This is basically just a guide to add accessory dwelling unit. Your property, if you'd like to and around get a presentation on fall about may recall that. And since then, there's been continued interest in the case various neighborhoods, skill into housing across the city. understand that to be a key priority of HRA. So the spots that we are embarking on this plans for. Now any plans or a set of technical construction
level documents that are best prepared by consultant. >> Such procure consultant, we released an RFP in March with response is due in April. We received 3 responses and selected one team that we're really excited about. We're currently contracting with that selected team. And the budget for this project has outlined is a program of HR Housing Trust. Fund is $200,000. S the overall goal for the project is to develop at least 5 plan sets for different small-scale housing types that the city can make available to the community for free. To do this. The consultant will begin by conducting a design analysis, focused on understanding typical site and conditions. So the review architectural characteristics that are unique and important in Saint Paul. And also take a look at different surrounding properties rooms because we want to ensure these plans work in a variety of places in the city and fit in with what's around them. They also conduct a feasibility analysis to understand anticipated financial viability of each plan. The concert will provide some guidance and maintenance. So like what are the thresholds for when the plans need to be updated in the future because of some sort of like zoning or building code change.
And also work Cao on liability and ownership of the plans because that could influence how we roll them out publicly. The consultant also prepare the different plans. That's right. So perhaps that could include atu single-family house. That's uniquely a set up for a narrow small lot. They may come up with a couple different duplex layouts types that will kind of determine with them throughout the project. And then finally, the package, all this information and a well-designed program catalog that that I personally really excited about because it's opportunity for us to get kind of like a marketing deliverable out of this community members can actually flip through this program. Had a live look at the different variations of the housing types and understanding the more user friendly way than just like those construction of documents. Forcing staff. We will focus on outreach opportunities. So we're hoping to do some interviews with developers, unanticipated users of these plans. We'll also be responsible for internal coordination with departments. And that'll be particularly important in this project because we're looking forward to partnering with science pretty robust way because order to get to a place for these plants that's
can be considered permit ready, really need all be invested in bought into the process. And then finally we'll go through the review bring te plans cattle. Want you all into city council to go over everything. Now expect to spread it to kick off in June at that point to consult with the start. The design analysis. We'll meet with stakeholder groups throughout the summer and probably into the fall. Just a better understand what they're looking for in the sort of plan sets. Feasibility analysis will occur throughout the fall into the winter. At that point will also be reviewing maintenance liability of the plans. And then we're hoping to really have one plants that that runs out ahead of the rest so that we can work through some of the potential roadblocks early and kind of get that internal Department coordination under way. That'll hopefully make the other 4 plants that's got a lot more efficiently as we move from next spring next summer. S all that being said, we're hoping to have the 5 plants that's done sometime next summer timeline just over a year. wraps it up for what I've I will just not on staffing that I'm currently serving as a product but I just off a centering project manager until underground comes back from maternity
leave, are expected come back later this month. So excited with that. At that time will take over as product manager when she's up speed a more Thank you so much. I see 2 hands. I yes. All start with vice chosen of over to Commissioner Ni Thank you, chair. Thank you so much for being here. I a question about so understand there will be permit ready plans fr maybe a couple of different housing types. >> How will they will, you know, be able to be used in a variety. Typical site conditions, locations. How will someone if they want to use the plans, know if they apply to the their location. And then second question, if if they somewhat apply and maybe there's something that needs to b teaked, is there any path for that person other than Lake? Having to basically hire their consultant to develop new plans. >> Yes, your Johnson Commissioner Jessica questions. first question on location. I think the consultants express interest. And typically when they do this, they like these plan sets to be available and useful in any zoning district that that building type of be allowed So that's that's the goal. However, we do have a particularly large city and how that rolls out here might
be kind of different than some other place where defensive, been prepared for more like smart cities. We have to figure out if we have certain plans that might be more appropriate in some neighborhoods with certain lot. Conditions for says others. So it's kind of a TV. But the goal is to just hopefully they are universal and usable across the board. Your second question was on the path for if they have to honor their home. for that, I think, you know, the goal is for these plans to you know, ready for a building permit so that it through city staff look at if if there is additional like site plan review needed because maybe there is a extra special, unique lot, I think that is something that might still be on the table. But that doesn't diminish some of the importance of the plans. But at the same time, just getting a free plans that they can start from even if you've still got your site plan review. still step forward so that that still may be necessary. But hopefully we can avoid that when possible. Thanks. >> Thank you, commissioner maker, thanks. Chair. Thanks so much, Johnson, I am excited about this as well. I think what we originally started talking about the idea of permit ready preapproved
plans. It is in the context of ad use. Need you to okay. But it seems like this is going encompass more types of structures than just an ad. so first of all, can you maybe said this? But I missed it can use give some examples of wat kinds of buildings might be covered by this. And then secondly, assuming that ad user, one of Well, part of the charge to the consultant also be. Integrating the the the for sure that they come up with a partly come up with with the due to a kid. It seems to me like it would be a very nice. Flow to have. Someone wants to build it. You go to the tool kit immediately of access to the peferred plans and have those things really be seamless. So does Chair Johnson Commission acre. Those are great ideas. >> On the examples question, I were kind So pat figuring out what exactly those type Ala G's could and should be. And I think that's something that we'll work with the consultant right away in the beginning of this process to really iron out as they as they do their analysis of design and lot conditions because we really want the biggest bang for our buck here. Like what's going to fit on most slots. What will be most beneficial to the community it would be. We do definitely into speaking at least typology out of this. There are a lot of iterations,
different versions of 80's. They could have some maybe there's maybe we do end up with a couple one just made you maybe once like over garage or something. We'll see you. We know that can work on a lot of lots in the city. I think the small lot single family houses, something that fits uniquely unlike Hre on site or or to snare a lot in the city could be really useful even if it's just a single family house. It's still like for these underutilized properties, something that we could really benefit from. I think as we go from there's a lot of different versions of duplexes. You can have we have a lot of them in our housing stock in the city side by side up and down that sort things. We'll see if that could make sense or kind of give us a output for this project as well. kind of start to think about like beyond that. What other like would be worth right? Flexor 4 plex. And you start to have some diminishing returns on like how how universally those can be used just based lot size. So w said, okay, figuring it out. but that'll be kind of a critical decision. And happy to bring that to 2, get to that point. Your other question was on. wrote a note, but I can't read it Compiling just that Hill. 82 foot. That's a great guy. think we
really thought about that. I mean, if there's opportunities to integrate them. Integrate this process with that. I think that's great. That is set up to be. Like a user manual. Definitely at like the highest level of understanding. It's kind of education tool to like, hey, you can do this. And this is like a quick version of how. >> For plans will obviously be the very technical program catalog, though, that you mentioned. will hopefully here nicely with that. So I think that's a good flagg bring that up Hill. >> Thank you, Commissioner Commissioner Cohen. >> Thank you, chair. And this petition 4th person say really excited about >> a special place more if we were to get into the larger 3, 4, units. But it seems to be that the primary purpose of having these at permit ready plans, is it to make it easier for people to develop in the sea? secondary benefit is going to get the type of development that we want to development efforts. And you know, that actual characteristics melting with existing neighborhoods that thinking about ways in which having these for any plans cannot it easy, but we can kind of use them as a incentive push you want to develop like if you're
choosing his plans, obviously the premier it, it's going to go a lot faster. long lead-up maybe simple question, which is how much time do we anticipate that this would save for a developer or somebody who is just open their first project to? Yet Johnson commissioner going great question. I happy to report because of some of recent ordinance changes, especially really like the planning Commission. Our permitting times are going down and were able to be more efficient through the process. That's great. This will be an incentive actually write. This isn't incentivizing tool that I think we. >> We should all brainstorm as a collective how to how to roll this out to get the biggest benefit you know, the injury sick about what like a key thing, unique sights. Hopefully this can find them. But question, the timing. So I do think, you know, if we say depends on the size of of a housing types that have to go through site plan review. And sometimes, know, I can family has a duplex into that. They need to go sit through So were the same time there. But having a plan set that you don't have to like reach out to and kind of do your due diligence on too, with different consultants verdict. Fair for your lot. I will save time like or independently. So
might not save as much time like through the city process. But it would save time. I think in your own independent journey. That being said, I I I do think that this should these are prepared, just like straight away for building permits it will decrease the time by a few to see him just in terms of the >> As go forward, I feel like more of of the questions are being kind of provoke faith, just learning more about it. So I see Kansas Curiosity slow to Commissioner Bowie and then backed a commission acre. Thank you, Johnson. Thank you so much, Spencer. I just have a question or 2 questions. One lane is what is their I've said this a little bit earlier in your presentation, but what is the region's? I imagine that there's so many different parcels. I mean, there's massive amount of parcels. They have unique conditions. Man might have different zoning types, different type of residential types. So that's my first question. My second question, I'm I'm consultant as they're looking at, you know, potential sites or potential plans for areas that's ready. That's permanent. Ready for also taking into consideration. But the Cat board, which has their own jurisdiction zoning. And if like, the county are Met Council, Iknow I was in and
development redevelopment meeting earlier around. I'm looking at utilizing have men that land and, you know, not even knowing if men that has like they're o sure their technical process. I'm just curious to see if there's some partnership with the other entities. As we're looking at what could be potential land for residential that may not be city property or may not be just private property. Just curious, yet you're Johnson That's a great questions. >> I think, you know, again, I think that the goal is for these to be as universally applicable as possible throughout the city. So we are fortunate to have actually very robust block and street network that sets up our lots to be pretty streamline compared to a lot of places in the country. So I think we know even for rolling this out at a large scale that they should these plans should be able to work in the vast majority of places in the city. But your question just other jurisdictions, I that's an interesting really thought about that and made me think about when you stick with outreach, making sure that those folks are involved because at first I was envisioning that more as reaching out to small scale. Developers seem like what the what they feel could be most beneficial from these plans.
What they would like to see. But in addition to that, may be talking to a Philly organizations and other partners that have some land ownership interest in the city. Because I don't know, you know, with with our limited control, this will hopefully apply and be available anywhere that we have zoning jurisdiction. The city right. So other places that may like the cap for an area is something I hadn't really thought about yet. So I let me think about that in process. And we have to get back to >> Commission acre, thanks, Just a couple thoughts that have come from the conversation. One is I really appreciate. And Johnson, your comment that one of the tapes with smaller single-family homes. I don't know if we officially have tiny homes and our zoning code lexicon. I know that has a lot of different definitions, but the idea make it easier for people to do more on smaller, lots are harder to build. makes a lot of sense and also to have smaller, more affordable homes. It also occurs to me that what you are saying about saving people the time of having to get those plans drawn up by somebody else on their own dime doesn't just save time, but also hopefully saves costs and keep hearing about how difficult it is to even finance the building of new construction in general. And so my hope is that this.
Helps people get past that obstacle. And then the last comment is just in. This has spurred by comments. Excellent question about like how this really save people time. I hear you saying a lot of this would be saving time and money on the individual persons and but I do hope that we also do the work to socialize all of this with Dsi the Planning Commission, maybe even with district councils with the CHP C hit for someone to have this permit ready, plan presented and then get a whole ton of questions. Some of them they need to get that some of them we might be able to avoid by just making sure the left hand knows what the right hand is doing. So anything we can do on that front in advance, I think would be appreciated. Yet your Johnson Commission acre of that's a great point. I mean, this is a >> uniquely, I think, complex project that I think we're really excited at least in the planning team to be taking on certain to have least challenging conversations. But you're right, like we there's a number of different departments, divisions, city that could be managing this project there. It kind of fits and a variety of places we're doing it long range planning and excited about that. But it's, you know, it's it's not we need a lot of buy-in from a lot of people on this. And
it's it's both internally. And then it's also with I think different review bodies as the flag to make sure that this is put in front of So thank you. >> Well, thank you so much for just being able to provide an update for us and to go a little bit more afterwards as well with our questions. I think folks are excited see what comes of it. And so I appreciate knowing the timeline and when we can kind of expect to see some the plans and I think one of the things of the really helpful for us to talk about is on the process we would like to see feedback or updates as it moves So just thinking about that and that will be what I look for. Commissioner see back whether or not we, especially as we head into the 2nd half year, want to schedule to Mr. Miller Johnson back in front of us are not want to wait for the conclusion of the of the overall study, which will most likely be it next year. So. We'll look to offer that guidance. Thank you so much for being here. >> Item number 4 is 26 a start. 6 Dash 8, 8, 3.26. housing Redevelopment Authority work plan. The in 2024, some. It was about a Parkland. We had the same peace in 2025. So this year. We had anticipated doing one for Asked Director Big man to come up with.
Something that Aye. Could resemble what the eatery's work time looks like for this year. There's a lot of things and moving pieces here, but it's meant to be a working document. And honestly, a preliminary got check with our commissioner said, make sure that if there's things we want to add look for myself, I have a couple. I think comments preventing it from today. But I think it's meant to be kind of like a discussion and open-ended for feedback questions and additions. But do want to take a minute to director and 2. Give us, though, run through what is written here at currently as the 2026 working tree work plan and just want to say thank you for taking the time put this together and also being able to encourage commissioners and put as we move a lot. >> Thank you. Chair McMahon, interim planning and Economic Development. And thank you chair for that for that context. really appreciate it on this is the opening salvo. This is that, you bringing it forward for conversation and some more than happy. Have a conversation here now, obviously. But also to follow-up follow-up individually. If all of group have any questions, if there's anything information on specifically, I'm happy to find more time with any of you to continue the conversation. We'll start with housing and our broad goals and housing
looking starting with affordable housing as well as housing production. So really looking at that front and strategic goal increasing the production of preservation of affordable housing throughout Saint Paul and looking specifically in the school at the financing and really being a resource not only has individually with our financing, but also to help those that are in. Did you know, interest in looking developing affordable housing and what tools and financing sources are out there, whether we can be a conduit and a helpful resource to access other funding and capital as well as our was really will again help that developer secure all funding sources to get to the closing date. And you can look at specific projects this year for that are there to awhich our new additional affordable housing units within our communities to which our rehab and updates of existing Florida housing units in our communities that would result with those closings in closing on more than 250 affordable housing units within. >> The city of Saint Paul. But also then not just the closing of the financing but actually getting residents of people in the building. So looking at closing date specifically so really working and supporting developers when completing the
construction getting to a certificate of occupancy. And as I was like to say, welcoming new friends, the neighborhood, this will make its was saying their little needs, you know, housing going out my friends, new friends like or that indicates a playground. And so whenever I see housing going up and look, friends in the neighborhood, this is fantastic. More neighbors. So when each have more friends in the neighborhood, one need to have a person, folks in our community with the opportunity to live and 5th in city of Saint Paul. Those for specific projects that we're anticipating closing would result in again, in addition on this would be new 250 to affordable housing units. Continuing with housing, looking both at housing, instability and ownership opportunities. The goal preventing displacement and supporting economic stability last year, opening the emergency rental assistance program really having a goal to try and continue to refine and improve the program so that we can process additional applications, increasing efficiencies and shortening the turnaround time to ensure that we can get as much of that money out to the folks that need it as quickly as possible to provide as many resources and support as
possible. We expect to be able to process over 700 applications this year. And with that approval rate and what you know, looking at surpassed applications and what we anticipate for the approval rate that would result 385 to 455 applications actually process approved and paid. So those are those are housing. Those are individuals. Those are families in our community providing that support. So continuing to work on that to provide housing stability for folks, but also looking at ownership opportunity and a lot of what comes bfore you and a lot of the work that's is on rental but wanting to ensure that we are both wealth building and expanding our pathways to ownership. Tat includes a down payment assistance fund trying to increase amount of individuals we can serve and that down payment assistance fund and opening the inheritance fund under the expanded guidelines that you just recently finished. Looking next with an economic development. Both business supports an actual development opportunities within our city wanting to ensure that we're investing in community acre. There were faster vibrant business orders sporting equitable business growth. We're creating economic development strategy. And actually you'll hear next
week, economic development strategy where that is in of the goals and outcomes for that are so that's of You'll get a lot more details and information next week on that one. But again, continuing to administer a commercial corridors fund. Our Business Assistance Fund and creating and administering the downtown vitality fund, but also looking at development opportunity. You know, just hearing fom Spencer Miller, Johnson about permit ready plans and really wanting to ensure that our land is utilize again to welcome you, friends and neighbors for tax growth and development within our city. So we plan on completing our 8th RFP for the inspired inspiring communities projects and continuing to focus on those remaining neighborhood stabilization program projects as well, respected marketing and all H are a lots that are identified as ready for sale and like hone in and refine. You know, we talk broadly about or a tree disposition strategy. We're really having a year to year disposition strategy of what would be an RFP this year and what is next year? Let's look at 5 years to be really refined so that you all know in your communities and can begin to socialize and talk with people that you think might be interested in those opportunities so that we put
them forward partnership with you. We can ensure hopefully as many robust responses as possible. And then also for us looking at planning and a 3 work being done within planning. There's both long-range planning and, you know, to ensure that we're ready for, you know, resilient liveability growth, but also modernizing our tools. lot times hear about plans and wanting to make sure that our plans within our community plan set your residence, your neighbors, your folks are looking at their modernize that are updates that they're updated their what you all support for the vision moving forward and planning throughout our communities. And that involves both the downtown 40 2040 plan with you heard about recently as well as beginning. Again, comprehensive plan updates and this year really focus on the work plan completing a scope and outreach strategy which kicks off that three-year regional planning effort. And then for development support. This one. already got that the details and all the interest in those permit ready plans. But the Bulls and the execution of his permit ready plans in doing that now is really to ensure that are planning initiatives, support, increasing housing supply. It's a really tangible way. A lot times we talk about goals
and it's great to have a goal. We want housing, this increase housing supply. Well, it's a really tangible way that an individual can, you know, pick up something we've produced and then execute on that to do it to get it done. And I think from that ready plans is a great and really tangible example of an effort to advances planning initiatives, to support increasing our housing supply. Again, that was the bread overview of the work for 2026. And Heck said it have the discussion now and continue the discussion. However, you'd like. Mr. Baker, thanks to Johnson. >> Things start to a couple questions. really glad to hear. W're going to be hearing about the economics strategy next week because as you mentioned it at 7 only thinking and the minute heard about that, I last track of where that is how this was to be done last year so that like that what is comes from and while that strategy is under way, thinking specifically about business retention and attraction. I know we have all of our funding programs but I'd like to see some more about what we're doing to support our existing businesses and attract new ones to the kids faces other parts of the city. So that that seems to me to be area that I like to see more of in the plan mre about another
one is I don't see. Historic preservation mentioned anywhere here. And curious what the historic preservation team is working on on their work plan for the year. And then finally, I don't I don't I guess know exactly what was what the filtering process was to decide what went into the work plan. Obviously, it's not an exhaustive set of everybody is doing but no, it noticing that there are. I think a lot of other studies going on in the panning department in particular like downtown. We talked about signage and others. The small scale development program under housing. So just wondering intended to be. Exhaustive, otherwise headed, which is kind of which things are in the work plan versus just also happening. >> Sure. Chair commissioner trying to focus in on a tray related items. It refunded on instead of sort of exhaustive department. Why so? And happy on any of the specifics. A mention we can follow up and it can also trying to sort of a counterpart to make it more exhaustive department wide. I was as trying to focus in on a chair, a specific things is how that delineation was made. And use a little bit more about the economic development part. Sure. So for the business attraction ad retention. Absolutely. And we've got economic development
director here. If we can come fill in as well and follow up with more and so this is a traction. Retention is always an ongoing effort, right? And it's something that it's I wish there were a list he could go through an assertive. lot of it is you tend to hear its partnership with you all of hearing from you all like, hey, have you heard about this Piston center community, like I think of a good time to do some outreach like they might be needing some more support. A lot of it is partnership with our different business associations. You know, it's a chambers of commerce. They also have very local business associations. Oftentimes a lot of that conduit through that commercial court of program. It's been great to have. There's always a partnership with their business associations, but being able to actually fund and work a lot more directly with some of them through the commercial corridors program has provided that opportunity for more direct connection to this business. You know, these businesses on this quarter hearing directly and seeing those applications like this is their need right now. And they're struggling because there's Ben construction, for example, on the corridor, right until these businesses have the specific need because of construction for says these
and so through our programmatic elements as part of how that work is done in part of it is really trying to be in community and partner with to make sure that we are sort of the eyes and ears on the ground so that we hearing from and we are responding to concerns. And we're happy to follow. Mark, I know you want to come up. Welcome. Director Lloyd. And as you make your way out, I think it will be important for you to just know. We also had it presentation given to us today at the policy Committee on the council side where they talked about their economic development work as well. They're they're Endeavour's with their injury. And so just kind of purpose enough. I think it's helpful to know kind of where we're currently working on our economic development strategy on with that being that I think the slide, this line item for member for the presentation correctly may have the potential of a million dollars being invested in some of the pre-existing programs that we have here as well as some of their own work on business assistance and they have mentioned that this is the business assistance Fund specifically, but also just like other opportunities for economic development, partnership in bringing businesses, hear it retaining
and bring folks back to vacant buildings downtown all across the city. And so this question of just like, what does that look like? What is the common development looks like right now for your team? What we're waiting for the study the strategy to get through. Joe Johnson Commission make it. Thank you for the question. I think. Right now the challenge has been meeting. immediate needs of the community, which was Operation Metro Surge that took a lot of our game within the 1st quarter of the year response being trying to responsive as we could to cut business needs there. Maasai layer to that is the strategy that I'll be speaking to all about next week critical to your BIA efforts that you're talking about. The reason that's so critical is because for a long time, with the previous administration challenge of having kind of a pack in play playbook on why ball. What many think ball jacket. So when we go out have these conversations with businesses, it would be challenging, not from the standpoint of just, you know, why we love same public for them understand the business case of Wise. Paul was here. We can make some do points. We can really talk to some of the data. But this plan the strategic vision that we're putting together is the way
that we're going to start recruiting businesses to saying part of the of the talk about where we are now, where we're looking to go and how we're going get there and have a business can find itself in ecosystem. Currently, we do a lot of outreach just in relation to what here directing plan mention of what we begin to. No, that could support problematically to businesses and the community as well. So your leadership as a jury really helped us be more forward in the community. Talk to the retention aspect, the recruiting aspect is going to Once we're able to finish strategy and have something tangible to bring to businesses to discuss wasn't public sense for them to Commissioner Goodell, second at the questions that you had to Thank Thank you. One additional one additional add-on and I and it might be a little bit of question as well for our CFO for >> PT. But I curious as to several of the special funds that we have. I know we've talked about this at length in one of the things that really like to see added to the work plan as a round of the like additional responsibility. And also just acknowledging that we have depleting funds. then the jury. And Mike, what is some of the strategy going to be this year to try and identify ways to either
alleviate the depleting funds or best strategize, especially as we head towards the 2nd half of the year, which really cranks up budget cycles and budget seasons of the really great to know just what our current plan is for those funds, Housing Trust Fund alone Enterprise Fund, the parking fund several of these pieces that are either you know, some spport of staff or a dad for PE as a department, but also for other parts of the city. But just in general, there's multiple special funds that we've identified as the plea. And I think that when we have our plans that don't necessarily acknowledge that it's a little bit incomplete maybe we need to spend a little bit of time when it comes to just how we're going to address that as a body because the last want to do is have a sneak up on us and so maybe just aknowledging and outlining, I think an area where we can talk about. That's why we've instituted a budget to actual presentations and also just some other steps that might be recommendations coming in from your from the finance team to I would be really I would love to weeks a couple of points with like an area taking to our our can like our own >> I guess the school ability right now within the jury as body. >> And as a board.
Chair, they point. Thank suggestion for an addition. Appreciate ready to do something. That's right. apologize for not sending that in advance. But I think it would be great to just see something around like the jury the financial ability, the financial resiliency of it or something like that, it. But ultimately example in can talk about what our plan might be for addressing the depleting resources that we have in special funds. Okay. Commissioner, thanks, Madam chair of your question made me think of 2 other things that may be blowing here I'm not exactly sure. Ridge eyeing Tony recognize PD one thing injures another thing. Sometimes it's gray, but in case these 2 might be a As soon as I think of getting our financial house in order. And think of parking. >> And so it's been a minute since we've heard about the picking. Management study and and that that I think that that was on a previous injury plan may be a speedy, >> to figure out how we're doing our parking management generally and streamlining that. So. That's a thing that if it counts, would begin to Caesar. What I'm again, goals and outcomes are for that for this year. And then we have also talked in the past about this grants management alone
management, CRM software can't remember exactly what it was intended to track and Mr to study was doing a lot of work on it. To track our investments, I believe. And I have also not heard anything about that. And while Im, pretty sure that was J. Would also be good to know what our goals are for that get investment tracking system and parking fund. Yeah. And on the right side technician and the parking fund and the parking RFP, I should say for operations that tell you that we're we're closing in on that and looking at Deputy Director Karina CFO that we're closing in on that. And hope to summer, actually to issue that RFP with a goal by essentially first part of this year, 1st quarter next year of having new operator or operators in place actually for the jury and parking ramps. >> And it is just to kind of add on to that as well. I think when we're looking at this I would just love to see a couple of little bit of. ISAF to director guy. Look to see a little bit of some of the goals of finance team with NPD as well. But also just in general, just outlining quantified here as it relates to the jury I know the budget to Actuals was a lot of manual labor on the team to get together. And so I think one of the real, you know, it'll
be identified a budget to actual standpoint that we can use moving forward. But I think also with some of the outstanding studies I I can remember offhand if the parking for specific. So if jury, but I do know that it was brought up to us into a spotty. And so getting update on that would be really helpful as well for the grants management piece. I think this is also important because we'd like to know just I don't know if there actually are grants that we have pursued as a body at But I think just also knowing what the funding abilities are and what kind of solutions we may have for external things that we can. Begin to think about in ways that maybe it's not for this year future years as well. So just kind of getting into the habit we are in May of 2026. Now. And so maybe it's worthwhile to look into. Yes, the rest of 2026, but also quarter one, 2027 knowing full. Well, that will have to updated as we get to 2027, but that we may not get to after the year and close 2026. And so just thinking about these numbers and the reports it might be worthwhile to see if anyone has anything that they may want to mention for quarter one, especially from on the financial side commissioner, thank you. Chair Johnson, thank you so much. Stricter for this
presentation. I appreciate the. >> The framework in terms of just like what are some of our strategic goals? I appreciate the clarity around what each of the programs are. aspects of the work and what it's seeking to accomplish. I just also want echo I heard earlier today, but I would like to see, you know, definitely for this update on the work plan. It connected to kind of a budget to actual site. To think I appreciate having the budget to actuals and also lists calming fte. >> It really shows a clear picture in terms of like the cost of doing business for a jury. But it will be nice to see how like, for example, like housing instability, like is that connected to a team like how many like what is that team actually look like? What is the workload of that team and how that's actually connected to how funding that staff. And I know you had said like there are some things in here that was included because this is solely use around a jury fund a fund. It. But I do think it would be helpful. It would it would be would have been very beneficial even see what lke the PD does manage as a whole just because I think, you know, as this body when we're getting updates you know, we don't really use our policy meetings for PD. We
usually use a board meetings to get updates from PD. So I definitely want to have that overview. And then I just made a couple notes. I also would be Kerry assist, know about how we're managing and what strategic goals for district councils. When Ithink about the housing instability and really a lot of like a lot o the programs that exist within PD. It's really our district councils the you know, the partner with helping to promote and making sure we get as much outreach. So I I'm ways that we can help support that. I know during our budget conversations that was something that we are mentioned and then last but not I'm also curious about the just at the overall plan in terms of like our real estate portfolio and the management of that understanding that, you know, counts or excuse commissioner maker mention about the park fund. you know, there is and some big plans around the Roy Wilkins is not Republicans but the Grand casino and and had a chance to talk with the size, gives them and children's museum in finding out those are city-owned assets. And I'm just curious if that's something that PD team overseas are that something would dsi? And I know it's the at least one more things too. Just understanding that I noticed hearing from the mayor she really has a strong plan around and getting back to the basics and really integrating,
you know, some of our dsi PD systems. It would be nice to see like how that continuity is being like are designed and just seen no. Are we sharing different teams and there's any areas aren't programs already in the works in terms of getting that stronger partnership. I think the with the permit ready plan. You know, that really was a great example of how they also both of those departments plan to work future. Thank you. Appreciate it. Yes, thank Commissioner Bowie and one thing taken away and that want to just not for staff, we should probably find another time for the district councils to come back to this body because of the the additional funding that a jury duty. But also just the work that most likely has been developed after the first year of having that funding change from Cdbg and and because it was a jury funded, it's an appropriate agenda item for discussion. So just want to know then we can add that to the. The rest of the 2026. Your calendar. What I think would be really helpful and it's not an opportunity to the but it sounds offensive interests or to make man in hearing about PD is work plan as well for the and how that can be given to us, I think can be done either by way of obviously kind of what I've shared as well as that often PD, items
become the jury conversations and know that for some of the items that we placed on here, one there when it has been mostly a city base, I face some resistance and being able to put it on the agenda. And so one of the things I think will be really helpful would be either getting that been sent in to the spotty an email her, something that would allow us to to see that or your recommendations and how you'd like to present that because it does seem to be interested hearing about PBS overall operations. There's a long list of things that are not on here that that could be codified in the pb budget. There's you know, so it's intertwined i the sense that we just heard from office. How much of the PD staff we actually support financially literally 80's. I think 80% or of the staff. But we know that that's different when it caught the city differentiates these bodies from Charlie. And so just wanted to make sure that we have an opportunity to do that because there i an appetite to hear about the of the work that the staff us and so I'll leave that up to you. Kind of decide what the best way to distribute that information whether that's preferred in conversation like this, which I'm happy to do this one. Yes, we focused on anything related to a fund things that we we could tied
at 2 yeah, I mean, we could pick probably creative about how he said it. Put it back in here, especially if we look at staffing and asked for a report back But I think that there will be other ways to to get plan to us. A couple things for commissioner. Thank you, director with van. A couple things for commissioners because we have just the next week meeting as well. So the 27th meeting because we can't put the 20th for a lovely 10 members we most likely we may have a couple items for both of those meetings that will be introduction of action, which is to make sure that we're able to fit guidelines either proposal lines from the developers or even just deadlines for staff. And so you may see items that come up for you that are both an introduction and action. That's why just because we're going to try to make sure that we get through the month of May without have anything lingering over its June because we don't we only have 2 meetings remaining. So you'll see those just wanting to give you a disclaimer. I know there's one coming up in my ward next week. And so there might be a couple others that require that same type of peace. But don't be surprised. Look at it will be up for discussion for items that we have coming up. If you have
any questions about them, you know, you just want to check to see when they're posted on Thursdays and feel free to reach out, asking questions that might offer directly. And there vice chair jokes. Tank you. We are adjourned.