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UH, DIRECTOR CHAMBERS PRESENT.
DIRECTOR RAMIREZ DIRECTORS IS ALSO ABSENT.
READY? I NEXT TO THE BLACK, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY, AND THUS FOR ALL.
UM, SO, UH, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
I WAS REALLY BUSY, UH, TIME OF THE YEAR.
I JUST WANTED TO CONNECT, UH, THE WORK, UH, ON THIS GROUP, THE, WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE LARGER CITY.
SO THERE'S STILL A FEW DAYS LEFT IN THE YEAR, BUT UM, WE HAD OVERNIGHT GROUP HOUSING STARTS THIS YEAR JUST UNDER THE THOUSAND.
UM, GOAL THAT WE HAD SET THAT
SO WHEN I STARTED AT THE CITY JUST EIGHT AND A HALF YEARS AGO, UM, WE HAD 77 0 WAS ALL HOUSING STARTS THAT YEAR.
UM, SO THAT THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN AUTOMATICALLY.
IT HAPPENS THROUGH ENORMOUS AMOUNTS OF WORK FROM THIS COMMISSION ON THE AFFORDABLE SIDE, FROM THE
UM, HOPEFULLY YOU CAN MAKE IT, UM, JANUARY 9TH IN PERSON, BUT IF NOT, UM, WATCH ONLINE.
THE MAYOR WILL BE GIVING A STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS WILL BE A PROMINENT, UM, COUNSELING SECTION AND YOU'LL, UM, RECOGNIZE SOME OF THE WORK.
UM, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE HOLIDAY, POST HOLIDAY GET TOGETHER.
UM, AND ALSO WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, WE'VE REVIEWED SOME MICRO GRANTS AND WE'LL REVIEW THOSE AGAIN.
AND I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE CITY MANAGER TO PRE UP SOME ADDITIONAL FUNDING AND REMOVED SOME OF THE FUNDING RESTRICTIONS SO THAT WE'RE ABLE TO DO MORE OF THAT, UM, GRANT MAKING OPPORTUNITY.
AND WE ALSO HAVE A, UM, A OWNERSHIP PROGRAM IN THE DEPARTMENT THAT, UM, WE HAVE BEEN ADMINISTERING, UH, HAVE SOME CHANGES EFFECTIVE JANUARY THAT WE'LL OPEN THAT PROGRAM UP TO ADDITIONAL RISK ADVANCES AND INCREASE THE FUNDING AMOUNT AS WELL.
UM, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF SYLVIA WANTS TO TALK ABOUT THOSE CHANGES.
THREE MAJOR CHANGES WE MADE IS TO GO STATEWIDE BUT AREA, SO THAT'S GONNA OPEN UP MORE ACTIVE ADVANCE.
WE'RE ALSO GOING TO INCREASE THE INCOME LIMITS TO 200% A MI AND WE INCREASE THE AMOUNT FROM 20 TO 25,000.
SO WITH THESE CHANGES WE FORESEE WE'RE GONNA GET MORE APPLICATIONS AND WE ARE ALSO GOING TO REFER SOME THOSE THAT THEY DON'T QUALIFY AND HAVE THEM COME BACK AND WE APPLY AND SEE HOW WE CAN HELP.
IS THAT PUTTING I THERE FOR ANOTHER 12 MONTHS? YEAH, IT'S UNTIL THE MONEY RUNS OUT.
SO WE HOPE BY, UM, YOU KNOW, LOOSENING UP THE CRITERIA A LITTLE BIT, THAT THE GOAL IS TO GET ALL OF THE MONEY, UH, OUT THE DOOR NEXT CALENDAR YEAR AS WE KIND OF WRAP UP ALL OF OUR AVERAGE CRITERIA PROGRAMS. SO, SO THAT'S THE GOAL AND GIVE PEOPLE, UM, INTO A HOME, WHICH WOULD BE GREAT.
SO THAT WAS IT FOR MY PRESIDENT'S REPORT.
ALRIGHT, SO LET'S, UH, JUMP INTO THE AGENDA.
UM, SO IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE DEBATE? UM, WE'LL NOW TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT OF THE DIRECTOR REPORT IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK.
WE TAKE THE VOTE NOW ON THE PRESIDENT'S REPORT.
SO OUR MEETING MINUTES ON OUR LAST MEETING, WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES.
THINK THERE SHOULD BE TWO OF US ABOUT ALL
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QUESTION.DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM AND WE'LL ON.
SO, UH, DIRECTOR CHAMBER, APPROVE.
DIRECTOR, DO I VOTE YOU WANNA NOT MAYOR? UM, SHE DOES VOTE EVEN THOUGH SHE WAS NOT HERE AT THE LAST MINUTE BECAUSE I DID PROVIDE MINUTES TO YOU BOARD.
RECOMMENDATION TO AUTHORIZE A PRESIDENT OR DESIGNEE TO AMEND AND RESTATE THE LOAN AND REGULATORY AGREEMENTS WITH MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATIONS OF LOS ANGELES FOR 8 1 4 ATLANTIC AVENUE AND AUTHORIZE A PRESIDENT OR DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO AMEND AND RESTATE BELOW AND REGULATORY AGREEMENTS.
VICE PRESIDENT SORENSEN, WHO WILL BE PRESENTING TODAY.
ON SEPTEMBER 18TH, 1992, THE LONG BEACH HOUSEHOLD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, NOW KNOWN THAT THE L-B-C-I-C ENTERED INTO A LOAN AGREEMENT WITH MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF LOS ANGELES, WHICH IS NOW KNOWN AS MEJ FOR THE DEVELOPMENTS OF 808 14 ATLANTIC AVENUE.
THE PROJECT PROVIDES 13 ONE BEDROOM APARTMENT UNITS AFFORDABLE TO LOW AND VERY LOW INCOME CONSULTS.
THE LOAN AMOUNT OF 280,000 WAS STRUCTURED AS A RESIDUAL RECEIPT NOTE WITH A 30 YEAR TERM.
ACCORDING 3% SIMPLE INTEREST STARTING AT YEAR 1530.
THIS LOAN MATURED THIS PAST SUMMER WITH AN OUTSTANDING LOAN BALANCE IN THE AMOUNT OF 407,312, WHICH INCLUDES 12 PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST.
THE REGULATORY AGREEMENT, WHICH RESTRICTS THE INCOME AND RENT LEVELS EXPIRES IN MAY OF 2033.
THE PROJECT HAS EXPERIENCED OPERATIONAL CHANGES, UH, WHICH INCLUDES HIGH TENANT TURNOVERS CAUSED BY PERSONAL HARDSHIP, NON-PAYMENT OF RENTS AND UNCOMPENSATED PROPERTY DAMAGES.
BUT DESPITE THESE DAMAGES, MHA MANAGED TO MAINTAIN A BREAK EVEN FINANCIAL STATUS AND IT'S NOT IN DEFAULT WITH ANY OF IT LOANS, INCLUDING OUR LOAN OR WITH THE STATE LOAN ON ITS ONGOING EFFORTS TO ENSURE PROJECT STABILITY.
MHA SUBMITTED A REQUEST IN JUNE OF 2023 TO EXTEND THE L-D-C-I-C LONG-TERM TO OCTOBER, 2042, ALIGNING IT WITH THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT TERMINATION DATE OF IT, CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT LOAN AND REGULATORY AGREEMENTS.
SO THIS HCD LOAN ON THE PROJECT EXPIRED BACK IN OCTOBER OF 2022, BUT HCD HAS APPROVED THE EXTENSION OF ITS LONG TERM TO OCTOBER OF 2022.
THIS IS ALIGNING IT WITH THE TERMINATION OF THEIR EXISTING REGULATORY AGREEMENT.
CITY STAFF CONSULTED WITH KAISER MARSTON TO REVIEW THE REQUEST FROM MHA AND BASED ON THEIR ASSESSMENT OF THE PROJECT BUDGET, WHICH WAS ALSO APPROVED BY H-C-D-K-M-A SUPPORTS THE LOAN EXTENSION WITH THE CONDITION THAT THE L-B-C-I-C ALSO EXTENDS ITS REGULATORY AGREEMENT BY NINE YEARS TO ALIGN IT WITH THE TERM OF THE HCD REGULATORY AGREEMENT AND AMENDMENTS TO THE LBCX LOAN AGREEMENT.
SO WE'RE GETTING THREE NINE ADDITIONAL MORE YEARS OF RESTRICT RESTRICTED PROPERTY BASED ON THE KMA RECOMMENDATION AND HCD LOAN EXTENSION CITY STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL TO AMEND AND RESTATE THE LOAN AND REGULATORY AGREEMENT WITH MHA FOR ITS PROJECT AND TO AUTHORIZE THE PRESIDENT AND WICK NEED TO EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS WERE DATED TO, UM, THE EXTENSION OF THE DOCUMENTS.
UM, THIS CONCLUDES MY REPORT AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT I HAVE.
YES, I HAVE A QUESTION, BUT UM, THERE WILL BE AN EXTENSION ON ARY AGREEMENT, RIGHT? THAT'S ON THE INCOME AND RENT.
SO OURS IS, YEAH, OURS IS ACTUALLY EXPIRE 2033, BUT WITH THIS EXPANSION WE WILL EXTEND IT TO 2042 GAIN NINE MORE YEARS OF FROM CIRCLE
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ADD TO THAT, IT GOES TO WHAT MARKET RATE BECAUSE IT'S BEEN RESTRICTED SINCE 90.WHAT? IT'S SHORT OF SOMETHING ELSE HAPPENING.
SO, UM, PART OF OUR OBLIGATION THAT HOUSING ELEMENT IS WE DO LOOK AT INSPIRING, UM, COVENANTS AND, UM, WOULD IT COME TO, UH, EITHER, UM, MATCH THE OWNER UP WITH THE COUNTERPARTY ESTATE IN TERMS OF DOING A REFINANCE, UM, OR LOOK AT, UM, DOING THE REFINANCE OUR OURSELF.
THEY CAN QUALIFY FOR A COMPETITIVE, UM, FOR FUNDING.
THESE BUILDINGS DO NEED AN INFUSION OF CASH AS THEY AGE.
UM, SO IT'S NOT JUST A MATTER OF EXTENDING IT AND SENDING IT, YOU KNOW, THEY, UM, NEED AN INFUSION OF CASH AND THAT EITHER COMES BY INCREASED RENTS OR BY FIN, BUT YOU WILL SORT OF CROSS THAT AT THEM.
WE LOOK AT
TRY TO, YOU KNOW, A SOLUTION TO KEEP THE BUILDING.
AND
THIS BEEN ACTUALLY PREDATES US AND WE, SO WE DON'T KNOW WHY ALL OF THE AGREEMENTS AND REGULATORY AGREEMENTS AND NOT MATCH UP OUR DEALS THESE DAYS.
ALL OF THE PARTNERS AGREE AND THE REGULATORY AGREEMENTS MATCH WITH THE LOAN TERMS AND ALL OF THAT.
AND SO WE'RE JUST BRINGING IT OUT TO THE STANDARD, CLOSER TO THE STANDARD TERM OF HOW LONG RESTRICT AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS.
WE DON'T EXPECT THEM IN THE FUTURE.
WE'RE ALL STILL AROUND IN BUSINESS, SO LET THIS GO TO MARKET RATE.
UM, ALTHOUGH WE DEFINITELY NEED SOME SUBSTANTIAL REMODELING IF NOT TO BE SCRAPPED AND BUIL, WHICH HAPPENS.
ALSO, WE DON'T DO THIS IN A SILO.
WE'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH THE STATE AND ALTHOUGH WE
SO, UM, AS SOON AS YOU MAKE YOUR DECISION HERE TODAY,
AND, UM, SO WE'LL NOW TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO SECRETARY, THANK BEFORE WE CALL THE VOTE, CAN WE HAVE A MOTION? AND A SECOND? UM, SECOND.
SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE EVERYONE.
UH, THE SCRIPT HAS CHANGED A LITTLE BIT, SO IT'S THE FIRST TIME THAT WE USE IT AT THIS MEETING.
UM, SO I'M JUST GOING TO, UH, JUST ALEJANDRA CHAIR THE VOTE.
I'M GONNA TAKE THE VOTE FOR THIS ITEM CHAMBERS.
SO I'M, UM, BUT I COULD STILL TAKE THE, YEAH.
RECOMMENDATION TO AUTHORIZE PRESIDENT OR DESIGNATE TO NEGOTIATE AND ENTER INTO A DISPOSITION AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH 2 2 5 2 2 7 HIS FIFTH STREAM AND 1510 PALMER COURT TO HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF GREATER LOS ANGELES AND APPROVE A LOAN IN THE AMOUNT OF 560,000 TO HABITAT FOR HUMANITY FOR GREATER LOS ANGELES TO PROVIDE GAP FINANCING FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF 2 2 5 2 7 STREET AND 1 5 0 PALMER COURT AND AUTHORIZE THE PRESIDENT OR DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE DISPOSITION AND DEVELOPMENT FOR THE COMMENCE.
MAY I HAVE A MOTION? SECOND VICE PRESIDENT SORENSON, WHO WILL BE PRESENT.
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NEXT SLIDE.I'LL GIVE YOU SOME BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON THIS.
THE CITY OF LONG BEACH PURCHASED THREE PARCELS FROM THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES VIA TAX DEPOSITED AUCTION IN 2007 AND 2009.
ON JULY 12TH, 2022, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LONG BEACH DECLARED THE SITE EXEMPT SURPLUS LAND.
ON DECEMBER 13TH, 2022, LONG BEACH COMMUNITY INVESTMENT COMPANY ISSUED A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING ON FEBRUARY 15TH, 2023.
THE L-V-C-I-C AUTHORIZED AN EXCLUSIVE NEGOTIATING AGREEMENT WITH HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF GREATER LOS ANGELES.
THE PROJECT IS FOR, UH, CONSTRUCTION OF SEVEN AFFORDABLE FOREST SALE TOWN HOMES.
THESE SEVEN NEW TWO STORY TOWN HOMES AND TWO BUILDINGS, ONE WITH FOUR ATTACHED HOMES, AND ONE WITH THREE ATTACHED HOMES.
EACH TOWN HOME WILL HAVE THREE BEDROOMS AND TWO AND A HALF BATHROOMS ATTACHED, TWO CAR GARAGES, ROOFTOPS SOLAR PANELS, AND A 220 VOLT ELECTRIC OUTLET AND SMALL PRIVATE YARDS WITH DROUGHT TOLERANT LANDSCAPING.
UM, THE ELIGIBLE BUYERS FOR THESE TOWN HOMES WILL BE FIRST TIME HOME BUYERS EARNING UP TO 80% OF AREA MEDIAN INCOME.
THEY MUST RESIDE IN THE UNIT AS THEIR PRIMARY RESIDENCE FOR 45 YEARS OR SELL TO ANOTHER TO SELL THE UNIT TO ANOTHER ELIGIBLE BUYER.
THE HOME BUYERS MUST QUALIFY FOR A FIRST MORTGAGE THROUGH A TRADITIONAL LENDER.
THEY MUST BE ABLE TO PAY AN AFFORDABLE MORTGAGE, INCLUDING TAXES AND INSURANCE EQUALING NO MORE THAN 30% OF THEIR MONTHLY INCOME.
AND THEY MUST CONTRIBUTE RENT EQUITY AND A ATTEND FIRST TIME HOME BUYER EDUCATION CLASSES.
AND THEN IT'S JUST A PROJECT RENDERING OF THE SITE AS VIEWED FROM FIFTH STREET
THIS IS THE FRONT FOUR HOMES BEHIND THIS.
THERE'S A COMMON DRIVEWAY CONNECTING THE, UM, DRIVEWAYS AND THEN THE SECOND BUILDING HAS THREE TOWN HOMES BEHIND THAT NEXT SLIDE.
AND SINCE THE EXECUTION OF THE AGREEMENT TO NEGOTIATE HABITAT, LA HAS APPLIED FOR ENTITLEMENTS AND RECEIVED SITE PLAN REVIEW APPROVAL.
AND SINCE THE SITE IS CURRENTLY VACANT, HABITAT LA IS READY TO TAKE OWNERSHIP AND BEGIN CONSTRUCTION IN EARLY 2024.
RECOMMENDATION IS TO AUTHORIZE THE PRESIDENT OR DESIGNEE TO NEGOTIATE AND ENTER INTO A DISPOSITION AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR 2 2 2 2 70 15TH STREET AND 1510 PALMER COURT TO HABITAT LA APPROVE A LOAN IN THE AMOUNT OF $560,000 TO HABITAT LA FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROJECT AND AUTHORIZE THE PRESIDENT OR DOESN'T NEED TO EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE DISPOSITION AND DEVELOPMENT IN ROOM AGREEMENT.
THIS CONCLUDES THE PRESENTATION.
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
COMMENT ON THIS ITEM WOULD SPEAK STAND DIRECTOR CHAMBERS.
SO AT THIS TIME WE'LL TAKE NON AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENTS.
ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS OR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA.
I HAVE SOMETHING TO BRING UP THAT THE ORGANIZATION CALLED IN ACTION AND I HAVEN'T REALLY BEEN IN THE MEETING OR VISITING RECENTLY
UM, SOMETHING THAT CAME UP AND I DIDN'T KNOW HER ANSWER AND ANSWER IS HOW IS IT THE ACTUAL EVENTS, THOSE PROJECTS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT LATINO ORGANIZATION, THAT SERVE AREA, RIGHT? AND HOW DO THEY GET TO KNOW WHEN OPPORTUNITIES AND PROJECTS ARE DONE AND THEY WANT TO APPLY? HOW DO THEY HAVE THEIR, HOW DO THEY GET NOTIFIED? WHERE DO THEY FIND WELL, WE HAVE PEOPLE CALLING OUR OFFICE EVERY DAY.
SO I THINK IF THEY DO A SEARCH OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND THE CITY BLOCK, WE, IT'S ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT COMPUTER AND TO OUR OTHER CLERK GET CALLS ALL DAY LONG AND WE REFER 'EM TO OUR LIST OF ALL OF OUR RESTRICTED AFFORDABLE HOUSING, WHICH THERE'S HUNDREDS OF PROJECTS ON THAT LISTING OVER 4,000 UNITS.
WE ENCOURAGE THEM TO GET ON A WAIT LIST,
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ET CETERA.WE ALSO HAVE, UM, PENDING UPCOMING PROJECTS LISTED ON OUR WEBSITE AND WE DO A LOT OF PROMOTION.
WE, UM, THE DEVELOPERS AND SYLVIA'S GONE THROUGH A FEW STUFF.
SHE CAN SPEAK TO IT TOO, BUT WE PUT ADS IN NEWSPAPERS AND READ LANGUAGES.
WE, UM, POST SIGNAGE ALL AROUND THE SITE.
THEY HAVE TO GO OUT AND DO AT LEAST, UM, OUTREACH TO AT LEAST TWO OR THREE RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS AND AT LEAST A COUPLE OF NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN A MILE RADIUS OF THE PROJECT.
UM, THERE'S A WHOLE FAIR HOUSING PLAN THAT HAS TO BE APPROVED BY NOT ONLY US, BUT UM, TYPICALLY EITHER THE STATE OR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DEPENDING ON THE FUNDING SOURCE.
UM, WE CAN'T REACH EVERYBODY, BUT WE'RE, WE'RE TRYING AND KEEP DEFINITELY OPEN SUGGESTIONS FOR HOW TO DO MORE.
UM, IS THERE A WEBSITE THAT I CAN
THEY HAVE TO JUST KEEP, UM, LOOKING FOR PROJECTS THAT ARE COMING.
WE DON'T NEED TO SORT OF DATABASE AND ADDRESSING PEOPLE.
IT WOULD TAKE A LOT OF STAFF TO MAINTAIN THAT, MAKE SURE THEY'RE STILL IN THE AREA AND STILL ELIGIBLE AND ALL OF THAT.
UM, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT DEVELOPER WOULD DO, LIKE IN THIS CASE HAVING TAUGHT.
RIGHT? IF THEY COME WITH ALREADY SEVEN
SO, UM, SYLVIA ORHOW WILL WORK WITH THE DEVELOPER AND THEY HAVE TO CREATE A RECRUITMENT PLAN.
UM, AND THEN THE CITY SIGNS OFF ON THE RECRUITMENT PLAN.
SO THE RECRUITMENT PLAN CAN'T BE, I PICK SEVEN PEOPLE THAT ARE MY FRIENDS OR I ONLY MARKET TO THIS CHURCH THAT I GO TO.
THE RECRUITMENT PLAN HAS TO INVOLVE ADVERTISING AND NEWSPAPER TO OUTREACH AND MULTIPLE LANGUAGES.
A MEETING, WHETHER IT'S, YOU KNOW, VIRTUAL OR IN PERSON AND THEN A LOTTERY SYSTEM.
SO THEY'RE NOT, THESE, UH, LEASE UPS ARE NOT PERSONAL FIRST SERVED.
THERE'S A PERIOD OF TIME WHERE PEOPLE, UM, CAN SIGN UP.
AND THEN FROM ALL THE PEOPLE THAT SIGN UP, THERE'S A LOTTERY, UM, FROM WHICH THOSE FIRST, UM, APPLICANTS ARE CHOSEN.
AND THEN PART OF OUR ONGOING MONITORING IS SORT OF HOW THEY MAKE THE UNITS AVAILABLE.
UM, AFTER THAT RESIDENTS, THEY GRADUATE OTHER HOUSING, YOU KNOW, HOW THEY
SO THAT, UM, GETS HANDED UP TO OUR MONITORING GROUP AND ON FOR 55 YEARS OR LOT PEOPLE.
WE ALSO HAVE AN EXTENSIVE LIST OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS AND, AND I'M ONLY FORMING, I'M NOT SAYING WE CAN'T DO BETTER.
UM, I WANNA BE CLEAR ABOUT THAT.
I'M JUST LETTING YOU KNOW THE RESOURCES THAT WE DO HAVE.
UM, 'CAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT TO US.
IT'S, IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO US AS STAFF THAT PEOPLE GET ACCESS TO OUR PROJECTS.
WE TALK ABOUT IT A LOT LATELY AND WE'RE LAUNCHING, UM, UNITS COMING AVAILABLE THROUGH EXCLUSIONARY HOUSING.
BUT WE HAVE A LIST OF NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
AND SO OUR OWN STAFF PERSON MANAGES THAT AND SENDS OUT, UM, ANNOUNCEMENTS WHEN WE'RE HAVING THESE SUB MEETINGS FOR THESE PROJECTS.
UM, ALSO THE COUNCIL OFFICE, WE COUNT ON THEM.
THEY WANNA BE ABLE TO PROMOTE PROJECTS IN THEIR AREA.
SO WE COUNT ON THEM TO SEND IT OUT IN THEIR NEWSLETTERS.
THERE'S LEAST LIKELY TO APPLY GROUPS FOR A REASON OR LEAST LIKELY TO HEAR
WE HAVE DONE RESEARCH IN THE PAST AND WE FIND THAT MOST OF THE PEOPLE THAT GET ON A WAIT LIST FOR A PROJECT ONCE UNDER CONSTRUCTION FOUND OUT ABOUT IT FROM SIGNAGE ON THE SITE, WHICH I GUESS DEPENDING ON YOUR PERSPECTIVE, COULD BE BAD OR GOOD.
THE GOOD THING WE ALWAYS SAY IS PEOPLE SAY, OH, WELL WE WANNA SERVE PEOPLE LIVING IN THAT COMMUNITY.
WELL YOU ARE BECAUSE MOST OF THEM HAVE GONE ON THE LIST 'CAUSE THEY WERE DRIVING BY EITHER BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO WORK OR BECAUSE THEY LIVE IN THE AREA.
UM, BUT YEAH, WE'RE HA WE WE TRY AND DO, BUT WE CAN DEFINITELY DO, UM, MORE AND ALSO BEING BLOOD.
LATELY THE PROJECTS COMING ONLINE, A LOT OF THE UNITS HAVE SERVED HOMELESS, UM, POPULATIONS, WHICH MEANS THEY HAVE TO COME THROUGH A REFERRAL SYSTEM.
AND SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE PUSHING REALLY HARD TO GET MORE FAMILY PROJECTS LIKE THAT.
UM, WE DID ONE THAT CAME UP LAST MONTH AND ON WORKLOADS IS FOR, FOR FAMILIES WHO CAN GET ON A WAIT LIST, THEY DON'T HAVE TO COME THROUGH A REFERRAL PROCESS BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS OF REALLY HARD PARTS TO GET.
AND WE NEED THOSE IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO GO OUT TO THESE ORGANIZATIONS TO TELL PEOPLE CAN GET ON A WAIT LIST RIGHT NOW.
STAFF DOESN'T NEED, WE DON'T HAVE A MECHANISM.
THEY HAVE TO BE GOING THROUGH A REFERRAL PROCESS FOR 90% OF OUR UNITS.
I WOULD LIKE TO ADD, LIKE, THE MOST RECENTLY, LISA THAT WE WENT THROUGH WITH WAS THE WELLSPRING.
UM, AS PART OF OUR MARKETING PLAN THAT IT'S APPROVED WITH THE CITY, WE ENSURE WE HAVE A DEVELOPER ITEMS WITH THE BACKUP THEY
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ANDSO THEY HAVE TO PROVIDE US WITH BACKUP THAT THEY'VE ALREADY REACHED OUT TO BOTH PUBLICATIONS AND WHAT OTHER GROUPS IN ADDITION TO, YOU KNOW, THAT THEY, SO WE DO ENCOURAGE 'EM TO TRANSLATE ALL THE MATERIAL TO LOOK THEIR LANGUAGE, GET THE, WELL IT'S BIG POPULATION.
WE HEAR A LOT THOUGH FROM OUR COMMUNICATIONS PEOPLE THAT PEOPLE AREN'T READING PUBLIC.
SO WE'RE DOING IT AND WE MAKE THEM PAY, BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW EFFECTIVE IT IS, BUT WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO SAY THAT WE TRIED.
UM, BUT I THINK TOO, SO WE HAVE A CALENDAR OF EVENTS THAT, UM, MARY YOUR CHAIR'S GONNA TALK ABOUT, UM, NEXT MONTH WHEN SHE'S HERE.
BUT WE'RE PUTTING IT TOGETHER AND HOPE TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE, UM, A CALENDAR THAT'LL SHOW YOU FOR THE UPCOMING MONTH ALL OF THE THINGS THAT YOU CAN ATTEND THAT AREN'T FUNDS HAVE TOUCHED OR THAT WE'RE ACTIVELY PLANNING.
AND IF WE CAN GET REPRESENTATION TO HELP US, UM, COMMUNICATE OUR MESSAGE AND WE'LL WORK WITH MARY'S THOUGHT IT WOULD BE NICE AND MAYBE YOU FEEL MORE OFFICIAL IF YOU HAVE ACTUAL NAME TAGS, SO MONICA, TO GET THOSE REAL NAME TAGS MADE AND TAKE ANY OTHER SUGGESTIONS THAT MIGHT HELP YOU ALL.
BUT, UM, WE DEFINITELY NEED MORE VOICES, BUT WE NEED MORE BUILDINGS TOO.
BUT
SO, UH, EVERYTHING'S ON THE TABLE.
SO MEGAN AND I ACTUALLY DID HAVE A DISCUSSION WITH ENSEMBLE ABOUT THEIR FIRM AND WHAT THEY SPENT MONEY ON AND IF THEY WOULD EVER DO A, A
AND, AND WE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE OPEN TO NEW IDEAS AND MARY, YOUR CHAIR HAS A WHOLE PRESENTATION WHERE YOU ABOUT HOW WE'RE GONNA TOGETHER, YOU KNOW, DO BETTER ENGAGING WITH
SO, UM, ARE THERE ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE BOARD? I JUST WANNA SAY HAPPY HOLIDAYS.
SO IF THERE'S NO OBJECTIONS, I DECLARE THAT THIS MEETING IS, THANK YOU.