* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:01] CHAIR RAMIREZ HERE. THANK YOU. VICE CHAIR EL CARREJO HERE. THANK YOU. DIRECTOR CHAMBERS HERE. THANK YOU. DIRECTOR DELGADO. HERE. THANK YOU. DIRECTOR ESPARZA HERE. THANK YOU. DIRECTOR ADE. PRESENT. THANK YOU. DIRECTOR SIDES HERE. THANK YOU. WE HAVE A QUORUM. THANK YOU. MAY I PLEASE VOLUNTEER [PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE] DIRECTOR EZ TO, UH, LEAD THE FLAG S**T. MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE [1. 25-54069 Recommendation to receive and file President’s Report.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] READ THE FIRST ITEM RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE THE PRESIDENT'S REPORT. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO HEAR THIS ITEM? SO MOVED. UH, SECOND. I'M LOOKING AT THE BUTTON. SECOND. OKAY. UM, IT'S BEEN MOVED BY DIRECTOR SIDES AND SECONDED BY DIRECTOR REJO. MAY WE PLEASE HAVE THE PRESIDENT'S REPORT? UM, GOOD EVENING DIRECTORS. JUST TO BE VERY BRIEF, UH, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND HAPPY NEW YEAR. IT WAS GREAT TO SEE SOME OF YOU AT THE MAYOR'S EVENT, UM, LAST NIGHT WHERE THE MAYOR DID, UH, HIGHLIGHT IN, UH, MANY OF THE PROGRAMS THAT, UH, WE OVERSEE HERE AT L-B-C-I-C. SO, UM, WHETHER IT'S CREATING NEW RENTAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES, HOME OWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES, UH, THAT WAS ALL, UH, FEATURED IN THE STATE OF THE CITY AND REMINDS US OF THE IMPORTANT WORK WE HAVE IN FRONT OF US FOR THE YEAR AHEAD. SO WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF ANNOUNCEMENTS HERE, UH, TODAY, BUT WE'RE, UH, EXCITED TO GET INTO THE AGENDA ITEM AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. WE'LL NOW TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM AND IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, PLEASE STAND. AND, UM, HEARING NONE THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION FOR THIS ITEM? HEARING NONE, MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL FOR THE VOTE. DIRECTOR VO I JUST CLICK YES OR NO. YES. THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIES MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM [2. 25-54070 Recommendation to approve the minutes for The Long Beach Community Investment Company regular meeting of Wednesday, November 20, 2024.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR THE LONG BEACH COMMUNITY INVESTMENT COMPANY, REGULAR MEETING OF WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20TH, 2024. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES? UM, IT'S BEEN MOVED BY DIRECTOR CHAMBERS AND SECONDED BY DIRECTOR EZ. UH, MAY. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? UH, HEARING NONE WILL NOW TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT AND HEARING. HEARING NONE. MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL FOR THE VOTE. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY, MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE READ THE [3. 25-54071 Recommendation to recommend that the City Council approve the Substantial Amendment to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-2025 Action Plan and Substantial Amendment to the FY 2022-2023 for the expenditure of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] NEXT ITEM. THANK YOU. RECOMMENDATION TO RECOMMEND THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE THE SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 TO 2025 ACTION PLAN AND SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT TO THE FY 2022 TO 2023 FOR THE EXPENDITURE OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT CDBG FUNDS. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO HEAR THIS ITEM? IT IS BEEN MOVED BY DIRECTOR CHAMBERS AND SECONDED BY DIRECTOR ESPARZA. UM, MAY WE HAVE THE REPORT? GOOD AFTERNOON BOARD MEMBERS. THE TWO AMENDMENTS TODAY ARE FOR TWO ACTION PLANS, ONE APPROVED ON JULY 19TH, 2022, AND THE OTHER APPROVED THIS PAST JUNE. THE FEDERAL REGULATION FOR OUR HUD FUNDS REQUIRE A FORMAL SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT WHENEVER THERE'S A CHANGE IN A SINGLE ACTIVITY BUDGET BY MORE THAN 25% OR A CHANGE IN PRIORITY, PURPOSE, SCOPE, LOCATION, OR BENEFICIARIES. FISHERIES. IN 2016 HU PUBLISHED A NOTICE WITH REVISED LANGUAGE TO ALLOW NSP NEIGHBORHOOD STABILIZATION PROGRAM RECIPIENTS TO TRANSFER PROGRAM INCOME TO THE CDBG FUND. NSP WAS A PROGRAM WHERE GRANTS TO CITIES WERE AWARDED AS EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE TO STABILIZE COMMUNITIES WITH HIGH RATES OF [00:05:01] ABANDONED AND FORECLOSED HOMES. IN 2008, THE CITY OF LONG BEACH WAS ABLE TO PURCHASE REHAB AND PROVIDE SECOND MORTGAGE ASSISTANCE TO 140 PROPERTIES AND HOUSEHOLDS. THE GOAL OF THE REVISED LANGUAGE ENCOURAGES JURISDICTIONS TO FORMALLY CLOSE OUT NSP GRANTS, WHICH HUD IS NOW REQUIRING. THE CITY INTENDS ON CLOSING OUT THE GRANTS SHORTLY AFTER APPROVAL OF THE TRANSFER OF FUNDS TO A-C-D-B-G PROGRAM IF RECOMMENDED BY L-B-C-I-C AND APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL. THE OTHER AMENDMENT IS TO REALLOCATE UNSPENT CDBG ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT PROGRAM FUNDING. THE CITY'S CURRENT A DU PROGRAM KNOWN AS THE BACKYARD BUILDERS PROGRAM IS FUNDED THROUGH OTHER SOURCES AND IS CURRENTLY INELIGIBLE FOR CDBG REIMBURSEMENT AS DESIGNED THE AMENDMENTS AND ATTACHMENT A OF YOUR HOUND OUTS WERE POSTED FOR 30 DAYS FOR PUBLIC REVIEW WITH MULTILINGUAL PUBLIC NOTICES ONLINE IN THE PRESS TELEGRAM AND IN ION. THE TWO CHANGES LISTED HERE AND DESCRIBED IN THE PREVIOUS SLIDE WILL ALLOCATE MUCH NEEDED FUNDING TO THE HOME IMPROVEMENT ROOF GRANT PROGRAM IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,166,438 AND 75 CENTS. THE HOME IMPROVEMENT ROOF GRANT PROGRAM IS A HIGH NEED IN DEMAND PROGRAM FOR LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS TO REPLACE THEIR ROOFS AT NO CHARGE IN THE FORM OF A GRANT. I HAVE UPDATED THE NUMBERS IN THE SECOND BULLET POINT. TO DATE, THE PROGRAM HAS ACTUALLY SERVED 46 HOUSEHOLDS WITH 52 NEW ROOFS UNDERWAY. WITHOUT ADDITIONAL FUNDING, A WAIT LIST OF PRE-SCREENED CDBG ELIGIBLE APPLICATIONS CANNOT MOVE FORWARD. IN ADDITION, THE REALLOCATION OF THESE FUNDS WILL HELP THE CITY MEET THEIR SPENDING OBLIGATION DEADLINE KNOWN AS THE CDBG TIMELINESS TEST BEFORE AUGUST. SINCE THE HOME IMPROVEMENT ROOF GRANT PROGRAM IS NOW VERY QUICKLY SPENDING DOWN FUNDS, THIS WILL BE VERY HELPFUL FOR THAT TEST. THE ITEM TODAY IS TO RECOMMEND THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE THE SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT TO THE FY 24 25 ACTION PLAN, UM, FOR THE NSP FUNDS AND THEN THE, UH, SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT TO THE 2223 ACTION PLAN FOR THE EXPENDITURE OF CDBG FUNDS FOR THE HOME IMPROVEMENT ROOF GRANT PROGRAM. THANK YOU. WE'LL NOW TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM. IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, PLEASE STAND. I'M HEARING NONE, UH, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? I HAVE A QUESTION. SO THE FOLKS WHO ARE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROGRAM HAVE TO BE LOW INCOME, THE THE GRANT, THE ROOF REPAIR? YES. IN THE EVENT THAT YOU DON'T HAVE ENOUGH FOLKS WHO ARE LOW INCOME, DOES IT GO UP TO THE NEXT PERSON OR DOES THIS END? THE CDBG FUNDS ARE FOR LOW INCOME PERSONS. OKAY. WE, WE HAVE A WAIT LIST. THERE'S, YEAH, WE HAVE A LONG WAIT LIST. WE'RE, WE DON'T HAVE THAT ISSUE. AT LEAST NOT IN THE NEXT FORESEEABLE FUTURE. GOT IT. YEAH. THANK YOU. UH, TWO QUICK QUESTIONS ACTUALLY. UM, YOU SAID THERE WERE SOME UPDATED NUMBERS AND I HAD 38, I THINK YOU SAID 46 HOUSEHOLDS AND THEN THERE WAS A DIFFERENT NUMBER FOR THE ROOFS. IF YOU COULD JUST TELL ME THOSE AGAIN. YES. 46 HOUSEHOLDS, UH, ROOFS ARE COMPLETED AND 52 ARE UNDERWAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND THEN, UH, I COULD BE MISTAKEN, BUT I BELIEVE I READ SOMEWHERE THAT IT'S GONNA BE A TOTAL OF LIKE 60 OR 70. AN ESTIMATED OF 70 HOUSEHOLDS WILL BE ASSISTED WITH THIS 70. THANK YOU. JUST CURIOUS, IN THE SELECTION PROCESS, IS THERE PRIORITY FOR THOSE THAT ARE SENIORS VERSUS A FAMILY THAT IS STILL ACTIVELY WORKING? MM-HMM . NO, WE ORIGINALLY STARTED THE PROGRAM OFF TO BE IN CDBG, UM, RECAP AREAS ONLY VERY SPECIFIED AREAS OF UM, CDBG AND NOW WE'VE EXPANDED IT, BUT WE HAVE SUCH A PLETHORA OF APPLICATIONS COMING IN AND WE DON'T HAVE A SENIOR FOCUS UNDER UM, CDBG REGULATIONS. SO NO IS THE ANSWER, BUT A LOT OF THEM DO HAPPEN TO BE SENIORS BECAUSE THEY'RE HOMEOWNERS WHO ARE UNDER 50% OF AREA MEDIA INCOME. SO IT'S JUST BY NATURE OF THE DEFINITION THAT'S THE WAY IT'S TURNING OUT TO BE. AND IF YOU'D LIKE THE BREAKDOWN, WE COULD GIVE THAT, PROVIDE THAT TO YOU LATER. [00:10:02] UH, JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, THE 70 IS IT IN ADDITION TO THE NUMBERS? OKAY, GREAT. YES, THANKS. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? NO, I I HAVE A QUESTION. UH, SO THE CHANGES TO FY 2223 IS THAT MONEY GOING INTO THAT FISCAL YEAR TO THOSE PROGRAMS? WHAT'S BEING TRANSFERRED TO THE CDBG FUNDS? SO BECAUSE IT'S GRANT-BASED ACCOUNTING, WE HAVE TO KEEP THE POT OF MONEY WITHIN ITS FISCAL YEAR. SO THAT MONEY WILL BE REALLOCATED. SO THE HOME IMPROVEMENT ROOF GRANT PROGRAM'S CURRENTLY BEING FUNDED THROUGH MULTIPLE GRANT FUND CYCLES. SO THIS WILL BE ANOTHER FUND, ANOTHER POT OF MONEY THAT WE'RE USING. IT HAS TO STAY IN THE 2223 AND WE HAVE TO CLOSE OUT THAT AMOUNT AND THEN MOVE ON TO THE 24. OKAY. MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL FOR THE VOTE. MOTION CARRIES. AT THIS TIME WE'LL [PUBLIC COMMENT Opportunity to address The Long Beach Community Investment Company on non-agenda items. Each speaker is limited to three minutes to make their comments unless extended by the Chair.] TAKE NON AGENDA, PUBLIC COMMENT. IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, PLEASE STAND HEARING NONE. ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE BOARD? NO. UH, THIS CONCLUDES TODAY'S MEETING. IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION, I DECLARE THE MEETING ADJOURNED. I TURN THE AUDIO BACK. OKAY. UM, WE HAVE SOME ANNOUNCEMENTS HERE FROM THE STAFF TABLE, SO I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER TO MARGARET MADDEN. [ANNOUNCEMENTS] UH, HELLO BOARD MEMBERS, UM, I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE A FEW ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND UPCOMING EVENTS FOR HOUSING AND NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES. WE HAVE, UH, STARTED OUR RECRUITMENT FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERSHIP PROGRAM CLASS OF 2025, AND WE'RE HOSTING A CANDIDATE INFORMATION SESSION ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 23RD FROM SIX TO 7:00 PM AT THE LONG BEACH UTILITIES DEPARTMENT AUDITORIUM AT 2,400 EAST SPRING STREET. AND OUR PROGRAM, IT'S A FIVE MONTH NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERSHIP PROGRAM TRAINING FOR LONG BEACH RESIDENTS, PRIMARILY IN CDBG AND, UH, OUR ECAP NEIGHBORHOODS. WE'RE DOING A BIG PUSH RIGHT NOW IN OUR OUTREACH TO THE COMMUNITY, UH, TO, TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM. AND, UH, APPLICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE IN ENGLISH, SPANISH, AYA TAGALOG, AND THEY ARE DUE ON MONDAY, JANUARY 27TH AT 4:30 PM WE'RE ALSO HOSTING AN EVENT IN WEST LONG BEACH CALLED BROOMS ACROSS WEST LONG BEACH. AND THAT WILL BE ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 25TH. WE ARE MEETING FROM NINE TO NOON AT BOTH ADMIRAL KID PARK AND SILVERADO PARK WITH VOLUNTEERS FROM ACROSS THE WEST SIDE. UM, STAKEHOLDERS, NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS, LOCAL BUSINESSES AND RESIDENTS HELPING TO CLEAN AND BEAUTIFY AND DO TREE CARE AND LITTER REMOVAL ALONG SANTA FE AVENUE. AND THROUGHOUT WEST LONG BEACH, WE'LL HAVE FOUR DUMPSTERS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. UM, REFUSE IS SENDING A PACKER TRUCK TO HELP COLLECT, UM, TRASH THAT RESIDENTS BAG UP AS THEY HEAD, UH, NORTH AND SOUTH ON SANTA FE THROUGHOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD. AND, UH, WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU JOIN US IF THAT'S ALL. YOU CAN CALL THE MEETING CLOSE NOW THAT IT OKAY, THAT [ADJOURNMENT] CONCLUDES TODAY'S MEETING. IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION, I DECLARE THE MEETING ADJOURNED. REA ADJOURNED. . * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.