* 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] GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. I NOW CALL THE CITIZEN ADVISORY BOARD TO ORDER. WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE INVOCATION BY REVEREND HAYES. IF WE WILL STAND, PLEASE LET US BOW HIS GRACE IS I MERCYFUL. FATHER, WE FIND OURSELVES ONCE AGAIN IN THE DAY THAT YOU HAVE CREATED FOR US A WONDERFUL DAY AND WE HAVE ENDEAVORED TO BE HAPPY IN IT. AND NOW, DEAR LORD, WE ASK THAT YOUR SPIRIT WILL LEAD US AND GUIDE US TO DO THE THINGS THAT ARE BENEFICIAL FOR THIS MUNICIPALITY THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN US THE RESPONSIBILITY TO OVERSEE. WE ASK THIS IN JESUS' NAME. AMEN. THANK AMEN. WE PLEDGE THE FLAG TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE. AT THIS TIME, WE ARE ASKED FOR ROLL CALL. MR. MCNEIL. PRESENT. REVEREND HAYNES. PRESENT. MR. HUMBARD. MR. HART? HERE. MR. WALKER PRESENT. MR. MIDDLETON PRESENT. MS. DILLARD. MR. BRIAN, WE DO HAVE A QUORUM. MR. CHAIR, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UH, AT THIS TIME WE WOULD, UH, ASK THAT IF THE BOARD HAVE, DID YOU READ THE MINUTES FROM THE PREVIOUS MEETING OR DO YOU NEED TIME TO SPRUCE OVER? UH, I WOULD AFFORD YOU THAT OPPORTUNITY. IF NOT MR. CHAIR. I WOULD ENTERTAIN MOTION TO ACCEPT THE PREVIOUS MINUTES FROM JANUARY 5TH, 2026 AS PRINTED. DO I HEAR A SECOND? SECOND. IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED. AND SECOND THAT WE ACCEPT THE MINUTES FROM THE JANUARY 5TH MEETING. 2026. YOU HAD TIME TO CONSIDER THE MOTION. ARE YOU READY TO VOTE? ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSES HAVE THE SAME RIGHTS. I HEAR NONE. SO MOVE. UH, THE NEXT ITEM WE WILL HAVE IS TO, UH, DENT AMENDMENT TO THE, UH, APPROVAL MINUTES FROM DECEMBER THE FIRST 2025. AND THAT IS TO CORRECT THE MINUTES FROM DECEMBER 1ST, 2025, THE MEETING TO CORRECT STAFF ATTENDANCE TO REFLECT THAT SUZANNE, TOM ESON TOM ATTENDED THE MEETING IN PLACE OF KELLY CALVO AND TO CORRECT THE APPROVED LINE AT THE END OF THE MINUTES TO READ APPROVAL BY THE CITIZEN ADVISORY BOARD RATHER THAN AFFORDABLE HOUSING ADVISORY COMMITTEE. WHAT SAY YOU, WHERE IS THAT? HMM? WHERE IS THAT? THAT WAS THE CORRECTIONS FROM THE, UH, DECEMBER THE FIRST MEETING. ARE THEY ON THIS ITEM NUMBER THREE? AND DID YOU HAVE A COPY OF WRITTEN IN PACKET DECEMBER 1ST, ITEM THREE. CONFLICT. YEAH. CORRECTION. OKAY. SORRY. THE CORRECTION IS, WAS NOTING WHICH STAFF PERSON WAS THERE AND THE FOOTER AT THE BOTTOM WAS JUST INCORRECT. SO THE CONTENTS OF THE MINUTES REMAIN THE SAME. ITEM THREE IS WRITTEN HERE. I IT'S ITEM THREE ON OUR, ON TODAY'S AGENDA. AGENDA. BUT NOT ITEM THREE ON THE MINUTES THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT. I GOT YOU. THERE YOU GO. OKAY. DO, DO I, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THOSE CHANGES FROM THE DECEMBER THE FIRST MEETING? UH, MR. CHAIR, I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ACCEPT THE AMENDMENTS TO THE MINUTES OF DECEMBER 1ST, 2025. [00:05:03] DO I HEAR A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. UH, IT IS BEEN PROPERLY MOVED. AND SECOND THAT WE ACCEPT THE AMENDMENT TO THE DECEMBER THE FIRST 2025 MEETING. YOU HAD TIME TO CONSIDER THE MOTION. ARE YOU READY TO VOTE? ALL IN FAVOR? THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSES HAVE THE SAME RIGHTS. I HEAR NONE. THIS IS THE PORTION OF THE MEETING THAT WE AFFORD THE PUBLIC TO MAKE COMMENTS. I SEE. NONE. SO WE BRING IT BACK TO COUNCIL. UH, COUNCIL, I THINK I'M , RIGHT? YOU'RE IN COURT. I'VE BEEN BEEN IN COUNCIL MEETING TOO MANY TIMES, HUH? BUT, UH, BRING IT BACK TO THE, UH, ADVISORY BOARD AND WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE. UH, HOUSING AND URBAN IMPROVEMENT MANAGERS REPORT. UH, STAFF OVERVIEW FOR PHYSICAL YEAR 26 27 ACTION PLAN PROCESS. AND THAT WILL BE MS. ABBEY JOHNSON. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. UM, IT'S FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BOARD. ACTUALLY, I THINK EVERYONE HERE IS A SEASONED, UH, BOARD MEMBER. SO I MAY JUST NEED TO TAPER MY PRESENTATION DOWN A BIT. , WHICH CAN HAPPEN. UM, SO THIS EVENING WE WILL BRIEFLY REVIEW THE ACTION, THE ASSEMBLY OF THE ACTION PLAN AND WHAT THAT MEANS FOR US AS A CITIZENS ADVISORY BOARD, AS WELL AS THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN. AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. AND BEFORE I MOVE ANY FURTHER, I'D LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE, UH, CINDY DIPPER, THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, IS PRESENT WITH US TONIGHT, AS WELL AS OUR PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR KELLY CALCA, OUR HOUSING PROGRAM TECHNICIAN. CHRISTINE MCCARTY. AND TIFFANY SPENCE. THANK YOU. JUST OUR HOUSING PROGRAM ADMIN. SO WE WILL ADDRESS FISCAL YEAR 26, 27, AND THAT BEGINS ON OCTOBER ONE. WE'LL ADVANCE TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THIS IS THE PLANNING FRAMEWORK. SO GENERALLY WE HOST SEVERAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MEETINGS, BEGINNING WITH OUR CAPER THAT WE BROUGHT TO YOU IN NOVEMBER. AND WE ARE VERY STRATEGIC ABOUT HOW WE IMPLEMENT THOSE DOLLARS. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. SO EACH YEAR, THE EACH GRANTEE, AND THAT'S ENTITLEMENT COMMUNITIES. AND, UM, AND STATES RECEIVE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS. AND WE MUST SUBMIT A PLAN TO HUD AND WE MUST BE VERY SPECIFIC ABOUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO USE THOSE DOLLARS. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. WE COMPOSE A FIVE YEAR PLAN, WHICH IS, WHICH INCLUDES INDIVIDUAL ANNUAL ACTION PLANS. IT INVOLVES THE CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PROCESS. AND LAST YEAR YOU ALL MOVED THAT, UM, THAT ITEM FORWARD. WE MADE AMENDMENTS TOGETHER TO BETTER SERVE OUR COMMUNITY AND, UM, MADE STRATEGIC ADJUSTMENTS TO THAT PROCESS. SO, ACCORDING TO OUR CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PLAN, WE MUST HOLD A MINIMUM OF TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS. BUT AS YOU'VE NOTICED, WE HOLD MULTIPLE PUBLIC HEARINGS AND TRY TO ENGAGE THE PUBLIC AS OFTEN AS POSSIBLE. AND ONE SPECIFIC, UM, PUBLIC HEARING HAS TO BE HELD DURING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PLAN. AND AS YOU'LL RECALL, IN THE LAST CITIZENS ADVISORY BOARD MEETING WE HELD, WE HAD PRESENTATIONS FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC, EXCUSE ME, PRESENTATIONS FROM POTENTIAL APPLICANTS, NOT THE GENERAL PUBLIC. I MISSPOKE. SO THE OVERVIEW OF THAT PROCESS IS AS DISPLAYED ON THE SCREEN. I WON'T READ TO YOU. THERE ARE SEVERAL ELEMENTS THAT I WILL, UM, ADDRESS AS WE MOVE FORWARD. NEXT, WHAT, AND YOU SEE IN THE, THE BLUE TEXT IS WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW. AFTER THIS, WE WILL HOLD A 30 DAY PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. WE WILL BEGIN DRAFTING ELEMENTS OF THE PLAN. WE WILL TAKE IT TO COUNSEL FOR THEIR FINAL APPROVAL AND SUBMIT OUR ACTION PLAN TO HUD NO LATER THAN AUGUST 16TH. SO WHAT HAS HAPPENED SINCE WE LAST MET? WE, WE OPENED THE APPLICATION CYCLE IN JANUARY. IT CLOSED IN FEBRUARY. AND I'D BE REMISS IF I DID NOT BRING TO OUR ATTENTION DURING OUR [00:10:01] APRIL MEETING IN 2025, THIS BOARD DECIDED THAT WE STAFF WOULD BRING YOU RECOMMENDATIONS TO KIND OF SMOOTH THAT PROCESS OUT. UM, THERE WAS SOME, THERE WAS CONSENSUS THAT AS WE CONDUCTED THE EVALUATIONS AND BROUGHT THEM FORWARD, IT PROVED MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL. 'CAUSE THERE WERE ELEMENTS OF STAFF WOULD KNOW AND UNDERSTAND THAT THE BOARD WOULD NOT HAVE PRIVILEGE TO AT, AT THE TIME. SO MOVING FORWARD, THERE'S A THRESHOLD REVIEW. WE READ EVERYTHING ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION, WHAT WAS INCLUDED IN THE APPLICATION, AND THE TYPE OF PROPOSED ACTIVITY. IS IT A, IS IT AN ACTIVITY THAT PROVIDES SERVICES TO SPECIFICALLY MELBOURNE RESIDENTS THAT IS A REQUIREMENT? DOES IT MEET A NATIONAL OBJECTIVE? DOES IT CREATE JOBS? IS IT A PUBLIC SERVICE? THERE'S AN ENTIRE HUT MATRIX CODE WITH ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES. DOES THE APPLICANT PROPOSE TO DO SOMETHING THAT IS ELIGIBLE AND ENDORSED BY HUD? AND WILL THEY SERVE PERSONS WHO ARE LOW TO MODERATE INCOME, LOW TO MODERATE HOUSEHOLDS OR BENEFIT SPECIFIC AREAS, NAMELY OUR NORTH TARGET AREA AND OUR SOUTH TARGET AREA. WE, UH, NO, I'M, WELL, I'M SORRY. YOU CAN LEAVE IT THERE. I TRIED NOT TO KILL YOU ALL WITH DEATH BY POWERPOINT TONIGHT, SO I'M TRYING TO SHOW YOU SOME NICE PICTURES AND KEEP IT SIMPLE. SO IN THE THRESHOLD REVIEW, THIS IS PRETTY COMMON SENSE. WAS THE APPLICATION COMPLETE? DID THEY PROVIDE A BUDGET? WAS THE BUDGET COMPLETE? DID IT MAKE SENSE? WERE THERE SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS? WERE THERE PARTNERSHIPS, AGREEMENTS? UM, WAS IT AN EXPANSION FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR OR ARE THEY BASICALLY OFFERING TO DO THE SAME THING AGAIN? IS IT A WASH, RINSE, REPEAT? DID THE APPLICANT, UM, MEET THE MINIMUM THRESHOLD? AS YOU KNOW, A FEW YEARS AGO, WE INTRODUCED A $20,000 MINIMUM THRESHOLD BECAUSE WE, WE SAW WHAT WAS HAPPENING ACROSS THE BOARD FINANCIALLY FOR ORGANIZATIONS AS WELL AS NATIONALLY. WE HAVE INFLATION AND WE NEED TO KEEP UP, AND EACH ACTIVITY, ACTIVITY MUST BE READY TO BEGIN. BY OCTOBER ONE, WE DID TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION PAST PERFORMANCE. THAT IS, UM, PRETTY IMPORTANT TO US. DID THE APPLICANT WITHDRAW FOR REASONS THAT THEY COULD NOT, UH, EXPEND THE DOLLARS IN A TIMELY FASHION? WERE THEY NOT MEETING THEIR STRATEGIC GOALS THAT WERE SET FORTH IN THEIR APPLICATION? WE TOOK THOSE ELEMENTS INTO ACCOUNT. WERE THE COST, UH, LET'S READ IT. WERE THE EXPENDABLE, ARE THE PROPOSED EXPENDITURES ELIGIBLE COSTS, OR IS, OR WERE THE INELIGIBLE? ARE THE COST, UM, REASONABLE? A FEW, A FEW YEARS BACK, I LIKE TO NAME THIS ORGANIZATION. THEY APPLIED AND THEY HAD A FANTASTIC SUMMER PROGRAM, BUT THE COST FOR THE LUNCHES WAS LIKE GOING TO THE RITZ. SO WE JUST DIDN'T FIND THAT TO BE, UH, COST EFFECTIVE AT THE END OF THE DAY. AND THESE AGAIN, ARE FACTORS THAT WE TAKE INTO ACCOUNT WHILE WE EVALUATE APPLICATIONS. ANOTHER THING WE CONSIDER IS, ARE THERE DIRECT BENEFITS TO THE, UH, END USER WHO BENEFITS ARE THERE? OR IS IT, UM, AN INDIRECT BENEFIT? AND WE COULD GIVE YOU ALL SORTS OF TEXT FROM HUD TO TAKE YOU DOWN THAT PATH. BUT AGAIN, I WANNA KEEP IT FAIRLY SIMPLE TONIGHT. AND IF YOU HAVE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS, WE CAN ADDRESS THOSE. ANOTHER IMPORTANT FACTOR IS ADDRESSING CAPACITY. DOES THE ORGANIZATION HAVE THE CAPACITY TO EXECUTE THE PROPOSED ACTIVITY? ARE THERE ENOUGH STAFF PERSONS FOR THE PROPOSED NUMBER OF OF YOUTH? THEY, THEY PROPOSE TO SERVE CAPACITY. UH, IS THERE ENOUGH TECHNICAL EXPERTISE FOR WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR? CAPACITY? IS THERE ROOM, UH, CAPACITY? IS THERE FINANCIAL CAPACITY? IS CDBG THE ONLY SOURCE OF FUNDING THAT'S AVAILABLE TO EXECUTE THE DOLLARS? OR, OR ARE THEY LEVERAGING THE DOLLARS WITH FOUNDATION MONEY OR PRIVATE DONORS OR SOME OTHER FASHION? BECAUSE AGAIN, CDBG IS NOT DESIGNED TO BE YOUR SOLE SOURCE IN PERPETUITY. WE'RE LOOKING TO BE COST EFFECTIVE. IF TDBG IS THE SOLE SOURCE, ARE THEY OFFSETTING IT BY PAYING FOR OTHER STAFF COSTS OR, UM, WE'RE LOOKING AT LEVERAGING AND BASICALLY WHAT IS THE ORGANIZATION BRINGING TO THE TABLE? [00:15:05] OKAY, SO WHAT WILL WE DO TONIGHT? TONIGHT WE WILL TAKE YOU THROUGH VERY BRIEFLY THE PUBLIC SERVICE APPLICATIONS, THE NON-PUBLIC SERVICE APPLICATIONS FOR CDBG AND HOME APPLICATIONS. BUT BEFORE I PROCEED, WE HAD ONE APPLICANT THAT DID NOT MEET THE THRESHOLD, AND THAT WAS THE CREA. THE COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION ALLIANCE APP APPLICATION WAS INCOMPLETE. THERE WERE SOME ITEMS MISSING, THEREFORE IT WAS REMOVED FROM THE EVALUATION PROCESS. ANOTHER FACTOR THAT WE AS STAFF HAD TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION IS THAT THERE ARE NEW REQUIREMENTS FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THAT ADDRESS CAPACITY. WE HAVE TO ENSURE THAT EACH PERSON OR HOUSEHOLD THAT RECEIVES A BENEFIT FROM FEDERAL DOLLARS, UH, MEET THE CITIZENSHIP REQUIREMENTS. AND WE HAVE TO MOVE FORWARD AND VERIFY THAT. SO IF THERE'S AN APPLICANT THAT WE HAVE SPOKEN TO THAT CANNOT MEET THAT THRESHOLD, THEY'RE ALSO NOT PUT INTO THE MIX. RIGHT NOW. IT'S A, IT'S A NEW REQUIREMENT AS OF 2020, UH, MID 2025. IT IS NOW PART OF OUR CDBG AGREEMENTS, BUT THESE ARE THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT BECAUSE WE ARE ACCOUNTABLE TO HUD FOR THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WE PROPOSE TO SERVE, PARTICULARLY BASED ON THE NUMBER OF DOLLARS THAT WE GET. ARE WE MEETING THE MISSION, IF YOU WILL? UH, NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. WE FIGURED THIS SLIDE WOULD BE A REALLY GOOD OVERVIEW BECAUSE WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT THE ONES WHO ARE MAKING IT BEYOND THE THRESHOLD, WHO ARE THEY SERVING? WHEN DOES THE ACTIVITY TAKE PLACE? WHAT'S BEING OFFERED? UM, AND THIS WAS A PRETTY GOOD SNAPSHOT WITH THOSE WHO'VE MADE IT, UH, INTO THE CUT. ARE YOU ALL ABLE TO SEE THE SLIDE? OKAY, WE CAN MOVE TO THE NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. SO, THAT BEING SAID, AND BEING CONSISTENT WITH WHAT WE'VE INTRODUCED IN THE PAST FEW YEARS, WE TOOK, WE MET AS OUR EVALUATION COMMITTEE AND RANKED OUR APPLICATIONS. AND THIS IS HOW THINGS SHOOK OUT. AND YOU CAN SEE THE AMOUNT REQUESTED AND THE AMOUNT RECOMMENDED FOR FUNDING. ONE THING, ALSO, ANOTHER, I'M TRYING TO STOP REPEATING MY PHRASES. WE CAN FUND THEM AT THE RATE THAT THEY REQUESTED, BUT NO HIGHER. AND THEY HAVE ALL MET THE THRESHOLD. SO THE TOP RANKED ACTIVITY WAS CITY OF MELBOURNE PARKS SUMMER CAMP PROGRAM. THERE'S A, A DIRECT, THERE ARE DIRECT BENEFITS TO EACH KIT THAT GOES TO SUMMER CAMP. IT IS A SCHOLARSHIP. WE DON'T PAY FOR STAFF SALARIES. WE'RE NOT PAYING FOR RENTAL SPACES. WE'RE PAYING FOR, IN THIS SCENARIO, SCHOLARSHIPS FOR KIDS TO GO TO SUMMER CAMP. WASTE FOR LIFE, AS YOU SAW IN THE PREVIOUS SCREEN, WAS CHECKING A LOT OF BOXES. IT'S HELPING YOUTH AGING OUT OF FOSTER CARE. THEY'RE PROVIDING IDENTIFICATION SERVICES TO KIDS, BIRTH CERTIFICATES. THEY'RE HELPING THEM FIND HOUSING. THERE'S, UM, CASE MANAGEMENT BEING OFFERED. SO THE COST EFFECTIVENESS, IT'S VERY HIGH FOR THIS ORGANIZATION. AND THAT IS THEIR RANK AS NUMBER TWO. BNDC IS RANKED AS NUMBER THREE. AND THEY, WE'VE MET THEIR REQUEST. WELL, THEIR REQUEST IS, UM, $20,000. THEY'RE A HIGH PERFORMER. THEY'VE BEEN CONSISTENT. WE ALSO THOUGHT, SAW THE BOXES THAT THEY CHECKED. IT'S A YEAR ROUND PROGRAM. THEY'RE SERVING YOUTH, THEY'RE MEETING THE, UH, NORTH TARGET AREA. UM, KIDS AND PARKS AND REC, I NEGLECTED TO MENTION MEETS OUR SOUTH, SOUTH TARGET AREA. SO WE'RE, WE'RE PROVIDING SERVICES AND OUR CRITICAL NEEDS AREA. AND, UM, GREATER MELBOURNE PAL IS ALSO A SUMMER PROGRAM. SO WE HAVE TWO SUMMER PROGRAMS AND TWO YEAR BROWN PROGRAMS BEING FUNDED. UH, RECOMMENDED FOR FUNDING. LET ME STEP BACK. THANK YOU FOR THAT. I WANNA BE AMBITIOUS HERE. AND, UH, [00:20:01] EDNA JACKSON FOOD PANTRY IS RANKED AT NUMBER FIVE. WE'VE ALL SAID, AND IN FULL TRANSPARENCY, WE'VE SPOKEN WITH, UH, EDNA JACKSON FOOD PANTRY, THE REPRESENTATIVES WHO SUBMITTED THE APPLICATION AND EXPLAINED WHAT WAS REQUIRED FROM THE FEDS THIS YEAR TO VERIFY THAT EACH PERSON WHO RECEIVES A BENEFIT WOULD NEED TO COMPLETE THE EXERCISE OF, OF VERIFYING, UM, A PERSON'S, UH, STATUS. STATUS. SO THEY, THEY ARE AWARE, BUT THEY'RE ALSO AWARE OF THEIR RANKING FOR THAT REASON, BECAUSE THAT IS A, THAT WILL BE A BIG TASK FOR THAT ORGANIZATION AND THIS IS HOW THE RANKING SHOOK OUT. DO I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS THERE? COULD WE GO BACK TO THE PREVIOUS SLIDE? I DO HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THAT. SURE, SURE. UM, PARKS AND RECREATION AND GOLF SOME, OH, NEVERMIND. JUST THE SUMMER CAMP. YES, SIR. OKAY. I'M CLEAR. SORRY ABOUT THAT. NO PROBLEM. I DON'T HAVE ANY, MY PERSONALLY, MYSELF. OKAY. OKAY. FANTASTIC. DO ANYONE ELSE ON THE BOARD HAVE A QUESTION? WELL, IF WE'LL MOVE TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE WITH THAT, I'LL HAND IT BACK. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MS. SPENCE. MR. CHAIR. WELL, I NEED YOU TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING, THE, UH, PUBLIC HEARING IN REFERENCE TO THE PRELIMINARY STAFF RECOMMENDATION FOR THE PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES TO INCLUDE IN THE 20 26 27 ACTION PLAN FOR CBDG FUNDING. UH, I, EXCUSE ME, I DON'T THINK THE MEETING IS OPEN. SHE'S SAYING YOU, YOU HAVEN'T OPENED THE MEETING. I, I, I OPEN THE, THE HEARING FOR THE BOARD OF REC ACTIONS, UH, THE PUBLIC HEARING. I APOLOGIZE. YEAH, I MISDIRECTED YOU. I SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED MY PRESENTATION AND ASKED YOU TO MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER SIX. I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT MISDIRECTION. WE ALL ARE HUMAN AND I, SO FIRST OF ALL, I, I, I THINK I NEED TO SAY THAT, UH, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR ENLIGHTENMENT AS TO THE, UH, HOUSING, THE URBAN IMPROVEMENT REPORT. AND WE, WE NOW WILL MOVE INTO THE ITEM NUMBER SIX AND WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE BOARD ACTIONS AND THE PRELIMINARY STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE PROJECTS AND ACTIVITY TO INCLUDE IN THE 2026 2027 ACTION PLAN FOR A-C-B-D-G FUNDING. I SEE NO APPLICANTS IN THE AUDIENCE, SO WE WILL BRING IT BACK TO THE BOARD FOR ANY DISCUSSION THAT THERE, THAT YOU MAY HAVE. BOY, WHAT IF THERE ARE NO DISCUSSIONS, THEN WE WOULD WOULD ASK FOR THE APPROVAL OF STAFF FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE CBG FUNDED SERVICE PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES TO INCLUDE IN THE FY 26 27 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN TO ALLOW ANY NECESSARY ADJUSTMENTS TO FUNDING AMOUNTS BY THE HOUSING AND URBAN IMPROVEMENT MANAGER UPON THE FINAL FUNDING AWARDS FROM HUD AND ACCEPTANCE BY ALL APPLICANTS, WITH NO FURTHER ACTIONS FROM THE CITIZENS ADVISORY BOARD BEING NECESSARY. THAT'S A MOUTHFUL. . YES, IT WAS. NOT REALLY. UH, SO, OKAY, I'LL TAKE A STAB ALREADY. DID EVERYONE ON THE BOARD HERE THE MOTION IT IT'S ALSO ON THE SCREEN. IT ON THE SCREEN. YEAH. EXCUSE ME ON THE SCREEN. WELL, I, I ASKED FOR . I HEAR THAT I LASH SEAN MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PRE PRELIMINARY STAFF FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE CDBG PUBLIC SERVICE ACTIVITIES TO INCLUDE [00:25:01] THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 TO 2027 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN AND ALLOW ANY NECESSARY ADJUSTMENTS TO THE FUNDING AMOUNTS AND SOURCES BY THE HOUSE URBAN IMPROVEMENT MANAGER UPON FINAL APPROVAL AWARDED FROM HOOD I SECOND IT'S BEEN PROBABLY MOVED. AND SECOND THAT WE APPROVE THE PRELIMINARY STAFF FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS AND THE, UH, CBDG PUBLIC SERVICE PROJECT AND ACTIVITIES TO INCLUDE THE FY 2026 AND 27 ACTION PLANS, ANNUAL ACTION PLANS AND ALLOW THE NECESSARY ADJUSTMENTS TO FUNDING THE AMOUNT BY HOUSING AND URBAN IMPROVEMENT MANAGER UPON THE FINAL AWARD FUNDING AWARDS FROM HOOD. AND EXCEPT SINCE BY ALL APPLICANTS WITH NO FURTHER ACTION FROM THE CITIZEN ADVISORY BOARD NECESSARY, YOU HAD TIME TO CON CONSIDER THE MOTION. ARE YOU READY TO VOTE? ALL OF THOSE WHO ARE IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED TO THEM? I HEAR NONE THE MOTION TO APPROVE. THANK YOU MR. CHAIR. FOR THE NEXT SEGMENT, I WILL PRESENT TO YOU THE APPLICATIONS FOR PUBLIC FACILITIES AND IMPROVEMENTS. THEY COULD ALSO BE CALLED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES. THERE ARE FOUR APPLICANTS, UH, IN THIS CATEGORY. TWO FROM PARKS AND REC. ONE FOR CAROL GLANTON PARK FOR PLAYGROUND FOR A NEW PLAYGROUND IN SHADES STRUCTURES, ANOTHER FOR CARVER PARK FOR FOOTBALL FIELD FENCING. A THIRD APPLICATION FROM THE CITY FROM THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT FOR RIVERVIEW PARK RESTROOM PROJECT. AND THOSE ARE FOR CONSTRUCTION DOLLARS. AND THE THIRD FROM PROVIDENCE CONNECTS FOR, UH, THE RENOVATION OF THEIR FREEZER, THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW FREEZER AT THEIR HIBISCUS, THE MORNINGSIDE DRIVE AND BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS FOR, UH, HIBISCUS. SO AS YOU PERHAPS YOU ALREADY KNOW THAT THE RIVERVIEW PARK RESTROOM WAS ALREADY FUNDED $206,000 FROM 2024. SO WE MOVED TO PROGRESS WITH THIS PROJECT AND AWARD $245,000. IT IS FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A RESTROOM AT RIVERVIEW PARK, WHICH IS MUCH NEEDED RIGHT NOW. THERE ARE PORTA PORTA-POTTIES THERE, SO IT WOULD BE A SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT FOR THE PARK. UH, STAFF ALSO REVIEW THE APPLICATION FOR PROVIDENCE CONNECTS AND THERE ARE, IT WAS A, THE APPLICATION WAS COMPLETE. IT WAS, UH, PLENTY OF LEVERAGING FOR THIS PROJECT. UM, IT WILL CONTINUE TO MEET A COMMUNITY NEED BY PROVIDING, UH, ONCE THE CONSTRUCTION IS COMPLETE EXTENDED FOOD SERVICES AND OTHER, UH, COMMUNITY NEEDS FOR PERSONS WHO ARE TEETERING ON THE EDGE OF HOMELESSNESS OR JUST IN FOOD INSECURITIES. I CAN ANSWER SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT PROJECT FOR YOU. OKAY. UM, BUT AS YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN, THOSE ARE THE TWO PROJECTS RECOMMENDED FOR PUBLIC FACILITIES AND IMPROVEMENT. WE WOULD LIKE TO COMPLETE ONE PARK AT A TIME. THAT WAS PART OF THE MOTIVATION FOR FUNDING ONE PARK AND NOT MULTIPLE IN THIS GO ROUND. 'CAUSE WE NEED TO SEE THAT PROJECT THROUGH. YES MA'AM. THE 206 IS THAT GOING TOWARDS THE PORTA POTTY? THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE BUILDING OF THE, THE RESTROOM, IT'S GOING TOWARDS A PORTION OF THAT IS GOING TOWARDS DESIGN AND ANOTHER, THE BALANCE WILL GO TOWARDS THE CONSTRUCTION. RIGHT NOW THERE'S A TASK ORDER OUT TO COMPLETE. THE DESIGN BITS WILL BE RELEASED IN AUGUST, BUT OUR APPLICATION CYCLE WAS EARLIER IN THE YEAR. SO THAT'S WHERE WE ARE IN THAT PROCESS. THANK YOU FOR THAT [00:30:01] QUESTION. THIS IS JUST STAFF RECOMMENDATION AND IT STILL WOULD BE UP TO THE WILLOW BOARD FOR ALLOCATION AND FUNDING OR WHAT EXACTLY ARE WE LOOKING IN BASED ON DIRECTION FROM THIS BOARD LAST YEAR FOR STAFF TO BRING YOU RECOMMENDATIONS AFTER VETTING EACH APPLICATION, THE CITIZENS ADVISORY BOARD DIRECTED US TO BRING YOU APPLICATIONS THAT WERE WORTHY TO MOVE FORWARD. THIS IS JUST STAFF RECOMMENDATION. AND THEN HYPOTHETICALLY THE WILL THE BOARD COULD ALLOCATE IT HOW THE BOARD WILLS. WE WILL TAKE YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS HOURS TO CITY COUNCIL. CITY COUNCIL MAKES THE FINAL APPROVAL. YEAH. ARE THERE, ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YES. YES. MR. PARKER? UM, PROVIDENCE CONNECTIONS, THEY'RE LOCATED OFF OF HIBISCUS. I NEVER HEARD OF THEM. SO PROVIDENCE CONNECTS IS FORMERLY DAILY BREAD. MM-HMM . OKAY. DAILY BREAD. IT HAS A REBRANDING INITIATIVE. THEY'RE NOW AT THE SHARING CENTER. THEY'VE PARTNERED WITH BREVARD. HOLD ON, I'VE MISSPOKEN THEIR NAME TWICE TODAY. IT'S THE SHARING. SO THEY CLOSED DOWN THE DAILY BREAD? YEAH, I THINK IT'S THREE DIFFERENT ENTITIES. THE SHARING CENTER DAILY BREAD MM-HMM . BAR SHARING CENTER. I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT THE THIRD ONE WAS. IT WAS A SHARING CENTER ON HIBISCUS. HIBISCUS. YES SIR. YES. SOUTH BREVARD SHARING CENTER. SO THEY SHUT DOWN DAILY BREAD? YES SIR. AND THEN THEY OPEN UP ON HIBISCUS? NO, I'M TRYING TO GET AN UNDERSTANDING WHAT'S I OKAY FOR THE SHARING. I APOLOGIZE FOR NOT, NOT THE DAILY BRAND. UH, OFFERING A MORE BROAD DESCRIPTION. LEMME INTERJECT, PLEASE. YES, SIR. IF YOU DON'T MIND, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE DIRECT YOUR, UH, RAISE YOUR HAND WHEN YOU WANT TO SPEAK SO THAT WE CAN HAVE LAW IN ORDER IN THE CHAMBER HERE. WELL, I THOUGHT I WAS CONTINUING MY CONVERSATION. WELL, I UNDERSTAND THAT THAT'S THE REASON WE HAD SOME OTHER COMMENTS AND I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE LISTENING TO ONE PERSON AT A TIME. THANK YOU. SO CONTINUE. SO THERE, UH, THEY WERE THE SHARING CENTER AT DAILY BREAD. YES. YES, SIR. SO THE DAILY BREAD HAS GONE THROUGH A REBRANDING. DAILY BREAD IS CLOSED. YES. THEIR NEW NAME IS PROVIDENCE CONNECTS AND THEY'VE EXPANDED THEIR SERVICES. THEY HAVE A, A NETWORK OF MOBILE SHOWERING SITES WITH AREA ORGANIZATIONS. THEY HAVE PARTNERED WITH THE SOUTH BREVARD SHARING CENTER. THEY'VE PARTNERED WITH SECOND HARVEST STEADY TOWN, UM, A COUPLE OTHERS. SO AT THAT SITE THERE'S A FOOD PANTRY. AND WHAT THE ASK IS IS TO RENOVATE THE FOOD PANTRY TO INSTALL A WALK-IN FREEZER FOR THEIR PERISHABLE GOODS. MM-HMM . I GUESS IN A NUTSHELL, MY QUESTION, ARE THEY CREATING, WHAT WAS THEIR DAILY BREAD THE SAME ATMOSPHERE THAT IS GONNA BE ON THAT? NO SIR. NO, NO, NO SIR. SO THE FREEZERS FOR, SO PEOPLE ARE COMING TO THAT LOCATION TO GET FOOD AND WHATEVER ITEMS THEY MIGHT NEED, RIGHT? YES SIR. BUT IT IS A, IT'S A DIFFERENT MODEL. IT'S NOT THE SAME TYPE OF MODEL. SO IT IS THE SAME BUILDING, BUT I'M GONNA DEFER TO MY DIRECTOR PUT ON IT, SO TO SPEAK. PLEASE ALLOW ME TO DEFER TO MY DIRECTOR, MR. CHAIRMAN KNOWLEDGE. MR. ROBERT, I'LL JUST HELP SORT OF TIE THE WHOLE STORY TOGETHER. SO THE CITY WORKED WITH DAILY BREAD. THEY CLOSED THEIR SOUP KITCHEN AND UM, SHOWER FACILITY ON FEE AVENUE. THEY THEN MERGED WITH THE SOUTH BREVARD SHARING CENTER. SO THE ACTIVITIES THAT WERE OCCURRING AT SOUTH BREVARD SHARING CENTER PREVIOUSLY, WHICH WERE A FOOD PANTRY, UM, ASSISTANCE IN IN DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF, UM, ASSISTING PEOPLE, PAPERWORK, UM, RENT ASSISTANCE, ALL THOSE KIND OF THINGS. THOSE ARE THE STILL THE SAME OPERATIONS THAT'LL BE OCCURRING ON HIBISCUS. THERE, THERE WILL BE NO SOUP KITCHEN OPERATION. THERE IS NO PERSONAL SERVICES BEING OPERATED OUT OF HIBISCUS. THOSE WOULD ALL REQUIRE ADDITIONAL ZONING REQUIREMENTS AND THINGS TO HAPPEN AGAIN. SO IT IT'S JUST A MERGER OF THE TWO NON-PROFITS. IT TIMING OF BOTH MADE SENSE OF DAILY BREAD NEEDING TO MORPH INTO THE NEXT PHASE OF, OF WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING AT, WHICH IS FOCUSED ON HOUSING. THEY HAVE A HOUSING [00:35:01] PROJECTS, THEY'RE BUILDING, AS MS. JOHNSON STATED, THEY'VE MOVED TO A MOBILE OUTREACH, UM, MODEL WHERE FOUR TIMES A WEEK THEY TAKE, UM, A FOOD TRUCK AND A SERVICES TRUCK WHERE THEY ARE OUT IN VARIOUS PARTS OF THE COMMUNITY ABLE THEN TO ASSIST PEOPLE THAT ARE HOMELESS IN THE ABILITIES TO GET, YOU KNOW, DOCUMENTATION, BIRTH CERTIFICATES, DRIVER'S LICENSE, SOCIAL SECURITY, ALL THOSE THINGS MOVING ALONG TO TRY TO ATTAIN HOUSING. THEY BRING A MEAL WITH THAT. THEY DO PARTNER WITH STREETSIDE SHOWERS TO BRING, UM, A SHOWER AT THOSE LOCATIONS AS WELL, THOSE FOUR TIMES A WEEK. SO IT'S A COMPLETELY NEW ENTITY, BUT IT'S A MERGER OF SOUTH BREVARD SHARING CENTER AND THE FORMER DAILY BREAD. SO, AND I THINK YOU ANSWERED MY QUESTION 'CAUSE UM, WHAT I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT WAS DIG BREAD BEING ON FEE AVENUE AND THEN THEY MOVING OVER TO HIBISCUS AND THEY'RE GOING TO CREATE THAT SAME ATMOSPHERE ALL OVER. YEAH, SO THE CITY HAS A, AN AGREEMENT WITH DAILY BREAD BECAUSE WE HAVE GIVEN THEM $3 MILLION IN ARPA FUNDING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING ON APOLLO BOULEVARD. AND ALL OF THOSE LOOSENED ARE, ARE COMPLETELY TIED UP. THEY'RE NOT ABLE, NUMBER ONE, ANY PLACE THAT WANTED TO BE A SOUP KITCHEN WOULD NEED A CONDITIONAL USE AND THEY NEED TO GO TO CITY COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL. SO YOU CAN'T JUST OPEN A SOUP KITCHEN IN THAT SENSE WITHOUT A CONDITIONAL USE. AND SO THAT IS NOT ABLE TO HAPPEN AT THE HIBISCUS LOCATION. UM, EVERYBODY WAS, WAS VERY CLEAR AND UPFRONT. THAT WAS NOT THEIR INTENT. THEY DON'T WANT TO OPEN ANOTHER SOUP KITCHEN. SO THE SERVICES THAT ARE AT THE SHARING CENTER OR A FOOD PANTRY. SO PEOPLE ARE ONLY COMING IN AND BUYING, UM, OR NOT BUYING, BUT BEING GIVEN, UM, PACKAGED FOOD. THEY, THERE'S NO PREPARED MEALS COMING FROM THE FACILITY. THERE'S NO PERSONAL SERVICES AS FAR AS SHOWERS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT WERE OCCURRING ON FEE AVENUE. UM, SO THE, THE FOOD PANTRY, THEY HAVE A FRESH MARKET PANTRY. UM, THEY ARE EXPANDING AND WANNA EXPAND MORE SO THAT THEY CAN HAVE MORE REFRIGERATED ITEMS, YOU KNOW, FRESH PRODUCE AND MEATS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO HOPEFULLY THAT HELPS EVERYBODY GET A . AND AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED, I THINK THAT THE NEW SYSTEM IS WORKING QUITE WELL WHEN I LOOK AT AND SEE THE ACTIVITIES AT, UM, GREAT AVENUE, ALLEN CHAPEL, ME CHURCH, UH, PARKING LOT, ESPECIALLY ON THE TUESDAYS THAT THEY HAVE SERVED THERE. THEY, UH, SEEM TO HAVE ALL OF THE NECESSARY RESOURCES THERE TO TAKE CARE OF EVERY, THE SHOWERS, THE MEALS, THE FOOD TRUCKS AND SO ON. AND THEY ARE IN AND OUT FROM ABOUT EIGHT O'CLOCK TO ABOUT 11 O'CLOCK. AND THERE'S THE, THE AREA IS BACK TO NORMALIZATION. SO I, I THINK THAT THIS MODEL IS A PLUS BECAUSE YOU DON'T SEE ALL THE PEOPLE HANGING AROUND AS YOU WERE AT THE DAILY BREAD FROM MY VANTAGE POINT. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? I JUST HAVE ONE. UM, THE FACILITY THERE ON HIBISCUS. UM, I WOULD URGE YOU TO GO AND TAKE A LOOK FOR YOURSELF. I'VE BEEN THERE, IT'S VERY NICE. AND, AND THE PEOPLE THERE, THE STAFF THERE VERY ENGAGING. UM, SO I I I UH, I AGREE WITH THE MODEL AND I, I'VE BEEN TO THE, UH, HIBISCUS LOCATION, UM, AND UH, WELL I HAD TALKED TO THE LADY THERE LAST YEAR. SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT THE FREEZER. SO THEY DO NEED IT. THEY DO NEED IT AND THEY'RE DOING GOOD WORK THERE. ANY OTHER COMMENTS, QUESTIONS? WHERE IS MORNINGSIDE DRIVE? EXCUSE ME? WHERE IS MORNINGSIDE DRIVE? WHERE IS MORNINGSIDE DRIVE? THE SECOND LOCATION? YEAH, MORNINGSIDE IS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF HIBISCUS DIRECTLY TO THE EAST OF THE RAILROAD TRACKS BEFORE YOU GET TO S ONE. OKAY, SO IT'S IN OKAY, THE SAME. YEAH, IT'S AN UNPAVED ROAD AND FORMERLY DAILY BREAD. NOW PROVIDENCE CONNECTS THEIR LARGE WAREHOUSE. FACILITS BEEN THERE FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. OKAY, THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, DISCUSSION? [00:40:01] IF THERE IS NO OTHER QUESTIONS DISCUSSION, I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION. OH, I HAVE TO OPEN, OPEN IT. WE DIDN'T, WE DIDN'T CLOSE THE LAST, WE'RE STILL OPEN ON THE SAME ITEM. IT'S FINE. UH, BUT I WILL MOVE FORWARD TO ANOTHER SECTION. UH, JUST SO YOU HAVE A FULL PICTURE OF WHAT STAFF RECOMMENDS FOR THE NON-PUBLIC SERVICES. THAT INCLUDES OUR ADMINISTRATIVE SET ASIDE. SO WE WANNA ACKNOWLEDGE THAT. AND IN THE NEXT SLIDE WE APPLIED FOR TWO ITEMS. ONE FOR HOME HOMEOWNER ACCESSIBILITY. SO AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A HOMEOWNER HOUSING REHABILITATION PROGRAM AND WE WOULD LIKE TO FUND THAT PROGRAM WITH BOTH CDBG AND HOME DOLLARS. WE'LL DISCUSS THAT LATER. BUT THIS WILL ALLOW US SOME ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO ALLOW OUR SENIORS AND OTHER PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES OR SPECIAL NEEDS TO AGE IN PLACE AND SAFELY. UM, WE ARE A BIT OF A RETIREMENT COMMUNITY. AND LATER IN OUR SLIDES WE'LL SHOW YOU, UH, THE EFFECTIVENESS OF OUR PROGRAM AS IT STANDS. AND I THINK THAT'S MY LAST CDBG SLIDE. ANY, ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? IF THERE ARE NONE, THEN I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE REPORT COMING FROM MS. JOHNSON AS TO YES, I LASH SEAN, MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PRELIMINARY STAFF FUNDING RECOMMENDATION FOR THE CDBG NON-PUBLIC SERVICE ACTIVITIES TO BE INCLUDED IN THE FISCAL YEAR 20 26, 20 27 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN AND ALLOW ANY NECESSARY ADJUSTMENTS TO THE FUNDING AMOUNTS AND SOURCES BY THE HOUSING AND URBAN IMPROVEMENT MANAGER UPON FINAL FUNDING AWARD FROM HOOD. DO I GET A SECOND? A SECOND. IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED. AND SECOND THAT WE ACCEPT THE REPORT, UH, IN REFERENCE TO THE PRELIMINARY STAFF FUNDING RECOMMENDATION FOR CBDG NONPUBLIC SERVICE ACTIVITIES TO INCLUDE IN THE FISCAL YEAR 20 26 27 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN AND TO ALLOW ANY NECESSARY ADJUSTMENTS TO THE FUNDING AMOUNT AND SOURCES BY THE HOUSING AND URBAN IMPROVEMENT MANAGER UPON FOUND FUNDING AWARDED FROM HOOD DUE. DO YOU'VE HEARD THE MOTION? ARE YOU READY TO VOTE? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED HAVE THE SAME RIGHTS. SO MOVED. WE WILL NOW MOVE INTO ITEM NUMBER SEVEN AND IT IS, UH, A PUBLIC HEARING, UH, AND IT'S IN REFERENCE TO STAFF, PRELIMINARY STAFF RECOMMENDATION FOR PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES TO INCLUDE IN THE 2020 20 26 20 27 ACTION PLAN FOR HOME FUNDING. OKAY, I I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND BRING IT BACK TO THE BOARD FOR DISCUSSION. AND THEN MS. JOHNSON, YOU HAVE SOME? YES SIR. UH, LET ME EXPLAIN THIS CHART JUST A TOUCH. SO WE HAVE THE SAME TWO ITEMS FROM THE PREVIOUS SCREEN. THE HOMEOWNER HOUSING, HURRICANE HARDENING ACTIVITY AND THE HOMEOWNER ACCESSIBILITY ACTIVITY CAN BE FUNDED WITH HOME AS WELL AS CDBG. SO WITH CDBG DOLLARS, WE FUNDED IT WITH 10,000. AND SO OUR RECOMMENDATION ON THIS SLIDE IS AS FOLLOWS OR AS DISPLAYED. I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT EX EXPLAIN, UM, THE RECOMMENDATION FOR MACEDONIA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF SOUTH BREVARD. SO WE HAD A DISCUSSION WITH MR. PHILLIPS AND HE WAS ALSO SHOCKED TO SEE $362,000. THAT WAS A [00:45:01] ERROR ON THEIR PART. APPARENTLY HE DOESN'T NORMALLY ASK FOR NEARLY $400,000. SO, AND AGAIN, WE'RE ALL HUMAN ERRORS HAPPEN. SO HE, HE UNDERSTANDS THAT WE CAN'T FUND THAT LEVEL BECAUSE THEY, THEY'D HAVE A TREMENDOUS GAP AND WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW HOME. SO IN THE FOLLOWING YEAR HE WILL REAPPLY OR WE'LL TAKE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY PERHAPS WITH THE SHIP. SO THAT IS WHY THAT NUMBER IS ZERO AND EVERYONE IS OKAY. ALSO ON THIS SLIDE YOU SEE THERE'S A COMMUNITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION MANDATORY SET ASIDE OF 15%. HUD SAYS EVERY TIME THERE'S A CHODO THAT APPLIES AND THAT'S WHAT THE ACRONYM IS, WE SET ASIDE 15% OUT OF EACH HOME ALLOCATION. WE DID NOT HAVE AN, UH, C-H-C-H-D-O APPLY THIS YEAR. SO THAT MONEY WILL BE SET ASIDE FOR FUTURE PRO PROJECTS. ESSENTIALLY YOU SEE A NUMBER THERE FOR ADMINISTRATION THAT IS ALSO PRESCRIBED BY HUD AND THE $2.57 2.57% OF ADMINISTRATION DUE TO THE LEAD AGENCY THAT IS BREVARD COUNTY. SO THEY HAVE AN ADMINISTRATIVE FEE FEE, THEY ADMINISTER THE HOME PROGRAM COUNTYWIDE. SO WE ARE A MEMBER OF THE CONSORTIUM AS IS COCOA, PALM BAY AND TITUSVILLE. SO THERE'S SOME ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE THERE. SO THAT DESCRIBES WHAT IS PRESENTED TO YOU ON THE SCREEN AND AGAIN, TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE HOMEOWNER, HURRICANE HARDENING AND HOMEOWNER ACCESSIBILITY, THAT AGAIN GIVES US A BIT MORE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO OUR RESIDENTS OF MELBOURNE WHO ARE INCOME ELIGIBLE. YOU DON'T HAVE TO LIVE IN A SPECIFIC TARGET OR AREA, YOU JUST NEED TO BE INCOME ELIGIBLE. AND I BELIEVE ON OUR NEXT SLIDE, JUST TO GIVE YOU SOME CONTEXT OR I'M GONNA KEEP GOING, WE'LL COME BACK. I WANTED TO SHOW YOU, WE HAD A MAP UPDATED LAST YEAR AND I BELIEVE SINCE 19, LET'S JUST SAY 80. THAT'S A GOOD NUMBER. SIX OR SEVEN. YEAH. SO JUST ROUNDING TO 1980. SINCE 1980 BETWEEN CDBG HOME AND SHIP FUNDS, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO ASSIST IN OVER 900, ALMOST 950 SINGLE FAMILY HOMES OR 950 PARTICIPANTS TOTALING $21 MILLION THROUGHOUT OUR ENTIRE CITY. AND CONSIDERING THE SMALL ALLOCATION WE GET, WE'RE DOING A HECK OF A JOB. AND I WANTED TO BRING THAT TO YOUR ATTENTION. WE CAN, UM, MOVE FORWARD TO THE NEXT SLIDE SO YOU CAN HAVE A BIT OF A BIRD'S EYE VIEW. SO THERE, WELL, I WON'T READ TO YOU. YOU CAN SEE THAT'S OUR NORTH TARGET AREA AND IN OUR SOUTH TARGET AREA THERE'S NEARLY 500 HOMES THERE AND 10 MILLION, $10 MILLION OF ASSISTANCE. MR. CHAIR, YOU HAVE A QUESTION TO YOUR LEFT MR. CHAIR, YOU HAVE A QUESTION TO YOUR LEFT? OH, I'M SORRY. UH, YES MA'AM. WHY WERE THESE TWO AREAS PICKED? IS THERE SOMETHING IN? FANTASTIC QUESTION. THANK YOU FOR THAT. SO I-C-D-B-G AND HOME FUNDS ARE TARGETED, IF YOU WILL, TO AREAS THAT ARE QUALIFIED. CENSUS TRACKS, WE COULD CALL THEM POVERTY STRICKEN AREAS AND IN MELBOURNE, IN OUR LAST CENSUS DATA IN THE CENSUS. UM, BEFORE THAT, THESE ARE OUR HIGHEST AREAS OF CONCENTRATION. SO THEY ARE OUR TARGET AREAS. MR. WALKER, YOU LOOK LIKE YOU HAVE A QUESTION. OH, I DO. LEMME RAISE THEM. , MR. WALKER. UM, UH, I I I'M QUITE SURE WE HAD DISCUSSED THIS BEFORE, UH, THE PEOPLE THAT NEED THEIR HOUSES REHAB, HOW ARE THEY NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROGRAM? EXCELLENT QUESTION. THANK YOU FOR THAT. SO IT'S ON OUR WEBSITE. WE'VE PUSHED THIS OUT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. BUT TO, TO BE COMPLETELY TRANSPARENT, THIS PROGRAM IS SUCCESSFUL BECAUSE OF NEIGHBORS TALKING TO NEIGHBORS. THIS IS WORD OF MOUTH. SOMEBODY KNOWS SOMEBODY. WHEN WE COMPLETE A RE REHAB OR AT THE START OF IT, WE PUT A SIGN IN EACH YARD, [00:50:02] THIS H THIS HO THIS HOUSE IS BEING SPONSORED BY CITY OF MELBOURNE, YADA, YADA. AND IT IS TRULY THE ACTION OF WORD OF MOUTH. IS IT POSSIBLE TO GET A LIST OF THE HOUSES THAT ARE BEING RE REHAB REHABBED IN EACH LOCATION? UM, LIKE TO COMMUNITY LEADERS THAT CAN SPREAD THE WORD? YOU, YOU WOULD LIKE AN ACTIVE LIST? YES. FOR THE ONES THAT ARE NORTH, BUT NOT A HISTORICAL LIST? NO MA'AM. JUST, JUST CLARIFYING. YEAH. ACTIVE LIST. I BELIEVE THAT MIGHT BE OKAY. I'M JUST THINKING ABOUT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION. IT'S SITTING RIGHT HERE, BUT WE CAN, WE CAN MAKE SOMETHING HAPPEN FOR YOU. OKAY. EVEN IF IT'S A, A CLARIFIED MAP. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MS. JOHNSON TO YOUR LEFT? YES. WHY WOULD COMMUNITY LEADERS NEED A CLARIFIED LIST OF HOUSES BEING REHABBED? THAT QUESTION TO ME? I JUST WANT A LIST SO THAT, UM, YOU WANT A LIST? NOT FOR LEADERS. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A LIST SO THAT WHEN I HAVE MY COMMUNITY MEETINGS OR I KNOW OF A SENIOR CITIZEN OR SOMEONE THAT NEEDS THEIR HOUSE REHAB, I CAN LET THEM KNOW THAT, HEY, MELBOURNE HAS THIS PROGRAM. THEY MIGHT NOT KNOW ABOUT IT. WHO WOULD YOU LIKE ABOUT BROCHURE? BUT IF I HAVE THAT INFORMATION AND I SAY, HEY, YOU CAN GO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS RESIDENCE. THEY'RE DOING SOMETHING TO THIS HOUSE AT THIS MOMENT AND THIS TIME. SO YOU CAN GO CHECK IT OUT, MAYBE ASK THEM SOME QUESTIONS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. I THINK IT WOULD BE SAFER QUESTION. SO JUST TO HAVE INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO, BECAUSE IT'S LIKE YOU SAID, IT'S WORD OF MOUTH. SO IT WITHIN MY MILE OF AREA THAT I LIVE SURROUNDING AREA, I MIGHT NOT SEE A HOUSE BEING REHABBED. SO IT'LL BE NICE TO HAVE THAT INFORMATION. WOULD YOU LIKE A BRO? WOULD YOU LIKE BROCHURES? SURE. THAT'LL WORK TOO. I WOULD FANTASTIC. WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT YOU ALL HAVE BROCHURES. YOURS, SEVERAL. I JUST WANT COMMENTS, A LIST, COMMENTS, CONCERNS, QUESTIONS YOU HAVE ANY OTHER, ANYTHING ELSE MRS. JOHNSON? YES. IF YOU'D LIKE TO GO BACK THAT, THAT COMPLETES MY PRESENTATION FOR THIS EVENING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR QUESTIONS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION. UM, THAT CONCLUDES MY REMARKS. SO AT THIS TIME, UH, YOU'VE HEARD MS. MS. JOHNSON REPORT AND YOU'VE HAD TIME TO FOR DISCUSSION. UH, I WILL NOW ENTERTAIN A MOTION. I LASH I PUBLIC HEARING REOPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. PUBLIC HEARING IS WE'RE AT, I'M SORRY, NUMBER SEVEN. I THOUGHT I HAD TO OPEN IT, BUT ANYWAY, I WILL NOW OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING, UH, FOR ANY COMMENTS OR THOUGHTS AT THIS TIME. I, I SEE NO ONE MOVING. SO WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, BRING IT BACK TO THE BOARD. NO OPEN UNTIL AFTER THE MOTION, AFTER THE VOTE. SO SO YOU ARE SAYING THAT I SHOULD OPEN, I MEAN, HAVE THE TO CLOSE IT. SHE SAID WE CAN CLOSE IT. WE, THERE'S NO PUBLIC JUST LIKE THEY DO AT CITY COUNCIL. JUST LIKE TO DO AT CITY COUNCIL. WE DO HAVE ONE PERSON HERE THOUGH. SHE AIN'T MOVING SHE EVERYTHING TO SAY. OKAY. SO WE, WE HAVE CLOSED THE, WE CLOSED THE PUBLIC HEARING. NOW THAT THERE'S, IF THERE'S NO OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO THE, UH, PRELIMINARY STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES TO INCLUDE IN THE 2026 2027 ACTION PLAN FOR HOME FUNDING. I LASHAUN MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PRELIMINARY STAFF FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR HOME ACTIVITIES TO BE INCLUDED IN THE FISCAL YEAR OF 2026. 2027 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN AND ALLOW ANY NECESSARY ADJUSTMENTS TO THE FUNDING AMOUNTS AND [00:55:01] SOURCES BY THE HOUSING AND URBAN IMPROVEMENT MANAGER UPON FUNDING AWARD FROM HOOD. SECOND. IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED. AND SECOND, THAT WE ACCEPT DENOMINATION FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF, UH, PRELIMINARY STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM TO INCLUDE IN THE FY 26 27 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN AND ALLOW ANY NECESSARY ADJUSTMENTS FOR THE FUNDING AMOUNT BY THE HUD, BY THE HOUSING AND URBAN IMPROVEMENT MANAGER. UPON THE FINAL FUNDING AWARDED FROM HUD. WITH NO FURTHER ACTION FROM THE CITIZENS ADVISORY BOARD YOU'VE HAD, YOU'VE HAD TIME TO CONSIDER A MOTION. ARE YOU READY TO VOTE? YES. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED HAVE THE SAME RIGHTS. I HEAR NONE. SO MOVED. THAT CONCLUDES THE AGENDA FOR THIS EVENING. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IF THERE'S NO OTHER COMMENTS, I DECLARE THAT THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED. HAVE A GOOD EVENING. * 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.