[00:00:10] FOR THE HOUSING COMMITTEE MEETING IS NOW IN SESSION AND ROLL CALL PLEASE. ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING ARE HAMILTON COUNCILWOMAN VERNON HERE THAT MCGILL WELL CHAMBERS DIDN'T KNOW WAS POLITE MAYOR JAMES HERE AND VERONICA RIGHT PRETTY [III. ADOPTION OF MINUTES] MUCH 12 MINUTES YOU CAN SEE WE'RE MAKING A MOTION APPROVE PLEASE I MOVE TO APPROVE THE MARCH 12 MINUTES AGAIN ON THE TABLE I HAVE NO PUBLIC NO WE HAVE NEW NEW BUILDINGS I'M OPEN ALL RIGHT SO I WELL YOU GUYS HAVE MAYBE A LITTLE OFFSET FROM WHAT WAS PUT OUT THE PACKET BECAUSE WE DIDN'T DO SOME PAYMENTS THIS WEEK AND ENCUMBRANCES THIS WEEK. [VI.1. FY2026 Neighborhood Assistance Budget Update] SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, THE BUDGET FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026 HAS BEEN APPROVED AT 450,000 BY TOWN COUNCIL A TOTAL OF 40 HOMES HAVE RECEIVED REPAIRS ADDING A TOTAL OF 334,085 WITHIN A COMPROMISE 1595 AND THIS WAS UPDATED AS OF YESTERDAY THESE REPAIRS CONSIST OF ROOFING FLOORING STAIRS, PLUMBING, TREE SERVICE AND PROPERTY CLEANUP CURRENTLY HOME IS WAITING ON AN ESTIMATE FOR TREE SERVICE AND TWO ARE WAITING ON APPROVED ESTIMATES. AS ALWAYS APPLICATION ARE BEING PROCESSED WEEKLY OR AS YOU COME IN AND STAFF CONTINUE WORK DILIGENTLY TO ENSURE RESIDENTS ARE LIVING IN THEIR HOMES AND DRY. ANY COMMENTS ON THE MIDDLE HARRY NONE. I WILL YOU THE EXCEL SHEET BREAKDOWN AND AGAIN IS AS OF WHAT YOU AND SHOULD BE AS OF YESTERDAY SO 400,000 IN A HOME REPAIR WE HAVE SPENT 332,000 FOR 32 WE HAVE AN ENCUMBRANCE THAT IS WAITING TO GET PAID OUT. I'M HAVE ONE INCOME RATES WAITING TO BE PAID OUT SO TOTAL AVAILABLE AS OF RIGHT NOW IS HUNDRED AND 63,000 FOR 20 SO THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE IN OUR POCKET TO SPEND UP UNTIL THE END OF FISCAL YEAR WHICH IS IN JUNE SO. WE ARE WE ARE PRETTY GOOD. WE DON'T NEED TO MOVE ANYTHING WE DON'T NEED TO DO. AND AGAIN, WE HAVE DONE 40 HOMES AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THOSE 40 HOMES I THINK YOU GUYS HAVE HEARD ME USE THE PHRASE REPEAT OFFENDERS IS NOT REALLY A NEGATIVE THING BUT THESE 40 HOMES CONSIST OF OUR ROOF INTERIOR AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN SO THE INVOICE IS PAID OUT. IT IS NOT 140 HERE ONE YOU KNOW OF THE 40 SO WE DO THE ROOF AND WE COME WITH ANOTHER ESTIMATE FOR INTERIOR IF SOMETHING ELSE NEEDS TO BE DONE. SO IT'S NOT ONE FULL ESTIMATE. ALL THOSE THINGS HAVE TO EQUAL UP TO WHAT WE'RE DOING AT THAT HOME 20,000 OR BELOW THAT MAKES SENSE FROM SAY WE'RE NOT JUST CUTTING ONE CHECK FOR EACH HOME IT CAN BE SEVERAL CHECKS EQUAL IT UP TO 20,000 IF NEED BE GOT [VI.2. FY2027 Proposed Budget] CHAIRMAN IF YOU DON'T I'M GOING TO ROLL DOWN YEAH SO AS YOU ALL KNOW WE ARE COMING UP TO A NEW FISCAL YEAR IN I AM ASKING OR STAFF ASKING JUST A BREAKDOWN OF WHAT I JUST GAVE YOU THE FISCAL YEAR WE ARE 2026 WE ARE APPROVED AT 450,040 HOMES HAVE BEEN SERVICE SO SO I'M ASKING FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027 THAT WE JUST ROLL WITH THAT SAME LARGELY 50,000 THAT ASKING FOR ANYTHING MORE ANYTHING LESS LET'S KEEP IT THERE AND YOU CAN SEE THE BREAKDOWN OF WHERE THAT FORWARD AND 50 IS ALLOCATED TO RECOMMENDATION TOWN STAFF REQUESTS THAT THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMITTEE PROVIDE A RECOMMENDATION TO TOWN COUNCIL FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027 BUDGET AT THE 450,000 THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMITTEE HAS AUTHORITY TO TAKE THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE BUDGET AS PRESENTED OR RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE BUDGET WITH MODIFICATIONS SO. I'LL LET YOU GUYS GET THAT ASK ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE PAST EARS. WE WILL GO FORWARD WITH THAT. I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION FOR THE THE GRANT AWARD AND THIS IS FROM THE HOUSING TRUST THE PREVIOUS YEAR WASN'T IT A LARGER GRANT? YES. THE PREVIOUS YEAR WE WERE AWARDED 144,000. [00:05:02] THIS CURRENT FISCAL WHAT IT 50,000 IS BECAUSE THAT 50 WAS LEFT OVER FROM WHAT THEY FROM THE BIG POT SO IT WASN'T AS MUCH FUNDS LEFT FROM THE FIRST TIME. OKAY SO THAT'S WHY THOSE THAT WERE BIG NUMBERS WERE KIND OF CUT DOWN. SO I IT WASN'T ANYTHING THAT WE DIDN'T DO. RIGHT. IT WAS JUST I THINK I WAS GOING TO ASK DID YOU ASK FOR LESS THIS TIME? I WAS JUST WONDERING BUT I GET ASKED 100,000. OKAY. YEAH. SO THAT'S WHY IT DIDN'T GO AS BIG BECAUSE THE POT WASN'T STILL IT WAS IN IT'S FULL AS IT WAS. SO THIS IS A BREAKDOWN OF WHAT WE WOULD ALLOCATE FOR 2020. I MEAN AND YOU GUYS LET ME KNOW YOUR THOUGHTS ANY THOUGHTS ON THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027? I REALLY WISH I HAD MY NOTES FROM LAST TIME. USUALLY I'M REALLY GOOD WITH DECEMBER IS THE LAST ONE IN HERE I THOUGHT THAT WEREN'T WE GOING TO LIKE ADD STUFF TO IT LAST LAST MONTH WE MET AND I MET WITH STAFF THAT WERE LEGAL AND WE DECIDED TO LEAVE AS WE DECIDED LEAVE AS IS THERE WAS NO NEED YOU KNOW TO SCRAMBLE ANYTHING MAKE ANY HARDER, MAKE IT ANY DIFFICULT. SO WE JUST WANT TO STICK WITH THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT OUTSIDE HELP FOR THERE WAS NO NEED TO TAKE ON MORE THAT WE DIDN'T NEED TO. SO YES, THAT WAS WHAT WE DECIDED FOR LAST NIGHT AND WE'VE BEEN DOING PRETTY GOOD LIKE THAT SO I NEED TO MIX IT UP BUT IT'S GOOD. YEAH, GOOD. THANK YOU SO I LEAVE IT TO YOU TO MAKE THE THE MOTION THE MOTION THROUGH EXECUTIVE BOARD BUT WHAT IS SHOWING ON THE SCREEN I WAS RIGHT SO I WAS SCROLLING STAMINA AND MORE POINTED ACTION AS YOU ALL KNOW [VI.3. 2026 Fair Housing Month Proclamation] APRIL IS FAIR HOUSING UP HERE IS OUR PROCLAMATION THAT WE PUT OUT EVERY YEAR MAYOR TO MORE WILL SIGN THIS AT NEXT TOWN COUNCIL IS GOING TO BE ON SUSIE APRIL 1ST WHICH IS YESTERDAY MARKED THE 15TH ANNIVERSARY I'M NOT GOING TO REPORTING LIKE THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FAIR HOUSING PROCLAMATION AND NOTHING HAS CHANGED BUT THE DATE AND AGAIN MAYOR LARRY CONSUMER WILL DECIDE THIS ON NEXT TUESDAY AND WE WILL LOOK FOR JUST WANTED YOU GUYS SEE THAT ANY QUESTIONS OR THE PROCLAMATION RIGHT AND THE NEXT THING I HAVE I WANT IS OUR MAIN PROJECT PEOPLE TO BE HERE AND WHEN I SAY PEOPLE I JUST NEED BUT AS YOU CAN SEE THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WERE BUSY WHEN I ASKED THEM ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO THEIR SCHEDULE IS ALREADY FULL . I JUST THINK THEY KNOW YOU ARE RIGHT AND I DROVE BY IT AND IT WAS A BORING RIGHT SO I REACHED TO THEM AND I'M REACHING OUT TO ME AND I DIDN'T GET IT YOU KNOW SO MY QUESTION AND I READ THE CHAIN THIS WAS SENT ON MARCH 19TH. GOOD MORNING. I REACHED OUT TO SEE IF SOMEONE ON THE TEAM PRINTED LIKE MAYBE A ROSE WOULD BE WILLING TO GIVE THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMITTEE THAT THEY DIDN'T DISCLOSE THE APRIL 2ND. AND SO NATHAN'S RESPONSE IS A CURRENT STATUS UPDATE YOUR MEETING WATER, SEWER AND STORMWATER ARE COMPLETE AND WORKING THROUGH THE CLOSEOUT PROCESS SO THE WORK IS APPROXIMATELY 75% COMPLETE ITEMS REMAINING ARE ASPHALT PAVEMENT PERVIOUS PARKING AREAS PREVIOUS PARKING AREAS SIDEWALKS AND SOME FINE GRADING FOR THE DRAINAGE IT INTENT TO COMPLETE THE HARDSCAPE SO ONCE CONSTRUCTION OF THE STRUCTURES IS SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE TO AVOID DAMAGE FROM HEAVY EQUIPMENT AND DELIVERIES WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING THROUGH THE SUBDIVISION PROCESS AND ADDRESSING THIS. I THANK YOU FOR THIS ASSUMING THAT THIS POINT VERTICAL OKAY START DO YOU HAVE A LOOSE TIMEFRAME RESPONSE FROM ME AND WE ARE WORKING THE SUBDIVISION PROCESS TO ESTABLISH SOME NUMBERS YOU JUST WITH DAN FRAZIER WHO WAS ON A WINNING SIDE THIS WHO GAVE ME SOME GREAT ADVICE TO HELP TAKE THE BEST SHOT ON OUR FIRST ALL ROUND I HOPE TO MAKE THE SUBMITTAL WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK OR SO ONCE THE PARTIAL NUMBERS ARE ESTABLISHED WORKFORCE WILL [00:10:04] BE ABLE TO APPLY FOR THE BUILDING PERMITS THEN GO VERTICALLY ONCE THEY GET THROUGH THAT PROCESS IT'S OUR TEAMS HOPE TO HAVE BUILDING PERMITS THE MINUTE BY THE END OF APRIL SO I STILL DON'T HAVE A DATE. I AM READING THIS AND THINKING THAT VERTICAL MAY BE STARTING BETWEEN MAY AND JUNE. I DON'T READ THAT YOU KNOW CAN THEY NOT PROVIDE LIKE A TIMELINE NOTE IS YOUR VISION STUFF THROUGH? I DON'T EVEN I DON'T EVEN THINK OF THAT AS ADDRESSING WHERE DO YOU DO THAT? SO IT SOUNDS LIKE THAT'S WHERE WELL THAT IS WHERE ARE NOW TRYING TO FIND THAT YOU KNOW GET THE POSSIBLE NUMBER ADDRESSING READY SO THAT THEY CAN APPLY THE BUILDING PERMITS FOR EACH BUILDING AND NORTHRIDGE ELECTRICAL WITH THE VISIT YEAH WE DON'T THROUGH THAT ISSUE FOR A WHILE YEAH I WONDER WHY ALL OF THIS WASN'T WORKED ON WHILE YOU LOOK AT WHAT IS THE TOWN HOLDING? NO NO NO NO. IT WAS LIKE MY FIRST GO AROUND I MIKE WAS I MEAN THE LIKE I SAID I THINK THAT'S WHY THEY DIDN'T WANT US TO THINK THAT THE THAT SO I'M SAYING MAYOR JIM JONES MADE CHAIRMAN HIS OWN SO WE'LL SEE WE'LL SEE DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS THAT I CAN TAKE BACK TO THEM? NO. THINK ABOUT IT. YEAH, WE'RE JUST CURIOUS LIKE WHAT DEPARTMENTS WHERE THE NEXT STEPS HAVE TO GO THROUGH. LIKE HOW CAN WE BE HELPFUL AND RIGHT WELL YEAH SIX ACROSS FOR ME IN THE OFFICE HE'S HE'S WAITING ON THEM TO GET INFORMATION IN ORDER TO HELP WITH THE PERMIT NUMBER WITH THE PARCEL NUMBERS SO THEY CAN PERMIT EXCUSE ME GET THEIR BUILDING PERMIT SO ADDRESSING HAS DONE FIRST BY WORKFORCE AND THEN COMING TO WORK THAT'S WHEN THEY'RE IN AND THEN IT IT COMES TO US OKAY SO WHY WAS IT IS DOWN THAT'S MAYBE ASK THAT MAYBE THEY'RE GOING TO SAY LIKE OH BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO DO THIS BEFORE YOU I DON'T IS NATE THE PROJECT IT IS THE ENGINEERING THE ENGINEERING TEAM MATT LYLE IS NATHAN ANSWERED EVERYTHING FOR ME SO HE'S THE PRINCIPAL ENGINEERING FOR STEERING ENGINEERING HE'S OUR ENGINEERING PERSON FOR THIS PROJECT IT'S HIS CAREER WHICH WHICH REALLY SHOULDN'T BE SPEAKING FOR THE FOR THE WORKFORCE. YEAH YEAH I DID EMAIL BILL AND EVERYBODY ELSE BUT THIS WHO GOT BACK TO ME. SO WITH THAT BEING SAID WE HAVE HOW LONG HAVE THEY SAID ONCE THEY START VERTICAL CONSTRUCTION HOW BIG IS 2017 THEY HAVEN'T EVEN GIVEN YOU KNOW THEY FEEL LIKE SAY IN MAY OR JUNE THEY ARE NOT MONTHS OR SOMETHING WHERE YOU ASK THEM HOW LONG THEY EXPECT VERTICAL CONSTRUCTION. YEP I SHOW YOU AND THAT BECAUSE WHEN CAN PEOPLE APPLY. YEAH THEY HAVE THAT'S BEEN MY QUESTION SINCE WE BROKE GROUND AND IT WAS READY TO GO SO THERE'S NO NEED FOR AN THERE'S NO NEED FOR THE POTENTIAL HOMEOWNERS TO FILL OUT PAPERWORK BECAUSE PRICES CHANGE, NUMBERS CHANGE, CONSTRUCTION. THERE'S NO NEED TO SEND ANYBODY THROUGH THE PAPERWORK PROCESS WHEN THINGS CHANGE RATES, THERE'S NO NEED TO EVEN START THAT PROCESS. THAT IS ALL THAT I HAVE FOR YOU GUYS. I WASN'T GOING KEEP IT JUST TO KIND OF LET YOU KNOW I'VE BEEN SPEAKING WITH DIFFERENT DEVELOPERS TO GET ON TO. I WANTED TO, YOU KNOW, PUT TOO MUCH OUT BECAUSE WE ARE BEING RECORDED BUT WE HAVE STARTED TO WORK ON THAT RFP DRAFT FOR 115 BLUFFTON ROAD I WON'T SAY TOO MUCH BUT I'LL SEND YOU EMAIL. I SPEAK WITH FELICIA TODAY SO THAT IS GOING TO BE OUR NEXT PROJECT THAT'LL BE OUR NEXT BABY AND THAT MIGHT GO VERTICAL FOR US AS IN LIKE WORKSHOP WHAT LESS THAN EXACT EXACTLY. SO WE GOT TO SEE IRONED OUT WHAT WAS THE HICCUP IN A SLOW START FOR THIS ONE WHAT MAY WOULD BE OUR NEXT MEETING I HAVE A CONFERENCE IN FLORENCE IN MAY I'M ASKING YOU GUYS TO PLEASE LOOK AT YOUR MAY OUR MEETING DATE FOR MAY IS MAY 17TH. I'M ASKING YOU TO PLEASE LOOK AT MAY 14TH BECAUSE I'LL BE OUT IN FLORENCE. CAN YOU TELL ME IF YOU ARE MAY 14TH? YES. YES, I'M AVAILABLE AND YOU MAY EVEN BE ON MAY SEVEN AT SEVEN THAT'S OUR NEXT MEETING BUT I MEAN SUPPOSED TO MEET ON MAY 14. THAT WORKS FOR ME. OKAY I'M GOOD HERE BECAUSE IT IS MEG SO I WILL SEND THAT OUT [00:15:02] AS SOON AS I GET BACK MY DESK WILL MEET MAY 14TH. ANY WORK THAT YOU GUYS WANT ME TO ON ANYTHING YOU WANT ME TO BACK BACKTRACK TO SOMETHING NEW PROJECTS NEW IDEAS ANYTHING THAT YOU THINK THAT EVERYTHING'S WORKING GOOD I THINK EVERYTHING'S GOOD SO LET OUR CHAIRMAN WHAT ABOUT THAT THE ONE THAT'S HELPING YOU FOR MEMORIAL? YEAH. I HAVEN'T HEARD MUCH THE LITTLE QUARTERS THAT'S WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT LIVE WELL TERRY SPOKE LIKE A BUILDER DEVELOPER ONE WHO HE LIVES ON THAT I HAVEN'T HEARD MUCH ABOUT THAT I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING CENTRAL AROUND TOWN SO IT MUST BE WHY IT MUST BE GOING THROUGH BUT I WILL CHECK I'M SURE IT'S GOING THROUGH. I HAVEN'T HEARD YOU KNOW WHERE WE ARE WITH ANYTHING BUT I WILL CHECK CHECK ON THAT AND THEN THOSE NEW TOWNHOMES THAT ARE IN LEFT IN GARLAND, DID THAT HELP THE LANDSCAPE? INDIGO COVE GOING TOWARDS APARTMENTS. WHAT'S YOUR QUESTION? DID IT HELP THE LANDSCAPE OF LIKE A MORE AFFORDABLE I DON'T KNOW WHAT WAS ON AFFORDABLE TO ME. NO, THAT'S NOT THAT'S NOT OF OURS. THEY HAD TO DO 20% OF THEM AFFORDABLE WHERE THEY THROUGH BUT I'M NOT SURE THAT WAS BEFORE I THINK THEY THEY CAME IN AND DID TOO YOU'D THINK YOU DID IN THEIR OWN WORK YEAH SO THAT SAID AND IT SAID OVER BY OUR SIDE NEITHER ONE THE ONE BY ARIZONA ANY CHANCE OF THEM HAVING ANY DESIRE THE THE L WORD I'M THEY WILL ONCE THEY GET YOU KNOW GET GOING GET PEOPLE IN AND THEY SEE THAT ONE'S PICK IT UP THEY PICK IT UP TO READ THEY MIGHT FALL BACK HI AND IT'S WHERE YOU GET A BUNCH UNITS COMING ON THE SAME TIME THEY GO GET STUCK OUT ON 71 RIGHT THIS ONE AND THE ONE THEY'RE OUR SIZE ALWAYS OPENS IT'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF HIGH END APARTMENTS AND YEAH BUT THAT'S ALL I HAVE GUYS. HAPPY EASTER. HAVE A GOOD FRIDAY. SPEND TIME WITH YOUR FAMILY. ENJOYED WEATHER WITH YOU. THANK YOU EVERYONE STAY HEALTHY . THANK THANK MAN Y * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.