[3C. Discuss and receive direction regarding a proposed income-based assistance program for residential sidewalk repair/replacement for low- to moderate-income (LMI) households. (30 minutes)]

ZONING STAFF FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE IN GETTING US ONLINE AND KEEPING US ONLINE THROUGH THE PANDEMIC. AND FOR ALL THEIR ASSISTANCE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. NOW, WE ARE OPEN FOR

QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSIONS. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU SO MUCH.

WE APPRECATE THAT. COUNSEL? >> COUNCIL MEMBER: HOW DO YOU THINK YOU'VE HANDLED ONLINE AND BEING VIRTUAL?

>> SPEAKER: I THOUGHT IT WENT REALLY WELL. THERE WERE TIMES WHEN IT WAS DIFFICULT. I'M SURE EVERYBODY WENT THROUGH THIS . WE HAD TO CALL OUT VOTES AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

ALONG WITH EVERYONE WORKING FROM HOME AND THE ASPECTS OF LIFE, I THINK IT WENT REALLY WELL.

>> COUNCIL MEMBER: DID YOU GET ANY COMPLAINTS FROM APPLICANTS?

>> SPEAKER: WE NEVER DID. NOT TO MY KNOWLEDGE WE NEVER DID.

OUR PUBLIC HEARINGS WENT PRETTY WELL. WE HAD A LOT OF COLLINS AND I WANTED TO THANK THE STAFF. THEY WORKED REALLY HARD AT MAKING IT ALL WORK AND IT WAS GOOD. IT WENT WELL. IT

WAS GOOD TO SEE EVERYBODY. >> COUNCIL MEMBER: YOU HAVE QUITE A FEW OPENINGS. I DIDN'T REALIZE THERE WERE SO MANY OPENINGS. WE CAN DO YOUR APPOINTMENTS IF NECESSARY UNLESS YOU GUYS DECIDED NOT TO DO THAT.

>> SPEAKER: WE HAD DISCUSSED THAT. I BELIEVE IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT DURING THE DISCUSSION IT WAS A ONCE YEAR THING. I AM SURE THE STAFF IS GLAD TO HEAR IT'S A POSSIBILITY. WE HAD SOME PEOPLE MOVE AWAY FOR JOBS, ETC.

WE HAVE A GREAT GROUP RIGHT NOW AND WE MADE THE QUORUM AND WE WORK WELL TOGETHER. IT WOULD BE GOOD TO HAVE SOME MORE.

>> COUNCIL MEMBER: I WAS GOING TO SAY THE REGULAR SESSION IS

COMING UP. >> MAYOR: I THINK IT'S OCTOBER 1. KEEP THAT IN MIND. JANET TUCKER, NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES

MANAGER SIX >> COUNCIL MEMBER: A FOLLOW-UP QUESTION WITH THAT MANY OPENINGS IS THERE A SPECIFIC SKILL SET OR NEED? INTERVIEWING A LOT OF YOU IN

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THE SKILLS THAT YOU HAVE IS THERE A SPECIFIC PERSON OR TYPE OF PERSON MAC OR JUST THAT SKILL SET THAT YOU THINK WOULD BE ADVENTITIOUS TO LOOK FOR AND PUT ON THERE?

>> SPEAKER: IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO HAVE PEOPLE IN ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING WORLD. LEGAL BACKGROUNDS ARE ALWAYS NICE TO HAVE. WE HAVE HAD SOME REALLY GOOD PEOPLE COME IN. IT'S BEEN GREAT. THE YOUNG LADY WE JUST LOST, MIRANDA, SHE WAS REALLY GOOD. SHE HAD ALOT OF GREAT KNOWLEDGE AND GAVE US SUCH GREAT INPUT AND WE WERE SAD TO LOSE HER . PEOPLE THAT HAVE A GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF ZONING ANDDEVELOPMENT, REAL ESTATE PEOPLE TEND TO BE REALLY GOOD .

>> COUNCIL MEMBER: THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: THE TRAINING YOU TALKED ABOUT IS THAT ANNUAL TRAINING SESSION ? DO YOU HAVE

SEVERAL PEOPLE GOING FOR THAT? >> SPEAKER: ALL GO FOR THAT.

THAT CONFERENCE JUST GOT AN OUNCE. IS THE TEXAS APA AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION CHAPTERHAVE THEIR ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND APPARENTLY THIS YEAR WE HAVE A FOUR STATE DEAL THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE DOING . I BELIEVE THE DETAILS ON THAT WILL BE COMING OUT. HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET SOME INTERESTS OF OUR COMMISSIONERS THAT WOULD BE INTERESTING REALLY INTERESTED IN GOING OVER TO FORT WORTH. THERE MAY ALSO BE A VIRTUAL COMPONENT TO THAT AS WELL WHICH WILL MAKE IT EASIER FOR OUR CUSTOMERS TO ATTEND AND PARTICIPATE.

>> MAYOR: I WOULD BE CURIOUS, WE PUT IN PLACE A SUPER MAJORITY REQUIRES THE COUNCIL TO OVERTURN IT. THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS VERY IMPORTANT TO US. I THINK IT'S

BEEN WORKING WELL. >> SPEAKER: I AGREE. IT HAS BEEN WORKING WELL AND IT'S A GREAT IDEA.

>> MAYOR: COMMISSIONERS? DO YOU LIKE THE SPECIFICS OF IT? IS THERE ANYTHING THAT CONCERNS YOU?

>> SPEAKER: JUST, IT KEEPS US ON THE SAME PAGE.

>> MAYOR: IS NICE. IT TAKES THE POLITICS OUT OF IT. WE ALL APPROVED THE MASTER PLAN AND WE NEED TO FOLLOW IT.

>> SPEAKER: WE ALL LIKE THAT, I BELIEVE. WE ARE ALL GOOD WITH THAT. I BELIEVE THAT SOME OF THE COMMISSIONERS HAD SOME

QUESTIONS FOYOU ALL TO OO. >> MAYOR: OKAY.

[LAUGHTER] >> SPEAKER: DID ANYONE APPROVE

THESE QUESTIONS? [LAUGHTER] >> COUNCIL MEMBER: IS THE

CAMERA OFF? >> SPEAKER: I HAD A GENERAL QUESTION AND I THINK ALL OF US ON THE STAFF HAD THIS, TOO.

THE PANDEMIC HAS MADE A BIG CHANGE AND PRIOR TO THE PANDEMIC, WITH THE MAD BOOM IN THE DEVELOPMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENTS IN THE NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, IS THERE EVER A POINT IN TIME, OF COURSE, IT HAS CHANGED NOW BUT WOULD WE EVER FALL BEHIND THE INFRASTRUCTURE? WITH THE CITY COUNCIL MAKE THAT DECISION WITH THE PLANNING AND ZONING STAFF?

THAT'S A GENERAL QUESTION. >> MAYOR: YOU ARE LOOKING RIGHT AT ME FOR THAT ANSWER SO I GUESS I WILL START. [LAUGHTER]

>> SPEAKER: DOES IT CHANGE? >> MAYOR: I THINK THAT WOULD BE MORE OF A LEGAL QUESTION BUT EVERY DEVELOPMENT HAS TO LOOK AT INFRASTRUCTURE TO DETERMINE TRAFFIC PLANS AND SUCH.

>> SPEAKER: RIGHT. I WAS JUST WONDERING. IF THE CITY HAD TO

SHUT DOWN FOR A YEAR B&. >> COUNCIL MEMBER: LAST YEAR WE IMPLEMENT A DSU P PROCESS SO THAT STOPS IT RIGHT WHERE IT MEETS THE ZONING SO THEY ARE FORCED TO COME TO THE COUNCIL

TO GET THE APPROVAL. >> MAYOR: THAT IS ONE AREA

WHERE WE LOOK AT THAT. >> SPEAKER: SOMETIMES WE DON'T KNOW WHAT PERCENTAGE OF APARTMENTS BEING BUILT WHAT IS THE CAPACITY THAT IS FILLED WITHIN THE APARTMENTS?

>> MAYOR: 95%. >> SPEAKER: IT IS? ALL RIGHT.

>> MAYOR: THE MEAN INCOME OR MEDIAN INCOME, I THINK IT'S MEDIAN. OF THE RESIDENTS AND THE MULTIFAMILY AND CITY OF ROWLETT IS OVER $100,000. BECAUSE THE NOISCERNABLE]

>> SPEAKER: ALL RIGHT, WHAT PERCENT OF THE EXISTING NEW CONSTRUCTION OF APARTMENTS IS FOR INCOME-BASED PEOPLE? WE

HAVE A LOT GOING ON. >> MAYOR: WELL, THERE IS THE

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SENIOR ONE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER: OVER THE

RISE? >> COUNCIL MEMBER: LAKE

VIEWPOINT? >> MAYOR: AND THEN THE ONE ON

ROWLETT ROAD. >> SPEAKER: THAT WOULD BE THE NEXTQUESTION. DOES MUNAL HAVE SOMETHING ?

>> SPEAKER: THE INDEPENDENT SENIOR LIVING THERE THEN WE HAVE ONE FACILITY UNDER CONSTRUCTION ON 190 SERVICE RD.

AND THEY HAVE JUST BROKEN GROUND. IN TERMS OF THE PARKS

FOUNDATION. >> MAYOR: AND THE ORIGINAL ONE ON ROUND ROBIN ROAD. I'M TALKING ABOUT THE SENIOR ONE ACROSS FROM.[INDISCERNABLE]

>> SPEAKER: THAT LEADS TO THE NEXT QUESTION AND WHAT DOES THE STATE AND FEDERAL GUIDELINES SAY THE NEW HOUSING CONSTRUCTION FOR LOW INCOME? I KNOW WE HAVE ONE THAT CAME FOR US A COUPLE MONTHS AGO. WHAT ARE WE AND THEN IS THERE A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE OF LOW INCOME HOMES THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE IN OUR COMMUNITY? ONLY ONE OTHER SUBJECT AND THIS IS IT. THANK YOU MUNAL FOR ANSWERING SOME OF MY QUESTIONS.

THIS GOES BACK TO SNOW MAGEDON.

>> MAYOR: WHICH ONE? I GUESS IT WAS ICE MAGEDON!

>> SPEAKER: IF EVERYONE CAN REMEMBER A LOT OF PIPES WERE BROKEN URING THAT PROCESS. I BROUGHT IT UP WITH MUNAL, FOR ANY FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS ESPECIALLY HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS, CAN A WATER SHUT OFF VALVE BE LOCATED INSIDE THE HOUSE? RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ONE THAT IS AT THE ROAD, SUPPOSEDLY THERE IS ONE AT THE HOUSE AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE IT IS OUTSIDE.

NO ONE INFORMS YOU WHEN YOU BUY THE HOUSE. I SEE THERE ARE SO MANY OTHER SURROUNDING CITIES THAT HAVE A WATER TURNOFF VALVE

INSIDE THE HOUSE. >> MAYOR: HOMESTEAD DOES.

>> SPEAKER: AND WONDERING IF THAT COULD BE SOMETHING THAT COULD BE TALKED ABOUT IN THE FUTURE. COMING FROM OUT OF STATE OF COURSE WE HAVE THAT IN CASE OF EMERGENCY VALVE. WHEN YOU READ ON FACEBOOK AND YOU SEE SOME OF THE CITY COUNCIL PEOPLE VOLUNTEERING THEIR TIME TO GO OUT AND SHUT OFF VALVES, IT WOULD BE NEAT TO HAVE SOMETHING THAT IS EASIER FOR PEOPLE ESPECIALLY ON NEW HOUSES IN THE FUTURE.

>> MAYOR: [INDISCERNABLE] [LAUGHTER] JUST SAYING.

>> SPEAKER: THOSE ARE SOME THINGS I WAS THINKING ABOUT AND

THINGS THAT TIE IN WITH PNC. >> SPEAKER: WE HAD OUR CHIEF BUILDING OFFICIAL ADDRESS THAT AND WE TALKED ABOUT THAT EARLIER. SOME HOMES DO HAVE THAT AND WE ALSO FOUND THE MINIMUM BUILDING CODE REQUIREMENTS ON THAT AND FOR OUR VIEWING AUDIENCE SINCE WE ALREADY APPROACH THAT QUESTION

. >> SPEAKER: TYPICALLY WHAT WE HAVE IS A CUT OFF FOR THE WATER INSIDE THE HOUSE. AND THERE WOULD BE A POINT BETWEEN WHERE THE WATER CAME UP OUT OF THE GROUND AND WHERE THE CUTOFF WAS IN IT COULD FREEZE. THAT IS WHY TYPICALLY WE WANT THE CUT OFF IN THE GROUND WHERE IT IS INSULATED IN BETTER KEPT FROM FREEZING AND CAUSING A BREAK.

IF IT DOES BREAK OUTSIDE THEN IT IS OUTSIDE OF THE HOME AND NOT INSIDE OF THE HOME. THAT IS TYPICALLY WHAT WE DO. IF THE ENTRY WAS IN THE HOUSE BEFORE IT WENT IN, THERE'S ALSO TYPICALLY, THERE IS A CUT OFF AT THE METER ITSELF. NORMALLY WE FROWN UPON PEOPLE GOING TO THE METER AND TURNING IT OFF.

BUT IF NEED BE, THAT IS AN OPTION AS WELL. THERE WILL BE AN EXTRA TWO CUTOFFS ONE AT THE METER AND ONE OF THE HOUSE JUST OUTSIDE THE HOUSE TWO OR 3 FEET OUTSIDE THE HOUSE.

>> MAYOR: IT'S A REMINDER TO THE PUBLIC TO KNOW WHERE THE WATER SHUT OFF IS INTO MAYBE BY THE TOOL AND HAVE IT IN THE

GARAGE JUST IN CASE. >> SPEAKER: WHEN YOU ARE IN

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PANIC MODE ¦ >> MAYOR: I KNOW THAT!

>> SPEAKER: THAT'S WHEN PEOPLE NEED TO BE FULLY AWARE OF WHERE

IT IS. >> MAYOR: I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY TIMES WE SHOVELED TRYING TO FIND THE WATER SOURCE.

>> COUNCIL MEMBER: MINE WAS FROZEN. IT WAS ROTTED OUT AND

WE HAD TO GET IT REPLACED. >> COUNCIL MEMBER: ANOTHER THING, TOO, IN THE NEXT SNOWSTORM WHEN IT STOPPED SNOWING GO AND UNCOVER YOUR WATER METER. IT IS TOO HARD TO FIND WHEN WATER IS SPEWING EVERYWHERE. I WENT OUT AND UNCOVERED THREE OF THEM. SO WE COULD FIND THEM IF WE NEEDED

TO. >> MAYOR: ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?

OR DID YOU COVERALL OF THOSE? >> SPEAKER: UNLESS I GENERATE

SOME OTHER THOUGHT .[LAUGHTER] >> COUNCIL MEMBER: OBVIOUSLY THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU GUYS DO. I WATCH YOUR MEETINGS ANY OF REALLY GOOD MEETINGS AND THERE'S LOTS OF COMMENTS AND FEEDBACK. I WOULD SAY DON'T WAIT UNTIL THE YEARLY JOINT SESSION, YOU HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS THAT ATTRACT REALLY REGULARLY WITHIN THE CITY. I HOPE YOU GET THOSE ANSWERS IF YOU HAVEN'T. REACH OUT WITH AN EMAIL AND WE WILL BE HAPPY TO GET THE ANSWERS FOR YOU. OKAY. [LAUGHTER]

>> COUNCIL MEMBER: I HAD MENTIONED TO THE STAFF BUT IT WOULD BE NICE IF YOU SERVE ON THE JANET TUCKER, NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES MANAGER EIGHT TO GET FEEDBACK FROM DEVELOPERS ON THE PROJECTS THAT ARE GOING ON. IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE A MONTHLY BASIS BUT MAYBE EVERY SIX MONTHS. IT'S NICE TO KNOW WHERE WE ARE MOVING ALONG IN THE CITY AND HAVE MANY DEVELOPERS BEEN SITTING FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS?

>> MAYOR: KIND OF LIKE ON THAT SITE WE WERE LIKE WHAT'S GOING ON? WE NEED THAT WITH THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.

>> COUNCIL MEMBER: WE CAN SHARE THAT WITH YOU.

>> SPEAKER: WE CAN SEND THAT TO THE COMMISSIONERS SO THAT YOU HAVE THAT. BE GREAT TO HAVE THAT ON THE VISION AND THE PLAN AND WHAT WE WANT THAT TO DO. WHAT WAS THE FIRST SELECTION OF HOUSING WE MIGHT HAVE A BETTER IDEA AND ALL YOU NEED IS THE SQUARE FOOTAGE AND THE HOUSES ON THE FIVE LOTS. WE KNOW THA

. >> MAYOR: I THINK YOU DO A GOOD JOB WITH THE DEVELOPMENT CODE AND ENFORCEMENT CODE AND COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. THAT IS WHERE IT IS ALL LAID OUT. I THINK YOU ALL DO A GREAT JOB CONSIDERING ALL OF THAT AND WE WATCH YOUR MEETINGS AND WE LOOK AT THOSE CONSIDERATIONS THAT ARE MADE AND IT WEIGHS HEAVILY ON OUR DECISION-MAKING. I THINK THAT HAS CHANGED OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.

>> COUNCIL MEMBER: I HAVE CONTINUED TO ASK COMMISSIONERS AS WE DISCUSSED ITEMS ACROSS THE TABLE TO TELL US WHAT THEY ARE THINKING SO THAT Y'ALL CAN HEAR THAT .

>> MAYOR: IT DOES HELP US. >> COUNCIL MEMBER: WE HEAR YOU

TALKING. >> COUNCIL MEMBER: I HAVE A QUESTION PEERED ONE OF THE ITEMS WE ARE LOOKING FOR IS TO HAVE AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS. AGAIN, I DON'T NECESSARILY AGREE THAT WE NEED MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING I'M NOT SURE IF THAT'S THE ANSWER TO IT. WHAT CAN WE AS A CITY DO TO FIND SOME RESOURCES THAT WILL ALLOW US TO START DEVELOPING THE SELECT LOTS WITH HOMES FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE BUT NOT NECESSARILY UNDER ÃWHAT I MEAN IS, I KNOW THAT LIKE HABITAT FOR HUMANITY CAN BUILD A HOME THAT'S RELATIVELY INEXPENSIVE. A LOT OF TIMES WE ARE GRIDLOCKED BECAUSE OF THE LAND AND THE COST OF THE LAND. BUT HAVING THE CITY HELP ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THAT ACQUIRE LAND FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OR WHATNOT AND ALLOW US TO DEVELOP NICE AFFORDABLE HOMES

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FOR PEOPLE THAT CAN AFFORD THEM BECAUSE I KNOW THAT HABITAT WILL CARRY THAT. INTEREST-FREE.

>> SPEAKER: I BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE A SEAT AVAILABLE ON THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THEY STUDY AND LOOK AT A LOT OF

THOSE THINGS. [LAUGHTER] >> COUNCIL MEMBER: OUR AGENCY IS DOING A LOT OF WORK EXAMINING THAT AND IF YOU REALLY WANT TO GET YOUR HEAD IN YOUR ARMS AROUND THAT I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT YOU REACH OUT TO THEM. I DO BELIEVETHEY HAVE A

SEAT OPEN . >> COUNCIL MEMBER: THERE ARE THREE POSITIONS UP FOR REAPPOINTMENT.

>> MAYOR: THAT IS WHERE THAT COMES IN WITH HFC. IT'S A TOUGH ISSUE. AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS A NUMBER 1 ISSUE.

HOW LONG AGO IN ROWLETT WHERE WE HAD TOO MANY $75,000 HOMES? WE NEED TO BUILD HIGHER END HOMES SO THAT WE CAN DIVERSIFY OUR HOUSING STOCK. THERE STILL IS A LOT OF THAT HOUSING STOCK IN ROWLETT THAT'S AFFORDABLE BUT IT'S SO EXPENSIVE NOW COMPARED TO EVERYTHING ELSE. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I FIND VERY INTERESTING IS GARLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS LOST 10% OF THEIRSTUDENT POPULATION OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS . IT WAS AT 67,000 AND NOW IT IS DOWN TO 60,000 OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS. AND YET, WE SEE ALL THIS BOOM OF GROWTH AND ADDITIONAL HOUSING WITHIN THE CITIES IN THE MAIN REASON IS THEY'VE HAD PEOPLE STUDY THIS RECENTLY AND THE REASON IS LIKE IN ROWLETT, PEOPLE DON'T LEAVE. THEY STAY IN THEIR HOMES. THEIR KIDS LEAVE AND THEY DON'T MOVE AND THEY DON'T LEAVE AND THAT'S FINE. BUT WE HAVE VERY FAVORABLE TAX FOR SENIORS AND IT IS SOMETIMES HARD TO MOVE WITH THE HOUSING COST. WE DON'T HAVE THAT TURN IN THE OLDER HOUSES THAT ARE

AFFORDABLE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER: IS THERE A DEFINITION OF AFFORDABLE? I KNOWWE TALKED ABOUT THAT BEFORE . WHAT IS THE LINE? IS THERE A LINE THAT MAKES IT MORE

AFFORDABLE? >> MAYOR: YOU CAN GO BACK TO THE INCOME LEVELS AND HOW MUCH INCOME YOU DEDICATE TO HOUSING COST. IT CHANGES FOR EVERYBODY'S INCOME LEVEL.

>> SPEAKER: THAT'S ONE OF THE DIFFICULTIES IF A DEVELOPER CAN COME IN WITH A PROJECTFOR VERY LOW INCOME . DO WE REALLY WANT THAT PRODUCT? IS IT GOING TO LAST LONG ENOUGH? THAT IS WHAT WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT. THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER THINGS THAT COME INTO PLAY. WE WANT SOMETHING THAT ISGOING TO BLEND IN . IT WAS AN ISSUE 10 YEARS AGO.

>> MAYOR: WE HAVE ASKED HFC TO COME TO US WITH AN AFFORDABLE PRODUCT AND THEY DID. THEN THEY HAD TO TWEAK IT. A LITTLE OR A LOT AND THAT HAD TO BE DETERMINED. IT'S HARD.

THERE'S NOT THAT MANY OUT THERE IN THE COUNTRY. YOU KNOW? ANY OTHERS? I AGREE WITH YOU, LISA, GREAT STAFF. WE THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO. WE ARE VERY HAPPY.

THANK YOU. >> SPEAKER: THANK YOU. IT WAS GREAT TO SEE EVERYBODY. WE WILL SCOOT OUT AND LET YOU ALL

KEEP GOING. >> COUNCIL MEMBER: WERE GOING TO ADJOURN THE MEETING. THE PLANNING AND ZONING PORTION OF

[4. DISCUSS CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS]

THE MEETING AT THIS TIME . >> MAYOR: I APPRECIATE YOU ALL.

WE WILL GET YOU SOME HELP, SOON.

>> SPEAKER: GOODBYE EVERYBODY. EVERY TIME WE HAVEA THREE HOUR MEETING I REMEMBER THE SIX HOUR MEETINGS YOU DO .[LAUGHTER]

>> MAYOR: ALL RIGHT, WE ARE GOING TO MOVE TO ITEM 3C.

DISCUSSB AND RECEIVE DIRECTION REGARDINGB A PROPOSED INCOME-BASED ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR RESIDENTIAL SIDEWALK REPAIR/REPLACEMENT FOR LOW- TO

MODERATE-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS. >> MAYOR: I THOUGHT YOU WERE

[2C. The City Council shall convene into Executive Session pursuant to Texas Government Code, §551.071 (Consultation with Attorney), to seek legal advice from the City Attorney regarding the City’s request for an opinion from the Texas Comptroller’s Office for the Sapphire Bay Project (15 minutes) THIS ITEM WILL BE DISCUSSED AFTER THE REGULAR SESSION.]

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GOING TO TAKE THAT ONE? >> SPEAKER: JANET AND I ARE GOING TO DO THIS ONE. GOOD EVENING JANET AND MUNAL.

>> MAYOR: WE ARE DEALING WITH SOMETHING NEW BESIDES COVID!

[LAUGHTER] >> SPEAKER: I THINK YOU RECALL IN THE MIDDLE OF JULY IN 2018 ONE OF THE CONVERSATIONS THAT CAME UP WAS HOW CAN WE BUILD AN INCOME-BASED SIDEWALK REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT? THAT WAS 2018 AND IT IS NOW 2021 AND I'VE BEEN HERE FOR THREE YEARS. I AM VERY HAPPY TO SAY THAT WE THINK WE HAVE AN OPTION OR A COUPLE OF OPTIONS AVAILABLE.

JANET AND I AND THE WHOLE TEAM HAVE SAT DOWN AND GARY AND I SAT DOWN TOGETHER AND PUT OUR HEADS TOGETHER TO FIGURE OUT COLLABORATIVELY WHAT IS THE BEST PROGRAM THAT WE CAN PRESENT TO YOU OTHER THAN WHAT WE DO AT CBG. WE HAVE AN EXISTING PROGRAM THAT HAS BEEN PAUSED FOR NOW THROUGH THE GENERAL FUND BUT I WANT TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO THROUGH THIS AND REALLY, WE ARE ALL HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AND OUR GOAL WAS TO MAKE THIS AS SUCCINCT AS POSSIBLE. HERE WE GO. AS I MENTIONED IT WAS IN 2018 THAT WE TALKED ABOUT THIS AND I CLEARLY REMEMBER THE DAY. WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT THIS, WHERE ARE WE. WE KNOW THAT THE CBG FUNDS ARE NOT SUFFICIENT TO CATER TO THE RESIDENCE NEEDS ESPECIALLY AS IT RELATES TO SIDEWALKS AND THE PURPOSE OF THE SIDEWALKS WITH ANY NEIGHBORHOOD ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO EIGHT PNC. WE DID HAVE A REPLACEMENT PROGRAM THAT WAS CREATED FOR THE RESIDENTS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF CAUTIONARY PROGRAMS AND WAS TYPICALLY FUNDED WITH $50,000 AND THIS INITIATIVE STARTED IN 27 AND WE WANT TO LOOK AT SOME ALTERNATIVES AND OPTIONS TO ALLOW FOR MOPARTNERSHIPS AND CAUTIONARY OPTIONS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. AS YOU KNOW, THE CODE ENFORCEMENT TEAM IS RESPONSIBLE IN DETERMINING WHETHER IT IS COMPLAINT BASED OR THROUGH AN INSPECTION AND IT IS ONLY APPLICABLE TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING DISTRICTS. THE SETTLEMENT, THE SLOPE, THE CROSS SLOPES THEY LOOK AT ANY MISSING PIECES OR BROKEN PIECE , TREE ROOTS, TRIP HAZARDS, ALL THOSE ELEMENTS COME INTO PLAY.