Action plan approval for HUD grant

1:20:33Okay. Um it got a little tricky on okay, so you're you're up. What's number is this? Um 51. R 51. Okay.

1:20:46All right. Thank you. Good morning, Joanna Cheshire, Chief of Staff, County Administrator. Uh big day for Pasco today. We've got a lot of great things going on, including this action plan. I'm gonna roll through this PowerPoint. This uh this slide here is a reminder to you all. You've seen this before. This is just kind of a reminder telling you that how community driven this process was. We're very proud of that. We've met with the public, our cities, community stakeholders, you all one-on-one. and to come up with a draft action

1:21:16plan. The draft action plan was on our website for 30 days for public comment. We got a lot of feedback. Over those thirty days, we received 122 public comments, that included in person, via email, and on our webpage. There's no surprise here, the biggest areas of support and comments were around housing infrastructure and mitigation.

1:21:43The summary of so we we took all those comments, including what we heard from you all, uh, to kind of update the action plan. Um nothing ground shattering. I mean there the um percentages didn't change based on the feedback we received, but there were a few changes here that I we wanted to highlight. We updated the housing section, the repair, reconstruction, and elevation program. uh to include things like condos and co-ops, something beyond single family housing. as well as the acquisition of real property, so not just single-family housing.

1:22:13We expanded the planning section to include more areas to capture innovative housing, economic development, and workforce. We also updated the Better Future new construction area for affordable housing to include innovative housing types. А звел аз Лан аквізицин. We also clarified that the small business and nonprofit recovery program, which which is in economic revitalization area. to that includes job training and reimbursement, much like we're we may be helping homeowners, we want to help small businesses as well. We

1:22:43also clarified that match funding is available, uh kind of like the Elevate Florida program.

1:22:51This slide again is uh not new news for you all. You've seen this. These percentages did not change. Um this is the same as before, and just a reminder, this is the start of things. This is to get the action plan approved, sent out to HUD, and then as we learn more information over this next six years, we're able to make some changes.

1:23:12And this is also a reminder, this is the timeline that we've stayed on. Today is the 17th. We hope that you all approve this action plan. We uh intend to send it to HUD by the end of the week. Uh we hope to get approval in August, the grant agreement in September, and then start rocking and rolling after that.

1:23:31I do want to thank the team. Um this really makes my my government heart happy. Uh I can see my grad school professors just happy where uh you know theory and practice really came together on this process. So huge thanks to Connor and Marcy uh for the the contribution. contributions to this. Also, just there's areas of the organization that dropped everything to help us advance the ball with this process. So purchasing media relations communications as well as the County Attorney's Office. So thank you so much. Um We're also Want to thank

1:24:01Marcy too. She actually I don't know if you knew this, but she just stepped on the off of the national board. She was the president of the National Community Development Association, so we're very proud of her. um and her representative her representation and putting Pasco on the map. Connor, your attention to detail? And your ability to connect with people. Um And really communicate complex situations very valuable to us. And Marcy, your years of experience and your knowledge of C2BG. um is uh priceless. Your empathy um Real

1:24:33both for both of you, but you know, talking to the public through these public hearing and input sessions really meant a lot. And Tim and Jessica with our consultant, IEM, are here today. They've been to meetings that they didn't really even have to go to, so thank you to them as well. We're happy to answer any questions you may have on the action plan.

1:24:49Mr Chair?

1:24:50Very honored.

1:24:50So first of all, I want to thank Mike Carbella. Um Mike, you took this as a special isolated project in a sense. And it's it's five hundred eighty five million, so it's hard to say it's just a project. It's a big, big deal. And you wanted to make sure you took it, we had control to it to kind of watch it over real close. And I think it was a brilliant move. Uh Joanne, you've been great with it every step of the way. Connor and Marcy, you're getting the public input has been amazing. And I'll tell you, looking at this document is just amazing. Uh what we got in there and the flexibility that we'll have. We can

1:25:21look at this like every year if we want to make changes. Like we may start with planning on A big uh facility that we want to get a shovel ready. We're we're set for that. Um we're set for mitigation projects. We're set for the housing. The input from the people uh that that we saw out there was amazing. So what you've done here is phenomenal. It's all high level. We're gonna get to all the details later on, but for what making this first step. I I couldn't be proud of how great this whole thing has gone and done. You guys have been phenomenal.

1:25:50Yeah, I have to kind of echo that same same sentiment because they've done a great job and they've they've reached out to all all that I can think of and presented and presented and and got a lot of answers back. So Yeah. I think It was very much a rewarding thing to hear that FEMA said that this program uh stood out because it was the best that had been pre a presentation from a county in the area. for this kind of work. So Gotta

1:26:21thank Marcy and the team for all they do and to make that happen. Yeah. Thank you.

1:26:27So um Commission did you want to say something Commission Wade?

1:26:30No I just want to thank everybody Um

1:26:36Your entire team, Johanna Marcy, the consultant group that that y'all have moved to put this plan together. I mean it's that's lightning quick for government, right? I mean I don't think we fill potholes that quick, do we, Bramford?

1:26:51Just a challenge. Just a challenge. But but you know, lightning roadrunner fast for government. You know, now we have a plan and we're submitting it And um so, you know, wonderful work to everybody that was doing it. Now the now the hard parts come. Um no secret. A couple of had meetings with the Especially on the affordable housing side. The uh affordable housing multifamily apartment sharks are gonna soon to be circling really, really fast. I think that uh any of those players

1:27:21that need to come need to be vetted. Um look at South, you know, South Counties, uh the examples of what's been built and the number of units that's been built, it's in the thousands. So I think we need to be very deliberate. on the partnership. Where are you speaking of? Lee County. Over two thousand apartments have been built. on this program alone and they'll be looking at it and they want to build a lot more. And I'm concerned again, I've said it before about this with a s a sprawling subsidized apartment

1:27:51complexes coming across this entire county, which this is just part of the process, right? We vet where it's appropriate and you know, redevelopment and so on and so forth. But now it comes time to now we have to execute and spend the cash and It brings interesting players to the table. So Um, you know, I think this gets a little bit trickier, but I trust the team. Um your guys' passion and efforts on this Uh everybody sees it and we thank you. And um so congratulations and on

1:28:21the step Two? I guess this is what this is. Step one's done, now to step two. So

1:28:28thank you

1:28:28all.

1:28:29Um okay, so uh well I wanna to talk about what Commissioner Weightman's saying. Yes, we're gonna have a lot of multifamily folks coming knocking on the door. and just having returned from a wonderful conference I think I don't think we should be afraid of density, but I think we should be very concerned about what these units look like and how they feel and how they fit into the fabric of of our communities. And so I do want to have that discussion at

1:28:59some point. But um Uh it says here we're gonna have initial programs begin rollout the winter of twenty twenty five, so that's right around the corner. Uh what do we think is gonna be rolling out so soon? What How how will what will that look like?

1:29:16Yeah, the individual housing assistance I believe uh can you guys is there more to more color to add there?

1:29:22So h how will our citizens know that they can get reimbursed? Sorry, come on up, Marcia. I think the public needs to know this. So how will our citizens you know what can they start doing to get ready?

1:29:35Okay. Marcia Yesberg, Senior Program Administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery Resources. So we will make sure that with media relations, a lot of information will go out. As you saw through our public comment periods and our public hearings, we reached a lot of citizens. So there'll be opportunities for people. to apply for things online. They'll be uh we'll be working with uh the libraries

1:30:05in different places, government buildings around the county to to open up l little small application places for them to come. Uh if citizens are listening now and they're thinking about either they've started work on their homes and they want reimbursement. That is part of the program. We will also be doing repairs, reconstruction, and elevation. For those that are looking for reimbursement, they could start now. By getting their receipts in order, because

1:30:36paperwork is the key, the same thing with any applicant. They're going to have to prove their income. So we might ask for tax returns, bank statements, pay stubs. So everybody should start working on getting their paperwork to begin with.

1:30:52So Marcy, do you have like a one page flyer that I could put in my newsletter or you know that uh the commissioners can hand out when they go to community meetings?

1:31:01We will. We don't have it yet because we need to put the whole program together. We'll need to We'll need to put all the um policies and procedures and everything and we're also uh have an RFP out now for an implementation consultant to join us in this venture. So as soon as we have that information we'll make sure that uh everybody gets it, all the commissioners will get it.

1:31:24Okay, and as you know, one of the things that I'm really looking forward to is all the people who had their signs, the the non-conforming signs. that were damaged and that now they can get some money to build conforming signs. So I think we need to be calling the sign companies to make sure they know that this money's coming. Um so they're not You know, going around us and putting up back up the nonconforming sides. And um And uh so I I'm hoping some I don't know who that would be, Mike

1:31:54Karbala, but someone needs to let them know and I had asked that we take an inventory of the damaged signs right after the hurricane, and I don't think that ever happened. Um or if someone did do it, can they let me know? Um But Uh And I I wanted to make sure all our commissioners knew that I think Marcy's the one who told me that the um HUD folks said we had well, what did they say about our submission? That we got great accolades on it.

1:32:24Yes, they they read it word for word and they said it was the best plan they've ever read. Right.

1:32:33You know, I I was uh on that I was on that global Tampa Bay um trip when I got that call and um you know the other commissioners from the other counties and the mayor they're all talking about their plans and that if they need if we needed help, you know, if they wanted to s we wanted to see their plans and I said, No, no, no. Sorry, but They said ours is the best plan they've ever seen. So if you wanna call us, feel free. So that was that was a great moment.

1:33:02I have a quick question. When did you say the the program the beginning rollout for the money would be? It says uh It's winter of of this

1:33:10year.

1:33:10Okay. I'm working with a constituent right now who still doesn't have walls up and he can't do anything to his home because he doesn't have the money, he needs a reimbursement. So okay. So the beginning of January. But go ahead

1:33:25and start getting their

1:33:25stuff together so they can be

1:33:27able to get

1:33:27the minute apply. Yeah,

1:33:28exactly. I

1:33:29I I think that you'll see it this year. You'll see it in twenty twenty five. Uh and then uh but they should get their information together and again for people that have already started work, um, know that they could get reimbursement as long as they qualify.

1:33:46Okay, perfect. Thank you.

1:33:50Property appraiser or tax collector might pull their hair out, but Would it be uh appropriate to send something out in the trim notices or or uh you know, it's gonna hit everybody who owns a property in this county with you know, a blurb about signs, which I think is a great great help for our businesses and Whatever just like Three key bullet points, whatever you think your top issues. Should we move that way? That is a brilliant idea. I mean,

1:34:16yeah, we're not going to probably pass the point of return with the tax collector because we were actually looking to try to do some things with the upcoming budgets and we've already kind of

1:34:24No no we're talking about putting a a ma a flyer in his

1:34:29separate mailing or something.

1:34:30Yeah, people don't have walls, they don't have internet probably. Yeah.

1:34:33Well I was talking about trim notes.

1:34:35Something a lot

1:34:37that so we could put uh a two side Document.

1:34:41Yeah, Madam Chairman Mariano. So uh Mike, if we can get it working property appraiser, uh tax collector, whatever it may be. If we can get it into the mail of the document that's already coming out, there's nothing more than just the cost of the extra paper? I think it's worthy of a shot if we try to make it happen.

1:35:01Deadlines.

1:35:03Okay. Um I think this takes a motion.

1:35:05Move approval.

1:35:06Dank it. All in favor? Aye. Congrats, guys. Thank you. Great job. All right. We are one minute away from eleven thirty and our time certain, so we're going to move to our time certain at eleven thirty. Commission on Status of Women. Right?