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. TODAY IS TUESDAY MAY 16TH YEAR 2023. IT IS THREE O'CLOCK IN THE AFTERNOON. OR BY PAUL'S CLARK 1500 HOURS. AND WE'RE IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT 2 22 NORTH TENNESSEE STREET, THE GREAT CITY OF
[PUBLIC COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS]
MCKINNEY. WE HAVE FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS PUBLIC COMMENTS AND I BELIEVE THAT WE DO HAVE ONE THAT HAS SIGNED UP SHANNON WHITE. WHEN YOU COME UP, SHANNON, IF YOU WOULD STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. I THINK YOU KNOW THE ROUTINE.BELIEVE IT OR NOT, I DON'T. I'VE NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE. SO MANY SHANNON WHITE, UM I LIVE AT 516 GIVENS CREEK TRAIL IN MCKINNEY, TEXAS. 7571 I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF GRACE TO CHANGE AND WE JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MINUTE OF YOUR TIME TO TALK ABOUT THE OPIATE MONEY THAT'S COMING INTO THE CITY. I MET BACK WITH ANGELA PAXTON BACK IN JUNE OF 2022 TRYING TO ADVOCATE FOR THIS MONEY AND. IT'S GONE OUT TO THE CITY'S. IT'S GONE OUT TO THE COUNTIES AND WHAT WE'RE ASKING IT GRACE TO CHANGES. WE ARE OUTPATIENT SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT, AND WE ARE THE ONLY ADOLESCENT FACILITY IN MCKINNEY THAT UTILIZES THE LIFE PATH FUNDING. WE ALSO HAVE A CONTRACT WITH CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES. SO WE WORK LIKE YOU GUYS. YOU GUYS GET PAID A WHOPPING SALARY EVERY TIME YOUR BUTT IS IN ONE OF THOSE SEATS. THAT'S HOW WE GET PAID IN OUR CONTRACTS. WHEN THERE'S SOMEONE THERE. WHAT THAT DOESN'T ALLOW US TO DO. HOPEFULLY YOU KNEW I WAS JOKING.
I DON'T THINK YOU'RE OVERPAID. UM SO AND WE AREN'T EITHER. SO LIKE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, YOU HAVE TO HAVE SOMEBODY THERE FOR US TO GET PAID THROUGH OUR CONTRACTS. YOU HAVE TO HAVE SOMEONE IN THE SEAT. THE FUNDING FROM THE STATE HAS NEVER CHANGED HASN'T CHANGED IN 10 YEARS. SO WE STILL RECEIVE $50 A NIGHT FOR SOMEONE TO BE IN TREATMENT WITH US AND SAID THAT HASN'T CHANGED IN 10 YEARS. IF I WERE TO GO OUT AND DO THIS AS A FOR PROFIT BUSINESS CAN MAKE ANYWHERE FROM 250 TO $350 A NIGHT PER BUT IN SEED SO WHAT WE DO WE ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT HELPING THE PEOPLE OF MCKINNEY AND COLLIN COUNTY THAT WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO AFFORD TREATMENT SINCE JUNE OF 2022. WE'VE HAD 100 AND 31 ADULTS GRADUATE OUR PROGRAM. 53 OF THOSE HAVE BEEN MCKINNEY RESIDENTS ARE ADOLESCENTS. WE'VE HAD 18 KIDS SO FAR, AND FIVE OF THOSE HAVE BEEN MCKINNEY RESIDENT, SO WE SERVE THE ENTIRE COLLIN COUNTY. BUT PRIMARILY WE'RE HERE. SO WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR IS WE'D LIKE TO ASK FOR $100,000 FROM THE ABATEMENT MONEY TO GO TOWARDS AN ADULT AND ADOLESCENT COUNSELOR. THERE'S MULTIPLE THINGS ON THAT RULING THAT WE COULD UTILIZE IT FOR PREVENTION. LIFE PATH HAS RECEIVED $1.5 MILLION FROM THE COUNTY FUNDS. THEY'VE GIVEN IT DIRECTLY TO THEM, AND THEY'RE CHOOSING TO USE IT FOR NARCAN AND PREVENTION. SO IF WE GET A COUNSELOR INSTEAD OF HAVING 12 SCHOLARSHIPS FOR $50,000. I CAN HAVE A COUNSELOR THAT WORKS WITH 15 TO 20 INDIVIDUAL CLIENTS FOUR TIMES A YEAR, SO I CAN HAVE ALMOST 80 PEOPLE AS OPPOSED TO IF WE DID IT AS A INSTEAD OF A BUTTON SEAT CONTRACT. IT ALLOWS US THE ABILITY TO DO PREVENTION . IT ALLOWS US TO SPEAK TO SCHOOLS. WE HAVE A PARTNERSHIP WITH SERENITY. WE GO TO D A P AND TALK, SO IT ALLOWS US WITH ANOTHER COUNSELOR WITH TWO NEW COUNCILORS. IT ALLOWS US TO FREE UP MORE TIME I REALIZED THAT THIS IS A ONE HIT WONDER RIGHT NOW. WE DON'T KNOW WHEN MONEY'S COMING AGAIN. IF WE GET IT NOW IT AFFORDS US TO PUT THE MONEY WE WOULD SPEND ON COUNSELORS FORWARD NEXT YEAR SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO BE HERE FOR THE NEXT 12 YEARS. WE CELEBRATE 12 YEARS IN MCKINNEY ON MONDAY, AND WE'RE LOOKING FOR 22 MORE SO, THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. SHANNON WILL YOU STAY THERE FOR JUST A MOMENT? THANK YOU. REALLY DON'T MIND. ONE QUESTION, HE SAID THAT LIFE PATH 1.5 MILLION FROM THE COUNTY. HOW MUCH DID YOU GET FROM THE COUNTY? NONE. SO LIFE HAS GOT THE WHOLE COUNTY BUDGET THAT SOME OF THAT GOES SOMEWHERE ELSE. THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS GAVE IT ALL TO LIFE PATH, AND THEY ARE TO UTILIZE IT AS THEY SEE FIT YOU JUST LIKE I'D LIKE TO SAY THAT. OBVIOUSLY I'M FAMILIAR WITH YOU AND YOUR ORGANIZATION AND YOU ARE A TREMENDOUS FORCE AND THE EFFORTS THAT YOU PUT FORTH YOUR GREAT ASSET IN THIS COMMUNITY, AND I KNOW HOW MANY LIVES YOU'VE CHANGED. I HAPPEN TO KNOW SOME OF THOSE PEOPLE. PERSONALLY AND CROSS PATHS THROUGH LOVE LIFE. SO THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO YOU DO AN INCREDIBLE INCREDIBLE JOB.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US THE TIME. AND MY STAFF HERE. THEY'RE EACH GONNA SPEAK THREE MINUTES TO JUST KIDDING. I DON'T BELIEVE THERE'S ANYBODY ELSE THAT HAS FILLED OUT
[Proclamation for National Public Works Week]
OF CARDS SO WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM 230379 PROCLAMATION FOR NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK AND WE HAVE THE BEST PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. SO IF YOU GUYS WILL JOIN ME UP HERE WE'LL DO THAT.[00:05:13]
I'M SAYING IT BEHIND. THEREFORE . ALL RIGHT. OVER HERE THIS WAY, YES. IN THE OFFICE. WE'RE ALL TRYING. TO SHE'S EIGHT. ALRIGHT CITY MCKINNEY PROCLAMATION, WHEREAS THE STAFF OF THE CITY OF MCKINNEY'S DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS FOCUS ON INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITIES AND SERVICES THAT ARE A VITAL IMPORTANCE TO SUSTAINABLE AND RESILIENT COMMUNITY AND TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH QUALITY OF LIFE AND WELL BEING OF THE CITY, WHEREAS THE INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITIES AND SERVICES CANNOT BE PROVIDED WITHOUT THE DEDICATED EFFORTS OF OUR PUBLIC WORKS PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING IMPROVING AND PROTECTING OUR STREETS, WATER AND WASTEWATER SYSTEMS. FLEET SOLID WASTE COLLECTION, PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND OTHER STRUCTURES AND FACILITIES ESSENTIAL FOR OUR COMMUNITY, WHEREAS IT IS IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST OF THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND CIVIC LEADERS IN THE CITY OF MCKINNEY TO GAIN KNOWLEDGE OF AND MAINTAIN A PROGRESSIVE INTEREST AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC WORKS AND PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMS. WHEREAS THE YEAR 2023 MARKS THE 63RD ANNUAL NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK SPONSORED BY THE AMERICAN PUBLIC WORKS ASSOCIATION. IT SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED AS CONNECTING THE WORLD THROUGH PUBLIC WORKS NOW. THEREFORE I GEORGE FULLER, BY THE POWER VESTED IN ME AS MAYOR OF THE CITY OF MCKINNEY, TEXAS, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY 21ST 27TH 2023 AS NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK. MCKINNEY TEXAS AND URGE ALL COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS TO ACQUAINT THEMSELVES WITH THE WORK INVOLVED IN PROVIDING OUR PUBLIC WORKS AND RECOGNIZE THE CONTRIBUTIONS. WHICH PUBLIC WORKS PROFESSIONALS MAKE EVERY DAY TO OUR HEALTH, SAFETY, COMFORT AND QUALITY OF LIFE, WITNESSED MY HAND AND SEALED THE 16TH DAY OF MAY 2023. WELL THANK YOU VERY MUCH ON BEHALF OF THE 238 MEN AND WOMEN OF PUBLIC WORKS. THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING PUBLIC WORKS WEEK AND THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THE COUNCIL SUPPORT. WE APPRECIATE IT. TO THE MEN AND WOMEN OF PUBLIC WORKS. THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO EVERY DAY. UM YOU GUYS COME IN AND PROVIDE CRITICAL SERVICES TO RESIDENTS AND THE CITIZENS OF MCKINNEY EVERY DAY, MANY TIMES UNSEEN, AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. ABSOLUTELY THANK YOU GUYS. THANK YOU ALL. BIG GROUP.[Proclamation for Paul Ballesteros Day]
NEXT ITEM IS ITEM 23 0380 PROCLAMATION FOR PAUL BALLAST ERO STATE. YEAH. COME ON UP HERE. OKAY? COME ON UP TO WORK WITH. WELL, PAUL, YOU ARE. SO APPRECIATED IN THIS COMMUNITY, AND, UM AND EVERYBODY ON COUNCIL KNOWS HOW MUCH WORK AND EFFORT YOU PUT IN. I'M WORKING WITH ARE HOMELESS AND OBVIOUSLY PART OF THE COALITION AND WHAT YOU JUST DO. DAY TO DAY. YOU'VE DEDICATED YOUR LIFE TO BENEFIT OTHERS TO HELP OTHERS AND, UH, AND YOU JUST YOU'RE YOU'RE AN AWESOME CONTRIBUTION TO OUR COMMUNITY. CITY MCKINNEY PROCLAMATION, WHEREAS PAUL BALLESTEROS THROUGH A MANUAL LABOR WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CREATION OF THE MCKINNEY EMERGENCY OVERNIGHT WARMING STATION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SALVATION ARMY, SO THAT OUR HOUSE NEIGHBORS WOULD HAVE A WARM PLACE TO SPEND THE NIGHT DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. SINCE 2019 PAUL HAS PERSONALLY ENSURED THAT MOST AS IT IS CALLED, WAS OPEN AND STAFFED WITH VOLUNTEERS DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. AND WHEREAS IN 2022 2023 HOURS WAS OPENED 32 NIGHTS AND SERVED OVER 180 DUPLICATED GUESTS, WHEREAS PAUL'S CONSISTENTLY OFFER BREAKFAST BIBLE STUDY ACCESS TO VITAL DOCUMENTS AND STORAGE OPTIONS TO THE HOUSED IN MCKINNEY. AND WHEREAS PAUL HAS A TREMENDOUS IMPACT ON THE CITY OF MCKINNEY, TEXAS, WE CELEBRATE HIS EFFORTS TO REMOVE THE LESS FROM HOMELESSNESS. NOW THEREFORE, I GEORGE FULLER, BY THE POWER VESTED IN ME AS MAYOR OF THE CITY OF MCKINNEY, TEXAS, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY 16TH 2023 AS PAUL BALLESTEROS DAY IN MCKINNEY, TEXAS WITH APPRECIATION AND HONOR FOR HIS DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF MCKINNEY, TEXAS.EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AND FOR BEING A REMARKABLE REPRESENTATION OF OUR CITY
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WITNESSED MY HAND AND SEAL THIS DATE MAY 16TH 2023. I THOUGHT I WAS COMING HERE FOR SOMETHING ELSE. SO THIS IS THANK YOU WOULD HAVE GOT MORE PEOPLE. NOW THERE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. IT'S SUCH AN HONOR TO SERVE HERE. I LOVE HER TOWN. UM AND I LOVE THE PEOPLE I GET TO SERVE. WE SERVE SOME AMAZING PEOPLE. THERE ARE LOTS OF GREAT STORIES OUT THERE. AND I WOULD LOVE TO INTRODUCE YOU SO COME. COME, COME JOIN US. I WOULD SAY, PAUL. WE JUST HAD THE COMMUNITY LEADERS OF AMERICA CONFERENCE WAS 120 PEOPLE FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY HERE, AND PAUL SPOKE ON THAT SUBJECT AND WAS REALLY IT WAS. IT WAS A GREAT, UM, GREAT SESSION AND A LOT OF PEOPLE LEARNED FROM YOU AND COMMUNITY LEADERS FROM ACROSS COUNTRY THAT WENT BACK WITH WITH INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE THAT YOU SHARED WITH THEM THAT THEY'RE GOING TO TAKE INTO THEIR COMMUNITIES. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.[DISCUSS REGULAR MEETING AGENDA ITEMS for the City Council Regular Meeting to be held on Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. ]
WORK SESSION. REGULAR MEETING ITEMS AS ANY COUNCIL LIKE THAT. DISCUSSING THOSE WITH STAFF WAS THERE PRESENT. MR MAYOR. SORRY. UM. I WANT TO PULL DOWN ONE ITEM ON CONSENT. FORGIVE ME FOR NOT BEING PREPARED. THAT ITEM NUMBER IS 23-39 AND LIKE TO DISCUSS THAT. YEAH OK. YEAH I THINK THAT WILL BE MARKED CURIOUS. I WAS SITTING UP THERE AND THEN THEY'LL START TAKING THE PICTURE. SO I LOOKED AROUND. THANK YOU. UM MARK ON THE THIS IS ON THE GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS WERE GOING TO BE ISSUING. IT MENTIONED PUBLIC SAFETY, BUT IT DIDN'T REALLY ITEMIZE WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH PUBLIC SAFETY IN THE ATTACHMENT, SO I WOULD JUST LIKE YOU TO TELL US WHAT THAT IS. ABSOLUTELY UM, SO THERE THERE'S TWO ISSUES OR SHOWING TWO ISSUES OF 2015 AUTHORIZATION. THAT'S THE END OF OUR 2000. TOTAL 2015 ELECTION IN 2019 AUTHORIZATION. THE TWO TOTALS TOGETHER FOR PUBLIC SAFETY COME TO ABOUT $22 MILLION IN ALL OF ITS FOR ONE PROJECT.THAT PROJECT IS THE IT'S ABOUT ABOUT HALF OF THE COST OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW FIRE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING A NEW FIRE HEADQUARTER BUILDING OUT ON OUR PUBLIC SAFETY CAMPUS OR IN IN THAT AREA, SO THAT'S WHAT IT'S FOR, WILL BE BACK NEXT YEAR FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE CONTRACT FOR THAT, BUT THAT'S WHAT THAT'S FOR ITS $22 MILLION . THANK YOU, MR MERREM.
SATISFIED THANK YOU SURE, QUESTION DOWN. UM 23? OH 392. I WON'T BE HERE TO VOTE ON THIS.
BUT WE THIS IS THE NAMING OF A UM, THE ARTERIAL ROADWAY. I JUST WANTED TO READ SOMETHING ABOUT THE NAME OF THE INDIVIDUAL, BUT SINCE THIS IS ON CONSENT, UM UM THAT THE NAME OF HIS SCOTLAND PART PARKWAY, UM AND THIS IS A LITTLE BIT ABOUT RICHARD DICK CONKLIN. UM AFTER AFTER SERVING IN WORLD WAR TWO LEARNING A PURPLE HEART IN THE NAVY, RICHARD COPELAND WAS HIRED TO BE A HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR FOR ADMINISTRATIVE FOR THE WEIZHONG HOSPITAL, AND HIS WIFE, AGNES, SERVED AS THE HEAD NERVES AT THE WYSONG NURSING CENTER, WHERE SHE CARED FOR MANY GENERATIONS OF MCKINNEY RESIDENTS. DURING HER TENURE, COUGHLIN'S MOVED TO MCKINNEY FROM NEW YORK WITH TWO KIDS AND THE 19 SIXTIES. SCOTLAND'S CIVIC INVOLVEMENT INCLUDED BEING ON THE T MLS LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE. CHAIRING THE CITY'S BUDGET COMMITTEE AND MEMBERSHIP OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND MCKINNEY INDUSTRIAL FOUNDATION. LATER HE WAS ELECTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL SERVED AS BOTH MAYOR PRO TIM AND MAYOR DURING THE SEVENTIES AND EIGHTIES, AND IT'S CONSTANT LEADERSHIP WAS INSTRUMENTAL DURING THE MCKINNEY'S INITIAL GROWTH YEARS. HE WAS MOST KNOWN FOR BEING EARLY AND EARLY ADVOCATE. QUALITY GROWTH WEST OF US 75 MILLION AT THE TIME. WHERE RESISTANT TO THE IDEA. AND WHEN HE WAS A FEARLESS CHAMPION OF THE MCKINNEY AIRPORT, PASSED AWAY IN 2001, HIS WIFE, AGNES, WHO WAS 91 YEARS OLD, RESIDES IN MCKINNEY NEAR ELDORADO COUNTRY CLUB. COFFINS LEGACY IS ONE OF THE QUALITY OF WESTWARD EXPANSION. BEING A PROMINENT OF ECONOMIC PROSPERITY AND GROWTH, DEEP COMMITMENT TO PERSONAL SERVICE AND ALWAYS ENCOURAGING MCKINNEY TO PLAN FOR THE FUTURE. WHICH IS WHY THE NEW PARK IN WEST RIDGE MOST WESTERN WESTWARD
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PARKS. I'M SORRY. UM, THE ROAD IS APPROPRIATE TO BE NAMED AFTER THE COST. CONFLICTS SO. ANYWAY I JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT AND I THINK THAT'S A GREAT CHOICE AND I CERTAINLY SUPPORTED AND THE OTHER AND THE OTHER ITEMS TO TALK ABOUT ALRIGHT THEN WE WILL MOVE TO OUR WORK SESSION ITEM.[Update on the Activities of the Mayor’s Task Force on Homelessness]
23 030381 UPDATE ON THE ACTIVITIES OF THE MAYOR'S TASK FORCE ON HOMELESSNESS. GOOD AFTERNOON. GENETIC AND DIRECTOR OF HOUSING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. AND I AM HERE TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THE ACTIVITIES. OF THE MAYOR'S TASK FORCE ON HOMELESSNESS.OTHERWISE. THERE WE GO. I'LL START BACK AT THE BEGINNING. SO THE MAYOR'S TASK FORCE ON HOMELESSNESS IS NOT QUOTE UNQUOTE OFFICIAL CITY ORGANIZATION. IT WAS STARTED AT THE BEHEST OF MAYOR GEORGE FULLER IN LATE 2019 AS A RESPONSE TO RESIDENT CONCERNS ABOUT THE INCREASING VISIBILITY OF HOMELESSNESS. IT IS KIND OF A POLICY COMMITTEE WHERE MAYOR AND OTHER POLICY MEMBERS. COUNTY COMMISSIONER THE REPRESENTATIVE FROM HOUSING FORWARD WHICH IS THE ORGANIZATION THAT ADMINISTERS THE HOMELESSNESS, HAD FUNDING FOR DALLAS AND CALLING COUNTY AND OTHER EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS OF SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES GET TOGETHER QUARTERLY AND TALK ABOUT WHAT THE EXPERIENCES HAVE BEEN WHAT THE NEEDS ARE. AND SO MORE OF A HIGH LEVEL HIGH LEVEL MEETING, USUALLY ABOUT AN HOUR QUARTERLY . WE DO HAVE A MCKINNEY HOMELESS COALITION THAT MEETS EVERY MONTH ON THE SECOND THURSDAY OF THE MONTH AT FIRST BAPTIST MCKINNEY AT 11 A.M. AND THAT IS MORE FOR FOLKS WHO ARE WORKING WITH HOMELESS POPULATIONS OR PREVENTING HOMELESSNESS ON A DAILY BASIS. SO FAR SERVICE PROVIDERS BUT THIS IS THE ANNUAL UPDATE THAT WE DO KIND OF ON THE ACTIVITIES OF THE MAYOR'S TASK FORCE ON HOMELESSNESS. SO THE FIRST SLIDE THIS SHOWS MCKINNEY POINT IN TIME COUNT, AND THIS IS AN ANNUAL COUNT. THAT IS DONE FOR HUD AND OUR HUD FUNDING IS BASED ON HOW MANY FOLKS BASICALLY THAT WE COUNT AT THIS ANNUAL POINT IN TIME COUNT. IT'S NOT REALLY A VERY GOOD REPRESENTATION OF HOW MANY FOLKS ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN MCKINNEY. IT IS GENERALLY IN JANUARY FEBRUARY VERY COLD AND IT IS ONE NIGHT OUT OF THE YEAR SO BUT IT IS GOOD FOR TRACKING TRACKING KIND OF TRENDS OVER TIME. SO YOU CAN SEE IN 2021 ARE INDIVIDUALS. TOTAL INDIVIDUALS THAT WERE COUNTED WAS 215 WERE UP TO 233 THIS YEAR AND YOU CAN SEE CHRONICALLY HOMELESS TOOK A SHARP UPTAKE IN 2022 CAME BACK DOWN IN 2023 YOUTH IS KIND OF TRENDING DOWNWARD. FOR 2023, OR HOUSEHOLDS WITH CHILDREN WERE 86 OUR HOUSEHOLDS WITHOUT CHILDREN , 147 SO THAT IS BOTH SHELTERED AND UNSHELTERED INDIVIDUALS. SO THIS IS FROM THE 2019 POINT IN TIME COUNT. WE DON'T HAVE ANY MORE RECENT INFORMATION FROM THE FOLKS THAT ANSWER THE POINT IN TIME SURVEY BECAUSE THEY NO LONGER ASKED THESE QUESTIONS, BUT I FELT THAT IT WAS STILL RELEVANT SINCE IT IS STILL RELATIVELY NEW, SO THIS SHOWS THE TOP EIGHT CAUSES OF HOMELESSNESS IN MAKENI, NUMBER ONE, NOT SURPRISINGLY, IS AN INABILITY TO PAY RENT OR MORTGAGE LACK OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING. YOU CAN SEE BEING KICKED OUT OF THE HOUSE PERSONAL ILLNESS. WE SEE A LOT OF FOLKS THAT HAVE DEVASTATING ILLNESSES AND MAYBE DON'T HAVE INSURANCE OR EVEN IF THEY DO HAVE INSURANCE THAT CAUSES THEM TO LOSE THEIR HOUSING. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND THEN CRIMINAL HISTORY OR FELONY. YOU CAN ALSO SEE THAT SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ISSUES CONTRIBUTE TO HOMELESSNESS. SO THE MAYOR'S TASK FORCE PRIORITIES WERE SET FOR FISCAL YEAR 23. SO THAT'S OCTOBER 1ST THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH OF THIS YEAR. UH THOSE PRIORITIES ARE GETTING RELIABLE DATA ON DEMOGRAPHICS COORDINATED RESPONSE AMONG CITY DEPARTMENTS THAT DEAL WITH HOMELESSNESS.
HAVE A HEART GIVE SMART CAMPAIGN AND I'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT IN A MINUTE SAFETY
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AND BIOHAZARD TRAINING, ALONG WITH FUNDING FOR ENCAMPMENT, CLEANUPS AND PERSONAL PROTECTIVE, UM LIKE GLOVES AND THINGS LIKE THAT FOR DOING HOMELESS CLEANUPS FLEX FUND, WHICH IS GOES THROUGH OUR NONPROFITS AND DISCOUNTED TRANSIT SERVICES. SO FOR RELIABLE DATA AND DEMOGRAPHICS, THE MAYOR'S TASK FORCE AND STAFF WORKED WITH THE IT DEPARTMENT TO CREATE A TRACKING SYSTEM FOR OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR COMMUNITY SERVICES. WE LOOKED AT OUTSOURCING THIS, WE DECIDED AND FOUND THAT WE HAVE SOME REALLY SMART PEOPLE, AND THEY WERE ABLE TO DEVELOP AN APPLICATION SO THAT OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT CAN TRACK THINGS IN REAL TIME. AND THEY DON'T EVER LOSE THAT INFORMATION. THEY'RE ABLE TO UPDATE IT AND KIND OF GET A HISTORICAL PICTURE. THE POINT IN TIME COUNT AGAIN, NOT REALLY A GREAT INDICATOR OF ACTUAL NUMBERS, BUT IT DOES GIVE US SOME DEMOGRAPHICS. AND MR BIASED EROS THROUGH MANUAL LABOR. WE USED THE SHELTERING THAT HE PROVIDES FOR THE EMERGENCY WARMING OVERNIGHT WARMING STATION. SO THIS YEAR IT WAS OPEN 32 NIGHTS AND SERVED 180 DUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS.COORDINATED RESPONSE AMONG CITY DEPARTMENTS, JUST BRINGING THE TASK FORCE TOGETHER AND THEN BRINGING SUBGROUPS OF CITY STAFF TOGETHER. WE'RE REALLY WORKING TOGETHER AND HOMELESSNESS TOUCHES, MAYBE A LOT OF DEPARTMENT CITY DEPARTMENTS THAT YOU WOULDN'T NORMALLY THINK OF SO CODE SERVICES, POLICE DEPARTMENT, COMMUNITY SERVICES, HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. LIBRARY MAIN STREET DOWNTOWN PARKS, SOLID WASTE AND HUMAN RESOURCES. RISK MANAGEMENT IS INVOLVED IN HELPING WITH THE RESPONSE TO HOMELESS CLEANUPS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. MONTHLY MEETINGS OF THE MCKINNEY HOMELESS COALITION, AND THAT'S WITH INTERESTED RESIDENTS AND NON PROFITS AND THEN THE QUARTERLY MEETINGS OF THE MAYOR'S TASK FORCE. SO THEY HAVE A HEART GIVE SMART CAMPAIGN WE HAVE STARTED THE MEDIA CAMPAIGN THROUGH A COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING DEPARTMENT AND YOU CAN SEE THIS IS ONE OF THE VISUALS THAT THEY USED. WE HAVE HAD OVER 548,000 IMPRESSIONS. WE ARE ASKING, AND IT WILL BE AN ITEM ON THE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA THIS EVENING. WE'RE ASKING FOR FUNDING FROM THE FUNDING. THAT WAS ALLOCATED TO HOMELESS RESPONSE. CITY COUNCIL ALLOCATED $175,000 THIS YEAR. SO FOR WE'RE ASKING FOR $20,000 TO INSTALL SIGNAGE TO FURTHER AWARENESS OF THIS CAMPAIGN. AND IT IT REALLY IS TALKING ABOUT SAFETY ISSUES.
SO WHEN WE HAVE PANHANDLERS ON STREET CORNERS, AND WE HAVE MOTORISTS THAT ARE STOPPING TO GIVE THEM MONEY THAT ENDANGERS THE PANHANDLERS AND ENDANGERS MOTORISTS, OTHER PEOPLE DRIVING AROUND THEM. AND IT ALSO ENCOURAGES FOLKS TO PANHANDLE MCKINNEY RESIDENTS ARE VERY, VERY GENEROUS, AND WE HAVE A REPUTATION THROUGHOUT THE METROPLEX AS BEING REALLY GOOD TIPPERS. WHICH IS WONDERFUL, BUT IT'S PROBABLY NOT A REPUTATION THAT WE REALLY WANT TO HAVE AMONG INDIVIDUALS. THAT LIVE IN MCKINNEY OR OUTSIDE OF MCKINNEY , THAT WE GIVE A LOT OF MONEY TO PANHANDLERS. SO THIS CAMPAIGN IS AN EFFORT TO BRING THAT AWARENESS TO RESIDENTS THAT IF THEY WANT TO GIVE IF THEY WANT TO HELP THAT IT MAY BE BETTER TO GIVE TO ORGANIZATIONS, SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS. THEY REALLY GET AT THE ROOT CAUSES OF WHY PEOPLE HAVING ISSUES RATHER THAN HANDING MONEY TO THEM, AND MAYBE PERPETUATING THEIR ISSUES. SO THE SAFETY AND BIOHAZARD TRAINING ALONG WITH FUNDING FOR ENCAMPMENTS, ENCAMPMENT CLEANUPS LAST YEAR CODE SERVICES AND THE PARKS DEPARTMENT WERE HAD SAFETY TRAINING. UM AND IT TALKED ABOUT SAFETY SKILLS FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IN ENTERING ENCAMPMENTS AND APPROACHING UNKNOWN INDIVIDUALS. CHRIS GROSS CLOTHES FROM HUMAN RESOURCES RISK MANAGEMENT ISSUED 41 CERTIFICATIONS ON HOW TO DEAL WITH BLOOD BORNE PATHOGENS AND HAZARDOUS WASTE CONTRACT. WE HAVEN'T HAD TO USE THAT YET BECAUSE CITY STAFF HAS DONE A REALLY GREAT JOB AND KEEPING ENCAMPMENTS CLEANED UP TO WHERE THEY HAVEN'T GOTTEN GOTTEN BAD. SOLID WASTE HAS RECOVERED 140 SHOPPING CARDS IN THE LAST YEAR.
POLICE DEPARTMENT COUNT SERVICES HAVE RESPONDED TO 93 REPORTS OF INDIVIDUALS PANHANDLING, LOITERING OR CAMPING SINCE JANUARY. 1ST 2022. SO IT'S HARD TO SEE ON THIS MAP. BUT YOU CAN
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SEE A LOT OF THE PAN HANDLING LOITERING TAKES PLACE KIND OF ALONG THE 75 CORRIDOR. SOCIAL SERVICES FLEX FUND, SO WE HAVE ALLOCATED $20,000 TO FLEX FUND AND THIS HAS BEEN A REALLY, REALLY SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM. IT IS ADMINISTERED THROUGH OUR MCKINNEY NONPROFITS, BUT IT PROVIDES FUNDING FOR FOLKS WHO ARE EITHER IN DANGER OF EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS OR EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. TO MAYBE BE REUNITED WITH THEIR FAMILIES IF THEY NEED A PLANE TICKET, A BUS TICKET TO GET THEM WITH FAMILY. UM IT ALSO PROVIDES FUNDING FOR CAR REPAIRS, THINGS THAT WE NORMALLY WOULDN'T THINK OF AS BEING. YOU KNOW SOMETHING MAJOR. IF YOU'RE SORT OF LIVING ON THE EDGE, AND YOU'RE KEEPING YOUR HOUSING AND YOU HAVE $1000 CAR REPAIR. THAT CAN KNOCK YOU OUT OF A JOB THAT CAN KNOCK YOU OUT OF HOUSING. IT CAN BE DEVASTATING. SO THE FUNDING PROVIDES, YOU KNOW, IS ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF THINGS LIKE THAT. COLLIN COUNTY TRANSIT, AND THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT CAME FROM THE MAYOR'S TASK FORCE DIRECTLY, BUT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NON PROFIT AGENCIES THAT PROVIDES DISCOUNTED III FREE TRANSIT SERVICES TO FOLKS WHO ARE HOMELESS OR EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, AND AGAIN, THIS IS ADMINISTERED THROUGH OUR MCKINNEY SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES. IT PROVIDES DISCOUNTED SERVICES FOR TWO MONTHS FOR THE INITIAL PROGRAM AT $300, A MAX OF $300 A MONTH YOU CAN SEE WHO OUR NONPROFIT PARTNERS ARE THERE SO FAR IN FY 23 SINCE OCTOBER, 1ST AND IT TOOK A COUPLE OF MONTHS TO GET IT GOING, BUT THE PROGRAM HAS SERVED 47 CLIENTS. AND YOU CAN SEE HERE. AS I SAID , WE'RE GOING TO BE REQUESTING $20,000 FOR THEY HAVE A HEART GIVES SMART SIGNAGE. LEGAL SERVICES WERE REQUESTING $50,000 IN LEGAL SERVICES. THE LEGAL SERVICES ARE GOING TO TWO DIFFERENT GROUPS, SO FOR HOME OWNERS WOULD PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES FOR THEM TO GET CLEAR TITLE TO THEIR HOME. SO THAT THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO ACCESS REHABILITATION FUNDING THROUGH THE CITY, WHICH IS GRANT FUNDED AND IT REPAIRS DOES REPAIRS TO THEIR HOMES, AND MAYBE WHEN THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO DO THAT. IT ALSO ALLOWS THEM TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR TAX EXEMPTIONS ON THEIR PROPERTY TAXES. THEY HAVE TO HAVE CLEAR TITLE TO THEIR HOME FOR HOMESTEAD EXEMPTIONS, THINGS LIKE THAT, FOR RENTERS, IT WILL PROVIDE EVICTION CLEARANCES OFF OF THEIR RENTAL RECORD, EVEN IF SOMEONE HAS NOT BEEN EVICTED IF THEY'VE JUST BEEN TAKEN TO EVICTION COURT THAT OFTEN SHOWS UP ON A RENTAL RECORD. ARRESTS WILL SHOW UP. WHEN APARTMENTS DO BACKGROUND CHECKS, EVEN IF SOMEONE HAS NOT BEEN CONVICTED.THE ARREST MAY SHOW UP SO LEGAL AID IS ABLE, AND THIS IS IN A PARTNERSHIP THROUGH NORTH TEXAS LEGAL AID SERVICES. THEY'RE ABLE TO GO IN AND DO A NONDISCLOSURE ON THOSE ITEMS, SO LAW ENFORCEMENT WOULD STILL BE ABLE TO SEE THEM. APARTMENT COMPLEXES WHEN THEY'RE RUNNING BACKGROUND CHECKS WOULD NOT, AND SO THIS REMOVES A BARRIER THAT WE OFTEN SEE IN FOLKS GETTING AND KEEPING HOUSING. TRAINING AND PPE. WE'VE SPENT A LITTLE OVER $2000 FLEX FUND $20,000 HAS BEEN ALLOCATED IN A LITTLE OVER $6000 HAS BEEN SPENT, AND THEN THE DISCOUNTED TRANSIT SERVICES THAT WE MENTIONED A LITTLE OVER 10,000 HAS BEEN SPENT. AND THAT ENDS THE PRESENTATION. I'M HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. QUESTION CAN SIGN PROPOSING AND TALK ABOUT LOOKS LIKE A METAL SIGN THAT'S ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD OR HOW ARE WE PLANNING TO DISPLAY THAT? WE ARE GOING TO START OFF WITH THE SIGNAGE. DID I PASS IT? WE'RE GOING TO START OFF WITH THE SIGNAGE ON EXISTING POLLS. THERE WE GO. UM, AND IT WILL PROBABLY LOOK A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN THIS, BUT IT WILL BE ON EXISTING POLLS. WE'RE GOING TO PUT A Q R CODE ON THERE SO THAT RESIDENTS WHO ARE HOMELESS OR THOSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO GIVE, YOU KNOW, HAVE A PLACE WHERE THEY CAN HOLD THEIR PHONE UP AND SAY, YOU KNOW IF I NEED FOOD, HERE'S WHERE I CAN GO. IF I NEED SHELTER. HERE'S
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WHERE I CAN GO OR HEAR THE ORGANIZATIONS. RESIDENTS CAN GIVE TO IF THEY WANT TO HELP FOLKS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT SOME OTHER SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS SIMILAR TO THIS THAT YOU'VE SEEN AND WHAT HAS THE RESPONSE BEEN? SO FOR THE CITY OF PLANO, PLANO HAS SOMETHING THAT THAT'S VERY SIMILAR, AND THEY HAVE HAD THEIR PROGRAM FOR ABOUT A YEAR, SO IT REALLY HASN'T BEEN AROUND LONG ENOUGH TO MEASURE THE METRICS ON IT. SO WE STARTED OFF WITH COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING A S DOING FACEBOOK ADS, THINGS LIKE THAT. AND WE GOT FEEDBACK FROM THEM FROM THE RESIDENTS, AND IT WAS GENERALLY FAVORABLE. UM FOLKS PREFERRED KIND OF A SOFTER MESSAGE, SO I THINK THEY'RE GOING TO BE CHANGING THE MARKETING UP A LITTLE BIT. TO TALK ABOUT THAT. BUT WE'RE HOPING THAT THIS WILL HELP, YOU KNOW, EDUCATE NUMBER ONE ON THE SAFETY CONCERNS OF PANHANDLING BUT ALSO BRINGING AWARENESS TO THE FACT THAT EVEN THOUGH WE THINK WE'RE HELPING PEOPLE BY GIVING THEM CASH THAT MANY TIMES THAT'S JUST ENABLING THEM TO CONTINUE KIND OF A DESTRUCTIVE LIFESTYLE, RATHER THAN MAYBE REACHING OUT TO A SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCY. BUT WE DON'T KNOW OF ANY PROGRAMS I'VE BEEN GOING ON LONGER AND WHETHER OR NOT THEY HAVE METRICS THAT THEY'VE USED TO DETERMINE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE OF THE PROGRAM, RIGHT, RIGHT. SO YOU AND I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE METRICS I'M ASSUMING, LIKE DECREASE IN PAN HANDLING, SO WE DO HAVE THE INTERACTIONS THAT WE HAVE AS A BASELINE FROM 2022. SO WE, YOU KNOW, ONCE WE GET THE SIGNAGE WILL BE ABLE RIGHT NOW WE JUST KIND OF KNOW WHAT THE IMPRESSIONS ARE AND HOW MANY PEOPLE OPEN THE ADS AND THINGS THAT WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO SEE A DECREASE IN PAN HANDLING. WE'RE GOING TO START AS I SAID, WITH EXISTING POLES THAT ARE KIND OF IN THE HIGH TRAFFIC AREAS DOWNTOWN AREAS AND THEN WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO SEE A DECREASE . UM YOU KNOW IN THE NEXT YEAR OR TWO OR JUST KIND OF A HIGHER AWARENESS OF PAYING HANDLING AND SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT IT CREATES. ANY QUESTIONS DO WE MEASURE LIKE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SOME OF THE PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE THE STATS THAT SHOW WHY SOMEBODY IS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THIRDS OF THEM ARE RELATED TO HOUSING. UM, BUT IN TERMS OF WHERE WERE WHERE WE'RE SUGGESTING PEOPLE TO GO. WE HAVE A LOT OF SERVICES THAT THAT HELP EASE. I GUESS THE CONDITIONS MHM , BUT IN TERMS OF THAT PATHWAY OUT OF HOMELESSNESS, DO WE MEASURE THAT OR MAYBE INCLUDING MENTAL HEALTH IN THAT AS WELL. SOMEONE'S NOT STANDING ON THE SIDE OF THE STREET BECAUSE THAT'S NECESSARILY A GOOD OPTION THAT MAY BE THEIR LAST OPTION. AND WE WANT THEM TO MAKE A BETTER DECISION. ABOUT THAT. BUT ARE THESE EFFECTIVE DECISIONS THAT THEY COULD MAKE THIS? THEY TRIED THOSE LIKE HOW DO WE MEASURE RIGHT TO LIFE PATH THAT THEY'RE GOING TO GET THE SERVICES THAT THEY NEED. SO AS YOU KIND OF ALLUDED TO IN YOUR QUESTION, THERE ARE A LOT OF DIFFERENT PROGRAMS FOR OUR TENANT BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM THAT THE CITY ADMINISTERS. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE METRICS ON THAT. WE KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE ABLE TO GET INTO PERMANENT, SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, OR HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO GET CERTIFICATIONS AND GO ON AND BECOME INDEPENDENT, YOU KNOW, HOUSING INDEPENDENT. FOR OUR RAPID REHOUSING PROGRAM , WHICH IS FUNDED THROUGH HUD. WE HAD 12 INDIVIDUALS EACH YEAR . IT'S A YEARLONG PROGRAM THAT THAT COME IN. UM AND THERE'S NO BARRIERS SO FOLKS CAN COME IN NO MATTER HOW HOW THEY ARE.WHATEVER THEIR SITUATION IS, THEY DON'T HAVE TO BE CLEAN. THEY DON'T HAVE TO BE SOBER AND THEY'RE PROVIDED WITH THE CASE MANAGER. BUT THE IDEA BEHIND THAT AND WHAT WHAT HAS BEEN SHOWN NATIONWIDE TO BE VERY SUCCESSFUL IS THAT INDIVIDUALS NEED HOUSING FIRST. AND ONCE YOU GET A ROOF OVER YOUR HEAD, THEN YOU CAN START DEALING WITH OTHER PROBLEMS. SO WE KNOW FROM OUR OWN PRO PROGRAMS THAT ABOUT 75% OF THE PEOPLE GRADUATE AND GO ON TO A HOUSING STABILITY, WHICH IS REALLY GOOD, BUT WE AND WE CAN COMPARE TO KIND OF WHAT THE HOMELESS SITUATION IS THROUGH HOUSING FORWARD. THEY KEEP A LOT OF GOOD DAY DATA. ON DALLAS AND COLLIN COUNTY IN AGGREGATE. BUT THERE'S NOTHING REALLY THAT BRINGS TOGETHER ALL OF THE PROGRAMS THAT DEAL WITH HOMELESSNESS OR DEAL WITH HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION AMONG THE VARIOUS AGENCIES WITHIN THE CITY OF MCKINNEY. SO THAT'S THAT'S DEFINITELY AN AREA WHERE WE NEED TO FOCUS ON GETTING
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BETTER GETTING BETTER STATISTICS AND BRINGING FOLKS TOGETHER MAYBE THE MCKINNEY HOMELESS COALITION WOULD BE A GOOD PLACE. YOU KNOW WHERE WE COULD START. START TO GET THAT INFORMATION AND BRING THOSE THAT DATE DATA TOGETHER. HMM HOW MANY PEOPLE CAN BE SERVED THROUGH THE RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM? SO FOR OUR TENANT BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, WE CURRENTLY HAVE 20 HOUSEHOLDS IN THE PROGRAM. WE'VE DRAWN DOWN ABOUT A MILLION DOLLARS. THROUGH A T D. H C. A WE ARE GETTING READY TO OPEN THAT BACK UP AGAIN. HONESTLY IT'S LIMITED BY STAFFING ISSUES AND, YOU KNOW, KIND OF BEND WITH ON. THERE'S A LOT OF, UM, WELL, YOU KNOW WHEN YOU'RE DOING ELIGIBILITY AND INTAKE AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND STABILITY , YOU KNOW SERVICES WITH WITH INDIVIDUALS. IT JUST IT'S A IT'S A HARD LIFT ON ON STAFF. IN THE FUNDS THAT FUND THAT PULLING THOSE DOWN FROM TV HD A. YES, THAT REMEMBER RUNWAY DO WE HAVE WITH THOSE FUNDS, SO IT'S ON A RESERVATION SYSTEM, SO IT DEPENDS ON HOW MUCH IS AVAILABLE WITH WITHIN THC A. SO IF WE CAN GET WE HAVE A WAITING LIST AGAIN , AND IF WE CAN GET THOSE FOLKS KIND OF CUTE UP IN IN THE TDH SYSTEM, THEN WE CAN RESERVE THAT FUNDING AND START TO DRAW IT DOWN. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. YOUR NAME. APPRECIATE IT. MOVE THROUGH ITEMS 23 038 TO DISCUSS CITY OPTIONS FOR SETTLEMENT WITH[Discuss City Options for a Settlement with Teva, Allergen, CVS, Walmart, and Walgreens for their Respective Roles in the National Opioid Crisis]
T BOZ ALLERGEN, TBS. WALMART WALGREENS FOR THEIR RESPECTIVE ROLES IN THE NATIONAL OPIOID CRISIS. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MARK HOLLOWAY AND THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER FOR THE CITY. I HAVE A VERY SHORT PRESENTATION TODAY, UH, ABOUT THE OPIOID SETTLEMENT THAT MCKINNEY HAS RECEIVED. ACTUALLY IT'S THE STATE OF TEXAS ALONG WITH BROAD COALITION OF STATES AND SUBDIVISIONS. THERE'S YOU DON'T NEED ME TO TELL YOU THAT THERE IS AN OPIOID CRISIS AND WE'VE WE WERE PART OF THIS AND IS PART OF SENATE BILL 18 27 THAT WAS IN THE LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION. STATE FORMED AN OPIOID ABATEMENT TRUST FUND. TEXAS RECEIVED ABOUT $1.6 BILLION IN THIS SETTLEMENT. UH AND SO THIS TRUST FUND IS GOING TO MAKE DOLLARS AVAILABLE TO DIFFERENT CITIES, COUNTIES AND THE STATE TOO. TO COMBAT THE OPIOID CRISIS. SO. AS PART OF FINANCE WOULD LIKE TO AS PART HERE IS JUST TO KIND OF TELL YOU WHAT THE FACTS ARE, AND THEN HOW WE ACTUALLY GO ABOUT DISTRIBUTING. THAT WILL BE UP TO YOU, BUT IS PART OF THE SETTLEMENT. THE PHARMACEUTICAL COUPLE OF COMPANIES AND MANUFACTURERS HAVE 18 YEARS TO SETTLE THE FUNDS.UM, SO IT'S GOING TO BE A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. AND I CAN HEAR TELL YOU WHAT WE'VE RECEIVED TO DATE. WHAT WE'RE GOING, WHAT WE'RE SCHEDULED TO RECEIVE WHAT OR THE OR THE ORGANIZATIONS ARE GOING TO RECEIVE DURING THIS AND THEN WE'LL HAVE. WE CAN TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW WE GO ABOUT DISTRIBUTING OUR SHARE. SO AS PART OF THIS IS THE $1.6 BILLION, THERE'S THIS LONG CHART THAT THE COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE HAS DONE THAT SHOWS HOW IT'S ALL DISTRIBUTED. BUT ABOUT I THINK ALMOST 300 MILLION WAS GIVEN TO CITIES AND COUNTIES AROUND TEXAS FOR DISTRIBUTION. OUR SHARE OF THAT HERE IN MCKINNEY WAS $450,000. NOW, TODAY WE RECEIVED 141,000 OF THOSE DOLLARS AND WE DON'T KNOW WHEN WE WILL RECEIVE ANY MORE DOLLARS DIRECTLY FROM THIS TRUST FUND TO US. AT THIS POINT, THERE'S NO SCHEDULE GIVEN , BUT BUT WE DO WE HAVE RECEIVED 141,000 TO DATE. SO THE ABATEMENT COUNCIL ALSO HAS. GRANT APPLICATION PROCESS FOR QUITE A BIT OF OTHER DOLLARS.
WE'RE IN WHAT'S CALLED REGION 18. AND THERE'S $40 MILLION AVAILABLE IN THAT REGION 18.
THEY HAVE NOT PUT OUT HOW THEY'RE GOING TO ASK FOR GRANTS. THEY HAVEN'T PUT OUT ANY OF THAT YET. UM BUT IN WE'RE IN REGION, 18, WHICH IS COLLIN COUNTY, DENTON COUNTY, GRAYSON COUNTY IN ROCKWALL COUNTY, SO WITHIN THAT THEY'RE GOING TO DISTRIBUTE THIS. THIS TRUST FUND IS GOING TO DISTRIBUTE $40 MILLION SO WE CAN BE PART OF THAT, BUT DIRECTLY. ALL WE RECEIVED TODAY IT IS 141,000. WITH PROMISE FOR ABOUT ANOTHER. 300,000 OVER. A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. SO. WE CAN USE THE DOLLARS OR THE DOLLARS CAN BE USED IN MANY DIFFERENT WAYS. FRANKLY MOST OF THEM FALL
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UNDER THE FIRST CATEGORY UP THERE, WHICH IS TREATMENT OF OPIOID USE DISORDERS SO YOU CAN MAKE ANY OF THESE OTHER CATEGORIES FIT INTO THEIR BUT THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER THINGS THAT THEY CAN BE USED FOR, UM WE WOULD RECOMMEND THAT NOW THAT WE'VE RECEIVED $141,000 THAT THESE DOLLARS FLOW THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY SUPPORT GRANT PROGRAM THAT WAS ALREADY IN PLACE BECAUSE WE DO. WE WILL HAVE SOME REPORTING REQUIREMENTS ON ALL THIS. UM AND WITH THAT, YOU KNOW IT WOULD. IT WOULD GO THROUGH THE REGULAR BUDGET PROCESS AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT, SO AH, THAT'S REALLY ALL I CAN TELL YOU IS WE'VE RECEIVED 141,000. THERE'S ANOTHER 300,000 COMING AND THEN WE WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO BE PART OF A LARGER GRANT PROGRAM. AND WITH THAT, I'LL BE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. QUESTION WHEN YOU SAY. YOU KIND OF LOST ME WHEN YOU SAID THE WAY WE GET THE FUNDS OUT IS WE GIVE IT TO WHO WELL, YOU CAN USE THE FUNDS IN ANY MANNER THAT YOU WISH, BUT YOU CAN. YOU CAN. ONE WAY THAT THESE CAN BE USED IN THE COMMUNITY IS THROUGH OUR GRINCH. THE COMMUNITY PROGRAM GRANTS TO THE COMMUNITY. YES, THESE WOULD BE UM. DO WHAT YOU LIKE ANY OF THESE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. UM IF I COULD JUST ADD THE WE HAVE A COMMUNITY SUPPORT GRANT PROGRAM TODAY, RIGHT COUNCIL ALLOCATES MONEY. EVERYONE DECIDES COMMUNITY SUPPORT GRANT PROGRAM COMMISSION. THAT HAS A PROCESS IN PLACE FOR HAVING FOLKS COME IN. MAKE A REQUEST. AND THEN THE MONEY BROUGHT ME OUT THE DOOR, SO TO SPEAK. OUR RECOMMENDATIONS WERE ALWAYS ABOUT PROCESSES. YOU COULD PIGGYBACK ON THAT SAME PROCESS. YOU HAVE A PLACE TODAY BECAUSE THE COMMUNITY SUPPORT GRANT PROGRAM IS IN PLACE. AND YOU COULD PUT THIS $141,000 AND HAVE IT GO OUT THE DOOR THROUGH THAT PROCESS. YOU ALSO HAVE DIRECT DISCRETION AS A COUNCIL, YOU COULD SAY. YOU KNOW, SHANNON? MAKE STRONG CASE $100,000. WE AS A CITY COUNCIL WANT TO GO AHEAD AND USE OUR DISCRETION. TO GRANT THAT $100,000. YOU COULD DO THAT AS WELL. IT'S REALLY UP TO THE COUNCIL. IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A PROCESS OR RECOMMENDATION, OUR THOUGHT WAS THE COMMUNITY SUPPORT GRANT PROGRAM IS A PROGRAM YOU HAVE IN PLACE AND IT'S THIS FAIRER PROCESSES. THERE IS IF YOU WANTED TO DO IT THAT WAY. BUT THE COUNCIL HAS COMPLETE DISCRETION OVER HOW TO ALLOCATE THESE FUN. BECAUSE I MEAN, I REALLY WANT TO SEE THE TREATMENT OF OPIOID DISORDER. I MEAN, THAT'S WHAT IT'S FOR. I THINK YOU KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER I KNOW WE CAN GO DOWN RABBIT HOLES ALL ALL DAY. BUT I THINK THAT THAT'S ULTIMATELY WHAT IT WAS DESIGNED FOR BUILT FOR, AND THAT'S WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE. ABSOLUTELY AND THE MONEY ABSOLUTELY HAS TO BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE AND YOU KNOW, WE WOULD MAKE SURE THAT THE DOLLARS WERE REPORTED CORRECTLY , UH AND MAKE SURE THEY'RE DISTRIBUTED CORRECTLY THROUGH THAT PROCESS. YEAH. YEAH I'M I'M WITH THE MAYOR PRO TEM IN TERMS OF SAYING THAT THIS GOES TO THE TREATMENT. AND IF WE TAKE THIS WHITE AND HER WORD, WHICH I DO THERE'S LIFE PATH, AND THERE'S GRACE TO CHANGE MY PATH GOT 1.5 MILLION FROM THE COUNTY. THEY GOT THE COUNTY BASICALLY EXHAUSTED ITS ALLOCATION TO LIFE PATH. UM THE WAY SHE GETS PAID, AND I'LL IF I'M WRONG, I'D LIKE TO KNOW. BUT THE WAY YOU GET PAID, IT'S ALMOST LIKE YOU HAVE A SCHOOL AND THE SCHOOL HAS TEACHERS, BUT THE TEACHERS DON'T GET PAID UNLESS THE STUDENTS SHOW UP. AND SO IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO KEEP THE STAFF ON. IF YOU DON'T HAVE FUNDING TO DO THAT, BECAUSE YOU'RE FUNDING FROM THE SOURCE THAT YOU GET IT FROM IS REALLY ONLY FROM THE POOR. SESSION BASIS. SO MY INCLINATION PERSONALLY I APPRECIATE WHAT STAFF IS SAYING, AND I APPRECIATE THE PROCESSES TO YOU KNOW ON OUR MISS WHITE'S REQUEST, AND THEN PERHAPS GIVE THE BALANCE TO THE COMMUNITY SUPPORT GRANTS. IF WE CAN I AGREE WITH THAT. NO, WE'RE NOT ACTING AT THIS MOMENT. IT WAS ACTUALLY SURE. YEAH AND ALSO JUST SAY ONE OTHER THING THAT THE OTHER I'VE BEEN CONSIDERING THIS AND THINKING ABOUT IT AND THE OTHER ORGANIZATION THAT DOES GOOD IN THIS REGARD IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. BUT THAT IS SERENITY HIGH WHERE THESE KIDS CAN GO AND IN AND RE ENGAGE, AND , UH AND DO THAT. SO THOSE ARE THE TWO THINGS ON MY MIND, BUT THAT'S MY INCLINATION. AGREED.WHAT ELSE? THANK YOU. MARK. APPRECIATE IT. YEAH, I THINK WE WILL BEFORE GOING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. WE'RE GOING TO RECESS. FOR M UTD. IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE THINKING? WHAT I CALL SESSION.
YEAH YEAH. GO UPSTAIRS. SO WHY DON'T WE, UM JUST CONTINUE THE MEETING. THE SISTERS. RIGHT? SO
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WE WILL RECESS. WE HAVE MUTV AT FOUR O'CLOCK. WE WILL REACH AND THEN AFTER THAT, WHICH WILL BE GOING DIRECTLY INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. AND, UH AND THEN COUNCIL. OF COURSE, IT'S SIX.NO, NO, WAIT. BOOKS, BUT I CAN'T DO THAT. WE NEED TO. WE NEED TO RECESS THE WORK SESSION
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INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION SO WE CAN ALLOWED MERKEL OR TO SPEAK. ALRIGHT. WE WILL NOW CALL OUR WORK SESSION INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, ACCORDING TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 55171 CONSULTATIONS WITH ATTORNEY AND ANY WORK SESSIONS. SPECIAL SESSION REGULAR SESSION AGENDA ITEMS ASSESSED STATED REQUIRING CONFIDENTIAL ATTORNEY CLIENT ADVICE NECESSITATED BY THE DELIBERATION. DISCUSSION OF SAID ITEMS WOULD SELL THESE AGREEMENTS BETWEEN SLC MCKINNEY PARTNERS BUILDINGS, THE PARTIES AND THE CITY OF MCKINNEY, TEXAS , TUCKER HILL EDITION AND SECTION 551087 DELIBERATION REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MATTERS. PROJECT TERRITORY. AND THERE WILL BE ACTION AFTER THE SESSION. YEAH.* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.