Oct 21, 2025 City Council Work Session

OH, I'M NOT THE LAST ONE HERE. YOU'RE GOOD. JONES. I'M GOOD. ALL RIGHT. IT'S 3:06 P.M.

[CALL TO ORDER]

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[PUBLIC COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS]

I'VE BEEN WORKING AT COMMUNITY LIFELINE CENTER FOR THE LAST NINE MONTHS, AND I'M VERY INVOLVED IN ALL OF THE NONPROFITS AND ALL THE THINGS WE DO, AND WE DON'T HAVE A COHESIVE PLAN IN PLACE TO HELP PEOPLE WHO NEED HELP. ELDERLY PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE OUR BIGGEST HOMELESS POPULATION IN THE COMING YEARS, AND THAT'S NATIONWIDE. AND I REALLY SUPPORT US COMING UP WITH A REALLY SMART PLAN, BECAUSE IT'S NOT GOING TO GO AWAY FOR US. WE CAN'T POLICE THIS PROBLEM ALONE BECAUSE WE'RE THE COUNTY SEAT. WE HAVE THE JAIL, WE HAVE SAMARITAN, WE HAVE LIFEPATH. WE HAVE A LOT OF THINGS THAT BRING PEOPLE HERE. OUR HOSPITAL SYSTEMS, OTHER LOCAL CITIES, DROP OFF. PEOPLE LIKE WE NEED TO HAVE A REALLY STRONG, SMART RESPONSE TO THIS. AND I, I STRONGLY SUPPORT OUR CITY DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY SERVICES DEVELOPMENT. THEY ARE AMAZING. MARGARET IS AN INCREDIBLE LEADER AND SHE IS REALLY BEEN PUTTING A LOT OF THOUGHT INTO THIS. SO I FULLY SUPPORT ANY INITIATIVE THAT SHE BRINGS FORWARD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS MONROE. WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE. NEXT SPEAKER HEATHER MOSBY. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. OUR GOOD AFTERNOON. I SHOULD SAY, FROM THE BEGINNING OF TIME, WHEN PEOPLE FIRST CHOSE PROTECTION FROM THE ELEMENTS OVER LIVING OUTSIDE AND CALLED IT A HOME, THERE HAVE BEEN LIMITS ON AVAILABILITY OF SAID HOMES. AND SUBSEQUENTLY CONCERNS FOR AND ABOUT THOSE WITHOUT THEM. THIS IS NOT A NEW CONCEPT GLOBALLY, NATIONALLY, ACROSS THE STATE, OR EVEN JUST IN MCKINNEY. UNFORTUNATELY, IT PRESENTS A PINCH POINT IN TODAY'S POINT OF HISTORY, AND THANKFULLY, CONSTRUCTIVE CONVERSATIONS HAVE BEGUN. WITH CONVERSATIONS COME SOLUTIONS. THERE HAVE BEEN FAILURES AT A FEDERAL LEVEL, FAILURES AT A STATE LEVEL, FAILURES AT LOCAL LEVELS, AND NONE OF THESE LEVELS ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR CREATING SOLUTIONS. IT IS, HOWEVER, A HUMANITY ISSUE TO ADDRESS, AND THAT IS ONE AREA WE KNOW MCKINNEY RESIDENTS TAKE SERIOUSLY. FOR BETTER OR WORSE, WE ARE A CARING COMMUNITY AND THE SOLUTIONS TO OUR CURRENT DILEMMA AND THE FUTURE GROWTH EXPECTED ARE MORE THAN DEALING WITH THE PEOPLE WE SEE ON THE STREETS TODAY. THERE ARE SYSTEMIC PROBLEMS THAT THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS CANNOT CONTROL THEMSELVES. AS A COLLECTIVE BODY OF VOTERS, THOUGH IT CAN BE ADDRESSED. THESE THINGS INCLUDE HOUSING BARRIERS, INSUFFICIENT FUNDING AND ADEQUATE HOUSING INVENTORY AND NON LIVING WAGES.

PUNISHMENT ALONE THROUGH ORDINANCES WILL NOT CREATE CHANGE AND BECAUSE OF THIS, I FULLY SUPPORT BOTH THE SAW PROGRAM BEING DISCUSSED TODAY AND THE STRONGER OR BETTER TOGETHER INITIATIVE THAT WILL BE DISCUSSED IN TODAY'S WORK SESSION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU, MISS MOSBY. NEXT SPEAKER, PAUL BALLESTEROS. PAUL 6508 MARVIN GARDENS, MCKINNEY, TEXAS 75070. I'M NOT ONLY A RESIDENT, I'M ALSO THE FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT OF THE LOCAL NONPROFIT, IMMANUEL LABOR. AND OUR MISSION, IN SHORT, IS REMOVING THE LESSNESS FROM HOMELESSNESS IN JESUS NAME. AND I WAS TOLD I WAS A SOCKS GUY, SO I HAD JUST THE ONLY PROP I HAD WITH ME. BUT THIS IS A TOOL IN MY TOOLBOX. IT'S A BAG OF PRETZELS, AND THIS TOOL IN MY TOOLBOX IS A GATEWAY TO CONVERSATION, RIGHT? IT CAN LOOK LIKE A HANDOUT, BUT IT'S REALLY MEANT TO BE A HAND UP. AND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HANDOUT AND HAND UP IS FOLLOW UP. AND THIS IS ONE OF THE MANY TOOLS A STREET OUTREACH WORKER WILL USE TO HELP ENGAGE DIALOG WITH PERSON WITH A PERSON. BECAUSE IF YOU REALLY WANT TO KNOW HOW TO HELP SOMEBODY, YOU GOT TO GET TO KNOW THAT PERSON. AND SO I'M GRATEFUL AND ENCOURAGED THAT WE ARE ADVOCATING FOR A PLAN TO DO THIS MORE INTENTIONALLY AND COLLECTIVELY. I'M ALSO PROUD TO

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AND WE'VE BEEN HAVING SOME TREMENDOUS CONVERSATIONS. SO I JUST THANK YOU FOR GIVING US TIME TO LISTEN. THERE'S MORE TO DISCUSS LATER THIS EVENING, WHICH I LIKE TO SPEAK A LITTLE BIT LONGER ABOUT AND MORE INTENTLY ABOUT. BUT THIS IS GREAT. THIS IS STREET A STREET OUTREACH PROGRAM I THINK IS IS IMPORTANT. I KIND OF ARGUED A LITTLE BIT, BUT THE NAME, THEY CALL IT PSAS, WHICH I ENCOURAGE. I ALSO LIKE SOAP WORKED RIGHT, STREET OUTREACH AMBASSADOR PROGRAM, BUT WHATEVER WE CALL IT, IT'S MORE IMPORTANT THAT WE DO IT. AND I THINK THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS GOING TO BENEFIT EVERYBODY IN OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU PAUL.

THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL TODAY? ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON. WE'LL MOVE TO OUR AGENDA FOR OUR 6 P.M. MEETING. DO WE HAVE ANY ANY DISCUSSIONS, ANYONE ON ANY AGENDA ITEM? MR. CITY MANAGER, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? NO, SIR. ALL RIGHT. NEXT ITEM WILL BE

[Recognition of CPR Saves (Fire Department)]

SO IT'S A GLOBAL BENCHMARK WHICH TRACKS SURVIVAL FROM OUT-OF-HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST.

IT APPLIES WHEN A WITNESSED AND A PATIENT HAS A SHOCKABLE RHYTHM AND ALLOWS EMS SYSTEMS TO COMPARE PERFORMANCE, IDENTIFY GAPS AND IMPROVE CARE. SO THE NATIONAL AVERAGE FOR THE UTSTEIN SURVIVAL RATE IS ABOUT 30%. AND AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE SCREEN HERE, THE MCKINNEY FIRE DEPARTMENT'S RESULTS IN 2023 WERE 10% SURVIVAL RATE. IN 2024, WE BUMPED THAT TO 37%.

AND IN 2025, YEAR TO DATE, WE WERE AT 47%, WELL ABOVE THE NATIONAL AVERAGE. THESE IMPROVEMENTS REFLECT THE DEDICATION AND THE TEAMWORK AND COMMITMENT OF ONE OUR DISPATCHERS. THAT'S WHERE OUR 911 SYSTEM STARTS RECOGNIZING CARDIAC ARREST FASTER AND GIVING CPR INSTRUCTIONS VERY THOROUGHLY. THE SECOND ONE IS THE EMS CREWS, AND THIS INCLUDES OUR POLICE OFFICERS AS WELL. WITH ADVANCED TRAINING, IMPROVED QA PROCESS AND IN CLINICAL CARE. THEN IT'S OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND THAT'S HELPING BYSTANDERS, CPR TRAINING AND AED AWARENESS AS WELL. AND THROUGH PROGRAMS LIKE THE GOODSAM, WE'RE EMPOWERING CITIZENS TO ACT BEFORE FIRST RESPONDERS ARRIVE. SO AN EXAMPLE IS LAST MONTH, JUSTIN NOEL, A GOOD SAM RESPONDER, RECEIVED AN ALERT JUST HOUSE A FEW HOUSES AWAY AND RESPONDED TO PERFORM CPR AND HELPED SAVE A LIFE. HE IS THE VERY FIRST MCKINNEY NEIGHBORHOOD HERO.

RESPONDER THAT THAT WE'VE HAD IN THE CITY OF MCKINNEY. NOW, UNFORTUNATELY, HE COULDN'T JOIN US TODAY, BUT WE WANT TO HONOR HIS COURAGE AND COMPASSION FOR BEING ABLE TO AND BE WILLING TO RESPOND AS WELL. SO THIS IS WHAT PROGRESS LOOKS LIKE. IT'S A COMMUNITY WORKING TOGETHER TO GIVE OTHERS A SECOND CHANCE AT LIFE. SO WHAT WE'RE HERE TODAY IS TO TALK ABOUT THE TWO LIVES THAT WERE SAVED ON SEPTEMBER 22ND, 2025. ON THIS DAY, THE FIRE AND EMS AND 911 DISPATCHERS SAVED TWO LIVES FROM CARDIAC ARREST WITH BOTH SUCCESSFUL RESUSCITATIONS WE POSTED ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA, WE HAD 144,000 VIEWS AND 1500 ENGAGEMENTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA, WHICH IS REALLY KIND OF MOVED THE NEEDLE. AND PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT MCKINNEY IS VERY SERIOUS ABOUT SAVING LIVES, ESPECIALLY FROM CARDIAC ARREST. FIRST INCIDENT A MAN COLLAPSES AT A LOCAL GYM DISPATCHER, GUIDED BY BYSTANDERS THROUGH CPR AND AED USE. THE FIREFIGHTERS ARRIVED, ADMINISTERED MEDICATIONS AND ADVANCED TREATMENTS, TRANSPORTED HIM, AND THE PATIENT RETURNED HOME A FEW DAYS LATER. THE SECOND INCIDENT.

THAT DAY, ANOTHER CITIZEN SUFFERED A CARDIAC ARREST WHILE WALKING OUTSIDE. IT WAS WITNESSED AND A DISPATCHER GAVE CALM, LIFESAVING CPR INSTRUCTIONS TO THAT BYSTANDER.

CREWS ARRIVED, PROVIDED ADVANCED CARE, RESTORED THE PATIENT'S PULSE, HE REGAINED CONSCIOUSNESS AND ALSO RECEIVED A SECOND CHANCE AT LIFE AND LEFT THE HOSPITAL A FEW DAYS LATER ON. THESE ARE MOMENTS THAT SHOW WHAT TRAINING, TEAMWORK, COMPASSION LOOKS LIKE IN THIS COMMUNITY. I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THESE MEMBERS. I ALSO WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT IN FEBRUARY, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ANOTHER ONE OF OUR PHOENIX CEREMONIES. WE HAVE ONE EARLIER THIS YEAR, AND THAT'S A TIME WHERE WE GET TO ACTUALLY GATHER THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WE'VE SAVED FROM CARDIAC ARREST AND THEN REUNITE THEM WITH THE DISPATCHERS, THE POLICE OFFICERS, THE FIREFIGHTERS, THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT ACTUALLY WERE THERE SAVING THEIR LIFE. IT'S A VERY TOUCHING CEREMONY. WE HAD OUR FIRST ONE IN THE SUMMER, AND WE'LL HAVE THE NEXT ONE IN FEBRUARY AT OUR NEW BUILDING. BUT TODAY WE WANT TO PAUSE AND

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OFFICIALLY, I'LL BE HONORED. GOOD JOB GUYS. GOOD JOB. AWESOME. ONE MORE.

[Consider/Discuss Downtown Parking]

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NOW THE TROLLEY IS A FREEWAY FROM PEOPLE. FOR PEOPLE TO GO FROM THE EDGES OF DOWNTOWN INTO THE MAIN SQUARE ON THE RIGHT, YOU'LL SEE THAT THEY'RE ACTUALLY MARKETING THE TROLLEY MAP WITH THE DOWNTOWN PARKING, JUST TO KIND OF ENCOURAGE THAT KIND OF MOBILE TRANSPORTATION.

THIS IS EXPANDED THE TRANSPORTATION MODE ALTERNATIVES DOWNTOWN. AND THEN ADDITIONALLY, IN THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT, WE'VE ADOPTED THE PARKLET PROGRAM, WHICH STARTED AS A PILOT, AND THAT ALLOWS BUSINESS OWNERS TO EXPAND THEIR SEATING OPTIONS INTO PARKING SPOTS IN FRONT OF THEIR BUSINESS. ONE OF THE MOST NOTABLE USES OF A PARKLET IS AT HUGS CAFE DOWN ON VIRGINIA STREET. THEN THAT THIRD CATEGORY OF THE PARKING ACTION PLAN WAS OPERATIONS AND ENFORCEMENT. AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, THE ENFORCEMENT ALL GOES TO MUNICIPAL COURT WITH THE MARSHALS. THEY'RE WORKING VERY HARD ON MAKING SURE THAT THAT ENFORCEMENT FOLLOWS THE POLICIES, AND THEY HAVE VENTURED INTO LICENSE PLATE RECOGNITION SOFTWARE. AS I UNDERSTAND, THERE ARE SOME ISSUES CURRENTLY WITH THAT, BUT THEY ARE MANUALLY STILL DOING ENFORCEMENT. I DID WORK WITH THE MARSHALS OFFICE JUST TO GET THEIR STATISTICS. SO THAT'S WHAT YOU SEE HERE. I KNOW IT'S A LOT OF NUMBERS, BUT THIS IS FROM 2021. SO THE IMPLEMENTATION, WHEN THE PARKING ACTION PLAN CAME OUT ALL THE WAY UP TO CURRENT DAY. AS AN OVERALL RECAP, HERE ARE ALL THE PLAN RECOMMENDATIONS FROM 2021 WITH CHECKS BY THOSE THAT WE HAVE DEFINITELY COMPLETED OR AT LEAST STARTED.

SO WHERE DOES THAT LEAVE US NOW? REVIEW. WE'RE REVISITING THE IMPLEMENTATION GOALS AND FOCUSING ON THOSE THAT STILL FEEL RELEVANT. AS SUCH, WE'VE PRIORITIZED THE FOUR YOU SEE HERE ON THE SCREEN, WHICH INCLUDE FACILITATING UPDATES ON PARKING DATA AND NEXT STEPS, EVALUATING OPTIONS FOR EXPANDING TRANSPORTATION MODE ALTERNATIVES, CONSIDERING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EMPLOYEE PARKING PERMIT PROGRAM, AND CONSIDERING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PAID PARKING AREAS. AGAIN, THESE ARE JUST PRIORITIZED GOALS THAT WE HOPE TO FURTHER EXPLORE IN THE COMING YEAR. AS FAR AS NEXT STEPS, WE ARE PREPARING FOR A NEW PARKING STUDY IN THE SUMMER OF 2026, SO THE GAP BETWEEN THE LAST PARKING STUDY AND THIS PARKING STUDY WE FELT WAS PERTINENT TO WAIT FOR THAT FULL TRANSITION FOR CITY STAFF TO MOVE OUT OF DOWNTOWN OVER TO ACROSS HIGHWAY FIVE, SINCE THAT DOES OPEN UP QUITE A BIT OF PUBLIC PARKING AND CHANGE THE PARKING SCAPE OUT THERE. ADDITIONALLY, IN THE SPRING OF 2026, WE'RE LOOKING TO DO A FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR PARKING GARAGE NEAR CENTRAL PARK. THAT IS, TO ANTICIPATE THE INCREASED CAPACITY NEEDED FOR DOWNTOWN REDEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL ON TENNESSEE STREET.

AND WITH THAT, I WILL STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS. CASSIE, THANKS FOR DOING THIS. DOWNTOWN IS NOT MY DISTRICT, BUT I HAVE OFFICE DOWNTOWN FOR 28 YEARS. I STARTED WHEN I WAS SIX. THANK YOU. MR. PEOPLE ARE PAYING ATTENTION. YOU KNOW, HERE'S A PHENOMENON DOWNTOWN. THE WAY I SEE IT IS THAT WE HAVE AN ABUNDANCE OF PARKING ON THE NORTH END OF TOWN. NOW THAT THE CITY EMPLOYEES HAVE LEFT, THAT WILL BE MITIGATED A LITTLE BIT WHEN WE START CONSTRUCTION ON THE PARKING GARAGE AT HUNT STREET AND RELOCATING CENTRAL PARK. BUT WE HAVE A LOT OF RESTAURANTS THAT ARE IMPORTANT PARTNERS TO US ON THE SQUARE, ON THE SOUTH END OF THE SQUARE,

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THE LAST THING I'VE GOT IS THAT I HAVE A FRUSTRATION. I KNOW MY FRUSTRATION IS SHARED BY OTHERS, THAT WE DID INVEST IN THAT TECHNOLOGY FOR OUR CITY MARSHAL TO GO OUT AND. USE THAT AUTOMATED HELP SYSTEM TO HELP WITH ENFORCEMENT. BUT I'M READY TO TAKE IT BEHIND THE BARN AND SHOOT IT, BECAUSE IT'S NOT WORKING. AND IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME. SO AT LEAST I HAVE AN APPETITE. AND I'M NOT SURE HOW EVERYBODY ELSE ON COUNCIL FEELS, BUT TO REALLY GET SOMETHING EFFECTIVE PRETTY SOON, BECAUSE I DO SEE EMPLOYEES WHO ARE THERE THROUGHOUT THE DAY PARKING DOWNTOWN. AND AND WITH ALL DUE RESPECT TO OUR CITY MARSHAL, I THINK THEY'RE DOING THE BEST THEY CAN WITH THE CHALK AND THE PAPER THAT THEY HAVE. BUT I DON'T THINK THAT'S AN ADEQUATE SOLUTION. I'LL FINISH MY REMARKS WITH THAT. I'VE EXPERIENCED SOME OTHER DOWNTOWNS RECENTLY, AND I HAVE MORE OF A CIVIC AWARENESS NOW THAN I DID BEFORE I TOOK THIS JOB ON, AND SOMETHING LIKE A PARK MOBILE APP, AND I AND I'M USING THAT AS A PLACEHOLDER TERM, A PARKING APP. I HAVE A DESIRE TO EXPLORE SOME KIND OF TECHNOLOGY DOWNTOWN TO HELP WITH THAT. I GUESS THOSE ARE MY REMARKS. AND ANYBODY ELSE GREAT. IF YOU HAVE ANY RESPONSE TO ME, THAT'S GREAT TOO. ANYONE ELSE? I HAD A QUESTION REGARDING SLIDE TEN OF 13. THIS IS THE LIST OF WARNINGS AND CITATIONS FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS. YOU CAN TELL SOMETHING IS CHANGING IF YOU LOOK AT WARNINGS AND CITATIONS. IF YOU LOOK AT 2022 VERSUS 2023, SOMETHING CHANGED.

SOMEONE GOT MAD. I THINK I KNOW WHO AND THEN YOU SEE OTHER CHANGES. SO MY QUESTION IS, DO YOU RECALL WHAT HAPPENED IN 2022 TO 2023? I DO NOT RECALL, BUT I CAN FOLLOW UP WITH THE MARSHAL. YEAH, LET'S DO THAT. TREVOR. TREVOR MARSHALL IS HERE AS WELL. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

TREVOR. ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER TREVOR VINEYARD, WE HAVE THE CITY MARSHAL HERE, TOO. IF I GET TOO FAR OVER MY SKIS, MY RECOLLECTION IS COMING. 2021. DURING THE PANDEMIC AND THE COMING OUT OF THE PANDEMIC, WE WERE FAIRLY SOFT HANDED AND VERY HIGH ON THE WARNINGS. WE, TO COUNCILMAN CLOUTIER'S POINT PURCHASED AND STARTED TO IMPLEMENT THE LPR SYSTEM THROUGHOUT 23 INTO 24, WHEREAS YOU KIND OF SEE THAT WARNING NUMBER TICK UP AGAIN. AND THEN THROUGHOUT 25 WAS THE FIRST YEAR THAT WE WERE REALLY TRYING TO USE THE LPR SYSTEM. AND WHEN WE STARTED TO NOTICE SOME OF THE ISSUES WITH THE TECHNOLOGY, JUST AS AN ASIDE, I WILL POINT OUT THAT CURRENTLY WE'RE WORKING WITH THE LEGAL TEAM TO SEND A WARRANTY NOTICE TO THE PROVIDER OF THAT TECHNOLOGY. SO WE'RE TRYING TO DO OUR DUE DILIGENCE IN THE CONTRACT TO GET EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE PAYING FOR OUT OF THAT CONTRACT WITH THEM. BUT THAT'S KIND OF THE FIVE YEAR EXPLANATION OF THE EBBS AND FLOWS YOU SEE IN WARNINGS VERSUS CITATIONS. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? THANK YOU. KATHY, I HAVE ONE MORE QUICK QUESTION. HOW OFTEN ARE YOU ALL TALKING TO THE MAIN STREET FOLKS? PATRICK AND I GOT A CHANCE TO MEET WITH A FEW OF THE RESTAURANT BUSINESS OWNERS ON THAT SOUTH END OF THE SQUARE, AND THEY SEEM TO BE LARGELY UNAWARE OF ALL OF THE THINGS AVAILABLE TO HELP THEIR PATRONS GET TO THEIR LOCATION. I MEAN, SOME OF IT IS, I THINK PEOPLE HAVE TO REALIZE DOWNTOWN IS A DOWNTOWN IS DOWNTOWN IT'S NOT.

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[Introduction to the McKinney Street Outreach Ambassador Resource (SOAR) Program]

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AND AGAIN, THE GOAL IS TO BE ABLE TO NOT ONLY GET PERSONS OFF THE STREET, BUT ALSO TO PROVIDE SERVICES AND ALSO SAFETY. I STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. THANK YOU. SHIRLEY, TO THANK YOU FOR THIS METRO RELIEF. HOW ARE THEY? I KNOW THAT THEY GET WHAT I CONSIDER TO BE A RELATIVELY MODEST GRANT FROM THE CITY, BUT HOW ELSE ARE THEY FUNDED? IS IT A 500 1C3? IT IS A 500 1C3. THEY HAVE BEEN ORGANIZED FOR MANY YEARS. THEY ALSO WORK IN OTHER COMMUNITIES, NOT ONLY IN OUR COMMUNITY MOST RECENTLY, BUT ALSO IN THE DFW AREA. SO WE HAVE A VERY STRONG COMPREHENSIVE OUTREACH SUPPORT IN THE DALLAS AREA DOWNTOWN ALSO, AND WORKING IN THE GARLAND AREA AND THEN WITHIN COLLIN COUNTY, WITHIN RICHARDSON AND ALSO THE CITY OF PLANO. OKAY. IS IT FAIR TO SAY THAT THE TWO LADIES WHO WE SEE ON HERE, AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR THEM, WOULD BE RECEIVING CALLS FROM GARLAND FROM PLANO AS WELL AS FROM MCKINNEY? SO THEY AREN'T JUST DEDICATED TO MCKINNEY. IS THAT FAIR? THIS PHONE NUMBER IS DEDICATED JUST FOR MCKINNEY. THIS PHONE NUMBER. BUT THE PEOPLE, THE PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE, THE FIVE AMBASSADORS, THEY ARE PRIMARILY FOCUSED IN MCKINNEY. REALLY? YES. THERE THEY DO HAVE A VARIETY. THEY DO HAVE A VAST NUMBER OF OTHER AMBASSADORS THAT WILL BE WORKING. THEY'RE NOT CALLED AMBASSADORS IN THE OTHER COMMUNITIES, BUT THE FIVE THAT ARE WORKING WITH US ARE DEDICATED TO MCKINNEY. OKAY. SO THE BOOKKEEPER IN ME, THIS DOESN'T MATH OUT WHAT WE'RE GIVING THEM VERSUS WHAT WE'RE GETTING. SO THEY MUST GET SOME PRETTY ROBUST SUPPORT OUTSIDE OF THE CITY OF MCKINNEY. AND WE'RE AVAILING OURSELVES OF THIS ROBUST SUPPORT. THAT IS CORRECT. AND THE PROCESS OF WHAT WE HAVE WITH OUR HOMELESS COALITION. WE ALSO HAVE SUPPORT FROM HOUSING FORWARD, WHICH IS OUR CONTINUUM OF CARE ORGANIZATION THAT WE WORK WITH IN THE CITY AND ALSO WITH DFW. SO THEY HAVE OPPORTUNITY WHERE THEY'LL BE ABLE TO LEND THAT ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR SERVICES. IF WE NEED SOMEONE FOR CASE MANAGEMENT IN TERMS OF PUTTING SOMEONE IN HOUSING OR BEING ABLE TO HAVE A HOUSING AMBASSADOR TO GET SOMEONE DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN THAT WAY, THEY DO HAVE OTHER SUPPORT WITH THAT. THANK YOU. HOW DO THEY COMMUNICATE THROUGH WITH THE OTHER PROVIDERS IN TERMS OF IF A IF SOMEONE IF THEY GO ENCOUNTER SOMEBODY AND THEY DO A NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND THEY HAVE FIVE THINGS THAT THEY NEED, HOW ARE THEY COORDINATING WITH DIFFERENT GROUPS TO PROVIDE THOSE OR ARE THEY PROVIDING ALL OF THEM. NO. THEY WILL BE ABLE TO HAVE COORDINATION. THAT'S THE GREAT THING ABOUT WHAT THEY DO. THEY'RE ALSO MEMBERS OF THE MCKINNEY HOMELESS COALITION.

AND SO THEY WILL BE ABLE TO DO THAT ASSESSMENT WHEN THEY SEE SOMEONE. AND SO THEY MAY KNOW SERVICES THAT, FOR EXAMPLE, IF THERE'S A SHELTER SITUATION, THEY MAY CONTACT THE SAMARITAN IN. IF THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THAT, IF THERE'S A PARTICULAR PROGRAM IN WHICH THERE'S A FAMILY NEED, THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO CONTACT ANOTHER SHELTER OR ANOTHER SERVICES. IF IT'S A MENTAL HEALTH SITUATION, THEY WOULD BE WORKING WITH PD AND ALSO WITH LIFEPATH. THEY HAVE ESTABLISHED RELATIONSHIPS ALREADY IN PLACE, AND THEN THERE ARE ALSO DEVELOPING RELATIONSHIPS. SO THEY WILL HAVE A COORDINATED EFFORT IN THAT APPROACH. WHEN WHEN WE GET DOWN TO WHAT THE CONSTRAINTS ARE FOR THEM IN TERMS OF PROVIDING ASSISTANCE, I MEAN, IT'S WE EXPECT IT'S GOING TO COME DOWN TO HOUSING RESOURCES. WHAT WHAT DO THEY BRING THAT ISN'T ALREADY AVAILABLE, OR IS THERE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES THAT THEY BRING THROUGH THE CONTINUUM OF CARE OR THROUGH OTHER GROUPS, LIKE, I MEAN, IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE GOING TO GET TO WE GO THROUGH THE ASSESSMENT, WE WE GET THEM IDS, WE'VE DONE MEDICAL ASSESSMENTS, WE'VE DONE ALL THAT STUFF, AND THEN WE STILL DON'T HAVE A WAY TO HOUSE THEM. THAT IS, WHAT DO THEY DO IN THAT SITUATION? THAT IS TRUE. I WILL SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A LONG TERM APPROACH. THERE MAY BE SOME SITUATIONS IN WHICH THERE MAY BE IMMEDIATE. SEE, THERE MAY BE A PERSON WHO, FOR EXAMPLE, MAY BE ON THE STREET AND THEY SIMPLY NEED A BUS TICKET BACK TO, YOU KNOW, A LOCATION WHERE THEY CAN HAVE MORE SUPPORT. THERE MAY BE OTHER SITUATIONS WHERE THEY MAY HAVE TO MOVE, YOU KNOW, WITH WITH LESS EXPEDIENCY. AND SO IN

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THEY DO PROVIDE STREET OUTREACH THROUGHOUT THE DFW AREA. SO THEY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO UTILIZE, YOU KNOW, AS I MENTIONED, SOME OF THE OTHER SUPPORTS THAT THEY HAVE THROUGH HOUSING AUTHORITY, THROUGH THE HOUSING FORWARD ORGANIZATION AND THEN ALSO THE PARTNERSHIPS THAT THEY HAVE. SO EVEN THOUGH THE MODEST AMOUNT THAT WE HAVE IS $10,000, THEY ALSO LEVERAGE WITHIN THEIR 500 1C3 FOR ANY OTHER SUPPORTS THAT THEY HAVE. SO THE $10,000 IS NOT THEIR ENTIRE BUDGET OF WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE USING FOR THE COLLIN COUNTY AREA, BUT IT IS DIRECT SERVICE SUPPORT THAT WE HAVE WITHIN MCKINNEY. AND THEN WE WILL REEVALUATE AND LEVERAGE, YOU KNOW, UTILIZING THE TOOLS THAT WE HAVE TO SEE WHAT WE NEED TO HAVE FURTHER. SO IT'S JUST A START. ALL RIGHT. BECAUSE WE HAVE A KIND OF AN ORGANIZATION HERE. ONE HEART MCKINNEY IS KIND OF SIMILAR IN THE, YOU KNOW, IN KIND OF THE SETUP. I MEAN, DO YOU SEE ANY DIFFERENCES DIFFERENTIATE DIFFERENTIATION BETWEEN THIS AND ONE HEART? ABSOLUTELY. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT STREET OUTREACH THAT METRO RELIEF IS DEVELOPING, THEY ARE THEY DO WORK IN CONCERT WITH ONE HEART, MCKINNEY AND ALSO SEVERAL OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. BUT FOR THIS TEAM, FOR THE AMBASSADOR TEAM, THEY WILL BE ABLE TO GO OUT INTO PARKS. THEY WILL BE GOING DIRECTLY INTO THOSE AREAS WHERE A PERSON EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS MAY BE HIDDEN OR NOT. THEY WILL BE WORKING DIRECTLY. YOU KNOW, WITH OUR PD, THEY'VE WORKED ALREADY WITH THEM AND WORKING WITH OUR FIRE DEPARTMENTS. AND SO AS THEY'RE ASSESSING AND TALKING ABOUT DIFFERENT SERVICES, NOT ONLY ARE THEY DOING THAT DIRECTLY, THEIR FOCUS IS, YOU KNOW, DURING THAT TIME PERIOD, GOING OUT INTO THE STREETS, GOING OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY. IF THEY DO SEE THAT NEED AGAIN, THEY ARE WORKING WITH ONE HEART. MCKINNEY AND SOME OF THE OTHER NON-PROFITS. SO EACH EACH ORGANIZATION THAT THEY ALSO WORK WITH, AS WE ALL KNOW, WITH OTHER NON-PROFITS, EVERYONE BRINGS A UNIQUE CATEGORY OF THEIR SERVICES, BUT EVERYONE THROUGH THE COALITION IS COMING TOGETHER TO ADDRESS THIS CONCERN. THANK YOU. WHAT'S THE ANNUAL BUDGET THAT YOU'RE ANTICIPATING FOR THIS? I MEAN, I KNOW WE HAVE AN ALLOCATION OF JUST 10,000, BUT TO EMPLOY THE FIVE AMBASSADORS AND EXECUTE THE PROGRAM, WHAT'S THE WHAT'S THE ALL IN AMOUNT FOR THAT? WELL, I DON'T WANT TO TAKE AWAY FROM THE GLORY OF THE NEXT PRESENTATION THAT'S COMING UP. THANK YOU. OKAY, SO I WILL SAY THAT THAT OUR, OUR DEPARTMENT IS ENGAGING THAT PROCESS OF EVALUATION. AND YOU WILL BE ABLE TO SEE, AS WE CONTINUE TO ADDRESS THESE APPROACHES AND STRATEGIES, THAT YOU'LL START TO REALLY GET VERY COMPREHENSIVE NUMBERS SO THAT WE CAN ALL PLAN ACCORDINGLY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU

[Consider/Discuss the Proposed Stronger Together Initiative]

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IN THE COMMUNITY, COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS ON HOW WE'RE GOING TO MAP OUT, HOW WE'RE GOING TO RECONCILE MCKINNEY TO HOMELESSNESS. EVERY COMMUNITY HAS THEM. EVERY COMMUNITY IS GOING TO COME WITH THEIR OWN STRATEGY. MARGARET'S GOING TO OUTLINE THIS FOR YOU. WE'RE VERY PLEASED TO BE ABLE TO PRESENT THIS TO YOU, BECAUSE I THINK THIS IS AN IMPORTANT MILESTONE, TO BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD IN AN EARNEST WAY RATHER THAN, NO OFFENSE, EARNEST IN AN EARNEST WAY, RATHER THAN JUST KIND OF AS I YOU'VE HEARD ME SAY THIS PRIVATELY, THIS IS SORT OF LIKE PLAYING ELECTRIC FOOTBALL. WE'RE PLAYING, WE PLUG THE MACHINE IN AND EVERYTHING BUZZES AROUND, BUT WE'RE NOT REALLY MOVING IN A DIRECTION, AND WE'RE TRYING TO REDRESS THAT, AND THAT'S WHAT THIS EFFORT IS. SO I WANTED TO TEE THAT UP FOR YOU TO DO A LITTLE BIT OF A BACK SWING TO REMIND YOU HOW WE GOT TO THIS POINT.

SO MARGARET'S DONE A LOT OF HARD WORK, AND I APPRECIATE THAT. HER AND JENNIFER AS WELL.

THANKS. THANK YOU PAUL. GOOD AFTERNOON. MAYOR AND COUNCIL MARGARET LEE, HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR. SO AS PAUL MENTIONED, THIS IS REALLY IN RESPONSE TO SOME OF THE DISCUSSIONS REGARDING THE ORDINANCES, AND STAFF WAS COMMITTED TO BRINGING BACK A BROADER INITIATIVE. SO TODAY I'LL BE PRESENTING TO YOU THE STRONGER TOGETHER INITIATIVE.

HOWEVER, PLEASE NOTE THAT SINCE PUBLICATION OF THE AGENDA, WE DID REALIZE THAT THERE ARE A NUMBER OF GROUPS AND PROJECTS OUT THERE WITH THE SAME NAME, SO WE ARE NOW CHANGING THE NAME TO BE BETTER. IT WILL NOW BE BETTER TOGETHER. AND SO I HAVE PROVIDED YOU GUYS WITH HARD COPIES OF THE RESOLUTION WITH THE UPDATED NAME FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION LATER TONIGHT. SO AS YOU ARE AWARE, HOMELESSNESS IS A MULTIFACETED AND EXTREMELY COMPLICATED ISSUE. SO TO HELP ORGANIZE OUR THOUGHTS AROUND THE ISSUE, WE HAVE BROKEN THE ISSUE DOWN INTO THREE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES. SO THE FIRST IS SYMPTOMS OF HOMELESSNESS, WHICH IS REALLY THE IMPACTS ON THE SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE. SECOND IS THE HOMELESS EXPERIENCE, WHICH IS REALLY THE IMPACTS ON INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS OR AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS. AND THEN THIRD, THE ROOT CAUSES OF HOMELESSNESS. SO THE UNDERLYING FACTORS THAT HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO HOMELESSNESS, SUCH AS BREAKDOWNS IN SOCIAL NETWORK OR THE LACK OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AND EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A REALLY DAUNTING ISSUE, THE CITY OF MCKINNEY HAS MADE GREAT STRIDES IN ADDRESSING THE ISSUES. SO PUBLIC WORKS, CODE ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC SAFETY HAVE BEEN ADDRESSING THE SYMPTOMS OF HOMELESSNESS IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR CODES AND LAWS. THE MCKINNEY HOMELESS COALITION, LOCAL SERVICE PROVIDERS AND FAITH ORGANIZATIONS HAVE BEEN WORKING HARD TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUALS WITH RESOURCES AND SUPPORT THAT THEY NEED TO COME OUT OF HOMELESSNESS, AND THE CITY HAS PARTNERED WITH THE HOUSING AUTHORITY, THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, TO TACKLE HOUSING AFFORDABILITY AND HAS BEEN MAKING STRIDES IN THAT AREA. SAME THING. WHILE WE ARE ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN THE ISSUE AND MAKING SOME PROGRESS, WE NEED TO HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT WHAT IT IS THAT WE WANT TO ACHIEVE AS A CITY AND A COMMUNITY. GENERALLY, ALL STAKEHOLDERS WANT TO ELIMINATE OR LIMIT THE HOMELESS EXPERIENCE. HOWEVER, THE APPROACHES AND STRATEGIES ARE VERY DIFFERENT. SO DO WE WANT TO FOCUS ON SHORT TERM SOLUTIONS THAT ADDRESS SURFACE LEVEL ISSUES? DO WE WANT TO LOOK AT LONG TERM SOLUTIONS THAT FOCUS ON HOMELESS PREVENTION, OR IS IT A COMBINATION OF DIFFERENT SOLUTIONS? SO AS PAUL MENTIONED, IT'S KIND OF BEEN AN ELECTRIC FOOTBALL FIELD. SO THIS IS OUR ELECTRIC FOOTBALL FIELD. VISUALLY A WIDE VARIETY OF SUGGESTIONS AND STRATEGIES HAVE BEEN PROPOSED. UNFORTUNATELY, WITHOUT A CLEAR DIRECTION AND STRATEGY, OUR CURRENT EFFORTS HAVE OFTEN BEEN REACTIONARY AND ARE UNABLE TO HELP US ACHIEVE THE GREATER GOAL OF HELPING PEOPLE FIND HOUSING AND STABILITY IN OUR COMMUNITY. THE PURPOSE, OR THE PROPOSED BETTER TOGETHER INITIATIVE, WILL PROVIDE US WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONSIDER ALL ASPECTS OF THE ISSUE, ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY AND EVALUATE ALL SOLUTIONS TO SEE WHAT IS MOST EFFECTIVE FOR OUR COMMUNITY. TO DEVELOP A STRATEGIC APPROACH FOR THE INITIATIVE, WE WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE SOME GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION TO SERVE AS A COMPASS FOR THE INITIATIVE TO STAY ON THE RIGHT PATH, THE FOLLOWING FIVE GUIDING PRINCIPLES WERE DEVELOPED FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND ARE ON YOUR REGULAR AGENDA FOR LATER TONIGHT. SO THE FIRST PRINCIPLE ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS REQUIRES A UNITED COMMUNITY EFFORT. THIS PRINCIPLE RECOGNIZES THAT WE CANNOT ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS ALONE AND ARE COMMITTED TO COORDINATING EFFORTS ACROSS ALL SECTORS AND BORDERS IN A WAY THAT BREAKS DOWN SILOS AND FOSTERS SHARED RESPONSIBILITY, AND RECOGNIZES THAT ALL STAKEHOLDERS HAVE A VOICE AND ROLE TO PLAY IN ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS. SECOND, A HEALTHY COMMUNITY REQUIRES A SHARED SENSE OF SAFETY AND

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THIS PRINCIPLE PROVIDES A COMMITMENT TO CREATING SYSTEMS AND STRATEGIES AIMED AT REDUCING THE FREQUENCY AND DURATION OF THE HOMELESS EXPERIENCE. TO ASSIST US IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS INITIATIVE, STAFF IS PROPOSING TO HIRE A FACILITATOR TO DEVELOP A COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PLAN THAT IDENTIFIES ALL STAKEHOLDERS AND PERSPECTIVES, ESTABLISHES WORKING GROUPS AND CONDUCTS NUMEROUS PUBLIC MEETINGS. A NEEDS ASSESSMENT THAT PROVIDES A QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF OUR CURRENT PROGRAMS TO IDENTIFY GAPS. A STRATEGIC PLAN THAT ESTABLISHES VISION, MISSION, AND GOALS TO ADDRESS THE DIFFERENT ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH HOMELESSNESS, AND AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN TO IDENTIFY SHORT TERM AND LONG TERM STRATEGIES WITH DATA DRIVEN PERFORMANCE METRICS, AS WELL AS IDENTIFYING THE NECESSARY FUNDING, RESOURCES AND PARTNERSHIPS. OOPS! BASED ON THE PROPOSED SCOPE OF WORK, WE WOULD ANTICIPATE THAT THIS WOULD BE A YEAR LONG INITIATIVE, AND WE WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE COUNCIL TO FORM AN AD HOC COMMITTEE TO WORK WITH STAFF ALONG EACH STEP OF THE WAY, TO SERVE AS AN INTERNAL STEERING COMMITTEE. IF THE COUNCIL APPROVES THIS APPROACH, WE WILL WORK WITH THE AD HOC COMMITTEE TO FINALIZE THE SCOPE OF WORK AND ISSUE THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS IN NOVEMBER, WITH THE EXPECTATION THAT PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED IN DECEMBER, INTERVIEWS IN JANUARY AND AWARD OF CONTRACT BY FEBRUARY. THIS WOULD ALLOW THE FACILITATOR TO KICK OFF THE INITIATIVE IN MARCH, COME BACK TO THE COUNCIL IN MAY TO PRESENT THE FINDINGS OF THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND THE INITIAL DRAFT OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN IN AUGUST AND THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN IN SEPTEMBER, WITH FINAL ADOPTION OF THE FINAL DOCUMENTS IN OCTOBER. SIMULTANEOUSLY, THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT'S ONGOING PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS WILL BE ONGOING. THIS INCLUDES THE MCKINNEY HOMELESS COALITION'S STREET OUTREACH ASSISTANCE RESOURCE PROGRAM, AS WELL AS THE WARMING AND COOLING STATION EFFORTS. STAFF WILL CONTINUE TO EXPLORE ADDITIONAL FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES AND STRATEGIES ALONG WITH OUR CONSOLIDATED GRANTS PROCESS, WHICH PROVIDES FUNDING TO OUR PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE SERVICES AND RESOURCES. AND AS WE HAVE PREVIOUSLY SHARED, THERE ARE NUMEROUS SERVICE PROVIDERS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS THAT ARE ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN ADDRESSING EVERYTHING FROM COUNSELING SERVICES TO TRANSPORTATION AND WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THEM. SO FOR THIS ITEM, WE WOULD LIKE COUNCIL'S DIRECTION FOR THE FOUR FOLLOWING AREAS. THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES, THE FORMATION OF AN AD HOC COMMITTEE, THE ISSUANCE OF AN RFP FOR A FACILITATOR, AND THE EXPLORATION OF ADDITIONAL SHORT TERM INITIATIVES. HAPPY TO STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS. ANYONE? QUESTIONS. MARGARET, CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE SLIDE WHERE YOU WENT OVER THE FIVE THINGS, I THINK GUIDING PRINCIPLES GOING THIS ONE GO BACK ONE MORE PRINCIPLES GUIDING INITIAL OBJECTIVES. THAT'S THE ONE.

OKAY. I THINK THAT'S THE ONE. LET ME SEE. NO GO BACK. PREVIOUS ONE. SORRY. YEAH. HERE WE GO. HERE WE GO. I'M SO SORRY. ALL RIGHT. THE FIRST THE FIRST ONE HERE'S HERE'S MY CONCERN.

ADDRESS IT. AS A UNITED COMMUNITY, I'M NOT CONFIDENT THAT WE'LL EVER GET THERE, BECAUSE I TALK TO A LOT OF PEOPLE IN MCKINNEY, AND I TALK TO A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE IN THIS ROOM, AND A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO AREN'T IN THIS ROOM. AND I'M NOT CONVINCED WE'RE GOING TO GET MUCH OF A UNITED EFFORT THERE TO DO IT. IT'S GOING TO BE A CERTAIN SEGMENT OF PEOPLE THAT FEEL CALLED TO DO IT. THE HEALTHY COMMUNITY REQUIRES A SHARED SENSE OF SAFETY. AGAIN, YOU KNOW, I HAVE A SAYING, I SAY TO MY KIDS ALL THE TIME, AND THAT IS THAT. AND I'VE GONE THROUGH LIFE RARELY DISAPPOINTED WITH THIS, THAT YOU ARE THE CEO OF YOU, AND I BASICALLY EXPECT EVERYBODY TO ACT THAT WAY. I EXPECT EVERYBODY TO ACT AS IF THEY'RE THE CEO OF THEM. WHAT WOULD THEY TELL THEM TO DO AND WHERE WOULD THEY TELL THEM TO GO? AND I THINK THAT IT'S MESSY, BUT IT GENERALLY WORKS. THE OTHER THING. BUT BUT WHEN WE TALK

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BEING THE CEO OF YOU. NOW, MR. MAYOR, AS YOU ENTERTAIN WHAT THIS AD HOC COMMITTEE LOOKS LIKE, I WILL VOLUNTEER TO BE ON THAT. I DO WANT THIS PROBLEM SOLVED. I'M RELATIVELY CONVINCED I MAY BRING A DIFFERENT SET OF WE ALL HAVE BIASES AND I'VE GOT MINE. I'LL BRING A DIFFERENT SET OF BIASES TO THIS AS WE MOVE FORWARD. BUT FROM VOICES THAT I THINK NEED TO BE HEARD. SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN CLAUDIA, FOR STEPPING UP AND BEING WILLING TO SERVE ON THE ON THE COMMITTEE. IT WILL BE ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ONES THAT WE'VE HAD IN SOME TIME. MR. MAYOR, I JUST WANTED TO WEIGH IN. I THINK COUNCILMAN CLAUDIA'S COMMENTS, I APPRECIATE IT. THEY MAKE SENSE. I WOULD ON ON GUIDING PRINCIPLE NUMBER ONE, THE ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS REQUIRES UNITED COMMUNITY EFFORT. OF COURSE, WE GO INTO THESE WITH OUR EYES WIDE OPEN. WE KNOW HOW HARD IT IS FOR TO GET FOLKS TO AGREE ON ANYTHING THESE DAYS. BUT WHAT WE WOULD SAY IS THE UNITED COMMUNITY EFFORT IS ON THE PROCESS, NOT NECESSARILY THE PRODUCT, THE PRODUCT. YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT COME OUT THERE ARE GOING TO BE FOLKS WHO JUST AREN'T GOING TO LIKE ALL THE RECOMMENDATIONS OR THINK THAT WE'RE NOT GOING FAR ENOUGH OR WHATEVER IT MAY BE, BUT WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO IS HAVE A RELATIVE UNITY, IF YOU WILL, ON THE PROCESS THAT WE WOULD PROPOSE AND FOLLOW TO HAVE THE COMMUNITY DISCUSSION AND COME UP WITH A ROADMAP FOR HOW ARE WE GOING TO DEAL WITH THE HOW ARE WE GOING TO APPROACH THIS ISSUE? AND IT WON'T BE PERFECT, AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM OF HOMELESSNESS, BUT WE CAN SURELY FIGURE OUT A WAY TO LIVE WITH IT IN A WAY THAT THE COMMUNITY, THE STAKEHOLDERS AND ALL ACROSS THE COMMUNITY CAN, WOULD, WOULD FIND BETTER THAN WHAT WE HAVE TODAY. THANK YOU. MR. MR. GRIMES. MR. MAYOR, I'LL MAKE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS. ONE. IF YOU HEARD OUR COMMENTS A MONTH AGO, I, I'M A LITTLE SKEPTICAL OF OF THIS PATHWAY. ONE AND MR. GRIMES AND I HAVE TALKED ABOUT THIS A LOT. ONE I THINK IT IT GOES BACK TO FEEDING INTO THE IDLENESS A LITTLE BIT. WE KNOW SOLUTIONS THAT ARE OUT THERE. WE KNOW ACCESS TO HOUSING DOLLARS IS THE LARGEST CONSTRAINT THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH. WE KNOW THAT RAPID REHOUSING HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL FOR US AS A CITY WHEN WE HAD FUNDING TO DO IT, AND THAT IT'S SUCCESSFUL FOR OTHER PLACES THAT HAVE IMPLEMENTED IT. AND I DO THINK THAT FINDING SOME WAY TO START THAT WHILE WHILE I AGREE WITH THE, THE THE CONCEPT OF THIS, I JUST I FEEL LIKE WE KNOW MOST OF THIS AND WE'RE DOING A LOT OF IT, AND WE KEEP BUMPING UP AGAINST THE BARRIER. THAT IS THE COST OF HOUSING.

AND, YOU KNOW, WE DIDN'T TALK ABOUT THE COST OF THIS, BUT I THINK, YOU KNOW, THIS IS GOING TO COME AT A BIGGER COST THAN WE'VE EVER ALLOCATED TO HOUSING. ANYBODY THAT'S UNHOUSED IS TO TO GO OUT AND DO A STUDY. AND WHILE I THINK THAT THAT IS A GOOD THING TO HAVE IN OUR HANDS, I DO THINK THAT WE NEED TO FIND OTHER WAYS TO ADDRESS THE THE ISSUE THAT WE'RE TRYING TO SOLVE WITH THESE ORDINANCES, THAT THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE SITTING ON THE SIDEWALK THAT WE DON'T WANT THERE. AND A RAPID REHOUSING OR A PILOT PROGRAM SEEMS LIKE A MUCH MORE EFFICIENT WAY TO DEAL WITH THAT THAN ALL OF OUR EFFORTS TO TO BASICALLY NOT SPEND MONEY ON, ON HOUSING PEOPLE. AND SO I AM I APPRECIATE IT. I THINK IT'S A GOOD THING TO HAVE. I THINK IT'S A GOOD THING OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS. I DON'T DISAGREE WITH ANYTHING THAT'S IN HERE. I'M JUST SKEPTICAL THAT WE'RE STEPPING INTO A VERY SIMILAR PATTERN OF, LET'S TALK ABOUT IT SOME MORE. LET'S NOT SPEND MONEY ON HOUSING PEOPLE, AND LET'S TURN AROUND IN A YEAR AND

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