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[1. CALL TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE/MOMENT OF SILENCE/ROLL CALL]
GOOD AFTERNOON, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.THIS IS THE, UH, SEDONA CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
I WELCOME YOU ALL AND PLEASE, UH, JOIN ME IN A PLEDGE.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE, DO THE PLEDGE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
OKAY, NOW HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE READ THE ROLL CALL? YES.
BUT SHE'S ON, SHE'LL BE ON VIRTUAL ON THE TELEPHONE.
[2. CITY’S VISION]
UH, DO THE VISION STATEMENT? KEEP MY FINGERS CROSSED.THE VISION THAT THE CITIZENS HAVE FOR THE FUTURE OF THEIR CITY IS TO BE A CITY THAT IS CONSTANTLY VIGILANT OVER THE PRESERVATION OF ITS NATURAL BEAUTY, SCENIC, VISTA'S, PRISTINE ENVIRONMENT AND CULTURAL HERITAGE.
TO BE A CITY THAT RETAINS ITS SMALL TOWN CHARACTER AND CREATES ITS MAN-MADE IMPROVEMENTS, ITS STRICT HARMONY WITH NATURE TO BE A CITY THAT IS ANIMATED BY THE ARTS, LIVES WITH A SPIRIT OF VOLUNTEERISM TO HELP ACHIEVE OUR COMMON GOALS.
TO BE A CITY THAT OFFERS EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL AND FOSTERS A SENSE OF COMMUNITY TO BE A CITY THAT WELCOMES AND ACCOMMODATES ALL OF ITS VISITORS AND FUTURE RESIDENTS WITH A SPIRIT OF FELLOWSHIP, TO BE A CITY THAT RETAINS AND ENHANCES A STRONG AND VITAL ECONOMY, WHICH PRESERVES EXISTING LIFESTYLES WITHOUT EXPLOITING THE NATURAL BEAUTY.
AND FINALLY, TO BE A CITY THAT LIVES UP TO THE CHALLENGE OF PROPER STEWARDSHIP OF ONE OF THE EARTH'S GREAT TREASURES.
[3. CONSENT ITEMS - APPROVE LINK TO DOCUMENT]
ITEM THREE IS THE CONSENT, UH, ITEMS. ARE THERE ANY, OKAY.ANY, ANY COUNCIL PEOPLE WHO MEMBERS THE PUBLIC OR STAFF THAT WOULD LIKE TO PULL ANY OF THE ITEMS FOR REVIEW? SEEING NONE.
CAN I HAVE A MOTION? I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS THREE.
THAT'S COUNCIL KINSELLA WITH THE MOTION AND COUNSEL WILLIAMSON.
SUMMARY OF CURRENT EVENTS BY MYSELF, THE COUNSELORS, OR THE CITY MANAGER? NOTHING FROM THE CITY MANAGER.
PETE, NOTHING WITH THE WATER? UH, NO.
DO WE HAVE ANY CARDS, MADAM CLERK? I DON'T THINK SO.
PROCLAMATIONS, RECOGNITIONS AN AWARD.
[8.a. AB 2912 Public hearing/discussion/possible action regarding potential project for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding and approval of a Resolution authorizing the submission of a grant application for CDBG funds.]
BUSINESS.AND WHAT I'M GOING TO JUST MENTION TO THE COUNCIL IN TRYING TO STICK TO SOME OF THE DISCUSSION THAT WE HAD AT OUR RETREAT,
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WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO KEEP THINGS FLOWING AND, AND TRY THE BEST THAT WE ALL CAN, WORKING TOGETHER TO TRY TO, UH, BRING THE, THE MEETING A LITTLE BIT SHORTER.SO EACH ITEM HAS, UH, A TIME LIMIT.
NOT THAT IT'S NOT A HARD STOP, BUT LET'S TRY TO ALL WORK TOGETHER.
THIS ITEM, UH, A, IS AB 29 12 AT.
IT HAS, IT GOES FROM UH, NINE, IT GOES FROM 90 MINUTES AND IT'S PUBLIC HEARING DISCUSSION, POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING A POTENTIAL PROJECT FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT, CD BG FUNDING AND APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF A GRANT APPLICATION, UH, FOR THE C D B G FUNDS.
AND THAT WILL BE WHO PRESENTING? SHANNON.
ACTUALLY, I HAVE TO START TALKING.
CAN I ASK A GOOD QUESTION? CASTLE WILLIAMSON, HOW WILL, HOW ARE WE INTENDING PROCEED THIS NIGHT? OR ARE WE GOING TO WAIT UNTIL THE PRESENTATIONS ARE DONE BEFORE ASKING QUESTIONS? I WOULD LIKE TO DO THAT IF WE WANT AGREEMENT THAT I WOULD LIKE TO, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO BE CLEAR.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'LL WORK WITH THE CHAMBER, BUT WE COULD TRY TO DO THAT FOR ALL THE PRESENT PRESENTERS.
YEAH, WE'RE GONNA TRY, TRYING TO KEEP EVERYTHING MOVING.
UM, JUST WORKING HERE TO GET THE PRESENTATION FOR YOU.
UM, THE FIRST ITEM IS REGARDING THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT, UM, WHICH IS ACTUALLY A FEDERAL GRANT THAT COMES DOWN THROUGH THE STATE, UM, ADMINISTERED BY NACOG, WHICH WE GET EVERY FOUR YEARS.
MELISSA, CAN YOU HEAR EVERYTHING BEING SAID, MELISSA? SHE PROBABLY HAS TO UNMUTE.
SO, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLACK GRANT, OR C D B G WHOOP WAS, UM, CREATED IN 1974 TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES, SERVING PRIMARILY LOW TO MODERATE INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND HOUSEHOLDS.
AND TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE FUNDING PROJECTS MUST HAVE AT LEAST 51% OF THOSE WHO BENEFIT BE BELOW 80% OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME.
THE PROJECT MUST AID IN THE PREVENTION OF ELIMINATION OF SLUMS OR BLIGHT, OR SOLVE AN URGENT NEED OR A HEALTH HAZARD.
UM, THESE TARGET POPULATIONS THAT ARE LISTED ON THE SCREEN ARE ALSO ELIGIBLE TO MEET THE INCOME CRITERIA AUTOMATICALLY.
AND THE FUNDING THAT WE ARE ESTIMATED TO RECEIVE THIS YEAR IS A LITTLE OVER 400 AND 400,000.
THAT THE ESTIMATE RIGHT NOW, I THINK IS ABOUT 406,000.
BUT THE STATE ACTUALLY CALCULATES THOSE AND GETS US THE FINAL, UM, LATER IN THE YEAR.
AND YOU CAN SEE HERE THE AMOUNT THAT ACTUALLY COMES INTO THE STATE IS ABOUT 9 MILLION, 700,000.
UM, AND THEN THAT'S DISTRIBUTED ACROSS THE NACOG REGION AND TO THE COUNTY.
SO SOME OF THE THINGS THE CITY OF SEDONA HAS USED THE CDBG GRANTS FOR BEFORE ARE LISTED HERE.
UM, YOU CAN SEE WE'VE FUNDED THE SENIOR CENTER, UM, A FEW TIMES, SOME HOUSING REHAB OR, UM, UM, MOBILE HOME REPLACEMENT A FEW TIMES.
AND THEN LAST YEAR, THE HOPE HOUSE OR LAST CYCLE, FOUR YEARS AGO, THE HOPE HOUSE WAS THE PROJECT SELECTED.
SO FOR THIS YEAR, WE HELD THE PRELIMINARY PUBLIC HEARING, UM, DECEMBER 21ST, AND REQUESTS FOR FUNDING WERE REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED AFTER THAT MEETING WITHIN A WEEK.
UM, SO TONIGHT WE'RE ASKING THAT YOU SELECT FROM THE PROJECTS THAT WERE SUBMITTED AND JUST PRIORITIZE THOSE.
AND THEN BETWEEN NOW AND MAY 31ST, UM, STAFF AND THE SELECTED APPLICANT WILL WORK WITH NACOG TO COMPLETE AN APPLICATION THAT WILL BE SUBMITTED TO
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THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING.THEN THE ACTUAL FUNDS DON'T GET AWARDED UNTIL LATE IN THE YEAR, PROBABLY NOVEMBER OF THIS YEAR.
SO THESE ARE THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CITY IN THE PROCESS.
UM, PRIMARILY THE COUNCIL HAS THE FINAL AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITY TO SELECT A PROJECT THAT MEETS OUR HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GOALS.
UM, ANY COUNCIL SELECTED MUST HAVE BEEN PRESENTED AT THE INITIAL PUBLIC MEETING.
SO WE CAN'T HEAR ABOUT ANY NEW PROJECTS TONIGHT.
WE CAN ONLY CONSIDER THOSE THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN SUBMITTED AND OF THE PROJECTS SUBMITTED.
UM, WE CAN ONLY SELECT ONE TO SUBMIT FOR FUNDING.
WE CAN SELECT TWO IF ONE OF THOSE IS A PLANNING GRANT.
SO WE DO HAVE ONE SMALL PLANNING GRANT INCLUDED THAT WE COULD ACCEPT THAT ONE AND ONE OTHER ONE.
UM, AND HERE IS THE LIST OF THE PROJECTS THAT WERE SUBMITTED, UM, FOR THE HOME REPAIR PROGRAM BY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY.
UH, TANYA SIMS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF HABITAT IS HERE AND SHE CAN PRESENT MORE ON THAT ONE.
UM, THE SECOND ONE, THE SHELTER OR DAY USE FACILITY, UM, I PROPOSED THAT ONE AT THE INITIAL PUBLIC HEARING BECAUSE THERE WAS A PARTNER WHO WASN'T PRESENT.
BUT SINCE THEN, THEY HAVE DECLINED TO PARTNER ON THAT PROJECT.
SO IF WE WANTED TO DO THAT NOW, WE WOULD HAVE TO IDENTIFY A PARTNER AND A BUILDING BEFORE NOVEMBER AND, UM, PROBABLY IDENTIFY A PARTNER EVEN BEFORE MAY TO SUBMIT THE APPLICATION TO ADO.
UH, AND THEN THE THIRD ONE, THE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROJECT BY STEPS TO RECOVERY.
UH, DAMIEN BROWNING, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR STEPS IS HERE AND HE CAN PRESENT ON THAT ONE AS WELL.
AND THEN THE, THE FINAL ONE IS THE PLANNING GRANT.
UM, WE SUBMITTED FOR $10,000 TO WORK ON A STRATEGIC PLAN TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS.
SO IF THAT ONE WAS SELECTED, WE COULD ALSO SELECT ONE OF THE FIRST THREE.
SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HEAR, UM, WE CAN START WITH NUMBER ONE WITH TANYA SIMS FROM HABITAT.
CAN I JUST CLICK, HOLD ON BEFORE YOU GET INTO THE INDIVIDUAL PRESENTATIONS.
CAUSE THERE WAS A GENERAL QUESTION ABOUT THAT.
WELL, FIRST OF ALL, UH, COUNCIL WILLIAMSON HAD A HAND UP FIRST.
SO LET'S, SO SHANNON, I JUST WANNA CLARIFY THE FACT THAT THESE, THESE ARE NOT ACTUALLY COMPETITIVE.
IF WE SUBMIT AN APPLICATION THAT MEETS THE CRITERIA, WE WILL BE FUNDED, CORRECT? YES.
AND IF SOMETHING, FOR EXAMPLE, IN ONE OF THE EXAMPLES YOU SAID THAT, UM, A PARTNER WOULD HAVE TO BE IDENTIFIED IF WE FAILED TO IDENTIFY A PARTNER WITHIN THE TIMEFRAME, THEN THE MONEY WOULD BE LOST TO US.
SO NOW WHY DON'T WE, UH, NOW I SEE THAT SOME OF THE PEOPLE WHO YOU SAY WILL SPEAK ALSO HAVE CARDS.
SO IS THAT GOING TO REPLACE THE CARD? UH, THE THREE MINUTES OR, OR THAT, UH, DO THEY WANT ADDITIONAL TIME FOR PRESENTATION AND THEN SPEAK? THANK, THANK YOU.
I THINK THEY MAY NEED A LITTLE MORE THAN THREE MINUTES.
CAUSE I WOULD RATHER GIVE THEM AS MUCH TIME AS THEY NEED.
SO WHY DON'T YOU CALL, UH, FOR THE, I DON'T HAVE THE THE COMPANIES HERE, BUT WHY DON'T YOU BRING THEM UP.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR JALO AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, IT'S NICE TO SEE MANY OF YOU AGAIN, FAMILIAR FACES.
I DO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A SQUEAKY VOICE, SO I APOLOGIZE.
I APPRECIATE YOU HEARING ALL OF THE PROJECTS THAT YOU HAVE.
IT'S ALWAYS, I KNOW, A VERY COMPETITIVE AND, AND, UM, CHALLENGING DECISION YOU ALL, ALL HAVE TO MAKE.
AND I, I KNOW THAT YOU ALL PUT YOUR HEARTS AND YOUR SPIRITS INTO EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO FOR THE CITY.
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE NOT FEELING FAMILIAR WITH HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, WE ARE AN AFFILIATE OF HABITAT FOR HUMANITY HERE IN THE VERDE VALLEY.
AND WE'VE BEEN HERE FOR 28 YEARS, UH, ACTUALLY 28 YEARS ON APRIL 1ST.
SO WE'RE GETTING PRETTY CLOSE TO THAT TIME PERIOD.
UH, DURING THAT TIME PERIOD, WE HAVE BUILT NEW HOMES.
AND THEN IN 2016, AT THE END OF 2016, WE STARTED A CRITICAL HOME REPAIR PROGRAM, UH, THAT WE FOUND MUCH NEED FOR IN THIS COMMUNITY.
WE ALSO HAVE OUR RESTORE IN COTTONWOOD, WHICH SERVES THE ENTIRE VERDE VALLEY.
WE HAVE LOTS OF PEOPLE THAT COME IN, UM, COMP, UH, REPEAT CUSTOMERS, FOLKS WHO JUST NEED TO FIND SOMETHING TO REPAIR THEIR HOMES.
UH, AND THEN, UM, LOTS OF PROPERTY OWNERS THAT ARE RENTERS OR LANDLORDS I SHOULD SAY.
SO WE HAVE, UH, MANY PEOPLE THAT WE SERVE THROUGHOUT THE VERDE VALLEY IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS.
WE'VE WORKED VERY DILIGENTLY TO ESTABLISH RELATIONSHIPS WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES, NONPROFITS, OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, MEDICAL REHABS, AND OUR COUNTY GOVERNMENTS AND STATE GOVERNMENT AS WELL.
OUR COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS WITH THESE BUSINESSES AND
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GOVERNMENTS HAVE BEEN ESSENTIAL TO OUR WORK.HOUSING IS A, UM, NOT A PARTISAN TOPIC.
IT'S A TOPIC THAT EVERYBODY KNOWS.
WE NEED TO HAVE, UM, COMMITMENT AND DESIRE TO WORK TOGETHER TO EITHER BUILD HOMES, BUILD RENTALS, OR REPAIR HOMES AND KEEP PEOPLE IN THEIR HOMES.
WHEN WE RECOGNIZED A GROWING NEED FOR A CRITICAL HOME REPAIR AND STARTED OUR PROGRAM, UH, WE STARTED KEEPING TRACK OF THE NUMBER OF FOLKS THAT APPLY FOR OUR PROGRAM.
I'M SORRY, THERE'S THAT WEIRD SOUND THAT'S COMING FROM THERE.
UM, WE STARTED KEEPING TRACK OF THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT APPLY FOR OUR PROGRAM AND WHAT KIND OF PROJECTS WE'RE ABLE TO DO FOR THEM.
AND I DON'T HAVE TO TELL ALL OF YOU, UM, THAT WE ARE IN HOUSING CRISIS, AND IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO KNOW, LIKE, WHAT'S GOING ON IN OUR COMMUNITIES.
AND I KNOW THAT YOU'RE ALL REALLY GREAT ABOUT KNOWING WHAT'S GOING ON IN, IN THE SEDONA COMMUNITY, BUT WITH THIS HOUSING CRISIS WE'RE IN, WE FEEL THAT WE ALSO HAVE TO KEEP PEOPLE IN THEIR HOMES, NOT JUST BUILD NEW, WE ALSO KNOW THE EXPENSE TO THAT.
I'VE BEEN AT COUNCIL MEETINGS WHERE YOU'RE LOOKING AT BUDGETS AND PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN PRESENTED TO YOU.
SO WE KNOW THE COST OF, UH, BUILDING NEW, UM, BUT WE ALSO KNOW THAT IT'S MUCH MORE INEXPENSIVE AND, UH, NECESSARY TO KEEP THE PR THE HOUSES THAT WE HAVE IN OUR CURRENT INVENTORY AND OUR INVENTORY WHILE KEEPING PEOPLE IN OUR HOMES.
MOST OF THE FOLKS THAT WE SERVE IN OUR PROGRAM ARE SENIORS AND VETERANS, USUALLY 62 AND OLDER, NOT EVEN 55 AND OLDER, BUT 62 AND OLDER.
SO WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP PEOPLE IN THEIR HOMES BECAUSE THERE'S NOWHERE FOR THEM TO GO IF THEY LEAVE.
SEDONA HAS APPROXIMATELY 3,600 OWNER-OCCUPIED HOMES IN THE CITY LIMITS.
AND OF THESE HOMES, OVER 35% ARE OWNED BY HOUSEHOLDS WITH ANNUAL INCOMES OF LESS THAN 50,000.
WITH THE INFLATION THAT WE'VE EXPERIENCED THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS AND THE INCREASES IN MATERIAL COSTS, MORE AND MORE HOMEOWNERS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH THEIR HOME MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS.
WE CONSISTENTLY HAVE PEOPLE CALLING, ASKING FOR ASSISTANCE IN OUR HOME REPAIR PROGRAM.
AND HONESTLY, WE CAN'T KEEP UP WITH THE NEED RIGHT NOW.
SO WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO TRY TO FIND THE FUNDING TO DO WHAT WE CAN.
WHEN HOMEOWNERS DON'T HAVE THE FUNDED NEED, THE NEEDS, THE FUNDS NEEDED TO MAKE SIGNIFICANT HOME REPAIRS FOR ISSUES SUCH AS ROOF DAMAGE, WATER DAMAGE, PLUMBING, ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL NEEDS, THEY'RE PUTTING THEIR HEALTH AND SAFETY AT RISK WHILE ALSO PUTTING THEIR HOME PROPERTY AT RISK OF BECOMING A BLIGHT TO THE COMMUNITY.
AND AN EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE SITUATION TO REMEDY.
THE FUNDS THAT WE'RE ASKING FOR IN THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLACK GRANT ARE TO SUPPORT HOME MAINTENANCE AND SIGNIFICANT REPAIRS FOR LOAD AND MODERATE INCOME.
HOUSE OWNER HOUSEHOLDS WHO HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO MAINTAIN THEIR HOMES, PHYSICAL CONDITIONS OR PAY FOR EXPENSIVE REPAIRS, SUCH AS AS ROOFS, WATER DAMAGE.
WE GET A LOT OF WATER DAMAGE, UH, PLUMBING, ELECTRICAL REPAIRS.
THE REPAIRS THAT ARE PROVIDED TO THESE HOMEOWNERS HELP IMPROVE AND PRESERVE THE HOMEOWNER'S PROPERTY AND IMPROVES THE HOMEOWNER'S PROPERTY INVESTMENT, THE COMMUNITY'S INVESTMENT, AND IT REVITALIZES THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND RETAINS THEIR HOME VALUES.
IN THE CURRENT LOCAL HOUSING INVENTORY, ALL OF THE APPLICANTS IN OUR PROGRAM ARE, UH, 80% OR UNDER OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME.
SO A HUNDRED PERCENT OF THOSE THAT WERE ABLE TO ASSIST IN THE PROGRAM FALL INTO THE, UH, INCOME REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CDBG GRANT FUNDS.
UH, I JUST WANNA SHARE WITH YOU ALSO THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY PARTICIPATING WITH YAVAPAI COUNTY.
WE HAVE, WE PARTNERED WITH NACOG LAST YEAR, I THINK IT WAS, UM, OR MAYBE THE YEAR BEFORE I GET, I LOSE TRACK OF TIME.
SO BY SURPASSED ANYWAY, WE PARTNERED WITH THEM AND WE APPLIED FOR FUNDING TO DO HOME REPAIRS IN THE VERDE VALLEY.
UM, WE WERE, WE WERE ABLE TO GET APPROVAL FOR ABOUT $300,000 AND 150 OF THAT HAS BEEN, UH, DESIGNATED TO HELP, UH, HOMEOWNER APPLICANTS WITH REPAIRS IN THE VERDE VALLEY.
$150,000 DOESN'T REALLY GO THAT FAR.
THE MAX ASSISTANCE FOR THAT PROGRAM IS $15,000.
AND TO DATE, OVER THE THREE YEARS THAT YOU HAVE TO USE THE MONEY, WE'VE HELPED FOUR HOMEOWNERS WITH SIGNIFICANT REPAIRS IN THE VERDE VALLEY.
SO WE HAVE THE EXPERIENCE IN PARTNERING WITH CDBG AND BEING ABLE TO GO THROUGH THE APPLICATION PROCESS AND ALL THE REQUIREMENTS THAT FEDERAL FUNDING REQUIRES OF IT.
AND WE WERE RECENTLY APPROVED BY A CI COTTONWOOD CITY COUNCIL, UH, TO, UH, MOVE FORWARD WITH APPLICATION FOR THE COTTONWOOD CBG FUNDS BECAUSE OF THE NEED TO MAINTAIN THE HOUSING WE HAVE KEEP PEOPLE SAFE AND HEALTHY IN THEIR HOMES.
SO THAT'S ALL I'M GOING TO SHARE.
AND THEN I THINK YOU'RE GONNA WAIT UNTIL THE END FOR QUESTIONS, OR DO YOU HAVE QUESTIONS NOW? NOW, I'D LIKE TO KEEP YOU THERE FOR QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL, BUT LET ME START WITH MELISSA.
UH, FIRST I WANNA MAKE SURE MELISSA HEARD EVERYTHING.
ARE YOU THERE IN OUTTA SPACE? YES.
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I HEARD EVERYTHING AND I AM STILL HERE.AND YES, I DO HAVE JUST ONE QUESTION.
SO, UM, THE, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT YOU MENTIONED WAS DOING WORK RECENTLY WITH GRANTS THROUGHOUT THE VERDE VALLEY.
UM, I JUST WANTED TO JUST MAKE SURE THAT WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE ARE HOME REPAIR PROGRAMS FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO LIVE WITHIN THE SEDONA CITY LIMITS, CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT.
THE FUNDS DE ARE REQUIRE FOR USE FOR HOMEOWNERS WHO ARE JUST IN CITY LIMITS.
UM, I WANTED TO ALSO SHARE WITH YOU THAT SINCE WE STARTED THE PROGRAM, WE'VE HAD 149 REQUESTS FOR APPLICATIONS FOR CRITICAL HOME REPAIR.
AND THIS IS FOR EVERY PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE VERDE VALLEY.
UH, 17 OF THOSE WERE SEDONA HOMEOWNERS.
AND WE'VE BEEN BEEN ABLE TO HELP 13 AND A HALF, AND I SAY 13 AND A HALF BECAUSE WE HAVE HOME, ONE HOMEOWNERS HAD SOME SIGNIFICANT HEALTH, UM, HEALTH DIFFICULTIES, AND WE'VE HAD TO START, STOP, START, STOP.
SO WE'RE GETTING CLOSE TO FINISHING THAT ONE, BUT THAT'S, THAT'S WHO WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO HELP IN THE CITY OF SEDONA SO FAR.
UM, COULD YOU PLEASE TELL ME MORE THAN WHAT'S ON THE APPLICATION PAGE? COULD YOU HELP ME UNDERSTAND MORE CRITICAL HOME REPAIRS? BECAUSE I KNOW THERE ARE EXAMPLES HERE LIKE ROOF DAMAGE, WATER DAMAGE, PLUMBING, BUT HOW DO YOU MAKE THE DETERMINATION ON SOMETHING LIKE A ROOF, WHETHER, HOW IT RISES TO THE THRESHOLD OF CRITICAL? FOR US, CRITICAL IS ANYTHING THAT WE CAN'T HANDLE WITH VOLUNTEERS WHERE WE HAVE TO SUB IT OUT.
WE HAVE, UM, A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO CALL US, THEY HAVE WATER DAMAGE, THEY'VE GOT HOLES IN THEIR ROOF, SO THEY JUST HAVE SOME, UM, LESS THAN A HUNDRED SQUARE FOOT OF NEED FOR ROOF REPAIR.
IF IT'S CRITICAL, THEN IT, UM, IT'S LEAKING IN THEIR HOUSE AND IT'S DAMAGED THE CEILING AND THE FLOOR AS WELL.
SO THAT'S HOW WE DETERMINE CRITICAL IS EITHER THE SIZE OF IT, THE COST OF IT, AND WHETHER IT'S DAMAGED OTHER PARTS OF THE HOUSE.
AND WHO IN YOUR ORGANIZATION MAKES A DETERMINATION? WE HAVE A CONSTRUCTION MANAGER.
UM, CAN I JUST ADD TO THAT NOW, NACOG, IN THE NACOG PROGRAM, THEY HAVE A HOME INSPECTOR THAT GOES OUT AND DOES INSPECTIONS DURING THE APPLICATION PROCESS.
IS THAT HOME INSPECTOR, UM, VOLUNTEERING THEIR SERVICES, OR IS, HOW IS THAT PAID FOR? DOES THAT FEE ALSO COME OUT OF THE GRANT MONEY? YES.
UH, SO I NOTICED THAT WE FUNDED, UH, HA HOMEOWNER REPAIR PROGRAMS IN THE PAST USING THIS BLOCK GRANT.
HAS THAT ALL BEEN TO HABITAT? THAT WAS NOT THROUGH US.
SO HAVE YOU EVER RECEIVED ANYTHING FROM THE CITY OF SEDONA FOR CDB? D YEAH.
NO, BUT FOR SOMETHING ELSE, UH, PARTNERSHIP IN HELPING US BUILD NEW HOMES.
UH, I, I THINK THIS IS A, AN EXCELLENT, UH, APPLICATION.
I WAS A LITTLE BIT CONCERNED ABOUT THE ADMINISTRATIVE FEE.
AND WITH THE FUNDING FROM COTTONWOOD, IS THAT NEGOTIABLE, MAYBE SPLITTING SOMEBODY IF YOU WERE TO BE AWARDED THIS CONTRACT? WELL, THE ADMINISTRATION FEE, I WAS NOT REAL CERTAIN HOW TO JUST PREPARE THAT SIMPLE BUDGET FOR THE FUND REQUEST.
SO WHEN I SPOKE TO ISABELLE WITH NACOG, UM, SHE SAID, WE'LL JUST PUT IN THE 18%.
SO IN REALITY, WHEN WE GO TO CREATE A SPECIFIC BUDGET, THAT NUMBER'S GONNA TOTALLY CHANGE AND IT'S GONNA BE MUCH SMALLER THAN IT IS.
OH, SO THIS WAS A PLACEHOLDER BASED ON YOUR CONVERSATION WITH NACOG? CORRECT.
OKAY, COUNCIL WILLIAMSON, GO AHEAD.
SO IN THIS, IN THIS, I KNOW THAT I BELIEVE WE CONTRACTED WITH NACOG IN THE PAST FOR HOME REPAIR.
UM, WHAT'S YOUR ROLE VIS-A-VIS NACOG IN THIS, IN THIS PARTICULAR SCENARIO? THEY'RE JUST THE PATH THROUGH MECHANISM.
UM, I MEAN, DO YOU HAVE A RE DO THEY HAVE A ROLE IN THIS? WELL, THEY MANAGE THE FUNDING FOR OKAY.
AND, UM, I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH ISABEL TODAY, AND IT REALLY IS, UM, DETERMINANT UPON THE CITY, NACOG AND US.
SO WHAT HAPPENS IS, APPARENTLY WE MEET AFTERWARDS AND DETERMINE WHO HAS WHAT RESPONSIBILITIES.
SO FOR US, UM, I BELIEVE WE WOULD TAKE THE APPLICATIONS LIKE WE DO NOW, AND THEN WE WOULD HAVE A PERSON WHO WOULD FOLLOW ALL THE PROCESSES.
YOU HAVE TO BID OUT, YOU HAVE TO GET SO MANY BIDS, YOU KNOW, ALL OF THE FEDERAL GUIDELINES, BUT THAT COULD POSSIBLY BE MANAGED BY NACOG.
SO WE'D HAVE TO DETERMINE THAT WHEN WE HAVE THAT MEETING.
BUT OUR INTENTION WOULD BE THAT WE COULD, UM, FULFILL THAT WHOLE OBLIGATION PROCESS BECAUSE IF THEY ACT, IF
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NACO ENDED UP DOING SOME OF THE WORK, A PORTION OF THE GRANT WOULD HAVE TO GO TO FUND THEIR ADMINISTRATOR IF FOR WORK COSTS AS WELL.IS THAT CORRECT? I BELIEVE IT ALREADY DOES.
I BELIEVE THERE IS SOME PART OF THE GRANT THAT GOES TO THEM.
MAYBE SHANNON CAN ANSWER WHETHER OR NOT THEY ACTUALLY HAVE A ROLE IN THE PROJECT.
YES, COUNSELOR WILLIAMSON, UM, FOR THEIR ROLE IN ADMINISTERING THE GRANTS FOR THE STATE.
SO BEING THE GO-BETWEEN UHHUH
SO IN HELPING US ACTUALLY PUT TOGETHER THE PAPERWORK, MAKE SURE THAT THE PROJECT MEETS ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING'S REQUIREMENTS AND ALL OF THAT, THEY ALREADY ARE PAID AN ADMINISTRATIVE FEE.
SO THEY'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT TAKING ON ADDITIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSE.
PETE, DO YOU WANNA SAY SOMETHING? PETE FURMAN, COUNCIL.
AND TANYA, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY TO TALK TO US ABOUT THE PROGRAM.
ONE, WE TALK ABOUT, UM, AN INCOME TEST.
IS THERE AN ASSET TEST THAT GOES IN WITH APPLICANTS AS WELL? YES.
UNDER THE, UM, UH, FEDERAL GUIDELINES, THERE ARE, IT, IT HAS TO DO WITH THE VALUE OF THE HOME, THE FRAMEWORK OF VALUE OF THE HOME, I BELIEVE.
SO IF SOMEONE'S LIVING ON A CASH PILE THAT THEY STUFFED AWAY, THEY'RE NOT ACTUALLY GETTING INCOME IF THEY QUALIFY.
WELL, THERE, THERE ARE INCOME, UM, REQUIRED DOCUMENTS FOR PROOF OF INCOME THAT WE HAVE TO COLLECT.
SO SIMILAR TO WHEN YOU APPLY FOR A MORTGAGE OR A LOAN, YOU HAVE TO PROVE THAT YOU HAVE WHATEVER YOUR INCOME IS AND WHATEVER YOUR DEBT ARE.
SO IT WOULD BE A SIMILAR PROCESS.
IF THEY HAVE CASH SOMEWHERE WHERE IT'S HIDING, THEN WE MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO FIND IT.
BUT USUALLY THERE'S NOT THOSE KIND OF ISSUES.
MY SECOND QUESTION IS, UH, OUT OF THE BOX IDEA, IS IT POSSIBLE FOR US TO COUPLE A DEED RESTRICTION WITH PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM? SHANNON, THAT OR KURT, THAT MIGHT BE A QUESTION FOR YOU.
UH, SHORT TERM RENTAL DEED RESTRICTION? I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THAT.
I WOULD HAVE TO LOOK INTO THE REGULATIONS.
I'M NOT SURE AS WELL IF THERE'S ANY FEDERAL, UH, UH, REQUIREMENTS, OBLIGATIONS THAT WOULD PREVENT US FROM DOING SO, BUT IT'S CERTAINLY A POSSIBILITY.
IS THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU WOULD BE WILLING TO PURSUE AS WE GET THROUGH THE PROGRAM? IF THIS WAS ONE OF THE PROJECTS? YOU KNOW, I'M WONDERING IF THERE IS A, UM, OWNER-OCCUPIED REQUIREMENT OF THE CDBG FUNDS AND, AND WHEN WE WRITE UP THE PROGRAM PARAMETERS, I BELIEVE WE CAN PUT OWNER OCCUPATION REQUIRED.
UH, JUST THINKING ABOUT COUNCIL FOR, UH, FURMAN'S QUESTION, CAN YOU DO IT TOO? YEAH.
COUNSELOR PETE'S QUESTION, UM, ON THE, ON THE DEED RESTRICTION, UM, E EVEN IF IT HAS TO BE OWNER OCCUPIED, UM, BECAUSE THIS IS BASED ON NEED THE CHANCE OF CLAWING BACK IN THE EVENT THAT IT FLIPS INTO A SHORT TERM RENTAL, THAT SEEMED TO BE SOMEWHAT MINIMAL.
SO I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN SEEING US PURSUE THE DEED RESTRICTION IF POSSIBLE.
UH, MY OTHER OTHER QUESTION IS FOR SHANNON, UM, MAYBE A NAIVE ONE HERE, BUT THIS GRANT IS COMING THROUGH YAVAPAI COUNTY.
WELL, NO, IT'S REALLY NACOG, RIGHT? SO THERE'S NOT A PLAY FOR GETTING SOME COCONINO MONEY AND SOME YAHOO PIE MONEY? NO.
CAN I MAKE ONE LITTLE COMMENT? OF COURSE.
UM, I BELIEVE THERE'S A, A 10 YEAR, UM, DOC.
THERE'S SOMETHING IN THE PROGRAM THAT SAYS THAT YOU HAVE TO, IF THE, IF THE, IF THE HOME IS SOLD OR REFINANCE WITHIN 10 YEARS, THEN THE GRANT FUNDS HAVE TO BE RE REPAID.
TANYA, I WANT TO ADD, UH, TO A QUESTION THAT WAS MENTIONED BY THE VICE MAYOR.
I THINK THAT SHANNON HAD SOMETHING.
OH, YOU HAD SOMETHING TO SAY, SAY AT THAT POINT.
I JUST SAY THAT THE, THE BLACK GRANT REQUIREMENTS, I BELIEVE, SAY THAT IF WE INVEST MORE THAN 15,000 IN A PROPERTY, THERE IS A, A DEED RESTRICTION THAT GOES WITH IT THAT REQUIRES OWNER OCCUPANCY FOR A CERTAIN NUMBER OF YEARS, OR A PAYBACK, IT MIGHT BE 10, WE CAN CHECK WITH ISABELLE.
FOR, FOR THE LAST PROJECT WE DID, IT WAS FIVE YEARS.
SO I, I BELIEVE IT'S A FIVE YEAR, UM, REQUIREMENT ON CDBG.
SO THEN TO GO WHERE, UH, COUNCILOR FURMAN WAS ADDRESSING BEYOND FIVE YEARS MAY NOT BE A FAR REACH TO GO FOR, TO LOOK INTO HAVING TYPE OF SOME TYPE OF A DE RESTRICTION.
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THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.UH, TANYA, I'D LIKE TO, UH, GO BACK TO SOMETHING THE VICE MAYOR HAVE SAID.
AND SHANNON, I, I APOLOGIZE, I DIDN'T SEE YOU ON THAT SIDE OF THE, UM, THE ADMINISTRATION FEE THAT SORT OF HAD ME A LITTLE BIT, UH, CONCERNED AS WELL.
AND I KNOW YOU SAID IT WILL DROP DOWN.
THE NUMBER I HAD IN THAT, UH, I RECEIVED WAS $75,000 AS A PLACEHOLDER.
WHAT WOULD IT REALLY DROP DOWN TO AS A, NO, IT'S A PLACEHOLDER, BUT WHAT, WHAT DO YOU THINK IT WOULD DROP DOWN TO? WELL, ACCORDING TO ISABEL, UM, ADMIN FEES, COLLECTIVE ADMIN FEES CAN'T BE ANY MORE THAN 80 PER 18% OF THE TOTAL FUNDING.
SO WITHOUT KNOWING, YOU KNOW, WELL WITHOUT HAVING THAT SPECIFIC BUDGET, KNOWING WHO'S GONNA BE RESPONSIBLE FOR DOING WHAT MANAGEMENT OF THAT, IT'S HARD TO TELL.
BUT I KNOW, UM, CITY OF COTTONWOOD SAID THAT, UH, NACOG HAD A $15,000 FEE WHEN THEY MANAGED IT.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS FOR SEDONA.
OF COURSE, WE HAVE TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF, OF ADMIN FEES.
UM, SO I, I ACTUALLY THAT WOULD BE A QUESTION.
I'D HAVE TO CHECK WITH ISABELLE AND GET BACK TO YOU.
I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT SPECIFIC DETAILS WORK.
AND THEN WOULD THIS PROJECT WORK SIMILAR TO THE PROJECT YOU HAD DURING THE SUMMER WHERE PROPERTY OWNERS HAD TO PUT IN THEIR OWN SWEAT EQUITY FOR FIXING THEIR HOME, THEIR OWN HOME? THEY WERE OUT THERE, THEY WERE OUT THERE HAMMERING AND THEY WERE PARTICIPATING.
IT'S NOT LIKE THEY SIT BACK AND WATCH, UH, THE PROJECT.
SO THE, THE RULES FOLLOW THE SAME? UM, NO, THEY'RE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT BECAUSE YOU'RE USING FEDERAL FUNDING AND FEDERAL FUNDING REQUIRES YOU TO SUBCONTRACT AND PAY SUB LICENSED SUBCONTRACTORS TO DO THE WORK.
BUT THIS, SO THE CDBG FUNDS, UM, IF THE CITY DECIDES TO, UM, MOVE FORWARD WITH HABITAT WOULD BE FOR THOSE TYPES OF PROJECTS THAT HAVE TO BE CONTRACTED OUT FOR ROOFING.
IF YOU HAVE TOTAL ROOF REPLACEMENT FOR PLUMBING, ELECTRICAL, WHERE YOU REALLY NEED A CERTIFIED PERSON FOR, UM, HEATING COOLING, WHERE YOU NEED A HVAC PERSON.
SO IT WOULD BE THOSE SIGNIFICANT TYPES OF REPAIRS.
WE CAN PAIR IT WITH OUR PROGRAM AND OUR PROGRAM FUNDING SO THAT IF WE HAVE SOME, UM, OTHER TYPES OF, OF REPAIRS THAT CAN BE DONE, WE CAN COME IN AND THAT'S WHEN VOLUNTEERS AND SWEAT EQUITY COULD BE PARTNERED WITH THE CDBG FUNDS.
SO THE VOLUNTEERS HELP ON THAT END, BUT ON THE BIGGER PROJECTS, THAT'S WHAT THIS MONEY WOULD BE USED FOR.
COUNCIL WILLIAMSON, YOU HAD SOMETHING YOU WANTED TO SAY? I JUST WAS SAYING SHANNON HAD HER HAND UP AGAIN.
UM, I JUST WANTED TO ADDRESS YOUR QUESTION ABOUT THE ADMIN FEES.
UM, IN THE PAST WHEN THE CITY, UM, CONTRACTED WITH NACOG FOR THESE REPAIRS, NACOG ACTUALLY CHARGED ABOUT 12.3%.
BUT ON TOP OF THAT, THEY ALSO CHARGE, UM, PROJECT FEES, WHICH ARE NOT COUNTED UNDER THAT 18% ADMIN CAP.
UM, THAT'S A FEDERAL REQUIREMENT.
SO THE PROJECT FEES THAT THEY ADDED WERE 20% ON EACH PROJECT FOR THAT, THAT STAFF MEMBER WHO GOES OUT TO INSPECT THE PROPERTY AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO THOSE WERE DIRECT COSTS THAT WERE ADDED WITHIN EACH PROJECT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? VICE MAYOR, UH, SH UH, SHANNON, TANYA, DO THEY, NACU NO LONGER DOES THIS WORK? IS THAT THEY DO, NACOG HAS OTHER FEDERAL FUNDING THAT THEY USE FOR HOME REPAIR AND THEY HAVE ABOUT A THREE YEAR WAIT LIST.
BUT THEY DIDN'T SUBMIT A PROPOSAL CORRECT.
UM, SHANNON, THE NEXT, UH, APPLICANT.
SO MAYOR AND COUNSEL, IF YOU ALL HAVE QUESTIONS REGARDING, UM, A SHELTER OR DAY USE FACILITY, IF YOU STILL WANNA ENTERTAIN THAT OPTION, I COULD ANSWER THOSE, OTHERWISE WE CAN MOVE ON TO, UM, DAMIEN BROWNING FROM STEPS TO RECOVERY.
HAS THERE BEEN ANY WORK DONE AT THIS POINT? I MEAN, I KNOW YOU'RE VERY BUSY WITH EVERYTHING, BUT TO TRY TO FIND A PARTNER, LIKE IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE BACK OF YOUR MIND NOW THAT MIGHT BE AN IDENTIFIABLE PARTNER? UM, POTENTIALLY, BUT THEY'RE NOT READY YET TO, TO COMMIT TO THAT.
SO, AND THE TIMEFRAME, AGAIN, BECAUSE THIS IS A, A PROJECT THAT I THINK THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, IN PRIORITY SETTING SESSIONS AND EVERYTHING, WE CERTAINLY SEE THE NEED FOR, UM, WHAT WOULD THE TIMEFRAME BE IN ORDER TO KNOW IF YOU HAD A COMMITMENT OR NOT? WOULD IT MAKE IT UNDER THE DEADLINES? BECAUSE WHAT I DON'T WANNA DO, I GUESS I, I'M, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I'M VERY INTERESTED IN, BUT I ALSO DON'T WANNA BLOW THIS MONEY
SO IS THERE, IS THERE ANY SORT OF REALISTIC POSSIBILITY OF MEETING A TIMEFRAME WITH A REALISTIC PARTNER? WHEN YOU PHRASE IT AS A REALISTIC POSSIBILITY? PROBABLY, BUT THAT IT, LIKE YOU, I THINK
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WE WOULD BE PUTTING OUR FUNDING IN JEOPARDY IF WE HOPED TO BRING SOMEONE UP TO SPEED FOR THIS PROJECT IN TIME.COUNCIL WILLIAMSON, YOU ADD YOUR HAND UP AND TRYING TO MOVE.
AND THE SECOND THING THAT WE DON'T HAVE IS THE SITE.
UM, AND BECAUSE WE DON'T ACTUALLY GET THE FUNDING UNTIL LATE IN THE YEAR, WE CAN'T IDENTIFY A SITE UNTIL THAT TIME.
SO, AND, UM, WE HAVE, WE HAVE EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY INCITING PROJECTS.
UM, IT MAY BE THAT CITING A DAY USE FACILITY FOR THE HOMELESS RESIDENTS MAY TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME AND REQUIRE, UH, PUBLIC OUTREACH AND, UH, KINDS OF, AND HOW LIKELY IS IT THAT ALL OF THAT, I MEAN, I, I I, I SHARE COUNSELOR ELLA'S CONCERNS THAT WITHOUT A, WITHOUT A SIGHT KNOWING THE DIFFICULTY OF, OF CITING ANYTHING, LET ALONE A HOMELESS SHELTER AND THE LACK OF A PARTNER.
UM, I'M, I APPRECIATE YOUR SHARING YOUR, YOUR INSIGHT INTO THE FEASIBILITY OF ALL OF THAT HAPPENING, BECAUSE I DON'T WANNA LOSE THE MONEY.
UM, THE MONEY, IT'S, IT, THE WAY THAT THIS IS WRITTEN IS FOR A PURCHASE OF A PROPERTY, SINCE THIS IS THE WAY THE APPLICATION WAS SUBMITTED, IS AN AMENDMENT POSSIBLE.
WHAT ABOUT A RENTAL OF A PROPERTY? I THINK THAT TYPE OF AMENDMENT WOULD BE ALLOWED.
IT JUST REALLY COMES DOWN TO, UM, THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE PROJECT BE MENTIONED AT THE FIRST HEARING AND OKAY.
UH, THE TIMING JUST, YOU KNOW, I WANTED TO GET IT IN THERE BUT THEN SPOKE WITH THE PARTNER AFTERWARDS, SO.
SO SHANNON ASKED THE QUESTION OF THE COUNCIL IF WE WERE READY TO JUST BYPASS NUMBER TWO.
WELL, I THINK WE WANT TO HEAR, WE'LL HAVE THAT CONVERSATION IF WE HEAR ALL THE PROPOSALS.
I'D LIKE TO ASK THE, IT'S STILL A PROPOSAL.
YOU STILL, YOU DID HAVE YOUR QUESTION.
VICE MAYOR SHANNON, UH, HOW MUCH TIME OF YOUR TIME IF WE WERE TO PURSUE THIS PROJECT, WOULD YOU, WOULD BE REQUIRED AND WHAT WOULD YOU NOT BE DOING IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THIS?
UM, SO WOULD BE PUTTING OUR DESIRE TO BUILD HOUSING ON HOLD OR PUSHBACK IN TIME, OR AT LEAST ENTERTAINING FEWER, UM, PROPOSED POTENTIAL PROJECTS.
YEAH, I GUESS, WELL, WE'RE ASKING QUESTIONS, SO I'LL SAVE MY COMMENTS FOR LATER.
AND THE, UH, THIRD APPLICANT, DAMIAN? SURE.
YOU, MELISSA, THE APPLICANT FOR THE THIRD APPLICANT IS HANDING OUT A, A HAND UH, NOTE FOR US.
WE'LL BE SURE TO LEAVE ONE IN YOUR MAILBOX FOR WHEN YOU RETURN.
ALRIGHT, WELL, WE'RE STILL, HOLD ON FOR HER.
HELLO, UH, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL INTERVIEWS.
UM, I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT AND SUBMIT A PROPOSAL FOR THE C D BG FUNDS.
I'M THE CEO AND CO-FOUNDER OF STEP TO RECOVERY HOMES.
CAN YOU GUYS HEAR ME OKAY? MM-HMM.
STEP TO RECOVERY HOMES IS PROPOSING TO PROVIDE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FOR INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE BEEN THROUGH OUR INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT AND STRUCTURE SOBER LIVING PROGRAMS. OUR PROGRAM WORKS WITH CLIENTELE ON MAKING HEALTHY DECISIONS HOW TO STAY SOBER, AND WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A PRODUCTIVE MEMBER OF THEIR FAMILIES AND OUR SOCIETY.
TRANSITIONAL HOUSING IS A HUGE NEED IN OUR COMMUNITY.
WE ARE LOSING WORKERS BECAUSE THERE IS NOWHERE FOR THEM TO STAY.
AND OUR CLIENTS OFTEN HAVE AN EVEN HARDER TIME FINDING HOUSING BECAUSE OF THEIR HISTORIES.
ONE OF THE KEY FACTORS IN OUR PROGRAM IS BECOMING A RELIABLE PERSON IN OUR WORKFORCE.
WE HAVE A SUCCESSFUL JOB DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
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WORK WITH OUR CLIENTELE TO ADDRESS ALL BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT AND LONG-TERM RECOVERY FROM ADDICTIONS.SAFE, AFFORDABLE, LONG-TERM HOUSING IS A KEY PIECE TO THE RECOVERY PROCESS.
THE INDIVIDUALS THAT STAY IN OUR HOMES ARE RELIABLE.
THEY STAY SOBER, SHOW UP FOR WORK, EXERT MINDFULNESS, PAY THEIR TAXES, AND ARE OF SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITIES.
OVER THE LAST NINE YEARS, WE HAVE SEEN MANY SUCCESS STORIES THAT ARE A DIRECT RESULT OF HAVING SOBER STRUCTURED EXAMPLE DRIVEN ENVIRONMENTS FOR INDIVIDUALS TO CHANGE, GROW, AND EVOLVE.
ADDICTION AND OTHER CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS ARE A CORE ISSUE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
PROGRAMS LIKE OURS BENEFIT OUR COMMUNITY, SCHOOLS, NEIGHBORHOODS, EMERGENCY ROOMS, TAX DOLLARS, EMER WORKFORCE, EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAMS, DOMESTIC VIOLENCES, HOMELESS POPULATION, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND SO MUCH MORE.
OUR GOAL IS TO CREATE AND EMPOWER RELIABLE, SOBER, CAREER DRIVEN AND PURPOSE DRIVEN WORKERS.
PROVIDE SUPPORTIVE HOUSING OPTIONS AND GUIDE THEM THROUGH THIS PROCESS.
WE WILL BE, WE WILL BE EVOLVING AND GROWING OUR E ECONOMY AND COMMUNITIES.
THESE OBJECTIVES ARE IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE CITY OF SEDONAS, ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION, STRATEGIC PLAN, AND HOUSING NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND FIVE YEAR HOUSING ACTION PLAN.
SOME OF THE OBJECTIVES IN THE CITY'S PLAN THAT ALIGN WITH OUR PROJECT ARE TO MAKE INVESTMENTS IN COMMUNITY PROJECTS AND INFRASTRUCTURE THAT SUPPORT ECONOM ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION TO ACHIEVE LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY.
LOOK FOR WAYS TO ENHANCE IT AND EXPAND THE EDUCATIONAL CURRICULUM AND PROGRAMS WHICH ARE IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION.
STRATEGIC PLAN, FACILITATE ECONOMIC DIVERSITY BY TAKING STEPS TO REALIZE TRANSFORMATIVE PROJECTS.
DEVELOP AN INTERO, I DON'T, I DON'T THAT ONE.
ENTREPRENEURIAL, THERE YOU GO.
I CAN'T SAY IT EITHER, SO DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
I WAS READING THIS, I'M LIKE, OH MY GOSH.
LANDSCAPES THAT FOSTER THE GROWTH OF LOCAL ENTREPRENEURS, FREELANCERS, AND HOME-BASED BUSINESS OWNERS LAND USE SECTION ON PAGE 17.
THE GOAL IS TO ENCOURAGE DIVERSE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPTIONS.
AND UNDER THE COMMUNITY SECTION NUMBER ONE IS TO INCREASE OUTREACH AND INCLUSION EFFORT TO SEDONAS SPECIAL NEEDS COMMUNITIES.
OUR STRATEGIC PLAN IS TO PURCHASE HOMES NEAR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION TO ASSIST IN BUILDING A WORKFORCE THAT CAN BE FOSTERED BY MEETING TRANSPORTATION NEEDS.
TRANSITIONAL STRUCTURED RECOVERY HOUSING PROVIDES A VOLUNTARY, SAFE, SUBSTANCE FREE LIVING ENVIRONMENT THAT IS AFFORDABLE TO LOW AND MODERATE INCOME INDIVIDUALS WHILE PROVIDING CONNECTION TO PEER SUPPORTS RECOVERY PROGRAMS, AND A COMMUNITY-BASED RESOURCE AND COMMUNITY-BASED RESOURCES THAT HELP TO STABILIZE INDIVIDUALS ON THEIR PROCESS OF BECO TO BECOMING SUCCESSFUL IN OUR CITIES AND TOWNS.
UH, WE HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH JOB DEVELOPMENT, RECOVERY HOMES, RECOVERY PROGRAMS, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, TRANSITIONAL HOMES.
WE HAVE BEEN IN OPERATION ASSISTED ASSISTING INDIVIDUALS WITH ADDICTIONS FOR OVER NINE YEARS, AND CURRENTLY HAVE A 50% SUCCESS RATE FOR LONG-TERM RECOVERY.
WE HAVE OVER 200, 200 INDIVIDUALS, WHICH OF OVER 40 PER 40% WORK IN THE SEDONA AREA, UH, THAT ARE LIVING A CLEAN, PRODUCTIVE LIFE.
WE HAVE A TRANSITIONAL HOME THAT HAS BEEN OPEN AND FULL OF RELIABLE, SUCCESSFUL MEMBERS OF, OF OUR SOCIETY FOR OVER FIVE YEARS, EVEN THOUGH OUR CURRENT TRANSITIONAL HOME IS IN COTTONWOOD.
TWO OF THE FIVE CLIENTS IN THIS HOME, IN THIS SPECIFIC HOME WORK IN SEDONA.
UM, WE HAVE A STRONG CURRICULUM AND CON CONTRACT WITH THE INDIVIDUALS IN OUR HOME.
WE HAVE A HOUSE LEAD THAT OVERSEES THE PEOPLE LIVING THERE AND MAKES SURE IT REMAINS SAFE AND CLEAN.
WE HAVE A GOOD NEIGHBOR POLICY THAT FOCUSES ON HOW TO EMBRACE MINDFULNESS IN ALL AREAS OF THEIR LIVES, ESPECIALLY HOW TO SHOW UP TO OUR COMMUNITY, SHOW UP TO OUR COMMUNITIES AND OUR NEIGHBORS.
STEPS TO RECOVERY HOMES IS A PROUD MEMBER OF ARIZONA RECOVERY HOUSING ASSOCIATION.
THIS ASSOCIATION AND PERFORMS RANDOM INSPECTIONS AND HOLDS US TO THE HIGHEST STANDARD OF RECOVERY HOUSING.
MANY OF OUR CLIENTS WILL WANT TO SECURE JOBS IN SEDONA, AND AS, AS YOU GUYS KNOW, THERE'S NOT A LOT OF HOUSING HERE, ESPECIALLY AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
SO THIS HOUSING WILL ASSIST THESE CLIENTS IN THIS PROCESS.
THEY'LL BE ABLE TO HAVE A PLACE TO COME HERE AND WORK HERE TOO.
A FOUR BEDROOM HOME WILL OFFER SEVEN INDIVIDUALS TRANSITIONAL HOUSING.
THIS MEANS WE CAN HELP SEVEN TO 14 INDIVIDUAL INDIVIDUALS PER YEAR MOVE FORWARD IN THEIR LIVES, BECOME READY TO MOVE OUT ON THEIR OWN WITH A SOLID FOUNDATION AND OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN LONG-TERM RECOVERY.
THIS BRINGS A POSITIVE ENERGY AND, AND CONNECTION TO EVERYONE THEY ENCOUNTER.
THE NUMBERS OF THIS RIP FROM THIS RIPPLE EFFECT WILL BE IN THE HUNDREDS.
SO IT'LL AFFECT A LOT MORE PEOPLE THAN THE SEVENTH, THE 14TH PER YEAR THAT WE'RE HELPING.
UM, 97% OF OUR CLIENTELE COMING WITH NO MONEY IN OUR HOMELESS.
THEY'RE, THEY'RE, THEY ARE USING VALUABLE RESOURCES IN OUR COMMUNITY.
OUR PROGRAM HELPS CHANGE THIS WHOLE COMMUNITY CONCERN.
IT USUALLY TAKES 18 MONTHS TO TWO YEARS TO BUILD A STRONG FOUNDATION FOR ONE OF OUR CLIENTS.
THE INDIVIDUAL THAT CONTINUES THIS PATH WILL
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NOT HAVE TO EXPERIENCE HOMELESSNESS AGAIN.THE WAY THIS GRANT MONEY WILL BE USED FOR A DOWN WILL BE THE WAY THIS GRANT MONEY WILL BE USED IS FOR A DOWN PAYMENT TO HELP PURCHASE A HOME.
AND THEN THE INCOME FOR THE RENT WILL BE APPLIED TO THE MORTGAGE FOR THE BALANCE FOR THE COST OF THE HOME.
THIS WILL BE A SELF-SUSTAINING HOME THAT WILL FOSTER SUCCESSFUL INDIVIDUALS TO BUILD CAREERS, OPEN BUSINESSES, AND EVENTUALLY PURCHASE THEIR OWN HOMES WHILE BEING AN EXAMPLE TO OTHERS THAT ARE WORKING ON CHANGE.
THE INDIVIDUALS IN OUR TRANSITIONAL HOMES WILL STILL BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE TO ATTENDING THERAPY AND THEIR SUPPORT GROUPS AND THE HOUSING GAP WE TALKED ABOUT, I'VE SEEN IN YOUR GUYS' HOUSING NEEDS ASSESSMENT.
YOU KNOW, THERE'S A HUGE HOUSING GAP, UH, WITH, SO WITH SEDONAS EXPECTED GROWTH AND NEED FOR RELIABLE WORKFORCE, IT IS ESSENTIAL TO START ADDRESSING THE NEED OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THE VERDE VALLEY FOR WORKERS IN SEDONA.
I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO TRULY THINK THE EFFORTS OF THE COUNCIL AND ALL THEY DO FOR THE CITY OF SEDONA AND THE PEOPLE YOU SERVE.
I KNOW THIS IS A TOUGH DECISION AND THERE ARE MANY WORTHY CAUSES.
THIS PROPOSAL WILL BE HELPING INDIVIDUALS AT THE CORE WHILE MAKING OUR COMMUNITIES A SAFE PLACE FOR EVERYONE.
WE WILL BE OFFERING A HAND UP, NOT A HANDOUT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION.
DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FROM IT? FROM THE COUNCIL? COUNCIL WILLIAMSON? OKAY.
THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.
UM, HOW HAVE THE HOME, THE HOME THAT YOU HAVE INTEGRATED INTO THE COMMUNITY, HAVE YOU HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE NEIGHBORS? HOW'S THAT WORKED OUT? OUR HOMES BARELY HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE NEIGHBORS BECAUSE, BECAUSE WE'RE MEMBERS OF ARIZONA RECOVERY HOUSING ASSOCIATION, WHEN WE STARTED THE HOMES, IT WAS TO RAISE THE BAR ON RECOVERY AND RECOVERY HOMES.
SO WHAT WE DO IS WE TALK TO 'EM ALL THE TIME ABOUT THEIR, THEIR BEHAVIORS.
UH, THEY'RE NOT, THEY DON'T JUST, THEY'RE NOT JUST ALLOWED TO GO OUT AND HOOT AND HOLLER OR THROW CIGARETTE BUTTS OR THROW TRASH.
THEY'RE ACTUALLY, WE'RE VERY FOCUSED ON THEM CHANGING THOSE BEHAVIORS AND ACTUALLY SHOWING THE, THE COMMUNITY AND SOCIETY THAT PEOPLE WITH ADDICTION ISSUES CAN RECOVER AND BECOME PRODUCTIVE MEMBERS OF THEIR, OF THEIR SOCIETY AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT.
SO THERE'S SOMEBODY MANAGING THE HOUSE? YES.
UH, MY SECOND QUESTION IS, UM, OH, HOW DO YOU DEFINE LONG-TERM RECOVERY? HOW MANY, IS IT YEARS? OR HOW DO YOU DEFINE IT? I USUALLY DEFINE IT AT LEAST TWO OR MORE YEARS.
PERSONALLY, I MEAN, IT'S A, THAT'S A, THAT'S A TOUGH ONE.
YOU KNOW, I MEAN, I, UM, I THINK IF SOMEBODY CAN GET, GET OVER TWO YEARS OF, OF RECOVERY AND THEY'LL USUALLY CONTINUE ON THAT PATH.
THE LAST QUESTION IS, YOU, THERE'S SEVEN PEOPLE WHO YOU HAVE WHO LIVE IN SEDONA, WHO WORK IN SEDONA, OR WHO COULD WORK IN SEDONA THAT WILL, I MEAN, YOU, THERE'S A NEED IN SEDONA.
YOU HAVE ENOUGH CLIENTS TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS HOUSE IS FILLED CONTINUOUSLY.
THAT'S A QUESTION, NOT A STATEMENT.
AND, UH, I'M PRETTY SURE OVER THE LAST NINE YEARS, OVER 40%, WELL OVER 40% OF OUR PEOPLE HAVE WORKED IN SEDONA.
I KNOW THAT A LOT OF 'EM COME FROM SEDONA.
A LOT OF 'EM WANNA WORK HERE, BUT THEY CAN'T AFFORD HOUSING HERE.
SOME HOUSING OPTIONS FOR THEM HERE, I'M SURE THAT WE COULD FILL IT UP AND KEEP IT.
SO COULD YOU EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL? YOU'RE GONNA USE THE MONEY FOR A DOWN PAYMENT AND THEN YOU'RE GONNA CHARGE RENT TO THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE THERE, AND THAT WILL GO TOWARDS THE MORTGAGE PAYMENT? IS THAT WHAT YOU SAID? YEAH, THERE'S A BUDGET IN THERE.
IT'S KIND OF WHAT WE WOULD DO IS WE WOULD PUT A DOWN PAYMENT ON, ON THE HOME WITH MOST OF THE MONEY, I THINK 350,000 OUT OF THE 400,000 I HAVE IN THERE FOR THE DOWN PAYMENT.
AND THEN IT WOULD BRING THE, THE MONTHLY MORTGAGE WAY DOWN TO WHERE IT'S AFFORDABLE AND THE PEOPLE LIVING IN THE HOMES COULD ACTUALLY PAY FOR THAT MORTGAGE.
AND SO IS YOUR, BECAUSE YOU'RE CURRENTLY IN VILLE, IS THAT RIGHT? NO, COTTONWOOD.
WHERE WHERE ARE YOU LOCATED? WELL, WHERE, WHERE, WHO LOCATED THE ORGANIZATION? YEAH.
SO WE HAVE, WE HAVE A BUILDING IN COTTONWOOD AND WE HAVE A MEN'S, UH, FACIL.
AND SO WOULD YOU BE LOOKING TO PURCHASE A PROPERTY OUTSIDE OF SEDONA? WELL, I WAS HOPING, I MEAN, WITH THIS FUNDS, I WAS HOPING TO PURCHASE SOMETHING INSIDE SEDONA.
NOW, I DON'T KNOW, LIKE WE TALKED, I TALKED TO SHANNON ON A LOT ABOUT LIKE THE AVAILABILITY AND WHAT THERE IS.
AND LIKE SHE SAID, WE CAN'T EVEN START LOOKING UNTIL LATER IN THE YEAR IF WE DID GET THE FUNDING.
BUT YEAH, THE, THE INTENT WOULD BE TO PURCHASE SOMETHING HERE, GET PEOPLE ACTUALLY BUILD RELIABLE, A RELIABLE PERSON, GET THEM OUT OF THEIR ADDICTION, ADDRESS THEIR BARRIERS TO THE WORKFORCE, TO TO EMPLOYMENT, AND ACTUALLY HAVE THEM MOVE HERE AND WORK HERE AND BE PRODUCTIVE MEMBERS OF THIS SOCIETY IN SEDONA.
SO WOULD YOU RESTRICT THE, THE PEOPLE WHO WOULD BE OFFERED ROOMS FOR RENT TO OH YEAH.
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IN SEDONA? WELL, YEAH.I MEAN, IF THEY LIVED HERE THEY WOULD HAVE TO WORK HERE.
WE'RE, WE'RE HOPING TO GET SOME TRANSITIONAL LIVINGS IN COTTONWOOD TWO.
SO WE, THE NEEDS THE NEEDS THERE FOR SURE.
WOULD YOU ALLOW, UH, MARRIED PEOPLE, PEOPLE WITH CHILDREN OR WHAT, WHAT IS YOUR THOUGHT ABOUT THAT? UM, DOWN THE ROAD, MAYBE SOME OTHER TRANSITIONAL HOUSING.
I COULD, WE WOULD, AFTER WE START GROW, AFTER WE CONTINUE TO GROW, UH, WE WANT TO GET SOME TRANSITION ON HOW HOUSINGS THAT ARE JUST FOR FAMILIES AND RECOVERY.
BUT RIGHT NOW I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW THAT THAT WAS PART OF THE PLAN.
SO IS IT FOR INDIVIDUALS OR COULD IT BE FOR COUPLES AS WELL? I'M PRETTY SURE IT'S FOR INDIVIDUALS, COUPLES BRINGS A WHOLE NOTHER, UH, THING.
THAT'S WHY I NEED A, I NEED A WHOLE NOTHER SEPARATE HOUSING FOR COUPLES OR CHILDREN OR.
AND WHAT ABOUT CO-ED? WOULD IT BE CO-ED OR WOULD IT BE RES EITHER, YOU KNOW, ONE OR THE OTHER END UP WITH THE FAMILIES THEN? YEAH,
I MEAN, RIGHT NOW I, I WAS THINKING JUST MEN, BUT I MEAN, YOU KNOW, I, I, I, IT IT'S, IT'S DEPENDENT ON THE SITUATION.
YOU KNOW, IT COULD BE, IT COULD BE CO-ED.
YOU KNOW, I'D HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT I REALLY TRUST THE PEOPLE THAT ARE IN THERE TO, UH, AND THAT'S ONE OF THE, THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS WITH THE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING AND HAVING THE HOUSE LEAVE WITH OUR CURRICULUM.
I TOLD YOU GUYS THAT THERE'S A CONTRACT THEY SIGNED.
THERE'S A VERY, UH, STRATEGIC CAREER ECONOMIC STRUCTURED PROGRAM.
SO THEY JUST CAN'T GO, YOU KNOW, I JUST DON'T LET ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE GO OVER THERE.
YOU KNOW, THAT WAY IT KEEPS IT, IT KEEPS IT IN A SOBER, CLEAN, SAFE, STRUCTURED ENVIRONMENT SO THAT THEY CAN GROW AND, AND CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD IN THEIR RECOVERY PROCESS.
NOW, DO YOU HAVE A LIMIT ON THE AMOUNT OF TIME THEY COULD SPEND IN THE HOUSE? I'M, I'M, I'M HOPING A YEAR, SIX MONTHS TO A YEAR.
BUT, UH, YEAH, RIGHT NOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS GOING ON IS LIKE, WE NEED MORE HOUSING SO THERE'S NO HOUSING, YOU KNOW? RIGHT.
UH, YES, KATHY, YOU'RE CALLING ON ME.
UM, HOW LARGE IS YOUR ORGANIZATION IN TERMS OF STAFF AND SPECIFICALLY ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF? AND I'M ASKING THAT BECAUSE I'M, I'M LEADING UP TO A QUESTION ABOUT MEETING REPORTING REQUIREMENTS AND IF THAT'S GONNA BE ANY KIND OF AN ISSUE.
WELL, WE HAVE A, WE HAVE A STAFF OF 10 RIGHT NOW.
AND DO YOU ANTICIPATE THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS TO BE ANY KIND OF A HARDSHIP? UM, NOT AT ALL.
AND, UM, DO YOU HAVE ANY SITES IDENTIFIED? YOU SAID THAT YOU IDEALLY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS IN SEDONA, WHICH IDEALLY YOU'D PROBABLY BE WHEREVER WE COULD HAVE IT.
I MEAN, IF WE FOUND A SITE, BUT SEDONA WOULD BE, THIS IS SEDONA FUNDING, SO WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY SITES IDENTIFIED.
I TALKED TO SHANNON ABOUT THAT AND SHE SAID IT'S KIND OF HARD BECAUSE WE HAVE TO WAIT TO SEE IF WE EVEN GET IT TO IDENTIFY THE SITE AND SEE WHAT'S AVAILABLE.
SO, AND A FOLLOW UP TO THAT QUESTION, AND MAYBE SHANNON IS THE RIGHT PERSON TO ANSWER, IS ARE THERE ANY, WOULD IT JUST BE RESIDENTIAL HOUSING THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT THERE? ANY KIND SINCE IT'S, IT'S HIS, SINCE IT'S UM, A GROUP SETTING.
DOES THAT HAVE ANY KIND OF OTHER ZONING REQUIREMENT TO IT? JUST RESIDENTIAL HOUSING.
SO ANY HOUSE THAT'S ON THE MARKET MARKET COULD POTENTIALLY BE.
AND I HAD A FEW MORE QUESTIONS.
UM, I DON'T KNOW IF SHANNON WANTED TO ANSWER.
SHE DID IT IN MOTION RATHER THAN VERBAL.
YEAH, I JUST WANTED TRY TO MR. HER AGAIN.
AND THEN, UM, I HAD THE SIMILAR QUESTION FOLLOWING UP ON COUNSELOR, UH, VICE MAYOR P PLUG'S QUESTION, WHICH IS HOW LONG IS TRANSITIONAL? BUT REALLY FOR ME, THE KEY IS WHAT HAPPENS AT THE END OF THE TRANSITION? IF SOMEONE HAS LIVED THERE FOR SIX MONTHS, ONE YEAR, TWO YEARS, WHATEVER IT IS, WHAT, WHAT IS THE MECHANISM? WHAT HAPPENS THAT THEY, THEY'RE LEAVING THAT ENVIRONMENT? SO, SO THE PROCESS, WHEN SOMEBODY COMES IN THE RECOVERY FIRST, USUALLY THERE'S A, SOME KIND OF CRISIS OR SOMETHING THAT GETS PEOPLE TO BE WILLING TO CHANGE, RIGHT.
AND WHEN THEY COME IN, THERE'S A RECOVERY, I CALL IT RECOVERY PLAN.
SO USUALLY SOMEBODY GOES TO DETOX AND INTO, THEY GO TO A RESIDENTIAL, WHICH IS 30 DAYS, AND THEN THEY DROP DOWN TO OUR INTENT OF OUTPATIENT PROGRAMMING, WHICH IS THREE TO SIX MONTHS IN OUR SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.
THEN THEY WOULD GO TO A TRANSITIONAL PROGRAM, WHICH WOULD BE A HOUSE LIKE THIS FOR SIX MONTHS TO A YEAR.
HOPEFULLY BY THEN THEY'RE SAVING MONEY.
LIKE WE HAVE SAVINGS PLANS AND WE HAVE, WE HAVE OUR RESALE STORES, SO ACTUALLY WE CAN HELP THEM WITH FURNITURE.
WE CAN HELP THEM WITH A WHOLE BUNCH OF STUFF TO ACTUALLY BE READY TO MOVE OUT.
NOW THE PROBLEM IS, IS THERE'S NOT A LOT OF HOUSES TO MOVE OUT TO.
BUT COTTONWOODS BUILDING A, UH, SOME APARTMENTS OVER THERE, I KNOW THERE, THERE'S TWO MORE PROJECTS THAT I'VE HEARD ABOUT THAT THEY MIGHT BUILD MORE APARTMENTS.
SO THE HOUSING CRUNCH MIGHT OPEN UP A LITTLE BIT, I'M HOPING.
AND THEN WE'RE LOOKING AT, AS AN ORGANIZATION
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DOWN THE ROAD TO EVENTUALLY PURCHASE MORE HOUSING AND TRANSITIONAL HOUSING AND PERMANENT HOUSING.SO THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE THAT COME INTO OUR TRANSITIONAL HOUSING THAT IN ORDER TO STAY SOBER AND, AND STAY PRODUCTIVE IN OUR SOCIETY, THEY MIGHT NEED TO STAY IN A PLACE LIKE THAT FOR LONG TERM.
SO WE ARE LOOKING AT EVENTUALLY IN OUR LONG TERM GOALS AS AN ORGANIZATION, OUR MISSION IS TO ACTUALLY GET SOME PERMANENT HOUSING TOO.
THANKS FOR COMING TONIGHT AND, UH, EXPLAINING YOUR PROPOSAL.
AND, UH, THANK YOU FOR HAVING THE HEART FOR THE FOLKS THAT YOU SERVE.
LOOKING AT THE, UH, THE, THE BUDGET SHEET THAT YOU GAVE US.
SO THE, THE FEES AND SERVICES LINE THAT REPRESENTS THE RENT THAT, THE, UH, THAT THE RESIDENTS WOULD BE PAYING.
AND SO YOU'RE ESTIMATING 75% OCCUPANCY, SO ROUGHLY FIVE PEOPLE IN THERE AT ANY GIVEN TIME.
SO IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE PAYING RENT.
YOU'RE ESTIMATING OF WHAT, SEVEN 50 A MONTH PER PERSON? I, I WAS THINKING ABOUT 150 A WEEK.
AND THAT'S, YOU KNOW, DEPENDENT ON, ON THEIR INCOME OR WHAT, AND WE COULD, THAT'S JUST AN ESTIMATE THAT WE THREW OUT THERE.
THAT'S WHY I THINK THAT'S WHERE THOSE NUMBERS CAME FROM.
WHERE I'M GOING HERE IS I'M JUST TRYING TO, TO TO SEE WHAT DOES THIS P AND L LOOK LIKE WHEN YOU CAN'T GET A HOUSE FOR 650,000? THAT'S FIVE BEDROOMS, THREE BATHS.
CUZ I THINK YOU BOUGHT A OUGHT TO BE TO BE PLANNING FOR A MILLION OR MORE IN SEDONA.
AND THAT'S NOT A LUXURY HOME AT A MILLION HERE, UNFORTUNATELY.
SO IT LOOKS LIKE THIS COULD STILL PLAY OUT IF, IF, IF YOUR NUMBERS ARE, ARE ACCURATE BASED ON CURRENT EXPERIENCES.
UH, YOU'RE, YOU'RE PROPOSING TO HAVE 2100 IN UH, PROFIT EACH MONTH AND YOU'RE ALSO, UH, BUDGETING OVER 4,000 A MONTH IN IMPROVEMENTS, WHICH I WOULD HOPE DON'T GO ON FOREVER AND EVER AND EVER.
I JUST, YEAH, I JUST WANTED TO ASK THE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE P AND L CUZ THAT, THAT'LL BE MY CONCERN IS JUST THAT IT'S GONNA BE A LOT MORE BREAK OUT.
MY CALCULATOR CAN BREAK OUT MY PHONE.
THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN SITTING HERE DOING.
SO
OUR, OUR STRUCTURED SOBER LIVING, OUR SUPPORTIVE HOUSING'S AT 200 A WEEK AND THEN WE TRY TO DROP IT DOWN SO THEY CAN START SAVING MONEY.
AND WE ACTUALLY HAD A SAVINGS PLAN WHERE WE WERE GIVING THEM, WE WERE HAVING THEM PUT IN 150 AND WE WERE GIVING THEM $25 BUT WE WERE PULLING IN AND PUTTING IN SAVINGS TO TRY TO GET THEM TO ACTUALLY HAVE, HAVE, BECAUSE IT, YOU KNOW, NOT ONLY, I MEAN WHEN YOU TRANSITIONING IS ONE OF THE HARDEST THINGS BE, BESIDES THE INITIAL CHANGE FOR RECOVERY, JUST STOP, YOU KNOW, THE SELF-DESTRUCTIVE, UH, DECISIONS YOU'RE DOING TRANSITIONING WHEN YOU GO OUT.
I MEAN YOU NEED MONEY TO, FOR FIRST AND LAST, UH, JUST TO SIGN UP FOR APS IS LIKE, YOU KNOW, SO THERE'S, BUT WITH THE PRICE POINT I THINK, I THINK THERE IS SOME, SOME FLEXIBILITY THERE.
CAUSE I KNOW THAT COME COMING TO SEDONA IF WE DO GET A PLACE IN SEDONA, IT'S GONNA BE A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN THAT PRICE POINT.
SOME GREAT QUESTIONS FROM MY COLLEAGUES ON THIS DIAS.
I WILL TRY NOT TO REPEAT THEM.
UH, TO BE FAIR, LET'S ASK THE QUESTION ABOUT ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN.
I DIDN'T DIVE INTO THE SPREADSHEET AS MUCH.
MAYBE COUNSELOR FOLTZ COULD ANSWER THAT QUESTION, BUT DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN THAT YOU'RE CHARGING THIS PROJECT IS? WE ASKED THAT TO THE LAST ONE.
I USUALLY DON'T PUT TOO MUCH OF ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN ON IT.