GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS LIZ BREADON, DISTRICT NINE CITY COUNCILOR AND I AM THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. TODAY IS THURSDAY, APRIL 18TH, 2024.  THIS HEARING IS BEING RECORDED . IT IS ALSO BEING LIVESTREAMED ON BOSTON.  DOUGLAS BACKS LIFE CITY COUNCIL A TV DISH TV AND BROADCAST ON XFINITY CHANNEL EIGHT RC AND CHANNEL 82 AND SALES CHANNEL 964. WRITTEN COMMENTS MAY BE SENT TO THE COMMITTEE EMAIL C CC DODD HOUSING BOSTON DODD GOLF AND WILL BE MADE A PART OF RECORD AND AVAILABLE TO ALL COUNCILORS. PUBLIC TESTIMONY WILL BE TAKEN AT THE END OF THIS HEARING. INDIVIDUALS WILL BE CALLED ON IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY ARE SIGNED UP AND WILL HAVE 2 MINUTES TO TESTIFY. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN TESTIFYING PLEASE EMAIL OUR CENTRAL STAFF LIAISON KARISHMA COUCOU HOME. A.  I THINK I FIGURED I'D KARISHMA K R I S HICH AM A DART CH0UHJN AT BOSTON DOG GUV FOR THE LINK AND YOUR NAME WILL BE ADDED TO THE LIST. TODAY'S HEARING IS ON FOR FEDERAL GRANT DOCKETS. DOCKET NUMBER 0573. MESSAGE IN AND ORDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AN EXPEND THE AMOUNT OF $20 MILLION IN THE FORM OF A GRANT FOR THE FEDERAL FOR FINANCIAL YEAR 2024 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT AWARDED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF HOUSING THE GRANT TO FUND HOUSING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS AND THE AMOUNT IS ESTIMATED FROM PRIOR YEARS. DOCKET NUMBER 057 FOR MESSAGE AN ORDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND EXPAND THE AMOUNT OF $7 MILLION IN THE FORM OF A GRANT FOR THE FEDERAL FINANCIAL YEAR 24 HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM AWARDED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF HOUSING.  THE GRANT TO FUND THE PRODUCTION OF NEW AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND ALSO PROVIDE OPERATING SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS. THE AWARD AMOUNT IS ESTIMATED FROM PRIOR YEARS. DOCKET NUMBER 575 MESSAGE AN ORDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND EXPAND THE AMOUNT OF $4 MILLION IN THE FORM OF A GRANT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 24 HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS.  EACH OPW AID PROGRAM AWARDED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF HOUSING. THE GRANT WILL FUND SERVICES FOR INCOME ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY AIDS AND THE AWARD AMOUNT IS ESTIMATED FROM PRIOR YEARS. DOCKET NUMBER OF 570576.  MESSAGE IN ORDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND EXPAND THE AMOUNT OF $2 MILLION IN THE FORM OF A GRANT FOR THE FEDERAL FINANCIAL YEAR 24 EMERGENCY SEARCH SOLUTIONS GRANT PROGRAM AWARDED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF HOUSING. THE GRANT WILL FUND STREET OUTREACH EMERGENCY SHELTER,  HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION AND RAPID REHOUSING ASSISTANCE AND SHELTER SERVICES.  THE AMOUNT OF THE AWARD AMOUNT IS ESTIMATED FROM PRIOR YEARS. THESE MATTERS WERE SPONSORED BY MAYOR MICHELLE MOON AND REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON MARCH 20, A MARCH 2720 24. TODAY I AM JOINED BY MY COLLEAGUES COUNCILOR FLYNN, COUNCILOR COUNCIL PRESIDENT RUTHIE LOUIJEUNE AND IT WAS WATCHING WHO CAME IN AND WHICH ORDER. COUNCILOR SHANNON DURKAN AND COUNCILOR PEPEN NOT EVERYONE.  YEAH. COUNCILOR BREADON I'M IN. IT'S WITH LITTLE UM COUNCIL . I APOLOGIZE IF I PUT IN THE WRONG ORDER BUT I WAS WHEN A READING OF WATCHING YOU IS ARRIVING.  OPENING REMARKS TODAY I'M JOINED BY MY COLLEAGUES IN ORDER TO RIVAL COUNCILOR FLYNN COUNCILOR RECEIVED LOUIJEUNE COUNCIL PRESIDENT. COUNCILOR DURKAN COUNCILOR PEPEN AND COUNCILOR KANATA UM.  I'D ALSO LIKE TO WELCOME OUR PANELISTS TESTIFYING ON BEHALF OF THE ADMINISTRATION. JEFF DANIEL LESTER IS A CHIEF OF STAFF IN THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF HOUSING. I'D ALSO LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT MR LESTER'S COLLEAGUES THAT ARE PRESENT AND HAVE MADE THEMSELVES AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS REGARDING GRANT FUNDING PROGRAMS.  CATHY I MAY HAVE I HAVE A LIST YOU MAY ALL MAY OR MAY NOT ALL BE ON HERE BUT CATHY MIRANDA SENIOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT OFFICER OFFICE OF HOUSING STABILITY SHANTI SHANGHAI FLETCHER DIRECTOR OF GROUP BOSTON THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF HOUSING KAREN BRABAZON DIRECTOR OF THE BOSTON HOPE CENTER.  CATHY CAHILL HOLLOWAY SENIOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT OFFICER TINA GRIFFITH ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF COMPLIANCE AT THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF HOUSING.  ANA CHER SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER FOR OFFICE OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. TATYANA JOYCE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR GRANTS AND PROCUREMENT AT THE OFFICE OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND ABBY FUREY, SENIOR NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS MANAGER FOR THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND INCLUSION.  I WILL ASK IF ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE ANY OPENING REMARKS.  COUNCILOR FLYNN THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. I WILL BE VERY BRIEF ONE TO SAY THANK YOU TO YOU CHAIR FOR THE IMPORTANT WORK YOU ARE DOING. I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE ADMINISTRATION TEAM AS WELL FOR THE IMPORTANT WORK THAT THEY ARE DOING AS WELL. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO LEARNING MORE ABOUT THESE GRANTS. I WILL SUPPORT ALL FOUR. I'M ALSO LOOKING TO ESPECIALLY LEARN MORE ABOUT THE GRANT TO ASSIST FAMILIES WITH WITH AIDS OR A PERSON IN THEIR FAMILY WITH AIDS. I THINK THAT'S AN INCREDIBLE PROGRAM EXCEPTIONAL PROGRAM AND SOMETHING THAT IS IMPORTANT TO ME BECAUSE MAY HAVE ONE WORKED ON THAT ISSUE MANY YEARS AGO.  SO I WANT TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THESE THESE HOUSING INITIATIVES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.  THANK YOU, COUNCILOR FLYNN. AND ALSO I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT COUNCILOR TANYA FERNANDEZ ANDERSON HAS JOINED US A COUNCIL PRESIDENT, TO RECEIVE THE VISION THE OPENING REMARKS. I'LL JUST KEEP IT BRIEF BECAUSE I WANT US TO GET TO HEARING ABOUT THESE $33 MILLION WORTH OF GRANTS. I JUST WANT TO THANK THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. WHEN I THINK OF COURSE THESE ARE IMPORTANT GRANTS THAT COME FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR US TO REALLY DO THE WORK OF THE HOUSING IS THE NUMBER ONE ISSUE THAT WE GET AS CITY COUNCILORS AND NUMBER ONE ISSUE IN OUR CITY AND COMMONWEALTH. SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING HOW WE USE THESE GRANTS EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY.  THANK YOU. COUNCILOR DURKAN AND THE OPENING REMARKS.  THANK YOU SO MUCH CHAIR. I REALLY APPRECIATE THE ACTIVITY AND EVERYONE WHO'S HERE NICE TO SEE ABBY.  I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU IN A PROFESSIONAL SETTING YET. THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK . DAN I EXCITED TO HEAR MORE AND I KNOW YOU KNOW I THINK THE WORK THAT YOU ALL DO IS SO IMPORTANT AND LOVE THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF HOUSING AND EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE WORKING ON TOGETHER IN MY DISTRICT AND LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING MORE ABOUT THESE GRANTS. THANK YOU SO MUCH MR PEPEN.  YOU HAVE THE MORNING EVERYONE. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAM CHAIR, FOR HAVING MEJIA AS COUNCILOR PRESIDENT LOUIJEUNE I'M ACTUALLY NOT JUST GOING TO BE HERE TO LEARN ABOUT THESE AMAZING GRANTS. HOW CAN I BE SUPPORTIVE? JUST LEARN HOW THIS IS GOING TO IMPACT OUR COMMUNITY THEN GET TO THE OFFICE OF HOUSING. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE IN THE ADMINISTRATION TO BE HERE HAPPY TO LEARN MORE AND ASK MORE QUESTIONS.  VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. COUNCILOR COLETTA.  THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAM CHAIR AND THANK YOU TO MEMBERS OF THE ADMINISTRATION FOR BEING HERE AS WE TALK ABOUT POTENTIALLY A SHIFTING ECONOMIC LANDSCAPE IN OUR CITY AND RESOURCES AND FUNDING AND INVESTMENTS, THESE FEDERAL DOLLARS BECOME MORE AND MORE PRECIOUS.  AND SO TALKING ABOUT WHERE THEY'RE GOING AND HOW THEY'RE BEING UTILIZED IS KEY FOR US. AND I DO LOOK FORWARD TO DIVING INTO THIS TO DO GRANTS AND AND ALSO THAT SOME OF THE FUNDS THAT ARE GOING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING SO LOOK FORWARD TO THE CONVERSATION AND LOOK FORWARD TO THE DISCUSSION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.  COUNCILOR FERNANDES, I UNDERSTAND.  GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. NO OPENING REMARKS FOR ME EVERYONE SAID ENOUGH. LOOKING FORWARD TO THE CONVERSATION. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. WELCOME EVERYONE. I WILL JUST MOVE AHEAD WITH THE TEXT.  SIMONE I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME NOW OUR PANELISTS TESTIFYING ON BEHALF OF THE ADMINISTRATION. DANIEL LESSER, CHIEF OF STAFF FOR THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF HOUSING. THANK YOU SO MUCH CHAIR BREADON AND WE HAVE A BRIEF PRESENTATION THAT WE'D LIKE TO GIVE SO IF IT'S RIGHT I'LL SHARE MY SCREEN TO SHARE THAT PRESENTATION. GO AHEAD.  THANK YOU AGAIN. CHAIR BREADON AND ALL THE COUNCILORS PRESENT FOR HAVING US TODAY FOR THIS HEARING ON ACCEPTANCE SPENDING THE ANNUAL HUD FUNDING. MY NAME IS DAN LESSER.  I'M THE CHIEF OF STAFF OF THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF HOUSING. I'M AS CHAIR BRIAN MENTIONED I HAVE A NUMBER OF COLLEAGUES FROM MAYOR'S OFFICE HOUSING OFFICE OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, OFFICE OF OPPORTUNITY AND INCLUSION AS WELL HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS SO TODAY WE'RE SPEAKING ABOUT FOUR FEDERAL GRANTS WE RECEIVED FOR THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND THEY ARE THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT THE HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP THAT EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT AND THE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS HIGHWAY THESE ARE FEDERAL ENTITLEMENT GRANTS.  THEY'RE BASED ON A FEDERAL FORMULA. SO THE CITY OF BOSTON DOES NOT APPLY FOR THEM. WE CANNOT GET THEM BY FACT THE FEDERAL THEY WERE RECENTLY INCLUDED IN THE IN THE FEDERAL BUDGET THAT PASSED. SO WE KNOW THE FUNDING IS COMING BUT WE ARE WAITING FOR THE FINAL ALLOCATION OF AWARDS FROM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT. SO YOU'LL SEE ESTIMATED AMOUNTS AND WE SHOULD SOON FIND THE SPECIFIC AMOUNTS WE DO KNOW THROUGH THE FEDERAL BUDGET PROCESS THAT THE HOME INVESTMENT PARK CITY PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE DID RECEIVE A FUNDING CUT. SO WE ARE EXPECTING LEVEL FUNDING FOR ALL OF THE PROGRAMS OTHER THAN THE HOME AND ASSET PARTNERSHIP WHERE WE ARE LIKELY TO GET ABOUT A MILLION OTHER FEDERAL FUNDING CUT IN THIS PRESENTATION I'LL GO THROUGH EACH GRANT PROGRAM, TALK A LITTLE ABOUT THE WORK, GIVE SOME EXAMPLES AND THAT AND I'LL TALK ABOUT THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN PROCESS FOR HOW WE PLAN TO USE THESE FUNDS IN THE FUTURE AND THEN WE'D LOVE TO TAKE QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCILORS. SO TO START WITH THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT THIS IS THE BIGGEST GRANT PROGRAM OF THESE FOUR. WE'RE ESTIMATING ABOUT $17.5 MILLION THAT WE RECEIVE THIS COMING YEAR. THE BAY AREA OFFICE OF HOUSING IS ADMINISTER ADMINISTRATOR OF THE FUNDS. WE KEEP ABOUT $10 MILLION FOCUSED ON HOUSING AND THEN WE GRANT WE GRANT TO FAIR HOUSING EQUITY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND INCLUSION SO THE ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES ARE HOUSING REHAB, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL SERVICES AND PUBLIC FACILITIES AND WE USE IT FOR A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT USES ACROSS THE CITY.  OUR HOUSING USES ARE FOCUSED ON HOMEBUYER EDUCATION,  DOWNPAYMENT ASSISTANCE, HOMEOWNERSHIP, REHAB FOR LOW OR MODERATE INCOME HOME OWNERS OWNERS WE ALSO USE IT FOR MENTAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AS WELL AS URBAN AGRICULTURE AND EDUCATION AS WELL AS HOUSING STABILIZATION SERVICES.  OUR COLLEAGUES AT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT USE THEIR FUNDING FOCUS FOCUSED ON JOB TRAINING AND OUR COLLEAGUES AT ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY INCLUSION USE OUR FUNDS ON A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT SMALL SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS SO YOU CAN SEE A COUPLE OF PICTURES HERE OF SOME EXAMPLES. OUR CDBG FUNDS GOING FOR HOMEOWNERSHIP REHAB. SO ON THE TOP YOU CAN SEE EMERGENCY PUSH REPAIRS IN DORCHESTER, YOU KNOW, SOME STAIRS ARE OBVIOUSLY IN REALLY BAD NEED OF SUPPORT TO NEW STAIRCASES. YOU CAN SEE ANOTHER EXAMPLE IN HYDE PARK ON THE BOTTOM. HERE ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF CDBG FUNDS GOING TOWARDS URBAN AGRICULTURE IN THE LAST YEAR.  SO IN THE RIGHT YOU CAN SEE WOMEN'S LUNCH PLACE HAVING USED A KIND OF UNDERUSED EATERY AND TURNING INTO A COMMUNITY GARDEN WITH WEIGHTS BEDS THAT THEY'RE REALLY EXCITED TO WORK WITH THEIR CLIENTS ON. AND THEN ON THE LEFT YOU CAN SEE A RAISED BEDS THAT WE WORK WITH EPSON THROUGH THE BOSTON GREEN GREEN ACADEMY COMMUNITY GARDEN AS WELL AS AT THE WINTHROP STREET COMMUNITY GARDEN.  SO HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP THIS IS FOCUSED ON HOUSING CONSTRUCTION AND REHABILITATION. WE'RE EXPECTING $5.2 MILLION AS I MENTIONED WE'RE EXPECTING $1,000,000 CUT HERE. WE USE THIS ON A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT RENTAL AND HOMEOWNER HOMEOWNERSHIP PROJECTS.  SO YOU CAN SEE ON THE LEFT EXAMPLE OF WHERE WE'VE USED HOME FUNDS IN THE PAST AT FOUR CORNERS PLAZA IN DORCHESTER HAVING ON DEVELOPING 35 AFFORDABLE RENTAL UNITS AND THEN ON THE RIGHT DUDLEY CROSSING IN ROXBURY DEVELOPING 47 INCOME RESTRICTED UNITS.  SO THE EMERGENCY SOLUTION GRANT THIS IS FOCUSED ON BOSTON RESIDENTS WHO ARE HOMELESS OR AT RISK OF BECOMING HOMELESS.  WE USE THE FUNDING FOR TWO MAIN PURPOSES ONE IS WE FUND STREET OUTREACH AND SO WE FUND PINE STREET IN THEIR OVERNIGHT VAN TO DO STREET. I WISH THE PEOPLE EXPERIENCING UNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS WE ALSO USE THE FUNDS IN OUR OFFICE OF STABILITY TO DO A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT HOUSING STABILIZATION SERVICES.  SO YOU CAN SEE HERE SOME PICTURES OF THE PANTRY OUTREACH VAN AND WHAT THEY DO EVERY NIGHT WORKING WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING UNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS ON THE STREET THERE IS INCREDIBLE GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO DO THE OUTREACH WORK AND SO KEY THE CITY. LASTLY, THE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS ARE HOPPA.  SO THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT SUPPORTS HOUSING SOLUTIONS FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING AIDS OR HIV . THERE'S A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT PROGRAMS THAT WE FUND FROM TENANTS AND BASE RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO HOUSING SEARCH TO COUNSELING TO PERMANENT HOUSING AND SHORT TERM RENTAL AND MORTGAGE AND UTILITY ASSISTANCE. AND JUST A NOTE WE ADMINISTER THE FUNDS FOR ALL NORTH UP SAID THE MIT AND SUFFOLK COUNTIES.  SO THOSE ARE THE FOUR GRANT PROGRAMS AND WE WANT TO TALK A LITTLE ABOUT THE CONSOLIDATED PLANNING PROCESS. AND SO HUD REQUIRES EVERY FIVE YEARS THAT NEW MUNICIPALITIES THAT THEY GET THESE ENTITLEMENT FUNDS GO THROUGH A COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING PROCESS AND LAY OUT THE PRIORITIES, SET MULTI-YEAR GOALS AND ESTIMATE FUNDING.  SO WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING THAT RIGHT NOW FOR FY 25 TO 29. THE PLAN HAS THREE MAIN PARTS AND NEEDS ASSESSMENT LOOKING AT NEEDS AROUND HOUSING, HOMELESSNESS, OUR SPECIAL NEEDS POPULATIONS AND COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. THERE'S ALSO A MARKET ANALYSIS AND THEN THERE'S A STRATEGIC PLAN AS I MENTIONED SETTING UP PRIORITIES FOR FUNDING OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. WE'RE IN THE MIDST OF A VERY ROBUST CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PROCESS TO GET FEEDBACK ON THOSE PRIORITIES AND SO WE'VE HAD A NUMBER OF PUBLIC HEARINGS . WE'VE HAD LOTS OF CONSULTATIONS WITH DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS.  WE JUST ACTUALLY TALKED TO ALL OF OUR HOMELESS SERVICE PROVIDERS IN THE LAST WEEK AND WE HAVE A PUBLIC SURVEY THAT'S TRANSLATING 12 DIFFERENT LANGUAGES THAT ARE CURRENTLY OPEN.  SO THE CONSOLIDATE PLAN TIMELINE AS I MENTIONED WE'VE BEEN DOING IN-DEPTH ENGAGEMENT OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS AND WE ARE CONTINUING TO DO THAT AND WE HAVE A COUPLE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS COMING UP THAT I'LL MENTION IN THE NEXT SLIDE. WE ARE WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF DRAFTING IT SO WE'RE ABLE WE PLAN TO POST A DRAFT OF THE COMMENT IN EARLY MAY THERE'LL BE A 30 DAY PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD AND THEN IN JUNE WE'LL MOVE TOWARDS FINALIZING A PLAN, SUBMITTING IT TO HIGH APPROVAL. AND SO HOW TO ENGAGE IN THE CONSOLIDATED PLANNING PROCESS. WE HAVE PUBLIC HEARINGS COMING UP ON 521 AT BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY AND OUR VIRTUAL ONE ON 528 WE HAVE A SURVEY THAT IS STILL OPEN. IT'S GOING TO CLOSE ON APRIL 21ST SO PLEASE GET IN YOUR FEEDBACK AS SOON AS YOU CAN. WE ALREADY HAVE OVER 300 INDIVIDUALS AND 20 ORGANIZATIONS WHO HAVE ENGAGED AND WE HAVE THAT IN 12 DIFFERENT LANGUAGES AND THEN WE'RE HAPPY TO TAKE FEEDBACK THROUGH THE MLH COMMENTS AT BOSTON GOV OR WE HAVE A DEDICATED PHONE LINE AS WELL.  SO THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION AND WE'D LOVE TO OPEN UP FOR ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCILORS.  THANK YOU.  THANK YOU. LET'S SEE WHERE WE'RE OKAY WITH STARTING ORDER OF ARRIVAL.  COUNCILOR FLYNN, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? LET ME SEE.  UM, THE 5 MINUTES. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.  AND THANK YOU AGAIN TO DAN FOR PRESENTING AND THE ADMINISTRATION TEAM.  ,DAN, CAN YOU TELL ME A LITTLE ABOUT OR TELL US MORE ABOUT THE OUTREACH SERVICES HOUSING OPTIONS FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS?  YEAH. THANKS, COUNSELOR.  I THINK SO, YEAH. SO WE HAVE A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT SERVICES BUT I ACTUALLY HAVE OUR RESIDENT EXPERT ON THE CALL KDKA HEALTH HOLLOWAY WHO HAS BEEN ADMINISTERING THE PROGRAM FOR MANY YEARS. I'LL PASS IT TO KATIE TO GO IN DEPTH ABOUT OUR PROGRAMMATIC OFFERINGS. SURE. HI.  CAN FOLKS HEAR ME ? YES, WE CAN, KATIE. AWESOME. THANK YOU.  GOOD MORNING. COUNSELOR FLYNN AND OTHERS THAT ARE ON THE CALL.  SO IOWA STANDS FOR HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS AND AS DAN MENTIONED, WE ADMINISTER THE AWARD FOR EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS COUNTIES SUFFOLK, NORFOLK AND PLYMOUTH.  WE CURRENTLY HAVE FIVE PROVIDERS THAT ADMINISTER THE FUNDING AND WE FUND A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES. SO THE BIGGEST INVESTMENT IS IN TB IRA, WHICH STANDS FOR TENANT BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE. SO THAT IS SUBSIDIZED LIKE A VOUCHER PROGRAM THAT IS PAIRED WITH SERVICES TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE STABILIZED IN HOUSING AND THAT THEY'RE CONNECTED TO SORT OF , YOU KNOW, MEDICAL SERVICES AND MAINSTREAM BENEFITS IN ORDER TO SUCCESSFUL REMAIN IN HOUSING. IN ADDITION TO THAT WE FUND I THINK THREE SERVICE PROGRAMS THAT OFFER SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR PEOPLE THAT MIGHT NOT BE IN TBR BUT NEED THAT LEVEL OF SERVICE.  AND WE ALSO WE ALSO FUND SOME HOUSING INFORMATION PROGRAMS FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE LIVING WITH HIV AIDS THAT NEED ASSISTANCE WITH LOCATING HOUSING THAT'S SUITABLE FOR THEM AND CLOSE TO THEIR SORT OF SUPPORT NETWORKS. THE OTHER TO FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS THAT ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH HOPPER THAT WERE ON THE SIDE IS SOMETHING CALLED STREAM U WHICH IS KIND OF A GOOFY ACRONYM BUT IT STANDS FOR SURE SHORT TERM RENTAL MORTGAGE AND UTILITY ASSISTANCE. AND THAT BASICALLY OPERATES LIKE A HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION PROGRAM.  SO IT'S FOR FOLKS THAT ARE LOW TO MODERATE INCOME THAT ARE LIVING WITH HIV AIDS AND THEY NEED SHORT TERM ASSISTANCE JUST TO BE ABLE TO STABILIZE THEIR RENTAL OR PAY THEIR MORTGAGE.  AND THEN THE FINAL ACTIVITY THAT WE FUND IS SOMETHING CALLED PERMANENT HOUSING PLACEMENT AND THAT IS REALLY START UP COSTS. SO IF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE HOUSING INFORMATION PROGRAM AND THEY'VE LOCATED A UNIT THAT THEY JUST NEED THAT ASSISTANCE WITH MEETING STEEP STARTUP COSTS TO GET IN THERE. THE PROGRAM CAN ASSIST WITH THOSE TYPE OF COSTS.  WE HAVE FIVE HOPPER FUNDED PROVIDERS SO THAT INCLUDES METRO HOUSING BOSTON, FENWAY HEALTH, COMMONWEALTH LAND TRUST, FATHER BILLS, MAINE SPRING FOR NORFOLK AND PLYMOUTH COUNTIES AND THEN JUSTICE RESOURCE INSTITUTE.  THANK YOU KATIE. THE INFORMATION YOU PROVIDED WAS VERY HELPFUL. I ALSO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU KATIE FOR THE WORK THAT YOU ARE DOING AND YOUR TEAM IS DOING.  I HAVE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS AND LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THESE GRANTS WHEN THEY COME UP FOR A VOTE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR FLYNN CANCER COUNCIL PRESIDENT LOUIJEUNE, YOU GOT THE FLOOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH. CONCENTRATED I'M JUST REALLY ENCOURAGED ESPECIALLY AS SOMEONE WHO AN ATTORNEY THAT USED TO REPRESENT FAMILIES FACING EVICTION. HOW MUCH OF THIS IS REALLY FOCUSED ON KEEPING OUR RESIDENTS HOUSED? I DO JUST DO HAVE A QUESTION ON AND I THINK IT'S ONE THAT I MISS REGARDING LEVEL FUNDING SOMETHING LIKE WHAT'S GOING TO BE LEVEL FUNDED. DAN DO YOU THINK YOU COULD EXPLAIN THAT A LITTLE BIT AND THEN I APOLOGIZE FOR MISSING THAT WHAT EXACTLY IS GOING TO BE LEVEL FUNDED? SURE.  AND I THINK UNFORTUNATELY THESE PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN LEVEL FUNDED FOR MANY, MANY YEARS AS EXPENSES HAVE CONTINUED TO RISE AND SO IN IT'S ENDED UP THAT EVEN THOUGH IT'S BEEN LEVEL FUNDED, IT'S ENDED UP FEELING LIKE A CUT FOR MANY YEARS.  BUT WE ARE EXPECTING ALL THE PROGRAMS OTHER THAN THE HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP TO BE LEVEL FUNDED FOR THIS COMING YEAR. WE'RE STILL WAITING FOR HUD'S FINAL ALLOCATION DECISIONS BUT BASED ON THE FEDERAL BUDGET WE'RE EXPECTING LEVEL FUNDING. THE ONLY PROGRAM WHERE WE'RE NOT EXPECTING LEVEL FUNDING IS THE HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP THAT'S FOCUSING ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING, REHAB AND DEVELOPMENT AND WE'RE EXPECTING IT APPROXIMATELY $1 MILLION CUT BASED ON THE FEDERAL BUDGET CUT THAT HAPPENED IN THE BUDGETING PROCESS WITH THIS BUDGETING PROCESS WE RECENTLY.  SO YOU'RE EXPECTING $1,000,000 CUT TO THAT. SO FROM 7 MILLION TO 6000000 MILLION OR FROM 8 MILLION TO 7 MILLION. HEY, LET ME JUST GO BACK TO MY NOTES.  SO YEAH, SO WE'RE EXPECTING FROM 6 MILLION TO 5 MILLION. OKAY. AND WHAT IS THAT GOING TO LIKE? WHAT WILL LIKE WHAT WILL BE THE TANGIBLE EFFECT OF THAT CUT?  YES. SO WE HAVE A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUNDING SOURCES FROM CITY PAST AND OPERATING FUND CPA, NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING TRUST, CDBG HOME AND ARPA. AND SO I THINK IT'S JUST WE'RE ALWAYS MOVING DOLLARS AROUND TO TRY TO SET TO FUND DIFFERENT DEVELOPMENTS.  AND SO I THINK AS WE SEE AS LIKE AN OVERALL, YOU KNOW, MILLION DOLLAR CUT TO OUR DEVELOPMENT BUDGET, I THINK WE'RE ABLE TO MOVE THINGS ROUND LIKELY ESPECIALLY SINCE WE STILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF OUR FUNDING. BUT I THINK IN THE LONG TERM IT WILL LEAD TO, YOU KNOW, LESS HOUSING UNITS AND A THAT WILL BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH. OKAY. THANK YOU. I THINK THAT JUST ALSO REALLY HIGHLIGHTS THE NEED FOR US TO BE WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR STATE PARTNERS IN SORT OF GETTING THEIR REAL ESTATE TRANSFER FEES SO THAT WE CAN GET MORE MONEY WHEN THERE IS THIS LEVEL FUNDING THAT FEELS LIKE A CUT IN WHEN THERE ARE THESE SORT OF CUTS THAT WE SEE COMING FROM FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. BUT THANK YOU FOR THAT EXPLANATION. I APPRECIATE IT AND I'M ENTHUSIASTIC ANY TIME THAT WE GET RIGHT AS COUNSELORS WE GET THESE QUESTIONS AND WE'RE ALWAYS WORKING WITH ALSO HOUSING STABILITY. WE'RE ALWAYS WORKING WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF HOUSING AND WE'RE ALWAYS SAYING THAT WE NEED MORE HOUSING AND WE NEED TO SUPPORT OUR RESIDENTS WHO WANT TO BE ABLE TO AGE IN PLACE AND THAT ALL THESE ARE ISSUES.  SO THIS WORK IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT AND I THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US THIS MORNING AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING YOU ON THIS AND EVERYTHING ELSE WE CAN DO. THANK YOU EVERYONE.  THANK YOU. CONTRIBUTION KUSTER DURKAN YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH CHAIR I WANTED TO ASK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE FEDERAL HWY 24 EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT AND ALSO JUST ASK LIKE A VERY BASIC QUESTION BUT SO WE'RE BASICALLY AUTHORIZING LIKE AN ACCEPT AND EXPAND UP TO LIKE A CERTAIN LEVEL IS THAT USUAL WHEN THE BUDGET COMES OUT AND BASICALLY WHEN YOU SEE THINGS OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND IS THAT JUST FOR LIKE FOR US TO BE ABLE TO USE THOSE FUNDS EXPEDITIOUSLY SO WE DO THAT AHEAD OF THAT MONEY ACTUALLY BEING THERE IS A GREAT QUESTION. I THINK WE HAD SUBMITTED TO ACCEPT AN EXPAND REQUEST PRIOR TO CONGRESS PASSING THE FEDERAL BUDGET. SO I THINK WE WERE BEING AMBITIOUS HOPING THAT THERE MIGHT BE MORE FUNDS COMING IN SO YOU CAN SEE A SLIGHTLY LARGER AMOUNTS UP TO AMOUNTS BUT SINCE WE SUBMITTED THE ACCEPTANCE EXPAND REQUEST CONGRESS CONGRESS DID PASS THE FEDERAL BUDGETS AND HOW WE HAVE MUCH BETTER SENSES OF WHAT WE'RE LIKELY TO GET. GOT IT. SO ESSENTIALLY THAT WAS THAT WAS WHY THEY WERE HIGHER THAN WHAT THE ACTUAL WILL PROBABLY BE CORRECT AND BECAUSE OF WHAT'S BEEN PASSED CORRECT.  YEP. OKAY. AND REGARDING THE THE FUNDS FOR OUTREACH EMERGENCY SHELTER HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION, RAPID REHOUSING ASSISTANT AND SHELTER SERVICES I KNOW THAT OFTENTIMES WHEN THERE ARE DISPLACEMENTS IN OUR CITY, YOU KNOW THEY'RE THE RESULT OF NATURAL DISASTERS AND THINGS THAT WE CAN'T CONTROL AND I KNOW WE HAVE A GREAT PARTNER IN THE RED CROSS WHO IS OFTEN THERE WHAT IN IN TERMS OF THAT 2 MILLION TO $2 MILLION EXCEPTIONAL EXPAND AND I'M SORRY I DON'T HAVE THE DOCKET NUMBER IN FRONT OF ME IN TERMS OF THAT ONE WHAT WHAT IS THE USUAL USE OF THAT MONEY AND I'M JUST CURIOUS I FEEL LIKE WE DO NEED MORE RESOURCES FOR RELYING IT'S WE HAVE A GREAT PARTNER ON THE RED CROSS BUT LIKE RELYING ON THAT ALL THE TIME WHEN YOU KNOW WHEN WE HAVE RESIDENTS THAT ARE SORT OF OUT OF LUCK FOR THE NIGHT I'M LIKE IN YOU'RE ON THE EDGE OF AND I KNOW WE HAVE A LOT OF PARTNERS BUT I'M JUST CURIOUS IF YOU FEEL THE NEED THAT WAY OR IF YOU FEEL THAT WE NEED MORE MONEY FOR THOSE PURPOSES AND IF AND IF I'M READING INTO WHAT THAT GRANT IS FOR CORRECTLY.  SURE. YES. AND RIGHT NOW WE'RE I THINK YOU'RE READING IN CORRECTLY WHAT THE GRANT IS FOR AND RIGHT NOW WE DIVIDE THE FUNDS BETWEEN WE HAVE IT GOING TO STREET OUTREACH THROUGH THE PINE STREET OVERNIGHTS VIA EACH FAN. SO THOSE ARE KIND OF GIVING SERVICES TO PEOPLE LIVING ON THE STREET AS WELL AS TRYING TO GET THEM INTO BOTH TEMPORARY AND PERMANENT HOUSING SOLUTIONS AND THE OTHER HALF IS THROUGH OUR OFFICE OF HOUSING STABILITY WHICH IS WORKING ON A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT HOUSING STABILIZATION SERVICES. I MEAN, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE MENTIONED THE NATURAL DISASTER AND FIRE RESPONSE WORK AND SO WE DEFINITELY USE EMERGENCY EVICTION GRANT CONTRACTS CONNECTED TO OUR STABILIZATION AFTER FIRES. WE DON'T I DON'T THINK WE ARE FUNDING FOR LIKE THE DIRECT HOTEL RUNS COMES TO THIS BUT I CAN PASS TO MY COLLEAGUE KATHY MIRANDA IN A MINUTE BUT WE DO USE A VARIETY OF FUNDS.  YOU KNOW, WE ARE IN A HOUSING CRISIS AS YOU ALL KNOW AND SO I THINK WE ARE ALWAYS STRUGGLING WITH ENOUGH RESOURCES AND YOU KNOW, THE OFFICE OF HOUSE STABILITY GETS 600 CALLS A WEEK FOR PEOPLE IN HOUSING CRISIS AND YOU KNOW, IT'S AMAZING TEAM AND THEY'RE WORKING REALLY HARD TO PRIORITIZE THOSE CASES BUT IT'S IT'S A BIG WAVE COMING AT THAT TEAM BUT I'M GOING TO PASS ON TO MY COLLEAGUE KATHY MIRANDA TO SEE IF SHE WANTS TO ADD MORE SPECIFICITY AROUND THE ESG FUNDED PROGRAMS FOR OFFICE OF DISABILITY.  ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. SO BECAUSE I'M THE EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANTS HAS VERY SPECIFIC ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS WE CHOOSE TO USE THAT FUNDING FOR MORE GENERAL HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION BECAUSE IT ONLY ALLOWS US WITH THAT GRANT TO SERVE PEOPLE AT 30% OF THE INCOME AND BELOW.  AND OFTEN WE FIND THAT PERSON DISPLACED BY FIRE AT A VARIETY OF INCOME LEVELS AND WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THEM. SO WE USE HOUSING 2034 CITY OPERATING FUNDS TO FUND THOSE EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROGRAMS. WE'VE BEEN PARTNERING WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW. THERE ARE FIRST GO TO ANY MANAGE THE FUNDING BOTH FOR FIRES AND FOR WATER MAIN BREAKS FLOODING ON ANY OF THE DISASTERS THAT HAPPEN IN THE CITY. WE USUALLY RESPOND WITHIN 24 TO 48 HOURS. WE ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE A SHORT TERM HOTEL STAY OFTEN I'M SORRY JUST TO DIG INTO THAT A LITTLE MORE IN TERMS OF LIKE THE NOAH BECAUSE I HEARD OF THAT BUT I THINK THAT MONEY IS USUALLY PRIORITIZED FOR FAMILIES AND OBVIOUSLY WE JUST DON'T WANT TO LET ANYONE OR THAT'S WHAT I'VE HEARD AND SO I JUST WANTED TO ASK THAT QUESTION WHILE WE HAVE THE RIGHT PEOPLE IN FRONT OF US ABOUT SORT OF WHAT WHAT ENDS UP BEING PRIORITIZED BECAUSE I KNOW THAT WE NEED MORE FUNDS FOR THIS FOR THESE THINGS AND YOU KNOW, WE'RE CATCHING PEOPLE ON THEIR FIRST NIGHT IN THEIR LIVES AND OFTENTIMES LIKE IT'S HARD TO PRIORITIZE, YOU KNOW, WHEN THERE ARE BIG BUILDINGS THAT THAT THAT THINGS HAPPEN IN . SO SORRY CATHERINE TO INTERRUPT JUST WANTED TO ADD THAT.  SURE. SO WITH REGARDS TO THE TO THE HOTEL STAY FUNDING SPECIFICALLY WE DO PRIORITIZE HOUSEHOLDS THAT CONTAIN A CHILD BECAUSE THEY'RE OTHERWISE UNABLE TO ACCESS EMERGENCY SHELTERING.  SO INDIVIDUALS ARE GENERALLY ABLE TO ACCESS SHELTERING FOR INDIVIDUALS AND THEY ARE STILL ELIGIBLE FOR OUR CASE MANAGEMENT HOUSING SEARCH ASSISTANCE AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE THROUGH OUR OFFICE,  THROUGH OUR FUNDED CONTRACTED PROVIDERS.  OFTEN THE CHALLENGE WITH THE HOTEL STAYS IS THE LENGTH OF STAY AND THE AMOUNT THAT THOSE COSTS CAN CAN BECOME GIVEN THAT HOTEL RATES VARY, WE DO HAVE SOME HOTEL CONTRACTS TO PROVIDE SOME LEVEL OF STABLE RATE BUT IT CAN OFTEN BE QUITE A LARGE AMOUNT OF FUNDING THAT'S NEEDED. I MEAN CAN OFTEN BE DIFFICULT. WE FIND THAT OFTEN PEOPLE ARE UNDER HOUSE PRIOR TO THE FIRE AND REHOUSING THEM FOLLOWING THE FIRE CAN TAKE MUCH MORE TIME THAN AND THEN MIGHT BE OTHERWISE ESTIMATED. IT'S OFTEN PEOPLE WHO ARE DOUBLED UP OR OVERCROWDED IN A UNIT.  SO SOME OF THE CHALLENGES AND JUST TO ADD ON WHAT KATHY SAID AROUND OUR FIRE RESPONSES, YOU KNOW WE WORK REALLY COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE RED CROSS WITH OUR NESS ON ANY FIRES THAT HAPPEN. YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD TWO MAJOR FIRES IN THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS AND SO WHAT NORMALLY HAPPENS IS THE RED CROSS AND OWNERS WILL WALK OUT AT THE FIRE SCENE, YOU KNOW, AS SOON AS IT HAPPENS AND THEN AS SOON AS OUR STAFF GETS THERE IN THE MORNING THEY'LL START CALLING THROUGH A LIST THAT ONASSIS CREATED OF EACH PERSON WHO IS AFFECTED BY THE FIRE AND WORKING WITH THEM TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE A PLAN FOR SAFE HOUSING. OFTEN THAT MEANS, YOU KNOW, PUTTING UP UP INTO OUR HOTEL STATE PROGRAM IT COULD MEAN OTHER SOLUTIONS AS WELL. BUT WE'RE FOLLOWING UP WITH EVERY SINGLE PERSON AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY ARE THEY HAVE A PLAN FOR HOUSING AS YOU MENTIONED CANS OF DRINKING YOU ARE OFTEN ON THE WORST DAY OF THEIR LIFE AND SO ANYTHING WE CAN YOU KNOW, WE CONTINUE TO WORK REALLY HARD TO MAKE SURE THAT HAPPENS AND ALSO FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN IMPROVE THE COORDINATION WITH OWNERS AND RED CROSS. SO THANK YOU.  THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANDREW DURKAN AND NEXT UP COUNCILOR PEPEN 5 MINUTES. THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.  IT'S JUST THAT VERY LAST DAY I WAS TALKING ABOUT JUST WANT TO THANK SPECIFICALLY DANIEL JOHNSON FROM OHSU AS A FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES I FIND MYSELF MANY TIMES REACHING OUT TO YOUR DEPARTMENT TO REQUEST ASSISTANCE WITH FAMILIES THAT WERE DISPLACED. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.  MY QUESTION IS MARI GUARDING YOUR SOCIAL SERVICES ASSISTANCE AND ASSISTANCE IN GENERAL TO FAMILIES WITH SECTION EIGHT VOUCHERS? JUST LAST WEEK I WAS AT A PANEL CONVERSATION WITH COUNSELOR SANTANA WITH MARCIA AND THEY WERE ASKING AS YOU KNOW, WHAT BENEFITS ARE COMING DOWN THE LINE FOR IS MORE ASSISTANCE TO HELP WITH DOWN PAYMENT DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE WITH TO FOLKS WITH EIGHT MATCHES TO ANY OF THESE FUNDS HELP EXPAND THOSE FUNDS OR WOULD THAT COME FROM SOMEWHERE ELSE?  AND COUNCILOR PEPEN, ARE YOU SPEAKING OF FOLKS WITH RENTAL ASSISTANCE SECTION EIGHT VOUCHERS WHO WANT TO BECOME HOMEOWNERS?  CORRECT? YES. SO THESE FUNDS ARE USED FOR GENERAL DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE. THEY COULD BE ACCESSED BY FOLKS WITH SECTION EIGHT VOUCHERS. WE WE HAVE WE ARE USING A DIFFERENT FUNDING POT OUR AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT, ARPA FUNDING TO FUND A PROGRAM WITH THE BOSTON HOUSING AUTHORITY THAT SPECIFICALLY FUNDS EXPANDED DOWNPAYMENT ASSISTANCE FOR FOLKS IN VHA UNITS OFTEN WITH PROJECT B.S. EACH EIGHT VOUCHERS WHO WANT IT WHO ARE USING THE SECTION EIGHT TO HOMEOWNERSHIP PROGRAM.  AND SO SO WE ARE FUNDING EXPANDED DOWNPAYMENT ASSISTANCE FOR VHA RESIDENTS. WE DON'T YET HAVE A WE ARE PLANNING RIGHT NOW TO HAVE AN EXPANDED DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE FOR FOLKS WITH FEDERAL MOBILE SECTION EIGHT VOUCHERS. BUT I THINK WE'RE CONTINUING TO LOOK AT DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES TO HELP SUPPORT HOMEOWNERSHIP FOR YOU KNOW, FOLKS WITH SECTION EIGHT VOUCHERS FOR A LOT OF AMERICAN HOMEOWNERS OVERALL.  I HAVE KAREN ABAZA HERE WHO'S THE DIRECTOR OF THE BOSTON HOME CENTER. KAREN, DO YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING TO THAT?  YES. SO WE CURRENTLY HAVE ANYBODY THAT IS 80% OF A MILLION BELOW WE USE SECTION EIGHT I'M SORRY WE USED CVG FUNDING IN OCTOBER OF 2022 LIKE THEY MENTIONED BSA LAUNCHED THE FIRST HOME PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CDO BOSTON WHERE RESTAURANTS COULD GET UP TO $75,000.20 5000 FROM VHA AND 50,000 FROM ARPA OR CPA FUNDING AND SOMETIMES WE HAVE ALSO ALLOCATED THE OF THEIR VERY LOW INCOME SOME OF THE CVG FUNDING. SO THESE FUNDS WE MAKE SURE THEY GO TO THE VERY LOW TO MODERATE INCOME FAMILIES SO WE USE IT FOR DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE.  OH THAT'S GREAT. THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW THAT VERY TIMELY FOR ME THAT I WAS AT THE PANEL LAST WEEK AND NOW I GET TO ASK YOU THIS QUESTION HERE. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT AND THEN MADAM CHAIR, TIME FOR ONE MORE QUESTION. QUICK ONE. YES, YOUR TIME FOR THE QUESTION AND WHAT THESE WERE WE BE ABLE TO USE THESE FUNDS TO TO SAY PURCHASE UNITS ON THE ALL ON THE MARKET AT THE MOMENT AND MAKE THEM AFFORDABLE UNITS SO WE HAVEN'T USED ANY OF THESE ENTITLEMENT GRANTS TO MY KNOWLEDGE FOR OUR ACQUISITION OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM WHERE WE GO AND PURCHASE MARKET RATE UNITS AND TURN THEM INTO PERMANENTLY AFFORDABLE. WE ARE CURRENTLY SPENDING DOWN $28 MILLION OF ARPA FUNDS THAT WE'RE USING FOR ACQUISITIONS BUT TO MY KNOWLEDGE AND I CAN DEFINITELY GET BACK TO YOU ON THIS WE HAVEN'T USED THESE FUNDS FOR ACQUISITIONS IN THE PAST AND THAT MAY BASED ON THE FUNDING ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS THAT WE FIND OTHER SOURCES ARE MORE FLEXIBLE TO USE FOR ACQUISITIONS. BUT I CAN GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT. OKAY.  I'LL BE GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. BUT THAT IS IT FOR ME . THANK YOU, COUNSELOR PEPEN LET'S SEE CONSTRUCTION FOR YOUR NEXT 5 MINUTES. THANK YOU SO MUCH CHAIR AND THANK YOU EVERYBODY FOR YOUR QUESTIONS AND YOUR AND YOUR YOUR ANSWERS THUS FAR. I DO WANT TO DIG IN TO THE EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRAND A LITTLE BIT MORE AND CLARIFY SOME THINGS I'M PIGGYBACKING OFF OF COUNCILOR DURKIN'S QUESTIONS. GIVEN THAT WE'VE HAD THESE DEVASTATING FIRES IN BOSTON OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS AND BEING THE LOGISTICS AND OPERATION OF WORKING WITH THESE FAMILIES, WORKING WITH L.A., WORKING WITH RED CROSS AND THEN WORKING WITH HHS, I MEAN THEY'RE PEOPLE ARE WORKING VERY HARD TO SUPPORT VICTIMS AND I THINK THERE'S ANOTHER CONVERSATION FOR ANOTHER DAY ABOUT HOW WE ARE BETTER AT DOING ALL THIS ALL OF THIS WORK AND THE OPERATIONS AND TRULY ASSISTING THEM DURING THE MOST DIFFICULT POINT OF THEIR LIVES WITH THIS FUND. SO I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR SO THE EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS THAT WE HAVE HERE THAT WE'RE DISCUSSING HERE TODAY IS MORE GENERALLY FOR HOMELESS STREET OUTREACH. IT DOES NOT FUND ANY OPERATIONS OR ANY PARTNERSHIPS WITH NO LAW TO ASSIST FOLKS WITH FIRE FIRE INCIDENTS OR EMERGENCY INCIDENTS LIKE THE BUILDING COLLAPSES. IS THAT RIGHT? YEAH, THAT'S CORRECT. SO WE DO USE IT FOR HOUSING STABILIZATION WORK THROUGH OFFICE OF HOUSING TO BUILD THE NOAH CONTRACT IS NOT FUNDED WITH THESE WITH ESG FUNDS AS KATHY MENTIONED AND WE USE CITY OF BOSTON OPERATING FUNDS BECAUSE OF MOST FLEXIBLE AND WERE ABLE TO YOU KNOW RESPOND TO THE MOMENT NOT AND NOT WORRY ABOUT INCOME ELIGIBILITY FOR THE OHC CONTRACTS WE USE YES SHE'S FUNDING FOR CONTRACTS WITH A, B, C, D, ASIAN-AMERICAN CIVIC ASSOCIATION BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER AROUND STABILIZATION CASE MANAGEMENT, HOUSING SEARCH AND WITH A REAL FOCUS ON DISPLACED PREVENTING DISPLACEMENT AND HOMELESSNESS. OKAY.  THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT THERE ARE INSTANCES WHERE THIS DEVASTATING MOMENT IS THE MOMENT WHERE THESE FOLKS ENTER INTO ENDLESS POVERTY LIKE THEY ARE JUST ON THE CUSP OF NOT BEING ABLE TO AFFORD LIVING IN THIS CITY. AND THEN SO WHEN THEY ARE DISPLACED MANY OF THEM ARE LIVING MULTIPLE FAMILIES IN EXCUSE ME ONE FAMILY IN MULTIPLE BEDROOMS AND THEY DON'T HAVE FIRST OR LAST AND THEN THEY GET THIS GAP FUNDING FROM THE RED CROSS FOR TWO OR THREE DAYS AND THEN IT RUNS OUT AND THEN THEY ARE LITERALLY HOMELESS. SO I DO WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT ANOTHER TIME AND JUST IT WAS BROUGHT UP SO I WANTED TO CIRCLE BACK BUT AGAIN THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR YOUR WORK. I KNOW IT'S A DIFFICULT SITUATION AND WE'RE IN A HOUSING SHORTAGE FOR THE CDBG GRANTS REALLY HAPPY TO SEE THAT IT'S FUNDING THIS GRASSROOTS PROGRAM AND COMMUNITY GARDENS. WHAT ARE.  HAVE YOU HAD ANY PROJECTS IN MY DISTRICT IN EAST BOSTON,  CHARLESTOWN OR THE NORTH END THAT YOU CAN TALK ABOUT? WE ARE TRYING TO PARTNER WITH EAST FARMS TO EXPAND THEIR OPERATION. THEY'VE DEMONSTRATED THAT THEY'RE A GOOD COMMUNITY PARTNER AND ABLE TO HANDLE SOME OF THESE FUNDS. BUT DO YOU HAVE ANY INSTANCES THAT YOU CAN TALK ABOUT IN DISTRICT ONE THAT HAVE BEEN FUNDED BY THE SEED GRANT? SURE. YEAH, I KNOW WE ACTUALLY HAVE SEVERAL I HAVE WE HAVE SHANI FLETCHER, DIRECTOR FOR BOSTON ON THE CALL SO SHORTLY I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO JUMP IN TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE SPECIFIC EXAMPLES OF GO BOSTON PROGRAMS IN IN DISTRICT ONE. YES, ABSOLUTELY.  AND JUST TO CLARIFY, COUNCILOR , ARE YOU ASKING ABOUT IN THIS LAST YEAR OR IN GENERAL IN RECENT YEARS WE'VE HAD SEVERAL BUT NOT IN THE LAST YEAR IN THE LAST YEAR.  I PROBABLY NEED TO LOOK IN OUR DATABASE. I THINK I THINK THEY HAVE NOT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A NEW ONE.  WELL, THE ONE THAT I'M THINKING OF IS NOT FUNDED BY CDBG. I DON'T THINK THERE HAS BEEN A NEW ONE THIS YEAR. I THINK THE GREEN HOUSE OF SIX CHELSEA TERRACE IS THE MOST RECENT ONE I CAN TAKE A LOOK AND GET BACK TO YOU IF I AM MISREMEMBERING BUT I'M PRETTY SURE EVERY OTHER PROJECT WE'VE DONE WE'VE DONE A FEW PROJECTS, WE'VE DONE SUMNER STREET, WE'VE DONE THAT, WE'VE FUNDED SOME IMPROVEMENTS AT OUR GARDEN ACROSS THE M.A. UMANA SCHOOL AND WE HAVE DONE THE CHELSEA TERRACE GARDEN WE OWNED AT CHARLESTOWN SPROUTS THAT WAS FOR EASY THAT IS WHAT IS I'M SORRY I'M GETTING CHATS ABOUT THAT WITH THE INFORMATION AS WE SPEAK. SO THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING CHARLESTOWN SPROUTS AND CHARLOTTE AND CHARLES SPROUTS HAVE GOTTEN FUNDING RECENTLY FOR IMPROVEMENTS AND SUMNER STREET HAS SOME IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE SIGNING A GRANT AGREEMENT SOON. SO THOSE ARE THE TWO MOST RECENT ONES. OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR FOR REMEMBERING THAT IF YOU IF YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'VE MISSED, PLEASE ARE FREE TO REACH OUT. NO, I DON'T THINK SO. I MEAN LIKE I SAID, WE'VE DONE SEVERAL PROJECTS WITH THEM BUT THEY'RE MOSTLY MORE THAN A YEAR OLD SO THAT'S WHY I WAS LIKE EVERYTHING THAT IMMEDIATELY CAME TO MIND ARE ALL THE BIG FLASHY THINGS THAT ARE ALREADY FINISHED BUT THOSE ARE THE RECENT FUNDING AWARDS SO PROVIDING WHOLE NUTRITIOUS FRUIT FOODS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO RESIDENTS IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME AND VITAL TO THE FUTURE OF OUR CITY AND THE LAST THING I'LL SAY IS THAT THE CDBG GRANTS WITH THE FACADE AND BUSINESS ASSESSMENT BEEN A LIFELINE FOR A LOT OF OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES. I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR THEIR ON THAT AND THAT IS ALL THAT I HAVE. THANK YOU MANAGER THANK YOU CONSTRUCTION I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT COUNCILOR SANTANA HAS JOINED US . NEXT UP COUNCILOR FERNANDES ANDERSON, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.  THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I WORKED A LOT. I WAS AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR ONE OF THE MAIN STREETS AND WORK A LOT WITH BIG GRANTS AND IN OTHER WAYS SMALL BUSINESS HOUSING AND SO FULLY SUPPORTED UNDERSTAND IT AND I THINK SOME OF MY QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN ASKED. SO I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME EVERYONE.  THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SENATOR SANDERS THE IN TOWN YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AND YOU KNOW, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE ADMINISTRATION FOR BEING HERE LIKEWISE AS ENTREPRENEUR AND THEN ALSO JUST MENTIONED I ALSO DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS A LOT OF MY COLLEAGUES ASKED MANY QUESTIONS AND PRESENTATION WAS GREAT AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THESE GRANTS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU COUNSELOR SANTANA OKAY. AS ALL MY COLLEAGUES HAVE ASKED THE QUESTIONS I HAD A FEW JUST TO GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE FUNDS ABOUT BUT 40% OF THE CITY'S FEDERAL FUNDS COME THROUGH HUD SO THAT'S THE BIG THE BIG KAHUNA AND THEN OVER 20% OF THE CITY'S FEDERAL FUNDS ARE ALSO PASSED ON TO OTHER SUB RECIPIENTS. SO WHAT WHAT OTHER MUNICIPALITIES CAN YOU REMIND ME AGAIN OR WHO THE SUB RECIPIENTS MIGHT BE? AND FOR THESE FUNDS LIKE IN SUFFOLK COUNTY OR IF FURTHER AFIELD?  YES. SO THAT WE HAVE A WHOLE BUNCH OF DIFFERENT SUB RECIPIENTS ALMOST ALL THESE FUNDS ARE PASSED THROUGH TO DIFFERENT SUB RECIPIENTS FOR CONTRACTS FOR SERVICES.  SO THE ONLY FUNDS THAT GO DIRECTLY TO CONSTITUENTS ARE OUR DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE AND OUR HOME REPAIR PROGRAMS. OTHERWISE THEY'RE THEY ALL GO TO DIFFERENT CONTRACTS.  SO IT'S A IT'S A VERY LONG LIST OF DIFFERENT NON NONPROFITS AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS. I WONDER I CAN DEFINITELY GO THROUGH IT BUT IF YOU'D LIKE WE CAN SEND YOU A FULL LIST OF ALL THE RECIPIENTS AND I KNOW WE HAD A DISCUSSION ABOUT ANOTHER GRANT TO ANOTHER ANOTHER COMMITTEE A WHILE AGO AND ONE OF THE ISSUES WHEN THEY DONE AN AUDIT WAS THAT YOU KNOW, THE FINANCIAL CONTROLS OF TRACKING SUB RECIPIENTS AND HOW THEY WERE SPENDING THE MONEY DO YOU HAVE THAT? THAT'S PART OF IRRESPONSIBILITY BECAUSE YOU ARE TRUE YOU TRUE PUT THE FUNDS TO THE OTHER SUB RECIPIENTS SO IS THAT AN ONEROUS TASK FOR YOUR DEPARTMENT? SO IT DEFINITELY IS A LARGE TASK. I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S IF IT'S ONEROUS BUT WE ARE BLESSED TO HAVE A VERY LARGE ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE TEAM WHO OVERSEE THE COMPLIANCE WITH ALL THE FEDERAL GRANTS AND AND MAKE SURE YOU KNOW, WE ARE FOLLOWING ALL OTHER REQUIREMENTS. WE ACTUALLY TINA GRIFFITHS WHO IS ON THE CALL DIRECTOR OF COMPLIANCE DID A TRAINING FOR ALL OF OUR STAFF ON TUESDAY AROUND RECIPIENT AGREEMENTS AND HOW WE MONITORED THAT. SO I THINK WE ARE A FAIRLY WELL SITUATED TO EFFECTIVELY MONITOR THE GRANTS AND, MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE BEING USED EFFECTIVELY. I'M TINA. DO YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING ELSE TO THAT?  YEAH. SO WE JUST RECENTLY UPDATED OUR SUP RECIPIENT MONITORING PLAN AND RISK ASSESSMENTS ALL APPROVED BY HUD AND BUILT OUT OF REQUIREMENTS AND JUST BEST PRACTICES AS WELL NOT JUST REQUIREMENTS FROM HUD AND SO ALL OF OUR SUP RECIPIENTS HAVE THE SAME STANDARDS THAT WE HOLD THEM TO THEY BEFORE EVEN RECEIVING THE GRANT THERE'S A GOOD GOVERNANCE CHECK THAT'S DONE ON ALL OF THEM FOR THEIR FINANCIAL STABILITY AND ABILITY TO SPEND AND USE EFFECTIVELY THE FUNDS AND THEN WE HAVE DIFFERENT MONITORING SET UP BASED OFF OF THEIR RISK OF CERTAIN HUD DEEMED CERTAIN ACTIVITY IS AS HIGH RISK REGARDLESS JUST BECAUSE SO THOSE ARE HIGH RISK.  SO ALL OF THE RISK ASSESSMENT IS SET UP TO DETERMINE HOW STUDENT CHOICE EACH MONITORING SHOULD BE BUT EVERYONE IS MONITORED AND THEY'RE MONITORED AT LEAST FOUR TIMES A YEAR. DO DESK REVIEW BUT THEY ALL HAVE AN ONSITE MONITORING AT MINIMUM ONCE EVERY THREE YEARS MOST WITH MOST OF THEM ACTUALLY BEING MONITORED EVERYONE ONSITE EVERY 1 TO 2 YEARS. WE ALSO HAVE A TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM WE SET UP TO FOR ALL PEOPLE THAT ARE NEW TO USING FEDERAL FUNDS SO THAT THEY UNDERSTAND THE VARIOUS LEGALLY REQUIREMENTS THAT COME WITH ALL OF THESE FUNDS THROUGH HUD. SO THEY ACTUALLY HAVE A GREAT PROGRAM SET UP FOR MONITORING TO BE FUNDS. AND ARE YOU FOLKS ABLE TO HANDLE THAT AND IN-HOUSE AND MANAGE OFFERS OF HOUSING WITHOUT SAID SUPPORT FROM CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE FINANCE? YOU HAVE A GOOD NAME THERE? YES. THE PROJECT MANAGERS FOR EACH OF THE DIFFERENT DIVISIONS DO THE DESPERATE USED AND COMPLIANCE TEAM ALSO ASSIST WITH ALL REPORTING SOUNDS GREAT SO ALSO A LOT OF THESE CB DB G GRANTS ARE ROLLING FORWARD EVERY YEAR. IT'S AN ENTITLEMENT PROGRAM YOU DON'T HAVE TO APPLY. IT SORT OF COMES TO YOU YOU JUST HAVE TO COMPLY WITH THE THE RULES AND REGULATIONS.  DO YOU COMPETE FOR COMPETITIVE GRANTS LIKE NONDISCRETIONARY DISCRETIONARY GRANTS IN ADDITION TO THESE LARGE GRANTS? YES WE DO. SO I THINK THE BIGGEST ONE WOULD BE OUR CONTINUUM OF CARE GRANT WHICH FUNDS OUR HOMELESSNESS RESPONSE SYSTEM. AND SO EVERY YEAR AND ACTUALLY MAY CHANGE EVERY TWO YEAR AND WE GO THROUGH A VERY LENGTHY APPLICATION COMPETITIVE APPLICATION PROCESS AND WE'VE SEEN THE AWARD GO UP FROM ABOUT 20 MILLION YOU KNOW, SEVEN OR EIGHT YEARS AGO TO I THINK WE WERE AT 44 MILLION THIS PAST YEAR. KATIE K HOLLOWAY WHO'S ON THE CALL WHO SPOKE EARLIER LEADS THAT PROCESS AND SO THAT IS PROBABLY THE LARGEST COMPETITIVE GRANT. WE ALSO HAVE APPLIED FOR OTHER COMPETITIVE PLANS. WE RECENTLY WON A $16.5 MILLION SPECIAL NOTIFICATION OF FUNDING AWARD FOR UNSHELTERED HOMELESS SYSTEM AND WE CREATED ABOUT 300 UNITS OF PERMANENT HOUSING FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING UNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS AND THAT WAS A VERY COMPETITIVE PROCESS.  WE ACTUALLY THOUGHT WE WOULDN'T GET IT BUT WERE ABLE TO GET THE FUNDING SO WE I WE CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES AND THEN APPLY AND THEN WE HAVE GENERALLY BEEN PRETTY COMPETITIVE IN THOSE APPLICATIONS AND IT'S WONDERFUL. YOU KNOW THE ONLY THING THE QUESTION I HAD WAS WAS RELATION TO THE THE CENSUS I KNOW AND DISTRICT NINE WE HAD AN UNDERCOUNT BECAUSE THE CENSUS COUNT JUST HAPPENED AS A LOT OF STUDENTS HAD LEFT THE POPULATION DECLINED SIGNIFICANTLY.  DO YOU SEE ANY RIPPLE EFFECT FROM AN UNDERCOUNT IN THE IN THE 2020 CENSUS AND IN TERMS OF BLOCK GRANT MONIES COMING IN THROUGH IT, WAS THERE ANY IMPACT THAT YOU NOTICED FROM THAT?  I AM NOT SURE A COUPLE OF YEARS OUT FROM NOW AT THIS POINT. YEAH, I AM NOT SURE YOU KNOW THE ENTITLEMENT GRANTS ARE BASED ON FORMULA WHICH INCLUDES YOU KNOW THAT MUCH CENSUS INFORMATION. TINA DO YOU KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION?  YES. IT'S ACTUALLY DONE ONE THROUGH SINCE IT'S BUT ALSO THROUGH JUST GENERAL POPULATION PROPERTY TAX THINGS AND THEY TAKE A LOT OF THINGS INTO CONSIDERATION. SO IT'S KNOWN THAT A LOT OF THE POPULATION HERE IS STUDENTS AND THE CITY OF BOSTON BUT SO THEY STILL COUNT THOSE PEOPLE EVEN THOUGH NOT THROUGH CENSUS THEY THEY TAKE THEY HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT RECORDING MECHANISMS THAT THEY USE. IF YOU LOOK ON OUR CONSOLIDATED PLAID WEBSITE THERE'S ACTUALLY A DATA TABLE SO THAT UPLOADED THROUGH HUD AND THEN THROUGH OUR OWN RESEARCH AS WELL THAT TAKE A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS INTO CONSIDERATION NOT JUST THE CENSUS BUT IN DETERMINING OUR POPULATION SIZE THAT'S GOOD.  AND IN TERMS OF YOUR CONSOLIDATED PLAN, YOUR FIVE YEAR PLAN, DO YOU SEE ANY SIGNIFICANT SHIFTS IN IN OUR POPULATION OR OUR NEEDS GOING FORWARD FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS? SO YOU WANT TO TAKE THAT ONE AGAIN? OKAY. THERE'S BEEN A BIG SHIFT OF THE GROW BOSTON PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY SUCCESSFUL AND A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE COMMENTED ON THE NEED FOR THAT AND THE CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR THAT. OBVIOUSLY HOUSING IS THE MAIN PRIORITY.  EVERYONE IS THE HIGHEST NEED SO FAR THIS YEAR WE CREATED A SURVEY TO HELP AND WE UPDATED OUR COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION PLAN SO THAT WE COULD HELP REALLY GET THE WORD OUT TO A LOT OF DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS AND GIVE PEOPLE A LOT OF DIFFERENT OPTIONS AND WAYS TO INTERACT WITH US. SO THAT'S BEEN REALLY SUCCESSFUL BUT SO FAR IT'S PRETTY MUCH THE SAME OF HOMELESSNESS HOUSING AND I WOULD SAY THAT OUR BIGGEST CHANGE HAS COME FOR LIKE OUR BIGGEST INCREASE HAS COME IN THE GROW BOSTON OF PEOPLE REALLY WANTING TO HAVE THAT SUPPORT IN THE COMMUNITY GARDENS AND OPEN SPACES. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. WELL THAT'S ALL MY QUESTIONS AND LIKE COLLEAGUES ANYONE ELSE HAVE A FINAL QUESTION?  OKAY.  QUESTION LET'S GO THROUGH MY LAST YEAR AND ANYONE FOR A PUBLIC TESTIMONY IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE NOT HERE SO I THINK WE'RE ALL GOOD.  NO ONE NO, THANK YOU. UM UM.  ALL RIGHT. UM, I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL AGAIN THE PANELISTS AND MY COLLEAGUES FOR BEING HERE THIS MORNING TO DISCUSS THESE VERY IMPORTANT GRANTS. I WANT TO THANK ETHAN AND KARISHMA FROM CENTRAL STAFF FOR ALL THEIR HELP AND THIS HEARING ON DOCKETS 057320576 IS ADJOURNED. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH AND HAVE A GOOD DAY. THANK YOU ALL. THANK Y