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>> Good afternoon, everyone.

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And good afternoon. Time is 4

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o'clock. We're going to start

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this notice. Meeting. We have

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the room for just one hour

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this time. And I think we want

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to make sure that we walk out

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of here with a piece

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legislation and kind of kind

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of move forward. We're trying

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to make the Wednesday

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deadline. So that's kind of

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why we're I want to just go

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right to business. We're going

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to start with introduction

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story from our left Garden.

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>> Bring your smears office.

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Goes Office General Counsel.

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>> water.

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>> We police the District 7.

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Reginald afternoon, Julia

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Charles Moreland, j they very

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much. Yeah. If you've got red,

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that means you can talk

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different than the other room

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which is different than

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another room. It's none of our

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>> Thank you all for being

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here today. Thank you to my my

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co-chair.

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>> COUNCILMAN Gaffney, do you

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have anything before we kind

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of start the bottom of that in

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>> would jump straight into. I

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think the fact remains the

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same that we need some utility

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really, you know, we did again

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calls up and to day, you know,

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hopefully after this me and we

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can try to have some type of

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solution, you know, so at the

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last. We me and I have gotten

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calls from all types groups

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tied to individuals seeking

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utility. So cleotha today with

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gas and resolution.

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>> Understood. Thank you very

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much. And I believe we might

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have another council member

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here to join us, which I to

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introduce yourself.

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>> Councilmember get

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afternoon, everyone. I'm Tara

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Maclay Murray District 9.

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Thank you for joining us

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today.

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>> And we truly appreciate

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your efforts and this again, I

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think we've all kind of gotten

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these phone calls and heard

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about needs for for

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assistance. I want to kind go

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back to where we were last

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meeting, right? We talked to a

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number of providers, got a

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good kind of understanding

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about. What programs exist

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now. I know that I try to

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become in the span of a couple

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days. More of a try to learn

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more about how these

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nonprofits operating help with

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utility assistance that I knew

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before. There's a lot of

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nonprofits that are providing

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assistance, including the city

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of Jacksonville, right through

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our parks, Rec and Community

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Services Division. Every

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program has something a little

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bit different. The one that

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the 2 things that the city of

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Jacksonville and correct me if

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I'm wrong, anyone the 2, the

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2. Programs of the city of

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Jacksonville has one of which

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is under parks, rec and

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community services. And that's

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utility assistance program

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that we've internally created.

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So dollars come out of the

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budget, go to parks community

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services and able to to spend

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those dollars. You're able to

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get assistance once every 18

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months in that program. That's

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under Daryl Joseph Shop and

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then under the neighbor to

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neighbor program, which was

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codify in law in 1987 by City

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Council. That is a jta program

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were. Households and families

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and rate payers can put can

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can can voluntarily put

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dollars aside, put into a pot

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of money and ga is able to

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distribute those dollars to go

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into utility assistance via

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the United Way in the in the

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code. It specifically says the

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United Way is going to

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administer the program and

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correct me if I'm Charles. So

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that correct. Missed a

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neighbor to neighbor program

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to described it appropriately.

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The funds are distributed

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through 2, 1, 1, and then it

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gets to a Catholic charities.

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Catholic Charities and takes

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care of it. From that point.

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Moving forward. It's my

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understanding that so in in

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the law are in the in the bill

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codify it as United Way's the

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minister. I think since 1987

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Catholic Charities has been

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the one via the 2, 1, 1,

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program actually administer is

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the dollar. So 2, 1, 1, still

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continues to be this pre

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screening. Operator and then

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can send it off to. One of a

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number of providers. However,

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its Catholic charities that

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does the neighbor to neighbor

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program. A lot of other

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substances given through

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different operators, Family

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Services desk Eldersource uses

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a the heap dollars uses lie.

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He dollars. Both of those are

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federal programs. So there's a

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lot of stuff that exists. It's

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just a matter of what is the

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city of Jacksonville. Kind of

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have the most. Direct

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engagement on. And that's kind

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of the parks and rec and then

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this neighbor to neighbor

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program. And even then it's

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not city dollars that go into

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neighbor to neighbor. Just

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happened to be codified. So

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that's that's everything that

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past in the past week. And

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Lord knows I'm probably

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forgetting some other

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incredible organization that's

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out there supporting families

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right now. But all that to say

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as we are trying to, I think

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get a bill out by Wednesday. I

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want to make sure that we sort

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of saw okay, where does this

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colleagues if feel come

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confident going for 2.3

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million from reserves to go

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into some kind of utility

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assistance program. The first

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question I think we all asked

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ourselves was all right. If we

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are parks and rec. And

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ministering dollars, why not

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give them all the money to

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which? I think Parks and Rec

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and any other organization

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would say you give me that

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kind of money. I got to hire

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more staff. I need more people

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to administer. And so it was a

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matter of okay. Well, we do

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want to overburden city

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department and especially have

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them hire more staff if

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they're not gonna be able to

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continue that staff in future

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years. I don't think our

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colleagues would be on board

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with that. Told us that

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different iterations. But how

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much can they take on and sell

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parks and rec? Do you want to

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vent? Up? I was going I think

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parks and rec from what

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understand take on about an

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extra 200,000 without hiring

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additional staff and they can

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re address their program. So

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it's not just once every 2

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months, but go ahead.

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COUNCILMAN, first of all,

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little tardy, but what I want

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to see. If we if we're if we

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have the funding to do what we

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need to do, where things I

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want to make sure is that.

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>> Access? 2, 1, 1, And other

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organizations. They only have

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a certain amount of time. And

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a lot of time people can cut

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off. And so we need to look at

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the big picture. Of how they

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can access these funds. That

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would be my major concern

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because sometimes we don't

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know they get so overwhelmed.

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The staff, they MAY not have

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the capacity to distribute the

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funds the way it needs to be.

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Distribute it. Now I know

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organizations like even j a

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had a program. The neighbor to

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neighbor program and then they

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were even collect in funds

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from different businesses by

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asking individuals or

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companies to donate it and if

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there and I don't know if

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could do this and not, but we

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need access like immediate

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access people either have a

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day before they cut off. All

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that might be today. So

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whatever we do and I think we

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need to.

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>> be an asset to those

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organist stations, not the

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ones that are already doing

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like the regular goes, open

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the lines up at 8 o'clock.

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They open it up by 8 o'clock.

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They probably had 20 people on

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already. And then those

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dollars are just And of

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course, you have United Way as

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well. But we want to make sure

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that whatever dollars that we

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do, need to be able to have it

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done immediately.

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>> COUNCILMAN, I think your

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frustration and your for one,

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you probably you to both. The

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more about nonprofit work that

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I certainly do. And you hit

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the nail on the head. Talked

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about that a little bit in the

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last meeting yet these dollars

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can just be can't just get

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written. And as we say,

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goodbye, got to get more staff

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to be able to administer those

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dollars. And it's got to be

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fast because if if the public

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sees we cut a 2 million dollar

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check. They're gonna expect

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that they get those taxes.

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Those dollars annually as

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opposed to having to wait 3,

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4, 5, months. No question. You

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know, as as I kind of talk

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with our auditors and r and r

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attorneys, I thought some

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dollars can go in the park's

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and rec immediately where they

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can spend dollars. We already

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have staff to do that. And

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you're right. You got to call

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a comment Tuesday to make sure

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you get the assistance and

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then 2, 1, 1, United Way told

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us they can they can handle

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the rest of the dollars and

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get an additional staff member

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to through their network and

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make sure those dollars go a

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lot faster. I want to call

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cold right up here. I kind of

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brought Arbor and credit pay.

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You can introduce yourself.

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Just kinda, maybe go little

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bit more about sort of what we

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discussed. Get my apologies

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for going to recognize

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COUNCILMAN Park Maryville for

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quick. To the chair to

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Councilmember Pittman.

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>> I think at this one system

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clarification. So I think what

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you're saying is not so much

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about the funding that we that

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we're proposing. But access to

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those programs that there's no

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delay. I think that's what

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you're trying to emphasize a

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little above, to be honest,

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because I don't think one

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program.

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>> Could handle all we need

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right. The complaints that I

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hear about is that they can't

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get in to talk to someone or

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and might be a senior that

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don't know the process of how

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to maneuver to get the money.

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You know what it means. So I

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don't know if we can have.

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Organization or a couple of

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organizations that if your

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lights are going to be less

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than 3 days of today's at I'm

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just saying it out loud. I

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don't really know. But the

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most immediate because a lot

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of the organizations have

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allocated dollars even I

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social services have that. But

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at least they MAY have a

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little time. They say it is if

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they're 2 months behind,

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right? They make an

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appointment with social

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services or we call they try

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to help them within a certain

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period. But if you have

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somebody like a 2, 1, 1, or da

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again, that works with these

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organizations to keep those

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lights on keep them from being

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cut off the cause of a lot of

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the families already stressed

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out and struggling, right. And

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and even if they live in low

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income house and if you don't

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have any lights, then they

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they cancel terminate. Your

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your house easy. So we had

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make sure whatever we do. It's

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going to be something this

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immediate. Okay. So then with

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that being said, I think that

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it there should be look at

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each program and see how the

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dollars are distributed

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immediately in terms of each

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program like she's going to

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talk about.

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>> United Way. So what the

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turnaround time is for them

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actually receiving service.

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And I'm I'm assuming that when

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there is a program jta that

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it's a little more immediate

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than other programs. If you

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understand the point that I'm

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making. All right. Thank you.

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>> Opelousas, if you MAY, one

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of the questions that was

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asked to Leslie, after the

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meeting. How do we come up

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with love? How did you come up

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with 2 million dollars? 2.3,

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you know, one of the

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organizations that reached out

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to me and say, can we take we

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used a nonprofit, you know how

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that we come up with is 2.3

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million dollars. So if you

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want to elaborate on great.

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>> Thank you. I mean, it is it

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is a little bit arbitrary. You

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know, I I chose I wanted

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2 million dollars actual

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dollars to go out and hit the

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street. I felt like when we

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looked at I think was an

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average of about $650 per

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household

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>> we've been told that a lot

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a lot of the services that we

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provide get drained by the

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middle of the funds into the

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year. And right now with with

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the rate increase and with the

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economy as it is. I thought

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2 million dollars made sense

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of that was a good round

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number. And then the extra 300

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k was for additional ft. Ease

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and folks to be able to hire

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staff to administer those

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dollars because to the point

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of what we're all concerned

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about. We don't want we don't

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want these dollars just

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sitting back out performance

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before dollars. Get out. So so

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that it it frankly is Carey.

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It is. So anyone thought that

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was a magic reason, why was

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that number was 2 Million?

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Because I thought it was a

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nice round number 300 k for.

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Help for to use.

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>> other another person also

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brought it to my attention.

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What about veterans? Can we

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set aside Mayville 100,000 is

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to the whole committee? Can we

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set 100 100,200 1000 aside,

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the veterans side is on a bit

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that on table as well as the,

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you know, Congress a business

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50 minutes about veterans as

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well because it's a lot of

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veterans. The utility relief

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as well. So

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>> I just for one as far as

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I'm concerned, you're my. Want

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to do is from this. What were

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your head is? That is where

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where I want this to go. But

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also. I think it's for it's

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for anyone who's having a

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tough time right now. Veterans

442
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are part of that equation. No,

443
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no question now. Know if you

444
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want to buy for Kate too much

445
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and confuse some of our

446
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colleagues. But if that's if

447
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that's what you want to do as

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a veteran myself, I certainly

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know the struggle that a lot

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of households have, especially

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when they got a bunch of kids.

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And their living off base

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housing. I mean, it's real. So

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if that's if that's what

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you're looking to do, support,

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whatever you want. And so.

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>> lot of programs that I want

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to segregate anything, the

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populations that are being

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served right? Because a lot of

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like I know that our Veterans

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Services, they do have a lot

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of programs. And or they know

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how to get funding from other

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organizations. But at the end

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of the day, I thought we would

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talking about people who our

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need and I don't want to

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segregate. Anybody embodied in

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the Hill. You know, if is

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wanted 2 days before lights to

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cut all we need to make sure

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you can call this number and

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it MAY be because, you know,

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that's not a whole lot on the

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on us, which is that not a

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whole lot of money to. If we

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have a whole lot of people who

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need help, people are being

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laid off right now is not just

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poor people, you know, is

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people that have jobs either

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hours of being cut and they're

484
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just not making is me

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insurance for cars. They're

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being inquiries, you know, and

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so at the end of the day, you

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want to make sure you that a

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roof over your head and you

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got some lights and house. So

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if we can look at I mean, I'm

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really glad that we're talking

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about this because you really

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can't have one without other.

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If you lost some income, my

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comment is that I don't know

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how we can disaggregate. Need

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help. I think that will be

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difficult unless you're

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talking about. That pot of

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money. The 100,000 to

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specifically to veterans

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services. So that way it can

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be done.

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>> You know, it would go

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specifically to help veterans.

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I don't know how you could

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disaggregate. Like we Chris,

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like Councilmember Pittman

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said the fact that, you know,

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everyone needs help. So I

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think the whole pot to be

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distributed among those

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programs that are existing

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rather than desegregate. Thank

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you.

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>> And personally, I would

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love to see additional support

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for rental assistance for

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housing problems, things. It's

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just. I feel like sometimes

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you got to get the cities like

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guys to got to get our

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colleagues on the same page.

525
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And I think sometimes as a

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bridge too far for some of our

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colleagues, I think utility

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assistance is something we all

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we all feel. We all know we

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all recognize is an issue at

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this very moment.

532
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>> That that, you know, that I

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think everyone can get behind

534
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which one going down this

535
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avenue. But I think if we help

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people with utility

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assistance, it's it's still

538
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help some of those other

539
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things right now. We don't

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need to worry about rent to

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the same degree for that on.

542
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>> I would like to hear from

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jta in terms of the number of

544
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people, either been cut off or

545
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pending and or if you work

546
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with the different

547
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organizations that this money

548
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potentially MAY go to, how do

549
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we put it on a fast track. Is

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there that He'll speak first.

551
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But when is any way that we

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can look at.

553
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>> Oh, I'm I'm sorry. Game.

554
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You know, over But thank you.

555
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Can can you help us out?

556
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>> And so that you want ready

557
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to speak first. Yeah. Look

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that.

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>> Well, which ever says she's

560
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been standing up there a

561
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little bit. Can you help us

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out? Let her go. And then if

563
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you would speak. So the chair

564
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of thank you again.

565
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>> The question was kind of

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what we discussed previously.

567
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My name's credit. Addresses on

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file. I want to just kind of

569
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go back to a kind of the

570
00:18:18,685 --> 00:18:19,418
foundation of how to 1, one

571
00:18:19,418 --> 00:18:23,180
works, because I know that has

572
00:18:25,918 --> 00:18:28,180
been. Little bit of confusion

573
00:18:28,180 --> 00:18:30,785
about we are the net, the the

574
00:18:30,785 --> 00:18:32,285
epicenter of the hub, if you

575
00:18:32,285 --> 00:18:34,850
will, where the more tens of

576
00:18:34,850 --> 00:18:36,352
thousands of calls come in

577
00:18:36,352 --> 00:18:37,552
every week for all sorts of

578
00:18:37,552 --> 00:18:38,384
emergency assistance. Knees,

579
00:18:38,384 --> 00:18:40,285
as you mentioned, housing,

580
00:18:40,285 --> 00:18:41,385
which is actually housing

581
00:18:41,385 --> 00:18:42,785
stability is actually at the

582
00:18:42,785 --> 00:18:45,918
top of that list right behind

583
00:18:45,918 --> 00:18:46,585
housing is utility assistance

584
00:18:46,585 --> 00:18:49,385
right behind that. Our food

585
00:18:49,385 --> 00:18:51,785
and transportation needs. Our

586
00:18:54,685 --> 00:18:55,352
team is 7 days a week. 24 7.

587
00:18:55,352 --> 00:18:56,180
So we answer those calls 7

588
00:18:56,180 --> 00:18:57,786
days a week. 24 7, the

589
00:18:57,786 --> 00:18:59,919
majority, as you would imagine

590
00:18:59,919 --> 00:19:01,152
of the calls come in during

591
00:19:01,152 --> 00:19:04,218
the day in our daytime team is

592
00:19:04,218 --> 00:19:06,452
07:00am to 7 p m with multiple

593
00:19:06,452 --> 00:19:07,352
shifts. I also mentioned last

594
00:19:07,352 --> 00:19:10,352
week that that daytime team

595
00:19:12,152 --> 00:19:12,986
includes 7 people total. So

596
00:19:12,986 --> 00:19:15,686
know was on vacation are out

597
00:19:15,686 --> 00:19:17,852
sick or with issues. But on a

598
00:19:17,852 --> 00:19:18,485
full day, we have 7 total

599
00:19:18,485 --> 00:19:20,885
people available to take

600
00:19:22,786 --> 00:19:25,786
calls. The way that our

601
00:19:25,852 --> 00:19:26,786
network works in general, 90%

602
00:19:26,786 --> 00:19:29,752
of the calls that we get are

603
00:19:29,752 --> 00:19:31,530
referred out to organizations

604
00:19:31,530 --> 00:19:33,686
and I database. We have a

605
00:19:33,686 --> 00:19:34,386
database of thousands of

606
00:19:34,386 --> 00:19:36,386
organizations, including the

607
00:19:37,819 --> 00:19:39,919
city of Jacksonville. And we

608
00:19:39,919 --> 00:19:40,619
do make referrals to the city

609
00:19:40,619 --> 00:19:43,619
of Jacksonville, along with a

610
00:19:44,530 --> 00:19:46,419
list of others. In addition to

611
00:19:46,419 --> 00:19:47,120
that, we have a network is the

612
00:19:47,120 --> 00:19:49,120
community navigation network,

613
00:19:49,386 --> 00:19:50,820
which is that close loop

614
00:19:50,820 --> 00:19:52,586
model. And the reason was a

615
00:19:52,586 --> 00:19:54,319
closed loop model. And the

616
00:19:54,319 --> 00:19:55,190
difference is when we make a

617
00:19:55,190 --> 00:19:58,190
referral to, for example, the

618
00:19:58,353 --> 00:19:59,870
city of Jacksonville, those

619
00:19:59,870 --> 00:19:59,786
individuals make the call

620
00:19:59,786 --> 00:20:02,219
based on that, you know, the

621
00:20:02,219 --> 00:20:03,286
number we give them, but we

622
00:20:03,286 --> 00:20:05,200
don't know what happens on the

623
00:20:05,200 --> 00:20:07,419
other side. So we don't know

624
00:20:07,419 --> 00:20:08,720
when they reach that

625
00:20:08,720 --> 00:20:09,386
particular organization, if

626
00:20:09,386 --> 00:20:11,186
they receive the help that

627
00:20:11,186 --> 00:20:12,200
they need it because this

628
00:20:12,200 --> 00:20:15,200
system is clogged, right? We

629
00:20:15,853 --> 00:20:16,520
give the referral, but we

630
00:20:16,520 --> 00:20:19,200
can't tell you what happens

631
00:20:19,200 --> 00:20:20,200
now. We do surveys and we do

632
00:20:20,200 --> 00:20:20,687
follow-up calls, but we can't

633
00:20:20,687 --> 00:20:23,687
follow up and survey every

634
00:20:24,220 --> 00:20:26,620
single color. The community

635
00:20:26,987 --> 00:20:27,687
navigation network, our list

636
00:20:27,687 --> 00:20:29,487
redefine partners that we've

637
00:20:29,487 --> 00:20:31,870
been working with for many

638
00:20:31,870 --> 00:20:34,870
years. We are expanding that

639
00:20:34,420 --> 00:20:35,687
partnership. But right now it

640
00:20:35,687 --> 00:20:36,420
includes Catholic Charities

641
00:20:36,420 --> 00:20:39,420
who's here today. Ali insiders

642
00:20:41,453 --> 00:20:42,870
here. As well as Jewish family

643
00:20:42,870 --> 00:20:42,821
and community services. I

644
00:20:42,821 --> 00:20:43,521
don't know if Mary in Maryland

645
00:20:43,521 --> 00:20:47,721
there is is here, but she was

646
00:20:47,820 --> 00:20:48,488
planning to join and led by

647
00:20:48,488 --> 00:20:51,488
Tina Worth. Now, if you've

648
00:20:52,387 --> 00:20:53,120
seen that announcement, those

649
00:20:53,120 --> 00:20:55,120
3 organizations have partnered

650
00:20:58,721 --> 00:20:59,387
with United Way, 2 pre screen

651
00:20:59,387 --> 00:21:00,210
their their calls, meaning

652
00:21:00,210 --> 00:21:03,587
they send all of the call

653
00:21:03,587 --> 00:21:05,487
their college to us. We in

654
00:21:05,487 --> 00:21:07,487
individuals looking for

655
00:21:07,620 --> 00:21:09,121
emergency assistance. Our team

656
00:21:09,121 --> 00:21:11,521
of 7, 3, screens. Those calls

657
00:21:11,988 --> 00:21:12,688
to indicate specifically for

658
00:21:12,688 --> 00:21:14,688
eligibility requirements is,

659
00:21:14,854 --> 00:21:16,880
as you all know, very

660
00:21:16,880 --> 00:21:17,988
different funding sources have

661
00:21:17,988 --> 00:21:19,988
different eligibility

662
00:21:20,921 --> 00:21:22,155
requirements United Way. In

663
00:21:22,155 --> 00:21:24,722
addition to the funding source

664
00:21:24,722 --> 00:21:26,654
is that each 3 each of these 3

665
00:21:26,654 --> 00:21:28,388
organizations receive majority

666
00:21:28,388 --> 00:21:31,455
of them receive some pg psg

667
00:21:31,455 --> 00:21:32,721
dollars. They also received

668
00:21:32,721 --> 00:21:33,787
dollars from United Way and

669
00:21:33,787 --> 00:21:36,187
other private and government

670
00:21:36,588 --> 00:21:38,555
funding sources all very so

671
00:21:38,555 --> 00:21:40,588
depending on the funding

672
00:21:40,588 --> 00:21:42,754
source and the availability of

673
00:21:42,754 --> 00:21:44,455
the week, they give us on the

674
00:21:44,455 --> 00:21:47,455
set number of appointments on

675
00:21:47,488 --> 00:21:48,388
a Monday. So that on Tuesday

676
00:21:48,388 --> 00:21:51,155
what we consider a lot of

677
00:21:51,155 --> 00:21:52,454
people know that as a direct

678
00:21:52,454 --> 00:21:53,855
referral or a community in the

679
00:21:53,855 --> 00:21:55,722
way that we navigate. That is

680
00:21:55,722 --> 00:21:58,122
by providing that direct

681
00:21:58,521 --> 00:21:59,455
appointment too. The

682
00:21:59,455 --> 00:22:01,455
individual organization. So

683
00:22:02,722 --> 00:22:03,455
those individuals who get pre

684
00:22:03,455 --> 00:22:04,155
screened and appointment, they

685
00:22:04,155 --> 00:22:05,588
know when they show up, it is

686
00:22:05,588 --> 00:22:06,622
likely they're going to get

687
00:22:06,622 --> 00:22:10,188
served. And we also know on

688
00:22:10,188 --> 00:22:12,522
the back end, whether they got

689
00:22:12,522 --> 00:22:14,588
served because they these

690
00:22:14,588 --> 00:22:15,589
organizations enter all of the

691
00:22:15,589 --> 00:22:16,756
data into a shared database

692
00:22:16,756 --> 00:22:19,489
and system that we we each

693
00:22:19,489 --> 00:22:20,988
use. That is the difference

694
00:22:20,988 --> 00:22:23,689
between the regular kind of

695
00:22:23,689 --> 00:22:25,689
information and referral.

696
00:22:25,855 --> 00:22:28,220
Network of getting information

697
00:22:28,220 --> 00:22:30,456
out and the ability to close

698
00:22:30,456 --> 00:22:31,189
the loop with that network of

699
00:22:31,189 --> 00:22:34,550
partners where we have the the

700
00:22:34,550 --> 00:22:35,589
information. And we also meet

701
00:22:35,589 --> 00:22:36,222
regularly to share and

702
00:22:36,222 --> 00:22:37,822
understand was happening,

703
00:22:37,822 --> 00:22:39,955
common themes, cetera, with

704
00:22:39,955 --> 00:22:41,222
the purpose of improving the

705
00:22:41,222 --> 00:22:43,560
system. And that network of

706
00:22:43,560 --> 00:22:45,255
partners is committed to doing

707
00:22:45,255 --> 00:22:46,890
that. So that is the

708
00:22:46,890 --> 00:22:48,222
difference in the 2. And what

709
00:22:48,222 --> 00:22:49,890
we discussed is initially

710
00:22:49,890 --> 00:22:51,890
Catholic Charities obviously

711
00:22:51,423 --> 00:22:54,423
already being the neighbor to

712
00:22:54,523 --> 00:22:55,223
neighbor partner, I will say,

713
00:22:55,223 --> 00:22:57,623
says our conversation Council

714
00:22:58,322 --> 00:22:58,923
blue. So you encourage me to

715
00:22:58,923 --> 00:23:01,230
reach out to the other

716
00:23:01,230 --> 00:23:03,891
partners to see because if

717
00:23:03,891 --> 00:23:06,891
there are more you mention

718
00:23:07,123 --> 00:23:08,256
COUNCILMAN Jacoby Council

719
00:23:08,256 --> 00:23:09,189
Pittman, you are very right in

720
00:23:09,189 --> 00:23:12,690
that the more partners that it

721
00:23:12,690 --> 00:23:13,790
could expand the dollar, the

722
00:23:13,790 --> 00:23:14,923
better opportunity for the

723
00:23:14,923 --> 00:23:15,790
dollars to be distributed in

724
00:23:15,790 --> 00:23:17,590
each of them have said they

725
00:23:17,590 --> 00:23:19,457
would be able to do that. I

726
00:23:19,457 --> 00:23:21,857
have also asked specifically

727
00:23:22,989 --> 00:23:25,124
what can you do? At a minimum

728
00:23:25,124 --> 00:23:26,957
with the current

729
00:23:26,957 --> 00:23:28,823
infrastructure that we

730
00:23:28,823 --> 00:23:29,557
currently have. And I have

731
00:23:29,557 --> 00:23:31,390
some numbers from each of them

732
00:23:31,390 --> 00:23:35,323
to be able to help you all

733
00:23:35,323 --> 00:23:39,900
come to a good number based on

734
00:23:39,900 --> 00:23:40,323
what I was shared with 3 and

735
00:23:40,323 --> 00:23:41,357
in that does not include, of

736
00:23:41,357 --> 00:23:43,323
course, what you share because

737
00:23:43,323 --> 00:23:44,230
the city of Jacksonville is

738
00:23:44,230 --> 00:23:45,157
not part of that network. So

739
00:23:45,157 --> 00:23:48,757
that's a separate and see. But

740
00:23:52,240 --> 00:23:54,823
in completion, the sum total

741
00:23:54,823 --> 00:23:57,223
is around $750,000 that that

742
00:23:59,657 --> 00:24:00,624
is without any anything.

743
00:24:00,624 --> 00:24:01,324
Obviously everyone has

744
00:24:01,324 --> 00:24:04,324
indicated that still will put

745
00:24:04,557 --> 00:24:07,424
a strain on the team. But with

746
00:24:07,424 --> 00:24:09,124
understand understandably. So

747
00:24:09,124 --> 00:24:11,223
we recognize the dynamics of

748
00:24:11,223 --> 00:24:11,958
that with an additional you

749
00:24:11,958 --> 00:24:13,590
know, percent is that could be

750
00:24:13,590 --> 00:24:15,390
lower than what we initially

751
00:24:15,390 --> 00:24:17,790
discussed last week. They

752
00:24:18,457 --> 00:24:20,857
could accommodate even more.

753
00:24:21,491 --> 00:24:22,891
So that is an update for you

754
00:24:22,891 --> 00:24:25,570
today out. Take any questions.

755
00:24:25,570 --> 00:24:27,424
But I wanted to make sure you

756
00:24:27,424 --> 00:24:28,457
understood the 2, 1, 1,

757
00:24:28,457 --> 00:24:30,658
process. We are more than a

758
00:24:30,658 --> 00:24:33,580
connector. It is connecting

759
00:24:34,558 --> 00:24:35,257
while also vetting. Well,

760
00:24:35,257 --> 00:24:35,991
also, quite frankly, our team

761
00:24:35,991 --> 00:24:38,958
is trained to not just listen

762
00:24:38,958 --> 00:24:41,591
for the utility me, but to ask

763
00:24:41,591 --> 00:24:43,358
questions because to the point

764
00:24:43,358 --> 00:24:46,158
most times as utility need

765
00:24:46,158 --> 00:24:46,958
means there's a food need or

766
00:24:46,958 --> 00:24:49,580
transportation me. So color

767
00:24:49,580 --> 00:24:49,725
can call in about one thing.

768
00:24:49,725 --> 00:24:52,558
But when they leave or when

769
00:24:52,558 --> 00:24:53,491
they get off the call, they're

770
00:24:53,491 --> 00:24:55,358
giving resources from

771
00:24:55,358 --> 00:24:57,758
multiple. I multiple resources

772
00:24:58,925 --> 00:25:01,325
and that's the difference.

773
00:25:03,559 --> 00:25:04,358
>> a couple questions. One I'd

774
00:25:04,358 --> 00:25:07,958
like to know once you all

775
00:25:09,258 --> 00:25:09,926
screen the individuals. How

776
00:25:09,926 --> 00:25:10,959
was the percentage of those

777
00:25:10,959 --> 00:25:13,359
individuals come into the

778
00:25:16,758 --> 00:25:18,392
appointments that? Our side

779
00:25:18,392 --> 00:25:19,225
because then it becomes a

780
00:25:19,225 --> 00:25:21,625
transportation issue. So if

781
00:25:22,559 --> 00:25:23,492
you can talk a little bit

782
00:25:23,492 --> 00:25:26,259
about that, and of course,

783
00:25:26,259 --> 00:25:27,592
they're not going to tell you.

784
00:25:27,592 --> 00:25:28,459
I got transportation issues

785
00:25:28,459 --> 00:25:31,459
because they they they trying

786
00:25:31,959 --> 00:25:32,659
to get that Bill pay. Can you

787
00:25:32,659 --> 00:25:34,192
can you give me an idea what

788
00:25:34,192 --> 00:25:36,930
percentage of them make that

789
00:25:36,930 --> 00:25:38,493
appointment oppose that them

790
00:25:39,925 --> 00:25:40,559
not making their appointment.

791
00:25:40,559 --> 00:25:42,426
>> To the chair? Yes, the

792
00:25:42,426 --> 00:25:43,159
majority and I don't have the

793
00:25:43,159 --> 00:25:45,125
exact percentage. Certainly if

794
00:25:45,125 --> 00:25:47,892
any of my my partners here

795
00:25:47,892 --> 00:25:48,592
answer that specifically, but

796
00:25:48,592 --> 00:25:52,192
because we do close loop, we

797
00:25:52,459 --> 00:25:53,192
do. Excuse me. We know that

798
00:25:53,192 --> 00:25:53,792
the majority of those that get

799
00:25:53,792 --> 00:25:56,192
an appointment also get

800
00:25:56,759 --> 00:25:58,292
served. And if there is a

801
00:25:58,292 --> 00:26:00,292
transportation transportation

802
00:26:00,326 --> 00:26:03,326
issue, we identify that as

803
00:26:04,592 --> 00:26:05,526
well on the call United Way

804
00:26:05,526 --> 00:26:06,159
does provide transportation

805
00:26:06,159 --> 00:26:08,159
assistance, also limited

806
00:26:08,759 --> 00:26:09,492
funding, but available for

807
00:26:09,492 --> 00:26:12,926
individuals who are in need of

808
00:26:12,926 --> 00:26:15,126
a right to work to a

809
00:26:15,126 --> 00:26:15,859
healthcare non-emergency

810
00:26:15,859 --> 00:26:18,259
healthcare appointment as well

811
00:26:18,260 --> 00:26:20,393
as access for food. And so

812
00:26:20,393 --> 00:26:20,960
there is a transportation

813
00:26:20,960 --> 00:26:22,960
needs specifically to

814
00:26:24,193 --> 00:26:25,493
emergency financial assistance

815
00:26:25,493 --> 00:26:26,193
that is also any basic me we

816
00:26:26,193 --> 00:26:29,793
can address that on the call

817
00:26:29,793 --> 00:26:31,930
as well.

818
00:26:31,930 --> 00:26:31,793
>> And as that, also a

819
00:26:31,793 --> 00:26:33,493
partnership with jta. I know

820
00:26:33,493 --> 00:26:36,260
they have a ready ride

821
00:26:36,260 --> 00:26:36,660
program. Was that totally

822
00:26:36,660 --> 00:26:37,626
different?

823
00:26:37,626 --> 00:26:39,426
>> So the chair, our this is a

824
00:26:39,426 --> 00:26:40,693
specific program. It's called

825
00:26:40,693 --> 00:26:43,193
Ride. United is in partnership

826
00:26:43,193 --> 00:26:43,893
with Lyft and through private

827
00:26:43,893 --> 00:26:46,893
dollars were able to provide

828
00:26:47,427 --> 00:26:48,527
those those rights for those

829
00:26:48,527 --> 00:26:49,227
specific basic needs. And

830
00:26:49,227 --> 00:26:51,627
Decatur earlier. Okay. Thank

831
00:26:53,527 --> 00:26:54,594
you.

832
00:26:54,594 --> 00:26:55,294
>> I know that we also

833
00:26:55,294 --> 00:26:55,960
discussed that this these

834
00:26:55,960 --> 00:26:56,593
stars would be potentially

835
00:26:56,593 --> 00:26:59,593
used over the course of 2

836
00:26:59,893 --> 00:27:00,560
years, but going over the

837
00:27:00,560 --> 00:27:03,270
course of 2 years, it would

838
00:27:03,270 --> 00:27:03,961
have been 2 years after yeas.

839
00:27:03,961 --> 00:27:04,661
I think we kind of had a

840
00:27:04,661 --> 00:27:06,194
conversation about maybe only

841
00:27:06,194 --> 00:27:07,760
doing one year and trying to

842
00:27:07,760 --> 00:27:09,161
get these stories out during

843
00:27:09,161 --> 00:27:12,161
the one-year period. Is that

844
00:27:12,394 --> 00:27:13,627
something that still? You guys

845
00:27:13,627 --> 00:27:14,461
are comfortable with doing and

846
00:27:14,461 --> 00:27:16,160
then also how much would do

847
00:27:16,160 --> 00:27:19,600
you think is available? Do you

848
00:27:19,600 --> 00:27:22,600
think is appropriate for admin

849
00:27:23,194 --> 00:27:24,294
and at t's?

850
00:27:24,294 --> 00:27:26,261
>> So the chair based on my

851
00:27:26,261 --> 00:27:28,327
conversations with the other

852
00:27:28,327 --> 00:27:31,327
net partner networks and the

853
00:27:34,360 --> 00:27:35,427
we discuss that we could

854
00:27:35,427 --> 00:27:35,994
absolutely dispense the

855
00:27:35,994 --> 00:27:37,394
dollars with now with

856
00:27:37,394 --> 00:27:40,394
recognition of all of us

857
00:27:40,394 --> 00:27:42,794
working together on rather

858
00:27:44,228 --> 00:27:45,994
putting the on one partner.

859
00:27:45,994 --> 00:27:48,861
And we agree that average of

860
00:27:48,861 --> 00:27:50,561
10 to 15 would allow steel

861
00:27:50,561 --> 00:27:51,194
some of the black again, just

862
00:27:51,194 --> 00:27:52,495
back in in a straight of

863
00:27:52,495 --> 00:27:53,528
things, because as you can

864
00:27:53,528 --> 00:27:55,694
imagine, more checks have to

865
00:27:55,694 --> 00:27:56,728
be cut to jta are just things

866
00:27:56,728 --> 00:27:59,494
that most people don't think

867
00:27:59,494 --> 00:28:00,194
about is not just, you know,

868
00:28:00,194 --> 00:28:03,194
getting dollars out the door.

869
00:28:04,227 --> 00:28:05,228
There's a process to that. But

870
00:28:05,228 --> 00:28:07,628
average 10 to 15 would very,

871
00:28:09,194 --> 00:28:12,194
very much possible would allow

872
00:28:12,595 --> 00:28:12,961
for us to expand that within

873
00:28:12,961 --> 00:28:13,862
the year.

874
00:28:13,862 --> 00:28:14,495
>> So if I'm if I'm doing kind

875
00:28:14,495 --> 00:28:15,762
of quick math, that's you

876
00:28:15,762 --> 00:28:19,362
know, we can get to around

877
00:28:19,862 --> 00:28:22,862
200,000. Of the one. So I

878
00:28:23,195 --> 00:28:25,195
initially said 2.3, 2.3 was

879
00:28:25,628 --> 00:28:27,195
the number 400,000 will go to

880
00:28:27,195 --> 00:28:29,328
parks and rec community

881
00:28:29,328 --> 00:28:30,262
services 2, 200 for this year,

882
00:28:30,262 --> 00:28:31,429
200 for next year. So we stir

883
00:28:31,429 --> 00:28:33,595
some additional for next year.

884
00:28:33,595 --> 00:28:34,295
That's just under parks

885
00:28:34,295 --> 00:28:35,929
because that we don't need a

886
00:28:35,929 --> 00:28:38,996
term sheet or any of that.

887
00:28:38,996 --> 00:28:39,662
Then the remaining 1.9 Now

888
00:28:39,662 --> 00:28:42,620
200,000 would be taken out

889
00:28:44,196 --> 00:28:44,762
for. In support. And then the

890
00:28:44,762 --> 00:28:47,762
rest will be used for

891
00:28:48,462 --> 00:28:49,128
services. So about 1.7 million

892
00:28:49,128 --> 00:28:52,128
for services in one year

893
00:28:56,960 --> 00:28:59,620
during a one-year time term.

894
00:28:59,620 --> 00:29:00,296
>> know that just want to is

895
00:29:00,296 --> 00:29:01,996
still correct. But she said

896
00:29:01,996 --> 00:29:04,396
thing, pine organizations, you

897
00:29:05,129 --> 00:29:09,929
guys get a This. So I want to

898
00:29:11,195 --> 00:29:13,196
make sure you said one point

899
00:29:13,196 --> 00:29:14,329
1.9 for for 2 years now for a

900
00:29:14,329 --> 00:29:15,496
one year time period. And we

901
00:29:15,496 --> 00:29:17,229
switch to call this like the

902
00:29:17,229 --> 00:29:18,429
city to neighbor program will

903
00:29:18,429 --> 00:29:19,330
be administered just like

904
00:29:19,330 --> 00:29:22,330
neighbor neighbor, but with a

905
00:29:22,363 --> 00:29:23,300
different funding, sources say

906
00:29:23,300 --> 00:29:23,696
is they want one that and I

907
00:29:23,696 --> 00:29:24,262
think I heard is that like

908
00:29:24,262 --> 00:29:26,562
y'all get don't feel

909
00:29:26,562 --> 00:29:27,296
comfortable. Taking 750,000

910
00:29:27,296 --> 00:29:28,296
direct?

911
00:29:28,296 --> 00:29:30,429
>> Yes, just to be clear it

912
00:29:30,429 --> 00:29:31,163
clarity that 7.50, was without

913
00:29:31,163 --> 00:29:33,163
any administrative support.

914
00:29:33,530 --> 00:29:35,730
That is basically absorbing

915
00:29:35,730 --> 00:29:38,730
the current capacity said the

916
00:29:39,963 --> 00:29:41,996
partner said they would be

917
00:29:41,996 --> 00:29:44,960
able administer without any

918
00:29:44,960 --> 00:29:44,930
additional support, anything

919
00:29:44,930 --> 00:29:47,463
over that we would need at

920
00:29:47,463 --> 00:29:49,863
least that 10 to 15%. That

921
00:29:53,896 --> 00:29:54,563
makes

922
00:29:54,563 --> 00:29:56,663
>> Say I have some type of

923
00:29:56,663 --> 00:29:57,763
software where you talk with

924
00:29:57,763 --> 00:29:59,763
each other.

925
00:30:00,363 --> 00:30:02,363
>> And

926
00:30:03,797 --> 00:30:04,430
>> a family could only apply.

927
00:30:04,430 --> 00:30:07,430
>> One time and a certain

928
00:30:09,464 --> 00:30:11,464
amount of. 6 months.

929
00:30:14,396 --> 00:30:15,970
>> Once a year, what does that

930
00:30:15,970 --> 00:30:18,230
look like? So I kind of take

931
00:30:18,230 --> 00:30:19,970
that under this city to

932
00:30:19,970 --> 00:30:19,830
neighbor program. It would be

933
00:30:19,830 --> 00:30:20,830
$1000 in household can and can

934
00:30:20,830 --> 00:30:23,630
get within a year.

935
00:30:23,630 --> 00:30:23,763
>> So they could potentially

936
00:30:23,763 --> 00:30:25,931
come one or 2 different times

937
00:30:25,931 --> 00:30:27,310
that they needed to. And keep

938
00:30:27,310 --> 00:30:27,797
in mind, that's just under

939
00:30:27,797 --> 00:30:29,264
this program. So you can still

940
00:30:29,264 --> 00:30:30,863
go to parks and rec community

941
00:30:30,863 --> 00:30:32,640
services potentially for some

942
00:30:32,640 --> 00:30:32,897
other assistance. And then

943
00:30:32,897 --> 00:30:33,463
maybe there's another program

944
00:30:33,463 --> 00:30:34,131
out there that that's

945
00:30:34,131 --> 00:30:36,364
something take advantage of

946
00:30:36,364 --> 00:30:37,640
the need to. But if maximum of

947
00:30:37,640 --> 00:30:40,640
$1000 during the term of the

948
00:30:43,131 --> 00:30:44,198
city neighbor program

949
00:30:44,198 --> 00:30:44,797
>> and to the chair also at

950
00:30:44,797 --> 00:30:47,797
what we would we would

951
00:30:49,980 --> 00:30:50,797
recommend, you know, obviously

952
00:30:50,797 --> 00:30:51,531
more flexibility provide the

953
00:30:51,531 --> 00:30:53,731
easier, the more opportunities

954
00:30:53,731 --> 00:30:54,531
to get dollars out the door as

955
00:30:54,531 --> 00:30:55,164
well. I know partner, Jewish

956
00:30:55,164 --> 00:30:57,164
Family Community Services

957
00:30:58,564 --> 00:31:00,164
indicated that even the

958
00:31:00,164 --> 00:31:02,564
average $650 utility bill can

959
00:31:02,598 --> 00:31:04,998
sometimes be $1000 or because

960
00:31:05,531 --> 00:31:07,531
in individuals are.

961
00:31:08,532 --> 00:31:09,198
>> You maybe.

962
00:31:09,198 --> 00:31:11,965
>> They had a payment plan

963
00:31:11,965 --> 00:31:13,564
that did not. They didn't

964
00:31:13,564 --> 00:31:15,564
complete. There's an

965
00:31:15,665 --> 00:31:16,465
additional fee. And so

966
00:31:16,465 --> 00:31:18,332
sometimes there's a cut off

967
00:31:18,332 --> 00:31:20,565
service. Plus, maybe an

968
00:31:20,565 --> 00:31:21,731
additional fee to even just

969
00:31:21,731 --> 00:31:23,798
get their their lights turned

970
00:31:23,798 --> 00:31:25,864
back on and to help them

971
00:31:25,864 --> 00:31:27,431
remain stable. So even some

972
00:31:27,431 --> 00:31:28,980
flexibility there would help

973
00:31:28,980 --> 00:31:30,565
because some of these bills

974
00:31:30,565 --> 00:31:32,298
MAY actually be because it'll

975
00:31:32,298 --> 00:31:33,310
be more than the average

976
00:31:33,310 --> 00:31:35,431
utility bill because it

977
00:31:37,465 --> 00:31:39,698
includes late fees shut off

978
00:31:39,698 --> 00:31:39,965
reinstatement all of the above

979
00:31:39,965 --> 00:31:40,598
and

980
00:31:40,598 --> 00:31:41,598
>> and under neighbor to

981
00:31:41,598 --> 00:31:42,298
neighbor. There is means

982
00:31:42,298 --> 00:31:45,298
testing. I think it's 80%. Am

983
00:31:46,198 --> 00:31:46,798
I? At the very least there

984
00:31:46,798 --> 00:31:48,199
still it's helping the

985
00:31:48,199 --> 00:31:51,199
households in need. Does that

986
00:31:52,432 --> 00:31:53,990
number not make you talking to

987
00:31:53,990 --> 00:31:56,198
So again, by the time they

988
00:31:56,198 --> 00:31:59,798
come to us. The bill is 2

989
00:32:02,632 --> 00:32:04,320
months. And to get them

990
00:32:04,320 --> 00:32:04,365
started almost like a new

991
00:32:04,365 --> 00:32:06,365
slate.

992
00:32:07,932 --> 00:32:08,565
>> Until they get themselves

993
00:32:08,565 --> 00:32:12,165
or if they can, again, if

994
00:32:14,832 --> 00:32:16,899
they're online. And income,

995
00:32:16,899 --> 00:32:21,990
that MAY not be able to pay

996
00:32:22,933 --> 00:32:25,899
for the next months. And Aiken

997
00:32:25,899 --> 00:32:26,866
says that I don't know $1000

998
00:32:26,866 --> 00:32:27,699
is going to be enough. Now,

999
00:32:27,699 --> 00:32:29,799
one of the things I do know

1000
00:32:29,799 --> 00:32:33,999
that has I don't know the name

1001
00:32:34,933 --> 00:32:35,566
of program, but it's it's You

1002
00:32:35,566 --> 00:32:38,432
prove they pay a certain

1003
00:32:38,432 --> 00:32:42,199
amount of money a month and at

1004
00:32:42,199 --> 00:32:42,899
the end of the year. There is

1005
00:32:42,899 --> 00:32:45,300
a difference. I mean, I don't

1006
00:32:45,300 --> 00:32:45,599
know if we can even consider

1007
00:32:45,599 --> 00:32:46,333
that.

1008
00:32:46,333 --> 00:32:48,700
>> To kind of help people way

1009
00:32:48,700 --> 00:32:52,200
you you pay right? Let's say

1010
00:32:52,200 --> 00:32:52,900
we get the slate clean. And if

1011
00:32:52,900 --> 00:32:55,700
it's if individuals that are

1012
00:32:55,700 --> 00:32:57,533
having. Continuous problem,

1013
00:32:57,533 --> 00:33:00,200
paying their j a that we put

1014
00:33:00,200 --> 00:33:03,800
them on that monthly plan with

1015
00:33:04,134 --> 00:33:05,100
a pay $400 a month. And then

1016
00:33:05,100 --> 00:33:09,500
at the end of the year of this

1017
00:33:09,500 --> 00:33:11,000
still an issue. Can this money

1018
00:33:11,000 --> 00:33:14,000
help with that given people

1019
00:33:14,100 --> 00:33:16,834
more than one option? To try

1020
00:33:16,834 --> 00:33:17,167
to pay take care of their

1021
00:33:17,167 --> 00:33:17,833
bills.

1022
00:33:17,833 --> 00:33:18,500
>> And through the chair to

1023
00:33:18,500 --> 00:33:20,500
COUNCILWOMAN Pittman, thank

1024
00:33:21,500 --> 00:33:24,234
you. For the opportunity to

1025
00:33:24,234 --> 00:33:25,101
speak. We have several

1026
00:33:25,101 --> 00:33:27,101
customer support opportunities

1027
00:33:27,634 --> 00:33:30,340
options for customers. They

1028
00:33:31,167 --> 00:33:32,233
can extension. They can have a

1029
00:33:32,233 --> 00:33:33,134
pay arrangements. They can do

1030
00:33:33,134 --> 00:33:35,434
my way. They can do my budget.

1031
00:33:35,434 --> 00:33:36,134
That's what you're speaking

1032
00:33:36,134 --> 00:33:38,340
about. Where at level lies

1033
00:33:38,340 --> 00:33:38,901
their payments for over the 12

1034
00:33:38,901 --> 00:33:42,501
month period and they can pay

1035
00:33:43,734 --> 00:33:44,467
it like that. The I think the

1036
00:33:44,467 --> 00:33:48,670
biggest that I want to mention

1037
00:33:49,334 --> 00:33:51,334
is that.

1038
00:33:51,668 --> 00:33:54,680
>> before our customers find

1039
00:33:55,434 --> 00:33:58,167
themselves in a bad situation.

1040
00:33:58,167 --> 00:33:58,934
>> They need to be make

1041
00:33:58,934 --> 00:34:01,334
contact with with their

1042
00:34:01,701 --> 00:34:04,701
utility services where we can.

1043
00:34:04,768 --> 00:34:06,734
Get, you know, provide the

1044
00:34:06,734 --> 00:34:09,134
gateway for support through

1045
00:34:09,235 --> 00:34:12,835
our partners that are the ones

1046
00:34:13,268 --> 00:34:14,100
that look find ways to help

1047
00:34:14,100 --> 00:34:15,468
our our citizens that are that

1048
00:34:15,468 --> 00:34:17,435
are in need. That has to

1049
00:34:17,435 --> 00:34:20,567
happen. But I also want to

1050
00:34:20,567 --> 00:34:22,101
mention alluded to this. They

1051
00:34:22,101 --> 00:34:24,468
do a great job, helping all of

1052
00:34:24,468 --> 00:34:27,468
our partners do a wonderful

1053
00:34:27,468 --> 00:34:29,501
job. Once they get voucher

1054
00:34:29,501 --> 00:34:30,135
once they get some sort

1055
00:34:30,135 --> 00:34:32,135
confirmation that they're

1056
00:34:33,335 --> 00:34:36,102
going to get dollars. There

1057
00:34:36,102 --> 00:34:36,601
are powers not turned off

1058
00:34:36,601 --> 00:34:38,601
those calm. Those

1059
00:34:40,602 --> 00:34:41,302
conversations are had between

1060
00:34:41,302 --> 00:34:44,302
the provider and the utility.

1061
00:34:45,168 --> 00:34:48,235
They get a voucher so that

1062
00:34:48,235 --> 00:34:50,302
stops any enforcement activity

1063
00:34:50,302 --> 00:34:50,968
from happening. And sometimes

1064
00:34:50,968 --> 00:34:53,968
it takes 30 to 45 days for

1065
00:34:54,302 --> 00:34:56,235
those things to to get moving.

1066
00:34:56,235 --> 00:34:56,935
But it stops that enforcement

1067
00:34:56,935 --> 00:34:59,935
process because we know that

1068
00:35:01,302 --> 00:35:02,768
there's a dollar attached to

1069
00:35:02,768 --> 00:35:04,735
pay that individual that

1070
00:35:04,735 --> 00:35:07,135
individual cost their their

1071
00:35:07,668 --> 00:35:09,702
payment also wanted to provide

1072
00:35:09,702 --> 00:35:12,502
a follow. The and Gaffney Jr

1073
00:35:12,502 --> 00:35:13,169
comment last week. He wanted

1074
00:35:13,169 --> 00:35:16,735
to know about the number of

1075
00:35:16,735 --> 00:35:18,502
individuals that are behind

1076
00:35:18,502 --> 00:35:19,335
and their payment. I didn't

1077
00:35:19,335 --> 00:35:20,690
have that of realty available

1078
00:35:20,690 --> 00:35:21,200
to me. And I wanted to have

1079
00:35:21,200 --> 00:35:23,402
accurate information for him.

1080
00:35:27,269 --> 00:35:29,269
So. Just some level setting.

1081
00:35:29,269 --> 00:35:30,902
85% of our residential

1082
00:35:30,902 --> 00:35:32,436
customers pay their current

1083
00:35:32,436 --> 00:35:35,436
bill within that 0 to 30 day

1084
00:35:38,903 --> 00:35:41,303
period. 12% pay before 60 day

1085
00:35:45,402 --> 00:35:48,336
pass to Marc. And 97% of

1086
00:35:48,336 --> 00:35:51,336
customers have paid by the 60

1087
00:35:52,669 --> 00:35:55,136
on the by day, 60 on average.

1088
00:35:55,136 --> 00:35:59,360
So we like to focus on the 61

1089
00:35:59,360 --> 00:36:00,270
data ninety-day bucket because

1090
00:36:00,270 --> 00:36:02,203
we realize that once that debt

1091
00:36:02,203 --> 00:36:03,360
starts to occur is harder and

1092
00:36:03,360 --> 00:36:04,569
harder to collect at that

1093
00:36:04,569 --> 00:36:06,969
point. And customers spent

1094
00:36:07,700 --> 00:36:10,700
start having multiple bill. So

1095
00:36:11,403 --> 00:36:12,203
now if your your your point,

1096
00:36:12,203 --> 00:36:14,603
COUNCILMAN Gaffney, the 61 to

1097
00:36:15,870 --> 00:36:18,870
90 day period where we pass

1098
00:36:18,937 --> 00:36:20,937
too. It's 9,381 residential

1099
00:36:24,300 --> 00:36:26,300
customers. 9,000. 381

1100
00:36:28,803 --> 00:36:30,803
residential customers. Days.

1101
00:36:34,137 --> 00:36:35,104
91 to 120 this 3,300 and 87.

1102
00:36:35,104 --> 00:36:38,104
That number goes down because

1103
00:36:38,670 --> 00:36:39,303
people start paying their bill

1104
00:36:39,303 --> 00:36:41,237
or they get some support

1105
00:36:41,237 --> 00:36:41,903
assistance to get put on

1106
00:36:41,903 --> 00:36:44,303
payment arrangement. All of

1107
00:36:45,404 --> 00:36:46,570
the things start to happening.

1108
00:36:46,570 --> 00:36:49,700
But even with that, I want to

1109
00:36:49,700 --> 00:36:51,710
make sure that we understand

1110
00:36:51,710 --> 00:36:53,471
that they get disconnection

1111
00:36:54,270 --> 00:36:56,270
warnings. They 37, they 42,

1112
00:36:56,804 --> 00:37:00,404
they get phone calls about the

1113
00:37:00,837 --> 00:37:02,137
bill needing to be paid

1114
00:37:02,137 --> 00:37:03,710
multiple 3 auto calls attempts

1115
00:37:03,710 --> 00:37:04,871
to reach the customer. All

1116
00:37:04,871 --> 00:37:07,871
subsequent days. So there's a

1117
00:37:08,137 --> 00:37:09,637
lot of things happen long

1118
00:37:09,637 --> 00:37:13,237
before it gets to the point

1119
00:37:14,537 --> 00:37:15,237
where we're making a cut on on

1120
00:37:15,237 --> 00:37:17,504
their electricity long before

1121
00:37:17,504 --> 00:37:21,104
it gets there. Just wanted to

1122
00:37:22,404 --> 00:37:24,870
mention that piece. And just

1123
00:37:24,870 --> 00:37:25,538
one more question, this So if

1124
00:37:25,538 --> 00:37:26,238
someone can't

1125
00:37:26,238 --> 00:37:29,238
>> make their payment by the

1126
00:37:29,638 --> 00:37:32,380
extension. And maybe, you

1127
00:37:34,237 --> 00:37:35,504
know, something comes up. What

1128
00:37:35,504 --> 00:37:36,171
can't do you all still make

1129
00:37:36,171 --> 00:37:39,171
like a second extension or

1130
00:37:40,204 --> 00:37:42,104
what? What? What is?

1131
00:37:42,104 --> 00:37:42,805
>> So is is it's a variable

1132
00:37:42,805 --> 00:37:44,804
thing that, you know, we work

1133
00:37:44,804 --> 00:37:46,338
with our customers. Is 100%

1134
00:37:46,338 --> 00:37:49,338
fact. We work with our

1135
00:37:50,438 --> 00:37:51,605
customers. We want to keep the

1136
00:37:51,605 --> 00:37:52,505
hair electric their water on

1137
00:37:52,505 --> 00:37:54,372
just as much as they want to

1138
00:37:54,372 --> 00:37:56,405
keep it on. And we find ways

1139
00:37:56,405 --> 00:37:58,738
to try to help our customers

1140
00:37:58,738 --> 00:38:01,720
out, which is the reason why

1141
00:38:01,720 --> 00:38:01,772
in the big scheme, the bigger

1142
00:38:01,772 --> 00:38:04,772
number of customers that jta

1143
00:38:04,938 --> 00:38:06,905
has to service. That number

1144
00:38:06,905 --> 00:38:09,710
that I mentioned to is

1145
00:38:09,710 --> 00:38:10,272
relatively small, although

1146
00:38:10,272 --> 00:38:10,905
there's a concern the number

1147
00:38:10,905 --> 00:38:12,605
is not as big as one MAY

1148
00:38:12,605 --> 00:38:14,605
think.

1149
00:38:15,706 --> 00:38:17,500
>> And in the marketing. What

1150
00:38:17,500 --> 00:38:20,605
are know? You used to have

1151
00:38:21,339 --> 00:38:24,505
month the. And I'm sorry I

1152
00:38:24,505 --> 00:38:25,205
wasn't here last week. Zavala

1153
00:38:25,205 --> 00:38:26,605
just I just want to get about

1154
00:38:26,605 --> 00:38:28,138
20 minutes. Have been the last

1155
00:38:28,138 --> 00:38:30,538
question about marketing to

1156
00:38:31,272 --> 00:38:31,972
make sure because a lot of the

1157
00:38:31,972 --> 00:38:32,906
people that that are in that

1158
00:38:32,906 --> 00:38:35,306
small percentage that you

1159
00:38:40,239 --> 00:38:40,939
mention they MAY not be a

1160
00:38:40,939 --> 00:38:42,939
>> middle-class individuals,

1161
00:38:43,606 --> 00:38:44,339
right? Some China because a

1162
00:38:44,339 --> 00:38:47,339
lot of times those individuals

1163
00:38:48,872 --> 00:38:51,872
proud to ask for help

1164
00:38:52,472 --> 00:38:53,730
understand so, you know, is if

1165
00:38:53,730 --> 00:38:55,405
you all still have that

1166
00:38:55,405 --> 00:38:56,406
brochure like in the monthly

1167
00:38:56,406 --> 00:39:00,600
bill, the U.S. Still do that.

1168
00:39:00,600 --> 00:39:02,239
So a lot of folks on the bill.

1169
00:39:02,239 --> 00:39:04,306
>> 67% of our folks are now

1170
00:39:04,306 --> 00:39:07,372
using the We do have it on our

1171
00:39:07,372 --> 00:39:08,306
website. We market every day

1172
00:39:08,306 --> 00:39:09,390
with our call advisors we to

1173
00:39:09,390 --> 00:39:12,390
have call advisors that get

1174
00:39:12,673 --> 00:39:13,473
over 50,000 calls a month. And

1175
00:39:13,473 --> 00:39:14,173
you know, people call in about

1176
00:39:14,173 --> 00:39:17,472
their bill and things of that

1177
00:39:17,472 --> 00:39:18,140
nature ways to save and all

1178
00:39:18,140 --> 00:39:20,140
the different opportunities

1179
00:39:20,606 --> 00:39:21,740
that we have. And I will

1180
00:39:21,740 --> 00:39:23,407
simply say this to you. Love

1181
00:39:23,407 --> 00:39:24,107
to get you over there to kind

1182
00:39:24,107 --> 00:39:24,706
of get to do some of that. So

1183
00:39:24,706 --> 00:39:27,373
you can see some of the

1184
00:39:27,373 --> 00:39:28,706
additional things that we do.

1185
00:39:28,706 --> 00:39:31,340
But on senior day, you know,

1186
00:39:31,340 --> 00:39:31,973
those dollars that we get from

1187
00:39:31,973 --> 00:39:34,173
the neighbor to neighbor

1188
00:39:34,173 --> 00:39:35,730
program truly goes to our

1189
00:39:35,730 --> 00:39:36,340
seniors, Catholic Charities as

1190
00:39:36,340 --> 00:39:39,240
an amazing job, getting those

1191
00:39:39,240 --> 00:39:42,240
dollars out. We had over 658

1192
00:39:44,173 --> 00:39:45,906
seniors that came through fy

1193
00:39:45,906 --> 00:39:47,906
26 over 127 seniors got

1194
00:39:49,373 --> 00:39:51,373
support of about 67 $1000

1195
00:39:52,907 --> 00:39:53,640
along with energy audits,

1196
00:39:53,640 --> 00:39:56,400
efficiency audits, all sorts

1197
00:39:58,207 --> 00:40:00,607
of activity over 20,000 audits

1198
00:40:01,400 --> 00:40:01,907
that were correctional a

1199
00:40:01,907 --> 00:40:03,807
5,700. And 26 audits. Energy

1200
00:40:03,807 --> 00:40:06,207
and water efficiency audits

1201
00:40:08,941 --> 00:40:10,700
were done and 2026 so there's

1202
00:40:10,700 --> 00:40:12,800
a lot happening getting done

1203
00:40:12,800 --> 00:40:13,674
if our customers reach out to

1204
00:40:13,674 --> 00:40:16,573
us, we're able to find ways to

1205
00:40:16,573 --> 00:40:18,573
help them.

1206
00:40:20,674 --> 00:40:21,474
>> We start this program.

1207
00:40:21,474 --> 00:40:22,640
We've able to have all of the

1208
00:40:22,640 --> 00:40:24,640
agencies that we're

1209
00:40:27,941 --> 00:40:28,674
considering today on your the

1210
00:40:28,674 --> 00:40:30,207
mill Levy that would have you.

1211
00:40:30,207 --> 00:40:32,774
We will work with our partners

1212
00:40:32,774 --> 00:40:36,107
like we get papers. Make sure

1213
00:40:36,107 --> 00:40:36,740
>> that those agencies are at

1214
00:40:36,740 --> 00:40:39,740
the bottom where they can

1215
00:40:39,974 --> 00:40:41,740
calling it some additional.

1216
00:40:41,740 --> 00:40:42,241
>> The chair, whatever comes

1217
00:40:42,241 --> 00:40:43,808
out of the meetings and

1218
00:40:43,808 --> 00:40:44,508
whatever help that we can

1219
00:40:44,508 --> 00:40:46,908
provide. From standpoint, we

1220
00:40:48,841 --> 00:40:50,800
will do that, ok? That's thank

1221
00:40:50,800 --> 00:40:50,875
you. COUNCILMAN Know your

1222
00:40:50,875 --> 00:40:52,775
finance questions are great

1223
00:40:52,775 --> 00:40:53,441
and information vitally

1224
00:40:53,441 --> 00:40:54,141
important right now. I want

1225
00:40:54,141 --> 00:40:54,808
make sure that all of us are

1226
00:40:54,808 --> 00:40:55,941
comfortable with with what

1227
00:40:55,941 --> 00:40:58,341
emergency legislation we MAY

1228
00:40:59,208 --> 00:40:59,842
push because we need 13 votes.

1229
00:40:59,842 --> 00:41:02,842
So so if the if the $1000

1230
00:41:02,842 --> 00:41:03,508
doesn't feel right, I just

1231
00:41:03,508 --> 00:41:06,875
feel like that was a pretty

1232
00:41:06,875 --> 00:41:07,841
pretty good number. You know,

1233
00:41:07,841 --> 00:41:09,642
6.50, cents to be the average.

1234
00:41:09,642 --> 00:41:10,375
I just kind of look at some of

1235
00:41:10,375 --> 00:41:11,241
our colleagues and I feel like

1236
00:41:11,241 --> 00:41:14,241
more than 1000 light. Rub them

1237
00:41:14,608 --> 00:41:16,142
the wrong way. I just want

1238
00:41:16,142 --> 00:41:17,109
make sure we're using it not

1239
00:41:17,109 --> 00:41:17,809
to mention are still other

1240
00:41:17,809 --> 00:41:18,542
outlets. People go to outside

1241
00:41:18,542 --> 00:41:22,142
of these programs that work up

1242
00:41:24,909 --> 00:41:27,309
to. Sydney you 1200. That's

1243
00:41:32,342 --> 00:41:35,942
just you know, hospital in a

1244
00:41:36,608 --> 00:41:39,943
to the recommended I just feel

1245
00:41:39,943 --> 00:41:40,842
like going up extra.

1246
00:41:40,842 --> 00:41:43,175
>> Somebody that might have

1247
00:41:43,175 --> 00:41:44,709
worked with me that there's

1248
00:41:44,709 --> 00:41:45,309
Ivan. But but I just want to

1249
00:41:45,309 --> 00:41:47,709
reiterate what what I'm

1250
00:41:48,942 --> 00:41:51,942
expecting that to file. And

1251
00:41:52,276 --> 00:41:53,109
emergency legislation. So it's

1252
00:41:53,109 --> 00:41:55,543
going to be filed by Wednesday

1253
00:41:55,543 --> 00:41:56,242
and go through the cycle

1254
00:41:56,242 --> 00:41:58,242
immediately thereafter, would

1255
00:41:59,876 --> 00:42:00,575
be 400,000 for Parks and rec

1256
00:42:00,575 --> 00:42:02,975
committee services for their

1257
00:42:04,209 --> 00:42:05,509
utility assistance program.

1258
00:42:05,509 --> 00:42:07,409
And that's 2, you know,

1259
00:42:07,409 --> 00:42:08,109
200,000 for your 100,000 per

1260
00:42:08,109 --> 00:42:08,742
year to because they can they

1261
00:42:08,742 --> 00:42:10,176
can take that all without

1262
00:42:10,176 --> 00:42:10,876
hiring new people. So that's

1263
00:42:10,876 --> 00:42:12,542
those are dollars immediately

1264
00:42:12,542 --> 00:42:14,543
go out to people right now.

1265
00:42:14,543 --> 00:42:16,409
Then the rest goes to United

1266
00:42:16,409 --> 00:42:19,343
Way. This new program city to

1267
00:42:19,343 --> 00:42:20,420
neighbor United Way would you

1268
00:42:20,420 --> 00:42:20,742
know we would do 200,000 for

1269
00:42:20,742 --> 00:42:22,742
administrative services that

1270
00:42:24,770 --> 00:42:24,743
they would. Work with there.

1271
00:42:24,743 --> 00:42:25,443
Additional partners to make

1272
00:42:25,443 --> 00:42:28,110
sure that if they need to pay

1273
00:42:28,110 --> 00:42:31,110
out. More to Joe Services

1274
00:42:31,910 --> 00:42:34,910
desk. Member else took head

1275
00:42:35,510 --> 00:42:36,576
next it. Half an fte that can

1276
00:42:36,576 --> 00:42:37,276
do that. Have to work with our

1277
00:42:37,276 --> 00:42:40,276
auditors to make sure they're

1278
00:42:40,576 --> 00:42:42,343
telling us that. And that

1279
00:42:42,343 --> 00:42:43,100
would leave 1.7 million of the

1280
00:42:43,100 --> 00:42:45,410
1.9 million to go directly

1281
00:42:45,977 --> 00:42:46,676
into services for one year.

1282
00:42:46,676 --> 00:42:48,344
And we find out how fast they

1283
00:42:48,344 --> 00:42:50,310
go through those dollars. Keep

1284
00:42:50,310 --> 00:42:52,243
in mind, they do have some

1285
00:42:52,243 --> 00:42:52,976
dollars now, right? So it's

1286
00:42:52,976 --> 00:42:53,610
not like they're starting, but

1287
00:42:53,610 --> 00:42:54,344
nothing they do have the

1288
00:42:54,344 --> 00:42:56,443
ability to pay out at this

1289
00:42:56,443 --> 00:42:58,377
moment. We are giving them

1290
00:42:58,377 --> 00:42:59,770
urgency, support and that

1291
00:42:59,770 --> 00:42:59,743
would known as the city to

1292
00:42:59,743 --> 00:43:01,610
neighbor program different

1293
00:43:01,610 --> 00:43:02,377
from the neighbor to neighbor

1294
00:43:02,377 --> 00:43:03,677
program. That United Way does

1295
00:43:03,677 --> 00:43:06,770
directly, you know, under

1296
00:43:07,410 --> 00:43:08,310
under city code. Just any

1297
00:43:08,310 --> 00:43:10,610
major questions on that. Do

1298
00:43:10,610 --> 00:43:12,430
you want to and Philip is

1299
00:43:12,430 --> 00:43:12,777
looking to me like I'm crazy

1300
00:43:12,777 --> 00:43:15,177
today. Provide the information

1301
00:43:16,811 --> 00:43:18,177
correctly. Any questions from

1302
00:43:18,177 --> 00:43:19,440
from folks up here and our

1303
00:43:19,440 --> 00:43:22,440
concerns and our thoughts and

1304
00:43:26,444 --> 00:43:27,477
or desires to change anything.

1305
00:43:27,477 --> 00:43:28,177
Does it? Does it feel like

1306
00:43:28,177 --> 00:43:29,744
this is a good way to get the

1307
00:43:29,744 --> 00:43:33,344
dollars out fast? And we have

1308
00:43:34,611 --> 00:43:36,310
Mary spotless. Don't rain on

1309
00:43:36,310 --> 00:43:37,100
my parade. On your parade. I'm

1310
00:43:37,100 --> 00:43:37,711
just here to remind you about

1311
00:43:37,711 --> 00:43:38,344
a couple of other parameters

1312
00:43:38,344 --> 00:43:41,780
that we talked about. You

1313
00:43:41,780 --> 00:43:42,110
briefly mention 80% and mine.

1314
00:43:42,110 --> 00:43:42,644
>> There's been some

1315
00:43:42,644 --> 00:43:43,311
discussion about what the

1316
00:43:43,311 --> 00:43:44,344
maximum dollar amount per

1317
00:43:44,344 --> 00:43:46,345
account Holder household would

1318
00:43:46,345 --> 00:43:46,911
be. We've talked about 1000

1319
00:43:46,911 --> 00:43:48,911
Councilmember Pittman

1320
00:43:50,511 --> 00:43:51,178
mentioned 1200. You also

1321
00:43:51,178 --> 00:43:53,578
addressed the potential of

1322
00:43:53,977 --> 00:43:56,244
advancing some for some

1323
00:43:56,244 --> 00:43:57,545
amounts up to maybe 25% so

1324
00:43:57,545 --> 00:43:58,211
that there was some additional

1325
00:43:58,211 --> 00:44:00,311
funding on hand rather than

1326
00:44:00,311 --> 00:44:02,770
having to do true

1327
00:44:02,770 --> 00:44:03,211
reimbursement, starting at the

1328
00:44:03,211 --> 00:44:04,744
beginning. So you MAY just

1329
00:44:04,744 --> 00:44:05,678
want to talk about that, too,

1330
00:44:05,678 --> 00:44:06,345
as well. Said you're correct.

1331
00:44:06,345 --> 00:44:09,145
And I think we are going to

1332
00:44:09,145 --> 00:44:09,845
change it to 1200 as the max

1333
00:44:09,845 --> 00:44:10,578
for household. And I did say

1334
00:44:10,578 --> 00:44:12,611
because when we discussed with

1335
00:44:12,611 --> 00:44:13,278
United Way and their partners.

1336
00:44:13,278 --> 00:44:14,811
>> It said, look, you know,

1337
00:44:14,811 --> 00:44:19,278
it's a lot to ask of us, as

1338
00:44:19,278 --> 00:44:20,120
you know. Just start to start

1339
00:44:20,120 --> 00:44:21,845
spending dollars and then come

1340
00:44:21,845 --> 00:44:24,450
back to the city monthly for

1341
00:44:24,450 --> 00:44:25,780
reimbursements. They were

1342
00:44:25,780 --> 00:44:25,979
asking for 25% of the dollars

1343
00:44:25,979 --> 00:44:27,450
up front so they can start

1344
00:44:27,450 --> 00:44:27,678
doing their hiring. Start

1345
00:44:27,678 --> 00:44:29,345
doing. The administration

1346
00:44:29,345 --> 00:44:30,450
administrators work

1347
00:44:30,450 --> 00:44:32,445
immediately as does everyone

1348
00:44:33,278 --> 00:44:33,945
feel comfortable in that. And

1349
00:44:33,945 --> 00:44:36,945
that? Thank you, Mary, for

1350
00:44:39,978 --> 00:44:40,678
Keeping Me Honest are there

1351
00:44:40,678 --> 00:44:41,845
any other thoughts, questions

1352
00:44:41,845 --> 00:44:42,545
or concerns? I do if you

1353
00:44:42,545 --> 00:44:43,278
comment cards and it did kind

1354
00:44:43,278 --> 00:44:46,790
of want to get to. And I think

1355
00:44:46,790 --> 00:44:46,712
we have time to. Any other

1356
00:44:46,712 --> 00:44:47,412
thoughts. And I know your

1357
00:44:47,412 --> 00:44:49,112
first meeting, COUNCILMAN And

1358
00:44:49,112 --> 00:44:50,145
I'm so grateful you're here

1359
00:44:50,145 --> 00:44:52,578
because you probably have a

1360
00:44:52,578 --> 00:44:53,345
lot of residents that that.

1361
00:44:53,345 --> 00:44:55,379
Could use some assistance. I

1362
00:44:55,379 --> 00:44:57,312
know pretty much all of our

1363
00:44:57,312 --> 00:45:00,780
districts have a lot of folks

1364
00:45:00,780 --> 00:45:00,779
and luckily era was here last

1365
00:45:00,779 --> 00:45:01,446
time as well. He's got a lot

1366
00:45:01,446 --> 00:45:02,120
of residents and the only 2

1367
00:45:02,120 --> 00:45:04,879
area that I know need

1368
00:45:04,879 --> 00:45:05,546
assistance Dr more than

1369
00:45:05,546 --> 00:45:08,546
anything before we kind of

1370
00:45:08,846 --> 00:45:09,612
public comment. We're going

1371
00:45:09,612 --> 00:45:12,612
we're going to give everyone 2

1372
00:45:13,130 --> 00:45:13,646
minutes each try to stay

1373
00:45:13,646 --> 00:45:14,946
within that. If you go a

1374
00:45:14,946 --> 00:45:16,979
little bit over, you know what

1375
00:45:16,979 --> 00:45:17,979
happened? Lauren has been come

1376
00:45:17,979 --> 00:45:21,579
on up after that is Suzanne.

1377
00:45:22,800 --> 00:45:22,713
Seth. Followed by Deborah

1378
00:45:22,713 --> 00:45:25,113
Thompson, all by Reverend

1379
00:45:29,413 --> 00:45:30,460
Meyer. Go ahead. MISS Has been

1380
00:45:30,460 --> 00:45:33,460
name and address for the

1381
00:45:35,579 --> 00:45:36,179
record. Getting area.

1382
00:45:36,179 --> 00:45:39,179
>> The rain has been my

1383
00:45:41,446 --> 00:45:42,379
addresses on file. So

1384
00:45:42,379 --> 00:45:43,470
Jacksonville needs to fix

1385
00:45:43,470 --> 00:45:45,613
utility costs and not just

1386
00:45:45,613 --> 00:45:46,347
help to pay the bills

1387
00:45:46,347 --> 00:45:48,747
assistance treats the symptom,

1388
00:45:49,813 --> 00:45:51,980
not the cause. The 2 million

1389
00:45:51,980 --> 00:45:52,646
dollars in deserves this

1390
00:45:52,646 --> 00:45:53,380
council members to propose

1391
00:45:53,380 --> 00:45:55,779
would help some families catch

1392
00:45:55,779 --> 00:45:56,514
up this year. But Jay, a cfo

1393
00:45:56,514 --> 00:45:58,914
has already saved. Another

1394
00:46:00,580 --> 00:46:02,800
rate hike is coming in 2027.

1395
00:46:02,800 --> 00:46:04,130
28 each year the gap gets

1396
00:46:04,130 --> 00:46:05,946
bigger and needs more relief.

1397
00:46:05,946 --> 00:46:06,746
Money. If the city does not

1398
00:46:06,746 --> 00:46:07,446
deal with the rate, it's

1399
00:46:07,446 --> 00:46:09,846
committing to bailouts every

1400
00:46:13,980 --> 00:46:16,580
year. Paying twice in f in

1401
00:46:16,580 --> 00:46:17,213
fiscal year 2026 days and

1402
00:46:17,213 --> 00:46:19,513
about 179 million to the

1403
00:46:19,513 --> 00:46:21,913
city's general fund, including

1404
00:46:23,446 --> 00:46:24,914
a one-time 40 million increase

1405
00:46:24,914 --> 00:46:25,580
counting franchise fees and

1406
00:46:25,580 --> 00:46:28,580
the public service tax. The

1407
00:46:29,714 --> 00:46:30,380
total is about 348 Million. A

1408
00:46:30,380 --> 00:46:31,114
freight cares fund the city

1409
00:46:31,114 --> 00:46:32,414
through their bills. I'm in

1410
00:46:32,414 --> 00:46:36,140
the city sends a small share

1411
00:46:36,913 --> 00:46:38,214
backed as assistance. That's

1412
00:46:38,214 --> 00:46:40,140
not relief, Laurie or limiting

1413
00:46:40,140 --> 00:46:40,680
the city's take from jta would

1414
00:46:40,680 --> 00:46:43,800
reach every household right

1415
00:46:43,981 --> 00:46:45,848
away. The Biden is going

1416
00:46:45,848 --> 00:46:48,140
faster than families can

1417
00:46:48,140 --> 00:46:48,681
absorb it seems of Temple

1418
00:46:48,681 --> 00:46:51,147
first electric rates are up

1419
00:46:51,147 --> 00:46:54,147
more than 6%. Water and sewer

1420
00:46:54,381 --> 00:46:55,114
rates are up 8%. That's the

1421
00:46:55,114 --> 00:46:58,114
second increasing about a year

1422
00:46:59,281 --> 00:47:00,348
and a half getting bills of

1423
00:47:00,348 --> 00:47:02,748
about $500 when the expected

1424
00:47:04,281 --> 00:47:06,681
100 to $200 and United Way's 2

1425
00:47:06,781 --> 00:47:08,747
in one line took more than

1426
00:47:08,747 --> 00:47:11,147
4600 calls from didn't Duval

1427
00:47:11,381 --> 00:47:12,614
residents in a year with only

1428
00:47:12,614 --> 00:47:15,140
7 staff, a small assistant

1429
00:47:16,810 --> 00:47:16,581
assistance. One cannot keep up

1430
00:47:16,581 --> 00:47:17,314
with building the

1431
00:47:17,314 --> 00:47:18,382
infrastructure. Does that mean

1432
00:47:18,382 --> 00:47:19,810
this is going to be a

1433
00:47:19,810 --> 00:47:22,810
permanent program or what are

1434
00:47:22,782 --> 00:47:23,481
we doing? Assistance leaves

1435
00:47:23,481 --> 00:47:26,481
out the working families who

1436
00:47:28,278 --> 00:47:30,478
are just above the cut-off

1437
00:47:30,478 --> 00:47:31,412
relief programs have come have

1438
00:47:31,412 --> 00:47:32,780
income limits, paperwork and

1439
00:47:32,780 --> 00:47:34,778
wait times and the and the

1440
00:47:34,778 --> 00:47:36,312
reach. People who know how to

1441
00:47:36,312 --> 00:47:37,345
apply seniors on fixed

1442
00:47:37,345 --> 00:47:38,611
incomes, working families and

1443
00:47:38,611 --> 00:47:40,978
small businesses that do not

1444
00:47:40,978 --> 00:47:41,978
qualify, still pay the full

1445
00:47:41,978 --> 00:47:44,378
high rate addressing the

1446
00:47:44,611 --> 00:47:45,279
rates, protect everyone's

1447
00:47:45,279 --> 00:47:47,978
assistance on the needs to

1448
00:47:47,978 --> 00:47:48,678
help people who want

1449
00:47:48,678 --> 00:47:50,790
assistance. Only help people

1450
00:47:50,790 --> 00:47:51,178
who manage to get through the

1451
00:47:51,178 --> 00:47:53,578
process. This city has

1452
00:47:53,945 --> 00:47:57,450
leverage so we should use it.

1453
00:47:57,450 --> 00:48:00,246
Jay, a supposedly is owned by

1454
00:48:00,246 --> 00:48:01,212
The City Council approves its

1455
00:48:01,212 --> 00:48:01,945
contribution agreement before

1456
00:48:01,945 --> 00:48:02,645
approving more rate hikes will

1457
00:48:02,645 --> 00:48:05,645
paying for big projects like

1458
00:48:06,412 --> 00:48:07,279
the 1.5 billion new power

1459
00:48:07,279 --> 00:48:09,212
plant cancer can independent

1460
00:48:09,212 --> 00:48:11,812
review of spending. Thank you

1461
00:48:11,812 --> 00:48:12,512
very much. I could go on.

1462
00:48:12,512 --> 00:48:15,512
>> Now I know you side try to

1463
00:48:15,512 --> 00:48:16,445
get to everyone. Here at 5 in

1464
00:48:16,445 --> 00:48:20,450
the staffers of stuck around a

1465
00:48:21,446 --> 00:48:22,379
long day today. This app go

1466
00:48:22,379 --> 00:48:24,779
ahead 2 minutes. Hillary one,

1467
00:48:25,120 --> 00:48:26,460
thank Council member

1468
00:48:26,460 --> 00:48:26,679
>> And Gaffney, everyone else.

1469
00:48:26,679 --> 00:48:29,646
My name is cc and sap. My

1470
00:48:29,646 --> 00:48:32,879
address is on record. I'm here

1471
00:48:32,879 --> 00:48:34,712
with the Sierra Club and with

1472
00:48:34,712 --> 00:48:36,712
Duvall affordable, Clean

1473
00:48:38,246 --> 00:48:38,879
Energy Coalition

1474
00:48:38,879 --> 00:48:41,279
>> you know, I'm really

1475
00:48:42,612 --> 00:48:43,279
concerned about I appreciate

1476
00:48:43,279 --> 00:48:46,279
the fact that we're talking

1477
00:48:46,513 --> 00:48:47,146
about some solutions. But, you

1478
00:48:47,146 --> 00:48:47,713
know, as a former trauma

1479
00:48:47,713 --> 00:48:47,779
nurse, we've got a s#

1480
00:48:47,779 --> 00:48:47,861
#

1481
00:48:47,861 --> 00:48:47,925
#

1482
00:48:47,925 --> 00:48:47,990
#

1483
00:48:47,990 --> 00:48:48,550
#

1484
00:48:48,550 --> 00:48:49,113
#

1485
00:48:49,113 --> 00:48:51,713
chest wound here and we're

1486
00:48:51,713 --> 00:48:54,613
trying to put a Band-Aid on

1487
00:48:54,613 --> 00:48:55,480
it. I'm not really sure why we

1488
00:48:55,480 --> 00:48:56,946
the rate payers are bailing

1489
00:48:56,946 --> 00:48:59,946
out our public utility. Not

1490
00:49:00,112 --> 00:49:00,846
sure about that. So we need

1491
00:49:00,846 --> 00:49:03,246
immediate intervention to help

1492
00:49:04,800 --> 00:49:04,679
people pay bills, short-term

1493
00:49:04,679 --> 00:49:06,646
remedy. So this doesn't

1494
00:49:06,646 --> 00:49:08,613
continue to happen. Month

1495
00:49:08,613 --> 00:49:11,613
after month. And a long-term

1496
00:49:12,546 --> 00:49:13,246
plan for j j's electricity,

1497
00:49:13,246 --> 00:49:14,680
energy decision-making. Does

1498
00:49:14,680 --> 00:49:15,747
anybody in this room actually

1499
00:49:15,747 --> 00:49:18,747
know how makes decisions? I

1500
00:49:20,746 --> 00:49:22,880
would love to understand that.

1501
00:49:22,880 --> 00:49:23,580
So no disconnections and

1502
00:49:23,580 --> 00:49:24,800
remove the disconnect. Notice

1503
00:49:24,800 --> 00:49:26,800
from the required

1504
00:49:26,947 --> 00:49:28,580
qualification for assistance.

1505
00:49:28,580 --> 00:49:29,214
We've heard that it's a long

1506
00:49:29,214 --> 00:49:31,214
process. There's several

1507
00:49:31,913 --> 00:49:34,380
emails and text messages just

1508
00:49:34,380 --> 00:49:36,314
connects. Take 3 days and

1509
00:49:36,314 --> 00:49:38,314
energy. Bill assistance

1510
00:49:40,810 --> 00:49:41,180
sometimes take 30 to 45 days.

1511
00:49:41,180 --> 00:49:41,780
So some short-term remedies,

1512
00:49:41,780 --> 00:49:44,180
free energy audits and

1513
00:49:44,447 --> 00:49:45,114
programs to help weatherize

1514
00:49:45,114 --> 00:49:48,114
homes. That's great. If you

1515
00:49:48,681 --> 00:49:50,547
own a home and if you're a

1516
00:49:50,547 --> 00:49:51,281
renter, not really sure what

1517
00:49:51,281 --> 00:49:54,147
you do because some of the

1518
00:49:54,147 --> 00:49:55,614
slum lords in this town are

1519
00:49:55,614 --> 00:49:57,470
not coming. Put insulation and

1520
00:49:57,470 --> 00:50:00,800
Addicks a new windows in for

1521
00:50:00,800 --> 00:50:02,140
you. So what are we doing for

1522
00:50:02,140 --> 00:50:03,514
renters and education on time

1523
00:50:03,514 --> 00:50:05,681
of use rates. We need come. A

1524
00:50:05,681 --> 00:50:08,810
community advisory Council for

1525
00:50:10,748 --> 00:50:11,814
j a we the rate payers all of

1526
00:50:11,814 --> 00:50:15,140
this is being done on our

1527
00:50:15,140 --> 00:50:16,981
backs. We deserve a seat at

1528
00:50:16,981 --> 00:50:17,848
the table where energy

1529
00:50:17,848 --> 00:50:19,748
decisions are being made. We

1530
00:50:19,748 --> 00:50:21,481
don't have that. Refuses to

1531
00:50:21,481 --> 00:50:22,147
give us that they make these

1532
00:50:22,147 --> 00:50:24,547
decisions. We get 3 minutes

1533
00:50:25,380 --> 00:50:27,115
that public comment. Nobody

1534
00:50:27,115 --> 00:50:28,781
response. We need a forensic

1535
00:50:28,781 --> 00:50:29,448
internal audit and financial

1536
00:50:29,448 --> 00:50:31,848
adjustments to maintain or

1537
00:50:32,614 --> 00:50:33,348
even reduce rates. We need to

1538
00:50:33,348 --> 00:50:35,381
meet people where they are. We

1539
00:50:35,381 --> 00:50:38,114
need to figure out renewable

1540
00:50:38,114 --> 00:50:40,810
energy and we need a long-term

1541
00:50:40,810 --> 00:50:40,781
plan. It's great that we're

1542
00:50:40,781 --> 00:50:41,481
talking about the short-term

1543
00:50:41,481 --> 00:50:43,448
solution. Lorene brought up a

1544
00:50:43,448 --> 00:50:46,881
bunch of good points. Is this

1545
00:50:46,881 --> 00:50:47,581
going to be an annual thing?

1546
00:50:47,581 --> 00:50:50,481
But does that look like I

1547
00:50:50,481 --> 00:50:51,614
don't know, but we need a

1548
00:50:51,614 --> 00:50:53,282
long-term plan. Jay is

1549
00:50:53,282 --> 00:50:54,115
currently conducting a secret

1550
00:50:54,115 --> 00:50:56,810
energy planning process called

1551
00:50:56,810 --> 00:50:57,548
Integration Resource plan. And

1552
00:50:57,548 --> 00:50:58,249
we need a seat at the table.

1553
00:50:58,249 --> 00:51:00,181
Thank you very much. Deborah

1554
00:51:00,181 --> 00:51:02,181
Thompson.

1555
00:51:04,648 --> 00:51:06,782
>> Followed by Reverend Meyer.

1556
00:51:06,782 --> 00:51:08,815
And to the credit of our last

1557
00:51:08,815 --> 00:51:09,515
public a lot of the comments

1558
00:51:09,515 --> 00:51:11,415
are brought up. They brought

1559
00:51:11,415 --> 00:51:12,150
up in the past. Also franchise

1560
00:51:12,150 --> 00:51:12,715
fee discussion has been

1561
00:51:12,715 --> 00:51:14,882
something that's been brought

1562
00:51:14,882 --> 00:51:15,682
up in the past 2 years. It Go

1563
00:51:15,682 --> 00:51:18,849
ahead and share and to all of

1564
00:51:18,849 --> 00:51:19,682
the COUNCILMAN In visitors.

1565
00:51:19,682 --> 00:51:22,682
>> My name is Deborah Thompson

1566
00:51:23,249 --> 00:51:25,215
I work with Environment and

1567
00:51:25,215 --> 00:51:27,830
Climate Justice Committee for

1568
00:51:27,830 --> 00:51:30,490
the naacp. And I've also

1569
00:51:30,490 --> 00:51:30,749
worked low and moderate income

1570
00:51:30,749 --> 00:51:31,415
families, refugees and other

1571
00:51:31,415 --> 00:51:34,415
people on fixed incomes for

1572
00:51:35,315 --> 00:51:37,248
more than 30 years. It is very

1573
00:51:37,248 --> 00:51:38,482
difficult to budget and work

1574
00:51:38,482 --> 00:51:39,582
with an individual to do

1575
00:51:39,582 --> 00:51:41,882
financial Any other program

1576
00:51:41,882 --> 00:51:45,182
that you might put out here to

1577
00:51:45,182 --> 00:51:45,849
fall into a situation to where

1578
00:51:45,849 --> 00:51:48,849
and electric bill is higher

1579
00:51:49,582 --> 00:51:50,483
than the House. No. It is a

1580
00:51:50,483 --> 00:51:52,883
very difficult situation to

1581
00:51:53,516 --> 00:51:55,916
work with families single

1582
00:51:56,583 --> 00:51:57,516
paired families with more than

1583
00:51:57,516 --> 00:51:58,349
2 children in a home.

1584
00:51:58,349 --> 00:52:01,349
Sometimes that is not at

1585
00:52:02,449 --> 00:52:03,749
minimum housing code which

1586
00:52:03,749 --> 00:52:05,516
allows electric bill to be

1587
00:52:05,516 --> 00:52:07,916
higher in many cases,

1588
00:52:08,349 --> 00:52:09,849
especially during the winter.

1589
00:52:09,849 --> 00:52:12,349
So our appeal to you today is

1590
00:52:12,349 --> 00:52:14,316
to look far again, like a

1591
00:52:14,316 --> 00:52:15,483
long-term strategy are to work

1592
00:52:15,483 --> 00:52:16,183
with individuals in these low

1593
00:52:16,183 --> 00:52:18,883
and moderate income to put

1594
00:52:18,883 --> 00:52:22,483
them on a fixed rate. So the

1595
00:52:22,483 --> 00:52:24,883
Fed rate is not so that the

1596
00:52:24,883 --> 00:52:26,517
bill is not escalating on a

1597
00:52:26,517 --> 00:52:29,383
monthly basis because over a

1598
00:52:29,383 --> 00:52:30,150
period of time, it is just

1599
00:52:30,150 --> 00:52:30,983
very difficult for a single

1600
00:52:30,983 --> 00:52:33,983
parent family on a fixed

1601
00:52:33,983 --> 00:52:34,650
income are unstable income.

1602
00:52:34,650 --> 00:52:37,500
Meanwhile, families on and

1603
00:52:39,183 --> 00:52:40,650
stabled incomes. Those

1604
00:52:40,650 --> 00:52:42,650
incomes, fluctuating with

1605
00:52:43,500 --> 00:52:45,450
part-time jobs, 2, 3 jobs in

1606
00:52:45,650 --> 00:52:46,850
some instances. So that is

1607
00:52:46,850 --> 00:52:47,583
very difficult. So we'd like

1608
00:52:47,583 --> 00:52:51,383
for you to put a human side to

1609
00:52:51,383 --> 00:52:52,284
the things that you do. We as

1610
00:52:52,284 --> 00:52:54,170
citizens all the time, do not

1611
00:52:54,170 --> 00:52:55,883
understand operations of

1612
00:52:55,883 --> 00:52:58,883
business and those things are

1613
00:52:59,684 --> 00:53:00,484
being pushed on individuals

1614
00:53:00,484 --> 00:53:02,351
that have nowhere with all nor

1615
00:53:02,351 --> 00:53:03,517
do they have anything to fight

1616
00:53:03,517 --> 00:53:06,184
with. So we're asking you to

1617
00:53:06,184 --> 00:53:07,251
help us help them. I'm also a

1618
00:53:07,251 --> 00:53:10,251
helper and a provider for

1619
00:53:11,517 --> 00:53:12,118
small. Low and moderate income

1620
00:53:12,118 --> 00:53:13,717
families as well. This

1621
00:53:13,717 --> 00:53:15,751
refugees to come into our

1622
00:53:15,751 --> 00:53:17,384
country and it is very

1623
00:53:17,384 --> 00:53:19,284
difficult to work with with

1624
00:53:19,284 --> 00:53:21,284
escalating electric bill,

1625
00:53:21,351 --> 00:53:23,284
which is a necessity in this

1626
00:53:23,284 --> 00:53:26,217
day and time. Thank you. Thank

1627
00:53:26,217 --> 00:53:28,617
you, ma'am. Lastly, Reverend

1628
00:53:33,584 --> 00:53:34,184
DR. Russell Meyer. Remember

1629
00:53:34,184 --> 00:53:36,485
you, MR. Chair Council

1630
00:53:36,485 --> 00:53:38,485
members.

1631
00:53:39,651 --> 00:53:41,118
>> My address is on record. I

1632
00:53:41,118 --> 00:53:41,951
am also the pastor of Saint

1633
00:53:41,951 --> 00:53:44,351
John's Lutheran Church. An

1634
00:53:45,418 --> 00:53:47,818
historic Springfield. We have

1635
00:53:49,651 --> 00:53:50,451
100 year old building. I have

1636
00:53:50,451 --> 00:53:53,451
100 year-old house and I would

1637
00:53:54,418 --> 00:53:56,252
dare say that.

1638
00:53:56,252 --> 00:53:58,284
>> Most of the people who fall

1639
00:53:58,284 --> 00:53:59,918
into arrears more than 60 days

1640
00:53:59,918 --> 00:54:03,840
or in older homes, they need

1641
00:54:03,840 --> 00:54:05,840
energy efficiency. I

1642
00:54:05,952 --> 00:54:07,385
appreciate you recognize the

1643
00:54:07,385 --> 00:54:08,751
emergency. The emergencies not

1644
00:54:08,751 --> 00:54:09,551
going away. It's a permanent

1645
00:54:09,551 --> 00:54:12,551
feature. You can just check

1646
00:54:13,485 --> 00:54:15,285
the temperature records. I say

1647
00:54:15,285 --> 00:54:18,885
a prayer every day prayer. I

1648
00:54:19,852 --> 00:54:21,152
think many of you probably say

1649
00:54:21,152 --> 00:54:22,951
as well one line and that

1650
00:54:22,951 --> 00:54:25,118
those forgive us our debts as

1651
00:54:25,118 --> 00:54:28,118
we forgive those indebted to

1652
00:54:29,785 --> 00:54:30,485
us. I want to know why we're

1653
00:54:30,485 --> 00:54:34,850
bailing out the oil and coal

1654
00:54:35,952 --> 00:54:37,786
industry. Why are we moving

1655
00:54:37,786 --> 00:54:40,186
toward energy? That actually

1656
00:54:40,319 --> 00:54:40,952
is affordable and renewable

1657
00:54:40,952 --> 00:54:43,285
and clean. Why we putting

1658
00:54:43,285 --> 00:54:45,418
poison in the air and then

1659
00:54:45,418 --> 00:54:46,352
saying to our most vulnerable

1660
00:54:46,352 --> 00:54:49,652
people. Oh, by the way, we're

1661
00:54:49,652 --> 00:54:51,286
going to shut you off when we

1662
00:54:51,286 --> 00:54:54,886
have the means. We have the

1663
00:54:54,886 --> 00:54:56,686
resources to help people in

1664
00:54:56,686 --> 00:54:59,252
their homes as you move

1665
00:54:59,252 --> 00:55:01,652
through this process, please

1666
00:55:03,285 --> 00:55:04,319
move to a true solution. The

1667
00:55:04,319 --> 00:55:08,453
city can work with j. You can

1668
00:55:08,453 --> 00:55:10,552
create a financing program in

1669
00:55:10,552 --> 00:55:12,952
which every single family

1670
00:55:13,419 --> 00:55:16,419
household homestead it or not

1671
00:55:18,530 --> 00:55:18,786
can qualify for a alone that

1672
00:55:18,786 --> 00:55:19,752
would be paid back over

1673
00:55:19,752 --> 00:55:22,152
amortization on tax bills.

1674
00:55:22,253 --> 00:55:25,253
Lean. Is there whether there

1675
00:55:27,920 --> 00:55:30,187
are a renter or homeowner that

1676
00:55:30,187 --> 00:55:30,887
property could brought up to

1677
00:55:30,887 --> 00:55:33,530
date with energy efficiency.

1678
00:55:33,530 --> 00:55:34,253
You have the audit. Sanjay ea.

1679
00:55:34,253 --> 00:55:37,120
There are ways of solving this

1680
00:55:37,120 --> 00:55:38,387
problem to make these high

1681
00:55:38,387 --> 00:55:41,987
rates go away and make housing

1682
00:55:42,753 --> 00:55:43,486
affordable and livable 4. The

1683
00:55:43,486 --> 00:55:46,486
people who are most vulnerable

1684
00:55:46,587 --> 00:55:50,187
in our society city. We should

1685
00:55:50,320 --> 00:55:51,200
not be asking the most burden

1686
00:55:51,200 --> 00:55:53,754
to carry the heaviest burden.

1687
00:55:53,754 --> 00:55:56,754
I ran the numbers. 3%. That's

1688
00:55:57,320 --> 00:55:58,587
roughly 14,000 households

1689
00:55:58,587 --> 00:56:02,187
based upon what jta says, the

1690
00:56:05,386 --> 00:56:07,786
residential clientele is. We

1691
00:56:08,420 --> 00:56:09,870
can't afford that side of

1692
00:56:09,870 --> 00:56:09,720
180 billion dollars we can

1693
00:56:09,720 --> 00:56:10,954
afford to fix the problem

1694
00:56:10,954 --> 00:56:12,153
here. Evrod with real

1695
00:56:12,153 --> 00:56:15,153
solutions. I would just like

1696
00:56:16,121 --> 00:56:17,920
to conclude by saying we're

1697
00:56:17,920 --> 00:56:18,654
better than where we are.

1698
00:56:18,654 --> 00:56:20,720
Let's be better in what we do.

1699
00:56:20,720 --> 00:56:21,387
Thank you, Reverend. That's

1700
00:56:21,387 --> 00:56:24,654
all the public on this. We

1701
00:56:24,654 --> 00:56:26,487
only this one. I did want to

1702
00:56:26,487 --> 00:56:27,187
ask one quick question is

1703
00:56:27,187 --> 00:56:29,454
really quick going to be a co

1704
00:56:29,454 --> 00:56:29,954
introducing? Thank you,

1705
00:56:29,954 --> 00:56:30,787
appreciate that.

1706
00:56:30,787 --> 00:56:32,387
>> Last time we did have a

1707
00:56:32,387 --> 00:56:33,540
number of public commenters

1708
00:56:33,540 --> 00:56:36,870
come up and speak about how

1709
00:56:36,870 --> 00:56:36,987
their bills were tough times.

1710
00:56:36,987 --> 00:56:37,788
Have we address the issues of

1711
00:56:37,788 --> 00:56:40,488
those individuals who came by

1712
00:56:40,488 --> 00:56:41,870
the last of this meeting as

1713
00:56:41,870 --> 00:56:41,787
Make sure.

1714
00:56:41,787 --> 00:56:44,787
>> chair chair, thank you for

1715
00:56:45,355 --> 00:56:46,887
that. We did the very next day

1716
00:56:46,887 --> 00:56:47,588
we spoke to the individuals

1717
00:56:47,588 --> 00:56:50,588
that had concern about their

1718
00:56:50,821 --> 00:56:55,210
bill. And we were able to take

1719
00:56:55,880 --> 00:56:56,210
care of that. There was some

1720
00:56:56,210 --> 00:56:58,210
understanding issues there

1721
00:56:59,721 --> 00:57:00,787
that we were able to clear up

1722
00:57:00,787 --> 00:57:03,121
and most times. That's what we

1723
00:57:03,121 --> 00:57:04,588
find issues that maybe they

1724
00:57:04,588 --> 00:57:05,855
just don't understand

1725
00:57:05,855 --> 00:57:06,754
something and they just need

1726
00:57:06,754 --> 00:57:07,854
someone to walk them through

1727
00:57:07,854 --> 00:57:08,488
it. But we did. Energy

1728
00:57:08,488 --> 00:57:10,454
efficiency audit went out

1729
00:57:10,454 --> 00:57:11,155
there and to care that piece

1730
00:57:11,155 --> 00:57:14,155
that was good, that customers

1731
00:57:14,621 --> 00:57:15,655
in a good place and the any

1732
00:57:15,655 --> 00:57:16,355
other customer that had a

1733
00:57:16,355 --> 00:57:18,522
concern. We were able to take

1734
00:57:18,522 --> 00:57:19,588
care of them.

1735
00:57:19,588 --> 00:57:21,488
>> And I did call the one

1736
00:57:21,488 --> 00:57:22,655
gentleman who was a veteran

1737
00:57:22,655 --> 00:57:23,588
himself called on the very

1738
00:57:23,588 --> 00:57:25,355
next day. He sat on the phone

1739
00:57:25,355 --> 00:57:26,455
with ga right now. Thank you

1740
00:57:26,455 --> 00:57:28,355
for your help. So I am

1741
00:57:28,355 --> 00:57:29,255
grateful that no weapon up one

1742
00:57:29,255 --> 00:57:30,555
other thing because I think

1743
00:57:30,555 --> 00:57:31,788
this is important. We have

1744
00:57:31,788 --> 00:57:35,388
what we call in our 3 program

1745
00:57:35,688 --> 00:57:37,421
that this council in 20 23,

1746
00:57:37,421 --> 00:57:38,155
it's called Repair, restore

1747
00:57:38,155 --> 00:57:40,555
for resiliency program that

1748
00:57:41,220 --> 00:57:44,220
started off on the east side.

1749
00:57:44,220 --> 00:57:45,922
>> It's going in and

1750
00:57:45,922 --> 00:57:48,322
retrofitting hvac systems and

1751
00:57:48,355 --> 00:57:48,988
then weatherization program in

1752
00:57:48,988 --> 00:57:51,388
the area that's extended

1753
00:57:55,222 --> 00:57:57,222
through 2, 3, 2, 202 9.

1754
00:57:57,355 --> 00:58:00,355
>> That that will sunset the

1755
00:58:00,856 --> 00:58:01,556
end of the year and close to

1756
00:58:01,556 --> 00:58:03,922
70 homes over in those areas.

1757
00:58:03,922 --> 00:58:04,789
Those that cause I just

1758
00:58:04,789 --> 00:58:06,789
mentioned.

1759
00:58:07,689 --> 00:58:10,560
>> We'll have a better air

1760
00:58:10,560 --> 00:58:10,889
better weatherization. All of

1761
00:58:10,889 --> 00:58:13,856
that. So just want to mention

1762
00:58:13,856 --> 00:58:15,656
that we work with the city and

1763
00:58:15,656 --> 00:58:17,755
others to try to encourage.

1764
00:58:17,755 --> 00:58:19,689
Thank you, doctor, and to make

1765
00:58:19,689 --> 00:58:21,823
that we this is an emergency

1766
00:58:21,823 --> 00:58:22,456
bill for an emergency purpose.

1767
00:58:22,456 --> 00:58:23,156
The issues that have been

1768
00:58:23,156 --> 00:58:23,889
brought up to date have been

1769
00:58:23,889 --> 00:58:24,522
brought up another times about

1770
00:58:24,522 --> 00:58:25,523
kind of the long-standing

1771
00:58:25,523 --> 00:58:26,189
where are we with?

1772
00:58:26,189 --> 00:58:28,189
>> Energy utilization. What

1773
00:58:28,222 --> 00:58:28,923
can we do better? Those are

1774
00:58:28,923 --> 00:58:31,323
those are conversations that

1775
00:58:31,389 --> 00:58:32,123
we will have. For right now.

1776
00:58:32,123 --> 00:58:35,290
We're trying to make sure that

1777
00:58:35,290 --> 00:58:36,923
as we have incredibly high

1778
00:58:36,923 --> 00:58:37,689
inflation, incredibly high gas

1779
00:58:37,689 --> 00:58:41,356
prices. This is a way that we

1780
00:58:41,356 --> 00:58:42,230
can support working families

1781
00:58:42,230 --> 00:58:44,423
right now. Definitely would

1782
00:58:45,456 --> 00:58:46,123
like to close this out.

1783
00:58:46,123 --> 00:58:47,556
>> I'm extremely thankful.

1784
00:58:47,556 --> 00:58:48,390
Thankful and committed and

1785
00:58:48,390 --> 00:58:49,900
flew my colleagues at the end

1786
00:58:49,900 --> 00:58:52,189
the day. I mean, I know this

1787
00:58:52,189 --> 00:58:53,490
will be, you know, this just

1788
00:58:53,490 --> 00:58:55,123
this is this is long-term face

1789
00:58:55,123 --> 00:58:55,823
it in the day. I just want to

1790
00:58:55,823 --> 00:58:56,990
be able say we did something

1791
00:58:56,990 --> 00:58:59,157
for right now. We'll get back

1792
00:58:59,157 --> 00:59:00,156
to the drawing maybe in a few

1793
00:59:00,156 --> 00:59:01,823
weeks to try to come up with a

1794
00:59:01,823 --> 00:59:02,490
learned also solution. But

1795
00:59:02,490 --> 00:59:05,390
I've been they hope discuss

1796
00:59:05,390 --> 00:59:06,900
Todd type of relief right now.

1797
00:59:06,900 --> 00:59:06,789
That's what I have affordable

1798
00:59:06,789 --> 00:59:08,723
housing crisis. And hopefully

1799
00:59:08,723 --> 00:59:09,423
they kind of that. It didn't

1800
00:59:09,423 --> 00:59:12,423
is that we could do that say

1801
00:59:12,423 --> 00:59:13,123
some also. So thank you to my

1802
00:59:13,123 --> 00:59:13,657
colleagues, a little full of

1803
00:59:13,657 --> 00:59:14,490
in a close pass the

1804
00:59:14,490 --> 00:59:15,123
traditional hopefully is get

1805
00:59:15,123 --> 00:59:17,523
people keep people multi

1806
00:59:19,790 --> 00:59:20,857
street. So thank you. I

1807
00:59:20,857 --> 00:59:22,890
appreciate it. So we look

1808
00:59:22,890 --> 00:59:23,723
bringing this bill before you

1809
00:59:23,723 --> 00:59:26,123
hopefully looking at 13 bills.

1810
00:59:26,857 --> 00:59:27,423
I mean the 13 votes that we

1811
00:59:27,423 --> 00:59:30,423
need and a couple of

1812
00:59:39,557 --> 00:59:41,957
appreciate game come out.

1813
00:59:43,900 --> 00:59:46,390
>> one basket. So once I got

1814
00:59:46,390 --> 00:59:49,990
on now, that would that really

1815
01:00:01,390 --> 01:00:03,390
would dead arrival.