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From YouTube: Boise City Council - Work Session
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Tuesday July 19, 2022 at 3:30 PM MDT
A
C
A
Thank
you.
So
we've
got
one
item
before
executive
session,
and
that
is
we
get
to
meet
mary
brown,
the
grants
managers
with
it
for
an
introduction
and
then
an
overview
of
the
child
care
arpa.
That's
the
recovery
dollars,
programmatic
update
with
that
come
on
up
welcome
and
we've
got
also
with
us
today,
linda
from
the
clerk's
office.
A
You're,
just
watching
great
kate,
nelson
and
then
beth
oppenheimer,
from
the
idaho's
association
for
the
education,
young
children,
all
who've
been
involved
in
the
did
I
get
it
right
or
no.
Okay,
all
who've
been
involved
in
the
child
care
programming
and
welcome
murray.
D
D
I
also
worked
at
an
organization,
a
nonprofit
organization
in
oklahoma,
where
I
earned
experience
in
competitive,
grant,
writing
and
securing
private
funding
and
corporate
sponsorships,
and
it
was.
It
was
primarily
at
deq,
where
I
got
the
bulk
of
my
federal
grants,
compliance
background,
and
so
that
was
a
really
great
opportunity
and
also
the
majority
of
those
roles.
I
worked
very
closely
with
internal
stakeholders
to
increase
capacity
for
grant,
seeking
activities
or
merging
teams
together
to
create
greater
efficiencies
and
and
oversight
efforts.
So
now
that
the
worst
part
of.
D
Is
over,
I'm
gonna
get
into
the
city
content.
So
if
you
all
will
recall,
you
approved
an
ibc
back
in
may
of
2021
that
created,
or
rather
allowed
for
the
addition
of
three
and
a
half
fte
for
dfa.
C
D
Reports
to
the
treasury-
and
we
have
also
been
working
really
closely
with
kate,
nelson
and
chloe
ross
and
meredith
elton
and
other
key
stakeholders
on
the
development
of
the
arpa
sub
award
program,
and
so
that's
been
where
the
majority
of
our
time
has
been
spent
to
date
as
well,
since
the
final
rule
from
the
treasury
was
issued
in
january.
So
a
lot
of
work
going
into
those
efforts.
We've
also
been
focused
on
developing
some
technical
assistance,
resources
for
internal
staff,
so
developing
a
project,
management
and
compliance
guide.
D
I
have
also
been
working
on
building
up
the
grants,
office
team,
and
so
we
hired
our
first
newest
team
member,
so
joshua
levitt,
which
started
in
may
of
this
year.
His
role
is
grant's
compliance
analyst,
so
definitely
a
federal
grants,
compliance
focus,
but
also
here
to
add
capacity
to
long-term
grants,
management
infrastructure
and
grant
seeking
for
the
city.
He
comes
to
us
from
the
idaho
department
of
health
and
welfare
and
has
a
really
great
background
in
federal
grants.
D
We've
also
worked
to
support
grant
applications
here
at
the
city
and
plan
to
do
so
moving
forward
as
we're
able
in
the
short
term,
and
so
the
boise
police
department,
recently
submitted
a
new
grant
application
to
the
department
of
justice's
cops
office,
and
so
we
were
there
to
support
with
that
application,
and
we
plan
to
do
so
as
well
for
various
iaja
opportunities
that
are
coming
up
and
just
add
support
and
assistance
where
we
can
in
terms
of
what
opportunities
I
think
lie
ahead
of
us.
I
think
I
really
envision
continuing
to
develop.
B
D
E
Madam
mayor,
yes,
mary,
we're
very
excited
to
have
you,
I
think.
When
I
came
to
the
city
I
heard
from
a
lot
of
staff
like
oh
grants,
we
don't
want
to
do
that
because
they
are,
I
mean,
they're,
a
lot
of
work.
They're
overwhelming
you
have
the
compliance
piece,
but
I
do
think
there's
so
much
opportunity
out
there,
and
I
just
see
this
position
and
you
being
such
a
great
facilitator
of
meeting
those
opportunities.
So
thank
you
for
coming
to
the
city
really
appreciate
it.
F
Adam
here,
thank
you.
Welcome
mary
to
echo
the
pro
tems
sentiments.
We
are
so
excited
no
pressure,
but
something
I
would
just
like
to
put
on
your
radar,
I'm
the
one
who
asks
things
that
are
just
random,
so
you
should
get
used
to
that.
F
Something
that
happens
a
lot
to
our
folks
here
in
our
city
is
we
have
the
people
who
followed
between
the
crops,
it's
folks,
for
example,
now
with
the
housing
crisis
that
we're
experiencing
folks
that
make
too
much
to
qualify
for
the
programs
that
exist,
but
don't
make
enough
to
get
into
a
housing
situation.
F
G
Vladimir,
yes,
thank
you
well
welcome
and
really
excited
to
have
this
position
up
and
running
it's
interesting.
I
work
with
cities
all
over
the
state
and
many
much
smaller
cities
than
us
than
us
have
grants,
managers
and
I've
seen
that
position
really
make
a
difference
in
those
cities
in
terms
of
the
kinds
of
resources
they
can
bring
to
bear
on.
G
So
I
look
forward
to
seeing
what
the
future
is
going
to
bring
excited
about
the
various
arpa
funding
programming
that
we've
got
to
date
and
hearing
about
the
child
care
one.
But
I
I
really
look
forward
to
as
being
a
tremendous
opportunity
to
expand
the
way
that
we
look
at
how
we
can
work
on
particular
initiatives.
B
H
That
america,
council
members,
I'm
really
excited
to
be
before
you
today
to
talk
more
about
the
arpa
child
care
project.
I
have
a
lot
to
go
through,
so
I'm
going
to
try
to
move
as
quickly
as
I
can
and
leave
questions
at
the
or
leave
time
for
questions
at
the
end.
Before
I
start,
I
just
want
to
say
that
mary
is
a
fantastic
ad
to
the
city.
It
has
been
a
delight
to
work
with
her.
She
brings
so
much
expertise
and
value,
and
I'm
really
glad
that
she
decided
to
join
the
city
as
well.
H
Can
you
can
everybody
hear
me
all
right?
Thank
you.
H
Okay,
so
I'll
begin,
the
presentation
with
a
quick
recap
of
arpa
funding
that
has
been
allocated
for
external
partnerships
and
projects
I'll
then
provide
some
context
to
demonstrate
the
need
for
the
support
and
feedback
from
our
community
before
walking
through
the
project,
design,
timelines
and
implementation
of
the
36.9
million
in
arpa
rescue
plan
act
funds.
The
city
received
council
approved
10.2
million
to
go
directly
into
the
community
to
serve
boiseans,
who
have
been
adversely
impacted
by
covid19
through
investments
in
child
care,
food
security,
housing,
mental
health
and
small
business
support.
H
Before
I
continue,
I
want
to
call
attention
to
how
the
terms
child
care
provider,
provider,
worker
and
early
childhood
education
educator
are
referenced
throughout
my
presentation,
while
the
city
of
boise
has
specific
definitions
according
to
code
for
each
of
those,
I'm
going
to
use
them
interchangeably
throughout
the
presentation
to
mean
all
licensed
child
care
professionals
within
the
city
of
boise
or
that
have
a
city
of
boise
license,
and
I
also
want
to
thank
oppenheimer,
who
is
here
today
and
she
leads
idaho
eyc.
H
Economic
impact,
so,
according
to
a
study
conducted
in
partnership
between
the
u.s
chamber
of
commerce
foundation,
idaho
auic
and
the
association
of
commerce
and
industry,
titled
untapped
potential
in
idaho
child
care
issues
cost
the
state
of
idaho
an
estimated
479
million
dollars
of
loss
every
single
year.
Child
care
challenges
are
a
significant
cause
of
employee
absence
and
turnover
with
over
half
of
parents
surveyed
for
the
study
reporting
that
they've
missed
work
in
the
past
three
months
because
of
child
care
issues.
H
H
One
provider
shared
that
as
rents
have
raised
for
her
employees,
so
has
the
turnover
another
owner
expressed
feeling
caught
in
the
middle
between
raising
prices
for
parents
or
not
being
able
to
provide
wages
that
keep
pace
with
rising
costs
of
living.
Another
provider
articulated
the
extreme
choices.
H
Guidance
from
the
administration
for
children
and
families
unequivocally
supports
increasing
compensation
for
child
care
workers
acf
stated
rising.
Raising
the
wages
of
child
care
staff
is
a
central
part
of
stabilizing
the
industry
and
strongly
encouraged
the
use
of
funds,
including
arpa
funds
for
bonuses
and
incentive
pay.
H
Carving
out
compensation
for
the
workforce
is
part
of
a
progressive
or
part
of
a
progression
towards
longer
term
change.
Circling
back
to
the
interviews
conducted
with
boise
child
care
providers,
each
expressed
very
strong
support
for
incentive
pay
some
going
so
far
as
to
say
that
this
incentive
pay.
The
incentive
pay
that
has
been
provided
through
the
state
of
idaho
has
really
allowed
them
to
keep
their
workforce
and
their
businesses
open.
H
So,
as
you
can
see
from
this
slide,
the
city
of
boise
is
the
designated
prime
recipient
of
the
arpa
dollars.
We've
identified
a
partner
in
idaho
ayc,
with
experience
and
expertise,
administering
funds
to
child
care
providers,
which,
in
accordance
with
treasury
guidance,
are
defined
as
beneficiaries
after
analysis,
city
staff,
in
concert
with
barry
dunn
and
arpa
consultant
with
the
city
determined,
there
was
justification
for
a
non-competitive
sub
award
a
bit
more
about
our
partner,
idaho
eyc.
They
began
in
1986
as
a
statewide
driven
organization
for
early
educators
and
child
care
professionals.
H
In
november
1998,
idaho
aeyc
was
granted
non-profit
status
as
a
501c3
organization
by
the
irs.
Idaho
uic
manages
both
public
and
private
funding
sources
with
specific
reporting
requirements.
The
management
and
fiscal
team
at
idaho
ayc,
effectively
oversee
federal
grants,
as
well
as
numerous
private
foundations
and
local
partnership
contributions.
H
H
The
retroactive
date
of
may
first
was
chosen
because
licensing
numbers
were
at
a
peak
as
compared
to
previous
months,
maximizing
the
number
of
eligible
eligible
providers
and
a
retroactive
date
was
selected
to
avoid
incenting
individuals
to
attain
a
license
for
the
purpose
of
incentive
pay,
considering
the
average
wage
for
a
child
care
worker
in
idaho
is
just
12
13,
and
that's
like
on
the
high
side
for
the
estimate,
an
hour
which
equates
to
a
little
over
24
000
a
year
based
on
these
numbers.
Fifteen
hundred
dollars
represents
six
percent
of
the
average
worker's
annual
salary.
H
H
Timeline
so
upon
council
approval
of
the
agreement
with
idaho
ayc
this
evening.
We
are
ready
to
jump
into
action
tomorrow.
An
outreach
campaign
will
kick
off
announcing
the
funding
opportunity.
Child
care
providers
can
apply
for
incentive
pay
starting
august
1st
after
auditing
the
applications.
Idaho
auic
will
begin
fund
disbursement
on
november
1st
of
22
and
will
conclude
on
december
31st
of
22,
if
not
prior,.
H
Idaho,
ayc
and
the
city
of
boise
will
announce
this
program
to
the
community
through
a
variety
of
marketing
efforts.
During
this
time
frame
of
july
20th
through
august
31st
marketing
efforts
will
include
social
media
posts,
postcard,
mailers
press
releases,
newsletter,
announcements,
direct
emails
and
text
messages.
H
Additionally,
this
program
will
be
promoted
through
the
region
for
idaho
star's
office.
Further
communication
efforts
may
be
used
to
ensure
that
local
child
care
providers
are
informed
of
this
opportunity.
A
month-long
application
period
was
selected
based
on
idaho,
ayc's,
historical
expertise
distributing
similar
funds
which
have
validated
the
success
of
a
shorter
application
window.
Additionally,
the
city
of
boise
has
contact
information
for
each
provider,
making
direct
communication
and
outreach
possible
applicants
will
be
required
to
upload
a
child
care
worker
license
that
was
valid.
H
As
of
may
1st
2022,
along
with
a
w-9
in
the
rise
database
rise,
is
the
state
of
idaho's
online
platform
for
professionals
working
with
children,
ages,
birth
1
to
12.
In
any
setting
to
receive
this
grant,
applicants
must
have
an
account
in
rise
and
provide
the
rise,
email
and
account
number
grant.
Applications
will
mere
rise.
Data
fields
and
a
record
of
the
stipend
will
be
recorded
in
rise.
H
Currently
40
percent
of
boise
child
care
providers
have
a
rise
account
requiring
that
applicants
have
a
rise.
A
rise
account
will
allow
idaho
stars
in
idaho
aeyc,
who
are
the
co-administrators
of
the
child
care
block,
grant
dollars
that
idaho
receives
better,
more
complete
data
regarding
the
child
care
workforce.
H
Funding
disbursement
will
be
made
to
recipients
via
a
physical
check
that
will
be
mailed
to
the
recipient's
address,
as
it
appears
in
rise.
Checks
returned
with
invalid
address
addresses
will
accrue
a
return
fee
for
auic
to
process,
idaho
eyc
will
track
and
manage
payments
through
its
accounting
system,
and
each
check
will
have
an
identification
number.
H
The
city
of
boise
staff
and
our
partner
in
idaho
ayc
are
committed
to
making
applications
accessible
and
equitable
applications
will
be
made
available
in
multiple
languages.
Information
will
be
available
in
plain
language,
clearly
articulating
eligibility
criteria
how
to
apply
and
how
to
access
the
application.
H
H
C
Mr
mary,
just
quick
question:
this
is
more
just
informative
for
me,
so
you
said
there
was
about
40
percent
of
people
who
are
already
signed
up
for
for
rise.
Is
there
a
reason
that
other
folks
aren't
currently
using
the
program?
Is
it
just
not
something
that's
valuable
to
them
at
this
point
and
then
once
the
grant's
on
there
it
will
be
or
is
there
do
you
know
why
some
folks
are
already
using
it
and
why
some
folks
aren't.
H
B
H
And
it
is
voluntary,
I
will
would
you
like
to
step
up
and
speak
to
that
or
you
can
provide
some
information
about
maybe
some
tangible
reasons
why
people
have
not
signed
up
yet.
Okay,.
C
I
Good
afternoon,
madam
mayor
council,
member
halliburton,
the
rye
system,
as
as
kate
mentioned,
it
is
new.
It's
not
it's
all
voluntary,
there's
a
couple
of
reasons
why
not
all
child
care
providers
are
engaged
in
that?
First
of
all,
some
of
them
don't
know.
So,
if
you're,
a
new
child
care
provider,
you
just
don't
know
so
it's
an
educational
thing
and
other
people
might
not
participate
because
they
don't
feel
a
need
in
in
being
in
the
system.
I
But
we
are
encouraging
every
child
care
provider
because
it
does
open
so
many
doors
for
our
child
care
providers
in
terms
of
receiving
professional
development
opportunities.
We
offer
academic
scholarships
for
anyone,
that's
willing
to
get
or
wanting
to
get
a
degree
in
early
childhood.
We've
got
partnerships
with
all
of
the
colleges
and
universities
in
idaho,
and
if
you
want
to
get
a
degree,
we
actually
pay
for
that
and
there's
a
lot
of
other
incentives
to
do
that.
But
some
people
just
don't
know
some
people
think
I
don't
need
it.
I
But
this
is
a
really
good
opportunity
to
to
encourage
folks
to
enter
the
right
system,
and
it
also
will
allow
the
city
of
boise
and
idaho,
ayc
and
idaho
stars
project
to
be
able
to
better
share
data
and
be
able
to
better
make
sure
that
we
know
who
is
a
child
care
provider
in
the
city
of
boise.
What
that
looks
like
what
their
trainings
are
a
whole
bunch
of
opportunities
to
be
able
to
look
at
that
data
differently.
Yeah.
C
Wonderful
and
that
mayor,
just
the
quick
follow-up
there,
and
so
the
technical
assistance
might
be
used
for
if
somebody
didn't
know
how
to
use
the
system
or
if
they
were
having
trouble
accessing
it
or
navigating
it.
For
some
reason,
then
there
would
be
assistance
for
folks
who
maybe
hadn't
used
it
before.
Is
that
correct.
I
Sure,
madam
mayor
council,
member
holly,
burton
we
have
a
customer
service
team
at
idaho
ayc
and
we
help
navigate
help
child
care
providers
navigate
all
kinds
of
things,
one
of
which
is
to
enter
the
rise
system.
It's
pretty
self-explanatory.
I
Able
to
track
facilities
so,
if
you're
a
child
care
facility
owner
it's
a
requirement
for
them
to
have
all
of
their
staff
listed
in
that
program,
so
that
we
can
continuously
see
in
real
time
who
the
staff
are
of
that
provider,
so
that
we
can
make
sure
that
we're
providing
all
of
the
resources
and
information
that
all
the
child
care
providers
need.
Great.
J
Quick
question
so,
first
of
all
thank
you
and
really
appreciate
the
outreach
plan.
I
have
a
question
because
my
daughters
tell
me
that
email
is
for
old
people
and
they
do
everything
by
text.
They
don't
ever
look
at
their
email
and
much
to
my
screen.
So
I
noticed
that
text
messages
were
part
of
your
plan.
How
do
you
know
who
to
send
the
text
messages
to?
Is
this
through
the
rise
program
or
is
it
through
the
city
when
you
have
to
register
I'm
curious
about
how
we
get
that
information.
H
Madam
here
and
council
member
willets,
that's
a
great
question
so
right
now,
idaho
eyc
already
has
that
system
and
capability
set
up
to
reach
all
the
providers.
In
the
rye
system
via
text,
the
city
is
working
on
building
that
capability.
We
don't
currently
have
it.
That
is
why
we're
moving
forward
with
a
complementary
and
dual
outreach
plan
so
that
we
are
using
as
many
mediums
and
tools
available
to
us.
J
F
Mayor,
thank
you.
This
is
all
exciting.
Okay,
I'm
wondering,
if
there's
a
possibility
for
there
to
be
an
additional
or
an
augmented
bonus
for
folks
with
multilingual
abilities.
I
know
that
it's
something
that
I
think
child
care
providers
who
have
those
bilingual
abilities,
it's
something
that
I
don't
think
has
ever
acknowledged.
I
think
it's
an
added
quality
added
value.
F
That's
just
not
compensated,
and
I
I
appreciate
madam
mayor
really
highlighting
the
need
for
us
here
at
the
city
of
boise,
with
our
language
and
language
access
program.
Coordinator
gallegos,
doing
such
amazing
work
to
ensure
that
we
value
that
here
that
it's
not
something
that
we
just
take
for
granted,
but
that
it's
it's
a
skill
and
I'm
wondering
if
there's
a
possibility
that
might
even
help
with
outreach
if
people
know
that
their
bilingual
abilities
is
an
added
value,
that's
being
recognized
and
would
be
compensated
in
that
bonus.
H
Thank
you,
madam
mayor
and
councilwoman
sanchez.
I
we
evaluated
a
variety
of
metrics
to
come
up
with
a
rubric
and
whether
or
not
we
wanted
to
move
forward
with
rubric
looking
at
professional
skill
set
and-
and
you
know,
varying
the
amount
of
incentive
pay.
Accordingly,
we
went
with
the
flat
rate
for
a
number
of
reasons.
H
But
as
we
progress
with
the
other
system-wide
approaches,
there
has
been
a
lot
of
conversation
and
intent
to
support
and
and
demonstrate
the
value
of
multilingual
child
care
providers.
Because
your
point
is
is
very
well
stated,
and
we
know
that
the
importance
of
quality,
early
childhood
education
and
then
you
add,
multiple
language
on
languages.
On
top
of
that,
and
the
the
positive
impacts
for
brain
development
and
a
multitude
of
other
aspects
of
child
development
are
positively
impacted.
E
Madam
mayor,
I
really
appreciated
that
the
presentation
and
the
way
that
it
tied
the
availability
of
quality,
child
care
to
our
economy
and
the
availability
of
workforce,
and
I
think-
and
I
just
like
to
kind
of
put
an
exclamation
point
on
that
and
also
take
it
a
little
bit
further
and
say
it's.
E
You
know
it's
opportunity
for
parents,
it
allows
parents
to
achieve
what
they
want
to
achieve
in
their
lives
and
I'm
going
to
point
out
that
most
of
most
of
the
impact
of
the
unavailability
of
child
care
or
the
the
lack
of
I
feel
like
lately,
there's
been
a
lot
of
lack
of
certainty
of
child
care.
You
know
like
child
cares,
are
shutting
down
and
then
parents
are
stuck
at
home
for
a
week,
and
you
know
there's
just
been
a
lot
going
on.
Most
of
that
falls
on
women
and
and
it's
really
a
big
deal.
E
A
To
many
women
in
particular
that
have
left
the
workforce
while
juggling
online
school,
coveted
closures
at
daycare
et
cetera
and
then
the
very
real
impact
on
our
child
care
providers
that
are
seeking
certainty
and
kind
of
cost
of
living
adjustments
in
their
wages
and
wanting
to
be
able
to
provide
the
service
to
our
community
but
really
struggling
to
make
ends
meet
at
these
times
that
are
really
tough
and
so
there's
only
so
much
we
as
a
city
can
do.
A
I
think
it's
really
incumbent
on
this
state
to
continue
looking
at
what
they
can
do
with
all
of
the
recovery
funds
sitting
in
those
bank
accounts
and
look
at
other
states
that,
like
new
hampshire,
where
the
states
have
built
out
even
more
investments
in
child
care
workers
in
their
education
and
their
school
loans.
A
And
ultimately,
those
are
investments
in
kids
and
investments
in
communities,
because
it's
making
it
possible
for
people
to
seek
opportunity.
So
I
think
the
more
we
talk
about
this
and
you
know
it
was
even
before
covet.
Our
economic
development
transition
committee
highlighted
the
need
for
this.
We
had
ceos
former
ceos
of
boise
cascade
managing
partners
at
different
law
firms.
Kate
was
a
part
of
that.
A
I'm
having
really
in-depth
conversations
about
the
economic
impact
of
access
to
child
care
in
our
community
and
then
lo
and
behold.
Several
months
later,
it
just
became
so
much
more
clear.
So
really
am
grateful
that
we're
able
to
do
this
and
provide
this
support
to
our
those
who
care
for
our
kids,
because
ultimately,
it's
supporting
families
and
really
hope
that
moving
forward,
we
can
see
additional
partnership
with
the
state
and
others
to
grow
this
program,
not
just
in
boise
but
in
in
the
whole
state,
because
parents
need
this
everywhere.
F
Madam
mayor
may
just
make
one
more
point
just
again
to
highlight
these
are
licensed
daycare
providers
and-
and
that's
so
important,
because
when
folks
are
desperate,
they
will
turn
to
what
is
available,
and
sometimes
that
involves
inadvertently
unintentionally,
putting
children
in
harm's
way
just
to
try
to
put
food
on
the
table,
and
so
I
think
that's
something
that
needs
to
be
highlighted.
This
is
an
effort
to
make
sure
that
children
are
with
folks
who
they're
going
to
be
properly
and
safely
cared
for.
Thank
you,
kate.
Thank
you,
mayor.
G
Yes,
thank
you.
I
I
will
be
really
quick.
I
know
we're
almost
out
of
time.
I
am
really
excited
about
this.
I
have
grandchildren
who
need
child
care
right
now
and
know
firsthand
how
difficult
it
is
for
their
parents
to
be
able
to
work
and
afford
and
make
the
time
for
all
of
the
ins
and
outs
of
getting
their
children
to
and
from
that
child
care
every
day.
G
This
program,
I
think,
will
make
providers
more
available.
I
think
I
hope
it
will
stabilize
to
whatever
degree
we
can
the
market
if
you
will
so
that
those
providers
aren't
living
as
much
day-to-day
hand-to-hand
as
they
have
been
it's
a
short-term
fix,
but
I
think
it's
one.
That's
really
important
quick
question:
we've
set
aside
money
for
what
we
believe
or
all
of
the
providers
that
we
know
are
out
there
based
on
our
own
records,
which
are
pretty
complete
because
they
have
to
license
through
us.
G
What,
if
we
don't
get
calls
for
all
of
that
money?
Do
we
have
what
what's
the
plan
for
the
going
forward?
Will
we
extend
it?
Will
we
expand
it?
Some
way.
Have
you
thought
about
that.
H
Madam
mayor
and
council
president
clegg,
we
have
thought
about
that
so,
depending
on
the
percentage
that
triggers
a
tipping
point
as
to
whether
or
not
we
will
extend
for
an
additional
month
or
recapture.
So
if
it's
approximately
80
have
gone
out
of
the
funds,
then
we
would
still
want
to
extend
for
an
additional
month
so
that
whatever
money
we
do
recapture
is
a
small
amount.