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From YouTube: Great Neighborhoods Committee - February 19, 2020
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This is the Charlotte City Council's Great Neighborhoods Committee meeting for February 19, 2020. Thanks for joining us!
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E
A
Thanks
everyone
from
being
here
and
without
further
ado,
we're
gonna
get
started.
We
have
one
agenda
item
for
today
and
that's
an
update
on
the
local
initiative
support
corporation
known
as
list
relating
to
their
affordable
housing
efforts,
they're
about
ready
to
celebrate
one
year
right
and
so
it'll
be
a
great
opportunity
for
us
to
get
an
update
on
what
they've
done
come
with
a
plan
on
doing
and
where
they're
going
from
here.
So
I'll
turn
over
the
meeting
to
you,
wonderful.
G
Thank
you.
Everyone
thank
you
for
allowing
us
to
present
to
you
today
to
the
great
neighborhoods
committee.
We
want
to
start
a
little
bit
by
some
of
you
already
know
about
lists,
you've
heard
about
liske,
and
you,
some
of
you
have
not
so
I
want
to
be
sure
to
make
sure
that
everyone
knows
who
we
are.
This
was
started
in
1979
about
40
years
ago,
and
we
started
on
the
premise
that
there
needed
to
be
some
type
of
middle
person.
We
knew
that
there
were
funds
available
for
our
communities.
G
However,
we
needed
to
get
those
funds
in
the
community
and
be
able
to
offer
the
community's
technical
assistance
and
our
expertise
to
be
able
to
carry
out
their
community
initiatives.
What
you
see
on
this
chart
that
we
have
here
is
some
of
the
some
of
our
impact
that
we've
had
across
the
country
which
goes
from
affordable
housing
preservation
as
well
as
New
Deal,
and
then
also
we
we
have
in
actual,
we
funded
schools,
charter
schools
as
well
as
early
childhood
centers,
and
then,
in
addition
to
that,
we've
also
have
a
very
strong
recreation
presence.
G
The
country
we're
able
to
achieve
the
impact
that
you
saw
from
the
previous
slide
through
our
offices
list
has
35
offices
across
the
country.
We
just
added
Greenville
South
Carolina
in
Hampton,
Roads,
Virginia
and
continuing
to
add
other.
Our
focus
this
year
is
to
add
more
offices
in
the
south.
As
you
can
see
from
this
chart,
that's
a
focus
of
our
president
and
CEO.
We
also
have
a
rule
umbrella.
We
have
a
rural
footprint,
so
we
are
across
several
counties
across
the
country.
G
In
addition
to
that,
obviously,
we
can't
do
anything
that
we
do
without
our
partners.
Partners
are
very
important
to
us
all
of
our
work
is
carried
through
some
type
of
partner
to
be
able
to
make
the
impact
that
we
do
in
our
communities
as
well
as
we
have
three
affiliates
that
handles
our
affordable
housing
initiatives,
commercial
lending,
as
well
as
some
of
our
small
business
lending
our
comprehensive
approach.
G
We
receive
funds
from
banks,
corporations,
foundations,
government
agencies,
and
then
we
in
turn
use
that
funding
to
provide
financing
loans,
grants
and
equity,
as
well
as
technical
assistance
to
our
local
partners
and
to
developers.
We
also
what
we
also
do
is
one
of
the
things
that
we
work
on
is
is
making
sure
that
we
have
empower
people.
We
can
do
that
through
enhancing
job
training
and
enhancing
skills,
actually
preserving
housing
as
we
are
and
providing
affordable
housing.
Then,
in
addition
to
that,
we
look
at
small
businesses.
G
How
can
we
help
small
businesses
thrive
through
out
coaching
and
build
their
capacity,
as
well
as
being
a
advocacy
for
policy
change?
We
have
a
very
large
policy,
Department,
that's
located
in
DC,
so
we
are
very
active
in
the
policy
that
is
happening
across
the
across
the
country
and
making
sure
that
we
are
making
sure
our
voice
as
well
as
our
community
voices
are
heard.
G
You
have
met
some
of
my
team,
which
is
sitting
behind
me.
We
have
already
opened
up
the
office
as
we
said,
we
are
approaching
one
year.
I
can't
believe
it's
been
one
year
already
March
of
last
year,
we'll
be
hiring
another
staff
person.
A
program
assistant
would
be
hi
the
next
month
and
then,
probably
by
the
end
of
the
year,
probably
maybe
one
more
staff
person
as
well.
The
way
that
list
operates
is
that
we
actually
target
communities,
so
we
have
already
said
that
historic
Weston
is
our
target
community.
G
Some
of
you
already
know
that
who
have
talked
to
already-
and
we
are
looking
at
as
far
as
our
capacity
sports
building
capacity
for
the
community
organizations
and
historic
West
End,
as
well
as
some
other
initiatives
that
we're
working
on
which
I'll
talk
to
you
about
in
a
second.
We
are
bringing
funding,
I'm
and
I'll
talk
to
you
about
that
as
well.
G
Some
of
the
funding
that
we
already
have
received
for
Charlotte
and
some
that
is
going
to
be
coming
up
here
soon
and
that
will
be
announced
hopefully
in
the
next
month,
but
you
lift
the
Charlotte
office
has
what's
called
all
of
the
offices
have
local
advisory
committees.
The
lift
offices
are
not
governed
by
boards
per
se.
They
actually
have
committees
of
the
Charlotte
office,
local
advisory
committee,
launched
in
August
of
last
year.
G
We
have
25
people
that
are
on
that
particular
committee
that
have
accepted
to
be
on
the
local
advisory
committee
that
consists
of
our
funders.
Other
stakeholders,
Jada
grantee
mark,
is
our
actual
vice.
Chair
of
that
particular
committee,
and
they
actually
act
as
an
advisory
to
me,
so
some
of
the
things
that
we
are
working
on,
they
actually
helped
me
was
being
able
to
pull
those
forward
and
be
able
to
achieve
some
of
the
goals
that
we've
set
forth
this
year.
G
Our
grassroots
advisory
committee
was
also
launched
in
August
as
well.
Some
of
you
from
this
past
year
understand
what
the
grassroots
Advisory
Committee
is,
and
it
consists
of
community
leaders
as
well
as
advocates.
We
have
had
three
meetings
thus
far
of
the
grassroots
advisory
committee
and
we
anticipate
meaning
about
I,
would
say
about
four
times
a
year
is
in
four
or
five
times
a
year
right
now.
What
we're
discussing
there's
a
lot
of
different
things
that
we
discussed
at
the
grassroots
committee.
G
It
is
not
just
about
housing,
so
I
do
want
to
be
sure
to
say
that
the
grassroots
advisory
committee
also
talks
about.
We
talked
about
education,
we
talked
about.
How
can
we
get
pop
and
we
better
be
better
involved
when
it
comes
to
the
census,
because
we
know
that
that's
going
to
be
important,
for
you
know
to
count
all
of
our
community
people
in
our
neighborhoods.
That
makes
a
difference
in
funding.
We
also
talked
about
we're
also
talking
about
making
sure
that
the
grassroots
has
a
input
in
community
events.
G
For
example,
the
Lee
Institute
is
using
the
grassroots
committee
right
now
to
be
able
to
get
ideas
on
an
actual
community
conference,
so
they're
actually
offering
that
input
for
that
this
Charlotte,
as
we
as
I
said
before,
we
are
looking
at
a
comprehensive
community
development
plan.
That
is
how
we
actually
achieve
all
of
the
impact
and
goals
that
you
saw
earlier
and
we
plan
to
do
the
same.
G
That
thing
is
going
to
be
different
as
far
as
Charlotte
is
concerned,
and
the
things
that
you
see
here
are
some
of
the
items
that
we
plan
to
address,
particularly
as
we
go
into
historic
Weston
and
some
of
the
things
we're
just
getting
started
on.
As
you
know,
we
spent
last
year
a
lot
of
time
working
on
the
Charlotte
Housing
Opportunity
investment
fund.
So
we
got
that
up
and
running,
and
so
this
year
we
are
going
to
be
more.
G
So
let's
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
Charlotte
Housing
Opportunity
investment
fund.
As
you
know,
this
is
the
fund
manager
for
the
fund.
The
foundation
for
the
Carolinas
has
raised
53
million.
The
goal
was
50
million.
They
have
raised
53
million
to
date.
The
actual
fund
itself
was.
Is
we
plan
to
actually
finance
up
to
fifteen
hundred
units
across
the
city
in
round
one
we've
accomplished
531
units
which
I'll
talk
to
you
about
as
well
in
round
one?
We
also
committed
ten
point:
six
million
of
that
53
million
that
has
been
raised.
G
G
This
particular
slide
is
a
reminder
to
you
of
the
deals
that
were
approved
to
receive
Housing
Trust
Fund
dollars,
as
well
as
those
that
are
receiving
the
ushe.
The
Chhath,
the
Housing,
Opportunity,
Fund
and
I
wanted
to
be
sure
to
show
this
so
that
you
can
kind
of
see
the
leverage
of
the
twelve
point.
Eight
million
and
Housing
Trust
Fund
request.
Ten
point.
Six
of
that
was
came
from
the
private
fund,
so
I
did
want
you
to
know
that,
but
also
so
that
you
could
see
that
you
know
the
amount
that
we
are
spending
for.
G
The
first
round
of
ten
point.
Six
leaves
about
forty
three
point:
three
million
that's
left
for
subsequent
rounds,
so
we
still
have
funds
to
go
to
be
able
to
carry
out
another
round
in
another
round
until
we've
depleted
all
of
the
funds
for
the
private
fund
under
the
private
fund,
the
the
choke
we
have
thirty,
five
hundred
and
thirty
one
units
that
we
have
approved
for
recommended
for
funding
of
that
531
units.
As
you
can
see
here,
thirty
percent
was
at
excuse
me:
twenty
percent
was
at
30
percent
ami
of
the
total
531
units.
G
Eighty
one
percent
excuse
me:
eighty-seven
percent
are
for
families
below
eighty
percent,
ami
that
was
and
I'm
pointing
that
out,
because
one
that
was
a
one
of
the
things
with
the
private
investors
is
that
they
did
want
to
see
a
certain
percentage
less
than
80
percent
ami,
but
they
also
wanted
to
see
the
20
percent
at
30
percent
a
mod.
That
was
a
requirement,
the
investors
of
the
fund.
G
There
are
13
total
investors
of
the
fund
and
they
all
really
were
very
happy
with
the
way
that
this
particular
first
round
turned
out
as
far
as
the
ami
percentage.
As
far
as
the
partnership-
and
you
know,
I
guess,
the
thing
is
when
I
look
at
this
and
think
about
this
past
year.
You
know
one
of
the
things
that
we
know
we
wanted
it
to
be
a
simultaneous.
G
G
Absolutely,
but
that's
with
any
new
project
such
as
this,
when
you
have
city
coming
together
with
private
funds
and
the
private
funds
consist
of
13
investors,
along
with
a
great
partnership
with
in
Libyan
as
well
and
bringing
all
of
those
factors
together
to
be
able
to
see
what
you
you
see
here.
So
we're
really
really
proud
of
it.
G
We
know
that
in
this
next
round
and
just
to
talk
to
you
a
little
bit
about
our
take
on
the
next
round,
we've
released
the
RFP
for
blood
for
round
2
January,
the
seventh
team,
swabbing
January,
the
17th.
It
is
going
to
be
the
relatively
the
same
process,
but
the
difference
between
round
1
and
round
2
is
that
for
the
private
fund,
we're
going
to
be
more
the
the
process
is
going
to
be
more
simultaneous.
G
As
you
recall,
last
year,
and
and
last
year
the
you
approved
in
last
July,
the
housing
trust
fund
requests
and,
as
you
may
recall
right
after
that,
then
we
started
our
process
of
review,
which
meant
that
the
the
private
fund,
which
is
the
investment
advisory
committee,
actually
review
the
deals
they're
after
we're
having
a
more
simultaneous
process
for
them
for
round
2.
So
when
we
actually
get
the
developers
having
look
at
all
of
the
developers,
deals
for
round
2
we're
going
to
go
ahead
and
carry
it
through
the
process.
G
That
way
is
because,
at
this
point
you
know
last
year
again
was
a
learning
curve,
and
we
know
that-
and
we
know
now
that
now
that
we
know
what
we
know-
and
we
feel
like
that-
we
have
done
spoke
with
a
lot
of
in
developers
and
listened
to
them
as
far
as
what
they
need.
I
think,
if
we
could
do
it
this
way,
we
could
lose
things
along
quicker
to
get
them
what
they
need
to
be
able
to
get
the
housing
on
the
ground.
I
G
I
G
I
G
I
Yeah,
you
know,
so
we
have
that.
You
know
that
this
is
going
to
be
a
generational,
a
generational
effort,
yeah.
We
need
to
know
if
all
partners
are
hanging
it
for
the
long
haul
or
if
this
is
something
that
is,
you
know
once
once
it's
gone
this.
This
first
initiative
is
gone.
It's
over.
We
have
to
find
other
partners.
Are
there
deals
that
have
used
the
opportunity
investment
funds
without
Housing
Trust
Fund?
F
I
G
G
I
G
G
I
I
You
know
how
do
we
work
with
lists
to
ensure
that
you
know
we
know
the
whole
picture
of
what
is
going
on
everything
every
point
in
time
right,
because
if
you
have
an
organization
that
you
know,
part
of
their
business
might
not
be,
they
might
be
outside
of
the
scope
of
where
our
priorities
are
or
the
work
that
we're
doing.
How.
C
I
G
I
would
well
I
would
say
well
for
one
we
meet
as
far
as
Pam
and
I
and
her
team
in
my
team
we
meet
regularly
so
we're
talking
regularly
to
make
sure
we
know
what
we're
doing,
but
also
what
I
do
want
to
say
is
for
the
private
fund.
The
this
one
Advisory
Committee
has
Pam
and
one
of
her
team
miles
on
that
particular
committee
to
ensure
that
the
city's
interest
is
is
represented
on
those
particular
meetings
and
they're,
also
on
the
actual
la
see
as
well.
This.
G
Ok,
so
we
want
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
historic
Weston.
As
we
said,
that
is
one
of
our
target
neighborhoods
that
we
have
started
work
already.
We
are
working
with
HF,
which
is
stands
for
historic,
Western
partners,
helping
them.
We
gave
them
a
$25,000
grant
to
help
them
with
building
their
capacity.
We
are
working
with
them
on
board
governance,
making
sure
that
they
look
at
sustainability
and
succession
planning
in
regards
to
their
board,
but
also
looking
at
financial
oversight
as
well
as
their
receiving
funds.
G
How
are
they
recording
that
and
making
sure
that
they
have
necessary
software
in
place
to
be
able
to
track
everything
that
they're
doing
in
regards
to
their
grants
that
they
receiving?
We
have
started
a
stakeholder
well
already
doing
some
community
meetings
with
them.
We
do
a
stakeholder
meeting,
a
historic
Weston,
which
happens
every
other
month
that
consists
of
business
leaders,
some
residents,
president
armbrister
Knight,
Foundation
and
others
who
have
been
working
in
historic
Weston
and
we
bring
them
together
to
actually
talk
about.
G
What's
going
on
in
the
community
on
exchange
ideas,
but
also
it's
a
great
way
for
everyone
to
come
together
and
know
who's.
Doing.
What
and
from
that
particular
meeting
this
past
time,
we've
talked
about
a
lot
of
different
things
and
really
we
actually
had
CM
PD
come
in
the
last
one
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
some
efforts
that
they're
making
a
historic
West
stand,
and
we
wanted
to
be
sure
to
get
that
word
out
to
all
the
rest
of
the
residents.
Some
other
things
that
we're
working
on
in
that
neighborhood.
G
We
worked
with
the
city
in
regards
to
doing
a
roundtable
discussion
for
commercial
displacement.
We
did
a
roundtable
which
had
some
small
business
owners
who
were
displaced
due
the
fact
that
their
particular
location
may
have
been
purchased
and
they
had
to
end
up
moving.
So
from
that,
we
were
able
to
report
that
back
to
the
city
manager
and
his
team
and
the
economic
development
team,
so
that
they
could
get
an
idea
of
some
of
the
things
that
those
particular
business
owners
as
14
attended.
G
So
they
can
get
an
idea
of
some
of
the
things
that
those
business
business
owners
felt
like
should
be
addressed.
We
are
already
offering
some
counseling
and
technical
assistance
to
some
small
businesses
and
historic
West
and
where
we
are
talking
to
them
about
things
that
they
want
to
do
as
far
as
upkeep
of
their
business
expansion
and
things
like
that,
as
well
as
providing
some
small
business
loans,
we
list
is
an
actual
CDFI
community
development,
financial
institution.
So
we
actually
are.
G
We
actually
provide
lending
to
lower-income
communities,
so
we
are
already
talking
with
some
small
businesses
about
that
and
we'll
roll
out
some
small
business
loan
programs,
obviously
with
working
with
what
the
city
already
has
been
offering
in
historic,
West
End
as
well.
We'll
continue
with
our
opportunities
own
education,
we've
held
two
opportunities
on
convenings,
I,
believe
one
in
May
and
one
in
October.
G
We're
gonna
continue
that
for
for
this
next
year
as
well
and
continue
to
make
sure
the
community
is
educated
on
that,
and
then
upcoming
initiatives
which
are
just
in
the
beginning
stages
is
looking
at
our
health
and
safety.
Looking
at
one
of
the
things
that
the
community
has
talked
about
specifically,
is
obviously
a
food
desert
and
that
they
want
better
food
options
in
that
area.
G
And
then
the
other
is
our
other
emphasis
on
affordable
housing,
I'm
working
with
a
partner
now,
which
hopefully
will
transpire
here
soon,
where
we
could
possibly
get
some
funding
for
a
critical
home
repair
program,
specific
to
historic,
West
End,
as
well
as
looking
at
other
homeownership
retention
strategies.
We
know
that
there
are
a
number
of
folks
who
live
in
the
area
that
want
to
stay
in
their
homes
and
we
want
them
to
stay
in
their
home.
G
So
we're
want
to
try
to
see
what
what
strategies
can
we
work
with
us
already
been
out
there
that
we
can
be
able
to
use
or
historic,
West
and
other
initiatives,
sports
and
recreation?
We
have
a
NFL
grassroots
partnership
that
we've
had
for
court
for
twenty
years
with
the
NFL
we
one
of
these
schools,
actually
West,
West
Charlotte
high,
actually
has
one
of
our
list
supported,
NFL,
turf
fields.
G
We
want
to
continue
that
and
get
the
word
out
for
that
across,
not
just
in
historic,
West
and
across
the
city
and
then
we're
looking
at
other
partnerships
where
we
can
be
able
to
really
use
our
our
recreation,
sports
and
recreation
initiatives.
We
are
also
looking
at
promoting
a
financial
opportunity
Center
in
historic,
West
End.
That
is
a
risk
as
90-something
financial
opportunity
centers
across
the
country,
which
actually
provides
job
development
training
as
well
as
financial
literacy,
and
it's
in
conjunction
with
partners
throughout
the
city.
G
G
Single-Family
acquisition,
rehab
program,
we
are
doing
in
conjunction
with
the
city,
and
that
would
be
what
we
would
target
12
homes
in
a
target
neighborhood.
We
really
would
like
for
it
to
be
one
neighborhood,
so
we
can
make
an
impact.
We
are
working
on
that
program
now
and
I
believe
RFP
RFQ
has
already
been
out
for
that.
So
we're
working
on
that
now
with
the
city,
we
are
going
to
continue
as
I
said,
the
NFL
foundation
partnership,
the
Knicks
RFP-
will
be
released
in
July.
G
So
we
hope
that
we'll
be
able
to
get
that
out
and
we
hope
look
to
the
folks
in
the
room
to
help
us
get
the
word
out
to
make
sure
that
we
can
hopefully
have
Charlotte
be
awarded
that
partnership
again.
And
then
we
have
a
$500,000
award
that
we
received
for
an
hour
in
our
partnership
with
HRM
health
and
Fannie
Mae,
in
which
we'll
design
a
cost
model
for
social
determinants
of
health
in
affordable
housing
developments.
G
Where
we
can
have
a
direct,
we
can
offer
incentives
to
developers
to
be
able
to
use
this
model
in
affordable
housing
developments
and
that
our
last
is
our
most
recent
award,
which
is
six
hundred
five
thousand
in
partnership
with
in
Libyan
in
Libyan
family
self-sufficiency
program.
We
will
partner
with
them
to
help
them
with
expanding
that
program.
J
A
G
G
Looking
at
how
they
can
actually
use
the
actual
private
fund
to
be
able
to
do
that,
and
so
what
we
do
is
we
actually
we
meet
with
them
and
we
kind
of
have
them
to
give
us
kind
of
a
synopsis
of
how
they
envision
their
project
working
and
then
from
there
we
actually
go
through
the
actual.
We
look
at
the
underwriting
guidelines,
of
course,
or
for
round
two,
obviously,
for
round
three
and
and
and
subsequent
rounds,
there's
even
on
round
two.
B
Be
several
factors
to
help
them
figure
out
the
best
way
to
get
the
most
of
Commons
of
skill,
I
already
deal
and
say
it
could
be
pea
schedules.
It
could
be
legal.
It
could
be
that
service
coverage
be
anything
to
help
them
eat
got
more
in
your
deal,
so
I
think
that's
the
best
way.
We
look
at
holistically,
so
everything
is
gonna
go
see.
Another
commercial
state
deal
then
negotiate
to
the
point
where
they
get
kind
of
their
own
balance.
D
F
We
have
not
that
that
RFQ
is
doing
our
offices,
February
26,
so
it's
it's
doing
our
offices.
We
have
not
decided
exactly
what
that
target.
Neighborhood
would
be
when
we
envisioned
this
last
year
last
budget
cycle.
We
knew
that
there
were
several
neighborhoods
throughout
the
city
who
could
benefit
from
it.
So
a
lot
of
that
will
determine
on
kind
of
what
the
product
is
out
there.
What
is
for
sale
in
the
community
once
we
have
the
rfqs
back
in.
D
G
We
would
have
to
have.
We
could
have
a
conversation-
okay,
yeah
cuz.
Typically,
what
we
do
is
we
target
one
neighborhood
for
obvious
reasons,
because
then
we
can
measure
the
impact
much
better.
So
if
we
we
have
decided
that
historic
Weston
is
our
target
neighborhood
for
this
year,
whether
or
not
we'll
pick
up
other
target
neighborhoods
is
to
be
determined
as
we
get
through
the
year,
then
I'll
be
able
to
know
and
kind
of
adjust
and
be
able
to
see
if
we
can
add
another
neighborhood
at
some
point.
Okay,
so
we
can.
A
D
G
J
J
B
I
Municipalities,
folks
that
work
with
you
know,
on
the
local
level
within
opportunity
zones
have
been
encouraged
to
form
a
strategy
surrounding
I've
been
particularly
frustrated
that
we've
been
talking
about
this
for
two
years
and
as
a
city,
we
don't
have
a
strategy
around
opportunity
zones
how
we're
going
to
deal
with
it
have
has
Liske
determined
your
strategy.
Besides,
just
educating
people
about
opportunity
zones,
whatever
whatever
that
means
in
terms
of
how
we're
going
to
invest
and
and
work
within
the
boundaries
of
opportunity
zones,
I.
G
Wouldn't
say
we
have
design,
we've
come
up
with
a
strategy.
We've
been
talking
with
with
your
city
staff
in
regards
to
that
and
we'll
continue
to
have
those
conversations,
I
think
that
here
in
this
next
year,
we
will
continue
to
continue
to
see
us
with
the
education
piece,
because
we're
getting
a
lot
from
that
October,
particularly
that
October
opportunity's
own
chameleon,
we've
gotten
a
lot
of
calls
from
businesses,
as
well
as
some
of
the
homeowners
in
opportunity
zones
that
have
wanted
to
have
some
conversation
with
us.
G
A
I
guess
one
last
question
before
you
leave,
though-
and
this
is
really
relating
to
the
small
business,
investment
and
stuff
that
you
want
to
do
on
the
board.
Or
did
you
kind
of
be
a
little
more
specific
in
terms
how
you
want
to
interface
with
small
business
owners,
not
only
in
that
quarter,
but
also
throughout
the
city
as
well?
Absolutely.
G
What
we
want
to
do
is
is
starting
out
this
there's
three
things,
one
of
which
is
as
we're
talking
to
some
of
the
small
business
owners.
Now
we're
getting
like
a
wide
variety
of
requests.
Okay,
so
what
we're
doing
is
kind
of
triaging,
so
to
speak,
those
requests
to
make
sure
that
we
are
giving
them
what
they
need,
one
of
which
is.
We
have
some
businesses
that
want
smaller
loans
to
be
able
to
purchase
like
equipment
and
stuff
like
that,
so
we're
like
okay.
How
can
we?
How
can
we
be
able
to
help
that
business?
G
You
do
then
also
design
our
products
around
that,
so
that
we
can
make
sure
that
we're
assisting
them
going
forward
and
we're
starting
with
historic,
West
End,
but
obviously
we're
gonna.
We
can
carry
that
on
outside
of
that.
Once
we
really
get
everything
you
know
the
way
that
we
feel
like
works
best
in
that
community.
A
I
You
also
mentioned
the
work
that
you
do
on
policy.
Atlas
does
policy
as
we've
been
forming
our
legislative
agendas,
both
federal
and
state,
and
our
intergovernmental
Committee
we
do
have
a
the
committee
has
suggested
that
affordable
housing
continue
to
stay
on
those
legislative
agendas.
Have
you
have
been
advising
staff
on
on
any
policy
changes
that
we
should
advocate
for
what
has
that?
If
so,
what
has
that
advisement
been?
If
not,
why
not?
G
I
would
say:
first,
we
are
I
just
started
policy
visits,
so
I
just
did
that
this
past
November,
so
I'm
still
new
at
that,
but
also
the
office
is
still
new
with
that
says
far
as
Charlotte's
concern
list
itself.
As
far
as
our
policy
team,
some
of
the
things
that
we're
working
on
first
of
all
is
making
sure
that
if
there
are
any
anything
that's
coming
through,
particularly
as
it
relates
to
North
Carolina
the
policy
team,
let's
informs
me
of
that.
G
So
I
just
started
having
my
policy
meetings
with
the
policy
team
this
past
month,
so
as
I'm
continuing
that,
then
that
that
way,
I'll
be
able
to
keep
you
abreast
and
miss
wobbling
and
and
otherwise
abreast
of
things
that
are
coming
from
the
pipe.
But
some
of
the
one,
the
bigger
thing
that
we're
working
on
right
now
that
I
know
is
happening
is
the
changes
in
the
Community
Reinvestment
Act
when
it
comes
to
banks.
G
That
is
a
hot
topic
for
us
right
now
and
the
reason
that
I
say
that
is
because
it
will
change
how
banks
are
able
to
count
credits
for
the
work
that
they
do
in
the
community.
And
that
is
something
that
we
are
definitely
on
top
of
and
staying
on.
Top
of,
because
could
mean
that
a
banks
may
not
be
able
to
do
as
they
may
not
be
required
to
do
as
much
to
be
able
to
still
get
an
exemplary
rating
from
from
the
banks.
G
So
we
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
on
top
of
that,
and
that
is
one
thing
that
I'll
be
discussing
with
mrs.
weilman
as
well,
because
we
all
want
to
make
sure
we're.
We
have
an
input
on
that.
So
things
like
that
are
the
things
that
we
are
on
top
of
from
a
from
a
DC
level
that
we
bring
down
to
the
office
level
to
be
able
to
carry
out.
H
G
G
G
A
Okay,
I
want
to
thank
you
for
coming.
You've
done
a
lot
of
work
in
less
than
a
year.
I
think
I
said
a
year
is
next
month,
March,
so
I'm
going
to
thank
you
and
your
staff
for
the
partnership
that
you
have
with
the
City
of
Charlotte,
with
a
boy
to
around
to
see
where
that
leads
us
as
a
community
moving
forward.
So
that
was
our
only
agenda
item
other
than
just
to
acknowledge
that
the
deadline
has
passed.
A
Staff
has
received
the
applications
they're
doing
their
due
diligence
to
review
them
right
now,
so
Pam
heard
her
crew
at
doing
their
jobs.
Just
also
want
to
acknowledge
that
we
have
a
very
good
neighborhood
board
retreat
about
three
weeks
ago,
so
I'm
going
to
thank
Pam
and
her
staff
again
for
that
work
and
some
councilmember
I'm
not
sure
who
had
a
great
town-hall
meeting
last.
A
E
Fantastic
job,
all
of
housing,
Neighborhood,
Services
and
partner
departments,
officer,
constituent
services,
y'all
did
amazing.
I
know:
I
asked
you
for
something
a
little
bit
different
in
a
very
short
time
and
well.
I
won't
actually
to
come
up,
but
you
did
something
new
in
a
very
limited
amount
of
time
and
he
did
it
fantastically,
and
we've
got
rave
reviews
from
the
neighborhood
I've
gotten
emails
even
this
morning
saying
that
people
were
able
to
make
great
connections.
So
thank
you.
Thank
you.
Thank
you
for
being
flexible
for
being
innovative.
E
A
A
We
all
got
to
the
emails,
a
reference
to
the
issue
that
comes
from
number
Franklin
Bronk
as
well,
so
everyone
kind
of
doing
some
due
diligence
and
hopefully
at
some
point
there
may
be
a
referral
from
Council
to
this
committee
to
look
at
it,
but
just
be
quite
aware
of
that
people
are
aware
of
what's
happening
around
us
and
we're
trying
to
get
as
much
information
data
as
possible.
So
we
can
speak
intelligently
when
it
does
come.