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A
All
right,
today's
meeting
of
the
neighborhood
and
affordable
housing
advisory
board
is
called
to
order
on
april
12th
welcome
everyone.
The
agenda
for
today's
meeting
is
on
the
wall
at
the
entrance
of
chambers.
Please
remember
to
silence
your
cell
phone
to
ensure
a
complete
record
of
the
board's
actions.
We
ask
that
each
individual
wishing
to
speak
clearly
state
your
name
and
spell
your
last
name
for
the
clerk.
A
A
A
All
right,
minister
approved,
did
you
get
the
second
miss
sullivan,
okay
item
three?
Is
citizens
to
be
heard
on
items
regarding
items
not
on
the
agenda?
Is
there
anyone
here
to
speak
to
items
that
are
not
on
today's
agenda?
If
so,
please
step
to
the
podium
and
state
your
name
and
spell
your
last
name
for
the
for
the
clerk.
A
G
Thank
you
chuck
lane
assistant
director
economic
development,
housing
department.
This
is
pretty
pretty
neat
day
for
us
because
you
all
get
to
see
first
hand,
at
least
here
from
from
our
from
our
folks
that
actually
put
services
on
the
ground
deliver
services
to
our
to
our
people
to
our
citizens.
So
this
is
an
opportunity
for
you
to
ask
questions,
learn
more
about
what
they
do.
G
Their
applications
will
be
ranked
and
scored
by
our
technical
review
committee.
We
have
members
of
that
committee
that
are
here
today.
They
may
watch
this
on
tape.
Other
members
may
watch
us
on
tape,
so
it's
educational
for
them
to
you
know
the
questions
you
ask,
may
help
them
understand.
You
know
the
issues
and
and
what
these
services
really
are
so
just
to
quickly
roll
through.
You
know
where
we
are
at
this
point.
At
on
february
16th
we
published
a
notice
of
funding
availability
to
let
everybody
know
that
these
funds
are
available.
G
We
had
that
up
for
30
days
we
had
a
technical
assistance
meeting
with
with
potential
applicants
to
let
them
know
you
know,
help
them
understand
what
what
the
eligible
projects
are,
how
to
complete
a
successful
application.
It's
something
we
do
every
year
during
the
application
cycle
and
the
application
period
closed
on
march
16th.
So
here
we
are
today,
and
this
is
the
the
opportunity
for
them
to
present
exactly
what
they
applied
for
so
next
week
on
the
20th.
G
We
have
our
technical
review
committee
meeting,
that's
a
wrap-up
meeting,
we'll
discuss
the
committee
scores
and
we'll
that's
always
a
very
important
project,
because
with
public
services
we're
limited
with
how
much
money
we
can
spend
on
public
services,
so
the
public
service
dollars
get
very
competitive
we
can
spend
about,
can
spend
up
to
15
of
our
allocation.
G
We
don't
know
exactly
what
our
allocation
is
yet
from
cdbg,
but
it's
probably
going
to
limit
public
service
expenditures
to
about
135
000
right,
and
we
have
a
lot
more
than
that
in
asks.
So
the
technical
review
committee
is
where
we,
where
we
home,
you
know,
tie
that
in
and
that's
where
it
gets
competitive.
So
that's
the
most
important
part
of
this
program
today
on,
let's
see
on
may
10th,
this
board
will
meet
again
and
we
will
have
staff
recommendations
for
you
on
our
allocations.
G
So
that'll
be
the
next
step
in
the
process
and
then
on
june
12th
we
will
begin
a
30-day
public
comment
period
we'll
have
our
our
annual
action
plan
drafted
and
it'll
be
30
days
for
the
public
to
review
that
that
public
review
period
ends
july
11th
on
july
12th.
This
board
will
be
asked
to
recommend
council
approval
of
our
annual
action
plan
and
that,
of
course,
will
contain
all
of
the
recommended
allocations
to
these
groups.
G
On
july
21st
city
council
will
be
asked
to
to
approve
that
plan.
We
have
to
submit
the
plan
to
hud
no
later
than
july,
29th
actually
august
16th
is
when
we
need
to
submit
that
plan.
We
will
not
miss
that
deadline.
I
promise
you
and
I
just
want
our
sub
recipients
to
know-
be
ready
to
begin
delivering
services
and
spending
down
your
funds
on
october
1st.
That's
when
the
fiscal
year
begins.
So
if
you
have
no
more
questions
for
me,
we
can
move
forward
with.
A
The
presentation
awesome,
thank
you.
Thank
you.
I
know
that
I
know
the
board
is
just
as
excited
as
you
are
check
to
see
the
the
different
partners
that
we
work
with
present
today,
and
thank
you
all
for
being
here.
We,
our
first
presenter,
is
chelsea,
wait
from
gulf
coast,
legal
services.
Please
come
to
the
podium
and
you
will
have
three
minutes
to
present.
H
So
I'm
with
gulf
coast,
legal
services
and
I'm
here
to
talk
about
the
housing
legal
services
project
that
we
applied
for
it's
been
around
for
many
years
and
it
focuses
on
reducing
homelessness
in
the
city
of
clearwater.
H
H
So
through
this
project,
the
staff
will
work
on
a
variety
of
housing
issues.
The
top
two
that
we've
been
seeing
are
evictions
and
foreclosures,
and
just
for
reference
in
2019
evictions
were
only
about
45
percent
of
what
we
did
it's
up
to
about
70
percent
now
and
that's
due
to
rising
rent
costs.
H
So
staff
will
also
work
on
things
like
fair
housing
issues,
subsidized
housing
issues
and
then
other
landlord-tenant
matters.
We
try
to
meet
clients
in
the
community,
especially
with
this
grant.
We
do
community
lawyering,
meaning
we
meet
clients
at
like
non-profit
hubs,
the
library
senior
centers
places
like
that.
We
also
have
an
outreach
manager,
who's
stationed.
H
So
our
goal
for
this
project
is
to
help
25
clients
through
this
grant
and
about
80
percent
of
those
clients.
We
hope
to
have
a
positive
outcome
for
them.
A
positive
outcome
for
us
is
avoiding
an
eviction,
stealing
an
eviction
or
sometimes
even
just
giving
them
more
time
in
their
current
housing.
So
they
can
find
another
more
affordable
place
to
go.
H
We
also
will
help
them
get
emergency
rental
assistance.
That's
been
a
lifesaver
for
a
lot
of
our
clients
and
keeping
them
housed,
and
then.
Lastly,
anybody
who
comes
in
through
this
project
will
be
referred
to
our
other
substantive
units.
So,
for
example,
if
we
have
a
client
who
is
struggling
with
an
eviction
but
they're
also
experiencing
domestic
violence,
we
can
refer
them
to
our
family
law
unit,
get
them
a
divorce,
an
injunction
for
protection
or
something
similar.
H
So
it
depends
a
lot
of
them
come
through
our
nonprofit
partners.
The
hispanic
outreach
center
the
long
center.
I
believe
we
also
have
flyers
here
at
this
library.
The
outreach
manager
as
well.
Some
people
just
find
us
online
word
of
mouth
is
a
really
big
way
that
we
get
referrals
so
past
clients
will
sometimes
even
tell
current
clients
about
us.
G
D
I
have
one
more
question:
you're
projecting
25
residents
to
receive
assistance.
Do
you
see
the
demand
is
a
lot
higher
than
what
you
can
provide.
H
Yes,
currently
it
is:
we've
expanded
our
housing
unit,
quite
a
bit
in
the
last
two
years,
like
I
said
before,
evictions
are
up
a
great
percentage,
so
we
have
expanded
we're
not
able
to
meet
all
of
the
need.
The
biggest
concern
for
us
right
now
is
not
actually
housing
focus.
It's
financial
stability.
H
So,
while
we've
been
able
to
expand
under
cdbg
grants
to
help
with
housing,
lots
of
clients
have
financial
stability
issues
that
also
go
with
those
housing
problems.
So
if
we
don't
address
those
they're
just
going
to
come
back
next
year,
so
our
biggest
issue
right
now
is
a
maintaining
the
force
that
we
have
for
housing
and
trying
to
find
ways
to
expand
with
financial
stability.
A
I
J
J
Our
program
is
to
serve
the
60
plus
seniors
throughout
pinellas
county,
in
particular
city
of
clearwater,
with
heavy
household
cleaning
yard
work
and
minor
repairs.
These
are
seniors
who
no
longer
can
do
the
work
themselves
have
no
one
to
help
them
and
financially
can't
afford
to
do
it.
Our
goal
is
to
keep
them
in
their
homes,
independent
and
to
age
in
place.
J
The
services
that
we
provide,
the
heavy
household
cleaning
is
washing
windows
and
screens
doing
shampoo
and
carpets
vacuuming
cleaning.
All
the
appliances
bathrooms
like
spring
cleaning,
the
yard
work
includes
mowing
raking,
weed
eating
and
debris.
Removal
and
the
minor
repairs
are
just
really
minor
repairs,
repairing
your
leaky,
faucet
screens
door
locks.
Anything
that
does
not
require
a
licensed
professional.
J
The
best
way
to
describe
our
program
is
to
put
a
face
to
it.
We
just
recently
served
an
81
year
old
client
in
clearwater.
She
was
referred
from
the
condo
association.
She
had
spider
and
roach
infestation,
a
very
foul
odor.
We
removed
four
truckloads
of
debris
from
her
home
and
after
four
days
we
brought
it
back
to
livable
sanitary
conditions.
J
In
her
evaluation
to
us,
she
wrote
that
it's
the
first
time
since
2017
she's
been
able
to
sit
at
her
dining
room
table
and
eat,
so
that
just
shows
the
type
of
places
that
we
do
go
into
and
help
these
seniors
I'd
be
remiss.
If
I
don't
talk
about
my
staff,
which
I
always
do,
I
have
some
staff
that
have
been
there
over
40
years.
Some
over
35
some
over
20
shows
their
dedication
to
working
with
the
seniors
in
our
community
and,
as
you
can
imagine,
no
two
days
are
alike
in
their
job.
E
A
K
So
we're
here
today,
I'm
going
to
speak
collectively
about
both
applications,
because
they're
very
they're,
almost
the
same.
It's
just
the
footprint
of
one
facility
is
a
little
larger,
requires
a
little
more
duct
work.
So
just
to
tell
you
who
we
are
we're
tampa
bay's
leading
non-profit
child
care
provider.
K
We
have
49
locations,
48
of
them
in
pinellas
county
and
we
serve
over
3
500
children
annually
ages,
2
months
to
20
years,
22
years
with
approximately
425
staff.
Now
during
the
pandemic,
that's
been
a
challenge
with
staffing
and
that's
why
what
we're
proposing,
we
think
will
create
better
health
situations
at
the
facilities
for
both
staff
and
children.
So
we
basically
our
mission,
is
to
deliver
high
quality,
early
learning
and
child
care
services,
and
we
choose
our
locations
to
ensure
that
high
poverty
and
low
income
communities
have
access
to
high
quality
child
care.
K
So
two
thirds
of
our
early
learning
academies
are
in
high-poverty
communities
in
pinellas
county,
which
includes
the
facility
at
gateway
and
breden,
and
so
I've
included
some
facts
on
each
of
these
facilities
on
one
of
the
sides
of
the
handout.
So
we're
proposing
approximately
88
thousand
dollars
combined
funding
requests
for
gateway
in
bredon.
K
We
also
have
domestic
violence
situations
where
families
are
placed
in
our
child
care
services
as
part
of
the
help
program
that
is
in
clearwater,
so
our
request
is
for
gateway
is
for
forty,
six
thousand
six
hundred
sixty
two
to
put
new
duct
work
and
to
put
for
what
is
called
a
air
purification
system.
It's
a
new
system
that
came
out
with
the
advent
of
with
the
onset
of
covid
19.
K
It's
an
air
purifier.
That's
put
in
the
air
handlers
right
next
to
the
hvac
units.
This
is
very
technical
in
the
facilities
and
it
sprays
highly
ionized
particles
of
hydroperoxides,
and
that
kills
the
circulating
air
as
it's
coming
through
the
system.
So
it's
got
a
99,
effective
rate
and
it
was
tested
for
corona
and
sars
virus.
K
So
we're
hoping
these
two
projects
for
breeding.
K
The
request
is
for
forty
two
thousand
one
hundred
forty
dollars,
and
that
is
to
also
do
duct
work
and
put
five
air
purification
units
in
there,
and
so
basically,
the
duct
work
in
these
buildings
are
original
and
so
to
put
an
air
purification
system
in
a
dirty,
ductwork
kind
of
you're
going
to
just
be
circulating
the
dirty
unclean
air,
so
the
ductwork
needed
to
be
replaced
in
order
to
apply
the
air
purification
systems,
so
we're
hoping
that
we
feel
that
this
will
improve
air
quality
and
ventilation,
to
prevent
the
spread
of
coronavirus
and
to
ensure
the
facilities
continued
usefulness
during
an
outbreak
based
on
the
national
forum
for
early
childhood
children
policy
and
programs.
K
The
return
on
investment
on
public
dollars
for
eighty
eight
thousand
investment
is
approximately
four
hundred
twenty.
Five
thousand
to
a
million
sixty
five
thousand
dollars,
so
that's
that
would
be
the
investment
it's
important
to
keep
kids
in
the
schools
and
staff,
not
absence,
because
when
staff
are
absent
absent
due
to
an
infection
or
covet,
then
the
classrooms
can't
operate
because
of
the
licensing
ratios.
So
we
have
to
keep
both
staff
and
children
healthy.
Are
there
any
questions.
D
K
So
did.
L
You
on
the
we
were
placing
the
ductwork
that
replaces
that
click
on
the
halo,
remy
led
thing,
there's
a
light
that
has
to
be
replaced
every
five
years
or
more
okay.
It's
it's
not
not
a
whole
lot
of
maintenance.
D
The
the
second
question
I
have
is
just
on
the
funding.
If,
by
chance
you
do
not
receive
full
funding,
do
you
have
a
plan
for
funding
and
completing
the
project
without
full
funding.
K
At
this
time,
no,
we
don't,
we
could
pursue
other
funding
for
other
capital
projects
we
could
pursue
with
the
pinellas
community
foundation.
We
could
try
jwb,
but
at
this
time
this
is
a
facility
opportunity
to
do
something
that
we
normally
wouldn't
be
able
to
do
so.
G
So
this
this
project
is
eligible
for,
as
you
all
know,
we
receive
regular
allocations
of
cdbg.
We
also
have
cdbg
cv
money,
which
is
intended
to
fun
projects
and
activities
directly
related
to
copenhagen.
We
may
you
know
if
this
project
is
approved.
We
may
fund
this
project
with
those
funds,
so
it
may
not
be
in
our
typical
annual
action
action
plan,
but
if
approved,
you
know
we'll
have
that
option
just
to
let
the
board
know.
F
K
Yeah
so
they're,
so
in
the
air
handler,
they
cut
a
little
hole
in
the
side.
It's
about
this
big
and
you
can
see
externally
that
it's
working
and
then
the
whole.
The
reason
we
needed
new
duct
work
is
the
system
has
to
be
sealed,
so
it
seals
there
and
then
you
can
just
change
and
service
the
unit
from
the
outside
of
the
air
handler.
K
Yes,
yes,
and
and
these
air
handlers
were
there
from
1960
and
1985
originally
and
so
they're,
not
air
handlers
get
changed
periodically.
K
Well,
and
that
varies
because
we
serve
a
lot
of
homeless
families
and
families
in
transitional
situations,
but
gateway
serves
approximately
30
students
between
the
ages
of
two
months
to
five
years
and
reading
serves
approximately
50..
Okay.
Thank
you.
Okay,.
A
Our
next
present
next
presenter
is
zachary
white
from
homeless
emergency
project,
also
known
as
homeless,
empowerment
program
that
you
also
probably
known
as
hep.
You
will
have
five
minutes
to
present
one
public
service
application
and
two
facility
improvement
projects.
M
M
Or
not,
but
the
first
one
we're
looking
at
is
a
we
operate
a
32
unit,
permanent
housing
apartment,
complex
for
veterans
and
so
that
that
was
nearly
constructed
in
2012
and
along
with
that
development
came
a
very
sophisticated
hvac
system,
and
so
this
hvac
system
is
essentially
a
complex
web
of
technology
throughout
the
entire
building
that
consists
of
various
sensors
computer
boards.
M
There's
one
certified
tech
within
the
entire
state
of
florida
that
that
is
essentially
equipped
to
work
on
these
types
of
repairs
and
unfortunately,
year
after
year,
hep
has
experienced
significant
problems
with
these
units.
They
they
fail
on
us
repeatedly
throughout
the
year,
but,
incidentally,
it
always
seems
to
be.
You
know
in
the
heat
of
summer
or
the
dead
of
winter,
of
course,
and
so
it's
been
a
significant
financial
burden
on
hep
throughout
the
years
and
a
significant
disruption
to
you
know
a
comfortable
environment
for
the
veterans
that
we
house
there.
M
So
the
request
we've
submitted,
really
focuses
on
hiring
a
certified
mechanical
engineer
to
come
in,
assess
the
entire
complex
and
and
give
us
a
realistic,
in-depth,
knowledgeable
assessment
of
truly
what
would
be
an
ideal
replacement
for
this
hvac
system.
You
know
it's
it's
it's
10
years
old,
so
it's
a
fairly
new
system
in
in
relative
terms,
yet
year
after
year,
we're
spending
anywhere
from
15
to
30
000.
M
You
know
in
repairs
and
and
to
me
the
finances-
that's
one
thing,
of
course,
but
then
having
this
type
of
ongoing
disruption
for
the
for
the
veterans
that
we
house
is
really
I'd,
say
what
kind
of
keeps
me
awake
at
night,
and
so
you
know
if
we're
able
to
get
a
mechanical
engineer
in
there,
tell
us
kind
of
what
what
would
be
ideal
moving
forward
and
then
establish
some
replacement
costs
for
a
new
system.
Overall.
I
anticipate
that
to
be
a
significant
expense.
M
However,
hep
has
made
the
decision
and
committed
to
you
know,
exploring
this
to
getting
it
right
and
ensuring
that
we
have
a
reliable
hvac
system
for
the
complex
for
for
decades
to
come,
and
so
I'd
be
happy
to
take
any
questions
in
regards
to
this
specific.
M
Are
well
with,
with
the
exception
of
perhaps
two
or
three
in
the
moment,
if
we're
going
through
maintenance,
turnovers
or
whatnot,
but
these
these
these
units
largely
rely
on
veterans
and
receipt
of
bash
vouchers
or
other
housing
subsidies,
and
so
we
participate
in
the
coordinate
entry
system
for
these
placements.
So
the
referrals
are
continual.
M
Yes,
sir,
that's
correct
in
addition
to
providing
a
viable,
you
know,
solution
and,
and
some
some
actual
specs
that
we
could
submit.
You
know
for
for
planning
and
and
permitting
and
that
sort
of
thing
and
have
a
have
a
blueprint
if
you
will
for
for
moving
forward.
Okay.
M
All
right,
thank
you.
Moving
on
the
next
project
looks
like
we
have
a
park
street
apartments.
M
These
are
another
eight
unit
apartment
complex,
that
we
offer
permanent,
permanent
housing
for
for
veterans
and
non-veterans
alike,
and
so
these
these
are
two-story
units
they're
located
right
right
here
in
clearwater
right
next
to
st
vincent
de
paul's
feeding
site.
Actually,
although
I
don't
recall
the
age
of
construction,
these
these
complexes
have
two
stairwells
and
we're
noticing
a
lot
of
rust
and
a
lot
of
deterioration
with
the
stairwells,
and
so
we've
had
similar
issues
in
the
past.
M
With
other
complexes
and
before
long
they
became
life
safety
issues,
and
so
this
is
very
much
a
preventative
scope
that
we're
trying
to
stay
ahead
of
the
curve,
and
you
know,
get
a
handle
on
these
stairwell
units
repair
them
restore
them
to
ensure
the
safety,
the
the
presence
of
them
just
the
beautification
of
the
complex
as
well
and
and
hopefully
to
to
address
that
get
rid
of
all
the
rust
do,
redo
the
painting
and
just
ensure
a
prolonged
stability
of
the
stairwells,
and
in
addition
to
that,
the
the
units
themselves
we're
looking
at
bathroom
renovations.
M
If
we're
able
to
redo
the
bathrooms,
you
know
in
terms
of
cost,
maybe
I
think
reduce
a
lot
of
the
tubs
eliminate
the
tubs
for
place
for
showers.
It's
more
cost,
prohibitive
or
or
would
allow
I'm
sorry
for
greater
renovation
at
a
lower
cost,
and
so
that
that
would
just
ensure
the
again
ensure
the
life
and
prolonged
stability
and
preservation
of
the
units
for
for
housing
for
decades.
To
come.
For
those
in
need.
M
This
last,
this
last
focus
is
a
routine
focus.
I'd
say
in
terms
of
how
hep
coming
to
to
this
board
every
year,
and
this
request
is
for
a
full-time
case
management
position.
M
Hep
operates
at
101,
shelter,
I'm
sorry,
101,
bed,
shelter,
program,
emergency,
shelter,
program
and
I'm
out
of
time,
but
you
know
that
amounts
to
several
hundred
individuals
sheltered
throughout
the
year,
and
so
it's
a
24-hour
shelter
and,
of
course,
we
need
staff
to
ensure
a
safe,
stable
environment
in
addition
to
enhanced
and
expedited
service
to
the
residents
that
we
serve.
So
I
appreciate
your
time
hep.
Thank
you
significantly.
D
I
have
one
question
on
the
services
grant
the
one
you
just
described.
This
is
an
ongoing
project.
You've
had
with
us
is
this
funding
one
particular
staff
person
or
just
general
funding
for
the
shelter
itself.
M
This
would
be
for
one
staff
position
in
particular.
M
M
A
O
P
I,
like
my
predecessors,
want
to
thank
the
city
of
clearwater
for
their
many
many
years
of
support
for
our
homeownership
programs
and
I'm
going
to
combine.
We
did
submit
two
one
for
home,
buyer,
education
and
counseling
and
the
other
for
down
payment
assistance
for
us.
That's
all
one
big
program,
it's
all
part
of
our
home
buying
program.
P
So
I'm
going
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
what,
but
I
want
to
spend
a
bit
more
time
on
the
why,
especially
in
the
situation
we're
in
today
with
home
the
housing
situation,
so
we
are
a
40
year
old
housing
hub,
approved
housing,
counseling
agency.
We
actually
are
celebrating
our
40th
anniversary
this
june.
P
What
I
put
up
here
is
some
statistics
that
talk
about
how
many
people
we've
helped
in
those
40
years.
Let
me
just
move
this
up,
so
you
can
see
63
838
people
have
been
helped
by
the
services
of
what
used
to
be
tampa
bay,
cdc
and
is
now
suncoast
housing
connection
and
those
services
are
pre-purchased:
counseling,
foreclosure,
counseling,
homebuyer
education,
down
payment
assistance
underwriting
on
behalf
of
city
of
clearwater
building
homes
and
helping
people
to
actually
purchase
their
homes
and
that's
what
we
do
every
single
day.
That
is
our
focus.
P
It's
been
our
focus
and
it's
going
to
continue
to
be
a
focus,
so
I
want
to
switch
so
that's
the
what
because
I
think
I
see
a
lot
of
familiar
faces
who
know
what
housing
counseling
is
all
about,
but
what
I
really
want
to
focus
more
about
is
the.
Why,
especially
we've
all
read
the
newspapers,
we've
all
attended
meetings,
we've
heard
the
newscasts
there's
a
dwindling
supply
of
affordable
housing.
People
on
this
committee
can
probably
attest
to
that.
P
Pinellas
county
has
been
a
seller's
market
for
over
a
year
with
20
the
cost
being
20
higher
today
than
they
were
this
date.
One
year
ago,
according
to
the
alice
report,
I
don't
know
if
all
of
you
know,
alice
alice
stands
for
asset
limited
income,
constrained,
employed
they're,
the
working
folks,
who
sometimes
are
working
two
and
three
jobs
just
to
go
paycheck
to
paycheck.
P
P
They
need
help
in
getting
to
what
what
are
the
prior
presenters
talk
about
financial
stability
and
so
the
housing
counseling
aspect
of
that
allows
us
to
work
with
them
on
the
front
end
of
their
home.
Buying
process
make
sure
their
finances
are
in
order,
make
sure
they
have
the
information
needed
to
build
a
strong
home
buying
team
so
that
when
they
are
ready,
they've
got
what
they
need
and
they're
an
informed
buyer.
P
We
all
wanted
for
buyers
by
working
with
the
housing
counselor
and
all
of
our
counselors
are
hud
certified,
which,
as
of
last
year,
became
a
requirement
not
easy
to
find
in
the
state
of
florida.
30
percent
of
the
people
who
take
the
test
passed
the
test,
so
it
is
needles
and
haystacks
we're
very
fortunate.
All
of
our
staff
are
hud
certified,
but
again
they're
going
to
be
working
with
those
clients
to
put
them
on
the
road
to
financial
stability
through
improvements
to
their
budgets.
P
P
Our
counselors
really
guide
them
through
the
journey
when
they
are
ready.
They
will
then
make
the
recommendation
to
apply
for
the
down
payment
assistance
program
through
city
of
clearwater.
We
do
the
underwriting
of
that
for
them,
and
so
by
working
with
them
from
beginning
to
end,
even
in
this
difficult
market,
when
they're
ready
well,
when
there
are
homes
available
and
they're
ready
to
buy,
they
are
an
informed
buyer
and
they
will
then
be
hopefully
become
a
successful
homeowner
and
be
living
their
american
dream.
P
A
Excellent,
I
was
going
to
ask
you:
what
would
this
funding
provide
in
the
in
the
in
terms
of
number
of
people
that
you
can
help
our
number
house.
P
We
are
projecting
well
for
the
home
buyer,
education
and
counseling
100
unduplicated,
okay,
and
then
it
would
be
10
down
payment
assistance
loans
that
we
would
underwrite
on
behalf
of
city.
D
Just
had
two
questions
and
they
really
tie
together
so
I'll
ask
them
together
and
let
you
expand
on
it
first
is:
is
there
a
set
curriculum
that
is
used
and
then,
following
that,
do
you
have
a
measurement
of
success
other
than
a
client
becoming
a
homeowner?
Is
there
a
way
to
measure
success
of
the
program.
P
Yes,
well
for
the
homebuyer
education
class,
there's
absolutely
a
curriculum.
Neighborworks
america
created
a
curriculum
called
realizing
the
american
dream.
It's
a
hud
approved
curriculum.
It's
an
eight-hour
program
and
everybody
that
takes
the
class
gets
that
curriculum
in
terms
of
measurements.
Yeah
homeownership
is
ultimately
the
if
that's
the
client's
goal,
but
other
measurements
of
success.
If
someone
comes
in
and
they
have
a
credit
score,
that's
that
does
not
make
them
viable
to
become
owner.
They
work
with
our
counselor.
P
They
make
the
changes
necessary,
it's
necessary
to
their
spending
to
their
debit
to
their
debts.
That's
a
success
because
they
came
from
being
not
a
homeowner
potential
to
potentially
being
a
homeowner.
So
we
look
at
things
like
improvements
in
credit.
Score
decreases
in
debt
increases
in
savings.
Those
are
all
incremental
successes
that
lead
them
to
their
goal.
If
they're
coming
to
us
most
of
them
want
that
home
that's
their
goal,
but
many
people
realize
that
they
don't
want
that,
but
they
still
want
the
help
of
getting
themselves
financially
stable.
A
Q
And
I
have
to
begin
by
saying
that
two
weeks
ago
I
was
prepared
to
well
first,
let
me
just
start
by
saying
everything
that
that
she
just
said
didn't,
because
we
do
the
same
type
of
work
that
they
do.
However,
two
weeks
ago,
when
I
was
preparing
the
notes
of
what
we
were
going
to
ask
on
and
speak
on,
it
changed
immediately
and
I
wasn't
prepared
for
that.
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Before
I
left
interest
rates
were
about
four
percent
today,
they're
between
five
and
six
and
they're,
going
to
go
up
at
least
three
more
times
this
year.
The
feds
have
told
us
that
there's
no
way
around
it,
and
so
what
is
happening
is
that
we
have
folks
that
just
a
month
ago
that
were
able
to
buy
a
home
and
were
approved
for
250
000
at
three
percent
change
are
now
able
to
buy
a
hundred
and
sixty
thousand
dollar
home
for
that
same
dollar
amount
of
eleven
hundred
dollars
a
month.
Q
Q
We
have
between
20
and
40
families
each
month
come
through
our
home
buyer
education,
we're
proposing
that
that,
through
the
city,
we're
able
to
pay
for
90
somewhat
of
those
folks
we're
proposing
that
we
can
assist
about
seven
folks
to
actually
get
the
down
payment
assistance
through
the
city
of
clearwater
again
to
help
them
stabilize
their
income.
We're
also,
lastly,
proposing
that
we
can
get
funding
for
our
building,
we've
been
in
the
greenwood
area
for
a
number
of
years,
and
we
want
to
stay
there.
R
Q
Yeah-
and
that
is
the
fact
that
we
are
also
a
neighborhood
agency,
so
the
curriculum
that
we
do
is
approved
by
neighbor
works.
Q
I
lived
through
it
before
it
was
ugly,
and
I
was
with
an
organization
when
this
hit,
where
weekly
weekly,
we
had
50
families
sitting
in
a
room
who
are
facing
foreclosure
every
week,
a
new
set
of
50.,
and
I
just
want
to
go
there
again
I'd
much.
Rather,
you
know
help
folks
to
not
be
in
that
situation.
Q
Yeah
absolutely
yeah
our
building
is
pretty
unique.
It's
kind
of
it's
kind
of
bizarre,
so
we're
in
a
what
used
to
be
a
home
that
was
not
actually
where
we
are
located,
and
so
it
was
physically
moved
to
the
location
where
it
is
now
it
was
given
to
the
organization,
and
so
therefore
it's
a
home.
That's
a
lot
of
years
old
and
I
don't
know
the
exact
date
of
the
home.
The
home
has
been
added
on
to
several
times
to
make
it
more
of
an
office
setting.
Q
So
there's
a
newer
section
and
then
there's
the
original
section.
The
the
roof
is
where
we
need
the
love
more
than
anything
else,
it's
in
really
really
bad
shape,
and
so
it
hasn't
been
replaced
in
forever,
and
so
it
just
that's
the
biggest
piece
of
it.
There's
other
pieces
that
go
along
with
that,
but
really
it
is
to
not
so
much
just
beautification
is
actually
that
the
building
it
just
needs
to
love
that
hasn't
been
there
in
the
past.
A
Next
up
is
the
arc
of
tampa
bay.
They
have
a
public
service
application,
so
they
will
have
three
minutes
to
present
good
morning
good
morning.
T
The
arc
tampa
bay
was
formerly
known,
as
u-park
we've
been
around
in
this
community
for
a
while.
Our
mission
is
to
serve
people
with
intellectual
and
developmental
disabilities.
T
We
have
residential
programs
day
programs,
programs
for
transitional
youth,
supported
employment
and
for
children
with
autism.
The
program
we're
applying
for
is
our
waterfall
apartment,
complex.
What's
unique
about
the
waterfall
apartment,
complex
is
our
services
out.
There
are
unfunded,
and
this
is
because
we
have
a
commitment
to
what
the
program
tries
to
accomplish
it's
a
semi-independent
or
transitional
housing
program.
So
basically
the
individuals
that
reside
at
waterfall
and
we
have
the
capacity
to
serve
25,
there's
23
out
there
right
now.
T
They
receive
supports
from
direct
support
professional
to
for
transportation
for
everyday
living
to
help
them
be
safe
and
healthy
in
the
community.
A
prime
example
is
during
covid
our
support
staff
out.
There
were
routinely
checking
on
individuals
to
make
sure
that
they
were
staying
healthy.
We
did
have
an
outbreak
out
there.
Our
support
our
direct
support,
professional
staff
went
out
there
several
times
throughout
the
day.
They
did
covet
testing
with
the
help
from
the
health
department.
T
They
helped
them
get
monoclonal.
Antibody
treatment,
we
did
have
one
individual
out
there
passed
away,
so
that's
just
how
committed
our
staff
are
to
keeping
everyone
safe
and
healthy
out
there.
The
purpose
of
this
program
is
to
help
individuals
acquire
skills
so
that
hopefully,
one
day
they
can
transition
into
independent
living
situations.
T
The
reason
the
program
is
unfunded
is
we're
not
funded
by
the
agency
for
persons
with
disabilities
for
individuals
out
there.
Apd
has
a
huge
waiting
list,
there's
about
20
000
people
on
their
waiting
list
and
take
into
account
they're
going
to
be
on
that
waiting
list
for
years.
So
people
when
they
get
transitioned
off
the
waiting
list,
they
might
not
need
our
services
or
they
might
be
so
in
need
of
specific
supports
and
services
that
they're
a
high
risk
situation.
So
they're
not
going
to
qualify
for
waterfall
apartments.
T
A
lot
of
the
individuals
out
there
are
funded
for
supported
employment
services,
but
that's
to
help
them
with
their
job
skills.
So
what
we
want
to
do
is
help
them
transition
from
semi-independent
living
into
independent
living.
A
lot
of
the
individuals
there
come
to
us
from
their
family
home.
Their
family
wants
their
child
to
be
more
independent,
so
they
realize
that
okay,
I'm
not
quite
ready
to
let
them
go
out
there,
but
maybe
someone
can
help
provide
them
support
so
that
they
can
be
independent.
D
Your
application
is
for
salary
support
for
one
of
your
staff.
Yes,
is
this
an
existing
staff
person,
or
are
you
going
to
take
time
to
have
to
hire.
T
We
were
very
fortunate,
the
individual
out
there
had
been
with
us
for
20
years
and
he
retired,
so
we
are
having
a
hard
time
replacing
him.
We
are
experiencing
a
staffing
shortage
in
our
agency.
We
have
about
a
40
vacancy
rate,
which
is
unprecedented:
we've
had
to
close
two
group
homes
and
consolidate
the
the
residents
there
into
other
group
homes.
So
so
it
is
a
challenge,
but
we're
we're
committed
to
this
program.
T
Yes,
so
it's
not
a
new
position,
new
creation,
it's
in
our
budget,
our
budget
for
waterfall
basically
runs
at
a
deficit
every
year,
we're
fortunate
and
that
we
have
the
art
tampa
bay
foundation,
which
gives
us
pass-through
money
every
year,
so
that,
as
an
agency,
we
can
fund
programs
like
this,
that
that
mean
a
lot
to
us
and
that
serve
a
need.
Thank
you.
T
A
Any
other
questions
and
you
said
that
the
waterfall
apartment
complex,
serves
25.
T
People
has
capacity
for
25
right
now.
We
have
23
out
there.
A
S
S
Today
we
are
asking
for
elevator
upgrades.
Our
elevator
is
ops,
has
an
obsolete
control
board
that
could
go
out
at
any
moment
which
would
make
us
not
in
ada
compliance.
S
So
today
we
are
asking
for
around
89
000
to
get
the
get
that
processing
board
replaced,
get
it
upgraded,
install
our
door
protection
system
which
would
make
it
more
safer
for
the
our
clients
coming
in
and
out
of
the
office,
so
that
because
right
now
we
have
the
older
version
that
just
has
one
laser
at
the
very
bottom,
and
there
are
times
when
people
you
know
reach
through,
and
it
doesn't
see
that
it
only
see
a
foot,
so
that's
an
upgrade
there
and
as
to
also
install
a
new
door
operator
and
upgrade
the
interior
of
the
cab.
S
We
do
have
a
contract
with
otis
elevator
and
they
have
worked
through
the
quote
in
the
proposal,
so
we
kind
of
have
to
use
otis
elevator
as
our
source,
but
we
were
asking
for
that
today.
A
U
U
The
money
that
we're
asking
is
to
help
fund
a
case
manager
which
we
already
have
we
serve
about,
even
though
we're
in
saint
pete.
We
serve
the
clearwater
area
as
well.
We
serve
probably
about
15
percent
of
clear
water
monthly.
U
We're
asking
that
you.
You
help
us
to
continue
our
services
that
we
offer
we.
We
are
an
alternative
to
the
police
officers
who
take
class
want
to
take
clients
to
jail.
They
can
take
time
to
clients
to
the
turning
point
instead
to
to
sober
up
we'll
alternate
to
the
emergency
rooms
which
have
a
lot
of
clients
in
there
that
are
homeless,
and
they
just
need
a
place
to
so
we're
we're,
not
a
medical
detox,
we're
non-medical.
U
So
we
assist
the
clients
in
going
through
their
withdrawals
and
observe
them
very
closely
so
that
they
will
have
a
safe
place
to
detox,
and
then
we
get
them
up
and
get
them
involved.
We
have
about
five
or
six
groups
a
day
and
we're
teaching
them
life,
skills,
recovery,
skills,
introducing
them
to
12,
step
recovery.
U
U
About
15,
probably
between
12
and
15
out
of
a
month,
we
received
from
clearwater
and
we
receive
them
from
all
over
pinellas
county
as
well.
Katrina.
E
First
of
all,
I
want
to
thank
you
for
what
you
do.
I
think
it's
probably
goes
more
on
notice
than
any
of
the
services
that
we
that
are
provided
for
the
for
the
community
out
there.
You
guys
do
great
work.
Thank
you
I
wish
there
was.
I
wish
I
get.
Where
do
you
get
your
primary
funding
from.
U
We
get
a
little
bit
of
funding
from
all
over
the
place,
just
just
enough
to
keep
us
going.
We
have
other
programs
which
is
in
west
care
that
when
we
don't
meet
our
budget,
the
programs
at
bait
money
help
us
as
well
as
you
know,
to
to
stay
afloat,
because
we
charge
nothing
for
the
clients
to
come
there.
They
can
stay
up
to
30
days,
so
we
we
kind
of
hustle.
U
E
I
know
you're,
it's
always
been
a
bewilderment
to
me
quite
honestly,
that
more
organizations
aren't
connected
with
you,
because
you're
really
the
first
step
for
a
lot
of
the
people
that
are
out
there
having
trouble
to
get
back
on
their
feet
and
get
going
forward,
and
it's
sometimes-
and
I
don't
mean
this
in
a
negative.
It's
almost
like
a
void
or
a
black
hole.
E
G
G
U
As
a
matter
of
fact,
turning
point
is
known
as
the
second
chance
place
of
employment.
I
can
hire
people
who've,
had
you
know
extensive
criminal
record
and
right
now
I
have
four
staff
out
of
12
that
have
been
through
the
turning
point,
gotten
sober
and
I've
hired
them.
U
So
that
that's
a
tribute
to
the
work
we
do.
We,
I
hire
people
that
go
through
the
program,
and
sometimes
you
know
they
can
one.
One
person
has
been
through
turning
point
12
times
before
they
got
it
another
one
has
been
through
10.7
times,
and
you
know
you
just
never
know
which
time
they're
going
to
get
it.
U
So
we
want
to
stay
open
and
we're
going
to
continue
to
take
people
in
so
that
we
don't
miss
that
opportunity
if
it's
their
time
to
get
clean
and
sober
like
it
was
my
time
to
get
clean
and
sober
30
36
years
ago.
A
V
Thank
you.
I
am
judith
warren
w-a-r-r
and
I
am
vice
president
of
advancement
and
contracts
for
hope,
villages
of
america
in
this
three
three
minutes,
I'm
going
to
try
and
accomplish
two
things:
I'm
going
to
give
you
a
background
on
hope,
villages
and
talk
to
you
a
little
bit
about
our
funding
request
for
those
of
you
that
aren't
familiar
with
hope,
villages
formerly
rcs.
We
were
founded
in
1967
and
15.
Churches
came
together
to
pull
their
resources
and
meet
the
needs
of
those
residents
in
poverty.
V
V
V
Eight
out
of
ten
of
our
guest
serves
were
able
to
get
a
stable
job
and
75
percent
showed
an
increase
in
income.
So
again,
the
rate
the
request
here
today
is
for
a
percentage
of
a
case
management
position.
You
know
we
call
upon
our
case
managers
to
do
a
variety
of
functions.
We
ask
them
to
be
resource
specialists
to
know
all
the
resources
in
the
community.
V
We
ask
them
to
be
housing
specialists
to
help
complete
vouchers
and
know
the
housing
resources
out
there
and
walk
residents
through
the
application
process.
We
ask
them
to
be
career
coaches,
assessing
what
their
skills
are,
helping
to
break
down
barriers
and
getting
them
connected
to
jobs
or
education.
D
We
all
know-
and
we've
talked,
that
families
are
near
and
dear
to
our
hearts
and-
and
I
want
to
thank
you
for
what
the
religious
of
america
does
there.
D
A
W
Hello
bond
b-o-n-d-
I
just
put
them
down
here
correct.
W
W
First,
we
deal
with
the
emergency
needs
of
the
day,
so
we
provide
a
hearty
nutritious
meal
showers,
laundry
mail
service,
we
host
the
mobile
medical
unit
and
the
mobile
dental
unit
and
someone
from
from
the
public
defender's
office
comes
each
week.
So
we
deal
with
those
issues
to
keep
someone
going
on
the
other
side,
we
work
to
address
the
issues
that
have
led
them
to
poverty
and
into
homelessness
and
keep
them
homeless.
W
So
we
have
an
employment
readiness
program
where,
when
the
students
graduate
we
help
them
with
job
placement
and
with
housing.
This
is
in
partnership
with
perc
and
we
provide
funding
for
that
to
get
them
housed
in
deposits
and
rent,
and
we
work
with
our
community
partners
to
do
that.
We
also
do
referrals
for
rehab
for
detox
programs
for
mental
health
services,
and
we
have
the
homeward
bound
program,
which
is
a
program
to
return
people
back
to
friends
and
family.
W
We've
seen
a
real
uptick
in
people
coming
in
in
march,
we
had
545
unduplicated
people
come
to
the
kitchen
to
eat
and
200
of
those
were
new
to
the
kitchen
and
we've
seen
this
each
month
that
it
keeps
growing.
So
we
average
about
100
to
125
people
a
day
coming
in
to
eat,
but
they've
also
learned
that
we
provide
other
services.
W
We
have
the
street
outreach
team
there.
Every
day
the
city
of
clearwater
police
are
wonderful
to
help
us
with
transportation
to
detox
and
other
places,
and
we
do
have
them
come
in
for
intake
for
to
do
the
vi's
bedat,
which
is
where
they
assess
the
need,
and
we
enter
everyone
into
the
pinellas
homeless
management
information
system
and
that's
how
we
know
our
numbers
pretty
accurately.
W
W
So
our
facility
is
40
years
old
and,
as
you
can
see
from
these
pictures,
we
have
some
tile.
That's
pretty
exhausted
and
somewhat
of
a
trip
hazard
and
in
our
front
offices
we
have
old
industrial
type
carpet
the
mobile
dental
unit.
Their
bus
has
been
broken
for
quite
a
while,
so
they
need
they
come
in
and
operate
out
of
our
building,
and
so
they
have
to
operate
in
the
chapel,
because
it's
the
only
hard
surface
floor
where
they
can
operate,
and
it
really
doesn't
give
anybody
much
privacy,
because
insider
chapel
is
also
our
storage
unit.
D
Christine
you,
if
memory
serves
me
correctly,
you
applied
for
some
facility
rehab
last
year
and
you're
applying
again
this
year.
Yes,
is
this
a
continuation
of
last
year's
completely
separate
yeah
expand
a
little
bit
more
about
what
you're
looking
to
do.
W
W
Pinellas
community
foundation
has
granted
us
twenty
thousand
dollars
and
a
private
donor's
granted
25,
so
we're
trying
to
match
that
because
the
quotes
coming
in
are
about
48,
because
right
now
we
have
two
bathrooms
and
one
we
provide
showers
throughout
our
whole
service
time
and
the
other
is
the
restroom
so
of
our
100
or
more
people.
We
have
one
bathroom
so
we're
trying
to
build
two
more
bathrooms.
So
we
can
have
two
showers
because
there
are
always
more
people
who
want
to
shower
than
we
have
space
and
two
bathrooms.
W
A
X
X
We
are
an
outreach
to
women
in
unplanned
or
difficult
pregnancy
situations
and
have
been
providing
counseling
and
material
assistance
and
in
addition,
over
the
years,
we
have
added
child
care
for
children
from
ages
of
two
months
to
up
to
three
years
of
age
and
we're
here
today
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
our
housing
program,
which
we
started
back
in
the
year.
2000
thanks
to
the
city
of
clearwater,
we
have
been
able
to
increase
those
the
availability
of
those
houses
over
the
years,
and
now
we
are,
we
have
seven
homes
of
varying
sizes.
X
Some
are
shared
homes,
two
to
three
bedrooms
and
some
are
individual
apartments,
and
today
we
are
asking
for
help
with
the
assistance
of
the
salary
of
our
our
resident
advisor
aka,
our
house
mom.
This
is
a
really
vital
position
to
these
women,
who
are
here
to
us
with
us
for
just
some
emotional
support
and
safety
and
stability.
X
She
acts
as
basically
their
mom
away
from
home
and
provides
much
more
assistance
to
them
and
to
monique
throughout
the
through
year
by
she
provides
not
necessarily
transportation
but
but
cleaning
and
and
preparing
the
apartments
and
support,
and
she
sits
with
monique
and
does
the
interviews
and
the
intake,
and
especially
during
the
night.
This
is
the
most
important
position
to
have.
Babies
tend
to
come
in
the
middle
of
the
night
and
it's
important
to
have
somebody
there,
24
7,
as
well
as
on
the
weekends.
X
We
have
also
many
classes
for
the
moms
that
come
through
a
program
called
mom's
university
and
they
teach
pregnancy,
preparation,
breastfeeding
baby
sitting
baby
massage
monique
has
a
program
going,
and
we
also
teach
cooking
to
those
moms
as
well
as
life
skills
throughout
the
year
and
any
other.
X
K
A
C
X
One
of
the
most
ones
we're
most
proud
of
was
recently
we
had
a
young
woman
who
she
was
pregnant
and
her
desire
was
to
be
a
doctor
and
she
thought
she
was
never
going
to
be
able
to
accomplish
that.
So
we
did
let
her
stay
a
little
longer
than
most
people.
Would
she
applied
to
to
take
the
mcat?
D
Yes,
full
disclosure,
we
do
have
a
partnership,
we
do
work
well
together,
but
there
is,
and
following
up
with
hope,
village's
presentation
on
families,
there's
no
better
time
to
break
the
cycle
of
poverty
in
a
family
than
when
the
family
first
becomes
a
family.
D
A
Y
For
those
who
I've
talked
before
brief
history,
the
center
definitely
has
been
around
and
served
the
north
pinellas
county
area
in
the
north
greenwood
for
over
about
40
years,
benefiting
a
lot
of
different
areas
and
things
that
we
do.
There
is
a
valuable
place.
You
know
where
our
families
come
and
gather
together
for
weddings,
graduations
birthdays,
retirement
parties
free
passes
a
lot
of
love
clothes
on
in
that
place.
Y
Y
It
becomes
again
that
pillow
that
history,
that
monument
that
place,
where
again
you
know
our
families
and
people
can
benefit
with
the
services
you
think
about
right
now,
even
with
our
auditorium
as
it
is,
we
still
have
our
families
come
out.
I
mean
where
we
don't
have
the
grandness
of
things,
even
though
it's
a
beautiful
grand
facility
and
it
needs
work,
but
just
in
in
the
shape
it
is,
our
family
still
come
out.
They
have
their
weddings,
they
still
have
a
place.
Y
You
know,
and
of
course
we
want
to
see
these
things
get
better
for
ourselves.
We
know
that
our
center
has
been
around
servicing
areas
where
we
do
our
toy
giveaways
every
year.
We
do
all
kinds
of
services
that
we
do.
We
have
a
career
ready
program
where
we
have
a
high
schoolers
come
in
and
we
get
them
prepared
with
job
applications.
Y
College
applications
resume
rights,
we
have
a
senior
cafe,
you
know
where
we
have
our
55
and
over,
where
we
have
once
a
month
they
come
in
and
they
it's
a
like
social
wellness.
We
have
our
computer
lab
now,
where
we
have
beginners
class
with
our
seniors
and
all
that
are
grand.
We
have
10
state-of-the-art,
touch-tone
computers.
We
have
a
computer
attack
on
staff
that
helps
with
people
coming
in
to
apply
for
jobs
to
apply,
for
you
know,
different
things
that
they
may
need
with
their
social
services.
Y
We
have
the
school
board
that
want
to
come
in
and
do
job
fair,
so
with
that
we
would
be
able
to
let
them
go
in
put
the
application
in
online
and
did
that
on
site
interview
at
that
time.
You
know
so
it's
a
collaboration
with
there.
We
have
a
cra
urban
leadership.
That's
coming
in.
We
have
a
recidivism.
I
can't
say
that
we're
resistances,
whatever
committee
on
staff
and
what
they
do.
Y
You
know
working
with
our
returning
citizens,
you
know
and
trying
to
get
them
outsourced
for
things
that
would
get
them
re-entered
back
into
society
and
we're
working
with
that
group.
We
have
our
esau.
We
have
our
classes
where
we're
trying
to
reach
out
to
our
hispanic
community.
We
have
the
still
expanded
community
coming
in
now
doing
events
in
the.
So
we
want
to
make
sure
we
include
these
families
as
well.
We
have
the
urban
league
that
we're
dealing
with
that's
coming
in
with
contract,
simply
healthcare,
amazing
ideas
of
free
phones.
Y
The
public
silver
first
improvement
project.
Now
all
these
grand
resources,
I'm
a
you
know,
we
know
just
that
borderline
between
thriving
and
diminishing
is
that
resources.
So
we
need
these
partners
on
site
with
that
we
have
roof
issues.
We
have
plumbing
issues.
We
have
you
know
air
conditioned
issues,
so
we
can't
bring
these
partners
on
site
comfortably
and
open
up
the
doors
to
service
where
we
got
a
leaky
roof
and
we
got
plumbing
and
air
conditioning
so
to
renovation
is,
is,
is
vital
in
order
for
to
sustain
this
building
and
just
offer
these
services.
Y
You
know
we
did
get
fundings,
but
we
know
prices
have
rise
so
ridiculous.
You
know
what
I'm
saying
we
violate
got
enough
money
to
do
light,
repairs
in
certain
areas
and
put
a
single
overlay,
which
you
know
hold
us,
but
we
still
got
all
these
other
things
that
we
really
need.
This
help
to
be
able
to
get
this
building
in
a
place
where
it
can
100
service,
this
community
and
all
our
surrounding
communities.
Y
Y
Y
Again,
we
have
just
enough
to
do
minimum
the
more
we
get
the
more
we
can
do.
Okay,
you
know,
and
with
that,
depending
on
the
type
of
b,
is
the
mercy
that
we
get
from
our
contractors.
That
put
these
bids
in.
That
would
allow
us
again
with
that
budget,
to
determine
how
much
can
be
done,
but
definitely
the
roof
and
air
condition
will
be.
Second
awesome.
Y
Right
now
we're
dealing
with
so
many
different
facets
of
projects.
Our
seniors
are
like
loving
it.
So
that's
turning
on
a
lot
of
the
seniors.
So
if
I
had
to
give
you
a
number
based
on
last
year
because
covet
year
before,
okay,
you
know
right
now,
though,
we're
grand
we're
rising
and
we
look
forward
to
maybe
a
hundred
to
a
day
if
we
get
these
partners
on
site,
you
know
again
there.
This
is
un
candid
to
what
kind
of
numbers
we
consider
once
we
get
our
services
open.
So.
A
R
First
of
all,
thank
you
very
much,
I'm
here
for
those
who
don't
know
prosperes,
we
are
an
economic
development,
nonprofit
organization,
it's
been
around
for
now
over
30
years.
What
we
do
is
we
help
establish,
sustain
and
grow
hispanic
home
businesses,
or
you
know
if
they're
established
or
looking
to
open
a
new
business.
R
R
Do
not
understand,
have
problems
with
language
have
problems
with
not
only
with
language,
but
with
how
business
is
done
here
in
the
united
states
used
to
doing
it
some
way
when
they
come
here.
You
know,
there's
a
lot
more.
I
saw
a
lot
of
similarities
when
they
were
talking.
The
people
from
suncoast
housing
committee
was
talking
about
how
they
need
to
start
working
with
with
credit.
You
know
how
to
build,
build
credit
and
all
that
which
is
something
that
they're
not
familiar
with.
So
we
also
assist
with
that.
R
But
basically
what
we
do
is
we
do.
We
provide
educational
seminars.
We
provide
one-on-one
consulting
to
help,
determine
what
the
next
steps
are
for
these
these
businesses,
if
they're
capable
of
starting
the
business
or
not
or
if
they're,
already
established,
how
to
help
them,
and
we
do
not
give
money
directly.
But
what
we
do
have
we
have
a
lot
of
partnerships
with
several
financial
institutions,
so
we're
able
to
help
them
with
access
to
capital
and
guide
them
and
make
sure
that
they're
able
to
to
access
this.
R
Other
than
that,
yet
we're
looking
out
to
to
serve
a
minimum
of
25
people
different
businesses.
We
do
a
lot
of
the
consultations.
Maybe
we
may
repeat
because
it's
a
process,
it's
not
like
it's
a
one-and-done
thing,
it's
a
process.
So
actually,
we've
been
working
with
with
some
clients
here
for
a
few
years
now,
and
we've
seen
the
growth
and
we've
seen
how
they've
been
they've
been
progressing.
So
it's
very
gratifying
to
see
that
some
of
these
people
are
actually
you
know,
listening
going
through
the
whole
system
and
and
becoming
successful.
D
We've
seen
applications
from
your
program
for
multiple
years
now
and
share
with
us
either
a
success
story
or
some
type
of
outcome.
You
did
say
25
of
businesses
that
you're
gonna
that
you've
helped.
But
can
you
put
a
little
bit
more
detail
into
numbers
over
the
years
or
some
type
of
success
story?
You
can
share
with
us
sure.
R
We're
seeing
across
all
the
tampa
bay
area
we're
seeing
maybe
450
clients
a
year
out
of
those,
I
would
say,
probably
60
are
based
here
in
clearwater,
not
all
democracy
qualify
as
we
need
them
to
qualify
for,
for,
because
of
be
it
a
household
income
or
location,
but
we've
helped
somebody
that
you
know
several
of
the
businesses
we've
helped
I'm
going
to
use
actually
driving
here
on
drew
street.
I
saw
hanka
out
of
services.
R
She
she
acquired
that
business
a
few
years
ago,
was
having
a
little
bit
of
problems
getting
getting
the
new
new
people
in
new
clientelling.
R
On
top
of
everything
you
know,
for
a
woman
to
own
a
car
shop,
it's
a
little
bit
it's
not
as
as
typical
as
it
should
be,
but
she
is
doing
it.
She's
she's,
actually
now
looking
into
the
process
to
acquire
the
the
location
she's
been
wanting
to
do
it
for
a
while,
so
she's
trying
to
do
that,
and
you
know,
we've
helped
we
we
offer
different
technical
assistance
grants
like
accounting
assessment
marketing
plans,
business
plans
and
we've
helped
her
with.
R
R
A
G
If
I
may,
these
next
two
applicants,
mr
lee,
and
also
our
parts
direct
department,
they
actually
missed
the
application.
Though
okay,
we
chose
to
allow
the
application
applications
to
go
through
because
it's
not
part
of
the
competitive
process.
With
the
public
service
applications,
we
can
take
economic
development
activities,
applications
public
facilities
applications
year
round.
So
we
decided
to
say:
okay
get
your
application
in
and
we'll
honor
it
a
previous
application
that
you
heard
from
directions
for
living
the
application
that
they
put
in
that
met
the
deadline
we
deemed
ineligible.
Z
Thank
you.
Thank
you
all
so
much.
My
name
is
albert
lee
president
tampa
bay,
blackburn's
investment
corporation
and
one
I
want
to
thank
you
all
again
for
entertaining
funding
for
us
again
this
year.
I
want
to
thank
denise
and
chuck
and
donya
and
irene
for
their
help
and
support.
Over
the
years
the
tampa
bay
black
business
investment
corporation
has
been
around
for
35
years.
We
are
primarily
a
technical
assistance
and
capital
provider
for
small
businesses,
and
we
can
provide
that
capital
to
all
businesses.
Z
We
do
have
some
partnerships
with
some
of
our
banking
institutions
that
choose
to
target
certain
markets.
You
know
black
businesses
and
things
like
that,
based
on
whether
they're
having
issues
with
cra
and
they
need
to
meet
their
goals
and
things
of
that
nature,
but
our
services
are
offered
across
the
board.
Z
We
have
serviced
over
200
businesses
in
our
process
here
with
clearwater
over
the
years.
The
funding
that
we
have
through
clearwater
primarily
supports
a
15-week
intensive
program
that
we
have
for
entrepreneurs
call
our
catch
program
and
cat
stands
for
being
coachable,
action-oriented
timely,
being
collaborative
and
help.
So
these
are
assets.
We
think
that
people
who
are
entrepreneurs
need
to
have
right.
These
are
things
that
they
need
to
know
about.
Z
So
we
put
a
15-week
program
around
helping
individuals
understand
how
to
run
their
business
more
efficiently,
which
increases
the
the
outcome
of
them
being
more
successful
because
when
they
come
and
apply
to
us
for
capital.
Obviously
we
want
to
make
sure
that
they're
successful,
so
they
can
pay
us
back
because
we
borrow
our
capital
to
be
able
to
loan
to
them.
Z
So
we
have
to
have
good
outcomes,
and
you
know:
we've
been
in
the
same
bed
in
the
clearwater
market
now
for
about
four
years
and
I've
loved
what
I've
seen
happening
over
here
in
clearwater
when
it
comes
to
the
entrepreneurship
over
north
greenwood,
like
bellevue
area-
and
I
wanted
marilyn
here
with
me
because
she
works
with
us
here
in
clearwater
and
has
been
responsible
for
a
lot
of
that
growth
that
we've
seen
in
clearwater
and
then
I'd
like
to
share
a
success
story
with
you
here.
But
marilyn.
B
Sure
absolutely
good
morning,
everyone
good
morning.
Yes,
so
it
has
been
awesome
to
be
able
to
watch
individuals,
some
who
have
just
started
off
in
business
and
some
who
have
been
in
business
for
some
time
and
they
all,
regardless
of
what
their
tenure
is
in
this
they
always
say
wow.
I
wish
a
gentleman
recently
said
who
had
been
in
business
for
20
years
and
he
said
wow.
B
I
wish
I
had
known
this
20
years
ago,
and
so
we're
really
happy
to
to
to
see
people
get
revelation
about
things
that
they
can
do
to
help
them
be
more
efficient.
B
We
have
a
wild
number
of
people,
we've
mentioned
sarah
davis,
who
has
signature,
graphics
and
printing.
She
does
a
lot
of.
I
think
she
does
work
with
the
city
as
well,
and
she's
she's
doing
great
business.
She
does
all
kind
of
printing
and
signage,
and
you
name
it
she's
doing
a
lot
of
stuff,
also
julie,
worthington.
If
you've
ever
seen
those
bikes
that
are
going
down
the
road
that
have
the
lights
that
are
lit
up,
she
is
making
her
round
she's
doing
some
stuff
out
of
some
training
out
in
california.
B
She's
caught
the
eye
of
several
folk
as
far
as
her
business
and
how
it
goes
and
so
she's
doing
great
wow,
there's
a
number
of
other
folks.
I
guess
I
could
look
at
the
paper.
Okay,
so
well.
I
wanted
my
phone
back
there.
I
wanted
to.
Z
Yeah,
no,
I
wanted
one
because
this
one
is
the
one
that
I
want
to
talk
to
you
about
specifically
success
story
to
show
you
how
all
of
this
comes
around
recently.
I
believe
it
was
march
26
on
a
saturday.
They
have
a
saturday
morning
market
here
in
clearwater
that
young
lady
renee
edwards
was
one
of
came
through
one
of
our
first
cohorts
in
our
cash
program.
Z
Not
only
did
she
start
a
successful
business,
but
one
of
the
things
she
saw
in
coming
through
the
cash
program
is
how
helpful
it
was
for
her
to
have
cohort
members
and
to
also
be
able
to
offer
opportunities
for
other
vendors
and
other
business
owners
to
be
able
to
showcase
their
products.
So
she
came
through
our
catch
program
and
through
that
she
saw
a
need
for
what
it
is
that
she's
doing
now
and
so
she's
looking
at
ways
to
help
additional
entrepreneurs.
Z
Z
50
000
would
be
primarily
to
help
with
paying
for
our
consultant
that
we
have
over
here
and
then
some
of
the
other
activities
we
have
a.
I
don't
know
if
you've
ever
had
a
chance
to
come
or
attend.
I
know
chuck
and
denise
have
come
to
our
catch
graduation.
That
program
is
where
all
of
our
participants
we
bring
them
to
a
formal
program
and
they
get
a
chance.
If
they
want
to
enter
the
pitch
competition,
they
can
do
a
pinch
competition
which
we
will
pay.
Z
I
think
the
winner
got
a
thousand
dollars
last
year
and
second
place
got
like
700
and
third
place
got
like
250.,
so
we
provide
that
to
them.
They
get
a
chance
to
meet
all
of
the
other
cohort
members
and
set
up
an
opportunity
for
them
to
partner
with
each
other.
So
the
funding
would
be
to
help
support
that
and
support
the
programming,
which
is
obviously
being
carried
out
by
individuals.
So.
A
And
how
many
business
owners
or
or
or
aspiring
business
owners,
usually
participate
in
the
program
per
session?
We.
A
An
effective
way
to
use
our
cdbg
funds
is
to
ensure
benefit
to
ensure
benefit
across
a
wide
range
of
clearwater
residents
is
to
invest
in
the
city's
public
recreation
facilities.
The
city
recently
completed
a
project
at
belmont
park
in
our
lake
bellevue
community,
with
a
combination
of
cdbg
grant
and
the
city's
general
fund.
It
is
a
great
improvement
to
the
park
and
we're
seeing
a
dramatic
increase
in
the
neighborhood
use
and
it
reopened.
Only
a
couple
weeks
ago,
the
parks
and
recreation
department
is
proposing
two
more
projects
in
the
same
community
and
mr
lane.
G
Just
to
clear
up,
we
have
a
policy.
We
don't
allow
folks
to
put
in
two
applications
in
the
same
fiscal
year
for
the
same
facility.
They
can
have
two
public
facility
applications
if
they're
different
facilities.
These
are
two
applications
for
the
same
facility,
but
they're
not
for
the
same
fiscal
year,
they're
going
to
try
to
get
one
of
these
projects
done
in
the
current
fiscal
year
and
the
the
other
project
is
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
on
ten
one,
so
it
doesn't
violate
our
policy.
So
mr
saleh.
I
I
What
we
do
in
our
department,
everything
we
do
in
our
department
is
intentional:
we're
looking
to
serve
the
community
and
in
these
two
projects
we're
looking
to
serve
specifically
the
lake
bellevue
neighborhood
revitalization
area.
We
did
this
with
our
belmont
park
valley,
revitalization,
project
that
we
did
last
year
that
mr
lane
just
discussed,
and
so
what
we're
doing
is
we're
bringing
two
additional
projects.
The
first
is
a
recreational
pier
that
was
is
proposed
for
the
21
22
fiscal
year,
and
we
continue
to
focus
on
encouraging
outdoor
activities
with
the
pandemic.
I
I
This
would
allow
community
members
of
all
abilities
to
utilize
the
lake
in
a
new
way
which
is
through
this
recreational
pier,
and
it
truly
is
a
uniquely
beautiful
lakefront
area,
and
with
this
it's
in
keeping
with
the
cdc
guidelines
that
encourages
people
to
recreate
more
outdoors
and
even
with
the
ebb
and
flow
of
the
pandemic.
That
does
not
go
away.
I
That's
something
that
we're
still
committed
to
in
our
department
to
bring
more
opportunities
forward,
and
this
recreational
pair
will
be
used
for
fishing
aquatic
and
wildlife
observation
and
other
educational
opportunities
that
we're
working
with
our
moccasin
lake
nature
park
as
well.
On
that,
and
with
this
art,
we
also
propose
we're
having
staff
led
programs
already
fishing
related.
They
literally
stand
on
the
bank,
so
this
will
allow
them
to
go
out
on
the
pier
and
it'll
be
lovely.
I
We
are.
We
propose
this
project
is
a
total
cost
of
150
thousand
dollars,
we're
requesting
a
90
90
000
for
this
project.
Our
second
project
is
a
playground,
and
I
asked
two
of
my
favorite
four
and
a
half
year
olds
this
morning.
Why
do
you
like
playgrounds
so
much
which
are
my
children
and
they
said
playgrounds
are
fun.
We
get
to
be
outdoors,
we
get
to
play
and
go
down
slides.
It
was
really
lovely.
I
So
I
I'm
keeping
that
in
mind
this
morning
and
at
the
ross
norton
recreation
complex,
which
is
on
the
property
connected
to
lake
bellevue.
I
It's
near
bathrooms,
it's
near
all
of
our
other
staff
in
the
facility
and
they
would
not
have
to
cross
through
the
parking
lot
here
all
the
way
over
here
to
the
building.
So
we're
very
excited
about
this
opportunity
and
we're
working
with
the
kids
in
this
program
to
say
what
would
you
like
in
the
playground
and
they
love
to
share
their
opinions,
which
is
really
lovely
this
program
or
the
playground
will
have
adequate,
adequate
shade
structures.
I
It
will
also
be
in
keeping
with
the
pinellas
county
licensing
board
for
the
guidelines
that
we
must
ensure
to
continue
to
receive
the
jwb
funding
for
this
program,
and
for
this
we
propose
this
is
and
fifty
thousand
dollar
project
and
we
are
requesting
ninety
thousand
dollars
in
22-23
fiscal
year,
and
with
that,
I'm
happy
to
answer
any
questions
that
you
have
any
questions
you
so
the
current
playground.
Yes,
it's
over
here
on
mlk.
I
And
so
we're
proposing
to
bring
it
here
within
our
fenced
area
and
because
of
the
location
near
the
lake,
it
would
have
to.
You
know
the
fencing
that
we
have
is
adequate,
but
we
will
ensure
as
well,
that
it's
maintained,
but
what
I,
what
I
so
love
about
this
is
that
it
is
more
secure
for
the
children
as
they're
playing
on
the
playground.
G
G
Our
planet
development
department
really
carried
the
water
on
it
and
really
did
a
good
job
at
building
a
relationship
there
with
the
community,
and
we
got
you
know
that
lake
bellevue
project,
that
was
a
community
based
initiative,
and
that's
what's
great
about
it.
It
wasn't
something
that
we
did
and
we
said
here
you
need
this.
Have
this:
it
was
a
collaboration
from
the
community
with
the
community,
and
these
two
projects
are
as
well.
So
it's
exciting.
A
A
AA
Morning
my
name
is
andrea
vendetti
and
I'm
the
program
coordinator
at
the
hispanic
outreach
center
in
clearwater.
Our
organization
has
been
providing
services
in
clearwater
for
more
than
20
years,
and
we're
here
today
to
ask
for
your
support
to
continue
one
of
our
programs.
That
has
been
very
successful.
It
is
the
youth
leaders
partnership
program.
AA
This
program
brings
middle
school
students,
high
school
students
and
parents.
Together
they
meet
every
other
week
at
the
hispanic
outreach
center
to
build
skills
and
resilience
for
the
students
to
continue
school
and
succeed
in
their
school
to
pursue
a
higher
education,
and
our
program
has
been
successful
because
it
brings
parents
and
students
together
and
the
parents
get
involved
in
the
students
education
in
a
culturally
and
sensitive
way.
AA
Last
year
we
provided
services
to
26
families
who
were
very
involved
in
the
community,
and
they
were
volunteering
in
many
public
events.
The
students
were
participating
in
public
engagement
and
doing
a
lot
of
activities,
and
we
have
here
with
us
one
of
our
students
generally
franco
cruz,
and
she
would
like
to
share
with
you
her
experience
in
the
program.
AB
Thank
you
miss
andrea
for
that
wonderful
introduction
good
morning.
Everyone.
It
is
with
my
pleasure
to
be
here
with
you
all,
as
I
represent
the
youth
from
the
spanish
outreach
center.
It
has
been
eight
amazing
years.
Full
of
learning
and
bonding.
The
ylp
program
has
granted
me
many
opportunities,
such
as
volunteering
in
our
annual
events
attending
meetings
every
other
week,
learning
new
resources
getting
involved
as
well
as
attending
their
summer
camp.
I'd
also
like
to
share
how
the
ylp
program
has
helped
me
grow.
Personally,
when
I
first
started,
I
was
more
reserved
and
introverted.
AB
Now
I
can
communicate
better
with
others
easily
and
freely.
All
in
all,
words
cannot
describe
how
extremely
thankful
I
am
for
the
help
the
program
has
given
me
to
better
prepare
for
college.
I
am
proud
to
be
a
first
generation
college
student
thanks
to
the
ylp
program.
I
now
have
a
set
based
on
starting
college
at
sbc,
where
I
will
be
a
part
of
the
nursing
program.
AB
AB
AA
You
we're
very
proud
of
our
students
and
we're
very
happy
to
see
how
they
succeed
and
the
impact
that
our
program-
you
know
it
affects
on
them,
because
the
parents
need
a
lot
of
support
their
immigrant
families
and
they
need
to
understand
the
school
system.
How
do
we
work
and
how
to
support
the
children?
So
we
have
seen
a
great
impact.
A
AA
We
expect
to
maintain
the
26
families,
maybe
a
little
more
okay.
We
just
need.
We
always
are
willing
to
help
more
families,
but
we
just
need
funding.
O
D
Just
one
clarification
and-
and
it
may
have
been
this
way
all
along,
but
you
said
the
program
meets
every
other
week.
Yes,
is
that
new
since
covet,
or
has
it
always
been
every
other
week.
AA
It's
always
been
every
other
week
we
used
to
meet
in
person,
but
with
the
pandemic
we
start
providing
our
group
spiritually.
So
that
also
help
us
to
give
more
information
and
bring
professionals
to
give
some.
You
know
speech
and
talk
some
topics,
but
we
are
back
in
person
now,
but
it's
every
other
week.
Thank
you
and
we
meet
one
week
in
across
norton,
because
it's
a
bit
larger
space.
So
for
public
we
accommodate
the
families
across
northern
and
then
the
other
week
is
virtual
still.
G
Our
order
of
applications
have
been
random.
What
presentations?
I'm
sorry!
What
we
do
is
we
we
actually
put
them
in
the
order
that
they
submitted
their
application,
their
first
application.
This
group
actually
submitted
fairly
early
on
asked
to
go
last
because
I
believe
ms
cruz
had
something
she
had
to
do
at
school
today.
C
C
A
All
right,
thank
you.
So
much
all
right.
That
was
our
last
presentation.
This
was
your.
This
is
always
I
don't
want
to
say
this
is
our
favorite
meeting
of
the
year,
because
that
would
be
you
know,
putting
putting
it
out
there
that
we
have
favorite
meetings,
but
this
is
always
such
an
interesting
time
for
us
on
this
board
to
see
what
we
can
actually
accomplish
right
and
understanding
that
we
can
only
affect
the
residents
of
clearwater
as
many
presidents
of
clearwater
as
we
want
to
if
we
have
great
partners
to
do
it
with.
A
So,
thank
you
all
for
coming
out
today
and
and
waiting
for
your
turn
and
and
keeping
it
under
the
three
minutes
and
and
making
it
work.
We
really
appreciate
it
all
right.
That
concludes
our
scheduled
business
items.
For
the
day
we
are
going
to
go
through
the
rest
of
the
agenda
item.
Five
is
old
business.
Does
the
board
has
have
any
old
or
new
business
to
discuss
nothing?
Okay,
great,
we'll
move
on
to
item
six,
which
is
director's
report.
Mr
lane,
do
you
have
anything
additional
to
report.
G
Well,
it's
been
a
long
meeting
I'll
be
brief,
but
this
is
this.
Annual
action
plan
is
one
of
three
that
we
are
working
on.
We
are
working
on
an
amendment
to
our
current
annual
action
plan
and
that
is
largely
to
to
budget
the
home
art
money
that
we
have
1.6
million
dollars,
plus
that
we
will
be
coming
to
you
with
a
plan
for
that.
That
is
in
the
works
right
now.
G
We've
already
taken
applications
that
application
period
has
closed
and
we
will
also
very
likely
be
amending
our
cdbg
cv,
annual
action
land
so
more
to
come
on
that
you'll
see
this
stuff
in
the
next
couple
of
months.
So,
okay,
I
did
send
the
board
miss
hebden
and
I
talked
earlier.
I
sent
you
all
a
letter
that
was
sent
to
me,
and
it
was
asked
that
I
for
that
on
to
you,
if
you'd
like
to
to
talk
about
that
at
next
meeting,
we
can
do
that.
I'd
prefer
not
to
agenda
it.
G
It's
not
a
it's,
not
a
document
that
we
created
it's
it's.
It
came
from
a
concerned
citizen
who,
who
I
did
take
the
time
to
meet
with
a
very
impressive
lady
who
knows
a
lot
about
the
issues
our
folks
are
facing
in
our
community.
So
if
you
want
to
talk
about
that,
we
can
we
can
raise
that
at
a
you
know
at
one
of
these
later
items
in
the
in
the
agenda.
G
And
that'll
be
up
to
the
board
if
you
want
to
do
that:
okay,
okay,
any
questions
for
me.
A
Okay.
Thank
you.
Thank
you
all
right
item.
Seven
is
board
members
to
be
heard
I'll
start
to
my
right
for
comments,
no
comments.
A
Okay,
great
our
next
they
have
meeting
is
scheduled
for
tuesday
may
10th
at
9
a.m.
Right
here
in
castle
chambers
and
the
board
is
adjourned.
Thank
you.