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[Texas General Land Office Meeting ]
GOOD MORNING.THANK YOU, UM, EVERYONE FOR COMING.
UM, WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO BE HERE.
I'M THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF REGULATORY POLICY AT THE TEXAS GENERAL LAND OFFICE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND REVITALIZATION DIVISION.
AND WE ARE THE ONES WHO, UH, MANAGE THE DISASTER RECOVERY PROGRAMS AND MITIGATION PROGRAMS AT THE LAND OFFICE.
AND WE ARE, UH, FINISHING OUR REGIONAL MITIGATION PROGRAM.
UM, ALAMO AREA COG IS THE LAST COG TO DO THIS, AND SO WE ARE THE LAST BUT BEST BECAUSE YOU HAVE ALL THE OTHER GROUPS HAVE GONE BEFORE.
SO WE'VE WORKED OUT A LOT OF THE KINKS AND SO Y'ALL GET TO BENEFIT FROM ALL THAT.
SO THIS MORNING WE ARE GOING TO GO OVER THE APPLICATION PROCESS AND THE APPLICATION FOR THE REGIONAL MITIGATION PROGRAM.
THIS MORNING WE'LL DO A QUICK MOD OVERVIEW, GO OVER THE APPLICATION, UM, THE QUICK BASE, WHICH IS HOW YOU'RE GONNA SEND THE APPLICATION, THE, UM, THE DATABASE FOR IT ONLINE, UM, THE PROCUREMENT PRACTICES, ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS, OUR C D B G MITIGATION VIEWER FAIR HOUSING.
WE EXPECT IT TO TAKE ABOUT AN HOUR, AND THEN AFTERWARDS WE'LL HAVE A SHORT Q AND A AND THEN WE'LL BREAK UP INTO TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.
IF YOU HAVEN'T SIGNED UP, WE'LL, WE HAVE QUITE A FEW PEOPLE AT THE G L O, THEY'RE ALL OVER THERE.
UM, SO YOU CAN GRAB ONE OF US AND WE CAN, UM, GO OVER YOUR APPLICATION OR YOUR, YOUR SPECIFIC PROJECT THAT YOU HAVE.
UM, THAT'S ONE OF THE BENEFITS OF DOING A METHOD OF DISTRIBUTION WHERE WE ALLOCATE, OR THE COG ALLOCATES DIRECTLY TO THE CITIES AND COUNTIES, IS WE CAN HELP YOU WITH YOUR APPLICATION, UNLIKE A COMPETITION WHERE IT'S MORE DIFFICULT, WHERE YOU DON'T WANNA GIVE UNFAIR ADVANTAGE TO CERTAIN ENTITIES.
SO THAT'S ONE OF THE GREAT REASONS WE DO THIS MOD AND WE CAN TALK ABOUT YOUR APPLICATION.
AND IF YOU HADN'T SIGNED UP FOR TA, GRAB ONE OF US AND WE'LL BE HAPPY TO TALK ABOUT YOUR APPLICATION.
SO I'M GONNA GO OVER THE ALAMO AREA MOD, UM, WHEN THE APPLICATION'S DUE, THE ALLOCATION SUMMARY AND WHAT ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES YOU CAN DO WITH THIS MOD.
THE ALAMO AREA MOD IS FOUND ON OUR GLO REGIONAL MITIGATIONPAGE@RECOVERY.TEXAS.GOV.
UM, THE MOD CONTAINS ALLOCATION SUMMARY, YOUR LOW TO MODERATE INCOME, NATIONAL OBJECTIVE REQUIREMENTS, ANY LIMITATION ON ACTIVITY TYPES.
AND YOUR APPLICATIONS ARE DUE JANUARY 31ST NEXT YEAR.
SO IT'S ABOUT FOUR MONTHS FROM THE TIME WE APPROVED THE MOD.
SO THE MOD IS QUITE A FEW PAGES, IT'S 109, BUT THE ALLOCATION SUMMARY, WHERE I THINK MOST PEOPLE CARE ABOUT IS THE ON PAGE 11.
AND IT LISTS ALL THE CITIES AND COUNTIES THAT WERE ALLOCATED FUNDS, HOW MUCH THEY GOT, AND WHAT THEIR LOW TO MODERATE INCOME NATIONAL OBJECTIVE REQUIREMENTS ARE.
AND THE ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES IS FOUND ON PAGE FOUR.
UM, ALAMO AREA, COG DECIDED NOT TO LIMIT YOUR ACTIVITIES.
UM, THAT WAS ONE OF THE CHOICES, UM, THEY HAD TO MAKE WITH PUBLIC INPUT.
AND SO NONE OF UM, MITIGATION ACTIVITIES ARE LIMITED FOR THIS REGION.
SO I'M GONNA HAND IT OFF TO I THINK CASSIE, WHO IS GONNA TALK ABOUT THE APPLICATION.
MY NAME'S CASSANDRA, UH, BURNES, I'M A MANAGER ON THE GRANT MANAGEMENT TEAM.
UM, SO I WILL GO OVER, LIKE SHE SAID, THE APPLICATION PORTION FOR YOU GUYS QUICKER.
UM, SO LIKE WE SAID, WE'RE GONNA GO TO THE APPLICATION RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE ON THE G L O RECOVERY WEBSITE.
SO IF YOU GO TO, UM, LET'S SEE, AND THEN AGAIN, HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW.
SO OUR APPLICATION RESOURCES, YOU CAN LOOK AT THE WEBSITE DOWN THERE IS RECOVERY.TEXAS.GOV AND THEN EVERYTHING AFTERWARDS.
UM, THERE YOU'RE GONNA FIND VARIOUS RESOURCES THAT WILL HELP YOU, UM, COMPLETE A SUCCESSFUL APPLICATION.
SOME OF THESE RESOURCES ARE GONNA INCLUDE YOUR APPLICATION GUIDE, WHICH IS GONNA BE YOUR BEST FRIEND THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PROCESS.
SO PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU GUYS REVIEW THAT PART AND ALWAYS HAVE IT WITH YOU THROUGHOUT THE APPLICATION.
UM,
UM, YOU'LL FIND YOUR SF 4 24, YOUR BUDGET, JUSTIFICATION OF RETAIL COSTS, UM, AND THEN SOME PROCUREMENT GUIDANCE.
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KINDS OF VARIOUS THINGS TO HELP YOU.LIKE I SAID, COMPLETE A SUCCESSFUL APPLICATION.
IF YOU LOOK HERE, THESE ARE GONNA BE THE TABS THAT YOU HAVE IN QUICKBASE WHEN YOU LOG INTO THE SYSTEM.
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE SIX DIFFERENT SECTIONS THAT YOU'RE GONNA NEED TO COMPLETE.
UM, AND YOU WILL BE ABLE TO COMPLETE THESE USING THE RE SOME OF THE RESOURCES THAT I SENT FROM THE SLIDE BEFORE, SLIDE BEFORE.
SO I SAID, PLEASE MAKE SURE, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU'RE VIEWING THOSE 'CAUSE IT'LL HELP YOU OUT WITH THESE NEXT SIX SECTIONS.
AND WE'LL GO OVER A COUPLE OF THEM IN DEPTH, A LITTLE BIT OF THEM HIGH LEVEL.
UM, SO YOUR GENERAL TAB, AS YOU CAN SEE, THAT'S GONNA HAVE YOUR PROGRAM SELECTION, YOUR APPLICATION CONTACTS.
WHEN YOU GET TO YOUR ACTIVITIES, THAT'S WHERE YOU'RE GONNA GET TO GET INTO THE MEAT AND POTATOES OF WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND LET US KNOW HOW YOU'RE DOING THINGS.
UM, AND THEN ALL OF YOUR OTHER ONES, AGAIN, LIKE I SAID, WE'RE GONNA GO OVER IN A LITTLE BIT, YOUR GENERAL TAB HERE.
YOU'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO SELECT YOUR, UH, APPROPRIATE PROGRAM.
UM, AND IT, IT IS GONNA BE IMPORTANT TO SELECT THE CORRECT PROGRAM BASED ON THE COG ALLOCATION.
OKAY? UM, AND THEN YOU'LL PICK UNDER STATE MOST IMPACTED OR THE HUD MOST IMPACTED AND DISTRESSED.
PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT IF YOU ARE ALLOCATED BOTH HUD MID AND SMID, YOU DO HAVE TO DO AN APPLICATION FOR BOTH.
AND WE'RE GONNA ASK YOU TO EMAIL CDR DOT MITIGATION@RECOVERY.TEXAS.GOV.
IF YOU'VE GOT BOTH AND YOU'RE DOING AN APPLICATION FOR HUD MID AND SMID, WE DO NEED YOU TO EMAIL CDR DOT MITIGATION@RECOVERY.TEXAS.GOV.
AND AS YOU CAN SEE ON HERE, YOU'RE GONNA BE HAVE A PLACE TO PUT YOUR APPLICATION CONTACTS.
PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT IS, UM, UP TO DATE SO WE KNOW WHO BEST TO CONTACT FOR THIS.
UM, YOU'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO PUT IN THE REQUESTED AMOUNT.
UM, AS YOU CAN SEE, HEY, RIGHT OVER HERE, YOUR DUNS AND U E I NUMBER, AND HERE PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR YOUR U E I NUMBER IS ACTIVE, OKAY? AND THEN YOU'LL BE ABLE TO PUT IN FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND GRAB INFORMATION FROM YOUR SSF 4 24 AND PUT IT OVER HERE ALL OVER HERE USING MULTIPLE BUTTONS.
OKAY, THEN WE GET TO YOUR ACTIVITIES SECTION, YOUR ACTIVITY SECTION.
YOU'RE GONNA BE, UH, YOU'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO DETAIL FOR US AND INDICATE WHAT YOUR ELIGIBLE ACTIVITY IS GONNA BE.
AND FROM THERE YOU'RE GONNA LET US KNOW SOME PROJECT DETAILS, INCLUDING YOUR PROJECT SCOPE, YOUR NATIONAL OBJECTIVE, WHO YOUR BENEFICIARIES ARE GONNA BE, UH, YOUR, THE CENSUS TRACK BLOCK GROUPS, YOUR SCHEDULE, YOUR BUDGET, SO ALL THE GOOD STUFF THAT WE NEED TO KNOW YOU'RE GONNA BE PUTTING IN THIS TAB.
MAKE SURE TO REVIEW IF YOUR, UM, IF YOU HAVE BEEN AWARDED THE UPPER CORE, THE UPPER CRITERIA ON THE RECOVERY WEBSITE TO SEE IF YOU HAVE AN EXCEPTION TO THE L M I PERCENTAGE.
YOU CAN FIND THEM, THEY WILL BE ON THE WEBSITE, BUT THOSE ARE THE LINKS YOU WOULD BE LOOKING FOR.
AND IN THIS ONE, JUST TO GO OVER THESE, THE SCREENSHOTS YOU CAN SEE, YOU'LL HAVE TO INDICATE THE TOTAL NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES, PROVIDE THE NUMBER OF L M I BENEFICIARIES, ALL THAT KIND OF GOOD STUFF THAT WE NEED TO HAVE FOR YOUR APPLICATION.
BUDGET'S, THE FUN PART, WE HAVE IT BROKEN OUT WHERE YOU CAN LET US KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GONNA USE FOR CONSTRUCTION, MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE COVERING EVERYTHING THAT WOULD BE INCLUDED IN CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING, MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE CAPPED AT OUR 15% OF CONSTRUCTION COSTS ACQUISITION, IF YOU'RE GONNA HAVE THAT.
AND WHAT YOU NEED TO INCLUDE SOME IDEAS OF WHAT YOU SHOULD MAKE SURE TO INCLUDE WHEN YOU'RE PUTTING IN THAT, IN THAT PART.
AND THEN OF COURSE, YOUR ENVIRONMENTAL AND GRANT ADMINISTRATION AND WHAT YOUR PERCENTAGE CAPS ARE FOR THERE.
DUPLICATION OF BENEFITS, ANY FUNDS, UM, THAT ARE RECEIVED FOR BENEFIT OF ANY OF THE PROJECTS PROPOSED MUST BE FULLY DISCLOSED.
SO, UH, TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE USING THE BEST CROSS-AGENCY COORDINATION AND TO ENSURE DUPLICATION OF BENEFITS DOES NOT OCCUR.
SO PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU LET US KNOW ANY TYPE OF FUNDING YOU ARE USING.
AS YOU CAN SEE, WE INCLUDE LOCAL FUNDS, INSURANCE, WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD, FEMA, ANY OTHER TYPE OF INSI ASSISTANCE, JUST LET US KNOW.
UM, AND THERE'LL BE SPOTS ON HERE.
YOU CAN PUT, YOU CAN SEE IN THIS EXAMPLE LOCAL FUNDS USED FOR ACQUISITION, HOW MUCH MONEY THEY WERE USING, LOCAL FUNDS FOR CONSTRUCTION, HOW MUCH THEY WERE GONNA USE, JUST AS AN EXAMPLE.
SO YOU CAN SEE KIND OF HOW TO INDICATE THAT ON HERE.
UM, ANY LOCALITY THAT'S RECEIVING C D B G MITT FUNDS MUST CERTIFY THAT IT WILL AFFIRMATIVE AFFIRMATIVELY FURTHER
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FAIR HOUSING TONGUE TWISTER, BUT WE GOTTA MAKE SURE WE DO THAT.UM, USING THE C D B G MITT VIEWER APPLICANTS CAN USE THIS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PROTECTED CLASSES, UH, RACIALLY AND ETHNIC ETHNICALLY CONCENTRATED AREAS AND CONCENTRATED AREAS OF POVERTY WITHIN THE PROPOSED SERVICES AREAS.
UM, AND IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU GUYS DESIGN PROJECTS THAT ARE MEANINGFUL TO ASSIST IN THE AREAS AND INDIVIDUALS IDENTIFIED BY THAT.
OKAY? AND I BELIEVE WE'RE GONNA GO OVER THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE LATER.
UM, SO YOU GUYS WILL BE ABLE TO SEE IT.
CITIZEN PARTICIPATION, THE SUBSTANTIALLY UM, COMPLETED APPLICATION DOES NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS PUBLICLY POSTED FOR AT LEAST 14 DAYS.
AND IF YOU SEE UP HERE, YOU'LL HAVE FUN STUFF WHERE YOU GET TO INDICATE THAT THE START DATE, YOUR END DATE, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO PUT UP YOUR PROOF OF POSTING, UM, AND ANY EVIDENCE THAT CAN INCLUDE YOUR AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLIC POSTING WITH PHOTOS TO SUPPORT THE POSTING WEBSITE PO UH, SCREENSHOT, TEAR SHEETS, SOMETHING TO SHOW US THE EVIDENCE OF THAT.
AND THEN WE GET TO PROCUREMENT APPLICANTS MUST BE SURE THAT THEY ARE FOLLOWING PROPER PROCUREMENT.
AND HERE IS YOUR C F R FOR YOU GUYS TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE FOLLOWING PROCUREMENT, ESPECIALLY FOR GRANT ADMINISTRATION ON ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING SERVICE.
YOU CAN ALSO INDICATE WHETHER YOU ARE USING, YOU CAN SEE IN THIS EXAMPLE HERE, IF YOU'RE GOING IN-HOUSE FOR YOUR SERVICES AS WELL.
SO IF YOU'RE NOT PROCURING ANYBODY AND YOU'RE GOING IN-HOUSE INDICATED HERE, UM, BUT IF YOU ARE GOING TO PROCURE ANY OF THOSE SERVICES, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU ARE USING TWO C F R TO PROPERLY PROCURE EVERYBODY.
OKAY? I'M SURE WE WILL HAVE QUESTIONS LATER, BUT WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON TO THE NEXT PART.
AND THIS IS, I'M GONNA HAND IT OVER TO LATA TO GO OVER THE ACTUAL MANEUVERING THROUGH QUICKBASE.
AS STATED EARLIER, YOUR APPLICATION WILL BE SUBMITTED THROUGH THE QUICKBASE PLATFORM.
THAT MEANS THAT YOU'LL NEED TO REGISTER, UM, THROUGH QUICKBASE AND ALSO COMPLETE THAT APPLICATION IN ORDER FOR IT TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE G L O.
UM, SOME OF YOU MAY BE FAMILIAR WITH TIGER, WHICH IS NOT OUT OF THE PICTURE.
WE WILL STILL USE TIGER, UM, FOR IMPLEMENTATION DURING THE CONTRACT PERIOD OF THE PROJECT.
AND THAT WOULD BE FOR LIKE MONTHLY REPORTING AND SUBMITTING YOUR DRAW REQUEST.
SO IN ORDER TO REGISTER FOR QUICKBASE, YOU'RE GOING TO GO TO THE WEBSITE RECOVERY.TEXAS.GOV, THEN YOU'LL GO TO MITIGATION.
AND FROM THAT MITIGATION PAGE, YOU WILL SEE REGIONAL MITIGATION PROGRAM TO THE LEFT OF THE SCREEN.
IF YOU CAN SEE THOSE LINKS DOWN BELOW WHERE IT SAYS APPLICATION REGISTRATION AND APPLICATION PORTAL, YOU'RE GONNA USE THE APPLICATION REGISTRATION LINK TO, UM, REGISTER FOR QUICKBASE.
YOU CAN ALWAYS, UM, ONCE YOU REGISTER, YOU CAN ALWAYS ACCESS QUICKBASE THROUGH THE OTHER LINK THERE.
AT ANY TIME WHILE YOU ARE COMPLETING YOUR APPLICATION OR YOU WANNA ACCESS THE APPLICATION, YOU CAN EITHER GO TO THIS WEBPAGE HERE AND ACCESS THE LINK, OR ONCE YOU REGISTER, UM, THROUGH QUICKBASE, YOU'LL RECEIVE AN EMAIL THAT HAS A LINK THAT YOU CAN ALWAYS UTILIZE.
SO, UM, ONCE YOU CLICK THAT LINK ON THE WEBPAGE, IT'S GONNA TAKE YOU HERE AND YOU'LL BE REQUIRED TO ENTER YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS, YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME, SO THE EMAIL ADDRESS THAT YOU ENTER, YOU WANNA MAKE SURE THAT IS THE EMAIL ADDRESS THAT YOU WILL USE FOR YOUR NOTIFICATIONS FOR THE PROGRAM.
SO WHATEVER EMAIL YOU CHECK, PUT THAT EMAIL IN.
SO THEN YOU'LL HAVE TO REVIEW THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF QUICKBASE AND, UM, CHECK THE I HAVE READ AND ACCEPT THE, AND AGREE TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
UM, YOU MAY SEE, UM, I C F THERE, WHICH IS A PROCURED VENDOR OF THE G L O, BUT THIS IS THE GLOSS PLATFORM, SO YOU WILL HAVE TO CLICK THAT BUTTON IN ORDER TO COMPLETE YOUR REGISTRATION.
ONCE YOU COMPLETE YOUR REGISTRATION, YOU'RE GONNA RECEIVE AN EMAIL WITH A LINK TO CREATE A PASSWORD, AND THEN YOU WILL START UTILIZING THAT LINK AND PASSWORD TO ACCESS QUICKBASE.
IF ANYTIME YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS THROUGHOUT THE INTAKE PERIOD, YOU CAN EMAIL OR SEND AN EMAIL TO CDR DOT MITIGATION@RECOVERY.TEXAS.GOV.
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SO ONCE YOU REGISTER, AND YOU'RE GONNA GO TO THAT LINK, IT BRINGS YOU TO THIS HOMEPAGE ON THE HOMEPAGE TO BEGIN YOUR APPLICATION WHERE IT'S THE ON THE LINE UNDERNEATH WELCOME, YOU'RE GONNA CLICK HERE AND, UM, BEGIN YOUR APPLICATION AT ANY TIME.UM, WHILE YOU'RE COMPLETING YOUR APPLICATION, YOU WILL SEE THIS BANNER THAT, UM, PROVIDES THE DIFFERENT SECTIONS OF THE APPLICATION.
YOU WILL KNOW THROUGH THAT BANNER WHETHER YOU HAVE COMPLETED THAT SECTION OR NOT.
IT WILL SAY COMPLETE OR INCOMPLETE.
AND IN ORDER TO EDIT A PARTICULAR SECTION, YOU JUST CLICK THE EDIT BUTTON AND WILL, IT WILL BRING YOU TO THAT SECTION IN ORDER FOR YOU TO COMPLETE.
SO THE QUICK BASE PRINT OPTION, UM, CASSIE MENTIONED EARLIER THAT YOU DO HAVE TO DO YOUR CITIZEN PARTICIPATION.
SO ONCE YOU GET COMPLETE MOST OF THE APPLICATION, UM, AND GET TO THE CITIZEN PARTICIPATION SECTION, YOU WILL THEN BE ALLOWED TO PRINT OUT THAT SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETED APPLICATION IN ORDER FOR YOU TO POST THAT AND HAVE IT AVAILABLE FOR YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT.
AND ONCE, UM, YOU'VE COMPLETED YOUR REQUIRED 14 DAYS, THEN YOU CAN COME BACK TO THE QUICK BASE APPLICATION AND BEGIN TO CONTINUE TO EDIT THAT APPLICATION ENTERING YOUR, UM, CITIZEN PARTICIPATION DOCUMENTS, UM, AFTER THAT 14 DAYS.
AND SOME USEFUL QUICK BASE TIPS WHILE YOU ARE NAVIGATING THROUGH COMPLETING THAT APPLICATION.
UM, AT THE TOP IN PINK, YOU WILL SEE A BANNER THAT WILL APPEAR.
IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION THAT'S MISSING FROM THAT PARTICULAR SECTION OF THE APPLICATION, IT WILL NOTIFY YOU THROUGH THAT BANNER AND LET YOU KNOW TO CLICK THERE FOR WHAT INFORMATION IS ACTUALLY MISSING.
UM, ANOTHER THING, THE SECOND IMAGE THERE HAS A RETURN AND NEXT, UM, BUTTON FOR THAT.
YOU'RE GONNA ALWAYS, YOU CAN USE THE RETURN BUTTON TO GO BACK AND YOU CAN USE THE NEXT BUTTON TO GO TO YOUR NEXT QUESTION.
IT'S VERY HELPFUL TO USE THAT NEXT BUTTON WHEN YOU HAVE THE TABLE FOR ENTERING YOUR RACE AND ETHNICITY DEMOGRAPHICS.
UM, YOU CAN JUST CLICK NEXT TO ENTER YOUR INFORMATION RATHER THAN CLICKING SAVE AND CLOSE, WHICH IS GONNA BRING YOU OUT OF THAT PAGE AND YOU HAVE TO GO BACK IN THAT PAGE AND, UH, JUST THE WHOLE PROCESS.
SO IF YOU JUST CLICK NEXT, YOU CAN JUST ENTER THAT INFORMATION ACCORDINGLY.
AND THEN I ALSO WANNA POINT OUT THE SAVE AND CLOSE SAVE AND CLOSE IT WILL ALLOW YOU TO SAVE THAT INFORMATION.
IF YOU WANNA ENTER INFORMATION YOU'RE DONE FOR THE DAY, LEAVE OUT, COME BACK.
UM, YOU ALSO HAVE A SAVE AND KEEP WORKING OPTION.
I WILL ENCOURAGE YOU TO USE THE SAVE AND KEEP WORKING OPTION SO YOU WILL NOT USE, LOSE ANY INFORMATION THROUGHOUT ENTERING YOUR PRO, UH, YOUR APPLICATION.
AND LASTLY, UM, THE SUBMIT BUTTON.
SO ONCE YOU HAVE ALL OF YOUR INFORMATION INTO THE APPLICATION, YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO SELECT SUBMIT, AND THEN CLICK THAT SUBMIT APPLICATION BUTTON.
AND YOU HAVE THEREFORE SUBMITTED YOUR APPLICATIONS TO THE G L O.
AND WE WILL START OUR REVIEW AND I WILL PASS IT TO ANGIE TO DISCUSS PROCUREMENT.
HI EVERYONE, MY NAME IS ANGIE SUMMERS.
I AM A PROJECT MANAGER WITH THE GRANT MANAGEMENT TEAM.
I AM ALSO THE FACE BEHIND THE C D R MITIGATION EMAIL BOX, BY THE WAY, WHICH Y'ALL WILL SEE LATER.
UM, SO I'M GONNA GIVE YOU A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF WHAT OUR, THE G L O C D R COMPLIANCE TEAM DOES.
THAT IS, UM, FORMALLY KNOWN AS M Q A FOR THOSE FOLKS THAT ARE FAMILIAR WITH THEM.
SO C D R COMPLIANCE.
UM, THE MISSION IS TO STRIVE TO PROVIDE AN INDEPENDENT OBJECTIVE COMMUNITY ORIENTED APPROACH TO COMPLIANCE, MONITORING AND FACILITATE PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND REVITALIZATION DIVISION.
UM, OUR C D R C TEAM ALSO OBVIOUSLY STRIVES TO ADHERE TO TWO C F R COMPLIANCE.
YOU'RE GONNA HEAR TWO C F R A LOT.
UM, THEY ALSO, UM, OVERSEE FRAUD, WASTE AND ABUSE CASES AND THEY ALSO, UH, CONDUCT SINGLE AUDIT REVIEWS AS WELL.
THIS IS, UH, I'M NOT GONNA READ IT ALL TO YOU ALL, IT'S IN YOUR SLIDES AS WELL, BUT THIS IS BASICALLY A TABLE OF THE COMMON PROCUREMENT METHODOLOGIES THAT YOU WILL ENCOUNTER, UM, WITH YOUR PROJECTS.
UM, AND SO WE JUST WANNA GIVE YOU ALL SORT OF A HIGH LEVEL, UM, TABLE OF, LIKE I SAID, THE PROCUREMENT TYPES METHODS OF REASONABLENESS FOR THAT RESPECTIVE PROCUREMENT TYPE, UH, SOLICITATION METHODS, EXAMPLE APPLICATIONS,
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AND DOLLAR THRESHOLDS.AGAIN, YOU ALL CAN, UH, READ THROUGH THAT IN THE SLIDES.
AND WE'RE ALSO HERE FOR QUESTIONS LATER TOO, IF YOU HAVE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS.
WANTED TO ALSO PROVIDE YOU ALL WITH, UM, SOME BEST PROCUREMENT PRACTICES.
NOW OF COURSE, THIS IS NOT EXHAUSTIVE.
UM, THESE ARE JUST SOME REALLY GOOD, UH, TIPS TO ADHERE TO THROUGHOUT THE LIFE OF YOUR CONTRACT WHENEVER YOU GO TO CONTRACTING.
UH, WE DO WANT TO NOTE, UH, TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUR LOCAL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, PROCUREMENT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES ADHERE TO THE MOST RECENT FEDERAL REGISTER, UH, THAT WAS APPROVED, UH, NOVEMBER OF 2020.
SO THAT WAS, THAT IS A SOMEWHAT RECENT CHANGE.
UM, AND SO IF YOU HAVE FEDERAL PROCUREMENT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES THAT HAVE NOT BEEN UPDATED SINCE THEN, WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU DO THAT.
UM, ANOTHER BEST PROCUREMENT PRACTICE IS ALWAYS HAVE AN INDEPENDENT COST ESTIMATE.
UM, SO, UH, BEFORE YOU ALL GO OUT FOR BID, HAVE TO HAVE AN IDEA OF WHAT IT'S GONNA COST YOU, RIGHT? UM, SO HAVING THE INDEPENDENT COST ESTIMATE ON FILE, UM, KNOWING WHEN AND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN COST ANALYSIS AND PROFIT NEGOTIATION AS WELL.
UM, ALSO FA BEING FAMILIAR WITH NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENTS SUCH AS SOLE SOURCE AND SINGLE BIDDER.
UM, THERE IS ADDITIONAL DIFFERENT DOCUMENTATION THAT YOU'RE GONNA NEED IF Y'ALL HAVE ANY KIND OF SOLE SOURCE PROCUREMENT, UM, OR EXCUSE ME, NON-COMPETITIVE, NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT.
UH, ANOTHER GREAT RESOURCE, NOT JUST FOR PROCUREMENT JUST IN GENERAL, IS THE G L O IMPLEMENTATION MANUAL.
UM, WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU, UH, FAVORITE THAT, UH, DON'T NECESSARILY DOWNLOAD IT BECAUSE WE ARE, UM, ALWAYS UPDATING IT AND IMPROVING IT, BUT WE, THE G L O IMPLEMENTATION MANUAL, UH, IS ON OUR WEBSITE.
THAT'S WHERE YOU CAN FIND A LOT OF INFORMATION.
UM, THE, UH, OH, UH, RECORD RETENTION.
SO YOUR, UH, ALL GRANT RELATED FILES HAVE TO BE MAINTAINED, UM, LOCALLY FIRST AND THEY NEED TO BE MAINTAINED FOR THREE YEARS AFTER WE CLOSE THE GRANT WITH HUD.
AND, UM, SO THAT MEANS NOT THREE YEARS WHEN YOU CLOSE YOUR GRANT WITH US, YOUR CONTRACT WITH US, IT'S THREE YEARS AFTER WE CLOSE OUR GRANT WITH HUD.
AND SO ALL OF THAT INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED TO YOU ALL WITH YOUR CLOSEOUT LETTER WHEN YOU GET ALL THE WAY TO THE END OF THE PROJECTS.
UM, ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS, UH, SAFE PROCUREMENT HISTORY DOCUMENTATION.
SO, UM, YOU CAN NEVER HAVE TOO MUCH INFORMATION REALLY IN THE LOCAL FILE.
UM, DOCUMENT, DOCUMENT, DOCUMENT.
THAT'S WHAT C D R C COMPLIANCE IS GONNA TELL YOU.
UM, AND THEN ANOTHER TIP IS TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE CHECKING THE STATE COMPTROLLER'S DEBARMENT VERIFICATION AS WELL AS SAMS.GOV.
SO THAT'S AN ADDITIONAL STEP THERE.
AND HERE ARE SOME HIGH LEVEL REFERENCES AND RESOURCES, UH, RESPECTIVE TO PROCUREMENT.
UM, AGAIN, I WOULD ADD TO THIS THE G L O UH, IMPLEMENTATION MANUAL, UM, AS WELL THAT HAS A WHOLE CHAPTER ON PROCUREMENT, UM, AND MANY, MANY OTHER CHAPTERS ON PROJECT MANAGEMENT, CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AS WELL.
ALL RIGHT, GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE ME HERE WITH YOU TODAY.
I'M WITH THE TEXAS GENERAL LAND OFFICE AND I'M ONE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SPECIALISTS, UM, ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL OVERSIGHT TEAM.
I'M ALSO THE ENVIRONMENTAL POINT OF CONTACT FOR MANY OF YOUR COMMUNITIES TODAY.
I'LL BRIEFLY GO OVER A FEW ENVIRONMENTAL ITEMS THAT WILL NEED TO BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION DURING THE APPLICATION STAGE.
I'LL START A LITTLE WITH, UM, START WITH A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON FLOOD PLAIN TYPES AND THEN TOUCH ON SOME OF OUR AVAILABLE GUIDANCE.
NEXT, I'LL TALK ABOUT SOME TERMS YOU WILL SEE IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PROCESS AND REFERENCE A FEW FACTORS THAT CAN NEGATIVELY IMPACT A PROJECT.
ALRIGHT, AN APPLICANT OR RESPONSIBLE ENTITY MUST UTILIZE THE MOST STRINGENT
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OF THE AVAILABLE FEMA FLOOD INSURANCE RATE MAPS, ALSO KNOWN AS FIRM TO DETERMINE PROJECT VIABILITY AND COMPLIANCE WITH HUD HUD'S FLOODPLAIN REGULATIONS.THIS INCLUDES EFFECTIVE PENDING AND PRELIMINARY FLOOD MAPS IF AVAILABLE.
THE FLOODPLAIN, UH, CAN BE ACCURATELY IDENTIFIED ONCE THE PROJECT SITE HAS BEEN OVERLAYING ON THE APPROPRIATE FEMA FIRM.
FEMA IDENTIFIES FOUR MAIN, UH, TERMS YOU'LL HEAR WHEN TALKING ABOUT FLOODPLAIN TYPES.
THE FIRST ONE IS THE 500 YEAR FLOODPLAIN OR THE 0.2% CHANCE FLOOD.
THESE ARE MODERATE FLOOD HAZARD AREAS LABELED ZONE X, WHICH ARE SHADED ON THE FEMA MAPS AND HAVE A 0.2% ANNUAL CHANCE OF FLOODING.
TO PUT IT IN PERSPECTIVE, THE 500 YEAR FLOOD PLAIN ZONE GIVES YOU A 6% CHANCE OF BEING FLOODED OVER A 30 YEAR MORTGAGE.
THE SECOND ONE IS THE 100 YEAR FLOODPLAIN, AND THIS IS DEFINED AS AN AREA THAT'LL BE INUNDATED BY A FLOOD EVENT, HAVING A 1% CHANCE OF BEING EQUALED OR EXCEEDING OR EXCEEDED IN ANY GIVEN YEAR.
FOR EXAMPLE, OVER THE 30 YEAR LIFE OF A TYPICAL MORTGAGE, THIS TRANSLATES INTO A 2020 6% CHANCE OF FLOODING.
THE THIRD ONE WILL BE YOUR FLOODWAYS.
FLOODWAYS ARE THE SEGMENT OF THE FLOODPLAIN THAT'LL GENERALLY CARRY THE FLOW OF FLOOD WATERS DURING A FLOOD EVENT, AND IT'S TYPICALLY THE AREA OF MOST SIGNIFICANT RISK TO PROPERTY AND HUMAN LIFE.
FEMA MAPS SHOW FLOODWAYS AS HATCHED HUD FUNDED ACTIVITIES SUCH AS ROAD IMPROVEMENTS ARE PROHIBITED AND REGULATORY FLOODWAYS.
THE FOURTH ONE WE'LL DISCUSS TODAY ARE THE V ZONES, WHICH ARE ALSO KNOWN AS YOUR COASTAL HIGH HAZARD AREAS.
THESE ARE AREAS ALONG THE COAST SUBJECT TO INUNDATION BY A 1%, UH, ANNUAL CHANCE FLOOD EVENT, WHICH IS ALSO YOUR 100 YEAR FLOODPLAIN.
UM, WITH ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH STORM OR TIDAL INDUCED WAVES LIKE FLOODWAYS.
ALLOWABLE ACTIVITIES ARE MUCH MORE LIMITED IN COASTAL HIGH HAS HIGH HAZARD AREAS AS WELL.
AND I JUST WANNA POINT THIS OUT REAL QUICKLY.
SO YOU CAN SEE THE FLOODWAY HERE ATTACHED THE 500 YEAR FLOODPLAIN AND THEN THE 100 YEAR FLOODPLAIN JUST FOR REFERENCE.
SO THERE ARE A LOT OF RESOURCES AVAILABLE THAT SHOULD BE HELPFUL FOR YOUR ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW.
UM, FIRST, OUR WEBSITE HAS LINKS TO POLICY MEMOS, ONE PAGERS AND OUR TRAINING CALENDAR, WHICH CONTAINS DATES OF OUR E M V LIVE TRAINING SERIES.
YOU CAN ALSO SIGN UP FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL LISTSERV AND YOU'LL RECEIVE EMAILS, UH, WHEN NEW TRAININGS WILL BE ON THE CALENDAR AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS.
NEXT, YOU CAN ALSO GO GOOGLE HUD EXCHANGE.
UM, IF YOU JUST TYPE IN HUD EXCHANGE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW, UM, YOU'LL BE PROVIDED WITH A GUIDE THAT WILL PRETTY MUCH WALK YOU THROUGH THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESS, STARTING WITH DECIDING THE CORRECT LEVEL OF REVIEW THROUGH MANY OF THE TOPICS REQUIRED BY THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT, KNOWN AS NEPA UH, REQUIREMENTS.
AND FINALLY, UH, MEMBERS OF OUR POLICY DEVELOPMENT TEAM AND OUR TEAM CREATED THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW MAPPING APPLICATION, WHICH IS KNOWN AS IRMA.
THIS IS A GREAT TOOL THAT CAN BE USED FOR YOUR PROJECT PLANNING AND COMPLIANCE EFFORTS.
THIS MAPPING APPLICATION IS LINKED TO MANY REAL-TIME DATA SOURCES AND CAN BE USED AS AN EXTREMELY HELPFUL RESOURCE TO COMMUNITIES, NOT ONLY FOR COMPLIANCE EFFORTS, BUT FOR PROACTIVE PLANNING EFFORTS TO AVOID DEVELOPMENT IN ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREAS SUCH AS FLOODPLAINS, FLOODWAYS, CONTAMINATED SITES, HISTORIC RESOURCES OR CRITICAL HABITATS FOR THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES.
WE ARE ALL VERY PROUD OF THIS TOOL AND I HIGHLY RECOMMEND USING IT FOR YOUR PROJECT.
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NOW I WANNA TALK ABOUT A FEW TOPICS CONCERNING YOUR ROLE AS A SUBRECIPIENT WITH RESPECT TO ENVIRONMENTAL DUE DILIGENCE.AS A SUBRECIPIENT, IF YOU ARE A UNIT OF GENERAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT, SUCH AS A TOWN, CITY, COUNTY, FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED INDIAN TRIBE OR THE STATE, YOU'LL ASSUME THE ROLE OF A RESPONSIBLE ENTITY FOR THE HUD ASSISTED PROJECT.
THE RESPONSIBLE ENTITY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW, DECISION MAKING AND ACTION PERTAINING TO THE PROJECT.
THEREFORE, IF YOU ARE NOT A UNIT OF GOVERNMENT, YOU CANNOT ACT AS THE RESPONSIBLE ENTITY.
THERE ARE OPTIONS, HOWEVER, AND IF THIS APPLIES TO YOU, LET'S MAKE SURE WE SET UP A TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SESSION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE SO WE CAN ENSURE YOU UNDERSTAND HOW THIS WILL IMPACT THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW.
NOW, IF YOU ARE ACTING AS THE RESPONSIBLE ENTITY, YOU MUST APPOINT SOMEONE AS YOUR CERTIFYING OFFICER.
THE CERTIFYING OFFICER IS TYP TYPICALLY THE CHIEF ELECTED OFFICIAL, SUCH AS THE MAYOR OR JUDGE.
THIS PERSON WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SCOPE AND COMPLIANCE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND WILL TAKE ON THE LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT UP NEXT, I'D LIKE TO BRIEFLY DISCUSS CHOICE LIMITING ACTIONS AND HOW IT CAN AFFECT A HUD ASSISTIVE PROJECT.
WHAT IS A CHOICE LIMITING ACTION? IT IS THE COMMITMENT OF HUD FUNDS OR NON HUD FUNDS FOR THE COMPLETION OF ANY WORK WITHIN YOUR PROJECT FOOTPRINT, WHETHER IT'S AN ACTIVITY LISTED IN YOUR APPLICATION OR ANOTHER ACTION IN PREPARATION FOR YOUR APPLICATION.
THIS CAN INCLUDE REHABILITATION, CONSTRUCTION, DEMOLITION, CLEARING OF PROPERTY, AND OTHER TYPES OF SITE IMPROVEMENT.
IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT ONCE YOUR PROJECT BECOMES FEDERALIZED, WHICH FOR HUD MEANS WHEN YOUR APPLICATION IS SUBMITTED FOR FEDERAL ASSISTANCE, THE RESPONSIBLE ENTITY IS REQUIRED TO ENSURE THAT A CHOICE LIMITING ACTION WILL NOT BE COMMITTED.
A CHOICE LIMITING ACTION PERFORMED PRIOR TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE CAN RESULT IN REGULATORY OR STATUTORY VIOLATION THAT CAN JEOPARDIZE HUD FUNDING FOR THE PROJECT.
A GOOD RULE OF THUMB IS THAT IF YOU HAVE ANY DOUBT ABOUT WHAT YOU CAN OR CANNOT DO PRIOR TO ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE, JUST REACH OUT TO YOUR G L O GRANT MANAGER AND REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POINT OF CONTACT.
LET'S TALK ABOUT CRITICAL ACTIONS.
WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO IDENTIFY CRITICAL ACTIONS DURING THE APPLICATION PROCESS? BECAUSE CRITICAL ACTIONS ARE DEFINED BY HUD AS BEING A PROJECT THAT SHOULD HAVE FLOOD, THE LOSS OF LIFE OR DAMAGE TO PROPERTY WOULD BE TOO GREAT.
THIS INCLUDES FACILITIES LIKE FIRE STATIONS AND HOSPITALS, BUT IT ALSO INCLUDES GENERATORS AND WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS, JUST TO NAME A FEW.
THESE TYPES OF FACILITY STRUCTURES ARE REQUIRED TO BE DESIGNED AND BUILT TO HIGHER STANDARDS TO HELP ENSURE THEIR CONTINUED FUNCTION AND SAFETY.
A CRITICAL ACTION PROJECT IN THE 100 OR 500 YEAR FLOODPLAIN MUST BE DESIGNED TO INCLUDE ELEVATION AND OR FLOOD PROOFING TO THE CURRENT HUD REQUIREMENTS.
FINALLY, HUD FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS PROHIBITED FOR CRITICAL ACTIONS IN FLOOD WASTE OR COASTAL HIGH HAZARD AREAS.
HUD REQUIRES YOU TO VERIFY FLOODPLAINS AND COASTAL AREAS WITH EFFECTIVE AND PRELIMINARY FLOOD MAPS.
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THE MOST STRINGENT FLOODPLAIN MAP WILL NEED TO BE USED TO DECIDE WHAT FLOOD ZONE IS TO BE CONSIDERED DURING THE REVIEW.THIS CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION.
AGAIN, OUR TEAM IS HERE TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND WE'LL GLADLY HELP YOU IN ANY WAY WE CAN.
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO GRAB A BUSINESS CARD, UH, AFTERWARDS.
AND IF I'M NOT YOUR POINT OF CONTACT, I'LL MAKE THE INTRODUCTION TO THE PERSON OF OUR TEAM WHO IS THANK YOU AGAIN AND HAVE A GREAT DAY, GUYS.
ALRIGHT, GOOD AFTERNOON FOLKS.
MY NAME IS ZACHARY STERN AND I'M WITH THE REGULATORY POLICY AND MAPPING TEAM.
AND I'M GONNA TALK ABOUT OUR C W G VIEWER, UM, AND THE THE MAPPING TEAM JUST A LITTLE BIT.
UM, SO FIRST OF ALL, UH, YOU CAN SCAN THE QR CODE IN THE UPPER RIGHT HAND CORNER TO ACCESS THE MAP DIRECTLY AND ALSO SHOW YOU HOW TO GET THERE.
UM, BUT JUST TO GIVE YOU A QUICK OVERVIEW, THE MITIGATION VIEWER, IT'S AN INTERACTIVE TOOL THAT DISPLAYS C W G MITIGATION PROGRAM INFORMATION, PARTICULARLY DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION, UH, RACE ETHNICITY, LOW TO MODERATE INCOME, UH, SUMMARY DATA, SOCIAL VULNERABILITY OR SOVIET, UH, INFORMATION AND RACIAL RACIALLY, ETHNICALLY CONCENTRATED AREAS OF POVERTY, ALSO KNOWN AS RECAPS.
UH, TO ACCESS THE MITIGATION VIEWER, YOU CAN GO TO RECOVERY.TEXAS.GOV AND THEN CLICK ON THE GRANT ADMINISTRATION LINK TOWARDS THE TOP.
AND YOU'LL SEE GIS AND MAPPING IS ONE OF THE LINKS.
ONCE YOU GET TO THAT PAY PAGE.
UM, YOU CAN ALSO GO DIRECTLY THAT VERY LONG U R L THERE, HTTPS GIS SLASH GLO, BUT IT'S PROBABLY A BIT EASIER.
UM, AND THEN YOU CAN ALSO GO TO THAT QR CODE, WHICH SHOULD BE IN YOUR PRINTOUT AS WELL.
UM, SO ON THE MITIGATION VIEWERS, UH, WE HAD THIS HOSTED ON OUR, UH, G L O C D R G I S HUB PAGE.
SO ONCE YOU ACTUALLY NAVIGATE THERE, UM, THIS IS WHAT THE SITE WILL LOOK LIKE.
AND YOU'LL HAVE TWO LINKS THAT ARE A LITTLE HARD TO SEE HERE, BUT WE HAVE, UM, A USER GUIDE WHICH IS GONNA WALK YOU THROUGH THE STEPS ON HOW TO ACTUALLY USE THE MITIGATION VIEWER, UM, WHICH WILL BE HELPFUL EVEN THOUGH I'M GONNA GO OVER SOME OF IT HERE.
AND ALSO HAVE A LAYER LIST THAT'LL SHOW YOU ALL THE TYPES OF DATA THAT WE HAVE ON THE ACTUAL VIEWER, UM, AND HOW TO USE THEM AND ACCESS THEM.
UM, ONCE YOU'VE PERUSED THOSE, YOU CAN HIT THE EXPLORE BUTTON AND THAT'LL OPEN UP THE ACTUAL APPLICATION, UM, FOR YOU TO GET THERE.
IF YOU HAVE, UH, ANY QUESTIONS, WE'VE GOT OUR CONTACT INFORMATION THERE AS WELL.
AND IT'S CDR DOT GIS@RECOVERY.TEXAS.GOV.
UM, AND WE ARE ALWAYS AVAILABLE TO HELP YOU OUT WITH ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.
WE'VE GOT SEVERAL PEOPLE CHECKING THAT INBOX.
UM, AND YOU ALSO FEEL FREE TO EMAIL US DIRECTLY, BUT THAT'S A, A GREAT WAY TO HIT UP MULTIPLE PEOPLE.
ALL RIGHT, UM, JUST KIND OF GENERALLY HOW YOU'RE GONNA USE THIS, THIS TOOL IS GONNA ALLOW YOU TO DEFINE YOUR SERVICE AREA, WHETHER IT'S BLOCK GROUPS, CENSUS TRACKS, UH, CITY, TOWN OR COUNTY.
YOU CAN SELECT THE GEOGRAPHY AND THEN YOU'LL ACTUALLY GET THE INFORMATION FROM THE, THE VARIOUS LAYERS ON THAT PAGE.
UM, ONCE YOU GET ALL THAT INFORMATION TOGETHER, I'LL EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT HOW TO, TO GET IT OUT OF THE SYSTEM.
YOU CAN USE THAT AS PART OF YOUR APPLICATION SUBMITTAL AND ACTUALLY UPLOAD THAT THROUGH QUICKBASE AS WELL.
AND THEN I'LL INCLUDE ACTUAL MAPS AS WELL AS KIND OF P D F AND UH, C S V FORMATTED DATA THAT'LL COME OUT IN A REPORT FORMAT FROM THIS.
BUT THIS IS KIND OF GENERALLY WHAT IT'LL LOOK LIKE ONCE YOU SELECT YOUR GEOGRAPHIES.
SO WHEN, THIS IS KIND OF WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE ONCE YOU'VE ACTUALLY GOTTEN TO THE VIEWER, AND HERE'S SOME OF THE FUNCTIONALITY ON IT, IT'S BASICALLY A BIG MAP.
UM, YOU HAVE A ZOOM IN AND OUT, AND IF YOU HIT THE HOME BUTTON, IT'LL RESET THE EXTENT TO THE FULL STATE OF TEXAS.
YOU CAN ALSO SEARCH BY LOCATION, SO YOU CAN PUT IN AN ACTUAL ADDRESS, YOU CAN PUT IN A CITY, YOU CAN PUT IN A COUNTY, AND IT'LL ZOOM RIGHT TO THAT PARTICULAR AREA.
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ON A GEOGRAPHY.SO LET'S SAY I CLICKED ON ONE OF THESE COUNTIES HERE, IT'LL BRING UP A LITTLE POPUP, WHICH WE'LL SEE IN ANOTHER SLIDE.
UM, AND THEN ONCE YOU ARE THERE, YOU CAN LOOK AT MORE IN DEPTH ATTRIBUTE INFORMATION, BUT THIS LITTLE ARROW AT THE BOTTOM KIND OF TOGGLES THAT ATTRIBUTE TABLE OPEN AND CLOSED.
UM, IF YOU LOOK UP IN THE UPPER RIGHT HAND CORNER, WE'VE GOT A LINK AGAIN TO THE USER GUIDE IF YOU WANT TO ACCESS IT ONCE YOU'RE IN THE APPLICATION.
THIS LITTLE FOUR SQUARE HERE CAN CHANGE THE BASE MAP.
SO YOU CAN LOOK AT AERIALS OF THE, OF THE PARTICULAR AREA.
UH, YOU CAN LOOK AT KIND OF A TRANSPORTATION FOCUSED MAP, I THINK A TERRAIN MAP IF YOU WANT TO SEE TYPES OF ELEVATION OR, YOU KNOW, A VERY PLAIN BASE MAP AS WELL.
WE'VE GOT A BUTTON HERE TO SHOW THE LEGEND.
SO YOU'LL SEE WHAT LAYERS ARE ACTUALLY APPEARING ON THE MAP AT ANY GIVEN TIME.
AND THEN RIGHT NEXT TO THAT, YOU'VE GOT YOUR LIST OF LAYERS.
SO WHEN YOU CLICK THAT BUTTON THERE, IT'LL OPEN UP A HUGE BOX AND ALL THE LIST OF LAYERS WILL APPEAR ON THE SIDE.
I THINK ON THE NEXT SLIDE, WE'LL SHOW YOU HOW TO TOGGLE THOSE ON AND OFF, BUT YOU CAN TURN ALL THOSE LAYERS OF INFORMATION ON AND OFF.
AND WE'VE GOT A TON OF INFORMATION AT A VARIETY OF GEOGRAPHIES.
SO WE'LL HAVE L M I INFORMATION AT THE PLACE LEVEL, SO CITY OR TOWN AT THE COUNTY LEVEL, AND ALSO AT THE BLOCK ROUTE LEVEL.
AND WE'LL HAVE THOSE FOR ALSO THE, THE DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION THAT'S THERE.
UH, SUPER IMPORTANT IS THIS BUTTON HERE.
THIS IS THE SCREENING TOOL, WHICH I'LL GET INTO IT IN ANOTHER SLIDE A LITTLE BIT, BUT THAT'S HOW YOU'RE ACTUALLY GONNA SELECT A GEOGRAPHY AND THEN GENERATE A REPORT THAT YOU CAN THEN EXPORT TO A P D F OR, UH, EXCEL ACCESSIBLE FORMAT.
AND THEN FINALLY IS THIS LAST BUTTON, WHICH OPENS UP A FEW MORE TOOLS AS WELL.
SO, AS I WAS, EXCUSE ME, AS I WAS TALKING ABOUT BEFORE, UM, THIS MAP HAS, UH, A PLETHORA OF INFORMATION ON IT.
SO, UM, ONCE YOU OPEN UP THAT LAYER LIST AGAIN, THIS IS WHAT IT'LL LOOK LIKE.
AND YOU CAN SEE WE'VE GOT, YOU KNOW, LM, L M I S D BY BLOCK GROUP, COUNTY BY PLACE, LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY, UM, A WHOLE BUNCH OF INFORMATION THERE AT VARIETY OF DIFFERENT GEOGRAPHIES.
AND TO TURN THOSE PIECES OF INFORMATION ON AND OFF, YOU'LL CLICK THERE AND YOU'LL SEE WHEN IT'S SELECTED, YOU'LL HAVE A BLUE CHECK MARK.
UM, YOU CAN ALSO CLICK ON THOSE ELLIPSES THERE TO PERFORM A FEW DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS.
SO YOU COULD ZOOM IN, UM, ON THOSE PARTICULAR LAYERS.
YOU CAN CHANGE THE TRANSPARENCY.
SO YOU KNOW, IF YOU HAD, SAY, AN AERIAL LAYER ON BELOW, UM, YOU COULD MAKE THE TRANSPARENCY OF THAT L M I OR LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY LAYER, UM, YOU KNOW, SAY, SAID IT'S A 50%, AND THEN YOU COULD SEE ACTUAL AREA OR, UH, AERIAL, UM, IMAGERY BELOW THAT, IF THAT WAS SOME SOMETHING YOU NEEDED TO DO AT THE THE TIME.
UM, AND THERE'S A, A FEW OTHER ACTIONS YOU CAN TAKE.
ALSO, THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE IF YOU WERE TO CLICK ON THE ACTUAL MAP INTO A PARTICULAR GEOGRAPHY.
WE HAVE A LITTLE POPUP THAT COMES UP HERE AND IT'LL GIVE YOU, UH, A DESCRIPTION OF WHAT THAT PARTICULAR INFORMATION IS.
UM, AND THEN THAT WAY YOU CAN OPEN UP THAT ATTRIBUTE TABLE THERE AND IT'LL POP UP DOWN BELOW.
AND THAT JUST HAS LIKE, ALL THE INFORMATION FOR THAT PARTICULAR GEOGRAPHY IN A, A TABULAR FORMAT THERE, IF YOU JUST KIND OF WANTED TO LOOK AT IT IN THE, WITHIN THE MAPPING APPLICATION BEFORE EXPORTING THAT DATA TO SOME OTHER FORMAT.
UM, ONE THING TO, TO NOTE, IF A LAYER APPEARS GRAYED OUT, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE IT ON AND YOU'RE LIKE, THIS IS NOT SHOWING UP.
WE HAVE A SETTING ON IT THAT, UM, REQUIRES YOU TO ZOOM IN A LITTLE BIT CLOSER AND, AND THEN IT'LL ACTUALLY TURN ON.
UM, USUALLY WE'LL DO THAT FOR THINGS THAT ARE A SMALLER GEOGRAPHY.
AND, YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE ALL THE WAY ZOOMED OUT IN ALL OF TEXAS, IT'S JUST NOT VERY INFORMATIVE.
SO IF IT'S GRAYED OUT, JUST TRY ZOOMING IN A LITTLE BIT AND THAT LAYER SHOULD APPEAR.
SO THE, THE SCREENING TOOL, UM, REMEMBER YOU CLICK ON, I THINK THIS, THIS BUTTON OR THIS BUTTON OVER HERE, UM, AND THE SCREENING TOOL WILL OPEN UP.
WHAT THIS TOOL ALLOWS YOU TO DO IS ACTUALLY SELECT PARTICULAR GEOGRAPHY.
AND SO YOU CAN DO THAT A FEW WAYS.
YOU CAN ACTUALLY, UM, I, I DON'T THINK IT'S SHOWING UP HERE, BUT YOU CAN TYPE IN AN ACTUAL ADDRESS OR A, A POINT OF INTEREST, A CITY, A COUNTY, AND THAT'LL SELECT A GEOGRAPHY THAT WAY.
OR YOU CAN GO IN AND, UH, CLICK DIRECTLY ON AND SELECT A FEW GEOGRAPHIES BY KIND OF HOLDING CONTROL AND CLICKING AROUND.
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UM, DRAW A BOX AROUND IT, DRAW SOME KIND OF POLYGON, DRAW A CIRCLE.THERE'S A, A VARIETY OF WAYS TO SELECT THE ACTUAL GEOGRAPHIES THAT YOU WANT.
UM, AND IF YOU, YOU KNOW, SELECT TOO MANY, AGAIN, YOU HIT THE CONTROL BUTTON AND CLICK OFF OF IT, UM, YOU CAN KIND OF RESET.
ONCE YOU'VE SELECTED ALL THOSE GEOGRAPHIES THOUGH, UM, THERE'LL BE A BUTTON BELOW TO SAY, UH, THEY WILL KIND OF GIVE YOU ALL THIS INFORMATION AND YOU'LL SEE A BUTTON TO GENERATE A REPORT.
UM, THAT'LL INCLUDE A MAP OF YOUR ACTUAL AREA OF INTEREST, YOUR SERVICE AREA THAT YOU SELECTED, AND IT'LL INCLUDE ALL, UM, THE LAYER INFORMATION, WHETHER YOU'VE SELECTED IT ON THE, THE LIST OR NOT, THAT'LL BE EXPORTED OUT IN THAT REPORT.
UM, IN BOTH P D F AND C S V FORMATS, I THINK YOU HAVE TO SELECT WHICH ONE YOU WANT, BUT YOU CAN HAVE BOTH IN THERE.
UM, SO WHEN YOU'RE PREPARING YOUR APPLICATIONS, YOU HAVE TO GET ALL THIS DATA TOGETHER.
THIS IS REALLY HANDY WAY TO, TO GENERATE THAT.
AND YOU CAN, AGAIN, SUBMIT THAT INTO QUICKBASE AS PART OF YOUR APPLICATION SUBMITTAL.
SOME OF THE ADDITIONAL WIDGETS YOU CAN ACCESS IF YOU CLICK ON THAT BUTTON UP THERE.
UM, WE'VE GOT A DRAW TOOL, WHICH KIND OF LOOKS LIKE THIS, SO YOU CAN ACTUALLY DRAW ONTO THE MAP.
SO SAY YOU HAD, UM, SOME, UH, A PROJECT AND YOU WANTED TO SHOW, YOU KNOW, PARTICULARLY SOMETHING THAT'S KIND OF LIKE A LINEAR, SO MAYBE YOU'RE DOING A DRAINAGE PROJECT ALONG A ROAD AND YOU ACTUALLY WANTED TO SHOW THE EXTENT OF THAT, YOU COULD GO AND DRAW THAT DIRECTLY ON THE MAP AND CHOOSE A DIFFERENT COLOR, THE STYLE OF THE LINE, WHETHER IT'S SOLID OR DASHED.
UM, JUST TO ADD A LITTLE EXTRA CONTEXT TO, TO YOUR, UM, PROJECT.
UM, YOU CAN ALSO ADD DATA IN A VARIETY OF FORMATS.
SO IF YOU ACTUALLY HAD, YOU KNOW, AN ENGINEER PROVIDED YOU WITH SOME INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR PROJECT AHEAD OF TIME, UM, YOU COULD UPLOAD THAT, UH, AS A C S V OR J SS O N OR K M L, UM, STUFF THAT YOU'D PROBABLY WANT SOMEONE WHO'S A LOT MORE FAMILIAR WITH MAPPING TO, TO PROVIDE FOR YOU.
BUT YOU CAN, UM, UPLOAD THAT THERE.
AND THEN, UH, FINALLY YOU CAN SHARE THE MAP THAT YOU'VE CREATED.
UH, WITH THIS FINAL TOOL HERE, IT'LL GIVE YOU A U R L, YOU CAN PROVIDE THAT, UM, TO WHOEVER NEEDS ACCESS TO THAT MAP.
AND THEN WHEN THEY GET THE U R L, IT'LL GO TO LIKE THE EXACT EXTENT AND THE GEOGRAPHY THAT YOU SELECTED AND THE LAYERS THAT YOU HAD PUT ON SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO RECREATE, UH, WHAT, UH, YOU CREATED FOR THEM AS WELL.
AND THEN, UM, YOU CAN PRINT OUT, UH, THIS MAP AS WELL, UM, IN A, A FEW DIFFERENT FORMATS.
UH, IN ADDITION TO THE MITIGATION VIEWER, WE HAVE A FEW, UH, OTHER VIEWERS AS WELL THAT MIGHT COME IN HANDY, UH, IF YOU'VE GOT OTHER PROJECTS, UM, FOR OTHER GRANT YEARS GOING ON.
UM, AND ALSO, UH, AS WAS MENTIONED BEFORE, WE'VE GOT AN OUR ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW MAPPING APPLICATION IRMA UP THERE.
UM, THAT'LL HELP WITH YOUR ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS.
UH, IF YOU STILL HAVE SOME HURRICANE HARVEY MONIES, WE'VE GOT A MAP FOR THAT, OUR C D B G MITIGATION VIEWER.
AND THEN, UM, PROBABLY NOT TOTALLY APPLICABLE TO YOU FOLKS HERE, BUT OUR 2018, 2019 C D B G, UM, DR.
VIEWER, IF WE HAVE ANY FUTURE, UM, DISASTER ALLOCATIONS, WE'LL BE MAKING OTHER ITERATIONS OF THIS MAP, YOU KNOW, SPECIFIC TO THOSE, UM, THOSE DISASTER YEARS WILL BE VERY SIMILAR IN FORMAT, BUT DEFINITELY, UH, CHECK OUT OUR, UH, THIS WEBSITE HERE FOR ALL THIS INFORMATION.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT IT, UM, DON'T HESITATE TO EMAIL US AT CDR DOT GIS AT RECOVERY, DO TEXAS.GOV.
UM, YOU CAN GET IN TOUCH WITH ME DIRECTLY AT ZACH DOT STERN DOT GO AT RECOVERY, DO TEXAS.GOV.
UM, I DON'T HAVE CARDS YET, BUT, UH, JUST WRITE THAT DOWN.
UM, AND I THINK THAT IS IT FOR US.
YEAH, AND I'LL TURN IT OVER TO OUR FAIR HOUSING TEAM.
ALL RIGHT, OUR LAST TOPIC FOR TODAY IS, UM, FAIR HOUSING.
AND SO AS AN APPLICANT OF THE C C D B G MITIGATION FUNDS, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO DEMONSTRATE HOW YOU ARE AFFIRMATIVELY FURTHERING FAIR HOUSING.
SO WE'LL LOOK AT THE DEFINITION OF A F F H, WHICH I WILL START KIND OF IN THE MIDDLE, WHERE IT SAYS SPECIFICALLY AFFIRMATIVELY FURTHERING FAIR HOUSING MEANS TAKING MEANINGFUL ACTIONS THAT TAKEN TOGETHER ADDRESS SIGNIFICANT DISPARITIES IN HOUSING NEEDS AND IN ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITY, REPLACING SEGREGATED LIVING PATTERNS WITH
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TRULY INTEGRATED AND BALANCED LIVING PATTERNS, TRANSFORMING RACIALLY OR ETHNICALLY CONCENTRATED AREAS OF POVERTY INTO AREAS OF OPPORTUNITY AND FOSTERING AND MAINTAINING COMPLIANCE WITH CIVIL RIGHTS AND FAIR HOUSING LAWS.SO, UM, THROUGH THIS APPLICATION PROCESS, APPLICANTS ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A MEANINGFUL ANALYSIS THAT DESCRIBES HOW IDENTIFIED POPULATIONS MAY BE IMPACTED BY THE PROPOSED PROJECTS, AND HOW DO WE DO THAT? SO FIRST YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT ARE THE PROTECTED CLASSES UNDER THE A F F H RULE.
AND THOSE PROTECTED CLASSES ARE RACE AND ETHNICITY, AND IF THE NEW RULE IS ADOPTED, IT WILL ALSO, UM, ADD DISABILITY.
SO, UM, USING THAT MID VIEWER THAT ZACH JUST SHOWED US, UM, WE'RE GONNA ADD TWO ADDITIONAL LAYERS TO OUR VIEW, WHICH ARE, AND YOU MAY OR MAY NOT BE ABLE TO READ THAT, BUT MINORITY POPULATION BY BLACK GROUP AND RACIALLY OR ETHNICALLY CONCENTRATED AREAS OF POVERTY, WHICH IS RECAP.
SO, UM, ONCE WE SELECT THOSE AREAS, WE'LL BE ABLE TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE MAKEUP OF THE PROTECTED CLASSES IN OUR COMMUNITY.
SO WE HAVE AN EXAMPLE HERE, UH, WHAT WE'RE GONNA CALL RANO COUNTY.
UM, AND IMAGINE THAT THAT WHOLE SQUARE IS THE COUNTY OF RANO AND RANO RECEIVED AN ALLOCATION, UM, AND HAS HAD PAST AND FUTURE THREATS RELATED TO RIVERING FLOODING.
SO USING THE MAP, FEWER, WE'RE GONNA BETTER UNDERSTAND THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF WRANGLE COUNTY.
SO I'VE ALREADY SELECTED THE TWO LAYERS, AND THIS IS WHAT IS MY OUTPUT.
UM, SO WRUL COUNTY IS THE SQUARE.
THE, UM, LINES WITHIN WRUL COUNTY WILL BE OUR BLOCK GROUPS.
WROLD COUNTY ITSELF, UM, I GUESS IT LOOKS LIKE, LIKE THE LIGHTER SHADE PRETTY MUCH IS ZERO TO 30%, UM, MINORITY, UM, THE MIDDLE, UM, AREA BLOCK GROUP IS GOING TO BE 30 TO 55% MINORITY.
AND THEN, UM, BLOCK GROUP, TWO BLOCK GROUPS UP AT THE TOP, UM, SPLIT BETWEEN 30 TO 55% AND 55 TO 80%.
SO NOW THAT WE'VE, UM, USED THE MAP VIEWER, THE MITIGATION VIEWER TO UNDERSTAND OUR, UM, AREA, OUR COMMUNITY, WE CAN THEN GO AND, UM, ANSWER SOME OF THOSE QUESTIONS WITHIN THE APPLICATION.
UM, AND ONCE YOU UNDERSTAND THOSE, UH, AREAS OF CONCENTRATION OF MINORITIES, UM, AND UNDERSTAND THAT YOU HAVE AN EFFECTIVE RIVER RAIN FLOODING THAT HAS OCCURRED IN THE PAST, UM, YOU CAN SEE THAT RIVER, THAT BLUE LINE THAT IS GOING THROUGH THE COUNTY THERE.
AND IT ALSO PASSES THROUGH OUR AREA THAT IS 30 TO 55% MINORITY.
SO, UM, AS SEE BELOW RINGO COUNTY HAS ONE, A WATERSHED THAT INTERSECTS THE COUNTY AND HAPPENS TO FALL WITHIN AN AREA WHERE 45.91% OF INDIVIDUALS ARE REPORTED TO BE OF RACIAL OR ETHNIC MINORITY.
AND I KNOW THAT IT'S 45.91 BECAUSE I WILL CLICK IN THAT BLOCK GROUP THAT SHADED THAT LIGHT GREEN AND, UM, FIND, GET SOME MORE INFORMATION, UM, ABOUT THAT PARTICULAR BLOCK GROUP.
SO THERE I FOUND THAT 45.91% OR OF RACIAL OR ETHNIC MINORITY.
SO NOW I CAN GO TO MY APPLICATION AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS REGARDING FAIR HOUSING.
SO THE FIRST QUESTION ASKS, WHAT METHODS AND CRITERIA WERE USED TO PRIORITIZE THE PROJECTS IN THE APPLICATION IN INCLUDING AFFIRMATIVELY FURTHERING FAIR HOUSING? UM, THAT IS A REQUIRED METHOD THAT YOU HAVE TO DEMONSTRATE.
SO IN THAT QUESTION HERE, YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ADDRESS, UM, THE INFORMATION IN YOUR ANALYSIS THAT YOU'VE CONDUCTED.
SO IN THE RESPONSE HERE, UM, WE SAY THAT USING THE MID MITIGATION VIEWER, WRANGELL COUNTY HAS ANALYZED THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF PROTECTED CLASSES.
WE THEN GO ON TO DESCRIBE WHAT WE SAW ON THE LAST SLIDE, WHERE THERE'S 30 TO 55%, UM, IN A PARTICULAR BLOCK GROUP.
OUR TOP BLOCK GROUP HAD 55 TO 80% AS WELL AS THE 30 TO 55.
AND THEN WE HAVE A, A LARGER AREA OF THE ZERO TO 30%, UM, RACIAL ETHNIC MINORITY.
AND SO THEN WE FURTHER EXPLAIN, UM, THAT NOW THAT WE KNOW OUR POPULATION, I'VE, I'VE SHARED WITH YOU, YOU KNOW WHAT THAT IS IN MY ANALYSIS, DUE TO THE KNOWN RISK, WHICH IS THE RIVER RAIN FLOODING, THE COUNTY HAS PRIORITIZED
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A FLOOD PROTECTION PROJECT LOCATED IN THAT WHICH IS THAT MIDDLE BLOCK GROUP THAT IT PASSES THROUGH TO BETTER PROTECT INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY RIVER RAIN FLOODING.I ALSO WANNA MAKE SURE THAT I'M ADDRESSING SOME OF THE DETAILS OF THE OTHER POPULATION.
SO THE OTHER AREAS OF ETHNIC AND MINORITY POPULATIONS WERE REVIEWED THAT'S THAT 55 TO 80% AND DUE TO NO KNOWN RIVER READING FLOODING, BECAUSE THAT RIVER DID NOT FLOW THROUGH THAT PARTICULAR BLOCK GROUP UP AT THE TOP, UM, THE COUNTY HAS PRIORITIZED THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT.
UM, IN ADDITION, OTHER AREAS OF INTEREST HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED THROUGH PREVIOUS C D B G FUNDING TO ADDRESS LOCALIZED FLOODING.
SO NOT ONLY DID I INCLUDE, UM, SOME INFORMATION THAT RIVER RAIN FLOODING DID NOT IMPACT THAT BLOCK GROUP AT THE TOP, I ALSO SAID, WELL, WE HAVE OTHER PROJECTS THAT HAVE ADDRESSED THAT, UM, POPULATION THAT IS UP IN THAT BLOCK GROUP.
THE NEXT QUESTION IS, WHAT ARE THE IDENTIFIED PROTECTED CLASSES RACIALLY AND ETHNICALLY CONCENTRATED AREAS AND CONCENTRATED AREAS OF POVERTY THAT MAY BE IMPACTED BY THIS PROJECT? SO AGAIN, I'M JUST REGURGITATING WHAT MY OUTPUT WAS DURING MY ANALYSIS.
THE PROPOSED FLOOD AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT WILL IMPACT, UH, CENSUS TRACT BLOCK GROUP 9 5 0 3 BLOCK GROUP ONE IN WHICH 45.9 5, 45 0.91% OF INDIVIDUALS ARE REPORTED TO BE OF RACIAL OR ETHNIC MINORITY.
NEXT QUESTION IS PROVIDE A MEANINGFUL ANALYSIS THAT DESCRIBES HOW THESE IDENTIFIED POPULATIONS MAY BE IMPACTED BY THIS PROJECT.
AGAIN, JUST EXPLAINING THAT THE PROJECT IS WITHIN THAT PARTICULAR BLOCK GROUP, IT'S GONNA MITIGATE AGAINST FUTURE IMPACTS TO THAT PARTICULAR POPULATION.
AND BY CREATING THE DETENTION AREAS ALONG THE RIVERBANK, THE INDIVIDUALS RESIDING IN THAT SERVICE AREA WILL BE BETTER PROTECTED BY FUTURE FLOODING EVENTS.
SO I'M DESCRIBING HOW MY PROJECT IS GOING TO PROTECT THOSE AREAS OF RACIAL AND ETHNIC, UM, MINORITIES, UM, FOR FAIR HOUSING.
EVERY JURISDICTION THAT HAS RECAP HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR LOOKING AT WAYS TO IMPROVE THE AREA AND OR PROVIDE A MEANINGFUL OPTION FOR RESIDENTS TO MOVE TO AREAS OF OPPORTUNITY.
SO, UM, IN THIS CASE, UM, IN THE PROGRAM, WE HAVE SEVERAL TYPE OF ENTITIES, ENTITIES THAT CAN APPLY.
OUR EXAMPLE SHOWS THE COG, THE COUNTY, AND THE CITY.
SO THOSE THREE ENTITIES HAVE TO, HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO WORK TOGETHER, UM, WITH THEIR FUNDS TO ASSIST THE RECAP AREAS, UM, BEFORE FUNDING OTHER PROJECTS.
SO IF THE COG IS APPLYING, THEY NEED TO WORK WITH THE, THE COUNTY AND THE CITY TO ADDRESS THE RECAP AREA.
IF THERE IS ONE, UM, DON'T QUOTE ME, BUT WE DID LOOK TO SEE IF AA COG HAD, UM, A RECAP AREA AND IT DIDN'T APPEAR THAT THEY, YOU GUYS DO, BUT AGAIN, I SAID DON'T QUOTE ME.
UM, BUT IF YOU DID, YOU WOULD HAVE TO WORK TO ADDRESS THOSE, UM, OR ASSIST THOSE AREAS FIRST.
SO TO WRAP FAIR HOUSING UP, UM, A F F H MEANINGFUL ANALYSIS MUST INCLUDE A DETAILED REVIEW OF A JURISDICTION'S RACIAL AND ETHNIC ETHNIC POPULATIONS AND PLACING A PRIORITY ON THOSE AREAS EVEN WHEN THERE'S NOT A RECAP PRESENT.
SO IN AANG COUNTY, UM, EXAMPLE THERE, WE, THE RECAP WASN'T PRESENT, BUT WE DID ADDRESS THAT AREA THAT HAD 30 TO 55%, UM, MINORITIES, UM, HUD CONSIDERS A F F H TO BE A PROCESS OF REMOVING INTENTIONAL OR UNINTENTIONAL HISTORICAL DISCRIMINATION.
AND IN 2021, HER HUD REVERTED BACK TO THE 2015 A F F H FINAL RULE, EXCEPT FOR PLANNING REPORTS.
BUT PLANNING REPORTS MAY BE RETURNING UNDER THE NEW EQUITY PLAN.
SO THAT KIND OF WRAPS UP, UM, FAIR HOUSING AND WE CAN MOVE ON TO ANY QUESTIONS.
I'M ACTUALLY GONNA STEP BACK A LITTLE BIT.
WE'VE GOT LOTS OF FOLKS OVER HERE.
UH, SO I'M ESMERALDA SANCHEZ, THE DIRECTOR OF GRANT MANAGEMENT.
ONCE YOUR APPLICATIONS ARE FUNDED, SOME OF THE FOLKS THAT, UM, ARE SITTING OVER HERE OFF TO THE SIDE ARE THE GRANT MANAGERS THAT WILL ACTUALLY, UM, WORK WITH YOU TO IMPLEMENT YOUR PROJECTS AND OVERSEE, UM, THE PROGRESS TO GET TO SUCCESSFUL CLOSEOUT.
SO YOU'VE HEARD A LOT OF INFORMATION, I JUST WANT TO
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RECAP SOME OF THAT FOR YOU AND, AND JUST POINT OUT A FEW MORE THINGS.THE MOST IMPORTANT TAKEAWAY IS THAT THIS IS A METHOD OF DISTRIBUTION.
SO YOU ARE NOT COMPETING, LIKE ALEX SAID EARLIER, FOR THIS MONEY, YOU'VE BEEN ALLOCATED THIS MONEY, WHICH MEANS THAT YOU HAVE EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO TALK WITH US, ASK YOUR QUESTIONS AS YOU'RE DEVELOPING YOUR APPLICATIONS.
NO NEED TO WAIT UNTIL YOU SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION, AND THEN WE SEND YOU A REQUEST FOR MORE INFORMATION.
IF YOU HAVE A DOUBT, A QUESTION ABOUT FAIR HOUSING THAT WAS A LOT OF INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR BENEFICIARIES, LET'S TALK ABOUT IT.
HOPEFULLY WE HELP YOU NAVIGATE THROUGH THOSE THINGS SO THAT WHEN YOUR APPLICATION DOES COME IN FOR A REVIEW, IT MAKES THE REVIEW PROCESS A LOT SMOOTHER.
I DON'T WANNA TAKE A WHOLE LOT MORE TIME, JUST A FEW THINGS I'M I WANNA COVER BEFORE WE GO ON TO, UM, THE INDIVIDUAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.
UH, SO IN YOUR APPLICATION, IN YOUR UH, PRESENTATIONS, THERE'S A FEW SLIDES I WANNA GO BACK TO.
UH, ONE, WE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT THE FACT THAT IT'S A METHOD OF DISTRIBUTION, WHICH MEANS YOU CAN TALK TO US AS OFTEN AS YOU WANT TO BEFORE WE GO TO ACTUALLY SUBMITTING THE APPLICATION ON THE ACTIVITIES PAGE OF YOUR UH, PACKET.
THERE, THERE IS, UH, SOME REFERENCE TO BENEFICIARIES AND NATIONAL OBJECTIVES.
SO YOUR BENEFICIARIES ARE THE PEOPLE THAT YOUR PROJECT IS GOING TO SERVE, AND WE HAVE TO DOCUMENT THAT FOR HUD BECAUSE HUD WILL LOOK AT THESE APPLICATIONS AT SOME POINT AND WE DON'T WANT TO BE IN A POSITION WHERE WE LATER HAVE TO COME BACK AND MAKE CHANGES OR SOMETHING'S NOT ELIGIBLE.
SO, SUPER IMPORTANT THAT AS YOU ARE DEFINING YOUR PROJECTS, YOU USE THE MAPS THAT ZACH TALKED ABOUT, THE MAP VIEWER DEFINE YOUR PROJECT LOCATION, DRAW A POLYGON AROUND THAT MAP LOCATION AFTER YOU'VE TALKED TO YOUR SERVICE PROVIDERS, YOUR ENGINEERS, YOUR GRANT ADMINISTRATORS, YOUR PUBLIC WORKS PEOPLE, YOUR ELECTED OFFICIALS, AND FIGURE OUT EXACTLY WHO IT IS THAT YOU ARE SERVING BY THIS PROJECT THAT YOU HAVE DEFINED.
THEN THE NEXT STEP IS GONNA BE TO FIGURE OUT WHETHER THOSE FOLKS THAT YOU ARE GOING TO SERVE WITH THIS FLOOD AND DRAINAGE PROJECT ARE LOW AND MODERATE INCOME FOLKS OR NOT REAL IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT THIS IS MITIGATION.
IF ANY OF YOU HAVE WORKED WITH C D B G DOLLARS BEFORE, YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH URGENT NEED, WELL MITIGATION CALLS IT OUT AS URGENT NEED MITIGATION.
THE NEW NATIONAL OBJECTIVE, AND PARTICULARLY IN THIS COG, WE HAVE ABOUT NINE ENTITIES WHO ARE NOT REQUIRED TO SERVE A LOW AND MODERATE INCOME POPULATION.
SO WE ARE GOING TO SEND YOU A LINK TO THE GUIDANCE THAT IS ON OUR WEBSITE.
WE DID NOT BRING THAT, UM, HANDOUT TODAY.
I DON'T THINK THAT IS SPECIFIC TO URGENT NEED MITIGATION, SO THAT AS YOU ALL ARE WORKING THROUGH YOUR PROJECT SCOPING, YOU CAN CONSIDER WHAT YOU NEED TO ADDRESS THE MEANINGFUL ACTIONS THAT ARE REQUIRED.
THE URGENT NEED MITIGATION PIECE OF THIS, UH, MEANS THAT URGENT NEED MITIGATION MUST PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION IN THE APPLICATION THAT SAYS THAT YOUR YOUR, YOUR PROJECT, THE EFFORT THAT YOU ARE TAKING TO MITIGATE X, Y, OR Z IS MEASURABLE AND QUANTIFIABLE.
SO THAT MAY MEAN A LITTLE EXTRA WORK, A LITTLE EXTRA CONVERSATION WITH YOUR ENGINEERS, WITH YOUR GRANT ADMINISTRATORS TO DETERMINE WHAT THAT IS.
IF YOUR APPLICATION COMES IN AS URGENT NEED MITIGATION, AND WE CANNOT IDENTIFY THAT, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO REACH OUT AND REQUEST ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
LET'S TALK ABOUT IT BEFORE YOU GET THERE TO MAKE SURE WE'RE ON THE SAME PAGE AND FACILITATE THE, UH, THE REVIEW.
MAKE SURE I COVER ALL THE POINTS HERE.
UM, ACCESS TO QUICKBASE, ACCESS TO QUICKBASE IS LIKELY GONNA BE THE PERSON WRITING YOUR APPLICATION.
THEY WILL PROBABLY BE YOUR PRIMARY POINT OF CONTACT.
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU INCLUDE SOMEONE FROM THE CITY OR THE COUNTY BECAUSE THAT IS THE MECHANISM THAT WE WILL USE TO REACH OUT TO YOU WHEN WE
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HAVE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS.THE BACK AND FORTH WILL NOT NECESSARILY BE THROUGH EMAIL, IT WILL BE THROUGH THE QUICK BASE SYSTEM.
SO EVEN THOUGH YOU MAY HAVE A GRANT ADMINISTRATOR AND THEY'RE DESIGNATED AS YOUR PRIMARY POINT OF CONTACT, YOU WANT TO BE ENGAGED, INVOLVED THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS.
AND EVEN IF YOU'RE GOING TO SIT IN A MEETING LATER AND TALK ABOUT THE QUESTIONS TO FIGURE OUT THE ANSWERS, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT YOU ALSO KNOW WHAT'S COMING THROUGH SO THAT YOU'RE AWARE THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS.
AND IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, WE ARE HERE TO HELP YOU.
WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT AS MUCH AS Y'ALL WANT, LIKE WE WILL IN A LITTLE WHILE.
SO WHAT HAPPENS AFTER YOU GET ALL OF THAT DONE? YOU'RE GOING TO SUBMIT THE APPLICATION IN QUICKBASE.
YOU ARE GOING TO, UM, WELL WE ARE GOING TO TAKE THAT APPLICATION AND REVIEW IT.
WE TEND TO WORK ON FIRST, IN FIRST OUT BASIS.
UH, YOU GUYS ARE THE LAST COG TO COME IN, BUT WE ARE STILL ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FROM THE OTHER COGS AND WE LIKELY WILL SEE THIS FOR THE NEXT SIX MONTHS OR SO UNTIL WE CAN WRAP ALL OF THAT UP.
UH, SO WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET IN LINE AS QUICKLY AS YOU CAN, WRAP UP YOUR APPLICATIONS, SEND IT ON INTO US.
LIKE I SAID EARLIER, IF WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, WE'RE GONNA REACH OUT TO YOU AND REQUEST MORE INFORMATION.
UH, WE WILL SEND THAT OUT THROUGH QUICKBASE.
SO YOU WANT TO BE INFORMED AND AWARE OF WHAT'S GOING ON.
WE WILL OFFER YOU TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THAT POINT IN TIME.
UM, AND THEN ONCE YOUR APPLICATION HAS BEEN DEEMED ELIGIBLE, WE'VE GONE THROUGH ALL THE QUESTIONS, EVERYTHING'S BEEN APPROVED, UH, WE WILL SCHEDULE TIME THROUGH THE VARIOUS COGS TO MAKE ANNOUNCEMENTS.
COMMISSIONER BUCK BUCKINGHAM WILL COME OUT AND, UH, DO A BIG CHECK PRESENTATION.
YOU'LL TAKE SOME PICTURES AND THEN WE ARE ONTO THE NEXT STEP, WHICH IS DRAFTING THE CONTRACTS.
THE CONTRACTS WILL BE DRAFTED BY OUR, OUR COLLEAGUES AT THE G L O AND THE CHIEF ELECTED OFFICIAL WILL RECEIVE, UH, AN EMAIL TO EXECUTE THOSE DOCUMENTS THROUGH DOCUSIGN.
AT THAT POINT, ONE OF OUR GRANT MANAGERS WILL REACH OUT TO YOU AND SCHEDULE A KICKOFF WORKSHOP.
AT THAT POINT, WE'RE NOW TALKING ABOUT IMPLEMENTING THE PROJECT.
WE'LL GO THROUGH THE DETAILS WITH YOU AND THEN WE'RE OFF TO THE RACES.
WE'RE OFF TO FINISH YOUR PROJECT.
SO IN A NUTSHELL, THAT SUMS UP WHAT HAPPENS AFTERWARDS.
WE ARE HERE TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS.
UM, CASSIE, WOULD YOU MIND ADVANCING THAT? WE HAVE, UH, RECEIVED RSVPS FROM A FEW OF YOU FOR SPECIFIC TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.
WE'VE GOT THE CITY OF SKEEM, THE CITY OF PEARSALL, AND KAMAL COUNTY ON THE LIST.
BUT IF ANYBODY ELSE IS HERE AND YOU ARE NOT ON THIS LIST, WE CAN SIT WITH YOU.
WE'LL FIND A PLACE IN THIS ROOM AND HAVE A QUICK CONVERSATION.
UH, WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO ANSWER ALL OF YOUR QUESTIONS TODAY, BUT WE ARE CERTAINLY HERE TO GET THE CONVERSATION STARTED AND THEN WE CAN FOLLOW UP ON A ONE-ON-ONE BASIS IF WE NEED TO.
GENERAL QUESTIONS WE CAN ANSWER WE CAN ASK, TRY TO ANSWER NOW.
GO AHEAD AND MISS VINNIE, THE CITIES ALL HAVE AN L M I PERCENTAGE OF HUNDRED PERCENT L M I EQUIPMENT CORRECT? SO IT BE CORRECT AND BASED FROM G L L THE WORK WE CAN JUST MITIGATE.
SO QUESTION IS, WHY DOES IT HAVE TO PROVE UP A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF A BLACK GROUP? SO TWO DIFFERENT THINGS.
UH, THE, THE COG BREAKOUT ABSOLUTELY SHOWS THOSE COMMUNITIES THAT ARE NOT REQUIRED TO SERVE A LOW AND MODERATE INCOME PORTION WITH THEIR FUNDING.
SO IF YOU ARE ONE OF THOSE, UH, NINE OR SO COMMUNITIES AND YOU HAVE PROJECTS THAT SERVE LOW AND MODERATE INCOME FOLKS, GIVE YOURSELF CREDIT FOR IT.
LET'S GET THOSE FOLKS DOCUMENTED AND PUT THEM IN THE APPLICATION.
THE, THE JILL'S QUESTION HERE COVERS TWO, TWO DIFFERENT ASPECTS.
ONE IS THE BREAKOUT THAT THE COG APPROVED ON HOW YOU'RE GOING TO SPEND ON HOW YOU HAVE TO SPEND YOUR MONEY.
THIS IS THE MINIMUM, OKAY? SO IF YOU ARE GUADALUPE COUNTY AND YOU HAVE A PROJECT THAT DOES SERVE LOW AND MODERATE INCOME FOLKS, GIVE YOURSELF CREDIT FOR THAT DEPENDS ON HOW YOUR PROJECT IS SCOPED OUT.
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PIECE IS DETERMINING WHO YOU ARE GOING, DETERMINING HOW WHO YOU ARE GOING TO SERVE IS A MATTER OF USING TWO DIFFERENT METHODS.SO YOU DRAW YOUR CIRCLE, YOU IDENTIFY THE AREA THAT YOU'RE GOING TO SERVE.
HUD ALLOWS TWO DIFFERENT OPTIONS TO DOCUMENT WHETHER THOSE FOLK FOLKS ARE LOW AND MODERATE INCOME OR NOT.
YOU MAY USE CENSUS DATA, WHICH IS USING THE L M I S D THAT'S POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE OR YOU USE SURVEYS.
SO YOU NEED TO DRAW THAT CIRCLE AND FIGURE OUT WHO YOU'RE SERVING IN ORDER FOR YOU TO KNOW WHETHER THEY'RE L M I OR NOT.
YOU NEED TO DO SOME, DO SOME RESEARCH.
IS THIS PROJECT GOING TO SERVE A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THAT CENSUS? GEOGRAPHIC AREA IS SEPARATE AND APART FROM THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENT DOCUMENTED IN YOUR MOD.
SO AS PART OF THE PROCESS L M I IS DETERMINED THROUGH THOSE TWO, TWO METHODS.
NON L M I DOES NOT EQUAL URGENT NEED MITIGATION.
JUST BECAUSE THIS IS NOT SERVING A LOW AND MODERATE INCOME GROUP DOESN'T MEAN IT'S AUTOMATICALLY URGENT NEED.
YOU NEED TO DOCUMENT HOW YOU GOT THERE.
WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH MULTIPLE HUD AUDITS AND HUD IS LOOKING FOR THOSE NUMBERS.
SO JUST BECAUSE YOUR MOD SAYS YOU DON'T HAVE TO SERVE A LOW AND MODERATE INCOME GROUP, YOU DO STILL HAVE TO DOCUMENT WHO YOU ARE BENEFITING.
AND IF THROUGH THAT PROCESS SURVEYS OR CENSUS YOU DETERMINE THAT THESE FOLKS ARE NOT MEETING THE L M I THRESHOLD YOU, YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE THAT EXTRA STEP AND MEET THE REQUIREMENTS FOR URGENT NEED MITIGATION, MEASURABLE, QUANTIFIABLE, AND WE'LL MAKE SURE TO GET THAT HANDOUT OUT TO YOU SO THAT YOU CAN FOLLOW THOSE STEPS.
OKAY? ALSO, THAT IT STILL HAS TO PROVE UP
SO THAT'S THE PREREQUISITE FOR YOU TO USE L M I S D.
SO YOU HAVE TO DO THAT PRELIMINARY WORK AND FIGURE OUT WHETHER OR NOT YOUR PROJECT IS GOING TO SERVE LESS THAN HALF OF THIS CENSUS GEOGRAPHIC AREA.
WHATEVER YOU DETERMINE THAT TO BE.
IF YOU DON'T DO THAT STEP, THEN YOU'RE NOT READY TO USE L M I S D AND WE WILL COME BACK AND TALK ABOUT THAT.
SO YOU'VE GOTTA BE ABLE TO SHOW THAT BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT GETS YOU OUT OF DOING SURVEYS.
SO WE WILL WORK WITH YOU, WE WILL TALK THROUGH THE PROCESS TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT HOW YOU CAN USE THE L M I S D IF IT'S AT ALL POSSIBLE.
AND WITHIN THE GUIDELINES, SURVEYS ARE GOING TO BE THE LAST RESORT.
IT TAKES A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT AND WE WANT TO TRY TO STEER YOU AWAY FROM THAT IF WE POSSIBLY CAN.
WHO ARE YOU SERVING, WHAT ARE YOU DOING? AND THEN WE CAN GO FROM THERE.
OKAY? ANYTHING ELSE WHERE THE DEFINITION
IT WAS IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER.
I DON'T HAVE THE INFORMATION IN FRONT OF ME, BUT WE HAVE A ONE PAGER THAT WE POSTED ON THE WEBSITE ABOUT IT THAT HAS ALL OF THE DETAILS.
SO I APOLOGIZE THAT WE DIDN'T BRING IT TODAY, BUT WE WILL DEFINITELY GET THAT OUT TO EVERYBODY.