Council - Regular Meeting

1:02:50•BMBill Mattiace

I just wanted to ask if you brought any samples.

1:38:31 – 1:39:04•BMBill Mattiace

Hello, Natalie. Is this a unique project or different from Padrina and the others, correct? I mean, this is owned by the city and managed by the city, whereas the others, you've made them quite ROI type of return. On paying the rent, where is the majority of the money coming from in their rent payments? What are they paying with since they're like 80% already below?

1:40:49 – 1:41:52•BMBill Mattiace

I I'm just going to if you go to page 8 slide 8 I'm just going to read something that I, in reading in the budget book, budget highlights. You have an innovative development that combines affordable housing with essential onsite supportive services for families experiencing or close to experience homelessness. Individuals with severe mental illness and low income families. So there has been some change. When I brought this up to you about severe mental illness with families, I think you answered me that one out of three is mentally ill. You gave me that statistic, so I didn't know how to take

1:42:08•BMBill Mattiace

So, okay, so family could just be one person?

1:45:47 – 1:46:22•BMBill Mattiace

I just had a question for our city manager, Connie. vision in the building of this happened many, many years ago and it's finally coming about and it's being built. But have you anticipated the budget cost in your budget for the next, perpetually I guess, I guess it's gonna be half a million. Yeah. Have you, did you figure that in your budget?

1:48:34•BMBill Mattiace

No, thank you Natalie. I think originally, I don't know how much you required from the Tel Shore fund for this particular project, do you remember?

1:49:10 – 1:49:30•BMBill Mattiace

No, I ask this question, and particularly with the city manager involved in it, is because the public out there knows that we have a $15 to $20 million deficit. So when you explain how it's so self-sustaining, I think they're probably very happy with that. So thank you for the answer.

1:54:42 – 1:55:58•BMBill Mattiace

Natalie, I'm not weaving any negativity on public housing or affordable housing. I just am very glad that it's sustainable financially, and that's my concern for the entire budget for all the departments. But since you're so creative and innovative, can I ask you, have you looked at the possibility of the tiny homes concept? And have you contacted Wounded Warriors? you know i see where they're taking hotels and maybe you're familiar with that natalie because you you get into everything and and then that's good that we're providing uh homes for those that uh that they need it and i'd like to se

1:58:08 – 1:58:34•BMBill Mattiace

Thank you Mayor Patem, I see Miss Martinez is here. And I like the cooperation with the Habitat for Humanity, the cooperation you've had with Rose Garcia. And those folks go into a home and they actually build some equity. So I think there's a lot of good in all these organizations that are creating homes for people. And thank you both. Thank you, Miss Martinez.