Travis County Commissioners Court
Tuesday, December 7, 2010,
Item 1
Item number 1 is a public hearing regarding the program year 2009 consolidated annual performance evacuation report provided by h.u.d.
>> move the public hearing be open.
>> second.
>> all in favor?
that passes with Commissioner Gomez out this morning.
>> today we are here to talk about the annual report, what we accomplished from September 1st of 2009 to September 30th of 2010.
and we spent a little over 825,000 -- or $824,000 over the program year.
in py '09 we were able to complete apache shores which completed six roadways and drainage and the project was completed August 26th.
we also finished phase 1 and 2 of lava lane, which is a multi-phase project to improve a substandard road in precinct 4.
we also completed a social services expansion project serving 154 people which exceeded our project goal of 120 persons.
also we outreached to 19 organizations and the services are primarily focused in precincts 1 and 4.
staff continued to complete grant administration projects.
we completed the py 08 court and the action plan.
we were active in homelessness and planning efforts and spent less money than anticipated in these areas.
in py 09 we moved forward with the acquisition project.
at the end of the year we were 13 days from closing.
we closed to acquisition in partnership with Austin habitat for humanity on October 13th.
during that year or during this program year an alternate site was identified for the acquisition and we spent approximately $18,000.
also we were successful in completing a h.u.d.
programmatic and procurement program and able to maintain our spending levels due to spending on apaches shores one of our main projects and being close to completing the land acquisition project.
additionally we achieved timeliness compliance within 30 days with a level of 1.22.
in terms of projects that are in the pipeline, we're working on rolling out home buyer assistance, the next fund expansion and home rehabilitation, all which are anticipated to begin in program year 2010.
and so the public comment period for the annual report began December 1st, it sends at December 15th at 5:00 p.m.
on that day.
we can receive written comments any day other than today which day for the public hearing we can receive verbal comments.
if you would like to provide written comments, you can email at cdbg@co.travis.tx or email at Travis County health and human services, Austin, activity, 78767.
>> is that h.u.d.
official to your immediate right?
>> I’m sorry?
oh, no, it is not.
a resident named angela roland.
>> how are you doing.
welcome.
>> other than that, I think we're ready for comment.
>> do you have any comments?
>> yes, I would like, I would like to first of all make sure this is --
>> this is on the annual report.
>> on the general annual report.
oh, okay.
well, we have three roads that are unpaved in lake oak estates.
two are paved that are in the unincorporated areas.
and what we're trying to do is initially we started off with cavalier canyon.
may I show my map here?
>> sure.
>> it's a google map.
can you see it?
okay.
good.
this is cavalier canyon drive, and it's paved.
if you divide this area, this is Lakeway, the city of Lakeway right here.
back here is the unincorporated area.
so this is paved, and our goal is to have it accepted by the county substandard road program.
we need to have bowling lane paved, this is unpaved, and from what I understand the reason we need to have it paved is so the school buses can come in and turn around and go back out.
holly lane, and this is improperly marked.
covenant canyon is back here.
this is all of holly lane and it's completely unpaved.
the situation that we have right now is that most of the traffic exits, you know, there are approximately 58 home -- property owners in the entire area, half of which exit out cavalier canyon drive.
so there's a tremendous amount of traffic, there's no speed limit here, and we also have the Lake Travis elementary school right here.
by the time folks get to this area where the buses turn in, they can be up to 55, 60 miles an hour.
that's just one particular issue.
we do have elderly and disabled folks living in this area as well.
we're not able to easily get emergency vehicles in.
we had a problem with feral dogs in the area and catching them is rather difficult on these washed-out roads and so forth.
the city of Lakeway has been helpful in sending out their animal control officers to help us capture them, but like I say, it makes it twice as difficult.
I don't know how much time I have here so I’m trying to rush through.
>> well, are you asking for these projects to be added to a future --
>> yes.
>> -- cdby gram.
>> we began working with the kdbg in I believe it was -- 2007 or 8 we got started and so we're asking that funding be sent our direction in the future to pave these roads and we do have low-income people living in these areas.
we haven't done our survey but I understand we're preparing to do that in January.
so far all the reasons that people enjoy paved roads, you know, dust, transportation, safety, getting the school buses in, economic values, elimination of blight, all those issues, and drainage.
we have one -- when this area was paved on bowling lane by the city of Lakeway, there is one resident right in this area who on these tremendous rain storms she's getting water either in her house -- I don't know in its in her house but close so she is concerned so we need to address this.
thank you for your time.
>> these are on the list of potential projects?
>> they are.
specifically there were three neighborhoods in western Travis County that were not he eligible based on census data so we have to do a primary survey.
we have also asked questions of h.u.d.
last week as we were trying to draw the areas of benefits to get all three of the primary surveys done in the next year.
so we're waiting to hear back from them.
we had favorable conversation where we think all the issues can be resolved and once we do that we're planning on starting primary surveys in January.
>> this is item number one.
the program year 2009 consolidated annual performance evaluation report is our topic.
dr. King.
>> yes, sir.
annual performance evaluation.
Austin community college violated at Austin community college violated annual performance evaluation.
they applied annual
>> [indiscernible] to their president but they violated it, they fired me.
did not apply annual evaluation.
and I ask you this court to take this case as an item here.
but I ask you since October 19th.
I provided the hearing, the speaking and also provided all the documentation, used the Texas constitution.
why you did not enter my case here is this.
>> dr. Kim, unfortunately I must rule you out of order.
that has absolutely nothing to do with item number 1.
anybody here to give comments on item number 1, a public hearing on the 2009 consolidated annual performance evaluation for the community development block grant provided by hub?
this is money that has been spent and the report says how we spent it and we think we did a good job and you can agree, disagree, have any other comments.
any takers?
>> move the public hearing be closed.
>> second.
>> all in favor?
that passes by unanimous vote.
2 is a similar matter, separated because h.u.d.
requires both of these and legal says they should be separate so we separated them.
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