Travis County Commissioners Court
February 21, 2012 (Agenda)
Item 1
Item number 1 is a public hearing to receive comments related to a community development block grant available from h.u.d.
regarding the community needs and project ideas for the unincorporated areas of Travis County and the village of webberville for program year 2012.
I move that the public hearing be open.
>> second.
>> seconded by everybody, mrs.
porter.
all in favor?
that passes by unanimous vote.
>> good morning, chris tee moffett, Travis County health and human services.
and I also have jill smith.
she's one of the social workers for the family support services social work extension project and she's here to provide spanish translation should we need it.
so we're going to give you a short power point presentation prior to people providing comments.
so we are planning for the program year 2012 plan.
this is a standard process that we go through every year.
we do five public hearings where we gather interests and needs and project ideas for consideration for program year 2012, and this is the first of five.
the remaining four will be in locations throughout the four precincts.
so we'll have one tomorrow night at the east side service center at 6:30.
we'll have one Thursday night at the south rural community center in del valle at 6:30.
we'll have one on Saturday at 9:00 a.m.
at the steiner ranch community center.
and then finally we'll wrap up next Monday with a public hearing at the west rural community center at 6:30 p.m.
so we are expecting to receive $896,341 in cdbg funds for the program year and this is a dollar amount that's a few hundred dollars less than what h.u.d.
had given us previously, but this is a firm amount with them at this point.
so during the meetings the public will have the opportunity to identify which of the cdbg priorities need to be addressed for the upcoming program year.
and also identify specific projects that exist.
there are other opportunities to participate if people are not available to attend the public hearing.
people can fill out a citizen participation form which is available on line today.
we can also mail it to people if needed.
what it does is it basically mimics the public hearing so people can provide the same kind of feedback as if they were attending one.
additionally people have specific project proposals that they would like to be considered can fill out a project proposal form.
both of these forms are in english and spanish available on the website and we also can provide them through mail.
if you would like to request one through mail, call me at 854-3460.
you can also just go to the website which is www.co.travis.tx.cdbg.
when we bring these forward there's a process.
we prioritize projects by looking at the interests identified by the Commissioners court, also suggestions made by the public.
and additionally proposals submitted by nonprofit agencies, county departments or other resident groups.
we take the list of possible projects, we put them through the h.u.d.
regs and make sure they are eligible, and then we put them through the scoring matrix determining things like overarching investment strategies, meeting established priorities for cdbg, the percentage of benefits, low to moderate residents and project use ability.
then we come back to Commissioners court in may and make the recommendation of projects for their consideration.
and my power point just went away.
>> [laughter] if you'll just give me a second.
so now what I'll tell you about are the cdbg basics.
the purpose of the program is to improve affordable housing options, to improve community facilities and services, and to revitalize neighborhoods.
and the program should benefit at least 70% of low to moderate -- 70% of the dollars needed to low to moderate residents.
>> should we try to get the power point back?
>> if you like, we can --
>> do we need media's help?
>> it has to do with -- we're using a pdf version.
>> our residents were able to see that along with us.
>> yes, they were.
I've got it.
I pulled to the other version.
>> although you are quite eloquent, it helps to follow you word for word.
>> good for you for having three different versions.
the copy, the pdf --
>> perhaps it's the title senior planner.
I think I moved up.
so the next slide that we have for you is a map of the unincorporated areas of the county.
and also the village of webberville.
and the reason why we're talking about the village of webberville this year is that they signed and joined our urban county last year and that joining will -- the consideration of the projects begins October 1st of 2012.
so everything in gray is the unincorporated areas, and then you have the village of webberville.
in terms of eligible activities.
>> the cdbg program can include a variety of activities including but not limited to economic development, public services, which is traditionally what you would consider social services, redevelopment or improvement, planning and also housing activities.
generally cdbg cannot do these types of activity, acquisition construction or reconstruction of buildings for general conduct of government, construction of new housing units by general local government, certain income payments and political activities.
last year the Commissioners court approved a series of cdbg priorities ranking them from high to low for the three-year period spanning from 2011 to 2013.
so infrastructure, housing and community services are considered high with populations with specialized needs and services, business and jobs and public facilities are medium priority.
for program year 2012, as I said previously, we're anticipating to receive $896,341.
of which minimally 65% must be spent on development activities, 20% could be spent on administration and planning, and then 15% can be spent on public services.
so over the last six years, the cdbg program has funded home rehabilitation, home buyer assistance, land acquisition for affordable housing development, planning and administration, water improvements and connections, and social work program expansion.
so for the development of the action plan in February, we'll be doing these five public hearings.
we are also soliciting ideas for projects.
and then in April and may we'll begin evaluating those projects.
we'll bring those projects for the Commissioners court consideration in June.
and then towards the end of June and through most of the month of July we'll have a 30-day public comment period with two public hearings where people can provide their input on how we've indicated our plans to spend the funds.
and then the final action plan is due to -- or to h.u.d.
by August 15th.
and then there's our contact information if you have any questions.
and that concludes the power point.
>> thank you for your presentation.
of the particular public hearings that will be held at the east side service center, and I notice webberville did apply for the particular process and I want to make sure all the
>> [indiscernible] that were eligible to apply for this particular concept as far as the activities that's within this, webberville I think was the only one that I think applied.
or did it just -- what happened with that?
I never -- I can't recall exactly how the process worked to -- we're talking about webberville, but it was an opportunity for other municipalities to also deal with this and I can't recall exactly how that process went.
I know the deadline, I recall that, but how did that actually take place, and, of course, hopefully those particular activities and some of these things for the residents that live in this area, hopefully this and among many other things that are going on other than webberville interests, there are other activities that persons may be also as far as the particular use of this money.
but as far as the question I just asked, how did that process go as far as what webberville is getting, per se?
>> so what we did was we provided notification to the 21 different municipalities within the county.
we also followed up by phone.
and we sent -- we actually sent two different notices.
and we had several different municipalities contact us, ask questions, and eventually they had to come down to signing a cooperation agreement.
and so basically what happened was the village of webberville was the only one who executed that agreement.
so we will go through this process every three years with the urban county renewal.
so we will be doing that process again.
yeah, my brain -- probably like two years we'll start that process again.
and so what we're hoping is to better build those relationships over the coming years and try to get people to be more interested in becoming a part of the urban county.
so we can increase the population, we can bring more dollars in and more funds can go to benefit the area.
>> thank you.
I guess this process works, will that be disclosed again, this information, especially with the urban processes --
>> yes.
and we'll try to give more notice than we did previously.
>> I think there's some opportunities that may be experiencing other parts of the county that they can still have a chance to do this in the future.
as far as what webberville is doing currently.
so I just wanted to make sure that's kind of laid out that way as you go through the process with the particular public hearings throughout the quadrants of Travis County.
all right, thank you.
>> miss fleming.
>> thank you, judge.
sherri fleming, county executive information health and human services.
and I just wanted to remind the court as well, this is sort of a mixed bag for the municipalities.
if they become a part of our urban county, it prevents them from being able to access cdbg funding at the state level which is a significant larger pot of money.
the other thing that is -- does not make this opportunity very enticing is that by virtue of joining our urban county, it does not -- the court does in the have to fund any project.
so you can be a part of our urban county and based on the court's pleasure we could never fund anything in a the city might want.
so there is no guarantee of funding just by virtue of joining our urban county.
oftentimes and what we believe happens in other jurisdictions is that many municipalities join in to learn the process, make sure that they have the correct policies in place so that they are more able to utilize cdbg funding in the future be it from the urban county or from the state in itself.
so it's important to remind the public of that as well is that it -- by joining us, it does lock them out of a much larger, more significant pot of money.
>> we have received requests and recommendations previously for other program year funding.
so what do we do with those that are not granted?
>> we maintain those on the list.
and so we look at -- we look at all the projects in their totality.
the new ones as well as the formerly requested ones.
and we take projects off the list if we determine for some reason that they are not feasible.
but otherwise we keep them on the list until we can determine whether or not there's available funding.
>> okay.
and in terms of timeliness, we're in good standing with h.u.d.?
>> we are in good standing with h.u.d., yes.
>> and that was not an embarrassing question.
>> no, it wasn't.
I had to think about the answer.
>> this is a public hearing.
item number 1.
if you would like to give comments, please come forward.
and if you would have a seat and give us your name, we would be happy to get your comments.
>> honorable judge annual members of the commission.
my name is stewart hirsch and I rent.
I would like to discuss three needs of the poorest.
in inincorporated Travis County and the city limits of Austin, many of the poorest still cling to homeownership.
in order to continue to have housing that is not only affordable to them but is also safe and sanitary, these low-income homeowners need the following assistance.
one, expanding resources for home repair.
we understand that's a eligible activity under the community development block grant program.
two, connection to safe and sanitary water and sewer systems for those homeowners and renters who do not have that current.
and third, which doesn't deal directly with the federal funding but can impact the ability of people to remain in their neighborhood inside the city limits, cooperation between the city and the county to implement the homestead preservation district created by the Texas legislature and sponsored by state representative eddie rodriguez.
expansion of homeowner repair and infrastructure improvements requires the strategic use of federal funds.
mitigating gentrification in a designated homestead preservation district established by the legislature does not require use of any federal funds, merely an agreement for the use of local dollars that works both for the county and for the city.
as you go through the action plan process, I ask that you recognize these needs, particularly the needs of low-income homeowners who are struggling to continue to remain in the homes that many of them own for decades as you consider all of the budget decisions that you will make this year.
thank you for your attention and for your service.
>> thank you.
>> thank you.
>> let me -- let me -- I don't want you to run off.
we have really tried to make a desperate attempt for single-family homeownership.
I don't have the numbers in front of me today, but I would like maybe if staff would maybe hit on this because I don't want you to think that we are not headed in the direction that you have suggested.
especially in the first one as far as homeownership for low income.
an example of that is the gilbert lane subdivision project where we did looking at that area, but if staff, if you would just briefly just tell this gentleman what we have done as far as some of the first time situations for low-income single-family homeownership in the gilbert lane project, can anyone just maybe touch on that just a little bit?
>> so we funded a little over a million dollars for land acquisition across the street from an elementary school in the del valle i.s.d.
office fm 969.
so that opportunity is providing 17 potential homeowners who are 25 to 50% of median family income, homeownership through Austin habitat for humanity.
the remaining 14 lots can go for families up to 80% of m.f.i.
so that was our first for ay into presenting affordable housing opportunity.
additionally we have funded home repair which will go out again this year.
>> thank you for that information.
>> thank you.
you are quite welcome.
quite glad take share it would you and thank you for your comments.
>> good morning.
>> good morning, judge.
richard franklin.
I guess one of the issues I'm having right now is especially we're talking about building low-income homes again.
that brings up another issue.
as I was looking at the economic development situations in our community, we are -- and being on the school board, I know how it affects us directly.
we have a lot of low-income homes with low-income rooftops sending kids to school, but we have no businesses in our area that are absorbing some of that or at least increasing the tax base for us.
so having more homes out in the area is actually a burden for us until we actually get some economic development.
we need to really look at that.
but I got a couple questions.
how do I get a list of the types of projects that have already been approved so before we get started asking for certain things to know what kind of things that the county has already approved so I can look at that maybe.
would that be available?
>>
>> [inaudible].
>> okay.
and what type of entities -- I'm sorry -- would you have to be?
do you have to be a municipality or an organization or an individual to actually receive these funds?
>> traditionally what we need to do is to provide the dollars to a municipality or to a nonprofit organization, some kind of formed organization that has, you know, financial regulations and structure and that kind of thing.
we accept project proposals from neighborhoods, but then the county actually implements those projects.
so if they needed a street improvement, we don't actualry require that neighborhood to be organized and we won't give them the money, but we will do the project on their behalf.
so traditionally if somebody is going to request funds, it needs to be an organized entity that we can provide the dollars to that can demonstrate that they are going to be able to manage the dollars if they are tied to different kinds of regulations.
>> the reason I ask that there is a strip off 969 that is about 20 acres that's already there.
I wanted to know if it would be outside the purview of the court to purchase land just like that, purchase that strip to allow us to create an economic development zone in the 969 corridor going toward the webberville, Austin's colony, in that hornsby bend area.
that is one of the things I would like to project on to the court right now.
additionally I would like to also talk about an education and entertainment technology studio that would create some jobs, be like a disney world situation that would draw other people into the community and using the talents and skills of the people that already exist.
kind of a disney world kind of concept is what I'm looking at.
I will flesh that out on paper for you.
I want to thank the court.
thank you.
>> thank you.
>> thank you.
let me say this to you also, and especially when it comes to del valle i.s.d.
let me tell what you this court just recently did.
in fact, it was a big ceremony that we held out there at the webberville solar power completion.
of course, we had a big ribbon cutting situation and this particular project will actually end up dealing and providing energy for 5,000 homes in this particular area.
using solar power.
of course, Travis County got involved with this along with the city of Austin and others as far as offering rebate-type situations for this to happen to do what you just suggested, get increased economic development possibilities.
with that particular incentive, it actually spins off and provides money, rebate, tax incentive rebates to the same area that's been -- been not ignored, but the point is it hasn't happened the way it should have happened, in my opinion, and, of course, it will provide money, tax moneys to del valle i.s.d., city of Austin, Travis County and just several other esds, acc.
that money will be used to end up helping you and the taxpayers.
as you said, you are a representative of del valle i.s.d.
where you got some money coming to you in that particular regard as far as economic development.
and there will be several other projects going on in an area already going on that will also assist a lot of things you just suggested.
so anyway, we're working on that and thank you for your comments.
>> the enterprise zone, I believe under the state program that area is already designated census tract so we've been in discussion about targeting businesses in that area, so we could use your help on that.
>> there is other moneys tied to that?
>> it's a state program for eligible businesses that are looking to expand and hire individuals either living in enterprise zones or fitting the definition of economically disadvantaged.
there are sales tax rebates available from the state program.
so that would be something to explore that's separate from cdbg.
>> who would have that information because I would like to take that honey back to the hive, as it were.
anything we can get right now, we would appreciate.
if I could just find out where that is.
>> that's in the planning and budget office.
it's a tax incentive-type program, but we can make sure you get that information.
>> thank you.
>> right.
just as far as the conduit, probably planning and budget is the best to get that information from.
>> thank you.
>> your name, please.
>> good morning, my name is david freeman.
I want to thank you for taking the time to hear us today at Commissioners court.
and I know that traditionally when you are looking at this sort of grant money and these kinds of programs, you look at areas that are, I guess you would call it traditionally economically disadvantaged areas.
and I've got a proposal that I've submitted to miss moffett that also involves, of course, low-income, moderate-income housing, but it's actually in western Travis County as opposed to some of the eastern and southern areas that we probably normally serve with these sorts of prasms. It's out in an area of kuernavaca near the village west trailer park area which is typically a pretty low-income area.
and this project is designed to serve the improvements of access into that area in order to provide ultimately more very low-income howling for specifically the eanes school district is where this is located.
in western Travis County.
and I think that's one area that is very much underserved as far as public assistance goes.
you don't often hear eanes doing anything for the -- you know, for the disadvantaged folks that are within the system there, and this is something that I've lived out in that area for a little over 20 years.
I see a lot of that going on.
I've been in the real estate business out there and I believe in that area and I've done a lot to improve it over the years myself personally and helped other people, you know, achieve the dream of homeownership that wouldn't have been able to before using the fha programs and so forth.
and I look at this as an opportunity to really get some people in there who are, you know, intent on improving the lives of their children by recognizing that this school district is exemplary and if they bring their kids here that this is a opportunity they might not otherwise have.
so I very much would like for you guys to the a look at the proposal when we get before the council.
I think christy is going to help with this.
seems to fit within the parameters of the block development grant program and love your support and helping us bring this to the community.
thank you very much.
>> thank you for bringing it to us.
we do need affordable opportunities throughout the county.
appreciate that.
>> I'm charles clopman, meals on wheels in Austin and I currently serve as chair of the Austin housing repair coalition.
it's a group of service providers serving the housing needs of Travis County including the stun area urban league, Austin habitat for humanity, Austin interfaith, hands on housing, american youth works, meals on wheels and more.
the city of Austin's neighborhood housing, Travis County's housing, community action network, Austin groups for the elderly, Austin energy and many others.
so sorry about the long laundry list.
I just wanted you to know who we were.
I'm here today to discuss the need for home repair in the unincorporated areas of Travis County.
as you already know about 26% of our children and 8% of our elderly live below the poverty level.
that's almost 6,000 elderly people.
our property numbers have more than doubled within the last ten years and now stand above 194,000 people living below poverty.
as that relates to homeowners, almost 60,000 houses, 60,000 families are cost burden, spend more than 30% of their income on house or 29% of homeowners.
I ask in short to create funding for subrecipients to perform home repair modeled after the success in the city of Austin.
they tried toyed it years ago and we found a system that works and is presently serving hundreds of houses every year.
the additional ask of that is dedicate at least a million dollars per year for this purpose.
we would dedicate -- we would love to have $3 million a year, but we realize the budget restraints, we realize that this is a pilot program and obviously you are not willing to dive in that deep.
dedicate cdbg funding, pass bond election for affordable housing, join the homestead preservation program, set up dedicated housing trust fund.
I know these are big asks and you are probably blinking several times on these but you must dream to get this job done.
60,000 people need help.
set up a task force to come up with a program to present this to the commission by June for the h.u.d.
caper that will need to be out in August.
this working group needs to include representatives of the Austin housing repair coalition, the doers of the work, the Travis County housing services, obviously miss fleming's group, Austin energy and anyone else that you feel needs to be in this working group to make this thing work.
we at meals on wheels and more serve thousands of clients in the Austin county outside the city limits of Austin and we're constantly -- I can't tell you how frustrated it is -- with our inability to help these people with housing needs because there's no funding available.
we have gone after state funding for architectural barrier removal, but we cannot do the health and safety repairs necessary.
there's a hole in the floor, if there's a roof leak, we cannot address it.
we can fix their bathrooms but they can't live in their house because their floor has a hole in it, their roof has a hole in it.
we can build a ramp to a house that is inhabitable.
this is crazy.
we've gone after Texas veterans funds to help that end of home repair but obviously they have to be veterans or dependent upon them.
our vision is grandma has and you safe house, she trips in her unlevel floor, she breaks her hip, has to go to a nursing facility which costs about 33,000, the most conservative estimate, 33,000 a year in medicaid because she's low-income and can't afford it.
if we spend $10,000 in that house, we're saving 23,000 the first year, 33,000 every year thereafter.
and she stays home.
she stays in her house.
she's able to age in place.
meals on wheels will feed her but we need the county to help keep her in her house.
we can't identity by ourselves.
again, $1 million a year for homeowner repair that will repair at least 100 houses of poor, elderly, disabled Travis County citizens.
they need your help.
they need our help.
and we can't turn away from them.
thank you for your time.
>> [applause]
>> thank you.
anybody else to give comments during this public hearing?
final opportunity.
we've got three more seats.
if you are here to give comments on item number 1, please come forward at this time.
>> I need to say something --
>> mr. Pena.
>> gus pena.
I want to echo what the prior speakers have mentioned, specifically mr. Hirsch and also the speaker mr. Charles from affordable house ing is needed everywhere, not just the city of Austin.
and we're having a lot of people double, triple families in one housing unit and it causes a health care problem.
it is a disgrace in our united states of america to have this type of situation occur and it is occurring daily.
we're losing a lot of people to the homeless ranks also and there are -- like I said, coupling together in one home.
the repairs that he mentioned are very well needed but also look at the m.f.i.
definition.
I've been saying for many years we need to redefine -- I've spoke to h.u.d., washington, secretary of affairs office, anybody that would listen, we need a redefinition of the m.f.i.
quotient.
it's just needed.
and I don't laugh to be disrespectful.
I laugh at the frustration that we have here throughout the nation and in the system.
so anyway, I just wanted to echo the words that other people have said.
mr. Hirsch, I've known him for many years and meals on wheels provides services for needy and seniors and we need to fund these quality of life issues.
thank you.
>> thank you.
your name, please.
>> randy pimplier.
good morning, thank you for hearing me.
I called earlier today, I wanted to speak specifically on item 23 and I think you had commented that you might pull it off the consent agenda.
so I wanted to let you know I did make it but also have general comments.
>> do you have general comments about item number 1, h.u.d.
funding in.
>> no, this is just citizens --
>> you have to wait.
>> okay.
>> are you under citizens communication or item 23?
>> I thought this of the the citizens communication portion.
>> no, sir, it's just number 1, h.u.d.
funding.
>> no, sir, I don't have anything to say on that.
>> mr. Reeferseed.
>> just briefly about the home repair in unincorporated areas.
I happen to be a person who very much -- that I fit in there.
like my home in spicewood I've got years of leaks and critters and I wanted to ask about that and make note what phone number I need to do call to check on the details of what they can or cannot help with.
and just in passing meals on wheels is a fine organization and I can testify.
my family is on the giving end on that in north carolina and I'm not far myself from being on the giving or taking end on that particular program, but then again, we neat need to laugh to keep from crying and the headline the recovery isn't here yet.
we're still hurting.
we're hurting real bad across this country.
wake up.
ignore the media.
the recovery isn't here yet.
I just wanted to throw that out there.
thanks.
>> thank you, mr. Reeferseed.
anybody else to give comments on item number 1 related to h.u.d.
funding?
>> yes, sir.
Sunday morning Austin statesman -- Austin statesman newspaper reported on veteran almost half of the body is gone.
and here's a veteran from afghanistan american forces.
I read a newspaper, I contacted
>> [indiscernible] Austin statesman newspaper and they didn't respond to me.
the reason I'd like to provide some funding to him across Austin, across the state and across the nation because his body is gone.
half of the body.
and I saw the picture and I really wanted to do.
and I called to the korean community people in the state, he suggested we do something because he is not in Austin.
the money coming from federal government.
so Austin statesman newspaper reported it so we read it.
but we would like to provide even one cent, even one cent.
how much we don't know we need and I like to contact across the program people Austin, state, nation.
and then I'd like to provide as much as possible money to him and his wife.
so do you have any idea to provide some funding to over there?
I'm going to drive to san antonio.
I meet with a couple of people in Austin community and korean people.
>> I don't think that's a legitimate use of h.u.d.
dollars, dr. Kim.
thank you for your input though.
>> thank you, sir.
>> anybody else?
court members?
Commissioner?
>> yes, there's been several things brought up and we don't want the public going out with the misunderstanding as far as what Travis County is doing.
some of the things brought up today is really not under h.u.d.
purview per se as far as what we're doing.
kind of mixing apples and oranges to some degree.
some of the things that were brought up in example under hhs with our program, we are doing and we're spending significant dollars on some of the repairs that have said that we've been neglecting.
and I just think staff ought to let us know at this point how much money have we spent, is spending on some of the things that's been requested here today that is -- if you don't mind telling us so the public won'ting misled.
>> thank you, Commissioner.
Travis County at the close of its contract with the state at the end of this month will have spent over $7 million on home repair from the federal government as part of president obama's stimulus package.
those funds were allocated by the federal government, passed through to Texas through the Texas department of housing and community affairs.
our initial allocation was around $4.3 million.
we have been offered two amendments to that contract during the 18 to 4 months, by the time it's all said and done period of time, and you know, the numbers are still coming in.
we're finishing up projects, but we will have spent over $7 million in this community in addition to that amount or more that was also spent by the city of Austin.
>> thank you for those comments.
and secondly, there was some comments made about water, and, of course, we're doing what we can to extend water services to those particular areas that are impoverished.
to give you a good example, the folks near the Austin colony area, right adjacent to Austin colony.
of course, this is something that have been scrutinized by assessment by this the county and there was a lot of back and forth from persons coming to this Commissioners court to see what the court could do to assist them obtaining water.
they were on well water at one particular time.
with the court's blessing we approved money to be spent to put not only a waterline but hookups in the area from the water supply corporation.
of course, that's been done and as of today we have several homes, I think 39 homes and whatever the numbers are have elected to be served by that area and we're about to close on that situation now.
this, again, is a situation where h.u.d.
now can probably come in and
>> [indiscernible] but h.h.s.
and others came tout to take care of water issues as far as expanding water to an area that's outside in the unincorporated area.
I just didn't want folks to get misled or misunderstood about what the role of county government is as far as what we're doing.
we've done a lot of these things that people are coming here requesting that is just to suggest that this Commissioners court is not doing those things, we are.
we have a lot of hard challenges ahead of us and hopefully this money that's coming before us today, this $896,000, will also further enhance the capability using another arm of the county which is the cdbg funding along with our department that's been here forever, health and human services.
combine those two to make it happen.
so this is what this public hearing is all about per se, but I'm really glad to hear your comments and I hope that this has cleared up a lot of misunderstanding as far as what the role of what we're doing with these particular entities.
thank you.
>> court members any other comments?
I move the public hearing be closed.
>> second.
>> all in favor?
that passes by unanimous vote.
thank you much.
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