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and COIT/EDIT. We had some money in the Vacant and Abandoned for a grant program also. <br /> There have been three (3) of those grants. <br /> Commiteemember Williams-Preston followed up, You said you are wanting to get a market <br /> study that people have confidence in. I'm curious to know what people you are specifically <br /> talking about and how are you engaging the people that will be the most affected. How are you <br /> proposing to engage those folks? <br /> Mr. Mueller replied, The engagement has an unspecified number at this point but there will be <br /> multiple meetings with stakeholders,residents and other impacted folks. Really the thing we <br /> want to make sure of is that the developers have confidence in it because we want them to start <br /> building. This is for just purely market, not necessarily for a program where the City intervenes <br /> and helps facilitate. We want to start getting investment flowing on its own. We have limited <br /> dollars and we can't impact everywhere. Our impact is limited by our resources. <br /> Commiteemember Williams-Preston stated, When you talk about the multiple needs for <br /> engagement, traditionally the City hasn't done a good job with engagement. What I would like <br /> for us to consider is how we can engage the traditionally marginalized voices and those <br /> traditionally underserved by government. If we continue doing the same thing we've already <br /> done we will get the same results. I would really like for us to step back and think about who we <br /> are hiring and see how we are capturing the people that will be most affected as we move into <br /> our neighborhoods. <br /> Committeemember John Voorde asked, Could you explain the 109,000 units number on one of <br /> the slides in the presentation? <br /> Mr. Mueller replied, This shows (referencing the slide in the presentation) the entire area of the <br /> County including Mishawaka and South Bend. It was part of the initial study. <br /> Councilmember Oliver Davis asked, What can we hope the Repurpose for Results brings to us <br /> that we don't already have? <br /> Mr. Mueller replied, We can get you the credentials of those individuals, as well as the <br /> credentials for their father program. This is a free engagement for us and they are wanting to use <br /> us as a pilot to demonstrate the value of our program and go to other cities. This is their first <br /> engagement with cities. They are known for their involvement at the Federal level, and this is the <br /> first time they are trying to come down to the Municipal level. <br /> Councilmember Davis followed up, Was that $201,560 for the homeless what we expended on <br /> the homeless last year? <br /> Mr. Mueller replied, Yes. <br /> Ms. Meyer interjected, It is also grant money that is then distributed to the different agencies that <br /> serve the homeless. <br /> 5 <br />