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13:23 and then plan to open the applications in October. We'd like to keep this October date because it aligns with the county's application cycle and it's what the partners have come to expect, applications availability after probably a decade of opening federal applications October 1st. That we'll do the pre-application and agency reviews in November. Full applications will be due in December, and then we'll take the months of January and February to review the applications. And we'll have presentations with each of the applicants in front of the housing advisory committee to help them complete their scoring, get any questions answered, and then put forward recommendations in March when we will share the action plan with council at the same time that it's shared out for the 30 days of public comment.

14:20 And then we'll return towards the end of April as soon as we can to have a public hearing, but still leave some time after that public hearing for any adjustments that might be needed before we meet our HUD submission deadline for the plan of May 15th.

14:40 And that's our presentation. - Thank you so much. Councilors. Councilor Paulson. - Thank you, Mayor. Thank you, Samantha and Tasha for the presentation. I appreciate it. Sam, you mentioned that oftentimes the HUD money is not as attractive as other sources like the AHF affordable housing fund because of some of the stipulations that are attached to it. And you also mentioned that our bridge shelter and other shelters are typically using the affordable housing fund because of the nexus and the convenience of just using that fund. But there was a recent change in policy disposition around HUD funding, moving away from communicating an intention to move away from housing first

15:37 and to more of a comprehensive set of uses for HUD funding, which would be more inclusive of things like shelter, et cetera, et cetera. So I'm wondering if in light of that change, if our calculus about using the affordable housing fund for shelter versus using HUD funding for shelter might shift. And the reason I'm bringing that up is because your first comment was people want to use the affordable housing fund because it's more flexible than the HUD money. And if there was more affordable housing fund available because we were able to tap into HUD money for shelter, that could be a nice way of capitalizing on this change of philosophy from HUD while at the same time making more affordable housing fund available. So what do you think about that in terms of a strategic shift in terms of how we've been thinking about these funding sources? - Well, and I forgot to mention

16:34 that the Road to Housing Act that passed has told HUD that they need to review how they're applying Buy America, Build America. So we expect that that's going to make things easier. But I should clarify that the funding that's used right now for homelessness through AHF is for operations. And our CDBG and home funds don't really allow for that very much. I think you might be talking about continuum of care funds that have more staffing availability. But it could certainly be used for construction costs or maintenance projects that might be needed. - Okay, yeah, something to keep an eye on because it's sort of evolving from a federal perspective. And so how we've historically thought about using HUD funding versus how we might be using it in the future, seems like it could be changing. And so I'm interested, especially if the affordable housing funds are viewed as more flexible. If there are ways that we can free up

17:33 some of those funds using HUD funds in ways that are applicable and within the rules, it seems to make some sense. So, yeah, thank you. - Good point. Nope, okay. Looks like we're good, Sam. Thank you so very much. Let's go ahead and move into our arts hub plan. City manager, comments?

18:02 - Just welcome David Perlich, Kevin Kearns,