AUSTIN DISTRICT 4 REPRESENTATIVE GREG CASAR ON DECEMBER 17, 2019, RECEIVES AN URGENT PUBLIC-POLICY QUESTION FROM A LAW-ABIDING, GAINFULLY EMPLOYED, SINGLE ADULT ANGLO MALE CONSTITUENT OF HIS---MYSELF

From: John McMillan

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Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2019, 07:51:10 PM CST

Subject: re: Do You Support Safe Sleeping Conditions for me inside my locked apt.?

From: John Kevin McMillan,

My home address ever since June 21, 2019:
Pebble Creek Apartments, 8805 North Plaza Drive, Apt. 2418, Austin, TX 78753.
Home phone: (512) 342-2295.
Cell phone: (512) 993-7305.
E-mail: mcmillanj@att.net

and, through my new cell phone service this year with AT&T, 

goody2shoes2019@gmail.com

December 17, 2019

To: Austin City Council Member
and Austin District 4 Representative Greg Casar,
Austin City Council,
Austin, Texas.
Office phone: (512) 978-2104

Dear District 4 Representative Casar,

Best Wishes to you this Holiday Season in your very influential role as the official District 4 representative on the Austin City Council.

One follow-up question for you, Council Member Casar:
Do you support safe sleeping conditions for me on a daily and year-round basis as I lie alone on my own bed, asleep and unconscious, inside my bolt-locked and fully-secured solo-occupancy efficiency rental apartment unit in your district?

I am posing this question to you for a very tangible reason. So far, I have not received any written reply letter or any clear and unambiguous oral reply on the telephone on that particular subject from any of the City Government of Austin officials I have previously contacted.

In the last few years I have politely contacted a variety of City Government of Austin officials, including staff members of the City Manager's Office and some City Council members and my community liaison officer (see final item, below) with the Austin Police Department, in order to pose this type of public-policy-related question to each of them or attempt to arrange for a meeting with that City official in order to discuss this issue with that official in person inside his government office.

I might add that the current administrator of the City of Austin Housing Authority (see below), Mr. Michael Gerber, has possibly indicated to me in writing this fall that neither he nor any of his staff members with the Austin Housing Authority are willing to accept any additional e-mails from me.

Mr. Gerber conveyed that possible public-policy response to me by sending me an October 22, 2019, e-mail reply letter (below) in which Mr. Gerber stated to me in writing that it would be his and his City of Austin agency's last-ever communication to me of any type. 

I have been very careful not to send Mr. Gerber any e-mail letter on any occasion after my receipt of Mr. Gerber's reply letter to me of October 22, 2019.

Council Member Casar, I would also appreciate receiving a clarification from you on whether Mr. Gerber has in fact prohibited me in writing from ever again contacting any staff member or official of the City of Austin Housing Authority.

If so, I will need to find out from you as soon as possible whether City of Austin housing official Rosie Truelove is somehow herself classified in any way as herself possibly being a "staff member" under the supervision of Mr. Gerber.

Below, please find the entire exact text of that City of Austin housing administrator's October 22, 2019, e-mail reply letter to me, along with the entire exact text of Mr. Gerber's October 21, 2019, e-mail reply letter to me:
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From: MICHAEL GERBER
To: John McMillan
Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2019, 03:53:23 PM CDT
Subject: RE: [Warning External Sender] 10-20-19 urgent question for each of your public housing authorities

Mr. McMillan – Our agency has no jurisdiction over your property.  If you are concerned about your safety while sleeping, or about people coming into your apartment, we encourage you to be in touch with the Austin Police Department or Austin-Travis County Integral Health, both of which may have resources to assist.  This will be the final communication from our agency.   Thank you.

Mike Gerber

Michael G. Gerber
President & CEO
Housing Authority of the City of Austin
Email: michaelgerber@hacanet.org
Web: Housing Authority City Of Austin | Bringing Opportunity Home

Housing Authority City Of Austin | Bringing Opportunity Home
Bringing Opportunity Home 

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MICHAEL GERBER 
To:John McMillan
Cc:Laura Bodai,Paige Super,patrick.b.howard@traviscountytx.gov

Oct 21 (2019) at 10:35 AM

Mr. McMillan – Thank you for your note.  Unfortunately, the Housing Authority of the City of
Austin does not have any relationship or involvement with your apartment complex.
 I am sorry we are not able to assist.  You may wish to consult with Rio Grande Legal Aid
 or with the Austin Tenants Council.  Both of these organizations do excellent work
to protect tenants experiencing difficult situations.

 I have also copied Laura Bodai and Paige Super with our Admissions Team.  Laura or Paige
will be in touch with you directly with information regarding our programs.  Unfortunately, we
have extensive waitlists, so we encourage you to contact other affordable housing providers
 in our community as well.

 Sincerely,
Mike Gerber

Michael G. Gerber
President & CEO
Housing Authority of the City of Austin
1124 S. Interstate Highway 35
Austin, Texas  78704
Office: 512.477.4488 x 2115
Fax:  512.478.4103
Email: michaelgerber@hacanet.org
Web: www.hacanet.org

Housing Authority City Of Austin | Bringing Opportunity Home
Bringing Opportunity Home 

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(The following is the exact text of an online message I wrote and sent in April 2019 to my designated Community Liaison Officer with the Austin Police Department at that time, Officer Veronica Saldate, without my receiving any reply note from APD representative Saldate on this:)

From: John Kevin McMillan

Sent: Sunday, April 28, 2019 8:57 AM

To: Saldate, Veronica 

Cc: mcmillanj@att.net

Subject: seeking safe housing conditions for myself

This message is from John Kevin McMillan. [ mcmillanj@att.net ]

I would appreciate receiving a written statement from you in regard to whether the Austin Police Department and the City Government of Austin both support safe housing conditions for myself on a 24-hour-a-day basis, including during my sleeping hours as I lie alone, asleep and unconscious and probably also snoring, on my own bed inside a locked apartment unit in northwest Austin.

(Additional note from City Government of Austin on this:) No district found for the address provided