STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Livable
AGENDA DATE: April 23, 2025
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): Citywide
DEPARTMENT: Office of Homeless Solutions
EXECUTIVE: Alina Ciocan
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SUBJECT
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Authorize the City Manager to execute two one-year contracts, each with one option to extend for time only, with Housing Forward, as a sole source, approved as to form by the City Attorney, for the coordination of the Street to Home Initiative enhancing the efforts of the Dallas Real Time Rehousing Program to provide (1) financial assistance, including rental assistance, paid utilities, and supportive services, in an amount not to exceed $1,900,000.00; and (2) supportive services only; in an amount not to exceed $1,096,897.95 to persons experiencing homelessness - Total amount not to exceed $2,996,898.95 - Financing: HOME-ARPA HASS Fund (subject to annual appropriations)
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BACKGROUND
The Continuum of Care Board (CoC) recognized Housing Forward (formerly Metro Dallas Homeless Alliance), a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, as the lead agency to operate the CoC and support year-round planning activities through a memorandum of understanding with the CoC Board, as recognized by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The City of Dallas provides housing navigation services to help individuals transition into permanent housing through the RTR Program. As part of the plan to sustain the rehousing capacity and enhance the efforts of the RTR, Housing Forward will serve as the Program Administrator for the new “Street to Home” Initiative.
Street to Home Initiative is a $30 million public and privately funded project which sets out to cut homelessness in Dallas and Collin Counties by 50% compared to 2021 levels. As part of this initiative, this award of $2,996,898.95, completes the City of Dallas’ total award of $5,496,899.95 for this project. The Street to Home Initiative aligns with the City of Dallas’ strategy to reduce encampments and homelessness through rapid re-housing (RRH). As defined by HUD, RRH is a permanent housing intervention to help connect families and individuals experiencing homelessness to permanent housing through a tailored package of assistance including rental assistance and supportive services. RRH helps those living on the streets or in emergency shelters solve the practical and immediate challenges to obtaining permanent housing and services while reducing the amount of time they experience homelessness, avoiding a near-term return to homelessness, and linking to community resources that enable them to achieve housing stability in the long term.
PRIOR ACTION/REVIEW (COUNCIL, BOARDS, COMMISSIONS)
On February 28, 2024, the City Council authorized the transfer and reallocation of ARPA funds from the U.S. Department of Treasury for the Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Fund to the ARPA Redevelopment multi-year fund to provide assistance with completing projects by Resolution No. 24-0315.
The Housing and Homelessness Solutions Committee was briefed on the “Street to Home Initiative - A Pathway Home Overview” on January 28, 2025.
On February 12, 2025, the City Council authorized a one-year contract for the coordination of the Street to Home Initiative enhancing the efforts of the Dallas Real Time Rehousing Project in the amount of $2,500,001.00 by Resolution No. 25-0290.
FISCAL INFORMATION
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Fund |
FY 2025 |
FY 2026 |
Future Years |
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HOME ARPA HASS Program Fund |
$2,996,898.95 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
M/WBE INFORMATION
In accordance with the City’s Business Inclusion and Development Policy adopted on September 23, 2020, by Resolution No. 20-1430, as amended, the M/WBE participation on this contract is not applicable as this is a sole source.
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Contract Amount |
Procurement Category |
M/WBE Goal |
|
$2,996,898.95 |
Other Services |
N/A |
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M/WBE Subcontracting % |
M/WBE Overall % |
M/WBE Overall Participation $ |
|
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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• The Business Inclusion and Development Policy does not apply to Other Service contracts. |
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• This item is Other Services which does not have an availability and disparity participation goal. |
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• Housing Forward - Local/Non-local; Workforce - N/A Local |