STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Workforce, Education and Equity
AGENDA DATE: December 11, 2024
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): All
DEPARTMENT: Office of Community Care and Empowerment
EXECUTIVE: M. Elizabeth Cedillo-Pereira
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SUBJECT
Title
Authorize an approximately fourteen-month subrecipient agreement, subject to appropriation, to provide housing support, workforce/skills training, and/or certification and job placement assistance, to eligible individuals, on behalf of the Office of Community Care and Empowerment, approved as to form by the City Attorney with: (a) TeCo Theatrical Productions, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $157,500.00; (b) Communities in Schools of the Dallas Region in an amount not to exceed $277,095.00; (c) Shared Housing Center in an amount not to exceed $484,675.00; (d) Under 1 Roof in an amount not to exceed $861,990.00; and (e) Harmony Community Development Corporation in an amount not to exceed $270,000.00 (increasing the authorized amount from $300,000.00 to $570,000.00) - Total amount not to exceed $2,051,260.00 - Financing: TWPD Coronavirus State and Fiscal Recovery Fund
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BACKGROUND
In response to the economic and human impacts of the Coronavirus pandemic, in 2021 the United States Treasury made available funding to cities, states and counties in the form of State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department was a direct recipient of funds and allocated $20,000,000.00 to the City of Dallas for housing and workforce development, parks and trails, libraries and cultural centers, and health and physical development programming.
Approximately $6,300,000.00 of these funds were made available via a Notice of Funding Availability administered by the Office of Community Care and Empowerment for community organizations and nonprofit organizations to administer aligned programs and services in Dallas, Texas, Texas House District 111, and/or southern Dallas. This item authorizes multiple subrecipient agreements with selected qualifying entities awarded through this process.
A six-member panel from the following departments and community members reviewed and evaluated the applications from qualifying entities:
Budget and Management Services 1
Office of Community Care and Empowerment 1
Office of Arts and Culture 1
Office of Government Affairs 1
Office of Homeless Solutions 1
North Central Texas Council of Governments 1
The committee selected the applicants based on the following criteria:
|
Organizational Capacity |
Programming and Work Plan |
District 111 Impact |
Evaluation Plan |
Cost and Budget |
|
20 points |
30 points |
20 points |
15 points |
15 points |
Although not a competitive solicitation, as part of the NOFA, the Office of Community Care and Empowerment used the procurement system to send out notifications to vendors registered under relevant commodity codes.
TeCo Theatrical Productions, Inc., Communities of Schools of the Dallas Region, Harmony Community Development Corporation, Shared Housing Center, and Under 1 Roof are among the organizations that have been selected as subrecipients to provide housing support services and workforce/skills training programs to individuals that live and/or work in Dallas and Texas House District 111 and/or the southern sector of Dallas.
PRIOR ACTION/REVIEW (COUNCIL, BOARDS, COMMISSIONS)
On August 24, 2022, the City Council authorized the acceptance of grant funds from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department in the amount of $20,000,000.00 and execution of a contract for the period from November 8, 2021 to May 31, 2024, by Resolution No. 22-1240.
On April 22, 2024, the contract amendment to extend the performance period until April 30, 2026, by Administrative Action 24-6567.
The City Council was briefed by memorandum regarding this matter on November 8, 2024. <https://dallascityhall.com/government/citymanager/Documents/FY24-25%20Memos/Upcoming%20Office%20of%20Community%20Care%20and%20Empowerment%20Agenda%20Item%2063.pdf>
The City Council was briefed by memorandum regarding this matter on December 6, 2024. <https://dallascityhall.com/government/citymanager/Documents/FY24-25%20Memos/OCC%20item%20file%2024-3625.pdf>
FISCAL INFORMATION
|
Fund |
FY 2025 |
FY 2026 |
Future Years |
|
TPWD Coronavirus State and Fiscal Recovery Fund |
$2,051,260.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |