STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Workforce, Education & Equity
AGENDA DATE: May 8, 2024
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): All
DEPARTMENT: Office of Community Care
EXECUTIVE: M. Elizabeth Cedillo-Pereira
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SUBJECT
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Authorize Supplemental Agreement No. 2 to the contract with Health Services of North Texas, Inc. for Emergency/Tenant Based Rental Assistance for persons living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in the amount of $150,000.00 for the period October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024 - Not to exceed $150,000.00, from $1,319,053.00 to $1,469,053.00 - Financing: FY 2023-24 Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS Grant Funds
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BACKGROUND
The City of Dallas has applied for and received Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS ("HOPWA") funds since 1993 to support eligible activities within the Dallas Eligible Metropolitan Statistical Area ("Dallas EMSA"), which includes Dallas, Collin, Denton, Ellis, Hunt, Kaufman, and Rockwall counties.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD") provides grant funds through the HOPWA Program according to the terms of 24 C.F.R. Part 574, to assist grantees in meeting the housing needs of low-income persons with HIV/AIDS and HIV-related illness and their families.
The City is a grantee of HOPWA Funds to serve the Dallas EMSA (the "HOPWA Funds"), and on June 22, 2022, the City authorized final adoption of the FY 2022-23 HUD Consolidated Plan Budget, which included the HOPWA Grant Funds from HUD in the amount of $8,469,139.00, by Resolution No. 22-1024.
On April 8, 2022, the City issued a Request for Competitive Sealed Proposals (RFCSP) (#BRZ22-00018719) for HOPWA programs, consisting of (1) Emergency/Tenant Based Rental Assistance, (2) Facility Based Housing, Master Leasing, and Emergency Vouchers, (3) Housing Placement and Other Support Services, (4) Housing Facilities Rehabilitation/Repair, and (...
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