STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Human and Social Needs
AGENDA DATE: September 25, 2019
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): All
DEPARTMENT: Office of Homeless Solutions
EXECUTIVE: Nadia Chandler-Hardy
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SUBJECT
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Authorize the first amendment to Resolution No. 19-1016, previously approved on June 26, 2019, for the services contract with CitySquare, contingent upon performance and subject to appropriation, to increase funding to serve an additional 25 individual/families under the Landlord Subsidized Leasing - Not to exceed $325,000.00, from $1,300,000.00 to $1,625,000.00 - Financing: General Fund
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BACKGROUND
The local 2018 Homeless Point-In-Time Count revealed that 3,506 persons were experiencing homelessness in the City of Dallas, an almost 9% increase from the 2017 count. Similarly, 1,098 unsheltered persons experiencing homelessness were identified, a 24% increase from the 2017 results. The increase of both total and unsheltered homelessness in the City of Dallas has trended for several years.
On August 1, 2018, the Office of Homeless Solutions briefed City Council on its proposed four-track Homeless Solutions Strategy to address homelessness in the City of Dallas. This strategy includes Track 3 the Landlord Subsidized Leasing Program to address challenges faced by persons experiencing homelessness as they navigate the rental market.
On January 31, 2019, the Office of Procurement Services advertised a Request for Competitive Sealed Proposals ("RFCSP") (#BPZ1905) for Landlord Subsidized Leasing Program, the RFCSP closed on March 14, 2019, with two proposal submissions. CitySquare submitted a proposal to provide the Landlord Subsidized Leasing Program and is recommended for award to administer the Landlord Subsidized Leasing Program under Track 3 of the Homeless Solution Strategy.
CitySquare was originally founded in 1988 by Dallas businessman Jim Sowell. At the time CitySquare was operating as a small...
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