STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Human and Social Needs
AGENDA DATE: October 23, 2019
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):|910|DEPARTMENT: Office of Homeless Solutions
EXECUTIVE: Nadia Chandler-Hardy
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SUBJECT
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Authorize a loan agreement with PWA Coalition of Dallas, Inc. dba AIDS Services of Dallas as the borrower, and Supportive Housing, Inc. and Hillcrest House Partnership, Ltd. as the owners, for a secured, zero percent interest, forgivable loan to provide for non-substantial rehabilitation of properties located at 731 North Ewing Street, 720 North Lancaster Avenue, 717 Comal Street, and 834 North Marsalis Avenue, which provide permanent housing for persons with HIV/AIDS for the period October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020 - Not to exceed $300,000.00 - Financing: 2019-20 Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS Grant Funds
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BACKGROUND
On June 12, 2019, City Council adopted the FY 2019-20 HUD Consolidated Plan Budget for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD") Grant Funds by Resolution No. 19-0886. The FY 2019-20 HUD Consolidated Plan Budget includes the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS ("HOPWA") Grant Funds, which are available beginning October 1, 2019, contingent upon HUD's approval of the City's Five-Year Consolidated Plan and FY 2019-20 Action Plan (which is based on the approved HUD Consolidated Plan Budget, submitted on August 15, 2019) and execution of the grant agreements with HUD. HOPWA Grant Funds are to assist grantees in meeting the housing needs of low-income persons with HIV/AIDS and HIV-related illness and their families.
The City of Dallas has applied for and received HOPWA funds since 1993 to support eligible activities within the Dallas Eligible Metropolitan Statistical Area ("Dallas EMSA") which includes the counties of Dallas, Collin, Denton, Ellis, Hunt, Kaufman, and Rockwall.
On June 20, 2019, the City of Dallas Office of Procurement Servic...
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