STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Human and Social Needs
AGENDA DATE: November 11, 2020
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): All
DEPARTMENT: Office of Homeless Solutions
EXECUTIVE: Kimberly Bizor Tolbert
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SUBJECT
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Authorize a one-year contract, with one twelve-month renewal option contingent upon performance and subject to appropriation, with CitySquare, to implement Track 3 of the Homeless Solutions Strategy by providing move-in and rental assistance for eligible individuals and families in need of temporary assistance and mitigation funds to landlords that reserve units for eligible individuals and families experiencing homelessness ("the Landlord Subsidized Leasing Program") for the period October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021 - Not to exceed $1,300,000.00 - Financing: Operating Carryover 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. Numerous factors contribute to these devastating results including decreased shelter capacity; a lack of available and affordable housing units; and an uncoordinated and underutilized homeless response system to name a few.
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. Track 3: Master Lease and Landlord Incentives includes security deposits, rent, utilities, and incentives to tenants as well as incentives and risk mitigation to participating landlords, which aims to expand capacity of existing providers through contracted pay-to-stay shelter beds.
On January 31, 2019, the Offi...
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