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 an Interlocal Agreement with Dallas County for COVID-19 supportive housing for persons experiencing homelessness as part of a cost share agreement between the City of Dallas and Dallas County for the St. Jude Center - Park Central Project - Not to exceed $2,000,000.00 - Financing: U.S. Department of Treasury - Coronavirus Relief Funds
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BACKGROUND
This item authorizes an Interlocal Agreement with Dallas County ("County") to provide funding for COVID-19 supportive housing at 8102 Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway, Dallas, TX 75251 for the housing of persons experiencing homelessness related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The City and Dallas County will utilize shared funding to allow SJI Park Central LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of St Jude Inc. ("St. Jude") to acquire and provide supportive housing and service operations at the property. Dallas County has allocated $10,000,000.00 towards this project at the October 20, 2020 meeting of the Commissioners Court.
The Interlocal Agreement would authorize the City of Dallas to contribute $2,000,000 of the US Department of the Treasury - Coronavirus Relief Funds to secure the ability of the City to use 180 units for supportive housing, to be utilized by the City and the County, to assist with the needs of the homeless community during COVID-19.
The use of the property will further be restricted for 15 years to housing for low-income residents, to be utilized by the City and the County. St. Jude intends to serve as both property and program manager, providing such services with either its own staff or arranging services to be provided by Catholic Charities of Dallas or other third-party service providers.
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