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Meeting Details

Meeting Name: Housing and Homelessness Solutions Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 12/12/2023 9:00 AM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL bit.ly/cityofdallastv
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23-3218 1A MINUTESApproval of the November 14, 2023 Housing and Homelessness Solutions Committee Meeting Minutes  
23-3206 1B ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATIONCitizens Homelessness Commission - Roles & Responsibilities [Christine Crossley, Director, Office of Homeless Solutions]  
23-3207 1C ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATIONOverview of Upcoming Agenda Item: Home Improvement & Preservation Program Amendment [Thor Erickson, Assistant Director, Neighborhood Revitalization]  
23-3208 1D ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION1950 Fort Worth Avenue Property Update [Christine Crossley, Director, Office of Homeless Solutions; Cynthia Rogers-Ellickson, Interim Director, Department of Housing & Neighborhood Revitalization; Darwin Wade, Assistant Director, Department of Housing & Neighborhood Revitalization]  
23-3209 1E ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATIONDepartment of Housing and Neighborhood Revitalization and Office of Homeless Solutions - Glossary of Terms [Christine Crossley, Director, Office of Homeless Solutions; Cynthia Rogers-Ellickson, Interim Director, Department of Housing & Neighborhood Revitalization; Darwin Wade, Assistant Director, Department of Housing & Neighborhood Revitalization]  
23-3210 1F ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATIONOffice of Homeless Solutions Upcoming Agenda Item #46 - Dallas County 4150 Independence Road Subrecipient Agreement: Authorize (1) rescinding Resolution No. 22-1011, previously approved on June 22, 2022 that authorized the execution of an interlocal agreement with Dallas County (“County”) to accept funds in an amount not to exceed $10,000,000.00; (2) the acceptance of a $2,500,000.00 grant from the County’s allocated American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Grant Funds; and (3) execution of a subrecipient agreement using such funds for the redevelopment, renovation, and construction of 4150 Independence Drive, Dallas, Texas 75237 (city-owned real property) to provide supportive housing and services for households at or below the 30 percent Area Median Income for the period December 13, 2023 through September 30, 2026 - Not to exceed $2,500,000.00 - Financing: FY22 Dallas County ARPA Grant Funds [Christine Crossley, Director, Office of Homeless Solutions]  
23-3211 1G ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATIONOffice of Homeless Solutions Upcoming Agenda Items - #45, #47, #48, and #49 [Christine Crossley, Director, Office of Homeless Solutions] a. Item #45: Authorize (1) preliminary adoption of Substantial Amendment No. 1 to the Fiscal Year 2023-24 Action Plan for HOME Investment Partnerships Program American Rescue Plan Act Grant Funds for Homelessness Assistance and Supportive Services and (2) a public hearing to be held on January 24, 2024 to receive comments on the proposed use of funds. b. Item #47: Authorize (1) the ratification of the City Manager’s purchase of consulting services provided by Wright Choice Group, LLC from October 1, 2023 through December 12, 2023 relating to the city-owned property located at 2929 South Hampton Road, not to exceed $34,200.00; and (2) a 14-month contract with Wright Choice Group, LLC for consultant services related to 2929 South Hampton Road, not to exceed $144,333.00. c. Item #48: Authorize acceptance of a grant from the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs in the amount of $164,293.00 to provide services to the homeless through th  
23-3223 1H ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATIONCommittee Forecast  
23-3213 1I ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATIONDepartment of Housing & Neighborhood Revitalization: Authorize an increase in the development loan agreement with Cypress Creek Montfort Drive, LP, or its affiliate in the amount of $7,646,555.00, for the development of Cypress Creek Apartment Homes at Montfort, a 168-unit mixed income multifamily complex located at 14119 Montfort Drive, Dallas, Texas 75254 - Not to exceed $7,646,555.00, from $4,100,000.00 to $11,746,555.00 - Financing: Community Development Block Grant Funds Disaster Recovery  
23-3214 1J ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATIONDepartment of Housing & Neighborhood Revitalization: Authorize an amendment to Resolution No. 23-0689, which previously authorized $4,618,487.00 in HOME Investment Partnership Funds (HOME) in a development loan agreement and security documents with TX Ferguson 2022, Ltd., or affiliate(s) thereof (Applicant) and $3,965,000.00 in Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Funds (CDBG-DR) in a development loan agreement and security documents with the City of Dallas Housing Finance Corporation or affiliate(s) thereof for the development of Estates at Ferguson, a 164-unit mixed-income affordable 2023 Non-Competitive 4% Housing Tax Credit (4% HTC) multi-family development for seniors to: (1) substitute the funding sources and amounts with Mixed Income Housing Development Bonus Fund (MIHDB), 2012 General Obligation Bond Fund Housing Demand Driven Projects Fund, and 2012 General Obligation Bond Fund Joppa Neighbor Project SD Fund; (2) substitute codes for notes receivables and interest payments for MIHDB Fund; and (3) substitute the funding source for the development loan agreement  
23-3219 1K ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATIONOffice of Homeless Solutions: Authorize (1) preliminary adoption of Substantial Amendment No. 1 to the FY 2023-24 Action Plan for HOME Investment Partnerships Program American Rescue Plan Act Grant Funds for Homelessness Assistance and Supportive Services from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to reallocate funds in the total amount of $5,148,311.00 in HOME funds from Tenant Based Rental Assistance to Supportive Services in the amount of $5,116,875.00 and to Administration and Planning in the amount of $31,436.00, to continue supportive services and administration for the expanded R.E.A.L. Time Rapid Re-Housing Program; and (2) a public hearing to be held on January 24, 2024 to receive comments on the proposed use of funds - Financing: No cost consideration to the City  
23-3220 1L ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATIONOffice of Homeless Solutions: Authorize (1) the ratification of the City Manager’s purchase of consulting services provided by Wright Choice Group, LLC from October 1, 2023 through December 12, 2023 relating to the city-owned property located at 2929 South Hampton Road, Dallas, Texas 75233 for the Office of Homeless Solutions not to exceed $34,200.00; and (2) a contract with Wright Choice Group, LLC for the term of fourteen (14) months for consultant services to include meeting design and facilitation services, plan development, and project recommendations, starting on December 13, 2023, for city-owned property located at 2929 South Hampton Road, Dallas, Texas 75233 for persons experiencing housing instability or homelessness in an amount not to exceed $110,133.00 - Total not to exceed $144,333.00 - Financing: General Fund (subject to annual appropriations)  
23-3221 1M ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATIONOffice of Homeless Solutions: Authorize the (1) acceptance of a grant from the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (“TDHCA”) in the amount of $164,293.00 to provide services to the homeless through the Homeless Housing and Services Program, for the period September 1, 2023 through May 31, 2024; (2) establishment of appropriations in an amount not to exceed $164,293.00 in the FY 2022 TDHCA-Homeless Housing and Services Program Reallocation Fund; (3) receipt and deposit of funds in an amount not to exceed $164,293.00 in the FY 2022 TDHCA-Homeless Housing and Services Program Reallocation Fund; (4) City Manager to enter into, represent the City with respect to, and execute, the contract with TDHCA for FY 2022 TDHCA-Homeless Housing and Services Program Reallocation Fund; and (5) execution of the grant agreement and all terms, conditions, and documents required by the agreement - Not to exceed $164,293.00 - Financing: Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs Grant Funds