City of Dallas  
1500 Marilla Street,  
Council Chambers, 6th Floor  
Dallas, Texas 75201  
Housing and Homelessness Solutions Committee  
April 21, 2026  
9:00 AM  
This City Council Housing and Homelessness Solutions Committee meeting will be held by video  
conference and in the Council Chambers, 6th Floor at City Hall.  
The public may attend the meeting virtually; however, City Hall is available for those wishing to  
attend the meeting in person.  
The Housing and Homelessness Solutions Committee will be broadcast live on Spectrum Cable  
Channel 16 (English) and 95 (Spanish) and online at bit.ly/cityofdallastv.  
The public may also listen to the meeting as an attendee at the following video conference link:  
Call to Order  
MINUTES  
Approval of the March 24, 2026, Housing and Homelessness Solutions  
Committee Meeting Minutes  
1.  
26-1354A  
Attachments:  
Minutes  
The committee may vote to make recommendations to City Council regarding any of the  
following items on this agenda.  
BRIEFING ITEMS  
Dallas County Behavioral Health Services Overview [Angela Heggins,  
Dallas County, Deputy Director of Engagement for Behavior Health; Ikenna  
Mogbo, Chief Housing Officer, MetroCare Services]  
A.  
26-1388A  
Attachments:  
Briefing Presentation  
Housing Development Opportunities [Thor Erickson, Director, Office of  
Housing and Community Empowerment; James Armstrong III, Deputy  
Director, Office of Housing and Community Empowerment; Jasmine Bazley,  
Interim Assistant Director, Office of Housing and Community Empowerment]  
B.  
26-1357A  
Attachments:  
Briefing Presentation  
Homelessness Development Opportunities [Thor Erickson, Director, Office  
of Housing and Community Empowerment; James Armstrong III, Deputy  
Director, Office of Housing and Community Empowerment; Jasmine Bazley,  
Interim Assistant Director, Office of Housing and Community Empowerment]  
C.  
26-1385A  
Attachments:  
Briefing Presentation  
BRIEFING MEMOS  
Pallet Shelter Update [Thor Erickson, Director, Office of Housing and  
Community Empowerment]  
D.  
26-1386A  
Attachments:  
Memorandum  
Update on Dallas City Code Sections 28-61.1, Standing and Walking in  
Certain Areas Prohibited, and 28-63.3, Solicitations to Occupants of  
Vehicles on Public Roadways Prohibited  
E.  
26-1387A  
Attachments:  
Memorandum  
DISCUSSION ITEMS  
March 2026 Monthly Outcomes Report [Kevin Oden, Director, Emergency  
Management and Crisis Response]  
F.  
26-1358A  
Attachments:  
Memorandum  
ADJOURNMENT  
EXECUTIVE SESSION NOTICE  
A closed executive session may be held if the discussion of any of the above agenda items  
concerns one of the following:  
1. seeking the advice of its attorney about pending or contemplated litigation, settlement  
offers, or any matter in which the duty of the attorney to the City Council under the Texas  
Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas clearly conflicts  
with the Texas Open Meetings Act. [Tex. Govt. Code § 551.071]  
2. deliberating the purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property if deliberation in an  
open meeting would have a detrimental effect on the position of the city in negotiations  
with a third person. [Tex. Govt. Code § 551.072]  
3. deliberating a negotiated contract for a prospective gift or donation to the city if  
deliberation in an open meeting would have a detrimental effect on the position of the  
city in negotiations with a third person. [Tex. Govt. Code § 551.073]  
4. deliberating the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline,  
or dismissal of a public officer or employee; or to hear a complaint or charge against an  
officer or employee unless the officer or employee who is the subject of the deliberation  
or hearing requests a public hearing. [Tex. Govt. Code § 551.074]  
5. deliberating the deployment, or specific occasions for implementation, of security  
personnel or devices. [Tex. Govt. Code § 551.076]  
6. discussing or deliberating commercial or financial information that the city has received  
from a business prospect that the city seeks to have locate, stay or expand in or near the  
city and with which the city is conducting economic development negotiations; or  
deliberating the offer of a financial or other incentive to a business prospect. [Tex Govt.  
Code § 551.087]  
7. deliberating security assessments or deployments relating to information resources  
technology, network security information, or the deployment or specific occasions for  
implementations of security personnel, critical infrastructure, or security devices. [Tex  
Govt. Code § 551.089]  
8. deliberating cybersecurity measures, policies, or contracts solely intended to protect a  
critical infrastructure facility. [Tex. Gov’t Code § 551.0761]