Housing and Homelessness Solutions Committee
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Agenda — 24 items
- 1 This Council Committee meeting will be held by video conference and in the Council Chambers, 6thFloor 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 meeting will be broadcast live on Spectrum Cable Channel 16 and online at bit.ly/cityofdallastv. The public may also listen to the meeting as an attendee at the following video conference link:
- 2 Call to order
- 3 MINUTES
- A. Approval of minutes for the corrected June 24, 2024 and August 26, 2024 Housing and Homeless Solutions Committee.
- 5 BRIEFING ITEMS
- B. Dallas Housing Needs Assessment [Thor Erickson, Assistant Director, Housing & Community Development]
- C. Office of Homeless Solutions- Bridge Housing Pilot Update [Christine Crossley, Director, Office of Homeless Solutions; Emily Liu, Director, Planning and Development Department; Cynthia Rogers- Ellickson, Director, Housing & Community Development; Ashley Eubanks, Assistant Director, Facilities and Real Estate Management]
- 8 CLOSED SESSION
- D. Real Estate (Sec. 551.072 T.O.M.A.) (1) Deliberate the purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property located at 2929 S. Hampton Road because deliberation in an open meeting would have a detrimental effect on the position of the governmental body in negotiations with a third person; and (2) seek the advice of its attorney on this matter (Sec. 551.071 T.O.M.A.).
- 10 BRIEFING MEMOS
- E. Office of Homeless Solutions and Housing and Community Development Properties Update for projects located at 1950 Fort Worth Avenue; 4150 Independence Drive; 9019 Vantage Point; and 2929 S. Hampton Road [Christine Crossley, Director, Office Of Homeless Solutions; Darwin Wade, Assistant Director, Department of Housing & Community Development]
- F. Title Clearing and Clouded Title Prevention Pilot Program Update [Thor Erickson, Assistant Director, Housing & Community Development]
- G. October 23, 2024 City Council Agenda Item: Amendment to Council Resolution 19-1495 authorizing payment for legal services provided to DHADC by Linebarger, Goggan, & Sampson, LLP and appropriation of funds to the DHADC [Darwin Wade, Assistant Director, Housing & Community Development]
- H. October 23, 2024 City Council Agenda item: Amendment to Council Resolution 19-1497 for DHADC to reallocate unobligated Bond Funds for land acquisition and fees [Darwin Wade, Assistant Director, Housing & Community Development]
- I. Inclusive Housing Task Force Update [Thor Erickson, Assistant Director, Housing & Community Development]
- J. October 23, 2024 City Council Agenda item: Authorize the Dallas Public Facility Corporation to acquire, develop, and own Oakhouse Apartment Homes- Phase 2, a mixed -income, multifamily development to be located at 909 E. Colorado Blvd. (Project) and to enter into a 75-year lease agreement with Mintwood Oakhouse II DFW, LLC or its affiliate for the development of the project [Cynthia Rogers- Ellickson, Director, Housing & Community Development]
- K. Office of Homeless Solutions- Give Responsibly Campaign and Communities Foundation of Texas Fund [Christine Crossley, Director, Office of Homeless Solutions]
- L. Office of Homeless Solutions- September 25, 2024, City Council Agenda Items #43, #44, #47 and #77 (see Upcoming Agenda Items section below) [Christine Crossley, Director, Office of Homeless Solutions]
- 19 UPCOMING AGENDA ITEMS
- M. September 25, 2024 City Council Agenda Item #43: Authorize the City Manager to (1) exercise the second of four, one-year renewal options to the facility management services contract with Bridge Steps d/b/a The Bridge, as amended, for facility management and operational services; (2) provide funding for the annual fee during year three of the contract, as amended, in an amount not to exceed $4,519,000.00 sourced from General Fund; and (3) increase the annual fee during year three of the contract, as amended, from $4,519,000.00 to an amount not to exceed $5,798,944.00, with $164,250.00 sourced from General Fund for an increase for pay-to-stay shelter beds, $300,000.00 sourced from General Fund for an increase for the facility management services contract, and $815,694.00 sourced from Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (“TDHCA”) Grant Funds - Not to exceed $5,798,944.00 - Financing: General Fund ($4,983,250.00) (subject to appropriations), FY 2025 TDHCA-Homeless Housing and Services Program 24-25 Fund ($701,076.00) and FY 2023 TDHCA-HHSP Youth Set-Aside Reallocation Fund ($114,618.00). As the only low barrier shelter and entry point for all adult males and females experiencing homelessness in the city, this agreement is vital to keeping guests sheltered and safe while also helping them exit homelessness. Bridge Steps d/b/a The Bridge Recovery Center is equipped with the required experience and capabilities to successfully provide these services at the City’s homeless shelter and will assist persons experiencing homelessness with innovative solutions to overcome their housing crisis and provides substantial case management services. Working in consultation with the Housing and Homelessness Solutions Committee, the City Manager will be authorized to negotiate and execute an amendment to the Contract that modifies the Good Neighbor Addendum to the Contract, approved as to form by the City Attorney. The $300,000 general fund increase for the facility management services contract is the increase within the Interlocal Agreement with Dallas County.
- N. September 25, 2024 City Council Agenda Item #44: Authorize the first of two, one-year renewal options to the service contract with Austin Street Center to provide access to homeless recovery services for the Office of Homeless Solutions for the period October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025 - Not to exceed $575,000.00 - Financing: General Fund (subject to annual appropriations). These services focus on meeting the needs of the mentally ill homeless population including the establishment, operation and/or maintenance of minimum services (assistance accessing benefits, detoxification units, integrated medical services, housing services and education, job training and/or supported employment).
- O. September 25, 2024 City Council Agenda Item #47: Authorize a one-year service contract, with two one-year renewal options, for housing rental subsidies and supportive services for seniors from October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025 for the Office of Homeless Solutions with Catholic Charities of Dallas, Inc., the most advantageous proposer of five - Not to exceed $250,000.00 - Financing: General Fund (subject to annual appropriations). This service contract will provide for housing rental subsidies and supportive services for eligible homeless seniors residing within the city and aged 55 years and over for the Office of Homeless Solutions. Supportive services include but are not limited to rental assistance, utility payments, operating assistance, case management, transportation, nutrition counseling, financial literacy, social engagement, and mental health services. The goal of this program is to reduce the number of homeless seniors within the city by providing housing rental subsidies and supportive services. [Christine Crossley, Director, Office of Homeless Solutions]
- P. September 25, 2024 City Council Agenda Item #77: Authorize an Interlocal Agreement with Dallas County to accept funds in the amount of $1,000,000.00, to be granted to Bridge Steps for homeless assistance services to be provided at The Bridge, for the period October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025 - Estimated Revenue: General Fund $1,000,000.00. (This item was deferred on August 28, 2024 and September 11, 2024). Dallas County has been providing funding for homeless assistance services at The Bridge since it opened in 2008. Approval of this item provides a portion of the annual funding for operation of The Bridge for the period October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2025. This item was deferred to allow Dallas County to approve a new amount for the Interlocal Agreement. The revised amount as approved by the Dallas County Commissioners on September 17, 2024, is $1,300,000.
- 24 ADJOURNMENT