City of Houston Housing & Community Affairs Committee will meet Oct. 19

City of Houston Housing & Community Affairs Committee will meet Oct. 19.

Here is the agenda provided by the committee:

Due to health and safety concerns related to COVID-19, this meeting will offer the option to participate by videoconference or in-person. The location for the committee meeting will be City Hall Council Chamber, 901 Bagby, 2nd Floor, Houston, Texas 77002. The meeting will be open to the public but restrictions regarding masks, allowable room capacity, and seating arrangements may be in place.

I. Call to Order/Welcome

II. Andy Icken, Chief Development Officer

III. 38TPlanning & Grants Management

• 38TThe Housing and Community Development Department (HCDD) recommends Council approval of an Ordinance authorizing a Substantial Amendment to the current ESG-CV budget in the 2019 Annual Action Plan, transferring $6,651,700.65 from Essential Services and Outreach Activities to the Homeless Prevention and Rapid Rehousing Activities. 21T38T 21T(All Districts)

• 38TKeith W. Bynam, Interim Director

• 61TDerek Sellers, Deputy Director

IV. 38TPublic Services

a. 38THCDD recommends Council approval of an Ordinance authorizing a Second Amendment extending an Agreement between the City of Houston and Houston’s Capital Investing in Development and Employment of Adults (Capital IDEA), and providing up to $200,000.00 in CDBG funds for workforce development, education, and case management to low-to moderate-income individuals. (All Districts)

b. 38THCDD recommends Council approval of an Ordinance authorizing a Subrecipient Agreement to the Contract between the City of Houston and the AIDS Foundation Houston Inc. to provide up to $1,100,000.00 in Emergency Solutions Grant – CARES Act (ESG-CV) funding to provide housing and supportive services to a minimum of 30 unduplicated individuals experiencing homelessness. 21T38T 21T38T (All Districts)

c. HCDD recommends Council approval of an Ordinance authorizing a First Amendment to the Subrecipient Agreement between the City of Houston and SEARCH Homeless Services (SEARCH), to provide up to $702,000.00 in ESG-CV funding to support 103 employees engaged in face-to-face client service delivery. (All Districts)

d. 38THCDD recommends Council approval of an Ordinance authorizing a First Amendment to the Contract between the City of Houston and the Coalition for the Homeless of Houston and Harris County (The Coalition), providing $1,600,000.00 in ESG-CV funds for homeless outreach activities. (All Districts)

e. 38THCDD recommends Council approval of an Ordinance authorizing a Second Amendment to the Subrecipient Agreement between the City of Houston and the Houston Housing Authority, providing an additional twelve (12) month extension and up to $4,750,000.00 in ESG-CV funds, for the administration and operation of the COVID-19 financial assistance program. (All Districts)

f. 38THCDD recommends Council approval of an Ordinance authorizing a First Amendment to the Contract between The City of Houston and Family Endeavors, Inc. to revise the existing budget without adding additional funds. The Amendment will reallocate $181,455.25 within the existing CDBG-CV budget for temporary financial assistance for diversion clients. Additionally, the budget will increase the number of case managers to support ongoing Rapid Rehousing clients. (All Districts)

g. 38THCDD recommends Council approval of an Ordinance authorizing a Second Amendment to the Contract between the City of Houston and Goodwill Industries of Houston (Goodwill), providing up to an additional $175,000.00 of federal Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) funds to finance the operation of a job services program with supportive services for a minimum of 250 low-to-moderate households affected by HIV and AIDS. 21T38T 21T38T(All Districts)

h. 38THCDD recommends Council approval of an Ordinance authorizing a Second Amendment to the Contract between the City of Houston and The Women’s Home, providing up to $265,366.31 in Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery 2017 (CDBG-DR17) funds to finance the operation of a job services program with supportive services for low-to moderate-income Houston residents affected by Hurricane Harvey. 21T38T 21T38T(All Districts)

i. 38THCDD recommends Council approval of an Ordinance authorizing a First Amendment to the Agreement between the City of Houston and the Home Builders Institute (HBI), providing up to an additional $373,451.00 in CDBG-DR17 funds, for job training and education services to approximately 105 low to moderate- income individuals who were impacted by Hurricane Harvey. 21T38T 21T38T (All Districts)

• 38TKeith W. Bynam, Interim Director

• 61TMelody Barr, Deputy Assistant Director

V. 38TSingle Family

a. 38THCDD recommends Council approval of an Ordinance authorizing the de-appropriation of $33,434,885.00 from the original $46,717,500.00 in Uptown TIRZ Series 2021 Affordable Homes Funds. The de appropriated $33,434,885.00 will be simultaneously appropriated to AHDP Large Tract Development. The Affordable Home Development Program (AHDP) Guidelines were adopted by City Council on September 1, 2021 to establish the AHDP for Large Tract Development. (All Districts)

• 38TKeith W. Bynam, Interim Director

• Ray Miller, Assistant Director

b. 38THCDD recommends Council approval of an Ordinance authorizing $5,642,444.00 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds to the Master Contractor Agreements under the City of Houston Home Repair Program (HRP). Funding under the Master Contractor Agreements will be expended through Tri-Party Agreements between the City, Homeowner, and the Contractor for each Rehabilitation or Reconstruction Project. (All Districts)

• 38TKeith W. Bynam, Interim Director

• 61TCedrick LaSane, Deputy Assistant Director

VI. 38TDirector’s Comments

Keith W. Bynam, Interim Director 21T38T

a. Update Houston/Harris County Emergency Rental Assistance

Melody Barr, Deputy Assistant Director, Public Services

b. Overview of Multifamily Notice of Funding Availability

Ray Miller, Assistant Director, Multifamily

c. Report on HCDD Financials,

Temika Jones, Assistant Director and Chief Financial Officer

d. DR-17 Resilience Planning Projects

Derek Sellers, Deputy Director, Planning and Grants Management

i. Neighborhood Resilience Plan

ii. The Lily Pad Plan

VII. Public Comments

Action may be taken on any item above. Committee meetings are open to the public. For information about this committee, please contact Cherrelle Duncan at Cherrelle.Duncan@houstontx.gov.

http://www.houstontx.gov/council/committees/housing/20211019/agenda.pdf