City of Houston Housing and Community Affairs Committee met April 19

City of Houston Housing and Community Affairs Committee met April 19.

Here is the agenda provided by the committee:

I. Call to Order/Welcome

II. Public Services

a. HCDD recommends Council approval of a Third Amendment to the Contract between the City of Houston and A Caring Safe Place Inc. (ACSP) providing an additional $948,938.00 in Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) funds to operate a permanent housing community residence and a transitional housing community residence (both with support services) for low-income persons living with HIV/AIDS. (Districts B, H)

b. HCDD recommends Council approval of an Ordinance authorizing a Third Amendment extending the Contract between the City of Houston and Goodwill Industries of Houston (Goodwill) and providing an additional $175,000.00 of federal Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) funds to support the continued operation of a job services program with supportive services for a minimum of 250 low-to-moderate households affected by HIV and AIDS. (All Districts)

c. HCDD recommends Council approval of an Ordinance authorizing a Third Amendment to the Contract between the City of Houston and The Women’s Home, providing up to $924,744.71 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds to support transportation and case management services for approximately 475 homeless women. (All Districts)

d. HCDD recommends Council approval of an Ordinance authorizing a Third Amendment to the Agreement between the City of Houston and The Village Learning Center, providing up to $200,000.00 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds for the provision of vocational/educational case management services to 125 individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities. (District E)

Keith W. Bynam, Director

Melody Barr, Deputy Assistant Director

III. Multifamily

a. HCDD recommends Council approval of an Ordinance authorizing a $9,950,000.00 Community Block Grant Disaster Recovery - 2017 (CDBG-DR17) loan, for a Contract between the City of Houston and The Buffalo Bayou Partnership for the land acquisition and development costs for the new development of Lockwood South, to be located 560 feet West of Lockwood Drive South of Buffalo Bayou at Drennan Street, Houston, Texas. (District H)

b. HCDD recommends Council approval of an Ordinance authorizing a $11,900,000.00 CDBG-DR17 loan, for a Contract between the City of Houston and My Connect Community for the land acquisition and new development costs for Connect South, to be located at 6440 Hillcroft Street, Houston, Texas. (District J)

c. HCDD recommends Council approval of an Ordinance authorizing a $18,413,934.00 Hurricane Harvey CDBG-DR17 loan, for a Contract between the City of Houston and Magnificat House Inc. (Borrower), a non-profit partner of The NHP Foundation joined by Magnificat Permanent Affordable, LLC (Owner), for the new construction of a supportive housing community for the homeless located at 3300 Caroline Street, Houston, Texas. (District D)

d. HCDD recommends Council approval of an Ordinance authorizing a $12,000,000.00 CDBG-DR17 loan, for a Contract between the City of Houston and Houston DMA Housing II, LLC, for the land acquisition and new development costs for Ella Grand, a multifamily housing community located at 2077 South Gessner Road, Houston, Texas. (District G)

e. HCDD recommends Council approval of an Ordinance authorizing a $5,000,000.00 CDBG-DR17 loan for a Contract between the City of Houston and The Harris County Housing Authority to partially finance the construction costs for a 50-unit affordable housing community for young adults aging out of foster care. The HAY Center includes a mix of efficiency and one-bedroom apartments and is located at 3131 Gulf Freeway, Houston, Texas. (District I)

Keith W. Bynam, Director

Ana Martinez, Deputy Assistant Director

IV. Director’s Comments:

http://www.houstontx.gov/council/committees/housing/20220419/agenda.pdf