City of Houston Housing and Affordability Committee met Sept. 17

City of Houston Housing and Affordability Committee met Sept. 17.

Here is the agenda provided by the committee:

I. Call to Order/Welcome/Attendance

II. Planning and Grant Reporting

The Housing and Community Development Department (HCD) recommends Council approval of an Ordinance authorizing 1) The submission of the Amended 2024 Annual Action Plan to HUD, which includes a special allocation of $1,000,000.00 in Emergency Solutions Grants called Rapid Unsheltered Survivor Housing funding (ESG-RUSH), 2) The execution of the grant agreement between the City of Houston and HUD for the grant by the Mayor, or the Mayor’s designee and 3) The execution of related forms and documents for the grants by the Mayor, or the Mayor’s designee. (All Districts)

Michael Nichols, Director

Angela Simon, Assistant Director

III. Public Services

a. HCD recommends Council approval of an Ordinance authorizing the City of Houston to execute a contract with the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) and accept $1,153,871.00 of Fiscal Year 2025 Texas Homeless Housing Services Program (HHSP) General Set-Aside funds. (All Districts)

b. HCD recommends Council approval of an Ordinance authorizing the City of Houston to execute a contract with the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) and accept $400,342.00 of Fiscal Year 2025 Texas Homeless Housing Services Program (HHSP) Youth Set-Aside funds. (All Districts)

c. HCD recommends Council approval of an Ordinance authorizing a Fourth Amendment to the Agreement between the City of Houston (City) and the Coalition for the Homeless of Houston/Harris County (Coalition), providing up to $580,791.00 of Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) Homeless Housing and Services Program (HHSP) funding for the continued operation of the Housing Navigation Center located at 2903 Jensen Drive, Houston, Texas 77026. (District B)

d. HCD recommends Council approval of an Ordinance authorizing a First Amendment to the Subrecipient Agreement between the City of Houston and Wesley Community Center, Inc. of Texas (Wesley), providing up to an additional $250,000.00 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds to support case management and employment services for a minimum of 200 unduplicated low-to-moderate income individuals living in Houston. (District H)

Michael Nichols, Director

Melody Barr, Assistant Director

IV. Multifamily

HCD recommends Council approve a Resolution of Approval for three Houston Housing Authority Public Facility Corporations seeking tax exemptions for three mixed-income multifamily housing developments to include Allora Med Center, Ariza Park Row and Orem Circle (Districts A, D, K).

City of Houston Housing and Affordability Committee met Sept. 17

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