City of Houston Quality of Life Committee met Jan. 23

City of Houston Quality of Life Committee met Jan. 23.

Here is the agenda provided by the committee:

I. Welcoming remarks

• Chairman Julian Ramirez

• Vice Chair Amy Peck

II. Public Services

a. HCD recommends Council approval of an Ordinance authorizing a First Amendment to the Subrecipient Agreement between the City of Houston (City) and Harris County, Texas, providing up to an additional $143,750.00 in Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) and Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds to continue providing services through the Harris County Housing and Community Development Department (HCHCD). (All Districts)

b. HCD recommends Council approval of an Ordinance authorizing a Third Amendment to Subrecipient Agreement between the City of Houston (City) and The Salvation Army (TSA), extending the term of the Agreement and providing up to an additional $334,689.86 in Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) and Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds to continue the provision of diversion, homeless prevention, and homeless services to a minimum of 150 additional households who are experiencing homelessness or are at-risk for immediate homelessness. (All Districts)

c. HCD recommends Council approval of an Ordinance authorizing a First Amendment to the Subrecipient Agreement between the City of Houston (City) and Harris County Domestic Violence Coordinating Council (HCDVCC), providing up to an additional $944,657.15 in Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) and Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds for the continuation of services previously funded through the City’s Homeless Services Program (HSP). (All Districts)

d. HCD recommends Council approval of an Ordinance authorizing a First Amendment to the Subrecipient Agreement between the City of Houston (City) and Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Galveston Houston (Catholic Charities), providing up to an additional $264,705.00 of Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) and Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds for the continuation of services. (District C)

e. HCD recommends Council approval of an Ordinance authorizing a First Amendment to the Subrecipient Agreement between the City of Houston (City) and Covenant House Texas, providing up to $301,250.00 in Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), Homeless Housing and Services Program – Youth (HHSP-Y), and Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds, for the continuation of a Homeless Services program (HSP). (All Districts)

f. HCD recommends Council approval of an Ordinance authorizing a First Amendment to the Subrecipient Agreement between the City of Houston (City) and The Coalition for the Homeless of Houston/Harris County (The Coalition), providing an additional $87,330.00 of Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) and $66,005.00 in Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) funds for the continued operation and maintenance of the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS). (All Districts)

g. HCD recommends Council approval of an Ordinance authorizing a First Amendment to the Subrecipient Agreement between the City of Houston and SEARCH Homeless Services, providing up to an additional $327,538.00 in Emergency Solution Grant (ESG) and $49,131.00 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds for a program providing rapid re-housing case management to a minimum of one hundred (100) households. (District I)

Michael Nichols, Director

Melody Barr, Assistant Director

• Michael Nichols, Director

• Melody Barr, Assistant Director

III. Director’s Comments:

Homelessness in Houston, A Discussion

• Michael Nichols, Director,

Housing & Community Development Department

• Kristopher Larson, AICP, LPM

President & CEO, Downtown Houston+

• Keena Pace, LCSW

Chief Operating Officer, The Harris Center

• Kelly Young, President & CEO

The Coalition for the Homeless of Houston/Harris County

https://www.houstontx.gov/council/committees/qol/20250123/agenda.pdf