Office of Housing and Community Empowerment

Briefing on an upcoming City Council item to authorize the Dallas Public Facility Corporation to acquire, develop, and own DNT Housing, a mixed-income development at 18438 & 18470 Dallas Parkway, and enter into a 75-year lease agreement with GHN Holdings, LLC for the project.

…iate (Applicant), for the development of the Project [Thor Erickson, Director, Office of Housing and Community Empowerment] ashley.martin@dallascityhall.com

A briefing on upcoming City Council items to authorize a Resolution of No Objection and TEFRA Hearing Approval for a 4% Low Income Housing Tax Credit application to TDHCA for the affordable housing development 'The Pemberton at Dennis,' with bond inducement approved by the Dallas Housing Finance Corporation.

…dable housing development(s): The Pemberton at Dennis [Thor Erickson, Director, Office of Housing and Community Empowerment] ashley.martin@dallascityhall.com

A briefing providing an update on the city's non-congregate shelter program, presented by the Director of the Office of Housing and Community Empowerment.

Update on Non-Congregate Shelter [Thor Erickson, Director, Office of Housing and Community Empowerment]

A briefing on the current state of homelessness in Dallas, presented jointly by city officials and nonprofit leaders covering housing, emergency management, behavioral health, and homelessness advocacy perspectives.

State of Dallas Homelessness [Thor Erickson, Director, Office of Housing and Community Empowerment; James Armstrong III, Deputy Director, Office of Housing and Community Empowerment; Kevin Oden, Direc

Briefing on two upcoming June 24, 2026 City Council agenda items covering acceptance of additional Texas DSHS grant funds and authorization of a contract with Pacify, presented by the Office of Housing & Community Empowerment.

…s DSHS Grant Funds and Pacify Contract Authorization [Thor Erickson, Director, Office of Housing & Community Empowerment] karen.gonzalez@dallascityhall.com

Preview of upcoming June 24, 2026 council agenda items for accepting Congressional Project Fund grants for the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center and the West Dallas Multipurpose Center.

…ommunity Center and West Dallas Multipurpose Center [Thor Erickson, Director, Office of Housing & Community Empowerment] karen.gonzalez@dallascityhall.com

Update on the College Advisory Commission and review of Ordinance Chapter 2, Section 2-173, presented by the Director of the Office of Housing & Community Empowerment.

College Advisory Commission: Update and Review Ordinance Chapter 2, Section 2 -173 [Thor Erickson, Director, Office of Housing & Community Empowerment]

Authorizes acceptance of a three-year, $780,129 HOPWA Competitive Grant from HUD to provide housing placement, rental assistance, and supportive services for justice-impacted, non-violent ex-offenders living with HIV/AIDS.

Authorize the (1) acceptance of a three-year Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Competitive Grant (Grant No. TX-H250005 and Assistance Listing No. 14.241) from the U.S. Department of