Housing and Homelessness Solutions Committee · 9:00 AM · Council Chambers, City Hall
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Housing
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Developer
HighHigh significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effectFour 4% LIHTC Resolutions of No Objection and a DPFC mixed-income project are scheduled for November 12 City Council consideration, all previewed at this committee. If those recommendations are upheld, projects at five sites across Dallas would advance entitlements. The LIHTC 9% process briefing provides additional context on how staff evaluates competitive applications.
Lobbyist
HighHigh significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effectMultiple housing finance and policy items are converging on tight City Council timelines: at least eight housing items previewed at this committee are on the November 12 agenda, a HUD Consolidated Plan amendment is scheduled for December 10, and a special-called DHFC/DPFC governance meeting is set for November 14 — all creating near-term engagement windows.
Resident
HighHigh significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effectThe agenda included a policy briefing on where overnight shelters, day shelters, and Permanent Supportive Housing are sited (item A), and a separate briefing on encampment servicing procedures (item D) — both topics with direct neighborhood implications. If approved at November 12 City Council, Good Homes Dallas would bring a mixed-income multifamily development to 6950 North Stemmons Freeway.
Journalist
MediumMedium significance — notable action worth trackingThe agenda featured briefings on contested policy areas — shelter siting (item A) and encampment servicing procedures (item D) — alongside a preview of a November 14 special-called meeting on the governance of the Dallas Housing Finance Corporation and Dallas Public Facility Corporation (item P), signaling scrutiny of these financing entities ahead of multiple November 12 Council votes.
18 items(10 procedural hidden)
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The committee may vote to make recommendations to City Council regarding any of the following items on this agenda.
#ABriefing on the siting and locations of overnight shelters, day shelters, and Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) across the city, presented by the Office of Housing and Community Empowerment.
#BA briefing item presenting an overview of Community First! Village, delivered by Director Sarah LeNoir.
#CA briefing item presenting an overview of New Hope Housing, Inc., delivered by Executive Vice President Tamara Foster.
#DBriefing on the city's procedures for servicing homeless encampments, presented jointly by the directors of the Office of Emergency Management and Crisis Response and the Office of Housing and Community Empowerment.
#EBriefing on the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) 9% application process, presented by Assistant City Manager M. Elizabeth Cedillo-Pereira.
#FBriefing update on property repair activities related to Family Gateway, presented by Assistant City Manager Donzell Gipson.
#HUpcoming City Council agenda item regarding Family Endeavors providing housing and homeless assistance services for youth and adults 24 years of age and younger.
#IUpcoming City Council agenda item regarding electrical upgrades and a generator addition at The Bridge Homeless Recovery Center.
#JUpcoming agenda item to authorize a resolution approving the assignment of Dallas Housing Finance Corporation Qualified Mortgage Revenue Bonds to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs for the Texas Homebuyer Program, in an amount not to exceed $61,000,000.
#KUpcoming agenda item to award a sub-recipient agreement to Volunteers of America Texas, Inc. to administer the Home Improvement and Preservation Program (HIPP).
#LUpcoming agenda items for 2025 Program Year 4% Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Resolutions of No Objection for two Dallas Housing Finance Corporation projects: Tabor Village and Westmoreland Townhomes.
#MCity Council is being notified of an upcoming Resolution of No Objection (RONO) for the 2025 Program Year 4% Low Income Housing Tax Credit project known as Torrington Forest, a Dallas Housing Finance Corporation project located at 7100 South Great Trinity Forest Way.
#NCity Council is being notified of an upcoming Resolution of No Objection (RONO) for the 2025 Program Year 4% Low Income Housing Tax Credit project known as the Waters at Waterchase, located at 12365 Plano Rd.
#OAuthorization for the Dallas Public Facility Corporation to acquire, develop, and own Good Homes Dallas, a mixed-income multifamily development at 6950 North Stemmons Fwy, and to enter into a 75-year lease agreement with Good Homes Communities, LLC for the project.
#PBriefing memorandum from a special-called meeting providing an overview of the structure and functions of the Dallas Housing Finance Corporation (DHFC) and the Dallas Public Facility Corporation (DPFC).
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