Community Development Block Grant Spending Report (26-388A)
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Community Development Block Grant Spending Report for the period ending December 31, 2025 [Budget & Management Services]
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Audit Texas law prerequisites for Good Homes North Stemmons lease
Why now: The 75-year lease with Good Homes Communities, LLC at 6950 North Stemmons Freeway forgoing $16,837,803 in general fund revenue has been briefed twice (2026-01-26 and 2026-02-03) in Draft status with no recorded authorization vote, which may signal that statutory prerequisites have not yet been cleared.
What to do: Pull Texas Local Government Code Chapter 303 and verify whether the Dallas Public Facility Corporation has satisfied the required disclosure and council authorization steps before this Draft item is scheduled for a vote — if prerequisites are unmet, a procedural defect window exists that closes once the item clears committee.
Act before: After committee votes to advance item out of Draft status
Request Good Homes North Stemmons lease terms before vote
Why now: The Dallas Public Facility Corporation lease with Good Homes Communities, LLC at 6950 North Stemmons Freeway is still in Draft status as of 2026-02-03, meaning the qualifying template has not yet been finalized or precedent locked in.
What to do: Request the term sheet and financial analysis underlying the Good Homes Dallas lease before this item advances — the structure eliminates an estimated $16.8 million in property tax liability over 75 years, and understanding its qualifying criteria now lets you assess whether your own mixed-income project could use the same Public Facility Corporation vehicle.
Act before: After lease terms are adopted and finalized
Probe Good Homes North Stemmons $16 million tax break record
Why now: The matter appeared as a briefing item in Draft status on both 2026-01-26 and 2026-02-03, meaning $16,837,803 in foregone city revenue has been briefed twice to the Committee on Finance without a vote or a recorded public comment opportunity.
What to do: File a public records request for the Good Homes Communities, LLC ownership structure and ask the Dallas City Attorney's office whether a 75-year Public Facility Corporation lease forgoing $16.8 million in general fund revenue requires a public hearing under Texas law — no public comment period appears anywhere in the two-meeting record.
Act before: After public records request response (typically 10 business days)
Engage Finance Committee on Good Homes North Stemmons lease now
Why now: Both Committee on Finance appearances (2026-01-26 and 2026-02-03) were recorded as briefings in Draft status, signaling no member has yet moved to advance the $16,837,803 foregone-revenue lease to a formal vote.
What to do: Identify which Committee on Finance members represent districts near 6950 North Stemmons Freeway and schedule meetings now — the item has been briefed twice without a vote, meaning the formal action window has not opened and your clients retain maximum leverage before staff brings a recommendation.
Act before: After committee schedules a formal action item vote
Ask council member about Good Homes North Stemmons public hearing
Why now: The Committee on Finance received briefings on 2026-01-26 and 2026-02-03 covering a 75-year lease that forgoes $16,837,803 in city general fund revenue, and the item remains in Draft status with no public hearing scheduled.
What to do: Contact your district council member and ask directly whether the proposed Good Homes Dallas apartment development at 6950 North Stemmons Freeway will have a public hearing before the lease is finalized — Public Facility Corporation leases can proceed without standard zoning notice, and no public comment period appears in either of the two recorded briefings.
Act before: After lease is adopted or a public hearing is formally scheduled
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Community Development Block Grant Spending Report for the period ending December 31, 2025 [Budget & Management Services]
Community Development Block Grant Spending Report for the period ending December 31, 2025 [Budget & Management Services]