Housing Finance & Public Facility Programs (26-880A)
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Authorize an amendment to the Dallas Housing Resource Catalog (DHRC) (1) amend the Dallas Housing Finance Corporation program statement (Exhibit A, pp. 58-63) to formalize program operations; (2) amend the Dallas Public Facility Corporation program statement (Exhibit A, pp. 64-69) to formalize program operations; (3) amend the Housing Tax Credit Program statement in (Exhibit A, pp. 53-56) to clarify application criteria and process; (4) remove the Title Clearing and Clouded Title Prevention Program, as program is no longer available; and (5) make general edits throughout the DHRC (Exhibit A) to clean up formatting and grammar - Financing: No cost consideration to the City (This item was deferred on February 25, 2026) *In alignment with Dallas Housing Resource Catalog.
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Verify economic development findings in Meadow Road Chapter 380 grant agreement
Why now: Texas Local Government Code Chapter 380 authorizes grants only for economic development purposes; the April 22 agreement for The Meadow Project at 8130 Meadow Road combines a transit-oriented development rationale with permanent supportive housing, and once the council votes the agreement terms become binding and no longer subject to pre-execution review.
What to do: Before the April 22 vote, pull the Chapter 380 agreement from the council backup packet and confirm that the city's economic development findings are quantified — jobs created, tax base impact, or area investment — rather than limited to housing unit counts alone; when permanent supportive housing is a named project component, vague economic findings are the primary vulnerability in a taxpayer standing challenge under Texas Local Government Code Section 380.001.
Act before: After April 22 council vote executes the agreement
Record Chapter 380 affordability terms before Meadow Road deal closes
Why now: The April 22 agenda schedules council approval of a $13.5M Chapter 380 grant for The Meadow Project at 8130 Meadow Road, a mixed-income, transit-oriented, and permanent supportive housing development with only one prior council appearance.
What to do: Download the Chapter 380 agreement from the April 22 council backup packet before the vote and document the required affordable unit percentage, covenant duration, and performance repayment triggers — once approved, these terms become Dallas's most recent public benchmark for mixed-income housing subsidies, and the window to negotiate comparable or more favorable terms for a similar project closes once council members can point to the Meadow Road deal as the accepted standard.
Act before: After April 22 ordinance adoption sets the precedent
Identify the legal entity receiving the $13.5M Meadow Road housing grant
Why now: The April 22 Dallas City Council agenda schedules the $13.5M Chapter 380 grant as one of 76 substantive items representing $87.6M in proposed financial activity; the publicly available matter record names the project but does not identify the recipient entity.
What to do: Pull the Chapter 380 agreement from the April 22 council backup packet to identify the specific legal entity receiving the $13.5M for The Meadow Project at 8130 Meadow Road, then cross-check that entity against other active city contracts and campaign finance records — a grant of this size embedded in a 76-item, $87.6M agenda is unlikely to receive floor scrutiny, making the backup packet the only practical disclosure window before the vote.
Act before: After April 22 council vote approves the grant
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Authorize an amendment to the Dallas Housing Resource Catalog (DHRC) (1) amend the Dallas Housing Finance Corporation program statement (Exhibit A, pp. 58-63) to formalize program operations; (2) amend the Dallas Public Facility Corporation program statement (Exhibit A, pp. 64-69) to formalize program operations; (3) amend the Housing Tax Credit Program statement in (Exhibit A, pp. 53-56) to clarify application criteria and process; (4) remove the Title Clearing and Clouded Title Prevention Program, as program is no longer available; and (5) make general edits throughout the DHRC (Exhibit A) to clean up formatting and grammar - Financing: No cost consideration to the City (This item was deferred on February 25, 2026) *In alignment with Dallas Housing Resource Catalog.