Primary Department: Housing and Community Development
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Thao Costis, Executive Director
Secondary Department: N/A
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: N/A
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Supplemental RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Award
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A - Not a grant item
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by Housing and Community Development for approval of purchase agreements and to conditionally award up to $6,000,000 of Community Development Block Grant Program Income (CDBG PI) funds or CDBG funds to the Harris County Housing Finance Corporation for the purchase of two (2) real property sites to be used for multi-family housing development consisting of: (1) an approximate 5.46-acre tract located at 0 Eastex Freeway, Houston, Texas 77039 in Precinct 1; and (2) an approximate 12.8376-acre tract located at 9100 Mills Road, Houston, Texas 77070 in Precinct 3 with CDBG funds in an amount not to exceed $6,000,000 to be transferred, pursuant to an approved Subrecipient Agreement, to the HFC (or, at the election of the HFC, to the applicable title company).
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Background and Discussion:
On December 10, 2024, Commissioners Court approved for Housing and Community Development a conditional award of up to $6,000,000 of CDBG PI or CDBG funds to negotiate acquisitions of purchase of Real Property and assign the contracts to Harris County Housing Finance Corporation, who would acquire the land and initiate a Request for Qualifications process to develop the land for affordable housing.
After a successful acquisition, like other HCD Multi-Family ARPA SLFRF pr...
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