Primary Department: Housing and Community Development
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Thao Costis
Secondary Department: County Administration
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: Jesse Dickerman
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Award
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
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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
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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 that the County Judge execute an agreement with Dallas Eviction Advocacy Center for the purpose of representing indigent defendants facing imminent eviction proceedings within Harris County, for a sum not to exceed $1,000,000 in FLEX Funds.
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Background and Discussion:
In June, Commissioners Court approved the Office of County Administration to close out the Community Prosperity Program and to reallocate remaining funds to Rental Assistance, Homelessness, and Food & Nutrition programs. Housing & Community Development staff have since coordinated with partners to design appropriate usage of the $16,000,000 allocated to Rental Assistance and Homeless Services. At the end of July, the Steering Committee approved usage of allocated funds for a number of homeless and homeless prevention activities, and among those are eviction defense legal services.
HCD requests approval of an agreement between Harris County and Dallas Eviction Advocacy Center for the purpose of representing indigent defendants facing imminent eviction proceedings within Harris County, for a sum not to exceed $1,000,000, effective October 1, 2025 for one year, through monthly flat fees for performing the legal services required by the agree...
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