Primary Department: Housing and Community Development
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Thao Costis, Executive Director
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Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Policy
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Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for approval to authorize: (I) The Orchard Place Homeowners Association (“HOA”), also known as Vista, (a) creation of the HOA entity for Orchard Place HOA with the initial Board Members listed herein, including approval of the Articles of Incorporation and form of By-Laws for the HOA; (b) to fund the Orchard Place HOA for the initial three-year development period following closing as described herein; (c) the transfer of title to the common areas of Orchard Place to the HOA; and (II) The Providence Place Homeowners Association (“HOA”), also known as Ella, to fund the HOA for the initial three-year development period following closing as described herein.
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Background and Discussion:
Providence Place, known as Ella, is a sixty (60) home single-family development initiative, and Orchard Place, known as Vista, is a fifty-four (54) home single-family development initiative, both funded through Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery (“CDBG-DR”) dollars in partnership with the Texas the General Land Office (GLO) and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) and partnerships program. These projects are two of three single-family home initiatives the County is developing to fulfill key recovery objectives following Hurricane Harvey. A leading objective is to increase the supply of decent, safe, affordable housing.
This item authorizes HCD Executive Director to execute necessary transactions that create and fund the beginning stage of the HOA for these developments.
Expected Impact:
Funds will be used to establish the HOAs for the initial development period as described in backup, utilizing $100K in HCD’s Program Income generated from ARPA Affordable Housing transactions.
Alternative Options:
If these homes are not constructed in support of the SFNC program, HCD will be unable to provide affordable newly constructed homes to LMI homebuyers that were directly or indirectly impacted by Hurricane Harvey and face financial challenges to become a homeowner.
County Strategic Plan Goal: 6. Help residents achieve housing stability.
County Strategic Plan Objective: U: Build and preserve affordable housing, particularly for low-income families.
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Additional notes related to the Strategic Plan:
Prior Court Action (if any):
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Agenda Item # |
Action Taken |
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5/16/2023 |
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Orchard Place (“Vista”) Homeowners Association document approval |
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11/13/2025 |
282 |
Providence Place (“Ella”) Homeowners Association document approval with board nominees. |
Location:
Address (if applicable): Ella Boulevard Subdivision (Providence Place) in Precinct 1; Vista Boulevard Subdivision (Orchard Place) in Precinct 2.
Precinct(s): Precincts 1 & 2
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Anticipated Court Date: 12/11/2025
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Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Disaster Recovery related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Amanda Rocha, Director, Policy & Partnerships; Lori Coulter, Senior Program Manager- Acreage Development
Attachments (if applicable): Order of Commissioners Court