Primary Department: Housing and Community Development
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Thao Costis
Secondary Department: N/A
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: N/A
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Executive Session
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
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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 for an Executive Session to authorize HCD to negotiate purchase agreements using Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds, in an amount not to exceed $23,500,000 to acquire, on behalf of the Harris County Housing Finance Corporation, up to four (4) tracts of land within Harris County to be used for a multi-family housing development.
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Background and Discussion:
CDBG-DR funds, in an amount not to exceed $23,500,000 would be transferred, pursuant to an approved subrecipient agreement, to the HFC (or, at the election of the HFC, to the applicable title company).
If both this request and formal agreements regarding the transactions are approved, an award of up to $23,500,000 would be made to the Harris County Housing Finance Corporation (or the applicable title company), 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 projects, the HCHFC will own the land and the projects will enter a 99-year ground lease, which will keep the projects affordable for
99-years.
Expected Impact:
$23,500,000 in Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Grant (CDBG-DR) Funds
Alternative Options:
Without Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Grant projects will not move forward.
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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Housing Initiative (Goal 6): W2: Increase stock of permanent supportive housing.
Additional notes related to the Strategic Plan:
Prior Court Action (if any):
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Agenda Item # |
Action Taken |
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10/16/2025 |
277 |
Request by Housing and Community Development that the County Judge execute an agreement with the U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in the amount of $67,326,000, with no required match for the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Grant (CDBG-DR) and for approval of signatory authority for Thao Costis, Executive Director, and Craig Atkins, Chief Financial Officer, as alternate, to execute contracts and amendments in connection with this grant award and future contracts and amendments regarding Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnership, Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) and Community Development Block Grant Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) grant awards. |
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4/10/2025 |
103 |
Approval to submit CDBG-DR Action Plan to HUD |
Location:
Address (if applicable): TBD
Precinct(s): Countywide
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Anticipated Court Date: 4/16/2026
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): Click or tap to enter a date.
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Disaster Recovery related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Rupa Sen, Assistant Director, Harris County Housing Finance Corporation
Attachments (if applicable): Court Order