Primary Department: Housing and Community Development
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Thao Costis
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Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Policy
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Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
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Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for approval of the Harris County Public Facility Corporation Articles of Incorporation and By-laws, appointment of the Board of Directors as follows: Lina Hidalgo; Rodney Ellis; Adrian Garcia; Neal Rackleff; and Lesley Briones, authorization for Housing and Community Development to expend up to $25,000 for related start-up costs, and further authorizing for the purpose of incentivizing the creation and provision of affordable housing in Harris County.
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Background and Discussion:
The Harris County Housing and Community Development Department (HCD) made a recommendation to Commissioners Court to create a Public Facility Corporation related to affordable housing which was approved on November 11, 2025.
Nominations for Directors of the Harris County Public Facility Corporation (HCPFC) have been confirmed by HCD and are subject to County Commissioners’ Court approval. There are at least three elected officials nominated to the Board in compliance with the draft Articles of Incorporation. The attached Articles of Incorporation and By-laws also need County Commissioners’ Court approval.
HCD is proposing that it initially staff the newly created HCPFC. At a future meeting of the HCPFC an interlocal agreement similar in nature to the interlocal between Harris County and the Harris County Housing Finance Corporation will be presented for consideration of the Board. In the interim there will be some start-up costs for which HCD has identified funds which can be used for this purpose. HCD requests authorization to transfer up to $25,000 to the HCPFC to cover these initial costs.
Expected Impact:
The fiscal impact is a $25,000 transfer of existing local funds from account 2402 to establish a bank account for the HCPFC and payment of start up expenses. No further additional local funds are anticipated for future HCPFC expenses.
Commissioners’ Court adopted the recommendation that the HCPFC starts with a pilot program of no more than 5 PFC transactions, then assess and report back to Commissioners’ Court with recommendations for future program design. The HCPFC would support the creation of hundreds of units of affordable housing with these first 5 projects and generate more than sufficient revenue to cover its ongoing operating costs.
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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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Prior Court Action (if any):
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11/13/25 |
107 |
Approval and authorization to form the Harris County Public Facility Corporation |
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6/26/25 |
94 |
Discussion only regarding: recommendations for Harris County usage of Public Facility Corporations (PFC) for the purposes of creating and preserving affordable housing. |
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2/6/25 |
270 |
Discussion only regarding: the development of guidelines and recommendations for the usage and approval of PFCs for the purposes of developing affordable housing. |
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Precinct(s): Countywide
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Anticipated Court Date: 12/11/2025
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): Click or tap to enter a date.
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or COVID-19 related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Tory Gunsolley, Chief Program Officer, Housing and Community Development
Attachments (if applicable): Draft HCPFC Articles of Incorporation, Draft HCPFC By-laws