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: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Discussion Item
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Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for discussion of recommendations for Harris County usage of Public Facility Corporations (PFC) for the purposes of creating and preserving affordable housing.
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Background and Discussion:
On February 6, 2025, Commissioners Court directed Harris County Housing and Community Development to work with relevant departments to develop guidelines and recommendations for the usage and approval of Public Facility Corporations for the purposes of developing and preserving affordable housing and to return to Commissioners Court with recommendations.
Prior to making these recommendations HCD staff met multiple times with and gathered input from Commissioners Court staff, researched best practices, reviewed existing PFC practices and spoke with industry experts related to PFCs.
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No immediate fiscal impact.
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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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Additional notes related to the Strategic Plan:
Creating a PFC and implementing the attached recommendations directly aligns with Goal 6: Help residents achieve housing stability and specifically aligns with Objective U: Build and preserve affordable housing, particularly for low-income families. The creation of a PFC will give the County an additional tool to create and preserve more affordable housing units. Creating a PFC will directly impact outcomes related to increasing the supply of affordable housing.
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Request for HCD to develop guidelines and recommendations for the usage and approval of Public Facility Corporations. |
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Precinct(s): Countywide
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Anticipated Court Date: 6/26/2025
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): PFC Recommendations Memo