HomeMy WebLinkAboutIR 9175 INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 9175
To the Mayor and Members of the City Council January 26, 2010
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• SUBJECT: Approve Expenditure of an Amount Not to Exceed $500,000.00 of
Community Development Block Grant(CDBG) Funding for the Acquisition of
Land and Demolition of Structures Prior to Construction of 134 Permanent
Supportive Housing Units for the Tarrant County Samaritan House.
Samaritan House Villages at Vickery Protect
Staff recommends that City Council approve expenditure of up to $500,000.00 of CDBG funding
to the Samaritan House of Tarrant County for the acquisition of land and demolition of structures
prior to the construction of 134 units of permanent supportive housing for low income residents.
Tarrant County Samaritan House (Samaritan House) was formed in 1991 and has provided
supportive housing units to residents of low to moderate income. Currently, Samaritan House
operates "Villages at Samaritan House" which provides housing options for its residents in both
60 single-occupancy units and 66 one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartment units. On September
9, 2009 (M&C C-23766), Samaritan House was awarded $269,000 in Housing Opportunities for
Persons With AIDS (HOPWA) funds for operating as a non-profit agency that provides housing
assistance and related supportive services to persons with AIDS.
Samaritan House is developing "The Villages at Vickery", a 134-unit permanent supportive multl-
family housing project. The "Villages at Vickery" is located in the Como neighborhood community
and is in the Ridglea/Como Neighborhood Empowerment Zone (NEZ). The proposed site is
approximately 3 acres and lies within the boundaries of West Vickery Boulevard, Home Street,
Faron Street and Shiloh Drive. A motel is currently located within the site at the intersection of
Home St and West Vickery Blvd. The acquisition and demolition of the property is estimated to
begin in the spring of 2010 and construction of housing units will follow in the fall of 2010.
These units will be made available to low-moderate income clients unable to afford permanent
housing due to homelessness status, illness, loss of employment or other dire financial
circumstances, and to those recently released from the penal system.
"Villages at Vickery" residents will have on-site access to free services which include prepared
meals, substance abuse counseling, workforce training, financial management classes, home
health care, transportation, and social service case management.
The project is located in COUNCIL DISTRICT 7 and serves ALL COUNCIL DISTRICTS.
Staff will place an M&C on the February 9, 2010 Agenda for Council Consideration.
If you have any questions, please contact Jay Chapa, Director of Housing and Economic
Development at (817) 392-7540
Da • A. Fls I , P.E.
City Manager
ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS