City staff update council on pallet‑home transitional community, TxDOT demolition and operator RFP

Aug 24, 2026

Staff reported three concurrent tracks to advance a transitional pallet‑home community: a TxDOT ground‑lease and demolition track, cost estimates with Pallet/JPI for infrastructure and units, and an RFP to select an operator; ground‑lease approval from TxDOT and procurement review remain outstanding.

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Staff told the committee that the transitional pallet‑home project is advancing on three simultaneous tracks: (1) negotiating an MOU/ground lease with TxDOT, which has begun remediation and selective abatement of structures; (2) cost estimation and site infrastructure planning with Pallet and JPI; and (3) an RFP for an operator/manager of the site to be released in the next few weeks.

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