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James Hong, chair of the Public Engagement Task Force, reported progress on a district-level graphic and sample communications materials and asked staff for a centralized file location where commissioners and the public can find consolidated materials. \"We can add data to so that it's ready to go,\" he said, referring to the new graphic that will allow district-level statistics to be displayed for public consumption.

Vice Chair Tranika Brown summarized a March 6 Racial Equity Task Force event at the South Dallas Cultural Center that drew strong community turnout, included city and continuum-of-care representatives, and produced follow-ups on resident concerns such as 3-1-1 responsiveness at recent street-to-home sites. \"We had an overwhelming response,\" Brown said, and she reported that attendees with specific questions were contacted and that staff verified follow-up actions on requested sites.

Krisha Kleinhoff, co-chair of the Data Drives Initiative Task Force, said the group did not meet quorum at its last meeting but is addressing a city memo that realigns certain operational responsibilities. Commissioners were told that decommissioning operations are moving under the Office of Emergency Management and that a Dallas Street Response reorganization will be presented to City Council in early May. Staff described new metrics in the memo as \"super encouraging\" and said task forces will track how the reorganization affects operational metrics.

Public engagement and data task forces also asked for monthly data promised to the commission and a clearer update cadence for the CHC website. Commissioners discussed using a CHC landing page and QR code to make materials and maps available to the public. Several commissioners volunteered to host district site visits and encampment briefings with city staff and private partners to ground task force work in neighborhood conditions.

Ending: The commission scheduled further briefings on the DSR reorganization and asked staff to provide the promised monthly data and an accessible repository for materials ahead of the planned HMIS-focused commission retreat.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Dallas - Citizen Homeless Commission - Apr 17, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Citizen Homelessness Commission received task force updates from public engagement, racial equity and data initiatives and was told the city's decommissioning strategy is being realigned from the Office of Homeless Solutions to the Office of Emergency Management's crisis response function.","taxTitle","Dallas, Dallas County, Texas","taxId",2781,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6595118,"OHS transfers two properties to city real estate unit; 4150 Fort Worth Ave. remains under homelessness programs",348,1570000,1918000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3042954-5b1cbb60830e99d001d77d65dff804d0&start=1570&end=1918","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3042954-5b1cbb60830e99d001d77d65dff804d0/thumbnail_1570000.jpg","/articles/6595118/Dallas/Dallas-County/Texas/OHS-transfers-two-properties-to-city-real-estate-unit-4150-Fort-Worth-Ave-remains-under-homelessness-programs","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6595118-c696f87e32202a8d0a83f26612be42a2/orig.mp4?Expires=1771154868&Signature=bS-~eDaqVG-z4nk7~PsHv~p0hr9orn7nyTQ1lEAWDx8XZqhRoJQ~KU7wejb~NzJLcTsSifvkhMykXgf7rQQrZgHkkw0fB~JL5Imj92xSQc3IpDk5xAHGfR9~r3z4GsWUNJFFoBzeAqVzxDCBw92sekJpvwMiz3d5lWn-4ijSzcmL~9~SEaaAhgGBtHdQrohzKUfz5M18QFb9yizkoe8W~N9ur8dGrA5QYytiL6QiM67UXtWWxwm3Ce4r5qa4LDBA1SBWACokVLe0SvAVbArLdXRprAywO2Z8KimygzTlnZu2uwvYsC1kdP7cFokjXyWm-jzMrBOAoDeOuCmVeZF6gQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Office of Homeless Solutions updated the Citizen Homelessness Commission on property work and said two formerly listed homelessness properties will move to the city's real estate pipeline while one property remains under homelessness programming as it completes environmental review.

Director Christine Crosley said Vantage Point has \"rolled off\" the properties memo after reaching the city's vacancy threshold and that two addresses — 44150 Independence Drive and 2929 South Hampton — are transitioning to the Government Performance and Financial Management (GPFM) department to be managed as real estate properties. Crosley said that if programming or services are required, OHS or Health and Human Services will still provide input, but the properties will be handled through the city's real estate processes.

Crosley said 4150 Fort Worth Ave. remains under OHS and HHS because the real estate work on that site is nearly complete and the item is moving through environmental review. She said staff expect to complete the final steps and close that property soon.

The properties memo now includes a map of major homelessness projects by council district and a list of larger city-owned sites that have been reviewed. Crosley told the commission the office is also developing an interactive heat map of homelessness services across the city in partnership with the Data Business Initiatives (DBI) team. The office plans the heat map to include nonprofits and city providers (excluding domestic-violence locations) and said a preliminary version could be ready in \"a month or two,\" though the timeline depends on inputs and coordination with partner departments.

Commissioners asked what level of detail the map would contain, whether it would include hospitals such as Parkland, and how frequently the CHC website and related data would be refreshed. Staff said the map would be iterated after feedback and that additional briefings could be scheduled when the interactive product is ready.

Ending: Commissioners requested a future briefing focused specifically on the heat map and asked staff to share details on data sources and update schedules so commissioners and the public can access consolidated materials.","The Office of Homeless Solutions told commissioners it will move two properties to the city's real estate management for disposition, keep 4150 Fort Worth Ave. under homelessness programming while environmental review completes, and is developing a citywide service heat map with the Data Business Initiatives team.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6595122,"Dallas commission reviews $5.5 million ARPA package to continue Streets to Home initiative",636,288000,924000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3042954-5b1cbb60830e99d001d77d65dff804d0&start=288&end=924","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3042954-5b1cbb60830e99d001d77d65dff804d0/thumbnail_288000.jpg","/articles/6595122/Dallas/Dallas-County/Texas/Dallas-commission-reviews-55-million-ARPA-package-to-continue-Streets-to-Home-initiative","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6595122-654087f74c53522a153443b29fb64603/orig.mp4?Expires=1771154868&Signature=XqgzDkmJ1v9dRVXQKSe7TOorFABDiP7lV75f1QSNA6af5O79uRfvCwqC7UM60J-4n07mqChd0EeZ6NZeF-tG~4ZZC3m5vOIe2l-leWgr~BZX6DFIFA3uM87RDVFKTconTA8z9njCvZqVKctxKh~z6qYIYFuwmbZIjCeof0z8yDpONTBWA-txEEvKpMhPN4zCyfyCt-sWUPgtu-kW8a~CsYjwfaObArim4CQr8N~9ghWZ54vd7y25hizyYsGs3Sl15ygXSU0BQc5jKXXp6wnk6VWS3C73XOUK~kNiVnFqitacsKeK3wYJnw0EMiP6Asn6eTeXnKAfck3068UnfEHvMQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Citizen Homelessness Commission on Thursday reviewed a City of Dallas contract forecast that would send about $5,500,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funding to continue the Streets to Home initiative, with the City Council scheduled to consider the item next week.

The briefing, delivered by Christine Crosley, Director of the Office of Homeless Solutions, described the funding as a three-part package. Crosley said the city issued an early tranche in February — $2,500,000 drawn from ARPA redevelopment funds that required fewer restrictions — and two additional federal-ARPA contracts are ready to come forward, described in the briefing as roughly $1,000,000 and $1,900,000. Those sums bring the total for the package to about $5,500,000 that will be passed through to the Continuum of Care and subcontracted to local providers to house people experiencing unsheltered homelessness.

Crosley said the later tranches are \"pure federal\" ARPA dollars that required more contract work: \"Because those are pure federal contracts, they needed a lot more work. ... So show good faith. We know that there's an emergency. Let's get the 2.5 out that we can in February, and then we'll come later in the spring with the funding that is pure ARPA.\" She added the funds are intended to support rental assistance and the supportive services that accompany housing.

Supportive services, Crosley told commissioners, are the case management paired with rental assistance and related tertiary services such as HMIS data entry, job or health referrals and other wraparound help. \"Supportive services are the case management that comes with the housing,\" she said.

Commissioners asked about federal funding stability after recent national coverage about potential federal policy changes. Crosley said the city's award is obligated and, \"we don't have any indication that they're not going to honor what they've already committed to.\" She and commissioners noted the office is tracking federal developments and the City will reassess beyond the current award period.

The briefing said the initial operational priority for this package is to \"fully decommission downtown\" encampments and then shift outreach and housing placement work elsewhere in the city based on need and available resources. Commissioners pressed for data to measure results: one asked when the results of the January point-in-time count would be available and Crosley said the forthcoming State of Homelessness presentation — scheduled for May 20 — will present a richer dataset alongside the point-in-time numbers.

No formal vote on the contract package occurred at the commission meeting; several commissioners voiced support for sending the item to City Council. The item appears on the City Council agenda next week for consideration.

Ending: The commission asked staff to continue reporting program and outcome data, including HMIS metrics and point-in-time results, as the City prepares the contracts for Council consideration.","The Citizen Homelessness Commission heard a briefing on a City Council item that would pass roughly $5.5 million in ARPA funds to the Continuum of Care to continue the Streets to Home program, funding rental assistance and supportive services with an initial focus on decommissioning downtown encampments.","actionData","errors"]

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Commission task forces report progress; decommissioning strategy moves to Office of Emergency Management

OHS transfers two properties to city real estate unit; 4150 Fort Worth Ave. remains under homelessness programs

Dallas commission reviews $5.5 million ARPA package to continue Streets to Home initiative