Potter County staff presented a recommendation from the county ARPA advisory committee to amend two interlocal agreements tied to Saint Anthony’s senior living project (the Emerald project) to extend the deadline by which the developer must obtain a certificate of occupancy to Dec. 31, 2025.

The extension request was described as matching an extension the developer received from the Texas Department of Housing (referenced in the transcript as TBHCA) and aligning the county’s contractual timeline with state tax-credit deadlines. Staff said Crossroads Housing Development Corporation and another entity (Roseanne Avenue’s house in 2020) have separate agreements for the same project and that both agreements would need amendment.

Committee recommendation and logistics: a staff member read the Potter County ARPA committee recommendation that the commissioners approve amendments to the interlocal agreements to extend the certificate-of-occupancy deadline until Dec. 31, 2025. The same staff member said the judge had authorized use of e-signatures to execute the amended documents if the court approves the extension.

Questions from commissioners: commissioners asked whether elevator work would require additional funds and where the elevator replacement money would come from. Staff replied that the developer had been somewhat over budget and would need to cover elevator costs; staff noted the developer expects to start leasing in late September and said TBHCA had approved a parallel extension to Dec. 31.

Why it matters: extending the county deadline would preserve the developer’s ability to meet state housing tax-credit timing and the county’s interlocal obligations while the project finishes construction. The recommendation links local ARPA-funded commitments and tax-credit timelines managed by the state housing agency.

Court action: the staff read the ARPA committee recommendation and asked if the court had questions. The transcript captures the recommendation and commissioner questions but does not show a later recorded vote on the specific amendment during the meeting segment provided.

Background names: staff referenced Ken Hansen's group at the state housing agency and Crossroads Housing Development Corporation as the developer partners.