Austin Boosts Housing, Repair Programs
- Approved significant funding and annual contracts for various housing programs.
- A $1 million contract was granted to the Austin Area Urban League for emergency home repairs.
- Expanded tenant-based rental assistance was approved through a contract with the Housing Authority of the City of Austin.
- Multiple contracts were greenlit to undertake home repairs using G.O. Bond funds.
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City Council Austin Housing Finance Corporation (AHFC) Transcript – 9/22/2015
Title: ATXN 24/7 Recording Channel: 6 - ATXN Recorded On: 9/22/2016 6:00:00 AM Original Air Date: 9/22/2016 Transcript Generated by SnapStream ================================== [4:56:50 PM] I'm going to call to order the Austin housing finance corporation meeting, time is 4:57 today September 22, 2016. We're in the city council chambers. You want to walk us through our agenda? >> Thank you, board members. Rosie truelove, treasurer of the Austin housing finance corporation. What we have today are a number of our annual contracts for expenditures. The number 1 on the agenda -- sorry, my book seems to have lost the actual agenda so I'm gonna go through each individual item. The first one is for our housing and urban development funds. Sorry, thank you, Rebecca. For various programs under -- thank you. Authorizing negotiation and execution of a one- year service agreement with the city of Austin, which is the companion item to the one you already approved today. Number 2 is a contract with the Austin area urban league for a million dollars for the emergency home repair program. Item number 3 is a contract with the housing authority of the city of Austin to fund a tenant-based rental assistance program. Item 4 is our G.O. Bond repair contract with seven individual contractors and I officer all of these on consent. >> Mayor Adler: Is there a motion to approve the consent agenda?
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Mayor pro tem moves. Ms. Houston seconds. Any discussion? Those in favor of the consent agenda please raise your hand. Those opposed? Everyone on the dais -- >> Zimmerman: I'm abstaining. >> Mayor Adler: Mr. Zimmerman abstaining. Mr. Casar off the dais. That gives us eight votes in favor. Is that all our business. >> That's all our business. Thank you. >> Mayor Adler: Then I adjourn the meeting, and I now bring us back into the regular meeting.