Request by Housing and Community Development for approval of a sixth amendment to an agreement with The Salvation Army of Greater Houston for Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) Preservation funded by $8,009,179.58 in American Rescue Plan Act 2021 (ARPA) Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) and Flex Funds, increasing by $400,875.11 in ARPA SLFRF reallocations; and approval to t

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Request by Housing and Community Development for approval of a sixth amendment to an agreement with The Salvation Army of Greater Houston for Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) Preservation funded by $8,009,179.58 in American Rescue Plan Act 2021 (ARPA) Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) and Flex Funds, increasing by $400,875.11 in ARPA SLFRF reallocations; and approval to transfer an additional $20,000 in ARPA SLFRF from Public Health Lead Screening to HCD ARPA_CHHP2 Labor Budget.

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.9/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).