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Presentation, discussion, and possible action on an appeal of the termination of Trinity East Senior (25090)
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RECOMMENDED ACTION
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WHEREAS, Trinity East Senior is a 2025 9% Housing Tax Credit Application that requests $2,000,000 in Competitive Housing Tax Credits for the new construction of 90 affordable units in Houston;
WHEREAS, staff terminated the Application on April 1, 2025, due to the presence of a Neighborhood Risk Factor under 10 TAC ?11.101(a)(3)(D)(ii) relating to Part I violent crime rates exceeding acceptable thresholds;
WHEREAS, an appeal of the termination was timely submitted on April 8, 2025, asserting that crime-reduction efforts and neighborhood revitalization initiatives underway in the Third Ward community should reasonably support continued eligibility;
WHEREAS, after the meeting of the Governing Board held on May 8, 2025, staff issued an Administrative Deficiency that requested the Applicant to provide clarification on the proposed crime mitigation strategies, to which the Applicant timely and satisfactorily responded; and
WHEREAS, based on the clarified mitigation provided by the Applicant, staff believes that there is a reasonable expectation that the crime rate will fall to an acceptable level within two years;
NOW, therefore, it is hereby
RESOLVED, that the appeal of the termination of Trinity East Senior is granted.
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BACKGROUND
This matter was originally presented to the Governing Board with a neutral recommendation at the meeting held on May 8, 2025. The original background from that item is available at the end of this report for context. The following is a summary of the matter, as well as the events and updates that have occurred since that meeting.
Trinity East Senior is a 2025 9% Housing Tax Credit Application that proposes the new construction of 90 affordable units in Houston's Third Ward. The Application was terminated by staff due to the high crime rate of the neighborhood, which triggers a...
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