Bill > PR26-0067

This resolution declares an emergency to approve a 20-year contract between the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) and Jubilee Housing, Inc. for a reentry housing project located at 1721-1725 Kalorama Road, NW, which will provide 44 units of supportive housing, with 18 units permanently affordable to households earning 30% of the median family income. The contract is valued at $1.4 million for Fiscal Year 2025 and totals $33,679,648 over its 20-year term. The emergency declaration is necessary because the contract exceeds $1 million during a 12-month period and requires Council approval under the District of Columbia Home Rule Act. The project is considered high-merit due to its unique approach of creating a continuum of housing and supportive services specifically targeted for returning citizens in the Mid-City Planning area. The resolution stems from an amended Consolidated Request for Proposals that added funding for sponsor-based reentry housing projects, authorized by the Fiscal Year 2022 budget and the Reentry Housing and Services Program Act of 2021. The Council determines that expedited approval is crucial to enable timely implementation of these important reentry housing units and supportive services.

https://lims.dccouncil.gov/Legislation/PR26-0067