Legislation Details

File #: 24-1405    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Grant Status: Passed
File created: 3/12/2024 In control: Commissioners Court
On agenda: 3/26/2024 Final action: 3/26/2024
Title: Request for approval of the eleventh amendment to the 2017 Hurricane Harvey CDBG-DR Contract (19-147-002-B490) with the Texas General Land Office (GLO) to reduce funding for the Harris County Disaster Recovery Program Projects contract using Texas Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (TXCDBG-DR) Harvey Round 1 funding.
Department: Housing and Community Development
Department Head/Elected Official: Thao Costis, Executive Director

Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA

Type of Request: Grant

Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Texas General Land Office

MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWDBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal is not 0% and is listed above

Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for approval of the eleventh amendment to the 2017 Hurricane Harvey CDBG-DR Contract (19-147-002-B490) with the Texas General Land Office (GLO) to reduce funding for the Harris County Disaster Recovery Program Projects contract using Texas Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (TXCDBG-DR) Harvey Round 1 funding.
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Background and Discussion:
To reduce the funding from $886,017,959.50 to $884,290,631.91. A portion of the $1,727,327.59 ($1,580,687.59) in CDBG-DR funds was temporary reduce from the cancelled Harris County Engineering Drainage Improvements Project (Carol Drive) and will be reallocated to Pasadena Drainage Improvements for Armand Bayou Upper Reaches Project in the Amendment 12 from the GLO. The remaining $146,640.00 in CDBG-DR funds is for GLO to contract a technical assistance provider for additional six months to assist the county with grant processing and closeout. The following attachment were revised: Project Budget and Performance Statements throughout programs.

Expected Impact:
To provide recovery for areas impacting by Hurricane Harvey in Harris County. The fiscal impact of this amendment is a temporary reduction in CDBG-DR Harvey grant to be restored in next Amendment.

Alternative Options:
N/A

Alignment with Goal(s):
_ Justice and Safety
_ Economic Opportunity
X Housing
_ Public Health
_ Transportation
X Flooding
_ Environment
_ Governance and Customer Service

Prior Court Action (if any):
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