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): Federal Transit Administration
MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWDBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by Housing and Community Development for approval to submit an application to the U.S. Department of Transportation for grant funds in the amount of $560,000, with a discretionary match of $140,000 via Transportation Development Credits (TDCs), for the FY 2024 Low or No Emission Program.
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Background and Discussion:
In February 2006, the Harris County Housing and Community Development (HCD) partnered with The Goodman Corporation to finalize a Comprehensive Transit Strategy. By June of the same year, Commissioners Court granted HCD authority over all non-infrastructure Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Transit funds. Subsequently, HCD's Transportation Division obtained approval from the Metropolitan Planning Organization and Harris County METRO to qualify as an additional recipient of FTA Section 5307 funds, paving the way to access up to $4.5 million annually in Federal Grant funds for transportation initiatives in Harris County. This led to the establishment of the Office of Transit Services (Harris County Transit) under Harris County HCD to oversee transit projects. Collaborations with the City of Baytown and Houston METRO resulted in successful Park and Ride programs and fixed route services launched in Baytown, La Porte, and Pasadena, beginning in October 2007, July 2008, and January 2010 respectively.
Federal regulations mandate that all public transit agencies offering fixed bus route services must ...
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