Department: County Administration
Department Head/Elected Official: Diana Ramirez, County Administrator
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Position
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): N/A
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 for approval of one position to assist in administering and implementing EPA's Solar For All grant effective July 27, 2024.
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Background and Discussion:
This position will assist in the overall organization of Solar For All including, budgeting and workplan development and reporting to EPA. Administration of the overall statewide grant including Harris County's sub-recipients. Developing internal and external reporting requirement with EPA and with the Solar For All Coalition. Designing and implementing a compliance process with internal and external partners, and advising on the development of programs and projects within the grant.
This position will be grant funded by the Solar For All grant for five years. The Solar For All funding is anticipated to be accepted in September of 2024. To get a head start on recruiting a candidate for this position we are requestion that we create it in the general fund. We will use this authority only to advertise for the position. We will not use general funds to hire. If for some reason the County does not receive the Solar For All funding to pay for this position we will not fill it and will eliminate the position.
Expected Impact:
Both in developing the final SFA outcome metrics (including; number of households impacted, annual and total savings achieved, number of MW of solar & storage developed) and in reporting these metrics to EPA and to wider local stakeholders.
Alternative Options:
Existing staff can take up these responsibilities b...
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