Primary Department: Flood Control District
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Tina Petersen, Ph.D., P.E., Executive Director
Secondary Department: N/A
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: N/A
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Policy
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A - Not a grant item
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for approval of revised project lists for use in submitting applications for Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds totaling up to $322 million and CDBG-Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) funds totaling up to $541.8 million.
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Background and Discussion:
In November 2023, the Commissioners Court executed an agreement for both the CDBG-DR program (24-033-000-E072) and CDBG-MIT program (24-064-000-E151) including spending milestones and requested recurring updates on both programs.
On October 8, 2024, the Flood Control District provided its most recent status update on the CDBG program highlighting initiatives, priorities, regulatory uncertainties, and related lifecycle project impacts. As previously presented projects have progressed, certain projects have been found to no longer be viable, which requires approval by Commissioners Court of an updated project list. Replacement projects were identified by using the same methodology as the original list - either by selecting alternative projects (i.e., "below the funding line" projects) or focusing on project schedule and environmental readiness as two key metrics for selection.
Additional modifications to the project list are also being made to streamline project delivery by combing certain pro...
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