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: Grant - Amendment
Project ID (if applicable): Z100-00-00-P033
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Federal Emergency Management Agency
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): HCFCD, HCTRA, HHS
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by the Flood Control District for approval to accept an amendment to an agreement with the Federal Emergency Management Agency to revise the statement of work for an FY2024 Flood Risk Area Visualization Tool (Project ID Z100-00-00-P033, Bond ID Z-10, Countywide).
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Background and Discussion:
This grant supports the development of a Flood Risk Area Visualization Tool. This tool will evaluate Harris County in 0.25 square mile grids, based on a weighted score, considering historical flooding and existing floodplains. This tool may be used as a planning or communication tool to identify at-risk areas of Harris County for audiences who make decisions related to the allocation of resources for addressing flood risk.
Expected Impact:
The Statement of Work will no longer explicitly include Social Vulnerability Index or Low to Moderate Income considerations, or Climate Informed Science Approach (CISA) floodplains as factors going into the scores that the tool uses to visualize flood risk areas.
Alternative Options:
The alternative would be to choose not to comply with the request for revision and risk losing $49,900 in grant funding.
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