Primary Department: Flood Control District
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Dr. Tina Petersen
Secondary Department: N/A
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: N/A
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Supplemental RCA
Type of Request: Interlocal Agreement
Project ID: Z100-00-00-P044
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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 by the Flood Control District for approval to provide additional funding to the United States Army Corps of Engineers in an amount not to exceed a total of $500,000, with $425,000 to be authorized for federal activities as described in Agreement No. 2024-25 and $75,000 to be authorized for technical assistance as described in Agreement No. 2024-26 to support Phase 1 of the SAFER Study and to continue with the two Memoranda of Agreement executed on June 4, 2024 (Bond ID Z-08).
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Background and Discussion:
The Solutions for Advancing Floodplain Evaluation and Resilience (SAFER) Study is a new feasibility study that the Flood Control District has initiated, following Section 203 of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 1986 as amended by Section 161 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. ? 2231). The goals of this study effort are to reduce flood risks and strengthen resiliency within Harris County, and to better prepare the region to withstand the flood risks of today and those of the foreseeable future.
Two Memoranda of Agreement were established with the Flood Control District (approved in Commissioner's Court on June 4, 2024) to provide funding for USACE to provide model review and NEPA compliance, as well as providin...
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