Primary Department: County Engineer
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Milton Rahman, PhD, P.E., PMP, CFM, ENV SP, County Engineer
Secondary Department: Commissioner, Precinct 2
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: Adrian Garcia, Commissioner Precinct 2
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Grant - Award
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Houston-Galveston Area Council
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: Exempt - Interlocal/Cooperative Agreement
Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): Grantor does not allow indirect cost capture
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by the Office of the County Engineer for approval to accept from Houston-Galveston Area Council grant funds in the amount of $200,000, with a local match of $50,000 provided by Precinct 2, for the South Belt Livable Center Study and that the County Judge execute an interlocal agreement with Houston-Galveston Area Council to conduct the South Belt Livable Center Study.
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Background and Discussion:
The South Belt Livable Center Study was selected for federal grant funds in the amount of $200,000 with a local match of $50,000 through the Houston-Galveston Area Council's (H-GAC) FY2025-28 Livable Centers Cycle 7 Call for Study Sponsors. H-GAC's Transportation Policy Council approved the study recommendation in the October 25, 2024 Transportation Council Policy meeting. The project is in the South Belt area of Harris County, Precinct 2, with boundaries extending from Fuqua Road and I-45, down to Dixie Farm Road, and along the Harris County Precinct boundary with the City of Pearland. Blackhawk Blvd runs through the project area and is the focus of the livable centers study, which H-GAC will conduct. South Belt is an area of unincorporated Har...
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