Primary Department: County Administration
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Jesse Dickerson, Interim County Administrator
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Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Interlocal Agreement
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): City of Houston
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MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
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Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by the Office of County Administration for the approval and execution of a cost-sharing agreement with the City of Houston for reimbursement of costs for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERA) technical assistance and compliance support provided by Hagerty Consulting, Inc. in the amount of $22,141.35.
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Background and Discussion:
Commissioners Court approved the Houston-Harris County Emergency Rental Assistance Program in February 2021 after the U.S. Treasury Department established the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERA), funded by Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) and American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds. The program ended in November 2023, and the remaining ERA2 funds were transferred to the Housing and Community Development Department.
An amendment to the existing contract with Hagerty Consulting, Inc. was approved in December 2024 to provide technical assistance and compliance support for a Treasury Office of the Inspector General (OIG) and Office of Capital Access (OCA) request related to the ERA program. As Harris County was under an OIG desk review for the ERA program, Treasury OCA requested that both Houston and Harris County review 1,797 address groupings for potential duplicative assistance bet...
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