Primary Department: County Engineer
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Milton Rahman, PhD, P.E., PMP, CFM, ENV SP, County Engineer
Secondary Department: N/A
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: Not applicable
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Public Necessity
Project ID (if applicable): 24035MF36Q01
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Any applicable landowner and/or property interest holder
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): Not applicable
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): Not applicable
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): Not applicable
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 a certain project, decreeing the project to be a public necessity and convenience, directing the Harris County Real Property Division to acquire, one (1) fee simple tract for the public project known as Riverside Health and Safety Complex - New Construction - 2023, for the purpose of construction of an administrative building and new parking center for Public Health, UPIN 24035MF36Q01, Precinct 1.
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Background and Discussion:
On March 13, 2018, Commissioners Court authorized the purchase of Riverside General Hospital located at 3204 Ennis Street, Houston, Texas 77004. The project is backed by grant funding from Houston Endowment for the purchase of the original Riverside General Hospital historic site with three buildings on the National Register of Historic Places. If this project is approved to go forward as requested, it is anticipated that the site will be the new headquarters for Harris County Public Health (HCPH) and the ACCESS Harris initiative that will bring valuable preventative care and wrap-around services to the Third Ward community. On August 10th, 2021, Commissioners Court approved Sheriff's Office (HCSO) Inv...
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