Primary Department: County Engineer
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Milton Rahman, PhD, P.E., PMP, CFM, ENV SP, County Engineer
Secondary Department: Commissioner, Precinct 4
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: Commissioner Lesley Briones
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Grant - Award
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): 0
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): 0
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): 0
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): Infrastructure (Design, Construction, Maintenance)
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by the Office of the County Engineer for approval to accept from the United States Department of Transportation grant funds in the amount of $2,000,000, with a required match of $500,000 from Precinct 4, for the FY 2024-2026 Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program, I-10 Inner Katy Cap Park Study.
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Background and Discussion:
The Reconnecting Communities Program (RCP) provides federal funding to advance planning efforts that address transportation infrastructure that has historically divided communities. Commissioners Court previously authorized acceptance of funding to support the I-10 Inner Katy Cap Park Study, which will evaluate the feasibility of constructing a cap over the I-10 Inner Katy Corridor to improve connectivity between neighborhoods in the Greater Heights, Memorial Park, and Rice Military areas. The I-10 Inner Katy Cap Park Study will assess the feasibility of creating a community supported Cap Park over the I-10 Inner Katy Corridor, between UP Railroad line closer to the Houston Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) and Yale Street (about 3.2 miles). The proposal includes capping the highway to support an urban park, mixed-use development, and mu...
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