Legislation Details

File #: 26-2040    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Grant Status: Passed
File created: 3/11/2026 In control: Commissioners Court
On agenda: 3/31/2026 Final action: 3/31/2026
Title: Request by the Office of the County Engineer for approval to accept from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development grant funds in the amount of $850,000, with no required match, for the Phase 2 of the Lauder Road Basin Hike and Bike Trail Community Project Funding in Precinct 2.
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): 23102MF2T501
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

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): 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 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development grant funds in the amount of $850,000, with no required match, for the Phase 2 of the Lauder Road Basin Hike and Bike Trail Community Project Funding in Precinct 2.
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Background and Discussion:
Phase 2 of the Lauder Road Basin Hike and Bike Trail Project will be located on the east side of the Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) channel from the 12600 block of Ladbroke Lane to 3115 Lauder Road in Houston. The grant project award of $850,000 is funded through the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (Public Law 118-42), where Congress made funding available for Community Project Funding (CPF). This CPF award is administered by U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

The agreement accompanying this award acceptance supersedes the agreement presented to Commissioners Court on September 18, 2025 as that version was not signed by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). HUD requested that the agreement presented herewith be executed in place of the pr...

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