Primary Department: Housing and Community Development
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Thao Costis, Executive Director
Secondary Department: N/A
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: N/A
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Amendment
Project ID (if applicable): 2025-003a and 2025-004c
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Harris County Public Health
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): N/A
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 two (2) first amendments to agreements with Harris County Public Health (HCPH) to revised Exhibit B, Budget for the Neighborhood Nuisance Abatement Project and the Lead-Based Paint Abatement Project funded with Program Year (PY) 2025 Community Development Block Grant Entitlement (CDBG-EN) funds.
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Background and Discussion:
On June 26, 2025, Harris County Commissioners Court approved the PY2025 Annual Action Plan for Entitlement funds, which included the Harris County Clearance and Demolition and Lead-Based Paint Abatement Programs. These programs are supported by the above-mentioned project activities.
On September 18, 2025, Commissioners Court approved the two (2) Community Development Block Grant Entitlement (CDBG-EN) funded agreements with the Harris County Public Health Department (HCPH) for the (1) Neighborhood Nuisance Abatement (NNA) Project in the amount of $190,000.00 to identify, investigate and abate 15 abandoned unsafe structures; and (2) the Lead-Based Paint Abatement (LBP) Project in the amount of $300,000.00 to reduce lead-based paint hazards by remediation in 20 single-family housing units in Harris
County.
The First Agreement Amendments will increase CDBG-EN funds...
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