Primary Department: Flood Control District
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Marus Y. Stuckett, P.E., CFM, Executive Director
Secondary Department: N/A
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: N/A
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Award
Project ID (if applicable): Q700-01-00-Y002
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Houston-Galveston Area Council
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): HCFCD, HCTRA, HHS
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by the Flood Control District for approval to accept from the Houston-Galveston Area Council grant funds in the amount of $5,325,861.83 with a local match of $750,000, for the Community Development Block Grant Mitigation, Crosby Eastgate Mitigation Bank Project (Cedar Bayou Watershed, Bond ID F-48, Project ID Q700-01-00-Y002, Precinct 3).
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Background and Discussion:
The Flood Control District has been sub-awarded a grant from the Houston-Galveston Area Council (HGAC). This project is the Crosby Eastgate Mitigation Bank which was selected for funding by HGAC as a subrecipient of their Community Development Block Grant - Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) grant award. The proposed Crosby East Gate Mitigation Bank site is approximately 240 acres and is adjacent to Cedar Bayou. The basic goal of the proposed project is to restore pre-channelization hydrological and ecological site conditions on the bank area. In addition, it will enhance approximately 70 acres of established wetlands and re-establish approximately 85 additional acres of wetland at the site. $750,000 of available local funding through other funds (non-bond CIP funding) will be used to complete the engineering design and acquisition for Q700-01-00-Y002. It is es...
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