Primary Department: Public Health Services
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Leah Barton - Executive Director
Secondary Department: N/A
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official:
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Award
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, Inc.
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 a Property Usage Agreement with the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, Inc. for use of the property located at 2400 Reed Road, Houston, Texas 77051 (Dick Graves Park), for field cage testing for mosquito control at no cost to the county.
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Background and Discussion:
Harris County Public Health’s Mosquito and Vector Control Division (hereinafter, “MVCD”) conducts pesticide resistance testing on mosquito populations that are among the primary vectors responsible for the transmission of mosquito-borne diseases within Harris County communities. This Property Usage Agreement with the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo (hereinafter, “HLSR”) provides MVCD with access to a secure, nearby location to conduct this testing. The agreement will support MVCD’s ongoing mosquito surveillance and vector control efforts and assist the County in monitoring pesticide resistance among mosquito populations of public health significance.
Expected Impact:
The results of pesticide resistance testing are critical to MVCD’s ability to identify effective mosquito control products for use in protecting the community from mosquito-borne pathogens, including West Nile virus, Saint Louis encephalitis virus, and Eastern equine encephalitis virus. Cont...
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