Legislation Details

File #: 25-7081    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Contract - Amendment Status: Passed
File created: 10/29/2025 In control: Commissioners Court
On agenda: 11/13/2025 Final action: 11/13/2025
Title: Request by Housing and Community Development for approval of the first amendment to an agreement with Memorial Assistance Ministries, Inc., reallocating $250,000 from Architectural/Engineering Design Services; $25,000.00 from the Surveying, Testing and Inspections line item; and $40,000.00 from A/E Administration and Inspection line item to adequately cover the cost of construction with a $0.00 overall impact on the project's ARPA funded budget for The Building Construction to Expand Programs project.
Attachments: 1. First Amendment_MAM

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): CFI-006                     

Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Memorial Assistance Ministries, Inc. - Building Construction to Expand Programs

 

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 by Housing and Community Development for approval of the first amendment to an agreement with Memorial Assistance Ministries, Inc., reallocating $250,000 from Architectural/Engineering Design Services; $25,000.00 from the Surveying, Testing and Inspections line item; and $40,000.00 from A/E Administration and Inspection line item to adequately cover the cost of construction with a $0.00 overall impact on the project’s ARPA funded budget for The Building Construction to Expand Programs project.

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Background and Discussion:

The scope of the project is to use ARPA funding to construct a new building, located at 1625 Blalock Road, that will provide financial empowerment to individuals.

 

This project seeks to provide financial empowerment programming for individuals disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Construction will increase MAM’s capacity to deliver financial education, coaching, financial assistance, public benefits application assistance, access to basic healthcare, and workforce development.

 

With the requested budgetary shifts, the revised totals are A/E Administration/Inspection $40,000.00 and Construction line item is $2,040,000.00 in ARPA funds.

 

Expected Impact:

There is no new fiscal impact with this request. A total of 425 people will be served by these services.

 

Alternative Options:

N/A

 

County Strategic Plan Goal:  2. Connect our community with safe, reliable, equitably distributed, and well-maintained infrastructure.

County Strategic Plan Objective: H: Improve the condition and resilience of County transportation, flood control, and other infrastructure.

Justice/Safety Initiative (Goal 1):  N/A

Infrastructure Initiative (Goal 2):  N/A

Economy Initiative (Goal 3): N/A

Health Initiative (Goal 4): N/A

Climate/Resilience Initiative (Goal 5): N/A

Housing Initiative (Goal 6): N/A

 

Additional notes related to the Strategic Plan:

 

Prior Court Action (if any):

Date

Agenda Item #

Action Taken

11/12/2024

24-7058

Agreement between Harris County and Memorial Associate Ministries, Inc.

 

Location:

Address (if applicable): 1625 Blalock Road

Precinct(s): Precinct 3

 

Fiscal and Personnel Summary

Service Name

 

 

 

Current Fiscal Year Cost

Annual Fiscal Cost

 

Labor

Non-Labor

Total

Recurring Expenses

Funding Sources

 

Existing Budget

 

 

 

 

2651 - American Rescue Plan 2021

$

$315,000

$

$

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$

$

$

$

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$

$

$

$

Total Existing Budget

$

$315,000

$

$

Additional Budget Request (Requires Fiscal Review Request Form)

 

Choose an item.

$

$

$

$

Choose an item.

$

$

$

$

Choose an item.

$

$

$

$

Total Additional Budget Request

$

$

$

$

Total Funding Sources

$

$

$

$

Grants - Proposed Budget (For Grants Items only)

 

Labor

Non-Labor

Total

No. of Grant Years

Local Match Source - Existing Budget: Choose an item.

$

$

$

 

Local Match Source - Additional Budget Request: Choose an item.

$

$

$

 

Grant Funds Applied for/Awarded (Total)

$

$

$

 

Personnel (Fill out section only if requesting new Position Control Numbers (PCN)s)

 

Current Position Count for Service

-

-

-

-

Additional Positions Request

-

-

-

-

Total Personnel

-

-

-

-

 

County Attorney’s Office Legal Review (for Harris County Code Items only)

CAO Reviewer Name and Title

 

CAO Review Completion Date

Click or tap to enter a date.

 

Anticipated Court Date: 11/13/2025

 

Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): Click or tap to enter a date.

 

Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: ARPA related item

 

Contact(s) name, title, department: Crystal L. Keller, Senior PFI Investments Manager

 

Attachments (if applicable): Amendment