Legislation Details

File #: 24-3470    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Commercial Paper Status: Passed
File created: 5/24/2024 In control: Commissioners Court
On agenda: 6/4/2024 Final action: 6/4/2024
Title: Request for approval of commercial paper funding for the Office of the County Engineer for the Fire, Life Safety, and Electrical System Repair and Renovations Countywide project in the additional amount of $1,000,000 for a total CP funding of $13,575,000.

Department: Management and Budget

Department Head/Elected Official: Daniel Ramos, Executive Director

 

Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA

Type of Request: Commercial Paper

 

Project ID (if applicable): MF0DU

Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): N/A

 

MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A

MWDBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A

Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal:  N/A - Goal not applicable to request

 

Request Summary (Agenda Caption):

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Request for approval of commercial paper funding for the Office of the County Engineer for the Fire, Life Safety, and Electrical System Repair and Renovations Countywide project in the additional amount of $1,000,000 for a total CP funding of $13,575,000.

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Background and Discussion:

Commercial Paper Series D can be used for (1) construction of public works, (2) the purchase of automobiles, equipment and machinery, including computers, materials and supplies for the operation of the County’s precincts and departments (3) Professional services, including services provided by engineers, architects, attorneys, auditors, financial advisors, and fiscal agents, in connection with the contractual obligations described in (1) and (2).

 

Commercial Paper is being requested for the Fire, Life Safety, and Electrical System Repair and Renovations Countywide project and is expected to be repaid within the next three fiscal years either through bonds, budgetary means or pay-as-you-go sources.  This is for approval for allocation of commercial paper for a previously approved project within the previously authorized amount.

 

HB 1869 compliance confirmed by:  Michael James, Special Assistant County Attorney, February 28, 2022.

 

Expected Impact:

This is a continuous lifecycle management project to identify and address all required enhancements needed for Fire, Life Safety, and Electrical Systems in County facilities that are currently maintained by BOS. Enhancements are done when components are outdated/failing and when parts are not readily available. Examples of work in this project include the improvement of smoke detection systems, fire suppression systems, and emergency power supply units.

 

 

Alternative Options:

Not funding this program would lead to an even greater backlog of deferred maintenance to perform later and, in some cases, could create hazards to life and safety. Delay in project timeline may increase costs due to increased deterioration of infrastructure, potential bid increases, and increase in material and labor costs.

 

Alignment with Goal(s):

X Justice and Safety

_ Economic Opportunity

_ Housing

_ Public Health

_ Transportation

_ Flooding

_ Environment

_ Governance and Customer Service

 

Prior Court Action (if any):

Date

Agenda Item #

Action Taken

9/11/2018

1.v.2

$1.5M authorization

10/9/2018

4.c

$1.5M authorization

6/4/2018

CIP

$1M authorization in interim CIP

8/27/2019

4.e.4

$1M CP allocation

1/7/2020

II.1.d

$5M authorization in FY20 CIP

7/14/2020

4.h.7

$2M CP allocation

3/9/2021

88

Harris County - Proposed Capital Improvements Program; Facility and Maintenance Projects: Fire, Life Safety, and Electrical System Repair and Renovations Countywide, pages 281 and 288 ($7,894,150 authorization for FY21-22)

5/25/2021

94

$4M CP allocation

8/24/2021

94

$5,186,611 incremental authorization reduction; CP reduction of $725K

3/8/2022

108

Request for approval of a Final Investment Memo for the Fire, Life Safety, and Electrical System Repair and Renovations Countywide project for an additional $7,107,000 for a SFY 22 authorization of $7,710,000 for Facilities and Property Maintenance and request for approval of commercial paper funding for Engineering for the project in the additional amount of $4,800,000 for a total of $12,575,000. (p.13)

10/18/2022

123

Request for approval of a Final Investment Memo for the Fire, Life Safety, and Electrical System Repair and Renovations Countywide project for an additional $4,395,000 for a FY 2023 authorization of $11,451,000. 22-6657

8/29/2023

23-4869

Request for approval of a Final Investment Memo for the Fire, Life Safety, and Electrical System Repair and Renovations Countywide project for an additional $5,363,000 for a FY24 authorization of $7,611,000.

 

Location:

Address (if applicable): Countywide

Precinct(s): Countywide

 

Fiscal and Personnel Summary

Service Name

Property Maintenance

 

 

Current Fiscal Year Cost

Annual Fiscal Cost

 

Labor

Non-Labor

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Recurring Expenses

Funding Sources

 

Existing Budget

 

 

 

 

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Total Current Budget

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Additional Budget Request (Requires Fiscal Review Request Form)

 

Commercial Paper

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$1,000,000

$1,000,000

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Total Additional Budget Request

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Total Funding Request

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$1,000,000

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Personnel (Fill out section only if requesting new PCNs)

 

Current Position Count for Service

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Additional Positions Request

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Total Personnel

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Anticipated Court Date: June 4, 2024

Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date):

Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or COVID-19 related item

Contact(s) name, title, department: Amy Perez, Deputy Executive Director, Office of Management and Budget

Attachments (if applicable): N/A