Department: County Engineer
Department Head/Elected Official: Milton Rahman, PhD, P.E., PMP, CFM, ENV SP, County Engineer
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Grant
Project ID (if applicable): 24208MF3BN01
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 is not 0% and is listed above
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by the Office of the County Engineer for approval to accept from the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) grant funds in the amount of $3,770,000, with no required match, for the Second Cycle of the Regional Flood Plan Development project.
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Background and Discussion:
The Harris County Engineering Department served as the Project Sponsor for the San Jacinto Regional Flood Planning Group during the first planning cycle and program development. On July 27,2023, Harris County Commissioner’s Court authorized Harris County Engineering Department to continue to serve as the Project Sponsor. The San Jacinto Regional Flood Planning Group selected HCED as Project Sponsor for the second cycle on August 10, 2023. The San Jacinto Regional Flood Planning Group was tasked to develop a comprehensive Reginal Flood Plan for the San Jacinto watershed region, which identifies Flood Management
Evaluations (FME), Flood Management Strategies (FMS), and Flood Mitigation Projects (FMP) for future
grant funds.
Expected Impact:
By accepting the TWDB grant funding, this role will allow Harris County to best assist the State in ensuring a quality plan is created for our region. All identified FMEs, FMSs and FMPs in the Regional Flood Plan will be incorporated into the State Flood Plan, which becomes eligible for future grant funds. The input of the Harris County Engineering Department is vital to any future projects that impact the residents of Harris County.
Alternative Options:
If the TWDB grant application funding is not accepted, the Regional Flood Planning would need to be funded through local funding sources.
Alignment with Goal(s):
_Justice and Safety
_ Economic Opportunity
_ Housing
_ Public Health
X Transportation
X Flooding
_Environment
_ Governance and Customer Service
Prior Court Action (if any):
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06-27-2023 |
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11-10-2020 |
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Precinct(s): Countywide
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Anticipated Court Date: November 12, 2024
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): N/A
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or COVID-19 related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Erwin Burden, P.E., CFM, Senior Director of Capital Project Infrastructure, Harris County Engineering Department
Attachments (if applicable): TWDB Grant Agreement