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: Policy
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): N/A
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
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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 the Transit Services Director and the County Attorney’s Office designee to electronically attest to and execute the Federal Transit Administration 2026 Annual Certification and Assurances in the Transit Award Management System website.
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Background and Discussion:
On October 11, 2006, the Harris County Commissioners Court approved the Harris County Housing and Community Development Department (formerly CEDD) to become a Direct Recipient of the Federal Transit Administration funds under the Urbanized Funding Formula.
The Federal Transit Administration requires that each recipient of transportation funds must attest to and comply with the Certifications and Assurances annually as a condition to apply for new funds or draw down existing funds. The Harris County Housing and Community Development Department Transit Services Director and a Harris County Attorney’s Office designee were assigned by the Federal Transit Administration in 2006 to execute annual Certifications and Assurances.
Expected Impact:
No fiscal impact with this request. This permission to execute the Federal Transit Administration 2026 Certifications and Assurances is not a request for additional funding but to comply with federal regulations. Failure to attest to and execute the Certifications and Assurances within 90 days from federal publishing will result in freezing of current funding for reimbursement and the inability to apply for more Federal Transit Administration funding.
Alternative Options:
Failure to comply with acceptance and execution of the Certifications and Assurances would result in the County and/or participating cities having to use General Funds for all the current transit projects. The other alternative would be to reduce or close the projects which would disenfranchise thousands of transit dependent residents that use public transportation.
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.
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Infrastructure Initiative (Goal 2): Choose an item.
Economy Initiative (Goal 3): Choose an item.
Health Initiative (Goal 4): Choose an item.
Climate/Resilience Initiative (Goal 5): Choose an item.
Housing Initiative (Goal 6): Choose an item.
Additional notes related to the Strategic Plan:
Prior Court Action (if any):
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Precinct(s): Countywide
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Anticipated Court Date: 4/30/2026
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): 5/1/2026
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or ARPA related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Christoper Russell, Manager Transit Grants Management and Planning ,
Housing & Community Development
Attachments (if applicable): 2026 Federal Transit Administration Certifications and Assurances