Primary Department: County Engineer
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Milton Rahman, PhD, P.E., PMP, CFM, ENV SP, County Engineer
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Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Grant - Amendment
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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): Commissioners Court Office
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by the Office of the County Engineer for approval to accept and execute an amendment to an agreement with the U.S. Department of Transportation to extend the grant end date to September 14, 2027 for the FY 2022 Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grant Program.
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Background and Discussion:
Harris County received approval from Commissioners Court on October 29, 2024 (Agenda Item #253) to accept and execute a grant agreement with U. S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) under the FY 2022 Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grant Program in the amount of $2,000,000. The project supports development of a Road Flood Warning System through network prototyping on select medium to high-flood-risk corridors in unincorporated areas of Harris County. The study also explores opportunities to provide information dashboards, Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered analysis, and data interexchange at multiple levels: including government agencies, advocacy entities, and the general public. This item requests approval of an amendment to extend the performance period under the grant agreement to allow additional time to complete the remaining project activities.
Expected Impact:
By approving the proposed amendment to extend the performance period under the SMART grant agreement with the USDOT, Harris County will continue advancing the project’s objectives to support safety, reliability, resiliency, equity, access, climate initiatives, partnerships, and system integration, within disadvantaged census tracts in unincorporated areas.
Alternative Options:
To not accept the proposed amendment to extend the performance period under the SMART grant agreement with USDOT may prevent completion of the project within the existing grant timeframe.
County Strategic Plan Goal: 1. Make Harris County safer and more just.
County Strategic Plan Objective: H: Improve the condition and resilience of County transportation, flood control, and other infrastructure.
Justice/Safety Initiative (Goal 1): Choose an item.
Infrastructure Initiative (Goal 2): H1: Complete and implement the Flood Resilience Plan.
Economy Initiative (Goal 3): Choose an item.
Health Initiative (Goal 4): Choose an item.
Climate/Resilience Initiative (Goal 5): R3: Strengthen the County’s emergency response function.
Housing Initiative (Goal 6): Choose an item.
Additional notes related to the Strategic Plan:
Prior Court Action (if any):
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11/15/2022 |
215 |
Approved to submit grant application. |
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10/29/2024 |
253 |
Approved to enter into agreement with USDOT for grant funds in the amount of $2,000,000. |
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1/29/2026 |
218 |
Approved to negotiate with highest ranked firm for professional engineering services for the Harris County Road Flood Warning System (SMART). |
Location:
Address (if applicable): N/A
Precinct(s): Countywide
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Anticipated Court Date: 3/31/2026
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): Click or tap to enter a date.
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or ARPA related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Dr. Mike Etienne, Chief of Planning and Development Services
Attachments (if applicable): Grant agreement amendment documents