Legislation Details

File #: 24-4643    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Transfer of Funds Only Status: Passed
File created: 7/24/2024 In control: Commissioners Court
On agenda: 8/6/2024 Final action: 8/6/2024
Title: Request for approval to transfer general funds in the amount of $350,000 for transit operations required match.

Department: Housing and Community Development

Department Head/Elected Official: Thao Costis, Executive Director

 

Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA

Type of Request: Transfer of Funds Only

 

Project ID (if applicable):  N/A

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 to transfer general funds in the amount of $350,000 for transit operations required match.

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Background and Discussion:

Each year, the Harris County Housing and Community Development (HCD) receives a grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) section 5307 and must provide local match.

 

HCD requests that Commissioner’s Court approve a transfer of HCD’s FY 2024 general funds in the amount of $350,000 to be used as local required match.

 

Required match is defined as the amount of funds the County is required by contract or applicable laws and regulations with the granting agencies to expend on a grant program.  In order to account for these matching funds, grantee departments must transfer from its budget the estimated amount of match needs to FUND 2699 (Grant Match) as per County Auditor procedure G.7 Grant Accounting for Match.

 

Expected Impact:

Without the transfer, the department will not be able to incur costs associated with transit projects in alignment with Harris County goals.  

 

Alternative Options:

Terminate a grant that is critical to unincorporated Harris County.

 

 

 

 

Alignment with Goal(s):

_ Justice and Safety

x Economic Opportunity

_ Housing

_ Public Health

x Transportation

_ Flooding

_ Environment

_ Governance and Customer Service

 

Prior Court Action (if any): N/A

Date

Agenda Item #

Action Taken

 

 

 

 

Location:

Address (if applicable): N/A

Precinct(s): Countywide

 

Fiscal and Personnel Summary

Service Name

Transit Services

 

 

Current Fiscal Year Cost

Annual Fiscal Cost

 

Labor

Non-Labor

Total

Recurring Expenses

Funding Sources

 

Existing Budget

 

 

 

 

1000 - General Fund

$350,000

$

$350,000

$

Choose an item.

$

$

$

$

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$

$

$

$

Total Current Budget

$350,000

$

$350,000

$

Additional Budget Request (Requires Fiscal Review Request Form)

 

Choose an item.

$

$

$

$

Choose an item.

$

$

$

$

Choose an item.

$

$

$

$

Total Additional Budget Request

$

$

$

$

Total Funding Request

$350,000

$

$350,000

$

Personnel (Fill out section only if requesting new PCNs)

 

Current Position Count for Service

-

-

-

-

Additional Positions Request

-

-

-

-

Total Personnel

-

-

-

-

 

Anticipated Court Date: August 6, 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: Graylin Guidry, Director of Accounting, Housing and Community Development

 

Attachments (if applicable): N/A