Legislation Details

File #: 25-1512    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Contract - Award Status: Passed
File created: 3/6/2025 In control: Commissioners Court
On agenda: 3/27/2025 Final action: 3/27/2025
Title: Request for approval of an agreement with Harris County Precinct 3 in the amount of $11,626,928.00 in CDBG-MIT Funds for the Cypress Creek Estates Subdivision Drainage Improvements project.

Primary Department: Housing and Community Development

Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Thao Costis

 

Secondary Department: Commissioner, Precinct 3

Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: Commissioner Thomas Ramsey

 

Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA

Type of Request: Contract - Award

 

Project ID (if applicable): M2024-007

Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Harris County Precinct 3

 

MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): 22.84%

MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A

Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal:  N/A - Goal is not 0% and is listed above

 

Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A

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 an agreement with Harris County Precinct 3 in the amount of $11,626,928.00 in CDBG-MIT Funds for the Cypress Creek Estates Subdivision Drainage Improvements project.

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Background and Discussion:

The project will construct approximately 10,300 linear feet of drainage improvements. This project includes three outfalls into Cypress Creek a drainage improvement and upgraded storms sewers. These improvements will aim to enhance drainage, prevent water collection, and reduce flood risk to adjacent properties.

 

Expected Impact:

The fiscal impact is $11,626,928.00 in CDBG-MIT funds, however, subrecipients are only required to spend 15% or approximately $1,744,039.20, of the of the benchmark by August 31, 2025. The improvements aim to bring the level of service of the roadside ditches to a 50% Atlas 14 AEP (2-year) design level, with some reduction in the 10% and 1% Atlas 14 AEP (10-year and 100-year) events. The project will benefit 186 persons of which, 32.26% are LMI.

 

Alternative Options:

N/A

 

 

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.

Justice/Safety Initiative (Goal 1):  N/A

Infrastructure Initiative (Goal 2):  H1: Complete and implement the Flood Resilience Plan.

Economy Initiative (Goal 3): N/A

Health Initiative (Goal 4): N/A

Climate/Resilience Initiative (Goal 5): N/A

Housing Initiative (Goal 6): N/A

 

Additional notes related to the Strategic Plan: N/A

 

Prior Court Action (if any):

Date

Agenda Item #

Action Taken

 

 

 

 

Location:

Address (if applicable):

Precinct(s): Precinct 3

 

Fiscal and Personnel Summary

Service Name

Public Facilities & Infrastructure Investments

 

 

Current Fiscal Year Cost

Annual Fiscal Cost

 

Labor

Non-Labor

Total

Recurring Expenses

Funding Sources

 

Existing Budget

 

 

 

 

Grant

$

$1,744,039.20

$

$

Choose an item.

$

$

$

$

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$

$

$

$

Total Existing Budget

$

$1,744,039.20

$

$

Additional Budget Request (Requires Fiscal Review Request Form)

 

Choose an item.

$

$

$

$

Choose an item.

$

$

$

$

Choose an item.

$

$

$

$

Total Additional Budget Request

$

$

$

$

Total Funding Sources

$

$1,744,039.20

$

$

Grants - Proposed Budget (To be filled out by Grants staff only)

 

Labor

Non-Labor

Total

No. of Grant Years

Local Match Source - Existing Budget: Choose an item.

$

$

$

 

Local Match Source - Additional Budget Request: Choose an item.

$

$

$

 

Grant Funds Applied for/Awarded (Total)

$

$

$

 

Personnel (Fill out section only if requesting new PCNs)

 

Current Position Count for Service

-

-

-

-

Additional Positions Request

-

-

-

-

Total Personnel

-

-

-

-

 

Anticipated Court Date: 3/27/2025

 

Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): Click or tap to enter a date.

 

Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Disaster Recovery related item

 

Contact(s) name, title, department: Crystal L. Keller, PFI Investments Manager

 

Attachments (if applicable): Original Agreement