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File #: 25-2654    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Contract - Amendment Status: Passed
File created: 4/23/2025 In control: Commissioners Court
On agenda: 5/8/2025 Final action: 5/8/2025
Title: Request for approval of Entitlement amendments to the Harris County 2019, 2020, and 2024 Annual Action Plans.
Attachments: 1. AAP Amendments Executive Summary

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 RCAType of Request: Contract - Amendment

 

Project ID (if applicable): 2019-032, 2020-032, 2024-005, 2024-008, 2024-009, and 2024-010, 2024-011

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

 

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 Entitlement amendments to the Harris County 2019, 2020, and 2024 Annual Action Plans.

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Background and Discussion:

Harris County Commissioners Court previously approved the Annual Action Plans (AAP). The Annual Action Plans, which are a consolidation of the Community Development Block Grants (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME), Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG).  The following HOME Funded project are being amended:

 

2019 HOME Funding:

                     Project 2019-032 Harris County Downpayment Assistance Program deobligate $465,208.66 in 2019 HOME funds. Total project Entitlement funding, including previously awarded amounts, will be $34,791.34.

 

2020 HOME Funding:

                     Project 2020-032 Harris County Downpayment Assistance Program deobligate $521,280.00 in 2020 HOME funds. Total project Entitlement funding, including previously awarded amounts, will be $406,771.44.

 

2024 CDBG Funding:

                     Project 2024-005 Harris County Public Facilities and Improvements Program deobligate $2,000,000.00 in PY24 CDBG funds. Total project Entitlement funding, including previously awarded amounts, will be $5,977,696.15.

                     Project 2024-008 Harris County Housing and Community Development- Single-Family Housing Program (Countywide). De-obligate up to $6,00,000.00 in CDBG Program Income. Total anticipated project Entitlement funding, including previously awarded amounts, will be $3,919,731.42.

                     Project 2024-009 Harris County Housing and Community Development- Multi-Family Housing Program (Countywide). de-obligate up to $6,000,000.00 in CDBG Program Income. Total anticipated project Entitlement funding, including previously awarded amounts, will be $313,670.00

                     Project 2024-010 Harris County Single-Family Housing Development Program (Countywide). New project creation: Obligate up to $6,00,000.00 in CDBG Program Income and $2,000,000 in PY2024 CDBG funds to create a new project.

                     Project 2024-011 Harris County Multi-Family Housing Development Program (Countywide). New project creation. Obligate up to $6,000,000.00 in CDBG Program Income, $50,970.14 in PY2018, $160,960.99 in PY2020, $1,919,164.46 in PY2021, $150,596.27 in PY2022, $48,999.36 in PY2023 to create a new project

 

Expected Impact:

Approval is required to return unspent funds from completed project.

                     Total amount deobligated includes $465,208.66 from 2019 HOME funds.

                     Total amount deobligated includes $521,280.00 in PY2020 HOME funds.

 

Approval is required to add unspent funds to the 2024 Annual Action Plan to support the creation of HCHCD’s Single-Family and Multi-Family Housing Development Programs.

                     Total amount deobligated includes $2,000,000 from 20204 CDBG funds.

                     Total amount deobligated includes up to $12,000,000 from CDBG Program income.

                     Total amount deobligated a total of $2,300,691.22 from prior year CDBG funds.

o                     Deobligated $50,970.14 in 2018 CDBG funds

o                     Deobligated $160,960.99 in 2020 CDBG funds

o                     Deobligated $1,919,164.46 in 2021 CDBG funds

o                     Deobligated $150,596.27 in 2022 CDBG funds

o                     Deobligated 48,999.36 in 2023 CDBG funds

 

Alternative Options:

There are no alternatives. Funds that are deobligated need to be re-allocated to active projects to meet expenditure deadlines.

 

County Strategic Plan Goal:  6. Help residents achieve housing stability.

County Strategic Plan Objective: U: Build and preserve affordable housing, particularly for low-income families.

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

Infrastructure Initiative (Goal 2):  N/A

Economy Initiative (Goal 3): N/A

Health Initiative (Goal 4): N/A

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

Housing Initiative (Goal 6): W2: Increase stock of permanent supportive housing.

 

Additional notes related to the Strategic Plan:

 

Prior Court Action (if any):

Date

Agenda Item #

Action Taken

12/17/2019

22d

PY2020 Annual Action Plan approved

2/25/2020

10.f.1-13

PY2020 Contract agreement approved                                 

6/30/2020

26.e.1

Acceptance of FY 2020 HUD CARES Act Supplemental grant fund allocations

9/29/2020

23.c.3

Acceptance of additional FY2020 HUD CARES Act (CDBG-CV) Round 3 funding allocation

12/1/2020

19.c.2

Acceptance of revised HUD FY2020 funding allocations

8/10/2021

9

Acceptance of revised HUD FY2020 Funding allocation to include CARES Act funding allocation.

8/6/2024

158

Approval of PY2024 AAP Entitlement funds and authorization of submission to U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

01/23/2025

112

Approval of PY2024 AAP Amendment

 

Location:

Address (if applicable): N/A

Precinct(s): Countywide

 

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Anticipated Court Date: 5/8/2025Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): Click or tap to enter a date.

 

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Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or COVID-19 related item

 

Contact(s) name, title, department: Krystina Sutherland, Development Manager, HCD- Planning and Development

 

Attachments (if applicable): Executive Summary