Primary Department: Management and Budget
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Daniel Ramos, Executive Director
Secondary Department: Universal Services
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: Sindhu Menon, Executive Director & CIO
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Supplemental RCA
Type of Request: Commercial Paper
Project ID (if applicable): NI008
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 by the Office of Management and Budget for approval of commercial paper funding for Universal Services for the Infrastructure Enhancements Replacement project in the additional amount of $830,000 for a total CP funding of $18,770,000.
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Background and Discussion:
Commercial Paper Series A-1 can be used for (1) construction of public works, (2) the purchase of automobiles, equipment and machinery, including computers, materials and supplies for the operation of the County’s precincts and departments (3) Professional services, including services provided by engineers, architects, attorneys, auditors, financial advisors, and fiscal agents, in connection with the contractual obligations described in (1) and (2).
Commercial Paper is being requested for the Infrastructure Enhancements Replacement project and is expected to be repaid within the next three fiscal years either through bonds, budgetary means, or pay-as-you-go sources. This is for approval for allocation of commercial paper for a previously approved project within the previously authorized amount.
HB 1869 compliance confirmed by: Paige Abernathy, Assistant County Attorney, September 10, 2024.
Expected Impact:
This project will enhance the usage of PeopleSoft across Harris County. There are two key focus areas for this project: 1) Automation and Efficiency; and 2) Enhanced Reporting and Analytics.
Automation and Efficiency will focus on automating the manual interfaces for the business. Enhanced Reporting and Analytics will build out the reports and functionality in PeopleSoft to ensure departments have easy access to the data and functionality they need.
Alternative Options:
No alternatives have been identified for this project.
County Strategic Plan Goal: N/A
County Strategic Plan Objective: N/A
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Housing Initiative (Goal 6): Choose an item.
Additional notes related to the Strategic Plan:
Prior Court Action (if any):
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Date |
Agenda Item # |
Action Taken |
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07/31/2018 |
4.j.2 |
Request for approval of commercial paper funding for $870,000 - Phase 2 (Series A-1) |
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10/29/2019 |
6.b |
Project authorization |
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11/12/2019 |
4.g.4 |
Request for approval of commercial paper funding for $3,775,000 (Series A-1) |
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10/27/2020 |
5.b.2 |
Project authorization |
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11/10/2020 |
4.g.3 |
Request for approval of commercial paper funding for $3,800,000 (Series A-1) |
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03/09/2021 |
21-718 |
Project authorization |
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08/24/2021 |
21-4291 |
Request for approval of commercial paper funding for $4,000,000 (Series A-1) |
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01/25/2022 |
22-0644 |
Request for approval of commercial paper funding for $1,940,000 (Series A-1) |
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03/08/2022 |
22-1699 |
Request for SFY22 authorization of $1,398,000 |
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09/13/2022 |
22-5423 |
Request for an additional incremental authorization of $440,000, FY23 total authorization of $1,344,000 |
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10/18/2022 |
22-6592 |
Request for approval of commercial paper funding for $440,000. (Series A-1) |
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08/08/2023 |
23-4371 |
Request for approval of the Final Investment Memo for the Infrastructure Enhancements & Replacements project for an additional incremental authorization of $645,000 for FY 2024. |
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10/10/2023 |
23-5835 |
Request for approval of commercial paper funding for $645,000. (Series A-1) |
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10/08/2024 |
24-6283 |
FIM an additional project authorization of $1,469,338 for a total authorization of $1,732,500 in FY 2025. |
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5/22/2025 |
25-3014 |
Request for approval of commercial paper funding for $1,470,000. (Series A-1) |
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8/26/2025 |
25-5184 |
Request for an incremental authorization of $1,827,000 and commercial paper funding in the amount of $1,000,000. (Series D) |
Location: N/A
Address (if applicable):
Precinct(s): Choose an item.
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Fiscal and Personnel Summary |
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Infrastructure Enhancements Replacement |
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Total Existing Budget |
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Additional Budget Request (Requires Fiscal Review Request Form) |
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Commercial Paper |
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County Attorney’s Office Legal Review (for Harris County Code Items only) |
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Anticipated Court Date: 5/14/2026
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: Fahad Gulzar, Acting Deputy Executive Director, Office of Management and Budget
Attachments (if applicable): N/A