Department: Flood Control District
Department Head/Elected Official: Tina Petersen, Ph.D., P.E., Executive Director
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Memorandum of Understanding
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District
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 provide additional funding to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District in an amount not to exceed $400,000 for dedicated positions to expedite permit reviews and to continue with a Memorandum of Agreement executed on January 8, 2009. (Countywide).
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Background and Discussion:
The provision for dedicated positions with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Galveston District is under the referenced Memorandum of Agreement with the Flood Control District to expedite wetland verifications, jurisdictional determinations, and permitting requests submitted by the Flood Control District to the USACE. This funding request is similar to previous approved requests, which allows USACE to fund full-time staff to support the increased number of projects that are currently pending USACE review and that are anticipated for future submittal associated with the ongoing HCFCD Bond Program and the Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG) projects.
Under a Memorandum of Agreement with the Flood Control District (approved in Commissioner’s Court on December 23, 2008), as authorized by Section 214 of the Federal Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (“WRDA 2000”), as amended, the parties were authorized to fund dedicated positions for future fiscal years. Commissioner’s Court previously approved continued funding in June 2023, which is now nearly completely spent. The service to expedite requests for regulatory review has proven beneficial to the Flood Control District. Therefore, it is recommended that Commissioner’s Court authorize funding for dedicated positions with the USACE Galveston District and continue with the Memorandum of Agreement.
Expected Impact:
Approval of funding request to continue with the Memorandum of Agreement that will allow Flood Control District permits to be expediated for review by the USACE, Galveston District.
Alternative Options:
The alternative would be to not fund these positions at the Galveston District, which would slow processing and review times for the majority of Flood Control District projects and therefore slow project implementation.
Alignment with Goal(s):
_ Justice and Safety
_ Economic Opportunity
_ Housing
_ Public Health
_ Transportation
X Flooding
_ Environment
_ Governance and Customer Service
Prior Court Action (if any):
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Date |
Agenda Item # |
Action Taken |
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12-23-2008 |
1.e.1.h. |
Approved MOA |
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11-23-2010 |
1.e.2 |
Approved continuation of MOA and funding |
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12-6-2011 |
1.e.3 |
Approved continuation of MOA and funding |
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3-6-2019 |
2.e |
Approved continuation of MOA and funding |
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3-24-2020 |
2.d |
Approved continuation of MOA and funding |
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5-25-2021 |
70 |
Approved continuation of MOA and funding |
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6-6-2023 |
107 |
Approved continuation of MOA and funding |
Location:
Address (if applicable):
Precinct(s): Countywide
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Fiscal and Personnel Summary |
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Service Name |
4.a.1 - Operation Services |
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Current Fiscal Year Cost |
Annual Fiscal Cost |
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Labor |
Non-Labor |
Total |
Recurring Expenses |
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Funding Sources |
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Existing Budget |
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Tax Revenue - FCD |
$ |
$400,000 |
$400,000 |
$ |
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Choose an item. |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Choose an item. |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Total Current Budget |
$ |
$400,000 |
$400,000 |
$ |
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Additional Budget Request (Requires Fiscal Review Request Form) |
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Choose an item. |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Choose an item. |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Choose an item. |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Total Additional Budget Request |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Total Funding Request |
$ |
$400,000 |
$400,000 |
$ |
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Personnel (Fill out section only if requesting new PCNs) |
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Current Position Count for Service |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Additional Positions Request |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Total Personnel |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Anticipated Court Date: July 15, 2024
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date):
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or COVID-19 related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Yesenia Martinez, Commissioners Court Coordinator, Flood Control District
Attachments (if applicable): Memorandum of Agreement, executed January 8, 2009