Primary Department: Housing and Community Development
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Thao Costis
Secondary Department: N/A
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: N/A
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Supplemental RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Award
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Empower Initiative
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): 100%
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 Housing and Community Development for approval of an agreement with Empower Initiative at a one-time cost of $15,000 to be paid out of the department’s existing FY2025 budget.
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Background and Discussion:
Empower Initiative will present to all HCD staff and leadership on the importance of structural belonging in a high functioning, complex, and collaborative public work environment. The Empower Initiative team is experienced in transforming people and teams - specifically how we treat each other and what we believe about one another. This is important for HCD because we are a department, like others, that has undergone constant and significant changes in our programs, staffing, levels and types of funding, and our physical locations. We look forward to resetting together with a proven speaker to kick off this work and lead us through the rebuilding process.
Expected Impact:
HCHCD is leveraging existing general funds from the FY2025 training budget for this contract.
Alternative Options:
There are no alternative options.
County Strategic Plan Goal: N/A
County Strategic Plan Objective: N/A
Justice/Safety Initiative (Goal 1): Choose an item.
Infrastructure Initiative (Goal 2): Choose an item.
Economy Initiative (Goal 3): Choose an item.
Health Initiative (Goal 4): Choose an item.
Climate/Resilience Initiative (Goal 5): Choose an item.
Housing Initiative (Goal 6): Choose an item.
Additional notes related to the Strategic Plan: Not a direct strategic plan connection, however, this is development for our staff to better serve the County.
Prior Court Action (if any):
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Location:
Address (if applicable): 1111 Fannin St. Houston, TX 77002
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$17,820 |
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Additional Budget Request (Requires Fiscal Review Request Form) |
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Grant Funds Applied for/Awarded (Total) |
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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 |
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Anticipated Court Date: 8/26/2025
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): 1/2/2026
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or ARPA related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Anita Green, Chief Operations Officer, Housing & Community Development
Attachments (if applicable): Empower Initiative Draft Proposal