Primary Department: Public Health Services
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Leah Barton ─ Interim Executive Director
Secondary Department: N/A
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official:
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Award
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): BOP Houston Hotel TRS, LLC
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 an agreement with BOP Houston Hotel TRS, LLC d/b/a C. Baldwin, Curio Collection by Hilton in an amount not-to-exceed $61,378 to lease a facility for the 2025 Violence Prevention Conference.
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Background and Discussion:
The fourth annual Violence Prevention Conference is scheduled to take place on July 30-31, 2025. Under the theme “Healing and Hope: A Unified Approach to Ending Violence,” we’re assembling policymakers, advocates, community leaders, and practitioners to share research and best practices in violence prevention and community healing. Hosting the conference at the C. Baldwin Hotel will provide a functional space for our attendees to participate in our event has to offer.
Expected Impact:
The C. Baldwin Hotel is centrally located in the downtown area of Houston, Texas. With its list of amenities and accommodations, it offers the perfect atmosphere for attendees to engage in meaningful and impactful conversations while having ease of accessibility to conference content and sessions
Alternative Options:
N/A
County Strategic Plan Goal: 4. Improve physical and mental health outcomes across all communities.
County Strategic Plan Objective:
Justice/Safety Initiative (Goal 1):
Infrastructure Initiative (Goal 2):
Economy Initiative (Goal 3):
Health Initiative (Goal 4):
Climate/Resilience Initiative (Goal 5):
Housing Initiative (Goal 6):
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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03/27/2025 |
218 |
Request to host this conference was approved |
Location:
Address (if applicable): 400 Dallas St. Houston, Tx 77002
Precinct(s): Countywide
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Fiscal and Personnel Summary |
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Service Name |
Violence Prevention Conference |
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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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1000 - General Fund |
$ |
$61,378 |
$61,378 |
$ |
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$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Total Existing Budget |
$ |
$61,378 |
$61,378 |
$ |
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Additional Budget Request (Requires Fiscal Review Request Form) |
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$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Total Additional Budget Request |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Total Funding Sources |
$ |
$61,378 |
$61,378 |
$ |
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Grants - Proposed Budget (To be filled out by Grants staff only) |
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Labor |
Non-Labor |
Total |
No. of Grant Years |
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Local Match Source - Existing Budget: |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Local Match Source - Additional Budget Request: |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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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 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Anticipated Court Date: May 22, 2025
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): May 22, 2025
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or COVID-19 related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Rohish Lal, Director of Office of Communications, Education and Engagement, Public Health Services
Attachments (if applicable): Agreement