Primary Department: Flood Control District
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Tina Petersen, Ph.D., P.E., Executive Director
Secondary Department: N/A
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: N/A
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Discussion Item
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Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
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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 discussion and possible action regarding a report from the Flood Control District related to the 2018 Bond Program.
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Background and Discussion:
In the wake of Hurricane Harvey, an overwhelming majority of Harris County voters united in support of a transformative $2.5 billion bond measure, launching a more than $5 billion initiative to build a stronger, more resilient Harris County.
Since its approval in 2018, the Bond Program has delivered significant, measurable results: reducing flood risks for thousands of homes and businesses, helping relocate families from high-risk flood-prone areas, increasing the quality of available flood risk data, and maintaining a steadfast commitment to transparency through hundreds of public meetings and community outreach.
This item is submitted in response to Commissioners Court’s directives on June 26, 2025 and July 10, 2025. The Harris County Flood Control District has been meeting weekly as a group with team members from each of the Court offices as well as County Administration staff to review court motions, align on terminology, and clarify work that will be completed as part of the 2018 Bond Program based on court motions. The Q2 quarterly report and associated documentation are available on the Flood Control District’s website at www.hcfcd.org/2018-bond-program.
The Flood Control District is also launching a public-facing dashboard as directed on 6/26/25. Once launched, the dashboard will be available at www.hcfcd.org/2018-bond-program and will provide updates on 2018 Bond Program project status and completion. The dashboard will be updated on a consistent basis as directed by Commissioners Court to provide up-to-date information to the public.
Expected Impact:
This item will advance the County’s goal of improving clarity around the delivery of the 2018 Bond Program.
Alternative Options:
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County Strategic Plan Goal: 2. Connect our community with safe, reliable, equitably distributed, and well-maintained infrastructure.
County Strategic Plan Objective: H: Improve the condition and resilience of County transportation, flood control, and other infrastructure.
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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): N/A
Additional notes related to the Strategic Plan:
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Anticipated Court Date: 9/18/2025
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): Click or tap to enter a 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): N/A
Prepared by: Aylin Rodriguez
Briefing Information for Leadership
(For information requested below, feel free to use details from background and discussion section)
1. Project Scope (What is the scope of this Project ID? If relevant, use text from background and discussion section on previous pages to populate this response): Transmittal of 2024 Annal Report on Bond Program, 2025 Q1 Report (Jan- March 2025) , Memo in Response to March 27,2025 , Court Direction.
2. Project Benefits (i.e., # of structures removed from floodplain, # of road miles with reduced flooding during flood events, acres of floodplain reduction, etc.): N/A
3. Bond ID and Bond Title (if applicable): N/A
4. Project Status (What efforts are underway and/or upcoming?): N/A
5. Time to complete construction (Anticipated date of when construction will be completed and/or # of days needed to complete construction or N/A.): N/A
6. Precinct and stakeholder involvement (if applicable) (what efforts, if any, have the Precinct(s) and/or stakeholders undertaken regarding this project): Stakeholders will be briefed accordingly.
7. Prioritization score and quartile (if available): N/A
8. Is this project funded by a federal/state/local partnership, if so please specify (i.e., FEMA, CDBG, EPA, TWDB, City of Houston, etc.): N/A
9. Any general discussion or background that should be mentioned: N/A