Primary Department: Public Health Services
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Leah Barton, Executive Director
Secondary Department: Choose an item.
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official:
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Position
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
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):
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): Choose an item.
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by Public Health Services for approval of one position effective April 19, 2025 for the Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program.
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Background and Discussion:
Childhood lead poisoning is a major health concern as it has numerous lifelong effects on children’s nervous
systems and brain development. There is a negative correlation between childhood lead poisoning,
behavioral problems, and learning disorders. In Harris County, 122,000 homes are potentially at risk for lead based paint hazards (homes built prior to 1978). Of those homes, it is estimated 19,000 children under the age of six live below the poverty line. Children living below the poverty line have a higher probability of residing in homes built prior to 1978. Thus, there is an evident need to increase lead abatement and blood lead level testing in the community.
Expected Impact:
The expected impact of adding one position will increase the program’s efforts includes reduced exposure to lead-based paint hazards as well as improved health outcomes by detecting elevated blood lead levels, identifying its source, and abating the hazard, expeditiously.
Alternative Options: N/A
County Strategic Plan Goal: 4. Improve physical and mental health outcomes across all communities.
County Strategic Plan Objective: P: Improve children’s health outcomes.
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): P2: Expand lead reduction program to reduce child exposure.
Climate/Resilience Initiative (Goal 5): Choose an item.
Housing Initiative (Goal 6): Choose an item.
Additional notes related to the Strategic Plan:
Prior Court Action (if any):
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Agenda Item # |
Action Taken |
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12/10/2024 |
276 |
Award Approved |
Location:
Address (if applicable):
Precinct(s): Countywide
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Fiscal and Personnel Summary |
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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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Grant |
$66,938 |
$ |
$66,938 |
$127,819 |
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$ |
$ |
$ |
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$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Total Existing Budget |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Additional Budget Request (Requires Fiscal Review Request Form) |
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$ |
$ |
$ |
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Total Additional Budget Request |
$ |
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Total Funding Sources |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Grants - Proposed Budget (To be filled out by Grants staff only) |
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Non-Labor |
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No. of Grant Years |
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Local Match Source - Existing Budget: Choose an item. |
$ |
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$ |
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Local Match Source - Additional Budget Request: Choose an item. |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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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 |
4 |
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4 |
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Additional Positions Request |
1 |
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1 |
- |
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Total Personnel |
5 |
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5 |
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Anticipated Court Date: 4/10/2025
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): 4/19/2025
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or COVID-19 related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: James Dinkins, Chief People Office, Harris County Public Health; Leah Barton, Interim Executive Director, Harris County Public Health
Attachments (if applicable): Form 3441, Job Description