Department: County Engineer
Department Head/Elected Official: Milton Rahman, PhD, P.E., PMP, CFM, ENV-SP, County Engineer
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Interlocal Agreement
Project ID (if applicable): UPIN 24208MF39A01
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC)
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 execute an Interlocal agreement with Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) in connection with the purchase of remote sensing data and all associated remote sensing services on behalf of the department and the members of the Geographic Data Workgroup, Countywide, UPIN 24208MF39A01.
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Background and Discussion:
H-GAC agrees to purchase for HCED remote sensing data and all associated remote sensing services on behalf of HCED and the members of the Geographic Data Workgroup to enhance project delivery operations since HCED utilizes LiDAR and other remote sensing data for project planning and delivery.
Expected Impact:
The purchase of this information is of high value to HCED because it assists and enhances project delivery, can be used for planning and emergency management, and can be applied across several departments for and data analysis of infrastructure, flooding, housing, etc.
Alternative Options:
HCED can elect to explore further options to gather this data, however HGAC houses and manages this type of data/information and thus is appropriately suited to carryout this task on behalf of HCED.
Alignment with Goal(s):
x Justice and Safety
x Economic Opportunity
x Housing
x Public Health
x Transportation
x Flooding
x Environment
x Governance and Customer Service
Prior Court Action (if any):
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Precinct(s): Countywide
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Fiscal and Personnel Summary |
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Existing Budget |
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1000 - General Fund |
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$166,000.00 |
$166,000.00 |
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Total Current Budget |
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$166,000.00 |
$166,000.00 |
$ |
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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 Request |
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$166,000.00 |
$166,000.00 |
$ |
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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: February 27, 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: Bashar Ahmed, Chief Financial Officer, Harris County Engineering
Department.
Attachments (if applicable): Interlocal Agreement