Legislation Details

File #: 25-1508    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Financial Authorization Status: Passed
File created: 3/6/2025 In control: Commissioners Court
On agenda: 3/27/2025 Final action: 3/27/2025
Title: Request for approval to transfer all utility bills and authorize the County Auditor to pay monthly bills per buildings located at 3131 and 3133 Gulf Freeway, Houston, Texas 77003, which includes all deposit and fees for transferring the existing utility services, UPIN 21035MF1PA01, Precinct 1.

Primary Department: County Engineer

Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Milton Rahman, PhD, P.E., PMP, CFM, ENV SP, County Engineer

 

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Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA

Type of Request: Financial Authorization

 

Project ID (if applicable): UPIN 21035MF1PA01

Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): NA

 

MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): NA

MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): NA

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 to transfer all utility bills and authorize the County Auditor to pay monthly bills per buildings located at 3131 and 3133 Gulf Freeway, Houston, Texas 77003, which includes all deposit and fees for transferring the existing utility services, UPIN 21035MF1PA01, Precinct 1.

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Background and Discussion:

The Hay Project consists of two buildings which are connected to one another with a covered walkway.  The Services Center which includes administrative offices, a training room, medical counseling services, life skills classrooms, and gathering spaces. The Residential building includes gathering spaces, a kitchen, fitness room as well as the 50-unit apartments for individuals placed out of foster care.

 

The project is currently at the final stages of construction.

 

Expected Impact:

If this request is not moved forward the project it supports cannot continue.

 

Alternative Options:

There are no alternate service provider options.

 

County Strategic Plan Goal:  2. Connect our community with safe, reliable, equitably distributed, and well-maintained infrastructure.

County Strategic Plan Objective: N/A

Justice/Safety Initiative (Goal 1):  N/A

Infrastructure Initiative (Goal 2):  H4: Consistently embed sustainability considerations in the project planning and design process.

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:

 

Prior Court Action (if any):

Date

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Action Taken

4/23/2024

p.15 125.

[County Engineer] Request for approval for County of Harris, a body corporate and politic under the laws of the State of Texas to convey real estate to the City of Houston, a Municipal Corporation situated in Harris, Fort Bend and Montgomery Counties, Texas, for tract 2, a 0.0093-acre water meter easement for the HAY Center- New Construction 2020 project and that the County Judge execute the Water Meter Easement, UPIN 21035MF1PA01, Precinct 1.

 

 

 

 

Location:

Address (if applicable):  in the vicinity of 3131 Gulf Freeway, Houston, Texas 77003

Precinct(s): Precinct 1

 

Fiscal and Personnel Summary

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Engineering

 

 

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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)

 

Current Position Count for Service

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Anticipated Court Date: 3/27/2025

Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): 3/27/2025

 

Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or COVID-19 related item

 

Contact(s) name, title, department: Lunce Hu, Manager, Facilities Design & Construction, Office of the County Engineer; Dr. Ronald Lerner, DBA, MScE, LSSBB, IAEng - Director, Facilities Design & Construction, Office of the County Engineer

 

Attachments (if applicable): NA