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: Memorandum of Understanding
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District
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 to provide additional funding to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District in an amount not to exceed $400,000, for dedicated positions to expedite permit reviews and to continue with a Memorandum of Agreement executed on January 8, 2009 (Countywide).
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Background and Discussion:
The provision for dedicated positions with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Galveston District is under the referenced Memorandum of Agreement with the Flood Control District to expedite wetland verifications, jurisdictional determinations, and permitting requests submitted by the Flood Control District to the USACE. This funding request is similar to previous approved requests, which allows USACE to fund full-time staff to support the increased number of projects that are currently pending USACE review and that are anticipated for future submittal associated with the ongoing HCFCD Bond Program and the Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG) projects.
Under a Memorandum of Agreement with the Flood Control District (approved in Commissioner’s Court on December 23, 2008), as authorized by Section 214 of the Federal Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (“WRDA 2000”), as amended, the parties were authorized to fund dedicated positions for future fiscal years. Commissioner’s Court previously approved continued funding in June 2023, which is now nearly completely spent. The service to expedite requests for regulatory review has proven beneficial to the Flood Control District. Therefore, it is recommended that Commissioner’s Court authorize funding for dedicated positions with the USACE Galveston District and continue with the Memorandum of Agreement.
Expected Impact:
Approval of funding request to continue with the Memorandum of Agreement that will allow Flood Control District permits to be expediated for review by the USACE, Galveston District.
Alternative Options:
The alternative would be to not fund these positions at the Galveston District, which would slow processing and review times for the majority of Flood Control District projects and therefore slow project implementation.
County Strategic Plan Goal: 5. Minimize the impact of climate change and disasters.
County Strategic Plan Objective: H: Improve the condition and resilience of County transportation, flood control, and other infrastructure.
Justice/Safety Initiative (Goal 1): N/A
Infrastructure Initiative (Goal 2): H2: Evaluate the feasibility and potential impacts of substantial, large-scale flood mitigation measures to provide equitable and transformational regional benefits.
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):
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Date |
Agenda Item # |
Action Taken |
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12-23-2008 |
1.e.1.h |
Approved MOA |
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11-23-2010 |
1.e.2 |
Approved continuation of MOA and funding |
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12-6-2011 |
1.e.3 |
Approved continuation of MOA and funding |
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3-6-2019 |
2.e |
Approved continuation of MOA and funding |
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3-24-2020 |
2.d |
Approved continuation of MOA and funding |
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5-25-2021 |
70 |
Approved continuation of MOA and funding |
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6-6-2023 |
107 |
Approved continuation of MOA and funding |
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7-15-2024 |
122 |
Approved continuation of MOA and funding |
Location: N/A
Address (if applicable):
Precinct(s): Countywide
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Fiscal and Personnel Summary |
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Service Name |
4.a.1 - Operation Services |
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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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Tax Revenue - FCD |
$ |
$400,000 |
$400,000 |
$ |
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Choose an item. |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Choose an item. |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Total Existing Budget |
$ |
$400,000 |
$400,000 |
$ |
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Additional Budget Request (Requires Fiscal Review Request Form) |
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Choose an item. |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Choose an item. |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Choose an item. |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Total Additional Budget Request |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Total Funding Sources |
$ |
$400,000 |
$400,000 |
$ |
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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: Choose an item. |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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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 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Additional Positions Request |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Total Personnel |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Anticipated Court Date: 6/12/2025
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): Memorandum of Agreement - executed January 8, 2009