Primary Department: Commissioner, Precinct 4
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Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Transmittal
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): N/A
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): Commissioners Court Office
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Transmittal by the Commissioner of Precinct 4 of a grant application submitted to the Houston Galveston Area Council for grant funds in the amount of $58,200, with an in-kind match of $71,790, for the FY 2025-2026 Solid Waste Management Grant Program.
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Background and Discussion:
This pilot for Precinct 4’s projected community composting program will educate Precinct 4 citizens, produce a measurable amount of compost through community collection, and benefit four community gardens, with the amount of resulting produce also measured. A community drop-off station for household organic waste will be constructed at Bear Creek Pioneers Park and operate through the combined efforts of staff and volunteers. The resulting compost will be transported to benefit four community food gardens in four county parks: Glazier, Kleb, Freed & Burnett Bayland.
Education and Outreach are important components of project execution.
Expected Impact:
Impact and ROI will be measured in terms of pounds of compost generated from organic waste and pounds of food harvested at community food gardens, held again staffing and land use costs. Other measures will be community response and engagement. These measures will be used to judge the effectiveness of the pilot and its scalability.
Alternative Options:
(1) Precinct 4 establishes a pilot composting program using Harris County funds. (2) Precinct 4 does not establish a pilot composting program, and the public does not receive the benefit of reducing the amount of reclaimable waste now going into landfills through reuse.
County Strategic Plan Goal: 5. Minimize the impact of climate change and disasters.
County Strategic Plan Objective: Q: Encourage residents, businesses, and public entities to significantly reduce their environmental footprint for the health of our region.
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): N2: Increase food/nutrition education and access to healthier food.
Climate/Resilience Initiative (Goal 5): R2: Pilot conservation-focused maintenance and green infrastructure for cost savings and environmental benefits.
Housing Initiative (Goal 6): N/A
Additional notes related to the Strategic Plan:
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Anticipated Court Date: 10/30/2025
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): 11/1/2025
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or ARPA related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Anne Sung, Chief Policy & Innovation Officer, Commissioner Precinct 4
Attachments (if applicable): Application Attached