Department: County Judge
Department Head/Elected Official: Lina Hidalgo, County Judge
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCAType of Request: Grant
Project ID (if applicable): GY23_PSGP
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): N/A
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 allocate a total of $825,000 ($618,750-PSGP grant funds/$206,250-Houston Ship Channel Security District matching funds) from the FY2023 Port Security Grant Program (PSGP) EMW-2023-PU-00012 to the Harris County Universal Services Office for security enhancements in accordance with Investment Justification No. 1 and its corresponding budget.
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Background and Discussion:
On October 10, 2023, Commissioners Court accepted a total of $1,940,740 in FY 2023 Port Security Grant Program funds. Out of that amount, Universal Services (U.S.) has been awarded $825,000 for the port security surveillance system in accordance with Investment Justification No. 1. The total award of $825,000 consists of $618,750 in FY 2023 PSGP grant funds with a match of $206,250 from the Houston Ship Channel Security District.
Expected Impact:
This grant will provide funding to complete the program priorities that will buy down risks associated with PSGP Homeland Security guidelines.
Alternative Options:
N/A
Alignment with Goal(s):
X Justice and Safety
_ Economic Opportunity
_ Housing
_ Public Health
_ Transportation
_ Flooding
_ Environment
X Governance and Customer Service
Prior Court Action (if any):
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Date |
Agenda Item # |
Action Taken |
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10/10/2023 |
322 |
Grant award accepted |
Location:
Address (if applicable): N/A
Precinct(s): Countywide
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Fiscal and Personnel Summary |
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Service Name |
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FY 24 |
FY 25 |
Next 3 FYs |
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Incremental Expenditures (do NOT write values in thousands or millions) |
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Labor Expenditures |
$150,000 |
$ |
$ |
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Non-Labor Expenditures |
$400,000 |
$275,000 |
$ |
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Total Incremental Expenditures |
$550,000 |
$275,000 |
$ |
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Funding Sources (do NOT write values in thousands or millions) |
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Existing Budget |
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Grant |
$618,750 |
$ |
$ |
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Other |
$206,250 |
$ |
$ |
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Choose an item. |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Total Current Budget |
$825,000 |
$ |
$ |
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Additional Budget Requested |
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Choose an item. |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Choose an item. |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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$ |
$ |
$ |
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Total Additional Budget Requested |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Total Funding Sources |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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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 Requested |
- |
- |
- |
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Total Personnel |
- |
- |
- |
Anticipated Court Date: January 30, 2024
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): The EHP was approved by FEMA on December 11, 2023.
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or COVID-19 related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Kenya Wilson - Port Grant Director, County Judge’s Office; Vince Palumbo - Enterprise Program Manager, Universal Services
Attachments (if applicable): Order created by the Homeland Security Port Grant Director, County Judge’s Office, and the updated FY2023 DHS Standard Terms and Conditions.