Primary Department: Housing and Community Development
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Thao Costis, Executive Director
Secondary Department: N/A
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: N/A
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Amendment
Project ID (if applicable): 2024-005, 2024-008, 2024-010, 2024-011
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): N/A - Not a grant item
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for approval of Entitlement amendments to the Harris County 2018 and 2024 Annual Action Plans.
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Background and Discussion:
Harris County Commissioners Court previously approved the Annual Action Plans (AAP). The Annual Action Plans, which are a consolidation of the Community Development Block Grants (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME), Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG). The following HOME Funded projects are being amended:
2018 HOME Funding:
• Project 2024-008 Harris County Single Family Housing Program - obligate $635,856.28 in PY2018 HOME funds. Total project Entitlement funding, including previously awarded amounts, will be $7,534,353.49
2019-2022 CDBG and CDBG Program Income:
• Project 2024-011 Harris County Multi-Family Housing Development Program - deobligate $3,486,200.00 in CDBG Program Income funds. Total project Entitlement funding, including previously awarded amounts, will be $2,879,600.00.
• Project 2024-005 Harris County Public Facilities and Improvements Program - deobligate $556,537.85 in CDBG prior year funds (PY20: $20,787.58, PY21: $127,050.00, PY22: $408,700.27). Total project Entitlement funding, including previously awarded amounts, will be $5,890,124.35.
• Project 2024-010 Harris County Single-family Housing Development Program - obligate $3,486,200.00 in CDBG Program Income funds and obligate $1,300,000.00 in CDBG prior year funds (PY19: 743,462.15, PY20: $20,787.58, PY21: $127,050.00, PY22: $408,700.27). Total project Entitlement funding, including previously awarded amounts, will be $12,963,488.73.
Expected Impact:
Approval is required to add unspent funds to the 2024 Annual Action Plan to support HCHCD’s Single-Family Program and Single-Family Housing Development Program.
• Total amount obligated includes $635,856.28 in PY2018 HOME funds.
• Total amount obligated includes $3,486,200.00 in CDBG Program Income.
• The total amount obligated includes $1,300,000.00 in prior year funds.
o Obligated $743,462.15 in 2019 CDBG funds
o Obligated $20,787.58 in 2020 CDBG funds
o Obligated $127,050.00 in 2021 CDBG funds
o Obligated $408,700.27 in 2022 CDBG funds
Alternative Options:
There are no alternatives. Funds that are deobligated need to be re-allocated to active projects to meet expenditure deadlines.
County Strategic Plan Goal: 6. Help residents achieve housing stability.
County Strategic Plan Objective: U: Build and preserve affordable housing, particularly for low-income families.
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Housing Initiative (Goal 6): W2: Increase stock of permanent supportive housing.
Additional notes related to the Strategic Plan:
Prior Court Action (if any):
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6/12/2018 |
17.d.1 |
Acceptance of HUD FY2018 Allocation |
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8/6/2024 |
158 |
Approval of PY2024 AAP Entitlement funds and authorization of submission to U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. |
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1/23/2025 |
112 |
Approval of PY2024 AAP Amendment |
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Anticipated Court Date: 10/16/2025
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): Click or tap to enter a date.
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or ARPA related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Krystina Sutherland, Development Manager, HCD- Planning and Development
Attachments (if applicable): Executive Summary