Primary Department: Management and Budget
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Daniel Ramos, Executive Director
Managing Department: County Engineer
Managing Department Head/Elected Official: Milton Rahman, PhD, P.E., PMP, CFM, ENV SP, County Engineer
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Investment Memo
Investment Memo Type: Final Investment Memo
Project Name: 100 Pasadena Blvd - Pasadena Town Square Mall Renovation
Project ID (if applicable): TBD
Vendor Legal Name (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Current Achievement (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: Exempt - Real Estate Purchases
Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A - Not a grant item
Incremental Authorization Requested: $16,000,000
Total Estimated Project Cost: $16,000,000
Request Summary:
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Request for approval of a Final Investment Memo for the 100 Pasadena Blvd - Pasadena Town Square Mall Renovation project, for an amount of $16,000,000 and commercial paper funding in the amount of $16,000,000.
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Project Description:
Harris County will enter into an agreement to purchase a two-story building and parking spaces to permanently consolidate 3 Harris Health facilities into one large medical clinic on the first floor and provide a second-floor unit for another Harris County agency.
Anticipated Project Expenditures and Timeline:
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Project Scope Breakdown |
Estimated Cost |
Estimated Completion |
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Purchase Price |
$13,620,000 |
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Closing Costs |
$70,000 |
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Contingency |
$2,310,000 |
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Total |
$16,000,000 |
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Justification & Alternatives:
The purchase of this facility will eliminate a current lease agreement and permanently consolidate 3 Harris Health facilities into one large medical clinic on the first floor. It will provide a second-floor unit for another Harris County agency or multiple agencies.
Harris County will own the property and will no longer pay for a lease. By obtaining the property, Harris County will have the ability to make changes to the existing facility for current and future County Departments if needed.
If Commissioners Court does not approve this project, the County will continue to lease and develop the property in accordance with the previously signed lease.
Anticipated Impact on Other Funds (If Applicable): N/A
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Fund Code |
Description |
Estimated Cost |
Funding Method (Existing or Future Budget Request Required) |
Estimated Date of Needs |
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1035 |
Annual Operating Costs |
$840,000 |
Future Budget Request, at least 50% expected to be recouped through rent outside of General Fund |
May 8, 2025 |
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1000 |
One-time Termination Fee |
$1,315,000 |
For termination of existing agreement with developer. Existing Budget from Department 202. |
May 2025 |
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Total |
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$2,155,000 |
$840,000 in future years, based on current utility prices |
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County Strategic Plan Goal: 2. Connect our community with safe, reliable, equitably distributed, and well-maintained infrastructure.
County Strategic Plan Objective: O: Increase access to quality health care, including preventive and behavioral health.
Justice/Safety Initiative (Goal 1): N/A
Infrastructure Initiative (Goal 2): N/A
Economy Initiative (Goal 3): N/A
Health Initiative (Goal 4): O1: Coordinate health organizations to improve access and care.
Climate/Resilience Initiative (Goal 5): N/A
Housing Initiative (Goal 6): N/A
Decision Analysis Matrix Score (rubric on last page): 13
Previous Court Action:
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Date |
Agenda Item # |
Action Taken |
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6/27/2023 |
26 |
Approved |
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Address: 100 Pasadena Boulevard, Pasadena, Tx. 77506
Precinct(s): Precinct 2
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Total Current Budget |
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Additional Budget Request |
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Commercial Paper |
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Personnel (Fill out section only if requesting new PCNs) |
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Anticipated Court Date: 5/8/2025
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): 6/18/2025
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or COVID-19 related item
Legal funding compliance confirmed by: Paige Abernathy, Special Assistant County Attorney, 4/30/2025
Department Approval by: William McGuinness, Director-Capital Projects & Infrastructure, 4/17/2025
OMB CIP Team Approval by: William McGuinness, Director-Capital Projects & Infrastructure, 4/17/2025
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Commercial Paper Request (For OMB use only):
Receiving Department: County Engineer
Project PeopleSoft ID: TBD
CP Series Description: Commercial Paper Series D-2 can be used for (1) construction of public works, (2) the purchase of automobiles, equipment and machinery, including computers, materials and supplies for the operation of the County’s precincts and departments (3) Professional services, including services provided by engineers, architects, attorneys, auditors, financial advisors, and fiscal agents, in connection with the contractual obligations described in (1) and (2).
Commercial Paper is being requested for the 100 Pasadena Blvd - Pasadena Town Square Mall Renovation project and is expected to be repaid within the next three fiscal years either through bonds, budgetary means or pay-as-you-go sources.
Note: Commercial Paper is issued in increments of $5,000 and the excess is not available to be spent by the department.
OMB Financial Management contact: Amy Perez, Deputy Executive Director, Office of Management and Budget
Decision Analysis Matrix scoring tool - Commissioners Court has approved the rubric below for scoring capital projects. Please complete the last two rows for OMB review.
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Scoring option |
Strategic Plan alignment (3x weighting) |
Evidence base |
Impact on outcomes |
Cost effectiveness |
Ease of implementation |
Collaboration / partnerships |
Environmental sustainability |
Equity |
Total |
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-1 |
Antithetical to one or more aspects of the Strategic Plan |
Evidence shows net negative impact on the intended goal |
Impact is clearly negative |
Costs expected (or shown) to outweigh benefits |
County has no/limited existing capabilities and dependencies are likely to impede |
Could negatively impact relationships with partners |
Negatively impacts environment and/or climate change mitigation efforts |
Inequitable |
n/a |
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0 |
Does not align to a Strategic Objective |
Evidence base is not well defined or measurable |
Size of impact on one or more strategic outcomes is negligible or unclear |
Net comparison is unclear |
County has no/limited existing capabilities or dependencies are likely to impede |
Does not involve collaboration with partners |
Net neutral impact on environment and/or climate change mitigation efforts |
Does not consider equity to a meaningful degree |
n/a |
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1 |
Aligns to a Strategic Objective but not to a Strategic Initiative |
Limited evidence-based research on outcomes; may have qualitative/theoretical support |
Outcomes are defined but without target levels and/or expected impact is moderate |
Moderate direct/indirect benefit relative to costs |
County has existing capability to implement or dependencies are unlikely to impede |
Moderately expands County leverage through collaboration with partner(s) |
Marginally positive impact on environment and/or climate change mitigation efforts |
Considers equity to a meaningful degree, but not comprehensively |
n/a |
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2 |
Aligns to a Strategic Objective and a Strategic Initiative |
Outcomes are directly supported by evidence base or credible research supports anticipated outcomes |
Outcomes are clearly defined and include target levels; expected impact on outcomes is high |
Significant direct/indirect benefit relative to costs |
County has existing capability to implement and dependencies are unlikely to impede |
Significantly expands County leverage through collaboration with partner(s) |
Positively impacts environment and/or climate change mitigation efforts |
Considers equity meaningfully and comprehensively |
n/a |
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Score (-1,0,1,2) |
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13 |
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Rationale |
The project aligns with G-2 and O-O |
To support the current structure plan. Capability to continue the current base plan for the community |
County Plan: To reinforce and stabilize the current use plan. |
Per the goal, the County will directly/indirectly benefit from owning the building than leasing |
County has existing capability to implement. Dependencies are unlikely to impede |
This does expand County leverage through collaboration with partners |
This does not involve an impact on the environment or climate change mitigation efforts |
N/A |
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