Primary Department: Housing and Community Development
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Thao Costis, Executive Director
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Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Policy
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Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
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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 authorize the submission of the Disaster Recovery (DR)-Action Plan for the 2024 Houston Derecho & Hurricane Beryl Disasters to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
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Background and Discussion:
This Disaster Recovery Action Plan is written to meet the requirements set forth by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for accessing Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds that were allocated to the County on January 16, 2025. This CDBG-DR funding is intended to support the County’s recovery from the Houston Derecho and Hurricane Beryl by addressing recovery needs that cannot be met by other sources, such as resources from insurance, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) programs, Small Business Administration (SBA) loans, or other recovery resources.
The County has 90 days from the effective date of the allocation announcement (January 21, 2025) to submit this Action Plan to HUD, which must include a 30-day public comment period and Harris County Commissioner's Court approval to submit the Plan.
Expected Impact:
The approval of the DR-Action Plan by HUD will allow Harris County to receive $67,326,000.00 in funding to support long-term recovery efforts.
Alternative Options:
There are no alternatives. If the DR-Action Plan are not approved to be submitted to HUD, HCHCD will not receive these disaster funds.
County Strategic Plan Goal: 5. Minimize the impact of climate change and disasters.
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Economy Initiative (Goal 3): Choose an item.
Health Initiative (Goal 4): Choose an item.
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Additional notes related to the Strategic Plan:
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Anticipated Court Date: 4/10/2025
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): Click or tap to enter a date.
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Disaster Recovery related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Tory Gunsolley Chef Programs Officer; Walter Peacock Assistant Director of Planning, HCD
Attachments (if applicable): Draft DR-Action Plan