Primary Department: Toll Road Authority
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Roberto Treviño, P.E., Executive Director
Secondary Department: Management and Budget
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: Daniel Ramos
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Supplemental RCA
Type of Request: Financial Authorization
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): N/A - Not a grant item
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by the Toll Road Authority for approval of ratification of a Joinder Agreement with the Texas Transportation Finance Corporation and Zions Bancorporation, N.A. DBA Amegy Bank, for the addition of a TxDOT facility beneficiary per the terms of the TxDOT Tolling Services Agreement and Custodial Account Agreement and authorize execution by the HCTRA Executive Director of future joinder agreements with TxDOT facility beneficiaries as designated by TxDOT pursuant to the terms of Tolling Services Agreement and Custodial Account Agreement and provided that such agreements are transmitted to Commissioners Court after execution.
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Background and Discussion:
The October 29, 2024 Commissioners Court approved the execution of a Tolling Service Agreement (TSA) with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) for HCTRA to provide back-office tolling services for TxDOT toll roads. On September 19, 2024 Commissioners Court approved the execution of a Stop Gap Agreement to include a Custodial Account Agreement for the implementation of the TSA (the Oct. 29, 2024 Commissioner Court approved an amendment and restatement of the Custodial Account Agreement to address administrative requirements associated with TxDOT toll beneficiaries).
As part of the terms of the TSA and as identified in the Custodial Account Agreement, a process was defined for TxDOT to identify Beneficiaries of their respective toll roads through the execution of a Joinder Agreement (approved template was included as an exhibit to the executed Custodial Account Agreement). At the time the TSA and Custodial Account were executed in 2024, joinder agreements were executed with the respective beneficiaries of TxDOT existing toll roads.
TxDOT has provided notice of an additional beneficiary for their SH 288 Toll Lane Project. This action is to ratify the execution of the Joinder Agreement associated with this TxDOT toll facility. Approval is also requested to allow the Executive Director of HCTRA to execute future joinder agreements associated with identifying beneficiaries of any existing or future TxDOT toll facilities per TxDOT notice.
Expected Impact:
Approval of this action will allow HCTRA to continue to provide reliable back-office system support for tolling services and meet the terms of the approved TSA with TxDOT.
Alternative Options:
No other recommended solution for this identified need.
County Strategic Plan Goal: N/A
County Strategic Plan Objective: N/A
Justice/Safety Initiative (Goal 1): N/A
Infrastructure Initiative (Goal 2): N/A
Economy Initiative (Goal 3): N/A
Health Initiative (Goal 4): N/A
Climate/Resilience Initiative (Goal 5): N/A
Housing Initiative (Goal 6): N/A
Additional notes related to the Strategic Plan: N/A
Prior Court Action (if any): N/A
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09/19/2024 |
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Court approval of Stop Gap Agreement |
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09/19/2024 |
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Reassignment of Tolling Service Agreement with BTG to TxDOT for SH-288 Toll Lanes |
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10/29/2024 |
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Court approval of Tolling Service Agreement with TxDOT |
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10/29/2024 |
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Court approval of an amendment and restatement of Custodial Agreement |
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06/12/2025 |
344 |
Court approval to utilize banking services and open additional accounts |
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07/10/2025 |
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Court approval of agreement for collateral services |
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09/18/2025 |
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Court approval of First Amendment of Stop Gap Agreement |
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Address (if applicable): N/A
Precinct(s): Countywide
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Anticipated Court Date: 12/11/2025
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): N/A
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or COVID-19 related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Nicole Stuttz, Chief of Staff, Harris County Toll Road Authority
Attachments (if applicable): Executed Joinder Agreement