Legislation Details

File #: 25-1869    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Investment Memo Status: Passed
File created: 3/14/2025 In control: Commissioners Court
On agenda: 3/27/2025 Final action: 3/27/2025
Title: Request for approval of a Final Investment Memo for the Precinct 3 FY25 Vehicle and Equipment Acquisition project for an amount of $453,015 and commercial paper funding in the amount of $455,000.

Primary Department: Commissioner, Precinct 3

Primary Department Head/Elected Official:  Commissioner Tom S. Ramsey

Managing Department: Commissioner, Precinct 3

Managing Department Head/Elected Official:  Commissioner Tom S. Ramsey

Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA

Type of Request: Investment Memo

Investment Memo Type: Final Investment Memo

 

Project Name: Precinct 3 FY25 Vehicle and Equipment Acquisition

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: 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

 

Incremental Authorization Requested: $453,015

Total Estimated Project Cost: $453,015

 

Request Summary:

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Request for approval of a Final Investment Memo for the Precinct 3 FY25 Vehicle and Equipment Acquisition project for an amount of $453,015 and commercial paper funding in the amount of $455,000.

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Project Description:

Precinct 3 will use unvoted CP to upgrade the equipment and vehicle inventory, in this case particularly to update the bus fleet.

 

Anticipated Project Expenditures and Timeline:

Project Scope Breakdown

Estimated Cost

Estimated Completion

Purchase bus

$453,015

Q4-FY25

Total

$453,015

Q4-FY25

 

Justification & Alternatives:

The current bus fleet is very old, and we have been at least 3 years without any replacements.  Some of the buses were purchased prior to 2010 and are not reliable.

 

Anticipated Impact on Other Funds (If Applicable):

Fund Code

Description

Estimated Cost

Funding Method  (Existing or Future Budget Request Required)

Estimated Date of Needs

 

N/A

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N/A

$-

 

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Total

N/A

$-

 

-

 

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

 

Previous Court Action:

Date

Agenda Item #

Action Taken

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Address:

Precinct(s): Precinct 3

Fiscal and Personnel Summary

Service Name

 

 

 

Current Fiscal Year Cost

Annual Fiscal Cost

 

Labor

Non-Labor

Total

Recurring Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

Funding Sources

 

Existing Budget

 

 

 

 

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$

$

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$

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$

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$

Total Current Budget

$

$

$

$

Additional Budget Request

 

Commercial Paper

$

$455,000

$455,000

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Total Additional Budget Request

$

$455,000

$455,000

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Total Funding Request

$

$455,000

$455,000

$

Personnel (Fill out section only if requesting new PCNs)

 

Current Position Count for Service

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-

-

Additional Positions Request

-

-

-

-

Total Personnel

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-

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-

 

Anticipated Court Date: 3/27/2025

Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): 9/2/2025

Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or COVID-19 related item

Legal funding compliance confirmed by: Paige Abernathy, Assistant County Attorney, 3/12/2025

Department Approval by:  Curt Kates, Director of Budget & Finance

OMB CIP Team Approval by: William McGuinness, Director-Capital Projects & Infrastructure, 3/13/2025

 

Commercial Paper Request (For OMB use only):

Receiving Department: Commissioner, Precinct 3

Project PeopleSoft ID: TBD

CP Series Description:

Commercial Paper Series D-3 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 Precinct 3 FY25 Equipment CIP Acquisition project and is expected to be repaid within the next three fiscal years either through bonds, budgetary means or pay-as-you-go sources.

OMB Financial Management contact: Amy Perez, Deputy Executive Director, Office of Management and Budget