Primary Department: Management and Budget
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Daniel Ramos, Executive Director, Office of Management and Budget
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Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for approval of a reimbursement resolution relating to the intention of Harris County to reimburse itself for the prior lawful expenditures of funds from the proceeds of tax-exempt debt to be issued by Harris County, Texas, relating to improvements to County-owned facilities at NRG Park managed by the Harris County Sports & Convention Corporation, in an amount not to exceed $8,000,000.
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Background and Discussion:
The Harris County Sports & Convention Corporation (HCSCC), on behalf of Harris County, is undertaking a series of improvement projects to maintain and upgrade critical infrastructure at County-owned NRG Park facilities.
Adoption of this reimbursement resolution authorizes Harris County to reimburse eligible costs associated with these improvements from future bond proceeds or other authorized funding sources, in accordance with applicable federal tax and bond regulations.
In a separate RCA submitted for consideration at this meeting of Commissioners Court, approval is requested to increase the purchase order with Johnson Controls, Inc. (JCI) by $2,392,597 for lighting and intelligent controls upgrades in the NRG Center conference and meeting rooms, as well as LED parking lot lighting and controls upgrades. This purchase order increase is included within the overall reimbursement authorization not to exceed $8.0 million and does not represent an additional request beyond that amount.
At a future Commissioners Court meeting, approval will be requested for an overall agreement with HCSCC regarding the processes for reimbursement applicable to such projects at NRG Park.
Expected Impact:
Approval of this item preserves the County’s ability to finance these eligible project costs through future debt issuance while allowing the project to proceed as planned.
Alternative Options:
An alternative option would be to fund project expenditures without adopting a reimbursement resolution. However, this would eliminate the County’s ability to reimburse eligible costs from future bond proceeds and reduce financing flexibility.
County Strategic Plan Goal: 2. Connect our community with safe, reliable, equitably distributed, and well-maintained infrastructure.
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Anticipated Court Date: 2/12/2026
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Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or ARPA related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Fahad Gulzar, Acting Deputy Executive Director, Office of Management and Budget.
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