Primary Department: Housing and Community Development
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Thao Costis, Executive Director
Secondary Department: Commissioner, Precinct 4
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: Commissioner Lesley Briones
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Award
Project ID (if applicable): M2024-009
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Harris County Precinct 4
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): NA
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): NA
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): NA
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 of the agreement with Harris County Precinct 4 for the Evacuation Routes Improvements - Alief Evacuation Signals with a project budget of $7,562,500.00 in Community Development Block Grant Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) funds.
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Background and Discussion:
The scope of the project is upgrading and optimizing a cluster of traffic signals in Harris County Precinct 4 to better withstand extreme weather and flooding. By replacing all signal components with modern, flood-resilient systems equipped with battery backups, pedestrian improvements, drainage upgrades, and Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) technology, the project will reduce signal failures during storms and improve traffic flow.
Expected Impact:
The Fiscal impact is 7,562,500.00 of CDBG-MIT funds. This project seeks to reduce mitigation flood risks and strengthen resiliency in Harris County. This will reduce the financial, physical, and emotional burden of flood damage in the Alief area. Improvements will benefit 28,530 persons of which 59.65% are Low to Moderate Income.
Alternative Options:
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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: H: Improve the condition and resilience of County transportation, flood control, and other infrastructure.
Justice/Safety Initiative (Goal 1): Choose an item.
Infrastructure Initiative (Goal 2): Choose an item.
Economy Initiative (Goal 3): Choose an item.
Health Initiative (Goal 4): Choose an item.
Climate/Resilience Initiative (Goal 5): Choose an item.
Housing Initiative (Goal 6): Choose an item.
Additional notes related to the Strategic Plan:
Prior Court Action (if any):
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Location:
Address (if applicable): Alief Target Area
Precinct(s): Precinct 4
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Anticipated Court Date: 5/14/2026
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: Crystal L. Keller, Senior PFI Manager
Attachments (if applicable): Agreement