Primary Department: Housing and Community Development
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Thao Costis, Executive Director
Secondary Department: County Engineer
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: Milton Rahman, PhD, P.E.
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Award
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Office of County Engineer
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 for approval of an agreement with the Office of the County Engineer for $13,800,000 in Community Development Block Grant Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) funding for Planning Studies.
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Background and Discussion:
The Harris County Housing and Community Development (HCD), acting as the designated CDBG-MIT grantee, is requesting approval of a Written Agreement between HCD and the Office of County Engineer (OCE) for the allocation of $13,800,000 in CDBG-MIT funding.
The proposed agreement outlines the responsibilities of OCE as the subrecipient, specifies the scope of the planning studies to be conducted, and establishes federal compliance requirements, including reporting, financial management, and record-keeping standards. This funding is designated for the development and execution of the Drainage Master Plan and Evacuation Route Studies.
Expected Impact:
The proposed agreement will have a fiscal impact of $13,800,000 in CDBG-MIT funding. These studies will
provide the necessary data and analysis to inform future mitigation projects, enhance flood protection, and
promote the safety and well-being of Harris County residents. Approval of this request will allow Harris County
to meet federal regulatory requirements while advancing its mitigation and resilience objectives.
Alternative Options:
N/A
County Strategic Plan Goal: 5. Minimize the impact of climate change and disasters.
County Strategic Plan Objective: R: Enhance disaster preparedness, response, recovery, and resiliency.
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): R3: Strengthen the County’s emergency response function.
Housing Initiative (Goal 6): N/A
Additional notes related to the Strategic Plan:
Prior Court Action (if any):
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Date |
Agenda Item # |
Action Taken |
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5/8/2025 |
197 |
Approval to complete updated planning activity applications for CDBGMIT funding |
Location:
Address (if applicable):
Precinct(s): Choose an item.
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Fiscal and Personnel Summary |
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Resiliency and Quality |
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Current Fiscal Year Cost |
Annual Fiscal Cost |
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Non-Labor |
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Recurring Expenses |
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Funding Sources |
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Existing Budget |
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Grant |
$0 |
$13,000,000 |
$13,000,000 |
$0 |
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$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
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$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
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Total Existing Budget |
$0 |
$13,000,000 |
$13,000,000 |
$0 |
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Additional Budget Request (Requires Fiscal Review Request Form) |
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$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
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$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
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$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
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Total Additional Budget Request |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
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Total Funding Sources |
$0 |
$13,000,000 |
$13,000,000 |
$0 |
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Grants - Proposed Budget (For Grants Items only) |
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Labor |
Non-Labor |
Total |
No. of Grant Years |
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Local Match Source - Existing Budget: Choose an item. |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
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Local Match Source - Additional Budget Request: Choose an item. |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
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Grant Funds Applied for/Awarded (Total) |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
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Personnel (Fill out section only if requesting new Position Control Numbers (PCN)s) |
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Current Position Count for Service |
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Additional Positions Request |
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Total Personnel |
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County Attorney’s Office Legal Review (for Harris County Code Items only) |
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CAO Reviewer Name and Title |
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CAO Review Completion Date |
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Anticipated Court Date: 11/13/2025
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: Kevin Garza, Assistant Director, HCD
Attachments (if applicable): Written Agreement between Housing and Community Development & Office of
County Engineer