Primary Department: Management and Budget
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Daniel Ramos, Executive Director
Secondary Department: Pollution Control Services
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: Latrice Babin, PhD
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Commercial Paper
Project ID (if applicable): N2002
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 for approval of commercial paper funding for Pollution Control for the Pollution Control Services (PCS) Monitoring and Equipment project in the additional amount of $225,000 for a total CP funding of $5,120,000.
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Background and Discussion:
Commercial Paper A-1 is used to (1) pay contractual obligations incurred or to be incurred for the construction of and the purchase of fixtures, equipment and machinery for or in connection with the County's criminal and civil justice centers, the County's firefighter training facility, (2) pay contractual obligations incurred or to be incurred for the purchase of automobiles and other vehicles, equipment and machinery, including computers, materials and supplies for the operations of the County precincts and departments and other authorized needs and purposes including services provided by engineers, architects, attorneys, auditors, financial advisors.
Commercial Paper is being requested for PCS Equipment Replacement and Additions project and is expected to be repaid within the next three fiscal years either through bonds, budgetary means, or pay-as-you-go sources. This is for approval for allocation of commercial paper for a previously approved project within the previously
HB 1869 compliance confirmed by: Paige Abernathy, Assistant County Attorney, 7/22/2025
Expected Impact:
The purpose of this project is to ensure that PCS staff has up-to-date field monitoring equipment, expand testing capacity in the laboratory, and build in redundancy to assure continuity of service.
Alternative Options:
No alternatives have been identified for this project.
County Strategic Plan Goal: 5. Minimize the impact of climate change and disasters.
County Strategic Plan Objective: Q: Encourage residents, businesses, and public entities to significantly reduce their environmental footprint for the health of our region.
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): S1: Leverage RAAM mobile units to collect data on environmental injustice in Harris County.
Housing Initiative (Goal 6): Choose an item.
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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09/10/2019 |
21.a.2 |
Project authorization |
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12/03/2019 |
4.d.3 |
CP funding allocated |
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01/28/2020 |
4.h.2 |
CP funding allocated in the amount of $395,000 (Series A-1) |
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03/09/2021 |
21-718 |
Project authorization |
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03/30/2021 |
21-1009 |
CP funding allocated in the amount of $200,000 (Series A-1) |
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05/11/2021 |
21-2180 |
Project authorization |
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05/25/2021 |
21-2414 |
CP funding allocated in the amount of $385,000 (Series A-1) |
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08/10/2021 |
21-3789 |
CP funding allocated in the amount of $200,000 (Series A-1) |
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09/28/2021 |
21-5000 |
CP funding allocated in the amount of $150,000 (Series A-1) |
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12/14/2021 |
21-6707 |
CP funding allocated in the amount of $200,000 (Series A-1) |
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01/04/2022 |
22-0061 |
Bid awarded |
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01/25/2022 |
22-0647 |
CP funding allocated in the amount of $340,000 (Series A-1) |
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02/22/2022 |
22-1377 |
Project authorization |
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3/8/2022 |
22-1760 |
Request for approval of commercial paper in the amount of $125,000 (Series A-1) |
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9/27/2022 |
22-5600 |
Request for approval of FIM in the amount of $274,335 |
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07/18/2023 |
23-3947 |
CP funding allocated in the amount of $275,000 (Series A-1) |
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9/19/2023 |
23-5237 |
Request for approval of FIM in the amount of $340,000 |
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3/26/2024 |
24-1525 |
CP funding allocated in the amount of $220,000 (Series A-1) |
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8/29/2024 |
24-5517 |
Request for approval of FIM in the amount of $2,130,000 |
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11/12/2024 |
24-7115 |
CP funding allocated in the amount of $1,000,000 (Series D) |
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12/10/2024 |
24-7822 |
Request for approval of commercial paper funding for Pollution Control for the Pollution Control Services (PCS) Monitoring and Equipment project in the additional amount of $1,130,000 for a total CP funding of $4,895,000. (Series D) |
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8/26/2025 |
25-5478 |
Request for approval of FIM in the amount of $222,000 |
Location:
Address (if applicable): N/A
Precinct(s): Countywide
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Fiscal and Personnel Summary |
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Service Name |
PCS Equipment Replacement and Additions |
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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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Total Existing Budget |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Additional Budget Request (Requires Fiscal Review Request Form) |
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Commercial Paper |
$ |
$225,000 |
$225,000 |
$ |
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$ |
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Total Additional Budget Request |
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$225,000 |
$225,000 |
$ |
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Total Funding Sources |
$ |
$225,000 |
$225,000 |
$ |
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Grants - Proposed Budget (For Grants Items only) |
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Labor |
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Local Match Source - Existing Budget: Choose an item. |
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$ |
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Local Match Source - Additional Budget Request: Choose an item. |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Grant Funds Applied for/Awarded (Total) |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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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: 1/29/2026
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): Click or tap to enter a date.
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
Attachments (if applicable): N/A