Primary Department: Housing and Community Development
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Thao Costis, Executive Director
Secondary Department: N/A
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: N/A
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Supplemental RCA
Type of Request: Position
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
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): Grantor does not allow indirect cost capture
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by Housing and Community Development for approval to extend three (3) grant funded positions to February 28, 2027 for the FY 2017 Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) grant program.
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Background and Discussion:
Recently, the County reported delays at the Ella/Providence Place project, caused by deficiencies with the detention basin that resulted in the retaining wall along the eastern part of the project to fail. In addition, the bioswales and permeables are also failing and showing sediment and erosion problems.
Although all homes in the Ella/Providence Place and Vista/Orchard Place projects are construction complete, due to the recent problems affecting the drainage system at the Ella/Providence Place project, the County will be unable to meet its National Objective or program obligations by the current program end date. GLO approves the program extension request moving the program end date from August 31, 2026, to February 28, 2027.
Expected Impact:
Enables HCD to utilize grant funds and its related positions involved in grant related programs and projects that improve the quality of life in the low-and moderate-income areas of the county and to identify and provide services for housing, homeless, and community development
Alternative Options:
If the positions are not extended, HCD would not have the benefit of the positions to provide services to the residents of Harris County.
County Strategic Plan Goal: 6. Help residents achieve housing stability.
County Strategic Plan Objective: U: Build and preserve affordable housing, particularly for low-income families.
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Infrastructure Initiative (Goal 2): Choose an item.
Economy Initiative (Goal 3): Choose an item.
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Climate/Resilience Initiative (Goal 5): Choose an item.
Housing Initiative (Goal 6): W2: Increase stock of permanent supportive housing.
Additional notes related to the Strategic Plan:
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Single Family Housing |
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$557,087 |
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$557,087 |
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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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County Attorney’s Office Legal Review (for Harris County Code Items only) |
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Anticipated Court Date: 8/6/2026
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): 8/8/2026
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or ARPA related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Leema Lukose, Human Resources Director, Housing and Community D
Attachments (if applicable): RCA, 3441s and supporting letter.