Primary Department: County Administration
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Erica Lee Carter, County Administrator
Secondary Department: County Engineer
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: Milton Rahman, Executive Director
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Policy
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): N/A - Not a grant item
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by the Office of County Administration and Office of County Engineering to approve the revised Space Planning Committee Guidelines as recommended by the Space Planning Committee.
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Background and Discussion:
By a 5-0 committee vote submitted September 4, 2026, the Space Planning Committee agreed to the updated guideline revisions adding the County Administrator as Co-Chair and seeks Commissioner Court approval for the final revisions
The Space Planning Committee facilitates a single, transparent, and consistently applied process for allocating, reassigning, or modifying facility space owned or leased by Harris County departments and offices, and – at times – recommends action to Commissioners Court. The guidelines apply to space occupied by OCA-reporting departments, appointed departments, and elected-led departments.
The guidelines exclude Court Office-occupied, -operated, and/or -managed facilities, including but not limited to community centers, parks, and maintenance facilities.
The new Space Planning Committee membership would include:
Member
Role
Contribution
Court Office (primary & secondary)
Voting
One vote per Court Office
Office of the County Engineer
Co-Chair
Non-voting
Space inventory and utilization...
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