Primary Department: Flood Control District
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Marcus Y. Stuckett, P.E., CFM, Executive Director
Secondary Department: Housing and Community Development
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: Thao Costis, Executive Director
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Interlocal Agreement
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Harris County Housing and Community Development
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 a Subrecipient Agreement with the Harris County Department of Housing and Community Development, establishing execution of the CDBG-DR and CDBG-MIT path forward approved by Commissioners Court on Thursday, June 11, 2026.
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Background and Discussion:
On June 11, 2026, Commissioners Court approved a path forward developed by the Harris County Flood Control District (FCD) and Harris County Housing and Community Development (HCD), in consultation with the Texas General Land Office (GLO), to optimize available funds in the CDBG-DR and CDBG-MIT programs while maintaining the full scope and benefits of planned flood mitigation projects.
In alignment with the approved path forward, this Subrecipient Agreement outlines the framework to transfer eligible subdivision drainage projects currently funded through HCD's CDBG-MIT program to FCD's CDBG-DR program, to maximize spending and create more capacity for additional projects.
Expected Impact:
Approval of this agreement will provide Harris County with additional flexibility to administer and deliver federally funded flood risk reduction projects, support coordination between County dep...
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