Primary Department: Flood Control District
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Tina Petersen, Ph.D., P.E., Executive Director
Secondary Department: N/A
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: N/A
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Public Necessity
Project ID (if applicable): Z100-00-00-H065
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 to decree that the Harris County Flood Control District project serves a public purpose and public necessity, which requires that the Harris County Real Property Division be directed to acquire one fee simple tract for the public project known as Hurricane Harvey HMGP DR-4332-004 Buyout, for the purpose of buyout to prevent future flood damage (Project ID Z100-00-00-H065, Tract G103-80-00-08-801.0, Precinct 3).
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Background and Discussion:
This is a request to approve right-of-way acquisition for the Hurricane Harvey HMGP DR-4332-004 Buyout in
the San Jacinto River Watershed. This is a correction to a typographical error on a tract number to a property for accurate records and payments.
Expected Impact:
Removal of people and property deep in the floodplain.
Alternative Options:
Denial of this request would result in relocation payments currently in process to the owner being denied.
County Strategic Plan Goal: 2. Connect our community with safe, reliable, equitably distributed, and well-maintained infrastructure.
County Strategic Plan Objective: H: Improve the condition and resilience of County transportation, flood control, and other infrastructure.
Justice/Safety Initiative (Goal 1): N/A
Infrastructure I...
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