Department: Public Health Services
Department Head/Elected Official: Barbie L. Robinson, MPP, JD, CHC ─ Executive Director
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Position
Project ID (if applicable): ARPA_INTADMIN
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): N/A
MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWDBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by Public Health Services for approval of ARPA Local Recovery funding in the amount of $2,003,356 and five positions effective September 24, 2022 to support the ARPA-Health portfolio of programs.
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Background and Discussion:
Harris County Public Health provides programmatic expertise and project management support for a significant portion of ARPA-funded projects estimated at $134 M. HCPH also holds responsibility for approximately 87% of the ARPA-Health portfolio and directly leads - or is involved in - 10 focus area teams throughout the Harris County ARPA Portfolio. In addition to the existing ARPA projects within the HCPH domain, a large number of additional programs are expected to come online under HCPH’s management within the next 3 months, including 11 contracts identified under Behavioral Health, 3+ contracts identified under Food & Nutrition, and a new maternal and child health program.
In alignment with the roles and quality expectations of OCA and Harris County Public Health, we have identified a need for five (5) agency-level resources to provide strategic and operational management support for the projects and programs in the HCPH-ARPA portfolio. These positions include ARPA Health Portfolio Manager, ARPA Strategy Analyst, two ARPA Data & Evaluation Specialists, and an ARPA Financial Analyst.
Expected Impact:
The approval of these positions would allow for enhanced coordination and communication between HCPH and OCA - ARPA PMO and increase the quality of program development, milestone tracking, and financial/data/evaluation/outcomes reporting. It would also return bandwidth to existing resources that are general-funded and responsible for non-ARPA projects and programs at HCPH.
ARPA Health Portfolio Manager:
• Manage a team responsible for all aspects of ARPA projects including strategy development, implementation, and reporting
• Be primary point of contact for ARPA-funded projects at Harris County Public Health
ARPA Strategy Analyst:
• Establish strategy and approach to focus area teams and project/program development
• Leads programmatic planning activities including landscape analysis, strategy development, and evaluation strategy
ARPA Data & Evaluation Specialist(2):
• Responsible for data collection, analysis, and reporting of ARPA-funded projects/programs
• Identifies meaningful and measurable outcomes and performance measures for ARPA projects and programs
ARPA Financial Analyst:
• Responsible for collection, analysis, and reporting of financial data related to ARPA-funded projects and programs
• Work with program teams to ensure spending is on track with requested/approved amounts
Alternative Options:
There are no alternative options.
Alignment with Goal(s):
_ Justice and Safety
_ Economic Opportunity
_ Housing
X Public Health
_ Transportation
_ Flooding
X Environment
_ Governance and Customer Service
Prior Court Action (if any):
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Precinct(s): Countywide
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Fiscal and Personnel Summary |
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Service Name |
ARPA-Health |
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SFY 22 |
FY 23 |
Next 3 FYs |
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Incremental Expenditures (do NOT write values in thousands or millions) |
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Labor Expenditures |
$ |
$596,048 |
$1,407,308 |
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Non-Labor Expenditures |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Total Incremental Expenditures |
$ |
$596,048 |
$1,278,166 |
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Funding Sources (do NOT write values in thousands or millions) |
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Existing Budget |
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2651 - American Rescue Plan 2021 |
$ |
$596,048 |
$1,407,308 |
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$ |
$ |
$ |
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$ |
$ |
$ |
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Total Current Budget |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Additional Budget Requested |
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$ |
$ |
$ |
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$ |
$ |
$ |
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Total Additional Budget Requested |
$ |
$596,048 |
$1,407,308 |
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Total Funding Sources |
$ |
$596,048 |
$1,407,308 |
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Personnel (Fill out section only if requesting new PCNs) |
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Current Position Count for Service |
0 |
5 |
5 |
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Additional Positions Requested |
5 |
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Total Personnel |
5 |
5 |
5 |
Anticipated Court Date: September 13, 2022
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): September 24, 2022
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: COVID-19 related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Radhika Kudchadkar, Director, Office of Planning and Innovation
Attachments (if applicable): 3441s