Department: County Engineer
Department Head/Elected Official: Milton Rahman, PhD., P.E., PMP, CFM, County Engineer
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Supplemental RCA
Type of Request: Policy
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
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 the Office of the County Engineer for approval of a schedule of public meetings to be held in September and October 2022 for the purpose of receiving public input and communicating information relevant to Harris County Bond Program propositions on the November 8, 2022 general election ballot, with provisions for notifying each Court office in the event of a necessary schedule or location change, Countywide.
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Background and Discussion:
On August 18, Commissioners Court voted to place three bond authorization propositions on the November 8 ballot. At their August 23 meeting, Court authorized contracting with communications firms to assist with the development of a public outreach and communications program, which will include public meetings as a key component.
Planning for those meetings has progressed. This action requests Court's approval of the attached schedule of proposed in-person and virtual meetings throughout the County during the coming weeks. The typical in-person meeting will be held between 6 and 8 pm, virtual meetings will be held at both midday and evening times.
At the time of submitting this request, final commitments by the venue host have not been confirmed for every meeting. A description of the available location and preferred date has been provided so that the Court may review the total number of meetings and the proposed geographic coverage across the county.
Should circumstances require a change in venue or schedule, each Court office, the Cou...
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