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File #: 22-5756    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Commercial Paper Status: Passed
File created: 9/15/2022 In control: Commissioners Court
On agenda: 9/27/2022 Final action: 9/27/2022
Title: Request for approval of commercial paper funding for the Office of the County Engineer for the Outfall Repair and Replacement project in the amount of $4,250,000.

Department: Management and Budget

Department Head/Elected Official: Daniel Ramos, Executive Director

 

Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA

Type of Request: Commercial Paper

 

Project ID (if applicable): TBD

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 for approval of commercial paper funding for the Office of the County Engineer for the Outfall Repair and Replacement project in the amount of $4,250,000.

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Background and Discussion:

Commercial Paper Series D can be used for (1) construction of public works, (2) the purchase of automobiles, equipment and machinery, including computers, materials and supplies for the operation of the County’s precincts and departments (3) Professional services, including services provided by engineers, architects, attorneys, auditors, financial advisors, and fiscal agents, in connection with the contractual obligations described in (1) and (2).

 

Commercial Paper is being requested for the Outfall Repair and Replacement project and is expected to be repaid within the next three fiscal years either through bonds, budgetary means or pay-as-you-go sources.

 

HB 1869 compliance confirmed by:  Michael James, Senior Assistant County Attorney, August 23, 2022.

 

Expected Impact:

The program is scoped to maintain the level of responsiveness and service that the residents of Harris County and Precinct staff are accustomed to while increasing resources to meet the needs of the growing infrastructure failures. The program will also assess higher risk areas with aging or flooded infrastructure and homes; then recommend repairs for review and potential action within the program.

 

The success of the Program can be measured through the following performance metrics: - Construction of approximately 80 projects per year (20 in each Precinct), or equivalent level of effort and cost as approved by the Precinct (e.g., a major emergency repair may take funding priority over multiple standard repairs). - Mitigation and reduction of flooding within the repaired areas during future events. - Highest risk outfalls and drainage infrastructure mapped and assessed; Inspection and reInspection plan with criteria established by the end of the first year

 

Alternative Options:

No alternatives have been identified for this project.

 

 

Alignment with Goal(s):

_ Justice and Safety

_ Economic Opportunity

_ Housing

_ Public Health

x Transportation

_ Flooding

_ Environment

_ Governance and Customer Service

 

Prior Court Action (if any):

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Agenda Item #

Action Taken

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Location:

Address (if applicable): Countywide

Precinct(s): Countywide

 

Fiscal and Personnel Summary

Service Name

Outfall Repair and Replacement

 

SFY 22

FY 23

Next 3 FYs

Incremental Expenditures (do NOT write values in thousands or millions)

Labor Expenditures

$

$

$

Non-Labor Expenditures

$4,250,000

$

$

Total Incremental Expenditures

$4,250,000

$

$

Funding Sources (do NOT write values in thousands or millions)

Existing Budget

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$

$

$

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$

$

$

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$

$

$

Total Current Budget

$

$

$

Additional Budget Requested

Commercial Paper

$4,250,000

$

$

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$

$

$

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$

$

$

Total Additional Budget Requested

$4,250,000

$

$

Total Funding Sources

$4,250,000

$

$

Personnel (Fill out section only if requesting new PCNs)

Current Position Count for Service

-

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Additional Positions Requested

-

-

-

Total Personnel

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-

 

Anticipated Court Date: September 27, 2022

Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date):

Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or COVID-19 related item

Contact(s) name, title, department: Amy Perez, Deputy Executive Director, Office of Management and Budget

Attachments (if applicable): N/A