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File #: 23-0435    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Grant Status: Passed
File created: 1/18/2023 In control: Commissioners Court
On agenda: 1/31/2023 Final action: 1/31/2023
Title: Request by Public Health Services for approval to temporarily transfer general funds in the amount of $20,000 to fund the cost of four grant positions pending receipt of the award for the Lead-Based Paint Abatement Program and Neighborhood Nuisance Abatement Program grants, and extend the positions to February 29, 2024.
Attachments: 1. 23-0435.pdf

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: Grant

 

Project ID (if applicable):

Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable):

 

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 to temporarily transfer general funds in the amount of $20,000 to fund the cost of four grant positions pending receipt of the award for the Lead-Based Paint Abatement Program and Neighborhood Nuisance Abatement Program grants, and extend the positions to February 29, 2024.

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Background and Discussion:

The Housing and Urban Development Grant (HUD) Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes (OLHCHH) and the Harris County Community Services Department (CSD) Lead-Based Paint Abatement Program's primary objective is the development of viable urban communities by providing the following, principally for persons of low and moderate income: lead-safe and healthy housing for families and children;
a suitable living environment; and expanded economic opportunities. The funds can be used for qualifying activities including acquisition, construction, and social services. The purpose of the CSD Neighborhood Nuisance Abatement Program is to identify, investigate and abate abandoned, unsafe structures in Harris County that are a public nuisance and pose a health and safety risk to area residents including children.

 

 

Expected Impact:

The development of viable urban communities by providing the following, principally for persons of low and

moderate income and children in those families: lead-safe and healthy housing; a suitable living environment;

expanded economic opportunities; and remove unsafe, abandoned structures that are a public nuisance and

pose public safety and health risks in the community.

 

 

Alternative Options:

Approval ensures uninterrupted staffing to support grant activities.

 

Alignment with Goal(s):

_ Justice and Safety

_ Economic Opportunity

X_ Housing

X_ Public Health

_ Transportation

_ Flooding

X_ Environment

_ Governance and Customer Service

 

Prior Court Action (if any):

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Location:

Address (if applicable): N/A

Precinct(s): Countywide

 

Fiscal and Personnel Summary

Service Name

 

 

FY 23

FY 24

Next 3 FYs

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

Labor Expenditures

$20,000

$

$

Non-Labor Expenditures

$

$

$

Total Incremental Expenditures

$20,000

$

$

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

Existing Budget

Choose an item.

$

$

$

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$

$

$

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$

$

$

Total Current Budget

$

$

$

Additional Budget Requested

1000 - General Fund

$20,000

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$

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$

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$

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Total Additional Budget Requested

$20,000

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$

Total Funding Sources

$20,000

$

$

Personnel (Fill out section only if requesting new PCNs)

Current Position Count for Service

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Additional Positions Requested

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-

Total Personnel

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Anticipated Court Date: January 31, 2023

Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): March 1, 2023

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

Contact(s) name, title, department: Scott Jeansonne, Director of Environmental Public Health, Public Health Services

Attachments (if applicable): Court Order, Four (4) 3441