Department: County Administration
Department Head/Elected Official: Leah Barton
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):
title
Request by the Office of County Administration for approval to extend six positions to December 31, 2027 in support of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Local Fiscal Recovery Fund program administration, including an increase in budget of $2,348,739.
end
Background and Discussion:
In 2021, the U.S. Treasury allocated $915.5 million in Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Funds to Harris County. Since then, Commissioners Court has approved over $870 million in program spend across over 80 projects, with more under development. Currently, limited internal resources are dedicated to program administration. Additional support is required to ensure programs deliver target outcomes and fully comply with US Treasury regulations.
Extension of six roles is requested:
• Director, ARPA PMO
• Manager, ARPA PMO Compliance
• Manager, ARPA PMO
• Manager, ARPA PMO Health
• Manager, ARPA PMO Housing
• Manager, ARPA PMO Justice & Safety
Expected Impact: Improved speed of project launch and delivery of ARPA priority outcomes; reduced third-party consulting costs.
Alternative Options: Increase consulting spend at higher cost.
Alignment with Goal(s):
_ Justice and Safety
X Economic Opportunity
X Housing
X Public Health
_ Transportation
_ Flooding
_ Environment
X Governance and Customer Service
Prior Court Action (if any):
|
Date |
Agenda Item # |
Action Taken |
|
5/18/2021 |
5 |
Request for approval of two ARPA positions |
|
6/8/2021 |
7 |
Acceptance of initial Local Fiscal Recovery Funds |
|
2/22/2022 |
13 |
Request for approval of two ARPA PMO positions |
|
11/15/2022 |
9 |
Request to transfer one position to OMB |
|
6/6/2023 |
12 |
Request to approve three ARPA PMO positions |
Location:
Address (if applicable): 1001 Preston, Houston TX77002
Precinct(s): Countywide
|
Fiscal and Personnel Summary |
|
Service Name |
Oversight and Coordination |
|
|
|
Current Fiscal Year Cost |
Annual Fiscal Cost |
|
|
Labor |
Non-Labor |
Total |
Recurring Expenses |
|
Funding Sources |
|
|
Existing Budget |
|
|
|
|
|
2651 - American Rescue Plan 2021 |
$347,903 |
$133,096 |
$480,999 |
$847,561 |
|
Choose an item. |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
|
Choose an item. |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
|
Total Current Budget |
$347,903 |
$133,096 |
$480,999 |
$847,561 |
|
Additional Budget Request (Requires Fiscal Review Request Form) |
|
|
2651 - American Rescue Plan 2021 |
$67,245 |
$33,958 |
$101,203 |
$332,694 |
|
Choose an item. |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
|
Choose an item. |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
|
Total Additional Budget Request |
$67,245 |
$33,958 |
$101,203 |
$332,694 |
|
Total Funding Request |
$415,147 |
$167,054 |
$582,202 |
$1,180,255 |
|
Personnel (Fill out section only if requesting new PCNs) |
|
|
Current Position Count for Service |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Additional Positions Request |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Total Personnel |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Anticipated Court Date: April 23, 2024
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): May 4, 2024
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: COVID-19 related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Romeo Solis, Director, ARPA PMO, Office of County Administration
Attachments (if applicable): Forms 3441