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
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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 an...
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