Item Coversheet

CITY OF HOUSTON - CITY COUNCIL

Meeting Date: 2/20/2018
District B, District D, District H
Item Creation Date: 10/19/2017

HCD17-107 Amendment #3 CDBG-DR Round 2 Infrastructure Grant (#14-236-000-8329)

Agenda Item#: 21.


 
                               
Summary:

ORDINANCE approving and authorizing third amendment to the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Program Round 2.2 Non-Housing Grant Agreement between the City of Houston and the GENERAL LAND OFFICE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, to extend the term and to revise the performance statement and implementation schedule and the project budget

Background:

The City of Houston needs to extend the CDBG-DR Round 2 Infrastructure contract (#14-236-000-8329) between GLO and City of Houston.  The end date is currently 12/31/2018.

 

The Texas General Land Office (GLO) has a contract with the City of Houston for Hurricane Ike Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Disaster Recovery (DR) Round 2, Phase 2, Infrastructure projects.  This contract has been amended twice, which added three main projects, extended the end date to 12/31/2018 and shifted line item budgets. 

 

The third amendment will move funds among categories to allow the four open ditch projects to be split into two phases.  This will enable all the projects to be completed in a structurally sound manner.  Various adjustments need to be made to the projects listed in the infrastructure contract.  In addition, HCDD wants to extend the contract to 12/31/2019.  Here are the proposed overall movement of funds: 

 

Proposed Movement of Funds for Amendment #3 to CDBG-DR Round 2 Infrastructure Contract with GLO:

HUD Activity

Categories

Grant Funds (Grantee)

Grant Funds (Third Party)

Amendment #3 Changes

Total Funding

5

Flood and Drainage Facilities

$20,117,572.90

$ ---

$ ---

$20,117,572.90

30

Engineering / Architectural Services

$ 1,923,000.00

$2,496,264.10

$ 218,330.85

$ 4,637,594.95

33

Project Delivery

$ 481,190.00

$1,097,959.00

$(213,330.85)

$ 1,365,818.15

35

Environmental

$ 5,000.00

$ 28,000.00

$ (5,000.00)

$ 28,000.00

Total

$22,526,762.90

$3,622,223.10

$ ---

$26,148,986.00

 

Project Status for CDBG-DR Round 2 Infrastructure Contract (14-236-000-8329) with GLO:

Project

Status

Near Northside Infrastructure Project

Phase I Construction completed.

Phase II Hernandez Tunnel, construction start date is expected to be ~August 2018 and the end date is expected to be ~ December 2018.

Open Ditch Construction

Greater Fifth Ward – Nichols, Environmental Request approved

Near Northside – Gano, Environmental Request approved

Greater Fifth Ward – Coke, Environmental Request approved

OST / South Union – Calhoun, Phase II Environmental Requested

 

Office of the City Engineer completed the review of the engineering plans. GLO approved the plans on 2/13/2017. The Nichols, Gano, and Coke construction start date is expected to be ~February 2018 and the end date is expected to be ~ September 2018. The Calhoun construction start date is expected to be ~April 2018 and the end date is expected to be ~ March 2019.

Bringhurst Infrastructure Project

Greater Fifth Ward – Need decisions on scope as well as agreements with TIRZ 18 to be finalized.

 

Construction start date is expected to be ~May 2018 and the end date is expected to be ~ November 2018.

 

The public notice was published on Thursday 10/26/2017.  The fifteen day comment period ended Friday 11/10/2017.  To date, no comments have been received.  This item was reviewed by the Housing and Community Affairs Committee on 11/28/2017.

Current Contract dates:  05/15/2014 – 12/31/2018

 

 

____________________________________________

Tom McCasland, Director

 

 


Prior Council Action:

(o) 2014-0291, 04/09/2014

(o) 2015-0060, 01/28/2015

(o) 2017-0266, 04/19/2017

Amount and Source of Funding:

Contact Information:

Roxanne Lawson

Phone: (832) 394-6307

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