Item Coversheet

CITY OF HOUSTON - CITY COUNCIL

Meeting Date: 9/26/2023
District A, District B, District C, District D, District F, District G
Item Creation Date: 6/28/2023

MYR Disaster Preparedness Tools

Agenda Item#: 26.


 
                               
Summary:

ORDINANCE approving and authorizing contract between City of Houston, the Office of Emergency Management and HOUSTON COMMUNITY TOOLBANK for Disaster Clean-up and Recovery; providing a maximum contract amount - 1 Year with 4 one-year options - $353,618.00 - Houston Emergency Center Fund - DISTRICTS A - PECK; B - JACKSON; C - KAMIN; D - EVANS-SHABAZZ; F - THOMAS and G - HUFFMAN

Background:

The Director of the Mayor’s Office of Public Safety and Homeland Security request City Council approval of an ordinance authorizing a contract between the Office of Emergency Management and Houston Community Toolbank to purchase and maintain an inventory of supplies and equipment for disaster clean-up and recovery needs. 

 

It is recommended that City Council authorize the agreement with Houston Community Toolbank. The term of the agreement is one year with four (4) one-year renewal optionsThe scope of work requires Houston Community Toolbank to loan tools to members of the community impacted by a disaster to assist with recovery efforts.  Currently tools will be purchased based on requests by Council Districts A, B, C, D, F, and G with funding provided through the Council District Service Fund Program.  The funding provides for the waiving of the Toolbank's Tool Fee in some cases. 

 

The first year allocation is $173,618 and includes the initial cost for the purchase of equipment. Out year funding will only include program management costs.  The total agreement value is $353,618.

 

Fiscal Note:

Funding for this item is included in the FY2024 Adopted Budget. Therefore, no Fiscal Note is required as stated in the Financial Policies.

 

 

 

 

_____________________________________

George T. Buenik, Director

Office of Public Safety and Homeland Security

 

Estimated Spending Authority

Department

Current Fiscal Year

Outyears

Total

Houston Emergency Center

$173,618.00

$180,000.00

$353,618.00


Amount and Source of Funding:

$353,618.00

Houston Emergency Center

Fund 2205

Contact Information:

George Buenik 832.393.0875

Thomas Munoz 713.884.4550

ATTACHMENTS:
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Coversheet (revised) 8.28.23Signed Cover sheet