The Housing and Community Development Department (HCD) recommends Council approval of an Ordinance authorizing and approving a Construction Contribution Agreement between the City of Houston and Buffalo Bayou Partnership (BBP) to provide $5,453,853.00 in Community Development Block Grant Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) funds for the development of Marron Park Way, a new street, and other drainage and infrastructure improvements associated therewith (“Project”).
The development of Marron Park Way will mitigate and lessen the risks and impacts of flooding through the construction of underground storm drainage. By utilizing design engineering technology, the Project improvements will create drainage systems that can sustain the capacity required for a 100-year storm.
Marron Park Way will span from Lockwood Drive to the east and Drennan Street to the west. The new roadway constructed under this agreement will be approximate 1,600 linear feet and constructed on vacant land. The total road upon completion will be over 3,000 linear feet. The new road consists of a new 22-foot-wide concrete roadway consisting of two (2) 11-foot lanes with 6’’ curb, gutter, and storm infrastructure. The roadway section will be graded at a 2% slope from south to north with storm water inlets placed on the north side curb to maximize storm infrastructure/cost ratio and efficiency. New public storm utilities will be developed by conveying the areas runoff through underground storm drainage that will outfall directly into the Buffalo Bayou that will address documented drainage needs by METRO and TIRZ 23, to help mitigate long-term flooding in the neighborhood.
The overall project boundary area is between N. York and Lockwood Drives, on the south side of Buffalo Bayou in Houston’s Second Ward Complete Communities neighborhood, a low-moderate (LMI) income community.
The total project budget is $6,922,182.00 to be funded by HCDD of which includes the purchase price of the land pursuant to a Purchase Sale Agreement which was presented to City Council separately. The portion of the Project costs set forth in the Construction Contribution Agreement for the development of Marron Park Way is $5,453,853.00. The project is expected to be completed within 24 months.
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Amount:
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Uses:
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Amount:
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COH HCDD
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$ 6,922,182.00
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Acquisition
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$ 1,468,329.00
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Construction
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$ 4,586,553.00
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Design and Planning Costs
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$ 704,000.00
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Construction Management
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$ 163,300.00
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Total
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$ 6,922,182.00
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$ 6,922,182.00
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Fiscal Note:
No fiscal note is required for grant items.
The Housing and Community Affairs Committee Chair was briefed on this item on December 14, 2022 and October 11, 2023.
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Keith W. Bynam, Director