The Chief of Police for the Houston Police Department (HPD) recommends that City Council approve an ordinance authorizing the electronic application and acceptance of grant funds through the Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) for the FY24/25 Solid Waste Grant Program. The grant period becomes effective March 1, 2024, and ends on June 30, 2025, for a total of 16 months. H-GAC will provide $56,300.00 in grant funding. H-GAC is requiring a 10% cash or in-kind match of $5,630.00. This will be HPD's third award for this program.
The purpose of the Solid Waste Program grant is to provide funding for eligible local and regional municipal solid waste management projects in support of the goals and objectives of H-GAC's adopted Regional Solid Waste Management Program (RSWMP). The proceeds of the grant will be used to update server systems and cameras to stay on the technological edge of illegal dumping enforcement of the Houston area.
The Houston Police Department also requests City Council to authorize the Chief of Police or his designee to act as the City's representative in the application process with the authority to apply for, accept and expend the grant funds as awarded, and apply for, accept and expend all subsequent awards, if any, to extend the budget period, and to authorize the Mayor to execute all related agreements with the approval of the City Attorney in connection with the grant not to exceed five years.
Fiscal Note:
No Fiscal Note is required on grant items.
Fiscal Note:
Funding for this item is included in the FY2024 Adopted Budget. Therefore, no fiscal note is required as stated in the Financial Policy.
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Troy Finner
Chief of Police