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REQUEST FOR DRAINAGE COMMITEE AGENDA ITEM <br /> <br />Appropriation <br />Agenda Date Requested: September 10, 2018 <br />Source of Funds: <br />Requested By: <br />Lorenzo Wingate <br />Department: <br />Public Works <br />Account Number: <br />Amount Budgeted: <br />Report Resolution Ordinance <br /> <br /> <br />Amount Requested: <br /> <br />Exhibits: <br /> <br />Budgeted Item: Yes No <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />SUMMARY & RECOMMENDATION <br /> <br />Hurricane Harvey Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Harris <br />County Method of Distribution (MOD) <br /> <br />The City of La Porte has been allocated $3,472,757.00 in CDBG-DR funding for infrastructure projects <br />damaged by or failed to function during Hurricane Harvey through the Harris County Method of <br />Distribution. Seventy percent (70%) of funding must service Low to Moderate Income (LMI) <br />persons/communities. <br /> <br />Eligible Activities under CDBG-DR Infrastructure/Non-housing funding: <br />o Flood control and drainage repair and improvements, including the construction or rehabilitation <br />of storm water management systems; <br />o Restoration of publically owned infrastructure (such as water and sewer facilities, streets/bridges, <br />provision of generators, etc.) <br />o Demolition, rehabilitation/reconstruction of publicly-owned commercial, institutional, or industrial <br />buildings and code enforcement <br />Ineligible Activities under CDBG-DR Infrastructure/Non-housing funding: <br />o To enlarge a dam or levee beyond the original footprint of the structure <br />o To assist privately-owned utility for any purpose <br />o To assist building/facilities used for the general conduct of government (e.g. city halls, <br />courthouses, and emergency operation centers) <br /> <br />Tentative Timeline <br /> August 20, 2018- Notice of Intent to participate in MOD due. <br />o September 2018Complete local MOD for Court approval (9/25/18) and submission to GLO <br />o September-October 2018- MOD cities conduct public meeting <br />o Mid-September 2018- Release CDBG-DR Infrastructure Application/RFP <br />o Mid-October 2018 CDBG-DR Infrastructure Application Due Date <br />o November 2018- Harris County completes CDBG-DR Infrastructure projects submission packet <br />and releases for 14-day public comment period and 2 public hearings <br />o December 4, 2018 CDBG-DR Infrastructure projects submission packet submitted to Court for <br />approval and resolution to submit <br />o January 2019- GLO executes CDBG-DR Infrastructure contract with Harris County <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />