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County accepts multiple TDEM hazard-mitigation awards, amends engineering contracts for drainage studies
Summary
Hardin County approved two TDEM hazard-mitigation subgrant awards (Mill Creek and Boggy Creek drainage studies) and authorized amendments and new professional-services agreements to align contracts with grant timelines; local cost shares were committed and staff said extensions may be required to match project end dates.
Hardin County Commissioners Court approved multiple hazard-mitigation grant actions tied to DR-4485 and authorized related engineering contract amendments on Tuesday.
The court authorized the county judge to execute the DR-4485 subgrant award documents for the Mill Creek drainage study (project 0524) in the amount of $672,000 with a local cost share of $64,000, and later added and approved a similar award for the Boggy Creek drainage study (project 0522) in the amount of $777,000 with a $74,000 local match. Emergency management staff said the county received notice of the Boggy Creek award only shortly before the meeting and added the item to the agenda for approval.
The court also approved an amendment to an engineering services agreement with Schaumburg & Polk, Inc., to modify the contract duration and to apply the agreement across multiple Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) projects so contract end dates align with project schedules; staff noted contracts may be extended later if project timelines are extended. Commissioners further authorized execution of professional services agreements with Trailor and Associates (corrected on the paperwork to project 0522/0524) to perform the Boggy and Mill Creek drainage studies under the DR-4485 grant.
On the financing side, staff told the court that local cost shares would come from either a commissioners' grant-match line item or, if necessary, from contingency funds; one commissioner said the county intended to move matching funds during the next budget process if necessary. Staff also said TDEM has requested contract end dates to match project end dates and that extensions will be processed if projects require them.
What happens next: county staff will sign the subgrant documents, execute the amended and new professional services agreements, and provide any additional documentation to TDEM. The drainage studies will proceed under the HMGP schedules; staff will return to the court if additional match or contingency funding is required.
