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Board of Control approves CDBG grants, wastewater contracts and more; $1.17M for dispatch services
Summary
At its March 23 meeting the City of Houston Board of Control approved a series of requisitions and contracts: CDBG awards for fair-housing and youth financial literacy, multiple wastewater design and maintenance contracts (including work in Euclid), a $752,500 prisoner-housing agreement with Cuyahoga County and a $1,165,958 payment to Chagrin Valley Dispatch.
The City of Houston Board of Control on March 23 approved a slate of requisitions and vendor payments covering community development grants, wastewater contracts, police technology and dispatch services, then adjourned.
The board voted to award $20,000 from Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds to the Housing Research and Advocacy Center for 2026 fair-housing services and $10,000 to Breadwinners Academy for a youth financial literacy program, both shown in the 2026 CDBG proposed budget (Resolution 120-2025). It also approved a $5,088.75 CDBG grant to WF Hahn and Sons under the new housing accessibility and rehabilitation program, which staff said covers up to 75% of project costs and expects the resident to contribute about $1,700.
Several engineering and wastewater contracts were approved. The board approved $67,619.79 to GPD Group for continued CSO 6 design work and an additional $37,724.80 to GPD Group for continued sewer and flow studies of the collection system in the city of Euclid. The board also…
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