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Board of Control approves CDBG grants, wastewater contracts and more; $1.17M for dispatch services
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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 approved $10,130 to Xenon Environmental Corporation to monitor a membrane filter at the wastewater treatment plant and to provide consulting for plant operators, and a $35,000 contract with B Think Consulting Inc. for a wastewater rate study.
On public-safety and intergovernmental items, the board approved a $752,500 payment to the Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Office for prisoner housing billing and care through December 2026. Captain Hauser of the Police Department described the Cuyahoga County payment as funding "prisoner housing billing and care through December 2026." He also told the board the city pays Cleveland for access to a radio repeater because it "gives us superior radio service," and linked purchases of additional radios to a recent commitment to hire more officers.
Votes at a glance: Approve $20,000 — Housing Research and Advocacy Center (CDBG, fair-housing services) — approved Approve $10,000 — Breadwinners Academy (CDBG, youth financial literacy) — approved Approve $5,088.75 — WF Hahn and Sons (CDBG, housing accessibility program) — approved Approve $10,000 — Cuyahoga County Land Reutilization Corporation (CIC funds) — approved Approve $35,000 — B Think Consulting Inc. (wastewater fund, rate study) — approved Approve $10,130 — Xenon Environmental Corporation (wastewater fund, membrane monitoring) — approved Approve $7,592.80 — Excalibur Auto Body Inc. (general fund, vehicle body repair) — approved Approve $32,955.34 — Jeffrey A Hicks (creeks and sewers fund, gap-vac truck repair) — approved Approve $67,619.79 — GPD Group (Peterson trunk line fund, CSO 6 design) — approved Approve $37,724.80 — GPD Group (wastewater/Peterson trunk line; Euclid collection study) — approved Approve $752,500 — Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Office (general fund, prisoner housing through Dec 2026) — approved Approve $7,460.60 — Thompson West (general fund, software fee) — approved Approve $8,000 — Mason Company Inc. (general fund, janitorial supplies) — approved Approve $18,782.80 — TAC Computer (general fund, CAD hosting) — approved Approve $16,500 — Advanced Personal Computing (general fund, two-factor authentication) — approved Approve $17,259 — B and C Communications (general fund, radios) — approved Approve $8,000 — City of Cleveland (general fund, radio repeater access) — approved Approve $1,165,958 — Chagrin Valley Dispatch (general fund, dispatch services & hosting Apr–Dec 2026) — approved
Why it matters: the approved CDBG awards fund fair-housing outreach and a youth program, while the wastewater and sewer-contract approvals fund design and operational work that affects system planning. The prisoner-housing contract and a near-$1.17 million dispatch-services payment are the largest single expenditures approved and relate directly to public-safety operations and intergovernmental service arrangements.
The meeting began with roll call and a motion to excuse Mayor Gale and Councilperson Gresham, which passed by voice vote. With no further business, Director Grogan Meyer moved to adjourn; the motion was seconded by Director Sage and approved.
