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<br />REQUEST FOR CITY CO NCIL AGENDA ITEM <br /> <br />Agenda Date Requested: <br /> <br /> <br />Appropriation <br /> <br />Requested By: <br /> <br />N/A <br /> <br />Department: <br /> <br />Parks & Recreation <br /> <br />Acc't Number: <br /> <br />Report: _Resolution: _Ordinance: -L <br /> <br />Amount Budgeted: <br /> <br />N/A <br /> <br />Exhibits: <br /> <br />Interlocal Agreement - HCFCD <br /> <br />Amount Requested: <br /> <br />N/A <br /> <br />Exhibits: <br /> <br />Bud eted Item: <br /> <br />YES <br /> <br />NO <br /> <br />Exhibits: <br /> <br />SUMMARY & RECOMMENDATION <br />The City of La Porte is building a bicycle-pedestrian trail along Fairmont Parkway as a component of <br />the 2001 Bicycle Pedestrian Trail System Master Plan, as approved by City Council. The trail alignment will <br />require easements from various properties along the route, including four from the Harris County Flood Control <br />District. <br />The Interlocal Agreement being considered will allow the trail to be placed on Harris County Flood <br />Control property and will facilitate the building of the trail in the near future. The plans for the trail have been <br />reviewed by HCFCD and they are comfortable with the alignment. There is one easement on undeveloped <br />HCFCD land that has not been master-planned. Once that is done by HCFCD, the trail may have to be moved. <br />At this point HCFCD does not have a defmitive answer as to when the land will be developed as a future <br />stormwater detention facility, but it appears to be some years away. <br />Staff recommends approval of the Interlocal Agreement between the City of La Porte and Harris County <br />to be able to move forward with the trail installation. There are several more easements that will be required <br />before we can move forward with the installation, including one from the City of Pasadena. Once the easements <br />are in place we will be able to move forward toward providing this important component in the City's Trail <br />Master Plan. <br /> <br /> <br />Ron Bottoms, City Manager <br /> <br />tf-l!#7 <br />