11-11-19 Drainage and Flooding Committee Meeting Minutes

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JAY MARTIN 0 O CHUCK ENGELKEN Chairman Member DANNY EARP STEVE GILLETT ��,— Alternate Member Vice-Chairman =0 MINUTES OF DRAINAGE AND FLOODING COMMITTEE MEETING HELD NOVEMBER 11, 2019 The Drainage and Flooding Committee of the City of La Porte met on Monday, November 11, 2019, at the City Hall Council Chambers, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, at 5:15 p.m. to consider the following items of business: Committee Members present: Jay Martin, Chuck Engelken, Danny Earp, (Steve Gillett available if needed) Committee Members absent: None Council-appointed officers present: Corby Alexander, City Manager, Clark T. Askins, Assistant City Attorney, Lee Woodward, City Secretary Call to Order- Chairman Martin called the meeting to order at 5:15 p.m. 2. Statutory Agenda (a) Approve the minutes of the October 14, 2019 meeting. [Jay Martin, Chairman] Committee member Earp moved to approve the minutes; the motion was adopted, 3-0. 3. Staff Reports (a) Receive report regarding Harris County Flood Control District's current and future plans relating to flooding in the City of La Porte. [Lorenzo Wingate, City Engineer] City Engineer Lorenzo Wingate noted the Harris County Flood Control District was not able to attend the meeting but would that he would be meeting with Harris County Community Development on the 20th to discuss the $3.2 million in grant funds. Mr. Askins reported on his legal research that the City could not withdraw from Harris County's drainage CCN for taxing purposes. (b) Presentation,discussion,and possible action regarding the statue of current projects. [Lorenzo Wingate, City Engineer] Board member Earp moved to authorize the City Manager to begin independent design on projects 1- 3(Brookglen Flooding Mitigation Analysis, Bayside Terrace Drainage Improvements, and Lomax/F101- 03-00 Drainage Channel Improvements) in terms of priority; the motion was adopted, 3-0. (c) Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding additional drainage concerns and providing staff with direction. [Lorenzo Wingate, City Engineer] Board member Engelken noted during discussion of item b that the street drainage issue around Bay Area Boulevard had not yet been placed on the list. (d) Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding engineering services for the analysis of the Sens Road detention pond. [Lorenzo Wingate, City Engineer] City Engineer Lorenzo Wingate discussed the drainage systems and current flow and the proposal from 5engineering, Ilc [sic]; company principal Kelly Humphries, P.E. also answered questions from the Committee. The Committee expressed a desire to have the City Manager come back with options at the next meeting. 4. Set date for next Drainage and Flooding Committee Meeting - The next meeting date was set for December 9, 2019. November 11, 2019-Drainage and Flooding Committee Minutes