06-08-20 Drainage and Flooding Committee Meeting Minutes

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JAY MARTIN Chairman DANNY EARP Vice -Chairman CHUCK ENGELKEN Member STEVE GILLETT Alternate Member MINUTES OF THE DRAINAGE AND FLOODING COMMITTEE MEETING JUNE 8, 2020 The Drainage and Flooding Committee of the City of La Porte met on Monday, June 8, 2020, at the City Hall Council Chambers, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, at 5:00 p.m. to consider the following items of business: Committee Members present: Jay Martin, Chuck Engelken, Danny Earp, (Alternate Gillett available if needed) Committee Members absent: None Council -appointed officers present: Corby Alexander, City Manager; Lee Woodward, City Secretary 1. CALL TO ORDER - Chairman Martin called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m. 2. CITIZEN COMMENT (Generally limited to five minutes per person, in accordance with state law, the time may be reduced if there is a high number of speakers or other considerations.) There were no citizen comments. 3. STATUTORY AGENDA (a) Presentation, discussion, and possible action to approve the May 11, 2020, meeting minutes. [Jay Martin, Chair] Committee member Earp moved to approve the minutes: the motion was adopted, 3-0. (b) Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding an interlocal agreement between the City of La Porte and the City of Pasadena related to land within the ETJ of the respective cities. [Lorenzo Wingate, Assistant Director of Public Works] Mr. Wingate said he expected a representative from the City of Pasadena. Councilperson Engelken asked that legal counsel review the interlocal agreement for recourse. Chairman Martin asked that the mayors of both cities meet to discuss the agreement. Councilperson Earp noted the agreement required completion within three years. Mark Gardemal, P.E., Deputy Director of Public Works for the City of Pasadena, arrived after consideration of item c and said his city was working on drainage issues across the area, which he described as a symbiotic approach with Armand Bayou and Big Island Slough. He said Harris County was reviewing his proposal and urged endorsement. He said the funding has been allocated through the Harris County Community Services Department and hoped it would be complete by early 2023. Mr. Gardemal agreed to provide the relevant material in writing, for review. (c) Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding a proposal to review the feasibility of providing additional detention on the airport. [Lorenzo Wingate, Assistant Director of Public Works] Councilperson Earp moved to add this item to the next Council agenda; the motion was adopted, 3-0. June 8, 2020 - Drainage and Flooding Committee Minutes