08-12-19 Drainage and Flooding Committee Meeting

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JAY MARTIN Chairman DANNY EARP Vice -Chairman MINUTES OF DRAINAGE AND FLOODING COMMITTEE MEETING HELD JULY 8, 2019 CHUCK ENGELKEN Member STEVE GILLETT Alternate Member The Drainage and Flooding Committee of the City of La Porte met on Monday, July 8, 2019, 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, Danny Earp, Chuck Engelken, Steve Gillett Committee Members absent: None Council -appointed officers present: Jason Weeks, Assistant City Manager; Lee Woodward, City Secretary Call to Order - Chairman Martin called the meetina to order at 5:00 o.m. 2 13 4 Statutory Agenda (a) Approve the minutes of the meeting held on May 13, 2019. [Jay Martin, Chairman] Committee member Engelken moved to approve the minutes of the meeting held on May 13, 2019; the motion was adopted, 3-0. (b) Receive report from Harris County Flood Control District regarding current and future plans relating to flooding in the City of La Porte. [Lorenzo Wingate, P.E., City Engineer] Lorenzo Wingate, City Engineer, and Jeremy Ratcliff, Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD), discussed projects listed, HCFCD's plans for the full watershed, and the Committee's concerns over the prior treatment of the area and the time it is taking to move forward. (c) Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding the status of current drainage projects. [Lorenzo Wingate, P.E., City Engineer] Committee members asked for updates on the Bayside Terrace Drainage Improvements and Little Cedar Bayou/F216/Phase III Improvements, urging that staff keep them as priorities. (d) Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding additional drainage concerns and provide staff with direction. [Lorenzo Wingate, P.E., City Engineer] Vice Chairman Earp asked that answers be provided on the Sens Road/H Street Drainage as to why the ditches fill but not the pond. Without objection, Chair Martin set the item as an action item for the next meeting. Mr. Wingate reported that the outfalls along Roseberry were to be reviewed to see if an increase in pipe size was called for. Chair Martin noted that Fondren Road was tied into the Bayside Terrace project and asked if there were future concerns to be addressed with the new construction on Bay Area Boulevard. Mr. Wingate said water would be moved through a series of ponds before release and that the developer had submitted a drainage report approved by HCFCD. Set date for next Drainage and Flooding Committee Meeting The next meeting date was set for August 12 at 5:00 p.m. Committee Comments Members thanked Mr. Ratcliff for his attendance and information. ADJOURN — The meeting was adjourned without objection at 5:42 p.m. Page 1 of 2 July 8, 2019 - Drainage and Flooding Committee Minutes