03-09-20 Drainage and Flooding Committee Meeting

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JAY MA RTI N Chairman DANNY EARP Vice -Chairman CHUCK ENGELKEN Member STEVE GILLETT Alternate Member MINUTES OF THE DRAINAGE AND FLOODING COMMITTEE MEETING FEBRUARY 10, 2020 The Drainage and Flooding Committee of the City of La Porte met on Monday, February 10, 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 CALL TO ORDER - Chairman Martin called the meetina to order at 5:00 o.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. Kevin Lewis spoke about issues in the watershed around his home in Bay Harbor. 3. STATUTORY AGENDA (a) Approve minutes of the meeting held on January 13, 2020. [Chairman Martin] Committee member Engelken moved to approve the minutes; the motion was adopted, 3-0. (b) Presentation, discussion, and possible in connection with receipt of a report regarding the Harris County Flood Control District's (HCFCD) and Harris County Precinct 2's current and future plans relating to flooding in the City of La Porte. [Lorenzo Wingate, Assistant Director of Public Works] Mr. Wingate said he expected there would be HCFCD action by March. (c) Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding the Bayside Terrace Subdivision Improvements Project. [Lorenzo Wingate, Assistant Director of Public Works] Mr. Wingate provided a proposal for engineering services regarding the Bayside Terrace Subdivision from Halff Associates, chosen via RFQ and expected to be on the February 24 City Council agenda. (d) Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding the status of current drainage projects. [Lorenzo Wingate, Assistant Director of Public Works] Mr. Lewis was allowed to speak about the experience in his neighborhood. Mr. Wingate reported on the work being done and Chairman Martin let Mr. Lewis know that there would be an update at next month's meeting. Committee Member Earp requested an update on the desilting for the Lomax/F101 area. Ray Mayo, Public Works Director, said work was being done on approximately 2000' of ditch at the airport. (e) Presentation, discussion, and possible action to provide staff with direction, if necessary, regarding additional drainage concerns. [Lorenzo Wingate, Assistant Director of Public Works] February 10, 2020 - Drainage and Flooding Committee Minutes