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Planning Director,Tim Tietjens added the F101 Project was being affected by pipeline corridorsand requested solutions <br />to resolve current issues. <br />Haskel Rogers withExxonMobil advisedExxonMobil owned the majority of the pipelines in the areas of concern. Mr. <br />Rogers advised the committee,when new pipelines are constructed across flood control ditches or rivers, ExxonMobil <br />verifieswith the governing authorities and construct pipelines to accommodate current and future plans.Mr. Rogers <br />informed pipelines insideF101 date back to the1930’sand understands there is an issue with flood controland <br />ExxonMobil is willing to work with the city to resolve concerns. <br />Mr. Rogers requested clarification of the cause of flooding along the pipelines corridors from the committee. Chairman <br />Mosteit responded committee members were informed ditches could not be excavated low enough to continue drainage <br />flow downhill. Mr. Rogers informed a City of La Porte drawing had been received showing ten general areas of drainage <br />concerns. Mr. Rogers advised drawings with specific detailed plans are required from the city to determine if the areas of <br />concerns have pipelines involved. Mr. Rogers informedpipelines thatare required to be taken out of service havea <br />process and efforts would have to be coordinated between thecity and ExxonMobil. <br />Chairman Mosteit directed staff to meet and work with ExxonMobilto resolve areas of concern regarding <br />pipeline/drainage conflictsand to notifying at least onecommittee member toalso attend future meetings with theTexas <br />Energy Coalition and/or its membership. <br /> <br />4.Set date for next Drainage and Flooding Committee Meeting <br />Chairman Mosteit set the next Drainage and Flooding Committee Meeting for January 16, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. <br />5.Committee Comments <br />Chairman Mosteit, Committee member Engelken and Alternate member Leonard thanked the Texas Energy Coalition or <br />its membership for attending the meeting and explaining the processes for working with the city to resolve drainage <br />conflicts. <br /> <br />6.Executive Session <br />There was no executive session. <br />7.Adjourn <br /> There being no further business, Alternate Member Leonardmoved to adjourn the meeting. Committee Member <br />Engelkenseconded.Motion Passed. <br />Meeting was adjourned at 5: 43 p.m. <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />__________________________________ <br />Sharon Harris, Assistant City Secretary <br />Passed and approved on this 16 <br />day of January 2012. <br />th <br />__________________________________ <br />Chairman Mike Mosteit <br /> <br />Page 2 of 2 <br />December 5, 2011, Drainage and Flooding Committee Minutes <br /> <br />