12-05-11 Drainage and Flooding Committee Meeting

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Planning Director, Tim Tietjens added the F101 Project was being affected by pipeline corridors and requested solutions to resolve current issues. Haskel Rogers with ExxonMobil advised ExxonMobil owned the majority of the pipelines in the areas of concern. Mr. Rogers advised the committee, when new pipelines are constructed across flood control ditches or rivers, ExxonMobil verifies with the governing authorities and construct pipelines to accommodate current and future plans. Mr. Rogers informed pipelines inside F101 date back to the 1930's and understands there is an issue with flood control and ExxonMobil is willing to work with the city to resolve concerns. Mr. Rogers requested clarification of the cause of flooding along the pipelines corridors from the committee. Chairman Mosteit responded committee members were informed ditches could not be excavated low enough to continue drainage flow downhill. Mr. Rogers informed a City of La Porte drawing had been received showing ten general areas of drainage concerns. Mr. Rogers advised drawings with specific detailed plans are required from the city to determine if the areas of concerns have pipelines involved. Mr. Rogers informed pipelines that are required to be taken out of service have a process and efforts would have to be coordinated between the city and ExxonMobil. Chairman Mosteit directed staff to meet and work with ExxonMobil to resolve areas of concern regarding pipeline/drainage conflicts and to notifying at least one committee member to also attend future meetings with the Texas Energy Coalition and/or its membership. 4. Set date for next Drainage and Flooding Committee Meeting Chairman Mosteit set the next Drainage and Flooding Committee Meeting for January 16, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. 5. Committee Comments Chairman Mosteit, Committee member Engelken and Alternate member Leonard thanked the Texas Energy Coalition or its membership for attending the meeting and explaining the processes for working with the city to resolve drainage conflicts. 6. Executive Session There was no executive session. 7. Adjourn There being no further business, Alternate Member Leonard moved to adjourn the meeting. Committee Member Engelken seconded. Motion Passed. Meeting was adjourned at 5: 43 p.m. Re p cttully submitted haron Harris, Assistant City Secretary Passed and approved on this 16th day of January 2012. 1, Chairman Mike Mosteit Page 2 of 2 December 5, 2011, Drainage and Flooding Committee Minutes