Laserfiche WebLink
JAY MARTIN <br /> Chairman "``" C DANNY EARP <br /> DANNY EARP - m Member <br /> Vice-Chairman <br /> _ VACANT <br /> CHUCK ENGELKEN `‘24Alternate Member <br /> Member '� <br /> MINUTES OF DRAINAGE AND FLOODING COMMITTEE <br /> MEETING HELD JULY 9, 2018 <br /> The Drainage and Flooding Committee of the City of La Porte met on Monday, July 9, 2018, at the City <br /> Hall Council Chambers, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, at 5:00 p.m. to consider the <br /> following items of business: <br /> 1. Call to Order <br /> Vice-Chairman Danny Earp called the meeting to order at 5:03 p.m. The following members of the <br /> Drainage and Flooding Committee were present: Committee Member Chuck Engelken. Absent: <br /> Chairman Jay Martin. Councilmember Zemanek was also in attendance at the meeting. Staff <br /> Present: Corby Alexander, Don Pennell, Lorenzo Wingate and Patrice Fogarty. <br /> 2. Authorizations <br /> (a) Consider approval or other action regarding minutes of the Drainage and Flooding Committee <br /> Meeting held on June 11, 2018— P. Fogarty <br /> Committee Member Engelken moved to approve the minutes of the Drainage and Flooding <br /> Committee Meeting held on June 11, 2018, as presented. Vice-Chairman Earp seconded. <br /> MOTION PASSED 2/0. Chairman Jay Martin was absent. <br /> 3. Staff Reports <br /> (a) Receive report from Harris County Flood Control District and Harris County Precinct 2 regarding <br /> current and future plans relating to flooding in the City of La Porte — D. Pennell <br /> Public Works Director Don Pennell opened staffs presentation and had those in attendance from <br /> Harris County Precinct 2 and Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) introduce themselves: <br /> Layne Yeager, Property Management for Harris County Precinct 2; Jeremy Ratcliff, Precinct <br /> Coordinator for HCFCD, liaison between HCFCD and Harris County Precinct 2; Alan Black, Director <br /> of Engineering, HCFCD; and Jeremy Phillips, Senior Director of Infrastructure, Commissioner Jack <br /> Morman's Office. <br /> Senior Director of Infrastructure Jeremy Phillips spoke and informed the committee of an <br /> August 25, 2018, Bond Election for $2.5 billion for flood control improvements. Mr. Phillips advised <br /> he has met with Corby Alexander, Don Pennell and Lorenzo Wingate to go over specifics on issues <br /> La Porte has faced in the past, as well as from Hurricane Harvey. Part of his job is to ensure the <br /> east side is well represented in the upcoming bond package and address La Porte's concerns. He <br /> stated that ditching work will begin in August on re-grading/desilting H, L, & P Streets in Lomax. All <br /> three of these streets are funded [Item 3(h) on staff reports]. <br /> Chuck Engelken asked out of the $2.5 billion, how much is slated for projects in La Porte. Mr. <br /> Phillips stated he doesn't have that exact information, but the numbers will change going forward <br /> because of these meetings. <br /> Page 1 of 4 <br /> July 9,2018 <br /> Drainage and Flooding Committee Minutes <br />