07-13-20 Drainage and Flooding Committee Meeting Minutes

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JAY MARTIN j O CHUCK ENGELKEN Chairman _� Member v m STEVE GILLETT DANNY EARP • — Alternate Member Vice-Chairman MINUTES OF THE DRAINAGE AND FLOODING COMMITTEE MEETING JULY 13, 2020 The Drainage and Flooding Committee of the City of La Porte met on Monday, July 13, 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, Danny Earp Committee Members attending remotely: Chuck Engelken Committee Members absent: None Council-appointed officers present: Corby Alexander, City Manager; Lee Woodward, City Secretary 1. CALL TO ORDER - Chairman Martin called the meeting to order at 5:01 p.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.) There were no citizen comments. 3. STATUTORY AGENDA (a) Presentation, discussion, and possible action to approve the June 8, 2020, meeting minutes. [Jay Martin, Chair] Committee member Engelken moved to approve the minutes; the motion was adopted, 3-0. (b) Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding the Texas General Land Office grant funding opportunity. [Lorenzo Wingate, Assistant Director of Public Works] Mr. Wingate noted the GLO has invited the City to apply for supplemental funding for Brookglen. He noted the County has LMI data and is willing to assist with the LMI calculations. Committee member Engelken shared that the meeting with Mr. Black of Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) this morning had included additional drainage funding, as well as for F-216, potentially including channel improvements and other work. The Committee asked Mr. Wingate to inquire as to whether the airport project might be eligible, as well. (c) Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding changes to drainage criteria recommended by Harris County. [Lorenzo Wingate, Assistant Director of Public Works] Mr. Wingate explained the potential impacts of increased Harris County design requirements on future projects and the correlations to supplementary funding requests. Mr. Wingate explained the potential floodplain development impacts, particularly for those with fill within the 500-year flood plain. Chairman Martin asked that the item come back with more information. (d) Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding an interlocal agreement between the City of La Porte and the City of Pasadena related to land within the ETJ of the respective cities. [Lorenzo Wingate, Assistant Director of Public Works] July 13, 2020 -Drainage and Flooding Committee Minutes