9-13-21 Drainage and Flooding Committee Meeting Minutes

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JAY MARTIN, CHAIRMAN MAYOR PRO TEM 1 1101 �' ; 19 ..........Ih IN .3v SEPTEMBER 13, 2021 CHUCK ENGELKEN COUNCILPERSON BILL BENTLEY, ALTERNATE COUNCILPERSON The Drainage and Flooding Committee of the City of La Porte met on Monday, September 13, 2021, 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 Mem�bers, present: Jay Martin, Chuck Engelken, Mandi Williams Committee Members attending remiotely: Bill Bentley (alternate) Committee Members absent: None Council -appointed officers present: Corby Alexander, City Manager; Lee Woodward, City Secretary; Clark T. Askins, Assistant City Attorney CALL TO ORDER — Chairman Martin called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m. 2. CITIZEN COMMENT (Generally limited to five minutes per person, in accordance with state law, the time n7ay 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 minutes of the August 9, 2021, meeting. [Chairman Martin] Member Engelken moved to approve the minutes: the motion was seconded by 'Membe Williams; the motion, was adopted, 3-0. b. Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding recommendation to the La Porte City Council of proposed amendments to the City of La Porte Code of Ordinances Chapter 94-Floods. [Lorenzo Wingate, Assistant Director of Public Works] Member Engelken moved to have staff rework the proposals and bring the ordinance back at a later date; the motion was seconded by Member William% the motion was adopted, 2-0, Chair Martin voting against. The Committee elected to discuss the freeboard clarifications andl, without obiection, chose to approve recommending, to Council the minimum freeboard, clarifications necessarV to remain in compliance with the, minimum CS requirements. c. Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding status, of drainage infrastructure project for property near the Pasadena Convention Center, under terms of the interlocal agreement between the City of La Porte and the City of Pasadena. (Lorenzo Wingate, Assistant Director of Public Works] Lorenzo Wingate, Assistant Public Works Director, said the professional services agreement was expected to be presented to the Committee at its next meeting. September 13, 2021 - Drainage and Flooding Committee Minutes