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2015 <br />TML RESOLUTION COVER SHEET <br />Sponsoring Entity: <br />_City of La Porte, Region 14_______________________________________________ <br /> (City, TML Affiliate, and/or TML Region) <br />The Houston-Galveston Ship Channel Region is home to a large percentage of the_ <br />Brief Background: <br />Texas population, the largest and most important concentration of petroleum refining and petro_____ <br />chemical processing plants in the U.S.,and the Port of Houston, the second busiest port in the nation._ <br />All are extremely vulnerable to the devastating and costly destruction of hurricane storm surge._____ <br />This resolution is intended to show statewide support <br />What the Resolution is Intended to Accomplish <br />: <br />for Hurricane Storm Surge Protection by means of a coastal barrier system for this nationally________ <br />strategic area, request state funding for additional studies and planning, and request the entire Texas <br />Federal delegation to seek and support federal funding for the design, construction and_______ <br />maintenance of a coastal barrier system for the Houston-Galveston Ship Channel region. ___________ <br />: <br />Municipal governments along <br />How the Resolution is City-Related/How it Addresses a Municipal Issue <br />the Texas coast and Galveston Bay would be severely impacted with respect to infrastructure, <br />facilities, tax base and economies by a major storm event. Damage from hurricane storm surge can__ <br />be mitigated by a coastal barrier system.__________________________________________________ <br />The Houston-Galveston Ship Channel area is the economic engine of the State <br />Statewide Importance <br />: <br />of Texas and the entire United States. Three words sum up the importance: People, Economy, Jobs! <br />To date, a coastal barrier system for hurricane storm surge protection is supported by 24__________ <br />municipalities, 12 community organizations, The Harris County Mayors and Council Association, The <br />Chambers County Mayors Coalition and the 130 industry members of the East Harris County______ <br />Manufacturers Association._________________________________________________________ _ <br />__________________________________________________________________________________ <br />Submitted ByName: <br />: Louis R. Rigby <br />Title: <br /> Mayor <br />City: <br /> City of La Porte, Texas <br />Email <br /> :rigbyl@laportetx.gov <br />Telephone: <br />281-470-5019 <br /> <br />PLEASE DO NOT WRITE ON THE BACK OF THIS FORM <br /> <br />