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REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEMREQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM <br />May 12, 2014May 12, 2014AppropriationAppropriation <br />Agenda Date Requested:Agenda Date Requested: <br />N/A N/A <br />C. Alexander C. Alexander Source of Funds:Source of Funds: <br />Requested By: <br />Account Number:Account Number: <br />Administration Administration <br />Department: <br />Amount Budgeted:Amount Budgeted: <br />Report:Resolution:Resolution:Ordinance:Ordinance: <br />Amount Requested:Amount Requested: <br />Other: <br />Budgeted Item:Budgeted Item:YESYESNONO <br />Attachments :Attachments : <br />SUMMARY & RECOMMENDATIONSSUMMARY & RECOMMENDATIONS <br />On December 9, 2013 Council passed a resolution supporting the Ike Dike Project On December 9, 2013 Council passed a resolution supporting the Ike Dike Project ––a coastal barrier to <br />protect a coastal barrier to protect <br />the Houston-Galveston region, including Galveston Bay, from storm surges.Galveston region, including Galveston Bay, from storm surges. <br />  <br />To assist moving forward with the project, Texas A&M UniversityTo assist moving forward with the project, Texas A&M University--Galveston now respectfully requests the Galveston now <br />respectfully requests the <br />financial support of the City of La Porte for FY 2014financial support of the City of La Porte for FY 2014--2015.  These funds will help pay for a number of necessary 2015.  These funds <br />will help pay for a number of necessary <br />studies to enable future approval and funding for the project from Federal, State, and local sources.  These studies studies to enable future approval and funding for the project from <br />Federal, State, and local sources.  These studies <br />include: <br />Economic Study With Special Emphasis on Petrochemical Industry Economic Study With Special Emphasis on Petrochemical Industry Economic Study With Special Emphasis on Petrochemical Industry <br />Economic Study With Special Emphasis on Petrochemical Industry <br />Modeling to Inform the Economic Study and Barrier Design  Modeling to Inform the Economic Study and Barrier Design  <br />And to Understand Better Galveston BayAnd to Understand Better Galveston Bay’’s Roles s Roles <br />Test Barrier Conceptual Designs Test Barrier Conceptual Designs <br />Including Landscape Integration Including Landscape Integration <br />Generate Better Cost Estimates Generate Better Cost Estimates <br />Calculate Cost/Benefit Ratios Calculate Cost/Benefit Ratios <br />  <br />Staff is seeking Council direction on whether to contribute funding for these studies and if so, in what amount. Staff is seeking Council direction on whether to contribute funding for <br />these studies and if so, in what amount.  <br />__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />