1987-08-24 Public Hearings and Regular Meeting

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t e e CITY OF LA PORTE INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM . TO: THRU: FROM: Robert T. Herrera, City Manager Joel Albrecht, Director of Community Development Bob Speake, City EngineergcS August 19, 1987 DATE: SUBJECT: Lomax Drainage Improvements Capital Improvements Program SUMMARY Harris County Flood Control District ("Flood Control") will brief City Council August 24, 1987 on proposed drainage capital improvements in Lomax. These improvements have been recommended by Landev Engineers, Inc. in a recently completed "Master Drainage Plan and Interim Improvements Recommendations for Unit F101-00-00." A summary of that document is attached as a part of the agenda packet, along with a cover letter from Flood Control. Staff has worked closely with Flood Control in the development of this master drainage plan for Lomax. City concerns have been fully cared for in this plan and staff .. recommends acceptance of the plan by City Council. BACKGROUND Shallow flooding in Lomax is identified in the city comprehensive plan as one of the major drainage problem areas of the city. The proposed solution suggested in the comprehensive plan is to divert the runoff from the western portion of the Lomax watershed to Big Island Slough (B106). (Landev investigated this possibility as Alternatives III and IV. ) The capital improvements program citizens advisory committee concluded in the Spr ing of 1985 that the Lomax area, along with Little Cedar Bayou, should be the focal point for stormwater improvements during the 1985-90 time frame. The committee recommended that $3.775 million in bonds be authorized for these improvements in those two areas. A total of $3.0 million in general obligation bonds for stormwater improvements were authorized by the voters in June 1985 and $1.0 million in such bonds were sold in September 1985. In November 1985, the city approached Flood Control about a joint-venture project and obtained Flood Control's support for such a project. ..