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REQUEST FOR CITYrAcc <br />NCIL AGENDA ITEM <br />Agenda Date Requested: January14 2008 Appro riation <br />Requested By: Stephen L. Barr e of Funds: N/A <br />Department: Parks & Recreation Number: <br />Report: _Resolution: Ordinance: X I Amount Budgeted: N/A <br />Exhibits: Interlocal Agreement - HCFCD I Amount Requested: N/A <br />Exhibits: <br />Exhibits: <br />SUMMARY & RECOMMENDATION <br />The City of La Porte is building a bicycle -pedestrian trail along Fairmont Parkway as a component of <br />the 2001 Bicycle Pedestrian Trail System Master Plan, as approved by City Council. The trail alignment will <br />require easements from various properties along the route, including four from the Harris County Flood Control <br />District. <br />The Interlocal Agreement being considered will allow the trail to be placed on Harris County Flood <br />Control property and will facilitate the building of the trail in the near future. The plans for the trail have been <br />reviewed by HCFCD and they are comfortable with the alignment. There is one easement on undeveloped <br />HCFCD land that has not been master -planned. Once that is done by HCFCD, the trail may have to be moved. <br />At this point HCFCD does not have a definitive answer as to when the land will be developed as a future <br />stormwater detention facility, but it appears to be some years away. <br />Staff recommends approval of the Interlocal Agreement between the City of La Porte and Harris County <br />to be able to move forward with the trail installation. There are several more easements that will be required <br />before we can move forward with the installation, including one from the City of Pasadena. Once the easements <br />are in place we will be able to move forward toward providing this important component in the City's Trail <br />Master Plan. <br />Consider approval of an Ordinance authorizing the City Manager to execute the Interlocal <br />ent between the City of La Porte and Harris County Flood Control District, allowing the City's Bike - <br />an trail to be built on HDFCD property. <br />Ron Bottoms, City Manager <br />Da e <br />