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<br />includes providing homeowners with information concerning mitigation measures, policy <br />issues, or other flooding related matters as requested. UNO-CHART will also conduct a <br />'follow-up' with the community after a period of time has passed. <br /> <br />Preliminary Step: Select the Area <br /> <br />In November 2007, after a careful review of the locations of repetitive flood loss properties <br />throughout the State of Texas, a team from UNO-CHART visited the City of La Porte and met <br />with several local officials. These local officials demonstrated their concern for the flooding <br />problem. The City Council of La Porte has an active Flood Committee that reviews flooding <br />related issues, and the City's 2020 Comprehensive Plan addresses the flooding problem. It was <br />determined at this time that because of the local commitment to floodplain management and the <br />number of repetitive flood loss properties, the Brookglen neighborhood would be a good site for <br />an area analysis. <br /> <br />The Area: The Brookglen neighborhood is located in the city of La Porte, TX. La Porte is in <br />Harris County, and lies southeast of Houston along Galveston Bay. Brookglen is in the southwest <br />corner of the city and is bordered by the City of Deer Park to the North, City of Pasadena to the <br />West, and an unincorporated industrial area to the South. A map of the analysis area can be <br />found in Figures 1-1 and 1-2. <br /> <br />The Brookglen study area is 100% residential. <br />concrete slab and all but one house are <br />single story homes. All of the houses in <br />the study area were constructed in the <br />1970s, with the majority completed by <br />1976. The study area is bounded on the <br />north and west by a drainage ditch <br />system: the Willow Springs Bayou to the <br />west and the West Plantation Ditch to <br />the north. There are 26 repetitive flood <br />loss (RL) properties in the study area. <br />Twenty-Four of these RL properties are <br />considered severe repetitive flood loss <br />(SRL) properties by FEMA. <br /> <br />Every home in the 70-lot study area is built on a <br /> <br /> <br />Figure 1-3: A Typical Brookglen House <br /> <br />Brookglen Area Analysis - DRAFT <br /> <br />3 <br /> <br />9/8/2008 <br />