01-19-09 Drainage and Flooding Committee minutes

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MINUTES OF THE DRAINAGE AND FLOODING COMMITTEE January 19, 2009 1. Call to Order The meeting was called to order by Chairman Mike Mosteit at 5:00 p.m. Committee Members Present: Council Members: Chairman Mike Mosteit, Vice Chairman Mike Clausen, Committee Members Chuck Engelken, Howard Ebow and Tommy Moser. Committee Members Absent: None Other Council members Present: None Members of City Employees Present: City Secretary Martha Gillett, City Manager Ron Bottoms, Director of Public Works Steve Gillett, Director of Planning Tim Tietjens, Assistant City Manager John Joerns, and City Engineer Rodney Slaton. Others present: Michael Grove, Pat Rothermel, Rod Rothermel, George Dyer, Paul Feazelle, Ted Powell, Adam Yanelli of Bayshore Sun, Gary Struzick of Klotz and Associate, Charles Nute, Michael Collins, Richard Winn, Ellen Winn, Audis Smith, Charles Rothman, George Houth, Cheryl Westmoreland and David Yanda. 2. Consider approval of Minutes of Drainage and Flooding Committee Meeting held on October 13, 2008. Motion was made by Committee member Engelken to approve the minutes as presented. A second by Committee Member Clausen. The motion carried. Ayes: Tommy Moser, Mike Mosteit, Mike Clausen, Howard Ebow and Chuck Engelken Nays: None Abstain: None Absent: None 3. Petitions, Remonstrance's, communications, and citizens and taxpayers wishing to address the Drainage and Flooding Committee Michael Grove shared his concerns with the drainage and flooding in Pelican Bay. He provided the committee with a map indicating 18 homes of concerns and pictures of flooding in 2007. 4. Discuss Final City Wide Drainage Study and consider making possible recommendations to La Porte City Council. Gary Struzick with Klotz and Associates presented a summary and recommendation of the Final City Wide Drainage Study to the committee and answered questions. Planning Director Tim Tietjens provided the committee with recommendations for long term goals, short term goals and goals involving other agencies. It was noted that staff will be meeting with Harris County Flood Control in the next couple of weeks. Chairman Mike Mosteit directed staff to meet with Precinct 2 prior to meeting with Harris County Flood Control. Projects include: