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Home My WebLink About08-04-11 Drainage & Flooding Committee MeetingMIKE MOSTEIT CHAIRMAN MIKE CLAUSEN VICE CHAIRMAN CHUCK ENGELKEN MEMBER JOHN ZEMANEK MEMBER DARYLLEONARD ALTERNATE CITY OF LA PORTE DRAINAGE AND FLOODING COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA Notice is hereby given of a meeting of the Drainage and Flooding Committee of the City Council of the City of La Porte, to be held August 4 2011, in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, beginning at 5:00 p.m. to consider the following items of business. 1. Call to order 2. 3. 4. 5 Consider approval of Minutes of the Drainage and Flooding Committee Meeting held on July 11, 2011 — P. Fogarty Receive report from City Staff and Harris County Flood Control District regarding Northwest Park Diversion Basin (Redirection of F101-06) — J. Garza Discuss City-Wide Drainage Issues — J. Garza Set date for next Drainage and Flooding Committee Meeting 6. Committee Comments — Matters appearing on agenda; Recognition of community members, city employees, and upcoming events; Inquiry of staff regarding specific factual information or existing policy 7. Executive Session — The City of La Porte Drainage and Flooding Committee reserves the right to meet in executive session on any agenda item should the need arise and if authorized by the Texas Open Meetings Act, Title 5, Chapter 551, of the Texas Government Code. 8. Adjourn In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City of La Porte will provide for reasonable accommodations for persons attending public meetings. To better serve attendees, requests should be received 24 hours prior to the meetings. Please contact Patrice Fogarty, City Secretary, at 281.470.5019. CERTIFICATION I certify that a copy of the August 4, 2011, agenda of items to be considered by the Drainage and Flooding Committee was placed on the City Hall Bulletin Board on July 28, 2011. Sharon Harris, Assistant City Secretary I certify that the attached notice and agenda of items to be considered by the Drainage and Flooding Committee was removed by me from the City Hall Bulletin Board on the _ day of , 2011 Name: Title: MIKE MOSTEIT, CHAIRMAN Councilmember District 1 MIKE CLAUSEN, VICE CHAIRMAN Councilmember District 6 JOHN ZEMANEK, MEMBER Councilmember At-Large A CHUCK ENGELKEN, MEMBER Councilmember District 2 DARYL LEONARD, ALT. MEMBER Councilmember District 3 MINUTES OF DRAINAGE AND FLOODING COMMITTEE JULY 11, 2011 The Drainage and Flooding Committee of the City of La Porte met on Monday, July 11, 2011, at the City Hall Council Chambers, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, at 5:00 p.m. to consider the following items of business: Call to Order Chairman Mike Mosteit called the meeting to order at 5:09 p.m. Members of Flooding Committee present: Vice Chairman Mike Clausen and Committe Engelken, John Zemanek, and Alternate Member Daryl Leonard. Absent: None. Members of Citv Executive Staff and Citv Emplovees Present: City Manager's Office: Traci Leach City Secretary's Office: Patrice Fogarty Planning Department: City Engineer Julian Garza the Drainage and e Member Chuck 2. Consider approval of Minutes of the Drainage and Flooding Committee Meeting held on May 2, 2011 — P. Fogarty Committee member Engelken moved to approve the minutes as presented. Vice Chairman Clausen seconded. MOTION PASSED. Ayes: Chairman Mosteit, Vice Chairman Clausen, Committee members Engelken and Zemanek, Alternate Member Leonard Nays: None Absent: None 3. Receive and discuss Proposals for Engineering Services for future Drainage Projects authorizing staff to present proposals for Engineering Services for Preliminary Engineering Design to City Council — J. Garza o Battleground Estates o Northwest Park Diversion Basin (Redirection of F101-06) o Channel Improvements to B112 o Shady River City Engineer Julian Garza provided proposals for Engineering Services for future Drainage Projects in regards to Battleground Estates, Northwest Park Diversion Basin (Redirection of F101- 06) Channel Improvements to B112 and Shady River in addition to requesting authorization of staff to present the proposals for Engineering Services for Preliminary Engineering Design to City Council. Page 1 of 2 July 11, 2011, Drainage and Flooding Committee Minutes Committee member Zemanek inquired as to the cost to move water in the direction it is moving. City Engineer Garza commented gravity is the best direction rather than redirecting the flow. Danny Earp, 1827 Lomax School Rd., addressed the Drainage and Flooding Committee suggesting it would be best to use money to resolve the issue rather than for an Engineering Survey. Mike Cobb, 109 Summer Winds Dr., addressed the Drainage and Flooding Committee with concerns of the proposal and the effects on the parking space at Lomax Arena during events. Joe Smith, 10802 North H Street, addressed the Drainage and Flooding Committee with concerns of pipelines and requested water not be redirected the opposite direction, but to use gravity to send it to the Bay. The Drainage and Flooding Committee directed staff to exclude the proposal and to work on other alternatives and come back with another plan regarding Northwest Park Diversion Basin (Redirection of F101-06). Committee member Engelken commented there have been too many studies, and it is now time to resolve the issues. City Engineer Julian Garza responded he is not proposing to do work that has already be done and informed drainage studies have to be performed before Harris County Flood Control District will provide assistance. Committee member Engelken responded he had heard the word study enough. City Engineer Garza was directed to move forward with design and construction but to postpone the Channel Improvements to B112 until the next meeting. 4. Set date for next Drainage and Flooding Committee Meeting Chairman Mosteit set the next Drainage and Flooding Committee Meeting on a date prior to the August 8 th City Council Meeting. 5. Committee Comments — The Committee did not have additional comments. 6. Executive Session — There was no executive session. 7. Adjourn There being no further business, Committee member Engelken moved to adjourn the meeting. Alternate member Leonard seconded. Motion Passed. Meeting was adjourned at 6:05 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Patrice Fogarty, City Secretary Passed and approved on this 4 th day of August 2011. Chairman Mike Mosteit Page2of2 July 11, 2011, Drainage and Flooding Committee Minutes REQUEST FOR DRAINAGE COMMITTEE AGENDA ITEM Agenda Date Requested: August 4, 2011 Requested By: Julian Garza Department: Planning Report: X Resolution: _Ordinance: _ AppropYlation Source of Funds N/A Account Number: N/A Amount Budgeted: N/A Amount Requested: N/A Budgeted Item: _YES _NO SUMMARY On July 11, 2011, the Drainage Committee directed staff to re-evaluate alternatives to the Northwest Park Diversion Basin (Re-direction of the F101-06-00) Drainage Channel. Staff inet with Klotz Associate to discuss alternatives and determined that conveyance across the pipeline corridor is the most feasible alternative. HCFCD has solicited proposals for hydro excavation of the pipelines and is seeking Harris County Commissioners Court approval to enter into contract. Once the horizontal and vertical alignment of the pipelines is defined, HCFCD will prepare a Preliminary Engineering Report for this project. Action Required: Receive report from HCFCD progress and anticipated schedule regarding hydro excavation and Preliminary Engineering Report for F101-06-00. Approved for Drainage Committee Agenda Ron Bottoms, City Manager Date