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Home My WebLink About1-9-23 JAY MARTIN, CHAIRMANCHUCK ENGELKEN MAYOR PRO TEMCOUNCILPERSON MANDI WILLIAMSBILL BENTLEY, ALTERNATE COUNCILPERSONCOUNCILPERSON MINUTES OFTHEDRAINAGE AND FLOODING COMMITTEEMEETING NOVEMBER14, 2022 The Drainage and Flooding Committeeof the City of La Portemet on Monday,November 14, 2022, at the City Hall Council Chambers, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, at 5:30p.m. to consider the followingitems of business: Committee Members present:Chuck Engelken, Jay Martin, Mandi Williams Committee Members attending remotely: None Committee Members absent:Bill Bentley (alternate) Council-appointed officers present: Corby Alexander,City Manager;Lee Woodward, City Secretary; Clark T. Askins, Asst. City Attorney CALL TO ORDERChairman Martincalled the meeting to order at5:32p.m. 2. CITIZENCOMMENT (Generally limited to five minutes per person, in accordance with state law, the time may be reduced if there is a high number of speakers or other considerations.) There were no comments. 3. STATUTORY AGENDA a.Presentation, discussion, and possible action to approve the minutes of the Drainage and Flooding Committee regular meeting held on October10, 2022. \[Jay Martin, Chair\] Member Engelkenmoved to approve the minutes;the motion was seconded by Member Williams;the motionwas adopted, 3-0. b.Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding the status 100-acre-foot detention pond project near the PasadenaConvention Center and Brookglen Subdivision, in connection with amended interlocal agreement between the City of La Porte and the City of Pasadena. \[Lorenzo Wingate,Assistant Director of Public Works\] Ray Mayo, Director of Public Works, said the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was reviewing a wetlands delineation reportprepared by the City of Pasadena.MemberEngelken asked ed to keep the project moving.Mr. Mayo said there had not been any submissionto Planningfrom HCFCD on the proposed street closures around a south retention basin in Brookglen. c.Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding the Harris County Flood related to flooding in the City of La Porte. \[Lorenzo Wingate, Assistant Director of Public Works\] Mr. Mayosaid the projectswere beingdiscussed regularly with HCFCD. November 14, 2022-Drainage and Flooding Committee Minutes d. Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding the status of current drainage projects. \[Lorenzo Wingate, Assistant Director of Public Works\] th Mr. Mayo said the 7 Street project was wrapping up and that it was hoped the Coupland bid would be out the week after Thanksgiving. e. Presentation, discussion, and possible action to provide administrative staff of the City with direction, if necessary, regarding additional drainage concerns. \[Lorenzo Wingate, Assistant Director of Public Works\] There were no further concerns. 4. SET NEXT MEETING The next meeting was set for January 9, 2023. 5. COMMITTEE COMMENT Hear announcements concerning matters appearing on the agenda; items of community interest; and/or inquiries of staff regarding specific factual information or existing policy from the Committee members and City staff, for which no formal action will be discussed or taken. There were no comments. ADJOURN The meeting was adjourned without objection at 5:44 p.m. ____________________________________ Lee Woodward, City Secretary November 14, 2022 - Drainage and Flooding Committee Minutes REQUEST FOR DRAINAGE & FLOODING COMMITEEAGENDA ITEM Appropriation Agenda Date Requested:January 09, 2023 Source of Funds:N/A Requested By:Lorenzo Wingate, Asst. Director Department:Public Works Account Number:N/A Amount Budgeted:N/A ReportResolutionOrdinance Amount Requested:N/A Exhibits: Budgeted Item:YesNo SUMMARY & RECOMMENDATION The City of Pasadena is preparing a wetlands delineation report to be submitted to the USACE as part of an Approved Jurisdictional Determination (AJD) request. The AJD th wassubmitted to the USACE onOctober 5, and the USACE is expected to respond within 120 days. The drainage impact analysis was submitted to HCFCD in mid- October.Further project efforts are on-hold, pending the USACE determination and HCFCD review of the drainage impact analysis. ACTION REQUIRED BY DRAINAGE AND FLOODING COMMITTEE Receive report, and provide staff with direction, as necessary. Approved for Drainage CommitteeAgenda Corby D. Alexander, City ManagerDate REQUEST FOR DRAINAGE & FLOODING COMMITEEAGENDA ITEM Appropriation Agenda Date Requested:January 09, 2023 Source of Funds:N/A Requested By:Lorenzo Wingate, Asst. Director Department:Public Works Account Number:N/A Amount Budgeted:N/A ReportResolutionOrdinance Amount Requested:N/A Exhibits: Budgeted Item:YesNo SUMMARY & RECOMMENDATION Receive report regarding Harris County Flood Control District(HCFCD)and Harris current and future plans relatedto flooding in the City of La Porte. HCFCD staff is expected be present to discuss the status of HCFCD projects. ACTION REQUIRED BY DRAINAGE AND FLOODING COMMITTEE Receive report, and provide Staff with direction, as necessary. Approved for Drainage CommitteeAgenda Corby D. Alexander, City ManagerDate REQUEST FOR DRAINAGE & FLOODING COMMITEEAGENDA ITEM Appropriation Agenda Date Requested:January 09, 2023 Source of Funds:N/A Requested By:Lorenzo Wingate, Asst.Director Department:Public Works Account Number:N/A Amount Budgeted:N/A ReportResolutionOrdinance Amount Requested:N/A Exhibits:Project map; Project update chartand Budgeted Item:YesNo Harris County Drainage Network Map SUMMARY& RECOMMENDATION Refer to attached exhibit(s) for updates on various drainage projects throughout the City. ACTION REQUIRED BY DRAINAGE AND FLOODING COMMITTEE Receive report, and provide staff with direction, as necessary. Approved for Drainage CommitteeAgenda Corby D. Alexander, City ManagerDate 8!Cbuumfhspvoe!Ftubuft!Qibtf!JJ9!Dpvqmboe!Esjwf:!Bjsqpsu!Po.tjuf!Esbjobhf!Jnqspwfnfout REQUEST FOR DRAINAGE& FLOODINGCOMMITEEAGENDA ITEM Appropriation Agenda Date Requested:January 09, 2023 Source of Funds:N/A Requested By:Lorenzo Wingate, Asst. Director Department:Public Works Account Number:N/A Amount Budgeted:N/A ReportResolutionOrdinance Amount Requested:N/A Budgeted Item:YesNo Exhibits: SUMMARY & RECOMMENDATION Opportunity to discuss any drainage concerns not covered by previous items. ACTION REQUIRED BY DRAINAGE AND FLOODING COMMITTEE Receive report, and provide staff with direction, as necessary. Approved for Drainage CommitteeAgenda Corby D. Alexander, City ManagerDate