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HomeMy WebLinkAbout4-10-23JAY MARTIN CHAIRMAN, COUNCILPERSON MANDI WILLIAMS COUNCILPERSON CHUCK ENGELKEN COUNCILPERSON MAYOR PRO TEM BILL BENTLEY ALTERNATE, COUNCILPERSON 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 April 10, 2023, in the City Hall Council Chamber, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, beginning at 5:00 p.m. to consider the following items of business. Remote participation is available, also. Attend via a screen using this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/i/84010175458?pwd=ZnpodHo4UFVQQ05Tbi96QOwrMzFmUT09 Join by phone at 877-853-5257 or 888-475-4499. The meeting ID is 840 1017 5458. The passcode is 382406. 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. CITIZEN COMMENT (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.) 3. STATUTORY AG EN DA (a) Presentation, discussion, and possible action to approve the minutes of the Drainage and Flooding Committee regular meeting held on March 13, 2023. [Councilperson Jay Martin, Chair] (b) Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding status of 100-acre-foot detention pond project near the Pasadena Convention Center and Brookglen Subdivision, as established in amended interlocal agreement between the City of La Porte and the City of Pasadena. [Lorenzo Wingate, Assistant Director of Public Works] (C) Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding the Harris County Flood Control District's (HCFCD) and Harris County Precinct 2's current and future plans related to flooding in the City of La Porte. [Lorenzo Wingate, Assistant Director of Public Works] (d) Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding the status of current drainage projects. [Lorenzo Wingate, Assistant Director of Public Works] (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] 4. SET NEXT MEETING 5. COMMITTEE COMMENTHear 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. 6. ADJOURN If, during the course of the meeting and discussion of any items covered by this notice, the Drainage and Flooding Committee determines that a Closed or Executive Session of the Committee is required, then such closed meeting will be held as authorized by Texas Government Code, Chapter 551, Section 551.071 - consultation with counsel on legal matters; Section 551.072 - deliberation regarding purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property; Section 551.073 - deliberation regarding a prospective gift; Section 551.074 - personnel matters regarding the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of a public officer or employee; Section 551.076 - implementation of security personnel or devices; Section 551.087 - deliberation regarding economic development negotiation; Section 551.089 - deliberation regarding security devices or security audits, and/or other matters as authorized under the Texas Government Code. If a Closed or Executive Session is held in accordance with the Texas Government Code as set out above, the Drainage and Flooding Committee will reconvene in Open Session in order to take action, if necessary, on the items addressed during Executive Session. Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who may need auxiliary aids or services are requested to contact the City Secretary's office (281-470-5019), two working days prior to the meeting for appropriate arrangements. Pursuant to Texas Government Code Sec. 551.127, on a regular, non -emergency basis, members may attend and participate in the meeting remotely by video conference. Should that occur, a quorum of the members will be physically present at the location noted above on this agenda. Councilmembers may attend in numbers constituting a quorum. This is a Drainage and Flooding Committee Meeting at which there will be no deliberation or formal action taken by City Council as a governmental body. CERTIFICATE I, Lee Woodward, City Secretary, do hereby certify that a copy of the April 10, 2023, Drainage and Flooding Committee agenda was posted on the City Hall bulletin board, a place convenient and readily accessible to the general public at all times, and to the City's website, www.LaPorteTX.gov, in compliance with Chapter 551, Texas Government Code. DATE OF POSTING TIME OF POSTING TAKEN DOWN Lee Woodward, City Secretary JAY MARTIN, CHAIRMAN COUNCILPERSON MANDI WILLIAMS COUNCILPERSON CHUCK ENGELKEN MAYOR PRO TEM BILL BENTLEY, ALTERNATE COUNCILPERSON MINUTES OF THE DRAINAGE AND FLOODING COMMITTEE MEETING MARCH 13, 2023 The Drainage and Flooding Committee of the City of La Porte met on Monday, March 13, 2023, 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: 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 ORDER — Chair Martin called the meeting to order at 5:01 p.m. 2. CITIZEN COMMENT (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 February 13, 2023. [Councilperson Jay Martin, Chair] Member Engelken moved to approve the minutes; the motion was seconded by Member Williams: the motion was adopted. 3-0. b. Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding proposed phased drainage improvements within the Brooklen subdivision. [Lorenzo Wingate, Assistant Director of Public Works] Andrew Moore of Halff Associates, Inc. provided an update on their study of improvements needed to reduce flooding in and around Brookglen. c. Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding status of 100-acre-foot detention pond project near the Pasadena Convention Center and Brookglen Subdivision, as established in amended interlocal agreement between the City of La Porte and the City of Pasadena. [Lorenzo Wingate, Assistant Director of Public Works] Mr. Wingate provided a timeline mapping and letter of explanation concerning the project's progress. Chair Martin requested a status update on the decision from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, as its 120-day window expected for a response has expired. d. Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding the Harris County Flood Control District's (HCFCD) and Harris County Precinct 2's current and future plans March 13, 2023 - Drainage and Flooding Committee Minutes related to flooding in the City of La Porte. [Lorenzo Wingate, Assistant Director of Public Works] Mr. Wingate noted there have been biweekly meetings and he expects a draft of the engineering report shortly. e. Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding the status of current drainage projects. [Lorenzo Wingate, Assistant Director of Public Works] Mr. Wingate said solicitation documents for Bayside Terrace were expected to go out by the end of the month. On project 5, he said this was waiting on a determination letter from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Mr. Wingate noted that Project 6 had been added to the project for 71" Street and has been completed. He said Copeland was tied to the Lomax Lift Station and he did not have a report yet. f. 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] Member Williams noted there were some drainage issues in Lomax due to runoff from some properties onto others. She and Mr. Wingate confirmed these were private property issues but that the City had been assisting where it could. Member Engelken thanked the City Manager and Public Works for cleaning up the trash on the lots bought out by the Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) and asked that citations be issued for each of the lots for high grass and weeds. Mr. Alexander confirmed the staff would proceed. Chair Martin expressed a desire for a better relationship with HCFCD and suggested a special meeting with them. 4. SET NEXT MEETING The next meeting was set for April 10, 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 5:50 p.m. Lee Woodward, City Secretary March 13, 2023 - Drainage and Flooding Committee Minutes JAY MARTIN, CHAIRMAN COUNCILPERSON MANDI WILLIAMS COUNCILPERSON CHUCK ENGELKEN MAYOR PRO TEM BILL BENTLEY, ALTERNATE COUNCILPERSON MINUTES OF THE DRAINAGE AND FLOODING COMMITTEE MEETING MARCH 13, 2023 The Drainage and Flooding Committee of the City of La Porte met on Monday, March 13, 2023, 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: 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 ORDER — Chair Martin called the meeting to order at 5:01 p.m. 2. CITIZEN COMMENT (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 February 13, 2023. [Councilperson Jay Martin, Chair] Member Engelken moved to approve the minutes; the motion was seconded by Member Williams: the motion was adopted. 3-0. b. Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding proposed phased drainage improvements within the Brooklen subdivision. [Lorenzo Wingate, Assistant Director of Public Works] Andrew Moore of Halff Associates, Inc. provided an update on their study of improvements needed to reduce flooding in and around Brookglen. c. Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding status of 100-acre-foot detention pond project near the Pasadena Convention Center and Brookglen Subdivision, as established in amended interlocal agreement between the City of La Porte and the City of Pasadena. [Lorenzo Wingate, Assistant Director of Public Works] Mr. Wingate provided a timeline mapping and letter of explanation concerning the project's progress. Chair Martin requested a status update on the decision from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, as its 120-day window expected for a response has expired. d. Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding the Harris County Flood Control District's (HCFCD) and Harris County Precinct 2's current and future plans March 13, 2023 - Drainage and Flooding Committee Minutes related to flooding in the City of La Porte. [Lorenzo Wingate, Assistant Director of Public Works] Mr. Wingate noted there have been biweekly meetings and he expects a draft of the engineering report shortly. e. Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding the status of current drainage projects. [Lorenzo Wingate, Assistant Director of Public Works] Mr. Wingate said solicitation documents for Bayside Terrace were expected to go out by the end of the month. On project 5, he said this was waiting on a determination letter from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Mr. Wingate noted that Project 6 had been added to the project for 71" Street and has been completed. He said Copeland was tied to the Lomax Lift Station and he did not have a report yet. f. 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] Member Williams noted there were some drainage issues in Lomax due to runoff from some properties onto others. She and Mr. Wingate confirmed these were private property issues but that the City had been assisting where it could. Member Engelken thanked the City Manager and Public Works for cleaning up the trash on the lots bought out by the Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) and asked that citations be issued for each of the lots for high grass and weeds. Mr. Alexander confirmed the staff would proceed. Chair Martin expressed a desire for a better relationship with HCFCD and suggested a special meeting with them. 4. SET NEXT MEETING The next meeting was set for April 10, 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 5:50 p.m. Lee Woodward, City Secretary March 13, 2023 - Drainage and Flooding Committee Minutes REQUEST FOR DRAINAGE & FLOODING COMMITEE AGENDA ITEM Agenda Date Requested: April 10, 2023 Requested By: Lorenzo Wingate, Asst. Director Department: Public Works • Report Resolution Ordinance Exhibits: Appropriation Source of Funds: N/A Account Number: N/A Amount Budgeted: N/A Amount Requested: N/A Budgeted Item: f' Yes r. No SUMMARY & RECOMMENDATION The City of Pasadena prepared a wetlands delineation report and submitted it to the USACE as part of an Approved Jurisdictional Determination (AJD) request on October 5, 2022. The USACE's response was expected within 120 days. However, during a December 2022 on -site wetlands inspection, the USACE observed an apparent unauthorized wetlands disturbance, and directed the City of Pasadena staff to mitigate the disturbance. As a result, the USACE suspended progress on the ADJ until the mitigation efforts were completed by Pasadena. Pasadena confirmed that all mitigation efforts were completed in mid -March 2023, and Pasadena expected to submit formal documentation to the USACE by the end of March 2023. Having completed the mitigation efforts, the AJD is expected by the end of April 2023. The drainage impact analysis was submitted to HCFCD in October 2022 and was approved by HCFCD in February 2023. Further project efforts are on hold, pending the USACE determination. ACTION REQUIRED BY DRAINAGE AND FLOODING COMMITTEE Receive report, and provide staff with direction, as necessary. Approved for Drainage Committee Agenda Corby D. Alexander, City Manager Date REQUEST FOR DRAINAGE & FLOODING COMMITEE AGENDA ITEM Agenda Date Requested: April 10, 2023 Requested By: Lorenzo Wingate, Asst. Director Department: Public Works • Report Resolution Ordinance Exhibits: Appropriation Source of Funds: N/A Account Number: N/A Amount Budgeted: N/A Amount Requested: N/A Budgeted Item: Yes No SUMMARY & RECOMMENDATION Receive report regarding Harris County Flood Control District's (HCFCD) and Harris County Precinct 2's current and future plans related to flooding in the City of La Porte. Current HCFCD leadership (Executive Director, Chief Operations Officer, and Deputy Director of Engineering and Construction) have been invited to the May meeting to be introduced to the Drainage Committee. Staff awaits confirmation of HCFCD's participation in the May meeting. ACTION REQUIRED BY DRAINAGE AND FLOODING COMMITTEE Receive report, and provide Staff with direction, as necessary. Approved for Drainage Committee Agenda Corby D. Alexander, City Manager Date REQUEST FOR DRAINAGE & FLOODING COMMITEE AGENDA ITEM Agenda Date Requested: April 10, 2023 Requested By: Lorenzo Wingate, Asst. Director Department: Public Works • Report Resolution Ordinance Exhibits: Project map; Project update chart and Harris County Drainage Network Map Appropriation Source of Funds: N/A Account Number: N/A Amount Budgeted: N/A Amount Requested: N/A Budgeted Item: Yes No 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 Committee Agenda Corby D. 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