HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-16-10 Drainage and Flooding Committee meeting
MINUTES OF THE DRAINAGE AND FLOODING COMMITTEE
February 16, 2010
1. Call to Order
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Mike Mosteit at 6:05 p.m.
Committee Members Present: Chairman Mike Mosteit, Vice Chairman Mike Clausen, Chuck
Engelken, Louis Rigby and Alternate member Daryl Leonard.
Committee Members Absent: None
Other Council members Present: None
Members of City Employees Present: City Manager Ron Bottoms, Assistant City Manager John
Joerns, City Secretary Martha Gillett, Public Works Director Steve Gillett, and City Engineer
Rodney Slaton
Others present: Margaret Compton, John P. Zemanek, Jr., Charles Nute, Mac Duson, Lawrence
Dunbar, Cheryl Westmoreland, Charles Rothmund and Gary Struzik.
2. Consider approval of Minutes of Drainage and Flooding Committee Meeting held on September 21,
2009 - M. Gillett.
Motion was made by Committee member Clausen to approve the minutes as presented. Second
by Committee member Rigby. The motion carried.
Ayes: Mosteit, Clausen, Engelken and Rigby
Nays: None
Abstain: None
Absent: None
3. Petitions, Remonstrance's, communications, and citizens and taxpayers wishing to address the
Drainage and Flooding Committee.
Mac Duson - Attorney for Fairmont Park East Homeowner's Association - 4709 Austin St.,
Houston, Texas 77004. Mr. Duson informed the committee he was very impressed with this
process of government. Noted it was the best he had seen. He requested additional time for the
Fairmont Park Homeowners to review the Preliminary Engineering Report before the committee
made a recommendation to City Council. They would like to have an opportunity to review and
provide the Drainage Committee with input.
Lawrence Dunbar of Lawrence G. Dunbar, PE - 6342 Dubridge - Mr. Dunbar has been hired to
review the Preliminary Engineering Report. Mr. Dunbar raised questions regarding the Preliminary
Engineering Report. He further noted the citizens need to know what the project will do for them.
Mr. Albritten - 2210 Lomax Dr.- gave handout that showed flooding around and near his home. He
asked the committee for some relief in his area.
4. Presentation and Preliminary Engineering Report for Fleetwood Drive Project and recommend
preferred alternative for final design - S. Gillett
Director of Public Works Steve Gillett and Gary Struzick provided a Presentation and Preliminary
Engineering Report for Fleetwood Drive Project and recommend preferred alternative for final
design.
Mr. Struzick said his firm recommends option 5A.
Committee members discussed the request from the Fairmont Park East HOA to delay selection of
a preferred alternative until the HOA and it's consultants had time to study the report and ask
questions of the city's consultant. The Committee agreed to delay selection until March 1, 2010.
5. Committee Comments
A. Matters appearing on agenda
B. Inquiry of staff requiring a statement of specific factual information or a recitation of
existing policy.
The next meeting will be held on March 1, 2010 at 6:00 p.m.
The committee wants to see updates from Harris County and Harris County Flood Control
at the next meeting.
Committee Member Chuck Engelken requested a report on homes buyout for Brookglen
Subdivision.
6. Executive Session - pursuant to provIsion of the Open Meetings Law. Chapter 551 Texas
Government Code, Sections 551-071 through 551.076, 551.087 (consultation with attorney,
deliberation regarding real property, deliberation regarding prospective gift or donation, personnel
matters, deliberation regarding security devices, or excluding a witness during examination of another
witness in an investigation, deliberation regarding Economic Development Negotiations.)
7. There was not an executive session held.
8. Adjournment
There being no further business to come before the Committee, the meeting was adjourned
at p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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