HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-11-11 Drainage and Flooding Committee Meeting MIKE MOSTEIT, CHAIRMAN O F ,p JOHN ZEMANEK, MEMBER
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MIKE CLAUSEN, VICE CHAIRMAN 5 / '\ CHUCK ENGELKEN, MEMBER
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"4 •r DARYL LEONARD, ALT. MEMBER
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AMENDED MINUTES OF DRAINAGE AND FLOODING COMMITTEE
MEETING ON 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:
1. Call to Order
Chairman Mike Mosteit called the meeting to order at 5:09 p.m. Members of the Drainage and
Flooding Committee present: Vice Chairman Mike Clausen and Committee Member Chuck
Engelken, John Zemanek, and Alternate Member Daryl Leonard. Absent: None.
Members of City Executive Staff and City Employees Present:
City Manager's Office: Traci Leach
City Secretary's Office: Patrice Fogarty
Planning Department: City Engineer Julian Garza
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.
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Committee member Zemanek asked questions as to cost, and the restriction is at the Battleground
Estates project at "P" Street and asked whether the 48 inch pipe would alleviate the current
problems. He also inquired as to the cost to move water in the direction it is currently moving in
reference to the redirection of F101 -06. City Engineer Garza commented gravity is the best
direction rather than redirecting the flow. He asked whether the problem was getting water out of
the Shady River sub - division or if it was "tidal" influenced.
Alternate Member Leonard voiced his concerns with the redirection of water flow from F101 -06. He
said that this may create additional problems to those that currently exist in this area and could
reverse some of the improvements that have already been made. He is also concerned with a
possible detention pond placed in the area that is currently used for parking area during events at
the Lomax Rodeo Arena, which would adversely affect the entire city.
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.
The Drainage and Flooding Committee directed staff to not have any more studies done other than
the minimum standards to meet with the standards of Harris County Flood Control.
City Engineer Garza was directed to postpone the Channel Improvements to B112 project 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 City Council Meeting.
5. Committee Comments — The Committee did not have additional comments.
6. Executive Session — There was no executive session.
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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,
atrice Fogarty, City Secretary 9
Passed and approved on this 5 day of December 2011.
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C airman Mike Mosteit
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