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JAY MARTIN �.,' 9 CHUCK ENGELKEN
Chairman ~
Member
DANNY EARP _ JOHN ZEMANEK
Vice-Chairman � Alternate Member
MINUTES OF DRAINAGE AND FLOODING COMMITTEE
MEETING HELD OCTOBER 8, 2018
The Drainage and Flooding Committee of the City of La Porte met on Monday, October 8, 2018, 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 Jay Martin called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m. The following members of the Drainage
and Flooding Committee were present: Committee Members Danny Earp, Chuck Engelken and John
Zemanek. Staff Present: Corby Alexander, Don Pennell, Lorenzo Wingate, and Patrice Fogarty.
2. Authorizations
(a) Consider approval or other action regarding minutes of the Drainage and Flooding Committee
Meeting held on September 10, 2018— P. Fogarty
Committee Member Engelken moved to approve the minutes of the Drainage and Flooding Committee
Meeting held on September 10, 2018, as presented. Committee Member Earp seconded. MOTION
PASSED 4/0.
3. Staff Reports
(a) Receive report from Harris County Flood Control District and Harris County Precinct 2 regarding
current and future plans relating to flooding in the City of La Porte— L. Wingate/D. Pennell
City Engineer Lorenzo Wingate provided a report on the Harris County Commissioners Court meeting
held on September 25, 2018.
Committee Member Engelken commented that a number of residents in the Brookglenn subdivision
completed forms for the potential buyout program and have not heard anything back from Harris
County Flood Control District. In addition, Committee Member Engelken commented he is interesting in
obtaining the list of addresses targeted for potential buyouts.
Jeremy Ratcliff with Harris County Flood Control District reported AECOM Technical Services, Inc., is
the company for a flood mitigation analysis near the Brookglen Subdivision.
Committee Member Engelken advised Mr. Ratcliff that Klotz and Associates conducted an analysis and
reported that Harris County Flood Control District were at fault with their previous decisions with the
construction of Canada Road.
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Committee Member Zemanek requested any information available for buyout offers in the Braeswood
in Houston.
(b) Receive report regarding Harris County's Method of Distribution (MOD) for the Community
Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDGB-DR) Round 1 Funds for Hurricane Harvey— L.
Wingate/D. Pennell
City Engineer Lorenzo Wingate presented a summary and reported on the application process and the
$352,775.30 allocations. Mr. Wingate also provided the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration's (NOAA) rainfall totals.
(c) Discussion regarding drainage concerns and provide Staff with direction — L. Wingate/D. Pennell
Committee Member J. Martin reported on the drainage concern on Crescent Drive.
City Engineer Lorenzo Wingate reported Staff is waiting on grant funds for the F101 Project.
Committee Earp requested Staff to look at culverts holding water on H, L and P Streets.
Public Works Director Don Pennell reported Staff has received the update of the survey for H Street
and reported on the F216 Desilting.
4. Set date for next Drainage and Flooding Committee Meeting
The next meeting date was set for November 12, 2018, at 5:00 p.m.
5. Committee Comments
Committee Members Earp and J. Martin thanked Staff for their attention to the drainage issues.
6. ADJOURN
Committee Member Engelken made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 5:25 p.m. Committee Member
Earp seconded the motion. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY 4/0.
R spectfully submitted,
lL is-I
Patrice Fogarty,ify Segtary
Passed and approved on this 12th day of November, 2018.
Chair n, Jay Martin
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