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JAY MARTIN ` O CHUCK ENGELKEN
Chairman .4 Member
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DANNY EARP m JOHN ZEMANEK
Vice Chairman (- Alternate Member
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MINUTES OF DRAINAGE AND FLOODING COMMITTEE
MEETING HELD FEBRUARY 25, 2019
The Drainage and Flooding Committee of the City of La Porte met on Monday, February 25, 2019, at the City Hall
Council Chambers, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, at 4:30 p.m. to consider the following items of
business:
Committee Members present: Jay Martin, Danny Earp, Chuck Engelken (arrived at 4:34 p.m., following minutes
approval), John Zemanek (did not vote following the arrival of Member Engelken)
Committee Members absent: None
Council-appointed officers present: Corby Alexander, City Manager; Lee Woodward, City Secretary
1. Call to Order- Chairman Martin called the meeting to order at 4:30 p.m.
2. Authorizations
(a) Consider approval or other action regarding minutes of the Drainage and Flooding
Committee Meeting held on January 14, 2019. [Lee Woodward, City Secretary]
Committee member Zemanek moved to approve the minutes of the Drainage and Flooding Committee
Meeting held on January 14, 2019; the motion was unanimously adopted,
3. Staff Reports
(a) Receive report from Harris County Flood Control District regarding current and future plans
relating to flooding in the City of La Porte. [Lorenzo Wingate, City Engineer and Don Pennell,
Public Works Director]
Committee members and the City Manager discussed a desire to meet with the new County Judge and/or
the Commissioner to be sure La Porte's needs continued to be properly prioritized.
(b) Discussion regarding status of current drainage projects. [Lorenzo Wingate, City Engineer and
Don Pennell, Public Works Director]
At the Committee's request, Mr. Wingate agreed to provide more status information on reports.
(c) Discussion regarding Texas Department of Emergency Management (TDEM) Hurricane Harvey
DR-4332 Section 404 Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) funding. [Lorenzo Wingate, City
Engineer and Don Pennell, Public Works Director]
(d) Discussion regarding additional drainage concerns and provide staff with direction. [Lorenzo
Wingate, City Engineer and Don Pennell, Public Works Director]
4. Set date for next Drainage and Flooding Committee Meeting
The next meeting date was set for March 11, 2019, if Harris County Flood Control representatives were able
to attend, but April 8, 2019, if not, expected to be held at 5:00 p.m.
5. Committee Comments
No comments were offered.
6 A JOURN -The meetin was adjourned without objection at 4:51 p.m.
Lee od and . Secretary J
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