HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-11-19 Drainage and Flooding Committee Meeting Minutes JAY MARTIN 0 O CHUCK ENGELKEN
Chairman Member
DANNY EARP
STEVE GILLETT
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MINUTES OF DRAINAGE AND FLOODING COMMITTEE
MEETING HELD NOVEMBER 11, 2019
The Drainage and Flooding Committee of the City of La Porte met on Monday, November 11, 2019, at
the City Hall Council Chambers, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, at 5:15 p.m. to consider
the following items of business:
Committee Members present: Jay Martin, Chuck Engelken, Danny Earp, (Steve Gillett available if needed)
Committee Members absent: None
Council-appointed officers present: Corby Alexander, City Manager, Clark T. Askins, Assistant City
Attorney, Lee Woodward, City Secretary
Call to Order- Chairman Martin called the meeting to order at 5:15 p.m.
2. Statutory Agenda
(a) Approve the minutes of the October 14, 2019 meeting. [Jay Martin, Chairman]
Committee member Earp moved to approve the minutes; the motion was adopted, 3-0.
3. Staff Reports
(a) Receive report regarding Harris County Flood Control District's current and future plans relating
to flooding in the City of La Porte. [Lorenzo Wingate, City Engineer]
City Engineer Lorenzo Wingate noted the Harris County Flood Control District was not able to attend
the meeting but would that he would be meeting with Harris County Community Development on the
20th to discuss the $3.2 million in grant funds. Mr. Askins reported on his legal research that the City
could not withdraw from Harris County's drainage CCN for taxing purposes.
(b) Presentation,discussion,and possible action regarding the statue of current projects. [Lorenzo
Wingate, City Engineer]
Board member Earp moved to authorize the City Manager to begin independent design on projects 1-
3(Brookglen Flooding Mitigation Analysis, Bayside Terrace Drainage Improvements, and Lomax/F101-
03-00 Drainage Channel Improvements) in terms of priority; the motion was adopted, 3-0.
(c) Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding additional drainage concerns and
providing staff with direction. [Lorenzo Wingate, City Engineer]
Board member Engelken noted during discussion of item b that the street drainage issue around Bay
Area Boulevard had not yet been placed on the list.
(d) Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding engineering services for the analysis
of the Sens Road detention pond. [Lorenzo Wingate, City Engineer]
City Engineer Lorenzo Wingate discussed the drainage systems and current flow and the proposal from
5engineering, Ilc [sic]; company principal Kelly Humphries, P.E. also answered questions from the
Committee. The Committee expressed a desire to have the City Manager come back with options at
the next meeting.
4. Set date for next Drainage and Flooding Committee Meeting - The next meeting date was set for
December 9, 2019.
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5. Committee Member Comments—There were no comments.
ADJOURN I. meeting wa adjour without objection at 5:50 p.m.
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