HomeMy WebLinkAbout1-11-21 Drainage and Flooding Committee Meeting MinutesJAY MARTIN
Chairman
TREY KENDRICK
Member
CHUCK ENGELKEN
Member
BILL BENTLEY
Alternate Member
MINUTES OF THE DRAINAGE AND FLOODING COMMITTEE MEETING
JANUARY 11, 2021
The Drainage and Flooding Committee of the City of La Porte met on Monday, January 11,
2021, 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:
Committee Members present: Jay Martin, Chuck Engelken, Trey Kendrick, Bill Bentley
available
Committee Members attending remotely: None
Committee Members absent: None
Council -appointed officers present: Corby Alexander, City Manager; Lee Woodward, City
Secretary
CALL TO ORDER - Chairman Martin called the meeting to order at 5:02 p.m.
2. CITIZEN COMMENT (Generally limited to five minutes per person, in accordance with state
law, the time may be reduced if there is a high number of speakers or other considerations.)
There were no citizen comments.
3. STATUTORY AGENDA
a. Presentation, discussion, and possible action to approve the minutes of the
December 14, 2020, meeting. [Chairman Martin]
Member Engelken moved to approve the minutes; Member Kendrick seconded the
motion: the motion was adoDted. 3-0.
b. Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding the Harris County Flood
Control District's (HCFCD) and Harris County Precinct 2's current and future plans
related to flooding in the City of La Porte. [Lorenzo Wingate, Assistant Director of
Public Works]
Jeremy Ratcliff of Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) attended remotely and
noted Alan Black was not able to attend. Lorenzo Wingate, Assistant Public Works
Director, covered the projects listed in the meeting packet. Regarding Brookglen, Member
Engelken asked that he and the City Manager have a meeting with Mr. Black. Member
Kendrick addressed concerns about dredging and the Valley View bridge. City Manager
Corby Alexander relayed that the City had not received a response from the City of
Pasadena regarding the City of La Porte's letter. Chair Martin asked for continuing
updates.
Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding the status of current
drainage projects. [Lorenzo Wingate, Assistant Director of Public Works]
Mr. Wingate said 30% of preliminary work was complete, adding that he expected to
provide information to the Council at their January 25 meeting concerning the gate. Mr.
Black was able to join the call at this point.
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d. Presentation, discussion, and possible action to provide staff with direction, if
necessary, regarding additional drainage concerns. [Lorenzo Wingate, Assistant
Director of Public Works]
Member Kendrick asked about desilting culverts, particularly the graded ones. Mr.
Wingate agreed to reach out on a maintenance schedule. Mr. Mayo confirmed the project
in front of Morgan's Landing was over fifty percent completed. Chair Martin asked about
the difference in elevation between Artesia Village and the Garden Walk property to the
north and whether there would be a drainage issue. Mr. Wingate noted that is the
topographical break and should not be a problem. Mr. Alexander offered to share the
engineering information.
4. Set next meeting - The next meeting date was set for February 8, 2021.
5. Committee Member Comments — Chair Martin expressed his appreciation to the presenters.
ADJOURN — The meetina was adiourned without obiection at 5:28 o.m.
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