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AUGUST 9, 2021
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BILL BENTLEY, ALTERNATE
COUNCILPERSON
The Drainage and Flooding Committee of the City of La Porte met on Monday, August 9,
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, Bill Bentley (alternate)
Committee Members attending remotely: None
Committee Members absent: None
Council -appointed officers present: Corby Alexander, City Manager (attended remotely); Lee
Woodward, City Secretary; Clark T. Askins, Assistant
City Attorney
CALL TO ORDER — Chairman Martin called the meeting to order at 5:�00 p.m.
2. CITIZEN COMMENT (Generally limited to five minutes per person, / I n 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
June 14, 2021, meeting. [chairman Martin]
Member Enqelken moved to approve the minutes; the motion was seconded by Member
Bentley, the, motion was adopted, 3-0.
b. Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding status of drainage
infrastructure project for property near the Pasadena Convention Center, under
terms of the interlocal agreement between the City of La Porte and the City of
Pasadena. [Lorenzo Wingate, Assistant Director of Public Works]
Lorenzo Wingate, Assistant Public Works Director, said negotiations with the consultant
on the proposal have begun and staff review was expected to be complete by the end' of
the week,
c. Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding the Harris County Flood
Control District's (HCFCD) and Harris County Precinct 2s current and future plans
related to flooding in the City of La Porte. [Lorenzo Wingate, Assistant Director of
Public Works]
Lorenzo Wingate, Assistant Public Works Director, announced that applications had been
submitted to Harris County Precinct 2, regarding a partnership and interlocall agreement
on Bays0e Terrace and Brookglen, to be considered by the Harris County Commissioners
Court in September.
d. Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding the status of current
drainage projects. [Lorenzo Wingate, Assistant Director of Public Works]
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Lorenzo Wingate, Assistant Public Works Director, confirmed that he believed the Bayside
Terrace and Brookglen agreements were close to resolution and that the first four projects
on the list overall were still in progress and waiting on draft interlocal agreements with the
County.
e. Presentation, discussion, and possible action to provide staff with direction, if
necessary, regarding additional drainage concerns. [Lorenzo Wingate, Assistant
Director of Public Works]
Chair Martin said lie had forwarded concerns from Bay Harbor, Mr. Wingate confirmed it
had been addressed previously and that he believes there is a fairly easy resolution to the
low area. Member Engelken asked for attention to be paid to the poorly maintained Harris
County buyout lots in Brookglen and suggested taking action on the violations to spur
maintenance. Mr, Alexander said he would have it addressed by Code Enforcement first
thing in the morning. Member Engelken noted Harris County Flood Control District
representatives had agreed to attend these meetings but had not done so in some time.
4. Set next meeting - The next meeting date was set for September 13, 2021,
lasadena item continue
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