HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-10-2022JAY MARTIN, CHAIRMAN
MAYOR PRO TEM
MANDI WILLIAMS
COUNCILPERSON
CHUCK ENGELKEN
COUNCILPERSON
BILL BENTLEY, ALTERNATE
COUNCILPERSON
MINUTES OF THE DRAINAGE AND FLOODING COMMITTEE MEETING
OCTOBER 10, 2022
The Drainage and Flooding Committee of the City of La Porte met on Monday, October 10,
2022, 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: Chuck Engelken, Jay Martin, Mandi Williams
Committee Members attending remotely: None
Committee Members absent: Bill Bentley (alternate)
Council -appointed officers present: Corby Alexander, City Manager; Lee Woodward, City
Secretary; Clark T. Askins, Asst. 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, in accordance with state
law, the time may be reduced if there is a high number of speakers or other considerations.)
There were no comments.
3. STATUTORY AGENDA
a. Presentation, discussion, and possible action to approve the minutes of the
Drainage and Flooding Committee regular meeting held on September 12, 2022.
[Jay Martin, Chair]
Member Engelken moved to approve the minutes: the motion was seconded by Member
Williams: the motion was adopted. 3-0.
b. Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding the status 100-acre-foot
detention pond project near the Pasadnea Convention Center and Brookglen
Subdivision, in connection with amended interlocal agreement between the City of
La Porte and the City of Pasadnea. [Lorenzo Wingate, Assistant Director of Public
Works]
Rick Masters, Stormwater Consultant for the City of Pasadena, provided an update.
c. 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]
Jonathan St. Romain, P.E., HCFCD Capital Projects South, and Jeremy Ratliff of Harris
County Flood Control District, offered a presentation on the proposed detention basins at
Brookglen Subdivision, noting it would be before the Planning and Zoning Commission
this week. Mr. St. Romain noted the project was continuing to pursue an option that would
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keep Gladwyne Court open and crossing the detention areas. He also reviewed the status
of several additional projects.
d. Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding the status of current
drainage projects. [Lorenzo Wingate, Assistant Director of Public Works]
Lorenzo Wingate, Assistant Director of Public Works, said HalfPs Brookglen project kickoff
meeting was hoped for next week; that the Bayside Terrace materials have gone to
Purchasing and hope to skip the holiday season and begin work in the new year; that the
County is being held to the original scope for the Lomax/F101 project; preliminary
modeling has been completed for the Little Cedar Bayou/17216 project; 61' Street from
Madison to Main has entered Phase II due to wetlands issues with the USACE but still
has a favorable timeline; the 81" and D Conveyance project is completed and paving and
sidewalks are being done; Battleground Estates will be resumed when ARPA funds are
received; and that the pre -bid meeting for the Copeland Drive project will occur this week.
He reiterated that the Planning and Zoning Commission will consider the Brookglen
detention this week and Member Engelken noted he would like the Committee to review
it again before it goes to the Council.
e. Presentation, discussion, and possible action to provide administrative staff of the
City with direction, if necessary, regarding additional drainage concerns. [Lorenzo
Wingate, Assistant Director of Public Works]
There were no further concerns.
4. SET NEXT MEETING
The next meeting was set for November 14, 2022.
5. COMMITTEE COMMENT — Hear announcements conceming matters appearing on the
agenda; items of community interest; and/or inquiries of staff regarding speck factual
information or existing policy from the Committee members and City start, for which no formal
action will be discussed or taken.
The Committee thanked the representatives of HCFCD for attending the meeting.
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