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MINUTES OF THE DRAINAGE AND FLOODING COMMITTEE MEETING
JUNE 12, 2023
The Drainage and Flooding Committee of the City of La Porte met on Monday, June 12,
2023, 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, 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 — Chair 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 meeting held on May 8, 2023. [Councilperson Jay
Martin, Chair]
Member Williams moved to approve the minutes; the motion was seconded by Member
Engelken; the motion was adopted, 3-0.
b. Presentation, discussion, and possible action on proposed updates to fill dirt
permitting regulations contained in Chapter 86 'Development Regulations' of the La
Porte Code of Ordinances. [Teresa Evans, Planning and Development Director]
Director Evans noted the items and actions staff has taken following the last consideration
of the item. Member Engelken moved to approve the changes to proposed Ordinance
2023-3923 regarding fill dirt permitting regulations for Chapter 86 'Development
Regulations' of the La Porte Code of Ordinances; the motion was seconded by Member
Williams; the motion was adopted 3-0.
c. Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding status of 100-acre-foot
detention pond project near the Pasadena Convention Center and Brookglen
Subdivision, as established in amended interlocal agreement between the City of
La Porte and the City of Pasadena. [Ray Mayo, Director of Public Works]
Mr. Mayo indicated that IDS, the consultant for the City of Pasadena, notified City staff
that the USACE made a determination on the detention site. The determination is that
certain wetlands on the west side of the pipeline will be considered non-jurisdictional. With
this information, Pasadena has indicated that they wish to expand the detention site to
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150 acre-feet, Mr. Mayo said the engineer has been authorized to begin topographic
survey on the expanded detention area, and noting there would be a presentation at the
next Committee meeting.
d. 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. [Ray Mayo, Director of Public Works]
Mr. Mayo said the consultant had provided an updated F216 report, which is under review.
Harris County Flood Control District's Jonathan St. Romain said the environmental
assessment has not been completed on the Brookglen north detention basin, which is
necessary for federal funding, but he expected the project to be bid in early August and
construction to begin on the north basin then. He also confirmed potential street closures
would come before the Committee separately for each of the north and south basins and
that HCFCD would not be pursuing the closure on Gladwyne. Member Engelken
expressed concern about the poor quality of the mowing of the lots purchased by Harris
County and his appreciation that Mr. St. Romain came out to the meeting. On F212, the
channel from Broadway along Main to East B, Mr. St. Romain said they were in final design
for that project.
e. Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding the status of current
drainage projects. [Ray Mayo, Director of Public Works]
Mr. Mayo note the preliminary engineering report was complete on the City's project in
Brookglen and a summary would be presented at the next Committee meeting. He also
noted engineers were looking at the issues for Sens at H Street and drainage on an
undeveloped area adjacent to Battleview St.
f. Presentation, discussion, and possible action to provide administrative staff of the
City with direction, if necessary, regarding additional drainage concerns. [Ray
Mayo, Director of Public Works]
Member Williams shared her concern about the diversion of funds from the Valley View
Project. Mr. Mayo noted the County evaluated the bridge and found it was not the drainage
issue, thereby freeing up that money, and that HCFCD was also funding from a bond and
other financial resources, so that they could possibly pay for up to 80% of the project.
4. SET NEXT MEETING
The next meeting was set for July 10, 2023.
5. COMMITTEE COMMENT — Hear announcements concerning matters appearing on the
agenda; items of community interest; and/or inquiries of staff regarding specific factual
information or existing policy from the Committee members and City staff, for which no formal
action will he discussed or taken.
The Committee thanked Mr. Mayo and his staff for cleaning up the bar ditches along South
Broadway.
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