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JAY MARTIN,CHAIRMAN OF p CIIUCK ENGELKEN COUNCILPERSON i ' 0 MAYOR PRO TEM MANDI WILLIAMS 5 4 =‘111 BILL BENTLEY,ALTERNATE COUNCILPERSON COUNCILPERSON r F.� TEx0'6 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 June 12, 2023 -Drainage and Flooding Committee Minutes