01-13-20 Drainage and Flooding Committee Meeting

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• r JAY MARTIN CHUCK ENGELKEN CHAIRMANOt A MEMBER DANNY EARP ,� , O STEVE GILLETT VICE-CHAIRMAN ALTERNATE in ' CITY OF LA PORTE DRAINAGE AND FLOODING COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA Notice is hereby given of a meeting of the Drainage and Flooding Committee of the City Council of the City of La Porte, to be held January 13, 2020, in the City Hall Council Chambers, 604 Wrest Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, beginning at 5:00 pm to consider the following items of business. 1. Call to order 2. PUBLIC COMMENTS (Generally limited to five minutes per person;in accordance I'ith state law, the time maybe reduced if there is a high number of speakers or other considerations.) 3. STATUTORY AGENDA (a) Presentation, discussion, and possible action to approve the minutes of the December 9, 2019, meeting. [Chairman Martin] (b) Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding the status of current drainage projects. [Lorenzo Wingate, Asst. Dir. of Public Works] (c) Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) related to FEMA-DR-4466 (Tropical Storm Imelda). [Lorenzo Wingate, Asst. Dir. of Public Works] 4. Set date for next Drainage and Flooding Committee Meeting 5. Committee Member Comments 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 be discussed or taken. 6. Adjournment If, during the course of the meeting and discussion of any items covered by this notice, the Drainage and Flooding Committee determines that a Closed or Executive Session of the Committee is required,then such dosed meeting will be held as authorized by Texas Gmemment Code, Chapter 551, Section 551.071 - consultation with counsel on legal matters; Section 551.072 - deliberation regarding purchase,exchange,lease or value of real property,Section 551.073-deliberation regarding a prospective gift;Section 551.074-personnel matters regarding the appointment,employment,evaluation,reassignment,duties,discipline,or dismissal of a public officer or employee; Section 551.076-implementation of security personnel or devices; Section 551.087- deliberation regarding economic development negotiation; Section 551.089-deliberation regarding security devices or security audits, and/or other matters as authorized under the Texas Government Code. If a Closed or E)ecutive Session is held in accordance with the Texas Govemment Code as set out above,the Drainage and Flooding Committee will reconvene in Open Session in order to take action,if necessary,on the items addressed during Executive Session. Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who may need auxiliary aids or services are requested to contact the City Secretary's office (281-470-5019), two working days prior to the meeting for appropriate arrangements Councilmembers may attend in numbers constituting a quorum. This is a Drainage and Flooding Committee Meeting at which there will be no deliberation or formal action taken by City Council as a governmental body.