Department: Flood Control District
Department Head/Elected Official: Tina Petersen, Ph.D., P.E., Executive Director
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Public Necessity
Project ID (if applicable): A100-00-00-R008
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): N/A
MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWDBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for approval to decree that the Harris County Flood Control District project serves a public purpose and public necessity, which requires that the Harris County Real Property Division be directed to acquire 10 fee simple tracts for the public project known as Clear Creek Federal Risk Management Project for the purpose of channel improvements and stormwater detention, authorizing eminent domain if necessary. (Clear Creek Watershed, Bond ID C-03, Project ID A100-00-00-R008, Precinct 1).
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Background and Discussion:
This property is located within the proposed project limits for the Clear Creek Federal Flood Risk Management Project, which is a partnership project with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). The limits where this property is located remains unchanged from the 2012 General Reevaluation Report (GRR) plan approved by the USACE, and the revised Preliminary Engineering and Design (PED) plan that is currently undergoing Post Authorization Change Report (PACR) process for approval of project description change.
Expected Impact:
This property will provide a placement area for the excavated earthwork for Clear Creek Federal Project, which provides Flood Risk Reduction for the Clear Creek watershed.
Alternative Options:
No alternative is viable without losing progress with the PACR, which has taken 3 years to obtain conditional approval.
Alignment with Goal(s):
_ Justice and Safety
_ Economic Opportunity
_ Housing
_ Public Health
_ Transportat...
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