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): B112-03-01-E001
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 one fee simple tract for the public project known as College Park Subdivision Drainage Improvement, for the purpose of reducing structural flooding through storm sewer improvements and stormwater detention, authorizing eminent domain if necessary (Armand Bayou Watershed, Bond ID Z-02, Project ID B112-03-01-E001, Precinct 2).
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Background and Discussion:
This is a request to approve right-of-way acquisition for stormwater detention in the Armand Bayou watershed. This is a partnership project with the City of Deer Park and is funded via an Interlocal Agreement (ILA), with the Flood Control District as the lead agency on this project. The City of Deer Park completed a preliminary engineering study (PER) for the College Park project. The project entails storm sewer system improvements and a detention basin to mitigate the increased flows from the project. The proposed right-of-way to be acquired is for the proposed stormwater detention basin.
Expected Impact:
This property will be used for stormwater detention needed to mitigate for increased flows from proposed storm sewer improvements in the College Park neighborhood. These improvements will address flooding in the area. The Flood Control District staff is managing the engineering consultant team to ex...
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