Primary Department: Flood Control District
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Tina Petersen, Ph.D., P.E., Executive Director
Secondary Department: N/A
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: N/A
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Public Necessity
Project ID (if applicable): K100-00-00-R005
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A - Not a grant item
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 Cypress Creek Right-of-Way Acquisition and Floodplain Preservation, for the purpose of stormwater detention and floodplain preservation (Cypress Creek Watershed, Bond ID F-2, Project ID K100-00-00-R005, Tract K520-06-00-01-001.0, Precinct 3).
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Background and Discussion:
This is a request to approve right-of-way acquisition of one tract in the Cypress Creek watershed. This property is located at I-45 and Cypress Creek.
Expected Impact:
This property is bound on all sides by Flood Control District owned property and will be used to provide floodplain preservation.
Alternative Options:
Not approving this item would result in reduced storage volume in the future K500-31-00 basin and the property in the floodplain remaining in private ownership.
County Strategic Plan Goal: 2. Connect our community with safe, reliable, equitably distributed, and well-maintained infrastructure.
County Strategic Plan Objective: H: Improve the condition and resilience of County transportation, flo...
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