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: Interlocal Agreement
Project ID (if applicable): A100-00-00-P009
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): City of League City
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 of an interlocal agreement with the City of League City, in the amount of $1,250,000, for contribution towards the development of a Section 203 (Water Resources Development Act of 1986, as amended) compliant feasibility study for the Lower Clear Creek and Dickinson Bayou watersheds (Clear Creek Watershed, Bond ID Z-04, Project ID A100-00-00-P009, Agreement No. 2026-02, Precinct 2).
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Background and Discussion:
The City and the Flood Control District previously entered into an agreement on October 19, 2019, entitled Agreement No. 2020-64, wherein the Flood Control District contributed $416,000.00 to conduct a local feasibility study that focused on the Clear Creek Watershed, downstream of FM 1959, and Dickinson Bayou watersheds. The feasibility study investigated whether a tunnel or other flood risk management tools are feasible. The next step recommendation of that study was to prepare a feasibility study that recommends a flood risk management plan that is eligible for federal cost share.
This project is that next step, and was authorized under the Water Resources Development Act of 2022; however, no Congressional appropriation has been provided. To accelerate the preparation of federally complia...
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