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: Contract - Award
Project ID (if applicable): K500-01-00-E005
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Westwood Professional Services, Inc.
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): 19.60%
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): 19.60%
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal is not 0% and is listed above
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 agreement with Westwood Professional Services, Inc., in the amount of $1,304,786 to provide preliminary engineering services in support of the Cypress Park Stormwater Detention Basin Extension on Cypress Creek for flood damage reduction as part of the Cypress Creek Program Implementation Plan (Cypress Creek Watershed, Bond ID Z-04, Project ID K500-01-00-E005, Agreement No. 2024-56, Precinct 3, MWBE Contracted Goal: 19.60%, MWBE Current Participation: 19.60%).
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Background and Discussion:
The recommended alternative from a Cypress Creek Program Implementation Plan (K100-00-00-P007) helps to mitigate overland sheet flow, overbank flooding, insufficient drainage capacity, overflows from neighboring catchments, and tailwater influence from Sims Bayou. This agreement will provide preliminary engineering (PER), design, and construction phase services for North Eldridge Parkway and Cypress Park in Precinct 3. This project has been identified in the Cypress Creek Implementation Plan, and the PER associated with this project will determine the benefits and geometry for the proposed stormwater detention basin.
Expected Impact:
The scope of this project is to prepare a preliminary engineering report for the proposed basin extension, which is expected to provide improvements in attachments K10001 and K10002 and proposed on multiple tracts totaling 498 acres with 12.3 acres owned by the Flood Control District.
Alternative Options:
The alternative to approving this item would be to not approve this PER, which would result in not improving the existing condition, and the flood risk would remain the same or increase due to ongoing flood events.
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, flood control, and other infrastructure.
Justice/Safety Initiative (Goal 1): N/A
Infrastructure Initiative (Goal 2): H1: Complete and implement the Flood Resilience Plan.
Economy Initiative (Goal 3): N/A
Health Initiative (Goal 4): N/A
Climate/Resilience Initiative (Goal 5): N/A
Housing Initiative (Goal 6): N/A
Additional notes related to the Strategic Plan: N/A
Prior Court Action (if any): N/A
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Location: North Eldridge Parkway and Cypress Park
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Precinct(s): Precinct 3
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Anticipated Court Date: 2/12/2026
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): Click or tap to enter a date.
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or COVID-19 related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Yesenia Martinez, Commissioners Court Coordinator, Flood Control District
Attachments (if applicable): Agreement