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): C144-00-00-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 Drainage Improvements at Anderson Road and C144-00-00, for the purpose of stormwater detention, authorizing eminent domain if necessary. (Sims Bayou Watershed, Bond ID F-95, Project ID C144-00-00-E001, Precinct 1).
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Background and Discussion:
The purpose of this acquisition is to secure additional acreage required for a stormwater detention basin, which is needed for mitigating downstream water surface elevation impacts in the C144-00-00 channel. These impacts result from the Harris County Engineering Department's installation of a Reinforced Concrete Box (RCB) beneath Anderson Road.
Expected Impact:
In addition, mitigating downstream water surface elevation impacts in the C144-00-00 channel, the basin is expected to remove 57 structures, 20.08 acres, and 0.12 miles of road from the 100-yr floodplain.
Alternative Options:
The alternative is rejecting/denying this request for acquisition, which will potentially prevent the structure from being built and implementation of the project.
Alignment with Goal(s):
_ Justice and Safety
_ Economic Opportunity
_ Housing
_ Public Health
_ Transportation
X Flooding
_ Environment
_ Governance and Customer Service
Prior Court Action (if any): N/A
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2/26/2021 |
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Approval of an Amendment to the Joint Funding Structure between Harris County and the District for Drainage Improvements at Anderson Road and C144-00- 00, Project ID C144-00-00-E001, Precinct 1 |
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7/20/2021 |
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04/04/23 |
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Acceptance of Preliminary Engineering Report |
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10/10/23 |
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Executed agreement with HR Green Inc, to provide design, bidding and construction phase engineering services |
Location: C144-00-00 and 4315 W. Fuqua St, Houston, TX 77053
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Anticipated Court Date: May 7, 2024
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court 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): Findings and Declarations, Survey Description, and Map
Prepared by: Jahan Shafiee, Assistant Project Manager, Capital Projects Department South, 346-286-4167
Briefing Information for Leadership
1. Project Scope: The project consists of installing an additional 4’ x 3’ reinforced concrete box culvert (RCB) at Anderson Road and HCFCD unit no. C144-00-00 to improve conveyance along the channel and providing detention storage (approx. 30.3 ac-ft) to mitigate the impacts of increased flows and water surface elevation increases. The project entails the following phases: - Preliminary Engineering Report to locate and analyses detention storage, right-of way acquisition for detention storage, design and construction of the project (Approved by Harris County Commissioners Court on 4/04/2023). The RCB was installed in conjunction with the Harris County Engineering Department Anderson Road Project (Phase 1) through a joint funding structure agreement Approved by Harris County Commissioners Court on 6/29/2021. The ends of the culvert have been blocked until detention storage is in place. The Righty-of-way acquisition is in two phases. The acquisition of the first set of parcels is already under way. This request is for the second set.
2. Project Benefits: It is expected to result in the reduction of risk of inundation associated with the 100-year storm event for 57 structures, 0.12 miles of roadway, and 20.08 acres.
3. Bond ID and Bond Title (if applicable): Bond ID F-95
4. General Location of Tract: C144-00-00 and W. Fuqua St.
5. Tract Structures: Not currently
6. Tract Improvements: N/A
7. Type of Acquisition: Mandatory
8. Estimated Land Costs: $514,264 for 3.554AC.
9. Please specify if this project is funded by a federal/state/local partnership (i.e., FEMA, CDBG, EPA, TWDB, City of Houston, etc.): N/A
10. Precinct involvement (if applicable): Coordination between Pct 1 and Harris County Engineering Department to install the 4’ x 3’ culvert underneath Anderson Road.
11. Any general discussion or background that should be mentioned: HCED acquired property south of this location for a detention basin from the same property owner. Property West of C144 at the intersection with Anderson Rd. is currently being acquired for the same project.