Primary Department: County Engineer
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Milton Rahman, PhD, P.E., PMP, CFM, ENV SP, County Engineer
Secondary Department: Flood Control District
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: Tina Peterson, PhD, P.E., Executive Director
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Asset Management
Project ID (if applicable): 20090MF1EC01
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Harris County Flood Control District, a political subdivision of the State of Texas
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): Not Applicable
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): Not Applicable
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): Not Applicable
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 order authorizing and directing Harris County Flood Control District, a political subdivision of the State of Texas, to abandon its interest in a 50' drainage easement located in a strip of land 50' in width, upon a 214.3-acre tract of land in the J. Hamilton Survey, A-877 in Vol. 1199, Page 592, of the Harris County deed records from Channel Ownership and Maintenance Responsibility Program - Z100-00-00-R007, tract C135-00-00-01-501.0 - Abandonment, UPIN 20090MF1EC01, Precinct 1.
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Background and Discussion:
The C135-00-00 Channel was realigned in 2006 to a new public easement at that time, the previously existing easement became unnecessary at that time and was to be abandoned. This abandonment will complete the process from 2006.
Expected Impact:
This abandonment will remove the unnecessary encumbrance on the private property of the unused drainage easement.
Alternative Options:
Harris County Flood Control District would retain an unused easement for a channel that no longer exists.
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