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): P118-25-00-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 serve a public purpose and public necessity requires that the Harris County Real Property Division be directed to acquire 36 fee simple tracts for the public project known as P118-25-00 and Tributaries Conveyance and Detention Improvements for the purpose of channel improvements and stormwater detention, authorizing eminent domain if necessary. (Halls Bayou Watershed, Bond ID C-28, Project ID P118-25-00-E001, Precinct 2).
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Background and Discussion:
The P118-25-00 and Tributaries Conveyance and Detention Improvements Project, also known as Bond Project C-28, will construct channel conveyance improvements and construct a stormwater detention basin to reduce the risk of flooding by taking in excess stormwater during heavy rain events and then releasing it slowly back to the channel when the threat of flooding has passed. Bond Project C-28 will work in conjunction with two proposed Harris County Engineering Department projects: neighborhood drainage improvements in the Aldine Village subdivision and neighborhood drainage improvements in the Oak Glen Place subdivision.
Expected Impact:
Harris County & HCFCD will acquire the property rights needed to build the recommended channel improvements along P118-25-01.
Alternative Options:
HCFCD would not have the necessary property rights to build the P118-25-01 channel improvements.
Alignment with Goal(s):
_ Justice and Safety
_ Eco...
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