Event Details — City Council discusses flooding/drainage efforts

The City Council Flooding & Drainage and Transportation, Infrastructure & Aviation Committees will hold a joint meeting on Monday, May 18 to receive an update on drainage efforts in the City of Houston since Tropical Storm Allison in 2001.

The meeting begins at 10:15 am and will be held at:
City Hall Council Chambers
901 Bagby, 2nd floor
Houston, TX 77002 (map)

The agenda is below:

I.Welcome – Council Member M.J. Khan and Council Member Sue Lovell

II.Update on City of Houston Drainage efforts since Tropical Storm Allison. Presentation from Mike Marcotte – Director, PWE
Deputy Directors, PWE Andy Icken, Eric Dargan and Daniel Menendez will be present to address questions
a. Operation & maintenance
b. Local drainage projects
c. Capital improvements
d. Regional detention

III.Public Comment

Action may be taken on any or all of the above items.
Committee meetings are open to the public.
For information about these committees, contact Brigitte Zabak at (832) 393-3002 or
William Paul Thomas at (832) 393.3013

Texas Government Code, Section 551.042. Inquiry Made at Meeting—If at a meeting of a governmental body, a member of the public or of the governmental body inquires about a subject for which notice has not been given as required by this subchapter, the notice provisions of this subchapter do not apply to: 1) a statement off specific factual information given in response to the inquiry; or 2) a recitation of existing policy in response to the inquiry. Any deliberation of or decision about the subject of the inquiry shall be limited to a proposal to place on the agenda for subsequent meeting.