HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 16-108RESOLUTION NO. 16-108
WHEREAS, the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) published a request
for applications for flood protection planning on April 20, 2016; and,
WHEREAS, TWDB offers grants to political subdivision of the State of Texas for
the evaluation of structural and non-structural solutions to flooding problems with
consideration of flood protection needs of the entire watershed(s); and,
WHEREAS, the City of Beaumont has the authority to apply for a grant, enter into
a contract, and participate in a study with the TWDB for this planning grant program;
and,
WHEREAS, the proposed planning study would be conducted in order to develop
an accurate and current understanding of the City's drainage infrastructure and areas
prone to flood risk. The study would include the following: comprehensive asset
inventory; condition assessment; problem area identification; quantification of flooding
extents, and development of prioritized cost effective structural and non-structural flood
prevention solutions that will reduce risk of flood to property; and, an evaluation of the
existing Flood Early Warning System and development of recommendations to increase
flood prediction accuracy and reduce emergency response time; and,
WHEREAS, on November 12, 2014, City Council of the City of Beaumont, Texas,
approved Resolution No. 14-244 authorizing the City Manager to execute and
Agreement with Lockwood, Andrews, &Newman, Inc. (LAN), of Houston, Texas, in an
amount not to exceed $500,000, to fund the first of three (3) phases in the development
of a Master Drainage Plan for the City of Beaumont; and,
WHEREAS, on October 13, 2015, City Council of the City of Beaumont, Texas,
approved Resolution No. 15-229 authorizing the City Manager to execute Amendment
No. 1 to the original agreement with LAN of Houston, Texas, in an amount not to
exceed $500,000, to fund the second of three (3) phases in the development of a
Master Drainage Plan for the City of Beaumont;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
THAT the statements and findings set out in the preamble to this resolution are
hereby, in all things, approved and adopted; and,
THAT the City Manager be and he is hereby authorized to apply for and receive
grant funding for the City of Beaumont through the TWDB in the amount of $287,000 for
an expansion of the scope of the final phase of a three (3) phase study, within the City's
limits, of its current drainage infrastructure and areas prone to flood risk.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the 14th day of
June, 2016.
or Becky Am -