HomeMy WebLinkAboutR2025-151 20250922RESOLUTION NO. R2025-151
A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Pearland, Texas, expressing
support for the Phase II, Lower Clear Creek and Dickinson Bayou
Watershed 203 Feasibility Study, to culminate with the creation of a list of
projects and funding options to address flooding and it’s devastating
impacts.
WHEREAS, lives and properties located in the Clear Creek and Dickinson Bayou
Watersheds are threatened by the devastating effects of immense flooding as were felt during
Hurricane Carla, Tropical Storm Claudette, Tropical Storm Allison, and more recently, Hurricane
Harvey, which damaged hundreds of thousands of homes in the Greater Houston area; and
WHEREAS, communities located within these two watersheds—such as Alvin,
Brookside Village, Manvel, Pearland, Clear Lake Shores, Friendswood, Kemah, League City, El
Lago, Houston, Nassau Bay, Pasadena, Seabrook, Shoreacres, Taylor Lake Village, Webster,
Dickinson, Santa Fe, Texas City, Galveston County, Brazoria County, Fort Bend County, and
Harris County, among others—have been at the center of some of the nation’s deadliest and
costliest storms on record; and
WHEREAS, catastrophic flooding remains a significant regional challenge, the
amelioration of which requires efforts and contributions by all governmental entities impacted;
and
WHEREAS, Phase I of the Lower Clear Creek and Dickinson Bayou Study was
completed and adopted by the United States Congress in the Water Resource Development Act
of 2022; and
WHEREAS, stakeholders have met with and received approval from the United States
Army Corps of Engineers to initiate Phase II, titled the “Lower Clear Creek and Dickinson Bayou
Watershed 203 Feasibility Study,” and the eventual funding of life- and property-saving regional
projects.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PEARLAND, TEXAS, hereby expresses its support of the Lower Clear Creek and Dickinson
Bayou Watershed 203 Feasibility Study and the eventual recommendations for flood mitigation
in the Clear Creek and Dickinson Bayou Watersheds; and
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RESOLUTION NO. R2025-151
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND,
TEXAS, hereby encourages stakeholder governmental entities at the local, state, and national
levels to commit to contributing funding for such an assessment and creation of a list of shovel-
ready projects.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND,
TEXAS, directs that a copy of this Resolution be forwarded upon its passage to the governing
bodies as well as the offices of the State Representatives, State Senators, U.S.
Representatives, and U.S. Senators with constituents in the Clear Creek and Dickinson Bayou
Watersheds.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this the 22nd day of September, A.D., 2025.
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J. KEVIN COLE
MAYOR
ATTEST:
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FRANCES AGUILAR, TRMC, MMC
CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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DARRIN M. COKER
CITY ATTORNEY
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