F-24 Katy Hockley Wetlands Mitigation Bank, K700-01-00

F-24 Katy Hockley Wetlands Mitigation Bank, K700-01-00
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Recent Actions

March 8, 2022 - Harris County Commissioners Court acknowledged substantial completion of the construction stage of this project.

December 14, 2021 – Harris County Commissioners Court approved a change in the construction contract for this project, with no change in the contract amount.

August 24, 2021 – Harris County Commissioners Court approved a Change in Contract No. 1 with an engineering firm adding 89 calendar days and an increase of $873,324 to the contract amount in support of this project.

October 13, 2020 – Harris County Commissioners Court authorized $3,495,867 for wetland construction subject to applicable bonds.

June 6, 2020 – Harris County Commissioners Court approved a $103,190 agreement for construction phase engineering services in support of this project.

May 19, 2020 - Harris County Commissioners Court approved updates to project details in the 2018 Bond Program List. Update corrects project title to reference mitigation bank K700-01-00 instead of K700-02-00.

January 28, 2020 - Harris County Commissioners Court authorized negotiations with an engineering firm for bidding and construction phase engineering services in support of this project

August 27, 2019 – Harris County Commissioners Court authorized a mitigation banking instrument, prices for sale of mitigation credits, a conservation easement with Katy Prairie Conservancy, and construction in support of this project 

June 3, 2019 – The Final Mitigation Banking Instrument was submitted to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for review by local and federal agencies. 

December 11, 2018 – The first draft Mitigation Banking Instrument was submitted to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for review by local and federal agencies. 

July 25, 2017 – The Prospectus was submitted to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and put on Public Notice. 

June 23, 2015 - Harris County Commissioners Court approved a $199,388.00 agreement with an environmental firm for specialized evaluation and planning services in support of this project.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Construction was complete in 2021 and planting efforts were ongoing in 2022 for this project to establish and enhance prairie wetlands at the Katy Hockley Mitigation Bank, a permanently protected approximately 152-acre property located near Katy Hockley and House & Hahl roads in northwest Harris County. The increase of wetlands within the mitigation bank may be used in the future to offset unavoidable wetland impacts caused by other federally permitted Flood Control District projects.

Bond Project Listing

Bond Project F-24 is categorized as a “Local Only” bond project. This means there is no other funding partner at this time and project costs would be paid with bond funding. The Bond Project List includes a total allocation for the design and construction phases of $9.3 million.

Bond List

List of 2018 Bond Projects

Project Lifecycle

Every flood damage reduction project is unique. Yet each project begins and ends, with common and predictable milestones along the way. Whether a project moves forward – and how quickly – depends on many factors, including the availability of funding at each milestone, shifting community priorities for flood damage reduction, and other changing circumstances (such as the price of trees or concrete) from year to year.

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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MEETING

A Community Engagement Meeting for this project was held February 6, 2020, at Richard And Meg Weekley Community Center, 8440 Greenhouse Road.