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Fort Bend County Levee Improvement District No. 7 2020 NTRCA Presentation Jim Grotte, Chairman Cindy Picazo, Vice-Chairman FBCLID 7 Board Gerald Kazmierczak, Secretary of Directors Jeff Hanig, Assistant Secretary Michael

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Fort Bend County Levee Improvement District

No. 7

2020 NTRCA Presentation

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FBCLID 7 Board

f Directors
Jim Grotte, Chairman
Cindy Picazo, Vice-Chairman
Gerald Kazmierczak, Secretary
Jeff Hanig, Assistant Secretary
Michael Pincomb, Director

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FBCLID 7 – Key Consultants

Schwartz Page Harding, LLP – Attorney
LJA, Inc. – Engineer
Levee Management System – Operator
Myrtle Cruz, Inc. – Bookkeeper
Masterson Advisors – Financial Advisor
AECOM –Brazos River Erosion Control Project Design

Engineer

Mike Stone Associates – Global Project Management
Touchstone District Services – District Communications

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Agenda

Projects

Brazos River Erosion Control Project
External Discharge Channel Erosion Control
Pumping Station Expansion
Detention
North Levee Closure

Costs Timing Q&A

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Fort Bend LID 7

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Brazos River Erosion Control Project

30% design nearing completion (AECOM) US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) permit approval expected in next 30 days 75% FEMA project reimbursement awarded (approx. $45M) Fort Bend LID 7 is the first county entity to tackle a project on the Brazos

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Brazos River Erosion Control Design

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Timing Brazos River Project

June 2020 Award design contract

Dec. 2020

TDEM / FEMA design review and approval July 2021 Start construction

Nov. 2022

Construction complete

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External Discharge Channel Erosion Control

Erosion control project
Outlet channel to Brazos River
Natural design qualifies for 80% cost reimbursement

October 2019

Grant Funding approved

February 2020

Construction Contract Awarded

2020

Construction Complete

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External Channel Project Site

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Internal Drainage Study

Study required for detention and pumpage expansions Facilitates scenario modeling for detention and pumpage expansions Generates models showing water elevations during extreme rainfall events Scenarios based on ‘Atlas 14’ 10- and 100- year rainfall studies (FEMA standard)

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Harvey High Water Map

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Pump Station Expansion

Increase pumping capacity by an additional 210,000 GPM
Designed for better maintainability
Accounts for increased automation to reduce need for
n-site personnel

March 2020

Design Approval

End of Year 2020

Design Complete

2021

Construction Begins

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Pump Station Expansion Preliminary Design

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Detention

Short-term storage during peak events Gives pumps time to catchup Several options under consideration Probably to include multiple sites

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North Levee Enclosure

Proposed Regional Levee South of 90A from 359 to Pitts Road Proposed Smith Ranch Levee South 90A from Pitts Road to New Territory If constructed: Levee would protect LID 7 North Side Make any improvements made by LID 7 obsolete Working with County to protect 99/90A intersection from flooding due to Bull Head Slough

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Flood Protection Projects

External Discharge Outfall Channel

$ 4M

Increased Stormwater Pumping Capacity

$13M

Increased Stormwater Detention

$14M

Brazos River Erosion Control Project

$60M

North Levee Closure

TBD Total $91M

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Tax Rate Impact

GOAL IS TO FUND ALL PROJECTS WITH 2019 TAX RATE OF $0.43 $91M –TOTAL PROJECT COSTS SEEKING ADDITIONAL OUTSIDE FUNDING (SB 7)

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Tax Rate History

Year Debt Service Tax Rate Maintenance Tax Rate Total Tax Rate 2019 $0.18 $0.25 $ 0.430 2018 $0.18 $0.14 $ 0.320 2017 $0.10 $0.22 $ 0.320 2016 $0.14 $0.085 $ 0.225

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Q&A

Think of a question on the drive home? Don’t worry! Reach out with your question on the FBCLID 7 website: www.fbclid7.com