Upcoming Events:
Exploration Green: How A Community United to Stop Flooding
Jointly hosted by BCi & ExploratIon Green
Presented By Frank Weary And John Branch
Date TBA in January 2021
It IS possible to turn around flooding in Houston—It’s happened in Clear Lake. Come see how one neighborhood united to make it happen.
Exploration Green, a series of five stormwater detention pond parks converted from a former golf course, stands as a rare Harvey flood protection success story. With just Phase One--the first detention pond--partially installed, the project saved over 150 homes during Harvey in 2017 . . .
Registration opens in early 2021.
Past Public Meetings:
Bayou City Initiative: Stakeholder Meeting
Has the Army Corps Given Up on Houston?
12.11.2020
Jim Blackburn, Auggie Campbell, Mary Anne Piacentini, and Larry Dunbar have an open and honest conversation about the recently released Army Corps Alternatives.
This meeting was attending by more than 180 residents who care about the future of flood mitigation across our community.
Watch the livestream of the event here.
COVID-19 and Flooding: Protecting Evacuees From The Virus - Zoom Public Forum
5.27.2020
In this Zoom public forum, government officials discussed their plans to protect citizens from COVID-19 during a potential flood evacuation in the 2020 hurricane season.
12-1:00 p.m. - City of Houston Public Officials Panel & Q&A
George Buenik, Director of the Mayor’s Office of Public Safety & Homeland Security, City of Houston
Samuel Peña, Fire Chief, City of Houston
Brian Mason, Public Works Emergency Manager, City of Houston
Larry Satterwhite, Assistant Police Chief, City of Houston
1-2:00 p.m. - Harris County Public Officials Panel & Q&A
Ed Gonzalez, Sheriff, Harris County
Francisco Sanchez, Deputy Emergency Management Coordinator, Harris County Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Management
Adrian Garcia, Harris County Commissioner, Precinct 2
Jack Cagle, Harris County Commissioner, Precinct 4
Dr. Umair A. Shah, Executive Director, Harris County Public Health
Watch the livestream of the City forum here and the County forum here.
Houston Flooding: A Vision for 2020 and Beyond
2.19.20
In this presentation by Attorney Charles Irvine and BCI’s Jim Blackburn, we learned about the historic win of the Addicks Barker "Upstream" flood case including:
the lawsuit led by homeowners who unknowingly bought homes in the Addicks Barker reservoirs' flood pool and flooded during Harvey
the positives and negatives facing the city and Harris County two and half years after Harvey
View Powerpoint presentations here.
Watch the livestream of the event here.
Flood Resiliency & The State of City Infrastructure
7.31.19
Director of Public Works Carol Haddock discussed the state of Houston infrastructure with the Bayou City Initiative.
We also heard updates on recovery efforts from City of Houston Chief Recovery Officer Steve Costello.
Watch the livestream of the event here.
Bayou City Initiative: Defining Equity
2.13.19
In 2019, Harris County planned to work to implement fair and equitable policies to assist those damaged in recent floods.
Jim Blackburn of the Bayou City Initiative detailed what true equity looks like for our area's residents.
Watch the livestream of the event here.
Bayou City Initiative: Stakeholder Meeting
11.14.18
To continue our mission of raising awareness of our region's vulnerability to severe flooding, we hope you joined us at BCI Stakeholder Meeting on November 14th from 4-6PM. We held an open discussion on what the policy priorities should be for our region.
Continuing the same policies that we have had before will not prepare our region for the future, solutions will require new ideas and a willingness to try new things. To improve our flood resiliency we need vision, quality information, and action. At this event, we discussed BCI’S goal of how we can build a more resilient Houston-Harris County together.
Watch the livestream of the event here.