City Council approved the original Interlocal Agreement (ILA) between the City of Houston and Harris County Flood Control District (the District) in September 2003. The original ILA allowed for the City’s development and maintenance of recreational amenities as well as the maintenance of the greenspace at the top of the banks of the Willow Waterhole Stormwater Detention Basin, also known as the Willow Waterhole Greenway.
City Council approved Amendment 1 on April 15, 2015 to include an additional 214 acres of the Willow Waterhole which had been acquired or excavated since the original ILA was executed. The District and the City now desire to amend the agreement again to extend the term of the agreement and to clarify the rights and obligations of the District and the City as it relates to the proposed construction, operation and maintenance of the Levitt Pavilion. City Council will be asked to approve an agreement between the City, Friends of Levitt Pavilion Houston, and the Mortimer and Mimi Levitt Foundation regarding the Levitt Pavilion by separate Council action.