Agenda 9 Oct 2013 WILMINGTON-NEW HANOVER
PORT, WATERWAY& BEACH COMMISSION
Agenda
9 October 2013 4:00 — 5:00 PM
New Hanover County, Government Center
Finance Conference Room #500
4:00 Call to Order
Welcome/Introductions
Approval of September Meeting Minutes (emailed 13 Sept 2013)
PWBC Fund Balance $7,131.98
Old Business
Wrightsville Beach (WB) FY14 Coastal Storm Damage Reduction (CSDR)
Project
• —Arrindale St. to —Moores Inlet Dr.
• —700K cubic yards (cy) project
• Same authorized borrow area (Masonboro Inlet)
• Issue plans and specs in October; Notice to Proceed (NTP) likely early to mid-
December
• Environmental window 15 Nov—30 Apr
• Bundling WB with OIB (saves on mobilization costs per project)
Shallow Draft Inlet Reconnaissance:
• Land Mgt. Group has completed NC Division of Coastal Mgt. (NCDCM) and
USACE file review
• Draft Recon. Report in late October; Final Recon. Report anticipated by the end
of December
• NCDWR will enter into new contract following Recon.; cost sharing 50/50 a
General Permitting approach with interested stakeholders
NC Beach Inlet Waterway Assoc. (NCBIWA)
• Fall meeting Monday &Tuesday, November 18 & 19; Blockade Runner at WB
o North Carolina Beach, Inlet & Waterway Association
PO Box 1317 Oak Island NC 28465; Phone: 910-200-7867; Fax: 800-967-
0816; E-mail: ncbiwa @ncbiwa.org
NC Water Resources Congress (NCWRC)
• Fall meeting; October 31, 2013
o NCWRC,John Sutherland Executive Director
Post Office Box 12204
Raleigh, NC 27605
(919) 606-9292
National Marine Fisheries (NMFS) Loggerhead Critical Habitat
• Public Comment extend through November 29
New Business
Environmental Window and Fleet Availability
• Questionable bid response as a result of US dredging fleet reaction to "Sandy"
• WB/OIB anticipates a potential spring window extension request of one month
o WB/OIB can be completed in this single window (pending contractor)
• State Resource Agency meeting was held on 3 Oct in MHC
KB Authorization
• Pre-application meeting scheduled for 15 Oct 2013
Request for Qualifications (RFQ), Shoreline Transects
• Interviews scheduled for 16 Oct 2013
(USFWS) Proposed Listing Red Knott (threatened)
• http: www.regiilations.gov. In the Search box, enter FWS—R5—ES-2013-0097,ss-hich is
the docket number for this rulemaking. You may submit a comment by clicking
on"Comment Now!"
• By hard copy: Submit by U.S. mail or hand-deliver-to: Public Comments
Processing, Attn: FWS—R5—ES-2013-0097; Division of Policy and Directives
Management; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; 4401 N. Fairfax- Drive, MS 2042—PDM
Carolina Beach Reauthorization
• US House WRRDA language stricter than Senate
• Discussion will continue during Conference
Public Comment
Adjourn