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9 oct 2013 minutes package WILMINGTON-NEW HANOVER PORT, WATERWAY& BEACH COMMISSION 9 October 2013 Meeting Minutes Port, Waterway &Beach Commission (PWBC)meeting participants: (attendance sheet attached). Chairman Weaver called the meeting to order at 4:00. The Chairman welcomed the group and each introduced themselves. The September 2013 meeting minutes were approved and the PWBC fund balance was noted at $7,131.98. The room occupancy tax fund balance as of 1 July 2013 was —$36.5M. Mr. O'Grady noted the balance would rise as the Mason Inlet Preservation Groups' individual five-year assessments were recouped. Next month's PWBC meeting will be held across the atrium in the Harrell Conference Room. Old Business: • The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)Wrightsville Beach (WB)fiscal year (FY)14 coastal storm damage reduction (CSDR) planning continues. • A preliminary project footprint has been developed (—Arrindale Street to Moores Inlet Drive). • A preliminary template volume has been estimated at [700,000 cubic yards (cy) placed]. • The Masonboro Inlet borrow area is again the planned sand source. • The target for advertised Plans and Specifications is October with a planned Notice to Proceed in mid-December. • The WB CSDR will be bundled with the Ocean Isle CSDR. • The cutterhead environmental dredging window is 15 Nov—30 Apr. • The Shallow Draft Inlet Reconnaissance continues. • The second status meeting was held on the 1 Oct 2013. • Land Mgt. Group has completed NC Division of Coastal Mgt. (NCDCM) and USACE file reviews. • A DRAFT Reconnaissance Report is anticipated by the end of October with a final in mid-December. • Tom Reeder(Director, NC Division of Water Resources) announced a 50/50 cost share by the Division with local participants seeking General Permit authorizations. o Individual Permit authorizations would be the full responsibility of each stakeholder. • The National Marine Fisheries Service(NMFS) has extended its public comment period for the proposed loggerhead critical habitat. • A third public hearing is anticipated along the Outer Banks region. • All comments to NMFS are now due 29 November 2013. • NC Beach Inlet Waterway Assoc. (NCBIWA). • Participation Reminder. • Fall meeting Monday & Tuesday, November 18 & 19; Blockade Runner at WB; Phone: 910-200-7867; Fax: 800-967-0816; E-mail: ncbiwa((�ncbiwa.org. • NC Water Resources Congress (NCWRC). • Participation Reminder. • Fall meeting October 31, 2013, McKimmon Center, Raleigh; John Sutherland Executive Director; (919) 606-9292, jds45042aol.com. New Business: • FY14 WB CSDR. • US Dredging Fleet Availability. • As a result of"Sandy"; the US dredge fleet response in the northeast is likely to have an effect on FY14's competitive bids. • Jacksonville District USACE has advertised two dredging projects this fall and both were not awarded (+25% of the USACE estimate). • Environmental Windows. • There is concern that both WB and 0113 cannot be finished in this year's environmental window. • The USACE has considered a 15-month contract with two environmental windows. • A regulatory meeting was held in Morehead City on 3 October 2013 to discuss a potential one month extension in the spring through May 2014 and/or an early start in October 2014. • WB and 0113 prefer the project be done this winter with an extended spring 2014 window. • The agencies were willing to potentially consider an extended spring 2014 window of one month with caveats. • Likely additional resource monitoring. • No longer than a one month extension (May 31). • Cannot consider an early 2014 fall window at this time pending unknown summer turtle nesting numbers. Mr. Barbour noted Colonel Bakers' comments from the NCBIWA Board meeting earlier in the day. The Colonel feels the WB CSDR project will continue to progress adequately in spite of the DC dysfunction. • Kure Beach CSDR NHC Authorization. • Pre-application meeting is scheduled for 15 October. • Permitting approach mimics the successful Carolina Beach efforts. Ms.Swearinger asked if Kure Beach will have representation. Staff advised that John Batson has been invited and confirmed. • Request for Qualifications (RFQ), Shoreline Transects. • Interviews are scheduled for 16 Oct 2013. • Firms include: • Gahagan and Bryant • McKim and Creed • TI Consulting • Moffatt&Nichol Ms. Swearinger asked a potential cost range. Staff responded the first year would be more expensive due to the historical data compilation but that the ROT would be covering the cost. Once a firm is selected and the scope and fee negotiated, the PWBC will be updated. Chairman Weaver asked that Staff share the scope with the PWBC when available. Mr. Kellam asked if Figure 8 was included in the scope. Mr. Shuttleworth asked if a unit price by transect could be applied estimating a Figure 8 profiling program. Staff responded that the scope of work will be shared with the PWBC but the scope does not include Figure 8. Staff further responded that the survey contract's primary purpose is to meet each non-federal sponsors' annual shoreline surveying responsibilities as described in each Project Cooperation Agreement (PCA) between Wrightsville, Carolina, Kure and the USAGE. These three projects are US Congressionally authorized, publicly sponsored and publicly funded C SDR projects. • The USFW S has proposed listing the Red Knot(migratory shorebird) as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. • USFWS contact information was provided if members wished to comment on the proposed designation. • During seasonal migrations, inlets are resting and foraging areas; similar habitat uses as the piping plover. m rIPAVOW Ro DEr o, DEL FUEGO • Carolina Beach Reauthorization • The US House has passed WRRDA 2013 language. • The US House version is stricter than the Senate's language. • There is still an opportunity for revisions during Conference. Public Comment: Ms. Riley noted potential US Congressional movement to slow implementation of the BIGGERT —WATERS FLOOD INSURANCE REFORM ACT OF 2012. Mr. Kellam questioned NHC CBRA zones. Mr. Rogers responded that there were many errors in the initial maps and new errors in the proposed corrected maps. The designation does not stop development only federal financial contributions. "The legislation was implemented as part of a Department of the Interior(DOI)initiative to minimize loss of human life by discouraging development in high-risk areas, reduce wasteful expenditures of federal resources, and preserves the ecological integrity of areas Congress designates as a Coastal Barrier Resources System (CBRS) and Otherwise Protected Areas (OPAs). The laws provide this protection by prohibiting all federal expenditures or financial assistance, including flood insurance, for residential or commercial development in areas so identified." http://tisasearch.fema.aov/searchlutf8=%E2%9C%93&sc=0&query=north+carolina+cobra+map s&m=false&affiliate=fema&commit=Search http://floodmaps.nc.gov/ftnis/Map.aspx?FIPS=129 The meeting was adjourned at approx. 5:00 pm. ch 4 C4 � 0 tn M L -N uj Ln U, 4 0 0 1 13 u UUJJ ai % -r— @ 3: -0 �3 M ) (A E ai 'n LU V, b- -, 2! IZ w w C) Q PN > f,4 z 0 -0 L- 4 Mr— E 0 M M W a z M 0 LU > 0 z co 0 Q 6 4- 0) ry Ie m 60 rn 0 LID 4 cu m 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 Knot (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-delivery 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