Meeting Minutes 19 Feb 2014
19 February2014
Meeting Minutes
Chairman Weaver called the meeting to order at 4:00. The Chairman welcomed the attendees
and each introduced themselves.Chairman Weaver thanked the New Hanover County(NHC)
Port, Waterway & Beach Commission (PWBC)for their service/dedication and expressed his
enjoyed participation. Chairman Weaver further articulatedhis supportof the newly appointed
members(Mr. Barbour and Mr. McIntosh)and the valuable expertise each will bring to the
PWBC. Chairman Weaver ensuredhiscontinued participation as acontributingcitizen.
The meeting’sattendance sheetisattachedand the PWBC fund balance was noted at
~$6,381.98.The balancewasreduced by a total of $750.00 for sponsorships by Wrightsville,
Carolina and Kure Beaches($250.00 each) at theupcomingspring North Carolina Beach Inlet
and Waterway Assoc. (NCBIWA)Coastal Local Government Meeting.
Staff regretted the make-up meeting’sshort notice resultingfrom last week’s ice-storm. Staff
further noted the MarchPWBCmeeting date conflicts with the NC Water ResourcesCongress’
(NCWRC)trip to Washington DC.
Current Business
Wrightsville Beach (WB) FY14 Coastal Storm Damage Reduction (CSDR) Project
Weeks Dredging is mobilizing pipe and stafftothe Morehead City area for the
Beaufort Harbormaintenance dredgingproject.Based on conversations with the
US Army Corps of Engineers(USACE), the schedule has slipped by a week.
However, a revised schedule has not been provided by Weeks; therefore, the
contractor provided start date for the Wrightsville Beach CSDR projecttentatively
remains 24 March.
NHC’s Kure Beach (KB) CSDR Project Authorization
The contractorisprogressing with the DRAFTBiological Assessment, Essential
Fish Habitat Assessment and NCDivision of Coastal Management Major Permit
application. Staff will be meeting with the contractoron 24 Feb 2014 to review
elements ofthe Draft Geotechnical Report.
Shallow Draft Inlet(SDI)Permitting Phase
The NC Division of Water Resources (NCDWR) held astakeholder conference
call on18 Feb 2014. A straw poll was taken and four of the five participants were
reasonably confident in moving into the permitting phase. Based on contractor
estimates and with four participating stakeholders, the cost to NHC’s room
occupancy tax (ROT) would be $37,500.00to acquireCarolina Beach Inlet (CBI)
maintenance dredging authorizations.
Shoreline Transects
Staff anticipates a final scope of work with tasks, man-hours and fees by the end
of this week. The fees anticipated for2014 efforts will be approximately $170K.
The 2014 efforts include first year costs of data base development including base
station configurations,historical USACE data acquisition, reduction, data base
inclusion and trend analysis. The routine or baseline annual surveys, analysis and
reportingwill be approximately $130K/year.
The number of transects vary between locations and have been reduced from the
USACE’s 175 to 124. The transect numbers are broken out in the following table
and a shoreline transect plan view is attached.Overtime, the number and location
of cross-sections will continue to be evaluated.
Transectsby reach.
ShorelineProfile Subtotals
Wrightsville Beach29
Masonboro Island22
Freeman Park/Carolina Beach Inlet10
Carolina Beach23
Kure Beach21
Fort Fisher19
Carolina Beach Reauthorization
Efforts arecontinuingduringtheWater Resources and Reform Development Act
2013 (WRRDA)Congressional ConferenceCommitteemeetings.Marloweand
Co.continues to reach out to WRRDA Conference Committee members.
Carolina Beach Inlet(CBI)Funding
County staff continues to evaluate options for funding the maintenance dredging
of Carolina Beach Inlet. In an effort to manage expectations, staff will bring
forward results once management has decided on the appropriate path.Staff
reminded all of the revisedFY15percentages of participation each agreed to carry
back to their respective boards for consideration. For ease of reference, the
revised participation follows.
%$
NHC 75.7 $170,325.00
CoW 6.6 $14,850.00
WB 2.2 $4,950.00
CB 13.3 $29,925.00
KB 2.2 $4,950.00
Total 100 $225,000.00
NC Coastal Resources Commission(CRC)meetingwill be heldat Jennette’s Pier on
.
February 26thand 27th
Staff reminded the groupof the upcoming CRC meeting and the panel discussion
scheduled for inlet management.
NCWRCmeetingsin DCwill be onMarch11thand 12th.For participationinformation,
go to the following web address:http://ncwrcongress.organd click on Washington
Meeting.
Staff reminded all of the NCWRC trip and the conflict with next month’s PWBC
meeting. Councilman Shuttleworth asked if visits to theWRRDAConference
Committee members were being considered. Staff acknowledgedthat had been
discussed with Marlowe.The following is an emailexchangeexcerpt with
Marlowe and Co.that occurred Wednesdayp.m.following the PWBC meeting.
“It depends on what the status of the conference is when you are up here.If the conference is
stalled or there’s a break in the action, we have the best chance.The House leadership is not
saying what the legislation will be.Bottom line:We have to plan meetings now and then be
flexible if we have to change our plans based on developments on Capitol Hill.”
2014 NCBeach Inlet and Waterway Association(NCBIWA), Coastal Local
Governments Annual Meeting
Staff reminded all of the NCBIWA Coastal Local GovernmentsMeetingon 17-18
March 2014, at Jennette’s Pier in NagsHead.Further municipal or individual
participationinformationcan be foundat
http://www.ncbiwa.org/14LocGovtSponsReg.pdf.
Public Comment:
Staff spoke toaNC Division of Coastal Management (NCDCM)notification of a public
information session scheduled2April 2014in theNHC GovernmentCenter building from 6 to
9.The topic will beNC inlet management.
There was discussion ofthe beach communities’abilities to generate futurefundpercentages of
CSDR projects. The communities are consideringbeach generated ROT funds,specifically
thosedollars currently usedfor beachspecific promotions.Beach municipality resolutions are
anticipated for use in the spring 2014 short session of the NC General Assembly.The request
would includeROTlanguage modificationsallowing eachmunicipalitymoreuseflexibilityof
thepromotional funds.
Councilman Shuttleworth requested an update of the ROT lifecyclesbased on
anticipated/potentialfederal, state, county and local participations. Staff will bring those
estimated funding timelines.
Captain Schoonmaker gave a brief update on the UNCW economic assessment of Carolina
Beach Inlet. The Carolina Beach Inlet Association(CBIA)will be inviting all to a presentation
by Dr. Dumas following the report release due 17 March 2014. Additional survey efforts may be
necessary and the CBIA would reach out to all for additional support.Captain Schoonmaker
questioned themaintenance dredgingfundbalance of the CBIbeyond March 2014 and the
efforts underway to ensure inlet access this spring. Staff shared that the funding shortfall for
2014 has been taken to management and optionsare under consideration.
The meeting was adjourned at approx. 5:00pm.
Agenda
12February2014,4:00–5:00 PM
New Hanover County, Government Center
Finance Conference Room #500
4:00Call to Order
Welcome/Introductions
Approval of JanuaryMeeting Minutes (emailed 14Jan2014)
PWBCFund Balance ~$6,381.98
CurrentBusiness
Wrightsville Beach (WB) FY14 Coastal Storm Damage Reduction (CSDR)
Project
Mobilize to WB March 19-23
Placement starting March 24
Demobilize from WB April 30
Dredge plant EW Ellefsen
NHC’s Kure Beach (KB) CSDR Project Authorization
DRAFT Geotechnical Report, Biological Assessment, Essential Fish Habitat
Assessment and NC Division of Coastal Management Major Permit application
anticipated by early March
Shallow DraftInlet(SDI)Reconnaissance
Stakeholder conference call [rescheduled for 18Feb 2014](x)participantsare
moving forward in Permitting Phase
Based on Recon estimates,permittingfiveshallow draft inletsat [$300K/2]/(x)=
$(y) for CB Inlet permitting
Shoreline Transects
Scope of work being developed
Initial transect line locations and numbersare beingdeveloped
Carolina Beach Reauthorization
EffortsarecontinuingduringCongressionalConference
Carolina Beach Inlet Funding
Budgeting place holders
New Business
NC Coastal Resources Commission meetingwill be heldat Jennette’s Pier
thth
on February 26and 27.
th
NC Water Resources Congressmeetingsin DCwill be onMarch11and
th
12.Go to the following web address:and click on
http://ncwrcongress.org
Washington Meeting.
2014 NCBeach Inlet and Waterway Association(NCBIWA), Coastal Local
Governments Annual Meeting
17-18March 2014, Jennette’s Pier in Nags Head
Bronze Sponsorships (Carolina, Kure and Wrightsvilletotaling $750.00)
http://www.ncbiwa.org/14LocGovtSponsReg.pdf
Public Comment
Adjourn