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PWBC Minutes Meeting Package 10 September 2014 10September 2014 Meeting Minutes Chairman Barbourcalled the meeting to order at 4:00and welcomed all.Introductions were made by each;the meeting’sattendance sheetisattached.TheNew Hanover County (NHC) Port,Waterway&Beach Commission (PWBC)approvedtheAugustmeeting minutes (emailed 14August2014).The current PWBC fund balance was noted at ~$4,381.98. Chairman Barbour confirmed the reduced fund balancedidreflect sponsorship in the upcoming NC Beach Inlet and Waterway Association’s 2014 Annual Conference. Current Business Wrightsville Beach (WB) FY14 Coastal Storm Damage Reduction (CSDR) Project A final accounting of volume placed, pdf locationsand the costs has beenrequested from the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). NHC’s Kure Beach (KB) CSDR Project Authorization TheUSACEcontinues to evaluatesuggested permitlanguage from the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) andNHC.USACE Regulatory is scheduling ameeting to include Civil Works, USFWS, NC Wildlife Resources Commission, NC Division of Coastal Management (NCDCM)and NHC. USACE Civil Works is includedconsidering the USACE’s next scheduled maintenance of Carolina and Kure Beach’s CSDR projectsare next fallin FY16. Shallow Draft Inlet (SDI) Permitting The NC Division of Water Resources’ contractor continues preliminary coordination withthe NCDCM. A pre-application meeting,inclusive of all potentially interested resource agencies, will be the project’s next major milestone. A date for the pre-application meeting has yet to be determined. Carolina Beach (CB)Reauthorization NHC staff is evaluating alternative approaches for a potential 15-year extension of the CB CSDR project as provided in WRRDA 2014. A request for an opinion of the study scope has been submitted to theWilmingtonDistrictUSACE, a response is pending. A proposal for listing a CB CSDR modification on the 2015 Annual Report to Congress is also being considered. Carolina Beach Inlet(CBI) Chairman Barbour updated the PWBC on the Carolina Beach Inlet Association’s (CBIA) presentation to the County Board of Commissioners scheduled for 15 September. Dr. Dumas willpresenta brief summary ofthe CBI economic impact report. TheMemorandum of Understanding (MOU) defining the use of the District U funds has been approved by theNHC Tourism Development Authority (TDA). Implementing guidelines will be developed throughupcomingmunicipality coordination. Updated Flood Plain Mapping Chairman Barbour modified the agenda to include a preliminary update of the recently released flood plain mapping of coastal NHC. Spencer Rogers of Sea Grant provided the update. Mr. Rogers encouraged all to pay attention to the preliminary maps and potential comments likely to follow. Mr. Rogers, emphasizing his very cursory review,pointed out potential risks and rate changes. The PWBC requested Mr. Rogers to present a more detailed assessment of the potential map changes at the 8 October 2014 PWBC meeting, Mr. Rogers agreed. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Folks, Preliminary flood maps are now available for Brunswick, New Hanover and Pender Counties.Other coastal counties will be released later.NC Floodplain Mapping will eventually be sending a news release.For an early look, see: http://rfris.nc.gov/fris/Home.aspx?ST=NC In the right side menu, click on “Effective” and switch to “Preliminary.”Toggling between the two allows direct comparison of the present and proposed maps. The maps will be subject to a 90-day public review by the local communities and public comment.After the comment period expires the maps any revisions will be considered.After any proposed revisions are reviewed and remapped, the maps will only take effect when adopted and implemented by the local government.The local government will then have 6 months to adopt the maps.If not adopted, FEMA will automatically drop the community from the NFIP and existing flood policies will not be renewable. Spencer Spencer Rogers NC Sea Grant 5600 Marvin Moss Lane Wilmington NC28409 910-962-2491 rogerssp@uncw.edu --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GeneralComments Mr. Washington provided the PWBC an invitation to the nextPropeller Clubmeeting. NHC staff provided the Chamber consortium that was traveling to DC a copy of the CBIA economic impacts summary. NHC staff encouraged PWBC members’participation in the upcoming NC Water Resources Congress (NCWRC)annual meetingand the NC Beach Inlet Waterway Association’s annual conference. Registration information was provided in the Septemberagenda. Vice-chair Andrew requestedthe PWBC notethe next Coastal Resource Commission Meeting ndrd will be held in Wilmington on October 22and 23. CB Councilman Shuttleworth noted an ongoing challenge regarding NCDCM setbacks of existingmulti-unit condos not meeting the 2009 graduation set back rule and being considered as non-compliant in the event of major structural losses. Vice-chair Andrew noted that NCDCM staff was reviewing those rules and requested Mr. Shuttleworth providehima bullet summary of incident specifics for use with NCDCM staff efforts. Mr. Kellam noted that part of the NCDCM review may potentially include island specific building lines representing the furthest waterward point of construction. The meeting was adjourned at approximately 5:15. Port, Waterway & Beach Commission Current Members (updated 11 September2014) County Representatives Category Term of Office AppointmentExpiration First2/18/132/28/16 James C. Barker Terminals& 1646 Country Club Road Industry Wilmington, NC 28403 343-1420 (H) 617-2275 (W) barkerj@caprecoverygroup.com First3/1/143/1/17 Glenn McIntosh 530 Rose Ave Wilmington NC 28403 GMAC@EC.RR.com First 2/16/09 Nicholas Henry SilivanchCommerce and2/28/12 Second 2/20/12 Eastern Carolina CommercialFinance2/28/15 5129 OleanderDrive, Suite103, Wilmington, NC 28403 515-7969 (C)399-4602(W) cbcnsilivanch@gmail.com NC Beach, Inlet and First 3/1/14 Dennis Barbour(Chair)2/28/17 Waterway Association 511 Clarendon Blvd. Carolina Beach NC 28428 dennisbarbour@iclould.com County 12/17/2012 Thomas WolfeUndesignated Commissioner 230 Government Center Drive, Suite 175, Wilmington, NC 28403 798-7148 (W) twolfe@nhcgov.com First 2/21/11 Paul Woodbury2/28/14 Second 3/1/14 201 Savoy Circle2/28/17 Wilmington, NC 28412 392-7967 (H) 620-8234 (W) pwoodbury@ec.rr.com Wilmington Representatives First4/5/11 Howard Loving2/28/14 2901 Hydrangea Place Wilmington, NC 28403 251-9099 (H) 620-8739 (C) hloving@ec.rr.com Wilmington 1/8/14 Neil AndersonUndesignated City Hall PO Box 1810 Wilmington, NC 28402-1810 Phone: 910.547.6304 Fax: 910.399.6454 neil.anderson@wilmingtonnc.gov H. Van Reid 20588 NC Highway 210 Rocky Point, NC 28457-7658 602-3364 (H) vanreid@bellsouth.net Wilmington First 10/15/13 Gregory L. Washington,10/15/16 1305 South 5th Avenue Wilmington, NC 28401 Office:(910) 762-8231 Fax: (910) 763-7564 ila1426@live.com Wilmington First 9/6/11 Neal W. Andrew, P.E.(Vice Chair)3/1/14 225 Braxlo Lane, 28409 Andrew Consulting Eng. 3811 Peachtree Ave., Ste 300 Wilmington, NC 28403 395-4869 (H) 202-5555 (W) neal@andrewengineers.com Beach Town Representatives Carolina Beach 12/13 Mayor Dan WilcoxUndesignated Town Hall: 1121 N. Lake Park Blvd., Carolina Beach, NC 28428 910-458-2999 (o) dan.wilcox@carolinabeach.org KureBeach 11/1/13 Craig Bloszinsky,Undesignated 919 225 1143 Kure Beach, NC 28449 458-8216 (W) 443-1624 (C) cabloszinsky@yahoo.com Wrightsville Beach 12/17/13 Mayor Pro-Tem Darryl MillsUndesignated 104 Lees Cut Wrightsville Beach, NC 28480 228-8552 (W) dmills@towb.org Other Representatives State Ports Ex-Officio 1/9/12 Todd C. Walton,Undesignated Member EnvironmentalSupervisor North Carolina State Ports Authority P. O. Box 9002 Wilmington, NC 28402 251-5678 (W) todd_walton@ncports.com Chamber Ex-Officio Joe AugustineUndesignated Member Sunbelt Business Brokers 6318 Fox Run Wilmington, NC 28409 815-0411 (C) augie29@bellsouth.net County Staff Lisa Wurtzbacher, Finance DirectorUndesignated 230 Government Center Drive, Suite 165 Liaison/Special Wilmington, NC28403 Appointee 798-7187 (W), 798-7188 (W) lwurtzbacher@nhcgov.com Chamber 8/1/10 Connie Majure-Rhett, Greater Wilmington Undesignated Liaison Chamber of Commerce, President & CEO One Estell Lee Drive Wilmington, NC 28401 762-2611 (W) majure@wilmingtonchamber.org Ex-Officio Member 4/10/13 David KellamUndesignated Figure 8 Homeowners Assoc. 15 Bridge Road Wilmington, NC 28411 686-0635 (W) dkellam@bizec.rr.com NHC Shore Protection 11/12 H. Layton Bedsole Jr., R.E.M.Undesignated Coordinator New Hanover County Engineering 230 GovernmentCenter Drive, Wilmington, NC 28403 798-7104 (W) lbedsole@nhcgov.com Agenda 10September2014,4:00–5:00 PM New Hanover County, Government Center Finance Conference Room #500 4:00Call to Order Welcome/Introductions Approval of the AugustMeeting Minutes (emailed 14August2014) PWBCFund Balance ~$4,381.98 CurrentMatters Wrightsville Beach (WB) FY14 Coastal Storm Damage Reduction (CSDR) Project Awaiting final USArmy Corps Engineers (USACE) tabulation(volumes, costs, pdfs) NHC’s Kure Beach (KB) CSDR Project Authorization USACEis considering USFish & Wildlife Service’s(USFWS)and New Hanover County’s(NHC)recommendedpermit stipulations Shallow DraftInlet(SDI)Permitting Contractor interfacing w/ NC Division of Coastal Management (NCDCM) Inlet/Crossingfoot prints o Supplemental geotechnical needs o Planning pre-application meeting o Carolina Beach Reauthorization RequestedWilmington District’sinterpretation of “study” Preparing a non-Federal proposal perTitle VII of WRRDA 2014 Carolina Beach Inlet Dr. Dumas to address County Commissioners District U ROT MOU Guideline Development Events North Carolina Water Resources Congress (NCWRC), Annual Meeting Thursday, October 30, 2014 The McKimmon Center Raleigh, North Carolina NCWRC Post Office Box 12204 Raleigh, NC 27605 Contact: John Sutherland jds4504@aol.com North Carolina Beach Inlet and Waterway Association,2014 Annual Conference Monday & Tuesday, November 17 & 18 Blockade Runner Beach Resort Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina Contact: Harry Simmons http://www.ncbiwa.org/14NCBIWARegister.pdf Public Comment Adjourn