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8 October 2014 Meeting Minutes 8October2014 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)approvedtheSeptembermeeting minutes (emailed 12September2014).The current PWBC fund balance was noted at ~$4,381.98. Chairman Barbourconfirmed the reduced fund balancedidreflect sponsorship in the upcoming NC Beach Inlet and Waterway Association’s(NCBIWA)2014 Annual Conference.Staff noted the next balance reduction would take place in support of NCBIWA’s 2015 Local Governments’ Meeting, date and location yet to be announced. 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 Staff shared the general results of a USACE, US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and NC Division of Coastal Management (NCDCM) permitting meeting held on 6 October. Monitoring requirements for sand compaction, escarpments and daily turtle season data would be required in an annual report to the USACE. Detailed permit conditions are being drafted by the USACE. CouncilmanBloszinsky of Kure Beach asked if the critical habitat designation would delay the scheduled FY16 CSDR maintenance event on Kure and Carolina Beach. Staff relayed that the USACE Civil Works section participated in the 6 October meetingpreparingto address similar authorization issues.At this point, staff does not anticipate project delay resulting from the habitat designation. Shallow Draft Inlet (SDI) Permitting A pre-application meeting has been scheduled by the NC Division of Water Resources and their contractor for 15 October. The contractor is also scheduled to provide an overview of the project ina presentation at the upcomingNCBIWA meeting. Once thefinalNCBIWA agendais released,Chairman Barbour requested staff transmitthe agendato the PWBC members. Carolina Beach (CB)Reauthorization Efforts to secure a 15-year extension are being advanced. A Federal approach hasbeen initiated by the District; their proposed guidance is being vertically movedwithin the USACE echelon. A Non-federal approach has also been initiated with the submittal of a WRRDA 2014, Title VII proposal. The initial goals of the Title VII proposal arecertification by the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works (ASA) and inclusion in the USACE’s 2015 Annual Report to Congress. CouncilmanShuttleworth of Carolina Beach requested a flow chart of the potential Federal and Non-federal approaches. Carolina Beach Inlet(CBI) During the County Commissioners meeting held on15 September,Dr. Dumaspresenteda brief summary ofthe CBI economic impact report. (PDF attached) District U negotiated guidelines detailing theMemorandum of Understanding (MOU) are being developed for presentation to the Tourism Development Authority (TDA) prior to the guidelines going before the County Commissioners. Chairman Barbour urged all participating in the guidelines’ development to include funding discussions beyond the proposed 5-year disbursement of the current District U fund balance. Updated Flood Plain Mapping Spencer Rogers of Sea Grant provided an update of NC’srecently released preliminary flood plain mapping of coastal NHC. Mr. Rogers encouraged all communities tocontinuingpaying attention to the preliminary maps.There was much discussion regarding the incongruences between coastal locations and associated base flood elevations.A PDF copy of Mr. Rogers’ presentation is attached. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 mapsandany 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 nd Vice-chair Andrew noted the Governor’s scheduled participation at the CRCmeetingon the 22 at the Hilton Riverside. Mr. Anderson of the City urged the PWBC to review the NC Department of Transportation’s 25- year plan, specifically references to CSDR and inlet maintenance. http://www.ncdot.gov/ncvision25/#coastal Staff reiteratedupcoming meetings and encouraged participation. North Carolina Division of Coastal Management Coastal Resources Commission Meeting Hilton Riverside, October 22-23, 2014 Wilmington, NC http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/cm/ 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 Staff reminded the PWBC that the 2014 shoreline mapping results will be presented during the 12 November PWBC meeting. Public Comments Ms. Bulluckof the Wrightsville Chamber of Commerce thanked Mr. Rogers for his presentation and insight to the proposed floodplain maps. The meeting was adjourned at approximately 5:25. NAVD Agenda 8October2014,4:00–5:00 PM New Hanover County, Government Center Finance Conference Room #500 4:00Call to Order Welcome/Introductions Approval of the SeptemberMeeting Minutes (emailed 12September2014) PWBCFund Balance ~$4,381.98 Current Efforts 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 USACE/USFWS/NCDCM Permit stipulation meeting scheduled 6 October 2014 Shallow DraftInlet(SDI)Permitting Pre-application meeting scheduled for 15 October 2014 Overview presentation scheduled for NCBIWA A reduction in anticipated borings Carolina Beach Reauthorization The USACE’s vertical review of theWilmington District’ssuggested “study” guidance continues AWRRDA 2014 Title VII proposalwas submitted on 30 September 2014 Carolina Beach Inlet Dr. Dumas addressed theCounty Commissionerson 15 September o Direct/indirect CB Inlet effectsof $35:$1 District U ROT Negotiated guidelinesare under development o Floodplain Mapping (Spencer Rogers) Events North Carolina Division of Coastal Management Coastal Resources Commission Meeting Hilton Riverside, October 22-23, 2014 Wilmington, NC http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/cm/ 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 *The 2014 shoreline mapping results will be presented during the 12 November PWBC meeting. Public Comment Adjourn