Member Agenda Package 10 June 2015
Agenda
10June2015,4:00–5:00PM
New Hanover County, Government Center
Finance Conference Room #500
4:00Call to Order
Welcome/Introductions
Request approval of the Maymeeting minutes (emailed 15 May2015).
Port, Waterway & Beach Commission (PWBC)fundbalanceis~$3631.98.
Inter-local Agreement
Chairman’s Draft recommendation letter(attached)
Current Efforts:
NHC WrightsvilleBeach (WB)Coastal Storm Damage Reduction (CSDR)Project
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Agency scoping meetingwasheld onMay 27.
Mason Inlet Relocation Project(MIRP)
An overviewof the permit modifications, re-consultation and revised management planisto be
provided tothe Mason Inlet Preservation Group.
Shallow DraftInlet(SDI-5)Permitting
State permit review is underway.
Formal consultationwastriggeredwithUSFWS and NMFS.
Shoreline Mapping Program (SMP) 2015
Field work complete.
CB15-YearExtension(Validation Report)
US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Head Quarters (HQ)guidance not yet finalized.
Non-federal Risk Reduction Plancontractor has been selected and the scope is being
developed.
WBCSDREconomic Update
Wilmington DistrictUSACEeconomic updateisunder way.
WB Validation Report (Supporting Section 902)
Scope/fee/schedule yet to bedeveloped.
CB InletMaintenance Dredging
Mid-summer surveys and shoaled volumes have been requested.
Public Comment:
Adjourn
10June2015
Jonathan Barfield, Jr., Chairman
New Hanover CountyBoard ofCommissioners
Re:Coastal Storm Damage Reduction
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Inter-local Agreement (2Execution)
Port, Waterway & Beach CommissionRecommendations
Dear Chairman Barfield:
On 5 December 2011, the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners unanimously
endorsed the Beach Nourishment Inter-local Agreement(ILA). This agreement between New
Hanover County(NHC), Carolina Beach, Kure Beach and Wrightsville Beach provided direction
for continued maintenance of our coastal storm damage reduction (CSDR) projects in the event
federal and state economic funding support fell short.Based on the ILA,in a worse-case
scenario, theNHCroom occupancy tax would pay up to 82.5% of ourbeach communities
CSDR projectsandthe community receiving the CSDR maintenance event would participate up
to 17.5%. The ILA isapproachingthe initial five-year renewal date(30 June 2015)and, as
structured within theinitialagreement, the communities of Carolina Beach and Kure Beach have
made initial steps to opt out offuture participation asthe ILAcurrentlyreads.
On 13 May 2015, the Port, Waterway & Beach Commission (PWBC)entertained a robust
discussionled by the Mayors of Carolina Beach and Kure Beach. The potential 17.5% outlay by
the beach communities,in the absence of federal or state funding,was the center of the
mayors’ consternation. Following the vigorous position statements and group discussion, the
PWBC requested I present to the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners these
recommendations.
Assembleastakeholder representatives’groupand task the group to
assess the county-wide partnership supporting our beach communities
and tourism industry’sCSDR Projects;
re-assess and re-structure the potential 17.5%currentlyleft solely to the
beach communitiesand;
allow an initial six-month extension of the current ILA whilethere-
assessing, re-structuring and necessary updates takeplace.
The PWBC appreciates the opportunity to serve and thanksyou for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Dennis Barbour
Chairman
Wilmington-New Hanover County Port, Waterway &Beach Commission
Cc: CommissionersBeth Dawson,Vice-Chair; Woody White;Skip Watkins;Rob Zapple;
County Manager, Chris Coudriet;NHC PWBC