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14 oct 2015 PWBC Meeting Package 14October2015 Meeting Minutes Chairman Barbourcalled themeetingto order at 5:00and introductions were made by each;the meeting’sattendance sheetisattached.The Septembermeeting minutes were approved and the current PWBC fund balance was noted at ~$1631.98.Staff notedthe plannedparticipation in the th NC Beach Inlet and Waterway Association’s(NCBIWA)fallconferenceon November 16and th 17at the Blockade RunneronWrightsville Beach(registration link: http://www.ncbiwa.org/files/2015%20Annual%20Conf%20Registration%20Form.pdf). Current Efforts: NHC’s Wrightsville Beach (WB) Coastal Storm Damage Reduction (CSDR)Project Permitting The NC Division of Coastal Management’s (NCDCM) formal application has been submitted. Mason Inlet Relocation Project (MIRP) A NCDCM minor modification has been requested. Contract management has yet to be finalized. Shallow Draft Inlet (SDI) Permitting TheBiological Assessment(BA)has been submitted tothe US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)withformal consultation to begin with the BA’s transmittal to both the US Fish and Wildlife Service(USFWS)and the National Marine Fisheries Service(NMFS). Shoreline Mapping Program (SMP) 2015 The contracted engineerwill summarize the 2015 Mapping Program results at theNovember PWBC meeting. CB15-year Extension The Wilmington District has requested clarifications within Headquarter’sstudy guidance Beach Renourishment Evaluation Report(BRER). The non-federal Risk Reduction Plan and RefinedModelingproposal was approval bythe NHC Commissioners and the contract is currently circulating for signatures. WB Economic Update A The USACE’s economic update is ongoingwith a completion target date of December 2015. post-meeting update: the perpendicular and parallel modeling set-ups and calibrations are underway. The USACE Project Manager estimates a 50% completion level; the target date is still attainable. CB Inlet Maintenance Dredging Staff is scheduling with the USACE a side-cast Merritt event in December/January and a Murden hopper dredge event in late March/April. Inter-local Agreement The initial working group has met and made good progress. The subcommittee is targeting the 2 November Board of Commissioners meeting for presentation of alternatives. FY16 CB/KB CSDR Maintenance The Wilmington District anticipates a late fall / early winter constructionstart by Marinex A brief post-Joaquinqualitative photo summary was presented(pdf attached). Public Comments: A brief discussionwas heldregarding the shallow draft inlet Federal permitprocessspecifically USFWS and NMFS. A brief discussion was held regarding the meeting held by the Division of Water Resources regarding theMemorandum of Agreementwith the USACE(presentation attached). Mr. Kellam asked if there was any interest in a beach bulldozing effort; there were no responses. The meeting was adjourned at ~5:50. Post Joaquin Qualitative Assessment New Hanover County New Hanover County Carolina Beach, 6 October 2015 (source CB) New Hanover County New Hanover County New Hanover County New Hanover County Periwinkle (north) New Hanover County Periwinkle (south) New Hanover County Scotch Bonnet New Hanover County Pelican New Hanover County Harper New Hanover County Hamlet New Hanover County Ocean (north) New Hanover County Kure Beach, 6 October 2015 (source KB) New Hanover County Alabama (north) New Hanover County Alabama (south) New Hanover County Ft. Fisher Road North New Hanover County L Ave New Hanover County Kure Beach Pier New Hanover County Pier (South) New Hanover County 500 Block New Hanover County Ft. Fisher Road South New Hanover County Ocean Dune New Hanover County 1500 Block New Hanover County 1600 Block New Hanover County Wrightsville Beach, 6 October 2015 (Source WB, NHC, NCDCM) New Hanover County South end (south) New Hanover County South end (north) New Hanover County Blockade Runner New Hanover County Central Business New Hanover County Johnnie Mercer’s New Hanover County Crane New Hanover County 4 October, Sunspree New Hanover County 6 October, Sunspree New Hanover County 4 October, Sunspree New Hanover County 6 October, Sunspree New Hanover County CSDR Transition New Hanover County Exposed fencing New Hanover County MIPG New Hanover County 4 October, Shell Island Resort New Hanover County Dune Over Wash New Hanover County Waterbird Mgt. Area New Hanover County Mason Inlet Shoulder New Hanover County F8 South End New Hanover County F8 South End New Hanover County Mason Inlet 8Oct2015 New Hanover County WELCOME QuarterlyMeeting ImplementationoftheLongTermMemorandumofAgreementfor MaintenanceDredgingofFederallyAuthorizedNavigationChannelsin NorthCarolina Wilmington,NC October14,2015 LongTermMemorandumofAgreementfor MaintenanceDredgingofFederallyAuthorized ShallowDraftNavigationChannelsinNC BriefRefresher MOAsignedNovember14,2013 AllowstheStateandLocalStakeholderstocontribute fundstotheCorpsforSDNCmaintenancedredging Contributionslimitedto$4millionayear NCGAestablishedtheShallowDraftNavigation ChannelDredgingandLakeMaintenanceFundto provideStatefunding LongTermMemorandumofAgreementfor MaintenanceDredgingofFederallyAuthorized ShallowDraftNavigationChannelsinNC Localgovernmentshaveprovided$2.975milliontodate Maintenanceworkcompletedat: ShallotteRiver BulkheadChannel/4°Creek CarolinaBeachInlet BogueInlet TopsailInlet OregonInlet NewRiverInlet LockwoodFollyInlet 2015241ImpactstotheLTMOA 2015241istheFY1516StateAppropriationBill Section14.6.(e)requiredtheDivisionofWaterResources negotiateaMOAwiththeUSACEtoallownonfederal fundingofmaintenancedredgingatOregonInlet LTMOAalreadyallowsnonfederalfunding haspetitionedtheUSACEtoincreasethefundingcap $4millionto$12milliontoaccommodateOI expendituresandextendtheMOAfor10years. ShallowDraftNavigationChannel andLakeDredgingFund FundestablishedbySL2013360 FundsstartedaccumulatingasofOctober1,2013 RevenueStreams 50%ofeach1yearand3yearboatcertificateofnumber fee $10ofeachnewortransferofboattitlefee 1/6of1%ofthefuelexcisetaxonmotorfuel ShallowDraftNavigationChannel andLakeDredgingFund Revenuestodate≠©¨¨©ØÆ quartersworthoffeesfromNCWRC quartersworthoffuelexcisetaxplusaonetimecatchup payment Localfunds(matchingfundsforCorpsmaintenancework) Expenditurestodate:≠©¨¨©ØÆ OutstandinggrantawardsỲ≠©¨¨©ØÆ FundsdedicatedtoAquaticWeedControlProgram: Fundsavailableforaward:≠©¨¨©ØÆ ShallowDraftNavigationChannel andLakeDredgingFund WaterResourcesDevelopmentNavigationGrants Fundsencumberedviagrantcontracts:≠©¨¨©ØÆ LockwoodFollyInlet(BrunswickCounty) AtlanticBeachChannels(CarteretCounty) SpoonerCreek(CarteretCounty) MossReservoir(ClevelandCounty) LakeWylie(MecklenburgCounty) NewRiverInletCedarBushCut/AIWWXing(OnslowCounty) NewRiverInletΜ/£•°ÆBar(OnslowCounty) 2015241ImpactstotheSDNCD&LM ⁪⁭ỳ≤•∂©≥•§¥®•£Ø≥¥≥®°≤•∞•≤£•Æ¥°ß•≥ ChannelMaintenance 75/25forTier1counties 66.6/33.3forTier2and3counties designationaredeterminedannuallybytheDept.ofCommerce (G.S.143B437.08) Maintenanceremains50/50match 2015241ImpactstotheSDNCD&LM ⁪⁭ỳ≤•≥•≤∂•§¥®•¶Ø¨¨Ø∑©Æß°≠ØµÆ¥¶Ø≤≥∞•£©¶©£ ∞µ≤∞Ø≥•≥ millioneachfiscalyearoftheFY19517bienniumforOregon Dredging $150,000forDept.ofAdministrationtoexploreoptionsfor acquiringOregonInletandadjacentproperty $500,000forDept.OfAdministrationtoacquirefederallyowned propertythatarenecessarytomanageexistingandfuture transportationcorridorsontheOuterBanks. $250,000forDEQtoupdatetheBeachandInletManagement 2015241ImpactstotheSDNCD&LM ⁫©Æ£≤•°≥•§¥®•≤•∂•Æµ•¥Ø¥®•¶µÆ§ percentageofthefueltaxcreditedtothefundincreased 1/6of1%toafull1% Estimated$11.8millionincreaseinrevenue totalestimatedannualrevenueincreasesto$19.1 million QUESTIONS? ContactInformation DarrenEngland darren.england@ncdenr.gov 9197079013 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers -Wilmington District NCDWR –Division of Water Resources Quarterly Long-Term MOA User’s Group Meeting October 14, 2015 Wilmington, NC US Army Corps of Engineers BUILDING STRONG ® Meeting Purpose 1)Memorandum of Agreement 2)Corps’ Area of Responsibility 3)Current navigation conditions 4)Dredge Fleet and Work Completed 5)Projected Dredge Schedules 6)FY16 Navigation Budget BUILDING STRONG ® Memorandum of Agreement 1) Signed between the Corps of Engineers and the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources (NCDENR) in November 2013 2) For voluntary contribution of funds by the people of North Carolina to be used by the US Government for the maintenance of shallow-draft navigation projects 3) State & local municipalities combined can contribute up to $4,000,000 per US Government fiscal year (Oct 1 –Sept 30) 4)Expires September 30, 2017 with a total amount of up to $16,000,000 for the entire period 5)Work plans developed annually and funded quarterly BUILDING STRONG ® Shallow-Draft Navigation Projects Included in MOA US Army Corps of Engineers BUILDING STRONG ® Wilmington District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Current Conditions of Shallow-Draft Projects US Army Corps of Engineers BUILDING STRONG ® Oregon Inlet Sept 18, 2015 BUILDING STRONG ® Oregon Inlet Sept 30, 2015 BUILDING STRONG ® Oregon Inlet Oct 7, 2015 BUILDING STRONG ® Hatteras Ferry Channel July 28-30, 2015 BUILDING STRONG ® Hatteras Ferry Channel Aug 14 & Oct 7-8, 2015 BUILDING STRONG ® OcracokeInlet Sept 2, 2015 BUILDING STRONG ® Teaches Hole Sept 17, 2015 BUILDING STRONG ® Bulkhead Channel Sept 11, 2015 BUILDING STRONG ® Bulkhead Channel Sept 24, 2015 BUILDING STRONG ® BogueInlet Sept 1, 2015 BUILDING STRONG ® New River Inlet Aug 28-31 & Sept 10, 2015 BUILDING STRONG ® New River Inlet Oct 8, 2015 BUILDING STRONG ® Topsail Inlet Aug 17 & Sept 2, 2015 BUILDING STRONG ® Topsail Creek & Howards Channel Crossing Aug 11, 2015 BUILDING STRONG ® Topsail Creek & Howards Channel Crossing Aug 17 & Sept 29, 2015 BUILDING STRONG ® Topsail Creek & Howards Channel Crossing Aug 17 & Oct 8, 2015 BUILDING STRONG ® Carolina Beach Inlet Sept 8, 2015 After Dredging BUILDING STRONG ® Carolina Beach Inlet Sept 30, 2015 After Dredging BUILDING STRONG ® LockwoodsFolly Inlet Aug 19-20, 2015 BUILDING STRONG ® LockwoodsFolly Inlet Sept 15, 2015 BUILDING STRONG ® LockwoodsFolly Inlet Oct 6-7, 2015 BUILDING STRONG ® Wilmington District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Dredge Schedule and Project Funding US Army Corps of Engineers BUILDING STRONG ® Wilmington District Dredge Fleet National asset on Atlantic Seaboard Varied capabilities Beneficial use of dredged material No industry equivalent CURRITUCK MURDEN MERRITT BUILDING STRONG ® Corps Dredge Vessel Rates Effective Oct 1st MURDEN -$18,000 per day / $1,800 hr CURRITUCK -$12,500 per day / $1,250 hr MERRITT -$15,000 per day / $1,250 hr SNELL -$16,000 per day / $1,333 hr BUILDING STRONG ® Projects Complete Last Quarter DatesLocationCYRemovedCostFED/MOA CURRITUCKApr16May11OregonInlet77,595$540,000FED MERRITTMay1319NewRiverInlet27,230$80,000FED MERRITTMay27 MERRITTJun10Jul10OregonInlet71,670$196,000FED MERRITTJul11 MERRITTJul22Inlet19,240$60,000FED MERRITTJul27Inlet21,590$60,000MOA MERRITTAug16OregonInlet19,760$72,000FED $45,781.20FED MERRITTAug710HatterasFerry18,670$2,218.80MOA ($48,000)(Total) MERRITTAug194NewRiverInlet68,830$182,700FED MURDENSept414LockwoodsFollyInlet34,295$439,200MOA $183,750FED CURRITUCKSept727OregonInlet33,325$127,500MOA ($311,250)(Total) After Dredging Sept1518CarolinaBeachInlet9,725$129,600MOA MURDENSept1923BulkheadChannel18,265$194,400MOA MERRITTOct231OregonInlet??~$345,000MOA BUILDING STRONG ® FUNDEDPROJECTBalance (ShallowbagBay)$1,900,000 HatterasFerry$0 Harbor$80,000 Bulkhead$0 BogueInlet$171,000 Inlet$0 Inlet$13,000 BeachInlet$89,000 FollyInlet$26,000 BUILDING STRONG ® District Dredge Schedule BUILDING STRONG ® District Dredge Schedule BUILDING STRONG ® WILMINGTON DISTRICT Summary of FY 2014 President's Budget, FY 2015 President's Budget and Work Plan, andFY 16 President’s Budget Specifically Authorized Projects Only ($1,000) FY 2015 President's FY 2015 Total FY 2016 President's FY 2014 President's BudgetAllocation BudgetBudget Operations and MaintenanceBudget and Work Plan 14,12713,98615,019 18,515 Wilmington Harbor, NC 1,6642,6002,5742,600 Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, NC 1,3088001,9922,000 Manteo (Shallowbag)Bay, NC Masonboro Inlet and Connecting 148505050 005000 550545300 697 Rollinson Channel, NC 300297300 697 Silver Lake Harbor, NC 700693700 728 Project Condition Surveys, NC BUILDING STRONG 4,8558,9068,796 6,131 ® Morehead City Harbor, NC USACE Wilmington District Points of Contact Roger Bullock Deputy Chief of Operations Chief of Navigation (910) 251-4822 roger.d.bullock@usace.army.mil Bob Keistler Navigation Project Manager (910) 251-4709 robert.w.keistler@usace.army.mil BUILDING STRONG ® NCDWR Division of Water Resources MOA Points of Contact Jay Zimmerman Director –NC Division of Water Resources (919) 707-9027 jay.zimmerman@ncdenr.gov Darren England NC Division of Water Resources (919) 707-9013 darren.england@ncdenr.gov BUILDING STRONG ® QUESTIONS BUILDING STRONG ® Agenda 14October2015,5:00–6:00PM New Hanover County(NHC), Government Center Finance Conference Room #500 5:00Call to Order Welcome/Introductions Request approval of the Septembermeeting minutes (emailed 11September2015). Port, Waterway & Beach Commission (PWBC)fundbalanceis~$1631.98.Balance denotes participation in thth the November 16and 17Fall NCBIWA meeting at the Blockade Runner on Wrightsville Beach. Post-Joaquin Brief Overview: Carolina Beach, PWBC representative/designee Kure Beach, PWBC representative/designee Wrightsville Beach, PWBC representative/designee Current Efforts: NHC’sWrightsville Beach (WB) Coastal Storm Damage Reduction (CSDR)Project NC Division of Coastal Mgt.(NCDCM)permitapplicationsubmitted. Mason Inlet Relocation Project(MIRP) Fall event permit modification requestsubmitted to NCDCM. Shallow DraftInlet(SDI-5)Permitting Biological Assessment submitted to USACE. Shoreline Mapping Program (SMP) 2015 2015 data presentationat the NovemberPWBCmeeting. CB15-YearExtension The Risk Reduction Plancontract iscirculating for signatures. WBCSDREconomic Update Wilmington District USACE economic updateisunder way, due date December 2015. Inter-local Agreement (ILA) 4thmeetingheld; the November 2nd Commissioners’ meeting isthetargetedpresentationdate. FY 16 CB/KB CSDR Maintenance Events Pre-construction surveys scheduled for early November. Placement volumes and reaches will be re-evaluated, post-Joaquin. USACE lidar surveys (mean low water to the dunes)areunderway. Public Comment: Adjourn