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Meeting Package 8Mar2017 Minutes 8 March 2017 Meeting Minutes Chairman Barbour called the Port, Waterway & Beach Commission (PWBC) meeting to order at ~4:00 and introductions were made by each; the meeting’s attendance sheet is attached. New members were welcomed and urged to participate. The February 2017 meeting minutes were approved. Current Efforts: New Hanover County’s (NHC) Wrightsville Beach (WB) Coastal Storm Damage Reduction (CSDR) Project: The group discussed the federal project’s status and the underlying local approach in preparation for the fiscal year (FY) 2018 WB CSDR maintenance event. The US Army Corps of Engineers’(USACE) FY18 and/or FY17 workplan budgets are major decision points effecting next fall’s WB maintenance cycle. In the event the local authorization is triggered, NHC has initiated development of WB CSDR plans and specifications. WB’s refined coastal modeling is nearing completion and will be considered if NHC implements a local FY18 strategy. The 1986 Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) Section 902 mandated construction cost limits and the WB CSDR cost limit will be met in the next federal CSDR implementation. The South Atlantic Wilmington District (SAW) USACE is proactively initiating post authorization change report (PACR) discussions and approaches within the USACE echelon as a PACR will be required justifying a Section 902 construction cost capacity increase. On 30June2016, USACE Head Quarter’s (HQ) guidance was released implementing Change Control Boards (CCB). The attached CCB guidance process must be completed/addressed before the PACR process can be initiated. Mason Inlet Relocation Project (MIRP) Marcol Dredging has yet to begin maintenance dredging at the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (AIWW) & Mason Inlet crossing. The sand will be managed in the upland confined disposal facility 241 located adjacent and north of the Mason Creek and AIWW crossing. The one-year post-construction (2016) permit stipulation addressing sand compaction was met on 24Feb2017. Compliance documentation was provided by the NC Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) and the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) following the onsite assessment. As mandated by permit and north of WB proper, a 2017 natural resource contract has been executed for waterbird and seabeach amaranthmonitoring (Amaranthus pumilus) including infrastructure maintenance. Carolina Beach Inlet Permit Modifications The inshore dredge material management site (IDMMS) permit application and supporting documents have been transmitted by the USACE to the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (Habitat Conservation & Protected Resources). An optimistic timeline would be to have all permits by mid to late summer. In the interim, the NC Division of Coastal Management and the Division of Water Resources have placed the IDMMS review on hold until such time as the federal agencies provide responses. A minor modification request to extend the placement location of the AIWW and Carolina Beach Inlet maintenance material south overlapping the CSDR template, is under review. Carolina Beach CSDR Project, Beach Renourishment Evaluation Report (BRER). The SAW has initiated the BRER study with a kickoff meeting at Carolina Beach th Town Hall on February 10. SAW’s initial efforts will center on a modified cost sharing agreement followed by the development of the scope, tasks, fee and schedule. A non-federal stakeholder share ($25K) will be requested to match the federal participation for scope development. NHC’s draft Risk Reduction Plan (non-federal BRER requirement) is in house. FY16 CB/KB CSDR Maintenance Events SAW and the dredging contractor Marinex have agreed on the project’s final accounting. The project’s books have been closed and a non-federal refund of approximately $1.1M will be returned to NHC and equally shared with the NC Division of Water Resources and NHC’s room occupancy account. Carolina Beach Inlet SAW received $500K Emergency Supplemental Hurricane Matthew operation and maintenance funding. These federal funds will be expended starting with the 10-day Merritt maintenance event scheduled in the March/April timeframe. Once these Matthew funds are used, local/state dollars will resume. USACE surveys can be found here: http://www.saw.usace.army.mil/Missions/Navigation/Hydrographic-Surveys/Inlets- Crossings/ Shoreline Mapping 2017 The work has begun, starting at WB. There was a general discussion of federal timelines and maintenance cycles. Target milestones include the FY18 budget and FY17 workplan funding for the next WB CSDR event, WRDA 2018 and revised 15-year BRER start date narrative, FY19 appropriations for Pleasure Island’s next CSDR event, WRDA 2020 inclusive of the BRER and PACR authorizations allowing potential appropriations for the FY22 CSDR maintenance cycle for all three CSDR projects. Public Comment: A reminder of the NC Beach Inlet and Waterway Association’s NC General Assembly breakfast scheduled for 9Mar2017 at the Legislature’s cafeteria. Meeting adjourned: Ľ◘Ċ╙ ľĵŉŉś■Ċ Ă■ŕ źĵĊĵŉś ♫ŉ◘╨śľĊśŕ ■śśŕℓ Ă■ŕ ? ﺨو ? ﻵ ⁭ ﯿﻵ و ﺨ ? ĽśĂľ╙ ■◘ĵŉ╜ℓ╙▓ś■Ċ źĵ■ŕ ╜ℓ ﺨﻰﮭ ▓╜▄▄╜◘■ Ċ◘ ﺨﻲﮭ ▓╜▄▄╜◘■ Ă■■ĵĂ▄▄Ŧ⁭ L ?wh Ă■ŕ Ŏ╜Ċ╙ ▓ĵ▄Ċ╜♫▄╜śŉℓ ﺨﻰ⁭ﯾﻰ. ◘ľśĂ■źŉ◘■Ċ b/ ľ◘ĵ■Ċ╜śℓ⁭ Ċ◘ ▓śśĊ ? ﺨو.⁭ ? ? ĂĊĊŉ╜ĽĵĊśŕ Ċ◘ ■◘■ ي ⁭ ? ╜ℓ ĂŕśĳĵĂĊś ﻲﻲ ﺨ ? L ?wh śŝ♫ś■ŕ╜Ċĵŉśℓ ◘ź ﺨو⁭ﻲﻲ. ⁭ źĵ■ŕ ?ﺨوﻵ ▓╜▄▄╜◘■?Ŧŉ hź Ċ╙ś ﺨﻰ⁭ﯾﻰ. Ă■ŕ ﻰﯿ⁪ﯾوﯿ ╨◘Ľℓ⁪ ﺨو⁭ﻰو. 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Current Efforts: NHC’s Wrightsville Beach (WB) Coastal Storm Damage Reduction (CSDR) Project The draft final Refined Coastal Modeling Report for WB is anticipated in March. Non-federal draft final fiscal year (FY)18 CSDR maintenance plans and specifications are anticipated in April. Post authorization change report (PACR) discussions and potential change control board (CCB) applicability are ongoing with the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). Waiting for the federal FY18 budget and the USACE’s FY17 workplan release. Mason Inlet Relocation Project (MIRP) Maintenance dredging at the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (AIWW) & Mason Creek crossing is anticipated soon. The one-year, post-project, compaction site (F8) assessment was completed (24Feb2017). 2017 annual waterbird monitoring contract and services is being initiated. Carolina Beach Inlet Major Permit Modification Inshore dredge material management site (IDMMS) permit application and supporting documents have been transmitted by the USACE to the US Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service (Habitat Conservation & Protected Resources). The NCDCM and the Division of Water Resources have placed the IDMMS review on hold until such time as the federal agencies respond. Carolina Beach Inlet Minor Permit Modification Authorization request to extend the AIWW and Carolina Beach Inlet maintenance material placement area south, within the CSDR template, is under review. Carolina Beach CSDR Project, Beach Renourishment Evaluation Report (BRER). A kickoff meeting was held at Carolina Beach Town Hall on the 10Feb2017. The initial deliverable is Atlanta’s approval of the District’s cost-sharing agreement. A draft Risk Reduction Plan (non-federal BRER requirement) is anticipated in early March 2017. FY16 CB/KB CSDR Maintenance Events A final accounting (Marinex and the USACE) was agreed to in late December; project closure is anticipated in March. Carolina Beach Inlet The USACE has received $500K in Post-Hurricane Matthewfunds for maintenance dredging. The Division of Water Resources’ and the USACE’s next quarterly inlet dredging meeting is scheduled for 15March2017 in the NC History Center in New Bern from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.; the facility address is 529 South Front Street, New Bern, NC. A 10-day Merritt maintenance event is scheduled for March/April. SAW surveys can be found here: http://www.saw.usace.army.mil/Missions/Navigation/Hydrographic- Surveys/Inlets-Crossings/ Shoreline Mapping 2017 The 2017 contract has been executed. Public Comment: The NC Beach, Inlet & Waterway Association’s (NCBIWA) is hosting a NC General Assembly breakfast meeting on Thursday March 9, 2017 at 7:30 a.m. Details can be requested from Kathleen Riely ■ľĽ╜ŎĂﺛ┼▓Ă╜▄⁭ľ◘▓⁭ Adjourn