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Agenda
8 January 2014, 4:00 – 5:00 PM
New Hanover County, Government Center
Finance Conference Room #500
4:00 Call to Order
Welcome/Introductions
Approval of December Meeting Minutes (emailed 13 Dec 2013)
PWBC Fund Balance ~$7,131.98
Current Business
Wrightsville Beach (WB) FY14 Coastal Storm Damage Reduction (CSDR)
Project
18 Dec 2013, US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) awarded the WB/Ocean
Isle Beach (OIB) CSDR project to Weeks Marine Inc.
Shared mobilization costs $2.15M/$1.98M respectively
USACE’s template of 700K cubic yards (cy) placed was proposed at $8.75/cy
USACE’s initial share breakdown
$4.00M federal mitigation (navigation)
o
$2.87M federal cost share (CSDR)
o
$1.51M non-federal cost share (CSDR)
o
$8.38M project total
o
NHC’s Kure Beach (KB) CSDR Project Authorization
Offshore geophysical efforts completed
Native beach onshore sampling for both KB and WB completed
Native beach offshore sampling for both is scheduled
Shallow Draft Inlet (SDI) Reconnaissance
Recon. Report finalized
Option One Estimates:
o
USACE General Permit, NC Division of Coastal Management
(NCDCM) Major Permit (current USACE dimensions/locations)
6 month permit timeline @ ~ $320K for all 5 SDI participants
$320K cost shared 50/50 with the NC Division of Water Resources
(NCDWR)
$160K cost shared between potentially 5 SDI
~$32K cost to NHC’s ROT for a Carolina Beach Inlet (CBI)
maintenance dredging authorization
Option Two Estimates:
o
USACE Individual Permit, NCDCM Major Permit (inlet specific
modeled dimensions/locations)
12 month permit timeline @ ~ $270K/inlet
Shoreline Transects
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request has been submitted to the USACE
USACE time and cost estimates are being developed
o
Carolina Beach Reauthorization
Efforts are continuing during Congressional Conference
Carolina Beach Inlet Funding
Budgeting place holders
New Business
Shallow Draft Inlet Meeting
10 January 2014, NC History Center in New Bern
2014 NC Beach Inlet and Waterway Association (NCBIWA), Coastal Local
Governments Annual Meeting
17-18 March 2014, Jennette’s Pier in Nags Head
Bronze Sponsorships (Carolina, Kure and Wrightsville totaling $750.00)
http://www.ncbiwa.org/14LocGovtSponsReg.pdf
Public Comment
Adjourn