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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda 8 Jan 2014 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