2019-01-09 Meeting Agenda
Agenda
9 January 2019, 4:00 PM
New Hanover County, Government Center
Finance Conference Room, 500
4:00 Call to Order
Welcome/Introductions
Request approval of the December meeting minutes (emailed 13 December 2018).
Current Efforts:
Carolina Beach (CB) and Kure Beach (KB) Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Coastal Storm Damage Reduction (CSDR) Projects
The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) issued the Notice to Proceed (NTP) to Weeks Marine on 19
December 2018.
A preconstruction meeting and a Weeks Marine construction schedule are pending.
On 2 January, the USACE provided CB and KB staff the post-Florence modified Project Information Reports
(PIR).
Wrightsville Beach (WB) CSDR
The USACE post-Florence PIR is under review by the Wilmington District.
A South Atlantic Division transmittal is anticipated in late January.
Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (AIWW) Maintenance Contract
The USACE held a pre-con on 19 December and issued Southwind Construction a NTP.
Southwind inferred a start date near 15 January with a preferred start location at Fort Macon and working south.
A firm construction schedule including the Mason Creek crossing is pending.
Carolina Beach Inlet (CBI)
The final refurbishment of the sidecast dredge Merritt is anticipated for late January.
A shakedown event (one or two days) is anticipated in late January/February.
The Merritt is scheduled in April/May for the next inlet maintenance event.
WB, Post Authorization Change Report (PACR)
Based on the 7 December project update, the PACR is on schedule and within budget.
CB, Beach Renourishment Evaluation Report (BRER)
A project update has been tentatively scheduled for January 2019.
The USACE draft document release date is tentatively May 2019.
The non-federal Risk Reduction Plan is complete and awaiting submittal.
On Wednesday, December 19 th at the Craven Community College in New Bern, the NC Division of Water Resources
led the Shallow Draft Inlet stakeholders meeting. The NC Beach Inlet and Waterway Association and the USACE
presented -federal use policy of dredge material management sites along the
AIWW.
Public Comment:
Adjourn