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FMP Committee Minutes 02/03/2016 February 3, 2016 MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COLLIER COUNTY FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT PLANNING COM E u80 [V Naples, Florida, February 3, 2016 q 1,!i" `} }�j J 2.V', By ►'YI/Z. LET IT BE REMEMBERED, the Collier County Floodplain Management Planning Committee in and for the County of Collier, having conducted business herein, met on this date at 9:00 A.M. in REGULAR SESSION at the Collier County Growth Management Department, Conference Room #609/610, 2800 N. Horseshoe Drive, Naples, Florida, with the following members present: Chairman: Jerry Kurtz, CC Staff Vice Chairman: Craig Pajer, CC Staff Kenneth Bills Rick Zyvoloski (Alt.), CC Staff(Excused) Christa Carrera, City of Naples Phillip Brougham Clarence Tears (Excused) Kelli DeFedericis, City of Marco Island Joseph Gagnier Duke Vasey Mike Sheffield, CC Staff(Excused) Lisa Koehler Rachel Pines Everglade City James Hale Jonathan Walsh, CC Staff(Excused) ALSO PRESENT: Caroline Cilek, M.S., FPMC Staff Coordinator Howard Critchfield, Floodplain Coordinator William Lang, Operations Coordinator, Floodplain Management Robert Wiley, Principal Project Manager Kathy Badger, Floodplain Management Permitting Technician 1 February 3, 2016 Chairman Kurtz called the meeting to order at 9:05am and a quorum was established. 1. Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes from September 2,2015 (Jerry Kurtz) Mr. Gagnier moved to approve the minutes of September 2, 2015 meeting as presented. Second by Mr. Vasey. Carried unanimously 11 - 0. 2. CRS Updates a. Plaque and Proclamation Presentation of BCC Ms. Cilek reported the plaque presentation for the County's achievement of a Class 5 CRS rating occurred at the Board of County Commissioners meeting on January 12, 2016. 3. Floodplain Management Planning Committee Resolution Revisions Ms. Cilek reported Staff is working with the County Attorney's Office to revise the Committee's Resolution noting: • The proposed changes include 1) allowing Staff Members that are appointed to the Committee to have an alternate appointed to by the County Manager and 2) to allow alternate Staff Members the ability to vote; and 3) allow Staff Members that reside outside the County the ability to be appointed by the County Manager. • Staff representatives from the City of Marco Island and City of Naples asked to also have the ability in the request for their jurisdictions for alternates. • There are no changes proposed for the composition of the Committee. • The changes may require the City of Marco Island and the City of Naples to re-adopt the Resolution. • The proposed changes are anticipated to be heard by the Board of County Commissioners in April of 2016. 4. Mitigation Action Updates a. Existing Mitigation Actions (EMA) Staff provided a Draft of the "Floodplain Management Report for 2015 Action Items, 131 Quarterly Meeting 2016—February 3, 2016" for information purposes. The report is anticipated to be delivered to the Board of County Commissioners in April of 2016. Staff provided an overview of the Existing Mitigation Items (EMA) including those listed below. • i. FMP Annual Progress Report (EMA Item #1) Ms. Cilek noted Item #1 requires Staff to annually prepare and schedule the FMP progress report by April of each year for the Board of County Commissioners (BCC). The format will be as shown in the current report with updated columns added for each quarter following review by the Committee. She provided an overview of the remaining items with the next draft being made available at the Committee's meeting in May which will be further updated based on today's meeting. The Committee noted it would be beneficial to incorporate the real estate organizations associated with Marco Island(in addition to NABOR) into the Item #11 - (Ms. DeFedericis to coordinate with Staff). 2 February 3, 2016 ii. Stormwater Projects Status (EMA Item #8) Mr. Kurtz provided an update on Item#8 with following noted: • There is approximately $200M of backlogged County projects. • The projects generally fall into two categories, capital improvements identified in 2006- 2007 before the economic downturn and funding was no longer made available and "unfunded needs", which are mainly restoration projects not identified in the AUIR. • Currently, the County allocates approximately $4.5M to new projects annually. • The County does fund ongoing maintenance programs for existing improvements. Committee Members expressed concern about the lack of funding for Stormwater projects, noting the following: • It would be advantageous to develop a risk assessment for the backlogged projects, given they have been planned for a substantial amount of time with very limited funding available. • The BCC should be notified on a regular basis in regards to the status of the projects.. • It would be prudent for the Committee to take a more proactive role in ensuring the projects are addressed given many have the potential to impact flooding conditions in the County. Staff noted: • Emergency issues and maintenance items are addressed, but are not capital improvements. • There is a new Committee (Comprehensive Watershed Improvement Technical Advisory Ad Hoc Committee) which is addressing large scale watershed issues in the County which will aid in dealing with the implementation of Stormwater projects. The Committee requested Staff to prepare options to address the funding concerns raised for the backlogged projects so they may provide a recommendation to the BCC. The analysis should include a risk assessment of the proposed projects and it may be beneficial to schedule a Workshop with the BCC to ensure they are fully aware of the issues and impacts in the County. b. New Mitigation Actions (NMA) The Committee reviewed the Section of the Progress Report"New Mitigation Items." Mr. Kurtz reported on the following items in#3: U4-; 1;Kes • Naples Park Stormwater Improvements where Staff is coordinating with the Zzanspadatigua Division. • Griffin Road—under evaluation by Staff as it was placed on hold, but structure flooding occurred recently at the end of January during a storm event. • Ridge Road— Staff partnering with the City of Naples on an area of flooding for conveyance to Goodlette Frank Road area. He noted Staff is in the process of assessing the impacts of the storm event that occurred in late January. 3 February 3, 2016 Ms. Cilek provided an overview of the remaining items noting Item#1 involves developing a Public Information Program and under Item#6, a Low Impact Development Manual Project Management Plan has been prepared by Staff. The Committee recommended the following additions to the 2016 Action Items 1. Identify the means to achieve awarding of additional Community Rating System points. 2. Review impacts of septic systems discharge into surface waters during storm events. 3. Work with the Committee to prioritize the objectives. 4. Support Staff's recommendation to reorganize the chart by similar categories to be addressed. 5. Physical Map Revisions Mr. Wiley provided an update on the Physical Map Revisions the County has submitted to FEMA noting there are two categories, the Coastal and Northern Urban Areas where the County received comments back from FEMA, and they are under review by the consultant. The remaining areas of the County have passed through the LOMA Clearinghouse and are at the Atlanta Region IV office and awaiting funding to complete the changes. 6. Next Meeting Reminder—Wednesday, May 6, 2016 The next meeting will be held on May 6, 2016. 7. Other Items/Committee Correspondence Mr. Kurtz reported the Growth Management Department now has a Division dedicated to Capital Projects Planning, Impact Fees and Stormwater Management. Stormwater Management now has a total of 7 employees (4 full time and 3 part time) which oversee capital projects, budgeting and stormwater planning. He noted Stormwater Planning Staff dedicates time to participate in 10 County Committees which have an impact on the Divisions oversight. There being no further business for the good of the County, the meeting was adjourned by the order of the Chair at 10:35AM. COLLIER COUNTY FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE Chairman, Jerry Kurtz These Minutesere approved by the Board/Chairman on 11/16, 2(4 , as presented , or as amended 4