FMPC Minutes 11/01/2024November l. 2024
MINUTES OF THE COLLIER COUNTY
FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT PLANNING COMMITTEE MEETING
Naples, Florida, November 1,2024
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
Building, Conference Room #609/6i0, 2800 N. Horseshoe Drive, Naples, Florida" with the
following members present:
Chairman:
Vice Chairman:
Eric Johnson, CC Staff
Jibey Asthappan, CC Staff
Kenneth .T. Bills
Paul Shea
Robert Dorta, City ofNaples
Kelli DeFedericis, City of Marco Island (Excused)
Dennis P. Vasey
Lisa Koehler
Matthew Mclean4Kari Hodgson, CC Staff
Terry Smallwood, Everglades City (Excused)
Stan Chrzanowski
WilliamN. Miller
Deborah Curry, CC Staff
Linda Orlich
Amy Ernst
ALSO PRESENT: William Lang, Floodplain Coordinator/Staff Liaison
November I . 2024
Chairman Johnson called the meeting to order at 9:00am and a quorum was established
l. Approval of previous meeting minutes from August 2, 2024
Mr. Vasey moved to approve the minutes of lhe August 2, 2024 meeting as amended. Second b1t Mr.
Chrzanot{ski. Carried unanimouslj 14 - 0.
2. 2025 FlfiIPC Draft Schedule
Mr. Lang reported the following meeting dates for 2025 are proposed:o Feb 2,2025
. May 2,2025
. August l, 2025
e November 7,2025
3. Membership
Mr. Lang reported the County Manager appointed Jibey Asthappan to the Committee effective 8/15/25.
4. Hurricane Helene Rapid Damage Assessment @DA) and Individual Assistance (IA) Declaration
Appeal
Mr' Lang presented the PowerPoint "Hufticane Helene/Milton GMCDD RDA 9/27/24 Helene, 10/10/24
Mi lton " for information purposes highlighting:c On 9124124 rhe County declared a State of Emergency for Hurricane Helene which made landfall on
9/26/24 in the Big Bend region of Florida.o The County saw impacts from the storm, and on 9127/24 teams from were deployed to complete a
Rapid Damage Assessment for the County.o The 2 person teams (driver and passenger) consisted of stafffrom the Growth Management and Code
Enforcement.
' Following an assessment and reporting, the County was notified on 9/30/24 their request for
Individual Assistance was denied by FEMA.o An appeal was filed which included County Staff touring the County with officials from FEMA, the
Small Business Administration and the Florida Department of Emergency Management to survey the
damage on 1014124.o on 1017l24,the county's appeal was granted having met the threshold for assistance.
During Committee discussion the following was noted:o The City of Naples and City of Marco Island conduct their own surveys, however tlrough an
interlocal agreement the County covers Everglades City.o The RDA is conducted by the Growth Management and Individual Assistance Declaration is for
residential propenies.
' Other County Departments conduct their own inspection and data reporting for assets such as bridges,
roadways, buildings, water and wastewater facilities, etc. to determine uny-du;nug" available for
FEMA reimbursement.
5. Hurricane Milton Rapid Damage Assessment (RDA)
2
Mn Vasey moved to approve the 202 5 meeting schedule as presented by Staff, Second by Mr. Sheo;
Carried unanimously 14 - 0.
November 1, 2024
Mr. Lang presented the PowerPoint "Hurricane Helene/Milton GMCDD RDA - 9/27/24 Helene, I0/10/24
Milton " for information purposes highlighting:
. On l0l7/24 the County issued a State of Emergency Declaration for Hurricane Milton which made
landfall on 1019124 near Siesta Key in Florida.
o The County saw damage from the storm and teams were deployed on lO/10/24 in a similar manner to
the week before for Hurricane Helene.
. The 53 teams identified 88 cases of major water damage where the levels reached l2 36 inches
depending on the location.
r In total the County saw 4 deployments over the past year, 3 for hurricanes and one for a flash flood
event.
During Committee discussion, the following was noted:
. Although Hurricane Milton was not a major rain maker. parts of the area saw 20 inches in rainfall in
one day from the low pressure system which traversed over the area from October 5s - 8th.
o The rain from the hurricane was not a significant issue, however storm surge was a factor for many
properties in the area.
o Debris on roadsides from residents and businesses is an indication ofthe level offlood damage and
the County is still retrieving curbside refuse and anticipates the activity will be completed by
November i llh.
o The County has an emergency resiliency reserve fund to help address issues caused by a storm event
and receives reimbursements from FEMA for the cleanup.
6. Repetitive Loss Area Analysis (RLAA) WSP Deliverable Update
Mr. Lang reported:
o The Counry's Floodplain Management Plan is being updated and a portion of the document
addresses properties or areas in the County subject to repetitive loss from storrn events.
. A private contractor has been engaged to assist in identifuing the repetitive loss which will be
addressed in the plan through mitigation action items.
. The Board of County Commissioners will eventually be requested to approve the plan which is
required for the County to conform to the FEMA's Community Rating System allowing for
discounted flood insurance premiums for the residents.
. It is anticipated the results ofthe findings on the repetitive loss study will be forwarded to the
Committee for review.
7. Otherltems/CommitteeCorrespondence
Mr. Lang reported Mr. Vasey provided the following emails for review:
o 91127 12024 email from Dennis Vasey titled "Floodplain Management"
. 10110124 email from Dennis Vasey titled "WE need to rethink the surge story"
. lOll0l24 email from Dennis Vasey titled "Stage Measurement at Gaging Stations"
Mr. Vasey expressed a concern the County is not adequately addressing climate change issues as outlined in
the emails and requested they become part ofthe record ofthe meeting minutes.
The Committee reviewed the emails on the visualizer (see attachments)
3
During Committee discussion it was noted:
Nove mher 1 . 2024
Mr. Mclean will verify the rainfall levels in the various location in the County for the storrn events
from 10/5124 - 1018124.
It would be beneficial to implement a rain gauge program for reporting rainfall amounts in the area
which could include school locations where students could be involved. It was noted most area golf
courses have rain gauges and could be a resource for the data.
Another advantageous action would be to install hardened tidal gauges in certain areas such as Naples
Bay, etc. to obtain data on storm surges given some ofthe data is reported by the media and may be
m is interpreted.
Mr. Lang noted:o Accurate data collection would be helpful for planning purposes and the media generally reports on
the level of storm surge estimated for the coastline to serve as a warning for individuals to evacuate if
necessary.
e He will investigate the rainfall data available from area golfcourses or other sources to determine if
there is an avenue for reporting the information.o The recommendations for data collection could be incorporated as action items into the updated
Floodplain Management Plan.
Communitv Ratin System Annroval
COLLIER COUNTY FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT
COMMITTEE
Mr. Lang reported:
o On 10130124 the County received its recertification from Insurance Services Office based on ae 92
score achieved during a review of Elevation Certificates (a score of 90 percent is needed to pass the
review).
' The past 2 years, the County has scored 100 percent however one contributing factor to the drop is a
series ofchanges to the versions ofthe elevation certificates (3 over a 4 month period) and the
County reviews 2,500+l- certifi cates annually.
' Based on the evaluation, the County complied with FEMA's Community Rating System requirements
for the year allowing for discounted rates for policy holders.
8. Adjournment
The next meeting is scheduled.for February 10, 2025.
There being no further business for the good ofthe County, the meeting was adjourned by the order oftheChair at l0:24AM.
\)r
Vice Ch arrman,.Iibey Asthappan
These Minutes were approved by the Board/Chairman on I 1u,presented 1* u"
1
amended vl cq
2 20z
,il.-----
November I . 2024
Floodplain Management
f.r@
D.oir \hrcy
To q[IiDr-g
Cc
ftir ILt Ligfochlq Irc Eu:hRdd.d
Willi@Lrg@co[itlt{idJt0"got; Cfob E fl@.dr;.co,rytrgoq [.o.]t r@rfrrDtrglq lrc]rlach@Ilitrco5d-go1'
HTERNAL EI'IAIL: Itir cur ir Au oqfrod rqrcc- Cofu thir ir e torrd s& ad ure.rts@ cqri@vh op.diDCIth.ffi d,.ln+i [Dl(r-
lrr r -g
Gfua Euiz lldcl rc..d f,oodiDg clqts ud cml ergc I ftd o@pdlcd !o rddlrr sltrl[rl cdlfo.l is !d*d to @ tr'&
El!.g!0.dFE{ic!5 udnoodtlriliu *rc€i.s. Ituiz lidcaoccd ;g'hfrrr b s@!dv.E@gGq@r Ub brrc cmhrcd ;t-*ty tuO cmiti: '' -r liE ir 'd Pt Dr ad CDD1' traicod by tt S{rdh Flddr ULkllangt IItit/r tula ttd Fq,!d tpqilg nftllc rEir'i.int poelEtt oglflr Lrdr. Ttir rih.ti.a rESirEr a EEd
Ic rtcdof ur.E@g@fiillgi.r- &ir of@iEF@ -"rr ticdydh.rctoFEMA'3high+i* f,oodm adteccdedryarcaiaio:to qbcotui[i[bc uce:- Tbpcrucr todcdqcrtrrclcdto fuq6i!of *;'g
ffi ttetre grilcdul ud oc ury Lltt &ady socscd fu lffildrt r! 6g'rs!d n@re eohbl co bc c&ctirc, Ttc
c@taqu@ ofd.dh.riDg io 6rsc rc coldbc dit!. To Firigtb ftur ri& * iqts rdmc* fu Ht F b.tc 0ood e.lcldiot
fr( ailizl iDfi.tffiE A@ th. oact to @Lo.c fun Eriliu rgriDi f,oodiD8- Cottl sdD.b ad p@ittsd F...it lt' on !
ododrd plry e vitl r* h rtdrirg ti&l ugE iryr* Uy *cutftg qctti se od ditsipdiDg *Ea. nEaviry a rtcailg
tbc ccoryrmr n cr**irl fu cEclive food odo{ d bodirdty -;"t.'*c- WLac rrdd Lrrc bta dcgnd.4 n niryqltitEltdrcc@itolr*a*iot&ts i*r*'grrmoAaryuircdtryccirudrwirybuilrfutrEtsict!.t[rl
tlk tur. TLir rrsh.tiE n rt ju* btocfcir! n i ffiy to bok q coerr'l rcr-lire od Fueid. hDgtu bo.fu to @c,-*itir. ffimqrc@rDditrddrcctbreg@of qforrcdpcr.lEr' mlDg6ETfucti.rcEEtlyadllniD
ddr Dd[.I mk nliE thdyiag toldy oFrqlitE [rc -iEi. IqE tr c@itbc to srdll]y ceri& 6.!c rrudniur
.r sa rdr br.r& &tdqilt rye srlbblc odc&ain noo@rinmg*'tpolicia. Thf yo eryu tlo&mfo lb
Ft'rilg irsE- \r& D.@it P Vrrcy, It cllbq
)
November I . 2024
We need to rethink the surge story!
FIE
Dtnis\,f-y
To
BiIl lt4cDuict tut S--t-+ Ri:f I-ocrto; Do Eowrl ftn El[ Coltir Cdy s#f
Cc
Aryndllt.o
Rrcjpicd
Bdt-UcDaid@Flt[.lEdr/trplq kts-""l-r@. lli,*-tyf grr RjdJ"dr*o@cdlilErpotytrgeE
DE.Xo'll@col[.lEord,/trEq CLtgr[@oEtrcoUy0-golf .t-ifiAsolri.'ltFitqE AEy]dtrrril@cd[rtcodtf-gsv
EETERIiLALEMAIL:Ttiro]irfimaolrrucc, Cotu6irirrto*dr&udurcd@.-'ri@EhoFi!t
rri-.1.-'1.a.li.Ling t,
Coisiur
Itcdieg;ofrc' nridiryur rtd 9IJ-R{iE
Ilc tlli*oc(lltio |lrrt dlrh rrE! oly "dr-r bc&rc r hire u& to be c.Ec(td fu ri* b r 36J&v cro bccanc itriqrcr b k uc siglifcd ud ryrdiat{c tta ffi ,ild {ocd- Ar Rir:t d Otl, -Itu-, e tiA[di of *ing tc 516r-Siryta'taLbr&hilacrccrith:twcccqou,Th rcrhm*prrimsidTaldtdigur.cfrc.lE{oa
!r<c m :izr, rtidl,ltt+-.oodiactdy-fuiq:. l+-irreX,tin i[2qr5 .l.E.t:}difoi3: a.+*b;"gr CetryS,
its a4c rr cotrptic ade rp:ecd tb ptdi*d ladr fu 6e -..gy, rkr*iry Nr Odcru- lLil uio*:h So*-bi16erErcE(HiErdts'Esprhtt'- tbEild.dlgEy s2Etdt
Stosgci: jui &itE! byvbt &-l-"r! Urc t+ qrylD.ra F4 rd geogr.Sftic.t Ee!. ca h e "lordgry.tr-l- bio r h*Lri* tq. clql FailrtD.r,Ilrrto rd-r, NC.a GoodE4id-Er'EEhe Ciry fioc cd@ d* b.;i d
thtir bpcgr4fty- Ertl o.llrr rtu! ca Fth DaiE Erk tdrc rtog cu corrfil ltea;.]i.g IivB d i6fr.ttr1r{r11c-
Adirybturyn!{-rryL fuifu of"r*-ciogqrtili'h-iG-liEi.-E nu}i.grl* qq6od@E rcvsE A!s
lctdtritc, tufurdof turq!crc.LE3Fr-r@4Eajui.L';ghi* rctrc "F. dd tlofuNdilE l Eri.+C.e r"E L 6i *'9jlEir rt+mtlc fir ll% of l.fi.*r.rid d!6a rbilc nidlliu&ccd 0odiry_+E- r rclu& of tr:gcr----c-r" fu odb J?'/..Itir urkrccte tL EEld D.!d fu FditE Escr to &Ert rt@ st!3,
Ift qrjd to *ttul 6d eqE 1rcp1 {* ir uc th ju rqatlry t &c {r tuilg r ,@- Ifr a ogoiry 365&y "r,-rr-gellarcquiru ca'.ryf2*o-lgcgLctilgnEtil r d[DlFBd..ri*lDffibtfu brzdthEtE ttlEEtu-Ei!4 po.G.
b cost.l od cwa idad cotoitic1 Sqe nrdiEs tDpd scytDg ftD (DdEEy d&ipg Ed *.*o.pe rtr;gn to
ct trrd-y Fqta!&!s in 0m&pw arr:- B1r rdrttr&g qgc r e ycr-rmd "L!t-gr, fu 6G righ it*uarc ua ptlicrwrc, xc ca bdlr.q+ c@itica o sittrd idid t'-n* hI uf l--tr y.k crIE6:
Ad.hiolty, n is Er i!.ry.aiuE,ld E* drgr (b i: crrirl Aisoco in dcttutr dbr &t to Dc rcc{dr4 huaifir4 Ddurlyzrd n q nel+ic,'tr*;g cooty food d [ooQLin *g,-..r
VR,
D@ir P- \Er.y
ml R!tsldm. Uln 215
N+L1 FL 34tlc796l
6
November l, 2024
Re: Stage Measurement at Gaging Stations
FrE
Drrb\E-y
To lttlier -"t
Cc ftiE ; U1&-r'I-nlciiil
EfiDJ-rg@Foeacuilyt;oq CLb l{.n@..lli,Fc'rytrgsA llo.ilr@rtoEnfov
EEIEXNAL EMAIL ftit o ir fro a -rn r ucq C&0ir i r trrtd r& d rr. d@ c-rn- rh oFilg
'r-t-.*. q"r*i.g[&-
Frt 2.
6Ib, Od 10, 2024 rt I0:J0AMDobr,l-y<lbiurd&EiLElllP*Eb:
l,t I-g
To -l':e [ooflriam-g-'d,6. FMFC thold pcomcod fu fu ctrldy cotilE iegrdiDg acorstic proflirg trntu adtr.l{ h}rtc.v dqilic.Iloc{irr dryqcostfuoddlLol.ltdtuBigC,FttrBrrinritriu- ILirrqrlddbr tu
tidyfoodrc+oc dbctEttrul.rllocrlb-e&iolly, .a-"trcffii.rof 6tr ddcitywOwotdosc r mrroh{ ioodqcurtFu, t$lryto &rigBmc&diE fodnrgrt- rffie
bccpclirybDffi win *colbfu icgrdi!of foodri* t*gi.r ieqil!y&y*t-'-n ad-*-*c rc+re,fi.i--yturyhi+rl8t Fid1
\rR, Ir@ir P. rufrcy, lrcd.!
USGS_StillinaWells.pdf
USGS_StillinaWells.p df
U-S. Dqlshd of b t -;,- U.S. Gcoloed tulr,
Tcchifu odf&6odr lA7
SbgE I\r..rr@d d C,gi4 Stdirg
Ct+E 7 ofBod l, S.ErioA
koa colrr l.oo&iag q*!@ ido GLci6 N.riEd k frm Swinqua Cnt& d I{rEy Glrci.r !'(od (U.S- Ccotogi.d S.rvEy
ttjirr,05014500). BrcL coru- Or ttc bp, 6. st!@grge d hrni I)og TownFod Rcd Riru s Cuym,
TG( (JSGS stdiE D, 07D?50O) ilAryust 1925 (.;t i: mv dircdiu4, Oo th. bott@, Stlegrg! c@t!.ti6 cllw rl th.
$rrc Rivtr rr Ellevrilh, Fh- (USGS sEtiE m. 02319500), F.brurry 20, l9ll-
SQcllcaalc.giq S|rlia
By\h.rB. SrE rdD.Itil Tuipccd
Tcchiludfffii}dT
U.S. DAr - of lL. Iaic U-S- Gcologid tuyry
U.S- DcpuM of lic tuic (EN SN.AZA& Sc*rry
U.S, ccologi:l SErEy Mlrn E- lrk.!ffi, Dinar
U.S- Crologir.l SrlIsEy, Ralr, !frghia 2010
'7