MANASOTA & PEACE RIVER BBDs Meeting Notebook 10-21-09.docx

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Manatee - WMPlan GAMBLE CREEK
been extended to October 8, 2008. A project status meeting was held on April 27, 2007 to assess Work Order #2 and set
up Work Order #3. Consultant's field crews have had difficulties gaining access to farm properties to complete field
measurements and therefore delaying the completion of Work Order #2. Work Order #2 will be amended for the work
that could not be done and Work Order #3 will be developed to wrap up the Watershed Evaluation and commence the
Watershed Management Plan. Work Order #3 was executed on 7/9/07. Deliverable 1 of Work Order #3 is anticipated in
September 2007. Work Order #3, Deliverables 1 thru 3, covering the processing of LiDAR data to generate a TIN/DEM,
wrapping up the work for Watershed Evaluation and surveys as part of the Watershed Management Plan has been
delivered to the District for review. District staff is wrapping up the review for Work Order #3, Deliverables 1 thru 3 and
comments will be send to the consultant thereafter. More time was taken for this review is a result of the implemented
increase level of effort to better QA/QC the submittal. The consultant has been instructed to prepare Work Order #4 and
to arrange a project update meeting with Manatee County. A project status meeting with Manatee County was held on
May 14, 2008. Work Order #4 has been signed by the District and a notice to proceed has been given to the consultant,
May 29,2008. Work Order #4, Deliverables 1 thru 3 was delivered to the District on August 22, 2008. A stakeholders
meeting was held on October 8, 2008 at the Manatee County Public Works Department. The 20 largest property owners
and local engineering consultants in the area were invited. The purpose of the meeting was to present our findings from
the work that PBS&J has done thru the Watershed Evaluation element and to get their input based on their knowledge of
the area. Work Order #4, Deliverable 4 was submitted to the District on November 4, 2008. The District's comments for
deliverables 1 thru 4 of Work Order 4 were sent to PBS&J to address. Work Order #4, Deliverable 5 - Calibrated
computer model was submitted to the District on May 1, 2009. The District is currently reviewing the submittal and a
meeting at Manatee County has been set up for May 20, 2009 for the consultant to discuss the model and present the
preliminary floodplain. District & Manatee County comments to Work Order #4, Deliverable 5 were sent to PBS&J on
7/14/09 to address. The District has selected Royal Consulting Services, Inc. to perform the peer review of floodplain
results produced by PBS&J. PBS&J agreement will be modify to reduce by $33,000, to be used for the peer review.
Current Status: A second amendment to the cooperative agreement is currently being routed for signatures, extending
the expiration date to October 1, 2010. A third amendment to PBS&J agreement is being routed for signatures, reducing
the project budget by $33,000 to be used to hire Royal Consulting Services, Inc. to peer review the floodplain results.
District and Manatee County has provided comments to PBS&J Work Order #4, Deliverable 5. PBS&J is currently
addressing those comments.
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