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

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Highlands - FEMA Map Modernization
Prior
Funding
Cumulative FY 2009 FY2010
Transfers Funding Funding
District Budgeted - Ad Valorem Based
Revenue
010 General Fund (Districtwide) 7,422 0 8,482 20,760
0 36,664
District Budgeted - Outside Revenue
FEMA Mapping Activity Statement 600,000 0 0
0
0 600,000
Project Funds Not Budgeted by the
District
FEMA 550,000 0 0
0
0 550,000
Total:
Future
Funding
Total
Funding
$1,186,664
Critical Project Milestones Projected Amended Actual
1. Critical Milestones
Execute DFIRM Consultant Agreement 4/1/07 3/20/07
Perform Scoping Meeting 7/1/07 6/27/07
Complete Scoping Report 8/15/07 10/9/07
2. Digital Terrain Model
Complete Digital Topographic Information 6/15/08 9/5/08
4. Watershed Management Plan
Complete Watershed Management Plans 12/1/08 12/15/10
Complete WMP Public Meetings 1/30/09 3/15/11
Present WMPs to Board 3/15/09 6/15/11
Preliminary DFIRM and FIS Report 8/15/09 8/31/10
Post-Preliminary Processing 8/15/10 6/15/11
Status As Of: September 01, 2009
Status History: Mapping Activity Statement (MAS) with SWFWMD and FEMA was executed on December 18, 2006. The
District also working with the South Florida Water Management District on this project since they received funds from
FEMA and will be mapping their part of the county. The District has executed an agreement with Dewberry & Davis to
perform the Scoping Meetings and digital FIRMs production (Work Orders 1 and 2). A prescoping meeting was held on
May 9, 2007 in the Engineering Training Room of the Highlands County Building. Highlands County, City of Avon Park,
and City of Sebring were in attendance. Participants were asked to provide data and information for their community to
update the existing flood insurance rate maps (FIRMs). A scoping meeting was help on June 27, 2007 in the Highlands
County Agricultural Civic Center. Highlands County, City of Avon Park, City of Sebring and Town of Lake Placid were in
attendance. Participants were asked to identify areas of particular concern for their community (i.e. flood prone areas,
new development). The communities were also asked to execute a Community Partner Memorandum of Agreement
(MOA) to confirm their commitment to work with the District and the FEMA to produce updated, digital FIRM maps for
their community. In November 2007, Dewberry & Davis submitted the Highlands County Scoping Report to FEMA on the
behalf of both Water Management Districts and later revised the report in March 2008 based on FEMA's comments. A
third work order with Dewberry & Davis has been authorized to address items identified in the scoping report. A progress
meeting with SFWMD, Dewberry, and PBS&J was held on September 25, 2008 to review the panel collar and base
maps. A Highlands County Outreach Plan Development Meeting was held on the same day to formulate a plan for the
communities to effectively outreach for the mapping project. Bruce Bender presented on outreach and collect feedback
from the communities to write an outreach plan. On November 10, 2008, District staff and its consultants met with
representative from the County, Avon Park, and Sebring to discuss technical issues with the watershed management
plans (WMPs). Status Current: The outreach plan has been completed; however it may need to be revised due to project
delays. Topography issues are delaying the completion of the three WMPs; therefore the WMPs will not be incorporated
into the new maps. Milestones will be update in October after District staff has evaluated the topography issues.
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