Breaux Act Newsflash - CWPPRA Task Force Meeting Agenda - October 13, 2004
***********************************************************************Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act (CWPPRA) or
Breaux Act Task Force Meeting
Wednesday, October 13, 2004: 9:30 a.m. -5:00 p.m.
LA Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
Louisiana Room
2000 Quail Dr.
Baton Rouge, La.
Documentation of Task Force and Technical Committee meetings may be found
at: http://www.mvn.usace.army.mil/pd/cwppra_mission.htm or
http://lacoast.gov/reports/program/index.asp
Agenda Items
1. Meeting Initiation: 9:30 a.m. to 9:40 a.m.
a. Introduction of Task Force members or alternates.
b. Opening remarks of Task Force members.
2. Adoption of Minutes from August 18, 2004 Task Force Meeting: 9:40 a.m.
to 9:45 a.m.
3. Status of Breaux Act Program Funds and Projects (Browning): 9:45 a.m. to
9:55 a.m.
Ms. Gay Browning will discuss the construction program and status of the
CWPPRA accounts.
4. Decision: FY05 Planning Budget and FY05 Public Outreach Committee Budget
Approval (Saia/Wilson) 9:55 to 10:10 a.m.
a. The Technical Committee recommends a FY05 Planning Budget for the
upcoming fiscal year in the amount of $4,738,129.
b. The CWPPRA Public Outreach Committee will present the FY05 Public
Outreach Committee Budget to the Task Force and request approval of
$437,900 for the 2005 Outreach Committee Budget.
5. Decision: Recommendation to Restrict Phase II Budget Requests for
Projects Already Approved for Phase II But Not Yet Under Construction to a
Cap of 100% (Including Contingency) (Saia) 10:10 a.m. to 10:20 a.m.
Due to the limited available CWPPRA funds for ongoing approved Phase I and
II CWPPRA projects, it is recommended that the 125% cap be lowered to
avoid developing a negative "un-programmed" balance in the CWPPRA program
budget and to allow the Corps of Engineers to better estimate available
funds in the program. The Technical Committee recommends the Task Force
restrict Phase II budget requests for projects already approved for Phase
II but not yet under construction to a cap of 100%.
6. Decision/Discussion:
a. Discussion and Decision Regarding Future Operation and Maintenance (O&M)
Funding for Non-Cash Flow Projects that have Depleted Their 20-Year O&M
Budget (Rowan) 10:20 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Option 1: Consider requests of remaining 20-year O&M funding on a non-cash
flow basis for individual projects as funds are needed
Option 2: Consider requests of 3-year incremental funding of O&M funding
on a cash flow basis for individual projects as funds are needed.
b. Consider Requests for Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Funding Increases
on Priority Project Lists (PPL) 1-8 (Saia) 10:30 a.m. to 10:40 a.m.
The Task Force will consider the request for O&M cost increases for
projects on PPL's 1-8, in the amount of $935,000. The Technical Committee
recommends to the Task Force an increase of $935,000 in O&M funding.
7. Decision: Request for Funding for Administrative Costs for those
Projects Beyond Increment 1 Funding (Saia) 10:4 0 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. (Saia)
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is requesting $21,915 funding approval for
administrative costs for those projects beyond Increment 1 funding. The
Technical Committee recommends to the Task Force approval of $21,915 for
funding for administrative costs.
8. Decision: Request for FY08 Coastwide Reference Monitoring System
(CRMS)-Wetlands Monitoring Funds and Project Specific Monitoring Funds for
Projects on PPLs 9-13 (Saia) 10:45 a.m. to 10:55 a.m.
Following a presentation on the status/progress of CRMS over the past year
by Mr. Rick Raynie, the following requests will be discussed by the Task
Force:
a. project specific monitoring funding beyond the first 3-years for
projects on PPL's 9-11 (in order to maintain a 3-year rolling amount of
funding) in the amount of $91,563.
b. CRMS FY08 monitoring request in the amount of $532,000.
The Technical Committee recommends to the Task Force approval of $91,563
for project specific monitoring and $532,000 for FY08 CRMS.
9. Decision: Request for Re-allocation of Funds for Construction Unit 4 for
the Barataria Basin Landbridge Shoreline Protection, Phases 1 and 2
(BA-27)(Saia) 10:55 a.m. to 11:10 a.m.
BA-27 is a non-cash flow project.The Natural Resources Conservation Service
and the LA Department of Natural Resources are seeking a re-allocation of
the existing remaining BA-27 budget to the BA-27 portion of Construction
Unit 4. This amount is an increase above 125% of the approved amount for
the BA-27 portion of Construction Unit 4. The Technical Committee
recommends to the Task Force approval to re-allocate $1,510,563 for BA-27.
10. Decision: Request for Construction Approval and Phase II Authorization
for Projects on all PPL's (Saia) 11:10 a.m. to Noon and 1:30 p.m. to 4:10
p.m.
The Task Force will consider requests for construction approval and Phase
II approval for projects on all PPL's. The Technical Committee reviewed and
took public comment on September 9, 2004 on the twelve projects shown in
the table, and recommends approval of four projects and one demonstration
project to the Task Force within available FY05 funding (see table). With
approval of these five projects, it is estimated that approximately $24.6
million in Federal funding may still be available for additional funding
approvals for FY05. The Task Force will consider the Technical Committee's
recommendation and make a final decision on construction authorization or
funding approval for FY05.
The projects in the table below will be individually discussed by the
sponsoring agency, the Task Force and the general public as shown below:
a. Agency presentation on individual projects
b. Task Force questions and comments on individual projects
c. Public comments on individual projects (Comments are requested to be
limited to 3 minutes)
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11. Announcement: PPL 14 Public Meetings (LeBlanc) 4:10 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.
Public meetings will be held in November to present the results of the
PPL14 candidate project evaluations. The meetings are scheduled as
follows:
November 17, 2004 7:00 p.m. Vermilion Parish Police Jury Courthouse Bldg,
Abbeville, LA
November 18, 2004 7:00 p.m. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (DARM - A) New
Orleans, LA
12. Report: Public Outreach Committee Annual Report (Bodin) 4:15 p.m. to
4:30 p.m. Ms. Bodin will present the Public Outreach Committee's Annual
Report.
13. Report: Preliminary Damage Assessment from Hurricane Ivan
(Broussard/Burkholder) 4:30 p.m. to 4:40 p.m.
14. Additional Agenda Items 4:40 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.
15. Request for Public Comments 4:45 p.m. to 4:50 p.m.
16. Announcement: Date and Location of the Next Task Force Meeting
(LeBlanc) 4:45 p.m. to 4:50 p.m.
The next meeting of the Task Force is scheduled for 9:30 a.m., January
26, 2005 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
17. Proposed Dates of Future Program Meetings (LeBlanc) 4:50 p.m. to 4:55
p.m. Several schedules changes are proposed for the CWPPRA program in
2005 to better accommodate the 2006 funding approval process.Changes are
indicated below from the previously announced schedule.
* Schedule or location changes
December 16, 2004 Technical Committee New Orleans 9:30
a.m.
January 26, 2005 Task Force New Orleans
9:30 a.m.
March 16, 2005 Technical Committee New Orleans 9:30
a.m.
April 13, 2005 Task Force Lafayette
9:30 a.m.
*June 15, 2005 Technical Committee Baton Rouge
9:30 a.m.
*July 13, 2005 Task Force New
Orleans 9:30 a.m.
August 30, 2005 PPL 15 Public Meeting Abbeville
7:00 p.m
August 31, 2005 PPL 15 Public Meeting New Orleans 7:00
p.m
*September 14, 2005 Technical Committee New Orleans 9:30
a.m.
*October 19, 2005 Task Force New Orleans
9:30 a.m.
*December 7, 2005 Technical Committee Baton Rouge 9:30
a.m.
*January 25, 2006 Task Force Baton Rouge
9:30 a.m.
Proposed New Schedule
March 15, 2006 Technical Committee New Orleans 9:30 a.m.
April 12, 2006 Task Force Lafayette
9:30 a.m.
June 14, 2006 Technical Committee Baton Rouge 9:30 a.m.
July 12, 2006 Task Force New Orleans
9:30 a.m.
August 30, 2006 PPL 16 Public Meeting Abbeville 7:00 p.m.
August 31, 2006 PPL 16 Public Meeting New Orleans 7:00 p.m.
September 13, 2006 Technical Committee New Orleans 9:30 a.m.
October 18, 2006 Task Force New Orleans 9:30
a.m.
December 6, 2006 Technical Committee Baton Rouge 9:30 a.m.
January 31, 2007 Task Force Baton Rouge 9:30
a.m.
Adjourn