Chapter 3 Report May 2012 - ASFPM · The agenda included Election of Officers, ... Kentucky Association of Mitigation Managers ... Robert Billings, Mecklenburg County

Chapter Report - District 3 - 1 - May 2012

ASSOCIATION OF STATE FLOODPLAIN MANAGERS Chapter Director Annual Report 2012 District 3 (FEMA Region IV and VI)

Diane L. Calhoun, CFM, ASFPM Chapter Director

District 3 Chapters Region IV: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee Region VI: Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas REGION IV: CHAPTER ACTIVITIES Alabama: Alabama Association of Floodplain Mangers (AAFM) Officers: President Brett Peterson Vice President Lannie Smith Secretary/Treasurer Gina Romine Past President William “Buster” Smith Board: Director-At-Large Ken Meredith Region I Johnny Blizzard Region II Edwin Revell Region III Liesa Puckett Region IV Mike Howell 2011 was another successful for year for AAFM Chapter. Membership status stayed strong at 125 members. AAFM also initiated support in the K-12 academic arena by providing support to the Lee County Water Festival. The AAFM Spring Seminar, a one day event was held in Montgomery on April 26th, 2011. The Spring Seminar provided six hours of continuing education. Rick Deerman from CFM Group provided a three hour presentation on No Adverse Impact and representatives from Atkins provided three hours of presentations Risk MAP. The Annual Fall Conference was held in Auburn, Alabama on October 17th-19th, 2011. The Annual AAFM Membership Meeting was held October 19th, 2011 and was well


attended. The agenda included Election of Officers, discussion of the one-day Spring Seminar to be held in Montgomery, and the Annual Fall Conference. Florida: Florida Floodplain Managers Association (FMMA) The Florida Floodplain Managers Association (FFMA) held its 2011 Annual Meeting in West Palm Beach, Florida, from March 30 – April 1. One hundred and four floodplain managers attended the conference, down from one hundred and fifty (152) floodplain managers that attended the conference in 2010. All attendees who are CFM’s earned 12 Continuing Education Credits. The Florida Department of Emergency Management supported the conference by awarding a grant to conduct the trainings during the conference. The FFMA Conference Committee undertook planning activities to hold the 2012 FFMA Annual Meeting in St. Augustine, FL. During 2011, FFMA sponsored various trainings throughout Florida: • L-278 - NFIP Community Rating System in St Petersburg FL, February 21-24th, 2011 40 attended, CFM’s earned CEU’s via EMI. • G-194.4 – Preparing for Post Disaster Responsibilities training session, May 18th, 2011, during the Florida Governor’s Hurricane Conference in Ft. Lauderdale, 41 attended and CFM’s received 12 CEU’s for full conference attendance. • L-273 – Managing the Floodplain through the NFIP, Live Oak FL, July 18-22nd, 2011, 28 attended, 23 sat for CFM exam. CFM’s earned CEU’s via EMI. • L-273 – Managing the Floodplain through the NFIP, Ft. Myers FL, Sept. 12-18th, 2011, 20 attended, 17 sat for CFM exam. CFM’s earned CEU’s via EMI. Overall, 233 floodplain managers attended the trainings. All attendees who are CFM earned Continuing Education Credits. Professional Engineers who attended some of the trainings earned Professional Development Hour credits towards their PE continuing education requirements. The Florida Department of Emergency Management partially supported the trainings through a grant from FEMA. FFMA experience a transition in 2011 when it’s longtime Executive Director, Dr. Krishnamurthy, stepped down. The Executive Committee and Board issued a Request for Proposals for a new Executive Director and hired Cece McKiernan as the new ED. Cece took over January 1, 2012 and FFMA looks forward to continued growth and prominence. Georgia: Georgia Association of Floodplain Management (GAFM) GAFM has had another successful year. In 2011, GAFM used the Wards 3D Flood Model to teach about flood risk to a group of science teachers at a local education conference, during a Women in Engineering symposium, and at a local GIS Day event. Additionally, training sessions are offered at every GAFM conference.


Membership • 2011 Membership peaked at 237 by the end of the year. • 2012 membership is currently 231 Conferences • Fall Training Conference in Rome, GA saw 59 registrants. GAFM is considering eliminating this fall conference in favor of local symposia to reduce costs. • GAFM held constant with attendance at the 7th Annual Conference. 180 attendees; down from 185 last year. • Hosting the annual conference close to the majority of membership has helped to keep registration numbers up during a time when many members are seeing decreases in their travel budgets. Additionally, GAFM has seen its largest number (8) of platinum ($1000) corporate members. This has also helped to stabilize registration rates for our conferences. 2012 Board Members elected: Officers • Chair – Garrett Skinner, Atkins • Vice-Chair – Tom Shillock, GA DNR • Secretary – Emily Wingo, GA DNR • Treasurer – Chris Budd, Atkins Regional Representatives Central Region (Appointed): Rebecca Cox, City or Warner Robbins Coastal Region: Tom McDonald, City of Savannah East Region: Robert Fields, City of Harlem North Region (Appointed): Rodney Buckingham, Pickens County Southwest Region: Michael Burgess, Columbus Consolidated Government At-Large Reps 1. Newsletter Editor: Danelle Alloway, City of Roswell 2. Legislative Officer: Vee Burnham, Gilmer County 3. CFM Mentor Program Coordinator: Michael Blakely, Chatham County 2011 -2012 Activity: • Donation of $1,341 to ASFPM Foundation and sent Chair to ASFPM Annual conference to in Louisville, KY • Ward Model – partnership with NOAA, ASFPM & Outreach Process Partners (OPP) to bring the Floodplain Model into the inner city elementary schools through the Floodplain Education in our Local Schools Campaign. • Newsletter • NAI Survey • Used a Web Development Class at Kennesaw State University to redesign the GAFM website. Awards Given CFM of the Year – Jeff Stanley, City of Griffin


Kentucky: Kentucky Association of Mitigation Managers (KAMM) The Kentucky Association of Mitigation Managers has had an extremely busy 2011-2012. KAMM worked with FEMA Region IV and ASFPM to sponsor 48 local and state representatives attendance at the annual ASFPM conference in Louisville, KY. In doing so, many of our members were able to partake in the national conference for the first time. Due to the onerous task of being the local sponsor for the national conference, KAMM held an abbreviated chapter conference in October 2011 at the Cumberland Falls State Resort Park. There were 75 participants at the KAMM annual conference and 7 sponsors. In addition, the KAMM Board elected to change the timing of the annual conference from the spring to fall of each year, so as to eliminate potential participants’ conflict with the ASFPM conference and the Kentucky Derby! KAMM has 4 regions throughout the Commonwealth. The regional directors are responsible for promoting KAMM to local professionals, representing KAMM at local/regional meetings, encouraging new membership from within the regions and coordinating mitigation-related information between KAMM and local members. At the fall 2011 KAMM annual conference a new Board of Directors was elected; the new Board members are as follows: Chair – Stephen Noe* Vice-Chair – Carey Johnson Secretary – Leslie Mahoney* Treasurer – Jimmy Stahl* Region I Representative – John Ward* Region II Representative – Steve Cummings Region II Representative – Peter Goodmann* Region IV Representative – Shawn Moore At-Large Representative – Ron Matar* At-Large Representative; Immediate Past Chair – Josh Human *denotes new Board member Current membership is at 105; KAMM has completely revamped its website so that membership, conference activities, and sponsorships may be managed via the web. KAMM has formed 3 committees for 2012. By forming these committees, KAMM will be able to better engage its membership in activities that are best suited for their knowledge and strengths. The committees are as follows:

Conference Committee Planning and execution of the 2012 conference Conference theme is “Growing Resilient Together” Conference to be held September 17-20, 2012 at the Kentucky Dam Village State

Resort Park in Gilbertsville, KY A call for abstracts for the 2012 conference was conducted for the first time


Training and Education

Website maintenance and updates Training opportunities for KAMM members

3 Year Business Plan Document KAMM’s past successes Create path for future growth Allocation of resources

KAMM has embraced the social media world. We have a Facebook group page, a Twitter account (@kymitigation), and a LinkedIn page. The KAMM Board of Directors is currently researching the benefits of becoming a 501c3 entity. KAMM is currently a 501c6. By becoming a 501c3, KAMM will be able to seek additional grant funding from state agencies to aid them in outreach and educational related activities. In 2012 KAMM will be conducting a fundraising event to support disaster victims. KAMM has designed a t-shirt that will be sold on it’s website; the proceeds will be donated to the American Red Cross. KAMM continues to support CFMs. A CFM preparation course and exam are offered each year at the annual conference. There are currently 72 CFMs in Kentucky; a 20% increase from last year! A big kudos to the Western Kentucky University floodplain management minor; the CFM exam is a required component to complete the course work. Mississippi: Association of Floodplain Managers of Mississippi (AFMM) The Association of Floodplain Managers of Mississippi (AFMM) held its Annual Spring Conference in Natchez, MS on April 27-29, 2011, with 83 in attendance. During this conference, we were honored to have Mr. Ian Dinham of Australia as our keynote speaker. Mr. Dinham is the Technical Director for the Floodplain Management Authorities in New South Wales, and just recently elected as the new Chairperson of the FMA. In Mr. Dinham's presentation, "Floodplain Management - Aussie Style", included a history of Australia’s floodplain management, examples of flood hazards and the various mechanisms causing flooding, how Australia manages flood events, an overview of recent flooding in Australia, a brief history of their Floodplain Management Association, and Examples of Australian floodplain management innovations. His presentation was very enlightening and educational. We hope to have him back again soon. Both he and his family were a pleasure to have with us.


On December 5-7, 2011, we held our Annual Winter Conference in Tunica, Ms with 70 in attendance. At this conference we also elected new officers to the Board of Directors at our Membership Meeting. The elections were as follows: President - Allison Brand, CFM - Southern Farm Bureau Casualty Ins. Co. Vice-President - Ben Griffith, CFM - City of Starkville Secretary - Tara Coggins, CFM - Lamar County Treasurer - Angela Barial, CFM - MEMA State Representative for AFMM - Charles Stallings, CFM - MEMA District Representatives for AFMM are as follows: District 1 - Brian Grissom, CFM - City of Saltillo District 2 - Mamie Crowder - Tallahatchie County District 3 - Glen Jennings, CFM - Simpson County District 4 - Rick Stickler, CFM - City of Biloxi We currently have 101 members with 21 new CFM's in Region IV and hope to see those numbers continue to rise with every passing year! North Carolina: North Carolina Association of Floodplain Managers (NCAFPM) NCAFPM will host our annual conference on May 6-9 in New Bern, NC. We are planning for approximately 200 floodplain professionals to attend. We have also expanded our conference to include a full day CRS workshop before the start of the conference. This year’s agenda is packed with over 35 technical presentations including presentations on stream restoration, hazard mitigation, coastal issues, past storm events and many others. We will also be offering a CFM exam on the last day of the conference as well as a HAZUS workshop. We will be conducting our regular business meeting, our annual awards luncheon, board elections and hosting two networking social events. Details of the conference may be viewed at www.ncafpm.org. NCAFPM held our annual Fall Floodplain Institute in Boone, NC in October 2011. Over 100 people attended the 2 ½ days of floodplain management training. The CFM was offered and 8 new CFMs were added. We worked closely with N.C Emergency Management to provided floodplain management training by sponsoring several workshops and training events. We have published two newsletters in the past year. Current officers of NCAFPM: Chair – Robert Billings, Mecklenburg County Vice Chair – John Fullerton, Wilmington, New Hanover County Secretary – Cynthia Fox Barcklow, Buncombe County Treasurer – Susan Frady, City of Hendersonville


Executive Director – Bill Tingle, Mecklenburg County Regional Representatives Region A – Billy Merrill, City of Greenville, Pitt County Region B – Randy Mundt, NCGTM, Raleigh Region C – Tony Wilson, Wrightsville Beach, New Hanover County Region D – Drew Blackwell, AECOM Region E – Karl Dauber, Parsons Brinckerhoff Region F – Brad Burton, City of Brevard, Transylvania County At-Large Members Stephen Smith, G & O Natalie Berry, Henderson County Corporate Liaison David Key, ESP Associates Our membership continues to grow and is currently at 313 individual members. We also have 3 corporate memberships and 5 agency memberships (representing 20 additional members). We currently have 351 CFMs. NCAFPM continued its support of ASFPM Foundation by donating $1000.00 again this year. The Association will be sending two representatives to the ASFPM Annual Conference in San Antonio, TX, and several more NCAFPM members will be in attendance. South Carolina: South Carolina Association of Hazard Mitigation (SCAHM) The South Carolina Association of Hazard Mitigation held their annual conference in Greenville SC, April 3-6, 2012. It was a great success. We had a multitude of topics presented by many excellent speakers. Our end of day events and all breaks and lunches were supported by our sponsors. We had a business meeting on the second day of conference and presented a new award we will present every year. It is the Joni Rennhack Floodplain Manager of the Year Award. Also we held our Board of Directors elections. We are going to send two members of the board to San Antonio, Texas for the National Conference this year. The Board of Directors for this year goes as follows: Chair: Terri Hancock, Berkeley County Vice Chair: Chris Stone, Lexington County


Secretary Alisia Hunter, Anderson County Treasurer: Angela Mcjunkin, City of North Charleston Regional Representatives: Region 1: Glenn Pace, City of Greer Region 2: Ward Braswell, City of Newberry Region 3: Tom Brooks, Spatial Engineering Region 4: Charles Brooks, Darlington County Region 5: Patrick Brown, Town of Hilton Head Executive Director: Shawn Putnum, City of Camden Corporate Liaison: Daryle Fontenot, Project Manager, AECOM The Association voted to donate $750.00 to the ASFPM foundation. We will be holding our first Board meeting of the Association’s new year sometime in May and it will begin the planning stages for our next Conference. We had rave reviews on the last one, I hope we can equal or better the conference for the 2013 year. Hope everyone has a great time at the National. Tennessee: Tennessee Association of Floodplain Management (TN AFPM) The Tennessee Association of Floodplain Management (TN AFPM) marked 2011 with a stellar year of growth. The Association continued building on its founding in 2010 and was able to accomplish all of the goals established during its initial year of existence. The Association instituted its vision of conducting Regional Training Days (Three Regional Trainings conducted once annually in each of the Association’s regions East, Middle, and West Tennessee). These training opportunities provide outreach to communities who are not able to attend the Annual Conference and make training accessible to our smaller more rural jurisdictions. The training was conducted free of charge in 2011. The Association has exceeded all requirements to become a Chapter of ASFPM and is in the process of submitting its application for Chapter status. The Association conducted outreach to agencies and organizations that play a part in floodplain management through the normal course of their duties, i.e. storm-water management, building officials, elected and appointed officials, planners, etc…to attempt to approach floodplain management from a holistic perspective. At year’s end the Association is in a great place for major accomplishments in the coming year. TN AFPM Membership stood at 89 representing 36 unique Tennessee Communities as of December 31, 2011. TN AFPM Annual Conference 2011 There were 81 attendees at this year’s Annual Conference in July, down from 93 of last year. TN AFPM continues to promote the annual conference, membership, and training opportunities.


Conference Presenters • Alan M. Armstrong, Plans and More, LLP • Steve Casey, Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc. • Sharon Caton, Plans and More, LLP • Marilyn Coffey, Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc. • Jennifer Higgs, Metro Planning Department Nashville, TN • Jamie G. James, USACE Nashville District • Sandra Knight, Bradley County, TN • Roy McClure, FEMA Region IV • Cindy Popplewell, AMEC • Ranko Pudar, Pudar Mitigation Consulting, Inc. • Jim Snyder, Metro Water Services Nashville, TN • Mark Vieira, FEMA Region IV • Susan Wilson, FEMA Region IV • Eric Zgonina, AMEC Conference Sponsors: • AECOM • AMEC • BAKER Engineering, Inc. • Bradley County, TN • Floodbreak, LLC • L.I. Smith and Associates, Inc. • Plans & More, LLP • Pudar Mitigation Consulting, Inc. • Smart Vent • Stantec, Inc. • Tipton County TN, GIS Floodplain Administrator Workshop Panel • Ken Elrod TN DOT • George Dean Attorney NFIP Legal Issues • William Herbert IV Attorney NFIP Legal Issues • Stanley Harrison TN ECD • Jon Zirkle TDOT • Roy McClure FEMA • Kurt Pickering FEMA TN AFPM Board Members: Alan M Armstrong, Chairman PLANS & MORE, LLP 2508 Pleasant View Road Pleasant View, TN 37146 (615) 746-2229 (H)


(615) 426-8556 (C) [email protected] Sandra Knight, Vice Chairman Bradley County Engineer P.O. Box 1167 Cleveland, TN 37364-1167 (423) 728-7107 (423) 478-8884 (Fax) [email protected] William Veazey, Treasurer Tipton County Planning Department 220 Highway 51 North, Suite 3 Covington, TN 38019 (901) 476-0255 [email protected] Cindy Popplewell, Secretary AMEC Earth & Environmental 3800 Ezell Road, Suite 100 Nashville, TN 37211 (615) 333-0630 (W) [email protected] Stacy Morrison, East TN Regional Representative City of Chattanooga, Public Works Department 1250 Market Street, Suite 100 Chattanooga, TN 37402 (423) 634-5840; (423) 421-5268 [email protected] Sharon Armstrong, Middle TN Regional Representative Plans & More, LLP 2508 Pleasant View Road Pleasant View, TN 37146 (615) 934-7883 (C) [email protected] Tom Skehan, West TN Regional Representative Southwest Tennessee Development District Regional Planner 27 Conrad Dr., Suite 150 Jackson, TN 38305-2850 (731) 668-6429


[email protected] TN NFIP EX-OFFICIO Dan Hawk, TN NFIP Tennessee Tower Building, 10th Floor 312 8th Avenue, North Nashville, TN 37243-0405 (615) 253-1865 or (865) 777-3959 [email protected] Stanley Harrison, TN NFIP 3211 North Roan Street Johnson City, TN 37601 (423) 434-0158 [email protected] Recognition of departing Board members: East Regional Representative – Chris Butler West Regional Representative – Bahar Golesorkhi 2010 -2011 Activity: • Conducted TN AFPM 2nd Annual Conference (12 CECs awarded by ASFPM, hosted the CFM Exam) with two concurrent sessions, 12 Classes each side; 3 annual regional trainings in East, Middle and West TN Regions with 3 presentations at each location. • Updated Constitution, Bylaws, and Membership Application and dues. • Produced 4 Quarterly Newsletters. • Presented at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Conference in Nashville, TN on August 18, 2011. • Attended the TN GIC, FHWA, Metro Nashville Water Services, USACE and CRS General and CRS Manual Changes Training, AMEC Offices, Nashville, TN AFPM Board of Directors Chairman Mike Armstrong and Ex-Officio Member Stanley Harrison, TN NFIP attended CRS Training conducted by Christina Groves, CFM, Community Rating System Specialist at ISO. • Filed and received Non-Profit Corporate Status with the TN Secretary of State. • Cindy Popplewell, TN AFPM Secretary, presented at the 2011 ASFPM Annual National Conference, in Louisville, KY. Her presentation, “B1 - Nashville Flood Recovery Efforts – Assessing Damage to Homes and Stormwater Infrastructure,” focused national attention on the May 2010 flooding in Tennessee. • USACE Flood Risk Management and Silver Jackets Workshop, Nashville, TN, August 15—19. TN AFPM Member Roger Lindsey, Chairman Mike Armstrong, and Middle TN Regional Representative Sharon Caton, presented at the USACE Breakout Session: Best Practices and Lessons Learned in Flood Risk Management; Track 1: 2010 Nashville Flood Perspectives:


o Session 1: Highlighted the historic May 2010 flood in the Nashville area, covering a range of topics including: cooperative efforts for flood preparedness, meteorological factors, lessons learned, and post event damage assessments/disaster recovery. Moderator: Roger Lindsey, Metro Nashville Water Services. o Session 2: Post Flood Damage Assessment and Disaster Recovery: The process in Kingston Springs, TN presented by Alan M. Armstrong and Sharon Caton. • Chairman Mike Armstrong and Sharon Caton joined the USACE, and other Federal and State agencies in an organizational meeting to begin efforts to offer a Silver Jackets team for the state of Tennessee. • Began process for PDH/CEC training credits with the TN Real Estate Commission and TN Department of Commerce and Insurance. • Revamped TN AFPM Website to post all training classes, links to local, state, and federal resources. • Established a working partnership with the TN LIDAR Project, USACE, TN Stormwater Association, TN Board of Regents Continuing Education Program, and multiple media outlets to promote TN AFPM Events. TN AFPM Committees Conference: Cindy Popplewell, [email protected] IT/Media: Sharon Armstrong, [email protected] Membership: Sandra Knight, [email protected] Newsletter: Sharon Armstrong, [email protected] Training and Education: Sharon Armstrong, [email protected] Website: Jenna McGee, [email protected] TN CFMs. Armstrong, Alan, Pleasant View Atkins, Christopher, Cedar Hill Bass, Daniel, Knoxville Bass, De'an, Brentwood Boles, Brendan, Nashville Buchanan, Erin, Thompson Station Buchanan, Jeffrey, Thompson Station Burns, Chan, Dickson Coffey, Marilyn, Knoxville Coulson, Gregory, Nashville Crouch, Michael, Nashville Crowley, Amy, Mt. Juliet Doss, John, Clarksville Edwards, David, Kingsport Fuquay, Whitney, Nashville Graham, Justin, Nashville Hearn, Daniel, Nashville Heeney, Kevin, Nolensville Heflin, Floyd, Franklin


Heilwagen, Bradley, La Vergne Irwin, Michael, Nashville Johnson, Sara, Nashville Kashelikar, Ashwini, Nashville Knight, Sandra, Cleveland Lawalin, Nicholas, Nashville Lindsey, Roger, Franklin Little, Brandy, Nashville Madsen, Keld, Antioch McGee, Jennifer, Knoxville McGinley, David, Maryville Meshkat, Masoud, Brentwood Miller, Elizabeth, Louisville Moore, James, Antioch Morkert, Andrew, Ooltewah Murr, Andrew, Knoxville Nelson, Donald, Cornersville Owen, Candice, Nashville Owen, William, Murfreeaboro Palko, Thomas, Nashville Pearson, Marcus, Dickson Phillips, Michael, Gallatin Popplewell, Cynthia, Nashville Quinn, Barry, Franklin Rennhack, Joan, Hixson Rote, Russ, LaVergne Sarappo, Inger, Nolensville Smith, Dwight, Franklin Stevens, Brian, Nashville Stolt, Kelly, Nashville Sup, Lara, Nashville Veazey, William, Covington Ward, John, Fairview Warren, James, Dyersburg Wells, Britton, Hendersonville Whittinghill, Keith, Dickson Williams, Alicia, Nashville Wolfe, Kenneth, Gallatin Zgonina, Eric, Nashville Zoeller, Benjamin, Nashville


REGION VI: CHAPTER ACTIVITIES Arkansas: Arkansas Floodplain Management Association, Inc. (AFMA) The Arkansas Floodplain Management Association, Inc. (AFMA, Inc.) has 222 members. The AFMA, Inc. Board of Directors is as follows: Officers: Chair - Richard Penn Vice Chair - Troy Davis Secretary - Amanda Merrill Treasurer - Lorene Burns Past Chair - Jim Narey Executive Director - Conrad Battreal NFIP Coordinator - Mike Borengasser Regional Representatives: Northwest - Celia Scott-Silkwood Northeast - Tom Black Southeast - Lakisha Hill Southwest - Denny McPhate Central - Jack Fleming Committee Chairs: Awards - Conrad Battreal Certification - Mike Borengasser Communication - Danny Straessle (Web Master) Legislative - Jack Fleming Technical - Conrad Battreal The Arkansas Floodplain Management Association, Inc. has 122 Certified Floodplain Managers. The AFMA, Inc. Fall Conference was held 25-28 September 2011 in Eureka Springs, AR with 126 in attendance. Representatives of cities, counties, State, Federal, and professional organizations were in attendance. Denny McPhate was awarded the “Floodplain Manager of the Year Award”. Conference attendees were given a very special technical floodplain tour visiting Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art during construction. Prior to and during construction, this project was in full compliance with local and Federal floodplain development regulations.


The AFMA, Inc. Spring Workshop will be held 19, 20 April 2012 in Jacksonville, AR with an average past attendance of 115. Among other floodplain and flood insurance subjects, the workshop will include the latest changes in the Risk Map Program. During the reporting period AFMA, Inc. published a total of three newsletters on the website, “www.arkansasfloods.org”. The following actions by the AFMA, Inc. Board were accomplished within this reporting period: 1. Federal Income Tax 2011 - filed. 2. State Income Tax - As a “Public Charity”, AFMA, Inc. does not pay Arkansas State Income Tax. 3. Insurance – Liability insurance for the AFMA, Inc. Board members has been renewed. 4. Records Retention Policy established. 5. “W-9 Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification” Policy established for services to AFMA, Inc. Services were obtained from the following professionals within this reporting period. 1. Certified Public Accountant (CPA) – The 2011 AFMA, Inc. Federal Income Taxes were prepared and submitted by a CPA to the Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service. Filing of State Income Taxes is not required in AR since we are a “Public Charity” under Section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Louisiana: Louisiana Floodplain Management Association (LFMA) New Mexico: New Mexico Floodplain Managers Association The NM Chapter has held two workshops since last June. The first was our Fall workshop in Ruidoso, NM. Curt Temple, CFM for Lincoln County was the Conference director and the Program director for the workshop. The program theme, “The many aspects of floodplain management”, offered the presenters an open field for the subject matter of their presentations. Dale Hoff, with FEMA Region 6, gave the NFIP 201, “Intermediate Floodplain Management” one day course on Tuesday prior to the workshop and the CFM exam was proctored on Wednesday morning prior to the beginning of the workshop. 71 NM floodplain managers enjoyed the week in beautiful Ruidoso, New Mexico and we gained 2 new CFMs in the state.


We had 107 attendees at our Spring workshop in Socorro, NM. Mike Czosnek, CFM with the City of Socorro, organized the workshop and Rigel Rucker, CFM with URS, put together the program, “Innovative Practices and Projects for the Benefit of Floodplain Management”. Dale Hoff taught the intermediate FPM course on Tuesday and the CFM exam was proctored again on Wednesday for a gain of 6 more CFMs in NM. As always, the workshop in Socorro was a great success Dale Hoff, FEMA Region 6, came from Denton, TX to teach the E273 course in June in Española, NM. 15 people attended the course and we gained 5 new CFMs in NM. Having the E273 course presented in local communities around New Mexico has really been a great benefit for small community CFMs who don’t get a chance to educate themselves in other ways. URS offered the CFM Exam Refresher Course again this year just prior to the Spring and Fall workshops. This has been very helpful for people who want to take the CFM exam at our workshops. This year we added 13 new people from the proctored CFM exams to the list of NM CFMs and gained 2 CFMs from transfers from other states. But we also lost 13, so the total CFMs in NM is now 176, up only 2 from last year. We held our annual Board Retreat on July 16 and 17 at the Route 66 Casino west of Albuquerque. Topics of discussion included following the possibility of web casting our workshop to assist our small communities that may not have the budget to send their CFMs to the Workshop. We are currently looking into the logistics of this process. draft letter to our Congressional Delegation on HR1309 (Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2011), We discussed a draft wish list of training for the coming year and made changes to our Bylaws to set the procedures for online voting for our membership. Club Express continued to work well as our web server this last year. We did all our workshops and course registrations online with the option to pay by credit card. We again conducted our elections entirely online via our web site, and for those who had not voted by the last day of voting, we had a netbook at the workshop registration table dedicated for elections only. This worked out great for the third year. Our committee pages on the web site have given the committee chairs the opportunity to communicate with their members thru the web site. Similarly, we have given our regional directors the capability to email their members from the web site so they can better communicate with NMFMA members in their regions. Michele Truby-Tillen, our Secretary, created a Face book page and a LinkedIn discussion for the group. There is a follow widget on the NFIP Home page to promote the Face book page and there will soon be a LinkedIn widget added. We held elections at our Spring workshop in Albuquerque and elected new officers. The new NMFMA Board includes Paul Dugie, CFM, Chair; Kelly Romero, CFM, First Vice Chair; Rigel Rucker, CFM, Second Vice Chair; Michele Truby-Tillen, CFM, Secretary;


Mike Czosnek, CFM, Treasurer; Curtis Cherne, CFM, Region I Director; JD Padilla, CFM, Region II Director; Joe Barela, CFM, Region III Director; and Carlos Bustamante, CFM, Region IV Director. A complete list of the Board of Directors and their contact information can be found on our website, www.nmfma.org , under Contact Us. NMFMA remains financially solvent and in fact will be sending the Executive Director and three board members to the ASFPM national conference in San Antonio, TX May 20-25. Oklahoma: Oklahoma Floodplain Managers Association (OFMA) The Oklahoma Floodplain Managers Association currently serves nearly 420 members. The 2011-2012 Board of Directors is as follows: Board of Directors: Chair Ana C. Stagg, PE, CFM Vice Chair Bill Robison, PE, CFM Secretary Amy Brandley, CFM Treasurer Carolyn Schultz, CFM Past Chair Tom Leatherbee, AINS, CFM NFIP State Coordinator Gavin Brady, CFM Region Representatives: Region 1 Leslie Lewis, PE, CFM Region 2 W. B. Smith, PE, CFM Region 3 Jeff Smith, CFM Region 4 Chloe Lewis, CFM Region 5 Michael Galloway, CFM Standing Committees: PDCC Joe Remondini, PE, CFM DRT Bill Smith, PE Education Dee Robison, CFM Legislative Amy Brandley, CFM / Tom Leatherbee, AINS, CFM Membership Clark Williams, CFM Nominating Ellen Stevens, PE, CFM Awards Gavin Brady, CFM Training Cadre Carolyn Schultz, CFM Topical Committees: Mapping Matt Rollins, CFM Mitigation Rita Henze, CFM Insurance Monica Kynaston, CFM CRS Working Group Jeff Bigby, PE, CFM


Strategic Planning: In October 2011, the OFMA Board and several guests met for three days to craft OFMA’s strategic work plan, policy agenda and budget for the 2011-2012 year. The effort led to clear directions for the current OFMA board: (1) developing a comprehensive outreach strategy for the organization, (2) undertaking a significant overhaul of the organization’s training program, (3) continuing support for funding mechanisms for master drainage plans, and (4) diversifying the organization’s conference programs and membership outreach efforts to embrace the growing intersections between stormwater quality and stormwater quantity management. Highlights of each committee’s work plan include: • Professional Development and Certification Committee (PDCC) o Continue Implementation of National Examination o Lead Effort to Standardize Advanced Training Classes and Policies • Training Cadre o Inventory and Review All Current Courses o Develop Materials Needed to “Package” All Current Courses Develop Course Evaluation o Develop Online Instructor Resource Center • DRT o Continue Training Maintain Readiness o Acquire New Equipment (Safety, Radios) • Education o Continue Development of Traveling Trunks Program o Continue Development of Presentation Module Design and Order TADD Bumper Stickers o Recruit Trainers for Wards Model o Produce TADD Calendars • Legislative o Host Annual Legislative Reception o Continue to educate on the following policies: � Priority 1: Continue to Protect Local Control � Policy Priority 2: Identify Funding Sources for MDPs � Policy Priority 3: Support CTP Program � Policy Priority 4: Work on Technical Revisions to Floodplain Management Act • Membership o Strengthen Recruitment of Associated Professionals o Show Value to Non-Member Floodplain Managers


• Awards: Broaden Scholarship Offerings • Nominating: Make Nominating Process More Accessible 2011-2012 Activities: • Held 2011 Annual Conference in September 2011, Norman, Oklahoma. • Held annual strategic planning retreat to develop annual budget, strategic plan, and policy agenda. • Hosted the 2012 Legislative Reception, February 2012. • Held 2012 Spring Workshop in April 2012. • Continued issuance of quarterly newsletter – The BFE. • Continued to sponsor a flood awareness poster contest for 4th grade students and produced the “Turn Around Don’t Drown” calendar. • Joined in “Turn Around Don’t Drown” bumper stickers programs. Distributed 200 stickers. • Distribute information packages on PRP Extension for use by legislators when assisting constituents. Continued education efforts and assisted with review and editing of proposed 2012 legislation impacting floodplain management. • Continued support and funding of OFMA Disaster Response Team (DRT) is fully operational and ready to respond to assist communities with post-disaster response. The DRT has over 70 active volunteers DRT. • Conducted Advanced Floodplain Management workshops for annual accreditation requirement. Performed inventory of current training sessions and developed trainers’ webportal to centralize information. • Scheduled CRS Workshop to be held in July 2012. Texas: Texas Association of Floodplain Management Association The Texas Floodplain Management Association enjoyed another very successful year in 2011 with our membership continuing to grow and our Certified Floodplain Manager Program experiencing phenomenal interest. Since TFMA started our own CFM Program in 1996 (long before ASFPM established a “National Certification” Program), we have certified to date, 2241 Certified Floodplain Managers. Of course, over the years we have lost CFMs due to changing of jobs, retirement and in some cases even death. Unfortunately, some CFMs have been decertified due to lack of interest in renewal or because they failed to submit CECs. Current numbers of CFMs are stated below. TFMA continues to manage our CFM Program and remains one of only six accredited states by ASFPM to do so. TFMA continues to develop special partnerships with various federal, state and local agencies as well as the private sector to promote sound floodplain management, hazard mitigation and flood safety awareness. One special partnership is with the 13 National


Weather Service Offices that serve Texas. Working together, we have now developed additional promo items for the Turn Around Don’t Drown campaign and have taken our flood safety awareness and education efforts to adults and children all across the State. See more on this activity below. The following is a summary of TFMA accomplishments and successes for 2011 and 2012: Membership and Certified Floodplain Manager Program: At the close of 2011, TFMA had a total membership of 1871. Of those, 1589 were active Certified Floodplain Managers. During the year, we added 170 new CFMs and 192 new members. As 2011 progress, some member renewals have been slow to come. The FMA Office is now actively pursuing those 2011 members who have not renewed for 2012. We have added 28 new CFMs so far this year, but unfortunately, we also had to decertify 77 CFMs for various reasons as discussed above. As of April 2011, TFMA now has a total membership of 1767 with 1513 active Certified Floodplain Managers. There has been an ongoing discussion for years among state associations as to the breakdown of membership and how it appears that membership from the Private Sector is increasing far faster than membership from our cities and counties (local government) where floodplain management programs are enforced at the local level. The following breakdown of TFMA membership does provide some proof of this. Total Members as of April 2012: 1767 Members From Texas Counties (County Government) – 168 10% Members From Texas Cities (City Government) ‐ 450 25% Members From Various Federal/State Agencies ‐ 281 16% Members From Various Universities ‐ 10 Less than 1% Members From Private Sector (Consultants/Vendors) ‐ 858 49% Total Membership 1767 The Private Sector membership of 49% far exceeds the combined City/County membership of 35%. While this is not necessarily a problem, it is eye opening that the group (local government), for which purpose most associations were formed, appears to be falling behind and local floodplain managers are not stepping forward to actively participate in their association. With this in mind, TFMA is planning to launch an aggressive recruitment program this summer to reach out to the Texas City and County floodplain managers who are not members of TFMA. Results could be staggering. Here are some


numbers to consider. In Texas, there are 254 counties. Current membership has 168 counties represented or about 66% of our counties. (Actually, it is much less, since there are a few counties that have multiple members, so the actual number of counties represented is less.) In Texas, there are 1,215 incorporated cities. Again, the same situation applies. Even though our membership numbers show 450 cities, or 37%, the actual number is lower since some member cities have more than one member. This analysis shows that an active recruitment program could yield a substantial increase in our local government membership. For reference: TFMA Annual Membership Fee is $40 and Annual CFM Renewal Fee is $45. CFMs are required to pay both annual fees as well as submit proof of at least 8 hours of Continuing Education Credits (CECs) to maintain their professional certification. TRAINING, CONTINUING EDUCATION & CFM EXAM OPPORTUNITIES TFMA continues to work our special partnerships with FEMA Region VI staff and the staff of the Texas Water Development Board to provide training opportunities for the TFMA members to gain more experience and expertise in our chosen profession of floodplain management. Various workshops and classes offer the opportunity to gain continuing education credits for the CFM and also opportunity to learn more about the NFIP prior to taking the CFM exam. However, due to a substantial loss of State funding for the NFIP at the TWDB and overall budget cuts in FEMA, our workshops and training efforts have taken a big hit in 2012. The FEMA E273 4‐Day “Managing Floodplain Development Through the National Flood Insurance Program” Training Course continues to be the stalwart of TFMA’s CFM program. But again, budget cuts have reduced the number of these important courses. At the conclusion of the course, the CFM exam is offered to course attendees as well as others who have pre‐applied for the exam. A person must be an active member of TFMA and must complete a CFM Exam Application and pay a $100 exam fee prior to being place on the list of approved exam takers. TFMA continues to work with our federal and state partners on development and delivery of training in Texas, and through our Training and Education Committee, we are looking at options for TFMA to pick up the slack in training delivery. The following is a summary of the CFM exam opportunities and training offered in 2011 and to date for 2012:


2011 FEMA 4‐day Course and CFM exam opportunity February 7‐11, 2011 – Lubbock, Texas (FEMA 4‐Day Course) Exam Takers: 17 Number Passing Exam: 14 May 16‐20, 2011 – Austin, Texas (FEMA 4‐Day Course) Exam Takers: 33 Number Passing Exam: 23 July 18‐22, 2011 – Galveston, Texas (FEMA 4‐Day Course) Exam Takers: 33 Number Passing Exam: 31 September 12‐15, 2011 – Richardson, Texas (FEMA 4‐Day Course) Exam Takers: 34 Number Passing Exam: 26 November 28 – December 2, 2011 – Arlington, Texas (FEMA 4‐Day Course) Hosted by NCTCOG Exam Takers: 27 Number Passing Exam: 27 2012 FEMA 4‐Day Course and CFM exam opportunity February 6‐10, 2012 – Corpus Christi, Texas Exam Takers: 24 Number Passing Exam: 17 June 25‐28, 2012 – Conroe, Texas August 6‐9, 2012 – Longview, Texas 2011 State Conducted Training (TWDB) With the addition of State funding in 2011, TWDB initiated an aggressive training program for Texas Floodplain Managers. Most of the new training classes utilized the advanced training modules developed by FEMA and provided by ASFPM. The following is the completed schedule for this training effort in 2011: February 16, 2011 – Richardson, Texas “National Flood Insurance Program Rules & Regulations In Depth” – G194.2 February 24, 2011 – El Paso, Texas “Local Floodplain Managers Role & Responsibilities” – G194.1 March 23, 2011 – Crockett, Texas “Basic Floodplain Management Workshop” March 30, 2011 – Georgetown, Texas “Local Floodplain Managers Role & Responsibilities” – G‐194.1 April 7, 2011 – Brownsville, Texas “Higher Standards & No Adverse Impact Concepts in Floodplain Management” – G282.1 April 26, 2011 – Buda, Texas “Letters of Map Change & Local Floodplain Management” – G‐194.3 May 10, 2011 “National Flood Insurance Program Rules & Regulations In Depth” – G‐194.2 May 12, 2011 – “Flood Insurance For The Floodplain Manager” – G282.3


June 2, 2011 – El Paso, Texas “Flood Insurance For The Floodplain Manager” – G282.3 June 8, 2011 – Harlingen, Texas “Intermediate Floodplain Management” Workshop July 13, 2011 – Wichita Falls, Texas “Intermediate Floodplain Management” Workshop July 20, 2011 – Luling, Texas Intermediate Floodplain Management” Workshop August 2, 2011 – Abilene, Texas “NFIP Regulations, Adopting & Enforcing Your Local Ordinance, Local Government Role, Permitting, Letters of Map Change” As a reflection of the mentioned budget and funding cuts, TWDB training has decreased dramatically as evidenced by the 2012 Training schedule. In 2011, there were 13 one day training events and so far in 2012, there have been only been two training class conducted. 2012: March 27, 2012 Basic Floodplain Management 101 April 2‐3, 2012 Two part one‐day Basic Floodplain Management 101 Workshop Held in conjunction with TFMA Spring Conference – Corpus Christi, Texas September 17‐18, 2012 Will conduct two part one‐day Basic Floodplain Management 101 Workshop In conjunction with TFMA Fall Conference – Rockwall, Texas CONFERENCES AND OTHER ACTIVITIES SUPPORTED BY TFMA TFMA annually hosts two conferences a year. Our annual Spring Conference serves as our Awards and Recognition Conference and also hosts a number of private sector vendors/exhibitors. Every two years, the Spring Conference is also our Election Day for Directors and Officers of the TFMA Board of Directors. The 2013 Spring Conference will feature the election process. The Spring Conference provides Early Bird Training workshops as well as numerous concurrent Technical Session Tracks. TFMA also hosts its Annual Banquet at the conclusion of the Spring Conference. TFMA hosts a slightly shorter annual Fall Technical Conference. This conference also features Early Bird Training Workshops as well as Concurrent Technical Sessions. At both conferences, the CFM Exam is offered after a one day NFIP refresher course. Both conferences also provide ample opportunities for our CFMs to earn Continuing Education Credits. The following is a summary of the 2011 and 2012 Conference schedule:


TFMA Spring Conference 2011 – April 11‐14, 2011 “In the Face of Nature’s Fury – Can Floodplain Management Make a Difference?” Sugar Land, Texas Number attending: 376 CFM Exam Takers: 19 Number Passing Exam:16 Number of Exhibitors: 19 Number of Sponsors: 10 TFMA Fall Technical Conference 2011 – September 20‐23, 2011 San Antonio, Texas Number attending: 448 Number of Sponsors: 10 Number taking CFM exam: 26 Number Passing exam: 22 TFMA Spring Conference 2012 – April 2‐5, 2012 “Mitigation and Outreach – Stemming the Tide of Flood Losses in Texas” Corpus Christi, Texas Number attending: 275 Number of Exhibitors: 15 Number of Sponsors: 9 CFM Exam Takers: 9 Number Passing Exam: 6 TFMA Fall Technical Conference 2012 – September 17‐20, 2012 “Steering A Successful Floodplain Management Program Across Troubled Floodwaters” Lake Ray Hubbard – Rockwall, Texas TFMA often co‐sponsors or otherwise supports other conferences and agency activities. The following is a list of those activities: FEMA Region VI CAP Meetings – Denton, Texas (All Five State Coordinating Agencies as well as all Five State Floodplain Management Associations attend the annual CAP meeting to obtain state and federal agency updates. Only one CAP meeting is now scheduled in the fall.) Date and Location to be Determined. FEMA Hazard Mitigation Conference – Denton, Texas May 2‐6, 2011 May 1‐3, 2012 STATE OF TEXAS ANNUAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE April 26‐29, 2011 – San Antonio, Texas April 2‐6, 2012 – San Antonio, Texas NATIONAL FLOOD WORKSHOP February 27‐29, 2012 Sponsored by: Weather Research Center – Houston, Texas. TEXAS SEVERE WEATHER CONFERENCE March 2‐3, 2012 – San Antonio, Texas


TEXAS DRIVERS SAFETY ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE March 30‐31, 2012 ASSOCIATION OF STATE FLOODPLAIN MANAGERS TFMA was one of the first State Floodplain Management Associations to become a State Chapter of ASFPM and our Chapter support of ASFPM continues to this day. To date, we are the largest Chapter organized under the purview of ASFPM. TFMA Annually supports ASFPM conferences by promoting and encouraging Chapter members to become individual members and to attend out of state conferences. Travel scholarships are offered to TFMA Board Members to assist in attending national conferences. TFMA donated $3000 to the Oklahoma Floodplain Management Association to assist with their activities in hosting the ASFPM National Conference on May 16‐20, 2010 in Oklahoma City. In 2011, TFMA made a donation of $3000 to the ASFPM Foundation to assist in the enhancement of the Floodplain Manager Game which was developed by Curtis Beitel, P.E., CFM a TFMA member. An additional $1000 donation to the ASFPM Foundation was given during the annual Spring Conference in 2011. In 2012, TFMA will donate $1000 to the ASFPM Foundation. TFMA sponsored a Texas booth at the ASFPM National Conference on May 15‐20, 2011 in Louisville, Kentucky to promote the ASFPM conference for 2012 in San Antonio, Texas. In 2012, TFMA will host the ASFPM National Conference in San Antonio, Texas on May 20‐25, 2012 Heidi Carlin, CFM is the TFMA Host Contact for the 2012 National Conference. A Regional Planning Committee has been established to help plan for the 2012 event. Besides TFMA, representatives from San Antonio River Authority (SARA), the City of San Antonio and Bexar County are assisting with the planning effort. The first meeting of the group was held on March 15, 2011 in San Antonio and subsequent meetings have been held throughout 2011/2012 as we approach the 2012 conference. TFMA will be the Host Chapter and represent the Host State as over 1000 floodplain managers from across the country gather in San Antonio, Texas for the 36th Annual National Floodplain Managers Conference. As Host Chapter, TFMA plays a big role in the conference. On Sunday, May 20th, TFMA will host the ASFPM Golf Tournament and on Sunday evening, TFMA will host the big and very popular Sunday Evening Welcome Fest with a special Mexican flavor. TFMA members will volunteer for many activities throughout the conference and several will serve as guides for technical field trips and guest trips. Also on Sunday, TFMA staff will assist the NWS in demonstrating the 3‐D Flood Simulator Model. On Tuesday, the C6B Concurrent Session Track is devoted to Texas and TFMA where three special presentations will be featured. TFMA is also involved in a one day FPM


101 workshop on Sunday and teaching the half day CFM Refresher Course. On Friday, TFMA is involved in the Texas Flash Flood Coalition (TFFC) Workshop. Throughout the week, TFMA will be selling ASFPM conference memorabilia. CONTINUED SPECIAL PARTNERSHIP WITH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND OTHER AGENCIES FOR FLOOD SAFETY AWARENESS AND OUTREACH TFMA continues to support and promote numerous NWS programs including: Basic & Advanced SkyWarn Storm Spotter Training classes which are offered during the spring all across Texas. “Turn Around Don’t Drown” (TADD) promoting flood safety awareness for motorists. NOAA All‐Hazard Radios Community Collaborative Rain, Snow and Hail Network (CoCoRaHS) “StormReady” Community Preparedness Program for disaster resilient communities. Promoting National Severe Weather Awareness Week, February 20‐26, 2011 & February 19‐25, 2012; National Flood Safety Awareness Week, March 14‐18, 2011 & March 12‐16, 2012; National Severe Weather Preparedness Week, April 22‐28, 2012; National Hurricane Preparedness Week, May 27‐June 2, 2012; and Lightning Safety Awareness Week, June 10‐25, 2011 & June 24‐30, 2012. As part of Flood Safety Awareness Week, TFMA co‐sponsors with the City of Austin TADD Flood Safety Poster Contest in the Austin Independent School District. TFMA provides ribbons for 1st through 4th place poster winners and provides Gift Cards for 1st through 4th place winners. Winning posters become part of the TFMA’s annual TADD Calendar. Over 7000 calendars were published and given away in 2011 and 10,000 calendars were published and distributed in 2012. TFMA, working with National Weather Service co‐founded and co‐chairs the Texas Flash Flood Coalition. TFFC has grown in popularity and now includes a number of federal, state and local agencies working together to reduce the risk of flood deaths in Texas. We have achieved a number of successes including having flood safety information and TADD placed in the State of Texas Drivers Handbook. TADD is also being taught in Defensive Driving and Drivers Education classes. TFMA has developed a new flood safety outreach program for school kids. The program includes a Tex Anna TADDpole Coloring and Activity Book and a Power Point presentation. Also in development stage is a Power Point on Natural Hazards in Texas for school kids. NWS, TFMA and TFFC are working together to distribute state‐wide and then nationwide. For a complete list of TFMA TADD promotional items, please see attached list. OTHER TFMA ACTIVITIES TFMA continues to publish a quarterly Newsletter – “The Lightning Rod”. The newsletter improves and grows with each issue and now features numerous colored


pictures, graphics and excellent articles. In addition, TFMA now generates additional revenue by selling ads in the newsletter. TFMA maintains an active website that serves as a data base for membership, certification and tracking of continuing education credits for CFMs. Members/CFMs can join or renew membership and certification on‐line and pay fees by credit card. Registration and payment by credit card on‐line also helps facilitate our conferences and training activities. Plans are now underway to do a much needed “facelift” of the TFMA website. TFMA sent out a “Freeboard” survey to determine how many TFMA member communities are practicing floodplain management with higher than FEMA minimum floodplain development criteria. We have responses from 230 Texas communities and that number continues to grow as we track “Higher Standards “ in Texas communities. The survey is posted on the TFMA website and is utilized by many communities to justify going to higher standards in their local floodplain management program. A presentation on the survey will be made at the ASFPM National conference during the “Texas Track” C6B on Tuesday, May 22, 2012. TFMA Regional Directors from TFMA Regions 4 & 10 (Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex) started hosting quarterly Regional luncheon meetings. The success of these meetings continues to grow and at the meeting held on March 31, 2011, over 200 attended. The 5th annual; meeting was held on March 22, 2012 with 210 attendees. This type of outreach is critical to TFMA’s service to membership and continues to bring in new members. TFMA purchased a Ward’s Stormwater/Floodplain Simulator Model. The model will be loaned out to TFMA communities for use at fairs, schools and other public outreach and educational activities. A loan agreement was modeled after a similar agreement developed by the State of Montana for their model. TFMA will facilitate a special demonstration of this model at the ASFPM national conference on Sunday, May 20, 2012.

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