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Living with the Bay Rebuild by Design
June 20, 2017 CAC Meeting
Living with the Bay Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) Meeting #7
June 20, 2017 The Knights of Columbus
2985 Kenneth Place, Oceanside, New York 11572
Meeting Summary The seventh meeting of the Living with the Bay (LWTB) Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) meeting was held on Tuesday, June 20, 2017 at The Knights of Columbus in Oceanside. Forty-two (42) citizens attended the meeting including fourteen (14) CAC members, staff from the Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery (GOSR), Tetra Tech staff and members of the public (see sign-in sheet attached). Introduction
Michael Bomar, Project Manager, Tetra Tech delivered welcoming remarks and briefly introduced the purpose of meeting; CAC meeting with the opportunity to comment on presentation and conduct conversation amongst themselves.
An opportunity for public comments will be addressed at the end of the meeting. Everyone was encouraged to fill-out, hand-in or mail-in the public comment form. Public comment forms were available and distributed at the registration table as well as available on the GOSR Website, at http://stormrecovery.ny.gov.
CAC Member Attendees The following fourteen (14) CAC members where present:
• Joe Forgione, Co-Chair • David Stern, Co-Chair • Justin Corbo • Jay T. Korth • James Loglisci • Linda Marshall • Arthur Mattson
• Shelley Brazley • Raymond Pagano • Gregory Rinn • Thomas Rozakis • Jim Ruocco • Amy Wolf • Brien Weiner
(Members that were not present include: Daniel Caracciolo, William Faraday, Daniel Horn, Andrew Miller, Joseph Landesberg and Steven Ruscio)
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CAC Meeting Agenda LWTB Program Status Funding Recap Last CAC Meeting Summary of Anticipated Cumulative Results Project Prioritization 30-Day Look Ahead Public Comment LWTB Resiliency Strategy Update LWTB originated by a Rebuild by Design (RBD) application. Originally it was a broad program including the entire Mill River Watershed, however it lacked municipal input and needed to be refined. Tetra Tech was identified to develop a resiliency strategy that incorporates both construction cost and an implementation strategy. The Mill River Watershed – a broad program - now refined to real streets and to projects that will get implemented. Funding Connecting - Overall Objectives
1. HUD - Housing & Urban Development – National Objectives 2. Living By Deign – Objectives 3. Living With The Bay – Design Submittal Objectives
Recap of Last CAC Meeting #6 – May 23, 2017 The Roll Out of the LWTB Project Prioritization Methodology - Watershed Resiliency Strategy
Project prioritization methodology introduced and the prioritization framework explained in detail. (1) Cost (2) Benefits (3) Risk & Vulnerability are engineering functions, and will be addressed by Tetra Tech (4) Synergies and (5) Social Resiliency will both be respectively addressed by the TAC and CAC committees.
Top Tier Projects • Coastal Marsh Restoration Project • Horsebrook Drain West Branch Recharge Basin Project • Hempstead High School Creek restoration Project • Nichols Court Stormwater Bump-out Project • Cooper Square Underground Retention Project • East & West Boulevard Project • North East Village of Hempstead – Bioretension Green Streets Project • Malverne High School Project • Hempstead Housing Authority
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June 20, 2017 CAC Meeting
Level of Service BY CAC Theme - CAC Project Types
1. Water Storage - Water quality and slowing stormwater 2. Greener Edge – Bioswales and marsh restoration 3. Space for the River – Enhancing ecohabitats, tidal and surge protection/management 4. The Blue-Green Corridor – North south pedestrian corridor, incorporates river history, education
community in regards to; stormwater management, environmental management and public access to waterfront.
Summary of Anticipated Project Impacts – CAC Themes 1. Water Storage – The LWTB provides projects with over 1 million cubic feet of additional water
storage volume in the program area resulting in improved flood water mitigation for properties downstream.
2. Greener Edge – There is opportunity for 18 different projects to provide more than 2 million square feet of greener edge in the Mill River corridor.
3. Space for the River – Over 56 acres of space for new and/or enhanced habitat in the Mill River corridor and in the coastal marsh areas that are included in the LWTB programs.
4. The Blue-Green Corridor – Over 63,500 linear feet of Blue-Green corridor is included in the LWTB program to provide the public new recreational activities and access to the waterfront, as well as, document the valued history of the Mill River.
Project Prioritization • 36 Projects – Prioritized Projects in handout (also emailed) • Program Development Drives Implementation of Prioritized Project List • TAC has had opportunity to contribute input – dynamic process
Cost of Prioritized Projects • $878 million - Total cost estimation of all projects; Flood Wall and Flood Gate large portion of
the project estimate • $723 million Flood Wall + $150 million prioritized projects
30-Day Look Ahead September 2022 all projects will be closed out.
• Project Design • Permitting • Environmental Review • Procurement • Construction
Program Schedule was reviewed, future phases discussed, and all was developing on time on schedule. A list of prioritized projects should be presented July of 2017, which will approach finalizing the resiliency plan.
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Closing & Looking Ahead - The Next Four Months In closing, Mr. Bomar explained that project prioritization would occur in the coming month. By this time in July, the LWTB projects should all be identified and prioritized in the project area.
CAC Question Comments & Responses Question – CAC member, Has the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) met? Response – Michael Bomar, Yes, today at 2 pm. Question – David Stern, Questioned quantity of prioritized projects. Response – Michael Bomar, a project fell off the list because of its geographic location outside the LWTB boundary and therefore there are now 35 projects not 36 projects. Question – CAC knows the project have been prioritized according to the CAC themes (four categories) Response – Russ Dudley, Explained the wheel slide that demonstrates the development of the Prioritized Framework:
1. Cost – Estimated Cost 2. Benefits – Flood Reduction, Water Quality & Ecosystem/Habitat 3. Risk & Vulnerability – Health & Safety, Reduced Risk to Natural Hazards and Future Adaptability 4. TAC Focused – Synergies; Dependencies, Critical Infrastructure & Leverage Funds 5. CAC Focused - Social Resiliency; Improved Quality of Life, Support to Community Heritage &
Environmental Education Opportunities
Question – First project cost is zero – Coastal Marshland Response – Cost perspective ranks to the bottom because it is very expensive. However due to the benefits the project ranks the highest, hence Coastal Marshland is the first project. Comment – CAC member, Concerned the green-way and blue-way rank fourth from the bottom yet the Hempstead State Park ranks high. Comment – CAC Prioritization Concerns
• 3 of the top 5 projects are in Hempstead • 5 of the top 10 projects are in Hempstead • Oceanside has no projects
Comment – CAC member concerned that the most important part of the project dropped down to the bottom of the list. It was most important to have a greenway connecting the Hempstead Lake Park to the Bay. Social resilience incorporates and equitable project that an equitable society is also a resilient society. Comment – CAC Member Art Mattson, birdwatcher and author of a book about the Mill River. Highly concerned about the wading birds. Adding fish deepens the pond and negatively affects the waiting birds. Art Mattson and Linda Marshal went on a field trip to meet with the principal of Malverne High School. The principal of Malverne High School was not aware that the Mill River Project was ongoing thought project disappeared. The principal has available bond to contribute.
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Comment – CAC Member Linda Marshall further explained that the principal of Malverne High School was not in support of the Hempstead Lake State Park environmental center/museum. On the contrary he was in support of the floating bio pavilion, proposed by fellow CAC member in the center of Hempstead Lake State Park. Comment – CAC Member, Thomas Rozakis, SPLASH, stressed the importance of prioritizing goals due to the fact that time is winding down.
Next Steps - Future Meetings • The next CAC meeting will be held on July 25, 2017 at the Knights of Columbus in Oceanside.
CAC Meeting
June 20, 2017
A REBUILD BY DESIGN PROJECT
Welcome Program Status Recap Last CAC Meeting Summary of Anticipated Cumulative Results Project Prioritization 30-Day Look Ahead Public Comment Next Meeting – July 25th
AGENDA
Program Status
HOW AND WHY LIVING WITH THE BAY EVOLVED
• Large Area• Broad Program• Public Rights of Way• Operation & Maintenance
Local Municipal
Input
Refined Program
Real Street
Original RBD Application Reality Resiliency Strategy
PROGRAM SCHEDULE
PW1
a. Vision Statement, Purpose, Needs/Goalsb. Description/Assessment of Waterbodies & Watershed Resourcesc. Identify Stakeholders, Experts, Agencies, & Programs & Laws
PW2d. Watershed Characterizatione. Watershed Management Recommendations & Alternatives
PW3f. Prioritize Projects & Actions
PW4g. Implement Strategy & Scheduleh. Tracking & Monitoring
PW5&6i. Draft & Final Watershed Management Plan
DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JULMEETING
LEGEND: GOSR STAFF MEETING TAC MEETING CAC MEETING
Problem Areas
List of Projects
Proposed Prioritized Projects
Final Plan Vetting
Recap Last CAC Meeting
CONNECTING OBJECTIVES
Watershed
Resiliency Strategy
Costs
Benefits
Risk & Vulnerability
Synergies
Social Resiliency
PROJECT PRIORITIZATION METHODOLOGY
MAXIMUM POTENTIAL PRIORITIZATION SCORES BY CATEGORY
PROJECT DESCRIPTION DEVELOPMENT
COMPONENTS OF CAC THEMES
History
Education
Blue-Green Corridor
Ecohabitats
Tidal & Storm
Space for the River
Bioswales
Marsh Restoration
A GreenerEdge
Water Quality
Slowing Stormwater
Water Storage
WATER STORAGEWater Quality & Slowing Stormwater
A GREENER EDGEBioswales & Marsh Restoration
SPACE FOR THE RIVEREcohabitats & Tidal/Surge
BLUE-GREEN CORRIDORHistory, Education, Public Access
PROJECT THEMES BY PROJECT
o Water Storage
o A Greener Edge
o Space for the River
o The Blue-Green Corridor
• No Theme
Summary of Anticipated Cumulative Results
INCORPORATING THEMES IN PROJECTSWater Storage
A GreenerEdge
Space for the River
Blue-Green Corridor
A Greener Edge We have created the opportunity for 18 different projects to provide more than 2,000,000 square feet of a greener edge in the Mill River corridor.
18
Water StorageThe LWTB provides __ projects with over 1,000,000 cubic feet of additional water storage volume in the program area resulting in improved flood mitigation for the properties downstream.1,000,000 Space for the River
Over 56 acres of space for new and/or enhanced habitat in the Mill River corridor and in the coastal
marsh areas are included in the LWTB program.
56
The Blue-Green Corridor Over 63,500 linear feet of Blue-Green corridor is included
in the LWTB program to provide the public new recreational activities and access to the waterfront as well as document
the valued history of the Mill River.
63,500
ANTICIPATED IMPACTS
TOTAL PROJECT COSTS
$878M** $723M identified for 1 of the 36 projects
THE NEED TO PRIORITIZE PROJECTSWatershed Resiliency
StrategyCosts
Benefits
Risk & Vulnerability
Synergies
Social Resiliency
LWTB PROGRAM 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Resiliency Strategy
Project Designs
Environmental Review
Regulatory Permitting
Construction Procurement
Construction Implementation
Program of Prioritized Projects
Note: For schematic purposes only. Actual project schedules are TBD.
LWTB PROGRAM 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Resiliency Strategy
Project Designs
Environmental Review
Regulatory Permitting
Construction Procurement
Construction Implementation
Program of Prioritized Projects
Note: For schematic purposes only. Actual project schedules are TBD.
EXAMPLE
Project Design Environmental Review
Regulatory Permitting
Construction Procurement
Construction Implementation
The process for a single project.
FOLLOWING THE EXAMPLE PROJECT2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Resiliency Strategy
Project Designs
Environmental Review
Regulatory Permitting
Construction Procurement
Construction Implementation
Program of Prioritized Projects
Note: For schematic purposes only. Actual project schedules are TBD.
CAC’S PARTICIPATION IN THE PROCESS
Project Design Environmental Review
Regulatory Permitting
Construction Procurement
Construction Implementation
CAC Meetings (2017‐2022)
Project Prioritization
PROJECT PRIORITIZATION
36 Potential Projects Prioritized Project List Program Development Drives
Implementation
PROJECT PRIORITIZATION (see attachment in email)
30-Day Look Ahead
PROGRAM SCHEDULE
PW1
a. Vision Statement, Purpose, Needs/Goalsb. Description/Assessment of Waterbodies & Watershed Resourcesc. Identify Stakeholders, Experts, Agencies, & Programs & Laws
PW2d. Watershed Characterizatione. Watershed Management Recommendations & Alternatives
PW3f. Prioritize Projects & Actions
PW4g. Implement Strategy & Scheduleh. Tracking & Monitoring
PW5&6i. Draft & Final Watershed Management Plan
DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JULMEETING
LEGEND: GOSR STAFF MEETING TAC MEETING CAC MEETING
Problem Areas
List of Projects
Proposed Prioritized Projects
Final Plan Vetting
Public Comment
Next CAC Meeting – July 25
