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COASTAL WETLANDS PLANNING, PROTECTION AND RESTORATION ACT
TASK FORCE MEETING


AGENDA
October 23 , 2014, 9:30 a.m.

Location:

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Office
District Assembly Room (DARM)
7400 Leake Avenue
New Orleans, Louisiana

Documentation of Task Force meetings may be found at:
http://www.mvn.usace.army.mil/Missions/Environmental/CWPPRA.aspx

Tab Number Agenda Item

  1. Meeting Initiation 9:30 a.m. to 9:40 a.m.
    1. Introduction of Task Force or Alternates
    2. Opening remarks of Task Force Members
    3. Request for Agenda Changes/Additional Agenda Items/Adoption of Agenda

  2. Decision: Adoption of Minutes for the May 22, 2014 Task Force Meeting (Brad Inman, USACE) 9:40 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. Mr. Brad Inman will present the minutes from the last Task Force meeting. Task Force members may provide suggestions for additional information to be included in the official minutes.

  3. Report: Status of CWPPRA Program Funds and Projects (Allison Murry, USACE; Brad Inman, USACE) 9:45 a.m. to 9:55 a.m. Ms. Allison Murry will provide an overview of the status of CWPPRA accounts and available funding in the Planning and Construction Programs.

  4. Report: Construction Update (Brad Inman, USACE) 9:55 a.m. to 10:10 a.m. The CWPPRA agencies will provide a report on projects that are currently under construction and projects that have recently completed construction.

  5. Report/Decision: Status of Unconstructed Projects (Brad Inman, USACE) 10:10 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. The P&E Subcommittee will report on the status of unconstructed CWPPRA projects as well as projects recommended for deauthorization, inactivation, or transfer. The Task Force will consider the following Technical Committee recommendations:
    1. Unconstructed project recommended by the project team to deauthorize:
      • Southwest Louisiana Gulf Shoreline Nourishment and Protection (ME-24), USACE
    2. Unconstructed project requested by the project team to inactivate:
      • Alligator Bend Marsh Restoration and Shoreline Protection (PO-34), NRCS

  6. Decision: CWPPRA Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) Update (Allison Murry, USACE) 10:15 a.m. to 10:20 a.m. In January 2014, the P&E Subcommittee started an intensive clean-up and update of the CWPPRA SOP. The Task Force will consider the Technical Committee's recommendation to approve the requested changes.

  7. Report/Decision: Upcoming 20-Year Life Projects (Kevin Norton, NRCS) 10:20 a.m. to 10:35 a.m. The project sponsor will present recommended path forwards. The Task Force will consider the Technical Committee recommendation to continue through the 20-Year Life Decision Matrix for the project extension option with formal evaluations of the following projects' costs and benefits. Decisions on whether to extend the projects will be made after these evaluations.

    Project
    No.
    Project Name
    Agency
    Const.
    Complete
    20YL
    Path Forward
    Recommendation
    ME-04
    Freshwater Bayou Wetland Protection
    NRCS
    Mar-95
    Mar-15
    Formal Evaluation
    ME-13
    Freshwater Bayou Bank Stabilization
    NRCS
    Feb-98
    Mar-18
    Formal Evaluation

  8. Report: Outreach Committee Report (Susan Bergeron, USGS) 10:35 a.m. to 10:50 a.m. Ms. Susan Bergeron will provide the Outreach Committee report.

  9. Report: Coastwide Reference Monitoring System (CRMS) Report (Dona Weifenbach, USGS) 10:50 a.m. to 11:05 a.m. Ms. Dona Weifenbach will present a report on CRMS.

  10. Report: Coastwide Nutria Control Program - Annual Report (Jennifer Manuel, LDWF) 11:05 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Ms. Jennifer Manual with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries will present an annual report on the Coastwide Nutria Control Program (LA-03b).

  11. Decision: Annual Request for Incremental Funding for FY17 Administrative Costs for Cash Flow Projects (Brad Inman, USACE) 11:30 a.m. to 11:35 a.m. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will request funding approval in the amount of $26,142 for administrative costs for cash flow projects beyond Increment 1. The Task Force will consider the Technical Committee's recommendation to approve the request for funds.

  12. Decision: Request for Funding for the CWPPRA Program's Technical Services (Michelle Fischer, USGS) 11:35 a.m. to 11:40 a.m. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and CPRA are requesting funding for technical services for the CWPPRA program in the amount of $171,410. The Task Force will consider the Technical Committee's recommendation to approve the request for funding for technical services in the amount of $171,410.

  13. Decision: Request for Transfer of Funds from the PPL 2 - West Belle Pass Headland Restoration Project (TE-23) Operations & Maintenance to Monitoring (Brad Inman, USACE; Stuart Brown, CPRA) 11:40 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. The USACE and CPRA have determined that a minimum of two land/water analyses for the TE-23 project area, one each for years 2008 and 2012 respectively, are required to access the impact of a 2007 Port Fourchon Navigation Channel Federal maintenance event in which dredged material was placed within the TE-23 project area. The cost of performing these land/water analyses is $28,375 and would be undertaken in 2015. The Task Force will consider the Technical Committee's recommendation to approve the requested transfer of funds.

  14. Decision: Request for Monitoring Incremental Funding and Budget Increases (Stuart Brown, CPRA) 11:45 a.m. to 12:05 p.m. The Task Force will consider the Technical Committee's recommendation to approve requests for total FY17 incremental funding in the amount of $9,712,695 and monitoring budget increases totaling $35,032.
    1. PPL 9+ Projects requesting approval for FY17 incremental funding in the total amount of $204,451 for the following projects:
      • Barataria Basin Landbridge Shoreline Protection (BA-27c), PPL 9, NRCS
        Incremental Funding amount: $4,539
      • Delta Management at Fort St. Philip (BS-11), PPL 10, FWS
        Incremental Funding amount: $17,271
      • Coastwide Nutria Control Program (LA-03b) PPL 11 NRCS
        Incremental Funding amount: $91,019
      • Coastwide Vegetative Planting (LA-39), PPL 20, NRCS
        Incremental Funding amount: $91,622
    2. PPL 1-8 Project requesting approval for FY17 incremental funding in the total amount of $33,946:
      • Naomi Outfall Project (BA-03c), PPL 5, NRCS
        Incremental Funding amount: $5,571
      • West Belle Pass Headland Restoration (TE-23), PPL 2, USACE
        Incremental Funding amount: $28,375
    3. Coastwide Reference Monitoring System (CRMS) requesting approval for FY17 incremental funding in the total amount of $9,439,266:
      • Incremental funding (FY13 - FY15): $9,439,266
    4. PPL 1-8 Projects requesting approval for a budget increase in the amount of $35,032 and FY17 incremental funding in the amount of $35,032 for the following project:
      • Highway 384 Hydrologic Restoration (CS-21), PPL 2, NRCS
        Budget increase amount: $35,032
        Incremental Funding amount: $35,032

  15. Decision: Request for Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Incremental Funding and Budget Increases (Stuart Brown, CPRA) 12:05 p.m. to 12:25 p.m. The Task Force will consider the Technical Committee's recommendation to approve requests for total FY17 incremental funding in the amount of $5,943,800 and O&M budget increases totaling $436,203.
    1. PPL 9+ Projects requesting approval for FY17 incremental funding in the total amount of $5,259,404 for the following projects:
      • GIWW - Perry Ridge West Bank Stabilization (CS-30), PPL 9, NRCS
        Incremental funding amount: $6,330
      • Four Mile Canal Terracing and Sediment Trapping (TV-18), PPL 9, NMFS
        Incremental Funding amount: $16,557
      • Barataria Basin Landbridge Shoreline Protection, Phase 3, (BA-27c), PPL 9, NRCS
        Incremental Funding amount: $4,582
      • Lake Borgne Shoreline Protection (PO-30), PPL 10, EPA
        Incremental Funding amount: $6,486
      • North Lake Mechant Landbridge Restoration, (TE-44), PPL 10, FWS
        Incremental Funding amount: $86,791
      • Delta Management at Ft. St, Phillip (BS-11), PPL 10, FWS
        Incremental Funding amount: $5,511
      • Barataria Basin Landbridge Shoreline Protection Phase 4, (BA-27d), PPL 11, NRCS
        Incremental Funding amount: $4,624
      • Little Lake Shoreline Protection/ Dedicated Dredging Near Round Lake, (BA-37), PPL 11, NMFS
        Incremental Funding amount: $75,872
      • Barataria Barrier Island Complex: Pelican Island and Pass La Mer to Chaland Pass Restoration (BA-38), PPL 11, NMFS
        Incremental Funding amount: $22,327
      • Pass Chaland to Grand Bayou Pass Barrier Shoreline Restoration (BA-35), PPL 11, NMFS
        Incremental Funding amount: $6,357
      • Coastwide Nutria Control Program (LA-03b), PPL 11, NRCS
        Incremental funding amount (FY16): $2,324,019
      • West Lake Boudreaux Shoreline Protection and Marsh Creation, (TE-46), PPL 11, FWS
        Incremental Funding amount: $5,602
      • Raccoon Island Shoreline Protection/Marsh Creation, (TE-48), PPL 11, NRCS
        Incremental Funding amount: $3,439
      • South White Lake Shoreline Protection (ME-22), PPL 12, USACE
        Incremental funding amount: $8,152
      • Mississippi River Sediment Delivery System - Bayou Dupont (BA-39), PPL 12, EPA
        Incremental Funding amount: $7,058
      • West Belle Pass Barrier Headland Restoration, (TE-52), PPL 16, NMFS
        Incremental Funding amount: $354,548
      • South Lake Lery Marsh Creation and Shoreline Protection (BS-16), PPL 17, FWS
        Incremental Funding amount: $6,534
      • Coastwide Vegetative Planting (LA-39), PPL 20, NRCS
        Incremental Funding amount: $2,314,615
    2. PPL 1-8 Project requesting approval for FY17 incremental funding in the total amount of $585,859:
      • GIWW to Clovelly Hydrologic Restoration (BA-02), PPL 1, NRCS
        Incremental Funding amount: $25,438
      • Highway 384 Hydrologic Restoration (CS-21), PPL 2, NRCS
        Incremental Funding amount: $22,656
      • Point au Fer Canal Plugs (TE-22), PPL 2, NMFS
        Incremental Funding amount: $9,925
      • West Belle Pass Headland Restoration, (TE-23), PPL 2, USACE
        Incremental Funding amount: $9,453
      • Cameron Creole Maintenance (CS-04a), PPL 3, NRCS
        Incremental Funding amount: $133,407
      • Lake Chapeau Sediment Input and Hydrologic Restoration, Point Au Fer Island (TE-26), PPL 3, NMFS
        Incremental Funding amount: $9,800
      • Brady Canal Hydrologic Rest, (TE-28), PPL 3, NRCS
        Incremental Funding amount: $100,695
      • Black Bayou Hydrologic Restoration (CS-27), PPL 6, NMFS
        Incremental Funding amount: $269,904
      • Barataria Basin Landbridge Shoreline Protection, Phases 1 and 2, (BA-27), PPL 7, NRCS
        Incremental Funding amount: $4,581
    3. PPL 1-8 Project requesting approval for a budget increase in the amount of $436,203 and FY17 incremental funding in the amount of $98,537 for the following project:
      • Replace Sabine Refuge Water Control Structures at Headquarters Canal, West Cove Canal, and Hog Island Gully (CS-23), PPL 3, FWS
        Budget increase amount: $436,203
        Incremental Funding amount: $98,537

  16. Decision: Request for O&M Budget Increase and Incremental Funding approval for Boston Canal/Vermilion Bay Bank Protection (TV-09) (Kevin Norton, NRCS) 12:25 p.m. to 12:35 p.m. To allow one final maintenance event prior to project closeout, CPRA and NRCS have requested a TV-09 O&M budget increase in the amount of $630,891 and an incremental funding approval in the amount of $630,891. The Technical Committee voted to not recommend approval to the Task Force. CPRA and NRCS will present additional information regarding the cost effectiveness of TV-09 and this maintenance event. The Task Force will consider the Technical Committee's recommendation to not approve the requested funds.

  17. Decision: Request for PPL 5 - Raccoon Island Breakwaters Demonstration Project (TE-29) To Be Considered a Component of PPL 11 - Raccoon Island Shoreline Protection/Marsh Creation Project (TE-48) (Kevin Norton, NRCS) 12:35 p.m. to 12:45 p.m. NRCS and CPRA are requesting that the TE-29 project be considered a component of the TE-48 project and that TE-48 O&M funds can be used towards TE-29 O&M. In 1994, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) requested that the CWPPRA program construct 32 rock segmented breakwaters and 60 acres of marsh creation on Raccoon Island (western most island of Isle Dernieres). Due to the concern that rock segmented breakwaters had never been built offshore in Louisiana, permits were issued to build up to 10 breakwaters. Therefore, the Raccoon Island Breakwaters Demonstration project (TE-29) installed 8 breakwaters with available funding, with the understanding that if the project proved successful LDWF could later request that CWPPRA fund a larger scale project. Due to the success of the TE-29 project, CWPPRA approved funding for the Raccoon Island Shoreline Protection/Marsh Creation project (TE-48). The TE-48 breakwaters were completed in 2007 and the marsh creation was completed in 2013. Currently, two of the TE-29 breakwaters have settled below their designed crest elevation and require re-capping to restore their full functionality of protecting the gulf shoreline of Raccoon Island. The Task Force will consider the Technical Committee's recommendation to approve the request for the TE-29 project be considered a component of the TE-48 project and that TE-48 O&M funds can be used towards TE-29 O&M.

  18. Decision: Transfer of O&M funds to Construction for Grand Lake Shoreline Protection (ME-21) (Kevin Norton, NRCS) 12:45 p.m. to 12:55 p.m. In February 2007, the Task Force passed a motion "to allow CIAP to fund construction of the Grand Lake Shoreline Protection Project (ME-21) without Tebo Point and to have CWPPRA fund the difference between the CIAP and CWPPRA project features (i.e. the Tebo Point segment) plus 3 years of O&M for the entire project for a total of $9 million ($2.7M for construction of the Tebo Point segment and $6.3M for the 1st 3 years of O&M for the entire project)." The CIAP portion of ME-21 was constructed under CIAP in 2010, and federal sponsorship of ME-21 was transferred to NRCS in 2011. NRCS and CPRA propose to transfer $3,542,031 from O&M to Construction. The total Phase II cost would remain at $9,006,586. The total fully funded cost would remain at $10,005,616. The Task Force will consider and vote on the request to transfer funds.

  19. Decision: Request for Approval to Initiate Deauthorization of West Pointe a la Hache Outfall Management (BA-04c) (Garvin Pittman, CPRA) 12:55 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. CPRA is requesting formal deauthorization procedures be initiated on West Pointe a la Hache Outfall Management (BA-04c). The project team determined that many of the proposed benefits of BA-04c were being met by the current operation of the structure, and the marginal benefits could be achieved through this project could be achieved more cost-effectively by improving existing operations. The Task Force will consider the Technical Committee's recommendation to initiate deauthorization for BA-04c.

  20. Additional Agenda Items (Col. Hansen, USACE) 1:00 p.m. to 1:05 p.m.

  21. Request for Public Comments (Col. Hansen, USACE) 1:05 p.m. to 1:10 p.m.

  22. Announcement: Dates of Upcoming CWPPRA Program Meeting (Brad Inman, USACE) 1:10 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. The Technical Committee Meeting will be held December 11, 2014 at 9:30 a.m. at the LA Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, Louisiana Room, 2000 Quail Drive, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

  23. Announcement: Scheduled Dates of Future Program Meetings (Brad Inman, USACE) 1:15 p.m. to 1:20 p.m.

  24. 2014-2015
    December 11, 2014 9:30 a.m. Technical Committee Meeting Baton Rouge
    January 22, 2015 9:30 a.m. Task Force Meeting Lacombe
    January 27, 2015 11:00 a.m. Region IV Planning Team Meeting Lafayette
    January 28, 2015 9:00 a.m. Region III Planning Team Meeting Houma
    January 29, 2015 9:00 a.m. Region I & II Planning Team Meeting Lacombe

  25. Decision: Adjourn

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