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COASTAL WETLANDS PLANNING, PROTECTION AND RESTORATION ACT
TASK FORCE MEETING

AGENDA
May 12, 2016, 9:30 a.m.

Location:
Estuarine Habitats and Fisheries Center
Conference Room 119
646 Cajundome Blvd.
Lafayette, Louisiana

Documentation of CWPPRA public 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. Report: Status of CWPPRA Program Funds and Projects (Jernice Cheavis, USACE) 9:40 a.m. to 9:50 a.m. Ms. Jernice Cheavis will provide an overview of the status of CWPPRA accounts and available funding in the Planning and Construction Programs.

  3. Report: Construction Update (Brad Inman, USACE) 9:50 a.m. to 10:05 a.m. The CWPPRA agencies will provide a report on projects that are currently under construction and projects that have recently completed construction.

  4. 4.Report: Selection of Ten Candidate Projects and Three Demonstration Project to Evaluate for PPL 26 (Kevin Roy, FWS) 10:05 a.m. to 10:25 a.m. At the April 5, 2016 meeting, the Technical Committee selected ten projects as PPL 26 candidates for Phase 0 analysis as listed below. The Technical Committee also selected three demonstration projects to move forward.


    5. Region
    Basin
    PPL 26 Candidates
    Agency
    1
    Pontchartrain
    Bayou La Loutre Ridge and Marsh Restoration
    NRCS
    1
    Pontchartrain
    St. Catherine Island Marsh Creation & Shoreline Protection
    USFWS
    2
    Barartaria
    East Bayou Lafourche Marsh Creation
    USFWS
    2
    Barataria
    Elmer’s Island Backbarrier Marsh Creation
    NMFS
    3
    Terrebonne
    Bayou DeCade Bankline and Marsh Restoration
    NMFS
    3
    Terrebonne
    Bayou Terrebonne Freshwater Diversion
    NRCS
    3
    Terrebonne
    West LA Hwy 1 Marsh Creation and Terracing
    NMFS
    4
    Calcasieu-Sabine
    North Mud Lake Marsh Creation and Nourishment
    NMFS
    4
    Mermentau
    East Pecan Island Marsh Creation
    EPA
    -
    Coastwide
    Southwest Louisiana Salvinia Weevil Propagation
    USFWS


    PPL 26 Demonstration Project Candidate
    Agency
    DEMO
    Shore-links
    NRCS
    DEMO
    Ecobale Shoreline Protection
    USACE
    DEMO
    Enhancing Restoration Transplant Survival via Stress Acclimation
    TBD

  5. Report/Decision: Upcoming 20-Year Life Projects (Brad Inman, USACE) 10:25 a.m. to 10:40 a.m. The project sponsors will present recommended paths forward for projects nearing the end of their 20 year lives. The Task Force will consider the Technical Committee’s recommendation to approve the paths forward for the following projects:

    1. Projects requesting approval for project closeout with no additional cost increase:
      2. Project
      No.
      Project Name
      Agency
      Date
      CS-24
      Perry Ridge Shore Protection
      NRCS
      Feb 2019
      TE-26
      Lake Chapeau Sediment Input & Hydrologic Restoration
      NMFS
      May 2019
      TE-20
      Isles Dernieres East Island
      EPA
      June 2019
      TE-24
      Isles Dernieres Trinity Island
      EPA
      June 2019
      TV-12
      Little Vermilion Bay Sediment Trapping
      NMFS
      Aug 2019
      TE-27
      Whiskey Island Restoration
      EPA
      June 2020

    2. Projects requesting approval for early project closeout with no additional cost increase:
      3. Project
      No.
      Project Name
      Agency
      Date
      TE-30
      East Timbalier Island, Ph 2
      NMFS
      Jan 2020
      TE-25
      East Timbalier Island, Ph 1
      NMFS
      May 2021
      BA-28
      Vegetative Plantings on Grand Terre Island
      NMFS
      July 2021
      PO-27
      Chandeleur Islands Marsh Restoration
      NMFS
      July 2021

    3. Projects requesting approval to pursue project extension through formal evaluation:
      4. Project
      No.
      Project Name
      Agency
      Date
      TV-04
      Cote Blanche Hydrologic Restoration
      NRCS
      Dec 2018

  6. Decision: FY16 Planning Budget Revision (Darryl Clark, FWS) 10:40 a.m. to 10:50 a.m. The current CWPPRA Planning budget does not specifically state that planning funds can be used for training purposes, yet CWPPRA-related training is a needed part of program management. The Task Force will vote to add a “Training-Conference-Workshops” task to the FY 2016 CWPPRA Planning budget and future budgets. This task could be listed under the "Project and Program Management Tasks”. The new task would be listed as, “PM 25150 Program Management - Training, Conferences, and Workshops, in Support of CWPPRA Program Management.”

  7. Decision: FY17 Planning Budget Approval, including the PPL 27 Process, and Presentation of FY17 Outreach Budget (Process, Size, Funding, etc.) (Brad Inman, USACE) 10:50 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. The P&E Subcommittee will present their recommended FY17 Planning Program Budget development, including the PPL 27 Process.

    1. The Task Force will consider the Technical Committee’s recommendation to approve that the PPL 27 Process include selecting four nominees in the Barataria and Terrebonne Basins; three projects in the Breton Sound and Pontchartrain Basins; two nominees in the Mermentau, Calcasieu/Sabine, and Tech/Vermilion Basins; and one nominee will be selected in the Atchafalaya Basin. The Task Force will be also be voting on added language to the PPL Process concerning project area overlap at RPT meetings.
    2. The Task Force will vote on a recommendation to the Task Force to approve the FY17 Outreach Committee Budget, in the amount of $446,113.
    3. The Task Force will vote on a recommendation to the Task Force to approve the FY17 Planning Budget (includes Outreach Committee Budget), in the amount of $5,002,132. If approved, the line item proposed in agenda item 6 will be included in the FY17 Planning Budget.

  8. Decision: Request Final Approval to Transfer the PPL 20 – Kelso Bayou Marsh Creation Project (CS-53) to the Chenier Plain Coastal Restoration and Protection Authority (Chenier Plain Authority) (Britt Paul, NRCS) 11:00 a.m. to 11:05 a.m. The Chenier Plain Authority has requested transfer of the Kelso Bayou Marsh Creation Project from CWPPRA to the Chenier Plain Authority. By letter dated 16 November 2015 from the Chenier Plain Authority to the Task Force, the Chenier Plain Authority formally requested that the project be transferred to them in lieu of deauthorization. The Task Force will vote to approve transfer of Kelso Bayou Marsh Creation Project (CS-53) to the Chenier Plain Coastal Restoration and Protection Authority.

  9. Report: Public Outreach Committee Report (Nikki Cavalier, USGS) 11:05 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. Ms. Nikki Cavalier will present the Public Outreach Committee report.

  10. Report: Coastwide Reference Monitoring System (CRMS) Report (Leigh Anne Sharp, CPRA) 11:15 a.m. to 11:25 a.m. Ms. Leigh Anne Sharp will provide a report on CRMS.

  11. Additional Agenda Items (Col. Hansen, USACE) 11:25 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

  12. Request for Public Comments (Col. Hansen, USACE) 11:30 a.m. to 11:35 a.m.

  13. 13.Announcement: Date of Upcoming CWPPRA Program Meeting (Brad Inman, USACE) 11:35 a.m. to 11:40 a.m. The Technical Committee meeting will be held September 14, 2016 at 9:30 a.m. at the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (Louisiana Room), 2000 Quail Drive, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

  14. Announcement: Scheduled Dates of Future Program Meetings (Brad Inman, USACE) 11:40 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.

    September 14, 2016
    9:30 a.m.
    Technical Committee
    Baton Rouge
    October 19, 2016
    9:30 a.m.
    Task Force
    New Orleans
    December 7, 2016
    9:30 a.m.
    Technical Committee
    Baton Rouge

  15. Decision: Adjourn

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