North Carolina CTS Committee Meeting #5 February 13, 2001

Introduction and Welcome

Today’s Agenda u Status Updates l Delivery Order Status l Basin Plan Development l LIDAR Delivery Orders and LIDAR QA/QC l Community Needs/Scoping l Coordination with Federal Agencies l Update on IT Requirements Analysis

Today’s Agenda (Continued) u Working Group Reports/Updates l Higher Standards l Post Storm Assessment u Discussion Items l Flood Insurance and Mortgage Determination Issues l Flood Warning System u Schedule and Items for Discussion at CTS Meeting #6 u Action Items/Wrap Up

u LIDAR DOs for all 6 Basins Issued u Evaluating Final Proposal for White Oak Basin Flood Data DO u Evaluating Proposal for Lumber Basin Flood Data DO u Received Proposal for Tar-Pamlico Basin Flood Data DO u Preparing Draft RFP for Cape Fear Basin DO u Evaluating Final Proposal for IT DO Delivery Order Status

Basin Plan Development Status Updates:

Schedule for Completing Basin Plans

LIDAR Delivery Orders and LIDAR QA/QC Status Updates:

LIDAR Data Collection as of February 6, 2001 Watershed Concepts Greenhorne & O’Mara

Watershed Concepts LIDAR Data Collection u 62.5% of LIDAR data collection completed u 100% Airport calibration sites surveyed

Watershed Concepts LIDAR Data Collection

Greenhorne & O’mara LIDAR Data Collection u 30% of LIDAR data collection completed u 100% Airport calibration sites surveyed

Quality Control Surveys Selected Firms for RFQ # (Flood Mapping Quality Control Surveys)

Via RFQ process selected the following firms: u *Arcadis/Geraghty & Miller u Concord Engineering u Stantec, Inc. u Team of: l Arnold W. Carson, RLS, PC l Johnie C. Garrason, PLS l Robert H. Goslee and Associates, PA l Lambert Surveying Group

Via RFQ process selected the following firms: u The Rose Group, Inc. u Vaughn & Melton u Withers & Ravenel Engineering & Surveying, Inc. u *W.K. Dickson Began scoping meeting with QC firms on 2/5; expect field work to begin by 2/15.

LIDAR QC Survey Meeting held on 2/13 u NCGS u NASA u D&D u Coastal Service Center NCGS performed a QC survey of temporary GPS base stations’ horizontal and vertical positions in January 2001.

Community Needs/Scoping Status Updates:

Community Needs Scoping

Phase II Scoping u The plan for scoping flood hazard mapping needs for counties and communities in the Phase II River Basins (Chowan, Roanoke, Yakdin, Catawaba, and New) is under development u Details to be provided at a future CTS Committee Meeting

Coordination with Federal Agencies Status Updates:

Coordination With Federal Agencies u Coordination with Federal Agencies (John Dorman) l Preparing Follow-up Letters to January 8-11, 2001, meetings in Washington, D.C.

Coordination With Federal Agencies l Scheduling meetings in Washington for the week of March 5-9, 2001 with the following agencies: USGS USACE NASA NOAA EPA DOT HUD DoD-NIMA OMB USDA-Forest Service DOI-National Park Service

Update on IT Requirements Analysis Status Updates:

Working Group Reports/Updates

Higher Standards u Work Group met on February 7, 2001 u Expanding Scope from Future Conditions Hydrology to include all Floodplain Management and Mapping Standards that exceed NFIP minimums u Developing criteria/process for identifying communities that might benefit from higher standards

Higher Standards (continued) u Considering 30 Options in the following categories: l Requirements Impacting the Construction of New Structures/Development l Requirements Impacting the Location of New Structures/ Development l Requirements Impacting Existing Structures/ Development l Other Requirements See “Options Matrix” in Meeting 5 packet

u Work Group meeting February 7, 2001 l NCDEM l NCFM l FEMA l Wake County l Charlotte l League of Municipalities l D&D u Developing Post-Storm Assessment SOP Post-Storm Assessment

u Flood Insurance and Mortgage Determination Issues u Flood Warning System Discussion Items

Flood Insurance and Mortgage Determinations Issue: u NC flood maps will be official FIRMs u Will be used for flood insurance and mortgage determinations Proposed Policy/Process: u Should other interested parties (i.e., insurance agents, determination companies) be proactively engaged?

Flood Warning System u Standing Subcommittee meeting held 2/13/01: l USGS l NWS l NCEM l NCFM l NC State University

Schedule and Items for Discussion at CTS Meeting #6

Action Items/Wrap Up