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CLOSED CAPTIONING PROVIDED BY BUFORT COUNTY.
[1. Call to Order]
TO CALL THE PUBLIC PLANNING COMMITTEE MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 12TH TO ORDER.[2. Adoption of the Agenda]
A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA? SECOND.ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, RAISE RIGHT HAND PASSES UNANIMOUSLY
[3. Approval of the Minutes]
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF JULY 11TH? MOVE ADOPTION IS WRITTEN.
SECOND VOTE IN FAVOR BY RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
[4. a. Consideration of a Resolution to adopt the 2024 Repetitive Loss Area Analysis as required for the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Community Rating System - Missy Luick, Director of Planning]
UH, CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION TO ADOPT THE 2024 REPETITIVE LOSS AREA ANALYSIS AS REQUIRED FOR THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY'S COMMUNITY RATING SYSTEM.UM, IT IS NICE TO BE BEFORE THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC PLANNING COMMITTEE.
I'M THE DIRECTOR OF PLANNING FOR THE TOWN.
AND, UM, THIS ITEM BEFORE YOU DAY TODAY IS TO CONSIDER A RESOLUTION, UM, TO ADOPT A REPETITIVE LOST AREA ANALYSIS AS REQUIRED BY FEMA.
UM, THE, THIS IS A REQUIREMENT, UH, FOR OUR PARTICIPATION IN FEMA'S COMMUNITY RATING SYSTEM, UM, IN WHICH THE TOWN HAS PARTICIPATED IN THAT SYSTEM.
UM, SINCE 1991, WE ARE A CLASS FIVE COMMUNITY, WHICH GIVES OUR RESIDENTS IN OUR SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD AREA 25% DISCOUNT ON THEIR FLOOD INSURANCE PREMIUMS. UM, WE CURRENTLY HAVE 23,000 FLOOD INSURANCE POLICIES WITH A $3 MILLION SAVINGS, UM, AS PARTICIPATION IN THAT PROGRAM.
UM, SO THIS REPETITIVE LOSS AREA ANALYSIS, UH, WAS DEVELOPED TO SATISFY A PREREQUISITE WITHIN THAT COMMUNITY RATING SYSTEM PROGRAM, UM, WHEN WE HAVE GREATER THAN 50 REPETITIVE LOSS PROPERTIES.
UM, AND SO, UH, IN, IN SUMMARY, THE ANALYSIS IS AN ASSESSMENT OF POTENTIAL CAUSES OF FLOODING IN AREAS THAT HAVE HISTORICALLY FLOODED, UM, AND, AND THOSE PROPERTIES WITH REPEATED FLOOD LOSSES.
THIS IS AN ANALYSIS DOCUMENT THAT OUTLINES, UM, SITE SPECIFIC DETAILS, UM, SUCH AS THE STRUCTURES FINISHED FLOOR HEIGHT, EXTERIOR, UM, AIR CONDITIONING UNITS, UM, WATER STORM SYSTEM INLETS, CATCH BASINS DRAINAGE WATERWAY FEATURES.
UM, THE RESULTS OF THIS ASSESSMENT ARE USED TO DEVELOP RECOMMENDATIONS WHERE APPROPRIATE FOR MITIGATION STRATEGIES TO REDUCE OR ELIMINATE FUTURE FLOOD LOSSES.
THERE'S NO MANDATE FOR PROPERTY OWNERS TO MITIGATE FLOOD RISK, UM, BUT THIS IS A GUIDE AND RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE AS OUTLINED IN THE PLAN FOR PROPERTY OWNERS TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO PROTECT THEIR PROPERTY.
SO THE DOCUMENT ITSELF, UM, IS MADE UP OF TWO MAIN SECTIONS.
IT IDENTIFIES THE REPETITIVE LOSS AREAS IN WHICH THERE ARE 25 REPETITIVE LOSS AREAS THAT ARE IDENTIFIED, AND IT IDENTIFIES 982 PROPERTIES WITHIN THAT REPETITIVE LOSS AREA.
AND THEN THE PROCESS IN DEVELOPING THE PLAN, UM, INCLUDED, UM, NOTIFICATION TO ALL OF THE PROPERTIES IN THAT AREA, CONTACT WITH AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS, SITE VISITS TO EACH BUILDING WITHIN THAT REPETITIVE LOSS AREA, UM, AS WELL AS A REVIEW OF ALTERNATIVES AND DOCUMENTATION OF FINDINGS AND POSSIBLE MITIGATION FOR, UH, THOSE FLOODING EVENTS.
SO THIS DOCUMENT ITSELF IS INTENDED TO BE A GUIDE, UM, AND, AND PROVIDE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO PROPERTY OWNERS AGAINST FUTURE FLOOD LOSSES.
UM, WE WILL, UH, EVALUATE THIS ANNUALLY, UM, AND IT WILL BE PART OF THAT PACKAGE OF, UH, OF FLOOD RELATED PROGRAMS THAT WE BRING FORWARD.
SO GOING FORWARD, THAT WILL BE WITH OUR PROGRAM FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION AND OUR HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN ANNUAL UPDATE.
SO THIS REPETITIVE LOSS WILL BE PART OF THAT SUITE, UM, IF ADOPTED BY COUNCIL, THEN THIS WILL BE, THIS DOCUMENT WILL BE FORWARDED TO FEMA TO SATISFY THAT CONTINUED PARTICIPATION IN THAT COMMUNITY RATING SYSTEM PROGRAM THAT ALLOWS THAT 25% DISCOUNT, UM, AS PLANNED.
THIS ITEM IS PLANNED TO GO TO TOWN COUNCIL ON OCTOBER 15TH.
UM, LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PLAN ITSELF.
UM, I DO HAVE OUR FLOODPLAIN ADMINISTRATOR, SHERRY MENDRICK IN THE AUDIENCE.
SHE WAS THE PREPARER OF THE PLAN DOCUMENT AS WELL AS THE, THE STAFF MEMBER THAT WENT OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY AND DID ALL OF THOSE SITE ASSESSMENTS IN PREPARATION OF THIS PLAN.
I WOULD LIKE, UH, SHERRY TO COME UP AND, UH, BECAUSE SHE'S BEEN SO LY INVOLVED IN THE PREPARATION FOR HER TO HAVE THE CHANCE TO GIVE
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US THE BENEFIT OF HER THOUGHTS AND EXPERIENCE AND ANY HIGHLIGHTS THAT SHE HAS THAT YOU THINK WE AND THE PUBLIC OUGHT TO BE AWARE OF.THANK YOU CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE.
I AM SHERRY MENDRICK, THE TOWN'S FLOODPLAIN ADMINISTRATOR.
THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH YOU TODAY ABOUT MY FINDINGS WITH THE REPETITIVE LOSS AREA ANALYSIS.
AND I PERSONALLY VISITED ALL 980 SOME PROPERTIES.
UM, IT WAS A WINDSHIELD TOUR, SO I DID NOT GO AND GO INSIDE OF ANYBODY'S HOUSE OR ASSESS WHAT THEY HAD ON THEIR LOWER LEVELS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
BUT WHAT WE DID FIND IN THE 25 REPETITIVE LOSS AREAS IS THAT A LOT OF THE AREAS THAT HAVE HAD REPEATED FLOOD LOSSES OR FLOOD INSURANCE CLAIMS ARE SOME OF OUR PROPERTIES THAT ARE IN LOW LYING AREAS.
AND ALSO A LOT OF THOSE HOMES THAT ARE NOT CURRENTLY ELEVATED, A LOT OF THOSE HOMES ARE CONSIDERED PRE FIRM, WHICH MEANS THEY WERE BUILT BEFORE THE FLOOD INSURANCE RATE MAPS WERE ADOPTED BY BEAUFORT COUNTY IN 1977.
SO A LOT OF THOSE HOMES ARE NOT ELEVATED AS YOU SEE SOME OF THE NEWER HOMES TODAY, BECAUSE REGULATIONS WERE NOT IN PLACE.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE REPORT DID IDENTIFY IS THAT THE TOWN DOES HAVE SOME STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE THAT IS NOT MAINTAINED OR CONTROLLED BY THE TOWN IN ANY MAINTENANCE AGREEMENTS THAT WE HAVE.
SO WE DO HAVE OTHER ENTITIES TO INCLUDE BEAUFORT COUNTY AND THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION THAT DOES HAVE CONTROL OVER THAT STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE.
THE GOOD NEWS IS, IS THAT BEFORE THIS IS EVEN PUT OUT, UM, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE SEEING THESE FINDINGS, BUT THERE ARE ALREADY SOME, UM, TALKS AND AGREEMENTS THAT ARE, ARE BEING DISCUSSED AMONGST, UM, I KNOW MISSY AND SEAN WERE INVOLVED THAT WERE A RESULT OF SOME THINGS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED FROM TROPICAL SYSTEM, DEBBIE THAT CAME THROUGH, AND THOSE WERE SOME OF THE AREAS THAT WE DID SEE FLOODING.
SO THOSE CONVERSATIONS ARE ALREADY IN THE WORKS ABOUT UNDER MAINTAINED AND UNMAINTAINED STORM WATER INFRASTRUCTURE.
SO THOSE ARE BASICALLY THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE THINGS THAT I SAW WHEN I DID THE SITE INSPECTIONS, AND I'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTION, WHAT THE PUBLIC BENEFIT YES, SIR.
SO WE DID, UM, OUR POINT COMFORT AREA IS A CONCERN.
UM, OLD WOODLANDS HAS SOME INFRASTRUCTURE THAT IS BEING LOOKED AT AS WELL, UM, AS WELL AS THE BAY PINES AREA.
UM, FOREST BEACH IS VERY UNIQUE IN THAT FOREST BEACH HAS IN A RANGE OF PRE FIRM POST FIRM DRAINAGE.
UM, BUT FOREST BEACH IS ONE OF OUR LARGER AREAS.
IT IS NOT LIKELY THAT THE ELEVATED HOMES WILL FLOOD, BUT SOME OF THE ONES THAT ARE SLAB ON GRADE, UM, BEACHFRONT AND THOSE LOW LYING AREAS ARE THE ONES THAT WE HAVE SEEN THAT, THAT ARE OF A CONCERN.
SO THIS DOCUMENT REALLY, YOU KNOW, IF SOMEBODY IS IDENTIFIED AND THEY SEE THE DOCUMENT AND THEY'RE IN AN AREA AND THEY CONTINUE TO HAVE REPEATED FLOOD LOSSES, IT REALLY ENCOURAGES THEM TO MAKE CONSIDERATIONS TO PROTECT THEIR PROPERTY.
WHERE DO THEY FIND THIS DOCUMENT? UM, THIS WILL BE, UM, AVAILABLE ONLINE, UM, ONCE IT IS ACTUALLY OUT OF DRAFT FORMAT AND IT'S INCLUDED IN THE AGENDA FOR BOTH THIS IN THE TOWN COUNCIL.
UNDER, UNDER WHAT CATEGORY? WITHIN THE TOWN WEBSITE.
UM, THERE'S AN AREA ABOUT, UM, KNOW YOUR FLOOD HAZARD AND, UM, SO THERE IS A SECTION ABOUT FLOOD HAZARDS ON OUR WEBSITE.
IT'S ACROSS THE MAIN BAR, UM, WHERE YOU CAN PULL UP ALL THE FLOOD HAZARD INFORMATION.
AND THIS WILL BE A DOCUMENT THAT'S ATTACHED ONCE IT IS OUT OF DRAFT FORMAT.
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM GUYS? GO AHEAD.
IS THIS MICROPHONE WORKING? SHOULD SHOW A GREEN IF IT IS LIGHT CLEAN UP JUST A BIT.
NO, BUT IT'S, IT'S THE LIGHTS.
WE'LL USE A COMMON MICROPHONE.
IT LOOKS TO BE VERY WELL WRITTEN.
DO WE ANTICIPATE ANY ACTION FROM FEMA AS A RESULT OF SUBMITTING THIS REPORT? NO, SIR.
THE ACTION FROM FEMA WILL RESULT IN OUR CONTINUED PARTICIPATION IN THE COMMUNITY RATING SYSTEM THAT WE'VE ACTUALLY LOOKED AND IDENTIFIED THE PROPERTIES AND DETERMINE THE SOURCES OR POTENTIAL SOURCES OF FLOODING.
SO WE ENJOY THIS DISCOUNT HERE, UH, VERSUS OTHER COMMUNITIES.
IS THERE GONNA BE ANY IMPACT ON THE DISCOUNT IN OUR PREMIUMS AS
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A RESULT OF THIS DOCUMENT? DO DO YOU EXPECT IF THE DOCUMENT IS NOT ADOPTED, THE 25% DISCOUNT WILL BE DISCONTINUED FOR RESIDENTS WITH FLOOD INSURANCE POLICIES.SO IF WE ADOPT THIS DOCUMENT, UM, THEN WE'LL CONTINUE THAT 25 PER PERCENT DISCOUNT.
AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK THAT I KNOW YOU'VE DONE OVER THE YEARS, A FEW YEARS BACK.
UM, THERE WAS A, UM, RE-ANALYSIS OF MANY OF THE COASTAL COMMUNITIES.
IN TERMS OF FEMA AND WHAT ACTUALLY CONSTITUTED A FLOOD ZONE.
AND IT'S JUST DEFINED IN TERMS OF RISK, LOW, MODERATE, HIGH RISK.
AND WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ENCOURAGED PEOPLE WHO WERE LOOKING AT THE, UM, FEMA REPORT THAT TOOK AWAY SOME OF THOSE FLOOD CONCERNS FROM THE ISLAND.
WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE IT WAS AN ISLAND THAT FOLKS REMEMBERED TO, UM, CONTINUE THEIR FLOOD INSURANCE BECAUSE WE HAVE VARIOUS RISKS HERE THAT WE FELT WE UNDERSTOOD A LITTLE BIT BETTER MAYBE THAN THE, UM, MORE GENERAL REPORT.
HAVING SAID THAT, AS I WAS LISTENING TO YOU NAME A COUPLE OF THE SITES, THE AREAS, UM, YOU MENTIONED OLD WOODLANDS.
SO THAT'S AN AREA THAT THEIR FLOODING IS NOT NECESSARILY CAUSED BECAUSE THEY'RE NEXT TO A MARSH OR THE OCEAN OR THAT SORT OF THING.
BUT THERE'S OTHER UN UM, UNRELATED TO STORM WATER CONCERNS, RIGHT? YES.
SO, SO I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THE PUBLIC IS AWARE THAT IT, IT DOESN'T TAKE BEING ADJACENT TO WATER TO CREATE A SITUATION WHERE YOU COULD FLOOD.
IT CAN BE THE INTER WORKINGS OF THE WAY OUR STORM SYSTEM WORKS HERE ON THE ISLAND CURRENTLY.
AND SORT OF CONTINUE THEIR FLOOD INSURANCE.
ONE OF THE ONES THAT YOU DIDN'T MENTION THAT I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE IS ON THAT LIST IS THE FOLLY FIELD AREA.
'CAUSE WE HAVE ONGOING CONCERNS THERE WITH A NUMBER OF PROPERTIES THAT FLOOD REPEATEDLY.
WELL ANYWAY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK.
UM, JUST BRIEF A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PAST.
I'M SURE YOU COULD DO IT FAR BETTER THAN I JUST DID, BUT FLOOD INSURANCE IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF LIVING ON AN ISLAND.
UM, THANKS ALSO, UH, FOR YOUR REPORT AND I, I AGREE WITH MY COLLEAGUES, VERY THOROUGH, VERY DETAILED AND VERY HELPFUL.
UM, SO THANK YOU ALSO MS. LU, FOR GIVING THAT INTRO TO IT.
UM, AND, AND WHAT I WOULD SUGGEST IS A COUPLE THINGS.
ONE IS I REALLY LIKE THE DETAIL ON THE AREAS AND ALSO LIKE, UM, SETTING OUT WHERE THE PROBLEMS ARE.
UM, AND THEN ALSO THE MITIGATION STRATEGIES.
YOU KNOW, SOME THINGS PROPERTY OWNERS CAN DO.
AND SOME THINGS, AS YOU POINTED OUT, THERE ARE MULTIPLE JURISDICTIONS THAT LOOK AFTER THE STORM DRAINAGE SYSTEM.
SO WE HAVE TO KEEP WORKING ON THAT COOPERATION.
I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT THOSE CONVERSATIONS ARE ALREADY IN THE WORKS.
UM, BUT I WOULD POINT OUT TO THE PUBLIC AND IT, AND I KNOW WE, WE COULD BRING IT UP ON THE SCREEN ON PAGE SEVEN OF THE DRAFT SHOWS THE WHOLE ISLAND.
UM, AND, AND I THINK THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL.
UM, AND THEN IF YOU'RE CONCERNED ABOUT YOUR PARTICULAR AREA ON THAT MAP, ON PAGE SEVEN OF THE DRAFT NOW, I'LL WAIT TILL IT'S BROUGHT UP ON THE SCREEN.
SO, UH, PICK THE AREA THAT YOU LIVE IN.
WE'VE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT A FEW AREAS, BUT PICK THE AREA THAT YOU LIVE IN AND THERE ARE LETTERS ON THERE, AS YOU SAID, 25 OUT OF 26 ALPHABETICAL LETTERS.
UM, AND, AND I, UM, THEN YOU CAN GO AND FIND THAT PARTICULAR AREA AND THERE ARE PHOTOGRAPHS SHOWING EXAMPLE HOMES, AND THEN THERE'S, UH, INFORMATION ON WHAT ARE THE PROBLEMS THERE.
UM, AND, AND THOSE AREAS ARE ON PAGES 17 THROUGH 61.
I'M NOT GONNA ASK YOU TO SCROLL THROUGH ALL OF THAT
UM, BUT IF YOU WANNA FIND YOUR AREA, LOOK FOR THE LETTER ON THERE, THEN FIND THE AREA THAT, UM, MATCHES THAT LETTER AND YOU'LL SEE THE PROBLEMS. AND THEN ON PAGES 62 THROUGH 71 OR MITIGATIONS, THAT CAN BE DONE.
AND IT'S REALLY, UH, WELL SET OUT AS TO WHAT THE OPPORTUNITIES ARE AND WHAT THE PROS AND CONS, WHAT THE COST AND HOW YOU DO IT, ET CETERA.
UM, AND I EVEN GOT EDUCATED ON WHAT'S WET FLOOD PROOFING VERSUS DRY FLOOD PROOFING,
UM, UH, BECAUSE I, I KNOW WE LIVE, UH, MY HUSBAND AND I LIVE, UH, FORTUNATELY IN A LOW RISK AREA, BUT IT'S
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ON SLAB.AND WITH HURRICANE DEBBIE, UH, WE HAD A LOT OF WATER.
WE WERE BAILING OUT
BUT, UM, A LARGE GARBAGE CAN FROM, UH, THE, UM, THE RAIN GUTTERS.
UM, IT, IT JUST, THE SOIL COULD NOT STAND ALL THAT WATER.
SO WE SPENT SEVERAL HOURS BAILING OUT TRASH CANS TRYING TO MOVE IT FROM CERTAIN AREAS AROUND OUR HOME.
SO I, I THINK FOR THE PUBLIC, IT'S EXTRAORDINARILY HELPFUL TO LOOK AT THIS REPORT.
UH, YOU'RE GONNA LOOK AT THE TITLE AND GO LIKE, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS.
BUT I URGE THE PUBLIC TO LOOK AT THIS DRAFT.
IT'S NOW ON OUR WEBSITE FOR TODAY'S MEETING, AND WE'LL BE AGAIN, WHEN THE FULL TOWN COUNCIL CONSIDERS IT.
I THINK IT WAS OCTOBER 15, IF I REMEMBER THE DATE.
UM, SO LOOK AT THAT AND, AND IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, ASK OUR STAFF ABOUT IT BECAUSE AS, AS YOU'VE SAID, UM, YOU, YOU'VE BEEN TO ALL THESE AREAS AND YOU CAN ASK QUESTIONS.
AND THE OTHER THING THAT I THOUGHT WAS VERY HELPFUL IN THE MITIGATION STRATEGIES IS THAT THE STAFF WILL COME OUT TO YOUR HOME.
AND, AND, AND TAKE A LOOK AT IT.
AND IF THERE'S SUGGESTIONS THAT CAN BE MADE TO THE EXTENT THAT YOU'RE ABLE TO DO THAT, UM, THEN YOU CAN HELP FOLKS WITH PER PERHAPS SOME MITIGATION STRATEGIES.
UM, CERTAINLY THERE ARE CIVIL ENGINEERS ON THE ISLAND THAT CAN DO THAT AS WELL, BUT I THINK IT'S VERY HELPFUL.
UM, AND THE LAST THING MR. CHAIR WILL SAY IS THAT WE ARE WORKING ON A RESILIENCE PLAN.
AND THIS IS GONNA BE EXTRAORDINARILY HELPFUL IN PUTTING TOGETHER THAT PLAN AND PROVIDING US WITH SOME RECOMMENDATIONS ON WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO MAKE OUR ISLAND MORE REIST, UH, RESILIENT TO STORM SURGES AND, AND STORMS. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT.
UM, COUPLE THINGS I'D LIKE TO EMPHASIZE.
UH, I, I KNOW THAT COUNCIL IS AWARE OF THIS, BUT I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THE PUBLIC IS AWARE OF IT.
A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF THE DRAINAGE DITCHES ON THE ISLAND ARE OWNED BY THE COUNTY.
AND WHEN WE THINK OF OLD WOODLANDS, WHEN WE THINK OF POINT COMFORT CLUB, WE THINK OF AREAS THAT ARE PRONE TO FLOODING, NOT BECAUSE THE TOWN HAS A SEWAGE, UH, STORM DRAINAGE SYSTEM IN PLACE THERE, BUT BECAUSE THE COUNTY HAS DITCHES THAT NEED TO BE MAINTAINED.
AND WE, OUR STAFF IS WORKING ALMOST DAILY MM-HMM.
THE, UM, STORM DRAINAGE SYSTEMS. UH, JUST YESTERDAY I HAD A, A CONVERSATION AND CORRESPONDENCE WITH A FAMILY WHO LIVE IN POINT COMFORT CLUB AND, UH, THEY WERE UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THE DRAINAGE PROBLEM WAS THE TOWN'S PROBLEM.
AND IT WAS AN EXAMPLE OF OUR STAFF AND OUR TOWN COUNCIL HAVING TO REMIND PEOPLE THAT THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGE IN SOLVING OUR DRAINAGE PROBLEMS, UH, THROUGH MAINTENANCE OF DITCHES.
SO, UM, THAT, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I THINK THAT WE NEED TO WORK ON.
UH, AND I KNOW STAFF AND, UH, TOWN COUNCIL IS DOING THAT, UH, CLEARLY.
UM, WE HAVE, UH, AND I THINK, UH, IT'S ALREADY BEEN POINTED OUT THAT THERE ARE AREAS OF THE ISLAND THAT ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLOODING BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THE ADEQUATE STORM DRAINAGE SYSTEM IN PLACE TODAY.
UH, THE TOWN IS WORKING ON THAT.
I WANT TO ASSURE THE PUBLIC OF THAT.
BUT WE DO HAVE A SORT OF, UH, STRATEGIC ISSUE HERE.
UM, BEFORE THE TOWN WAS AS, UH, FULLY DEVELOPED AS IT WAS, THE, UH, TREES ON THE ISLAND ABSORBED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF, UH, THE MOISTURE THAT HIT THE GROUND.
UH, AS EVERY ROOFTOP, EVERY PARKING LOT IS BUILT ON THE ISLAND, WE ARE, ARE EXAGGERATING NOT ON INCREASING THE, THE PROBLEM WE HAVE WITH STORM RUNOFF.
SO IT, IT, IT'S CONNECTED TO RESILIENCY, IT'S CONNECTED TO OUR LMO TREE ORDINANCE.
IT'S A VERY INTEGRATED CHALLENGE THAT WE HAVE.
AND SO I, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND THAT.
BUT I ALSO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THE LMO, UH, REWRITE, UH, WITH THE RESILIENCE PLAN THAT WE KEEP IN MIND THIS CONNECTION BETWEEN THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND THE PROBLEMS WE CREATE WITH OVERDEVELOPMENT.
UM, AND FINAL, UH, I INTERPRET THIS AND I THINK I, IT'S SHARED BY OTHER MEMBERS, UH, OF THE PUBLIC PLANNING COMMITTEE.
THIS IS A GREAT SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY,
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AND I HOPE THAT THE PUBLIC TAKES ADVANTAGE OF WHAT'S IN THIS DOCUMENT.IT'S VERY EDUCATIONAL AND IT, IT PROVIDES INFORMATION THAT'S VALUABLE TO A RESIDENT IF THE RESIDENT WANTS TO, OR OWNER WANTS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT.
SO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SHERRY.
UH, ARE THERE COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON THIS MATTER? UM, CHAIR, WHILE YOU'RE WAITING TO HEAR FROM THEM, I JUST WANNA FOLLOW UP ON WHAT YOU SAID BECAUSE I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.
IT'S ACTUALLY A NOTE ON MY PAPER.
YOU'LL BE HEARING A LOT OF, UM, DISCUSSION ABOUT SOME DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS IN THE LMO AND HOW WE LOOK AT THAT IN THE FUTURE.
ONE OF OUR CON ISSUES THAT WE HAVE IS THE OVERDEVELOPMENT THAT WE'VE HAD AND THE SIZE AND PROPORTION OF A BUILDING ON A LOT, WHICH NO LONGER ALLOWS THAT PROPERTY TO ABSORB THE, THE WATER AND THE RUNOFF.
AND, UM, IF WE WANT TO BE PART OF THE SOLUTION, WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THOSE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS AND CREATE A BETTER SCENARIO AND RELATIONSHIP AND BALANCE BETWEEN OUR ENVIRONMENT AND WHAT WE'RE ALLOWING TO BE BUILT.
AND WE'VE UP TO THIS POINT, BEEN FAILING AT IT, AND I HOPE THAT THE FUTURE ALLOWS US TO DO BETTER.
SORRY, TWO QUICK, TWO QUICK THINGS.
UM, IT'S, IT'S KIND OF BEEN MENTIONED, BUT IN THIS REPORT IT DETAILS OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, UM, AND CURRENT WORK THAT'S, UM, UNDERGOING WITH REGARD TO IMPROVING OUR STORM DRAINAGE SYSTEM.
SO THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT, UM, IN THIS PLAN.
AND, AND I THANK THE STAFF FOR INCLUDING THAT.
'CAUSE I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT.
THE OTHER THING IS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING A STORM WATER RATE STUDY, UM, IN THE NEXT YEAR OR SO, UH, TO DECIDE WHERE WE NEED TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AND HOW THE RATE MIGHT BE AFFECTED BY THOSE IMPROVEMENTS.
UM, IN THE WORKSHOP THAT, UM, MY COLLEAGUE, UH, MS. BECKER IS TALKING ABOUT IS MONDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE O'CLOCK.
I WANNA RECOGNIZE, UH, THE MAYOR, APPRECIATE YOUR COMING AND ALSO REPRESENTATIVE, UH, STEVEN ALFRED, WHO ALSO SITS AS AN AN ADVISORY MEMBER TO THIS.
UM, ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? YES, MAYOR, PLEASE.
UM, I JUST WANT TO ADD, UH, A LITTLE BIT OF CONTEXT TO SOME THINGS THAT HAVE GONE ON.
UM, STAFF HAS GONE OUT TO, UH, POINT COMFORT AREA AND, AND BAY PINES AND ASSESSED SOME OF THE, THE ISSUES THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE WITH FLOODING.
THE COUNTY HAS BEEN OUT THERE AS WELL.
UH, MR. ORLANDO HAS HAD HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR ABOUT THE DRAINAGE ISSUES THAT IS THE COUNTY'S RESPONSIBILITY AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE WORKING ON THAT.
UM, SO THERE IS GREAT PROGRESS THAT IS TAKING PLACE ON THE, THOSE COUNTY OWNED DRAINAGE DITCHES.
UM, AND OF COURSE WE WILL HAVE A WORKSHOP COMING UP PROBABLY IN THE NEW YEAR ON STORM DRAINAGE, UM, STORM WATER MANAGEMENT AND ALL THAT.
SO THAT'S SOMETHING ELSE TO LOOK OUT TO LOOK FORWARD TO.
UM, BUT THIS IS BEING ADDRESSED HEAVILY BY STAFF AND I WANT TO THANK, UM, UM, SEAN, COLIN, AND GOD, MY, I JUST WENT BLANK.
SEAN LE NO, NOT SEAN LEININGER JEFF.
UM, BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN REALLY, UM, EN ENGAGED TO THESE COMMUNITIES AS THE FLOODING HAS TAKEN PLACE.
SO JUST KNOW FOR THE COMMUNITY THAT THEY'RE OUT THERE IN THE FIELD ASSESSING THIS.
SO JUST WANT TO ADD THAT MY 2 CENTS.
SO, BEFORE THE, UH, DAAS, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE 2024 REPETITIVE LOSS? IS THERE A SECOND? ANY FURTHER COMMENT? HEARING NONE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
THE MOTION IS TO FORWARD IT TO FULL TOWN COUNSEL? YES.