Coastal Protection Task Force AGENDA

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Coastal Protection Task Force AGENDA
Timing
Topics

• Introduction
• Current Landscape of Activities
• Overview of LRA Charter
• Overview of LRA Strategic Planning Process
• Levee Repair Update
• Public Comments
• Adjournment

• 10 minutes
• 20 minutes
• 10 minutes
• 20 minutes
• 30 minutes
• 10 Minutes

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INTRODUCTIONS
Affiliation
Task Force Member

• Rene Cross Construction

• Rene Cross Chair

• Frantzen/Voelker Investments

• David Voelker Vice Chair

• Leger Mestayer

• Walter Leger

• Bollinger Shipyards

• Boysie Bollinger

• Sweet Lake Land Oil Co.

• Laura Leach

• Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana

• Mark Davis

• LSU Hurricane Center

• Paul Kemp

• LSU Hurricane Center

• Ivor van Heerden

• Tom Sands

• Army Corps of Engineers (ret.)

• South Lafourche Levee District

• Wendel Curole

• Louisiana Legislature

• 4 Legislative Members

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INITIAL STRATEGIC PRIORITIES GUIDING PRINCIPLES

• Build it better than before
• Build for the future not for the past
• Challenge pre-existing mindsets on
  the-art-of-the-possible
• Hear everyones voice and ideas
• Ensure equitable outcomes
• Ensure business is conducted honestly, wisely,
  and fairly
• Be bold!

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GOVERNANCE MAP OF FUNDING SOURCES AND USES
Appropriated
High confidence
Possible
Annual funding and project spending on Coastal
Protection and Restoration in La Millions
Coastal Impact Assistance Program (4 years)
Dedicated state funds from oil/gas revenues
Federal supplemen-tal approp-riation (one-time)
OCS Revenue sharing
Dedicated federal funds
WRDA federal app-ropriations (one- time)
15 match
35-50 match
TBD
1,900
25
50
258
88
47
Parishes
State Coastal Protection Restoration Trust Fund
Army Corps of Engineers
CWPPRA Task Force
State Coastal Protection Restor-ation Trust Fund
Louisiana Coastal Area (50/50 State-Corps)
Likely source for additional funding for levee
projects
Up to parish
Parish-only (non-levee) projects affected by oil
and gas
Local match on state/ federal projects
State Coastal Protection Restoration Authority
Up to state
Up to parish
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250
200
1,700
3-4 coastal restora-tion projects per year
State-only projects on restor-ation
State match for federal projects
Coastal construction projects (not levees)
Restor-ation projects
Infra-struct-ure projects (not levees)
Plan for coastal restoration
Coastal restor-ation projects
Levees or rest-oration projects
Levee and restora-tion projects or planning
Benefi-cial Use prgm CR Science prgm
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OVERVIEW OF TASK FORCE/BOARD ROLES IN
DECISION-MAKING PROCESS

• Make decisions
• Provide governance

• Review and recommend big ideas

• Surface and prioritize issues
• Conduct strategic analysis

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OVERVIEW OF STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT PROCESS
Mar 2006 (1st interim planning review)
Jan 25 100 days
Nov 21
Dec 16
Scoping meetings (Nov 1-7)
Needs and issues meetings (Dec 5-9)
Feedback meetings (Date TBD)
Community meetings (jointly led by FEMA)
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INITIAL STRATEGIC PRIORITIES STARTER LIST
Initial long term priorities
Coastal Protection

• Review interim levee repair plan for timing,
  funding, efficacy
• Develop integrated hurricane protection/coastal
  restoration plan
• Establishment of integrated responsibility and
  consistent standards for levee system
• Appropriate statewide hurricane protection system
• Restoration of sustainable coastal wetlands

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WORK PLAN FOR STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT PROCESS
Jan 25 100 days
Mar 2006
Nov 21
Dec 16
Timing
interim plan
initial long-term priorities

• Develop 3-5 year action plan to deliver against
  proposed solution, by task force
• Develop integrated action plan, e.g. phasing,
  sequencing

Key activities

• Develop and align to big priorities
• Develop guiding principles for big strategic
  priorities

• Understand situation and fact base for
  Louisiana/by parish
• Identify best practices/new ideas within
  Louisiana and outside (e.g. other states)
• Identify and synthesize key strategic decisions
  that need to be made and criteria for making them

• Identify multiple differentiated potential
  solutions against each key strategic decision
• Evaluate each potential solution against decision
  criteria (pros/cons) and feasibility
• Make recommendations to LRA Board

Key milestones
Jan 23-24
Dec 14-15
Nov 17
Mar 23
Feb 23
Monthly updates
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PLANNING LANDSCAPE
DISCUSSION DRAFT
Owners
Description/ideas
Initiatives

• New category 5 protection wrapping bottom of
  state
• Plan and design for coastal protection
  alternatives (budgets and timelines for multiple
  scenarios)
• Leverage best practices on coastal protection in
  a delta environment

• Army Corps of Engineers

• Category 5 barrier plan
• 8M appropriation for comprehensive coastal
  planning
• Partnership with Dutch government

• Comprehensive coastal master plan

• Coastal Protection Restoration Authority

• Combination/integration of protection and
  restoration

• Restoration strategies
• Storm surge modeling
• Wetland values (contribution) and health

• Louisiana Universities

• Coastal restoration research

• Strategy development for each task force area

• Other LRA task forces

• Housing
• Infrastructure
• Economic development

• Prioritize Build the high ground

• Urban Land Institute

• Redevelopment plan

• Others?