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Council on Watershed Management Meeting NOVEMBER 21, 2019 Meeting No. 11 Call to Order Roll Call Pledge of Allegiance Agenda Public Comment Consent Agenda Items Opening Remarks Updates New Business Closing

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NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Council on Watershed Management Meeting

Meeting No. 11

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  • Call to Order
  • Roll Call
  • Pledge of Allegiance
  • Public Comment
  • Consent Agenda Items
  • Opening Remarks
  • Updates
  • New Business
  • Closing Remarks
  • Adjournment

Agenda

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Update: Round 1 Funding

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Round I Program Essentials

UP TO $100 MILLION AVAILABLE

Objective:

To implement “low risk/high impact” projects that will be first movers in mitigating flood risk, and to incentivize the prioritization of projects through regional collaboration.

Up to $60 Million

State-selected projects

Up to $40 Million

Region-selected projects (up to $5 million/region)

+

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  • Any public entity in Louisiana
  • Must have jurisdiction and/or authority to implement, operate and

maintain project

  • Must demonstrate capacity to serve as a CDBG-MIT subrecipient

Program Description

ELI GI BLE APPLI CA N T S APPLI CATI ON PROCES S

Pre- Application Full Application Project Selection

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Round I Funding Distribution

Two funding streams One intake process

State selects projects to fund (up to $60M) Region selects projects to fund (up to $5M/region) Pre application OCD review for eligibility Notice to proceed w/ full application Ineligible projects rejected Projects scored Remaining eligible projects forwarded to watershed region High-quality projects may be re-submitted in Round 2 or a following funding

  • pportunity
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  • Floodplain Restoration &

Preservation

  • Flood Storage
  • Flood Mitigation for Critical

Infrastructure & Facilities

  • Physical Non-Structural Mitigation
  • Stormwater Management:

Green & Grey Infrastructure

  • Innovative & Replicable Mitigation

Allowable Activities

ROUND I LOCAL & REGIONAL PROJECTS PROGRAM

  • Must increase flood resilience
  • Must benefit most impacted and

distressed (MID) areas identified in Action Plan

  • Max. award =

$10,000,000

  • Min. award =

$500,000

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  • Funds up to $60M in projects
  • All projects scored competitively using LWI criteria
  • Awards will be announced in April
  • Qualifying, unfunded projects of $5M or less will be forwarded to the

regional selection process

Project Selection

STAT E SELEC TI ON REGI ONAL SELEC TI ON

  • Regional Steering Committee (RSC) must be formed
  • RSC determines shared values/criteria
  • RSC awards projects by July
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LWI Scoring Criteria

Social benefits 12 pts mx.

Benefit to low- and moderate- income populations 7 Economic opportunity 3 Outdoor recreational resources 2

Enhancement of natural functions 15 pts max.

Natural hydrology improvements 5 Water quality improvements 5 Improvement to aquatic/floodplain habitat 5

MID Areas 16 pts max.

Benefit to HUD-MID 10 Benefit to LA-MID 6 Total 100 Effectiveness In Minimizing Risk 44 pts maximum Risk reduction value 20 Future flood risk considerations 2 Upstream and downstream flood effects 2 Passivity and reliability 2 Multi-jurisdictional risk reduction benefits 4 Enhanced protection of critical lifelines 3 Avoided damages/losses 2 Adaptability to higher flood levels 2 Replicability 2 Project design life 3 Historical/archeological/geological impacts 2 Project Cost & implementation 13 pts maximum Fund match 1 Annual costs 2 Implementation timeframe 2 Project stage of development 3 Operations and maintenance 1 Consistency with other projects or plans 1 Applicant capacity/previous experience managing federal grant funding 3

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LWI Scoring Criteria

Social benefits 12 pts mx.

Benefit to low- and moderate- income populations 7 Economic opportunity 3 Outdoor recreational resources 2

Enhancement of natural functions 15 pts max.

Natural hydrology improvements 5 Water quality improvements 5 Improvement to aquatic/floodplain habitat 5

MID Areas 16 pts max.

Benefit to HUD-MID 10 Benefit to LA-MID 6 Total 100 Effectiveness In Minimizing Risk 44 pts maximum Risk reduction value 20 Future flood risk considerations 2 Upstream and downstream flood effects 2 Passivity and reliability 2 Multi-jurisdictional risk reduction benefits 4 Enhanced protection of critical lifelines 3 Avoided damages/losses 2 Adaptability to higher flood levels 2 Replicability 2 Project design life 3 Historical/archeological/geological impacts 2 Project Cost & implementation 13 pts maximum Fund match 1 Annual costs 2 Implementation timeframe 2 Project stage of development 3 Operations and maintenance 1 Consistency with other projects or plans 1 Applicant capacity/previous experience managing federal grant funding 3

ROUND 1 PROJECTS SHOULD:  Reduce flood risk  Be “shovel-ready”  Benefit LMI populations  Enhance natural functions of the floodplain

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What should I consider?

Is there a “shovel- ready” project in my area? Does it address flood risk in a MID?

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Can I prove it has no negative downstream/ upstream impact? Submit Pre-Application by Dec. 20, 2019

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Timeline

ROUND 1 LOCAL/REGIONAL PROJECTS

ACTION DATE NOFA issued November 2019 Pre-Application briefings & TA per watershed region

  • Dec. 2 – 10, 2019

Deadline for receipt of Pre-application Friday, Dec. 20, 2019 Full Application briefings & TA per watershed region

  • Jan. 20 – Feb. 14, 2020

Deadline for receipt of Full Application Friday, March 27, 2020 Issue state award letters & begin regional selection Friday, April 24, 2020

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Update: Regional Capacity Building Grant

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PRIMARY: Establish watershed coalitions

  • Form steering committees (first year)
  • Choose management framework for coalition (first year)
  • Establish coalitions (second and third years)
  • Maintain long-term support for coalitions

SECONDARY: Cultivate staff capacity in the region to enhance the impact of outreach and floodplain management activities

Program Goals

REGIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING GRANT PROGRAM

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  • $400,000 capacity building grant
  • All 8 regions have submitted

Phase I Letters of Interest

  • Webinar held on Oct. 30
  • TA underway
  • Phase II Applications due Dec. 13

Local Leaders are Coordinating

REGIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING GRANT PROGRAM

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REGIONAL FISCAL AGENTS

WATERSHED REGION FISCAL AGENT

REGION 1 Coordinating and Development District (CDC) REGION 2 Kisatchie-Delta Regional Planning and Development District (KDRP) REGION 3 Ouachita Parish Jury REGION 4 Calcasieu Parish Police Jury REGION 5 Acadiana Planning Commission REGION 6 South Central Planning & Development Commission REGION 7 Capital Region Planning Commission (CRPC) REGION 8 Regional Planning Commission (RPC)

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New Business: CDBG-MIT Action Plan

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$1.2 Billion in Mitigation Funds

Congressional Allocation in 2018 HUD Guidance Published Aug. 30, 2019 Draft Action Plan Posted Online Sept. 26, 2019 45-Day Public Comment Period Oct. 16 – Nov. 29

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  • Details state’s approach for fund

use - including projects, data collection and modeling programs

  • Incentivizes policy measures to

advance community resilience

  • Four federally mandated public

hearings complete

  • Public comment period closes
  • Nov. 29

Action Plan Overview

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20 H O W L O N G W I L L T H I S TA K E ?

Process to Receive Funding

  • 1. 9/25: LWI Council reviewed and approved summary & budget
  • 2. 10/16: Proposed Action Plan published, including a minimum 45-

day period for citizen review and comment (pre-submittal)

  • 3. 11/21: Council motion: Submit Action Plan to HUD
  • 4. HUD plan review and approval (up to 60 days)
  • 5. Before disbursing funds to any organization that is carrying out

CDBG activities, a written agreement must be executed

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  • 71 Comments: 16 from OCD/LWI website; 55 from four public hearings
  • Categorized by: Modeling, RCBGP, Projects/Funding, Collaboration,

General “Will parishes that border other districts and states be permitted to collaborate with those stakeholders to coordinate efforts?” “What is the time frame for the modeling efforts and how long before turning dirt on projects that solve the problem?” “Who’s evaluating proposals to ensure that the selected projects impact the 10 MIDs required by HUD?”

Comment Summary

OVERVIEW OF COMMENTS TO DATE

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Action Plan Process

DATE ACTION

October 2018 – August 2019 Engagement with local stakeholders

  • Aug. 30, 2019

Federal rules published

  • Sept. 19, 2019

Lafayette public hearing

  • Sept. 25, 2019

Baton Rouge public hearing

  • Oct. 16, 2019

Official public comment period opens

  • Oct. 24, 2019

Monroe public hearing

  • Oct. 29, 2019

Mandeville public hearing

  • Nov. 21, 2019

Council Vote, re: Submittal to HUD

  • Nov. 29, 2019

Official public comment period closes Early Dec., 2019 Action Plan submitted to HUD Late 2019 – Early 2020 HUD review period

  • Feb. 3, 2020

Action Plan submittal deadline Spring 2020 Grant agreement executed and line of credit established

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Motion: CDBG-MIT Action Plan Submittal Process

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New Business: 2020 State Agency Alignment Program

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2020 TAG Work Tasks

Issue Guidance for

State Watershed Plan Creation

Initiate

Use of models to design and prioritize projects

Issue Guidance for

State Agency Mitigation Standards

Evaluate and Award

State and Regional Projects

  • Four key tasks

identified

  • Meeting less often
  • Bi-monthly

Technical Advisory and Working Group Meetings

  • Quarterly Council

Meetings

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Motion: 2020 State Agency Alignment Work Tasks & Schedule

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Closing Remarks

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Adjournment

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