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MINUTES
Flood Zone 1/1A Advisory Committee
Tuesday, January 20, 2009 3:00 – 5:00 pm
Oceano Community Services District Meeting Room
I. Welcome and Introductions
The meeting was called to order at 3:00 pm. Jill Ogren of SLO County
Public Works introduced herself
as the replacement for Jeff Werst.
Committee members present: Gary Kobara (Chair), Vicki Cardoza, Glenda
Guiton, Charlie Lackie, Tom
Zehnder. Agency/Organization representatives: Nola Engelskirger and
Jill Ogren/SLO County Public
Works; Julie Thomas/CSLRCD; Barbara Mann/OCSD.
II. Public Comment
No public comment.
III. Announcements
No announcements were made.
IV. Review and approval of minutes.
The November 18, 2008 minutes were approved as written.
V. Status reports by County Public Works
A. Advisory Committee Vacancy
Nola reported she still needs to get Tom Zehnder’s letter to the Board
of Supervisors so they can
approve changing Tom’s status from alternate to regular committee member.
B. Levee Maintenance Work Update
1. Nola distributed the 2008 inspection report. She noted the encroachment
fence is still
standing, although it was supposed to be gone by January 15, which
was then extended to
January 25.
2. The Sand Canyon flap gate project is currently waiting for permits,
and installation is
expected to be done this summer.
3. Nola reported the receipt of OHV funding in-lieu fees, which will
be used for four additional
swing gates.
4. There is $100,000 available to do repairs on the north levee working
westward from the
railroad, which would raise the levee back to its original height --
an average raise of one to
two feet.
5. Julie mentioned she had a call from a man who is interested in pursuing
installing a bike path
on the levee.
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C. Waterway Management Program (WMP) and EIR update
Nola handed out the Morro Group WMP update. A FAQ was sent to property
owners. Got four
more “rights of entry”. Thirty requests were sent, and 12 “Yes” have
been received so far.
Julie Thomas noted that Hec-Ras Model should be run without dam spilling.
D. Flood Emergency Planning Efforts
Nola will revise the Public Works standard operating procedures for
the SLO County Dam and
Levee Failure Evacuation and Emergency Response Plan so that it includes
the shut off of releases from
the dam if there’s a flood threat in Zone 1/1A. A County emergency
planning drill of all groups was
held at the OCSD in December, and it received a lot of positive feedback.
Nola is finalizing the Public
Works Standard Operating Procedures, which incorporates the two stream
gages within the Zone that give
alerts at certain levels. These alerts will stimulate certain other
actions such as levee patrols. Drills will
be held annually.
VII. Temporary Levee Protection
Based on the latest topo and SH&G Hydrology Model, there are three
known places for likely
overtopping.
VIII. Open Forum (Questions/Suggestions for next agenda)
There were no Open Forum items.
IX. Set Date for Next Meeting.
The next two meetings were set for March 17, 2009 and May 19, 2009.
X. Adjourn.
CSLRCD: Coastal San Luis Resource Conservation District
NRCS: Natural Resources Conservation Service
OCSD: Ocean Community Services District
Zone 1/1A website: http://www.coastalrcd.org/Zone1-1A.html or go to
http://www.coastalrcd.org/ and follow links to Zone 1/1A.
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