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Amite River Basin Commission - August 8, 2023
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Anybody
would
like
to
have
some
expressive
public
comments.
We
can
save
that
for
after
the
meeting
moving
on
their
agenda,
we
have
a
special
guest
from
the
Louisiana
Watershed
initiative
office
of
Community
Development
Mr
Pat
Forbes
he's
going
to
speak
today
on
the
Louisiana,
Watershed
initiative
funding
and
perhaps
some
question
and
answers.
If
we
have
time.
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Thank
you,
Mr
President
thrilled
to
be
here
I'm.
Sorry,
we
got
our
wires
crossed
and
I
was
not
able
to
join
you
last
time,
but
I'm
thrilled
to
be
here
now.
We've
had
a
watershed
council
meeting
transpire
since
that
last
meeting,
and
so
some
of
the
information
in
here
will
be
different
from
what
we
might
have
seen
then
so
that
may
be
more
enlightening
for
everybody
at
any
rate.
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Okay,
first
slide
up
here:
oh
right
here
in
front
of
me.
First
slide
is
lwi
projects
funded
by
Hud,
mid,
and
so
the
HUD
mid
is
most
impacted
and
distressed.
When
HUD
allocated
the
mitigation
funding
to
the
state
of
Louisiana,
they
said
that
at
least
50
percent
of
the
money
has
to
be
spent
to
the
benefit
of
most
impacted
and
distressed
parishes
that
they
selected.
These
10
parishes
you
see
here
are
the
parishes
that
are
most
impacted
and
distressed
as
selected
by
Hud.
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The
other
thing
that
they
gave
us
the
opportunity
to
do
was
add
other
parishes
as
eligible
parishes
for
that
funding.
Since
56
of
the
state,
64
parishes
got
major
federal
declarations.
We
added
the
other
46
parishes
to
that
list
as
state
mids.
That
does
not
affect
this
requirement
that
at
least
50
percent
of
the
money
be
spent
in
these
10
HUD
mids.
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The
way
that
we
do
that
with
cdbg
funds
is
with
when
we
can
do
it.
What
we
call
a
global
match
project,
that
is
to
say,
we
fund
the
entirety
of
a
limited
number
of
projects
and
FEMA
applies
all
that
money
to
the
benefit
of
all
the
hmgp
projects.
So
the
next
slide,
you're
going
to
see
shows
where
those
projects
were
built,
but
in
this
Slide
the
total
funding
indicates
the
benefit
that
each
Parish
got
for
hmgp
match,
plus
all
the
other
projects,
as
opposed
to.
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For
instance,
we
built
I
think
two
projects
in
or
are
funding
two
projects
in
East
Baton,
Rouge,
Parish
they're,
not
showing
up
in
here
just
East,
Baton,
Rouge,
parishes,
hmgp
match
requirement
is
in
here
that
we're
covering
so,
in
other
words,
we've
distributed
the
funding,
as
as
it
applies
to
the
hmgp
program,
and
look
this
isn't
that
many
slides.
So
if
anybody's
got
questions
as
I'm
going
through
here,
far
away.
D
This
shows
you
the
difference.
You
can
see.
We
we've
got
three
projects
funded
in
Ascension,
I,
think
there's
actually
two
in
East
Baton
Rouge
and
one
in
Ouachita
to
cover
the
match
for
all
the
March
and
August
2016
disasters.
But
then
you
can
see
the
actual
benefit
number
in
the
middle
column.
That
is
what
is
reflected
in
these
numbers
here.
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My
question,
commissioner
Force
thank
you
for
for
being
here
and
presenting
today
when
you
guys
are
trying
to
convey
this
information.
This
is
this
is
y'all's
attempt
to
show
that
y'all
are
actually
spending.
According
to
your
action
plan,
50
of
the
total
funding
that
you're
allocated
via
cdbg
mid
per
the
action
plan
in
the
10
mids
per
HUD
regs.
That's.
D
These
numbers
here
are
another
good
question.
I
should
have
gone
over
the
heading
of
the
slide.
First,
what
these
numbers
represent
is
round
one,
the
state
projects
and
programs
hmgp
match
and
design
support,
because
those
are
all
already
have
ceas
out
there
with
people
to
build
them.
What's
remaining
is
round
two
and
another
allocation,
that's
going
to
be
an
action
plan
that
action
plan
has
to
be
approved
by
Hud
and
in
fact
it
will
be
published
with
a
30-day
comment
period.
So
it's
subject
to
change
it's
just.
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The
funding
rounds
so
far
have
not
had
requirements
relative
to
Mid
or
LMI
they've
had
points
I
think
in
round
one
were
allocated
for
Mid
and
LMI.
That
would
give
them
a
boost,
but
no
there
have
not
been
any
any
focus
on
driving
the
number
there.
It's
just
gotten
there
on
its
own
because
that's
where
most
of
the
applications
have
come
from
that
that
are
being
funded
so
far,.
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So,
what's
represented
on
this
I
think
this
is
the
right
slide
for
this
yeah.
What's
represented
on
this
slide
shows
that
526
million
dollars
of
projects
have
already
been
allocated
to
whatever,
whoever
the
local
applicants
are
right
and
there
is
another
say:
450
million
I
think
that's
going
to
go
to
projects
the
rest.
We've
got
145
million
in
models
and
data
and
engineering
and
those
sorts
of
things
where
there's
some
other
smaller
bits.
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Yeah,
okay
round
two,
which
we
are
smack
dab
in
the
middle
of
you,
can
see
the
timeline
here
and
the
regional
project
ratings
are
due
back
to
the
state.
That's
actually
a
task
that
you
have
in
front
of
you
and
that
is
providing
your
priorities
on
which
projects
to
fund
of
the
ones
that
were
submitted
from
your
region
and
sent
back
as
potentially
eligible
round.
Two
is
a
hundred
percent
low
to
moderate
income
benefit
requirement?
D
You
will
see
in
a
second
why
that
is
the
case,
and
we
expect
in
November
to
approve
projects
from
the
regions
and
start
the
process
of
signing
ceas.
So
to
the
point
earlier
about
the
end
of
the
year
coming,
we
would
expect
all
these
projects
to
have
been
allocated
all
the
funds
to
have
been
allocated
by
end
of
year.
D
So
action
plan
Amendment
Three
that
will
will
be
published
tomorrow,
a
couple
of
smaller
things,
one
in
state
projects
and
programs.
Currently
there
is
a
15
million
dollar
program
for
economic
development
and
resilience
action
plan.
Amendment
Three
would
move
that
just
into
State
projects
and
programs
for
State
infrastructure
and
housing,
in
other
words,
taking
it
out
of
Economic
Development
activity
and
putting
it
so
that
it
applies
to
projects
essentially
non-federal
cost
share
assistance.
We
also
had
15
million
dollars
allocated
to.
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That's
correct
before,
if
you
recall
it
took
two
years,
I
think
after
Laura
to
get
a
federal
appropriation
of
funds,
and
so
initially
the
action
plan
stepped
forward
and
allocated
15
million
dollars
for
match
in
some
of
those
affected
parishes
from
Laura
and
Delta.
Once
we
got
an
appropriation
for
Laura
and
Delta,
we
were
able
to
pull
those
funds
back
into
the
mitigation
lwi
program.
So
it's
essentially
just
adding
15
million
to
the
regional
program
programs
and
projects.
G
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A
D
So
what
this
action
plan
Amendment
reflects
is
an
addition
of
30
million
dollars
to
round
one
and
to
the
design
support
program
to
cover
the
the
inflationary
pressures
from
on
projects
in
those
rounds
that
would
have
been
submitted
back
before
the
inflation
was
so
bad.
It
also
increases
round
two.
If
round,
two
was
originally
published
as
a
hundred
million
dollar
program,
it
increases
round
two
to
225
million
dollars.
D
I
think
we
got
two
billion
dollars
worth
of
application,
1.2
billion
dollars
worth
of
applications
for
round
two,
something
like
that,
and
so
it
it
appears
that
we
can
invest
all
the
money
immediately
in
round
two.
It
also
allocates
a
hundred
million
dollars
specifically
to
region
nine
for
large
transformative
projects
and
it
eliminates
round
three,
as
currently
described
in
the
action
plan.
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We
are
absolutely
continuing
to
explore
additional
funding
sources
like
the
bipartisan
infrastructure
law
and
others,
and
in
fact
we
do
Outreach
and
education
for
all
the
regions
on
the
things
that
we
learn
about
those
programs,
so
that
I
mean
ultimately
The.
Watershed
initiative
is
not
just
about
spending
1.2
billion
dollars.
It's
about
changing
the
way
that
we're
going
to
manage
flood
risk,
and
so
that
means
that
we've
got
to
continue
to
find
other
funding
sources.
D
Fifty
percent
of
it
has
to
be
expended
in
six
years
and
a
hundred
percent
in
12
years
from
the
date
of
agreement,
which
was
in
September
of
20..
So
the
idea
is
that
we
get
these
projects
going.
That
does
not
diminish
the
value
of
the
models.
Certainly
it
would
be
great
if
we
had
all
the
models
sitting
in
place
when
we
started
investing
a
billion
dollars
in
projects,
but
we
didn't
that's
just
not
the
way
the
funding
came
so
yeah.
That's
certainly
a
concern
and
I
don't
know
Billy.
J
The
idea
is
that
we
can
get
these
models
out
there
and
do
some
of
these
project
evaluations
for
these
bigger
projects
before
that
funding
hits
so
that
we're
not
where
we
are
now
going.
Okay,
we
finally
got
this
project
evaluated,
but
the
funding's
all
gone,
and
so
this
will
absolutely
set
us
up
for
all
those
future
sources
of
funding
that
come
through
thanks.
J
So
right
now
in
contracts
we
have
probably
about
78
and
a
half
in
that
are
actually
under
task
orders.
We've
got
under
that
data
and
modeling.
We
also
have
the
purchase
and
installation
of
like
a
hundred
River
and
rain
gauge
networks.
That's
another
big
cost,
we're
looking
at
right
now.
As
part
of
our
last
Watershed
council
meeting,
we
approved
a
task
order,
an
additional
task
order
for
design,
storm
development
and
consequence
modeling.
So
that's
taking
all
of
these
calibrated
models
in
our
calibrated
models.
J
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Sir,
we
are
at
I've
got
a
slide
I'm
going
to
show
you
here
in
a
second
but
we're
at
something
like
32
percent
allocation
for
LMI
right
now.
Besides
the
hundred
million
dollars
that
set
aside
for
region
nine,
essentially
every
penny
has
to
be
spent
on
a
low
to
moderate
income
project
to
hit
the
50
percent.
That's
that's
what
our
Mass
shows.
Okay,
now
I
want
to
make
sure
it's.
This
is
clear,
because
this
is
a
difficult
concept
too.
D
The
things
like
Administration
and
modeling
those
pieces
that
are
not
Project,
Specific,
essentially
get
left
out
of
the
numerator
and
the
denominator,
so
our
50
on
projects
and
LMI
is
going
to
be
essentially
the
half
of
the
952
million.
That's
that's
allocated
for
projects
in
the
action
plan,
not
half
of
the
1.2
billion.
C
So,
just
just
for
the
record
and
and
I
just
want
to
make
point.
I
just
have
a
tremendous
issue
at
LMI
in
general,
okay,
I
think
the
maps
are
flawed,
I
think
when
you
look
at
the
federal,
both
Federal
maps
on
on
how
the
feds
calculate
it.
There's
differences.
I,
know
that
there's
places
in
Ascension
that
are
low
to
moderate
income
and
are
not
on
the
map
and
are
not
done
and
I'm,
assuming
that
is
all
through
the
Amy,
River,
Basin
and
probably
across
the
state.
C
So
when
you
consider
these
projects
as
LMI,
you
know
how.
How
is
that
decision
made
on
whether
it
affects
it
or
not,
and
and
and
I
guess,
I
mean
just
having
the
issue
of
when
you
do
modeling
and
you're
improving
this
model
for
future
projects
over
LMI
as
I?
Don't
understand
how
it's
not
added
either
so
I
mean
here's
these
special
rules,
I,
guess
and,
and
it's
so
segmented
and
and
I
believe
to
be
flawed.
D
So
the
low
to
moderate
income
calculation
approach
is
not
changed.
Basically,
since
I've
been
in
this
business
and
HUD
has
always
had
a
requirement.
Their
regular
programs
are
70
percent
and
we
ask
them
to
get
it
to
50
percent
for
mitigation
because
of
the
reasons
that
you're
mentioning
it's
almost
impossible
for
US,
based
on
the
LMI
calculation
method
that
we
are
tied
to
to
demonstrate,
put
primary
LMI
benefit
on
a
large
Regional
project.
D
That
is
in
fact
why
the
last
hundred
million
dollars
that
doesn't
require
LMI
is
being
allocated
to
projects
that
are
large
and
trans
transformational,
because
it's
so
difficult
to
get
LMI
benefit
on
a
big
project.
The
way
to
answer
your
question.
Each
project
that
gets
done
is
going
to
have
modeling
and
it's
going
to
demonstrate
who
the
beneficiaries
are.
D
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A
the
math
is
the
same
as
the
math
has
been
since,
since
I've
been
doing
this
and
I
think
since
they
started
well
just
and
it's
it's
frustrating
as
it
is
for
us
trying
to
use
something
like
a
1.2
billion
dollar
Grant
to
make
sure
that
we
do
big
things
that
help
a
lot
of
people.
It's
the
rule
and
we've
made
clear
to
HUD
how
that
rule
impacts
us.
We
have
made
your
point
to
HUD,
along
with
all
the
other
recipients
of
these
mitigation
funds
around
the
country.
C
D
Well,
I
I
will
say
that
I
mean
in
our
work.
We
we
certainly
see
that
low-income
families
are
more
impacted
by
disasters.
They
live
in
the
more
dangerous
areas
generally
and
HUD
recognizes
that
the
most
vulnerable
communities
have
also
been
under
invested
in
the
past,
and
so
that's
the
explanation
for
why
they
continue
to
require
low
to
moderate
income
benefits.
D
The
case
that
we've
made
is
that
when
you
do
a
big
project,
you
might
actually
help
more
LMI
families
by
doing
that,
because
it's
more
cost
effective
and
more
effective
at
reducing
overall
flood
risk,
but
the
percentage
doesn't
work
out,
and
so
we
we
certainly
have
been
making
the
case
for
changing
how
this
is
done.
But
this
is
the
rule
we
have
at
this
point.
C
So
can
you
so
there's
some
language
in
here
that
that
you
know
we're
concerned
with
covered
projects
is
defined
by
an
infrastructure
project
costing
a
total
of
100
million
or
more
with
at
least
50
million
in
cdbg
funds,
regardless
of
source
CDG,
be
disaster,
recovery
and
cdb,
G
National,
so
I
guess
I,
guess
you
know
this
100
million.
What
what
are
our
limitations
for
arbc
on
spending
this
money,
it's
great
that
LMI
is,
is
removed,
obviously
from
our
previous
conversation
just
now.
C
D
It's
in
this
slide
that
I've
just
put
up
essentially
the
what
we
went
back
and
looked
at
the
language
for
covered
projects,
and
we
misunderstood
it
when
we
were
discussing
it
in
the
council
the
other
day.
So
what
it?
What
it
is,
is
a
hundred
million
or
more
in
a
single
project,
and
at
least
50
million
of
that
is
cdbg
funds
of
any
kind,
and
so
we
are
not
requiring.
We
are
not
proposing
requiring
that
region.
D
Nine
do
a
covered
project
and
that's
what
we
said
in
the
meeting
the
other
day
that
require
that
is
not
part
of
what
we've
got
in
this
action
plan,
but
that
it's
got
to
be.
If
you
do
a
covered
project
here
are
the
additional
things
that
you
have
to
worry
about,
and
that
is
it
takes
an
action
plan
amendment
to
HUD
a
substantial
action
plan.
D
C
Okay
and
when,
when
is
so
this
this
hundred
million,
if
it's
approved
by
Hud
and
we
get
get
through
all
of
that,
when
is
arbc's
deadlines
for
submittals
of
projects-
and
you
know
how
does
this?
How
does
this
process
work
similar
to
what
we've
done
in
round
one
round
two
and
then
the
special
allocation
of
the
dam
projects.
D
So
I
guess
it's
going
to
be
somewhat
similar
to
in
round
one.
There
was
an
allocation
to
each
region
and
that
region
decided
what
projects
they
wanted
to
fund
with
that
allocation.
This
is
the
same
thing.
It's
just
a
much
bigger
allocation,
so
there
would
be
no
reason,
for
instance,
that
you
couldn't
start
talking
about
what
projects
you
want
to
do
right
now,
on
the
assumption
that
our
action
plan
amendment
is
going
to
be
approved,
we've
got
what
did
I
say
two
and
a
half
three
months
before
action
plan.
Amendment
Three
will
be
approved.
D
C
Okay,
so,
and
so
just
to
kind
of
clarify
I
mean
obviously
when,
when
this
group
submitted
all
of
our
number
ones,
those
were
basically
our
transformative
trans
or
you
know
those
large
Omega
products,
I
call
them
Mega
projects,
essentially
what
I
call
them
so
I
guess.
My
question
is
a
lot
of
those
were
close
to
100
million.
C
So
do
we
need
to
break
this
down
into
phases
and
then
we
can
prove
the
benefit,
because,
obviously,
when
you
talk
about
these
Regional
projects
right
and
you
look
at
the
effect
that
they
may
have
from
one
one
region
or
one
Parish
or
multiple
Parish
to
the
others,
you
you
have
to
offset
that
risk
right.
You
have
to
offset
that
impact,
and
it's
it's
easy
to
say
that.
Well,
the
model
don't
show
it,
but
we
all
know
better
up
here.
C
At
least
most
of
us
do
that
it
does
and
so
to
be
able
to
fund
several
Mega
projects
that
help
offset
the
impacts
of
each
other
is
important,
I.
Think
to
a
lot
of
my
colleagues
up
here
and
so,
and
we
have
some.
You
know
some
outlying
projects
in
St,
James
and
East
Louisiana
that
we
we
need
to
consider
as
well.
But
you
know
I
think
that
is.
That
is
my
point
that
these
These
are
so
big.
C
So
100
million
is
not
a
lot
of
money
when
it
comes
to
Mega
transformational
projects,
it's
just
not,
and
so
we
have
to
be
very
cautious
on
how
we
spend
that,
because
I
don't
believe
we
can
dump
it
all
in
one
project,
because
that
project
will
affect
other
parts
of
the
Amy
River
based
in
a
negative
fashion,
and
we
have
to
offset
that
and
if
we
don't
then
shame
on
us.
So
we're
going
to
have
to
be
able
to
balance
this
money
out
to
a
degree
of
these
transformational.
C
D
I
I
think
the
only
question
in
there
about
as
a
cdbg
requirements
is,
can
about
phasing
and
we
wouldn't.
We
wouldn't
weigh
in
on
whether
you
decide
to
phase
projects
or
whatever.
What
I
would
say
is
that
an
application
that
we
get
from
region,
nine
for
a
50
million
dollar
project
has
to
demonstrate
that
it
meets
a
national
objective.
C
C
So
are
you
saying
that
it
must
be
100
percent
funded
with
this
money
and
at
the
projects,
60
million-
and
we
can
say
40
million,
but
we
pass
a
revolution
that
either
the
Paris
to
a
cea
or
or
that
commits
to
finishing
the
project
or
commits
to
the
funding
similar
to
a
grant.
Would
that
be
acceptable?
Certainly,.
D
G
Once
just
one
real,
quick
programmatic
question,
if
it's
non-transformative,
is
there
a
BCA
requirement
for
any
of
these
project
submittals?
If
we,
if
we
submitted
a
hundred
million
dollar
projects,
that
we
have
to
submit
a
BCA
for
each
one
or
if
it
is
the
BCA
kick
in
only
if
it's
transformative
and
50
million
or.
D
More
so
I
want
to
change
the
language.
I
think
you
mean
to
say
covered,
because
this
covered
project
that's
in
quotes.
That's
the
language,
that's
in
Hud's,
Federal,
Register
notice.
If
it's
a
covered
project,
which
is
to
say
at
least
100
million
dollars
in
at
least
50
in
cdbg,
it's
got
to
go
through
all
that
action
plan.
Amendment
BCA,
all
that
kind
of
stuff
anything
below
both
of
those
thresholds.
It
does
not
have
to
do
that.
That's.
I
Excuse
me,
this
may
be
a
moot
point
but
I'm
trying
to
get
a
handle
on
this,
because
we
know
that
these
major
projects
that
will
really
make
a
difference
like
Clint,
said
you're
talking
about
100
million
dollar
projects
and
we
know
the
LMI
half
of
it
has
to
be
spent
on
LMI,
and
these
are
small
projects,
Regional
local
things.
So
why
would
we
not
say
all
right
we're
going
to
allocate
half
the
money
which
we're
glad
for
the
100
million?
I
Don't
don't
get
me
wrong
on
that,
but
why
wouldn't
we
say
all
right:
we're
going
to
do
600
million
on
big
projects,
because
that's
what
really
is
going
to
make
a
difference
and
the
other
ones
would
go
for
LMI
in
these
smaller
projects,
but
the
real
round,
one
and
round
two,
especially
like
with
round
two,
where
you've
got
a
cap
of
15
million,
that's
nothing
but
small
projects.
You
can't
do
anything
significant
with
those.
I
D
D
D
D
Okay,
I
think
I'm
almost
done
so.
This
we've
we've
talked
through
all
this
already
we're
we're
currently
at
34
LMI,
which
is
what's
driving
us
to
allocate
the
additional
225
million
in
LMI
projects.
You
can
we've
been
through
this
ad
nauseum
the
challenges
of
hitting
LMI,
and
you
can
see
the
LMI
areas
overlaid
with
the
most
impacted
and
distressed
parishes
here.
A
D
L
Thanks
Pat
Casey
tingle
chairman
for
now
of
the
Watershed
commission
and
director
at
gossip
I.
Thank
you
all
for
the
opportunity
to
to
present
and
to
to
have
some
of
these
discussions.
I
would
only
add
a
couple
of
things.
Certainly
Pat
has
the
programmatic
knowledge
of
of
Hud
funding
and
how
that
works.
L
The
second
piece
of
it
is
that
we
knew
at
the
time
that,
while
we
had
Pockets
a
very
good
data
in
certain
places
across
the
state
in
general,
we
did
not.
We
were
starting
with
a
blank
slate
and
for
the
most
part,
we
had
Partners
sitting
across
the
table,
thinking
that
they
had
an
idea
of
what
might
solve
their
problem,
but
a
not
knowing
if
it
would
actually
solve
the
problem
and
B
not
knowing
if
it
would
cause
a
problem
for
somebody
else,
Downstream
or
Upstream.
L
You
all
again
have
a
bit
of
a
head
start
on
that,
because
you've
been
doing
this
for
a
long
time
and
so
I
would
just
say
all
of
that
to
me
ties
together
to
the
point
about
you
know
having
the
funding
towards
LMR
versus
non-lmi
when
we
went
into
this.
Our
first
round
of
funding
and
Pat
can
correct
me
if
I'm
wrong
was
to
get
the
ball
rolling
on
incentivizing
Partners,
to
be
working
together
to
develop
projects
and
get
projects
actually
moving.
L
It
was
a
relatively
small
project
and
that
the
the
members
of
that
region
had
an
opportunity
to
engage
around
that
project
and
that
I
think
pushed
us
to
to
doing
larger
projects
later,
hoping
that
the
modeling
would
be
in
place
to
be
able
to
incentivize
and
inform
how
those
projects
would
actually
move
forward
so
that
we
reduced
the
likelihood
good.
That
big
projects
may
cause
big
benefits
for
somebody.
But
big
problems
for
somebody
else,
because
that's
not
where
we
wanted
to
be
I
would
say
that
again
because
of
the
way
the
modeling
effort
kicked
off.
L
You
all
are
still
ahead
of
the
curve
there,
because
your
model
was
done
very
early
on
in
this
process
and
was
actually
kind
of
the
the
tool
by
which
we
figured
out
how
to
do
the
models
everywhere
else.
And
so
when
it
came
time
to
talk
about
region
9
in
particular,
that's
why
they're
I
think
from
our
perspective
is
not
a
lot
of
hesitation
about
funding
and
doing
a
big
project
here,
because
you
already
have
a
model
at
some
level
of
development
and
maturity
that
you
can
use
to
make
informed
decisions
about
that.
L
So
certainly,
we've
all
got
a
lot
to
learn.
We
are
learning
lessons
in
this
region
that
are
applicable
to
all
the
other
regions
of
the
state,
largely
because
you've
been
doing
this
longer.
You've
got
more
experience
with
what
it
looks
like
to
to
coalesce
around
the
commute
and
some
of
the
other
projects
that
have
come
out
of
26
and
the
other
projects
that
have
come
out
of
2016,
some
of
which
have
been
on
the
books
for
a
long
period
of
time
and
then
recognizing
you
as
a
specific
region
in
region.
L
Nine
I
think
is
also
helping
us
to
communicate
to
the
other
parts
of
the
state
where,
right
now,
their
Regional
framework
is
informal,
whereas
yours
is
formal,
you've
got
you've,
got
a
legislative
mandate.
You've
got
requirements
in
terms
of
what
you
do
in
expectations
and
that's
the
model
that
we
want
to
build
out
across
the
state.
Certainly,
projects
are
a
huge
part
of
this
conversation
and
spending
the
1.2
billion
in
cdbg
funds
is
a
primary.
L
So
I
want
to
thank
you
all
for
your
leadership
in
this,
the
your
ability
to
demonstrate
what
not
that
it's
easy
to
work
together,
but
that
it's
necessary
to
work
together
and
and
appreciate.
You
know
your
support
and
at
the
state
level
recognizing
that
it's
our
job
to
help
support
you
any
way
that
we
can,
and
so,
whether
that's
information
like
we've
provided
here
today
or
sad.
D
Okay,
well
I
want
to
just
like
chairman
tingle.
Thank
you
all
so
much
for
the
opportunity
to
come.
Share.
Information
and
I
will
tell
you
something
that
we've
said
two
or
three
times
before,
which
is
that
y'all,
as
Casey
has
said,
you
all
are
the
leaders
in
this.
You
are
also
our
clients
and
partners
in
this.
Any
information
that
we
have
is
your
information,
any
data.
We
have
anything
that
you
think
we
have.
That
would
be
helpful.
It's
yours,
so
all
it
takes
is
asking
us
for
it.
D
E
D
Is
we
can
get
you?
We
lumped
all
the
State
mid
projects
into
one
row
on
that
sheet,
but
we've
got
them
for
every
single
Parish.
We've
got
it
broken
down
by
parish,
and
we
can
certainly
send
that
to
you.
Thank
you.
It
may
even
be
on
our
website
right
now,
but
if
not
we'll
email
it
to
the
group.
Thank
you.
A
D
Yes,
so
we
have
looked
at
gone
back
and
looked
at
the
original
action
plan.
The
action
plan
amendment
that
we
did
last
year
to
create
region
nine
and
it
does
not
appear
that
we
need
any
action
plan,
Amendment
whatsoever
now
to
be
able
to
provide
the
800
000
Regional
capacity,
building
Grant
to
region
nine.
So
that
really
doesn't
even
have
to
wait
on
approval
of
this
APA
three.
It
just
requires
an
application
from
region
nine
to
the
to
the
initiative,
and
we
can
process
that
it
is
specifically
for
expanded
capacity.
A
D
Certainly
we
we
should
just
talk
about
that.
I.
Think
you
complete
your
application.
We
can
talk
while
you're
developing
the
application
about
the
sorts
of
things
that
other
Regional
coordinators,
the
skill
sets.
They
have
that's
that
sort
of
thing
and
we'll
just
arrive
at
something
that
makes
sense
for
the
region.
I
A
A
A
However,
I
can
say
I've
heard
from
some
people
a
lot
of
eyes:
I
I
it
that
I
challenge
everybody
to
say
we,
because
it
is
we
because,
no
matter
how
brilliant
your
mind
or
strategy,
if
you're
playing
a
solo
game,
you're
always
going
to
lose
out
to
a
team
alone,
we
can
do
little
together.
We
can
do
so
much
so
I
say
this
because
I'm
just
trying
to
keep
everyone
recognizing
what
we
have
special
here
and
what
is
yet
to
come.
A
A
A
E
A
Foreign
okay,
so
essentially
what
we've
done
is
region
9.
We
have
projects
that
have
been
submitted
to
region
nine
and
the
board
members
have
been
given
an
opportunity
to
go
through
and
rank
the
each
of
the
projects.
I
say
rank
rate
each
of
the
projects,
high
medium
and
low
priority,
based
on
the
three
forms
of
criteria.
I
N
N
portions
of
the
town
of
Clinton
Louisiana
flooded,
the
clearing
and
snagging
of
this
I
even
had
a
stoker
Brown
had
went
and
we
had
retained
him
previously
by
arbc
to
do
a
look
at
the
comet
well
in
the
process
of
the
commit,
I
went
to
doing
some
digging
and
found
were
in
that
East
Louisiana
Parish.
Those
areas
did
Flood
within
pretty
Creek
and
Redwood
Creek.
N
So
we
accomplished
the
deal
with
lwi
to
sit
down
and
what
Danica
Adams
we
sat
down
and
we
drew
up
a
plan
to
fit
that
model
in
those
areas.
So
that
was
yeah.
It
was
just
under
a
little
over
27
million
short
of
30.,
but
it
was
in
a
poor
destitute
area,
low
income.
It
fits
all
the
criteria
for
lwi
for
that
low-income
area.
N
So
when
I
seen
this
and
talking
with
Jack,
it
just
seemed
you
know:
I
was
kind
of
suspicious
here.
How
would
we
go
about
changing
this
back
to
a
high
priority,
because
when
it
flooded,
we
had
a
cattle
farmer
that
lost
beef
cows
in
the
in
the
flood?
He
wasn't
able
to
move
them.
So
in
all
these
areas
we
had
residents
with
eight
foot
of
water
in
their
homes.
N
This
is
something
that
we've
been
working
on
since
I've,
been
on
this
Commission
and
finally
made
Headway.
Since
the
new
commission
took
over
so
yeah
I
would
like
to
be
able
to
see
this
change
back
to
your
top
priority
in
those
areas,
because
those
people's
homes
flooded
HUD
did
come
in
in
one
area
and
instead
of
moving
those
individuals
out
of
that
floodplain,
they
left
them
in
the
flood
plain
but
elevated
their
homes.
N
So
it
didn't
really
solve
anything.
So
the
next
step
was
that's,
never
been
done.
Since
1952
was
the
last
time
those
areas
were
cleaned
in
those
tributaries.
So
now
we're
having
an
opportunity
now
to
get
it
done.
We
do
have
a
maintenance
plan
in
place
within
the
parish
to
make
sure
those
flood
flood
plain
areas,
stay
clean
because
I've
never
been
cleaned
since
1952,
so
we've
had
major
storms,
I
went
back
and
looked
at
the
Declaration
for
disaster
area.
A
Okay
definitely
noted
all
we're
looking
at
right
now,
with
these
ratings
is
we're
trying
to
keep
it
scheduled
with
the
round
two
funding
and
a
deadline,
and
these
are
ratings
based
on
what
each
of
the
board
members
excuse
me,
each
of
the
board
members
provided,
and
it's
how
it
shook
out
up
to
this
point.
So
obviously
it's
we're
going
to
look
at
this
in
our
final
date
to
submit
this
I
believe
is
here
shortly
this
week
after
this
meeting,
that
was
our
goal.
The
deadline
is
obviously
August,
31st,
so
definitely
heard
and
noted.
A
C
And
it
just
you
know,
so
it's
a
little
it's
a
little
late.
I
just
would
have
liked
the
opportunity
to
do
for
us
to
as
a
commission
to
rate
these
in
a
little
bit
more
of
a
high
high.
You
know
to
low
fashion
and
not
just
a
three
category
rating
system,
but
in
the
end
we
could
have,
we
could
have
made
it
fit
that
but
I
think
that's
three.
F
C
E
E
A
Know
do
we
know
yet
all
right
in
the
absence
of
a
watershed
coordinator
and
as
president
chairman,
all
of
this
has
been
not
all
of
it,
but
most
of
it's
been
coming
to
me
and
I
disseminated
Tony.
Accordingly,
we
receive
different
versions
of
our
project
lists
and
our
latest
greatest
version
is
somewhat
different
than
what
we
were
had
when
we
actually
rated
these.
In
fact,
two
projects
were
added.
A
F
M
M
Then
what
she
told
us
to
do-
and
this
is
in
reference
to
Mr
President
Cleveland's
comment-
we
were
given
low,
medium
and
high,
so
these
ratings
are
these
three
different
categories.
This
is,
there
was
no
ranking
by
us
as
he
commented
as
what
we
thought
was
the
most
important
as
we
understand
this
then
goes
back
to
lwi
and
the
all
make
the
final
decision,
but
we
were
just
a
step
in
the
process.
Correct.
That's.
I
E
A
E
E
A
Mr
Weber,
we
don't,
we
don't
pick
and
choose
amongst
ourselves
who
it's
all
fair
game,
Who
submits
a
project
and
stuff,
and
then
that
goes
to
lwi.
And
there
are
certain
criteria
to
determine
what's
eligible
and
not
15
million.
And
there
may
be
exceptions
later
on
and
presumably
and
the
LMI
criteria
and
so
forth
and.
E
P
Generous
Louisiana
office
of
Community
Development
to
address
Mr
Harris's
question
in
terms
of
the
prioritization
that
each
region
is
giving.
You
can
add
within
your
high
rankings
the
priorities
in
which
the
commission
sees
fit
for
your
region
in
terms
of
mitigation
and
funding
projects.
Within
your
area,
we
are
looking
at
Yahoo's
hi
ratings
in
terms
of
priority
of
what
we
will
look
at
further
in
terms
of
we
will
ultimately
fund
within
round
two
to
address
the
question
about
the
state
James
Paris
government
question.
We
had
two
projects
that
were
originally
submitted.
P
P
F
I
A
G
My
understanding,
OCD
correctly,
that
we
probably
need
to
take
another
crack
at
this,
not
that
we've
I'm
not
trying
to
say
that
we've
missed
it
I
mean
we
did
what
we
thought
we
were
supposed
to
do,
but
evidently
what
y'all
also
wanted
us
to
do
was
not
just
rank
these
low,
medium
and
high
each
project
individually,
but
also
rank
them
in
terms
of.
What's
the
that's.
G
D
P
I
So
I
understand
now
it's
clear
if
it's
a
high
priority,
even
if
it's
a
doesn't
meet
a
re,
one
of
the
categories
is
regional
impact,
even
if
it
doesn't
have
a
high
Regional
impact.
If
it's
a
priority,
we
need
to
rate
that
as
high.
If
we
want
it
on
the
list,
only
the
highs
are
going
to
be
considered.
So
if
it's
a
pro
one
of
our
priorities,
we
need
to
rake
it
rain
it
high
across
the
board
and
then
come
back
and
prioritize.
Those
I
I
would.
D
Clarify
a
little
bit
I,
wouldn't
assume
that
only
your
high
priority
projects
have
a
potential
to
get
funded.
We've
got
250
million
dollar
round
two,
with
a
total
of
400
million
dollars
worth
of
projects
out
there
across
the
state,
some
of
which
may
not
ultimately
wind
up
being
low
to
moderate
income
benefit
based
on
further
modeling
and
exploration,
and
so
I
wouldn't
make
any
assumptions
about
only
submitting
your
high
priority.
D
I
think
that
it
just
provides
additional
information,
as
the
working
group
is
looking
and
scoring
these
projects
as
to
where
you
had
them
in
that
high
medium
low.
So
don't
don't
don't
cut
yourself
short
on
projects.
You
submit
right
because
the
200
remember
the
250
is
a
lot
more
than
was
allocated
before,
and
so
there
will
be
a
lot
more
projects
funded
gotcha.
A
A
C
So
I
guess
as
a
commission,
can
we
take
another
look
at
this
and
then
and
then
somehow
put
notation
in
our
comments
and
our
rankings
for
y'all
to
interpret
based
on
that
I
I
think
we
need
to
take
another
shot
at.
It
is
my
point
and
and
if
we
decide
to
do
some
internal
ranking,
we
can
do
that
and
then
we
can
put
notes
in
our
submittal
that
hey
these
are
the
projects
that
we
deem
and
I.
C
C
D
And
there
are
no
no
constraints
from
the
policies
and
procedures
on
any
any
of
that.
Just
August
31st
deadline
for
submitting
your
list
of
projects
also
we'd
like
to
look
at
that
list
that
you
have
to
make
sure
there's
not
any
discrepancy
between
what
we
should
should
go
out
to
you
and
what
you
have
in
fact.
So
if
we
could
get
that
to
Janae
and
we'll
make
sure
that
the
two
lists
are
in
sync,
the.
B
B
M
C
B
A
B
A
A
We
don't
have
a
coordinator.
We
are
the
coordinator
and
it'll
look.
It
sounds
like
if
we
submit
an
application
that
we
may
get
some
assistance
in
a
compensation
to
help
us
do
this.
Even
better
foreign
next
item
on
the
agenda
under
o
business
is
stoker
Brown.
Any
public
comments
on
that
come
on
up
Stoker.
Q
M
Excellent,
all
right
just
be
aware
that
the
proposal,
if
it's
going
to
be
placed
in
a
contractual
that
it
will
have
to
be
this,
is
just
a
proposal.
You
have
to
be
modified
to
comply
with
the
requirements
of
a
professional
service
contract
for
Louisiana
that
we've
adopted.
So
so,
if
it's
pleasure,
the
any
motion
needs
to
be
that
authorize,
a
professional
service
contract
consistent
with
what
we
previously
have
approved.
M
G
Q
The
lwi
is
finished
with
their
region
9
model,
so
that
there's
a
new
base
output
to
also
create
the
next
version
of
the
map,
as
well
as
the
updated
parameters.
So
that's
not
included
in
here.
That
is
just
for
12
months.
One
year's
worth
of
making
sure
the
online
map
stays
operational,
there's
no
issues
with
it
and
that
is
accessible
to
the
public.
Q
So
task
one
is
where
we're
going
to
take
and
I
went
back
and
looked
there's
about
60
online
feedback
points
that
were
from
the
public
we're
going
to
take
that
information
they
submitted
whether
or
not
the
map
of
inundation
near
their
home
was
accurate.
If
it
was
inaccurate,
they
provided
you
know,
no,
it
wasn't
five
inches.
It
was
one
foot
they
provided
photos
or
any
other
documentation.
Q
If
we
need
to
we've
also
included
some
time
to
reach
out
to
those
to
the
public,
to
request
any
additional
information
ask
questions.
They
provided
either
a
phone
number
or
an
email
address.
So
essentially
we're
going
to
take
all
that
information
and
look
at
whether
or
not
we
need
to
add
additional
control
points
to
the
flood.
Inundation
map,
algorithm
I,
guess
you
would
call
it
there's
a
there's.
A
pretty
elaborate
process
on
how
you
take
a
model
output.
Q
C
Question
I,
don't
know
I,
guess
I'm
at
comment
stage
here
comment:
okay,
thank
you.
Thank
you
chair.
So
this
is
for
my
colleagues
to
consider
I.
Don't
think
we
need
to
be
into
that
business.
Amen.
I,
think
this
is
a
tremendous
liability
for
this
organization.
I
think
we
need
to
pull
the
map
off
of
the
website.
C
We
as
a
parish
do
not
release
the
flood
data
for
that
very
specific
purpose.
We
have
been
lucky
up
to
date
and
I
think
that
I'm
going
to
make
a
motion
that
we
immediately
pull
it
down
until
we
can
further
investigate
the
liability
that
we
may
be
exposing
homeowners
to
so
I'm.
Going
to
put
that
motion
on
the
floor.
A
M
M
R
H
A
C
I,
don't
want
to
pretend
that
we're
this
is
just
going
to
go
to
waste.
Okay,
there
is
a
lot
of
modeling
in
the
future.
This
could
be
utilized,
for
it
was
very
expensive
to
start
it
was
not
approved
by
this.
Particular
commission
was
proved
prior
to
us.
With
that
being
said,
I
don't
want
to
pretend
that
we
can't
utilize
this
feature
in
the
future.
C
For
this
commission
or
other
things,
I
worry
about
the
liability,
because
I
know
it's
out
there
from
a
personal
experience
in
government
and
so
again
when,
when
do
we
stop
paying
for
this
when's
the
deadline
so
2016
is
it?
Is
it
a
decade
from
2016
that
we
decide
to
stop
paying
for
this
service,
and
or
was
this
we're
going
to
pay
for
it
forever,
and
so
there's
some
serious
concerns
about.
You
know
what
this
is
being
utilized,
how
long
we
should
incur
this
cost
and
there's
just
too
many
unknowns.
C
I
can
tell
you
I
I,
am
cautious
of
the
liability.
I
think
it's
there,
I
think
when
you
can
go
onto
a
site,
and
anybody
can
use
this
whether
the
home
is
home.
It
or
not.
Is
a
is
a
real
concern
for
me
and
how
much
water
it
got
and
that
may
dissuade
a
buyer
and
we
may
be
liable
for
that,
regardless
of
what
a
disclaimer
says
when
you
enter
the
site,
so
I
would
like
again.
My
motion
still
stands.
I
just
want
to
make
the
point
that
it
is.
C
A
A
Q
So
to
you
mark
Harrell
saying
you
can
call
up
FEMA.
This
is
not
FEMA
data.
This
is
above
and
beyond
FEMA
data,
and
it's
even
taken
into
step
forward
further
beyond
the
lwi
model
output
data.
It's
taking
that
information
in
actual
surveyed
elevations
of
water
surface
elevations.
We
can
make
a
model
as
accurate
as
possible
that
we
try
it's
never
going
to
be
exactly
accurate.
This
is
an
additional
modification
to
that.
So
the
information
that's
provided
in
this
data
is
far
beyond
what
you
will
get
from
any
FEMA
information.
H
However,
when
you
start
doing
BCAAs
or
whenever
you
start
trying
to
get
approval
for
an
elevation
or
an
acquisition,
you're
going
to
go
by
famous
elevation,
they're
they're
high
water
marks,
they
send
people
out
and
they
have
all
that
in
their
documentation,
they're
not
going
to.
Let
us
go
use
someone
else's
so
for
the
FEMA
funding,
which
most
of
us
do
on
a
regular
basis.
We
have
to
use
their
their
documentation.
H
Q
Understand
the
the
intent
of
this
map
is
not
to
use
it
for
that
purpose.
The
intent
of
this
map
is
to
try
and
and
represent
an
accurate
what
what
happened
in
the
2016
flood,
to
provide
the
community
more
real
flood
information
and
risk
I
understand
president
cointmont,
that
you
feel
that
there's
a
liability
there,
I
I'm,
no
lawyer
so
I,
don't
know
the
details
of
that.
We
did
work
with
Larry
to
to
identify
what
information
was
needed
to
be
before
you
could
enter
the
site
and
and
put
that
on.
Q
L
Q
Than
I
I
think
that
this
is
the
exact
type
of
information
that
needs
to
be
coming
out
of
the
Amy
River
Basin
Commission,
because
you
are
a
watershed
entity,
and
this
is,
in
my
opinion,
your
duty
to
disseminate
information
about
flood
risks
throughout
your
basin,
and
this
is
exactly
that
in
terms
of
spending
money
forever
in
perpetuity.
This
is
only
for
a
one
year.
Q
L
I
Old
Commission
put
this
together.
It
was
sort
of
pioneering
technology
as
far
as
the
inundation
map,
like
this
one
of
the
when
they
spouted
out
all
the
kind
of
things
that
can
be
used
for
one
of
the
main
focuses
on
it
was
that
was
for
the
public,
because
most
of
the
public
doesn't
have
access
to
FEMA
or
those
records
or
anything.
This
is
where
local
people
can
go
and
just
check
the
area.
I'm
very
concerned
like.
C
I
About
the
liability,
but
if
we're,
if
we're
we're,
okay
on
the
liability
Factor,
this
is
something
for
the
just
the
general
population,
an
easy
place
to
get
to
to
see
what
happened
in
2016..
At
some
point,
that's
going
to
become
moot
because
we're
going
to
have
another
flood
so
we'll
want
to
I
knew
if
we
like
Mark
I,
don't
know
that
we're
in
the
mapping
business,
but
we've
already
paid
a
lot
of
money
for
this
and
just
to
pull
it
down
and
deprive
the
public
from
it.
Q
I
I
C
C
You
can
say:
well,
just
don't
move
here
right
and
what
does
that?
Do?
Okay,
I
got
a
group
of
houses
moves
followed
in
this
subdivision.
Don't
move
here,
all
right!
That's
going
to
happen
and
I
don't
believe
it's
gonna
I
think
if
we're
gonna
fix
it
I
think
we
have
some
liability
there
and
it's
certainly
not
the
right
thing
to
do
either
from
an
ethical
standpoint.
So
again,
my
motion
still
stands.
G
Gary
I
just
want
to
throw
out
there
that,
in
the
course
of
my
work
and
in
the
course
of
buying
multiple
homes
in
my
life,
I've
utilized
the
LSU
accent
or
flood
map
website
multiple
times
to
find
out
about
whether
or
not
a
property
may
or
may
not
be
in
a
flood
zone.
I.
Don't
think
this
is
necessarily
delineating
that
type
of
stuff
and
LSU
has
been
doing
that
for
well
over
a
decade
and
I.
A
A
C
At
this
juncture
in
time,
I'd
like
to
not
approve
this
contract
until
and
also
pulled
the
site
off
of
the
web
until
we
can
do
a
full
analysis
of
the
impacts
of
what
we're
putting
out
there.
Since
we
know
that
it's
not
accurate
until
we
have
a
full
representation
but
to
keep
the
product
in-house
as
a
useful
tool
in
the
future
that
we
can
consider
and
updating
and
improving
through
something
from
a
different
act
in
the
future.
I
A
A
Yeah,
so
what
we've
done
so
far
is
the
the
intent
for
our
annual
plan
is
obviously
we're
not
going
to
be
able
to
do
this
in-house
we
would
like
to.
But
if
you've
looked
at
annual
plans
there,
they
have
a
nice
table
of
contents,
they
have
nice,
imagery
and
Maps
graphs,
dollar
figures
spreadsheets
so
forth,
so
might
have
to
turn
it
over
to
a
contractor
through
cpra
and
rather
than
having
just
an
open-ended
type
of
contract
on
what
we
want
to
do.
A
Get
an
annual
plan
give
us
an
annual
plan,
we've
kind
of
drafted,
a
a
working
draft
scope
of
services
typical.
Basically,
what
that
would
entail
is
just
kind
of
develop
a
format
for
the
annual
plan,
the
cover
letter
and
so
forth,
and
you
know
you
can
read
the
handout
that
I
gave
you
with
the
highlights.
And
oh
everybody
got
this.
A
We,
the
only
thing
that
scares
me
about
this-
is
that
we've
we've
known
about
that
we've
had
an
annual
plan
that
needs
to
be
done
and
I
haven't,
got
any
feedback
from
anybody,
not
one
board
member.
So
you
know
who
drafted
this
so
I
I
welcome
anybody,
I,
encourage
anybody
and
I
challenge
anybody
to
come
up
with
something
better
than
this
and
expand
upon
this
to
where
we
can
get
this
taken
care
of
and
meet
our
goals
and
objectives
for
that's
required
by
law.
R
R
R
If
we
can
take
this,
perhaps
fine
tune
it
to
make
sure
it
fits
with
our
contractual
requirements
and
get
a
a
task
order
proposal
back
to
the
commission
or
back
to
you
John
at
the
executive
committee.
However,
you
all
want
to
handle
that
you
know
for
your
final
approval.
Then
we
can.
We
can
roll
on
getting
a
task
order
issued.
K
Our
concerns
out
so
we'll
be
able
to
try
to
address
this
in
a
timely
fashion
and
I.
Don't
disagree.
We
need
to
move
forward,
but
at
some
point,
I
hate
to
be
the
person
coming
in
on
the
back
end
and
don't
even
know
what
we're
looking
at.
What
we're
trying
to
accomplish,
particularly
from
a
director's
standpoint.
G
A
R
It
is
I
mean
I,
think
we
should
be
able
to
issue
a
task
well,
depending
on
the
the
pleasure
of
the
commission,
I
guess
and
how
this
executive
director
discussion
goes.
But
we
would,
we
should
be
able
to
issue
a
task
by
the
end
of
this
month.
I
would
suggest
that
a
good
draft
could
be
developed,
probably
within
a
couple
of
months.
That
would
give
you
know
a
November,
December
time
frame
for
a
review
of
a
draft
and
sort
of
finalizing
things.
You.
A
Know
I've
been
in
government
for
a
while
and
I
watched
it
every
year.
People
have
a
lot
of
Ambitions
about
work
in
November
and
work
in
the
December
and
even
January.
But
what
I
have
noticed
is
come
Thanksgiving
things
kind
of
Wane
a
lot
and
you
may
be
there,
but
people
you
need
to
work
with,
aren't
so
yeah.
Just
keep
that
in
mind.
Yeah
using
that
PTO.
A
M
A
R
E
A
All
right
moving
on
our
agenda
under
old
items,
no
business
update
on
our
drone
video
it.
You
know
we
had
an
intergovernmental
agreement
with
Ascension
Parish.
Thank
you,
Clint,
it's
going
to
be
free
of
charge,
but
it
appears
that
perhaps
the
Comey
River
diversion
the
co.
The
Army
Corps
of
Engineers
has
done
something
Mark.
You
said
on
the
Comey
River
diversion
task
force.
Can
you
kind
of
give
us
a
little
idea
of
what?
What
do
we
need
to
do?
This.
H
K
H
A
Sounds
good
any
public
comments,
okay,
moving
on
project
committee
status
and
discussion,
the
idea
here
was,
we
had
formed
a
project
committee,
and
we
and
a
lot
is
a
lot,
has
evolved
and
changed
since
then.
But
the
idea
was
back
in
in
the
beginning
is
that
we
wanted
to
see
as
we
come
together
as
this
commission
newly
formed
commission?
What
do
we
have
out
there?
What's
already
going
on?
Where
is
it
at
is
what
part
of
the
Basin
is
it
located
in?
Is
it
a
past
project?
A
Is
it
a
current
project
or
a
future
project?
Who's
involved?
How
much
money
is
there
any
needs,
and
we
were
going
to
do
like
a
working
map,
a
project
inventory
map
on
our
website
to
be
completely
transparent
for
us
and
the
public
to
see
what
the
arbc
has
and
what
they're
working
on
and
I
don't
Gary?
Could
you
give
us
a
little
update
about
where
we
may
be
with
that
and
I
I
understand,
because
you've
been
handling
a
lot
of
stuff
and
so
anything
you
might
be
able
to
shed
some
like.
G
I
don't
know
if
I'm
on
or
not,
but
now
we
we
sent
initial
emails
out
to
several
parishes
requests
and
projects,
project
listings
and
whatnot.
We
got
some
feedback
from
some.
We
didn't
get
feedback
from.
Others
also
had
some
initial
discussions
with
another
lwi
region
who
did
something
that
caught
your
eye:
Miss
Kelly,
Bingham
who's,
the
Watershed
coordinator
for
lwi
region.
Five
I
can
touch
base
with
her
again,
but
we
have
not
put
anything
together.
We've
we've
had
a
lot
of
plates
spending
in.
A
A
H
A
G
M
M
M
A
A
M
A
The
main
thing
here
lately
is
that
there's
been
a
hurdle
with
Florida
gas.
It
looks
like
there
may
be
some
movement
in
that
regard
that
where
it
didn't
seem
like
there
were
any
Maybe
foreign,
also
the
funding,
as
you
know
it,
but
due
to
the
inflation
costs,
the
project
cost
doubled
and
we've
been
insured
through
by
the
corps
and
Congress
Congressman
Graves,
that
the
funding
is
there
for
this
project
and
it
will
be
set
other
than
that.
M
F
A
H
C
A
M
A
N
A
As
you
all
know,
the
region
9
was
awarded
a
little
more
money
than
other
parts
of
the
state
and
we
thought
it
would
be
a
good
idea
just
to
let
the
parishes
know
if
you
don't
already
know
and
the
public
know.
If
you
don't
already
know
what
may
be
available
out
there
to
help
you
in
regards
to
Hazard
mitigation
and
Mr
Gary
O'neill
is
here
to
give
a
presentation
and
very
good
explanation
of
how
this
program
might
work
for
you.
G
It
is
a
federally
funded
but
State
administered
grant
program
for
hazard
mitigation.
I.
Think
there
are
several
I
would
imagine.
All
of
our
parishes
up
here
are
extremely
familiar
with
some
of
our
Consultants,
maybe
as
well,
but
I
did
just
want
to
go
ahead
and
let
you
guys
know
that
every
lwi
region
got
at
least
one
million.
Several
lwi
regions
got
three
and
a
half
million.
We
were
one
of
the
regions
that
was
blessed
with
three
and
a
half
million
that
higher
amount
just
to
let
you
know
it's
available
after
any
declared
disaster.
G
G
In
this
case
for
Hurricane
Ida,
the
cost
share
is
waived
according
to
Jeffrey
and
gossip,
so
this
is
and
well
for
all
intents
and
purposes
what
you
would
call
as
close
to
free
money
as
it
gets
when
it
comes
to
doing
projects
like
this
you've
got
to
be
an
eligible
sub
applicant
that
participated
in
a
hazard
mitigation
plan.
I
believe
Jeffrey
and
goes
up
are
going
to
work
with
us
in
regards
to
that.
G
So,
whereas
typically
a
parish
would
have
to
be
the
applicant
in
this
case,
arbc
may
actually
be
able
to
be
the
applicant
in
this
case,
but
I
think
based
on
our
project
committee
and
which
projects
we
select
if
it's
easier
for
a
parish
to
do
that
goes
up,
will
work
with
us,
but
again,
I
mentioned
the
cost
share
being
waived.
There
is
one
Bugaboo
here
and
that's
going
to
be.
The
benefit
cost
analysis
if
you're
not
familiar
with
the
benefit
cost
analysis.
G
It
is
the
black
box
of
this
grant
program
and
most
people
when
you
use
that
that
term
BCA
they
want
to
use
a
four-letter
acronym
for
it,
but
anyway
we
won't
get
into
that.
That
is
not
on
the
slides
here,
but
that
is
a
requirement.
Whatever
project
that
comes
out
of
this
Authority
or
this
commission
will
have
to
be
cost
effective
for
the
program.
G
Also,
phase
projects
are
eligible
as
well,
and
what
that
means
is,
if
it's
conceptual
in
nature,
if
there's
not
a
lick
of
design,
if
there's
not
a
liquor
survey
work
done
on
it,
we
can
still
put
it
through
the
program
and
it
will
be
funded.
What
kind
of
projects
Jeffrey's
email
indicated
that
you
could
do
planning
activities?
You
can
do
all
sorts
of
funding
and
you
can
look
at
the
the
typical
project
types
here.
G
I
will
say
that
in
the
case
of
region
9
having
spoken
with
Jeffrey
and
haven't
spoken
with
most
of
y'all,
we've
got
plenty
of
planning
work
on
our
on
our
plate,
so
to
speak.
Cpr
is
assisting
us
with
both
an
annual
plan
and
a
master
plan.
I
would
strenuously
suggest
to
the
commission
that
we
try
to
actually
find
a
flood
risk
reduction
project.
G
I'm
sure
we've
got
a
couple
in
between
the
couch
cushions
amongst
the
parishes
that
are
here,
you
could
do
Residential,
elevations
and
buyouts,
as
some
people
have
stated
here,
I
feel
like
that's
putting
a
Band-Aid
on
a
bullet
hole.
I
think
what
we
really
want
to
do
is
address
the
actual
issue
of
flooding
with
this
funding,
if
at
all
possible,
it
may
not
be
something
that
says
multi-jurisdictional.
G
As
you
know,
some
of
the
other
projects
we've
considered,
but
we
could
really
address
some
pressing
issues
with
this
funding
and
you
could
also
do
some
generators
or
some
lift
station
elevations
like
that.
Typically,
that's
not
really
addressing
what
we're
here,
for
which
is
flood
risk
reduction
next
steps
again,
I'm
trying
to
really
Breeze
through
this
the
original
application
deadline.
Some
new
parishes
may
be
aware:
it
was
actually
I
believe
within
about
a
week's
time,
goes
up
through
Jeffrey
gearing
and
and
goes
up
indicated
that
there
there
is
a
extension
that
has
been
requested.
G
It
has
not
been
approved
yet
by
FEMA.
They
are
optimistic
that
would
potentially
and
I
know
this
is
being
streamed
out
there
for
the
whole
world.
It
would
potentially
give
us
approximately
another
month's
time,
so
what
I
would
suggest
to
the
commission
is
that
we
hustle
up
on
this
and
almost
vet
a
project
for
this
program.
At
the
same
time,
we're
vetting
projects
for
a
region
or
for
round
two
of
lwi
and
the
100
million
dollars.
We
were
blessed
with
at
last
week's
commission
meeting,
so
applicable
timelines.
G
G
That's
just
a
listing
of
projects
they've
done
nationally
and
in
some
cases
well
in
the
Commonwealth
of
Puerto
Rico
as
well,
not
quite
internationally,
but
different
projects,
they've
funded
using
this
funding
stream,
whether
it's
you
know
flood
risk
reduction,
planning,
building
codes,
things
of
that
nature,
so
I
just
wanted
to
put
it
on
y'all's
radar.
We
received
this
email
a
certain
time
ago
and
the
deadline
is
coming
coming
up,
but
we're
going
to
get
an
extension
on
it.
So
we
do
need
to
kind
of
hop
on
it.
G
G
Were
three
options,
three
suggestions,
all
of
which
FEMA
would
call
flood
risk
reduction
or
drainage
Improvement
project,
so
there
are
other
regions
that
I've
spoken
to
that
are
actually
going
to
do
planning
activities
with
this
funding.
Those
regions
don't
have
several
million
dollars
from
cpra
to
put
together
a
master
plan
and
an
annual
plan,
and
things
like
that.
So
there
are
other
regions
that
are
doing
other
things
with
it,
but
in
this
case
we're
ahead
of
the
game,
as
some
folks
have
stated
already
today.
G
G
A
M
H
L
A
I
A
G
I'd
like
to
make
a
motion,
president
Clark
I
would
like
to
suggest
a
special
meeting
on
August
the
29th
location,
to
be
determined,
and
also
to
authorize
the
payment
River
Basin
commission
to
contact
the
applicant.
The
selected
applicants
for
the
executive
director
position
to
engage
them
on
potential
availability
for
interviews
for
the
executive
director
position
and.