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Commission Memorandum
REPORT TO: Honorable Mayor and City Commission
FROM: Craig Woolard, Public Works Director
Brian Heaston, Senior Engineer
SUBJECT: Flood Hazard Management Overview
MEETING DATE: January 11, 2016
AGENDA ITEM TYPE: Special Presentation
KEY ISSUES AND RECOMMENDATIONS: The Commission will receive an overview of
key concepts related to flood hazard management from the MT Dept of Natural Resources and
Conservation (DNRC). The presentation will provide a knowledge foundation to better understand flood risk and floodplains, how floodplains are determined and identified on map products, and how these products are utilized to mitigate risk and regulate floodplain
development.
A second Special Presentation with the Commission is scheduled for January 25 where DNRC and FEMA staff will present the Bozeman Creek and Tributaries floodplain mapping project. A
glimpse of the draft floodplain maps will occur at this second meeting along with an overview of
required public engagement processes that must be completed over the next 12 to 18 months to
finalize the floodplain maps. Policy matters related to floodplain development and regulation
will be introduced at this second meeting as well as a suggested pathway for addressing policy concerns.
We recommend that the foundations laid with the January 11 and January 25 meetings be
employed by the Commission to establish future policy related to floodplain management and
regulation. Specific requests for action will be brought to the Commission at a later time. ALTERNATIVES: As Suggested by the Commission.
FISCAL EFFECTS: Not included with this Special Presentation.
Attachments: none
Report compiled on January 4, 2016
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