Citrus County Local Mitigation Strategy Working Group
2015 LMS Update
Thursday, June 12, 2014, at 10:00 AM.
Lecanto Government Center, 3600 W. Sovereign Path, Room 166
AGENDA
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I.
Call to Order 10:00 AM
A. Welcome Introductions and Announcements
Mr. Dixon called the meeting to order at 10:00.
attached to these minutes.
Chuck Dixon
There is an attendance list
Ms. Malmberg announced she did not wish to renew her term as Vice Chair. Ms.
Malmberg was elected on July 11, 2013. Mr. Dixon said he would be willing to
continue as Chair for another term. He suggested elections take place at the
next scheduled LMS meeting. He said per the by-laws, terms are for one year
with a maximum of two consecutive terms. Mr. Dixon asked for all members to
be thinking of who they would like to elect as Chair and Vice Chair before the
next meeting.
B. Public Input – None
C. Approve minutes of December 4, 2013
Mr. Baird made a motion to approve the minutes of December 4, 2013 and it was
seconded by Mr. Howard. Minutes were approved.
D. Approve minutes of April 10, 2014
Ms. Malmberg made a motion to approve the minutes of April 10, 2014 and it
was seconded by Mr. Baird. Minutes were approved.
II.
Review of Draft Document Revisions
Bruce Day
Mr. Day said this is a start on the work to be done and thanked everyone for reading
through the large document. He suggested that comments be taken in order as they
review the changes. He had a PowerPoint presentation of the draft document to use
for review of changes to each section. He explained that changes were indicated by
strike-through and underline, as well as highlights. Mr. Day said he used blue
highlights for numbers that still need to be changed. He said Ms. Yeatter used
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green highlight to indicate changes are good to go and yellow highlight to indicate
what still needs attention.
He also explained that the Table of Contents,
Appendices, Figures and Tables will all be updated once the document has been
completed.
A. Section 1 Introduction
Mr. Day said the introduction basically remains unchanged other than a few
clarifications. Mr. Baird pointed out there is a name change for the Department
of Planning and Development instead of Development Services.
B. Section 2 Jurisdictional Profiles
Comments were taken concerning the listed areas of major populations;
specifically there is no Hernando Beach and the Citrus Hills area should be
added as the Villages of Citrus Hills.
Mr. Day discussed changes to several of the vulnerability parameters concerning
the population of Citrus County. He asked Ms. Gorman to review the City of
Crystal River profile and request any changes to be made. Mr. Day said this
information can become a grant writing tool for the Cities of Crystal River and
Inverness. Mr. Dixon commented that population decline was already happening
before the closing of the Crystal River Nuclear Plant and student enrollment had
dropped quite a bit before the plant closing. Mr. Day said they will remove the
term “mass”. Another comment made was there are still several references to
Progress Energy and they should be changed to Duke Energy. There were also
several comments concerning typographical errors. Another comment was made
concerning references to rail which is no longer the Northern Railroad. Mr. Day
said he added information concerning Port Citrus and Mr. Faulkner said the Port
has been added to the Comprehensive Plan. Mr. Dixon said there are other
helipads that should be mentioned and a comment was made that there will be a
new one at the Mosquito Control offices. Ms. Malmberg said she has provided
updated information to Mr. Day concerning utilities in Citrus County.
C. Section 3 Planning Process
Mr. Day said updates were done to time tables, the Working Group list, roles of
supporting local and county coordination, and integration with existing plans. A
comment was made to correct Fire Services information.
Mr. Faulkner
mentioned the Sea, Lake and Overland Surges from Hurricanes (SLOSH) model
information is outdated and Mr. Day said the Withlacoochee Regional Planning
Council (WRPC) is currently updating this information. Mr. Faulkner offered to
show Ms. Yeatter maps with newer information and she said she recently did a
new map for this. Mr. Day said comparisons between the 2004 and 2010
information show quite a difference and this will be addressed during the update
process.
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Mr. Dixon asked about the timing of updating the Projects list in the document.
Mr. Day said the Projects list will need to be reviewed again in the fall. He said
there will be a call for new projects and the same methodology and scoring will
be used. He talked about different methods that are used to prioritize projects in
other communities. Mr. Dixon asked if the LMS group must approve the projects
and Mr. Day said yes but it doesn’t necessarily have to be scored and prioritized.
He said the Chair must endorse it and adoption of the Plan is considered
approval of the Projects list.
A comment was made concerning the Emergency Service Evaluation and Master
Plan (December 2007) mentioned on page 31 of the draft. Mr. Day said this was
the former Fire Rescue plan and this could be eliminated because Fire Services
has been absorbed under the Sheriff’s Department.
Mr. Day thanked the group for their attention to the draft.
III.
Review of Draft Document Revisions
Lauren Yeatter
A. Section 4 Risk Assessment
Ms. Yeatter said everything in this section highlighted in green is completed. She
said the data mostly came from National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) Climatic Data Center. She said the National Flood
Insurance Program (NFIP) references and Repetitive Loss properties are still
being processed. Mr. Baird said he has been providing updated information to
Ms. Yeatter.
Ms. Gorman said the City of Crystal River is currently renewing its Community
Rating System (CRS) application and a lot of this data will be updated. She
mentioned that the terms flood and surge are different and suggested surge be
added to the Hazard table. Ms. Yeatter said the Tables will be updated when
she runs a Hazards Model. She said the Hazards Model has a lot of uses.
Ms. Yeatter said there are updates to incidences, shelters, references, and the
Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale information. She asked the Group to
contact her with any additional historical information that may not be listed. She
said this section is about hazard identification, discussing the probability of future
occurrences, discussing historical occurrences, and the extent of damage. A
comment was made concerning tornadoes and use of an old rating scale. She
said updates to the tornado risks will be done by WRPC and she suggested
including a new map of tornado touch down points and tracking. She suggested
including full page maps in the document for flood plains, surge, and the wild
land urban interface. Mr. Dixon suggested the WRPC decide between figures
and maps.
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Mr. Day asked Ms. Tear from the Forestry Division about any updates to wild
land data. Ms. Tear said new data is available from the Southern Wildfire Risk
Assessment (SWRA) and the web portal is available to the public. She gave a
copy of SWRA Summary Report to Mr. Day who said this data will be used for
updates. He thanked Ms. Tear for bringing the report to the Group.
Mr. Wesch was concerned about comments suggesting early warning systems
for tornados and there is not enough time to warn people during this type of
event. Mr. Day suggested re-wording this section to address in-home sheltering.
She said there are still updates to be done on various figures in this section. Mr.
Day suggested the LMS use generalities for clearance times and refer to the
Evacuation Study for details.
A comment was made concerning the Heat Danger Categories table and the use
of the work “apparent”. Ms. Yeatter said she did verify the numbers had not
changed but she will research the term. Mr. Day said this may be a reflection of
the term “feels like”.
Mr. Baird commented that Citrus County’s CRS rating has changed to a six from
the previous seven rating and this helps with everyone’s flood insurance rates.
He also said the new Flood Insurance Rating Maps will be adopted in September
and he had already provided this information to Mr. Day. Ms. Yeatter said once
these are adopted, the information will be updated in the LMS.
Ms. Tear said the information concerning communities at risk of wildfires has
been reviewed and the Forestry Division does not think it will change.
Ms. Yeatter said the State of Florida is developing a sinkhole study but she did
not think it will be ready in time for the LMS report. Mr. Dixon asked if a sinkhole
map will be included. Ms. Yeatter said the most current information is from 2012
and if desired she can include it.
Ms. Yeatter spoke about removing the earthquake and tsunami information and
Mr. Day said the State can reject the LMS study if this type of information is
included and deemed not necessary.
IV.
Next Sections for Review
Lauren Yeatter
Ms. Yeatter said the next review will be on the real vulnerability analysis, estimating
potential loss, and looking at various populations that are vulnerable and structures
vulnerable to all hazards. She also spoke about a recent webinar hosted by the
Department of Environmental Management (DEM) updating the Florida Crosswalk
Checklist and she will be using this tool to update information. Mr. Day said this will
help with compliance on technical information.
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V.
Closing Comments
All
Mr. Day said at the next meeting he will call for projects from the Working Group.
He thanked the Group and County staff for all their hard work and attention to the
LMS.
VI.
Next Meeting
(Meeting Schedule)
All
The Group decided the next meeting will by Thursday, October 9, 2014 beginning at
9:30 AM. Mr. Day said after that, the Group will probably meet again after the
Thanksgiving holiday.
VII.
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 11:20 AM.
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