Skagit County Flood Control Zone District Issues Page

Date	Title	Summary
Skagit County Flood Control Zone District Issues Page
1986	RCW 86.26.105: Comprehensive flood control management plan — Requirements — Time for completion.	“A comprehensive flood control management plan shall be completed and adopted within at least three years of the certification that it is being prepared, as provided in RCW 86.26.050. If after this three-year period has elapsed such a comprehensive flood control plan has not been completed and adopted, grants for flood control maintenance projects shall not be made to the county or municipal corporations in the county until a comprehensive flood control plan is completed and adopted by the appropriate local authority.”
1/21/2001	WAC 173-145-040: Comprehensive flood control management plan	What must be in the CFHMP/CFCMP by state statute.
3/15/2005	Memorandum from Public Works Dept.	Requested opinion from Prosecuting Attorneys Office re proper expenditures for Drainage Utility
10/17/2005	Essential Activities List from the Public Works Department	To be funded by the Skagit Countywide Flood Control Zone District
1/17/2006	Draft Interlocal Agreement for Flood Control Zone District	Draft Interlocal Agreement to activate FCZD, has neither environmental nor land use component.
3/15/2006	Draft letter to be sent to dike districts/cities and towns	Document explains that County was going to form SCFCZD.
4/24/2007	Public Works Dept. Memo re Rough cost estimate for FCZD planning purposes.	"With the development of the flood control project, some areas may not receive 100-year protection and a variety of floodplain management techniques will need to be evaluated. This may include buy-outs, elevation of structures, flood proofing, and changes to the current zoning and regulations to prevent development in areas that have been identified as flood prone." "The proposed Flood damage reduction measures were designed so that the Corps hydraulic analysis can evaluate a range of flows with an attempt to optimize the benefit to cost ratio."
4/25/2007	Agenda for meeting between County Public Works Department and Consultant	Items to be discussed included doing away with Sub-Flood Control Zones and taxing cities and diking districts.
4/25/2007	Countywide Flood Control Zone District Data Requirements	Consultant request info for activation of SCFCZD.
5/1/2007	Update to verbiage in planning memo	County updates proposed projects list.
5/3/2007	Update to verbiage in planning memo	Further clarification of what planning memo intended.
5/21/2007	Draft Outline for FCZD presentation to County Commissioners	"Need to fully address the sales tax option as suggested by LK".
5/21/2007	Gene Sampley comments on FCZD presentation	Did not want to discuss sales tax issue and did not want the people of Skagit County to vote on instituting a property tax.
7/5/2007	Public Works Draft Strategy for Skagit River Flood Control	Once again the P/W personnel show signs of not wanting voters to have say.
7/12/2007	Draft Strategy for Skagit River Flood Control	Revised version including proposed committee members.
7/12/2007	Gene Sampley comments on draft strategy	Won't have salmon recovery program out of flood control process.
7/27/2007	Draft Resolution Re: COMPREHENSIVE FLOOD HAZARD MANAGEMENT PLAN THAT IMPROVES FLOOD CONTROL AND BENEFITS SALMON RECOVERY	Would officially dissolve the Flood Control Committee
7/27/2007	Draft Executive for FCZD	66% of the people who do not live in floodplains are not adequately represented on this committee.
7/27/2007	Draft Structure of FCZD	Clearly shows BCC in charge.
7/27/2007	Draft Technical Committee makeup	Dike Districts overly represented.
7/30/2007	Gene Sampley changes to FCZD resolution	Wanted to separate Plan Development from FCZD organization.
8/7/2007	Sampley CFHMP Resolution	Gene Sampley Draft Skagit River Comprehensive Flood Hazard Management Plan That Improves Flood Control and Benefits Salmon Recovery Resolution which replaces the flood control committee with the FCZD governance structure plus have the FCZD Executive Committee "recommend long term funding options based on drafts developed by staff to fund construction of the recommended projects" plus emphasizes doing both flood control and salmon recovery and finally seek Corps of Engineers assistance.
8/7/2007	Sampley FCZD Organizational Resolution	DEFINING THE PURPOSE AND ESTABLISHING THE ORGANIZATION FOR THE COUNTYWIDE FLOOD CONTROL ZONE DISTRICT
8/20/2007	Draft Organizational Structure for Flood Control Zone District	A work in progress.
8/21/2007	Draft Flood Control Zone Organization Resolution	Lots of changes from the original draft.
11/6/2007	Packet to Activate Skagit County Flood Control Zone District (SCFCZD)	Packet of information the Skagit County Commission used to approve the activation of the Skagit County Flood Control Zone District. Updated to have the final, signed resolution.
12/30/2007	SKAGIT COUNTYWIDE FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT – AN EVOLUTION IN PROGRESS	An inside look at the history and the development of the countywide flood control district through the use of historical documents and e-mails by county officials.
1/2008	Update description of Skagit County Public Works involvement with Flood Control Zone District	Document describes the activities of the Public Works department with respect to the flood control issue.
2/2008	Background and Guiding Principles for Developing An Update To The Skagit River Comprehensive Flood Hazard Management Plan	Skagit County Commissioners as the Flood Control Zone District's Board of Supervisors outlay their strategy of inclusive input as "the best way to identify viable solutions to flood damage prevention and public safety in Skagit County" as well as manage the Skagit River Basin in a more comprehensive way
5/05/2008	Skagit Comprehensive Flood Hazard Management Plan 3rd Technical Committee Members Workshop	Skagit Comprehensive Flood Hazard Management Plan (CFHMP) group members brief one another and then dissolve into SC FCZD technical committees.
5/05/2008	SC FCZD Dike and Drainage Technical Committee Meeting Draft Meeting Summary	Committee designates chairs plus advisory committee members and then advanced an agenda of further flood control work, with an emphasis on dike & drainage district involvement.
5/05/2008	SC FCZD Environmental Technical Committee Meeting Draft Meeting Summary	Committee votes for a chair, a vice chair plus advisory committee members and then discusses when they'll meet.
5/05/2008	SC FCZD Land Use Technical Committee Meeting Draft Meeting Summary	Committee designates leaders and then allowed Liz McNett Crowl with the Active Community Task Force to join them to provide a recreational perspective.
5/19/2008	Skagit County Commissioners Resolution #R20080254	Skagit County Commissioners set membership in the SC FCZD Advisory Committee.
5/22/2008	First FCZD Advisory Committee Meeting Announcement	Announcement of first SC FCZD AC meeting.
5/30/2008	Agenda for 1st Advisory Committee Meeting on June 9	Agenda for kickoff of the SC FCZD AC, scheduled for 4 to 6 PM at the Skagit Room in the County Building at 1800 Continental Place, Mt. Vernon.
6/9/2008	Map of Possible Projects for the Skagit County Flood Control Zone District	Map from June 9, 2008 Skagit County Flood Control Zone District Advisory Committee meeting showing possible floodplain management projects for the Skagit River Basin.
6/9/2008	DRAFT June 9, 2008 Meeting Summary	“Jim Voetberg, P.E., Director, Skagit County Department of Public Works, welcomed the new AC members and challenged them to “be heroes” by recognizing the devastating impact severe floods have on everyday activities, and to work collaboratively on flood management plans most likely to result in meaningful flood damage reduction measures benefiting all County stakeholders.”
6/30/2008	Public Meeting Notice	Skagit County Public Works Department Public Announcement of upcoming 2nd meeting of the Advisory Committee.
7/14/2008	Solution ideas worksheet	Document put together by consultant “Triangle”, titled Initial Questions Needing Responses in CFHMP Process.
7/14/2008	DRAFT Advisory Committee Agenda	Draft agenda for 2nd meeting - “Meeting Purpose—For the Advisory Committee members to: 1. Consider certain operating and organizational items 2. Begin a initial consideration of and pros and cons for CFHMP solutions, alternatives, approaches 3. Consider initial assignments to the Technical Committees 4. Determine next steps and schedule”
7/14/2008	DRAFT SC FCZD AC Meeting Summary	Draft minutes from the July 2008 SC FCZD AC meeting.
7/14/2008	DRAFT Recorded Motion of the Advisory Committee	Proposed requirement of two meetings before a major decision can be made by the SC FCZD Ac.
8/4/2008	Memo to SC FCZD AC, Re: Skagit Natural Hazards Mitigation Steering Committee	“The Skagit Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan was developed in 2003 in response to the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 that required jurisdictions to have a FEMA approved mitigation plan in place in order to receive federal mitigation grant funds. Simply put, the mitigation plan opens the federal mitigation checkbook for all incorporated municipalities within Skagit County as well as the unincorporated areas of the county thereby increasing the amount of federal grant funds available for flood mitigation projects within Skagit County.”
8/5/2008	Skagit County Public Works Memo to Flood Control Zone District Advisory Committee	Responses to questions on “video recording future AC meetings”, SC FCZD AC versus former Skagit River Flood Control Committee, a draft resolution to amend SC FCZD AC operating rules, a “cost breakdown” of the GI study and more information on the Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan.
8/5/2008	Skagit Flood Control Study Costs - 1997 through December 31, 2007	Payments by jurisdictions for the Corps GI Study.
8/18/2008	Agenda for August 18, 2008 SC FCZD AC Meeting	Corps of Engineers will deliver a report to the SC FCZD AC on Skagit GI Preliminary Measures.
8/18/2008	Notice for August 18, 2008 SC FCZD AC Meeting	“WHO SHOULD ATTEND “All appointed members of the Skagit County Flood Control Zone District’s Advisory and Technical Committees and other interested persons. The public is welcome. Anyone interested in flood management and ecosystem protection and restoration on the Skagit River are encouraged to attend.”
8/18/2008	Proposed resolution to Skagit County Commissioners on rules of the SC FCZD AC with attachment	If supported by the SC FCZD AC, Commissioners will affirm the “major decision” rule and also that “rules and procedures” “amendments shall be by recorded motion, approved by a quorum of the Advisory Committee, and generally such amendments will not require ratification of the FCZD Board of Supervisors provided that all amendments shall comply with RCW Chapter 86.15. Exception: An amendment proposing to change the structure or membership of the Advisory Committee must be approved by the FCZD Board of Supervisors.”
08/27/2008	Skagit County Planning Comments on City of Burlington and Dike District #12 Determination of Significance and Request for Comments on Scope of EIS [for Ring Dike]	County Planning Department raises seven concerns.
9/15/2008	Notice of Meeting	What, when, where, who and why of the upcoming September 15, 2008 SC FCZD AC meeting.
9/15/2008	Agenda for Sept. 15, 2008 SC FCZD AC Meeting	After regular business, presentation by the City Gov't of Burlington & Dike District 12 on their 100-year ring levee and more.
7/14/2008	July 14, 2008 SC FCZD AC DRAFT Meeting Summary (Document A in Agenda)	Staff's draft summary of the July 2008 SC FCZD AC meeting.
8/18/2008	August 18, 2008 SC FCZD AC DRAFT Meeting Summary (Document B in Agenda)	Staff's draft summary of the August 2008 SC FCZD AC meeting.
9/15/2008	City Gov't of Burlington/Dike District 12 Presentation (Document C in Agenda)	23-page PDF of presentation to SC FCZD AC, includes slides about Skagit River Flood Risk in reaches of the river, the floodway issue, Crofoot's Addition investigation led by City Gov't of Burlington, and discussion of proposed levee enhancements as well as consequences of incorrect hydrology.
9/15/2008	Skagit County Skagit River Comprehensive Flood Hazard Management Plan (CFHMP) Table of Contents (Document D in Agenda)	Overview of needs of a CFHMP.
9/15/2008	SC FCZD AC/Skagit CFHMP Advisory Committee Preliminary Meeting Topic Schedule through February, 2009 (Document E in Agenda)	Staff-created draft of strategic plan for the SC FCZD AC's meetings.
9/15/2008	“Straw-man” Examples of short-term and long-term goals, and objectives for the Skagit River Comprehensive Flood Hazard Management Plan (Document F in Agenda)	“The following “straw-man” (examples of short term and long-term goals and objectives statements) were selected by staff for consideration by the Flood Control Zone District. These goal/objective statement examples are not intended to be exhaustive and were, in general, gleaned from existing comprehensive flood control management plans, the Skagit GI, interviews with participants, and statements from the Technical Committee and Advisory Committee meetings.”
9/15/2008	DRAFT Recorded Motion of the Advisory Committee (Document G in Agenda)	Proposed requirement of two meetings before a major decision can be made by the SC FCZD AC.
8/05/2008	Skagit County Public Works Memo to Flood Control Zone District Advisory Committee (Document H in Agenda)	Responses to questions on “video recording future AC meetings”, SC FCZD AC versus former Skagit River Flood Control Committee, a draft resolution to amend SC FCZD AC operating rules, a “cost breakdown” of the GI study and more information on the Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan.
8/04/2008	Memo from Chuck Bennett to Committee, Re: Skagit Natural Hazards Mitigation Steering Committee (Document I in Agenda)	“The Skagit Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan was developed in 2003 in response to the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 that required jurisdictions to have a FEMA approved mitigation plan in place in order to receive federal mitigation grant funds. Simply put, the mitigation plan opens the federal mitigation checkbook for all incorporated municipalities within Skagit County as well as the unincorporated areas of the county thereby increasing the amount of federal grant funds available for flood mitigation projects within Skagit County.”
8/28/2008	Skagit Comprehensive Flood Hazard Management Plan (CFHMP) Stakeholder Interview Takeaways (Document J in Agenda)	“As an important early step in the Skagit Comprehensive Flood Hazard Management Plan (CFHMP) update process, consultant team members Cynthia Carlstad and Bob Wheeler conducted interviews with participants and other stakeholders. . . . Interviews early in the process helped provide an understanding of perspectives, commonalities, differences, and individual knowledge.”
9/22/2008	SC FCZD AC Chair Letter to Skagit County Commissioners, Re: City of Burlington Flood Control Project	SC FCZD AC Chair requests for the AC "clarification as to the type of recommendation the BCC is expecting" from the committee.
10/19/2008	Tetra Tech Memorandum, Re: Skagit County Public Involvement Plan for the Skagit River Comprehensive Flood Hazard Management Plan	“While flood events most directly affect property owners in the floodplain, any significant event can impact the economic health and welfare of all of Skagit County, as well as regional and national interests. A key component of the CFHMP is to inform Skagit County citizens and businesses about the life-safety and health, welfare, property, and infrastructure components of flooding in Skagit County, and at the same time allow for citizens and businesses to become actively involved in providing input into how such events can be better controlled and risks reduced.”
10/20/2008	Notice of Meeting	“The meeting will start out as a joint work session with the Board of County Commissioners to hear a presentation from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on flood preparedness and flood response as part of the Flood Awareness Week.”
10/20/2008	Agenda for Oct. 20, 2008 SC FCZD AC Meeting	General summary of planned activities for Sept. 2008 SC FCZD AC meeting.
09/15/2008	Consideration and acceptance of Advisory Committee Meeting Summary from 9/15 AC meeting (Document A in Agenda)	Staff's draft summary of the September 2008 SC FCZD AC meeting.
10/20/2008	Mission, Goals, Objectives, and Measurement Criteria for CFHMP (Document B in Agenda)	Black and white copy of LJK Proposed Modifications to the Goals and Objectives of the Skagit River Comprehensive Flood Hazard Management Plan
10/20/2008	Consideration and decision on recommended ground rule changes for SC FCZD AC (Document C in Agenda)	Formal implementation of SC FCZD AC proposals that "action" on major issues would require two SC FCZD AC meetings or a supermajority of SC FCZD AC members plus a procedure for amendments to the Operating Rules and Procedures
11/17/2008	Agenda for Nov. 17, 2008 SC FCZD AC Meeting	General summary of planned activities for Nov. 2008 SC FCZD AC meeting. Document C, Criteria for Considering Projects, is still a work in progress.
11/17/2008	Consideration and acceptance of Advisory Committee Meeting Summary from 10/20 AC meeting (Document A in Agenda)	Staff's draft summary of the October 2008 SC FCZD AC meeting.
11/17/2008	Mission, Goals, Objectives, and Measurement Criteria for CFHMP (Document B in Agenda)	Current progress of the SC FCZD AC on Potential mission, short-term and long-term goals, objectives, and measurement criteria for the Skagit River Comprehensive Flood Hazard Management Plan (CFHMP).
11/17/2008	Draft Criteria for Screening and Selecting Projects/Measures Recommendations from Technical Committees (Document C in Agenda)	“The Skagit County Flood Control Zone District Advisory Committee requested that each Technical Committee (Environmental, Dike and Drainage, Land Use) develop recommendations regarding flood project screening/selection criteria. This document provides a compilation of criteria developed by the three Technical Committees.
11/17/2008	Finalize Operating Procedures/Ground Rule Changes for SC FCZD AC (Document D in Agenda)	Formal implementation of SC FCZD AC proposals that "action" on major issues would require two SC FCZD AC meetings or a supermajority of SC FCZD AC members plus a procedure for amendments to the Operating Rules and Procedures.
11/17/2008	Nov. 17, 2008 SC FCZD AC Meeting Audio of GI Study Discussion	Discussion on the Corps of Engineers General Investigation (GI) Process using these documents.
11/17/2008	Nov. 17, 2008 SC FCZD AC Meeting Audio of Impact of the 100-year Flood Standard Discussion	Discussion on the definition of maximum flood risk reduction.
11/17/2008	Nov. 17, 2008 SC FCZD AC Meeting Audio of the FEMA Community Rating System (CRS) Discussion	Discussion of supporting continued county-wide participation in the federal Community Rating System (CRS) of the National Flood Insurance Program.
12/08/2008	Public Involvement Activities Budget for Skagit County Comprehensive Flood Hazard Management Plan	Itemized budget for education of Skagitonians about the Skagit River Flood Risk for SC FCZD AC review.
12/15/2008	Agenda for Dec. 15, 2008 SC FCZD AC Meeting	General summary of planned activities for Dec. 2008 SC FCZD AC meeting.
11/17/2008	Consideration and acceptance of Advisory Committee Meeting Summary from 11/17 AC meeting (Document A in Agenda)	Staff's draft summary of the October 2008 SC FCZD AC meeting.
12/15/2008	Mission, Goals, Objectives, and Measurement Criteria for CFHMP (Document B in Agenda)	Current progress of the SC FCZD AC on Potential mission, short-term and long-term goals, objectives, and measurement criteria for the Skagit River Comprehensive Flood Hazard Management Plan (CFHMP).
12/15/2008	Draft Criteria for Screening and Selecting Projects/Measures Recommendations from Technical Committees (Document C in Agenda)	“The Skagit County Flood Control Zone District Advisory Committee is developing screening criteria for determining flood risk reduction projects to be advanced for further analysis, design and review through as part of the development of a Comprehensive Flood Hazard Management Plan (CFHMP). The criteria could also be used to provide local screening of the measures proposed in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ General Investigation Study (Skagit GI).”
1/20/2009	Agenda for Jan. 20, 2008 SC FCZD AC Meeting	Meeting will be held on Jan. 20, 2008 between 2:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. at the Training Room at 325 Metcalf Street, Sedro Woolley. Primary purpose will be focusing the Corps GI process onto specific flood risk reduction opportunities.
12/15/2008	Consideration and acceptance of Advisory Committee Meeting Summary from 12/15 AC meeting (Document A in Agenda)	Staff's draft summary of the December 2008 SC FCZD AC meeting and table of attendees.
12/18/2008	“Straw-man” Potential Mission, Goals, and Objectives for the Skagit River Comprehensive Flood Hazard Management Plan (Document B in Agenda)	Updated to reflect input from the Advisory Committee and Land Use Technical Committee (LUTC) input.
1/19/2009	Project Screening Criteria for Advisory Committee Consideration (Document C in Agenda)	The means to which a project or projects will be decided to be built and/or implemented to reduce the Skagit River Flood Risk.
2/2009	Skagit County Flood Control Zone District (SC FCZD) Meeting Notices	Meeting notices for the SC FCZD Advisory Committee and Technical Committees.
2/11/2009	Announcement of Feb. 18, 2009 SC FCZD AC workshop	“The major assignment (see attachments) is to develop a 1st phase (“fatal flaw”) (“no-brainer”) (“common sense”) flood reduction project screening criteria list and then to apply it to the 37 preliminary flood reduction projects/measures in the Skagit GI (and a few other projects identified by the Technical Committees). It is intended that the criteria list and the information gathered from screening the projects/measures will be forwarded to the USACE for its use in justifying which projects to continue evaluating as part of the Skagit GI. The information will also be used as the AC moves forward to develop its own prioritized project list as part of the Comprehensive Flood Hazard Management Plan.”
2/18/2009	Agenda for Feb. 18, 2009 SC FCZD AC Meeting	Purpose is mainly to “Adopt screening and fatal flaw criteria for considering projects/measures” and “Begins the process of a local screening of the Skagit GI Measures and any local projects using screening and fatal flaw criteria in order to, from a local perspective, narrow measures to a smaller number”.
1/20/2009	Consideration and acceptance of Advisory Committee Meeting Summary from 1/20 AC meeting (Document A in Agenda)	Summary of activities of Jan. 20, 2009 SC FCZD AC meeting.
2/18/2009	Document B: Mission, Goals, & Objectives for the Skagit River Comprehensive Flood Hazard Management Plan (Document B in Agenda)	Final mission, goals and objectives document to be approved at Feb. 18, 2009 SC FCZD AC meeting.
2/18/2009	Document C-2: Advisory Committee Input on Project Screening Criteria (Document C-2 in Agenda)	“The Advisory Committee agreed to provide input into the screening criteria considered at the January 20, 2009 meeting. Any input would be compiled, distributed and discussed at the February 18 Advisory Committee meeting, with the goal of agreeing on a list of screening criteria.”
2/18/2009	Initial Skagit GI Measure/Local Project Narrowing (Document E in Agenda)	List of proposed measures and their review by the SC FCZD technical committees.
3/16/2009	Agenda for March 16, 2009 SC FCZD AC Meeting	Purpose is to screen flood risk reduction opportunities for the Corps of Engineers to review for a potential future project.
2/18/2009	Advisory Committee Meeting Summary from February 18, 2009 (Document A in Agenda)	General summary of the meeting's activities.
3/16/2009	Fatal Flaw and Project Screening Criteria (Document C-3 in Agenda)	Two options for must-pass criteria for any Skagit River Flood Risk reduction project.
3/16/2009	Initial Advisory Committee Input on Corps Measures (Document E-1 in Agenda)	“The purpose of this effort is for the AC to provide a local perspective on the Skagit GI measures for the Corps to consider as it begins the process of narrowing and lumping individual measures into a more focused and shorter list of alternatives. Additionally, the work of the AC will be used as one of the processes for determining which projects should be recommended in the CFHMP.”
4/20/2009	Agenda for April 20, 2009 SC FCZD AC Meeting	“Continue the process of a local screening of the Skagit GI Measures and any local projects using screening and fatal flaw criteria in order to provide input to the Army Corps for their consideration as they screen the measures, as well as using this work effort as input for the CFHMP.”
4/20/2009	AC Meeting Hand-Outs for April 20, 2009	A table explaining how all the handouts relate to one another.
3/16/2009	Advisory Committee Meeting Summary from March 16, 2009 (Document A in Agenda)	“The AC worked from document E-1, “Initial Advisory Committee Input On Corps Measures, draft dated February 27, 2009” (see attachment #5). Document E-1 reflected the revisions made to Document E at the February 18, 2009 AC meeting and it also contained additional information submitted from the FCZD Technical Committees and the Cities of Burlington and Mount Vernon. The bulk of the meeting was taken up with this task. Revisions were approved live on the document as projected on a screen and are reflected in Document “E-1” (attachment #6). Work will continue to complete this task/document at the April 20, 2009 AC meeting.”
2/11/2009	Public Comment submission from Chairman Boudinot, re: Cedar Rapids, Iowa flooding impacts	“Eight months after being hit by a flood expected to come along less than once every 500 years, this city of 120,000 is still struggling to get its head above water. About 10 square miles of flood-wrecked neighborhoods are largely abandoned, with thousands of boarded-up houses and businesses lining debris-dotted streets. A steam and electricity generating station that served some of the city's biggest employers is still inoperable. More than 300 municipal buildings are in need of repair, along with roads and bridges.”
3/16/2009	Public Comment Submission from Dan O'Donnell, re: Environmental Technical Committee's findings regarding Measure #35 - La Conner	“Regardless of the Corps' label, this project has consistently been called: "Gap Filler". In a meeting with Col. Wright, it was made clear that the objective is to replace the approximately 1,700 lineal feet of levee that was removed in the early 1970's, and rebuild the spoils left from dredging an additional 1,100 ft. The Town Council does not envision building a new ring dike around La Conner.”
3/11/2009	Public Comment submission from Bob Helton, re: rising sea levels	“Rapidly melting ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica are likely to push up sea levels by a metre or more by 2100, swamping coastal cities and obliterating the living space of 600 million people who live in deltas, low-lying areas and small island states.”
3/16/2009	Document E-1: Initial Advisory Committee Input on Corps Measures with March 16, 2009 AC Meeting Edits	“Comments from each of the technical committees, along with additional AC comments are shown. Green highlighted projects could be eligible for early action implementation. Yellow highlighted projects need additional analysis, development, design, and alternative packaging. Red highlighted projects should be abandoned, considering any caveats listed under comments.”
4/20/2009	Screening and Fatal Flaw Criteria for Projects/Measures (Document C-4 in Agenda)	Current iteration of criteria for the Corps of Engineers to consider floodplain management projects for the Skagit River Basin.
4/20/2009	Initial Advisory Committee Input on Corps Measures and Consideration of Locally Identified Projects (Document E-3 in Agenda)	“The following table provides initial input from the Skagit Comprehensive Flood Hazard Management Plan (CFHMP) Advisory Committee (AC) on the Skagit GI measures. It additionally includes locally identified projects that the AC is considering for inclusion in the Comprehensive Flood Hazard Management Plan (CFHMP).”
3/23/2009	SC FCZD Environmental Technical Committee Meeting Summary	“Assignment: For City of Burlington Levee Certification project, provide additional project concept information including map(s), project components, project benefits and concerns, and potential costs. Response: The project is ill defined, but appears to include levee setbacks and extensions. All setbacks should meet ETC project selection/screening criteria including the removal of hardened bank, old levees and restoration components. There should be no new hardened levees along the river.”
4/7/2009	SC FCZD Land Use Technical Committee Meeting Summary	“The City of Burlington and Dike District #12 has issued a draft environmental impact statement on this measure with some project details. The City and District are now considering how best to respond to comments received during the public comment period. Revised site plans ... showing levee location and flood inundation areas were provided to the LUTC by ... City of Burlington.”
4/7/2009	SC FCZD Dike District Technical Committee Meeting Agenda & Notes	“No project can reduce the existing level of flood risk protection for a given area.”
4/20/2009	Possible Overtopping Levee Sites	Map of lower Skagit River Basin showing in bold lines along the Skagit possible overtopping levee sites.
4/20/2009	Map of I-5 and BNSF Levee Concept	Idea is to protect the railroad and interstate as well as connect to downtown Mount Vernon flood protection.
4/20/2009	One-pager on Nookachamps Storage	“Additional flood peak flow reduction could be achieved if the Nookachamps floodplain storage were designed to function like a temporary flood control reservoir by storing during the peak flow period and releasing the stored water after the peak had passed. Implementation of this measure requires construction of levees and gate-control flow release structures that are available to control flows into and out of the reservoir area.”
5/28/2008	Skagit Delta Tidegates and Fish Initiative Implementation Agreement	“The Skagit Delta Tidegates and Fish Initiative is a collaborative, multi-stakeholder process convened by the Western Washington Agricultural Association in March 2006 for the purpose of identifying pathways and protocols for federal, state and local permitting of tidegate and floodgate repair and replacement activities within the Skagit and Samish River deltas. This Agreement will address actions at tidegate and floodgate sites that are under the ownership or control of Drainage, Diking, and/or Irrigation Districts that are Parties to this Agreement.”
3/13/2009	Skagit County Consolidated Comments to City of Burlington / Dike District 12 Draft Environmental Impact Statement Regarding Proposed Flood Control Measures	“The only meaningful way to consider, analyze and balance these significant adverse impacts on the City's neighbors is to engage in a basin-wide planning process that involves and includes the jurisdictions and entities that are on the receiving end of these impacts, in a manner calculated to produce mutually agreeable, regionally applied mitigation measures and implementation solutions. For this reason, Skagit County is committed to the Corps' General Investigation process and our comprehensive flood planning efforts, which envision a holistic, basin-wide approach.”
5/7/2009	Save the Date!	“Skagit County and the US Army Corps of Engineers are holding an Executive Committee meeting on Thursday, May 7, 2009 from 1:30 - 4:30 p.m. in the Commissioners' Hearing Room, 1800 Continental Place, Mount Vernon, WA. The purpose of the meeting is to provide an update on the Skagit River General Investigation study.”
5/7/2009	Land Use Technical Committee Meeting Notes	“Land impacted by flowage from any diversion of flood waters must be mapped and land so mapped must be protected with easements/purchase and zoning restrictions.”
6/2/2009	Dike & Drainage Technical Committee Comments	“Dike and drainage districts are generally in the business of keeping or moving water out of their respective districts. Designing a measure that directs water onto private property through a “spillway” flies in the face of this general mandate and is contrary to the required nexus between district taxes benefiting the lands being assessed. This raises concern about “liabilities”.”
6/15/2009	Environmental Technical Committee Comments	“The ETC sees by-pass projects (depending on design) as one of the types of projects the group favors because there is the potential for environmental restoration and reconnection of the river with a portion of its flood plain. The spillway project as the group understands it does not have a defined channel or defined location flow would hit the bay or Swinomish channel. Given that lack of definition environmental restoration potential is limited. ”
6/15/2009	Agenda for June 15, 2009 SC FCZD AC Mtg	Mainly “To consider AC efforts to-date and consider any recommendations on the process/logistics to the Board of Supervisors” and “Continue the process of a local screening of Skagit GI Measures, and any local projects using screening and fatal flaw criteria, in order to provide input for the CFHMP and to the Army Corps for their consideration as they screen the measures. ”
4/20/2009	Attachment A-1: Draft SC FCZD AC Meeting Summary of April 20, 2009	Summary of the meeting that discussed potential activation of the property tax levy powers of the Flood Control Zone District (FCZD), identifying feasible projects and working with other jurisdictions on hydrology & Baker River flood storage.
6/15/2009	Attachment A-2: Support for Measures Identified as part of a Skagit River CFHMP and the Army Corps of Engineers Skagit GI Study Draft/Example from Daryl Hamburg	Nine proposed measures to reduce the Skagit River flood risk to be fast tracked.
5/18/2009	Document E-4, Attachment 2: Advisory Committee Input on Corps Measures and Consideration of Locally Identified Projects	Latest version of Document E-4, incorporates habitat restoration, emergency overflow spillway and Mount Vernon comments on potential projects.
4/20/2009	Public Comment to April 20, 2009 Flood Control Zone District Advisory Committee	“In theory, Skagit County Commissioners have had the authority to collect property taxes for the past 39 years for flood control projects and to serve as local match for, but have chosen not to do so.” (Lauren Tracey, Hamilton PDA)
3/31/2009	Mayor Ed Brunz Letter to Skagit County Commissioners	“A contingent representing the City of Burlington, Dike District 1, and Dike District 12 recently met with the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works (Project Planning and Review), Mr. Doug Lamont, along with members of the Headquarters U.S. Army Corps of Engineers staff regarding the possibility of engaging in an independent external review process for the hydrological analysis of the Skagit River General Investigation study. In this meeting, we expressed our concern that the hydrology was a basic foundational issue which must be resolved prior to further work on the General Investigation study. In particular, it is difficult to define existing conditions or determine appropriate flood measures if the underlying hydrologic basis is not correct.”
6/20/2009	Document C-3: Fatal Flaw and Project Screening Criteria	Incorporates changes from previous SC FCZD AC discussions about this document.
4/21/2009	Advisory Committee Assignment to Technical Committees	Technical Committees assigned to review the potential of an emergency overflow spillway at Avon and also habitat restoration projects in the Upper Basin tributaries.
7/14/2009	Public Meeting Notice	Notice of upcoming advisory & technical committee meetings.
7/20/2009	DRAFT Meeting Agenda for July 20, 2009 SC FCZD AC Meeting #13	“Meeting Purpose—For the Flood Control Zone District (FCZD) Advisory Committee (AC) members to conduct normal business and: 1. To convene for a joint meeting with the FCZD Board of Supervisors (Skagit County Commissioners) in order to discuss AC flood planning efforts to-date and future challenges. 2. To provide an opportunity for Puget Sound Energy to respond to an invitation to present an overview of the Baker dam(s) flood storage planning efforts. 3. For the AC to consider an approach and timeline for completing the Comprehensive Flood Hazard Management Plan. 4. To determine next steps and Technical Committee assignments (if any).”
6/15/2009	DRAFT Meeting Summary for 6/15/2009 Mtg	“The AC reviewed a short list of nine flood control measures being advocated by Daryl Hamburg. Daryl had preliminarily reviewed the list with the DDTC and received concurrence to ask the AC to acknowledge that these projects, at a minimum, are going to be required for any meaningful flood control effort on the Skagit River. ... Motion was amended to remove measure #1 (Additional Baker River Storage) from list at this time due to lack of information but to approve the remaining eight measures. There was no consensus, motion passed 9/0/3 [Walsh (2 votes), Kunzler abstaining]. Motion will be brought back to next AC meeting for second vote.”
7/20/2009	Attachment #A-2.1 (7/20/2009): Support for Measures Identified as part of a Skagit River CFHMP and the Army Corps of Engineers Skagit GI Study Draft	List of one rejected and eight accepted projects to fast-track to approval by the SC FCZD AC.
7/20/2009	Corps of Engineers Response to Public Comments Made from August 2008 Meeting	“Anticipated total cost to complete the remaining work on the GI is anticipated to be over $4,000,000 and the selection of a preferred plan is currently scheduled during Step 3 for completion in or about 2012. ... Several work items, including geotechnical investigations, H&H and Economics without project condition report and alternatives formulation are the next step items required prior to alternatives analysis and the selection of a preferred alternative plan. The estimated cost to complete each of these work items or deliverables range from $200,000 to $500,000. The development of these tasks are prioritized based on funding received and timing. Timing is important not only because of the need to complete this project but as it relates to when the data will be needed in order to maximize efficiency as some reports have a limited “shelf life”. ”
6/15/2009	Skagit County Commissioners Letter to SC FCZD AC Membership	“An issue that is at hand is the United States Army Corps of Engineers' Water Control Manual in regard to the operation of the Lower Baker Dam during flood events. Skagit County has been pursuing this action for several months with Puget Sound Energy in relation to the Baker River Hydroelectric Project Settlement Agreement dated November 30, 2004, which allowed Puget Sound Energy to obtain a new license for the Baker River Hydroelectric Project from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. It is the position of Skagit County that this is an ongoing negotiation that needs to proceed. We would also like to have an open dialogue with the Advisory Committee on this issue as well.”
6/2/2009	Attachment A-4: Dike & Drainage Technical Committee Formal Comments on Emergency Overflow Spillway	“Would overtopping levies with an element of flood risk management be easier for the public to support? People are still going to get wet during a major event but are getting risk reduction based on the percentage of likelihood the major event will happen in a given year.”
8/17/2009	Agenda for August 17, 2009 SC FCZD AC Meeting	Meeting will be focused on screening potential projects.
7/20/2009	July 20, 2009 Mtg. Draft Meeting Summary	“Carlson appreciated Hamburg's list after expressing his frustration in a previous AC meeting. This is a good sign to congressional delegates. It's a place to start looking at projects that will be beneficial to fish, agriculture, and infrastructure. Norris expressed the measures should be most beneficial to human life and property.” The list “passed by 13 votes with Wasserman and Carey against.”
8/17/2009	Document C-3: Fatal Flaw & Project Screening Criteria	Updated by SC FCZD staff to reflect recent modifications by advisory committee & technical committees.
5/18/2009	Document E-4: Advisory Committee Input on Corps Measures and Consideration of Locally Identified Projects	Document carried over from previous meetings. Last version incorporates habitat restoration, emergency overflow spillway and Mount Vernon comments on potential projects.
4/07/2009	April 7, 2009 Dike & Drainage Technical Committee Meeting Minutes	Updates to screening criteria for the DDTC.
8/18/2009	Environmental Technical Committee Request for Advisory Committee Motion	Recommends support for the measures of a 3-bridge corridor levee replacement plus wider corridor & a Fir Island Bypass.
8/18/2009	Land Use Technical Committee Request for Advisory Committee Motion	List of measures the Land Use Committee can support. Notes on dam storage, “Storage continues to have the potential to be the most cost effective method of flood risk reduction.”
9/21/2009	Agenda for September 21, 2009 Meeting	Primary objective of meeting is to hold a, “Final discussion and vote on projects/measures that will be moved forward (“short list”) for further evaluation in the draft CFHMP.”
8/17/2009	Draft Minutes for August 17, 2009 Meeting	“Discussion focused on storage projects #4 Nookachamps and #5 Harts Slough, listed under motion item #3. The AC had previously discussed these measures and preliminarily recommended they not be considered further (red lighted) as part of the Skagit GI. ... An amendment to the motion was made by Larry Wasserman and seconded by Larry Kunzler to drop the Nookachamps and Hart Slough Storage projects from the original motion. Motion carried with Bud Norris opposed.”
8/17/2009	Attachment 1 to 8/17 Meeting Minutes - Press Release: City of Mount Vernon Withdraws Complaint Against FEMA	“Since the filing of the action, Mount Vernon has been in continuous communication with FEMA through the agency’s attorneys. Following dismissal of the City’s action, the City understands that FEMA will continue to work on the CLOMR application; review information submitted by the City to date as well as any new information submitted by the City in the future should further information be requested; and, provide technical assistance to the City regarding the CLOMR request.”
5/10/1993	Attachment 2 to 8/17 Meeting Minutes - Planning Dept memo re Skagit County flood permits	Flood control engineer recognizes that all flood control projects are subject to fill and grade permits, Shoreline Management Act, SEPA and must comply with the Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance.
10/5/1950	Attachment 3 to 8/17 Meeting Minutes - Allen Tingley Letter to Corps of Engineers	Tingley letter documenting work done by the snagboat W. T. Preston as well as a dispute between Norman Hamburg and a Mrs. Halverson over removing a stump.
8/18/2009	Attachment 4 to 8/17 Meeting Minutes - Environmental Technical Committee Request for Advisory Committee Motion	Recommends support for the measures of a 3-bridge corridor levee replacement plus wider corridor & a Fir Island Bypass.
8/18/2009	Attachment 5 to 8/17 Meeting Minutes - Land Use Technical Committee Request for Advisory Committee Motion	List of measures the Land Use Committee can support. Notes on dam storage, “Storage continues to have the potential to be the most cost effective method of flood risk reduction.”
9/21/2009	Draft Document C-4: Criteria for Screening Projects and Measures	“It is proposed by staff that the following project criteria be used to initially screen and evaluate preliminary projects and measures moving forward in the CFHMP. Generally all projects should have affirmative answers to the criteria listed below. It is understood that additional technical information on individual (and combined) measures will need to be developed to answer all the criteria questions.”
9/21/2009	Consolidating Motions for Identifying Measures to Move Forward in Draft CFHMP	List of measures the Skagit County Flood Control Zone District (SC FCZD) committees are considering for incorporation into the Skagit County Comprehensive Flood Hazard Management Plan (CFHMP).
10/19/2009	Agenda for October 19, 2009 Meeting (Handout 1)	Primary objective of meeting is to hold a final vote on project screening criteria and a first vote on preliminary projects.
9/21/2009	Draft Minutes for September 21, 2009 (Handout 2)	“The AC turned to Handout #5, a list of projects/measures that the technical committees brought forward as motions. These are projects that the technical committees believe should be further evaluated in the CFHMP. ... It became apparent early on in the discussion that there were strongly held divergent opinions on the merits of some of the proposed projects. Due to meeting time constraints and the need for full discussion on this matter, the Chair asked members if they would care to postpone action on this item and carry it over to next month’s meeting.”
9/16/2009	(Attachment 1 to Handout 2) Agreement for Flood Control and Replacement Power Between Corps of Engineers & Puget Sound Energy (Amendment at Amendment No.1 Agreement For Flood Control And Replacement Power)	“Puget shall operate the Upper Baker Development to provide (i) 16,000 acre feet of flood control storage space between October 15 and March 1 and (ii) an additional 58,000 acre feet of storage space between November 1 and March 1 of each operating year during the Tenn. Such flood control operations shall be at the direction of the Corps on terms and conditions to be mutually agreed upon by the Corps and Puget.”
12/20/1917	(Attachment 2 to Handout 2) 12/20/17 MVH - "Heavy Rains Cause A Raging Skagit"	News article cited in Flood Historian report out supporting his determination that, “One of his early discoveries in compiling flood event history for the CFHMP is that many flood events are not listed in the current plans and that the 1917 and 1995 flood events appear to be almost identical.”
2/16/2009	(Attachment 3 to Handout 2) Historic Flood Flows of the Skagit River	Table of historic flood flows from 1815 to 2009.
9/21/2009	(Attachment 4 to Handout 2) Table of news articles about 1917 flood	Listing of news articles in the Historical Newspaper Article database about the 1917 flood.
9/22/2006	(Attachment 5 to Handout 2) Stewart July 1918 Skagit River Flood Report - Retyped	This is a retyped version of Mr. Stewart's 1918 work product. Footnotes were added to explain terms and indicate handwritten notes that appeared on the original. NOTE: You can do word searches on this document.
10/19/2009	Document C-4: Criteria for Screening Projects and Measures - 2009-10-19 Final Draft (Handout 3)	Final Draft of the criteria the SC FCZD AC will use to screen potential projects for inclusion to the Comprehensive Flood Hazard Management Plan (CFHMP).
10/19/2009	Consolidating Motions for Identifying Measures to Move Forward in Draft CFHMP (Handout 4)	“The AC approves the following short list of projects/measures to be included in a first draft, of a future CFHMP.”
11/16/2009	Agenda for November 16, 2009 Meeting (Handout 1)	Primary objective of meeting is to discuss “Project Funding Options..”
10/19/2009	Draft Minutes for Oct. 19, 2009 (Handout 2)	“The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) will receive about 30% of what they were expecting [for the GI study]. Amy Gibbons also told the County the USACE will not be participating at the AC meetings, and County expenses associated with the AC are not eligible as match for the Skagit GI. Also, the Project Management Plan was distributed for comments; due the end of October.”
10/14/2009	Attachment 1: Letter re: Request to Revise Water Control Manual	“A final EIS for the Baker River Hydroelectric Project was issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on September 8, 2006. As noted in the EIS, the Corps cannot take advantage of any earlier storage provisions in the license or additional storage beyond that contained in H. Doc 95-149 (as authorized by P.L. 89-298) until it completes a study and receives Congressional authorization for taking such additional action (see EIS at 3-52).”
12/3/1909	Attachment 2: The Skagit Rampage of 1909	News article clearly shows 1909 flood was a "double-pump" event.
1936	Attachment 3: Aerial Photo of Burlington in 1936	Clearly a lot of urban encroachment south towards the Skagit River since then.
1/13/2010	Swinomish Tribal Representative Resignation	“The purpose of this letter is to inform you of my resignation from the Flood Control Zone District Advisory Committee (AC) and the Environmental Technical Committee. From the very beginning of this process, the Tribe explained that our support for individual flood damage reduction elements would be based on the result of a cumulative effects analysis that would consider many flood reduction actions together and their associated environmental consequences. ... However, the AC has moved forward and developed recommended action items without any analysis of the environmental consequences nor the level of flood damage reduction that would be achieved.”
1/19/2010	Agenda for January 19, 2010 Meeting (Handout 1)	Topics of discussion are: 1) CFHMP Draft Update Status 2) Board of County Commissioners Discussion 3) FEMA Flood Maps - FEMA Representative TBD 4) To determine next steps and Technical Committee assignments (if any)
10/19/2009	Draft Minutes for Nov. 16, 2009 (Handout 2)	“If a project is chosen to reduce flood risk in Skagit County, how would it be funded? Boudinot opened the discussion by handing out three documents: a presentation given by David Brookings in 2007, a table compiled from the Assessor's database (by Emma Whitfield, Skagit County Public Works), showing the Dike and Drainage Districts' monies received every year, and a report on Levy rates by Kunzler.”
2/16/2010	Agenda for Feb. 16, 2010 Meeting	Meeting is to review discussion on FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Maps plus review chapters 1-4 of CFHMP.
1/19/2010	Draft Minutes for Jan. 19, 2010 Meeting	“The common theme was the concern regarding FEMA's review of information submitted during the appeal process. Many feel the data submitted has not be taken into consideration. It was also mentioned there is a desire to hold a discussion about the hydrology of the Skagit River with FEMA and several other parties. ... Ryan was asked again about the possibility of having a technical panel review the base information and the maps and Ryan said that if it was up to him, he would like to get all of the experts in the same room and work this out. Unfortunately, it is not his call.”
2/10/2010	CFHMP Draft Chapter 1	Draft Introduction to Skagit River Comprehensive Flood Hazard Management Plan/CFHMP as of Feb. 10, 2010.
2/10/2010	CFHMP Draft Chapter 2	Draft Skagit River Basin Characteristics section of Skagit River Comprehensive Flood Hazard Management Plan/CFHMP as of Feb. 10, 2010.
2/10/2010	CFHMP Draft Chapter 3	Fundamentals of Flooding section of Skagit River Comprehensive Flood Hazard Management Plan/CFHMP as of Feb. 10, 2010.
2/10/2010	CFHMP Draft Chapter 4	Flood Warning and Operations in the Skagit River Basin section of Skagit River Comprehensive Flood Hazard Management Plan/CFHMP as of Feb. 10, 2010.
5/3/2010	Skagit Flood Planning “Blueprint” Discussion Purpose	“The AC needs direction and funding to move forward.”
5/10/2010	Skagit Flood Planning Blueprint Discussion Notes	“Todd: Need to determine who is in charge – this especially needs to be resolved.” “Bob: Leadership is needed as a core group.” “Esco: Coming up with a plan is not high on a priority list. There is a need to work through the priorities of the individual groups.” “Leonard: Advised that he had been part of a Recon study before – when it was presented to the County Commissioners, they did not like it & threw it out. Since then the Commissioners and the Corp have been at odds.”
4/19/2010	Agenda for April 19, 2010 Meeting	Meeting is to review membership, funding issues, updating the draft CFHMP as well as the recent trip to D.C. for federal assistance.
4/16/2010	Draft Minutes for Feb. 16, 2010 Meeting	“The Skagit GI project delivery team is also reviewing the scope of work to complete the 10% design and cost estimates for each measure. This information will feed into the USACE’s HEC- Federal Damages Assessment model to establish whether there is a Federal interest in pursuing a flood project in the Skagit River basin. ”
4/7/2010	2nd District Congressional Meeting Senator Murray and Skagit County Community Agenda	Meeting w/ US Senator Patty Murray on attempting to get funding for the Corps of Engineers Skagit General Investigation Study.
4/7/2010	List of Tasks Left to Do in Skagit GI Study as of April 7, 2010 and What's Funded	As per title.
4/19/2010	DRAFT Executive Summary	Most recent draft of CFHMP Executive Summary.
5/17/2010	Agenda for May 17, 2010 Meeting	Bulk of meeting is to, “Continue Conversation Regarding Funding to Complete Planning Process.”
4/19/2010	Draft Minutes of April 19, 2010 Meeting	“Boudinot opened the discussion with two questions: 1.) How does the County plan to fund the Skagit GI and 2.) Is it possible to devote a source of funding towards building projects? The County is going to need a dedicated funding source in order to meet its match requirement for funding the Skagit GI, which comes to approximately $2 million over the next two years. The Board of Skagit County Commissioners (BCC) is going to have to decide how the County goes about meeting this match.”
6/26/2007	Plan B Presentation	LJK Presentation to Skagit County Commissioners urging formation of a flood agency and excise sales tax to be used specifically for flood project construction.
6/19/2010	Draft as of June 19, 2010 of Chapter 7 of CFHMP: History of Flood Management	This section of the CFHMP discusses the studies conducted and some of their findings on the Skagit River so far.
6/21/2010	Agenda for June 21, 2010 Meeting	Meeting will be to plan future flood control efforts thru a Blueprint and also the first draft of the Combined Flood Hazard Management Plan/CFHMP.
6/21/2010	Handout 2: Draft Minutes of May 17, 2010 Meeting	“Ellestad estimates the cost to finish the study is approximately $3 million. The County’s match thus far has been met by contracts with technical consultants, county staff time, and funding from DOE. The County is reviewing the PMP and is negotiating to be responsible for tasks that have obvious “added” value to local cities and dike districts in order to complete them in a timely manner. Identified match for the Skagit GI will be submitted as part of the projected Fund 110 budget and vetted through the county bdget process for approval. It was decided to not request funding for the CFHMP. However, the AC agreed to send a letter to the Board of Skagit County Commissioners to ensure their monetary support of the Skagit GI.”
4/30/2010	Handout 3: Quarterly Progress Report to Washington State Department of Ecology on GI Study and other Skagit River Flood Risk Management	Listing of various tasks the State Department of Ecology is funding on Skagit River Risk Management from among other things seeking full GI study funding, working to get correct Flood Insurance Study/FIS maps and the buy-out of six Cape Horn properties. Also managing the Baker River hydroelectric project as, “Skagit County continues to be confident that the additional flood control at the Baker River Hydroelectric project will be compatible with other project purposes and provide additional protection benefits for endangered Chinook salmon by reducing bed scour during flood events.”
5/10/2010	Skagit County Commissioners Resolution #20100157 Updating the Flood Control Zone District Advisory and Technical Committees Membership Lists	Skagit County Commissioners recognize resignations and replacements on the Flood Control Zone District committees.