Coastal Protection Task Force AGENDA

1. MW-AT1604-20051110-116 Coastal Protection Task Force AGENDA • Topics • Timing • Introduction • Current Landscape of Activities • Overview of LRA Charter • Overview of LRA Strategic Planning Process • Levee Repair Update • Public Comments • Adjournment • 10 minutes • 20 minutes • 10 minutes • 20 minutes • 30 minutes • 10 Minutes

2. MW-AT1604-20051110-116 INTRODUCTIONS • Affiliation • Task Force Member • Rene Cross Construction • Rene Cross – Chair • Frantzen/Voelker Investments • David Voelker – Vice Chair • Leger & Mestayer • Walter Leger • Bollinger Shipyards • Boysie Bollinger • Sweet Lake Land & Oil Co. • Laura Leach • Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana • Mark Davis • LSU Hurricane Center • Paul Kemp • LSU Hurricane Center • Ivor van Heerden • Tom Sands • Army Corps of Engineers (ret.) • South Lafourche Levee District • Wendel Curole • Louisiana Legislature • 4 Legislative Members

3. MW-AT1604-20051110-116 INITIAL STRATEGIC PRIORITIES – GUIDING PRINCIPLES • Build it better than before • Build for the future not for the past • Challenge pre-existing mindsets on “the-art-of-the-possible” • Hear everyone’s voice and ideas • Ensure equitable outcomes • Ensure business is conducted honestly, wisely, and fairly • Be bold!

4. MW-AT1604-20051110-116 GOVERNANCE: MAP OF FUNDING SOURCES AND USES • Appropriated • High confidence • Possible • Annual funding and project spending on Coastal Protection and Restoration in La • $ Millions • OCS Revenue sharing • Dedicated state funds from oil/gas revenues • Coastal Impact Assistance Program • (4 years) • Federal supplemen-tal approp-riation (one-time) • Dedicated federal • funds • WRDA federal app-ropriations • (one- • time) 15% match 35-50% match • TBD • 1,900 • ~25 • 50 • 258 • 88 • 47 • Parishes • State Coastal Protection & Restoration Trust Fund • Army Corps of Engineers • CWPPRA Task Force • State Coastal Protection & Restor-ation Trust Fund • Louisiana Coastal Area (50/50: State-Corps) • Likely source for additional funding for levee projects • Up to parish • Parish-only (non-levee) projects affected by oil and gas • Local match on state/ federal projects • State Coastal Protection & Restoration Authority • Up to state • Up to parish • 8 • 250 • 1,700 • 200 • 3-4 coastal restora-tion projects per year • Restor-ation projects • Infra-struct-ure projects (not levees) • State-only projects on restor-ation • State match for federal projects • Coastal construction projects (not levees) • Plan for coastal restoration • Coastal restor-ation projects • Levee and restora-tion projects or planning • Levees or rest-oration projects • Benefi-cial Use prgm & CR Science prgm

5. LRA Board • Sources of input • Local communities • Agency experts • Reform groups • Policy and industry experts • Other LRA task forces • LRA Recovery teams • Recovery team leads • Agency staff MW-AT1604-20051110-116 OVERVIEW OF TASK FORCE/BOARD ROLES IN DECISION-MAKING PROCESS • Make decisions • Provide governance • Review and recommend big ideas • Surface and prioritize issues • Conduct strategic analysis

6. Establish initial long-term priorities • Conduct comprehensive situation assessment • Outline strategic options • Develop interim plan MW-AT1604-20051110-116 OVERVIEW OF STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT PROCESS • Mar 2006 • (1st interim planning review) • Jan 25 – • “100 days” • Nov 21 • Dec 16 • Scoping meetings (Nov 1-7) • Needs and issues meetings (Dec 5-9) • Feedback meetings (Date TBD) • Community meetings (jointly led by FEMA)

7. MW-AT1604-20051110-116 INITIAL STRATEGIC PRIORITIES– STARTER LIST • Initial long term priorities • Coastal Protection • Review interim levee repair plan for timing, funding, efficacy • Develop integrated hurricane protection/coastal restoration plan • Establishment of integrated responsibility and consistent standards for levee system • Appropriate statewide hurricane protection system • Restoration of sustainable coastal wetlands

8. WORK PLAN FOR STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT PROCESS • comprehensive situation assessment • strategic options MW-AT1604-20051110-116 • Jan 25 • “100 days” • Mar 2006 • Nov 21 • Dec 16 • Timing • interim plan • initial long-term priorities • Key activities • Develop and align to big priorities • Develop “guiding principles” for big strategic priorities • Understand situation and fact base for Louisiana/by parish • Identify best practices/new ideas within Louisiana and outside (e.g. other states) • Identify and synthesize key strategic decisions that need to be made and criteria for making them • Identify multiple differentiated potential solutions against each key strategic decision • Evaluate each potential solution against decision criteria (pros/cons) and feasibility • Make recommendations to LRA Board • Develop 3-5 year action plan to deliver against proposed solution, by task force • Develop integrated action plan, e.g. phasing, sequencing • Key milestones Jan 23-24 Nov 17 Dec 14-15 Feb 23 Mar 23 • Monthly updates

9. MW-AT1604-20051110-116 PLANNING LANDSCAPE • DISCUSSION DRAFT • Owners • Initiatives • Description/ideas • New category 5 protection “wrapping” bottom of state • Plan and design for coastal protection alternatives (budgets and timelines for multiple scenarios) • Leverage best practices on coastal protection in a delta environment • Category 5 barrier plan • $8M appropriation for comprehensive coastal planning • Partnership with Dutch government • Army Corps of Engineers • Comprehensive coastal master plan • Combination/integration of protection and restoration • Coastal Protection & Restoration Authority • Restoration strategies • Storm surge modeling • Wetland values (contribution) and health • Coastal restoration research • Louisiana Universities • Strategy development for each task force area • Housing • Infrastructure • Economic development • Other LRA task forces • Prioritize: Build the high ground • Redevelopment plan • Urban Land Institute • Others?