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Contents : Memorandum CITY OF DALLAS DATE TO SUBJECT October 7 2010 Trinity River Corridor Project Committee Members: David A. Neumann (Chairman) Vonciel Jones Hill Steve Salazar (Vice-Chair) Delia Jasso Mayor Pro Tem Dwaine Caraway Linda Koop Deputy Mayor Pro Tern Pauline Medrano Ann Margolin Carolyn R. Davis FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map Update Information Campaign On June 22 2010 you were briefed on the FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) Update Information Campaign. As described the Campaign is threephased: 1) Meetings with neighborhood organization and industry leaders (65 meetings held to date) 2) Citizen information meetings (10 to be held) 3) Open-house forum meetings to present FEMA s preliminary FIRMs (up to 3 to be held) In anticipation of the FEMA preliminary map release (estimated February 2011) staff is currently embarking on phase II of the Information Campaign. In preparation the phase I leadership input has been synthesized and each of the appropriate councilmembers is being contacted to identify meeting times/dates and preferred locations for the neighborhood meetings. It is anticipated that the meetings will be held in November (west side of levee) and in January (east side of levee and Rochester). The 10 meetings will be held in the communities listed below: I Brookhollow 2. Stemmons a Design District 4. Cedars West/Mixmaster 5. Rochester 6. The Bottom 7. Oak Cliff 8. West Dallas 9. West Dallas 10. Eagle Ford Dallas the City that works: diverse vibrant and progressive Page 2 October 7 2010 FEMA FIRM Outreach Campaign The goal of the phase II neighborhood meetings is to educate property owners about mitigating their risk associated with living near a levee and understanding the remapping process. The topics to be covered at these meetings include: I. Floodway System Status II. Corrections to Floodway System (including removal of trees where required) Ill. FEMA Remapping i. Information about open-house meetings to be held upon release of preliminary maps ii. FEMA s protest and appeal process IV. Living Behind A Levee and Ways to Mitigate Risk V. Emergency Action and Evacuation Plan Staff expects that with use of mailers meetings and website updates the potentially affected population will be well informed about the status of the floodway system and FEMA s remapping efforts. Please contact me if you have questions. Jill A. Jordan P.E. Assistant City Manager C: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council Mary K. Suhm City Manager Ryan S. Evans First Assistant City Manager AC. Gonzalez Assistant City Manager Forest E. Turner Assistant City Manager Jeanne Chipperfield Chief Financial Officer Deborah A. Watkins City Secretary Thomas P. Perkins Jr. City Attorney Craig D. Kinton City Auditor Judge C. Victor Lander Helena Stevens-Thompson Asst. to the City Manager Frank Librio Director Public Information Office Kelly High Director Trinity Watershed Management Rebecca Rasor P.E. Managing Director Trinity River Corridor Project Dallas the City that works: diverse vibrant and progressive

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