HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-18-09 COUNCIL/U.S. CORPS OF ENGINEERSNOTICE
he City Council of The City of Port Arthur,
Texas will be attending and participating in ;a
Public Scoping Meeting as delineated in
Exhibit "A" with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
and sponsored by the Jefferson County Drainage
District #7 on Wednesday, March 18, 2009 at 6:00
.m. in the City Council Chamber, Fifth Floor, City
Hall, 444 Fourth Street, Port Arthur, Texas to Accept
Public Comments on Emergency Repairs to Port
Arthur and Vicinity Federal Hurricane Protection
Project.
CERTIFICATION
I certify that a copy of the March 18, 2009 Notice
was posted this day of , 2009 in the City
Hall Building Lobby (inside/outside), Port Arthur,
Texas at p.m.
•,
Terri Hanks
City Secretary
I certify that this notice was removed by me from
the City Hall bulletin board on the day of
2009.
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Galveston District swgpao@usace.army.mil
Release No. 030901
March 10, 2009
Corps of Engineers to hold public meeting on emergency repairs to Port Arthur
and Vicinity Federal Hurricane Flood Protection project
The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District, in conjunction with the JE~ffersorr
County Drainage District #7, will hold a public meeting, Wednesday, March 18, 2009, at 6 p.m.. in the
Port Arthur City Council Chambers to present information and seek comments regarding emergency
repairs to the Part Arthur and Vicinity Federal Hurricane Flood Protection project damaged by
Hurricane Ike.
Proposed rehabilitation and repairs to the Port Arthur and Vicinity Hurricane Flood Protection
Project include the following:
• Prevention of further erosion along portions of the levee toe, using riprap and stabilizinc~
vegetation;
• Prevention of further erosion along the T-wall by replacing the eroded areas with a concrete
"scour pad" in accordance with new guidance developed post-Hurricane Katrina;
• Repairs of cover stone damage using various methods depending on the type of damage in
each location -including use of riprap in place of cover stone;
• Repair of the Taylors Bayou slope failure by removing and improving the soil at slope failure
areas.
Staff from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jefferson County Drainage District #7 and
engineering consultants assisting in the project design will be available to answer questions and
speak with the public and interested parties regarding concerns and issues that should be considered
as the project is studied... evaluated and designed. An open house featuring displays of the proposed
project will also be available for public viewing.
Those who are unable to attend the meeting but wish to submit comments may
do so on or before April 16, 2009. Comments should be directed to Jerry L. Androy,
Jerry.L.Androy@usace.army.mil or by telephone, (409) 766-3821. Written comments may be
mailed to: U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District, Attn: Jerry L. Androy, P. O. Box 1229,
Galveston, Texas 77553-1229.
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(409) 766-3989
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Will Hold Public Scoping Meeting to Accept Public
Comments on Emergency Repairs to Port Arthur and Vicinity Federal Hurricane
Flood Protection Project
PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS. March 9, 2009 -The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers-Galveston District, in
concert with local sponsor, Jefferson County Drainage District #7, will host a public Scoping rneeting in
Port Arthur on Wednesday, March 18, 2009. The purpose of the meeting is to present information
regarding emergency repairs to the Port Arthur and Vicinity Federal Hurricane Flood Protection Project
and to accept comments from stakeholders. The Federal flood protection project was damaged by
Hurricane Ike.
The meeting will be held at the Port Arthur City Hall, in the City Council Chambers. The address for City
Hall is 444 4th Street in Port Arthur. The meeting will begin with an open house at 6PM. At the opE~n
house, displays will be available for public viewing, and technical staff from the Corps of Engineers, the
Jefferson County Drainage District #7, and engineering consultants assisting in project design will be
available to answer questions and talk with stakeholders.
The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requires that the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers conduct
public outreach for federal projects. The purpose of the Scoping meeting is to hear specific; concerins
and issues that should be considered as the project is studied, evaluated and designed, and to solicit
information on project area natural resources. Carolyn Murphy, Chief of the Environmental Section,
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will moderate the meeting on behalf of the Corps of Engineers, and Phil
Kelley will speak on behalf of Jefferson County Drainage District #7. A representative of the engineering
consultant, Mark Maxoch of the URS Corporation, will present project alternatives and plans.
Presentations will begin at 7PM. Once presentations are completed, the open house will resume, and
the meeting will conclude at 8:30 PM. The public is invited to submit comments and information on the
project in writing or by email until April 16, 2009, and there will be materials available to submit writtE~n
comments the evening of the public meeting.
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The Corps of Engineers and the local sponsor are committed to public outreach. The upcoming scoping
meeting is being publicized by direct mail to carrier routes along and adjacent to the project limil:s,
hand-delivery of notices to homes abutting the levee easement, radio commercials, and signs placed in
strategic locations in the community as reminders of the upcoming meeting.
All meeting publicity is being distributed in three languages -English, Spanish and Vietnamese. Spanish
and Vietnamese language translators will be available at the meeting to assist all stakeholders in
interpreting the information presented, and copies of the presentations and handouts will be
distributed in Spanish and Vietnamese to speakers of these languages.
Proposed rehabilitation and repairs to the Port Arthur and Vicinity Hurricane Flood Protection Project
will include the following:
• Prevention of further erosion along portions of the levee toe, using riprap and stabilizing
vegetation;
• Prevention of further erosion along the T-wall by replacing the eroded areas with a concrete
"scour pad" in accordance with new guidance developed post-Hurricane Katrina;
• Repairs of cover stone damage using various methods depending on the type of damage in each
location -including use of riprap in place of cover stone;
• Repair of the Taylors Bayou slope failure by removing and improving the soil at slope failure
areas.
Stakeholders that are unable to attend the March 18, 2009 meeting but wish to submit comments may
do so until April 16, 2009. Comments should be directed to Jerry L. Aridroy, at
Jerry.L.Andr~ usace.army.mil or (409)-766-3821. Written comments may be mailed to the following
address:
Jerry Androy
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District
P. O. Box 1229
Galveston, Texas 77553-1229
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US Army Corps
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Galveston District
Contactor Jerry Androy, 409- 766-3821
EI Cuerpo de Ingenieros Ilevara a cabo una reunion plublica de
evaluacion para recabar comentarios sobre las reparaciones de
emergencia de Port Arthur y el Proyecto de Proteccion Federal contra
Inundaciones de Huracan de las Zonas Colindantes
PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS. 9 de marzo de 2009 -- EI Cuerpo de Ingenieros del Ejercito de los Estados Unidas,
Distrito Galveston, en conjuncion con el patrocinador local, el Drenaje del Distrito #7 del Condado de
Jefferson, Ilevara a cabo una reunion publica de evaluacion en Port Arthur, el miercoles 18 de marzo de
2009. EI proposito de la reunion es presentar information sobre las reparaciones de emergenria en Port
Arthur y el Proyecto Federal de Proteccion contra Inundation de Huracanes en las Zonas Colindantes, asi
Como recabar los comentarios de las personas interesadas. EI proyecto federal de prateccion a
inundaciones se dario a raiz del huracan Ike.
La reunion se Ilevara a cabo en las Camaras del Concejo de la Ciudad, en el Ayuntamient:o de Pcrrt
Arthur. EI Ayuntamiento se encuentra localizado en el 444 de la Calle 4a, en Port Arthur. La reunion darn
comienzo con una casa abierta a las 6:00 p. m. Durante la Casa abierta, se mostrara una exhibition dlel
diseno; el personal tecnico del Cuerpo de Ingenieros, representantes del Drenaje del Distrito #7 dlel
Condado de Jefferson, asi Como asesores en ingenieria del diseno del proyecto estaran disporribles para
responder preguntas y hablar con las personas interesadas.
La Ley National de Politics Ambiental (NEPA, por sus siglas en ingles) requiere que el (:uerpo de
Ingenieros deq Ejercito de los Estados Unidos realice reuniones de difusion al publico para todos los
proyectos federates. EI proposito de la reunion de evaluacion es escuchar preocupaciones especificas; y
asuntos que deben ser tornados en cuenta durante el estudio, la evaluacion y el diseno del proyecto, asi
como solicitar information sobre los recursos naturales en la zona del proyecto. Carolyn Murphy, Jefa de
la Section del Medio Ambiente, del Cuerpo de Ingenieros del Ejercito de EE.UU., se encargara de
moderar la reunion en Hombre del Cuerpo de Ingenieros; por su parte, Bill Kelley tomara la palabra en
Hombre del Drenaje del Distrito #7 del Condado de Jefferson. Un representante de los ingenieros
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asesores, Mark Mazoch, de la URS Corporation, presentara los proyectos y planes alternativos. L;as
presentaciones daran comienzo a lay 7:00 p. m. Una vez terminadas lay presentaciones, se reanudara la
Casa abierta y la reunion concluira a lay 8:30 p. m. Se extiende una atenta invitation al publico pars que
presente comentarios e~ information sobre el proyecto por escrito en ese momento, o por correo antes
del 16 de abril de 2009;; por otra parte, se ofreceran materiales para presentar los comentarios escritos
durante la noche de la reunion publica.
EI Cuerpo de Ingenieros y el patrocinador local despliegan todos sus esfuerzos para brindar atencibn al
publico. La difusion de la reunion de evaluation se Ilevara a Cabo mediante correo directo en rutas fijas a
to largo de los limiter del proyecto asi como en zonas adyacentes; asimismo se entregaran avisos de
puerta en puerta en aquellos hogares colindantes al dique; se anunciara por radio y se colocar~in
letreros en sitios estrategicos en la comunidad, como recordatorios de la reunion.
Toda la publicidad y material de difusion se distribuye en trey idiomas: ingles, espanol y vietnames.
Ademas, en la reunion se contara con interpreter traductores del espanol y el vietnames con el fin de
ayudar a today lay personas interesadas con la traduccion de la information presentada. Se distribuir~in
copias de lay presentaciones y volantes en espanol y vietnames a los hablantes de estos idiomas.
La rehabilitation y reparaciones propuestas al Proyecto de Protection de Huracanes de Port Arthur y
Zonas colindantes incluye to siguiente:
• Prevention contra mayor erosion a to largo de porciones del dique, usando revestirniento de
rotas y vegetation de estabilizacion;
• Prevention de mayor erosion a to largo del muro T, mediante el remplazo de lay zonas
erosionadas con un "tope de protection" de concreto, de acuerdo con lay nuevas normas
desarrolladas a raiz del huracan Katrina;
• Reparaciones de los danos de la piedra de cubrimiento, usando metodos que dependen del tipo
de dano en cads punto, incluyendo revestimiento de rotas en lugar del tope de piedra;
• Reparation de la falla en la pendiente de Taylors Bayou, mediante el retiro y mejoramiento de la
tierra en lay areas de la falla de la pendiente.
Todos aquellos que no puedan asistir a la reunion pero que esten interesados en presentar comentarios
pueden hacerlo el, o antes del, 16 de abril de 2009. Los comentarios deberan dirigirse a Jerry L. Androy,
Jerry.L.Androy@usace.army.mil o por telefono, al (409) 766-3821. Los comentarios por escrito puedE~n
enviarse por correo a la atencion de:
Jerry L. Androy
Cuerpo de Ingenieros del Ejercito de Estados Unidos
Distrito de Galveston,
P. O. Box 1229, Galveston, Texas 77553-1229
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US Army Corps
of Engineers
Galveston District
Tiep xuc: Jerry Androy, 409-766-3821
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (flown Cong Binh Quan floi Hoa Ky) S~e
To Chun Buoi Hop Cong Chung Tham Tra de Tiep Nhan Nhivng Gop Y
cua Cong Chung ve Nhivng Silva Chia Khan Cap cho Dui An Phong
Chong Bao Lut cua Port Arthur va Vung Phu Can
PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS. Thang Ba 9, 2009 - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers -Galveston
District, phoi hap vai nha bao trq dia phrxang, Jefferson County Drainage District #7, se to chixc
mot buoi hop tong Chung tham tra tai Port Arthur vao ngay Thix Tug, Thang Ba 18, 2009. Mrac
Bich buoi hop la de ttxang trinh thong tin ve nhu~ng su'a chiya khan cap cho Du' An Lien Bang
Phong Chong Bao Lut cho Port Arthur va Vung Phu Can, va de tiep nhan nhixng gop y ~tix
nhixng ngrxai co Idi ich. Dix An Lien Bang Chong lut da bi thiet hai bai Can Bao Ike.
Buoi hop se du~gc to chixc tai Port Arthur City Hall, trong City Council Chambers. flia chi Ciity
Hall la 444 4th Street a Port Arthur. Buoi hop se bat dau bang mot cuoc tham vieng danh cho
tong Chung luc 6 gia chieu. Trong cuoc tham vieng, nhixng truing bay se san sang Cho tong
Chung xem, va nhan vien ky thuat cua Corps of Engineers, Jefferson County Drainage Distrlict
#7, va nhCxng ttx van vien ky thuat giup thiet ke dux an se san sang giai dap cat that mac va n~oi
chuyen vai nhG°ng ngrxai co Iqi ich.
flao Luat Chinh Sach Moi Tru~ang Quoc Gia (NEPA) qui Binh rang U.S. Army of Engineers phial
tiep xuc rong rai vai tong Chung ve nhixng du' an lien bang. Muc Bich buoi hop tham tra la de
lang nghe nhixng quan ngai dac biet va nh-xng van de nen du~dc quan tam khi drx an du~cyc
nghien ci~u, danh gia va thiet ke, va de thu thap thong tin ve nhfxng tai nguyen thien nhien trong
pham vi du' an. Carolyn Murphy, Tru~ang Ban Moi Tru~ang U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, nh~~n
danh Corps of Engineers, se Chu tri buoi hop, va Phil Kelley se not chuyen thay mat Jefferson
County Drainage District #7. Mot dal dien cua tug van ky thuat, Mark Mazoch cua UFtS
Corporation, se trinh bay nhi~ng dtx an thay the va ke hoach. Nhtyng stx twang trinh se bat d,~u
luc 7 gio~ chieu. Khi nao twang trinh xong, cuoc tham vieng danh Cho Cong Chung se tai tut, va
buoi hop se cham dint luc 8 gia30 toi. Cong Chung du~o~c mai nop cat gop y va thong tin ve cirx
an bang van ban hoac gal thin Cho tai Thang Trx 16, 2009, va se co nhixng vat lieu giay but s,~n
sang de nop gop y viet trong buoi hop tong Chung buoi chieu.
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Corps of Engineers Goan Cong Binh) va nha bao trq tan tuy vai su' tiep xuc sau rong tai Gong
Chung. Buoi hop tham tra sap tai se du'ac Cong bo bang thu' theo nhCxng du'ang cha thu' doc
theo va ke can nhCxng giai han cua du' an, trao tay thong cao tai nha tiep giap vai dtxo~ng di qua
de, quang cao phat thanh thu~ang mai, va nhixng bien bao dat tai nhixng dia diem Chien lu'cyc
trong Cong long nha' la nhCxng nhac nha ve buoi hop sap tai.
Moi Cong bo ve buoi hop Bang du~gc phan phat bang ba ngon ngix - tieng Anh, tieng Tay Ban
Nha va tieng Viet. Cac thong dich vien tieng Tay Ban Nha va tieng Viet se san sang tai buoi
hop de giap tat ca nhCxng ngu~ai co Iqi ich dich thong tin du~ac trinh bay, va ban sao nhCxing
twang trinh va nhixng tai lieu phat ra se du~ac phan phoi bang tieng Tay Ban Nha va tieng Viiet
Cho nhCxng ngtxai not Cac thix tieng nay.
Nhixng su' phuc hoi va sixa chixa du~gc de nghi Cho Du' An Phong Chong Bao Lut cua Port
Arthur va Vung Phu Can se gom nhCxng lieu sau:
• Ngan Chan xoi mon them nCxa doc theo nhixng phan Chan de, six dung do da va cay co
on Binh;
• Ngan Chan xoi mon them nCxa doc theo twang chix T bang cach thay nhCxng khu bj xoi
mon bang mot tham be tong theo dung chi dao mai trien khai sau Can Bao Katrina;
• Sixa chCxa thiet hai da ke bang su' six dung nhixng phu'ang phap khac nhau tuy theo loci
thiet hai a tixng dia diem -- ke ca viec do da thay vi da ke;
• Sixa chixa h~r~ hong doc Taylors Bayou bang cach loci bo va cai thien dat a nhCxng k'hu
doc hug hong.
Nhixng ngu~ai co lai ich khong the tham du' buoi hop Thang Ba 18, 2009 nhtxng muon nop Cac
gop y, co the lam nha' vay Cho tai Thang Tug 16, 2009. Cac gop y nen gai thong Cho Jerry L.
Androy, tai Jerry.L.Aindroy usace.army.mil hoac (409)-766-3821. NhCxng gop y viet co the gai
ve dia chi sau:
Jerry Androy
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District
P.O. Box 1229
Galveston, Texas 77553-1229
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