Next PVT Meeting at 7 pm 7/21 at ICPL

From: Steve Mcguire
Sent: Friday, July 18, 2008 3:32 PM
Subject: Update and Meeting
Hi Everyone, The next Parkview Terrace meeting is set for 7:00pm Monday, July 21 at ICPL.

This meeting will be recorded for broadcast.

At our meeting we will discuss the process of gathering information from neighborhood homeowners for the purpose of the City’s “Notice of Intent” to the State for HMPG funds. The City will be gathering this information through a web page. It will be good for us individually to be aware of what information will be requested so that the City can collect the information in a timely manner for the September 12 deadline. My sense, from Michael Lombardo and Jeff Davidson is that the City is pursuing a mitigation plan for the neighborhood with dispatch and purpose. Michael Lombardo said, “Steve, you can tell the neighborhood the city will not abandon them and our goal is to find a way to protect residents from future flooding”. More has already taken place in the City Planners Office in terms of 2008 post flood action than happened since 1993. As many folks know this will not happen overnight and may take the form of a combination of property buyouts and flood mitigation measures.

It will require, on our part, focused and sustained attention to the science and politics of flooding in Mosquito Flats. To this end Doug Jones will present some of the issues concerning flood mitigation for PVT. While Doug’s plan may not be the future, he offers a good overview of the mix of mitigation options and issues that face us as a neighborhood. At our Monday meeting will identify questions for the Tuesday, July 29 town-hall at the Senior Center, where Iowa Homeland Security and FEMA folks will address questions.

I am currently identifying a second location for meetings so that we can accommodate weekly meetings. Best, Steve