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3 <br /> The duties of the Floodplain Administrator were discussed: <br /> ? May be too large a job for one Floodplain Administrator-group, department? <br /> ? Administrative challenge of keeping copies of all permits and related reports <br /> ? Concern about liability of being responsible for every permit <br /> ? How to develop a plan for each floodplain and ditch <br /> Council Member Ford told the group that if her revised version of Chapter 27 (goal is to <br /> <br /> read it at the July 10, 2007 Council Meeting) still contains contentious items, she will <br /> remove those items so at least the agreed-upon items will remain as a first step toward <br /> solution. She wants to meet FEMA and legislative deadlines at least as much as everyone <br /> else and promised her sincere commitment to the task. <br /> While everyone is aware something has to be done and that it is a very large task, most <br /> reported that the process leading up to these meetings was not to their liking. <br /> Suggestions were made to have these same types of collaborative meetings prior to a bill's <br /> introduction so it would be more realistic and technically sound to begin with. Most felt <br /> that could and would mitigate the contentiousness that has surrounded this bill, especially <br /> regarding the proposed `one size fits all' language. Others felt that the `shock and awe' of <br /> the proposed language was just what we needed to come to the table. <br /> Definitions• <br /> DEVELOPER needs to be clarified because a homeowner is technically a developer. <br /> UNSTABLE SOILS is more correctly `unconsolidated soil' or `highly erodable' soils. <br /> CHANNEL is defined elsewhere as `two sides and a bottom' rather than just the bottom. <br /> FLYWAYS would be clearer without the word "migratory," may be overreaching and is <br /> not a FEMA definition. <br /> GREENBELT/GREENWAY -suggest `along' (which means something else to another <br /> department) be changed to `in and adjacent.' <br /> WATERSHED definition is not from FEMA; exists together with Floodplain and needs to <br /> be clazified. Data collected in Chapter 27 could become part of/foundation for watershed <br /> for Hawaii, but it's not possible yet. <br /> PARHING LOT <br /> County Council needs long-range tough standards regarding flooding <br /> Hydrology seminar was offered by Steve Herbert and received well <br /> <br />