Rebuild By Design HUDSON RIVER PROJECT: RESIST, DELAY, STORE, DISCHARGE. June 18, 2015

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1 Rebuild By Design HUDSON RIVER PROJECT: RESIST, DELAY, STORE, DISCHARGE June 18, 2015

2 Rebuild by Design Hudson River Project: Resist, Delay, Store, Discharge Public Meeting Agenda June 23, :30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. 6:30 pm President of Stevens University, Nariman Farvardin Welcome and introduction of Mayors 6:30 6:45 pm Mayor s welcome remarks 6:45 7:00 pm Dave Rosenblatt, NJDEP 7:00 7:20 pm Dewberry Presentation 7:20 7:25 pm Mayors introduction of CAGS and CAG leaders 7:25 7:35 pm Q & A facilitated by Dave Rosenblatt and Mayor Zimmer Information session with tables 7:30 8:30 pm

3 Agenda Introduction - Project Overview Dewberry Team Office Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) SCAPE Architecture Technical Approach - David Rosenblatt, NJDEP - John Boule, Dewberry - Laura Baird, OMA - Kate Orff, SCAPE - Ken Spahn, Dewberry National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) Feasibility Study Public Involvement Key Milestones Next Steps

4 Project Overview

5 Core Management Team Executive Steering Committee NJDEP Project Management (FHRRM) Project Development Team IT Engineering Design/ Build Procurement / Fiscal Team Stakeholder Input/ Communications Contractor

6 RBD Hudson River Project Timeline RBD Awarded Vision Feasibility & EIS Process Final Design of Preferred Alternative Construction Project Closeout & Completion 1 Year 1 ½ Year 2 Years 3 ½ Years 3 months June 2014 June 2015 Dec 2016 Dec 2018 June 2022 Sept 2022

7 Dewberry Full service professional services firm with over 300 NJ/NY practitioners Highly experienced in flood risk reduction and resilience. Rebuild By Design (RBD) finalist with grasp on area s vulnerability Value close collaboration with stakeholders and public Leading a team of experts

8 Dewberry Team Dewberry Office of Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) SCAPE Landscape Architecture Boswell Engineering Econsult Solutions Fitzgerald & Halliday (F & H) Paul Carpenter Associates (PCA) Techniquest Corp. Craig Geotechnical Drilling and Jersey Boring & Drilling EIS, Feasibility Assessment, Public Involvement, QA/QC, Health & Safety, Project Management Urban Design Landscape Architecture Waterfront Inspection Economic Analysis Stakeholder Outreach Air Quality & Noise Studies Traffic Counts Geotechnical & Borings Dewberry (OMA) SCAPE Boswell Engineering Econsult Solutions Fitzgerald & Halliday PCA Techniquest Craig Geotech/Jersey Boring

9 Project Approach

10 Project Approach JUN C C C DEC Purpose & Need Scoping Screening Criteria/Metrics Concept Screening Alternative Analysis Draft EIS Final EIS Additional Working Group Meetings Executive Steering Committee Meeting Community Advisory Group Meeting Technical Coordination Team Meeting Public Meeting C Consensus Point Public Hearing Notes: Red Shading denotes potential follow up meeting/ NOI-Notice of Intent, ROD-Record of Decision, EIS-Environmental Impact Statement

11 Project Purpose & Need Courtesy NJ.com

12 Project Purpose & Need Courtesy NJ.com

13 Project Purpose & Need

14 Project Approach JUN C C C DEC Purpose & Need Scoping Screening Criteria/Metrics Concept Screening Alternative Analysis Draft EIS Final EIS Additional Working Group Meetings Executive Steering Committee Meeting Community Advisory Group Meeting Technical Coordination Team Meeting Public Meeting C Consensus Point Public Hearing Notes: Red Shading denotes potential follow up meeting/ NOI-Notice of Intent, ROD-Record of Decision, EIS-Environmental Impact Statement

15 Project Approach JUN DEC C C C Purpose & Need Scoping Screening Criteria/Metrics Concept Screening Alternative Analysis Draft EIS Final EIS Additional Working Group Meetings Executive Steering Committee Meeting Community Advisory Group Meeting Technical Coordination Team Meeting Public Meeting C Consensus Point Public Hearing Notes: Red Shading denotes potential follow up meeting/ NOI-Notice of Intent, ROD-Record of Decision, EIS-Environmental Impact Statement

16 Feasibility Approach COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND STAKEHOLDER COORDINATION Data Collection and Analysis Select Evaluation Criteria and Metrics Development of Concepts Concepts Assessment and Screening Development of Alternatives & Screening Develop Preferred Alternative Perform BCA Analysis PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE MEETS FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REQUIREMENTS

17 Project Approach JUN C C C DEC Purpose & Need Scoping Screening Criteria/Metrics Concept Screening Alternative Analysis Draft EIS Final EIS Additional Working Group Meetings Executive Steering Committee Meeting Community Advisory Group Meeting Technical Coordination Team Meeting Public Meeting C Consensus Point Public Hearing Notes: Red Shading denotes potential follow up meeting/ NOI-Notice of Intent, ROD-Record of Decision, EIS-Environmental Impact Statement

18 Key Milestones August 2015 Purpose and Need / NOI September 2015 Scoping October 2015 Screening Criteria / Metrics November 2015 Concepts Screening Workshop March 2016 Alternatives Analysis Workshop May-June 2016 DEIS Preparation July October 2016 DEIS Public Comment Period November December 2016 FEIS Comment Period December 2016 Submit ROD

19 Next Steps Data Collection and Fieldwork Scoping Phase (September 2015) Concept Screening Phase (November 2015)