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Colorado Association of Stormwater & Floodplain Managers Conference (CASFM): Several staff members are scheduled to attend and speak at the 17th annual CASFM conference to be held in late September in Glenwood Springs. This year's conference will attract well over 200 professionals from around the state from local, state and federal agencies as well as private sector consultants. The conference theme is based in part on lessons learned from the devastating impacts of Hurricane Katrina and the associated damage from levee failures and other disaster related topics. The presentations and technical sessions will provide an opportunity to discuss current issues, including flood hazards and emergency preparedness plans. The conference will also feature presentations for CASFM nominees for the "project of the year" award. . Kevin Houck Elected Regional Director of ASFPM: Kevin Houck has been elected Regional Director of the Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM), the national, non-profit, professional membership organization whose 9,000+ members are the floodplain managers from all across the U.S. and beyond. Its 24 State Chapters represent 26 states, and are composed of the professionals who do the job "on the ground" to make flood loss reduction a reality at the state and local levels. Kevin will have the opportunity to be a leader in guiding and influencing national flood policy and helping to make sustainable floodplain management a reality in the nation. Floodplain Map Modernization Update: Flood Protection Staff have been working on the Map Modernization program application to renew the Construction Fund non-reimbursable dollars for FY 08. This application will be compiled with all other requests for consideration by Board members at its Finance Committee meeting and subsequently by the full Board during the regular meeting. In addition, staff worked on updating the Map Modernization Business Case Plan that was recently submitted to FEMA. The Business Case Plan is a guidance document describing how and when Map Modernization activities will take place in Colorado. The FEMA Region vrn office is currently working on incorporating every State's Business Case Plan into an overall Region vrn plan that will go to FEMA headquarters, which will then be integrated into an overall nationwide Map Modernization mapping strategy plan. . FY 06 Counties: The CWCB is currently working with our consultants PBS&J and Anderson Consulting to develop scopes of work for the FY06 projects which include: Archuleta County DFIRM, Weld County DFIRM, Teller County DFIRM and LaPlata County DFIRM, Fremont County and Clear Creek County Physical Map Revisions (PMR), Pueblo County Arkansas River Levee floodplain study, pre- scoping efforts for Delta, Summit, and Park Counties. Pre-Scoping meetings were held last month with Summit and Park Counties. As a result of the pre- scoping meetings the CWCB is working with their consultant PBS&J to develop project costs for each County DFIRM and detailed study project. Cost estimates will be sent out to the communities so they can plan accordingly with their fiscal year budgets. The Delta County pre-scoping meeting date has not been determined, but it is planned to occur sometime later this year or early next year for project start date of 2008. The CWCB has also requested Anderson Consulting to prepare a cost estimate for pre-scoping EI Paso County for a DFIRM conversion project to start next year. FY 05 Counties: Mesa, Fremont, Clear Creek and Garfield Counties detailed studies are in progress or nearly complete. Montezuma County is continuing to progress as the studies from external agencies have been received. Jefferson County (within the Urban Drainage and Flood Control District) is progressing with digitization and profile datum conversion. . 40