FLOOD10391 ‎(2)‎

• County: Boulder
• Community: Boulder
• Stream Name: South Boulder Creek
• Title: Proposal, South Boulder Creek Floodplain Study Hydrology and Hydraulic Analyses, RFP No 17-2003
• Date: 3/14/2003
• Prepared For: Boulder Department of Public Works Utilities Division
• Prepared By: Ayres Associates
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Floodplain Report/Masterplan

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measures to deal with flooding. To do so, we will develop a flyer that discusses the
flood hazard including descriptions of the risk criteria used to define the flood hazard.

The team will estimate approximately how much time may be available for the warning
of and responding to impending flooding to be used in developing flood-warning
response plans. To do so, we will use the results of the hydrologic and hydraulic
models developed in Tasks 3 and 4 and the associated response times to estimate the
time available for warning and responding to flood threats.

TASK 6: PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT

Establishing a credible relationship with the public for the SBC study effort must be a
primary focus from the beginning. The public hearings that took place at the Open
Space and Mountain Park Board of Trustees, City Council, and the Board of Boulder
County Commissioners meetings concerning the SBC study area demonstrated
Boulder citizens' intense interest.

Acknowledging in a straightforward way that this study is, in some senses, a response
to expressed citizen concerns will be essential to making it possible for the community
to feel that this study represents a good-faith effort to address those concerns. Taking
into account public concerns and interests from the beginning and throughout the SBC
study effort, as well as reporting results to public for comment at the end, is a proven
means to build toward a positive outcome for the SBC study effort in the eyes of
Boulder citizens.

Because much of the SBC study effort is technical in nature, presentation of the work
must be understandable to the public. Employing graphics and non-technical language
is as important as explaining the precision required for scientific rigor and the
limitations consistent with defensible work. The key will be to use clear, insightful
means of conveying the limitations on technical ability to project what might happen,
given certain assumptions. It will likewise be extremely important to explain why
assumptions - taken alone or in scenarios embodying inter-related assumptions - are,
or are not, appropriate for the intended uses.

Public Involvement for the SBC study effort will incorporate the following elements:

1. Establishment of access to the SBC study effort via a Public Involvement telephone
number and addresses. These addresses will include:

. a physical address near the SBC study area, at 5353 Manhattan Circle, Suite
101 , where SBC study-related materials can be perused by members of the
public,

. a post office box at the Basemar post office annex in the study area,

. an Email address for the receipt of SBC study-related Public Involvement
Emails, and

. an SBC study-related web address where members of the public can access
the SBC study monthly updates as well as archives of monthly updates.

2. Identification of individuals and organizations who have already expressed an
interest in or concern about the study area and topics. The stakeholders identified

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