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<br />? <br /> <br />flood proofing, (d) land use management, (e) early warning system, (f) flood insurance, (g) relief and <br />rehabilitation, (h) minor structural improvements, (i) parks and recreation, G) floodplain building permits <br />and filling restrictions, and (k) program integration. <br /> <br />2) Independent Review Panel (IRP) - The IRP was appointed by City Council in 2000 to provide community <br />oversight of floodplain master planning efforts for Fourmile Canyon Creek. Following the success of this <br />effort, several members were asked to review South Boulder Creek planning efforts and the IRP has also <br />committed to participating in the CDUMP Update in 2002. IRP members contributing to the floodplain <br />policy discussion include Dr. Gilbert White, Mary Fran Myers, Ken Wright, Brian Hyde and Rich Madole. <br />Bill Bradley and Jonathan Friedman have also supported the IRP on other projects. The IRP outlined the <br />following guiding principals for floodplain management: <br />a) The benefits and costs of all floodplain functions should be considered in solutions to flood problems <br />including flood conveyance, riparian habitat, open space and aesthetics, and recreation. <br />b) Flood issues should be addressed from the perspective of the entire contributing watershed, and problem <br />solving should be done on an overall basis for various portions of one large floodplain, recognizing that <br />different reaches may deserve different action. <br />c) A variety of floodplain management tools should be used to address flooding problems, and assessing <br />the effectiveness of these tools should be done on individual buildings and properties rather than plans <br />solely for entire reaches. <br />d) Consideration should be given to the effects of upstream land use on stream flows and potential <br />measures for downstream areas. <br />e) Actions to reduce flood losses must consider natural and beneficial functions. <br />t) A full range of action for individual reaches and buildings for floods up to SOO-year frequency be <br />reviewed. <br /> <br />Other specific policy recommendations presented by the IRP include using the SOO-year frequency for flood <br />mitigation and emergency planning, providing data for multiple storm depths (10, 50, 100 and SOD-year <br />events), addressing hydraulic bottlenecks (such as bridges and culverts), evaluating the public benefits that <br />might accrue from natural floodplains, protecting critical facilities to SOO-year levels, flood proofing <br />individual structures, removing high risk structures, specific flood warning and evacuation plans, and <br />managing upstream watershed conditions. . <br /> <br />3) Citizen Advisors Group (CAG) - The CAG was convened in 2001. It is comprised of citizens concerned <br />about floodplain management policies that would be applied to the South Boulder Creek planning efforts. <br />Over 30 citizens participated in the CAG and developed the following floodplain policy recommendations <br />that may apply to all citywide floodplain management activities: <br />a) Ensure thorough public input on all floodplain management activities. <br />b) Provide flood hazard education. <br />c) Improve emergency notification and warning systems. <br />d) Enable floodplain solutions that best represent community and citizen concerns. <br />e) Do not force relocation of residents. <br />t) Implement floodplain management measures: maintenance of creeks and storm drainage systems, site <br />reviews to identify specific flood conditions, self-help flood protection, etc. <br />g) Preserve natural riparian areas; avoid channelizing the creeks. <br />h) Improve absorption and erosion control throughout watersheds. <br />i) Develop a formal management processes to monitor activities in the floodplain and notify community <br />members about changes which may impact them. <br /> <br />9 <br />