Briefing by City Engineer of Burlington Chal Martin on Skagit River hydrology issues, followed by discussion and action to join the Skagit Flood Advisory Conference Team (Skagit FACT). Also a request for the federal government to submit the municipal-generated data from expeditions to The Smith House and work by Pacific International Engineering (PIE, PI Engineering).
As to documents, the presentation is available at http://tinyurl.com/5znxw5, the joint resolution requesting the use of PIE hydrology by FEMA for flood insurance rate mapping is available at http://tinyurl.com/6nrb5b and the joint Mount Vernon-Burlington letter to Representative Larsen to lobby for correct hydrology is available at http://tinyurl.com/5zxu9l. All links are speed-dial to PDF files on http://www.skagitriverhistory.com . Finally, official Mount Vernon minutes are available at http://www.ci.mount-vernon.wa.us/imageuploads/CityMeeting-Minutes-281.pdf
