BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20150923 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20150924 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:TRUE SUMMARY:Flood Resilience Workshop DESCRIPTION:The City of Newburyport and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)\, are hosting a workshop titled "Flood Resilience for Newburyport." This two day workshop is the result of a grant received by the City under the EPA Sustainable Communities Program for Riverine and Coastal Communities. Newburyport is one of only 5 communities in the Nation to have received this grant in 2015. \n\n \n\nThe workshop will be held on September 23 and September 24\, 2015 and will consist of the following:\n\n \n\nSeptember 23 (City Hall Auditorium)\n\n6:30pm to 8:30pm: Public Meeting. This public meeting will solicit input from the public about flooding impacts and solutions. EPA will provide a presentation\, followed by discussion.\n\n \n\nSeptember 24th (Location TBD City Hall Auditorium or Parker River Wildlife Refuge)\n\n10am to 5pm: Stakeholders Workshop. EPA will provide a technical presentation in the morning\, followed by a lunch break and afternoon working session to discuss strategies and solutions for increased resilience to riverine and coastal flooding. (See attached short agenda.)\n\n \n\nPlease confirm your attendance by replying to Julia Godtfredsen (Conservation Administrator) at jgodtfredsen@cityofnewburyport.com by Tuesday\, September 15th. \n\n \n\nAGENDA:\n\n \nWednesday\, September 23\n\n\n \n \n \n When\n \n \n What\n \n \n Where\n \n \n Topics\n \n \n \n 1:00 2:30 PM\n Lunch\n City Hall\, Mayor's Conference Room\, 2nd Floor\n Local team and EPA/consultant team meet to get to know each other\n \n \n 2:30 4:30 PM\n Tour\n Depart from City Hall\n Visit key sites that are impacted by riverine and coastal flooding\n \n \n 6:30 8:30 PM\n Session 1 \n\n Encouraging Flood Resilience \n City Hall Auditorium\, 2nd Floor\n \n \n Introduction to the project\n Concept of flood resilience and benefits to the community\n Self-assessment findings\n Community map discussion\n Discussion of community goals \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n\nThursday\, September 24\n \n\n\n \n \n \n When\n \n \n What\n \n \n Where\n \n \n Topics\n \n \n \n 9:30 AM Noon\n Session 2\n\n Technical Presentation on Flood Resilience\n TBD (Parker River Wildlife Refuge Main office or City Hall Auditorium)\n \n \n Best practices\n Flood vulnerability\n Ways to build flood resilience\n \n \n \n \n Noon 1:00 PM\n Lunch Break\n Lunch on own\n Lunch \n \n \n 1:00 4:00 PM\n Session 3\n\n Flood Resilience Work Session\n TBD (see above)\n \n \n Community map exercise\n Actions for achieving community goals\n Details on those actions (who\, what\, where\, why\, and when)\n Overview of next steps\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n DAY ONE Big Picture\n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n DAY TWO Narrows focus\, attention to detail and action X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The City of Newburyport and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)\, are hosting a workshop titled &ldquo\;Flood Resilience for Newburyport.&rdquo\; \;This two day workshop is the result of a grant received by the City under the EPA Sustainable Communities Program for Riverine and Coastal Communities. \; Newburyport is one of only 5 communities in the Nation to have received this grant in 2015. \; \;
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\nThe workshop will be held on September 23 and September 24\, 2015 and will consist of the following:
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\nSeptember 23 \; (City Hall Auditorium)
\n6:30pm to 8:30pm: \; \; Public Meeting. \; This public meeting will solicit input from the public about flooding impacts and solutions. \; EPA will provide a presentation\, followed by discussion.
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\nSeptember 24th \; \; (Location TBD &ndash\; City Hall Auditorium or Parker River Wildlife Refuge)
\n10am to 5pm: \; Stakeholders Workshop. \; EPA will provide a technical presentation in the morning\, followed by a lunch break and afternoon working session to discuss strategies and solutions for increased resilience to riverine and coastal flooding. (See attached short agenda.)
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\nPlease confirm your attendance by replying to Julia Godtfredsen (Conservation Administrator) at jgodtfredsen@cityofnewburyport.com by Tuesday\, September 15th. \; \;
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\nAGENDA:
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Wednesday\, September 23\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
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When
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What
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Where
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Topics
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1:00 &ndash\; 2:30 PMLunchCity Hall\, Mayor&rsquo\;s Conference Room\, 2nd FloorLocal team and EPA/consultant team meet to get to know each other
2:30 &ndash\; 4:30 PMTourDepart from City HallVisit key sites that are impacted by riverine and coastal flooding
6:30 &ndash\; 8:30 PMSession 1
\n Encouraging Flood Resilience 		City Hall Auditorium\, 2nd Floor\n
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  • Introduction to the project
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  • Concept of flood resilience and benefits to the community
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  • Self-assessment findings
    • \n
  • Community map discussion
    • \n
  • Discussion of community goals
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\nThursday\, September 24
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What
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Where
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Topics
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9:30 AM &ndash\; NoonSession 2
\n Technical Presentation on Flood Resilience		TBD (Parker River Wildlife Refuge Main office or City Hall Auditorium)\n
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  • Best practices
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  • Flood vulnerability
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  • Ways to build flood resilience
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Noon &ndash\; 1:00 PMLunch BreakLunch on ownLunch
1:00 &ndash\; 4:00 PMSession 3
\n Flood Resilience Work Session		TBD (see above)\n
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  • Community map exercise
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  • Actions for achieving community goals
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  • Details on those actions (who\, what\, where\, why\, and when)
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  • Overview of next steps
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DAY ONE &ndash\; Big Picture
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DAY TWO &ndash\; Narrows focus\, attention to detail and action
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\n \; LOCATION:Newburyport City Hall Auditorium UID:e.1189.16747 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260411T224531Z URL:https://business.newburyportchamber.org/events/details/flood-resilience-workshop-09-23-2015-16747 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR