Subject: RE: FEMA CCO Meeting Invite – Jefferson County, WV
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Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2024 22:15:44 +0000

[FEMA logo]

Dear Community Officials,

Thank you to those who attended the Community Coordination and Outreach (CCO) Meeting on December 11, 2024, for Jefferson County, West Virginia. The meeting presentation with dashboards, meeting notes (with Q&A and attendance list), and WV Flood Tool supplemental materials, are attached.

The CCO Meeting is part of an ongoing mapping process designed to help individuals and communities understand their flood risk and make smart decisions. FEMA plays a role in providing updated flood maps and other tools, but the community leads the effort to build resilience.

That’s why FEMA has created the Toolkit for Community Officials, both the attached booklet and additional materials at https://www.fema.gov/floodplain-management/manage-risk/communication-toolkit-community-officials<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.fema.gov/floodplain-management/manage-risk/communication-toolkit-community-officials__;!!NgwEkeqe!TRmuCVlk6rsQ70WjCT499qQqGM658rzAGnCq5h7YFpHqMOE3z8a0cnsu5xTVwWhb-7dZQJhsjiTZNUPs_CKbzi6LNWrvBnfhYpPE$>. The toolkit contains information on the next steps in the flood map update process, tactics to reach other officials and the public, and templates which can be tailored to the unique needs of your community. We hope this resource helps clarify next steps and makes it easier to move this work forward.

Upcoming steps described in the Local Officials Toolkit include:

  *   Review Preliminary Map Products including the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) and Flood Insurance Study (FIS), by visiting FEMA’s Flood Map Service Center and the WV Flood Tool: https://hazards.fema.gov/femaportal/prelimdownload/ and WV Flood Tool<https://www.mapwv.gov/flood/map/>.

  *   Provide any comments on Preliminary Map Products ahead of the 90‐day appeal period by emailing comments by January 20, 2025, to the following:
             Vinod Mahat, Project Officer – [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>
             Kevin Sneed and Julia Sears, State NFIP Office – [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]> and [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>
             David Cooper, Mapping Partner Project Manager – [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>

  *   Reach out to community members about the preliminary flood maps. As a local official, your voice is often one that cuts through to help residents make informed decisions about flood risk and preparedness.

As shared during the CCO Meeting, the team at the West Virginia GIS Technical Center (WVGISTC) is an excellent resource to support your outreach efforts, with property-level assessments on the WV Flood Tool (linked above), listings of properties with owner information (and corresponding notification letters). Kurt Donaldson with WVGISTC can be reached at [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>.

We also request that you review the attached Community Contact Matrix to confirm the latest information we have on file for your community.  Please review and, where applicable, update your community’s contact information, including the Community Map Repository (Building Name and Address - where physical copies of FEMA maps are housed and made available for public viewing). Please also add the names of local media outlets which we will use for the upcoming 90-day appeal period (to publish 2 legal advertisements in the local newspaper and issue a supplemental press release to all outlets).

Members of the project team will be in further contact with you following the Federal Register notice when the exact schedule for the 90-day appeal period takes shape.

For more information on floodplain management, insurance, and mitigation strategies, sign up here<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDHSFEMA/bulletins/30785a1__;!!NgwEkeqe!TRmuCVlk6rsQ70WjCT499qQqGM658rzAGnCq5h7YFpHqMOE3z8a0cnsu5xTVwWhb-7dZQJhsjiTZNUPs_CKbzi6LNWrvBkOBGktx$> for FEMA’s “Resilience Report” e‐newsletter and bi‐monthly “Coffee Break” webinars.

Thank you again for your partnership. It is your hard work that truly makes your communities more resilient. Please feel free to respond to this email with any questions, feedback, or ideas.

Kara Caricato-Michalke
Consultant, Geographic Information Systems Science
she/her/hers
Mobile: (919) 904-1525
[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>

ARC | Zone 1 PTS
ADVANCING RESILIENCE in COMMUNITIES
A FEMA Production and Technical Services (PTS) Contractor

From: Caricato-Michalke, Kara
Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2024 9:21 AM
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Subject: RE: FEMA CCO Meeting Invite – Jefferson County, WV

[FEMA logo]

Dear Community Officials,

This is a friendly reminder that the CCO Meeting for Jefferson County, WV is being held today, Wednesday, December 11th, 2024, from 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. (ET). The agenda is attached, and the location details are below:

Location:           Jefferson County Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management
28 Industrial Boulevard, Suite 101
Kearneysville West Virginia 25430

Thank you, and we look forward to seeing you all there.

Kara Caricato-Michalke
Consultant, Geographic Information Systems Science
she/her/hers
Mobile: (919) 904-1525
[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>

ARC | Zone 1 PTS
ADVANCING RESILIENCE in COMMUNITIES
A FEMA Production and Technical Services (PTS) Contractor

-----Original Appointment-----
From: Caricato-Michalke, Kara
Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2024 2:49 PM
To: [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>; Mason Carter; Dick Myers; Jessica Gormont; [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>; [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>; James Newman; [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>; [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>; [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>; [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>; [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>; [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>; Reiley Stanley; Phillips, Mark; [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>; [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>; [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>
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Subject: FEMA CCO Meeting Invite – Jefferson County, WV
When: Wednesday, December 11, 2024 1:00 PM-2:30 PM (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada).
Where: 28 Industrial Blvd (28 Industrial Blvd, Kearneysville, West Virginia 25430)

[FEMA logo]

We invite you to a Community Coordination and Outreach (CCO) meeting to discuss the new preliminary Flood Insurance Study (FIS) and Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) for Jefferson County, WV, issued on September 24, 2024. This CCO meeting will be an opportunity for local government representatives to work with FEMA Region 3, state government representatives, and members of the project team on strategies and resources for public outreach, how to provide comments/appeals to the preliminary information, the ordinance update and adoption process, and other questions/answers related to the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and getting the new FIRMs to effective status. The meeting will be held at the below location. Please RSVP by accepting or declining this meeting appointment.

In-Person Meeting at:
Date:                    Wednesday, December 11, 2024, from 1:00PM – 2:30PM (ET)
Location:           Jefferson County Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management
28 Industrial Boulevard, Suite 101
Kearneysville West Virginia 25430

Please encourage any other appropriate personnel to attend this meeting. We recommend that you consider sending your solicitor, engineer, planner, public outreach specialist, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) staff, and other staff involved in floodplain management or emergency management to this meeting. Following the meeting, the presentation, meeting minutes, and related materials will be circulated to all of those invited and/or in attendance.

If you have any questions regarding the mapping study prior to the CCO meeting, please contact the following FEMA representatives for this study:

  *   FEMA Planner: Betsy Ranson – [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]> – (215) 347-0686

  *   FEMA Project Officer: Vinod Mahat – [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]> – (202) 664-9597
We are committed to ensuring that the meetings and materials are accessible to all, and so in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) (www.ada.gov<https://www.ada.gov/>), reasonable accommodations are available upon request. To request accommodation, please contact me at [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]> or (919) 904-1525 and include a description of the accommodation you will need. Please provide at least five (5) business days advanced notice; last minute requests will be difficult to fulfill.

We look forward to working with you and other stakeholders in the area to help communities understand their flood risk and effectively administer floodplain management programs ensuring continued flood protection.

Kara Caricato-Michalke
Consultant, Geographic Information Systems Science
she/her/hers
Mobile: (919) 904-1525
[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>

ARC | Zone 1 PTS
ADVANCING RESILIENCE in COMMUNITIES
A FEMA Production and Technical Services (PTS) Contractor

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