Meeting Type: BCC Regular Meeting
Meeting Date: 11/16/2021
Item Status: New
From: Matthew Brown, Planning and Zoning Director
Submitted by: Ashley Campbell, Natural Resource Planner
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ITEM TITLE
Title
University of Alabama - NOAA National Integrated Drought Information Service Grant Proposal - Letter of Support
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Approve and authorize Chairman to execute a Letter of Support for the University of Alabama’s NOAA National Integrated Drought Information Service Grant Proposal entitled “An Ecological Drought Forecasting Framework for Headwater Wetlands of the Southeast US Coastal Plain.”End
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
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Background: The Environmental Advisory Committee received a request from the University of Alabama for a letter of support for Dr. Hamid Moradkhani’s NOAA National Integrated Drought Information Service Grant Proposal, entitled “An Ecological Drought Forecasting Framework for Headwater Wetlands of the Southeast US Coastal Plain.”
On November 2, 2021, the EAC discussed the request and determined that the planning and evaluation tools could be valuable to local natural resource planners. The EAC unanimously voted to support the University of Alabama’s grant application and is asking the Commission to approve and execute the letter of support.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
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If this is not a budgeted expenditure, does the recommendation create a need for funding? N/A
LEGAL IMPACT
Is legal review necessary for this staff recommendation and related documents?
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ADVERTISING REQUIREMENTS
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FOLLOW UP IMPLEMENTATION
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Action required (list contact persons/addresses if documents are to be mailed or emailed): Mail original letter of support to:
Dr. Hamid Moradkhani
Director, Center for Complex Hydrosystems Research (CCHR)
Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering
The University of Alabama, 1030 Cyberhall, Box 870205
Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487
cc: Ashley Campbell - via email: Ashley.campbell@baldwincountyal.gov
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