Appendix B Public Written Comments Submitted to PCAST from October 21, 2010 to December 22, 2010 (starting on page 2). Oral Public Comment Submitted to PCAST Written statements of the oral public comments given to the PCAST during the January 2011 meeting (starting on page 198). To view oral comments please visit the video webcast at http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/ostp/pcast As specified in the Federal Register Notice, because PCAST operates under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), all public comments and/or presentations will be treated as public documents and will be made available for public inspection, including being posted on the PCAST Web site. Public Written Comments Submitted to PCAST from October 21, 2010 to December 22, 2010 Attached: Protecting Items within a Municipality during Flood Page 1 of 1 From: "Timothy Young" <[email protected]> Subject: Attached: Protecting Items within a Municipality during Flood Date: Sat, October 30, 2010 1:33 pm The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, Please find attached the document entitled “Protecting Items within a Municipality during Flood.” This document was also sent to Ms. Deborah D. Stine, PhD (Executive Director of PCAST) and to the individuals that are cited on pages 18-20, as a source of reference. If I can be of further assistance, please contact me. Truly, Tim Young Important Notice: Any use or reuse of original or altered documents by the recipient, agents of the recipient, or other parties, without the review and written approval of the Resolutions Group, shall be at the sole risk of the recipient. Furthermore, by receipt of these files, the recipient agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold the Resolutions Group and its employees harmless from all claims, injuries, damages, losses, expenses, and attorney’s fees and from any and all liability arising out of the modification or reuse of these materials. The attached materials are not to be further distributed without the prior written consent of the Resolutions Group. The Resolutions Group retains all common law, statutory and other reserved rights, including the copyright thereto. Attachments: untitled-[1.2] Size: 3.4 k Type: text/html Office of Science and Technology Policy.pdf Size: 952 k Type: application/pdf https://mymail2.myregisteredsite.com/src/printer_friendly_bottom.php?passed_ent_id=0... 12/21/2010 Protecting Items within a Municipality during Flood An Unsolicited Proposal Submitted by: The Resolutions Group Protecting Items within a Municipality during Flood An Unsolicited Proposal Submitted by: The Resolutions Group Revision 0.01 Table of Contents Cover Letter 1 Technical Information A. Concise Title and Abstract The Introduction 3 The Significance of the Problem 4 The Serious Need for Immediate Action 5 The Proposed Structure 5 Municipalities Needing Structure 8 Points to Keep in Mind 8 The Nontechnical Objectives 9 B. Technical Objectives and the Work Plan Technical Objectives 9 The Objectives 9 Development of the Engineering Calculations, Plans and Specifications 9 The Construction of the Structure 10 The Work Plan 10 The Project Implementation 10 Carrying Out Project Activities and Qualifications 10 The Chief Engineering Firm - The Maximize Engineering Company 10 Consultant: The Architectural Firm - Stiles L. Bartley Architects 10 Consultant: The Structural/Geotechnical Engineering Firm 11 The General Contractor 11 The Activities of the Proposed Project 12 C. Who Will Benefit, the Uniqueness of Project, Etc. Who Will Benefit 12 The Uniqueness of Project 13 Deserving of Attention 13 Related Work 13 Relationship with Future Research and/or Development 13 D. Outcome The Immediate and Long-Range Results 13 E. Support for the Proposed Structure The Support from Professional Firms 14 ii Supporting Information F. Estimated Costs The Estimated Cost 15 G. Period of Time Unsolicited Proposal is Valid The Period of Being Valid 16 The Time Extension 16 H. Contract Preferred The Contracts Preferred 16 The Phases of Service and the Allocation of Fees 17 I. Time Durations The Individual Time Durations 17 J. Brief Description of the Resolutions Group The Mission Statement 17 The Work of the Resolutions Group 17 The Recent Work of the Resolutions Group 18 Protecting Lives and Municipalities in Washington State during a Lahar 18 Protecting the Community of La Conchita in Ventura County during Mudslides 18 Providing a Way of Escape from a Tsunami’s Run-Up 18 K. Points of Contact Individuals Receiving Document 18 iii The Resolutions Group PO Box 182 Cumberland, VA 23040 November I,2010 The Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) The Executive Offrce of the President 725 ITth Street, Room 5228 Washington, DC 20502 Subject: Cover Letter of Document The Office of Science and Technology Policy, Please find attached the unsolicited proposal entitled "Protecting Items within a Municipality during Flood. " This document is being submitted by the Resolutions Group, which is a small business that specializes in disaster prevention consulting services. This document was sent to Ms. Deborah D. Stine, PhD (Executive Director of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST)) and to the general email of PCAST, such that the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) will gain knowledge of this document. The reviewer(s) of this document is to have the understanding that this document does not address all of the issues that surround the proposed structure that is mentioned herein. This was done to limit the size of this paper. For any topics that are mentioned briefly or not covered within this document the reviewer(s) of this paper is encouraged to contact the following individual: Contact: Mr. Stiles L. Bartley, AIA Firm: Stiles L. Bartley Architects Telephone: (804) 7 43 -7 002 E-mail: [email protected] All parties receiving this document would include (refer to K. Points of Contact Individuals Receiving Document; pages 1 8-20) : o The Office of Science and Technology Policy o The City of Galveston, Texas o The City of Houston, Texas . The Town of Palm Beach, Florida o The Office of Florida Govemor Charlie Crist o The Office of Texas Govemor Rick Perry o The North Dakota National Guard o The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District o The Georgia Department of Natural Resources Mr. Young has accepted the duty of representing and contractually obligating the offeror of this document and by signing below he realizes this responsibility. Any effort on the part of the PCAST and the OSTP that will lead to the implementation of the structure that is described within this unsolicited proposal is greatly required. Protecting Items within a Municipality during Flood An Unsolicited Proposal Use and Disclosure of Data This unsolicited proposal does not include data that shall not be disclosed outside the of government and shall not be duplicated, used, or disclosed—in whole or in part—for any purpose other than to evaluate this proposal. All government personnel and the members of other parties that receive this unsolicited proposal must exercise extreme care to ensure that the information in this proposal is not disclosed to an individual who has not been authorized access to this document. This document is not to be duplicated, used, or disclosed, in whole or in part, for any purpose other than the evaluation of the proposal without the written permission of the Resolutions Group. Technical Information A. Concise Title and Abstract The Introduction The title of this unsolicited proposal is “Protecting Items within a Municipality during Flood.” The purpose of this proposal is to describe a structure that is to be placed in an area that has a history of flooding; such flooding could be the result of a riverine flood, an estuarine flood or a coastal flood. This structure is to be used prior to an event that might cause flooding (e.g. the failure of flood protection devices, snowmelt or a storm surge). This structure is to provide a place of protection for automobiles that belong to the governmenta and those of motorists. Also, this structure is to serve as a place of protection for the temporary storage of government-owned documents, hazardous chemicals and waste (e.g. gasoline, diesel fuel and discarded pharmaceutical products), and mail that is being transported by the U.S. Postal Service in an area prior to flooding. It is hoped that this proposal will be of interest to the municipalities that have a history of flooding which destroyed automobiles, government-owned documents, mail, and released hazardous chemicals and waste into a flooded area. a This term is used hereinafter to mean a municipality, a state and/or the federal government. 3 The Significance of the Problem While the flooding of the City of New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina is mentioned throughout this proposal, this action by the author was not to undermine the needs of other municipalities that were damaged due to flooding. About 80% of the City of New Orleans was flooded due to the failure of several flood protection devices in August of 2005 in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Carfax, this nation’s leading provider of information on the history of individual automobiles, estimates that approximately 570,000 automobiles were destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Officials in Louisiana say that about 300,000 of these automobiles may have been from the City of New Orleansb. Mayor C. Ray Nagin of the City of New Orleans stated during his testimony to a Senate committee that approximately 700 city-owned automobiles were destroyed due to the failure of flood protection devices (e.g. levees, dikes and floodwalls), which were observed in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. This automobile lost was estimated to be $128 million by the City of New Orleansc. In addition, due to the failure of flood protection devices during Hurricane Katrina, the U.S.