The Massachusetts Coastal Hazards Commission Meetings

The Coastal Hazards Commission will meet periodically. Links to meeting agendas, summaries, and selected presentations are provided below.

Next Meeting - February 6, 2007 - at the Pilot House, Lewis Wharf, Boston.

• Draft Meeting Agenda (PDF, 39 KB)

• Meeting Agenda (PDF, 43 KB)
• Meeting Summary
• Presentations
  • Designing for Disasters: Coastal Vulnerability and Resilient Communities (PDF, 1.5 MB) - Presented to the Commission by Margaret Davidson, Director, NOAA's Coastal Services Center.

• Meeting Agenda (PDF, 42 KB)
• Meeting Summary
• Presentations - There were no presentations at the July 17 meeting.

• The Commission's Policy Working Group met on June 30. Fundamentals of Catastrophe Modeling was presented by Karen Clark of AIR Worldwide Corporation, a risk management consulting firm.

• Meeting Agenda (PDF, 50 KB)
• Meeting Summary
• Presentations
  • The South Shore Coastal Hazards Atlas-An Overview (PDF, 2.8 MB) - Presented to the Commission by John S. Ramsey from Applied Coastal Research and Engineering, Inc.
  • Examining the Southeast New England Hurricane Threat (PDF, 5.2 MB) - Presented to the Commission by David Vallee from the National Weather Service

• Meeting Agenda (PDF, 39 KB)
• Meeting Summary
• Presentations
  • Potential Impacts of Sea-level Rise on the Coast (PDF, 6.2 MB) - Presented to the Commission by Jeff Williams from the U.S. Geological Survey
  • Hazard Mitigation Planning on Cape Cod (PDF, 2.9 MB) - Presented to the Commission by Stacey Justus from the Cape Cod Commission

• Meeting Agenda (PDF, 38 KB)
• Meeting Summary
• Presentations
  • Massachusetts Experience with Beach Nourishment (PDF, 1.2 MB) - Presented to the Commission by Rebecca Haney from the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management
  • Florida Experience with Beach Nourishment (PDF, 4.3 MB) - Presented to the Commission by Rick Spadoni from Coastal Planning and Engineering
  • Winthrop Beach Case Study (PDF, 2.7 MB) - Presented to the Commission by Joe Orfant from the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation
  • Comparison of Three Winthrop Alternatives (PDF, 13 KB) - Presented to the Commission by Joe Orfant from the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation
  • Fisheries and Habitat Concerns Relating to Beach Nourishment and Sand Mining (PDF, 4.2 MB) - Presented to the Commission by Paul Diodati, Director of the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries

• Meeting Agenda (PDF, 39 KB)
• Meeting Summary
• Presentations
  • Massachusetts State Hazard Planning (PDF, 2.4 MB) - Presented to the Commission by Richard Zingarelli from the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation
  • Coastal Engineering Structures in Massachusetts (PDF, 1.9 MB) - Presentation to the Commission by Christine Player from Vine Associates

• Meeting Agenda (PDF, 40 KB)
• Meeting Summary
• Presentations
  • Massachusetts Coastal Hazards Commission Regional Overview (PDF, 15.7 MB) - Presentation to the Commission by CZM staff