FbD FPAG Summer Meeting

The Funding & Policy Action Group serves as the go-to convenor for floodplain funding and policy efforts across the state. This meeting leverages current momentum for integrated floodplain management into innovative approaches that can better position partners for funding, address barriers to implementation, and improve coordination across all levels of government.
High Level Agenda Last Updated 9.3.25 (Updated Packet with detailed agenda, prereading attached)
Join via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3424790936?omn=83142097693&jst=2
Password: 1234
1.
Welcome & Networking
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Breakout Rooms
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Brief Updates on HRPP – Don Gourlie, Puget Sound Partnership
2.
Local Ordinance Revisions; Rulemaking
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Updates on Recent Ecology Rulemaking – Jonathon Loos, Ecology Flood Policy Lead
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Flood Code and Ordinance Revisions – Amanda Richardson, Ecology NFIP Coordinator
3.
State Policy/Issues
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Flood Disclosure Laws: How Washington Compares & Lessons from Other States – Joel Scata, Senior Attorney, Environmental Health, NRDC
4.
Federal Policy
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UPDATE: Derrick’s wife just had twin girls and we are honored and pleased to welcome: Tony Hake, Senior Resilience Program Advisor, AECOM, and Luis V. Rodriguez, PE, Program Director, Flood Risk Solutions, AECOM
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Derrick Hiebert, AECOM – FEMA Independence Act of 2025
5.
Buyouts & Acquisitions Upcoming Opportunities and Resources