Jason Moon

Communications Director at Department of Liscensing and Regulatory Affairs / LARA

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Oct 2015–Jan 2016

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6 emails found.

Fw: GIS story

Meegan Holland Director of Communications for Gov. Rick Snyder Office: 517-335-6397 Mobile: 517-420-2714 xxxEND_PAGE:treasury01_b41_7622_7971_308 When state experts sat down with Flint planners two days after Gov. Rick Snyder declared a water emergency, they asked about the locations of lead water pipes connecting to residents’ homes. The information was mostly there, on paper, filed in a large vault. There are hundreds of hand-drawn plat maps from the 1980s and hand-written notes on thousands of cards about updates to home plumbing systems. Over the years, a dedicated Flint city employee has been translating inspectors’ handwritten notes about plumbing updates into an Excel spreadsheet. But like many cities with limited budgets, Flint doesn’t have a robust staff converting the information from paper to searchable data. All that paper is now being be digitized so the State Emergency Operations Center can figure out where safe water is needed. Five GIS analysts are working on the project — including one from FEMA, which entered the picture after President Obama granted Gov. Snyder’s request for a federal emergency on Jan. 16. Mapping infrastructure to this depth of detail is highly unusual, said James Tchorzynski, manager of the GIS analysts for the Emergency Management and Homeland Security Division of the Michigan State Police. In a disaster like severe flooding, “You’re used to watching the water rise and you count the houses. Here, it’s all underground.” Once the maps are in digital format, they’re synched with 2015 parcel data. Then they can be overlayed with Census information and infrastructure information, allowing analysts to pinpoint which inhabited homes have lead service lines. That has been the job of Scott Bailey, a FEMA GIS analyst, for the past several days. “The state is doing a great job of collecting the data,” said Scott Bailey, a GIS data analyst with FEMA helping with the mapping project. “That’s going to be a success story that comes out of this. They're able to upload large amounts of data in a matter of hours.” Credit goes to the ArcGIS Online app that the state is using to upload home data in real time. Teams going door to door to deliver water supplies to residents are armed with iPads and the app, which feeds into the GIS system, noting whether there are children in the household and which ones have been provided with bottled water, a water test kit, a water filter and replacement cartridges. //// GIVE UPDATED NUMBERS HERE —- HOW MANY PARCELS 56,254, HOW MANY HOMES 38,144, HOW MANY SO FAR WITH LEAD SERVICE LINES? 3,600 OUT OF 26,000??//// The app information also helps Nikkia Anderson, a Michigan State Police GIS data analyst who is determining the number of inhabited homes in a city severely affected by blight.

Pt. Huron Times - Flint Water

Brad, in regards to that Pt. Huron Times inquiry we spoke of earlier — The reporter was simply looking for LARA/BCC to confirm the date range in statements the DEQ had made to the Freep that schools built prior to the mid 80s could be of some concern. | told her that she should go with the DEQ’s statements and that they were the lead department on this issue. In the future please refer all media calls related to LARA and this issue directly to me. Thanks Jason Moon Communications Director Dept. of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs 517-373-9280 LEGAL NOTICE: This e-mail is for the exclusive use of the intended recipient(s), and may contain privileged and confidential information. If you are not an intended recipient, please notify the sender, delete the e-mail from your computer and do not copy or disclose it to anyone else. Your receipt of this message is not intended to waive any applicable privilege. Neither this e-mail nor any attachment(s) establish an attorney-client relationship, constitute an electronic signature or provide consent to contract electronically, unless expressly so stated by the sender in the body of this e-mail or an attachment. xxxEND_PAGE:deq15_b292_1254_1254_1

LARA - Flint

Guys, what's your avallabiity for a quick call to go over the LARA mlece in more dated? Below is language that can be used as part of a larger message on the state’s efforts. e On October 16", LARA and DEQ staff met with Flint Community Schools officials. LARA staff then began a review of building plans and permits in order to assess the building plumbing in all 13 Flint Public School buildings. e The assessment allows LARA staff to identify plumbing components of concerns and prioritize sample sites within each building. © On October 23%, LARA staff will begin to identify of all faucets, taps and outlets that are used regularly by students and staff for drinking and cooking. e After the sites and order of collection have been determined by LARA staff within a building, state officials can begin to take samples. Jason Moon Communications Director Dept. of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs 517-373-9280 LEGAL NOTICE: This e-mail is for the exclusive use of the intended recipient(s), and may contain privileged and confidential information. If you are not an intended recipient, please notify the sender, delete the e-mail from your computer and do not copy or disclose it to anyone else. Your receipt of this message is not intended to waive any applicable privilege. Neither this e-mail nor any attachment(s) establish an attorney-client relationship, constitute an electronic signature or provide consent to contract electronically, unless expressly so stated by the sender in the body of this e-mail or an attachment. xxxEND_PAGE:executiveofficeemails20_b1146_2909_2909_1

Flint

Dave, if you need my help with anything on the Flint water situation please let me know. As a Flint native I’d be happy to pitch in. Jason Moon Communications Director Dept. of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs SUP-373-0280 mooni@omichiean. gov LEGAL NOTICE: This e-mail is for the exclusive use of the intended recipient(s), and may contain privileged and confidential information. If you are not an intended recipient, please notify the sender, delete the e-mail from your computer and do not copy or disclose it to anyone else. Your receipt of this message is not intended to waive any applicable privilege. Neither this e-mail nor any attachment(s) establish an attorney-client relationship, constitute an electronic signature or provide consent to contract electronically, unless expressly so stated by the sender in the body of this e-mail or an attachment. xxxEND_PAGE:executiveofficeemails20_b0996_2640_2640_1