PDRP Standards

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State of Florida Post-Disaster Redevelopment Plan
Initiative
Hank Erikson CSA International, Inc. 8502 SW
Kansas Avenue Jupiter, FL 34997 (850)
445-6831 herikson_at_conshelf.com
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Presentation Topics

• Floridas Planning Framework and the Central Role
  of the Post-Disaster Redevelopment Plan (PDRP)
• The PDRP Pilot Project, including
• The Proposed Components of the PDRP
• Questions

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Integrated Planning

• Florida has 5 major plans that involve mitigation
  (risk reduction) and/or land use.
• The Local Comprehensive Plan
• Policy plan that defines a communitys desired
  growth patterns (state requirement of all
  incorporated municipalities and counties)
• The Coastal Element (of the Comprehensive Plan)
• Policy plan with explicit focus on protection of
  the coastal environment and communities from
  natural hazards (state requirement for coastal
  communities)

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Integrated Planning, Contd

• The County Comprehensive Emergency Management
  Plan (CEMP)
• Operational plan that defines the organizational
  structure, chain of command and operational
  procedure for county EM during preparedness,
  response, recovery and mitigation. (federal
  requirement)
• The Local Mitigation Strategy (LMS)
• Federally required local mitigation plan with
  vulnerability analysis, goals and objectives and
  mitigation projects. (federal requirement)
• The Post-Disaster Redevelopment Plan
• Required plan for coastal communities, which
  covers the post-disaster recovery period
  (requirement is not enforced).

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• All of These Plans Integrate Through Mitigation

Vulnerability and Risk Analysis
Comp Plan/ Coastal Elem
CEMP
LMS
Mitigation
Land Use/ Mitigation Policies
Process
Mitigation Projects
Short-Term Recovery
Decisions
Land Use/ Mitigation Policies
Vulnerability Risk Analysis
PDRP
Mitigation Projects
Mitigation Projects
The Post-Disaster Redevelopment Plan is the only
plan suited for the Integration of elements from
each of the other plans
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The Post-Disaster Redevelopment Plan

• Why the interest in PDRPs?
• The CEMP and the LMS are required plans that deal
  primarily with short-term disaster related
  issues.
• The Comp Plan and the Coastal Element deal with
  long-term issues but are not disaster oriented
  plans.
• The Post-Disaster Redevelopment Plan is a
  long-term recovery plan

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• The Requirement for the Post Disaster
  Redevelopment Plan is contained in the portion of
  the statute covering the Coastal Element of the
  Comprehensive Plan.
• The statute (163.3177(7)(l) F.S.) requires that
  coastal communities develop a PDRP and encourages
  the in-land communities to do so.
• But, it does not assign a to state agency the
  responsibility for reviewing the plans, and
• It does not set up standards for developing the
  plan.

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• Renewed interest in PDRPs after the destruction
  experienced during 2004 and 2005.
• Because there is no guidance, each community
  defines the requirements differently.
• The purpose of the PDRP Initiative is to address
  the legislative short comings and achieve more
  consistency among the plans.

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State of Florida Post-Disaster Redevelopment Plan
Initiative
Develop PDRP Standards Planning Process
Conduct Demonstration Projects
Publish Guidebook Launch Competitive Grant Program
Phase 1 2007
Phase 3 2008-2009
Phase 2 2007-2008
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Year 1 - 2007

• PHASE 1
• Form PRDP Focus Group
• Hold Focus Group Meetings for input of best
  practices
• Review Literature on PDRPs
• Compile / Evaluate Existing Community PDRPs
• Prepare Draft PDRP Guidelines
• Include standards suggested planning
  processes to serve as guide for local PDRPs
• Select Pilot Communities

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Post Disaster Redevelopment Focus Group

• - Sandy Meyer, Project Mgr, Division of
  Community Planning, DCA- Cindy Palmer, Division
  of Emergency Management Preparedness/Mitigation
  - Roy Dunn, Division of Emergency Management,
  Housing/Recovery- Jim Quinn/Robin Branda,
  Department of Environmental Protection, Coastal
  Management
• - Mary Helen Blakeslee, Office of Tourism, Trade
  and Economic Development- Heidi Recksiek,
  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• - Gabriela Vigo, Federal Emergency Management
  Agency, Region IV Mitigation
• - Dr. Bob Deyle, Florida State University,
  Department of Urban and Regional Planning- Dr.
  Ann-Margaret Esnard, Florida Atlantic University
  - Gene Henry, Hillsborough County Government-
  John Wilson, Lee County, Florida Emergency
  Management Preparedness Association- Butch
  Truesdale, Palm Beach County Government- Pat
  Blackshear, Walton County Government
• - Betti Johnson, Tampa Bay Regional Planning
  Council
• - Joan LeBeau/Mitchell Austin, City of Punta
  Gorda, Land Use Planning/Urban Design
• - Alex Magee, Florida Chapter, American Planning
  Association - Howard Glassman, Metropolitan
  Planning Organization Advisory Council on
  Transportation and Infrastructure- Eric Poole,
  Florida Association of Counties - Carol
  Westmoreland, Florida League of Cities

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Components of a PDRPDraft

• PDRP designed to be a single, stand-alone guide
  to aid decision makers during the disaster
  recovery period.
• Implementation Plan
• Relevant Policies from other local plans
• Ordinances and Protocols for Post-Disaster
  Recovery and Redevelopment
• Institutional Capabilities Assessment

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PDRP Components, Contd.

• Vulnerability Assessment
• Infrastructure and Public Facilities
  Vulnerability Analysis
• Housing Vulnerability Analysis
• Economic Vulnerability Analysis
• Social Vulnerability Analysis
• Historic District Vulnerability Analysis
• Post-Disaster Redevelopment Goals and Objectives
• Description of Recovery/Redevelopment Issues
  (Issues that unless dealt with may become
  barriers to recovery and/or represent
  opportunities to rebuild in a more sustainable
  fashion)

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PDRP Components, Contd.

• Action Plan (initiatives for each identified
  issue)
• Actions/initiatives to be done prior to a
  disaster, organization responsible and timeframe.
• Actions/initiatives to be done after a disaster,
  organization responsible and timeframe.
• Communications Plan for post-disaster, long-term
  recovery
• Financing Long-term Recovery

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Year 2 2007-2008

• PHASE 2
• Prepare PDRPs for pilot community(s)
• Prepare a Case Study for each demonstration
  project, documenting the strengths and weaknesses
  of each approach

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Year 3 2008-2009

• PHASE 3
• Revise the PDRP Standards and Planning Process as
  Needed Based on the Demonstrations
• Publish PDRP Best Practices Guidebook
• Provide Draft Legislation to Close the Loop on
  the PDRP Requirement
• Hold Regional Workshops to Present the Standards
• Initiate a Competitive Grant Program

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Funding

• Grants from NOAA and the Hazard Mitigation Grant
  Program.
• Total 1,895,000
• References
• Protecting Floridas Communities
• Land Use Planning Strategies and Best
  Development Practices for Minimizing
  Vulnerability to Flooding and Coastal Storms
• www.dca.state.fl.us/fdcp/dcp/publications/hazmitb
  p.pdf
• Planning for Post-Disaster Recovery and
  Reconstruction
• APA Planning Advisory Service Report Number
  483/484

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Contact Information

• Sandy Meyer
• Hazard Mitigation Project Manager
• DCA, Division of Community Planning
• 2555 Shumard Oak Blvd, Tallahassee, FL 31399-2100
• sandy.meyer_at_dca.state.fl.us
• [phone]