Emergency Management Program Update Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council May 9, 2011
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Emergency Management Program Update Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council May 9, 2011 Betti Johnson, AICP betti@tbrpc.org It's Coming…. 2011 Hurricane Season 2011 Hurricane Guides 7 Counties – Citrus, Hernando, Hillsborough, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas and Sarasota English and Spanish versions Distributed through public buildings, libraries, US Post Offices, social service providers, businesses All information & maps provided to the local media Online Version Southern States Tornado Disaster NOAA's preliminary estimate is that there were 305 tornadoes during the entire outbreak from 8:00 a.m. EDT April 25 to 8:00 a.m. April 28, 2011. There were 340 fatalities during the 24-hour-period from 8:00 a.m. April 27 to 8:00 a.m. April 28. Midwestern Floods A series of heavy rainfall events from April 22 to April 27 caused widespread river flooding. Additional heavy rain to start the month of May is pushing rivers to near record crests in some cases The New Madrid Floodway was activated by the Army Corps of Engineers on May 2. The detonation of the levee near New Madrid relieved pressure on levees in the Mid-Mississippi and Lower Ohio Valleys. However, Kentucky Dam and Barkley Dam on the Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers are still holding back record amounts of water. Interim Housing • Direct: (FEMA Trailers) • Assistance (home repairs, rental assistance, grants and loans) Transient Housing (Hotels, Mass Care Shelters) Stakeholders Government Housing & Community Development Planning Dept. Permitting & Code Enforce. Public Works Transit Environmental Services Human Services Private Sector Realtor Association Building Contractors Neighborhood Assoc. Hotel/Motel CVB Retailers Non-profits Service Providers Faith-based organizations Civic Assocs. LTROs/COAD Deliverables: 1. 2. New State Disaster Housing Plan and Field Manual Network of County Disaster Housing Coordinators and identification of County Disaster Housing Task Forces 3. New Local Disaster Housing Plan Template 4. New Disaster Housing Training Curriculum • • • Abbreviated Course (1 ½ Hour web-based training) Student Manual for day-long course Instructor Manual and Visuals Introduction to Disaster Housing Course www.floridadisaster.org/housing 30 minutes well spent! Post Disaster Redevelopment Planning A Guide for Recovery and Long-Term Reconstruction 1. 2. 3. 4. Identify Vulnerabilities Identify Major Issues and Strategies Identify Action Items/ Tasks and Responsibilities PDRP Toolkit Emergency Ordinances Emergency Policies and Procedures Work Groups Land Use and Housing Construction and Permitting Infrastructure Restoration Environmental Restoration Economic Restoration Financial Administration Public Outreach Health and Social Services Health and Social Services Preliminary Issues Hospital, clinics, and medical office restoration Medical personnel retention, recruitment Mental health assistance Assisted living, nursing home safety Special needs long-term assistance Health-related pollution, environmental justice Low-income assistance Public transportation restoration/ improvement Homeless programs Children/family services Daycare, after-school, teen programs restored Schools, higher education reopened Recreation, cultural activities restored Coordination, assistance for NGOs and volunteers National Hurricane Conference April 18-22, 2011 Atlanta, GA Governor’s Hurricane Conference May 15-20, 2011 Ft. Lauderdale Regional Roundtables regarding the new evacuation studies Disaster Housing Training Post-Disaster Redevelopment Planning and Long-term Recovery Professional Development (EM, AICP) credits Bringing Harvard to Tampa Bay! And you are invited Empowering the business, government and non-profit organizations to work together in times of crisis Presented by the National Preparedness Leadership Initiative of the Harvard University School of Public Health, CDC, CDC Foundation and the Robert Woods Johnson Foundation Resilient Tampa Bay: Meta‐Leadership Summit on Preparedness May 25, 2011 8:30 – 4:00 pm USF Marshall Center www.meta-leadershipsummit.org For more information www.postdisasterplan.org www.floridadisaster/housing.org www.tbrpc.org www.tampabayprepares.org Betti C. Johnson, AICP Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council betti@tbrpc.org
