Sustainable Disaster Recovery Conference
St. Louis University Center for Sustainability
Steve Eggleston
November 14, 2013
Sustainable Disaster Recovery Conference
The Role of Government in
Sustainable Disaster Recovery
Iowa Flood of 2008
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Result of 2008 Flood
• Iowa counties presidentially declared as
disasters designated to receive various types
of assistance.
• (Light yellow) Public Assistance
• (dark orange) Public and Individual Assistance
• (red) Individual Assistance
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2008 Iowa Flood
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State of Iowa Flood of 2008
Duration
Final Results
June 7 - around
July 1
Fatalities
0
Damages
At least $64
billion
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Cedar Rapids, IA
Statistics
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Houses damaged: 5,238 (parcels: 5,390)
Businesses damaged: 940 (parcels: 1,049)
Non-profits/faith organizations damaged: 77
City blocks affected: 1,300 (10 square miles)
River levels: Crest 31.12 feet June 13, 2008 at
10:15 am (flood stage 12 feet),
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Housing Needs Assessment
Model
Nora Ladjahasan, Institute for Design Research and
Outreach, Iowa State University
Has Housing Recovered in Iowa Communities
after the Floods of 2011
Presented: 2011 HousingIowa Conference
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Overview of Housing
Assessment Results
Housing Gap - Unable to meet housing
of following groups:
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Lower Income
Renters
Middle class
Elderly
Persons with Disasbilities
54%
51%
27%
24%
24%
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Sources of Housing
Replacement
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Insurance Settlements
FEMA, HUD or other Federal funds
Private Funds
State Funds
United Way or NGO
81%
68%
68%
65%
43%
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Rebuilding community
People chose to rebuild based on:
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Insurance Payment they received on Home
Available, plotted land
Zoning
Personal ability to finance
96%
55%
13%
3%
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National Disaster Recovery
Framework
Six Recovery Support Functions
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Community Planning and Capacity Building
Economic
Health and Human Services
Infrastructure Systems
Natural and Cultural Resources
Housing
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Housing Recovery
Support Function
Mission
– Coordinate and facilitate delivery of
federal resources
– Assist state, local and tribal governments
in the rehabilitation and reconstruction of
destroyed and damaged housing.
– Develop other new accessible housing
resources.
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Housing Recovery
Support Function (cont)
Mission (cont)
• Link existing:
– Housing resources
– Programs
– Technical assistance and;
– Subject matter experts across Housing Recovery
Support Function partners to state and local
recovery efforts.
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Housing Recovery Support
Function: Objectives
– Identify Strategies to strengthen post-disaster
housing markets
– Meet the need for quality affordable rental housing
– Utilize housing as a platform for improving quality of
life
– Build inclusive and sustainable communities
– Integrate disaster mitigation measures into
community design and development efforts
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Mission Scoping Assessment
Meeting the Objectives
– Assessment of the potential scope of Housing RSF
support to state recovery efforts;
– Used to identify and focus technical
assistance in select counties.
– Housing Recovery Support Strategy (RSS)
developed based on this assessment.
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Mission Scoping Assessment
– Baseline Demographics
– Housing Characteristics
– Vacant Units
– Age of Housing Stock
– Persons with Disabilities
– Verified Losses – SF and MF (FEMA)
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Hurricane Sandy
Rebuilding Task Force
• President Obama – Executive Order –
December 7, 2013.
• Established Hurricane Sandy rebuilding Task
Force
• Charged Task Force with identifying and
working to remove obstacles to resilient
building and promoting long-term
sustainability of communities.
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Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Strategy
– Establish guidelines for investment of Federal
funds (initial supplemental funding of $50
billion)
– Align funding with local rebuilding visions
– Provide assistance efficiently with maximum
accountability
– Coordinate efforts of all partners ensuring
region-wide approach
– Ensure region is built to be resilient – able to
withstand future storms.
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Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Strategy
− Resilience: The ability to
prepare for and adapt to
changing conditions and
withstand and recover
rapidly from disruptions.
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Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Strategy
Overview
− Rebuilding Strategy includes
69 recommendations
− Divided into several policy
priorities
− Identified with input from public
engagement
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Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Strategy
Overview of recommendations
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Promote Resilient Rebuilding;
Ensure a Regionally Coordinated
Approach;
Provide Families Safe, Affordable
Housing Options;
Support Small Businesses
Building Local government Capacity to
Plan for Long-Term rebuilding
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Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Strategy
– Creation of the NDRF was driven by the
recognition that planning for long-term
recovery must begin even as response
activities are underway and must incorporate a
wide array of stakeholders, including all levels of
government, the private and non-profit sectors,
emergency management and community
development professionals, and disaster recovery
practitioners.
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Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Strategy
− RECOMMENDATION: Require grantees
to use CDBG-DR funding to support
public and HUD-assisted multi-family
housing, as well as subsidized and tax
credit- assisted affordable housing
with recovery and risk mitigation
efforts.
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Additional Information
HUD Disaster Resources
− http://www.hud.gov/info/disasterresources_dev.cfm
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Thank you
− For additional information or questoins:
− Steve Eggleston, Field Office Director, Des Moines, IA
Field Office
− Region VII Disaster Coordinator
− Steven.Eggleston@hud.gov
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