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Shenandoah Valley Project I mpact Central Shenandoah Planning District Commission

112 MacTanly Place Staunton, Virginia 24401

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A VirginiaMitigation Success

StoryCentral Shenandoah

Planning District Commission

Bonnie RiedeselJason DeBord, CFMRebecca Joyce

Virginia Hazard Mitigation SummitJune 17, 2004



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Agenda

• Success through Mitigation Planning– Bonnie Riedesel

• Successful Construction– Jason DeBord

• Success through Community Involvement– Rebecca Joyce



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CSPDC Mitigation Projects

• Nearly $5,000,000 in federal, state and local funds

• 7 localities participated• 59 acquisitions• 24 elevations• 9 relocations• 4 floodproofed• 7 HMGP grant applications pending (Isabel)



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Understand Your Flood Problems

• History of Flooding

• Past Damages

• Flooding Characteristics

• Floodplains (FIRM maps)

• Past Projects



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Establish Community Goals

• Community input– Surveys– Community meetings– Collect Data

• Agency coordination– FEMA, VDEM, DHCD, NRCS, DCR, etc.

• Political support



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Choose the Right Mitigation Strategy

• Property Protection (elevations, relocations, buy-outs)

• Structural Projects (floodwalls, levees, dams)

• Emergency Services (warning systems, reverse-911)

• Public Awareness and Education • Floodplain Management (NFIP, land use,

ordinances)



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Funding Success

• Seek Funding– FEMA (HMGP, PDM, FMA)– HUD (CDBG)– Other (COE, EDA, NRCS, DCR)

• Garner Political Support

• Secure Match



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Successful Implementation

• Oversight committee and project team

• Project policies, prioritization, and timeframe

• Coordinate with state and federal officials

• Inform the community

• Set up a financial record-keeping system

• Procure services (appraiser, CM, etc.)



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Successful Construction

A 3rd Party, Independent Construction Manager is critical!

• Part of the team

• Focused on technical aspects

• Depoliticizes decisions



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The goal of the project is to get people out of harm’s way.



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Attract qualified contractors– Elevation contractors vs. general

contractors– Risk vs. reward

• Older construction• “Dirty” work• Uncommon (current housing boom)

– Alleviate fears of working with the government on private property



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• Construction documents– Expectations– Size of project– Architectural requirements / renderings– Specifications/details tailored to community– Code / building official approval– Allowable costs



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• Homeowner meetings

• 3-Party Agreements– Local government– Homeowner– Contractor



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Successful Strategies for Working with

Property Owners in Mitigation Projects



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Treat Everyone with Respect



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Social Worker

vs.

Grant Administrator



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Effects of Disaster

on Project Participants



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Maintaining

Good Communication



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Managing Expectations



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Voluntary Project

vs.

Mandatory Project



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Documentation



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