will brooks, kerr tar regional council of governments
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NADO ATC New Orleans, LA October 24, 2015
Webinar Presentation
March 17, 2015
Building Economic Resilience: Linking Economic Development and Hazard Mitigation Planning
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Quick Facts on Kerr-Tar Regional Council • Five county region in the North
Carolina Piedmont, north of Research Triangle Park (RTP)
• 21 local government members • Serve as a staff extension of
our local governments, also: – Transportation planning – Alternative energy/fuels – Mobility management – Hazard mitigation planning
About the Kerr-Tar Region
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Why we were interested?
• Person County experiences four seasons!
• Most of the commercial, professional and health service activity is in the City limits, Roxboro (County center)
• Natural and man-made disasters or disruptions are somewhat common, vary in intensity and depth of affecting local citizens, i.e. crippling winter storms vs. localized parking lot flooding
• I contacted NADO after contracting with Person County and Roxboro on a hazard mitigation plan update
• Updating the regional CEDS, so good timing!
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North Carolina CEDS 2014
Plan Alignment
Kerr-Tar Region CEDS 2013 - 2017
Work plan
• The 2014 work plan tasked updating a hazard mitigation plan for city of Roxboro and Person County into a multi-jurisdictional plan
• NADO Research Foundation
and the Center for Hazard and Policy Research worked with Kerr Tar to develop a technical memo on syncing hazard mitigation planning and CEDS activities to foster improved community resiliency
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What the plan communicates
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Mapping Out Hazard Resilience
Socioeconomic Resilience Score Population Score
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Why link economic development and hazard mitigation planning?
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• Supports business and economic development that is safe and resilient to known hazards.
• Builds capacity and relationships that can lead to a quicker, stronger recovery in the event of a disaster.
• Makes each plan more effective and likely to achieve its objectives.
• Promotes creative thinking about new funding sources for programs and projects.
• Allows leaders to market the region to businesses as safe and prepared for future disasters.
Benefits of Plan Coordination
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Implementing the Recommendations
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HAPPENING NOW • Business continuity planning outreach – Educating our communities
on the impacts of short and long term natural and man made hazards • Add a resiliency analysis section to CEDS and update periodically • Build a case for resiliency in other planning documents – Provide
tailored research and reference information for easy-to-make resiliency planning in local government comprehensive and land-use plan updates.
COORDINATING FOR 2016 • Establish a resiliency council – Build regional dialogue between
planners, emergency services, economic developers, and citizens-at-large
Implementing the Recommendations
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SELECTED AS A PHASE V REGION!
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The SET States
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Purpose of SET
Help rural communities/counties work together as a regional team in
developing and implementing A High Quality
Regional Economic Development Plan that builds on the
current and emerging economic strengths
of their region.
Similar to CEDS Planning Process (Not Totally Duplicative Though)
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Efforts outside of plan work and advocacy
• Small community grant making assistance
• In other words, $$$$
• Resiliency workshop planning – “For small communities, from small communities” theme
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FURTHER QUESTIONS?
Will Brooks, Regional Planning Director
Kerr-Tar Council of Governments
252.436.2040