Congress for the New Urbanism Conference

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Congress for the New Urbanism Conference Impleme
nting the Vision Achieving Sustainable Recovery
and Redevelopment Following Hurricane Katrina in
Mississippi through Design and Planning
Practice June 3, 2006
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• Disaster Statistics
• Issues and Opportunities Sustainable Disaster
  Recovery
• The Role of Planning and Design in Recovery
• Governors Commission on Recovery, Rebuilding and
  Renewal
• Mississippi Renewal Forum
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
• Governors Office of Recovery and Renewal
• Disaster Recovery Policies, Funding Sources, and
  Technical Assistance
• Achieving a Sustainable Recovery in Mississippi

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Hurricane Katrina

• Landfall August 29, 2005
• Intensity Category III
• Wind gusts up to 155 mph
• Storm Surge 15 to 35 feet
• Rainfall 5 to 15 inches

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Housing Damage Owner Occupied(Hancock,
Harrison and Jackson Counties)
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Housing Damage Renter Occupied(Hancock,
Harrison and Jackson Counties)
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• Building Permits (Housing-Single Family - March)
• Hancock County
• New 61
• Repair 134
• Harrison County
• New 203
• Repair 147
• Jackson County
• New 188
• Repair 186

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• Sustainable Development Post-Disaster
• Window of Opportunity
• Economic Well Being
• Social Justice
• Environmental
• Quality of Life
• Hazard Mitigation
• Multi-Objective Planning and Policymaking

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• Charter of the New Urbanism
• Restoration of Existing Urban Centers and Towns
• Conservation of Natural Environments
• Preservation of our Built Legacy
• Diversity of Neighborhoods
• Pedestrian Orientation
• Creation/Preservation of Public Spaces
• Design that Celebrates Local History, Climate,
  Ecology and Building Practices

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• Issues and Opportunities
• Integrating Hazard Mitigation into CNU Practices
• Floodplain Management
• Advisory Base Flood Elevation Maps
• Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance
• Multi-Objective Planning and Sustainable Recovery
  and Redevelopment
• Avoiding Misinformation and Poor Decision Making
• Avoiding Moral Hazard

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• Role of Design in Recovery
• Rapid Delivery of Housing
• Transitional Housing Alternative to FEMA Travel
  Trailer
• Mississippi Cottage
• Modular, Panelized, Kit-Based Construction
• Recapturing Coastal Architecture
• Pattern Book for Gulf Coast Neighborhoods
• Coastal Construction
• Coastal Construction Manual
• Coastal Foundation Design

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• Role of Design in Recovery
• Transitional Housing Mississippi Cottage
• 600 Million Dollars Proposed
• Replacement of Travel Trailers
• 38,241 Temporary Housing Units
• Initial Focus in Velocity Zone
• Speed of Delivery and Set up
• Transportability
• Compliance with ABFEs
• Congressional Decision Pending

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• NFIP prohibits fill for structural support in V
  zones, allows in A zones
• ABFEs can result in lowest floor gt 1 story above
  grade
• CConsider use of non-structural fill to
  facilitate access and improve aesthetics of
  highly elevated buildings
• CCommunity-wide approach preferable
• TTechnical, economic, environmental evaluations
  required

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• Foundation Recommendations
• Design to ABFEs not FIRMs
• Residential Construction for Gulf Coast Building
  on a Strong and Safe Foundation (FEMA 550)
• Elevate Lowest Horizontal Structural Member Above
  the BFE in Coastal Flood Zones

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• Delivery of Multiple Housing Types
• Single Family Detached Units
• Multi-Family
• Rental
• Owner Occupied
• Condominiums
• Worker Housing
• Availability of Suitable Land for Development
• Wetlands
• Infrastructure
• Geography of Disaster
• High Hazard Areas (Coastal Construction)
• New Communities

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• Role of Planning In Recovery
• Governors Commission on Recovery and Renewal
• 9 Policy Committees
• Business Leadership
• After Katrina Building Back Better that Ever
• 263 Policy Recommendations
• Road Map to Accountability
• MississippiRenewal.com

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• Role of Planning in Recovery
• CNU Plans
• 11 Coastal Plans
• Visionary Make no Small Plans?
• Design-Based Plans
• Smart Code Design with Nature?
• Regional Planning Issues Transportation,
  Environmental, Architecture
• On-going Charrettes
• Developing the New Urbanism A Congress Focused
  on Implementation

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• Role of Planning in Recovery
• Hazard Mitigation Plans
• Policies and Projects
• Capability Assessment
• Vulnerability Assessment
• Link to Pre and Post-disaster Assistance
• Long-term Recovery Plans
• Operational
• Policies and Projects
• Identification of Funding Sources

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• Governors Office of Recovery and Renewal
• Implementation Focus
• Four Objectives
• Identification of Funding
• Policy Counsel
• Implementation of the Governors Commission
  Recommendations
• Education, Outreach and Training
• Governorbarbour.com/recovery

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• Disaster Assistance
• Public Assistance Program
• Community Development Block Grant Program
• Hazard Mitigation Grant Program
• National Flood Insurance Program

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• FEMA Public Assistance Program
• Repair of damaged infrastructure
• Roads, bridges, schools, critical facilities
• 406 Mitigation
• Coordination with Regional Water and Wastewater
  Program
• Debris Removal

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• Debris Removal
• Coastal Counties 21,303,177 cubic yards
  removed
• Debris Removal 90 Complete
• Statewide Total 44,194,902 cubic yards
  removed
• Debris Removal 92 Complete

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• Community Development Block Grant Program
  (Homeowners Program)
• 4 Billion Dollars
• Mississippi Development Authority
• Phase 1 Criteria
• Later Phases
• Inside Floodplain
• Uninsured/Underinsured
• Low/Mod Housing Assistance

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• Hazard Mitigation Grant Program
• Reconstruction Grants
• 400 Million Dollars
• 150,000 cap 30,000 to elevate
• Cost-Effective
• Focus in Floodplain

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• National Flood Insurance Program
• Over 2 billion dollars in paid claims
• Local Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance
• Local Building Official
• Flood Insurance Rate Map
• Advisory Base Flood Elevation Map

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• Advisory Base Flood Elevation Maps
• V Zone Development
• Link to Federal Housing Assistance

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• Factors Affecting Success
• Coordination between CNU and Governors Office
• Integrate CNU Vision with Operational Plans
• Long-Term Recovery Plans
• Hazard Mitigation Plans
• Floodplain Management Plans
• Linkage to Identified Funding Sources, Technical
  Assistance and Policies

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• Layer Cake Theory of Recovery Assistance
• Funding, Policies and Technical Assistance
• Federal (Stafford Act/Supplemental)
• State
• Non-Profits
• Foundations
• Corporations
• Associations
• Nations
• Governors Fund

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• Factors Affecting Success
• Improve Participatory Planning
• Community-Based Committees
• Technical Experts (planners, building officials,
  emergency managers, etc.)
• Citizens
• Local, State and Federal
• Non-Profits and Associations

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• Achieving Sustainable Development Following
  Katrina
• CNU
• Improved Participatory Planning
• Capability Assessment
• Use of existing regulatory tools
• Vulnerability Assessment Role of Hazard
  Mitigation
• Design (elevation)
• Land-Use (smart code)
• Integration with State and Local Recovery
  Activities

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• Next Steps
• Ongoing Dialogue
• Capitalizing on Success We Need Your Help
• Cross Training CNU Staff and Disaster Recovery
  Officials
• Pre and Post-disaster Assistance
• Modified Charrettes
• ESF-14 Implementation Managers
• Governors Office of Recovery and Renewal

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• Next Steps
• Local Technical Assistance / Training
• CDBG 5 Million Dollars Building Inspectors and
  Permit Officials
• National Emergency Grant Planners and Grants
  Managers
• FEMA Recovery Implementation Managers
• Community College System / Mississippi Department
  of Employment Security
• Technical Training Builders, Architects,
  Engineers, Elected Officials
• Hurricane Recovery Centers
• Disaster Recovery Expo

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ACHIEVING A SUSTAINABLE RECOVERY
Governors Commission
Governors Office of Recovery Renewal
Congress of New Urbanism
4 Objectives Implementation
Visionary Planning and Design
Design and Planning Tools -LTR Plans
-Mitigation Plans
-Mississippi
Renewal Forum
Environmental Factors
Layer Cake -Funding
-Policy
-Technical Assistance
LOCAL RECOVERY
LOCAL RECOVERY
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• Future Challenges and Opportunities
• Increased Hazard Vulnerability
• Coastal Development
• Increasing Hurricane Frequency and Severity
• Unprecedented Role of Design and Planning In
  Recovery
• Coastal Design (architecture and engineering)
• Coastal Planning (mitigation and recovery)
• Future Implications and Outcomes
• All Hazards Insurance?
• Multi-Hazard Mitigation Council Findings
• Federal Assistance Limitations/Requirements?
• Integrating Design and Planning in Recovery
  Operations