POSSIBLE APPROACH FOR THE RENSSELAER COUNTY MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

POSSIBLE APPROACH FOR THE RENSSELAER COUNTY MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN UPDATE WEB SITE

1. Home screen (http://www.rensco.com/departments/public-safety/hazard-mitigation- planning/) - Recommend adding some text before the bulleted list, and making the change shown below in red: Questions and comments concerning hazard mitigation activities in Rensselaer County may be directed to: Jay Wilson, Director, Rensselaer County Bureau of Public Safety Phone: 518-266-7676 Fax: 518-833-6025 Mailing Address: 4000 Main Street, Troy, NY 12180 Email: JWilson@rensco.com Since 2011, Rensselaer County has had a Multi-Jurisdictional Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan, prepared in accordance with state and federal standards and approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The goal of the plan is to identify projects that can reduce damages from future natural hazards. The primary hazard in Rensselaer County is flooding, but other potential hazards that can impact our area include drought, extreme temperatures, snow, ice, hail, windstorms and tornadoes, among others. The plan allows the County and its participating municipalities to be eligible for future mitigation funding from FEMA. It addresses a variety of potential natural hazards that could affect some or all of our residents.

2. General Information page (http://www.rensco.com/departments/public-safety/hazard- mitigation-planning/hmpp-information/)- recommended to remove existing content and replace with what’s shown below: Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 The Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (DMA 2000) is federal legislation that establishes a pre-disaster hazard mitigation program and new requirements for the national post-disaster Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP). DMA 2000 encourages and rewards local and state pre-disaster planning, promotes sustainability, and seeks to integrate state and local planning with an overall goal of strengthening statewide hazard mitigation planning. This enhanced planning approach enables local, tribal, and state governments to articulate accurate and specific needs for hazard mitigation, which results in faster, more efficient allocation of funding and more effective risk reduction projects. What is hazard mitigation? Hazard mitigation is any action taken to reduce the loss of life and property by lessening the impact of disasters (natural, technological, and man-made) It is often considered the first of the four phases of emergency management - mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery. Mitigation measures fall into the following six general categories: 1. Prevention: Measures such as planning and zoning, open space preservation, development regulations, building codes, storm water management, fire fuel reduction, soil erosion, and sediment control. 2. Property Protection: Measures such as acquisition, relocation, storm shutters, rebuilding, barriers, floodproofing, insurance, and structural retrofits for high winds and earthquake hazards. 3. Public Education and Awareness: Measures such as outreach projects, real estate disclosure, hazard information centers, technical assistance, and school-age and adult education programs.

3. Project Fact Sheet page (http://www.rensco.com/departments/public-safety/hazard- mitigation-planning/hmpp-fact-sheet/)- No recommended changes to the content showing on the page itself, but the link would need to be changed to redirect to the October 2018 fact sheet.

4. Planning Committee Organizational Structure page (http://www.rensco.com/departments/public-safety/hazard-mitigation- planning/hmpp-organizational-structure/) – Still applicable; just need to change the “URS” to “AECOM” in three spots (one text, two graphics).

5. Meetings page (http://www.rensco.com/departments/public-safety/hazard-mitigation- planning/hmpp-meetings/) - Delete existing content and replace with the below. Planning team meetings on the plan update will be initiated in the coming months. Information about each meeting will be maintained at this location. Please check back again soon.

6. Participating Jurisdictions page (http://www.rensco.com/departments/public- safety/hazard-mitigation-planning/hmpp-jurisdictions/) - Recommended to remove existing content and replace with the below: The plan update process currently underway began in the fall of 2018 and represents the first update of the Rensselaer County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan. Rensselaer County has once again obtained FEMA planning grant funding to cover the cost of this update, and has opted to maintain its multi- jurisdictional approach, and will be inviting all 22 of the County’s municipalities to continue their participation in this important endeavor. Participation in the plan update involves no direct costs to be paid by any municipality; it does, however, involve dedicating personnel resources to participate in the multi-jurisdictional process. Municipal Resolutions to Participate (or Records of Decision to Decline) will be posted here for each community as they are received by RCBPS. Nonparticipating jurisdictions will no longer be able to apply to FEMA for hazard mitigation project grant funding. Resolutions to Participate: Municipal Resolutions to Participate will be posted here by municipality as they are received. Records of Decision to Decline: Municipal Records of Decision to Decline will be posted here by municipality as they are received.

7. The Draft Plan page (http://www.rensco.com/departments/public-safety/hazard- mitigation-planning/hmpp-draft-plan/) – Page name change to The Plan (or similar; shouldn’t say draft anymore). Existing content should be deleted, with one link put back in its place to redirect readers to the single PDF, final plan from 2011 (right now it still brings readers to the draft, and in sections, not the final combined PDF. I can resend the PDF if you’d like please let me know.) Consider putting on cover graphic as shown below. The Rensselaer County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan 2011 can be found at the link below. This document will remain at this location until the updated plan is released in 2019. Rensselear County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan, 2011 (link)

8. Useful links page (http://www.rensco.com/departments/public-safety/hazard- mitigation-planning/hmpp-links/) - No changes; these links are all still working and applicable.

9. For more information page (http://www.rensco.com/departments/public- safety/hazard-mitigation-planning/hmpp-contact/) – Revise to replace Kelly’s info with Jay’s, as shown. Jay Wilson, Director Rensselaer County Bureau of Public Safety 4000 Main Street Troy, New York 12180 Phone: 518-266-7676 Fax: 518-833-6025 Email: jwilson@rensco.com

10. For your consideration: add a new page specifically for public comments. * If you opt to do so, a “Public Comments” bullet would need to be added as the last bullet on page 2. Public Comments/ /Public Comments Public Comments Public participation is an important component of the hazard mitigation planning process. Rensselaer County welcomes your comments and will consider submitted comments as part of this plan update. Please provide your name and email address in case we need to contact you for clarification. Mandatory fields are marked with an *. Thank you for your feedback.