Mitigation Plan for Four New Jersey Counties Monitoring, Evaluation, & Updates prepared for: Camden,...

Mitigation Plan for Four New Jersey CountiesMitigation Plan for Four New Jersey Counties

Monitoring, Evaluation, & UpdatesMonitoring, Evaluation, & Updates

preparedprepared for: for: Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester,

and Salem Counties and Salem Counties prepared by:prepared by:

Stuart Wallace, LLCStuart Wallace, LLC

March 11-12, 2015March 11-12, 2015

Co-Founder & CEO, Water Works, L3CCo-Founder & CEO, Water Works, L3C

Former Hazard Mitigation Specialist, City of New Former Hazard Mitigation Specialist, City of New OrleansOrleans

Consultant: Consultant: Hazard Mitigation PlanningHazard Mitigation Planning

Stormwater ManagementStormwater Management

Green InfrastructureGreen Infrastructure


Miriam Belblidia, CFMMiriam Belblidia, CFM

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Clarify contents of NJ4 HMPClarify contents of NJ4 HMP

Provide support for implementing risk reduction Provide support for implementing risk reduction measuresmeasures


Workshop PurposeWorkshop Purpose

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Commitments are established in the Adoption Commitments are established in the Adoption ResolutionResolution

Monitoring implementation of mitigation Monitoring implementation of mitigation measuresmeasures

Evaluating the effectiveness of the HMP and Evaluating the effectiveness of the HMP and how to keep the plan current how to keep the plan current

Annual review process can keep HMPs current Annual review process can keep HMPs current and reduce or eliminate (mitigate!) update and reduce or eliminate (mitigate!) update burdenburden


Workshop ContextWorkshop Context

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Monitoring Implementation Monitoring Implementation

Evaluating Effectiveness Evaluating Effectiveness

Reviews & UpdatesReviews & Updates

Additional Guidance & ResourcesAdditional Guidance & Resources

What are your expectations for this session?What are your expectations for this session?


Discussion Topics OutlineDiscussion Topics Outline

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Monitoring Implementation Monitoring Implementation

Monitoring, Evaluation, and UpdatesMonitoring, Evaluation, and Updates

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Monitoring implementation helps: Monitoring implementation helps: Maintain that hazard and risk information is up-Maintain that hazard and risk information is up-

to-date to-date See HIRA Workshop and Webinars See HIRA Workshop and Webinars

Ensure that mitigation measures maintain Ensure that mitigation measures maintain priorities of jurisdiction and stakeholderspriorities of jurisdiction and stakeholders

Comply with FEMA and NJOEM requirements Comply with FEMA and NJOEM requirements to remain eligible for disaster assistance and to remain eligible for disaster assistance and mitigation grants mitigation grants

OEM Coordinator leads monitoring effortOEM Coordinator leads monitoring effort

Monitoring ImplementationMonitoring Implementation

NJ4 HMP Implementation NJ4 HMP Implementation

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Consistent with Section 4.4 of the RHMP, monitoring Consistent with Section 4.4 of the RHMP, monitoring includes: includes: Soliciting and reviewing reports from Working Group Soliciting and reviewing reports from Working Group

members regarding status of implementation of members regarding status of implementation of mitigation measuresmitigation measures

Tracking progress of sources of improved/revised Tracking progress of sources of improved/revised data (incl. critical facilities and HIRA data, esp. for data (incl. critical facilities and HIRA data, esp. for stormwater and drainage)stormwater and drainage)

Preparing annual report of implementation status to Preparing annual report of implementation status to municipal and county officialsmunicipal and county officials

Annex F: Mitigation Measures – Implementation includes worksheets that can be used to record monitoring results

Monitoring ImplementationMonitoring Implementation

NJ4 HMP Implementation (cont.)NJ4 HMP Implementation (cont.)

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Evaluating EffectivenessEvaluating Effectiveness


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Annual evaluations are preferred and Annual evaluations are preferred and recommended intervalrecommended interval

At a minimum, within 4 years of NJ4 HMP At a minimum, within 4 years of NJ4 HMP adoption date OEM Coordinator will initiate adoption date OEM Coordinator will initiate comprehensive evaluation of jurisdiction’s comprehensive evaluation of jurisdiction’s AppendixAppendix


Conducting EvaluationsConducting Evaluations

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Criteria include: Criteria include: Assessing whether goals & objectives address Assessing whether goals & objectives address

current and expected conditionscurrent and expected conditions Determining any changes in risk factors and/or Determining any changes in risk factors and/or

relevant data in NJ4 HMP region & jurisdictionrelevant data in NJ4 HMP region & jurisdiction• Hazard and risk information – Hazard and risk information – See HIRA See HIRA

Workshop and WebinarsWorkshop and Webinars• Critical facility site evaluations – Critical facility site evaluations – See Critical See Critical

Facility Workshop and WebinarsFacility Workshop and Webinars


Criteria for EvaluationCriteria for Evaluation

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Criteria include (cont.): Criteria include (cont.): Determining if capabilities have changed relative Determining if capabilities have changed relative

to the county and municipalities’ ability to plan to the county and municipalities’ ability to plan and implement hazard mitigation projectsand implement hazard mitigation projects

Determining if significant changes have Determining if significant changes have occurred in the availability of funding at federal occurred in the availability of funding at federal and state levels to support hazard mitigation and state levels to support hazard mitigation planning and implementationplanning and implementation See Funding Options and Approaches See Funding Options and Approaches

Workshop and Webinars Workshop and Webinars


Criteria for Evaluation Criteria for Evaluation

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Requirement for annual review: included as a Requirement for annual review: included as a County and Municipal Mitigation Measure in each County and Municipal Mitigation Measure in each Appendix and specifically referenced in the Appendix and specifically referenced in the Adoption ResolutionsAdoption Resolutions

Requirement for review following any natural Requirement for review following any natural hazard event that requires PDAshazard event that requires PDAs

OEM Coordinator or elected officials may initiate OEM Coordinator or elected officials may initiate review and update at any timereview and update at any time

Keeping the RHMP and Appendices current during Keeping the RHMP and Appendices current during the five year period helps reduce the burden the five year period helps reduce the burden

during the formal update process. during the formal update process.


Conducting Regular ReviewsConducting Regular Reviews

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NJ4 HMP Proposed Process for Tracking: NJ4 HMP Proposed Process for Tracking: Municipal OEMs and Working Groups will use Municipal OEMs and Working Groups will use

on–line reporting mechanism on–line reporting mechanism Results compiled and made available by Results compiled and made available by

County GIS for use by County or Municipal County GIS for use by County or Municipal Working Groups Working Groups


Annual Reviews Annual Reviews

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Review ToolsReview Tools Worksheets will be Worksheets will be

adapted from adapted from versions per FEMA versions per FEMA Local Mitigation Local Mitigation Planning HandbookPlanning Handbook

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Review ToolsReview Tools Mitigation Action Mitigation Action

Progress Report Progress Report FormForm

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Review ToolsReview Tools Plan Update Plan Update

EvaluationEvaluation

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Available ResourcesAvailable Resources


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FEMA GuidesFEMA Guides FEMA Local FEMA Local

Mitigation Planning Mitigation Planning HandbookHandbook

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FEMA GuidesFEMA Guides FEMA State and FEMA State and

Local Mitigation Local Mitigation Planning “how-to” Planning “how-to” GuidesGuides Volume 4 Volume 4

(Publication 386-4)(Publication 386-4)

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Questions?Questions?

Stuart Wallace, CFMStuart Wallace, CFMStuart Wallace, LLCStuart Wallace, LLC

[email protected]

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