Building Safer, Smarter, and Stronger: A State’s Commitment to Avoiding Future Losses

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Building Safer, Smarter, and Stronger: A State’s Commitment to Avoiding Future Losses Shane Rauh, Deputy Project Manager Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure, Inc. May 2011

Hurricane Katrina 220,000 structures damaged or destroyed 80% of New Orleans underwater Most costly disaster in United States history

Hurricane Rita Hurricane Rita made landfall three weeks after Katrina Wind gusts reached over 120 mph in Cameron Parish More than $10 billion in damage

HMGP: Program Overview In 2008, the State of Louisiana allocated $750 million to the Office of Community Development -Disaster Recovery Unit (OCD-DRU) Program assists Louisiana homeowners affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Most extensive rebuilding effort in American history – largest HMGP program ever

HMGP: Grantee Louisiana Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP) is the grantee Louisiana Office of Community Development-Disaster Recovery Unit (OCD-DRU) designated as sub-grantee and is responsible for administering program

HMGP: Program Overview The purpose of the OCD-DRU HMGP is to mitigate up to 15,000 flood prone structures throughout the state of Louisiana

HMGP Timeline 2005 – Federal government makes additional Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding contingent on Louisiana using HMGP funds to supplement Road Home Program 2006 – FEMA denies application 2007 – Project approved, state withdraws RFP, and administers program internally 2008 – State works through employment, IT, and program details

HMGP Timeline 2009 – State works to expedite clearance issues, announces award of contract to Shaw Supplemental staffing services begins in Fall 2009 2010 – State addresses Environmental & Historical Preservation (EHP) hold, Start Date Ineligibilities (SDI), and V-Zone issues with FEMA

HMGP Timeline 2011 – Implemented two-party check system and increased APOs to 80% OCD-DRU/Shaw is working with construction contractors to complete projects Averaging between $20 and $30 million per month in payments

HMGP: Mitigation Activities Elevation Up to $100,000 available to homeowner Pilot Reconstruction Individual Mitigation Measures (IMMs) Up to $7,500 available to homeowner

HMGP: Goal Primary Goal Protect residents from future disaster Ensure that Louisiana recovers safer, stronger, and smarter

Homeowner Eligibility Road Home Program Option 1 Chose to keep their home Still own home which was eligible for Road Home benefits Structure located in Advisory Base Flood Elevation (ABFE) or mitigation activity deemed cost beneficial Approximately 30,000 made it through initial eligibility review

HMGP Process Homeowner expresses interest Homeowner signs Voluntary Participation Agreement Homeowner receives FEMA EHP Clearance OCD-DRU collects documentation from homeowner Determination of eligibility Payment processing 9/21/20189/21/20189/21/20189/21/20189/21/2018

HMGP Elevation Elevation Techniques Extending walls of house upward and raising lowest floor Converting existing lower area of house to non-habitable space and building new second story for living Lifting entire house and building new foundation

Elevation Payments Inception to date: Total elevation payments $209,319,542 Number of homeowners 4,016

HMGP Pilot Reconstruction Demolishing and rebuilding structures in compliance with the ABFE or Base Flood Elevation (BFE)

Pilot Reconstruction Payments Inception to date: Total reconstruction payments $15,302,207 Number of homeowners 337

HMGP Individual Mitigation Measures Window protection Shutters, window film Hurricane straps/clips Bolting walls to foundation Strengthen doors Anchor propane/fuel tanks Bracing on garage door Elevating utilities

Individual Mitigation Measures Payments Inception to date: Total IMM payments $19,409,732 Number of homeowners 2,725

Program Success Inception to date: Total payments made – $244,031,481 – $244,031,481 Number of homeowners 6,136

Cumulative Payments Made

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