Streamlining – The Need: Costs Saved and Lessons Learned Facilitating Disaster Preparedness, Response & Recovery
Parallel Tracks – One Goal Regulation / Health, Safety and Welfare Design / Solution
Reconstruction and Business Continuity. Timely, Effective and Significant
Understanding Interdependency. Municipal Departmental Individual Technological
Mutual value of Public-Private Coordination. Disaster preparedness Planning Response Recovery
Existing cooperation and Increase Collaboration. Traditional Model- Designers Solve Problems Regulators Review and Approve
Understanding the roles, responsibilities, and authorities. Local County State Federal Private sector (traditionally regulated)
Existing Regulations that may impede efforts. Go time is too late…
Access – Process - Resolve Responsive Process is Critical
Develop an action agenda. Strengthen regional disaster resilience
Private Sector Construction Firms and Government Regulators Key participants Specialized Roles
The Critical Role of Building Departments Damage assessment inspections Authorizing utility reconnections Plan reviews for more complex reconstructions Issuing permits Field inspections of reconstruction.
Licensed Professionals… The Role of Architects and Engineers
Regional Pool Qualified Inspection Personnel and Contractors
A New Form of Mutual Aid… First Responders Role Critical- Event Specific Building Department- Leadership- Comprehensive Coordination
Identify and Eliminate Out-Dated and Conflicting Regulations Slowed Response Duplication of Effort
Incorporating the Right Tools Find the Median Technical Sophistication Practicality and Service
The Most Powerful Tool Current – Contemporary – Effective - Performance Based – Uniform State of the art Standards Regulations!
Greater Uniformity in Codes and Administration Enforcement Processes Expedited Availability of Public and Private Response From Outside the Disaster Region
Streamlining - Well Staffed, Funded and Trained Building Departments Effective and Efficient Code Enforcement
Incorporating GIS Damage assessment inspections
Effective Use of Information Technology on Day-To-Day Basis Not Just in Response to Disasters
Advantage to the Municipality ISO… Insurance Services Office, Inc. Codes, Staff and Training all play a critical role in the ranking of a municipality…those same benefits are directly translated to the property owners.
Identify and Eliminate Areas of Conflict/Overlap Statutes, ordinances, rules and regulations… Impact on disaster response and recovery. Keep in place to protect health, welfare and life safety during disaster response and recovery. Can be suspended for a reasonable period of time during recovery
Return on the Investment! Efficient and Effective Economic Development and Growth Model for the Community.