1. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Multi-jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan HMPT Meeting #4
Ryan Cox, Mitigation Planning Supervisor, NC Risk Management
Stacie Neal, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Emergency Management
February 11, 2015

2. Agenda
Welcome and introductions
Status of draft Mitigation Action Plans
Discussion on prioritizing mitigation actions
NFIP status update
Establish Plan Maintenance Procedures
Next steps
Open discussion

3. Handouts
Meeting Agenda
Meeting Sign-in Sheet

4. Mitigation Action Plan and NFIP Updates

5. Mitigation Action Plan Update
Participation: 50%
Received so far:
Mecklenburg County
Charlotte (partial)
Davidson
Matthews
Still needed:
Cornelius
Huntersville
Mint Hill
Pineville

6. Mitigation Action Plan Update
Status updates submitted for existing actions
Overall on the right track
SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Timely)
Relation to CRS
City of Charlotte
MITIGATION ACTION 10
Review and incorporate revisions to the City’s tree ordinance with the goal of preserving and enhancing pervious/natural areas along with urban tree populations in a manner that can minimize potential impacts of flooding, drought, winter storms, wildfires and high wind events. This includes consideration of strategies for proper species selection and planting practices as well as identification and removal of hazard trees per USDA best management practices.
Mitigation Goal: #5
Mitigation Category:
Prevention
Hazard(s) Addressed:
Flood, Hurricanes and Tropical Storms, Severe Thunderstorms, Tornadoes, Winter Storms, Drought, Wildfire
Priority (High, Moderate, Low):
Moderate
Estimated Cost:
Local staff time
Potential Funding Sources:
N/A
Lead Agency/Department Responsible:
Engineering & Property Management / Land Development
Implementation Schedule:
3 Years
2014 Update
Continued with implementation of the 50% tree canopy by 2050 goal

7. Mitigation Action Plan Update
New mitigation actions
No new mitigation actions were proposed
Is this intentional?
Is there a lack of ideas?
Are you good with your previously adopted actions?
Are there any already-planned activities that could be added and claimed as a mitigation project in the plan?

8. Prioritizing Mitigation Actions
Can be based upon:
County wide goals
Hazard risk
Local capability
Changes in community characteristics
Available resources
Cost effectiveness
Ease of implementation
Typically a “low,” “moderate” or “high” designation

9. Draft Vision Statement
“Through a coordinated multi-jurisdictional planning effort, create and implement an effective hazard mitigation plan that will identify and reduce risk to natural hazards in order to protect the health, safety, quality of life, environment and economy of Mecklenburg County.”

10. Mitigation Goals
Goal #1 Mecklenburg County and participating municipalities will identify and implement hazard mitigation projects designed to reduce the impact of future hazard events.
Goal #2 Mecklenburg County and participating municipalities will conduct education and outreach activities intended to better inform people about natural hazards and the steps that can be taken to reduce their impact.
Goal #3 Mecklenburg County and participating municipalities will conduct training and exercises intended to better prepare government officials to respond to, mitigate against and recover from emergencies and disasters.

11. Mitigation Goals
Goal #4 Mecklenburg County and participating municipalities will improve their ability to warn people of impending hazards and disasters.
Goal #5 Mecklenburg County and participating municipalities will enact planning and policy measures to reduce the impacts of identified hazards.
Goal #6 Mecklenburg County and participating municipalities will implement traffic control procedures intended to reduce injuries and the loss of life before, during and after emergencies and disasters.

12. NFIP Information Collection Update
Participation: 100%
NFIP surveys and higher standards reports provided by Bill Tingle
Information currently being finalized for inclusion in the updated plan as appropriate

13. Plan Maintenance Procedures

14. Plan Maintenance Questions
Who will be the lead agency for future mitigation planning meetings, updates, progress reports, etc.?
What will be the schedule for any ongoing meetings of the HMPT, prior to the next 5-year plan update?
Annual meetings, bi-annual meetings, quarterly meetings, “as-needed” meetings, etc.
To what extent will you seek to integrate the plan with other local plans, policies and programs?
Comprehensive plans, land use plans, emergency operations plans, etc.
What other implementation strategies can you use?

15. Plan Maintenance Questions
What criteria will be used for 5-year plan updates?
Do the goals address current and expected conditions?
Has the nature or magnitude of risk changed?
Are the current resources appropriate for implementing the plan?
Are there implementation problems?
Have the outcomes occurred as expected?
Did the jurisdictions, agencies and other partners participate in the plan implementation process as expected?

16. Plan Maintenance Questions
What kind(s) of reporting procedures would you like to adopt?
Just what is included in the next 5-year plan update?
Annual progress reports?
Who would they be submitted to and by whom?
Interim progress report halfway to the next 5-year plan update?
Who would it be submitted to and by whom?
How will you keep the public involved?
How will you keep stakeholders involved?

17. Finalize draft plan for review State review (timeline)
Next Steps
Finalize draft plan for review
State review (timeline)
FEMA review (timeline)
Approval Pending Adoption
Local adoption resolutions
Be thinking about council and commissioner schedules and requirements

18. Open Discussion

19. “Mitigation isn’t so funny now, is it?”
Thank You
“Mitigation isn’t so funny now, is it?”