MITIGATION Break-Out Thursday, December 1, 2017 9:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. By: Melissa Schloss, Jared Jaworski & Josh Overmyer
Agenda State Mitigation Planning 27P-22 SHMP Local Mitigation Planning HMGP Community Rating System
State Mitigation Planning 27P-22 Due last working day each January (1/31/17) What we need: Updated LMS-WG List Chair, Vice Chair, Coordinator (if applicable) Updated prioritized project list (PPL) Any major changes to the plan or critical facilities or repetitive loss list Any revisions to maps If no changes, a memo or email stating this is sufficient If LMS was approved in the last 6 months we can extract from the plan with your written permission
State Mitigation Planning - SHMP State Hazard Mitigation Plan (SHMP) Plan expires 8/2018 Meet once per quarter Next Meeting 12/13 @ 1pm List of Hazards and Profiles Planning Process Goals and Objectives Discuss the mitigation project updates and new tracking method
Local Mitigation Planning For a jurisdiction to be eligible for HMGP Funding, they must adopt your LMS If they do not adopt and you want to keep their project, the Responsible Party must be changed to County Need all outstanding resolutions Please see me during office hours
Local Mitigation Planning
CIEM-2016 Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Jared Jaworski
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) Outlines a project selection process implemented at the local level Requires brief annual updates from each LMS working group regarding local risk & effort Unique funding allocation process maximizes post-disaster federal funding use
Private Non-Profit Organizations Examples: Medical, Residential Health Care Facilities, Educational, Emergency Utility *If you have been considered eligible for PA, you are most likely an eligible applicant. Government Entities State Agencies Local Governments and Agencies Special and Regional Districts All must go through the Local Mitigation Strategy Working Group of the county where the project will take place. Tribal Nations
Applicant s jurisdiction must have a FEMA-approved local mitigation plan as a condition of receiving a project grant All jurisdictions included in multi-jurisdictional plan must have formally adopted their respective Local Mitigation Strategy (LMS) All jurisdictions must participate in the NFIP (communities on probation or suspended from the NFIP are not eligible).
Presidential Declaration Check State website for any updated forms and information. Suggested County Actions Meet with Local Mitigation Strategy (LMS) Working Group. Solicit projects from jurisdictions. Ensure new projects are placed on the LMS project list. Choose projects from the LMS project list to focus on. Preferably ones that vary in budget. Prioritize the selected projects in the order that you want them funded. (you may want them ordered differently than your LMS project list) Ensure each project has an endorsement letter from the Chairperson or Vice Chairperson of the LMS Working Group to accompany the project, if it is chosen. Begin working on applications as much as possible. Ask Questions Ask Often Notice of Funding Published along with 90-day estimate.
Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) is published The State conducts HMGP Applicant Workshops Tips for Declared Counties (Tier 1 & 2) Tips for Un-declared Counties (Tier 3) If you haven t already done so, determine which projects from your Local Mitigation Strategy (LMS) project list you will submit based on your allocation. Prioritize the selected projects in the order that you want them funded. You may want them ordered differently than they are in this LMS project list. If possible, over-submit for your allocation. Begin/Complete the applications for your selected projects. Complete the application checklist to ensure nothing has been overlooked or left out. Ask questions. Ask often. If you haven t already done so, determine which projects from your Local Mitigation Strategy (LMS) project list you will submit based on your allocation. Prioritize the selected projects in the order that you want them funded. You may want them ordered differently than they are in this LMS project list. If possible, submit as many projects as you can as early as you can. Begin/Complete the applications for your selected projects. Complete the application checklist to ensure nothing has been overlooked or left out. Ask questions. Ask often. Sub-recipient submits completed applications to the State for review. Review includes: Technical feasibility Environmental soundness Cost-effectiveness Floodplain management compliance The State submits projects to FEMA for approval. The State begins the contracting phase with the subrecipient. FEMA reviews and issues award letters for approved projects. Project begins
Community Rating System Josh Overmyer via Conference Call
Contact Us Melissa Schloss, Mitigation Planning Manager (850) 413-9925 Melissa.Schloss@em.myflorida.com Jared Jaworski, HMGP Specialist (850) 922-5010 Jared.Jaworski@em.myflorida.com Josh Overmyer (850) 519-7955 Josh.Overmyer@em.myflorida.com