Alachua County Post-Disaster Redevelopment Plan

1. Alachua County Post-Disaster Redevelopment Plan Alachua County Board of County Commissioners Meeting April 27, 2010

2. Proactively developed over a one-year planning cycle by Alachua County to serve as a roadmap for redevelopment after a catastrophic event. • Establishes a strategy to leverage coordination and maximize post-disaster redevelopment resources and opportunities to maintain and enhance the quality of life. • Provides an overarching, interdisciplinary plan for guiding decision making for a major or catastrophic event. • Paid for with State Homeland Security Grant Program Funding with in-kind service contributions for local government stakeholders. PDRP Overview

3. Unites growth management and emergency management principles in a single, comprehensive document. • The State of Florida requires all coastal communities and encourages inland communities to develop a PDRP to reduce or eliminate the exposure of: • Human life • Public property • Private property • Collaboratively developed by County and Municipal Government departmental staff, businesses, non-governmental organizations and regional partners. PDRP Overview

4. Develop strategies to support business community with pre-disaster business continuity and recovery planning. • Identify and prioritize post-disaster business recovery resources. • Support post-disaster damage and impact assessment for local businesses. • Identify post-disaster funding resources. • Foster the retention of the local Alachua County workforce and businesses. • Coordinate disaster related information sharing with local businesses. Economic Redevelopment Subcommittee Goals

5. Coordinate efforts to preserve cultural, historic and natural resources prior to a disaster. • Support post-disaster damage assessment of historic, cultural and natural resources. • Coordinate efforts to restore historic, cultural and natural resources after a disaster. Environmental and Historic Property Subcommittee Goals

6. Re-establish County Government functions in County Offices as soon as possible. • Establish pre-determined communications links on County websites to disseminate information to County residents. • Develop and communicate protocol for providing assistance to municipalities. • Prioritize the re-establishment of housing in the County to maintain the population and workforce. • Determine the financial stability of the County. • Re-establish and reopen educational facilities as soon as possible. Government Operations Subcommittee Goals

7. Identify available community and regional medical/health facilities and capabilities prior to a disaster. • Establish procedures for post-disaster daily activities. • Determine long-term needs for the proper functioning of medical/health facilities. • Develop systems to work with alternative social service providers. Health and Social Services Subcommittee Goals

8. Support structural repairs, licensing and permitting to expedite redevelopment. • Identify short- and long-term housing availability and requirements. • Support the development of ordinances, emergency orders and other means by which to expedite housing recovery. Housing and Structural Recovery Subcommittee

9. Support debris management operations. • Support post-disaster damage assessment. • Support emergency infrastructure repairs. • Support long-term infrastructure repairs and restoration. • Support critical and public facility restoration. Infrastructure and Public Facilities Subcommittee Goals

10. Create and maintain data and information to support redevelopment efforts. • Identify policies and best practices to support redevelopment efforts. • Establish permitting criteria to support redevelopment efforts. • Identify land use, siting and development practices that support proactive and effective redevelopment. Land Use Planning Subcommittee Goals

11. PDRP Sections

12. PDRP Sections