Recovery from Disaster: The Local Government Role WELCOME!

1. Recovery from Disaster:The Local Government RoleWELCOME!

2. WORKSHOP FACILITATORS Bob Grist, Ph.D., CEM, ORCEMS UASI Regional Planner at Multnomah County Vicky Vose, AAS, BA:HA, ORCEMS Graduate Student, George Fox University Lorraine Churchill UASI Regional Planner at Columbia County Josh Bruce, AICP, LEED AP Partnership for Disaster Resilience, University of Oregon

3. Introductions • Name and Job Title • Organization • What do you anticipate your role in recovery will be?

4. Course Objectives • Increase local government awareness of issues involved in disaster recovery • Identify the types of local government officials who serve on the disaster recovery teams (DRTs) • Identify the roles and responsibilities of disaster recovery teammembers

5. Course Scope • Recovery Activities • Roles and Responsibilities

6. RECOVERY OVERVIEW Explore disaster recovery issues Identify the recovery issues specific to your jurisdiction

7. “Recovery is the process of putting things back together after a disruptive event” What is Recovery?

8. Recovery as PROCESS • Pre-Disaster Planning for Post-Disaster Recovery • Recovery during Response • Post-event Recovery • Revitalization / Rebuilding

9. Does Your Recovery Plan Look Like This?

10. Pre-Disaster Planning • Decide on a course of action for Post-Disaster activities • Retain local control of the decision-making process • Organize resources for efficient operations • Develop sustainable community projects • Avoid rebuilding that exposes the community to future risks • Preserve taxable property values • Protect local economic resources

11. Recovery during Response • Assistance • Mass Care/ Disaster Medical and Mortuary Services • Supportive Services / Transitional Care • Insurance • Asset Identification • Assessment / Declaration Process • Donation Management

12. Post-Event Recovery • Reclamation / Debris Clean-up • Homeowner Access / Protective Measures • Debris Removal and Management • Long-Term Community Recovery Assistance • Restoration • Rehabilitation • Reconstruction

13. Goal of Long-Term Recovery • The re-establishment of a healthy, functioning community capable of sustaining itself over time • Permanent disaster-resistant housing • Bridge and roadway improvements • Buy-out of flood-prone properties • Designation of community open spaces

14. Revitalization / Rebuilding • Support Services • Master Planning • Vision • Quality of Life Issues • “Return to Pre-Event Status Quo” • Economic / Financial Recovery

15. Recovery Task Force Emergency Management Building Inspection Public Works Planning and Community Re-Development Administration Unmet Needs Disaster Recovery Functions

16. Recovery Issues • Local attitudes • What will our community look like when recovery has been achieved? • How do you define “recovery?” • Likely supporters • Potential opposition • Strategies to gain support

18. LEADERSHIP Involve community leaders in the process Be the “Agent of Change” to get it done

19. Leadership Responsibilities • Represent the community • Be visible and proactive throughout the recovery process • Support for recovery initiatives • Involve all community segments, including marginalized groups • Help determine theCommunity future • Visualize the desired future

20. RECOVERY TASK FORCE Identify the purpose and role of a Recovery Task Force Design a Recovery Task Force for your own jurisdiction

21. Recovery Task Force Issues • Oversee recovery, reconstruction, and replacement process • Recommend restoration priorities • Develop procedures to carry out buildback policies • Develop policies for redeveloping areas with repeated disaster damage • Promote mitigation • Develop priorities for relocating and acquiring damaged property

22. Recovery Task Force Issues – Continued • Review damage reports • Initiate recommendations for ordinances, moratoriums, and resolutions • Recommend economic recovery program • Recommend zoning changes • Recommend procedural changes for non-vital regulations • Initiate recommendations for relocation and acquisition of property in damage areas

23. Recovery Task Force Issues – Continued • Initiate property owner notification program • Evaluate damaged public facilities • Participate in community redevelopment planning • Recommend new ordinances, plans, and codes • Identify funding sources for mitigation

24. Local manager or administrator (Chair) PIO Attorney Public Safety Community Services Community Development Public Works Human Services Utilities Elected Officials Emergency managers Finance Officers Visitor and Convention Bureau Port Authority Planning department Business community Community groups School district Recovery Task Force Members

26. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

27. Recovery Role of the Emergency Manager • You have to decide what you are going to do! • What’s the role of emergency management? • What do you know about recovery? • Are there clear expectations? • From others? • From yourself?

28. Emergency Management Responsibilities • Explain the importance of Recovery Planning • Be the coordinator and community liaison • Support an orderly process from the Response Phase to the Recovery Phase • Avoid taking responsibility for the ENTIRE program! • Play a part but you don’t have to do it all • Facilitate and encourage others

29. “Big Picture” Source • The Community expects Emergency Management to provide: • The overview picture of the disaster • The community needs during Recovery Specifically . . .

30. Community Expectations Emergency Management is expected: • to inform the decision-making process • to serve as liaison between the public sector and the private sector • to explain the recovery assistance process • to work with the community and special needs populations

31. Response/Recovery Relationship “Aid recovery through effective response . . .”

32. Relationship Issues • Has the community’s response plan been tested by prior disasters? • What response weaknesses are likely to affect recovery?

33. Transition: Response to Recovery • Manage the transition from response to recovery • Do guidelines exist? • Is there a transition decision process? • Is the EM familiar with….?

34. BUILDING INSPECTION

35. Damage assessment Reconstruction Code exemptions Minor repairs/ temporary protection Contractor licensing Disaster area access Hazard mitigation Building-related debris Government demolition Stakeholder communication Critical Issues in Building Inspection

36. Damage Assessment • State Requirements • Who performs this? • Marking buildings procedure • Information collection • Use of GIS

37. Reconstruction • Government needs to determine what reconstruction criteria should be applied • General policies • Higher degree of damage vs. lesser damage • Trigger points

38. Code Exemptions • What should be exempted? • Certain types of repairs/reconstruction may be! • Development exemptions • What should they be exempted from? • Permitting and inspection exemptions • Exemption timeframes • Moratorium requirements and time period • Geographic area • Triggers • Possible impacts • Legal implications

39. Temporary Protection/ Minor Repairs • Owners will want to undertake two key operations • Temporary protection • What are the permissible? • Providing Information to owners • Minor Repairs. • What are minor repairs? • Who should perform the repairs?

40. Permitting and Inspection • Required permits • Minor repair permits • Major damage permits • Permit office • Permit fees • Required inspections • Inspectors • Requesting inspections • Tracking the permitting process

41. Contractor Licensing • Out-of-area contractors help repairs/ reconstruction occur in a timely manner • Provisions to license • Using local vs. out-of-area • Implementing requirements • Unscrupulous contractors • Informing citizens • Monitoring the licensing system

42. Disaster Area Access • Limiting/controlling access • How? • Who? • Access time periods

43. Hazard Mitigation • Mitigation measures • Implementing measures • Identify disaster-prone areas • Mitigation techniques • Relocation • Financing programs

44. Building-Related Debris • C&D debris responsibility • Waiving tipping fees • Landfill capacity • Separating debris • Collection efforts

45. Government Demolition • Government involvement • Timing • Leading the effort • Procedures • Reimbursement

46. PUBLIC WORKS Identify the critical issues Orient others to the role of Public Works

47. Public Works Issues “Remember – after you resolve the life-safety issues, all disasters are Public Works projects” • Transportation systems and facilities • Drainage and flood control facilities • Water systems • Sanitary sewage systems • Lifeline utilities (electricity, natural gas, telecomm) • Solid waste collection/processing • Removal and disposal of debris • Damage assessment • Removal/pick-up of hazardous materials

48. Transportation System and Facilities

49. Drainage and Flood Control

50. Water Systems