Rockaway West Planning Committee Meeting #3

1. Rockaway West Planning Committee Meeting #3 October 21, 2013

2. Agenda • Project Update 7:00 - 7:20 Program Status & Key Dates Public Meeting #1 Recap • Conceptual Plan 7:20 – 8:30 Conceptual Plan Overview Review and Confirm Conceptual Plan Content • Q&A and Next Steps 8:30 – 8:45 Open Q&A Dates for Next Meetings

3. Today’s meeting will finalize key materials generated to date and review the key content for the Conceptual Plan. Objectives: Finalize assets, needs and opportunities, short- and long-term goals, and community vision Begin to discuss strategies and projects Provide feedback for all other sections in the Concept Plan Conceptual Plan

4. NY Rising Community Reconstruction Program Schedule Sept. 20 1 Oct. 28 1 2 Today Nov. 30 3 2 Dec. 30 Mar. 31 4 3 5 4

5. Rockaway West Public Meeting #1 What went well? What would you do differently? Any other ideas/feedback?

6. Rockaway West Public Outreach and Ongoing Feedback Beta Site for Rockaway West Beta Site for Rockaway East

7. Agenda • Project Update 7:00 - 7:20 Program Status & Key Dates Public Meeting #1 Recap • Conceptual Plan 7:20 – 8:30 Conceptual Plan Overview Review and Confirm Conceptual Plan Content • Q&A and Next Steps 8:30 – 8:45 Open Q&A Dates for Next Meetings

8. Draft Conceptual Plan Public document for broad audience • Rockaway West residents and greater NYC coastal community • Local, state and federal government agencies • Elected representatives Content Guidance • Format and requirements created by multi-stakeholder input 2-Step Process • Draft Conceptual Plan - Monday, October 28 • Final Reconstruction Plan - March 2014

9. Draft Conceptual Plan – Key Sections • Introduction NY Rising Program Overview Approach to Public Outreach • Community Context Geographic Scope Community Overview • Storm Impacts & Risk Summary of Storm Impacts Recovering from the Storm • Rebuilding & Resiliency Planning Process Overview Community Assets Needs & Opportunities Goals & Vision • Additional Considerations Regional Perspectives Existing Plans, Studies, and Projects • Preliminary Strategies & Projects Preliminary Strategies, Projects and Actions Next Steps & Implementations Planning

10. Draft Conceptual Plan – Key Sections • Introduction NY Rising Program Overview Approach to Public Outreach • Community Context Geographic Scope Community Overview • Storm Impacts & Risk Summary of Storm Impacts Recovering from the Storm • Rebuilding & Resiliency Planning Process Overview 1. Community Assets 2. Needs & Opportunities 3. Goals & Vision • Additional Considerations Regional Perspectives Existing Plans, Studies, and Projects • Preliminary Strategies & Projects 4. Preliminary Strategies, Projects and Actions Next Steps & Implementations Planning

11. 1. Finalize Community Assets Types of Assets: • Infrastructure & Natural and Recreational • Economic & Housing • Health and Social Services Process to Create Current List: • Public data sources • Planning Committee input • Public meeting input Action: • Review final draft asset list by category • Correct inaccuracies • Identify highest priorities (to be called out in Conceptual Plan) • Determine other final revisions

12. 1. Community Assets – Infrastructure & Recreational ACTION: Refer to asset table to review and finalize the Infrastructure, Natural, and Recreation Resources list and priorities

13. 1. Community Assets – Economic & Housing ACTION: Refer to asset table to review and finalize the Economic and Housing list and priorities

14. 1. Community Assets – Health & Social Services ACTION: Refer to asset table to review and finalize the Health and Social Service list and priorities

15. 2. Finalize Needs & Opportunities Types of Needs & Opportunities: • Repairing or replacing damaged assets • Making existing assets more resilient • Addressing lost economic opportunities, or rebuilding/expanding local economy • Addressing needs already existing when storm hit Process to Create Current List: • Planning Committee input • Public meeting input from boards • Team created draft summary from all detailed input Action: • Review Summary Needs & Opportunities List • Review detailed lists from Committee and Public • Add/Delete/Re-word Summary Needs/Ops • Agree on final list

16. 2. Needs & Opportunities: DRAFT Summary

17. 3. Finalize Goals & Vision Guiding Definitions: • Goals • Define particular objectives that the community hopes to achieve over the near- (2-5 yrs) and long-term (5-10+ yrs) • Can range from small and simple to complex multi-layered ambitions • Action-oriented and aspirational in nature • Vision • Overarching umbrella statement that encapsulates a collective sense of purpose and direction and maximum potential for the future Process to Create Current Goals • Planning Committee discussion • Public meeting board comments • Team created draft summary from all detailed input Action: • Review Summary Needs & Opportunities List • Review detailed lists from Committee and Public • Add/Delete/Re-word Summary Needs/Ops • Agree on final summary list • Discuss and draft vision statement

18. 3. Finalize Short- & Long-Term Goals

19. 3. Draft Vision Example Vision Statements: • Through the NY Rising Process, Rockaway West aims to improve the overall readiness, capacity, and strength of its Communities to prepare for, respond to and quickly recover from weather-related events, particularly surge and flooding, meeting the overall need to maintain self-sufficiency for an extended period of time. • To be a vibrant and sustainable community that enables residents and visitors to enjoy the bounty of all of its assets, especially the natural beauty of the Beach and Jamaica Bay. • Our vision is to empower and rebuild the diverse communities of Rockaway West to be prepared, vibrant and resilient in facing the common economic, social, physical, and environmental challenges in our coastal neighborhood. Action: • Discuss what is important for you to express in a vision statement • Are there key words or sentiments you want to include? • What else?

20. 3. Draft Strategies & Projects Guiding Definitions: • Strategies are methods of addressing priorities, needs, and opportunities to meet Rockaway West’s goals. • A project is a specific scoped and time-delimited undertaking (such as building a dune) that may be one of many ways to carry out a strategy. Examples: • Strategy: Strategy: • Strategy: Strategy:

21. 3. Draft Strategies & Projects

22. 3. Draft Strategies & Projects

23. Draft Conceptual Plan – Key Sections • Introduction NY Rising Program Overview Approach to Public Outreach • Community Context Geographic Scope Community Overview • Storm Impacts & Risk Summary of Storm Impacts Recovering from the Storm • Rebuilding & Resiliency Planning Process Overview Community Assets Needs & Opportunities Goals & Vision • Additional Considerations Regional Perspectives Existing Plans, Studies, and Projects • Preliminary Strategies & Projects Preliminary Strategies, Projects and Actions Next Steps & Implementations Planning

24. Agenda • Project Update 7:00 - 7:20 Program Status & Key Dates Public Meeting #1 Recap • Conceptual Plan 7:20 – 8:30 Conceptual Plan Overview Review and Confirm Conceptual Plan Content • Q&A and Next Steps 8:30 – 8:45 Open Q&A Dates for Next Meetings

25. Q&A and Next Steps General Questions? Next Steps • Conceptual Plan Final Review • Nominate Regional Working Group Representative • Schedule Future Meetings • Committee Meeting(s) • Public Meeting – Before Nov 20

26. THANK YOU

27. APPENDIX

28. 4. Storm Impacts

29. 7. Identification and Understanding of Risk: FEMA PWMs (2013) FEMA Preliminary Work Maps (PWMs) • Issued June 2013, incorporating more accurate modeling, to improve upon 1983 FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) • Preliminary FIRMs to be released by end of 2013 • Final Effective FIRMs replacing 1983 FIRMS to be released in 2015

30. 7. Identification and Understanding of Risk: NYS DOS Risk Map NYS DOS Risk Areas • Extreme Zone contains FEMA V zone, areas subject to shallow coastal flooding and prone to erosion, and adds 3 feet of sea level rise • High Zone contains areas in the 100 year flood zone (FEMA V and A zones) and adds 3 feet of sea level rise

31. 12. Regional Perspectives: What We’ve Heard • Rockaway Peninsula and Jamaica Bay issues • Coastal protection measures on ocean and bay sides • Emergency beach nourishment and dune protections • Support to small businesses • Emergency medical facility • Expansion of transit options and accessibility • What else?

32. 9, 10, 11. Key Strategies, Projects, and Programs (preliminary) Conceptual Plan requires only a description of how these will be developed: • Identification of strategies by November 30, 2013 • To achieve rebuilding, resilience, and economic growth (Ex: new investment in infrastructure to increase resiliency) • Conducted Planning Committee, public meetings, and online outreach • Identification of projects, programs, actionsby January 2014 • Projects (Ex: new seawall) • Programs (Ex: annual sand harvesting from beach for dune construction) • Actions(Ex: work with Army Corps, DOS, other agencies to approve, fund, implement seawall and sand harvesting) • Conducted through Planning Committee, public meetings, and online outreach • Alternatives evaluation and prioritized list by March 31, 2014 • Assess feasibility, cost, risk reduction, co-benefits, funding availability, and degree of public support, and conduct cost-benefit analysis.