Okaloosa County BOCC — September 16, 2014 — Action Item Printout

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA REQUEST DATE: September 16, 2014 TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board FROM: Elliot Kampert SUBJECT: Approval of 2014 LMS-CRS Annual Update DEPARTMENT: Growth Management BCC DISTRICT: All STATEMENT OF ISSUE: Each year, the County must provide the Florida Division of Emergency Management an update as to the status of the adopted Local Mitigation Strategy, including any new and completed projects as well as a brief summary of any other changes. Failure to provide the annual update could jeopardize the County's ability to receive funds in the event of a declared disaster. BACKGROUND: In 2011, Okaloosa County and all its municipalities adopted a substantially revised version of the Local Mitigation Strategy (LMS). The new LMS was found in compliance by the Florida Division of Emergency Management in April 2011, and by the Federal Emergency Management Agency in May 2011. By July 2011, all the municipalities as well as the County had passed ordinances or resolutions adopting the 2011 LMS. Because it includes a comprehensive analysis of the County’s and municipalities’ floodplain areas and floodplain management strategies, as well as analyses of all other hazards by which the County is threatened, the LMS serves as the County’s Hazard Mitigation Plan as provided in Section 510 of the Community Rating System (CRS) Coordinator’s Manual. The attached Annual Report is structured to comply with the requirements of CRS Activity 510 reporting criteria as provided on pages 510-30 and 510-31 of the National Flood Insurance Program Community Rating System Coordinator’s Manual, FEMA publication FIA-15/2007. By providing this update to the media as well as being made available to the public, the County will receive points for its CRS ranking under the Activity 510 Criteria. Accompanying the Annual Report is the project priority list for 2014. The following changes have been made to the priority list as reflected in the Annual Report: New Projects New projects have been submitted by the City of Destin, City of Mary Esther, Okaloosa County and City of Niceville. Most of these projects are a result of the floods in April 2014. Project # 42 Permanent Stabilization of Norriego Point was updated for an additional 3 million dollars per Mr. Ken Gallander, Community Development Director for the City of Destin. Completed Projects Project #1 Beach re-nourishment described as restoring 4.5 miles of critically eroded beaches on Okaloosa Island and western Destin. This project was modified by the Board of County Commissioners to include only 1.7 miles of beaches located in west Destin. These 1.7 miles were completed in early 2013. Project #12 Sewer pump station # 13 protection measures for the City of Niceville. Project # 3 Stormwater plan for the Town of Shalimar was completed in-house. Project # 13 Dunes of Destin Lake Drainage Project was completed. Removed Projects Project #1 Beach re-nourishment described as restoring 4.5 miles of critically eroded beaches (as subsequently modified) on Okaloosa Island and western Destin was removed. Project # 3 Stormwater plan for the Town of Shalimar was completed in-house and removed by Mr. Tom Burns of the Town of Shalimar. Project #12 Sewer pump station # 13 protection measures for the City of Niceville was completed and removed by Mr. Bruce Price, City of Niceville. Project # 13 Dunes of Destin Lake Drainage Project was completed and removed by Mr. Ken Gallander, City of Destin. RECOMMENDATIONS: Staff recommends that the Board of County Commissioners approve the 2014 LMS-CRS Annual Update and authorize transmittal to the Florida Division of Emergency Management. RECOMMENDED BY: APPROVED BY: Ernie Padgett, County Administrator