F. Create Relief/Communication Hub

Project Description: Rationale: Create a relief center to house the coordination of emergency services during a The Office of Emergency Management (OEM) functions best during disasters when it executes plans and priorities that have been agreed to disaster, such as access to food, water, health and medical services. Relief center prior to a disaster. While relationships between OEM and local community organizations already exist, there are areas where organizations could is not an evacuation center or shelter; rather, it provides a central location for be leveraged to lend greater support to their communities, particularly if they are able to partner prior to an event and clearly establish roles and information and community gathering and services during an emergency. Be- responsibilities for a specific operation. Relief centers can provide important emergency functions such as: bring together a range of local social cause emergencies are unpredictable and irregular events, relief centers should services, formalize efforts to reach out to vulnerable populations, help OEM evaluate community needs and efficiently distribute resources. be housed within an existing building or organization that provides year-round community services. (Actual siting subject to evaluation Potential Sites and selection process) Timeline Cost Public Library Relief Center Criteria 1-2 years $3.4 million to implement per hub over LOCATION ORGANIZATION and ramp-up two years

• Outside of extreme flood-risk zone • Has a long history of • Ease of access and community engagement and Costs include: Programming costs - $100,000 a year x 2 years x 2 organizations approachability from street demonstrated community for staff to manage resilience, plan emergency preparation and response, • Proximity to: service during emergencies mobilize and train community, connect vulnerable populations - Commercial centers, • Provides regular Building hardening - including flood proofing, physical improvements, corridors, for access programming and has capacity ensure space and communication equipment, and back-up power to food, water, and other to provide emergency essential goods and services programming Considerations - Vulnerable populations • Conducts outreach to The is a center of communication and in- formation, a role it played in the aftermath of Sandy. The commit- - Evacuation route or vulnerable populations tee desires to leverage this role it plays in the community, as well as the near road with quick, reliable • Has capacity to provide social shifting mission of the library towards community education, training, and information sharing, goals that perfectly complement the idea of a relief access to route and health services center hub.

- A large outdoor space to • Has a long-term occupancy Arverne Charter School is part of a community that has already been el- accommodate possible agreement evated, hub of activity on the other end of Rockaway East, and building plans as currently designed can be altered to accomodate this change building expansion and • Has a business continuity plan in program outdoor space • Is financially stable Arverne Charter School Committee considered a number of sites in this process, which led to the (To be built) identification of these sites as Relief Hubs. If you have any other ideas for possible siting locations, please leave a note. Rockaway East NY Rising Community Reconstruction Plan G. Create Relief Center Satellites

Project Description: Rationale: Create a system of hardened satellite relief centers to serve as distribution centers During Sandy, while large agencies and organizations such as Office of Emergency Management (OEM), FEMA, and the Red Cross provided for supplies and information. A relief center is not an evacuation center or shelter; substantial support, community-based organizations (CBOs) also provided critical local and immediate response and recovery services, such rather, it provides a safe and local center for information and supplies during an as distributing food, water, and supplies and going door-to-door to check on vulnerable populations. Across the City, groups coordinated their emergency. Because emergencies are unpredictable and irregular events, relief activities through informal relief centers—physical spaces manned by volunteers that served as central hubs for the distribution of information centers should be housed within an existing building or organization that is well and resources. This program formalizes this process, by identifying and bolstering key hubs in central locations across Rockaway East and al- connected to the community and has demonstrated community service and sup- lowing the community to bounce back more quickly following a storm or event. port during past emergencies Timeline Cost

Siach Yitzchok Arverne Church Of God Peninsula Prep Academy Jewish Community Council of the Rockaway Peninsula Joseph P Addabbo Family St Mary Star Of Sea Church Health Center Church Of God Far Rockaway Church Of Catholic Charities PLUNKETT AV The Nazarene Rockaway East Counseling MS 53 Brian Piccolo Far Rockaway High School 1-3 years $6 million Planning Area Challenge Preparatory NYPD 101st Precinct to implement POINT BREEZE PL $5 million capital, Charter School and ramp-up Assets Congregation $1 million program/ BAY 28 ST B - Community, Cultural, Kneseth Israel operations/RFP or Religious Establishments BRUNSWICK AV B - Health BIRDSALL AV NAMEOKE

EGGERT PL

GIPSON ST B - Education DICKENS ST MOTT AVE

ST DINSMORE AV B - Emergency Response COLDSPRING RD This cost and timeline covers:

B - Other HENRY RD HURLEY CT • Implement capital improvements DORIAN CT BESSEMUND AV ELVIRA AV • Build emergency program for social resiliency Joseph Addabbo Family Health Center MOTT AV Horizon Care Center FRISCO AV God’s Battalion Of Prayer AV ELVIRA Relief center satellites will be chosen through a request for Ministries BEACH 25 ST CONCH PL NORTON AV BEACH CHANNEL DR LANETT AV COLLIER AV WILLIAMS CT JARVIS AV proposals process. This process will identify the two categories for each DE COSTA AV PLAINVIEW AV ALMEDA AV BROOKHAVEN AV organization:

BEACH 58 ST

BEACH 63 ST BEACH 64 ST

BEACH 65 ST BEACH 66 ST BEACH 67 ST BEACH 68 ST BEACH 69 ST

BEACH 29 ST BURCHELL AV BEACH 30 ST BEACH 31 ST BEACH 27 ST

BEACH 32 ST

BEACH 33 ST (1) to harden existing building or facility, which includes flood BEACH 34 ST Capital ELIZABETH AV BEACH CHANNEL DRIVE BEACH 35 ST SEAGIRT BLVD

BEACH 12 ST

BEACH 13 ST BEACHST 14 THURSBY AV proofing and installation of alternate power source HESSLER AV

BEACH 40 ST ROCKAWAY BEACH BLVD BEACH 41 ST BEACH 42 ST BEACH 43 ST BEACH 44 ST BEACH 45 ST

BEACH 46WY ROCKAWAYBEACH 47WY FRWY (2) support to build host organization’s ca- BEACH 50 ST Program and operations

BEACH 51 ST

BEACH 52 ST

BEACH 55 ST BEACH 54 ST pacity to provide year-round emergency programming and to deploy re-

LARKIN AV sources during an emergency. Satellites will: West • Manage year-round programming and operations for emergency

BEACH 73 ST BEACH 74 ST Lawrence Care Center preparedness and response St Johns Episcopal Hospital Wavecrest Home For The Aged Torah Academy • Have a long history of community engagement and strong com- For Girls munity ties Achiezer Community Resource Center • Conduct outreach to vulnerable populations YMCA FDNY Eng 265th, Lad121st, Congregation Darchei (Future) BN 47th, EMS Station 47th Yeshiva Darchei Torah Hatzolah Volunteer Abulance Disaster-related programming might include trainings and practice drills, St Gertrudes Roman Catholic Church “Know your neighbor” events, and outreach to vulnerable populations. This capability may be supported initially with CDBG-DR funds for a full- 0 500 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 time equivalent (FTE) to build capacity for two years. After two years, the Feet ¯ organization would be responsible for supporting the FTE on an on-going basis. Rockaway East NY Rising Community Reconstruction Plan H. Strengthen Addabbo Health Center

Project Description: Rationale: Making Joseph P. Addabbo Health Center more resilient through measures such After Sandy, the Addabbo Health Center was an important health resource for local residents, despite being impacted by the storm. Strength- as floodproofing, elevating mechanicals from basement, and installing back-up, ening the Center will allow to immediately provide services in the wake of a storm or event. Hardening the center will also help ensure it remains non-grid reliant, power source. Helping build capacity to organize and provide a critical health service provider to the community on a day-today basis health services to vulnerable populations during and after an emergency.

Timeline Cost

1-2 years $1.5 - $2 million

This cost and timeline covers: • Implement capital improvements • Build off of existing emergency program for social resiliency

(1) Capital to harden existing building or facility, which includes flood proofing and installation of alternate power source

(2) Program and operations support to complement and build upon host organization’s capacity to provide year-round emergency program- ming and to deploy resources during an emergency.

Rockaway East NY Rising Community Reconstruction Plan I. Study Improvements to Evacuation Route on 878 $

Project Description: Rationale: This project would co-fund a study with neighboring Long Island towns to study 878 is an evacuation route shared by both City and Long Island, covering multiple jurisdictions of roadway without much coordina- road improvements to 878, the shared evacuation route for the eastern end of tion. The road experiences capacity issues under everyday situations and is subject to flooding. This study would examine improvements that the Peninsula. could ensure an evacuation route that is not blocked or severly distressed during an emergency.

Timeline Cost

Evacuation Routes for Eastern End of Rockaway Peninsula 1 year <$500,000

Evacuation Routes for Western Nassau County

NYC OEM Nassau County Rockaway East NY Rising Community Reconstruction Plan