Resiliency Redevelopment Plan

Resiliency Redevelopment Plan

During the recovery efforts, the City with funding from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, has developed a draft Resilient Redevelopment Plan This Plan details the City’s vulnerability to flood, storm surge, high wind, and sea level rise; chronicles the City’s recovery and resilience efforts to date; and then provides a road map of projects and adaptation actions to address the vulnerability. The draft plan is posted and we would RESILIENCY like public input on it before the final plan is produced. Please take a moment to review the document and provide feedback by emailing Margaret REDEVELOPMENT Walton at Margaret. Walton@atkinsglobal.com , by PLAN July 24, 2020. We appreciate your time. City of Mexico Beach Please note: In accordance with the Privacy Act, any property-level data has been redacted prior to being made available for public review. Acknowledgements The process of rebuilding after a major disaster like Hurricane Michael is quite literally a herculean effort. For a city the size of Mexico Beach with disaster costs that dwarf the City’s normal budget, it is an even greater challenge. The City has made tremendous strides in its recovery and overall goal to rebuild stronger and safer. This plan is a reflection of that can-do spirit and drive to restore the City and make it an even better place to live and visit. We would like to recognize the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, especially Whitney Gray, Faith Clarke, and Angel Baratta, for their support to Mexico Beach and providing the funding needed to prepare this Resilient Redevelopment Plan. Thank you to Mayor Al Cathey and the Mexico Beach City Council for leading the City through this difficult time. We would like to thank the following individuals in the preparation of this plan: • Mario Gisbert, City Manager • Dina Bautista, Senior Engineer, ACDC Consulting • Atkins Team of o Lawrence Frank o Margaret Walton o Erin Capps o Ryan Fennell o Rodney Isbell o Charles Dugger o Chris Zambito o Dave Conrad o Sara Seremak Thank you to the following individuals for their contributions to resilience in the City: • Lindsay Hovind, City of Mexico Beach • Thomas Wilson, City of Mexico Beach • Alyssa Carrier, ACDC Consulting And thank you to the Bay County Local Mitigation Strategy led by Frankie Lumm for their leadership, coordination, and support of Mexico Beach during the post-disaster mitigation grant process Special recognition in the memory of Andy Anderson, previous City Manager, who helped start this process and to Tanya Castro, the City Manager during Hurricane Michael, who supported the FDEP grant application. i Table of Contents Executive Summary ................................................................................................................... 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 5 Plan Purpose .......................................................................................................................... 5 Plan Goals and Objectives ..................................................................................................... 5 Study Area – The City of Mexico Beach ................................................................................. 5 Hurricane Michael Impacts ..................................................................................................... 9 Plan Benefits .........................................................................................................................14 Planning Process ......................................................................................................................16 Presentation of Initial Vulnerability Assessment Findings ......................................................17 Public Engagement and Outreach .........................................................................................17 February 22, 2020 Public Outreach Event ..........................................................................17 March 17, 2020 Posting of Vulnerability Assessment .........................................................23 June 2020 Posting of Complete Draft Plan .........................................................................24 Final Public Engagement ...................................................................................................24 Vulnerability Assessment ..........................................................................................................25 History of Major Storms in Bay County ..................................................................................25 Analysis of Hazard Effects .....................................................................................................27 Hazard identification – Exposure Analysis..........................................................................27 Damage from Michael and Wind Maps ..............................................................................29 Flood Exposure ..................................................................................................................31 Priority Risk Index ..............................................................................................................60 Focus Areas – Conducting Sensitivity Analysis and Adaptive Capacity .....................................64 Overall Sensitivity Analysis ....................................................................................................65 Adaptive Capacity .................................................................................................................65 Jetty and Opening of the Mexico Beach Canal ...................................................................67 City Pier .............................................................................................................................68 City Canal (Regional Stormwater Detention and the 8th Street Discharge) .........................69 Commercial Area along US 98 ...........................................................................................70 City Hall .............................................................................................................................72 Civic Center .......................................................................................................................73 Redundant Water Supply ...................................................................................................74 Police and Fire Facilities ....................................................................................................76 Wastewater System ...........................................................................................................77 ii Beach Erosion and Dune System ......................................................................................77 Post-Michael Needs ..................................................................................................................79 Needs and Issues ..................................................................................................................79 Infrastructure Systems Needs and Issues ..........................................................................79 Housing Needs and Issues ................................................................................................80 Economic Development Needs and Issues ........................................................................80 Natural and Cultural Resources Needs and Issues ............................................................81 Health and Social Services Needs and Issues ...................................................................81 Community Planning and Capacity Building Needs and Issues ..........................................81 Opportunities and Strategies .....................................................................................................82 Literature Review to Identify Existing Projects and Approaches ............................................82 Regional Perspectives and Coordination ...............................................................................84 Opportunities and Strategies .................................................................................................87 Infrastructure Systems Opportunities and Strategies .........................................................87 Housing Opportunities and Strategies ................................................................................88 Economic Development Opportunities and Strategies .......................................................88 Health and Social Services Opportunities and Strategies ...................................................89 Natural and Cultural Resources Opportunities and Strategies ............................................89 Community Planning and Capacity Building Opportunities and Strategies .........................90 Resilience Actions Completed or Underway ..............................................................................91 Immediate Response Activities ..............................................................................................91 City-Driven Actions ................................................................................................................93 Recovery Funds ....................................................................................................................95 FEMA Public Assistance

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