STATE OF FLORIDA MITIGATION ACTION PLAN TABLE OF CONTENTS I. DEFINITIONS, ACRONYMS & ABBREVIATIONS ............................................... 4 II. LIST OF FIGURES & LIST OF TABLES ............................................................... 7 III. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ....................................................................................... 9 IV. INTRODUCTION & BACKGROUND ................................................................... 13 A. What is Hazard Mitigation? ........................................................................... 13 B. Recent Disasters ........................................................................................... 14 C. Mitigation Allocation ...................................................................................... 18 V. RISK-BASED MITIGATION NEEDS ASSESSMENT .......................................... 21 A. Introduction ................................................................................................... 21 B. Data Sources ................................................................................................ 21 1. Considered Resources ........................................................................... 21 2. Enhanced State Hazard Mitigation Plan ................................................. 22 3. Florida Resilient Coastlines Program ..................................................... 22 4. Adaptation Action Areas ......................................................................... 22 5. Wildfire Hazard Mitigation Plan Annex ................................................... 23 6. Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact .......................... 23 7. Florida Vulnerability Assessment: Climate-Sensitive Hazards ............... 23 8. Community Engagement ........................................................................ 24 C. Historic Damage Patterns ............................................................................. 24 1. Major Disaster Declarations ................................................................... 24 2. Cost of Disasters .................................................................................... 26 3. National Flood Insurance Program ......................................................... 28 E. Greatest Risk Hazards .................................................................................. 28 1. Flooding .................................................................................................. 31 2. Tropical Cyclone Profile .......................................................................... 35 3. Severe Storms ........................................................................................ 38 4. Wildfire Hazard ....................................................................................... 40 5. Coastal Erosion ...................................................................................... 40 F. Social Vulnerability ........................................................................................ 41 1. Social Vulnerability Index ....................................................................... 44 2. Impact on Low-and-Moderate Income Populations ................................ 46 1 STATE OF FLORIDA MITIGATION ACTION PLAN 3. Impact on Special Needs Populations .................................................... 48 G. Community Lifelines ...................................................................................... 49 Safety and Security ................................................................................ 49 Communications ..................................................................................... 50 Food, Water, Sheltering .......................................................................... 51 Transportation ........................................................................................ 51 Health and Medical ................................................................................. 52 Hazardous Material (Management) ........................................................ 52 Energy .................................................................................................... 53 H. Mitigation Needs Problem Statements .......................................................... 53 1. Mitigation Need: Operational Resilience ................................................. 54 2. Mitigation Need: Repetitive Flooding ...................................................... 54 3. Mitigation Need: Resilient Infrastructure ................................................. 55 VI. PROJECTS & ACTIVITIES ................................................................................. 56 A. Program Budget ............................................................................................ 56 B. Mitigation Program Overview ........................................................................ 57 C. Mitigation Program Details ............................................................................ 58 Infrastructure Programs .......................................................................... 58 Planning and Administration Costs ......................................................... 67 VII. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION .................................................................................. 72 A. Publication ..................................................................................................... 72 B. Public Website .............................................................................................. 72 C. Public Engagement ....................................................................................... 73 1. Webinars ................................................................................................ 73 2. Community Stakeholder Survey ............................................................. 73 3. Regional Stakeholder Meetings .............................................................. 75 D. Citizen Advisory Committee .......................................................................... 77 E. Website ......................................................................................................... 77 F. Additional Outreach ....................................................................................... 77 G. Accessibility ................................................................................................... 77 H. Receipt of Comments .................................................................................... 78 I. Public Comment and Substantial Amendments ............................................ 78 2 STATE OF FLORIDA MITIGATION ACTION PLAN J. Complaints Process ...................................................................................... 79 K. Citizen Participation and Applications for Assistance .................................... 79 VIII. GENERAL ACTION PLAN REQUIREMENTS .................................................... 80 A. Implementation Plan and Capacity Assessment ........................................... 80 B. Projection of Expenditures and Outcomes .................................................... 80 C. Program Income ............................................................................................ 80 D. Plans to Minimize Displacement and Ensure Accessibility ............................ 81 E. Protection of People and Property and Construction Methods ...................... 81 F. Section 3 ....................................................................................................... 81 G. Elevation Standards ...................................................................................... 82 H. Natural or Green Infrastructure Standards .................................................... 82 I. Green Building Standards ............................................................................. 83 J. Operation and Maintenance Plans ................................................................ 83 K. Cost Verification Procedures ......................................................................... 84 L. Monitoring Standards and Procedures .......................................................... 84 IX. CERTIFICATIONS OF CONTROLS, PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES ......... 86 A. Certification of Controls, Processes and Procedures .................................... 86 X. CONCLUSION ..................................................................................................... 89 A. Completeness and Compliance .................................................................... 89 XI. APPENDICES ..................................................................................................... 90 Appendix A - Community Engagement Survey Questions ................................... 91 Appendix B - Survey Summary Report ................................................................ 96 Appendix C - Summary of Public Comments ....................................................... 99 Appendix D: List of SoVI .................................................................................... 105 Appendix E: Program Expenditures Projections ................................................ 106 3 STATE OF FLORIDA MITIGATION ACTION PLAN I. DEFINITIONS, ACRONYMS & ABBREVIATIONS • 100-year flood plain—The geographical area defined by FEMA as having a 1% chance of being inundated by a flooding event in any given year. • 500-year flood plain—The geographical area defined by FEMA as having