RED HOOK PUBLIC MEETING INTEGRATED FLOOD PROTECTION SYSTEM (IFPS) THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 2016

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1 RED HOOK INTEGRATED FLOOD PROTECTION SYSTEM (IFPS) PUBLIC MEETING THURSDAY, JANUARY 21,

2 AGENDA I. Welcome + Presentation (25 min) OneNYC Overview IFPS Introduction Feasibility Study Overview Other Resiliency Initiatives in Red Hook II. Small Group Discussions (55 minutes) INTRODUCTION Process Understanding Flood Risk & Vulnerabilities Community Priorities III. Report Back, Next Steps, and Closing (10 min) 2

3 OneNYC: THE PLAN FOR A STRONG AND JUST CITY This plan is organized across four strategic visions for growth, equity, sustainability, and resiliency. Our Growing, Thriving City Our Just and Equitable City Our Sustainable City Our Resilient City 3

4 OneNYC: OUR RESILIENT CITY OneNYC strengthens and expands the City s commitment to a multilayered approach to resiliency. Neighborhoods Every city neighborhood will be safer by strengthening community, social, and economic resiliency Buildings The city s buildings will be upgraded against changing climate impacts Infrastructure Infrastructure systems across the region will adapt to enable continue services Coastal Defense New York City s coastal defenses will be strengthened against flooding and sea level rise 4

5 STORM SURGE AND SEA LEVEL RISE The city s 520 miles of coastline are vulnerable to flooding from coastal storms. This includes Red Hook s coastline. FEMA 100-year floodplain and projected floodplains for the 2020s and 2050s, citywide and Red Hook FEMA 2015 Preliminary FIRMs 100-year Floodplain Projected 2020s 100-year Floodplain Projected 2050s 100-year Floodplain 5

6 RED HOOK RESILIENCY MEASURES The City is committed to improving resiliency in Red Hook. It has made progress on local and citywide initiatives that benefit the neighborhood. Making Neighborhoods Stronger Fighting for NFIP improvements for affordable insurance Initiated the DCP Resilient Industry study Providing over $6 million in financing to over 70 Red Hook businesses for recovery and storefront improvements Providing Sandy impacted Red Hook businesses with innovative resiliency technologies Upgrading Buildings Passed 16 local laws to upgrade the building code Created DOB post-sandy reconstruction guidelines Investing nearly $400 million in NYCHA Red Hook Houses resiliency Assisting Red Hook homeowners through the Build it Back program Adapting Infrastructure Secured $1 billion for electric grid resiliency investments Strengthening Coastal Defenses Continuing to work with USACE in vulnerable coastal communities Initiating the Integrated Flood Protection System (IFPS) project Studying options to protect neighborhoods from Gowanus Canal flooding 6

7 WHAT IS AN IFPS? An integrated flood protection system (IFPS) consists of various permanent and deployable features (for example: a permanent wall, deployable gates, landscape features, drainage modifications, street elevations) that integrate with the urban environment and work together to reduce flood risk from coastal flooding and sea level rise 7

8 WHAT IS THE FUNDING SOURCE? $50 million $50 million $100 million HUD Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) funds Committed for design, environmental review, and construction The project must meet federal INTRODUCTION funding requirements: Provide long-term and permanent solutions which protect against hazards and storm events Be a stand-alone project Demonstrate that the project benefits equal or exceed its costs Document any potential environmental impacts and provide an associated mitigation strategy 8

9 IFPS PROJECT GOALS 1. Reduce Red Hook s coastal flood risk with minimal impact on the neighborhood when there isn t a storm. 2. Incorporate community and stakeholder priorities INTRODUCTION and identify additional project goals. 3. Build a flood protection system that is tailored to Red Hook and its unique waterfront. 9

10 RED HOOK CHARACTERISTICS AND VULNERABILITIES Low lying topography Older, often attached buildings Active working waterfront Vulnerable commercial corridors Industrial businesses with ground floor Inventory Public waterfront 10

11 The City o f New York Mayor Bill de Blasio Anthony Sho rris First Dep uty May or WHERE ARE WE NOW? The feasibility study is the first step in implementing an integrated flood protection system in Red Hook. WE ARE HERE CITYWIDE RESILIENCY PLANS One New York The Plan for a Strong and Just City DESIGN AND ENGINEERING A STRONGER, MORE RESILIENT NEW YORK ONENYC FEASIBILTY INTRODUCTION STUDY ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW CONSTRUCTION REBUILD BY DESIGN NEW YORK RISING READY RED HOOK RESILIENCY PRECEDENTS AND POLICIES June 2013 Oct 2015 Oct 2016 IFPS PROJECT 11

12 FEASIBILITY STUDY PROCESS INTRODUCTION 12

13 STUDY AREA INTRODUCTION 13

14 FEASIBILITY CONSIDERATIONS RELIABILITY CONSTRUCTABILITY OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS COST URBAN DESIGN COMMUNITY PRIORITIES 14

15 FEASIBILITY STUDY TEAM Mayor s Office of Recovery and Resiliency (ORR) Leadership on Citywide Resiliency Initiatives/ Feasibility Study Management New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) Feasibility Study Management COORDINATION WITH CITY/STATE/FEDERAL AGENCIES NYCDEP, NYCDOT, NYCDCP, NYCDPR, NYCEM GOSR, NYCHA, MTA, PANYNJ DHSES, US EPA, FEMA CONSULTANT TEAM Dewberry Project Lead/Engineering Hatch Mott MacDonald Engineering & Environmental Science W-Architecture & Landscape Architecture Landscape Arch. & Stakeholder Engagement BJH Advisors Economic Analysis INTRODUCTION Cooper-Robertson & Partners Architecture & Urban Design Toscano Clements Taylor Cost Estimation Grain Collective, Hester Street Collaborative Stakeholder Engagement and Strategy Sustainable Ports Strategy and Engagement 15

16 ADDITIONAL RED HOOK PROJECTS/INITIATIVES NEIGHBORHOOD CHALLENGE: INDUSTRIAL RESILIENCY SBIDC RESILIENCY INNOVATION FOR A STRONGER ECONOMY (RISE:NYC) NYCEDC Bright Power, RH Wifi, Flood Panels, GoElectric, gotenna EMERGENCY BACKUP GENERATOR (AT ADDABO HEALTH CENTER) DASNY (NYR) RED HOOK COMMUNITY MICROGRID NY Rising and CB 6 RESILIENCY CONSTRUCTION WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAM SBIDC, GSS, RHI, BWI, NYR RELIEF CENTER NETWORK Miccio Center, Good Shepherd Services, RHI (NY Rising) NYCHA RESILIENCY WORK NYCHA RESIDENTIAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PILOT PROGRAM NY Rising GOWANUS CANAL FLOOD BARRIER FEASIBILITY STUDY ORR, NYCEDC CITYWIDE FERRY SERVICE NYCEDC RED HOOK BALLFIELDS CLEAN-UP US EPA, NYCDPR, NYSDOHMH, NYCDEP, NYSDEC BROWNFIELDS OPPORTUNITY AREA STUDY SBIDC BROOKLYN WATERFRONT GREENWAY CDOT, BGI LIVABLE NEIGHBORHOODS PROGRAM RH.NYR.CRP, Municipal Arts Society, SBS 16

17 FEASIBILITY STUDY TIMELINE * TODAY 17

18 WHAT ARE THE STUDY S EXPECTED OUTCOMES? A report that recommends options for comprehensive flood protection for Red Hook. A $100 million project that is moved into INTRODUCTION design, environmental review, permitting, and construction. 18

19 STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT GOALS Working with Red Hook residents, business owners, and stakeholders is important to the Red Hook IFPS project team. Generate community priorities for the implementation of an IFPS Engage stakeholders around input into design and engineering strategies Create opportunities for participation from diverse stakeholder groups Transparently discuss the project s opportunities and trade-offs 19

20 SMALL GROUP DISCUSSIONS TOPIC 1: Where are we now? Discuss prior resiliency planning initiatives and the feasibility study s various tasks, considerations, and outcomes. TOPIC 2: Understanding Coastal Flooding Learn about coastal flooding and how this informs the development of flood protection options. TOPIC 3: Community IFPS Priorities Tell us what matters to you and contribute to establishing priorities for the IFPS that will help guide the study team. Each small group will share their top priorities with the entire room. 20

21 RED HOOK INTEGRATED FLOOD PROTECTION SYSTEM (IFPS) SMALL GROUP REPORT BACK

22 CLOSING & NEXT STEPS For more information on the IFPS and the feasibility study, including tonight s presentation, please visit this website tomorrow: Over the next few months, we will continue to analyze existing conditions and begin to develop potential flood protection options and locations. We ll also continue to meet with various stakeholder/community groups. We look forward to seeing you at our next public meeting in late March. Please bring a friend, colleague and/or family member! 23