Building Community Resilience in Southeast Florida. Jason Liechty Environmental Projects Coordinator, Broward County 1 December 2016

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1 Building Community Resilience in Southeast Florida Jason Liechty Environmental Projects Coordinator, Broward County 1 December 2016

2 Climate Trends and Predictions Sea level rise Rising temperatures Extreme rainfall and drought Coastal and inland flooding Increased storm intensity Beach erosion Saltwater intrusion Ocean acidification

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4 The Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact

5 The Compact is a regional collaborative by Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade, and Monroe counties, regional municipalities, and other stakeholders to work together on climate mitigation (greenhouse gas emissions reductions) climate adaptation

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7 The Compact is a regional collaborative document set of working relationships & collective efforts network community of practice regional resource model of governance platform for policy and advocacy

8 The Compact is a document An agreement by Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade, and Monroe counties to work together on climate issues Signed 2009, ratified 2010 Arose out of shared recognition of regional vulnerabilities, challenges, and opportunities

9 The Compact is a set of working relationships & collective efforts Staff Steering Committee Working groups Collective efforts Regional data and plans Workshops Summits Grant applications

10 The Compact is a network Working groups and teams Municipality Sea Level Rise Shoreline Resilience Policy Indicators Greenhouse Gas Inventory Workshops Summits Florida Climate Institute Local/state/national/ international conferences Resilient Regions Initiative

11 The Compact is a community of practice Several, really: Staff Steering Committee members and associated staff Elected officials Workshop participants Others

12 The Compact is a regional resource Baseline documents Unified Sea Level Rise Projection Vulnerability analysis Greenhouse gas emissions inventory Regional Climate Action Plan Guidance documents

13 The Compact is a regional resource federal partners Regional Climate Action Plan aligns with other plans and initiatives 2 regional planning councils.. Miami-d 7 livability principles 4 counties Regional Climate Action Plan Climate Change Action Plan State resiliency strategy Municipal: Comprehensive plans Climate action plans Stormwater master plans

14 The Compact is a model of governance Replication in South Africa two compacts Interest in replication in other parts of Florida/United States Frequent media coverage Recognition in National Climate Assessment Representation on presidential task force on climate

15 The Compact is a platform for policy and advocacy Common legislative programs Federal Presidential task force on climate preparedness and resilience Congressional testimony and submissions State Adaptation Action Area (AAA) 2011 Climate change in all four counties comprehensive plans, as well as many cities Rollout of AAAs within Compact region Broward County & Fort Lauderdale Under consideration in Miami Beach & Miami-Dade County

16 Adaptation Action Areas

17 Adaptation Action Areas Added to Florida Community Planning Act in 2011 session Florida Statutes (6)(g)10 Optional comprehensive plan designation for areas that: experience coastal flooding are vulnerable to the related impacts of rising sea levels Purpose: prioritizing funding for infrastructure and adaptation planning

18 Broward County s First AAA: Port Everglades Sand Bypass Planning designation of vulnerable area Prioritize funding for infrastructure or adaptation Slide credit: Jill Horwitz, Broward County

19 AAA in Fort Lauderdale Credit: City of Fort Lauderdale proposed Community Investment Plan, Fiscal Years

20 Resilient Redesign

21 Resilient Redesign Use southeast Florida sites to examine the integration of climate adaptation into land use planning Strategies can not only inform design and engineering, but also policy Similar to/inspired by Dutch Dialogues in New Orleans, etc., and Rebuild by Design for NY/NJ recovery from Hurricane Sandy Challenge: (re)design a resilient community that responds to: climate change disasters resource or area constraints increased pressures community transitions socioeconomic conditions

22 Resilient Redesign Partnership with local universities, cities, engineering and architecture firms, and (in 2014) Dutch experts thanks to Consulate Four-day charrettes including site visits

23 August 2014 Resilient Redesign Sites urban: east Dania Beach dense urban: South Beach, Miami Beach suburban: west Miami-Dade

24 July 2015 Resilient Redesign Sites Delray Beach Hollywood Key West

25 November 2016 Resilient Redesign Sites Lower Matecumbe Key in Islamorada, Monroe County Shorecrest in Miami Arch Creek, Miami-Dade (with three sub-sites: inland, transit-oriented development, and waterfront)

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34 Broward County Resiliency Initiatives

35 Sea Level Rise Compact and Broward push to have cities formally adopt SLR projection Integration into planning, budget, and design decisions High Risk Critical Infrastructure Adaptable Infrastructure Slide credit: Samantha Danchuk, Broward County

36 Broward County Comprehensive Plan Climate Change Element First to create Priority Planning Areas First to include Adaptation Action Area language into comprehensive plan Slide credit: Jill Horwitz, Broward County

37 Priority Planning Area for Sea Level Rise Map 50-year timeframe, 2 foot SLR scenario Tidally-influenced area of County Includes areas of likely inundation (>75% certainty) and possible inundation ( % certainty) from the Compact vulnerability analysis Discourages amendments which place additional residential and non-residential development at risk of flooding from sea level rise Slide credit: Jill Horwitz, Broward County

38 BrowardNEXT Updated Land Use Plan Slide credit: Barbara Blake Boy, Broward County Planning Council

39 Updating the Broward County Flood Map FEMA flood maps do NOT look forward no SLR Broward is using advanced modeling to develop 100 year flood map that includes SLR, rainfall, groundwater elev. Locally funded County, local partners Will be used to inform land development, zoning, drainage, and other regulations Will be used in visualization, other modeling projects

40 Maintaining the Water Supply Everglades Restoration Alternative water supplies C-51 Reservoir Project in western Palm Beach County - multijurisdictional Graphic and photo credits: South Florida Water Management District

41 Tidal Monitoring Regional tidal monitoring 5+ active gauges in Broward Partnership with cities 2 installed by County NOAA PORTS gauge at Port Everglades Location of PORTs

42 USACE-Broward Resiliency Study Calibrated hydrodynamic model, GIS data, LIDAR Stakeholder meetings Flood scenario testing 2.5 foot increase in seawall height Economic study Damage loss reduction Regional economics

43 Elsewhere in the Compact Miami Beach $400 million plan - pump stations, raised roads, valves

44 Opportunities Actionable information is emerging Bipartisan political will is growing Incredible local talent exists Many adaptation strategies have multiple benefits and can be sold as such (especially to state leaders) Hurricane/flooding risk reduction Insurance risk reduction

45 Opportunities The Compact Serves vital coordinating role in fragmented region Regional work makes up for some of the lack of state/fed activity Likely decline in (limited) federal support means local/regional EVEN MORE IMPORTANT These issues are not going away Increasing severity, visibility of impacts WILL create political will nonlinear changes could shake things up dramatically We MUST address these issues adaptation, but also GHG

46 Jason Liechty Environmental Projects Coordinator Broward County Environmental Planning and Community Resilience Division