NDRF Implementation for 2013 Colorado Floods

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What does the National Disaster Recovery Framework (NDRF) do?

• Promotes the establishment of post-disaster organizations to more effectively manage and coordinate recovery operations

• Forges a common understanding across all levels of government

• Creates a scalable and flexible coordination structure to streamline and simplify assistance

• Brings all appropriate players to the table

Recovery Phases

• Defines roles and responsibilities

• Promotes the establishment of post-disaster organizations to manage recovery

• Promotes a deliberate and transparent process that provides well-coordinated support to the Community

• Offers strong, focused recovery leadership at the State and Tribal level, supported by strong Federal recovery leadership

 

The NDRF is NOT a Plan The Framework is a Scalable, Flexible Guide to Effective Recovery

• Individual and Family Empowerment

• Leadership and Local Primacy

• Pre-Disaster Recovery Planning

• Partnerships and Inclusiveness

• Public Information

• Unity of Effort

• Timeliness and Flexibility

• Resilience and Sustainability

• Psychological and Emotional Recovery

Core Principles

• Local Disaster Recovery Managers

• Tribal/State Disaster Recovery Coordinator

• Federal Disaster Recovery Coordinator

Key Concept #1: Leadership

Key Concept #2: Pre- & Post-Disaster Recovery Planning

Stakeholders:

• Private Sector

• Nonprofit

• Local Government

• Individuals and Families

• State

• Tribal

• Federal

Community Planning and Capacity Building (DHS/FEMA)

Economic (Commerce)

Health and Social Services (HHS)

Housing (HUD)

Infrastructure Systems (USACE)

Natural and Cultural Resources (DOI)

Key Concept #3: Recovery Support Functions (RSFs)

NDRF Activated for Colorado

• President Obama Issued a Federal Disaster Declaration for the State of Colorado (DR-4145) on September 14, 2013

• It was quickly determined by the FEMA Acting Regional Administrator that this disaster was going to be of such size and scale and may present significant recovery challenges, that he appointed a Federal Disaster Recovery Coordinator on September 20, 2013

• An Advance Evaluation Team was deployed at September 30, 2013

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The Advance Evaluation Team Report

The AET conducts a rapid initial assessment to be completed over a period of five to seven working days.

Among issues identified by the AET:

• A number of incapacitated or significantly overwhelmed communities.

• Significant impacts to major employers (Lyons and Estes Park).

• Large number of households needing housing in a tight market.

• Considerable impact to facilities and major infrastructure (large number of roads heavily damaged or destroyed).

• Long-term impact to the environment (stream rechannelization and other issues).

Activated Recovery Support Functions

COORDINATING AGENCIES

Community Planning & Capacity Building (CPCB)

Economic

Housing

Infrastructure Systems

Natural & Cultural Resources

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The mission of Community Planning & Capacity Building (CPCB) RSF is to support and build recovery capacities and community planning resources of local, State and Tribal governments needed to effectively plan for, manage and implement disaster recovery activities in large, unique or catastrophic incidents.

RSF Missions

The Economic RSF integrates the expertise of the Federal Government in order to help facilitate the efforts of local, State, Tribal, territorial, and insular area governments and the private sector to sustain and/or rebuild businesses and employment, and to develop economic opportunities that result in sustainable and economically resilient communities after significant natural and man-made disasters.

The mission of the Housing RSF is to address pre- and post-disaster housing issues and coordinate the delivery of Federal resources and activities to assist local, State, Tribal, territorial, and insular area governments as they rehabilitate and reconstruct destroyed and damaged housing, when feasible, and develop new accessible, permanent housing options.

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The mission of the Infrastructure Systems RSF is to match the capacity of all infrastructure systems to a community’s current and projected demand on its built and virtual environment.

The mission of the Natural & Cultural Resources RSF is to integrate Federal assets and capabilities to help State and Tribal governments and communities address long-term environmental and cultural resource recovery needs after large-scale and catastrophic incidents.

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Federal Disaster Recovery CoordinatorDan Alexander

Deputy Federal Disaster Recovery CoordinatorEarl Zuelke

Mission/Outreach Support Group SupervisorMary Millholland

Economic RSFField Coordinator

Trisha Korbas

Housing RSF Field CoordinatorDan Gomez (HUD)

Kathleen Burke (HUD)

Nat & Cult Res RSFField Coordinator

John Andrews (NRCS)

Infrastructure RSF Field Coordinator

Tim Gouger (USACE)

Program Area Liaisons Jeanine Neipert (Mitigation Advisor)

Ricardo “Zuni” Zuniga (EA)Steve Hardegen (EHP)

Jim Staebler (ADR)Ron Pevan (PA)

Oscar Joseph (IA)Howard Jones (Red Cross)

Executive Assistant Fan Bass

Mission SupportSpecialist

TBD

Recovery Coordination Group Supervisor

T.W. Theodore

GIS SpecialistGlenn Bowles

CPCB RSFField Coordinator

Tim GelstonKathleen Fitzgerald

Branch I LiaisonDwight Townes

Branch II LiaisonTBD

Branch III LiaisonJim Coleman

WriterDale Bonza

WriterTBD

Resource SpecialistPaul Bratton

Federal Disaster Recovery OfficerSteve Wade

Deputy Federal Disaster Recovery OfficerMyra Shird

St. Vrain and Boulder Creek Watershed Coordinator Cell

Planning Support LeadJohn Fife

Planning SpecialistSarah McAllister

Cache La Poudre and Big Thompson Watershed

Coordinator Cell Planning Support Lead Amber Gray

Planning SpecialistKirsten Wallace

Greater Platte Watershed Coordinator Cell Planning

Support Lead Christina Diers

Planning SpecialistCharlotte Hepler

Coordination Cell SupervisorMaggie Holmes

Planning Task Manager Alexis Moring

Program Area Liaison Lead

Ricardo “Zuni” Zuniga

Branch Liaison LeadTBD

RSF Coordination SpecialistsAntonia Martinez-Revell

(Housing)Glenn Bowles (Nat & Cult Res)

Roger Pulley (Economic)Barb Word (Health & Soc Svcs) Kip Meeboer (Infrastructure)

Mike Weston (CPCB)

FDRO AssistantMitch Levinson

RCGS AssistantDerek Bednarski

MOSGS AssistantSteven Lord

Outreach Support Crew Lead

Angelina Leger

Mission Support Crew Lead

Charles Stoma

SEE CPCB ORG CHART

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NDRF Organization

The Mission Scoping Assessment

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The MSA summarizes the key challenges and issues and is the first step in shaping the overall Recovery Support Strategy. (RSS). The purpose of the MSA is to:

• Assess recovery-related impacts in relation to existing capabilities at local, state, tribal, territorial, and insular area levels

• Identify which impacted jurisdictions will require enhanced Federal recovery support

• Identify gaps in resources which may or may not be filled by Federal support

• Determine the breadth of support needed from each RSF

• Identify issues and challenges.

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• The Recovery Support Strategy (RSS) takes a holistic approach to developing comprehensive strategies for each recovery issue, regardless of which RSF identified them.

• The RSS is the result of extensive coordination and interaction among Federal, State and local participants in task forces, working groups, conference calls, and meetings, to minimize duplication of effort and maximize resources for a successful recovery.

• The RSS is intended to be strategic, looking at the flood recovery process from a very high level.

• The RSS is not intended to be a tactical action or implementation plan, because ultimately recovery decisions will be up to the residents of Colorado and their State agencies.

Recovery Support Strategy

What is our Role?

Recovery Capabilities Before The FloodBuild on Existing Capabilities

State Recovery Support Functions:

• Assistance for Individuals, Households and Small Business • Behavioral Health Services• Consumer Protection• Damage Assessment• Debris Management• Donations Management• Economic and Community Recovery• Environmental Recovery• Hazard Mitigation• Historic and Cultural Resources• Housing• Infrastructure Systems• Public Health• Volunteer Coordination

Three Major Objectives:1. Set Priorities

2. Deliver results with urgency3. Build for the future

We organized a Cross-functional team to drive towards action, transparency, and results:

- Governor’s Flood Working Group- Stream Recovery Steering Committee- Resiliency Working Group

The whole of State Government remains engaged – Recovery needs the capabilities and

resources of a range of agencies

• Partnerships with FEMA, HUD, USACE, EDA, USDA, other Federal agencies critical in the short and long-term

• Constant communication with local communities

• Keep the public informed and where feasible have committed to a robust public process– Coloradounited.com– CDBG-DR

Where Do We Go From Here?Colorado’s Long-Term Recovery Framework

Resiliency

- Risk Reduction - Economic Vitality - Support and Value Communities

- Fair, Affordable, and Equitable Housing - Harmony Between Natural Systems and Built Environment - Access to Transportation

Stream / Floodplains

• Stream Channels• Housing and

Infrastructure• Wildlife/Riparian

Habitat• Economy• Parks, Trails and

Recreation Corridors

• Flood Maps• Streambank

Stabilization and Watershed Restoration

• Collaboration and Coordination – Watershed Coalitions

• Multi-Objective Approaches

• Land Use

Housing

• Mobile Homes• Single Family Homes• Multi-Family Housing• Residents - Owners &

Renters• Small Business• Communities

• Affordable Housing• Accessibility• Range of Housing

Options• Sustainability/Energy

Efficiency• Transportation Choices

Environment

• Water Quality• Air Quality• Natural Resources• Environmentally

Sensitive Areas• Historically Significant

Artifacts and Structures

• Preservation of Environment and Historically Significant Artifacts and Structures

• Environmental and Historic Preservation Reviews – Effectiveness, Efficiency and Coordination

Community / Economic

• Individuals, Families and Small Businesses•Economic Development and Tourism• Community Services• Local Budgets/Tax-base•Physical Landscape of the Community

• Local/State Capacity to Manage Recovery•Community Visioning and Planning•Land Use• Social and Economic Well-Being/Vitality

Recovery Area

Priorities:

Impacts to:

Infrastructure

• Transportation• Water/Wastewater• Energy• Solid Waste• Communications• Public Facilities• Ditch & Irrigation

Infrastructure

• Restoration of Basic Services

• Long-Term Resiliency and Sustainability of Infrastructure

• Coordination with Stream/Floodplain Priorities

• Access to Homes and Businesses

Recovery Coordination Cell

• Functions as a fusion center for the continuum of the Colorado 2013 flooding recovery

• Integrates Recovery Support Functions and FEMA recovery programs

• Works collectively across appropriate programs and interagency entities to support the communities of focus and serve as the federal/state coordination entity to support all recovery efforts

• Operates by connecting working groups, including task forces and steering committees

• Deliverables include such projects as:

• Larimer County Roads and Bridges Assessment• Soil Contamination Report Summary• White Paper for the Stream Recovery Steering Committee• Threat Assessment Summary Overview• Diversion/Fish Passage Decision Tree

Watershed Approach to Recovery

• Organized into four individual structures to follow the major watershed areas from the 2013 Colorado flooding to discuss areas of highest impact:

Cache La Poudre / Big Thompson

WatershedsArkansas Fountain Creek

Watershed

St. Vrain/Boulder Creek

WatershedsGreater South Platte

Watershed

Recovery Coordination

Cell

Cache La Poudre / Big Thompson

Watershed

Arkansas Fountain Creek

Watershed

St. Vrain / Boulder Creek

Watersheds

Greater South Platte

Recovery Implementation Matrix

• Expedites coordination across all levels of Recovery Support Functions  

• Provides a guide for developing a work plan to address recovery issues in a strategic manner

o a management tracking tool involving recovery monitoring as well as resource management

• Provides a detailed roadmap for how issues will be approached and remediated

o a timeline highlights the progress toward completion and identifies responsibility

• Uses MSA and RSS as a foundation to outline current issues on broad level with more specific sub issues

• Identifies goals, measurable objectives and strategies

• Outlines measurable objectives  

Community Planning & Capacity Building

The mission of Community Planning & Capacity Building (CPCB) RSF is to support and build recovery capacities and community planning resources of local,

State and Tribal governments needed to effectively plan for, manage and implement disaster recovery activities in

large, unique or catastrophic incidents.

Community Planning & Capacity Building

The CPCB RSF implements the NDRF by providing a coordination forum to leverage partner capabilities to support local governments with their responsibility for implementing the broad national planning Core Capability.

CPCB’s capability is expressed in four areas of focus:

1. Recovery Leadership—Build local leadership and primacy of local government (including ability to lead recovery planning, whole community engagement and management);

2. Recovery Planning Process—Develop strategic and executable approaches to meet defined objectives and develop and implement a planning process for recovery;

3. Whole Community Engagement and Communications—Engage the whole-community, as appropriate in planning;

4. Recovery Management—Develop and implement an approach, process, roles and operational structure for management of recovery and an approach for an executable recovery to meet defined objectives in expected timeframes.

Community Planning & Capacity Building

Includes:Board of Assessment AppealsDivision of HousingDivision of Local GovernmentDivision of Property Taxation

Provides:Financial AssistanceTechnical AssistanceData & Information

http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite/DOLA-Main/CBON/1251590375313

Community Planning & Capacity Building

Worked with State CPCB RSF to provide:• Federal partner convening and situation awareness• MSA/RSS process and development partner• Recovery Symposium and Peer to Peer Workshop• Recovery Grant Management Workshop• Community Planning Technical Assistance to Lyons, CO• Community Planning Technical Assistance to Jamestown,

CO• Process coordination and facilitation with the CO

Resiliency Working Group