1. Planning for Climate Change Negotiation Session #1 Aloha Village July 31, 2009

2. Agenda 10:45Game overview 10:55Strategize time 11:10Participant Introductions 11:20Negotiations Begin 12:00Final Package and vote 12:15Debrief

3. Aloha Village Economy ▫ Fishing  ▫Farming  ▫Tourism  Marina and historic waterfront Museum and new theatre Hospital Municipal Offices, courthouse Population of 10,000  Commuter population  Retirement population  Value of water front homes County Government Reduction of revenue Relaxed zoning regulations Increased strip malls Loss of country feel If the county adopts more restrictive regulations, local officials fear tax revenues would decrease.

5. Goal for today Must reach an agreement on a set of strategies for managing the climate change risks facing Aloha County or sacrifice financial assistance from Governor. Reduce premiums for coastal flood insurance Variety of grants

6. Evaluation – score card Score: reflects its effectiveness to reduce climate-related risks for homeowners, businesses and the municipality. 28 points minimum Costs: relative dollar amounts. 7 $ MAX

7. Ground Rules Speak one at a time Be respectful of others; be tough on the issues, not on each other. Limit your comments to less than a minute Don’t attribute motives to others. Whenever possible, give reasons for the positions that you take. Negotiate in good faith. No cell phones!

8. Preliminary Package Option 4 –move or abandon existing coastal infrastructure Option 8 – Infrastructure Improvement Plan – raising roads and bridges, storm water management, etc. Option 9 – tax rebates on adaptation measures Option 10 – comprehensive local adaption plan Package29 points7 $ Required28 points7$ max

9. 10 minutes

10. Who are you?

11. Subcategory 1: Remove from harms way 1. Ban the building of new primary dwellings and prohibit the expansion of footprints on existing developed lots within the 100-year tidal floodplain. $10 2. Incorporate elements into the county’s comprehensive plan and hazard mitigation plans that address and accommodate for sea level rise and an increased storm surge vulnerability zone (e.g., changes in zoning, capital expenditures, site specific or tiered zoning regulations, overlay zones, increased buffers in areas of vulnerability). $8 3. Establish a transferable development rights (TDR) system to encourage swapping of land in coastal areas vulnerable to sea level rise and storm surge for inland parcels (this is versus a zoning approach). $$8 4. Develop a timeline and strategic plan to move or abandon existing infrastructure in areas subject to more frequent storm surge and damage due to sea level rise inundation. $9 5. Require mandatory disclosure statements about property’s vulnerability to sea-level rise in all real estate transactions. $7 6. Establish and fund a buy-out program for the purchase of repetitive loss properties within the 100 year floodplain. $$$ - State Match 9 Subcategory 2: Protect in place 7. Require a 2-foot freeboard elevation above the FEMA requirements for all new and existing buildings in the 100-year tidal floodplain. $$$8 8. Develop an Infrastructure Improvement Plan that establishes timelines for raising roads and bridges, higher volume stormwater management, etc. based on vulnerability to sea level rise. $$7 9. Provide tax rebates on investments in adaptation measures for homeowners and small business owners in at-risk areas (e.g. elevating houses, upgrading well water and septic systems). $$ - State Match 6 10. Create a comprehensive local adaptation plan. $$ - State Match 7 11. Enhance federal flood insurance by contributing to a state insurance pool for homeowners and small businesses located in areas vulnerable to sea level rise and storm surge. $$$$ - State Match 8

13. Package Package points $ Required28 points7$ max

14. Why? What are we suppose to get out? Importance of multi-stakeholder conversations Introduces critical issues coastal communities face around climate change To inspire participants to become engaged with other communities members

15. Debrief

16. OrangeGreen #2 Change “zoning” to “development guidelines and standards” #3 All or None! #9 #10 #4 include socially vulnerable groups #8 #9 #10Include SLR and CC from #2 with possibility of mitigation #9 #8 #5 #4

17. Who ‘gave in’? Plan # Farmer Planner Biologist Chamber Commissioner Developer Emergency Manager Environmentalist 1 UAAUUU32 2 A11UAU11 3 AAAA2AAU 4 A2AAAAAA 5 AAAAUAA3 6 A3AAUAAA 7 UAAAUAAA 8 3AA1122U 9 1AA333AA 10 AA2AAAAA 11 2UA2U1A