Mitigation Plan for Four New Jersey Counties Adoption & Approval Process prepared for: Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, and Salem Counties prepared by: Stuart Wallace, LLC March 11-12, 2015

 Co-Founder & CEO, Water Works, L3C  Former Hazard Mitigation Specialist, City of New Orleans  Consultant:  Hazard Mitigation Planning  Stormwater Management  Green Infrastructure Adoption & Approval Process Miriam Belblidia, CFM 2

 Clarify contents of NJ4 HMP  Provide support for implementing risk reduction measures Adoption & Approval Process Workshop Purpose 3

 Hazard Mitigation Plans (HMPs) must be adopted & approved to demonstrate commitment to fulfilling plan objectives and to be eligible for mitigation funding  The HMP review, adoption, and approval process requires specific sequential steps  The NJ4 HMP is currently under review and will soon be ready for communities to adopt Adoption & Approval Process Workshop Context 4

 Reasons for Formal Adoption & Adoption Resolution  NJ4 HMP Review Process  NJ4 HMP Chronology  NJ4 HMP Milestones  Multi-jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan Issues  Available Guidance and Resources What are your expectations for this session? Adoption & Approval Process Discussion Topics Outline 5

Reasons for Formal Adoption Adoption & Approval Process 6

 Requirement of the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000  Amended Stafford Act & established new requirements for hazard mitigation planning  Provides legal status for NJ4 HMP  Allows NJ4 HMP to serve as guiding document Reasons for Formal Adoption Legal Requirements 7

 Identifies commitment by participating jurisdictions to:  Confirm membership and conduct regular meetings of the Working Group consistent with the Plan Maintenance provisions of Section 4.4 of the Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan (RHMP)  See Monitoring, Evaluation, and Updates Workshop and Webinars Reasons for Formal Adoption Community Commitments 8

 Identifies commitment by participating jurisdictions to:  Undertake programmatic recommendations of the RHMP and Appendices consistent with Section 4.3 of the RHMP and Part 4.3 of the Appendices  See Municipal Mitigation Measures Workshop and Webinars  Provide annual updates to the County Office of Emergency Management Reasons for Formal Adoption Community Commitments 9

Reasons for Formal Adoption Adoption Resolution  Governing body adopts NJ4 HMP through formal resolution  SW LLC will provide adoption resolution template 10

NJ4 HMP Review Process Adoption & Approval Process 11

 SW LLC submitted draft documents from mid- December 2014 through mid-February  NJOEM / FEMA conducting simultaneous review process at Sandy Recovery Office (SRO) and providing consolidated comments  SW LLC will work with County and Municipal Working Groups to address review comments  FEMA will designate NJ4 HMP as “Approvable Pending Adoption” (APA) NJ4 HMP Review Process Review Process Overview 12

NJ4 HMP Review Process Plan Review Tool  SW LLC has provided a Plan Review Tool for the NJ4 HMP Review Process 13

NJ4 HMP Review Process NJ4 HMP Status  The majority of NJ4 HMP jurisdictions have provided all information requested to date  Some jurisdictions have one or two items left to provide  The remaining jurisdictions need to provide information for several elements  See SW LLC for status of individual municipalities 14

NJ4 Review Chronology Adoption & Approval Process 15

 December 22, 2014 – NJOEM / FEMA meeting re: work-in-progress, project status, et al  January and February 2015 – Conference calls and correspondence re: work-in-progress  February 23, 2015 –SW LLC met with NJOEM / FEMA to receive NJ4 HMP review comments. In summary:  All parties were in general agreement about the direction and content of the NJ4 HMP NJ4 HMP Review Chronology Review Meeting Updates 16

 February 23, 2015 NJOEM / FEMA meeting summary:  NJOEM / FEMA will conduct initial review of Draft Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan with a target completion date of March 10 th  Upon completion of review, comments will be shared with SW LLC and participating jurisdictions NJ4 HMP Review Chronology Review Meeting Updates 17

 February 23, 2015 NJOEM / FEMA meeting summary:  SW LLC will resubmit Draft Municipal Appendices if municipalities provided additional information since the current versions were submitted to NJOEM / FEMA  NJOEM / FEMA will conduct initial reviews of Draft County and Municipal Appendices and will provide review comments to SW LLC and participating jurisdictions as available NJ4 HMP Review Chronology Review Meeting Updates 18

NJ4 HMP Milestones Adoption & Approval Process 19

 Review comments received from NJOEM / FEMA  Revisions by SW LLC  Revisions by County and Municipal Working Groups (if necessary)  Response to NJOEM / FEMA by SW LLC  Approvable Pending Adoption (APA) designation by FEMA NJ4 HMP Milestones Final Steps towards Approval 20

 County and Municipal Working Groups recommend adoption by elected boards  Elected boards formally adopt NJ4 HMP during public meeting  Adoption resolutions transmitted to FEMA (via County OEM and NJ OEM)  FEMA issues approval (for next five year cycle)  Eligible for FEMA hazard mitigation assistance  Plan expires 5 years from official approval NJ4 HMP Milestones Final Steps Towards Approval 21

Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan Issues Adoption & Approval Process 22

 Once APA is designated, it is valid for 1 year  County and Municipal Appendices must be adopted & approved within this time  Each jurisdiction gains approval independently of other jurisdictions and County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan Issues Approvable Pending Adoption 23.

 FEMA must receive documentation of formal adoption by governing body of each jurisdiction seeking plan approval  Working Groups review and recommend adoption to governing body  Governing bodies review and adopt NJ4 HMP  Adoption resolutions submitted to FEMA Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan Issues Adoption Process 24

Available Guidance and Resources Adoption & Approval Process 25

Available Guidance and Resources Mitigation Planning  FEMA Local Mitigation Planning Handbook 26

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