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2 Community Vision for How to Become More Resilient BEGIN WITH THE END IN MIND

3 Charlotte-Mecklenburg Mission: Protect Life and Property and restore the natural & beneficial floodplain functions 1993 Storm water utility FEMA Floodplains 1999 Guidance Document

4 Flood Management Timeline First community to show future and existing conditions on flood maps Flood Risk Assessment Risk Reduction Plan Adopted Multi Hazard Mitigation Plan Launched Floodplain Buyout (Acquisition) Program Watershed-based Flood Mitigation Plans Digital flood hazard map products

5 Floodplain Powerpoint Program Templates ASFPM: Soup 5 to Nuts

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7 Role of Local Powerpoint Government? Templates Public Safety Protecting Life & Property

8 Floodplain Map ownership NFIP communities should view accurate flood hazard mapping & data as vital to their mission Contributions to maps Accuracy of information Integration into development decisions Eye towards future

9 TemplatesHistory FloodplainPowerpoint Maps- First Maps DatedMap 1978Updates % annual chance Flood 1% annual chance Flood Insurance Maps available online with additional property information 2013 Risk MAP Updates

10 Future Floodplains Philosophy: Floodplain meant to flood Upland land for flood storage in new construction Account for future hydrologic changes to 1% event Lower future risk & Lower future flood insurance rates when maps increase!

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12 Ownership Powerpoint in Reducing Templates Risk Since 1999 Removed from Floodplain: Over 320 buildings/homes Over 550 families Floodplain restored: 150 acres Actual Damage Avoided: 100 s buildings ~$25M in losses avoided No Disaster funding

13 Residential Powerpoint Neighborhoods Templates

14 Apartments

15 Urban Redevelopment

16 Mitigation Powerpoint Incentives Templates Incentivize ($) public and private mitigation via insurance mechanisms Allow incremental mitigation to LOWER flood insurance rates Provide additional mitigation options! (loans, enhance ICC, etc.) Communicate actuarial rates to each policy holder

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18 Purpose of the Plan Recommend specific flood mitigation techniques at a building level Assist in planning and prioritizing future mitigation projects Use a dynamic and holistic, risk-based approach ASFPM: Soup 18to Nuts

19 Plan Concept Flood Risk Property Score Flood Property Damage (Impacts) Storm Probability (Frequency) Structure Location Risk Reduction Recommendations Evaluate all flood mitigation techniques Four recommendation categories Mitigation Priority Scores Accounts for other community benefits & factors not included in flood risk Combined with Risk Score to prioritize: Properties Projects (groups) Risk Assessment & Risk Reduction Plan

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21 ROI - private mitigation Many owners will take mitigate actions! 1. Clear & accurate information (Flood Risk) 2. Access to resources BW12 local impact on mitigation

22 Flood Mitigation Results Cumulative Investment & Benefits in Mitigation $80M $70M $60M Investment/Project Cost (Actual) Future Losses Avoided (Estimated) $150M $165M $270M $280M $50M $40M $42M $46M $49M $30M $35M $20M $10M $0M $25M $22M $19M $19M $20M $17M $14M $6M Year

23 Mitigation Impacts 1,200,000 1,000, , ,000 > 2,000 Floodplain Buildings 400, Buildings - 68 Buildings - 10 Buildings - 6 Buildings - 1 Building - 4 Buildings - 4 Buildings - 10 Buildings - 18 Buildings - 41 Buildings - 11 Buildings - 15 Buildings - 15 Buildings - 7 Buildings - 1 Building 200,000 0 Charlotte-Mecklenburg, NC Flood Risk Profile >50% Reduction > 35% Reduction Community Flood Risk Year

24 New Development Impacts 1,200,000 1,100,000 1,000, , , ,000 Charlotte-Mecklenburg, NC Flood Risk Profile Community Flood Risk > 2,000 Total Buildings Buildings Buildings + 95 Buildings + 42 Buildings + 59 Buildings + 64 Buildings + 70 Buildings + 63 Buildings + 26 Buildings + 13 Buildings + 14 buildings + 13 Buildings 600, , , ,000 Year ~25% Reduction 3% Increase (704 new bldgs)

25 Floodplain Risk Profile Charlotte-Mecklenburg, NC Community Flood Risk Risk Reduction from Higher Stds Risk Reduction from Buyouts Actual Estimated Flood Risk

26 Comprehensive Local Programming Conclusions: 1. Have a Community resilience vision 2. Stable dedicated funding 3. Tim Trautman, PE, CFM Flood Mitigation Program Manager Tim.Trautman@MecklenburgCountyNC.gov

27 Comprehensive Local Programming Conclusions: 1. Have a Community resilience vision 2. Stable dedicated funding 3. Tim Trautman, PE, CFM Flood Mitigation Program Manager Tim.Trautman@MecklenburgCountyNC.gov

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