Agenda 07/22/2008 Item #10BAgenda Item No. 10B
July 22, 2008
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Recommendation that the Board of County Commissioners (Board) receive and approve
the Progress Report for the Year 2007, Collier County Floodplain Management Plan,
Section 7 of the Collier County Hazard Mitigation Plan.
OBJECTIVE: To provide the Board of County Commissioners with the third annual progress
report on the Collier County Floodplain Management Plan that was developed as a requirement
of the County's participation in the Community Rating System of the National Flood Insurance
Program.
CONSIDERATIONS: Collier County is a voluntary participant in the Community Rating
System (CRS) of the National Flood Insurance Program. Because the County has a Class 7
rating in the CRS program and there are more than ten (10) properties in the County that have
filed multiple flood insurance claims within any ten -year period, thus establishing them as
Repetitive Loss Properties, the County is required to develop and maintain a Floodplain
Management Plan. The purpose of a Floodplain Management Plan is to promote awareness of
floodplain and flooding issues, identify known flood hazards, discuss past flooding events, assess
the current floodplain/flooding problems, and set goals along with a strategy to make the
community more resistant to flooding. One key component is to address ways to mitigate the
Repetitive Loss Properties so they no longer are susceptible to flooding from the 1- percent
annual chance stone event.
Collier County is currently rated as a Class 7 community in the CRS program, which provides up
to a 15 percent discount on the premium rates charged to flood insurance policy holders. The
County is required to annually provide a progress report on the accomplishments of goals in the
Floodplain Management Plan. At least every five (5) years, the Floodplain Management Plan
must be updated. For Collier County, the Floodplain Management plan was developed as a
portion of the adopted Hazard Mitigation Plan. Therefore, the attached "Progress Report for the
Year 2007, Collier County Floodplain Management Plan, Section 7 of the Collier County Hazard
Mitigation Plan" (hereafter referenced as REPORT) includes all of the goals of the Hazard
Mitigation Plan, but only addresses the goals related to the Floodplain Management Plan.
The REPORT contains a list of the five (5) recommendations for action to be accomplished in
2007 and the progress made on each.
1. Floodplain Management Plan Updating
2. Development of New Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps (DFIRMs)
3. Repetitive Loss Properties
4. Higher Regulatory Standards
5. Watershed Management Plans
Additionally, the REPORT contains a list of thirty -three (33) action items to be worked on in
2008. These action items were developed as a part of the updated Floodplain Management Plan
that was approved by the Board on 12-11-07.
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Staff is providing this annual report to keep the Board of County Commissioners informed on
progress in floodplain management and seeking recommendations for additional direction and
efforts the Commissioners would desire to achieve to make Collier County more resistant to
flood damage.
LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS: This item has been reviewed for legal sufficiency and is
legally sufficient for Board action. -JW
FISCAL IMPACT: None, to receive and approve the REPORT. Should future fiscal impact be
proposed based upon any new program changes, regulations, resolutions or other methods, that
fiscal impact information will be provided at the time the Board receives the follow -up
documentation.
GROWTH MANAGEMENT IMPACT: None.
RECOMMENDATION: That the Board of County Commissioners
1. Receive and approve the "Progress Report for the Year 2007, Collier County Floodplain
Management Plan, Section 7 of the Collier County Hazard Mitigation Plan "; and
2. Provide the County Manager, or his designee, with direction on accomplishing the thirty -
three (33) recommendations for 2007.
Prepared by: Robert C. Wiley, P.E., C.F.M., Principal Project Manager
Engineering Services Department, CDES Division
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COLLIER COUNTY
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Item Number:
10B
Item Summary:
Presentation of the Floodplain Management Plan Annual
Progress Report for 2007., and a
recommended Action Plan for 2008.(Robert C. Wiley,
P.E_. C.F.M., Principal Project
Manager, Engineering & Environmental Services Department,
CDES)
Meeting Date:
7/22/2008 9:00.00 AM
Prepared By
Robert C. Wiley, P.E.
Prinicipal Project Manager
Date
Community Development &
CDES Engineering Services
71312008 3:59:35 PM
Environmental Services
Approved By
Judy Puig
Operations Analyst
Date
Community Development&
Community Development&
Environmental Services
Environmental Services Admin.
71712008 11:41 AM
Approved By
William D. Lorenz, Jr., P.E.
Environmental Services Director
Date
Community Development &
Environmental Services
71712008 5:37 PM
Environmental Services
Approved By
Community Development 8
Joseph K. Schmitt
Environmental Services Adminstrator
Date
Community Development &
Community Development &
Environmental Services
Environmental Services Admin.
719!2008 11:23 AM
Approved By
Jeff Wright
Assistant County Attorney
Date
County Attorney
County Attorney Office
7/9/2008 1:" PM
Approved By
OMB Coordinator
OMB Coordinator
Date
County Manager's Office
Office of Management & Budget
7!912008 3:37 PM
Approved By
Mark Isackson
Budget Analyst
Date
County Manager's Office
Office of Management & Budget
719/2008 5:17 PM
Approved By
James V. Mudd
County Manager
Date
Board of County
Commissioners
County Manager's Office
7/9/2006 5:36 PM
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PROGRESS REPORT FOR THE YEAR 2007
COLLIER COUNTY FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT PLAN
SECTION 7 OF THE COLLIER COUNTY HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN
INTRODUCTION
The Collier County Hazard Mitigation Plan was prepared in late 2004 and adopted by the Board of
County Commissioners on December 14, 2004. A copy of the adopting resolution (No. 04 -390) is
included as Attachment A to this report. Included within the Hazard Mitigation Plan was the
County's Floodplain Management Plan (FMP) which was developed to comply with requirements
of the Community Rating System (CRS) of the National Flood Insurance Program.
The Floodplain Management Plan is Section 7 of the Hazard Mitigation Plan. The entire Hazard
Mitigation Plan is available for review at the following locations:
Collier County Emergency Management Department
3301 Tamiami Trail East
Naples, FL 34112
Attention: RickZyvoloski
Collier County Engineering Services Department
2800 North Horseshoe Drive
Naples, FL 34104
Attention: Robert Wiley
It is also available for review on the County's web page at
httn:N collierL,ov .net,'ftp /LMSweb /entry.htm.
A Floodplain Management Planning Committee (FMPC) was established by the Board of County
Commissioners in 2006. This Committee was formed to further promote the development and
implementation of sound floodplain management practices within the County. The Committee
consists of ten (10) volunteer members of the public, ten (10) County staff members representing
ten (10) key departments involved in activities impacting the floodplain, and one (1) representative
from each of the three (3) municipalities.
During 2007, the major task of the FMPC was to revise /rewrite the current FMP. The FMPC met
sixteen (16) times in regular meetings to discuss floodplain management plan development issues
and progress. The FMPC also held ten (10) special information gathering evening meetings in
different locations around the County along with two (2) special information gathering meetings for
special interest groups and agencies. Michael DeRuntz, a principal planner in the Comprehensive
Planning Department, led the work effort. The revised FMP was presented to the Board of County
Commissioners and accepted by them as the Collier County Floodplain Management Plan on
December 11, 2007.
The Community Rating System (CRS) requires the County to annually develop and present a status
report on the progress made to the goals, objectives, and action plan of the Floodplain Management
Plan. This status report is then submitted as a part of the subsequent year's CRS annual
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recertification documentation. County staff has prepared this annual progress report for
presentation and review with the FMPC and the Board of County Commissioners. The purpose of
the annual progress report is to help ensure that there is a continuing and responsive floodplain
management planning and implementation process. Notifications on the availability of this progress
report are made through the standard public advertising process for all items on the Board of
County Commissioners agenda, of which this Progress Report was included for discussion on July
24, 2007. When an item is placed on the Board agenda, it is available for review and inspection in
the Board's office, the Office of the County Manager, and on the County's web site. There is also a
public notification process for each meeting of the Floodplain Management Planning Committee, of
which this Progress Report was included for discussion on the July 7, 2008 meeting.
The many goals and objectives of the Hazard Mitigation Plan are listed below from Section 3 of the
document, but this status report will only address those goals and objectives that deal with
floodplain management issues.
GOALS AND THEIR PROGRESS STATUS
GOAL 1 -- Collier County shall make every reasonable effort to reduce the vulnerability and
exposure of its residents and guests by protecting lives and property from the effects of
natural, man made and technological disasters.
Objective 1.1: Maximize the protection of the public's health, safety and welfare from
natural, man made and technological disasters. [Collier County is currently
working with the City of Naples and the Federal Emergency Management
Agency to complete the detailed hydrologic/hydraulic engineering and mapping
necessary to develop new flood maps that incorporate rising water (rainfall
induced) flooding as well as the coastal surge flooding. By the end of 2007 the
computer modeling calibration and verification effort had been completed for
five of the seven inland basins plus the coastal model. By late April 2008, the
remaining two inland basin models had been approved and the project
advanced into development of the one percent annual chance storm event flood
elevation results and first -cut draft Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps
(DFIRMs). The projected timeline to complete the new DFIRMs is late 2010.
Additionally, the County is an active participant in the Community Rating
System of the National Flood Insurance Program to make the community more
flood resistant.)
Objective 1.2: Reduce the potential loss of personal and public property caused by natural,
man made and technological disasters. [County staff continues to work with the
Federal Emergency Management Agency, the South Florida Water
Management District, and the City of Naples to develop new and improved
Flood Insurance Rate Maps and the accompanying Flood Insurance Study as
part of a Community Technical Partners partnership agreement.]
Objective 1.2.1: Collier County shall make every effort to reduce the number of
repetitive loss properties within its boundary. [The County's only severe
_ repetitive loss property was demolished by the new owner, thus reducing
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the total number of repetitive loss properties in unincorporated Collier
County to thirty -one (31).1
Objective 1.2. 1. 1: Acquire the repetitive loss properties through funding
structured for such purposes. [No progress this year.]
Objective 1.2.1.2: Elevate the repetitive loss properties through fmancial
incentive programs that are developed for such purposes. [None of
the repetitive loss property owners expressed any interest to
participate in elevating their properties this year. County staff
advised several owners of non - repetitive loss properties on the
option to elevate their buildings, but none chose to do so.]
Objective 1.3: Protect natural resources (such as environmentally sensitive lands and
aquifers) in order to maximize their survivability and to safeguard them from
damages caused by natural, man made or technological disasters. [The 5 -year
review of the Rural Land Stewardship Areas, the amended Land Development
Code Well Zone Plan, the Conservation Collier Land Acquisition Program, and
the Beach Renourishment Program are all efforts to protect natural resources.]
Objective 1.4: Ensure that Collier County's Land Development Code and Ordinances are
sufficient to protect public safety and property. [County staff focused on working
with the Floodplain Management Planning Committee to prepare a new
Floodplain Management Plan and did not make any appreciable progress on
developing additional higher regulatory criteria to the Flood Damage
Prevention Ordinance to make development in Collier County more resistant to
flood damage. Those revisions will be presented in 2008.
The Land Development Code was amended to include a provision to limit the
amount of fill pad that can be placed on a building site to 18" above the crown
of the road for paved streets and 24" for unpaved streets. The maximum
allowable side slope of the fill pad is 1 vertical to 4 horizontal. If flood elevation
design requires the building to be higher than that elevation, some other method
of construction (e.g. stemwall, pilings, etc.) must be used either independently or
in conjunction with the allowable fill placement. This restriction on the amount
of fill will help reduce loss of floodplain storage.
The second LDC amendment cycle for 2007 included the adoption of interim
watershed management regulations into the Land Development Code. These
interim regulations included the provision for 150% of the normal water quality
treatment volume for new development and redevelopment projects, except
public roadway projects defined in the Metropolitan Planning Organization
Long Range Transportation Plan. The second point in the interim regulations
requires that loss of storage or conveyance volume resulting from direct impacts
to wetlands shall be compensated for by providing an equal amount of storage
or conveyance capacity on site and within or adjacent to the impacted wetland.
The third point in the interim regulations requires that floodplain storage
compensation calculations shall be provided on a case by case basis, based upon
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historical flooding and drainage problem area information, as determined by
staff. The fourth point in the interim regulations requires that developments in
identified areas shall be evaluated to determine impacts to natural wetlands,
flowways, or sloughs, and when direct impact is unavoidable, it is to be
minimized and compensated for by providing the same conveyance capacity lost
by the direct impact. The fifth point in the interim regulations requires all new
development and redevelopment projects to be designed so that surrounding
properties will not be adversely impacted by the project's influence on
stormwater sheet flow up to the 25 -year, 3 -day design storm. This LDC
amendment went into effect in March 2008.1
Objective 1.5: Develop and maintain evacuation plans for the safe evacuation of residents
from coastal storm surges, inland flooding, terrorist acts, hazardous material
incidents and wild land fires. [The State of Florida and the Federal Emergency
Management Agency have initiated a new comprehensive state -wide hurricane
evacuation study, which is scheduled to be completed in 2009. This forthcoming
analysis will update evacuation clearance times, routes, and other data
necessary to update evacuation plans.]
Objective 1.6: Protect dune systems and coastal /marine resources from the adverse effects
of coastal development. [The County applies the criteria within the Land
Development Code (LDC) that addresses proposed development along the
beach and dune system. Beachfront development is regulated by the provision
of the LDC and Growth Management Plan that restricts activities along the
County's Coastal Construction Setback Line.]
Objective 1.7: Ensure that mitigation measures are adequately addressed in the
comprehensive system of coordinated planning, management and land acquisition.
[The Community Development and Environmental Services Division is
responsible for development and updating the County's Growth Management
Plan, reviewing development applications for compliance with the Land
Development Code, issuance and inspection of building permits, oversight of the
protection of natural resources, and other areas of development and natural
resources management. Coordination among the various departments helps
ensure that there is a comprehensive effort to incorporate floodplain
management mitigation measures into development requests and County
environmentally sensitive land acquisition efforts. Additionally, the County's
requirement that all state and federal agency permits be obtained prior to any
site improvements helps to ensure compliance with state and federal
regulations.]
Objective 1.8: Encourage land and water uses which are compatible with the protection of
environmentally sensitive lands and coastal resources. [The Growth Management
Plan specifies a priority of development within the Coastal Area setting a
priority ranking for siting of shoreline development and the resultant
destruction or disturbance of native vegetative communities for water
dependent/water related land uses. This is codified in the Land Development
Code Section 3.03.00 Coastal Zone Management Section. Additionally, for all
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coastal permits, site plans and variances, there are requirements for replanting
any portion of the dune which is void of native vegetation.]
Objective 1.9: Prohibit development and other activities which disturb coastal dune
systems, and promote the restoration of dune systems that have been damaged. [The
County applies the criteria within the Land Development Code (LDC) that
addresses proposed development along the beach and dune system. Beachfront
development is regulated by the provision of the LDC and Growth Management
Plan that restricts activities along the County's Coastal Construction Setback
Line and is further addressed in the Section 3.03.06, Native Vegetation
Retention on Coastal Barriers in the LDC.]
GOAL 2 — The Collier County Emergency Management Department will take a pro- active role in
ensuring intra - governmental coordination within Collier County Government and inter-
governmental coordination with other government agencies in order to enhance hazard
mitigation planning activities. [This goal and objectives are addressed in the Collier
County Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan and do not need to be
separately addressed in the Floodplain Management Plan progress report.]
Objective 2.1: Coordinate state and federal disaster training programs with all government
agencies in Collier County.
Objective 2.2: Coordinate the essential flow of information before, during and after a
disaster.
Objective 2.3: Encourage cooperation and participation of all public and private agencies in
mitigation planning.
Objective 2.4: Ensure that the Collier County Hazard Mitigation Annex to the
Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan incorporates appropriate mitigation
measures as reflected in each agency's Emergency Support Function Annex or
Standard Operating Procedures.
Objective 2.5: Adopt and use the National Incident Management System (NIMS) of
Incident Command and the Florida Incident Command System for disaster
management.
GOAL 3 — Reduce the vulnerability of critical and public facilities from the effects of terrorism,
natural, man made and technological disasters.
Objective 3.1: Consider designing and installing wind and/or waterproofing components
and target hardening for all proposed government owned critical facilities. [. The
County is currently installing hurricane protection in a number of buildings
located on the Main Government Complex. ]
Objective 3.2: Develop and maintain energy, communications and preparedness plans that
will be both practical and effective during periods of disrupted energy and
communication events. [Not applicable to floodplain management issues.]
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Objective 33: Incorporate hazard mitigation measures such as wind/flood proofing and
target hardening during any rehabilitation of existing public facilities. [The County
has secured a grant and is in the process of hardening a number of government
buildings on the Main Government Complex by installing hurricane shutters.
This project will be complete by the Fall. Additionally, new water retention
ponds have been added on the complex. The County is currently cleaning out
storm water pipes and reworking swells.]
GOAL 4 — Strengthen Post - Disaster, Recovery and Mitigation Plans. This goal and objectives do
not need to be addressed by the F000dplain Management Plan progress report.
Objective 4.1: Analyze, review and update Collier County Post - Disaster, Recovery, and
Mitigation Plans and Ordinances.
Objective 4.2: Work with other federal, state and local government agencies to strengthen
post- disaster, recovery, mitigation plans and ordinances.
Objective 4.3: Work with other federal, state and local government agencies in post disaster
recovery establishing contracts to facilitate timely restoration of public and private
infrastructure.
GOAL 5 — Improve coordination of disaster preparedness information through the broadcast and
print media to increase public awareness and participation in preparedness, response,
recovery and mitigation activities. [The "Flood Protection News" is a newsletter
publication that has been developed by the County to periodically (typically three
times a year) present useful information on floodplain and flood insurance issues.
Additionally, the "All Hazards Guide" is a multi -page guidebook annually prepared by
the Collier County Emergency Management Department for distribution throughout
the County. The "All Hazards Guide" provides useful information on how to prepare,
what to do in the event of an emergency, including hurricanes, flooding, tornados,
wildfire and how to recover after the emergency.]
Objective 5.1: Develop and maintain a comprehensive multi - media, multi - lingual public
education program of disaster preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation.
Objective 5.2: Conduct educational programs and research to meet local, state, regional
planning, growth management and hazard mitigation needs or concerns.
Objective 5.3: Work with media representatives to establish a standardized format for use in
dissemination of information to the media during all phases of a disaster.
Objective 5.4: Develop and maintain intergovernmental /coordinated information and
uniform procedures for public information offices during periods of potential disaster
situations.
GOAL 6 — Collier County shall make every reasonable effort to protect water resources, unique
natural habitats and ecologically sensitive areas such as wetlands and hardwood hammocks, anc
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restore, to the maximum extent possible, degraded natural systems to their original state. [The
County requires that 25% of native vegetation shall be set aside for preservation for
Residential and Mixed Use developments greater than 2.5 acres within the Coastal Zone. This
provides a level of protection for the higher more rare coastal vegetative communities as well
as storm protection. The County's Conservation Collier Land Acquisition program is actively
pursuing the acquisition of environmentally sensitive lands. To date, the program has spent
approximately $63.5 million (an increase of $20 million from the previous year) to acquire fee
simple interest in 1,184 acres of environmentally sensitive lands in 16 locations (an increase
of 755 acres from the previous year). The County is currently in negotiations to purchase
a additional 2,950 acres in 4 additional locations for a new projected total of 4,134 acres in 20
locations for a total approximate cost of $108 million. Within the County's Growth
Management Plan and Land Development Code an area of 182,400 acres has been identified
as a Rural Land Stewardship Area overlay. Of that acreage, 40,000 acres have been identified
as Habitat Stewardship Area (HSA), 31,100 acres for Flowway Stewardship Area (FSA), and
18,200 acres for Water Retention Area (WRA). As of December 31, 2007, there has been a
total of 24,126 acres approved as Stewardship Sending Areas (SSA) by the Board of County
Commissioners. These areas have been stripped of their development uses with the exception
of agricultural and conservation uses.]
Objective 6.1: Conserve and protect wetlands and coastal natural features to maintain their
economic, aesthetic and recreational values.
Objective 6.2: Acquire, retain, manage and inventory public lands to provide conservation
and related public benefits.
Objective 6.3: Promote the use of agricultural and horticultural practices which are
compatible with the protection of natural systems.
Objective 6.4: Protect and restore the ecological functions of wetland systems to ensure
their long -term environmental, economic and recreational values.
Objective 6.5: Protect and enhance water sources, public utilities, wetlands, and natural
habitats from potential natural, man made and terrorist acts.
ACTION PLAN ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR 2007
Floodplain Management Plan Updating — The Floodplain Management Planning Committee
worked extensively on a total rewrite of the Floodplain Management Plan with the Board of County
Commissioners adopting the rewritten document on 12- 11 -07.
Development of New Digital Flood Insurance Rate Mans (DFIRMs) — For several years, the County
and the City of Naples have jointly funded the work to complete a new Flood Insurance Study to
address flooding from coastal surge and rainfall. This is a major undertaking since all previous
FIRMS were prepared by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) using only a
coastal surge flood analysis. The area of the study extends from the coast line to the community of
Immokalee. In 2007 the study effort progressed through the extensive hydrologic and hydraulic
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computer model preparation phase, and enter into the storm production run phase in April 2008.
The current schedule projects FEMA completing the public notification process and establishing
DFIRMs with an effective date in late 2010.
Repetitive Loss Properties — Floodplain management involves actions to make a community more
resistant to flood damage. Objectives 1.2.1, 1.2.1.1, and 1.2.1.2 address repetitive loss properties
within the National Flood Insurance Program. In 2007 there were thirty -two (32) properties in
unincorporated Collier County identified as repetitive loss properties. Of these, one (1), which was
the County's only severe repetitive loss structure, was demolished by the new owner, leaving a total
of thirty -one (31) repetitive loss properties.
The extensive effort to rewrite the Floodplain Management Plan in 2007, did not allow the
Floodplain Management Planning Committee time to begin discussions on what the County can do
to develop a sufficiently funded program to either purchase repetitive loss properties or provide
financial assistance and guidance to owners who are willing to elevate their buildings. The FMPC
will discuss the options of developing and implementing such a program during the currently tight
fiscal conditions and their recommendations will be brought to the Board of County Commissioners
in late 2008.
Should the County choose to purchase repetitive loss properties, the future uses for County purposes
will vary. Some lots are situated to be able to provide needed temporary stormwater storage and
treatment. Some lots are waterfront on saltwater canals. Some lots would be better utilized for
rebuilding at the appropriate base flood elevation. In lieu of purchasing all the repetitive loss
properties, the County may be better served by establishing a program (e.g. zero interest or very low
interest loan) of funding assistance for those owners desiring to elevate their homes, but lacking the
financial capability to qualify for federal funding assistance (typically a 25% owner /75% federal
funding grant).
Hi hg er Regulatory Standards — In 2006 the Board of County Commissioners conducted a workshop
and heard staff's recommendations on amending the current Flood Damage Prevention ordinance to
add additional criteria that would make buildings more resistant to flood damage. Staff efforts to
follow up with a revised ordinance were temporarily delayed while focusing on the work with the
Floodplain Management Planning Committee and the Flood Insurance Study. The goal was to
reactivate the development of higher regulatory standards into the Flood Damage Protection
ordinance during late 2007 and early 2008. This effort was reactivated in mid -2008 and will be
reported in the 2008 Annual Progress Report.
Watershed Management Plans — As a part of the County's Growth Management Plan 2006
Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR) process with the Florida Department of Community Affairs
(DCA), a commitment was made in the Conservation and Coastal Management Element to prepare
watershed management plans to address many issues. As a part of that commitment, interim
development standards were proposed to address certain floodplain related items (e.g. floodplain
compensation, continuity of flow through sloughs and flowway areas, increased water quality
treatment, etc.). In 2007 these interim standards became effective upon their approval by the DCA,
were incorporated into the Land Development Code, and will remain in effect until the watershed
management plans, and their recommendations, are developed and approved for implementation by
the Board of County Commissioners.
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During 2006 the Board of County Commissioners also approved the initial funding of the watershed
management plan development process. In 2007, staff started the process by identifying and
prioritizing the watersheds, contracting for the acquisition of new, detailed aerial imagery and
topography, developing an organizational tree for the project, contracting with a consultant firm to
provide project management and oversight services to guide the process to an effective product.
With the ongoing effort by other governmental agencies involved with the Southwest Florida
Feasibility Study, and discussions on the startup of development of a statewide water quality rule,
the County held off on the initiation of the Request for Proposals process for consultant selection on
the detailed watershed modeling. Direction provided by the Southwest Florida Feasibility Study
will provide the County with an opportunity to avoid considerable expense from duplication of
work effort.
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PROPOSED ACTION PLAN FOR 2008 (as contained in the updated Floodplain Management
Plan approved December 11, 2007)
I Floodplain Management Plan 2008 Action Plan Items
FMPC Action
n.te Rervrrnnee Item Nn. Desrrintinn
Responsible
Dent.
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Complete the annual budget and
Road
Maintenance,
11/30/07
Annual
1(f)(i)
maintenance schedule for stormwater
Stormwater
maintenance programs.
Management
Visit each library containing the floodplain and
Engineering &
12/30/07
Annual
6(d)
flood insurance information and
Environmental
update /replace materials (as needed) by 4-
Services
30 -08.
Complete the review of the Building Codes
01/07/08
Annual
1(e)
and present recommended flood damage
Building Dept.
resistance amendments to FMPC.
Complete outreach schedule by November
Stormwater
01/07/08
Annual
4(d)
2007 for Best Management Practices
Management
opportunities and present to FMPC.
01/07/08
Annual
6(b)(i)
Prepare a public information meeting
Comp. Planning
schedule for the FMPC.
Prioritize the various watersheds for
Engineering &
01/22/08
One Time
1(b)(ii)
development of the Watershed Mgmt. Plans.
Environmental
Services
Prepare the proposed 2007 amendments to
Engineering &
01/22/08
One Time
1(d)(ii)
the Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance for
Environmental
presentation to the BCC.
Services
Report planned beach vegetation planting
Coastal Zone
02/05/08
Annual
1(g)
program and dune repair program for 2008 to
Mgmt.
FMPC
Prepare an amendment to the Code of Laws
Engineering &
02126/08
One Time
1(b)(i)
and Ordinances to establish a maximum
Environmental
allowable discharge rate for the Belle Meade
Services
area.
Schedule the first semi - monthly coordination
meeting for drainage system maintenance
Road
02/28/08
One Time
1(f)(i)
Progress and opportunities for coordination of
Maintenance,
system maintenance, enhancements and
Stormwater
efficiencies between the County and Big
Management
C ypr ess Basin /SFWMD
Stormwater
Develop a policy for the County's use of
Management,
03/25/08
One Time
5(f)(ii)
slotted storm sewer for all new and
Engineering &
replacement projects and present to DSAC.
Environmental
Services
Develop a policy for the placement of cross
Stormwater
drains beneath roads within the northern
Management,
03/25/08
One Time
5(f)(iii)
Golden Gate Estates area to maintain usage
Engineering &
of depressional storage in the floodplain,
Environmental
review this with DSAC and the CCPC, and
Services
present to BCC.
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Develop a list and establish a program to
annually contact repetitive loss property
Engineering &
03/30/08
Annual
2(c)(ii)
owners to determine their interest in placing
"potential
Environmental
their properties on a purchase" list
Services
with the County if FEMA funding is available
and approved for Collier County.
Prepare grant applications to enhance
efficiencies of existing stormwater
Stormwater
03/30/08
Annual
5(d)(i)
management systems by seeking alternative
Management
funding sources to bring existing channels to
higher functinal standards.
Prepare a map showing the location of
03/30/08
Annual
6(a)
existing mobile homes within the SFHA and a
CDES /Graphics
map showing the location of existing flood
insurance policy holders.
Update the Floodplain Management website
Engineering &
Environmental
03/30/08
Ongoing
6(b)(ii)
and schedule the "Agencies" public
Services, Comp.
information meeting schedule.
Planning
Develop a flooding "technical assistance'
Engineering &
03/30/08
Ongoing
6(e)
program with a single point of contact,
Environmental
including a web link to that contact point.
Services
4(a) &
Fulfill all training and reporting requirements
Emergency
04/30/08
Annual
4(b) annually
and apply for continued certification
"Storm
Management
as a Ready" community.
Schedule a meeting with local real estate
boards to discuss "All Hazards' educational
meetings and prepare a grant application for
Emergency
04/30/08
Annual
6(c)
funding the preparation of "All Hazard"
Management
educational brochures for distribution to
prospective real estate clients.
Contract for acquisition of new LiDAR
Engineering &
06/30/08
One Time
1(b)(ii)
topographic mapping for the Watershed
Environmental
M mt. Plans.
Services
Report recommended FMPC activity schedule
Engineering &
07/22/08
Annual
1(d)(i)
to the BCC in the 2007 FMP Progress Report
Environmental
Services
Review LDC amendment through the CCPC
for establishing a "one- foot" freeboard
elevation above the Base Flood Elevation for
Engineering &
10/28/08
One Time
2(d)
all new and substantially improved or
Environmental
damaged structures within the SFHA and
Services
report recommended ordinance language to
the BCC.
Review Code of Laws and Ordinances
amendment through DSAC and the CCPC for
the development of a grant program for
enhancing the efficiencies of existing
Engineering &
10/28/08
One Time
3(c)
stormwater management systems and seek
Environmental
alternative funding sources to bring existing
Services
stormwater management systems to higher
standards and report recommended
ordinance language to the BCC.
Review GMP and LDC amendments through
Engineering &
10/28/08
Annual
4(c)
the CCPC to require new and substantially
Environmental
improved critical facilities to be designed to
Services
withistand a 500-year design storm flooding
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Agenda Item No. 10B
July 22, 2008
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impact and report recommended ordinance
language changes to the BCC.
Review GMP and LDC amendments through
10/30/08
Ongoing
1(a)(i)
the CCPC and report recommended
Comp. Planning
ordinance language changes to the BCC
Review LDC amendment through the CCPC
for the development of a Special Flood
10/30/08
One Time
1(a)(ii)
Hazard Area overlay on the zoning maps and
Comp. Planning
report recommended ordinance language to
the BCC.
Develop a local government funded loan
assistance program for retrofitting repetitive
Engineering &
11/25/08
One Time
2(b)
loss properties, review any necessary
amendments to the Code of Laws and
Environmental
Ordinances with DSAC, and present
Services
recommended ordinance to BCC.
Develop a local government funded program
to participate in FEMA grant programs for
Engineering &
11/25/08
One Time
2(c)(i)
acquisition of repetitive loss properties, review
Environmental
any necessary amendments to the Code of
Services
Laws and Ordinances with DSAC, and
resent recommended ordinance to BCC.
Initiate the development of an Interlocal
Agreement between the County and Big
Cypress Basin /South Florida Water
Management District to fund the preliminary
Stormwater
11/25/08
One Time
5(c)(i)
engineering and design study to divert a
Management
portion of the stormwater from the Main
Golden Gate Canal to the northern Belle
Meade and /or southern Golden Gate Estates
areas.
Annually prepare a budget to fully implement
Annually
Annual
5(d)(ii)
the Stormwater Capital Improvement Plan:
Stormwater
watershed studies and structural projects
Management
plan.
Report recommended Conservation Collier
land acquisition areas and recommended land
use amendment petitions (for situations where
Facilities Mgmt.
Ongoing
Ongoing
3(a)
open space and preservation of
(Cons. Collier),
environmentally sensitive areas are part of the
Comp. Planning
criteria utilized in determining the validity of
the land use petition) to the BCC throughout
the ear.
Notification to land use petitioners and
contractors of observed deficient erosion and
Engineering &
Ongoing
Ongoing
3(b)
sediment control activities on their property.
Environmental
Utilize Code Enforcement if necessary to
Services
obtain compliance.
Provide review comments as plans are
completed by the South Florida Water
Engineering &
Ongoing
Ongoing
5(c)(ii)
Management District and U.S. Army Corps of
Environmental
Engineers for the Picayune Strand
Services
Restoration Project stormwater pump stations.
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Agenda Item No. 10B
July 22, 2008
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ATTACHMENT A
Collier County Hazard Mitigation Plan Adoption Resolution
RESOLUTION NO.04- eon
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER COUNTY,
FLORIDA, APPROVING AND ADOPTING A
UNIFIED HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN.
WHEREAS, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Florida
Department of Community Affairs have made funds available for a statewide
Mitigation Strategy; and
WHEREAS, Collier County entered into an Agreement with the State of Florida
Department of Community Affairs on July 29, 2003, to develop a county-wide
Mitigation Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Collier County Comprehensive Plan in Policy 12.2.1., provides
for routine the review and update of the County's Hazard Mitigation procedures;
and
WHEREAS, post - disaster funding will be received more quickly by pre-
identifying mitigation projects; and
WHEREAS, communities with an approved hazard mitigation plan will be
entitled to receive Hazard Mitigation Grant Program, Pre- Disaster Mitigation
Grant Program, & Flood Mitigation Assistance Grant Program funding; and
WHEREAS, substantial savings will be realized because the costs of mitigation
are leas than the costs of recovery and rebuilding.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA that the
Hazard Mitigation Plan attached as Exhibit "A," is hereby approved and adopted
by reference.
This Reaoludvn adopted after motion, second, and majority vote in favor of
adoption this 14" day of December, 2004.
Approved as to form and
vepi suf5cilon y:
Patric t . white
Assistant County Attorney
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONER!
OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
DONNA FIALA, CHAIRMAN
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