LA SAFE OVERVIEW LA SAFE developed an inclusive way to plan for land change and the impacts to our communities from increasing flood risk. Our process integrates planning expertise, the best available science, and community input to envision how southeast Louisiana can grow over the next 50 years. When the plan is complete, LA SAFE will implement demonstration projects and programs across the coast to illustrate adaptation strategies that increase Louisiana’s resilience. CO-DESIGN PROCESS Our planning process relies on community input from start to finish. The project team created a feedback loop through 5 rounds of community meetings in our 6 target parishes. BEST PLANNING PRACTICES A BEST B BEST C PLANNING PLANNING D PRACTICES E PRACTICES MARCH/APRIL MAY/JUNE A B C D E HOLISTIC APPROACH LA SAFE understands that flood risks and environmental challenges lead to changes throughout a community, including residents moving, cultural and economic change, increased social vulnerability, and new educational needs. To address this holistically, the project team collected data and perspectives to develop COMMUNITY adaptation strategies that provide STAKEHOLDER multiple benefits across community VISION COMMUNITY life. The strategies include a range COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDER STAKEHOLDER of solutions outside of CPRA’s VISION structural protection and restoration VISION focus. Planning Categories - Stormwater Management - Housing & Development - Transportation - Education, Economy, & Jobs - Culture & Recreation - CURRENT & FUTURE ENVIRONMENTAL CURRENT & CONDITIONS CURRENT & FUTURE FUTUREJefferson Lafourche Plaquemines St. John ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS CONDITIONS CONNECTING LOCAL TO REGIONAL A B C D E JULY/ AUGUST 5 OCTOBER DECEMBER EARLY 2018 St. Tammany Terrebonne By the end of the LA SAFE process, 6 parishes will have a plan that includes programs, policies and projects that will support southeast Louisiana communities over the next 50 years. So far, more than 1,500 residents participated in the process. They shared their concerns related to stormwater, transportation, and development policy across the coast. Some of these concerns are local, while others require solutions at the regional or state level. Through this process, community members informed local, regional and state policy solutions. LA SAFE ENGAGEMENT PROCESS ROUND 2 MEETINGS ROUND 1 MEETINGS May & June 2017 March & April 2017 JEFFERSON PARISH LA SAFE brought the best science and risk Meeting 1 Ideas modeling to the table. Residents brought their experience, goals and vision. CHALLENGES WATER L CH POOR SCHOOLS L PU ATION CHA N INSTAB IL N R LACK OF RECREATION OPPORTUNITY HO J BUSINESSES LEAVING PARISH HIGH INSURANCE COST OP T MEN & INF R POOR POOR DEVELOPMENT POLICY STORMWATER LACK OF SKILLED WORKERS LOSING FARMLAND MANAGEMENT HIGH TRAFFIC D UE NA T A TR E PO OR WILDLIFE & DRAINAGE GROWING POPULATION & JOBS FISHING PO PU L D FLOO ING FE R& AI WATER CONTIN UE D LO SS E O A CO IMPRC VE EP S OT IMPROV PR RS I DIVE LA POPU MOVING NORTH CA R ND E EDUCA IMP RETENTION to prioritize. The number of those prioritizations are COMMUNITY IMPROVE ENVIRONMENTAL shown here as line width around the circles. ADULT INFRASTRUCTURE EDUCATION CLOSENESS EDUCATION M E AT & OV TY & CULT UN I TECHNICAL UR COLLEGES MM E O YOUTH Participants placed stickers on ideas that they chose LOST HOMES ARNA MAM JO TE R C G WA E C INING H L EC ED U PO OR LA CK E DE V N D CO J IM LI N DEC O & INDUSTRY OPPORTUNITIES ON TI N T OV O TI NT E E D LA INU N LOSS OF INCREASE BUSINESS RECREATION E EM NT N A X BA &T S MS R M SYTE S ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE IO AT A C ES SP I MP O EC N DE R DIV E LO OU D IS C O N SS MOST POPULAR IDEAS ACROSS THE COAST TOP 20 STRATEGIES ACROSS ALL CATEGORIES TOP 20 STRATEGIES ACROSS ALL CATEGORIES S OIL & GAS INDUSTRY DOWNTURN LOSS OF BUSINESSES -10% -10% RECREATIONAL AREAS CIAL R ES SO Participants placed stickers on ideas that they chose O F LACK OF to prioritize. The number of those prioritizations are HEALTHCARE N A S R P T OR as TRANSPORTATION LACK OF line width around the circles. VEshown here T O TR SMART GROWTH & FISHING HUNTING LACK OF TRUST & COMMUNICATION K BU LA CLININ WILDLIF GREEN CULTURAL/ LANGUAGE ECONOMY BARRIERS ES P L AN & R RECRE AT OO USIN I OF B ES FAMILY R IMP LACK OF UTILITIES Public Boat Docks Public Boat Docks UL POP LACK OF BUSINESSES NEW TRANSIT OPTIONS Prioritized Once LACK OF RESOURCES ME VE A SI N G C RE LA C R I MP RECREATION OPTIONS N IO AT GORY PE 1 Idea O C ES E AT Subcategory LOS LITTER things ideas.FESTIVALS S/M & EVENTS ON O CONTROL TI We grouped ideas into A S&P T YOUTH S R and “Major PRESERVE Subcategory O“Subcategories” DEVELOP HOME GREENSPACE EC MOVING DAMAGE Categories” for groups Y &of ideas 18 Ideas NEW IF O AWAY S are INCREASING related but not the same. INFRASTRUCTURE O JOB TRAINING S EDUCATE WATERWAYS ABOUT & WETLANDS COASTAL ISSUES CE OV E TD UR EDUCATION & REE N S JOB LOSS/E GThe sizePof the circles CULTURE INFORMATION A OV INCOME indicate how many SECURITY people said similar G ININ W S DISCONNECT ACROSS RIVER FRUSTRATION WITH PROJECTS TRAINING & MALEADERSHIP JOR PROGRAMS C LACK OF E IMPR N ON DECLINING DEVELOPMENT & INFRASTRUCTURE Y & CITIES TS A C R O S EC RI SH PA LS B AS E O N S & C UL TU TI SALTWATER DI INTRUSION A M NO ACCESS TO COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT U NI TY L SERVICES I FE MM CO OTHER COMMUNITY ADD HEALTH FACILITIES PROMOTE ENTREPRENEURSHIP NEW JOBS & AMENITIES OPPORTUNITIES COMMUNITY SET S &AS SCHOOL& G GROWTH DECLINING PROVIDE SOCIAL TAX BASE TAX INCREMENT FINANCING COMMUNITY CENTER EC TERREBONNE PARISH These circles represent YOUTH CONTINUED ideas collected at JOBSKILLS TRAINING Community Meeting 1. LAND LOSS WILDLIFE & NATURE WATER X TA BUSINESS & INDUSTRY RE IMPROVE K-12 IFE & NATU DL R IL IMPROVE WILDLIFE & NATURE DREDGING COMMUNITY EME &V SCHOOL MOGROWTH N PROTECTION E WILDLIFE MOVEMENT/ RESTORATION DEATH FY SI O ACCOUNTABLE ATION E C O NO MY HOLD OIL & GAS Prioritized 10 times VE & DE LOP OPPORTUNITIES A TR KEY SURGE PROTECTION OR OD COMMUNITY SEAFOOD & AGRICULTURE ATION & SKIL THROUGH CULTURAL FAITH Prioritized Once ASSETS DREDGING REGULATE DEVELOPMENT DEATH T/ GO PREPARE FOR PLANNING UC T EN GROWTH BUILD FOR WATER COMMUNITY Subcategory STRENGTHS CHALLENGES RE SEAFOOD POPULATION MOVEMENT INDUSTRY CULTURAL URBAN &TOURISM INSTABILITY REGIONAL ED IMPROVE N & RE S BUSINESSIO GROWING T T DITIONS St. Tammany D IL Subcategory Meeting 1 Ideas N CO NEW INFRASTRUCTURE GOOD F FLOOD PROTECTION & MANAGEMENT GORY Y IC CREATE PUBLIC 1 Idea / GREENSPACE CENTER ECONOMIC POLLUTION DIVERSITY OR FUTU SEAFOOD PATHS We grouped ideas into DRAINAGE “Subcategories” and “Major Categories” for groups of ideas 18 Ideas are related but not the same. PROTECT I N TY G R O WILDLIFE & MU W M T WATERWAYS H CO GROWTH WORK TOGETHER D ECONOM ACROSS OO Y G BOUNDARIES MAINTAIN INTERGRITY& ACCESS PUBLIC TO JOBS TRUST SIDEWALKS TRANSPORTATION things ideas.& BIKE PROTEC LIT ONS ATI LAND LOSS RESTORATION N LOSS/M STUDENT LOSS SUBSIDENCE DAMAGE WATER ECONOMY FISHING S TAXES N RECR EA T UL Y STR S SE R INSURANCE COSTS SUPPORT SEAFOOD INDUSTRY G R C COMMERCIALE SPORTDADTOIR RECREAT O IO AN UT S ES AC SP G DU OSS & DY DL IN MOVEMENT /DEATH TIE NI Y LIT GOOD SCHOOLS MAINTAIN AN L INTEGRITY & PUBLIC OUTDOOR TRUST WILDLIFE RECREATION DECREASED N & R E ST CONFIDENCE O TIO PROTECTION FLOODING LIBRARIES PLAQUEMINES PARISH NS & PO ATIO UL L GOOD EDUCATION RESOURCES UA S AM S CULTURAL PRESERVATION AND (ECO) TOURISM QUALITY These circles represent ideas collected at COMMUNITY OF LIFE Community Meeting 1. & SCHOOL SAFETY LOCAL ACTION WILDLIFE & NATURE IN IMPROVE DRAINAGE POOR WATER PARKS & QUALITY GREEN SPACES DECLINING HUNTING The size of &the circles HOME IMPROVE FISHING indicate how many VALUES & TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT ALTERNATIVE people said similar PEACEFUL LIVING DAMAGE KEY RECREATION FACILITIES RE N STRENGTHS OPPORTUNITIES LOSS E GR GOOD SUBSIDENCE GOVERNMENT Y DIVERSIFY O YOUTH ST & REGULATIONS WATERWAYS JOB & PERMITS & LOSS WETLANDS GREEN SPACES & RAIN GARDENS ECONOMY WILDLIFE VALU MOVEMENT/ E ME DEATH O WORKFORCE TRAINING HIGH LAND & PLACEMENT EC O S Y S T LITY OF LIF UA E LIMITED DEVELOPABLE AREA OM D ON S S & DY LO I G Q S N B U S I E SS & OF NATURAL E&G BUSINESS & G INA RE RESOURCES INDUSTRY RA E D NATURE & TAX ECOTOURISM GREEN INCREASE SPACES N STREET G BA FIX EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE UT H YOFLOODING PR TIDAL N& & POOR IO DRAINAGE PROGRAMS TO AL TIC LI LOSS OF DECLINING DEVELOP & EC HOME VALUES FY & DEVELOPMENT MORE NEW TRANSIT INFRASTRUCOPTIONS TURE FLOODING INCREASING ER &CRIME GR WAT EE TR U CHALLENGES TAX BASE TR A NS P O R TA VE O OODING FL COMMUNITY CLOSENESS X IMPROVE TRAFFIC SCHOOLS ON TI Jefferson LACK OF HOSPITAL & PEACE SAFETY INCREASE VALU E HOUSING & ERTIES GRASS POOR WATER QUALITY S& ME ACCESS TO TA DENSITY HO AMENITIES G &CITIES RES O U L A REMOVE RC UR HIGH BLIGHT E AT INSURANCE COSTS DECLINING JOBS & INCOME P RO UNMOWED DEVELOP SENIOR HOUSING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COASTAL EDUCATION LANGUAGE & CULTURAL EDUCATION LITTER CONCERNS N FAMILY CLEANLINESS & BEAUTY STREET FLOODING O PP O & POOR TIONRISK OFRTU MAJOR DRAINAGE Q AIR & HEALTH ISSUES What We Heard at Meeting 1 N NTAINED P AI COST OF LIVING M CO EW LACK OFMM U RECREATION RURAL LOCATION VE EDUCAT IO & COS BS STRESS & ANXIETY S O PR O PN LO C A LTOIO OD QUALITY OF LIFE CE SCHOOLTC RA L IAL RE SO TIE NI POPULATION LOSS / MOVEMENT LOCAL FOOD T O OF UR OWDING OVER G RE SO C ALITY OF LI LAFOURCHE PARISH SCHOOL CLOSURES CULTURALCROWDED HERITAGESCHOOLS T E R & UN QU NT YOUTH RETENTION In the fourth round, the LA SAFE team held several stakeholder meetings and community open houses in each parish. At the open houses, LA SAFE shared updates and progress on plan and project development, and discussed the ideas with residents one-on-one. At the stakeholder meetings, leaders and potential partners advised on how the projects could align with existing efforts. At the third round of meetings, the project team presented an overall vision for each parish. Residents evaluated the vision and answered a series of questions, and provided feedback on individual projects, programs, and policies that could potentially support the vision. INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS LOSS/M OV ION E AT ME R CE UR O The second round of LA SAFE meetings focused on conversations in smaller communities. Residents discussed adaptation strategies over the next 10, 25 and 50 years. In this series of community meetings, residents pinpointed challenges, proposed solutions, and collectively described a future across different types of environments and different levels of risk. WEATHER CHALLENGES RESIDENTS IDENTIFIED OPPORTUNITIES NS & C ING & OUVLET TIO R DI S Residents checked in on the progress at open houses. Stakeholders provided implementation insight and guidance. PEACE & FLOOD COMMUNITY INSURANCE ADAPTING FOR WATER BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES We held 21 meetings in 19 locations across Residents evaluated a vision, responded to the coast. Residents recommended shortpolling questions and prioritized strategies. term, medium-term and long-term strategies. RECREATOINAL STRENGTHS OPPORTUNITIES BUSINESS CULTURE PROPERTY VALUES N GRO W NSIT JOB LOSS HOME VA LU D S J OB CONTIN A GO OD FE UL AT P OP O B LOSS OF TR A KNOWLEDGE Cross-Parish Stormwater Management Strategy Cross-Parish Stormwater Management Strategy Coastal Restoration Coastal RestorationConstruction ConstructionJobs Jobs & & Coastal Restoration Construction Jobs & Training Training Training Improved Parish Drainage System Improved Parish Drainage System Prioritized 10 times P U RE G E PR HOME RV PRESE L MM SERVE CO CO LOSS OF B YOUTHS MOVING AWAY RA V AT UC ST R UC HUNTING & FISHING IMPROVE FU TU RE FOR ION & Build sewer system in Gray New Schools & Youth Recreation Historic Halfway Cemetery Tourist Center COASTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS Hideaway Ponds, Tiger Bayou, & swamp tours Commercial / Health / Medical Higher density affordable housing west of LA-311 Industrial Investment east of LA-311 Nicholls or Fletcher create coastal restoration programs Traffic on MLK JOB SKILLS TRAINING ! Valhi Blvd Extension BU PLAN & SPOR T AD B JO TR EPARE PR F Q SI F Prioritized Once U RE G COASTAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS EDUCATION PROGRAMS OTHER No grocery or gas station Bring Back Church Fairs Support as recreational fishing area Create Local Festival Fire Department Sport Fishing Lapeyrous Grocery, Supply, Piggly Wiggly, Dock + Shop Boardwalk & Platform, Birdwatching, Bridges. Bike & Birding, Audubon Society Rec Trails Program, Kayak Launch Economic investment Seafood Distribution Center Public Pier or Boat Launch DIVERSIFICATION We grouped ideas into “Subcategories” and “Major Categories” for groups of ideas are related but not the same. General Economic Investment Asset/area to be protected Cultural Assets Industry/Economic Investment Schools & Educational assets Housing & Development Groceries & amenities Job Centers Recreational Fishing & Eco Tourism Seafood Industry Boat Docks Areas Corresponding to Noted Enviornment and Sustainability Strategy Subcategory Prioritized Once U ED IO N & CAT IN F EDUCATION YOUTH KNOWLEDGE B & JO TRAIN I BS JOBS FOR YOUTH ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY Areas Corresponding to Noted Community & Culture Strategy G HIGHER EDUCATE ABOUT COASTAL ISSUES Prioritized 10 times N IMPROVE ECONOMY & JOBS General Quality of life assets Prepare for SHARE PRESERVE COMMUNITY STABILITY COMMUNITY & CULTURE Existing asset or problem Type of Icon LUMCON Flood Protection Bike Trail Rainwater Retention area / Nature Preserve Multimodal Transportation Areas Corresponding to Noted Economy & Jobs Strategy ! ! Traffic Problem New Rail EDUCATION NEW JOBS Plaquemines St. Tammany ! Flooding Problem Pumping systems Commuter & Regional Rail Commuter & Regional Rail Complete Streets Complete Streets Community gardens and planting programs Community gardens and planting programs Incentivize Essential Service Providers Incentivize Essential Service Providers Lafourche Terrebonne St. John FLOOD-RELATED Parks & Nature Trails New Road WORKFORCE TRAINING Key Icon Meaning (if not noted otherwise) People Moving & Protection Protection Future proposed idea Problem or need Water ATION Restoration LOCAL SEAFOOD RM Restore Wetlands Size of Icon Prepare for Hurricanes O E RECREATION & YOUTH PROGRAMS R & RE S EC T TO OT R N SI T & E CUATION VA Terrebonne 18 Ideas P 1 Idea IMPRO VE Tourism A TR Subcategory Public Boat Launch • Add public boat launches and piers • Preserve, grow. and service the ecotourism economy • Promote multi-modal public transportation • Subsidize home, flood and wind insurance costs • Improve existing pumps • Support local fishermen and seafood industry • Clean existing drains, ditches, and culverts • Preserve culture and traditions • Allow floating homes and stores Potential new/ improved asset to prioritize. The number of those prioritizations are PROMOTE Build the for circles. shown here as line width around JO indicate how many ECONOMIC people said DEVELOPMENT similar & things ideas. C GORY Cultural Events & Preservation MAJOR LAND & WATER MANAGEMENT P TO E AT MO LTURE & ISM PR O CU UR These circles represent ideas collected at Community Meeting 1. TE FOR WAT E AN Participants placed Lstickers on ideas that they chose Save Island Road for fishing R KEY IMPROVE REGULATIONS & POLICY The size of the circles Economic investment area ! Terraces Nature Trails Public Fishing Pier Bald Eagles & Eco-Tourism REGULATIONS & POLICY ! Create a port commission in Dulac Grow oil industry Terraces ! ! Culture Center language, net making, cajun french, & music Proposed “hardening” shoreline Native American Mounds Support as recreational fishing area ! Estuary and Windfarm ! ! ! Fishing Piers ATTRACT INDUSTRY TAX VISITORS OIL INDUSTRY NAVIGATION TOURISM/ ECOTOURISM Chauvin Sculpture Garden & Wolfe’s Pharmacy CY LI CITRUS FARMING EASTBANK GED PROGRAM COMMUNITY CAPACITY BUILDING RECREATION & YOUTH PROGRAMS TION & PO LA ESL K-12 SCHOOLS OPPORTUNITIES PROMOTE COMMUNITY EVENTS Protect Community + Culture ! Services Area E EDUCA Prioritized 10 times GROW POPULATION PLAN REGIONALLY OV IMP R IMPRO V M O CO & STABILIZE B US IN VE DI V E R SAFTEY GROW BUSINESSES & JOBS COMMUNITY HIRE AND LOCAL TRADITIONS POPULA T VOLUNTARY ACQUISITION QUALITY OF LIFE 300 acres of terraces to protect Houma. $10M Pump water south Cultural Preservation ON TI PRE S E R ES I MP R UR ON THE RIVER COCODRIE/CHAUVIN/DULAC Terraces & TRAINING SHIFTS OT S AN D C U LT G Subcategory Levee Bike Trails New School OPPORTUNITIES N IO EDUCATION OM Y & Q OL PR ISE GORY E Y WATER“Subcategories” and “Major BASED INVEST LIFE ON TRANSPORTALOCALLY Categories” forTIONgroups of ideas THE BAYOU areDEVELOP related but not the same. LOVE OR Flooding: Install Gate Protect Assets N IO IT MONTEGUT/POINTE AUX CHENES • Subsidize flood insurance costs • Finish building the levee • Clean existing drains, ditches, and culverts • Assist in elevating homes • Add public boat launches and piers • Support and encourage ecotourism • Preserve culture and traditions • Preserve critical assets New Grocery Store AD ` R FOR WA SPORTSMANS TEPARADISE LD UI HUNTING Subcategory ITY OF LI A F ELLOP V E U D We grouped ideas into SUSTAIN AGRICULTURE ECONOMY New School R B TRA MAJOR & JO IN stickers on ideas that they chose Participants placed ELEVATE IFOOD N BS RECREATIONAL C FISHING to prioritize. The number of those prioritizations are FESTIVALS HOMES INNOVATE SEASONAL FOR WATER shown here as line width around the circles. JOB The size of the circles indicate how many COMMUNITY people USES said similar things ideas. INCREASE FOOD ACCESS ENHANCE QUALITY OF LIFE NS PA E AT RY SHIPBUILDING PRESERVE COMMUNITY & OIL & POPULATION GAS CULTURAL PRESERVATION NATURAL BEAUTY WATER INFRASTRUCTURE & ITY IL N IO AT PROTECT FROM FLOODS B DRAINAGE & SEWAGE ON C SEAFOOD SERVICES ON DITI S LOCAL BUSINESSES HIGHWAYS & ROADS A SM E S & I NDU ST ES TRY PROMOTE LOCAL SEAFOOD COMPENSATE FOR COMMUNITY COST OF RESTORATION E RASTR INF U UR E CT DUS IN CREATE COLLAB SAFE ON SOLUTIONS HARBORS NITY SINDUSTRY MU TA18 Ideas 1 Idea HEALTH M CO & REST ION OR CT RESTORE WETLANDS FAMILY TIES G RE ADDRESS TheseDRUG circles represent USE/ ideas collected IMPROVE at ABUSE HEALTHCommunity Meeting 1. CARE E GREAT PEOPLE DIVERSITY CA HEALTH SERVICES ON EASTBANK SMALL TOWN FEEL ORT FISH IN PP SU H KEY DISASTER PREPAREDNESS PLANNING ITY CLOSE UN N M S ES HEALT VE BUILD FOR WATER Drainage Requirements for New Developments Drainage Requirements for New Developments Support Culturally Focused Camps & Support Culturally Focused Camps & After Support Culturally Focused Camps & After After School Programs School Programs School Programs Culvert/Ditch Maintenance Culvert/Ditch Maintenance • Create a plan that allows more compact neighborhoods • Create affordable housing • Create water retention areas and rain gardens • Provide multi-modal public transportation (trains, buses, bicycles, and walking) • Develop economic diversification • Educate youth about coastal issues • Improve existing pumps • Clean existing drains, ditches, and culverts New Road ! Increased Affordable Housing Options Increased Affordable Housing Options GIBSON/GRAY/SCHRIEVER Retention Pond “Buy this land (4k acres) as a retention pond. Local area drains here already anyway. But we pay Army Corps. 3 X’s indicating schools or school closures in this area. Job Opportunities In Renewable Energy Job Opportunities In Renewable Energy TERREBONNE PARISH Discussion Summaries Food Desert ! JO B INVEST IN SCHOOLS IMPROVE TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE ON C FAMILY ILD St. Bridget Church Backwater flooding Prioritized 10 times RE TU O NF EI IMP F SEA OOD RE Prioritized Once R POPU LA ED Multi Modal Hub Amtrak, Greyhound, Good Earth Transit, grocery, restaurants, commercial development Major Landowners INING RE INC ASI LACK OF DEVELOPMENT AND SERVICES Improve Amtrak station Light Industrial Corridor A TR OT MISC. ! New Housing & Development Kayak Launch Campgrounds LAND LOSS AND EROSION NT PR ON TI IMPRO VE IN IMPR OV SS NA AND E SS ME VE CU LOSS/ M O LOCAL & FEDERAL POLICY New Amenities Historic Station Commercial Hub Job Training Programs Job Training Programs WHAT WE HEARD AT MEETING 2 Backwater Flooding: Elevate this area ION RS I WILDLIFE MOVEMENT/ DEATH OS R Y IC S ES DIVE E QUALITY OF LIFE EXAMPLE ROUND 2 RESULT MAP STRENGTHS OPPORTUNITIES Plaquemines St. John NING LI PROTECTION ST CULTURAL PRESERVATION & TOURISM STORMWATER DRAINAGE PROTECTION & RESTORATION MMUNITY NS & Participants stickers on Oideas that they chose PO ATIO placed LOSS OF SENSE OF UL G to prioritize. The Lnumber of thoseUSEABLE prioritizations are COMMUNITY PEACEFULNESS LAND COORDINATE shown here as line width around the circles. PEOPLE MOVING NORTH N COASTAL SAFETY RESTORATION TY O F L ALI I FE QU FLOODING GOVERNMENT FROM SERVICES WATERWAYS COMMUNITY CLOSENESS Subcategory INSURANCE CONTROLCOSTS GROWTH INCREASED TRAFFIC IO AT RECREATION LOSS & R E ST ION OR TO JOBS IVING S LOSS OF LANDMARKS / SHARED SPACES INCENTIVIZE ENTREPRENEURSHIP 18 Ideas T EC RECREATION & YOUTH PROGRAMS COST OF We grouped ideas into CULTURAL LIVING IS HIGHER EXPENSIVE TAXESPRESERVATION “Subcategories” and “Major SEAFOOD & TOURISM Categories” for groups of INDUSTRY ideas BEAUTIFICATION ECONOMIC HIGHER BUSINESS are LOW related but not the same. DIVERSITY & LITTER TAXES STRONG INDUSTRY & CULTURE Subcategory FL CLOSING ACCESS DIVERSIFY AL L O ECONOMY LTUR S1 Idea EXPAND TOURISM S O MY BU NITY CLOSE N MU HOME DAMAGE/ LOSS FLOODING (GENERAL) REGULAR FLOODING/ POOR DRAINAGE AND STORMWATER MANAGEMENT MMAJOR DECLINING C SAFTEY TRADITIONS Y OF LIFE NO SMART GROWTH HABITAT HOME VALUES DECLINING GORY The size ofPRESERVE the circles COMMUNITY indicate how many STABILITY people said similar COST S things ideas. NG SCHOOLS SINESSE LIT O GREEN ideas collected at OPPORTUNITIES Community SPACES Meeting 1. OIL CRASH BUSINESS AND ILITY STAB MOVING & ITY DAMAGE NORTHQ UN UA EC NATURAL PROMOTE LOCAL NATURE & RESOURCES LOSS TheseSEAFOOD circles represent OF NEW JOBS & LUES DEC VA GOOD SCHOOLS E AT BILITY TA CHANGING INDUSTRY AND INDUSTRY CO INCREASE COMMUNITY PRIDE & COOPERATION OODING FL PROTECT & RESTORE RECREATION & YOUTH LOSS OF PROGRAMS BUSINESSES STRY FAMILY BUSINESS SS A N INE INCREASE D DU IN LOSS OF JOBS AND INCOME ESS DEVELOP & POLICY US E VULNERABILITY PRESERVE & RESTORE WETLANDS OPPORTUNITIES L R ES O U RA STRYRIC DU N TU IN KEY & RE S TO R Y IMPROVE IMPROVE DRINKING WATER & ECT OT R PROTECT FROM FLOODS ADD HEALTH FACILITIES NEW HOUSING OPTIONS REGULATIONS REGULATE POLLUTION FY BIKE PATHS CHALLENGES STRENGTHS RETAIN LOCAL JOBS TIONS & P LA LIC NT IMPROVE DRAINAGE DIVERSIFY ECONOMY O E EM G Lafourche NEW JOBS & OPPORTUNITIES UNCERTAINTY ABOUT NEW RULES, REGULATIONS, & COST OF BUILDING TER MAN WA A POPULATION LOSS/ MOVEMENT SMART GROWTH LA N D R DIV E C COST OF LIVING Y ILIT AB FLOODING RTY LO HOME VALUES DECLINING/ COST INCREASES MY NO COST OF ECONOMIC ADAPTATION NT Meeting 1 Ideas Organized within SWOT Framework E October 2017 G NATURE & GREEN SPACES S S LA C K R CULTURAL LINING/ COS C T DEHERITAGE & I SIN EA L RES OU Meeting 1 Ideas Organized SEAFOOD ECONOMY NO LOCAL HEALTCARE PERMEABLE SURFACES FLOODING R NC U RA UNMANAGED DEVELOPMENT ADAP FLOODING T & POOR & TH IO AT B US I & WETLANDS CE REASIN INC G NT & INF PME RA ST G LO STREET USTRY LOSS OF BUSINESS & CUOF NS RISK LT MAJOR U WATERWAYS E INESSES & D IN CES HIGH INSURANCE COST UR LACK OF RECREATION US E EV LOSS OF SURGE PROTECTION FESTIVALS MORE CHANGES TO WATER SALINITY R TU O U S S AFFORDABILITY RY ST NE F ATION/FLO EST OD IN LOCAL FOOD GOOD FEAR & HOPELESSNESS HEALTHCARE UNMANAGED DEVELOPMENT OCIAL RE SS & I N D LOW CRIME TIO DI UC R COST OF LIVING JOBS & INCOME D OR EF S & G LOSS OF WILDLIFE & GOOD HABITAT SCHOOLS STRESSLOCAL FOOD STRAINED INFRASTRUCTURE LITY BI FAMILY L T OF IVING R A NCE SU IN OS C SS & D YIN POOR INFRASTRUCTURE RE AFFORDA & HIGH TRAFFIC D LO LAND LOSS & EROSION SS CAN’T AFFORD TO MOVE ELE S HO HP& S A< SA NE HER TY FE OVERCROWDED SCHOOLS N LA YSTEM CHANGING POPULATION NT HOME DAMAGE LOSS OF WETLANDS AND WATERWAYS M O OS EC ELEVATING HOMES SS, GROWTH, LO & N IO ME VE G ES H OM E GES/ C H AN MA DA U C T URE S LOS JOBS HAVE LEFT LACK OF DIVERSIFICATION LACK OF VISITOR ATTRACTIONS CONTINUED POPULATION LOSS SS & ROUND 4 MEETINGS July & August 2017 HOME OWNERSHIP DECLINING R AT CONT IN O YOUTHS MOVING AWAY CTIONS & HARD TO SELL HOMES HARD TO DEVELOP NEW BUSINESSES OF ING BS O CONTINUED SUBSIDENCE A TR EATION OP UL A DP TI UE CHANGING POPULATION R EC HOME DAMAGE/ CHANGES SEAFOOD INDUSTRY PO N US R POO DEVE L D SU BS IDE INCREASED FLOODING & FLOOD RISK WILDLIFE CHANGE / DEATH LO C N UE TIN CE O RESIDENTS LEAVING / MOVING LACK OF A T D L AN CONTINUED LAND & WETLAND LOSS GE Meeting 1 focused on understanding changes taking place in each community, and setting goals ST. TAMMANY PARISH for the future. After reviewing data, residents Meeting 1 Ideas Organized discussed the changes they have seen in their CHALLENGES lifetimes, what they think is most important to STRENGTHS protect, and their hopes for the future of their parish. The opportunities identified by the residents are the foundation for the SAFE strategies. STLA JOHN PARISH CHANGES TO WATER INCREASING COSTS OF LIVING & INSURANCE Y IT GE S AN & SS O ROUND 3 MEETINGS Jefferson Medium Density Housing (2-3 stories) Medium Density Housing (2-3 stories) Improve Transportation Improve PublicPublic Transportation AcrossAcross Parish Improve Public Transportation Across Parish Parish Lines lines lines Create Createa aFull-Time Full-TimeDrain DrainMaintenance Maintenance Create a Full-Time Drain Maintenance Department Department Department ProgramtotoRestore RestoreAbandoned Abandoned Property Program Property to Program to Restore Abandoned Property to to Natural Condition Natural Condition Natural Condition Increase Walkability & Sustainable Increase Walkability & Sustainable StreetIncrease Walkability & Sustainable StreetStreet-Scape Scape Scape Expand Boat Harbors Expand Boat Harbors 0% 0% 10% 10% 20% 20% 30% 30% 40% 40% 50% 50% 60% 60% 70% 70% PROPOSAL POLLING & SELECTION The six pilot proposals around the room are based on the community input the project team heard this year, and align with future environmental conditions. Tonight, the project team asks you which of the six you most prefer. Tonight’s results will be announced at 7:30pm. The final plan, including proposal selection, will be released in the first quarter of 2018! WHY YOUR PREFERENCE MATTERS The final pilot proposal will be chosen based on six criteria: 1. Public Preference A proposal earns points based on public polling at current parish-wide meetings. The most popular proposals will receive the most points, and the least popular proposals will receive the fewest points. TONIGHT’S PREFERENCE POLLING Boards with the six pilot proposals are around the room. Visit each of them, ask questions, and give your feedback on comment cards. Once you evaluate each of the proposals, please visit the polling station. You have two gold, two green, and two blue tokens. Drop one token in each tube at the polling station based on your level of preference. • Gold Token = 2 points. These are for your two favorite proposals. • Green Token = 1 point. These are for your third and fourth favorite proposals. • Blue Token = 0 points. These are for your least favorite proposals. 2. Leverage Funds A proposal earns points if it can identify other funding sources in addition to current funds. If $1 is provided by other sources for every $3 from LA SAFE, projects begin to earn points. Projects that are funded mostly (>50%) by other sources get the maximum points for this criteria. Cash or other in kind contributions, such as land donations, are acceptable leverage. Volunteers or other “sweat equity” contributions are not considered leverage. 3. LMI Benefit A proposal earns points if 50% or more of the proposal benefits a low-to-moderateincome (LMI) population. Points will be awarded on an all-or-nothing basis. 4. Public Benefit (Quantitative) 2 points 1 point A proposal earns points if the benefit to the public can be measured. For example, the number of units created or rehabilitated in a housing proposal, or the number of jobs created in an economic development proposal. The scoring committee determines the measurable benefits of each proposal. 0 points Most Popular GRETNA CITY PARK A ST CANAL B 25TH IMPROVEMENT C RE-GREEN ELMWOOD C D LAFITTE WETLANDS EDUCATION CENTER Least Popular COMPLETE E GREEN STREETS F MIXED USE HOUSING PROTOTYPE FA L L 2 0 1 9 W e s t b a n k ex p r e s s W a y A 25tH street resilienCe DistriCt C i t y o f g r e t n a tHe 25tH street resilienCy DistriCt is Home to one of tHe HigHest ConCentrations of repetitive loss (rl)anD severe repetitive loss (srl) properties left in tHe single family Homes improvements WitHin tHe b e l l DistriCt to responD to tHe unique Design anD infrastruCture CHallenges present. p e C H a s e H ig H W a r i m a r y im p r o v e m e n t s 1 25th Street Canal - proposed canal improvements would utilize open canal green infrastructure features to improve capacity and conveyance of the drainage subbasin. Depending on results of the H+H anlaysis, a small pump station may also be added to the canal improvements. 2 Gretna City Park - park improvements would implement the recommendations put forth by the community with the help of the Tulane Regional Urban Design Center. Concepts include: ecological restoration throughout the park, including establishment of riparian edges; a multiuse path connecting both sides of the Bellevue neighborhoood; assorted green infrastructure water retention features; and, the formalization of entrances relative to adjacent neighborhoods. y 1 Green Streets - concepts include curb extensions with bioretention capacity, urban bioswales, assorted pervious paving and materials, increased subsurface capacity and other green infrastructure interventions that incorporate the Complete Streets framework and address connectivity deficits within the District. WH i t n e y H e Canal 2 Country. neigHborHooDs WitHin tHe DistriCt are preDominately at-graDe, <1000 sqft, WHiCH Were DevelopeD in tHe 1950s-60s. tHe City's intent is to position future p r o g r e s s Ordinance - recognizing the need to address conditions within the District, the City Council has introduced an ordinance deliniating the boundaries and mandating a resiliency and sustainabilty approach to new infrastructure. r e g e n D o l C a n a District Boundary l RL/SRL Concentrations Privacy Notice: This information is subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 and shall not be disclosed, discussed, or shared with individuals unless they have a direct need-to-know in the performance of their official duties. This information is personal and priviledged and should be treated as "For Official Use Only". Unauthorized disclosure of this information may result in personal liability with civil and criminal penalties. H+H Analysis - the City recently contracted to begin a comprehensive hydrologic and hydraulic analysis and design alternatives study to identify drainage capacity needs and technical approach to the responding projects, all with a mandate to incorporate climate resilient design principles. Funding - the City is actively identifying and positioning to leverage as many external and internal funding resources as possible, including, but not limited to: local capital projects funding, FEMA's Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) and Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) Grant Programs, Louisiana Strategic Adaptations for Future Environments (LA-SAFE), State Capital Outlay and the Statewide Flood Control Program. Proposed projects within the district are scalable to meet available funding sequencing needs. B ELMWOOD SHOPPING CENTER 1 2 0 0 S O U T H C L E A R V I E W P A R K WAY, N E W O R L E A N S , L A 7 0 1 2 3 D E F 5. Public Benefit (Qualitative) A proposal earns points if it addresses future flood risk and environmental conditions in a unique way and/or improves quality of life for residents. For example, this may include a proposal’s value as an example project, or its ability to be easily replicated in other places. The scoring committee will determine the qualitative benefits of each proposal. 6. CRS Score A proposal will earn points if the activity falls under the Community Rating System (CRS). Points will be awarded on an all-or-nothing basis. The Community Rating System (CRS) is a program that provides flood insurance discounts to communities that carry out certain floodplain management activities. RECOMMENDED POLICIES STORMWATER MANAGEMENT HOUSING & DEVELOPMENT Institutionalize considerations of future flood risk in daily operations and programs within state agencies. Encourage elevation of homes based on current and future flood risk. • Create a State Office of Resilience to move away from the responsive nature of current mitigation planning and move away from paradigms specific and reactive to individual disaster events. • Require state agencies to assess current and future flood risks to their physical assets based on the 50year projections in the Coastal Master Plan. Agencies will publish risk reduction plans for existing and planned assets based on this assessment. • Require state agencies to assess current and planned programs and projects to ensure consistency with the Coastal Master Plan, and develop strategies mitigate current and future flood risk on their operations. Align public funding and project prioritization to promote green infrastructure and stormwater management. • Empower regional planning associations to develop watershed-based stormwater policies across jurisdictional lines, and allow for the formation of stormwater utilities that can create fee-based services to help pay for flood risk reduction projects. • Require all publicly-funded capital projects in the state to capture and store at least 1.25” of rainfall in the first hour of a rain event, and allow local governments to mandate higher stormwater retention requirements for publiclyfunded projects. • Develop safety guidelines for greywater use in toilets and for irrigation, and encourage the use of captured stormwater for these purposes. • Design new and retrofitted recreation areas with ample drainage and water storage space, and use those recreation areas as a secondary tier of defense against neighborhood flooding. Incentivize the incorporation of stormwater management features and green infrastructure in private developments. • Incentivize investment in stormwater management best practices on private property through grant and lowinterest loan programs, tax rebates, and stormwater fees. • Provide outreach, education, and technical assistance to the public, planners, contractors, and local governments on best management practices for stormwater and green infrastructure. • Create a public online portal that maps existing stormwater management and green infrastructure assets and provides the current status of local stormwater management assets. • Implement and enforce a requirement that all new developments or substantial rehabilitations of existing properties be built 2’ above base flood elevation. • Develop equitable financial incentives to assist with home elevations and ensure elevation support is accessible to all residents. • Combine wind fortification and weatherization programs with home elevations to account for multiple risk factors. Plan future development based on risk typologies, with residential growth in low risk areas. • Develop zoning ordinances that incentivize high density, mixed use development in low risk areas. • Prohibit new, permanent residential development in high risk areas outside proposed structural protections. • Develop a buy-out program for full time residents in high-risk areas outside structural protection. This program must provide an adequate amount of money to buy a home of similar size and in good condition in a low-risk area. • Create a phased reduction or elimination of the homestead exemption for homes in high risk areas outside structural protections. • Require bonding of new commercial developments to ensure demolition at the end of their useful life, or upon long-term vacancy. Identify ways to lower insurance rates. • Require participation in FEMA’s Community Rating System (CRS) for communities in the flood plain. To help communities comply with this requirement, provide local capacity building and technical assistance, prioritize funding for local mitigation and projects that improve a community’s CRS rating, and provide education and outreach on the potential economic benefits of higher CRS ratings for home and business owners. • Conduct a feasibility analysis for Louisiana to leave the NFIP and develop its own flood insurance program that requires mandatory insurance for homeowners throughout the state, creating a separate risk pool. TRANSPORTATION Promote well-connected multimodal transportation options within parishes and across the region to better connect communities to emerging and growing sectors, industries and job opportunities. • Require the use of base flood elevation and CPRA 50year flood risk projections in the planning and design of future transportation routes, and when prioritizing retrofits and upgrades to existing routes to ensure long term viability. • Require that DOTD model the impacts of new transportation projects on hydrological processes and mitigate flood risk in the surrounding areas. • Improve connectivity between parks, complete streets, public transit, water transportation and greenways to create ease of access for pedestrians and bicyclists. • Index the state fuel tax to the consumer price index to prevent future loss of purchasing power to help pay for the backlog of maintenance, particularly on key evacuation routes, and expand funding options for multimodal transportation. • Allocate state transportation funding categorically rather than by project to provide the state more flexibility to be strategic in delivering projects, particularly in regards to multimodal transit projects. • Prioritize transportation projects that promote multimodal transportation, access to public and commercial facilities, and environmental and economic benefits. • Update Louisiana’s Complete Streets Policy to include consideration of facilities for stormwater capture and retention and incorporate these features into key transportation route planning. • Review DOTD compliance with the recommendations of the Complete Streets Working Group final report, and take action to implement any recommendations that DOTD has not yet adopted. Protect and elevate key supply chain and evacuation routes. • Utilize the CPRA Master Plan’s 50-year projections to identify key transportation and evacuation routes vulnerable to current or future flooding and prioritize their retrofit in the State Transportation Plan. • Incorporate existing transportation assets such as parish ferries into evacuation plans, and train captains as first responders in case of emergencies. EDUCATION, ECONOMY, & JOBS CULTURE & RECREATION Increase coastal education for students. Increase access to nature for recreational use. • Develop a coastal curriculum for K-12 students about Louisiana’s coastal landscapes, including the ecology, culture, history, and economy of Louisiana’s coast. • Promote areas outside structural protection systems as a sportsman’s paradise, including tax incentives for recreational businesses operating in these areas. • Work with non-profit and philanthropic partners to expand weekend or summer camp opportunities for coastal education and combined culture and history camps, particularly among low and middle income students. • Create a division of ecotourism within the Louisiana Office of Tourism to help grow and promote ecotourism opportunities within the state. Expand skills training in coastal careers. • Develop a coastal specialization certification pathway open to students seeking either Jumpstart or TOPS diplomas. • Enhance coordination between k-12 education, community colleges, 4-year universities, and industry to ensure students are receiving the training that meets the needs of local employers. • Support an eventual transition to an apprenticeshipbased model for training new employees in coastal careers. • Use a combination of regulations, financial incentives, technical assistance, outreach and education to build Louisiana’s expertise in coastal and stormwater management. • Offer retraining programs in coastal careers. Grow and diversify the economy. • Market and promote Louisiana expertise in the fields of coastal restoration, adaptation and water management. • Incentivize the renewable energy and energy efficiency economy through the continuation or expansion of tax rebates, access to low-interest capital, outreach and education. Support Louisiana Seafood and Fishermen. • Understand how changing environmental conditions and proposed coastal restoration projects will affect Louisiana fisheries and work with affected fisheries to provide alternative opportunities or support. • Assist the fishing industry with technical assistance and flexible loan programs that help improve product quality, reputation and distribution to local markets. • Promote Louisiana’s seafood industry with targeted advertising campaigns and events. • Provide research and technical assistance for adopting sustainable fisheries and aquaculture practices in Louisiana. • Partner with non-profits or philanthropic organizations to expand access to outdoor recreational opportunities for Louisiana youth. • Use municipal ordinances and incentives to encourage new developments to create access to green spaces and natural areas. • Provide technical assistance and loans to help commercial fishermen diversify their businesses during the commercial off-season. Preserve and support Louisiana culture and historical sites. • Utilize apps, augmented reality and other new technologies to help visitors discover Louisiana’s culture and history. • Develop a “stay-cation” marketing campaign aimed at Louisiana residents to promote local tourism. • Expand the state’s Percent for Art program to include all capital expenditures from public funds, and allow the program to fund cultural assets such as space for music, festivals, or traditional cooking, in addition to visual arts. • Co-locate cultural events and programs near existing transportation corridors and community centers to make them more accessible to a wider range of people. • Create a division within the State Historic Preservation Office dedicated to preserving and transferring the cultures and practices of migrating communities, and documenting and honoring culturally and historically important locations in areas subject to high flood risk.