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City of Rye Community Reconstruction Program Committee Kick-off

City of Rye Community Reconstruction Program Committee Kick-off. Tuesday, July 1, 2014 6 :00 PM, Rye City Hall. Agenda. Welcome and Introductions NY Rising Community Reconstruction Program (NYRCR) and Funding Ethics Guidelines and Ground Rules Develop a Community Overview Looking Ahead.

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City of Rye Community Reconstruction Program Committee Kick-off

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  1. City of RyeCommunity Reconstruction ProgramCommittee Kick-off Tuesday, July 1, 2014 6:00 PM, Rye City Hall

  2. Agenda • Welcome and Introductions • NY Rising Community Reconstruction Program (NYRCR) and Funding • Ethics Guidelines and Ground Rules • Develop a Community Overview • Looking Ahead

  3. Welcome and Introductions

  4. Planning Team • Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery • Kate Dineen • Dan Berkovits • Alex Breinin • Westchester County Regional Lead • Westchester County Community Planner • Consultant Team • Program Lead, Nanette Bourne (AKRF) • Project Manager, Jason Hellendrung (Sasaki) • Assistant Project Manager, Alice Brown (Sasaki) • Planning Analyst, Jim Nash (AKRF) • Planning Analyst, Jim Finegan (AKRF)

  5. Rye Committee • Bernie Althoff, Rye Co-Chair • Holly Kennedy, Rye Co-Chair • Mack Cunningham • Frank Gadaleta • Rex Gedney • Sara Goddard • Gregg Howells • Josh Nathan • Richard Runes • Tracy Stora • Birgit Townley

  6. NY Rising Community Reconstruction Program (NYRCR) and Funding

  7. NYRCR Program • Empowers localities severely damaged by Superstorm Sandy, Hurricane Irene, and Tropical Storm Lee to “build back better” • Culminates in a community-driven recovery plan for Rye that: • Considers current damage, future threats, and economic opportunities • Identifies resilient and innovative reconstruction projects

  8. Overview of the Process • Establish vision and goals • Identify assets and risks • Assess risk reduction • Prepare cost estimates • Develop project profiles with a focus on funding • Draft final reconstruction plan

  9. Timeline Jan July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec PLAN DEVELOPMENT 1: Existing Conditions Analysis & Goal Setting 2: Needs & Opportunities 3: Projects & Strategies 4: Final Plan & Implementation Steps IN-PERSON COMMITTEE MEETINGS (roughly twice monthly)

  10. Funding • Community Development Block Grant–Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) • $4.4 billion throughout NY State • $664 million to NYRCR Program • $3 million of NYRCR funds to Rye

  11. CDBG-DR Funding Criteria • Funds used for recovery efforts involving • housing • economic development • infrastructure • prevention of further damage • Funds may not duplicate funding from • Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) • the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) • the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

  12. Recovery Support Functions Natural/Cultural Resources Health/Social Services Infrastructure Community Planning, Capacity Building Economic Development Housing

  13. Ethics Guidelinesand Ground Rules

  14. Develop a Community Overview

  15. Regional Plans • Stormwater Reconnaissance Plan for the Coastal Long Island Sound Watershed (2013) • Westchester 2025/Plan Together (2008) • FEMA issued Flood Maps for Westchester County (2007) • The Greenprint for a Sustainable Future, the Westchester County Greenway Compact Plan (2004) • Patterns for Westchester: the Land and the People (1996) • Watershed Plan for Blind Brook Watershed (1979)

  16. Local Plans • Hazard Mitigation Plan (2007) • City of Rye Flood Mitigation Plan (2001) • City of Rye Local Waterfront Revitalization Program (1991) • City of Rye Development Plan (1985) • CBD Capital Planning and Streetscape Plan (2009) • Theodore Fremd Retaining Wall Replacement (2009) • Boston Post Road Lane Re-Striping/Diet Project (2008)

  17. Storm Damage • Highlights from homework worksheets • Additional resources

  18. Vulnerable Areas • Which parts of the flood zone are particularly vulnerable? • What areas outside the flood zone are also vulnerable?

  19. Identify Rye’s Critical Issues • Increase in frequency and intensity of flooding between 2006 and 2013 • Central Business District is vulnerable to flooding from Blind Brook • Indian Village and other residential areas susceptible to riverine flooding • Emergency services (two fire departments & City Hall) in the flood zone • [insert committee feedback]

  20. Geographic Scope • Is there anything in Rye that shouldn’t be considered? • Is there anything outside of Rye that should be considered?

  21. Vision • What makes Rye unique? • What makes Rye livable? • How would you change it? • What should it be like in 10 – 20 years?

  22. Looking Ahead

  23. Scheduling • Next committee meeting: July 8, 6pm, City Hall • First Public Engagement Event: July 15 or 16 (before July 19)

  24. Deliverables

  25. Draft Agenda for Next Meeting • Prepare for Public Engagement Meeting • Recommended websites and social media for promoting community engagement events • Contacts for venues for committee meetings and public engagement events • Assistance with distributing posters for public engagement events • Complete Visioning Exercise • Precedents and Case Studies • Discuss Asset Inventory • Present preliminary asset mapping

  26. Stay Connected & Stay Informed at www.stormrecovery.ny.gov/nyrcr/

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