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January 2015 P5 -i L M S The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Miami -Dade Part 5: Meeting Minutes PART 5- MEETING M I NUTES ........................................................................................ ..............................1 Introduction to the Minutes of the Working Group Meetings .................................................... ............................... l 1998 . .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 Minutesof the May 5, 1998 Meeting .......................................................................................... ..............................2 Minutes of the June 12, 1998 Meeting ........................................................................................ ..............................3 Minutes of the July 10, 1998 Meeting ........................................................................................ ..............................5 Minutes of the August 12, 1998 Meeting ................................................................................... ..............................7 Minutes of the September 8, 1998 Meeting ................................................................................ ..............................8 Minutes of the October 8, 1998 Meeting ................................................................................... .............................10 Minutes of the December 8, 1998 Meeting ................................................................................ .............................11 1999 . .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..14 Minutes of the January 12, 1999 Meeting .................................................................................. .............................14 Minutes of the February 12, 1999 Meeting ................................................................................ .............................15 Minutes of the March 10, 1999 Meeting .................................................................................... .............................17 Minutes of the June 15, 1999 Meeting ....................................................................................... .............................18 Minutes of the July 13, 1999 Meeting ....................................................................................... .............................19 Minutes of the August 12, 1999 Meeting .................................................................................. .............................20 Minutes of the September 22, 1999 Meeting ............................................................................. .............................21 2000 ................................................................................................................................................ .............................23 Minutes of the March 8, 2000 Meeting ...................................................................................... .............................23 Minutes of the June 7, 2000 Meeting ......................................................................................... .............................25 Minutes of the September 7, 2000 Meeting ............................................................................... .............................26 Minutes of the December 6, 2000 Meeting ................................................................................ .............................28 2001 ................................................................................................................................................ .............................31 Minutes of the January 9, 2001 Meeting .................................................................................... .............................31 Minutes of the March 7, 2001 Meeting ...................................................................................... .............................32 Minutes of the May 30, 2001 Meeting ....................................................................................... .............................34 Minutes of the September 20, 2001 Meeting ............................................................................. .............................35 Minutes of the December 19, 2001 Meeting .............................................................................. .............................37 2002 ................................................................................................................................................ .............................40 Minutes of the March 19, 2002 Meeting .................................................................................... .............................40 Minutes of the June 18, 2002 Meeting ....................................................................................... .............................42 Minutes of the September 19, 2002 Meeting ............................................................................. .............................44 Minutes of the December 18, 2002 Meeting .............................................................................. .............................45 2003 ................................................................................................................................................ .............................48 Minutes of the March 18, 2003 Meeting .................................................................................... .............................48 Minutes of the June 17, 2003 Meeting ....................................................................................... .............................50 Minutes of the September 17, 2003 Meeting ............................................................................. .............................51 Minutes of the December 17, 2003 Meeting .............................................................................. .............................54 2004 . .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 57 Minutes of the March 17, 2004 Meeting .................................................................................... .............................57 Minutes of the June 16, 2004 Meeting ....................................................................................... .............................59 Minutes of the September 15, 2004 Meeting ............................................................................. .............................61 Minutes of the December 15, 2004 meeting .............................................................................. .............................63 2005 ................................................................................................................................................ .............................66 Minutes of the March 16, 2005 Meeting .................................................................................... .............................66 Minutes of the June 15, 2005 Meeting ....................................................................................... .............................68 Minutes of the September 14, 2005 Meeting ............................................................................. .............................70 Minutes of the December 14, 2005 Meeting .............................................................................. .............................72 2006 . .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 74 Minutes of the March 15, 2006 Meeting .................................................................................... .............................74 Minutes of the June 14, 2006 Meeting ....................................................................................... .............................76 Minutes of the September 13, 2006 Meeting ............................................................................. .............................78 Minutes of the December 13, 2006 Meeting .............................................................................. .............................80 2007 . .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 83 November 2014 P5 -11 L M S The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Miami -Dade Part 5: Meeting Minutes Minutes of the March 14, 2007 Meeting .................................................................................... .............................83 Minutes of the June 13, 2007 Meeting ....................................................................................... .............................85 Minutes of the September 12, 2007 Meeting ............................................................................. .............................87 Minutes of the December 19, 2007 Meeting .............................................................................. .............................89 2008 ................................................................................................................................................ .............................92 Minutes of the March 19, 2008 Meeting .................................................................................... .............................92 Minutes of the June 18, 2008 Meeting ....................................................................................... .............................94 Minutes of the September 17, 2008 Meeting ............................................................................. .............................96 Minutes of the December 17, 2008 Meeting .............................................................................. .............................98 2009 ................................................................................................................ ............................... ............................100 Minutes of the June 17, 2009 Meeting ....................................................... ............................... ............................100 Minutes of the September 16, 2009 Meeting ............................................. ............................... ............................101 Minutes of the December 16, 2009 Meeting .............................................. ............................... ............................102 2010 ................................................................................................................ ............................... ............................105 Minutes of the March 17, 2010 Meeting .................................................... ............................... ............................105 Minutes of the June 16, 2010 Meeting ....................................................... ............................... ............................107 Minutes of the September 15, 2010, Meeting ............................................ ............................... ............................109 Minutes of the December 15, 2010, Meeting ............................................. ............................... ............................111 2011 ................................................................................................................ ............................... ............................113 Minutes of the March 16, 2011, Meeting ................................................... ............................... ............................113 Minutes of the June 15, 2011, Meeting ...................................................... ............................... ............................115 Minutes of the September 21, 2011, Meeting ............................................ ............................... ............................117 Minutes of the December 14, 2011, Meeting ............................................. ............................... ............................119 2012 ................................................................................................................ ............................... ............................121 Minutes of the March 212012, Meeting .................................................... ............................... ............................121 Minutes of the June 20, 2012, Meeting ...................................................... ............................... ............................122 Minutes of the September 19, 2012, Meeting ............................................ ............................... ............................124 Minutes of the December 19, 2012 Meeting .............................................. ............................... ............................126 2013 ................................................................................................................ ............................... ............................129 Notes of the March 20, 2013 Meeting ....................................................... ............................... ............................129 Notes of the June 19, 2013 Meeting .......................................................... ............................... ............................129 Notes of the September 18, 2013 Meeting ................................................. ............................... ............................132 Notes of the December 11, 2013 Meeting ................................................. ............................... ............................134 2013 Meeting Attendance .......................................................................... ............................... ............................136 2014 ................................................................................................................ ............................... ............................137 Notes of the March 19, 2014 Meeting ....................................................... ............................... ............................137 Notes of the June 18, 2014 Meeting .......................................................... ............................... ............................140 Notes of the September 17, 2014 Meeting ................................................. ............................... ............................143 Notes of the December 10, 2014 Meeting ................................................. ............................... ............................147 2014 Meeting Attendance .......................................................................... ............................... ............................151 November 2014 P5 -111 LMS The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Miami -Dade Part 5: Meeting Minutes Part 5 — Meeting Minutes Introduction to the Minutes of the Working Group Meetings The initial meeting between Miami -Dade County and the first group of interested municipalities and other parties was held May 5, 1998 at the Miami -Dade Emergency Operations Center (EOC) at 5600 S.W 87th Av- enue, Miami, Florida 33173 (the EOC moved to its present location at 9300 NN 41St Street, Miami, FL 33178 on June 15, 2000). These representatives formed the nucleus of the Working Group and were established to fulfill the obligations of a grant from the state of Florida. The following minutes of the meetings of the Local Mitigation Strategy Working Group will provide the reader with an overview of the beginning, development and the continuing activities of the group. Originally, it was required by the state that a schedule of meeting was to be maintained; however, as of the eighth year of the Working Group, the schedule was no longer pub- lished. August 12, 1999 was the last meeting under the original state contract. In September 1999 the meeting frequency was changed from monthly to quarterly. Meetings dates have now been stabilized and are generally held on the central Wednesday of March, June, September and December. In recent times members of the Working Group have volunteered to host the LMS Working Group meetings, which seems to enhance interest and attendance. The minutes will be continuously published as they clearly demonstrate the growth and de- velopment of the Local Mitigation Strategy in Miami -Dade County. While a part of the document, the minutes are published separately from the LMS document. January 2015 P5 -1 LMS Miami -Dade M Minutes of the May 5, 1998 Meeting Municipalities in Attendance Aventura Homestead Bal Harbour Key Biscayne Bay Harbor Islands Miami Coral Gables Miami Beach Florida City Miami Shores Hialeah Gardens Miami Springs The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes North Bay Village North Miami Pinecrest Sunny Isles Beach Sweetwater Others in attendance: Miami -Dade ITD, Miami -Dade DERM, State of Florida DEM, and the South Florida Regional Planning Council The meeting began at 10:00 a.m. with a welcome from Chief Chuck Lanza and introductions from all in at- tendance. An agenda and an information packet were supplied to each attendee. The information packet included: The Local Mitigation Strategy: Cities and Counties Working Together to Build Disaster - Resistant Communities, a list of LMS tasks, and a sample Contractual Services Agreement between Miami -Dade County and a municipality. The video "Local Mitigation Strategy" was shown. Chief Lanza presented an overview of the Local Mitigation Strategy. The presentation was followed by a discussion of the program requirements. The question was posed by Chief Lanza: Does this group agree that they will become the Working Group as defined in the Local Mitigation Strategy booklet and the contract for the purposes of completing the Local Mitigation Strategy? The Working Group will meet at least quarterly. The Working Group will meet again June 11, 1998, at the EOC at 10:00 am. The group agreed. Chief Lanza posed the question: Does the Working Group agree that Hialeah, Miami, Miami Beach, Coral Gables, Homestead, North Miami, and North Miami Beach will be the Divisional Leaders Group? The group will meet monthly to bring issues to and from the Working Group and the Divisional Working Groups. The Divisional Leaders Group will meet May 19, 1998, at the EOC at 10:00 am. The Divisional Leaders will meet frequently with the Divisional Working Groups: The members of the Divisional Working Groups are: ♦ I JAjALHialeah Gardens, Medley, Miami Springs, Opa- locka, and Virginia Gardens ♦ / dr0liiiijPA4f- Rnecrest, Sbuth Miami, Sweetwater, and West Miami ♦ I §f0.1 f - Rorida City and Islandia ♦ bcirrdLa Jffll. gAl, LAventura, Bal Harbour, Golden Beach, and Sunny Isles Beach ♦ bcirdLa Jf@Jl Bay Harbor Island, Biscayne Park, Indian Creek, and SUrfside ♦ a Jf@JIB Portal, Key Biscayne, Miami Beach, Miami Shores, and North Bay Village Note: Cities in bold are members of the Divisional Leaders Group and have agreed to chair the respective Divisional Working Groups. The Working Group agreed. January 2015 P5 -2 LMS Miami -Dade The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes Chief Lanza advised the Working Group that each municipality must send a letter of intent choosing one of the following options: The municipality plansto fully participate in the creation of the Local Mitigation Etrategy asdefined in the Guidebook, or 2. The municipality plansto subcontract the responsibilitiesfor the creation of the Local Mitigation Elrat- egy, or 3. The municipality does not plan to participate in the creation of the Local Mitigation Etrategy. Chief Lanza asked that these letters be sent by May 19, 1998. Chief Lanza provided a sample contract that all municipalities who choose to participate in the creation of the Local Mitigation Strategy (selection number 1) or who chose to subcontract for the creation of the Local Mit- igation Strategy (selection number 2) must sign and return. It is recommended that the Working Group consider identifying mitigation activities in the following five categories: 1. Regulatory actions and functions 2. Protection of critical facilities 3. Vegetation and landscaping 4. Coastal and floodplain management 5. Publicawareness The next meeting fthe Working Group will be held on June 12, 1998 at the Miami -Dade Emergency Operation Center. The meeting adjourned at 11:10 am. Minutes of the June 12, 1998 Meeting Municipalities in Attendance: Aventura Florida City Bal Harbour Hialeah Bay Harbor Islands Homestead Biscayne Park Key Biscayne Coral Gables Miami Others in Attendance: Miami -Dade ITD Miami -Dade DERM Miami -Dade Planning Dept. South Fla. Reg. Planning Council North Bay Village North Miami Pinecrest Surfside State of Florida DEM Miami -Dade Finance Miami -Dade FEMA Coordination South Fla. Water Management District January 2015 P5 -3 L M S The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Miami -Dade Part 5: Meeting Minutes The meeting began at 10:00 am with a welcome from Chief Chuck Lanza. An agenda and an information packet were supplied to each attendee. The information packet included: a list of LMS tasks, and a sample inter -local agreement between Miami -Dade County and a municipality. Chief Lanza presented an overview of the Local Mitigation Strategy. Frank Reddish, the emergency management coordinator for hazard mitigation was introduced. He spoke briefly on what constitutes a mitigation project. Mike Gambino from Miami -Dade County Department of Environmental Resource Management (DERM) pre- sented an overview of the National Flood Insurance Program as it pertains to floodplain management. He demonstrated how several floodplain initiatives could be included in the local mitigation strategy. Among the many benefits of the floodplain inclusion is an improvement in the community rating which could result in lower flood insurance premiums. One of the requirements of the Local Mitigation Strategy process is that all participants submit critical facilities information. Rob Marton, the emergency management coordinator for hazardous materials presented the need for a "critical facilities inventory" and the required data elements. Karen Grassi, from Miami -Dade Infor- mation Technologies Department, demonstrated some of the applications that can be linked using GIS and the critical facilities inventory. Irma Plummer presented the accomplishments of the North Miami Divisional EOC work group. The group has met twice. They have agreed to pool their resources to retain a consultant to write the group plan. North Miami will provide oversight to the consultant. An inter -local agreement between all cities in the group will be signed. Letters of intent have been received from the following: Aventura Bay Harbor Islands Biscayne Park Florida City Hialeah Hialeah Gardens Homestead Key Biscayne Miami Miami Springs North Bay Village North Miami Opa -locka Pinecrest Surfside The members of the divisional working groups are: ♦ I JAiALHialeah Gardens, Medley, Miami Springs, Opa- locka, and Virginia Gardens ♦ / dr01gpA4f- SAteetwater, Rnecrest, South Miami, and West Miami ♦ I §f0.1 f - Rorida City and Islandia ♦ bdrrdLa 1. gAl, LAventura, Bal Harbour, Golden Beach, and Sunny Isles Beach ♦ bdrdLa 4§1 Bay Harbor Island, Biscayne Park, Indian Creek, and SUrfside ♦ a JQJ1B Portal, Key Biscayne, Miami Beach, Miami Shores, and North Bay Village Note: Cities in bold are members of the divisional leaders group and have agreed to chair the respective divi- sional working groups. January 2015 P54 LMS Miami -Dade The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes Chief Lanza reminded the Working Group that each municipality must send a letter of intent choosing one of the following options: 1. The municipality plansto fully participate in the creation of the Local Mitigation Etrategy asdefined in the guidebook, or 2. The municipality plansto subcontract the responsibilities for the creation of the Local Mitigation Elrat- egy, or 3. The municipality does not plan to participate in the creation of the Local Mitigation Etrategy. It is recommended that the Working Group consider identifying mitigation activities in the following five categories: 1. Regulatory actions and functions 2. Protection of critical facilities 3. Vegetation and landscaping 4. Coastal and floodplain management 5. Public awareness The follow meetings have been scheduled: Group Date and Time Location Divisional EOC leaders con- Wednesday, June 17, 1998 Divisional cities ference call 2:00 PM LMS Working Group Friday, July 10, 1998 Emergency Operations Center 10:00 AM The meeting adjourned at 11:15 am. Minutes of the July 10, 1998 Meeting Municipalities in attendance: Aventura Bay Harbor Islands Biscayne Park Coral Gables Florida City Golden Beach Hialeah Others in attendance: Hialeah Gardens Homestead Islandia Key Biscayne Medley Miami Miami -Dade Finance Miami -Dade ITD /GIS Miami -Dade DERM Florida International University Miami Beach Miami Shores Miami Springs North Bay Village North Miami North Miami Beach Opa -locka Pinecrest South Miami Surfside Virginia Gardens West Miami Miami -Dade Park & Recreation Miami -Dade Solid Waste Mgmt FL DEM University of Miami January 2015 P5 -5 LMS Miami -Dade South Florida Regional Planning Council The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes The meeting began at 10:00am with a welcome and comment from Chief Chuck Lanza who then introduced Frank Reddish. Frank began by reminding all those who have not yet returned their letter of intent to participate to please do so. He also reminded the group to not forget the contract agreement. Each of the booklets to be used in developing the strategy was discussed for the benefit of those who have not yet received them. The booklets, by title, are: "The Local Mitigation Strategy, Cities and Counties Working Together to Build Disaster -Re- sistant Communities," "The Local Mitigation Strategy, A Guidebook for Florida Cities and Counties," "Workbook in Local Mitigation Strategy Development," and "Vulnerability Assessment Supplement, Part 1." Additional copies are on order and should be available soon. It is the intent of the program to involve groups other than municipalities and a discussion was held on how to bring companies, private non - profits organizations and private citizens on board. It was noted that the Uni- versity of Miami and FIU have both expressed interest in participating and are in attendance at today's meeting. The list of deliverables was discussed and it was announced that the first delivery date has been postponed to be concurrent with the second delivery date, i.e. mid - September, 1998. The one deliverable that brought about the liveliest discussion seems to be the Critical Facilities Inventory. The discussion included questions of what constitutes a critical facility and how the loss could affect a community. Karen Grassi from Miami -Dade ITD /GIS offered her assistance in the inventory process. Chief Lanza pointed out that the inventory includes filling out a complete form, not just identifying a location (a copy of the form is attached and is also available from the OEM). He also stated that the county would complete the inventory for county owned facilities located within a city limit. Each of the divisional committees was asked to give the group an update. Coral Gables: David Brown of Coral Gables spoke on behalf of the group, which has decided to pool their grant funds to hire a consultant. He also stated that the University of Miami will be asked to contribute and feels certain that they will. North Miami: Ken Cassel of Bay Harbor Islands spoke on behalf of this group and told us that they have completed their interlocal agreements and should be putting the project to bid very soon. Miami: Grant Sheehan spoke on behalf of the group (which includes Miami Beach for purposes of the LMS). He told us that the group had met and was still undecided on how to use the funds. Hialeah: Jim Borgmann of Miami Springs spoke on behalf of the group. They will meet again in the near future. Homestead: Danny Formosa told us that this group had met once and will meet again soon. The City of Islandia has been added to the Homestead group for purposes of the LMS. North Miami Beach: The group from North Miami Beach has not met yet but plans to do so soon. This was the end of the LMS meeting. However, Chief Lanza invited Ed Garrison of Miami -Dade Finance Department to speak briefly concerning Section 404 hazard mitigation funds that are available as a result of the "Ground Hog Day" storms (FEMA- 1204- DR -FL). Ed reminded the group that the deadline for applying is August 14, 1998. Ed can be reached at (305) 375 -5080. Brett Miller from Florida Division of Emergency Management also added comments on the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program. January 2015 P5 -6 L M S The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Miami -Dade Part 5: Meeting Minutes Finally, Chief Lanza spoke briefly on the "Y2K" problem. This is the issue of computer problems arising as a result of the year 2000. Parties with concerns are invited to contact the EOC at (305) 273 -6700. It was announced that the next meeting of the Local Mitigation Strategy working group would be held on Wednesday, August 12, 1998 at 10:00 A.M. at the Miami -Dade EOC. The meeting was adjourned at 11:00 am. Minutes of the August 12, 1998 Meeting Municipalities in attendance: Aventura Bal Harbour Bay Harbor Islands Biscayne Park Coral Gables El Portal Others in attendance: Florida City Golden Beach Hialeah Hialeah Gardens Key Biscayne Medley American Red Cross Miami -Dade Finance Miami -Dade GSA (Risk Management) Miami -Dade DERM Fla. Division of Emergency Management Miami Miami Beach Miami Shores Miami Springs North Bay Village North Miami North Miami Beach Pinecrest South Miami Surfside Virginia Gardens West Miami Johnson & Wales University M -D Planning, Regulation & Development Miami -Dade Solid Waste Management University of Miami Fla. Department of Transportation Welcoming for the first time: American Red Cross, Johnson & Wales University and Miami -Dade Department of Planning, Regulation and Development. The meeting began at approximately 10:15 a.m. chaired by Frank Reddish of the Miami -Dade County Office of Emergency Management. Frank began with the announcement that all but three of our municipalities have sent in their letters of intent and a reminder to all those who have not yet completed the contract agreement to please do so. (Note to group: subsequently, all 30 municipalities have signed a letter of intent.) A representative of each of our division EOCs reported on their progress: Hialeah: Jim Borgmann of Miami Springs spoke on behalf of the group. They are in the process of choosing a consultant while working on their deliverables. Coral Gables: Gina Romano of Coral Gables and Yocie Galiano Gomez of Pinecrest spoke on behalf of the group, which has decided to pool their grant funds to hire a consultant. North Miami: Irma Plummer of North Miami spoke on behalf of this group and told us that they are putting the project to bid very soon and are also working to complete their deliverables. January 2015 P5 -7 L M S The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Miami -Dade Part 5: Meeting Minutes Miami: Joe Fernandez of Miami spoke and told us that they have completed an interlocal agreement, which is compatible to all parties and that progress is being made on the project. Homestead: Bennie Lovett of Florida City told us that they are making progress. The Homestead and Islandia representatives could not make it today. North Miami Beach: The group from North Miami Beach has met several times now and has agreed to have a consultant do at least some of the work. They have contacted Parsons Engineering for a cost estimate. Dale Greer of North Miami Beach will be the lead for this group. There was a concern as to whether Sunny Isles Beach would participate in the program. (Note to all: In a telephone call following the meeting, Sunny Isles Beach agreed to participate.) The Working Group was asked to consider developing a standard format for presenting the deliverable items especially those due prior to the final delivery. The use of an outline form was recommended, at least as an interim measure. The traditional definition of a "Critical Facility" was reiterated; namely, any facility, the loss of which would adversely affect response and recovery efforts following a disaster event. The LMS program will expand upon this to include facilities, the loss of which goes well beyond response and recovery and will include facilities where the loss will affect the economic well being of the community through loss of revenues, jobs and /or repair and recovery costs. While the locations of most critical facilities are known, additional important data must still be collected. A discussion was held on how to bring the private sector (i.e. companies, private citizens and others) on board. It was noted that there is continued and growing interest in participating by such groups and some are in attendance at today's meeting. The list of deliverables was discussed and everyone was reminded that time is of the essence. Also, there has been some misunderstanding of the deliverable concerning the vulnerability assessment. What is due now is a list of data sources, such as flood plain management plans and engineering studies, which can be used for the vulnerability assessment. It was announced that the next meeting of the Local Mitigation Strategy Working Group would be held on Tuesday, September 8, 1998 at 10:00 A.M. at the Miami -Dade Emergency Operations Center. The meeting was adjourned at 11:00 am. Minutes of the September 8, 1998 Meeting Municipalities in attendance: Aventura Florida City Medley North Bay Village Bal Harbor Golden Beach Miami North Miami Bay Harbor Islands Hialeah Miami Beach North Miami Beach Biscayne Park Hialeah Gardens Miami Shores Pinecrest Coral Gables Islandia Miami Springs South Miami El Portal Key Biscayne Others in attendance: January 2015 P5 -8 L M S The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Miami -Dade Part 5: Meeting Minutes American Red Cross Miami -Dade Building Code Compliance Miami -Dade DERM Miami -Dade Finance Miami -Dade Housing Agency Miami -Dade Water & Sewer Miami -Dade OEM Florida International University Johnson & Wales University Fla. Division of Emergency Management South Florida Regional Planning Council The meeting began at approximately 10:15 AM chaired by Frank Reddish of the Miami -Dade County Office of Emergency Management. Frank began with the announcement that all 30 of our municipalities have sent in their letters of intent and a reminder to all those who have not yet completed the contract agreement to please do so. A representative of each of our division EOCs reported on their progress: Hialeah: The group is having a divisional meeting Wednesday morning, September 9th to finalize their Sep- tember deliverables. The group has chosen the firm of Carr Smith Corradino to act as their consultant. Coral Gables: Zully Williams, Coral Gables Public Works Supervisor will now chair this group. They will be meeting Friday, September l Ph to finalize their deliverables. North Miami: Ken Cassel of Bay Harbor Islands spoke on behalf of this group and told us that they are working to complete their deliverables. Miami: Terry Remlin, representing the City of Miami, spoke and advised us that the group is completing their work based on the document prepared by Peter Kory of Key Biscayne. Copies of Peter's work have been distributed to the other groups as a guide. Homestead: Bennie Lovett of Florida City told us that they are making progress. The Homestead representa- tive could not make it today due to a death in the family. North Miami Beach: Jules Bevis of Aventura has completed a draft of the September deliverables and pre- sented it to the group from North Miami Beach. The group will expand on this draft. There was a discussion of the updated list of critical facilities that had been received from Joe Myers, Director of Florida's Division of Emergency Management. (A copy of the list and memo had been faxed to everyone earlier in the week.) The LMS program will expand upon this to include facilities, the loss of which will affect the economic well being of the community through loss of revenue and jobs. While the locations of most critical facilities are known, additional important data must still be collected. The Working Group agreed to use the "Regional Dispute Resolution Process" from the South Florida Regional Planning Council as the guideline for our conflict resolution language. Chris Rose from the Miami -Dade Office of Emergency Management is doing the rewrite. The list of deliverables was discussed and everyone was reminded that time is of the essence. It was announced that the next meeting of the Local Mitigation Strategy Working Group would be held on Thursday, October 8, 1998 at 10:00 A.M. at the Miami -Dade EOC. The meeting was adjourned at 11:00 am. January 2015 P5 -9 LMS Miami -Dade Minutes of the October 8, 1998 Meeting Municipalities in attendance: The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes Coral Gables Homestead Key Biscayne Virginia Gardens El Portal Miami Beach North Bay Village West Miami Golden Beach Miami Shores South Miami Others in attendance: Miami -Dade Building Code compliance Miami -Dade DERM Florida International University Miami -Dade OEM The meeting started at approximately 10:15 am chaired by Frank Reddish of the Miami -Dade County Office of Emergency Management. Today's sign -in requested that all attendee include an e -mail address if one is not already on file with the Working Group. More and more data is transmitted between the members using e -mail. Frank noted that a free e -mail account was available through Microsoft Corporation's "hotmail" service (www.hotmail.com). Critical facilities maps from Miami -Dade County Information Technologies Department's GIS section were distributed to each municipal representative. Maps will also be distributed to all Working Group members who could not attend today's meeting. All members are asked to review their maps and report any errors or omissions they might find. Some of the municipalities still have not returned their signed agreements. Everyone was reminded to please get this done. The "closed for the summer" excuse is no longer valid. We still need a contract from El Portal, Florida City, Indian Creek Village, Islandia, Miami, Miami Springs, and South Miami. The list of deliverables was discussed and everyone was reminded that time is of the essence. As of this meeting deliverables have not been received from Florida City, Hialeah, Miami and North Miami. Staff mem- bers of the Miami -Dade Office of Emergency Management who are knowledgeable in hazard mitigation are available to assist in finishing up the phase of the project. It was announced that the next meeting of the Local Mitigation Strategy Working Group would be held in December 1998; the exact date and time to be announced in the near future. The meeting was adjourned at 11:00 am. January 2015 P5 -10 LMS Miami -Dade Minutes of the December 8, 1998 Meeting Municipalities in attendance: Aventura Bay Harbor Islands Biscayne Park Coral Gables El Portal Golden Beach Hialeah Gardens Homestead Others in attendance: American Red Cross Indian Creek Village Islandia Key Biscayne Medley Miami Miami Beach Miami Shores North Bay Village The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes North Miami North Miami Beach Opa -locka Pinecrest South Miami Sunny Isles Beach Sweetwater West Miami Carr Smith Corradino Humane Society of Greater Miami International Hurricane Center Miami -Dade DERM Miami -Dade Park & Recreation Department Fla. Division of Emergency Management Florida International University South Florida Regional Planning Council South Florida Water Management District J & T Professional Associates Welcoming for the first time: John Lisk of the Humane Society, Joe Corradino of Carr Smith Corradino, Toni Riordan and John Lenaerts of J & T Professional Associates and Mercedes Barreras of South Florida Water Management District. New faces attending from on -board organizations are Marian Burns of the American Red Cross, Ricardo Alvarez of the International Hurricane Center, Gil Delgado of Miami -Dade Park & Rec- reation Department and Sergio Purrinos of the City of Homestead. The meeting began at approximately 10:15 AM chaired by Frank Reddish of the Miami -Dade County Office of Emergency Management. The meeting was opened with the announcement that our first two sets of deliverables had been sent in and have been approved by the Florida Division of Emergency Management. Special thanks were extended to Jules Bevis of Aventura, Zully Williams of Coral Gables and Peter Kory of Key Biscayne for the exceptional work they did in completing the assignments on behalf of the Working Group. A representative of each of our division EOCs reported on their group's progress: Hialeah: Has hired a consultant, the engineering - planning firm of Carr Smith Corradino to complete their participation and Joe Corradino of the firm was introduced to the Working Group. Coral Gables: Zully Williams of Coral Gables spoke on behalf of the group, which had a meeting November 19th and will meet again December 10. She reports that things are progressing well. North Miami: Irma Plummer of North Miami spoke on behalf of this group and told us that they have put the project to bid and will award the bid December 17tH Miami: Joe Fernandez of Miami spoke and told us that the group had met December 1St to start work on the next deliverable and there are plans to meet again January 7, 1999. January 2015 P5 -11 L M S The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Miami -Dade Part 5: Meeting Minutes Homestead: Bennie Lovett of Florida City could not attend today however, the Homestead and Islandia rep- resentatives are getting together following today's meeting [which they did]. North Miami Beach: The group from North Miami Beach met November 13, 1998 and has begun work on the next deliverables. Jules Bevis has agreed to continue as group leader and will serve on the steering com- mittee. Their next meeting is planned for January 4th at 1:30pm. Jan Brandt of Florida Division of Emergency Management (and our group's DCA /DEM advisor) was intro- duced and led a brief discussion on the importance of properly defining project priorities. He gave some good examples of how problems can arise without proper priorities being set. Jan also congratulated the group and was complementary of our earlier submissions. Dr. Hugh Gladwin, director of the Institute of Public Opinion Research at Florida International University demonstrated the TAOS computer modeling software that has been supplied to the group by the state of Flor- ida. He also showed us the other data that is stored on the CD -ROM along with TAOS. Copies of the disc are available to members of the Working Group. All members of the Working Group are asked to develop a hazard mitigation project "wish list" and submit it to Frank by late December. A copy of the "wish list homework assignment" fax will be attached to the minutes. It was announced that the next meeting of the Local Mitigation Strategy Working Group would be held on Tuesday, January 12, 1999 at 10:00 A.M. at the Miami -Dade EOC. The meeting was adjourned at 11:15 am. In order to streamline some of the work process, a steering committee has been formed that is comprised of one representative from each of the regional groups, a representative of the county government and a member of the private sector. Engineering and planning consultants who have been hired by group members may be asked to join the steering committee in an advisory or ex officio capacity; Mr. Corradino for example. Mr. John Hulsey of the South Florida Regional Planning council has also been asked to join the steering committee in an advisory capacity. The committee may entertain from time -to -time to ask representatives from county, state, federal and other agencies whose actions may impact the hazard mitigation process to sit in on meetings (e.g. South Florida Water Management District, Florida DOT or FEMA). The steering committee members are • Jules Bevis, Aventura (North Miami Beach) • Ken Cassel, Bay Harbor Islands (North Miami) • Jorge Millan, Hialeah Gardens (Hialeah) • Peter Kory, Key Biscayne (Miami) • Zully Williams, Coral Gables (Coral Gables) • Mike Gambino, Miami -Dade DERM (county) • Ed Garrison, Miami -Dade Finance (UMSA) • Marian Burns, American Red Cross (PNPs) • Walt Peacock, FIU (Universities) • Frank Reddish, Miami -Dade OEM (chairman) • John Hulsey, South Florida Regional Planning Council (advisory) • Joe Corradino, Carr Smith Corradino (private sector) • Homestead to be named January 2015 P5 -12 L M S The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Miami -Dade Part 5: Meeting Minutes As I . , MIAMI DADE { 1 r� . To: Local Mitigation Strategy Working Group From: Frank Reddish Subject: Homework Assignment * * * Developing your hazard mitigation project wish list * * * • Al municipalities should make awish list • Al county departments should make awish list • Al colleges and universities should make a wish list • Al private non - profit organizations should make awish list • Al private sector for - profit organizations should make a wish list When in doubt — make a wish list Wish lists may be long or short but should start with what you consider the most important project down through the project least important to your organization. Wish lists may be edited, amended, lengthened, shortened, increased, decreased, etc. Start anywhere; change it later; but do it now. Projects may be complex or simple ... Projects may be large or small ... Projects may be costly or inexpensive ... Projects may be yours alone or shared with a neighbor ... Projects may be perfectly logical or totally crazy. But, projects not listed don't get done! The wish list is a good starting point for this next phase of our strategy. Please try to send me your wish list before the end of the year. I'd like to work on them during that dull week between Christmas and New Year's Day. U.S. mail is fine (5600 SW 87 Avenue, 33173). A fax will work (305- 273 - 6708). How about e -mail (reddishAco.miami- dade.fl.us). Or drop it off. Make my day — send me a wish list. Note: John Patterson and Erle Peterson already did theirs. Joe Fernandez can use Grant's list. Ron Bliss' and Steve Sibert's lists should be interesting. January 2015 P5 -13 LMS Miami -Dade Minutes of the January 12, 1999 Meeting Municipalities in attendance: Aventura Bay Harbor Islands El Portal Florida City Golden Beach Hialeah Hialeah Gardens Others in attendance: Homestead Indian Creek Village Key Biscayne Medley Miami Miami Beach Miami Shores American Red Cross Humane Society of Greater Miami Miami -Dade Solid Waste Fla. Division of Emergency Management ICF Kaiser Engineers The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes Miami Springs North Bay Village North Miami North Miami Beach Opa -locka Pinecrest Sunny Isles Beach Carr Smith Corradino International Hurricane Center Miami -Dade Housing Agency Fla. International University South Florida Water Management District Welcoming for the first time: Ed Palacio of ICF Kaiser Engineering and Angela DeZayes of Florida Interna- tional University physical plant. New faces attending from on -board organizations are Brian Hooten of the City of Opa- locka, Javier Acevedo from the city of North Miami Beach and Marta Silva of Miami -Dade Hous- ing Agency. The meeting began at approximately 10:15 AM chaired by Frank Reddish of the Miami -Dade County Office of Emergency Management. The meeting was opened with the announcement that payments for the first two deliverable periods have been mailed and should have been received by the municipalities. Any municipality not receiving a check should call Frank Reddish. Homestead, Medley, Miami Beach and Miami Shores turned in critical facility location maps. Pinecrest, Homestead and Miami -Dade Housing Agency delivered mitigation wish lists. Those who have not as yet turned in these documents were reminded to please do so. A representative of each of our division EOCs reported on their group's progress: Hialeah: Met with their consultant, Joe Corradino, to develop the wish lists. The group met to discuss pro- gress on Monday, January l Ph Coral Gables: Yocie Galiano Gomez reported on behalf of the Coral Gables group. The group met December I Oh and will meet again January 14th. She reports that things are progressing well. North Miami: Irma Plummer of North Miami spoke on behalf of this group and told us that they have selected ICF Kaiser as their consultant, which should be confirmed by the city counsel tonight. January 2015 P5 -14 L M S The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Miami -Dade Part 5: Meeting Minutes Miami: Frank Rollason chaired the meeting, which was held January 7th. Peter Kory explained how their group was proceeding. They will meet again soon. Homestead: Florida City and Homestead representatives are getting together following today's meeting [which they did]. North Miami Beach: The group from North Miami Beach met January 4, 1998 and has begun work on the next deliverables. The group plans to "piggy back" on the North Miami consulting contract and hire ICF Kaiser to represent them. Frank Reddish briefed the group on the progress of the steering committee that has been formed to deal with prioritization and with countywide issues. The members of the steering committee were introduced to all. Bill DelGrosso, emergency management coordinator for community outreach, spoke to the Working Group about another program under development in Miami -Dade County. That is the Community Emergency Re- sponse Team (CERT) program. Bill introduced the program and invited members of the Working Group and their municipalities to participate. It was announced that the next meeting of the Local Mitigation Strategy Working Group would be held on Thursday, February 12, 1999 at 10:00 A.M. at the Miami -Dade EOC. The meeting was adjourned at 11:15 am. Minutes of the February 12, 1999 Meeting Municipalities in attendance: Aventura Bay Harbor Islands Bal Harbour Biscayne Park Coral Gables El Portal Florida City Golden Beach Others in attendance: Hialeah Hialeah Gardens Homestead Key Biscayne Medley Miami Shores Miami Springs North Bay Village American Red Cross Carr Smith Corradino Miami -Dade DERM Florida International University Miami -Dade Finance Department South Florida Regional Planning Council North Miami North Miami Beach Opa -locka Pinecrest South Miami Surfside Virginia Gardens West Miami Barry University International Hurricane Center Fla. Division of Emergency Management Miami -Dade Community College Miami -Dade Housing Agency And, of course, our leader and caseworker, Jan Brandt from the State LMS program in Tallahassee. January 2015 P5 -15 LMS The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Miami -Dade Part 5: Meeting Minutes Welcoming for the first time: George Webb from Barry University; David Lundgren from Miami -Dade Com- munity College and Bashir Wayne from Florida Division of Emergency Management, Bureau of Recovery and Mitigation. The meeting began at approximately 10:15 am chaired by Frank Reddish of the Miami -Dade County Office of Emergency Management. Mr. Reddish announced that we now have the Section 302 hazardous materials locations for the entire county. He stated that there were a total of 192 known sites in Dade County and copies of the list will be distributed to all group members. Last year, there were 18 train wrecks (many also in Medley). Mr. Reddish also reported that he would be e- mailing a compiled wish list of everyone's hazard miti- gation initiatives, including the private sector. Dr. Walter Peacock, Associate Director for Research, FIU Center for Engineering and Applied Sci- ences stated that The Arbiter of Storms (TAOS) modeling system provides hazard maps showing wind and water surges due to rainfall and storms (related to different categories) all laid out on the CD ROM. The models will show a municipality where the problems are likely to be. Mr. Reddish said the models would allow you to view a band of destruction and pinpoint where damage might occur (vulnerability) and to what extent on specific types of homes, such as wooden, mobile, etc. Jan Brandt stated that TAOS data is in GIS shape files. The CD ROM also includes ArcExplorer that enables you to open the shape files in GIS format. Critical facilities can only be added or revised if you have an ArcView station. Dr. Peacock said there are critical facilities (shelters) on the CD ROM, if you have ArcView you should be able to interpret the data. Mr. Peter Kory, Village of Key Biscayne, discussed the definition of initiatives. Initiatives should be handled at the county level and those should provide the basis for municipalities to define projects. Mr. Brandt said the state had changed the word project to initiatives to encourage more than just structural type projects such as public education programs. Mr. Brandt discussed funding; projects are funded as funding becomes available and not all projects in each LMS will be funded due to that particular availability. Ms. Zully Williams, city of Coral Gables, asked how the state will evaluate the applications for funding in the future; currently applications are selected based on how they are written and the documentation submitted. Mr. Brandt stated that the state might look to the County LMS to endorse the application. Also, the state will consider whether to award more points to those projects that have endorsements by the LMS group. Dr. Peacock stated that there was a resource identifica- tion list on the State's website: www. state. fl.us/comaff. Frank Reddish briefed the group on the progress of the steering committee and the members of the steering committee were, once again, introduced to all. Mr. Reddish reported that the Steering Committee had also discussed an approach to broad countywide projects narrowing to the municipal level. There were also political ramifications to selecting a project, and what should be the provisions placed on projects to survive politically as well as the practically. Also there is the relationship between municipalities and the county and other agencies such as the American Red Cross that has taken a national interest in mitigation. The issue is putting all the organizations together to accomplish the LMS without friction. Mr. Brandt discussed Volu- sia County, for example, have 17 municipalities and a consultant. There is a list of projects within that LMS which represents an implementation plan and there are projects listed for each municipality (tiered). The Volusia LMS will also list the top 3 as prioritized by the county. Another county has left the prioritization up to the steering committee, with 1 vote per municipality and the municipality cannot vote for any other their projects. Mr. Jorge Millan, Village of Hialeah Gardens, suggested not using mitigation initiatives and January 2015 P5 -16 LMS Miami -Dade The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes addressing regional issues. Mr. Reddish stated that the "wish lists" will only be used as a tool to focus a municipality on developing a mitigation project list and help the county identify what projects are shared by more than one municipality and what projects are unique to a municipality. It was announced that the next meeting of the Local Mitigation Strategy Working Group would be held on Thursday, February 11, 1999 at 10:00 A.M. at the Miami -Dade EOC. The meeting was adjourned at 11:15 am. Minutes of the March 10, 1999 Meeting Municipalities in attendance: Aventura Bay Harbor Islands Bal Harbour Biscayne Park Coral Gables Golden Beach Others in attendance: Hialeah Hialeah Gardens Homestead Key Biscayne Medley Miami Shores North Miami Beach Opa -locka Pinecrest South Miami West Miami American Red Cross Barry University Carr Smith Corradino International Hurricane Center Miami -Dade DERM Florida International University Miami -Dade Community College Miami -Dade Finance Department Miami -Dade Housing Agency ICF Kaiser Jackson Memorial Hospital/Public Health Trust University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Welcoming for the first time: Don Pybas, director of the Agriculture Extension Service of the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Frank Meistrell, risk manager from Miami -Dade Com- munity College and Wayne Ferdinand of Jackson Memorial Hospital and the Public Health Trust. The meeting began at approximately 10:15 AM chaired by Frank Reddish of the Miami -Dade County Office of Emergency Management. Frank announced that the first phase of the critical facilities maps is complete and new maps are being printed and will be delivered in the next couple of weeks. A representative of each of our division EOCs reported on their group's progress: Hialeah: They have been meeting with their consultant, Joe Corradino, and are very close to completing this assignment. Coral Gables: Zully Williams announced that she has accepted the position of assistant town manager in Islamorada but will complete the 3rd period deliverables for the Coral Gables group. We will miss her and her good work. Yocie Galiano Gomez of Pinecrest has agreed to be the representative for the group in the future. North Miami: Ed Palacio of ICF Kaiser spoke on behalf of this group and told us that they have been meeting and are on target for completion by march 26tH January 2015 P5 -17 L M S The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Miami -Dade Part 5: Meeting Minutes Miami: Peter Kory has completed the work for Key Biscayne. El Portal, Miami Shores, Miami Beach and North Bay Village are all progressing. The City of Miami has missed the last two meetings, has reported no progress and has not delivered any required material. The county intends to complete the City of Miami's portion of the Local Mitigation Strategy so that our deliverables will be total. Homestead: Florida City and Homestead representatives are making progress and should be submitting doc- uments within 30 days. Islandia reports by phone that since the National Park Service (They are completely within Biscayne National Park) controls their entire infrastructure they really don't have anything to mitigate. North Miami Beach: Ed Palacio of ICF Kaiser also represents the group from North Miami Beach and the next deliverables will be ready March 26th. Nannette Murray of Sunny Isles Beach has agreed to represent this group in the future and will serve on the Steering Committee. Frank Reddish briefed the group on the progress of the Steering Committee that has been formed to deal with prioritization and with countywide issues. The committee met February 22nd at Florida International Univer- sity's Center for Engineering and Applied Sciences and was hosted by Dr. Walter Peacock and the Interna- tional Hurricane Center. It was announced that the next meeting of the Local Mitigation Strategy Working Group would be announced in April 1999. The meeting was adjourned at 11:30 am. Minutes of the June 15, 1999 Meeting Municipalities in attendance: Aventura Bay Harbor Islands Biscayne Park Coral Gables El Portal Florida City Golden Beach Others in attendance: Hialeah Hialeah Gardens Homestead Key Biscayne Medley Miami Miami Beach Miami Shores Pinecrest South Miami Sweetwater West Miami Carr Smith Corradino International Hurricane Center Miami -Dade DERM Florida International University Humane Society of Greater Miami ICF Kaiser Miami -Dade Community College Miami -Dade Finance Department Miami -Dade Housing Agency Miami -Dade Public Works Miami -Dade- Park & Recreation Storm Soft Mooring Systems, Inc. South Florida Water Management District FL DEM Area 7 Coordinator University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences January 2015 P5 -18 L M S The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Miami -Dade Part 5: Meeting Minutes Welcoming for the first time: Joe Garafalo, extension agent, Agriculture Extension Service of the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences; Dulce Sirgado and John Patterson from Miami -Dade Public Works; Roy Radcliffe, Humane Society of Greater Miami; and new municipal representatives Mecedes Sosa, newly appointed assistant manager for Bay Harbor Islands and Domingo Moya, grant coordinator for the City of Sweetwater. The meeting began at approximately 10:30 AM chaired by Frank Reddish of the Miami -Dade County Office of Emergency Management. Frank reminded everyone that those who have completed their 3rd Contract Period deliverables should submit an invoice for the payment of 40% of the municipalities' total grant. Also, the critical facilities maps have been reprinted and delivered. Corrections should be completed in the next couple of weeks and new maps will be printed and will be delivered once again. Eventually these maps should be 100% correct. Frank Reddish briefed the group on the progress of the Steering Committee that has been formed to deal with prioritization and with countywide issues. The committee met June 10, 1999 at the Sunny Isles Beach city hall and was hosted by Nannette Murray. The committee also discussed which actions should be taken fol- lowing the August 31, 1999 LMS conclusion. As a result of the Steering Committee report, it was requested that each member of the Working Group discuss with their respective municipalities or organizations as to what we should do as a group once the program ends in August. This will be brought up for discussion at the next Working Group meeting. It was announced that the next meeting of the Local Mitigation Strategy Working Group would be July 13, 1999 and would be a joint meeting with the Y2K and Satellite EOC groups. The meeting was adjourned at 11:30 am. Minutes of the July 13, 1999 Meeting Municipalities in attendance Aventura Golden Beach Bay Harbor Islands Hialeah Coral Gables Hialeah Gardens El Portal Homestead Florida City Key Biscayne Others in attendance: American Red Cross DERM Humane Society of Greater Miami Institute for Public Opinion Research Miami -Dade Finance Department Miami -Dade- Park & Recreation Public Health Trust (Jackson Memorial Hospital) Miami Miami Beach Miami Shores North Bay Village North Miami North Miami Beach Opa -locka South Miami Sweetwater West Miami Carr Smith Corradino Florida International University International Hurricane Center Miami -Dade Community College Miami -Dade Housing Agency Miami -Dade Public Works January 2015 P5 -19 LMS Miami -Dade The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes Welcoming for the first time: Rosemary Wascura, new acting town manager for Golden Beach. The meeting began at approximately 10:30 a.m. following a meeting and presentation of Y2K planning and preparation by various county departments and by representatives of Florida Power and Light (FPL), the Fed- eral Reserve Bank and the banking industry. The LMS meeting was chaired by Frank Reddish of the Miami - Dade County Office of Emergency Management. Frank reminded those who have completed their 3rd Contract Period and still not submitted an invoice to please do so. Those that have, have already been paid. Frank Reddish briefed the group on the progress of the Steering Committee that has been formed to deal with prioritization and with countywide issues. The committee met July 8, 1999 at the Montgomery Botanical Center in Coral Gables. The committee once again discussed which actions should be taken following the August 31, 1999 LMS conclusion. As a result of the Steering Committee report, it was requested that each member of the Working Group discuss with their respective municipalities or organizations as to what we should do as a group once the program ends in August. This will be brought up for discussion at the next Working Group meeting. It was announced that the next meeting of the Local Mitigation Strategy Working Group would be August 12, 1999. The meeting was adjourned at 11:30 am. Minutes of the August 12, 1999 Meeting Municipalities in attendance Bal Harbour Bay Harbor Islands Biscayne Park El Portal Florida City Golden Beach Others in attendance: Hialeah Hialeah Gardens Homestead Indian Creek Key Biscayne Carr Smith Corradino DERM Humane Society of Greater Miami Miami -Dade Finance Department Miami -Dade Housing Agency University of Miami Miami Miami Beach Miami Shores Miami Springs North Bay Village North Miami North Miami Beach Opa -locka South Miami West Miami International Hurricane Center Florida International University Florida DCA /DEM Miami -Dade Public Works South Florida Regional Planning Council Welcoming for the first time: Dr. Charles Gottlieb, director of Environmental Health and Safety for the Uni- versity of Miami and recently appointed emergency management coordinator for the City of Hialeah, John Seay The meeting began at approximately 10:30 am chaired by Frank Reddish of the Miami -Dade County Office of Emergency Management. Frank reported that the disaster recovery class had been successful with over fifty in attendance. Also, the hurricane evacuation shelter evaluation program has been very successful with over 300 engineers, architects January 2015 P5 -20 L M S The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Miami -Dade Part 5: Meeting Minutes and building inspectors having completed the two -day course. Having this many qualified inspectors in the county will greatly advance our shelter program that is one of the countywide initiatives and of concern to all. Frank Reddish gave a final briefing to the group on the Steering Committee progress in prioritizing the count- ywide issues. The committee also discussed which actions should be taken following the August 31, 1999 LMS conclusion. A show -of -hands vote was taken to determine how many members of the Working Group wished to continue after August 31St even if the state does nothing. The vote was virtually unanimous. It was announced that the next meeting of the Local Mitigation Strategy Working Group would be in September with an actual date to be announced in the near future. The meeting was adjourned at 11:30 am. The Local Mitigation Strategy Working Group Minutes of the September 22, 1999 Meeting Municipalities in attendance Aventura Hialeah Gardens Bal Harbour Homestead Bay Harbor Islands Indian Creek Florida City Key Biscayne Hialeah Others in attendance: American Red Cross DERM Humane Society of Greater Miami Johnson & Wales University Miami -Dade Housing Agency Miami -Dade Public Works South Florida Regional Planning Council Miami Miami Shores North Bay Village North Miami Carr Smith Corradino North Miami Beach Opa -locka South Miami West Miami Fla. International University International Hurricane Center Miami -Dade Finance Department Miami -Dade Park & Recreation Miami -Dade Solid Waste Management University of Miami Welcoming for the first time: Vern Weatherholtz, the new public works director for North Bay Village, Darin Baldwin from Florida City, Carlos Perez from North Miami and Dale Botwin from the Humane Society of Greater Miami The meeting began at approximately 10:00 a.m. chaired by Frank Reddish of the Miami -Dade County Office of Emergency Management. Frank welcomed everyone to the "first meeting" of Phase II of the Local Mitigation Strategy, Phase I having officially ended on August 31St following a vote by the Working Group to continue with the program after August. It was announced that the Local Mitigation Strategy document is complete and will go to Tallahassee next week. Frank Reddish then asked the Working Group to approve the final document by a show of hands. The vote to approve was unanimous. There will, however, be some time during the next week to add any final items that a member might have. January 2015 P5 -21 LMS The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Miami -Dade Part 5: Meeting Minutes The floor was then turned over to Mr. Erle Peterson of the Miami -Dade Office of Emergency Management who, along with representatives from the Department of Environmental Resource Management (DERM), Solid Waste Management and the Park & Recreation Department presented the "Coordinated Debris Clearance" (CDC) plan. This plan has been developed because the debris problem has been determined to be the highest priority on our LMS list of countywide initiatives. After a lively discussion and question and answer period it was determined that each community would study the issue and present proposals and recommendations prior to the next LMS meeting. At this point Frank Reddish explained about the emergency declaration for Hurricane Floyd and held a mini - briefing for the members that had costs associated with Hurricane Floyd. The proper FEMA forms were passed out and all eligible members of the Working Group were encouraged to fill out the Request for Public Assis- tance right now at the meeting. And, true to our cause, we will try to get hazard mitigation money through Hurricane Floyd. It was announced that the next meeting of the Local Mitigation Strategy Working Group would be in Novem- ber with an actual date to be announced in the near future. The meeting was adjourned at 11:30 am. January 2015 P5 -22 LMS Miami -Dade 2000 Minutes of the March 8, 2000 Meeting Municipalities in attendance: Aventura Bay Harbor Islands Biscayne Park Coral Gables Hialeah Homestead Others in attendance: American Red Cross Indian Creek Key Biscayne Medley Miami Beach Miami Shores North Bay Village The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes North Miami North Miami Beach Opa -locka Pinecrest Sunny Isles Beach Sweetwater Eden, Inc. Carr Smith Corradino International Hurricane Center ICF Consulting Pistorino & Alam Engineering Humane Society of Greater Miami Citrus Health Network Jackson Memorial Hospital Fla. International University Johnson & Wales University University of Miami Miami -Dade DERM Miami -Dade Finance Department Miami -Dade Housing Agency Miami -Dade Public Works Miami -Dade Water & Sewer Miami -Dade Cooperative Extension Service Federal Bureau of Investigation National Park Service University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Welcoming for the first time: Alex Garcia, Special Agent, FBI; Jeffery Scott, Planner, Everglades National Park; Bob Panko, Fire Officer, National Park Service; John Pistorino, Dean Carlson and Tony Gran of Pisto- rino & Alam Consulting Engineers; Frank Morales of Jackson Memorial Hospital and the Pubic Health Trust; Ken Forbes and Bob Roach of Eden, Inc.; Remi Pando of Citrus Health Network; Steven Simonton, Johnson & Wales University. The meeting began at approximately 9:00 am chaired by Frank Reddish of the Miami -Dade County Office of Emergency Management. Frank announced that our LMS caseworker, Robert Neff went and got a real job and our new LMS person at DCA in Tallahassee will be Hank Erickson. Upcoming classes here at the EOC will be Hurrevac (hurricane tracking software) training, Resource Manage- ment, proper tree trimming for hurricane season and a discussion on hurricane forecasting by Jim Lushine, Warning Coordination Meteorologist from the National Weather Service's Miami Forecast Office. Special Agent Alex Garcia of the Federal Bureau of Investigation gave a presentation on the potential infra- structure problems occurring recently because of computer hackers. Agent Garcia heads a national FBI task - force known as the National Infrastructure Protection and Computer Intrusion Program (NIPCIP). Dr. Charles Gottlieb of the University of Miami addressed the group with details of the FEMA sponsored Disaster Resistant Universities program which is part of "Project Impact." Miami is one of nine universities throughout the United States participating in the pilot program, which is administered through the University January 2015 P5 -23 LMS The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Miami -Dade Part 5: Meeting Minutes of California, Berkley. Once the bugs are worked, the program will be made available to all schools around the country. Lt. Les Forster of Miami -Dade Fire Rescue gave a presentation on the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program. Les explained the program to the group and told us that now that the neighborhood program is up and running the CERT group wants to expand to include business teams as well and teams at the local colleges. The message went over well and John Pistorino, president of the engineering firm, Pistorino & Alain, who was in attendance today, volunteered his company to be the first to sign on. Joe Corradino of the firm Carr Smith Corradino also was interested. The University of Miami, Florida International University and Johnson & Wales University all expressed interest. Don Pybas, director of the Miami -Dade County Agricul- tural Cooperative Extension Service asked whether the release of liability to the county applied to county employees. Good question; we need to get an answer. A letter dated February 29, 2000 from Shirley Collins bureau chief for the Bureau of Recovery and Mitigation, FDEM, to our Emergency Management director Chuck Lanza was introduced to the group (copies circulated to all). This letter details the direction FDEM is going with Local Mitigation Strategy. Of special importance to the LMS Working Group is the fact that LMS participation is a requirement for a number of grants. The project will only be accepted if it is part of LMS for some grant programs while other grant programs give a competitive advantage to LMS projects. This lead to a discussion about how often the LMS "master document" should be updated with completed projects removed and new ones added. The Working Group decided that every four months would be best. The Steering Committee will determine the dates for the updated documents to be forwarded to FDEM in Tallahassee. It was also decided to change the format of our master LMS document slightly. In the future the document will be divided into three parts: The Strategy, The Projects, and The Funding Sources followed by the appen- dices. This should make amending the document easier by permitting the changes to one part without affecting the other two. The LMS Working Group also confirmed that it will continue to meet quarterly and the Steering Committee will meet monthly or as needed. The LMS Working Group meeting adjourned at 10:00 a.m. followed by a meeting of the Steering Committee. Interested parties were invited to stay. The LMS Steering Committee meeting began at approximately 10:15 a.m., March 13th. Members in attendance were: Ken Cassel, City of Homestead; Joe Corradino, Corradino Group; Yocie Galiano Gomez, Village of Pinecrest; Mike Gambino, Miami -Dade DERM; Ed Garrison, Miami -Dade Finance Department, Hugh Gladwin, Florida International University; Peter Kory, Village of Key Biscayne; Frank Reddish, OEM; Inaki Rezola for Marian Burns, American Red Cross; Mercedes Sosa, Town of Bay Harbor Islands. The Committee discussed when would be the best time to publish updated versions of the Local Mitigation Strategy. It was concluded that it would be best to publish immediately prior to hurricane season, which begins June 1St of each year. Therefore the first update will be sent to Tallahassee on May 31, 2000 and updates will continue every four months thereafter unless the LMS Working Group amends the schedule. For the year 2000, updates will be May 31 and September 30 and then on January 31, 2001. Miami -Dade Office of Emer- gency Management will act as the clearinghouse for all amendments. January 2015 P5 -24 LMS The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Miami -Dade Part 5: Meeting Minutes It was agreed that in order to allow proper assembly of the documents, all updated materials must be received at the Office of Emergency Management one month prior to the publication date (i.e. April 30, September 30 and December 31). The LMS Steering Committee adjourned at 10:30 am and reconvened as the Evacuation Restudy Committee. The Evacuation Committee minutes are filed separately. Minutes of the June 7, 2000 Meeting Municipalities in attendance: Aventura Indian Creek Biscayne Park Key Biscayne Coral Gables Medley Florida City Miami Hialeah Miami Beach Homestead Miami Shores West Miami Others in attendance: American Red Cross Homestead Hospital Humane Society of Greater Miami Jackson Memorial Hospital Johnson & Wales University North Bay Village North Miami North Miami Beach Opa -locka Sunny Isles Beach Sweetwater Eden, Inc. International Hurricane Center Citrus Health Network Fla. International University University of Miami Miami Bridge Miami -Dade Building Code Compliance Miami -Dade County Public Schools Miami -Dade Community Action Agency Miami -Dade DERM Miami -Dade Finance Department Miami -Dade GSA Miami -Dade Housing Agency Miami -Dade Water & Sewer Miami -Dade Cooperative Extension Service Municipal Solutions The Village South Florida Regional Planning Council U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Florida State Office U.S. Department of Labor, Homestead Job Corps Center Welcoming for the first time: Morris Mays, Miami -Dade Community Action Agency; Sandra Jenkins, Home- stead Hospital; Frank Mitchell, Rudolph Funn and Paul Hoberling, U.S. Dept. of Labor, Homestead Job Corps Center; Al Cazzoli, U.S. HUD; Margaret Moss, Miami Bridge; Norry Lynch and Carol Echs, Miami -Dade County Public Schools; Ron Hughes, Johnson & Wales University; and Jose Rodriquez, The Village. Tekeia Clark has moved from Solid Waste Management to GSA and Vivian Duyos now represents SWM. The meeting began at approximately 9:00 AM, chaired by Frank Reddish of the Miami -Dade County Office of Emergency Management. It was announced that the Miami -Dade County Board of County Commissioners, on Tuesday, June 6, 2000, passed a resolution formally adopting the Local Mitigation Strategy as presented by the LMS Working Group. Congratulations to all. January 2015 P5 -25 LMS The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Miami -Dade Part 5: Meeting Minutes Upcoming classes here at the EOC will be proper tree trimming for hurricane season. A tree - trimming program is a high priority in our LMS. Joseph Garofalo, Ph.D., urban horticulture specialist at the county Cooperative Extension Service and the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences will demonstrate to proper tree trimming techniques to best ensure a tree's surviving a hurricane as well as information on the best and worst trees for hurricane survival. Matt King from Miami -Dade County Department of Environmental Resources Manage- ment (DERM) will discuss the laws governing trees and pruning. Ideas and suggestions for future training classes will be appreciated. Linda Bell with the State of Florida, Division of Emergency Management joined us to speak about the National Flood Insurance Program and the Community Rating System. In Miami -Dade County there are fifteen mu- nicipalities that are not part of the Community Rating System. This is a program to lower flood insurance premiums and it would be extremely beneficial if all our cities belonged to the program. It will be a goal of the LMS Working Group to enroll the entire county in CRS and this goal will be added to our top LMS priority, that of reducing flooding and flood damage. Peter Kory, Key Biscayne representative and member of the steering committee has volunteered to lead the CRS effort. Ken Rock of IFC Consulting has agreed to assist Peter. Following this meeting, Linda and Peter will meet with the representatives of the proposed new CRS members. Those present today are: Biscayne Park, Florida City, Homestead, Indian Creek, Medley, North Bay Village, Opa- locka, Sweetwater and West Miami. Peter has contacted all those not in attendance (Hialeah Gardens, South Miami, Pinecrest, Sunny Isles Beach and Virginia Gardens) except for the Village of El Portal. Hopefully we will reach them soon. This CRS effort will be a sub - committee under the LMS Flood Reduction Committee. Everyone was reminded of the latest edicts emanating from FDEM wherein participation in the LMS is a requirement for a number of grants including the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program and the Flood Mitigation Assistance Program. The LMS master document is almost ready for publication of the latest update. Publication was delayed so that the Board of County Commissioners resolution can be included in the document. Any changes including additions deletions and amendments should be sent in within the next week. The format of our master LMS document has been changed as recommended by the Steering Committee following the last meeting. The document is now divided into four parts: The Strategy, The Projects, and The Funding Sources followed by the appendices. The LMS Working Group also confirmed that it will continue to meet quarterly and the Steering Committee will meet monthly or as needed. The next Working Group meeting will be Thursday, September 7, 2000 at 9:00 AM at the EOC. The LMS Working Group meeting adjourned at 10:30 a.m. followed by a meeting of the Community Rating System Committee. Interested parties were invited to stay. Minutes of the September 7, 2000 Meeting Municipalities in attendance: Aventura Biscayne Park Coral Gables Homestead Medley Miami Miami Beach Miami Shores Miami Springs North Miami Opa -locka Pinecrest January 2015 P5 -26 LMS The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Miami -Dade Part 5: Meeting Minutes West Miami Others in attendance: American Red Cross BellSouth Telecommunications Catholic Charities Citrus Health Network DRC, Inc. Fla. International University Humane Society of Greater Miami Hurricane Protection Industries International Hurricane Center Johnson & Wales University University of Miami Miami -Dade County Public Schools Miami -Dade DERM Miami -Dade Finance Department Miami -Dade Park & Recreation Miami Museum of Science Miami -Dade Water & Sewer Miami -Dade Cooperative Extension Service Welcoming for the first time: Frances Spiegel, who has replaced Marian Burns as our Red Cross representative (Marian is off to law school), Roger North, who has replaced John Faller as our representative from BellSouth, Kathie Janik, who has replaced Jules Bevis as our representative from the City of Aventura, Bruce Netter and Martin Terris from Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Miami, David Schrier from DRC Inc., Victor Vincent and John Lawrence from the Miami Museum of Science. The meeting began at approximately 9:30 AM, chaired by Frank Reddish of the Miami -Dade County Office of Emergency Management. Upcoming classes here at the EOC will be proper "costibenefit analysis and environmental concerns" at 9 AM, September 12t'', taught by instructors from Florida DEM. Additionally, there will be a brainstorming session concerning the high -rise building dilemma or what to do about people trapped in high -rise buildings in the aftermath of a storm. Folks from the International Hurricane Center at FIU will also make a presentation. This is a part of our on going evacuation restudy. Joy Klein, from the Department of Environment Resource Management (DERM) and Joe Maguire, from the Park and Recreation Department's Natural Areas Management section spoke to the group concerning the pro- gress of our controlled or prescribed burn program. This program addresses one of the countywide initiatives in the Local Mitigation Strategy; that of wildfires which occur all too often in Miami -Dade County. Under Joy's leadership, the LMS Working Group is forming a wildfire mitigation committee with Joy and Joe as well as Bob Panko, chief fire officer from Everglades National Park, assistant chief Cynthia Sears of Miami -Dade Fire Rescue, Laura Geselbracht of the Nature Conservancy, Roman Gastesi of South Florida Water Manage- ment District and Don Pybas of the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences and the Cooperative Extension Service. We are also asking the Florida Division of Forestry and the state Department of Environmental Protection to join the committee. Other interested members of the LMS Working Group are invited to participate. Peter Kory, Mike Gambino and Frank Reddish of the Flood Reduction Committee met with Yusaf Mustafa from Florida DCA to discuss floodplain management and addressed the issue of NFIP "repetitive loss proper- ties." The committee tried to explain that real estate prices in Miami -Dade County make buyouts of the repet- itive loss properties unrealistic. The committee has been able to get a commitment from Florida DEM for a $50,000 Flood Mitigation Assistance grant to help attain our goal of 100% participation in the Community Rating System (CRS) program. Everyone was reminded once again of the latest edicts emanating from FDEM wherein participation in the LMS is a requirement for a number of grants including the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program and the Flood Mitigation Assistance Program. January 2015 P5 -27 LMS Miami -Dade The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes The LMS master document was published June 30, 2000 and reflects the format changes as recommended by the Steering Committee. The document is now divided into four parts: The Strategy, The Projects, and The Funding Sources followed by the appendices and minutes of previous meetings. The next publication will be December 31, 2000 and all submittals for this must be in by the first week of December. The LMS Working Group also confirmed that it will continue to meet quarterly and the Steering Committee will meet monthly or as needed. The next Working Group meeting will take place Wednesday, December 6, 2000 at 9:30 AM at the EOC. The LMS Working Group meeting adjourned at 10:30 a.m. Minutes of the December 6, 2000 Meeting Municipalities in attendance: Aventura Bal Harbour Coral Gables Florida City Hialeah Others in attendance: Alliance for Aging Catholic Charities Exeter Architectural Products Florida DCA /DEM H.J. Ross & Associates International Hurricane Center Miami Children's Hospital Miami -Dade DERM Miami -Dade Park & Recreation Miami -Dade Public Works Miami -Dade Water & Sewer National Weather Service PBS &J Homestead North Miami Key Biscayne Pinecrest Miami South Miami Miami Beach Sweetwater Miami Springs West Miami American Red Cross Citrus Health Network Federal Emergency Management Agency Florida International University Hurricane Protection Industries Mercy Hospital Miami -Dade Community College Miami -Dade Finance Department Miami Museum of Science Miami -Dade Transit Agency Miami -Dade Cooperative Extension Svc Neighbors 4 Neighbors Seminole Tribe of Indians South Florida Limestone Coalition Unlimited Applications, Inc. University of Miami URS Corporation U.S. Army Corps of Engineers South Florida Water Management District Miami -Dade Office of Intergovernmental Affairs University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Welcoming for the first time: Mike Weston from the Alliance for Aging, Nick Michalisin from Exeter Archi- tectural Products, Cesar Calas from H.J. Ross & Associates, Michael Sorbello who replaces Gil Delgado as representative of Miami -Dade Parks, Juliana Walsh from the Miami -Dade Office of Intergovernmental Af- fairs, Alberto Parjus and Lisa McMillion for Miami -Dade Transit, Jim Lushine and David Kosier from NWS January 2015 P5 -28 LMS The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Miami -Dade Part 5: Meeting Minutes Miami Forecast Office, Lynne Cameron from Neighbors 4 Neighbors, Guy Hamilton from Unlimited Appli- cations, Inc., Victor Powell from the South Florida Water Management District, Michael Nardone from URS Corporation, Paul Larsen from the South Florida Limestone Mining Coalition, Royce Tipton from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Joe Kippenberger from the Seminole Tribe. Because of the joint meeting with the Governor's Flood Task Force, we also had with us today numerous representatives from FEMA, Florida Department of Community Affairs and representatives of several county commissioners and members of con- gress. The meeting began at approximately 9:30 AM, chaired by Frank Reddish of the Miami -Dade County Office of Emergency Management. The first order of business was to remind everyone that the December 2000 edition of the LMS project list is ready to go to press. Everyone was reminded once again of the latest edicts emanating from FDEM wherein participation in the LMS is a requirement for a number of grants including the Hazard Mitigation Grant Pro- gram and the Flood Mitigation Assistance Program. This is the last call for submitting mitigation projects for inclusion in the list. The next edition will be June 2001. The Evacuation Restudy Committee continues its work. On September 26, 2000, a forum chaired by Cathie Perkins was held to discuss the "High -rise Dilemma;" the problems occurring before, during and after a hur- ricane for people living in high -rise apartments and condos. Contributing were Hugh Gladwin and Nikki Dash from FIU, John Pistorino from the engineering firm of Pistorino & Alain, Jeff Robinson from Hurricane Pro- tection Industries, Klaus Bemke from Miami Elevator, Lilia Vietia from The Continental Group, a property management company, Bill Wilson from the American Red Cross, John Hulsey from the South Florida Re- gional Planning Council and representatives from many of our municipalities that have high -rise structures. A transcript of the discussion is available through Miami -Dade OEM. The high -rise discussion will continue in the future. The drawbridge task force continues to meet to iron out problems that might occur with our drawbridges during an evacuation. The group includes representatives from Miami -Dade OEM, Miami -Dade Public Works, Flor- ida DOT, U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Office and the U.S.C.G. Bridge Operations Section, the Port of Miami, DERM, City of Miami, City of Miami Beach, Bay Harbor Islands, and Broward and Palm Beach County Public Works The CERT Program (Community Emergency Response Team) continues to grow and is the largest in the state of Florida with over 700 members now trained. The program is now working with the University of Miami to develop a campus CERT program. The Wildfire Committee continues to work to refine the prescribed burn program and will next meet January 10, 2001. The wildfire committee is made up of representatives from the Florida Division of Forestry, DERM, Miami -Dade OEM, Miami -Dade Fire Rescue, Miami -Dade Parks Natural Areas Management, the Nature Conservancy and Everglades National Park. The Flood Reduction Committee's CRS sub - committee reports that Florida City, Homestead, Miami Springs, Opa -locka and Pinecrest have all begun the application process for gaining status as Community Rating System municipalities. We will continue working with the other communities in our effort to have 100% of the mu- nicipalities as CRS cities. The shelter retrofit program has now submitted 17 properties for HMGP funding. These include 11 schools, 3 park buildings, the Humane Society shelter, Miami Children's Hospital and CHPI homeless shelter. January 2015 P5 -29 L M S The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Miami -Dade Part 5: Meeting Minutes Dr. Joe Garofalo from the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences has agreed to conduct another "Proper Tree Trimming" class in the spring prior to hurricane season. Effective September 13, 2000 Miami -Dade County and its municipalities has become a Project Impact Com- munity. Dennis Smith, the Project Impact Coordinator for the State of Florida and a planning manager for the Florida Showcase Community project gave a presentation on Project Impact and what it means to us as a community. It was agreed that the Local Mitigation Strategy Working Group would become the Proi ect Impact Working Group and the LMS Steering Committee would become the Project Impact Steering Committee. Dennis recommended that, in addition to the committees already in existence, we form several others namely, Ways and Means, Legislative and Private Sector Coordination. The group agreed to do this. Hank Erikson from Florida DCA will be the immediate Project Impact liaison for Miami -Dade County. Steve Randolph from FEMA was introduced as our FEMA Region IV Project Impact Coordinator. The final order of business was to report on the Governor's South Florida Flooding Task Force that will now become part of the Project Impact Working Group. A full report of the activities concerning the October 3rd storm was delivered to the group and a joint FEMA /State of Florida Report was distributed. Basically, the initial projects will include installation of an 800 cps pump on the C -4 Canal to be located at the S25B spillway. The canal will be dredged to remove 3 feet of fill over a 7.2 -mile segment going west from the S25B. Drainage projects will be done in the Flagami neighborhood of the City of Miami, in the City of Sweetwater and in the City of West Miami. (Note: All of the foregoing is contingent upon a successful NEPA review.) A report on Phase 2 will be made at the next Working Group meeting. Mr. Paul Larsen representing the South Florida Limestone Mining Coalition gave a presentation of an offer by the limestone miners to allow the storage of stormwater on 19 square miles of their land located in the area known as the Lake Belt. This is a generous offer but will require considerable study to ensure there is no impact on the northwest well field that is also located in the Lake Belt. The Working Group agreed to meet again in January to continue the development of Project Impact and to work on the flood mitigation project. The Steering Committee will meet monthly or as needed. The next Working Group meeting will take place Tuesday, January 9, 2001 at 9:00 AM in the Fire Board Chambers. The LMS/Project Impact Working Group meeting adjourned at 11:30 a.m. January 2015 P5 -30 LMS Miami -Dade 2001 Minutes of the January 9, 2001 Meeting Municipalities in attendance: Aventura Miami Springs Hialeah North Miami Homestead Pinecrest Key Biscayne Miami Beach Miami Others in attendance: Alliance for Aging Catholic Charities Exeter Architectural Products Florida DCA /DEM H.J. Ross & Associates Hydrological Associates Knezevich $ Associates Mercy Hospital Miami -Dade Community Action Agency Miami -Dade DERM Miami -Dade Park & Recreation Miami -Dade Transit Agency PBS &J The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes South Miami Sweetwater Virginia Gardens West Miami American Red Cross CPHI Federal Emergency Management Agency Florida International University Homestead Hospital International Hurricane Center Media Interactives Metcalf & Eddy, Inc. Miami -Dade Cooperative Extension Svc Miami -Dade Finance Department Miami -Dade Public Works Miami -Dade Water & Sewer Seminole Tribe of Indians South Florida Limestone Coalition Unlimited Applications, Inc. University of Miami URS Corporation Woolpert, LLP South Florida Water Management District South Florida Resource Conservation & Development Council Miami -Dade Office of Intergovernmental Affairs University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Welcoming for the firsttime: Gordon Ansell from Mercy Hospital, Dan Deegan and Michael Lee from PBS &J, Brad Waller from Hydrologic Associates, and Kevin Berg and Sue Normand from Media Interactives M Be- cause of the joint meeting with the Governor's Flood Task Force, we also had with us today numerous repre- sentatives from FEMA, Florida Department of Community Affairs and representatives of several county com- missioners and members of congress. The meeting began at approximately 9:00 AM, chaired by Frank Reddish of the Miami -Dade County Office of Emergency Management. The first order of business was to present an update on the progress of the flood recovery work in progress throughout the county. The LMS flood reduction committee has continued to meet regularly with FEMA and the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FLDEM). The NEPA review is underway and is predicted for completion in April or May. January 2015 P5 -31 LMS Miami -Dade The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes Kevin Berg, a producer for Media Interactives informed the group that a disaster information CD ROM is in production and will feature Miami -Dade County and its Project Impact program. The CD has the blessing of FEMA and Florida DCA. The CERT Program (Community Emergency Response Team) continues to grow and is the largest in the state of Florida with over 800 members now trained. The program continues working with the University of Miami to develop a campus CERT program. As mentioned at the last meeting a tree - trimming class is now scheduled for May. This time it will be held at the Cooperative Extension Service offices in Homestead. The Working Group agreed to meet again in March to continue the development of Project Impact and to work on the flood mitigation project. The Steering Committee will meet monthly or as needed. The next Working Group meeting will take place Wednesday, March 7, 2001 at 9:30 AM in the Fire Board Chambers. The LMS/Project Impact Working Group meeting adjourned at 11:30 a.m. Minutes of the March 7, 2001 Meeting Municipalities in attendance: Aventura Medley Coral Gables Miami Florida City Miami Beach Hialeah Miami Lakes Homestead Miami Shores Key Biscayne Miami Springs Others in attendance: American Red Cross C3TS CPHI Federal Emergency Management Agency Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection Florida International University F.R.I.E.N.D.S, Inc. International Hurricane Center Miami -Dade Aviation Department Miami -Dade Community Action Agency Miami -Dade DERM Miami -Dade Finance Department Miami -Dade Public Works Miami -Dade Water & Sewer Miami Museum of Science Ryder Logistics & Transportation South Florida Water Management District University of Miami URS Corporation North Miami Pinecrest South Miami Sweetwater West Miami Catholic Charities Citrus Health Network Craig A. Smith & Associates Florida DCA /DEM Florida Division of Forestry Florida Power & Light Florida Sea Grant Program Mercy Hospital Miami -Dade Communications Dept. Miami -Dade Cooperative Extension Svc Miami -Dade Expressway Authority Miami -Dade Park & Recreation Miami -Dade Transit Agency Miami Rescue Mission PBS &J South Florida Limestone Coalition United Home Care Services Unlimited Applications, Inc. WFOR — CBS4 January 2015 P5 -32 LMS Miami -Dade The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes White Rock Quarries Woolpert, LLP South Florida Resource Conservation & Development Council University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Miami -Dade Office of the Mayor Welcoming for the first time: Mary Collins, Councilwoman from the newly formed Town of Miami Lakes, Marella Crane from the Florida Sea Grant program, Judy Frank and Brick Rule from FPL, Greg Jeffries & Orlando Rubio from Craig A. Smith & Associates, Steve Hale from White Rock Quarries, Gary Lewis from the Florida Division of Forestry, Jose Calas from Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Bryan Norcross from WFOR -TV Channel 4, Hilda Olexa, the new representative for Miami -Dade Aviation Depart- ment, Lynn Norman from Miami -Dade Communications Department and Tom Murphy from the Miami -Dade Expressway Authority. Because of the joint meeting with the Governor's Flood Task Force, we also had with us today numerous representatives from FEMA, Florida Department of Community Affairs and representa- tives of several county commissioners and members of congress. The meeting began at approximately 9:30 AM, chaired by Frank Reddish, Project Impact coordinator from the Miami -Dade County Office of Emergency Management. The first order of business was to introduce several of the newcomers mentioned above including Mary Collins representing Miami - Dade's newest municipality, the Town of Miami Lakes which has now joined the Local Mitigation Strategy Working Group and Project Impact. Recently, FEMA and President Bush have stated that Project Impact or, at least its funding may be discontin- ued. The tone of the group today is that Miami -Dade County and the Miami -Dade Project Impact Partners will continue the program with or without the federal government. The next order of business was to present an update on the progress of the flood recovery work in progress throughout the county. The LMS flood reduction committee has continued to meet regularly with FEMA and the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FLDEM). The NEPA review is underway and is predicted for completion in April or May. The canal bottom sampling and profiling is now complete for the C -4 Canal. The pump to be located at the S25B structure has been designed and a construction bid has been let. The easement problems have been solved. A recommended site for the 500 to 1000 acre reservoir has been iden- tified within the Lake Belt area. The flood committee was introduced again. Roman Gastesi of the South Florida Water Management District gave a presentation on the current drought. He stated that this is the worst drought on record and that Phase II water restrictions will continue indefinitely. Roman passed out literature describing the Phase II restrictions. Gary Lewis of the Florida Division of Forestry spoke about the ongoing wildfire problems of late. He told us that a major planned or controlled burn is planned for late April in the area south of Florida City and east of U.S.1 to take place when a favorable wind is present. There will be two half -day workshops on the Community Rating System (CRS) sponsored by Florida DEM and scheduled for May 10, 2001. The morning session is for cities not now in the CRS program while the afternoon session is for cities with an established CRS program. Everyone is urged to attend. Dr. Joe Garofalo of the county Agriculture Extension Service will teach a class on May 22nd on the proper way to prune a tree for hurricane season. After lunch the group will trim an actual tree. Parks and Public Works people will get a lot out of this class. If interested, sign up with Cathie Perkins of Miami -Dade OEM. January 2015 P5 -33 LMS Miami -Dade The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes The Working Group agreed to meet again in May to continue the development of Project Impact and to work on the flood mitigation project. The May meeting will also be our official "Project Impact Signing Ceremony." The actual date, time and place for the meeting will be announced soon. The Steering Committee will meet monthly or as needed. The LMS/Project Impact Working Group meeting adjourned at 11:30 AM. Minutes of the May 30, 2001 Meeting Held at Vizcaya Museum and Gardens Municipalities in attendance: Coral Gables Miami Opa -locka El Portal Miami Beach South Miami Florida City Miami Lakes Sweetwater Homestead Miami Shores Virginia Gardens Key Biscayne Miami Springs West Miami Others in attendance: American Red Cross Catholic Charities C3TS CPHI Craig A. Smith & Associates Exeter Architectural Products Federal Emergency Management Agency Florida DCA /DEM Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection Florida Division of Forestry Florida International University Florida Power & Light F.R.I.E.N.D.S, Inc. Florida Sea Grant Program The Home Depot Humane Society of Greater Miami Hurricane Protection Industries International Hurricane Center Mercy Hospital Miami Children's Hospital Miami Country Day School Miami -Dade Communications Dept. Miami -Dade Community Action Agency Miami -Dade County Manager's Office Miami -Dade Cooperative Extension Svc Miami -Dade DERM Miami -Dade Finance Department Miami -Dade Fire Rescue & Fire Board Miami -Dade Office of the Mayor Miami -Dade Public Works Miami -Dade Transit Agency Miami -Dade Water & Sewer Miami -Dade Public Schools Miami Museum of Science Miami Rescue Mission PBS &J Ryder System, Inc. Ellen Roth for Senator Graham University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences United States Army Corps of Engineers WB Consulting United States Weather Service Miami Forecast Office This meeting of the Miami -Dade Project Impact Working Group, is not only our official signing ceremony where each member declares themselves a "Project Impact Partner," but it is also combined with and will serve as the annual Miami -Dade County Public Officials Conference. The meeting was held at Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, a national landmark on the National Registry for Historic Places. Vizcaya was chosen because January 2015 P5 -34 L M S The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Miami -Dade Part 5: Meeting Minutes it had suffered storm surge damage after Hurricane Andrew and many hazard mitigation measures were in- stalled here to protect this historic structure. The audience could see mitigation at work throughout the meet- ing. As each attendee entered they were invited to sign a giant proclamation (mounted on a storm panel) stating that they are a "Project Impact Partner." The meeting began at approximately 9:30 AM, opened by Chief Chuck Lanza, director, Miami -Dade Office of Emergency Management who, in his opening remarks gave a brief history of the Miami -Dade Local Miti- gation Strategy (LMS) and how it evolved into Project Impact. Chuck then introduced Frank Reddish, Project Impact coordinator for Miami -Dade County. The business of Project Impact was discussed at this point prior to any ceremonies. Frank gave an update on the progress of the C -4 Canal Basin project and the many municipal drainage projects in progress. Frank announced on behalf of the Florida Division of Forestry that it appears the large wildfire that burned south of Florida City in late April turned out to be extremely beneficial for the area. Frances Spiegel of the American Red Cross was introduced and told the group about the "Spring Break Shut- tering Project." A group of students from Mississippi State University joined the American Red Cross, Amer - icorps, The Home Depot, HPI, Miami -Dade OEM, and the City of North Miami in a Project Impact project to install hurricane panels on the homes of senior citizens. It was a huge success! Next, Captain Bob Palestrant, our CERT coordinator, gave an update on the status of the CERT program. CERT is alive and well and growing in Miami -Dade County. At this time, the dais was turned over to our Public Officials Conference master of ceremonies, Bill Delgrosso, who introduced the guest speakers. County Manager Steve Shiver first introduced the many public figures in attendance. He then spoke on behalf of Miami -Dade County and the local Project Impact partners. Frank Koutnik, Chief of the Bureau of Planning and Policy for the Florida Department of Community Affairs spoke on behalf of the state of Florida partners. Finally, Todd Davison, director for mitigation for FEMA Region IV spoke on behalf of the federal government partners. Each of the speakers then signed the giant proclamation, which had been brought to the dais. After the ceremony, the public officials in attendance were briefed on the state of emergency management and the upcoming hurricane season. The Working Group agreed to meet again in September (exact date, time and place to be announced) to con- tinue the development of Project Impact. The Steering Committee will continue to meet monthly or as needed. The LMS/Project Impact Working Group meeting and signing ceremony adjourned at 11:30 a.m. Minutes of the September 20, 2001 Meeting Held in the Operations Room of the Miami -Dade Emergency Operations Center Municipalities in attendance: Aventura Coral Gables Hialeah Homestead Key Biscayne Miami Miami Springs North Miami Pinecrest Virginia Gardens West Miami January 2015 P5 -35 LMS The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Miami -Dade Part 5: Meeting Minutes Others in attendance: American Medical Response American Red Cross Citrus Health Network Disaster Management, Inc. Exeter Architectural Products Florida DCA /DEM Florida International University Florida Power & Light Focal Communications F.R.I.E.N.D.S, Inc. Greenhorne & O'Mara H.J. Ross & Associates Hazen and Sawyer The Home Depot Humane Society of Greater Miami Hurricane Protection Industries International Hurricane Center Law Engineering Mercy Hospital Miami Christian School Miami -Dade Cooperative Extension Service Miami -Dade DERM Miami -Dade Finance Department Miami -Dade Office of the Mayor Miami -Dade Water & Sewer Miami Museum of Science Miami Rescue Mission Ryder System, Inc. Ellen Roth for Senator Graham The Salvation Army University of Miami WFOR -CBS -4 South Florida Resource Conservation & Development Council South Florida Water Management District University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Joining us for the first time were American Medical Response, Disaster Management, Inc., Focal Communi- cations, Greenhorne & O'Mara, Inc., Hazen and Sawyer, Law Engineering and Environmental Services, Inc. and the Miami Rescue Mission. The meeting of the Project Impact/Local Mitigation Strategy Working Group began at approximately 9:30 AM, opened by Project Impact Coordinator Frank Reddish, Miami -Dade Office of Emergency Management. (Note: From now on, in Miami -Dade County Project Impact and the Local Mitigation Strategy (LMS) are considered synonymous.) The first item of business was a report by Victor Powell from the South Florida Water Management District with an update on the progress of the C -4 Canal Basin initiative including the S25B forward pump and the many municipal drainage projects in progress. Victor also discussed the advanced modeling and the NEPA review, which is underway for the lateral pumping and the Lake Belt impoundment area. Following Victor, Mike Gambino from Miami -Dade Department of Environmental Resources Management (DERM), who is also the Community Rating System Coordinator for Miami -Dade County, gave a report on the progress of the FIRM Map restudy and the status of the repetitive loss properties throughout the county. Mike also explained the FEMA "Cooperative Technical Partner" program in which the county plans to partic- ipate. Mike encouraged the municipalities to do the same. Frank Reddish explained the residential shuttering program to the Working Group. This program, which is designed to provide hurricane panels to low- income elderly, is being funded by a $330,000 grant from FEMA through the state of Florida. Miami -Dade Mayor Alex Penelas and the Board of County Commissioners voted to add an additional one million dollars to the program. This should allow us to protect from 1,200 to 1,300 homes. Full details of the program will be provided by next month. The LMS /Project Impact Steering Committee proposal to require participation in at least one Project Impact or Local Mitigation Strategy function during each six -month period to remain a member of the Working Group January 2015 P5 -36 LMS The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Miami -Dade Part 5: Meeting Minutes was ratified unanimously. This means those municipalities, county departments or other organizations that fail to attend at least one function between January 1St and June 30t'' and again between July 1St and December 31St of each year will be dropped from Project Impact and LMS and will no longer be eligible for funding in programs such as the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) and the Flood Mitigation Assistance Program nor will they be awarded LMS bonus points in other programs such as the Emergency Management Prepared- ness and Assistance Trust Fund. It was announced that from now on all Project Impact correspondence will be by e -mail and faxes will no longer be used. Those Working Group members without e -mail are encouraged make arrangements with someone who does have it in order to receive notices. At this time the subject of terrorism and the concept of mitigation against terrorism as a part of Project Impact were introduced. A lively discussion followed and it seems we want to take this on. Among the items ad- dressed is a revisit to the critical facilities inventory and a public education program. Those contributing to the discussion were Ricardo Alvarez, deputy director of the International Hurricane Center at FIU, Andy Aus- tin, storm water utility manager for the city of Hialeah, Captain Ed Bowe of the city of Homestead Police Department, Richard Ford from the Salvation Army, Yocelyn Galiano Gomez, assistant village manager of the Village of Pinecrest, Mike Gambino from DERM, Dr. Hugh Gladwin, director of the Institute for Public Opinion Research at FIU, Dr. Charles Gottlieb, director of environmental health and safety for the University of Miami, Dr. Lorena Morrison, school head of Miami Christian School, Dr. Walter Peacock, head of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Florida International University, Don Pybas, County Extension Director, University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Ellen Roth, regional director for Senator Bob Graham, Len Salva, general manager for Focal Communications and Victor Vincent, operations director for the Miami Museum of Science. Further counter - terrorism proposals will be studied by the Steering Committee and brought to the Working Group at the next meeting. The Working Group agreed to meet again in December 2001 (exact date, time and place to be announced) to continue the development of Project Impact. The Steering Committee will continue to meet monthly or as needed. Prior to adjournment, all new members and others who have not done so were invited to sign the Project Impact proclamation document. The Project Impact Working Group meeting was adjourned at approximately 11:00 a.m. Minutes of the December 19, 2001 Meeting Held at the Kovens Conference Center at Florida International University Municipalities in attendance: Aventura Homestead North Miami Biscayne Park Medley North Miami Beach Coral Gables Miami South Miami Florida City Miami Beach Sunny Isles Beach Golden Beach Miami Lakes Virginia Gardens Hialeah Gardens Miami Shores Others in attendance: American Red Cross Citrus Health Network January 2015 P5 -37 LMS Miami -Dade C3TS Florida DCA /DEM Florida International University Florida State Attorney's Office The Home Depot International Hurricane Center Law Engineering Miami -Dade DERM Miami -Dade Housing Agency Miami -Dade Office of Emergency Mgmt. Miami -Dade County Public Schools University of Miami South Florida Water Management District U.S. Geological Survey The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes FEMA Florida DEP Florida Power & Light F.R.I.E.N.D., Inc. Humane Society of Greater Miami Johnson & Wales University Miami -Dade County Manager's Office Miami -Dade Finance Department Miami -Dade Office of the Mayor Miami -Dade Seaport Miami Rescue Mission South Florida Regional Planning Council U.S. General Accounting Office Joining us for the first time were representatives from the Port of Miami, the State Attorney's Office, the U.S. Geological Survey, and ateam from the U.S. General Accounting Office who are observing Project Impact at work. The meeting of the Project Impact/Local Mitigation Strategy Working Group began at approximately 9:30 AM, opened by Project Impact Coordinator Frank Reddish. The group was greeted by David Grossman, dean of the Florida International University outreach program and our host for this meeting, which is being held at the Roz and Cal Kovens Conference Center on the FIU Biscayne Bay campus. Following the greeting by Dean Grossman, Frank Reddish gave a summary report on several LMS projects currently under way: The C -4 Basin flood control initiative is moving right along with completion of the pump station at the S25B structure scheduled for next month. The environmental and permitting process for the upstream impoundment area is also underway. Victor Powell wishes to move the pump on the C -6 canal from near White Rock Quarries downstream to the S26 structure. This project, at approximately $60,000,000, is the single largest Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) project ever undertaken, both in cost and in scope of work. The residential shuttering program continues. We were disappointed that we didn't have as many sign up when the program first began but we will continue to accept applications until all funds have been exhausted. Total funding for this program includes $330,000 HMGP funds from FEMA and the state supplemented by $1,000,000 from the Miami -Dade Board of County Commissioners. The $3,000,000 HMGP institutional shelter- shuttering program is also going strong and all applications have been submitted to the state. The applicants include the Salvation Army, Miami Rescue Mission, Humane Society, Florida International University, University of Miami and the city of Sweetwater. The LMS /Project Impact has been able to secure $5,000,000 in HMGP funding to complete the encapsulation project at Miami Children's Hospital. The application process is underway and going well. Captain Bob Palestrant, our CERT program chairman from Miami -Dade Fire Rescue, briefed the group on the status of the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program. We have close to 1000 people that have completed CERT training and the program is being expanded to include business CERTs and university CERTs. Also, we have set aside $8,000 of our FEMA Project Impact to help equip low- income CERT teams. For those that don't know, unlike other CERT programs around the nation, our CERT training is carried out January 2015 P5 -38 L M S The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Miami -Dade Part 5: Meeting Minutes the members of Florida Task Force 1, Miami -Dade Fire Rescue's elite, internationally known urban search and rescue team. Mike Gambino from DERM, our resident floodplain expert, briefed the Working Group on the Flood Mitiga- tion Assistance Program. A FMA workshop is being held in Miami -Dade County on January 11, 2002. Mike also reported that not much progress has been made in the FIRM map restudy (more to come on this). He was joined in the discussion by FEMA Project Impact guru, Stephen Randolph At this time our hosts from FIU — Ricardo Alvarez, Nicole Dash, Martha Gutierrez and Bonnie Brandt gave a presentation on the many roles that FIU plays in our community. Ricardo discussed the International Hurricane Center, a state function located on the FIU campus; Martha briefed us on the Terrafly program, which is an advanced aerial photography online program (www.terrafly.com). Ms. Dash gave us an overview of the role of FIU's department of sociology and the sociology of disaster and Bonnie discussed the many FIU community outreach programs. All of the FIU endeavors are excellent and we are fortunate to have this institution as a Project Impact partner. The Working Group agreed to meet again in March 2002 (exact date, time and place to be announced) to continue the development of Project Impact. The Flood Committee will hold a general informational meeting in February 2002. The FIRM remapping subcommittee will convene in early 2002 with Mike Gambino serving as chairman. The Steering Committee will continue to meet monthly or as needed. The Project Impact Working Group was meeting adjourned at approximately 11:45 a.m. followed by a de- lightful luncheon provided by our gracious host and Project Impact partner, Florida International University. January 2015 P5 -39 LMS Miami -Dade 2002 Minutes of the March 19, 2002 Meeting The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes Held at the Miami -Dade Emergency Operations Center Municipalities in attendance: Coral Gables Medley North Miami El Portal Miami Opa -locka Florida City Miami Beach Pinecrest Hialeah Miami Lakes South Miami Homestead Miami Shores Sweetwater Key Biscayne Miami Springs Miami -Dade P.D. Animal Services Others in attendance: American Red Cross Biscayne National Park CBS — Channel 4 - WFOR Catholic Charities C14ARLEE Program Civil Air Patrol Craig A. Smith & Associates Community Partnership for the Homeless Disaster Management, Inc. FEMA Florida International University Florida Power & Light Focal Communications, Inc. F.R.I.E.N.D., Inc. The Home Depot Hurricane Protection Industries, Inc. International Hurricane Center John Adams & Company Law Engineering Miami -Dade County Manager's Office Miami -Dade DERM Miami -Dade Finance Department Miami -Dade Housing Agency Miami -Dade Office of the Mayor Miami -Dade Office of Emergency Mgmt. Miami -Dade Office of Water Resources Miami -Dade Park & Recreation Department Miami -Dade P.D. Animal Services Miami -Dade Seaport Miami -Dade Solid Waste Management Miami -Dade Water & Sewer Department Miami -Dade County Public Schools Miami Children's Hospital Miami Christian School Miami Country Day School Miami Rescue Mission Ryder System, Inc. University of Florida Agriculture Extension University of Miami South Florida Regional Planning Council South Florida Water Management District U.S. Geological Survey South Florida Resource Conservation and Development Council Joining us for the first time: John Adams & Co., Biscayne National Park, the C14ARLEE Program, and the Civil Air Patrol. The meeting of the Project Impact/Local Mitigation Strategy Working Group began at approximately 9:30 AM, opened by Project Impact /LMS Coordinator Frank Reddish who gave a summary report on several LMS projects currently underway. There will be a Community Rating System (CRS) workshop sponsored by Florida Department of Community Affairs at the EOC on April l Ph. Mike Gambino, from DERM, gave a talk on why CRS is important to everyone. January 2015 P540 LMS The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Miami -Dade Part 5: Meeting Minutes There will be a class sponsored by the Cooperative Extension Service on the proper way to prune trees to prevent damage from hurricanes. This will be held at the Ag Center in Homestead on May 30tH There will be a Hurricane Andrew 10 Year Summit held at Florida International University May 30 and 31. The summit is sponsored by the International Hurricane Center at FIU. We have been officially approved as a " StormReady" community by the United States Weather Service. Our official sign will be presented at a future meeting. Chief Chuck Lanza, director of Miami -Dade Office of Emergency Management addressed the group to discuss counter - terrorism and the new homeland security issue. Chuck recommended that the "Citizens Corps Coun- cil" as defined by President Bush should be made up of the LMS Working Group. This will be discussed further at the next meeting. The C -4 Basin flood control initiative is moving right along. The pump station at the S25B structure is com- plete and a dedication ceremony is scheduled for Monday, March 25, 2002. The environmental and permitting process for the upstream impoundment area is also underway. The LMS flood committee has approved mov- ing the pump on the C -6 canal to a new location at the S26 salinity control structure. The C -4 project, at approximately $60,000,000, remains the single largest HMGP project ever undertaken, both in cost and in scope of work. The residential shuttering program continues. Although over 600 applications have been received and more than 70 residences are complete, we are still disappointed that we don't have more applicants. We will con- tinue to accept applications until all funds have been depleted. Total funding for this program includes $330,000 HMGP funds from FEMA and the state supplemented by $1,000,000 from the Miami -Dade Board of County Commissioners. The $5,000,000 grant for the encapsulation project at Miami Children's Hospital has been approved by all parties. Ground breaking is planned for early summer. Captain Bob Palestrant, our CERT program chairman from Miami -Dade Fire Rescue, briefed the group on the upcoming Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) annual exercise to be held this year in Miami Lakes. This year teams from other counties will be invited to participate. Dr. Charles Gottlieb gave a report on the Disaster Resistant Universities conference held at the University of Miami in January. Most of the schools in the pilot program attended including the University of California at Berkeley, the University of Washington, the University of Alaska, Fairbanks and the University of North Car- oline, Wilmington. Gene Beck, from Florida Power & Light, gave a presentation on the programs FPL has to financially assist in Mitigation measure such as building retrofits. Contributions by FPL may be used as part of the local match to FEMA grants. Sarah Bellmund, ecologist from Biscayne National Park and Lawrence Frank from FEMA gave a presentation explaining a new wetlands project being developed by the National Park Service. The program will include the development of a wetlands area along the southern coast of Miami -Dade county and will have the effect of diffusing storm water runoff over a wide area of shoreline rather than concentrate the fresh water infusion into the bay at the mouths of the canals. January 2015 P541 LMS Miami -Dade The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes Raul Paterson, civil engineer from the U.S. Geological Survey, described a program now under development to provide real -time monitoring of rising water during periods of heavy rainfall. This should have the effect of allowing us to better predict potential flood hazards. The Working Group agreed to meet again in June 2002 (exact date, time and place to be announced). The Steering Committee will continue to meet monthly or as needed. The Working Group meeting was meeting adjourned at approximately 11:30 AM. Minutes of the June 18, 2002 Meeting Held at the Miami -Dade Fire Board Chambers Municipalities in attendance: Aventura Miami Coral Gables Miami Beach Hialeah Miami Lakes Homestead Miami Shores Key Biscayne Miami Springs Medley North Miami Others in attendance: American Red Cross CBS — Channel 4 - WFOR C14ARLEE Program Citrus Health Network C3TS Engineering FEMA Florida International University Florida Sea Grant The Home Depot Hurst Awning Company Law Engineering Miami -Dade Community Action Agency Miami -Dade DERM Miami -Dade Finance Department Miami -Dade Office of Emergency Mgmt. Miami -Dade Park & Recreation Department Miami -Dade Seaport Miami -Dade Water & Sewer Department Miami Children's Hospital Miami Country Day School Mount Sinai Medical Center Ryder System, Inc. Senator Bob Graham's Office St. Thomas University Pinecrest South Miami Sunny Isles Beach Sweetwater Virginia Gardens Biscayne National Park Catholic Charities Church World Service Community Partnership for the Homeless Disaster Management, Inc. Florida Division of Emergency Management Florida Power & Light F.R.I.E.N.D., Inc. Hurricane Protection Industries, Inc. International Hurricane Center Miami -Dade Animal Services Miami -Dade County Manager's Office Miami -Dade Fire Rescue Miami -Dade Housing Agency Miami -Dade Office of the Mayor Miami -Dade Public Works Miami -Dade Solid Waste Management Miami -Dade County Public Schools Miami Christian School Miami Rescue Mission PBS &J The Salvation Army South Florida Regional Planning Council TECO Peoples Gas January 2015 P542 LMS The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Miami -Dade Part 5: Meeting Minutes University of Florida Agriculture Extension University of Miami Villanueva Associates South Dade Soil & Water Conservation District South Florida Water Management District U.S. Geological Survey South Florida Resource Conservation & Development Council Joining us for the first time: Church World Service, Hurst Awning Company, Mount Sinai Medical Center, St. Thomas University and Peoples Gas Company. The meeting of the Project Impact/Local Mitigation Strategy Working Group began at approximately 9:30 AM, opened by Project Impact /LMS Coordinator Frank Reddish who gave a summary report on several LMS projects currently underway. The Community Rating System (CRS) workshop sponsored by Florida Department of Community Affairs on April l Ph was a success as was the tree pruning class sponsored by the Cooperative Extension Service, which was held at the Agricultural Center in Homestead on May 30tH The CERT exercise held May 18th in the Town of Miami Lakes was a great success with fifteen teams partic- ipating. Thanks to all those that helped bring it off. There will be a " Skywam" class for boaters on July 17th at the University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine Science on Virginia Key. This class is sponsored by Marella Crane and the Florida Sea Grant Program. We have been officially approved as a " StonnReady" community by the National Weather Service. In a short ceremony, Jim Lushine, NWS Warning Coordination Meteorologist, officially presented our StonnReady sign. Mr. Raul Mercado, of the engineering firm PBS &J, gave a presentation explaining to all, in layman's terms, how the C -4 Basin flood control initiative actually works. PBS &J is the company that has done the extensive feasibility modeling for the C -4 project. Ed Robinson of FEMA Region IV explained the NFIP Repetitive Loss Properties data collection process and what steps we are taking to improve our knowledge of flooding problems. Hank Erikson, from the Florida Department of Community Services, discussed the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 and the subsequent changes to the Stafford Act and Title 44 of the Code of Federal Regulations. The residential shuttering program continues. There are now over 170 residences completed and more under- way. Bill Moriarty and Odis Olivero from Miami -Dade Community Action Agency were introduced as the ones overseeing the actual installations. The rest of the shutter committee were also introduced. A request was made for volunteers to serve on the counter - terrorism committee, which is being formed to develop what will be "Countywide Initiative 3 — Counter - Terrorism." This will be one of the initial actions by the LMS Working Group in its role as Citizens Corps Council. The members of the new committee will be published within a week. Miami -Dade police lieutenant Maureen Shaunessy was introduced as one of the personnel in OEM's newly formed Division of Homeland Security. The Working Group will next meet in September 2002 (exact date, time and place to be announced). The Steering Committee will continue to meet monthly or as needed. The Working Group meeting was meeting adjourned at approximately 11:30 AM. January 2015 P543 LMS Miami -Dade Minutes of the September 19, 2002 Meeting The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes Held at the Miami -Dade Fire Rescue Headquarters Auditorium Municipalities in attendance: Aventura Florida City Homestead Key Biscayne Miami Others in attendance: Miami Shores Miami Springs North Miami North Miami Beach American Red Cross Catholic Charities Citrus Health Network C3TS Engineering Congressman Lincoln Diaz Balart's Office FEMA Florida International University Florida Sea Grant F.R.I.E.N.D., Inc. The Home Depot Pinecrest Sweetwater Virginia Gardens West Miami CBS — Channel 4 - WFOR Church World Service Community Partnership for the Homeless Disaster Management, Inc. Episcopal Diocese of Southeast Florida Florida Division of Emergency Management Florida Power & Light Florida State Attorney's Office H.J. Ross & Associates International Hurricane Center Jackson Health System Law Engineering Miami -Dade Animal Services Miami -Dade Aviation Department Miami -Dade DERM Miami -Dade Fire Rescue Miami -Dade Finance Department Miami -Dade Housing Agency Miami -Dade Office of Emergency Mgmt. Miami -Dade Park & Recreation Department Miami -Dade Solid Waste Management Miami -Dade County Public Schools Miami Children's Hospital Miami Christian School Miami Country Day School Neighbors 4 Neighbors Ryder System, Inc. The Salvation Army Save A Life Foundation, Inc. Senator Bob Graham's Office St. Lawrence School St. Thomas University South Florida Regional Planning Council South Florida Water Management District University of Miami URS Corporation Villanueva Associates University of Florida Agriculture Extension Joining us for the first time: Episcopal Diocese of Southeast Florida, St. Lawrence School and the Save A Life Foundation. The meeting of the Project Impact /Local Mitigation Strategy working group began at approximately 9:30 AM, opened by Project Impact/LMS Coordinator Frank Reddish who gave a summary report on several LMS pro- jects currently under way. January 2015 P544 LMS The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Miami -Dade Part 5: Meeting Minutes Frank also announced that the LMS terrorism mitigation committee is up and running and has met several times already. Jose Fuentes and Humberto Alonso from the South Florida Water Management District reported on the pro- gress of the C -4 Basin Initiative and also announced the ground breaking for the C -4 impoundment area which will take place October 4cn Mike Gambino from Miami -Dade Department of Environmental Resources Management (and also an LMS Steering Committee member) reported on several proposed projects including street drainage in the Belen neighborhood and the cleaning of the FEC Borrow Canal, which borders Virginia Gardens and Miami Springs. There was additional discussion concerning the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000, the subsequent changes to the Stafford Act and Title 44 of the Code of Federal Regulations and how these will effect the Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy. Liz Gutierrez of the American Red Cross reported on the residential shuttering program. There now over 350 residences completed and more are underway. Bryan Norcross of CBS Channel 4 made several proposals including building a wall that would demonstrate the various types of window protection available, to develop a checklist for homeowners to determine if their homes are safe from a hurricane and, the color coding of evacuation zones. Bruce DeSautel of The Home Depot told us that a checklist such as that proposed by Bryan is under develop- ment by The Home Depot and FLASH, the Federal Alliance for Safe Homes. Iry Bock of the Save A Life Foundation gave a presentation on his organization that teaches CPR and other life saving practices. A question and answer period followed. Susie Perkowitz will be our contact at Save A Life. The Working Group will next meet December 18, 2002 (exact place to be announced). The Steering Commit- tee will continue to meet monthly or as needed. The Working Group meeting was meeting adjourned at approximately 11:30 a.m. Minutes of the December 18, 2002 Meeting Held at the Graham Center at Florida International University Municipalities in attendance: Coral Gables Miami North Miami Beach El Portal Miami Shores Pinecrest Homestead Miami Springs Virginia Gardens Key Biscayne North Miami West Miami Medley Others in attendance: January 2015 P545 LMS Miami -Dade Alliance for Aging Area Health Education Center CBS — Channel 4 - WFOR Church World Service Florida Department of Transportation Florida Division of Emergency Mgmt. Florida State Attorney's Office H.J. Ross & Associates International Hurricane Center MacTec Miami -Dade Aviation Department Miami -Dade Community Action Agency Miami -Dade Finance Department Miami -Dade Mayor's Office Miami -Dade Park & Recreation Department Miami -Dade County Public Schools Miami Christian School Senator Bob Graham's Office South Florida Regional Planning Council United State Geological Survey URS Corporation The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes American Red Cross Catholic Charities C14ARLEE of Miami -Dade Citrus Health Network FEMA Florida International University Foster Construction Hurst Awning Company, Inc. Jackson Health System Miami -Dade Animal Services Miami -Dade Budget Office Miami -Dade DERM Miami -Dade Housing Agency Miami -Dade OEM Miami -Dade Seaport Miami Children's Hospital Ryder System, Inc. St. Thomas University South Florida Water Management District University of Miami University of Florida Agriculture Extension United Property Owners of the 8.5 Square Mile Area Villanueva Associates Joining us for the first time: Foster Construction. The meeting of the Project Impact/Local Mitigation Strategy working group began at approximately 10:00 AM, opened by Project Impact /LMS Coordinator Frank Reddish who gave a summary report on several LMS projects currently under way. Frank then introduced Ricardo Alvarez. Ricardo Alvarez, deputy director of the International Hurricane Center here at FIU, (and our host) welcomed the working group and then introduced Mark Rosenberg, provost of Florida International University. Dr. Rosenberg spoke on the importance of the relationship between the university and the community. Dr. Rosenberg was followed by Chuck Lanza, director of the Miami -Dade Office of Emergency Management who spoke briefly on the excellent cooperation between FIU, the Office of Emergency Management and the community at large. Bill Moriarty, of the Miami -Dade Community Action Agency, gave the working group an update on the resi- dential shuttering program, which has now installed window protect on the homes of over 600 low- income elderly residents of Miami -Dade County. Ralph Carrillo, of the Miami -Dade Office of Emergency Management gave a report on the proceedings of the LMS terrorism mitigation committee, which is focusing on long -term mitigation by delivering information and education to our school children. Frank Reddish presented some of the findings of the evacuation restudy committee. The storm surge evacua- tion zones have been studied by a subcommittee made up of representatives of the U.S. Army Corps of Engi- neers, the National Hurricane Center, the U.S. Geological Survey, the Florida Division of Emergency Man- agement, PBS &J and the Miami -Dade Office of Emergency Management. The new evacuation zones were January 2015 P546 L M S The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Miami -Dade Part 5: Meeting Minutes presented and they are comprised of three areas: the A or Red Zone consists of the barrier islands; B or Yellow Zone is the coastal mainland and the C or Green Zones is the far southern portion of the county subject to inland storm surge. Exact descriptions of these zones will accompany all printed maps depicting the changes. John Leslie, Armando Ramirez and Raul Pellegrino from the South Florida Water Management District gave an update on the C -4 Basin initiative including some proposals for additional work. The work on the S -26 pumps is nearing completion, as is the work on Phase 2 of the Sweetwater berm. Work is well underway on the emergency detainment basin. The entire project remains on time and within budget. Dr. Mary Jo Trepka, director of epidemiology for the Miami -Dade County Health Department, gave a report on biomedical hazards and what is being done about it. She also asked for assistance to locate possible quar- antine sites throughout the county. Dr. Arthur Oyola - Yamaiel from the Florida Division of Emergency Management gave a presentation to the working group outlining several new programs underway at the Department of Community Affairs as well as discussing the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 and changes in Title 44 of the Code of Federal Regulations. Ricardo Alvarez spoke once again relating to the group the many undertakings at FIU and how they benefit the Miami -Dade Community. The community outreach program at FIU continues to grow and strengthen. The Working Group will next meet Tuesday, March 18, 2003 at 9:30 AM in the auditorium of the Miami - Dade Fire Rescue Headquarters Building. The Steering Committee will continue to meet monthly or as needed. The Working Group meeting was meeting adjourned at approximately 12:15 PM to an excellent lunch pro- vided by our host, Florida International University. January 2015 P547 LMS Miami -Dade 2003 Minutes of the March 18, 2003 Meeting The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes Held Miami -Dade Fire Rescue Headquarters Auditorium Municipalities in attendance: Coral Gables El Portal Hialeah Homestead Key Biscayne Medley Others in attendance: Alliance for Aging Area Health Education Center Catholic Charities CHARLEE of Miami -Dade Citrus Health Network Miami Miami Lakes Miami Shores Miami Springs North Miami North Miami Beach Pinecrest Sunny Isles Beach Sweetwater Virginia Gardens West Miami American Red Cross Baptist Health System CBS — Channel 4 - WFOR Church World Service CT3 S Engineering ERSA Consulting, Inc. Florida Department of Transportation FEMA Florida Division of Emergency Management Florida International University Florida Sea Grant Program Florida Power & Light H.J. Ross & Associates Hurst Awning Company, Inc. International Hurricane Research Center Jackson Health System MACTEC Miami Christian School Miami -Dade Community College Miami -Dade County Public Schools Miami -Dade Animal Services Miami -Dade Aviation Department Miami -Dade Budget Office Miami -Dade Community Action Agency Miami -Dade DERM Miami -Dade Finance Department Miami -Dade Housing Agency Miami -Dade Mayor's Office Miami -Dade Office of Emergency Mgmt. Miami -Dade Park & Recreation Department Miami -Dade Planning and Zoning Miami -Dade Public Works Miami -Dade Seaport Miami -Dade Water & Sewer Miami Children's Hospital Miami Country Day School PBS &J Ryder System, Inc. Save A Life Foundation St. Lawrence School St. Thomas University Senator Bob Graham's Office South Florida Regional Planning Council South Florida Water Management District University of Miami University of Miami Medical School URS Corporation University of Florida Agriculture Extension The meeting called to order at approximately 9:30 A.M. by LMS Coordinator, Frank Reddish. Frank informed the group that there have been over $5,000,000 worth of mitigation projects completed since the last meeting, December 2002. Frank also pointed out to everyone that it is still a requirement to attend at least fifty percent of the LMS meeting to be considered a participant and be eligible for the benefits of the Local Mitigation Strategy. January 2015 P548 LMS The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Miami -Dade Part 5: Meeting Minutes Frank also discussed the new FEMA Pre - Disaster Mitigation Program and explained the differences between it and the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program. A class on benefit /cost analysis will be held in the Miami -Dade EOC on June 3 & 4 that will relate to the new program. People were told to contact Hank Erikson to sign up. The Residential Shuttering Program for the elderly is still underway. In order to qualify for funding the total household income must not exceed $20,000, and the owner of the house must be at 65 years old or older. The average cost to retrofit each house is between $1,500 and $1,600, and so far over 650 houses have been fitted. The program has been extended for an additional year. Everyone was reminded of the new evacuation zones and the fact that they are now color- coded: Colors_ Red — Zone A, Yellow — Zone B, and Green — Zone C. The new colors correspond with the ones in Broward County Bruce Netter of Catholic Charities and Jim Shultz of the University of Miami medical school gave a presenta- tion on the concept of "neighborhood care centers" to divert the "worried well" or, those who think they may be sick but aren't, away from hospital emergency rooms during a health crisis, outbreak or other mass care incident. This program would be headed through the UM Center for Disaster Epidemiology and Emergency Preparation. Raul Pellegrino, John Leslie and Armando Ramirez gave us an update on the work on the C -4 Basin. The pump at the S -26 on the Miami River is complete and the dedication ceremony will be next month. Work continues on the emergency detention basin, the dredging and the Sweetwater berm. They also presented a list of proposed future projects including work on the C -2 and C -7 canals. The next tree trimming class will be held Friday, May 30'h at the Miami -Dade Cooperative Extension Service auditorium. This will mark the fourth consecutive year for this program that teaches park personnel and ar- bonsts the proper way to prune a tree for hurricane survival. James Clausell, chairman of the CERT advisory board, gave us an update to the progress being made to reestablish the Miami -Dade CERT program. He suggested writing to Mayor Penelas with your concerns. Ricardo Alvarez, deputy director of the International Hurricane Research Center (IHRC) at FIU announced that FIU was applying to the National Science Foundation to become a Science and Technology Center spe- cializing in hurricane vulnerability research. Carolyn Anderson, also of IHRC at FIU gave a report on the continuing LIDAR laser mapping operation. Carolyn told us that the flights have been completed and the data is now being analyzed. Bryan Norcross, director of meteorology at WFOR -CBS -4 gave a presentation of the new five -day forecast that will come from the National Hurricane Center this hurricane season. Lorena Morrison and Teri Logan of Miami Chri stian School gave a report on the doings of the LMS Terrorism Mitigation Committee. They demonstrated the game that has been developed to make young people more aware of terrorism and to introduce a terrorism unit into school social studies classes. The next meeting of the LMS Working Group will be June 17, 2003 at 9:30 AM, location to be announced. The Working Group meeting was meeting adjourned at approximately 11:30 PM. January 2015 P549 LMS Miami -Dade Minutes of the June 17, 2003 Meeting The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes Held Miami -Dade Fire Rescue Headquarters Auditorium Municipalities in attendance: Bay Harbor Islands Coral Gables Hialeah Homestead Key Biscayne Miami Others in attendance: Miami Lakes Miami Shores Miami Springs North Miami North Miami Beach Opa -locka American Red Cross Catholic Charities Citrus Health Network CT3 S Engineering ERSA Consulting, Inc. Florida Department of Transportation Florida International University Florida Power & Light Greater Miami Service Corps HRH Company Jackson Health System Miami Baptist Association Miami -Dade Community College Miami -Dade County Public Schools Miami -Dade Aviation Department Miami -Dade Community Action Agency Miami -Dade Finance Department Miami -Dade Housing Agency Miami -Dade Office of Homeland Security Miami -Dade Park & Recreation Department Miami -Dade Public Works Miami Children's Hospital Mount Sinai Medical Center RM2 Threat Consultants, Inc. St. Thomas University South Florida Water Management District University of Florida Agriculture Ext. University of Miami Medical School Pinecrest Sunny Isles Beach Sweetwater Virginia Gardens West Miami CBS — Channel 4 - WFOR Community Partnership for the Homeless Disaster Management, Inc. FEMA Florida Division of Emergency Management Florida Memorial College Florida Sea Grant Program H.J. Ross & Associates International Hurricane Research Center MACTEC Miami Christian School Miami -Dade County Health Department Miami -Dade Animal Services Miami -Dade Budget Office Miami -Dade DERM Miami -Dade Homeless Trust Miami -Dade Office of Emergency Mgmt. Miami -Dade Office of Mgmt and Budget Miami -Dade Planning and Zoning Miami -Dade Water & Sewer Miami Rescue Mission PBS &J Ryder System, Inc. South Florida Regional Planning Council United Home Care Services University of Miami URS Corporation Special guest: Melissa Rodrigo of the Palm Beach County LMS Working Group The meeting called to order at approximately 9:30 AM by LMS Coordinator, Frank Reddish. January 2015 P5 -50 LMS Miami -Dade The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes Frank reminded everyone that LMS projects are due within two weeks for inclusion in the June 30, 2003 edition of the Local Mitigation Strategy. Projects must be listed in the LMS in order to be eligible for many state and federal grants. Frank told the group of the pending demise of the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) and suggested that all those that think the program should remain should write to their congressman and say so. He also discussed the new Pre - Disaster Mitigation Program and how it differs from the HMGP. Bill Moriarty of the Miami -Dade Community Action Agency reported on the status of the residential shuttering program. Shutters have now been installed on the homes of over 700 low- income elderly citizens of this county. Suelynn Dignard of the South Florida Water Management District reported on the upcoming study of the C -4 and other basins by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. She also asked that Working Group members share any historical or other relevant data with SFWMD and the Corps. Jim Shultz from the University of Miami medical school gave an update report on the plan to develop "neigh- borhood care centers" to be available during a mass care incident. John Hulsey from the South Florida Regional Planning Council presented a report of the long -term future problem of a rise in sea level and what its effects would be on South Florida. This problem will become especially acute in the barrier island municipalities. Hugh Willoughby from the International Hurricane Research Center at FIU gave an update on the application to the National Science Foundation to fund a Science and Technology Center at FIU devoted to hurricane vulnerability research. Charles Gottlieb from the University of Miami reported to the continuation of the FEMA Disaster Resistant Universities Program. The original six schools will receive continuation funding and six additional schools will be added to the program this year. Mike Gambino from the Miami -Dade Department of Environmental Resources Management and chairman of the LMS FIRM sub - committee reported on the recent meeting held as part of the FIRM restudy that is now underway in Miami -Dade County. James Clausell, chairman of the CERT advisory board briefed the Working Group on the events surrounding the reestablishment of the CERT program in Miami -Dade County. It still has not been decide which county department will house the CERT administrative activities. The next meeting of the LMS Working Group will be September 17, 2003 at 9:30 AM in the Miami -Dade Fire Rescue auditorium. The Working Group meeting was adjourned at approximately 11:30 AM. Minutes of the September 17, 2003 Meeting January 2015 P5 -51 L M S The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Miami -Dade Part 5: Meeting Minutes Held at Miami -Dade Fire Rescue Headquarters Auditorium Municipalities in attendance: Aventura Key Biscayne Coral Gables Medley Doral Miami El Portal Miami Gardens Florida City Miami Lakes Golden Beach Miami Shores Homestead Miami Springs Indian Creek Others in attendance: A.D.A. Engineering CBS — Channel 4 - WFOR Citrus Health Network CT3 S Engineering Federal Alliance for Safe Homes Fla Department of Environmental Protection Florida International University Florida State Attorney's Office The Home Depot Hurst Awning Co. Miami Christian School Miami -Dade County Public Schools Miami -Dade Aviation Department Miami -Dade Community Action Agency Miami -Dade Expressway Authority Miami -Dade Museum of Science Miami -Dade Office of the Mayor Miami -Dade Planning and Zoning Miami Children's Hospital Mount Sinai Medical Center Rotary Clubs International North Miami Palmetto Bay Pinecrest Opa -locka Sunny Isles Beach Virginia Gardens West Miami Catholic Charities C14ARLEE Program Community Partnership for Homeless ERSA Consulting, Inc. Federal Emergency Management Agency FL Division of Emergency Management Florida Power & Light H.J. Ross & Associates Hurricane Protection Industries, Inc. MACTEC Miami -Dade College Miami -Dade Animal Services Miami -Dade Building Code Compliance Miami -Dade DERM Miami -Dade Housing Agency Miami -Dade Office of Emergency Mgmt. Miami -Dade Park & Recreation Department Miami -Dade Water & Sewer Mercy Hospital Pistorino & Alam St. Lawrence School St. Thomas University Office of Senator Bob Graham South Florida Regional Planning Council South Florida Water Management District Southwest Social Services United Home Care Services South Florida Resource Conservation & Development Council Uniframe, Inc. University of Miami URS Corporation World Relief West Perrine Community Development Council We welcome for the first time, representatives from Miami -Dade County's newest municipalities: Doral, Miami Gardens and Palmetto Bay. Also joining us for the first time are A.D.A. Engineering and Uniframe, Inc. The meeting called to order at approximately 9:30 A.M. by LMS- Project Impact Coordinator, Frank Red- dish. January 2015 P5 -52 LMS Miami -Dade The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes Frank informed those who have applications pending for wind pool projects that the projects have been approved at the state and at FEMA Region IV and are awaiting congressional appropriation of the funds. Frank then introduced the representatives from the City of Doral, the City of Miami gardens and the Village of Palmetto Bay who are attending the LMS Working Group meeting for the first time. Frank introduced Mike Gambino, from DERM, to the audience. Not only is Mike a member of the LMS/Pro- ject Impact Steering Committee, he is the Miami -Dade County flood plain manager. Thanks to Mike's hard work, Miami -Dade will officially gain a Community Rating System rating of 5 as October 1, 2003. This is the lowest rating of any large metropolitan area in the entire United States. Well done, Mike! Gene Beck and Eloy Villasuso from Florida Power & Light discussed the recent northeast blackout and ex- plained to the working group why that has a very slim chance of ever happening in South Florida. The main factor is that we are at the bottom of a peninsula and our connections to the national electrical grid are limited geographically. Additionally, new upgraded equipment installed as a result of Hurricane Andrew also helps. Debby Cleyman of the Miami -Dade Community Action Agency reported on the status of the residential shut- tering program. Shutters have now been installed on the homes of over 800 low- income elderly citizens of this county. Lynne Cameron from Neighbors 4 Neighbors explained her program, a phone bank operation assisting the citizens of Miami -Dade. The program originated out of Hurricane Andrew and has grown over the years. Neighbors 4 Neighbors has been a tremendous help if promoting the residential shuttering program. Leslie Chapman - Henderson, president of the Federal Alliance for Safe Homes — FLASH — gave a presentation on this very comprehensive program. Please check out their website at www.flash.org to get a full picture of this excellent organization. Hugh Gladwin, Director of the Institute for Public Opinion Research at Florida International University gave a presentation of the work being undertaken at the Laboratory for Social and Behavioral Research, a branch of the International Hurricane Research Center at FIU. Hugh is also a member of the LMS Steering Commit- tee. Suelynn Dignard of the South Florida Water Management District ( SFWMD) reported on the upcoming study of the C -4 and other basins by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. She also asked that Working Group mem- bers share any historical or other relevant data with SFWMD and the Corps. A list of the data that she is looking for will be sent by email to everyone later today. John Leslie, also of SFWMD gave a progress report on the C -4 Basin project. The work on the emergency detention basin will probably be finished in time for a December ribbon cutting ceremony. Bruce Netter of Catholic Charities gave us an update on the progress in creating a workable Citizens Corps Council. A meeting will be held on Monday, September 22nd at 10:30 AM in the MDFR Auditorium. Bruce also presented plaques of appreciation from Catholic Charities to Linda Brown of the Florida Division of Emergency Management and to Frank Reddish of the Miami -Dade Office of Emergency Management. James Clausell, chairman of the CERT advisory board briefed the Working Group on the events surrounding the reestablishment of the CERT program in Miami -Dade County. It seems that CERT may once again fall under the auspices of Miami -Dade Fire Rescue. January 2015 P5 -53 LMS Miami -Dade The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes The next meeting of the LMS Working Group will be December 17, 2003 at 9:30 A.M. in the Graham Center on the Florida International University main campus. The Working Group meeting was adjourned at approximately 11:30 AM. Minutes of the December 17, 2003 Meeting Held at the Graham Center, Florida International University Municipalities in attendance: Coral Gables Medley North Miami Beach Doral Miami Palmetto Bay Florida City Miami Gardens Pinecrest Golden Beach Miami Shores Sweetwater Homestead Miami Springs Virginia Gardens Key Biscayne North Miami West Miami Others in attendance: A.D.A. Engineering A.M.A.N.A. America's Life Line Foundation CBS — Channel 4 - WFOR Citrus Health Network Craig A. Smith & Associates Dade County State Attorney's Office Disaster Management, Inc. Federal Emergency Management Agency Fla Dept of Environmental Protection Fla Division of Emergency Management Florida International University Florida Memorial College Florida Power & Light H.J. Ross & Associates Hurricane Protection Industries, Inc. Hurst Awning Co. Lutheran Services Florida MACTEC Miami Christian School Miami -Dade County Public Schools Miami -Dade Animal Services Miami -Dade Aviation Department Miami -Dade Building Code Compliance Miami -Dade Community Action Agency Miami -Dade DERM Miami -Dade Expressway Authority Miami -Dade Fair & Expo Miami -Dade Fire Rescue Miami -Dade Housing Agency Miami -Dade Museum of Science Miami -Dade Office of Emergency Mgmt. Miami -Dade Office of the Mayor Miami -Dade Park & Recreation Department Miami -Dade Planning and Zoning Miami -Dade Police Department Miami -Dade Public Works Miami -Dade Strategic Business Mgmt Miami -Dade Water & Sewer Miami Rescue Mission Mount Sinai Medical Center St. Thomas University Office of Senator Bob Graham University of Florida University of Miami URS Corporation South Florida Regional Planning Council South Florida Water Management District Villanueva Associates World Relief South Florida Resource Conservation & Development Council January 2015 P5 -54 LMS Miami -Dade The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes Special Guests: Clemson University and Palm Beach County Emergency Management. We welcome for the first time: America's Life Line Foundation, the American Muslim Association of North America, Lutheran Services Florida, and the Miami -Dade Office of Strategic Business Management The meeting called to order at approximately 9:30 A.M. by LMS- Project Impact Coordinator, Frank Red- dish. Frank introduced out host, Florida International University vice president Steve Sauls, who welcomed the Working Group to FIU and the Graham Center. Frank then introduced Ricardo Alvarez, deputy director of the International Hurricane Research Center at FIU. Ricardo gave a presentation on the type research under way at IHRC especially in the realm of windstorm mitigation. IHRC has been instrumental in getting the use of ring -shank nails during roof installations to become part of the building code. Mr. Alvarez then introduced Hugh Gladwin, Director of the Institute for Public Opinion Research at Florida International University who gave a presentation of the work being undertaken at the Laboratory for Social and Behavioral Research, a branch of the International Hurricane Research Center at FIU. (Dr. Gladwin is also a member of the LMS Steering Committee.) Dr. Tim Reinhold of Clemson University was introduced next. Dr. Reinhold is researching the effects of surface winds from land - falling hurricanes. His team has affixed sensors on the edges of roofs of houses up and down the coast to record winds speeds and other effects. They also have sensor towers that can withstand wind speeds up to 200 MPH that can be put in place as a storm approaches. Following Dr. Reinhold's presentation everyone was treated to a tour of the FIU outdoor art collection led by staff of the FIU art museum. The tour was quite a hit. Following the tour the Working Group was reminded that the damage or destruction of fine art is not reim- bursable by FEMA and not by insurance unless specifically mentioned in the policy. Extra care must be taken to protect fine art. Bill Moriarty of the Miami -Dade Community Action Agency reported on the status of the residential shuttering program. Shutters have now been installed on the homes of over 860 low- income elderly citizens of this county. John Leslie, of the South Florida Water Management District gave a progress report on the C -4 Basin project. The work on phase I of the emergency detention basin is virtually complete and a dedication ceremony is planned for late January. Work has already begun on phase IL The remainder of the dredging should com- mence soon. John also gave a presentation addressing future project of a similar sort. Captain Bob Palestrant of Miami -Dade Fire Rescue who is the leader of the local CERT program brought the group up to date on the return of the CERT program to the Miami -Dade Office of Emergency Management. New classes have begun and refresher training is available for CERT from the previous program. Bob ex- plained that we intend to expand to include CERT teams to businesses, schools and faith based organizations. While Bob was speaking, Frank showed the group the CERT kits that were acquired through Project Impact to provide equipment to CERT team in low- income areas. The kit includes hardhat, vest, gloves, safety glasses, a flashlight with batteries, a whistle, a first aid kit, emergency blanket, duct tape, hand cleaner, a combination tool and a duffle bag. The hardhat, vest and bag are imprinted with the CERT logo. January 2015 P5 -55 LMS Miami -Dade The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes Solomon Ademuyiwa from the Florida Division of Emergency Management gave a brief update on the status of FEMA's Pre - disaster Mitigation Program. Finally, Frank Reddish asked for volunteers to serve on a committee to develop the University of Miami Med- ical School's Neighborhood CARE Centers program for use in a medical or WMD situation. The next meeting of the LMS Working Group will be March 17, 2004 at 9:30 A.M. in the operations room of the Miami -Dade Emergency Operations Center. The Working Group meeting was adjourned at approximately 12:15 A.M. to an excellent lunch provided by our host and partner, the International Hurricane Research Center at Florida International University. January 2015 P5 -56 LMS Miami -Dade 2004 Minutes of the March 17, 2004 Meeting The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes Held in the Miami -Dade Emergency Operations Center Municipalities in attendance: Coral Gables Miami Lakes Florida City Miami Shores Golden Beach Miami Springs Homestead North Miami Miami North Miami Beach Miami Gardens Palmetto Bay Miami -Dade departments in attendance Audit & Management Services Community Action Agency DERM Employee Relations Expressway Authority Fire Rescue Housing Agency Juvenile Assessment Center Performing Arts Trust Port of Miami Solid Waste Management Team Metro Answer Center Water & Sewer Others in attendance: Alliance for Aging American Red Cross Catholic Charities Church World Service Federal Emergency Management Agency Florida International University Florida Power & Light Hurricane Protection Industries, Inc Miami Children's Hospital Miami Dade College St. Lawrence School Office of Senator Bob Graham South Miami Sunny Isles Beach Sweetwater Virginia Gardens West Miami Aviation Corrections & Rehabilitation Emergency Management ETSD Finance General Services Administration Justice Administration Park & Recreation Planning & Zoning Public Works Strategic Business Management Transit Agency American Muslim Association of N.A. C3TS C14ARLEE of Dade County, Inc. Citrus Health Network FL Division of Emergency Management Florida Memorial College H.J. Ross & Associates Mercy Hospital Miami Christian School Miami -Dade County Public Schools St. Thomas University South Florida Regional Planning Council January 2015 P5 -57 LMS Miami -Dade South Florida Water Management District URS Corporation Watergate Corporation World Relief The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes University of Miami Vizcaya Museum and Gardens WFOR -CBS — Channel 4 Special Guests: Nir Salomon of the Consulate of Israel, Zach Bell, Zvika Greenboim and Avi Zenon of ShellPro, Sara Theis of Viracon, Allen Groover of Dewberry & Davis, and Todd Davison, Director of Mitiga- tion for FEMA Region IV. We welcome for the first time The following Miami -Dade Departments: Corrections, Employee Relations, General Services Administration, Justice Administration, Juvenile Assessment Center and the Performing Arts Trust. The meeting called to order at approximately 9:40 A.M. by LMS Coordinator, Frank Reddish. Frank introduced Gabriela Vigo as the new FEMA representative to our LMS group who replaces Lawrence Frank. Frank also introduced Luis Jimenez from FEMA and Kathleen Marshall and Winston Thaxter from Florida DEM. Roslyn Viterbo was introduced as the coordinator for the Miami -Dade Citizen Corps program. Roslyn spoke on each of the Citizen Corps programs: Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT), Crime Watch, Medical Reserve Corps and Volunteers in Police Service (VIPS). Liz Abbott, of the South Florida Water Management District gave a progress report on the C -4 Basin project. The work on phase I of the emergency detention basin is virtually complete and a dedication ceremony was held in late January attended by FEMA director Mike Brown, Governor Jeb Bush and other dignitaries. Work has already begun on phase II. The remainder of the dredging should commence soon. Debbie Cleyman of the Miami -Dade Community Action Agency reported on the status of the residential shut- tering program. Shutters have now been installed on the homes of over 940 low- income elderly citizens of this county. We are planning a special celebration to dedicate house number 1,000 which should occur in April or May of this year. Hugh Gladwin from FIU's Laboratory for Social and Behavioral Research gave us an update on their program and how their research relates to mitigation. Jeff Robinson, CEO of Hurricane Protection Industries introduced our next topic which is the cross use of hurricane and counter - terrorism protection. Viracon showed us how hurricane protection in the form of strengthened glass could protect against bomb blasts. Shell Pro, an Israeli company that markets safe room to protect against bombs and missiles demonstrated how the safe room could protect against hurricanes. Todd Davison, Mitigation Division director from FEMA Region IV spoke to the Working Group with an overview to the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) revisions currently underway in Miami -Dade County. He explained the benefits that will result from these revisions. Mike Gambino, Miami -Dade DERM chairs the FIRM map subcommittee of the LMS Flood Mitigation Committee. Other members of the FIRM committee are Jose Fuentes, South Florida Water Management District; Aleem Ghany, North Miami; Allen Groover, January 2015 P5 -58 LMS Miami -Dade The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes Dewberry & Davis; Bruce Henderson, Miami Beach; Peter Kory, Key Biscayne; Doug Palmer, Florida Divi- sion of Emergency Management; John Patterson, Miami -Dade Public Works; Ed Robinson, FEMA and Bashir Wayne, Miami. The next meeting of the LMS Working Group will be June 16, 2004 at 9:30 AM in the auditorium of the Miami -Dade Fire Rescue Headquarters. The Working Group meeting was adjourned at approximately 11:15 AM. Minutes of the June 16, 2004 Meeting Held in the Miami -Dade Fire Rescue Headquarters Auditorium Municipalities in attendance: Coral Gables Doral El Portal Florida City Golden Beach Hialeah Hialeah Gardens Homestead Key Biscayne Medley Miami Miami Gardens Miami Lakes Miami Shores Miami Springs North Miami Miami -Dade County departments in attendance: Aviation Cooperative Extension Service Emergency Management Fire Rescue Housing Agency Planning & Zoning Public Works Transit Agency Others in attendance: Alliance for Aging Baptist Health South Florida Community Partnership for the Homeless FL Division of Emergency Management Florida International University H.J. Ross & Associates North Miami Beach Palmetto Bay Pinecrest South Miami Sunny Isles Beach Sweetwater West Miami Community Action Agency Environmental Resources Management Finance General Services Administration Park & Recreation Police Strategic Business Management Water & Sewer American Muslim Association of N.A. Citrus Health Network Federal Emergency Management Agency Florida Atlantic University Florida Memorial College Hurricane Protection Industries, Inc. January 2015 P5 -59 LMS Miami -Dade Hurst Awning The Miami Herald St. Thomas University South Florida Regional Planning Council University of Miami Medical School U.S. Department of Agriculture The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes Miami -Dade County Public Schools Mount Sinai Medical Center Office of Senator Bob Graham South Florida Water Management District URS Corporation World Relief Special Guests: Nir Salomon of the Consulate of Israel, Craig Frank of Ombek Wireless Technology, and Wendy Fontaine from the Institute for Business & Home Safety. We welcome for the first time: Florida Atlantic University The meeting called to order at approximately 9:40 A.M. by LMS Coordinator, Frank Reddish. It was noted that this meeting starts the seventh year of the Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy and the Working Group. There was special recognition for Mike Gambino of DERM, John Hulsey of the South Florida Regional Planning Council and Peter Kory of Key Biscayne who have served on the LMS Steering Committee since its inception in 1998. Mike Gambino of DERM gave an update on the project to update the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM) and asked all parties that might have information and flood type data to please share it with the FIRM Com- mittee. Jeff Rosenberg from the Miami -Dade Office of Strategic Business Management gave a report on grants and offered to help all members of the LMS Working Group with grant information and preparation. Bill Moriarty of the Miami -Dade Community Action Agency reported on the status of the residential shuttering program. Shutters have now been installed on the homes of over 990 low- income elderly citizens of this county. We are planning a special celebration to dedicate house number 1,000 which should occur later this month. Additionally, the program is being expanded to include low- income disabled and families with chil- dren as well as low- income elderly. Bob Palestrant spoke on the Miami -Dade Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT). He gave a short recap of the recently concluded annual drill that was held this year at the Homestead Sports Complex. The drill involved over 55 agencies with at least 160 team members actively participating. Bob then explained the concept of developing a "CERT City" training facility. Bob introduced Ricardo Alvarez from Florida Inter- national University. Ricardo Alvarez spoke on several topics: • Fi rst, Ricardo introduced an architectural concept on t he f ut ure CEPT City t hrough a FbwerFbint presentation. • He then explained the use of ring shank nails (each member of the group was given an actual ring shank nail) and how they significantly strengthen a roof through their use. Note: The Miami Herald was present to do a story on the nails. • The game developed by the LMSTerrorism Mitigation CAmmittee has been manufactured and R- cardo showed the finished product to the group. The games will eventually become part of a cur- riculum to teach school children about terrorism. January 2015 P5 -60 LMS The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Miami -Dade Part 5: Meeting Minutes Hugh Gladwin from FIU's Laboratory for Social and Behavioral Research gave us an update on their program and how their research relates to mitigation. He asked the group for input concerning mobile home parks. At this time, Frank introduced Nir Salomon, economic affairs director from the Israeli Consulate, who in turn introduced Craig Frank representing Ombeck Wireless Technology, a company that produces a method to deliver emergency communications and alert messages to cell phones on a geographical basis. This presenta- tion is part of the LMS ongoing program to introduce new mitigation technologies to the Working Group. Nancy Orozco from the Small Business Development Center at Florida Atlantic University gave a presentation on the Center's course on continuity of operations for small businesses. The course is offered free of charge and is designed to help small business prepare a plan of action in the effect of a disaster event. Wendy Fontaine from the Institute for Business and Home Safety, an organization sponsored by the insurance industry, gave a presentation on the services they offer. IBHS also emphasizes that small business, and large ones, have a continuity of operations plan in the event of a disaster. The next speaker was Quinton Williams from the Florida Department of Community Affairs, Division of Emergency Management who bought everyone up to date on the Pre - Disaster Mitigation (PDM) program. The state is anticipating that the fiscal year 2004 -5 and fiscal year 2005 -6 may be combined in a single grant cycle with up to $300,000,000 available for the competitive bids. The next meeting of the LMS Working Group will be September 15, 2004 at 9:30 A.M. in the auditorium of the IFAS /Cooperative Extension Service Agriculture Center in Homestead, Florida. The Working Group meeting was adjourned at approximately 11:45 A.M. Minutes of the September 15, 2004 Meeting Held at the Cooperative Extension Service Agriculture Center, Homestead, Florida Municipalities in attendance: Coral Gables Miami Florida City Golden Beach Homestead Key Biscayne Medley Miami Gardens Miami Lakes Miami Shores North Miami Miami -Dade County departments in attendance: Aviation Cooperative Extension Service Emergency Management Finance Housing Agency Park & Recreation Public Works Strategic Business Management North Miami Beach Opa -locka Palmetto Bay Sweetwater West Miami Community Action Agency Elections Environmental Resources Management General Services Administration Mayor's Office Port of Miami Solid Waste Management Transit Agency January 2015 P5 -61 LMS Miami -Dade Others in attendance: Adams & Company C3TS Engineering Community Partnership for the Homeless FL Division of Emergency Management Florida International University Florida Sea Grant Program Hurricane Protection Industries, Inc. Metal Tech, Inc. Miami -Dade County Public Schools St. Thomas University South Florida Regional Planning Council Southwest Social Services T.R. Jones & Company University of Miami URS Corporation The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes Alliance for Aging Citrus Health Network Federal Emergency Management Agency Florida Atlantic University Florida Memorial College H.J. Ross & Associates Jackson Health System Miami Dade College Mount Sinai Medical Center Office of Senator Bob Graham South Florida Water Management District St. Lawrence School University of Florida, IFAS University of Miami Medical School U.S. Department of Agriculture We welcome for the first time: Adams & Company and Metal Tech, Inc. The meeting called to order at approximately 9:40 A.M. by LMS Coordinator, Frank Reddish, who imme- diately introduced Don Pybas, Director of the Cooperative Extension Service and our host for today's meet- ing. Mr. Pybas gave a presentation explaining the cooperative extension service and its relationship to the University of Florida, Miami -Dade County and the community as a whole, especially the farming com- munity. Following Mr. Pybas' presentation Frank Reddish introduced several people in the audience who have contributed to LMS programs: Marella Crane of the Florida Sea Grant Program who was instrumental in the publishing of our Hurricane Manual for Marine Interests; Bill Moriarty and Debbie Cleyman for their work on the shuttering project (Note: House 1,000 was recently completed); Pam Golden, Homeland Security Manager at the School of Justice at Miami Dade College an- nounced that the college is offering a free citizen's course in homeland security entitled "Prepare Florida." Niel Batista, Domestic Preparedness Coordinator for Miami -Dade Office of Emergency Management (OEM) was introduced and Niel explained that projects listed in the Domestic Preparedness Strategy are considered to be part of the Local Mitigation Strategy and vice versa. Erin Mohres, Community Preparedness Coordinator for OEM asked that members of the group contribute to the development of the program that has been under consideration at LMS for years; namely the "Mitiga- tion for Misers" concept or, to gather together a collection of mitigation efforts that may be done by virtually anyone and don't cost very much money. Erin has agreed to take the lead on the program. Mike Gambino of DERM presented updates on the National Flood Insurance Program and the county and city of Miami's Floodplain Management Plans. It was explained that Miami and the County have adapted the LMS document to be used as a floodplain management plan. An integral part of this plan is to review the plan regularly, and include in the plan a progress report on how we deal with repetitive loss properties. Mr. Gambino then stated that both Miami and the county have maps of their repetitive losses and the projects they are doing in response at the rear of the room, and will answer questions and comments from the group now or after the LMS meeting. January 2015 P5 -62 L M S The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Miami -Dade Part 5: Meeting Minutes The next speaker was Quinton Williams from the Florida Department of Community Affairs, Division of Emergency Management who spoke on the issue of pending Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) funds that will become available as a result of this hurricane season, namely Hurricanes Charley and Frances and possibly Ivan which approaches the Florida panhandle during this meeting. Quinton suggested that we should have our project packages read to go for a meeting in mid - October. Hugh Gladwin, from Florida International University's Institute for Public Opinion Research gave a presenta- tion about the goings on at the Institute. He spoke about studies of on post - hurricane behavior and research done concerning pre - Hurricane Frances. During the meeting there was a technical problem making it impos- sible to see Dr. Gladwin's slides. The slides are now available on -line at http://www.fiu.edu/orgs/ipoL/pira/Ims.htm. Our final presentation was once more by Don Pybas, Director of the Cooperative Extension Service and our host for this morning's meeting. Don informed everyone of how important the agriculture industry is in Mi- ami -Dade County ranking second only to tourism in magnitude. Miami -Dade represents one of the nation's top agricultural communities. Most of the audience had no idea of how large our agricultural community is. The next meeting of the LMS Working Group will be December 15, 2004 at 9:30 AM in the auditorium of the Miami Museum of Science. The Working Group meeting was adjourned at approximately 11:45 AM. Minutes of the December 15, 2004 meeting Held at the Miami Museum of Science, Miami, Florida Municipalities in attendance: Aventura Bay Harbor Islands Biscayne Park Coral Gables Florida City Golden Beach Homestead Indian Creek Village Key Biscayne Medley Miami Miami Beach Miami Gardens Miami Shores Miami Springs North Miami North Miami Beach Miami -Dade County departments in attendance: Aviation Cooperative Extension Service Environmental Resources Management General Services Administration Human Services Port of Miami Strategic Business Management Water & Sewer Opa -locka Palmetto Bay Pinecrest South Miami Sunny Isles Beach Sweetwater Virginia Gardens West Miami Community Action Agency Emergency Management Expressway Authority Housing Agency Police Public Works Transit Agency January 2015 P5 -63 LMS Miami -Dade Others in attendance: American Muslim Association Baptist Health South Florida C3TS Engineering City of Marathon, Florida Exeter Architectural Products FL Division of Emergency Management Florida International University Florida Power & Light H.J. Ross & Associates Hurst Awing Co. Jackson Health System Mercy Hospital Miami Children's Hospital Miami Dade College Miami Jewish Home & Hospital Museum Consultants RO Architects — Planners Office of Senator Bob Graham South Florida Water Management District University of Miami URS Corporation Villanueva & Associates The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes American Red Cross Barry University Citrus Health Network Disaster Management, Inc. Federal Emergency Management Agency Florida Atlantic University Florida Memorial College Florida Sea Grant Program Hurricane Protection Industries, Inc. Independent Insurance Agents of Dade Jackson Memorial Hospital Miami Bridge Youth & Family Services Miami Christian School Miami -Dade County Public Schools Mount Sinai Medical Center Pristine Power St. Thomas University South Florida Regional Planning Council University of Florida, IFAS University of Miami Medical School U.S. Department of Agriculture WFOR -CBS -4 We welcome for the first time: Miami -Dade Human Services, Miami Jewish Home & Hospital and Pristine Power. The meeting called to order at approximately 9:40 A.M. by LMS Coordinator, Frank Reddish who reminded everyone to get his or her updates to the LMS Master Document in because it is for publication December 31, 2004. Frank also brought up the fact the CBIR or legislative member projects must now be listed in the LMS as well. Frank covered other LMS old business noting that the Pet Shelter plan was complete except for a location and asked everyone to help find a site. He also mentioned that over 1,000 homes have been shuttered in the residential shuttering program. At this point Frank introduced Michael Nardone, vice president of URS Corporation and manager of their Miami office. Michael and URS are our sponsors for this meeting and provided the refreshments and highly engineered coffee mugs. Mr. Nardone then introduced Gillian Thomas, president of the Miami Museum of Science and our host for this meeting. She gave a short briefing on the museum and invited everyone to take a tour following the LMS meeting. Erin Mohres, Community Preparedness Coordinator for OEM repeated what she had requested at the last meeting and asked that members of the group contribute to the development of the program that has been under consideration at LMS for years; namely the "Mitigation for Misers" concept or, to gather together a collection of mitigation efforts that may be done by virtually anyone and don't cost very much money. Erin already has a number of excellent concepts and would like some more. January 2015 P5 -64 LMS Miami -Dade The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes Next, Marella Crane of the Florida Sea Grant Program spoke to the group with some interesting statistics about the boating industry in south Florida. Marella is producing a DVD similar to the booklet she compiled, the Hurricane Manual for Marine Interests. Hugh Gladwin, from Florida International University's Institute for Public Opinion Research brought us up to date on the goings on at the Institute. He gave a presentation concerning wind monitoring research done during the recent rash of hurricanes. They placed monitoring equipment at various point around the state and took actual, real time reading of wind speeds. Niel Batista, Domestic Preparedness Bureau Manager for Miami -Dade Office of Emergency Management (OEM) was introduced and Niel explained that projects listed in the Domestic Preparedness Strategy are considered to be part of the Local Mitigation Strategy and vice versa. He gave an overview of the various domestic preparedness grant programs At this point in the meeting Frank Reddish gave an overview of the various grant programs in open cycle at this time, namely the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP), the Pre - Disaster Mitigation Program (PDM), the Flood Mitigation Assistance Program (FMA) and the Residential Construction Mitigation Pro- gram (RCMP). Frank reported that he and several others from the LMS Working Group had attended a HMGP workshop on December IOth in Hobe Sound, Florida. Our final presentation was an overview of the grant funding process by Lawrence Frank of URS Corporation. Lawrence covered the dos and don'ts of successfully getting a grant funded by FEMA. He also covered ben- efit /cost analysis, which is required for all the EMA grants. The benefit /cost analysis must now be done by the applicant. FEMA has setup a hotline at (866) 222 -3580 or online at bchelplinekurscorp.com. The hotline is run, of course, by our friends at URS Corporation. A benefit /cost analysis training course will be conducted at the Miami -Dade EOC on January 20 and 21, 2005. The next meeting of the LMS Working Group will be March 16, 2005 at 9:30 A.M. at the Graham Center at Florida International University. The Working Group meeting was adjourned at approximately 11:45 A.M. and was followed by a tour of the museum for interested parties. January 2015 P5 -65 LMS Miami -Dade 2005 Minutes of the March 16, 2005 Meeting The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes Held at the Graham Center, Florida International University, Miami, Florida Municipalities in attendance: Bay Harbor Islands Key Biscayne Miami Shores Biscayne Park Medley North Miami Coral Gables Miami Palmetto Bay Doral Miami Beach Pinecrest Golden Beach Miami Gardens Sweetwater Homestead Miami Lakes West Miami Indian Creek Village Miami -Dade County departments in attendance: 311 Center Animal Services Aviation Community Action Agency Emergency Management Environmental Resources Management Fire Rescue General Services Administration Housing Agency Port of Miami Solid Waste Management Transit Agency Others in attendance: American Muslim Association Baptist Health South Florida CDS Technologies City of Deerfield Beach Federal Emergency Management Agency Florida International University H.J. Ross & Associates Hurst Awing Co Jackson Health System Mercy Hospital Miami Children's Hospital Mount Sinai Medical Center RO Architects — Planners South Florida Regional Planning Council University of Miami U.S. Small Business Administration Police Public Works Strategic Business Management Water & Sewer American Red Cross C3TS Engineering Citrus Health Network Family Resource Center FL Division of Emergency Management Florida Memorial College Hialeah Housing Authority James Lee Witt & Associates Macy's Florida Miami Bridge Youth & Family Services Miami Jewish Home & Hospital Palm Gardens of Aventura St. Thomas University South Florida Water Management District University of Miami Medical School WFOR -CBS -4 Special Guest: City of Deerfield Beach, Florida, Hurricane Warning Project January 2015 P5 -66 L M S The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Miami -Dade Part 5: Meeting Minutes We welcome for the first time: CDS Technologies, Family Resource Center, Macy's Florida, Palm Gardens of Aventura and the U.S. Small Business Administration. The meeting called to order at approximately 9:40 A.M. by LMS Coordinator, Frank Reddish. For the first order of business, Frank awarded the prizes for the "Name the Book" contest to runners up Peter Kory of Key Biscayne, Ed Robinson of FEMA, Marta Silva of Miami -Dade Transit Agency and Frances Spiegel of Florida International University and to the contest winner, Liz Gutierrez, of Miami -Dade Office of Emer- gency Management. Liz's winning title for the booklet containing an outline of the completed projects of the Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy is: Ready, Set, Mitigated. It was announced that the House passed H.R. 1134, which forbids the IRS from taxing hazard mitigation proceeds or gains due to retrofits. Frank reminded everyone that the HMGP grants are open and that county departments can't wait until the last day if they want an official signature on the grant application. The deadline for HMGP under Hurricanes Charley, Frances and Jeanne has been extended until May 2, 2005. Erin Mohres, Community Preparedness Coordinator for OEM, announced that there will be a free seminar on business preparedness at the Miami branch of Florida Atlantic University. At this point Frank introduced Carolyn Robertson of the International Hurricane Research Center at Florida International University and our sponsor for today's meeting. We thank Carolyn and IHRC for their hospi- tality and also for the refreshments served prior to the meeting. Carolyn told the group that FIU is now participating in FEMA's Disaster Resistant Universities program. Carolyn then introduced Forrest Masters, a wind engineer at FIU. Forrest Masters delivered a presentation concerning research conducted during the 2004 hurricane season using wind speed recording instrumentation placed within the wind fields of the various hurricanes. This research indicated that most of time total duration of these storms the wind was hardly out of Category I range. This indicates that much must be done to strengthen buildings in Central Florida. Hugh Gladwin, from Florida International University's Institute for Public Opinion Research brought us up to date on the goings on at the Laboratory for Social and Behavioral Research. He gave a presentation concerning the rate of recovery following Hurricane Andrew as looked at from a standpoint of race and ethnic and economic background. Bill Moriarty gave a recap on the Residential Shuttering Program and stated that we have been having all sorts of problems with FEMA bureaucratic red tape. It has delayed the program for over a year. Jim Mathie of the city of Deerfield Beach Fire Rescue Department gave a presentation on the program called the "Hurricane Warning Project being developed in Deerfield Beach to build a hurricane warning demonstra- tion facility. Jim introduced Erik Salva who is now the director of the project. Mike Gambino of Miami -Dade Department of Environmental Resources Management gave an update on the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) remapping project that is well underway in Miami -Dade. The final speaker in today's meeting was Jeff Crews, a structural engineer from the firm of C3TS and a member for Florida Task Force 2 USAR Team who gave a pictorial presentation on urban search and rescue with emphasis on the World Trade Tower mission. January 2015 P5 -67 LMS Miami -Dade The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes The next meeting of the LMS Working Group will be June 15, 2005 at 9:30 A.M. at the auditorium of Miami Children's Hospital. The Working Group meeting was adjourned at approximately 11:45 A.M. Minutes of the June 15, 2005 Meeting Held at Miami Children's Hospital, Miami, Florida Municipalities in attendance: Aventura Bay Harbor Islands Biscayne Park Coral Gables Florida City Hialeah Gardens Homestead Key Biscayne Medley Miami Miami Beach Miami Gardens Miami Springs North Bay Village Miami -Dade County departments in attendance: Community Action Agency Elections Housing Agency Park & Recreation Port of Miami Solid Waste Management Transit Agency Others in attendance: American Muslim Association American Red Cross Baptist Health South Florida C3TS Engineering C14ARLEE of Dade County Citrus Health Network Florida Atlantic University Florida International University Florida Sea Grant Hialeah Housing Authority Inframetrix, LLC Jackson Health System Malcolm Pirme, Inc. Miami Children's Hospital Miami -Dade County Public Schools Mount Sinai Medical Center PAWA Engineering St. Thomas University South Florida Water Management District University of Florida North Miami Beach Opa -locka Palmetto Bay Pinecrest Sunny Isles Beach Sweetwater West Miami Cooperative Extension Service Emergency Management Mosquito Control Planning and Zoning Public Works Strategic Business Management Alliance for Aging Baljet Environmental, Inc. Barry University Centurion Security Screens Exeter Architectural Products, Inc. Federal Alliance for Safe Homes FL Division of Emergency Management Florida Memorial University H.J. Ross & Associates Hurricane Protection Industries, Inc. Jones Lang LsSalle Loomis & Associates Mercy Hospital Miami Dade College Miami Jewish Home & Hospital Neighbors 4 Neighbors RO Architects — Planners South Florida Regional Planning Council Southwest Social Services University of Miami January 2015 P5 -68 LMS Miami -Dade The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes U.S. Small Business Administration WFOR -CBS -4 Special Guests: Bill York, Federal Alliance for Safe Homes and Ilene Rubio, U.S. Small Business Admin- istration We welcome for the first time: Inframetrix, Malcolm Pirme, Inc., Miami -Dade Elections Department Prior to the start of the Working Group meeting, our host, Miami Children's Hospital served an excellent array of refreshments. Thank you, MCH. The meeting called to order at approximately 9:30 A.M. by LMS Coordinator, Frank Reddish who introduce Tom Rosek, President and CEO of Miami Children's Hospital. Mr. Rosek welcomed the LMS Working Group to Miami Children's Hospital and gave the group and brief history of the hospital including details of the encapsulation project that was partially funded through the Local Mitigation Strategy. He presented Frank with a plaque as a thank you. Frank reminded everyone that the next publication date for the Local Mitigation Strategy is in two weeks on June 30'h and that everyone who hasn't done so should get their project list updates in as soon as possible. Frank also reminded everyone of the "rules" for submitting projects. At this point Frank introduced John Hulsey of the South Florida Regional Planning Council who invited members of the Working Group to participate in a Special High Hazard Areas task force to discuss items such as evacuations and post disaster redevelopment. The next speaker was Bill York from the Federal Alliance for Safe Homes — FLASH — who gave a presentation that outlined all the latest efforts of FLASH including excellent animated short subjects on various building issues. He also spoke about all the new "Flashcard" subjects. Thank you Bill and thank you FLASH. Bill was followed by Ilene Rubio from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) who spoke to us about the SBA disaster loan program. She outlined the program and informed everyone of the benefits to be gained and the eligibility requirements of the program. It was a very informative presentation and we thank Ilene very much. Ricardo Alvarez of FIU and FAU informed the Working Group of the results of wind pressure test recently performed on Exeter Storm Shield perforated metal window protection. A window with the product was mounted in a mockup wall with sensors in place and subjected to hurricane force winds generated by an airboat. Preliminary analysis demonstrates that there is a measurable decline in wind pressure behind the metal panel. The final speaker in today's meeting was Alex Sera, health and medical coordinator of the Miami -Dade Office of Emergency Management. When a hurricane threatens, Alex coordinates the medical management facilities (MMF) of which Miami Children's Hospital is one. The MMF are shelters for those with certain medical problems that preclude them from using a general purpose evacuation center. Alex explained how the program works and how one participates. The next meeting of the LMS Working Group will be September 14, 2005 at 9:30 A.M. at the auditorium of Miami -Dade Fire Rescue headquarters. The Working Group meeting was adjourned at approximately 11:40 A.M. and was followed by a tour of the hospital, which looks really great. Thanks to Miami Children's Hospital for being our host today. January 2015 P5 -69 LMS Miami -Dade Minutes of the September 14, 2005 Meeting The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes Held at Miami -Dade Fire Rescue Headquarters Auditorium, Doral, Florida Municipalities in attendance: Aventura Key Biscayne North Miami Biscayne Park Miami Pinecrest Coral Gables Miami Beach Sunny Isles Beach Doral Miami Gardens Sweetwater Golden Beach Miami Shores West Miami Hialeah Gardens North Bay Village Miami -Dade County departments in attendance: 311 Center Aviation Community Action Agency Emergency Management Fire Rescue Housing Agency Mosquito Control Police Public Works Strategic Business Management Others in attendance: Baptist Health South Florida Catholic Charities Community Partnership for the Homeless Eco- Urban, Inc. Florida International University Hialeah Housing Authority Inframetrix, LLC Jackson Health System Mercy Hospital Miami Christian School Miami -Dade County Public Schools Mount Sinai Medical Center Phoenix Architectural Products St. Lawrence School South Florida Regional Planning Council Southwest Social Services URS Corporation Elections Environmental Resources Management General Service Administration Library System Planning and Zoning Port of Miami Solid Waste Management Transit Agency Barry University C14ARLEE of Dade County Citrus Health Network FL Division of Emergency Management Florida Memorial University Hurricane Protection Industries, Inc. Jones Lang LaSalle Malcolm Pirnie, Inc. Miami Children's Hospital Miami Dade College Miami Jewish Home & Hospital Neighbors 4 Neighbors RO Architects — Planners St. Thomas University South Florida Water Management District University of Miami WFOR -CBS -4 We welcome for the first time: Eco -Urban, Inc., Miami -Dade Elections Department Prior to the start of the Working Group meeting, our friends at Malcolm Pirnie, Inc. served an excellent array of refreshments. Thank you. January 2015 P5 -70 LMS Miami -Dade The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes The meeting called to order at approximately 9:30 A.M. by LMS Coordinator, Frank Reddish. Frank opened by discussing the routine business of the Working Group. He announced that Miami -Dade LMS Working Group Members have been awarded twenty of the twenty - two 2005 Pre - Disaster Mitigation Grant Program (PDM) grants awarded in the state of Florida. The big winners were Jackson Health System, the University of Miami, the Miami -Dade Police Department, Miami Children's Hospital, and the city of Miami with awards totaling over $14 million. It was also announced that the 2006 PDM program will open for applications very soon and the deadline is midnight, Tuesday, January 17, 2006. It was mentioned that Hurricane Katrina (Disaster 1602) will generate funds for the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP). A reminder was given that the Community Budget Issue Requests for funding by the state legislature must once again be included in the LMS projects list. Frank announced that a Presidential Emergency Declaration has been made to cover the costs to house or otherwise assist those displaced by Hurricane Katrina from Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi — FEMA- 3220-EM-FL. At this point Frank introduced Mike Gambino of the Miami -Dade Department of Environmental Resources Management, the county's flood plane manager, who discussed the ongoing update to the Miami -Dade Flood Insurance Rate Maps. Draft maps will be released soon for public commentary. Mike also discussed the National Flood Insurance Program's Community Rating System and encouraged those municipalities that do not participate to do so. Our next speaker was Dr. Hugh Gladwin from the Institute of Public Opinion Research at Florida Interna- tional University. Dr. Gladwin presented historical data concerning evacuation for the recent hurricanes that have affected the United States. Sam Rosania from Malcolm Pirme, Inc. gave a presentation entitled "Effective Strategies for Disaster Prep- aration" that reviewed all of the recommended objectives in, as the title suggests, disaster preparation. Clay Pacheco, vulnerability reduction coordinator from the Miami -Dade Office of Emergency Management, presented an overview of the Vulnerability Reduction Program and how it affects our community. Finally, Frank Reddish gave a PowerPoint presentation showing the completed projects of the Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy. These projects, which cost over $150 million, represent only those completed under the auspices of the LMS and do not included the Public Assistance Enhancements (406 mitigation) being done following Hurricane Irene and the No -Name storm of 2000 nor any mitigation done prior to the formation of the Local Mitigation Strategy; and there was a lot. The next meeting of the LMS Working Group will be December 14, 2005 at the north campus of Miami Dade College. The Working Group meeting was adjourned at approximately 11:40 A.M. and was followed lunch, which was provided, like brunch was, by those excellent people at Malcolm Pirme, Inc. Thank you, Malcolm Pirme. January 2015 P5 -71 LMS Miami -Dade Minutes of the December 14, 2005 Meeting The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes Held at the Lehman Theater, Miami Dade College, North Campus Municipalities in attendance: Aventura Bay Harbor Islands Biscayne Park Coral Gables Florida City Golden Beach Homestead Key Biscayne Medley Miami Miami Beach Miami Gardens Miami Lakes Miami Shores Miami Springs North Bay Village North Miami North Miami Beach Opa -locka Palmetto Bay Pinecrest Sweetwater Virginia Gardens West Miami Miami -Dade County departments in attendance: Administrative Office of the Courts Emergency Management Finance General Service Administration Housing Agency Police Port of Miami Public Works Solid Waste Management Transit Agency Water & Sewer Others in attendance: American Muslim Association Barry University Camillus House Baptist Health South Florida C3TS Consulting Care Resource Catholic Charities Citrus Health Network Coral Gables Hospital Equal Opportunity Family Health Center Exeter Architectural Products Federal Emergency Management Agency Fellowship House FL Division of Emergency Management Florida International University Florida Memorial University Greater Miami Jewish Community Services Hebrew Homes Foundation Hialeah Housing Authority Jackson Health System Mercy Hospital Miami Dade College Mount Sinai Medical Center RO Architects — Planners St. Thomas University Tylin- H.J.Ross The Village J.B. Mathews Company Johnson & Wales University Miami Children's Hospital Miami Jewish Home & Hospital Partnership for Recovery St. Lawrence School South Florida SPCA University of Miami We welcome for the first time: Administrative Office of the Courts, Camillus House, Care Resource, Coral Gables Hospital, Equal Opportunity Family Health Center, Fellowship House, Hebrew Homes Foundation, J.B. Mathews Company, Partnership for Recovery and, the South Florida Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Prior to the start of the Working Group meeting, our friends from Miami Dade College served coffee and bagels. We thank you. January 2015 P5 -72 LMS Miami -Dade The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes The meeting was called to order at approximately 9:30 A.M. by LMS Coordinator, Frank Reddish. Frank opened by discussing the routine business of the Working Group. He announced that Miami -Dade LMS Working Group members have been awarded twenty -three of the twenty -six 2005 Pre - Disaster Mitigation Grant Program (PDM) grants awarded in the state of Florida, an increase of three since our last meeting. The big winners were Jackson Health System, the University of Miami, the Miami -Dade Police Department, Miami Children's Hospital, and the city of Miami with awards totaling over $18 million. It was also announced that the 2006 PDM program is open for applications. Because of the recent hurricanes, the deadline to send applications to the state of Florida is now February 3, 2006. A reminder was given that the Community Budget Issue Requests for funding by the state legislature must once again be included in the LMS projects list. The EMPA (Emergency Management Preparedness and Assistance Trust Fund) grants program window is open and bonus points are awarded to projects included in the Local Mitigation Strategy. Information on the EMPA program is available at www.flon*dadisaster.org. The EMPA window closes February 7, 2006. At this point Frank noted that the update to the Miami -Dade Flood Insurance Rate Maps is complete and that the maps will be distributed to the municipalities for comment very soon. Everyone is encouraged to carefully check them out. Ricardo Alvarez and Hugh Gladwin of Florida International University, along with Tim Reinhold of the Institute for Business and Home Safety, recently traveled to Cancun, Mexico at the invitation of the Mexican Government to study the effects of Hurricane Wilma. Ricardo gave a presentation on the effects of the hurricane on the structures of Cancun, especially the hotels and the beaches. Hugh followed with a presen- tation on the effects of the hurricane on the population of Cancun. Both presentations were excellent with much positive feedback. Frank Reddish gave a short PowerPoint presentation highlighting those members of the LMS Working Group that have received multiple grant awards. This was followed by an in -depth discussion on the Hazard Mitiga- tion Grant Program (HMGP). Included in the discussion was information on pending legislation that may impact HMGP and the Miami -Dade County mitigation program. One such item is a bill before congress to return the HMGP funding percentage to the original number of 15% from the current 7.5 %. This would have a dramatic affect on our program; however, passage does not seem promising. Regardless of the percentage, the hurricanes of 2006 will generate a large amount of mitigation funds available to the LMS Working Group members. Frank went over the Local Mitigation Strategy of Miami -Dade and all the rules and regulations that govern applicant and project eligibility. He also discussed ways that may increase an applicant's chances of success by improving the grant applications. The meeting adjured at approximately 11:30 AM. The next meeting of the LMS Working Group will be at 9:30 A.M. on March 15, 2006 in the auditorium of the Miami Heart Institute, which is part of Mount Sinai Medical Center. January 2015 P5 -73 LMS Miami -Dade 2006 Minutes of the March 15, 2006 Meeting The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes Held at the Miami Heart Institute, Mount Sinai Medical Center Municipalities in attendance: Bay Harbor Islands Biscayne Park Coral Gables Doral Florida City Golden Beach Hialeah Hialeah Gardens Homestead Key Biscayne Medley Miami Miami Beach Miami Gardens Miami Lakes Miami Shores Miami Springs North Bay Village Miami -Dade County departments in attendance: North Miami North Miami Beach Opa -locka Palmetto Bay Pinecrest South Miami Sweetwater Virginia Gardens West Miami Administrative Office of the Courts Library System Animal Services Mayor's Office Aviation Park & Recreation Community Action Agency Planning & Zoning Elections Police Emergency Management Public Works Environmental Resources Management Seaport Finance Solid Waste Management Fire Rescue Strategic Business Management General Service Administration Transit Agency Housing Agency Vizcaya Colleges & Universities in attendance: Barry University Florida Atlantic University Florida International University Florida Memorial University Miami Dade College St. Thomas University University of Miami Others in attendance: American Red Cross Baptist Health South Florida Better Way of Miami C3TS Consulting Camillus House Care Resource January 2015 P5 -74 LMS Miami -Dade The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes Catholic Charities CHARLEE of Miami -Dade Citrus Health Network Community Health of South Dade Community Partnership for the Homeless Economic Opportunity Family Health Ctr Family Resource Center Federal Emergency Management Agency Fellowship House FL Division of Emergency Management Greater Miami Jewish Community Services Hebrew Homes Foundation Hialeah Housing Authority Hurricane Protection Industries, Inc. Jackson Health System Lanza Batista and Peterson Little Haiti Center for Disaster Resources Malcolm Pirme, Inc. Mercy Hospital Miami Children's Hospital Miami Beach Community Health CenterMiami Beach Housing Authority Miami Dade County Public Schools Miami Jewish Home & Hospital Mount Sinai Medical Center National Weather Service Night Runners Mobile Crisis Services Partnership for Recovery Phoenix Architectural Products RO Architects — Planners Ryder System, Inc. St. Lawrence School Solid Resources, Inc. South Florida Regional Planning Council South Florida Water Management District Southwest Social Services United Cerebral Palsy of Miami The Village WFOR -CBS -4 Special guests: From the Monroe County Local Mitigation Strategy, Rose Ann Hightower from the city of Marathon and Jerry O'Cathey from Monroe County Emergency Management We welcome for the first time: Better Way, Comcast, Lanza Batista and Peterson, Miami Beach Community Health Center, Miami Beach Housing Authority and United Cerebral Palsy. Prior to the start of the Working Group meeting, our friends from Mount Sinai Medical Center served an excellent continental breakfast. We thank you. The meeting was called to order at approximately 9:40 A.M. by LMS Coordinator, Frank Reddish. Frank opened by discussing the routine business of the Working Group. He announced that Miami -Dade LMS Working Group members have received their contracts for the 2005 Pre - Disaster Mitigation Grant Program (PDM) in an award amount totaling over $18 million. It was also announced that the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) for Hurricane Dennis and Katrina are now open for applications. While Miami -Dade is a Tier 3 county for Dennis, we have a Tier 1 funds availability from Katrina of over $5 million. The deadline to send applications to the state of Florida is June 7, 2006. Details of the program and application forms may be found on -line at www.flon*dadisaster.org. Erin Mohres, of the Miami -Dade Office of Emergency Management, gave a presentation on PODS — Points of Distribution — that are set up following a disaster event to distribute goods such as ice and water. Erin described what constituted the ideal POD and asked that anyone with a possibly suitable site to contact her. Sherry Capers, also from the Miami -Dade Office of Emergency Management, gave a talk on Incident Com- mand and the National Incident Management System (NIMS). While the incident command system has been around quite awhile, it is only recently being mandated by the federal government for emergency re- sponse to all types of situations and is tied to many funding sources as a requirement. Sherry suggested that all interested parties take the on -line courses offered by the FEMA Emergency Management Institute, espe- cially ICS 100, ICS 200 and ICS 700. January 2015 P5 -75 L M S The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Miami -Dade Part 5: Meeting Minutes Dr. Hugh Gladwin, director of the Institute for Public Opinion Research at Florida International University gave a presentation on warning messages and evacuation times and practices comparing Hurricanes Katrina in the Gulf Coast and Hurricanes Andrew, Opal and Floyd. He discussed which people are more likely to evacuate and others that are less likely. The size of the storm and whether landfall is during the day or night are also factors. Rob Molleda, warning coordination meteorologist from the National Weather Service's Miami Forecast Of- fice, told us what the differences are between what the National Hurricane Center and the Miami Forecast Office even though both are located in the same building on the FIU campus. The National Hurricane Center, also known as the Tropical Prediction Center, looks at hurricanes in the Atlantic, the Caribbean and the western Pacific from a global perspective while the Forecast Office studies what will happen here in South Florida. Bryan Norcross, director of meteorology at CBS affiliate station WFOR, spoke about what the real message might be that the public gets from various sources such as television and the National Weather Service. The meeting adjured at approximately 11:30 AM. The next meeting of the LMS Working Group will be June, 2006 at the Graham Center on the University Park Campus of Florida International University. Minutes of the June 14, 2006 Meeting Held at the Graham Center, Florida International University Municipalities in attendance: Aventura Miami Opa -locka Biscayne Park Miami Beach Palmetto Bay Doral Miami Gardens Pinecrest Florida City Miami Lakes Sunny Isles Beach Golden Beach Miami Shores Sweetwater Homestead North Miami Miami -Dade County departments in attendance: Animal Services Capital Improvements Community Action Agency Community & Economic Development Cooperative Extension Service Elections Emergency Management Environmental Resources Management Enterprise Technology Services Fire Rescue Colleges & Universities in attendance: Barry University Florida International University Johnson & Wales University Housing Agency Library System Park & Recreation Police Public Works Seaport Solid Waste Management Strategic Business Management Transit Agency Vizcaya Florida Atlantic University Florida Memorial University Miami Dade College January 2015 P5 -76 LMS Miami -Dade St. Thomas University University of Miami Others in attendance: American Red Cross C14ARLEE of Miami -Dade Economic Opportunity Family Health Ctr FL Department of Financial Services Hialeah Housing Authority Hurricane Protection Industries, Inc. Lanza Batista and Peterson Mercy Hospital Miami Beach Community Health Center Miami Children's Hospital Miami Lighthouse for the Blind Phoenix Architectural Products South Florida Water Management District United State Department of Agriculture The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes University of Florida Baptist Health South Florida Citrus Health Network Federal Emergency Management Agency FL Division of Emergency Management H.J Ross & Associates Jackson Health System Little Haiti Center for Disaster Resources Miami Bridge Miami Beach Housing Authority Miami -Dade County Health Department Mount Sinai Medical Center RO Architects — Planners United Cerebral Palsy of Miami URS Corporation Special guests: Michael Schoder from OneStorm and Alina Torres and Maritza Sanchez of the Florida Department of Financial Services. We welcome for the first time: Sylvia Perez and Cori Omez from the Miami Lighthouse for the Blind. Prior to the start of the Working Group meeting, our friends from Florida International University served an excellent continental breakfast. We thank you. The meeting was called to order at approximately 9:40 A.M. by LMS Coordinator, Frank Reddish. Frank opened by announcing a contest. In 2004 the September LMS meeting was held between hurricanes Frances and Ivan; in 2005 the September LMS meeting was held between hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The contest is to guess which two hurricanes the September 2006 meeting of the LMS will fall between. Frank discussed some of the routine business of the Working Group including letting everyone know that the HMGP awards for the 2004 storms are finally being issued. Frank assured the group that we would discuss Hurricane Wilma issues at the end of the program. Frank then introduced Bruce Dunlap and Carolyn Robertson, our FIU hosts, who gave a presentation about the FIU process of joining the FEMA "Disaster Resistant Universities" (DRU) program. The DRU plan is nearing completion and the formal application to become a DRU should take place later this summer. Dr. Dunlap is the chairman of the FIU DRU advisory board and Carolyn is on the board and is also the assistant director of the International Hurricane Research Center at FIU. As a side note, Frank Reddish, the Miami - Dade LMS coordinator is also on the FIU DRU advisory board. Mike Gambino, from Miami -Dade Department of Environmental Resources Management and the county's flood plain manager, spoke on flood plain management plans including the adaptation of the Miami -Dade LMS as a flood plain management plan that may be used by our municipalities. Mr. Gambino also brought a progress report on repetitive losses in the unincorporated areas of the County, that show what flood mitigation projects have been planned and implemented in repetitive loss areas. This report is available for review after the meeting and any other time by contacting Mr. Gambino at (3 05) 372 -6473. January 2015 P5 -77 LMS Miami -Dade The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes Hugh Gladwin, director of the Institute for Public Opinion Research at FIU, spoke of his trips to New Orleans and Cancun, Mexico to study the effects of Hurricanes Katrina and Wilma on the residents of those cities. Alina Torres, from the Florida Department of Financial Services, spoke to the group about insurance issues following a hurricane or other event. She emphasized that the members of the Working Group must be knowl- edgeable about insurance as individuals as well as representatives of an organization. Don Pybas, director of the Miami -Dade Cooperative Extension Service, gave a presentation on damages caused by trees that are uprooted during a hurricane. He announced that the annual workshop on the proper way to prune a tree for hurricane survivability will be held on June 28, 2006 at the Miami -Dade fairgrounds. Mark Schoder of One Storm explained his program that provides a free family emergency plan. The program is available on -line and is certainly worthwhile to look into: hllp://www.onestonn.org/ OneStorm will also assist companies in making custom plans for their employees. Frank Reddish explained the rules that will be in effect for the Hurricane Wilma Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) which is to be announced by the state of Florida on Friday, June 16th. The Tier 1 amount for Miami -Dade County is expected to be approximately $18.1 million. Frank also explained that the LMS project list will close for publication June 30, 2006. Frank also went over the rules for submitting projects for inclusion in the Local Mitigation Strategy and reminded everyone that projects must be included in the list to be eligible for HMGP funding. Finally, Frank explained the workings of the LMS priority matrix, which is required to be competed and sub- mitted for every HMGP project that will be applied for under Wilma. The LMS Working Group meeting adjourned at approximately 11:40 AM. The next meeting of the Working Group will be 9:30 A.M., September 13, 2006 at the city of Homestead's city hall. Minutes of the September 13, 2006 Meeting Held at the City of Homestead City Hall Municipalities in attendance Bay Harbor Islands Homestead Miami Springs Biscayne Park Key Biscayne North Miami Coral Gables Miami North Miami Beach Doral Miami Beach Palmetto Bay El Portal Miami Gardens Pinecrest Florida City Miami Lakes Virginia Gardens Hialeah Miami Shores Miami -Dade County departments in attendance: Capital Improvements Police Community Action Agency Public Works January 2015 P5 -78 LMS Miami -Dade Elections Emergency Management Environmental Resources Management General Services Administration Fire Rescue Library System Mosquito Control Colleges & Universities in attendance: Barry University Florida International University St. Thomas University Others in attendance: American Red Cross Alliance for Human Services Biscayne National Park Catholic Charities Citrus Health Network Everglades & Dry Tortugas National Park FL Division of Emergency Management Jackson Health System Little Haiti Center for Disaster Resources Miami Bridge Miami Beach Housing Authority Miami -Dade County Health Department Miami Lighthouse for the Blind Project H.O.P.E. St. Lawrence School South Florida Water Management District URS Corporation The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes Seaport Solid Waste Management Strategic Business Management Team Metro Transit Agency Vizcaya Florida Atlantic University Miami Dade College University of Miami Alliance for Aging Baptist Health South Florida Camillus House C14ARLEE of Dade County Economic Opportunity Family Health Ctr Federal Emergency Management Agency Hialeah Housing Authority Lanza Batista and Peterson Mercy Hospital Miami Beach Community Health Center Miami Children's Hospital Miami Jewish Home & Hospital Mount Sinai Medical Center RO Architects — Planners Solid Resources, Inc. U.S. Department of Agriculture WFOR -CBS -4 Special guests: Jonathan Cadwean-Evans from Loughborough University, UK and representatives from the three national parks headquartered in Miami -Dade County: Biscayne National Park, Everglades National Park and Dry Tortugas National Park We welcome for the first time: The Alliance for Human Services and Project H.O.P.E. Prior to the start of the Working Group meeting, our friends from the city of Homestead served an excellent array of donuts and coffee. We thank you. The meeting was called to order at approximately 9:40 A.M. by LMS Coordinator, Frank Reddish. Frank introduced Curt Ivy, city manager of Homestead who welcomed everyone to Homestead and to the Home- stead City Hall. January 2015 P5 -79 LMS Miami -Dade The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes Frank gave an update for the "Pick the Hurricanes" contest. Remember that in 2004 the September LMS meeting was held between hurricanes Frances and Ivan; in 2005 the September LMS meeting was held between hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The contest was to guess which two hurricanes the September 2006 meeting of the LMS will fall between. Well, the pre- meeting storm was Ernesto which leaves four people still in the running: Willie Duckworth, Lorena Morrison, Remigio Pando and Kathy Erhman. Frank Reddish noted that applications for the Hurricane Wilma Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) must be sent by this Friday (September 15, 2006). The Tier 1 dollar amount for Miami -Dade County is ex- pected to be approximately $18 million. Bryan Norcross took a few minutes to tell the group about his new book, Carlos Cardenas, from the Small Business Development Center at Florida Atlantic University, gave a presen- tation explaining what the Center does and how it works closely with the United Sates Small Business Admin- istration. Mark Buchbinder, executive director of the Alliance for Human Services then gave a presentation in two parts. The first one explained about his organization, which is the community -wide planning agency for human ser- vices charged with developing and updating a "Social Services Master Plan." The second part of his talk was to explain VOAD (Volunteer Agencies Active in Disasters) and what is being done to broaden the scope of VOAD in Miami -Dade County. Finally, Frank explained the workings of the LMS priority matrix, which is required to be competed and submitted for every HMGP project that will be applied for under Wilma. It was recommended that if you have applied for an HMGP grant under Hurricane Katrina or one of the 2004 storms (Charley, Frances or Jeanne) but still do not have formal notification — a contract or letter from Florida Division of Emergency Management — then go ahead and apply again under Hurricane Wilma, DR -1609. Do not act based a telephone call from some one you don't know. Frank apologized because two of our scheduled speakers were unable to attend. The LMS Working Group meeting adjourned at approximately 11:05 AM. The next meeting of the Working Group will be 9:30 A.M., December 13, 2006 at Saint Thomas University in the Moot Court Room of the Law School. Minutes of the December 13, 2006 Meeting Held at the St. Thomas University Law School Municipalities in attendance: Bay Harbor Islands Homestead Biscayne Park Key Biscayne Coral Gables Miami Doral Miami Beach El Portal Miami Gardens Golden Beach Miami Lakes Hialeah Miami Shores North Miami North Miami Beach Palmetto Bay Pinecrest South Miami Sweetwater West Miami Miami -Dade County departments in attendance: January 2015 P5 -80 LMS Miami -Dade Aviation Capital Improvements Community Action Agency Elections Emergency Management Environmental Resources Management General Services Administration Fire Rescue Library System Mosquito Control Colleges & Universities in attendance: Barry University Florida International University Miami Dade College University of Florida Others in attendance: American Muslim Association C14ARLEE of Dade County Disaster Management, Inc. Health Law Institute The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes Park & Recreation Planning & Zoning Police Public Works Solid Waste Management Strategic Business Management Team Metro Transit Agency Vizcaya Water & Sewer Florida Atlantic University Johnson & Wales University St. Thomas University University of Miami Baptist Health South Florida Citrus Health Network Economic Opportunity Family Health Ctr Hialeah Housing Authority Hurricane Protection Industries, Inc. IBM Intercon ODS Jackson Health System Lutheran Services of Florida Lanza Batista and Peterson Mercy Hospital Miami Beach Community Health Center Miami Beach Housing Authority Miami Children's Hospital Miami -Dade County Health Department Miami Jewish Home & Hospital Miami Lighthouse for the Blind Mount Sinai Medical Center Phoenix Architectural Products Project H.O.P.E. RO Architects — Planners Solid Resources, Inc. South Florida Water Management District URS Corporation St. Lawrence School South Florida Regional Planning Council United Cerebral Palsy WFOR -CBS -4 We welcome for the first time: IBM and Intercon ODS Prior to the start of the Working Group meeting, our friends from St. Thomas University served an excellent array fruits, pastries and coffee. We thank them. The meeting was called to order at approximately 9:30 A.M. by LMS Coordinator, Frank Reddish. Frank introduced Beatrix Robinson, vice president of planning for St. Thomas University who welcomed everyone to the university and to the Moot Court Room of the Law School. Frank gave an update for the "Pick the Hurricanes" contest, namely, no one won because we didn't have any hurricanes. January 2015 P5 -81 L M S The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Miami -Dade Part 5: Meeting Minutes Frank Reddish noted that applications for the FY 2007 Pre - Disaster Mitigation (PDM) grant program must be at the state of Florida no later than January 12, 2007 and that the 2007 cycle for the Emergency Management Preparedness and Assistance (EMPA) Trust Fund program is also open. Then Hugh Gladwin, director of the Institute of Public Opinion Research at Florida International University discussed the hurricane evacuation issue for Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. According to Dr. Gladwin the full evacuation went rather well regardless of how it was presented in the media. Steve Luis, director of information technologies and business relations at the Florida International University College of Engineering and Computing explained a new program under development called `BCIN: Business Continuity Information Network for Rapid Disaster Recovery" which is designed to assist businesses in the aftermath of a disaster, especially a major hurricane. The program is endorsed by IBM, Office Depot, Florida Power & Light and the Miami -Dade Office of Emergency Management & Homeland Security. Next, Diego Barrero from Intercon ODS gave a talk on the importance of backing up important data to a distant location rather than to another computer or service at the same location as the user's site. Evan Skornick, a senior planner with the South Florida Water Management District announced that the FY 2007 cycle for the Community Budget Issue Request (CBIR) funding is now open and will close January 12, 2007. Application forms will be sent out to everyone during the next couple of days. Finally, Adrian Hunsberger, an entomologist from the Miami -Dade Cooperative Extension Service and the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences gave a talk on Africanized honey bees, which have appeared in Miami -Dade County in growing numbers. She discussed the differences between the Africanized bees and the regular bees and pointed out that the best and perhaps only way to deal with an attack is to run and keep running. She stated that one should not attempt to rescue someone who is being attacked unless you are thoroughly trained. Most might know Adrian from the column she writes that appears in the Miami Herald Home and Garden section on Sundays. The LMS Working Group meeting adjourned at approximately 11:30 AM. The next meeting of the Working Group will be 9:30 A.M., March 14, 2007 at University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmos- pheric Science on Virginia Key. January 2015 P5 -82 LMS Miami -Dade 2007 Minutes of the March 14, 2007 Meeting The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes Held at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences Municipalities in attendance: Bay Harbor Islands Key Biscayne Coral Gables Miami Doral Miami Beach El Portal Miami Gardens Golden Beach Miami Shores Hialeah Miami Springs Hialeah Gardens North Miami Homestead Miami -Dade County departments in attendance: Aviation Community Action Agency Consumer Services Emergency Management Environmental Resources Management General Services Administration Fire Rescue Library System Mosquito Control Colleges & Universities in attendance: Barry University Johnson & Wales University St. Thomas University University of Miami Others in attendance: Alliance for Human Services Baptist Health South Florida Brevard County LMS Citrus Health Network Dutko Worldwide FPL H.J. Ross & Associates IBM Mercy Hospital Miami Bridge Miami -Dade County Health Department Mount Sinai Medical Center Phoenix Architectural Products North Miami Beach Palmetto Bay Pinecrest South Miami Sunny Isles Beach Sweetwater West Miami Police Public Works Seaport Solid Waste Management Strategic Business Management Team Metro Transit Agency Vizcaya Water & Sewer Florida International University Miami Dade College University of Florida American Muslim Association Beckman Coulter, Inc. C14ARLEE of Dade County Community Partnership for the Homeless FEMA Hialeah Housing Authority Hurricane Protection Industries, Inc. Jackson Health System Miami Beach Housing Authority Miami Children's Hospital Miami Dade County Public Schools National Weather Service Solid Resources, Inc. January 2015 P5 -83 LMS Miami -Dade South Florida Regional Planning Council Tylin International WFOR -CBS -4 The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes South Florida Water Management District URS Corporation We welcome for the first time: AdaptiveDB, LLC, Beckman Coulter, Inc., Dutko Worldwide and Patton Harris Rust & Associates and also our special guest, Ann Fosburr, the LMS coordinator for Brevard County. Prior to the start ofthe Working Group meeting, our friends from the University of Miami served an excellent array of fruit, pastries, coffee and juice. We thank them. The meeting was called to order at approximately 9:30 A.M. by LMS Coordinator, Frank Reddish. Frank introduced Ken Capezzuto, director of Environmental Health & Safety and the University of Miami's rep- resentative to the LMS who, in turn, introduced our host, Larry Peterson, associate dean of the Rosenstiel School. Dr. Peterson welcomed the members of the LMS Working Group and showed a very informative presentation about the Rosenstiel School and what is done there. Frank Reddish noted that the United States Congress has appropriated $100,000,000 for the Pre - Disaster Mit- igation (PDM) grant program for the 2008 fiscal year. It is still uncertain when the grant cycle will open. He also mentioned that the HMGP awards for the 2004 storms is finally almost concluded. Then, Hugh Gladwin, director of the Institute of Public Opinion Research at Florida International University discussed hurricane evacuation research and its value to the community. Next, Brett Bowen, a former FEMA environmentalist now with the engineering firm of Patton Harris Rust & Associates, demonstrated a new software that has been developed by the company AdaptiveDB, known as PA Tracker, which allows the user to track FEMA Public Assistance Project Worksheets and other disaster related paperwork in a totally automated manner. Brett gave a full demonstration of every aspect of the program. Rob Molleda, warning coordination meteorologist from the National Weather Service's Miami Forecast Office gave a presentation showing the difference in the services provided by his office and those provided by the National Hurricane Center, which happens to be located in the same building as the Forecast Office. Basically, Rob explained that the National Hurricane Center (also know as the Tropical Prediction Center) is responsible for the "big" picture or what hurricanes do on a global level while the Miami Forecast Office explores how a hurricane will affect the area of South Florida mainly Broward, .Miami -Dade, Monroe and Palm Beach coun- ties. Finally, Mike Gambino of the Miami -Dade Department of Environmental Resources Management and the flood plain manager for Miami -Dade County announced that the new Flood Insurance Rate Maps or FIRMS would be ready in June of this year. The municipalities should check them thoroughly to make sure they are accurate. He also announced that the Association of State Flood Plain Managers was offering a course that could earn one the designation of Certified Flood Plain Manager. The LMS Working Group meeting adjourned at approximately 11:00 AM. followed by a tour of the Rosenstiel School including the grounds and the docks were their research vessel was docked. During the tour the group was able to observe windstorm protection being installed on one of the buildings that was funded through the Pre - Disaster Mitigation grant program and the Local Mitigation Strategy. The Rosenstiel School received just under $500,000 to harden the entire marine campus. The tour was conducted by Ramon Alfonso, the Rosen - stiel School's facilities manager. Following the tour, several of the LMS Working Group members dined in "The Commons," the fine restaurant located on the Rosenstiel campus. January 2015 P5 -84 LMS Miami -Dade The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes The next meeting of the Local Mitigation Strategy Working Group will be 9:30 AM, June 13, 2007 at the city of Miami Beach's city council chambers located on the 3rd floor of the Miami Beach City Hall at 1700 Con- vention Center Drive, Miami Beach. Minutes of the June 13, 2007 Meeting Held at the City of Miami Beach City Hall Municipalities in attendance: Aventura Homestead Opa -locka Biscayne Park Key Biscayne Palmetto Bay Coral Gables Miami Pinecrest Cutler Bay Miami Beach South Miami Doral Miami Gardens Surfside Golden Beach Miami Shores Sweetwater Hialeah North Bay Village West Miami Hialeah Gardens North Miami Miami -Dade County departments in attendance: Animal Services Public Works Community Action Agency Seaport Emergency Management Solid Waste Management Environmental Resources Management Strategic Business Management Finance Team Metro Fire Rescue Transit Agency Housing Agency Vizcaya Mosquito Control Water & Sewer Planning & Zoning Colleges & Universities in attendance: Barry University Johnson & Wales University St. Thomas University Others in attendance: Alliance for Aging American Red Cross Catholic Charities Citrus Health Network Economic Opportunity FHC FPL H.J. Ross & Associates Hurricane Protection Industries, Inc Mercy Hospital Miami Children's Hospital Florida International University Miami Dade College University of Miami Alliance for Human Services Baptist Health South Florida The Children's Trust Community Partnership for the Homeless FEMA Hialeah Housing Authority The Home Depot IBM Jackson Health System Miami Christian School January 2015 P5 -85 LMS Miami -Dade Miami -Dade County Health Department Mount Sinai Medical Center Patton Harris Rust & Associates South Florida Regional Planning Council United Cerebral Palsy U.S. Small Business Administration Wal -Mart Stores The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes Miami Dade County Public Schools National Weather Service Phoenix Architectural Products South Florida Water Management District URS Corporation Victim Services Center We welcome for the first time: Wal -Mart Stores and welcome back after a long absence, the town of Surfside Prior to the start of the Working Group meeting, our friends from the city of Miami Beach served an excellent array of fruit, pastries and coffee. We thank them. The meeting was called to order at approximately 9:50 A.M. by LMS Coordinator, Frank Reddish. Frank introduced Don Druitt, Emergency Management Coordinator for the city of Miami Beach who welcomed the members of the LMS Working Group and gave an informal introduction to the city and to the LMS. Frank Reddish noted that the United States Congress has appropriated $100,000,000 for the Pre - Disaster Mit- igation (PDM) grant program for the 2008 fiscal year. It is still uncertain when the grant cycle will open but it could be any time now. He also mentioned that the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) awards for the 2004 storms have not yet concluded and the 2005 storms are just now being addressed. Since there was no declared disaster event for Miami -Dade County, there will be no HMGP program for 2006. Frank then introduced Ricardo Alvarez, a professor at the School of Construction Management at Florida International University. Professor Alvarez gave a presentation on the implications of climate change on building design. He stated that the two components of climate change that will most affect South Florida are sea level rise and the increase in temperature. Ricardo also noted that the state's enhanced mitigation plan is now up for review by FEMA. A mitigation committee has been formed to make sure everything is in order. Then, Hugh Gladwin, director of the Institute of Public Opinion Research at Florida International University discussed hurricane evacuation research and why many people will not or do not evacuate even when they are told to do so by emergency managers. He discussed actual evacuation patterns in Hurricanes Andrew, Katrina and Floyd. Next, Miguel Gonzalez, Chief of the Lender Relations Division of the United States Small Business Admin- istration (SBA) gave a presentation on the many services provided by SBA following a disaster event such as a hurricane or tornado. He discussed SBA loan programs and which individuals and business are eligible and under what circumstances they are eligible. He also discussed how SBA works with FEMA and insurance companies to cover shortfalls such as deductibles. The United States Congress has voted to give 100% reimbursement for Hurricane Wilma for the Public Assis- tance program. Eligible applicants should automatically receive the additional funding for FEMA Project Worksheets that have already been submitted. Note that this does not apply to the HMGP program where the federal share is set at 75% under Title 44 of the Code of Federal Regulations. Frank Reddish led a discussion of an issue that has come up concerning a proposed change in Rule 9G -22 of the Florida Administrative Code. Rule 9G -22 is the rule that establishes that the county Local Mitigation Strategy working groups would be the entities that determine how HMGP funds are spent within each county. January 2015 P5 -86 LMS Miami -Dade The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes The new proposal would mandate that over 50% of all HMGP funds must be used to mitigate individual resi- dences regardless of the wishes of the LMS working group in that county. Currently, the LMS working group could, if it wished, use 100% of the HMGP funds for mitigating individual residences. However, it is not forced to so because some distant entity determines that it knows what is best for that county. As an example, if a small, rural county has but one hospital and the county LMS determined to use HMGP funds to harden the hospital then it could do so only if there is enough funding left over after the residences are mitigation. In other words, a facility serving the entire county would go unprotected because houses belonging to a handful must be protected first. The Miami -Dade LMS Working Group voted unanimously to oppose the issue and agreed to jointly sign a letter so stating. Most members agreed to also independently oppose the matter through their lobbyists and legislators. The LMS Working Group meeting adjourned at approximately 11:15 AM. The next meeting of the Local Mitigation Strategy Working Group will be 9:30 AM, September 12, 2007 in the auditorium of the Miami Heart Institute located at 4701 N. Meridian Avenue, Miami Beach. The Miami Heart Institute is part of Mount Sinai Medical Center. Minutes of the September 12, 2007 Meeting Held at the Miami Heart Institute, Mount Sinai Medical Center Municipalities in attendance: Biscayne Park Coral Gables Cutler Bay Doral Golden Beach Hialeah Hialeah Gardens Homestead Key Biscayne Miami Miami Beach Miami Gardens Miami Shores North Bay Village North Miami Palmetto Bay South Miami Sunny Isles Beach Surfside Sweetwater West Miami Miami -Dade County departments in attendance: Emergency Management Public Works Environmental Resources Management Seaport Finance Solid Waste Management Fire Rescue Strategic Business Management Housing Agency Team Metro Libraries Transit Agency Mosquito Control Planning & Zoning Police Colleges & universities in attendance: Barry University Florida International University Miami Dade College University of Miami Vizcaya Water & Sewer Florida Atlantic University Johnson & Wales University St. Thomas University January 2015 P5 -87 LMS Miami -Dade Others in attendance: Alliance for Human Services Baptist Health South Florida Catholic Charities Citrus Health Network Doctor's Hospital FEMA Hialeah Housing Authority The Home Depot IBM Jackson Health System Mercy Hospital Miami Bridge Miami Christian School Miami Dade County Public Schools Mount Sinai Medical Center SFI Hospital & Healthcare Association South Miami Hospital URS Corporation Wal -Mart Stores The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes American Red Cross Baptist Hospital The Children's Trust Community Partnership for the Homeless Florida Division of Emergency Management FPL H.J. Ross & Associates Hurricane Protection Industries, Inc. InnoVida Larkin Hospital Miami Beach Housing Authority Miami Children's Hospital Miami -Dade County Health Department Miami Jewish Home & Hospital Phoenix Architectural Products South Florida Water Management District United Cerebral Palsy U.S. Small Business Administration Special Guests: Leslie Chapman- Henderson of FLASH (Federal Alliance for Safe Homes) and Sue Hopfen- sperger of ISO (Insurance Service Organization) We welcome for the first time: InnoVida Holdings, Inc., Larkin Hospital and SFI Hospital & Healthcare Association Prior to the start of the Working Group meeting, our friends from Mount Sinai Medical Center served an excellent array of fruit, pastries, juice and coffee. We thank them. The meeting was called to order at approximately 9:40 A.M. by LMS Coordinator, Frank Reddish. Frank introduced Amy Perry, Chief Operating Officer for Mount Sinai Medial Center and our host for this meeting who welcomed the members of the LMS Working Group and gave an everyone an overview of Mount Sinai and especially the recently completed mitigation that hardened the De Hirsch Meyer Building. Frank Reddish noted that the grant cycle for the Pre - Disaster Mitigation (PDM) grant program for the 2008 fiscal year could be opened any time now and suggested that everyone planning to submit an application to do it now rather than wait for the formal Notice of Funding Availability (TOFA). He also mentioned that the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) awards for the 2004 storms have not yet concluded and the 2005 storms are just now being addressed and asked that everyone let him know when you receive HMGP awards including which hurricane funded the project. Frank then introduced Leslie Chapman- Henderson, president and CEO of FLASH, the Federal Alliance for Safe Homes. Leslie first showed a short film that explained FLASH and some of its programs and followed up with a talk on partnerships and how they help protect out communities. She noted that FLASH and the Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy will each celebrate their tenth anniversary in June of next year. Then, Steven Payment, an executive with IBM, informed the group about recent research IBM is doing with the Scripps Institute and Florida Atlantic University into avian flu. They are using an IBM super computer — Blue Gene — to analyze variations of bird flu in order to rapidly develop a vaccine for any recent mutation of the virus. January 2015 P5 -88 LMS The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Miami -Dade Part 5: Meeting Minutes Next, Mike Gambino from the Miami -Dade Department of Environmental Resources Management (DERM) reported that the repetitive loss progress report is now available by calling him at his office — (305) 372 -6473. He also announced that he would like to reestablish the LMS flood mitigation committee and hopes to use the committee as an outreach strategy group and asked for volunteers from the LMS Working Group. Mike also stated that the second preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM) have been issued to the municipalities and told everyone to make sure everything on the maps is OK. Mike also announced that ISO has agreed to conduct a workshop on creating good flood plain plans. Details on the workshop will been available in the near future. Mike then introduced Sue Hopfensberger, a CRS coordinator from ISO, who explained the CRS (Community Rating System) to the Working Group. CRS is sponsored by FEMA and the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) rewards communities that take steps to bolster flood control by going above and beyond the minimum requirements of NFIP. The LMS Working Group meeting adjourned at approximately 11:25 AM. The next meeting of the Local Mitigation Strategy Working Group will be 9:30 AM, December 19, 2007 in the ballroom of the Graham Center at the University Park (main) campus of Florida International University. Minutes of the December 19, 2007 Meeting Management & Research Center Pavilion, Florida International University Municipalities in attendance: Bay Harbor Islands Biscayne Park Coral Gables Cutler Bay Doral Hialeah Key Biscayne Miami Miami Beach Miami Gardens Miami Lakes Miami Shores Miami Springs North Bay Village Miami -Dade County departments in attendance: Animal Services Community Action Agency Elections Emergency Management Fire Rescue Housing Agency Planning & Zoning Colleges & universities in attendance: Barry University Florida International University St. Thomas University North Miami Palmetto Bay Pinecrest South Miami Sweetwater Virginia Gardens West Miami Seaport Solid Waste Management Strategic Business Management Team Metro Transit Agency Water & Sewer Florida Atlantic University Miami Dade College University of Miami January 2015 P5 -89 LMS Miami -Dade Others in attendance: Baptist Health South Florida Catholic Charities Economic Opportunity Family Health Ctr Federal Emergency Management Agency Fort Hurricane Products H.J. Ross & Associates Hurricane Protection Industries, Inc. Jackson Health System Miami Children's Hospital Mount Sinai Medical Center Phoenix Architectural Products South Florida Water Management District Wal -Mart Stores Va1Paz Construction The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes Beckman Coulter, Inc. Citrus Health Network F.R.I.E.N.D, Inc. Florida Division of Emergency Management Hialeah Housing Authority The Home Depot IBM Miami Beach Housing Authority Miami Christian School National Weather Service South Florida Regional Planning Council URS Corporation WFOR -CBS -4 Special Guests: Hillsborough County LMS Representatives We welcome for the first time: Fort Hurricane Products and Va1Paz Construction Prior to the start of the Working Group meeting, our friends and host from the International Hurricane Re- search Center (IHRC) at Florida International University served an excellent array of pastries, juice and coffee. We thank them. The meeting was called to order at approximately 9:45 A.M. by LMS Coordinator, Frank Reddish. Frank introduced Carolyn Robertson, Assistant Director of IHRC and host for this meeting, who welcomed the members of the LMS Working Group and gave everyone an overview of IHRC and especially the Wall of Wind project that is nearing completion. Frank Reddish noted that applications for the Pre - Disaster Mitigation (PDM) grant program for the 2008 fiscal year must beat the state by this Friday, December 21St. He also mentioned that the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) grants for the 2005 hurricanes — Katrina and Wilma — are finally being awarded. Frank then introduced Doug Bass, recently appointed director of the Miami -Dade Department of Emergency Management & Homeland Security (DEM &HS). Doug greeted the group and introduced members of the DEM &HS staff in attendance. He then introduced DEM &HS public information officer Jaime Hernandez who informed the Working Group of a plan that is coming together to hold a Hurricane Preparation Expo at the Miami Beach Convention Center. The Expo is planned for Saturday and Sunday, May 17th and 18th of this year. Then, CBS and WFOR -TV hurricane expert Bryan Norcross presented a program that he and Max Mayfield, the former director of the National Hurricane Center, are developing called America's Emergency Network that will be the nation's first comprehensive emergency alerting and communication system. The components of the system include AEN on the internet - a website available free to the public containing video feeds and bulletins issued by emergency management offices and other government agencies, and AEN -TV - a TV chan- nel carrying the most important new conferences and other feeds from emergency management offices and government agencies. Some feeds will be carried live, while others will be prioritized and run on a schedule posted on the channel. The system will also include Alert FM — a comprehensive alerting system using part January 2015 P5 -90 L M S The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Miami -Dade Part 5: Meeting Minutes of local FM stations' signals that can send messages instantly to an entire community or to specific neighbor- hoods or individuals using proprietary technology. In addition, the alerts can be sent to specific mobile phones as text or voice messages and by email. The website is: http: / /www.emergency.info/ Next, Hugh Gladwin, Director of the Institute for Public Opinion Research at Florida International University, presented some research on what people thought about global warming, trust in local governments, and asked the question: raise taxes or reduce government services. Dr. Gladwin also studied these issues as seen by Black, Hispanic and non - Hispanic whites and found that there really is not that great a difference as to how each is perceived by the ethnic groups; they all seemed to share the same concerns. Ricardo Alvarez, a professor at both Florida Atlantic University and Florida International University gave a presentation about his trip to Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula following Hurricane Dean, a Category 5 storm with sustained winds in excess of 165 mph at landfall with gusts to 200 mph. Ricardo visited the town of Majahual, right on the coast in Quintana Roo, and reported that much less serious damage had occurred than one would expect and he credits the high building standards there in the Yucatan as the main reason for this. Rob Molleda, Warning Coordination Meteorologist at the National Weather Service presented an "End of the Hurricane Season" wrap up for the group and also addressed the pending drought that will be prolonged for lack of a hurricane. The LMS Working Group meeting adjourned at approximately 12:05 P.M. The next meeting of the Local Mitigation Strategy Working Group will be 9:30 AM, March 19, 2008 at the South Miami City Hall, 6130 Sunset Drive, South Miami. January 2015 P5 -91 LMS Miami -Dade 2008 Minutes of the March 19, 2008 Meeting Municipalities in attendance: The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes Held at the City of South Miami's City Hall Biscayne Park Key Biscayne Coral Gables Miami Doral Miami Beach Florida City Miami Gardens Homestead Miami Lakes Golden Beach Miami -Dade County departments in attendance Animal Services Community Action Agency Emergency Management Environmental Resources Management Housing Agency Planning & Zoning Colleges & universities in attendance: Barry University Florida International University St. Thomas University Others in attendance: Adjusters International C3TS Citrus Health Network Federal Emergency Management Agency Fort Hurricane Products Hospice Care Southeast Florida Mercy Hospital Miami Christian School Mount Sinai Medical Center South Florida Regional Planning Council URS Corporation Miami Shores North Bay Village North Miami Opa -locka South Miami Public Works Seaport Strategic Business Management Team Metro Transit Agency Water & Sewer Miami Dade College University of Miami University of Miami Medical School Baptist Health South Florida Catholic Charities Farm Share, Inc. Florida Division of Emergency Management Greenway Consulting Hurricane Protection Industries, Inc. Miami Children's Hospital Miami Dade County Health Department Phoenix Architectural Products South Florida Water Management District Prior to the start of the Working Group meeting, our friends and host from the city of South Miami served an excellent array of pastries, fruit and coffee. We thank them. The meeting was called to order at approximately 9:45 A.M. by LMS Coordinator, Frank Reddish. Frank introduced Carol Aubrun from our host city, South Miami who welcomed the members of the LMS Working Group. January 2015 P5 -92 LMS The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Miami -Dade Part 5: Meeting Minutes Frank Reddish noted that the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) grants for the 2005 hurricanes — Katrina and Wilma — are finally being awarded. He then introduced Miami -Dade Department of Emergency Management & Homeland Security (DEM &HS) public information officer Jaime Hernandez who informed the Working Group of a plan that is coming together to hold a Hurricane Preparation Expo at the Miami Beach Convention Center. The Expo is planned for Satur- day and Sunday, May 17th and 18th of this year. Any members of the LMS Working Group that wish to participate should contact Jaime directly. (Note: The dates of the expo were changed to May 31St and June Ist.) Next, Lorenzo Sanchez of DEM &HS, community outreach coordinator gave an overview of the Miami -Dade Citizens Corps and its participating groups: The Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT), Citizens Crime Watch, Volunteers in Police Service (VIPS) and the Medical Reserve Corps. Mr. Claudio Micieli of the Medical Reserve Corps also spoke to the Working Group about his organization. Following this, Jim Siciliano fro Adjusters International gave an excellent presentation of the inner working of FEMA Public Assistance with special emphasis on insurance issues. This was so well received that Mr. Siciliano has agreed to return later and give a detailed presentation on the same subject. Finally, Frank Reddish summarized the mitigation workshop that was held at this years Florida Emergency Preparedness Association's (FEPA) conference in held last January in St. Pete Beach. This lead to a very animated discussion by various members of the group. We will most likely bring this up again. The LMS Working Group meeting adjourned at approximately 11:30 A.M. The next meeting of the Local Mitigation Strategy Working Group will be 9:30 AM, June 19, 2008 at the Miami -Dade Fire Rescue Headquarters Building, 9300 NW 41 Street in city of Doral. This meeting will celebrate the 10tn anniversary of the Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Working Group. January 2015 P5 -93 LMS Miami -Dade Minutes of the June 18, 2008 Meeting The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes Held at the Miami -Dade Fire Rescue Headquarters Auditorium Municipalities in attendance: Aventura Homestead Palmetto Bay Bay Harbor Islands Key Biscayne Pinecrest Biscayne Park Miami South Miami Coral Gables Miami Beach Surfside Cutler Bay Miami Gardens Sunny Isles Beach Doral Miami Lakes Sweetwater Florida City Miami Shores Virginia Gardens Golden Beach North Miami West Miami Hialeah Palmetto Bay Miami -Dade County departments in attendance: Animal Services Aviation Building Emergency Management Environmental Resources Management Fire Rescue General Services Administration Housing Agency Planning & Zoning Colleges & universities in attendance: Barry University Florida International University Johnson & Wales University Miami Dade College Others in attendance: American Elder Care Baptist Health South Florida Beck Disaster Recovery Citrus Health Network Farm Share, Inc. Florida Div. of Emergency Management Hurricane Protection Industries, Inc. Jackson Memorial Foundation Miami Beach Housing Authority Miami Christian School Miami -Dade County Public Schools Phoenix Architectural Products Solid Resourses, Inc. South Florida Water Management District Police Public Works Solid Waste Strategic Business Management Team Metro Transit Agency Vizcaya Museum & Gardens Water & Sewer St. Thomas University University of Florida University of Miami University of Miami Medical School American Red Cross Becker & Poliakoff Broward County Emergency Management Community Partnership for Homeless, Inc. Federal Emergency Management Agency Florida Power & Light Hurricane Warning Mercy Hospital Miami Children's Hospital Miami Dade County Health Department Mount Sinai Medical Center Security Forces Group South Florida Regional Planning Council T- Mobile January 2015 P5 -94 LMS Miami -Dade The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes United Home Care Services URS Corporation Vent Covers, Inc. Special Guests: Chuck Lanza, Director, Broward County Emergency Management We welcome for the first time: Becker & Poliakoff, Beck Disaster Recovery and Vent Covers, Inc. Prior to the start of the Working Group meeting, our friends from Phoenix Architectural Products served an excellent array of pastries, fruit and coffee. We thank them. The meeting was opened at approximately 9:45 A.M. by Jonathan Lord, assistant director of the Miami - Dade Department of Emergency Management & Homeland Security who read a proclamation from the mayor and county commission of Miami -Dade County making Thursday, June 19, 2008 Local Mitigation Strategy Day in Miami -Dade County. At this time Chuck Lanza, director of Broward County Emergency Management took the podium. Chuck was the director of the Miami -Dade Office of Emergency Management when the Local Mitigation Strategy was first developed in the Spring of 1998. Chuck traced the history of the Local Mitigation Strategy and the Working Group, which is celebrating its l Oh anniversary at this meeting. LMS Coordinator, Frank Reddish took the podium and covered some Working Group business. He noted that Miami Children's Hospital was the recipient of one of the Pre - Disaster Mitigation program awards for 2007. Frank then asked everyone to please verify which HMGP projects from Hurricanes Katrina and Wilma had actually been awarded. He also asked the members to send him photograph of completed projects that have been funded through the LMS program. Marcia Steelman from Miami -Dade Department of Environmental Resources Management brought the Working Group up -to -date on the new FEMA National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) FIRM (Flood In- surance Rate Map) maps which are to be released in the near future. Mike Gambino, now with the city of Miami Gardens, discussed the role of the LMS Working Group in flood mitigation. He also discussed the NFIP and its Community Rating System (CRS). Ricardo Alvarez gave a presentation on "Hurricane Warning" a spin -off of the hurricane house in Deerfield Beach, Florida and how the programs there have been refined and improved. This house was originally build by State Farm and then donated to the city of Deerfield Beach. Frank Reddish gave a presentation that included a PowerPoint presentation with photos and information cov- ering all the projects that have been completed during the past ten years of the Local Mitigation Strategy program in Miami -Dade County. During the past ten years the LMS Working Group membership has been awarded over $250,000,000 dollars for over 330 separate projects. Well done! The LMS Working Group meeting adjourned at approximately 11:30 A.M. The next meeting of the Local Mitigation Strategy Working Group will be 9:30 AM, Wednesday, September 17, 2008 at the John D. Campbell Agricultural Center, 18710 SW 288 Street, Miami, FL 33030. January 2015 P5 -95 LMS Miami -Dade Minutes of the September 17, 2008 Meeting The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes Held at the John D. Campbell Agricultural Center in Homestead, Florida Municipalities in attendance: Bay Harbor Islands Homestead North Miami Biscayne Park Golden Beach Palmetto Bay Coral Gables Miami Pinecrest Cutler Bay Miami Beach Surfside Doral Miami Gardens Sweetwater Florida City Miami Lakes Virginia Gardens Hialeah Miami Shores Miami -Dade County departments in attendance Agriculture Public Works Aviation Seaport Cooperative Extension Solid Waste Corrections Strategic Business Management Emergency Management Team Metro Fire Rescue Transit Agency Housing Agency Vizcaya Planning & Zoning Water & Sewer Colleges & universities in attendance: Barry University Florida International University University of Florida Others in attendance: Baptist Health South Florida Citrus Health Network IBM Miami Bridge Mount Sinai Medical Center Solid Resources, Inc. Stormforce Wind Anchoring U. S. Weather Service Miami Dade College University of Miami Talmudic University Catholic Charities FPL Jackson Memorial Foundation Miami Dade County Public Schools Phoenix Architectural Products South Florida Water Management District U. S. Department of Agriculture Welcoming for the first time: Miami -Dade Corrections & Rehabilitation, Stormforce Wind Anchoring and the Talmudic University Prior to the start of the Working Group meeting, our friends from Solid Resources, Inc. served an excellent array of pastries and coffee. We thank them. The meeting was called to order at approximately 9:45 A.M. by LMS Coordinator, Frank Reddish. Frank introduced Edmund Saldaiia from Solid Resources who explained what Solid Resources does in the realm of Public Assistance. January 2015 P5 -96 L M S The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Miami -Dade Part 5: Meeting Minutes He then introduced Don Pybas, director of the Miami -Dade Cooperative Extension Service and our host for this meeting and Charles LaPradd, the county's agriculture manager. Mr. Pybas and Mr. LaPradd gave eve- ryone an overview of the Miami -Dade County agricultural industry Next on the agenda was a presentation by Rob Molleda, Warning Coordination Meteorologist from the Miami Forecast Office of the National Weather Service. Rob did a review of this year's hurricane season with a prediction of what is to come during the remaining hurricane season. Mike Gambino, floodplain manager from the city of Miami Gardens gave a presentation on the National Flood Insurance Program and the upcoming release of the new Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM), which will be available within a year. Next on the program was a presentation bu Tom Palmieri of Platypus Anchoring Systems demonstrating new techniques in tree anchoring as a protection against hurricane. Finally, Frank Reddish gave a review of the status of the varying grant programs with a reminder that any applicant for a Pre - Disaster Mitigation (PDM) Program grant that wishes a technical review of their project must have the project to the stat by this Friday, September 19, 2008. If there is any HMGP funding coming from Tropical Storm Fay, that announcement will follow as soon as the information is available. The LMS Working Group meeting adjourned at approximately 11:30 A.M. The next meeting of the Local Mitigation Strategy Working Group will be 9:30 A.M., December 17, 2008 at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in the city of North Miami. January 2015 P5 -97 LMS Miami -Dade Minutes of the December 17, 2008 Meeting The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes Held at the Museum of Contemporary Art in the City of North Miami Municipalities in attendance: Biscayne Park Miami Beach Palmetto Bay Cutler Bay Miami Gardens Pinecrest Doral Miami Lakes South Miami Florida City Miami Shores Surfside Hialeah Miami Springs Sweetwater Homestead North Miami Virginia Gardens Key Biscayne North Miami Beach West Miami Miami Miami -Dade County departments in attendance: Emergency Management Environmental Resources Management General Services Administration Housing Agency Library System Park & Recreation Planning & Zoning Colleges & universities in attendance: Barry University Florida International University University of Florida Talmudic University Others in attendance: America's Emergency Network Baptist Health South Florida Camillus House Citrus Health Network Econ. Opportunity Family Health CenterF FPL Hurricane Protection Industries Jackson Memorial Foundation Miami Christian School Mount Sinai Medical Center South Florida Water Management District Public Works Seaport Solid Waste Strategic Business Management Transit Agency Vizcaya Water & Sewer Miami Dade College St. Thomas University University of Miami American Red Cross Broward County Emergency Management Catholic Charities Dutko Worldwide ederal Emergency Management Agency Hands On Miami IBM Miami Beach Community Health Center Miami Dade County Public Schools Phoenix Architectural Products U. S. Department of Agriculture We wish to extent a special welcome to Gary Friedman, the LMS coordinator from Broward County. Prior to the start of the Working Group meeting, our friends from the city of North Miami served an excellent array of pastries, fruit and coffee. We thank them. January 2015 P5 -98 LMS Miami -Dade The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes The meeting was called to order at approximately 9:45 A.M. by LMS Coordinator, Frank Reddish. Frank introduced Kevin Burns, mayor of North Miami who welcomed everyone to the meeting and to the Museum of Contemporary Arts. Interestingly enough, this week the museum has a special showing as part of the Art Basel festival going on throughout Miami -Dade County. Frank then introduced Professor Ricardo Alvarez of the School of Construction Management at Florida Inter- national University who gave a presentation entitled "Climate Change and Hurricanes," which addressed the issue of whether or not climatate change or global warming caused hurricanes to become more severe. Hugh Gladwin, director of the Institute for Public Opinion Research at Florida International University gave a presentation on how certain modeling of the decision making process, especially how people react when contemplating evacuations. The LMS Working Group meeting adjourned at approximately 10:30 A.M. followed by a guided tour of the Museum of Contemporary Art, which contained a special exhibit of installation art that is part of the Art Basel show going on in the Greater Miami area. The next meeting of the Local Mitigation Strategy Working Group will be 9:30 AM, March 18, 2009 at the Miami -Dade Emergency Operations Center located in the Miami -Dade Fire Rescue Headquarters Building, 9300 NW 41 Street in city of Doral. January 2015 P5 -99 LMS Miami -Dade 2009 Minutes of the June 17, 2009 Meeting The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes Held at the Andreas Building at Barry University Municipalities in attendance: Bay Harbor Islands Biscayne Park Coral Gables Cutler Bay Doral Florida City Golden Beach Hialeah Hialeah Gardens Homestead Miami Miami Beach Miami Gardens Miami Shores Miami -Dade County departments in attendance: Emergency Management Environmental Resources Management Fire Rescue Housing Agency Human Services Colleges & universities in attendance: Barry University Miami Dade College St. Thomas University Others in attendance: Adjusters International Citrus Health Network Federal Emergency Management Agency Florida Power & Light Hurricane Protection Industries Miami -Dade County Health Department Mount Sinai Medical Center South Florida Water Management District URS Corporation Miami Springs North Miami Pinecrest Palmetto Bay Sunny Isles Beach Virginia Gardens Library System Planning & Zoning Solid Waste Management Vizcaya Museum Water & Sewer Talmudic University University of Miami Baptist Health South Florida Community Partnership for Homeless Florida Department of Financial Services The Home Depot Miami Children's Hospital Miami Dade County Public Schools National Weather Service U. S. Air Force Auxiliary Verizon Wireless Special guest: Broward County LMS Coordinator Gary Friedman Prior to the start of the Working Group meeting, our host from Barry University served an excellent array of pastries, juice and coffee. We thank them. The meeting was called to order at approximately 9:45 A.M. by LMS Coordinator, Frank Reddish. Frank then introduced Bruce Edwards, Barry University's vice president for business and finance who welcomed the Working Group to Barry. January 2015 P5 -100 LMS Miami -Dade The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes Mike Gambino, from the city of Miami Gardens, gave the Working Group an update on the new FIRM and said that new paper FIRM's are available. The GIS files may be downloaded from this site: ftp: / /ftp.miami- dade.gov/DERM/FEMA- DFIRM /FINAL DFIRM 2009/. He also noted that a CRS group has been formed and is being facilitated by Marlen Martell of the city of North Miami Beach. Next, Rob Molleda, warning coordination meteorologist from the Miami Forecast Office of the National Weather Service gave a presentation on the upcoming hurricane season and what it means for Miami -Dade County. Rob's talk generated many, many questions. Rob was followed by Peter Potemkin from Adjusters International, who gave a presentation on the insurance ramifications when dealing with the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the requirements of the Stafford Act and 44 CFR. Peter's talk also generated many questions Then, Alina Torres, consumer outreach coordinator with the Florida Department of Financial Services dis- cussed individual insurance policies and what new changes in the insurance regulations mean to the home owner. She pointed out that having adequate insurance is one of the best mitigation measures there is. The LMS Working Group meeting adjourned at approximately 11:40 A.M The next meeting of the Local Mitigation Strategy Working Group will be 9:30 AM, September 16, 2009 in the Village of Pinecrest. Minutes of the September 16, 2009 Meeting Held at the Evelyn Greer Park Community Room in Pincerest, Florida Municipalities in attendance: Bal Harbor Coral Gables Cutler Bay Doral Florida City Golden Beach Hialeah Homestead Key Biscayne Miami Miami -Dade County departments in attendance: Corrections Emergency Management Fire Rescue Human Services Library Office Grant Coordination Miami Beach Miami Gardens Miami Lakes Miami Shores North Miami North Miami Beach Palmetto Bay Pinecrest South Miami Sweetwater Police Public Housing Agency Public Works Solid Waste Management Water and Sewer January 2015 P5 -101 LMS Miami -Dade Colleges & universities in attendance: Barry University Florida International University St. Thomas University Others in attendance: AEN Network Baptist Health Beck Disaster Recovery Better World Inc. Camillus House, Inc. Code Red Dutko HPI Inc The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes University of Miami Miami Dade College Jackson Health Systems Miami Children's Hospital Miami Christian School Mount Sinai Medical Center Ocean Shutters Manufacturing Inc South Florida Regional Conservation and Develop- ment Council, Inc South Florida Water Management District URS Corporation Special guest: Broward County LMS Coordinator Gary Friedman Prior to the start of the Working Group meeting, our host from the Village of Pinecrest served an excellent array of pastries, juice and coffee. We thank them. The meeting was called to order at approximately 9:35 A.M. by Ray Misomali. Ray then shared with the Working Group the news of Frank Reddish's (Local Mitigation Coordinator from 1998 -2009) passing. The remainder of the meeting was dedicated to remembering and celebrating Frank and the work he had done in establishing and maintaining the Miami -Dade County LMS for over 10 years. Various speakers were invited to talk about Frank. These included the Miami -Dade County Department of Emergency Management Di- rector, Curtis Sommerhoff; Broward County Emergency Management Director, Charles Lanza; Miami -Dade Fire Rescue Department Division Chief, Bob Palestrant; and Vice Chairman of the Local Mitigation Strat- egy, Mike Gambino. In addition, the floor was opened to those in the audience to share their thoughts and memories of Frank Reddish. Minutes of the December 16, 2009 Meeting Held at the Miami -Dade County Fire Department Headquarters, Doral, Florida Municipalities in attendance: Coral Gables Miami Lakes Cutler Bay Miami Shores Doral North Miami El Portal North Miami Beach Golden Beach Pinecrest Hialeah South Miami Homestead Sunny Isles Beach Medley Surfside Miami Sweetwater Miami Beach Virginia Gardens January 2015 P5 -102 LMS Miami -Dade Miami Gardens Miami -Dade County departments in attendance: Animal Services Aviation Consumer Services Emergency Management Environmental Resources Management Fire Rescue Human Services Office of Grants Coordination Colleges & universities in attendance: Barry University Florida International University St. Thomas University Others in attendance: Better World Inc. Camillus House, Inc. Citrus Health Network HPI Inc Jackson Health Systems Miami Children's Hospital Mount Sinai Medical Center The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes West Miami Park and Recreation Planning and Zoning Police Department Public Housing Authority Public Works Solid Waste Management Water and Sewer Talmudic University University of Miami Miami Dade College O'Brien's Response Management Ocean Shutters Manufacturing Inc Phoenix Architectural Products Inc. South Florida Water Management District URS Corporation Verizon Westorp Association Prior to the start of the Working Group meeting, our sponsor, O'Brien's Response Management served an excellent array of pastries, juice and coffee. We thank them. The meeting was called to order at approximately 9:40 A.M. by LMS Co- coordinator, Ray Misomali. Ray briefly discussed the agenda for the meeting, outlining the speakers and topics of discussion. Prior to the first presenter, Ray talked about the future of the LMS as this was the first meeting following Frank's pass- ing. A team of presenters from O'Brien's Response Management followed the introductory remarks with a dis- cussion about their products, services, and experience with emergency management and disaster response. The purpose of the presentation was to learn from the experience gained by O'Brien's Response Manage- ment's through their various operations throughout the country. The experience gained by O'Brien's Re- sponse Management benefits the Working Group as it provides ideas for how they might potentially be able to address issues of a similar nature as to those discussed by the presenter. Next, Mike Gambino, Floodplain Manager for the City of Miami Gardens shared his rebuttal to a newspaper article printed in the Miami Herald on December 1, 2009. The article was entitled, "Dade's New Flood -risk Maps are a Mixed Blessing for Homeowners." This discussion generated several questions and discussion among the Working Group. January 2015 P5 -103 LMS Miami -Dade The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes Following Mike, Dr. Hugh Gladwin of the Florida International University discussed the history of the LMS. Since this was the first meeting following Frank's passing, it was important to go back to the beginning and discuss the origins of the LMS, policies of the program and how all of this impact where the program is going. Finally, Paul Vitro, LMS Co- coordinator, closed the meeting by announcing some of the initiatives that the county is undertaking to remember Frank Reddish. For example, the county plans to pass a sympathy resolu- tion as an act of condolence to Frank's family. In addition, Paul requested the audience to provide suggestions and ideas as to how the Working Group can best remember Frank Reddish and his impact in the county. The LMS Working Group meeting adjourned at approximately 11:30 A.M January 2015 P5 -104 LMS Miami -Dade 2010 Minutes of the March 17, 2010 Meeting The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes Held at the Royal Oaks Park Community Center in Miami Lakes, Florida Municipalities in attendance: Bay Harbor Islands Miami Gardens Coral Gables Miami Lakes Cutler Bay Miami Shores Doral North Miami El Portal North Miami Beach Florida City Palmetto Bay Hialeah South Miami Homestead Sunny Isles Beach Miami Virginia Gardens Miami Beach West Miami Miami -Dade County departments in attendance: Animal Services Office of Grants Coordination Consumer Services Police Department Emergency Management Public Housing Authority Fire Rescue Public Works Government Services Administration Solid Waste Management Human Services Transit Library Water and Sewer Colleges & universities in attendance: Barry University University of Miami Florida International University Miami Dade College Talmudic University Others in attendance: Baptist Health Miami Children's Hospital Better World Inc. Miami Christian School Camillus House, Inc. Mount Sinai Medical Center Citrus Health Network SFM Services HPI Inc URS Corporation IBM Prior to the start of the meeting, our sponsor, SFM Services, Inc., served an excellent array of pastries, juice, and coffee. We thank them for their generosity. January 2015 P5 -105 LMS The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Miami -Dade Part 5: Meeting Minutes The meeting was called into order at approximately 9:45 by Ray Misomali. Ray announced the agenda for the meeting and welcomed Mayor Michael Pizzi to say a few words of introduction. Following the mayor, Chris- tian Infante of SFM Services, Inc. provided a short description of his company and services they provide to municipalities. Christian highlighted some of the services such as tree trimming, debris removal, and land- scaping. Companies such as SFM Services, Inc. are invited to present at LMS meetings to inject a different perspective from a private sector entity that is involved in emergency management operations; specifically, Mitigation. The first item on the agenda was a presentation by Greg Mclellan and Chief Dave Downey of the Florida Task Force 1 Urban Search and Rescue team who discussed their experiences when they were deployed to Haiti for search and rescue operations following the earthquake in January. Greg Mclellan is an engineer whose main responsibility was to ensure safe practices at locations where buildings had collapsed or were compromised. Chief Downey was a team member leading search and rescue operations in Haiti. Their experiences brought home the importance conducting thorough hazard analyses, vulnerability assessments, and promoting mitiga- tion to address any deficiencies that exist in the infrastructure. Next on the agenda was a discussion on mitigating the impacts of cold weather presented by Don Pybas of the Miami -Dade County Extension Office and Harry Miller of USDA Farm Services Agency. Their presentation highlighted the economic value of the agriculture industry in Miami -Dade County. For example, agriculture is a $2.7 billion industry with the county and 95% of all agriculture products grown in the county are exported to other areas of the state, nationally, and internationally. Therefore, mitigating against any impacts to this industry is vital due to its economic value for the county. The recent cold weather that experienced by the county in January had a severe impact on the county to the tune of close to $300 million in losses. Also, 5,000 seasonal jobs were lost as a result of this event. Both Don and Harry shared how the county can mitigate against the impact of cold weather on the agriculture industry. In addition, Harry Miller discussed various recovery programs set up by the federal government to assist farmers that have experienced losses as a result of a disaster. Finally, Ray Misomali closed the meeting by sharing some updates regarding the LMS program. The meeting was adjourned at approximately 11:45 A.M. January 2015 P5 -106 LMS Miami -Dade Minutes of the June 16, 2010 Meeting Held at Miami Children's Hospital, Miami, Florida Municipalities in attendance: Coral Gables Cutler Bay Doral El Portal Golden Beach Hialeah Homestead Medley Miami Miami Beach Miami Gardens Miami Lakes Miami -Dade County departments in attendance: Aviation Consumer Services Emergency Management Environmental Resources Management Fire Rescue Human Services Colleges & universities in attendance: St. Thomas University University of Miami Miami Dade College Others in attendance: Better World Inc. Camillus House, Inc. Citrus Health Network HPI Inc IBM The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes Miami Shores Miami Springs North Miami North Miami Beach Palmetto Bay Pinecrest South Miami Sunny Isles Beach Surfside Sweetwater Virginia Gardens West Miami Library Office of Grants Coordination Public Housing Authority Public Works Solid Waste Management Water and Sewer Miami Children's Hospital Mount Sinai Medical Center URS Corporation Westorp Association Prior to the start of the meeting, our sponsor and host, Miami Children's Hospital, served an excellent array of pastries, juice, and coffee. We thank them for their hospitality. The meeting was called into order at approximately 9:35 by the LMS Coordinator, Ray Misomali. Ray pro- vided the agenda and outline for the meeting. Ray especially highlighted a new series, successful mitigation projects, which will be a regular part of upcoming LMS Working Group meetings, This will be an ongoing January 2015 P5 -107 LMS The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Miami -Dade Part 5: Meeting Minutes series to draw attention to successfully completed LMS projects. The purpose is to share experiences, lessons - learned, successes, etc., as a means to encourage members to apply for mitigation grants. To that end, Bob Nowlan of Miami Children's Hospital kicked off this series by discussing their experience with various pro- jects that they have applied for and have been awarded funds from FEMA. Bob particularly pointed out the importance of planning for mitigation as opposed to reacting to notices for funding availability. He stressed the necessity of prioritizing mitigation projects regardless of the availability of funding from FEMA. Next on the agenda was Henry Mayer of the Miami -Dade County Extension Office to discuss tree trimming. Henry pointed out that pruning is important for tree quality. Poor pruning leads to trees that are highly sus- ceptible to the impact of various weather and climatic events. Therefore, it is important to start pruning when trees are young. While pruning is necessary for proper maintenance of trees in Miami -Dade County, it is also expensive to undertake. For example, Miami —Dade County has planted 70,000 trees in the past 10 years but limited funding has led to poor maintenance over the years. The Agriculture Extension Office offers classes on tree pruning. Interested parties may contact Henry at the Extension Office to arrange for classes. Following Henry's presentation was Rob Molleda, Warning Coordination Meteorologist, who provided the hurricane outlook for 2010. The National Weather Service has predicted that there is a high probability of above normal hurricane activity for 2010. This is based on the following factors: reduced wind shear (reduced El Nino, likely replaced by La Nina), lower surface pressure, warmer Atlantic temperatures, and higher pres- sure in upper atmosphere. Rob reiterated that the forecast is good for basin -wide trends, not necessarily for specific locations. Also, Rob mentioned that the lead time for announcing watches and warnings has been increased by 12 hours. Therefore, watches will now be announced 48 hours prior to the estimated time of arrival of tropical storm force winds and warnings, at 36 hours prior to the arrival of tropical storm winds. In addition, Rob reminded the audience that storm surge has now been removed from the Saffir- Simpson scale. Finally, Ray Misomali, closed the meeting with several reminders regarding the Local Mitigation Strategy. Ray reminded the audience that attendance at LMS events is mandatory if entities wish for their projects to be endorsed for grant applications. Therefore, Ray reminded the audience to encourage their colleagues to attend LMS meetings. Ray also reminded the Working Group that the PDM grant has been announced by FEMA; however, the State of Florida has not yet set their deadlines for submitting a notice of intent and a project application. As such, Ray would notify the LMS Working Group accordingly when the State of Florida has announced their deadlines for the PDM application. Ray also reiterated to the group to submit their list of projects for inclusion in the LMS document as well as those that should be deleted due to being completed. The LMS Working Group meeting adjourned at approximately 11:30 A.M January 2015 P5 -108 LMS Miami -Dade The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes Minutes of the September 15, 2010, Meeting Held at the Miami -Dade County Agriculture Extension, Homestead, Florida Municipalities in attendance: Coral Gables Cutler Bay Doral Florida City Homestead Key Biscayne Miami Miami Beach Miami -Dade County departments in attendance: Emergency Management Solid Waste Management Fire Rescue Agriculture Extension Colleges & universities in attendance: Miami Dade College University of Miami Others in attendance: Baptist Health American Red Cross C3TS Camilus House Citrus Health HPl Jackson Health Systems Marine Advisory Group Miami Children's Hospital Miami Shores North Gardens North Miami North Miami Beach Pinecrest Sweetwater West Miami Public Housing Authority Water and Sewer Grants Coordination Mount Sinai Medical Center Phoenix Architectural Products, Inc. URS Corporation Florida Division of Emergency Management Int. Hurricane Research Ctr. Miami Beach Community Health Ctr. Obrien's Response Management Florida Division of Emergency Management January 2015 P5 -109 LMS The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Miami -Dade Part 5: Meeting Minutes Prior to the start of the meeting our sponsor, Phoenix Architectural Products, Inc., served an excellent array of pastries, juice and coffee. We thank them for their generosity. The meeting was called into order by the LMS Coordinator, Ray Misomali, at approximately 9:35. Ray briefly outlined the agenda for the meeting and then invited Ms. Teresa Olczyk, our host, to provide a few opening remarks. Teresa Olczyk of the Miami -Dade Agriculture Extension /University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agriculture Sciences (IFAS) welcomed our guests and also shared some information on the Agriculture Extension /IFAS. Ms. Olczyk discussed how the Agriculture Extension /IFAS is a partnership between Miami - Dade County and the University of Florida. The Agriculture Extension/IFAS provides research based educa- tion for agriculture and marine interests. They also conduct damage assessments following disasters which might emanate from any hazards that impact the county such as cold weather, flooding, or hurricanes. Following Ms. Olczyk, Claudia Barber of Phoenix Architectural Products, Inc. spoke to the audience about her company pointing out their lesions - learned in mitigation and products and services her company provides. Prior to the next speaker, Ray shared several reminders regarding membership and participation in the LMS Working Group. Ray reminded the group that it is important to participate within the LMS as it is the only way the LMS Chairperson or Coordinator will endorse any mitigation projects seeking FEMA funding. Also, Ray reminded the audience how participation within the LMS enables the sharing of ideas, lessons - learned, and could also be a great avenue through which one can grow his or her network. In addition to these remind- ers, Ray requested pictures of mitigation construction projects from those whose projects were either com- pleted or nearing completion. This meeting also covered the topic of climate change. Nicole Hefty of the Miami -Dade County Department of Environmental Resources Management spoke on the county's efforts to address the growing concerns about climate change and sea level rise. Why should we care as some would wonder? Miami -Dade County is a coastal community that is surrounded by water. The county is prone to flooding. Also, an economic driver for the county such as tourism is sensitive to changes that occur due to climate variations. Ms. Hefty also pointed out that this topic is not just about global warming, but encompasses a wider scope of hazards that we should be concerned with. This includes extreme heat, extreme cooling, tropical storms, saltwater intrusion, beach erosion, and unusual high tides. Miami -Dade County is addressing climate change through planning efforts such as "Green Print ", a comprehensive green plan for the entire county. Ms. Hefty encouraged the LMS Working Group to consider climate change impacts during mitigation planning and project implementa- tion. Mr. Mike Gambino of the City of Miami Gardens followed Ms. Hefty to discuss efforts to integrate floodplain management concepts with mitigation. Doing so would add value to municipalities that participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as this has a potential to provide credits through the Community Rating System. Mr. Jason McCright of the Florida Division of Emergency Management was the highlight of our meeting as he discussed all things mitigation from the perspective of the state of Florida. One of the items discussed by Mr. McCright was the Florida Administrative Code 9G -22 where he pointed out how this section of the code empowers local governments with the independence to manage projects including the process of prioritization when submitting them for grant funding. Mr. McCright also discussed the federal grant programs that fund many of Florida's mitigation efforts. These are the Pre - Disaster Mitigation (PDM) program, the Flood Miti- gation Assistance (FMA) program, the Repetitive Flood Claims (RFC) program, and the hazard mitigation grant program. Mr. McCright also talked about the global match concept and ways in which it can be utilized within the HMGP to maximize on a community's mitigation applications. January 2015 P5 -110 LMS Miami -Dade The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes The meeting concluded with Ray providing reminders concerning upcoming activities in the LMS program. This included an announcement that those intending to submitting applications to Pre - Disaster Mitigation grant funds should do so by October 8, 2010. Also, Ray spoke about some initiatives which the LMS would be pursuing such as updating the county's mitigation website to make it a better tool for sharing information with the public. Furthermore, the Miami -Dade Department of Emergency Management is seeking for ways to honor the memory of Frank Reddish, the previous LMS coordinator, and is accepting any suggestions toward this effort. The LMS Working Group meeting adjourned at approximately 11:30 A.M. Minutes of the December 15, 2010, Meeting Held at Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, Florida Municipalities in attendance: Coral Gables Cutler Bay Hialeah Key Biscayne Medley Miami Miami -Dade County departments in attendance: Library General Services Administration Emergency Management Solid Waste Management Fire Rescue Colleges & universities in attendance: St. Thomas University University of Miami Florida International University Others in attendance: Better World Inc. FEMA Palm Beach County EM HPI Inc Baptist Health Miami Children's Hospital Mount Sinai Medical Center URS Corporation Guest Miami Beach Miami Gardens North Miami Palmetto Bay Sunny Isles Beach Sweetwater Police Department Public Housing Authority Public Works Seaport Water and Sewer Camillus Citrus Health Mount Sinai Medical Center Health Choice Network Int. Hurricane Research Ctr. Miami Beach Community Health Ctr. Obrien's Response Management Florida Division of Emergency Management January 2015 P5 -111 LMS The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Miami -Dade Part 5: Meeting Minutes Prior to the start of the meeting our sponsor and host, Mount Sinai Medical Center, served an excellent array of pastries, juice and coffee. We thank them for their hospitality and generosity. The meeting was called into order by the LMS Coordinator, Ray Misomali, at approximately 9:35. Ray com- menced the meeting by providing several updates and reminders regarding the LMS program. One such update was on the Pre - Disaster Mitigation program in which he informed the Working Group that close to 50% of the total applications that were submitted to the Florida Division of Emergency Management came from Miami - Dade County. This is a great feat by the county and is something to be commended. Ray also reminded the audience of the December 31, 2010, deadline for submitting projects for inclusion into the Local Mitigation Strategy document. Other general housekeeping issues that were covered by Ray included the schedule and topics for upcoming LMS meetings in 2011. The plan to remember Frank Reddish's contribution to mitigation in Miami -Dade County was also shared with the Working Group. The LMS Working Group will remember Frank by dedicating a wall within the Miami - Dade County EOC in his name. The dedication will involve purchasing a plaque and video displays which will be used to catalogue the successes of the program since its inception. The LMS is accepting donation of funds toward this effort. Mr. Erik Salna of the International Research Hurricane Center, a research unit of the Florida International University, spoke following Ray to discuss the recently completed Wall of Wind High School Contest. This competition is meant to challenge high school students to develop ways to mitigate the impact of hurricane wind on buildings. The contestants are evaluated by a panel of judges who look at the design on the basis of the following categories: aesthetics, marketability, practicality, and is it realistic. Mr. Mike Gambino followed Mr. Salna's presentation with a discussion on how the LMS document can also be used as the county's floodplain management plan. Mr. Gambino spoke about the Community Rating Sys- tem, a voluntary program audited by the ISO that recognizes communities for the activities they have com- pleted toward reducing flooding and flood awareness in the county. Miami -Dade County currently saves an approximate total of $28 million on flood insurance due to its efforts in the CRS program. The integration of floodplain management and the LMS will increase the number of CRS credits that are received by the county. Mount Sinai Medical Center (Mount Sinai or MSMC), the meeting's host followed Mr. Gambino to discuss their experience with mitigation through the LMS program. Mr. Steve Fine spoke on behalf of MSMC to provide historical information on the hospital and their experience with hurricane impacts in the past. Mr. Fine was followed by his colleagues who discussed specific mitigation projects and the lessons that were learned by MSMC. This discussion provided a valuable lesson to the audience on how to tackle various issues that are encountered when implementing a mitigation project. The presentation by Mount Sinai was followed by a tour of their campus. The meeting was adjourned at 11:30 A.M. January 2015 P5 -112 LMS Miami -Dade 2011 Minutes of the March 16, 2011, Meeting The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes Held at the Miami -Dade Fire Rescue Department Headquarters, Doral, Florida Municipalities in attendance: Coral Gables El Portal Florida City Medley Miami Miami Gardens Miami -Dade County departments in attendance: Animal Services Corrections Emergency Management Environmental Resources Management General Services Administration Public Library System Solid Waste Management Colleges & universities in attendance: Florida International University Others in attendance: Broward Camillus Citrus Health Florida Division of Emergency Management Federal Emergency Management Agency Health Choice Network Miami Children's Hospital Miami Lakes Miami Shores North Miami North Miami Beach Palmetto Bay Sunny Isles Public Works Office of Grant Coordination Transit Police Public Housing Agency Fire Rescue Water and Sewer Mount Sinai Medical Center O'Brien's Response Management National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra- tion South Florida Water Management District St. Lawrence URS Corporation January 2015 P5 -113 L M S The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Miami -Dade Part 5: Meeting Minutes This meeting was hosted at the Miami -Dade County Fire Rescue Department Headquarters in Doral, Florida. The meeting started at approximately 9:30 a.m. with announcements by Ray Misomali, the Local Mitigation Strategy Coordinator for Miami -Dade County. Ray announced that the State of Florida is compiling the results from the FY2011 Pre - Disaster Mitigation application cycle. In addition, Ray announced potential changes to the start date for applying for FY2012 Pre - Disaster Mitigation grant funding. The State is looking to start the application process early in order to allow for more time to review, upgrade, and /or update applications prior to the state's submission to FEMA. Ray was followed by Mr. Rob Molleda, Warning Coordination Meteorologist with the National Weather Ser- vice, who provided a historical account of weather hazards in Miami -Dade County. Some highlights from this presentation are as follows: hurricanes pose the greatest threat to Miami -Dade County and when compared nationally, this region (southeast Florida) is the most affected by hurricanes; rip currents on average kill 7 people a year while lightning kills approximately 2 people a year. With regard to lightning, Florida is the lightning capital of the United States with most lightning strikes occurring in July. The presentation provided during this segment of the meeting is available upon request to whoever wishes to read additional information about weather hazards that threaten Miami -Dade County. Mr. Hector Maestri of FPL presented various ways their customers can reduce their energy consumption. Customers may reduce their energy consumption by changing their air conditioner filters on a monthly basis. FPL recommends that homes be cooled to 78 degrees in the summer and 68 degrees in the winter. In addition, ceiling fans are beneficial for cooling homes. Other topics covered by Mr. Maestri included advice on water heaters, pool pumps, and dishwasher use. Mr. Maestri concluded his talk by providing 10 tips on how to reduce one's electricity costs. The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD or the District) followed the presentation by FPL to discuss the C -4 basin initiative. The South Florida Water Management District caters to a population of 7 million people within the southern half of the state of Florida, from Disney World to Biscayne Bay. Their main role is to manage water resources. This includes flood management, water supply, water quality, and protection. The District's water management system components include canals and levees, drainage basins, both remotely operated and manually operated structures, and pump stations. The focus of the presentation was the C -4 Basin or the Tamiami Canal basin initiative, which was developed as a result of severe flooding that occurred in Miami -Dade County in 1999 (Hurricane Irene) and in October of 2000 (No -Name Storm). The major components of the initiative are large pumps installed downstream of the flooded area to move outflow against an incoming tide; an emergency detention basin upstream of the flooded area to divert out- flow before it enters the area; dredging and shaping of the canal between the basin and the pump to improve overall flow and pumps on the adjacent Miami River to keep the C -4 outflow from overwhelming the river discharge. Other components of the initiative include drainage projects in the C -4 basin municipalities and unincorporated areas of the county. This system is currently operational. Items of consideration for the future include the continual incorporation of municipal pumps and the development of memoranda of understanding with municipalities. This C -4 basin initiative has been successful in that the components of the project work together to reduce the depth and duration of flooding. In addition, the system has created an environment where municipalities work together with the South Florida Water Management District to maximize the con- veyance of flood waters away from residents. This meeting was concluded with a dedication and plaque unveiling to honor the late Frank Reddish, Miami Dade County's first Chairman of the Local Mitigation Strategy Working Group. Speeches were given by the current LMS Chairperson, Ray Misomali, the former Miami -Dade County Emergency Management Director, Mr. Chuck Lanza and, the current Emergency Management Deputy Director, Mr. Jonathan Lord. Frank Red - dish's son, Mr. Alan Reddish, was in attendance. January 2015 P5 -114 LMS Miami -Dade The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes We thank each of the presenters for taking time out of their schedule to share their valuable expertise with the Working Group. Minutes of the June 15, 2011, Meeting Held at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miami, Florida Municipalities in attendance: Coral Gables Cutler Bay Doral El Portal Florida City Homestead Miami Miami Beach Miami Gardens Miami -Dade County departments in attendance: Public Library System Animal Services Miami Lakes Miami Shores North Miami Palmetto Bay Sunny Isles Sweetwater Virginia Gardens West Miami Planning and Zoning Public Housing Agency January 2015 P5 -115 LMS Miami -Dade Emergency Management Solid Waste Management Fire Rescue Office of Grants Coordination Colleges & universities in attendance: Miami Dade College Others in attendance: American Red Cross Baptist Health Citrus Health Hurricane Protection Industries International Hurricane Research Center Jackson Health Systems T.Y. Lin International The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes Public Works Transit Water and Sewer University of Miami O'Brien's Response Management South Florida Water Management District Tidal Basin Government Consulting URS Corporation Miami -Dade County Health Department Mount Sinai Medical Center Our meeting was hosted by the University of Miami at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute. Mr. Ken Capezzuto welcomed our guests and provided basic housekeeping instructions at the beginning of our meeting. In addi- tion, our sponsor, Phoenix Architectural Products, served an excellent array of pastries, juice and coffee. We thank them for their generosity. Our sponsor also shared their experiences with shuttering services within Miami -Dade County. This included experience providing and installing shutters to organizations such as the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, which is part of the University of Miami Hospital system. Phoenix Architectural Products also pointed out other benefits of shuttering services, which include energy savings and accompany- ing rebates for energy companies. Following the presentation by Phoenix Architectural Products, Inc., Ray Misomali provided updates on the Pre - disaster Mitigation (PDM) grant program. Ray reminded the Working Group to submit their notices of intent to apply for the grant by July 8. The grant submission deadline is August 31St and Ray advised the Working Group to submit their applications as soon as possible to enable the state of Florida adequate time to review and provide feedback for improvement, if necessary. In keeping with the topic of the PDM program, Mr. Ara Nahapetian discussed the program in greater detail. He reiterated the deadline of August 31St for projects to be submitted to the State of Florida Division of Emer- gency Management. He also mentioned that funding is limited to a maximum amount of $3 million dollars per project. There is a 75% - 25% cost share for this program where FEMA funds 75% of the cost of a project and the applicant funds the balance. The PDM grant program is nationally competitive; therefore, a high benefit to cost ratio is a key to project approval as this is one of the measures used by FEMA to assess the competitiveness of an application. It is also important to show documentation that proves the need for FEMA funding. Additional information regarding the PDM program was provided by Mr. Frank Alonzo of Ty Lin Interna- tional. Mr. Alonzo discussed the FEMA application portal, E -grants and informed the audience on the ins and outs of the system and also how to maximize on the application process. Mr Alonzo's discussion added to the presentation made by Mr. Napathian. Our last presenter was Mr. Daniel Craig of Tidal Basin Government Consulting. Mr. Craig shifted the con- versation from the PDM program to 406 and 404 mitigation, also known as public assistance mitigation and the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP), respectively. Mr. Craig emphasized the need for communities January 2015 P5 -116 L M S The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Miami -Dade Part 5: Meeting Minutes to understand the nuisances of FEMA Public Assistance programs in order to maximize on reimbursement. Understanding the difference between public assistance mitigation and the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) will go a long way in ensuring that communities receive their the greatest return on their efforts to mitigate against future hazards. In addition to discussing these programs, it was mentioned that it is important that communities work closely with FEMA during disasters to ensure maximum reimbursement on mitigation projects. The meeting ended at 11:00 am. It was immediately followed by a tour of the University of Miami's district cooling facility. We thank our host, sponsor, and guest speakers for their contribution to a successful meeting. Minutes of the September 21, 2011, Meeting Held at the Florida International University (FIU) Engineering Center Municipalities in attendance: Coral Gables Cutler Bay Doral El Portal Hialeah Homestead Medley Miami Miami -Dade County departments in attendance: Emergency Management Fire Rescue General Services Administration Planning and Zoning Police Department Colleges & universities in attendance: Florida International University Others in attendance: Baptist Health Betterworld Inc C3TS Camillus House Citrus Health FPL International Hurricane Research Center Jackson Health Systems Miami Beach Miami Gardens North Miami Opa -locka Pinecrest Sunny Isles Surfside Sweetwater Public Housing Agency Public Library System Public Works Solid Waste Management Water and Sewer University of Miami Miami Children's Hospital Miami -Dade County Public Schools Mitigat Mount Sinai Medical Center National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration O'Brien's Response Management Phoenix Architectural Prodcuts, Inc State Farm Insurance The September 2011 LMS meeting was held at the Florida International University (FIU) Engineering Center and was hosted by the FIU International Hurricane Research Center (IHRC). The IHRC graciously also pro- vided an excellent array of pastries, juice, and coffee for the meeting participants. We thank them for their generosity. January 2015 P5 -117 LMS The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Miami -Dade Part 5: Meeting Minutes To open the meeting, Mr. Erik Salna, Associate Director of the IHRC welcomed our guests and reminded those that might be interested in a tour of the Wall of Wind project to stay behind following the meeting. Ray Misomali, LMS Chair and Coordinator, followed Mr. Salna to make several announcements regarding the LMS program. Mr. Misomali stated that the LMS progress report will be updated in January of 2012; there- fore, if working group members have mitigation projects currently underway that they should inform Mr. Misomali so that they may be included in the LMS progress report upon their completion. Mr. Misomali also reminded the audience that the LMS document has been updated and posted to the LMS website. He further reminded the audience to continue to update their individual mitigation projects so that they may qualify for eligibility for programs such as the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program. Mr. Misomali also discussed the Pre - disaster Mitigation (PDM) program where he relayed Miami -Dade County's performance relative to other LMS programs within the state of Florida. Miami -Dade County submitted approximately 33 percent of all of the PDM applications submitted to the Florida Division of Emergency Management. The results for these submittals will be announced in 2012. Mr. Mike Gambino, who is also the Vice Chairperson of the Local Mitigation Strategy and Floodplain Man- ager for the City of Miami Gardens, followed Mr. Misomali with a update on his city's floodplain management plan. Mr. Gambino provided statistics on the number of repetitive loss properties in Miami Garden of which there are 20. Mr. Gambino also talked about the Community Rating System (CRS) program to highlight the benefits of participating. Communities participating in the program may earn insurance discounts by complet- ing flood mitigation activities that supersede the standards established by the National Flood Insurance Pro- gram (NFIP).actions that followed the share several house - keeping items with the LMS Working Group. The CRS program provides a rating based on a scale of 1 -10 for those communities that are reducing their risk to flooding. Miami Gardens has a CRS rating of 6. Mr. Rob Molleda, Warning Coordination Meteorologist with the National Weather Service, followed Mr. Gambino to provide the audience discuss the 2011 hurricane season and any expectations for hurricane occur- rence in the coming months as the season draws to an end. While the 2011 hurricane season has been active, storms are being pushed further and further away from the east coast. Florida has been between two high pressure areas and this has been the reason behind storms staying away from the Florida coast. September 10 is the traditional peak of hurricane activity in the Atlantic Basin and a secondary peak is in the middle of October. As a note, a majority of landfalls in South Florida occur following September 10 with most October storms forming in the Southwest. Mr. Molleda was followed by the Director of Emergency Management at FIU, Amy Aiken. Ms. Aiken dis- cussed FIU's emergency management program including their hurricane response activities relative to student safety. FIU maintains a dedicated EOC to coordinate response efforts during disasters. FIU also serves as a shelter for Monroe County and can accommodate roughly 400 people. Mr. Erik Salna, who opened the meeting, came back to the podium to talk about the IHRC. The roots of the IHRC go back to the period following Hurricane Andrew. IHRC is a research facility that focuses its studies on mitigating hurricane hazards. This is done through four labs that study different components of hurricane hazard mitigation. The labs specifically conduct the following research wind; social science; insurance, fi- nances, and economic; and coastal research. The Wall of Wind project is a major component of the IHRC's work as they test the impact of wind on various buildings. Mr. Salna's introduction was followed by Dr. Dr. Arindam Gan Chowdhury, a professor and researcher at the IHRC who provided additional detail of the history of the Wall of Wind project and various tests that have been conducted by it. The LMS meeting was followed by a tour of the Wall of Wind. January 2015 P5 -118 LMS Miami -Dade Minutes of the December 14, 2011, Meeting The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes Held at the Miami -Dade County Fire Rescue Headquarters, Doral, Florida Municipalities in attendance: Coral Gables Cutler Bay Doral El Portal Hialeah Homestead Key Biscayne Medley Miami Miami Beach Miami Gardens Miami -Dade County departments in attendance: Fire Rescue Internal Services Management and Budget Office of Grants Coordination Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces Police Department Colleges & universities in attendance: Florida International University Miami Dade College Others in attendance: American Red Cross Citrus Health Hurricane Protection Industries International Hurricane Research Center Miami -Dade County Public Schools Miami Lakes Miami Shores North Miami North Miami Beach Palmetto Bay Pinecrest Sunny Isles Surfside Sweetwater Virginia Gardens West Miami Public Housing Agency Public Works and Waste Management Solid Waste Management Sustainability, Planning and Economic Enhance- ment Transit Water and Sewer St. Thomas University University of Miami Mount Sinai Medical Center National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra- tion O'Brien's Response Management Phoenix Architectural Products URS Corporation January 2015 P5 -119 LMS The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Miami -Dade Part 5: Meeting Minutes The December meeting of the LMS Working Group was held at the Miami -Dade County Fire Rescue Head- quarters in Doral, Florida. O'brien's Response Management sponsored the meeting and provided a great array of pastries, coffee, and juice for the meeting participants. We thank them for their generosity. Each LMS meeting is opened with a segment from our private sector partners to share lessons - learned from their perspective and how the lessons may apply to the public sector operations and management. O'Brien's Response Management presented on the use of technology to manage a crisis. In particular they showcased the PIER system, a web based tool for crisis communications through which an organization can manage communications with stakeholders such as media, employees, and the general public. Emergency Management Director Curtis Sommerhoff followed O'brien's' presentation with a discussion on how the recent organizational changes in Miami -Dade would impact the delivery of emergency management services in the county. In addition, Director Sommerhoff addressed the staffing changes within emergency management. With regard to the organizational changes in Miami -Dade County, the passage of the fiscal year 2011 -2012 budget included the merger of Emergency Management and Fire Rescue under the leadership of the Miami -Dade County Fire Chief with Emergency Management becoming an office within the Fire Depart- ment. While Emergency Management has experienced a structural reorganization, the office will continue to provide the same services to the community. A new direction for the office will be the implementation of the FEMA Whole Community approach to emergency management. In coming months, the LMS Coordinator will be assessing Whole Community concepts to identify if there is a need to integrate, look for ways to expand, or simply emphasize particular elements of Whole Community that might already exist. Mr. Mike Gambino, Floodplain Manager for the City of Miami - Gardens and also Vice Chair of the Miami - Dade LMS followed Director Sommerhoff s presentation with a discussion on the changes to the CRS Coor- dinator's Manual. These document where these changes are discussed may be found at www.crs20l2.org. Finally, Ray Misomali concluded the meeting with announcements regarding the LMS program. Mr. Miso- mali announced the schedule for the 2012 LMS meetings. The meetings will he held on March 21, June 20, September 19, and December 19. Venues for these meetings have not yet been identified; Mr. Misomali is soliciting volunteers who would be willing to host meetings during 2012. Mr. Misomali also asked if there were particular topics that the Working Group would like discussed during 2012. The goal for 2012 was to continue to address topics that are reoccurring. This includes the Pre - disaster Mitigation Program, Hazard Mitigation Grant program, and the global match concept. Other topics that were mentioned included climate change and weather updates. The LMS Coordinator is accepting ideas for topics which can be emailed to mdlmskiniamidade.gov. Finally, Mr. Misomali also reminded the audience that the due date for LMS updates is December 31 at which time the LMS document would be updated. The meeting was concluded at 11:20 a.m. January 2015 P5 -120 LMS Miami -Dade 2012 The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes Minutes of the March 212012, Meeting Held at the Miami -Dade County Fire Rescue Headquarters, Doral, Florida Municipalities in attendance: Coral Gables Miami Gardens Cutler Bay Miami Shores Doral North Miami Beach Florida City Pinecrest Homestead Sunny Isles Medley Surfside Miami Sweetwater Miami Beach West Miami Miami -Dade County departments in attendance: Fire Rescue Seaport Library Transit Public Works and Waste Management Water and Sewer Regulatory and Economic Resources O'Brien's Response Management Colleges & universities in attendance: Florida Atlantic University St. Thomas University Florida International University University of Miami Miami Dade College Mount Sinai Medical Center Others in attendance: AMEC Miami Children's Hospital Baptist Health Miami -Dade County Public Schools Camillus House Mount Sinai Medical Center C3TS O'Brien's Response Management Citrus Health Security Solutions International FPL URS Corporation The March 2012 meeting of the LMS was held at the Town of Medley Council Chambers in Medley, Florida. The Town of Medley also sponsored our meeting by providing wonderful refreshments and pastries for our attendees. The LMS Working Group thanks the Town for their wonderful hospitality. We were honored to have Town of Medley Mayor, Ramon Rodriguez, welcome the LMS Working Group. Mr. Rodriguez also recognized his staff for their work toward making the meeting a great success. In addition, Mayor Rodriguez recognized and expressed appreciation for the audience and the work they do to mitigate the impacts of hazards in their respective communities. Mayor Rodriguez was followed by Mr. Solomon Bradman of Security Solutions International who spoke about the upcoming Homeland Security Professionals Conference in November 2012. Mr. Bradman also discussed the Counter Terrorism magazine which is published by his company. In addition to the conference and the January 2015 P5 -121 LMS The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Miami -Dade Part 5: Meeting Minutes publication, Mr. Bradman discussed the specialized homeland security training that his company provides throughout the country. The remainder of the meeting was dedicated to discussing floodplain management and electricity restoration following a hurricane. The topic of floodplain management was discussed by Mr. David Stroud, Regional Emergency and Hazard Mitigation Director with AMEC which just recently became a member of the Local Mitigation Strategy Working Group. Mr. Stroud is a Certified Floodplain Manager. In his presentation he discussed floodplain management with special emphasis on the Community Rating System (CRS) and the changes that have been made to the program. The changes to the CRS, which are captured in the CRS Coor- dinator's Manual may be found at the following website: www.crs20l2.ors4. Ms. Marlen Oria of FPL followed Mr. Stroud's presentation. Ms. Oria talked about the process undertaken by FPL to restore power to a community in the event of a catastrophic event that disrupts power supply in the county. Every year, FPL undertakes various activities to strengthen their ability to respond to a major power outage in the county. This includes conducting an exercise to test their capabilities. In addition, FPL works with the Miami -Dade County Office of Emergency Management to identify and review critical infrastructure power restoration priorities. During a storm event, FPL provides staffing to the Miami -Dade County EOC to ensure communication and coordination between the county and FPL. Mr. Paul Vitro followed Ms. Oria with an introduction to, and invitation for the LMS Working Group to participate in, the Post Disaster Redevelopment Plan (PDRP) development process which Mr. Vitro will be overseeing. The PDRP identifies policies, operational strategies, and roles and responsibilities for implemen- tation that will guide decisions that affect long -term recovery and redevelopment of the community after a disaster. Mr. Vitro encouraged the audience to see this program as a deeply stakeholder driven project which will benefit greatly from the involvement and participation of various players, including members of the LMS Working Group. Therefore, Mr. Vitro encouraged the participants of the LMS Working Group to participate in the process of developing this document. The meeting was concluded by Mr. Ray Misomali who discussed FEMA's Pre - disaster Mitigation program and how FEMA did not request any funding for the upcoming fiscal year. Mr. Misomali also talked about importance of maintaining membership in the LMS Working Group as doing so will facilitate endorsements for organizations that wish to apply for FEMA mitigation grants. The meeting concluded at approximately 11:20 am. Minutes of the June 20, 2012, Meeting Held at the Miami -Dade County Fire Rescue Headquarters, Doral, Florida Municipalities in attendance Coral Gables Miami Cutler Bay Miami Beach El Portal Miami Shores Florida City Miami Springs Hialeah North Miami Medley Surfside Miami -Dade County departments in attendance: Finance Public Housing Community Development Fire Rescue Public Works and Waste Management January 2015 P5 -122 LMS Miami -Dade Internal Services Library Management and Budget Park, Recreation and Open Spaces Police Colleges & universities in attendance: Florida International University St. Thomas University Others in attendance: American Red Cross Baptist Health Citrus Health Fairchild Tropical Botanic Gardens FPL Health Choice Network International Hurricane Research Center The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes Regulatory and Economic Resources Seaport Solid Waste Management Transit Water and Sewer University of Miami Miami Children's Hospital Mitigat Mount Sinai Medical Center O'Brien's Response Management Phoenix Architectural Products URS Corporation The June 2012 meeting of the Local Mitigation Strategy (LMS) Working Group was hosted by FPL at their Main Office in Miami. This meeting was sponsored by Phoenix Architectural Products. We are grateful to each of these organizations for their partnership and commitment to the Local Mitigation Strategy program. The meeting was opened by Mr. Ray Misomali, LMS Chair who thanked the host and sponsors. Ms. Evermary Hickey of FPL's Emergency Preparedness and Restoration Group welcomed the LMS Working Group to the FPL Main Office. In addition, Ms. Hickey also talked about the FPL emergency preparedness program and the various enhancements that FPL has made to be better prepared for a hurricane. Ms. Hickey discussed how FPL has made recent investments in smart technology to enable them to more quickly identify faults, isolate them and make repairs in order to limit the impact of power outages. In addition, FPL continues to look at its processes to ensure power restoration priorities account for locations such as grocery stores, pharmacies, gas stations and essential services in order to facilitate the resumption of basic services to a community. Many do not associate tree trimming with hazard mitigation. Proper trimming can limit the cascading impacts of a hurricane. To continue to advance this message, Mr. Bob Brennan of Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden spoke to the audience on tree safety and the proper care of trees to ensure their health and resilience during catastrophic events. During his presentation, Mr. Brennan referenced ANSI 300 for more information on the proper care of trees. A team from the Miami -Dade Public Waste and Waste Management followed Mr. Brennan's presentation to discuss the county's stormwater program. The first half of the presentation focused on the design of the storm - water system and how a system's design relates with flooding in a community. One of the reasons flooding may occur on roadways is that the stormwater management system does not have the capacity to handle certain levels of rainfall. A good example of when this happened is Tropical Strom Irene and the No -name storm in 1999 and 2000, respectively. With projections of more severe and frequent weather events in the future, con- sideration will have to be made in stormwater manager for higher rainfall amounts. The second part of the presentation by Public Works and Waste Management talked about the county storm monitoring system and how we are able to identify, in real time, flood risk in the county. This is done through monitoring of storm water pump stations, secondary canals, and pump stations in the county. The county seeks to increase the number of monitoring stations in order to create coverage throughout the county. As the county January 2015 P5 -123 LMS The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Miami -Dade Part 5: Meeting Minutes receives rainfall information, it will be able to analyze and assess the data to identify trends, hazard prone locations, and locations to direct mitigation efforts. Finally, Mr. Ray Misomali talked about the Miami -Dade County Damage Assessment program and it's linkage to the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP). Mr. Misomali reminded the audience of the value of de- veloping a thorough damage assessment program as it is the engine through which the county receives a pres- idential disaster declaration and subsequently leads to HMGP funding for the county. The meeting concluded at 11:20 am. Minutes of the September 19, 2012, Meeting The June 2012 meeting of the Local Mitigation Strategy (LMS) Working Group was Panel Discussion: Ricardo Alvarez — Mitigation Expert Everymary Hickey - FPL Rick Stauts — Florida City Mike Gambino — Floodplain Manager at Miami Gardens Don Pybas — Former Director of Ag Extension Max Mayfield — Former Director of National Hurricane Center Welcome — Ray Misomali — Thanks everyone for coming and excited about powerhouse panel. Eric Salna — Welcome to College of Engineering and Computing. Recalled had meeting about 1 -1.5 yrs ago in the same location. Excited about the progress made on the wall of wind. 1 hour tour after the end of the meeting. Amy Aiken — Director of EM at FIU — 20 yrs after Andrew at FIU. Presentation of pictures showing the growth of the campus as well maturation of EM on campus. Have dedicated EOC. Marked improvements from 2011 exercise to 2012, people were more engaged. Had first activation with TS Isaac (with snacks). Jonathan Lord — Deputy Director at MDEM — Thanks Ray for all of the work he has done moving the LMS forward. Highlights Max Mayfield's birthday as he has been a great partner to MDEM and this County for years. Video from Remembering Hurricane Andrew event put on by FIU to set the tone for the discussion. Max Mayfield — Background on Andrew — Asked audience how many people were in EM during Andrew — only 2 people. A week before, Andrew was not all that impressive as a storm. A few days before the NHC almost sent an advisory that it would be the last one unless reformation occurs b/c reconnasiance couldn't find the center. Andrew upgraded from Cat 4 to 5 10 years later. Best model NHC had at the time had Andrew going north missing land at all as did most of the models. Forecasters have a hard time catching storms that change intensity quickly. Damage increases exponentially as winds increase. A lot of instrumentation failed due to the strong winds. Many reports say there wasn't storm surge however there was in concentrated areas ex 16 +ft at Burger King HQ. An import consideration to remember is that we were lucky that Andrew was small and south of higher populated areas otherwise could have been much worse. Don Pybas — Large boating community approx. 45000 w/ 9000 in water in 1992. 60% of boaters said they had evacuation plans for their boats but only 4% did prior to Andrew. 918 boats destroyed, sunk or damaged. Huge number of boats were still in wet slips at Dinner Key and Black Point marina, most did not fare well. Dry storage structure was devastated and collapsed on the boats. Docks themselves fared well and remained mostly intact. Recommendations came from FEMA or State without much input from Marine community about putting in 15 ft pilings to allow for floating docks. Second largest Ag community in FL and 16th in nation. In 92 value was around $900 million. 2012 value is 2.7 billion. Andrew caused about 1 Billion in ag losses with about half coming in actual infrastructure compared to crop loss. Lime industry was essentially wiped out, started to come back but then was wiped out by 1995 citrus canker. Now have about 60000 boats January 2015 P5 -124 LMS The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Miami -Dade Part 5: Meeting Minutes but not a whole lot of dockage and storage space, most are on trailers. Need more education especially due to transient nature of the marine industry. Mike Gambino — Was with DERM in 1992. After Andrew had problems that took us out of compliance with NFIP. No one was doing substantial damage determinations to structures. Community lacked an objective way to look at damage to determine fair evaluations. After Andrew put together teams that were prepared to go in the field and do determinations. Around Andrew, County as a whole did not do a good job of managing flooding and related issues. Now we do a good job of doing this especially with CRS and ratings for County and many of the cities. Rick Stauts— was with Dept. of Community Affairs at State at the time. After a disaster of this magnitude, the large influx of money and managing that becomes a major issue as policies, procedures and personnel are not prepared for that. Need to listen to the program people when it comes to recovery and how to spend the $, don't listen to the politicians b/c they do not know. Enterprise Florida doing CRA in Homestead was classic mistake of acting too quickly, City had to foot bill b/c it wasn't reimbursable. Take the time to do things right when you are spending money b/c sometimes you can't go back and fix the mistakes that were made in the rush to fix things. Question of Max — are we prepared? There are percentages of people who will never be prepared and so we still have a lot of work to do no matter how far we come. Classic example is residents of LA not heeding storm surge warnings. Everymary Hickey — FPL — Too many lessons learned and what has been done to highlight in 15 mins. Dealing with human psyche is a major recovery item that must be addressed by organizations. Lessons Learned 1) people need to have personal plans that include more than just having kit but that the people are taken care of especially the family members when someone has to go work 2) personal impact of employees — need to have buddy system that will look out for co- workers 3) in it for the long haul — FPL's just restoration was 31 days then had to deal with all of the other issues. Electrical lines a susceptible to damage in minor incidents (flying debris etc). 90% of FPL customers live within 20 miles of the coast. 2011 FPL built a Cat 5 resistant building in Riviera Beach to house their Command Center operations. FPL has pre - identified staging centers to allow their operations to get up and running quickly. FPL has damage forecast model to help them determine what and how many resources they will need to recover. Question — Are putting utilities underground a priority? Each solution has pros and cons. Putting underground is more expensive and susceptible to flooding issues so it's not a panacea. Ray — Ricardo has the tough job of summarizing all that was heard today. Ricardo — LMS is a child of Andrew. IHC & Wall of Wind are children of Andrew. Andrew was an exercise of learning by doing b/c we weren't prepared for such an event. USACE was put in charge to handle mitigation after Andrew. How do you go from regulation to implementation? Building envelope is only as strong as its weakest point. Federal requirement to have mitigation planning is modeled after the LMS here in MDC. What is being done about storm surge? Not much, we need to make sure building codes and education help us mitigate impacts from storm surge. Work to be done: using the Saffir Simpson scale as a warning does not give complete picture of potential damage, not to consider water and its potential impacts. Water is dense and its ability to damage is consider- able, need building codes to focus on water; we focus too much on response and not enough on preparedness and mitigation; with the increase in population and structures we have more to be damaged and therefore we need to focus on mitigation. Joe — really wants to thank Ray for taking leadership role for LMS as it was tough to take over after Frank's passing. Q — what is the weakest link in forecasting? Track forecasting has improved significantly; there has been little improvement in intensity forecasting. Wilma went from TS to Cat 5 in 24 hr period, that has major implica- tions. Announcements: Next meeting — Dec 19 at Camillus House; project updates are due Dec 31St to Charles Cy- rille. Potential Tier 3 funding for TS Debbie encourage everyone to submit projects. Tour of Wall of Wind following the meeting. January 2015 P5 -125 LMS The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Miami -Dade Part 5: Meeting Minutes Sponsor Announcement — Floodsax — Katheme Howington — sandless sandbag — flooding is the 41 natural disaster in the world. Just an inch of water can cause signifanct damage to your home. Average annual flood loses for last 10 years is 2.7 billion. 1 flood sax will hold 45 lbs of water. 1 case = 900 lbs of sand; biode- gradable therefore after use, minus contamination, can be used as watering device for landscaping. Holds water for 90 days. Shelf life is 5 yrs. Minutes of the December 19, 2012 Meeting C.J. Matherne — Welcome to Camillus House Norwegian Cruise Line Campus where we will soon be celebrating the groundbreaking of the new Camillus House Direct Care Building, a 31,000 square -foot building to be constructed adjacent to this building. It will also be home to a 48 -bed overnight shelter for men and women, a service center offering showers, clothing exchanges, laundry and mail services. The Direct Care facility will feature a host of unique attributes including a rooftop urban garden that serves both as an energy conservation measure and a healing program for residents. We anticipate earning Gold LEED Certification for the entire campus as a result of the energy efficient elements incorporated into the design. Once fully operational, the campus will have a 340 -bed capacity integrated with a variety of employment, social service and clinical treatment programs including an expansion of emergency housing and residential programs. A tour will be made available to LMS members immediately after the adjournment of the meeting. Charles Cyrille — OEM has identified a candidate to take over the LMS Coordinator position. The prospective start date will be January 2" d, 2013. Once the person has been officially installed; a notice will be sent out via e -mail to all LMS members. In the meantime, it is imperative that all LMS members provide me with their respective updated project list by December 31St. The updated project list is a true tangible testament to the success of our LMS program so it is imperative that we all contribute to ensuring the accuracy of our successes and on -going projects. The updated list may be sent to me via e -mail at cyrillekmiamidade.gov. Paul Vitro — The last LMS Plan update was completed in early 2010 shortly after Frank's passing. The tran- sition to Ray was sudden and although the plan met all minimum requirements it is our contention that a more comprehensive document would be more representative of our community. The next update is due in May of 2015 so preparation and the update process needs to begin soon. Broward County has completed a draft update and has made it available on -line: http://www.broward.org/EMERGENCY/Pages/October2Ol2ELMSPlan.aspx Paul Vitro — The Florida Division of Emergency Management has changed the manner in which you register for courses. You must now create a username and password. I have provided the link to the sign -in page: http: / /trac.flon*dadisaster .org /trac /loginforfn.aspx. The following courses may have benefit to you. Please review the course list once you have logged in to the new SERT TRAC. • G393 - M itigation for Emergency Managers: January 30 -31 @ Broward EDC • G278 - Benefit -Cost Analysis: Entry Level Training: March 6 - 7 @ Palm Beach Fire Fbscue • BFC}001 - Hurricane Fbsilient Community Ranning and Building Design: March 19— March 20 @ Broward EDC Mike Gambino — The updated Community Rating System changes went into effect in mid -2012. If you have not reviewed the changes you should do so. The 2012 changes are based on research; activity evaluations; committee deliberations; weighting review; community feedback; and actuarial review. Some activities will January 2015 P5 -126 W"Www".OXWON so. M2 Welcome — Charles Cyrille — Thank you everyone for attending and thank you to 9 M A m toll 34 A m Camillus House for being a gracious host and allowing us to conduct our quarterly "°"'9"' '6 `"' r.,�. carAOac meeting at the Camillus House Norwegian Cruise Line Campus. WflW C mmotr, Rom 1501 " 71h Av*Fi UMM FL 33136 C.J. Matherne — Welcome to Camillus House Norwegian Cruise Line Campus where we will soon be celebrating the groundbreaking of the new Camillus House Direct Care Building, a 31,000 square -foot building to be constructed adjacent to this building. It will also be home to a 48 -bed overnight shelter for men and women, a service center offering showers, clothing exchanges, laundry and mail services. The Direct Care facility will feature a host of unique attributes including a rooftop urban garden that serves both as an energy conservation measure and a healing program for residents. We anticipate earning Gold LEED Certification for the entire campus as a result of the energy efficient elements incorporated into the design. Once fully operational, the campus will have a 340 -bed capacity integrated with a variety of employment, social service and clinical treatment programs including an expansion of emergency housing and residential programs. A tour will be made available to LMS members immediately after the adjournment of the meeting. Charles Cyrille — OEM has identified a candidate to take over the LMS Coordinator position. The prospective start date will be January 2" d, 2013. Once the person has been officially installed; a notice will be sent out via e -mail to all LMS members. In the meantime, it is imperative that all LMS members provide me with their respective updated project list by December 31St. The updated project list is a true tangible testament to the success of our LMS program so it is imperative that we all contribute to ensuring the accuracy of our successes and on -going projects. The updated list may be sent to me via e -mail at cyrillekmiamidade.gov. Paul Vitro — The last LMS Plan update was completed in early 2010 shortly after Frank's passing. The tran- sition to Ray was sudden and although the plan met all minimum requirements it is our contention that a more comprehensive document would be more representative of our community. The next update is due in May of 2015 so preparation and the update process needs to begin soon. Broward County has completed a draft update and has made it available on -line: http://www.broward.org/EMERGENCY/Pages/October2Ol2ELMSPlan.aspx Paul Vitro — The Florida Division of Emergency Management has changed the manner in which you register for courses. You must now create a username and password. I have provided the link to the sign -in page: http: / /trac.flon*dadisaster .org /trac /loginforfn.aspx. The following courses may have benefit to you. Please review the course list once you have logged in to the new SERT TRAC. • G393 - M itigation for Emergency Managers: January 30 -31 @ Broward EDC • G278 - Benefit -Cost Analysis: Entry Level Training: March 6 - 7 @ Palm Beach Fire Fbscue • BFC}001 - Hurricane Fbsilient Community Ranning and Building Design: March 19— March 20 @ Broward EDC Mike Gambino — The updated Community Rating System changes went into effect in mid -2012. If you have not reviewed the changes you should do so. The 2012 changes are based on research; activity evaluations; committee deliberations; weighting review; community feedback; and actuarial review. Some activities will January 2015 P5 -126 LMS The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Miami -Dade Part 5: Meeting Minutes have more points. Some will have fewer points. More emphasis will be placed on keeping the floodplain open and free of development, protecting natural floodplain functions and incorporating low- impact development approaches into local regulatory standards likewise will receive more attention. Additionally, prohibiting or restricting filling in the floodplain will receive more attention, protection of human life and safety, an emphasis on master planning for better programs, and a new activity is devoted to promoting flood insurance. In order to balance the total discount and impact on the National Flood insurance Fund, other activities will have their maximum points reduced. Among those with lower total points available are: Activity 520 — Acquisition and Relocation, Activity 530 — Flood Protection, and Activity 320 — Map Information Service. For a fool expla- nation of all the changes you can visit www.crs20l2.org. A new on -line tool has been released to help com- munities better understand the risks and natural functions inherent in their floodplains. This tool will also help communities identify which CRS activities would of most benefit to them. A demo version of the Community Self- Assessment is available online at www.crs20l2.org. Please feel free to contact me if you have any ques- tions. Paul Vitro — (HMGP Slide Show) The HMGP process is as follows: Notice of Funding Availability, Applicant development workshops, LMS Working Group submit priority list to state, Applications submitted to state for eligibility review, State conducts project reviews, State submits eligible projects to FEMA for final approval and potential funding consideration, Upon FEMA approval, State begins the project /grant management pro- cess. FEMA provides the state with initial HMGP funding amount. The State determines their respective county allocations based on the prorated share of Federal disaster funds spent in their county on: Public As- sistance (PA), Individual Assistance (IA), and Small Business Administration (SBA). The state publishes a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) which contains allocations to all designated counties. There three Funding Tiers. Tier One - Initial allocation of submitted and eligible projects for each county included in the relevant presidential disaster declaration will be funded in order of priority as endorsed by the LMS Working Group. Tier Two - Any allocation remaining after all eligible projects in any declared county are funded shall be reallocated to those counties included in the relevant disaster declaration whose allocation was not sufficient to fund all submitted eligible projects. The order of priority for Tier Two will begin with the designated county with the lowest initial allocation. Tier Three - If funds remain after the Tier Two funding process, the un- obligated funds will be provided to any applicant statewide with a project application submitted within the application period, on a first- come - first -serve basis until all available funds are obligated. Your HMGP appli- cation must include Endorsement from LMS Chairperson and Meet the requirements of the LMS. If more than one project per endorsement then they must be prioritized (Tier 3). The state provides technical assistance to aid you in completing your application. State submits local applications to FEMA up to 12 months after the disaster declaration. FEMA's goal is to obligate all funds within 24 months of disaster declaration. With respect to Tropical Storm Debby; Miami -Dade is a Tier 3 county. FEMA 4068 -DR -FL (07/03/12). Initial Estimate (Federal Share) _ $16.6 M. Application deadline is February 15, 2013. Tier 3 is first come first served so don't wait for the deadline. With respect to Hurricane Isaac; Miami -Dade is once again a Tier 3 county. FEMA 4084 -DR -FL (10/18/12). NOFA expected in February Eligible applicants are state and local governments with an approved LMS, Private Not - for - Profits, and Indian tribes or authorized tribal organiza- tions. Additionally, everyone should be familiar with CFR 44 206.434(a). The Biggert- Waters Flood Insur- ance Reform Act (H.R. 4348). Consolidates NFIP funded mitigation programs into a single program (FMA, RFC, SRL). "National Flood Mitigation Fund" is to be funded at $90 million per year. Mitigation of repetitive or severe repetitive loss structures and demolition and rebuilding are eligible activities. Paul Vitro — (Literature Review & Discussion) Two articles were sent out prior to this meeting for your review. They were an AP article titled "Despite law, warnings, NY lacked pre- incident plan for Sandy" and a Miami Herald article titled "Netherlands sets model for flood prevention ". Charles Cyrille — Thank you again for attending this quarters LMS meeting. Please be sure to sign -in if you have not done so already. Our next meeting will be on March 20th, 2013, at a location to be determined. If you are interested in hosting the next meeting please e -mail myself or Paul or see me after we adjourn. Thank January 2015 P5 -127 LMS Miami -Dade The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes you again Camillus House for your hospitality. If you are interested in participating on the tour of the new Camillus House Direct Care Building, still under construction, please meet CJ in the rear of the room. The meeting is adjourned please enjoy the tour. January 2015 P5 -128 LMS Miami -Dade 2013 The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes Starting in 2013, the attendance rosters for each year will be provided at the end of all of the meeting notes for that calendar year. Notes of the March 20, 2013 Meeting The meeting was held at the Miami -Dade Fire Rescue Headquarters' Training Facility. Cathie Perkins intro- duced herself as the new LMS Chair to the group formally. New sign in sheets were developed to help identify the agencies that are attending the meetings. 51 people attended representing 38 agencies. LMS updates: Provided information on the new plan layout and website and the incorporation of our Threat Hazard Incident Risk Assessment (THIRA). You can check out our updates to the plan by going to our web - site: http: / /www.miafnidade.gov /fire /mitigation.asp. Ms. Perkins will be send out LMS Information Bulletins to the distribution lists for the LMS. Miami Dade County School Police — Sgt. Paisant - School Lock Down: in light of the Sandy Hook school shooting tragedy we invited MDCSP to present to us on the protective measures they have put in place. Since 1999 and the Columbine shooting laws enforcement have changed their tactics in their response to active shooters. MDCPS uses a two tiered system to protect their 364 schools within Miami -Dade County. Sgt. Paisant spoke about the District Critical Incident Response system they have in place and their planning pro- cedures. Local laws enforcement that is interested in learning more about being added to the MDCPS DCIRS system may make a request of the district. Sgt. Paisant — Opaisantkdadeschools.net Sea Level Rise - Nichole Hefty — Office of Sustainability : Nichole shared with us the work that has been done through the hard work of dedicated personnel from Miami -Dade, Broward, Palm Beach and Monroe Counties to develop the Southeast Florida Climate Compact. This guidance document includes a Regional Climate Action Plan with initiatives to be addresses as the work to assess the evolving risk and address miti- gation and sustainability. Projections are that we could see a 3 -7 inch rise by 2030 and 9 -24 inches by 2060. Sea Level Rise poses a threat to our public and private infrastructure, our water supply through shortages and salt water intrusion and compromising our natural systems. You can find a copy of the Compact at www.SoutheastFlon*daClimateCompact.org Nichole Hefty - HeftyNkmiamidade.gov We also had a guest speaker from Building Performance Americas, Bob Stobaugh who shared some mitigation products that their company has designed including the BPA Claw and TrapTM and the BPA Safety VentTM Bob's presentation on the BPA Safety Vent showed how it can reduce water intrusion, roof uplift failure, mold and A/C costs. For more information: hiip:/ ibuildingperfonnanceamen*ca.com/ Bob Stobaugh - restobaughkme.com Notes of the June 19, 2013 Meeting ! ''� 1 '­1 ! The meeting was hosted by Miami Lakes at their new Town Center. We had Wednesday, June 19, 201 3 54 people and representation from 42 agencies. 9.30 a.m. to 1130 a.m. Miami Lakes Town Hal I Here are the highlights of the meeting: 6601 Main Street Miami Lakes, FL 33614 January 2015 P5 -129 LMS Miami -Dade • Update on Subcommittees Marine Interests - next mtg. August 1 o working on educational materials ■ by vessel size ■ How to tie knots ■ Template for boat owners o Marine interests day o Damage assessment information Agriculture /Landscaping - next mtg. TBD o Education on the benefits of trees o Tree trimming/ inspections ■ Etandards and grades Extreme Weather - next mtg. TBD o Identify by hazard some mitigation methods ■ Code and Code Rus The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes o Integrating research into mitigation considerations o Sustainability measures CRS /Floodplain -next mtg. August o Integration of CRSelementsinto LMS- Uniform Credits ■ 600 - Warning and Fbsponse ■ 610 -Flood Warning and Fbsponse ■ 370 -Flood Insurance Promotion Storm Surge Update For those of you who want more information on the projected surge amounts in your area you can go on line and see the storm surge planning zones and the surge levels(based on the Maximum of Maximums — all direc- tions of storms by category). http://www.miamidade.gov/flippe r The user can turn on the surge for each category of storm so they can see how the surge will impact them. Click on the "More" button and scroll down under DEM Layers until you see the Storm Surge inundation January 2015 P5 -130 L M S The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Miami -Dade Part 5: Meeting Minutes then select the Category of Storm you wish to see the layer for ...... This will show the levels of inundation — you can zoom in and out as needed — make sure you scroll down on the Critical Facilities Legend so you can see the levels of surge associated with each color. ,b+ L-1s yoU Zoom ill CIUJGI L�s Will also SHOW UJ. Look at your facility and staging locations to see if you may need to identify a new mitigation project for the list! New Project List Tool — Project Submittals are due by June 30 If you have questions, please call me or email me and either myself or Yamela Perez will assist you as able. What is in a Forecast — We also had Rob Molleda from the National Weather Service Miami Office present on the nuances of the local weather. Far too often the main concern is "weather" or not we are in the cone and the best information for what we will experience is the local weather forecast NWS — Miami will be providing more detailed infor- mation as a storm approaches and makes landfall. Some of the key information you can expect starting about 48 hours before a storm are the probabilistic impacts of • Local wind including the extreme winds in the inner wall of the storm • Local rainfall amounts • Pbtential for tornadoes • Storm surge and coastal erosion predictions Rob mentioned some interesting facts about the "cone" that so many people fixate on... • 2 in 3 chance that the center of the storm iswithin the cone— which also means there is 1 in 3 chance that it falls outside of the projected cone. • The cone is always the same size regardless of how far out the winds extend from the center of the storm. • 36 -48 hours out the cone is really not what you should be monitoring- it is the local weather impacts. In 2004 the NWS started issuing Extreme Wind warnings in relation to major category hurricanes (Cat 3 and higher) with winds > 115 mph. It became official policy in 2007, and knock on wood they have not issued one of these for Miami -Dade so far. They will typically be issued 1 hour prior to onset and are valid for about 2 hours. This will also activate the EAS messaging system. If we plot these out over the duration of the storm this may help us with identifying areas where the greatest damages may have occurred. The heaviest rainfall bands may be far away from the center of the storm so even if a storm has passed and the winds have died down, you could still get a lot of rain. Case in point, Andrea a few weeks ago — was well up the East Coast and then dumped a lot of rain in short period of time in portions of Miami -Dade. January 2015 P5 -131 LMS Miami -Dade Here are some sites Rob directed everyone to: The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes Tropical Qjclone Fbtential Impact Graphics http: / /weather.gov /tciq • Local forecast information http: / /weather.gov /miami • Interactive National Weather Sarvicefor emergency managers, community leadersand other gov- ernment agenciesonly http: / /INWSwrh.noaa.gov Notes of the September 18, 2013 Meeting Wednesday, September 18, 2013 The meeting was held at the UR/IFAS Miami Dade County Extension office 9 :30 a. m- to 11:30 a. m. in Homestead. We had 53 people representing 34 different agencies. It was Agriculture Extension good to see all of you again and a few new faces at the meeting. 18710 Six 239 Street Homestead. FL 33034 Thank you to Theresa Olczyk, of the OF /IFAS Miami -Dade County Extension for hosting our meeting. Theresa spoke of the many programs that they promote and support in our community including the Agriculture, Urban Horticulture and Master Gardeners, Sea Grant /Marine, Food and Nutrition and the 4 -H Youth Program. For more information about their services you can go to http: / /miami- dade.ifas.ufl.edu. Cathie Perkins opened the meeting by reviewing the agenda and then talked about the work that the Subcom- mittees have been doing. Marine Interests: We continue to work on the brochure for boat owners, we are looking to host a Marine Interests Day and also looking at ways we can also engage the Marinas and perhaps develop guidance for them for hurricane preparedness as well. Grants and Finance: The group is reviewing the list of grant opportunities and will be assisting with the development of our reimbursement procedures, including looking at reimbursement for our For - Profit hospi- tals that support our Medical Management Facility Program. I requested two classes from the State — a Benefit Cost Analysis and a Public Assistance Class. The BCA class will be held in November. CRS / Floodplain: Miami -Dade will be hosting a four day NFIP CRS class for floodplain managers and CRS coordinators. The class will be held December 3 -6. Space will be VERY limited and we will allow 1 person per jurisdiction unless there is space available. This class will focus on the updates to the CRS manual. A flyer will be sent out in the near future. Emergency Management Updates Flood Mitigation Grant The State has extended the deadline for submittals for the FMA grant until October 3, 2013. We have heard there are a number of individual homeowners with RL that are interested. They must work through their jurisdiction who will file on their behalf. We had a recent homeowner that was awarded an FMA project and recently found out their taxes went up. Be sure to let your homeowners know that when they apply, elevating their homes is quite costly and a substantial improvement. State Enhanced Hazard Mitigation Plan The State of FL now has an approved Enhanced HMP and that will translate to an additional 5% for HMGP monies after a disaster. So now instead of 15 %, communities will be eligible for 20% of the total PA monies for HMGP. January 2015 P5 -132 LMS Miami -Dade Debris Plan The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes MDEM is working on updating the Debris Plan and will send it for FEMA review and approval upon comple- tion. Under the currently FEMA Pilot, if the County choses to implement the pilot for a disaster then they could get an additional 2% of reimbursement with an approved plan. Municipalities will have to submit their own plans for approval to FEMA, I did inquire, hoping it would be like the LMS plan but sorry no luck on that one. We mapped and calculated every mile of road in the county by whom maintains in for each municipal and the unincorporated areas. We sent this out along with a survey to all muncipalities. I have created a distribution list just for the Public Works /Services folks for each jurisdiction so I can communicate with them directly before, during and after a disaster in relation to debris and public works issues. We received guidance from FEMA for the Debris Plans — I will attach to the email and also send to the Debris distribution group. Project List I have received project updates from most of our stakeholders in the new excel format. Thank you for your assistance. We are working with WebEOC (our internet based incident tracker) to create an LMS Project board that will enable each stakeholder to enter and update their projects online. I hope to have this completed by end of this year and we will upload all of the information we received from the June updates into the system. We will do a training and provide usernames and passwords once we get it all on line. Integration of Climate Change and Sea Level Rise The state is currently integrating Climate Change into their Hazard Mitigation Plan and we plan to follow suit. We are currently seeking funding for a position to assist with integrating climate change, through reviewing research, developing language for incorporation into a number of different community plans, including the LMS, and developing educational materials and workshops for our decision makers, facilities, infrastructure and finance personnel and the public. Guest Speakers Rain Gauges - Real -time Monitoring and Historical Records Our first guest speaker was Alex Barrios, Manager of the Miami -Dade Public Works and Waste Management Department Stormwater Drainage Design Section. Alex spoke about the rain gauge and canal monitoring system they have developed. The system allows for real time monitoring rainfall at over 100 gauges through- out the county and this has been instrumental in helping to deploy work crews to locations that are being impacted by heavy rainfall to assess the areas and mitigate damages. They granted access the MDEM and the NWS so that we can also monitor. During some of our recent heavy rains we were able to see where the storm was currently hitting and where it was moving to. This provides the NWS with a wonderful tool for their local forecasting as well. The system allows you to also look at historical records to see where heavy rains have been, a great tool for our stakeholders as they prepare reports on rain impacts. MDEM also sees this as an invaluable tool for our Impact Assessment capabilities. As a storm is approaching our area, we can ascertain what the recent rainfall has been and how high the Miami -Dade canals are. We can also monitor the gauges real time to record where the rain is occurring. This will help us determine areas of impact and be able to provide this information to our stakeholders. We also discussed the ability to add additional monitoring capa- bilities such as wind meters as well. Anyone who is interested in getting access to the real time monitors should contact Alex at barriakmiamidade.g_ov. This is not for the general public and you will have to given a secure log in to access the system. Also if any of our stakeholders have rain gauges that can feed real time information we are very interested in getting the sites added to this system as well. Additionally, Alex men- tioned that PWWM along with FDEP will be hosting a Muddy Waters Blues seminar which is being scheduled for November 13 and 14. This class is considered a follow up to the Florida Stormwater Erosion and Sedi- mentation Control Inspector course. January 2015 P5 -133 LMS The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Miami -Dade Part 5: Meeting Minutes Alex also mentioned they have a brochure entitled "Save our Swales " - click on the links below to access them. He mentioned that they often get calls from homeowners reporting that the swales have water in them and this iissga good educational brochure that explains that this is a normal function of a swale. Save Our Swales -- English ICJ Espanol ICI Krevol Repetitive Losses - Miami Gardens Update Our second speaker was Mike Gambino, Floodplain Administrator for the City of Miami Gardens. Mike provided a progress report on the work he has been doing in his community for repetitive losses. He provided a map to show where those locations are. Mike also spoke on how communities can utilize the LMS plan as their Floodplain Management Plan and how they should also be sure to list all of their floodplain projects in the LMS Project List. Mike spoke briefly about the CRS program and encouraged communities that are not participating to join. He stressed that as of October 1St that the Biggert- Waters Act may go into effect and this will mean significant increases for homeowners and business owners in FEMA flood zones that were con- structed Pre -FIRM. Those dates are either September 29th 1972 or 1974, depending upon when the commu- nities' maps were completed. On November 1, 2013 in North Miami there will be a Hydrology and Hydro- logic Modeling class and there will also be an exam offered for those interested in becoming a Certified Flood - plain Manager on November 15, 2013. Coincidentally, Craig Fugate, FEMA Director, addressed Congress yesterday to speak about the Biggert Wa- ters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012. Here is a link where you can find out more about Mr. Fugate's testimony http://www.dhs.gov/ news / 2013 /09/18/ written - testimony -fema- administrator- craig- fugate - senate- banking- housing- and -urban. Mitigation Product Highlight This meeting we had a presentation by TrapBag who has created a versatile flood barrier product. Per their brochure, the TrapBags are designed to be rapidly deployable, durable and flexible. The product can be utilized for flood protection, temporary levees, levee repair, erosion protection, force protection, coffer dams, walls for temporary shelters, barricades, pollution barrier, gravity wall, blast wall and sea walls. For more information you can contact Everett "Buzz" Waid at 239 - 229 -5285 or go to www.TrapBag.com. Buzz presented the prod- uct and showed some video of the testing performed by the USACE. They are currently working on a project in Jupiter, FL and numerous projects in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. Notes of the December 11, 2013 Meeting The meeting was held at the garage at Vizcaya Museum and Gardens. 62 people attended representing 42 agencies. Cathie Perkins welcomed everyone to the meeting and asked any new at- tendees to identify themselves. Ms. Perkins asked the Steering Committee and Subcommittee members to identify themselves by standing and thanked the year. Ms. Perkins asked if anyone had any announcements for the group of an upcoming seminar called Muddy Waters Blues. Wednesday, December 11, 2D13 9:30 a.rn.. to 11:30 a. m. VLzcaya Museum and Gardens Miami, FL 33129 them for their support throughout Alex Barrios of PWWM spoke Ms. Perkins announced that the state sent out a notification for potential funding for HMGP monies from the flooding in North Florida. The Impact Assessment System has been put out for bid and attendees that are interested in participating in worksheet development for the assessments were asked to notify Ms. Perkins after the meeting. The state on the SHMAP call announced that they will accept submittals for FMA projects at anytime to help allow for time for the projects to be reviewed. January 2015 P5 -134 LMS The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Miami -Dade Part 5: Meeting Minutes Ms. Perkins gave an update on the activities of the Subcommittees and announced that the BCA class would be held on December 12 -13 at the Miami —Dade EOC. It was mentioned again about global matches and how any non - federally funded projects should be identified as a potential for a global match. Ms. Perkins discussed the new Part 7 of the LMS plan that will expand upon flooding issues and address NFIP and issues relevant to the CRS program and how the county is working to identify uniform credit for activities performed by the county, in particularly Emergency Management. It was stressed that for the annual updates, the Activity 510 , that it is the responsibility of each jurisdiction to present it to their elected officials and do a public notice. ISO does NOT recognize inclusion in the LMS as preforming that function. When the LMS has its 5 -year renewal it will count for that year with communities doing a local adoption. Ms. Perkins mentioned that the Education and Outreach Subcommittee will be assisting with the CRS Public Information outreach (PPI) to assist with getting credits and identifying educational materials as per Series 300 of the CRS manual. Ms. Perkins demonstrated the new LMS Project Submittal process via WebEOC. Log in information, usernames and passwords will be sent out by the end of this week so that everyone may review and update their projects. Project updates are due by January 15tH Rain for Rent, Randy Cordrey spoke about their pumping systems for flooding issues. Materials were provided for all attendees. A tour of Vizcaya Museum to show a number of the successful mitigation projects they have implemented over the years was provided. Jim Rustin spoke of the window protection, issues with flooding, historical preservation challenges and challenges with the large entryway protection and the skylight in the main court- yard. January 2015 P5 -135 LMS Miami -Dade 2013 Meeting Attendance The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes This chart documents the attendance of agencies for the Quarterly Working Group Meeting and the Subcom- mittee and Steering Committee meetings that were held in 2013. January 2015 P5 -136 ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ®® Imo ® ©oo ©omo ©v ®® January 2015 P5 -136 LMS Miami -Dade 2014 Notes of the March 19, 2014 Meeting The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes The meeting was held in South Miami at their Commission Chamber. 47 Wednesday, March 19, 2014 people attended, representing 37 agencies. 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. South Miami Commission Cathie Perkins welcomed everyone to the meeting and asked any new at- Chambers tendees to identify themselves. Ms. Perkins thanked South Miami for their 6130 Sunset Drive hospitality and moved on to general announcements. South Miami. FL 30143 Additional parking available at • Free homeowner readiness seminars are available through the Be Library if needed Fbady Rorida program. Now through June you can host a free workshop for your residents. Go to www.BeReadyFlorida.org • Thisyear the LMSPIan will undergo a more thorough update aswe get ready for our Five -Year cy- de for approval by the State and FBVIA We will be working on the Goals and Objectives, Part 7 NRPand CRSand incorporation of Saa Level Fuse and Climate Change. • M DBVI is currently working on a new Impact Assessment S,rstem to help collect damage and impact information post- event. It is GPS based and includes our data layer from the Property Appraiser's Office to allow us to gather impact amounts quickly. M DBVI will be rolling this out along with training in late May /June. • M DBVI is hosting a two -day workshop on April 10 -11. It is free and will include a number of ses- sionsto choose from. Pegister at http: / /bit.ly /liDyBrJ. M r. Charles OjriIIe spoke more about the sessions that would be presented at the 2 -day event. • The LMSWorkingGroup was reminded about updatingtheirLMSProjectsonIine and ensuringthe following items are induded: o Drainage basin for drainage projects o If it is a phased project enter it as multiple projects so you can update each phase as you secure funding and then dose it out. o Benefit Cost Faviews for all projects must be completed by June 30tH Presentation from IS Consulting on the Community Preparedness Survey We had a guest speaker, Daiko Abe, from ISConsulting present on the findingsfrom our Community Preparedness Survey. A final report will be available for those that are interested. The survey was designed to conduct a county -wide, multilingual survey focused on disaster behavior of the commu- nityasit relatesto education, information, outreach and response. Asecondary objective that arose January 2015 P5 -137 LMS Miami -Dade The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes aswe were developing the survey was an opportunity to provide study participants with prepared- ness information, by providing linksto key information at the end of the survey. Overall about 2,600 people took the online survey. Here area few graphics that were presented at the meeting. Overall Risk Perception C% I*% 2M 1m. 4U4 7N r, L4 im Itun&WE Iloo¢lexape ral+skwll � kamribui Yru W&ImY msiaolmpr MamR l r,4.1 = AadKDaol InGtle1ftinplm. NL-JWr Fame KwU �...i . Lo.ghh .V"iFnRkk RNb►RIM .hat ltWGl 14 Residents are more concerned about hurricanes than they are of her types of incidents. Yet we know that flooding is more likely to occur from one of our many rain events. "If the following category of hurricane passed directly over your home, how likely would winds from this hurricane pose a serious danger to your safety ?" .. II n. 1 a �� �r�� N.M. �,, .. - - --- -- - - - - �r3!kxUFry cgrgrrlxr.Ka.r. c+w�r.'�.�r•�.r AYwFbr vP'; ,1N�i %WWI I I-.,nniph owrx-15,Tpd 1Ar, S1+alq ■teq UU. -5n 4ml" -Iler V"yLAmj RMAUMNJ:NI ■Lain Kr -NmA t =*�d You can see a dramatic increase in concern once a hurricane becomes a Major Hurricane, especially when it is a Category 4 or 5. Note the % marks — about 60% for a Category 4 and 70 % for a Category 5. Compare that to the next graphic that shows concern about flooding and storm surge. "How likely would flooding due to rain and /or storm surge from a hurricane pose a serious danger to your safety at your home ?" 19K 11111. law 1 11110 I'II1, 1. 111,, 1hf-0,wip1Y Wnlrwll-mvl kd Yno1W1h t mqu -a-1W Q1 p—Tw Ir". ni.dwlcrev�r n.UrW1rW A." "lua hr al.Wl rill EU9 HK 9frH.i 'Uh, �w> p�ard� I?bm WRWI ILtae jF*hW1 WZ-tpro3rrt- •WrrLxnr son.wlL�k .tp Wry LlFmlr iNA l4tlY� ■177 Itol K*w •Ih 4ar:fk Here we see t hat t here is still concern about storm surge and flooding but to a lesser degree than the concern from winds. This could denote a need for education to help residents better understand the dangers of flooding and storm January 2015 P5 -138 LMS Miami -Dade The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes surge. We are also looking to see if where the respondent lives correlates with the perceived risk as they may live outside of one oft he Sirge Zones or maybe in a high -rise where they don't per- ceive surge as a risk to them. "if one of the hazards below threatened your community, A■r to evacuate, how likely would you be to evacuate ?" yW% Hn�r 7�Ya Flxd Hunpb oil I ked I mi&w YaNFri Ri kdgyed Yr Uwl haftri -M jp-vAF X.dr il..t,drcY.al rtft P'ry fin,ff �A �.arr. - *b-O— k— +�IMZ,LS� Y�.fMIYFtii�MFl 1tt.ggRR5 p�d...IT1,dl! ,�mrF nM..rk mlA{.#hw.�144.1 .Inn. {,. �ulxerw Ilw I..Ier,. •• _ . ,nWa w.l... +.a . -- ...a.. rLd. llhh EME new Storm Surge Planning Zones. Ryl��O.X4YI,IA iilf iEi11411��+�f � n. 3at�0.a�lnl,y�ro.a,n. flrfi,a � ,. 21�'J. 4.Yb� +F.h .01 aan.. V f Fa Jalr �. 4nel ar+a. FO.Ka. Fl.gr,. ■,� t�r� -, x 4q �1..•.haIIM I ec nx war M I ��a. ill a �y+.lra.ael I� ucLAPPd iY ■ 'A The respondents identified that they are more likely to comply with evacuation orders for hazmat and radiological incidents, ones that they are less able to protect themselves from and have a more immediate life threat. A number of people commented that due to the variance in a hurricane track they would have more of a "wait and see" approach to making the evacuation decision. We also asked people about what they have done to prepare for disasters. We thought it was interesting that almost 60% of the respondents said they have materials to pro- tect their home so we compared the percentage of people who had previously experienced dam- age with those who had not. If they had had previous damage the % rose to 67% vs. 41% for those that had never experi- enced damage. We also wanted to see if people are aware of the This one definitely shows we need to do more commu- nity outreach to help educate people about their risk. We looked at the traffic on our website to see how many people looked up their storm surge planning zones and we saw that four times as many people looked at this in- formation as compared to the number who looked up their evacuation zones last year. Anyone who is interested in the full report may contact Cathie Perkins. Presentation from DMS (summation written by DMS) DMS Disaster Consultants (DMS) presented to the Local Mitigation Strategy group to present effective strat- egies for local governments and municipalities to plan and recover. Jason Watkins explained that the firm's January 2015 P5 -139 L M S The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Miami -Dade Part 5: Meeting Minutes pro- active approach to recovery and mitigation expedites a more productive and efficient process for their clients. Mr. Watkins elaborated using examples of their work currently being performed for their New York clients who are recovering from Superstorm Sandy. DMS is currently assisting the Town of North Hempstead, Long Beach Medical Center, Village of Mastic Beach, Lawrence Union Free School District, and OHEL Chil- dren's Home. When DMS was initially engaged to assist the Town of North Hempstead, local officials had identified 17 possible 404 Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (404 HMGP) projects. DMS Consultants examined these pro- jects and discovered that 12 out of the 17 were not 404 HMGP, but actually Hurricane Sandy damage that could be funded through the FEMA Public Assistance (PA) Program. DMS assisted the Town in developing Project Worksheets that will result in $80M in additional PA funding. Additionally, with the assistance of DMS, Project Worksheets that had originally been written by the Town as Category A- Debris Removal of Aquatic Sand and Vegetative and Non - Vegetative Debris - Emergency Work were versioned and categorized as Category D- Water Control Systems- Permanent Work. This will result in $10415 million in additional funds from the Public Assistance 406 Mitigation funding program. Overall, the Town's recovery for these projects will increase from $19M to more than $150M. Another project for the Town of North Hempstead involves a large commercial and recreational dock. The harbor lost depth as a result of Hurricane Sandy, limiting access for large boats and tankers. DMS has assisted the Town to obtain PA funding to dredge the harbor, improve tidal flow ponds, and repair the dock to current codes and standards. This project will not only improve the structure, but will result in economic development for the Town of North Hempstead. DMS also identified an additional $5 million in the Town's debris removal PW's that will be versioned. DMS is headquartered in Boca Raton, FL. The firm has successfully assisted dozens of Public Assistance applicants for more than 17 years to prepare for, recover from, or mitigate to minimize the effects or avoid potential damages as a result of future storms. Their work has encompassed more than 10,000 projects and has resulted in greater than $6.5 billion being recovered from FEMA, insurance, and other funding sources. The company employs a full -time staff of more than 40 recovery experts, many who are former FEMA team leaders and managers, working across multiple regional offices. You can visit DMS' website at www.dmsrecovely.com to learn more about pre - planning, or call them at (561) 529 -5707 with any questions you have in preparing for the 2014 hurricane season and beyond. Ms. Perkins asked if anyone had any further questions or comments. The group was reminded of the next meeting date of June 18th. The meeting was adjourned. Notes of the June 18, 2014 Meeting Upcoming LMS Meeting The meeting was held at the Miami -Dade Fire Rescue Training Center Au- Wednesday, ,rune 18, 2014 ditorium in Doral. 54 people attended, representing 43 agencies. 9:30 a -m. to 11:30 a -m. Location: Miami -Dade Fire Rescue Cathie Perkins welcomed the group and asked any first time attendees to Training Facility introduce themselves. General announcements were made regarding the fol- 2nd floor Auditorium lowing: (behind Headquarters) 9300 NW 41 Street Thanked everyone for supporting the Feel the Force a free event Dural; FL 33178 on Saturday May 31St at the Museum of Science. About 1000 people attended. OEM had a booth to present on hurricane and storm surge preparedness and this year we also had representation for flooding issues and had two flood plain managers on hand, Lourdes Rodriguez (Miami Lakes) and Olga Garcia ( Hialeah) to hand out and discuss flood information. January 2015 P5 -140 LMS Miami -Dade The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes • Yirah Ochoa (Jackson Memorial) supported the annual call down for the Emergency and Evacua- tion Assistance Registry that was held on June 7 and 8. • It was announced that there will be HMGP monies for tier three opening up for the flooding in North Florida and announcements will be sent out when that does occur. A brief overview of the dangers of only keeping your eye on the cone of the hurricane was discussed. It is extremely important that you monitor local weather conditions for more detailed information about what can be expected from surge, waves, winds, rain and potential tornadoes. The cone focuses on where the center of the storm is likely to be (2/3 of the time) and does not tell us anything about the breadth of the wind field nor the far reaching ability of storm surge. a. Go to http: / /www.srh.noaa.gov /mfl/ for local weather information b. You can look a historical perspective on all hurricanes that have passed over /near Miami by ing to htt2:Hcsc.noaa.gov/hurricanes /4 The majority of the meeting was spent discussing the LMS plan 5 -year update that must be submitted tc State by November 30t''. Every stakeholder needs to play a role in assisting to get this update done. The following items were stressed and discussed: 1. Update your projects in the list — FEMA requires the following elements: a. Priority Rank /Score — this is your BCR score b. Name and Description of Project c. Jurisdiction (Location of Project —be sure to add addresses to your projects d. Agency Responsible — that is done already e. Potential Funding Sources — there are many projects that do not identify a potential funding source f Status — we have that one covered — just make sure you update the status accordingly g. If Deleted or Deferred why — add a notation to the comments section if this is your desired action h. Timeframe for completion — please add this when known 2. Turn in your complete 2015 LMS Plan Update - Working Group Involvement form a. It identifies the level of expertise your agencies have b. And also identifies how you will contribute to the update 3. The State of Florida is currently undergoing the Program Administration by State process. If this goes through the State will be able to approve LMS plans on behalf of FEMA which would be a huge timesaver in getting the plan approved. 4. If you are a CRS community, you will have to do a local adoption of the LMS if you use it as your Floodplain Management Plan in order to get credit. ISO will not honor the metropolitan form of government adoption as the State does for the LMS. 5. At the meeting we reviewed the various elements of the crosswalk that the State, FEMA and ISO will hold us to. As we have 16 CRS communities, and would love to see all of you become CRS communities, we will be working hard to build in as many of the ISO requirements to get uniform credits for our communities. Here are the elements we reviewed at the meeting: Planning Process — We need to include more information about our representatives (per the 2015 LMS Plan update form January 2015 P5 -141 LMS Miami -Dade The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes 1. We need to identify how our agencies are involved in 6 key activities: Prevention, Property Protec- tion, Natural Resource Protection, Emergency Services, Structural Projects, and Public Information 2. Community Land Use and Comprehensive Planning need to be actively involved 3. Must demonstrate Public Involvement • Need to advertise the September meeting • Reach out to members of the public Hazard Risk and Vulnerability The following items need to be incorporated: • Update the THIRA to include Climate Change and Sea Level Rise • Include more information about flood hazards in LMS — Part 7 • Identify areas likely to flood or get worse • Describe areas within floodplain that provide natural functions • Discussion of past floods — send me write ups of any flood events in your jurisdiction • Mapping of areas with RL and SRL properties — we will use data we received that is county- wide to create these • Description of development, redevelopment and population trends Mitigation Strategy We need communities to provide the following information: • How communities will continue to comply with NFIP • Need a comprehensive range of alternatives actions and projects to reduce impacts • Identify local planning mechanisms where hazard mitigation is incorporated — look in your ordinances and policies Plan Evaluation and Maintenance The following items need to be addressed: • Update Projects in list • How we track completed projects - MDEM has input historical mitigation projects from Part 6 of the LMS Plan (Under the Archive tab) • Please enter your historical projects into the system • Review projects in the archive tab and make sure they have all the information needed • Add pictures PART 7 of the LMS NFIP /CRS We need the support of the LMS group to integrate the ISO requirements into the plan • Track your public outreach measures so we can count them in the plan for credits If you are an educational institution and you have your own LMS please let me know and if possible send me a copy so that I can reference that in our LMS plan. Ms. Perkins provided an overview of the online GIS application services, Florida Interoperable Picture Pro- cessing for Emergency Responders (FLIPPER) and the many data layers that may assist agencies with decision making. If you need more information please contact Cathie Perkins January 2015 P5 -142 LMS The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Miami -Dade Part 5: Meeting Minutes Ms. Perkins introduced, Marcia Steelman, from the Miami -Dade Public Works Stormwater Drainage and De- sign group to discuss the FEMA Coastal Flood Map Discovery Meeting that will be held on June 24. Ms. Perkins reminded everyone that the need to actively engage in the LMS Update process. All members were encouraged to assist by helping to gather information or contribute to the plan. It is through the collective knowledge, skills and experience of our Working Group that we represent the Whole Community approach. Everyone was reminded that the next meeting on September 17 will be utilized to discuss the updates and officially open up the draft for public comment. The meeting was adjourned. Notes of the September 17, 2014 Meeting The meeting was held at the Miami -Dade Fire Rescue Training Center Audito- Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014 num in Doral. We had our highest attendance since 2009, with 71 attendees rep- 9:30 a.m. to 1 1:30 a.m. resenting 48 agencies. Thank you to DMS Recovery for the lovely refreshments Location: Fire Rescue Training that were provided as well. Cathie Perkins welcomed the group and asked any Facility (Behind Headquarters Bldg.) first time attendees to introduce themselves. Curt Sommerhoff, Director of 9300 NW 41 Street MDOEM, welcomed everyone and spoke of the importance of the work that our 2nd floor Auditorium Mitigation group is doing and thanked everyone for their continued support and Review of 5 Year LMS plan. hard work. Public is welcome to attend. Steve Detwiler, MDOEM, provided a presentation on the new Miami -Dade Recovery Plan. This new plan mirrors the National Disaster Recovery Framework and includes 12 Recovery Support Functions (RSFs). The RSFs to include RSF Mitigation will operate out of the Recovery Operations Center which will facilitate co- ordination among multiple agencies and organizations during the recovery phase. RSF Mitigation will be led by the LMS Coordinator /Chair and assisted by the LMS Co -Chair and Steering Committee. During the recov- ery phase RSF Mitigation /LMS will coordinate with the RSFs to incorporate mitigation practices in commu- nity rebuilding to include incorporate mitigation into rebuilding of homes in storm surge zones or turning destroyed areas into public spaces. Steve Detwiler and Elyzabeth Estrada are currently working on the draft of this annex. They will be sending it to the LMS Task Force for comments in the near future Rob Molleda, NWS Miami, spoke about the Weather -Ready Nation pro- gram. The attendees at the meeting were encouraged to become Weather Ready Nation Ambassadors by signing up at www.noaa.gov /wm. The program is designed to foster relationships and collaboration and to assist with providing members with accurate scientific information to be used for decision making. The Miami -Dade LMS was named as a Weather - Ready Nation Ambassador on October l Otn http : / /www.nws.noaa.gov /com /weat herreadynat ion/ AMBASSADOR TV %NWV4 WEATHER -READY NATION Mike Gambino, CFM, for the City of Miami Gardens provided an annual update on the flood mitigation meas- ure his city has engaged in. Presenting a map and talking of the projects and opened it up for any comments or questions. The bulk of the meeting was spent with a review of the updates that have been made to the LMS plan. The timeline for the process was provided: October 31, 2014 — Closing date for all comments on 5 -year update, so the LMS Coordinator may compile comments and send any items for review to the Steering Committee. January 2015 P5 -143 LMS Miami -Dade November 3 -20, 2014 - Finalize updates. * Updates to the plan will include the following items: The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes Identification of items in the plan as it aligns to the LMS, CEMP, EMAP and CRS crosswalks. • Attendance and meeting minutes from Sept. 17 meeting • Project updates November 15, 2014 — Project updates must be completed for inclusion in the plan to be submitted. Your projects must have all of the information as required by FEMA, if they do not they may not be considered eligible for funding. November 21 -23 — Final Review and Formatting November 24, 2014 — Submittal to the State of Florida for review. December 10, 2014 — LMS Quarterly meeting provide update on updates to the plan from public comments to the LMS Working Group. Upon receipt of State comments (within approx. 30 days of Nov. 30) — LMS Chair will address any deficien- cies and resubmit within 30 days. Once Approved by the State — Submittal to FEMA for review (The State may be able to approve on behalf of FEMA, this determination is not known yet). Once Approved by FEMA — placed for adoption by the Miami -Dade Board of County Commissioners. Mu- nicipalities should also adopt the LMS within one year. CRS communities must do a separate adoption if they are using the LMS as their Floodplain Management Plan. Once Adopted by Jurisdictions — copies of adoption notices will be placed in Part 4 of the LMS and copies will be provided to the State who will in turn provide them to FEMA. There are seven parts to the LMS as shown in the graphic to the right. All parts LMS Plan Revmw are posted on line for public review and comment at http://www.miafni- dade.gov /fire /mitigation.asp dade.gov/fire/mitigation.asp "'"& "N,"per - A quick review of Part 1 illustrated the components including ...� -...: ti"...+ • How the Plan is developed, reviewed and updated • Benchmarks of the program and revisions that have been made since the last adoption in 2010 • How we measure the effectiveness of the plan, including examples of how we have improved the com- ponents of Hazard Assessment, Collaboration, Integration, Project Identifica- tion and Tracking and Public Awareness Part a- The Strategy • The Goals and Objectives that our project list align to • Opportunities for mitigation both pre and post disaster and for maintenance and new construction • �.war� • An overview of the hazards and vulnerability • ,N„p..w W %06 . • Mitigation measures linked to the hazards and vulnerability a-• —--rte • An overview of critical facilities • Our process for Conflict Resolution January 2015 P5 -144 LMS The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Miami -Dade Part 5: Meeting Minutes A quick overview of Part 2 which includes not only a listing of all of the mitigation projects that stakeholders have submitted but also: Part z: The Projects • How we submit and track all of our projects • "o'"nSutkmo l "'d' "`&1g • prw•� ra�a�rc.nvncs • The basic requirements that all projects must have • Llrld]IOS j ^d VKfflo cl and � • "out Adpr wrmlmn .�tmlw. • How updates and reports are conducted • • How the projects are administered and implemented • How we prioritize our mitigation measures • The Benefit Cost Review process Part 3 covers the funding opportunities that are available for mitigation measures and should be utilized to identify potential funding sources for all projects in the project list. Part ;. Appendicin • �r„r..wpt�.w•..a Part 4 — Appendices — This section contains a number of supportive documents in- cluding • 4Pwmin b • List of Updates made to the plan since the last adoption �.�,.,5.,�.w,.h.,...�......., • List of LMS members including Steering Committee, Working Group and Sub - Committees • Hazard and Floodplain Management Activities - • Miami -Dade Resolution Adopting the LMS (will be updated with new res- • _� olution in 2015) • State Letter approving the LMS (will be updated with new approval letter in 2015) APB i iMatrs res,,.�enc • FEMA Letter approving the LMS (will be updated with new approval let- 1­0- "Fknd.f.V- 1CI—L.jn. M-^ ter in 2015) 4Wiw dwl� Cary r.1.� uw Owrty mw 1t,,cwr rto,#�r i • Local Charter information for Metropolitan form of Government ""� ti'°d" ^'� "' V "°^'9°"" "r'""'• • Integration Document — a review of key community plans to identify areas fA"J...M r ° 9 h,,.o where mitigation are addressed and areas to be considered for future col- laboration and coordination. • Threat Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment — THIRA with added climate change information Appendix J- TfoRA • Economic Assessment including additional profile information on our community's employment sectors and breakdown of structural types and values to get more details on what the economic impacts of disasters may s be on out jurisdictions. It was interesting to note that a number of both+ the top private and public sector employers are members of the LMS: Uni- versity of Miami, Baptist Health, Mount Sinai, Miami Childrens, Miami- g Dade County Public Schools, Miami -Dade County government, and Jack- son Health Systems. Other key employers also participate in some of our emergency support functions through the emergency operations center in- cluding Publix Supermarket and AT &T. Appendix K economic Arurty" • Maps • We added the Community Survey to provide information to our partners regarding the level of understanding for preparedness, response and miti- gation measures for the public at large. Part 5 contains the meeting minutes and attendance of all of the meetings since the ----- beginning of the program in 1998. January 2015 P5 -145 LMS Miami -Dade The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes Part 6 showcases the projects that have been completed over the years. With our new online system it is easier for us to track and capture projects that have been completed. "O"11 Flw maps eve*W tl n" Part 7: Flooding Part 7 has been greatly expanded do include more information on flooding and the areas. CPC star erMxcad- National Flood Insurance Program and Community Rating System. More description'I on our flood hazards and events and maps have been included to better illustrate out rrrarpmom areas begs emmmrg noon challenges. We have created maps for each jurisdiction that show the number of residential struc- cedes- tures built in relation to milestones for flood regulation policies. If you have not re- - -. ceived a copy of your local jurisdictions' map and are interested please email me at perkinskmiamidade.gov. updaled FMIA Flood Amps No speu3l elevation requirelner:t8 n Gensr3l co,m wtm requirement ar 0 W" ne :curtly Fuca Criteria maps ;t9 -year ey@M (CFCI, back ar WeA%k''8QS1. 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We spoke of the linkages in information that we have been working towards and how we can now gather rain gauge data from PWWM, we can document damages through the new ARM360 damage assess- ment tool, we can track where our mitigation measures have occurred and if they have been effec- tive in reducing flood losses. Everyone was provided a feedback form and an over- view of where to find the LMS document so they can provide feedback. Public comment is open until Oc- tober 31, 2014. The next meeting will be held on December 10, 2014. The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes Notes of the December 10, 2014 Meeting The meeting was held at Pinecrest Gardens in the Village of Pinecrest. Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2014 We had 68 attendees and 49 agencies represented. We also had some new 930 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. partners join us: Walgreens and the US ARMY Military Entrance Pro- Location: Finecrest Gardens (old cessing. Thank you to the Village of Pinecrest for your warm hospitality of Parrot Jungle location) such a lovely location and fabulous breakfast fare. 11400 SW 57th Ave. Pinecrest, FL 33156 We gave a special thank you to Dallas Brown of Coral Gables who will be 2nd floor Auditorium retiring in the spring of next year. Dallas has been an active participant of the LMS since its inception and gave me some great ideas on how the LMS Meet in the main enhance bldg. {old Chair can encourage you guys to do your updates, by using some of Frank's gift shop) old tactics. We talked a little about how it is so critical for all of us to take All Woridng gaup Members and the time to document the knowledge we have because as we move further the public are welcome to attend. and further away from Andrew and Wilma we start to lose some of our disaster experience and recollection. I know we would like to forget these disasters but there is much that we learned and it is important to remember what the most effective methods were that were implemented. Cathie Perkins would like to create a mitigation tab under the Ready South Florida page. If you are interested in assisting with this please let me know. January 2015 P5 -147 LMS Miami -Dade The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes Ms. Perkins spoke about the updates that had been made to the LMS Board and how we have added the ability for you to extract limited fields of data into an excel spreadsheet. This can be done by selecting the Export Data tab from the project list view. We have also added a few more fields to your view. Miami -Dade County LMS Project List ow gnu v..rypw nk .- Y..Nn.. i%.": U:W, W. M.,..rl W Iw Y� ... ti.. ir,,, •b.Ii� 9..Mi If 1i Si C,s.�. U." Pqr- �{� M Na1M. �► Wp./i gn"iM��� O&M * "mod 7010mo Iti� MM �.sam.11nI MOM Mr.rprli.w � Mw d4r q}n. n a rr. f.w. i�9vS +1 a.." Fwrl MAN" nrh _W �oew w V. fi.w.� We are looking into see if we can modify the flood basin field to allow you to add more than one flood basin to a project. Ms. Perkins spoke about the changes to the LMS plan since our September meeting. • Part 1 was reorganized to have a better flow and an additional section on Fbcent Development/ R-,- development and updated the activities since the last adoption in 2009. • Part 2 updated the project list based on your updates. • Part 3 updated the funding opportunities including some additional funding for wildfires. • Part 4 updated the LMSParticipant List, incorporated comments from FERinto the Integration Doc- ument and added some additional tablesto the Economic Assessment section. • Part 5 updated the minutesand listing of participating agencies • Part 6 updated the completed list of projects • Part 7 added section on rainy season, maps and tableson buildings in flood zonesand storm surge planning zones, added information to the higher regulatory standards, updated local NRPactivities, updated the list of flood related mitigation projects, added more information on public information activitiesand added 510 reportsthat were sent in. We reviewed the timeline for the LMS review and approval process. We submitted the entire update to the State on November 20 and anticipate their comments hopefully by mid - January. We will make any updates necessary then it will go back for their approval then to FEMA for their review and approval. Once we have it approved by FEMA it will go before the Board of County Commissioners for adoption. All sections of the plan have been updated on line to reflect what was submitted to the State. http: / /www.miafnidade.gov /fire /mit- i9ation.asp We welcomed our first speaker, Lisa Conway from DMS Consulting, who spoke on flooding impacts to es- sential and sensitive documents, cultural resources, electrical equipment and structures and content. Here are a few slides from the presentation. January 2015 P5 -148 LMS Miami -Dade Essential and Sensitive documents prot"t: Fiaadpraof - aievate, MCMJMWe Drc+tal cupres U f 0010 boo -up Reows Refrrcarm Aemedeate Phuta p, end &ward u,Vgvis pruten senrl"rrrl r ation Electrical Equipment Poem sloaapruor - .Irwtr Restore rlirr:n� fkainmil and dry inp aia Inw"i unt 4 The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes Cultural Resources Rraf rcf F }ppOp.apf - lSryif o fHcar Sv Safe IXaf qP � �� 4 RCSf orr: i Air F rxre on- 04dah�mdirKarro� Vacwm dr4 uacwmlraa :r my - -2ws JW1S Structures and Contents pfa� Itaodpro i - eiarate, re+ocate Raaton, een+t - w.a rrerm. /.lunni$rrr. ure r.4" ra.. - OwAra —a npatr idkfate Nora - .v1 vmL m1 R1rw -"Now /domino rudrien Acrd .nd ryNr. br"wb mod pps -curd and rpaare labs- iaWrarerd6_LI 0015 L-Jqaq� A couple of resources were mentioned that contain some additional information: http://www.heritagepreservation.org/wheel/ http: / /www.heritagepreservation. org /PROGRAMS /TFRespRecover.html . http: / /adiustersintemational. com /publications/ disaster- recoverv- todav/ water- damaize -mold- and -salt- water -in- undation/ Our second speaker, Kim Brown from Miami -Dade Regulatory and Environmental Resources, spoke to the group about Adaptation Action Areas. A copy of the presentation is available from the LMS Chair. Ms. Brown highlighted our current situation and future projected impact from Sea Level Rise. bee �w .F.r 40000 in Neer - -�•• ti Ms. Brown also highlighted the regional work that has been occurring including the Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact and guidance for the imple- mentation of Adaptation Action Areas. Florida Statute Section 163.3177 provides for optional Adaptation Ac- tion Area designation to improve resilience to coastal flooding resulting from high -tide events, storm surge, flash floods, stormwater runoff, and related impacts of sea -level rise. = , Kim also highlighted some of the elements of the Miami- ` Dade Comprehensive Development Master Plan that ad- dress the incorporation of Adaptation Action Areas (AAA). Policy LU -3K says that by 2017 Miami -Dade County shall determine the feasibility of designating areas as AAAs. Policy LU -3L says that Miami -Dade will work with local municipalities to identify and designate AAAs. Kim spoke of how WASD and USGS developed the Surface /Groundwater Model and how the county will be working to help make this tool and /or data from this tool available to help us identify potential areas at risk that we may want to look at for AAA designation. We also talked about the importance of engaging and enrolling our elected officials in this January 2015 P5 -149 LMS Miami -Dade The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes process and how though they may serve the community for only a short duration, decisions that are made today may have impacts twenty to thirty years from now. Ms. Brown also provided some links for additional re- sources: • Department of EbonomicOpport unity http: / /wwwfloridamobs.orc ✓ community- plannina -and- development/oro- grams /technical- assistance /community- resiliency /adaptation - planning 0 S)utheast RoridaRegional OimateCompact 0 http:// www. southeastfloridadimateoomi)act .ora/ 0 Miami- DadeOounty 0 http:// www. miamidade .aov /green/dimate- chanae.asp We closed the meeting by thanking everyone for attending, asking they ensure they signed in and provided the next LMS Meeting date of March 18tH January 2015 P5 -150 LMS Miami -Dade 2014 Meeting Attendance The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes This chart documents the attendance of agencies for the Quarterly Working Group Meeting and the Subcom- mittee and Steering Committee meetings that were held in 2014. January 2015 P5 -151 2014 LMS Meetings Orcianization 2014 12/10/2014 9/17/2014 8/26/2014 6/18/2014 3/19/2014 Florida International University 3 X X X St. Thomas University 3 X X X University of Miami 4 X X X X Miami Dade College 3 X X X International Hurricane Research Center 1 X University of Florida IFAS Extension 1 X MD- County Unincorporated MD MD- Animal Services 1 X MD- Finance 1 X MD - Fire Rescue 3 X X X Office of Emergency Management 4 QRTLY QRTLY QRTLY QRTLY MD- Internal Services (GSA, HR, Procure- ment, A &E of CIP) General Services Administration 2 X X MD - Information Technology Dept 2 X X MD- Library 2 X X MD - Management and Budget Office of Grants Coordination 2 X X MD- Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces 2 X X MD- Public Housing and Community De- velopment 2 X X Public Housing Department 3 X X X MD- Public Works and Waste Manage- ment 2 X X Public Works Department 5 X X CRS X X Solid Waste Management 4 X X X X MD -Port of Miami 2 X X MD- Regulatory and Economic Resources Permitting (P &Z) Planning (P &Z) 3 X X X Agriculture Extension 1 X MD- Transit 1 X MD -Water and Sewer Department 3 X X X Miami Dade County Public Schools 3 X X X FDEM 1 X Florida Division of Children and Family 1 X January 2015 P5 -151 LMS Miami -Dade The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes South Florida Water Management Dis- trict 1 X NOAA 2 X X US ARMY 1 X Baptist Health 2 X X Citrus Health 3 X X X Jackson Health Systems 4 X X X X Miami Beach Community Health Center 2 X X Mount Sinai Medical Center 4 X X X X Aventura 2 X X Bal Harbour 3 X X X Biscayne Park 2 X X Coral Gables 3 X X X Cutler Bay 5 X X CRS X X Doral 4 X X X X El Portal 2 X X Florida City 1 X Golden Beach 1 X Hialeah 5 X X CRS X X Hialeah Gardens 1 X Homestead 3 X X X Key Biscayne 3 X X CRS Medley 3 X CRS X Miami 5 X X CRS X X Miami Beach 4 X X X X Miami Gardens 4 X CRS X X Miami Lakes 5 X X CRS X X Miami Shores 3 X CRS X North Bay Village 1 X North Miami 4 X X CRS X North Miami Beach 3 X X X Opa -locka 1 X Palmetto Bay 3 X X X Pinecrest 4 X X X X South Miami 2 X X Sunny Isles 1 X Sweetwater 3 X X X Virginia Gardens 2 X X B rowa rd 1 X Palm Beach County 1 X South Florida Regional Planning Council January 2015 P5 -152 LMS Miami -Dade The Miami -Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 5: Meeting Minutes AMEC 4 X X X X DMS' 4 X X X X IS Consulting 1 X Aluces Corporation 2 X X P bas Enterprises 1 X Downtown Development Authority 1 X FPL 2 X X Stantec 1 X Snubbs Consulting 1 X Walgreens 1 X Total Municipalities 25 30 16 20 19 Total County 21 20 2 13 16 Total State 0 2 0 1 Total Federal 2 1 0 Total Other 15 12 2 10 3 Total Colleges and Universities 5 6 7 2 Total Guest 0 0 6 Other County 0 4 4 Number of Agencies Represented 49 48 14 43 37 Total Individuals in Attendance 68 71 24 54 47 January 2015 P5 -153