City of RyeCommunity Reconstruction Program

Committee Kick-offTuesday, July 1, 2014

6:00 PM, Rye City Hall

Agenda• Welcome and Introductions• NY Rising Community

Reconstruction Program (NYRCR) and Funding

• Ethics Guidelines and Ground Rules• Develop a Community Overview• Looking Ahead

Welcome and Introductions

Planning Team• Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery

– Kate Dineen– Dan Berkovits– Alex Breinin– Westchester County Regional Lead– Westchester County Community Planner

• Consultant Team– Program Lead, Nanette Bourne (AKRF)– Project Manager, Jason Hellendrung (Sasaki)– Assistant Project Manager, Alice Brown (Sasaki)– Planning Analyst, Jim Nash (AKRF)– Planning Analyst, Jim Finegan (AKRF)

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

NY Rising Community Reconstruction Program (NYRCR) and Funding

NYRCR Program• Empowers localities severely damaged by

Superstorm Sandy, Hurricane Irene, and Tropical Storm Lee to “build back better”

• Culminates in a community-driven recovery plan for Rye that:– Considers current damage, future threats, and

economic opportunities– Identifies resilient and innovative reconstruction

projects

Overview of the Process

• Establish vision and goals• Identify assets and risks• Assess risk reduction • Prepare cost estimates• Develop project profiles with a focus on

funding• Draft final reconstruction plan

Timeline

1: Existing Conditions Analysis & Goal Setting

3: Projects & Strategies

4: Final Plan & Implementation Steps

July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan

2: Needs & Opportunities

PLAN DEVELOPMENT

IN-PERSON COMMITTEE MEETINGS (roughly twice monthly)

Funding• Community Development Block Grant–Disaster

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

CDBG-DR Funding Criteria• Funds used for recovery efforts involving

– housing– economic development– infrastructure– prevention of further damage

• Funds may not duplicate funding from – Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)– the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)– the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

InfrastructureNatural/Cultural

Resources

Recovery Support Functions

Economic Development

Housing

Health/SocialServices

Community Planning, Capacity Building

Ethics Guidelines and Ground Rules

Develop a Community Overview

Regional Plans• Stormwater Reconnaissance Plan for the Coastal

Long Island Sound Watershed (2013)• Westchester 2025/Plan Together (2008)• FEMA issued Flood Maps for Westchester County

(2007)• The Greenprint for a Sustainable Future, the

Westchester County Greenway Compact Plan (2004)• Patterns for Westchester: the Land and the People

(1996)• Watershed Plan for Blind Brook Watershed (1979)

Local Plans• Hazard Mitigation Plan (2007)• City of Rye Flood Mitigation Plan (2001)• City of Rye Local Waterfront Revitalization Program

(1991)• City of Rye Development Plan (1985)

• CBD Capital Planning and Streetscape Plan (2009)• Theodore Fremd Retaining Wall Replacement (2009)• Boston Post Road Lane Re-Striping/Diet Project

(2008)

Storm Damage• Highlights from

homework worksheets• Additional resources

Vulnerable Areas• Which parts of the

flood zone are particularly vulnerable?

• What areas outside the flood zone are also vulnerable?

Identify Rye’s Critical Issues• Increase in frequency and intensity of flooding

between 2006 and 2013• Central Business District is vulnerable to

flooding from Blind Brook• Indian Village and other residential areas

susceptible to riverine flooding• Emergency services (two fire departments &

City Hall) in the flood zone• [insert committee feedback]

Geographic Scope• Is there anything in

Rye that shouldn’t be considered?

• Is there anything outside of Rye that should be considered?

Vision• What makes Rye

unique?• What makes Rye

livable?• How would you

change it?• What should it be like

in 10 – 20 years?

Looking Ahead

Scheduling

• Next committee meeting: July 8, 6pm, City Hall

• First Public Engagement Event: July 15 or 16(before July 19)

DeliverablesDraft Final

Geographic Scope Map June 30 July 15

Public Engagement Strategy July 7 July 15

Vision Statement July 19 August 1

Asset Inventory July 19 August 22

Draft Agenda for Next Meeting

• Prepare for Public Engagement Meeting– Recommended websites and social media for promoting

community engagement events– Contacts for venues for committee meetings and public

engagement events– Assistance with distributing posters for public engagement

events• Complete Visioning Exercise• Precedents and Case Studies• Discuss Asset Inventory• Present preliminary asset mapping

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