City Commission Workshop

Vulnerability Assessment and Resiliency Plan; and Managing Community Forest Grant Phase 2 Report Update -1- 05/13/24 MINUTES OF THE SARASOTA CITY COMMISSION WORKSHOP MEETING OF MAY 13, 2024 PRESENT: Mayor Liz Alpert, presiding, Vice Mayor Jen Ahearn-Koch, Commissioners Erik Arroyo (arrived at 9:05 A.M.), Kyle Scott Battie (arrived at 9:04 A.M.), and Debbie Trice, City Manager Marlon Brown (arrived at 9:03 A.M.), City Attorney Robert Fournier, and City Auditor and Clerk Shayla Griggs (via Zoom/Hybrid) ABSENT: None 9:00:58 A.M. The Workshop was called to order by Mayor Alpert at 9:00 A.M. 1. PRESENTATION RE: CITY OF SARASOTA VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT AND RESILIENCY PLAN (AGENDA ITEM I-1) 9:01:26 A.M. Sustainability Manager Jeffrey Vredenburg, Planning Department, Ashley Lein, Coastal Engineer, Taylor Engineering, Inc., came before the Commission, and Michael DelCharco, Senior Vice President, Nicole McClain, Coastal Engineer, Patrick Lawson, Director of Geospatial Science, Natalie Lamb, Geologist, Taylor Engineering, Inc., appeared via Zoom. City Auditor and Clerk Griggs left the Dais at 9:02 A.M. and returned at 9:03 A.M. 9:02:11 A.M. Mr. Vredenburg provided a brief introduction. 9:05:10 A.M. Ms. Lein presented and referred from a PowerPoint presentation displayed on the Chambers monitors entitled “City of Sarasota Vulnerability Assessment Update.” 9:19:41 A.M. Mr. Vredenburg concluded. 9:20:07 A.M. Questions posed by the Vice Mayor were addressed by Ms. Lein, and Mr. Vredenburg. 9:29:45 A.M. Commissioner Arroyo thanked the presenters for their work and posed questions which were addressed by Mr. Vredenburg and Ms. Lein. 9:34:52 A.M. Questions posed by Commissioner Trice were addressed by Mr. Vredenburg and Ms. Lein. 9:37:48 A.M. Vice Mayor Ahearn-Koch continued to pose questions which were addressed by Mr. Vredenburg and Ms. Lein.

Vulnerability Assessment and Resiliency Plan; and Managing Community Forest Grant Phase 2 Report Update -2- 05/13/24 9:39:16 A.M. Question posed by the City Manager was addressed by Ms. Lein, and the City Manager requested the previous Vulnerability Study be reviewed since the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall (VWPAH) was the City’s most critical asset; that if the VWPAH has dropped off as the most critical asset then he needs to be aware of the reason, and the Vice Mayor provided input. 9:42:20 A.M. City Manager Brown stated that this will return back before the Commission for approval once the Vulnerability Assessment and Resiliency Plan is completed. 9:42:39 A.M. Mayor Alpert thanked Mr. Vredenburg and Ms. Lein for the presentation. 9:42:59 A.M. 2. PRESENTATION RE: MANAGING COMMUNITY FOREST GRANT: PHASE 2 REPORT UPDATE (AGENDA ITEM I-2) 9:43:15 A.M. Sustainability Manager Jeffrey Vredenburg, Planning Department, Phillip “Phil” Smith, Principal, Landscape Architect and Certified Arborist, David W. Johnston Associates, Inc. Landscape Architect and Certified Arborists (DWJA), and Mattias Ciabatti, Transportation Engineer, Lochner, Inc., came before the Commission. 9:44:01 A.M. Mr. Vredenburg provided a brief introduction. 9:46:22 A.M. Mr. Smith presented and referred to a PowerPoint presentation displayed on the Chambers monitors entitled “City of Sarasota Urban Forest Management Plan.” 10:02:27 A.M. Vice Mayor Ahearn-Koch commended Mr. Smith for the presentation, spoke to the topic, and posed questions which were addressed by Messrs. Smith, Vredenburg, the City Manager, and City Attorney. 10:14:10 A.M. Commissioner Arroyo suggested a recommendation which was addressed by the City Manager and posed questions which were addressed by Messrs. Smith, Vredenburg, and the City Manager. 10:25:44 A.M. Questions posed by Commissioner Trice were addressed by Messrs. Smith, Ciabatti, the City Manager, and Senior Arborist Donald Ullom Jr., Development Services Department, who came before the Commission, and the City Attorney.

Vulnerability Assessment and Resiliency Plan; and Managing Community Forest Grant Phase 2 Report Update -3- 05/13/24 10:39:57 A.M. Question posed by Commissioner Battie was addressed by Mr. Vredenburg, and the City Manager provided input. 10:42:12 A.M. City Manager Brown spoke to the topic and Commissioner Battie provided input. 10:43:42 A.M. 3. ADJOURN (AGENDA ITEM II) Mayor Alpert adjourned the Sarasota City Commission Workshop of May 13, 2024, at 10:43 A.M.

WORKSHOP CITY COMMISSION MEETING CITY HALL 1565 First Street Sarasota, Florida May 13, 2024 City Commission Chambers 9:00 AM I. AGENDA ITEMS: I.1 Presentation Re: City of Sarasota Vulnerability Assessment and Resiliency Plan I.1. Agenda Request Form.pdf Vulnerability Assessment Backup Docs.pdf Sarasota VA Update Final.pdf I.2 Presentation Re: Managing Community Forest Grant: Phase 2 Report Update I.2. Agenda Request Form.pdf Workshop Backup.pdf Sarasota Urban Forestry Final Presentation.pdf II. ADJOURN Meeting Notice 5-13-24 City Commission Workshop Notice.pdf City Commission Rules of Procedure CC.RulesofProcedure.AdoptedApril15-2024.pdf AGENDA CALL MEETING TO ORDER MEETING NOTICE CITY COMMISSION RULES OF PROCEDURE 1

Shayla Griggs City Auditor and Clerk Notice to the Public The City of Sarasota is committed to providing qualified disabled individuals an opportunity to participate in meetings of the City Commission. The City of Sarasota prohibits discrimination in all services, programs, or activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex or gender, marital or familial status, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status, or genetic information. Persons with disabilities who require assistance or alternative means for communication of program information such as Braille, large print, audiotape, etc., should contact: The City of Sarasota ADA Coordinator, Jake Brown, at (941) 263-6299 or by email at adacoordinator@sarasotafl.gov. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and Section 286.26, Florida Statutes, persons with disabilities needing special accommodation to participate in a meeting should contact the ADA Coordinator at (941) 263-6299 at least two business days prior to the date of the meeting as to the nature of the auxiliary aids and/or service necessary. Every effort will be made to provide such aid or service to the extent that they are reasonable, do not result in undue financial or administrative burden, and do not alter the fundamental nature of the meeting. Consideration will be given to the individual's preferred aid or service. However, alternatives may be provided if in the City's determination such alternatives provide an effective means of communication. For the benefit of individuals utilizing hearing aids with a T-coil, the City Commission Chambers and SRQ Media Studio are outfitted with a Hearing Induction Loop for enhanced hearing assistance. Proceedings will be electronically recorded. Should an individual feel that a verbatim transcription of the proceedings may later be needed, said individual has the burden and expense of arranging for same. Copies of the electronic recording may be purchased from the Office of the City Auditor and Clerk. 2

file:///C/Users/JJohnson/Desktop/24-05-13-CommissionWorkshop.txt[5/16/2024 8:12:06 AM] SARASOTA CITY COMMISSION WORKSHOP MEETING MONDAY, MAY 13, 2024, 9:00 A.M. DISCLAIMER: THIS FILE REPRESENTS AN UNEDITED VERSION OF REALTIME CAPTIONING WHICH SHOULD NEITHER BE RELIED UPON FOR COMPLETE ACCURACY NOR USED AS A VERBATIM TRANSCRIPT. ANY PERSON WHO NEEDS A VERBATIM TRANSCRIPT OF THE PROCEEDINGS MAY NEED TO HIRE A COURT REPORTER. 09:00:54 [ SOUNDING GAVEL ] 09:00:56 >>Mayor Alpert: GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. 09:00:58 I'M GOING TO CALL TO ORDER THIS MONDAY, MAY 13th, 2024 09:01:03 CITY COMMISSION WORKSHOP. 09:01:05 WE WILL GO DIRECTLY TO OUR FIRST AGENDA ITEM, WHICH IS A 09:01:11 PRESENTATION REGARDING THE CITY OF SARASOTA'S VULNERABILITY 09:01:16 ASSESSMENT AND RESILIENCY PLAN. 09:01:19 I THINK WE'LL CALL ON STAFF TO MAKE A PRESENTATION. 09:01:26 >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 09:01:26 GOOD MORNING. 09:01:27 JEFF VREDENBURG, SUSTAINABILITY MANAGER. 09:01:30 >> HI. 09:01:30 ASHLEY LEIN WITH TAYLOR ENGINEERING. 09:01:34 >>Jeff Vredenburg: I BELIEVE WE HAVE SOME PEOPLE ON ZOOM, IF 09:01:36 WE COULD HAVE THEM INTRODUCE THEMSELVES AS WELL. 09:01:39 >> THIS IS MICHAEL DELCHARCO FROM TAYLOR ENGINEERING. 09:01:45 >> HELLO. 09:01:46 I'M NICOLE McCLAIN FROM TAYLOR ENGINEERING. 09:01:50 >>Mayor Alpert: WHERE WAS MICHAEL FROM? 09:01:53 >> TAYLOR ENGINEERING. 09:01:54 >>Mayor Alpert: TAYLOR ENGINEERING TOO. 09:01:56 OKAY. 09:01:56 THANK YOU. 09:01:59 >> THIS IS PATRICK LAWSON WITH TAYLOR ENGINEERING AS WELL. 09:02:02 >> [INDISCERNIBLE] -- ENGINEERING. 09:02:07 GOOD MORNING. 09:02:08 >>Mayor Alpert: GOOD MORNING. 09:02:11 >>Jeff Vredenburg: THEY ARE IN JACKSONVILLE. 09:02:12 THEY COULDN'T MAKE THE DRIVE THIS MORNING. 09:02:14 THEY ARE THERE IN CASE WE HAVE TECHNICAL QUESTIONS FOR THEM. 09:02:17 VERY HAPPY TO HAVE ASHLEY AT THE DAIS WITH ME. 09:02:22 TECHNICAL ENGINEER IS ON THE PHONE AS WE TALK A LITTLE BIT 09:02:27 ABOUT HOW WE GOT HERE FOR THE VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT AND 09:02:29 WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE. 09:02:30 THANKS, MILES. 09:02:33 TODAY, WE'LL GO OVER WHAT LED US HERE. 09:02:37 GET INTO THE WORK THAT WAS DONE AND THEN ANSWER ANY 09:02:40 QUESTIONS ABOUT THE VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT. 09:02:41 I WOULD LIKE TO CALL OUT THAT TAYLOR ENGINEERING, THE 09:02:45 ENGINEER ON THE PROJECT, IS VERY WELL VERSED IN 09:02:48 VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENTS.

file:///C/Users/JJohnson/Desktop/24-05-13-CommissionWorkshop.txt[5/16/2024 8:12:06 AM] 09:02:49 THEY HELPED THE STATE COMING UP WITH THIS PROGRAM AND ARE 09:02:52 WORKING WITH MANY OTHER CITIES AND THE STATE ON 09:02:56 VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENTS. 09:02:57 THEY ARE THE STATE EXPERTS ON THIS. 09:02:59 SO WE ARE VERY, VERY HAPPY TO HAVE THEM JOIN US FOR THIS 09:03:03 PROJECT. 09:03:03 >>Mayor Alpert: THANK YOU. 09:03:07 >>Jeff Vredenburg: THE STATE HAS SPENT A LOT OF TIME AND 09:03:10 ENERGY ON THE VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT PROGRAM. 09:03:12 THEY CALLED IT THE RESILIENT FLORIDA PROGRAM. 09:03:14 SO THE RESILIENT FLORIDA PROGRAM HAS TWO PARTS. 09:03:16 A PLANNING PHASE AND IMPLEMENTATION PHASE. 09:03:19 THE PLANNING PHASE INCLUDES VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENTS. 09:03:24 THEIR ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO HAVE AS MANY JURISDICTIONS IN THE 09:03:27 STATE HAVE A BASIS ON WHAT'S VULNERABLE, WHAT ASSETS ARE 09:03:31 VULNERABLE SO THEY CAN MAKE A STATEWIDE PLAN. 09:03:33 ALSO, ANY JURISDICTION THAT APPLIES FOR AND GETS A GRANT FOR 09:03:37 THE VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT, WHICH IS WHAT WE'VE DONE, WILL 09:03:40 THEN BE ABLE TO APPLY FOR IMPLEMENTATION FUNDING TO MAKE 09:03:44 THOSE VULNERABLE ASSETS MORE RESILIENT AND ADAPT TO CHANGING 09:03:50 CLIMATE. 09:03:50 SO BY DOING THIS PROGRAM, WE RECEIVED MONEY FROM THE STATE 09:03:53 ABOUT $96,000. 09:03:55 THAT MONEY ALMOST DONE WITH THIS PROJECT AND THAT WILL ALLOW 09:04:00 US TO APPLY FOR IMPLEMENTATION FUNDS. 09:04:03 ACTUALLY, WE'VE ALREADY RECEIVED SOME AT A PREVIOUS GRANT 09:04:05 CYCLE BEFORE THIS GRANT CAME THROUGH. 09:04:09 WE SAW ABOUT $10.5 MILLION GO TO THE BAY. 09:04:12 THAT IS AN EXAMPLE OF SOMETHING THAT WE COULD POSSIBLY, NOW 09:04:14 THAT WE HAVE THIS DONE, APPLY FOR IN THE FUTURE. 09:04:18 THE CITY OF SARASOTA IN 2017 HAD A VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT. 09:04:26 WE DID ONE OF THE FIRST ONES IN THE STATE, AND WE WEREN'T 09:04:29 FOLLOWING ANY STATE STATUTE SO WE WERE GOING AT IT ALONE. 09:04:32 WE LEARNED GREAT LESSONS. 09:04:34 IT WAS A GREAT EXERCISE. 09:04:35 BUT ONE OF THE LESSONS WE LEARNED WAS IF YOU WRITE A REPORT 09:04:38 THAT'S PRETTY TECHNICAL, SOMETIMES THERE AREN'T A LOT OF 09:04:41 PEOPLE THAT READ IT. 09:04:42 WE IMPLEMENTED SOME OF THOSE. 09:04:44 LESSONS LEARNED INTO THIS. 09:04:45 IN ADDITION TO THIS IS FOLLOWING VERY SPECIFIC STATE 09:04:48 STATUTES. 09:04:49 WE ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THAT AND AT THE END, WE'LL HAVE A 09:04:55 WEB PORTAL SO CITIZENS AND STAFF ALIKE CAN GO ACCESS THIS 09:05:00 DATA EASILY. 09:05:01 THAT'S KIND OF HOW WE GOT TO WHERE WE ARE NOW. 09:05:03 I'LL PASS IT ON TO ASHLEY TO CONTINUE THE PRESENTATION. 09:05:06 THANK YOU. 09:05:07 >> ASHLEY LEIN: THANK YOU. 09:05:10 AS JEFF WAS STAYING, WE DID A 2017 SEA LEVEL RISE 09:05:13 ASSESSMENT. 09:05:13 THE PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT WAS TO UPDATE THAT PROJECT TO BE

file:///C/Users/JJohnson/Desktop/24-05-13-CommissionWorkshop.txt[5/16/2024 8:12:06 AM] 09:05:16 IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE REGULATIONS BY FLORIDA STATUTE 09:05:20 380.093 AS WELL AS UPDATING ADDITIONAL NEW SURVEY DATA 09:05:25 AVAILABLE AS WELL AS A NEW INVENTORY OF THE CITY-OWNED 09:05:28 CRITICAL ASSETS. 09:05:29 I WILL GO OVER THE RESILIENT FLORIDA PROGRAM IS MANDATED BY 09:05:34 THE FLORIDA STATUTES WHICH PROVIDES A LITTLE BIT OF 09:05:38 GUIDELINES ABOUT THE TYPE OF FLOODING SCENARIOS THAT WE HAVE 09:05:40 TO EVALUATE, INCLUDING CURRENT CONDITIONS AS WELL AS 09:05:44 PROJECTED FUTURE CONDITIONS. 09:05:45 IT ALSO PROVIDES GUIDELINES FOR THE TYPE OF ASSETS THAT WE 09:05:48 HAVE TO EVALUATE, WHICH ARE CONSIDERED CRITICAL AND REGIONAL 09:05:52 SIGNIFICANT ASSETS. 09:05:53 THEY FALL WITHIN THESE FOUR CATEGORIES LISTED UP THERE AND 09:05:56 I'LL GET INTO THEM A LITTLE BIT MORE. 09:05:58 REAL QUICK, THE SCOPE OF WORK FOR THE PROJECT, WE HAVE 09:06:01 COMPLETED ALL TASKS UP UNTIL TASK 6, WHICH IS WHAT WE ARE 09:06:05 HERE TODAY TO DISCUSS, THE FINAL VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT 09:06:09 REPORT, MAPS AND TABLES. 09:06:10 IT IS HIGHLY TECHNICAL, SO I WILL DO MY BEST IF THERE ARE 09:06:13 ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO ASK THOSE. 09:06:17 AND THEN FOLLOWING THIS REPORT, WHICH IS IN FINAL REVIEW TO 09:06:21 BE SUBMITTED, WE WILL BE PROVIDING A RESILIENCY AND 09:06:24 ADAPTATION PLAN WHICH WILL HAVE ACTIONABLE ADAPTATION 09:06:28 MEASURES AND STRATEGIES FOR THESE FOCUS AREAS AND THESE 09:06:31 VULNERABLE ASSETS THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED. 09:06:33 AS WELL AS JEFF MENTIONED, THERE WILL BE A WEB-BASED STORY 09:06:37 MAP THAT WILL KIND OF GO THROUGH THE WHOLE PROCESS OF THE 09:06:39 PROJECT. 09:06:39 IT WILL BE INTERACTIVE. 09:06:41 YOU CAN SEE THE FLOOD EXTENTS THAT HAVE BEEN MAPPED AS WELL 09:06:46 AS THE LOCATION OF THESE VULNERABLE ASSETS. 09:06:47 BEFORE WE CAN ACTUALLY GET INTO THE ACTUAL ANALYSIS OF THE 09:06:50 PROJECT, WE WENT AND DID A THOROUGH REVIEW OF ALL EFFORTS 09:06:53 ALREADY COMPLETED WITHIN THE CITY AND THE REGION, DATING 09:06:55 BACK TO, OBVIOUSLY, 2017 WHEN THAT CLIMATE ADAPTATION PLAN 09:07:00 WAS FIRST COMPLETED. 09:07:02 I WILL COMMEND THE CITY AND THE REGION VERY PROACTIVE IN 09:07:06 RESILIENCY PLANNING TO FLOODING AND SEA LEVEL RISE. 09:07:08 WE ARE ON THE COAST HERE, OBVIOUSLY SO WE SEE THE EFFECTS 09:07:11 EVERY DAY. 09:07:12 ALMOST A DECADE LATER AND WE ARE STILL GETTING CLEAR PICTURE 09:07:16 AS MORE INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE AND AS MORE SCIENTIFIC 09:07:19 RESEARCH AND MODELING CAPABILITIES CONTINUE TO ADVANCE. 09:07:23 SO THE ASSETS THAT WERE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSESSMENT ARE THE 09:07:30 CRITICAL ASSET INVENTORY. 09:07:31 THEY WILL BE THE LIFELINES OF THE COMMUNITY. 09:07:33 THEY ARE CITY OR PUBLICLY OWNED. 09:07:35 THEY ARE GOING TO BE THE UTILITIES. 09:07:36 THEY ARE GOING TO BE SCHOOLS, PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 09:07:40 THEY ARE GOING TO BE FIRE STATIONS, PUBLIC AREAS, MEANING 09:07:47 AREAS CITY HALL, AS WELL AS TRANSPORTATION AND EVACUATION

file:///C/Users/JJohnson/Desktop/24-05-13-CommissionWorkshop.txt[5/16/2024 8:12:06 AM] 09:07:49 ROUTES. 09:07:50 THE FLOOD SCENARIOS THAT WE EVALUATED WERE MANDATED BY THE 09:07:55 STATUTE AND THEY INCLUDE TIDAL FLOODING, WHICH WE YOU'LL SEE 09:07:58 THE MEAN HIGH OR HIGH WATER SCENARIO AS WELL AS TWO 09:08:01 DIFFERENT STORM SURGE FLOODING SCENARIOS AND THREE DIFFERENT 09:08:04 RAINFALL INDUCED FLOODING SCENARIOS FOR CURRENT CONDITIONS 09:08:08 AS WELL AS A 2040 AND 2070 SEA LEVEL RISE ADDED ON TO THAT. 09:08:12 ULTIMATELY, WE ANALYZED AND MAPPED OUT 30 DIFFERENT FLOOD 09:08:16 SCENARIOS, WHICH IS QUITE A LOT. 09:08:18 CONDENSE IT DOWN, WE SELECTED A FEW JUST TO KIND OF BRING IT 09:08:22 INTO WHAT IS THE MOST CRITICAL TODAY AND MOVING INTO THE 09:08:25 FUTURE. 09:08:25 ONCE ALL THAT FLOOD DATA AND ASSET LOCATIONS WERE OBTAINED, 09:08:30 WE IMPORTED THEM INTO A GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM OR GIS 09:08:35 TO SEE THE INTERSECTIONS OF THE ASSETS AND THE FLOOD 09:08:38 EXTENTS. 09:08:41 THE MAP HERE IS A SNIP FROM THE STORY MAP THAT WILL BE 09:08:45 AVAILABLE AT THE END OF THE PROJECT. 09:08:46 IT MAPS OUT WHERE THESE ASSETS ARE IN RELATION TO THE FLOOD 09:08:52 EXTENT. 09:08:52 SO WHERE IS THAT FLOODWATER INUNDATING. 09:08:52 WHERE IS THAT FLOODWATER REACHING TO. 09:08:54 THE MORE INLAND AREAS, LIGHTER BLUE IS SHOWN, THAT IS GOING 09:08:57 TO BE THE MORE SEVERE, MORE EXTREME FLOOD SCENARIOS, WHEREAS 09:09:01 THE DARKER BLUE IS GOING TO BE THE KIND OF MORE IMMEDIATE 09:09:04 CURRENT CONDITIONS THAT ARE EXPERIENCED TODAY. 09:09:08 SO ONCE ALL OF THAT INFORMATION IS MAPPED OUT, THEN WE HAVE 09:09:11 TO ANALYZE, OKAY, WHAT DOES THIS FLOODING MEAN? 09:09:14 WHAT IS GOING TO BE THE MOST VULNERABLE. 09:09:16 SO THE NEXT STEP WAS A SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS IN WHICH WE 09:09:19 LOOKED AT THE DEPTH OF FLOODING FOR THESE ASSETS. 09:09:21 THIS GRAPHIC HERE, YOU CAN SEE THAT ULTIMATELY THE ASSETS AT 09:09:26 A HIGHER ELEVATION ARE GOING TO BE LESS VULNERABLE TO THE 09:09:28 FLOOD SCENARIOS. 09:09:30 ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING A 2070 PROJECTED OUT FLOOD EXTENT. 09:09:35 THE ONE HIGHEST IS GOING TO BE THE LEAST VULNERABLE ASSET. 09:09:38 THIS SLIDE HERE, NOW WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT THE SENSITIVITY 09:09:44 ANALYSIS CRITERIA. 09:09:45 WE LOOKED AT TWO TYPES OF CRITERIA. 09:09:47 THE DEPTH OF FLOODING, AS I MENTIONED, AND THAT'S GOING TO 09:09:49 BE THE DEPTH OF FLOODING ON STRUCTURES, BUILDINGS, AS WELL 09:09:52 AS ROADWAYS. 09:09:53 AND THEN WE ALSO LOOKED AT THE LAND AREA INUNDATION. 09:09:57 FOR A PARCEL, HOW MUCH OF THAT AREA IS ACTUALLY INUNDATED. 09:10:02 FOR EXAMPLE, SAY A CITY-OWNED PARK, WE HAVE A PARK FACILITY, 09:10:05 SUCH AS A BATHROOM. 09:10:06 OKAY, SAY THAT WAS 12 INCHES WORTH OF WATER THAT WAS 09:10:10 EXPERIENCED AT THAT STRUCTURE, THAT WAS GOING TO BE RANKED A 09:10:13 MEDIUM VULNERABILITY, A MEDIUM RISK LEVEL. 09:10:15 AND THEN FOR THE PARK ITSELF, SAY ONLY 20% OF THAT ACTUAL 09:10:20 PARK WAS INUNDATED, THE PARK ITSELF WAS RANKED AS A LOW 09:10:24 VULNERABILITY RISK LEVEL.

file:///C/Users/JJohnson/Desktop/24-05-13-CommissionWorkshop.txt[5/16/2024 8:12:06 AM] 09:10:26 AND THESE CRITERIA WERE BASED OFF OF PUBLIC ADA REQUIREMENTS 09:10:30 AS WELL AS OTHER UTILITY REQUIREMENTS THAT WE LOOKED AT. 09:10:34 SO THIS IS A TABLE HERE. 09:10:37 THIS IS ONE OF THE DELIVERABLES OF THE REPORT. 09:10:41 IT ESSENTIALLY SUMMARIZES ALL OF THE RISK LEVELS FOR ALL THE 09:10:46 ASSET CATEGORIES THAT WE ANALYZED. 09:10:47 THIS IS GOING TO SHOW YOU, THIS TABLE HERE IS THE COASTAL 09:10:54 SUMMARIES. 09:10:54 I KNOW THE TEXT IS A LITTLE SMALL, BUT SO WE HAVE IT 09:10:56 ORGANIZED OUT BETWEEN ALL OF THE ASSET CATEGORIES AND THEN 09:10:59 THE ASSET TYPES THAT FALL WITHIN EACH. 09:11:00 YOU CAN SEE THE COLOR SCALE DEEPENS FROM WHITE TO DARK RED 09:11:04 AS YOU GO LEFT TO RIGHT. 09:11:05 THAT IS GOING TO SHOW THE CURRENT CONDITIONS AND THEN THE 09:11:08 FARTHEST OUT PROJECTED FUTURE CONDITIONS. 09:11:10 THAT RED CIRCLE IS GOING TO BE THE HUNDRED-YEAR STORM SURGE 09:11:14 FLOOD SCENARIO WITH A 2040 SEA LEVEL RISE PROJECTION ADDED 09:11:18 ON TO IT. 09:11:19 IN ORDER TO ANALYZE ALL THE FLOOD SCENARIOS, WE CHOSE THAT 09:11:22 ONE AS IT IS GOING TO BE THE HUNDRED-YEAR STORM SURGE AND 09:11:25 2040 IS NOT THAT FAR OUT, SO IT'S GOING TO BE ONE OF THE 09:11:28 MOST CRUCIAL ONES THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY MITIGATE FOR RIGHT 09:11:31 NOW. 09:11:31 THIS IS THE TABLE FOR THE RAINFALL SCENARIO. 09:11:36 AND JUST PROVIDE AN EXAMPLE, YOU CAN SEE BASED ON THE COLORS 09:11:39 THAT THE TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES ON THE SECOND TO BOTTOM 09:11:43 ROW THAT GOES UP TO THE DARK RED AT THE FAR RIGHT, THOSE ARE 09:11:46 PROVING TO BE MUCH MORE VULNERABLE, A LOT MORE VULNERABLE 09:11:49 ASSETS COMPARED TO THE CRITICAL COMMUNITY EMERGENCY 09:11:52 FACILITIES ON THE TOP ROW THAT SHOW WHITE AND GREEN SQUARES. 09:11:57 ON THESE NEXT TWO SLIDES ARE MAPS FROM THE SENSITIVITY 09:12:04 ANALYSIS. 09:12:05 CORRESPOND TO THE HUNDRED-YEAR STORM SURGE AS I WAS TALKING 09:12:07 ABOUT. 09:12:07 NOW, AS YOU CAN SEE, THE COASTAL CONDITIONS ARE GOING TO BE, 09:12:10 AS YOU WOULD EXPECT, A LITTLE BIT MORE VULNERABLE TO THE 09:12:13 STORM SURGE AND SEA LEVEL RISE SCENARIOS SINCE THEY ARE ON 09:12:16 THE COAST. 09:12:16 AND THE BARRIER ISLANDS AS WELL. 09:12:19 AND THE RAINFALL CONDITIONS ON THIS NEXT MAP ARE GOING TO 09:12:22 SHOW A LITTLE BIT MORE INLAND ASSETS THAT ARE GOING TO BE 09:12:28 AFFECTED AS WELL. 09:12:29 WE WANTED TO COMPREHENSIVELY ASSESS THE ENTIRE CITY, NOT 09:12:33 JUST THE COASTAL, BUT THE RAINFALL SCENARIOS GIVE US GOOD 09:12:36 INSIGHT INTO THE ENTIRE CITY'S VULNERABILITY. 09:12:38 ONCE ALL OF THAT WAS MAPPED OUT, WE ESSENTIALLY DREW 09:12:44 BOUNDARIES AROUND HOT SPOTS AND DENSE AREAS RANKED AS HIGHLY 09:12:48 VULNERABLE OR MEDIUM VULNERABILITY. 09:12:49 WE SELECTED FIVE AREAS TO FOCUS ON FOR ADAPTATION STRATEGY 09:12:54 RECOMMENDATIONS. 09:12:55 THESE AREAS INCLUDE THE NORTH TRAIL AREA, DOWNTOWN, LIDO KEY 09:13:00 AND ST. ARMANDS, NORTH SIESTA KEY AND SOUTH TRAIL.

file:///C/Users/JJohnson/Desktop/24-05-13-CommissionWorkshop.txt[5/16/2024 8:12:06 AM] 09:13:05 THESE ALSO BUILD OFF OF THE PREVIOUSLY CONDUCTED 09:13:08 VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT THAT HAS IDENTIFIED A CONTINUATION 09:13:10 OF AREAS THAT HAVE BEEN SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLOODING. 09:13:14 AT THE END OF THIS, WE'LL GO OVER ADAPTATION MEASURES THAT 09:13:17 WILL BE RECOMMENDED FOR THESE FOCUS AREAS AND ASSETS WITHIN, 09:13:22 BUT THESE NEXT SLIDES WE'LL GIVE A HIGH-LEVEL SUMMARY OF 09:13:25 EACH OF THESE FOCUS AREAS. 09:13:26 THIS FIRST ONE, DOWNTOWN, WHERE WE ARE TODAY, THIS ONE 09:13:31 ACTUALLY INCLUDED 135 IDENTIFIED ASSETS. 09:13:35 OF THOSE 135, 34 OF THOSE WERE RANKED AS HIGHLY VULNERABLE 09:13:38 TO THE STORM SURGE SCENARIO THAT WE LOOKED AT. 09:13:41 TEN OF THEM WERE RANKED AS HIGHLY VULNERABLE TO THE RAINFALL 09:13:45 SCENARIO THAT WE LOOKED AT. 09:13:46 THIS FOCUS AREAS EXTENDS FROM CENTENNIAL PARK AND 10th 09:13:49 STREET AT THE NORTH OVER TO WASHINGTON BOULEVARD ON THE 09:13:51 EAST. 09:13:52 AND HUDSON BAYOU ON THE SOUTH. 09:13:54 THIS AREA INCLUDES CITY HALL, A FEW FEDERAL BUILDINGS, LIFT 09:13:58 STATIONS, PUBLIC PARKS, BAYFRONT DRIVE, JOHN RINGLING 09:14:01 CAUSEWAY AND A FEW OTHER VERY IMPORTANT ASSETS. 09:14:04 THE SECOND FOCUS AREA IS LIDO KEY AND ST. ARMANDS. 09:14:08 THIS ONE HAS 117 ASSETS THAT WE IDENTIFIED AND 107 OF THOSE 09:14:13 WERE IDENTIFIED AS HIGHLY VULNERABLE TO THE STORM SURGE 09:14:15 SCENARIO. 09:14:16 AGAIN, AS YOU WOULD EXPECT, IT IS A KEY. 09:14:20 IT IS AN ISLAND. 09:14:21 IT IS GOING TO HAVE THE EFFECTS OF STORM SURGE THAT ARE 09:14:23 REALLY GOING TO IMPACT THOSE ASSETS. 09:14:25 THE TRANSPORTATION ASSETS OF THIS ONE DID HAVE THE MOST. 09:14:28 WE HAD 48 ASSETS WITHIN THE TRANSPORTATION CATEGORY THAT 09:14:31 WERE HIGHLY VULNERABLE TO THE STORM SURGE. 09:14:33 WHICH IS GREAT TO KNOW. 09:14:37 EVACUATION ROUTES AND EASE OF TRANSPORTATION ARE GOING TO BE 09:14:40 KEY ESSENTIAL ASPECTS TO SAFEGUARD THE COMMUNITY AND ITS 09:14:44 RESIDENTS. 09:14:44 THE NEXT ONE IS THE NORTH TRAIL AREA. 09:14:49 THIS EXTENDS FROM EDWARDS DRIVE SOUTH TO CENTENNIAL PARK AND 09:14:53 EVERYTHING WEST OF TAMIAMI TRAIL, INCLUDING TAMIAMI TRAIL. 09:14:56 THIS AREA INCLUDES 45 ASSETS, 14 OF WHICH WERE CONSIDERED 09:15:00 HIGHLY VULNERABLE TO THE COASTAL SCENARIO, THREE OF WHICH 09:15:02 CONSIDERED HIGHLY VULNERABLE TO THE RAINFALL-INDUCED 09:15:05 SCENARIO. 09:15:06 ONE THING TO POINT OUT ON THIS ASSET AREA OR THIS FOCUS AREA 09:15:09 IS THAT THERE WERE NO CRITICAL COMMUNITY EMERGENCY 09:15:12 FACILITIES THAT WE IDENTIFIED AS VULNERABLE AT ALL, WHICH IS 09:15:15 GREAT, BUT THAT MEANS THAT WE'RE GOING TO FOCUS IN ON THE 09:15:18 OTHER TYPE OF ASSETS, THE OTHER CATEGORIES TO BE ABLE TO 09:15:22 RECOMMEND ADAPTATION STRATEGIES THAT ARE SPECIFIC TO THE 09:15:25 MEASURES THAT ARE THERE. 09:15:27 THE NEXT ONE IS SOUTH TRAIL. 09:15:29 THIS ONE EXTENDS FROM HUDSON BAYOU TO BAY ROAD AND IS WEST 09:15:33 OF OSPREY AVENUE.

file:///C/Users/JJohnson/Desktop/24-05-13-CommissionWorkshop.txt[5/16/2024 8:12:06 AM] 09:15:34 OF THE 25 WITHIN THIS AREA, WE HAD 10 THAT WERE HIGH TO THE 09:15:39 COASTAL AND ONLY ONE THAT WAS HIGHLY VULNERABLE TO THE 09:15:42 RAINFALL SCENARIO. 09:15:43 THIS ONE INCLUDED UNDEVELOPED LOTS THAT ARE OWNED BY THE 09:15:47 CITY, A LOT OF LIFT STATIONS, COMMUNITY BEACH FACILITIES AND 09:15:52 THEN A FEW ADDITIONAL EVACUATION ROUTES, INCLUDING SIESTA 09:15:54 KEY NORTH BRIDGE, THE EAST APPROACH TO THE BRIDGE. 09:15:58 THE NEXT ONE IS GOING TO BE NORTH SIESTA KEY, WHICH INCLUDES 09:16:02 THE WESTERN APPROACH TO THE KEY BRIDGE AS WELL. 09:16:05 AND AN INTERESTING THING TO POINT OUT ABOUT THIS ONE IS OF 09:16:08 THE 18 THAT WERE IDENTIFIED, THE 18 ASSETS IDENTIFIED IN 09:16:12 THIS FOCUS AREA, ALL 18 WERE RANKED AS HIGHLY VULNERABLE, 09:16:16 MEANING THAT THEY HAD A HIGH FLOOD DEPTH OF WATER TO THE 09:16:18 COASTAL SCENARIOS. 09:16:19 SO ONCE WE HAVE ALL OF THOSE MAPPED OUT AND ALL OF THOSE 09:16:26 FOCUS AREAS SELECTED, THE NEXT STEPS IN THE PROJECT ARE 09:16:30 GOING TO IDENTIFY AND CREATE A MATRIX OF ADAPTATION 09:16:33 STRATEGIES TO THE ASSETS AND THE FOCUS AREAS THEMSELVES. 09:16:36 THERE ARE ABOUT FIVE COMMON THEMES OF ADAPTATION STRATEGIES 09:16:40 THAT YOU MAY BE FAMILIAR WITH. 09:16:42 YOU MAY HAVE SEEN THEM RECENTLY IN ADAPTATION PLANNING WHICH 09:16:45 INCLUDES AVOIDANCE, MEANING WE'RE GOING TO PREVENT NEW 09:16:48 DEVELOPMENT IN THAT AREA. 09:16:49 WE'RE GOING TO RESTRICT DEVELOPMENT THERE BECAUSE IT WILL BE 09:16:51 A REPETITIVE LOSS AREA. 09:16:53 IT WILL BE CONSIDERED A VERY VULNERABLE AREA. 09:16:55 THAT DEVELOPMENT SHOULD NOT BE OCCURRING IN. 09:16:58 ALSO RECOMMEND ACCOMMODATION STRATEGIES THAT GRAPHIC UP IN 09:17:01 THE FAR RIGHT IS GOING TO SHOW AN EXAMPLE OF AN 09:17:04 ACCOMMODATION STRATEGY, ELEVATING STRUCTURES, ELEVATING 09:17:07 PROPERTIES OUT OF THOSE FLOODWAYS. 09:17:09 GOING TO ALLOW THE FLOODWAY TO STILL CONTINUE. 09:17:11 NOTHING YOU CAN DO TO STOP THE WATER BUT WE'RE GOING TO 09:17:14 REMOVE THE ACTUAL INFRASTRUCTURE OUT OF THAT FLOODWAY. 09:17:17 NEXT IS GOING TO BE PROTECTION. 09:17:19 TRADITIONALLY, IT INCLUDES HARD STRUCTURES, SEAWALLS, 09:17:24 LEVEES, DIKES, AND THEN IT'S ALSO GOING TO INCLUDE GREEN 09:17:27 INFRASTRUCTURE SUCH AS BEACH NOURISHMENT, LIVING SHORELINES. 09:17:29 LIDO KEY CONDUCTED THEIR BEACH NOURISHMENT PROJECT IN 2021, 09:17:33 AS YOU CAN SEE THE PICTURE OF THE BEAUTIFUL BEACH ON THE 09:17:36 BOTTOM RIGHT. 09:17:37 ANOTHER ADAPTATION STRATEGY IS RETREAT. 09:17:38 WE'LL COMPLETELY ABANDON THAT AREA, SHOULD NOT BE THERE AND 09:17:42 RELOCATE AND MOVE THAT ASSET OUT OF HARM'S WAY AND FIND A 09:17:45 NEW DEVELOPMENT MORE INLAND OR AT A HIGHER ELEVATION. 09:17:48 AND THEN LAST, ANOTHER TYPE OF ADAPTATION STRATEGY IS 09:17:51 PROCEDURAL. 09:17:52 THESE INCLUDE REGULATIONS AND STRICTER ENFORCEMENTS. 09:17:57 LAND USE CODES, BUILDING ZONES, BUILDING CODES, HIGHER BASE 09:18:01 FLOOD ELEVATIONS, THOSE TYPE OF STRATEGIES SO WE CAN 09:18:04 CONTINUE TO CONSTRUCT AND DEVELOP IN A SAFER WAY AS WE 09:18:08 CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND LIVE IN THIS BEAUTIFUL AREA.

file:///C/Users/JJohnson/Desktop/24-05-13-CommissionWorkshop.txt[5/16/2024 8:12:06 AM] 09:18:10 ONCE THE ADAPTATION PLAN AND WEB-BASED MAP ARE FINALIZED, 09:18:16 WHICH WILL BE AT THE END OF THIS MONTH OR NEXT MONTH, THE 09:18:19 FOLLOWING STEPS FOR THE COMMUNITY SHOULD BE -- YOU SHOULD BE 09:18:23 EQUIPPED TO BE ABLE TO PRIORITIZE THE IMPLEMENTATION 09:18:26 PROJECTS. 09:18:27 THROUGH THE VA, YOU ARE NOW GOING TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR 09:18:31 ADDITIONAL GRANT FUNDING WHETHER THAT IS ADDITIONAL PLANNING 09:18:34 FUNDING OR IMPLEMENTATION PROJECTS, THAT WILL BE AWESOME SO 09:18:39 YOU CAN ACTUALLY TAKE THIS PLAN AND MOVE IT INTO ACTIONABLE 09:18:42 PROJECTS TO SAFEGUARD THE COMMUNITY. 09:18:44 AS ADDITIONAL LEGISLATION PASSES AND AS MODELING AND 09:18:48 CAPABILITIES CONTINUE TO ADVANCE, THE PLAN SHOULD BE 09:18:51 REGULARLY MAINTAINED AND UPDATED TO ENSURE THAT IT IS UP TO 09:18:54 DATE WITH THE LATEST AND GREATEST RESEARCH AS WELL AS 09:18:57 LEGISLATION REQUIREMENTS. 09:18:58 AND THEN RESILIENCY PLANNING IS NOT LIKE A CYCLICAL. 09:19:03 IT IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO BE A THING THAT WE ALWAYS HAVE TO 09:19:06 LOOK AT. 09:19:07 THE BEST WAY TO KNOW IF THE STRATEGIES ARE ACTUALLY WORKING 09:19:10 IS TO MONITOR, ADJUST AS ACCORDINGLY, AND THEN REIMPLEMENT. 09:19:15 SO IT IS GOING TO NEED TO BE ADJUSTED AS TIME GOES AND 09:19:19 FIGURE OUT WHAT IS ACTUALLY WORKING FOR YOUR COMMUNITY, WHAT 09:19:23 CAN WE DO BETTER? 09:19:24 WHAT SHOULD WE DO BETTER? 09:19:26 WHAT SHOULD WE ADJUST, WHAT ARE THE PRIORITIES OF THE 09:19:29 COMMUNITY. 09:19:29 AND THAT IS THE SUMMARY OF THE PROJECT. 09:19:33 SO WITH THAT, I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR TIME HERE TODAY. 09:19:36 I WILL PASS IT BACK TO JEFF IF HE HAS ANY CLOSING 09:19:39 STATEMENTS, BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 09:19:41 >>Jeff Vredenburg: NO. 09:19:41 I THINK THAT SUMMARIZES IT UP. 09:19:43 THANK YOU. 09:19:45 JUST TO BE VERY CLEAR, THIS PROJECT WAS AN UPDATE FROM 2017. 09:19:50 IT ASKED US TO USE NOAA PROJECTIONS THAT ARE WIDELY ACCEPTED 09:19:55 THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES FOR 2040 AND 2070 SEA LEVEL 09:19:58 RISE SCENARIOS. 09:19:59 THAT'S PART OF THE DATA MAP THAT WE BROUGHT IN FOR THE 09:20:02 PROJECT. 09:20:03 >>Mayor Alpert: ALL RIGHT. 09:20:04 VICE MAYOR. 09:20:06 >>Vice-Mayor Ahearn-Koch: THANK YOU. 09:20:07 I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. 09:20:10 THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK. 09:20:12 I HAVE TO SAY THAT IN GOING THROUGH THESE CHARTS AND THINGS 09:20:18 LIKE THAT, I WAS JUST VERY CONFUSED I THINK WITH SOME OF THE 09:20:23 INFORMATION. 09:20:23 I DON'T KNOW IF WE WANT TO MAYBE EXPLAIN SOME OF THESE A 09:20:30 LITTLE BIT BETTER. 09:20:31 IT'S SO MUCH INFORMATION, WHICH IS WONDERFUL, BUT SINCE I'M 09:20:34 SEEING THIS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THIS FORM OF THE WAY IT 09:20:37 WAS PRESENTED, I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND SOME OF THE FACILITIES

file:///C/Users/JJohnson/Desktop/24-05-13-CommissionWorkshop.txt[5/16/2024 8:12:06 AM] 09:20:43 WERE LISTED MULTIPLE TIMES. 09:20:45 I KNOW THEY MUST REFER TO A SPECIFIC PIECE OF MACHINERY, OR 09:20:49 A SPECIFIC PORTION OF IT. 09:20:51 SOMETHING LIKE THAT. 09:20:52 SO MAYBE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE COULD GO OVER A DIFFERENT 09:20:56 TIME, NOT RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW. 09:20:58 BEFORE I GET TO THAT, I DID HAVE SOME OTHER QUESTIONS. 09:21:06 WHEN YOU SAID FIELD EVALUATIONS WERE NOT EMPLOYED, DOES THAT 09:21:09 MEAN YOU ACTUALLY DID NOT PHYSICALLY GO TO THE PLACES? 09:21:12 >>Ashley Lein: CORRECT. 09:21:13 THIS EVALUATION WAS A DESKTOP REVIEW STUDY FOR THE MOST 09:21:18 PART. 09:21:18 THERE WAS NOT ADDITIONAL FUNDING IN THE GRANT ITSELF TO GET 09:21:21 BOOTS ON THE GROUND AND TO SURVEY EVERY SINGLE ASSET. 09:21:24 A FEW OF THE KEY ONES OBVIOUSLY I'V