2019 Cook County Multi-JurisdictionalHazard Mitigation

Plan ProcessPublic Meetings

June 4, 2019June 5, 2019

June 10, 2019June 13, 2019

Gene RyanChief of Planning Cook County DHSEMgene.ryan@cookcountyil.gov

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Kim Nowicki Regional Planner Cook County DHSEMkimberly.nowicki@cookcountyil.gov

Sabeen Shamsi ConsultantIntegrated Solutions Consultingsabeen.shamsi@i-s-consulting.com

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COOK COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCYMANAGEMENTMulti-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan Update Public Meetings

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AgendaIntroductions

What is Mitigation?

Preliminary Questionnaire FindingsHazard/Risk Discussion

Hazard Summary Worksheet

Identify New Mitigation Ideas/Initiatives

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Definition of MitigationAny sustained action taken to reduce or eliminate long-

term risk to life and property from a hazard event

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“All I’m saying is now is the timeto develop the technology to deflect the asteroid”

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Why Mitigate?• Protect human life, and prevent damage or loss of property.

• Ensure continuity of government/business.

• Promote inter-agency coordination and response.• Increase public awareness and preparedness about hazards

within the community.

• Maintain compliance with State and Federal regulations and

requirements for continued eligibility for mitigation grant

funding. Plans must be updated and approved by FEMA

every 5 years.

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How Does Mitigation Pay?Natural Disasters Reported 1900-2010

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How Does Mitigation Pay?

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How Does Mitigation Pay?

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Mitigation Plan Update Process

1. Establish & Document the

Planning Process

2. Understand Your Community

• Conduct Community Profile

3. Assess Risks:

• Hazard Profile & Risk

Assessment

4. Mitigation Strategies & Actions5. Plan Maintenance &

Governance (Adopt the Plan)

Document Planning

Community Profile

Assess Risks

MitigationActions /Strategies

Maintenance & Governance

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Risk MethodologyCONSIDER THIS….Why is it that the same disaster event (i.e. Flood) will adversely impact people, property, the environment, economies, and governments differently?

Do Disasters Discriminate?

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Risk Methodology“Many disaster losses – rather than stemming from unexpected events – are the predictable result of interactions among three

major systems: the physical environment, which includes hazardous events; the social and demographic characteristics of the communities that experience them; and the buildings, roads, bridges, and other components of the constructed environment…

[we] must acknowledge that disasters occur at these intersections. While the escalating losses from disasters will

continue to result in part from the continuing expansion of our nation’s “capital stock,” it can also be attributed to the fact that all these systems – and their interactions – are becoming more

complex with each passing year.”Dennis Mileti (1999)

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Assess Risks: Final Hazards List

Dam/levee failure Flood Severe weather:

Extreme Heat Lightning Hail Fog High Winds

Earthquake Drought Severe winter weather:

Snow Blizzards Extreme Cold Ice Storms

Tornado

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Hazard Summary DiscussionIdentify unique hazard-specific concerns/risks for your

household/neighborhood. See handout below…

What keeps you up at night?

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Remember, Mitigation is…“Any action taken to eliminate or

reduce long-term risk to humanlife and property from theconsequences of natural andhuman-caused hazards”.

Such actions taken to reduce theconsequences of disasters andbreak the vicious cycle ofdestruction, repair, destruction,repair, etc.

“Mitigation actions are thefoundation of a truly effectiveEmergency Managementprogram.”

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Mitigation Strategy• Define goals and objectives• Identify and analyze a comprehensive range of possible

mitigation measures

• Develop an action plan for implementing mitigation

measures

Examples of Mitigation:Siren Coverage, Mass Emergency Notification, Flood Control, Emergency

Power Supply

Does the Plan identify and analyze a comprehensive range of specific mitigation actions and projects for each jurisdiction being considered to reduce the effects of hazards, with emphasis on new and existing buildings and

infrastructure? (Requirement §201.6(c)(3)(ii))

Does the updated plan identify the completed, deleted or deferred mitigation actions as a benchmark for progress, and if activities are unchanged (i.e., deferred), does the updated plan describe why no changes

occurred? (Requirement §201.6(c)(3)(iv))

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Goals• Goal 1: Develop and implement sustainable, cost-effective,

and environmentally sound risk-reduction (mitigation)

projects.

• Goal 2: Protect the lives, health, safety, and property of the

citizens of Cook County from the impacts of natural

hazards.

• Goal 3: Protect public services and critical facilities,

including infrastructure, from loss of use during natural

hazard events and potential damage from such events.

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Goals• Goal 4: Involve stakeholders to enhance the local capacity

to mitigate, prepare for, and respond to the impacts of

natural hazards.

• Goal 5: Develop, promote, and integrate mitigation action

plans.

• Goal 6: Promote public understanding of and support for

hazard mitigation.

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Prioritizing Hazards & Mitigation Strategies

TargetMitigation

ActionsExcessive Heat

Drought

Earthquake

PROBABILITY

IMPA

CT

Flood

Tornado

Extreme ColdThunderstorm

& Lightning

Severe Winter Storm

Dam Failure

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New Mitigation Ideas/Initiatives

Let’s Identify New Mitigation Ideas/Initiatives to Prepare Our Communities.

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Public Meetingshttps://www.cookcountyhomelandsecurity.org/public-meetings

Central Public Meeting II; Hazard Mitigation Plan ReviewThursday, June 27, 2019 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.Main Library, Oak Park Public Library Veterans Room - Second Floor834 Lake Street Oak Park, IL 60301

North Public Meeting II; Hazard Mitigation Plan ReviewTuesday, June 25, 2019 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Niles-Maine District Library6960 West Oakton Street Niles, IL 60714

South Public Meeting II; Hazard Mitigation Plan ReviewWednesday, June 26, 2019 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Oak Lawn Public Library9427 South Raymond AvenueOak Lawn, IL 60453

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Questions?

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Kim Nowicki Regional Planner Cook County DHSEMkimberly.nowicki@cookcountyil.gov

Sabeen Shamsi ConsultantIntegrated Solutions Consultingsabeen.shamsi@i-s-consulting.com

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