resilient king county fall summit presentation
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An overview of the Resilient King County initiative, workshop themes, and key outcomes. This also includes a case study of Christchurch and how the city was transformed through its recovery process.TRANSCRIPT
Goal: Resilient King County
The capacity to maintain services
and livelihoods after a catastrophic
disaster. In the event that services and
livelihoods are disrupted, recoveryoccurs rapidly with minimal social
disruption and results in improved
resilience to future disasters.
RKC Objectives
• Identify critical stakeholders
• Identify the needs, resources, and roles
•Understand best ways to collaborate
• Identify obstacles and opportunities
•Gain feedback from the public
RKC Guiding Principles
During recovery, strive to improve…
•Resilience
•Quality of Life
•Community Continuity
•Social Justice & Equity
•Environmental Quality
Plan Synchronization
• FEMA National Disaster Recovery Framework
•Resilient Washington State
•Washington Restoration Framework
• Local recovery plans:
• City of Seattle, Pierce County, Snohomish County, Regional Catastrophic Planning Group
Process Overview
Resilient King County Process1. CEO Summit (September 2013)
2. Workshop #1: Built Environment
(March 2014)
3. Workshop #2: Livelihoods & Well-Being
(April 2014)
4. Workshop #3: Frameworks for Recovery
(June 2014)
5. Virtual Town Hall (July-August 2014)
6. Final Summit (September 2014)
CEO Summit
CEO Summit Agenda • Welcome
• Dow Constantine, King County Executive
• RKC Background and Process
• Walt Hubbard, Director, King County Office of Emergency Management
• Panel Discussion
• Maud Daudon, Seattle Chamber of Commerce
• Tomoko Dodo, Consulate General of Japan in Seattle
• Scott Miles, Western Washington University
• Booga Gilbertson, Puget Sound Energy
• John Schelling, Program Manager, WA State EMD
• Closing Remarks
• Sense of urgency
• Need for
synchronization
• Understand
interdependencies
• Ability to “come
back better”
CEO Summit Key Themes
"Which is most
important for King
County to focus on
to improve the
resilience of your
business or
organization?"
CEO Summit Key Themes
"What recovery
objective is most
important for King
County to focus on
to improve the
resilience of your
business or
organization after a
catastrophe has
occurred?"
CEO Summit Key Themes
Disaster Scenario
Seattle Fault Scenario
• Over $38 billion in structural and content damage (8% of total value)
• ~5% of general building stock structures extensively or completely damaged
• 400 schools completely or extensively damaged
• 14 million tons of debris
• 4,500 to 19,000 injuries, depending on time of day
• 27,211 displaced households
Summary of Modeled Impacts
Workshop 1:
Built Environment
Workshop 1 Agenda
•Welcome
• Seattle Fault scenario impacts
• Case study
• Brainstorm & rank recovery goals
• Identify opportunities, obstacles, players,
resources & tradeoffs
• Present & discuss breakout outcomes
•Wrap up
Transportation Themes
Expand mass transit
Create more bike and pedestrian infrastructure
Reduce road congestion
Leverage existing transportation planning efforts (i.e. VISION 2040)
Improve air quality through thoughtful placement of new corridors & reduced trips
Utilities
• Plan for population growth
• Improve seismic resilience
• Utilize wastewater to generate energy
• Utilize low impact development methods
• Separate storm water from wastewater
• Improve water and air quality
Building Stock
• Accommodate population growth and affordable housing needs
• Improve building code for natural hazards
• Increase energy-efficiency
• Promote LEED building standards
• Recycle building debris
Workshop 2: Livelihoods & Well-Being
Workshop 2 Agenda
•Welcome
• Seattle fault scenario impacts
• Case study
• Brainstorm & rank recovery goals
• Identify opportunities, obstacles, players,
resources & tradeoffs
• Present & discuss breakout outcomes
•Wrap up
Livelihoods
• Create neighborhood-centric hubs that include an array of services
• Increase shared virtual workplaces
• Leverage micro-lending dollars for small businesses
• Create regional museum system to serve as community gathering places
Health & Social Services
• Improve technology for accessing medical records
• Reduce health disparities
• Offer services through neighborhood clinics and telemedicine
• Address equity and social justice issues with recovery dollars
Natural Resources
• Bolster rural economy through locally-sourced produce and lumber
• Repurpose liquefaction-damaged land for recreation and conservation
• Build sustainable, low-impact, decentralized water systems
Workshop 3: Frameworks for
Recovery
Workshop 3 Agenda
•Welcome
• Break into groups by jurisdictional level
• Categorize recovery roles
• Group discussion
• Synthesize breakout outcomes
• RSF decision-making and task forces
•Wrap up
Role of the County
• Establish “one voice” for recovery in
King County
• Ensure communication with public is
clear, consistent, and uses multiple
methods
• Facilitate collaborative decision
making and coordination
Role of the County
•Determine regional recovery strategy
and task forces
•Convene public and private
stakeholders as leads and subject
matter experts
•Act as a broker of additional
resources from State and Federal
partners
State and Federal Support
• Provide support and technical assistance
to local jurisdictions
• Acquire and disseminate post-disaster
grant funds
• Leverage private sector resources and
economic development services
• Deploy alternative dispute resolution
experts
Virtual Town Hall
Public Feedback
0
5
10
15
20
25
Build back
better
Maintain
services and
livelihoods
Recover
rapidly
“Which aspect of
long-term recovery do
you think is most
important for King
County to focus on?”
These are all
important, but
building back better
avoids future tragedy.
- Member of the public
Public Feedback
• Engage and connect with the
community on a personal level
• Increase the amount of small solar
and wind power generation stations
•Offer incentives to community
members to be part of restoration
Public Feedback
• Invest in reverse osmosis filtration
units to ensure access to clean water
•Provide at-home medical care
•Create smaller neighborhood-centric
schools, then merge as recovery
progresses
Next Steps
Next Steps
• Engage people and organizations working on synergistic plans and initiatives
• Propose template for recovery support function task forces
•Develop long-term recovery plan based on National Disaster Recovery Framework and Resilient King County
• Leverage relevant approaches from other disasters
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