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… Delivering Solutions
Creating Value …
Taking the “NAI Pulse” of Flood Officials in Georgia – An NAI Community Survey
ASFPM Annual Conference | May 22, 2012
Sean D. Roche, P.E., CFMMichael Baker Jr., Inc
Agenda
Forming the Committee Goals and Objectives Implementation Lessons Learned Next Steps
Forming – Storming – Norming – Performing
Forming – Storming – Norming – Performing
Forming the Committee Conference participants Georgia Association of Floodplain Management
(GAFM) membership Setup Monthly NAI Committee Calls
Objectives Logistics for future calls Roles and responsibilities.
Forming – Storming – Norming – Performing
Goals and Objectives
Established goals for the NAI Committee Promote NAI principles within the State of GA Provide guidance to local officials on how to
implement NAI within their regulations Offer training opportunities to GAFM members,
ASFPM members, local officials
Forming – Storming – Norming – Performing
Progress Implementing Goals
Potential Training Methods GAFM and ASFPM conference tracks Lunch time presentations (in person or via webinars) Utilize city/county-level outreach efforts Other related organizations and efforts
NAI Principles Community Survey Establish a survey
– Review ASFPM NAI Toolkit to develop survey questions– Multiple surveys on few topics vs. a single
comprehensive survey Develop a communications plan
Forming – Storming – Norming – Performing
Progress Implementing Goals
Implementation of Goals (Continued) How will survey be distributed, collected, summarized?
Phone, mail, or email Develop an extensive list of local officials to distribute
survey GAFM members, GA directory of FPAs, Other municipal officials
Distribute the survey via email Collect, analyze, and summarize responses Results used to support other objectives:
Target specific training topics to further help and inform GAFM members, ASFPM members, and local officials regarding NAI principles.
Resource for local officials who would like to find out more regarding how NAI principles can be successfully implemented within their communities.
Forming – Storming – Norming – Performing
Level of Hazard ID
Level of Outreach
Level of Planning
Reg’s and Develop.
Stds.
Mitigation Actions
Infrastructure Emergency Services
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NAI Survey Results
Basic
Better
NAI-En-hanced
NAI Building Blocks
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Implementation of NAI Building Blocks
Basic - Better - NAI Enhanced
Respondents rated themselves as implementing BETTER NAI principles.• Emergency Services
Respondents rated Themselves as implementing ENHANCED NAI principles.• Planning• Regulations & Develop. Std.
Areas where the majority of respondents are implementingBASIC NAI principles:
• Education and Outreach, • Mitigation, and • Infrastructure
Lunch & Learn Webinar Topics
Prioritized topics Thirty-four areas where the majority of
respondents were not implementing NAI Principles Training assessment - prioritized the list based on
input from attendees at annual GAFM Conference Identified volunteers to give presentations Logistics for organizing webinars
Quarterly basis Getting PDH/CEUs/CECs Remote presentation software capabilities Use of registration for CEC tracking
Forming – Storming – Norming – Performing
First NAI Lunch & Learn Webinar
May 4, 2011 – Stream Restoration By Kevin Tweedy, Senior Water Resources
Engineer with Michael Baker Jr., Inc. Agenda:
Riparian system impairments. Stream restoration versus traditional approaches to
channel stabilization Case study examples –using stream restoration to
achieve multiple water quality objectives. 29 Registered Attendees
Quarterly NAI Lunch & Learn Webinars
Impacts of Development in the Floodplain (8/10/11)
Ban Yusif, Atlantic Energy and Engineering Master flood protection plans (11/9/11)
Cornelius Ani, Gwinnett County, GA Rapid Development of a Flood Acquisition Project
(2/8/12) Carver Struve, Michael Baker Jr., Inc.
Implementing NAI Concepts While Mastering the CRS Program (5/30/12)
Jeff Stanley, CRS Coordinator and GIS Analyst, City of Griffin, GA
Lessons Learned
Survey Adobe Acrobat format Attachments vs. link to GAFM website Auto submittal process Follow-up phone calls
Lunch and Learn Webinars Advanced scheduling and reminders Registration process Test sessions Last minute changes
Forming – Storming – Norming – Performing
Next Steps
Continued input to the NAI community survey Both within GA and Nationally
Upcoming Lunch & Learn webinars 8/8/1 2 – Coastal NAI or climate change and
emergency management adaptation 11/7/12 – Basic, better, or NAI enhanced –
local community examples Explore other outreach opportunities to
educate and promote NAI Principles Newsletters, local outreach efforts, and other
organizations
Forming – Storming – Norming – Performing
… Delivering Solutions
Creating Value …
Questions & Comments
ASFPM Annual Conference | May 22, 2012
Sean D. Roche, P.E., CFMMichael Baker Jr., Inc