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Coastowne’s Challenges• Coastowne’s Challenges– Destructive Seismic Event (6 to 10

months)• Threat of storm surge and earthquakes

–No Mitigation Plan/No Capacity to React

• Our Objectives• Withstand • Respond • ThriveWithstand, Respond, Thrive

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Who’s Involved?

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Office of Readiness and Resilience

Community Network Team

Public Input, Environmental

Groups, Volunteer Groups

Information Systems Team

Private Sector, Existing Staff

Policy Action Team

Existing Staff, Decision-Makers

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Community Network TeamIdentify and connect community leaders and key stakeholders

• Host stakeholder roundtable

• Organize community workshops

• Establish neighborhood emergency captains

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Information Systems TeamMobilize digital resources

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Digitally connect

people and data

Create a data

centralization SWAT

team

Mobilize resources from the

technology sector

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Policy Action TeamAnticipate and mitigate environmental and community risks

• Coordinate with State, Federal and neighborhood emergency response teams

• Develop policy responses and coordinate execution

• Plan for short-term and long-term sustainability

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A Resilient Coastowne:• WITHSTANDS environmental shocks by

developing quick fixes to anticipate and mitigate risks

• RESPONDS to disaster effectively with rapid and robust communications systems

• THRIVES by evolving and adapting after a shock occurs; increasing community and environmental resiliency

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