Florida Coastal Office Florida Resilient Coastlines Program Whitney

Florida Coastal Office Florida Resilient Coastlines Program Whitney Gray March 9, 2018

About the Program • Priority from Secretary Valenstein • Housed within the Florida Coastal Office (CAMA) • DRAFT Vision: Florida’s coastal communities are resilient and prepared for the effects of rising sea levels, including coastal flooding, erosion, and ecosystem changes. • DRAFT Mission: Synergizing community resilience planning, natural resource protection tools, and funding to prepare Florida’s coastline for rising sea levels.

What do we mean by “Resilience”? An ecological, human, or physical system’s ability to persist in the face of disturbance or change and continue to perform certain functions. g n i b r o s b A , s k c sho g n i z i n a g reor ter af , e c n a b r u t g s n i i d t adap Bou n from ce ba imp ck act

Past and Present DEP’s Florida Coastal Office Since 1995, in one program alone, over $10 M has gone to fund projects that resulted in improved coastal resilience. • Coastal trend data • Post-disaster reconstruction LDRs • Wetland/mangrove/dune restoration & protection • Community initiatives • Clean Marina and Clean Vessel programs • Vulnerability assessments/adaptation plans

Past and Present Florida's Coastal Partnership Initiative Story Map

Past and Present Community Resiliency Initiative • Starting in 2011, DEP funded DEO to provide technical assistance to coastal communities for innovative planning and development strategies. Funding opportunities Statewide Focus Group Development and piloting of Adaptation Action Areas Vulnerability Assessments and Adaptation Plans for three pilot areas: Clearwater, St. Augustine, Escambia County • Development of technical assistance documents • • Barbara Lenczewski (850) 717 -8502 Barbara. Lenczewski@deo. myflorida. com

Grants Pilot Projects

Past and Present Florida Resilient Coastlines Program • Convene • State, regional, local gov’t agencies • Share info, best practices • Coordinate • Identify policy conflicts • Promote each other’s services • Tell our story • Investments already made • Continuing commitment • Grants • Assistance to local governments

Convene and Coordinate City of Clearwater City of Ft. Lauderdale City of Miami Beach Hillsborough County Martin County Miami-Dade County Monroe County FRCA ECFRPC UF Geoplan NEFRPC USF SFRPC FSU TBRPC FSU CO-APS WFRPC FSU Law FDEP NOAA DEM NERRs BRACE FEMA FWC Audubon Florida FDOT Fla Sea Grant Florida Climate Institute Florida Earth Institute UF Sea Turtle Conservancy TNC TBEP GCFI Deady Law

Convene and Coordinate • Share knowledge and best practices that benefit communities • Help each other identify communities that need specific assistance • BOLO policy conflicts • Develop a statewide resilience inventory survey

Grants Adaptation Action Initiative Technical Assistance for two communities per year for vulnerability assessment and/or adaptation planning

Mission Synergize community planning tools, natural resource protection, and funding to prepare Florida’s coastline for rising sea levels. Community Involvement Good Planning Smart Policies Funding Resilient Coastline

Funding Partners

Contact Whitney Gray Florida Resilient Coastlines Program whitney. gray@floridadep. gov (850) 245 -2098