boonslick regional planning commission: relocation and resilience
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Relocation of City of Silex, Missouri
BOONSLICK REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION
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BOONSLICK RPC
Boonslick Region:
▫ Lincoln County
▫ Montgomery County
▫ Warren County
26 municipal governments
97,315 people (2010)
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INTRODUCTION
Location: Silex, MO
▫ Northwest of St. Louis
▫ East of Cuivre River
▫ South of Mill Creek
History of Floods
▫ Floods of ’93, ’95, ‘03
Flash Flood
▫ Hurricane Ike (Summer 2008)
▫ Water Level: 4+ feet
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IMPACT
Impact to the Community
▫ Seventy-Three Homes Affected
▫ $2,000,000 in Total Damage
▫ Quality of Life Threatened
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RELOCATION PLAN
Engage City Officials
▫ Determine Interest from Elected Officials
Submission of CDBG Grant Application
Town Hall Meeting w/ Residents
Site Selection
▫ Three Potential Sites Evaluated
Environmental Review
▫ Old and New Sites
RFP for Engineer & Design
Timeline (SEP ‘08 – SEP ‘09)
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NEW SITE
Site Evaluation
▫ Conducted by Mayor and Board▫ Three Proposed Sites ▫ Selection Based on Proximity to Old Silex and
Highway Access▫ 0.2 Mile East of Old Town▫ 26 Acres Purchased
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POLICY SUMMARY
Buy-Out and Relocation Project - Notice of Intent to Participate
▫ Developed Locally / Supports State and Federal Guidelines
▫ Determines Eligibility of Prospective Participants
Income, Property Values, Damage Estimates, Insurance Coverage
FAQs
▫ 33 Predetermined Questions and Answers
Used to Facilitate Meeting with Community
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FUNDING SOURCES
CDBG
▫ Relocation Funds
$25K Per Household
▫ Value of Property Lost
Independent Appraisal
$6K - $93K Per Appraisal
▫ Acquisition of New Site
$130K 26 Acres
SSBG
▫ Gap Funding
Income-Based
29 Participants Qualified
$10K - $86K
NFIP
▫ Increased Cost of Compliance
$51,500
Eligibility Dependent Upon National Flood Insurance Policy in Force
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PROJECT STATUS
Project Complete
▫ 41 New Homes
▫ 5 Homes Moved
▫ Roads Not Paved
No Funding
All Participants Relocated
Demolition complete
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FUTURE PLANS
Expansion of City Park
▫ Camp Sites
▫ Tractor Pull Area
▫ Landscaping Donated
Leasing to Silex R-I School District is underway (about 7 acres)
▫ Western Half of Old Town
▫ Baseball/Software Fields and Parking
▫ All Weather Track
Waste Water Treatment Plant (starting soon)
▫ South End of Old Town (drip system)
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Land Use Planning-DED/CDBG
Identified structures located in “new flood zone” of 100 year Floodplain.
Economical assessment of parcels in the New Flood Area (value lost).
Identifying mitigation actions for New Flood Areas.
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Business Continuity Plan
Informative flyer was developed and disseminated to local businesses & chambers of commerce
Businesses are able to download this template
Leads the businesses through the thought process and actions necessary to produce a thorough business continuity plan.
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Can Your Business Survive A Disaster?• Tornado?• Flood?• Earthquake?• Fire?• Long-term Loss of Power?
Why Plan?
• Those that plan position themselves to survive
• Can you afford to stop work for a week?• A month? • Even longer?
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Commodity Movement Study
Purpose: To find a way to turn the adversity of continual river flooding into the opportunity of using the same rivers to anchor an intermodal hub
Concept of a regional port terminal
Discussions going on …..
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Levee cleaning project
Funded by National Emergency Grant (NEG) via Career Center (2013-2014)
We checked with levee districts on improvements
Debris cleaning
95% of debris was wood and was burned
5 people were employed15
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Transportation Advisory Committee(TAC)
The committee members were appointed from the following backgrounds:
▫ Manufacturing
▫ Retail/commercial/residential development
▫ Trucking/transportation
▫ Agriculture/agri-business
▫ Economic development/chamber of commerce
▫ Education
▫ Emergency services
▫ Special needs population
▫ Private citizens
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