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156 | POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS■ SmartCode transects■ Advisory Flood Elevation Maps■ Orthophotos of coastal <strong>Mississippi</strong>■ Proposed design vernacular (basedon A Pattern Book for Gulf CoastNeighborhoods)■ Demographic information■ Types and amount of disaster assistanceprovidedFinally, and perhaps most important,this information could be tracked overtime in to provide tangible and measurableindicators of the degree to whichrecovery has occurred.Policy Implementation Challenges:Requires a well coordinated effort tofirst identify, and then link data andresearch findings to appropriate policymakersand those tasked with theirimplementation.Recommendation 2:Maximize the wise and coordinateduse of multiple recovery assistance tools,including funding, technical assistance,and policy initiatives, to ensure that affectedmunicipalities and counties areable to address local needs and recoverin a way that takes advantage of thepost-disaster window of opportunity tobuild back communities that are betterplaces to live, work and play than theywere before the disaster. 2Successful disaster-recovery requiresthe clear identification of local needsand the type of federal, state, regional,nonprofit, and private sector assistanceavailable. In the case of disaster-recovery,assistance generally can be brokendown into three categories: funding,technical assistance, and policies. Theprogrammatic requirements associatedwith differing levels of assistance variesgreatly. Generally, as funding movesfrom federal to private sector aid, theamount of “strings attached” to funding,policy and technical assistance decreases.As a result, communities shouldstrategically use differing types of assistance.Developing a well thought-outrecovery assistance strategy increasesthe likelihood that a wide array of localneeds is met. Alternatively, local governmentsmay target the use of thosefunds or technical assistance with thefewest policy constraints as a means toaddress the hardest to meet local needsthat cannot be satisfied by other, moreproscriptive sources of aid.Technical assistance is provided invarious forms by of differing groups.Examples may include conducting educationand outreach efforts for disastervictims or local governments, recoveryand reconstruction workshops, assistingin the development of a disaster-recoveryplan, the provision of policy guidance,the listing of funding available,and the writing and implementationof grant programs. The development ofa comprehensive recovery and reconstructioneducation, training, and outreachprogram will be discussed in thefollowing recommendation.Identifying important policies andhow they may affect recovery efforts isa key, but often overlooked part of developinga meaningful recovery strategy.The best plans may prove ineffective ifexisting or proposed policies run counterto identified objectives. If policieshinder the ability of the state, counties,and local communities to recover andrebuild in a way that makes them betterplaces that they were before the disaster,then those policies should be challenged
THE GOVERNOR’S COMMISSION REPORT | 157and potentially changed. Similarly, theadoption of new policies such as hazardmitigation that can help speed recovery,address identified needs, and better protectlives and property cannot only facilitatethe long-term recovery process,it also represents a way to make sure thestate, counties, communities, businesses,families, and individuals are better preparedto confront the challenges of recoveryin the event of another disaster.Policy ImplementationChallenges:The ability to coordinate effectivelythe number of differing and sometimesconflicting assistance programs is a majorchallenge. Developing a coordinated“assistance distribution network” iscritical to taking advantage of the postdisasterwindow of opportunity to facilitatea comprehensive recovery effortthat includes the most vulnerable andleast likely to recover populations.Recommendation 3:Identify the means to build and sustainlocal and state long-term recoverycapacity. Long-term recovery requires asustained commitment of state and localofficials in order to be effective. Identifyinglocal needs and procuring theassistance needed to meet them preandpost-disaster necessitates a trainednetwork of local elected officials, localand outside professionals and disasterrecoveryexperts, nonprofits, and privatesector leadership. Maintaining acapacity to recover from disasters is animportant function of local and stategovernments.A major challenge facing local andstate governments following major disastersis the ability to hire and maintainthe qualified staff needed to administerfederal grant programs, conduct localtraining programs, and assist localgovernments to plan and implement acomprehensive recovery strategy. Possibleapproaches include:Maximizing the Use of State ManagementCosts for Hazard Mitigation and PublicAssistance Programs. Following federally-declareddisasters, FEMA providesfederal funds to the state that officialscan use in the administration of federalgrant programs. These funds are typicallyused to pay for additional temporarydisaster-based staff, equipment, andmaterials needed to aid local governmentsimplement these programs. In<strong>Mississippi</strong>, MEMA plans to use twoprimary approaches to address mitigationand public assistance programmanagement. The Mitigation Sectionplans to hire mitigation staff and placethem within planning and developmentdistricts in order to assist local governmentscomplete hazard mitigation plansthat will contain a series of identifiedhazard mitigation projects, develop hazardmitigation grants, and ultimatelyimplement the grants once approvedby FEMA. Contractors may be usedto supplement this assistance as necessary.The Public Assistance Section haschosen to hire contractors to supplementstate staff. Specific tasks will includethe writing and review of projectworksheets. Contractors will also assistthe state with project closeouts as requested.MEMA, working with FEMA,has developed joint Mitigation/PublicAssistance teams, tasked with the identificationof 406 mitigation opportunities(for a more detailed discussion ofthe importance of integrating hazardmitigation into recovery, see the recommendationon maximizing the useof mitigation in long-term recovery).“We don’t need thatextra-high,extra-wide bridgebetween Biloxi andOcean Springs. I thinkthey should listen tothe Ocean Springsresidents who want asmaller, moreattractive bridge.”-- Brenda Finnegan, Ocean Springs
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INFRASTRUCTUREThe four subcommittee
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