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SECTION 9.2: CITY OF AUBURN DMA 2000 Hazard Mitigation Plan – Cayuga County, New York 9.2-1 August 2013 9.2 CITY OF AUBURN This section presents the jurisdictional annex for the City of Auburn. HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN POINT OF CONTACT Primary Point of Contact Alternate Point of Contact Name: Jeff Dygert, Fire Chief Address 23 Market St. Auburn, NY 13021 Phone Number: (315) 246-9414 Fax Number: (315) 252-0318 Email address: [EMAIL REDACTED] Name: Michael Talbot, Superintendent of Public Works Address 358 Genesee Street Auburn, NY 13021 Phone Number: (315) 253-9554 Fax Number: (315) 252-7688 Email address: [EMAIL REDACTED] Primary Point of Contact Alternate Point of Contact Name: Christina Selvek, Office of Planning and Economic Development Address 24 South Street Auburn, NY 13021 Phone Number: (315) 253-5397 Fax Number: (315) 253-0282 Email address: [EMAIL REDACTED] Name: Doug Selby, City Manager Address 24 South Street Auburn, NY 13021 Phone Number: (315) 255-4146 Fax Number: (315) 255-4735 Email address: [EMAIL REDACTED] PROFILE Population According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the estimated City of Auburn population was 27,687. Auburn is the only city in Cayuga County. Location The City of Auburn is located at the north end of Owasco Lake, in central Cayuga County. It is bordered by the Towns of Throop to the north, Sennett to the north and east, Owasco to the east and south, Fleming to the south, and Aurelius to the west. Brief History Auburn was established and became the county seat in 1805, and it became an incorporated village ten years later. In 1848, Auburn became chartered as a city. Governing Body Format Home rule is strong in New York State and thus, each municipality has its own governing body. The city is governed by a Mayor and City Council, and operates a Streets Department, Planning Departments, Solid Waste, Water and Sewer Department, and full time Police and Fire Departments. Auburn also has its own curbside trash and recycling pickup program, and the only hospital in the County (City of Auburn, 2012). ---PAGE BREAK--- SECTION 9.2: CITY OF AUBURN DMA 2000 Hazard Mitigation Plan – Cayuga County, New York 9.2-2 August 2013 Growth/Development Trends The following table summarizes major residential/commercial development and major infrastructure development that are identified for the next five years in the municipality. Refer to the map in section I. of this annex which illustrates the hazard areas along with the location of potential new development. New Development/Potential Development in Municipality Municipality Property Name Type (Residential or Commercial) Number of Structures Auburn State Dam (2013) Auburn Mill St. Hydro (2013-14) Commercial Auburn Downtown Theater Commercial Auburn N. Division St. Bridge (2015) Auburn Public Safety Bldg Auburn Security for critical infrastructure Auburn Calamar – Auburn Woods – (2013) 110 units Auburn CCC Dorms –(2013) Residential 300-400 students Auburn Vitale Subdivision – (2013) 52 units total Auburn Mack Studios (2013), Commercial Auburn Currier Plastics Commercial Auburn Hammond & Irving Commercial Auburn NUCOR Commercial Auburn East Hill/John St Residential Rehab Project Residential 20+ Auburn Cottage Cove Auburn Car Dealership on Grant Avenue Commercial Auburn Franklin St. Water Line (2013) Auburn York Street Reconstruction Project (2013) Note: Please refer to Section I for new development location information. ---PAGE BREAK--- SECTION 9.2: CITY OF AUBURN DMA 2000 Hazard Mitigation Plan – Cayuga County, New York 9.2-3 August 2013 NATURAL HAZARD EVENT HISTORY Cayuga County has a history of natural hazard events as detailed in Volume I, Section 5 of this plan. A summary of historical events is provided in each of the hazard profiles and includes a chronology of events affecting the County and its municipalities. Below is presented a summary of historical events to indicate the range and impact of natural hazard events in this community. Specific damages have been indicated if available from reference or local sources. Type of Event FEMA Disaster # (if applicable) County Designated? Date Approximate Damage Assessment Flood in Moravia 6/1/1905 Severely damaged Moravia business district Steamship Frontenac fire south of Union Springs 6/27/1907 8 deaths Severe Flooding along Cayuga Lake 4/1916 N/A Spanish Influenza 1918 — 1919 nearly 100 deaths in Cayuga County Riots at Auburn Prison 1929 11 deaths, 3 firefighters injured Hislops fire in Auburn 12/1931 Destroyed a block of downtown, 1 firefighter killed Floods in Moravia & Locke 7/1/1935 Floods in Moravia & Locke Gasoline leak & explosion in Auburn 3/30/1960 Killed 5 including 3 firefighters Gasoline spill in Auburn 9/ 1960 17,000 gallon gasoline spill at Drake Oil Gasoline spill 5/1966 8,500 gallon gasoline spill at Sinclair bulk terminal in Auburn Dutch Elm Disease 1960's Kills thousands of trees in City and Villages Tropical Storm Agnes DR-338 Y – IA, PA 6/1972 Auburn's Mill Street dam washed out, Owasco Lake dam weakened, Cayuga Lake rises 1.25 feet higher than 1916 level High Winds/Wave Action/Flooding DR-367 Yes - IA, PA 3/21/1973 N/A Gasoline tanker crash 4/10/1975 Resulting fire destroys 11 buildings in Locke Hurricane Eloise /Severe Storm, Heavy Rain, Landslide/Flooding DR-487 Yes - IA, PA 9/1975 Caused severe damage in Moravia and Locke 10,000 gallon gasoline spill at Agway in Auburn 9/11/1977 N/A Ice Jam in Port Byron 2/1979 Evacuated homes and closes ---PAGE BREAK--- SECTION 9.2: CITY OF AUBURN DMA 2000 Hazard Mitigation Plan – Cayuga County, New York 9.2-4 August 2013 Type of Event FEMA Disaster # (if applicable) County Designated? Date Approximate Damage Assessment schools Flooding in Moravia and Locke 10/1981 "worse than Agnes or Eloise" Radiation incident at Austeel (dental scrap) 1980's N/A Blizzard followed by lake and river flooding in April EM-3107 Yes - PA 3/17/1993 Blizzard followed by lake and river flooding in April Dunn & McCarthy fire in Auburn. 11/1993 N/A Ice jam flooding in Port Byron 1/ 1994 Evacuated homes and closes schools. County-wide flooding DR-1095 Yes - IA, PA 1/19/1996 1 death (MVA) Street flooding in Moravia and Locke DR-1148 No 11/1996 N/A Tornado(s) in Niles and Moravia DR-1222 DR-1233 No Summer 1998 N/A Labor Day storm. DR-1244 Yes - IA, PA 9/1998 N/A USDA declared Drought (t40329). 8/1999 Genoa issues Emergency water restrictions Road flooding in King Ferry No 6/2000 (Fed. Declared disaster elsewhere). Flood 5/2002 Road flooding in Union Springs and Meridian. Landslide along Seneca River near Cross Lake in Town of Cato. 2/2003 N/A Ice storm DR-1467 Yes - IA, PA 4/2003 3 deaths in Cayuga County. NE blackout. EM-3186 Yes - PA 8/23/2003 N/A Snow emergency declared EM-3195 Yes - PA 1/2004 N/A Rain/Flooding DR-1589 Yes - PA 4/2005 Flooding triggered by snow melt and rain. Severe Storms and Flooding DR 1650 No June 26 2006 — July 1, 2006 N/A Severe Storms and Flooding DR 1670 No November 16-17, 2006 N/A April Nor'easter DR 1692 No April 18, 2007 N/A Severe Storms and Flooding DR 1710 No June 19, 2007 N/A Severe Storms and Flooding DR 1857 No August 9, 2009 N/A Severe Storms and Flooding DR 1993 No April 26, 2011— May 8, 2011 N/A ---PAGE BREAK--- SECTION 9.2: CITY OF AUBURN DMA 2000 Hazard Mitigation Plan – Cayuga County, New York 9.2-5 August 2013 Type of Event FEMA Disaster # (if applicable) County Designated? Date Approximate Damage Assessment Severe Storms and Flooding EM 3328 No August 26, 2011 N/A Hurricane Irene DR 4020 No August 26, 2011— September 5, 2011 N/A Severe Storms, Flooding, Tornadoes, and Straightline Winds EM 3341 No September 7-8, 2011 N/A Remnants of Tropical Storm lee DR 4031 No September 7-11, 2011 Buckeye Pipeline N/A No September 20, 2011 Note: N/A = Not applicable ---PAGE BREAK--- SECTION 9.2: CITY OF AUBURN DMA 2000 Hazard Mitigation Plan – Cayuga County, New York 9.2-6 August 2013 NATURAL HAZARD RISK/VULNERABILITY RISK RANKING Hazard type Estimate of Potential Dollar Losses to Structures Vulnerable to the Hazard a, c Probability of Occurrence Risk Ranking Score (Probability x Impact) Hazard Ranking b Flood 1% Annual Chance: $1,773,446 Frequent 33 High 0.2% Annual Chance: $2,832,370 Severe Storm 100-Year MRP: $0 Frequent 18 Medium 500-Year MRP: $2,222 Annualized Loss: $769 Severe Winter Storm 1% of GBS: $11,002,763 Frequent 48 High 5% of GBS: $55,013,817 Transportation Not available Frequent 21 Medium Ground Failure Karst Exposure $1,878,218,032 Occasional 6 Low Moderate Incidence $0 Moderate Susceptibility $0 a. Building damage ratio estimates based on FEMA 386-2 (August 2001) b. High = Total hazard priority risk ranking score of 30 and above Medium = Total hazard priority risk ranking of 15-29 Low = Total hazard risk ranking below 15 c. The valuation of general building stock and loss estimates was based on custom inventory for Cayuga County. d. Loss estimates for the severe storm and severe winter storm hazards are structural values only and do not include the value of contents. e. Loss estimates for the flood hazard represents both structure and contents. ---PAGE BREAK--- SECTION 9.2: CITY OF AUBURN DMA 2000 Hazard Mitigation Plan – Cayuga County, New York 9.2-7 August 2013 CAPABILITY ASSESSMENT This section identifies the following capabilities of the local jurisdiction: Legal and regulatory capability Administrative and technical capability Fiscal capability Community resiliency Community political capability Community classification. The town indicates it has moderate to limited planning, regulatory, administrative, technical, fiscal, community resiliency, and community political capability; with a moderately willing political capability to enact policies or programs to reduce hazard vulnerabilities in the community. ---PAGE BREAK--- SECTION 9.2: CITY OF AUBURN DMA 2000 Hazard Mitigation Plan – Cayuga County, New York 9.2-8 August 2013 E.1) Legal and Regulatory Capability Regulatory Tools (Codes, Ordinances., Plans) Do you have this? (Y or N) Enforcement Authority Code Citation (Section, Paragraph, Page Number, Date of adoption) 1) Building Code Y Codes Chapter 125 3/28/91 2) Zoning Ordinance Y Codes Chapter 305 12/30/92 3) Subdivision Ordinance Y OPED Chapter 225 3/28/91 4) NFIP Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance Planning and Codes 4a) Cumulative Substantial Damages Planning and Codes 4b) Freeboard Planning and Codes 5) Growth Management Y Planning Department 2010 Comprehensive Plan 6) Floodplain Management / Basin Plan Codes 7) Stormwater Management Plan/Ordinance N Follow DEC regulations 8) Comprehensive Plan / Master Plan/ General Plan Y OPED 1/21/10 9) Capital Improvements Plan Y OPED NYSEM Article 5 8/30/12 10) Site Plan Review Requirements Y OPED CH 305-13 7/10/97 11) Open Space Plan N 12) Stream Corridor Management Plan N 13) Watershed Management or Protection Plan Y NYS DOH/ City Water Dept. NYS Health Code 1984 14) Economic Development Plan Y CEDA 11/11/11 15) Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan Y CEMO 12/23/03 16) Emergency Response Plan Y City of Auburn 2/2012 17) Post Disaster Recovery Plan City of Auburn Under Development 18) Post Disaster Recovery Ordinance 19) Real Estate Disclosure Requirement Y Assessor 20) Other: Mill St. Dam Security Plan Municipal Utilities and Engineering Dept. 6/22/12 Mill St. Dam Security Vulnerability Annual Assessment Y Municipal Utilities and Engineering Emergency Action Plan ---PAGE BREAK--- SECTION 9.2: CITY OF AUBURN DMA 2000 Hazard Mitigation Plan – Cayuga County, New York 9.2-9 August 2013 Regulatory Tools (Codes, Ordinances., Plans) Do you have this? (Y or N) Enforcement Authority Code Citation (Section, Paragraph, Page Number, Date of adoption) Water System Security Vulnerability Annual Assessment Y Municipal Utilities Emergency Action Plan E.2) Administrative and Technical Capability Staff/ Personnel Resources Available (Y or N) Department/ Agency/ Position 1) Planner(s) or Engineer(s) with knowledge of land development and land management practices Y OPED and Engineering 2) Engineer(s) or Professional(s) trained in construction practices related to buildings and/or infrastructure Y Code Enforcement- Building Construction City Engineering- Infrastructure 3) Planners or engineers with an understanding of natural hazards Y City Engineering 4) NFIP Floodplain Administrator Y Code Enforcement 5) Surveyor(s) Y City Engineering 6) Personnel skilled or trained in “GIS” applications Y OPED and Engineering; Limited Capability 7) Scientist familiar with natural hazards N 8) Emergency Manager Y City Fire Chief 9) Grant Writer(s) Y OPED 10) Staff with expertise/training in benefit/cost analysis Y City Engineering E.3) Fiscal Capability Financial Resources Accessible or Eligible to use (Yes/No/Don’t know) 1) Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) Yes 2) Capital Improvements Project Funding No 3) Authority to Levy Taxes for specific purposes Yes 4) User fees for water, sewer, gas or electric service Yes 5) Impact Fees for homebuyers or developers of new development/homes No 6) Incur debt through general obligation bonds Yes 7) Incur debt through special tax bonds Yes 8) Incur debt through private activity bonds No 9) Withhold public expenditures in hazard-prone areas No 10) State mitigation grant programs (e.g. NYSDEC, NYCDEP) Yes 11) Other ---PAGE BREAK--- SECTION 9.2: CITY OF AUBURN DMA 2000 Hazard Mitigation Plan – Cayuga County, New York 9.2-10 August 2013 E.4) Community Classifications Program Classification Date Classified Community Rating System (CRS) Building Code Effectiveness Grading Schedule (BCEGS) Public Protection- ISO 2 2003 Storm Ready - CCEMO Firewise N/A = Not applicable. NP = Not participating. - = Unavailable. The classifications listed above relate to the community’s effectiveness in providing services that may impact it’s vulnerability to the natural hazards identified. These classifications can be viewed as a gauge of the community’s capabilities in all phases of emergency management (preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation) and are used as an underwriting parameter for determining the costs of various forms of insurance. The CRS class applies to flood insurance while the BCEGS and Public Protection classifications apply to standard property insurance. CRS classifications range on a scale of 1 to 10 with class one being the best possible classification, and class 10 representing no classification benefit. Firewise classifications include a higher classification when the subject property is located beyond 1000 feet of a creditable fire hydrant and is within 5 road miles of a recognized Fire Station. Criteria for classification credits are outlined in the following documents: The Community Rating System Coordinators Manual The Building Code Effectiveness Grading Schedule The ISO Mitigation online ISO’s Public Protection website at http://www.isomitigation.com/ppc/0000/ppc0001.html The National Weather Service Storm Ready website at http://www.weather.gov/stormready/howto.htm The National Firewise Communities website at http://firewise.org/ F. MITIGATION STRATEGY F.1) Past Mitigation Actions/Status The City has completed the following mitigation actions: Dam Project, Flood Plans, Dam Plans, Franklin St., Hoopes Park Bridge/Culvert, Vacant Building Ordinance Fire Inspection Program, Code Enforcement, Emergency Action Plan (EAP), Hazard Materials Plan, Comprehensive Plan, and Capitol Plan. F.2) Hazard Vulnerabilities Identified The City has identified the following as hazard vulnerabilities and/or mitigation actions needed: dam failure analysis, flood profile, hazardous materials, and critical facilities within flood zones. The Cayuga County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) has identified the following vulnerabilities for the City of Auburn, and has proposed hazard mitigation initiatives corresponding to these vulnerabilities, as shown in Section F.3 of this annex: ---PAGE BREAK--- SECTION 9.2: CITY OF AUBURN DMA 2000 Hazard Mitigation Plan – Cayuga County, New York 9.2-11 August 2013 Cold Springs Brook, a tributary that flows to the Seneca River, has been identified as having flooding issues. After heavy rainfall events, the swell of the stream erodes the banks and causes significant damage. As the banks deteriorate, cropland and other property is lost. The predominant land use adjacent to the watercourse is agriculture and residential. Streambank erosion is a primary concern, particularly during heavy rain events or during the spring melt. Crane Brook, a tributary that flows to the Seneca River, has been identified as having erosion issues. After heavy rainfall events, the swell of the stream erodes the banks and causes significant damage. As the banks deteriorate, cropland and other property is lost. The predominant land use adjacent to the watercourse is agriculture and residential. Streambank erosion is a primary concern, particularly during heavy rain events or during the spring melt. NFIP Summary Municipality # Policies # Claims (Losses) Total Loss Payments # Rep. Loss Prop. # Severe Rep. Loss Prop. # Polices in 100- year Boundary # Polices in 500- Boundary # Policies Outside the 500- year Flood Hazard Auburn 20 6 $13,308 0 0 10 1 9 Source: Policies, claims, repetitive loss and severe repetitive loss statistics provided by FEMA Region 2, in June 2012 using the “Comm_Name”. These statistics are current as of January 31, 2012. Please note the total number of repetitive loss properties includes the severe repetitive loss properties. Total building and content losses from the claims file provided by FEMA Region 2 (current as of June 31, 2012). The policy locations used are based on the latitude and longitude provided by FEMA Region 2. It is estimated that in the City of Auburn, 76 residents live within the 1% annual chance flood area (NFIP Special Flood Hazard Area). Of the municipality's total land area, 4.8% is located within the 1% annual chance flood area. $12,812,150 of the municipality's general building stock replacement cost value (structure and contents) is located within the 1% annual chance flood area. There are 20 NFIP policies in the community and there are 10 policies located within the 1% annual chance flood area. FEMA has identified 0 Repetitive Loss (RL) including 0 Severe Repetitive Loss (SRL) properties in the municipality. HAZUS-MH estimates that for a 1% annual chance flood, $1,773,446 of the municipality's general building stock replacement cost value (structure and contents) will be damaged and an estimated 455 tons of debris could be generated. HAZUS-MH estimates the following damage and loss of use to critical facilities in the community as a result of a 1% annual chance flood event: ---PAGE BREAK--- SECTION 9.2: CITY OF AUBURN DMA 2000 Hazard Mitigation Plan – Cayuga County, New York 9.2-12 August 2013 Critical Facilities Located in the 1-Percent and 0.2-Percent Annual Chance Flood Boundaries and Estimated Potential Damage Name Municipality Type Exposure Potential Loss from 1% Flood Event Potential Loss from 0.2% Flood Event 1% Zone 0.2% Zone Substation (Clark St) Auburn Electric Substation/ HAZMAT X North Division Street Dam Auburn Electric Power X Mill Street Dam Auburn Electric Power X Penske Truck Leasing Co., LP Auburn HAZMAT X Xylem Inc Water Systems U.S.A., LLC Auburn HAZMAT X City of Auburn Sewerage Facility Auburn WWTF X City of Auburn Mill St Auburn WWTF X City of Auburn Loop Road Auburn WWTF X City of Auburn Dunn & McCarthy Auburn WWTF X John Walsh Blvd (Walmart) Auburn WW Pump Station X Lower Pump Station* Auburn Pump Station X Police & Fire Station* Auburn Public Safety X Water Filtration* Auburn Filtration Plan X Upper Pump Station (Intake) Owasco Potable Water Pump Station X Source: HAZUS-MH 2.1 Note: C = City; NA = Not available; T = Town; V = Village X = Facility located within the DFIRM boundary. HAZUS-MH 2.1 provides a general indication of the maximum restoration time for 100% operations. Clearly, a great deal of effort is needed to quickly restore essential facilities to full functionality; therefore this will be an indication of the maximum downtime (HAZUS-MH 2.1 User Manual). In some cases, a facility may be located in the DFIRM flood hazard boundary; however HAZUS did not calculate potential loss. This may be because the depth of flooding does not amount to any damages to the structure according to the depth damage function used in HAZUS for that facility type. The flood model does not estimate damages for HAZMAT facilities. *Added by City of Auburn. The Mill Street Dam break inundation area was used to estimate exposure and vulnerability to the City should an incident occur. In summary, there are 79 buildings located within the inundation area, the majority of which are residential (28) and commercial (46) buildings with the remainder in the industrial and government sector. In terms of population, all persons occupying structures in the dam inundation area are exposed. However, the time of day also exposes different sectors of the community to the hazard. HAZUS considers the residential occupancy at its maximum at 2:00 a.m. Using the methodology described in the Impact to Population subsection above, there are approximately 66 residents located in the inundation zone (number of residential buildings multiplied by 2.37 people per household). HAZUS considers the education, commercial and industrial sectors are considered at their maximum at 2:00 p.m. Therefore, the ---PAGE BREAK--- SECTION 9.2: CITY OF AUBURN DMA 2000 Hazard Mitigation Plan – Cayuga County, New York 9.2-13 August 2013 population that occupies the commercial, industrial and government buildings is more vulnerable at this time. Whether directly or indirectly impacted, the City will have to deal with the consequences of a dam break to some degree. Business interruption could keep people from working, road closures could isolate populations, and loss of functions of utilities could impact populations that suffered no direct damage from an event itself. Based on the locations provided by Cayuga County GIS, the Auburn Fire Department three electric substations (Clark Street, North Green Street and North Division Street Dam), the City of Auburn CSO (wastewater) and a portion of the rail line and roadways are located in the inundation area. Please refer to the Hazard Profiles for additional vulnerability information relevant to this jurisdiction. ---PAGE BREAK--- SECTION 9.2: CITY OF AUBURN DMA 2000 Hazard Mitigation Plan – Cayuga County, New York 9.2-14 August 2013 F.3) PROPOSED HAZARD MITIGATION INITIATIVES Note some of the identified mitigation initiatives in Table F are dependent upon available funding (grants and local match availability) and may be modified or omitted at any time based on the occurrence of new hazard events and changes in municipal priorities. Initiative Mitigation Initiative Applies to New and/or Existing Structures* Hazard(s) Mitigated Goals and Objectives Met Lead and Support Agencies Estimated Benefits Estimated Cost Sources of Funding Timeline Priority Mitigation Category AB-1 The Cayuga SWCD proposes to complete bank stabilization as needed along the Cold Springs Brook watercourse. Protecting the banks from erosion and removing excess gravel and debris from the watercourse will allow the main flow of the water to remain in the channel. Enhancement of the floodplain will also lead to a reduction of damage during a major storm event. Portions of the stream are also prone to ice jams. These cause flooding and an increase in erosion due to bed and bank scour, as well as having the potential for causing significant property damage. Significant losses to valuable agricultural land, forestland and property would be mitigated. Existing Flood 4-1 4-2 4-3 4-4 Cayuga SWCD; NYSDEC; USACE; High High HMA grants, State, County, local funding Long Term DOF Medium NR AB-2 The Cayuga SWCD proposes to complete bank stabilization as needed along the Crane Brook watercourse. Protecting the banks from erosion and removing excess gravel and debris from the watercourse will allow the main flow of the water to remain in the channel. Enhancement of the floodplain will also lead to a reduction of damage during a major storm event. Significant losses to Existing Flood 4-1 4-2 4-3 4-4 Cayuga SWCD; NYSDEC; USACE; High High HMA grants, State, County, local funding Long Term DOF Medium NR ---PAGE BREAK--- SECTION 9.2: CITY OF AUBURN DMA 2000 Hazard Mitigation Plan – Cayuga County, New York 9.2-15 August 2013 Initiative Mitigation Initiative Applies to New and/or Existing Structures* Hazard(s) Mitigated Goals and Objectives Met Lead and Support Agencies Estimated Benefits Estimated Cost Sources of Funding Timeline Priority Mitigation Category valuable agricultural land, forestland and property would be mitigated. AB-3 Conduct and facilitate community and public education and outreach for residents and businesses to include, but not be limited to, the following to promote and effect natural hazard risk reduction: Links on City Website. FEMA flyers in water bills Use email notification N/A All Hazards 2-1 2-2 2-3 2-4 2-5 Municipality with support from Planning Partners, County Planning, NYSOEM, FEMA Medium Medium Municipal Budget, HMA programs with local or county match Short Term High PE AB-4 Incorporate ordinances and/or zoning restrictions to control and mitigate future development in hazard areas, specifically as identified in Section I. (Specifically updated zoning code.) N/A All Hazards 1-6 4-3 Municipality with support from County, NYSOEM and FEMA Medium Medium Municipal Budget Short Medium PR AB-5 Improve communication systems. N/A All Hazards 3-3 3-7 Municipality with support from County, NYSOEM and FEMA Medium Medium Municipal Budget Short Medium ES PR AB-6 Develop programs/procedures to capture and archive loss data from events. Examples include: Record location and length of roadway closures; Develop a database of residential and commercial property damage, including permit history for such repairs; High water marks, perhaps painting phone poles with high water marks N/A All Hazards 1-3 1-4 Municipality with support from County, NYSOEM and FEMA Medium Medium Municipal Budget Short Medium PR ---PAGE BREAK--- SECTION 9.2: CITY OF AUBURN DMA 2000 Hazard Mitigation Plan – Cayuga County, New York 9.2-16 August 2013 Initiative Mitigation Initiative Applies to New and/or Existing Structures* Hazard(s) Mitigated Goals and Objectives Met Lead and Support Agencies Estimated Benefits Estimated Cost Sources of Funding Timeline Priority Mitigation Category and or regulatory Base Flood Elevations (BFEs). Explore new software to link codes and fire AB-7 Obtain and install backup power sources at critical facilities. DPW City Hall N/A All Hazards 3-3 3-5 Municipality with support from County, NYSOEM and FEMA Medium Medium Municipal Budget Short Medium ES AB-8 Participate in local, county and/or state level projects and programs to develop improved structure and facility inventories and hazard datasets to support enhanced risk assessment efforts. Such programs may include developing a detailed inventory of critical facilities based upon FEMA’s Comprehensive Data Management System (CDMS) which could be used for various planning and emergency management purposes including: Support the performance of enhanced risk and vulnerability assessments for hazards of concern. Support state, county and local planning efforts including mitigation (including updates to the State HMP), comprehensive emergency management, debris management, and land use. Improved structural and facility inventories could incorporate flood, wind and seismic-specific parameters N/A All Hazards 1-1 1-3 1-4 Hazard Mitigation Plan Coordinator Medium- High Medium- High FEMA Mitigation Grant Programs with local match Long Term DOF Medium PR ---PAGE BREAK--- SECTION 9.2: CITY OF AUBURN DMA 2000 Hazard Mitigation Plan – Cayuga County, New York 9.2-17 August 2013 Initiative Mitigation Initiative Applies to New and/or Existing Structures* Hazard(s) Mitigated Goals and Objectives Met Lead and Support Agencies Estimated Benefits Estimated Cost Sources of Funding Timeline Priority Mitigation Category (e.g. first floor elevations, roof types, structure types based on FEMA-154 “Rapid Visual Screening of Buildings for Potential Seismic Hazards” methodologies). It is recognized that these programs will need to be initiated and supported at the County and/or State level, and will require training, tools and funding provided at the county, state and/or federal level. CC HazMat Plan LEPC AB-9 Support ongoing updates of Comprehensive Emergency Management Plans New and Existing All Hazards 1-6 Municipality with support from County Emergency Management Low Low Municipal Budget On-going High PR AB-10 Create/Enhance/Maintain Mutual Aid agreements with neighboring communities for continuity of operations N/A All Hazards 3-2 3-5 3-6 3-7 Municipality with support from County, NYSOEM, FEMA and surrounding communities Medium Low Municipal Budget Short Term High PR, ES AB-11 Identify and develop agreements with entities that can provide support with FEMA/SOEM paperwork after disasters; qualified damage assessment personnel – Improve post-disaster capabilities – damage assessment; FEMA/SOEM paperwork compilation, submissions, record-keeping N/A All Hazards 3-7 Municipality with support from County, NYSOEM and FEMA Medium Medium Municipal Budget Short Term Medium PR, ES AB-12 Work with regional agencies (i.e. County and NYSOEM) to help develop damage assessment capabilities at the local level through such things as training programs, certification of qualified N/A All Hazards 3-6 3-7 Municipality with support from County, NYSOEM and FEMA Medium Medium Municipal Budget, FEMA HMA and HLS grant programs Short- Long Term DOF Medium PR ---PAGE BREAK--- SECTION 9.2: CITY OF AUBURN DMA 2000 Hazard Mitigation Plan – Cayuga County, New York 9.2-18 August 2013 Initiative Mitigation Initiative Applies to New and/or Existing Structures* Hazard(s) Mitigated Goals and Objectives Met Lead and Support Agencies Estimated Benefits Estimated Cost Sources of Funding Timeline Priority Mitigation Category individuals (e.g. code officials, floodplain managers, engineers). AB-13 Continue to support the implementation, monitoring, maintenance, and updating of this Plan, as defined in Section 7.0 New and Existing All Hazards 3-1 3-5 Municipality with support from Planning Partners, County Planning, NYSOEM, FEMA High Low – High (for 5 year update) Municipal Budget, FEMA planning grants On-going High PR AB-14 Purchase, relocate, or elevate structures located in hazard- prone areas to protect structures from future damage, with repetitive loss and severe repetitive loss property as priority. Phase 1: Identify appropriate candidates based on cost- effectiveness. Phase 2: Where determined to be a viable option, work with property owners toward implementation of the determined action based on available funding from FEMA and local match availability Properties currently identified for relocation or elevation include the City Public Safety Building. Existing Flood, Severe Storm 1-2 4-2 Municipality (via Municipal Engineer/NFIP Floodplain Administrator) with support from County Planning, NYSOEM, FEMA High High FEMA Mitigation Grants Long Term DOF Medium PP AB-15 Enhance the County/community resilience to severe storms (incl. severe winter storms) by joining the NOAA “Storm Ready” program and supporting communities in joining the program. N/A Severe Storm 1-4 1-6 2-2 Municipality with support from County, NYSOEM and FEMA Medium Low Municipal Budget Short Term DOF Medium PE AB-16 Provide public education and outreach on proper installation and/or use of backup power N/A Severe Storm 2-1 2-2 Municipal Clerk Medium Low Municipal Budget Short H PR ---PAGE BREAK--- SECTION 9.2: CITY OF AUBURN DMA 2000 Hazard Mitigation Plan – Cayuga County, New York 9.2-19 August 2013 Initiative Mitigation Initiative Applies to New and/or Existing Structures* Hazard(s) Mitigated Goals and Objectives Met Lead and Support Agencies Estimated Benefits Estimated Cost Sources of Funding Timeline Priority Mitigation Category AB-17 Implement, review, and enforce municipal policies and programs to prevent trees from threatening lives and impacting power availability/interruption. N/A Severe Storm 1-6 4-3 Municipal Code Enforcement Medium Low Municipal Budget Short H PR Notes: *Does this mitigation initiative reduce the effects of hazards on new and/or existing buildings and/or infrastructure? Not applicable (NA) is inserted if this does not apply. Acronyms and Abbreviations: ARC American Red Cross DPW Department of Public Works FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency HMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance HMP Hazard Mitigation Proposal N/A Not applicable NFIP National Flood Insurance Program NYSOEM New York State Office of Emergency Management NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration SWCD Cayuga County Soil and Water Conservation District USACE U.S Army Corp of Engineers USGS U.S. Geological Survey Costs: Where actual project costs have been reasonably estimated: Low = < $10,000 Medium = $10,000 to $100,000 High = > $100,000 Where actual project costs cannot reasonably be established at this time: Low = Possible to fund under existing budget. Project is part of, or can be part of an existing on-going program. Medium = Could budget for under existing work-plan, but would require a reapportionment of the budget or a budget amendment, or the cost of the project would have to be spread over multiple years. High = Would require an increase in revenue via an alternative source bonds, grants, fee increases) to implement. Existing funding levels are not adequate to cover the costs of the proposed project. Benefits: Where possible, an estimate of project benefits (per FEMA’s benefit calculation methodology) has been evaluated against the project costs, and is presented as: Low = < $10,000 Medium = $10,000 to $100,000 High = > $100,000 Where numerical project benefits cannot reasonably be established at this time: Low = Long term benefits of the project are difficult to quantify in the short term. ---PAGE BREAK--- SECTION 9.2: CITY OF AUBURN DMA 2000 Hazard Mitigation Plan – Cayuga County, New York 9.2-20 August 2013 Medium = Project will have a long-term impact on the reduction of risk exposure to life and property, or project will provide an immediate reduction in the risk exposure to property. High = Project will have an immediate impact on the reduction of risk exposure to life and property. Potential FEMA HMA Funding Sources: PDM = Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grant Program FMA = Flood Mitigation Assistance Grant Program RFC = Repetitive Flood Claims Grant Program SRL = Severe Repetitive Loss Grant Program HMGP = Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Timeline: Short = 1 to 5 years. Long Term= 5 years or greater. OG = On-going program. DOF = Depending on funding. Notes (for Mitigation Type): 1. PR=Prevention: Government, administrative or regulatory actions or processes that influence the way land and buildings are developed and built Examples of these are acquisition, elevation, relocation, structural retrofits, storm shutters, and shatter-resistant glass. 2. PP= Property Protection: These actions also include public activities to reduce hazard losses or actions that involve modification of existing buildings or structures to protect them from a hazard or removal of the structures from the hazard area. Examples include planning and zoning, floodplain local laws, capital improvement programs, open space preservation, and storm water management regulations. 3. PE=Public Education and Awareness: Actions to inform and educate citizens, elected officials, and property owners about hazards and potential ways to mitigate them. Such actions include outreach projects, real estate disclosure, hazard information centers, and school-age and adult education programs. 4. NR=Natural Resource Protection: Actions that minimize hazard loss and also preserve or restore the functions of natural systems. These actions include sediment and erosion control, stream corridor restoration, watershed management, forest and vegetation management, and wetland restoration and preservation. 5. SP=Structural Projects: Actions that involve the construction of structures to reduce the impact of a hazard. Such structures include dams, setback levees, floodwalls, retaining walls, and safe rooms. 6. ES=Emergency Services: Actions that protect people and property, during and immediately following, a disaster or hazard event. Services include warning systems, emergency response services, and the protection of essential facilities. ---PAGE BREAK--- SECTION 9.2: CITY OF AUBURN DMA 2000 Hazard Mitigation Plan – Cayuga County, New York 9.2-21 August 2013 PRIORITIZATION OF MITIGATION INITIATIVES Initiative # # of Objectives Met Benefits Costs Do Benefits equal or exceed Costs? (Yes or No) Is project Grant eligible? (Yes or No) Can Project be funded under existing programs/budgets ? (Yes or No) Priority (High, Med., Low) AB-1 4 H H Y Y N M AB-2 4 H H Y Y N M AB-3 5 M M Y Y N H AB-4 2 M M Y Y Y M AB-5 2 M M Y Y Y M AB-6 2 M M Y Y Y M AB-7 2 M M Y Y Y M AB-8 3 M M Y Y N M AB-9 1 L L Y N Y H AB-10 4 M L Y N Y H AB-11 1 M M Y N Y M AB-12 2 M M Y Y N M AB-13 2 H L Y Y N H AB-14 2 H H Y Y N M AB-15 3 M L Y N Y M AB-16 2 M L Y N Y H AB-17 2 M L Y N Y H Notes: H = High. L = Low. M = Medium. N = No. N/A = Not applicable. Y = Yes. ---PAGE BREAK--- SECTION 9.2: CITY OF AUBURN DMA 2000 Hazard Mitigation Plan – Cayuga County, New York 9.2-22 August 2013 Explanation of Priorities High Priority = A project that meets multiple objectives multiple hazards), benefits exceeds cost, has funding secured or is an on-going project and project meets eligibility requirements for the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) or Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grant Program (PDM) programs. High priority projects can be completed in the short term (1 to 5 years). Medium Priority = A project that meets goals and objectives, benefits exceeds costs, funding has not been secured but project is grant eligible under, HMGP, PDM or other grant programs. Project can be completed in the short term, once funding is completed. Medium priority projects will become high priority projects once funding is secured. Low Priority = Any project that will mitigate the risk of a hazard, benefits do not exceed the costs or are difficult to quantify, funding has not been secured and project is not eligible for HMGP or PDM grant funding, and time line for completion is considered long term (1 to 10 years). Low priority projects may be eligible other sources of grant funding from other programs. A low priority project could become a high priority project once funding is secured as long as it could be completed in the short term. Prioritization of initiatives was based on above definitions: Yes Prioritization of initiatives was based on parameters other than stated above: Not applicable. FUTURE NEEDS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND RISK/VULNERABILITY None at this time. HAZARD AREA EXTENT AND LOCATION A hazard area extent and location map has been generated for the jurisdiction to illustrate the probable areas impacted within the municipality and is provided on the next page. This map is based on the best available data at the time of the preparation of this Plan, and is considered to be adequate for planning purposes. Maps have only been generated for those hazards that can be clearly identified using mapping techniques and technologies, and for which the jurisdiction has significant exposure. The Planning Area maps are provided in the hazard profiles within Section 5.4, Volume I of this Plan. ---PAGE BREAK--- SECTION 9.2: CITY OF AUBURN DMA 2000 Hazard Mitigation Plan – Cayuga County, New York 9.2-23 August 2013 ---PAGE BREAK--- SECTION 9.2: CITY OF AUBURN DMA 2000 Hazard Mitigation Plan – Cayuga County, New York 9.2-24 August 2013 ADDITIONAL COMMENTS No additional comments at this time. NFIP ADMINISTRATOR INPUT 1. Planning and Regulatory The City of Auburn joined the NFIP on March 2, 1981, and is currently an active member of the NFIP. Current Flood Insurance Rate Maps have been in effect for the community since August 2, 2007. The City of Auburn is proactive in floodplain management with ordinances meeting minimum requirements. 2. Administrative and Technical Staff The City of Auburn has identified personnel to manage and uphold the City of Auburn’s compliance with the NFIP. Dedicated staff include: Brian Hicks , Code Enforcement Official and NFIP Administrator. 3. Financial As of July, 2013, there are 20 policies enforced within the City of Auburn. Of the 20 insurance policies, 10 are within the Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA), and 10 are located outside the SFHA. As of July, 2013, there have been zero repetitive loss properties and zero severe repetitive loss properties within the City of Auburn. 4. Educational None at this time. 5. Actions to Strengthen the Program None at this time.